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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
HEAVY RAINS AND COOL.
WEATHER FOR JULY nth
Activities Limited Over Holt
days But Oakland and Deep
Creek Areas Filled With
People

The anticipated holiday season
over the past weekend, which includ-
ed three full days for some people,
turned out to be an extremely wet
one, but although swimming and out
door sports were at minimum, many
people reported good business and
private citizens reported restful and
enjoyable time.
The outstanding event which was
to have taken place, the Fourth of
July parade in Oakland, was not held
on account of rain and picncs in other
parts of the county were not held.
Oakland, however, was crowded
with people throughout the day and
night and in between rains people at
tended the carnival and at other
times patronized eating places in
town.
High water from the Little Yough-
iogheny river partially covered the
carnival grounds and gave Oakland
merchants and business men a scare
for several hours as another damag-
ing flood was feared in the downtown
area.
1t was reported every cottage along
Deep Creek Lake was filled for the
holiday season and hotels and room
ing houses in Mt. Lake Park and Oak
land were also filled to capacity.
The hot weather which was looked
for by all terminated however, on July
list and End and rain and cool weather
prevailed. Between July 2 and 8 there
were 4.93 inches of rainfall, the heavi-
est coming on July A when 1.89 inches
fell. July was not far behind with
LIS inches. The high temperature
was on July l when it registered 80
degrees, while the coolest was yester-
day morning when it dropped to Al.
In spite of the rainy weather the
Oakland Fire Department will clear
around $4,000 from it's celebration.
Some of this was realized from the
souvenir program and the balance
from its share of the proceeds at the
carnival. Attendance at the carnival
was considered fair every day and
good on Saturday.
High waters caused additional
damage in the Gortner and Red House
section to growing crops.
Lightning struck in the Pleasant
Valley Recreation area last Wednes-
day, causing damage to the electric
wiring system and the water pump
ing system. Girls from Allegany coun-
ty were camping there under the di-
rection of Miss Maude Bean, home
demonstration agent.
Activity at Oakland's golf course
over the weekend was at mini
mum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
9o4dc Right Re-oAIs~sea

We've heard lot about the fright to strike in this country
during the past few 1t has been set absolute
privilege and along with the implication that anyone who
wanted to work others the picket ne opposing the
fright to strike"
Little nothing heard during this period concerning
the right to work. And the individual with grievance
against employer and with desire peacefully earning his
living frequently fell victim the right to strike doctrine He
might be barred by from his machine he might be forced
into Joining up against his WILL and in his basic right
to work where and when he chose ignored
Defense changing this issue for surely there right that
should be any sacred than that of American work
the national security Even the national which
tany leaned toward labor beginning that labor given
too much freedom will be led by communistc leaders into die
atorshp policy that would eventually rob the American people of
any basic rights
Denial by government by employers by other employees by
anyone the workers right to work is unAmercan and long
step toward dictatorship good balance necessary both
capital and labor and the clearing out of all elements that
against the preservation of Democracy in the world
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Mission School
Begins on Saturday

The opening program of the Noun
tain Lake Park Summer School of
Missions will be held Saturday eve
hing in the auditorium at Mountain
Lake Park
The school will continue until the
evening of July IS, with class instruc-
ton throughout the day, speaking and
pageantry at the evening sessions.
A number of outstanding people in
the missionary field will be present
for this annual event which is the
twenty-fifth anniversary celebration
of the school.
There will be Sunday service at
II o'clock conducted by Rev. Frank B..
Llewellyn, who is also instructor in
Bible study at the school, and in the
afternoon Rev. Garrett Evans of the
Methodist church will officiate at a
Holy Communion service. In the eve
ming at 7:30 Dr. A. B. Learner, of the
Oakland Lutheran church, will con-
duct a vesper service. The Lutheran
church choir will sing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Catholics to Have Forty
Hour Devotion Service

The Forty Hours Devotion will
open in st. Peters Church Sunday,
July 10, and special services will be
held on the following Monday and
Tuesday The Solemn Mass at 1000
a. m. will be celebrated by Rev. John
c, Broderick, pastor, assisted by the
priests of Holy Cross College. The
students of the College will conduct
the ceremonies and chant the ordinary
and proper of the Mass. At the Sun
day night services the sermon will
be preached by the Rev. Charles w.
Began of st. Patrick's Church,
Cumberland.
The Blessed Sacrament will be eX-
posed throughout the three-day cele-
bration. The Devotions will close on
Tuesday night with solemn process
sion in which the altar boys, the chill
dren of the lower grades and the stu
dents of the college will participate,
The McVeigh Holy Cross Mission
Club will serve a dinner to the semi
narians and priests on Sunday at
noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Historical Society
Makes Good Progress
In Membership Drive
To Date There Are 1876 Mem
bers-Ultimate Goal Is One
Thousand

The Garrett County Historical So
ciety has made good progress in its
membership campaign in the territory
that has been canvassed, according to
Charles E. Hoye, president, but the
goal of five hundred sought by June
80 has not been reached. To date there
are 1876 members and $4,000 paid to
the treasurer.
Mr. Hoye reported ninety-three
members from Oakland; thirty from
Mt. Lake Park, fifty from Sang Run,
and the success attained in those
three districts has led the Board of
Directors to believe that it will be pos
sible to reach the ultimate goal of
one thousand members this year,
which will make unnecessary future
membership campaigns. Due to clos
ing of the coal mines during April
and May no canvassing for member
ships was done in those areas, and
because of delays little work was
done in other districts. The Board of
Directors met Monday night and de-
cided to extend the Founders Roll
membership to November 30 when it
will be closed and published in full.
The second issue of the Glades Star,
official publication of the society, is
off The Republican press and is being
distributed this week.
Mr. Hoye urges all Garrett coun-
tians and their friends to join and
become founders of this society. eve
are organizing an institution to pre-
serve and to teach our own history,
a really democratic society, on the
basis of a large and representative
membership" he said. There are no
restrictions Of age, sex, residence or
other impediments. Mr.. Hoye pointed
out that there were advantages to in
dividual members and to the society
collectively in completing the member
ship this year. "In Union there is
strength, and in publishing the bulle-
tin one thousand copies costs little
more than five hundred.
The society collects no dues, the
regular membership fee of one dollar
may be paid to any campaign COM
mitteeman, to the secretary, or to j.
E. Harmed, treasurer, Oakland. Chair
man of local membership committees
are James Ross, Friendsville; Frank
J. Getty, Grantsville; Ross Speicher,
Accident; Miss Elizabeth West, Oak
land; Mrs. Charles Paugh, Kitzmiller;
Rev. A. X. Jones, Ryan's Glade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
TAX COMMISSION FAVORS
RAY JONES in TAX FIGHT
UphOlds Appeal from Coal Land
Assessment of County Com
missiOners-DOes Not At
feet 1941

The State Tax Commission in Balti-
more announced on Monday it had
handed down an order preventing the
Commissioners of Garrett county
from increasing the 1910 tax assess
ment on $50 acres of land owned by
E. Ray Jones, Oakland attorney and
former secretary of state in the Gov
ernor Nice administration.
Jones appealed to the tax commits
sion after the county sought to raise
the assessment from $2,700 to APP
proximately $4,000, allegedly on the
basis of certain coal deposits which
were previously unassessed.
The commission ruled that coal de-
posits which the land might contain
did not come under the classification
of ESCAPED" property and that the
county therefore had no right to
change the valuation now.
The commission also ruled the
county could not raise the assessment
for the three years prior to 1910 be-
cause Jones had not received proper
notice of the county's intention.
At a hearing before the commits
sion on July Jones protested that
the land did not contain 483 acres of
coal, as the county claimed in its as
sessment.
Tax Commission Chairman Harry
O. Levin said the ruling would not
have any influence on the assessment
which the Garrett county commission
ers placed on the property for 1941
tax purposes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Roads Commission to Make
improvements on u. S. Forty

A delegation from the Cumberland
chamber of commerce yesterday re-
ceived assurance from the State Roads
Commission that improvements to u.
S. route 40 between Cumberland and
Frostburg would be started this sum-
mer.
The commission also promised to
make surveys of three curves which j.
Glenn Beall, spokesman for the dele
cation, said needed attention He said
they were located between Little Saw
age and Big Savage mountains, near
Shade Mill, and at Meadow mountain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Softball Games
Scheduled Today

Softball games are scheduled for
this evening in the city league with
the Jaycees meeting the Lions club at
6:15 on the high school athletic field,
and the Rotary club meeting the Fire
men at 7 o'clock
Games were not held last week and
were postponed on Tuesday on ac-
count of the wet field at the Glades
hotel lot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
3 Women, 2 Men
Elected at Mt. Lake
DIR. c. Oscar Hall, UnoppOsed,
Reelected Mayor with 81 Votes

Three women were elected to the
city council at Mt. Lake Park in the
annual election held on Tuesday. Two
men also gained seats to the council
in the contest which lacked spirit,
judging from the total of 10 votes
cast.
DR.. Oscar Hall, unopposed, was re-
elected mayor with 81 votes.
The successful candidates for coun-
Gil were John Y. Bayliss, 88; Mrs.
Mary H. Coffindaffer, So; Mrs.
Flora H. Murphy, SO, all to serve two
year terms; Mrs. Leila f. Dawson, 70;
and Alfred Calhoun, So, to serve one
year terms. The defeated candidates
were R. f. Bittinger, who garnered At
votes, and NJ. L. Calhoun, who garn-
cred 45.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Kitzniller Woman
Shot Through Hand

Mrs. Anna L. Sharpless, %, wife of
George D. Sharpless, of Kitzmiller,
was shot through the left hand Mon
day at noon as result of the acct
dental discharge of a twenty-caliber
rifle in the pantry of her home.
The rifle, used to shoot rats, was
hanging in the pantry and as Mrs.
Sharpless entered, the weapon fell to
the floor, discharged and the bullet
piecred her left hand and became
lodged in the ceiling.
Mrs. Sharplcss was given medical
attention at the Reeves Clinic in
Westernport.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Road Construction Work
In Progress This Week

Oiling Of seven roads in Allegany
county and construction work on
three in this county are in progress
this week but traffic is being main
tanned, according to the State Roads
Commission.
Garrett county construction work
includes the Gortner-Loch Lynn road,
the Swanton road, toward Blooming
ton, 8 Y miles; the MISREPRESENTATION
road, distance of one mile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10

ernoon, July 49, Further details of
the Choir Festival weekend will be
announced later
Season tickets for Maryland Chau-
tauqua from Johnstown series to end
of season are now being sold. They
can be purchased at Harned's Drug
Store, Oakland; Mr. Lake Hotel and
Hotel England, Mt Lake Park, Md.
Also directly from Rev. and Mrs.
Felix G. Robinson, Martha Jane
Baird, Mrs. Irene Brann, Bryan
Shockley and Ellen Grimes Poin-
dexter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
PATRIOTIC TALK
GIVEN SUNDAY AT
MT.LAKEPARK
Small Group Present to Hear
Congressman Jennings Ran
dOlph Speak on National
Defense

A patriotic address by Congress-
man Jennings Randolph of West Vir-
gnia, on the defense of America, fea-
tured the fourth of the series of
Maryland Chautauqua programs in
the amphitheatre at Mt Lake Park
Sunday afternoon, in which he dashed
out against labor racketeers who
were trying to weaken the national
defense effort.
Discriminating between the sincere
labor leader and those whose only
thought was destruction of the
Democratic way of life, he urged the
deportation of all the latter, bearing
particular emphasis on Harry
Bridges, west coast longshoreman.
He encouraged questions at the
conclusion of his address on any
phase of national defense and the
question of most Importance appar-
emily in the audience was "Why
hadn't Bridges been deported when
the House has so overwhelmingly
voted for it,"
Congressman Randolph lay this
blame at the door of the Senate
which had never taken up the ques-
ton on the Senate floor, and upon
the Secretary of Labor, for complete
inertia in the matter. "The Secretary
of Labor, many months ago, should
have done something about this mat
ter" Randolph said.
Randolph pictured the two paths in
the world today, the one in which
governments subiugated and COM
pletely ruled the people, and the one
in which men ruled the governments.
Asserting that he was no alarmist, he
nevertheless pointed out that should
Germany win this struggle, the
United States would stand alone in
the world among unfriendly nations,
even including the South American
countries, Japan, and even Mexico.
Randolph declared that America
would "go to war rather than accept
either the Nazi or Communistic
PHILOSOPHERS.
Turning to a discussion of labor he
declared: "The right to strike in
peace time is a precious right and
defend it, but the right to strike in
defense industries during a period of
national emergency simply doesn't
exist for even a moment"
Tolerance such as the United States
has should cease when dealing with
those men and those beliefs that ad-
vocated the overthrow of the govern
ment, by force if necessary, he said
had faith in the American
people, that they would realize their
predicament and would act according
ly when aroused.
Randolph, enroute to Pittsburgh to
speak Sunday evening, after having
spoken at Parsons and Webster
Springs, w. Va, Saturday, is on a
tour speaking on the national defense
problem. He left Immediately for
Morgantown where he caught a plane
for Pittsburgh where he was to talk
before 1000 postal employees.
Others on the program Sunday
afternoon were the Lions club quartet
of Cumberland, the Robinson string
quintet, composed of Rev. Felix G.
Robinson, director of the Maryland
Chautauqua program and members of
his family; and Miss Helen Keil, So
prano, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Finds and Returns
Purse with $1,000

Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis, of New
burg, w. Va, who are vacationing at
Deep Creek Lake, motored to Oak
land on Saturday where they found a
pocketbook containing $4,000, near
the B. and O. station. The pocket
book belonged to Raymond Earl Nor
deck, of Terra Alta, w. Va, who is
the express deliveryman for the B..
and O. in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis continued to
Terra Alta and returned THE pocket
book to the owner, receiving a liberal
reward. Mr.. Lewis is a retired rail-
conductor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
Benefit Payments Made

Benefit payments to the unem-
ployed for June amounted to $594,943
in Maryland. Aggregate benefit pay
ments paid by Maryland totaled $685.
021 PIT. The average weekly benefit
paid in June was S10.75, an increase
Of 25 cents over the average rate in
Nav.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10
NYA Employees Will Be
Given Physical Exams

All NYA employees will be given
physical examinations, according to
d recent ruling from headquarters.
Garrett county has a quota of 116
and all will be examined
by physician in the near future. No
definite date has been set yet, accord
ing to Miss Jane Stone, county direc-
tor. Thereafter any new employee will
be given an examination before being
placed on the program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-10

Mr.. F. E. Holden, of Dallas, Tex,
a former resident of the Youghiogh-
eny Forest colony near Aurora, but
who for the past five years has been
connected with an adult education
program in the Lone Star state, was
weekend visitor here.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

quarter of q mile from the latter'z
house.
Deputy Frank Armstrong, 40, was
killed by q pistol bullet and Sheriff
G. M. GilkeSon was wounded In the
leg and shoulder when they went
to Johnson,s house at noon today
to arrest him on q lunacy warrant.
The colored man fed after the
shooting. .
DR.. c. p. Obenschain. Augusta
County coroner, reported johnson
came to his death due to multiple
gunshot wounds by a posse, depu-
tized for his arrest"
Chief Webb, accompanied by
about six other possemen, discovered
johnson crouched near tree and
called on him to surrender. John
son raised up and opened fire, and
the possemen returned the fire, said
1t. Lynn, who was about 100 yards
away at the time.
Possemen found johnson with .
loaded .38-caliber pistol a loaded
22-caliber rife and a shotgun.
Chief Webb was removed to q
Staunton Hospital where he was re-
ported not seriously injured.
Sheriff Gilkeson, weak from loss
of blood, staggered out onto the
East-West arterial highway, Route
$50, at noon with word that sent
State, county and Staunton police
heading for the two-room white
hillside home of johnson.
There in front Of the house dead
lay Deputy Armstrong, q .3s-caliber
slug in his neck. Near him lay his
service revolver. Five Of its six
chambers empty.
Mr.. Armstrong had served under
Sheriff Gilkeson as a deputy for six
years. He Is survived by his wife
and a daughter.
The wounded sheriff formerly
served as president of the Virginia
State Sheriffs' Association.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
2 Military Prisoners Flee
Abductinq Their Guard
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
FORT SHERIDAN, Ill. Aug. "a
Two military prisoners on q manual
labor detail overpowered, disarmed
and abducted their guard today In
an escape aided by q civilian mo-
torist. Army authorities announced
tonight.
A press relations officer identified
the escaped prisoners as Harry
Pearson. Is. of Chicago. and Ted
Wegeman, IS, of Reeseville, Wis.
and said that both were being held
on charges of recent desertion.
Army ofacials gave this version of
the escape:
The men were doing maintenance
work on the fort grounds when .
car stopped in the roadway. The
two prisoners overpowered and dis
armed the guard and forced him
into the civilians car with them.
The civilian drove to Waukegan,
the escaped soldiers changing into
civilion clothes en- route. At Wat
kegan the guard was elected.
Police IA Nearby cities were nod
ded to b "a the lockout.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
American Woman Recounts
Drama Of Mid-Oceun Meetino

How a convoy bearing "one of the
biggest deliveries OF American arms
and food ever sent to Britain" was
reviewed in mid-Atlartic by Prime
Minister Churchill, returning home
after his historic meeting with Pres
ident Roosevelt, was described by 4
woman passenger in London yester-
day to the British Press Service.
The huge convoy was moving
through a "choppy sea that was
brilliant in the afternoon sunshine" /"
the passenger said, when people
aboard our ship In the convoy spot
ted destroyers and the dim and
enormous form Of ship rising over
the skyline behind us.
"A rumor said to have originated
on the bridge swept through our
ship that 'Churchills battleship' was
coming up.
"a moment later destroyer dart
ed through the columns of our con-
voy to our starboard side, throwing
a colossal W of white spray, from
her bows.
Prince Of Wales Passes.
"As the destroyer passed through
our front line the Prince Of Wales
entered the rear. The battleship's
great guns dipped and swung as she
passed. The crews were testing them
for the night"
Among passengers hanging over
the rails Of the merchant vessels,
the British Press Services reported,
were six young American dysrs "a
route to Join the 1akis 6q1Adron,
Evening star., 1941-08-24

and a number of American.born
women joining their British hus-
bands in England.
In the growing darkness. the pas
senger said, "searchliehts from the
bridge Of the Prince Of Wales
flashed message to our commo-
dore: Please steer q steady course
while We are passing through your
lines. Then another message came
Churchill wishes you 4 pleasant
voyage. The battleship's signal
light busted itself again with: To
the commodore from the First Sea
Lord-Congratulations on the good
tation-keeping in your convoy
Signalman Hoists the "v."
Our commodore messaged back
his thanks, adding, I hope we re-
main intact until we reach home.
Best of luck and good wishes.
Then our signalman had an in
spiration. He raised the symbol
Of W for victory and the warship
on our starboard took the cue.
"One by one every ship In the
convoy set this particular flag flying
and the pageantry made our mid
ocean naval and shipping tryst
complete
There was . gay and hopeful
note among the passengers which
persisted to the end, the observer
said, and the travellers felt upon
arriving IN England the whole thing
WAS more like pleasure cruise
than . wartime delivery of food and
! munittonn.