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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Teachers Meeting Scheduled

The annual Teachers meeting for
teachers in the public schools of the
county will be held Monday, Septem-
Der 20, in the auditorium of the Oak
land High school, beginning at 10
o'clock, F. E. Rathbun, county super
intendent of schools, has announced.
The days program will be devoted
to an Institute of the Maryland Con-
grcss of Parents and Teachers.
Teachers are being urged to bring a
representative group of local patrons
from their communities.
Schools will be closed on that day
to permit all teachers to attend.
A meeting of the Garrett County
Teachers Association will be held
from 1:15 to 2 p. M, it was an
nounced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Returns From Dealer Meeting

Herman "Jim" Meyer Davis, West
Va, head of the local Pontiac agency,
has returned from Pittsburgh where
the Pontiac Motor Division formally
LAUGHED its 1912 selling campaign, at
a meeting of dealers held in that city.
There was a detailed presentation
of the 1912 models and a discussion Of
the 1912 merchandising program.
Torpedo styling is the basis of the car
design this year with two lines Of
cars and all models available with six
or eight cylinder engines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Jaycees Lay Plans
For Halloween

Plans for the Halloween celebra-
ton were made at a meeting of the
members of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce last night. The Jaycees
decided recently to sponsor the an
nual parade and festivities which will
be held on the streets of Oakland on
Friday evening, October 81.
C. c. "Dick" Helbig is chairman of
the prize committee while Paul
Turney heads the committee to ar
range for music. 1t was announced
there would be round dance at the
Manhattan hotel and square dance
in the City Hall.
Other arrangements will be COM
pleted in the near future. C. L.
Briner, Jr., president, said the mer-
chants would be solicited for prizes
for costumes in the parade and at the
dances.
Lewis R. Jones will attend a meet
ing of the State Board of Jaycees, to
be held Sunday at Braddock Heights
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
ABANDONMENTOF
RAILWAY HALTED
FOR time BEING
Stretch From Confluence to
Friendsville to Continue to
Operate Until Court Set
ties Dispute

Abandonment of a nineteen-mile
stretch of railroad which runs from
Confluence, Pa, to Friendsville, was
postponed yesterday when the rail
road agreed to continue operations
until after litigation over the stoppage
has been settled.
Discontinuance of operations over
the railroad was authorized by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
early this month after hearing.
Opposed by Coal Company
Opponents Of the abandonment are
the Public Service Commission of
Maryland and the Mccullough Coal
Company of Friendsville, which al
legged it was dependent on the rail
road for the transportation of coal to
consumers.
The l. c. c. ruling has been ap-
pealed to a three-judge statutory
court. Defendants in the action are
the United States Government, The
Confluence and Oakland railroad
company and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company, owner of the Con-
fluence-O Oakland line.
Authority Disputed
The compliments alleged the l. c.
C. was without authority to allow the
abandonment and asked that a temp
orary restraining order be issued to
insure the continuance of the rail
road. Hearing on the request for a
temporary injunction was scheduled
for yesterday.
Attorneys announced the defend
ants would not cease operations until
a full and complete hearing had been
held next Tuesday. If the court sus-
tains the l. C. C. the abandonment
will follow unless the case is taken
to the Supreme Court which has next
jurisdiction in the matter.
Dam Project Involved
In the bill of complaint the coal
company said that from January l
to July l of this year, $4,000 tons of
coal was shipped over the railroad.
The complaint also alleged residents
of that area also would be incon-
venienced by the move.
1t was pointed out that abandon
ment of the railroad was in line with
the War Departments plans to con-
struct flood-control dam across the
Youghiogheny river This dam, it was
revealed, would flood fifteen miles of
the railroad when at full elevation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Clinic Scheduled

The regular fall orthopedic clinic
conducted by the health department
here, has been scheduled for October
%. At that time new cases will be
brought for examination and old
cases re-eXamined. DR.. George E
Bennett or DR.. George o. Eaton
Baltimore bone specialists, will be in
charge.
Miss Jane Oliver, orthopedic nurse
for the state health department, is in
the county today comforting with the
health staff.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Attending Conference.

Rev. Minor Sprague, pastor of St.
Paul's Methodist church, and Mrs.
Grover C. Stemple, official delegate,
have gone to Huntington, w. Va,
where the annual meeting of the West
Virginia conference is being held this
week.
Several Garrett county churches
are members of the West Virginia
conference.
The appointment Of ministers for
the ensuing year is made at the con-
GLIDING session on Sunday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25

activities.
1t is understood that several lathes
and other equipment will be installed
in connection with national defense
training classes. The building will be
20 by 115.
Herbert C. Leighton was before the
council in reference to sewer and
water lines on 9Th street, between
Green and Oak, where a residence is
to be constructed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Leaves Forestry Service For
State Police Force

George M. Browning, district fire
warden of Garrett county, will leave
the State Forestry Department Oc-
tober 1 to join the State police force.
Browning, acting superintendent of
the Swallow Falls State Forest, will
receive a considerable increase in
salary plus the permanency of the
Merit System position,
The State Board of Forests and
Parks at its organizing meeting at
Annapolis a week ago passed a reso-
luton approving increased pay for
department employees, but no funds
are available in the present budget
to meet the proposed raises.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
CITY BUILDING
PROJECT IS UP
FOR DISCUSSION
WPA Project Abandoned S25,
600 Structure to Be Erected
Under Private Contract

The proposed Community building
came up for discussion at a special
meeting of the Mayor and Town
Council on Tuesday evening, with
the contract for plans and specifi-
cations being awarded to Thurl
Tower, architect.
The plans and discussions this time
are concerned with having the build
ing constructed by private contract.
Originally it was planned for a WPA
project with much of the manual
labor and some Of the materials being
furnished by the government.
Several years ago at a special cleo
ton the citizens voted almost three to
one to authorize the town to issue
bonds not exceeding $25,000 for its
share in construction of a commun-
ity building through WPA labor, the
total cost of which was to be $75, 900
Plans were drawn for the structure
which was to be built on the city lot
at the north edge of town, formerly
the Harry Helbig property. The
project was never given complete APP
prevail in Washington although pre-
liminary approval was given and APP
proval given to several changes in
plans.
City officials have indicated that
a suitable building could be con-
structed by private contractor, and
for approximately what the town was
authorized to spend.
Another Lot Purchased
Several months ago the city pur-
chased a lot on Third street, 120 by
165 feet, south of the Coca Cola
plant, and the new building will be
erected there.
According to present plans the
building will be IS feet wide, and 100
feet deep. On the first floor in the
center will be a room for the two fire
trucks, with a room for the city water
department in the rear. On one side
will be two rooms for the Council
Chamber, a room for the Library,
toilets, and a kitchen, while on the
other side will be a recreation room,
showers, a meeting room for organ
izations and the furnace room. The
second floor will be the main audi
forum with stage The auditorium
will be used for basketball and other
recreation and may also be used for
conventions or large gatherings. The
seating capacity will be 1000 or more,
The front will be Of brick, the sides
of concrete block, it has been stated.
After the plans and specifications
are prepared by Mr.. Tower they will
be submitted to contractors for bids.
1t is not expected work will get under
way before spring.
Since the town was authorized to
spend $4,000, there has been APP
proximately $4,000 spent, according
to the records. About $4,000 went for
purchase of the Helbig property, and
$4,000 for purchase of the lot on
Third street. Officials plan to sell the
building now used for the city hall
and also some other property on
North Third street, to acquire most
of the money which will be needed to
complete the $4,000 figure which
the building is expected to cost.
Permit Granted
The Board of Education was
granted permission to construct a
one-story frame building toward the
north section of the school property,
High and 9Th streets, for use of NYA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
o*1*ys1Nxee4

The recent announcement that hundreds of defense companies
are training employees industrial processes
hghlgh the efforts that American is making to
deal with the reported skilled labor shortage.
AT last reports 382876 and youths
rolled in these classes and while their training is aimed pr
may at defense skl, will undoubtedly help prepare
is
& important this training is however, is only part of
e educational program that industry supports to help those
interested in preparing themselves for industrial
Companies in every part of the country spending approx
may $2000000 this to maintain scholarships and
tiona schools for such young people
Facts like these indicate that the midst of doing the
biggest production job undertaken anywhere American
dusty Enthusiastically looking to the future and extending
helping hand those who seeking their place in indus
trial world of tomorrow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-25
Purchases Service Station
Corner Third and Green

Charles L. Briner, Jr., has pur-
chased the Blue Sunoco Service Sta
ton, corner of Third and Green
streets, and which he has already
started to operate.
His announcement appears in to-
days issue of The Republican.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

against Turkey, he was profoundly
disappointed by the mistakes of the
Peace Conference at Versailles in
1919. There the Moslem community
was divided again, despite his pro-
test. He resigned his connection with
the War Office, refused the honors
offered him, enlisted as a private in
the Royal Air Force, wrote and re-
wrote his mystic Seven Pillars Of
Wisdom" changed his name to
SHAW" went out to India for while,
returned to England to succumb to
injuries received in a traffic accident,
May 10, 1885.
The present troubles In the Near
East Lawrence confidentially fore
told. Just why his prophecy Of IAN
other revolt in the desert" was not
taken seriously is merely another
angle Of the question which he con-
stitutes in the history of the age
which he adorned.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Metallic Menace

At the recent Metal Congress in
Los Angeles there was exhibited an
evening gown, not for the purpose
OF diverting the minds of tired busi-
nessmen with a pretty model, but
strictly in line of duty, for the gown
was made of copper. The committee
admired it's beauty but turned
thumbs down on it upon the ad-
mission Of its wearer that it weighed
fifty pounds and required machinery
to put it on or take it off
1t seems odd that the task of kill
ing a dress fashion should fall upon
such a strange group, but the av-
erage husband is glad that they were
on their metal and decided as they
did. 1t is already discouraging
enough for him to have to hook up
some of the present evening gowns
whose fasteners his wife seems for
ever unable to reach. And the
present-day dressmakers' accounts,
bad as they are, would probably run
less than blackSmiths' bills or foun-
dry fees. Under the present arrange
ment, there is nothing to disturb
weary husband when his wife quietly
and industriously mends soft gar
ments, but life would hardly be
worth living If this routine were to
be replaced by the noisy process of
dropforging hem, welding a patch
or riveting a rip in a copper camisole.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Says That Reprisals Against Germany
Constitute Legal Retaliation.

To the Editor of The Star:
An invasion of Americas maritime i'm
munity zone by Germany for purposes
of violence may legally be met by the
seizure of her vessels of war by the
public forces of the United States.
The creation of state of quasl-War
with Germany opens a road that goes
distant into the domain of imperfect
hostilities and makes possible the in
ficting of injuries while avoiding full
hostilities.
Our departure from neutrality con-
stitutes us a de facto enemy of Germany.
If Germany and America each Is
desirous of avoiding full war, they may
continue the practices from which their
respective grievances arise and resort
to repriSals.
Being acts of war in fact, while not
in intention, reprisals are employed when
the aggrieved state does not deem the
injuries endured to justify complete war.
They mostly are employed when a
state will not redeem injuries, their
object being to obtain redress, to end
the injury or to retaliate for wrongs in
f1icted.
Reprisals may take several forms. The
state employing them may confiScate
the vessels and property of the citi-
zens CT the offending nation. When
The Hague government repudiated
treaty with England, the British, in
reprisal, suspended the operation Of
treaty provisions in respect of freedom
of the seas and commerce to the serious
injury of the Netherlands.
Our imperfect war with Germany,
however, does not make us cease to be
alphabetically a neutral while we re-
tain the law by which we departed from
our historic doctrine of the freedom Of
the seas and by which international
rights were sacrificed by Congress.
EDWARD CONN.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Mystery UnsoIved

Six years have come and gone since
Lawrence of Arabia disappeared from
the earthly scene, and passing events
have but served to add to the legends
which cluster about his name. Even
those who had the right to call them
selves his intimate friends cannot
read the riddle of his curious person.
ality.
The record shows that he was of
Leicestershire stock, a member of a
family which had migrated to Ireland
and later to Wales. His baptismal
designation was Thomas Edward, and
he customarily signed himself "T. E."
The date of his birth was August Is,
1888. A consuming enthusiasm for
the Near East developed in his heart
while he was student at Oxford.
In preparation for the writing of a
book on the cultural influences of the
Crusades, he toured Syria on foot in
1910. Postgraduate endowment
funds granted by Magdalen College
made it possible for him to assist
in an archaeological enterprise at
Carchemish. Gradually he accumu-
lated a practical acquaintance with
colloquial Arabic, an achievement
which made feasible a series of inde-
pendent excursions in Mesopotamia.
Lawrence's sympathies with the
desert peoples had flowered before
the beginning of the first World War.
The processes by which he arrived
at his decision that a great free Arab
nation was desirable are part of the
mystery of his life. Unif1cation of
the rival tribes involved incredible
difficulties. The magic of El-Orens'
genius is nowhere better exemplified
than in the craftsmanship by which
he brought together the divergent
elements of what became the king
dom of Iraq, with the Emir Faisal as
sovereign under British protection.
But, probably because he had COM
mitted himself too definitely to his
followers in the successful revolt
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Lake at Sunrise

Sunrise across lake Is like q
breathlesS dream
Whose gold Is tangled Nth ot1ak-
entng
Soft on the cool mouth OF the moons
Uhite theme
Warm lips are pressed for rdpturss
sldkeninc.
A slo,p pulse Qutckens to ths vsnturs-
some cdress
And sun-fecked dsnsples play at
hide-dnd-seek ...
No tilted mirror ever held more lous-
Illness
Than blushino sky and pater cheek
to cheek.
The underto1U draUs backward, leau-
ing q barred stone,
And quick 10ind prtcks against the
Ddtcher'S brotD
A molten 1oaDe spelIs upDard-then
lies darkly prone
As rippleS run from, a canoes SUttt
proU.
Night -ShddolU SlumberS in a dual sky
And the far shore unsUers q looms
peird cry.
PEGGY LAwsHE.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

A dry spell is the time to take the
nozzle of the hose and let the water
flow slowly for hours on end, fairly soak
ing the ground.
In this way a great deal of moisture
Is put into the lawn, flower beds and
around the roots of shrubs and ever
greens.
The job of sprinkling then does not
have to be done every day. Old-timers
swear it is the best way to water at any
time, but especially during time OF
drought.
The evergreens seem to need more
water than most plants, but the aver
age home gardener never stops to think
about them.
He is so afraid his lawn will burn up,
or his ANIMALS or perennials will suffer,
that he spends most of his time spraying
these.
Experts have told us, and keep on
telling us, although we don't always be-
lieve them, that light spraying, while
refreshing the leaves, and clearing them
of the dust, does most in refreshing the
mind of the person handling the hose.
In other words, such a light spraying
is held to be almost worse than none at
all, since it compels the grass plants to
turn their roots upward, In dry season,
rather than downward
Some persons try to make up for this
by sprinkling at night. This is better
than doing it earlier, since there is not
so much evaporation, but the surface
film still compels the grass roots to
come up.
So another of those vicious circles is
completed. The roots, being shallow,
rather than going down deep, are easily
burned by the sun. The grass tends to
die out at the slightest touch of the
sun. And since, in such times, there is
sun all the time, day after day, the
gardener finds his task an almost i'm
possible one.
The real solution of the grass problem
during a drought is 10 have good
grass. This means that bare spots will
have to be filed in with fresh seed. 1t
is impossible to have good lawn with
out good grass to start with, although
many persons try it, just the same, and
no one can blame them. The good lawn
problem grows worse and worse, year
safter year in the cities. Since many
suburban and city dWellers come from
small towns, where everybody had good
grass-at least that is the way they re-
member it-they often do not under
stand that special care is needed here
abouts Many suburban homes are built
on farmed-over land which lost its fer
tility years ago.
Most such soils seem to need natural
humus and various mulches, epecially
peat moss, or moss peat more than they
do added fertilizers. Most amateur gar
deners have had the experience, at some
time or other, of putting fertilizers on
the lawn, only to have the grass grow
faded and yellow after an initial burst
of super -greenneSs.
Chemical fertilizers are hard to ham
die in dry periods, and their use requires
more horticultural knowledge than most
modern home owners have. They should
be watered in thoroughly, at once, care
being taken to see that none is left on
leaves of any sort. At the best, such fer
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Death Afoot

Never has need for a renewal of
the appreciation of danger on the
streets been more evident than in re-
cent months. With summer vaca-
tions approaching and the greater
freedom of outdoor activities already
at hand, a new traffic safety cam
paign, as planned by the traffic direc-
tor, Is in order.
This campaign, beginning Me-
mortal Day, will be aimed at the edu-
cation of children and adults who
step into traffic lanes from between
parked cars. In the case of the
young such hazard usually means
dash into peril during a game, but
with their elders it too often is risk
ing disaster in an effort to save few
steps or a little time. Last year
twenty-five of eighty traffic deaths
reported resulted from the latter
practice and, although official find-
ings are incomplete In some cases,
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Tells of First Metal Steamboats,
Built In the United States.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star
I have noted in your Question and
Answer" column of April 18 that the
answer to one asking when the first
metal vessels were built in this country
is that the Chatham was the first, built
in 1887, and Lamar, 1888.
My history states that there was a
small metal steamboat built at York,
Pa, and launched in November, 1925.
She was go feet keel, feet beam and 3
feet depth This boat was named Co
dorus, after the little river that runs
through York and into the Susquehanna
River.
She was planned by PhineaS Davis
and built by Davis & Gardner.
This boat arrived in Harrisburg, De-
cember 3, 1925, and in June and July,
1926, she went up the Susquehanna as
far as Owego and Binghamton.
The first steamboat of really CONNER
cial size and value built of iron in this
country was the John Randolph, built
in Savannah, 1884, of iron imported
from England. The Chatham, 1886, was
second. J. ". eOAHRvnLE.