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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Meeting Is Called
To Discuss Program
For Victory Gardens
Extension Service Sponsoring
Gathering In Lutheran Church
Basement Next Friday, Feb. q

The Extension service has arranged
a meeting next Friday, February 27,
to bring to all organizations and in
dividuals of the county the national
garden victory program which has
been advocated throughout the nation
to increase the growing of food this
year for home needs.
This meeting is for all, but is
especially designed for leaders and
members of organizations so that the
information received in the eXplana-
ton of the program can be carried
back to the various communities.
1--WE recognize the tremendous re-
sponsibility that everyone has in this
war effort" said John II. Carter,
county agent, so we are making this
information about the national pro-
gram available to anyone who wants
it.
Special topics are to be discussed.
w. R. Ballard horticulturist, will
speak on the general garden plan in
cultural practices. A. V. Veirhiller
will discuss fruits, apples, peaches,
pears, etc, as we'll as the smaller
fruits such as raspberries, straw
berries, etc.
H. A. Hunter, canning specialist,
will discuss general disease control.
Mrs. Mildred Barton Hoffman, home
demonstration agent, will talk on
home grown foods in relation to
health and the preservation of foods.
John H. Carter, county agent, will
speak about the garden soil and it's
conservation. DR.. D. Graham, entymol-
ogist, will speak on insect control
Participating in the days program
also will be Mrs. r. F. Canaan, presi-
dent Of the county council of home
makers clubs; William Winterberg,
president of the farm bureau; and
Dorsey Guard, chairman of the coun-
ty war board.
The meeting will open promptly at
10 o'clock in the basement Of the
Lutheran church and will close at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Rotary Club to Observe
Anniversary of Founding

The Oakland Rotary club will OBJ
serve the 37th anniversary of the
founding of Rotary, at its regular
meeting in the William-James hotel
tomorrow evening. E. Ray Jones will
be the principal speaker, his topic
being youth in wartime and peace
time"
The first Rotary club was formed
in Chicago, February %, 1905, by
Paul P. Harris, young lawyer. Since
then the idea has been accepted by
men of practically all nationalities
and today there are more than 5000
Rotary clubs in 70 geographical
regions throughout the world, with a
membership in excess of 212.000.
The original purpose was the de-
vclopmcnt Of fellowship and under
standing among business and profess
Sional men, hut soon was broadencd to
become a factor for the promotion of
community bctterment endeavors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Gun Used by Armed
Robbers Discovered
Youngest of Two Being Held
Leads Officers to Place Where
1t Was Thrown By Them

Harold Harvey, fourtcen-year-old
youth, who is one of two being held
in the county Jail on a charge Of
armed robbery, this week led county
officers to where they had thrown
the sawcd-off shotgun, a short time
before they were arrested at Kitz-
miller, Tuesday night.
The gun was in the woods, only a
short distance from where the auto
mobile was recovered. Neil c. Fraley
described the gun as dangerous
weapon and added that at was loaded
too"
He expressed the belief that had
they pulled the trigger the night they
are alleged to have held up James b.
Collins, on the Deer Park KitzmilIcr
road, that the resulting explosion
would have injured everyone present.
The barrel had been sawed short and
the wooden part of the stock had been
taken off and burned, leaving only a
small strip of metal as handle.
William Wilson, 10, the other ono
being held on the same charge, is
being detained in solitary confinc-
ment Wilson is an escaped convict
from the West Virginia penitentiary,
according to his confession last week,
Both arc being held for action Of
the grand jury which meets next
month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
PARDON IS RECOMMENDED
FOR DR.. Cliff P. BERGER
Parole Commissioner Says Testi-
mOny of Many Tend to Throw
Doubt on Credibility of
Witnesses

A pardon for DR.. Cliff P. Berger,
Oakland physician convicted of per-
verified sexual practice by the Garrett
County Circuit Court in 1910 was
recommended last Friday, February
10, to Governor O'Conor by State
Parole Director Herman M. Moser.
Moser, in his report to O'Conor
said the parole department conducted
a sweeping investigation into DR.
Berger's case which brought express
sions from "a great number of re-
sponsible persons tending to raise a
doubt as to whether the man com
mitted the offenses as charged"
DR.. Berger, accused of four of
fenses and acquitted of three, was
fined $500 and sentenced to the
House of Correction for six months
Protesting he was innocent he re-
fused to pay the fine and later this
part of the sentence was RENTED.
OR. Berger's excellent record until
the time of his arrest, expressions Of
competent medical authorities and the
testimony of large number of PEG
pie interviewed" Moser declared, cal
tend to throw increasing doubt on the
credibility Of the witnesses"
"Moreover," he continued, "Chiet
Judge D. Lindley Sloan and Associ-
ate Judge William A. Hustler, who
heard the case at Oakland, and who
read our investigation report, have
stated they have no objection to the
granting of a pardon"
Dr.. Berger's medical license was
revoked following his conviction, but
Moser said a recommendation for its
restoration would be made by the
Garrett county judges if the pardon
is granted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Expect Agreement on
Tree Cutting at Park
Arrangement Will Be Made
That Will Be Fair to All Con-
cerned, H. d. LOllar Says

The hull in the tree cutting on the
property of the Defenders of the
Faith at Mt. Lake Park continues,
and H. D. Lollar, manager of the
Oakland Timber Corporation, said to-
day that an agreement would be
reached that would be fair to all con-
cerned.
The agreement, however, he added,
would be between himself and the De-
Tenders of the Faith but he would not
make any promises as to whether or
not any more trees would be cut
c. A. Maddy, representative of the
Defenders of the Faith, was here for
conferences with Mayor c. Oscar
Hall and Council of the Park, and also
with his local representative, W. o.
Bitter, of the Park, and Mr.. Lollar.
"Mr. Maddy saw that my contracts
were valid and Mr. Bitter still re-
mains, under those contracts and by
correspondence with the Defenders,
as the local representative" Mr..
Lollar said.
Lollar added that after Mr.. Maddy
had seen the contracts and options
at a conference between the two OF
them. he failed to lake any com
ment to the people of city council Of
Mt. Lake Park, and what was said
between them is not for publication
but will be released when they both
felt it should be released. THE trees
are not for sale at any price as there
is a moral issue now involved in this
controversy"
Continuing he said, Mr. Maddy
and | thought we had reached solu-
ton but owing to over Jealous eff
forts on the part of some persons it
was impossible to even consider them
in coming to an agreement about the
trees. 1t is an impossibility to make
any agreement with Dr.. Hall, and
furthermore most of the statements
made to the public about this tree
situation have not been facts"
Mr.. Lollar said he felt as if the
people of Mt Lake Park should know
the true facts about the tree cutting
as whole and also that the Defend
ers of the Faith would try to permit
the trees to stand. He added that
there was never any intention origin
ally to cut down any trees in the area
around the amphitheatre, auditorium
or in the midst of the Park where it
would affect the beauty Of the place
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Lloyd Cook Appointed
Garrett Game Warden

Lloyd Cook, of Mt. Lake Park, has
been appointed district deputy game
warden for Garrett county to succeed
George Shields, now in the armed
forces, it was revealed by Regional
Game Warden Joseph A. Minke.
Minke said that Cooks appoint
ment, made by State Game Warden
E. Lee LeCompte with the advice and
consent of the Maryland Game and
Inland Fish Commission, would be-
come effective March /.
Cook, who was recommended for
the post by the Allegany County Ad-
visory Council to the game commits
sion, has been a part-time warden
for some time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

Herbert Casson the efficiency expert of London England
points out electric manufacturers the initials
H. Municipalities abbrevate the word Horsepower
precees horsepower ratings of and he believes
initials NJ P denote the Manpower rating
of a Man.
o penetrate through the difficulties of today writes Casson
who like proecties irresistible unbeatable
eve need who damond-hard-men who harder
than whatever attempts to obstruct them
industry today needs great army of 50P
men who have seppeup their Manpower to do man-szed
Job brains and muscles and machines must
be speeded-up to levels of efficiency
To hu us on victory battle of production and
able us to defend and preserve democracy need so
ManpoWer Men,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

Total Observation-Disclosures. l,l50
The next task of the draft board is
to assign serial numbers and group
the registrants A meeting of the
draft board will be called on March
9 for this purpose, according to H. L.
Jones, draft board clerk.
Mr.. Jones said that some Of the
registration cards will be mailed to
the states where the registrants re-
side, while Of course the local board
would receive a number of cards from
other states.
In the previous two registrations
there were 2,502 registrants from the
county.
Local draft boards will be advised
to speed up the work of organizing
the present rcgistrants, since the
registration Of a fourth class, incIud-
ing men between eighteen and twenty
and forty-fivc through siXty-four, is
expected within the next two or
three months.
Nine Million Total
Throughout the United States there
were enrolled about l,65O,0G0 young
sters, aged 20 to p, and roughly
7,350.O00 older men, for possible
service with the armed forces. Over
100000 were registered in peace
time.
Those in charge reported there was
a grimncss about this wartime draft
registration, less of banter among
men waiting in lines, than contrasted
with the first roll call twenty-eight
months ago Of those aged y to 35.
The pool of manpower was en-
larged still further with the an
nouncement by the army that it had
lowered physical standards to make
available for military service a larger
ratio of new draft registrants and
thousands of others who previously
had been given deferred classified
tions.
A lottery to determine the order of
liability of the men registered over
the weekend will be held in March.
Questonnaires then will be sent them
as a preliminary to classification as
available for immediate service or de-
ferrcd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Supreme Court Hears
Argument on Right
To Abandon Railroad
Appeal Taken on Order of ICC
Which Would Permit Abandon
ing Railroad at Friendsville

The Supreme Court in Washington
last Thursday had under advisement
an appeal from an order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission which
opponents Of the order allegc, twill
create community of ghost towns in
Garrett county"
The ICC order would permit the
Confluence and Oakland Railroad
company and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to abandon twenty miles of
road serving Friendsville and sur
rounding communities.
The Federal Government wishes
this particular trackage abandoned to
permit the erection of dam for flood
control purposes.
Urges Relocation of Rails
An argument that the railroads
should be obliged in the interest of
the public to relocate the twenty
miles of rails and continue to service
Friendsville was presented by Jo-
Company, which operates the coal
Public Service Commission.
Representing the Mccullough Coal
Company which operates the coal
mine on which Friendsville and the
surrounding communities are depend
ent for livelihood, was Clarence w.
Miles.
If the railroad into Friendsville and
the mine is abandoned, Mr.. Sherbow
asserted in his argument before the
court, Friendsville and the other
small communities dependent thereon
will become ghost towns"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Farmers Receiving Checks

More checks for farmers partici-
pating in the triplc-A program of the
agricultural adjustment adminiStra-
ton, were received at the office of
John H. Carter, county agent, this
week, bringing the total number thus
far to 1896, and the amount received
to $36,015.28.
Those eligible to receive the checks
are being or already have been mott
fled, it was stated About 200 checks
amounting to about $4,000 are still
to be received and distributed to conf
plctc the 1911 participation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Ski Meet Depends on
Snow This Weekend
Second Annual Southern Cham
pionship Tourney Planned for
Saturday and Sunday-lf
1t Shows

Providing there is enough snow,
the second annual Southern Ski
Championship tournament will be
held at New Germany Saturday and
Sunday, February q and %.
The meet, sponsored by the West
ern Maryland Ski club, is expected
to draw more than 100 entrants from
the area. About the same number
participated last year and more than
/ 1000 were on hand to witness the
winter sports event.
Farmers are preparing for the in
flux of visitors and have planned
meals of buckwheat cakes and saul
sage and Garrett county maple syrup.
The l941 tournament won nation
wide publicity for the area, with the
Observation-Disclosures SKI Annual
publishing a highly favorable report
on the South's only ski meet.
The downhill race for experts, to
be run Saturday on the steep Whis-
key Holly Trail, is expected to be
one of the highlights of the meet.
This 3,3OO-foot run has been de-
scribed as one of the finest of its
kind in the cast.
Sundays events are to include a
slaIom race for men novices, another
for women novices and a 10-mile
cross country race, open to all skiers.
The slalom events will be run on the
Otto slope and the cross-country race
will begin and end at the same place.
Contestants are expected from
Baltimore, Washington, Frederick,
Hagerstown, Annapolis and other
more distant points as well as the
tri-state area.
That is, if it SHOWS.
About 200 skiers were on hand last
weekend, making the most of the
snow while it lasted, but it was rapid
Iy disappearing then, and there have
been heavy rains since then.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Union Mid. Week Lenten
Service Well Attended

The second in the series of union
mid-week Lenten services will be held
next Wednesday evening in the
Lutheran church, with Rev. Arthur
D. Jones, rector of the Episcopal
church, delivering the sermon.
The opening service last night was
well attended, the Episcopal church
being filled to capacity to hear Rev.
Minor Spraguc, Methodist minister
speak on the greatness of Jesus. The
service next Wednesday will begin at
1880 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Warm Weather Ends

The spring-like weather of the past
few days was ended suddenly last
night as a blizzard struck this area,
leaving two or three inches of snow
and lowering the temperature to be-
low zero this morning. The snow
drifted considerably but did not
hamper traffic to any extent. High
ways, however, were slippery and
dangerous to travel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Fifteen Persons Get
Car Tires This Week
Twenty-one Tires and II Tubes
Are Distributed Feb. II to 10

Purchase Of obsolete tires is taking
a jump this week, with certificates
being issued for II of them, and S
tubes. The chairman of the tire ra-
tioning committee, Walter W. Daw-
son, also announced that certificates
had been issued for s truck tires, 7
tubes, and two passenger tires and
tubes. Fifteen persons were issued
certificates for q tires and II tubes.
Those being granted the right to
purchase include the following:
Trucks-Blaine Frazce Friends
vile, tires and tubes; Clarence
Frazcc, Fricndsville, tire and tube /;
Joshua II. Turner, Avilton, tires and
tube; John Hcrsker, Grantsvillc,
tires; Huston Friend, Friendsvillc,
tire and tube; James A. Cover,
Friendsvillc, and Arnold Friend, Deer
Park, l tube each.
Passenger cars-Dr. Robert Will
liams, Oakland, 2 tires and tubes.
Obsolete cars-Emmitt Wilt, Kitz-
miller, tires; Howard Biggs, Cor
mania, tire and tube; Oscar Simp-
son, Deer Park, tire; Noah HerSh-
berger Cir; ntsvillc, tires and tubes;
William K. Browning, Oakland, . tires
and tubes; Elmer y, Schrock, Grants
vile, tire and tubes; Ray Lytlc,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
o. II. S. Dramatic Club to
Present Three One Act Plays

The Oakland High School Dramatic
club is planning to present three ono
act plays in the school auditorium, on
Thursday evening, March s.
These plays arc under the direction
of Miss Dorothca Fridinger, and are
entitled "Who Gets tho Carr"
Elmer and The Red Lamp"
The cast of characters will be an,
nounccd next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Red Cross Benefit

The Radio Varieties from the Fair
mont radio station, will come to Oak
land under the sponsorship of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, on
Thursday night, February 26, for a
benefit performance.
Proceeds will be given over to the
Red Cross war relief fund. The en-
tcrtainment will be presented in the
Oakland High school auditorium.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
l,l5O MEN ARE
REGISTERED IN
3RDDRAFT CALL
Total Of Nine Million Registered
Throughout Nation-Seventeen
Million Registered Previously

One thousand one hundred fifty
men between the ages of twenty and
forty-four years registered in the
third selective service registration
conducted throughout Garrett coun-
ty by principals and teachers on Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday
The largest number of registrants,
total of POI, was reported by F. D.
Bittle, principal of Oakland high
school, while 1874 were registered at
Grantsville, according to Frank J.
Getty, principal there.
The entire registration by places is
as follows.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Must File for City
Office BY Thursday

Candidates for positions as Mayor,
councilmcn or treasurer, must file
their petition in the council chamber
by next Thursday, or their names
will not be placed on the ballot, it
was announced this morning.
A law passed several years ago
provides that candidates must file 10
days prior to election, to be eligible
for balloting.
Thus far not a single person has
filed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

Jacquclinc Sue Browning, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chcston H. Browning,
Jr., returned to her home this week
after spending several days with her
grandparents, Mr., and Mrs. c. E.
hardwood, at Terra Alta, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

Mrs. Edward H. Glade and son,
Washington, D. c., and Harry Stem
pie, Jr,, Baltimore, arc guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Harry L.
Stemplc. The latter will return to
Baltimore today, but Mrs. Glade and
son will remain here for several days,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-04-16
CLEVELAND WEST
WHIRL
By Fritz"

Cleveland. Ohio, April 16 -
Time marches on - and so do
most of the fellows from West, in
fact they are marching into your
First Uncles" Army. 1t seems
there ought to be enough Saxons
in the Army now to clean up on
any opposition. Heinie Rau is
supposed to be the next one tc
leave, boy he will laugh those
Japs right off the map with his
sense of humor.
% Lawdy" will you please
raise Baseball on Mr.. Nelson's
Priority List, because West has
entered an official baseball team.
And they sho need that rubber!
Delegates will be elected for
the Convention at the meeting
tonight. =.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-04-16
ST. JOHNS NEWS
By Laura Wellman

cleveland, Ohio, April 10 -
Confirmation Banquet held last
Sunday has been the biggest and
best banquet the Luther League
has ~ given. On behalf of the
Luther League l thank all the
mothers that worked in the kit
chen to prepare that delicious
meal. Also all who took part in
the fine entertainment. I'm sor-
ry there was not enough room to
seat the guests at the same time.
We will have to enlarge the
church basement if we always
have a crowd like that. l must
say that jug Band was really
rare.
There will be a Luther League
meeting next Sunday, April 10 at
2 P. M. Everyone should attend
this meeting because it is very
important. There are many things
to be discussed.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-04-16
SSiBbIEc Af%2ss SOUTH
BY Fritz and Billy"

Chicago, ILL.,, April l6-The
Chicago South Side Junior Sax.
ons will hold their monthly meet.
ing on Tuesday, April Fl, at the
Colonial Hall. 5436 Wentworth
Ave-, at 8 o'clock.
We want to have perfect at.
tendance as there is much to be
talked about. With the coopera.
ton of everyone we will accom-.
plish everything we hope to
There will be dancing and re.
freshments after the business
meeting.
Don't forget our membership
drive is on SO let's see some ne
faces at our next meeting.
There is a lot of work to be
done before everything is ready
for our coming dance. Our dance
committee will give its first re-
port at this meeting. We need
your help SO come on out.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-04-16

movieland lots of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer, will dance across the
stage of the Arena Saturday and
Sunday nights, April Is and 20
when the two-night Navy Ball
and Celebration officially opens
Meet Your Navy Week" for all
of Greater Cleveland.
Jctsv. a slim. attractive blonde,
Was named the country's top
ranking drump m%ajorette in 1871.
Dorothy, an exponent of the Boo
gie-Woogie dance routine, has
long been a favorite Of the hep
cats OH the West Coast. Both
girls recently completed their
parts in the film "sShip Ahoy.'
Other productions they have ap,
peared in are "Alexander's Rag
time Band and Louisiana Pur.
chase"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-04-16
SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem, O.. April 16-Although
we were a little fearful about the
outcome of our dance after the
cancellation of our victory ban.
quet, we found that our coopera.
tive friends from both Salem and
out-of-town still came and made
our dance the success it was. Our
wholehearted thanks to everyone
who attended and we hope you
enjoyed yourself and found your
attendance worthwhile. We will
show our gratitude further by
attending your dcings whenever
possible. And again, we must not
forget to thank those on various
committees who gave us such
excellent service. This really
does close the book for the pre-
vious basketball season and we
hope and pray that the same spi-
rit which prevailed this year will
be found during the next season
We feel our efforts we're Justly
awarded. Who wouldn't after see.
ing that beautiful trophy dis.
played in our case?
To Monaco
Generalization for keeping
that Saxon spirit alive! in your
home town. makiny possible your
fourth anniversary celebration
We are going to repay one OF
your frequent visits Saturday, so
count US in too.
Coincidence
The Salem Jrs. wish to express
their most heartfelt sympathy to