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The Republican., 1942-12-31
HOMEMAKERS CLUBS NAME Postoffice Does Big
OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR Holiday Business

The Oakland postoffice did a big
business during the holiday period, ac-
cording to figures released by l. R.
Rudy, postmaster.
The cancelling machine showed that
during the time from December Is to
"a, 51,293 pieces of mail had been
cancelled, the highest number of
about 5000 being cancelled on Decem-
Der 21
The postal receipts were thirteen
percent higher from December / to
"a, than they were over the same
period the year previous. During
December there were 43,500 one and
one-half cent stamps sold at the Oak
land office, it was disclosed.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
Deer Park CHI .ch
Has Dedication For
Men In the Service

The Methodist Sunday School at
Deer Park held Dedication service
Sunday, December 20, for an Honor
Roll and Service Flag, in honor of
the men now serving in the armod
services from Deer Park and near,
communities.
"America the Beautiful and
"America" were sung by the audi
ence. A special prayer was given by
Mrs. Clarence Rollma'. Volunteer
talks were given by m ,bers of the
audience, including ,ume of camp
life by Private mk Strachan
Names of the boys in service were
read. The program ended with Johnny
Smith playing "Taps," as a cornet
solo.
Names of the boys in the service
are:
Corp. Claude Friend, Overseas; Pvt
Arthur Pysell, Overseas; Pvt. Odel
Welch, Camp Polk, La; Second Glass
Seaman Carl Thrasher, st. Louis, Mo.
Pfc. Fred A. Gates, Jr., Washington
d. c.; Seaman Leo Smith, U. S. S
Washington; Pvt Denver Sharpless
Fort jackson, S. c.; Pvt. Roy R. Lish
Camp Barkeley, Texas; Pvt. Walter
Thrasher, Fort Tuclis, Washington
Sgt. Tedford A. Male, Fredericks
burg, Va; Pvt. Frank Strachan, CAM
Claiborne, La; Pvt. Harold Lands
Camp Blanding, Fla; Staff Sgt
James Junkins, Jr., Overseas; Lieut.
Alma Louise Simmons, Camp Lee
Va; Pfc. Edward Sebold, Fredericks
burg, Va; Corp. Dayton Mosser
Overseas; Pfc. Morgan Mosser, Enid
Oklahoma, and Capt. Donald Lumis
Another Deer Park boy, Pvt. Franl
George, has been entered on tn
Honor Roll in Holy Cross Episcopa
church, Cumberland.
A donation was received from Mrs
Susan Brown, of Altamont ant
Baltimore, to be applied to the cX
| penses.
| Lee Rodeheaver led the specia
prayer on Sunday, December 27 an
special prayers will be led by DR.. /
| E. Sollars, next Sunday.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
"SAND STORM"
AT
COURT HOUSE
Cause Centers About Ihree
County Orders for PurcnaSe
of Sand From Former
Commissioners

u.snd storm" appeared to be
,l.,ng over the court house this
Eek with the force and outcome of
the elbow" held over until next week $
regular meeting of the County Com
missioners.
The cause of the sand" storm in
snowy Garrett county centered about
some county orders amounting to ap-
proximately $1,341, for the purchase
of sand from the sand plant owned by
Cheston H. Browning, former county
commissioner. The sand was to be
used by the Board of Education.
Following a recent ruling of the
new board of County Commissioners
all county orders unpaid at the time
the new board took office were to be
returned to the Commissioners Of
fcies for approval or disapproval.
Accordingly, F. E. Rathbun, county
superintendent of schools, and Mr.
Browning appeared Wednesday before
the Board, asking for approval of
three county orders.
E. R. Jones, attorney to the board
said there was an order for $500 and
an order for $500 drawn against the
contingent fund and signed by the
president of the board, G. B. Giess-
man, and also an order for around
$541 drawn against the fund created
to build a garage at the jail.
Providing these orders were hon.
ored the amount of $657.00 would &c
to Mr.. Browning for purchase Of the
sand, and the balance to various per
sons for hauling. Mr.. Jones said that
previous orders for sand to the
amount of $1,084 which was delivered
to the Board of Education had beer
paid by the old board of County Com.
missioners, out of which Mr.. Brown
ing received $659 for the sand, anC
the balal to individuals for hauling
John v Herman, president of The
Board of County Commissioners, saic
the approval of the three orders pre-
sented yesterday was held up pending
study of the matter
The sand has been distributed t.
various school grounds throughout thu
county,
The Republican., 1942-12-31
Robert G. White Dies
Following Collision
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. White
Succumbs in Cleveland Hos
pitaI Tuesday Evening

Robert Garrett White, 46, former
Oakland resident, died in hospital
in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday eve
ming, December 30, as the result Of
an automobile accident which occur
red earlier in the day.
His automobile collide@ with a
truck in a dense fog on the Cleveland
streets about II o'clock Tuesday
morning. He was taken to the hos
pital and apparently was not serious
ly injured but was suddenly stricken
at $50 that evening.
He was a son of Charles F. and
Stella Jarboe White, of Liberty
street, and was born in Hutton June
IS, 1896.
He was a graduate of Oakland
High school and attended the Mary
land Agricultural college, which later
became the University of Maryland
He had been with the Otis Steel com
pany for eighteen years, now sub
sidiary of Republic Steel, and was
superintendent in charge Of blast fur
naces.
He was married on February II
1929, to Miss Bernadette Hart, Of
Oakland, a daughter of the late join
w. and Annie Hart.
Surviving are his widow and ;
daughter, Mary 'nn; his parents, ont
brother, Charles VI. White, Cleveland
and two sisters, Mrs. John Hart anC
Miss Rebecca White, Pittsburgh,
Funeral services will be conducted
from the home of his parents on Fri
! day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
CITIZENS AIR
VIEWSON NEED
OF LEGISLATION
Discuss Proposed Laws With
Legislators Who Will Go to
Annapolis Early in
January

Proposed legislation pertaining to
schools, bus drivers, tecahers and
other county matters was discussed
at length yesterday at an open meet
ing of the taxpayers called by the
county legislators for the purpose of
learning the desires, ideas and sug-
gestions of the citizens of the county.
The legislators, Senator B. |. Con
der and Delegates Otho S. Fike, Jas
per c. Meyers and Nelson Brenne-
man, declared that in this way they
would have a better understanding of
conditions in the county and would
be better able to serve the people in
their capacity in Annapolis.
F. E. Rathbun, county superinten-
dent of schools, introduced delega-
ton from North Glade and these peo-
pie made request for legislation to
divert the $4,000 appropriation for
the McHenry school to be added to
the $4,000 previously awarded to the
North Glade school, to erect a suit
able building at the latter place for
about $4,000.
A delegation of school teachers
stressed the hope for legislation
which would give them an increase
in salaries or a bonus, on account of
the high cost Of living. Merle Frantz,
president of the Garrett County
Teachers Association, acted as chair
man and short addresses were also
made by B. o. Aiken, Accident; F. D.
Bittle, Oakland; O. P Jones, Kitzmil,
Ter; E. S. Smith, Oakland; Mason
Calls, Mt. Lake Park; Miss Gladys
B. Hamill, Grantsville, and Mr.. Rath-
bun.
There was also a request for an
increase in the amount of contracts
for school bus drivers, presented by
Arthur Green Other bus drivers in
cluding Harry F. Rice, A. G. Thaycr,
Arthur Fitzwater and w. H. Bernard,
were present.
Herbert Bernard and Arthur H.
Green requested that the State Roads
commission take over the s. lies of
The Republican., 1942-12-31

lions this year and make them amount
ed for sacrifice upon the part of civil
seem out of place to resolve to limit the
W, to get up earlier than we did last year
} keep our temper, although the latter is al
zen on our fighting fronts resolved to bring
jsful end, even at the cost of many lives, the
must resolve to cooperate fully with the war
ay ny ways in which this can be done, and
very ;S RS the right to make resolutions as free
and otS2 years to come.
sons uggested in one of this months mag
GEORGE
uflage CAV privilege of registering to vote and
and the federal government.
9SsIroblems honestly and courageously
gW5 IS of democracy so that the coming gen.
TyN, may know and respect the processes
tAIeye3cracy, and give them a desire to ( e.
(Sbuy moro." Is, to talk leej and keep our
only w w what we are Taking
agencies. >~4dsted with civilian activi-
scrap, ETC., to conserve gasoline and
.eserve to the cause of liberty and the
ter world.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
A Variety of Calls
Answered By Firemen
Boat, Autos, Houses Included ir
List for 1912 but Most Are
for Grass and Brush Fires

Members of the Garrett county
fire department answered variety
of calls throughout the past year
ending December /, being called for
fires in boats, automobiles, houses
and a garage, and for numerous flue,
brush and grass fires.
They answered calls for fires oc-
curing as far away as Bayard and
Kitzmiller, but were called only five
times to Mt. Lake Park during the
year, all for flue and grass fires.
The report made at regular
meeting of the fire company showed
that the department answered 80
alarms, compared with 81 for 194l.
Included in the report were the
fires at the Stave mill, the Paugh
chicken farm, the Eggers home on
Oak street, Monheim's Produce build
ing on Oak street; house at Crcllin
destroyed; a house at Bayard de-
stroyed; the Hoye House on Shaffer
Hill destroyed in which child died
and the destructive fire at Kitzmiller
Seventeen alarms were for grass
or brush fires in Oakland, Mt Lake
Park, Hutton, Deer Park, and one was
for woods fire near Altamont. Five
were for flue firese~one for a large
boat on Deep Creek Lake, two fol
automobiles and one for road truck
There were no fires during July
the report showed, probably the first
time in history of the department that
an entire month went by without al
alarm.
Called to Red House
The firemen were called Tuesday
night to the Sisler garage at Rec
House when a spark from a welding
machine ignitcd some gasoline, bu
there was no damage.
Firemen were called to the home O
Mr. and Mrs S. H. Jackson yes /
day afternoon as the result of a flu,
fire There was no damage. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jackson were not at home ant
the furnace fire was being taken car,
of by George Fulk, a neighbor.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
$50 Boys and Girls
Get Christmas Treat

Six hundred fiftya ,ys and girls
received an orange ard box of animal
crackers as a Christmas treat last
Thursday afterno M sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The organization was assisted by
donations from a large number of
business men, ranging anywhere
from 81 90 to $1,000
Robert w. Lohr, chairman of the
committee, stated that $4,000 had
been donated and that the treat had
been furnished for $680O, leaving a
balance of $41.00 which was to be
put in special Christmas fund to
apply on next years treat.
Contributions were received from
the following: Oakland Bakery, f. A.
Smouse, Joseph E. Harmed, Emroy
Boldcn, A. d. NayIor, Savage and
Sanders, w. A. Sturgiss, First Ma
tional Bank, H. C. Riggs, Guy Hinc-
baugh, Hugh E. Echard, B. l. Con
der, Garrett National Bank, Joseph
Hinebaugh, Thomas A. Gondcr, An
drew Gonder, l. R. Rudy, Bill Gibsc I
Economy Market, Lou Cornish, J "A
Price Stores, Ray Teets, Le' In
Brothers, A. G. Hesen, Oakla' )es
Company, Orange Crush { hy
Knights of Pythias, Rick, Z (Oi
| Company, Welch's Taxi S(.j fVir.
gil B. Kelley, National Bi Com.
pany, Daniel P. Smouse, Reaforc
Purbaugh, Lee Shaffer, James Lewis
w. w. Dawson, Coffey's Restaurant
Democrat Club, j. W. jackson Com
pany. r.
Arrangement were m Santa
Claus to arrive on the al frain
and most of the chil0 Noy
parents were at the
| Orrnptinuc
The Republican., 1942-12-31
Given Suspended Sentence

Miles David Martin, son of MI
and Mrs, Robert Martin, Of Terra
Alta, was given a suspended sentence
last Thursday before Magistrate H.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
70 Observe New Years Day

ne Oakland Postoffice will observe
'ay hours on New Years day, it
announced.
general delivery window will
en- from 8 to 9 a. M, on that
1t there will be no carrier serv-
Star route carriers will cover
arritory as usual.
majority of all food stores and
fsiness establishments will be
u day Friday ask the food
se planning t% nain open
o'clock p. mA~T Thursday
The Republican., 1942-12-31

Three U. S. sub chasers were
turned over to the Brazilian navy at
a ceremony at Miami, Fla.
The Republican., 1942-12-31

eaded guilty
to
at the Red
%.
.tody of his
(. sentence of
good bellav-
in the snow
Aall, accord
currie, who
lovered the
lean.
The Republican., 1942-12-31

the new ration book consumers
would have to declare all rationed
fruits and vegetables in their cup
boards and that stamps would be de-
Quoted accordingly. Penalties are pro-
vided for false declarations.
The Republican., 1942-12-31

Flood waters sweli
sections 70 the East
The Republican., 1942-12-31

Arrangement were m
Claus to arrive on the a.
and most of the chiIt
parents were at the
greetings.
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with Bernard, suffered
fractured left leg and y
Allegany Hospital, Clmta
Pritts, Bloomington,
nard, received head la
ME Harvey, Westernpo
car, received bruised KIN
Harvey were treated at
the accident.
Troopers Milton Ha
Buckle of the Maryl@
investigated and U
charged with
with having
The Republican., 1942-12-31

nation that ra-
. stay until vic
Z a better system
d" he acknowl-
lIa1 (before the
mn gives chiselers
nee to stock up, if
and if they can
t | am confident
majority Of the
atriotic enough,
vt to try to do
The Republican., 1942-12-31

OVIIIIIIIooIOII UdNO UNNI vi
county-owned road on t
on-Oakland road, route
Rev. Garrett Evans, NJ
suggested changes in {
laws of the state and :
use of illegal slot macl.
The meeting which,
o'clock was in session ]
o'clock p. m.
The Republican., 1942-12-31
Three Hurt When
Three Cars Crash

Three persons were injured early
yesterday as three cars carrying
workers home from the plant of the
Celanese Corporation of America,
near Cumberland, crashed on U. S.
Route 220 at the entrance to Cresap-
town.
Cars driven Ly Walter G. Bernard,
Route 3, Swanton, and David Merritt,
Cresaptown, were halted in line OF
traffic when a machine driven by
Robert Leroy Jones, Westernport,
was unable to stop and crashed into
Bernard's car, and in turn Bernard's
auto ploughed into that of Merritt.
Robert Rizer, Bloomington, riding
u,i{1, o,,J -, ,oor.;bl -
The Republican., 1942-12-31

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-10-10
FIog Essay
.ontinued from page D

(continued from page D over to Rev. Morony, who VIII act as the final judge.
 All articles will be written Tn ink or typed, skipping a line between each written line.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-10-10
1hree Stars In Sunday Show

Swift action that carries one IhOm modern Mexico across the bOrder into the United States .pd back again coupled with a .sst that includes Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland and Paulette GOdda d. make Paramount's pro- duetion of Hold Back the Dawn" a picture that should not Ibe missed. It will show at the IOpheum theatre for one day, Sunday Oct. II.
 The story concerns Charles Boyer as a European dancer in Mexico unable to get into the U. & because ms country's quota is Inn, He knows that if he marries .n American he can get into the country in 4 weeks, so when. he meets Olivia de Havilland, a school teacher on vacation, he sweeps her eff her feet and she narries him
 She then goes home. to await him. After she leaves Boyer goes back to his old flame, Paulette Goddard and then Olivia returns mexpectedly in a week. He tries to keep his secret from her, and in the meantime decides to give Paulette up Paulette has differ snt ideas, however, and in the sDsuing m'x-up Boyer is forced to flee il egally across the boz der into the US.
 What happens then provides ldramatic ending for one of the unusual pictures of the year, praised for it's acting, lavish production, and unusual back grounds.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-10-10
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Evening star., 1942-06-09
Catholic Resistance

American diplomats and journal
lists returning from Central Europe
have cautioned their countrymen
against the risk involved in suppos-
Ing that the strength and the power
OF the Nazi regime have begun to
crack under the strain OF war. Spe-
cifcally, they have warned against
the temptation to believe that Ger
man morale is ready to collapse.
Advice of this character from such
authoritative observers and inter-
prefers of political economic and
social conditions cannot be ignored.
1t represents the considered judg-
iaent Of men who are abundantly
skilled in the appraisal Of psyche
logical values.
Yet evidence OF the gradual de-
velopment of opposition to Hitler
within the Reich does exist. The
latest symptom of growing resistance
to his tyranny is a pastoral letter
issued by the German bishops of the
Roman Catholic Church on March
%. Taking into account the cir
cunStances under which it was writ
ten and circulated, it is document
of the very highest significance.
Categorically, 1t charges Der Fueh-
rer's government with failure to keep
the promises it freely made in the
concordat of July 20. 1888, pledging
protection of the functions of Chris
tian churches schools and other in
stitutions. THE liberty of creed and
Worship the diocesan leaders de-
clare, has been denied. Instead,
campaign of oppression has been
conducted by the Nazis to the end
that Christianity may be destroyed
in Germany before the soldiers,
whose Christian faith gives them
the strength for heroic battles and
sacrifices, return home"
The letter courageously protests
against every disregard of personal
freedom" It condemns the killing of
insane persons and the proposal to
kill incurables; expresses resentment
against the forcible confscation of
property; complains against Gestapo
spying u0on priests and laymen
who stand up for religious freedom" +"
and demands juridical proof of all
sentences and the release of all who
have been imprisoned without proof,
the return of seized property and
the protection Of all citizens against
false accusations.
Particularly. the Catholic bishops
Teaff1rm the spiritual principle
against the expedent materialism
Of the Nazi party doctrine. Their
SACRED creed" they insist, they will
defend against all attacks" The
letter closes with the words: "Deci-
sively and firmly we refuse the sug-
gestion that we should prove our
Evening star., 1942-06-09
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trace,Oell.

Each hsh seized the worm, one by the
head and the other by the tail
They tugged and tugged, with no ap-
preciable results, until finally the living
rope" in their tug-of-war came apart.
This was a large worm, however, and
properly tough. The small ones are
tender enough.
Woodcock are said to be composed OF
scarcely anything else. In this way
nature transmutes worm flesh into bird
flesh, and the latter, in the shape of the
woodcock, is held to be a rare dencacy
by all who have tasted it.
1t is said that young woodcock eat
their weight in worms every day.
They become full grown on this diet
in about three weeks.
AS beautiful plate as We know of the
woodcock may be found in Bird
Portraits in Color" issued by the Uni
versity OF Minnesota Press.
The painting is by Walter John
Breckenridge.
The long bill and the eyes Of the
creature give it an odd and interesting
look which perhaps no other bird has.
The eyes are so far back and so close
to the top Of the head that the wood
cock can really look behind him.
Protective coloration often saves the
woodcock. 1t is said that the mother
bird will even permit herself to be
stroked by the hand before she will
leave the nest.
The bill of the woodcock deserves a
special note. 1t can raise the outer part
OF the upper mandible, without removing
the bill from the SOIL and in this way it
can ease worm out without letting go.
What a gift this sort Of bill would be
for robin! But he seems to be able to
get along very well without it.
Protective coloration of birds and
animals gave man the idea of camou-
flage.
We were noticing a wood thrush the
other day on some earth from which a
great growth Of honeysuckle had been
removed.
Green and red and brown were mixed
in the half bare earth. and on this a
thrush. with his brown back and spotted
chest. was walking.
When he remained still, looking for
worms and insects in the freshly dis
turbed earth, he was invisible.
Even when We knew where he was,
he could not be seen until he moved
While moving, he was easily enough
spotted, so that the observer thought,
II will be able to see him this time,
when he stops But again he became
invisible. 1t was uncanny.
Hunters tell us that the woodcock
always manages to keep tree or two
between 1t and them. in order to re-
ceive the benefits of protective colora-
ton.
Woodcock have been known to re-
main so still and so close to dogs that
tha hunters have stumbled over them.
The bird was using its camoufage to
the limit.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

circles. the rubber shortage is myth.
At the other extreme Is the view,
apparently held by most responsible
officials having to do with the prose-
cution Of the war. that the shortage
Is so acute that 1t constitutes a very
serious threat to the war program.
1t Is clear In these circumstances
that the average cjtizen-he who
will have to carry the brunt Of any
conservation program-cannot know
what to believe or what to expect.
To clear up this wholly unnecessary
confusion, 1t is to be hoped that the
President will deal with the subject
as explicitly as considerations Of
sound military policy will permit.
At the least it should be possible to
tell the motorists of the country with
reasonable accuracy what they can
expect in the way of requirements
for their tires and when the replace
ments can be expected. If, as a
result Of such a factual showing, 1t
is clear that national gasoline ration
ing is the only feasible method Of
bridging the gap between the life
time of tires now in service and the
date when replacements will become
available, then there is no doubt that
the great majority Of the people will
willingly accept such a rationing
program. 1t is idle to expect this CO.
operation, however, until the real
facts have been submitted to them.