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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08

Alta, W. Va, and Mr.. and Mrs r. H.
Schlossnagle, Cumberland, were Sun
day guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Wicklow. Jimmy Mitchell returned to
Oakland with his parents after visit
ing here for several days.
Mrs. Matte Crane left on Monday
for her home at Parkersburg, w. Va,
after a two weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Lloyd Warthen.
Mr.. and Mrs. EMIL Chidester and
daughter, Baltimore, were weekend
visitors here with relatives.
Carroll Forsythe left Monday for
Fort Benning, Ga, where he will
enter army life as a second lieutenant
His wife will remain with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Selby, at
Selbysport
Joseph Matthews, Baltimore, spent
the weekend here with his wife and
mother, Mrs. A. j. Matthews.
Carl Squires, Cumberland, spent the
weekend here with friends.
T. B. limbaugh is spending this
week near Hazelton, w. Va, with
Mrs. Sadie Fike.
Miss Jean Rush returned to Fair
mont, w. Va, on Sunday, where she
attends business school, after visit
ing over the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Iva Rush.
Misses Dorothy Glenn and Lucille
Greenwood left Sunday for Frost
burg, where they attend State Teach
ers College
Mrs Harvey Friend and daughter,
Virginia, were Thursday dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Rumbaugh.
Brownfield, Pa.
David Bartholomew, Pittsburgh,
Pa. spent the weekend at his home
here.
The Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Wagner
and children, Accident, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Custer, Satur
day evening.
Private first-class Charles Ross,
Pine Camp, N. Y, returned to his
home here Saturday, accompanied by
his brother James, and Dwight Ma
theny, who had been visiting in New
York several days Charles will visit
his parents until Saturday noon,
when he will leave by plane from
Pittsburgh, Pa, for his camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl limbaugh and
children, Fearer, were Sunday dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas
limbaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Beachley left
Sunday morning for their home at
North East, Md, after spending sew
eral days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry j. Black.
Mrs, Bessie Frantz, Sterling, Ger
aldine and Brooke Funds have re-
turned after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Grove and
daughter Beatrice, visited in Cumber-
land on Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. R. d. Brown and son
Aldworth, visited their daughter
Betty, in Washington, D. c., Friday. |.
Miss Helen Miller, R. n, returned
here Sunday evening after spending
two weeks at Grantsville with rela-
tives.
Harold Friend returned to his home
at Cresaptown, on Sunday after
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. /
Ross.
Ada Purbaugh is spending six to
eight weeks in Meyersdale, Pa, and
Pittsburgh, Pa, with relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
A LETTER FROM HAWAII

The following letter was received
in Oakland few days ago by Mrs
f. l. Baumgartner, from Mrs. Robert
Wong, a former Oakland resident
who is now in Honolulu, Hawaii. tell.
ing OF reactions there to the raid oil
the japanese at Pearl Harbor.
Mrs. Wong is the wife of DR.
Robert Tuck Wong, who was assigned
to the Swallow Fails CCC camp in
938 and 1920. In the fail Of 1889 he
went to jefferson hospital in Phila-
delphia f." =. post graduate cour. in
advanced work on the eye. He re-
turned to Honolulu where he is now
practicing medicine.
December IS. 194l.
Dearest, Helen:
/ | have tried to write my friends
over on The mainland to let them
know that we are all safe and we'll
but we are so busy doing whatever
we can in the daytime as we have
black-out! nights now which makes
things dffferens | am still working
for Bob and will for awhile as this
war has 5changed things a bit. Boil
has Office hours in the mornireJ
only and the afternoons he spends
down atythe Queens hospital to draw
blood from. blood donors for our blood
bank. His practice has suffered some
what the past two weeks, but it's be-
ginning to pick up pagan. He also
has a Red Cross unit which he has to
stay on every third night, so he's
kept very busy The Red Cross is
doing wonderful work here and set
ting up many canteens throughout the
city, feeding the workers and the
homeless.
This war surely took us by sur
prise, as we thought the peace talks
were still on in Washington, but the
Japs played US dirty trick. No
doubt We are all very angry at the
Japs It'll take more than the laps
to scare us and Uncle Sans boys
will show her that we can fight Just
as well and even better. The damage
the Japs claimed they had inflicted
on the islands was grossly exagger-
ated as you know what lies the Axis
party can grind out.
We were in bed at the time Of the
attack and thought it to be only ma
neuvers and decided we'd get up and
watch it as the planes were flying
overhead and the anti-aircraft guns
firing away. and thought it would be
fun. 1t wasn't so much fun as we
thought when a neighbor yelled across
the street to get inside as we're being
attacked. | couldn't believe it, but |
went back into the house anyway
Later we came out to watch it again
and this time we had to duck for
shrapnel and pieces Of flying missiles
were falling around us and it landed
on the house top across the street
from us =
We all took it very boldly and no
panic was shown bv the pepople The
people here have all pitched in to
help and many have opened their
homes to evacuees. and our home de-
Tense workers (all had training prevj-
ously) did their work very well. They
patrol the streets al NIGHT and see
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08

FAINT, of Ruthbell, West Va, spent
the weekend in this community Wis.
ting their parents. Mrs. Fike was
the former Miss Georgia Jackson, Of
near Gnegy Church.
Willard Feather is a patient at 4
clinic in Wheeling, ". Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
River dam bear hunting.

River dam bear hunting.
Miss Eleanor Alternately returned
Sunday to Fairmont after having
spent the past two weeks with her
mother. Mrs. Mollie Alternately, at
Aurora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Fike and in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08

Mr. and Mrs Nyal Hollada. mean
here, are the parents of a daughter
born at the Hazel McGilvery hospital
Meyersdale, Tuesday, December 80.
Friends here have received an.
nouncement of the birth of a daugh.
ter to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hanft, al
Baltimore. December "a. Mrs. Hanft
is the former Ethel Friend, of neal
Cove.
Personals
Pvt. Ross Bittinger returned to his
army unit at Camp Wheeler. Ga.
after spending a brief leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs Fred Bittinger
at Bittinger Young Bittinger has
recently enlisted in a parachute bat
talon.
Misses Edna Hilegas and Blanche
Schwinabart were here for a brief
visit with the Rev. and Mrs. Virgil
R. Gillum, returning to Asbuly Col
lege, Wilmore, Ky, where they are
attending school The Rev. and Mrs.
Gillum also had as their guests for a
short visit the Rev. and Mrs. Owen
Arlington and daughter, Elaine, Elk
Garden, W. Va.
After spending the past two weeks
at their respective homes near here,
Misses Naomi and Ruth Weber. Rox-
anna Folk, and Bettalee Bender have
returned to HalTisonburg, Va, where
they are students at the Eastern
/ Mennonite school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haning and
daughter Mansfield, o.. were guests
of Mrs. Amanda Haning and other
relatives during a short visit
Mrs. Harry J. Bender and daughter.
Jane, spent several days with relatives
in Baltimore.
c. c. Wisseman has returned from
visit with his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
/ Gerber, at Sugar Greek, O. He was
accompanied on the trip by his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Otto and their three sons.
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller, Harrison-
burg, Va, have returned home after
a weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Metzler, near Bittinger, and other
relatives in this section.
Alva Tice and Misses Elva and Eva
Ign Tice, Harrisonburg, Va, visited
relatives near here for a few days.
Prof, Alvin J. Miller, Kent, O.,
visited relatives here while enroute to
his home after spending the holidays
in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Gillum.
McKeesport, Pa, were guests Of Rev.
and Mrs, Virgil R. Gillum, over the
weekend.
Mrs. c. c. Beachy is spending this
week in Baltimore with her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. HaI-
vey Parsons. She will attend the
Farm Bureau Convention.
DR.. and Mrs. Norman r. Davis re-
turned from Mercersburg, Pa, where
they accompanied their son Robert,
who is attending school there.
Miss Ethel Broadwater was hostess
to members Of the Grantsvillc Com
mu9ity club at her home on Wednes-
day.
Fighting School
The GrantsvilIe Firemen are spon-
soring fire-fighting school here. the
first class to be held this evening.
Alvin j. Yoder and Henry L. burst,
will instruct. Glasses will deal with
fire-fighting as applied to war am
munition, bombs, gases, etc. Anyone
who is interested is eligible to enroll.
Seek Town Jail
The Mayor and Town Council at
the regular meeting Monday night,
discussed the possibility of building a
jail and municipal building. They con-
ferred with the county commissioners
regarding the situation. A building
heretofore used as a jail is said to be
unfit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
Personals

Miss Helen Custer returned to Oak
land Friday after visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Custer
Miss Reatha Jean Rush, of Rush,
spent Monday evening with Mrs.
Wayne Hook.
Mrs, Sherman Frazee and children,
Accident, were Friday afternoon
guests of Miss Savilla Hanft.
Private William Greynolds, Fort
Dix, N. j., visited his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. R. L. Greynolds, several
days last week.
Robert Statler, Oakland, spent the
past week here with Paul Friend.
James Skidmore left Monday for
Westminster, where he attends the
Western Maryland College.
Mrs. w. F. Daley and grand
daughter, Eleanor Daley, returned
here Sunday after weeks visit with
Mr. and Mrs Adair Daley. in Balti-
more.
Teachers who returned here after
holiday visit at their homes were:
Velora Swauger, jennings; Martha
Huotari, Monossen, Pa; Ethel Storey,
McHenry, and Lois Steeg, Baltimore.
Aldworth Brown returned to Bliss
Electrical School, Washington, d. c.,
on Sunday after visiting his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. r. D. Brown, during the
holidays.
w. E. Menser, Somerset, Pa, was
business caller here on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell and
children, fQakland; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark NtKtow and children, Terra
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
Births

Mr. and Mrs. Nyal Hollada. near
here, are the parents of a daughter,
born at the Hazel McGilvery hospital,
Meyersdale, Tuesday. December 80.
Friends here have received an
nouncement of the birth of a daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hanft, at
Baltimore, December "a. Mrs. Hanft
is the former Ethel Friend, of near
Cove.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
Grantsville Briefs

A special prayer service is being
conducted at the local Methodist
church each Wednesday evening by
the Rev. Virgil R. GilIum, pastor
Services begin at 1880.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Civil Service Files Trial
Recessed Until Monday

Trial Of four men and q woman
charged with illegal removal Of per-
sonnel records Of the Civil Service
Commission will be resumed in Dis
trlct Court Monday before Justice
James w. Morris.
The court ordered the weekend
recess late yesterday after q futile
attempt by the Government to COM
plete its case. The trial already
has drifted through eight days,
Evening star., 1942-05-15
The EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON d. c. FRIDAY MAY Is, 1912

knock into somebody else before the
night is done. That didn't happen
in either the "Serenade, Vienna
1914" or "Scheherazade" Of last eve
ming, but there were any number
Of close calls and q correlative mar
ring Of total effect in the large
ensemble routines.
All of which proves nothing more
than = dire need locally. for an
ample auditorium to accommodate
the larger entertainment forms. A
futile preachment, for the moment.
In the Tschaikowsky -Balanchine
"Serenade" Nathalie Krassovska's
daintiness and sheer durability may
be pointed out, As we'll as the support
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Ballet Russo
Presents Fifth
Program of Series

The Ballet Russo program Of last
night. calling as 1t did for unsparing
quantities of ensemble work, brought
out among other things the sad fact
that even the stage Of the National
Is pinched for space when 1t comes
to ballet. Space. obviously, is one
thing mass dancing must have. for
when it is lacking there arises an
uncomfortable feeling in the bosom
of spectators-and, we daresay,
dancers-that somebody is likely to
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Of George zoritch, and especially of
Igor Youskevitch In the "Adagio"
section. Virtually an excess Of
individual skill marked the Won
Weber-Massine Vienna" swirling
bit Of romantic gayety. Principal
among those identifiable after fran
tic ge-thumbing were-in addition
to Danilova, Youskevitch and Kras-
sovska-Anna Istomina, Jean Yaz-
whisky and Katia Geleznova. The
repeat Of the orgiastic "Scheheraz-
ade" had Frederic Franklin and Mia
Slavenska in the energetic leads.
BY the way, q bow for Franz Alters
and his vestpocket symphony.
j. w. s.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Astronomers to Set Up
telescopes. ct Museum

The Children's Museum of WASH
lngton, 4215 Massachusetts avenue
NV. will be open at 8 pm. tomor-
row when the Amateur Astronomers
Association for the second time this
spring will set up telescopes in
the garden for children and adults
who may wish to view the stars.
II the night is not clear, the as
tronomers will try again the follow
ing Saturday.
Tomorrow nights feature is open
to the general public. Tomorrow at
3 pm. there will be showing at
the Museum of Americans Ala
film distributed by the co-ordinator
of inter American affairs.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
slowed up primarily by legal argu-

slowed up primarily by legal argu-
ments.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray had hoped to
rest the Governments case yester-
day afternoon, and Justice Morris
kept the court in session until sos
O'Clock to give him the opportunity.
But another legal wrangle devel-
oped.
The prosecution, however, Is about
ready to rest its case. 1t has only
one more of the Is statements
given to agents Of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation by the de-
PENDANTS to read to the jury Of
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Hollywood to Go Lightly
On Let's Have Another
The Public, 1t Seems, Is Opposed;
Berlin Show May Be Film;
The Voice Gets Fan Mail
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

the movie headlines
a tabooed line all movies
Evening star., 1942-05-15

t. frntu7
find
ndeoteaw cin of fh
and
esvarng
FOorT e
Evening star., 1942-05-15

eight women and four men. The
other IL were read to the jury yes
terday by Mr.. Murray.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

SHOP IN AIR-CONDI-
TONED COMFORT AT
THE HECHT co..
EVERY FLOOR CON-
p L E T E LY A N D
BEAUTIFULLY AIR
COOLED FOR YOUR
SU M Err COMFORT
AT THE STORE OF
NATIONALLY FA-
NOUS MERCHANDISE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

He told her many things about the war
ard about himself among them how ne hap
pened To- give up hrs scholarly pursuits 10
serve his country and how his family had
supposedly been killed
Thcn came the catastrophe the final rout
Of the Government forces before the Fascist
postered rebel army lone fled TO England
returning 10 Paris To help IN the evacuation
of Spanish refugees. TafaU who had stayed
ln Madrid until the very end was also i'm
PARIS engaged IN the same wor,
They made their plans 10 hc married there
bu' the hostility Of the French Government
compelled Taf7Il 20 flee before tho Wedding
could take place. And lone followed hum to
S1uto Domingo
Before settling down I'm Nc<co the bride
and groom undertook one last trip 10 Europe
ir the hope Of being able 20 restore some sort
az unity 20 the Spanish people But they were
too late. the Nazis We're already marching
After watching Paris fan they Ioncd the
refugees streaming south and from still ncu-
trial Italy took ship back to this hemisphere.
BY now. lone has achieved am euviablc
reputation in thu art world much Of il based
ON the paintings she dI iu Spain.
Several examples of these are reproduced
ON this page They aic not concerned with
line wtth her chief .n'yvast The effect Of war
ou th, everyday life OF the people
This Same interest viii soon take her
abroad again 10 England whore Enoch
Arden Va5 supposed - have lived and SUI
terci an5 who're to-day there IS scarcely al
IVORY tower ..r. thanks 20 Hlters bombs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

Aud last az aN came q statement from
Bib who WAS still hrdrc aut u N,>oo.
Il hej been told 10y ou. ! t,H,'oa o. b"
an eye Witness be- sad that my elfe had
hocn Killed in the Fascist rebellion Ny friend
said he saw her Killed boy tho Fascist soldiers
~ That time. We had been separated three
years have since discovered that she is
alive and living with The three children at
Poutcvcdra Spain"
So Tho referee recommended The awul-
mcut which lone had asked for without want
ing. and thus ended the sadj,st adventure
which had bcfallcn her since she had quit
her IVORY tower in tho l92O's
That break had not been hard one for
She had not lived in II long enough 10 get
used 10 its rcfuncmcnts. still IN her teens
she had run away from what She considered
the stuffy atmosphere Of tho Pennsylvania
Academy, where her dntrs parents who lived
IN Portland Oregon had sent her 10 study
art and settled m New Yorks Bohemian
quarter Greenwich Village
But she soon decided that Greenwich Vii
la-e was NOT The answer. either After drcary
weeks of trying Co make ends meet in "a cold
water flat OF painting platcfuls of fruit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

slons Of that war, a prelimi-
nary to the present one, that
her. romance with Senior Tafal
began.
In all. they met only three
times. and briefly at that, be-
fore their marriage
Her first sight Of him came
when she was on her way TO
the Ebro front Stopping off
at an officers school, she
heard Senior Tafall, an eX-
college professor, who, after
serving as Minister of the
Interior. then Minister of La
Dor had become ComHisssar
General Of the Republic, make
a speech.
What effect the speech had
on the officers Is not known,
but lone was deeply moved.
Their second meeting oc-
Cured during the dispensing
Of the famous international
brigades at Poblet Eye-wlt-
nesses have described this
event the mastering out Of
service Of many gallant men
who had come from all over
the world 90 fight for what
they believed in as the most
stirring they had ever seen.
lone shared this feeling. and
1t MAS increased and perso-
nalizcd by her interesting con-
NnrsatInns with Senor Tafall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

Forsoking the Ivory Tower Where Painters
Are Supposed TO Dwell. She Dared the Hoz-
ards Of a Wor-Torn World. Married q
Sponiord and Then Learned That His First
Wife and Three Children Had Not Been
Killed After all
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

TITS Wife, his wife no more. and So
II.ls. vet not his upon thc fathcr
And al the warmth the peace. ~
Md his own children tall and b,
-A-A-h}ift HAT -t,tifcf
rnErinE I'm his place
Lorl Of his nights and
of his chldrcn's love
A lesser man might -
lave shattered this do sNf
nestle scene by reveal VT
ing himself, but Enoch ~
turning softly
Ike thief.
crypt 60 the gate. and
opened it and closed
As lightly As sick
mans chambcr-door
Behind him and came
out upon the waste
lIi- appearance was
=-T vf7Ey -C-t- ny Tho riEor-
De- had
-Iorconc during tho
ua' years that uo ono
-T--1-TIzrd r-m and d,
.Hgcse'v lot th,s ,ero.
rance persist living out
tae rest Of hs lfr IN
silence and anonymity
until on hs dcathhcd
no DISCLOSED his secret. "
Like tho VIE in this
story Irrc Robinson One OF
areg ras had two hus- Ion" '
hand. hu, she did not Visiting
,.,r,., tba second on the the
assymrtIon that tho
rrs, was dead She was careful
,rr latter rohn Ia'lctt shinrlug
,.f.,. y,fl,rr Senior R.haro r
Taf,Hf con.urssar General Of -
SPANISH Republic
Egt aIa4. I'm wa~-'orU uoHG
.ag,.,-.I even ihg most ,fh.,a uMF
and mon go oft aztrav
-,r.r Tafau believed that his
,hr., small ch,Mrea had boon -.aa
general Fran,a.s TROOPS ~. ta.
,.esed the tragedy nuuoDf bun laa
Fl. .h' mo report 90 = wEch
eve, him. Indeed oven n.'torf
I'D. M.. hardy A4y. c>p.p',. ANY,
fgr his Ll,.o- -ll-.-a-.... --a---.--
~. i,..-
Aud az course. the tenderness ,
Franco. Maors treated ,sv Joss
els.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

F lone Robinson beautiful and talented American pai
tower where artists poets and the like supposed &
j with the workaday world she would have been
But lone felt that art was not something 10 be cul
took her palette and brushes and stepped the
citizens about the ordinary business OF making mon
As "A result she got pushed around, SOM very
herself in situation not unlike the Tcunysou
Described in his famous poem, 'Euoch Arden only
hcr case the English as they say IA billiards IS reversed
Fnoch Arden. British sailor, married has sweet
heart raised family, then went off 10 and
shpwTeckcd on desert island When hc finally
rescued and returned 10 his home port. he found that
ms wife thinking HIM dead had married another
The dead man come 20 life" stole up 70 The window
OF the ncwywcds cottage and leclluS- n--beheid-
TITS Wife his wife more. and tho babe
Uo's vet not his upon Tho fathers knee.
And.tll the warmth, the peace tho happiness
Md his children tall and beautiful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12
The Strange Life Of Mysterious Emily

heart-failure on the very yacht
which she had once dreamed
would be one of her homes.
It was only natural that this
should seem like fate to Emily
and it was not long before the
impetuous Venus was once
again involved in divorce pro-
ceedings.
Having paused just long enough
for the decree TO be granted,
Emily and her furs hurried on to
Palm Beach. where she found
Bill Gilchrist in deep mourning
on his yacht, with strict orders
that nobody should intrudc on
his solitude With two disastrous
examples of how tyranny kills
love, one might have expected
that Emily would have APP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

preached in the gentle. pliable
character she had put on before.
1t had almost won him once.
Instead, she did precisely the
opposite.
Pushing a mumbtng sailor
aside, she burst into Bills state
room, with all the arrogance of
the goddess for whom she had
been nicknamed. The young
beauty issued her orders with the
snap Of a drill sergeant;
@Riil44 Bin get -t4if,t- " titc-up!- All
your mourning will not bring her
back. 1t is running your life. 1t
is nonsense. Snap out OF it!
Think of other things, happy
things. l will show you how. Tell
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