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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
JAYCEES PLANNING FOR
DINNER ON JANUARY q
Distinguished Service Award
Key to Be Presented to
COmmunity's Outstand-
ing Young Man

Observing the twenty-second an
niversary of the founding of the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce, the Oakland Jaycees are
holding their Founders Day banquet
at the Manhattan hotel next Wednes-
day evening, January 81, at which a
distinguished service award key will
be presented to the community's out
standing young man of the past
twelve months.
The award is presented annually
by the United States Junior Chamber
through it's affiliated organizations in
all parts of the country. The recipient
is being selected by a local committee
and the selection is based on the con-
tributions to the community welfare.
The recipient must be between the
ages of 81 and 35 inclusive, the Jaycee
age limit, but need not be a member
of that organization.
Besides the presentation of the
award that evening, E. R. Jones,
local attorney, and former secretary
of state, will speak. Walter w. Daw-
son will act as POSTMASTER The din
ner is scheduled for $50 p. M, and
tickets may be secured at rs cents
per plate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Nineteen Men Called
For Induction Today
Left Oakland This Morning for
Fort George G. Meade,
Near Baltimore

Nineteen young men left Oakland
this morning for Fort George G.
Meade for induction into the armed
forces, having been previously ex-
amined and passed by the army eXami-
nation station.
The names of those called for serv-
ice were released today by the Gar
rett County Draft board. They include
Earl Henry Meats, Arthur A. Pysell,
Hubert Wayne Thomas, Harry Voss
Lewis, John Lester Kenney, Erwin
Sylvester Smith, Jr., Harry Calvert
Platter, Clifton Frederick Bachtel
William Crane Smith, Walter Scott
Shreve, Robert Merl Wicklow, Charles
Layzel Moorehead, Robert Lee Hile-
man, Earl Elmer Hetrick, Kenneth
Foreman Beckman, Allen Ray Harvey
Glenn Edward Miller, Henry Crowder
Wilt, Willoughby McClelland Calls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Masonic Lodge Holds
Installation Service

Officers in Oakland Lodge No. 1872,
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
both elective and appointive, were in
stalled and invested at the regular
communication on Tuesday evening,
with A. C. Fisher, district deputy
grand lecturer, of Cumberland, as the
installing officer, assisted by A.
Wayne Reed, district deputy grand
lecturer, of Westernport, and num-
Der of past masters of the local or
ganization.
The five principal officers of the
lodge to be installed were Scott w.
Shirer, worshipful master; Arthur
Lawton, senior warden; Milburn w.
Mann, junior warden; Harland L.
Jones, secretary; and Cecil Smith,
treasurer.
Appointive officers were Robert T
Hoffman, senior deacon; George 2
Dawson, junior deacon; Delbert Da-
Wis, senior steward; Herbert c.
Leighton, junior steward; Wellington
E. Yutzy, tyler.
Mr.. Hoffman, retiring master, gave
report of activities for the past
year and the new master also spoke
briefly. Refreshments in the club
room followed the business session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Pythians Lay Plans
For 53rd Anniversary

Committees were named and pre-
liminary plans made at the Knights
of Pythias meeting Friday night for
the Anniversary celebration to be held
on February 20.
This will mark the 53rd anniversary
of the founding of the local order and
the 18th anniversary Of the national
organization. This is always consid-
cred a high spot in the Pythian year
Walter w. Dawson was named
chairman of the program committee
and Wade Mason chairman Of the re-
freshment committee.
Recently elected officers were in
stalled last Friday with ]. c. Rem
ringer as installing officer.
A Civilian Defense committee COM
posed of A. G. Gortner, chairman;
j. C. Renninger, Leonard Hathaway,
Clifford Phillips and Virgil B. Kelley,
was named to cooperate with the
county committee.
The lodge decided to purchase an
other $1,000 defense bond, which
makes a total Of $4,000 invested in
these bonds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Use Tax Stamps Go
On Sale To Auto
Owners January IS

Maryland postal officials are
planning for a rush business starting
today-sale of Federal use tax stamps
for automobiles.
Maryland has 100000 registered
cars, so one statistician figured that
two stamps would have to be sold
each second of working hours at post
offices throughout the state before
the deadline, February 1.
The stamps go on sale January IL
at the 600 branch postoffices through
out Maryland.
Postmaster Neal A. Sibley said he
did not know what arrangements the
postal department would make for
sale of the stamps. and that the de-
partment expected to receive the
stamps January Is,
The tax stickers will cost 5000
each, and expire June 80 end of the
fiscal year At that time new SIS
stamps must be purchased.
The original plan called for the sale
of stickers to begin January 20 but
advancing the opening date is eX-
pected to facilitate the sale as there
are 100000 registered automobiles
whose owners will have to apply in
person.
Purchasers will get cards with each
sticker. The cards must be filled out,
listing the license and serial number
of the car and owners name, and sent
to the Internal Revenue bureau. A
fine of $25 is provided for those fail
ing to comply.
Garrett county postoffices are eX-
pecting a supply Of these stamps at
any time, but none had been received
locally thus far today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Thirteen Persons Get
Tires During Week
Ten Applicants Obtain Truck
Tires and Tubes in APP
proved Manner

Ten persons got Is truck tires and
10 tubes, and three people got six
passenger car tires and three tubes
during the past week through the tire
rationing board of the county, accord
ing to Walter w. Dawson, chairman.
All who made application passed
the necessary requirements and were
granted the right of purchase. The
quota for the county is As truck tires,
40 truck tubes, II passenger tires and
8 tubes.
Hubert Ellsworth Martin, Oak
land, and C. and P. Telephone COM
pany, each got one truck tire and the
following two tires: Claude Francis
Friend, Deer Park; Paul Glotfelty,
McHenry; Lee Edward Ludwig, Oak
land; Winfred P. Friend, Friendsville;
Gilbert Upole, Friendsville; Floyd
Frantz, Frendsville; Francis w.
Sanders, Oakland; Harry Denver
Fike.
Two passenger car tires each went
to William P. Bennett, Kempton; DR..
E. E. Sollars, Deer Park; and DR.. E.
l. Baumgartner, Oakland.
Mr.. Dawson announced that the
Garrett Truck and Implement Com
pany, Oakland, had also been APP
pointed as tire inspection station i'll
addition to those listed last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Fire House to Be
Guarded at Night
Will Be Closed to All But
Members of Department
And Auxiliary

All fire houses in the state have
been ordered closed to all persons not
members of the department, effective
today, January Is, it was announced
by Edward A. Shaffer, president of
the Oakland Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, Inc.
This order was issued by the first
line defense and state fire coordi-
nator.
Two members of the Oakland Vol
unteer Fire department will perform
guard duty each night at the fire
house and only known members and
persons having legitimate business
therein will be admitted, Mr.. Shaffer
stated.
He added that members of the
Auxiliary fire service must show their
Identification cards in order to be adj
mitted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Small S1otse1 AAo Se4ue

the little S we'll the big
timely story is told by David Grayson his book "The
Comtryman's Year"
Yesterday writes Grayson 81 talking with old
try philosopher know. He laying wall and
mented the ndspensaby small keep the large
ones in place-to make the wall solid
"And thinkn said he of the need of small like
keep the big place They can't leave of out
"That's what they sometimes forget, said l.
Eyes sir they forgebu it amt fer long Their walls fall
down"
America today the small stones well the big
needed build the wall of defense Without the little
the big plant would be compelled close Without the united
efforts of the little the big would be lost
matter how small if do part help in
winning the against these nations and
freedom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
ANNUAL LEVY IS
COMPLETED
COMMISSIONERS
Rate of $1.33 Announced Last
Week-Full Account of Budget
For 1912 Published Today

The full account of the annual levy
and budget for the year 1912, pre-
pared by the County Commissioners,
is being published this week. The rate
was announced last week as $1.33 per
500 of assessable property, with the
state rate IA cents, making a total
for state and county purposes STAT.
The county will operate on an ex-
pected revenue of $487 ,050.97, al
though the $1.33 tax on the assessable
basis of $20,500,000 will bring in only
$272,650 of this amount. The prop
erty of the Youghiogheny Hydro
Electric Corporation is assessed
through the State Tax commission, as
are all utilities, but the commission
reimburses the county. Corporations
are assessed at $6,473,932, and the
real and personal property assess
ment is now $13,676,O6S. Automobiles
are assessed at $350,000.
Schools get the largest appropria-
ton, the total amount being $179,-
1889. The 51-cent minimum brings
sos, 2O9.33, and there are additional
items for capital outlay, debt service,
etc. These are given in detail in the
account.
The County Welfare Board will
have SAP, 592.79 with which to operate
for aid to dependent children, board
for children, general public assistance,
old age pensions, aid to needy blind,
administration, etc. The total for
public welfare is over $81 800, which
includes fire departments, forest fires,
fox, cat and weasel bounties, etc.
For general highways $30,500 is
appropriated. For the tax collector
and treasurer's office $19,520.76 is
levied, while the cost of property
bought by county at tax sales and the
deed reference work in connection
with tax sales is placed at $4,000.
General government will cost $40,-
1921. The state tax rate of IA cents
on each 500 of assessable property
will be applicable on the basis Of
$14,026,068 and will provide $780,
936.50 for state purposes.
Preparing Tax Bills
Tax bills are being prepared so that
taxpayers will receive them soon and
thus enable many to pay their obliga-
tions and earn five per cent discount
during January and February. The
discount is reduced to four per cent
during March and April.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Lions Club Benefit
Scheduled Jan. 10Th

The benefit entertainment being ar
ranged by the Lions club has been
scheduled for January 20, and will
be presented at the Oakland high
school auditorium.
All proceeds will go for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross war relief fund
in the county's effort to raise $1,000
Admission will be 25 cents plus 8
cents tax.
The entertainment will include a
style show with other novelty acts,
according to the committee which is
composed of j. NJ. Jarboe, chairman;
Daniel P Smouse, S. Townshcnd Nay
lor, Herbert C. Leighton and Virgil
B. Kelley.
The program will include a magic
act by James Bell.
Sheriff j. W. Owens gave an outline
Of his duties as chief air raid warden
in the county at the regular meeting
on Monday night. Guests were Fred
erick Tha5 srJJ r., and c, L. Brin3ry il,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Car Is Robbed AS
Owners Sleep In
Trailer Nearby

A thief or thieves walked off with
all of baby's clothing as well as that
of four adults last Friday night at
the Hill Top Inn tourist camp on route
40, east Of Grantsville, when the
mercury lowered close to zero.
The owners, Claude Bowman and
his son Walter Bowman, Cadillac,
Mich, with their families were en-
route to Baltimore where both men
had secured positions with the Glenn
Martin airplanc plant.
They parked at the Inn tourist
camp for the night and did not dis
cover their loss until about daybreak
Saturday morning, Entrance to the
car was effected while the families
were asleep in trailer nearby.
In addition to the clothing various
articles of baggage were also taken,
including two travelling trunks and a
spare tire. The loss was estimated at
about $500. Lieut.. Carl Dillingcr,
State police, investigated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
SCHOOLST Be
USED FOR DRAFT
REGISTRATION
People May Register Either
Saturday, Sunday or Monday,
February Ia, Is or Is

Maryland is anticipating by full
forty-eight hours the national draft
registration on February 16, Cover
nor O'Conor announced to the various
draft boards throughout the state.
Arrangements have been made for
the use of twenty public school build
ings in Garrett county for registration
offices which will be open Saturday
and Sunday, February ID and Is, as
we'll as on Monday, February 16, the
day proclaimed by President Roosevelt
for the national listing of all men
from 20 to As not previously regis
tered. If necessary the Governor said
a holiday would be given to the chill
dren in schools being used for regis
tration on Monday.
In the first general draft registra-
ton the registering was done by
election officials, and the registra-
ton of those reaching twenty-one
years since the first draft were regis
tered last July l at the draft board
office.
The registration this time will be
under the jurisdiction of the local
selective service boards of which
there are &c in Maryland, and teach
ers in schools will be used as volun-
teer registration officers. All men
who have attained their twentieth
birthday on or before December 81,
1871, and have not attained their
forty-fifth birthday on February 16,
1912, and who have not heretofore
registered, will be required to do so,
1t is expected that there will be $780,
900 registrants in the state. In the
registration on October IT, 1910,
100000 men were registered in Mary
land.
The registration of men eighteen
and nineteen and of men between the
ages of forty-five and siXty-four in
elusive, as authorized in the amended
selective service act, will be accom-
plished at another time.
On Saturday and Sunday, February
ID and Is, the hours Of registration
will be from a. m. to p, M, while
on the official registration day,
February Is, the hours will be from
7 a, m, to 8 p. NJ.
The twenty schools which have
been selected by the Garrett County
Draft Board include, Oakland,
Grantsville, Friendsville, Accident,
Kitzmiller, Swanton, Kempt o II,
Bloomington, Avilton, German, Deer
Park, Red House, VindeX, Sang Run,
Shallmar, Jennings, Bittinger, Crel-
lin, New Germany and Finzel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Auto Licenses To
Be Same for 1912

In order to preserve steel for ma
tional defense, the department of
motor vehicles will issue at the
regular fee, a corner metal plate, to
be attached on and after March Is,
1912, to all automobile license tags.
Auto owners will retain and use the
same license tags and registration
cards in 1912 as ti,.sj did in 1871. All
reservations for special license num-
beers have been cancelled and no re-
quests will be granted, according to
W. Lee Elgin, commissioner Of motor
vehicles.
Should Return QUESTIONABLE
Owners of trucks or buses who
have not completed and returned the
QUESTIONABLE cards sent them in Oc-
tober by the War Department, are
urged to do so Immediately. In case
of emergency requiring the use OF
additional transportation for military
purposes, the location of these We
hicles may be of vital Importance to
the Army and Navy.
This is your opportunity to aid
your country as a good American and
true Marylander, stated Mr.. Elgin.
If anyone has mislaid his question
naire, or has not received it, one can
be secured from the Department of
Motor Vehicles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Welfare Board Using
Income Scale In All
Gases For Assistance
Adopts Policy to Measure Abil-
ity of Sons and Daughters
To Support Their Parents

The Garrett County Welfare Board,
at it's December meeting, adopted an
income scale to be used to measure
the ability of all sons and daughters
to support their parents, according to
an announcement by Mrs. Dorothy
Ogburn, executive secretary, yester-
day.
Mrs. Ogburn said this scale was
being applied in all cases whether the
application was for old age assistance,
aid to dependent children, public as
sistance to the needy blind or general
public assistance.
eligibility for public assistance is
dependent upon need" she said, and
added, "This is determined by the ap-
plicants' ability to support himself
and his children's ability to make pro-
vision for him."
Mrs. Ogburn pointed out that the
Welfare Board had always tried to
leave with the children responsible
ties that are rightfully theirs. She
said the Board had felt for a long
time its need for some scale by which
to measure a child's ability to support
his parent, in order that all persons
needs be treated uniformly. Some
children are more willing than others
to support their parents, it was said.
The figures used in the scale were
arrived at on the basis that there
should be provision in the sons or
daughters families for all of the ordi
nary expenditures of an average
family at a level of health and dec
ency. The average family in this coun-
try, family of four, shows a net
deficity from year to year, if it has
an income below $1,000, according to
Mrs. Ogburn. At the level of 81, 800
the family begins to have an increase
of assets over liabilities of about
$4,000 per year, she said. Approx
mately two-thirds of the families in
the United States have incomes of
less than $1,000. Since living costs
are rising the scale has been adjusted
upward by II percent to take care of
this, and the Board will plan to fur
Their revise this income scale upward
as living costs continue to increase,
she concluded.
December Expenditures
A report of the expenditures for
December showed a total of $14,327.-
%, apportioned among 718 cases, The
expenditures were divided as follows;
old age assistance, 800 persons, ST.
046.61; aid to dependent children, 149
cases, $4,156.47; public aid to needy
blind, 8 persons, $169.43; general
public assistance, 1874 cases, $2,670,21;
board for children, 28 children,
$284.5O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Committee Plans For
Presidents Birthday
Celebrations Here

The committee for the observance
of the Presidents birthday is plan
ming for a continuation of the March
of Dimes campaign throughout the
county, and also a card party in Oak
land, somewhere near the date of
January 80. The members were un-
decided about benefit dance yester-
day, believing that the card party
would be more successful.
Further details arc to be an
nounced. There is already birthday
ball scheduled for Friday, January 80,
at the Manhattan hotel with the
Society Ramblers to furnish the mu-
SIC. Admission will BE St.25.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Population Figures
Given for Counties

The population of each county in
Maryland, classified by sex, race, age,
and farm residence, according to final
data from the 1910 census, has been
announced.
Garrett county was listed with a
population of 1881, of which II ,535
were male, and 10,446 were female.
Of special note was the fact that
there are only five Negroes in the
entire county, and none of other races,
except white. The list of foreign born
totaled 1877.
The rural farm population was H.
019. The age in years was divided as
follows: under five, 1856; five to
twenty-four, 9,188; twenty-five to
sixty-four, 1888; sixty-five and over,
1,549; twenty-one and over, 1850,
The states population is 1921 PA,
with 915,038 males and 906,206 fe-
males. There are 81,715 foreign born,
301,931 Negroes and 832 other races,
mainly Indians, Chinese and Japanese,
The rural-farm population is 243,060.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Twenty-Six Members
Added to Red Cross
Roll Call This Week

The first report of the Red Cross
roll call in 1912 was made this week
by Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, roll call
chairman, and shows thirty dollars
collected in the past two weeks with
26 members added.
There has been collected in the
campaign to date $70550, with 636
paid members, leaving the county a
balance of $494.50 to collect in order
to reach the quota of $1,000. Mrs.
Naylor said the solicitors are plan
ming to carry on and see if they can
reach the goal.
In the list this week was member
ship of $500, given by C. W. Shipley,
of the Park. The others are regular
memberships.
Mrs. Willard Elliott handed in the
names of Mrs. Harry Stemple, Miss
nellie Helbig, Mrs. George Hanst,
Miss Susie Smith and Mrs. Roger
Tower.
Mrs. Eugene Harpold, Kitzmiller,
adds D. w. Walker to her list; Misses
Ethel and Viola Broadwater, Grants
vile and Sang Run, add eight new
members: Miss Nellie Hoye, Henry
A. and Lois Schaefer, Byron H.
Bender, Mrs. W. E. Stanton, Miss
Carolyn Blanks, Mrs. J. U. Stanton,
Mrs. j. A. Howell, Ohio S. Fike.
Mrs. Jennie Lee Richardson, Mt.
Lake, adds three to her list, c. W.
Shipley, Mrs. Daisy Hicks and
Lawrence Moomaw.
From Accident: Mrs. Charles Wilt,
Melvin Kisner, Miss Louise Dillon,
Richard Kolb.
Mrs. F. E. Rathbun, Oakland, has
handed in the names of Mrs. Robert
Hoffman, Robert Hoffman, Mrs. Rob-
crt Helbig, Robert Helbig.
Mrs. Paul limbaugh, Hoyes Run,
adds the name of Mrs. Violth Sterling
to her list and Mrs. VERNE E. Smousc
received a membership fee from Mrs.
Leo Helbig.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF COUNTY BANKS CHOSEN
Boards Are Elected at Annual
Meetings of Stockholders on
Tuesday-Officers Chosen

Directors of all four banks in Gar
rett county were elected at annual
meetings of stockholders held on
Tuesday and showed no changes in
the lists.
Officers were reelected at the First
National Bank, Oakland, while of
ficers for the Garrett National Bank
will not be chosen until a regular
meeting of the board later. No
changes are expected.
First National Bank
Directors-F. A. Thayer, E. R.
Jones, A. D. Naylor, James P. Treacy
w. H. Smouse, Ronald E. McIntire
Delbert Davis. Officers: F. A.
Thayer, president; A. D. Naylor, vice
president; Delbert Davis, cashier.
Garrett National Bank
Directors-D. Edward Offutt, w
R. Offutt, Stuart F. Hamill, Lester
C. Yutzy, Arthur Naylor, H. v
Leighton, H. C. Riggs.
Present officers: D. E. Offutt, pres
ident; H. C. Riggs, vice-president and
cashier.
First State Bank, Grantsville
Directors-Dr. N. R. Davis, Stewart
Rodamer, F. w. Bender, C. E. Eli
thorp, J. L. Englehart, J. A. Beachy
E. R. Jones, William Winterberg, O.
S. Fike, D. H. Broadwater and w. L.
Thomas. At the directors meeting
DR.. N. R. Davis was chosen president;
Stewart Rodamer, vice-president; W.
L. Thomas, cashier; J. F. Fahey, as
sistant cashier.
First National, Friendsville
Stockholders of the First National
Bank at Friendsville elected H. j.
Black, D. S. Custer, Ernest N, Friend
R. E. Guard, w. j. Glenn, Mrs. Cora
V. Rumbaugh and Norval Speelman
as its board of directors. The board
will probably re-elect H. j. Black,
president; Norval Speelman, vice
president; and L. ]. Warthen, cashier
at it's meeting tonight.
Assets Shown
Garrett county's four banks ended
the year 1941 with assets of almost
three and one-half million dollars,
and deposits of over three million
dollars.
The Friendsville bank statement is
published this week, the three others
were published last week. The
Friendsville bank showed an increase
in business as did the other three, and
had deposits of 6,794.16, and assets
of $334,19635.
The combined assets of the three
banks total $3,468, 944.87, and the de-
posts $3,025, 88O.17.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
Captured by Japs

A recent telegram received by Capt.
George L. Armstrong, of Los Angeles,
Calf, from the War department, has
informed him that his son, Robert
L. Armstrong, a corporal in the u. s.
Marine corps, was taken prisoner by
the japanese in an attack on China.
Armstrong was a member of the
Legation guard in Tsientsin. His
mother was the late Josephine Hoyc
Armstrong, formerly Ct Sang Fun.