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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
First Lutheran Church
A. r. Juvland, Pastor

First Sunday after Easter.
Divine worship at Ii a. m.
Sunday school classes at the usual
hour.
Luther League meets at the Sam
Thompson home 800 in the even
ing. Good program and refresh
ments.
Bible hour on Thursday at p. m.
L. D. r. on Friday, 400 in the
Ladies' Aid will meet on Thurs
day afternoon of next week, at 2.20,
Mrs John Minde, hostess
Welcome to our meetings.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
First Presbyterian Church

Morning worship II.OO a. m.
Sunday school 1000 a. m.
Young people, 600 p. m.
Choir, Saturday, 800 p. m.
Annual Congregational Dinner
and meetaing, Friday, $50 p. m.
RUSSELL J. PRENTICE,
Minister.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Friday League

How's the wife, George?"
mot SO well, old boy. She just
had quinsy."
GOSH How many is that you've
got now?"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Ageless !! !. !

Girl: Il maintain that love MAX
ing is just the same as it always
was.
Sweetheart: How do you known"
Girl. Il just read about a Greek
maiden who sat and listened to a
Tyre all evening"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Rationed?

Bingo. yeah, my wife has left
me. She ran away with another man
in my Cal"
Bango: Good heavens, man, not
the one with the new tires on it,,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
The Methodist Church

Choir this Thursday evening at
1880 in the church.
Bible study class Sunday morning
GAS in the parsonage.
Church school GAS a. m.
Worship service IL a. m.
Troy church school workers
council Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the parsonage. !
E. ROY FORT, Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
st. Johns Lutheran Church
"The Friendly Church,

Sunday, April 18th.
Regular morning worship, begin
ming at ii a. m.
Sunday school, Gas a. m.
If you have no church affiliations,
you are invited to worship with usl
II. Il. PFOTENHAUER Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Church of God

Church of God
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Morning worship ii a. m
Young Peoples meeting p. m.
Evening worship p. m.
Mid-week prayer meeting We'd
nesday 5 p. m.
Cottage prayer meeting at Troy
on Friday, p. m.
B. Ii. APPLICABLE, Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
st. Joseph's Catholic Church.

Sunday Masses 800 and 1000 a.
m. Baptism after 1000 a. m. Mass.
Sunday School after 1000 Mass.
Confessions Saturday evening
at 7.30
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
By REV. A. B. LEAMER. D. D.,


The will be 1t will end this year The Germans
can't hold much longer because they short food 1t will
be long for the Nazs have been storing food and materials
for 20 years The will end in acknowledgements will
exhausted
We shall whip the Japs time Hundreds of Naz bomb
shot down and thousands of other flying machines Ships
sunk by the hundreds and hundreds of thousands being killed.
Dozens hundreds ships shot down and
vessels sunk and whole armies captured killed
This is the stuff hear and read all the time and
know what is true and what is false.
1t isn't much wonder that cannot be stirred to reaa
ton Of the that that takes every nation
in the world, in way another,
Truth the thing that will stir and make fighting
mad and ready fight and show determination that
will stop progress stamp out our freedoms.
We will have free press, free speech free
bly, freedom worship God and freedom work per-
sona future.
The facts will determination and bring into
action betde the nation that stands
has fought the open country of liberty and free
and having will not back retreat. Our
spirit America is the Give liberty, give death type
he who interiors with having it will be the loser
shall keep country he land of the free and the home
brave know the truth and shown the real danger
For it and our God we will sacrifice everything and ALL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Many Stores to Close
For Memorial Day

Twenty or more stores in Oakland
have announced this week that they
will close their places of business on
Saturday, May 30, in observance of
Decoration or Memorial Day.
Those who have entered into an
agreement to observe the day by clos
ing their places of business are listed
on page seven of The Republican to-
day, These stores will remain open
Friday evening, however, so that all
who wish to make purchases of mer-
chandisc may do so.
The formal observance of the day
by the Legionnaires and Knights Of
Pythias will be held Sunday after
noon with Rev, Garrett Evans, Noun
tain Lake Park pastor, delivering the
Grafton at the Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Miss Helbig Heads
Professional Women
Other Officers Named at Meet
ing-Dr. Baumgartner Talks
To Group

Miss Mary Louise Helbig was
elected president of the Business and
Professional Women's club at the
regular dinner meeting of the organ
ization at the William-James hotel
last Thursday evening. She will sue
coed Mrs. Leo Helbig who has served
as president for the past two years.
Other officers named were Mrs.
Dorothy Ogburn, president; Miss
Barbara Smith, secretary; and Miss
Ann Dilgard, treasurer.
Mrs. Merne Kloss was elected as
delegate to the State convention held
in Cumberland over the week end.
Others attending were Mrs. Helbig,
Mrs. Ogburn, Miss Helbig, Miss Dill
gard and Miss Catherine Baker.
Following the dinner last Thursday
DR.. E. |. Baumgartner delivered an
address on the subject THE Health of
the Community" and brought a num-
Der of facts and features of COM
munity activity before the group.
Mrs Russell Brown and Miss Dilgard
rendered vocal duet.
The program was in charge of Miss
Catherine Baker, who has been chair
man of the program committee dur
ing the past year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Lions Have Returned Sailor
As Guest of Honor

One of the most interesting meet
ings of the local Lions club yet held,
took place at the William-James hotel
Monday evening when Howard
Smouse, son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. P.
Smouse, Oakland, was the guest of
honor. Smouse had just returned to
the United States on the U. S. S.
Cruiser Marblehead, which took part
in sea battle off the coast of Borneo.
Members of the club spent some time
asking him questions about his eXper-
fences and viewing souvenirs of his
trip which has taken him to every
part of the world.
Several local people were guests of
members. These included, "Dick"
llclbig, Edwin S Lancer, Carl Frazcc,
c, II. Browning, Dick" Shaffer, Capt.
c. E. Hoye and Francis Connolly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Autoist Drowned
AS Car Wrecks

John D. Hayden, 81, a member of
the Rowlesburg city council and
chairman of the defense organization
there, was drowned in Cheat river on
Monday when his car plunged over a
bank into the swollen waters, about
three and one-half miles north of the
town. He was a former resident of Mt.
Lake Park.
He had made business trip to
Kingwood and was returning to his
home. Trainmen on the Kingwood
branch of the B. and O. railroad,
which is on the opposite side of the
river, saw the car in the water and
reported it.
State Trooper A. NJ Hurst and
Deputy Sheriff Jess Benson took the
body from the water at 80 p. m. A
watch in the mans pocket had
stopped at 1929 a. m. The body was
in only two feet of water. Officers
said the car had been in the ditch for
As yards before it plunged over 60
foot cmbankment into the river. 1t
was the fourth accidental fatality in
Preston county this year.
Mr.. Hayden was son of the late
Capt. James A. and Letitia Savage
Hayden, of the Park and resided at
the park before locating in Rowles-
burg about 25 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lulu
Smith Hayden, two sons, John Hay
den, Jr., attending a United States
Navy school in Houston, Texas; and
James Hayden, in the U. S. Army,
stationed at Camp Claiborne, La;
also three brothers, Gay Hayden, Mt.
Lake Park; Grant Hayden, Western
port, and Lee N. Hayden, Roanoke,
Va.
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday afternoon at one o'clock in the
Rowlesburg Methodist church, after
which the body will be brought to
Oakland where intcrment will be made
in the Hayden burial plot Of Oakland
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Oakland Masons to
Observe Fiftieth
Anniversary, May Y

Oakland Lodge No. 1872, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, will be
fifty years old ON Wednesday, May
81, at which time the members of the
organization are planning an APP
propriate celebration.
A special communication is to be
held at o'clock on that day, when a
representative of the Grand Lodge of
Masons will be present and the Mas
ter Mason degree will be conferred.
Following the lodge communication
there will be a banquet for the mem
bers. their wives and invited guests
in the assembly room of the Meth
odist church, beginning about Z
o'clock A program of entertainment
will follow the dinner. Benz. H. Sin
cell will review the history of masonry
in Oakland. Due to the small space for
the dinner, it was not possible to eX-
tend general invitations to other
lodges in the area. Around $50 arc OK
pectcd to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
COMMISSIONERS
WIN POINT ON
PURCHASE LAW
Judge Sloan Issues Decree Civ
ing Commissioners Right to
Hire by Day or Hour to
Unlimited Amount

The County Commissioners were
given the right to hire by the day or
unit to an unlimited degree in con-
struction of roads in Garrett county,
and won their point in relation to pay
ment of certain bills by the State
Roads Commission, in an opinion
handed down this week by Chief
Judge D. Lindley Sloan, following a
hearing in an equity suit in the Cir
cult Court here on Monday, May II.
The County Commissioners had
asked the court for a declaratory de-
cree relating to subsection "H" of the
Acts of 1871, Chapter 1888, which made
it mandatory to advertise for bids for
material, equipment etc, of a value
exceeding $4,000 in the management
of the county roads.
Because Of the wording TO the law
which affected Garrett county alone,
the State Roads Commission had held
up payment of bills amounting to
Sc, 797 so, for construction work done
on the Rock Lodge and Smouse Roads,
from money allocated to the county
from the Gasoline Tax Fund for con-
struction purposes.
The State Roads Commission, also
anxious for an Interpretation of the
law, cooperated in the friendly suit
and in their answer to the County
Commissioner bill, prayed the inter
probation of subsection "E" of the
chapter as well, which related to re-
curing the State Roads Commission
to advertise and contract for any con-
struction costing more than $1,000,
and in this matter also the judges
opinion gave the County Commission
ers unlimited power, declaring that
County Commissioners did not have
to abide by this regulation, but could
construct roads without asking for
bids or making binding contract.
Also Affects Other Counties
The Interpretation of the latter sub
section also affects ten other counties
of the state who have been managing
their own county roads, having OBJ
tanned them from the state by legis-
latiVe enactment.
The Judge declared, at is a matter
of common knowledge that for a long
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
With Our Men
In the Service

1t. Theodore R. Englehart, Meyers
dale, Pa, was recently assigned to
the Academic Department of the In
fantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.
Until his graduation April 20, 1t
Englehart had been a student in the
Officers Rifle and Heavy Weapons
Course at the School. He will join the
weapons group teaching Scouting
and Patrolling", and Technique of
Rifle Fire"
1t. Englehart is a son of Mrs. Jo-
sephine Browning Englehart and the
late Alvin c. Englehart. His parents
were natives of this county.
Among those who were recently
drafted, James Nordeck and Richard
Roy are located in Camp Wheeler,
Ga; Irwin Field in Camp Lee, Va, and
John Michael, in Biloxi, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley yelling, Mt.
Lake Park, have received word from
their son, Private Forrest yelling, of
Headquarters Squadron 3lS, Air Base
Group, who is now at Barksdale Field,
La, where he was returned from the
combat area for recovery of wounds
sustained during action over the
southwest Pacific islands He will take
advanced training as an aerial gun
ner yelling is a graduate of Oak
land high school and enlisted some
time ago.
Mrs. Margaret Martini, Mt. Lake
Park, has received word that her son
Arthur B. Martini, is now stationed
at Fort Eustis, Va, with the anti
aircraft division of the army.
Elmer W. Ashby, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ashby, Crellin, who was
called into the service in April, is now
stationed at Will Rogers Field, in Ok
lahoma. Ashby was employed by the
Celanese Corporation at Cumberland
before his induction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Swallow Falls CCC
Camp Closed May 20

The Swallow Falls Civilian Conser-
walton Corps camp, the only one re-
naming in Garrett county, was closed
yesterday, May 20, and the enrollecs
transferred to Camp Rock Creek, near
Washington, D. c.
Some of the camps equipment was
sold at public auction on Tuesday and
the balance was sent to Rock Creek
for use there.
The Swallow Falls camp was
opened in June, 1884, and later seven
other camps were established in this
county. One by one they have been
abandoned. The Swallow Falls camp
was considered one of the most valu-
able in this area as the enrollees had
made the State forest in that area
available to visitors, having cleared
many trails, constructed roads, picnic
spots, etc, besides doing much forest
work and assisting during the forest
fire season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Garrett County War
Bond Quota for May
Already Surpassed
Rally Last Thursday evening
Resulted in Sale of 1925 In
Bonds and S36 in Stamps

Garrett county citizens showing a
renewed interest in pushing the sale
Of war bonds and stamps, have already
oversubscribed the May quota of
$14,200, set the first of the month by
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of
the Treasury.
The total amount reported by the
First National Bank, the Garrett Ma
tional Bank and the Oakland post
office was $16,186 and there are other
banks and postoffices in the county
selling them too.
Almost $4,000 of this amount was
reported by the First National Bank
which remained open last Thursday
night during the rally on Second
street The American Legion drum
and bugle corps from Westernport
came to Oakland that evening for a
parade to boost the sale of the war
bonds and stamps and those who
gathered were addressed by Mayor L.
NJ. F'raley and Walter w. Dawson.
During the period designated there
were bonds purchsedd amounting to
were bonds purchased amounting to
$36, more than half of the quota for
the entire month.
The Legion drum corps came here
Voluntarily, the same as it has been
doing upon several former occasions
within the neighboring area. Members
were entertained later by Proctor Kill
dow Post, American Legion of Oak
land, in the city hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Child Trapped In
Burning Building
Early This Morning
Loses Her Life in Fire Which
Consumed Home of Mrs.
Bertha fioye

A three-year-old child, Barbara
Ann Brown, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Brown, was burned to death
in fire this morning about 7 o'clock,
which consumed the home of Mrs
Bertha Hoye, west of town.
The child, granddaughter of Mrs.
Hoye, was asleep in one corner of the
one-story bungalow when the latter
built a fire in the kitchen stove and
then left the house to milk the COW
in nearby field. Happening to glance
up she saw the house in flames.
Neighbors saw the flames about the
same time and called the Oakland
firemen, and pending arrival of the
firemen, tried to rescue the child but
the heat and smoke were so intense
that they did not succeed. Firemen
concentrated on the corner of the
room where the child was located and
by heroic effort made it possible for
John Stevenson to reach her and
bring her from the burning building,
but she was badly burned and appar-
entity had suffocated several minutes
before, Stevenson was burned slightly
about the face. Mrs. Hoye tainted in
the excitement and was revived by
members of the fire department. The
house was entirely destroyed.
The child's father lives in Chester
town, while Mrs. Brown, the former
Lucille Hoye, lives in Morgantown, W.
Va. The remains were taken to the
Bolden funeral home
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
To Make Recheck on
Cattle in This Area

A certain percentage of cattle in
this area will be rechecked for the
purpose of maintaining its rating as a
modified accredited area, according to
John H. Carter, county agent.
DR.. Clarke, federal and state vet
ernarian, is here now and others will
be here later to take tests for Bangs
disease and tuberculosis in cattle At
least 20 percent of the cattle will be
tested. Anyone desiring the test are
asked to get in touch with Mr.. Car
ter at his office. He pointed out that
there was no charge for the work and
that indemnity would be paid for any
cattle found to have these diseases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Active Summer Season
Indicated From Inquiries

Prospects of an active summer sea-
son here is forecast in the number
of inquiries being received every day
by the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
it was stated yesterday by c. l..
Briner, Jr, president.
Right now we have about one hun
dred fifty letters from people in
Maryland and surrounding states who
arc asking about available places in
Oakland and along Deep Creek Lake, "
he SAID.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
''Price Freezing
Goes Into Effect

The Office of Price Administration
order which freezes" prices went
into effect this week with no noticeable
effect on local shoppers and the mer-
chants. Few of the shoppers were
aware of the price freezing.
The OPA order fixes a ceiling on
many items at the highest price
for which they sold the identical mer-
chandise during the month of March.
Prime purpose of the order was pre-
vention of any infationary effects
on the economy of the nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
.Deadline For Sugar
Ration Stamp No. 2 Is
Fixed For May 80

The No. l sugar ration stamp is now
dead" and the No. 2 stamp, like the
first, is good for the purchase Of one
pound of sugar at any time during
the period of two weeks-May Is to
and including Saturday, May 80.
The No. l stamp was good only until
closing time May 16, Stamp No. 3
will be good for two weeks, begin
ming June /.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
New Mining Concern Organized
At COrinth, West Va.

A West Virginia State charter was
issued last Saturday to the Princess
Pat Coal Co., Inc, mining concern at
Corinth, Preston county, just across
the Garrett county line from Hutton.
The $4,000 was Incorporated by
William L, Sherman, Camille J. Shcr-
man and Carl A. Low, all Of Cum
berland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Legion Proclaims
Poppy Day, May %

Proctor Kildow Post No. n, Ameri-
can Legion, has proclaimed Saturday,
May %, as Poppy Day
These peoples are made by disabled
war veterans in various hospitals and
the money derived from the sale of
them locally is used for needy vet
Grams and their families in Garrett
county.
The Legion has obtained 500 pop
pies and the sale will be in charge of
Earl Soldiers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
ASK ELIMINATION
OF REAL ESTATE
TAXES BY STATE
Commissioners Sign Resolution
Seeking Governor O'Conor To
Support Amendment To
Change Constitution

At the regular semi-monJhly meet
ing Of the County Commissioners on
Monday, May Is, in Oakland reso-
luton was adopted requesting Gov
ernor O'ConOr to advocate and sup
port an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of Maryland, providing after
1913 for the elimination of real es-
tate and tangible personal property
taxes for the support Of the State
government or for paying the prin-
cipal and interest on any State debt
except such debts as would be out
standing January l, 1914.
This request was made because of
the fact that the bonded Indebtedness
of the State is being reduced rapidly
and that program has been proposed
by the Governor for the reduction and
eventual elimination of the entire
bonded Indebtedness, it was stated.
Such a step, it was pointed out,
would leave that source of revenue for
the subdivisions of the State entirely,
and it was shown that neighboring
States have already ceased to levy any
direct taxes on real estate and tangi-
Bile personal property for State pur-
poses.
Paul NJ. Friend and Chcston H,
Browning commissioners, signed the
resolution. G. Blaine Giessman, third
member of the board was absent on
account of illness.
The resolution in full reads as fol-
lows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21
Office of
The Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett County.
Oakland, Maryland.
Office of

WHEREAS. Under the leadership
of Governor O'COnOr the bonded in
debtedness Of the State will have been
reduced from January ], 1899, to Jan
uary l, 1913, from $4S,000,000 to APP
proXimately $33 100000; and
WHEREAS. Governor O'Conor has
provided for the reduction in the tax
on real estate from .2335 for 1941
to IA for 1912, and to 1875 for 1913;
and
WHEREAS. Governor O'Conor has
proposed program for the reduc-
ton Of and eventual elimination of the
entire bonded indebtedness of the
State and has given voice at the meet
ing of the Real Estate Board of Bal
timorc. held on Saturday, February
7, 1912, as we'll as at other times, to
his belief that the State tax on real
estate "can and should be eliminated
altogether" and this source of rev.
enue should be left for the subdivisions
of the State" and
WHEREAS, Many States have al
ready ceased to levy any direct taxes
on real estate and tangible personal
property for State purposes, among
them being our neighboring States Of
Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, as
well as New York, New Jersey. Ohio,
Illinois and many other forward look
ing States therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Governor O'Con-
or be requested to advocate and to
support at the next session of the Leg
islaturc, an amendment to Section "a
of Article III Of the Constitution of
the State Of Maryland, title "Legis-
lative Department., to be voted upon
by the legally qualified voters of the
State, to become a part of the State
Constitution, which amendment shall
provide that from and after January
first, nineteen hundred and forty-four,
no taxes shall be levied upon real es-
tate or tangible personal property for
the support of the State government,
or to pay the principal or the interest
ON any state debt except such debts
as NAV be outstanding and unpaid
on the first day Of January, nineteen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-21

Holmes Browning and two sons
Bob and Charles, returned to THEN
home in Charleston, West Va, ycstcr-
day following visit of week with
Mr., Browning's sister, Mrs. Huldah
Llttman.