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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Rain and Snow In
1912 Are Plentiful
County Was Covered With 4S.0S
Inches of Rainfall and 1925
Inches OF Snow Last Year

Garrett county had its share of rain
and snow during 1912, according to
the records at the government sta
ton at Wcbcrs, but there was moth
ing unusual in the amounts, even
though persons were inclined to think
that it had been a wet" year.
During the year there was a total
of 1903 inches Of rainfall and 1925
inches of snowfall, The rainfall was
slightly below the average, according
to r. E. Weber, who tabulatcs the
figures each day. "Thcrc were some
mighty wet spells" he said, "but
there were also some mighty dry
stretches"
The hottest day of the year was on
July n when the thermometer regis
tered o. The coolest was 25 below
zero on December II.
This weeks storm brought only
about three inches of snow to Garrett
county, but tho highways were made
hazardous because Of the ice and be-
cause of drifts. The temperature
dropped, to about 10 degrees above
zero on Wednesday morning but mod
Grated during the day Monday and
Tuesday were blustry with almost
constant snowfall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Farmer May Apply
For More Gasoline

Any farmer owning a truck used
exclusively for farm use who did not
receive enough gasoline for essential
operation of his truck during 1913
and who wishes to appeal for more
gasoline, should do so by January 10,
1913, it was announced by the County
Transportation Committee.
This appeal should be filed through
the County Farm Transportation
Committee, located in the County
Agents office, Post Office building
Oakland. 1t is necessary for any per
son wishing to make an appeal tc
bring his Certificate of War Neces-
sity with him to the office, officials
stated
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Marriage Licenses
Take Decided Drop
Only 1913 Issued for December.
Making Years Total 2,56S

Marriage licenses which had showed
a pronounced tendency to decrease in
recent months due to gasoline ration
ing, and the large number of men in
the armed services, took a decided
drop during December at the office
Of A. G. Ross, clerk Of the Circuit
court, with only 1913 permits issued.
This was less than onc-third the
number for December, 1871, when 1863
were issued, however that was the
record breaking month for that year.
June was the biggest month in 1912
with 2S7 licenses and 81 applica-
tons issued, but since that time the
number has been dropping.
The years total was still high,
even though over four hundred less
than last year, with 1928 applica-
tons and 2568 licenses, compared to
$3.50 applications and 1894 licenses
in 1871.
The totals by months arc as fol-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
John D. Leatherman
State FSA Director

John d, Lcatherman, of Hancock,
was appointed Maryland State Direc-
tor of the Farm Security Admins
tration.
Regional Director J. II. Wood, of
Upper Darby. Pa, in making the an
nouncement, said Lcathcrman would
transfer his headquarters from Oak
land where he had been supervisor
for the FSA, to State headquarters at
Upper Marlboro.
Lcatherman joined the FSA in
1912 after serving for twelve years
as vocational agriculture instructor
at Hancock High school. He also was
Vo-Ag instructor in Grantsvillc High
School.
No official announcement has been
released as to Mr. Lcatherman's sue
cessor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
MEN
TOBE INDICTED
ON JANUARY Is
Call Issued For First OF Two
Groups For This Month; Large
Number TO Be Called In
February

Forty-siX young men Of this
area have been ordered to report
for induction into the armed
forces of the nation by the Gar
rett County Draft Board on Jan
uary 10, at HOO o'clock p. M,
it has been announced by Har-
land L. Jones, draft board clerk.
By scheduling the group to leave
Oakland on midnight train it will
enable the examiners to complete all
work required of them in time for the
inductees to be returned to Oakland
on the National Limited the following
evening.
Another group Of men of approx
matcly the same number will be called
by the board later in January, and it
was intimated that the February call
for men would be larger than the to-
tai for any month thus far.
Eight of the group named this week
are listed as volunteers, as follows:
James Franklin Kisner. ..... .Crellin
Harland Delano Ridder Oakland
John Carl Albion Howell -. Swanton
Roy Edward Dewitt. Oakland
Norman Arlie Shrout. ..... Oakland
Jeremiah Glendon Tasker. . Oakland
James Carlton limbaugh. . . Oakland
Mayo Sherwood Sisler. Oakland
Others Called to CoIors
Tho rom aipJo,, Of
listed as follows:
Thornton Offutt Detfinbaugh Oakland
Martin L. Groves, Jr. MT. Lake Park
Charles Owen Schroyer. Fricndsville
Hurley LaVan Blamble. 49,. Oakland
Joseph Anthony Dennis. e. Kitzmiller
Woodrow T. Lancaster. &C.. Kitzmiller
Elmer Scott Hileman. ....... Hutton
Theodore Eugene Smith. ..... Crellin
Emmons Jacob Meyers. .Grantsville
Harold c. Brenncman. .... Bittinger
George T Mcdowell. -. Bloomington
George Robert Tranum. . Kitzmiler
William Mex. Bittinger. Avilton
Edward A. Paugh..........V indeeX
Floyd Roosevelt Lewis. ... Crellin
jackson H. BrOadwater. 49,. Oakland
Ralph Edward Rodeheavcr Oakland
Russell Dempsey Sharpless .Kitzmiller
Jasper Clark Moon. ..... .Gormania
Lester Theodore Miller. ..... Oakland
Arnold Ray KitzmiIler. Bloomington
Garland G. Bcckman. .Kempton
Carlton James Callis....... Oakland
Leslie Richard Wagner. 900. Oakland
Erwin Leo Conley Shallmar
Gaver Augustus Wilson. Swanton
Robert Eugene Stains. .... Oakland
John William Warwick ..... Swanton
Elmer Kenneth Ryan. Kempton
Elmer Ellsworth Clark -. Frostburg
Jasper Friend ......... .Friendsville
Warren Ellsworth Lcmasters Oakland
Paul Leroy Junkins. Mt. Lake Park
Thomas w. Stevenson Mt Lake Park
Murray Paugh, Mt, Lake Park
Junior LaBanna Swcitzcr. Swanton
Osborne Dale Mason. .Friendsville
Transferred From Other Boards
Everett Elwood Liston, from Local
Board No. 1, Preston county, West
Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Cooperation Is
Urged In OPA Ban
On Pleasure Cars
Mccormick Says Aid OF Local
And State Police Will Be
Most Helpful

Patriotic cooperation of all citizens
in this community with the OPA or
der stopping all pleasure driving, eff
fectivc at noon today, is urgently re-
quested by Leo H. Mccormick State
director of the ,OPA, in a telegram re-
ceived last night by Mayor Fraley and
mayors of other towns in the county.
The telegram read:
"OPA has ordered all pleasure
driving stopped, effective at noon,
January 7, in seventeen Eastern
states where the critical fuel oil
shortage necessitates sharp cur
tailment in gasoline shipment.
"Urgently request your cooper
alton in asking citizens Of your
community for patriotic coopera-
ton in this war emergency.
an obtaining compliance with
the new regulation full coopera-
ton Of State and local police will
be most helpful
Suggest you request your
State and local enforcement
agencies to lend their aid in re-
porting violations.
Local OPA enforcement Off
GERS will communicate with such
agencies in more detail as to
ways in which this cooperation
may be extended"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Ration Calendar
January |

January 1
War ration stamp No, Is, for
coffee, became valid for period of
five weeks. May be used anytime up
to midnight, February 6.
January Is
Last day for application for War
Ration Book ! (Book must be pre-
scented before Book will be issued
to appIicanD
January u
No, 3 gasoline coupons in \ books
expire at that time.
January %
No. gasoline coupons good until
March 21) become valid,
January 30
Last day for operators Of motor
vehicles to have their tires inspected
(Trc inspection records must be car
ried when driviug)
January 81
War ration stamp No. 10, good
for three pounds of sugar, expires at
that time,
These dates were given out by the
War Price and Rationing board Of
flee yesterday,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
POstOffice to Remain Open
Saturday Afternoons

Starting this Saturday and continu-
ing indefinitely the Oakland post
office will remain open on Saturday
until o'clock, it was an
nounced by !. r. Rudy, postmaster.
There will be two city deliveries on
Saturday instead of one, it was added.
The work week of postal employees has
been increased to forty-ciCht hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
More Blackouts And
Alerts Scheduled

Col. Henry S. Barrett, State air
raid precautions director, has adj
viscd the public to be ready for
"morc frequent and longer" tests.
He declared last Saturday, "from
now on there will be as many tests as
| can put through" These tests, he
said, would be held both day and
night but he stressed the need for
more blackouts, and added that some
of longer duration would be schcd-
ulcd.
Such tests had been called off dur
ing the holidays because of the poten-
tial danger in crowded cities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Takes Over Duties
As County Treasurer

j. Edward Helbig took over his du-
ties as County Treasurer last Satur-
day He names Mrs, Evelyn Tccts as
his assistant and bookkccpcr.
Helbig's predecessor, j. j. Ashby,
will remain at his post for several
to take care of collection Of
back taxes and other county business
connected with the treasurers office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Nutrition Class To
Meet Next Wednesday

The Red Cross class in nutrition
which began in Oakland Tuesday
evening, will meet next Wednesday
evening, January IS, in the City hall,
it was announced.
There is still plenty of time to en-
roll in the course and those inter-
ested are urged to be at the next
meeting. There must be an enrolment
of ten before the course will be given,
Miss Mariana Lee Long, co-chair-
man of the county nutrition COM
mittee stated.
The volunteer instructor is Mrs.
Robert I. Hoffman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Reduction of Income
Tax Is Recommended

Governor O'Conor has told mem
bers of the Maryland Legislature he
proposed to recommend sizable re-
duction in income taxes, to be taken
from the state surplus.
He further declared cit will be pos
sible 10, make the reduction retro
active so as to apply to incomes Of this
calendar year 1912, and that he would
recommend Similar reductions in in
come be made during the next two
vpars
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Donates to Fire Company

The town of Loeb Lynn Heights
has sent the Oakland Volunteer Fire
Department check for $4,000,
which was received by E. A. Shaffer,
president, one day last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07

Fifty thousand were homeless by a
flood O. the Chic river.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07

Total ........2,628 2,56S
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
Facts On Refugee Immigration

The eyes of the Jewish world will be directed in the
mn0 weeks at Ottawa where British and American rep
naves are scheduled to meet to discuss practical steps
aid victims of the Nazs presumably through facilitaOn
immigration. In the smOkescreen barrage that has been
up to convince the world that the Jews are raising
fuss over nothing, to speak, governmental bureaus
ave issued statistics the number of refugees absorbed
etary of State COrdel Hull in his reply to Lord Halifax
cepng the suggestion to meet at Ottawa observed that
775 vsas have been issued by the United States since
1Ier came to power in 1888.
Representatives of the State Department who will at
Ind the Ottawa meeting will have certain figures before
em noted scholar Bernhard Ostroenk, Professor of
economies at the College of the City of New York. draws
r attention to these figures saying expectaons that
State Department genuinely purposes to assist refugees
the conference Ottawa is thwarted by the record
hat best tested by the extent to which the State
department. has used the power in it's command to assist
efugees.
The annual number of quota immigrants Congress has
uhOrzed is 153,774 The State Department has charge
issuing visas to quota immigrants Actual quota imm
rants admitted in recent fiscal years follows: 1872
1897 1941 36,22O 1910, 51997; 1889, 624O2; 1885, A.
'S4; 1897, 27,762; 1885, 1865.
The State Department has restricted immigration
than Congress has authorized probably intended
he requirements laid down by the State Department for
blaming visas for quota immigrants complex as to
.e out of reach of the ordinary individual"
"These melancholy figures" Prof. OstrOlenk points
G The ghosts of millions of Jews should haunt the con-
enCe of the United Nations That conscience can be
ansed if, at Ottawa, it speaks out with Indignation with
generosity and, above all, with humanity.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
RED CROSS PROMOTES
MORRIS GROSS FOR
DEVELOPING BIG
PROGRAM IN ALASKA

Washington, D. c., March II
From far-off Nome, Alaska.
comes the story of how "out of
thin air., a resourceful Jewish boy
serving as a Red Cross field di-
rector created an extensive recre-
ational program for American
troops in the frozen wastes at the
top of the earth.
When, in June, 1912, Morris
Gross, 80, of Oakland, California,
arrived in Nome, he found only
bleakness and plenty of nothing"
With his own hands, ingenuity and
rugged pioneering spirit, he not
only built a physical plant, but
developed a program which today
REQUIRES the services of the follow
ing Red Cross personnel: a club
director. an assistant, two recrea-
tional workers, a hospital worker
and a secretary.
In recognition of his services the
Red Cross has just promoted him
to the position of training super
visor of the Red Cross field stair
fo, +ba Northwest with headquart-
ors at Fort Lewis, washington.
Gross is among many jewish
Young men and women serving
overseas in the uniform OF the
American Red Cross. Before
coming to the Red Cross cross
was director of refugee reset'le
ment project of the Oakland Jew
ish, Federation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
1--WE Will Never Die"

great service rendered the Jewish people by
the magnificent and moving spectacle, eve Will Never
DE- which Ben Hecht wrote and helped with Kurt WE'LL
and Billy Rose present for two performances Madison
ton with which Hech surrounded himself supplied largely
by that master Snowman, Billy Rose resulted in extraOrd
mary publicity in the New York press Even the most n
different whether Jew Christian had impressed upon
him the twin themes the tragedy of the Jews in Europe
and "actOn-nOt pity. But though, perhaps be-
cause, Snowman handled the enterprise it replete
with dignity from beginning to end There good taste
in the advertising the spectacle ITSELF to which Paul
MUM and Edward G. Robinson two of the most dSting
ushed figures of the American stage and SCREEN cOnbu
ed their talents.
There was however, paradox in the presentation of
this great memorial to the 100000 Jewish victims of the
Nazis. It sponsored by the Committee for Jewish
Army which had had the good fortune enroll Ben Hech
in it's ranks But apparently the Snowman decided that the
of the Committee should not be publicly linked with
the performance order to avoid any controversial ee
ment That, too was probably sound. But at the
time the Committee for Jewish Army, originated by
group of jealous militant Zonists found that
the spectacle had away from it. The whole purpose of
Revisionism emphasis Palestine the sole solution
of the Jewish problem, completely lost sight Of
The fact of the matter is that Ben Hecht is at
Ona stage where feeling keen the plight of the Jews he
wanted to attach himself to Jewish organization
through which he could express himself. The Committee
for Jewish Army as hand The record of Ben HechtS
intellectual development does indicate that Zion
is He would probably call himself an anZionist It is
however, to the good that after all these of estrang
ment he finds himself closer to his people, slaughter
had to him from his lethargy He has
rounded himself with group of inelectuals and artists
who have been notorious for their aOOfness from the Jew
sh world If they have shown interest not because
of personal courtesy to Hech but because they themselves
affected, it is also asset to the Jewish people.
But 1--WE Will Never Die" demonstrated for all to see
that in order to reach the conscience of the Christian
well to the Jew himself popular psychology
be understood and utilized
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
JEWISH SERVICEMEN
CAN MAKE REQUEST
FOR KOSHER
PASSOVER FOODS

Every attempt will be made for
observant Jewish members of the
armed forces to have Kosher foods
for Passover according to a state
ment of the National Jewish We'll
fare Board. The JWB has out
lined the following method for
Jewish servicemen to follow i'm
mediately, SO that the distribution
of these foods can be put into OPP
Grafton wherever possible.
The nearest Jewish Chaplain or
JWB representative should be con-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19

tacted by the serviceman and told
that he wishes to make arrange
ments for Kosher Passover food.
Should there be neither Jew
ish Chaplain nor a JWB worker
available, the Jewish members of
the armed forces should write to
the National Jewish Welfare
Board at 22O Fifth Avenue, New
York City, stating their desire for
Kosher Passover foods. The nat
ional office will endeavor to fill
all requests.
This is one of the services being
performed daily by the National
Jewish Welfare Board for the
Jewish members of our armed
forces both at home and over
81: S.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
MUSINGS .

Congratulations to DIR. Harold
ewman who has just received his
|egree in medicine and will in
erne in Atlanta
Congratulations to the Sam
Praskins of Mt. Vernon, N. Y,
pom the birth of son, March 8.
Mrs. Draskin is the former
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19
BETWEEN YOU
A N D Nj +
BY PAUL A. PETERS

WASHINGTON REFLECTIONS:
Ihe eyes of Zionist leaders i'm this
country are now turned toward
Congress i. . = The State Depart
ment has indicated to MOshe Sher-
tOk and to others that U. S. poll
cy with regard to Palestine will be
based on the attitude which Con-
greSs will take in regard to Amer
ica's' postwar participation in
European affairs = At present
it does not look as if Congress
will take an iSOlatiOniSt stand =
Nevertheless, it is significant that
in the resolution adopted this
week by Congress, cOndemning
NaZi masSacres of Jews, not a
single word is mentioned concern
ing Palestine :. = This, despite the
fact that the resolution was intro
duced by Senator Barley who is
actively supporting the Jewish de-
mandS for Palestine - DIR.
WeiZmann and MOshe ShertOk
have had busy week in Washing
ton not only comforting with Con-
gressmen and Senators but also
with high government officials of
various departments The
Government is now greatly inter
eSted in the Palestine problem a.
whole irrespective of what th<
attitude of Congress may be after
the war Studies are now be-
ing made by government agencies
on the Arab-JewiSh problem and
especially on the role which the
Mufti and other Arab "Quislings''
have been playing At the
same time England keeps a
Watchful eye on the trend i'm
America with regard to Palestine
and the Near East Certain
conferences on Near Eastern
problems sponsored by American
nOn-Jewish "big business" is not
at all to the liking of the Colon
ial Office in London Nor
are they to the liking of Zionist
leaders since their sponsors seem
to pay too much attention to Arab
interests and no attention at all to
the Jewish role in Palestine -. -
SERVING THE COMMUNITY +:
Much talk is now heard in New
York concerning the need for a
national Anglo-Jewish weekly
which would serve the interests
of American Jews on the basis of
nationwide circulation = Those
who advocate the establishment of
such publication argue that the
local Anglo-Jewish press is toe
weak to serve any good purpose
They overlook the fact, how
ever, that many of the Anglo-Jew-
ish weeklies are part and parcel
of the local Jewish communities
and serve their communities ex-
ceedingly well They are
also unaware of the fact that a.
mong the Anglo-Jewish weeklies
are quite a number of really fine
papers Wherever the local
Jewish community leaders feel a
genuine need for bringing news
of Jewish life and activities into
the Jewish homes of their COM
munity, there we find a good
Anglo-Jewish weekly newspaper
which serves the interests OF the
local Jewish community for better
than a national weekly could :
The normal is obvious: A Jewish
community has as good an Anglo
Jewish publication as it deserves
On this occasion I sincerely
congratulate Philip Slomovltz,
editor of The Jewish News OF
Detroit, for making the young
est" Anglo-Jewish newspaper one
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-19

Mary Blattner of Orlando i.
Mrs. Max Blattner of Orlando is
leaving Monday to join her
daughter =.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-09
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