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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
SHOULD APPLY LOCALLY
FOR RATION BOOK THREE
Persons Who Have Not Received
Books Advised To Make AppIi-
cation At Oakland Office

Persons residing in Garrett county
who have not received their War Ra-
ton Book Number Three for any
reason should apply at the office Of
the War Price and Rationing Board,
Gender building, Oakland, it was an
nounced this morning from the office
of the Board. Such applications should
not be made, however, until after Au-
gust 18th.
If persons submitted an appli-
cation for Book Three they should
take the stub of the application with
thenl-the top part Of the applica-
ton with the receipt number on it.
They will be given another application
to fill out and sign. This application
and the receipt stub of the original
application will be checked and if rec
ords do not indicate that book was
mailed, upon certifcaton that none
was received the applicant will be
issued another book. Parents of chill
dren born since June 10, may secure
books for them in the same manner.
Addresses on Book Three were not
filled in at the mailing center. Upon
receipt Of the book, the recipient
should Immediately write in proper
address and affiX his signature. Per-
sons who have lost Book Three should
report the loss to the local board inn
mediatcly and replacement will be
handled in due time.
War Ration Book Number Three is
popularity known as the picture
book" Pictures of guns, planes, ships
and tanks make it easy to identify the
unit stamps as they arc validated for
different uses. Other pages are COM
prised of point stamps somewhat SIM
liar to the point stamps in Book Two.
When the time comes to use the book,
the pictures in it will be a constant
reminder of the basic reasons behind
all rationing programs, w. 0. Davis,
chief clerk, stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Bean Pickers To Get
20 Cents Per Bushel
Picking Season Expected To Be-
gin About August 10; Will
Last Several Weeks

At series of meetings held by bean
growers in Oakland, Accident and at
Grantsvillc, the price for picking the
beans was established at forty cents
per bushel, it was announced one
day Of the present week.
The bean picking season will prob
ably start on or about August 10th
and continue until the end of the first
week in September or until school be-
gins. Approximately fifty acres of
the vegetables will be harvested
Bean pickers are to be organized in
teams of POPS with a supervisor in
charge of each team, and school buses
will be used to transport pickers to
the growers fields. A charge of APP
proXimately one cent a mile will be
made for bus fare.
Farmers desiring bean pickers must
apply to B. O. Aiken, principal of
Accident High school, Accident, or to
John H. Carter, County Agricultural
<NStHJ' / OSLOlI CC bullulIlS, Odhl6lI'
Applications will be taken care Of in
the order received. Farmers who apply
early other things being equal, will be
furnished bean pickers first. A num-
Der Of growers have already sent in
their applications for the desired help,
Mr. Aiken said He pointed out this
was not to be interpreted as a guar
antee that bean pickers will be fur
nished to farmers. 1t means, he said,
that all possible efforts will be made
to bring the available bean pickers in
contact with the growers who need
and request them.
Mr.. Aiken also said he hoped bean
picking teams would be established
at Oakland Accident, Friendsville,
Bittinger and GrantsviIle. Boys and
girls living in these sections of the
County who desire to pick beans in
accordance with the above terms,
should enroll as Victory Farm Nolun-
teers. They may enroll by contracting
Milburn w. Mann, IT, S. Employment
office, Oakland; Mr.. Aiken, Accident,
or Mr.. Carter, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
UPPER POTOMAC
SALVAGE GROUP
IS ORGANIZED
Aim Of Organization Is To Col
Iect One Million Tin Cans;
Garrett County Is Included

The Upper Potomac Salvage COM
mittee, which has for its purpose the
collection of one million tin cans, was
formally organized Sunday, August /,
at largely attended meeting at Fort
ney's cabin, Green Glade, Deep Creek
Lake.
Alton Fortney, of Luke, was elected
chairman of the committee, with Mrs
J. Z. Garlitz, Keyser, w. Va, secre-
tary, Carl Mcmillan, Westernport,
treasurer; and John Rose, of the
Piedmont Herald, publicity chairman.
E. Ray Jones, Garrett County Sal
wage chairman, represented this area
at the meeting.
According to tentative plans the
organization will include salvage COM
mittees from the Tri-Towns, Keyser,
McCoole, Barton, Frostburg, all Geor-
ge's Creek towns, Oakland, Kitzmiller,
Grantsville, Accident, Friendsville,
and all other towns in Garrett coun-
ty. 1t must be approved by the repre-
sentatives of the various towns, Mr..
Jones stated, and said a meeting
would be held soon by the county COM
mittee which included F. f. Rathbun,
Clarence Leighton Ruhl Talbot, John
H. Carter, and Ray Teets.
The aim of the group, as outlined
at Sundays meeting, is to begin
drive to collect a million tin cans for
Uncle Sam. The initial collection will
be held about September 1920 and
everyone is asked to save and pre-
pare every tin can for this drive. Gar
rott County is expected to furnish a
total of one car during the year which
is equivalent to fifteen tons, Mr..
Jones said.
Mr.. Jones said that the purpose of
having all local communities unite
into one group is to facilitate the col
lection and shipment of tin cans,
scrap and other materials called for
| by the government from time to time
to aid in the war effort Under the old
system persons in every community
had been preparing tin cans which
had not been called for because there
was not enough in each community to
make sizeable shipment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Bids On North Glade
School To Be Opened
Board of Education to Meet This
Afternoon for That Purpose

Sealed proposals for the construc-
ton of a new two-room brick school
building at North Glade, near Swan
ton, will be opened this afternoon at
the school board office in the Court
House, Oakland, it was announced, in
compliance with an advertisement APP
pearing in The Republican one week
which was authorized by the Board
of Education.
Contractors had until 100 o'clock
this morning to file their bids. The
George F. Hardwood Company, Cum
berland, and several other companies
have filed proposals for the work, it
was stated.
$4,000 Is Available
The Maryland General Assembly
approved an expenditure of $4,000 for
the erection of the building in 1899
and when this was deemed INSULT
cient the Assembly authorized the
diversion of the sum Of $4,000 origi-
nally intended for reconstruction Of
school building at McHenry, to the
proposed North Glade school, giving
the Board of Education power to eX-
pend that sum or so much as was nee
essary.
The War Production Board has APP
proved the project following personal
investigation to ascertain if the school
is needed in that community. AS .
result of the investigation an Ala
priority rating was granted
The proposed new building will con-
tain two class rooms, two toilets and
basement, and will replace a dilapi-
dated one-room frame structure which
has been in use for approximately for
ty-fve years, it was stated.
Plans for the new structure were
started in 1871 by S. Russ Minter,
Cumberland architect, and since then
have been altered to meet WPB spec
ifcations.
New schools are few and far be-
tween these days due to materials be-
ing allocated for essential war con-
tracts. The last new school built in
this county was the addition to the
Accident school three years ago, Mr..
Rathbun said that the work of erect
ing the proposed new structure would
be started Immediately after the con-
tract is awarded. He said there were
about ffty-fve school children in the
North Glade community.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Two Members of Soil
District are Named
State Soil Conservation Com
mittee Declares Garrett County
District Is Feasible

The proposed Garrett county Soil
Conservation District was this week
declared to be practicable and feast
bic by the Maryland State Soil Con
servation Committee, John H. Car
ter, agent announced. This was done
as the result of a recent referendum
or vote in which 683 farmers voted
for the creation of the district and 101
farmers voted against the PROPOSE
ton.
The members of the State Com
mittee are DR.. T. B. Symons, Direc-
tor of the Extension Service; DR.. R.
B. Corbett, Director of Experiment
Station; Joseph F. Kaylor, State For
ester; Edward NJ. Davis, State Con-
servation Service, and Roland X.
Adams, Chairman of the State Board
Of Agriculture.
Harry Porter, Of Oakland, and Eos
ter Yost, of Accident, were appointed
DIS District supervisors by the State
Soil Conservation Committee. These
Garrett county men will file an appi-
cation with Thomas F. Jones, Mary
land Secretary of State, requesting
that the proposed District become a
legal subdivision of the State.
The State Committee further an
nOunced that in the near future an
election for three more supervisors
will be held These five men, the two
appointed and the three elected, will
operate the Soil Conservation Dis
trict similarly to any corporation or
agriculture cooperative, They will rep
resent the people of Garrett county in
the operation of the District, it was
stated.
Mr.. Garter said he is circulating
nominating petitions which twenty-five
farmers must sign to nominate some
one to the office of District supervisor,
Any owner or operator of land in
Garrett county is eligible to hold this
office. After all petitions are filed with
the State Committee it will be neces-
sary that three be elected out of this
group. The election will be similar to
the referendum,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
County Health Nurse
Resigns Her Position
Mrs. Joseph F. Fahey, Grants
vile, Ended Her Duties On
August First

The County Health Department an
nounced on Monday that Mrs. Joseph
F. Fahey, of Grantsville, had resigned
her position as county health nurse,
effective August LIST.
Dr. T. R. Shrop, county health Of
fcer, said that until this vacancy can
be filled, Miss Helen Miller will be in
Grantsville every Thursday from 10
a, m. until noon to confer with those
who may wish to consult her. She will
be in the nurses office. which is in the
home of Mrs. Ella Keller.
Mrs. Fahey was connected with the
County Health Department for num-
Der of years but dropped her work for
a time due to i'll health Lately she
had been with the department since
June /, 1912.
Health officials termed Mrs. Fahey
as, an efficient and willing worker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Water Supply Is At
A Critical Stage
City Council Authorizes Drilling
OF An Additional Well To
Augment Supply

The towns water supply re-
mains at a serious stage, 1t was
disclosed at the regular monthly
meeting of the city council on
Monday night, and the water
committee was authorized to ar
range for the drilling of an ad-
ditiOnal well on the water farm,
the work to begin as soon as pos
sible.
1t was stated yesterday that there
was Is inches OF water IN the new
reservoir and that all city lines were
full, The old reservoir has in it Il
feet of water, which is the minimum
fire reserve, or about $4,000 gallons,
and this will be used only in case OF
serious fire.
More than two weeks ago the city
council had handbills distributed re-
questing householders and others not
to sprinkle gardens or to wash au-
tomoblles and IN every way exert
themselves in conserving the supply
of water.
The capacity Of the towns spring
and wells on the water farm is said
/ L..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
2mfa4ouea Condition

HIS TIME last year skies far from bright for the
I Allies Axis powers still the offensive. Romme
- FL Aamen eighty miles from Alexandria. German
tanks in Russia penetrating the Caucasus New Naz
advances made daily Americans in the Pacific fighting
bravely but had little equipment to do it with.
year has changed much of this Africa in Allied hands
Italian islands have been cpured Sicily all but conquered parts
IT Italy bombed and Musson forced out of office Russia
the and Pacific American slowly push
ing the Japanese out of vital
Industrial production and the training of armed forces
the No such production would have been possible
except country Up year. Germany could crush
opposition with overwhelming force But Hitler has been
)utp0duced American factories have turned out material
IN such quantities that matter where he turns Hit
Ter is outproduced
Germany still has strength and the Axis still fight
long and costly defensive But every day Germany weakenS
little By keeping activities the home front
by maintaining production by preventing further strikes by real
ling that the harder work the the conflict will be
and less will be killed in BATTLE will thus do
share in bringing this strife victorious conclusion at the
earliest possible moment
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Ration Deadlines

Canned Goods--N, ?, Q blue stamps
in book > are valid through August 7.
Stamps r, S, and T became valid on
August 1 and expire September 7.
Meat, Butter, Oils-T and U red
stamps in book 2 are now valid. V
becomes valid August 8 and stamp
w August 15 All expire August 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and 16 in
book l valid for five pounds each for
home canning only through October
81, Stamp No. IS in book l is good
for five pounds through August Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is in book
valid for one pair of shoes through
October 81.
Gasoline-No. 6 "a" coupons be-
came valid July 81 and must last
through November 81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Missionary To Mexico To Speak

William L. Wonderly, Bible trans
lator and Missionary to the Zoque In
dams in Chiapas, Mexico, will fill the
pulpit of the Mt Lake Park Baptist
church, in Loeb Lynn, Sunday evening
at 500 o'clock Mr.. Wonderly has
been in the States this summer teach
ing and training new Bible transla-
tors at Camp Wychffe, Bacone Indian
college, Muskogee, Okla. He will re-
turn to Mexico, with his wife, this
fall. Mr.. Wonderly is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. 0. Wonderly,
of Loeb Lynn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
DR.. LEAMER DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
SATURDAY NIGHT
Prominent Lutheran Clergyman,
Pastor Here For Five Years,
Was Native of Nebraska

The Rev. A. B. Learner, DID,,
Pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
church in Oakland for the past
five years, died of a heart attack
in his room in the Miller apart
ments on Second street Satur-
day evening, July 81, at 9:15
o'clock. He was aged II years,
and had long been prominent in
the national activities Of the
United Lutheran church.
DR.. Learner had not been in the best
of health for several weeks and was
under orders of his physician to re-
main in his bed Saturday because of
an attack Of intestinal influenza which
he suffered Friday night. However,
he left his room and went to the front
porch in the evening, finally remark
ing he would go to his room to get a
good nights rest. He apparently suf-
fered the heart attack as he was pre-
pairing to get into his bed. DR.. NJ. c.
limbaugh, his physician, arrived a.
the house for his nightly call few
moments after his passing,
Members of his congregation and
the residents generally Of Oakland,
were deeply shocked when the an
nouncement Of DR.. Learners death
was made.
T,,e+ ,.ocoD+I,- in foIIo,vi,r ont :,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Japanese Beetle Found
In One of Test Traps
Discovered Last Saturday in One
Located Near High School
Building In Oakland

One Japanese beetle has been dis
covered in this county as a result
of the test being made by the Exten-
sion Service, it was disclosed early
during the week.
The beetle was found in a trap cs-
tablished in field near the high
school building and is the only one
to have been found thus far,
Thirty yellow-colored traps were
placed in various sections of Oakland
about ten days ago Just to ascertain
if the pest had established itself here.
The test was made so that if found,
early control measures could be i'm
medately taken.
DR.. f. n. Cory, State cntomoligist,
who happened to be in Oakland after
the beetle was trapped, said that un-
less other beetles were found no pre-
ventive measures would be instituted
The japanese beetles is destructive
to fruits, lawns, corn, garden crops,
in fact over two hundred different
kinds of plants. 1t has been found in
large quantities in Allegany county
and most of the other counties Of the
State; also in West Virginia and Ohio,
but had not been seen here before
Saturday They spread along rail
roads and through highways, it is
believed
Mr.. Carter has asked that any per
son finding one or more Of the pests
Immediately communicate with him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
MORE AND BIGGER PLANS
MADE FOR PLAYGROUND
Rotary Club Appropriates Funds
And City Council Matches 1t
For A Swimming Pool

More and more plans for the benefit
Of the children of the community are
being made as the playground pro-
gram cintinues to increase in interest
The latest announcement is made
by a committee of the Rotary Club
which concerns the construction of
swimming pool on Wilson Greek, over
the hill from the playground, which
also can be utilized for ice skating in
the winter.
A committee from the Knights of
Pythias organization has also an
nounced plans for a number of picnic
tables to be constructed and placed
in the grove for the convenience of
the general public.
W. Russell Pancake, representing
both organizations, went before the
Mayor and City Council on Monday
evening and presented a construc-
ton program. The Rotary Club is
giving $225.00 and asked the town to
match this amount for the purpose Of
erecting a cement dam to hold back
the water of Wilson Creek This the
town agreed to do, and also to furnish
machinery to scrape the bottom and
to move the earth to strengthen the
breast of the dam. This work is eX-
pected to begin Immediately.
Other members of the Rotary COM
mittce are Dr. W. w. Grant, Ruhl
Talbot and Grover C. Stemple.
Bruce jenkins, playground director,
announced this week that over 120
boys and girls are now enrolled and
that the average attendance was rs on
nice days and about 35 on rainy days.
He said a full program is now under
way with many attractions and pro-
visions for $50 to POO boys and girls to
play at one time
Results Of tournaments were an
nounced as follows: horeshoes, won by
Warren Mann and George KIey; ten
mis- singles, won by Mary c. FraIey.
Archery matches were postponed
due to inclement weather.
Next week special attractions will
be as follows:
Monday, Horseshoe tournament at
100; Tuesday, archery matches, boys
and girls over u, at 100; Wcdnes-
DAY, tether ball tournament at 1870;
Thursday, badminton tournament at
1870.
A nature stndy trip and class in
crafts will be conducted next week,
the time and other information to be
placed on playground bulletin board.
Mr. Jenkins said plans are also be-
ing made for the town to provide a
sprinkler for small children several
times a week, when the water situa-
ton improves.
Through sponsorship Of the Lions
Club and by assistance from the town
a lot of playground equipment has
been erected and number of games
courts constructed. Bruce Jenkins was
secured as director for July and Aug
ust by the club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Individuals Wanted To
Work In Cannery

The Oakland office of the United
States Employment Service has an
order for men and women about 16
years of age to work in cannery
near Towson, this state.
According to information furnished
by M. w. Mann, local manager, indi-
vidual apartments equipped with cleo
trio lights, water and gas are avail
able near work. The job will last
until about September 30th. Trans
portation will be furnished. Prevail
ing wages will be paid.
These workers are needed at once,
he emphasized, and interested persons
are requested to visit the local office
in the Nance building for full par
ticularS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
To Enforce Auto
Use Tax Regulation

A campaign is underway by the
internal revenue department aimed
at more complete enforcement of the
auto-use tax stamp law in Maryland.
1t was announced that Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, revenue depu-
ties and state police would cooperate,
taking names, addresses and license
numbers of persons not having the
stamps,
Sgt. Truman Moon, of the Mary
land State police barracks at LaNale,
said he had received no orders to CO.
operate in the campaign. He said the
state police would cooperate if they
had orders to that effect from state
police headquarters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
Stray Bullet Enters
Door of Park Home

A Negro woman, working in the
home of Mrs. Cora NJ Guard, at Mt.
Lake Park, was frightened one day
last week when a bullet pierced the
kitchen door of the home and fiat
tened out against the stove, beside
which she was standing.
An investigation by officials later
disclosed that apparently youth had
been firing at squirrel nearby, Con-
sequently the mayor of the Park has
issued a warning, calling attention to
ordinances which prohibit shooting of
squirrels in corporate limits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
FSA Office in Cumberland To
Close Saturday

The Cumberland Farm Security
office is being closed
Saturday, according to B. Beeson
Snyder, manager
Snyder is to remain as FSA super
visor of Allegany and Garrett coun-
ties with headquarters in Oakland. A
reduction of one-third in the appro-
priation for the FSA necessitated that
some of the offices be closed Snyder
said
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
SOmerfield Youth Dies

Floyd w, Wicklow, IS, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Raymond Wicklow, of Som
erfeld Pa, died Saturday night in
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, He
was admitted to the hospital on July
10Th. The youth had number of rela-
tives residing in the Friendsville COM
munitv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
No Sharpless Reunion

w. H. Sharpless, of Swanton, has
announced that the Sharpless reunion
would not be held this year, due to
gasoline rationing and other travel
difficulties, due to the war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-05
T. B. Clinic Scheduled

The regular monthly tuberculosis
clinic will be held in the office of the
county health office, Court House,
Oakland, on Wednesday, August II,
at 9 o'clock, a, M, it has
been announced.