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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
2POSTHUMOUS
AWARDS MADE TO
ROBT. NICHOLSON
Citation Of Honor and Certif-
icate of Order Of Purple Heart
Received BY Parents

Mr. and Mrs Harry A. Nicholson,
of Sunnyside. south of Oakland, have
received a citation Of honor and a
certificate of the order of Purple
Heart, which were presented post
humously to their son, Flight Officer
Robert A. Nicholson, who was killed
in action over Sicily on July 8.
The citation was for having GIVEN
his life in the performance Of his
duty"
Il read: "Hc lived to bear his coun-
try's arms He died to save its honor
He was solder-and he knew a
soldiers duty. His sacrifice will help
to keep aglow the flaming torch that
lights our lves-that millions yet UNI
born may know the priceless JOY of
liberty. And we who pay him homage
and revere his memory, in solemn
pride redcdicatc ourselves to a COM
pletc fulfillment of the task for which
he so calamity has placed his life
upon the altar of mans freedom.
The citation was signed by II. G
Arnold general of the U. S. Army
commanding general army air forces
The Order of Purple Heart was
awarded for military merit and fol
wounds received in action, resulting
in his DEATH The certificate was
signed by Henry L. Stimson, Secre-
tary of War,
Robert Nicholson was born Febru-
airy &c, 1928, near Oakland. He was
graduated from Oakland High school
in 1889. He enlisted April IA, 194l
in the Army Air corps ana took a
course in airplanc mechanics in New
York, being awarded diploma il
January, 1912. He applied for pilot
training and was awarded his wings
at Dothan, Alabama on October 9
1912. He received his commission as d
flight officer while in England, on
December 81, 1912 He was killed
while flying in a bomber over Sicily
according to reports received by his
parents.
Surviving besides his parents arc
two brothers and one sister, William
Dale and Dolores Nicholson, all al
home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS
TO HAVE MEETING FRIDAY
Annual Gathering To Be Adj
dressed BY Donald V. Hook,
Prominent Pennsylvania
Speaker

All school teachers, school bus
drivers, and others connected with
the public school system will gather
in Oakland High school on Friday for
the regular annual meeting
At the general session in the morn
ing the entire group will hear an
address by Donald v Hook, president
of the Exchange Clubs of Pennsyl-
vana. He will speak on "Thc Re
birth of Nation"
Mr.. Hook. considered a dynamic
speaker with a sense of humor, has
delivered hundreds of addresses
through the Middle Atlantic States
He won public speaking honors in
college and law school and taught
public speaking during his school
years. The public generally is also in
vitcd to hear him.
Also on the program for the morn
ing session are remarks by Walter
W. Dawson, president of the County
Board of Education; and f. E. Rath-
bun, county superintendent. Howard
c. Riggs, county chairman of the
War Bond drive, will speak to the
group on behalf of the campaign in
this county for $4,000 in war bond
sales during September.
During the afternoon various
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Towns Financial
Condition Pleasing

A siX-months' report of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the town
Of Oakland, made by Arthur Lawton,
rk-collector, to the City Council, at
its meeting Monday night, shows the
town in good financial condition, with
all current bills paid to date, no
money owed to banks. and balance
of over $1,000.
The report showed receipts of
.$l8.7O142 since March /, with eX-
penditures Of $l5O93 50, divided as
follows; street department $717420;
water department So 293 40; general
$4,626.02. Loans sid this year
totaled $500 Recei,,a-- .howed $3.50
from taxes, $5,31396 from the water
department, and $4,257.46 from other
sources.
At Monday nights meeting DR.. f.
l. Baumgartner was acting mayor in
absence of L. NJ. FraIey, who has
been i'll, and H. L. StempIe was
president of council protein, in alb
sence of Delbcrt Davis.
A motion was passed to recall all
water and sewerage bonds of 1905,
amounting to $4,000, reservoir bonds
Of 1885, amounting to $4,000 and
community building bonds of 1899
amounting to $1,000, total of $48,-
600, and that the Mayor and clerk be
instructed and authorized to issue
refunding bonds of 1913 to replace
them, as provided by an act of the
legislature The old bonds are 5, 4
and 81 percent bonds, respectively
and the refunding bonds will all be
percent bonds, which is calculated to
save the town $4,000 over a period
of years The order for new bonds is
now in the hands of the printer.
Collections of the month totaled
$4,96135, including $398,6O from
water, So 1868 from taxes, $56799
from 1912 income tax. Bills amounted
to $1,95991, including councilmens
salaries.
Movie tax for the month was
$3.50 and this was divided for Red
Cross, (half), the Library and Fire
Department (one-fourth EACH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Frost Strikes County, But The
Damage Is Slight

The first frost of autumn has struck
the county, but due to heavy fogs the
damage generally has been slight.
Here and there where the fog was
absent a number of vegetables were
nipped, but in the main crops continue
to mature without restriction.
There was frost Friday morning
and on Saturday morning. Sunday
morning there were mere traces of
it. The weather has moderated since
that time and with the moon on the
wanc, farmers and gardeners gencr-
ally are of the opinion that the danger
OF a killing frost has passed for a
week or more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Minute Men Heads to
Meet In Cumberland

A dinner in honor of officers of
the Eighth Battalion, Maryland Min
ute Men, Friday at the Central
YMCA at 7 p. m, will precede the
first of a series Of monthly staff
meetings at o'clock, at the state
armory, Capt Thomas Lohr Richards,
Company No. 84l, Cumberland, in
charge of arrangements, has an
nounccd
Eighth Battalion officers expected
to attend are Lit. Col. William Preston
Lane commanding officer of both
the Maryland Minute Men and
Maryland State Guard; Capt. D. R,
Snively, executive officer; Capt S.
S. Bradford, in charge of training
and operations, and Its. R. c. Carder
and Lloyd Miller
The Eighth Battalion includes units
in Washington, Allegany and Garrett
counties, with headquarters in Hag-
crstoWn.
Those planning to attend from Oak
land Company 881, are Capt. George
H. Hanst, Lieut. Edward P. Kahl,
First Sgt Walter L. Hull, and Supply
Sergeant John Khare The Oakland
company is the only company in the
county.
On Tuesday evening twcnty-four
members of the Oakland company
went to CrclIin for target practice on
the outside range, and fired .3O-.30
ammunition on the 1OO-yard range.
The ammunition was received last
week from Battalion headquarters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Jap Beetle Total
Stands At Eight

The japanese beetle total in the
county now stands at eight, and that
total will remain the same, unless
some individual accidentally captures
one.
The thirty traps placed in Oakland
for about a month and half for test
purposes, have been removed. During
that time seven were found in those
traps. The eighth was accidentally
caught when it entered the cab Of a
truck driven by Frank Biser, on the
Swanton road.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Standard First Aid
Courses Are Planned

At a meeting of the County First
Aid committee at Accident last eve
ming, plans for fall courses in stand
ard first aid for adults were made
Courses will begin Tuesday eve
ming, September 81, at 1880 at the
following schools; Accident, Friends
vile, Grantsvillc, Deer Park, Red
House, Kitzmiller and Oakland High.
The course normally takes 20
hours to complete.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
10000 Bass Arrive
On Schedule Thursday

The 10000 bass arrived on schedule
last Thursday from a point in
Indiana, and 10000 of the amount
were placed in Deep Greek Lake and
1000 in Harrington Lake, The fish
averaged from four to six inches in
length.
Ten thousand of the smaller fish,
averaging about two inches, were
placed in the Bear Greek Hatchery,
north of Accident, where they will
be kept during the winter and re-
leased next spring in the lakes.
The shipment was valued at 5000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Accident Man Injured
When Kicked By Horse

Randall Bethel, %, of Accident
was admitted to Memorial hospital
Cumberland, on Saturday, suffering
from a possible fractured skull as the
result of logging accident.
Bethel was unconscious when adj
mittcd but regaincd consciousness at
noon the next day. 1t was reported
that the Accident farmer was driv-
ing a logging team and was kicked
by one of the horses when he stopped
down to attach a trace chain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Soil Conservationists
Tour Garrett County

Edward NJ DAVIS, state soil con-
servationist from College Park, and
Ray Carpenter, extension agricul-
turaI engineer, University of Mary
land, made an inspection tour through
Garrett county last Thursday.
While visiting various sections of
the county they dealt with a study of
the general soil conservation pro-
gram, particularly from the drainage
angle and control Of damage done by
small streams.
They were accompanied ON their
tour by John H. Carter, county agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Receives Air Medal

Lieut., Jack f. Weber, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. f. Weber, was one of six
hundred officers and men of the
North African air force command to
receive an award for meritorious
work over Sicily, it was announced
last week by the War Department.
Weber who is a first lieutenant
and pilot, was awarded the air
medal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
JURORS RETURN 6
TRUE BILLS; HAVE
80 WITNESSES
Grand Inquest Adjourns After
Two-Day Session; Criminal
Docket Smallest In Years

49,, ..., ,-.,..
Inc shortest criminal uocNeV III "
number Of years IN Garrettkpunty' IS
indicated bv the report of the Scptem-
bo, Torn, Grand Iu,v which adjourned
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loeSoa! "l'eiiioo'l i0Iio y" '"S d '''
sion Of two days. The body examined
thirty witnesses and returned six in
d;c+n,on+e
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Only one Important o"9t 10 9O'i'"-
uled for trial IN the criminal court
according to Neil c. Fraley, States
Attorney and that is the case against
1I;ohaoI MoKonzio cbarcod with rann
m'ci'"ei Ni'n e''1i'' '''''. : IU WIN ''l','
ms Is one OF the SIX indictments re-
turned by the jury. Mr.. Fraley said
McKonzio's trial will be called on
,r,,o.Jo,. Con+on,hor % Tho criminal
0C'.'7S' w
docket VIII De he"rd Ecg'I"'l'S No''-
day, September 27.
Other indictments he termed as
..,,,r Of +,o-n,ino " +bo most nnnspal
u''-oi '','''N' ''' .'1:..
thlng beng the absence Oh any ln"'''-
ments for social crimes, the first time
for nine wears. he said A number of
,,,;+,o,.o, ,yo,.o hoard j, rogard to
,'''o''No - Co.. L,t
aleged VloidCIoi Oh Iile oVel laws Do'
no indictments were returned IN this
regard. is the general report.
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Inc jury prior 70 ""Jo"I i'''''''' 'l''',''
an inspection OF the various county
buildings and recommended repairs
and ronaintino in = number of in
CIV H.. ,.,,,a,,,,,,a,,lo.I :,
9I"lleeS' II was "''o -, 0'''''.' my y
their report that the American nag
lie raised each day on the Court House
Gao staff and that the State flag also
De HOW'LL
Lester c. lutzy OF CreIlm' was
foreman of the jury, while Arnold f.
Fov F,iandsvillc and s Townshend
H-,.,.. 0oI.lanJ ,,,o,.o oIo,L,,. IF tho
Mayor O"N'''l"' WY No VI '''0
body.
The report of the jury as returned
tn tbc Court is as follows:
WV ' "
To the Honorable, the Judges Of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County,
Maryland:
The Grand Jury for the September
Term, 1913, respectfully submits the
following report:
We have had before us and exam
med thirty witnesses and as the re-
suit of our investigation we have re-
turned six indictments.
We have given careful consideration
to alleged violations of the law and
fo,,,,d +,,o hill. ,,bnra Un believed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Firemen Called

The Oakland Fircmen were callet
to McHenry on Tuesday morning tc
extinguish blaze at the home OF
Arden May. The heat from the mair
fireplace had ignited some heavy
beams under the floor.
The fire was put out with slight
damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16
Salisbury Boy Dies
Of Accidental Injury

A coroncr's jury, meeting Monday
in Salisbury, Pa, determined that
William Keim, 5, son of Verna and
Elizabeth Locchel Keim, the latter a
native of Grantsville, died of injuries
accidentally received when he was
struck by an automobile on Septem-
Der s, according to P. c. Bosch, coun-
ty coroner, of Somerset, Pa.
The child was struck by the auto
mobile operated by Harriet Show
alter, l8, daughter of S. c. Showaltcr,
Salisbury, Bosch said, He died an
hour and a half later in a Meyers
dale, Pa, hospital. At the inquest
Monday witnesses testified the car
did not run up on the sidewalk as
previously reported, and the girl was
cXonerated Of any criminal negli-
gcncc.
-.. "
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-16

Mrs. S. d, Whipkey, of Coraopolis,
Pa, is here where she is visiting with
her father, D. S. Davis and other
members of the immediate family.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

cies, but that they had autonomous
powers "to deal with their own
peculiar problems"
To Go Republican
In view of Lewis Republican
past, his bitter feud with the Pres
ident and his "pre-Pear Hrbor iso-
lationism," as it is called, newspa-
per commentators were predicting
freely that an attempt would be
made, if the UNIV is admitted into
the AFL, to swing the organiza-
tion's support from the administra-
ton into the Republican camp.
This could not be accomplished
without a struggle against the
Green forces, it was admitte, but
then it was conceded that if the
Lewis -Hutcheson-W Woll plan sue
ceeded at all the three would be
the dominant figures in the AFL.
1t was Green, once an officer in
the UNIV, who led the fight to
oust the UNIV and other CIO
unions from the AFL in 1886.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
Go Supports FDR,
Reps John /. Lewis

quate enforcement to wipe
black markets.
"The CIO has sought - unfoS /,
tunately to date unsuccessfully-to
impress the executive officials and
congress that total mobilization
could be attained only through a
centralized civilian administration
of our economic, manpower and
production problems, as provided
in the Pepper, Kilgore, Tolan bills
pending in congress-" the resolu-
tion declared.
Condemns VINO
Condemning the recent War
Manpower Commission directive
forbidding workers to leave one
essential job for another even
though the present job may pay
sub-standard wages, the resolution
concluded with a demand that the
VINO institute regional manpower
stabilization agreements to be
worked out through joint labor
management comm t tees and
through greater labor representa-
ton in the VINO administrative
machinery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
Continued from Page 1.

was hailed as having "defied and
defeated all elements in our nation
which sought, without any success,
to SOW the seeds of disunity in the
ranks Of labor and elsewhere.
Pointing out that important
struggles" lie ahead, the CIO board
in its main resolution declared that
"it is the task of organized labor
more than any other group-to
make certain that no individual,
adverse or indifferent to the out
come of our Struggle, be permitted
to exploit the inherent difficulties
accompanying a war as to confuse
or cause disunity among the peo-
pie of the nation"
The resolution praised the work
of the Natl. War Labor Board and
urged Pres. Roosevelt to grant it
final authority to make wage ad-
jusments necessary to eliminate
gross inequities or to aid in the
effective prosecution of the war
without any "hampering interfer-
ence" from Economic Sterilization
Director James F. Byrnes.
Stresses Economic Points
The carrying out of Roosevelt's
stabilization policy requires an ac-
tual roll-back of prices to Sept.
Is, 1912, levels, limitation of sal
aries to $4,000 year, the defeat
Of the Ruml plan, and the elimina-
tion of war profits above the 1889
peacetime level, the resolution con-
tinued. 1t recommended the insti-
tuition of grade labelling, dollars
and cents retail prices, and ade-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

velt and against war agencies such
as the Natl. War Labor Board.
Lewis petition was presented by
president William l.. Hutcheson of
the Carpenters Union, Republican
and a violent anti-New Dealer, who
with vice president Matthew Woll
was involved in Lewis bid for
CI0 Accomplishment" with the AFL
in 1912. His petition at that time
fell flat, and his final break with
his lifelong friend, president Philip
Murray Of the CIO, followed
Awaits Convention
At a press conference May 20
Green said that Lewis application,
to be reviewed by committee not
yet appointed, would be disposed of
before the October convention of
the AFL. Whether the UNIV would
be taken into the federation de-
pended on whether jurisdictional
difficulties will be ironed out" he
said.
He did not regard the Progressive
Mine Workers (AFL) as a serious
stumbling block. The council was
considering admitting the UNIV
and retaining the PMW as sep
arate union, he said. When he was
asked if there were other problems
that might prove more difficult,
he said, II don't know of any"
When he made the original an
nouncement of Lewis bid, Green
was asked if the UNIV would have
to accept the position of the AFL,
in support of the WLB and the
no-strike pledge for the wars
duration. He replied that all AFL
international unions were expected
to adhere to declared general poll
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
W-o Employment
Office Moves

William Moore, personnel officer
of the WHY'S Overland Co., an
nounced today the removal of the
employment office from Wolcott
Blvd. to the Central Ave. entrance
to the plant.
The move was made to make
the office more convenient for
prospective employees to reach and
to give more adequate, quarters.
The office will be located on the
first floor of the Aluminium Forge
Division office, formerly occupied
by the WHY'S s-Overland Federal
Credit Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
Unions Sue To Enioin
Konsos Law enforcement

TOPEKA, Kas. (FP)-Attorneys
for the AFL, the Kansas Fedora
ton of Labor, the CIO and the
four major railway brotherhoods
filed suits in federal district court
here asking that Governor Andrew
Schoeppel, Attorney General A, B.
Mitchell and Secretary of State
Frank J. Ryan be enjoined from
enforcing the newly passed labor
control law.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
Important Political
Meeting Called June |

Walter Madrzykowski, president
of Local 12's political activities
committee, announces a meeting Of
the general membership of the or
ganization for June /, to be held at
the Local IL headquarters, 425
Winthrop St., in parlor C, at 8
p. m.
Mr.. Madrzykowski stated: "This
is highly important meeting, with
many pressing problems which will
need to be discussed. We are par
ticularly anxious to have a large
turnout for this meeting"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

Haynes, Haney Condemned
All the workers at Spicer's are
agreed on several points, but their
favorite theme seems to be Robert
Haynes, whom they called "Simon
Legree Haynes" They blame
Haynes for most Of their trouble
and claim they are being made
guinea pigs Of for the eventual
benefit Of the manufacturers as
sociation.
Next to Haynes, Works Man
ager Haney is blamed for condi-
tions which exist at the Spicer Co.
plant. Committeeman say Haney
was brought into the Toledo plant
for the express purpose Of irritat-
ing the workers and working
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
CIO Workers
Demonstrate
Against oPA
Continued from Page /.


sions of sympathy were heard OF
all sides.
Housewives were heard com.
menting that they hoped the de,
monstration would have the de.
sired effect, and that prices would
be rolled back, while many office
workers stood about commenting
that it was time somebody went
after the OPA.
Is Sensitive
Discussing the local price situa.
ton with the UAW committee
John o. Mum said, Washington
is very sensitive to these pro-
tests, and advised the committee
to have A resolution drawn up
and presented to OPA Director
o. ID. Wearley to forward to Wash
ington.
o. d. Wearley reached by tele-
phone stated that the local OPA
office was aware that the CIO
was making a demand and ex-
pected to transit a statement to
this effect to OPA officials in
Washington.
Protest May Spread
When the demonstration ended,
Melvin Schultz told the workers,
II believe that unless some action
is soon coming out of Washing
ton, this demonstration will spread
from coast to coast as more and
more workers decide to force the
issue and determine if the govern
ment is going to do a one-sided
job of freezing wages and letting
prices get out of control"
Mr.. Schultz added, "this thing
should have been done long ago;
but we trusted the government to
carry out its promise made when
the war started that there would
be no initiation and that both
prices and wages would be sta
bilized."
Other organizations taking part
in the demonstration were tie
u nited d Retail and Wholesale
Clerks, CI0, and the Textile
Workers, CIO.
Word has reached the Toledo
Union Journal from reliable
sources that similar demonstra-
tions are being planned for both
Detroit and Cleveland.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
Production
Is Slowed,
Says Thomas
Continued from Page /.

should begin to convert back again
to the production of passenger
cars"
Behind the talk of shipping
shortages, of increased civilian
needs for steel, behind every other
excuse for the failure to secure
maximum output is the throttling
force of continued business as
usual pracices," said Thomas.
He did not excuse certain admin
istrative agencies, or congress, he
said, pointing to failure to enact
S GOT, which would set up the ma
chinery to make total war mobili-
zation possible, as one reason for
the present division of response
bility and lack of allout production.
Business As Usual
New locomotives and railroad
equipment are taking the equiva-
lent of two-thirds of all steel as
signed to the army munitions pro-
gram, said Thomas, to continue
business as usual on railroads. All
lotment to the farm implement in
dustry of output quotas equal to
800 of its 1910 production is a
concession not to farmers but to
implement makers, he charged.
Recent word from war agencies,
he said, indicates that typewriters,
business machine and other con-
sumner durable goods will be turned
out in expanded numbers in the
next months. This, while the 1943
army supply program has been
whitfield down to 81 billion dollars
from an original 62 billion.