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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Fire Prevention Week
Now Being Observed

Fire prevention week is being OBJ
served in Maryland from October 3
to 10.
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor in a
radio address urged everyone to make
it his individual responsibility to do
all in his power to prevent unneces-
sary waste by fire during the week
and in the months ahead. He said,
THE increase in preventable fires in
our own country since Pearl Harbor
has been in equal proportion to the
damage caused over England by
enemy bombs for the first two years
of the war, loss just as damaging
as though wrought by enemy bomb
ers or saboteurS.
S. T. Culver, president of the
Maryland State Firemen's associa-
ton, reminded people that firemen
were the first branch of our uni
formed fighting forces on the home
front Statistics indicate the nations
fire loss is on the increase and may
reach 400 million dollars this year.
AS result of fire 10000 lives are
lost annually, $50 homes, 10 mercan-
tile establishments, IS manufacturing
plants, 7 schools, churches and 3
hospitals suffer damage or destruc-
ton by fire daily in the United States
on an average.
He declared there was need Of dill
gent effort the year round in reduc-
ing the number of preventable fires.
The Maryland Insurance Agents
Association has for distribution a
booklet on Safeguarding the Farm
Against Fire" and also plans to con-
duct an essay contest among rural
schools along with an award to the
Volunteer Fire company that con-
tributes most in educating the public
on causes and prevention Of fires.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07

= her giant
cleared her forests I built her railroads. tmneed her
mountains
erected her factories dug the coal and her
sent out her ships In brain born every
creature comfort you enjooy.
I, Private Enterprise with my free aborers and my
haced captains of industry, built the muskets the arpanes
the tanks the submarines the great that used the
Revolutionary, Civil and World War and that pro-
ectng the United States from INVASION the hope
rope and Asia.
l. Private Enterprise, the working classes the
classes and the wel-to-do classes
the butcher shop the bank the newsstand the great de-
parment store the giant furnaces and the electric light
l. Private Enterprise Edison, Ericsson Goodyear Wanna
maker Westinghouse Fulton Whitney, Morse Wright brothers.
am that Free Business big and little which civilization alone
depends.
body great sociological and biological fac-sef
interest
Private Enterprise the power behind your your
father your brother fighting for you in Africa Europe and the
Pacific.
the Minute Man of Uncle Sam!
the very and body of Jefersonian democracy
for l am Private Property and Personal Liberty
| am the Old Deal.
am America!
Edgar M. Queeny n 'The Spirit OF Enterprise"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Disease to Combat
Japanese Beetles
Is Spread In City
Milky Disease Put Into Soil Near
Where Seven Pests We're Dis
covered This Summer

For the purpose of controlling the
Japanese beetle before it gets start
in Garrett county, Extension officials
were busy on Wednesday in spread
ing the comparatively new disease
known as milky disease in the areas
where the seven pests were found this
fall in the traps set out for test
reasons.
The milky disease is now being
extensively used in this state and
tests by University of Maryland en-
tomologists show that the disease is
very virulent and effective for kill
ing Japanese beetle grubs.
Yesterday George Lankford, assist
ant cntomologist, University of Mary
land, in charge of Japanese beetle
control; John H. Carter, county agent,
and John Dewitt, inoculated the land
with the milky disease to prevent the
development of the beetle grubs. In
ocuIation is similar to inoculating
land so that alfalfa or some of the
other legumes will grow, Mr.. Garter
said.
The result of this incubation will
be followed up next year, and Mr..
Carter said that the Extension serv-
ice would scout other areas of the
county next year. Thirty traps were
set out in the Oakland area for two
months for test purposes and seven
beetles were captured Usually ten or
more must be found before any con-
troll work is begun but control was
started here in the hope that their
spread would be stopped before
becoming the destructive pest that it
is in other counties, Of the state,
where thousands are trapped and
killed each summer.
Mr.. Carter said one Of the dis
advantages in using the milky dis
ease is that a fairly heavy infesta-
ton of grubs is needed before the
disease can effectively increase and
spread, as it is dependent on grubs
for increase and spread.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Call Goes Forth For
More Air Raid Tests

A call for more frequent general
air-raid alarms in Maryland to give
people the experience they need in
meeting real emergency if it comes,
has been sounded by Col. Henry S.
Barrett, State commander of the u.
S. Citizens Defense Corps. He in
formed the army that one every two
weeks would not be too often.
His action came after the confu-
sion arising from the yellow afraid
alert, early last Thursday morning.
The signal came through to Garrett
county and all posts were placed on
the alert, but no blue or red signals
ever came through. Finally an all
clear signal was given to the control
center here.
The Defense council has planned a
statewide alert next Friday, October
Is, and in Baltimore city fifty planes
will drop 10000 paper bag bombs to
test the citys defense and relief
agencies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Forestry Service
Renews Activity On
Volunteers to F.F.F.S.

Opening of the school season in
Western Maryland has meant re-
newed activity in the enrolment of
volunteers for the Forest Fire Fight
ers Service, State Forester Joseph +.
Kaylor announces. Under the direc-
ton of District Forester W. j. John
son, at Cumberland, members Of the
field force of the Department of State
Forests and Parks are now engaged
in training groups Of volunteers at
the following high schools: the Oak
land, Friendsville, Accident, Grants
vile, and Kitzmillcr schools in Gar
rett County; the Flintstone, Cumber-
land, and Frostburg schools in Allie
gany County; the Hancock, Boons-
boro, and Clear Spring schools in
Washington County; and the Fred
crick, Emmitsburg, Thurmont and
Mddletown schools in Frederick
County.
Loss last spring of a number of
FFFS volunteers by graduation
makes it necessary to recruit new
members at this time. So effective
has the organization been in forest
fire control in Western Maryland,
says Mr.. Kaylor, that State authori-
ties can not afford to have its ranks
depleted at time when fires may
seriously retard our war effort.
experimenting Mr.. Kaylor's state
mcnt, District Forester johnson calls
attention to the fact that, besides
high-school students, the Forest Fire
Fighters Service is open to older men,
On the twin score of patriotism and
sclf-ntercst, Western Maryland land
owners in particular are urged to
form groups for enrolment and train
ing, Full information will be fun
nished by Mr.. Johnson upon applica-
ton to him at the Court House,
Cumberland,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
COURTS DECISION IN MAY
CASE GIVEN IN ENTIRETY
McHenry Citizen Required to
Pay Commissioners For Con-
StructiOn of Road On
His Property

The full opinion Of the courts de-
cision requiring c. Arden May to pay
$81288 to the County Commissioners
of the county for their claim against
him for the building of roadway on
his property at McHenry at the coun-
tvs expense, is given herewith.
The opinion was given by Chief
Judge D. Lindley Sloan for the full
bench which sat in the case one day
last week.
The case attracted widespread in
tcrest among the taxpayers and may
be taken as a guide to future activl-
ties of any public official.
Judge Sloan's opinion:
Under the Rules recently adopted
by the Court Of Appeals, in all civil
cases that are tried before the Court
sitting as Jury, the Court is re-
quired to assign reasons for any de
cision that it might make. For that
reason, we must express our views
about this case
Now, in the first place, there is no
contention by the Defendant that such
contract is not an ultra wires act, un-
less founded on valid consideration.
We find, aside from any other con-
siderations, that it is an ultra wires
act for a Board Of County Commits
sioners or a City Council to eXpend
any money on private property-any
public money. That feature is present
in this case and this money was eX-
pended on private property to which
the County Commissioners had no
title whatever and no title had been
granted by anything that could be
placed on record, either their own
records or on the land records of the
County-a right-of-way over this
road.
When an ultra wires act is COM
mitted, under the decisions, and there
only seem to be three to the con-
trary in the entire United States, the
party who is benefited or upon whose
property the expenditures are made,
cannot recover from the public body
that committed the ultra wires act,
but the public, the County Commits
sioners or municipal corporation, any
kind of municipal corporation, can
Continued on Page Three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Contributions to
Band Total S235.OO

Contributions totaIing $235O0 have
been received by Paul Tulney, treas
urer for the Oakland Band, since an
appeal went out few weeks ago.
The contributions included Oakland
Sales Company, Lewis Cornish, Ray
Teets, Reckard and Glotfelty, Oakland
Hardware company, A. D. Naylor and
Company, George E. Loar, F. A.
Smouse, E. NJ. Weeks, Ralph Pritts,
J. Edgar Moomaw of New Jersey;
Ira Bosley, Earl Shartzer, all $40
each; Hamilrs Store, w. R. Browning
and B. l. Gender, S. each; S. c.
Winters, 50; A. G.. Gortner, SO; Lions
Club, SIS; Town of Oakland, $50; K.
of P. Lodge, SIS; and a donation of
S. from an unidentified friend
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Blanks For New "A"
Book Now Available
AT Filling Stations
Auto Owners, After Filling Out
Applications, Should Mail Them
To Local Ration Board

All automobile owners residing in
Garrett county, as we'll as in the rest
of the state, outside of Baltimore City
and Baltimore county, may now apply
for a renewal of their basic "a
gasoline ration books to their closest
War Price and Rationing Board be-
tween now and November 8th, it has
been announced by W. O, Davis, chief
Clerk of the county Board.
Applications are being distributed
by the county board to all filling sta
tons located in the county. Automo-
bile owners will obtain these appli-
cations and mail them to the Ration
Board at Oakland. A copy of the
blank showing what it is necessary to
know, and what procedure is to be
followed is being reproduced in The
Republican today upon another page
The AS coupons are valid for three
gallons of gasoline, each, through No
vember 8th and the AS coupons, in
the new book to be issued, are valid
ON November 9th at three gallons
each for a three-month period This
change provides the "A" book holder
with approximately 1870 miles of
necessary driving per month instead
of the approximate 80 miles he has
been allowed heretofore
The OPA on September 80 reduced
the face value of "B" and sc" gaso-
line coupons in the East to two gal
Ions each and at the same time the
"A" ration was increased to two gal
Ions weekly by reduction in its
validity period.
"a" coupons originally were sched-
uled to remain in use until November
% but under the revision will expire
November 8. The face value remains
unchanged at three gallons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
NATIONAL WAR
FUND CAMP ALIGN
STARTS OCT. q
Drive To Be Made To Secure Ad-
equate Funds to Serve Humani-
tartan Needs On Three Fronts

Plans for the campaign to raise
funds for the National War Fund,
which includes the United Service Or
ganization, are now being made, not
only in Garrett county, but through
out the nation.
A drive will be made to secure
adequate funds from the American
people to serve great humanitarian
needs on three fronts, the Military,
the United Nations, and the Ameri-
can Home.
The Military front covers services
for our armed forces and their auXili-
aries, largely through the USO, the
United Seamen's Service, and War
Prisoner Aid.
The United Nations front covers
aid to war prisoners, relief where
possible for occupied countries, as
sistance to unoccupied areas and aid
to refugees.
The American Home Front covers
those essential services such as
family and child welfare, health and
hospitals, and recreation which are
generally supported by community
chests.
Bernard l. Gender, county chair
man, has declared that the National
War Fund embodies basic American
ideal-thc strength of union with the
economy Of federation. The success of
the National War Fund campaign has
been declared an essential part Of the
war effort, and it is Mr.. Gonder's
plan to organize every community in
the county in the hope that all peo-
pie will contribute generously.
Throughout the nation the plan is
to raise 1875 million dollars, 80 million
of which will go to the U. S. O. In
Maryland the quota is $2,108,000 and
Garrett county is asked to raise
| $500.
Campaign Starts Oct. q
The actual campaign starts October
2lst, and Mr.. Gender announced this
morning that prior to that time he
would visit every section of the coun-
ty and organize community commit
tees who will make personal solicita-
ton in their areas.
A recent news release from USO
headquarters reveals that 228,000
visited at 20 USO clubs in Maryland
within a months time, and the total
attendance at all USO operations is
now 20 million each month. More than
100000 volunteers participate in these
activities. In Maryland clubs alone in
formation was given 10000 times,
300 persons were given advice and
counsel, and sleeping accommodation
were used $500 times. USO now main
tains 2,468 operations. OF the 1909
USO clubs, 1889 are located in con-
tinental United States and 120 over
seas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Selective Service
Inventory Shows
Available Manpower
Survey Covers 1881 Individuals;
1,102 Men In Various Services
AS of September Is

An inventory of all men in the
county within the military service
age limits was completed last week
and mailed to state selective service
headquarters, where the figures are
to be tabulated with the returns from
other counties.
The survey was designed to give
state and national headquarters a
complete inventory of the men avail
able for possible induction and their
present status.
The inventory covers 4,331 individ-
uals, who are listed in the first, sec
ond, third, fifth and sixth registra-
tions, but does not include the 1885
persons from 45 to IS, who are listed
in the fourth registration. AS of
September Is there are 972 individ-
uals over So years of age, who under
the present regulations are over the
military age limit.
1,lO2 In Services
The figures show that as of Sep
TENDER Is total of 979 had been in
Quoted into the service and that 1913
had enlisted, for total of 1102.
Men between Is and 80, class lila
or men with children, totaled 968
The inventory also showed 238 single
men deferred on account of farm
work QI-C), while 81 married men
were deferred on account of farm
work 0II-C).
Those in ia, deferred as essential
to war work, totaled 1922, and those
in lib, deferred because of work in
manufacture Of airplanes, munitions
ships, etc, totaled &c. There were sol
listed as physically or mentally unfit
for military service.
Other categories were as follows;
IA, 80; LAO, 2; Ia, limited, 4;
HID, man deferred on account of eX-
IRENE hardship to wife, child or par,
ent, 3; lila, married men without
children, 8; IV-D, preachers or divin-
ity students, 7; I'VE, conscientious
DIRECTORS, II; cancelled, 4 deceased
%; unclassified, Is. The latter group
was for those who had just regis
tered and had not yet been put into
any particular group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
FARMERS TO NAME SOIL
DISTRICT SUPERVISORS
Will Vote for Three of Them
October 20th-State Soil Con-
servatiOn Committee
Names Two

Garrett county farmers will vote
for three of five supervisors who arc
to govern the recently formed Gar
rett Soil Conservation district, it was
announced by John H. Carter, county
agent The voting will take place on
Wednesday, October 20, he said,
A polling station will be open in
his office in the postoffice building
Oakland, from $50 a M to 9:30 p. m.
where all eligible voters will be al.
lowed to cast votes for three super
visors.
The State Soil Conservation com.
mittee, with headquarters at College
Park, have already appointed two OF
the supervisors, H. L. Porter, Oak.
land, and Foster Yost, Accident
These two men and the three elected
will direct the activities of the new
district in the erosion control anC
drainage program.
Mr.. Carter said that mail ballots
have been sent out so that farmers
may vote by mail and not be com.
PEELED to come to the Oakland office
Those voting by mail will not be eIigi
Bile to vote at the polling station.
Eight men have been nominated
for the office of supervisor: Johr
Beachy, Grantsville; Emerson Bishoff
Friendsville; Arthur Fitzwater, Swan.
ton; Paul Friend, Oakland; Dorsey
Guard, Somerfield, Pa; Oscar Har
man, Accident; Jasper Myers, Kitz
miller, and A. P. Sanders, Oakland.
The State committee, officially re
sponsible for the referendum, ha;
pointed out that all persons, farm
ers or corporations who possess any
farm land in the area, whether own
ers, Iessees, renters, or tenants, are
eligible to vote, each person voting
for three supervisors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
DO YOU KNOW?

The Maryland Traffic Safety Com
mission quots the following from the
motor vehicle law:
"The driver of any vehicle other
than one on official business, shall not
follow any fire apparatus travelling
in response to fire alarm closer than
three hundred 5000 feet or park such
vehicle within radius of three hun
dred 5000 feet where a fire appara-
tus has stopped to answer to a fire
alarm" Section 1874.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Child's Condition
Remains Serious

Charlotte Harvey, SIX years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Har.
vcy, of Cumberland, formerly of Mt
Lake Park, is in a serious condition
in Allegany hospital, Cumberland
suffering from a fractured skull and
other injuries which she received
when she fell from porch on Sun
day afternoon.
She was playing with girl friend
on second story porch when the
banister gave way, causing her to
plunge about fifteen feet to the
ground.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Water Situation
Remains Critical

That the water situation in Oak
land was still in critical condition
was announced this morning, The
pumps are barely "holding their own
in pumping water into the reservoir
and there is nothing in either reser-
voir except the fire reserve.
The new we'll is down to a depth OF
251 feet and a test is to be made to-
day. There is fair amount of water
available, and if the test is success
full the water will be pumped into the
lines, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Breaks Bone In Foot

E. R. Fike had one bone in his left
foot broken and another dislocated,
while at work on the State highway
near Red House, on Tuesday morn
ing. While standing at the edge of
the roadway a road grader passed
over his foot
He was taken to Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, for medical attention,
and was visited yesterday by his wife
and daughter. Also on Tuesday he was
visited by his son, Sgt. Emerson Fike,
who is stationed at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Enters Army Nurse Corps

Miss Betty Baker, a daughter of
Mrs. Edith NJ. Baker, of Hutton has
been commissioned as a second lieu
tenant in the Army Nurse corps and
left Friday for Fort George G.
Meade, near Baltimore, for assign
ment.
Miss Baker has been nursing in
Shadysidc hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
for more than year since gradual
ing from the nursing school there,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Airplane Spoilers
To Receive Awards
At Meeting Friday
Pins of Wings to Be Presented
To 142 Observers of
Oakland Unit

All volunteer spoilers in the Oak
land post of the Aircraft Warning
Service, are to be presented pins or
wings, it was announced yesterday
by A. G. Hesen, county supervisor.
These lapel pins have the insignia
Avs in the center with the word
observer" beneath it. The awards
are being made through authority of
the First Fighter Command, Mitchell
Field, N. Y.
They are to be given to ZAP in
dividuals at a meeting in the court
room of the court house, on Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. Presentations
are to be made by Howard Loughrie,
district supervisor.
A. G. Hesen, county supervisor, re-
ceived his wings" award from the
Philadelphia filter center several
weeks ago, and two weeks ago was
called to Baltimore to meeting at
which time he was given an honor
medal Tor having served IN his ca
pacity for 500 hours during a six
months period, For%5his award he re-
ceived congratulations by letter from
Governor O'Conor who declared that
the thing that has made America
great in this and in all wars is the
fact that its citizens have always re-
sponded promptly and generously to
all demands upon them"
Mr.. Hesen urged all who had
served as spoilers to be present at
the meeting on Friday,
The Oakland spotter post was de-
activated several weeks ago but the
observers remain subject to call.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Second Goal To Be Met
Named County Assessor

The County Commissioners, meet
ing this week, named Ben Dewitt, of
near Oakland, as county assessor, a
position which under a recent state
wide law, is a permanent position.
The law provides for a continuing
assessment, and Mr.. Dewitt has
worked out a plan that will cover the
entire county in a five-year period,
Five districts will be re-assessed next
year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Every County i'll State
Met Its Bond Quota

Every Maryland county had
reached and many had exceeded
their quota for war bond sales in the
third war loan by last Friday
Hooper S. Miles, state chairman of
the war finance committee, reported
Total sales in the state were $685.
10000 or LAG per cent of Marylands
quota of $l96,OOO,O0O, an official
tabulatcd report from the Federal
Reserve Bank showed.
Sales to individuals jumped to $72,-
100000 or So per cent of the $84,-
100000 quota as compared with the
national average of II per cent, Miles
said.
Second Goal To Be Met
Several states reached their quotas
for individual sales, and with October
16 the final date for series (. F and
G savings bond sales to clear through
the Federal Reserve Bank, Maryland
campaign headquarters were conf
dent, Miles said, that the state would
meet its second objective in the drive
Garrett county is shown with figures
exceeding the quota of $175,000 by Is
percent, for a total of $209,134.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Rotary Club To Have Movies

The program committee of Oak
land Rotary Club is presenting a
moving picture at the luncheon meet
ing tomorrow evening at the William
James Hotel, entitled, "Thc Land of
the Maharaiahs." This picture is be-
ing obtained through the courtesy of
+. A. Conroy, district sales manager
of the Standard Oil Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Wins 20 Percent of
Canning Prizes at Fair

A Grantsville woman, Mrs. Guy
Stanton, accounted for twenty per-
cent of the cash premiums totaling
$251,75 offered to exhibitors in the
canning department of the annual
Cumberland fair, it has bcenn an
nounced.
Mrs. Stanton, who stole the show a
year ago, won premiums this year
aggregating $5324.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
Killing FrOsts Here

A series of killing frosts struck the
county this week, but practically al
crops had been gathered and little
damage resulted. Light frosts three
weeks previous had caught some areas
but many places had escaped.