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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04
FRIENDSVILLE
Dedication Week Service

Dedication Week Service
The Methodist church began a
special service Sunday evening in OBJ
servance of 'Dedication week. The
Rev. II. r. Wriston, pastor, was in
charge. Various organizations Of the
church were in charge of the different
services which We're held each eve
ming this week at 1870.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Frantz an
nounce the birth of a daughter
Thelma Jean, at their home, Thursday,
February 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs Ransler Sisler an
nounce the birth of son at their
home, Saturday, February 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Custer an
nounce the birth of a son, last week,
at the home of the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Frantz. Mr..
Custer is serving in the armed forces.
Mrs. Custer is the former Miss Lor-
raine Frantz.
Attend Special Meeting
Several members of the WSCS at
tended a special meeting at Mt. Lake
Park last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ida Belcher
Friends have received word here Of
the death of Mrs Ida Belcher,
mother of Mrs. r. L. Greynolds, at
her home at Charleston, w. Va,
Saturday evening at $50. The Grey
nolds, former residents of Friends
vile, are now residing at Ridgelcy,
W. Va. Mrs L. L. Friend accompanied
the Rev R. L. Greynolds to Charles
ton on Sunday, where they remained
until after the funeral Mrs Grey
nolds had been at Charleston for sew
eral days prior to her mothers death.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04
MRS. CHARLES W. PYsELL

Mrs. Dora Malvena Pysell, aged 60
years, wife of Charles w. Pysell, of
Deer Park, died suddenly last Friday
evening, February 26 of a heart at
tack. Death occurred at the filling
station Of Mrs. Sebold, near Deer
Park, at which point Mrs. Pysell had
stopped after becoming suddenly i'll
as she was on her way to attend a
meeting of the Woodmen Circle at
Deer Park, and died before medical
aid could be summoned.
Mrs. Pysell was a daughter of the
late Ami and Hulda Rodeheaver and
was born in Preston county, West Va,
October 5, 1882. She was married in
1900 to Charles w. Pysell, who sur
wives, in addition to twelve children
John Pysell, Deer Park; Mrs. Blanche
Shahan, Tunnelton, West Va; Mrs
Bessie Poland Kasson, w. Va; Mrs.
Rose Sines, Oakland; Mrs Ruth Rob
inson, Barton; Earl Pysell, Mountain
Lake Park; Edward Pysell, Barton;
Mrs. Mary Wilson, Akron, o.; Mrs
Nora Uphold, Bloomington; Arthur
Pysell, now with the armed forces OF
the nation; Helen Pysell, Akron, and
Ralph Pysell, Deer Park.
Also surviving are thirty grand
children, three sisters and two broth
ers: Mrs, May Miller, Mercer, Pa
Mrs. Eta Sanders and Miss bessie
Rodeheaver, Mountain Lake Park;
Joseph Rodeheaver, Oakland, and Clay
Rodeheaver, Swanton.
Mrs. Pysell was a member of the
Deer Park Methodist church from
which edifce funeral services were
conducted Monday afternoon at 2:0(
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04

o'clock with the Rev. Garrett Evans,
pastor of the Mountain Lake Park
Methodist church. officiating Inter
ment was in the Deer Park cemetery
with a service at the grave by mem
bers of the Woodmen Circle OF Deer
Park,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04

Drafting of fathers is expected to
begin in many areas of L. S. about
May |.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04
MRS. WAITER c ARTHUR

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Arthur, wife OF
Dr. Walter c. Arthur, physician at
the B. F. Goodyear Company. Akron
Ohio, died Saturday, February 20, at
the Akron City hospital. She was
aged IS.
She was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
S. c. Speers, and had spent all or part
of her summers at Mountain Lake
Park for more than forty years with
her husband She had been a resident
of Akron for twenty-three years.
Besides her husband, she leaves .
sister Mrs. F. A. Jackson, Of Sar
Diego, Calf, and brother, Charles
p Speers, of Santa Fe New Mexico
Funeral services and burial were r
Monongahela City, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04
MRS. HARVEY y. BREMEN AN

Funeral services for Mrs. Della
Bowser Brenneman. 50, wife of Har-
vey n. Brenneman, now of Frostburg.
were conducted Monday from the
Winterberg funeral home at Grants
vile. Burial was at Friendsvlle.
Mrs. Brenneman died Saturday at
Memorial hospital. Cumberland, where
she had been a patient since February
IS. She had resided at Frostburg since
September, 1912, when the family
moved from Friendsville.
Besides her husband she leaves
seven sons, four of whom are serving
with the armed forces. They are Pfc.
Orville n. Brenneman, Alaska; Sea-
man Clifford d. Brenneman, Norfolk,
Va; Corp. Dwight Brenneman, Mar
riana, Fla, and Sergeant Kermit H.
Brenneman, Panama Canal Zone;
Raymond T. Brenneman, Salt Lake
City, Utah; Audley n Brenneman,
Friendsville; and Edgel R, Brenne-
man, Morgantown, W. Va, and one
daughter, Modesto Brenneman. at
home Also surviving were five
grandchildren and four brothers and
five sisters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04
FEDERAL LAND BANK FARM

FOR SALE or RENT
The BeesOn GlOtfelty Farm,
Consisting of 42S Acres
TERMS REASONABLE
See ". c. Bailey, Sec'y-Treas.
National Farm Loan Association
KEYSER. WEST VIRGINIA.
Or at the Office of S. +. Hamill, in
Oakland. Tuesday of each week,
1900 4. NJ. to 200 p. W.
Feb Is: Mar. Ais: April l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04

The Army's order for soldiers tc
pick cotton in Arizona was recalled
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-03-04

Moves are on foot to end absentee
ism in war industries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
Telephone Hits New
High--Market Firm
Western Union Makes Small Gain; Steel Shares Move
Narrowly With Bethlehem Unchanged

New York, Jan. 12-(UP)-
American Telephone made new
high for 1942-1943 today to feature
firm stock market. Trading
lightened substantially from yester-
days volume, which was the larg-
est Of the year.
Strength in American Telephone
was ascribed to investment buying,
other communications were fairly
active with International Telephone
issues equaling their highs. Radio
Corporation eased slightly. Western
Union made q small gain in fur
ther response to q favorable earn
ings report.
Steel shares moved narrowly with
Bethlehem unchanged and U. s.
Steel slightly higher. Leading mo-
tors held at previous closing levels.
Rails were narrowly mixed, fea-
tured by o one-point rise in Nor
folk Western. Utilities Steadied
after yesterdays decline.
Allied Chemical gained nearly 2
points. A special offering Of 56,-
724 shares Of Texas company was
made at 43, the stocks high for
l942-4S. National Gypsum pre-
ferred, Omnibus preferred and Re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
PROF. MAR|TAIN
GIVES LECTURES
Series Of Four Arranged
at Sprague Memorial Hall
Starting January Is

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. IA
series Of four lectures, IN the Dwight
II. Terry lecture foundation are TO
be given by Professor Jacques Mari
tain In Sprague Memorial hall at
I'VE o'clock en- the following days
January IA, The Ends Of Education;
January 10, The Dynamics Of Edu-
cation; January 20, The Humanities
and Liberal Education: and January
"a, The Problems Of Education: War
and Postwar.
Jacques Maritain Is o celebrated
French philosopher who has been
living in New York since shortly
before the war. He'is q regular pro.
lessor at the 1nstitut Catholique de
Paris and at the Pontiflcal Institute
Of Medieval Studies at Toronto. He
Is now visiting professor at Column
bia and vice-president Of the Ecole
Libre des Hautes Etudes in New
York. In addition to his writings
on thomistic philosophy and aestl1e-
tics, his writings on political and
social philosophy have placed him
among the few great thinkers and
interpreters and spiritual leaders OF
our age.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
PLANS MADE FOR
BOOK CAMPAIGN
They May Be Left at VOL.
colt and Circulation
Libraries Here
LITCHFIElD
Correspondent. Thomas Mora
CHAN - Phone Litchf1eld 2A5

Licthfleld, Jan. 12-Books for SOL
diers, sailors and marines may be
left by residents at the Wolcott and
Litchfield Circulating library the
next two months in connection with
the 1913 Victory Book Campaign.
Mrs. Mildred Hallihan Is the local
chairman. The library is open daily
except Sunday from II a. m. to ! p.
m. and from 2 to 4 p. m. If persons
are unable to bring books there they
may contact Mrs. Hallihan, Litch-
field lit, and arrangements will be
made for the collection. The cam
paign will close on March 5.
Books sought are current best
sellers, adventure, western, detective
and mystery fiction, technical books
published since 1885, joke, cartoon
and pocket editions Of popular SELF
ers. All books must be In good condi-
ton.
The American Library Association.
the American Red Cross and the
U. s. o. groups sponsoring the drive,
emphasize the quality Of books
rather than their quantity.
Brevities
Thomas Monaghan Of West street
has returned to his home from the
Charlotte Hungerford hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TA3|
No. 8
WHO MUST FILE A RETURN |

Every single person must Ale d
Federal income tax return whose
gross income for the year from all
sources was $500 or more: that is,
as much as $3.50 per week. widows.
widowers, Divorces and married
persons separated by mutual con-
sent, are classed as single persons.
Every married person, living with
husband or; wife throughout the
year, must file Q return II his or
her gross income, together with any
income Of the spouse was as much
as $1,000 for the year; that Is, as
much as $23.0S per week. If husband
and wife both have income, they
must both make q return. Such re-
turn may be made separately, or, If
they are both citizens or residents
they may make a joint return. A
Joint return may be made by hus-
band and wife even though ore HI ;
no income, and joint return Is
advisable in the case Of pe.aSlls. oil.
of whom has no income, who MARI
during the year, since the personal
exemption attributable 10 ea..I
spouse during the period Of Pc
marital status is allowable in joirt
return. <.
A joint return must be signed by
both husband and wife, and ver.-
fed by q written declaration that it
is made under the penalties CT PEI
Jury.
Where separate returns are fled
by husband and wife en- Form l040
the Joint personal exemption allow
able $4,000 where the married
status has existed throughout the
year, may be taken by either, or di.
vided between them in any proper
ton agreed upon. II separate re-
turns are filed one may not report
income which belongs to the other,
but must report only the income
which belongs to him Cor herr.
No person is exempt from filing
return If his gross income is equal
to or greater than the, amount spe-
Gifted above for his classification
Neither the President of the United
States, nor the Vice President, nor
Federal judges, nor Members Of
Congress, are exempt from filing re-
turns. GsS
Moreover, all income from what,
ever source, unless specifically eX-
cluded by statute, must be reported
In the return. The types of income
specifically exempt are listed In the
instructions accompanying the re-
turn form.
A person whose gross income does
not exceed 5000, and consists
wholly Of, salary. wages, dividends,
interest, or annuities, may make n
Simplified Return, on Form 1O40A.
In which the tax due'may be readily
ascertained by reference, to a table
contained In the form. Ns
A husband and wife living to-
gether on July Of the taxable year
may file separate Simplif1ed Re-
turns If the gross income Of each is
from the prescribed sources and
does not exceed $1,000 or they may
file q single joint return on that
form II their combined income is
from the prescribed sources and
does not exceed 5000. A taxpayer
may not, however, file a Simplifed
Return IL the other spouse files a.
return on Form 1040. i
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
ODTDistrict Manager
Issues Announcement
District management Committee Named on War
ManpOwer for Trucking Industry

Appointment Of o district labor
management committee ON war
manpower In the trucking industry
In Hartford and vicinity was an
nounced by John r. Maerz, Hartford
ODT District manager today. The
committee will meet Wednesday
afternoon to organize and prepare
its report on the manpower Situa-
ton as 1t affects the motor trans
port industry in this district, to-
gether with any recommendations
it cares to make with respect to the
situation.
Mr.. Maerz will call the meeting
and act as chairman until the COM
mittee has completed organization,
but thereafter will take no active
part in It's operations. The COM
mittee will not consider. differences
or disputes, but will try to solve
mutual problems arising from the
shortage Of manpower.
The Hartford committee Is the
only committee to be organized in
Connecticut, and is one Of Is which
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
CLERKS SOUGHT !
BY WAR AGENCY
No Experiences Necessary
to Fill Requirements for
Government Clerks

washington has put N another
urgent plea for New England clerks,
stenographers and typists to work for
war agencies IN Washington at the
new increased salaries Of e1,752 per
annum and 91,o7l per annum.
Stenographers with two years Of
experience viii be eligible for the
$1,e71 per annurn grade. Persons
with no knowledge Of stenography
or tipping may qualify as clerks.
Examinations for these positions
are given regularly BY the Secre-
tary Board Of U. 8. Civil Service
Examiners, Post Office, waterbury,
Conn.
The First Regional Office Is also
offering o special program to typists
and stenographers for duty with the
Navy Department in Washington, D.
@. This program allows for appoint
ment to the Navy Department In
Boston at $l,752 per anru1n. At
the end Of q two-week indoctrina-
ton period In Boston the girls are
transferred at government expense
to washington. They are met at the
Union Station In Washington BY
representatives Of the Navy DEPART
men who viii furnish instructions
and assistance in getting settled. The
Navy Department in Washington
will also provide training for those
girls who require further inStruc-
ton in tipping or stenography. Girls
interested In securing further de-
tails should write to the y. s. Civil
Service Commission, Room 1925,
Federal Building, Boston, or see the
Secretary Board Of U. s. Civil Ser
vice Examiners at the nearest Post
Office.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
PETRILLO FACES
n SENATE HEARING
"A. r. Of M. President to
, Explain Order Barring
! Making Recordings

Washington, Jan. 19-James Cae-
ea1 Petritlo, president Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Musicians, goes
before q senate subcommittee today
to explain his order which prohibits
union members from playing for
recordings or tranScriptions.
PetriIlo's order, In effect since
August !, 1912, was issued after
broadcasting companies failed to
meet his demands that extra royal
ties DO paid on transcriptionS and
records In order to take care Of
musicians thrown out Of work by
the use Of canned" music on the
radio and the popularity Of the Juke
box.
Chairman D. Worth Clark, D.,
1da,. Of the investigating committee
which the Senate authorized last
fall by q special resolution has in
the recording ban subject to prose-
PRODUCED O bill which would make
clution under federal antitrust
laws.
On August 5, after Director FL
mer Davis Of the ONCE Of War In
formation had appealed unsuccess-
fully 20 Petrillo to withdraw his Or
der In the interests Of national
morale, the justice department filed
suit against Petrillo's union for vio-
lation of antitrust statutes.
On October IL, however, Judge
John p. Barnes Of the federal dis
trict court in Chicago threw the case
out Of court on the ground that the
prohibition was the result Of Ia
Dor dispute and therefore did not
come under the antitrust laws.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12

have been formed for this purpose
throughout the country.
Two industry and one labor mem
Der Of the Hartford district commit
tee were announced today, and It is
expected that two or more labor
members and one industry repre-
sentative will be announced shortly.
The labor member is Herbert A.
Miller, Of the International Brother
hood Of Transfers. The industry
members, M. A. Savin Of Sayin Of
Savin Express, New London, and
John w. Client Of Consolidated
Motor Lines, Hartford.
Public attention was today called
to the statement of Joseph B. East
man, director Of the Once of De-
tense Transportation, calling on
taxicab operators and the general
public to halt all use Of taxicabs for
pleasure in the eastern oil shortage
are, by John B. Maerz, Hartford
ODT district manager.
Mr.. Maerz said that It was re.
ported that In several cities, taxi.
cab operators were cooperating with
ODT in an endeavor to cut down
this type Of driving, although con-
troll by order has not been inSti-
tuted. 49,
II have received reports that the
OPA ban on the use Of private pas
Senger cars for pleasure has resulted
In a noticeable increase in the use
Of taxicabs," said Mr.. Eastman. '.If
this Is true, the purpose Of RESTRICT
ing use Of private passenger cars In
the eastern United States to neces-
sary driving Is being partially de-
feated. The purpose, Of course, Is
to cut down on the consumption Of
gasoline. Obviously, nothing Is &C.
complished II pleasure riding Is
merely transferred from passenger
cars to taxicabS.
every gallon Of gasoline used In
making q pleasure trip, whether by
car or taxicab, means
that much less fuel oil for the heat
ing Of homes and that much less
gasoline and other petroleum prod
ucts for essential uses directly con-
nected with the war effort. call
upon the public to help out In this
crisis by refraining from the use
Of taxicabs for mere pleasure pur-
poses. Obviously, 1t is q dinlcult
matter to control by order, but my
office is now actively exploring the
possibilities in that direction"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
CHECK LIST May
SOLVE PROBLEM
War Production Board
Makes Suggestion to Aid
Retailers, Wholesalers

A conservation check list" for
iDA3, designed to help retailers and
wholesalers 10 cope with obstacles
to smooth operation under wartime
conditions has been put forward by
the War Production Board, it was
announced today.
In announcing the list, w. G.
8urleigh, director Of the Service
Equipment Division, WPB, pointed
1ut that several Of the suggested
conservation measures have already
been adopted In many communities
With extremely effective results. The
program follows:
Save Equipment Check operating
equipment regularly. Repair parts
Fan be procured for essential needs.
Increase the work load on present
equipment If possible. Don't try
70 replace equipment or buy new
equipment unless 1t Is absolutely
essential to the war program.
Keep your building in condition
Institute an About conservation
program. Take proper fire precau-
tons, and In particular clean out
any accumulationS of waste and
other fire hazards. Make small re-
pairs before they become big ones.
BE sure your present facilities are
used to maximum possible eff
cheney. Do not plan alterations
or remodeling.
Reduce operations-Curtail de-
liveries as far as possible. Elimin-
ate unnecessary delivery schedules.
Operate on . cash basis II possible
to conserve office machinery and
rnanpOwer. Wrap goods only when
necessary. Encourage customers to
carry their own purchases. En-
courage the self-service idea. This
Is being increasingly successful as
solution to the man-power prob
lem.
The War Production Board has
begun distribution of the official
Controlled Materials Plan Glass B.
Product list, 1t was announced
through the Connecticut News
Bureau Once Of War Information.
Copies have not yet been received
at the local War Production Board
OutSCcN 0440 044A4Vu4ACCAAlC11O WILL DC
made when they become available
at these sources.
The GIMP Glass B list contains
some 500 groups Of related items
classified as B products, and will
be used by manufacturers operating
under the Controlled Materials Plan
to determine whether the mate
rails are Class B or Glass B Prod
Ects.
AllOtInentO Of Glass b products
viii be made by the appropriate
industry divisions Of the War Pro-
eiuction Board, while allotments Of
materials listed as Glass A products
win be made by the Claimant
Agency or Agencies under whose
programs manufacturers Of these
products ere operating.
Six new claimant agencies 10 pre-
rent claims for critical materials
have been announced. They include
the national Housing Agency, the
once Of Rubber Director, once Of
Defense Transportation, Petroleum
administrator for War, Food Ad-
Sninistrator. and Facilities Bureau
lee WPB. sssss 9ss ISss: ~. ss's;ssz :.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-12
Wedding Bells Ring
In Industrial Area
Hartford, Bridgeport Show Decided Gains in
Marriages - Local Statistics Being Compiled
- Military Ceremonies Popular

Baltimore, now q large center for
shipbuilding and the manufacture Of
airplanes, went ahead In marriages
by Is per cent"
In the West North Central section,
a gain Of 10 per cent was made by
the cities as group. Wichita regis
tered a gain Of SO per cent, but the
number Of marriages. dropped by Is
per cent In Duluth and by q per
cent in Des Muines.
OF the cities In the East North
Central states, only Detroit, Fort
Wayne and South Bend, issued more
marriage licenses in 1912 than In
1871. In Chicago, the second largest
city in the country, there we're 4.0
fewer licenses issued than in 1871.
The cities Of the Middle Atlantic
states presented a rather mixed pic
ture. Albany, with gain Of is per
cent, made the best marriage rec
ord for that area. In New York
State, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Utica and Yonkers fell behind their
status Of 1871. New York City had
decrease Of So per cent in mar
riageS from 1941.
New England
In New England there were SIS
per cent fewer marriage licenses is
sued in 1912 than in 104l. How
ever, Hartford and Bridgeport both
made. substantial gains, amounting
to 20 and II per cent, respectively,
but BoSton's record was poorer by
40 per cent.
The general increase In marriages
in 1912 will undoubtedly be strongly
reflected in high birth rate for
1913.
Details with regard to the changes
In the cities are shown in the at
tached table.
Although no statistics have been
released as yet on the percentage
Of change in marriage licenses is
sued In Waterbury during the past
war, over those issued In ie4l, it Is
estimated that an increase Of be-
tween IS and 20 per cent was shown
Unoficial figures indicate that the
city Of Hartford showed rise Of
1877 per cent, while Bridgeport had
q percentage increase Of approxi-
mately 1871.