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Askov American., 1943-11-11

The expression, "to cut a Dido"
which means to "show off," origin
ated with British ship, the H. M. S.
Dido, a very smart and clean ship
whose skipper delighted in cruising
around the vessels of the Royal Navy
for no other purpose than to show
off his ship.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
Appeasing The DictatOrs.

"And (our American ambassador
to Spain) Ambassador Hayes. Won
der how much friendship he bought
for America when he told the (brutal-
ized) people of Spain that their Fas-
cist government was good.
81 know Spain's people. I can
think of them only in terms of what
I saw in Madrid in 1886. I remem-
ber the sudden Joy that swept them
when they heard that we might sell
their government arms as was our
international right to do. And I re-
member the light that went out of
their eyes when they finally knew
that we were craven enough to ap-
pease Hitler and Mussolini; that we
had decided to turn our eyes away"
Askov American., 1943-11-11
(From Another Correspondent

The Harvest Festival of the Eman-
ual Lutheran Church has been post
poned for this week.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

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Askov American., 1943-11-11

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Askov American., 1943-11-11

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
I7~o and 4 Haiti One

With the knowledge that the number civilian government
Employees per soldier in uniform has per
ent since the World War; the Joint Committee
Ionessenta Federal Expenditures has prompt
elimination of 100000 government employees
In World War there employee for every
five soldiers This for every half
uniform The federal report of the Committee headed
by Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia. strongly critcizes
than dozen governmental agencies for this denoces
their personnel policies making tremendous drain the
TONS manpoWer.
The Committees report pointed $4,000 civilian
employees of the 1889 had been increased by 205
cent 230O0 by January 943 and by 225 per cent
to 3,0O8,519 by April 1, 1913.
Eliminating purely clerical employees the Byrd Committee
found that only 39098 of the civilian workers, As per
CT the total actually engaged in direct production.
In soundy beratg of the governments departments for
their delay submitting personnel reports making incorrect
returns the Committee said:
ut is amazing that in the face of numbers of
poyees the roll of the federal government the main
given by the agencies for their inability to submit
reports time lack of sufficient personnel
1.-The federal government finds itself in the peculiar position
of advocating and sponsoring full decentralization
within private industry but negctng the problem in
far the federal service concerned the Committee declared
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Two Violate Ban
On Pleasure Driving

Eight persons were summoned to
appear yesterday in the Rationing
Board office for a hearing before f.
Ray Jones and William R. Offutt
hearing officers, for alleged violation
Of the ban on pleasure driving.
One case was held pending further
information, two failed to appear, two
persons in the Grantsville section,
James Wilson and Howard L. Petit
were found to have violated the ban
and one stamp each was removed from
their books. Others gave satisfactory
explanations, the board said.
Another hearing is scheduled for
alleged violators on Monday after
noon, July ~, in the rationng board
office
The Board, in conducting these
hearings, stressed the fact that an
honest effort was being made to OBJ
serve the regulations and called for
cooperation on the part of the people
to use their gasoline coupons only for
the purpose for which they were
issued.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
B. & O. Continues
Community Campaign

With the completion of it's initial
series on the theme Don't take your
railroad for granted" the Baltimore
& Ohio is following through with a
second phase of its community cam
paign. These new advertisements are
built around the theme "The Ameri-
can way of life" and are designed to
point out how the railroad helps make
possible this way of life
Illustrations are of simple, honey
happenings, and the copy points out
how even such everyday matters as
drinking orange juice, repairing the
front steps, or reading letter from
a son in the service are dependent, to
some degree, on the railroad The copy
concludes with the promise that after
Victory is won, the first job of the B.
& O. will be to promote full enjoy
ment OF the American way of life in
the communities along its lines.
AS in the first series, the sigma
ture Of r. B. White, President of the
B. & o., gives a personal and authori-
tative touch to the advertisements.
The campaign is appearing in 1886
newspapers covering 173 cities and
towns from the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi to the Atlantic coast. The
second of the series will appear in
The Republican next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Changes In School
Curriculum Approved

At a recent meeting Of the teach
ers' college presidents and Dr.
Thomas G. Pullen, Jr, State Superin-
tendent of Schools, in Baltimore, the
many changes in the general curri-
culum at the colleges were approved.
At Frostburg, the college will con-
tinue to offer to high school graduates
the basic material in its first two
years of the work of the junior col
lege. Additional mathematics, science
and English will be available.
For those preparing to teach, there
will be opportunities for specializa-
ton in a number of fields like Phys
zeal Education and Health, Music, Art,
the Social Studies and Science. The
special fields will be thought of as
minors, so that graduates may well
look forward to work in the larger
elementary schools organized on a de-
partmental basis.
For admission to the college, stu
dents will present recommendation
from his high school principal in ad-
dition to his academic record and his
school activity program. In the past,
too much reliance has been placed
upon the academic record, and it is
believed that many students who have
shown fine leadership during the sec
ondary school life should be consid-
cred for the teachers colleges that are
preparing the future leaders of youth.
The detailed offerings in the new
requirements at the college will be
available in the next few months and
will go into effect Immediately for
those students who are entering this
year from the high schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
A. G. Stanton Named
Commander of Legion
Other Officers Named At Regu-
lar Meeting of Local Post
Monday Evening.

A. Claude Stanton was elected COM
mander Of Proctor Kildow Post No.
II, American Legion, at a meeting of
that organization held Monday even
ing.
Other officers named included Jay
C. Davis, vice-chancellor; Edward P.
Kahl, adiutant; James Fazzalari
service officer; F. r. Shaffer, finance
officer; Joseph M. Gender, historian;
D. R. Sincell, chaplain; C. NJ Sincell
sergeant-at-ar
Delegates to the State convention
in Baltimore on August Is and Is,
also named on Monday, are Claude
Stanton, Joseph Gender, Earl Soldiers,
with |. R. Rudy, E. P. Kahl and J. C.
Davis as alternates.
The Legionnaires arranged to
send two cases of cigarettes, a total
of 10000, to soldiers overseas,
through an arrangement with cigar
cite company. Cigarettes go taX-free
to soldiers overseas and the cost is
only $3.50 for the two cases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Bible School Closes,
Another Opens

The Daily Vacation Bible school of
Deep Greek Baptist church closed on
Friday afternoon with a picnic and
commencement program. The school
/ enrolled Al and had an average at
tendance Of 81. The picnic and com
mencement exercises were well at
tended, the latter showing the work of
the boys and girls in learning Bible
verses and songs, while displays in
the church auditorium showed the
handwork of the pupils.
Mt. Lake Park Bible School
A Daily Vacation Bible school of
the Mountain Lake Park Baptist
church will open on Friday afternoon
at 200 o'clock, when boys and girls,
ages four through sixteen, will be
registered. Glasses will begin Monday,
July II, through Friday, July %. The
school will offer Bible study and men,
Org work, singing and haudwork in
the program. School will convene each
morning at $3.50 o'clock and dismiss
at 11:55 o'clock.
Arrangements are being made to
help provide transportation for those
who can not otherwise attend. All the
boys and girls of the community are
welcome and are urged to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Rotary Officers
Installed Friday

At the regular meeting of the Oak
land Rotary club Mason J. Glotfelty
took over the gavel as President for
the ensuing year.
Past District Governor Thomas
Bess, of Keyser, w. Va, gave an in
teresting address to the club on paul
Harris, the founder of Rotary and
the Objects of Rotary"
As is the custom, the retiring Pres
ident, Harold Ream, was presented
with Past Presidents pin.
On Tuesday President Glotfelty ad-
dressed the members of the Grants
vile Rotary club, giving a report of
the Rotary International convention,
which he attended in st. Louis, Mo.
Other members attending from Oak
land were William Gibson and Walter
Dawson.
This weeks program will be given
over to an outline of the work of the
club for the coming year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
TWENTY IN
GROUP OF men
CALLED TUESDAY
Twelve of the Group Are VOlun-
teers; Two Sets of Twins Also
Listed Among Volunteers

Twenty-nine selectees left Oakland
on Tuesday night for the Baltimore
induction station for final cXamina-
ton prior to induction into the armed
forces Of the nation.
In the group were two sets of
twins, all of them volunteers. They
were Eugene D. Wilson and Edgel
Ford Wilson, of Kempton; Howard
Chester Beckman and Harold Cecil
Beckman, Of Swanton.
Other volunteers are:
ILohn William Moore. Oakland
10 liam Frank Walthouscn. Swanton
Clarence Albert Lewis. ..... Crellin
John Alexander Grant. .... Oakland
Jesse Fernando .......,.., Shallmar
Ellwood Francis Bevans Swanton
Charles Wesley Cooper. Gormania
Lenford X. Wilt............Sw anton
Other Selectees
Elwood Dexter Hawkins. .. . Oakland
Lester Bradford Loughry Steyer
Dan Edward Watson. Bloomington
Robert jackson Savage. ..... Oakland
Ned Glen Wilt............Je Jennings
Lawrence Everett Sellers Accident
Harold Calvin Kisner. ...... Crellin
Lonnie Shreve ......... GOrmania
Robert Lee Taylor. Mt Lake Park
Leonard Alexander ........ McHenry
Maurice Elwood Butler 49,. Jennings
Raymond Eugene Cooper. Deer Park
Harry Quinn Huf ....... Grantsville
John L. Fitzwater, Jr. Mt. Lake Park
Carl S. DuckWorth. 500. Westernport
Harry Milfred Wilt. .... .Grantsville
Transfers
Clark William Wilburn. Canton, Ohio
John A Grant, son of DR.. and Mrs.
W. W. Grant, has already been ac-
copied as an air cadet but regulations
made it necessary for him to appear
at the induction station in the usual
manner.
The local Draft Board announced
that effective July 5, the period of
delay granted to Army reservists sub
sequent to actual induction, would be
increased from fourteen days to
twenty-one days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Miss Frances Grimes
Receives Her Wings
Is Among Nations Third Class
OF Army-Trained Feminine
Flyers Graduating In Texas

Members of the Nations third class
of army-trained feminine flyers,
among them Frances F. Grimes, of
Richmond, Va, and Mountain Lake
Park, received their silver wings last
Saturday as class 43-W-3 graduated
at the Flying Training Commands
School for Women Pilots at Sweet
water, Texas.
Jacqueline Cochran, famed air
speed queen, was on hand at Avenger
field in that town to wish the grad
yates "happy landings" in their work
as noncom )atant pilots for the Army
Air Forces
Miss Grimes, an outstanding girl
athlete who won several tennis
crowns, turned all her energies to
aviation since 1910 and first learned
to fly at Norgantown, w Va. There
she was graduated from the primary,
secondary and apprentice instructor
courses Of the Civilian Pilot Training
Program. and later was opt ground
scnool instructor at the University of
West Virginia, Morgantown, and at
Southeastern University, Martins
burg, W, Va For a time she was
representative of Tri-State Airlines in
Parkersburg, w. Va. She is a mem
Der of the Civil Air Patrol.
After attending keyser and Nor
gantown High schools she enrolled in
West Virginia University, studied
there three years, then transferred to
the University of Pittsburgh, where
she was awarded a BIS. degree in
business administration. Miss Grimes
was the mid-atlantic women's tennis
singles champion and Western Mary
land singles champion and was a
member of the States Cup tennis
team. She received the Governor of
West Virginia award as the states
outstanding athlete.
Her sister, Joanna is an ensign in
the WAVES. Her parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Bushrod Grimes of Richmond
and Mt. Lake.
From Sweetwater, outgoing women
pilots have been assigned to four air
transport command stations where
they will report Immediately to re-
lieve combat-ready men of the vital
job of ferrying military planes from
factories to fields.
Students complete the course as
Civil Service employees earning $3.50
per month and begin active duty at
$3.50 per month, retaining their civil
ian status. The training routine is
similar to that of male aviation ca
diets. Flight training is given in stand
ard Army Air forces elementary, basic
and single-cngine and twin-cngine ad-
vanced training planes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Supervised Play
Program Under Way

The supervised recreation program
in Oakland got under way this week
with more than fifty children being
enrolled by Bruce Jenkins, director
The program is being sponsored by
the Lions Club of Oakland and Noun
tain Lake Park, and supervised games
are being held on the high school
playground, corner Fourth and Green
streets.
Mr.. Jenkins said he expected more
children to register later this week
Already he said there have been bas-
ketball and softball games for some
age groups, while the younger ones
for the time being were using sand
piles. Some swings and other equip
ment for the playground has been
promised, but Mr.. Jenkins stated that
more Of this type Of equipment is
needed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Bloomington Plans
To Dedicate Plaque
On Sunday, July II
Speakers And Organizations To
Participate In Ceremony

Bloomington will dedicate its
plaque honoring the men from that
community serving in the armed
forces with program at 2:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, July II. The public
is invited to attend the ceremony.
Rev. j. G.. Howard will act as mas
ter Of ceremonies, Attorney Walter
Dawson, of Oakland, Rev. James l..
Robertson, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist church, Piedmont, and others will
speak Marion Fazenbaker and Kath-
crime Kitzmiller will unveil the plaque.
Kelly Mansfield Post, American Lee
gion, Tri-Towns Municipal band,
Bloomington Fire company, Bloom
ington Council, Daughters of America,
and other organizations will partici-
pate.
Troop So, Boy Scouts, of Bloom
ington, will direct traffic.
David Bevers, Harry Clark and
Charles Pattison compose the COM
mittee in charge of the arrange
ments.
The plaque has been erected in the
center of the town along the hard
surfaced street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Three Acres Corn
Nipped By Frost

Not everybody escaped the cold
weather of last Thursday morning,
July LIST, when a minimum of Sc de-
grees was recorded at the government
station at Weber's, south of town. Fog
here prevented lower temperature
but in the Bittinger section people
were not so fortunate. In some bottom
land, along a small stream, Jacob
Bethel had three acres of corn nipped
by frost, according to John Carter,
county agent.
The field of corn will not, however,
be a total loss but the growth will be
retarded considerably, it was stated.
= touch Of frost was also reported
in one or two other sections of the
county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Soldiers Body Is
Recovered From Lake

A news dispatch from Fitchburg,
Mass, this morning stated that the
body of Pvt. John c. Bernard, 10,
of Kitzmiller, Garrett county, who
was drowned May 30 when a canoe
carrying two men and two girls over
turned, was recovered from Lake
Whalom on Wednesday.
The Garrett County draft boad has
no record of any John C. Bernard, and
a call to Kitzmiller this morning
failed to reveal any additional infor-
nation as to his parents or other iden-
tification.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
To Try New Signal
For "All-Clear''
In Air Raid Alerts

The revision of army regulations to
permit an audible all-clear to end air
raid alerts in three states of the
Third Service Command, which in
cludes Maryland, was announced by
Major General Milton Reckord, COM
handing officer.
The adoption of the audible all
clear and the form of any such signal
was left to the individual states Pre-
viously the all-clear signal was given
by radio. In Oakland, however, the
one-minute steady blast was used as
the audible all-clear signal, as the ra-
dio was not considered sufficiently in
elusive
A fifteen second solid blast will be
tested throughout Maryland on Mon
day, July 10, to determine whether
such an audible signal was feasible
for adoption.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Grading of County's
Roads Is Continuing
Work Delayed Due to Lack of
Equipment and Repair Parts
But 800 Miles Are Completed

Due to the numerous demands of
county citizens on the County Com
missioners to do private work with
County Road equipment and material,
and in an effort to speed up the grad
ing of the county-operated roads, a
resolution was adopted at the regular
meeting of the County Commissioners
this week stating that mo County
equipment or material will be used
for private work"
Upon previous occasions for the
past several years, it was stated, the
county machinery had been used to
do grading for private individuals,
and gravel and other material had
been furnished in a number of in
stances.
Walter L. Hull, county roads
engineer, stated yesterday morning
that the work of grading all the
county-operated roads had been de-
layed somewhat due to lack of equip
ment and repair parts, but that an
earnest effort was being made to
complete the job by the middle of
August.
Thus far 800 miles out Of a total
of 73O in the county have been
scraped and graded. The County is
also negotiating for $4,000 gallons of
road tar, to be used for patching and
spot treatment over the county's i'm
proved roads, and Mr.. Hull said this
work would begin soon.
Mr. Hull said that the State Roads
Commission had promised to turn over
to the county, construction money
held in reserve since October, 1912,
which will give additional funds for
road maintenance This fund was re-
leased as the result of bill passed in
the legislature and signed by the
Governor. He said the total would
probably run over $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Oilingg-Screening of
State Roads to Begin
Commission Announces Dates
When Traffic Will Be DetOured
On Some Roads

The State Roads Commission will
begin its summer program of oiling
and screening the State Roads of the
county, on Saturday, July 10, and
have announced dates on which there
will be detours on certain roads.
The Commission has approximately
1850 gallons of oil which will be
spread over % miles or more of roads.
The workers will use 4,270 tons of
chips
Traffic will be detoured on the fol-
lowing roads while in the process of
oiling and screening:
Saturday, July 10, Swanton to top
Of Backbone mountain.
Mondey, July IL, Mt. Lake Park to
Deer Park.
Tuesday, July 10, route PIG, be-
tween Workings Service station and
Gortner.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, July
IA, Is and 16, route PIG, from Deep
Creek to Flatwoods.
Route 40 will be oiled the follow
ing week but officials said the traffic
would not be detoured. The oiling
there will be between Keyser's Ridge
and the Salisbury road, east of
GrantsviIle, with no oiling being done
in Grantsville itself.
The cost of the work is estimated
at $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
More Priesthood
Clinics Scheduled

Continuation of two prc-school
clinics was announced by DR.. Theodore
R. Shrop, county health officer They
will be held at the following schools
on the dates and at the time given:
Asher Glade, Thursday, July Is,
p. m.
White Rock, Thursday, July Is,
3 p. m.
Diphtheria immunization for all
children over six months of age is
urged and will be given at that time.
Small poX vaccination will be given to
all pre-school children who have not
been vaccinated. Typhoid immuniza-
ton will also be given in the Asher
Glade school, it was announced. Dr.
Shrop and Miss Helen Miller, health
nurse, will be in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
At Least Sixteen
Accepted For Service


At least sixteen from the group who
left Tuesday night for Baltimore for
final examination prior to induction
were accepted for service. Although no
official list has yet been received the
following have been accepted;
Clark w Wilburn, Robert L. Taylor
John W. Moore, Harold c. Beckman,
Harry G. Huff, Lawrence f. Sellers,
Lonnie Shreve, Elwood d. Hawkins,
all U. S. Army; John A. Grant, T. S,
Air corps; Clarence A, Lewis, Eugene
d. Wilson, Edgel F. Wilson, Jesse
Fernando, Charles w, Cooper, Ray
mond E. Cooper, Carl S. Duckworth,
U. S, Navy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Coca-COla Arranges A New Ad-
vertising Campaign

Bottlers Of Coca-Cola are using a
total of 1912 newspapers in 1879
cities for new advertising campaign
launched this week, according to Mr..
Ruhl L. Talbot, manager, Oakland
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc, Oak
land.
Mr.. Talbot emphasized the univer-
sal coverage that is provided by news
papers and stated that more than 900
CocaCola bottling plants through
out the country are represented in
this nationwide use of this medium
of advertising.
"The part played by Coca-Cola in
the daily life of American soldiers
and sailors around the world and the
fact that Coke is the recognized alb
breviation only for Coca-Cola, from
the theme of this new program" said
Mr.. Talbot. "Our armed forces have
found CocaCola being bottled at
many points throughout the Allied
Nations. They look upon Coke as one
of those little things that remind them
of home"
In pointing out that the new advcr-
Using features Coke, the friendly
abbreviation of Coca-Cola, Mr.. Talbot
recalled the famous decision written
by the late Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes, of the United States Supreme
Court, to the effect that "Coke''
means Coca-Cola.
Following the introduction of the
campaign in the nations press, the
theme will be featured in magazines,
radio scripts, posters and other media
in an extensive advertising schedule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-08
Fined on Charges
OF Disorderlv Conduct

Clyde Walter Dixon, a soldier, and
Emerson Dixon, his brother, were
fined SO and costs each before Magis-
trate H. A. Loraditch of Oakland, on
Tuesday morning on charges of dis
orderly conduct.
A similar charge against William
P. Lee was dismissed. Both Dixon men
pleaded guilty to the charges, the re-
suit of provoking an alteration with
Lee, who was sitting in an automobile
on Second street Witnesses testified
the soldier delivered an uppercut to
Lee which felled him to the street,
where he struck his head on the curb.
The cause of the affair was dag
nosed as girl and whisky trouble"