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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
familiar Pattern e.

The story of Bento Musolni appearing in print this week.
after his dismissal Premier of Italy, includes number of
events that have familiar ring-ha have American
terpart
In his first cabinet he Premier Minister of War and Min
lister of the Interior In subsequent reorganization he held
of the thirteen governmental portfolios constituting in
himself majority of the Cabinet He moved his ministers into
and of office like chessmen Through machinery
he controlled the conduct of business industry agriculture and
family life.
He didn't call it OPA, trpe-A VINO, NRA, but notice the
similarity
He kept only those persons heads of agencies who
Of his That sounds familiar One has only to recall
the persons who have resigned from various positions in
the federal who accepted jobs with the
they had authorybut who had and who later
discovered perhaps three four other boards charge of
the work likewise with final authority.
Musoni severely censored the and abolished useess
liberty of the individual Do have similar attempts like
that today in this country? You don't need to
Remember the attempt to pack the court and to
purge members of Congress who stood up for their rights
Remember the phony draft for the third term and the activity
already for fourth em The only election Musson continued
was balOtng yes mo- hand picked list of Deputies
Recall the continuing attempts place all legislative
judicial and executive into hands of executive? Mussoni
erned much by decree with Parliament rubbeamp approval
The pattern familiar There dangers to freedom
both fronts home and abroad We should profit by expert
Such things should happen in democracy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Only Army Draftees
Given 2l-day Burroughs

A Selective Service regulation
which became effective July p clari-
flies granting Of furIoughs to selectees
who have been accepted for service at
induction stations, according to Har-
land L. Jones, chief clerk for the local
draft board.
Under the recent ruling only the
registrants accepted by the army at
induction stations are being given a
twenty-one day furlough before re-
porting to reception centers.
Inductees going into the U. S.
Marine corps are being given a four
teen-day leave before reporting for
duty. All inductecs accepted by the
navy and coast guard at induction
centers are receiving a scven-day
leave before reporting for duty at
reception centers.
All such furloughs are optional as
men can go into the service the same
day they are accepted, if they desire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Point Value to Be
Raised for Butter

Higher point values for butter, to-
mato juice and several frozen fruits
and vegetables were announced by
the Office of Price Administration.
Meat point values were left virtually
unchanged.
Effective Sunday, August /, the IA
ton price of butter goes up two
points pound, to ten; canned tomato
juice advances one point per pound;
frozen fruits and berries increase
from six to nine points a pound; and
frozen green and lima beans, cut corn,
peas and spinach from four to six
points pound. Frozen fruit juices
are cut back from four to two points
a pound.
Augustus blue stamps, the OPA
said, will be good until September 20.
OPA lowered value of shortening,
lard, salad and cooking oils by one
point. Margarine will remain I'M
changed at four points. The new red
point values will remain in effect
through September 4.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Ration Deadlines

Canned Goods-N, P,.Q blue stamps
in Book No. 2, are valid through Au-
gust 7. Stamps R, S and T become
valid August l and expire September
18th.
Meat, Butter, Oils-P, Q, R, S red
stamps in Book No. 2, are valid thru
July 81. Stamp 7 became valid July
25; stamp U, August l; stamp V, Au-
gust s, and stamp w, August Is. All
expire August 81.
Sugar-Samps Nos. Is and 16 in
Book l, valid for five pounds each for
home canning only, through October
81. Stamp No. Is, in Book l is good
for five pounds through August Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is, in Book /,
valid for one pair of shoes through
October 81.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons became
valid July p and must last through
November 81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Bible School Of
Baptist Field Ends

The commencement program Of the
Bible school of Mountain Lake Park
Baptist church last Friday evening
marked the close of the session.
About hundred pupils, teachers,
parents and friends attended. The
pupils in a program showed Bible
knowledge, scriptural verses and gen
eral information they had learned,
The juniors and Intermediates sang
gospel songs they had learned, featur-
ing Miss Florence Sisk as soloist.
There was also display of note
books and handiwork.
Rev. B. Finney Bragg, pastor and
principal of the school, announced that
the enrolment reached n; the av-
erage attendance was So; ~ received
attendance certificates and workers
received awards.
The school, in its daily mission of
fering, raised 1876, to be equally di-
vided between the starving Chinese
children and the Baptist Hundred
Thousand club. The commencement
offering was $2O94, which the school
designated as the church Victory
Fund.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Fourteen Accepted For
Army-Navy Service
Nine to go to Army In q Days;
Five Leave Tonight For Navy

At least fourteen were accepted for
service in the armed forces from a
group Of twenty-eight who went to
the Baltimore induction station last
Thursday night for final eXamina-
ton. Nine were accepted for Army
service and five for the U. S. Navy.
Those accepted for the Army were
Howard R. burst, Larry E. Lambert,
Orlen l. Wahl, Theodore Paugh, James
H. Cover, Darrell R. Herman, Gilbert
j. Slaubaugh, Frank r. Clary and
Charles Leonard Brown. They are al
lowed q days before they will be
formally indicted.
Those accepted for the U. S. Navy
were Simon Henry Bittinger, Her
bert Owen Broll, Harry Milton Gala
tin, William Calvin Deems and Wal
ter Franklin Moomaw They were
given seven days furlough and will
leave tonight for their reception cen
ter.
Others who will also leave Oakland
tonight for the U. S. Army, having
been accepted from the group sent to
Baltimore on July 7, include Clark
Wilburn, Robert L, Taylor, John W.
Moore. Harold C. Beckman, Harry G.
Huff, Lawrence E. Sellers, Maurice E.
Butler, LOnnie ShreVe.
The local draft board called atten-
ton to the selective service act which
requires individuals who become eigh-
teen years Of age to register immedi-
ately, and reminded all who approach
that age to register either on their
birthday or the day after, if it falls
on Sunday or a holiday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
President Speaks To
Nation ON War Status

President Roosevelt in a broadcast
to the nation last night virtually
counted Italy out of the war but indi-
Gated greater things in the offing
with the prediction that "ahead of us
are much bigger fights
He declared Allies would accept
nothing less than total victory" over
the Axis with defeat for Hitler and
TOTO on their own home grounds"
He refrained from going into flu
ture plans for action against Ger
many but for the Japanese he had a
word of warning.
"If the japanese are basing their
future plans for the Pacific on a long
period in which they will be permit
ted to consolidate and exploit their
conquered resources they had better
start revising their plans now.
He warned, however, it would not
be an easy matter "to knock out Hit
Ter, TOTO and his gang" and said that
the length OF the war would depend
upon an uninterrupted continuance of
an "all-out effort on the fighting
fronts and here at home"
He outlined a siX-point plan for
taking care of members of the armed
forces after their fighting is done and
America is on a peace-time basis
which included mustering-out pay,
unemployment insurance in case no
job is found, opportunity for further
education or trade training, credit al
lowance, broader provision for hos
pitalization, rehabilitation, etc, and
sufficient pensions for disabled mem
bcrs of armed forces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Farmers Favor the
Formation of Soil
Conservation Unit
Vote 6S5 TO 101 In Referendum
Monday; 1000 Were Eligible
To Ballot On Question

BY vote of 685 to 1O1, Garrett
county farmers voted in favor of the
creation Of the proposed Garrett
County Soil Conservation district.
Around 1000 farmers were eligible
to vote on the referendum and most
of the balloting was done by mail.
Three polling stations were made
available to the farmers if they cared
to vote in this manner.
Officials of. the State Soil Conser-
walton Service announced beforehand
that if a substantial number Of farm
ers voted and the majority of those
voting were in favor of district, the
farmers would then proceed to form
an organization.
John H. Carter, county agent, said
the state organization was expected
to meet this Saturday and at that
time the report of the election would
be presented. At this time they will
probably appoint two members from
the county, who are to serve on the
Board of Directors, and the farmers
Of the county will elect the remaining
three.
Mr.. Carter said the district was
democratic with no compulsory regu-
lations or solicitations of any kind,
and that the work was entirely on its
own merits. The organization is being
formed by farmers to keep productive
top soil on their farms from being
washed away. Mr.. Carter said that
the most serious type Of soil erosion
was that type called "sheet" erosion,
or the removal Of thin layer Of soil
with each rain. Contour or strip farm
ing has been recommended to prevent
this. Those desiring any assistance
from the Soil Conservation Service,
once the local organization is formed,
may have it for the asking, Mr..
Carter said.
Soil Conservation officials said the
vote showed about - percent mega
tive record, the highest yet received in
the state. In Maryland there are al
ready organized fourteen Soil Con-
servation districts operating in fifteen
of the tWenty-three counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
DIED
ADRIAN l.. LAWTON


Abram L. Lawton, retired electri-
clan, died at his home on Liberty
street in Oakland, Monday afternoon,
July 26, at 2:15 o'clock. Mr.. Lawton
had been belfast for the past fourteen
months He had undergone a major
surgical operation in Allegany Hos
pital, Cumberland, in 1885.
The deceased was born in Oakland
November 10, 1878, son of the late
Samuel Lawton, ST., and Margaret
Lees Lawton. Before the turn Of the
century he was employed as an cleo
trician by the Oakland Electric Light
! Company, but went to Alaska in 1885,
| during the gold strike in that country,
, where he remained for year or more.
Returning to the States he went to
! Homecoming where he was also en-
gagged in electrical work for a time
and then returned to Oakland where
he again entered the employ of the
! Oakland Electric Light Company I'M
til it was taken over by the West
Maryland Power Company in 1922,
when he became a line foreman for
that organization, continuing in that
capacity until his retirement.
He was active for a number of
years as a member of the Oakland
Volunteer Fire Department.
On November %, 1908, he was mar
ried to Miss Emma Coddington. Sur
viving are his widow, three daughters
and one son, Mrs. James Martin, Bal
timore; Mrs. Paul Turney and Mrs.
! J. E. Spoerlein, both Of Oakland, and
Percy L. Lawton, of Glenburnie, Md;
also by ten grandchildren and two
sisters, Mrs. M. l.. Trenton and Miss
Julia Lawton, Keyser, West Va.
Funeral services were conducted on
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock
from St. Peters Catholic church with
the Rev. FIR. Francis J. Driscoll, pas
tor, conducting the rites.
Interment was in St. Peters GEM
etery Pallbearers were members of
the Oakland Fire Department. The
organization attended the services in
body.
West Maryland Power Company Of
ficials and fellow-employes of the de-
ceased attending the services included
Paul Sommer, j. H. Robert, Thomas
Cain, C. E. Brandenburg, Okey Nc
Pherson, Fred. Zopfi, Albert Perrine,
all of Morgantown, and John I. Collins
and George burst, of Kingwood.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
FULL PROGRAM
IS ARRANGED
FOR PLAYGROUND
Activities Planned For Inside on
Rainy Days; Many Things Are
Now Available To Children

A playground program, not only
for outside activities but for inside
recreation during rainy days, has
been outlined by Bruce Jenkins, direc-
tor, which is designed to keep the
young people of the town occupied
and interested.
Since the opening of the program
several weeks ago under the sponsor
ship Of the Lions club, many indi-
viduals and other organizations have
become interested and have con-
tributed towards it's support. The
Mayor and Council joined in the pro-
ject with financial support and the
use of the town property at the north
edge of town.
Mr.. Jenkins said that over 80 boys
and girls had registered since the
program opened with a daily average
attendance of 25, but that he would
like for the average attendance to be
about 100
He emphasized that activities
would continue on rainy days inside
the Helbig building with the program
consisting of crafts, story telling,
ping pong, shuttle board, etc.
He listed the following as already
available: tennis, badminton, crou-
quet, Switchboard, horse shoes, arch
cry, softball, volley ball. organized
games, sand box. He said the play
ing apparatus, including swings, see
saws, giant stride, merry go-round
and slide, will be ready by Monday.
Work has been in progress this week
in erecting this permanent equipment
in concrete. A part of the property
is to be cleared for basketball court
soon.
An evening program is also being
considered, if enough interest is
shown, especially among older boys
and girls, and all who are interested
are asked to report at the playground
on Monday evening at 6 o'clock. The
program would be from to $50.
Mr.. Jenkins said it was his plan
to have certain special events each
week and for next week he announced
the following:
Monday-Horse shoe tournament
for boys, ages II to Is, at 80 p. m.
Tuesday-Tennis tournament at
the Hanst-Pollock tennis court, 7th
street, for boys and girls between II
and 10, at 100 o'clock Contestants
to report at playground at l o'clock
where names will be drawn and play
ers bracketed.
Wednesday - Archery tournament
for boys and girls, ages u to Is, at
1870.
A nature study trip will be taken
by boys and girls from to II and
the time will be posted on the bulletin
board at the playground.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Rep. Beall Urges
Equalization of
Gas Rationing

representative J. Glenn Beall, of
the Sixth Maryland district, declared
yesterday that some information
should be forthcoming about gasoline
equalization.
"Why cant we, in the East, have
immediate equalization of gasoline
rations with the rest of the nation,
particularly with District and Dis
trict (the MidwesD ?" he asked
The petroleum director, Mr. Ickes,
states that he is going to recommend
such a move in thirty to sixty days.
Why do we have to wait this length
of time while the motorists in Dis
tiicts and use practically twice as
much gasoline as we get in the East?
If fair equalization of gasoline ra-
tioning will bring some relief in sixty
days, why not now?
"The Office of Defense Transport
tation has stated that if the products
are made available, they can be trans
ported to District No. |. So there
seems to be no reasonable excuse for
the delay.
Canada is on a basic rationing
(drive where you please of 144 gal
Ions year, while we in the East get
just about half that much. Canada's
supplemental rationing ranges from
3,240 to 1920 miles year, although
Canada imports lightweight per cent
of all it's gasoline from the United
States.
at doesn't make sense"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Beetle Traps Placed
In Oakland For Test
No Beetles Ever Seen Here, But
Are In Other Maryland COun-
ties, In Ohio and West Va.

AS a test to determine whether or
not japanese beetles have established
themselves in Garrett county, thirty
yellow-colored beetle traps have been
placed in various sections of Oakland,
it was announced this week by John
H. Carter, county agent.
While no beetles have been found
or reported in the county Nh Carter
pointed out that they are known to
be present in many sections of Ale
gany county as well as in the states
of Ohio and West Virginia
The beetle is a serious pest of many
ornamental garden and field crops
and Mr.. Carter said it was desirable
to discover any infestations in their
early stages so that control measures
may be undertaken without delay
The traps attract beetles by giving off
a certain sweet aroma from a wick
that burns within it. Once the beetles
enter the trap they rarely are able
to get out, according to those in
charge of the work. They have been
caught by the thousands in other
counties of the state by means of
these beetle traps.
These beetles are destructive to
fruits, lawns, corn, garden crops, in
fact over 200 different kinds of
plants.
Mr.. Carter advises that in those sec
tions of the state where beetles are
present the University of Maryland
and the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine are cooperating
with the infested counties in control
work. The basis for control in Mary
land consists of the establishment of
disease and parasites for the purpose
of ultimately reducing the beetle to
the status Of a minor pest. Among
the more effective diseases and para
sites being used are the milky
disease, parasitic nematodes, and a
digger wasp.
Mr. Garter says that the japanese
beetles may be recognized as a hard
shelled beetle somewhat smaller than
the little finger nail. It's head and
neck are of a metallic green, and the
wing covers over the abdomen are
coppcry brown. Six tufts of white
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Coffee Is Taken Off
Ration List Today
Probable Increase In Sugar Al
lOtmentS Also Announced
BY The President

President Roosevelt announced last
night the end of coffee rationing for
civilians and a probable increase in
sugar allotments. He attributed the
moves to vast increase in available
shipping space and greater success in
the war against U-boats.
He warned that while we have been
losing fewer ships and destroying
more U-boats for several months I'VE
must not lower our guard for one
single instant"
The suspension of coffee rationing
is effective today, it was announced
later by the War Food Administra-
ton and the OPA In a joint state
ment they declared "the nations
stocks of green coffee are at salts
factory level"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Girls 4-HCamp Is
Termed Successful
Leaders Consider Spirit And
Cooperation of Campers
OF Highest Type

The annual girls All county camp
closed last Saturday with the leaders
declaring it had been one of the most
successful yet held and the largest
since the first year.
There were forty-five campers in
attendance besides instructors and
other leaders. Mrs. Mildred Hoffman,
home demonstration agent, who was
general director, said the spirit and
cooperation among the girls was of
the highest type.
Miss Florence Mason, home furnish
ing specialist, University of Mary
land, conducted classes in spatter
work, needle art and table setting
Miss Dorothea Fridinger taught dra-
MATES and was in charge of pro-
grams and recreation, with Mrs. Mary
Fridinger in charge of vespers Mrs
Ralph Bucket was camp nurse, Mrs.
Lester P Smith in charge of food
preparation and Harold Ashby was
water front director.
The leaders were also assisted by
two of the older girls, Ann Naylor,
who directed programs and Elaine
Casteel, who took charge as camp
circle leader, working with Miss
Fridinger.
At the concluding program last
Friday night four girls were named to
bear the responsibility of carrying the
four-H's throughout the year and
they were Rita Bittle, head; Vava Ann
Helbig, heart; Muricl Robinson,
health; and Marjorie Weeks, Crellin,
hand. Jane Reckard, Oakland, was
named the best all-around camper
Miss Mason had charge of the candle
lighting service. A number of parents
of the campers attended the Friday
evening campfire
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
JOSEPH T. WOLFE

Joseph T. Wolfe, aged 50, died
about 2:30 o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing, July 27, at his home on Oak
street. following an illness of about
two wears. He had been belfast since
May %.
He was born July 26, 1874, in Oak
land, a son of the late John A. and
Julia Smithman Wolfe. He was a
carpenter by trade and worked for
the H. Weber and Sons company for
over forty years. He was a devout
Catholic and a member of the knights
of Columbus.
In 1904 he was married to Miss
Flora Browning. Surviving are his
wife and one daughter, Lucille Wolfe
both at home; also one brother and
four sisters, Robert Wolfe, Mrs.
Teresa Martin and Miss Bertha Wolfe,
all of Oakland; Mrs. A. g. Slaubaugh'
Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Joseph Muir
phy, Keyser, W. Va.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday morning at $3.50 o'clock
with requiem high mass, from St
Peters Catholic church, with Rev. FIR.
Francis Driscoll in charge. lnterment
was in the Catholic cemetery. Pail
hearers were w. M. Pendergast, A. u
uosen f. R. Shaffer, William X.
Browning, A. G. Gortner, and Charles
Bowman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
EMPLOYERS MAY DEPOSIT
WITHHELD TAXES in BANK

Arrangements have been made
through the Federal Reserve Bank
for local banks to accept withheld
taxes for deposit by employers, it was
announced this week.
Employers whose tax collections for
the month of July amounted to more
than 500 are required to deposit the
amount collected not later than Au-
gust TO- Those collecting less than
500 may deposit, but are not re-
quired to do so. 1t is also permissible
for employers to make deposits
oftener than once each month if they
desire
Both The First National and Gar
rett National Banks, Oakland, have
been supplied with receipts to give to
the employers who deposit their col
lections Employers who do deposit
their withheld tax should make checks
payable to the banks and not to the
Collector of Internal Revenue or the
Treasurer.
Receipts which will be issued by the
banks will be retained by the employ
ers until the time they make their re-
port and then will attach such receipts
as their remittances. Should any such
receipts become lost or misplaced, pro-
vision has been made to take care of
such an event.
The twenty percent Withholding tax
went into effect July 1. Employers
are required to make report every
three months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Mrs. Barnes To Visit
Garrett Baptist Field

Mrs. Samuel r. Barnes, Of Balti-
more, Executive Secretary of the
Maryland Baptist Women's Mission
airy Union, will visit the Garrett Bap-
fist Field this weekend. Mrs. Barnes
will remain through Tuesday of next
week.
While here Mrs. Barnes will be
called on to put to good use her tai
ents at teacher and speaker.
Her engagements are printed in the
regular church notes of The Republi-
can today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
Welfare Board June
Expenses Are S15,714

Expenditures of the Garrett Coun-
ty Welfare Board during June totaled
$15,714.22, according to the monthly
statistical report released by j. Mil
ton Patterson, director of the State
Department of Public Welfare, Balti-
more.
A total of $7,669.1O was spent for
old age assistance with 365 receiving
payments; $4,91O.13 for aid to 387
dependent children; $153.21 for eight
needy blind persons; $2,48666 for 100
general public assistance cases, and
$495.12 for thirty-three children re-
ceiving foster home care.