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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
41eeao~s Of Religion
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Which of the Four Freedoms the most to you?
Freedom of Religion is to most people the greatest freedom
because without it the others valueess.
Freedom of Religion not just the privilege go the
church Of ones choice bring children up the teachings of
ones fathers the only true freedom of the spirit because
freedom of religion taken away the mind fettered
All real freedoms from freedom of the mind from
dom of faith Without freedom of religion there liberty
The shaces of have simply been exchanged
those of another.
Freedom of religion freedom of all religions If
enjoy freedom of religion must respect the religious beliefs
of others who do not share faith.
True religion by whatever creed it acclam ITSELF knows
barriers of nationality class It's is the brother
hood all mankind If hates another because of his creed
he denying the fundamental faith of all monothsc religions
that all men the of God.
We respect anothers religion without losing dis
tnctve faith AS Father Ross recently said I'm all things reg
ous Professionals Catholics Jews be separated the
fingers of mans oustreched hand In all things civic and Amer
Jean be united mans clenched first"
strong in belief in the rightness of waybut will
that neghbor has the right to choose his path
that have to choose
Freedom of religion than freedom of ritual We all
of children of Father and have duty toward
brothers. We share faith in Goblet put that faith
action by bringing fellow justice and righteous
ness freedom and security equal opportunity and equal
chance. Only in this keep souls we'll our
bodies free and the permanence of freedom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Shift In Maryland's
Population Shown In
Ration Book Figures

A substantial wartime shift of
Maryland's population from rural to
urban centers is shown in figures on
the distribution of war ration book
No. 2 in the state, released by the
State OPA.
Total books issued amounted to
2,O47,195 compared with the States
1910 census total of 1922
The report showed fewer No. 2
books issued in July than 1910 census
figures in Allegany, Caroline, Carroll,
Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Queen
Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico
and Worcester counties.
There were increases in ration-book
issuance above 1910 census figures in
Calvert, Cecil, Charles, Hartford, How
ard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, st. Marys and Washington
counties, besides Baltimore city and
Baltimore county.
The 1910 census in Garrett county
showed 21,981 persons, while 1887
war books were issued through July,
1913. With approximately l 500 having
entered the armed services, the
figures show that around 1000 per-
sons have left this county temporarily
to work in war industries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Efforts Renewed to
Make Deep Creek
A Fishing Paradise
Carload of Bass Due To Be Re-
ceived, But Will Be Kept In
Hatchery Until Next Summer

Renewed efforts to heavily stock
Deep Creek Lake with fish, enough to
satisfy the most critical summer
visitor, are being made by State Sen
ator Bernard l. Gender, with pros
poets for an entire carload of bass
being received in the near future.
There have been thousands of fish
placed in the lake in other years, Mr..
Gender pointed out, but a new plan
is going to be inaugurated which is
calculated to permanently improve the
fishing conditions in the future.
Senator Gender and Ralph Miller,
superintendent of the Bear Greek
Fish hatchery, are of the opinion that
the best thing to do with a carload of
fish this fall would be to place them
in the four bass ponds at the hatch
cry, fed them during the winter and
turn them into the lake in mid-sum-
mer
In this manner they feel they will
be able to save most of them and that
when turned into the lake the fish
would be better able to take care of
themselves. Repetition of the pro-
cedure for the next four years, Mr..
Gender said, would provide the lake
with sufficient number of bass. There
are usually $4,000 fish in each car
load. Mr.. Gender also said he was at
tempting to obtain a carload of blue
gills and crappies, two species Of lake
fish which grow rapidly and could be
caught at any time during the season.
<. Lee LeCOmpte, state game war
den, has already requested the car
load of bass, to be delivered from the
Mississippi valley section to one of
the game wardens in this county. The
request was made of Milton C. James,
chief fish culturist, U. S. Fish and
Wildlifc Service, of Washington.
Transportation charges are borne by
the Game and Inland Fish Commits
sion.
Although there have been a few
sized bass caught this sum-
mer in the lake, many summer visit
ors have expressed their dissatisfac-
ton over the apparent lack of good
fishing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Overdrawing Gas May
Delay Lifting of Ban
Petroleum Administrator Said
Civilians Were Endangering
Their Chances

East coast civilians are "substan-
TALLY overdrawing" their gasoline al
lowance, to imperil their chances of
getting rid of the pleasure driving ban
on September /, Harold Ickes, pc
troleum administrator, declared yes
terday.
He said gasoline stocks were over
drawn by 22,700 barrels per day dur
ing the week ended last Saturday.
The OPA has announced the pleas
ure driving ban can be lifted only if
driving restrictions are observed
strictly. Deputy Administrator Davies
said that if the downward trend in
stocks continues, at will obviously de-
lay the time that more liberal sup
plies of gasoline can be made avail
able for civilian use"
PAW disclosed that military de-
mands for gasoline already have
mounted to about one-third of all
gasoline produced east of the Rocky
mountains and are expected to go still
higher. PAW currently is alloting
$4,000 barrels of gasoline daily to
the East for all civilian purposes.
Roughly half goes to trucks, farm We
hicles, busses, taXis and other forms
Of public transportation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Sixth Son of Mrs.
Jordan In Service

When Albert Joseph Jordan left
Oakland this week to report for duty
with the U. S. Naval Construction
Battalion (Seabees), he became the
sixth son of Mrs. Mary Jordan, Oak
street, to enter the service, and the
first one to enter the Navy. Mrs. Jor-
dan has no more sons to offer.
One of her sons, Paul J. Jordan, has
been prisoner in a German prison
camp since February II, when he was
officially reported missing in action
in North Africa. Two months later
Mrs. Jordan received letter from
him from point in Germany telling
her he was safe and well.
Her other sons are all in the Army
also, but in various branches: James
Julius Jordan is sergeant, stationed
at Newport News, Va. Stephen Jor-
dan is at Camp Beale, California, with
a medical detachment; Michael Jordan
is in Nebraska with a glider unit; and
Frank Jordan is in Texas with tank
unit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19

"build" bridge, presumably second
wooden bridge.
On June 1879, petition was filed
with the Board to build a bridge at
Sang Run and on September 9th a
contract was awarded to the King Iron
Bridge Company, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
to build an iron bridge for $1,000
This bridge was built on the original
stone piers of the wooden bridge but
raised a few feet, with stone abut-
ments, built by W. H. Riley.
The Board of Commissioners of the
County (then GARRETT in 1879 were
D. H. Friend, of Sang Run, president,
John Wilhelm and W. w. Broadwater,
members. F. A. Thayer was clerk to
the Board.
On April 10, 1880, the new iron
bridge was accepted by the Board;
it paid 1880, which probably in
cluded construction of the abutments.
This substantial bridge served the
public until the past winter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
School Board Names
Additional Teachers
Still Seven Elementary Schools
Without Teachers, Superin-
tendent Rathbun Reports

With the appointment of a number
of additional public school teachers at
a meeting of the Board Of Education
on Tuesday, preparations are about
completed for the opening Of schools
for the approaching school year, it
was stated by F. E. Rathbun, County
Superintendent. Seven elementary
schools are still without teachers. The
schools will open on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 7, the day following Labor
Day.
The following appointments were
announced
Mrs. Frances 7. Comp, principal of
Wilson school; Mrs. Alice D. Fitzwa-
ter, principal Spring Glade; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Dewitt Truly, teacher in Swan
ton; Frank H. Turner, principal Mt.
Zion; Mrs. Pearl F. burst, principal
Frankville.
Mr.. Rathbun also reported the fol-
lowing assignments and transfers of
teachers:
John w. Holman, Friendsville ele-
mentary; Earl Savage, principal at
Swanton; Mrs. Hildred Bernard Null
vey, principal Red House; Mrs. Bonnie
Calhoun, principal Sunnyside; Mrs.
Laverne S. Friend, principal Hoyes
Run; Martin L. Savage, principal Of
Sang Run.
The School Board acted on a num-
Der of school bus contracts and set
rates for them.
The following one-room schools are
without teachers and Mr.. Pathbun
said he would appreciate anyone max
ing suggestions as to who may be
secured to teach them, under liberal
certifcation regulations:
Fort Hill, Election District No. |;
Chestnut Grove, District No. A; Red
Oak, District No. 8; Corunna, Dis
trict No. 8; Boiling Spring, District
No. 10; Lynndale, District No. 16, and
Bray, near Oakland, District No. IA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Thirteen Are Accepted
For Armed Services

Thirteen men were accepted for SER
vice in the armed forces of the ma
ton from the last group of inductees
who were called to Baltimore for final
examination on August 10. Five of the
thirteen were accepted for the U. S.
Navy; two for the U. S. Marines and
six for the U. S. Army.
The official list of those going into
the service was released by the local
draft board as follows:
U. S. Navy-Rlcy E. Sharpless, AL
bert Joseph Jordan (Seabees), Don
aid E. Kelley, Ernest s. Butler, James
Louis Paugh. They reported for duty
following a weeks furlough.
U. S. Marines-Elwood f. Jamison,
John r. Mason. They have furlough
of two weeks and will report for duty
next Tuesday.
U. S. Army-Lawrence E. Selby
Harry c. Wilt, Walter Howard Wen
sci, John f. Brooks, Dwight NJ. Ma
theny, Junior Keith Paugh These men
have furlough of three weeks and
will leave for army service on August
31st
Another group of men, approx
mately twenty-five in number, will be
called for induction on Monday night
August %. Notices to these inductees
have been mailed from the draft board
office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
CONTRACT LET
FOR new NORTH
GLADE SCHOOL
Cumberland Firm Gets Job For
$1,000; Work To Start Mon
day, Superintendent Says

The contract for constructing the
two-room brick school building at
North Glade was awarded by the
County Board of Education at its
meeting on Tuesday, to the John l.
Vandergrift Company, of Cumberland
The cost of the building will be $16,-
700, exclusive OF architects fees, F.
E. Rathbun, county superintendent,
announced.
The original bid was for $20,800,
but elimination of a few items and
slight changes in construction made
the reduction possible, it was stated.
s. Russ Minter of Cumberland, is the
architect.
The new building will contain two
class rooms, two toilets and basement,
and will replace dilapidated one
room frame structure which has been
in use for about forty five years. The
building will be erected just across
the roadway from the site of the
present building and will be on land
already owned by the Board of Edu-
cation. The work will start next Mon
day.
Mr.. Rathbun said that the County
Commissioners, in accordance: with an
Act of the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1913, had transferred $4,000
to the Board of Education which had
been levied previously for a proposed
school building at McHenry. The
Maryland General Assembly approved
an expenditure of $4,000 for the North
Glade school in 1889 and when this
was deemed insufficient the Assembly
authorized the diversion of the sum
of $4,000. Mr. Rathbun said they
have held in reserve the $4,000, so
that funds for the construction were
in the hands of the Board.
New schools are scarce these days
due to ALLEGATION of materials for
necessary war work, but the War
Production Board approved the
project following personal investiga-
ton, and an ALA priority rating has
been granted. The last new school
built in the county was the Accident
school addition built three years ago.
1t was expected that the new build
ing would be completed by the first
of January.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Three More Japanese
Beetles Are Found

SCATTERING the belief that this coun-
ty was immune to the Japanese
beetle three more of the destructive
insects were discovered in two of the
beetle traps last week, according to
Paul Dewitt, who is taking care of
the traps for the Maryland Extension
Service.
Dewitt said two of the beetles were
found in a trap near the home of
Robert Helbig, High street, and one
was found in trap near the home of
Mrs Harry White
Previously only one beetle had been
discovered in the thirty traps which
have been placed in various parts of
Oakland for test purposes. The test
was to be for one month only, but
since some have been found, it may
be that the Extension department will
keep them here.
Unless as many as ten are discov-
cred in this area, no action toward
control of the pest will be taken.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
THIRD WAR LOAN DRIVE
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9Th
Sales Totals. OF $3,SO9,136 In
Two Previous Campaigns In
Garrett and AlIegany Counties

Plans for the Third War Loan drive
of the United States Treasury depart
ment, which will begin Thursday,
September 9, are now under way in
Western Maryland with the announce
ment that Charles A Piper, of
Cumberland had been appointed to
conduct the campaign in Garrett and
Allegany counties.
Piper handled the first and second
war loan drives and bond purchases
totaling $3,809,135 were reported in
the campaigns conducted in December,
1912, and April, 1913.
Howard C. Riggs, cashier of the
Garrett National Bank, was named
chairman for this county by Hooper
S. Miles, chairman of the Maryland
War Finance Committee, to work with
Mr. Piper.
The national quota for the third war
loan drive is fifteen billion and will
include only sales of government
securities to individuals, corporations,
organizations, etc. No purchases by
banks are to be included
The coming campaign is the largest
drive ever conducted in the history of
the world. In the first war loan drive
Garrett county citizens purchased
$29,50 worth of government securi-
ties. There was no quota
Allegany countians purchased So
924,018 worth of bonds in the Second
War Loan campaign in April, exceed
ing the $2,24O,4O0 quota by $683 ,618.
Garrett county's quota was 1927 800
and the sale totaled $144,842. The
total amount of securities sold in the
two counties in April was $3,068,86O
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Rehabilitation Service

On Sunday, August %, a rcdedica-
ton of the North Glade M. f. church
will be conducted, honoring its fiftieth
year of service. Services will begin at
10 o'clock a. m. with Children's pro-
gram. The rededication in the after
noon will be in charge of DR.. c. f.
Brandt, Superintendent of the Moore
field District. Special singing will be
rendered throughout the day A
basket dinner will be served on the
grounds. Everybody is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Ruling Issued On
Brown Ration Stamps

The brown ration stamps in war
ration book three will come into use
September ~ for the purchase of
meats, fats, oils, butter and cheese,
the Office Of Price Administration an
nounced.
The brown stamps will replace the
red ones in book two as the latter are
used up. They will have the same point
value.
Henceforth, OPA announced also,
the meats, fats ration stamps would
always expire on the Saturday near
est the end of a month, with the new
sets becoming valid on successive
Sundays.
OPA fixed the validity dates for
the last red stamps in ration book
two-stamps X, Y and z. These will
expire on October and will become
valid as follows: stamp X, August %,
stamp Y, August 20, and stamp Z,
September 5.
Brown stamps A and B becoming
valid on September II and 10, respec-
lively, both will expire on October 2.
The next four brown stamps, all eX-
piring on October 80, will become
valid on the following dates: stamp
C, September 20; stamp D, October 3;
stamp Z, October 10; and stamp F,
October II.
Between September -, when the
first series of brown stamps becomes
valid, and October 2, when the final
sets of red stamps expire, both red
and brown stamps will be disable.
After October 2 only the brown
stamps will be used.
Not until November will it be neces-
sary to bring into use stamps replac-
ing the blue stamps used for canned,
frozen and dried foods.
OPA announced that the blue
stamps U, V and w would become
valid September l and would be good
until October 20.
Other Ration Reminders
Sugar-Stamp No. ID is good for
five pounds through October 81.
Stamps Nos. Is and 16 are valid for
five pounds each for home canning
only through October 81
Canned Foods-Blue stamps r, S
and T now valid and expire Septem-
Der 20.
Meats, fats-Red stamps T, U, V
and w are all valid and expire on
August 81.
Shoes-Stamp No. IS in book one
valid for one pair of shoes through
October 81.
Gasoline-No. 6 "a" coupons valid
through November 81.
OPA has announced gas dealers
would be prohibited after September
II from accepting old type B and c
gas ration coupon books. Old books
should be exchanged for the new ones.
Old ones carried the words permits
delivery Of one unit of gasoline" New
ones carry only the words mileage
ration" plus a large letter "B" OF
"C".
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
STEMPLE RIDGE FARMER
WAS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Apparently Struck During Storm
Monday Afternoon; Body Was
Found Next Morning In Road

Apparently struck by lightning
sometime Monday afternoon or early
evening, the body of Woodrow Way
bright, single, 81, a farmer of the
Stemple Ridge community, near Au
rora, was found early Tuesday morn
ing in the middle of the Snake Hill
road, and within sight of his home.
The body was being guarded by his
masters faithful black shepherd dog.
Young Waybright lift his home at
four o'clock Monday afternoon with
the intention of cutting pulpwood in
the mountain above Erwin. At about
4:30 a severe electrical storm struck
the section being traversed by the
man and it is believed that it was
about that time that Waybright was
killed.
His body was found by Harvey Nc
Nair and William Gibson, both of
Rowlesburg, who had started out to
cut mine props in the Erwin section.
Waybright lay face down in the dirt
road. His hair was burned off, all his
clothing was torn from his body on
his right side, his right shoe was
ripped off and his body was terribly
burned. Nearby was a large tree
which evidently had been struck by
the same lightning bolt. The dog, I'M
hurt refused to leave his masters
side.
Waybright lived with his grand
father, William Knots. Preston coun-
ty West Va) officials investigated
but decided no inquest was necessary.
The heat of the lightning apparently
welded the two double-bitted axes (be-
ing carried by Waybright) tightly
together, with the handles thrust out
on each side of his body.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Minute Men OF Oakland Witness
. Parade and Review on Friday

Parade and Review on Friday.
Thirteen members of the Oakland
company Of Maryland Minute Men
went to Camp Dawson, at the foot
of Cheat Mountain, adjacent to the
Kingwood Country Club, last Friday
to witness the review and parade of
the West Virginia State Guard, held
there in honor of Governor NJ. NJ.
Nicely, of West Virginia.
The guards had been in camp for
week. The organization is similar to
the Maryland set-up of the Reserve
Militia.
Those making the trip to the camp
included Capt. George H. Hanst, Lieut..
Edward Kahl, Sgt. John Khare, Sgt.
Walter Hull, Corporal Frank Kley,
Jack Glotfelty and Kenneth Biser, of
Oakland; Iret Ashby, Lee Ashby, Cliff
ford Holler and Carlton Lewis, of
Crellin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Playground Teams Go
To Hutton for Meet
Enjoy Day of Competitive
Games With Members of Camps
MinnetOska and Whitethorn

Thirty-fivc boys and girls from the
Oakland Fairgrounds were guests at
Camps Minnetoska and Whitethorn,
near Hutton on Wednesday and took
part in a number of contests and
activities of all types, Bruce Jenk-
ms, director reported. The final
score was 81 to 43 in favor of the
camps.
The results of the contests were as
follows
Softball-won by Oakland, 8 to 4.
Boys Basketball-won by White
thorn, As to 5.
Girls Basketball-won by Mime
toska, 33 to 6.
Girls Tennis-Mary c. Fraley, Oak
land defeated NJ. Menzies 7-5; Rita
Bittle, Oakland, defeated Edwards,
go; Harriet Pollock, Oakland, de-
feated c. Hopkins SO.
Boys Tennis - Kimmel, White
thorn, defeated Billy Hcscn 6-1;
Freeze, Whitethorn, defeated Neil
Walter 60; Miller, Whitethorn, de-
feated Jack Teets Ga.
Badminton (boys) Ewcrs, White
thorn, defeated Billy Kildow Ill;
Bangardt, Whitethorn, defeated James
McRobie 11-2; Norman Friend, Oak
land, defeated Tyler 11-9; Kourey,
Whitethorn, defeated Bill Rowan IA.
Archery - Camp Whitethorn de-
feated Oakland 1862. Jack Teets,
Oakland was high individual scorer
with total of AZ for "a arrows.
Boys Dodge Ball-won by Oakland
II to A. The girls dodgebalI teams
were tied at the end of two extra
periods.
Swimming Stanton, Oakland,
first; Miller, Whitethorn, second; Neil
Walter, Oakland, third; Freeze,
Whitcthorn, fourth.
Return Games Tuesday
Mr.. Jenkins said that arrangements
had been made for a return meet at
the Oakland playground on Tuesday,
August "a, when members of both
camps would come here for a series
of games and contests. The public is
invited to attend.
Mr.. Jenkins also announced that the
playground would close on Saturday
morning, August %. He urged all
children to attend as often as they
could up to that time as a full pro-
gram has been arranged for all
groups
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
May Have
Basket Picnic For
Labor Day Affair

While there are no plans for the
annual Labor Day picnic, which has
been conducted for the past twenty
three years by the Knights of Pythias
lodge of Oakland, number of the
members have hopes for basket pic
mic and possible competitive games,
etc, with prizes, to be held in the
same area, on that day.
Had the event been carried through
this year it would have marked the
twenty-fourth annual affair Several
ago the lodge officials de-
clared there would be no picnic due
to gasoline restrictions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-08-19
Elected BY American Legion

Joseph NJ. Gender member of Proc
tor Kildow Post No. II, American
Legion, was elected as a member Of
the District Executive Committee at
the State convention of the organ
ization held in Baltimore on Sunday
and Monday.
Attending the meeting as represen-
tatives of the local post were A. C.
Stanton, Earl Soldiers, A. G. Hesen
and Mr. Gender.