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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
FSA Is Recruiting
Farm Labor Supply

Farm labor is being recruited in
Garrett and Allcgany counties for
employment on large farms within
the two counties and also for other
areas deficient in farm labor, accord
ing to the U. S. Employment Service
Board and the Farm Security Admin
istration.
Applications for jobs on farms pro
ducing essential foods may be made
at the U, S. Employment Service
Board, Nance Building, Third Street.
Oakland, or the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Garrett National Bank
Building, Oakland.
Farmers in the county who need
farm labor are urged to file their APP
plications.
The Farm Security Administration
will assume transportation costs in
moving families to place of employ
ment
Farms producing essential foods
for the War effort are in dire need
Of labor and all unemployed and
undercmploycd men and women are
urged to register for good farm jobs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Briner and Bell
Chosen by Jaycees

Charles L. Briner, Jr., and James
Bell, Jr., were the two selected this
week by the Jaycees in continuing
their service men writing project.
Their names will be posted in the
usual places.
In the case of Mr.. Briner, the
Jaycees ask that no gifts be given
due to the recent ruling of the post
office department prohibiting the
mailing of packages to those in
foreign service without the request
of the addressee. Briner is some
where in the Pacific area where he
was sent by the American Red Cross
as a recreational director several
weeks ago.
Both packages and letters may be
sent however to Bell, who, is taking a
course Of instruction as an aerial
photographer at Lowry Field, Denver
Colorado. He is in the Army Air
corps.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
County to Help In
Nation's Fight On
Infantile Paralysis
Local Chairman, DR.. E. |. Baum
gartner, Announces Plan
To Be Followed

Accumulated by wartime's ever
present threat of epidemic disease,
the 1913 fight against infantilc para
lysis begins here under local leader
ship on Friday, January %, and ends
February 5. The local chairman is Dr..
(. l. Baumgartner He will be assisted
by community chairmen throughout
the county, who are L. C. Hutson,
Kitzmiller; Joseph F. Fahey, Grants
vile; and Miss Helen Miller, Friends
vile.
The Embarrassing campaign. marked
by the annual "March of Dimes" is
part Of a nationwide drive conducted
in the country's 3,O70 counties and
its six possessions under the slogan
originated by President Roosevelt,
"Tomorrow's America will be as
strong as today's children"
Pointing out that epidemics thrive
on war, the President urged constant
aIertess, adding that a counter-offen-
sive against epidemic disease "is not
only sound military strategy, but
eminently humane"
Wishing we'll coin collectors will be
placed in various business places and
in the schools as in past years. Be-
cause Of conditions the March Of
Dimes" will be utilized entirely as a
fund raising method.
Fifty percent Of all funds raised
in the county will be kept here for
local use, the other half going to the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, according to DR.. Baum
gartner. He reported that during the
past year the local organization had
spent 1888 for shoe repairs for
crippled children and had made con-
tributions Of $500 each to the Grip
Piled Childrcns' Hospital and Keman's
Hospital for Crippled Children in
Baltimore. 1t is in these two institu-
tons where the crippled children of
Garrett County are treated. Our
community is fortunate that there
have been no cases of Infantie
Paralysis during the past year, how
ever one never knows when this con-
dition will strike. The local COM
mittee asks the public to be generous
in their contributions to this worthy
cause"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
''Funzapoppin'' Ready
For Presentation
Tonight and Friday
Home Talent Benefit Show Will
Be Staged In Oakland High
School Auditorium

The first home talent play to be
arranged for several years is ready
for presentation this evening and to-
morrow evening when the Lions Club
sponsors a Red Cross benefit show
entitled "Funzapoppin."
The play will be presented in the
Oakland High School Assembly room
and the curtain will rise at 500 p. M,
according to the program. A Victory
baby contest is also being conducted
in connection with the show and the
winner will be announced from the
stage Friday evening.
Rehearsals have been held nightly
and this afternoon a matinee was
given for the entertainment of the
school children.
The cast of characters in order of
their appearance includes Miss Bar
bara Smith, Mrs. William Eggers,
Howard Naylor, Miss Mary Louise
HeIbig, Miss Susy Smith, Rev. Minor
Sprague, Mrs. H. c. Riggs, Charles O.
Keller, Miss SybiI Paynter, Mrs. w.
w. Grant, Walter Hull and Mrs,
Paul B. Naylor
A number Of high school girls are
supporting the characters in poppy
songs and dances. There will be a
military dance by Marion Honick,
Elaine Castecl, Donna Littman, Pat
Shiplcy, Margaret Leighton, Lcona
Field. Farmcrettes are BERTHE June
Meyers, Barbara Stevenson, Phyllis
Willard, Geraldine CLANCY, Martha
Lee Morris, Martha fowler, Betty
May Meyer. Fire girls are Wanda
Whitaker. Jane Reckard, Dorothy
Wensel, Mary Mae Weeks, Mary Jane
Di Simone and Lucille Thomas.
Members of Waltz dance are
Florence Fazzalari, Mary C. Fraley,
Margaret Ruth Hauser, Patricia
Shiplcy, Leona Field, Geraldine
CLANCY, Elaine Casteel, Betty Law
renee.
Specialties include quartet COM
posed of H. c. Leighton, J. ]. Ashby,
Cecil Smith, Rev. Minor Sprague, with
William Gibson, accompanies; a solo
by Miss Florence Sisk; two Utter
bugs, Geraldine CLANCY and Mary
Jane Di Simonc, with Mrs. Russell
Brown, accompanist, and selections by
the high school band under direction
of Miss Ruth Ann Polling.
Admission will be 25 and so cents,
tax included. Proceeds will be turned
over to the American Red Cross for
humanitarian work in war-torn areas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Another Weather
Balloon Discovered

A report, made to the Sheriff's
office yesterday, that "bomb on a
parachute" or something's" was
stuck in a tree near the Deep Creek
bridge and to send somebody down to
investigate, caused some concern for
a few minutes, but the "bomb" was
harmless.
1t was one of the government
weather station balloons sent out
periodically from the station at Hunt
ington, w. Va. This particular one
had been sent out on January 18th.
They are fixed to go several miles in
the air before they descend, the para
chute carrying weather Instruments
which are supposed to be sent to the
proper federal agency.
There was no way of knowing how
long the instruments had been in the
tree before being seen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
The Magic Of Beginning ..

In the back desk drawers in old files buried deep the
minds of men, the germs Of IDEAS big plans inspiring
POEMS revolutionary Inventions These things have been
born because the got started working them out
Ideas remain dreams until take off coats and begin
building foundations under them.
The cold plunge diving and beginning things plunge
many people refuse They spend their lives on the shore
envyng the strong swimmers and getting the swim
themselves They start and 50 they arrive
Goethe poem that contains the of achievement
He points the simple fact that the only way to begin
begin Placing this poem where be read every day would
help us all faster, and to get done Here is
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute:
What you can do or dream you can, begin it:
Bodness has genius, power and magic in it.
Only begin and then the mind grows heated
Il. Begin and then the work will be completed.
The Silver Lining
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Repairing Wooden
Garments A Project
In Homemakers Clubs
Special Program to Be Carried
Out By Club Meeting
In County

Homemakers of the county, realiz-
ing the importance of the repair Of
wooden garments, have included in
their program special work in darn
ing and mending, to begin in Febru-
airy and to last through November, it
was announced by Miss Mariana Lee
Long, home demonstration agent.
This project is to be carried into
individual communities by local club
women who will be trained by Miss
Long, and these ladies will instruct
those in the various communities who
are interested in the work
Miss Long and Mrs. Mary Frid-
niger, who represented the club
women of the county, attended a
Clothing meeting conducted by Miss
Helen Shelby, state clothing special
list, held at Cumberland last week,
where the mending of mems clothing
and the making of mems suits into
suits for women and into garments
for children was the subject under
discussion.
The newer methods of repair work
were taught by Miss Shelby and illus
trative material for use in the coun-
ty was prepared at that time, Miss
Long said.
Miss Long announced the follow
ing homemakers had been appointed
as mending and darning chairmen:
Mrs. Floyd burst, Mars Hill; Mrs. W.
c, Loechel, GrantsvilIe; Mrs. 0. P.
Jones, Kitzmiller; Mrs. Mary Frid-
niger, Oakland; Mrs. Frank Parks,
Miss Long said other appointments
would be made later this month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
CROSSING CRASH
INJURIES FATAL
TO LOCAL WOMAN
Mrs. Charles T. O'Brien, Deer
Park, Succumbs In Hospital;
Husband In Serious Condition

Mrs. Melissa O'Brien, GO, of
near Deer Park, died in Memoir
ial Hospital, Cumberland, at 8
o'clock Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy 10, from injuries suffered
Monday morning when the car
in which she was riding with
her husband, Charles I. O'Brien,
IA, was struck by Baltimore and
Ohio accommodation train No.
30, eastbound, at the crossing
in Mountain Lake Park.
Mr.. O'Brien's condition was
reported by hospital authorities
as favorable to recovery, not
withstanding the fact that he
was seriously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien were driv-
ing from their home to the home of
relative when the car was stopped
at the railroad crossing in Mountain
Lake Park, the crossing being blocked
at the moment by a westbound
freight train. When the train moved
on Mr.. O'Brien started to drive
across the tracks, not knowing that
the passenger train was approaching
the station, and was struck by the
locomotive, the coupe in which they
were riding being carried more than
forty feet beyond the point of COLI
sion.
The badly injured man and woman
were eXtricated from their automo-
bile and carried into the station by
employees Of the railway company and
few minutes later conveyed in the
Bolden ambulance to the office of Dr..
R. R. Williams, Oakland. where they
were given first aid Later they were
sent to the hospital.
Mrs. O'Brien suffered internal in
juries, fractured left shoulder, severe
decorations about her head and face
and a fractured right ankle. 1t was
thought at first that she might have
sustained a fracture of her skull. Mr.
O'Brien suffered cuts and bruises
about his face and head and fractured
ribs.
Mrs. O'Brien was born April 5.
1876, in West Virginia, daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. George Wash
ington Glover, of Hazelton, West Va.
Surviving besides her husband are
one daughter, Mrs. Jasper Riley, of
Pleasant Valley; six grandchildren; a
brother, Taylor Glover, Of Ulbina.
Pa, and four sisters, Mrs. SavilIa
Savage, Sand Spring; Mrs. Alice
Smith, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Milton For
sythe and Miss Rhoda Glover, both of
Friendsville.
Mrs. O'Brien was a member of the
Pentecostal Tabernacle at Sand Flat.
Funeral services are being conducted
there tomorrow afternoon at 200
o'clock with Rev. Burkhart, of Elk
Garden, West Va, officiating. Inter
ment will be in the ThayervilIe Gem
etery. The body of the deceased are
at the home of her daughter at Pleas
ant Valley until time for the funeral
services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
GIades Star Off the Press

The eighth issue of the Glades
Star, publication of the Garrett
County Historical Society, is now off
the press and contains several inter
esting articles. 1t includes the re-
mainder of the article on the Friend
family and contains part of an ac-
count from E. f. Enlow, of California,
of his teaching experience in Mary
land in his early years.
The Star is being distributed among
the several hundreds members of the
society.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
First Aid Classes
To Begin In February

Anyone wishing to join a Standard
or Advanced First Aid class is urged
to notify c. E. MacMurray, head of
the county first aid committee, at his
home at Sines.
Mr.. MacMurray said these classes
would begin the first week in Febru-
airy if there were enough persons in
terested. They will be conducted in
areas conveniently located for those
entering the classes, he said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Service Stations
Must Limit Hours

Automobile service station opera
tors have been notified that their
places of business must be open not
more than II hours day or II hours
week, in order to reduce operating
costs at a time when business has
been decreased by rationing.
The order becomes effective Janu-
airy 20.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Confirms Report of Death OF
Son In Naval Action

Mrs. Laphia H. Gustafson, of
EgIon, W. Va, who was informed by
the Navy department on December
q, that her son, John Augustus Gus
tafson, gunner's mate, first class, had
been missing in action, received word
on Monday that he had been killed in
action on November 80 in the per
Torrance Of his duty and in the scrv-
ice Of his country.
The word was received from Rear
Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of
naval personnel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Each Marylander Must Pay 1857
TO Meet Federal Budget

To meet their share of the new
Federal 109- billion-dollar budget,
Marylanders will have to raise ST.
526,OOO,OOO, Harry S. Middledorf,
president of the Maryland Public Elk
penditure Council, stated.
If only $4,000, 100000 of the Fed
cral budget is raised in cash and the
rest by borrowing, the per capita tax
cost in Maryland will be $357-or more
oahan o. ,428eper family, Middledorf adj
Z 200 pedson
4OA; if (he weouncil president said,
" :" ptj57tiMa that Maryland Of
W he.eir ideas of what is
The state to spend, for,
7e seemed a reasonable
becomes a govern
he people cannot af-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
COMMISSIONERS
FIX TAX RATEAT
.$2.33FOR 1913
Rate Is S1.OO More Than Prev
ious Year-About Half of
Levy Is to Pay Out
standing Debts

The County Commissioners in
preparing the annual levy, fixed
the county tax rate at 1888 per
500 of assessable property, one
dollar more than last year, it
was announced by John w.
Herman, president.
The detailed account shows
that more than one-half of the
amount to be realized as the re-
suit of this rate will be used to
discharge unpaid warrants or
orders and unpaid notes, which
total more than S25O,000, con-
tracted in 1888, 1889, 1941 and
1912.
The county will operate on an ex-
pected revenue Of $655, 51791, but of
this amount only $471,634.89 will
come from the county tax rate of
$2.33 on tax basis of $2O,241,8 41.
The balance is made up of other es-
timated revenues, including $131,-
21736, of uncollected taxes and other
items.
The tax basis on real and personal
property is $13,441 ,841; automobiles,
$300,000 and returns from the State
Tax Commission, which includes the
Pennsylvania Electric Company and
other corporations, are listed at
$6,500,000. This forms the county
basis of over 20 million.
The school system of the county gets
the largest appropriation, the total
amount being $116,808.39. The 51-cent
minimum brings $1O3, 233.39, and
there are additional items for cap
ital outlay given in detail on page
eight of The Republican today.
The County Welfare Board will
have $42,592.79 with which to oper-
ate for all agencies, which is exactly
the same as last year This includes
aid to dependent children, general
public assistance, old age assistance,
aid to blind and administration of the
Welfare office.
The commissioners levied $4,000
for county roads equipment; $22,-
474.52 for unpaid bills for mainte-
nance, and $11,6O3.29 for unpaid bills
for new construction.
Unpaid warrants or orders amount
ing to $55,G9O.79, which were issued
in 1888 and 1889 These are held by
D. E. Offutt, $13,74L57; Arthur Nay
Tor, $8,20765; First National Bank,
$23,74157, and Garrett National
Bank, $4,000.
Unpaid notes amount to $195,000,
which are held by the First State
Bank, Grantsville, $4,000; First Ma
tional of Friendsville, $4,000; The
Garrett National, Oakland, $52,5OO;
First National, Oakland, $47,50O; the
Mercantile Trust, Baltimore, $4,000,
and c. c. Ceilings Company (Acci-
dent school, $4,000. These notes were
issued in 1871 and 1912.
The highest county tax rate pre-
vious to this year was in 1927, when
it was $1.99. The State tax is 1924
cents.
Annual Levy
The detailed annual levy appears in
The Republican today. Also printed
today is the annual statement of ex-
penditures for 1912, which shows ex-
penses of $374,8982O, not including
the Roads Department.
A statement at the bottom of the
report gives a detailed account of the
county's Indebtedness, including the
bonded Indebtedness for lateral roads,
which totals $4O4,295O3. The lateral
road bonds are paid off at the
rate Of $4,000 each year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21

"A Meyersdale boy, -, fell into a
ditch during a blackout, and died as
result of scalding from escaping
steam from leaking pipes.
Maryland Farm Bureau called for
suspension of the 40-hour week dur
ing the war emergency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21
Elk Garden Cagers Defeat Oak
land High at Elk Garden

Elk Garden hoopmen turned back
Oakland High cagers 28 to % at Elk
Garden on Tuesday night The West
Virginians were ahead 1876 at the
quarter; Pill at the half and 25-17
at the end of the third period. Cross,
with eleven points, paced the winners,
while Snyder had ten for the Oakland
team. Other Oakland players were
Ashby, Rock, McNemar, Kahl, Ford
and McCabe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21

Maryland legislature passed a bill
to get their pay in advance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-20
ADVANCE SORTING

When wastepaper is called for,
the toWnfolk are asked to separate
and put out only the types OF
scrap in demand - newspapers,
magazines, brown wrapping paper,
bags, corrugated board or box board.
Collections are thus sorted and
packed in advance, eliminating un-
necessary handling, cutting down
on warehouse requirements, saving
transportation, saving manpoWer.
The original nationwide waste
paper collection begged down COM
pletely because it jammed the ware
houses ,stockpiled papers that
weren't needed, put extra demands
on manpower and transportation.
Commercial and job printers will
soon launch their campaign to con-
serve paper, basing their drive on
the slogan, Stretch the Paper,
which is an old gag in every job
shop. Every time a new boy was
hired the old hands would send the
apprentice over to the competitors
shop to borrow the paper stretch
er." Paper being unstretchable and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-20
Violence Flares
On Danish Isle;

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 20 (UP)-A
state of emergency as been pro-
claimed on the Danish island OF
Fyn, midway between Jutland and
Sjaelland, following the killing OF
IA German soldiers in clashes with
Danish soldiers, the newspaper
Sevenska Dagbladet said today.
Police reinforcements were rush.
ed to Fyn from Copenhagen, the
newspaper said, and ferry traffic
between Fyn and Sjaelland halted.
Several Danish soldiers were re-
ported to have been wounded.
The incident conceded with q
general worsening of relations be-
tween the German command and
the Danish government. The at
mosphere throughout the country
was described as tense.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-20
PANAMA CANAL

August Is marked the 29th year since
the opening of the Panama Canal. 1t
still stands as one of the engineering
triumphs of modern times. Interesting
ly enough, although the idea of canal
across the Isthmus of Panama was dis
cussed as far back as 1850, nearly four
centuries passed before it became real
ity.
Today this waterway is vital link in
our chain of defenses. In war being
waged on a global basis, in which dis
tance and time are frequently our enem
les, we can imagine what it would mean
if our ships had to go "round the Horn"
in their travels. This wouh mean 1900
more nautical miles between the Pacific
Coast and New York.
Total cost of building the canal was
S366 million. That's one instance in which
we got a real bargain.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-20
Editorials and Comment

to each and every one oft hem.
At this time, when good news from thu
war zones may have made us over-con-
fident when We may be tempted to let
down our guard and not realize our IN
diVidual Importance as member OF
crew, whose other members are depend
ing on us, perhaps we need "brleting
on the tremendous Importance OF the job
ahead of US on the domestic front.
In addition to our work. whatever that
may be, we have the job of furnishing
the dollars to buy the guns to insure
the victory. If we let down on that job
now, the day of peace may be delayed;
our rolling offensive may slow down
and tens Of thousands of American boys
may pay with their lives because we
weren't manning our stations on the
home front.
That's what we need to think about
now, as we go through our briefing for
the Third War Loan Drive, scheduled
to start September g.
The goal for that drive is fifteen bill
lion dollars-the greatest sum any nas
tion in all history has asked of its citi-
zens; sum that can only be subscribed
if every citizen mans his gun. Our fight
ing men are no longer on the defensive
they have the enemy on the run, but they
need the striking power that only we
can give them.
Let's back the attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-20
PAGE KING SOLOMON

AS if the War Labor Board didn't
have enough trouble already Now
comes a real problem. A certain young
lady Of 13 years, whose father had ina
formed her that he couldn't raise her
allowance without the permission of the
WLB, is petitioning that august body for
an increase from 81 90 every two weeks
to s1.10.
Now the Board must decide if this
will violate the Little Steel formula
and thereby upset he nations financial
applicant Their decision-favorably or
otherwise-will be fraught with poten-
tial dangers. Suppose the WLB says
yes" Every youngster in the land
might demand an increase, plunging
many parents into the red. Suppose
the answer is mo- The adolescent army
might picket their parents.
The Board faces the acid test. Page
King Solomonl