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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Elementary Pupils
To Give Operetta
RIP Van Wrinkle"
Will BE Presented In School Au-
ditorium This Evening And
Tomorrow Evening

Pupils of the Oakland Elementary
School are presenting the operetta
rip Van Wrinkle" in the school audi
forum this evening and tomorrow ev-
ening, beginning at s o'clock.
Hervey Russell Smousc plays the
part of Rip Van Wrinkle, and Vivian
Paugh the part of Dame Van Wrinkle.
Other main characters include Betty
10 Smousc, George Hanst, Mary T.
Naylor, Wayne Pritts, Guy Simmons,
Donald Skipper, Mahlon Yost and
Kermit Helms.
Others in the play include Thelma
Jean Frantz, Mildred Biscr, Mary Lee
Smousc as children of the village;
Mary Virginia Cover and Jean Sch
lossnaglc as mothers of the children;
Paul Thomas and Robert Dodge, men
of the village; Charlotte Davis, Benny
Field, Jack Right, Robert Stocks
Slayer, Dolores Swartzentrubcr and
Ann Browne, gnomcs; Homer Bennett,
Frederick Thayer, Robert Fikc, Rob.
ert Schcll, William Wolfe, Jacob
Butcher, Richard Leighton, Willis De
Berry, Wayne Johnson, soldiers
Dickic Crisis, Gladys Wensel, Nancy
Shrop, Norma Browning, Lester Root.
Tommy Waincr, Indians.
The committee in charge of stage
decorations and scenery include Jacob
Butcher, David Whitaker, Eloise Ru-
mcr, Margaret Schaffer Nancy Lam
don, Richard Spraguc, Della Biggs,
Laura Werdebaugh and Ethel Litzen-
bergh.
There will he selections by the
school band and dance by Theresa
and Patsy Nine between acts.
The school has obtained a new GUY
tain for the stage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Extends Invitation to
Visit His Iris Garden

One of the largest and most un-
usual displays of iris grown in this en-
tire area may now be seen at the
home Of Mr., and Mrs Harold Harmed,
Green street
Mr.. Harmed has specialized IN the
growing of various kinds of iris for
the past fifteen years and at present
has from 500 TO 900 different varieties
Of the flower in his garden, He is \
member of the American Iris society
and just recently returned from Roa-
noke, Va, where he viewed the extern
sive iris gardens of the national vice
president of the society.
Mr.. Harmed said the. flowers would
be at their best this week end and the
first Of next week and extended an
invitation to all interested persons to
visit his garden sometime during that
period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Parade to Feature
Memorial Day Here

With the exception of the speaker,
plans for the proper observance of
Memorial Day in Oakland have been
completed, it was announced.
The program is under the direction
of members of the American Legion
and the Knights of Pythias organiza-
tions.
There will he a parade at GAS a
M, starting from the City Hall. and
covering Third, Second, Alder to
Third, Third to Oak, Oak to Fifth.
thence to the cemetery, as in previous
years. Members of the two sponsor
ing groups will participate as well as
the Fire Department and Fire De
partment band, pupils of both Oakland
High and Elementary school and pos
siblc other organizations.
Graves of deceased Legionnaires
and PythisnS will be decorated and
there will be short Memorial day
address before the tomb of the Tn.
known Soldier.
Banks and the postoffice will re-
main closed all day on Memorial Day,
and practically all the stores and
other places of business are planning
TO do the same
In the evening the Oakland Fire
men and band will go to kitzmiller to
participate in the celebration there
A new fire house will be formally
dedicated,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Owner of Boats
Can Obtain Fuel

Motor boat owners who have in
board or outboard motor boats can
secure gasoline during June. July and
August for non-occupational uses by
applying to the ration board of the
section where the boat is being used
it has been announced by the OPA,
Practically all motor boats in this area
are located on Deep Creek Lake.
Owners of inboard motor boats can
secure two times the manufacturers
rated horsepower of the motor or
motors on their boats in gasoline up
to l25 gallons. Those who operate
outboard motor boats can obtain two
and a half times the rated horse
power in gasoline up to 20 gallons for
the three month period
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Eleven Are Accepted
For Armed Services

Eleven men were accepted for serV-
ice in the armed forces from among
the group of tWenty-ninc who were
scheduled for examination in Balti-
more on May Is. Nine were accepted
for Army service and two for the
Navy.
They will be subject to call after
twenty-onc days.
The official list as received by the
local selcctivc service board this week
included the following names:
Army
James William Riggleman, Vindex,
Virgil Bonner Butler, Grantsville;
Carl Baxter Kimble. Shallmar; Johnnie
Matthew Barcase, kitzmller; Russell
Lloyd Tasker, Deer Park; Charles AL
fred Nedrow, Selbysport; John Wind
field Schaeffer, Mt Lake Park; Eston
DloSc Broadwater, Bloomington; Viii
liam Edw Miller, Accident.
Navy
Dclbcrt Raymond Bittinger. Mt.
Lake Park; George Russell Lyons,
Shallmar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
MISHAP AT DEER
PARKFATAL TO
GEORGE MARLEY
Was Caught Underneath Debris
When Loaded Truck Went Over
Side of Small Bridge

Cleanup day in the village of Deer
Park last Thursday, May Is, was a
fatal one for George Marley, IA. who
was covered with debris when a truck
on which he was riding overturned. He
died of suffocation or possible drown
ing before he could be rescued
The truck upset cnroutc to the town
dump on the Charles Ashby property
nearby. While crossing small bridge
over the hcadwaters of the Little
Youghiogheny river, the planking
gave way, dropping Marley into about
two feet of water and covering him
with ashes, etc 1t was an hour before
his body was recovered and attempts
at artificial respiration failed
Scott Tasker was pinned beneath
the truck but not seriously injured.
Mason Madigan was thrown clear of
the wreckagc. All three were riding
on the loaded truck. Alonzo Warwick
and Walter Flanagan, in the cab of
the truck, were not injured.
1t was the first fatal accident of the
year for Garrett county but it oc-
Cured on a private roadway.
Investigating the accident were Dr..
K. |, Baumgartncr, county medical cX-
aminer; Neil c. Fraley, states attor-
ney; W. d. Castcel, deputy sheriff;
and Trooper Blair Bucket, of the State
police. Fraley said an inquest was I'M
necessary.
Surviving arc his wife, who was
formerly Cora Belle Shrcves, three
sons and one daughter, Clarence Mar
ley, Theodore Marley and Walter
Marley, all of Cassvile, W. Va; and
Mrs. Raymond Paugh, Deer Park; SIX
teen grandchildren. also three sisters,
Mrs. Daniel limbaugh. Mrs. Robert
Thrasher. Deer Park; and Mrs. Henry
Wilhelm, Gary, Ind.
Mr.. Marley was born in Deer Park,
October II. 1870, son of the late
George and Sarah Virginia Marley.
Funeral services we're conducted
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the
home with Rev. J, G. Foster. United
Brethren pastor of Mt Lake Park. in
charge, Interment was in the Deer
Park cemetery,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
DEWEY ENDORSED
IN CONVENTION
BY STATEC.0.P
Delegation Is Technically I'm
pledged as Result of Primary;
Roosevelt Gang" Played
By Former Judge Sloan

Gov. Thomas f. Dewey of New
York won the endorsement of Mary
land Republicans as the party's presi-
Dental candidate, although the states
delegation to the national convention
remained uninstructcd by mandate
of the voters
The Republican state convention, in
an unexpectedly harmonious session
this week in Baltimore, unanimously
adopted a resolution recommending to
the members Of the delegation that
they vote to support the New York
chief executive in the Chicago con-
vention.
Delegation Unpledged
Law requires that the delegation go
unpledged because COP voters so de-
cided in the May | preferential pri-
mary, in which the only issue was
whether the group should be unin-
structed or pledged to Wendell L.
Willkic, who has withdrawn from the
contest
The convention also presented "to
said delegates for their consideration
and support for vice president"
Rep. Everett NJ. Dirksen, of Illinois,
who keynotcd the COP state conclave.
A resolution attacking the leader
ship of Galen l.. TAFT, Republican
state central committee chairman, was
ovcrrulcd by reclamation. Only a
few scattered asserting voices were
heard
Although the party will have but Is
votes at the national convention in
Chicago, twenty-five delegates actual
~ were elected, ten of them to have
full votes, the other twelve half votes.
Support Randall
The candidacy of Blanchard Ran
dali, Jr., for the United States Sen
ate at next falls general election was
certified and made unanimous on pass
age of motion brought by an adj
herent of Paul Robertson, of Balti-
more, whom Randall defeated in the
recent primaries.
The convention voted, 02-45, to
send both Robertson and TAFT states
of delegates to the National conven-
ton from the third district, giving
each man onc-half vote each. The vote
followed assertions by Robertson
partisanS that they were within their
legal rights to elect delegates in
caucus and the threat to appeal the
matter to the national convention.
TAFT to Hold Post
The vote on the Third district dele
gate wranglo was taken by most OBJ
servers to indicate that Robertson s
chances of being elected national
CommIttCCman-an action to be taken
by the national convention delega
tion-werc slim indeed and that Tait's
retention of the State Central COM
mittee Craftsmanship was assured.
Dirkscn said in his keynote address
that the major issue before the coun-
Continued on Page Fjvc)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
SUMMER CAMPS PLANNED
AT RECREATIONAL AREA
All Clubs of Three Counties to
Have Camping Periods At
Pleasant Valley, Bittinger

A summer camp for members of
All boys clubs of Western Maryland
will be held from July to IS at the
Pleasant Valley recrcational center
near Bittinger, according to Joseph NJ.
Stegcr, assistant county farm agent
for two counties.
The camp will be for All club boys
in Garrett, Allegany and Washington
counties and will be the first to be
held in two years. At least so are eX-
pccted. Age limits are 10 to q years.
Steger, Mylo S. Downey, state All
club agent; Vernon Hotter, assistant
Washington county farm agent, and
John H. Carter, Garrett county farm
agent met at the rccreational center
on Monday to discuss plans for the
coming event
Following the boys All club camp,
the Central YMCA of Cumberland
will have its summer camps for boys
and girls. The Cumberland Police
Boys club also will hold camp there
this summer.
A leaders training course of Ale
gany girls All clubs will be held
there June q to rs inclusive. The Al
lcgany girls All camp will be held
juno 25 to July ]. The Garrett Coun-
ty All club girls will have their
camp July to s, inclusive, under the
direction of Mrs. Robert T. Hoffman.
home demonstration agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
THREE MISSING
IN ACTION IN
EUROPEAN AREA
Sgt. Harold G.. SchelI, Oakland,
And Two Others In Nearby
Communities Reported
Missing

Three soldiers, two of them mem
bers of the Army Air Force, sta
toned in England, and one an infantry
soldier in Italy, were reported missing
in action this week
Staff Sergeant Harold G. Schell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schell, of
near Oakland, has been reported
missing in action somewhere over
Germany since April II, his parents
have been informed.
Sgt. Schcll, better known as Glenn
Schell. enlisted in the Army Air
force January II, 1912, and was sent
to England on January Z, 1914 He
was gunner on a flying fortress
when reported missing.
Piedmont Soldier Missing
Pfc. Charles Bond Harshbargcr, 81,
of Piedmont, w. Va, has been listed
by the War Department as missing
since February %, according to
telegram received by his mother, Mrs.
Louise Pence Harshbarger.
He was indicted into the rvice
last March, landed in Italy ia 1ary
20. The last letter received BY his
mother was dated February 20 He
received his training at Camp Butner,
North Carolina
Pfc. Harshbarger is great grand
son of the late Theodore and Louisa
Beckman. of Swanton. and had other
relatives in this county
Aurora Man Missing
The War Department also notified
Mrs. RosaIne 7. Mckinney, of Au-
rora, W. Va, on Tuesday that her
husband, Second Lieutenant John c.
Mckinney, of the Army Air Forces,
had been missing in action over
France since May 9.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
W. W. DAWSON REELECTED
SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
Named Head OF Organization
For Ninth Consecutive Year;
Routine Business Conducted

For the ninth consecutive year, Mr..
W. W Dawson was elected President
of the Board of Education of this
county at the annual meeting of that
Board which was held last Tuesday
morning in its office in the Court
House in Oakland. Mr. Stuart f.
Ilamill was elected vice president,
Also present were L. f. Guard,
FriendSville, associate member, and
+. f. Rathbun, secretary and county
superintendent.
The Board accepted designations
and discontinuancc from the service
as requested, of the following teach
ers: Margaret +. BOuton, Friends
vile High; Arthur Scrogum, Friends
vile High; Betty Scrogum, teacher of
music in the high schools in the north
crn section; Margaret E. Rudy, Acct
dent High; Mrs Martha f. Brook
hart, Oakland High; Mrs Loretta
Hoopengardncr. Oakland High; Mrs.
Vida Fay Tucker, Friendsville Ele-
mentary; Mrs. Marjorie R. Smousc,
Friendsvillc Elementary; Mrs. Wini-
fred D. Saylor, Johnson; Mrs. Eliza
beth II. Williams, Beall; Mrs. Virginia
X. MCManis, Oakland Elementary,
and Mrs. Athena Null Otto, Avilton.
All of the above designations are to
take effect June 30, 1914.
The Board authorized payment of
bonuses to teachers in the schools of
this county in accordance with Acts
of the Special Session of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1914 as fol.
lows:
$4,000 bonus for May, $1,000 bonus
for June, $4,000 bonus for Scptem-
Der, $4,000 bonus for October, $4,000
bonus for November. $1,000 bonus for
December.
The funds for the payment of these
bonuses arc from both county and
state sources and will total approx
matcly $4,000 to December 81. 1914.
Provisions have been made by the
General Assembly for $4,000 per
month bonus for each teacher in adj.
dition to the above for the six months
from January !. 1915 to June 30. 1915.
or total Of $4,000.
The Board authorized the County
Superintendent to advertise for sealed
bids for the purchase of the aban-
doned Selbysport two-room, frame
school building, as also to advertise
and receive sealed bids for any other
abandoned school buildings.
To Close Four Schools
The Board passed an order closing
the following onc-teacher schools with
transportation of the pupils of those
schools as set out below:
!, German school to be closed and
the pupils Of that school to be trans
ported to Red House.
:, Fort Hill school to North Glade.
3. Chestnut Grove school to Bloom.
ington.
4, Sang Run school to Friendsville,
Mr.. Rathbun said the Board found
it necessary to close these schools due
to the very small attendance Of pupils
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Baptist Women Meet at FerndaIe

The Western District Association
of the Womens Missionary Union is
meeting at the Ferndale church today,
beginning at II o'clock. Women are in
attendance from the ten churches in
this district. Rev John l., Bray is in
charge Of the devotions and Mrs. S. r.
Barnes, State Executive Secretary, Of
Baltimore, the principal speaker,
There will be basket lunch at noon,
followed by the afternoon session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
To Get Carload Of
Bass, Crappies, Etc.

That carload of bass, crappies and
blue gills would arrive in Oakland
late this summer or early fall, was
announced this week by Senator Ber-
nard | Gender.
Mr.. Gender said he had been in
formed of the consignment by E. Lee
LcComptc, state game warden. A car
load would total somewhere in the
of 10000. Most of those
received would be consigned to Deep
Greek Lake, he said.
A similar carload was received here
last year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Mt. Lake Hotel TO
Open This Saturday

The Mt. Lake Hotel will officially
open for the season on Saturday. May
81, it has been announced by Mrs.
June Grimes, owner and manager
Among the reservations for the
weekend will be some of the mem
bers from the British Embassy in
Washington. Mrs. Grimes said that
quite a few reservations were already
made for the week end and the Both
of May. and thus far this year she
had received many more inquiries than
IN previous years. These inquiries
were coming from very distant as
well as nearby points.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
War Loan Quota For State Is
22S Millions

Maryland's quota in the 16 billion
dollar Fifth War Loan campaign has
been set by the Treasury Department
at 228 million dollars, or 81 million
dollars more than the 1871 million in
the Fourth War Loan. ". 3. Lowndes,
State chairman, announced,
The campaign will open officially on
June Y and continue through July 8.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Will Sponsor Home
Talent Play In June

Proctor kildow Post. American
Legion, will sponsor a home talent
play on Thursday and Friday, June
20 and 80, it was announced this week
by the committee in charge.
The play will be Victory Vanities. y
The proceeds will be used to equip the
Legion Home, at the north edge Of
town,
Members Of the cast will be chosen
at the time the coach arrives, probs-
bly, ten days before the actual presen-
tation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Surgical Dressings Increase This
Week

Surgical dressings completed the
past week by volunteer Red Cross
workers totaled 1907, more than .
hundred over the previous week, but
still less than the quota of 5000
The Wednesday classes completed
GAG, while the Monday afternoon class
completed CTS, Others were: Thurs
day. 524; Friday, TAG; Tuesday, TOT,
Work is continuing on the 2x2 dress.
ings, according to Mrs. Willard FL
lott, supervisor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
NIGHT MINING CLASSES
HAVE ANNUAL BANQUET
Thirty-FOur Men Given Attend
ance Certificates-A. B. erich
ton Is Principal Speaker

Over eighty persons from Allegany
and Garrett county mining commune
ties attended the twenty-first annual
dinner of the night mining extension
classes, held last Saturday night, May
90, at the William-James hotel, Oak
land. 1t was the first time the gath
ering had been held in this county,
the event usually being held in Frost
burg.
Thirty -four men who had been
faithful in the attendance of the night
classes one night each week for thir-
ty-threc weeks, were given attend
ance certificates, presented by f. f.
Rathbun, county superintendent of
Schools.
Recipients included
Chester Lewis, Allan Murphy, Will
lard Pike, Cecil Hahn, VIM. II. Muir
ply, Clyde Sisler John Wclch, Her
man Welch, John Boring, John Jones,
VIM. Savage, Jay Bell Earl Shope,
Theodore Hcnlinc, all of Crcllin;
James +. Walsh, Thomas Custer, John
Foutz, Walter Shaw, Ellsworth Rus
sell, Barton; Edward Baker, Jonas
Layman, J. Maxwell Matthias, Jesse
Mckenzie, Finzel; Paul Carr, Richard
Ryan, John Shillingburg, Arthur
King, Harry Buckley Lewis McTall,
VIM. Jones, Kempton; Frank Damon,
ID. W. Sharpless, f. J. Barrack, Carl
Mosser, of kitzmiler.
instruction throughout the year
was given by L. C. Hutson, of Kitz-
miller, who also had charge of ar
engagements for the banquet Mr.. Hut
son, at the conclusion of the meeting
also presented prizes to James f.
Walsh, Barton; Richard Ryan, Kemp
ton; and George limbaugh. of Crcl-
lin. Tor cooperation and attendance at
the class periods held Crellin was
given special mention for having 20
or more at each class during the 80
weeks. Average attendance through
out the area was 81.
A. B. Crichton, president of the
Johnstown Coal and Coke company,
JohnStown, Pa, owner of the Manor
Coal company at VindeX, delivered the
principal address, speaking to the
miners on the postwar outlook in the
coal industry. He cited mcchanization
as one of the serious problems of the
miners but pointed out that there was
always need of men to run machines
He said the development Of by-prod-
ucts, the liquifying of coal, etc, would
become necessity and the means of
perhaps saving the industry He de-
clared the country's coal supply was
limited and not nearly as much as
estimated few years ago in various
surveys.
Dan Walker, il. former Kitzmiller
resident. now of the Federal Bureau
of Mines, located at Fairmont, w. Va
spoke briefly on the opportunities
available to the miners who want to
get ahead Mr.. Hutson expressed the
hope that the technical training such
as offered at the extension meetings,
combined with the experience of the
workers, would make Maryland ready
for the postwar problems when they
present themselves.
J. ]. Rutlcdgc, of Annapolis, chief
mine engineer of the Maryland Blu
rcau of Mines, presided as toast
master. Mrs. Crichton rendered two
solos for the entertainment of those
present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Protracted Meeting Continues

Rev, John L. Bray will continue to
preach each night through Sunday at
eight o'clock at the Mountain Lake
Park Baptist church, where he is lead
ing protracted meeting, His sub
jects for the evenings will be of great
interest, concluding on Sunday night
with "rhc -Four Biggest Fools in this
Section"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Women's Club to Meet

The final dinner meeting of the
Business and Professional Women s
club until this fall, will be held next
Thursday, June 1, at the William.
James hotel, starting at $50 p. M, it
was announced by Mrs. Ruth Barnes,
president.
The meeting is being scheduled on
that date in order that school instruc-
tors who are members of the group
will be able to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
Claims Wonder OF Nature

Joel Slabaugh, Gortner, is claiming
he has one of the wonders Of nature
at his farm south Of Oakland and is
inviting one and all to see it. He de-
clares he has potato, a rural New
Yorker variety, growing on blue
concord grape vine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-25
7. 3. CLINIC SCHEDULED

The regular monthly tuberculosis
clinic will be held at the county health
office, court house, Oakland, on
Wednesday morning, June ID, at 9
o'clock, it has been announced.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Gen. B. F. Cheatham
To Be Buried FRIDAY

Funeral services for Mai. Gen. B.
Frank Cheatham, IT. former Army
quartermaster general, who died
Saturday in an Army hospital at
Denver, Colo, will be held in the
Fort Myer Chapel at pm. Friday
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery
Son of one of Lees commanders in
the Confederate Army, Gen. Cheat
ham was appointed captain in the
Quartermaster Corps in 1901 and
served in various capacities until he
became quartermaster general in
1926. He was retired at his own re-
quest in 1880 with the rank of major
general.
During the World War he went
to France with the first contingent
of troops as quartermaster of the
1st Division. After serving on the
staff in France for a year, at his
own request he was assigned to duty
commanding the 1O4th Infantry
26th Division, from st. Mihiel
through the Meuse-Argonne often
sive to the end of the war.
After his retirement, Gen.
Cheatham was a resident of WASH
ington for many years. Later he
served as superintendent of STRAIT
ford Hall, the birthplace of Gen. Lee
He held the Distinguished Service
Medal for services in the field in
France and the French Legion of
Honor with the rank of commander.