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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03
GORTNER

Corporal and Mrs. Marshall Biser,
now in Florida, announce the birth of a
daughter. Janet Carolyn.
Pfc. John Wilson, Fort Meyers Field,
Florida, arrived here Friday to re-
main ON a brief furlough among his
home people.
While cnroutc to services at Red
House on Sunday morning, Mrs Mary
Mossor suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis. Portions of her body and her
speech is involved.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simms has been
critically i'll at the home of J. A.
Shaffcr since Wednesday of last week.
Members Of her immediate family
have been at her bedside.
Mrs. Anna Bittinger is spending
this week in Pittsburgh.
Miss Audrey Sanders returned to
Clarks burg last week after spending
some time here with her parents
Guests at birthday dinner honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wclch on Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs VIII Wcch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry BccghIcy and children
and Billy Wclch. the latter from Hag-
trStOWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk attended
the birthday surprise party in honor
of Mr.. Sisk'S sister, Mrs d. E. Calls,
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. John Ssk
in Loeb Lynn on Thursday evening.
Pastor J. G. Foster and P. T. Lips
comb, Of Loeb Lynn Heights. were Wis
iting D. w. Dodge on Friday.
Ezra Fike, of Eglon, preached Sun
day morning in the local church, his
sermon text being CLOSER Fellowship
in Churches" Pastor Dunson. of Terra
Alta, spoke in the evening on the mis-
sion Of the Church.
After receiving a phone message
concerning the serious illness of their
brothcrain-law, John Stutzman, at
lIartvillc, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
SWaltZcntrubcr, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Ljchty and Mrs. ID. l.. Swartzcntrubcr
went to Ohio over the Weekend Mrs.
Jacob Swartzcntruber is remaining in
Ohio for an indefinite length of time.
Faun Friend spent Sunday with Har-
rict Swartzcntrubcr.
S. w. Slabach had as recent visitors
Mrs. J. c. Foster and daughter, Loeb
Lynn; Dolores Swartzcntrubcr, MI
and Mrs. August Killius. Pastor Dun
son and daughter Roscana, Mabel Wilt
Mildred Killius, Mrs. Will Wclch and
Simon Burkholdcr
Mrs. Ronald Martin, of Cash Valley
spent Monday with Mrs. Mary Grove
Miss Fricda Lichty, who has been
home for some time following hospit-
ali2ation, is entertaining some friends
with a quilting party before return
ing to Meycrsdalc whore she had been
employed.
Mrs. Irwin Yodcr spent several days
last week with relatives at Springs
Pa.
Mrs. Harvey Swartzcntrubcr hac
as guests on last Thursday, Mrs. jacob
Swartzentrubcr, Mrs Ernest Spocr
lcin and daughter, Mrs. Harold White
and children, Mrs. Willard Swartzcn
hubcr and son and Mrs. W. L. Spocr.
lcin.
Roy Lee, recovering from an injury
to his arm, was at Keyser Hospital OF
Wednesday and had The cast removed
from his hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03
ACCIDENT
A Daughter Is Born

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mosser, of Nc
Henry, announced the birth on Janu-
ary 25th, of daughter, at Grants
vile. Mrs. Mosser was the former Miss
Alberta Kahl, daughter of John Kahl
of Accident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03

A freeze Of social security tax
rates, strongly opposed by Prcsi lent
Roosevelt, was approved by a Joint
congressional committee. Employers
and employees will continue to pay
ono percent pay roll taxes.
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Single copies of The Republi.
can may be obtained at the Hamill
Book and Stationery Store, corner
Third and Alder streets, where the
current issue of the paper is
placed on sale every Thursday af-
ternOon. Price, 5 cents per copy.
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Frlcndsyillc, Maryland. Finder please
return to Mrs. Lawrence VanSickle.
t'ricndsviIlc, Maryland, or Oakland
Rationing Board. 50-1t
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By FRANK X. KENT

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Therefore, if we get a program at
all it will have to come from Mr..
Baruch, And it is to be hoped that he
will not let his desire not to pose as a
country savior or a seer or a miracle
man." or anything Of that kind, pre-
vent him from talking turkey" on
this all-important business Of real
iStic, non-political, moral and effective
fiscal policy, The people of the United
States probably have moro confidence
in the diSintcrcstcd Judgment and high
character Of Mr.. Baruch than Of any
other private citizen. What he says
along this line will carry great weight
with them and with Congress. For one
thing, they know that he knows what
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03
EVANSVILLE
Farm Bureau Meeting

Mr.. and Mrs. j. U. Stanton enter
tanned the January meeting of the
Farm Bureau Group One. The month
Fly bulletin was read and discussed
William Winterberg reported on the
Maryland State Farm Bureau meeting
which was held in Baltimore. Miss Ida
Engle gave report on the Associ-
ated Women. Mrs. Guy Stanton, chair
man of the Associated Women for
Garrett County also gave a report
Fifteen members and guests were
present.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Parks Confident Hell
Make Bettina Step

George Parks. the young District
boxer who hit the headlines with
a KO of dangerous Nate Bolden in
a Chicago upset several months ago
Is confident he will recapture some
of that limelfeht when he fights
high-ranking Melio Bettina over a
l0-round distance at Uline Arena
Monday night.
Friends of Parks say that the
youngster has been showing new
fire while driving for Bettina. and
is making no secret of the fact that
he expects to give the Italian
American a real tight.
Immediately after he had scored
his upset over Bolden, Parks Is said
to have asked that he be matched
with big name battlers, among them
Bettina, but was denied that chance.
Recently, when the opportunity was
opened for the winner of the Parks
Jimmy Bell bout to box the con-
tender here, George came through
with an impressive one-round KO
that earned him the shot ut Melio
Bettina, who has heard Of Parks
punching ability, has been taking
tough workouts at Sullmans gym
In New York this week, and will
taper off with two public drills at
the Liberty Clubs gym over the
week end,
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Charlotte Hall Quint
Books 26 Contests

The Charlotte Hall basket ball
team, strengthened by the return of
Jack Mister, Bill Bryan and Hartley
Stevens from last year, will play a
26-game schedule this season. Three
promising newcomers who will see
a lot of action are Robert Jameson.
Benny Jameson and Dick Graves.
Local schools the Hallmen will
meet are: Coolidge, Washington-Lee,
Montgomery Blair, Anacostia, Mary
land Park, st. Anthony's, Landon,
Fairfax and Western. The schedule:
December Q. consress hsishts: -. al
Calvin coolidEe; "a, at Washinston-Lee;
l5,. at Montgomery.BlAir.
January o, at school Of PRINTING; 1s, At
Ana costa: IS. Washinston-Lee: 49, At
roe, Fredericksbufss as. Laurel: "a.
Maryland PARK; rs, at St. Anthony's; a.,
Falmouth, Va; 81. Landon.
February l, st. Anthony's: 2, at Fairfax;
q. at Baltimore Friends; 8, at Falmouth,
Va: 10. james Monroe; IL, at Landon; l3,
at MARYLAND Park; IA, Montsomery Blair;
u, Boys Latin; 10, st. Martins; 20. at
Western
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Conway and His Pilot
Face Boxing Board

Clint Conway, the Newark IN. J.)
heavyweight, and his manager. Lou
(The Honest Brakeman Diamond.
must appear on the District Box
ing Commission carpet before Fri
day afternoon at o'clock or suffer
60-day suspension. The local ring
board has a few question to ask.
The commissions curiosity was
aroused when Diamond informed
Promoter Joe Turner last Saturday
that Conway was i'll and would be
unable to appear at Turner'S Arena
Monday night to night Colon
CLANCY. 1t was too late to find a
substitute and Turner called of the
show.
Diamond is 4 member OF the New
York Fight Managers Guild, an or
ganization that "boycotted" Joe
Turner recently because the pro.
moter was instrumental in getting
Chally Wright suspended in NBA
States. Wright ran out on Z con-
tract with Turner.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Intriguing Mat Card
Offered by Turner

Uncle Joe Turner pops up with
another interesting wrestling card
at his w street barn tonight, and
this week the promoter is trotting
out pair Of graphing brothers. 4
huge, hooded muscleman known rs
the Masked Commando, and a new
attraction in mammoth Hun
garian, Sander Gyorffy.
Gyorffy, 220- FOUNDER who has
been whipping all the opposition in
upstate New York, will tangle with
Laverne Baxter. Dutch Rohde takes
on the Commando, and his younger
brother, who works under the name
of Billy Darnell, meets Olaf Erick-
son.
George Bruckman, a District Crap
pier, goes in against Lou Farino,
and. Ace Freeman, a longtime IA
vorite here, meets Charley Lupkie
in the other supporting episodes.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Minors Deny Any Friction Over
Naming Lands Successor
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Dec. SIN sharp
contrast to . year ago, all was
serene as the minor baseball leagues
opened their 43d National Associa-
ton meeting today. after adopting 4
'watchful waiting" policy on the
naming OF q successor to the late
Commissioner K. M. Lands.
Rumors floating around the con-
gested Hotel Ststler lobby that the
minors, led by the three double
leagues, were preparing to demand
an equal representation on any COM
mission that may be named to gov
ern baseball, were spiked by the
heads of the top three circuits them
selves.
Emerging from Joint meeting Of
the American Association, Pacific
Coast and International Leagues.
Frank j. Shaughnessy, president of
the latter loop, said:
I'VE are not belligerent, there is
nothing we can do or even wish to
do with regard to naming Lands
successor"
viii Have Year to Ponder.
Pointing out that on Lands death
the major-minor pact was auto
matically extended until January II,
ls46, Shaughnessy continued, I'VE
are waiting to see what the major
leagues decide. Then we'll have an
entire year to think 1t over. I'm
certain by then satisfactory agree
ment will have been reached"
william q. Bramham, president
Of the National Association, expect
ed no trouble along those lines.
Il shall be shocked II the minors
are not consulted in some manner
when the majors act," he said. "I
anticipate no dinleulty whatsoever
and am confident we will meet our
mutual problems with full CO.
operation"
The minor league executives were
more concerned with their 13 pro-
posed amendments up for discus
sion at the joint conclave today.
AaSAS 0CCAAACNA w VIC 1tJtlC IN 1lO W.
position to the Coasts amendment
designed to protect AA territory
from major league invasion.
we feel that at some future date
some big league major club may
get the idea to move their franchise
to Los Angeles or San Francisco -
explained Clarence (Pants) Row
land, Pacific Coast League head. LAS
the rules stand now, they can ac-
complish that simply by paying the
league 5000, plus an indefinite
amount paid to the club occupyins
the desired territory. We want to
raise the price to an agreeable sum.
Draft Compremise Seen.
However. IL we're defeated, we'll
60 along. No league 10 bigger than
baseball. It should be one for ali
and all for one"
On the Coasts proposal for uppins
the draft price from 81, 500 to GIG. GOO,
indications were that = compromise
Evening star., 1944-12-06
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

steve Owen told New York
sports writer's they needn't worry
about any play-off for the Eastern
title, that the Giants would clinch
It Sunday by beating the Redskins" 4"
Dud De Groot, Tribe coach, was say
ing yesterday az his charges trooped
or the field at orifYith Stadium.
Well, what did De Goot think
about it7
owen said the frozen field hurt
New Yorks running attack against
us because Bill Psschal couldn't
cut" he continued. ignoring the
query. MY recollection Is that the
field was frozen all over, not merely
in New Yorks territory. l wonder
IL he thinks it didn't hurt us on
those short, button-back passes
Baugh was throwing? Our receivers
couldn't cut either"
He had something there. A couple
of times 1t seemed the boys were
of to the races and then proceeded
to skid into the arms of a tackler,
slip and fall or run into 4 pile up
Of fallen players.
Greasy Neale said he thinks Sid
Luckman OF the Bears is better
passer than Baugh from the 7
formation" De Groot said. "He told
me he likes the way Luckman gets
the bali away with tackIers climbing
all over him, something he doesn't
think Baugh does very well. He ad-
mits Baugh Is better short passer
but doesn't think Sam can touch
him for accuracy or timing On the
long ones
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Perrusos-0rdndnce
Quints in HeadIiner

The feature tilt on the Heurich
League schedule tonight Is the Per-
rusos-Naval Ordnance match be-
ginning at 8. Both teams had an
easy time winning their first league
games< and are expected to be fight-
ing for top honors throughout the
season.
In the nightcap, FBI, another
first-game winner, opposes Naval
Research, still considered classy
despite its setback by Kavakos. The
opener at tbs pits two girls units,
Navy vs. General Accounting once.
A hot exhibition was tagged by
Kavakos and OSS in last nights
main contest. The grillmen won,
4l-S6. but only after checking q
last-minute rally that deadlocked
the teams at 34.all. Bob Custer
carried the scoring honors again for
Kavakos, racking 13. and George
Babcock WAS high for the losers
with 10.
Sholl's powerful sextet took It's
second game Of the season. beating
Chemical Warfare, 44-1s, in the
women's section, and Engineering
Research bettered OSS, 60-2s.
Evening star., 1944-12-06

proposition would be reached. with
= price of approximately $4,000
specified for double A draftees.
So far not even q rumor of trade
has been heard. As one manager
put it. we're glad to hold on to what
we got"
Only manager signed at the meet
ing was Eddie Sawyer, who got a
new one-year term at Utica of the
Eastern League.
Frank J. Shaughnessy was re-
elected for a three-year term as
president of the International
League, which adopted 4 l54-game
schedule running from April 10 to
September 9.
The Southern Association adopted
a l40-game schedule and discarded
the split season In favor of the
Shaughnessy playoffs.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
GIs No Match for Natives
As South Pacific 0arsmen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC.-Hardy infantrymen of
the 31st Army Division decided to do
a little crew racing against the ma
tives.
So it was arranged to paddle out,
make turn and row back. The GIs
swung out with powerful strokes;
the natives swept along with their
easy ones.
Result: The natives crossed the
finish line while the GIs, still strok-
ing powerfully, we're trying to make
the turn.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Varsity Bosketers
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Prsntng snt1n Army am w.ss Ai5 3 20; Poane, 81.
Msnkato Teachers, 40: Moorhead
MayviiIe Teachers, 4s; wahpeton
Science. "a.
Macalester, AZ: st. Olaf, 35.
Purcell Navy Gunners, 80; Oklahoma,
33
Oklahoma A. and M, 46; Phillips. 81.
Westminster, S5; Slippery Rock, SO.
Geneva. e5: Carnesie Tech, 3b.
western Teachers, 40; Augustana, %.
Loras. 54;- Cornell tIowal, 40
aowdoin, 81: 1runswick Naval Air, 81.
BROOKLYN, 65: Webb Institute, .35.
st. Johns. 80: Mortclair Teachers. 23.
Ellis Island C. G., 6s; Fort WAds-
worth, %
Iowa ssshawks. 40; ottumwa Naval
Baninsrias;s Navy. 70; New Cast. Army
whitman, Al: idaho, 23.
Stout Field. 81; Fort BENJAMIN Hsrri-
wsshington, 3d. Harris Teachers 10.
Midland, ~; Nebra9kA WesleyAIs ~.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
New York With Third
|0f Total Sets Pace
In Huge Increase
By HAROLD CLAAssEN,

| Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Horse race
betting was . $1,126, ,308, GAS business
In 1944-enough to give every man
woman and child in continental
United States q Christmas present
of $40.
Led by the fabulous $41o, ,23O, 400
wagered in New York, the II States
polled by the Associated Press en-
joyed their first billion dollar year
at the mutuel machines. The total
was an increase of $421 ,166, 1888 over
the 1s43 total Of $7o5.l42,257.
States Reap Vast Amounts.
Taxes paid to the States and a
few cities aggregated $55,971 ,232 81
for 1914, with New York again set
ting the pace by collecting SGT ,664,-
387.78 In revenue from the wagering
fraternity. A year ago the II States
involved collected only $32, ,424, 1888 48
in taxes from the bettors.
Every State showed an increase
in the amount OF revenue obtained
from the betting, Florida and Dele
ware benefitting particularly. Flori-
da's 1943 track season was curtailed
by the ban on pleasure driving and
Delaware Park was closed for the
entire year for the same reason.
This year Florida obtained S.
023, 1929. compared with $246,-
854.49 in l943. Delaware got
nothing IL months ago but was en-
riched by $883,473.4o this year.
Shorter Season Hits Louisiana.
Every State but one also registered
. gain in the amount wagersd. The
lone State with a decrease was
Louisiana where the race season
was nine days shorter in 1914 than
in ls43. Sixty-five days OF wager
ing totaled 1892 .629. The figures
for = year ago for "a days were
$l0,0l4,476.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Redskins at Peak When They
Should Be Tired, Says Coach

Did De Groot have any comment
on thatr
TT was rather funny to hear
Greasy giving me tips on how to
beat the Giants" the coach re-
sumed. "Of course, If we win and
the Eagles beat Cleveland, he's in
the playoff, and II we lose he's out
of it. But we're still figuring on
getting into that paayoff ourselves" 4"
We said We thought the Redskins
could whip the Giants of last Sun
days performance. II the Giants
couldn't stop Baugh last week, how
would they stop him this time? But,
then, Frank Filchock had Z field
day in the first Philadelphia game.
completing rs of 30 passes for 29l
yards, and the Skins got q 3l-3l
tie. Last week Baugh completed 25
out of IS for 273 yards and they
lost by points. Maybe it isn't in
the cards for them to win.
Maybe not" De Groot admitted,
but we won't know until Sunday.
We aren't conceding anything. Do
you IedhZe we We pldyeu II games
without break since August 20 and
that we weren't expected to finish
in the league. much less In . three
cornered battle for the Eastern title
This team should be sort of tired
and weary by now. but it's playing
It's best football.
Il don't know whether we'll win
but the Giants aren't going to have
any picnic, and as for Neale's COM
ment about Luckman and Baugh
I'll grant you Sid is q fine passer
but any time fellow completes
rs passes out OF IS he can play on
my team and that team always will
be dangerous. And we have two
who can do it."
Evening star., 1944-12-06
TubIe Tennis Players
Go On New Schedule

New tournament schedule Of the
District Table Tennis Association
goes into effect tonight with a
weekly point-ranking event listed
for the Columbia Courts at 8. A
double tourney is set for Friday
nights at Columbia at the. same
hour.
Ell Shuman is on top of the field
of II players in the eleven tourna-
ments staged so far this year. Shu-
man has won four of the events,
but Leonard Sarner leads in total
points scored, and Thor Hazi and
Paul Nesenkay are tops In highest
percentage scores.
Evening star., 1944-12-06

The Warrington Lions great KID
scoring line that tinds Nick Phillips
at center and brothers Pete and
Frank Long on the wings will be
reunited tonight when they skate
into the Philadelphia Arena to mees
the rugged Philadelphia Falcons.
The Lions return to Uline ice Fri
day night for showdown with the
Eastern Hockey League-leading Bos-
ton Olympics. their recent s-to-2
conquerors here. and carry on to
the Boston Garden for q return
match with the champions Satur-
day night.
The revival Of the kid line couldn't
come at q better time, as the Lions
last night lost the services OF smart
skating Sammy Kelly for the sea-
son when he suffered 4 double frac-
ture OF his right leg as Warrington
finally defeated the Baltimore
Blades, s to 8, in a rough and -tum-
BILE match at Uline Arena.
SodCA CIldIicy 1OCO QdO DeeI IN
formed only yesterday afternoon
that Frank Long has been rejected
for military service by the Canadian
Army. and will join the Lions in
Philadelphia tonight.
Meanwhile, Good also hopes to
acquire the services of two new de-
fensemen and forward from Provi-
dence. AL Smith dependable de-
fenseman, was to report for his Army
physical today, while Defenseman
Jimmy Smith has knee injury that
will sideline him indefinitely.
The continued brilliance of little
Alan Percival helped the Lions tame
the Blades last night in a roughly
played match that was kept under
control only by the alert officiating
OF Referee Len Burrage. Alan fired
the hat trick of three goals and then
added an assist.
Baltimore jumped into q l-to-o
nrst-period lead, but the Lions
scored three goals each in the second
and third periods, while the Blades
added two futile counters in the
third.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Norman Navy Is Sought
AS Randolph Field Foe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 6-The
Oil Bowl, which waited until all re-
turns were supposed to be in and
then stepped out and signed one of
the Nations greatest teams-Ran-
dolph Fields mighty Ramblers-
may have the only post-season grid
iron classic January matching un-
beaten, united elevens.
Oil Bowl organizers invited the
Norman, Okla, naval Zoomers, also
undefeated and united, to play the
Ramblers. The naval authorities
haven't answered the bid yet.