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The Republican., 1944-05-18
P1e4eAue Bill Of Ri9hA

Recent by troops the direction of President Roose
welt of the Montgomery Ward plant Chicago constituted proba
bly, the gravest threat to the Bill of Rights in $50 years
Discussion of the incident important is to the future of
America cannot be matter of politics Senator Harry Byrd
Democrat speech delivered in the United States Senate
voiced the nationwide reaction episode characterized
"dcatora act of arrogance and "a colossal bunder.
Vigorously condemng the drastic steps taken by the ROose
welt administration the Montgomery Ward Senator Byrd
declared: For the first time in the history of country
spectacle of the Attorney General of the United
States acting generaissmO personal charge of military
forces to a business operation.
Have we reached this country the direc-
tves Federal bureau be enforced at the point of the
bayonet If the dccves of the War Labor Board be
forced business operation then the dectve
issued Office of Price Administration the War Production
Board and the dozens of other Government agencies with the
suit that the constitutional right of the citizens of America ad
udcaon Of their rights in the proper Of law will be denied
to them.
g" Today the American people in the hands of cen
trazed and enenched bureaucracy such America has
before known. 1t Imperative to freedoms,
that safeguard the rights of the individual citizens appeal to
the and require that differences that between
The and bureau of the Government shall be settled
by military force but shall be determined by the Congress and
the courts.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Methodist Youth
Will Present Play

Members of the Youth Fellowship
Of ST, Paul'S Methodist church are
preparing to present a play, The
Ghost Chaser" on Monday night,
May 29th. 1t is a thrcc-act comedy.
written by May Sheldon and Loring
Kelley, and directed by Miss Roberta
Coglcy Of the High school faculty.
IN the cast arc several players who
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Explains Regulations
On Slash Removal

Provisions in the regulations cstab-
lishcd by the Commission of State
Forests and Parks that call for the
removal Of all numbering slash for a
distance Of fifty feet from public
highways, do not apply, says State
Forester Joseph +. kaylor, TO such
roads as arc used primarily for access
to ono or more private properties.
Roads of this class arc also exempted
under another provision which re-
Quircs that tree bolts fifty feet in
width be left along public highways
after numbering operations. These sew
cral provisions, Mr.. kaylor explains.
are meant to- apply only to main
Travelled roads. where the danger that
fire may start from lighted cigarettes
and matches thrown away by passing
motorists or pedestrians is greatest.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Latest Regulations
Of Draft Reviewed

Maryland draft rCgiStrants over the
age of 26 will not be inductcd until
local boards review their classifica-
tion under a relaxed national defer
ment policy now effective, according
to Col. Henry C. Stanwood, Maryland
Sclcctivc Service director.
According to official orders received
by the local selective service board,
the actual induction of all registrants
26 years of age or over who were in
la, was temporarily postponed.
Pre-induction examination Of volun-
teers from l8 through 81, those from
Is to 25 in la, and those from 26 to
80 who do not qualify for occupational
deferment, will be continued, it was
stated, until orders to the contrary
arc received. The deferment qualifi-
cations have been greatly broadenCd
as the result of regulations issued by
Mai Gen Lewis 4. Hershey. nation
al draft director but the order docs
not affect mcn in the 1926 ycar-old
class or volunteers from l8 through
81.
Under the national directive, local
boards may classify as necessary a
registrant over 26 in any activity they
determine to be ''in support of the
national health, safety or interest" "
in addition to thirty five "cssential'
occupations.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Garrett County
Election Figures
Are Now Official

Official Garrett County primary
election returns became available last
Friday after a canvass of the soldier
vote by the County Board Of Super
viSorS of Election
Only four soldier ballots were
tabulsted A Republican vote was cast
by a resident of District E, while three
Democratic votes were cast, one from
Friendsvillc, one from Oakland, and
one from Red House.
The official totals are as follows;
Republican: Willkie 50, for an un-
instructed delegation 184, a write-in
vote for Thomas f. Dewey 213; for
Rives Matthews 127, for Blanchard
Randall 168. for Paul Robertson 227
Democratic Baden II, Jones so,
Long 2, Peddicord z, Tydlngs 27o.
Throughout the state the tabula
tions showed that Blanchard Randall
is the Republican candidate for the u
s. Senate, while Senator Millard Z.
Tydings was nominated by the Demo-
.cratS,
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Older Youth Group
Will Meet Friday

Members of the Garrett County
Older Youth group, under the
auspices Of the Extension Service,
University of Maryland, will meet
Friday night at the Recreation center
near Bittinger. Jessie Guard, Selbys-
port president of the group, has an
nounced.
There will be an open discussion on
topic relating to women working
after the war, after which recrca-
tional program will be carried out.
Committee members met last
Wednesday at the home of Miss Guard
and planned programs for meetings
for the next six months. Chairmen of
the various committees include Mary
Jane Dewitt, recreation; Harriet
Glotfclty. rcfreshmcnt; Francis Spocr-
lcin, program.
At the last meeting of the group
the following officers were elected:
Jessie Guard, president; Harlem
Stahl, vice president; Mabel Wilt,
secretary; Susanna Porter. treasurer;
Floyd burst, reporter.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Members of Night
Mining Classes To
Have Annual Dinner

The twcnty-first annual dinner for
members of the night mining classes,
will be held at the William-James
hotel, Oakland, on Saturday evening,
May 20, at $50 o'clock.
A dinner is always held at the con-
clusion of the extension courses held
during the winter months by l.. c.
HutSon, kitzmiller vocational mining
instructor, working under the Univer-
sity Of Maryland and under super
vision of the Bureau of Mines. These
classes have been conducted at Crcllin,
VindcX, Barton, Kempton and Finzel,
and about 35 have completed the
course
This is the first time that the an
nual dinner meeting is scheduled in
Garrett county, Mr.. Hutson said. DR..
J. J. Rutledgc, of the Bureau of
Mines, will be the toastmastcr
The Republican., 1944-05-18
New Sugar Ration
Schedule Arranged
Sugar for Home Processing to Be
Allotted In Two Periods
This Season

To provide even distribution of
home canning sugar, the Office of
Price Administration has set up two
rationing periods and limits the
amount housewives may obtain in
each period, it was announced this
morning from the local office of the
War Price and Rationing Board
The seasons allotment of twenty
five pounds per person remains the
same twenty pounds by application
80 the local board and five pounds
through use of sugar stamp No. 40
in War Ration Book A. Under new
regulations. housewives who have not
already obtained their full allotment
will get only ten pounds during the
period from May to July 81 and ten
in the second period beginning August
through October Is. Spare stamp
81 must be attached to the first appli-
cation.
An application must be made for the
second allotment and accompanied by
a statement as to what use was made
of the first allotment The statement
can be written on the back of the sec
ond application and no stamp need to
be attached.
Families which do not claim their
pound grants in the first period
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Audience Is Pleased
With Band Concert
Forty Young People Give First
In Series of Summer Concerts
Last Sunday Evening

Forty members of the Oakland
Band, sponsored by the Volunteer Fire
Department, gave their first concert
Of the season last Sunday evening be
fore a good sized audience.
The concert is one Of a series
planned throughout the summer
months, the next ono being planned
for Sunday evening May %, on the
court house lawn.
Many of those attending the con
cert expressed their pleasure at the
quality of music heard and were loud
in their praise of the young people of
Oakland who were members of the
band. and for Harry Mickey, their di-
rector
Lloyd Lillcr, president of the Band,
made few remarks during intcrmis-
sion, after which a frcc-will offering
was taken. The amount totaled $d7,
and the organization this week eX-
pressed its thanks for the generous
contributions.
Members Of the band range in age
from 10 years old up to about II, with
one or two exceptions, and some had
been attached to the organization for
only six months. All were outfitted in
white with black ties and shoes and a
blue overseas type cap with gold
lettering.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Twenty-seven Ordered
To Report for Armed
Services Last of May

Twenty men who have been
accepted for service in the Army and
Navy, have been ordered to report for
duty the latter part of the month.
Ten of those were accepted for
service in the Navy and will report to
the draft board in Oakland on Thurs
day night, May %, to cntrain for the
Navy Recruiting Station in Balti-
more, whore they will be assigned to a
training station.
They arc:
Albert Edward Browne. Mt. Lake
Park; Paul Winfield Lewis, Crelln;
Kenneth Sylvester Wolfe, Oakland ;
Alfred J. kight, Oakland; Hollis Will
liam Shipman, Grantsvillc; CarluS
Dclbcrt Rcckart, CrclIin; Charles
Clayton Edwards, GrantsvilIc; Elmer
William Elliott, Oakland; Playford
Marshall Ramsey, Oakland; Harry
Junior Warwick, Bloomington,
Seventeen men who were accepted
for service in the Army will report at
Oakland Sunday night, May 2S, to
cntrain for Fort George G. Meade.
They are:
Samuel George Mckenzie, kitz-
miller; Noble WiI1.dm Darr, Flionds
vile; Edward Karl Shay, Oakland;
James Frank Haslup, Deer Park
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Death of Soldiers
Is Now Confirmed

The death Of two soldiers, prcvi-
ously reported missing in action, was
confirmed by messages from the War
Department this week to members of
the two families at Eglon, W. Va.
and at Accident.
The soldiers wcrc Pfc Russell r.
Cressc, son of Mrs. Emma Gnegy,
Eglon. W. Va. and Pvt. Earl f.
Smith, son of Mrs, Ella Smith, of Ac-
cident
The message said that a report re
ceived by the War department had
established the fact that the deaths
occurred on November 27. 1943.
Both were passengers on an Allied
troopship which was sunk as the di-
rect result Of enemy action III the
European thcater.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
C. Swan Weber Gets
Promotion With
Electric Company
Named Manager of Washington
Government Office of West
inghouse Electric

The estinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company of Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania has recently an
nounced the appointment of c. Swan
Weber as manager of their Washing
ton, D. c., Government office. In this
capacity Mr. Weber will be in charge
of all relations existing between the
giant Westinghouse company and the
various branches of the Federal Gov
crnmcnt.
Mr.. Weber is the son of Mrs. Will
liam Weber of near Oakland. After
attending public schools in Oakland
and graduating from Oakland High
school in 1922, he attended the Uni
vcrSity of Maryland at College Park
graduating from that institution with
degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering in 1927.
Mr. Weber joined Westinghouse in
early 1928, and after completing a
thrcc-ycar training course at the
company's various factories, was sent
to the Washington office as an AS
sistant Application Engineer in 1881.
He has successfully held positions, all
in the Government Office, as Applica-
ton Engineer, and Marine Division
Manager.
Mr. Weber succeeds II. H. Roggc
who, in May, was elected Vice Presi-
dent of the Westinghouse Company
and who will shortly leave Washing
ton to take over new assignment.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Surgical Dressings
Total },495 In Week

Surgical dressings completed the
past week by volunteer Red Cross
workers totsled 3,495, just 13 less than
the week previous. and still quite .
ways from the quota assigned
The Friday classes completed 866
while the Monday afternoon class
completed sos Others were: Thursday
6o2. Tuesday 619, Wednesday 80S,
Mrs. Willard Elliott. supervisor. an
nounced that the classes we're now
working on the 2X2 dressings. She SAID
several more women had volunteered
for service but she expressed the hope
that many more would come, as the
quotas set were far more than the
present number of volunteers could
complete in the time allotted,
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Red Cross Chairman
Receives Special
Citation for Drive

Mrs f. Z. Tower, chairman of the
Garrett County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, received on
Tuesday letter from Raymonc S.
Eton, manager of the Eastern Area,
expressing deep appreciation for the
work of Mrs Paul b. Naylor as War
Fund Chairman, and those who
solicited in behalf of the campaign
which put Garrett County over the
top
Accompanying the letter was a
special citation for Mrs. Naylor for
her services as chairman, signed by
Norman H. Davis, chairman; and an
honor certificate for the Garrett
County chapter, awarded for dis
tinguished achievement in the 1914
War Fund drive"
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Red Cross Total
Is Still Increasing
Amount Reaches $6,44S.95 As
Solicitors Continue to Turn In
Receipts to Chairman

Although the county surpassed its
Red Cross War Fund quota last week,
the total amount continues to increase
with Mrs. Paul b. Naylor, campaign
chairman, reporting receipts of $6,-
A4S.95. The quota was $4,000.
The report from the Red House
School and community, Mrs. James
Mulvey, solicitor, shows receipts of
$56.@5; Harrington school and COM
munity, Mrs. Ralph Jackson, $ll.0o;
Eagle Rock and Short Run commun-
tics, Mrs, William Uppcrmau, $29.67;
Third street, Oakland, Mrs. Ernest
Liler, solicitor, $35916, $l67.73 Of
this amount coming from the Mary
land theatre from collections taken
during one week. The Grand theatre
in Fricndsvillc that week turned over
$2726, and the kitzmilcr theatre
500. Contributions from boxes in
Coffcy's Coffee Shop, Green Palm
Restaurant and Manhattan hotel
totalcd $2l93 with $l794 coming
from Coffcys
Mrs. Naylor reported a total of
$2176.60 for Oakland, and Loeb Lynn
$l59.15 This weeks list will complete
the publication of all names handed
10 the chairman and Mrs. Naylor
asked that any person omitted should
notify her. She also expressed her
thanks to all solicitors and those who
contributed, and to this newspaper for
the publication of all names.
She added that solicitors receiving
money at any time in the future could
send the contribution to the chairman
to be turned over to the treasurer.
Those sending their $1OO direct
either to the chairman or to the treas
urer were Mrs. Murray Knox, Mrs
William Chisholm and Mrs. Phillip
Filsinger, Jr.; $500 by Mrs. j. W. Butt
for the Woman's Auxiliary Of St,
Matthew's parish; $1,000 from Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Smith, Crelln.
Red Houso--S56.35 total; those Civ
ing $500 were Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Roth, Mr.. and Mrs B. +. Kncpp and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shaffer; $500
Wjlbert Riddcr, Rev. and Mrs. A. X
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. G. Arnold;
Dale Gnegy gave $2,55, and Buddy
Arlis Martin $1.1O. Small amounts
collected by Mrs Mulvey, $755.
Tboco c,i,ipc, c1 M ,tcro NIre n,,,.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Twenty Accepted
For Armed Forces

Twenty men were accepted for
service in the Army and Navy from
the group of thirty-nine who were
examined in Baltimore on May 8, it
was announced by the local Sclectivc
Service Board The official list was
received from Baltimore this week.
Fourteen were accepted for the u.
S. Army, and six we're accepted for
the Navy. They will be subject to call
after twcnty-onc days.
Those accepted for the Army in
cludcd:
lrvcn Abraham Lillcr, Mt Lake
Park; Ellis Lambert Harvey, Swan
ton; Donald Lee Moorehcad, Bloom
ington; Hobart Morgan Reall, Cor
mania; Charles West Baker, Crcllin;
Ralph Hamilton Weeks, Crellin; Ed
ward Andrew Spikcr, Oakland;
George Wilson Montgomery, Kemp,
ton; John Wesley Harvey, Kitzmiller;
Ronald David Lindsay, Oaklandt
William Howard Clary, Deer Park;
Elwood Charles Edgar, McHcnry;
Marshall Meats, Jr.. McHenry; Lester
Raymond Edgar, McI1cnry,
Those accepted for the Navy were
William Elwood Comp, Vindcx;
Warren Robert Tichncll, Blooming
ton; Carl Lester Calls, Mt Lake
Park; Charles Lewis Mcrsing, CrcI.
lin; John Boyd Schcnk, Oakland;
Wallace Eugene Hardcsty, Hutton.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVANCE IS
PLANNED HERE
X. of P.'s And Legionnaires
Schedule Parade And Services
At Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Members of the American Legion
and the Knights of Pythias organiza-
tions will join again this year in OBJ
servancc of Memorial day, on Tues
day, May 80, it was announced this
week by the committee i'll charge.
A Memorial day parade is being
planned to include members Of the
two groups, the Oakland Fire Depart
mcnt and the Fire Department band,
pupils of both Oakland High and Elc-
mentary schools, and possibly other
organizations. The procession will
conclude at the cemetery, where the
two groups will decorate graves of
deceased members. There will be
short Memorial day address before the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier followed
by the blowing Of taps by members
of the Legion. The parade is schcd-
uled to get under way at 9:45 a. m.
In order to have the cemetery clean
and bcautfied by that time property
owncrs have been at work on their
cemetery lots and the Pythians went
there in body last Friday to clean
up the lots of deceased members.
Mayor Lawrence NJ. Fralcy has
ordered clean up and paint up cam
paign and has announced that the
town truck will make collections of
all refuse and garbage on May 25,
26, 27, and %, in an effort to have
not only the business section but all
tho residential sections in clean and
orderly appearance.
Members Of the kitZmilicr Fire de
partment are also planning a cclebra-
tion to include the formal dedication
Of their new fire house. There will be
program Of. events beginning at 6
o'clock, and the Oakland Volunteer
Fire Department and the Oakland
band will take part in the festivities
The Republican., 1944-05-18

Miss Mary Isabelle Love, of Mt.
Lake Park was graduated from the
College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio,
74th commencement Monday morn
ing with bachelor of arts degree
She was graduated with distinction
At Wooster, seniors who finish i'll the
top fifth of the class are graduated
with this honor, Miss Love is the
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. W. Blake
Love, g Street, Mt. Lake Park.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Elementary School
To Present Operetta

Tho Oakland Elementary school will
present a thrcc-ac Operetta entitled
RIP Van Winklc" on Thursday and
Friday. May 25 and 26, in the school
auditorium, beginning each evening
at s o'clock.
The operetts is based on Washing
ton lrving's classic Rip Van Winklc.
The drsmatized version was adapted
for use as an operetta by Theodoss
Payntcr. The music and lyrics were
composed and written by G. a, Grant
and Schaefer, The Operetta is being
produced by permission of the pub
fishers
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Waste Paper Report

+. Ray Jones, chairman of the
County Salvage committee, was noti-
fled by the district chairman that
1858 pounds of waste paper had been
received from Garrett county in April.
Mr.. Jones said that locally the
T F.A, of the High school was gath
erlng paper and had quite lot stored
ready for the next shipment, and that
other groups we're also busy through
out the county,
He announced that another car Of
tin cans would be loaded June 20
and "A.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Wants Miners to Work On
Memorial Day

In view of the urgent need for coal
in prosecution of the war all operators
are being urged by !. n. Gcyer,
regional bituminous coal manager. to
operate their mines and all mine
workers arc urged to work ON Me
mortal Day, Tuesday, May 80.
Mr.. Geyer declared it was the
patriotic duty Of every operator and
mine worker TO see that no operating
time is lost on that day.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Pastor Graduates
From Seminary

Rev, George Birk, pastor Of St
Marks Lutheran church. was grad
uated from Gettysburg Theological
Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, at special
ceremonies last Friday, May II, and
is now located in Oakland where he
will take full charge of the duties of
the pastor. He will be officially or.
dained into the ministry at . meet
ing of the Central Pennsylvania Luth-
ersn Synod at Harrisburg, on May "A
Rev. Birk was president of his class
lduring his senior year at Seminary
l nd also held the position of instruc-
lsr of history. He is native of Johns
town, Pa.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Power Pumper
For Forest Fires
Put In Service
Johnson Says Most Persons Are
Abiding BY Burning Regulations

A new power pumper, known as
Panama, with a capacity Of fifteen
to eighteen gallons of water per min
ute, has been acquired for use in
forest fire protection in Garrett and
western Allcgany counties, William II.
johnson, district forester, announced.
The new pumper brings to a total
of six the power equipment on hand
for use in fighting forest fires, and
johnson said they also are available
for rural fire protection. He pointed
out that for the most part residents
of the two counties have been abiding
by new regulations which permit
burning off of land only between the
hours of p. m. and a. m.
Restrictions on burning during the
day continue through the month of
May but controlled burning in the
daytime is permissible from June /
until September |, according to
Johnson
In the months of juno, July and
August when daytime burning is per-
mittcd, regulations provide, Johnson
said, for tcn-foot line cleared of all
inflammablc material about the opcr-
alton. In addition, sufficient help with
proper tools must be on hand to pre-
vent the escape Of the fire which
must be attended until the last spark
is out
The new pumper is now located at
Oakland, and is attached under the
hood of one-half ton pickup truck
and works off the fan belt, Johnson
explained. The truck carries 100 gal
Ions of water and 500 feet of one and
onc-haIf inch hose.
The Panama is the third such
pumpcr acquired in The past eight
months for service in the two coun~
ties. OF the two already in service,
one is located at Swanton and the
other is in Green Ridge State Forest
in AlleganY county.
a front-mounted pumper with a
capacity of $50 gallons a minute is
located in Potomac State Forest,
while two portable bumpers with a
capacity of siXty-fivc gallons a min
ute, are located at Swallow Falls
State Forest.
The front-mountcd pumper carries
no water tank, but is used mainly for
pumping water from streams, and
needs a large water supply for salts
factory use.
By using the two portable bumpers,
however, Johnson said. water can be
rclaycd from the bottoms of noun
tains to the tops. They weigh seventy
five pounds each, arc transported as
far as possible toward the scene of a
fire by truck and then are carried the
remainder of the distance by men.
They are equipped with / 800 feet of
one and onc-half inch hose.
Special crews have been organized
and instructed in the use of all power
equipment, Johnson said, adding that
the bumpers should alleviate to some
degree the manpowcr shortage
The Republican., 1944-05-18
Breaks Arm In Car
Wreck Last Night

Pfc. Robert J. Helbig, T. S, Marine
corps, stationed at Cherry Point, N,
c., and OF furlough. had his right arm
broken last night on the Hutton
Fingerboard road when the car in
which he was riding struck tree on
q sharp turn
The car was beng driven by Fred
Sharps Other occupants were Jack
Glotfelty. William Trescy and Gene
Helbig. All were bruised considerably,
Pfc Helbig was taken to the Kerch-
eval clinic at Kingwood, w. Va, for
medical attention.
The Republican., 1944-05-18
TO Recruit Workers

\ Civil Service Representative will
hc at the Oakland office Of the War
Msnpower Commission on Friday,
May 10th, and Monday, May 22nd
through Friday, May 26th, TO recruit
workers for various jobs at Baltimore,
Washington and Indian Head,
Persons interested in clerical posi-
tions at Baltimore, Washington. or at
the Naval Powder Factory at Indian
Head, Md, may visit or phone the
Oakland office for further informs
tlon.