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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Game Warden Ruge Safe

Reported missing from his home
since early Tuesday morning when he
headed for Garrett county to investi-
gate an alleged illegal deer killing,
Francis Rugc, Frostburg, deputy game
warden, was the object of search
until noon yesterday when he called
his sister by telephone and advised
her that his car had broken down on
mountain and he was forced to re-
main away from home over night.
State Police at Oakland were asked
to aid in the search for fear that he
might have been the victim of foul
play.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
New Conservation
Measures Will Be
Enforced by Foresters
Eight New Major Regulations
Are Outlined BY Jos. F. ksylor

"The law is designed to regiment
forest resources, not to regiment
people," State Forester Joseph F
kaylor stated in a resume of conser-
walton regulations set up by the Com
mission of State Forests and Parks
as authorized by the state legislature
for guidance of local boards and for.
estry departments.
Describing the hearty response tc
the new requirements received from
forest products operators and wood
land owners, Kaylor said that botf
large and small users of forest prod.
ucts have declared that "the law came
fifty years too late"
Eight major regulations will be
enforced by district boards and by
forestry departments where boards
have not yet been organized.
Operating Licenses Required
Effective January 7, all forest prod
ucts industries must be licensed tc
operate, kaylor stated. Licensing fees
will vary according to the size of tho
business.
The first regulation, the state for.
ester explained, requires that, ade.
quate timber growing stocks be
maintained. Adequate maintenance
calls for minimum of 100 sounC
commercial trees, four to nine inches
in diameter, or twenty trees, nine tc
twelve inches in diameter, or eight
trees, twelve inches and up. Any
combination of these sizes may be
used to insure meeting the minimum,
number of trees per acre.
Regulation 2 permits only modified
clear cutting of Virginia scrub pine
for pulpWood or other small diameter
forest products. Anyone desiring tC
clear land for agriculture, residential
or right-of-Way purposes must Obtain
a permit from local boards or the de.
partment of state forests and parks.
The third regulation encourages
utilization of crooked trees in the pro.
duction of mine props, fuel wood
cross ties, etc, and purposeful con,
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Gigantic Youghiogheny
River Dam At Con-
auence Is Completed

The great Youghiogheny flood con-
troll project, which has necessitated
the relocation Of U. S. Route 40 at
a point west Of keyser's Ridge, Gar
rctt county. and beyond the present
site Of Smithtield, Pa, is about COM
pleted.
The hugs project cuts a swath II
miles long through southern Somerset
county, Pa, into Garrett county, Md.
The original estimated cost was So
100000, which included the purchase
Of a large part of the towns Of SOM
erticld in Somerset county; Selbysport,
in this county, and Thomasdale, across
the river from Somerfield.
Ground was broken for the dam on
April 10, 1910, when a committee of
Army engineers gathered near Con-
tiucncc to turn the first bit of ground
in decentralization of an idea which
had its foundation during the disas-
trous st. Patrick's Day flood in 1886.
Two Years TO Complete
Today the great dam, which took
two years to complete, is approximate
ly 1900 feet long, 1S4 feet high, 100
feet wide at the bottom and 25 feet
wide at the top, 1t is the sixth rcser-
voir designed for the protection of
Pittsburgh and reduction of flood
heights in the Upper Ohio valley.
In addition to controlling flood
waters originating in the Youghio-
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
COUNTY BANKS SELECT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Boards Are Chosen At Annual
Meetings of Stockholders
On Tuesday

Directors Of all four banks in the
county were elected at annual meet
ings of stockholders held on Tuesday
and showed only minor changes in
the lists.
Officers were reelected at the First
National Bank, Oakland while Of
ficers for the Garrett National Bank
in Oakland will not be chosen until a
regular meeting of the board later.
No changes are expected.
During the year The Garrett Ma
tional Bank lost its president, D. E.
Offutt. by death, and the First State
Bank, Grantsville, lost it's cashier, w.
l.. Thomas, by resignation. The First
National, Oakland, has one less di-
rector, w. H. Smouse not being re-
elected, while the Garrett did not add
a director to take the place of D. f.
Offutt.
First National Bank
Directors-A. d. Naylor, Z. r.
Jones, James p. Treacy, Ronald f.
McIntire, Delbert Davis, A. G. Gort-
ncr. Officers; A. D. Naylor, PRESIDENT;
E. r. Jones, vice prcsidcnt; Delbcrt
Davis, cashier; Cecil Smith, assistant
cashier.
Garrett National Bank
Directors-W. r. Offutt, Stuart f.
Hamill, Lester c. Yutzy, Arthur Nay
lor, H. v Leighton, H c. Riggs.
Present officers: W. r. Offutt,
president; H. c. Riggs, vice-prcsident
and cashier; J. NJ. Jarboe, assistant
cashier.
First State Bank. Grantsyille
Dircctors-Dr. n. R. Davis, Stewart
Rodamer, F. W. Bender, C. f. Eli
thorp, j, L. Englehart, J. A. Bcachy,
f. R. Jones, William Winterbcrg, O.
S. Fike, D. H. Broadwater. At the
directors meeting Dr.. N. X. Davis
was chosen president; William Winter
berg, vicc-president; Joseph f. Fahey,
cashier; and Stewart Rodamcr, as
sistant cashier.
First National, Friendsville
Stockholders of the First National
Bank at Friendsville elected H. J.
Black, D. S. Custer. Ernest n Friend,
K. E. Guard, W. J, Glenn. Mrs. Cora
V. Rumbaugh and Norval Speelman
as its board of directors. The board
will probably rc-clect H. ], Black,
president; Norvall Spcelman, vice
president; and l.. J. Warthcn, cashier,
at its meeting tonight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
City Council Talks
Over Water Situation

Members of the City Council held
a special meeting or Monday after
noon to discuss plans For improving
the water situation.
Although there is No immediate
danger of shortage ne supply as
both reservoirs have fifteen feet of
water in them, memb rs of the coun-
ell are of the opinion that some i'm
provement will have to be made in the
near future.
1t is the present plan of the council
to make a survey of available water
supplies in the entire area even to in
clude the Boiling Spring at Altamont,
at least twelve miles from Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
COMMISSIONERS
FIX TAX RATE AT
Sl.56 FOR 1914
Rate Is II Cents Less Than Pre-
vious Year; Teacher Salary
Adjustment Approved

The County Commissioners in
completing the annual levy last
night fixed the county tax rate
at S1.56 per each 500 of asses
sable property, being seventy
seven cents less than last year,
it was announced by Jonas w.
Sines, president of the Board.
The detailed account of levy
will not be available for publ
cation until next Thursday.
Teachers Salary Adjustment Made
The Board levied $4,000 for the
salary adjustment for public school
teachers for the period in 1914 be-
ginning in May, which was requested
by the Board of Education and COM
mittee of fifteen teachers, of which
B. O. Aiken, principal of Accident high
school, was chairman. Under this levy
provision is made for the payment of
500 month for $50 teachers for
period of eight months. An adjustment
by the state of $40 monthly which be-
gan on July /, 1913 and runs for
period of ten months, will expire on
April 30, 1914.
The State will supply $4,000 of the
amount needed this year.
The county will operate on an ex-
pected revenue of 339,193.O2, and of
this amount $3OO,39302 will come
from the county tax rate of $1.56 on
tax basis of $19,255,963. The tax
basis on real and personal property is
$13, 505,963; automobiles, $250,000,
and returns from the State Tax Com
mission, which includes the Pennsyl-
vania Electric company and other
corporations, are listed at $5,500,000.
This forms the county basis which is
almost million dollars less than last
year. Part of this loss is due to loss
of the Confluence and Oakland rail-
road and the Mccullough Coal Corpo-
ration, Friendsville, because of the
federal dam project in that area.
The school system of the county
gets $136, 555.41, the 51-cent minimum
bringing in 98,205.41. Additional
items included 1900 for agriculture
teachers, $4,000 for teachers salary
adjustment, 81 900 for national de-
tense, $3.50 for capital outlay and
$4,000 for Oakland High school. The
latter item was made mandatory by
the previous legislature which made it
necessary to levy a total of at least
$4,000 of additional revenue as a re-
suit of the bills passed.
Laws passed at Annapolis gave in
creases to fire departments of $1,700,
the circuit court library, increases eX-
penses of county offices, $4,000 for
repaying the bus drivers loan, 81 900
for a Livestock Sanitary inspector;
81 800 for salary of assessor and
81, 200 for assessment expenses.
The County Welfare Board will get
$42, 592.79, with which to operate for
dll agencies, exactly lne same DIS last
year. This includes aid to dependent
children, general public assistance,
old age assistance, aid to blind, and
administration of the Welfare office
The Welfare board had requested an
additional $4,000 for general public
assistance which was not granted.
The commissioners levied $10,SOO
for county roads department. They
also levied $4,000 for elections for
this year. The state tax rate for 1914
will be IL cents.
The detailed account of the levy
will appear next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
American Legion To Meet Mon
day Evening

American Legion officers have
called special meeting Of Proctor
Hildow Post for Monday evening, Jan
uary II, at the City Hall at 1870
o'clock. All members are urged to be
in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Farm Copper Quotas Given

County quotas for January, Fcbru-
AIRY and March for copper wire for
extension of electric power and illumi-
nation on Maryland farms were an
nounced by the State AAA committee.
Rationcd copper wire is available
for wiring farm buildings, including
dwellings,. Quotas include: Allegany,
$50 pounds; Garrett, 700 pounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Dairy Production Payments II
Continue Through January

Dairy production payments to
Maryland dairy farmers is to be con-
tinucd through January by order of
the War Food Administration. Farm
ers are to apply before January 81
for their November and December
payments and the January payments
will be due February.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Former Senator Argues
Against Teacher Bonus
Claimed to Have Majority of
Farmers With Him-MakeS
Number of Improved
Assertions

Former Senator Clifford Friend,
who claimed to have "maiority" of
the taxpayers on his side, met with
the County Commissioners on Tues
day afternoon in the Court room to
ask that they refuse to levy the
amount necessary to give the school
teachers of the county a monthly
bonus of 500 throughout 1914.
Senator Friend announced his in
tention to go before the board to a
number of people and spoke to the
group at the Accident Stock Yard
sale on Monday afternoon, so the
Court room was filled to hear the
presentation.
Here were some of his assertions
with no proof offered to substantiate
them:
"Teachers who are leading this
fight were attracted to this county
originally by higher salaries" This
was refuted by Frank Getty, prin-
cipal of Grantsville, who spoke for
himself and many others of the
teaching profession who were born in
this county and whose families had
lived here for generations.
Eighty percent Of the teachers are
single and without dependents"
"Higher salaries mean higher taxes
higher taxes mean more tax sales and
more people on relief Garrett coun-
ty last year had the highest rate of
any county in the state" (The rate
last year was raised to pay off old
debts and will be appreciably de-
creased this year,.
There is overwhelming popular
sentiment among citizens against any
increase"
IF you commissioners feel justified
in lending support or aid to pressure
groups you will be disappointment"
AT one other point he threatened the
commissioners as to what would hap
pen at the next election if they didn't
agree with him.
Walter Dawson speaking on behalf
of a number of coal operators, garage
men, business men and farmers, de-
clared that the bonus for the teach
ers was justified and made the state
ment that most Of the farmers were
in favor of it, in spite of Mr.. Friends
assertion to the contrary.
Mr.. Friend said he had brought
others with him who were against
the increase but not one of them had
anything to say to the Commissioners.
On the other hand B. O. Aiken, Acct
dent High principals; Harold E. Rcam,
Crellin coal operator; and William
Miller, of Accident, pointed out that
they favored the bonus and it was
stated that the Power company had
authorized c. f. MacMurray to say
that it favored the increase The
Power Company assessment is about
a fourth Of the entire assessablc basis
OF the county.
/ Mr.. Miller declared IF ever there
was a time when we needed good,
well trained teachers in our public
schools, it is now. The fight against
juvenile delinquency must be through
the public schools"
When chidcd by Mr.. Friend for
having been on Ibis side" at numcr-
Gus taxpayers meetings in the past,
Mr.. Miller replied with the old adagc,
"A wise man changes his mind, but a
! fool never"
! A committee from the County
/ Teachers Association met with the
Commissioners last week and pre-
scented their request.
! The Commissioners took the matter
under adviscmcnt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Dawson to Present
Program at Rotary

Walter Dawson, chairman of the
international committee, will present
a program in which several club mem
bers will participate at the regular
meeting of the Oakland Rotary club,
Friday evening, January IA, at the
William james Hotel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Traffic Safety Slogan For The
Week

"The end Of a perfect day-NO
ACCIDENTS! !"
Drive Under 35.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13

The French demanded share in the
INVASION of the continent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
More Gas
Hopes Sac

Washington, April 4-(UP)-Pros-
poets for an increase in east coast
civilian gasoline rations are definite
ly g'oomy.
Petroleum Administrator Harold
L. Ickes said late yesterday that
any excess gasoline stocks must go
to meet increasing military demands
and cannot be diverted to civilian
use.
He disagreed with industry re-
ports that Civilian rationing of gas
oline and other oil products is no
longer necessary, saying there Is
not enough gasoline in the east or
in other sections Of the nation to
permit an increase in ALLEGATIONS.
1ckes' Office reported that while
oil stocks along the east coast are
now about 14,500,00O barrels higher
than a year ago, supplies in the
midwest and southwest are lower
than at any previous time during
the past two years.
Deputy Petroleum Administrator
Ralph K. Davies said the higher
eastern stocks mean only that I'VE
are in better working position in
this area" Now, he said, the east
may be able to avoid the serious
shortages which constantly plagued
us last summer
Petroleum shipments, he said, are
at an all time high, but so are mil
itary demands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Noxon Denied
Boil Freedom

Pittsfeld, Mass, April AUP)-
Superior Court Judge Abraham E.
Pinanski today denied a motion to
free Atty. John F. Noxon Jr., Al, on
pail pending his re. trial OF. a MUIR
der charge in the electrocution of
his defective 6-month-old son Law
renee last Sept. %.
Judge Pinanskis action followed
a petition by Noxon that he be freed
so as to OBTAIN medical treatment
which he is unable to receive while
confined in Jail. He has been in the
Berkshire county Jail infirmary
slightly more than six months.
Noxon had contended that there
was precedent for releasing on bail
a person charged with f1rst-degree
murder. He referred to the case of
Bessie May Skeels, practical nurse
of Bayonne, N. j., who was admit
ted to bail at Lawrence Is year.
ago. Ultimately she was acquitted
Re-trial Of the wealthy corpora
ton counsel is scheduled to begir
May 81. His first trial ended in
mistrial because Of a jurors illness
Judge Pipanski noted in his judg.
ment that If the motion Is properly
before me, It Is denied; II 1t Is not
properly before me, 1t Is dismissed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
State Police Toke
Over Weirton, Va.

Weirton, w. Va, April 4. (UP)-
State police, acting under a proc
lamation of Gov. M. M. Nicely, took
over law enforcement in the Weir
ton area today as the result Of a
renewed drive by the CLIO Uni,ed
Steelworkers to organize employees
of the Weirton Steel Co.
An undetermined number Of the
state troopers moved into the area
last night following two disturbances
in which five CLIO organizers were
injured, three of them requiring
disqualification, and Is persons were
arrested for distributing CLIO hand
bills at the Weirton gates.
Orval j. Kincaid, regional director
of the union, said the USW was go
ing to take advantage Of the COVER
ror's action to continue its law
full and legal activity in this vicin-
ity" today. 1--WE are going to con-
tinue our peaceful organizational
work." he said.
Neely's proclamation said that "it
appears that various persons are
being unlawfully deprived of their
liberty and their constitutional
rights peaceably to assemble" and
that there is immediate danger Of
occurrences of breaches of the peace
and resistance to the law within
the specified area Of Hancock
county,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Little Steel
Rule Cruel To


Washington, April 4-OUP)-The
American Federation of Labor
charged today that the little s.9el
formula has become an economic
thumbscreW to torment the working
people" and called for realistic
notification" to permit greater
wartime wage increases.
The plea was made by AFL Sec
retary-treasurer George Meany be-
fore a special War Labor Board
Panel hearing labor arguments for
liberalization of the wage Stabiliza-
ton formula.
The AFL, Meany said, is not out
to destroy the sterilization program
it "seeks only to recover the loss
es in the pre-war standard of living
which the workers of this nation
have suffered as result of the little
steel formula"
To this end, he said, the AFL asks
that:
/. The War Labor Board petition
President Roosevelt to modify real
istically" his previous order on wage
raises designed to correct inequities
under the Little Steel Formula,
which limits increases to a max
imum of IS per cent to compensate
for the corresponding increase in
the cost of living between Jan. !,
1941 and May /, 1912.
2. The board permit employers
to apply the modified maladjust-
ment principle without obtaining
prior approved from the board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
High British
Casualties

London, April A. CUP - Prime
Minister Winston Churchill said to-
day that all ranks of British Empire
forces suffered $751; 59 casualties in
killed, wounded, missing and cap
tured in the first four years Of the
war.
Churchill revealed the casualties
in written reply to question in
the House of Commons They COM
prised 1874 killed, 78,204 missing.
1929 wounded, and 27O,995 prison.
erS.
The total, Churchill said, did not
include 26,317 killed and 1897 in
termed Merchant Seamen nor civil.
ian casualties in the United King
dom comprising 49,730 killed and
59,371 injured.
Casualties Of United Kingdom
forces, including overseas personnel
serving in them particularly from
Newfoundland and Southern Rho
desia, totaled 387 1896, of whom 1907
958 were killed, 29,469 missing, 3d.
622 wounded and 143,947 prisoners.
Churchill reported Canadian cas-
ualties of 1887 comprising 9,209
killed, 2,745 missing, 1888 wounded
and 1850 prisoners.
Other total force casualties in
cluded Australia, 1888; New Zea-,
land, 25,717; South Africa, 23,825:
India, 100000, mainly prisoners; and
colonies, 25,786.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
TRAFFIC CLUBS
TO HOLD DINNER
Two Waterburians on
Committee of Arrange
ments for State Meet

A large Waterbury delegation is
expected to attend the Transporta-
ton Victory Dinner of the COM
bined Traffic Clubs of Connecticut
which will be held in New Haven
on Wednesday, April 10, the keynote
CT which will be wartime trans
portation and postwar planning"
F. H. Vickery traffic manager,
Chase Brass g. Copper Co., and j.
B. Griffin, traffic manager, Scovill
Mfg. Co., compose the Waterbury
committee in connection with this
meeting.
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin will de-
liver the principal address and Ed
ward Ingraham, president, Edward
Ingraham Co., Of Bristol, will be
POSTMASTER. Other speakers will in
clude A. G. Fuller, president. Con-
necticut Manufacturer association;
Frank H. Lee, Jr, president, Con-
necticut Chamber of Commerce;
John w. Murphy, mayor of New Ha-
ven; Oliver v. Ober, president, New
Haven CHS mber of Commerce; Col
onel Robert Anderson, port traffic
officer of the First Service command,
U. S. Army; and Lieut.. Commander
j. r. Bennett. transportation officer,
First Naval District, U. S. Navy.
j. Frank Doolan, operating as
siStant Of the New Haven railroad,
is general chairman of the affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Stor Men Hove
Censor Trouble

Cambridge, Mass, April 4-UP)
Astronomers as well as newsmen
have their censorship troubles, with
astronomers experiencing more diff
ticulty perhaps because they fire.
quently are communicating with
enemy scientists, according to Direc-
tor Harlow Shapley of the Harvard
Observatory.
DR.. Shapley revealed last night
that despite the war Geographic
communications of astronomical dis
coverieS have been received from
Russia, Finland, Germany, Belgium,
Switzerland, Rumania, Denmark
and Argentina. United States tele-
grams to occupied Europe are sent
via Lund, Sweden, he said.
I'VE must watch the language of
our radio messages" DR.. Shapley
said. THE censors woult! not like
a brief and effective message such
as Nova explosion puppis shoot
nightly using whole battery follow
ed by positional numbers and the
word urgent. That sounds sub
versive. But the equivalent Make
systematic observations of bright
new star in constellation puppis near
star Zeta using all telescopes is
satisfactory.
But expensive" he added.