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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Judge Capper Delivers
Charge to Grand Jury
Calls Attention TO Statutes And
Advises Them AS TO Duties
OF Grand Jurors

Associate Judge Walter c. Capper
delivered the charge to the grand
jurors in the court room Monday
morning at 10 o'clock which officially
opened the March Term Of the Cir
cult Court for Garrett county.
Judge Capper called attention to
the usual statutes and advised them
generally as to the duties Of grand
jurors. His complete charge follows;
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury Of the
March Term of the Circuit Court
for Garrett County;
The Court is now about to advise
and instruct you generally as to the
duties you will have to perform as
Grand Jurors during this term.
You have, of course, heard your
foremans oath, and it covers in a
comprehensive manner practically the
whole field of your duties. If you have
not fully understood this oath, the
Clerk will, no doubt, show you a copy
Of the same so you can become more
familiar with it.
You, of course, understand that it
is no part of your duties to try cases
or to finally determine the guilt or in
noccnce Of any person.
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Grantsville Gives
S4S2.O5 to Red Cross

While no report has been made Of
activities in the Annual Red Cross
War Fund drive, solicitors have been
busy and hundreds Of dollars are be
ing collected.
Names of contributors will be pub
lished from time to time as they are
received by Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, roll
call chairman.
This week a report has been made
of contributions from GrantSville
reaching a total of $482.05. Solicitors
are Misses Ethel and Viola Broad
water. High school classes contributed
1912. II with $19.55 from seniors, $28.-
95 from juniors, $17.35 from sophie
mores, and $26.27 from freshmen. The
elementary grades contributed 500
40, making a total for Grantsville
school S188.55. Other contributions in
cludcd Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Yom-
mer, $4,000; II. L. Petit, $1,000; Lu-
thcran Women's Missionary Society,
$500; Evangelical and Reformed
Sunday School, $500; Evangelical
and Reformed Woman's Guild, $1,000;
Mt. Zion Methodist WSCS, $500;
Mrs. Frances H. Keller, $500.
Ten dollar contributions were from
Grantsville Methodist WSCS, Mr..
and Mrs. H. O. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Bittingcr, Mr.. and Mrs |. l..
Huff, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Miller
Grantsvillc Women's Community club;
$500 contributions from Mrs. Fred
Livengood. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Zellcr
Mrs. Woodrow Weller Miss Kate Ban
natyne, Mr.. and Mrs. James A Schae-
fer, Yoder and Yoder, Mrs. Benny
Epstein, Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Folk.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy r. Wilbuln, Miss
Clara Layman, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Robson, Miss Leanna Layman, James
Wilson, Mrs. Nathan Horwtz, Mrs.
Harry c. Edwards, $500 contribu-
tionS.
Dollar contributions came from
Mrs. Cecil Stanton, James Livengood
Mrs. Carl Reichter, Raymond Leochel
Mrs. Bessie Patton, Mrs. Cleve Ashby
Daniel Klotz, Mrs Roy Mickey, JOS
eph Glotfelty. Louis Bittinger also
contributed so cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Bayard Soldier
Killed In Action

Mrs. Tony Scripps, of Kcmpton, has
been advised that her brother, Pvt
Kenneth Dale Kuhn, 26, of Bayard
who was serving with an engineering
unit in Germany, was killed in actor
February 27.
Pvt. Kuhn was the son of Walter
X. and Margaret Kitzmiller Kuhn anC
was a graduate of Bayard high school
He joined the army in June, 1910
and trained at Fort Benning anc
Camp Gordon, Ga He had been in the
European theater of operations since
September, 1914.
Surviving are his widow, JuliettC
Bennett Kuhn, Atlanta, Ga, and 49,
month-old daughter, Brenda Dale, anC
the following brothers and sisters
Pvt Ronald A. Kuhn, Fort Knox, Ky.
Betty and Rayn, Washington, d. C.'
Mrs. Tony Scripps, Kempton; Mar
celene, Billy, Bobby and Barbara Lee
at home.
Pvt. Kuhn was star basketball
player in high school and was a high
point man in the basketball toulna-
ment at the Parsons sectional fol
three years.
In January, 1915, Pvt. Kuhn re.
ceived the Bronze Star for heroic ser
vice under enemy fire, giving first
aid to ten men on the battlefield, who
would have died without the first aiC
he gave them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
SPEAKER GIVES
OPINIONS ON
RUSSIA'S AIMS
Simon Davidian Is Last of Fo-
rum Speakers Brought Here
by Rotary Organizations

That the future destiny of the world
lies in the mutual understanding of
Russia, and the United States, was
the opinion Of Simon NJ. Davidian,
world traveller. lecturer and specialist
in international affairs, who spoke
Tuesday night at the concluding pro-
gram of the Rotary Institute of Inter
national Understanding. "FaiIure to
work together will result in chaos and
catastrophe and will SOW the seeds of
World War III he warned.
Physically, Russia and the United
States almost encircIe the globe, he
said, pointing out that this encircle-
ment must not be one of domination
but of the spirit of Big Brothers to
the rest Of the world.
"The world must learn to live as
brothers, or it cannot live at all" he
said, climaXing his address with a
quotation thousands of years old and
taken from the ancient Sanskrit ooh,
We people of the earth, walk together,
talk together, live together and think
together Then only will We know
Peace" He applied the quotation to
the need of cooperation between not
only Russia and the United States
but China and Great Britain, as well,
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Jennings Soldier
Killed in Action

A telegram from the War Depart
ment Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs, Bruce
Yommer, Jennings, informed them
that their son, David. was killed in
action in Germany on February %.
He was a graduate of Grantsville
High school and was aged 23 years
The young soldier has five other
brothers in service, Oney. Harold,
Hubert, Osborn and Harry, and one
sister, Wanda, a Cadet student nurse
at Memorial hospital, Cumberland.
Besides his parents, he is also sur
vived by five brothers and sister at
home, Joe, Jack. Homer, Willard,
Richard and Helen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
More Deer Released

-Four deer, imported from Wiscon-
sin, were received at the B. and O.
railroad depot in Oakland on Monday,
and were released in the forests of
the county by game wardens.
These are in addition to the four
teen received by truck about two
weeks ago Garrett county has been
assigned % of these deer. Sixteen
were released in Allegany county dur
ing the past week.
The deer weigh between 100 and $50
pounds each and purchase was made
through the Inland Game and Fish
Commission.
Importation of deer into Western
Maryland is something new and is
made for the purpose of improving
native herds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Lions Club Sponsors
Drive for Clothing
Material To Be Sent TO War
Devastated Countries For
Free Distribution

The Oakland-Mt. Lake Lions club
is sponsoring locally the United Ma
tional Collection of Clothing, which
is to be carried on during the month
of April.
The object is to secure the maxi
mum quantity possible of good used
clothing for free distribution to needy
and destitute men, women and chill
dren in war-devastated countries, ac-
cording to Rev Minor Spraguc, who
heads the Lions club committee in this
area.
Others named on the committee in
clude Eliza Bray, Howard White, S
Townshend Naylor, and Edward A
Conroy
Articles to be donated may be
turned over to club members prior tC
April l, but the drive will officially
be conducted from April / to 80, in
elusive. All clothing gathered will be
stored temporarily at the Rudy De
partment store.
Most urgently ". eded are all types
of garments with the exception OF
evening dresses, tuxedos, dress suits
women's hats, and things of like ma
ture Also bedding and shoes and us
able remnants of cotton, rayon, wool
en- material, etc.
The outline Of the plan was pre-
scented at the meeting of the Lions
club on Monday evening Further de-
tails are to be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Mt. Lake Citizens
Offer to Purchase
Water Company Rights

Citizens of Mt. Lake Park. through
representatives, have expressed their
desire to purchase the Mt. Lake Water
Company, following publication of the
announcement of the Public Service
commission that the company wanted
authority to abandon and discontinue
its franchise.
J. P. Beacon, chairman Of the Mt.
Lake Park activities committee, has
written from New York to the Mayor
and Council of the Park, and also to
the Public Service Commission, to
state that 81 as an individual, with
other interested Mt. Lake property
owners, will be glad to buy the con
cern,........and take the necessary
steps to continue supplying water to
these communities
A hearing on the request of the
company is to be held before the Pub
lie Service Commission in Baltimore
but the date has not yet been set.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Oakland Elementary Completes
Red Cross Drive,

Oakland Elementary school raised
$126.44 in the annual Red Cross drive
for funds. Pupils in every room par
ticipated, and the amount collected
was more than double that of last
year.
Rooms Of Miss Dilgard, Principal
Merle Frantz, Miss Lowery, Mrs.
Hoffman and Miss Mitchell reported
one hundred percent contributing in
their rooms. Miss Dilgard's room led
in amount with $500.
The proceeds of the drive have been
turned over to Mrs. Paul B, Naylor,
county chairman Of the war fund cam
paign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
"a INDICTMENTS
ARE RETURNED
BY GRAND JURY
Thirty-FOur Witnesses Called
Before The Grand Inquest Dur
ing It's TwO-Day Session

The March Grand Jury adjourned
Tuesday afternoon after a two-day
session, having examined 81 witnesses
and having returned "a indictments.
The jurors before adjourning, made
the usual inspection of the Jail, shcr-
ifs residence and court house, and
made recommendations to the County
Commissioners concerning number
of repairs.
The criminal docket will be called
for Monday, March 26, according to
Neil c. Fraley, States attorney, who
said that THE indictments included
burglary, larceny, forgery, and the
run-of- mine offenses,
During the Grand Jurys dcIibcra-
tions Roy C. Tuney, Accident, acted
as foreman, with ErvaI Ream and
Milburn W. Mann serving as clerks.
The complete report of the jury
follows:
Oakland, Maryland, March -, 1915
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County:
The Grand Jury for the March
Term, 1915, herewith submits the fol-
lowing report:
We have had before us "a witnesses
and returned "A indictments. True
bills were returned in all cases where
we believed the testimony warranted
such action.
We have made an inspection of the
County Jail Sheriff's residence and
Sheritf's residence to be well kept and
in general good condition.
We would make the following rec
concentrations to the County Commits
sioners;
There should be repairs and addi-
tional support provided for the floor
in the reception hall in the Shcrif's
residence.
The woodwork and window sills in
the Sheriff's residence should be re-
painted.
The catwalks in the Jail should be
, repainted, and this should be attended
to promptly.
We consider it Of utmost impor-
lance that a ladies' rest room be pro-
vided in the Court House
The concrete steps in front of the
Court House are in bad condition and
should be repaired promptly.
The County Treasurer has called to
our attention the need of additional
space for his office. Additional duties
have been placed upon his office and
we think the Commissioners should
give this matter their attention.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Same Council Named
At Election Monday
Baumgartner, DeBerry and Del
bert Davis All Reelected, Mr..
Davis by Write-In Vote

In spite of a write-in contest that
developed unexpectedly in the Oak
land municipal election on Monday,
Delbert Davis still won third place on
the city council with a vote of 81,
while Mrs. Margaret Coffey received
80 votes and William A. Johnson 26.
F. Irving Baumgartner received 118
votes and Prentice DeBerry 1903, to
take the other two council seats.
These two and Davis were all mem
bers of the council previously but
Davis did not file for reelection. 1t
was generally understood that he
would serve if the voters named him
on the ticket but that he did not seek
the office He has already served sew
eral terms.
Richard Davis, only candidate for
treasurer, received l16 votes, while
Mrs. Coffey received one as a write
in
Other write-in candidates for city
council were A. G. Gortner, 10; Fred
Cropp, l; James Bell, /; Irwin Rudy,
3; Emeric Dusic, /; William Sturgiss,
|; Guy limbaugh, !.
A total of LAT votes were cast. Hold
over members of council are Earl
Shartzer, A. G.. Hesen and Harry
Stemple; and Lawrence NJ. Fraley has
another year to serve as mayor. The
council will organize at the April
meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Named AS Deacon of
Episcopal Parish

The Ri. Rev. Noble c. Powell, bish-
op of Maryland, for the Episcopal
church, has appointed Rev. Austin F.
Schildwachter as deacon in charge of
the St. Matthew's Episcopal parish
here
Rev. Schildwachter completed his
seminary work at Alexandria, Va, in
February and was recently ordained
into the ministry For the past eigh-
teen months he has been frequent
visitor in this section, holding services
in the three Episcopal churches, at
various times.
Rev. Schildwachter will hold regu-
lar services on Sundays at St. Matt
hew's church, Oakland; Our Father
House, Altamont; and St. Johns
church, Deer Park,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Army Takes Thirteen
And Navy Takes Two

Thirteen were accepted for service
in the army and two accepted by the
navy from the group of selcctceS,
previously accepted, who reported at
the induction station on Monday
morning, March -
Those accepted for the army in
cluded Park Dale Hcuick, George
Gideon burst, Grantsville; Joseph
Henry Wclch, Mt Lake Park; Harold
Audra Kinney, Ford Allen Costello,
Shallmar; Carlus Delbert Reckart,
Crclln; Russell Walter Keller, Kitz-
miller; Sherman Harold Shockey,
Deer Park; Chester Kenneth Fikc,
Sclbysport; Ohlen Paul Umbcl, Fred
crick Richard Nedrow, Fricndsvillc;
Robert Earl Griffith, Accident; Orval
Harrison Friend, McHcnry.
The two accepted by the navy were
Woodrow Ross ReXrodc, Swanton; and
Clyde Henry Krause, Jennings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Measures Passed By
House Of Delegates

-Four Garrett county bills. which
ORIGINATED in the House of Delegates.
were approved by that body last
Thursday. while one Senate bill re-
Iating to Garrett county advanced in
to the House.
The measures which the House
passed were:
HB 57O-ReIating to the duties of
the county commissioners of Garrett
county as a road board, and providing
for salary and reimbursement for per-
sonal expense of road administration.
As members of the road board the
commissioners will each receive a sal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Missing in Action

Sgt. John Edward Baird, bombar-
der on a B-24, has been missing in
action since February 25, relatives
here were informed this week.
Sgt. Baird has been overseas for
two years and had been flying since
last November.
He is a grandson of Mrs. John G..
Robinson, and his mother, Mrs. c.
Fred Husemoller, lives in Washington.
Sgt Baird has wife and son living
in Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Minister'S Have Meeting

Members Of the Mountain Top Min
listers Association met at the Lutheran
parsonage on Monday morning for a
program Of discussion ON Christ's pas
sion. The discussion was led by J. f..
Hodges, Methodist pastor, Gormania,
w Va, Rev. FIR Francis Driscoll
and Rev. Minor Sprague, of Oakland.
Following the discussion the mem
bers had luncheon at the William
James hotel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Green Appointed
To Succeed Fike
Governor Names SwantOn Man
AS Garrett County House
Delegate

Governor O'Conor announced last
Friday the appointment of Arthur
Green Of Swanton, Garrett county, to
succeed the late Ohio S. Fike as a
member of that county's delegation
in the House Of Delegates.
Green, a Republican, was appointed
upon recommendation of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee of Gar
rett county under constitutional pro
vision, O'Conor said.
He was a member of the House
several years ago. He took his seat
when the General Assembly recon
vened Monday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Loans Available to Farmers

Loans are now available to farmers
up to $500 for the early purchase of
fertilizer, seeds. and other supplies,
according to H. X. Mcpherson, state
supervisor Of the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan office Interest rate is 4
percent.
Mr. Mcpherson will be at the office
Of John H. Carter, county agent, post
office building, Oakland, on Saturday,
March "a, from 9 a. NJ to 10 a. M,
for the purpose of preparing loan
blanks for any interested farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Weather Is Spring-Like

The temperature SCARED above the
COS this week to give Garrett county
a premature taste of spring. Highest
was &C degrees recorded yesterday.
Nights continued frosty. to give
maple syrup producers ideal weather
for their runs" Of sugar water. The
lowest reading of the week was 10
degrees on Tuesday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Awarded Purple Heart

SISgt. Gerald Sanders, son of JOS
eph Sanders, of near Oakland, was
wounded in action October IA, 1914,
in Holland, for which he was awarded
the Purple Heart. His father received
the medal. Sgt. Sanders has been in
the service for four years and over
seas one year He is with the 18th ar
mored Division He has also received
a medal for Good Conduct and
Bravery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Youth Group To Meet

The Garrett County Older Group,
sponsored by the Extension Service,
will meet Friday evening at 500
o'clock at the Sunnysde Grange Hall
Rev. Reece Burns, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Mountain Lake
Park, will speak on "Problema of
Youth, Today and Tomorrow"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Prisoners of War

A war department release appear
ing in daily newspapers on Monday
had the following listed as prisoners
Of war in Germany:
Paul W. CLANCY, staff sergeant, son
of Mrs. Alice r. CLANCY, of Aviltou.
Nathan J. Patton, Jr. private, hus-
band Of Mrs. Helen A. Patton, of
Kitzmillcr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Wounded in Action

Mrs. Glen Ashby received word that
her husband, Pvt Glen Ashby, was
wounded February "a, in Italy. Pvt
Ashby is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Ashby, near Grantsville
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Killed in Action

Mrs. Eta Cooper, Mt. Lake Park
received word on Saturday that her
husband, Pvt. David T. Cooper, had
been killed in action on February 81
in Germany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Injured i'm Action

Mrs. Nora Skipper, OF oakland, was
informed last Friday that her SON
Pfc. Chester b. Skipper, had been seri-
ously injured in action on Luzon is
land, Philippines, on February II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
Need ion High SCHOOL, e.

nm TODAY'S issue Of The Republican there is printed
ter addressed to the taxpayers and voters from cit
of Sang Rum demanding that the bill to provide for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
N0LLE GIVEN ON
 PAYMENT OF $50
Union St. Restaurant PrO= prietOr Found in Posses
 sion of Liquor

Desterio Gaspari, 66, 30 Union street, paid $50 for nolle on a charge of keeping liquor with in- tent to sell after his case was called before Judge T. E. Conway in City Court this morning.
 Prosecutor Frederick w. Palomba told the court Gaspari was arrest ed last night by Sgt. Joseph Mc- Carthy and Detective George Mc- Elligott of the vice squad whc found seven ounces of whiskey ir the kitchen of his restaurant.
 Mrs. Alice Greenberg, 48, 10s Clinton street, was given a further continuance to May 2 on 8 charge of maintaining a fire hazard in the office building at 130 Bank street The prosecutor said that fire es- cape was in process of being h. stalled and the fire marshal ex- pected that the work would be completed within week.
 Dale Brown, 16, B Welton street who ran away Monday with three other boys from the Connecticut School for Boys, was given a six months jail sentence on a cnarge of taking car without permission
 Other cases: William Powers, 30 AT Wolcott street, assault ano breach of the peace, continued te April 21; Margaret Stevens, 23 241 North Elm street and Dorothy Wilcox, 29, 241 North Elm street breach of the peace, continued tc May 2; Joseph Kezal, 33, 811 Bank street, non-support, 60 days jail suspended, ordered to pay $25 pei week to support of his family; Lee Ubaldi, 60 Jefferson street, assault and breach of peace, nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

-
 When he finishes helping the Tanks dust off Hitler, Pvt. Lind gren has good reason to want a transfer back to the Pacific for a second whirl at the Japanese.
 In March of Death
 He is a survivor of the March of Death in the Philippines. And he was slapped, kicked and bayoneted in a Japanese prison camp.
 To boil it down, Pvt. Lindgren is g years old. He has been around the world eight times. He has visited or lived in 128 countries all but two nations on the face of the earth. He has served with half-a-dozen armies. He is pri- vate who actually married a colonels daughter.
 The saga of CT Lindgren came to light at Camp MaXey, in Texas. as he. prepared to ship overseas. It began back in 1925 in Sweden when Lindgren left home to be- come a seaman aboard a Swedish merchant steamer at the age of IA. He sailed around the world sev- eral times, then fought with the Loyalists in Spain and with the Films against Russia in 1889. He was sightseeing in Germany when war came and he managed to reach Casablanca after the Panzers had rolled through Trance. Aboard a freighter, he reahced the South Pacific and joined the Australian army In the Philippines, he met and married the daughter of an American army colonel.
 Escaped from Japanese
 Then came the Japanese inva- sion. Fighting as an Aussie, Lind gren was captured on Luzon. He went on the March of Death, then to a prison camp. His escape in boat with IT Tanks is story which can't be told until after the war. He says he contracted two things in the Philippines-a burning hate for the Japanese and malaria.
 After his escape, he rejoined his wife in California and, after a few weeks as civilian, joined the U. S. Army seeking revenge on both Germany and Japan"
 And now Pvt. Eric Lindgren hopes to write off half the job soon.