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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Grantsville Soldier
Wounded in Action

Mr. and Mrs. John c. Walls, of
Grantsvillc, have been notified that
their son, Pfc. Oscar Walls, was
wounded in action in Belgium on Jan
uary 9, and is now in some base hos
pital. He has been in the service for
more than two years with an army
tank battalion, and has been overseas
for eight months or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walls have three other
sons in the service. Pfc David Walls
is with an artillery unit in the South
Pacific Clifford f. Walls is on dcs-
troyer escort of the L. S. Navy, while
Pvt Paul Walls has Just completed
his basic training with an artillery
unit and is now cnroutc to Fort Ord,
California, after spending a furlough
with his parents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Myers and Dick
Prepare Juvenile
Court Measure

A bill providing for the elevation
of the juvenile courts of Garrett and
Allegany counties to the level Of the
circuit court is being prepared by
Delegates J. Milton Dick, Allegany
county, and Jasper C. Myers, Garrett
county, and will be introduced soon in
the Maryland House of Delegates.
This announcement was made last
evening at Annapolis by Delegate
Dick, minority floor leader.
The measure will call for the abol-
ishmcnt of the juvenile court in Allie
sany county and will provide that the
circuit court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction in such matters, defining
the organization and procedure of
said court, while sitting in equity for
juvenile causes.
In stressing the necessity for such
legislation, Delegate Dick stated that
the present setup has mo tendency
to alleviate juvenile conditions" He
added that the higher court commands
more respect that is given lay men,
Der and stated that according to tes-
timony from Baltimore City and coun-
ty the circuit court setup has made
rapid strides in helping solve the
juvenile delinquency problem.
Under the proposed bill, juvenile
cases in Garrett county would pass
into the jurisdiction of the circuit
court from trial magistrates court
where they are now tried.
The measure will differ from the
statewide bill in that it will not grant
it was asserted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Fifteen Register at
Local Draft Board

Fifteen boys registered with the
Local Draft Board during the month
of January, 1915, upon becoming
eighteen years old.
Hugh Wayne Tranum, kitzmiller;
Robert Ransel Warwick, Grantsvillc;
Robert Earl Griffith, Accidents; Fred
erick Richard Nedrow, Friendsville;
Adam Earl Pritts, Jr., Bloomington;
Orval Harrison Friend, McHenry;
Daniel Moses Miller, Grantsville.
Lawrence Edward Cosner, Oakland;
Kenneth Ray Rcsh, Accident; Ernest
Lee Bowser, Addison, Pa; Theodore
Harold House, Grantsvillc; Oliver
Randolph Smith, Deer Park; Charles
Werner Wratchford. Jr., Crcllin; How
ard Junior Hinebaugh, Crellin; Samu-
cl Ray Stcyer Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
1t. William Warfield
Missing in Action

Mrs. William C. Warficld, of Oak
land, received official notification on
Sunday to disregard former messages
concerning her husband, Lieut.. Will
liam c. Warfield, and that he was
now missing in action.
Mrs. Warfield, the former Mary
Lynn McIntirc, was informed Deem
Der 10, that her husband was seriously
wounded in action in Germany in No
vcmbcr. Since that time there had
been no definite word from him. He
was reported at that time in base
hospital
Lieut.. and Mrs. Warficld have two
small children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Purchases Harness
Shop in Oakland

Harvey Hub" Swartzentruber has
about completed negotiations for the
purchase Of the S. C. Winters Har-
ness Shop, Second street. it was
learned this week.
Mr.. Swartzentruber, who resides
on the Gortner highway, about three
miles south of Oakland, has been in
the farming business for number of
years and also operated a milk route
for one of the local receiving stations.
He has sold his milk route to Har-
old White, and has now assumed
charge of the store in Oakland that
was operated for several months by
Mrs. Winters, following the death Of
her husband
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Soldiers Wounded in
Action in Belgium

Two casualty messages received
Monday revealed that two local sol
diers were wounded in action.
Pvt. Lester J. Murphy was slightly
wounded in action on January Is, in
Belgium, and is now hospitalizcd. He
is a son of Mrs. Mary f. Murphy, of
Mt. Lake Park.
Pvt. Burrell 3. Dawson was slightly
injured in action in Belgium on Janu-
AIRY 9, and is now hospitalized. He is
a son Of Mrs. Stella f. Dawson, Of
Aurora, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

SISgt. John Wesley Herring, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Herring, of
Accident, was killed in action on De
cember oath, in Belgium. The announ-
cement of his death was made two
weeks ago.
He had been in the service since
May 5, 1943, and overseas since De
cember, 1913. He received the Purple
Heart for wounds on July 30 and was
cited for exemplary conduct in action
on October IS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Teachers Confer
With Legislators

A committee of teachers from the
County Teachers Association, met
last Saturday with Senator Bernard
|. Gender and Delegate Jasper c.
Myers, to consider possible legislation
favorable to the teacher bonus ques-
ton, which would provide $40 per
month for six months period.
According to members of the COM
mittee who attended there was moth
ing definite decided at the conclusion
of the meeting but it was ntimated
that some such legislation would be
introduced into the legislature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
I'll Nt1-Ame4icon! :.

~ ONGRESS Has before it the manpower work fight
BILL and it is to the lawmakers to decide whether
~ it will require that assigned to jobs must, in
addition initiation fees and dues to labor rackeees free
public supervision In other Words is the going
officially sanction and demand the closed shop?
Radical labor leaders already claim to have strange hold
government the demen of democratic principles and if
Congress allows such regulation to be inserted the
rover BILL then its members have betrayed not only all freedom
loving Americans still home but the soldiers who fight
ing for freedom throughout the world.
The industries cannot be aided by
pelmg people to join unions against their will
Labor unions may be all right for those who desire be-
long But unAmerican force join the union
against his will 1t is un-American demand closed shop.
If such law passes would it be treason for refuse
TO join labor union? Would he be traitor to his country if
he refused to work. unless he could work free individual
That would indeed be tragedy if he classed.
In 1911 President Roosevelt stated that the government of
the United States will not order will Congress leg
isaton ordering o-caled closed shop The government will
compel minority of workers to join the union by Gov
decree That would be too much like the Hitler methods
toward labor This quotation is from editorial in The Sun
Radicals government have msled this country long
from the democratic principles upon which the nation
founded Will Congress that these radicals rule not
We ferVenty hope not
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Wounded in Action

Mrs. Roy Lichty, of Gortncr, re-
ceived word last week that her broth
cr, Pfc. Clyde Taylor, was seriously
wounded in action on January 6.
Pfc. Taylor had been overseas for
sixteen months. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Taylor, formerly
of Oakland, and is a graduate of Oak
land High school.
Pvt. James Riggleman, of Vindex,
was also reported officially as being
wounded in action in Belgium. Rig
glcman is the son of Mrs. Daisy Rig
gleman, of VindeX. He is married and
the father of two sons. He was
trained at Camp Blanding, Fla, and
sailed for overseas in December.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

t. S. was asked to treble its small
arms ammunition production and
double output of medium and heavy
to keep Allied armies
fully equipped.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Accept Twenty-Four
For Military Service
Received Pre-Induction EXami-
nations in Baltimore on
January II

Twcnty-four persons were accepted
for military service following their
induction examinations in Balti-
more on January II. They will be
subject to call after twenty-one days
from their acceptance
The official list was received this
week from headquarters and included
the following:
George Leslie Paugh. Oakland
Woodrow A. Wilson. ..... kitZmiller
Raymond H. Schlossnagel. Accident
Randall Ray Bethel ......-. Accident
Park Dale Hctrick. ..... Grantsville
Robert f. Lowdermilk Friendsville
Marshall Edward Dewitt, Crellin
Donald Clay Stemplc. ...... Oakland
George Gideon burst -. Grantsville
Robert Merrill Georg. ... .Grantsvllle
Clyde Henry Krause. $500. Grantsville
Russell Walter keller... kitZmiller
Chester Kenneth Fike. -. Selbysport
Paul Robert Dill. .......... Oakland
James William McRojie. -. GOrmania
Everett Cecil Friend. ..... Sang Run
Orlando Wellrose Hetrick. Accident
Ohlen Paul Umbcl ...... Friendsville
Herbert Lee Garlitz. Avilton
Melvin Hoye Stanton, IT,. Bittingcr
William Edward Rowan..... Oakland
Curtis Eugene Taylor. ..,.. Swanton
Joseph Hansford Phillips Shallmar
Clyde Alvin Lillcr... Mt. Lake Park
(limited service)
Jacob Humbird Offutt, who was
listed in the call, was transferred to
the selective service board at Suffolk,
Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

ONGRESS Has before it the manpower or work or fig
BILL and it is up to the lawmakers to decide whether
it will require that men assigned to war jobs must
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Help From the Dutch?
By Raym ond Moiey

"N 4v4
Far East. This applies with heavy en-
phasls to the Dutch.
1t also applies to the French so far as
Indo-China is concerned and to the
British so far as Malaga and Burma are
involved.
II the equipping and training of the
Dutch takes little time. it should be
taken. The Dutch East Indies are now
substantially isolated Their capture
would have little bearing on the defeat
Of Japan.
1t is time We made very clear what
We intend to keep in the Pacific. We
probably should permit interested Allies
to regain their possessions there, but the
strategic islands are another matter
There has been fuzzy international talk
Of placing historic spots like Two, Saipan,
kwajalein and others under some form
OF international trusteeship Such a
suggestion is outrageous. To press that
idea Is the surest way to turn Americans
back TO isolationism Admiral of the
Fleet Ernest J. King in his recently
released annual report speaks true
American sentiment on this point when
he says
Failure to maintain these bases es-
sential for our defense raises the funda-
mental question-how long can the
United States afford to continue a cycle
of fighting and building and winning
and giving away. only to fight and build
and win and give away again? Rich as
we are, We do not have the human or
physical resources to dissipate our patri-
mony, generation after generation, in
this manner"
Released by the Associated Newspa pers. Incl
Evening star., 1945-04-11

But they do believe that in the West
ern Hemisphere, where all states have
a sovereign equality, permanent peace
is more than feasible provided no coun-
try tries to infringe on the sovereignty
Of another. Through its past policies
the United States has proved to them
concluSively that they no longer need
fear the colossus of the north" and that
the Government and the people of the
United States are more than anxious to
treat all their neighbors as equals and
as friends.
This in itself guarantees a lasting
peace in the New World. There are,
of course, still number of jealousies
and demands for territorial readjust-
ment among the various Latin Amer
ican republics But in the atmosphere
of friendship and cooperation which
exists today among the % nations of this
hemisphere these can be taken care
OF in peaceful atmosphere and by
negotiations and concessions.
Thus while the Latin American re-
publics will be present at San Francisco
in a spirit of full cooperation, they
realize that whatever may happen there,
this continent can obtain a real peace
II all the nations, regardless of their
previous policies, stick together In
order to obtain full cooperation they
are convinced that none of the repub-
lies should be prevented from attending
the conference.
1t would be foolish. they say, to leave
out of the American concert one of
the largest and most progressive colln-
tries of the southern continent, particu-
larly II the veto of Argentina's attend
ance at the parley were to come from a
non American country. The diplomats
Of the other Latin American states have
made this clear to the State Depart
ment. They can do nothing aoout re-
serving a seat for Argentina at San
Francisco However the United States,
which is not only one of the four spon-
soring powers but also is the host, Is
in a position to ask the other sponsors
for an admission ticket for Argentina.
This is now being made very clear to
the State Department which in turn Is
taking up the matter with the Kremlin
Whether the U. S. S. R. is willing to
recede from its strong anti-Argentinian
policy is another question. AZ this
time there is no indication that the
Soviet government has changed its atti-
tude, Argentina has declared war on
the Axis. Turkey, Saudia Arabia and
other Middle Eastern states also be-
latedly declared war on our enemies
and have been invited 10 San Francisco.
There seems to be no reason why one
of the most important South American
republics should be refused the same
privilege
Evening star., 1945-04-11
GOtterdamerung'
BY Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The current news includes several
items which bear more or less directly
on Operation Gotterdamerung' which
is a rather grandiloquent name for the
last desperate stand Of those Germans
who are too desperate or too fanatical
to surrender.
The Germans are reacting violently
to any approach to the mountainous
area which Is believed to have been
selected as the national citadel: but
from both sides there continue to ap-
pear Allied attempts to push into that
area.
The Russians are said to be we'll be-
yond Vienna to the west and southwest.
One report puts them little over 100
miles from Berchtesgaden, the central
keep of the German citadel
Operations of the United States 7th
Army in the area of Crailsheim, directed
toward cutting OF German troops in the
Heilbronn area, are meeting the most de-
termined German resistance, with fierce
and constant counterattacks, indicating
the Importance which the Germans at
tach to preventing an American Sue
cess in this sector. The 1st French
Army is having tough going on the road
to Stuttgart.
The future of the German armies In
Italy has long been a question in the
minds Of military students. Does the
German high command think Of the
Apennine region and the Pc Valley, with
the industrial cities of North Italy, as a
part of the national citadel? Probably
not. 1t is too large an area for them
to hope to hold with limited resources
But certainly they would like to save
the excellent troops-some Is divisions
which are holding the northern
fringes of the Etruscan Apennines right
across the Italian Peninsula.
The best guess would seem to be that
they would like to withdraw these troops,
but cannot do so except in driblets, be-
cause of Allied air superiority. Not only
are there open plains to be crossed be-
tween the Apennines and the Alps, but
there are only two main railway lines
by which the withdrawing forces can
be funneled through the Alpine passes.
In case of anything like a large-scale
German withdrawal from Italy, the con-
gestion along these two main lines and
the subsidiary lines which serve them
would afford ideal targets for Allied
bombers, and the Germans could not
count on getting home with anything
more than a remnant of their men and
equipment The risk of remaining in
the Apennines has been, of course, that
eventually large-scale Allied attack
would be launched as the weather and
ground improved with the coming Of
spring and that many Of the German
troops might then be destroyed or cap
tured. All this Affects Operation Got
terdamerung," for II the present Allied
offensive In Italy attains suhacient sue
cess to knock out the German 10th and
Evening star., 1945-04-11
This Changing World
Bv Constantine Brown

The resumption Of diplomatic rela-
tions with Argentina is likely to create
another diplomatic difficulty In the
event the Buenos Aires government
should ask, as is logical to be invited to
the San Francisco Conference and
should Russia oppose its participation.
Argentina can join the United Ma
tions without any trouble. 1t is a very
large club and its membership is not
particularly exclusive. The declaration
of war against the Axis and a state
ment that she Is ready to sign the dec
laration of January /, 1912, would make
that country a member Of our family of
nations.
But attending the San Francisco Con-
ference is another matter, since it re-
quires an invitation approved by the
four sponsoring nations-the United
States Britain. Russia and China.
OF these Russia alone Is still on record
as opposing Argentina's participation in
the world security organization on the
ground that it is ruled by what Moscow
describes as a Fascist government. This
point of view of our Russian ally was
shared by this and other United Nations
governments until the Mexico City gath
ering.
Now that we have extended full recog-
milton to Argentina, the official stigma OF
Argentina's S having a Fascist government
has been removed.
The State Department, however, is
still uncertain that the U. S. S. R, will
be willing to change its original posi-
ton The Russian press and radio have
violently denounced the Farrell govern
ment and have accused it, on very f1imsy
evidence, Of being ready to become
haven for fleeing NaZis
The fact that Argentina has declared
war on the Axis and is prepared to
join the United Nations should dispose
of this accusation. But for the time
being there is no indication whatever
that Moscow is disposed to change its
view.
Most of the Latin American republics
have been rather unhappy about the
United States-Argentine rift and have
worked undercover to heal it, Through
skillful diplomatic maneuvers they man
aged after the Mexico City Conference
to obtain resumption of friendly rela-
tions between the two countries and
this automatically brought about the
re-establishment of similar relations be-
tween themselves and Argentina.
The South American republics are
keenly interested in the creation OF a
world security organization. Their
diplomats, however. are following a
realistic trend of thought and while
they hope that San Francisco will be a
tremendous success, they have some
mental reservations about how success
fully lasting peace can be established
in strife-ridden Europe.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
A Public Responsibility

Senator Wherry's diligence IN
collecting evidence to show the
existence Of widespread Washing
ton black market might be more
productive of the strict OPA en-
forcement he demands il he made
that evidence available to OPA
enforcement officers. He prefers
not to do So as he wishes to protect
his anonymous informantS. His
point seems to be that If he can
collect the evidence, so can the OPA.
But if there is a Washington black
market in meat as extensive as Sen
ator Wherry says it is, the condition
is more indicative of breakdown
in the public's acceptance OF price
ceilings and rationing regulations
than of lax enforcement by OPA
For a whole army of OPA meat
inspectors could accomplish very
little unless the buying public really
co-operateS.
AS matter of fact, OPA does not
have any army of meat inspectors.
There are only $50 of them for
the whole country, and, in addition
to meat inspection, they are re-
sponsible for enforcement of butter,
poultry and fish price regulations.
Only two inspectors are allocated
to the District of Columbia-tWo
out of the 1873 assigned to a region
which includes New England and
extends as far west as Detroit
Sixty-one of these 1873 are stationed
in New York City. Under a Senate
amendment to a pending deficiency
bill, 800 additional inspectors would
be available. But they are being
added on the strength of proposed
new regulations to cope with the
black market, requiring extra
enforcement.
These full-time trained agents
must concern themselves almost
entirely with the outright criminal
fringe of black market operations.
If what Senator Wherry says is
correct, the majority of black mar
ket deals in Washington are trans
acted between the normally law
abiding housewife and the friendly
dealer from whom she is willing to
accept q roast or two chickens
without questioning the weight of
the order or the price per pound
Or the number of points involved.
This type of black-market operation
is difficult to combat 1t results
from a plentiful supply of cash and
a scarcity of the goods people want.
If the people do not voluntarily
accept the regulations as common
protection against high prices and
as some assurance of a fair distribu-
ton of available supplies, the price
control and rationing system is
threatened with collapse, in spite
of anything by way of more strict
enforcement that OPA can bring
about.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

l4th armies, not only will the Germans
lose one OF their best reserve forces, but
Gen. Clark's troops will come up to the
Brenner Pass toward a junction with
the Russians in Austria, and the north
ern plain Of Italy will be open for Allied
use in mounting air attacks against the
German citadel
Then there is the question of the
status Of the Germans conducting this
last-ditch resistance-their status, that
is, as legally recognized belligerents pro-
tected by the laws of war. It would
seem. as already has been limited in high
Allied quarters, that a day may come
when German resistance has become
hopeless, and when Germans still carry
Ing on hostilities may be declared, by
the concurrent voice Of the vast ma
jority of the peoples of the world, to be
outlaws and pirates. In considering such
a step. the Allied governments would
probably adopt 1t only if there were
sound reason to believe that it would
result in the detection from the Nazi
cause of substantial number of Ger
mans who might otherwise fight on to
the end. This possibility would have
to be balanced against the possible
effect OF such a declaration on such
Allied prisoners as might still remain
in the hands Of the Germans. If the
latter consideration were out of the
way, of course, there would be no reason
for hesitation: no reason why members
of criminal gang and their dupes,
fighting not with any hope of victory
but merely to prolong their forfeited
lives or out of sheer hatred and vicious
spite, should be treated as honorable
soldiers.
1t is mistake to consider Operation
Gotterdamerung" as being merely guer-
rilla warfare. 1t will almost surely be,
If it is anything at all, organized mill
tary resistance within one or more we'll
defined areas supported by prepared
stocks of munitions and weapons, and
supplied by underground factories It
may and probably will be focal center
of infection, giving direct or indirect
support to campaign of sniping and
assassination all over Germany and
perhaps in other countries as we'll: but
the central Operation Gotterdamerung"
will be no guerrilla affair but desperate
defensive operation in very difficult ter
rain. Let us not underestimate it. On
our ability to break it up quickly, or pre-
vent the withdrawal into the defense
area of additional men and supplies,
depends the length of time that hos
tilities in Europe will continue.
Copyright. 1945.)