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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Coo Operation Ends

President Truman, it is apparent,
definitely realizes that the honey
moon is over, and that politics, as
usual, has taken the place of the
back-slapping and hearty we'll
wishes and promises of cooper
alton"
He knows that all is not going
well neither on Capitol hill
where he has met reverses at the
hands Of q conservative and re-
dictionary congress nor on the
domestic front, where reconversiOn
is being held back because of many
causes nor on the international
diplomatic front.
This reporter believes the Presi-
dent feels he has been let-down by
some Of those to whom he looked
for closest support. In an off-the-rec-
ord statement at a recent WASH
ington dinner he indicated as much.
For business, labor, his former col
leagues on the hill, agricultural lead
ers all came to him in those
first weeks of his tenure and offered
! and promised their cooperation to
bring about an early end of the war
and quick reconversion from a war
to a peacetime economy.
Selfshness and Confusion
Washington today is packed and
jammed with lobbyists for one cause
or another, pressure groups, each
seeking their own selfish ends. One
group tries to pull congress one way,
urging this for one section, another
group works in direct opposition, for
the benefit of another section. There
is confusion in the minds Of many
people here, many subjects. There
is confusion in the minds Of the peo-
pie in the home towns.
II your reporter has judged the
President rightly, he will not long
permit indecisi0n and hack Of lead
ership or a governmental policy to
slow up and confuse the issues now
before the American people and the
world.
During his terms in the senate,
Mr.. Truman gave ample proof that
when he once made up his mind
he would forge ahead and let the
chips fall where they may. That he
has this courage was demonstrated
in his stand on universal military
training. Again he showed II when IN
the face of hostile congress he de-
clared his determination to carry
through on the entire Roosevelt pro-
gram. And this reporter predicts that
very soon the president will take
his case direct to the people over
the heads Of congress.
1t is obvious that the heavy re-
sponsibilities and duties involved in
his job are already wearing on Pres
ident Truman. He realizes that our
economic security rests largely upon
him. Upon his shoulders hangs the
success or failure Of the United Ma
tons organization for world peace
and cooperation. What this nation
docs, both at home and abroad, win
affect, for good or Ill, the fate OF
many other nations and the lives Of
many millions of people, as well as
settle our own destiny, for richer or
poorer, here at home, perhaps for
many generations to come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Doll House Having
Toy Shelves Below

THE Christmas you made doll
4 house for little Susie or Betsy
will always stand out in your men,
DRY. A pattern giving a List Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
OR HIP BOOTS
ByNeller

Byron-I'm going to buy n pair Of
shoes and want to make sure they
wear for long time. Have you any
ideas?
MyFon-Sure. buy q pair that
squeaks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Good News for Light Sleepers


We don't know what we would
have done if we hadn't had chat
today with Albert H. Chandler. We
hadn't been getting much sleep and
1t worried us. Counting sheep hadn't
been Of the least help. There had
been times when we had been on an
eight-hour sheep-counting night. A
fellow couldn't 60 on like that.
Then II happened. We heard a
commotion in the corridors and
found Office associates congratulate
ing Chandler on his 91st birthday.
Ninety-one and ON the job every day
as Office receptionist! Sixty-seven
years on the paper!
"Ahl" we thought, "Chandler
must sleep well. In him there is the
secret of repose after hitting the
haypile. He can help u.s."
=
''Sleep!" exclaimed the hardy vet
eran. "There's nothing in it! It's
the bunk!"
We assume the celebration had
upset him somewhat.
Forget that sheep stuff" he con-
tinued. "That'5 bad. used to count
'em. Probably counted more sheep
in my time than any living Ameri-
can. even numbered 'em front and
rear. Put plates ON 'em. Things
came to a head back in the '70s, In
1873. think that was one Of the
biggest sheep years I ever had.
There were so many to be counted
that ! never slept wink. So I quit.
Haven't tabulated sheep SINCE"
-
But what, do you do about emf"
"Ignore 'em. All except one. That
sleeps been with me over half a
century. call it Old Two Million
Eight Thousand and Ninety-four.
had counted that high when met it..
This sheep and / get about the same
amount OF sleep. Why? Because we
forgot the whole business years ago,
and know there's nothing 70 It. All
the other sheep keep on hopping
back and forth all night waiting for
me to start counting and they've
gone nuts. They don't get any sleep
at ALI"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

Sonia Henis and Dan Topping haze mes
in Chicago. the papers say, and decided
20 pert after fre years OF married life.
artificial Ice Is not sChas is cracked up
70 Be. We take ..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

materials, dimensions and printed
windows, doors, fireplace and 9TH
er details is q great help.
The house shown here has number Of
special features that mothers as well a.
small girls will appreciate. 1t fits In
28,k-inch space against the wall and has
convenient shelves underneath for other
toys and books: and for the doll family's
clothes. When the front of the house Is
removed. there are two spacious bed
rooms. a large living reons and dining
room with realistic views into the kitchen
and bath pasted on the back wall.
NOTE-This Doll House Pattern No. 273
Is Is cents postpaid. Send request direct
TO-.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

New automobiles have been
freed Of rationing. All you win
need to get one now win be:
1-Ab0ut $1,000.
2-The name Of . dealer who
has O car.
ga Letter from the President.
4-Patience and fortitude.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Skin II

Nit can't think of any food you
can buy by the yard, unless it's
spaghetti. ~
Wit-YoI could buy three pigs
feet.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

Lonsbur9hs gives Modern by Majestic 2pece living
house
The reomlnd styling uphsten-o
piled cotton and n1ohor obnc. tailored to fit beautifully
s-Funnure Floor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Two Garrett County
Soldiers Are Killed

Two Garrett county soldiers were
reported killed in action through off
cial messages from the war depart
ment this week.
They were Corporal Charles E. Kel-
Ter, of Kitzmiller, and SiSgt. John
Wesley Herring, of Accident
Corporal Keller was killed on De
cember %, in Belgium, as the result
of wounds received in action. He was
"a years of age, son of Walter and
Flossie Keller, of Kitzmiller He was
previously reported seriously wound
ed. He was a graduate of Kitzmillel
High school and was employed by the
Celanese corporation in Cumberland
before entering the service in July
1912. He went overseas in September
1912, and was fighting with the First
army in Europe. A brother, Technical
Sgt. Robert Keller, also serves in
Europe.
Sgt. Herring is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Herring, of Accident
He was killed in action on December
oath in Belgium He had been in the
service since May 5. 1913, and over
seas since December, 1919. He re-
ceived the Purple Heart for wounds
on July 30, and was cited for eXem-
plary conduct in action on October Is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Deputies To Assist In Filing Tax
Returns

Arrangements have been made to
assign deputy collectors of Internal
Revenue to various sections and COM
munities for the purpose of assisting
taxpayers in filing income tax returns
for the calendar year 1914 and esti-
mated returns for 1915.
Among the places to be visited arc
the following:
Cumberland, Feb. to March Is.
Homecoming, postoifice, February /
Barton, First National Bank, Feb
ruary 2.
Frostburg, postoffice, February 5
6 and 7.
Grantsville, postoffice, February s.
Westernport, postotfice, February
9 and 10.
Oakland, room 3, postoffice, Feb
ruary u, Is and IA
kempton, school house, February
Is.
Crellin, Stanley Coal Company
February 16.
Luke, Devon Club, February II, 10
20 and 81.
Kitzmller, American Legion Hall
February % and %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Tells of Activities
of Army Paratroopers

Pvt. Buddy" Carl E. Hershberger,
with the 505th parachute infantry,
has returned to his unit after being
in a rest camp in France. recuperat-
ing from wounds received in Holland
on October 20. In a paper sent to
his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Walker Hersh-
berger, at Westernport, it tells how
on September II, 1914, the 505th
parachute infantry jumped into Ger
man occupied Holland. The unit
stormed the town of Groesbak and
aided in selling the crossings of the
Mas WAL canal, Upon completion of
their initial mission two battalions
organized the southeastern defense of
the airborne sector. Relieved, the regi-
mcnt moved to Nijmegen, protecting
both bridges over the Waal river and
protecting the north bank bridgehead
Although under constant Smelling
and repeated enemy air attacks, the
enemy was unable to regain the vital
crossing. The paper also tells how the
battalion, the only infantry unit with
the armored column, smashed its way
into the city of Nijmegen in bitter
house to house combat. Pvt. Hersh-
berger has asked that the paper be
saved so he can relate the battle in
detail when he returns.
He is a son Of Mrs H. C. Broad
water, of near Westernport.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Two Canadian Fliers
In Custody of M. P's.

Two Royal Canadian Air Force
men, who were picked up in Oakland
by authorities last week for investi-
CATION, and who were taken to Cum
berland for further check-up, were
held in the Allegany county Jail by
State Police, at the request of Cana
dian authorities in Washington, D. c.
They were being held pending ar
engagements for their return to the
control of Canadian military authori
ties, and on Monday they were turned
over to military police from Balti-
more.
When stopped in Oakland last We'd
nesday by Corporal Thomas Currie,
of the State Police, and J. S. Teats,
deputy sheriff of Garrett county, the
two men had no authorization to be
absent from their post, the former
stated. The two men told officers they
were on a twenty-five-da leave and
had come from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
to Boston by train and then hitch
hikcd around the country.
The men, aircraftsmen stationed at
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, were identi-
fled as John Glimshaw, 81, of Toron-
to, and Kenneth Boyd Gallo, 20, of
Vancouver, British Columbia. Corpor--
al Culrie said they were listed as
"absent without leave"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
High School P.-T.A.
Meeting Is Scheduled

The Oakland High school Parent
Teacher association will have its regu-
lar meeting on Tuesday, January %,
in the school auditorium, beginning
at s o'clock
There will be report on the prob
lens that the students presented at
the last meeting, followed by a panel
discussion on problems, to be pre-
scented by parents. This discussion
will be led by Rev. Minor Sprague
and topics will include the general
heading of discipline, buildings, cur
riculum, social activities and other
topics of interest to all parents.
A large attendance of parents is
urged by the officers and those in
charge of the program, and parents
are also urged to take an active part
in the discussion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
T 3 Howard A. Tasker
Awarded Bronze Star

Technician Third Grade Howard A
Taskcr, with an ordnance unit in the
South Pacific area, has been awarded
the bronze star medal, according tC
an official bulletin from the war de-
partment.
Tasker is a son of Mike Tasker
of Deer Park, and a brother of Mrs
Ralph Pritts, Oakland He has beer
overseas since August, 1912.
The citation accompanying the an
nouncement of the award, reads as
follows: "Technician Third Grade
Howard A. Tasker, ordnance depart.
ment, United States Army, for meri-
torious service in connection with
military operations against the enemy
at Saipan, Marianas Islands, during
the period June "a to August !, 1914
Technician Tasker, far above the cal
of duty and disregard for enemy fire
was responsible for the repair and
recovery of track vehicles of the divi-
sion and attached tank battalions.
Tasker was an outstanding example
for the men in the tank section by his
devotion to duty, expert workmanship
courage and disdain for enemy fire
under trying conditions"
Tasker has two other brothers in
the service, Pvt. jeremiah Tasker
now serving in the Philippines, and
Russell Tasker, recently indicted in
to the army.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Wins Second Oak
Leaf Cluster Award

A second Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal has been awarded to Cap.
tain Foster Falkenstine for "meri.
torious achievement" while partici.
pating in bombing attacks on military
and industrial targets in Germany
and enemy installations in the patti
of the advancing Allied armies il
Western Europe.
Capt, Falkenstine, %, is the pilot
of an Eighth Air Force BIT Flying
Fortress with the 3S5th Bombard.
ment Group, commanded by Colone
George Y. Jumper, Natoma, Calf.
and is based in England.
The airman is the son of Mrs. A
Falkenstine, Inglewood, Calf. His
wife lives at Hagerstown. He won his
pilots wings in October, 1913, at
Columbus Field, Mississippi.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Award Bittinger Man
Certificate of Merit

Cpl. Russell E. Brenneman, of Bit
finger, has been awarded the Certifi-
cate of Merit by his Commanding
Officer for "conspicuously meritori-
Gus service" in the performance of
duty from June 6 to November 16
He is attached to the | and R platoon
of the 10th Infantry, commanded by
1t. Col. Sidney V. Bingham, of Dallas,
Texas, and is with the Doth Division
in Germany
The citation reads "The continuous
conscientious devotion to duty and
cool judgment under fire displayed
by this soldier as a member of the
| and r platoon, from June to No
vember 16, have been instrumental
in providing accurate and invaluable
information concerning the enemy,
contributing substantially to the sue
cess achieved by his regiment during
that period
This Division has been in three
major campaigns and scores of other
battles since D-Day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Twelve Registrars
Indicted Into Service

Twelve registrants who had pre-
viously been accepted for the armed
forces left on Tuesday, January 9,
and were indicted into the armed
forces. Eight entered the army,
three were accepted for the navy and
one for the Marine corps.
Those accepted for the army in
cluded Joseph Eugene Beckman, Viz
gil D. Butler, Winton Franklin Will
desen, Charles Richard Warwick, Rus
sell Lloyd Tasker, Wallace Eugene
Hardesty, Pete Donald Vincent, Jay
Lowry Clark.
Those accepted for the navy were
Webster Ellsworth Weimer, Audrey
Grant Knots, and Paul Donald Kahl
while Richard Welshonce Litzenburg
was accepted for service in the U. S
Marine corps.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Accept Twenty--Three
For Armed Services
Pre- Induction Examinations
We're Taken In Baltimore On
Tuesday, January End.

TWenty-three Garrett county men
were accepted for service in the armed
forces of the nation from among the
group Of registrants who left Oak
land on January 2nd for their pre-in-
duction physical examination in Bal
timore, it was announced by the local
Selcctivc Service Board on Monday.
This group of men will be subject to
call after twenty-onc days following
their acceptance.
Those accepted We're:
Simon Russell Wright FriendsvilIe
c. Ernest FitzWatcr.........Sw anton
Charles Theodore Henlinc. . Crellin
Claude Harvey Cuppett. Sang Run
Melvin Willard Boiler Salisbury, Pa.
Henry Marshall Broadwater. Avilton
Charles Louis Briner, Jr.. Oakland
William Walter Dewitt. ..... Crellin
Harry Wilbert Canaan. ....... Crellin
Albert Jacob Smith Qim) Accident
Theodore Arthur Peck .. McHenry
Emerson Elmer Dixon $3.50. Accident
Herman William Meyers. Grantsville
Hugh Albert Ream. ........ Oakland
James Robert Mersing ...... Crellin
Edward Guy Glotfelty Oim) d.. Crellin
Oliver Albert Lewis ....., Oakland
Woodrow Ross ReXrodc. g.. Swanton
TOpac Tllrap7a Eaznnhal-or Acc;dop+
Frederick Earl Smith. ..., Accident
Edward Leo Davis $500. Bloomington
Stanley Adrian Smith. .... Deer ark
James Warren Wilson. ...... Oakland
Albert Jacob Smith and Edward
Guy Glotfelty were accepted for linn
tied service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Cans Distributed
For March of Dimes

Coin collector cans have been dis
tributed to business places and schools
throughout Garrett county as a part
of the fund appeal and March of
Dimes being conducted from January
1881 by the Garrett County chapter
of the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis. Clergymen of the
Oakland churches will bring the ap-
peal to the attention of their congre-
cations next Sunday. 1t is hoped that
other clergymen throughout the coun-
ty will sec fit to do likewise.
Dimes and dollars arc badly needed
in Garrett County in order that the
chapter may provide whatever care
is necessary to restore polio victims
to their maximum physical indepcn-
dence, within the limits of present
day knowledge of the treatment of
this disease. This aid is financed by
contributions to the March of Dimes.
Aid is given to all regardless of
age, race, creed or color, and to chron-
ic as well as acute cases. The only
yardstick is the yardstick of need. In
Garrett County the need has been
greater than the amount of our col
lections in past years, according to
Dr.. E. |. Baumgartner, county chair
man. In order that we may properly
carry on, generous donations are
necessary, he pointed out. MAKE your
gift as big as your heart. Help fight
infantile paralysis - January 14-31,
1o45
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Carbon Monoxide Is
Cause of Death
of Wellersburg Man

Clyde E. Sell, Sr., 80, Wellersburg,
Pa, was found dead Saturday morn
ing in the cab of the truck he had
parked beside Route 40, about one and
one-half miles west of Keyser's ridge
in this county.
DR.. f. |. Baumgartner, Garrett
county medical examiner, and Neil
c. Fraley, States Attorney, were
called to the scene and the former
issued verdict Of accidental death
and said the truck driver succumbed
as a result of carbon monoXide pois-
oning
Trooper Blair J. Bucket, who inves-
tigated with Cpl. Thomas Currie, said
the body was found about 10 a. m
Saturday, by Thomas Hutzel, another
truck driver, who found the truck
parked beside the road.
Sell was lying on the seat in the
cab of the truck. He had left the
motor running and the heater of the
car open when he fell asleep, state
police said. The truck was believed
to have stopped by the roadside about
$3.50 a. m.
Besides his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Sell, South Hampton town
ship, Pa, he is survived by his widow
Mrs. Margaret Lininger Sell; five
children, Clyde E. Jr., Hazel Marie
John Howard, Anna Patricia and Bar
bara Ruth Sell, all at home, and -four
brothers, James and Luther, both of
Wcllcrsburg, Pa; Melvin Sell, neal
Hyndman, and Robert Sell, with the
army overseas.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Sink church, Glencoe road, by the Rev
C. w. Evans. Intermcnt was in the
church cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Purple Heart Sent
Thomas Nair Family
Was Awarded POsthumOusly TIC
Their Son, Killed In Action
In France In August

The Purple Heart medal, awarded
posthumously to Pfc. Thomas Frank
lin Nair, who was killed in action in
France, on August End, has been re-
ccived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas C. Nair, of near Oakland.
Pfc. Nair, 25 years old, enlisted in
the Army on January 16, 1941. He
trained at Fort Benning, Ga; Fort
Bragg, n c., and Fort George G.
Meade, Md. He went overseas in
December, 1912, and was in combat
in Africa, Sicily and France.
His wife and small son reside at
Morgantown, W. Va Mr.. and Mrs.
Nair have another son in the service,
William J. Nair, ANN BIC, who has
been in the Navy for more than four
years and who is now stationed at
San Francisco, Calf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Red Cross Announces
Goal of Sc, 500 For
Annual Roll Call

Mrs. E. z. Tower, chairman of the
Garrett County chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Gross, was notified a few
days ago Of revision in the total
campaign goal for the 1916 war fund
campaign. The campaign gets under
way in March.
Garrett county individuals will be
asked to raise $4,000, and of this
amount $500 or 53.S percent will be
RENTED to national headquarters, and
$4,000 or 1852 percent will be retained
by the local organization.
Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, who has acted
as roll call chairman for the cam
paign, will be in charge again this
year, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
ROTARIANS ARRANGE FOR
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
Will Again Conduct Series Of
Meetings In High School, Fol
lowed By Forum Discussion

An Institute of International I'm
Outstanding will be held in Oakland
from Tuesday, February 10, to Tues
day, March -, under the sponsorship
of the local Rotary Club.
Consisting of four weekly meetings,
the Institute will present outstanding
authorities on various phases of inter
national affairs Following the formal
addresses, there will be forum periods
in which members of the audience
may ask questions Of the speakers.
According to President William w.
Grant, this program is being devel-
oped by the Rotary Club to give the
people of the community an opportu-
nifty to learn from informed speakers
about the background of the present
global war and the problems which
must be met in planning for a dura-
BILE peace after victory has been won.
The Institute will also be a study
course in world affairs for the young
people of the community, for, in ad-
dition to the public forums in the
evening, the speakers will address the
students of Oakland High school dur
ing the day.
Taking part in the Institute pro-
gram will be No-Y Yong Park, Of Kinks
vile, Mo; Benjamin Showalter, of
Auburn, Alabama; Archibald Gil
christ, New York, and Simon NJ. Dav-
idian, Lima, Ohio.
The general theme for the Inst-
tute programs is New Forces in the
World Affairs" discussed under the
following titles: "The New China in
the New Pacifc"; "Russia's Position
East and West; "Australia, New
Zealand and the Islands of the South
Pacific" and "The Role of the North
American Continent"
No-Yong Park will open the series
of four institute programs at Oakland
High school auditorium on Tuesday
February -, speaking on "The New
China in the New Pacific" Park is a
writer and lecturer on problems of
the Far East. Born and reared in
Manchuria, he studied in China, Eu-
rope. Japan and the United States,
receiving his Ph.D. at Harvard Uni
versity. During the past three years
he has been writing and lecturing ex-
tensively in an effort to enlighten the
Western World on the significance of
China's heroic struggle for freedom
and democracy now taking place in
the Orient.
The other three programs are
scheduled for Tuesday, February 20;
Tuesday, March 6, and on Tuesday,
March -.
A similar institute will be held at
Grantsville under the sponsorship of
the Grantsville Rotary Club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Odd Fellows Install Officers

IO.OF. lodge at Mt. Lake Park
installed officers at the regular meet
ing of the group.
The following were installed: S. w
Wood, noble grand; John Wilson
vice grand; c. B. Groves, treasurer;
c. P. Martin, financial secretary; w
II. McRobie, recording secretary. c.
=. Martin, district deputy, was in
stalling officer.
w. H. McRobie was elected repre-
sentative to grand lodge in Baltimore
in April, and C. P. Martin was named
alternate.