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The Republican., 1945-06-07
MARRIED

Shaffer- MISUNDERSTANDING simpli-
oity marked the ceremonies Wednes-
! day June 9Th, at nine o'clock nuptial
Mass at the Church Of the Assump-
ton, when Miss Louise Melody, daugh-
{ ter Of Nh and Mrs. Thomas J. Melody,
Of G6 N. Davis street. Keyser, W. Va,
became the bride of Francis Richard
Shaffcr. son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Shaffer, Oakland.
I Acting pastor, Rev Herman Neger
ofIiciated, assisted by Rev Robert Xii
amnon. pastor Of St. Anthony's
+ church at Ridgeley. W. Va. and Rev.
Francis Driacoll. pastor Of St. Peters
church, Oakland.
The bride was attractive in q white
linen street-length dress, with a large
white picture hat With white acces-
aoiies and carried an arm bouquet Of
brides roses. The bride was accom-
panied to the altar by her father.
The brides matron of honor was her
sister-m-law, Mrs. Joseph Melody.
who wore an apple green street length
dress, large white picture hat, with ac-
ccssorics. She carried an arm bouquet
OF mixed flowers.
Mr.. Shaffer's best man was \. G.
Iiesen Of Oakland. Mr.. Joseph Mel
ody, brother of the bride, was usher.
The brides mother wore a black and
white jersey dress with black accps-
sorjes and 4 corsage OF pink rosebuds.
The ceremonies We're supplemented
by a beautifully appointed breakfast
served at Old Homestead, Burlington,
W. Va. Covers were laid for fifty
guests. \ reception was held from 200
to 400 p. m. at The home Of the brides
parents. After Il wedding cruise on
the Great Lakes, Mr. and Mrs. Shat
fer will be at home at G5 Alder street,
Oakland.
Among those attending the cere-
mony from Oakland were Mr.. and
Mrs Ray Trcta, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Icsen. Mr.. and Ms. K. A. Conroy.
Mr. and Mrs James p. Treacy. Miss
Eatale Treacy, Miss Mary Harsh, Ed
ward \, Shaffer, Mrs. E. I. Baum
&artnor, Mrs. Howard KEEPER, Miss
Betty jean Sanders, Merle McClin-
tock John Crisis.
The Republican., 1945-06-07

!
Miss Mary Louise Heibig returned
last Thursday after visiting for sew
r'al days in Baltimore and Washing
tom.
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nurse, located at Union Memorial hos
pitaI, Baltimore. visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B, Aronhalt.
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and ~ bn, hnatl,a,. T1aul ~ Inloa
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Mrs. George H. Hanst delivered the
address at the Central Closing Exer-
f,it~.,iIl,,. r9Ia,,l,,t,,,, - sal'ao1 - '''N
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hart and son
returned TO their home in Baltimore on
Wednesday, following weeks visit
hora and in Fricndsyjlle with rcIa-
/ owes.
MIS- 'l'f&'felt' trenton MISS Bet
" trenton ana Mr. ana MIS- Howard
lI'-''''' Nt\StF' W. w. were guests
Wednesday,
miss d 0'!" A. i-'"l''l mas returned
10 iI,i nome HI N'|Slt' y" va alIer
po'.''','1 s'' "''9S wren Mr. ana Mrs,
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Mrs. GEORGE D. WeIIing and Mrs
Mabel Martin. Of Clinton. Tennessee,
were called home one dav last week
on account of tine serious illness of
their sister. Mrs. Claud LiIler. Of Mt.
Lake Park. Mrs. Liller died Tuesday
in thu hospital at PhilipDi. W. Va.
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The Republican., 1945-06-07

NLRGV II-p AIICH-pfc Vivian
Ruth Panob Of WAC Detachment
Section d,,iuh+n,.. Of Nh. and Mrs
RAYMOND paveh Of Deer Park ba-
came the bride Of Cnl Allan Duane
Marshall Of tbe Acada,nic Reuin,4nt
The Infantry School son of Mr. and
Mrs Om9, d MARSHALL If 1Taqoarco
Idaho in o. n,.att,. ,ya,jdino. ceror,on,.
The Republican., 1945-06-07

WELLINGTON F. Yut2y. Cumberland.
visited relatives here Saturday eve
ming and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kley and son.
George. were weekend guests of rela-
tives in Elkins, W Va.
DR.. and Mrs. z. l. Baumgaltncr
spent from Wednesday to Sunday at
the Summit Hotel, near Uniontown.
Pa.
Mrs. Dan Houck and two daughters,
Becldey. W. Va, are visiting her
brother-in-law and sister, Mn and
Mrs Floyd Leighton.
Nh and Mrs. Emeric Dusic, Mn. and
Mrs, Clifford Phillips Mr.. and }hs
Prentice DeBery, are spending this
weekend in New York City
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Broadwater.
near Oakland, We're Sunday evening
guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Broadwater, OF Dry Run
! Mrs. Howard White and Mrs. Emc-
ric Dusic entertained on Wednesday
night in honor Of Mrs. c. L. Briner.
Jr., at the home Of Mrs White, on
| Eighth street.
Mrs. Earl Field submitted to a
throat operation in George Washing
ton Hospital, Washington, d. c., last
Friday morning. Her condition is re-
ported as being favorable to d speedy
recovery.
Mrs Thomas Jewell and daughter,
! Nancy Rae, Of Wilmington, Del, came
to Oakland Sunday night for a visit
with the formers mother, Mrs. Clara
NJ yelling, and her sister, Mrs. Bee
son Snyder.
| Robert Lath,um, former resi-
dent Of near the Red House, now Of
Cumberland was d guest of his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Spiker, at their home on Sec
ond street, few days last week.
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ter OF the late Dr. and Mrs. Henry
W. McComas. underwent major
! operation on Tuesday IN Union
Memorial Hospital, Baltimore. Mrs.
LaWrenceS condition Is reported as
! beng good by hospital attaches.
NJ. ,1...1. r. W., Ill.,. ".
Lloyd C. Liller, for a few days. Also
at the Liller home are w. F. Turner.
CRM, USN. and his wife. Turner. a
brother Of Mrs. Liller. has been in the
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nounce the birth of a son, John Ed
ward, at Camden. Arkansas. on Thurs
day, May "a. Capt. Weber, member
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4 portrait by Bells
captures a brides
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even to the minutest
details Of gown. veil
and bouquet.
The Republican., 1945-06-07
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On June 6. the Wood1en Soc;9tY become S. years
YOUNG.
Woodmen are proud Of their socioY record Of growth
through service. The hope OF founders in 1890 that he
Society would provide sound rsfnal is2rce pEo'ec-
ton, plus the monY benefits Of rQternosa 10 scores OF
thousands OF members is q "dgaom come true.
Todoy several hundred housand members Of some 5000
local W2odmen Comps hold nealY 200 million doll0rs oi
Woodrnen insurance protection. Thcic number is still
growing The Society enjoying It's grootest growth in rs
years in 1914. It's ossets, exceeding IS million CoilCGs,
roze ii the worlds tinonciolaroncest r0er2ol bene-
icary society and amply siegucrd tle insurance gro
lection held by lis members.
There type Of Woodmen Life Insurance Certificate that
exactly the needs OF plans for Building your
your tamiys future financial secunisy. Let hc ioca
Woodmen REPRESENTATIVE tell yot about aud tta
other benefits you receive member Of the Woodmen
Society.
The Republican., 1945-06-07

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
By HENRY C. NICHOLAS

WA.SHING N-When tho Japanese attacked Pearl Harbol and advanced over the South Pa cific area. they not only largely cut off the supply of crude rubber but at the same time obtained 6 strangle hold on the health of tho American nation. For a breath less period of some months this country was confronted by $ menace more serious than any o1 the results of our early naval anc military defeats.
 How American scientists broke this strangle hold on the health of the American nation, and de stroyed what might have been the most deadly. secret military weapon of Japan, is one of the great achievements of World War IT.
 Prior to this global war the gen. eral public knew little of that strange substance known as agar agar. About all the average lay man knew was that it was bene- ficial in the treatment of consti- patton, served as food in soups and jellies in the Orient, and that it was gelatinous substance ob- tained from certain seaweeds found in the waters around the coasts of Japan.
 Medical science, however, had long been aware of the value of agar-agar in maintaining the health of civilized nations.
 Choice Food of Bacteria
 It is of vital importance to every hospital and biological laboratory in the world. Owing to it's com piex mixture of protein and car hohydrates, agar-agar is the choice food of bacteria of every form.
 On it colonies of bacteria feed and develop in an amazing man. ner, thus enabling doctors to quickly and accurately diagnose the disease with which they are confronted. Its use has made pos sible the quickest and most ac- curate diagnostic system known to the medical world.
 Agar-agar is used in quickly de- tecting scarlet fever, typhoid, gon- orrhea, streptococcus infections, and it is imperative in the creation of vaccines against bubonic plague, cholera, whopping cough, dysen- tary, and for testing drinking water and other liquids.
 When the shortage of this strange substance developed in this global war, there were alarmed scientists who declared that unless a large supply could be quickly obtained medical practice would be thrown back to the dark days of the Middle Ages.
 The production of agar-agar had become an important industry tn Japan long before the founding of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
NEW WOOD 2 7
 TENT POLES

CHS who have skinned knuckles countless times in striking camp will welcome the newly developed wood tentpole now being issued by the Quartermaster Corps, The new pole, designated in Army termi- nolgy as the pole, tent, single sec tion,' is a far departure from the old issue pole for shelter tents
 Its sections are Interchangeable and separate; section three may be attached to section one; section two to section three, ad infinitum They are not hooked together by hinges, sliding sleeves, or other moving parts. Any soldier who has had to set up a shelter tent-oI to take it down-knows how much this will facilitate erection-oI striking-of the shelter tent.
 Another advantage which should give heart to the soldier is that the three separate. sections of the new-type pole weigh slightly more than half as much as the old three section -jointed job The old one weighed from IA ssto IS ounces; the new one weighs ar6und 75 ounces It will take up less space in the soldiers pack, besides being easier to use. s9
 The new type poles sections will be made of lightweight woods, such as yellow poplar and spruce, and the maintenance factor, it is expect ed, will be reduced by more than 50 per cent, since the old type was subject to splitting, because of the intricate folding principle upon which it was designed. Since both ends of the new-type pole are protected with steel ferrules, it is virtually split-proof.
 The junction points on the new pole are drawn from flat, cold rolled steel (28 gauge), ill such a fashion that, in putting the sec- tions together, the only contact will be metal to metal. The steel is phosphate coated for rust resist ance. and the ferrules are secured to the wood by means of stalking, 1" or the use of triangular punches which drive a portion of the metal nto the wood for gripping.
 The new pole is painted olive drab; the old one, natural wood finish, a factor in camouflaging from the air or from the ground Quartermaster Corps officers said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

fliers knocked out third of the Japanese air force in China in De- cember-83 planes in combat and 1858 on the ground. Their record:
 Against shipping, 14th Liberators and Mitchells and fighter-bombers sank, probably sank or damaged more than a million and half tons of Japanese shipping through Sep temher, 1944. The 14th estimates that for every ton of bombs 1t drops on Japanese shipping it sinks or damages 482 tons. This includes ev- erything from canal junks to ocean freighters. Outside this figure are warships like destroyers and light cruisers.
 Long Reach Used
 The Flying Tiger has long reach. One day it will be knocking out q bridge and tunnel way up in north China to block shipment of scarce coking coal to Japan's war indus tries. The next it will be hitting rice -junks and freighters off the French Indo-China coast. Impor- tant bridges all over occupied China are repeatedly blasted oil install ations and docks up and down the Yangt2e have been bombed and bur- ned. The 14th knocked out 50
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and (weather) fronts and l00-foot ceilings, and twisted their way up rivers and valleys to find and slaughter enemy columns.
 The P-40s and Mustangs of Col. David Tex" Hills group flew 8 to 10 missions a day from rain- soaked fields, with many pilots aver aging and missionas a day for week at a stretch. Ons squadron leader flew fl missions in less than 3 weeks, Was shot down twice, ran back to safety across the battle filed with Japanese patrols at his heels, then shot down 3 Japanese planes in a single flight over Heng- yang
 Gen Chennault says he thinks that on the basis of results per plane, his air force is the most de- structive in the world. The 83 Japanese planes his boys shot down in combat in December did not cost a single American plane.
 He says that all the Japanese planes being destroyed everywhere now exceed the most authoritative estimates of Japanese plane produc- tion.
 Maybe that's why they're not re- placing their plane losses in China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

Japanese locomotives in November alone, and 56 in the single week of December 7-13.
 For a long time the l4th used P-40s, mostly, for fighters, They flew high and relied on tight team work to combat the highly maneuv- erable Zeros.
 More recently the P-51 Mustang has been flying in the 14th, and the accent has turned noticeably to low er-level fighting concentrated on knocking out the Japanese air force.
 Thrce-Day Record
 In three days the 14th fliers knocked out 69 Japanese planes at Tsinan, in Shantung province They hit Hankow, the great base in central China, and destroyed 88 Japanese planes.
 During the ummer while the Jap anese were winning the long new corridor across south China, the 14th flew the first considerable air support Chinese ground troops ever had One officer reports they:
 For weeks on end flew through non-operational weather. took off in rainstorms that screened the ends of the runways. battled fog
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he United States of America.

f the United States of America.
 As early as 1716 that nation was systematically exploring the for ests and jungles of the ocean floor searching for the seaweeds that would yield this unique substance. At the outbreak of World War II there were something like 800 factories in Japan producing more than 95 per cent of the world SUD- ply of this vital laboratory prod | uct.
 The war awakened the civilized nations to the realization of the terrible blunder they had made in allowing Japan to obtain monop- oly of agar-agar. They faced a terrible threat to their national health.
 Russia was in desperate need of a million pounds year and the United States needed an even larger amount. England was in a similar situation.
 Medical scientists were aghast at the realization they had only q small and dwindling supply of the substance on which they were de- pendent for quickly preventing the outbreak of plaques and serious epidemics.
 The American scientist who was the first to accept this Japanese challenge to our national health was Dr. George Speri Spertj, di- rector of the Institutum Divi Thomae, known as The Athenaeum of Ohio.
 With the parent laboratories in Cincinnati, a marine biological re- search laboratory in Palm Beach, this network has branch labora- tories located in colleges and hos- pitals scattered throughout the United States.
 Dr. Sperti held conference in September, 1942. with some hun dred scientists whose work he di- rects. At this meeting he out lined the seriousness of the situa- ton, and pointed out the vital inn portance to the health of our armed forces and the nation that the species of seaweed from which agar-agar could be processed be discovered as quickly as possible.
 Dr. Sperti stated he had selected the coastal waters of Florida as the field where the ocean floor was to be explored.
 To do this field work and to save precious time, Dr. Sperti was sup piled with a floating laboratory 78 feet long with an 18-foot bow com pletely outfitted with scientific re- search apparatus. With this float ing laboratory it was possible. to carry on extensive chemical opera tions hundreds of miles from the American coast.
 Tine introduction of this labora- tory was quickly followed by sen sational results. No less than 10 species of seaweed yielding a rich galet;aous substance capable of
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tricks with paper, quizzes, funny stories, all these will never grow old
 Closing The Meeting-Time for any announcements-then your clos ing ceremony (devise your, own if you care tollE The living circle as explained in the handbook is gogod.
 Alter The Meettng-Cnief and Mother should confer few minutes about the next weeks meeting and make out a report of the meeting and get it in the, hands of the Cub master
 At present Dens are only tempor- arily appointed until satisfactory grouping arrangements can be worked out by parents and Cubmas- ter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
BIG THREE 55T pLAN5ARE
 EXPECTED
Call for American Partiei. pation in Coming Euro-
 pean Settlements.

Washington, Feb. 8.-The Big Three's plans fora joint political ac- tion in Europe are expected here within week. gs ss 2 E
 Calling for active American par,- ticipation in the European settle- ments they mark the beginning of a new period in U. s. foreign policy
 The plans are being worked out by President Franklin D. Roosevelt British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin, now believed to be at least half fin ished with their conference, being held somewhere on the Black Sea They are meeting on Russian soil to allow Stalin to continue his close supervision of the Red Army invas- ion of Germany
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

No Japanese boat, train, truck convoy, bridge or marching column in China is safe from them.
 Tigers At Work
 This summer the Japanese laun- ched the biggest military drive in their history The l4th went to work, and today the results of that drive can be counted only in long CT and more exposed Japanese sup ply lines. The Japanese knocked out l4th air bases, but the 14th Tig- gers keep on coming with 50 caliber claws failing the air. They still operate from some bases east of the new Japanese corridor through south China.
 Chennault estimates that his
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
By JAMES D. WHITE

WASHINGTON = Our smallest air force, the 14th. is the worm in Japan's biggest apple.
 Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault s Flying Tigers operate on trans Himalayan shoestring, fly in i'm possible" weather from the Great Wall 2,000 miles south to Saigon, live off the country and impress their few visitors with their incom- parable morale.
 If they are not primarily re- sponsible for it, they have tipped the balance in China from complete Japanese victory to widespread Japanese illustration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
DEN5 BEGIN WORK
 ON pR0JECT5 AT
 FIRST MEETINGS
Second of Gatherings Are
 10 Be Held Next Mon < day-Two Sessions

The second Den meeting for Che Cub Scouts will be held next Mon- day afternoon and evening, Cub master Ray Adams announced to- day. He also said more parents were signing up to be Den Mothers and Fathers every day now, and he hopes to have full complement ot leaders soon.
 "A healthy sign that our Cub ping program is taking hold is that already two of the Eens have begun projects" the Cubmaster stated These projects will be displayed at the next regular monthly Pack meeting, he added.
 He gives the following pointers on how to conduct meeting:
 Before The Meeting Starts-The Den Chief will want to talk over the problems they will encounter. They should decide a course of action to follow before the meeting actually starts but the Cubs should be given a chance to O. K. the choice These problems we refer to are those relative to whatever the Den has chosen as its project or part in the forthcoming Pack meeting.
 While The Cubs Gatlaer-G the Cubs interested in the project they -sare undertaking by reading or talk vs ing about the work. Continue this until all have arrived (usually the Cub will take pride in his Den and be early rather than late)
 The Opening-Roll call, then yell or song that the boys have made up or like to use.
 Den Business-Den Mother can check on Achievements to see how many Cubs have passed Achieve mentS during the week-perhaps she or the chief can add a word of en- couragement here and there about each ones particular test.
 Den ActiDities-It is in this por- tion of the meeting that the in- genuity of both the Chief and the Mother will be taxed to the limit to maintain order and progress. A stepping stone toward this goal of progress is measured by how quick ly rough housing can be nipped off and directed into some phase of the work Mothers do not appre- cite having their homes being used for a gym or free for all. Nor is it good training for the boys to permit them to get in the habit of doing such things
 If some bring their particular models of airplanes or stamp col lections to work on-let them. Oth- CTS will want to work on the project. Liven their interest and stimulate them to action by suggestions. Its their project-you steer them-hand out generouly the pats on the back. What sticks with boy through his Clubbing experience is that which he has learned. AS one has wise- ly put it, it is not what the boy does to the board, but what the board does to the boy"
 The meeting would not be com- plete without game or two and perhaps few stunts. Adults still play "Simmon says thumbs up'',