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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Grantsville Man
Listed as Captive
AT Mukden Camp

George Nerl Edwards, "a, Grants
vile, taken prisoner by the japanese
when Corregidor fell in May, 1912, is
listed among prisoner personnel at
Camp Hotcn, Mukdcn, Manchuria, ac-
cording to Navy department tele-
gram received yesterday by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Edwards.
The telegram said Edwards was
safe and well. They had not had any
news Of their son since last January
when they received brief letter stat
ing he had been taken to Manchuria
in November, 1912, to work in mu-
nitions factory at Mukdcn.
Edwards, storckeeper third class,
went overseas in November. 1871, and
was attached to submarine tender at
Cavite naval base in Philippines.
After the tender was badly dam
aged by enemy bombings the crew
scuttled it and the group fought with
the infantry on Bataan and Corrcgi-
dor. He was interncd in the Philippines
for six months before being shipped
to ManChuria.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
900 Attend Meeting
Of Southern States

A crowd of about 600 farm people
held their Southern States annual
membership meeting in Oakland High
school on Tuesday evening.
Jonas w Sines presided, and VIII
liam F. DeBerry spoke briefly on the
cooperative movement. O. NJ. Smouse,
district manager, gave his annual re-
port.
Earl X. Harvey, Swanton, and Car
roll Martin, Oakland, were named to
the local board for three years. James
f. Hamilton, Oakland, and j. w. Stey-
en-, Deer Park, and Jonas Sines retired
from the board. Elected to the Farm
Home Advisory committee were Mrs.
Harvey SWartzentluber, Mrs Jonas
Sines, for three years; Mrs. William
f. DeBerry, Mrs. Owen Martin, for
years; Mrs. Allen S. Paugh, Mrs.
Edith Carr, for one year. Retiring
from the committee were Mrs. Howard
J. White and Mrs. Mary Scott Jackson.
A Miss Hartman won the feed bag
style show with Miss Avarella Feath-
er, Eglon, second. Prize winners in
other competitions were Harvey Rid
der, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wildesen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
W. O. L. PAUGH

Willie O. U. Paugh, aged SO years,
died at his home in Mt. Lake Park on
Tuesday morning where he had resided
about one and one-half years. He had
been in i'll health for several months.
He was a son of Mrs. Mary Paugh
and the late Columbus Paugh and was
born in this county April Is, 1882. He
moved to the Park early in 1914 from
near Sand Flat where he had engaged
in farming throughout his lifetime.
Surviving are his widow, who was
the former Nellie Schoolcy; his moth
er, Mrs. Columbus Paugh; four sisters
and three brothers, Mrs. Lambert
Kimmell, Akron, o.; Mrs A. f. Shank
Daisy VI. Paugh and Auburn Paugh
Deer Park; James Paugh, Scott Paugh
and Boyd Paugh, also of Deer Park
Funeral services are being conducted
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Methodist church in Mt. Lake Park
with Rev. Recce Burns, pastor, in
charge. Interment will be in the Oak
land cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Census Shows 2,195
Farms In County
Figures Are Preliminary And
Subject To Correction

The number of farms in Garrett
county as shown by the preliminary
count Of returns of the 1915 Census
of Agriculture was 2,195 as compared
with 2,068 in 1910, and 1899 in 1885
This was announced by Herbert r
Green, Area supervisor for the 1915
farm census in the State of Maryland
with headquarters at Ellicott City.
The total land in farms in Garrett
county, according to the preliminary
1915 census count, was 225, 1926 acres
as compared with 235,522 acres in
1910, and 238,825 acres in 1885. Aver
age size of farms shown in the pre-
liminary 1915 census count for Garrett
county was 1913 acres, as compared
with ia acres in 1910, and 119 acres
in 1885.
In announcing the 1915 census totals
of farms and land in farms in Garrett
county, Supervisor Green pointed out
that the figures are preliminary anC
subject to correction. Final calculations
of Garrett county farm census returns
will be made by the Bureau of the
Census and announced from Washing
ton when completed, Mr.. Green said
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
New Auto Tax Form
Causing Confusion
About Collections
Legislature Passed Bill PrOvid.
ing Tax Spaces on Yearly Car
Registration Forms

A change in the method of collecting
automobile taxes, made mandatory by
a bill passed by the Legislature, is
causing some little disturbance at the
Court House, and full details will not
be available until after a meeting of
the County Commissioners next Tues
day, September 4.
The Department of Motor Vehicles,
according to the new law, is required
to provide spaces on the application
forms for registration plates or mark
ers for the year 1946-47 and for each
year thereafter for indicating the
taxes due the State and political sub
divisions thereof as of January LIST
Immediately preceding, and spaces
showing the actual county and/or in
corporated town in which the regis
trant resides.
These forms are to be sent to the
tax collectors of the several counties
and Baltimore City on or before De-
cember l of each year, and it shall be
the duty of the tax collectors to insert
in the spaces the amount Of taxes due
in each instance, and return the appli-
cation forms to the Department on or
before February LIST each year.
J. Edward Helbig, county treasurer,
attended a meeting in Hagerstown
last Friday called by E. Lee EIgin,
Commissioner, at which time the new
law and its provisions We're outlined.
1t was pointed out that it is the
duty of fiscal officers of towns and
municipalities to notify the collectors
of taxes of their respective counties
of the amount of town and municipal
taxes due on motor vehicles owned by
the several residents thereof. The De-
partment will then send said forms
with such information indicated and
no registration plate or marker shall
be issued until it receives the payment
of the registration fee and the taxes
as indicated. The towns failing to do
this will have no way to enforce col
lection of their share of the auto tax.
The Department of Motor Vehicles
is entitled under the law to retain one
and one-half percent of all taxes col
lected by it to pay expenses involved
in collecting and handling said taxes.
Uncertainty in the local situation
will center on the question as to
whether or not two years tax will be
collected in one, or whether two separ-
ate tax bills must be sent out. When
license plates were issued this year
money was collected for taxes owed
for 1914.
The new law makes it necessary to
collect 1916 taxes before any 1916 tags
will be issued, and makes no provision
as to what to do about 1915 auto
taxes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
New Hours For Local
Draft Board Fixed

A forty-hour work week was estab-
lished for Selective Service Boards this
week by an order of Col. Henry c.
Stanwood, state director, changing the
hours during which the local board of
flee will be open.
Harland L. Jones, chief clerk, said
the order was effective August 26 The
local board is open from $50 to 5:15
Mondays through Fridays, but will be
closed all day on Saturday and holi-
days. The first holiday will be next
Monday, Labor Day,
Order Covers OPA
All war price and rationing boards
will be closed also every Saturday, it
was announced by the Maryland State
OPA director, maintaining the 40-houl
week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Ends Service With
Enviable Record

Pvt Forrest K yelling, of Mt. Lake
Park, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley W
Yelling, has been given an honorable
discharge from the service under the
point system, and is now at his home
having arrived last Thursday from
Fort Meade He returned to the States
ON July / after having been in Eng
land with the 44th bomb group of the
army air force since September 5
1912.
Pvt. yelling enlisted March IS
1871, and after basic training was sta,
toned with the ferrying command fol
four months, during which time he
made trips to Australia, Alaska anC
West Africa 1t was on one of the trips
from Australia that they encountered
-four Jap zeros. Although gunners sue
ccedcd in destroying all four it was
not before flax from an aircraft car.
ricr took the life of the pilot anc
wounded several Of the crew, including
yelling. For this trip yelling was
awarded the Purple Heart medal anc
the distinguished flying cross.
In the European theatre, as staff
sergeant, yelling participated in 81
combat missions as waist gunner
aerial photographer and mapper on q
B-24 Liberator bomber. He is entitled
to wear nine battle stars for missions
over Ploesti oil fields, Sicilian cam.
paign, Rome and Foggia, Normandy
Northern France, Ardennes, Rhine.
land, Central Germany, and air often.
sive over Europe In addition he has
the Asiatic-Pacific, American anC
European theatre ribbons, the gooC
conduct medal, the air medal, and the
presidential citation with cluster.
yelling is twcnty-four years old
For the time being he will be news
correspondent for The Republican fol
the town of Mountain Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Local Delegate Nominated To
Grand Lodge Position

Alva G. Gortner, member of Garrett
Lodge No. l13, Knights of Pythias,
was nominated for the office of grand
prclate at meeting of the Grand
Lodge in Baltimore last week. Mr..
Gortner, Merle Frantz and W. Russell
Pancake were official delegates from
the local organization.
Gortner is opposed for the position
by Sam Levin and Ben Skylar mem
bers of Baltimore lodges. Voting will
take place among individual lodges
throughout the state.
Mr.. Pancake was named as a mem
her of the State board of directors for
four-year term, the first time To-
cal member has held such position.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Reconversion Steps

President Truman said he would not
permit any veteran to be deprived of
his former job because of legal tech
nicality, and that new legislation
would be recommended where neces-
sary
OPA assigned 1912 price ceilings
for new washing machines, ironers and
aluminium kitchenWarc and said most
other consumer goods would come
back on the market at or near those
ceilings.
The $1.98 shirt was expected back
on store counters by end Of year.
Window screen wire and grocers
paper bags were on way back.
WPB lifted all controls over auto
mobile industry and producers were
told to make cars as fast as they can
The army Cancelled $19,011 ,46S
worth of contracts for gasoline and
lubricants, declared 254987 tires as
surplus and cut its canned fruit and
vegetables set aside by A percent.
Manufacturers favored the end OF
shoe rationing by October /.
Many items in textiles including
military luggage, were freed for civil
ian use.
Normal Photographic supplies will
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Frost Nipped Few
Vegetables On Monday

Garrett county appears to have es-
capped the loss to crops experienced
over the lest of the state because OF
the mountaineering rains during thc
month Of July, but suffered all by it.
self due to low temperatures this
week.
Frost was reported in some sections
of the county on Monday morning
August 27, which nipped beans, GU
cumbers, squash and other tender
vegetables. The government station at
Weber's, south of town, registered 81
degrees, and there was considerable
frost but some fog. At Hutton and Rec
House, farmers said a few things were
blackened. Corn and buckwheat APP
parently were not damaged.
The thermometer dropped sharply
to 80 degrees on Tuesday morning but
no frost was reported.
Damage in State
A report submitted by T. B. Symons
director of the Extension service, re-
corded damage amounting to $21,161,-
600 throughout the state by continued
rains in July, the tomato crop being
Sc percent damaged for loss of ar
estimated $5,255,000 Tobacco, wheat
hay and corn crops were also hard hit
Allegany county reported damages es-
timated at $4,000, but County Agent
John H. Carter, said loss in this sec
ton was negligible, although the rains
which were SO inches above the nor
NAL of ACT, made it difficult for farm.
ers to take proper care of their crops
The State Farm bureau, State
Grange and Extension service, urgeC
the Secretary of Agriculture to grant
some relief to farmers who had eX-
perienced such heavy losses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Rail Service is
Back to Normal On
Western Maryland

Western Maryland trains Nos. | and
4, went back into service ON Monday
between Cumberland and Elkins, W
Va, after being off the schedule since
March. They were suspended from
operation by a directive of the Office
of Defense Transportation.
Train No. l leaves Cumberland at
$40 a. m., arriving in Elkins at II
a. NJ, and touches a number of points
along the southern edge of Garrett
county Train No. 4 leaves Elkins at
2 p. NJ, arriving in Cumberland at
6:30 p. m. The two passenger trains
run daily except Sunday.
Traffic burden is being relieved or
Nos. 9 and 10. No. leaves Cumber.
land at 2:25 p. M, and is due in Elkins
at 6:55 p. m. No. 10 leaves Elkins at
7 a. M, arriving at Cumberland at
1885 a. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Ordered Indicted

Nine registrants who have been ac-
cepted for military service have been
ordered to report to the Local Board
on Wednesday Night, September II,
to be sent to Baltimore for induction
it was announced by II. L. Jones, chief
clerk.
They are:
Earl Thornton limbaugh. Deer Park
William Mahlon Warwick. Grantsvillc
Thomas J. w. Sines. 49,. Friendsville
Guy Franklin Lipscomb. 60. Oakland
Minor Hayward Rounds. Grantsville
Samuel Alfred Lipscomb. Deer Park
Glenn Stewart Stanton, Grantsville
Glen Edison Woods. 49,. go. Swanton
Robert Francis Sebold. McHenry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Veterans Committees
Have Joint Meeting
Duties of Groups Outlined Which
Will Give Adequate Service to
Returned Veterans

A joint meeting of the local Vet
Grams Service Committee, sub-commit-
tee chairmen and participating agen-
cies was held last Friday afternoon in
the Employment office, Third street,
The purpose Of the meeting was to
outline the duties of the local COM
mittee and to coordinate the work of
the other groups in giving adequate
service and advice to returned vet
Grams.
Those present and the organizations
represented included Mrs. E. L. Tower,
Red Cross; Mrs Mary NJ. Browning,
Women's club; William A. Burns, Vet
Grams Administration; A. G. Hesen,
American Legion; John H. Carter,
Extension service; Delbert NJ. Davis,
adviser on homes and home loans;
Clarence Leighton, adviser on business
ventures; William II. Babylon, Farm
Security; Francis J. Connolly, Welfare
Board; Merl d. Frantz, Rotary club;
and Milbmn W. Mann, U. S. Employ
mcnt Service.
Mr.. Mann said those assembled were
unanimous in their opinion that the re-
turned veteran should have a short
period of adjustment rather than be
approached by any agency or service
group Immediately upon his return,
but that all were enthusiastic and
eager to render their respective ser
vices when the occasion arises. A num-
Der of the organizations are already
rendering service to veterans.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Parents Officially
Notified of Death
of Lieut.. Browning
Robert E. Browning, Flight
Leader of Marauder Group, Re-
ported Missing Aug. 20, 1914

Official notification of the death of
their son, First Lieut.. Robert E.
Browning, a year after he was de-
clared missing in action, was received
a few days ago by Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ton H. Browning, Alder street.
Lieut.. Browning was declared miss
ing in action on August 20, 1914, near
Toulon. France.
The message from the war depart
ment stated that Lieut.. Browning was
crew member of a B-26 Marauder,
and left base at Villacidio, Sardinia,
on mission to bomb a gun position
south of Toulon, France. While over
the target area, the message con-
tinued, the plane was hit by flax and
crashed into the Gulf of Lions, off the
coast of LaSeyne- Sur Mer, about 10
miles southwest of Toulon.
The bomber carried crew of seven,
and during the past year Mr.. and Mrs.
Browning had learned that the three
gunners had parachuted to safety but
that Lieut.. Browning, the pilot; the
co-pilot, the bombardier and navigator
were lost. The three gunners were
held prisoners of the Germans for five
days but were released when the
French took over the port. The gun
ners reported there had been an eX-
plosion in the forward part of the
ship before they baled out
Lieut.. Browning was twenty-five
years old. He was graduated from
Oakland High school in 1886, MERGERS
burg Academy in 1888, and attended
the University of Pennsylvania and
Frostburg State Teachers college prior
to enlisting in the army air corps in
January, 1912. He received his pilot
wings and his commission as second
lieutenant on May 20, 1912, at Lake
Charles, La, and served as a flying
instructor at number of air fields
before going overseas in May, 1914.
He was assigned to the 37th lombard
ment squadron of the 18th air force,
in the Mediterranean theatre He was
advanced to the position Of flight
leader on July -, and was due for
promotion to captain at the time he
was shot down.
Lieut.. Browning had been awarded
the air medal with one silver and
three bronze oak leaf clusters, and
these medals were received recently
by Mr., and Mrs. Browning from the
war department, along with other per
sonal effects. He had completed 36
combat missions and $50 hours of
combat in the air.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Broken Fan Blade
Causes Bad Injury

Carlton Bittinger, IS, was seriously
cut about the face last Saturday after
noon, when the blade of the fan of an
automobile which was being repaired
at the Reckard and Glotfelty garage
broke and almost buried itself in his
left check.
The wound was dressed by DR.. f. f
Sollars and Bittinger was then rushed
to Memorial hospital, Cumberland
where fourteen stitches were required
to close the wound. Bittinger's left
eye was also badly injured. He is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bittinger
of Mt. Lake Park.
Bittinger has been employed at the
garage for several months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Committee Takes Trip

Members of the Building committee
for Oakland High school spent part
of Sunday and Monday in Montgomery
and Frederick counties and nearby
areas, studying various high schools
as to size, cost, accommodations, etc
Members of the committee are O. T
eraser, chairman, Delbert Davis, S. T
Naylor Ralph Pritts, and Grover c
Stemple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30

dents will return to the cassrooms and the mountain top will
take different air.
Getting down to this business Of spending the winter together
with the yearrOund friends and neighbours may be hun-ru
affair." be adventure. 1t is all in the looks
the picture We spend the fall and winter looking for
spring. do little serious thinking about
communy about what do right to make it better
and about go about it. this month the next.
Last week mentioned recreation and daying and mprov-
practices There other Talk with
business Oaanders might the
high school building and whether 100000 will provide
adequate place for people Each could
ject to provide decent outlet for young people
Many from the armed services will be back in our midst
making doub important that citizens sponsor and undertake
worthwhile tasks.
Let's give little thought to community betterment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Claims For Loss
By Fire Are Given

According to a report just released
by Lawrence f. Ensor, Insurance COM
missioner and State fire marshal, in
reviewing the work Of the fire mar
shaPs department during the past
year, the loss by fire occurring in Gar
rett county, representing claims in ex-
cess of $4,000, was as follows; number
of fires, Is; amount of loss paid, &c.,
456.88.
Throughout the counties, there were
2 ,255 fires reported with $2,054,310.6C
being the amount of loss paid.
Lightning was the biggest cause of
fires, with matches from smoking
next, and chimneys next.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
DIED
MRS. NANCY E. CLARK

MRS. NANCY E. CLARK
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Clark, %,
died August IS at her home in Bayard,
W. Va, after an illness of several
months.
She was born at Abrams Greek
Grant county, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis KitzmilIcr. She
had resided in Bayard for the last
seventy years. She was the widow of
Solomon Clark.
Surviving are one son, Lewis Clark,
Bayard; ten grandchildren and eigh-
teen great grandchildren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Playground to Close

Supervision at the city playground,
at the north edge of town, which has
been open during July and August,
will end on Friday afternoon, it has
been announced Miss Ruth Field was
in charge of activities there, and she
will resume her work as instructor in
the high school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30

Nelson Rockefeller quit the State
Department and Spruille Braden, L.
S. Ambassador to Argentina was
named assistant secretary of state in
charge of Latin-American affairs by
President Truman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30

Army discharge points were to be
cut to so if occupation needs in Japan
were not too great.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30

New television broadcasts are due
by end of year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30

The summer residents after weeks months of relax
alton and fun will return their permanent homes Stu
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-16
PRESENTS OTHER SIDE
Promoter Ross
Draws 90 Days

George F. Ross. 40. veteran pro-
r1oter Of rodeoS. was sentenced to-
day 70 90 days in Jail for soliciting
funds without a permit for pro-
posed infantilc PARALYSIS ball
In sentencing Ross, ordinance
and traffic Judge George T Muir
ply said.
SIN mot impressed by this
mans supposed charitable inn
ulses. I think IL uaS a racket" +"
s. Bradford kempton, assistant
manager Of the Better Business
Bureau. told the court another
complaint will he lodged against
Ross. This. ne said. involves solicI-
tstion for q booklet which was to
have been distributed az the ball.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-16
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-16
Report China Agrees
To Vote Compromise

NEW YORK. Fcb. 15 OUP)-
China has agreed 20 the Big Three
compromise on voting procedure
m the United Nations world
security organization. and VIII Join
IN sponsoring the san Francisco
conference April "a, a Chinese
Central news agency dispatch. re-
ported by tho KCC, said last night.
The-petiRg procedure proposal
will not be revealed officially un-
III after Franco also has an
nounced approval.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-16
Mother Is in Jail
As Children S Slayer

HENDERSON. Ky. Feb. -
GINS ~ Nj Vernon Ind
mother who confessed 10 drown
ing her two small children by
pushnr them off Kentucky
fairy dork Monday was IN jail
fodaA -rh y K Fed with wIiifui
murder.
The mother. Mrs Arthur \,
Wallis, SAID domestic troubles
were TO blame for her action.