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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
City Council Names
Mason Glotfelty To
Fill Davis Vacancy
DIR. E. |. Baumgartner Named
President of COuncil-Other
Routine Business Transacted

Mason Glotfelty was appointed to
serve as a member of the City Council,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Delbert NJ Davis, at the
regular council meeting on Monday
evening.
Mr., Glotfelty, member of the gar
age firm of Reckard and Glotfelty,
has been associated in business in
Oakland for a number of years. He is
a past president of the Oakland Ro-
tary club and has been interested in
civic affairs. He will serve as council
man until after the election next
March,
Mr.. Davis left last week to assume
his new position in the Salisbury Ma
tional Bank at Salisbury, Md, after
taking an important part in Oak
lands civic affairs for many years.
DR.. E. l. Baumgartner, council
member, was elected president of that
body, to take the place held by Mr..
Davis.
The council agreed to the recon-
mendations by the School Bus drivers
association pertaining to parking on
Green street, at the High school. The
Council decreed there would be no
parking permitted on the south side
Of the street between Fourth and
Fifth, from a. m. to 4 p. m, and
that the street would be closed to or
binary traffic from to 9 a. M, and
from 80 to 4, to give busses an OPP
portunity to load and unload the stu
dents.
The council decided to notify the
Nally estate heirs to remove the haz-
ard, corner of Second and Alder,
caused by the recent fire.
Receipts for November were re
ported by A. d. Lawton, clerk-collec-
tor, as $628.95, always "slim"
month, while expenses were 1869.
There is a balance in the treasury of
almost $1,000 Movie tax receipts for
the month were $679O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Urges Full Effort
In War Fund Drive
State Representative Points Out
Need of Full Quota to Relieve
Desperate Situations

As the result of some desperate
situations in regard to the need of a
full quota for the National War Fund,
which were outlined at recent con-
ference, Victor A. Rule, state repre-
sentative wrote this week to Bernard
L. Gender, Garrett county chairman,
urging a continuation of the solicita-
ton here until the goal is reached
Mr.. Rule told Mr. Gender that USO
camp shows alone had tremendous de-
mands made on them for entertain
mcnt of the men and women still over
seas. "When these men fight boredom
instead of bullets and where the
danger is to their moral and spiritual
nature rather than to their physical,
we Americans must not neglect them"
he said. an the midst of our great
material prosperity history still re-
ports us ts a people more dominated
by spiritual values than any other and
this we simply must maintain"
Mr.. Rule also declared that the
needs Of our Allies merely to protect
them against the grossest of starva-
ton are urgent and that the people
must be maintained until they can
produce d food crop for themselves.
Baltimore was the only major city
with a goal of two million dollars to
reach its goal on time. Washington,
Wicomico and .'arbot counties made
their goals.
Contributions Mount
In the meantime contributions To-
calIy continued to mount toward the
county goal of $4,000. Cash donations
reached $l,949.36 last Thursday morn
ing and some additional communities
have reported.
Mrs. J. Frank Browning, solicitor
in the Sang Run community, reported
completion Of the drive in her locality
with some fifteen contributors giving
$3.50, and exceeding the quota Of
$25 set for that area. Miss Susanna
Dewitt assisted Mrs. Browning in the
collection of funds.
Total reported, $3,142.72.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
1872 DEER KILLS
REPORTED THUS
FAR this SEASON
District Game Warden Ruge Re
ports On Number Notifying Up
To Last Evening; Sleet
Slows Hunters

Garrett county entered its fourth
day of the open season on deer with
1872 reporting success, and with
weather conditions such as they are,
not many additional ones were eX-
pected to be added to the total today.
A sIcct storm has slowed hunters con-
sdeIably and while there were an es-
timated $500 or more in the woods
the first two days this number
dropped greatly yesterday and will
continue today.
A report of the total number killed
is being made easier this ycar, with
the establishment of five checking
stations in the county. According to
Francis Rugc, district game warden,
the number checked as of last night.
was as follows: Oakland station, rs;
Rainbow Inn. -; Kitzmillcr, 5;
Flicndsvilc, IS. and Grantsvillo. 81
Some hunters did not report their kill
until they reached checking station
in Allcgany county. and four were re-
corded in this manner. A few others
may have been brought in after eight
o'clock last night, which are not in
cluded in today's total
Deer kills were being reported from
/, L.,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Lumberman Dies of
Heart Attack While
Driving Light Truck
Christian Yommer, So, Slumps
Over Wheel While Driving On
Finzel Road, Monday

Christian Eommer, 63, Of Jennings,
lumberman, died suddenly late Mon
day afternoon when he suffered a
heart attack while driving pickup
truck on the Finzel road, about three
miles northwest of Frostburg.
Three occupants of the truck es-
capped injury when one of the two men
riding with him in the front seat
pulled the emergency brake of the car
and stccred the vehicle to the side Of
tn road.
DR.. Lime H. Corson, deputy medi-
cal examiner for Allegany county,
said the lumbelman, who had been
suffering from a heart ailment for
over year, died at 500 p. IN. DR..
Corson investigated for DR., f. l..
Baumgartner. DR.. Corson was told the
car was being driven at a moderate
rate of speed
Yommer fell to the highway as The
truck stopped and was lying face
down on the road when the other oc-
cupants of the car aIighted from the
vehicle.
Trooper Glen d. Folk, who inves-
tigated for state police, added that
Edward Wisseman and Irwin Platter,
Grantsvlle, were riding in the front
seat with Mr.. Yommer and that Wis
seman brought the car to a stop after
he saw the driver slump over the
wheel. A man named Younkin, riding
in the rear of the truck, was unin-
jured.
Yommer is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Susie Pritts Yommer; two broth
ers, John L. and Daniel D. Yommer,
both of jennings; one sister, Mrs. Lee
Meyers, also Jennings; several nieces
and nephews.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Icy Roads Cause
Two Wrecks Yesterday

Icy roads caused at least two wrecks
yesterday in this vicinity, both on the
Mt. Lake Park road.
A car driven by Harland Spcichcr
Mt. Lake, travelling eastward last
night about $50 collidcd with a car
driven by Mrs. Myrtle Reese, teacher
Of the North Glade school, at a point
near the intersection between Oakland
and the Park.
Annabel Kisner, of the Park, travel
ing with Speicher, received a cash in
her face which required large num-
her of stitches to close the wound
Mrs. Reese was badly shaken up as
was Asa Lewis, teacher at Deer Park,
who was returning to Oakland with
her. He received cut on his nose and
was otherwise bruised. Spcichcr was
not injured. The cars were badly dam
aged. All occupants were given first
aid treatment by DR.. E. f. Sollars and
the kisner girl was taken to King
wood later to have her wound treated.
Two other cars collided at the Wot-
ring Filling station yesterday, but no
details could be learned. Corp. Thomas
Currio was in the Friendsville section
on another matter yesterday, and had
no reports on the accidents. Roads
were dangerous to traffic yesterday
and other mishaps occurred in the
Lake section, but no details were
available.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Motorists Urged To
Give Right of Way
To Fire Apparatus
Reports of Failure To Do This
Have Caused Police Superin-
tendent to Issue Warming

A warning to all drivers of motor
vehicles to observe the law in regard
to yielding the right of way to volun-
teer fire department vehicles when on
emergency duty, which was issued
this week by Colonel Beverly Ober,
superintendent Of the Maryland State
Police, comedies with a protest by
some local firemen that they have
been hampered recently by motorists
failing to give clear road while en-
route to fires.
Col. ODER said his department was
receiving a number of reports Of vio-
lations by motorists who fail to yield
the right of way and he made it en-
phatically clear that road hogs and
other motorists who hamper the work
Of the volunteers in any way would be
prosecuted whenever possible. The
warning is to be enforced by all state
troopers.
The Maryland code declares that
upon the approach of an emergency
vehicle, when the driver is giving aud
iblc signal, the driver of other We
hicles shall drive to the edge of the
highway and stop and remain in such
position until the vehicle has passed.
The article also prohibits persons
from following any fire apparatus
closer than 100 feet or park within a
radius of 300 feet where the fire APP
paratus has stopped to answer the
alarm. Violations of these regulations
may result in fines of as much as
500.
Local fire department officers are
urging citizens to respect these laws.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Club Members Exhibit
Baby Beefs At Show

Thirteen calves raised by Garrett
county All club boys were exhibited
at the Baby Beef show, held in con-
nection with the Pittsburgh Live Stock
Show on November 26, 27 and 28, ana
two of them placed in the prize
money, it was announced by Joseph
Steger, assistant county agent for
Allegany and Garrett counties.
Robert HarVey's beef won fourth in
its class; and Guy Harvey's won 9th
in its class. Glasses were divided into
heavy, light and medium.
Those making the trip included Earl
X. Harvey, ST., Earl X. Harvey, Jr.,
Calvin, Ernest, Guy, Robert and Fred
Harvey, North Glade; Hayward Gus
ter and two sons, Melvin and Dale
Custer, Swanton; Roland Bernard and
his father, Swanton; Dale and Donald
Glotfclty, of near Accident, and Mr..
Stegcr
The grand champion at the sale cX-
hibtcd by an Ohio boy was purchased
by the A. and p. Tea company for
$4.25 pound and the animal weighed
955 pounds The reserve champion
brought $50 per pound, Mr.. Steger
said the average was 26 cents per
pound after the grand champion was
excluded.
All boys went through the Armour
Packing plant, saw a movie and had
other entertainment by the Chamber
of Commerce, and participated in the
KDKA farm hour over the radio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Owen Treacy, Local
Merchant, Passes
Away on Tuesday

Owen Thomas Trcacy, aged 70
we'll known merchant Of Oakland for
the past thirty years, and in business
for the past forty-sevcn years, died at
his home on Second street Tuesday
afternoon about o'clock. He had been
in i'll health for some time but belfast
only few days.
Mr.. Treacy was born in Ireland
February Is, 1878, a son of the late
James and Bridget Boyle Treacy, and
came to this country with his family
while still lad, arriving in Oakland
on August Is, 1888. He was first en-
gagged in the restaurant business, on
the Southwest corner of Second and
Oak streets, opening his mercantile
business on the northwest corner
about 1915, which he continued tc
operate until the present time
He was married to Mary Sweeney
of Baltimore. Surviving are his widow
one daughter, Mrs. f. l. Baumgart-
ner; one brother, James P. Treacy;
and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Fender
CAST and Miss Margaret Treacy, all
of Oakland,
He was a faithful member of St.
Peters Catholic church, Oakland, and
also a member Of the Holy Name
Society.
Funeral services will be conducted
on Friday morning at 9 o'clock from
St. Peters church, with the high re-
QUEEN mass in charge of Rev. George
Shipper, pastor. Interment will be in
st. Peters cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Eugene Carney, James CAVITY
James Hesen, John Treacy, William
Hesen, and Francis J. Connolly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
SAILOR MANCLED
WHEN STRUCK BY
HELPER ENGINE
Walter F. MoOmaw, Mt. Lake
Park, Had Come to Oakland
For Week END With Family

Walter Franklin Moomaw, 20, tor
pedoman Bic, USNR., of Mt. Lake
Park, was mangled to death last Fri
day evening about H. 80 o'clock when
he was struck and run over, presum-
ably by a helper engine, about 300
yards west of the Oakland railroad
station.
Coming home for a weekend fur
Tough from Washington, where he is
stationed, he alighted from the second
section of the National Limited. He
was said to have told his wife of few
weeks, who was at the train to meet
him, that he would be "back in few
minutes" and disappeared around the
corner of the station.
The fireman on the castbound pas
senger train, due here at 1900 a. NJ,
noticed an object on the westbound
tracks and when the train halted at
Oakland he went back to investigate
and found a sailor, according to N. C.
Fraley, states attorney, who inves-
tigatcd.
Moomaw's left leg was severed be-
low the knee his right foot and right
arm were also severed and he had a
fractured skull and broken neck and
other bruises.
Lloyd Tasker, special police, was
notified and he called Emroy Bolden,
undertaken, and DR.. E. l. Baumgart-
ner, county medical examiner. The
body was removed to the undertaking
establishment and the Navy notified.
Four Navy personnel came to Oak
land on Sunday morning from Wash
ington, and following an investigation
released the body to members of his
family.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday afternoon at o'clock from
the Pleasant Valley Methodist church,
with Rev. w. Reece Burns officiating,
assisted by Rev. George W. Simpson,
and Rev. George H. Cocker, of the
Park. Interment was in the Pleasant
Valley cemetery. Six men Of the Navy
served as pallbearers, Lee Thayer,
Donald Johnson, James Shaffer, Hixon
Shaffer, Dwight Gauer and William
Deems.
Moomaw had served three years in
the Navy and had seven battle stars
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
LIONS CLUB MEMBERS TO
HAVE MUSICAL PROGRAM

Lions club members will hear a
musical program at their next regular
meeting which will be held at the Fike
boarding house on Monday evening,
December 10.
Mrs. Russell Brown, music instruc-
tor in Oakland High school, will have
charge of the program. Six members
of the school Glee club will be guests
Of the club and will present a group
Of Christmas musical numbers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
PLANS WINDOW DISPLAY
OF WAR SOUVENIRS

The Cumberland army recruiting Of
flee is planning a window display of
war souvenirs, to be shown in Cum
berland and also outlying towns in
Guiding Oakland, according to Harry
C. Mckinley, first lieutenant, eXecu-
tive officer,
Any veteran or family of service
men who has such souvenirs to display
may contact Sgt Marsh at the army
recruiting office in the court house,
Oakland, not later than December 10.
All souvenirs will be returned to the
owner at the conclusion OF the display.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Lease Storeroom

Prentice DeBerry and Paul Dewitt
have leased the property in the Thay-
er building on Alder street, at present
occupied by the Super States real es-
tate office and Snyder Neville's bar
Der shop, where they will open a shop
for the repair Of refrigerators, etc,
and for the sale in the future of re-
frigerators, freezing units, etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Firemen Called

Oakland Firemen were called last
Friday morning about 1880 o'clock to
blaze around the flue in
the home Of Charles Soelters, at Sun
nyside. There was some damage but
the building was saved.
Neighbors and friends assisted in
carrying out their furniture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06

Hermann Goering, on trial, said
flatly he was still Nazi and would
still support Hitler as he knew him
in 1888.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
Oakland High Quint
Tops Bruce Hoopmen
Locals Work Smoothly In Open
ing Game, But Drop Close One
to Aurora In Overtime Tilt

Oakland High schools cagers open.
cd their campaign on the local court
last Friday night with a 81 to II vic
tory over Bruce High school of West
ernport.
Bob Bosley, Neil Walter anc
Tommy Jones accounted for all but
four of the Hilanders' points. Bruce
was limited to three baskets from the
field.
Oakland led throughout, the quarter
scores being 8-4, 1877 and 20-9. Oak
land made good only three out Of nine
foul attempts, while Bruce cagers
scored only out Of 10 free trials
Kildow, Oakland substitute, scored !
points to complete the local scoring
N. Friend and D. johnson were in the
guard positions. Other non-scorlng
subs for Oakland were Herbert Leigh
ton and Lynn Lewis.
Parsons and Harmon each scored 4
points for Bruce, while Donnclly got
two and Kelly one. In the preliminary
game the Oakland High Jayvces de-
feated the Bruce Jayvees 13 to IL
McComas and Hanst were the refer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06

Oakland dropped its second game of
the season on Tuesday night at Au-
rora, West Va, $3.50 in an extra
period clash.
Trailing % to - at the close of
the third quarter, Aurora rallied in
tie final heat to tie the score at 30
so. In the overtime session Aurora
scored five points while banking Oak
land. The locals led at half time 17-12.
X. Bolyard, Roth and Dixon ac-
counted for twenty-five of the Win
ncrs' points, while Bob Bosley was
high for Oakland with eighteen.
Neil Walter scored six points while
Jones, Friend and Kildow each scored
two. G. Johnson and H. Leighton did
not score. d. Stemple, Lantz, Sell
ders and A. Stcmple completed the
Aurora lineup.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-12-06
AA III The Spot

ARRETT COUNTY is the spot for that proposed Veterans
Hospital in Western Maryland about which there seems
to be question in the minds of the heads of the
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

II. The vast majority of Representatives never
make II at all. They go on being lower chamber
ties until death. or the electorate, do them part
Take, for instance, the venerable Adolph p
SABBATH Of Illinois. He has been member of the
House for thirtyeight years-and is nearer
TO being Senator than when he started.
The 79.yearold SABBATH is dean of the House.
He was first elected in 1906 and has been reelected
nineteen times. You might think this would get
monotonous but SABBATH doesn't seem TO mind IT,
He has served under seven Presidents. The
first one was Theodore Roosevelt. Then came
William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson. Warren
C. Harding. Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and
Franklin D. Roosevelt
To get permission to raise his voice in oratory
he also has had to catch the eye of nine Speakers
Cannon, Clark. Gillett, Longworth, Garner
Rainey, Byrns, Bankhead and Rayburn. The sew
enth name is not msprint-t amt the Jimmy
Byrnes who used to make you get home by mid
night but Joseph w. Byrns, Of Tennessee.
Robert L. (Muley) Doughton, of North Caro-
lima, has been Representative for thirty.four
years but he's never been able to make that Isl
feet inch journey either
The redoubtable Sol Bloom, of New York, has
been in the House twenty-five years However,
am reasonably certain he has no ambition TO be-
come a Senator He is chairman Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee which makes him
about as powerful as elected guy can get on
Capitol Hill
Beside that Mr. Bloom is great stickler for
exactitude. He might concevably agree to at
tempt the Isl feet But l am sure he would balk
al the extra inches.
OF the ninetysix members Of the Senate twen
tytwo have worked their way up from the House,
which is a batting average Of less than $50. These
intrepid climbers, who were undaunted by the Isl
feet, inches are:
Hll Alabama; Hayden. Arizona; Mcclellan
and Fulbright. Arkansas; Lucas, Illinois; Barkley,
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

Kentucky; Berkeley l. Bunker. OF Nevada. and
Matthew NJ, Nicely, OF Nest Virginia
Without ropes or the service OF an alpine
guide they worked their way down. An four used
10 be Senator's
AS / have confessed on previous occasions.
these columns have terrible habit Of starting 0 O
one way and ending up another. When began
this particular one had no intention Of writing
about Congressional promotions and demotons.
was going TO discuss the Capitol Hill postal
situation!
Although Senate and House are only Isl feet.
inches apart do not think this is any help TO the
poor letter carriers. II Senator sends letter
10 Representative. the missve has 10 travel
around half Of Washington!
The Senator's letter is posted In the Senate
Post Office. 1t is collected there and taken 10
the main Washington Post Office. There il is
sorted and sent to the House Post Office-751
feet, inches from where it was originally
posted!
The Representatives feel this is very round.
about way of doing things and have tried 10 rec
tify matters. But the Senate will not agree
Finis f. Scott is House postmaster and Jack w.
Gates is Senate postmaster. Scott grumoes he
has slavish job compared to Gates rha, he has
more than four and a half times much work
TO do the House having 435 members 10 the
Senates 90
But this is what really gripes Scott: the Sen
ate p o. does not make out postal money orders.
Senators desiring same so to the House P. O.
with their business!
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
By GEORGE DIXON

Kentucky; Overton, Louisiana; White and Brew
ster, Maine; Tydings, Maryland; Scrugham.
Nevada: Tobey, New Hampshire Chavez, New
Mexico; Mead New York. Thomas. Oklahoma;
Myers Pennsylvania; Gerry, Rhode Island; Nc
KeffarI Feunessee;- Conna11y1 Texas: MurdocK
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

Utah; Glass, Virginia and Magnuson. Washington.
The other seventy.four Senators went from
whatever they we're doing directly to the Senate,
skipping the House preparatory course. Many
went from the governorshp of their State-and
please do not ask me how many because am ex.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

ASHINGTON.-By actual meas.
urement, the distance from the
House of Representatives to the
Senate is 751 feet, 4 inches, yet
il usually takes years to make
Evening star., 1945-03-08
Issued Ut Fairfax.
Issued at Rockville,

David K. Stresser, 23, MacDilI Field, Fla
and Lille Mae Morgan, 21, Wilkins
burg. Pa.
william l. Darby, jr.. 10, Washington
Grove, Nd, and Margaret e. Mccarthy
Elmore H. Stewart, "a, and Lois williams
%, both Of Silver Spring
Helen I. Fornsy. sS, Arlington. DAN
Richard l.. Shafer, "a, Fort Meade, and
LOis Bailey, %, Geneva Pa
Evening star., 1945-03-08
BY sHEILAH GRAHAM.
NHAszHAhzk1SNe
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
William Powell's wife, Diana
Lewis. has just been handed q new
seven-year contract at Metro. Are
they kidding? Diana at one time
was strong for q movie career. But
now she is more interested in being
a wife. She is currently at Palm
Springs with the spouse she af-
fectionately titles, 'Mr. Poo"
Clark Gable will be seen as q cap
tain in the merchant marine, with
Greer Carson as librarian, OF all
things, in their Strange Adven-
ture." The picture starts this week.
Dan (Exciting) Duryea's 3-year-
old son Richard locked himself in
the bathroom. There was an elec-
trio heater on, and the frantic Mrs.
.. finally telephoned Dan to come
home from emoting with Deanna
Durbin in Lady on q Train" A
minute before the equally frantic
Dan arrived, young Richard stopped
screaming and let himself out OF the
bathroom! They always do.
Trudy Marshall has only a fea-
tured role in ''Dragonwyck" STAR.
ring Gene Terney, Vincent Price
and William Eythe. But she cost
the studio a pretty penny the other
day. 1t seems that there was too