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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Registration Count
Shows Continuing
Republican Trend

Unofficial registration figures at
several of the county's registration
offices show almost a three to one
trend in favor of the Republican
party.
No official count will be possible
until the registration days prior to
the general election in November.
At Sang Run the registration was
10 Republicans to 7 Democrats; at
the City Hall, Oakland, As to 5, but
this included some of the soldier
registrations; at the Court House,
Oakland, II, II Republicans to 6
Democrats and at To, 10 Republicans
and Democrats.
Last official registration figures
showed 6052 Republicans to 1863
Democrats, SO others, for a grand
total of $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Wott~9 4 Pniuile9e .

PERIODICALLY We get around to urging the people to vote
But voting actually is privilege of the people of democracy
and citizens should inconvenience necessary
ercse that privilege and right
In primary the have the opportunity to
select the best from group candidates for particular office
Many times the candidates of the highest but this
which be corrected in other The
standard of the Office be such that will attract those better
qualified At present sometimes does and sometimes doesn
But at least able to have part in the selection OF
those who represent should allow such
pOrtunity to pass by.
Disregard the voting franchise lack of interest in the
machinery of government and the election of public officials only
the enemies of democracy the opportunity to step in and
take control
Such stepping has been very evident in the past twelve
years. hasn't gone far but is time that citizens be-
aroused Don't disregard this basic principle of democracy
Vote your preference when you have the opportunity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
DIED
CATHERINE LUCILLE KNEPP

CATHERINE LUCILLE kNEPP
Miss Catherine Lucille Knepp, aged
Is, of Red House, died at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. NJ. f. Hamilton, Wal
nut Avenue, Fairmont, w. Va, last
Thursday morning after an illness of
several months.
A student of Potomac State college,
kcyscr, she was taken i'll there in
April and was taken to a hospital in
Farmont on April s, where she re-
manned for several days before being
taken to her aunt's home.
While in the Fairmont hospital she
was treated for Lucrative colitis
and after several blood transfusions
it seemed that she had a favorable
chance for recovery
Deceased is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin F. Knepp, Red House,
and was born in this county April 80,
1928. She was graduated from Oak
land High school in 1915. She was
member of the Red House Lutheran
church and was active in both church
and Sunday school activities, having
been a pianist in both church and
Sunday school for the past five years
In this church she was baptized in
infancy by the Rev W. E. Waybright,
and was confirmed by the present
pastor, the Rev. Alvah K. Jones, D.
d., in 1910. In addition to the music
of the church, she was always active
in the Sunday school, Vacation Bible
school and the young peoples pro-
grams.
Surviving are her parents, two
brothers, Benjamin f. Knepp, Jr., and
Howard KEEPER, also her grand
mother, Mrs. II. H. Beckman, Eglon,
W. Va.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Red House church on Sun
day afternoon, June 16, at 2 o'clock
with DR.. A. X. Jones, pastor, offici-
ating. Interment was in the Red
House cemetery.
The floral tributes were many and
hundreds attended the service. The
building was crowded and more than
twice this number were unable to en-
ter the building. Miss Florence Sisk
sang an appropriate number. The
Red House Parish, under the direction
of the Missionary Society, contributed
funds for a memorial membership in
the United Lutheran church Mission
AIRY Society.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Army Duck Now
Inhabits Deep Creek

A former army duck is "on the
loose" on the waters of Deep Creek
Lake. Newly painted and overhauled,
this land or water vehicle has been
named THE Ruptured Duck" its
owners, Paul and Gary Ridder and
Ralph Pritts.
1t enters the waters from Cabin
Lodge and its 135-horsepower motor
enables it to get around at speed of
Is miles per hour. 1t can travel 60
mph on land. There are six wheels,
each having 100 by 18 tires, and it
is propelled by all six wheels on land.
There is propeller and rudder in
the rear for water travel.
The duck was built by General
Motors Corporation and originally
cost the government $1,000. Needless
to say the sale price to individuals
since the war, was considerably less.
Several more army ducks have been
purchased recently by Pritts garage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Revival Is Concluded

The revival and evangelistic meet
ing conducted the past two weeks in
the Pine Grove Church of the Breth-
rem, eight miles north of Oakland,
under the direction of Rev and Mrs
B. M, Rollins, young evangelists from
Kcyscr, w. Va, came to a close on
Sunday night Seventeen were re-
ceivcd into the church by baptism.
The Pine Grove Church voted that
Rev. and Mrs. Rollins return for an
other meeting within the next three
years.
Rollins began a revival meeting in
the Cherry Grove Church of the
Brethren, near Avilton, on Monday
night. The choir from the Pine Grove
Church is planning to attend the re-
vival next Sunday night at Cherry
Grove.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Mrs. Bennett Named
Welfare Board Head

At a recent meeting of the Garrett
County Welfare Board, Mrs. Mary
Drake Bennett, Oakland, was elected
to serve as chairman of the board for
the year ending June 81. l947, it was
announced by Francis Connolly,
Director. Mrs. Bennett succeeds Sen
ator Bernard |. Gender, whose six
year term of office expired on May
81.
The term of office of Alva G. Gort-
ner, Oakland, another board member,
also expired May 81. Mr.. Connolly
said the board of County Commits
sioners selected the following to serve
from lists submitted by the State
Board of Public Welfare to fill
vacancies: Dan Hershberger, Grants
vile; Dorsey T. Ashby, Crellin, whose
terms will expire May 81, 1852; and
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., whose term
will expire in May, 1850 The commits
sioncrs also selected John w. Herman
to serve as Commissioner Member of
the Board.
Mr.. Connolly said that at the last
meeting the Welfare Board expressed
great concern of the need for adj
ditional personnel to serve as junior
case workers. The minimum require
ments for this position, it was pointed
out, are graduation from college,
Board members expressed the hope
that some of the June graduates
would be interested Persons inter
estcd would be given an interview
with the director
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

tional agriculture teachers of the
county.
The show and sale are to be held
September 30 at the Accident Live
stock market, and are similar to the
one inaugurated last year which a
number of young farm boys found
profitable.
The hogs are to be divided into
three weight classes on day of the
show, light, medium and heavy. Best
hogs will be placed in a blue group,
the medium best into a red group,
and all others in white group.
Money awards will be paid only on
blue and red groups. A grand cham
pion and reserve champion are to be
selected by the Judge. All hogs en-
tered in the show must be sold for
slaughter on day of show.
Each exhibitor must be bonafide
FLA club or Al club member.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
June 80 Is Deadline
For Refreshments

June 30 is the deadline for re-en-
listment of former U. S. army per-
sonnet who wish to rejoin and regain
their old rating as a permanent
grade, and to receive family allow
ances, according to S-Sgt. George F.,
Kirby, army recruiter.
After that time anyone discharged
will have only 20 days to re-enlist in
order to receive any benefits. In
place Of family allowances a special
quarters allowance will be paid if a
soldiers wife and children are resid-
ing near his post where the soldier
may reside.
The army recruiting station is
open Wednesday and Thursday of
each week, $3.50 to 8, in the Oakland
post office building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

Nineteen pigs were recently pur-
chased from farm near Belair for
various All club and FLA. mem
bers who will participate in the Fat
Hog Show and Sale at Accident
again this fall, according to Joseph
Steger, assistant county farm agent.
The photo shows Donald Fratz. of
Accident, weighing in" on the scales
at the farm where the pigs were pur-
chased. Donald's weight was sub
tracted to give the pig a fair start.
Also in the picture are Steger, Mar
win Calls, vocational agriculture in
structor at Accident; and Richard
Sutton, assistant county agent of
Hartford county, with his eyes glued
on the scales, The photo was taken
by John Clark, secretary of the Mary
land State Fair board.
The rules and regulations for the
show were outlined recently at a
meeting of Mr.. Steger with the voca-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

: Mrs. Veronica Sisler, wife of T/Sgt.
Mayo Sislcr, arrived in New York
from Southampton, England, Wednes-
day, May % aboard the NJ. S. John
Ericsson and is now at Mt. Lake
Park.
Mrs. Sisler was the former Miss
Veronica Ann Bruce, daughter of the
late 1t. Commander George Robert
Bruce and Mrs. Margaret Bruce, of
Belfast, Ireland Mrs. Sisler volun-
teered for the W.A.A,F., women's
branch of the Royal Air Force, in
1910 and was honorably discharged
IN February, 1916. She was presented
with the defense medal for her excel
lent bravery in the Battle of Britain.
Her father, 1t Commander Bruce,
lost his life in the defense of his
country, in April 1912. Her mother is
a member of the British Merchant
Navy.
TISgt. and Mrs. Sisler met in
Southampton, England, where they
were both stationed, and were mar
ried in that country February 4, 1916
TISgt. Sisler arrived in this country
from England, June 8, and was
honorably discharged at Fort Meade,
June 10, after serving 2 years in the
European theatre Of war. He holds
the purple heart for the Battle of the
Rhineland, the combat infantryman's
badge, meritorious unit plaque, good
conduct medal, Amccian defense rib
bon, ETC ribbon, victory and occu-
patton ribbons. Sgt. Sisler is the son
of Mrs. Stella Lowdcrmilk Of Loeb
Lynn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Opportunity In Navy To Learn
One OF Fifty Trades

Men II to 80 years of age enlist
ing or re-enlisting before July list in
the U. S. Navy will have an oppor-
tunity to learn trade in one of the
Nays fifty different schools, accord
ing to the recruiter who is in Oak
land at the postoffice each Thursday
from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Some rates are open for eX-navy
men regardless of time of separation,
it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Old Fashioned Sing
Scheduled At Park

There will be an old fashioned all
day sing at the Camp Meeting
Grounds in Mt. Lake Park, on June
23rd, beginning with a brief Sunday
School Study and lasting through an
afternoon and evening session.
Musicians throughout the entire
section are invited to bring their
groups and take part in rendering
Sacred Vocal Music.
Tables and seats will be provided
for a basket dinner, and ample park
ing space is available.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Report Is Made of
Road Improvements
Here Since 1914
TabulatiOn By County Commits
siOners Reveals Large Amount
OF Work Accomplished

In report of improvements on
public this week by the County Com
miSSioners at their semi-monthly
meeting, it was revealed that over
fifty miles had been surface treated
since 1914, twenty miles of recon-
struction with treatment for the first
time, and three miles of road laid by
contract around flood control area at
Selbysport
John w. Herman, president of the
board, said that the county had pur-
chased its own black top distributor
which was being help in increasing
the mileage of worked highways.
Surface treatment Of the following
roads are planned for completion as
fast as shipments of tar can be had
and stone delivered, it was stated:
Steyer-White Church, 2 miles; Bloom
ington-Swanton, A; North Hill-Shal-
mar, 1.3; Glendale Meadow Mountain,
3; Rock Lodge-Bittinger, 2-5; Avil-
ton-Lonaconing, 4.8; Grantsville-Jen-
nings, /; Hoyes-Friendsville, 3;
Blooming Rose, 1.2; Selbysport-P Pa
Line 30; Broadford, 1-3; Vinex, 2.
Already surfaced this year are
Table Rock-Kempton, 1,6; Corunna,
1.2; Gorman-Steyer, 2; Beckman-
Underwood, 3; Pleasant Valley, 4;
Accident Friendsville, II; Friends
ville-Selbysport, l.
The above, it was pointed out, does
not include new reconstruction pro
gram which will be surface treated,
as follows: Noah Frazec to Blooming
Rose church, l mile, completed; Earl
Harvey to southeast, Is; Frazec
Ridge extension /; Finzcl, west, 1 5;
Maple Grove, 5; Kempton, surfacing
and reconstruction, l.5, already COM
pleted; Sunnyside, reconstruction, 8;
Ben Dewitt road, 2; Smouse road, 6;
Schmidt's to Steiding church, | 5;
Gnegy church, new construction, 6;
Sanders Lane, surfacing, / Monte
Vista to Porters, 7; Hoyes Run,
south, / Chestnut Grove, surface, 5.
During 1914 the Roads Department
surface treated 1876 miles of old road
and on ten miles of new work recon-
structed, primed and sealed for the
first time.
During 1915 28.7 miles of old work
was sealed, part of it being given
double surface treatment due to eight
years of neglect; five miles recon-
structcd and surface treated for first
time, one mile laid by contract on
Friendsville-Pa. Line relocation.
During 1916 five miles of recon-
struction have been completed, all
primed, some of which received a seal
coat. Two miles of new location and
surface has been completed except
a small part of surfacing between
Selbysport and Friendsville
In addition, it was also announced
the sum of SCI ,92024 has been saved
from gasoline funds and left on de-
post with the State Roads commits
sion to be used in matching federal
road funds during the first year of
the federal postwar road construc-
ton program which is expected to get
under way in the near future. Under
the terms of the Act of Congress
setting up this program, county
funds must be provided to match the
amount allocated to the county. Gar
rett county has complied with this
regulation and the start of these first
year projects awaits only the GO
ahead word from federal authorities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Enrolment Reaches
153 At Park School

Enrolment at the Mt. Lake Park
Union Vacation Bible School has
reached 153 students and II workers.
This is the second and final week of
the school.
Friday the group will have pic
mic at Potomac Park Camp, at which
time parents are also invited to at
tend.
Parents night will be held Friday
evening at o'clock in the Taber-
nacle when demonstration and ex-
hibit will be given to the general
public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
American Legion To Elect

At the regular meeting of Proctor
kildow Post No. III, American
Legion, on Monday evening, there
will be the nomination and election of
officers for the ensuing year and also
the naming of delegates to the State
Convention. The meeting will be at
5 o'clock at the Legion Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Governor O'Conor
To Be In County

Governor Herbert O'Conor, candi-
date for the U. S. Senate, expects to
be in Garrett county on Friday. He
will probably come to Grantsville
first and will have lunch in Oakland
at the William-James hotel, at
O'clock, at which time he will meet
the citizens in the interest of his cam
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
Widow Wins Plea
For Additional Sum

Acting as her own counsel, Mrs
Karin Offutt, Of Oakland, widow
of Daniel f. Offutt, appeared last
Friday before Chief Judge William
A. Hustler in the Garrett County Gil
cult Court and won her plea for an
additional allowance for the support
of her son, Daniel f. Offutt, Ill,
from the estate of her husband. The
jurist granted her an additional $50
a month.
The widow explained that the in
creased cost of living and the adj
ditional needs of the boy, now IA,
made it impossible to provide for him
properly without more funds.
Neil c. Fralcy and William K. Of
futt, attorneys and trustees for the
estate, also appeared at the hearing
Under an agreement reached last
year, the widow was allowed SAG a
month and the son was allowed 500
a month She said most Of her allow
ance goes toward payments on the
Offutt home, which she bought sew
cral months ago for more than $14,
600, after eviction proceedings had
been started by the estate trustees.
The widow also said she plans to send
the boy to summer camp and requires
more funds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
District Farm Bureau To Meet
At EglOn, West Va.

The Union district unit of the Pres
ton county Farm Bureau will meet
Friday evening, June 81, at 8:15 in
the Eglon school building.
The Amboy quartet will furnish
special music. There will be election
Of officers. Home gardening is the
farm activity scheduled for discussion
and study. There will be guest
speakers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20
To Induct Two

Two registrants who have been ac-
cepted for general military service
have been ordered to report to the
local Draft Board on Monday night,
July /, to be sent to Baltimore for
induction: They are Frank Vauken,
Cumberland; Clyde Davis Weitzel,
Avilton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

DR.. w. w. Grant, Mason Glotfelty,
F. E. Rathbun, Prentice DeBerry,
Merle Frantz, Emroy Bolden, who
are members of the board of directors
Of the Oakland Rotary club, were en-
tertained Monday evening at the
home of Dr.. E. |. Baumgartner,
Rotary club president.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

Mrs. James Pollock has returned
to Oakland after a visit of several
days in Baltimore and Washington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-06-20

Traffic Safety Slogan Tor Week
Drive Carefully - Remember there
are no spare parts for the human
body.
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Physician
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page II
Church honored Dr.. Taylor on
his 40th anniversary in the city
with a surprise testimonial,
Monday, Jan. 81, 1946, in the
Sunset Dining Room Of the
Western Lunch Box. Mrs. Mary
C. Jackson, popular business
woman, headed the committee
Of arrangements, ably assisted
by Mrs. Cora Arnold, organist of
the church.
Complimentary remarks were
given by DR.. A. A. Perry, pastor,
Rev. Enoch o. Woodhouse,
Messrs George w. Williams,
Otis A. B. Skinner, A. A. Turn
age, william F. Floyd, Mansfield
Hullum and James Schuyler.
Mr.. Clarence A. Dozier, presi-
dent Of the choir, presented an
album designed by Mrs. Arnold,
with crisp new bills on each
page, a gift of the Senior Choir
and honorary members and
trustees of the church.
Boston is fortunate to num-
Der DR.. Walter o. Taylor among
its citizenry.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-02

The rank and file the members of various organiza-
tons should throng to the FEPC hearings which open
the State House next Wednesday, They should not de-
pend the elected heads of organizations to carry all
the burden and then to themselves unqualified
right crtcse their leaders for any mistakes or short
comings. Mistakes, of course, will happen People who
do things will at sometime commit error or come
short of their undertaking. and the unjust thing that
single will be enlarged to overshadow all the good
things that accomplished The followers should
equal risk by earnest participation in the efforts Just
their presence great numbers attend will be of impress
sive help in getting the bill passed.
Not only the hearing room should be iammed with
enthusiastic assembage, but crowds should overflow
into the corridors and fill the State House and the
outside steps Members Of churches members of lodges
fraternity members sorority members, the Equal Rights
League the Congress for Equal opportunity, the NAACP
unions, War Parents War Mothers all should attend in
bodies 1t would be splendid thing if ministers of the
Gospel should tell their congregations tomorrow about
the hearing and impress them with the Importance of
mbers attendance at the State House And would be
grander thing each pastor should ea6 his congrega-
ton in body to the hearing crowded State House,
with thousands swarming the entrances would impress
legislators that the demand for fair employment legsa-
genuine and widespread would spur them to do
something about it.
Let us not come short Of duty to contribute our
support to the needed legislation We also when
wait in overwhelming numbers within and without the
gates. ann
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CandIemas AT
ST. Augustine's

Today is CandIemas, or the
Feast of the Presentation of Christ
in the Temple; but the traditional
ceremonies connected with the
festival will be transferred to
Sunday at the Church of St.
Augustine and St. Martin, Lenox
ST., Roxbury.
Tomorrow morning, before the 9
o'clock High Mass, the years sup
ply of candles for the church will
be blessed, and Candlemas pro-
cession in which the members of
the ChurchSchool will take part
vii lbe made around the church.
After the Mass, the st. Blasius
blessing of threats will be given.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-02
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Has Successful
Workshop

AS a part of very extensive
Founders Celebration, the Bos-
ton A. K. A. Chapters held work.
shop at the Samuel Adams School
of Social Studies, Provence St., on
Saturday, Jan. 26. Soror Lucy
Mitchell who served as chairman
of the meeting introduced the
theme, Education for Cooperative
Living" and presented those who
led the discussions. They were:
Miss Mahei Dushane, a student in
the special labor courses at Har-
ward University; Soror Estelle
Massey Riddle, of the National
War Council Of Nurses; Soror
Louise Mcdonald, Supreme Anti
Barsileus and head Of Projects,
who spoke on Legislation; and
Mrs. Clark Goodman, candidate
for Ph.D. in Anthropology, who
spoke on Intercultural Coopera-
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chusettS units and at least two
N. G. Bay State divisions.
WANTED: mOEE MEN
In a letter which is self ex-
planatory and received by our
reporter this week for Boston
press release there exists an ur-
gent call for more men in the
present 9th State Guard, COM
mandedb y Col. LAKELAND Hew-
lit, former commander and one
of the builders of the 372nd
Third Battalion, MIG. This
call, incidentally, is not only for
ex-militaIy men. Wanted also
are men in all categorieS, espe-
cially those with technical skills.
This letter follows:
Dear Comrade-AS a former
member of the armed forces of
World War II, this urgent call
should mean a lot to you and
our people in general. When
World War I ended, you recall
that L Company from which
sprang the 372nd was without
an armory in which to drill or
hold meetings. Men like Col
Hewitt, Col. Digger, Maj. Wilson
and many others had to enlist
as privates in order to build an
organization despite the fact
that they were all officers in
World War T. These men paved
the way to build one of the best
organizations in the country.
Let DIS keep things going.
BATTALION NEXT SUMMER?
1.-THE local State Guard needs
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lnterdenOminatI
Ushers Assn. OF
New England Inc.

On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Ways
and Means Committee of the
UShers' Association will sponsor
a State Pew Rally at Columbus
Avenue A,ME. Zion Church,
ReRv A. A. Perry, pastor.
Every effort is being made to
make this affair an enjoyable
one. The USherS' Chorus will
supply the music and Rev. E.
Raphael Michael of Rush Zion
Church will be guest speaker.
All are cordially invited to
come and spend a pleasant
Sunday afternoon with your
ushers and learn why your
home state is the best in the
country. There is no admission
fee.