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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Harold Nj. Dawson
Dies at His Home

Harold NJ Dawson, aged so, drug
gist in Oakland Pharmacy for many
years, died at his home this morning,
July 25, about 1880 o'clock, after an
illness of about four years.
Deceased was born at Mt. Lake
Park. March %. 1896, a son of the
late Charles f. and Helena J. Daw-
son. He was veteran of the first
world war and served overseas with
the medical detachment Of the 306th
infantry, from April 6, 1918 to April
25, 1919. He served in the Baccarat
sector, Vesle sector, Oise-Aisne,
forct- Argonne; and the Muesse-Ar-
COME.
He was druggist in Oakland
from 1915 to the summer of 1912
when he became i'll. He underwent an
operation in April of 1913, and con-
tinued to improve somewhat in health
until the first of the year. He had
been belfast for the past month. De
ceased was member of st. Paul's
Methodist church, Oakland.
He was married to Ursula Mclntire
January 1 1920. Surviving are his
wife, and one daughter, Nancy Lou,
at home; and the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs Blanche Landon,
Mt. Lake Park; Mrs. Robert Root,
Cumberland; Mrs. nellie r. Willett,
Cumberland; Mrs. Robert B. White,
Glendale, Calf; George Z. Dawson,
Mt. Lake Park; Charles L. Dawson,
Manitowoc, Wis; Clyde F. Dawson,
Huntington, W. Va; and Walter F.
Dawson, Oakland.
Funeral services will be conducted
from his home, ~ Pennington street,
on Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock. The family has requested that
flowers be omitted. Interment will be
in Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Officials Establish
Identity of Robber

Identity of the young thief, shot
and killed at Ralph Parks service
station near Red House last Thurs
day, was established the same day by
officials of the Industrial School for
boys at Pruntytown, W. Va.
year-old Russell Wiley, of
Whitman, Logan county, W. Va, es-
capped from the school Wednesday
morning and hitchhiked a ride to
Erwin. Authorities stated he rihed an
automobile at this point, taking a
knife and several other small articles,
and then ventured on to a garage
where he stole a pickup truck belong
ing to G.. W. Brock. From Erwin
Wiley followed Route 80 to Parks cs-
Establishment and gained entrance to
the building thru a kitchen window.
Parks and his wife were awakened
by the movement of someone in the
restaurant and investigated. Shortly
afterWard the cash register rang and
Parks, grabbing a shotgun, ran to
the porch when his wife called that
the thief was leaving. From this po-
sition he fired as Wiley backed from
the door and the robber received the
full load of shot in the neck.
Authorities cleared Parks of re-
sponsibility, holding that the youth
was shot and killed while committing
a felony.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Making Survey
of Situation of
Deep Creek Area

A survey of sanitary conditions
around Deep Creek Lake is being con
Quoted by the County Board of
Health so that they may devise some
sort of plan for disposition of gar
bage and sewage Reports from a
meeting held in the County Com
missioner's Office on Wednesday
show present conditions are far from
good and that some measure will
have to be taken to guard against
eventual pollution.
Approximately three hundred cot
tages surround the lake and in sever
al cases there are sewer lines running
directly into the water, it was stated
There is evidence of persons carrying
garbage out in boats and dumping it
over the side, not to mention the piles
of refuse located near the waters
edge.
The Board of Health and the Game
and Fish Commission, and the Pen
sylvania Electric company have
joined forces to make this survey.
Walter Ashby, Francis Ruge, and
Robert Bittle, respectively, are
gathering the information by visiting
cabins on the lake and reporting
circumstances of those having ten
denotes toward pollution.
At present the lake shows no signs
of being polluted, it was stated, but
if such conditions continue it will
eventually come to that stage, it was
felt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Highway Will Take
Third Street Route
State Roads Commission De-
cides Against Use of Fourth
Street Through Oakland

Information that members of the
State Roads commission had definitely
decided that Third street would be
the most feasible route for the re-
building and location Of U. S. route
2l9 was learned this week following
a visit of Senator Bernard l. Gender
and Joseph W. limbaugh to the COM
missions office in Baltimore last
Wednesday, July II.
Mr. limbaugh was seeking in
formation so that he could decide
whether or not to face his proposed
hotel, at the north edge of town, on
Third street or Fourth street.
Mr. Gender declared members Of
the commission said they had made a
survey of both Third and Fourth
streets several weeks ago and decided
that Third street would be the best
especially on account of the proposed
new hospital, which will be near
Fourth street, and since Third street
was a secondary street through the
town already. There would be less
grading and less expense for an out
let to the south across the B. and o.
railroad and the Little Youghiogheny
river, it was pointed out. They also
Informed Mr.. Gender that they were
anxious to build the road where the
majority Of citizens wished it to be.
Nothing was learned about the
approaches to the new route At
present large part of Third street
is used for the u. S. route, switching
over from Fourth street at the Darby
corner coming from the north and
leaving Third street at the corner of
Oak street, following Oak eastward.
A survey Of the approach from the
north made several weeks ago CON
tinucs on Third street and in the
rear of the Mitchell property, to con-
meet again with the present route
somewhere near the DeBerry farm.
Whether or not new road would be
built on the South side of the
Youghiogheny river, to connect with
the present route somewhere near
the Weber railroad crossing, to Monte
Vista, and thence connect with the
present highway about two and one
half miles souh of town, was not
learned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Winners of Tennis
Tourney To Return
For Events This Year
Twenty-F0urth Annual TOurna-
ment Scheduled August II to
II At Mt. Lake Park

Last years winners in the annual
tennis tournament will return to COM
pete for the championships again
this year, it was announced this week
by Ralph Weber president of the Mt.
Lake Park Tennis club.
Word has been received from Lieut..
John Curtiss, US. Navy, of Wash
ington, winner of the mems singles,
and Mrs Ann Gray, of Washington,
winner of the womcn's singles, that
they would both try to capture a
second leg on the Skyles bowl and the
Grimes cup. The trophies must be
won three times to become permanent
possession of the winners.
Both awards were placed in compc-
tition last year for the first time, the
Grimes cup in honor of the late
Frances Grimes, former tournament
winner, who was killed in an airplane
accident in Massachusetts while in
the service Of her country; and the
I Skyles bowl in honor Of the late Major
w. n. Skyles, summer resident of the
Park for many years and always an
interested citizen in the tennis events.
Capt Alice Mcdonald, runner up in
the women's event and winner of the
women's doubles, along with Mrs.
Gray, is also returning, and members
of the committee were of the opinion
that the number of entries would be
double that of last year.
This year will mark the twenty
/ fourth annual tournament, which is
sanctioned by the United States Lawn
Tennis association. The events are
scheduled for the week of August II
to II on the Park tournament courts.
The schedule also includes num-
Der of social events. There will be
open house at the club house at Mt
Lake Park ON Wednesday evening; a
buffet party at the Oakland Golf club
on Thursday evening; the annual ten
mis- dance at the Mt. Lake Hotel ON
Friday, August 16; and punch bowl
party on Saturday evening.
Prizes are to be awarded on Satur-
day, at the conclusion of the matches.
Mrs. J. Edwin Watson, Jr., and
Mrs. Kitty Carr Beacon, of Fairmont,
have been named co-chailmcn of en-
tcrtainment; and Mrs. Walter Pollard
was elected treasurer of the Mt. Lake
Park Tennis club and the Joint activi-
ties committee for Oakland and Mt,
Lake Park, replacing Mrs. James
Holloway, formerly of Wheeling, w.
Va, who now resides in Chicago. Mrs.
Holloway is expecting to return for
the tournament.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Beauty Contest Will
Be Included In Plans
For Farmers Picnic
Picnic Will Be Held Saturday,
August 3, Near Bittinger; A
Number of Prizes Donated

Plans for the county farmers
picnic, to be held Saturday, August 3,
at the Bittinger recreation area, which
were completed this week by the Gar
rctt County Farm Bureau, sponsor of
the event, will include a farm girl
beauty contest and baby beef show
and exhibit, it was announced by John
H. Carter, county agent.
Games and contests among those at
tending are also featured in the plans
which will be in charge of Floyd
burst, chairman of the recreation
committee, and other members of the
Older Youth group. Quite a number
of prizes have been donated for the
occasion which are to be given away
that day.
There will be a free treat for all
children, ages three to ten.
Among the prizes and their donors
are the following:
Leslie Savage, Friendsville, $500
purchase certificate on concrete blocks
to be given as gate prize.
Ray Teets Garage, Oakland, 6:00-1G
Goodyear automobile tire, mems prize
for surprise contest.
Farm Bureau, small pressure cook
cr, womcn's prize fol ,urprise contest.
A. ID. NaYlor & Company, Oakland,
set of three butcher knives, mems
prize on wcight-guessing contest on
baby beef; also Fire King casserole
Womcn's prize on weight-guessing con-
test on baby beef.
Oakland Hardware & Furniture
Company, Oakland, mans pocket knife
as mems prize on egg golf contest;
also teapot, womens prize egg golf
contest.
Hubs Harness Shop, Oakland, knife
and key chain, prize on shoe relay con-
test.
Farm Bureau, speed ball and bat,
prize for organized softball team; also
set of official pitching horseshoes,
prize for horseshoe pitching contest
Rudy's Department Store, Oakland
boys shirt, boys prize on contest to
be announced for children 3 to 10
years of age.
Princess Shoppe, Oakland, pure n.y.
lon socks, girls prize on contest to be
announced for children to 10 years
of age.
Southern States Cooperative, Oak
land, $500 cash to be applied on cost
Of small pressure cooker.
Maryland State Fair Board, $500
to be divided into the following prizes
Grand champion steer, reserve cham
pion steer, and equal prizes for the
remainder of those who exhibit.
Dr. Guy N. Hartman, farmer and
former superintendent of schools in
Somerset county, Pa, will speak dur
ing the afternoon program and there
will be a representative from the state
Farm Bureau.
The farm girl beauty contest is
sponsored by the State Farm Bureau
which is open to any who meet the
following qualifications Garrett Coun-
ty farm girl, unmarried; aged, II
through "a; winner to participate in a
state contest. A prize of $40 will be
given to the winner and also $35 fol
expenses in going to the state contest
Second prize will be S. The dress is
to be informal afternoon attire.
The picnic will be an all-day affair
with every one providing his own
lunch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Candidates Formally
Nominated on Monday

Theodore R. McKeldin, mayor of
Baltimore, accepted his nomination
for governor at the Republican
party's state convention in Baltimore
on Monday in a speech assailing
Democratic primary campaign eX-
penditures which he termed dis
graceful"
The convention, which also nomi-
mated party candidates for other state
and federal officers and adopted a
platform, heard McKeldin pledge
himself to a constitutional limitation
prohibiting any governor from sue
ceeding himself
The Republican State Central Com
mite, in a brief meeting, reelected
Galen l.. TAFT chairman and named
Mrs. W. David Tilghman and Paul
Fletcher as vice-chairmen. Leland
Rockwell, Baltimore county, was
elected treasurer.
Carl Distlcr, Baltimore, in nomi-
mating McKeldin asserted there had
been a 'laXity in Annapolis in recent
years. pointing to what he called
"unaccounted-for use of money for
the governors maintenance" zap
parent corruption existing in Balti-
more police department which is I'M
der state administration" scandal
attached to the manner in which the
unemployment compensation insur-
ance funds are handled
Rep. j. Glenn Beall, who delivered
the keynote address of the convcn-
ton, asserted Maryland would be
found in the Republican column this
fall and that the COP would wrest
congressional leadership from the
Democrats "There's nothing wrong
with the country that the election of
a Republican governor and Congress
won't cure" he said.
Other candidates whose nomi-
nations were ratified included D.
John Markey for United States SEN
ator; George Cochran Doub for at
torney general; and Alexander T.
Grier for comptroller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
More Candidates
File Expenses

From the office of clerk of the Cir
cult court comes a report of expenses
filed by candidates in the recent
primary election. To date, with all
but four of the county having re-
ported, the expenditure has run close
to $500, an average Of 500 per
candidates.
Accounts filed within the past week
were: Ellsworth G. Moon, STATS;
Stanley L. Calhoun, $1O7; Lawrence
NJ. Fraley, $50; Fred E. Beachy, $75.-
80; j. Edward Hclbig, $95.15; Jonas
W. Smcs, $1G8.65; Russell L. Smith,
$113.O5; Cheston H. Browning, $233;
and Richard L. Davis, $21420.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
County Gets $l,1S5
From Income Taxes

Garrett county has received 81 1885
from the Maryland Income Tax
division as its share of $1,311 sol of
l945 individual income tax revenues
up to June so, the total division re
ported.
The total amount paid to the coun-
ty was $1,971 but the county actually
received $1,185 after payments to
incorporated towns.
Under the present law the state
gives 25 percent of payments from
the counties back to them, less
amounts shared with incorporated
towns receive one-eighth of the total
income tax payments made by their
residents to the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Softball To Continue

The softball league will continue
with games this week.
The Oakland senior Episcopal team
will play the Altamont Episcopals ON
Thursday evening at $3.50 at the Fike
field. Also at the high school cage ON
Thursday the Methodist adults will
play combined team from the
Lutheran and Catholic churches. On
Friday evening the Methodist and
Catholic girls teams will play at the
cage.
Last week the Methodist junior
team defeated the Catholic junior
team.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
To Conclude All-Day
Sings At Deep Creek

The Deep Creek Baptist Church
will hold the last of a series of All
Day Sings this Sunday afternoon.
The pastor, Rev. George II. Cocker
announced that among those expected
to be present for special renditions
will be the complete choir of the Lost
Creek Seventh Day Baptist Church
of near Clarksburg, W. Va; the Pine
Grove Choir, the Rodeheaver quar-
tette, the Edgar quartctte and others.
After a basket lunch on the church
grounds. the singing is to start at
200 p NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Tri-State Golfers
Will Assemble For
Annual Tournament

With the greens and fairways in
excellent condition. due to the work
of local club members, all plans are
completed for the second annual tri-
state amateur golf tournament, to be
held Saturday and Sunday on the
local course.
With the acceptance Of a large
number of entries already received,
those in charge were confident that
there would be fifty or scventy-five
prepared to participate in the meet.
Last years winners have significd
their intention to compete, including
George Hoffer, Wheeling, who is still
classed as an amateur, even though
in charge of a club at Ogleby Park
this year. He will take part if the
committee so rules, it was stated.
Evo Petri, Wheeling, second last
year, and Phil Contic, Kingwood,
third last year and former champion
of the Kingwood Country club, are
also coming.
Other entries include Charles
Craig, present champion, Phil Skid
more, Linn Taylor, Joe Schmidlc
Kingwood country club; Red Hopkins,
champion of Sunnycroft, and Alpha
Lawson, former runner-up in West
Virginia open and Clarksburg city
champion, both Clarksburg; Keith
Ashby, open champion, field club;
Jim Dubuque, Anthony ScaritZ, An
thony DeTillo, Joseph Warash, Rug
ged Morgan, George Rodgers, of
Fairmont; Tom Bloch and Jess Bloch,
of Wheeling, the first being a former
West Virginia state champion. A
group from HagcrstoWn headed by
Walter Pollard, is also expected, as
well as players from Cumberland and
other areas.
There will be eighteen holes of
play on Saturday and the low thirty
players will play IS additional holes
Sunday morning and Is holes Sat
urday afternoon for the champion
ship, and the DR.. Logan l.. Carr
trophy which was won last year by
Hoffer.
First prize winner will receive a
pigskin leather travelling bag, with
Schick electric razor for second and
a cashmere sweater for third. Other
prizes include Brownie reflex
camera with flash attachment, golf
jackets, and sterling silver Ronson
lighters.
Golf club members met last night
to discuss the tournament and the
club maintenance. Since the reSig-
nation of the pro, the course has been
under the care of Ira Bosley, assisted
by Harry Biser and members of the
club. Warren Mann is operating the
pro-shop. The roughs have been cut
down and the course is said to be in
excellent shape. Small bridges over
the streams are being repaired and
the tees resoddcd Mission chairs for
the clubhouse have been ordered and
a new greens mower is being con-
sidered
The first night of the tournament
members of the club will entertain at
a party for the players at the club
house.
Ladies' Tournament
A Ladies' Tri-State tournament is
in the planning stage, and is set for
August IL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25
Democratic Candidates
Formally Nominated

William Preston Lane, Jr., and
Governor Herbert II. O'Conor form
ally accepted before the Democratic
convention on Tuesday their nomi-
nations for governor and Senate re-
Spectively, Lane Stressing party unity
in his address, and O'Conor dwelling
on international affairs.
A platform pledged support to
President Truman, the United Ma
tions and limitation of successive
governors terms to two was adopted
by the assembly without debate.
James j. Lacy, nominee for comp
troller and Hall Hammond, for at
torncy general, also made brief ac-
ceptance speeches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25

The othopedic clinic will be held
next Thursday, August 1, at the
health office in the court house DR..
George 0. Easton will be here. APP
pointment cards have been mailed to
the 100 OF more who are expected to
attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-25

Meat dealers in Baltimore COM
planned that there was too much meat
on hand and sales were slow.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-11
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B. UAW-ClO

One of the most hopeful signs of the
awakening of the people of Toledo and Lucas
County came this week when the Board of
Elections announced that the voters had regis.
tered nearly 100 per cent for the November
election.
1t is now apparent that the people mean to
do something about the bad conditions which
have developed for them since the war as re-
suit OF the failure of Congress to recognize
their needs and do something to aid them in
stead OF showing all their concern for big bust.
ness.
Maybe the people have not forgotten that 1t
was Congress that rejected the full employ
ment bill that would have guaranteed jobs, in
stead of the bill which was finally passed which
guarantees them nothing except the right they
already have, to look for another job when they
are unemployed
Shortages which exist in meats and many
other commodities brought about by big busi-
ness interests for the purpose of wrecking price
control and to put political pressure on the
workers, is forcibly brought home daily as the
people search in vain for meat and other scarce
articles of food, wearing apparel and other
hard.to-get items.
WAGES CUT
People are not stupid They are keenly
awake to the fact that instead of receiving an
1914 cents increase that they have actually had
their wages cut.
Workers are aware that there are more
ways than one of cutting wages They are GER
tain now that instead of the boss coming around
and telling them, beginning next week your
wages will be cut 1912 per cent" that he can
accomplish the same thing by increasing the
price of the things they make 1914 per cent.
1t isn't necessary for the workers to be ex.
perts in simple mathematics to realize that
their unemployment benefits are not going to
e # Sx,E11
process which Congress has made possible.
Workers realizing all these things also real.
iZe that with the high cost of medical and hos.
pital care that sickness and i'll health are al
most major luxuries and they know that Con-
gress has done nothing to give them low cost
medical care and disqualification.
There are many other things that have af-
fected the people of the country and are still
hitting them telling blows in their pocketbooks,
but it now is easy to see that they are anxious
to do something about the situation In the
November election.
Because of the fine work which has been
done by PAC in getting out the vote through
registration of ineligible voters, I believe that
we have an excellent opportunity to make our
weight felt this fall. l congratulate PAC for
its good work and want to compliment all
those who qualified for November. Everyone
should now study the issues and prepare to
cast vote next month that will help to clear
up serious national economic situation in
which profits are greater than ever before and
wages are not sufficient to maintain the peo-
pie at decent standard of living