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The Republican., 1946-08-29
Parade Scheduled
To Open Officially
Labor Day Event
Procession to Meander Through
Streets of Oakland, Ending
At Scene of Festivities

Final committee meetings have
been held and all is in readiness for
the twenty-fourth annual Labor Day
picnic, which is to be held in the city
park at the north edge of town ON
Monday, under auspices Of the local
Knight of Pythias lodge
The day will officially open with a
mammoth parade at 10 o'clock which
will conclude at the picnic grounds
after traversing the main streets of
the town. A number of cash prizes
are to be awarded which include $50
and S25 awards to the bands taking
first and second place; $25. to the
best fire company; $40 for the best
novelty in the procession; SIS for a
Ladies Auxiliary organization; and
$40 for girl scout or Brownie troop.
The souvenir program of the event
has been printed and will be distrib-
uted on that day.
State Senator Robert b. Kimble, of
Cumberland, also grand chairman,
domain of Maryland, X. of P. will be
the principal speaker. Other grand
lodge officials are planning to attend.
Committeeman have announced
that there will be plenty of free park
ing space, and a place for family pic
MICS on the grounds. There will be
band concerts, carnival attractions
and rides on the grounds, and at II
o'clock p. m. a Grossly sedan will be
awarded.
The Republican., 1946-08-29

the address of welcome at the morn
ing service, and special features will
be special music, Somerset sacred
Aires by a male quartet, and solo
by Earl N. Rodeheaver, accompanied
by Mrs. A. f. Rodeheavcr.
Special music at the afternoon ser
vice will be by the Accident mixed
quartet, a solo by Mrs. r. c. McOlvin,
a duet by Betty Scrogum Claguc and
Ruth Scrogum, and additional num-
bers by the Somerset male quartet
Rev. Arthur Scrogum, a former pas
tor, will give a brief history of the
church and Sunday school.
The Accident church of the Broth
rem was organized in 1916 by Jacob
Beeghly. The first church was built
in 1858 on a lot donated by Jonas
Becghly. The old church was torn
down and a new one erected on the
same lot in 1889, which is still stand
ing The first Sunday school in the
Accident congregation was organized
so years ago with Henry NJ. Speicher
as superintendent, in which capacity
he served for over thirty years. The
church has an active Ladies' Aid
society and an aggressive Sunday
school organization.
Everyone is invited to attend these
services on Sunday.
The Republican., 1946-08-29

Three noted speakers will partic-
ipate in the cccntennal celebration Of
the Accident Church of the Brethren,
to be held at Accident next Sunday,
September /.
The speaker at the morning SER
vice, which begins at 1890 o'clock,
will be Dr. Rufus d. Bowman, presi-
dent of Bethany Biblical Seminary,
Chicago, Ill., Dr.. Bowman is also
moderator elect of the annual con-
ference of the Church of the Brethren
to be held in 1947.
Dir. A. c. Baugher, president of
Elizabcthtown College, Elizabeth
town, Pa, will be the principal
speaker at the afternoon session
which begins at 80 o'clock He is
also a director of Bethany Biblical
Seminary, Chicago, and is chairman
of the General Board of Christian
Education of the Church of the Broth
rem. He received his Phi. d. degree
from Now York University and is
also a graduate of Columbia Uni
versity He is author of "Trcnds in
Higher Education."
Another speaker at the afternoon
session will he Prof NJ. r. Wolfe,
president of the chair of Bible at
Bridgewater college, Bridgewater, Va.
Rev. Olonzo p. Fikc, pastor Of the
Accident Brethren church, will give
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Programs For Choir
Festival Shaping 8 Up
Will BE Presented at Arthur.
dale, W. Va, on September
2S and 20

The three programs of the Noun
tain Choir Festival association, to be
given Saturday evening and Sunday
afternoon and evening, September %
and %, are almost ready to be an
nounced in their entirety, according
to Rev. Felix c. Robinson director
They will be given in the gymnasium
at Arthurdalc, w. Va.
\ program of folk music is sched-
ulcd for Saturday evening at o'clock.
Prof and Mrs Maurice Matteson will
give number Of southern AppaIa-
chian folk songs, accompanied by dull
elmer and piano, and DR.. w Parke
johnson, Arthurdale, will present a
program Of piano music There will
bo other features. Prof Matteson,
head Of the department of music,
State Teachers college, Frostburg, is
also chairman of Folk Music for the
National Federation of Music clubs.
A program of choral music by
guest choirs will be presented Sunday
afternoon, September 20, beginning
at , o'clock. Groups expected include
the Grafton community choir, the
Greek Orthodox Russian choir of
Ambridgc, Pa, the Spruce Street
Methodist choir, Morgantown. At the
conclusion Of the afternoon session,
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Local Firemen Are
Called to Elk Garden

The Oakland Volunteer Fire de
partment was one of four companies
called Saturday night to help eX-
tinguish a blaze at Elk Garden, W.
Va, which destroyed one home and
badly damaged an adjoining store.
The fire broke out about $3.50 p.
m. in the kitchen of the home of Ed
ward Atkinson and soon spread to
the adjoining store of Lawrence
Moreland. Contents Of the store were
removed
Terra Alta, Keyser and Kitzmiller
companies were called. Firemen said
about six booster tanks of water from
wells Of the area were used in quench-
ing the flames. Water was poured on
several homes near the blaze and
firemen said the heat was intense
enough to scorch the paint Of the
structures.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Coal Output Drops

Coal production in Allcgany and
Garrett counties, Maryland's lone
coal producing areas, showed a drop
in l945 as compared to 1914, accord
ing to the annual report of the Mary
land Bureau of Mines.
The net Garrett county tonnage in
1945 was S24,627 as compared to
869,330 in 1914, In Allcgany county
the tonnage dropped from 1,0O6, ,474
to 954,604.
Mine employment in Garrett coun-
ty dropped from 1913 to 757 men,
while the decline in Allegany was
from ,431 to 1,041. In Garrett coun-
ty miners decreased from 524 to 442;
drivers from 1l3 to 1l2; inside
laborers from 104 to 81; and outside
employees from 1872 to 116.
The bureau reported production of
1865 net tons of coal per miner dur
ing 1945 in this county as compared
with production of ,631.S net tons
per miner in Allegany county for the
same period
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Temperature Down

The temperature hovered near the
frost line several mornings during
the past week, giving farmers and
gardeners some concern. Low read
ing of the week was 35 degrees, on
Wednesday morning.
Crops are not maturing properly,
farmers are complaining. The corn
crop is considered far short, and
other crops are slow, probably due to
the dry weather in June and July.
The current cold spell apparently
came to an end yesterday and there
were prospects of much warmer
weather for early September.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Serious Fire Averted

What might have been a serious
and costly fire was averted by prompt
action of the Oakland firemen last
night about midnight when call was
received from the Mt. Lake Hotel.
A fire was discovered in mat
teress in fourth-floor room occupied
by William Grimes, son of the owner,
Mrs. June Grimes. The blaze was put
out by hand eXtinguisher and dam
age was slight, destroying only the
mattress and bedclothing. 1t was pre-
sumed the blaze was started by a
lighted cigarette.
Hundreds of people drove to the
Park from Oakland when the location
of the fire was learned.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Lions Hear Oraganist

Members of the Oakland-Mt Lake
Lions club heard a musical program
at their regular meeting Monday eve
ming, held this time at the William
James hotel instead of the Fike
Boarding house.
David F. NJ. Ulrich, concert organ
ist for the Wanamaker store in
Philadelphia, who is vacationing in
Oakland played "a number of selec-
tions on the piano.
Aza c. Stanton, Jr., also presented
several numbers on the electric
guitar and piano.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Sugar Stamp Valid
For Extra Month

The OPA announced Tuesday that
spare ration stamp No. 40 will be
good for five pounds of sugar
through September 30, instead of ex-
piring August 81 as originally
scheduled.
The extension was granted, the
OPA said, because of local shortages
which have prevented housewives in
some areas from using the stamp.
The agency said Spare Stamp No
81 will be good for five pounds of
sugar the October-December quarter
The Republican., 1946-08-29
TO Attend State Fair

Hazel Jane Broadwater, Bittingcr
4-H club member and winner of the
Farm Girl beauty contest at the Farm
Bureau picnic at Pleasant Valley on
August 3, is planning to attend the
Timonium State Fair on Saturday.
A luncheon is to be given on Sunday,
September 1, for the county winners,
after which the statewide contest
will be held at o'clock.
The winner will be given the title
Of queen Of the fair which is being
conducted all Of the following week.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
Excursion Planned

An excursion similar to the autumn
leaf excursions of pre-war years is
being planned by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad on Sunday October -
it has been announced by NJ. W.
Grove, district passenger agent.
The excursion will be from Balti-
more and Washington and will arrive
in Oakland about l o'clock p. m., and
will leave the Oakland station on the
return journey about 6:30 p. m.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
State Board Endorses
Purchase of More Land

The Maryland Board of Natural
Resources yesterday passed rcso-
luton favoring the acquisition by the
State Department of Forests and
Parks of Several hundred" acres of
land around the Swallow Falls Recre-
alton Area in Swallow Falls State
Forest, Joseph F. Kaylor, state for
ester and a member Of the board re-
ported
Kaylor said the board endorsed
acquisition of the land after cXamin-
ing the area Thursday in tour to
several points in Garrett county in
the vicinity of New Germany, where
the two-day meeting was held. The
sessions ended yesterday afternoon.
Acquisition of the area to provide
more summer recreation facilities
was termed very necessary" by
members Of the board.
Kaylor indicated that by acquisition
of this area an additional quarter of
million persons can be accommodate
cd. He added that it would be of con-
siderable benefit if the County Com
missioners of Garrett county would
improve access roads from Route 219
and from Oakland to make it pos
sible to reach the area in the shortest
and easiest manner.
Edwin Warfield, Jr., Baltimore
county, chairman of the board, pre-
sided at the meeting at which a pre-
liminary report on a 10-year program
on conservation of the states natural
resources was presented.
This report included an expanded
program for the five departments
represented on the Tidewatcr
Fishersies, Game-Inland Fish, For
csts and Parks, Geology, Mines and
Water, and Research and Education.
Final reports of the respective de-
partments, to include their postwar
capital improvements program, will
be presented to the board at the next
meeting on September II, Kaylor
said. He added that the site of the
meeting has not yet been selected.
Boards Represented
During the sessions special con-
sideration was given to the problem
Of law enforcement as related to ma
tural resources and to Qualification
i'm concise, understandable terms, of
the several conservation objcctives
that consstitute the Board and the
Commissioners.
Present at the sessions were the
following representatives: Edwin NJ.
Warficld, chairman of the Tidewater
Fisheries; Ernest A. Waugh, state
game warden, Game and Inland Fish
commission; Joseph f. Kaylor, state
forester, board of State Forests and
Parks; Joseph T. Singewald, Jr.,
director, Geology, Mines and Water
Resources; r. V. Truitt, director, Re
search and Education.
Also present We're Garner w. Den
mead, James H, Gambrill, Jr., and
Fulcher P. Smith, Game and Inland
Fish Commission; Sidney D. Peverly
and Senator Bernard |. GOnder, State
Forests and Parks; J. Alvin Pasercw
director of the state planning COM
mission; Franklin E. Rathbun, county
superintendent of schools; Lester c.
Nutzy, member of the local forestry
board; O. r. eraser, Oakland; Will
bur j. Glenn and Paul Fisher,
Fricndsville.
The Republican., 1946-08-29
F.E. RATHBUN
LISTS TEACHERS
FOR new TERM
Almost Every Position Filled
Marshall Brown Is Principal
of GrantsviIIe High

The list of elementary and high
school teachers who will serve in Gar
rett county for the ensuing school
term was announced late yesterday
afternoon by F. f. Rathbun, county
superintendent of schools, with prac-
tically every position filled. Schools
will open next Tuesday morning.
Marshall Brown was named to the
principalship of Grantsville High
school following the resignation of
Frank J. Getty. Other new teachers
in the High schools include James NJ.
Cross and Mildred VanSickle,
Friendsville; Roger f. Cole, Grants
vile; Elnora c. Benson and Dorothy
Fletcher Oakland High school. Carl
H. Everly is returning to Oakland
high after three years in the service.
Mrs. Virginia Weeks Hardesty just
resigned the past week to accept a
position in the commercial depart
ment at Brunswick. Mrs. Theoda
Rice will assist in con,n,orcioI and
Mrs Ronson will to.cb social yt,,d;os
Mrs Ronson i q o,aduato of Wet
VIRGINIA university Miss Flotcbor Of
Pennington, W. Va, is graduate
of Fairmont State Toacbors coIlooa
and has inst rotu,nod from, . sumner
to1r Of Mexico There arc fou,toon
new elementary teachers and oIovon
now hiqb school teachers
EIGHTH grade teachers are listed in
the new set-up as follows; Mrs. Vir-
ginia McAIanis, Oakland: Melvin Kcs-
ner, Accident; Edwin Elias, Grants
Vile; Iva b. Walker, KitzmiIler; and
Chauncey NJ. Friend, FliendsviIIe.
Brown Is Experienced
Mr.. Brown who is principal of
Grantsviiie, is graduate Of Oakland
High, Frostburg State Teachers col
lege ard Fairmont State Teachers
college He taught at Camp Springs
Elementary school, Prince Georges
county, 1928-30; Deer Park elemcn-
tary, 1930-32. After receiving his A.
p dooroo IN od,,.5+7o, !, 1o2t fron,
:, - 1''''N g '''''' ~ i"''' Il '.''
falfhoht' ne Taught SoclaI studies III
Oakland High from 1884 until his en-
trance into the army April 10. 1943
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The Republican., 1946-08-29
and Ohio X. X. Presi
dent In County Saturday
and Sunday.
and Sunday

Roy &. White, president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, and Mrs
White, Of Baltimore, spent the week
end in Mt. Lake Park, having come to
this section in their private car for
short rest.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

This is not an unreasonable recon-
mendation. Community chests have
long employed qualified personnel to
cultivate relationships with manage
ment. They employ experienced news
paper men to handle publicity and pub
lie relations. Why should not rela-
tionships with the trade union move
ment be conducted on the same basis :?
1t is true that thousands of Amer
lean Federation Of Labor volunteers
are now serving on boards and COM
mittees of welfare organizations
throughout America. The growth of
AFL volunteer representatives has
more than doubled during the past
two years. This is a splendid indica-
tion of labor's interest, but it is not
enough.
The need for further education in
the field of community services is OBJ
vious. Additional efforts are neces-
sary if we are to continue to progress
in the direction of better relations
between labor and the Community
Chests.
During the years to come the ability
to hold the interest of organized labor
in welfare organizations depends on
the effort both labor and the chest
movement put into the task ahead. Use
of labor staff personnel will parti-
ally fulfill the responsibility of the
chests in this respect.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
Labor Department Halls
Blow At SWeatshOps

Washington, D. C.-Decision Of a
federal court in New York, holding
the wage-hour administration has
power to outlaw industrial home
work" SO as to prevent wage chisel-
ing, won prompt commentator of
the Labor Department.
In recent years the agency had is
sued orders banning such homework
in most of the needle trade indus
tries. Only by complete ban could
sweat shop conditions in that type of
work be eliminated, the agency held.
eve consider this an important vic
tory" Labor Department spokes-
man said, because it will enable us
to prevent the return of industrial
homework, which has been notorious
for substandard wages"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
AFL FIGHTS FOR FREE
WORKERS

The vast majority of American
workers want to be represented by a
labor movement free of Communist
influence. The American Federation
of Labor has consistently kept Com
munists out of policy-making posi-
tions. 1t calls on all workers to Join
with it, particularly the millions of
underpaid workers. The American
Federation of Labor is fighting for all
free workers Of America, to raise
everyone's living standard through
free enterprise, free unions and free
collective bargaining.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1946
BROADENING USE OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES

American labor has come to recog-
nize the importance of community
services in the everyday lives of it's
millions of members. This recognition
has been definitely expressed through
support of the Labor League for HUI
man Rights program during the past
few years.
Despite the recognition labor is Civ
ing community services there IS still
a need to build up reservoir OF un-
derstanding and goodwill among union
members.
Community services in the volun-
tary health, welfare and recreational
field are among the most complex OF
all civic undertakings. The scope and
usefulness of most community chest
agencies can be compared to public
utilities. However, In the case OF So
cial agencies, there must be much
more sensitivity to individual needs
Working people realize that wei
fare services are available to them
They point out, however, that in many
instances individuals seeking aid are
treated in patronizing manner by
professional social workers.
To help remedy this situation the
Labor League for Human Rights
strongly recommends that commun-
ity chests employ one or more staff
representatives from the ranks of
labor Such a move will inspire con-
fidence among working people and
result in greater use of the services
provided by community chest agen-
cies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
CPS GIVEN GOOD
BREAK IN FACTORY
EMPLOY MENT

Washington, D. C. Veterans
emerging from the armed services
are being given an increasingly "good
break" at jobs in manufacturing in
dustries, the Labor Department re-
vealed.
The number of veterans employed in
such industries between December Is
and January Is climbed by nearly a
fourth to total of 100000, a sur
vey by the department showed. The
new gain raises the proportion of ex-
servicemen in this field to liz per-
cent of the total number of factory
employees.
The priority given veterans is
demonstrated, the report declared, in
the fact that they constituted 40 per-
cent of all workers hired in manufac-
turing during January. Also, they
have greater job security. The lay-off
rate among veterans is 20 percent be-
low that of non-veterans, the depart
ment stated.
Trade unions are credited with
major responsibility in the good show
ing, although the report did not say
so. Unions have been active in see
ing that veterans are restored to their
old jobs and in placement of many
who did not have jobs before they
entered military service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
BOilermakers Draft Plans
For Intensive Organizing

Kansas City, Kan.-Intensive or
ganizing drives are to be inaugurated
soon as the result Of plans drafted at
the recent Boilermakers' (AFL) In
ternational Conference in Denver, the
brotherhood announced.
These campaigns are to be pressed
vigorously in all branches Of the boil
ermakers' trade, with special atten-
tion to areas not previously thorough
~ organized. Plans also were made to
build q stronger organization in ship
yards, navy yards, railroads, petrol.
cum industry, contract shops and
other fields.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
(From Labor's Monthly Survey,
rl.n,+;or ~ Tohor\

American Federation Of Labor)
An emergency conference of II ma
tions, including representatives Of
United Nations agencies, met in Lon
don April to consider the European
wheat and grain crisis. Its statements
show world wheat, grain and flour re-
ouirements of 1916 million long tons
for the first half of 1916, with sup
ply in sight of less than 13 million
tons, leaving shortage Of almost 2
million tons, due largely to war raw
ages and droughts.
The United States, which is commit
ted to supply million tons a month
for months (almost half the 13 mil
lion tons available), has fallen short
by over 10 percent in the first quarter,
sending only, 2,6S7,OO0 tons instead
of the promised 8 million. Government
efforts in March prevented still
greater failure and added almost 300,-
900 tons to our shipments.
Of the countries supplying the other
half, Canada and Australia are meet
ing their commitments; Argentina is
falling behind because an acute fuel
shortage makes it impossible to trans
port her quota. Even if all A exporting
countries meet their quotas, world
supplies will still be million tons
short.
To meet this crisis will require the
greatest possible effort on the part
of all. We in the United States must
do our full part, for we have the larg-
est supplies of any country. Former
President Hoover, touring Europe to
study the need, reported that of SOC
million people in Europe west of Rus
sia, only 40 million have assured food
supply till the next harvest. Some 22
million children are already develop
| ing tuberculosis, rickets and other
diseases due to undernourishment. AS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
WHAT NEXT?

Col. William E. Larned, command
ing officer of Picatinny arsenal,
Dover, N. j., has announced installa-
tion of 2O,OOO,00O-volt X-ray betat-
ron machine which can see through
IL inches of steel and which will be
used to reveal imperfections in shells
or bombs in steel castings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
WISDOM

Liberty implies the absence Of arbi-
trary restraint, not immunity from
reasonable regulations and prohibi-
tions imposed in the interest Of the
community. Charles E. Hughes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

The Rock of Gibraltar which COM
mands the western entrance to the
Mediterranean Sea is 15O feet higher
than the Empire State Building in
New York City.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

Wednesday, May 9Th, from 9 p. m.
until ! a. M, with night club style.
Mike Mehas' 15-piece orchestra will
furnish the music.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03
We. DAY DANCE

The American Legion Club will hold
their We. Day dance at the club
rooms, for members and guests,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

Issued Weekly at 326 Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Onio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

Let NOnpareil Printing Co. Fill
Your Printing Needs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middlet0wn, o.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-05-03

Every possible means Of aconomiz-
ing and saving wheat is needed to
meet the crisis. Appointment Of food
administrator with power to secure
and ship all available supplies is the
only sure way to send the maximum
from our country and get it there on
time A world food agency is also
needed to mobilize world supplies, as
announced by Mr.. Hoover April 5. We
must recognize that winning the war
against starvation, disease and chaos
is vital or we shall lose the victory we
celebrated on VI Day.