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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Christmas Club
Checks Will Be
Mailed Dec. 1st

Over $4,000 will be sent out from
the two Oakland banks the first of
December in Christmas Savings club
checks, it was announced this week
by the bank cashiers. This is several
hundred dollars more than the amount
distributed last year. The money will
be sent to about 275 depositors Of the
First National Bank and the Garrett
National Bank in Oakland.
The total has been steadily increas-
ing over the past few years and prac-
tically all who started the savings ac-
counts completed them, the cashiers
remarked.
Both banks are planning Christmas
clubs for next year as soon as checks
for the past year have been mailed
out. The first payments are due the
first week in December.
Throughout the nation G35 million
dollars will be distributed to about
100000 persons. Thirteen million dol
lars will be distributed in Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Legion Post to
Raise Funds For
Christmas Boxes

Proctor Kildow Post No. 70, Ameri-
can Legion, is joining with other posts
in the Mountain District to raise funds
for Christmas gifts for disabled vet
Grams now in Maryland hospitals.
The slogan is Gifts for The Yanks
Who Gave -. Donations are to be re-
ceived either by A. Claude Stanton,
finance officer, or Edward P. Kahl,
adjutant, up until December Is. At
this time Paul A. Turney, post COM
mander, said the donations would be
sent to the district headquarters. Vet
Grams will be sent boxes amounting to
$500, and they will be packed in Bal
timore The amount each legion post
contributes will be credited and cards
enclosed in the boxes sent out. These
cards will be returned to the various
posts to signify that the veteran re-
ceived the box.
Donations may be small or large,
Mr. Turney stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Hoyes Run Highest
in School Attendance

Hoyes Run, with a rating Of 80 per-
cent, was highest in school attendance
for October, according to a bulletin
released by John L. Fitzwater, super
visor of attendance
Other one-teacher schools with a
banner attendance were Rich Hill, Fin
Eel, Spring Glade, Bethel and Mt. Zion.
Deer Park was highest among two
teacher schools with a 96.S percent.
Other banner schools in this group
were Johnson and Shallmar. Bloom
ington was high among graded schools
with 96,4. kempton and Accident were
banner schools also. Kitzmiller led
the high schools with 92.8.
a summary of the elementary
groups shows Z Parent-Teacher or
CARNATIONS in the northern unit, and
Il in the southern. The average num-
Der attending school in both units is
3,078,39, with the average number be-
longing 3,283.04. The average number
attending high school is 1,O64.33.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Report Made Of
School Building
Groups Activities

Parents and teachers attending the
regular meeting of the Oakland High
School PIT. A. last night in the school
auditorium, heard O. T. eraser, chair
man of the High School building COM
mittee, bring the project up to date in
regard to recent activities.
He said that the arrangements for
the purchase of the limbaugh farm
had been about completed and that
legal papers and the deed were now
being prepared for the transfer of the
land from Waller and Schell Hoye to
the Board of Education.
Mr.. eraser also read a letter from
the County Commissioners to the eff
feet that the Board of Education must
sell the Maffett and Maroney proper
ties in orded to raise money to pur-
chase the Kahl and Graham tracts,
adjoining the limbaugh farm. All
three properties were optioned several
weeks ago, the land to be used for the
site of the new high school building.
At tn annual election of officers
Prentice DeBerry was reelected presi-
dent of the High School Parent Teach
er association. Others named were
Mrs. Myra Martin, vice-president;
Miss Roberta Cogley, secretary; and
Mrs. Nernie Smouse, treasurer.
Merle Frantz, Elementary principal,
gave a report on the Parent-Teacher
Congress in Cumberland last week,
and Ernest Spoerlein explained the
use of the report cards and how stu
dents were being graded according to
their ability level. A committee was
appointed to check with the Board of
Education about the toilets and toilet
facilities at the high scholo.
Plans were completed for a Joint
meeting on Thursday, December 5,
with the Elementary PIT. a. to dis
cuss the county building program. The
president and a delegate from each
PIT. A. in the county are to be in
vited to attend. Dr. Earl T. Hawkins,
assistant state superintendent, will be
here to assist in the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Garrett Countian Files
Suit Against B. and O.

Suit for 81 900 damages was filed in
the Allegany county circuit court yes
terday by Eddie A. Casteel, of this
county, and the Farm Bureau Mutual
Automobile Insurance company, again
st the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
charging that Casteel's truck was bad
ly damaged by carelessly operated
B. and O. locomotive and tender at
Terra Alta, w. Va, on November %,
1915.
William H. Geppert, attorney for
the plaintiffs, said Casteel was driv-
ing his truck across the main street
railroad crossing in Terra Alta when
it was struck by the locomotive and
tender. He charged that the railroad
equipment was operated in the vicinity
of the main street crossing in care
less manner, without any warning to
other persons lawfully using the
crossing.
The Farm Bureau insurance firm,
according to the declaration, was IL
able for damages to Castcel's truck
in excess of $50 and has paid him
S365.45 to cover the entire damages
to the truck less $50 which was paid
by Casteel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Union Thanksgiving
Services Are Planned

Union Thanksgiving services are
planned for both Oakland and Mt
Lake Park.
The service in Oakland will be held
at the Episcopal church at 10 o'clock
on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday,
November %. Rev. George D. Birk,
Lutheran pastor, will deliver the SER
mon. The Episcopal, Lutheran and
Methodist churches are cooperating in
the union effort
Thanksgiving Day at Mt. Lake
will be observed by the Baptist, Meth
odist and United Brethren churches
The service will be held in the Bap-
fist church with Rev. George Simpson,
pastor of the United Brethren church,
preaching the sermon. The service
will begin at 1890 a. M, and will
last one hour
Pastors of all cooperating churches
are extending an invitation to every
person to attend services on that
morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Pratt Library
UNION MINERS
in COUNTY JOIN
in WALKOUT
Work Continuing in NOn-Union
OperatiOns-Army Ready
to Send Troops Where
Needed

Apparently all Garrett county union
miners had joined the general walk
out by the United Mine Workers which
officially took effect at midnight on
Wednesday, the time set by President
John L. Lewis, of the union, for the
termination of the unions contract
with the government.
Some Garrett county miners par
ticipated in voluntary work stoppages
as early as yesterday morning. A
phone call to Kitzmiller this morning
brought the information that no mines
were working in that area, and this
was taken to include Shallmar and
Vindex and Kempton.
Work was continuing at the mines
Of the Stanley Coal company. "More
men at work today than yesterday"
declared one man there today
Majority of coal miners in Western
Maryland left the pits at the end of
their working day yesterday and in
dications were that the anticipated
strike was on. They explained it in
this way, mo contract, no work"
Notices had previously been given
to members Of the UNIV that "this
mine is in Government possession and
will remain open. Your contract with
the Government remains effective, as
it very plainly says for the period of
Government possession The Govern
ment and all the people of the country
expect the miners to honor their con-
tract and to mine the coal which the
nation needs" This notice was signed
by J. a. Krug, secretary of the In
terror.
Lewis, who had served notice No
vember Is that his contract with the
government would be void at mid
night, let the deadline come and go
without another word, although Fed
eral Judge T. Alan Goldsborough had
issued a restraining order calling on
him to cancel the notice.
President Truman, in Florida, in
structed Attorney General Clark to
press today for a contempt citation
against Lewis, citation which could
mean jail or fine, or both.
1t was announced in Washington
that the U. S. Army was ready to
send troops to the coal mines in a
matter Of hours in response to any
requests from Secretary Krug. Com
manders of specific units have been
quietly alerted for an order to carry
cut the War Departments announced
commitment to cooperate fully with
any official call for aid in coping with
the walkout by John L. Lewis miners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Accident Soccerltes
Lose Class ID" Tilt

Accident High schools soccer
eleven, coached by Marvin Calls, lost
the class 80" title yesterday to Will
Transport High school. the latter team
winning at Hancock by score of two
to one.
Accident registered the first score
of the game when Dale Glass, inside
left, booted a field goal in the first
period. A penalty goal enabled Will
Transport to tie the score in the sec
ond period and another score was
made in the third period.
Those witnessing the contest said
the teams appeared evenly matched.
Goalies and fullbacks of both teams
played good defensive ball. Playing
for Accident were Fratz, Harmon, H.
Bowser, Turney, Steiding, D. Bowser,
Glass, Glotfelty, Rush, Harding and
Railey.
The Accident hooters had previously
beaten Flintstone four to one to adj
vance in the tourney They scored
three field goals and one penalty in
the final period after the teams had
battled for AZ minutes to a scoreless
tie. The game was played at Frost
burg.
The Garrett county eleven con-
trolled the ball great part of the
game but muffed several scoring OPP
portunities in the first three quarters.
Field goals were scored by Glotfelty
and Rush. The penalty goal by Rush.
The Accident eleven won Garrett
County honors with record of six
wins, one loss and one tie, and held
Beall High, Allegany county champs,
to a 2-1 score in an inter-county
match.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
To Observe ''Thanks"
Sunday at Deep Creek

The pastor of the Deep Creek Bap-
fist Church, Rev George H. Coker,
announced today that next Sunday
will be observed as Annual Thanks
Sunday" in the congregation.
Members of the church will bring
their Thanksgiving offering which has
been accommodating in liable Banks"
for period of ten weeks and dedicate
them during the service.
Rev. Marion c. Van Horn, pastor of
the Seventh Day Baptist Church of
Lost Greek, w. Va, will bring the
Thanksgiving message at II o'clock
a. m.
The day will be climaXed by a show
ing Of a series of slides pertaining to
the installation Of The Lords Acre
Project in the church, Rev. Van Horn
being the chairman of the executive
committee of the Rural Christian Eel
lowship for this area, will deliver a
lecture on the same subject at s o.
clock p. N.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Tells What Is
Expected Of Parents
at PIT. A. Meeting

a talk on what was expected Of
parents to prepare their children for
school life, was given at the Oakland
Elementary Parcnt-Teacher meeting
Tuesday night by Ernest Spoerlein,
high school INSTRUCTOR.
Mr.. Spoerlcin spoke both as a par
emit and teacher and outlined some Of
the things child should know before
he starts to school He suggested pre-
school mental clinics similar to pre-
school health clinics, to get d child
mentally in shape for the work in
school.
He also declared that parents should
become more interested in PIT. A.
work, and outlined the functions OF
the organization
E. S. Smith gave brief report ON
the State Shcrbow report, and Merle
FrantZ and Emeric Dusic reported on
the summer conference at College
Park and the maryland PIT, A. Con-
gress at Cumberland
A committee to investigate luncheon
facilities being made available by the
federal government was named and
included William Rees, chairman, Paul
Dewitt, Mrs. William Warfield, Mrs
Mary Naylor Bennett, Mrs. John Ruff.
A membership committee included
Miss Lucille Mitchell, Mrs, George H..
Hanst and Mrs. S. T. Naylor
The playground committee reported
the new playground space for the
first three grades had been cleared
and graded and that the organization
would make efforts to equip not only
that playground but the other school
area.
Mrs Frederick Bell had charge of
the refreshments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Fined For Violating
Motor Vehicle Law

At a hearing before Magistrate II.
A. Loraditch on Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Karin S. Offutt was found guilty
of a charge of failing to stop her au-
tomobile upon emerging from drive
way onto Second street
The charge was the result of a
wreck on Wednesday, November -,
in which the automobile of Paul W.
McIntire was damaged on the right
side. Estimated damage to the Buick
was $500. A charge against Mrs. Nc
Intire, driver of the car, for reckless
driving, was dismissed.
Both charges were filed by Corporal
Thomas Currie, of the State police,
who investigated the mishap. The cars
came together in front of Mrs. Of
futt's home, and in arguing her own
case, Mrs. Offutt attempted to prove
that the accident happened after she
was on Second street and Mrs. Nc
Intire was in the act of passing her.
Both cars were headed south.
The law stipulates that upon enter
ing road or highway from a drive
way driver must stop and give right
of way to any vehicles going in either
direction. Mrs. Offutt was fined 81
and costs. She intimated she would
appeal the case.
Youths Are Arrested
Five youths of Mt Lake Park were
arrested and brought before Magis-
tratc Loraditch on Monday night ON
charges of breaking and entering and
larceny The warrants declared these
youths had entered the Mt. Lake no.
tel, and the summer homes of Mrs.
Jarvis, Mrs. Maxwell, and Mrs Fouch,
at the Park, and had taken guns, tools
and other articles.
At the hearing Monday night all
five were held under bonds of $500
each for their appearance at the
March term of the Garrett County
Circuit court All but one Of the five
were fifteen years old or younger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Jail Breakers Caught

The pair Of youthful Jail breakers
who were believed to have driven a
~tolen car through Grantsville, and
stealing license plates from the car Of
the elementary supervisor in that
section, have been nabbed. Jack w.
Smith, %, Los Angeles, was grabbed
in New Jersey and the following day
William B. Hinkle, Of Reno, New, was
apprehended in the same town. Both
had broken out of jail at Somerset,
Penn'a.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Education Termed
More Important Now
Than Ever Before
Resolutions Favor Minimum
State Teachers Salaries, EX-
tension of Education and
Others

That education was more important
now than ever before was emphasized
at the 31st annual convention of the
Maryland Congress Of Parents and
Teachers held in Cumberland last
week Representative from this coun-
ty were among the PIG official dele
gates from Maryland and Baltimore
City.
In developing the convention theme
Laying Firm Foundations" much
emphasis was put on the fact that GER
tain conditions exist today which make
it impossible for children to receive
the kind of training which will enable
them to succeed in the atomic civiliza-
ton of tomorrow.
The three factors most limiting edu-
cational opportunities of the children
today, it was stated, are home con-
ditions, poorly trained teachers and
inadequate financing of education.
Mrs L. W. Hughes, president of the
National Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, pointed out that in our high
ly industrialized civilization there no
longer exists the close family units
But Mrs. Herman Wilson, chairman
of the Home and Family Life COM
mittee, asserted that the home must
assume greater responsibilities for the
development of children and added
that the tendency to shift more and
more responsibilities of a child's edu-
cation from the home to the school
) was a dangerous practice. She recon-
mended a night each week as family
night for closer ties.
1t was also pointed out by several
speakers that the stability of the chill
dren could be strengthened through
! closer religious ties.
Under the present system schools
Of America are poorly financed. Edu-
cation, the most vital gift we can give
to children, is presented in the cheap
est manner acceptable to the citizens
and parents.
Resolutions approved by the conven-
ton favor minimum state teachers
salaries, extension of public education
into the field OF Junior colleges, Ii
censing Of kindergarten, trade and
other schools, and reduction Of the
size of classes in public schools to 80
instead of 35. They recommended
states financial support for adequate
administrative supervisory visiting
teachers and clerical positions in local
school systems, state financing of the
administration of the school lunch
program, adequate school plant facil-
tiles
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Steals Revolver

Breaking small corner out of a
plate glass window thief or thieves
sometime Monday night stole a %
calibre pistol from the display in the
window of the Oakland Hardware and
Furniture company. The nine-shot
pistol retails for $487O. The pistol
was the only missing item.
The plate glass had been cracked
previously and it was only necessary
for the person to shatter a small sec
ton.
The robbery was reported to city
authorities, but thus far there is no
clue as to the identity of the robber.
The window is not insured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Candidates File
Expense Accounts

A few Of the candidates in the re-
cent election have filed their election
expenses with the clerk of the Circuit
Court.
w. r. Offutt reported expenses
totaling about $500 for the Lane for
Governor committee Contributions of
$3.50 each were received from Arch
Mcdonald and E. Brooke Lee. The
money was distributed for party work
ers at the polls, hauling voters, adj
vertising, etc.
Others reporting were C. f. Ham
mond, $500; J. Edward Helbig, $215;
S. F. Hamill, Jr, $1G0.50; George E.
Coddington, $143.13; w. w. Dawson,
$33S.74; Richard L. Davis, $226.75;
Arthur H. Green, $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Plan Shooting Match

Members of the A. T. White En-
campment, IOOF., of Mt. Lake Park,
are planning a shooting match, to be
held in the O'Donnell field at Loeb
Lynn on Saturday, November %, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
There will be turkeys, chickens and
geese available.
Another shooting match is also
planned by O. Halsey at his place of
business on Deep Creek Lake, on Sat
urday, November %, beginning at 10
o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Mercury Drops to Is

The temperature dropped to Is de-
grees this week to reach new low
for this season. Frosty mornings have
continued each morning this week
with varying degrees of temperature
from Is to %. The low reading was
on Monday morning. The high of the
week was recorded at Weber's on the
10Th, at 81. There was .46 inches of
rainfall on the 18th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Markey Will Ask
For Vote Recount

Attorneys for D. John Markey in
his contest Of the election for the U.
S. Senate, told the Baltimore Board
of Election supervisors they intended
asking recount Of tallies on city
voting machines.
They will carry to the Senate their
contention that the Republican candi-
date beat Governor O'Conor in the
Senatorial race November 5.
The results will be contested on the
grounds local election officials mis-
takenly threw out some ballots.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
Wounded While Hunting

Charles Grove, of Frostburg, was
treated for gunshot wounds in the
office of DR.. James A. Cannon, Jr.,
last Saturday afternoon.
Grove and a group of men were out
and he accidentally received
a charge Of buckshot in his leg, three
pellets also entering his face He was
not seriously hurt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
MD, NOVEMBER p, 1916
Next Weeks Issue
To Be Published
On Wednesday

Next weeks issue of The Re-
publican will be printed and dis
tributed on Wednesday, in order
to properly observe Thanksgiv-
ing Day next Thursday, Novem-
Der 2S. The office will remain
closed the entire day.
Local correspondents and adj
vertisers are urged to send in
their material one day earlier
than usual, and all others who
desire to have news items pub
lished are requested to do the
same, in order to insure their
publication in the weeks issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21
To Address Rotary

Rev. Stanley Schwind rector of St.
Philips church, Cumberland, will be
the speaker at the Rotary meeting
on Friday evening. He will have a
THANKSGIVING message.
The idea of community chest in
Oakland was presented to Rotarans
at their last meeting by w. w. Daw-
son, one of the members. Whether or
not the club would sponsor such a
plan would be decided later.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

pull just one orange from the
bottom of a fancy display and
see what happens! And she
couldn't leave them in the
car because they had learned
how to flip the lock and re-
lease the brake"
The MacLeans used to re-
gale their friends with stor-
les of the twins escapadeS,
Some of them suggested that
Mr.. MacLean write and illus
trate a book about them.
while making some sketch
es of Johnnie and JEANNE"
the artist related, "a strip
developed; then more strips
Ha! Now l had it! Boy!
Here was my chance to make
those lovable little impS pay
for some Of their damage"
Mrs. MacLean suggested
the title of the comic-and,
as her husband commented,
NO wonder!"
BY the time the MacLeans
moved back to New York, in
October, 1914, Double Trou-
BILE" was an established sue
cess. Those lovable little
impS,' as their father called
them, now are repaying, in
directly, double for the dam
age they ever were able to do.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

having a dinner party for
Speaker Rayburn, Johnnie
and JEANNE disappeared.
Their parents finally found
them at the party, gravely
shaking hands with the
guests.
The twins were experts at
disappearing At an age
when most youngsters would
be content to play on the
living room floor. they learned
to unhook the screen door
and dash out into the street
sometimes dressed, some
times not. If mother-or
Nom, as they called her
was a problem, they would
swish talCum powder about
the room until it created a
sort of smoke screen" to COW
er their departure.
Twice. they boarded the
Macomb street bus at Wood
ley road and Thirty-fourth
street, trailing Mrs. Norrell's
maid" their father recalled
Each time, they rode a cou-
pie of blocks before being
discovered and brought back
by the maid"
Like so many children,
they jumped into the bath
tub with all their clothes on,
left water faucets turned on,
knocked over floor lamps.
stopped clocks, emptied the
carpet sweeper on the sofa,
dropped rugs out OF windows.
Lacking maid service or
help of any sort" Mr.. Mac
Lean said, my wife was vir-
tually a prisoner in her own
home with the two imps.
She couldn't even shop for
groceries until one of the
older children got home from
school. (Shirley and Barbara
attended Woodrow Wilson
High, and David. a Star car
rier boy. went to John Eaton)
Why didn't she take the twins
shopping with her? Well.