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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07

OF JUNIOR HIGH
PROGRAM ISNEWS
To BOARD HEAD
President of County Board OF
Education and Associate Mem
Der Thought Program Was
In Effect

That the discOntinuance of the
junior high program at Oakland and
Grantsville, was a surprise to Walter
w. Dawson, president, and Stewart
F. Hamill, e-president, of the
County Board of Education, was
learned this week, following public
alton of the story in the last issue of
The Republican.
ITS all news to me-" declared Mr.
Dawson, adding that he was of the
opinion that the enlarged curriculum
which had been inaugurated in mod
est way by Merle Frantz in Oakland
school, was still being carried out
He said he had received no inform
atioh that the plan was not being
carried out, and had received no word
of any board meeting from F. E.
Rathbun, county superintendent, dur
ing the past week, since the inform
alton was made public. Mr.. Dawson
felt sure he would have something
definite next week, possibly from the
State Department of Education.
Parents became aroused when they
learned at a Parent-Teacher associa-
ton meeting that the junior high
program was not being carried
through as had been definitely an
nounced last July by Mr. Rathbun.
A letter from DR.. Thomas G. Pull
len, state superintendent, to Mr..
Rathbun, explaining why no organ
ization would be approved before ade-
quate facilities We're made available,
is being published in today's issue.
Parents were still wondering why
some of the various high school prop
critics could not be made over into
temporary quarters for a junior
high school before school gets under
way in the fall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Route 40 Bridge
Bids Being Asked

The Pennsylvania State Depart
ment of Highways is asking for
sealed proposals for the completion of
the bridge over the Youghiogheny
river at Somerfield, where the Ma
tional Pike, U. S. route 40, will be
relocated.
1t is necessary to construct span
and relocate the highway because of
the flood control reservoir near Con-
fluence, which is expected to back up
the water so as to iundate the COM
munity formerly known as Somer-
field, which already has been RACED.
The bridge will be about 40 feet
above the present level of the stream,
one of the highest bridges in south
western Pennsylvania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Advises Veterans
To Register Arms

Certain types Of firearms sent or
brought home by servicemen must
be registered by their owners at the
office of the Alcohol Tax Unit,
Bureau of Internal Revenue, govern
ment enforcement agency, Charles f.
Cushwa, investigator, from Hagers-
town announced this week.
Heavy penalties may be levied for
failure to do so, it was stated. They
may be registered by contracting Mr..
Cushwa, Box 165, Hagerstown, who
will send the proper form to be filled
out. There is no charge for this.
Any full automatic firearm as sub
machine gun, machine gun, pistol or
other pistol with detachable shoulder
stock, shotgun or rifle having bar
rel less than Is inches long, are
among those which must be regis
tered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Is Are Ordered For
Pre-Induction Exam

Thirteen registrants have been
ordered to report to the local draft
board on Monday night, February II,
to be sent to Baltimore for their pre-
induction physical examination.
They include the following:
Charles Steven Tichnell. Deer Park
Orlando James Sisler. Friendsville
Howard Calvin Roth. 80. Deer Park
James Edward Friend. .... Swanton
Merit Elijah Ward. -. Mt. Lake Park
Dalton 0. Stanton. 5000. Grantsville
Darwin Reed Reckart -. Deer Park
Ernest Paul Tressler. .. Accident
Paul Oliver Frazee -. Friendsville
Floyd Donald Collins. -. Deer Park
Jacob F. Frederick. Wilson, w. Va.
Harold David Keefer. ...... Crellin
Harry l.. Brenneman. .... Bittinger
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
State Park Fee
To Be Abolished

The State commission of forests
and parks has decided to abolish a
50-cent parking fee at Maryland's
recreational forests and parks, ac-
cording to an announcement of Gov
ernor O'conor last Friday, after he
had received a memorandum from
the agency.
The revenue derived from the park
ing fee during the six month trial
period-the fee was instituted in
June, 1945-was between $4,000 and
$4,000 the commission reported, add
ing that this sum had been spent
"entirely on the salaries of the
guards and on the minor improve
ments in facilities"
Minor Complaints Cited
Several complaints over the fee
system, though not serious in nat
ure," had been received by the COM
mission and were of "sufficient i'm
portance to abolish these parking
fees effective on or before April /,
1916" the commission wrote the
Governor.
1t recommended that the esti-
mated $4,000 needed annually for
payment of guards salaries and for
est maintenance BE- drawn from the
States emergency fund until the
next General Assembly decides
whether to appropriate money spe-
officially for this purpose or to re-
store the fee system.
Objections to the parking fee were
voiced by organizations and indivi-
duals in this county, early last year
The fee was not established at Her
rington, but was in effect at both
the Swallow Falls and New Germany
areas for a short time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
To Assist In Filing
State Income Report

Arrangements have been made to
assign field representatives of the
State Comptroller to various sections
and communities in this area for the
purpose of assisting taxpayers in fill
ing state income tax returns for the
calendar year 1915.
A field representative will be at
Oakland, court house, on February
II and -; Westernport, city build
ing, February Is and Ia; Luke,
Devon club, February Is, Is, 10 and
20; Barton, First National Bank,
February 81; Homecoming, Liberty
Trust company, February 25; Frost
burg; Fidelity Saving Bank, Febru-
airy 26, 27; Cumberland, court house,
February % to April Is
The state representative in some
instances arrives at the same time
as the Federal income tax represen-
ative. The dates of the federal rep
resentative appeared last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
To Permit Fishing
For Catfish, Etc,
In Portion of Lake
Other Measures Acted Upon At
Meeting OF State Game And
Fish Commission

The request to allow farmers and
others to fish for suckers, cat fish,
carp and cells in Deep Creek Lake
from February Is to April 80, made
some days ago by Senator Bernard
|. Gender, to State Game and Inland
Fish Commission, was partially
granted, it has been announced.
Such fishing is to be legalized in
just portion Of the lake, as an ex-
pertinent. That portion of the lake
from McHenry to 100 yards below
Gravely Run, will be open to fishing
for the taking of these species be-
tween those dates, according to a
letter to Mr.. Gender this week from
the secretary of the commission
He said that proper signs would
be placed at advantageous points and
that game wardens would be in
structed to follow through these regu-
iations.
To Have Patrol Boat
The commission also authorized the
purchase of patrol boat for Deep
Creek Lake for the purpose of en-
forcing federal regulations on that
body Of water. A lake warden will be
assigned to this post five months in
the year, May to September, inclu-
sivc, and will be empowered to arrest
those violating the fishing laws as
well as the federal regulations on
boats.
Other game law revisions and new
conservation measures were dicussed
at the commission meeting.
The group approved a plan to allow
training of bird dogs during closed
seasons in restricted areas, but the
legislature must approve this also.
A recommendation to discontinue
game kill card reports, also was APP
proved. The requirement had proved
uncomfortable.
The commission ordered a closed
season on deer in all counties except
Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Cecil
and Worcester, where the season will
extend from December through
December Z.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Receives Air Medal

Serving with a bombing squadron
from the carrier USS Hancock. Ell
bert Otis Riley, honorably discharged
Aviation Radioman second class, won
the air medal. This week he was
given his discharge from the Navy
at the cambridge Separation Center
after completing 40 months in the
service. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert 0, Riley, route 2, Oakland.
"As a combat aircrewman in a
carrier-based dive bomber, Riley
participated in numerous flights
against well defended enemy posi-
tions, often in the face of intense
anti-aircraft fire and in undesirable
flying weather. Nevertheless he con-
sistently performed his duties with
skill and courage and also obtained
valuable photographs under extreme
ly difficult conditions" This citation
accompanying the award of the air
medal was presented to Riley by
Vice Admiral Mark A. Mitscher.
While aboard the Hancock, he and
the men of squadron were COM
mended three times by Admiral Hal
sey for their splendid record. He
wears the good conduct medal, the
American and Asiatic-Pacific theatre
ribbons and the Philippine Liberation
bar.
Prior to arriving at the separation
Center, Riley was stationed at the
Naval Air station at Miami, Florida.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
"a Pytl1ians To Get
25-Year Jewel Awards

Twenty-four members of the
Knights Of Pythias lodge are eligible
for 25-year veteran jewels and will
receive them during ceremonies at
the anniversary celebration of the
lodge and Ladies' Night, to be held
in Castle Hall on Friday evening,
February %, it was announced this
week by Richard Glotfelty, chancel-
lor commander.
Thos eligible to receive them in
cludc James b. Bell, G. w. Brown
ing, c. H. Browning, H. c. Edwards,
Charles Fulk, Frank S. Graham, A.
G. Gortncr, J. c. Hardesty, H. w.
limbaugh, Joseph limbaugh, Ed
ward P Kahl, Benjamin Koch, II. C.
Leighton, c. V, Mersing, S. r. Nay
lor, Charles Z. Queer, Cecil Ramsey,
E. F.. Shaffer, A. NJ Schoch, Ira. Sis
Ter, L. B. Shaffer, IF. V. Schlossnagle,
S. d. Whipkey, w. C. Welch.
The Pythians recently decided to
renew their labor day picnic and
celebration, which was discontinued
during the war, and two picnic COM
mites were appointed An automobile
will be given away and a car CONT
tee was appointed, including A. G,
Gortner, chairman; Arthur NayIor,
Ralph Fauber, NJ w. Mann and Carl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Fare Well In Tax Sales

At two recent treasurer's tax sales
of real estate, the County Commits
sioners were compelled to buy in
only seven properties out of a total
of 50 pieces listed.
The assessed value Of all properties
Offered for sale totaled $55, 360.5O.
A good many of the properties were
redeemed prior to date of sale. At
the first sale on January 27, all but
three Of A pieces were either rede-
emed or sold. At the last sale on
February /, the county bought four.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Scouts To Observe
Anniversary Week

Oakland Boy Scouts will begin OBJ
servance of anniversary week on Fri
day evening, and throughout the fol
lowing seven days there will be a
variety of ACTIVITIES for the members.
A feature of the week will be Citi-
zens' day when scouts will take the
place of the Mayor and Council, and
other city officials A council meet
ing will be held on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10, with James Murray act
ing as mayor; Willis DeBerry, Jack
Right, Ralph Pritts, Jr., and Fred
erick Thayor, as councilmen; Homer
Bennett, Fred Bell and George Kley
as policemen, Norman Friend as fire
chief, and several other scouts as
firemen. Regular Mayor Fraley and
regular councilmen will meet with
them and outline some civic activi-
ties.
Tomorrow the scouts will rededi-
cate themselves to the scout oath and
laws, at their regular meeting They
will be admitted to the movies on
Saturday afternoon by B. l. Gender,
theatre manager. The group will at
tend the Methodist church in a body
Sunday morning, and on Monday will
engage in basketball game with the
Mt. Lake Scouts. On Tuesday there
will be party in the scout hall
with refreshments contributed by the
Knights of Pythias lodge. On Friday,
February Is, there will be court of
honor meeting for those advancing
in rank and wanting to pass merit
badges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
CEORCEW. L0AR'S WILL PROVIDES
Sl75,OOO FOR OAKLAND HOSPITAL
County Commissioners Accept Conditions Within Year
$125,000 Request Will Go to Trustees of West Virginia
Wesleyan College at Buckhannon

bequest of $4,000 for construction and equppng of
hospital building at Oakland and other requests Otag in all
almost 3O00 have been made by the late George W. Loar of
Oakland, and former prominent business of Grafton, W.
Va according to the contents of his will which admitted to
probate in the Orphans Court County this
The will stpuaes that the building should be of size de-
sign and type suitable and appropriate to the needs of this
muny, and its ability to support and maintain the
Upon completion the will states that the shall
transfer and convey legal title the County Commissioners pro-
Vded that before steps taken toward its erection the
County Commissioners by proper resolution
tain and support the hospital under joint control of County
Commissioners and advisory committee of five persons.
the Commissioners fail to adopt the resolution accept
the beques with the regulations within one year
the date of his DEATH the late Mr. Loar provided
S25000 would the trustees West Virginia WESLEYAN
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Loaded Truck Overturns

A truck reported to have been
driven by Walter Fratz, and contain
ing a load of hay, overturned on the
Weber road on Tuesday morning
when the highway was covered with
sleet.
The truck blocked traffic for a
short time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
General Marley Aspires To
GOyernOrShip

Brig. Gen. d. John Markey, Wal
kersVille, announced he would be a
candidate for the Republican nomin-
alton for Governor of Maryland, sub
ject to the primary June "a.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07

mill operators of registration fees
based on total annual production, but
nonresident operators will remain
at $25.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Forest Conservancy
District Law To Be
Discussed At Meeting
Senator Gender Hopes To Get
Pro And Con Opinions At
FriendsviIIe February p

An open meeting called by the
state forestry department to discuss
the various angles of the Forest Con-
servancy District law, will be held
Friday, February %, at the Friends
vile Theatre at 7:30 p. NJ, with Sen
ator B. |. Gender, Oakland, a mem
Der of the commission Of state forests
and parks, presiding, it has been an
nounced.
Purpose of the meeting as eX-
planned by MIR. Gender is to discuss
sound forest practices, proper man
agement of privately-owned wood
land, to urge conformance with the
regulations of the forestry act, and
to get opinions on the measure both
pro and con which was passed at the
last session of the legislature.
Senator Gender said that while a
great majority of the business men
and timber owners in this county are
now thinking in terms of sound tim
Ter practices, there are still some who
violate these practices, although he
remarked that most Of these, he felt,
were from out of state.
"Most of them are coming to the
conclusion that by indescriminate cut
ting they may be deprived themselves
of something good in the long run
he continued. He had admitted that
some timber cutters had gone pretty
much out of bounds" when a refer
ence was made to absolutely bald
mountains denuded of all growth,
that may now be seen by driving
along certain county highways.
District Forester William II. John
son admitted that cooperation of
some timber owners in the county
had not been 100 percent with the
forestry department with some in
divduals not bothering to answer
letters addressed to them from the
department.
Good Results Expected
Mr.. Gender and forestry depart
ment officials were all of the opinion
that the open meeting at Friends
vile will give all persons chance
to get any pet grievances off their
chests and also afford an opportunity
to hash out all questions in conncc-
ton with sound forest practices.
Joseph f. Kaylor, state forester,
will give the states viewpoints at
the meeting. Others expected to at
tend are members of the forest con-
servancy district board composed of
Joseph Fahey and William Winter
berg, Grantsville; Frank E. Spoer-
Lem, Accident; Quincy A. Murphy
Friendsville; and Lester C. Yutzy
Crellin.
Meanwhile it was announced that
the commission of state forests and
parks had discontinued the practice
Of assessing forest products and saw
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07

lege for the erection and equipping Of
boys dormitory on the campus, or
If that is already erected then stu
dent union building or other perma-
nent campus building. The original
amount in the will stated $125,000,
with $15,000.00 additional in the dis
erection of the executors, which was
drawn up on July Is, 1914, but a codi-
Gil to the will, executed on July 10,
1915, added $4,000 to apply only if
used for the hospital.
The advisory committee was to be
composed of two persons to be named
by the two Oakland banks, one to be
president of the town council of Oak
land, one to be Mrs. Lorilla F. Tower,
Oakland, or in event Of her failure to
act, then the president Of the Garrett
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross, and the fifth member to be DR..
Thomas A. Gender, Jr., but in event
he does not act, his place to be filled
by a person selected by the members
Of the medical prQfes sion residing inl
Garrett county. --'is-s ~ e
He designated the hospital should
be named Garrett County Memorial
Hospital" and provided the additional
expenditure of $4,000 to accomplish
the purpose set out, including land
scaping of hospital grounds, and also
$4,000 for support and maintenance
cf hospital during period Immediately
following completion and its opening.
He expressed the desire that such
building be erected on what is known
as the Helbig land, now owned by the
town of Oakland, and used as a COM
munity park, at the north edge Of
town.
Provides for Ministerial Students
With Restrictions
Mr.. Loar also set aside $4,000 to
be used $4,000 annually, for assisting
in education of young men who are
students of West Virginia Wesleyan
college, to become ministers Of the
Methodist church, provided they are
not taught OF encouraged in said col
lege by its president or faculty, social
or political doctrine tending to under
mine belief in a democratic form of
government, rights to private prop
crty, encouragement of individual
thrift, and ideals that guided the
founders Of this country, and provided
there are not taught or encouraged in
said college socialistic or communis-
tic ideals of government or society,
or that set of doctrines now common
ly termed New Deal
He stipulated that if such doctrines
were taught or encouraged that the
money would go for educating minis
terial students at some other college
affiliated with the Methodist church
whose teachings ARE in harmony
Continued on Page Three)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
Answer Fire Alarm

Oakland Firemen answered an
alarm on Saturday night about II
O'Clock as the result of a flu fire at
the home of Robert Helbig, High
street. There was no damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07

There were 59,376 surplus war air
planes and 1851 of them have been
sold for STA million dollars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-02-07
M Zhi4 and Thai

EVERAL ITEMS In the news of this week make natur
subjects for editorials but since the space is very Unite
they must be condensed into short topics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Marriage Intentions

Marriage intentions filed at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in City Hall include:
 Edmund L. Cass, Jr., 268 Will low Street, Teresa D. Connell, lO4 Fairmount Street.
 Robert E. Vogelisang, 1O4 Wood side Avenue, Margaret M. Brad ley, 19 Elmhurst Avenue.
 Alfred A. Forte, Jr,, 4 East HaW- kins Street, Dorothy J. Asplund, 51 Vine Street.
 Marian J. ChroStowSki, South ington, and Cheslara A .Grend- siewski, 49 Lounsbury Avenue.
 Bartholomew Shea, 60 Lone Oak Avenue and Joan Foley, 1918 East Main Street.
 Norman Charett, 10 River Street and Elsie A. Krampitz, Byam Road.
 Robert A. Frappier, 33O Sylvan Avenue and Florence A. Perugini, 36 Welles Street.
 Joseph R. Barbeira, POI South mayd Road and Helen A. Wright, POI Southmayd Road.
 Gino Bocci, 21 1nman Avenue, and Mary Fortunati, 37 Ruel Street.
 Adam Bilski, New Preston, and Elizabeth Kennedy of 38 Pember- ton Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Reds ShuffIe Farm Leaders
 General Overhaul
 Ordered by StoIin

Moscow, Sept. z1-OP)-Gener alissimo Josef Stalin today ordered general overhaul of collective farming officials on grounds of widespread irregularities and activi- ties extremely dangerous for all Socialist construction"
 Orders for the reshuffling were presented in a decree of the Coun- cil of Ministers and central com mittee of the Communist Party signed by Stalin and by Andrei Zhdanov, a member of the Party Secretariat.
 The decree reported widespread violations of collective farm regu- lations and charged that the Dem ocratic foundation" of collective farm administration had been ad- versely affected by malpractices.
 Investigation, the decree said, showed that breaches of rules and regulations included unfair distri- button of earnings, appropriation of public lands theft of collective farm property, misuse of authority, and fraudulent election of officials.
 These activities, it said, are con- trary to the principles of Leninism and to remedy the situation a Council on Collective Farm Affairs is being set up. The decree did not indicate how many persons are af- fected by the shakeup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Gifts Made
 To Societies InFisherWiII
AnnuoI Sum For
 High School Essoy Contest Provided

The establishment of trust fund ot $l 900 to encourage high school students to compete in annual es- say contests is provided for in the will ot the late Mrs. Rebecca Fisher, Who died in this city September g, l946. An annual award of $25 will De made to the student whose writ Ing on any Jewish subject is de- clared the best by a special com- mlttee. The fund Is for 20 years and stlpulates that the contest be limit ca between students of Wilby and Crosby High Schools. An award will be made to the winner in each in- stitution without consideration of color, race or creed.
 It also has been announced that bequest of $2,000 had been made to the Beth-El synagogue for an in- Scribed memorial window: $500 to the Hebrew Ladies Aid Association: $100 to Jewish Home for Aged: $lOO for Waterbury Hebrew Insti- tute; $50 to Beth Israel Sisterhood: $25, Jewish Womens Art organiza- ton; $25 to Senior Hadassah.
 The life use of the entire estate is given to husband, Harry Fisher. Alter his death the assets of the estate will be used as an education al fund for grandchildren Ken meth Albert and Linda Albert.