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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Arrested on Motor
Law Violations

Robert Rodeheaver, 81, was ar
rested in Oakland Saturday after
noon by Corporal Thomas Currie of
the State Police on charges of oper-
ating motorcycle without a drivers
license and with his registration card
not in his possession.
The original request came from
police at Steubenville, Ohio, who said
the motorcycle had been stolen. A
radio alarm was relayed to the La
Vale barracks over the teletype sys-
TEN.
Given a hearing Sunday morning
before Magistrate H. A. Loraditch,
the man was fined SIS and costs on
the first charge and 50 and costs on
the second. He pleaded guilty to both
charges. Upon his release here he
was accompanied back to Steuben-
vile by an Ohio official, for possible
other charges there
Rodeheaver is a native of the Sand
Flat section.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Kingwood Athlete
Killed In Mishap

Vaughn Shaffer, II, a graduate of
Kingwood (W. Va.) High school and
q son of Ray Shaffer, one time
railroader, was instantly killed last
Friday on the West Virginia North
ern Railroad while at work as a
brakeman. He had been employed
about a month.
Shaffer, who starred at taskle on
the Kingwood football team, was
killed at the Miller No mine about
one mile south of the railroads shops
at Kingwood, according to Prescott
ing Attorney R. Doyne Halbritter,
Sheriff Hobart Spindler, Coroner H.
Foster Hartman, and Deputy Sheriff
Charles Kisner, who investigated.
This was the third serious mishap
on the railroad this year. Henry G.
Riley was killed in a mishap in Jan
uary and George Pritt was badly in
jured several weeks ago.
Shaffer was working on the night
shift, placing empty coal cars at the
mine, when the accident took place.
The West Virginia Northern. which
connects with the B. and O. at Tun-
Melton, w. Va, is owned by the Jen-
kins interest of Frostburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Committee

Gilbert Savage, Friendsville, was
elected chairman of the Republican
State Central committee at an
organization meeting Tuesday after
noon. Earl Glotfelty, McHenry, was
named secretary; and Hugh Maffet,
Oakland, treasurer. Benjamin H. Sin
cell is the other committee member
and the only holdover from the form
er committee which served for the
past four years.
Neil C. Fraley and Lewis r. Jones,
Oakland; Ray Mccullough, Friends
vile; and Stewart ROdamer, Grants
vile, official delegates to the Repub-
lican State convention, expect to be
in Baltimore on Monday for the meet
ing, at which the Republican candi-
dates who were successful in the re-
cent primary, and those who were
unopposed will be formally nomi-
mated.
Official delegates to the Dem
ocratic convention will also meet in
Baltimore on Tuesday, July %. Dele
gates from this county include w. R.
Offutt, w. R. Browning and DR.. E. |.
Baumgartner, all of Oakland. Garrett
county is entitled to four represent
atives, but the Democratic committee
has not yet filled the vacancy, accord
ing to A. T. Matthews, member
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Park Civic Club
Plans Library Tea
Unusual Program Arranged For
Next Thursday Afternoon

There will be a Library Tea given
by the Woman's Civic Club at the
Mountain Lake Park Community
House on Thursday, July 25, from 8
to 5. Loeb Lynn and Oakland friends
of the Library, and Park visitors, are
invited to attend. Mrs. Edward P.
Kahl, the Clubs president, has ar
ranged for novel program.
Sherry McCutcheon, talented juve-
nile danseuse, now vacationing at the
Park after a long engagement at the
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, will give
two of her new dances. Pauline
Meadows Bolen, remembered for her
work as leading lady of the Bethel
Thespians, will read several selec-
tons. As an added attraction William
o. Baumgartner, a member of the
International Brotherhood of Magi-
clans, will present for the first time
here his popular Magic Mysteries, -
assisted by his daughter, Miss Mary
Edith. A Garrett County boy, he
lived at the Park in the early SOS,
and rose from clerk in the local post
office to become for many years Post
Office Inspector at Chicago.
This Library, which serves the
community free both winter and sum-
mer, depends largely for its current
books on gifts from well-wishers.
Those in charge stated that any
books people had finished with would
be appreciated, if brought to the tea
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
W. A. Johnson Sells
His Laundry Business

w. A. Johnson, who has owned and
operated the NuWay Laundry in
Oakland for a number of years, has
sold his business to F. Robert Orr,
John H. Wilson and Ralph Evick, of
Parsons, w. Va. The new owners eX-
poet to take possession on Monday,
July %, it was announced yesterday
by Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. johnson will continue to oper-
ate his second hand laundry ma
chinery business and will maintain
his quarters in the new concrete
block building which he is now erect
ing in the rear of his residence prop
erty on Center street.
Employees of the present laundry
will remain with the new concern for
the time being it was stated.
Mr.. johnson has operated a laun-
dry in this area since 1923, being To-
Gated for few years at Rosedale,
west of town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Farm Bureau Plans
For County Picnic

Farm Bureau committees met this
week to continue plans for the an
nual basket picnic for everybody in
the county, to be held at the Bittinger
recreation area on Saturday, August
3.
William Winterberg, president, an
nounced that Guy N. Hartman, form
er superintendent of schools of
Somerset county, and well known
farmer of that section, would be the
chief speaker A representative of the
farm bureau organization, Of Balti-
more, also is expected to attend
Members of the Garrett County
Youth club are to be in charge of
recreation, and they are planning re-
creation for all. Prizes are to be
awarded. A fitting and showing Of
baby beef by club members is one
of the features of the afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Robber Is Killed
At Filling Station

An unidentified robber was shot
and killed about 4 o'clock this morn
ing as he was leaving the Parks SER
vice station on route so, just west of
the Maryland State line, after the
man had obtained quantity of cash
and other items from the station. The
shot was fired by Ralph Parks, SER
vice station owner, according to Ho-
bart Spindler, sheriff Of Preston
county, who was investigating this
morning along with West Virginia
State police and other officials.
According to Sheriff Spindler, the
youth, who appeared to be about II
years old, had forced a window in the
rear of the station and was leaving
by the front door when Mr.. Parks
fired at him from an upstairs porch.
Sheriff Spindler said the youth had
stolen pickup truck, owned by
Mr.. Brock from the Erwin service
station, and that another filling sta
ton had been entered and robbed
west of Erwin earlier in the evening.
1t was believed the youth had escaped
from the Industrial School for boys
at Pruntytown. Pruntytown officials
were enroute to Aurora this morning
to identify the youth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Curriculum Workshop
Is Completed Here

A county curriculum WORKSHOP,
which began in Oakland High school
on July LIST, was completed last Sat
urday. The purpose was to build
teaching units for the eighth grade
under the new curriculum organic
alton.
The personnel of the workshop in
cluded F. E. Rathbun, county supern-
tendent; Frank j. Getty, chairman,
Grantsville; F. D. Bittle, associate
chairman, Oakland; Miss Kate Ban
natyne, Mrs. Fred E. Beachy, Mason
w. Calls, Ann Dilgard, Edwin Elias,
Jr., Merle d. Frantz, Chauncey NJ.
Friend, Mrs Virginia X. McManis,
Velora V. Swauger. Consultants were
r. Floyd Cromwell, state supervisor
of educational and vocational guild
ance, and Wilbur DeviIbiss, state
supervisor of high schools, both of
the state department of education,
Baltimore; and Ivan C. Diehl, head
of the department of geography,
State Teachers college, Frostburg.
The following teaching units were
produced by the different commit
tees: orientation and guidance, man
ual of skills for improving oral COM
munication, discovering how our
colonial fOrefathers founded and OK
banded the nation, how Maryland's
historical background affects and re-
fleets the American way of life, how
can we solve our problems of health
and safety.
Plans will be made later for build
ing additional units throughout the
coming school year, according to Miss
Bannatyne who is III Oakland this
week completing report Of the work
accomplished.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
$4,000 Is Welfare
Expenditure For June

A total of $17,922 was expended by
the Garrett County Welfare Board
during June, according to report
from Francis Connolly, executive
secretary
The expenditures were divided as
follows: Old age assistance, 312 indi-
viduals, $7,244; aid to dependent
children, 1870 families, $4,S72; aid to
blind, 8 cases, 1925; general public
assistance, $50 cases, $3,273; foster
children care, % children, $491; adj
ministration, $1,S17.
Mr.. Connolly pointed out that the
average grant for the first three
categories is about average of the en-
tire state, exclusive of Baltimore city,
and that the average foster children
care is far below the state average.
He said that since the lifting of
price regulations his office had been
flooded with letters about the in
adequacy of the various grants espe-
cially for food, clothing and coal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY

The Forty Hours Devotion will
open at St. Peters Catholic church
on Sunday, July 81, with Mass at 10
a. M, followed by solemn procession
Of the Blessed Sacrament, and will
close on Tuesday evening at 1880,
with Benediction and a procession. In
conducting the ceremonies FIR. George
w. Shipper will have assisting
him both Holy Cross and Carmel
tie presses from Deep Creek Lake
while forty Holy Cross students will
have charge of the music and litur-
gical chanting.
This devotion dates from the
twelfth century, and commentaries
the forty hours the Body of the
Savior remained in the Sepulchre. 1t
is time of special prayers and ador-
alton for members of the faith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Postoffice Employees
Go Unpaid; Congress
Disagrees Over Bill

Postoffice employees here as well
as elsewhere throughout the country
are still without their regular pay
checks this week because Congress
has failed to pass the treasury post
office appropriation bill, according to
w. E. Spocrlein, acting postmaster in
Oakland.
Locally the employees had received
their checks on Tuesday night. By the
next morning however, telegram
had been received advising them to
hold up payment, and the checks were
recalled
Throughout the country about $780,
600 postoffice employees will have to
go without pay checks until the bill
is passed by Congress. The House and
Senate are in disagreement over the
price at which the government should
buy domestic silver. The bill carries
81 $780, 100000 for the treasury and
postoffice departments
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Teacher Appointments
Far From Being Ready

That the list of teacher appoint
ments for the coming school term was
in no shape for publication was stated
yesterday by f. E. Rathbun, county
superintendent of schools, who has
been attempting to fill vacancies of
those who resigned earlier in the sea-
son.
Several new teachers must be
for Oakland High school.
Some have resigned and one instruc-
tor, Miss Mile Fike, was recently
Miss Elizabeth Powell, home
economies teacher, resigned a few
months ago. There were reports cur
rent this week of other designations,
but Mr.. Rathbun stated yesterday
afternoon that he had received no
designations within the past few
days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Candidates Continue
To File Expenses

Candidates in the recent primary
campaign continued to file their eX-
pense accounts this week with A. G..
Ross, clerk Of the circuit court. In
addition to those reporting last week,
are the following, showing what it
cost to conduct their campaign:
Roy Sewers, $189.75; R. E. Nc
Intire, $2O175; William Bitter, ST.
90; Walter C. Capper, $118.0S; and
Peter E. Berry, political agent for
Walter c. Capper showed receipts Of
$4,000 and disbursements of $175.00
in this county for posting signs, ETC.;
$331.50 in Allegany county and $3.50
in Washington county; George E.
Coddington, $99.13; Bernard |. Con
der, $4,000; Theodore Sines, $91; J.
w. Owens, $2500; Jasper C. Myers,
$3.50; Benz. H. Sincell, no expense;
j. w. Glotfelty, $130.25; John w.
Herman, SIT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Summer Hours For
Free Library Listed

New summer hours for the Gar
rett County Free Library were an
nounced this week by Miss Eleanor
Ray, librarian.
They are: Monday through Satur-
day, from 10 a. m. to II noon; to A
p. m.
Wednesday and Saturday evenings,
7 to 9.
These hours have been in effect
since Miss Ray assumed her duties
about two weeks ago. The library is
located on the second floor of the
Garrett National Bank building, and
Miss Ray has issued a special in
vitation to all persons to make use of
the books found there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Building Program
for Schools Discussed

The school building program of the
future was discussed yesterday by
members of the Board of Education,
who met with two specialists on
school housing.
Dr. Ray L. Hamon, chairman of the
school housing section of the United
States office of education, Washing
ton; and Dr. Earl T. Hawkins, of the
State Department of Education, met
with the board and discussed the stu
alton in this county. Previously Dr..
Hamon and Dr.. Hawkins had made
survey of school buildings in the
county. A brief report of their find
ings was given, but other details are
to come later, according to Walter w.
Dawson, president of the Board.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Republican Becomes
Member Audit Bureau
of Calculations
Furnishes Advertisers With Ac-
curate Figures on Circulation
And Other Data

The Republican has been accepted
for membership in the Audit Bureau
of Calculations, a national, cooper
ativc association Of over 2,300 pub
fishers, advertisers, and advertising
agencies, it was announced this week.
An audited report of the circulation
figures of this paper was released by
the bureau which gives it an ac-
credited rating of 1893 paid subscrib-
ers, verified by an actual audit which
was completed here in June by j. W..
French, one of the bureaus auditors,
Advertisers are now assured that
when they buy advertising in The
Republican they can know exactly
how many people their message goes
to, where they live, and the fact that
they are interested readers of the
newspaper because they are paid up
subscribers.
The Audit Bureau members have
worked together for over thirty
years in setting up and maintaining
standards for measuring the circu-
lation of newspapers and periodicals.
The publisher members of the bureau
are required to meet these standards
and to keep accurate records cover
ing the distribution of their publ
cations. These records are kept each
week and are available for inspection
by interested advertisers. A copy of
the printed report is also available
which provides an advertiser with
verified circulation data, which gives
him knowledge of what he is get
ting for his investment.
Improvement of circulation meth
DDS is an important phase in the
movement of weekly newspaper
publishers all over the United States
to improve their business practices.
Upon the amount and quality of circu-
lation depends the amount and value
of advertising.
Under quality Of circulation the
audit shows that the subscriptions
were obtained through desire on the
part of the subscribers; that there
were no premium offers, no contests
with prizes offered, no combinations
with other publications, and no spe-
cial reduced prices, with exception of
those in the armed forces and minis
ters Of the gospel.
The audit also revealed that in adj
dtion to the net paid of 1888, there
were only IS subscribers in arrears
over three months, which were mostly
overseas soldiers, and who have since
been eliminated from the list; that
631 copies are distributed in Oakland
alone, with an additional 292 along
the rural routes; that 2,2O5 were dis
tributcd to Garrett county towns
alone and over 300 to nearby West
Virginia and Pennsylvania towns
which came back to residents of this
county.
An advertisement explaining some
of the advantages of an audited
circulation, appears on another page
of The Republican today
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
ARTHUR H. GREEN WINS
COUNTY TREASURERSHIP
BY A SINGLE VOTE
Final Count Is S07 For Green;
500 For Fred f. Beachy

By the narrow margin of single
vote Arthur H. Green retained the
nomination for county treasurer on
the Republican ticket following the
official recount of the ballots by the
Board of Election Supervisors which
was completed about 1890 o'clock
last Thursday night. William r.
Browning, president of the board, de-
clared the final tabulation was 8O7
votes for Green and SOC for Fred Z.
Beachy. Nomination is the same as
election as the Democrats have no
candidate for this office at the gener-
al election in November.
Mr.. Beachy had filed petition for
a recount last week after the official
election returns had shown only six
votes difference, 1913 to 867.
Beachy lost 81 votes in the recount
as compared to loss of &C by Green.
The number of rejected ballots was
due to the close scrutiny of the at
torneys for both Beachy and Green,
and by members Of the board and
their attorney. The magnifyng glass
was brought into play frequently on
markings on the ballots, not only in
the section for county treasurer but
over the entire ballot.
Throughout the count, which re-
quired two days and one evening,
both candidates were running neck
to neck, and last Thursday evening
just before the group recessed for
dinner, the two were even, with only
four more voting places to be
counted.
In the twenty-five polling places
Beachy lost from the official tabula-
ton as follows: 5, /, 0. 5, 1, 2, /, 1, 0,
l, 1, 3, 0, 0, 0, ?, 2, ?, 1, 0, 4, 3,
8, l, II, for a total of minus 81.
Green lost from the official tabula-
ton as follows 6, 2, |, /, 0, /, I, l, O.,
/, 5, 1, /, 4, /, 5, 2, /, plus /, 0, 5, 8,
6, A, Is, for a total of minus G6.
CIllcI lllcllpclS Vi inc ElcCIlOu
Board besides Mr.. Browning were
Albert S. Shaffer and 7. f. ODon-
nell, both of Kitzmiller, and Asa 7.
Matthews, attorney. w. R. Offutt was
attorney for Beachy, while w. W.
Dawson was attorney for Green.
According to the election regula-
tons governing recounts, the cost of
the recount must be borne by the
county, as the percentage of change
was more than two percent. Both
candidates must stand the expense of
their attorneys fees. 1t was csti-
mated prior to the recount that the
cost would run in the neigborhood of
] &0NQ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Motorist Fatally
Hurt in Collision

James Hoard, about 40, of Bethes-
da, died in Memorial hospital, Cum
berland, on Saturday morning about
4;30 from injuries received in car
truck crash Fridaw night on Route so,
four miles east of Romney, w. Va.
Hoard was admitted to the hospital
at 1880 p. m Friday suffering from
laceration above the eye, a frac-
tured left forearm and internal in
juries.
Mrs. Hoard was reported to be at
Youghiogheny Forest, on route so,
near Red House, and it was believed
her husband was on his way there
when the truck smashed into his car,
police said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Army Publishes
New Booklet

A new booklet, "This is your New
Regular Army" containing AZ pages
of information and facts about diff
ferent branches of the service, has
been announced. Copies of the book
let are available from SISgt George
F. Kirby, U. S. Army recruiter.
The booklet explains the purpose of
the new recruiting program and the
aims of the new regular army, Sgt,
Kirby stated.
Books are free to all who wish
them. They may be secured from the
local draft board office or the army
recruiting station in Oakland, at the
postoffice building, on Wednesday
and Thursdays.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Tax Collections Good

Over seventy percent of the county
taxes on real and personal property
has been paid to the county treasurer
up to the present time, it was re-
vealed yesterday.
1t was estimated in the levy that
$298, 069.87 would be collected from
county taxpayers, and up to July LIST
the amount was $198,416.45, accord
ing to j. Edward Helbig, treasurer.
Discounts during this peiod amounted
to $9,960.S9. Additional taxes have
also been collected during July but
no report will be made of these until
the end of the month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Temperature Range
of IS Degrees Noted

There was range of as degrees
in the temperature for the week, ac-
cording to the government readings
at Weber's.
The high was 81 degrees on Thurs
day, July II, while the low was AZ
degrees on Wednesday morning, July
II. There was a rainfall of .04 on the
18th and 10 on the 18th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
II. ALLEN ISON

II. Allen Ison, 80 years old, son of
the late DR.. Benjamin and Mrs. Ison,
long time residents of Oakland, died
at his home in Washington, D. c.,
on Saturday, July 6, after an ex-
tended illness. He is survived by his
widow and one daughter Burial oc-
CURED in Washington on Monday fol-
lowing his death.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Town Water Supply
Little Under Normal

The towns water supply was hold
ing up well in spite of the dry
weather, it was announced yesterday
Although it was taking the wells
longer to fill up, and while it was not
possible to keep the pumps in con-
slant operation, the reservoirs are
only three feet from being completely
filled, it was stated
The supply was lowered consider
ably one day last week when the I'M
perial Ice Cream company drew on
the line, reducing the level of the
water about feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Young Adult Group To Sponsor
Excursion On Lake

On Monday, July 22nd, the Young
Adult Group Of the community will
sponsor a two and one-half hour
excursion on Deep Greek Lake in the
"Ruptured Duck.
Members of the group are to meet
at the Episcopal Parish House at
$50 o'clock sharp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
WOmen's Club To Meet This
Evening at Deep Creek Lake

The Business and Professional
Women's Club are meeting this eve
ming at the home of Mrs. +. Il. Tower
Deep Creek lake for picnic supper
and swimming party The dinner and
meeting will be held inside if weather
is unfavorable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
Kills Rattle Snake

Mark H. Moon was exhibiting a
large rattle snake, about three feet
long, in Oakland on Monday, which
he had succeeded in killing the night
before along a road near Steyer. The
snake had eleven rattles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18

Gen. Eisenhower declared the U. S.
must maintain an army of about $780,
90 men for the next Is to 20 years.