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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Warns Pranksters
Against Vandalism

A warning against the persons who
are carrying the Halloween spirit in
to the realm of vandalism and Grimm
al destruction Of property, was issued
this week by Mayor A. G. Hesen and
members of the Town Council.
Mr. Hesen pointed out that groups
of young people within the past few
days had been destroying property on
north Second street, and around 9TH
and Sth street, at the northeast edge
of town.
"The town authorities have no OBJ
lection to any person enjoying HIM
self or observing Halloween in the
proper spirit, but we don't intend to
tolerate vandalism" he declared
"Those caught will be punished to
the full extent of the law" he con-
cluded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Teachers Urged To
Keep Eternal Values

Teachers were urged to help pre-
serve such eternal values" as re-
ligious and civil right in building
''the world of tomorrow" by Sir Will
mott Lewis, Washington CORE
spondent Of the London Times, at the
state meeting in Baltimore over the
weekend.
We cannot rclinquish these vital
issues in "our great debate with
Russia, even if imsistence upon them
should cndanger the fabric of inter
national organization" Lewis said at
the closing session Of the 18th annual
teachers convention.
The representative assembly called
for the 18th year of high school "to
accommodate the Increasingly large
number of deserving students being
denied college education for fl
nancial and geographic reasons"
Reduction of teaching loads and
larger staffs of visiting teachers also
were recommended by the assembly
To help procure and retain
teachers, the assembly recommended
An annual minimum salary of $4,000
with yearly increments for service;
lowering of the optional retirement
age from 80 to So; and cumulative
sick leave provision like those pro-
vided for other public employees.
Some 5000 teachers from all sec
lions Of the state gathered at the
Fifth Regiment Almoly Friday night
to hear DR.. Alexander f. Stoddard
superintendent Of Philadelphia
schools, outline four challenges he
said were facing American schools.
DR.. Stoddard, who was a member
of General MacArthur's educational
mission to Japan, listed the chal-
lenges as
1. Teaching more facts and skiIls
than ever before.
,. Building better health.
3. Equalizing attention for both
spiritual and material values; and
4. Giving reality to the word free
DOM"
CompleXity Of modern life, the
educator declared, required that
schools teach more history, science
geography, mathematics, and soci-
ology.
"Mcn and women" he said, NEED
to know more facts"
Governor Herbert O'Conor, in an
address to the teachers Friday sale
to-day world hopes for a better
future depend more on teachers thar
on any other single group"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Woodmen of World
Organize at Vindex

A Woodmcn Of the World lodge was
organized at VindeX at meeting in
the NindeX school house on Thursday
night, October II, it was announced
by Spencer Graham, state manager
Mr.. Graham and Curtis Miller, field
man for the lodge, were both present
at the meeting.
The following were elected: Lee
McRobie, past consol commander;
Sidel Turned, Consol commander; AL
bert McRobe, adviser lieutenant;
Gayle Davis, escort; William Carr,
banker; Ellis Ellifritz, financial secre-
tary; Leighton Harvey, Waterman;
James Carr, sentry; Frank Parks,
William Hanna Leo Craver, auditors.
Officers are to be installed at a
meeting this evening at 7 O'Clock, at
Vindex. The lodge will be known as
VindeX lodge No. 80.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Over Eighty Prizes
Are Obtained For
Halloween Parade
Celebration Sponsored by Oak
land Band Will be Held Here
Next Thursday Evening

Over eighty prizes have been OBJ
tanned by the members og the Oak
land Band, who are sponsoring the
Halloween parade and celebration
next Thursday evening in Oakland.
These prizes, donated by individuals
and places of business, will be given
away for almost any kind of costume
seen in the parade which is scheduled
to get under way at 7 o'clock.
Some of those mentioned include
prizes for policeman, fat girl, OF man,
Spanish costume, simple Simon, short
est man, hideous, impersonator, most
comic, man and woman on horseback,
most homely, woman with biggest
feet, hill billy band, Chinaman, tai
lest couple, family group, original
couple, ghost group, woman with big
gest hustle, colored girl, oldest car
old fashioned costume, hunting dog,
girl with doll, majorette, Satan, tai
lest sailor and soldier, clown, gypsy,
deliberately dressed man, woman,
couple; tramp, school group, cowboy
boy scout group, patriotic group,
Brownies, bathing beauty, uncle Sam,
convict, father time, witch, decorated
bicycle, miner, Scotchman, decorated
car girl scout troop, intermediate girl
scouts.
Cash prizes are offered to brownie
and scout troops. Over $500 in cash
donations were received.
Prizes vary with the donor, some
providing oil changes, others cold
waves, paint, toys, gasoline, house
hold articles, hair tonic, food, soft
drinks, ice cream, dog food, shotgun
shells, electric clock.
Judges will be stationed along the
line Of parade and prizes will be
awarded Immediately after the pro-
cession ends. A round dance is sched-
uled at the Manhattan hotel beginning
at $50 o'clock, with admission charg-
es of $3.50 per couple, plus tax. A
wool blanket will be given as a door
prize. There will also be square dane
ing on Second street, and the area
will be roped off for the occasion.
The band is being assisted by men,
bers of the Oakland Fire Department
who sponsor the local group. Pro,
ceeds from the celebration will be
used to maintain the band throughout
the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
LOCAL VETERAN
DIES IN SAWMILL
MISHAP MONDAY
Judson W. Foster, Jr., Fatally
Hurt While Repairing Pipe
Under Buzz Saw

Judson W. Tommy" Foster, Jr,,
25, of near Dodge School House,
north of Oakland, an Army veteran,
died in Memorial hospital, Cumber-
land, Monday afternoon, October 81,
about 4 40 o'clock, of injuries suffered
when his head was caught in a buzz
saw at the sawmill near Oakland
which he operated with his brother
in-law, Hugh Ream, Swallow Falls,
DR.. James A. Cannon, Jr., Oakland
physician, who treated Foster at the
scene of the Accident, said that the
saw bit into Fosters head on the
right side just above the hairline, and
tore into the brain from the temple
to the mid section. The injured man
was conscious while being treated,
DR.. Cannon said, although attaches at
the Cumberland hospital reported
that Foster was unconscious when
admitted. He was taken to Cumber-
land in the Bolden ambulance.
Neighbors reported that the acct
dent happened about 1870 a. M,
when Foster crawled into pit under
the saw to tighten a sawdust con-
veyor pipe Ream called to him to
warn him against repairing the pipe
while the saw was in motion, and
Foster raised his head, striking it
against the saw.
Fosters parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Foster, reside on a farm north Of
Oakland, where the deceased was
born on December 10th, 1921. He was
a graduate of Oakland high school,
and he was associated in the retail
grocery business in Oakland with an
other brother-in-law, Edward
Schmidt, before entering the army.
He served three and one half years
with the Army Air forces in this
country, receiving his honorable dis
charge about year ago. He was sta
toned at Randolph Field, Texas.
Two months ago he married the
former Miss Betty Ashby. He had
been engaged in the sawmill business
for about four months.
Besides his parents and widow, he
is survived by two brothers, Donald
Foster, at home; Stanley Foster, of
Kingwood, W. Va; four sisters, Mrs.
Edward Schmidt, Water street, Oak
land; Mrs. Violet Lee, Red House.;
Mrs. Hugh Ream, Swallow Falls, and
Mrs. Daisy Schmidt, Of near Oakland.
Funeral services are being con-
Quoted at o'clock this afternoon
from the Bolden Funeral Home with
Dr.. Denver c. Pickens, of the Oak
land Methodist church, officiating,
assisted by Rev. Austin f. Schild-
wachter, Episcopal rector. Interment
will be in the Oakland cemetery with
members of Proctor Kildow Post No
II, American Legion having charge
of final rites at the grave.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Cooperative Members
Invited to Meeting

A number of stockholders of vari-
Gus units of Southern States Cooper
ative service in this area have re-
ceived invitations to attend the an
nual meeting at Richmond, Va, on
Thursday and Friday, October 81 and
November /.
All are members of the Advisory
Boards. Those invited from the
Friendsville branch are s. b. Lowder-
milk, Charles Rush, Stanton r.
Friend, W. Arthur Custer, B. II,
Friend and Harold Friend.
Those invited from the Oakland
branch are John w. Steyer and Allen
S. Paugh, Deer Park; Burlin C. Hol-
Ter, Carroll c. Martin and William F.
DeBerry, Oakland; Earl X. Harvey,
Swanton; and EIwood Glotfelty, Ac-
cident.
Those invited from Accident branch
are Elmer Kolb, Frank Georg, Wal
ter Hartman, Harold Georg, Oscar
Hartman, Walter Margroff, all of Ac-
cident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
DIED
MRS. CLIFFORD WEIGH


Mrs. Emily Harvey Wech, aged 70
years, died at her home near Loeb
Lynn this morning, October "a.
She was daughter of the late Will
liam and Hester Harvey and was born
in Garrett county December Is, 1876.
Surviving are her husband, Clifford
Welch, and eight children, Warren
Welch, Cassville, w. Va; William
Welch, Maidsville, w. Va; Carl
Welch, Morgantown; Ralph WEIGH,
Oma, w. Va; Mrs. Hoye Cramer,
Wendell, Pa; Mrs. Frank Ault,
gainesville, Ohio; Odell WEIGH, Wen
dell, Pa; Mrs. Virginia Limbaugh,
Hagerstown; also twenty grand
children.
She was a member of the Metho-
dist faith at White church, from
which place funeral services will be
conducted on Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, in charge of Rev. W. Reecc
Burns, pastor. Interment will be in
the church cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Welfare Payments In
Month S16,l27.76

Three hundred sixteen residents re-
ceived old age assistance payments
averaging $22.71 last month from the
State Department of Public Welfare,
through the local welfare board ac-
cording to report of J. Milton Pat
terson, state director. Total payments
amounted to $7,175.S7 in this cate
CORY.
A total of 1873 families received aid
to dependent children payments with
372 children receiving an average of
$1,000 The average per family was
$36.61, and the total outlay was
$4,869.54.
Eight individuals received an aver
age of $2S.37 in September from the
public assistance to the needy blind
fund. The total paid out was $22694
General public assistance was given
to $50 cases, with each case receiving
an average of $24.11. Total payments
amounted to $3,300.S6. Twenty live
children received foster home care
payments totaling $55455. The aver
age payment per child was $2218.
The total for Garrett county was
$16,127.76 exclusive Of administration
costs.
All payments made by the depart
ment in the state last month totaled
$769, 486, with $685. 35 for old age
assistance; $149.998 for aid to de-
pendent children; $14,786 for public
assistance to the needy blind; 1892
76S for general public assistance and
$37 1893 for foster home care.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Represent County In Judging
Contest

James Fitzwater, Robert Harvey
and Dale Glotfelty, members Of the
Al Clubs Of the county, represented
the county as a judging team at the
Baltimore Live Stock Show, recently.
Sixteen teams from various counties
were entered in the judging. The
boys judged sheep, swine and beef and
gave oral reasons for their selections
before the judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Republican Voters Are
Still About Two to One
Net Decrease in Registrars in
Garrett County is S36, Brought
About by Recent Ruling

Complete registration figures for
Garrett county released Monday by
the Board Of Supervisors Of Elections,
W. r. Browning, president, show a
decrease of S36 in the registration
over the past two years, but the Re
publicans maintain their majority to
keep the figures at almost two to one,
with $3.50 registered in comparison
to 1927 for the Democrats, or a
majority of 2,612.
The figures show that there are
now registered in the county total
of 1923 voters. Of this number there
are SO registered in other party
columns aside from the two major
parties, showing an increase of
twenty in the past two years.
A net gain was registered in only
one district, that of Jennings, and
there it is only an increase Of 4. The
big decrease was caused in all dis
tricts as a result of the recent legis-
lative ruling where all who had not
exercised their right of franchise
within the past five years were
stricken from the books. All were
notified of the action and told it
would be necessary for them to re-
register before they would be eligible
to vote.
At the registration dates this yeal
there were registered a total of 624
367 Republicans, 252 Democrats, two
Independents, one progressive and
two declined.
The third precinct of district No
IA, one of the Oakland voting pre-
cincts, is the largest listed with 67S
voters. Running close behind is Mt
Lake Park with 637; Accident, GOA;
and Kitzmiller, 545.
There are five precincts out Of the
twenty-five in the county where the
Democrats hold majority: at Acct
dent, Kempton, Johnsons, Kitzmillel
and Vindex. At Accident the adj
vantage is only one, however, 303 tC
302. The biggest Republican majority
in proportion to the registration is al
Sang Run, where the ratio is ovel
six to one. It is over four to one at
jennings and Ryan's Glade, three one
at Crellin, Mt. Lake Park, and Bit
finger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Reuben Steinmeyer
To Address Rotarians

Reuben Steinmeyer, past district
governor of the 1O8th district, will be
the speaker at the weekly meeting of
the Oakland Rotary Club on Friday
evening. The night will be observed
as an informal ladies' night.
Last Friday First Sgt. H. F.
Schultheis, of the state police, pre-
scented some moving pictures urging
safe driving The club was under the
direction of John H. Carter, vice
president, in the absence of F. E.
Rathbun, president.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Youth Club Honors
Ones Recently Wed

Approximately 40 members and
guests of the Garrett County Youth
Club attended the regular monthly
meeting last Friday night in the
social room of the Methodist church
in Oakland. After short business
meeting recreation program and
party followed in honor of 5 recently
married club members who are Harry
Beegley, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur De-
Witt, Mrs. Clarence Jones, Harry L..
Porter, Jr.
Each couple was presented with a
gift from the club. At the business
meeting it was decided to hold a Hal
lowe'en square dance, at Bittinger
recreation area on Saturday, Novem-
Der 2nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Future Farmers Plan
Banquet Next Week

The annual banquet of Oakland
Chapter FLA. is scheduled to be
held Wednesday, October 80, at 1870
p. M, in the X. of P. Hall in Oakland.
G. Floyd Dye, supervisor of Noca-
tional Agriculture in Somerset and
Fayette counties, Pennsylvania, is to
be the speaker. Special musical num-
bers are being arranged. The dinner
is to be served by the Pythian Sisters.
In the past this has been a father
and son affair. This year for the first
time, each FLA. boy is inviting both
parents. 1t is expected that there will
be approximately 10 in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Ballot Appears This Week

The official ballot is being published
today by order Of the Board Of Flee
ton Supervisors, along with the usual
notice Of election and the appointment
Of judges and clerks who will serve at
the various polling places on Novem-
Der 5.
They will be found in the second
section Of the paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Attend Convention

The annual meeting Of the Mary
land Baptist Union Association meets
this week in the Eutaw Place Baptist
church Of Baltimore. The meets be-
gan at 500 p m, Tuesday and is to
continue through Friday the 25th.
Rev. George H. Cocker, pastor Of the
Deep Greek Baptist Church near Oak
land, and five elected delegates left
Tuesday to attend the annual sessions.
Delegates are George Edgar, Mrs.
Sadie Edgar, Miss Fannie May Har-
vey, Calvin Harvey and Rev and Mrs.
Coker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Gift of 200 Library Books

Mrs, w. S. Chesley, Washington, d.
c., and summer resident Of Loeb Lynn
Heights, is sending a gift Of over 200
volumes to the Oakland Library. The
hooks were packed this week and are
to be brought here by car in the
near future, according to Miss
Eleanor Ray, librarian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
SwantOn Services

The first quarterly conference of
the Bloomington Methodist church
charge will be held in the Swanton
Methodist church on Sunday, October
27, at 3 o'clock p. m.
DR.. Fred Wyant, district superin-
;endent, will deliver the sermon.
Everybody is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24

Members Of st. Matthew'S Epis-
copal guild are having a turkey sup
per in the Episcopal Parish house on
Tuesday evening, October 20. Serv-
ing will be from $3.50 to 7 o'clock, and
tickets are $1.50 each.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
Schedule Arranged
For Republican Tour

The approximate times for arrival
at the various places in the county for
the State and county Republican cam
didates while on their tour next Tues
day, were announced by the Repub-
lican State Central committee, yester-
day.
The group will gather at Grants
vile and leave there at nine o'clock.
The scheduled stops include the fol-
lowing:
jennings, $3.50; Keyscr's Ridge,
1890; Accident, II o'clock Friends
vile, II o'clock, where lunch will be
served by the women of the Methodist
church; McHenry, ? p. M; Deer Park,
2:30; kitzmiller, 3; Crellin, 5, con-
Guiding the rally in the Oakland High
school auditorium at $50 o'clock. The
candidates will have dinner at the
Episcopal Parish house at o'clock
In the group will be Theodore r.
McKeldin, Republican candidate for
governor; D. John Markkey, for U. s.
Senate; j. Glenn Beall for Congress,
and other State candidates.
1t was also announced that county
candidates would have meetings at
various places within the next ten
days. All these meetings are at 1880
o'clock.
Those already scheduled are:
Bloomington, Monday, October 2S;
Sang Run, Wednesday, October so;
Fmzel, Friday, November /; Acct
dent, Saturday, November ,; Friends
vile, Monday, November 4.
The various issues Of the campaign
will be discussed by the candidates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24
MARRIED

Pendergast- Smith-The wedding of
Vida Smith, daughter of Mrs. Grace
Smith, and the late Clyde Smith, of
Crellin, to James A. Pendergast, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pendergast,
also Of Crellin, has been announced.
The ceremony was performed FRI
day morning, October IS, in the rec
tory Of st. Peters Catholic church,
by Rev. George W. Shipper.
Only attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
William Pendergast, Hutton.
Mrs. Pendergast teaches the third
and fourth grades in Kempton Ele-
mentary school. Mr.. Pendergast is
employed in Baltimore. They are
spending a weeks honeymoon in Bal
timore.
Observation-Disclosures Lawton
Spoerlein, daughter of Mrs. Abraham
Lawton, Of Baltimore, formerly Of
Oakland, and Ray Ostendorf, Of Balti-
more, were married last Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in St. Mary
Catholic church, Baltimore. Monsig.
John F. Eckinrode performed the
ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother Percy Lawton, also of
Baltimore, and matron of honor was
her sister, Mrs. Paul NJ. Turney, of
Oakland Albert Stein, of Baltimore,
served as best man.
The bride has been in Baltimore for
several years where she has a steno-
graphic position with the RHEIMS
Mfg. Co. The groom is employed with
the Rustless Iron and Steel Company
Baltimore.
Ashby -Sines-Miss Faye Geraldine
Sines, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas
Sines, Oakland, was married on Sep
TENDER Bird to Ward Lane Ashby, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ashby, of
Crellin. Rev. J. E. Johnson performed
the single ring ceremony at o'clock
The bride was attended by Miss
Cleta Bell, Terra Alta, w. Va. The
groom's attendant was Junior Perran
Of Swanton.
The bride was attired in a powder
blue suit with black accessories and
rosebud corsage, her attendant wear
ing gold colored suit with rosebud
corsage. Following the ceremony the
bridal couple left for a honeymoon
trip through parts Of Virginia and
West Virginia.
The bride is a graduate of Oak
land High school class of 1913, and
mas been employed by the Peoples
Drug Store, Washington, D. c., fol
/ three years.
The groom was graduated from
Oakland High school, class of 1912
and enlisted in the U. s. Navy in
1913. He served two and one halt
years in the South Pacific. He re.
ceived his honorable discharge or
May 9th. The couple are now residing
235 Tennessee avenue, NE, Wash.
ington, d. C.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-10-24

The WSCS Of Pleasant Valley will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Carrie
Iliend on Thursday, October 81, from
1870 to o'clock.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-01

Mrs. Bea Nachweih, child vel fare committee chairman, and her assistants Mrs. Leila Tesarik and Mrs. Edna Kraft announced today that the Orthopedic Penny Drive, sponsored by the Ameri- can Leglon Auxiliary, has netted S3I9 to date with some envelopes still to come in. The committee requests that I'll outstanding en- velopes be left at Kraft's dry goods store or the Variety store by June 1st, and takes this op- portunity to express their thanks to the public for their generous support
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-01

Mrs. Edith Mulford, chairman of the Memorial Day poppy sale for the American Legion Auxili- ary, Post No. 17, reports that the total sales amounted to $422 g. with $67.70 coming from the Naval Air Station and the remaining $355.l1 received from sales in Kodiak.
 Mesdames AuSterman, Wallin, Terarik, and Hinckel assisted by Camp Fire Girls Germaine Mad sen, Vivian Pagono and Helen Beukers canvassed the ba and sales in town were handled by Mesdames Mulford, Herring, Austerman, Whited, and Flecht- ner assisted by Arlene Herring, Nancy Norman, Gloria Delane, Carol Meyer, Dorado Amund- son, Jimmy Beals and Michael Olson.
 The committee wishes to thank Mayor Bettinger, Commander Lyons and staff, the Kodiak Mirror, the Camp Fire girls and many others who aided and sup ported this poppy sale drive. They also wish to convey their thanks to the local merchants for thelr cooperation in provid- ing publicity through their at tractive window displays, honor able mention going to Helen's Dress Shop, decorated by Mrs. Bessie Wallin.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-01

A communication system pur- chased from the Kodiak Mer- cantile is to be installed between the firehall and the Marshal's office so location of fires can be reported promptly to the fire hall.
 Additional "squawk" boxes will be placed in the residence of George Magnusen, assistant fire chief, and one in the Polar Bear cafe, so filemen who miss the truck can determine where the fire IS.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-01
REA Officials Visit Plant

H. G. Bryan, senior engineer, and D. l.. Bennett, auditor. for the REA, of Washington, D. c arrived here this week in connec- tion with the change in manag- ership of the local KEA plant.
 Eino Kalnufainen, who has re- signed, is leaving with his family on the next boat. A new manag- CT has not yet been selected.
 MT. Bryan and MT. Bennett will visit Homer. Palmer and Juneau during their trip to AL aska.