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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
Harold M. Dawson Is
Laid to Rest Saturday

Last rites were conducted Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home
on Pennington street for Harold M
Dawson, we'll known pharmacist and
citizen of Oakland.
The Rev. Denver C. Pickens, D. D.
pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church
was in charge of the service which
was attended by a large number Of
friends and relatives from nearby and
distant points, and included two men
from the state of New York and one
from northern Pennsylvania, veterans
of World War I, with whom the de-
ceased served on foreign shores.
Pallbearers were three brothers
Messrs. Charles, Walter W., and
George Dawson, and Walter Filing
Arthur Downer and Owen Hoffmire
the latter three were members of the
77th Division and comrades of the
deceased Interment was in the Oak
ldllu CGnlclcl
Mr.. Dawson was so years of age
and for many years was associated
with the Oakland Pharmacy as a
prescription clerk. He was born in
Mt. Lake Park, March 25, 1896, son
of the late Charles f. and Helena J.
Dawson. He received his early edu-
cation in Mt. Lake Park and COM
pleted his high school work in Oak
land in 1915, he later attended school
in Missouri incident to passing the
Board of Pharmacy examination in
that state. He was later registered
with the state boards of pharmacy in
West Virginia, Maryland and the
District of Columbia.
He was married to Ursula McIn-
tire, daughter of the late Charles n.
and Mrs. Eva McIntire, of Oakland
on January /, 1920, and to this union
was born one daughter, Miss Nancy
Lou Dawson, who was recently gradu-
ated from Western Maryland college
Westminster, having majored in
English and Psychology and minored
in music.
Among those attending the funeral
service from distant point were:
Walter Filing, Canandaigua, N. Y;
Arthur Downer, Montrose, Pa; Owen
Hoffmire, Canandaigua; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Grubb and John Grub,
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. Leonard
Grub, Keyser, w. Va; Mrs. Nellie
Willett, Mrs. Duncan Root, Mr. and
Mrs. Linden Gump, all of Cumber-
land.
Charles Dawson, Manitawoc, Wis
cousin; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Daw-
son, Huntington, w. Va; Mrs. 7. r.
Smith and Mrs. Robert Willett,
Clarksburg, w. Va; Mrs. Elmer Wat
son, Mrs. Ruth Kerchival and Mrs.
Ray Nutter, all of Kingwood, w. Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nordeck, Erwin,
w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs Harley Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. McIntire, and
John McIntire, Washington, D. c.;
Miss Audrey McIntire, Elkins,
w. Va; Virgil McIntire, Morgantown,
w. Va; Miss Virginia Lawton, Hag-
erstown, and Mrs. Edgar Parsons,
Parsons, West Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
County Streams
Receive $1,000 Trout

Senator Bernard |. Gender, chair
man of the Fish and Game Committee
in the Maryland State Senate an
nounced that some 10000 lingering
brook trout had been placed in three
streams of the county.
Cherry Creek southeast of Gortner
received 5000, the headwaters of
Youghiogeny River were stocked with
5000, and the remaining 5000 were
placed in Laurel Run near Kempton
These trout, it was stated, should be
of legal size next year.
The distribution was made by
Regional Game Warden Minke and
Deputy Game Warden Ruge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
FOR FARMERS PICNIC

With the addition of several
prizes, which will be awarded to
winners in selected events, and
with all details completed, the
Farmers Annual Picnic prom
Uses to be a successful affair,
according to John H. Carter,
county agent.
The actual program for the
day gets under way at 100 p.
M, and concludes with the last
number at about 4 o'clock, how
ever, Mr.. Carter stated that the
pinickers were expected to ar
rive about 10 a. M, in order to
fraternize with one another and
to prepare for the basket din
ner which is scheduled for II
o'clock, noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
Appropriation For
Savage River Dam
Signed By President

President Truman signed two big
flood control bills last Wednesday
subheading the Savage River dam as
one to be completed, He stated
that funds for these projects will not
be requested until the next fiscal
year He added that whenever made,
they must be based on budgetary re-
quirements for that peiod
The appropriation for the bills
amounts to approximately $4,000
100000 This will cover all backlog
river improvement work that was
authorized under War Department
jurisdiction. Savage River Dam, I'M
der this measure, carries an author
ization of $1,900,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
Don Scaritz, Fairmont,
Wins Golf Tournament
Tournament Next Year Is Set
For July rs And II

The second annual Western Mary
land golf tournament, played last
Saturday and Sunday ON the local
links, was termed very successful"
by James Pollock, club president. The
weather was warm and sunny, perfect
for golfers and spectators alike.
All players that entered were from
the tri-state area, and such distant
points as lIagcrstown, Pittsburgh
and Clarksburg.
The first round of eighteen holes
began Just before noon on Saturday.
There were no eliminations in this
contest because the number of players
did not ncccssitate such action.
Sunday, bright and early, the play
ers were out to play SO more holes to
complete the 54-hole tournament. A
number of local and out-of-town
people showed remarkable interest,
some of the players having 10 to Is
persons following them over the
course.
Fifty fans were counted at number
9, when Don Scalitz, lying one, and
ON his last hole, made a pitch from
the west slope of the green 100 feet
away and grazed the pin.
Scaritz, former caddy, from Fair
mont, was presented the DR.. Logan
w. Carr trophy, and pig skin
travelling bag by W. Preston Lane,
Jr. His score was PIC.
Second place was taken by G. w.
Hopkins, of Clarksburg, who shot
PA and was awarded a Shick electric
razor. Evo Pctri, of Wheeling, who
took second place in last years
tourney, tied with Ernie Hoffer for
third with 215 They were presented
a reflex camera, and Pen and pencil
set respectively. Phil Contic, of
Wheeling, who won third place last
year, dropped to fourteenth. Frank
Borkowitz, Pittsburgh, and C. S.
Californian, Jr., Cumberland, tied for
fourth place with PIG and were given
awards.
Lindsay Gender, low man among
the local participants, shot 224 and
was awarded a golf jacket. Runners
up among the local golfers were f. D..
Bittle and Earl Guard. both with 231.
Ladies' Tri-State Tournament
The trI-StatC tournament for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
All-Day Service At The kurtz
kurtz Chapel

There will be an all-day meeting
and Homecoming at Kurtz Chapel,
Sunday, August II. Rev W. Reece
Burns, Of Mountain Lake Park, will
be in charge. The hour for beginning
is at 1920 a. m. Everyone is invited
to bring basket lunch and spend
the day. is the invitation issued by
the committee in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
Mt. Lake Quarterly Conference
TO BE Held This Evening

The fourth quarterly conference of
the Mt. Lake Park charge of the
Methodist church will be held this
evening at 500 o'clock in Bethel
church. DR.. Fred B. Wyand, of Rom
ney, district superintendent, will pre-
side at the session. Official members
from each of the churches on the
charge will be present to transact
the final business of the conference
year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01
Water Situation Little
Below Normal

The water supply Of Oakland is
holding its own according to Alex G.
Hesen, mayor. The capacity of the
wells is practically normal but, he
added, all the water produced is be-
ing used. He state further that if no
rain is forthcoming the next week he
will ask the residents of the town
to refrain from watering their lawns
or washing automobiles or using
water without necessity. The use of
water on gardens, he said, will not
be stressed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-01

The fifth atomic bomb to be eX-
pIoded sent ten ships, including the
battleship Arkansas and the old air
craft carrier Saratoga, to the bottom
of Bikini Lagoon.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

the present wells are more than mile
from shore.
Millions of words were written during
the war about the tremendous contribu-
ton to Allied victory made by American
industrial technique, our vast plants and
the skill of our workers But little has
been said-probably because the subject
is prosaic one-about the vital part
played in the struggle by our rich public
domain. Its Importance is brought out
clearly and forcibly in Secretary Ickes'
report.
Possession of the mineral wealth
which made it possible to produce a
worlds record of weapons and equip
ment," the report says, "is an outstand-
ing national asset of this country and
proves conclusively that the industrial
and military power of the United States
throughout its history has been based
on wealth of minerals and the ability
of the American people to use them"
The contribution of the public domain
to winning the war, however, was not
limited to minerals. 1t also yielded
millions OF tons Of food with which this
cuntry kept its own armies and those
Of its Allies fighting. Nor did this
cause the permanent inroads into ma
tional wealth which was unavoidable in
the field of mineral and fuel production.
Fish and Wildlife Increase.
For example, the Interior Department
estimates that the war had little effect
on Americas stock of fish and wildlife,
whose economic value is estimated at
s140,000.000. If anything, the report
concludes, these resources were built up
during the war years, as few people had
time to hunt or fish. Because of the
acute demands for protein foods and the
scarcity OF meat, some commercial fish,
cries intensified their operations, but
the Fish and Wildlife Service plans an
immediate program to restore depleted
stocks.
Americas park system, kept on a
maintenance basis during the war, was
virtually unimpaired," according to the
report. 1t made its own contribution to
the war by providing rest and recreation
for the armed forces. With the coming
of peace, plans now are under way to
open the national parks to thousands
of tourists this coming summer.
Even the Federal range-those 14O,-
100000 acres of public land in 10 West
ern States which are under the control
of the Grazing Service-made a contri-
button to the war. Last year it was
used by 81, $50 stockmen and provided
food for 1o,019,OOO animals-a stable
part of the Nations meat supply. It
also offered food and shelter to an
estimated $4,000 big game animals.
However, the Grazing Service was
Evening star., 1946-01-27

careful to avoid the mistakes of the
last war when the range was over
populated with animals, which stripped
it of its forage and left it in a badly
depleted condition from which it has
taken years to recover.
Aside from its contribution in meat,
the Federal range provided some IA
100000 acres for extensive training and
maneuvers of the armed services. Part
of the land in New Mexico used for the
first test of the atomic bomb was Fed
erally-owned. AS of today, the Grazing
Service estimates the value of the
surface resources of the range at
$500 100000.
Much of the minerals, timber and food
used in the war, according to the In
terror Department report, came from
the 778,0o0,0O0 acres of the public
domain which are under the jurisdiction
of the General Land Office. This is
the public property of all the people of
the United States. The chief wartime
damage 10 this area, aside from the
depletion of its minerals, came from the
retardation of the soil conservation pro-
gram. Now. however, prewar conserva
ton practices again are in effect.
Under a program now being carried
out by the Land Office. the cutting of
timber on the public domain will be
balanced with the planting of new trees
to provide continuous supply of
lumber The volue of that part of the
public domain now controlled by the
Land Office is estimated at about
s235, 100000.
Indians Aid Production.
Indian reservations, also under the
Interior Department, contributed vast
stocks of food to this country and its
Allies. Agricultural production on the
57000,000 acres owned by nearly 100000
Indians during the period from 1912
through 1914 was estimated at nearly
s95, 100000 in value, while $51 $4,000
worth of livestock was raised. Also the
Indian lands contributed 1,600,000,000
board feet of lumber valued at s70o0,000.
Because of food shortages, the In
terror Department was under consider
able pressure during the war to put
back into cultivation large areas of dry
farming lands on the Great Plains, part
of it being in Indian reservations. 1t
was the blowing up of this area during
the World War which resulted in the
dust bowl of the 1905 which con-
tributed to the serious Midwestern
drorphts of 1870 and 1924
Some of this land was placed in culti-
vation during the late war, but users
were required to follow tillage practices
which would prevent erosion by wind
Evening star., 1946-01-27

For more than a month, now, there
has been much confused speculation as
to whether the United States has recog-
nized Marshal Tito's Yugoslav govern
ment "conditionally" or "uncondition-
ally" The public, in general, has been
under the impression that the question
was, as high State Department official
put it the other day, Somewhat meta
physical" The question is just as con-
fused as ever today. 1t looks a lot
bigger, however, than it did at first,
and lot less metaphysical.
At this stage, the issue seems to boil
down to a definition of the word
recognize" Webster's Dictionary says
recognize" can mean either ito avow
knowledge of" or ito acknowledge for
mally." In diplomatic parlance, it
usually means the latter. But if the
State Department, traditionally so care
full about the use of language, can be
taken at its own informal word, then
it has seriously embarrassed itself by
slipshod application of the science of
semantics.
The department is, in fact, so en-
barrassed that it is unable to say, on the
record, whether its recognition of Mar
shall Tito was conditional or not, whether
it has actually been effected or whether
it ever will be effected.
Actually, the department is now taking
the position that the recognition was
conditional, has not been formally con-
summated, and probably will not be
consummated unless Marshal Tito's gov
ernment agrees to condition laid down
in Undersecretary of State .Achesons
note to Stanoje Himic, unofficial" Yugo-
slav Ambassador here, transmitted
December 81 while Acheson was Acting
Secretary.
That condition. regarded at the time
Evening star., 1946-01-27
(See MINERALS, Page C-1lD

States recognized his government. Al
though he made it clear this did not
mean that we approved of the regime in
all respects, no mention was made of
conditions.
Nevertheless, the State Department
is now understood to have made up it's
mind that the word recognizes" in the
Acheson note means takes coghizance
of'-"has become aware of''-or, as
Webster puts it, "avows knowledge Of"
Highly placed officials now privately
take the position that recognition is
one-step rather than a two-step pro-
cedure. The logical conclusion of this
line of reasoning is that the recognition
will not be official until Marshal Tito
comes across with the required assur-
ances and our Ambassador to his gov
ernment is properly accredited
The explanation of this diplomatic
muddle is almost certainly that recogni-
ton of YugoSlavia was rush job which
had to be done during the Moscow Con-
ference. The story in diplomatic circles
iiCAC Ao eAAeae oAiSkC Wdo liz O1lllC W COIl.
slider the implications of the routine"
condition attached to the recognition
message, and the Department acted on
the assumption that it would be COM
piled with by Marshal Tito as matter
of course.
If that was the assumption 1t was
certainly unwarranted. For one of the
existing agreements" between Yugo-
slavia and United States is con-
sular agreement giving us a most
favored-nation" economic status in
Yugoslavia. This familiar type of con-
tract guarantees that neither country
will grant to anybody lower tariff rates
or bigger economic favors than it grants
(See YUGOSLAVIA, Page C-11.)
Evening star., 1946-01-27
By Newbold Noyes, J.


as routine formality OF no consequence,
now is believed to have great significance
in the Balkan economic picture-so much
so in fact, that there is doubt in some
quarters that it can be accepted by
Marshal Tito.
The Acheson note set forth two points:
% The United States recognizes the
changes that have taken place in the
constitution of Yugoslavia and the
establishment of republic ="
ca upon receipt of assurances" that
the new government will recognize ex-
isting treaties and agreements" with
the United States, we will officially ac-
credit our Ambassador in Belgrade.
This note, typical of diplomatic mes
sages leading up to recognition of a new
government, seems to the average read
er to imply that the recognition is to be
accomplished in two steps. One might
assume that the new government is rec
ognized, with no strings attached, right
at the start. But establishment of
formal diplomatic relations, which looks
like the second step, clearly is made
conditional on the receipt of certain as
surances.
Because the assurances, which nor
mally follow promptly, have not yet
been received in this case, with the re-
suit that our Ambassador in Belgrade
has not been accredited, observers in
and out of the State Department have
been at loss to say exactly what our
present relationship to the Tito govern
ment is.
The business has been further comph-
Gated by the remarkable fact that on
December 20 our unofficial" ambassa-
dor in Belgrade, acting on explicit in
structions from the State Department.
told Marshal Tito that the United
Evening star., 1946-01-27

The results are not all in yet, but enough
is known to estimate the cost of the
war in terms of basic materials and to
make some broad predictions for the
future.
For instance, Secretary Ickes' report,
the full text of which will be available
next month, shows that as result of
the staggering drain made on major
minerals during the war years, there
are now only nine of which the United
States has an estimated 100 years sup
ply. The known usable reserves of %
essential minerals have dwindled to a
35 years supply. And assured domestic
deposits of oil will last at the present
rate of consumption, it is estimated,
only from IA to 20 years.
Six Times Annual Output.
The cost of the war in minerals and
fuels, according to the Interior Depart
ment report, can be seen from the fact
that the $4,000 100000 worth of them
which were poured into the manufacture
and operation of guns and ships and
tanks and the maintenance of the civil
ian economy during the war years
represented six times the normal annual
production.
Or. stated differently, the wartime
consumption was equal to 20 per cent of
the total value of all minerals and
fuels produced in the United States
during the 65-year period from 1880 to
l945. War production included metals
worth s11,O02, 2,000,5OO, fuel products
valued at $40, TAB 100000 and non-
metallic minerals worth s4,840, 100000.
Yet, despite this vast drain on the
Nations resources, the Interior Depart
ment report is far from pessimistic. 1t
points out, for example:
That little, if any, permanent damage
was suffered by the country's renewable
national resources"-farmlands forests
and grazing lands. In some cases, as a
result of careful conservation practices,
the condition of these was improved.
New Oil Source Expected.
That as a result of the war, Govern
ment agencies undertook the most in
tensive search in history for needed
national resources and great stocks,
hitherto unknown, were discovered
Despite the inroads on oil, the report
says, "the prospects of obtaining new
sources are good"
That during the war many new
exploitation techniques were discovered
which make possible the use of marginal
resources which are virtually untouched.
That President Truman's proclama-
ton of Americas sovereignty over the
so-called Continental Shelf which sur
rounds the country and its territories
Evening star., 1946-01-27
u. S. Minerals Hard Hit BY War
Depletion Essential $50
With Some Reserves Down % 35.Y Year Supply

an area estimated at 100000 square miles
may provide rich future source of
oil and other minerals.
Under the Presidents proclamation,
the United States asserted claim to all
mineral resources and fisheries in waters
off our coastline and that of our ter
ritories out to depth of 600 feet. The
Continental Shelf varies widely. 1t
ranges from a few hundred yards to
breadth of 100 miles in some shallow
water areas of the coasts of Maine,
Florida and Texas.
Biologists, according to the Interior
Department, believe there are large oil
deposits along parts of the Continental
Shelf. So-called 'tidewater" oil fields
already are in production off the Gulf
Coast and off California but none of
Evening star., 1946-01-27
By Joseph II. Baird

The cost of the war to America. not
in terms of gold or currency or credits,
but in the true bases of national
wealth-such things as minerals and
oil and Goals estimated by Secretary
of the Interior Ickes at $4,000, ,0O0, 900.
But despite the heavy inroads on the
country's resources made during nearly
four years of battle, he finds the public
domain little damaged save in the fields
of strategic metals and petroleum.
Like storekeeper going through his
shelves to list his tangible assets, the
Interior Department for the first time
is attempting complete inventory of
Americas mineral resources. The work
is being done primarily by the Bureau
of Mines and the Geological Survey.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

(see YUGosLAv1A, Page c-llo
Evening star., 1946-09-04

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