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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
We Ki~a@ zanpa1en4"

We feel today like giving boost to the gentleman from
Oklahoma who had the audacy exercise his rights
private citizen by procamng the week of June as National
Be Kind to Taxpayers Week There already aside 81
national weeks for 1947.
When he heard public official declare week set aside for
BE Kind Dog Week. he used the authority vested him
private American citizen under amendment the const-
tuition of the United States to proclaim such week in behalf
the taxpayer.
Whereas, it costs the American to be
than does and Whereas every effort by our
reduce this tremendous cost being sabotaged
federal breaucats, he asked that said week be aside
He added Further am asking every American citizen who
desires keep America solvent and free with me Is
minutes of his time and nine cents in postage write his
Congressman and two Senators demanding halt to wartime
spending on the part of the federal government
The cost of has every governing
body Some Of is but could be appreaby reduced
if taxpayers became enough aroused do little INVESTIGATING
1t takes National Taxpayer week get the job DONE
all for it. The result may determine whether or not we shall
remain solvent nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
WSCS Circles To Meet

Circle meetings of the WSCS Of
the Methodist church are being held
this evening Circle one, Mrs. Paul
Naylor and Mrs j. W. Butt, leaders,
will meet at the home of Mrs. Lewis
r. Jones, Second street, at o'clock,
Circle two, Mrs. Milburn w. Mann
and Mrs. Grover c. Stemple, leaders,
will meet with Mrs. Robert W.
Schultz, Deep Creek Lake, with Mrs.
Reaford Purbaugh, Mrs. Frederick D.
Bell and Mrs. Mabel P. Sollars, as
sisting hostesses. Cars are to leave
the church at 1880 p. NJ.
Circle three, Mrs. c. A. Fleeglc
and Miss Rose Mitchell leaders, will
meet at 8 o'clock with Mrs. c. N. Nc
Intire, Mrs. Harold Dawson, Mrs,
William Warfield and Mrs. Gregory
Bleakley as assisting hostesses.
Circle four, Mrs. Herbert C. Leigh
ton and Mrs. Carl Stone, leaders, will
meet at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Harry l.. White, with Mrs. c. V.
Harvey, assisting hostess.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
To demonstrate Proper
Use of DOT Spray

The Garrett County Farm Bureau,
Inc, in cooperation with the EXten-
sion service, is holding a dcmonstra-
ton on the proper application of
DOT spray to dairy barns and live
stock at the farm of Owen L. Mar
tin, on Friday morning, June IS, at
900 a. m. Standard Time. Mr. Mar
tins farm is located on Route 2l9,
about miles South of Oakland.
George Langford, specialist on in
sect control for the extension service,
will be in the county that day to as
sist with the demonstration. This an
nouncement was made by John II.
Carter, who states that he hopes
everyone interested in this demon
stration will plan to attend.
Another demonstration will be
given at the William Winterberg
barn at GrantsvilIe at l o'clock p. M,
standard time, the same day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Mountain Lake Park
Annual Camp Meeting
Will Open June 9th

The siXty-fifth annual meeting of
the Mountain Lake Park Holiness
Camp Meeting association, interde-
nominational in character, will be
held at Mountain Lake Park from
Friday, June 27, through Friday, July
s, it has been announced by DR.. O.
II. Calls, president, Of West Palm
Beach, Fla. The first meeting will be
June 27 at s o'clock, in the auditor
Jun.
Listed as evangelists this year are
Rev, 7. II. Gaddis, Winona Lake, In
diana, and Rev H. NJ. Couchenour,
Boynton, Pa. Rev. Gaddis has been
here at previous meetings. The Cad
dis-Moscr party also includes Mrs.
Rachel Moser Gaddis and Mrs. Cad
dis two sisters, Misses Bertha and
Elma Moser. They have been engaged
in evangelistic work for more than
twenty years.
DR.. Couchenour, president of the
national association for the promotion
Of Holiness, and president of the
Benteville Camp meeting Association,
is coming for his engagement.
Other workers include Miss Elsie
Bradfield, young people; Rev c. S.
Thompson, peoples meeting; Rev. H.
7. Heironimus, ring meeting; Miss
Alma Jeffers, children. Meetings are
held daily from 8 d. m through p.
m.
Wednesday, July ,, will be Mis-
Sionary Day, Dr.. and Mrs. David L.
Stewart will speak They plan to
leave for Africa soon. Mrs. Stewart
is the daughter of Dr., Calls, presi-
dent. Other officers of the group are
Stanley Ashby, CreIIin, vice-presi-
dent; Rev. |. E. Steyer, Charleston,
w, Va, secretary and treasurer.
Dr.. Fred Wyand, district superin-
lendent Of the Moorcfield district of
the West Virginia conference Of the
Methodist church, will speak the
first Sunday afternoon, June 20, at
2:30,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Little Change Noted
In Time Mix-up

There was little change in the time
situation in Oakland this week, with
twenty-five or more of the business
establishments remaining on stand
ard time, to coincide with the County
offices in the Court House, the post
office, and the railroad. The balance
of them presumably had moved their
clocks up one hour in response to the
city councils order at a special meet
ing on May 49,
The summer schedule of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad goes into eff
feet Sunday, June s, at 1901 a. M.
but is arranged for standard time.
There is little change in castbound
trains, but an hour or over an hour
difference in the westbound.
Because of the summer schedule Of
the mail trains from the east, W. E..
Spoerlein, acting postmaster, said
that the city carriers would be able
to make earlier deliveries to their pa
irons. They will leave the postoffice
about 20 minutes earlier in the morn
ing, and about as minutes earlier in
the afternoon, beginning Monday
morning, June 8. The postotfice is re-
naming on standard time, he said.
In addition to business places men
toned last week as remaining on
standard time, is Moons Servicecen-
ter, corner of Oak and Second streets.
1t was also announced that the
Standard Oil company plant here had
returned to standard time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05

they rested and ate and then tele-
phoned their commanding officer at
the Elkins airport.
Major B. F. Kelly, commanding of
ficer of the detachment, contacted in
Elkins, said the two men along with
five other officers and five enlisted
men flying three L-5's and a CAT ar
rived in Elkins last Wednesday morn
ing to search for a PT-26 converted
army trainer that repeatedly took off
from Norfolk, Va, May % at 5 a. m.
Both men remained at the Martin
home until p. H., when an army
ieep arrived from Elkins to take
them back.
The wreck attracted several hun
bred persons and finally a make
shift fence was erected around the
wreckage and an army guard who
arrived in the jeep kept watch over
the craft until it was removed.
deputy Shernf Paul flShef, ana
Trooper Milton Hart Of the State
police, helped to investigate the
crash. They said a strong wind and
heavy rainstorm were in progress at
the time.
Army planes continued to search
this week for the missing civilian
pilot who was identified as Franklin
L. Spencer. civilian employee at the
Norfolk Naval Air Station who had
taken off in his own plane from Nor
folk the preceding Friday, sup
posedly for a flight to Minneapolis,
Mimi. The rescue planes expected to
cover 5000 square miles of territory
which included the section within a
50-mile radius Of EIkins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Foresters Conclude
3-Day Conference

About 70 employees and officials Of
the State Department of Forests and
Parks concluded their threc-day con-
ference yesterday at the New Ger
many State Forest. a tour Of the
Harrington Manor and Swallow Falls
areas was the concluding event
During the first two days the group
heard addresses on various topics and
saw demonstrations of new equip
ment and learned new methods being
used in fighting and controlling for
est fires. A fire line pillow, drawn by
a tractor, was shown. Beetle tractors,
as developed for ailborne troops dur
ing the war was also demonstrated.
A newly developed chemical drench
and various types of trenching ma
chinery and other equipment was
used
Seth Jacobsen, chief training Of
ficer of the forest service, was in
charge of Mondays activities and
conducted forum on Incorporation
on Forest Fire Control" Speakers
throughout the sessions included
George Hanst, William Mace, Ber-
nard L. Gender, Oakland; George
Shields, state game departments;
Philip j. Walters, of the Soil Con-
servation service, Cumberland. Mr..
Gender is a member of the Board of
State Forests and Parks. L. c. Yutzy
and Virgil T. Steyer, members of the
local forestry board, attended the
conference Monday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
To Install X-Ray
Unit at Court House

An X-ray unit for use of the Gar
rett County Health department,
which will be installed in the Court
House at Oakland, pending compile
ton of the new hospital, is being
made available, according to an an
nouncement by DR.. r. H. Riley, direc-
tor of the State Department of
Health.
The need Of such unit in Oakland
was suggested recently by DR.. James
A. Cannon, Jr., while he was in Bal
timore, and the Garrett County Com
missioners agreed to find room in
the Court House for it, until the hos
pital was built.
Dr.. Riley said the order would be
placed for a modern unit. 1t would
also be available to local physicians,
relieving the necessity of sending pa
tients to Hopemont, Cumberland, or
other points outside the county,
Hospital Contributions
Four additional contributions for
the hospital fund were received this
week.
Loeb Lynn-Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Riley, $40; Edward Scmbower family,
$40; Albert Walters, $40.
Helen L. Glotfelty, IS.
This brought the total thus far in
contributions and pledges to S88, 400
AZ. Mrs. E. Z. Tower also announced
she had received a letter from Mrs.
G. S. Brown, of Baltimore, saying
she wanted to make a contribution in
July, in memory Of her husband, the
late Judge George Stewart Brown,
The amount W., rot specified This
is another reply to letters sent out
through the Deep Creek Lake AS
sociation.
Specifications Completed
The plans and specifications for
the new hospital have been completed
by the architect, James j. Baldwin,
and copies of them are in the hands
of J. NJ. .Jarboe and f. r. Jones, exc
cutors of the George Loar will Mr..
Jones said that interested persons
could look them over.
He said number Of contractors
had been solicited and that some of
them had been here to look over the
site Contractors have been asked to
have their bids in by July 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Hearing on Permit

A hearing ON the application for
beer license, made recently by Alonzo
Warwick, Deer Park, was held in the
court room on Wednesday before the
board of County Commissioners. A
large number Of citizens of Deer
Park protested against the issuance
because of the ncarncss of the place
Of business to the Deer Park school
The Commissioners reserved their
decision until next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Deep Creek Church Plans Va
ton Bible School

The Deep Creek Baptist Church
will conduct it's annual Daily Vacation
Bible School beginning Monday night,
June 9, at 700 pm. standard time.
The school is to continue each night
except Saturdays and Sundays thru
June goth. There will be classes and
capable instructors for children Of
Primary age through Intermediates.
Children will register at the church
on Saturday, June 18th, at pm.
Mrs. Zeddock Miller is to be prin-
cipal of the school, assisted by the
pastor, Rev. George H. Cocker,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Town Plans To Oil
And Screen Streets
Other Items of Business Dis
cussed at Regular Meeting
On Monday Night

Plans to have the State Roads
Commission screen and oil a number
of Oakland streets, were made at the
regular meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council on Monday evening.
The work was dependent upon pro-
curement Of the necessary material.
The following were mentioned: 7th
street, Alder to Green, SO feet wide,
$50 feet long; Sth street, Oak to B.
and O., % feet wide, Alb feet long,
and State garage to bridge, Is feet
wide, 533 feet long; Pennington
street, Lawton's to Wilson street, &c
feet wide, 200 feet long; Pennington
street, Lawton's to Aronhalt's, 1G
feet wide, 744 feet long; Liberty
street, along new Hardesty houses
II feet wide, 1873 feet long; Liberty
street, Wilson to Bartlett, on Charles
White side, 9 feet wide, 430 feet long;
on Southern States side, Is feet wide,
430 feet long; 4th street, at N. G.
Fraley residence, 9 feet wide, 12O
feet long; Center street, Bird to 4th,
% feet wide, 200 feet long. There
was also discussion of Fourth street
Pennington to Green, width % feet
and distance 100 feet, but this was
not decided.
Bus Lines Object
Representative of the Osgood and
Reynolds bus lines objected to the
charge made for bus parking space
on Alder street at the Sturgiss Phar-
macy, and it was agreed that the
council cut the space from 66 to Al
feet, at the regular rate of So per
foot or total of $132 for the year.
Permits granted included one to
Bankers restaurant to erect a sign,
one to R. H. Seefeld, to erect a two
story frame house, "a by 81, Of five
rooms and bath, at the north end Of
Second street; and one to Ray Teets
to change his original building per-
nit on Mason street from 40 by 100
to 40 by 200 feet.
Mr.. Teets also appeared before the
council in reference to improving
Totten street, off Mason street. so it
would he accessible to his property.
Council agreed to look into the mat
ter.
Citizens of east Oakland section
asked the council to have a grade and
curb line on Oak street surveyed, and
the council stated that the city engi-
neer would do this work.
Collections for May amounted tC
$3,716.49, including taxes Of $2,O5112
bank stock tax of $68499, and park
ing meters, $334.45. The traffic fines
for May, amounting to $51, will APP
pear in next months report. Regular
bills amounted to $3,005.17.
A test of the water from the new
well showed it to be not only pure
for drinking purposes but 20 percent
softer than the water in the town
system at present.
Movie tax for the month amounted
to $91.05.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
st. Peters Parish Notes

The Ladies' Sodality of St. Peters
church met in the school hall on last
Tuesday evening, Plans were made
for a rummage sale in the basement
of the McIntire building, Saturday,
June IA, for the benefit Of the altar
boys.
The McVeigh Holy Cross Foreign
Mission club held its regular monthly
meeting on Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. James Cannon. The club
will sponsor q benefit Bingo party at
the Manhattan Hotel on June %, at
s PM Eastern Standard time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Club to See Film

At this weeks meeting Of the Oak
land Rotary club on Friday evening,
the members will see a film, steel
Mans Servant" provided through
the courtesy of the U. S. Steel cor
poration. 1t will be shown by Harland
Ridder. The program is in charge of
Charles C. Reckard. of the vocational
service committee, and Emeric Dusic,
Of the community service committee.
The meeting will convene at 6:15,
daylight time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05

Harold H. Harmed expects to leave
Oakland tomorrow for Chicago, H.,
where he will attend the American
Iris society national show, to be held
in nearby Evanston on Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Harmed, who has been
interested in the growing of these
flowers for number Of years, has
been named by the president of the
society to represent the state of Mary
land and has also been named one Of
the national judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Frost Damages Crops

A heavy frost last Saturday morn
ing caused damage to a number of
gardens throughout the area. The roof
tops were white. The cold spell was
the result of a wintry blast which
came out of Canada and swept across
the northern portion of the United
States, dropping the temperature to
as much as Is degrees above zero in
North and South Dakota.
Danger Of another frost on We'd
nesday morning was averted by a
heavy fog which enveloped the area
Rain has been plentiful. Warmer
weather is predicted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Gets Lost in Woods

Mrs. John Kope, SO years of age,
while walking in the vicinity of her
daughters home, Mrs. George H.
Williams, north of town, wandered
into the woods last Saturday after
noon and became lost.
When she did not return home Mrs.
Williams notified the sheriff's office
and the Oakland Fire department
about 5:45 and they made "A search of
the woods nearby. She was found in
somewhat dazed condition just
about dark, near the former DR.. Hine-
baugh farm, near the Golf course,
She had been unable to determine the
proper direction to take and was in
a briar patch when discovered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Firemen Answer Alarm

Oakland firemeu were called Sun
day afternoon about 1880 standard
time, to eXtinguish a fire at the Alta
mont tower, along the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
There was only slight damage to
the roof. The cause of the blaze was
not determined
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Drowning Averted
At Lake ON Sunday

Pete Simpson, Of Oakdalc, Pa, ca
vorting on the lake in motorboat
with a 32-horse power motor at
tached, narrowly escaped from drown
ing on Sunday when his boat upset.
He was in the vicinity Of the Marsh
Hill tract at the time, across the lake
from McComas Beach.
Witnesses said that when the boat
upset an air pocket formed under the
bow which prevented the boat from
sinking. The man, who was unable to
swim, managed to grab the boat and
hang ON until rescuers arrived from
McComas Beach.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05
Class Plans Outing

The Mems Bible class of st. Paul's
Methodist church, is planning to have
its annual breakfast at the lake
sometime in July. The committee for
the arrangements includes Willard
Ryan, Howard Naylor, and William
Mace The date, time and place of
meeting are to be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05

Robert Bosley and Richard Donley,
students at Gilman Country School,
Baltimore, were weekend guests of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira j. Bosley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05

An Army air corps lieutenant and
his staff sergeant escaped serious
injury last Thursday afternoon when
the Laison L-5 rescue air craft in
which they were searching for an
other plane, crashed ON a farm at
Loeb Lynn, about two miles east Of
Oakland, at 1870 p. m.
The men, Identified as Lieut.. Law
renee W. O'Brien, Mass, and Staff
Sergeant Richard f. Cowett, Texas,
told investigating authorities that
they lost control of the plane in a
wind storm and crashed when they
to land in d cleared field
on the farm Of Charles Junior Mar
tin.
Plane Total Loss
Neither man suffered serious in
jury Lieutenant O'Bricn had bump
on his head and scratches on his
legs. Sgt CoWett had swollen left
eye and numerous bruises. The plane
when it alighted, was kept moving
by the high wind which carried it for
several hundred yards One of the
wings struck tree which turned it
completely over 1t is almost total
loss.
Martin. who was clparin9 brush
from his farm attempted to signal
the pilot to land in another field when
he saw them nearing earth, but was
forced to fall to the ground to es-
cape being hit by the falling plane.
He called to his wife to telephone for
assistance and then hurried to the
scene and aided the two men in get
ting out Of the wreckage. Both were
brought to the Martin home where
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-06-05

Eighty-siX hundred Celanese work
ers were oil strike at Cumberland.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01
Pen Pals Wanted

To promote mutual under standing and friendship among the young people of different countries, the Council for Edu- cation in World Citizenship, London, wants pen-Lals from Kodiak to write to students abroad.
 Age limits are IA to 25 and those interested should state on 8 postcard their age, name, ad- dress and main interests and hobbies. Students abroad will be picked to correspond by the Council
 To those who want to write to students in England, send the postcard (not a letter. to Miss Mabel Kimber, 39 Bargery Road, Catford, London. SEE 6, England.
 For Sweden, Norway, Ben, mark and Finland, to MT. K. Knutsson, P Lastmakaleg, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01
Surplus Sale At Fairbanks

A eale of fixed price surplus, including electric generators, concre te handling equipment, food and clothing, road equip ment, miscellaneous tools and equipment, trailers, trucks and tractors is announced at Fair banks.
 The property may be inspect ed at Ladd Field from S:30 ana to 4:30 pm, Oct. 27th through Nov. 4 Further information may be obtained from the War Assets Administration, Box 2466, Anch- orage, Alaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01

Herbert Francis, former re- frigeration mechanic at the base and Mrs Francis, former acting Kodiak postmaster, have moved from Olympia and are making their home in San Bernardlno, Calf
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01

Booth Brain, formerly em- ployed at Erskine's, is now in the grocery business in Grants Pass, Ore.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01

Another fashion show, spen- sored by Genevieve Eisner, will be held at the Club Casno on Saturday, Nov 8.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01

All Scouts and would-be Scouts Meeting every Wednes- day night, 7.l5 to 8 pm, at the Baptist church.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-01

D nald Fenner has been con- fined to his home the past week with the humps.
Evening star., 1947-08-17

Ruins of the house seen
through the delicate wrought
iron cote.
Evening star., 1947-08-17
!

The restoration of the BIRTH
place of Johann Wolfeone Won
Goethe to its originoi form is
scheduled for completion by
l94o, the 2OOth anniversary Of
the poets birth. Exoet plans and
photographs, of the house are
ovoiloble ond will be followed
carefully. The project wos unoni-
mously approved by the Frank
furt town assembly. and moterioIs
will come from all ports of Ger
mony as we'll as from other coun-
tries.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-10-23

home of his son and daughter in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory P. Ken
nedy Jr., at their home on Pound
Road. The 81 candles on his huge
birthday cake were lighted by
his son, Joe, and among the chill
dren, grandchildren and other
guests enjoying the lovely din
ner were, Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Kennedy, ST., Master Ronnie
Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs. Harve
Johnson and son, Freddie, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Kennedy and
children, Rosetta Mae and Arm
old, Jr.; MIR. and Mrs. Joe Ken
nedy and children, Edwin Gayle
and Lynda Sue, all of Clintwood,
and grandsons, Butchie and Bill
ly Bush of Charlottesville, and
Mrs. Lavina Adams Of johnson
City.
Those of his children who could
not be present were Mrs. T. B.
Bowling of Kentucky. Mrs. W.
Bush of Charlottesville, Mrs. Bill
Parkey of Jacksonville, Fla, MFR.
and Mrs. Blaine Salyer of Nor
folk.
In the afternoon the guests as
sembled on the spacious lawn
and made pictures.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-10-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court of the County of Dick
enson, on the goth day of Oct.
1947.