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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Civic Club to Meet

The Oakland Civic club will have a
business meeting for the purpose of
electing officers next Tuesday after
noon, February 25, at 2 o'clock, in the
assembly room of the Methodist
church, Mrs. E. Z. Tower, president,
has announced.
She is urging a large attendance of
the membership.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Legion Plans Meeting

Proctor kildow Post No. II, Amer
lean Legion, is planning its regular
meeting for next Monday evening,
February "A, at the Legion home.
Further plans will be made for the
Washington Birthday dance, which
will be held at the Manhattan hotel on
Friday evening, February %.
The Legion basketball team de-
feated the Grantsville Legion team at
Grantsville on Monday night in an in
tcrcsting contest. The score was So
%. The team defeated the Accident
Legion team Tuesday night 80 to 81.
a return game is scheduled for this
evening at Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FUNDS
FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Possibility of Having Assistant Superintendent with
Direct Charge of Funds Is Discussed in Heated
Meeting Last Saturday

The county schools, the proposed
building program particularly for
high schools, and the proposed legis-
lation in regard to raising funds to
provide money for school construction
purposes, were given a thorough air
ing at a meeting in the Court House
last Saturday afternoon, and through
a haze Of name calling and pickering,
the possibility of some prompt action
was promised.
With the backing of the entire dele
cation Senator Lawrence NJ. Fraley
promised action in this session of the
legislature to assure the county ample
funds for the construction of school
buildings which he termed "vitally
needed" "The need is here and we
must take action at once to assure
our children proper facilities to pur-
sue their studies"
Two Items of Interest
Two items of particular interest to
the citizens were brought out, either
during the meeting, or in a discussion
Of few of those present after the
session broke up:
/. The possibility of having an as
sistant superintendent appointed who
would be in charge of handling the
funds and details Of the school build
ing program, who would study the
overall county needs and work in all
communities. He would succeed F. Z.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Aurora, Friendsville
Win Playoff Battles

The Dixon Motors, of Aurora, W.
Va, defeated Salisbury (Pa.) car
dlnals 1887, and Friendsville noscd
out the Oakland Independents, 43-41
in the opening games of the playoff
series of the Tri-State Basketball
league last Thursday night at Grants
vile.
Teams winning two games will
battle it out for the championship.
The series is being resumed February
20, at 745 p. M, in Grantsvillc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Chester M. Tobin
Is Third Speaker
On Forum Program

Chster NJ. Tobin, of Chicago, H., is
to be the third speaker on the pro-
gram of the Oakland Rotary Club in
it's Institute of International Under
standing. Mr.. Tobin, who is now a
private investment counselor in Chi
cage, and an international authority
on economic problems, will speak on
the subject, Getting Together in the
Orient"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Two Sets of Twins

Two sets of twins were born in the
county within the past few days.
Twin daughters were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Fulk, of Crellin, on
Monday night, at their home. They
have been named Linda Rae and
Brenda Kay.
Twin sons were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Wildesen at the home of
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. UNI
Der Bray, at Swanton, one day last
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Commissioners Meet

More road delegations appeared be-
fore the County Commissioners at
their meeting this week, but the num-
Der is diminishing. Only five groups
appeared this time.
No other business of Importance
transpired, it was reported.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
To Address Rotary

Capt. Charles E. Hoye, editor of the
Glade Star, official publication of the
Garrett County Historical society, will
speak at the weekly meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club on Friday eve
ming.
He will speak of the early days of
the county along with current activ-
tiles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Executive Board to Meet

The Executive Board of the Garrett
County Council of P.-T.A., will have
a meeting in the Oakland High school
auditorium on Friday evening, Feb
ruary 2S, at 1870 o'clock, it has been
announced by Mrs. H, L. Bennett, sec
rotary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Asks for Sales Tax

Governor Lane asked the legislature
yesterday for a two percent sales tax
and an increase in state income tax
rates to bring in an extra $25,O0O,O0O
annually.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20
Introduces Bill

Senator l.. NJ. Fraley has introduced
a bill to provide that of the Scent
admission tax charged for Sunday
movies in Oakland. 25 percent so to
the Garrett County Memorial hospital
instead of the Oakland Public Library
as now provided,
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
Aid For Refugees
Planned By Slciss

BERN, Switzerland - up - The
federal justice and police depart
ment is studying the possibility of
granting permanent asylum to be-
tween 1000 and 5000 refugees in
Switzerland.
During the war. temporary asy-
lum was given TO total of 283 900
refugees from 2S countries. Many
OF these were persons who came
into Switzerland in fear of impris-
onment or death. Some of them
were remnants of Axis armies rOut-
ed by allied victors.
The bulk of the refugees have
been repatriated.
Approximately 5000 who remain
consist mostly of aged persons,
children, or individuals too i'll to
move. Most of them are in intern
ment camps or in homes. Some
children are in Swiss homes where
they have become almost foster
children in Swiss families The
question of granting Swiss citizen
ship TO these children is under con
SideratiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
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WASHINGTON.- Here we are
around to income tax time again.
Yes, income tax time, when you
really find out how much you work
for your government. One day out
of every three or four? That's It.
but not for long now. You see.
some Congressman have promised
us Il good cut in our taxes. Raise
in pay, | call it. for the less the
government takes out of your
weekly pay, the more you have to
take home.
The Republicans are in charge Of
Congress right now, and they say
We must not pay out as much this
next year as we take in. SO we
will have a pretty good chunk OF
cash left which we can use TO pay
off some of our government debt
and for those tax cuts.
The boys don't all agree on how
much we will save, but they do all
agree that Mr.. Truman wants to
spend altogether too much. Some
say he asked for 6 billion dollars
too much. Some say he asked for
only Az billion too much, and
that's all we can cut. Well, no
matter how much it is, the boys
Will make big saving III what the
government spends, and that will
help you and me with more take
home pay.
n n q
and bowling of the bureaucrats
here You can't do this to us.
they shout. you're going to ruin
the country, by taking al this
money out of national Defense
Mr.. Truman. they say. has cut the
national defense budget to tho
bone.
That's a lot of nonsense. He has
just taken few sums that have
always been in national defense
this year. So long as you spend
it. what difference does it make Ou1
OF what pocket it comes? 1t JUS
means II billion dollars for de
fense this year and II billions fol
next year.
Besides. Mr. Truman last fal
ordered the Army and Navy to Gu
their spending by $1,650 900, 900
Said it wouldn't hurt national de
Tense at all. This money WASH
spent; it is still there. If it WASH
, needed then, chances are it ism
needed now. Perhaps a lot NOR,
, isn't needed. The Republicans ain
to find out
Remember this. Everybody say
cut taxes, but a lot of folks sa,
you mustn't cut the budget. Well
, if you don't cut the budget. yO,
can't cut taxes; your taxes. tha
is.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
Ry CARL HELM

NEW YORK.-Where the Police
Dept. takes on a press agent, ana
taxi drivers call nOn-tlppers
"skunks";
One swank nightclub has guy
in tails and white tie singing hill
billy yodels. and another gal
singer named June July;
Where a chorus girl wades
through slush in open-tOed shoes to
air her dog which wears specially
made red rubbers, and dowager
trips along in velvet galOshes. mink
trimmed,
A dame sues a hospital for $50
600 for operationally removing
"the wrong rib" and a suburbanite
trying to unstick an adhesive plas-
ter on his back before an open fire.
got scOrchcd when his shirt tail
blaZed:
Tin Pan Alley quickly turns out
tune called shut the Door.
Dora" to follow up "Open the
Door. Richard." !;
Where a cafe charmer in red vel
vet slacks plays a golden harp with
South American bird perched on
her shoulder, and there's a flea
circus in which dressed up train
ed fieas ride miniscule bicycles.
etc:
Where a man has spent As years
collecting 10000 cigar bands. and a
woman pays $1,000 for a pair of
specs with her name set in dia-
mOnds JOttings from h g
Crossroads.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
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VI &S<Z2ifN
By FARMAN HOLME

The American system of enter
prise is readily cOmprehended
when met first-hand.
AS in a factory-an umbrella fac
tory. for example:
1t has one workman, Joe. who
makes one umbrella in an hour and
receives 81 pay for his work. The
manager takes the umbrella to the
market. He must sell it for 81 in
order TO pay Joe. With difficulty.
because of the high price. he sells
the umbrella. returns and pays the
dollar to Joe.
There is nothing left for Capt.
tai. What are the reactions at the
end of the first day?
Market is dissatisfied 1t says
the price is too high. Joe is dis
satisfied. He wants a raise. Capt.
tai is dissatisfied. 1t hasn't had a
return.
Management is on the spot be-
cause il must satisfy all three
grOups-so it decides TO invest
money in better production meth
DDS. 1t gets additional capital. in
stalls a stool for Joe to sit on, {
conveyor to bring materials tC
him, electric power to operate his
machine.
! When Joe comes to work he il
amazed to find that he can make
! TWO umbrellas with no more ef
! fort than it took to make one tn,
day before
Management says, Joe. | thinl
we have discovered how wealth i
produced" Management takes um
brellas TO market, meets the de
mand for lower prices by sellin
them for - cents each.
The customer is happier be
cause he has 25 per cent saving
Management turns to Joe an
, says. I'VE have 81 80 today wher
we only had 81 yesterday. | ca
give you a raise and pay you $1.2
, an hour" Joe is happy because hi
demand has been satisfied.
: Then management reports [
Capital that 25 cents remain frOl
, which a dividend may be paid. A
three demands. apparently withOl
exception, have been met.
That is free enterprise at wOrI
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
Orthodox Church
limited To ParLey

GENEVA, switzerland Up In
an effort to establish closer contact
between the World Council of
Churches and the Orthodox church.
es. an official delegation of the
Council has left Geneva.
They will go first TO Athens.
Greece, and successfully will have
conversations with six Greek
speaking Orthodox church bodies.
The delegation will invite or
thOdOX leaders to participate in the
world assembly of churches in Am
sterdam next year.
The council was reported ''in
contact with" the Moscow church,
but no announcement had been
made of sending a delegation there.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
HwAsA|NeToN
~ sNApsAo1s'IEjij%ii'
BY WILLARD CARLTON

Painfully embarrassing SilenceS
are apt to fall among the groups of
COllectivists and planned econ
Omy' theorists in the capitals cock
tail lounges these days when trav-
elers return from London to tell
new tales OF life under Britain's
LaborSocialist government.
One story is of Briton who,
tired of waiting for the government
housing program to get under way.
built a small house on his own
initiative.
Then he discovered that he
couldn't, by any hook or crook or
any other way, get coal in any
quantity to heat his new dwelling.
The Reason? Well, he was in
formed, since his house had not
been authorized by the proper
government authority" just did
not legally exist.
The returning Americans are
likely to remark pointedly that
there must be something screwy
with a planned economy" which,
in London, fills shops with an over
supply of electrical heating equip
ment while, at the same time. the
Labor-SOcialist government is ex-
hOrting the citiZenry to econOmize
| in the use OF electric current.
One observer of the planned
economy" scene in Britain writes
home from London:
The fact is that the average
Briton today enjoys less freedom
than he had during the war.
1T has been estimated that every
adult in the country has TO fill in
at least one form a week, and fol
everything he needs he must con-
suit some government bureau
sometimes several before the right
one is isolated and identified.
almost literally he is unable tC
move without first obtaining per
mission from the bureaucracy
Coal. food. clothing-all are IA.
toned. and everything is as scarce
as during the war." or scarcer."
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
Retroactive Funerals
Might PrOUe Popular

TCLSA-(P)-Stll wearing his
khaki. a discharged soldier walked
into the veterans service center and
pointed to newspaper story.
1T says here this is the last day
to apply for retroactive death ben
efits," he told center manager Mrs.
Ida Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell explained: You
have to be dead to get that"
We'll, / didn't know what those
big words meant" the veteran de-
clared. Just wanted to he GER
tain"
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
IN OUR DEMOCRACY

Today the American working
man. working one day less a week
than his luckiest rival anywhere in
the world. draws more than double
the pay.
Constituting less than seven per
cent of the worlds pOpulation-he
and his fellow Americans own most
of the worlds radios. more than
half of the worlds telephones,
three-quarters of the worlds cars.
Women are beneficiaries of more
than so per cent of all privately
owned life insurance.
The number of small farms in
Indiana declined by 1900 between
1910 and 1945, while larger farms
increased by $500 in the same
period.
/ The radio industry set a new all
time high production record il
1916, with an output of apprOXi
mately 15,500,000 sets and pros
poets are that further gains vii
be made in 1947.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
THE LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY GROVE

This DR.. Laski over in England,
he sure is liberal kind of per-
son. Even with our own L. S. A.
money, he is liberal-says it would
be a skoOkum idea for us to loan
1900 million to Russia. With the
Socialism he has helped load upon
England, he does not say why Eng
land is not Overflowing with Utopia
and mazuma and should be the one
to make the loan. He is mum on
that.
But the Doctor, | kindO feel like
giving the gent 3 cheers. Ii any
body has to be mired down up 10
the neck with Govt. ownership, |
choose to have il be England var
sus the L. :. \. We are on the
verge and testing ont the ice. and
kinda plenty, but England is in 100
per cent. She is good example
for us here i'll our breezy land-Of-
the-free to gaze upon. Maybe We
will take heed. The good Doctor
had the biggest finger in the pie
in bringing the blight upon Eng
land-that is why | pick him out
for cheers. 1t is the warning he
stirred up for us.
And while Govt. ownership there
is in full bloom and in the saddle
and has taken over the banks. and
coal mines, and trucking. and is
bossing farming and preparing tC
take over electric power, etc. they
are shorter than ever of fuel anC
food-unhappiness prevails thru.
out the land.
Moral: Our 81 billion dollar
budget-it needs a fine tooth comb
Money that big looks suspicious
in peace times.
Yours with the low down.
10 SIERRA
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
Pays To Advertise
Cemeteries, Too

STANTON. Tenn. nn.-(P)-William
F. Jones, undertaken, reports he
has buried people in two nearby
cemeteries with unusual names.
One of the burial plots is named
do Me Good" the other. Scratch
Under
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28

"The hopes of tax-ridden pe0-
pie rest on the will of Congress to
do the job." Pres. Earl Bunting,
National Association of ManuTdc-
turers, on necessity for Federal
economies.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28
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~ and vnqvotel !
and vnquotel !

'1 use the hunt-and-peck sys-
tem."-Dui;e of Windsor, 4rho's
thinking of typin9 his memoirs.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28

"Some of the best athletes have
fiat feet."-Gov. DriscoH, NeaO Jer-
seq, ruling that cops can haze
them.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28

EUR coats are no luxury in our
state when it's 80 below REP.
Lemke, North Dakota.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28

'1 couldn't stand his beard"-
Mrs. Robert W. Light, Los Angeles
actress, diporcing husband.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-28

t"The American system of free
economy can and must be success
ful."-Darid Laurence. columnist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Nov. 6-(UP)-
Produce markets: Potatoes: IDOL
lars per 100 lbs. unless otherwise
indicated.) quiet. Offerings small
ler. Long Island Katahdins No. l,
2.9O-3.00; Green Mts. No. l, 2.90-
3.25; No. l B 1.50-. go; Pickouts
1.25; Green Mts. 10 Id. bag. "a;
Green Mts. No. l, so lbs $3.50
.65; No. l B so lbs rs; Idaho
Russets No. l 4.50-5. 10; No. l A
so lbs No. l washed 2.60- .65
Connecticut Green Mts. No. l,
so lbs 1.50 asked; Idaho Russets
10 lbs bags 5000.
Sweet Potatoes: (bushels bas-
kets steady. New Jersey, Golden
No. / ESQ asked; New Jersey,
Jersey type No. l, 2.25-.50; Jer-
sey type medium 1875. so; Mary
land Golden Wax No. l, 200
800; Wax No. 2, rs; medium
1.25; Jumbo 65-1.25.
Live Poultry weak; Turkeys
hens 45-48; BOOSTERS, old 20;
Ducks Long Island 1896; Rabbits
all grades 1880; fowls 21-36;
Chickens Rocks 36-40; broilers
30-38; Pigeons and Squads 40
65; Pullets 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 6-(AP)-
USDA)-Salable hogs $4,000,
total $4,000; slow; early trade
5o-75 cents lower but later trade
and majority of sales rs cents to
LOO lower; sows also rs cents
to LOO lower; bulk good and
choice 190-270 lb butchers $500
$3.50; top $3.50 with $500 popu-
lar price late; few 17O-18O lb
24.5O-25.OO; good and choice sows
400 Id and under 23.5O-24.5O;
4OO-50O lb 2.75-23.5 so; indications
poor clearance.
Salable cattle 5000, total $500;
salable calves 800, total 800,
slaughter steers unevenly steady
so cents higher; good and choice
grades mostly $3.50 cents up;
choice heifers absent; lower
grades steady; good beef cows
steady to rs cents higher; lower
grades slow, weak to fully Is
cents lower; bulls fully steady !;
top $3.50 a new high for the year,
paid for load high-choice 1912
ID steers; choice 1905 lb weights
36.25; other good and choice fed
steers 28.00-36.00; common and
medium kinds 16.5O-25.0O; medi-
um to low-choice heifers 1000
$500; good beef cows 10000. 90;
most Gamers and cutters 1880
1925; practical top 1900 on good
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Losses Outweigh Gains
On Sluggish Stock Market

Gains of fractions to points or
SO Tor favorites were still dis
trlbuted at the close but minus
signs predominated. Transfers
u $4,000 shares compared with
l,050,000 the day before.
Such bidding as appeared was
predicted mainly on the idea
that the list was due for a techni-
cal comeback. Boardrooms, on
the whole, remained somewhat
bear1sh because of doubts re-
gard1ng taxes, rising money rates.
falling high grade securities and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6-(UP)-
Produce: Poultry: Al trucks; ir-
regular; no price change.
Cheese: Twins Al IL AZ; sing
lie daisies 43 IL A; swiss $3.50.
Butter: 291,7OO lbs; steady, SO
score 70; 80 score 78; 80 score
II IL; SO score SO. CARROTS: 80
score II 3-4; 80 score So.
Eggs: 8,768 cases; firm; Extras
l, $3.50; Extras 2, 54-55; 3 and 4,
47-50; standards l and 2, 46; 3
and 4, 44:45; current receipts A;
dlrties 1886 IL; checks 34-34
1-2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -(P-
chort covering and buying by
~, ,,'rofessionals brought selective
pa.ooveries in today's stock mar
io+ Le although most brokerage
Nc ,s+oners continued to hold aloof
"a "a many leading issues failed
y Floor traders were on the SELL
;,a side at a fast opening. The
l,. nacp soon slowed as commitments
p .ore reinstated here and there.
assorted steels, coppers, oils and
-.nocials recovered after midday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

the outlook for business in the
light of mounting costs. The re.
usal of the market lately to re.
pond to good corporate news.
till was cautionary factor.
The Associated Press 6O-Stock
Composite was up i of point
at 65.3 due to the presence i.
the index of several wider ad-
'ancers. Actually, of 978 issues
clustering, AT fell and 294 rose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
NOVA, HOG MARKETS

RALEIGH, Nov. 6-(AP)-
(NCDA)-Hog markets weaker
with tops of $500 at Rocky Mount
and Richmond; $3.50 at Green
vile; $3.50 at Clinton Warsaw
Lumberton- Chadbourn; 22.75 at
Smithfield-Mount Olive; and
400 at Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

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RALEIGH POULTRY

RALEIGH, Nov. 6-(AP)-
(NCDA)-Egg and poultry mar
kets steady; U. S. Grade AA
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

sales none; receipts 2,202; ship
ments 2,318; stocks O,213.
Rosin, offerings and sales
none; receipts 1904; shipments
3,847; stocks 1926.
Quote: UNCHANGED.