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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

Senecaville, June 25-The funeral
of ]. d. Wood, who passed away
Thursday morning at 900 o'clock
at the Swan hospital, after a two
years illness, was held in the Meth
odist church, Sunday at 200 o'clock
Rev. A. D. Sewers, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of which Mr.
Wood was a member, delivered the
sermon.
Robert Christman sang two beaut-
iful solos.
Mr.. Wood first came to Seneca
vile in 1913. Later he became su-
perintendent of the old Cleveland
mines and held this position for
many years. Active in the life of
the community and a very good cit
izen, he will be greatly missed.
Among those from distance at
tending the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Millhone and sons of
Manuta, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred White,
of Detroit, Mich, Arthur Pryor and
daughter, Irene, also of Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Groves of
Canton, Mr.. and Mrs. Keith of Can
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Lafollette
of Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs Sewers
of UrichsVille, also a host of friends
and acquaintance from surrounding
towns.
Society Entertained
The Helping Hand Society of the
Presbyterian church was enter
tanned Thursday afternoon at 200
o'clock at the home of Mrs Mary
nrJInu with Urc C,J;o poeo -,
companion hostess. The program
was in charge of Mrs. Mamie Det-
ira. A contest was conducted with
Mrs. Hattie Lowery winning the
prize.
Refreshments were served during
the social hour.
Birthday Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter,
northwest of town entertained with
six o'clock dinner Tuesday eve
ming in honor of their son, Jimmie's
birthday, who is home on a fur
Tough.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Hardesty, Mrs. Freda Williams
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Graham of
Cambridge.
Jimmie will leave for overseas as
soon as his furlough is over.
Store Has New Manager
Bernard Moore is the new man.
ager of the NIX store with Miss
Marjorie Aplin assistant clerk.
Leave On Trip
Miss Nancy Ruth Riggs left Sun
day night for Akron, where she will
join her aunt, Mrs. Ada Riggs
Thomas. They will go from there
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Woodrow Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Gorby,
Tillie Bramhall and daughter, Ruth,
of Cambridge called on friends at
this place Sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Glidden were
callers in town one day last week.
Several from this place attended
the band concert at Caldwell Satur-
day night.
o. P RowlandS had his house
wired for electricity last week.
Friends and relatives were noti-
fled of the death OF Frank Hesson
at the home Of his daughter, near
Middleburg, Saturday.
Wayne Adds visited Mrs. Ella Harp
Rev. and Mrs. Orville Adds and
er last week.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

with Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. Cutler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings gave an in
teresting talk on India having been
a missionary there for several years.
Freda Cutler spent Sunday after
noon with Mat Gulick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Watson of
MT: Ephralm spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Watson.
Several from here attended the
band concert at Calydwell Saturday
evening.
Virgil Watson and Myron Cutler
were at Canton the past week.
Myra Berry is working for Mrs.
McGinniS of Summerfield
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

Ohio is one Of the seven states in
the U. S. that uses more than bill
lion and a half gallons of gasoline
yearly. Only California, Illinois, New
York and Texas exceed Ohio's con-
sumption. Ohio this year will need
nearly 500,0 gallons of gas"
every day. To supply this immense
volume when and where needed re-
quireS hundreds of bulk diStr!but-
ing points, tank cars, pipe lines,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26
daughter in Akron.

daughter in Akron.
Mrs. Eva Secrest, Byesville is here
caring for her sister, Mrs Tacy Lar
rick, who IS past 90 years old.
Mrs. Brother, of near Pleasant
City, is spending the summer
months with her daughter Mrs. w.
w. Oliver.
John Erwin has gone to Van West,
where he has employment.
Mrs. B. L. Umberger visited Mrs.
Freda Williams recently.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26
Oil Pipe Lines Will Blanket State

to enable a single company to sup
ply part Of Ohio's needs for gaso-
line, fuel oil and other petroleum
products.
Sinclair has issued for free distri-
button a large size map of the State
with colored illustrations of its
principal points of historical inter
est, its industries and other useful
information.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

barges and terminals. One of the
half dozen largest supplying COM
panies, Sinclair, has almost COM
pleted an extensive products pipe
line system covering a large part of
the State, connected both from
Eastern and Western refineries.
The map above shows this system
and gives an idea of the widespread
installation involving the outlay of
many millions of dollars required
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Three Persons File
For City Councilmen

DR.. f. |. Baumgartner, Prentice
DeBerry and Edward G. Schmidt
were the three persons filing for
members of the City Council, it was
announced following the filing dead
line last Friday afternoon. The first
two are present members of the coun-
ell, while the latter, former mer-
chant in Oakland, is a newcomer to
city politics. Mason j. Glotfelty, other
councilman whose term expired, did
not file for reelection. Three are to
be elected.
Miss Julia A. Rowan, who was
named as treasurer to fill the I'M
expired term of Richard L. Davis,
who resigned to accept the position
of clerk of the Circuit Court to which
he was elected, was the only one to
file for treasurer.
The election will be held Monday,
March 10, and voting will take place
at the City Council chamber. Clerks
of election will be Miss Elizabeth
West, Mrs. Lewis Jones, while the
judges of election will be Ernest
Townshcnd, c. f. Hammond and Mrs
Harry White.
Polls will be open from 8 a. m. to
6 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Deed Recorded ON
Hi School Property

The deed for the Hoye property
formerly the T. c. limbaugh farm
at the north edge of town, has been
recorded and the property is now in
possession of the Board of Education
to be used as a site for the new High
school building here, it was announced
this week.
The Board of Education, through
it's attorney, A. T. Matthews, notified
two other property owners that then
options on additional property in that
area would be taken up. This action
was taken some time ago, and sur.
veys are necessary before actual
deeds are made for these, Mr.. Mat.
thews stated A small portion of the
Paul Dewitt property, to round out
the acreage is also under considera.
ton, it was stated.
Through negotiations with the State
Roads Commission, the Oakland High
school building committee has OBJ
tanned an agreement that the former
will make a change in the proposed
location of the new highway 219, anc
move it eastward for distance OF
70 feet, to give the high school site
that additional level land, it was also
learned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Ne Gan Take 1T .

People Of Garrett County appear to have taken this recent
in their stride and week from will look back upon
valuable experience in many ways.
State and county roads workers. after working night and day
and finally giving to the mighty west wind which seemed
to let certain sections for days found that the persons
off stopped gripping about conditions and pitched help
having full milk their farms that needed be brought
to town. with their hoves assist cut
ting away the drifts that hemmed them in.
People who had of coal found neghbors ready
willing share Persons in need of medicine from readily
found neghbor who walked several miles in order supply
wants Business and others watched with gratitude the
firing work of those employed by the town. With road grader
and tractor with hydraulic lift they kept number of Oakland
streets fairly free of and allowed traffic to keep moving
Those stranded in drifts along the highways hospitality
farm houses along the way
While individuals in Baltimore and other parts Maryland
judging from the plight they in from lot less snow felt
that must be in awful straits up here all the while
taking it with chin up and feeling little friendly
ward our fellow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Bill to Regulate
Boats on Deep Creek

Senator L. NJ. Fraley introduced
measure in the Assembly yesterday
to regulate the use of power boats on
Deep Creek Lake which would also
create new misdemeanor called
"manslaughter by motor boat
Fraley said the bill was drawn to
curb reckless operation of motor boats
on the lake which during the past
summer resulted in the death of three
persons when their row boat was
swamped.
Under the act, all power boats
would have to be registered with the
Game and Inland Fish Commission
and be charged fees ranging from So
for cupboard to $25 for commercial
passenger craft. Rented roWboats
would be licensed at IS a year.
The bill calls for white lights aft
and red and green lights forward on
boats operating between sunset and
sunrise
Reckless operation of any boats
would be prohibited. There are other
minor regulations. For violating pro-
visions, fines of $25 to 500 could be
imposed as we'll as sentences up to
80 days in Jail or both.
A manslaughter by motorboat con-
viction would entail thrce-year I'M
prisonment or a fine up to $1,000 or
both
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Introduce Bill
For County Sales Tax

A bill to levy a retail sales tax of
two percent in Garrett county was in
PRODUCED into the Maryland Legisla-
ture last Friday by Senator Lawrence
NJ. Fraley.
The tax would not affect sales of
five cents or less, but from six cents
to so, one cent would be charged;
from 81 cents to 81 inclusive two
cents, and on each o,seants OF fraction
over 81, one cent.
The law would be administered by
the Garrett County Tax Board COM
posed of the County Commissioners.
They may employ workers and in
spectors for enforcing provisions of
the law
Exempted under the bill are gas
oline and utilities. The law would go
into effect June /, if passed.
Bills Introduced
| Others introduced in the past few
days are:
H. 525-to provide for the election
Of Garrett County Board of Education
members, instead of appointment by
Governor Education committee)
The bill provides for the election
Of the members in November, 1913
and every fourth year thereafter. The
| bill provides also for a meeting at
least once each month and each men,
Der would receive $500 per year. 1t
! further provides that terms Of pres
cnt members of the board shall eX-
! pire upon the election Of the three
who are to fill their places at the cleo
! ton in November, 1913.
II. 516-to provide for the notifi-
cation by the Garrett County Treas
urer of delinquent property taxes anC
permit the charging of interest prior
to sale Of the property.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
United Nations And
Christian Principles
Are Hopes for Peace
Revival of Latter Necessary for
Future Peace of World, Final
Rotary Forum Speaker Says

A strong United Nations organiza-
ton to hold in check all nations dcsir-
ing power, and a revival of interest
in the fundamental principles of the
teachings of Christianity, were given
by Morris H. Coers as hopes for the
future peace of the world in his ad-
dress Monday evening before about
100 persons who braved the storm to
attend the final forum discussion
sponsored by the Oakland Rotary club.
Mr. Coers, traveller and lecturer
chaplain in the Marines and Army
and also field director of the Amer
lean Red Cross during the recent war.
was the fourth speaker on the Ro-
tary's Institute of International I'm
derstanding, and was the second of
the four to find particular favor
among his listeners.
A Baptist minister, the speaker has
had varied experiences in twenty-five
countries since 1898, but after wit
Messing the conditions in the dictator
countries he asked his listeners Mon
day night to forever keep your gov
eminent working for YOU" as it
should in a Democracy, and not allow
it to become as in dictator country,
a super government.
He expressed his faith in the United
Nations as a Vehicle of World Co.
operation, in spite of its few begin
ming failures. He felt that in the gem
eral council of the United Nations
where the differences of various coun-
tries and their major problems were
brought out into the open for general
discussion, this would be the medium
through which the masses of the peo-
pie throughout the entire world would
hear how others lived and acted With
this council working efficiently there
would be no iron curtain" anywhere,
in his opinion.
He felt the necessity Of every ma
ton being poIiced through the Sccur-
ity Council of the UN, and voiced the
Continued on Page Three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOMMENDS
Countrywide SCHOOL PROGRAM
Declares Most Pressing Need in County Is Adequate High
School at Oakland; Recommendations Are Mailed
to Legislators This Week

recommendations covering such
buildings and Improvements that are
necessary for the furtherance of a
countrywide school program, with a
statement that the most pressing need
in the county was an adequate high
school to take care of Oakland and
surrounding territory, were approved
Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of
the Board of Education.
These recommendation along with
copies of letters from various build
ing committees throughout the coun-
ty which show the purported needs of
their areas, were mailed to members
of the Garrett county delegation at
Annapolis this week, according to
Walter W. Dawson, board president.
at is the Boards considered opin-
ion that a long-range building pro-
gram will have to be put into effect,
but this should be done only after
our county's needs are determined by
experts in the field of school plan
ming. Such a survey has long been
considered by the Board and is now
deemed necessary if an adequate pro-
gram is to be put into effect"
The letter to the legislators de-
clared that for obvious reasons the
1915 bill to raise funds for the build
ing program was not now sufficient
and that conditions had changed so
materially that other means must now
be sought for the school program,
The letter pointed out that the
recommendations submitted by the
Building Committees do not take into
account many pressing problems re-
lated to the elementary schools of the
county and their successful admins
tration. "These are to US matters CT
as great concern as the buildings and
other needs which are listed in the
several recommendation of the build
ing committees, and are particularly
called to your attention when you
take the matter up for further con-
sideration"
The Board went ON record as ,de-,
claring that to put into effect a pro-
gram to take care Of the most press
: ing needs will require at least mil
lion dollars which should be made
available from several sources by the
General Assembly of 1947. If this
amount is increased to something like
one and one-half million dollars, thea
immediate steps could be taken to
carry out the entire county building
program
The Board declared if the latter
amount is made available cit will be
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Fifteen Register
With Draft Board

During the month of February fiji
teen persons registered with the local
Draft Board. They were:
Theodore Wilbur Markley, Kitzmil-
Ter; William Denton Shank, kitzmll-
Ter; Oliver Frederick Miner, Deer
Park; James Edgar Michael, Grants
Vile; William Donald Bender, Grants
vile; James Getty Smart, Oakland;
Raymond Henry Wilt, Jennings.
Dale Blaine Stark, Kitzmiller; Ell
mer Edgel Cassidy, Oakland; Gerald
Lee Glass, Accident; George Washing
ton Tcets, Deer Park; Troy Lewis
Smcarman, Addison; Jack Thomas
Tccts, Oakland; Harold Bcrnell An
derson, Oakland; Carl Edward Mil
Ter, Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
ToOpen Store

Mrs. Mary Helen Wainer is plan
ming to open a clothing store for in
fants and kiddies, in the near future,
it was announced this week. The store
will be located in the Gender build
ing, Second street, in the room now
occupied by the Champion Shoe Shop.
The latter firm will move soon to the
w. R. Browning building on Liberty
street.
Mrs. Wainer was in Baltimore the
past weekend arranging for her stock
of merchandise. She was accompanied
to Baltimore by her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. B. I. Gender,
ST..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
S39,37O.41 Is Towns
Expenditures for Year
Annual Report Approved at A
Meeting Tuesday Night

The annual financial statement of
the Mayor and Town Council of Oak
land, which is being published in to-
days issue, was approved at a regu-
lar meeting Of that g cup on Tuesday
evening in the City Hall.
The report <hows receipts of $780,
94233 and expenditures of $39,370.41,
leaving balance in the treasury of
$57192. The balance a year ago was
$5,46771.
Receipts from taxes were $14,056,
from water department, $13,875.25,
and miscellaneous, $6,543.37.
Expenditures for the street depart
ment which included garbage removal,
police protection and equipment, cleo
trio bond and coupons, etc, amounted
to $22 ,965.69 Of this amount new
streets cost $500 and the payment
on the Wilson Run Improvement,
$4,000 An auto patrol cost $881.46.
The water department cost $9,622.72
and other general expenses $6,762.
The detailed report appears on an
other page.
Fourth Street For Coasters
The Lions club assumed RESPONSE
bility for a coasting place for the
youth of town and H. c. Riggs, S. T
Naylor and Arthur Humbertson We're
before council for permission tc
supervise coasting on 4th street. The
council agreed to rope off the street
at designated hours.
The city attorney, Lewis X. Jones
was asked to make a report on the
retirement fund for county employees
that might be available.
The council discussed the possibility
of injury to city streets from hauling
heavy loads of coal over Center street
from the strip mine and it was de-
cidcd to contact II. f. Rock, State
Roads engineer and to follow his
recommendation by drawing up al
ordinance to restrict the loading. Tho
camera club was given permission tc
use the City Hall on Saturday nights
A motion was passed stating that
assessment for parking space for the
Reynolds and Osgood bus lines would
stand as per the present ordinance
which is So per foot, per year The
| bus lines protested the amount as eX-
ccssive. The busses take up &c feet
or three parking meter spaces.
Receipts for February totalcd ST.
1880, with bills amounting to 81
323.2l. Traffic fines for February
amounted to $31.65.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
COUNTY DIGGING
out OF WORST
STORM in YEARS
Schools To Remain Closed Until
Monday-Main Highways Are
Open After Desperate Bat
tie With Elements

Following the worst storm in many
years which has left As inches of snow
upon the landscape, closed all county
schools and blocked a number of high
ways, Garrett countians began to dig
out of their predicament yesterday.
State Roads commission workers
fought a losing battle against insur-
mountable odds as unrelenting gales
of winds continued to pile up huge
drifts of snow on highways until early
Wednesday morning.
The storm began Thursday, Febru-
airy 81, and with only a days let-up
last Friday, continued until yesterday.
Old residenters termed it the worst
blizzard in history, and certainly the
first time for many years that every
thing was so completely tied up.
Schools had remained open in an
ticipation of having pupils, but some
times the percentage of attendance
was below 25 percent and usually the
few bus children who did arrive would
be sent home almost Immediately so
as not to be caught in the drifts along
the way. Finally on Monday night
schools were ordered closed for the
balance of the week by F. E. Rathbun,
county superintendent Of schools.
All main state highways were open
for traffic today but lot of the dis
lance was still one-lane. Route PIG,
between Oakland and Red House, was
opened last evening about 7 o'clock,
and the plows continued to the West
Virginia line.
Numerous cars which had been
stalled along the way for three days,
were claimed by their owners, and
people who were stranded at Red
House, and who stayed in various
homes and at Chimney Corner
went their way. The Red House road
was opened more quickly than was
thought possible by the use Of some
heavy bulldozcrs including the large
machine used in the strip mining OPP
crations north of Oakland.
All available plows were kept at
work almost continuously during the
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Additional Teller
At First National

James c. Lemmert, Of Clarksburg,
w. Va, has accepted position as
teller with the First National Bank,
Oakland, it was announced this week
by W. Cecil Smith, cashier.
Mr.. Lemmert assumed his duties
here on Monday and for the present
is residing at the home of Mrs. Harry
White, Oak street. Mr.. Lemmert,
married and the father of two child
rem, expects to move his family to
Oakland after schools are dismissed
this year.
A native Of Frostburg, Mr.. Lem
inert has been with the Empire
National Bank, of Clarksburg, for a
number of years and was highly rec
commended for his new position.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Sales Tax Bill Is
Introduced in Senate

The two percent sales tax for Mary
land started officially on its legisla-
tive road last Friday. If enacted it
would raise about $lS,000,000 a year
to the states spending money.
A long and vigorous battle APP
peared to be ahead, however.
The Senate passed and sent to the
House a measure which would re-
wise the states system of licensing
automobiles and trucks. The bill calls
for flat SIS year on ears under
1900 pounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Bull Brings High Price
At Terra Alta Sale

An outstanding beef bull sold for
$317.54 at Evans Stock sale in Terra
Alta last Friday, The animal was con-
signed TO +. X. Sudcr, of Mcyersdale,
Pa, who recently purchased the E. s.
Evans farm on Route 219, about two
and half miles North of Oakland.
1t weighed 2l95 lbs, and sold for ST.
50 per cwt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Commissions Arrive

Two commissions were received at
the office of Richard l. Davis, clerk
of the Circuit Court, for appointment
of two members of the Garrett Coun-
ty Library Advisory Board, from Gov
crnor W. Preston Lane, Jr.
Marshall Brown was appointed in
place of Frank Getty for the remain
der of five-ycar term, as represent
ing the Grantsvlle section. Mrs. Caro-
line Wilson. whose former appoint
ment was for one year, was re-
appointed for term Of seven years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
Road Project Here
Among Those Slated

Among twenty-four major projects
to cost an estimated $12,974, 1923 40,
approved by the State Roads Commits
sion for construction, was one project
Oakland to Deep Creek Lake, of
$520,000, according to story appear
ing in Yesterdays Baltimore Sun.
This is the project from Oakland
northward, calling for the relocation
Of a portion of route 219.
\ program involving the cXpendi-
turc Of 25 million dollars has been
mapped out by the commission
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
NO Delegations
Before Commissioners

No roads delegations were before
the County Commissioners at their
regular meeting this week, according
to j. Edward Helbig, president. "They
just couldn't get in" he guessed.
Only routine business was con-
Quoted and regular bills passed for
payment, he declared.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-06
% Marriage Permits
Granted During Week

Twenty-nine marriage licenses were
granted during the past week ending
yesterday afternoon from the office
of Richard L. Davis, clerk of the Cir
cult Court.
The total number issued for Febru
any was 142.