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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Wins Bronze Star

Lieut.. John Walter Boucher, son of
Mrs. Melissa Boucher, GrantsvilIe,
now of Birmingham, Ala, has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal and
citation.
The medal was awarded for meri-
torious service as commanding officer
of the Let 495, during the invasion
of France of June 7, 1914.
The citation reads: Lieut.. Boucher
skillfully Unanswered his ship and
successfully beached hundreds of tons
of ammunition during heavy enemy
bombardment from both sea and air"
Lieut. Boucher is graduate of
Grantsville High School and St. Johns
College, Annapolis, and was employed
with the Coca-Cola Company prior to
enlisting in the U. S. Navy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Large Number Attend
College Choir Concert

A large number Of persons were
present at the Methodist church last
evening to hear the A Capella Choir
of West Virginia Wesleyan college
present their concert.
Thirty-two mixed voices selected
from the eighty members of the col
lege choir participated in the prcsen-
tations, including William B. Stemple
and Thomas Jones, Of Oakland. Mr..
Stemple was the narrator of the poem,
"The CrucifiXion," by James Weldon
Johnson, which was part of the Negro
spiritual, Were You There" sung by
the choir
The choir will broadcast over radio
station KDKA on Saturday afternoon,
April u, from to 4:30 pm, it was
announced.
Following the concert an informal
reception was held for the choir mem
bers and other interested persons in
the basement of the church. Members
were entertained in various homes last
night and left Oakland this morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Council Reorganizes
at Mondays Meeting

At the reorganization meeting of
the Mayor and City Council on Mon
day evening, Dr. E. l. Baumgartner
was reelected as president of council.
Appointments remained similar to
those of last year. Recently elected
councilmen were sworn in.
Arthur Lawton was renamed clerk
collector, while others rc-appointed
were James Compton, water and
street superintendent; Earl H. Meats,
assistants; Leslie j. Baker, night
police; Darrell Herman, extra; Lewis
X. Jones, city attorney; Lee r. Mason,
wcighmaster. The appointment of day
police was left vacant as John j.
Sweeney, present day police, is on va
cation and failed to put in an appli-
cation.
Committees for the year include the
following:
Water and streets, Dr. +. l. Baum
gartner, chairman, Harry L. Stemple,
Earl Shartzer, Edward G. Schmidt,
with Mayor A. G. Hesen as eX-officio
member.
Golf committee, Ralph Pritts, chair
man, Mr.. Schmidt, Prentice DeBerry,
Finance committee, Prentice De-
Berry, chairman, DR.. Baumgartner,
Mr.. Stemple, Mr. Pritts.
Collections for the month amounted
to $1,5lG, including traffic fines for
February and March of $92.05, and
the city's share of the parking meter
revenue of S2O1.11. Monthly bills
amounted to $3,O963O which included
$473.20 for snow removal and other
street labor, and S592.38 for the new
we'll at the water farm, and $40 for
payment of coupons on the water
bonds. Mr.. Lawton was authorized to
borrow 81 900 from the First National
Bank
The Council agreed to paint mark
ings on driveways on Alder street to
keep people from parking their autos
there and blocking the entrances.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10

Here last week but gone today.
That statement fits the case Of one Of
Oakland's Oldest landmarks, the st.
Matthew's Episcopal church, which
stood on the hill overlooking Fourth
street, but which disappeared from
view last Friday.
Purchased several months ago by a
group of people of Coraopolis, Pa,
the interior of the church was being
demolished bit by bit during the re-
cent inclemcnt weather, and with the
advent of milder temperatures the
workmen moved outside and within
a few days the structure was gone. 1t
is to be rebuilt in the Pennsylvania
town as near like the original as pos
siblc, it has been stated
According to information gathered
from the church history, written by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
st. Peters Parish Notes

The third and last of the series of
card parties for the benefit of St.
Peters Church will be held on Tues
day, April Is, at pm, in the church
hall, Bands 7, 8, 8, and 10 of the La
dies Sodality will be the hostcsscs.
Bridge and Five Hundred will be
played,
A Grand Prize of $500 will be
awarded to each of the persons hold
ing the highest score in Bridge and
Five Hundred for the series. There
will be a number of other prizes, in
addition to a door prize. A turkey is
to be given away.
During the serving of refreshments
there will be brief musical interlude,
contributed by local talent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Farm Plans Now
Available in County
AGA Office-Guard

Farm plans for the 1947 Agricul-
tural Conservation Program are avail
able in the County AGA office and
should be completed at an early date
by those farmers who wish to receive
benefits from the 1947 Program, it
was announced by Dorsey Guard,
chairman of the AGA committee.
These plans are needed, according
to Mr.. Guard, so that the committee
can determine the maximum benefit
that individual farmer may receive
from the practice payments provided
by the program.
Practices being offered Garrett
County farmers include:
/. Applying lining material to
farmland.
2. Applying phosphate and potash
to pasture, meadows, and new seed
ings of grass after the nurse crop has
been harvested
8. Seeding crimson clover, hairy
vetch, and annual ryegrass as winter
cover crops.
4. Establishing a permanent pas
ture.
5. Constructing or charging drain
age bitches on farmland.
6. Installing field drainage tile on
farmland.
7. Establishing on the contour al
ternate strips of row crops and sown,
close drilled or sod crops.
8. Construction of terraces or di-
version bitches for collecting or
spreading of water.
individuals may order lime through
the county office at the same time
they fill in their farm plans, it was
stated. This lime should be ordered at
once if early delivery is desired, he
advised.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Legion Will Sponsor
Junior Baseball Team
Any Boy Up To And Including
Sixteen Eligible to Try
For Team

That junior baseball teams, as a
part of the Mountain District Amer
lean Legion Junior Baseball League,
would be sponsored in Oakland and
Grantsville this season, was announced
this week by the local American Lee
gion post.
The team will be open to any boy
up to and including l6 years of age,
if he became 16 after January l. Prac-
tice sessions will get under way in the
near future, on the baseball diamond
on High street between 7th and 9Th,
and o. A. Watson and Bruce Jenkins
will be in charge. The season will open
May 10 and close the second week in
July
Through an arrangement with the
Ford Motor company, and its local
dealers, Reckard and Glotfelty, Oak
land; Motor Service Company, Grants
vile; uniforms will be provided for
sixteen players on each team.
A meeting of representative of the
Mt. District Legion posts was held on
Sunday at Frostburg. Adopting the
suggestion of Paul Turney, Oakland,
the League will operate with an East
ern and Western division. In the East
ern division will be teams representing
posts from Cumberland, Midland,
Homecoming and Eckhart, while Oak
land, Grantsville, Westcrnport and
Frostburg will comprise the Western
division.
1t was pointed out that under the
two-division set-up travelling will be
cut to a minimum, meaning that Cum
berland and Oakland, the two towns
farthest apart, won't meet unless each
finishes as champion in its respective
division.
Announcement was made that a 12-
game schedule will be played in the
divisions, each team meeting the other
four times, two games to be played at
home and two away. In the champion
ship playoff home and home games
will be played. Starting time for
league games will be A pm. unless
changed by mutual agreement.
Further plans are to be discussed
at the regular meeting of the local
Legion post, to be held Monday night
in the Legion home. 1t was also an
nounced that the Legion will have a
senior team and will schedule games
with other teams in the area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Changes Noted In
State Unemployment
Compensation Law

Many changes which were made in
the Maryland Unemployment Compen-
sation Law now shift part Of the re-
sponsibility from the State to the
worker himself, it has been announced
by c. L. Brincr, local manager of the
Unemployment Compensation Division
of the Maryland Department of En-
pIoyment Security, These changes be-
came effective April l, 1947.
"Workers now shall be actively
seeking work in order to be eligible
for unemployment compensation bene-
fits" Mr.. Briner said. Before, he was
required only to register with the
Employment Service and give assur-
ance that he was able and available
for work, it was pointed out.
Garrett county workers will be af-
fected by the above change as we'll
as those listed below;
1. If person voluntarily quits his
lob; or is discharged for cause in con-
nection with his work; or fails to &C
cept suitable work when offered; or
is discharged for wilful misconduct,
he is denied benefits until he has be-
come re-employed and has earned at
least ten (l0) times his weekly benefit
amount.
3 If a person is discharged for a
criminal or dishonest act, he loses all
benefits earned up to that time. The
same disqualification applies to those
who are discharged for a wilful act
cndangering the safety of others.
3. The minimum weekly benefit
amount is lowered from 81 to Sc but
the maximum weekly benefit amount
is raised from $40 to $25. Likewise
the maximum benefits have been
raised from $500 under the old law to
$3.50 under the new during the bene-
fit year.
4. Any claimant of iobless benefits
who is receiving a pension will be
eligible to draw benefits only if he
has earned wages after leaving the
employer who is paying the pension.
Under the experience rating pro-
vision of the Unemployment Compen-
sation law any employer with a good
employment record pays less than the
employer with bad record. The rates
of employer contributions to the job
less fund range from 0.3 percent to
81 percent of the payroll up to So 900
per employee. No employers expert
cnce rating is to be charged with any
payment made to persons who left his
employ voluntarily without good cause
attributable to the employer, or to
persons unemployed due to any other
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Breakdown of Money
Coming to County
From Legislation
Not Yet Available

Lack of detailed information from
the Secretary of State and the State
Superintendent of Schools, gives little
to add to what already was said last
week concerning the actions of the
recent legislature, according to Law
renee NJ. Fraley, who had declared a
detailed report would be Forthcoming
this week.
Mr.. Fraley said he had written to
John B. Funk, Secretary of State,
relative to how Garrett county would
fare under the set-up in its share of
receipts from racing, admissions, Ii
censes, recordation tax, roads, schools,
basic state aid and incentive funds.
He also asked DR.. Thomas E. Pullen,
state superintendent Of schools, for a
report on Garrett county's share Of
the school funds as they would accrue
under the Sherbow plan which was
enacted into law.
Mr.. Fraley said the county would
receive some $143 900 additional funds
for roads, some of it to be allocated
to the incorporated towns. Garrett
county is third in the state in number
Of miles of roads, with 1885 miles of
streets in incor' lated towns, and
729.55 miles of county roads, for a
total of 775.40. Only Frederick and
Baltimore county have more miles of
roads.
Mr.. Fraley explained a state bill
which set up the County Commission
ers as licensing board for the beer
act. He said the court of appeals ruled
in March that courts could not issue
beer licenses. This ruling affected
Garrett and Allegany county so a bill
named the County Commissioners to
act as licensing board, with a salary
of $500 each per year in addition to
their present salary. An amendment
in the House raised the license fee of
each retail beer distributor from 500
to $3.50, to take care of the salary
item. There are about 80 retail dis
tributorS in the county at present,
Fraley said. Mr.. Fraley pointed out
that the salary item was placed in the
bill because the office of County Com
missioner was fast becoming full
time job and that the present salary
was not sufficient. He pointed out the
additional burden placed on them for
construction of schols, for admins
tration of the additional money COM
ing into the county for roads, and the
time that would be necessary in carry
ing out the terms of the bill setting
up the sanitary district around the
lake.
Fraley also explained another state
bill which authorizes the state to pay
half the salaries of the assessors and
supervisor of assessments i'll each
county.
Altogether there were 10 bills in
troduccd by the Garrett county repre-
scntativcs, and two half-mcasures, or
14ls in the Senate and 512 in the
House.
He said further explanation would
be made when the breakdown of funds
was received from state officials.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
RUSH OF CONTRIBUTIONS PUTS
HOSPITAL FUND BEYOND $4,000
Solicitors Now Urged to Point for the Extra Amount
Needed to Erect Proposed Wing-Architect
Confers Here This Week

rush of contributions and pledges yesterday put the
pagn for $4,000 for the Garrett County Memorial hospital
the top and added $685. toward the additional being
sought to erect the proposed addition this
morning by George H. Hans county chairman.
Up to Wednesday the drive had slowed
ably and appeared like $4,000 would still be needed Then j. NJ
Jarboe announced receipt Leighton Brothers,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10

chairman, Lester Yutzy, reported he
had more than $1,000 to turn in from
the people there, in addition to the
coal company's original pledge which
had previously been tabulated. In the
meantime the Oakland chairman, En-
roy Bolden, made quick canvass and
added several hundred, the rush being
terminated by a report Of 1914 from
Mt Lake Park and a pledge of $500
from the H. Weber and Sons Com
pany.
Architect Here
James j. Watkins, architect, was in
Oakland on Tuesday and conferred
with J. NJ. Jarboc and f. X. Jones,
executors of the Loar will, and he in
formed them he would complete his
plans in the near future, preparatory
to seeking bids, and that the plans
would include the proposed addition.
Plans would be arranged SO that bids
could be received on the original
structure and with the wing added.
With the original goal Of $4,000
now surpassed, the chairman urged
solicitors to point now to goal of at
least 100000, and expressed the hope
that people who had not yet con-
tributed would see the need for their
continued support. He pointed out
that a number of sections had not yet
made report and that there were
still a number of persons in Oakland
who had expressed a desire to give
something who had not yet done so.
Listed this week were the following:
Pledges
Woodmen Of the World, which pre-
Continued on Page Five
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Postmaster Named

President Harry Truman sent to
the Senate on April 7 a number of
postmaster nominations which in
cluded that of William E Spoerlein as
postmaster for the Oakland office.
Mr. Spoerlein has been acting post
master here for the past two years or
moro
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
Lions Club to Meet

The regular meeting of the Oak
land Mt. Lake Lions club will be held
on Monday evening at Fixes.
Members are planning for their an
nual Ladies' Night program on April
21, in the Methodist Assembly room.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10
To Address Rotarians

Senator Lawrence NJ. Fraley will ad
dress the Oakland Rotary club on
What Took Place at Annapolis at
the regular meeting Friday night, par
ticularly relating to Garrett county,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-04-10

China was expecting defeat of Com
munists in their country within three
m0nth5s
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Corning Says Attitude
OF Adults Contributes
To Lack Of Teachers

Low pay and unsatisfactory work.
ing conditions are not the only rea-
sons that young people are no longer
interested in becoming teachers,
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of District public schools,
said last night.
A deprecatory attitude of many
citizens toward the profession bears
much of the responsibility, DR.. Corn
ing told representatives Of four
citizens associations, meeting in the
Congress Heights School.
Delegates included those from the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Congress Heights and the South
west, Bellevue and Washington
Highlands Citizens Association.
Less Highly Regarded.
DR.. Corning declared parents to-
day seldom urge their children to
60 into teaching, because they no
longer regard the profession as
highly as did former generations,
They forget, he argued, that edu-
cation continues to be service as
vital as any adult mental service, y
and that "our form of government
can't succeed unless the population
Is literate." It is a service which
can't be postponed" in the same
fashion as construction Of bridges
and other municipal projects, he
told the group.
Outlines improvement Program.
Present problems in the District
are acute" he admitted, and can
be solved only with the combined
backing of citizens and PTA groups
With the aid Of charts, DR.. Corn
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Round TubIe Leaders Named

DR.. John Jenkins, professor ot
psychology, and DR.. Fillmore San
ford, assistant professor of psychol.
ogy, both of the University Of Mary.
land, will lead discussion on re-
search in principles of leadership al
a round table meeting of the Wash.
ington Chapter of the Society fol
the Advancement of Management
at 7::30 o'clock tonight at 1925 K
street NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Officer, 9 Midshipmen
Cited for Rescue on Bay
Nv the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-Nine mid
shipmen and a Navy commander
received concentrations yesterday
for their part in the rescue OF two
men and four children from Chesa-
peake Bay.
The accident occurred last August
while the midshipmen and Comdr.
Richard c. Latham, New London,
Conn, were sailing in the bay The
civilians were in rowpoat which
sprung leak and capsized.
Midshipmen receiving the awards
Evening star., 1947-12-03

from Capt. Frank T. Ward, COM
mandant Of midshipmen, included
John D. DUNCAN, 1900 South Bar
ton street, Arlington, Va; Donald
R. Osborn III, 3427 Porter street
NV, Washington, and Bruce A..
Reichelderfer, 1927 Garrison street
NV, Washington.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER l9l.

ing outlined projected improvements
in school buildings here. He de-
scribed as "a highly sound. logical
and simple business proposition" his
proposal that the District ask a
$50,0000O0 loan from the Federal
Treasury to finance needed school
construction Immediately.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Talk on Marriage Planned

DR.. Samuel M. Dodek, Washington
obstetrician, will speak on "The Bio
logical Foundations of Marriage" at
$50 pm. tomorrow in the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
@ streets NV,
Evening star., 1947-12-03

Miss Ginger Rogers, to
be seen tomorrow at the
Warner Theafer in Co.
Iumbia's ne,o comedy, M
Had to Be You." 3
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08

ing Beauties. Hula Girl A bride.
Miss America and many other not
ables.
Models who will be in the show
are:
Eddiana Heath, Austina Gibson,
wnhema Mcclellan, Walterine Up
church. Billette Snellar, Willie Eta
Thurmond, Alberta Yetta Brown.
Harriet Stewart. Tanna Martina
Stepp. Eugenia Herman, Walterine
Strider, Johnette Hathcock, frankie
Hathcock, Alterina Parker, Allena
Ramsey, Jacqueline Williams, Geor-
gina Patterson, Leonette Armstrong,
Gerogetta Mcclellan, Patricia Barrett
Dentonnette Rosamond, Boderetta
Mcclellan, Dewitta King, Willette
Barrett, Deadly Lundy, Willie B.
Kenna, Emma Reese, Wadette Logan
Verenna Hathcock, Wilhemena Hen
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Clubs
Society = {
Linfieid-H NJ
Engagement Revealed

Mrs. Edwin Harper Linfield. OF
Gulfport announces the engagement
and approaching marriage OF her
daughter, Miss Barrett Linfield, to
Mr.. Edward Braine Harpole, son OF
Mrs. Martin Rock Harpole and the
late MIR. Harpole of Laurel. The
wedding will be solemnized in June.
Miss Linfield attended Millsaps
College where she was a member OF
the Chi Omega Sorority, and is now
at the University of Mississippi. MI.
Harpole is also attending the Uni
versity of Mississippi and is a MEM
Der of the Pi Kappa Fraternity. Mr..
Harpole served as a Lieutenant, Jr.
Grade, in the Naval Air Corps dur
ing the a
The bride elect is the granddaugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. w. O.. Barrett OF
this city.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08

Miss Alleen Ramsey of Kosciu-
sko, will spend the weekend here
with MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Ramsey.
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completely WORKOUT. Nights I was
too restless to sleep nearly enough
and ] had to take strong laxatives
several times a week. l felt so mi
SCRABBLE | decided that right now was
the time for me to get relief instead
of suffering until it might be a long
pull to get back on my feet. Friends
told me Retonga was my best bet.
"Retonga promptly brought me
the relief l wanted. Soon l began to
enjoy my food, and after taking
three bottles / feel fine and am
getting stronger everyday. l rest
fine at night and even constipation
is relieved. Retonga beats anything
in my experience"
Retonga is intended to relieve dis
tress due to insufficient flow of di-
gestive juices in the stomach, loss
of appetite, Vitamin B-1 deficiency
and constipation. Accept no substi-
tute. Retonga may be obtained at
PEOPLES DRUG STORE. Adv.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08
WeCS Holds Regular
Weekly Meeting

The w. S. c. S. met in regular
session at the Educational Building
Monday afternoon with a good at
tendance.
Mr.. ". l.. Richards gave the de-
votional, followed by a hymn, with
Miss Viola Lindholm at the piano.
The business meeting was presided
over by the president. Mrs. George
Povall.
The four circle gave a record OF
attendance and activities for the pre-
vious month.
Mrs. r. M. Gwin, Mission Study
leader, was selected to attend a
study council to be held at Camp
Normisco June 9-13. Mrs. Stanley
was named alternate.
A highlight of the past month
was the banquet served the Youth
Fellowship group. Special stress is
being given this phase of church
activities.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08
WomanIess Fashion
Show Held Next tuesday

The Lexington Parent Teacher
Association viii sponsor an all Mems
fashion show at the Grammar
School Auditorium, May Is, at 8 Pm
Models will be presented by
Joanna Berman who will serve as
mistress of ceremonies.
Among the Fashions being shown
will be: Evening dresses, Wash fro
cks, Sweaters, Street dresses and
Shorts, Negligees, Lounging Paja-
mas, Bathing Suits, Maternity dress
es, and all of the tastes in ladies
ready-to-wear.
There will be Sweater Girls, Bath
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-08

NERVOUS indigestion robbed me
of my appetite and much of my
strength and Retonga relieved my
distress almost before / realized it,"
gratefully declares Mr.. A. l.. Moss
well-know resident of Route /, Me-
ridian, Miss.
mo kind of food appealed to me-
continued Mr.. Moss. II forced myself
to eat to keep up a little strength
but nothing seemed to agree it'll me
| was ~high-strung and felt almos,