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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Relief Supplies To
Europe Include 100
Pounds From Oakland

August receipts OF l27,703 pounds
.of overseas relief supplies at the
Church World Service Center, AT
New Windsor, Of which 1896 came
l. '"i" va, I'',"' li''luu'HS ~" P"unu'
rom O"N'''i'''
during the previous month the
Garrett county contributions were
more scattered ~ pounds comm
from GiahlSVl!le' Bloomington and
Oakland.
Persons who want to help relieve
the suffering that war has dealt TO
the people Of Europe and Asia should
give now, as generously as possible,
Of their clothing, shoes, blankets and
comforts ii the materials are to get
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Discussion Group
Finds School Plan
An Acceptable One

Statements from letter recently
circulated throughout the county in
opposition to the proposed school
building program formed the basis o
a discussion by members Of Farm
Bureau Discussion Group No. one
which met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Baum, GrantsvilIe, last
Wednesday night.
Guy S. Stanton, discussion leader,
explained that Garrett county now
receives more than two-thirds of the
cost Of school eXpense-including
teachers salaries, materials Of in
struction, transportation and oper-
ating costs-from state funds, ami
that if adequate building facilities
are not provided for our increased Gu
rollment it will be extremely diff
cult to meet these minimum require
ments which the state says must be
met if we continue to receive tlus
major share Of the cost Of our schools
from state funds.
The state requires 1870 school days
per year. 1t was reported that at
Friendsville lack eff space makes i.
necessary for pupils to report fer
school on alternate days 1t is doub,-
full if this meets state requirements.
The state also requires that IS
cents per hundred be levied for
school purposes and any deficit IS
made up from state funds In the
event Of building program no one
can quote future tax rates intelll-
gently until rate Of interest. and
length Of term Of any bonds sold The
amount of state appropriations ds-
termined aud definite plans and coa-
tracts drawn up, it was pointed ou'.
1t was the opinion OF the groon
that any allowable tax would be less
than the amount parents are now
required to spend tc educate them
children in schools outside the county
in subjects which should be a part Of
modern High School course. Too
few Of our schools have space to Of
for commercial OF vocational subjects,
it was stated.
1t was also stated that four Of the
Grantsville teachers. commute dali
from beyond Keyser Ridge. Last year
they lost but one day on account of
road conditions, ana on that day
schools elsewhere were closed by in
element weather.
The criticism that bigger school ;
will not make better teachers was
answered by observing that even tt :
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23

1880 p. m. on October Bird, it was an
nounced today by the Rev. Luther L..
Hare, pastor
"Salt of the Earth" is the dramatic
story of what one man did when he
took God seriously. Robert Armstrong
plays the leading role Of Harley Rus
sell, a coal miner. He is supported by
such feature players as Lane Chand-
Ter, Russell Hayden, Pierre Watkin,
Kurt Katch, and the Kings Men quar-
tet. Special music, based on the we'll
known hymn, Jesus, My Lord, My
God, My All, was written for the
film. This motion picture was pro-
duced for The United Lutheran
Church in America by Cathedral
Films Of Hollywood and was directed
by John T. Coyle who directed the
United Lutheran production. "And
Now | See. which has been seen by
more than 10000 church members
Of all denominations in one year.
The theme of "Salt of the Earth
is stewardship and evangelism. With
the coal mines and coal mining town
as the setting, the film drives home
what the average man can do in his
home church once he has decided he
must serve his Lord The climax is
reached when this miner goes out to
bring his enemy into the church
This film was produced as part of
the Both anniversary program of the
United Lutheran Church celebrated
this year. 1t will be shown in all 1000
congregations Of this church body this
fall. The church committee in charge
Of arrangements consists of Richard
Glotfelty and Prentiss Porter. Carl
Everly will operate the protector
The public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Plant Cover Crops
Gardeners Advised

Did your garden do as we'll as il
should have this year? Do you want
it to do hotter next year? If so, this
is the time to take the first steps to-
ward more and better produce in
1919. Edward Bender, vegetable
specialist at the University Of Mary
land, has como up with the reminder
that the use of cover crop will pro-
lect the soil over winter and add
hunus when pIowed under next
spring All this means that minerals
will be held in the soil, that water
holding capacity will be increased,
that The ground will work easier, and
that you will be a more successful
gardener next year.
The thing to do, he says, is get
two pounds Of ryegrass seed and one
pound OF crimson clover This Is
enough for the average garden and
should be scattered over the areas
from which crops have already been
removed Some should also be spread
among crops still growing -such as
carrots, beets, or beans. If planting
cannot be done before September Is,
the clover should be left out and
three pounds Of ryegrass used. Gard
eners operating on large scale will
need ten pounds Of ryegrass and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
In 1906 Mr.. Davis wrote:

in
mountain op Bun M e to HiS 1 a%d secure hone n
ed peed " b the radius Of TEN miles, def[ %ere
fe~ and was tRoDeht to- be a ae wbe
sSE H5s4 Par S Of p s%f ia'5s 9 amounting
9 955 ! With ill., n.y. 4oRsE
ss%s o S1Tt ers
dark hoo~s AURORA Iepo e p s ces bad e ever
al Of
house and 5 s at %t f on the far" $500 wa" take" out our
Of Oakland in 1860 Mr..
on b %s s Te s@% aa 5 R 5 stands and S sR A
tween this and the depot alder cke there building
days and hundreds Of Summer visitors from distant cities the
depot which also burned where the
with sS p 2r4 aP oa s store ss aa %
Tee 3 s N1a Bank Bgns now stands -Four years later the
business twenty years as coarnes running
try permen Of f0 rans "n ba a so
Sons until May l, 1916 Mr. Davis died May year
RELIGIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE
John NJ Davis the Methodist he
licensed local in
f. Sunday school
During Mr. Davis long service as local preacher Oakland was
favorie place for couples seeking performed
thousand marriage ceremonies
interested in the establishing of Mt Lake
Park To his enterprise and DEVOTION much
and innovations made under his direct supervision
JOHN DAVIS, presumably of
DAVIS on pcnle
ANCESTRY Pennsylvania. BENJAMIN
Bucks Co., Pa, August 1910, settled in
1924 died March 90 1850 He Elizabeth OF
Barker Their JOSEPH DAVIS
Dauphin September
Sarah McNIlen u8o19o OF their children
NJ and Sarah j. (ScotD resided in Garrett County.
B. in
he moved 'The Promised Land" in Maryland.
REV JOHN NJ. DAVIS MEMORANDUM
(Th following written dictated
on his birthday
preach filling appointment
j. Doiver, (Faher
preacher n charge o the
On that occasion delivered address people, subject
filled their
holding
hold meeting during the appointment the large circuit
At
granted W. Arnold, elder
District
ordained Deacon of the annual conference in Crkurg w Va
Bishop E. ordained Elder
Wheeling Bishop took
filling their and conducting their
uwm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Religious Picture To
Be Shown Here Oct. :

''Salt Of the Earth, the new re-
ligious sound motion picture pro-
duced in the Pennsylvania coal fields
and in Hollywood for The United
Lutheran Church in America, will
have a premiere showing at St.
Marks Lutheran Church, Oakland, at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
JOHN McMILLEN DAVIS

Reprinted from The Gades
JOHN NJ DAVIS G8351916 citizens
County On his tombstone the cemetery appropriate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23

Beatrice Shopp, is, Of Hopkins,
Mimi, won the Miss America title at
Atlantic City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23

The Maryland Legionnaires, in con-
vention, voted to demand a $500 state
bonus.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23

Mr. Davis, a son of Joseph b. and
Sarah McNillen Davis, was born near
Ursina, Pa, on January 2G, 1895 In
1858 he married Eleanor j. Philson.
Of Berlin, Pa. Their children were
Charles S, William c., Joseph p. and
John w. Davis
In the spring of 1858 John NJ.
Davis moved from Somerset County.
Pa, to Maryland, where he and his
father purchased 600 acres Of "The
Promised Land" near Oakland. Here
they continued their business Of
dealing in live stock herding their
cattle on the lush pasture of the
glades.
In 1906 Mr.. Davis wrote:
Then this entire region was grazing
ground for cattle, the native grass
was abundant, flowers Of almost end
less variety and delicate hue attracted
the eve
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Two Maryland Boys,
Sons of Painter, Stort
Preparing EorIy

When Peter and Cedric Egeli
wheel their coasters to the starting
line at the seventh running Of the
Washington Soap Box Derby early
this summer, 1t will be the clllmi-
| nation Of an ambition both have
shared for several years.
Peter, IS, and Cedric, IL, Of Valley
Lee, Md, have been interested in
the prize-laden contest for some
time, according to their mother,
Mrs. Bjorp Egeli. Taken to the last
derby before the war, they were
thrilled by the sight of the motor
less cars flashing down the course
They told their mother, "We want
to get in there when we're old
enough, too"
Peter met the age requirement
during the war, when no contests
were held. In 1916, Cedric was still
year too young, so they resolved
to wait and enter together. Last
year, Cedric was eligible-but the
boys got started too late to do what
they called "a workmanlike job" on
their vehicles.
This time, however, they are pre-
pairing well ahead of time. Cedric's
bright-green coaster already is near
| ly finished. He plans a series of
test runs" as soon as he can get
set Of l948 official derby wheels.
| Peter'S car is still in the hII1enri,,t
stage, but he is ready to start build
ing this week.
The boys, who have been building
things since they were or 3 years
old, are the. sons Of Bjorn Egeli,
PORTRAIT painter whose works hang
in the National Gallery, the Su-
preme Court Building and at West
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Brothers Set for Soap Box Derby
After Sharing Hopes for Years
Soop Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby Is a coaster car race for
boys sponsored by The Star
and the District Department of
the American Legion Boys IL
to Is, inclusive, and those
reaching their 18th or 10th
birthdays in the period from
June l, 1948, to August is, in
elusive, are eligible.
Official rule books and drivers
licenses are issued on registra-
ton with a Chevrolet dealer
In the Washington area. Entry
blanks must be signed by q
parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be
built by the boys racing them,
at a cost of not more than $6
each in addition to the amount
spent for wheels and ankles.
These maximum limits are
prescribed: Length, 30 inches:
width, AZ inches; height, %
inches (windshields of any kind
are prohibited; weight of
racer. $50 pounds; combined
weight of racer and driver, $50
pounds.
Officials will disqualify any
car which, in their opinion,
was not built by the boy who
entered It in the race.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Cowboy Dance Program
To Be Presented Tuesday

Six teachers organizations will
present Lloyd Shaw, square dance
authority, and his Cheyenne Noun
tain Dancers in a program Of Early
American and cowboy dances at
2:30 pm. and 8 pm. Tuesday at
Mckinley High School.
Mr.. Shaw, known as a "caller ex-
traordinary," is known over the
country for his part in the revival
of the square dance. He has re-
corded many Of his authentic square
dances.
Sponsoring organizations are the
Association for Childhood Educa-
ton, the Education Association of
the District of Columbia, the Ele-
mentary Classroom Teachers Asso-
citation, the Elementary Principals
Association, the Junior High School
Teachers Association and the High
School Teachers Association.
Tickets for the afternoon perfor-
nance will be 40 cents and for the
evening show $l.20
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Point. An enthusiastic boat builder
in his spare time, Mr.. Egeli spent
many nights last winter advising his
sons on their construction plans.
Meanwhile, other registration
blanks were being received by Derby
officials from the various registra-
ton headquarters throughout the
city. 80"
/ One Of the first coasters to be
completed in the city was built by
Anthony Prencipe, IL, of 234 Ran
dolph place NE. Anthony is one
of many members Of the Police Boys
Clubs who are building their, coast
+ers IN club workshops. A member
of the Twelfth Precinct Club, he
was encouraged to enter the Derby
by Pvt. P. J. Clarke, who is de-
tailed to the club from the pre-
cinct.
Anthony, who is in the seventh
grade at st. Martins Parochial
School, has been a Boys Club men,
Der for five years. This is his first
year of Derby competition, how
ever.
Names of all entrants in the DERBY
will be printed as they are received
(Read The Star for Derby Ne,os j
Evening star., 1948-04-04

BOY Scout camp
/ fund drive, it
was announced
yesterday.
The campaign
is being con-
Quoted by the
National Capt.
tai Area Coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts
Of A m eric q ,
which includes
appr oximately
$4,000 scouts in
the District area.
The money will
be used to help
Evening star., 1948-04-04

pay TOT q new MI Van Orsuei
short-term campsite and to i'm
prove and expand the two present
summer camps operated by the
council, Camp Theodore Roosevelt
and Camp Benjamin Bannecker.
Negotiations have been completed
to acquire the short-term camp site
below Mount Vernon on Gunston
Cove of the Potomac River.
Mr.. Van Orsdel has been q men,
ber OF the executive board of the
Boy Scout Council for 16 years and
in 1916 became president of the
board. General chairman of the
campaign is William M. Werber.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Sub to Visit Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, April P.-The
USS Corsair, submarine under COM
mand of Comdr. Albert S. Thurman,
will arrive at the Naval Academy
April IL for a three-day stay.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Ralph Van 0rsdel Named
Boy Scout Drive Head

Ralph A. Van Orsdel, general cotn-
sci of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co., has been named spe-
cial gift chairman of the $125, 900
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Langley Day Air Show Set

The 18th annual Langley Day
Air Show of the Washington Air
Derby Association, featuring demon
strations of both civilian and mill
tary aircraft. has been scheduled
for Sunday, May 8, at Washington
Virginia Airport, Baileys Cross
Roads, Va, the association has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Workers in France now must give
two days wages for a two-pound
ham.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

How 1t Happens: Rear-wheel skids, when
braking, are hazards motorists dread. Fre-
quently they're causedby sudden load shifts
and faulty, weight distribution. The weight
Of the engine in front, plus arrested impetus
of car, clamps front wheels down on the
road, leaving rear wheels with less traction.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

Tucker Safety Windshield is safety glass
mounted in rubber so that sharp blow
from within will eject it in one piece This
means that lacerations and skull fractures
from hitting windshield are virtually elini-
mated.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

How 1t Happens: Every hour car occu-
pant is killed in collision. The danger spot
is the front seat, for in many cases rear-seat
occupants can drop to the floor for protec-
ton. But front-seat occupants have no
shield, and the impact may drive the engine
back in their laps.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

How It Happens: Many collisions aren't
head-on but angle or side blows at points
where often nothing protects occupants but
the sheet steel sides and light superstruc-
ture. Thus, even sideswipe or impact at
low speed can demolish car.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

How It Happens: A safety glass Wind
shield can be a death trap. When impact
hurlsvictim against nstconventionalwindshield,
head and neck frequently 60 through, but
glass does not shatter. Collision recoil pulls
neck and face back over jagged edges
Evening star., 1948-03-02

Tucker Safety Frame surrounds passen-
ger compartment, protecting both passen-
gers and vital parts Of car. This frame 10
actually lower than center line Of wheels,
greatly reducing chances Of overturning.
And it is prow-shaped to defect angle blows
with minimum damage.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

yours to drive, yours to marvel at the dozens of
new features, every one exciting enough to be a
ma jor model change in normal year.
Right now the world S largest most modern auto
motive plant is getting set to produce the Tucker
4S. Forms and dies, jigs and fixtures are flowing in
from suppliers Already the first feet of pilot cars
is being produced Production lines are being setup
You'll see car longer and more luxurious than
others in the medium price field Only five feet high
from road to roof Not 100, not 120, but $50 horse
power of smooth effortless rear-engne power.
And what JOY to drive! Noengine heat, fumes
and noise flowing back through the passenger COM
partment because the engine in the rear Ordinary
traction jolts and jars either eliminated or unbe-
lievably softened by the exclusive new rubber tor
siona wheel suspension. car, at last, with solid
four-wheel stability, geared to the road
:. In every way you'll see completely new kind of
performance in 1948s only completely newcar!
Someone on your street may be among the first
to own Tucker 4S. It could be you. A nationwide
Tucker dealer organization has already been set UP
Twill be ready to service your Tucker 48 wherever
you are Watch for dealers announcements in local
papers. rs
Address Inquiiyto to
TUCKER CORPORATION 74O South Cicero Ave. Chicago 7 Illinois
Send inquiries Tucker Export Corp, 80 Psa ST. Ne York INY
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Palestine
Abdulloh Is Willinq

"The time is ripe for n noocof,,l
solution of the Palestine confict ,r;tb
the JelUS"
So said King Abdullah of Trans
Jordan who on December l was aIeo
acclaimed King of United Palestine
by the Jericho Congress of Palestine
Arabs. Other Arab countries. nartic,,~
larly Egypt, have challenged LEGALITY
of the action.
Abdullah announced he is trying TO
convince the Arab League if r9uet
accept unifcation of Trans-JordaD
and Arab Palestine. In his Dead Sos
winter capital Of Shune, AbdulIab
said:
If after all my efforts thew refuse
/ am not ready to sacrifice the future
Of Palestine because of IT,
My army already is in Palestine
and no one can drive il ont ,vitbont
defeating it. I think the Arabs viii
not quarrel with each other before
finishing their fight with the lew" F."
Asked whether he would coonorsto
with the United Nations conciiistion
commission coming to Palestine short
ly King Abdullah said he Welcomes
any international committee saating
to restore peace to the Holv Land
4 hope for an early peace " ho e.id
II the Arabs want 10 resume the
fight against the Jews let them do so|
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
People
Family Life

F0mliy Lite
The Census Bureau. after mo of ;,s
PerIodlc spot surveys, reports there
were S7,3OO,OOO American families in
April, 1948. -
Government mathematicians also
nave charted some characteristics of
Americas most popular institution.
AS OF April, that is. To wit:
Inc average family consists Of 3.6
persons.
Nine-tenths of the entire nations
population of l45IO0,0O0 are family
members-that is, living in parent
and-chlld or husband-and-wife rpla-
tionshipS
About 48 percent of the families
nave no children under 10 living with
them IN
Americas families include some
34,300,00O married couples In abomt
5'OoO,OOO cases-roughly IA out Of
each lOO-either the husband or wife
has been married before.
Some 2,5O0,000 families are BIZ
vouacking on living quarters with
someone else or occupying transient
hotels or lodging houses.
Inc median age of family heads
presumably greying and slightly bald
on tops As. About one in fve Of
al family heads served in World War
There are about 100000 of the
genus homo sapienS Americans living
eparately-either thrOugb cbo;oo =
otnerwlse. That doesn't include 1900
OOO inmates in institutions of one
kind or another.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Quotes

Retired US. Supreme Court
Justice Owen J. Roberts. new
chairman Of the l949 Planned
Parenthood Campaign: I'VE can
not go on indefinitely helping to
feed our friends abroad unless
at the same time a program to
control the increase in the popu-
Iatlon Of overcrowded areas is
undertaken"
Chief New York City Meteor
oiOgist Benjamin Parry, about
10 retire after IS years as a
Weatherman: New York Citv's
weather is lousy"
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Germany
Microscopic Previaw

Six weeks ago new airfieJd was
completed in the French sector of
Berlln. Almost beside it lowered Ra-
dlo Berlin, Russia's biggest pro2a-
sanda tranSmitter in Europe. In win
ters fog and storm, those huge s4apl
towers would be hazardous to airlift
pilots ''
The French politely asked the Rus
slams to move them out of their zo1o
After waiting month without an
swer, the French dynamited the
towers. Radio Berlin was Oft the air
II hours before enraged Russians
patched up another transmitter in the
russian sector of the capital
This week the tiny frightened Ger
man village Of Stolpe was shifted
back behind the iron curtain. Tire
hamlet of 1000, mostly farmers. had
been presented to the French bv the
Russians in l945 for an airfield. But
the French never used it.
The Russi3RS demanded return NJ
StoIpe after the Radio Berlin towers
were blasted. The French tricolor was
hauled down. What happened then in
the village is a microscopic preview
OF what might happen if the western
Allies ever abandon Berlin itself.
The villagers who turned out an
impressive anti-Communist vote in
the Berlin elections three weeks ago.
waited fearfully behind closed doors
Tor the Russians to return. They ex-
pect reprj+als
German officials of the village fed
to Berlin. A squad Of west German
police hurriedly packed the Stolpe
police stations furniture. A west Ber-
lin ire department took back a FIRE
engine the city had supplied to Stolpe.
@On Tuesday, the United States.
Britain and France announced a
-hree power government for Berlin
>>hout Russian participation.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Japan: Vests Bastion in the Ear 60

NHE Communist advance in
4 China is upsetting American
plans for Japan. It NAV stretch >
tour-year japanese recovery pro-
gram to eight years. And it NAV
delay the shift of occupation from
military to civilian control.
The foUr-year recovery plan noy
showing serious signs of laggine. was
adopted last spring. It followed a sur
Vey by a mission which included I'm
dersecretary of the Army William r
Draper and Paul G. Hoffman. now
ECA administrator. Thev decided
Japan could be self-supporting bv
1852 with the help of 500 million dol
lars. W.
Now that prospect seems doubtful
yet japan as bulwark against Com
munlsm is one of Americas major
oolectives in the east-west globaI
struggle.
Step-Up Ordered
The State Department has ordered
Gen. Macarthur to put pressure on