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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
March of Dimes Is
Continued To Feb. IS

The March of Dimes Campaign
will be extended until February Is,
because of the severe weather, accord
ing to State Chairman, George l..
Radcliffe. A telegram of this an
nouncement was received by DR.. f. l..
Baumgartner, county chairman, last
Friday 81 know" Mr. Radcliffe said,
chow difficult it has been for the
volunteer workers to make their con-
facts through the snow and the
severe cold. While it is not the policy
of the Committee to extend the cam
paign beyond January so, the Ma
tional Foundation executives have de-
cidcd that contributions all over the
country have been held up by the I'M
usual weather. Therefore, Maryland
will continue its campaign until Feb
ruary Is. This will give an oppor-
tunity for all chairmen to get in Their
coin cards and other contributions
An appeal for immediate mailing Of
illitb NOiIl Neli W. W d. diSO maui ny Ailt
State Chairman. Only half Of those
mailed out have been returned to
date, he said
About $50 will be cleared from the
benefit dance of last Friday night
according to c. L. Briner. chairman
of the committee Approximately 65
couples attended.
The floor show included dances by
Mrs. William Ellinghaus, quartet
numbers by William Ellinghaus, Lou
Cornish. Jack Treacy and Russell H..
Brown, piano selections by William L.
Gibson, vocal selections by Mi.
Briner and entertainment by Oscar
Parrish, magician, of Cumberland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Six Streams In
County Are Closed

The State game and Inland Fish
Commission moved to close six trout
streams in Garrett county for a three
year period.
The proposal was among three APP
proved by the agency at its first 1913
meeting on January 20, in Baltimore.
Streams to be closed are White
Rock, Hoyes Run, Shields Run, Mid
die Fork and Tributaries from Waters
Run to source, Big Run from the
mouth of the Monroe Run to its
source, Blue Lick and Big Run.
The other regulations adopted were
one that would open Evitt's Greek in
Allegany County from route 10 to
the Potomac River for all species
other than trout during the regular
seasons and one that would make it
lawful to catch white perch in non
tidal waters from February Is to No
ayember 80 throughout the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Helbig Accepts
Appointment To
Soil Commission

J. Edward Helbig, president of the
Board of County Commissioners, has
accepted an invitation to serve on
Gov. w. Preston Lanes 11-man COM
mission to study the effects of soil
erosion on flood control in Western
Maryland reaches of the Potomac
river.
State Engineer John B. Funk will
head the group which the governor
has designated the Upper Potomac
River Flood Control Survey Commits
sion.
Funk is expected to call an organi-
cation meeting in the near future
The survey will be financed by 81
700 federal appropriation to the us
Soil Conservation Service in Mary
land. Congress has authorized the
Department Of Agriculture to carry
out flood control program by pre-
venting soil erosion.
Lane said money available to Mary
land could be used most effectively
by surveying "the run-off water flow
retardation problem in the Upper Pc
tomac watershed"
Others named to the commission in
clude Mayor Thomas S. Post, Charles
N. Wilkinson, Jr., and Harold w
Smith, all of Cumberland; mayor
president of the board of Commission
ers and secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce, respectively; Dr.. T. B
Symons, dean of the college of agri-
culture and head of Extension ser
vice, University of Maryland; Chair
man John E. Clark, Board of Natural
Resources; State Forester H. B. Buck
ingham; director Ernest H. Vaughn
of the Game and Inland Fish Com
mission; Dr. Vernal L. Bennion, chief
of the water resources branch, U. S
Geological Survey at College Park;
and State Senator L. Harold Sothor-
on, (D-Prince George's.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Kitzniller Elects
Glenn Barton Mayor
Firemen-B Backed Ticket Elected
at Annual Municipal Election
on Tuesday

A firemen-backed city ticket won
in the Kitzmiller municipal election
on Tuesday
Glenn Barton was elected mayor
over Russell Fichtrer 80 to AT, and
four councilmen who were named at
about the same ratio of votes, were
Thomas Baucom, Fred Burrell, John
DeLoach and Carl Mosser. DeLoach
had the highest number with 1903
votes Edith Pew was named tax col
loctor for the year over her opponent,
Mrs. William Moore.
Unsuccessful candidates for council
were Joe Arnold, Ember BarTick,
John Bishop, Clarence Keller, William
Moore, and Herb Sims.
Barton will succeed Leslie Sharpless
as mayor. Sharpless served for twelve
years in that capacity and would not
consent to serve another term.
A total of 173 persons were regis
tered and 140 cast votes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Snow Removal
Causes Labor
Trouble Today

The record snowfall and storm here
yesterday caused another storm to
break in Oakland this morning-be-
tween the town and the Independent
Truckers Association. The latter or
ganization was Directing to the use
of what they termed "out Of state
trucks in hauling the snow away from
Oakland's business streets, and as a
result the loader of Owen Martins
being used by the town was called off
the job.
Mr.. Martin said he would order the
loader back to work if the town used
local trucks.
A. G. Hesen, mayor, said one Of
Albert Kresge's coal trucks was
ordered to work yesterday afternoon
and today, which Kresge was offering
to the town at no cost. This, added
to the towns trucks already in use.
were enough for the job, Mr.. Hesen
said, and no other trucks were author
lied to report for work
The Truckers Association, which last
night went on record as objccting to
the use of out of state trucks, had
four trucks on the job this morning,
one of them being owned by Edward
G. Schmidt, a member of the city
council, and driven by Roy Martin.
Martin said Schmidt did not know the
truck was in use. When these trucks
were not authorized to work, the
strike resulted. Martin declared they
had received authorization last night
tc go to work today
Mr.. Hesen said that the county
loader would be obtained as soon os
possible, probably this afternoon, and
that the removal of snow would con-
tinue. If no other way, we will load
by hand and use a wheelbarrow,
Hescn said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
FORESTRY BOARD
APPROVES Yin.
DIAMETER LIMIT
Trees Under That Minimum
May Not Be Cut for Com
mercial Purposes Under Con-
servancy Act

The Commission of State Forests
and Parks has approved, provisional
ly, recommendation by the Garrett
County forestry board that the mini
mum diameter limit to which timber
may be cut in this county, under the
provisions of the Forest Conservancy
Districts Act, be set at inches,
measured one foot above the ground.
This announcement was received
Tuesday from the Department Of
State Forests and Parks, at Annapo-
lis.
In fixing this diameter limit. which
is less than that authorized in other
counties of the state, the commission
reported it was taking into account
special conditions which exist in this
county in that timber cutting here is
mainly for the production of mine
props That the mines would take
props down to seven inches is a fact
that, in the opinion of the Commits
sion, must be taken into account in
the establishment Of cutting regu-
lations for this particular section of
the state.
At the same time, the Commission
announced it was determined that
whatever regulations are finally de-
termined upon shall result in perma-
nent, rather than a temporary, mine
prop industry for the Garrett county
region. 1t was pointed out that. of
great interest to the citizens of the
county was the greatest amount of
mine prop production over an eX-
tended period to insure a future sup
ply and the greatest employment of
labor over long period.
1t was also pointed out that the
practice formulated of cutting to 7
inches is at any time subject to re-
view both by the Garrett county board
and the Commission, and that from
a practical standpoint the future
production of mine props should not
be sacrificed for temporary expedien-
cy."
It was stated that the Commission
'plans to maintain close check on
mine prop operations in the county in
order to determine whether the Z
inch diameter limit meets the require
mcnts of permanent source of reve-
nue. for landowners in that section"
Future action by the Commission
of any, will be prcdicated upon the
results shown by the present inch
regulation, the news release con-
cluded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Drivers Training
Course Planned For
High School Students

A drivers training course for stu
dents in the five high schools of the
county was arranged yesterday at q
meeting of Representatives and
principals of the schools with the
superintendent and assistant super
intendent of schools
The course will begin the first of
February with two periods each week.
for which credit of one-fourth unit
will be given for satisfactory COM
pletion. The classes for the time be-
ing will be limited.
Instructors will be Carl Everly,
Oakland; Marvin Calls, Accident;
Jones Griffin, Fricndsville; Leslie
Amtower, Kitzmiller; and William C..
Grimm, Grantsville. These five per-
sons attended a conference in Balti-
more January to 8, sponsored by
the State Department of Education
and took the course which consisted
of thirty hours of class work and tea
hours of road work. 1t dwelt on
formulating driving technique and
presented instruction material for
giving the course in high school.
Also at yesterdays meeting were
principals W. j. Glenn, Marshall g.
Brown, Thomas " Baucom, 3. O.
Aiken and F. D. Bittlc They met at
the Court House with f. f. Rathbun
superintendent, and r. Bowen Har-
dcsty, assistant superintendent OF
schools.
Other details are to be worked out
as the course gets under way, Mr.
Rathbun stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Files for Reelection

Ralph Pritts, member of the Oak
land Town Council, whose term will
expire in March, filed as a candidate
for reelection prior to leaving las
Saturday for Florida, it was an
nounccd by Arthur Lawton, clerk.
Harry L. Stemple and Earl Shalt-
zer are the other two councilmen
whose terms expire. Mayor A. G..
Hesen declared on Monday he would
be a candidate for reelection, in
order to have the opportunity to com
plete some of the street and water
projects that had been started.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
New Garage To Open

The early part of next week will
probably be the opening date of a
new garage business in Oakland, fol-
lowing the purchase of the William
r. Browning garage building on Lib
crty street several weeks ago. Messrs.
Harvey Sanders and Earl Hershman,
until recently associated in the Dairy
business in the Promised Land section
of Garrett county, bought the Brown
ing Garage building and upon the ar
rival of some additional equipment,
expected this week, the new pro-
pIietors will begin operations in their
new venture early next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
County Buried Under
13-Inch Fall of Snow

Garrett county and the balance of
the tri-state area were buried under
new snow fall ranging up to Is
inches, since Sunday. About 10i2
inches fell yesterday and since mid
night last night, according to
measurements at the Weber station
south of town a total of 212 inches
was recorded on the lst
Believers in the tale of the ground
hog had their faith renewed when
Tuesday the second was bright al
most the entire day, giving the ami
NAL ample time in which to see his
shadow and scamper home. Then the
heaviest snowfall of the year began.
There was very little drifting and
state roads crews kept all highways
open to traffic. County roads were
mostly kept open.
Oakland Elementary school was
closed at noon yesterday to allow bus
children to return to their homes.
Along with the county's heaviest
snowfall, also came the highest
temperature of the past ten days or
two weeks with a maximum reading
yesterday of SO degrees. The lowest
reading was above on the 31st of
January.
The moderate weather caused the
snow to settle and the average level
throughout the area was estimated at
about II inches.
The continued cold weather during
January caused a number of water
lines to freeze in Mt Lake Park and
Oakland, and these have been thawed
with electrical equipment from the
power company. Water mains in Oak
land were frozen on Fourth, Liberty,
Seventh, Second and Oak streets
A break in the Kempton-Terra Alta
electric line caused Oakland to be
without lights for about an hour last
night Workmen had to walk about
three miles to find the break.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
World Day of Prayer


The service for the World Day OF
Prayer will be held Friday, February
10, at 2;30 p. M, in st. Paul's Mctho-
dist church, Oakland, it has been an
nounced.
The general theme is THE World
at Prayer and the program will
center around the Lords Prayer Mrs.
William W. Grant will he the leader,
assisted by members from eacn
church in the community. All Protes-
tant churches in Oakland, NJ t.
Lake Park, Loeb Lynn, the Deep
Creek Baptist church and st. Paul's
Lutheran church at Accident, arc
participating.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
new DUTIES ARE
ASSUMED BY R.
BOWEN HARDESTY
Appointment AS Assistant
Superintendent of Schools
Confirmed at Meeting on
Monday

Appointment of r. Bowen Hardesty
as assistant county superintendent Of
schools was officially completed at a
meeting of the County Board of Edu-
cation on Monday afternoon. At the
same time the Board of Education
directed that it be made a matter Of
record that Mr. Hardesty is to be APP
pointed as the County Superintendent
of Schools upon the retirement of f.
f. Rathbun, present incumbent. Both
acts had the unanimous approval o:
the board, and also that of Dr.
Thomas G. Pullen, Jr, State Superin-
tendent of Schools. Mr. Rathbun's re-
tirement becomes effective in Deem.
Der of this year
Mr. Hardesty began his duties on
Monday, conferred with the Board If
Education Monday afternoon, anc
with the Board of County Commiss-
toner's on Tuesday morning relative
to his immediate duties and response
bilitics which will be principally the
direction of the School Building pra-
gram as authorized by the General
Assembly of 1947, along with other
duties. He will Immediately under
take a school pupil census.
Mr.. Hardesty attended public
schools in Calvert county and later
attended Randolph-Macon college,
Ashland. Va. where he was awarded
the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1892.
In 1884 Mr. Hardesty received his
Master of Arts degree at Columbia
university, New York He attended
Western Maryland college, Westmn-
ster, during the summer of 1885 AN,
participated in the Baltimore County
workshop in l941 Further profess
sional training was taken by Mr.
Hardesty at William and Mary col
lege, Williamsburg, Va, University
of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins
university
He has taught in Maryland since
1888, first in Anne Arundel county
and later in Baltimore county. He be-
came principal Of Carroll Manor
Junior High school in 1886 and in
1945 served as principal of Elkrdge
high school, Howard county. He be-
came principal Of Aberdeen High
school in 1916
Teachers Appointed
At a meeting Monday afternoon the
Board appointed the following
teachers to fill vacancies, upon nomin-
alton of the county superintendent:
Augustus B. Dean, principal, Bear
Hill; Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan Blake, Nj.
Lake Park; Mrs Gwendolyn CHS
holm Warwick, Red House An addi-
tional teacher was approved for Ac-
cident High school as authorized by
DR.. Pullen, contingent upon attend
ance requirements.
The Board also awarded contract
to George b. Mccullough for trans
portation of school children from the
Mill Run community to Friendsvillc.
A new 60-passenger school bus is to
be used.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
To Place Question of
Time on City Ballot
Referendum on IsSus Will be
Taken at March Election
Other Matters Discussed

The City Council Of Oakland passed
motion on Monday night to put a
referendum on the municipal ballot
at the March Election, noting the
voters preference for or against day
light saving time. The motion was
made by Dr. f. l. Baumgartner and
seconded by Mayor A. G. Hesen.
A number of other matters were
brought before the Council at Mon
day nights meeting.
William Shaffer and Mr. Dyer, the
latter of the Osgood Bus line, We're
before the council in reference to
moving the bus station to Oak street,
instead of Alder street, as at present,
with suitable rest facilities at Carries
the State Roads commission was OPP
posed to parking space on main state
highways, and the request for per
NIT was tabled until the Roads COM
mission was consulted.
c. NJ. Sincell, city surveyor, advised
that the only way the council was in
volved in construction of the new
state road at the north edge of Oak
land was in the water and sewerage
lines which might have to be changed
to comply with grade levels. He also
discussed the proposed water and
sewer lines for the new hospital site.
A permit was granted to Roland
Schoch to construct garage "a by
"a in rear of his home on Oak street,
with a four-room apartment over
head.
The report of l. J. Bosley on the
municipal golf course was accepted
by the council The report showed ex-
penditures of $728742. Actual earn
ings were listed at $1,3O5. The golf
course was leased last year to MI.
Bosley for an annual rental of $3.50.
The city agreed to make repairs to
the club house and paint it, which
amounted to $1,S16.19 this year. The
city is now receiving $500 per year
from rental Of the bungalow near the
spring.
Movie tax for the month of Jan
uary was $1,000; traffic fines brought
in $11, and the water test proved o..
X.
Receipts for January totaled $5,-
476.77 which included $3,1S160 from
water, and $1,140.10 from the towns
share Of money from the states race
tracks. Expenditures were around $5,-
600 which included repayment of a
loan of $1,000 from local bank, ST.
500 as part payment on new truck,
salaries of council and mayor, and
other ordinary bills. Balance was
noted at $6S4.00.
Sherman While, Stanley Calhoun
and Harvey Winters asked for a street
Light at the north end of Sth street
Council eidsvdonpweNIATESH r
Council advised one would be placed
there and also on Reese street be-
tween 7th and Sth, when materials
were available.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Librarian Resigns
Committee Named

The resignation of Miss Eleanor
Ray as librarian for the Garrett
County Free library was submitted
to the library board at a meeting
yesterday afternoon. The resignation
will take effect on Saturday, Feb
ruary IA.
Miss Ray has accepted a position as
Librarian at Teachers College, Spring
field, S. D., position she had held for
four years before coming to Oakland
in July, 1916
F. E. Rathbun, chairman Of the
advisory board, said committee
which included him, Bernard l Gender
and Mrs. F. D. Bittle, was named to
find a successor.
Another committee including Mr..
Gender and Mr. Rathbun was named
to secure approval Of proposed
changes in the Library site from d.
Cal Grim, Cincinnati, who had given
$4,000 for purchase of the site on
Second street.
The board received Miss Rays
semi-annual report, July to December,
l947, which showed a total circu-
lation of 1892 books to 1920 adults,
3002 juveniles, and 1890 in schools. A
total of 1925 books had been sent to
schools. There are 621 borrowers
listed on the library's cards, with a
total Of 2,534 books catalogued
Miss Ray said the Bookmobiie
probably would be put into use this
spring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
December Sales
Tax S2,919,59O.75

James J. Lacy, State Comptroller
and Administrator of the Maryland
Retail Sales Tax Act, announced tina,
the receipts for December were 81.
919, 590.75, making total of $13..
1873, 408.l5, for the first six months OF
the levy.
The receipts for December are TIL,
largest received for any one month
for 1947. The second largest amount
received was for the month of Octo.
Der.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
In New Location

DR.. F. D. Custer, veterinarian, and
his family, moved on Tuesday to thu
corner of Omar and Second streets
into the property. recently constluc-
ted by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Seefeld
The family of William NJ. Ellinghau
occupied the home for several weeks,
but they moved this week to Balti-
more.
Dr.. Custer will maintain his office
in a part of his residence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

The nations automobile industry
still has huge backlog of untitled
orders for both passenger cars and
trucks after Pc years of postwar
operations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

A physical analysis of sample Of
water collected on June II, 1947, by
the Maryland State Department of
health, shows it to be excellent in
turbidity and color, free of pollution,
non-corrosive, low in total solids,
satisfactory in iron content, and quite
soft with very little permanent hard
ness"
The detailed report is on file at the
Council Chamber.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19

wired MT Bartlett of the need for funds. In response to an earlier request by MT. Nachand Mir. Bartlett had reported the interior department failed to ask for sufficient monies in previous years
 The letter he sent the local sportsman is 8 copy of one sent in response to a similar wire from the Tanaaa Valley Sports. mems Association.
 In it MT. Bartlett depIores the low amount allocated by the house, and says that the bill is due to be reported to the Senate
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19

soon. He added that he sincere ly hoped the Senate will correct the failure of the House "
 Regarding his own testimony considering the appropriation, Mr. Bartlett said in his letter that '.I called attention to the depletion which threatens our wild!ife resources unless aggres- sive steps are taken at the once
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19
Local Sportsmen Protest Cut

Although the Department of the Interior asked for sufficient funds this year for the work of the Alaska Game Commission tho House of Representatives in Washington failed to applep riate the required amount, Dele- gate Bob Bartlett has reported in a letter received by Tom Nachand.
 As president of the Rod and Gun Club MT. Nachand recently
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19
NOTICE

The signs installed by the police dept. limiting parking will be enforced between the hours
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19

The interior department asked for $42O,0OO and the House appropriation was only Sl75,0OO.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-19

oI 9 am a, d U pm daily exrew Sunday and holidays. No parking areas signs appty at all times. Violations will he punishable as per ordinance tGte Sec. AZ.
 Tiny Tesarik
 Police Chief
Evening star., 1948-01-19

January 2g;. sixth. annual e9hibi-
tion 81 miniatures b the Pennsylvania
society Of Miniature Painters. throuEh
Philips Memorial Gallery, 1900 Twenty
first street NV, open 8 am. to A 80 pm.
daily: Exhibition of paintings BY Maui
rice stern, paintings by Vaughn Flannery
and photographs By Clarence Laughlin
Bush and Weeks Gallery, 2010 street
NV, open 10 am. to $40 pm. week.
days: Exhibition of paintings by Jack
PerlmutteT, through February q:
Public Library, Central Branch, Eighth
and K streets NV, open am. to 8 pm.
weekdays: Water colors and etchings by
BENJAMIN Rubin, through January.
Corcoran Gallery OF Art, Seventeenth
street and New York avenue NV, open
IL to 4:30 u.m. Mondays. 10 am. to
4: 80 pm. Tuesdays through Fridays. 9
am. to 4:30 pm: Saturdays and to 8
pm. Sundays and holidays: Recent access
sions in 10th century American drawings,
through January 81: water colors by art
lists Of Washington and graphic arts, in
collectors room. for an indefinite period.
Barnet Alden Gallery, 127 Randolph
place NV. open to 6 pm. weekdays
Woman" exhibition of paintings. sculp-
lett, through January 26..
National Gallery Of Art, Constitution
avenue and Sixth street NV, open 10
an. to 8 pm. weekdays and 2 to 10 p m.
Sundays; paintings and sculpture compris-