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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Blood Donor Program
Is Plan of Red Cross
Portion of Roll Call Funds To
BE Used for That Purpose

Setting up of a blood donor pro-
gram which will eventually make
blood plasma available to every per
son who needs it, free of charge, is
one Of the goals Of the American Red
Cross this year, in connection with
the annual Red Cross roll cal cant
paign, it was announced yesterday
by Mrs. E. Z. Tower, county chair
man.
1t was indicated that the program
would take three to five years to
work out and that in order for it to
be successful, it would be necessary
for one out Of every IS persons to
donate their blood for this project.
The roll call campaign this year is
expected to produce $75 million dol
lars nationally and of this amount
Garrett county citizens are being
asked to raise $2,10O. A portion Of
this money will be used to finance the
setting up of various centers for the
reception of blood.
Mrs Tower pointed out that there
is at present NJ erslepuate provision
for this need, and the cost at present
is prohibitive to many.
The local campaign for funds will
get under way March 1. Mrs. Paul Is.
Naylor, is roll call chairman for the
county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Paralysis Fund May
Reach $4,000 Total

That the March Of Dimes campaign
for funds with which to fight infantile
paralysis might reach $1,000 or more
in the county this year was indicated
this morning by Dr.. L. |. Baumgart-
ner, county chairman.
Although no complete tabulation
has been made, rough calculation
has shown 81 ,S9G, with no reports re-
ceived yet from Kempton, Mt. Lake
Park, and Nindcx
Some of the amounts from schools
and communities not previously
mentioned include Kitzmiller com
munity,.$l74.59, of which $44.28 came
from the school, S58.84 from the
theatre collection and $5l.47 from Is
boxes in the business places.
Grantsvillc turned over $204.48, in
Guiding $lO324 from the Grantsvillo
school, $34.G0 from containers, and
the following amounts from nearby
schools: New Germany $10.51, Avil-
ton sap, Jennings SIP, Bittinger
$1S.28, CasscIman $3.G1, Manadicr
Ridge $40, Johnson $5.O5, Beachy
$15.24, Finzcl $6.31.
Mrs E. c. Clattelbuck turned in
.$76.55 for Deer Park A 500 party Il!
her home raised $15.75, Deer Park
School $17OO, All girls bake and
rummage sale $40, collection boxes
.$12.72, and other items.
Shallmar, $5217; cans around Oak
land, about $500; Maryland theatre,
Oakland, $178.62; FriendsvilIe, 500
90.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
a ze44iAIe Reco4a j..

Preliminary figures covering traffic accidents in the United
the year l97 have been ssue and they
paling.
Killed, 32000
Injured, 100000.
Estimated property damage, nine hundred million dollars.
The thought of losing that in to
shudder through traffic keep mounting
year year and hardly give second thought to and
means reducing this terrible toll of lives and injuries.
There is need for everyone all to educate them
traffic safety. We all be careful when using
the streets and highways.
Perhaps the driving in high schools will be the u
Results of this training from $4,000 high schools
that it is possible annually and onehaf mil
lion young drivers of higher quality than the of today
These getting under Garrett county high
schools.
With both the young and the adults concentrating this
problem might begin show Improvement But can't leave
up o the other fellow We must all do share.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Welfare Payments
Are $24,O29.86
During January

Welfare Board expenditures for
January totalcd $24,029.SG it was an
nounced yesterday by Francis Cou-
molly. executive secretary.
Old age assistance totalcd $8,7o3.-
% for 295 persons, while aid for APO
dependent children amounted to $40
123.53. Aid to the needy blind totalcl
$268.5
A total Of S2,26027 was spent dur
ing January for general public as
sistance and $G40.53 was spent to
furnish foster homes for 10 children.
Administrative costs amounted TO
$2,03472.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Lenten Services Continue

Union Lcnten midweek services
will continue next week in the Episco-
pal church with Rev. Denver c. Pick
ems, Methodist minister, delivering
the sermon.
The service last night was also held
in the Episcopal church with Rev.
Luther L. Hare, Lutheran pastor,
bringing the message. The church
was well filled. All union Lenten
meetings are at 1870 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
FILIPINO WILL
OPEN SERIES OF
ROTARY FORUMS
First of Four Discussions Will
BE Held Monday, March 1, in
Methodist Assembly Room

"The Philippines in World Affairs"
will be the subject of the opening
forum on domestic and International
affairs which the Oakland Rotary club
is sponsoring in Oakland. The meet
ing is being held in the Assembly
hall of St. Paul's Methodist church at
8 o'clock p. m.
Dr. Diodado zap, Washington, d.
c., who has just returned from an ex-
tensive tour Of the Pacific, will be the
speaker.
Other forums are scheduled on
successive Monday evenings
DR.. zap, editor Of Bataan. indie
pendent Philippine news magazine, is
one Of the leading consultants in
Washington on the Far East, with
special reference to American-Philip-
pine relations. He was one of the
first authorities on the Far East to
tour the army camps for the war de-
partment.
Baybe, Leyte, Philippine Islands,
is the birthplace of DR.. zap. His col
legiate education was obtained in the
United States. He was graduated
from Crane College, Chicago. Later
he attended the Northwestern Uni
versity Law School. In 1881 he en-
tered George Washington University
where he received his NJ. A. in Edu-
cation. He received his decorate from
the same university in 1885.
For time DR.. zap was publicity
officer and research aide for the
Resident Commissioner Of the Philip
pines to the United States. He was
also director of the Philippine Infor-
nation Bureau and managing editor
Of the Philippine Journal. His war
time duties included service as con-
sultant to many government agencies
in Washington. Since April 1913, he
has published his own magazine,
BATAAN.
Dr.. zap is the author of numerous
magazine articles on the Far East.
He has served as American CORE
spondent for leading Philippine news
papers and for a period of time was
a commentator on Far Eastern af-
fairs for Washington radio station
WINK. He is member of the
National Press Club At the present
time he is chairman of the Board Of
Directors of the Philippine Chamber
of Commerce of America
Dr.. zap is close personal friend
of Manuel RoXas, the president Of
the Philippine Republic He has
lectured extensively throughout the
United States on Far Eastern affairs.
Senator Willard F. Tydings has the
following to say regarding DR.. zap,
Il want to thank you for your friend
ly good will, splendid work and fine
impressions you are creating in your
lectures relative to Philippine-Amcri.
can relations"
His many years in the United
States has given him flawlcss COM
mand of the English language. Dr..
Iap's lectures are colorful and mean
ingful.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
County Jail Given
Good-Clean Rating
Recommendation for Sending
Prisoners to Allegany County
Causing Comment Among
Officials

A recommendation that authorities
of Allegany and Garrett counties try
to work out an arrangement for the
housing of prisoners of Garrett coun-
ty in Cumberland, made in the
twenty-frst annual report of the i'll
spection of county jails in Maryland,
was causing some little comment in
Oakland this week
That such move might be the
beginning of a movement which
would eventually eliminate in dis
solution of the county, was pointe /
out by few officials in a more or
less humorous vein, but with enough
seriousness to warrant some thought
on the matter.
The implications were that with the
county Jail gone, there would come Il
time when they would try to have all
court activities taken away, and even
go so far as to move for elimination
of Garrett as a county, to be made q
part of Allegany.
The recommendation continued thai
such a move would enable Garrett
county authorities to use the jail at
Oakland as lookup for the detention
of prisoners before hearing and would
enable Allegany county authorities to
provide better facilities and staff
for the Jail"
Jail Found Clean
The Garrett county Jail was re-
ported clean and sanitary ex-
cept for some litter on cell floors. No
vermin were found and all plumbing
seemed to be working properly.
1t was recommended that proper
bathing facilities should be provided
for women prisoners. The space set
aside for women prisoners was de-
clared more than adequate to take
care of the needs.
improvements noted include the
painting of the plumbing and cat
walk
The report showed there had been
three local lockups used in the county
in previous years, located at Friends
vile, Grantsville and Kitzmiller The
one at Grantsville is now used as
headquarters for the boy scout troop.
At the time of the report there
were s prisoners. The daily average
number of prisoners was 6.
The Jail is under the management
of the sheriff who is assisted by his
deputy. At present these are J. S.
Teats and Paul W. Fisher Food is
furnished by the Sheriff on a contract
basis at the rate of so cents per day.
The building was erected in 1900.
The report pointed out that while
there were no quarters especially
designated for youthful offenders
they could be kept on the second floor
completely isolated from other
prisoners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26

Back to Garrett County for a week
end visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Richie at Red House, Ned
Kennedy, Washington State rancher,
and his foreman, Cecil Cary, again
promised to bring their moving pie
lures here for public showing when
they are completed.
The pair left Tacoma, Washington,
on May 10, 1947, and arrived in
Washington, ID. c., on February ..
They rode up the driveway of the
White House with pack horse be-
tween them last Wednesday and had
visit with President Truman. Upon
invitation of Mr. Kennedy who sand,
Gee, Mr.. President, I'd sure enough
like for you to see my horses, parti-
cularly my little mare" the president
was out on the snow-capped drive
way, bareheaded, and inspecting the
mare "honey" like professional.
Kennedy told the president, Eve
did have iackass named Flapjack
but we sent him back by train when
we got to Chicago. He couldn't make
up his mind whether lac was Demo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Plan Rummage Sale

A rummage sale is being planned
by members Of the Teen Age club,
which will be held in the McIntire
building all day on Saturday, March
6, according to Wayne Sewers, super
visor.
The proceeds will be used to main
tain the club at the Mt. Lake Park
recreation hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26
Investigate RObberies

State and county authorities are
continuing their investigation this
week into a series Of robberies which
have occurred on the Houck division
along Deep Creek Lake.
A number of cottages have been
entered there by forcing windows and
doors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-26

William StempIe expects to leave
Oakland the latter port of this week
for Cleveland, Ohio, where he has ac-
cepted L position with Republic Steel.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

ducers, the chairman said, but
added that cooperation was nec-
essary to carry out potential war
time plans.
He said that plans were underway
to retain for arms production some
405 plants built during the last war
by Government financing at cost
OF more than six billion dollars. OF
these, Isl plants valued at more
than $4,000, 900 900 are held for arms
manufactured by the armed serv-
ices.
The others either still are in Gov
ernment production under private
ownership. have been sold or leased
or may be sold or leased. The arms
potential Of all will be kept ready
for emergency, however.
Efficiency Steps Advised.
Mr.. Hargrave cited two achieve
ments to cut down waste and con-
fusion in mobilization: ID uni
form procurement regulations by
Evening star., 1948-06-01
|PIan Now for Arms
Production, Munitions
Board Head Advises

There will be no time for a mad
scramble" by the armed forces for
industrial services in the event Of
another war, Chairman Thomas j.
Hargrave of the Munitions Board
said today, declaring that industry
should be prepared for war pro-
tion.
Mr.. Hargrave outlined the boards
plans and accomplishments at a
news conference and called upon in
dustry to make plans now for mobil-
ization and conversion to arms pro-
duction in case of war.
"If the next war Is an atomic war
and the enemy drops an atom bomb
on us there will be no time for the
Army, Navy and Air Force to chase
around and acquire plants nor Will
there be time for the manufactul ers
to plan conversions" he declared.
New Booklet Aids Arms Makers.
He announced publication of As
page booklet, "A Guide for Joint
Industry Military rocurem en- t
Planning" to aid potential arms
makers in the event of an emer-
gency. He declared that it was
essential to "sell industry the need
of internal mobilization planning" >"
Mr. Hargrave emphasized that
the Munitions Board planning had
nothing to do with current armed
forces procurement, but was only
for potential mobilization. He said
that the military would never take
more thar so per cent of the ca
pacity of a plant.
The Munitions Board is doing
everything possible to make indus
trial mobilization easy for pro-
Evening star., 1948-06-01

the three services; and ca assign
ment Of more than II per cent Of
potential arms purchasing to one
department or to joint procurement
by a combination of services.
"A manpower shortage would
probably develop at the very outset
of the war because no reservoir of
unemployed would be available as
in 1882 -1940," the guide stated.
The booklet suggested that indus
trial executives planning for pos
sible mobilization should calculate
production at the same rate as in
January, 1914, or upon peak produc-
ton during World War II.
1t declared that "it is logical to
assume that the emergency would
be a major war, requiring complete
and rapid mobilization of national
Evening star., 1948-06-01
ADVERTISEMENT.
SKIN TROUBLES

psoriasis, rashes. athletes foot, rough
hands or face infectious. rectal itching
or other externally caused skin troublesr ,
vcRs TH5 Hsk Tsss sna fScd assas or hs
boys in the Army, now offered to the
folks back home white. greaseless anti
septic, contains lanolin, safe for children
OINTMENT. the finest. jars and tubes.
Sold by leading drus stores everyWhere.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

resources, industry and manpower."
Government controls, the guide
said, would be inevitable, In man.
power, raw materials, production
and cost.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

Half million tons Of water fall
over Niagara Falls every minute.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01
Ancienf Custom Of
Exchanging CHI

1t was once the custom In Britain
to extend gifts on New Years.
The ancient druids presented
branches of the sacred mistletoe.
and the Saxons observed the day
with gifts and festivities.
The Roman custom of honoring
the emperor with gifts was intro
duced in England during the time
of Henry III. Good Queen Bess was
said to have obtained most of the
jewels and attire of her wardrobe
from New Year donors.
Under the gift custom prevailing
during the Tudor and Stuart dynas-
ties, ladies received expensive
gloves and pins. Sometimes these
gifts were wrapped in money, and
from this practice we derived the
term pin money"
The young ladies in the receiving
line, smiling coyly with every little
movement, would present each
conner with some little memento Of
the occasion. Maybe q silken badge,
a card with notices, a metal SOU
Svenir. Pinning these on the lapels,
they would then -saunter into the
front and back parior 10 Halter their
hosts ego.
Weather hosts would have an or
chestra, and as the crowd thinned
the gay young blades would swirl
their lynx-like lady friends around
to the lifting strains of "The Picture
That Is Turned to the Wall" or "In
the Baggage Coach Ahead" SL
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01
Living Costs Are
Major Factor In
Insurance In AS
Life Policies Become
Chief Family Security
BY Holgar J. Johnson, President,
Institute of Life insurance


In any appraisal of the outlook
for life insurance during 1948, three
factors stand out: the upward pres
sure of high prices on living costs:
the probability of continued high
taxes; and the limitation which both
these conditions impose on the mar
gin of savings and the ability of the
individual to achieve financial Sc
curity.
The effect of these three factors
will be to emphasize the influence
of the changes in our economy which
have tended in modern times to
make life insurance the chief re-
lance of American families in max
ing provision for their future. In the
last five years, for example. life in
surance ownership has increased SO
per. cent whereas the population has
risen only 9 per cent.
Greater Competition for Dollars
At the same time, the reduction OF
the savings margin of u people
will sharpen competition for the saw
ings dollar, challenging life insurance
to demonstrate afresh its usefulness
and flexibility as a medium OF vol
untary thrift. =,
A challenge to the business WILL
arise. too, as a result of the impact
of higher living costs on existing
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01

family life insurance. This can best
be met by working with policyhold-
ers individually to help them main
tain the security programs they have
developed.
Starting from the record security
base established in 1947 by American
families, with the aid of 10000 life
insurance agents, the coming year
will almost certainly e a greater
record achieved, probably passing
the two hundred billion dollar mark.
That will be just double the life in
surance owned by the people of this
country in 1885. Attainment of that
goal will reflect a remarkable de-
gree of progress towards real fami-
ly security, entirely the product of
the individual initiative Of the Amer
lean people.
See New Records
AS this bulwark of life insurance
protection grows the funds held as
guaranty of future benefit payments
will grow and reach a new peak.
! This is due to two factors: the policy
| reserve funds are accumulated in ac-
| cordance with actuarial formulate in
keeping with legal requirements; and
| the aggregate funds become large as
! the individual policy units increase
in number and size. The many bill
lions of assets are mainly the sum
total of the funds established for
nearly two hundred million indivi-
| dual policies.
Investment of these funds, to earn
income for the policyholder reserves
and reduce policy costs while await
call for benefit payment, will on
tinue to be a major problem for life
! companies in 1913. Progress was
made during the past year in devel-
oping new investment outlets at sat-
isfactory income levels, and efforts
along this line will continue.
There is.s widening hope that '48
will see an upturn in interest rates
and that the long sustained decline
in earning rates or invested life in
surance funds will be halted.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01

and ! ,nlnk we need during the
next few months
We can help save on bread.
But surprisingly enough. three
fourths o, all of our grain goes
to iced livestock and poultry.
50 YOU e the need for keeping
down our production and con-
sumption of meat and eggs.
That's why you must observe
measless tuesday and eggless
Thursday, That's why we must
stop wasting food-any food It's
a challenge to the homemakers
the cooks-of this aommunity's
families.
You women a do 1t. just re-
member people are deSpeEate-
they'll tight TO ret food. We've
had enough Of lighting.
Save wheat-save meat-save
the peace.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01
Wasnii Bowl Long
Symbol of Merrmenf

The wassail bowl long has been q
source of joy and merriment in
celebrating the prospects for the
New Year.
In merrie England, celebrants
would stick cloves in the sides Of an
orange and drop it into the wassail
bowl, where it would be allowed to
1oat and flavor the drink. Spiced
ale vas a popular New Years
serving.
Early American colonial s
whooped it up on New Years night.
It was the custom in the south for
young folks, servants and even Ne
groes to 60 from tavern to tavern,
drink on the house, and wish all
well.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01

We have q
excess Ot ~
mill on ciShe
OF gra \ GGc e.
port fu' y ar
mum world re
lief needs mus,
be $40 millions
That 100 mil ior
bushels differ.
ence must come
erA~, u,k ~ nAti
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01
To she People
OF this Community
Our CRUMBS viii no IL

Chairman Charles LncKraan o,
the Citizens Food Committee e.
nl.'in- the require ents TO
Eurorean aie this way
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1948-11-19
Switchboard
To Start Service

Hungry Horse, Martin City anc
Coram will have their own tele-
phone switchboard effective Mon.
day, November %.
The new board in the Glacier
Northwest Clinic building, Hun
cry Horse, will Immediately take
over servicing telephones now
handled through Columbia Falls
rural lines. Persons up the canyon
who want telephones are asked to
apply through Mountain States
Power, Columbia Falls
The Hungry Horse office will
also provide telephone service to
Hungry Horse government will
age and GSM town
Needed are three additional ex-
perienced operators who live in
the area to be served.
Further gool news as to tele-
phone service was information
that the new direct line between
Columbia Falls and Wnitefish will
be in service this month This
will eliminate routing Columbia
Falls to Whitefish calls by way of
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1948-11-19
Lucky, Park Bears
Don't Go South
hey Just Skip 1t

Winter is officially here, Al
least as far as Glacier national
parks grizzly and black bears are
concerned. Fat, woody and drowsy,
they've decided to sleep it OUT
until April and spring sunshine,
report Park Naturalists M. T..
Beatty and Don Robinson.
The parks seldom seen-by man
100 grizzlies have picked their
until April homes for the most
part in rock dens at elevations
around 5000 feet. Here snow viii
average up to 100 inches on the
ground, and winter winds roar
through peaks at so miles an hour.
At somewhat lower elevations
in rough nests usually under log
windfalls, the 400 black bears in
are likewise starting to
Great events of beardon occur
in January-February. Then y
ounce black and 16 ounce grizzly
cubs are born. That's greatest
weight difference between birth
and maturity of American land an
Full grown average black
eight 300 pounds; grizzlies 500.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1948-11-19
eadEIkKiII Stands at 40
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS PHOTO

Big Prairie figures are SO bulls,
81 cows, 81 calves, goat, deer
and 300 hunters. This district
only reached by trails.
Schaefer on the middle fork;
40 bulls, SO cows, II calves, 3
black bear, 2 grizzlies, goat, 4
deer and an estimated $50 hunt
ers.
Coram had AZ bull elk, % COWS.
Z calves, grizzlies, II deer and
921 hunters.
Condor had 16 bulls, IS cows.
9 calves, 2 black bear, 1 grizzly,
2 goat, % deer and 225 hunters.
Swan lake had 20 bulls, IA COWS.
10 calves, 1 black bear, 2 griz-
lilies, 1 goat, "A deer and 65S hun
ters.
Deer hunting reports are gen
orally not as good as former years.