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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Homecoming at Kurtz

Sunday, August s, will be Home
coming day at the Kurtz chapel, it
was announced by Rev. R. E. Hitler,
pastor.
The schedule includes Sunday
school at 10, preaching at IL by the
pastor, dinner on the grounds; after
noon service at 2:30 with Rev. Chas.
Thompson, Jr., preaching. There will
be special music.
Rev. Hitler stated there would be
no services at Pleasant Valley church
on Sunday evening, but that revival
services would continue at the Deer
Park church on Sunday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Suder Awarded SO, 500
For Condemned House

Edward X. Suder was awarded
payment of $4,000 reimbursement by
the petit jury on Monday for the con-
domination of his house by the State
Road Commission, but the Commits
sion reported that it would appeal
the case. Suder's house blocks the
right-of-way on the new section of
Route 219 between Oakland and the
former Dodge schoolhouse. The Roads
Commission offered to pay $3,099.4O
prior to the trial.
Suder was represented in court by
Neil C. Fraley and w. w. Dawson,
local attorneys, and the Commission
by w. A. Offutt and Robert E. Clapp,
Jr., who is the special assistant at
torney general.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05

The first visible sign of action to
the citizens here was the arrival on
Sunday morning during church ac-
tivities, of eight members of a mill
tary police outfit, headed by Capt.
John Hocheder, of Towson, who had
warrants for thirty-two men who had
not reported at the camp. The unit
had stopped at the LaVale barracks
where they were reinforced by some
State Police for the "hazardous"
journey into the western extremity
of the state.
Brig. Gen. William c. Purnell, as
sistant commandant of the 29th di-
vision at Camp Richie said the mill
tary Police were instructed to ''locate
the absentees, advise them of their
obligation to attend this camp and to
arrest those who resisted" Some of
the men were found at work, some in
bed, some down at the Lake, but by
five o'clock that evening 80 had been
located and were transported to Camp
Richie by motor vehicle. All were in
formed they were under military ar
rest.
Shortly after the military police
arrived, LIEUT.. Hamill protested the
action of the officers and said he had
received no orders concerning 100
percent representation of the unit in
camp and it had been the understand
ing from the beginning that if family
or business prevented attendance at
camp, that it would not be compulso-
ry. I'VE never have been instructed
to the contrary"
Gen. Purnell announced that Ham
i'll had created the impression at di-
vision headquarters that he had COM
pletely neglected his duties and had
no intention of meeting his RESPONSE
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Sixteen in Camp

Sixteen members of Oakland Troop
of Boy Scouts are camping at the
scout area on Deep Creek Lake, hav-
ing left Oakland on Sunday afternoon.
The scouts are in charge of Wilbur
Jones, and other leaders are assisting
throughout the period.
Those at camp include Jevie Glaze,
Thomas Turney, George Kley, Wayne
Biser, Kenneth Biser, Sonny Lewis,
Wayne Graham, George Hanst, John
Hanst,. Paul Turney, Roland Schoch,
Richard Bell, Jack Right, Thomas
Wainer, and Daniel f. Offutt, of
Oakland; and C. NJ. Sincell, Jr., of
Fairmont.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Contract Forwarded

The contract for the construction
of the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital in Oakland has been sent to
Meyer Brothers of Altoona, Pa, low
bidder, according to E. r. Jones, one
of those connected with the pre-
liminary work of the hospital.
He said that as soon as the sigma
lures had been attached and COM
pletion bonds furnished that the con-
tractor probably would be ready to
begin excavation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Sales Tax Receipts
S25,968,631 for Year

July sales tax receipts amounted to
50, 49,, 3SS.75, bringing the total col
lections for twelve months to $685.
96S, 631.75, James J. Lacy, State
Comptroller, announced yesterday.
The July figure represents taxes
paid in June and turned over to the
Sales Tax Division last month. 1t
was the second highest month on
record.
Collections under the Sales Tax
Act began in July, 1947, and have
been RENTED to the division in each
succeeding month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Work on Plans

Architects Johannes and Murray
are now working on plans and speci-
fcations for the Ruth Enlow Memoir
al library The floor plan has been
approved by f. f. Enlow, of Sebas-
topol, Cal, it was stated by F. E.
Rathbun, chairman of the county
library board.
The plans and specifications viii
be sent to Mr.. Enlow prior to solici-
tation for bids
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Surgeon Plans to
Move to Oakland

It was learned this week that DR..
James H. F'easter, Jr., formerly Of
Piedmont w. Va, would move to Oak
land about the first of October, and
set up an office for the general prac-
tice of medicine.
Dr., Feaster is now a surgeon at the
Herbert J. Thomas Memorial hospital
in South Charleston, w. Va. He is a
veteran of World War H. His father
operates a jewelry store in Piedmont
He will be accompanied to Oakland
by his wife.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
APPROVAL in PRINCIPLE OF TWO-HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING PROGRAM is MADE OFFICIAL LAST NIGHT
Commissioners and Advisory
Committee Meet-OptiOns to
BE Secured for Sites for Both
Northern and Southern Units
TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY

Approval to the proposed
master plan in principle, in the
school building program for the
county, was given last night at
a meeting of the County Com
missioners with the county adj
visory committee named in the
1947 bill, and r. Bowen Hard
esty, assistant superintendent of
schools.
Under the plan there would
be constructed a southern re-
gional junior-senior high school
at or near Oakland, to cost APP
proximately 81 ,4O4, 900; north
ern regional junior-senior high
school at Keyser Ridge, to cost
approximately $1,OOO,OOO, and
improvements to Friendsville,
Kitzmiller, Grantsville, Acct
dent and Bloomington schools,
as provided by the law of 1915.
According to Mr.. Hardesty's
figures, this would provide $20,-
900 for Friendsville, $4,000 for
Kitzmiller, $4,000 for Grants
vile, $4,000 for Accident, and
$4,000 for Bloomington, using
the amounts as far as they
would go in making them mod
ern and permanent elementary
centers.
Part l of the plan also calls for inn
provements at Mt. Zion, Red House
and Finzel schools, due to previous
commitments.
1t was pointed out that although
the Board of Education does not have
the responsibility of school construc-
ton, the board has adopted the plan
and the program has its hearty sup
port.
The financial firm of Baker and
Watts, in Baltimore, has advised that
Garrett county cannot soundly fl
nance a school building program be-
yond $2,500,000, including cash on
hand, and because of this the master
plan will be followed step by step as
far as sound financing will permit,
J. Edward Helbig, president of the
commissioners, stated.
Options are to be secured stimuli
taneously for sites for both southern
and northern junior senior high
schools, and architects will be inter-
viewed by the commissioners and Mr..
Hardesty within the next several days.
Mr.. Hardesty pointed out that the
drawing of plans would be limited
to preliminary drawings at the pres
ent time and that detailed drawings
would not be undertaken until later
authorization.
Committees Selected
A local committee consisting of
two persons each from Friendsville,
Accident and Grantsville has been Sc
lected for the northern unit, and a
committee of three members each
from Oakland and Kitzmiller has
been named for the southern unit. Mr..
Hardesty said the names would be
published as soon as they accept their
appointment.
He said the committees would early
be concerned with discussing the pro-
gram with him, with the architects
and with others charged with the
program in selecting sites to be
recommended to the advisory COM
mittee and the County Commission
ers.
1t was added that local building COM
mittees also would be determined for
Continued on Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Free Chest X-Rays
Scheduled in County

Free chest x-rays have been
scheduled in the county, August 16 to
26 under the sponsorship of the Gar
rett county chapter of the American
Red Cross, in cooperation with the
health department and the tubercu-
losis association.
The X-ray, a picture of the lungs,
will enable the doctor to see if they
are healthy and will aid in the pre-
vention of disease. A detailed sched-
ule will appear in next weeks issue
of The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Two Guardsmen Return

Two more Guardsmen were brought
to Oakland today and will be allowed
to remain. They are Irwin R. Rudy,
Jr., and Paul Waller Hoye. They were
accompanied to Oakland by Harry c.
Coddington who will return to camp
with the Jeep which brought the three
here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
ROUNDUP OF GUARDSMEN CAUSES
STIR IN OAKLAND ON SUNDAY

All seemed quiet the Western Maryland National Guard
front of 1920 clock time today but only after several
skrmishes, beginning Sunday which thirty members of
Company c. 121st Engineer Battalion rounded for failure
report for woweek training encampment Camp Richie,
of them returned for what the officers valid
for nonatendance which resulted the resignation
of Lieut. Stuart F. Ham Jr commanding officer of the
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Chinese Reds Make Big Advance
 In Manchuria
(By John Roderick)

TSINGTAO, China, (P)-Chin- csc Communist troops wheeled their big guns close enough to shake hungry, beleaguered Muk- den today in their steady advance on the heart of Manchuria.
 Military reports and eye witness accounts showed the' desperate plight of the big industrial city.
 Government sources in Peiping reported another grave setback the loss of Faku, 45 miles north of Mukden. Its fall frightened the Communist blockade of Mukden and opened the way for Corhmun- ist assaults from the nOrthO
 The Rev. N. O. Dahlsten, Ber- rien Springs, Mich, just arrived from Mukden, said whole families there were committing suicide for lack of food. Month-old children were being fed millet-a rough Manchurian cereal.
 The Seventh Day Adventist missionary said Mukden was shaking to the bombardment of big guns. He said the Communists evidently will try to capture and hold Mukden.
 Other reports told of communist attacks on a government airbase only a mile and a half from Muk- den. The Chinese air force halted all it's flights to Mukden. The U. s. state department advised all de- pendents of it's consular personnel to leave there at once.
 Fighting was reported in the suburbs of Penki PenhsihW, a major source of Mukden's coal supply. The coal mining center is 35 miles southeastsof Mukden. The Communists already had cut the rail line between the two points.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
COP Blames Steel For Rising Prices

WASHINGTON (P)-Angry Re publicans may rake big steel over the coals this week for boosting prices.
 The Senate-HouSe economic committee has arranged to ques- tion three typical" steel execu- tives at public hearings Thursday.
 Chairman Taft R.-Ohio) said big steel, little steel and independ- ents will be represented. He ruled out any circus atmosphere.
 But there are signs that Taft himself feels the steel industry may have put the Republican Congress over political barrel by boosting some prices after the lawmakers had voted to rely on voluntary action to keep down the cost of living.
 Some Republicans think that steel has given President Truman and the Democrats a new argu- ment for government controls. They blame big steel primarily for the price jump.
 It came at time when other commodities showed signs of lev cling off.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Communists Seize Power In
 CZechOslOvakia
tBy A. I. Goldberg)

PRAGUE, (P) Communists bidding for supreme power put their security police today before all Czechoslovak gover m n | buildings and foreign embassies. Opposition speech was at least partly stifled.
 Headquarters of the Czech na- tional Socialist party, one of three which withdrew Friday from the government coalition, was seized by police armed with sub-machine guns.
 Czechslovak nationals virtually were frozen inside the country by a ministry of interior order re- quiring new stamps of approval on valid passports.
 Police, directed by Communists heading the ministry of interior, arrested notable foes of the Reds.
 pr. Zdenek Marjanko, ministry of justice employee who involved a Communist in the perfume box bomb plot last fall against three ministers, was jailed.
 Police were looking for pr. Via dimir Krajina, secretary general of the national Socialist party, who directed investigations that uncovered the bomb plot. They seized Zdenek Uhl, president of the Medical Students union, and Jiri Ptak, former head of the en- gineers' union.
 The display of arms was the first since the political crisis start ed Friday night with the resigna- ton of 12 anti-Communist minis ters from the coalition of Premier Element GottWald, Communist. President Eduard Benes was try ing in conferences to save the sit uation.
 Communist controllers were in charge of radio and press centers in Slovakia.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Marshall Didn't Want Aid for China

DETROIT, (P) Senator Taft CR- -.Ohio) today called for Ameri- can military help for China.
 He termed President Truman's $570,000,000 assistance plan a Gre lief program" which twill com pletely fail to solve the problem" of Communist pressure.
 Taft said secretary of state Mar shall had been "unWillingly forced" into drafting the aid pro- gram sent to Congress last week.
 "The truth is," Taft said in an address prepared for an economic club luncheon, "that Secretary Marshall does not like the Chinese and has no interest in their prob lems."
 The Ohio, Senator, a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, said he considers the Far East as ultimately more inn portant to peace than Europe.
 Yet today in China, he continued "we continue a policy which threatens to undo in the Far East everything the Marshall plan (for European recovery is trying to do in western Europe"
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Commodities Take Steady Decline

NEW YORK, P)-Wheat led a general downward march among commodities Saturday.
 The decline was orderly, how ever, and price changes relatively small after the recent upset.
 Hogs, cattle and lambs held nominally steady in Chicago's big market.
 No retail price changes of inn portance came to light as retailers tried to appraise the effect of the Feb. 4 crack in primary markets.
 Trading in stocks was almost at a standstill.
 The big break in commodity markets has reduced retail food prices an average of 315 % from January highs. Other cost-of-liv- ing items either ,clung to postwar peaks or headed upward.
 This was the picture presented by the governments bureau of la Dor statistics in its first official re- port on the effect of the market slump on retail prices.
 The government study covered 20 foods in 12 cities. It represented cross section picture of grocery and meat prices between the highs of mid-January and February IF.
 The big oaeak in commodity prices began Febraury 4.
 The report stated 13 of the 20 foods showed declines. Five show ed increases. TWo-bread and navy beans-showed no change.
 Continued on Page FouD
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Hearings On Two Important Bills For Alaska

WASHINGTON, (P)-Hearings on two measures which would have widespread effect on Alaska will begin tomorrow before the Senate committee on interior and insular affairs.
 Both measures and sponsored by Senator Hugh Butler of Ne braSka, chairman of the committee, and the resolution is co-sponsored by Senator Arthur V. Watkins of Utah.
 Under the terms of s. J. Res. 162, all Indian reservations in Alaska would be cancelled and the powers extended to the secre- tary of the interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for the use and occupancy of Indians or EskimOs would be repealed. The legislation states that the In dian reservations at Akutan, Kar- lux, Wales, Unalakleet and Vene- tie would be included in those cancelled should the resolution be enacted
 i The present authority of the ! secretary of the interior to create l Indian reservations is embraced in the act of May l, 1886, which extended the Wheeler-H Howard Act to Alaska providing that such designation of land as a reserva- ton by the secretary would be eff fective only upon it's approval by the vote of majority of the Indi- an or Eskimo residents of the area in question.
 The second piece of legislation, s. 2037, would transfer the present functions of the Office of Indian Affairs to the Territory of Alaska and the Public Health Service. All powers, duties and functions of i the secretary of the interior and | the commissioner of Indian affairs with respect to the administration of laws relating to Indians, Aleuts and ESkimos would be transferred ! to the Territorial government. The (Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
Link Hank With Negro

BALTIMORE, (P Supporters of Henry A. Wallace for President decided last night to select a Ne gro as their candidate for Con- gress from the Fourth Maryland district.
 The district contains large segment of Baltimore's Negro pop ulation, the actual candidate was not selected.
 To get on the ballot, the event ual nominee must present a peti- tion signed by 1,500 voters of his district. ...
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

ATHENS, (P)-Twenty persons, including a woman, were executed in Athens Saturday.
 Nine were convicted by an Ath- ems military tribunal Feb. l7 of being involved in the killing of a policeman and plans to assassinate Greek political leaders.
 The others were found guilty ot having been members of a Com munist execution squad which killed hundreds of civilians near Athens in the 1914 civil war.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
NEWS IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON, (PD - Roy B.. Earling, vice president and gener- al manager of the Fairbanks EX- ploration company and resident of Fairbanks, was a recent visitor to Delegate Bartlett's office. MT. Ear ling will spend some time in Bos- ton on his annual trip to the home office of the U. s. Smelling Min ing and Refining Company.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

WASHINGTON, (P)-The coast guard said Saturday it has a new 29O-foot ice-breaker that ploWed through fields of solid ice 38 inches deep, and windrows (piles of broken ice) 25 feet deep in tests on the Great Lakes. It has pro- pellors at both ends.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

LONDON, R)-A Tass dispatch said Saturday that Russian fac tories will begin "mass produc- ton" of television sets this year.
 The story gave no further de- tails about television broadcasting in Russia.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
EAST ORANGE, N. J. (P) u

EAST ORANGE, N. J. (H) u. s. Sen. Wayne A. Morse R.-Oreo says Senator Arthur H. Vanden- berg R.-Mich) would be the "best Presidential candidate to unite the Republican party and lead it to victory this year.
 Vandenberg 'is the most desir- able dark horse we have" Morse told an American brotherhood meeting Friday nigh.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

NEW YORK, (P)-All domestic security and commodity markets are closed today in observance of Washington's birthday. Some live stock markets are open as usual.
 British, Canadian and other for eign exchanges are open.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

SALT LAKE CITY R)-Hyrum Dempsey, the 91-year-old father of former world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, died yes terday of causes incident to age.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
WASHINGTON, (P)-The navy

WASHINGTON, (P)-The navy has developed sailor suit with a built-in life preserver.
 The garment is intended for submarine men who have to stand topside watch in rough weather.
 It consists of a coverall with an attached hood extending to the waist. The hood can be inflated to keep the wearer afloat.
 Capt. T. L. Willmon told a meeting of scientists at the office of naval research the suit will be tested thoroughly this fall.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23

KANSAS CITY, (F)-Julius l.. Marquette, 85, has spent the last 63 years riding trains as a railroad conductor.
 Yesterday he retired from &C., tive duty with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio railroad-the oldest con- ductor in age and point of service.
 His future plans?
 He's going travelling to parts of the United States he hasn't seen by train.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-23
HIGHLAND, Wash. tP)

HICHLNND, WASH. VHT - OIIe man was dead and six persons were recovering from burns and injuries today as the result of a fire which drove 40 Atkinson & Jones Co.,, construction workers from their barracks here early Saturday. The dead man was A. C. Reynolds, 35, of Bivins, Tex.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

p,oyees. This organization is sup
porting the former councilman be-
cause while in office he demon
strated his courage and fairmind-
edness in handling any business
that came before the Council for
consideration and decision.
McCaffrey's supporters point
ont that he is particularly well
equipped to serve the citizens of
Seattle because of his broad eX-
perience in both the labor field and
in business. At one time he serv-
ed as delegate of the Seattle Typo
graphical Union in the Central
Labor Council. He still carries
his union card although he has
conducted his own successful print
ing and publishing business for
more than % years.
McCaffrey has long taken an
active interest in helping men on
the job" and in the printing in
dustry rise through greater craft
education. He has Travelled widely
and served two terms as president
OF the International Association of
Printing House Craftsmen's Club.
That organization is made up of
some ten thousand skilled workers
and shop executives in the print
ing industry.
Mccartney belongs to many Ma
sonic bodies and other organiza-
tons. But one of his assets as
public official is his deep interest
in city government and the en-
p,oyes of the city. While council
man. when he wanted to know the
facts. he would make personal in
vestigations, taking the time and
effort to talk to the men and wom-
en- on the job. He likes direct
action to get things DONE" and his
supporters are convinced he will
be reelected to the Council be-
cause of his splendid past record
in that office.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
News In Brief

Under the Craftsmanship of
Prince knud of Denmark, Dan
ish committee has collected money
for a token of gratitude to Han
delstidningen for its w time
championship of Denmark. A part
of the 10000 kronor will be used
for a portrait medallion of Prof.
Segerstedt designed by a Danish
artist, Jais Nielsen, and the rest
will be set aside as forster
Segerstedt Journalist Fund" which
will award scholarships for stud
les in Denmark to Swedish news
paper men who are spiritually
akin to Segerstedt.'
The consumption OF tobacco in
Sweden in 1947 was valued at
1895 mill. kr., an increase of al
most % million over the year be-
fore. The tobacco tax yielded 367
million kronor, which is % million
more than in 1916.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

in modern literature and films the
other day, she said that she
could not understand the authors
lack of appreciation for the mod
ern women in fiction. The eman-
cipation of women a f t err World
War 1 has psychologically been of
equal Importance with the indus
trial revolution. 1t is curious in
deed that so few great novels and
films give the background of wom-
ems love for their work which dur
ing their life so often means more
to them than a short romance, yes
even more than marriage and chill
dren-eXactly as it does to the
men. said Miss Kock, who is a very
sensible woman indeed.