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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Plan for Big Vote
On November Second

Republican party workers are
making plans to get out big vote on
election day, Tuesday, November 2,
according to Earle Glotfelty, chair
man of the county Republican COM
mittee.
Twenty-Five persons attended a
dinner meeting last Thursday night
at Guntertown, which included men,
bers of the state central committee
and district workers from that area.
Speakers were J. Glenn Beall, candi-
date for reelection as congressman
from this district. and State Senator
L. M. Fraley. The former praised
the district workers for their efforts
at the last campaign and expressed
the hope that more interest than ever
before would be shown in the coming
election. Fraley declared he felt there
would be much more interest in vot-
ing in November than for several
years.
Another meeting of party workers
and others is planned for Monday
evening at 1880 in Bills Barn, where
about so are expected to attend.
Senator Fraley is arranging for a
speaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Oakland Wins Title;
Beats Crellin 81

Oakland won the Upper Potomac
Baseball League title by sweeping its
final series with Crellin, winning 80
Sunday on the Crellin diamond. The
winners COPIED the first game the
previous Sunday by Al score.
The winning run Sunday was tai
lied in the top half of the ninth in
ming when Ray McManus singled and
moved to third with one out on Bob
Glaze's one-base hit Marrucci then
sent long fly to the outfeld and
McManus tagged up and scored after
the catch.
Ted James paced the nine hit at
tack for Oakland with four bingles
including a double while Ed Colaw
had two of Crellin's five hits.
Bob Glaze, the winning pitcher, set
the losers down with five hits, all
singles, and famed H. His opponent,
D. Lewis, struck out II while yield
ing nine bingles. Oakland scored their
other two runs in the second inning.
Crellin scored in the third and the
seventh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Guard Inspection
Slated Next Week

Major Frank E. Garden, Second
Army inspector, will conduct federal
inspection of Company c., 121st Engi-
neers of the Maryland National Guard
at Oakland next Wednesday evening,
October 20, it was announced by Of
ficers of the local unit following the
regular drill session last evening.
An interview on the inspection was
held at last nights meeting by Capt
Edward J. Remavege, commanding
officer of the 729th ordnance unit
Capt. Remavege also made an inspec-
ton of equipment
Announcement was also made of
the change in the date of the Open
House by Sgt. Robert Taylor, public
relations officer of the company. Sgt
Taylor, veteran of World War II,
when he served with the combat engi-
neers in Italy, said the Open house
would be held on Wednesday evening,
November 3, 1880 to $3.50, at the Par
ish House, Center street, which is the
temporary headquarters for the unit
until the armory is built.
Everybody is welcome to attend and
there will be a display of equipment,
arms, etc, and class work will be car
ried on as usual.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Seek Robber Who
Broke Into Home

State police and county officers are
still seeking the robber who broke
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c..
McComas, State road, last Saturday
about noon, and stole several watches,
rings, etc.
The robber was discovered to be in
the house when Mr.. McComas went
home about noon to fix the furnace
fire. He had gained entrance by
breaking the glass on a porch win
dow, and apparently was hiding in
the bedroom when McComas went to
the basement. Hearing footsteps he
rushed upstairs but the man escaped
through the back door which he had
previously unlocked.
Authorities have questioned several
persons but no arrests have been
made. 1t was reported this morning
that somebody was on their porch
again last night about o'clock, but
left hurriedly when he found the
couple at home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
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Accepted BY o April
believe in home; in the presence Almighty God
by the order Of the goodness of the EARTH the delight
crisp clean air. ever-changng awaysnspring beauty
sky.
believe my home should be the basis of education
aon and relaxation and all else that make enriched
and abundant life.
believe home is the place where love- loyalty DEVOTION
and duty should defined clearly pracced increasingly
where true of values is taught.
believe home the place where all should find
tentment and security in unity of the of living and
provided inspiration pursue
desires and ideals
believe that harmony the home order in the nation
peace the world be attained through the application of the
basic teachings of the Man of Galiee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Republican Voters Are
Still About Two to One
Decrease in Registrants in Gar
rett County Totals 365 After
Registry Boards Clip List

Complete registration figures for
Garrett county released at noon today
by the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions, Leo Helbig, president, show a
decrease of 365 in the registration
over the past two years, but the Re-
publicans maintained their majority
to keep the figures at almost two to
one, with 5,447 registered in COMPARE
son to 1874 for the Democrats, or a
majority of 2,573.
The figures show that there are
now registered in the county total
of SIS. Of this number 43 are regis
tered in other party columns aside
from the two major parties, showing a
decrease over the past two years.
Gains in registration were noted in
five precincts. The decrease is caused
as result of legislation prior to 1916
where all who had not exercised their
right of franchise within the past
five years, were stricken from the
books. All were notified of the action
and told it would be necessary for
them to re-register before they would
be eligible to vote.
The third precinct of District No.
H., one of the Oakland voting pre-
cincts, is the largest listed with 674
voters. Running close behind is Mt.
Lake Park with $50, Accident, 593,
and Kitzmiller, sos.
There are four precincts out of the
the twenty-five in the county where
the Democrats hold a majority. at
Accident, Kempton, Kitzmiller and
Vindex. One precinct, Johnson's, is
even.
The biggest Republican majority is
at Sang Run, in proportion, where the
ratio is over six to one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
EXTENSION OF
CITY LIMITS
UNDER STUDY
Mayor and Council of Oakland
Hold Special Meeting to Pom
der Probable Enlargement

Probable extension of the corporate
limits of the town of Oakland on all
sides, which would become effective
January /, 1919, was under careful
study on Monday night at a special
meeting of the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil.
The proposed extension would fol-
low in general a recent survey which
has been made by c. M. Sincell, city
engineer. The suggested extension
would go south as far as the roadway
north of Irwin Clusters home on Monte
Vista road, would go west to include
the Standard Oil, Gulf Refining COM
pany and Oakland Sales plants, would
include the Hardesty Brothers lumber
mill; would end south of the John T.
Mitchell home to the north of town,
would include the Davis addition to
property, formerly Ethelhurst; would
include the R. o. Winters dairy prop
erty at the northeast edge of town,
would include Harve's Market at the
intersection of the Mt. Lake road with
route 219, and would include the form
er Andrew Helbig property. The ex-
tension would not include Rosedale, at
the west edge of town, but would in
clude East Oakland.
Final action will not be taken until
the November meeting of the Mayor
and City Council, according to Arthur
Lawton, clerk. Written notice will be
given to each property owner involved,
informing them of the proposed ex-
tension, and asking them to present
their objections, if they have any, al
the next council meeting on Mondaf
November 8.
According to Mayor Joseph
limbaugh, the extension of the
limits, which is in the councils
to do, if the extension is not o.
a mile from the present town "a.
would be a five-year program ana
would be done gradually. An extension
of more than a half-mile from the
present limits would take an act of
the legislature
Mr.. Lawton outlined just what
would happen if the city limits were
extended. Property owners within the
limits would begin January l, 1919,
to pay municipal tax. For this tax
they would receive additional fire pro-
lection by installation of fire plugs in
the area, would receive sewerage,
garbage removal, reduction in water
rates, street lighting, and police pro-
lection.
1t was estimated that incorporation
of the new areas would add probably
500 individuals to the population of
the town, and would give a number of
citizens who have their interests in
Oakland, the right to vote and have
a part in the city government. The
last census listed Oakland as town
of 1887 persons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Mechanics Liens
Filed By Contractors

Contractors L. D. Griffith and F. f.
Booth have filed two mechanics liens
in the Circuit Court here, against the
Hamill Estate and against the Vestry
of st. Matthew's Parish, for amounts
which they claim are owed for work
and materials furnished in the con-
struction of two buildings in Oakland.
One lien, in the amount of Sill
507.91, is filed against Fred A. Thay-
er, Jr., as committee for H. Byrne
Hamill and Stuart F. Hamill, guard
ian of H. Byrne Hamill, and S. F.
Hamill individually The lien is
against the property corner of Third
and Oak streets, where the new con-
crete, steel and brick building was in
course of construction, and which was
stopped few weeks ago.
Among the particular items listed
in the lien are bills to the Tri State
Electrical Supply company, $1,11O.77;
Oakland Lumber company, $1,3S4.38;
A. D. Naylor and Company, $518.53;
and L. L. KEGS block plant, 1885,
Other entries were for smaller
amounts.
The second lien against the vestry
of st. Matthew's Parish was for ST.
1888, due them against the property,
corner of Second and Center streets,
where the brick dwelling house was
being erected. All items listed in this
lien are for labor, August II to Sep
TENDER IA, and various kinds of taxes.
The liens were filed October and
y by w. L. Geppert, Cumberland at
torney and authority to file the liens
was given by Associate Judge Oliver
H. Bruce, Jr., in an order of court
filed October 6.
Griffith and Booth have their home
office in Belington, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Elections For AGA
Are Scheduled Soon

Ballots for Community Committee
men and voting delegates have been
mailed to all farmers in the county
for the purpose of electing five men,
bers for each of the Is communities
in the county to serve with the county
agricultural association. Ballots are
to be marked and returned to the
County Office either by mail or i'll
person not later than October 25.
The voting delegates elected will
meet in the County office and elect
the county committee on Saturday,
October 30, it was announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Defense For Two
Hi School System
Found on Report

Defense of the two high school sys-
tenn in the county, and minimizing of
the hazards from highway travel
necessitated by the change, We're
found this week in a comparison of
two reports.
The report of the three educational
experts early this year is we'll known.
A comparison with excerpts taken
from a survey made by Ray L. Ham
on, educational consultant from the
U. S. Office of Education, shows a
marked similarity in the resulting
conclusion.
Even when due allowance is mad
for winter road conditions, it seems
rather obvious that Garrett county
does not need and cannot afford t.
build and maintain five high schools"
the 1916 report stated.
A table in the report showed an
estimated enrolment when the new
Sth grade is added to put the county
OIl d l. 81 tiNlG Detolos Otthlt'llO NIiAOA
ment was calculated to jump from
504 in 1915 to 1000; Grantsville from
2O7 to 400; Friendsville, from ZAP ID
$50; Kitzmiller from 1913 to 200; and
Accident from ia to $50, making
1000 pupils instead of 1000.
This is just sufficient enrolment
for two good 6-year high schools
Mr.. Harmon recommended.
Concerning the difficulty of trans
portation which he assumed would be
used as an argument against con-
solidation of high schools, he pointed
out two factors: "Q) about so per-
cent of high school pupils are now
being transported If the three small
est high school centers were elimin-
ated, it would ultimately require
transportation only about 120 more
pupils than if five centers are main
tanned. And, (2) with the exception
of short distance between Kitz-
miller and Oakland, two high schools
would not require pupil transporta-
ton over any roads not now being
used by school buses"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Farm Banquet Date
Moved to Nov. 10th

Plans to have the banquet for en-
rollees in the Farming for Better Liv-
ing program in the county on Wednes-
day, November 10, was announced
yesterday by Maurice Brookhart,
chairman of the county council.
The group, which met October 6,
originally had planned to have the
banquet on October 28.
The dinner meeting will be held at
the William-James hotel and en-
rollees who return their farm blanks
by October IS will be eligible, it was
stated.
All forty-seven enrollees in the
program are being notified by mail.
The next meeting of the council is to
be held on Tuesday, October 26, in
the directors room of the Garrett
National bank.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Six Ordered For
Pre-Induction Exam

Six registrants have been mailed
their orders to report for their pre-
induction physical examination, it
announced this morning from the
draft board office. They will be sent
to Cumberland on Monday morning,
October IS, according to Mrs. Susie
Butt, clerk.
They are John Thomas Gordon, of
Gormania, w. Va; Herman Ray Faz-
enbaker, Bittinger; Irwin Kenneth
Georg, Accident; Quentin Ray Frick-
ey Grantsville; Glen Ray Fazen-
baker, Grantsville; and Robert Lee
Bittinger, Grantsville.
Out of the seven who were sent for
pre-induction examinations recently,
only one, Dale Carlton Harvey, of Mt.
Lake Park, qualified.
Eighteen of 80 who were examined
in Cumberland from Allegany and
Garrett counties were rejected for
mental or physical reasons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Tries to Escape Thru
Window at Hearing

Harry Holmeburg was the cause of
more than the usual excitement at a
hearing before Magistrate H. A.
Loraditch last Friday. Having been
arrested on a charge of being drunk
and disorderly and for destruction of
a window at the Manhattan hotel,
Holmeburg, made an attempt to es-
cape through the window in the toilet
room of the magistrates office, ac-
cording to Sheriff J. S. Teats, but
was discovered in the act
At the hearing he pleaded guilty
both to being drunk and disorderly
and for malicious destruction of prop
erty. He was fined S. and costs on
the first charge, and agreed to pay
for the window, valued at 500. He
made first payment of $25 before
being released. The window was
broken when the man stumbled over
some scales near the window.
The mishap occurred the previous
evening and he was held in the county
Jail until the hearing.
Another case heard before Magis-
trate Loraditch on Friday concerned
Clarence McRobie and Fay McRobie,
charged with larceny of sand drier
stove about October 6, valued at
$4,000 from the Hamill mine near
Kitzmiller. They pleaded guilty and
were ordered held for action of the
March Term grand jury under $500
bond each. Bond was furnished yes
terday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Calls Attention to
Fall Show of Color

Joseph F. Kaylor, director of the
Department of State Forests and
Parks, was calling attention this
week to the fact that this is the time
of year when trees were putting on
their fall show of color, and that
autumn's charms could be seen to
best advantage in the state parks.
The parks and other recreational
areas, he said, have been kept open
for day or picknicking use, in order
that the public may obtain the bene-
fit of their woodland beauty. He
called attention to the beauty that
would meet the eye from the leaves
of the black gums, dogwoods, sumac,
naples, ashes, tulip poplars, hicl-
cries and oaks that abound in the
woods.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
COP Speakers on
Nationwide Radio

Thursday, Oct. 14-Governor Dewey
from Kansas City, Missouri, $3.50 to
10, EST.
Friday, Oct. Is Governor Dewey,
from St. Paul, Minnesota, $3.50 to
10, EST.
Wednesday, October 20, Speaker
Martin, from Beckley, w. Va, over
Mutual, $3.50 to S:55, EST; Former
Governor Charles Edison of New
Jersey, from New York, 900 to
$3.50, EST.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Lane Refuses To
Summon Legislature

Governor Lane last night refused
to call the Legislature into specia'
session to amend the Maryland cleo.
ton laws. The session had been re-
quested by the States Rights Demo-
cratic party of Maryland at the last
hope of getting the names of their
candidates for president and vice.
Observation-Disclosures J. Strom Thur
mond, South Carolina, and Fielding
Wright, of Mississippi-on the gener-
al election ballot next month.
1t will have to be write-in affair,
or use stickers bearing the names of
the eight electors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
ToHonor Rathbun

A testimonial dinner is planned by
teachers of the Garrett County
Teachers Association for Thursday
evening, October 81, in the X. of P.
Hall, in honor of Franklin f. Rath-
bun, retiring superintendent of
schools.
DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., state
superintendent of schools, will be
among the guests. Arrangements are
in charge of committee headed by
Mrs. J. B. Littman, Miss Ann Dilgard,
Edwin Elias, Marshall Brown, w. j.
Glenn and Mrs Erval Ream. The
time will be 6:15 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

Rep. Mcdowell estimated that So
Wet spy ring had gotten hold of 100
or more American secrets, but not
complete information on the atom
bomb.
Nations railroads agreed to 10
cents an hour increase, effective Oc
tober 16, for $4,000 operating rail
road personnel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Breaks Leg in Fall

Henry NJ. Speicher, of Accident,
chief judge of the Orphans Court, is
a patient in Memorial hospital, Cum
berland, having suffered broken leg
in Pittsburgh last Saturday.
Mr. Speicher had gone to Pittsburgh
for fitting for a special leg brace,
necessitated by bone infection from
which he had been suffering for
several months and broke his leg as
he was alighting from the car in
which he was riding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

That DR.. Harold Benjamin, dean of
the college of education, University
of Maryland, would be the principal
speaker at the annual parent-son
banquet of the Oakland Chapter,
Future Farmers of America, was an
nounced last night by 0. T. eraser,
vocational agriculture instructor and
FLA adviser
The dinner is to be held in the high
school auditorium on Tuesday even
ing, October &c, at 7:3O o'clock. Prob
ably $50 or more persons will be in
attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14
Swanton Youth Takes
Honors at Hog Show

William Fitzwater, Jr., Swanton,
took top honors with his Hampshire
barrow in the fourth annual All club
and Future Farmers of America hog
show and sale, held at Accident on
Monday.
The champion hog weighed 230
pounds and at the auction sale later
was purchased by patrons and man
agement of the Accident Stock Yard
for $115.OO to encourage club work in
the county.
Patrons decided to roast the hog
for barbecue to be held Monday, Oc-
tober IS, at 10 a. M, at Accident, to
which the public is being invited.
Reserve champion in the show was
owned and shown by Merle Frazee,
Friendsville, who had a Duroc gilt
weighing 265 pounds. 1t was bought
later by Obey Luce for 80 cents per
pound.
There were 105 hogs sold averaging
81 cents per pound. The hogs were
judged by Boyd T. Whittle, extension
animal husbandman from the Uni
versity of Maryland. The Maryland
agriculture society and state fair
board appropriated $500 for premi-
ums to be distributed to the boys,
based on an anticipated showing of
1872 hogs. The actual money available
will be proportionallyl less as only
105 hogs were shown.
Top money winners were Melvin
Custer and William Fitzwater. Fitz-
water had four entries in the blue
group and Custer had two entries in
the blue group. Thirteen boys showed
blue ribbon pigs, two of which were
selected as grand champion and re-
serve champion. Thirty-four boys
showed so pigs in the red classifi-
cation, while six boys showed hogs
in the white class.
Blue Ribbon Winners
Winners in the blue ribbon group
included Walter Fear, Dale Rode
HEAVIER, Merle Frazee, Friendsville;
George Lee, Wayne Harmon, Edgar
Harmon, Glenn Schlossnagle, Russell
Ryland, Robert Brobst, Accident;
Arthur Fitzwater, Jr., Melvin Custer
and William Fitzwater, Swanton;
James Pope, route 2, Frostburg.
Winners in the red group were
Richard Glover, Donald Glover, Del
ford Grove, route 2, Frostburg;
Luther Dewitt, Friendsville; Donald
Wagner, Blain Kisner, Raymond ks
ner, McHenry; Carol Bethel, Donald
Glotfelty, Darius Georg, Allen Fratz,
Wayne Fratz, Hobart Bowser, Ronald
George, John George, Dannie Saw
age, Francis George, Marlin Savage,
Richard Georg, Accident; Harland L.
Beachy, Dale Custer, James L. FitA-
water, Swanton; Marvin Millec,
Grantsville.
Shows Ton Litter
Melvin Custer, of Swanton, showed
the only ton litter of the day. He had
ten hogs averaging PA pounds at 1876
days old. They were purebred Hamp-
shires.
The winning hog last year brought
35 cents a pound at auction and the
reserve champion brought 33. Most
of the hogs and prices averaged last
year around % cents.
The show was under the manage
ment of A. L. Curtis, assistant county
agent and Marvin Calls, vocational
agriculture teacher at Accident, and
was sponsored comparatively by the
vo-ag departments and the Extension
service.
Mr.. Curtis said that the quality of
animal produced had showed an i'm
provement over the previous year,
and declared the boys who had en-
tered their animals had spent much
time in grooming and taking care of
them
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

Gov. Dewey told Russia 1--WE do not
intend to be bullied or bluffed" and
proposed nine-point foreign policy
geared to a 'iust and lasting peace"
United States will have about 95,-
100000 men and women of voting
age by election day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

the champs the Upper Potomac Baseball
with 33 victories against defeats.
record with % defeats Other pitchers
X.
game during the season in his only pitching attempt
Sheehe,
Sheeh Bobby Glaze and Jimmy Adams bat boys and boy
Sheehe COACH CastOw X.
lanes w. Dayy and Murray Next Sharple Wolfe
James A. Marucci r. Glaze and T. James Top
stan Frank K T. Sheeh Kh
Ray Mcanu Dewitt
AIKEN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

A fairly steady level of economic
activity in 1949 was forecast.