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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
That Time .2teA1lo>s A9ais

AS Individuals cannot live ourselves be good
either to ourselves to those around
AS towns either small large disregard
part.
Which brings to the question of Oakland and
daylight saving time and should be admitted that
better time than later to discuss it. .
The Mayor and Council approved motion their last
ing put the question the voters the municipal election
is opinion that unless the question worded properly
the abuaton of will truly represent the feelings the
people in the matter There who favor daylight
saving time the balance of the the state the
way But if they yes simple statement Are You in
Favor of Daylight Saving Time for Oakand? the not
going to satisfy the biggest number
During last years controversy the time question:
remarked that the question for the council to decide
for Oakland alone and that he didn't what the of the
county did
This surely not the attitude to take Oakland depends
the goodwill of those the outskirts for many miles around The
should good of the greatest number
action will affect.
Around five hundred will be eligible vote this question
No than 60 percent of eligible will bother, which
leaves comparative decide question which will affect
several thousands persons who do their buying Oakland
suggest possible phrases Are you of Daylight
Saving Time regardless of the balance the county
stand do you favor uniform daylight time for Oakland and
the county," Are you against Daylight Saving Time?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Theatre RedeCOrated

Redecoration Of the interior of the
Maryland Theatre has just been COM
pleted at cost of about 500. All
seats have been refinishcd, new car
pet laid and the interior otherwise
reprinted and rcvarnished.
Bernard |. Gender, manager, also
stated that for the past several
months, there has been an eXtermin-
ator service employed, the repre-
sentatives making monthly visits.
Mr. Gender plans to begin con-
suuction Of his new recreation and
apartment building on Second street
this spring. The foundation walls
were poured last fall. II. Walter
Kremer, Fairmont architect, is COM
pleting his plans, as well as plans
for the new Hamill building, corner Of
Third and Oak streets, and also the
addition to the Reckard and Glotfelty
garage, also corner Third and Oak.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
FIREMEN PLAN
new BUILDING;
DETAILSLACKINC

Definite plans for new building to
house the Oakland Fire department,
with possibilities for an entirely new
community building are under way
by the volunteer firemen, it was an
nounced last night following a special
meeting of the department.
The executive and building COM
mittees met on Monday night, and
then presented their recommendation ;
to the fremen last night Details Of
the plan are not being announced
until the committee from the fire de-
partment meets in special session
with the Mayor and Town Council
Talk of new fire house has been
in evidence for several years and
when the bond issue for the new COM
munity building was passed by the
citizens several years ago, it was in
the plans to have a part of the build
ing set aside for the fire department.
Firemen are of the opinion that the
two trucks and equipment are too
heavy for the present building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Horseback Ride Ends
For Pair February 5

An eight and one half month horse
back trip from Washington state to
Washington, d. c., ended on February
) at the capitol city for Ned Kennedy
and Cecil Cary, of Tacoma. They
spent one night of their trip, Thurs
day, January Is, at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Richie, at Red
House, and visited the Red House
school,
Kennedy, 81, and Cary, 81, left the
West Coast May 10. They told Wash
ington reporters they could have made
the trip in five months but stopped
along the way to hunt and fish.
They were hopeful of seeing Prcsi-
dent Truman because Of promises
made to hundreds of boys and girls
along the way that they would.
The trip home will be by station
wagon and trailer and they plan to
visit at Red House upon their return
journey, showing pictures they took
along the way
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Mrs. Bitter To Speak
At WSCS Meeting

The general meeting Of the WSCS
will be held February 18th, at the as
sembly room at which time Mrs. VIII
liam Bitter will address the society
on the subject of I'VE The People,
which is the study course theme for
the year.
Mrs. Bitter is Conference Mission
airy Secretary of the Moorefield Dis
trict. She is well prepared on the
subject as she studded it under DR..
Paul Douglass of the American In
stitute at Ocean Grove last summer
The meeting is in the form of a
six o'clock supper which is under the
supervision of Mrs. Margaret Lillor
chairman of local church activities.
All reservations should be in by Feb
ruary 10th Circle leaders can supply
the tickets.
The meeting will adjourn promptly
at 1880 for the Lenten services which
will follow in the Methodist church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
K. of P. Veteran
Pins To Be Awarded
Twenty-Five Members Will Re-
ceive Twenty-Five Year Pins
February 20

Twenty-Five members of Garrett
Lodge No. 113, Knights of Pythas,
will receive twenty-five year veteran
jewels at the anniversary program
and annual ladies' night, to be held
in Castle Hall on Friday evening,
February 20, it has been announced.
Those eligible to receive the award
include Elmer d. Ault, Emroy Boldcn,
George E. Coddington Wilfred Chad
derton, James H. Campbell, c, +.
Cuppett, Artie f. Dodge, Paul W.
Frazee, Paul NJ. Friend, Ernest Gort-
ner, Malone Gamer l. f. Hardesty,
Milburn W. Mann, Arthur Naylor,
T. j. Roy, Charles c. Reckard, George
0. Sweitzer, Edward Sembower,
Stephen d. Sanders, Ray Teets, J.
Phillip Waiter, and George yelling.
Other features are being planned
for the occasion by the various COM
mittees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Fined ON Reckless
Driving Charge

Frank Kingereski, of Davis, W. Va,
was fined $40 and costs on charge
of reckless driving at a hearing be-
fore Magistrate II. A. Loraditch last
Friday, as the result of collision on
route 219, at Deep Creek on Friday
evening, January 30.
The man did not appear in person
but was represented by Herman
Meyer, of Davis, owner of the Ponti-
&C autoWobile which he was driving.
Kingereski collided with an auto
mobile owned by William Burdette.
At a hearing before Magistrate
Loraditch on February Z Gustav
Heise was fined 500 and costs on a
charge of attempting to operate a
motor vehicle while under the in
fuencc of liquor, on route PIG, on
February 6. The charge was preferred
by Trooper Glenn d. Folk. Heise Wa,
also fined $3.50 and costs on a charge
of reckless driving.
Harry E. Dewitt, Sang Run, was
also fined 500 and costs on charge
of driving under the influence of
alcohol, on route 219, on February {.
The arrest was made by Trooper
Robert Henline.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Committee Tackles
QUESTIONABLE On
Local Hospital

Those concerned locally with the
memorial hospital, to be erected on
the former Helbig property at the
north edge of town, were busy this
week tackling the QUESTIONABLE which
had to be filled out for federal Of
ficials preparatory to receiving feder-
al funds.
These funds are to be added to
those provided locally for construction
and equipping of the hospital
Lawrence T. Smith, construction
engineer for the State Board of
Health, was in Oakland Tuesday and
Wednesday assisting E. Ray Jones
and others with filling out the
QUESTIONABLE.
Mr.. Jones said the soil test on the
site was completed which showed the
hospital would have firm founda-
ton.
Executors of the will of George
Loar met with the County Commits
sioners and others interested last
night to further decide on answers to
the QUESTIONABLE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Substitute Librarian
Named by Local Board

Mrs. Veronica Rasche Robertson
was named yesterday as substitute
librarian, to fill temporarily the
position made vacant by the resig-
nation Of Miss Eleanor Ray, it wa>
announced by the committee of th-
Library Board.
The committee consisting Of F. e
Rathbun, &. l. Gender and Mrs. F
D. Bittle, met yesterday afternoo3
The State Library Board, in letter
to the local group, authorized the
temporary appointment.
Mr.. Rathbun said that D. Cal Grim
of Cincinnati, had sent his approval
of the idea to dispose of so feet Of
the lot, recently purchased by him as
library site, to carry out the present
plans to obtain the corner lot, adj
joining the Grim site.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
March Term Jurors
Are Selected Today
Judge Hustler Selects Members
Grand Jury Will Convene
Monday, March

Grand and petit jurors for the
March Term of the Garrett County
Circuit Court were named this morn
ing by Chief Judge William A. Hus-
ter, in the presence of Richard L.
Davis. clerk of the Circuit Court, and
the various attorneys.
The grand jury will convene on
Monday morning, March 18th, at 10
o'clock. Those named include the fol-
lowing:
S. Townshend Naylor, foreman;
Charles o. Keller, John Il. Moon, Ed
ward G. Baker, Glen Barton, S. S
Bender Forrest L. Mason, Richard L
Howard, Dorsey Ashby, John A. Mel-
rill, James Z. Bail.ick, Hayward Gus
ter
Howard A. Marshall, George P
Fitzwater, Ralph K. Fike, Frank L
Blamble, Victor Clyde Miner, A. Lee
Helbig, Aubrey R. Custer Edward i
Harvey, Lester Bittinger, Hayward
F. Broadwater, William p Bennett
The petit jurors, according TO an
cient law, are expected to report on
Monday, March Is, but in recent
years an intervening time between
the adjournment OF the grand Jun y
and the opening Of the criminal trials
has been granted by officials. This
petit jury will be called for duty
Monday morning, March %, at 8
o'clock
The twenty-five petit jurors
selected this morning include;
Joseph F. Turney, James f. White
Carl H. Richter, Joseph limbaugh
Claude F. Friend, Ralph Z. Kissner,
Nelson Brememan, William H. Bow
ser, Roy Gibbs, George 7. Upole, Re
verde w. Beckman. Luther Keller.
Roy S. Umbel, Fred Richter, Har-
mon Rolf, W. NJ Friend. S A. Rode
HEAVIER, Harry c. Edwards, Earl f.
Opel, Norris x. Welch, Boyd Sanders,
Jr., Ray E. Mosscr, Lloyd Brenneman,
Carson B. Groves, Henry NJ. Speicher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
COMMISSIONERS
AGREE ON l948
ROADS PROGRAM
List Five New Construction and
Ten Reconstruction Projects
for the Year

A number of improvements to the
county road system was agreed upon
by the County Commissioners and
county roads engineer at meeting
on February 8, it was announced this
week.
The new construction program in
cludes five projects of one mile each,
and the priority of these was listed
as follows:
No. 1, l mile, Little Crossings
New Germany Road.
No. ?, mile, Bethlehem from
Buzzard Road.
No. 3, 1 mile, Mayhem Inn-Swal-
low Falls Road.
No. 4, mile, Accident Bittinger
Road.
No. 5, mile, Sunnyside to Rt. 50
Road
The construction of the above
mentioned roads will depend upon the
public granting the County Roads de-
partment forty foot rights of way,
without cost. according to the roads
engineer, w. w Dewitt The same
will apply to the reconstruction pro-
gram Of l.3 miles which includes 10
projects and which are listed as fol-
lows:
No. /, 1 mile, Beckman to Under
wood church.
No. ?, , miles, Oakland-Sang Run
Road.
No. 3, mile, South end of Mason
School Road
No. 4, LIS miles, Dorsey Hotel Road.
No. 8, mile, Boiling Spring Buz-
card Road.
No. 7, l mile, Kings Run-Broad-
ford Road.
No. 8, 1 mile, Silver Knob Road
No. 9, 1 mile, GAINESVILLE Road.
No. 10, OS mile, jim Paugh Road.
Loeb Lynn-G0rman Road
o. Bates Chares, district engineer
Of the Maryland State Roads commits
sion yesterday that final rights of
way have been secured for a two and
one half mile stretch of road from
Loeb Lynn to German.
The planned road will represent
short cut from Oakland to German
where route 50 passes. Work will be
completed under supervision Of the
State Roads commission with the
Federal Government and Garrett
county jointly sharing expenses. The
county will obtain the necessary
money through refunds on gasoline
taxes from the state, according to or
fficials, and the state commission viii
maintain the road once it is completed
The work will include grading, drain
ing and macadam smfacing of 2.495
miles Of road. Bids are due February
"a.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Union Lenten Mid
Week Services Begin

The first of the series of mid-wccll
Lenten and Holy Week services was
conducted last night by the Pro
testant churches Of Oakland, in the
Methodist church. Rev. Austin Schild-
wachter, Episcopal rector, delivered
the sermon. The church was well
filled.
Rev. Luther L. Hare, Lutheran pas
tor, will deliver the sermon at the
service next Wednesday, also in the
Methodist church
Other schedules are:
February 25, St. Matthew's Epis-
copal, Rev. Luther L. Hare
March 3, st. Matthew's Episcopal,
Rev. Denver c. Pickens, Methodist
minister.
March 10, St. Marks Lutheran,
Rev. Austin F. Schildwachter.
March II, st. Marks Lutheran,
Rev. Denver c. Pickens.
Holy Week
MONDAY, Mdfcn u, Methodist, Kew.
Schildwachter.
Tuesday, March %, Lutheran, Rev.
Pickens.
Wednesday, March "a, Episcopal,
Rev. Hare.
Thursday, March %, Holy Com
munion services for each congrcga-
ton in their respective churches. All
services at 1880 p. m.
Good Friday, March 26, II o'clock
noon until 3 p. NJ, three hour service
at Lutheran church for Lutheran and
Methodist congregations. A separate
service will be held by the Episcopal
church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
OFFICERS RAID
AMVETS CLUB

The first raid" for quite sometime
took place on Monday night at the
local Amvets club, with Sheriff Juni-
per S. Teats and Constable Mark II.
Moon forcing themselves into the
club when they testified they were
refused admission.
Charged with illegally using slot
machines and selling liquor, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Coffey were given hear
ings before Magistrate H. A. Lora-
ditch on Wednesday morning.
Charges against Mrs. Coffey were
dropped and the trial concerned only
the charges against Mr.. Coffey.
Albert F. George testified he had
seen three slot machines in the club
house, but when the officers arrived
only one was found, which was con-
fiscated. The officers testified they
had also confscated several bottles
which were partly filled with various
kinds of whiskey, and a bottle of
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Red Cross Campaign
To Begin March 1st

Announcement that the annual Red
eros campaign for funds would get
under way on March 1, was made
this week by Mrs. Paul B. Naylor,
roll call fund chairman
Mrs. Naylor said the drive would
be carried on as in former years with
teachers of the county assisting in
the soliciting of funds. Community
chairmen and their workers are to be
named soon.
The quota set by national head
quarters for Garrett county is $500.
All material for various parts of the
county are to be mailed in the near
future, she said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
World Day of Prayer

The service for the World Day Of
Prayer in Oakland will be held Fri
day, February IS, at 2:30 p. M, in
St. Paul's Methodist church, Oakland
it has been announced.
Mrs. W. w. Grant will be leader of
the theme, THE World at Prayer
All Protestant churches in Oakland
Mt. Lake Park, Loeb Lynn, the Deep
Creek Baptist church and st, Paul's
Lutheran church at Accident, are par
ticipating.
For Aurora, W. Va
The service for the World Day of
Prayer for the Aurora-Eglon section
will be held Saturday, February H.
at 1880 p. M, in the Maple Spring
Church of the Brethren A picture
will follow the program DR.. Blanch
Miller will be the leader, assisted by
members of other churches in the
community, The Brookside Brethren.
Methodist and Lutheran churches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Corn Test Plot
Results Given

a summary of the 1947 corn test
plots in Maryland has led to three
conclusions, according to Dr. R. G..
Rothgeb of the agronomy depart
ment, University of Maryland; %
Hybrid U. S. Is and related sorts
which have been recommended in the
past, still give good account of
themselves, GU several medium early
hybrids, especially Ohio WHO showed
to good advantage in 1947, and (3)
several new hybrids not yet in pro
duction continued to give high prom
Use and another year of testing should
determine their future value to Mary
land farmers.
he explains that the coming of the
mechanical corn picker has led farm
ers to be more interested in having a
corn with good stalk quality, strong
ear shanks, and early maturity. The
Ohio WHO seems to meet these charac-
teristics and is well adapted to the
northern half Of the state, except at
high elevations.
There has been shift toward
smaller, earlier hybrids, according to
the agronomist. This has been brought
about by the need for getting corn
off the land in time for fall seeding.
Farmers have been willing to make
the change even though it means
sacrificing few bushels in yield.
Another problem being tackled on
the research farm is the development
of disease resistance particularly to
leaf blight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Preparing To Get Wallace's
Name on State Ballot

The draft of Certificate of hide
pendent nomination has been sent for
approval to the Secretary of State by
the Maryland for Wallace Committee,
according to Harold Buchanan, Secre-
tary of the Committee. The draft
copy Of the Certificate was enclosed
in a letter requesting speedy approx
al so that preparations for circulation
could begin Immediately after Feb
ruary Is, the date on which the
founding convention will be held to
form a new party in support of the
candidacy of Henry A. Wallace.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Bloomington Names
Citizens Committee

Albert Howard, Charles Price, Mil
dred Bevers, Alice Howard and
Charles Pattison were selected as a
committee of the voters Of Blooming
ton at meeting last week to serve
as a governing body under the par
tial incorporation plan being con-
sidered by the town Of Bloomington.
The names of the committee will
be listed on a bill to be presented to
the next session of the Maryland
Legislature The bill will provide for
the collection of a town tax and will
give the committee the authority to
spend this revenue for street lights
and other specified town purposes
At last weeks meeting Senator L.
4. Fraley outlined the possibilities
{ receiving funds under the Sherbow
eport from licenses, gasoline tax and
ace tracks. All Incorporated towns
j the county are receiving a share
4 this money which is coming in
nom these sources.
Il Bloomington formerly was an in
orporated town but a number CT
ears ago gave up its charter.
According to proposed bill dis
ibuted at the meeting last week the
yea would include the following:
beginning for the same at the mouth
s. Savage to near Deep Hole, cutting
ross to corner of street at Lot No.
following North street to Par
ns avenue, approximately 400 feet
ove Milton Bever's property, fol-
gging Parsons Avenue to end oe
wn plot on Potomac river, on an
agle to the Swinging Bridge, then
blowing Potomac river to the mouth
Savage river, designating the
rners of Borderside as points to
art surveying the town plot for tax
.-g properties"
Under the proposed bill the Board
s, q County Commissioners would be
Empowered to levy and cause to be
llected from property owners, at
e time of the county tax levy, with
the described area of Bloomington,
ch amounts not exceeding thirty
nts on each one hundred dollars
birth Of assessable property.
Another meeting of citizens is
leduled for the first of March to
.rk out further details.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Directors of Timber
Association To Meet

Controversy over the Forest Con-
servancy Act and its regulations will
be aired at a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Land and Timber
Owners Protective Association, to be
held in the Accident school house on
Tuesday evening, February II, ac-
cording to an announcement by Ralph
Ault, secretary.
The meeting is to decide a course
of action in regard to the recent order
of the local forestry board that limits
the cutting of any trees below Z inches
in diameter for commercial purposes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
". F. Frazee Elected
Friendsville Mayor

William F. Frazee was elected as
mayor of Friendsville at the towns
municipal election last Tuesday.
Ray Lytle and Cecil W. Schroyer
were reelected as councilmen, and
Jonas Bittinger was the third council
man chosen. Aubrey Custer, whose
term expired this year, was not a
candidate for reelection.
Holdover members of council are
Clarence Wicklow, Laurence Friend,
and John Williams.
The first meeting of the new coun-
ell will be held the first Monday in
March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
High School P.-T.A.
Program Scheduled
For This Evening

1--WE the Peoples" is the topic fol
the round table discussion of the
United Nations, arranged by the pro
gram committee Of the Oakland High
School Parent-Teacher association
meeting, to be held this evening i'll
the school auditorium.
Speakers will include Mrs. Fulchel
Smith, Mrs. Harold Harmed, Merle
Frantz, Mrs. Lewis Jones and Miss
Roberta Cogley.
R. Bowen Hardesty, assistant
superintendent of schools, will speak
briefly at the meeting this evening
The meeting will begin at O'Clock
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
Temperature Reaches A

Yesterday was the high spot on the
rmometer for the past several
eks with an official reading of Al
rees at the Weber station south of
IN, Thawing has continued today
h many of the streets and high
Us a glare of ice.
he low reading of the week was
below zero on the 9th. The thermo-
ter stood at zero on the 10th.
since last Thursday 312 inches of
wv has covered the ground. At
Sent an average of 8 inches of
" remains on the ground in the
n country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
File For Reelection

Harry L. Stemple and Earl Shart-
ger, two of Oakland's city council
men whose terms expire, filed as
candidates for reelection on Tues
day, according to Arthur Lawton,
clerk. Ralph Pritts, the other member
of council whose term expires, filed
as a candidate before he left for his
Florida trip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
DR.. Lusby to Speak
To Women's Club

At the regular meeting of the
Business and Professional Women's
club this evening at G:15 at the VIII
liam-James hotel, DR.. Thomas f.
Lusby will be the speaker. The meet
ing is in charge of Mrs. Harve Mus
sard, chairman of the health and
safety committee.
Names voted upon and accepted at
the last meeting include Mrs. Bea-
trice Gender, Miss Wanda Whittake",
Miss Elizabeth Talbot, Mrs. Alta
Duling, Mary Lohr, Mrs. Julius Lift
man, Leona Menke, Cleda Bittinger,
Rebecca Teets, Arthelia Dixon and
Mrs. Helen Thayer.