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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Free Chest X-Rays
Being Offered Again
Schedules Arranged in Five
Centers-To Start September IL

Free chest X-rays will be offered
to the student body and citizens of
Garrett county from September -
through September 10, it was an
nounced by DR.. Thomas B. Dunno,
county health officer.
This service is being offered to all
citizens fourteen years of age and
over and is for the purpose of ruling
out tuberculosis as a possible public
health problem.
The survey IS being sponsored
jointly by the county and state health
departments, the County Board of
Education and the state and local
tuberculosis associations.
During the week the X-ray unit
will be in the following locations:
September 10, Grantsville High,
for students 8 a. m. to ? p. M; open
to adult population, 4 to 8 p. m.
September IA, Friendsville High,
students, 8 a. M to y noon; Acct
dent High, students 1 to 3 p. M;
adults to 8 p. m.
September Is and 16, Oakland
High, students, 8 a. m. to 3 p. M;
adults, to p. m.
September Is, KitzmiIler High,
students, 10 a. m. to ? p. M; adults,
to p. m.
Arrangements for the program
were being made this week by Pa
tlicia White Warren, of the Maryland
tuberculosis association. School prin-
cipals in each location are assisting
with the organization of the program
and Mrs. w. Robert Nethken and
other citizens are assisting with the
educational and volunteer work.
During the county survey last
year ,416 persons availed themselves
Of this service, according to figures
from the health department, and Dr.
Dunno said he hoped that many more
than that number would get chest X
rays this year, Health officials urge
that those who were examined last
year return for a repeat X-ray. The
X-ray tells if person is free from
tuberculosis and discovers cases early
when cure is easiest 1t was empha-
sized that there was no undressing
and that it takes but a few minutes.
All reports are confidential and are
mailed to the individual within three
or four weeks. Where indicated the
family physician is also notified.
This service is paid for by taxes
and the sale of Christmas seals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Oldest Resident
OF Oakland Dies

Mrs. Sarah B. Ashby, widow of NJ.
NJ. Ashby, oldest resident Of Oakland,
passed away early Sunday morning
at her home on Third street, Oakland,
at the age of 90 years, s months and
7 days. Death occurred following =
brief illness.
Mrs. Ashby was born near Biting
er December IA, 1856, a daughter OF
John J. and Christina Warwick
Beachy. She had resided for many
years in Oakland, and for the past
number of years had been spending
the summer here and the winter
months with her son-in-law and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. S. E. Wicker,
Lewistown, Pa.
Surviving are her daughter, the
former Orpah c. Ashby; and two
sons, Earl c. Ashby, Deer Park; and
Ellsworth B. Ashby, Pittsburgh.
She was member of St. Marks
Lutheran church, from which place
funeral services were conducted on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
with interment in the Oakland Gene
terry, Rev. c. A. Shilke, Evansville,
Pa, former pastor here, officiated
Pallbearers were Mason Glotfelty, A.
T Matthews, Cecil Smith, Donald
Sincell, Alva G. Gortner, and Daniel
p. Smouse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
BY MARY [. LOVE

coin, boarded at the Joseph NJ Come
way home near Table Rock. Charmed
by the possibilities of the place as
haven for other tuberculosis sufferers
like himself, he urged the Come
ways to build larger house and take
more roomers and boarders Accord
ingly, the house was built on the
southern slope of Backbone Mountain
in about 1901. Marcellus Wolfe, of
the Glades, was the contractor and
Cal Anderson, now of Mt. Lake Park,
furnished the lumber. The twenty-one
room house was built with a spruce
frame, covered with red brick and
lined throughout with chestnut panel
ling. The center of operations was the
basement kitchen from which food
was lifted by dumb waiter to the
serving pantry and handed into the
large dining room. On the hill above
the house a lookout tower was built
with view of four states, Maryland
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25

Mrs. ConneWay was quite cook.
1t is more than twenty-five years
since she served meals at Table Rock,
but old-timers still sigh, "Oh, Mrs
Conneway's fried chicken! Oh, those
vegetables and preserves"
1t was in 1909 that Mrs. Homer
Sluss, of Cincinnati, was in Mt. Lake
Park for a YWCA convention. One of
the highlights of the conference was
the trip by surrey to Conneways for
"a glorious view and wonderful
dinner, neither dimmed by the pas
sage of time" As a souvenir of the
trip Mrs. Sluss kept the accompany
ing picture, and recently mailed it to
a summer resident of the Park, ask
ing if the Conneway house still
stands. 1t does, just east of Table
Rock and north of Route 80.
The story of the Conneway House
begins at the close Of the last century
when Thomas Lionel Lincoln, a law
yer of Carmichael, Pennsylvania, and
a distant relative of Abraham Lin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
New Members Chosen

At an adjourned session Of the 4th
quarterly conference of St. Paul's
Methodist church, the following were
elected as new members of the Of
ficial board:
]. L. Bell, Mrs H. Robert Dewitt,
R. Bowen Hardesty, Marvin R. Jones,
Howard Taft Oursler, Arthur M
Savage, Mrs. Fulcher P. Smith, H.
Clay Stickel.
Thirty-one additional persons re-
main on the board, according to DR..
Denver C. Pickens, pastor. The new
members will serve for four years.
Mason J. Glotfelty was also elected
a trustee of the church, to succeed
the late c. Milton Sincell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
SEPTEMBER TERM
JURORS SELECTED
Grand Judy viii Convene on
Tuesday. September 13-LOwell
LoOmis Is Named Foreman

Grand and petit jurors for the Sep
TENDER Term Of Court were selected
under the supervision Of Associate
Judge Oliver H. Bruce, at the Court
House on Monday morning. Local
attorneys and court officials were
present at the drawing.
The Grand Jury will convene on
Tuesday, September -, at 10 o.
clock, Judge Bruce announced. Nor
mally the jurors would begin their de-
iberations on Monday, but Septem-
Der II being Old Defenders Day, the
following day was fixed Lowell
Loomis, Oakland, was named fore
man of the grand jury.
Petit jurors are ordered to report
for duty on Monday, September &c,
at 8 o'clock
Grand Jurors
Lowell LOOMS, foreman; Blaine II.
Friend, Simon ]. Orendorf, Ross Sell
by, Milo F. Wilson, Eliza O. Biser,
I1dIOlu u. DdlucS, l1CG u olle1A III
Clyde w Breedlove, Artenis w. Sines,
John H. Folk, Earl S. Beckman, John
L. Carey, Amos c. Martin, George w.
Harvey, C. B. Kimble, John A Sharps,
Eliza E. Bray, Spencer w. Graham,
Calvin 0. Harvey, Joseph Z. Calls,
Floyd Paugh, Denver Sanders.
Petit Jurors
F. D. Bittle, James Thomas Lyons,
Elmer S. Shawley, Leslie Rodeheaver,
John c. Miller, Paul NJ. Georg, Ray
f. McManus, f. G. Clatterbuck, Geo.
A. White, George Fulk, Lee McCrobie,
Benjamin F. Shaffer, Jr., J. Frank
Browning, William H. Lohr, Eldred
K. Stahl, Arnold E. Fox, Walter w.
Savage, Thomas S. Custer, Arthur
c. Calhoun, Quincy A. Murphy, A.
Harland Beckman, Haven Dewitt,
Steven Dewitt, Floyd D. Mcintyre,
Orval n Kinsinger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Named as Delegate

Joseph Gender, who was delegate
to the State convention of the Ameri-
can Legion in Baltimore, returned
to his home on Sunday night. On
Tuesday morning he received tele-
gram saying he had been elected as
a delegate to the National convention
in Philadelphia, which is being held
in September.
Mr.. Gender was one of 35 elected
from a list of 1O4 persons nominated.
Other delegates from Oakland were
Paul Turney, Guy W. Hinebaugh,
Lawrence Downey, Earl Peterson.
Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Turney were
delegates to the Auxiliary conven-
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
4O-Hour Week Will
Not Affect Service
At Railroad Station

That the 4O-hour week which will
90 into effect for railroad company
workers on September /, would not
affect the service at the Oakland sta
ton, was announced yesterday.
c. E. Murphy will work Monday thru
Friday, while Walter Hardesty will
work Saturday through Wednesday,
in order to come under the 40-hour
week, but still maintain service every
day of the week.
The 40-hom ruling resulted from
negotiations with the 10 non-operat-
ing railroad Brotherhoods this sum
mer Employees were also granted an
approximate 56-ccnts-a-day raise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
County Needy Get
S2O,Sl9.23 In July

Assistance totaling $20,819.23 was
granted to Garrett county residents
through the Department of Public
Welfare Of the State Of Maryland
during July, according to the statis-
teal report of the agency.
The aid was offered through Old
Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent
Children, Public Assistance to the
Needy Blind, General Public assis-
lance, and Foster Home programs.
Payments throughout the state to
the Public Welfare program for July
totaled 81 POS, $50, some $4,000 more
than the June total.
During the month 283 persons re-
ceived average Old Age Assistance
grants of $32.14 for total of 49,
O95.37. Six who applied were placed
on the rolls with assistance to three
others cancelled.
Aid to dependent children. was
given to 324 children Of la families
with grants averaging $3.50 per
child, for a total cost Of $S,228.80.
Assistance was given to 6 needy
blind for an average cost of $44.98,
a total cost of $26988. Another rs
persons in Garrett county received
$2,729.49 under the General Public
Assistance program for an average
of $3499. Foster home care of 16
children cost $495.69.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Ohio Man Dies AS
Result of Injuries

A 63-year-old Beaver Dam, Ohio,
man injured in an auto crash near
Grantsville last Wednesday, died on
Tuesday night in Miners hospital,
Frostburg.
The car, operated by John Ross, the
victim, collided beadon with State
Roads Commission truck on Meadow
Mountain, route 40, east of Grants
vile.
Trooper Blair Bucket said the Ross
machine was not travelling fast but
skidded into the vehicle driven by
Harry Bittinger, of Oakland, The
wife of the Ohio man suffered a frac-
tured knee cap while the truck driver
escaped injury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Grantsville Pair
Held After Raid
Staff Photo and Engraving.

Elmer J. Hayes and Bertha b..
Hayes, his wife, of Grantsville, were
being held under $4,000 bond for ac-
ton of the September Term of court,
following a hearing before Magis-
trate II. A, Loraditch on Wednesday
on charges Of illegal possession of
liquor and using Slot machines.
There were two charges against
each person, with $1,000 in each case.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were arrested
Tuesday night in the basement recre-
alton room Of their home after a
State police squad from the LaVale
barracks raided the place on a search
warrant issued in Cumberland Tues
day by Associate Judge George lien
derson.
First Sgt. w. E. O'Hara said the
raid was made at the request Of the
States Attorney, Dwight Slower.
Police said four Slot machines, 5,
10, 25 and so cent devices, were con
fiscated. They added that at least one
machine was in use when they ar
rived on the scene.
They said the recreation room was
provided with wcll-equipped and
stocked bar, adding that about two
dozen fifths of whis&ey and several
cases of beer were on hand. Three
persons were in the room besides the
Hayes, State Police said.
Police said operators of the recre-
alton room had no license to sell beer
and it is not lawful to sell liquor in
Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Mercury Drops to 40

The temperature in the Oakland
area took a nose dive on Sunday
morning, the low reading at the of
ficial station at Weber's being 40 dc
grees.
In scattered portions of the county
lower readings were recorded with
reports of a light frost and even a
thin skim of ice on water pals.
The temperature climbed to high
of 81 yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Authorizes Project

Within two week period the State
Roads Commission has authorized
starting of work ON seven projects
involving $1,890,151 and covering
highway construction in seven coun-
ties.
One project authorized is resurfac-
ing % miles on state route $50 be-
tween Mt. Lake Park and German,
at a cost of $107,198.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Win In Parade

Grantsville High school band won
$50 as the best high school band at
the VI day parade in Keyser, W. Va,
last Friday night.
Bloomington Fire company won $25
second prize for best appearing fire
company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Chicken Supper Scheduled

The W.S.C.S. of the Corinth
Methodist church is having a chicken
supper on Tuesday, August 80, from
$3.50 to 8 o'clock, standard time, at
the Ladies' Aid hall in Corinth. The
cost for adults is 81 per plate, chill
dren, so cents. All are invited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Martin Reunion

The Martin reunion will be held at
Swan Meadow school on Sunday, Au-
gust %.
All relatives and friends are in
vited. A basket dinner will be served
at noon,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25
Man Injured In Fall

Paul Kinsinger, ~, Grantsville
farmer, was injured in fall from
hay NOW last Wednesday, and re-
mains in a critical condition in Me
mortal hospital, Cumberland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-25

The population of the United States
probably will rise above $50 million
before 1949 is out,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Prison Guards Ask
Overtime Pay They
Lost For II Years

Washington (LPA) - The Gov
ernment Workers Union, a part of
the Industrial Union of Marine d
Shipbuilding Workers is pushing a
bill in Congress to give federal
prison guards the Saturday over
time pay they lost for twelve years.
In 1881 Congress declared Satur-
day "a half-holiday for all federal
employees. Up to that time prison
guards had been working seven
day week.
Bureau of Prison officials con-
tinued to force guards to work six
days a week, telling them, mean
while, that they were getting a
real break. "We're giving you a
full day off when we only have to
give you half day." they told the
guards.
Not till 1943, when new federal
regulation on overtime pay was
enacted, did the guards get extra
compensation for their Saturday
work.
GWU in its statement on behalf
Of the corrective measure, HR 1744,
points out that the clear intent of
Congress in enacting the 1881 half
holiday law was to set a 5a day
work week, not a 612 day week.
Therefore, the government owes
the 1000 guards a half day over
time pay for the extra work they
did from 1881 to l943.
GWU CO. Chairman William Mir
engoff also announced last week
that three more locals of the cleft
wing" United Public Workers have
shifted to GWU. He declared that
revolts of UPW locals against the
national leaders pro-Communist
policies have reduced it to a shell.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Labor Lawyers
Damn Taft Bill

Washington (LPA) = Leading
labor lawyers last week published
their analysis of Sen. Robert A.
Taft's CIR, Ohio) substitute for the
administrations Taft-Hartley re-
pealer.
Their analysis of it reveals that
the Taft amendments "are care
fully designed to give the appear
ance but not the reality of conces-
sions to the popular demand for
Taft Hartley repeal"
Among the basic Taft-Hartley
provisions left intact by what Sen.
Paul Douglas Cd, Ill., called the
"bobtailed Taft-Hartley act" the
attorneys said are: government
by Injunction" prohibition of boy
colts, the ban on the closed shop
and the okay on employer suits
against unions.
AFL General Counsel Herbert
Thatcher and CIO General Counsel
Arthur Goldberg were joined by a
dozen AFL and CIO union attor-
neys in preparing the study.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

During Union Label Week, let's
prove to the world that all people
benefit by the AFL goals we seek.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Finds Employer
Guilty But SIaps
UAW Union Too

Washington (LPA)-The NLRB
last week hung an unfair labor
practice rap on the North Electric
Manufacturing Co. and on the
United Auto Workers which had
organized the company's plants.
North Electric, the board declar-
ed, violated the law by sending a
plant supervisor to attend a union
organizing meeting and to threat
EN- the workers with loss of their
jobs, if they joined the union.
It's labor relations director also
tried to WOO two local UAW off
GERS away from the union.
Altho admitting the outrageous
conduct Of the employer, which
would have been the sole issue
under the Wagner act, the board
had to put Taft Hartley twist
into it's decision.
Despite the company's provoca-
tive gestures, the board also ruled
against the UAW because its
"mass picket" line kept non-union
workers from entering the firms
Ohio plants.
The extent of the NLRB's back
log is shown by the fact that it's
just now passing on a case which
began in 1947.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
ANA PRESCRIPTIONS
FOR LABOR RELATIONS

Atlantic City, N. J. (LPA)-
Here's a story that the American
Medical Associations $100,0C0-a-
year press agents aren't likely to
release:
1t happened at sessions of the
AMA's "House of Delegates
that is, governing body-following
the organizations annual meeting
mere.
Someone raised these questions:
How come the ANA has renewed a
contract with a commercial insur-
ance company to cover hospitaliza-
ton and certain medical benefits
for the 400 employees at the AMA's
headquarters in Chicago? Why
wasn't the contract made instead
with the non-profit Blue Cross sys-
TEN?
Looking embarrassed, DR.. George
Lull, the AMA's general manager,
replied: "Why, the representatives
of the employees wanted it that
way"
"Who are the representatives of
the employees 2" an ANA director
asked.
"Why, the controller, the book
keeper and the office manager,
Lull answered.
"Who chose them as representa-
tives of the employes?" the same
director inquired.
al did," Lull replied.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom, has seen
fit to take from midst friend and fellow worker
Sister Eliza Louise Peey respected and admired for her fe
lowship and character and
Whereas We the members Local Union 3d. recognize
the loss of this Sister, and shall cherish and respect the
of her pleasant and evidence of sympathy
and esteem, it is hereby further
Resolved That extend profound sympathy to
family, copy of this resolution be published
official Journal The Poters Herald copy spread upon the
Of the Local and copy to the bereaved family
Also that charter be draped mourning for period Of
thirty days.
FAYE KELL
HELEN HANEY
VESPA HICMAN Committee.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
NLRB Official
Throws Out Vote

New York (LPA) - Charl e S
Douds, New York regional NLRE
director, last week ordered new
election among employees of the
Bloomingdale Department Store
His unusual action overturning an
earlier ballot came when the Re
tail Clerks Int'l Association-AFL
satisfied him that the "left-wing"
independent Department Store
Union Local had won the election
by fraud.
The NLRB official sustained
RClA's claim that threats and
actual violence played a large part
in the pro-Wallace unions victory.
RCIA Vice President Samuel
Meyers declared that his union will
win the new election. He accused
the rival outfit of making a
"phoney bargaining deal" with
Bloomingdale, whereby Local 3 got
a contract but the workers received
no benefits. Unfair labor practice
charges will be pressed by RClA
against the store.
Douds rejected a similar RCIA
complaint against Local 5 of the
"left-wing" Department Store
Union, which won an NLRB cleo
tion in Stern's Department Store.
The AFL union failed to prove
this case, he ruled. Meyers, how
ever, said that RClA will appeal
this decision to the NLRB itself.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

Even people who love their work
just can't abide Mondays.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
AL Carpenter Picked As
Worker Father Of Yedr"

New York.-McKinley Ramsey,
a Tennessee cedar chest maker and
a member of Local 3142, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, American Federation of
Labor, has been selected worker
Father of the Year." according to
an announcement made by the Ma
tional Fathers Day Committee.
Mr.. Ramsey left his home city
of Chattanooga, Tenn, the night of
June IL to spend a week in New
York City as guest of the commit
tee.
In making their selection of the
"Worker Father" the committee
pointed out that Mr.. Ramsey is
typical of the millions of working
men throughout the nation who
labor in the smaller industries. Mr..
Ramsey, a cabinet maker since
1918, has been making cedar chests
at the Cavalier Corporation.
He served Ia months overseas in
the S1st Division in World War l.,
and with this exception, has con-
tinually piled his trade in the fur
niture industry.
Mr.. Ramsey is the father of four.
Two sons, both of whom are veter-
ans of World War III, reside in
Chattanooga One is an accountant
and the other graduates from col
lege this year and is serving as an
assistant to a Methodist minister.
Two daughters also are in the
Ramsey family. One is married and
is the mother of a 6-month-old
daughter, and the other is a high
school junior.
Mr.. Ramsey has been in the
furniture field all his life, though
he still likes to dabble in farming
and trains his own hunting dogs.
While in New York, Mr. Ramsey
will make radio and television APP
pearances as well as make public
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you'll
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
MRS. LAWRENCE CROWL

Malvern, Ohio-Mrs. Margaret
Riebe Crowl, wife of Lawrence
Crowl, proprietor of the Malvern
Lumber Co., died June IL in her
home after an illness of more than
two years. Mrs. Crowl had been a
patient of Mercy Hospital. She was
38.
Surviving, in addition to her hus-
band, are two daughters, Valoise
and Joy Kay, and two sons, Robert
and Don of the home; her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Riebe; a bro
ther, Frank Riebe of Minerva, and
a sister, Mrs. Amanda Lindeman
of Alliance.
Mrs. Crowl was a member of st.
Martins Lutheran Church and
Local Union No. 70, National Bro
therhood of Operative Potters.
Services were conducted in st.
Martins Church by Rev. j. |. Seim.
Burial was in Eastlawn Cemetery,
Minerva.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Cite 'POck cts Of
SubStandard Wages

Washington (LPA)-The "cruel
plight of 125 seamless hosiery
workers in Port Huron, Mich, high
lights absolute need for speedy
action on legislation to raise min
imum wages to at least 75c an
hour" Textile Workers Union of
America representative John Edel-
man points out.
He's. told Chairman John Lesin-
ski Cd, Mich.) of the House Labor
Committee the story of the en-
ployes of j. L. Fead & Co. in Re-
publican Congressman Jesse VOL
colts home town, who are faced
with wage reduction from Gle to
51c an hour. Workers will strike
if the offer isn't raised before June
Oath.