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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
$1,000 In Prizes
Being Offered For
Veterans Day Parade

Prizes totaling $1,000 are being Of
fered to drum corps, bands, drill
teams, national guard units and
ladies' auxiliaries for participation in
the parade in Oakland on Veterans
day of the Oakland Centennial cele-
bration, Friday, August II, it was
announced this week by John Steven
son, Jr., chairman.
The parade will be held at o'clock
p. m. For the best drum corps first
prize of 1925 is being offered, with
$500 for second. The best band will
be awarded $3.50 with $75 as second
prize.
Other prizes offered include 500
for the best drill team with $50 for
second; 500 for the best national
guard unit with not less than 40
members, and $50 for second; $50 for
unit coming the longest distance with
20 or more men in line; $50 for the
organization with the most members
in line of march; and $50 for the best
ladies' auxiliary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
To Dedicate Temple

The dedication of the new I.O.O.F
temple at Loeb Lynn Heights will
take place Sunday afternoon, July
IT, at 2 o'clock, and members of the
fraternity there are arranging 9
parade and program.
The structure was completed sever
al months ago.
The grand master of the granc
lodge of Maryland, IOOF, and other
grand lodge officers are to attend
and conduct the dedication cere-
monies. A large number of Odd Eel
low and Rebekah lodges from Mary
land and West Virginia will be repre-
scented, including members of the
Patriarchs Militant, of Hagerstown
A male quartet from Westernport
lodge will furnish music for the ser-
vice.
A parade through the streets OF
the town will precede the dedication
ceremonies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Truck, Bananas Stolen

County officials were called out
last Friday to unravel mystery in
volving a stolen truck and stolen
bananas.
Deputy Sheriff Paul W. Fisher said
a red truck with two men in it ran
onto the property cf Mrs. L. L. Carr,
in Mt Lake Park, about midnight.
Miss Florence Browning, nurse, in
vestigated and the two men fled
leaving the truck and ignition key.
The truck was loaded with bananas,
said to be stolen from in front of
Workings, on the Mt. Lake road. The
truck was identified as a stolen truck,
owned by Bennett Sisler, of Friends
vile, and was said to have been
stolen from in rear of the Manhattan
hotel. - -1 &, I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Arrange Kitchen Tour
For Homcmakers

Six kitchens will be visited by
Homemakers' clubs members and
their guests on kitchen tour which
has been arranged by h e County
Homemakers' Home Management
committee, Mrs. Raymond Georg, Ac-
cident, chairman, on July 2lst.
Miss Helen Irene Smith, Home
Management Specialist, University of
Maryland, under whose counseling
most of the kitchens have been
planned or remodeled, will conduct
the tour.
Homemakers will meet at the home
of Mrs. Foster Yost, Accident, at l
p. M, standard time. From there they
will proceed to the homes of Mrs.
Charles Wilt, Mrs. Clark Schloss-
nagle, Mrs. w. w. Dewitt, Mrs. Geo
VAIL, Jr., Accident, and Mrs. Luther
Hare, Oakland.
On Thursday morning and Friday
Miss Smith will hold counseling meet
ings for those who wish help in
kitchen planning or remodeling.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Ninety-Eight Persons
Chosen For Pageant

Selection of ninety-eight persons
for parts in the pageant, "Song of
the Oaks" to be presented upon three
evenings during the Centennial cele-
bration, was completed yesterday by
the pageant committee, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Lewis R. Jones,
chairman.
Preliminary rehearsals have al
ready been held for the early scenes,
and other scenes are to be gone over
with the characters the balance of
this week. After the preliminary
meetings, there will be two practice
sessions at the pageant grounds, Mrs.
Jones announccd-one on August 3,
and dress rehearsal on August 5.
Scenes Of the pageant are to in
clude the coming of the McCartys,
the first postoffice, the first Sunday
School, the first school, the building
of the railroad, the civil war period,
the formation of the county and Oak
land as its county seat, the coming
of Grover Cleveland and his bride to
Garrett county, and the inclusion of
World War II.
Parts of the ballad of Oakland,
written by Rev. Felix G. Robinson,
will be interspersed, along with solos
and dancing.
Elmer Upole and members of the
forestry department are supervising
the planting of scenery around the
stage which will soon be erected on
the new school building lot on the
Mt. Lake road, near the Weber road
intersection.
There will be thirty-five members
in the chorus, while seventeen of
those participating will be members
of the National Guard. The pageant
is to be given on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings during the
week of August 8 to IA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Brookhart Heads
Knights of Pythias
Officers To Be Installed To-
morrow Evening

Maurice Brookhart will be installed
as chancellor commander of Garrett
Lodge No. 113, Knights of Pythias,
at the regular meeting on Friday
evening, succeeding Harry C. Cod
dington. Mason Calls, lodge deputy,
will be the installing officer.
Other officers to be installed in
clude Lloyd Gene Liller, vice-chancel-
lor; George Comp, prelate; Harry
Coddington, master of work; Beeson
Snyder, master at arms; Walter Har-
desty, secretary; NJ. w. Mann, fl
nancial secretary; A. G. Gortner,
treasurer; Playford Ryan, inside
guard; John Forman, outside guard.
Officers were elected in June and
will serve for period of six months.
Refreshments will be served following
the installation. The session begins at
1880 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Marbles Tourney to
Mark Part of Youth
Centennial Program

Announcement of the marbles tour
nament, open to any boy from 10 to
16 years of age inclusive, as a part
of the youth program for Centennial
week, was made this week by Bruce
Jenkins, who will be in charge.
The tournament will be one of elm
ination and will be held on the Oak
land Elementary school grounds on
Wednesday morning, August 10, from
10 a. m., until noon.
First round contests will be one
game each, but after the first round
contests will be the best out of B.
Mr.. jenkins said. Games will be
played within a 6-foot circle, with 8
marbles in the center in the form of
a cross.
Merchandise to the value of $40
and SIS will be presented to the win
ner and runner-up.
Those planning to enter the tour
nament are being asked to notify Mr.
jenkins at Oakland by July rs SO
that pairings of contestants may be
completed. Late entrants will be
taken care of as much as is possible
it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
DOLLAR DAYS
event BEGINS
HERE FRIDAY

Many Oakland merchants, partici-
pating in the community dollar days
event, are carrying advertisements in
today's issue Of The Republican.
Readers will find hundreds of bar
gains listed in the papers twenty
pages, probably the largest paper in
its history.
Free prize balloons are to be re-
leased from the top Of the First Ma
tional Bank h;l,.diag at 10 O'Clock
Friday and Saturday mornings.
Every balloon has free cash value
prize coupon attached, it was stated.
The Mt Top Chamber of Com
merce is sponsoring the event. There
will be free parking in Oakland on
Friday, Saturday and Monday. Mer-
chants, business men and workers
were being asked to reserve the park
ing space for customers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Show of Artificially
Bred Dairy Calves
Will Be 1st In State
staff Photo and Engraving

The first show in the state of arti-
ficially bred dairy calves, will be one
of the features of the annual county
farmers picnic, which is to be held
at the Bittinger recreational area on
Saturday, August 6, it was announced
by John H. Carter, county agent.
The show is being sponsored by the
State artificial breeding cooperative
Mr.. Carter said the program in this
county already had aroused lot OF
interest among dairymen and keen
competition in the calf exhibit was
promised. A dairy specialist from the
University of Maryland and state
artificial breeding cooperative will be
there to Judge and comment on the
exhibit Interested breeders are asked
to contact Mr.. Garter, or the breeding
technicians, Baity Ridder OF Daniel
Klotz.
Another feature of the farmers
picnic which is sponsored by Local
farm organizations, IS the selection
Of the county farm girl to represent
the county at the state fair at Tim
onium, at the state farm beauty con-
test. The girl must be All or F .H.A
member to be eligible to participate
The farm picnic is held annually
the first Saturday in August. AL
farmers and their families are in
vited to participate in the basket
lunch. There will be recreation fol
both adults and children. Members OF
the All clubs will exhibit their baby
beef calves and they will be judged
by adults and youth.
Further details of the outing will
be announced
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Red Cross Swimming
Program Announced
LEARN to Swim Project to be
Carried on in Five Communities
by Herbert Leighton

Learn to swim" is again the call
of the local chapter of the Red Cross.
Five centers of instruction are again
to be set up so that as many children
of the county as possible will be able
to participate. These centers will be
at Bittinger, Crellin, Oakland, Grants
vile and Friendsville. The program is
designed for non-swimmers and will
include those who have not particl-
pated before and those who have par
ticipated but have not received Be-
ginner cards. The only age require
ment is that the children be at least
s years old Herbert Leighton will be
the instructor in charge of the pro
gram.
A change from previous years will
be noted in this years plan. Instead
of carrying on the classes at all five
centers at the same time for period
of 5 or weeks, the Red Cross is
planning to give days Of instruction
each week for two weeks at each
center. According to Herbert Leigh
ton this more concentrated schedule
will be to the pupils advantage in
that the pupils progress will be great
er.
The first two weeks program will
begin at Bittinger on Monday, July
IS. Registration for this class will be
make by contracting Mrs. Herbert
Bucket by Saturday morning, July 16.
The classes will be held at the Pleas
ant Valley Recreation Area at 1880
EST.
The classes for Crellin and Oak
land will begin on August l but will
be discontinued during Oakland's
Centennial week. The second week of
instruction will begin on August Is,
The classes for Friendsville and
Grantsville will begin on August p
and continue for the two following
weeks. Exact times and meeting
places will be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Girls All Rally
To Be Held July %

The Garrett County girls All Rally
Day will be held at Pleasant Valley
Recreation Area, at Bittinger, at 10
a. M, July 29th.
The girls will have exhibits Of
clothing, foods, home management
and home furnishing projects. There
will also be demonstration and judg-
ing teams.
In the afternoon, thtre will be a
recreational program of music, and
games and sports under the direction
of Ina Claire Jenkins, Mary 7. Nay
lor and Ella Fazzalari. Miss Gloria
Bohn, assistant home demonstration
agent, Allegany county, will assist
with the music.
The public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Tenth Book Station
Placed By Library

The tenth book station of the Gar
rett County Free Library, was
placed in Fazenbaker's Store, at
Bloomington, Friday, July 8th. Sta
tions already are in Accident, Bit
finger, Crellin, Friendsville, Grants
Vile, Kitzmiller, Vindex, Sang Run
and Shallmar, each case holding
some 100 or more books for the use
of the readers in those communities
Plans are to change books every
month or so, and persons desiring
any special book, may leave requests
at the station, and they will either be
sent direct to them or left at the sta
ton.
The following have donated books
to the Library recently:
Lena l.. Wolfe, Max Jarboe, Eliza
beth West, Roger Gibson, Mary Lynn
Warfeld, Mrs. Howard Rathbun, Ell
len Turney, Mrs. Joe Stanton, Helen
Harmed, DR.. E. l. Baumgartner
Theoda r. Miller, Marshall Brown
and Shirley Stockman.
More book cases are now being
built, to be set as soon as possible.
This service is free to all county
readers and it is asked that books be
returned on time. At present there
are quite a number of books due
back from readers. Mrs. Veronica
Robertson, acting librarian, asks
that readers please check through
their books and if there are any be-
longing to the library, to return them
promptly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Civic Club Plans
Antique Tea Aug. 8

The Oakland Civic club is planning
an antique tea, open to the public,
at the home of Mrs. Frederick Thay-
er, on Monday, August 8, from 2 to
A o'clock, it has been announced.
Mrs. E. Z. Tower and Mrs. Edward
H. Sincell will pour. Hostesses, in
costume, will be Mrs. Paul B. Nay
Tor, Mrs. f. l. Baumgartner, Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Weeks and Mrs. Earl Zepp.
A number of antiques will be on
display Persons having antiques to
display are asked to contact those in
charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Curriculum Workshop
Being Conducted Here

A curriculum workshop for ele-
mentory teachers in order to plan and
launch long term program of curri-
culum revision for the elementary
schools of the county, has been in
session since July 5, and will con-
clude on July %. Forty-five teachers
are enrolled in the workshop center
which is at the Oakland Elementary
school.
Joseph Sollars, principal Of the
workshop, said an important phase of
the program is a demonstration class
of twenty children in grades 3, 4, and
5. The purpose of the class is to give
teachers an opportunity to observe
modern practices of teaching princi-
Piles. The class is taught by Miss
Elizabeth Slater, principal of Four
Corners Elementary school, Mont
gomery county, Silver Spring.
The workshop is directed by Miss
C. Mabel Smith, curriculum, director
of Montgomery County schools, and
Miss Grace Alder, state supervisor
of elementary education, State de-
partment of Education, Baltimore.
Miss Dorothy Shires, assistant
supervisor of elementary education,
state department of education, Miss
Kate Bannatyne and Mrs. Caroline
Wilson, county supervisors, are con-
sultants to committee groups. Miss
Mae Graham, state librarian, has
participated in the program by dem
onstrating the use of children's books
in the classroom.
Participants include:
Primary Content Committee: Alyce
Imam, chairman; Claudine Opel, Mary
Martha Friend, Mary S. Jackson,
Grace H. Speicher, Barbara Martin
Sweitzer, Leona Menke, Elva NJ.
Dean, Valla N. Martin, Mary Riggs,
Helen Kelly.
intermediate Content committee:
Phyllis H. Williams, chairman; Helen
Chisholm, Joseph P. Sollars, Cathe-
rine L. Hoye, Viola Broadwater, En-
ma Carson, Foster Riggs, Elizabeth
Blake, Edwin Elias.
Skill Sequence committee, grades
1-6-Reading: Gladys Hamill, chair
man; Hildred Mulvey, Helen Kelly,
Esther Opel, Mary Strauss, Bruce
Jenkins, Paul Andrick, Bertha frost.
Language: Zeola Robson, chairman;
Evelyn Wass, Burnetta Arnold, John
Capel, Alyce Howard, Gwendolyn
Warwick, Earl Savage. Writing and
Spelling, Mason Calls, chairman;
Manila Friend, Asa Lewis, Charlotte
Barnard, Naoma Dean, Paul Ewing,
Frances Comp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
To Garry Pictures of
Oakland and County

The Baltimore Sunday Sun Maya
zine plans a cover picture and a
double page spread of pictures on
Oakland and Garrett County in its
issue of August 7, the day before the
Oakland Centennial opens, it was an
nounced today with the disclosure
that A. Aubrey Bodine, Sun photogra-
pher, would visit Oakland this week
end for the purpose of taking photo
graphs for the edition.
Arrangements are being made
through the Mt. Top Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
To Assist Veterans

Thomas L. Kilduff, assistant state
service officer of the Maryland Vet
Grams commission, will be in the
department of employment security
in Oakland, the End and 4th Mondays
each month, it was announced by
Charles L. Briner, manager.
He will assist veterans and depend
ents with claims and benefits derived
from the Veterans administration
His next visit will be July IS, at II
a. M, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Injured on Motorcycle

Herbert Richie, one of the man.
ayers of the r. and P. store in Oak
land, was injured last Saturday night
when his motorcycle wrecked as he
was returning to his home at Red
House.
The accident occurred about two
miles south of town when his vehicle
hit rough spot in the roadway as
he was passing an automobile.
Richie sustained broken right
arm, at the shoulder, and was taken
to Memorial hospital, Cumberland
in the Bolden ambulance, where he
will remain for possibly three weeks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
County Over Top
In Bond Campaign

Garrett county went over the top
in the opportunity drive for the sale
of savings bonds, it was announced
this morning by Howard c. Riggs
chairman.
Garrett county reached 1904 per
cent of it's quota and was tenth
among the other counties of the state
The report showed total sales of $780,
308, with $17,775 of that amount from
July 4 to 8.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Attend School For
Assessing Officers

R. c. McComas and John Steven
son, ST., are at College Park this
week attending the fourth annual
school for Maryland Assessing Off
GERS being held at the University of
Maryland.
When the school is completed on
July Ii, certificates will be awarded
to those assessors who complete the
work satisfactorily. The subject COW
cred was Advanced Assessment
Practice
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Old Newspapers Needed

Old newspapers are being needed
for use in constructing the birthday
cake" on the court house lawn.
Aza Stanton, in charge of con-
struction, will have all old news.
papers picked up on Friday if left OF
the curb in front of contributors
homes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Deer Killed by Car

A large buck was killed last Sat
urday night when it was struck by
an automobile driven by DR.. II. R.
Gibson along the Mt. Lake Park
Deer Park highway, the impact turn
ing the car completely around. DR..
and Mrs. Gibson were shaken but
not injured by the nishap.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
43 Marriage Permits
Granted During Week

Forty-three marriage licenses were
issued during the past week ending
Monday at noon from the office of
Richard L. Davis, clerk of the Cir
cult court, bringing the total for July
thus far to 70.
One of those issued was marked
don't publish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Oakland Trims ShalImar

Oakland defeated Shallmar II in
league game yesterday at Shallmar.
Bob Glaze hurled four-hit balls and
struck out seven. Lyons had home
run and triple.
, 1949-04-07
Russian Officers In
Berlin Attend Army
DdY Reception

The Russians sent some of
of their top officers to a party
in Berlin, given by Americans
in honor of Army Day. They
partly lifted the ban on the
Western German Mark in the
capital. It was the first party
attended by the Russians since
hey walked out of the control
council meeting and imposed
the blockade.
Major General George Hay,
deputy to General Clay, said
he was very pleased that the
Russians had accepted the in
yitation.
Earlier General Clay told
$500 troops who paraded for
Army Day celebration, that
they are in Europe pledged to
prevent aggression, by force
of arms, if necessary. There
were 200 tanks and 1000 other
vehicles. The demonstration
was within 100 miles of the
Soviet zone of Germany.
, 1949-04-07
HASTE LEAVES FOR
MAINLAND: WILL
RETURN MON.

Governor HASTE left yester-
day for the minland where he
will go to Washington and
thence to Chicago. He is SEIZED
uled to speak before the an
nual convention of "Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action"
on Saturday.
In Washington the Cover
nor will check on Virgin IS
lands legislation now pending
in the Congress, after which
he will go to Chicago and adj
dress the convention. It was
this organization which spon-
sored the civil rights plank in
the Democratic platform.
The invitation to speak was
extended by Senator Hum
phreys Of Minnesota, who is
president. Governor Chester
Bowles Of Connecticut, will al
SO speak on the same platform.
, 1949-04-07
WOULD USE ATOM
AGAIN
IF NECESSARY

In q speech at a dinner given
for new congressman last
night, President Truman, aft
ter telling of the great decis-
ion he was called upon to
make when he gave the order
to drop the first atomic bomb;
he said that he pray God he
would never have to again
make such a decision, but
would not hesitate to use
it for the welfare of the Uni
ted States and other democ-
cracies of the world.
He thinks that the Atlantic
Pact will prevent another war
CONTINUED on Page ~
, 1949-04-07
Soil Conservation
Pictures Will Be
Screened Tonight

Three pictures in connection
with Soil Conservation work
will be screened at the Freden
sthal Moravian School house
tonight at 8. The pictures are
entitled: Water, 'Topsoil",
and Erosion.
Everyone is urged to see
these pictures, especially those.
interested in farming. They
will be shown but once.
The program is sponsored
by the Agricultural Commit
, 1949-04-07
De Chuberts Present
Bell To Church
Leper Colony

A beautiful bronze bell was
presented to the st. Croix Mis-
sion to Lepers here for use on
the Protestant Chapel at the
Leprosarium by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph de Chabert.
For quite some time the
Committee had been seeking
a bell that could be used to
summon the faithful to wor-
ship Officers have expressed
their deep appreciation for the
gift, on which words which
mean for the glory Of God,
are inscribed.
A special tower will be in
Guided in plans for extension
of the present chapel.
, 1949-04-07
Heods Of Armed
Meeting With
Gen. Eisenhower

The heads Of the Army,
Navy, and Airforces are meet
ing with General Dwight Els
enhower in a final effort to
end quarreling between the
armed forces.
The discussions are expect
ed to last into next week. They
will be held in secret.
General Eisenhower is recu-
perating from a stomach all
ment.
, 1949-04-07
Eugene Bough Dies
In New York After
Illness

Eugene Anselmo Bough,
brother of Joseph Boungh, and
a native of St, Croix, passed
quietly in Harlem Hospital On
March 80, a AVICA press re-
lease said.
Mr.. Bough was a resident Of
New York for the past forty
five years. ASHLEY +. Totem,
of the AvICA, delivered a
short eulogy and read the OBJ
ituary; Rev Paul E. West
preached the funeral sermon.
He is survived by a son
daughter, two brothers and a
number Of. relatives.
, 1949-04-07
Call Assembly Any Time, Governor SAYS

In his message to the Legislative Assembly on Monday,
Governor HASTE told the legislators that he was not in dis
agreement with the action of the Councils in calling the pre-
session, and that he would be happy to have the As
, 1949-04-07
Will Ask Congress
To Set Aside One
DoY For Military

Secretary Of Defense Louis
Johnson announced that Con
gress will be asked to aban-
don all the separate holidays
for the several branches of the
armed forces and substitute
one day for all the military
forces to celebrate.
Yesterday the nation may
have observed its last Army
Day. -Airforce Day viii be on
September is, October ~ will
be Navy Day and November
10 Marine Day.
Admiral Louis Denfield sug-
gested that September 2, the
anniversary of the japanese
surrender which ended the
war be made the day for cele-
bration by all the forces.