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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Girl Scouts To End
Weeks Celebration
Alumnae Tea Planned For Fri
day Evening In Parish House

Oakland Girl Scouts will conclude
their observance of Girl Scout Week
with a planned program for each OF
the three remaining days.
A feature of the entire program
will be the tea in honor of alumnae
girl scouts and former associates, on
Friday evening at the Episcopal Par
ish house, 1870 to $3.50 o'clock. Mrs
Emeric Dusic, one of the leaders, said
quite a number were planning TO at
tend.
Elaine Graham will give an official
welcome while Barbara Stickel will
tell of scout activities. An alumna
member will tell of activities when
she was a girl scout. Piano solos will
be given by Rebecca White, Ann For
shey, Barbara Stickel and Nancy Pol
lock. Carolyn Dusic will play the pi-
ano and Mary Jane Browning will
sing during the serving.
A show window in the West Mary
land Power company office has been
used for different displays each day
Yesterday was health and safety day
while today is International day. Fri
day will be given over to arts and
crafts, while on Saturday, outdoor
day, the girls will hike to east Oak
land where the leaders will prepare
dinner. Mrs. Robert Forshey is as
sisting leaders at present in place of
Mrs. Irwin Rudy, Jr., who is i'll.
On Monday evening the scouts had
a ceremony honoring Juliet Lowe, the
founder of girl scouting, and on Sun
day % of the group attended worship
services at the Lutheran church.
Named Citizens of Year
For Citizenship day Tuesday the
scouts nominated Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vim Right as Oakland citizens of the
year. Mrs. Dusic said they were chos-
en- because of their contribution to
girl scouts, boy scouts, Oakland band
national guard and armed services
Unnoticed except by the recipients,
they have kept all uniforms clean
and spotless through the year free
of any charge, at their cleaning es-
Establishment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Making Democracy
Work. Is Theme
of Education Week

Special emphasis will be placed
upon the theme Making Democracy
Work." as the public schools of the
county join other schools throughout
the nation in observance of American
Education Week, November 6 to II.
R. Bowen Hardesty, county superin-
tendent of schools, in letter to all
principals and teachers, has indicated
that he hopes all will urge parents
and friends to visit the schools during
that week to gain a sympathetic
understanding of what their boys and
girls along with the guidance and
help of our teachers are trying con-
scientiously to accomplish in demo-
cratized classroom where activities
are in progress and where more skills
are being taught but in more func-
tional and meaningful way than when
you and | attended school"
Next week is the time for parents
to give thoughtful examination of our
SCuOOlSs WI. lldIutSIy oeiu'
Official Coming
Mr.. Hardesty announced that
Dwight p Jacogus, state supervisor
of school building maintenance and
lanitors and state supervisor of
pupil personnel, would be in the coun-
ty Monday and Tuesday to confer
with local persons.
Recent visitors to the schools here
also have been Dr.. Thomas Ferguson,
state supervisor of health and physi-
cal education; DR.. Floyd Cromwell,
state high school supervisor; DR..
James Spitznas, state director of in
struction; Mrs. Gladys Hopkins, state
supervisor of curriculum; and Mrs.
Grace Alder, state elementary school
supervisor.
For the first time in the history of
the school System, all janitors met in
Oakland High school recently for a
meeting on duties and responsible
ties, qualifications, etc, of janitors,
and a discussion on care of buildings
and grounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Roads Commission
Prepares For Winter

The State Roads commission, pre-
pairing for winter weather, is install
ling l05 miles of snow fences in the
four Western Maryland counties, and
this county heads the list with to-
tai of 227,510 feet.
A Rocky Mountain type snow pillow
is being purchased by the commits
sion, most modern model on the mar
ket, it was announced by G. Bates
Charles, district engineer.
The fences, to be in place by No
vember Is, represent a gigantic task
for the $50 employees of the SRC two
times a year, once in the fall to erect
them, and then again in the spring
to take them down.
Each year part of the 105 miles of
fence is renewed. The average life
of section is estimated at ten years.
Locations are determined by workers
who have noted prevailing winds and
other weather factors by past ex-
perience.
The state has it's fleet of ~ snow
plows also being readied in prepare
tion for the winters work In Gar
rett there are Is truck mounted
plows; two large auto patrols with
plows and ten-ton tractor pillow
Each of the truck-mounted plows has
cinder spreader.
The County Roads department al
so is preparing to erect its miles of
fences.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
80 Marriage Permits
Granted During Week

Thirty-eight marriage licenses were
issued during the past week ending
Monday afternoon from the office of
the clerk of the Circuit Court. Five
of those issued were marked Don't
publish"
During October 166 licenses were
issued while 100 persons made appli-
cation for license. The total showed
a decrease over October last year
when PIT permits were granted. The
decrease has been in evidence for the
past several months, the September
record showing 1872 issued that month
as compared to PAP last year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Baptist Youth To Meet

The Baptist Youth Fellowship of
the Western District will meet with
the young people of the Mt. Lake
Park Baptist church in Loeb Lynn on
Sunday, November 6, at 2:30 p. M,
it was announced by Rev. William c.
Rogers, pastor.
Those between the ages of Is and
25 are being urged to attend. Mrs.
Emily Popp, president of the Fellow
ship, will be in charge. There will be
devotional period, short business
meeting and social gathering.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Study Group Meets

Constitutional Convention Study
group of the Oakland Civic club met
Monday night at the home of Mrs. S
T. Naylor, and heard two speakers
on constitutional matters.
They were Mrs. Phillip Woods, d
member of the state constitutional
convention committee, of Washing.
ton; and Mrs. Harold Benjamin, OF
College Park.
Public forums, to inform the gen.
eral public of the program, are be-
ing planned for the near future, ac-
cording to Mrs. w. E. Dawson, mem
Der of the study group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Officers Installed

At a meeting of the Legion
auxiliary on Sunday, October 80, the
following officers were installed by
the district vice-commander, Mrs
Leah Yates:
Mrs. Helen Peterson, president;
Mrs. Mabel Smouse, vice-president;
Mrs. Ann Meisenbach, secretary;
Mrs. Jacqueline Kildow, chaplain;
Mrs. Mary Browning, treasurer; Mrs.
Martha Brookhart, scrgeant-at-arms
Mrs. Bernadine Turney, Mrs. Gladys
Nordeck, color bearers. Mrs. Ruby
Turney as past president, was pre-
scented with a pin.
A number of guests attended in
Guiding Mrs. Lillian Ferii, deputy
president.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Attending Conference

John II. Carter, county agent; Miss
Eleanor X. Dearborn, home demon
stration agent; John Tough, assistant
county agent; and W. w. Mace, dis
trict soil conservationist, have gone to
Annapolis to attend a conference of
Extension and Soil Conservation
workers.
The sessions began yesterday and
will be concluded tomorrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
To Discuss Brazil

A program on Brazil will feature
the meeting of members of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women,
to be held Monday evening, November
7, at o'clock, in the Home Economics
building.
Mrs. Homer Bennett will be in
charge. The group is spending this
winter in study of the Latin Ameri-
can countries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
To Observe World
Community Day

The United Council of Church
Women will observe "World Com
munity Day" on Friday, November 4
in the U. B. Ladies' Aid hall in Loeb
Lynn, beginning at o'clock p. m.
All Protestant denominations OF
Oakland and surrounding communities
are being urged to join in the service
Members of the U. B. Ladies Aid
will hold their monthly business
meeting at p. M, on that day, pre-.
ceding the program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Attend Eastern Star Session

About forty members of the Past
Matrons' and Past Patrons Associ-
alton, Order of Eastern Star Of West
crn Maryland, attended the meeting
of the Oakland chapter on Tuesday
night. Members were from Cmber-
land, Frostburg, Homecoming, Barton
and Westernport.
During a recess of the meeting a
travel" shower was presented to Mrs.
Lewis Jones, worthy matron, who was
to leave Wednesday with Mr.. Jones
for vacation trip to Florida.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Enrolment Rises

Public school enrolment in Mary
land rose from 3O1,019 last year to
318,9S6 this fall, gain of 1887,
the State Department of Education
reported.
Most of the increase was in the
counties. The statistics showed an in
crease of 81 in this county, from H.
624 to 1851.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Offers Reward
Bell Photo. Staff Engraving

Asa T. Matthews, grandson of the
late Ezekiel Totten, has offered
$4,000 reward for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who desecrated
the Totten grave on Totten hill, south
of town.
No additional information was
available this week concerning the
opening of the grave of the pioneer
resident of Oakland who died in 1881.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Weiner Roast Scheduled

Company c, local National Guard
unit, is sponsoring a-weiner roast and
hayride this evening to Harrington
Manor.
The public is invited. Tickets are
obtainable from any guard member.
1t is strictly for couples and no stays
allowed The price is $1.25 which in
cludes food, coffee, soft drinks and
TRANSFORMATION.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03
Revival Being Held

Revival services are being conducted
nightly, except Saturday at Turner
Douglas, w. Va, with Rev. r. 7.
Brohawn, pastor of the Church of the
Nazarcne, Oakland, as the evangelist.
Services will continue next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-03

The regular meeting of the Mt.
Top Ministerial association will he
held next Tuesday morning at 1890
o'clock in st. Paul's Methodist church.
Oakland, it was announced.
Evening star., 1949-10-06

called equal but separate" facili-
ties for Negroes and whites Is at
issue in a case to be argued before
the high court during the week OF
October II. The appeal was
brought several months ago by a
Washington man, Elmer w. Hen
derson, colored, of 1929 Jay street
NE, a director of the American
Council of Human Rights, as the
result of an incident on a South
ern railroad dining car in 1912.
A friend-of- the-court brief filed
by Solicitor General Philip B.
Perlman, with the approval, of
Attorney General McGrath. asked
the court to re-examine and over
Evening star., 1949-10-06

trine has been in effect in many
fields in accordance with a court
decision almost so years ago. The
Justice Departments brief called
it "a constitutional anachronism
which no longer deserves a place
in our law"
Supreme Court officials noted
that several other pending cases
this year hinge. perhaps even
more directly, on that issue. One
in particular deals with the COM
plant of Negro law student who
contends he is being deprived OF
equal educational facilities by be-
ing obliged to occupy an ante
Evening star., 1949-10-06

room and sit apart from fellow
students at University of Okla
homa classes.
Justice Department officials in
dicated last summer they were
preparing the brief In the Hen
derson case.
Equal facilities, if separate, are
rarely ever equal, even in phys
ical sense" the brief states. In
most situations they have been
used to cloak glaring inequalities.
And the very idea of separate IA
cilities, or separate rights, is in
itself a negation of the full and
complete possession Of privileges
and immunities of citizenship"
This is not the first supporting
Evening star., 1949-10-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. BIS
6,

front door and bleeding from fvs
stab wounds.
The policeman. John Gardner,
chased two men he found fum-
bling with the trolley's pole. They
eluded him, but Mr.. Gardner re-
ported he recognized one of them.
"A short while later, q 24-year-old
man was arrested and held for
investigation.
The patrolmen who took Mr..
Ericsson to the hospital said the
motorman's hands were slashed
as though he had seized double
edged knife.
Evening star., 1949-10-06

styles Solid co1ors and prints. Black and
navy. Sizes 10 to 20. T.
10 Misses Cotton including prints and solids.
Assorted colors Sizes 10 to TO- Were 1895 to $1095.
WsL-Norfh Building :. Misses Dresses. Third Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Baltimore Motorman Slain
In Robbery Of, Trolley
Dy the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. GA Balti-
more Transit Co. motorman was
stabbed to death during a robbery
aboard his trackless trolley late
last night, police reported.
He was identified as Orval Ed
win Ericsson, %.
An off-duty policeman found
the motorman lying on the floor
of the trolley, leaning against the
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Justice Department
Asks Court 10 Upset
ICC5eqreqation Rule

The Justice Department was
IN the position of opposing an
other Government agency today
by asking the Supreme Court to
invalidate an Interstate Com
merce Commission rule allowing
racial segregation in railroad din
ing cars.
The practice of providing So
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Gen. Pulaski Day Set

President Truman asked the
American people yesterday to OBJ
serve next Tuesday. October IL,
as Gen: Pulaski day in memory
of the Polish officer who fought in
the American Revolutionary Army.
Evening star., 1949-10-06

rule the separate but equal"
method Of segregation.
Partitioned-Of Section.
The railroad, acting under the
ICC rule. had a section Of its
dining cars partitioned for use
of Negroes. Mr.. Henderson COM
planned he was unable to obtain
a meal because the facilities were
inadequate and not equal to those
provided for white patrons. He
lost In the Federal District Court
in Baltimore but appealed to the
Supreme Court which last June
agreed to review the case at the
term which opened last Monday.
The separate but equal" doc
Evening star., 1949-10-06

brief Of its kind filed In recent
years by the Justice Department.
One of the most notable was the
1948 argument urging the tri-
bunal to hold that Federal and
State courts cannot legally en-
force racial restrictive property
covenants.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Boys Suits, $9''s

48 long trousers suits in flannel and worsted
types 13 of 500 wool and 300 rayon-sizes
! to IA and 16. "a rayons in sizes !, 8, 10, IL,
13, IA, Is and 16. IL of $50 wool and 25fo
rayon in sizes !, and 9. Blue, gray, tan and
dark gray in the group
200 Cotton Sports Shirts with short sleeves Fancy pat
terms and assorted solid coors Sizes to IL but not
in every color. Were $l.65 Now ------ Csc
1z7 Sports Shirts Of cotton and Short sleeves
Assorted fancy patterns and solid coors Sizes to 20
in the group Were $195 to S1.15
RSL-North Building .. The Boys Shop, First Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Toys Reduced

Is Magicolorn nets. Were 81 40. Soc
Is Bottles Of Magicoor Solution. Were ST. Now Csc
4s Packages of Magicolor Senstzed Paper. Were Soc
Now ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ------------------------------1 1Oc
IL Kdde Swings that be hung from tree or IN door,
way. Were $1.95 Now ----- S5c
Juke Boxes that play 10 or 12-inch records. Were
10 Imported Put-put Boats Were $3.50 Now - $50
l. 16-mm Movie Protector, is Was 1895. Now &c. 95
2 Dolls soiled Were $105o. Now---------------S750
2 Dolls soed. Were ss95: Now -----------4--- 80
Sandbox, 4o"xs5". Floor sample Was sl2s5. Now,
i i $3.50
Sandbox 4o"x36" Floor sample Was sSS5. Now, IS
l. 1o-foot slide of wood Floor sample. Was s4i5o Now,
- = S2O75
l. s-foot Slide Of wood. Floor sample Was $3.50 Now.
S1675
Wading Pool with shower. Floor sample Was s2lSS
WSL-North Building
The Toy Store Down Stairs Store
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Fur Coots Reduced

striued Dyed Coney in size is. Was $ls2 Nov,--$04
striped Rabbit in size 16. Was $l62. Now $S4
Black Dyed Chinese Caracu In size 16 Was sl94.
Now ----.-- $12O
/ Seal Dyed Rabbit In size 90. Was $50. Now--SlOS
s.., Dyed coney Ia size Il Was 1852 Now------S120
ne.ver owed Rabbit in size 2o Was $685. Now -S12O
c-.v Chinese Kidskins in sizes IA and 20 Were $685.
Now -----.---~- STA
/ Dyed Northern Back Muskrat in size H. Was $254.
Black Persian Lamb in size "A. Was 1884 Now S18O
: Squirrel Locke Capes were $50 Now------rSlEO
Prices Include zo% Tax
WSL-NertL Bsildnf !. !. Ears. Second Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Bros, SOC
Irregulars-it perfect ,could sell
for $50 to 81

239 bras of cotton and rayon satin. White,
4 blue nude and black. Sizes 81 to 80.
80 Girdes and Pantie Grdles in 2way stretch. front
lace side-hook and Upper styles. Rayon and cotton
fibrcs Sizes Is 49, 80 to a. but not style in
every SIZE Were $295 to $3.50 Now -----------S1.45
10 Grdles cotton and Sizes rs to 2s We're
NOW 49,
n Grles of cotton and rayon Sizes rs to 20 and 81
were $3.50 Now------.------
GrdIes Of rayon and nyIon Sizes 26 a. 33 a. Were
$3.50. S5.45
Grdles of rayon satin and Sizes 26 49, 29 81
and a. Were $3.50.
WsL-Nsrfk building Corsets and Bras Third Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-06
ChiIdren's $ Apparel
Soc Was 81 to $I.95 ..

300 pieces including: paiamas shorts, polo
shirts, slips, blouses, bibs and buntings IN
cotton. Assorted colors. Sizes to 6xs
30 Juvenile Wool Coats for boys and girls Assorted coo1s
Sizes to 6x. Were 1865. Now = --s.--' SS.45
10 Cotton Corduroy Suits and Dresses size Assorted
scoors. Irregulars perfect would sell for much more
Now 49,. ,SS.45
12 Cotton Corduroy Skirts in pink. Sizes 2 and *
Were $3.50. Now u -----------------'- S1,Jo
80 Pairs Cotton Seepers with feet. Grpper fastener
style Pink and blue Sizes to Irregulars-n per1ect
would be much more. Now S1.55. Tor 50
60 Pairs Wool Bootees in pink. Were 45c. Now25c
WSL-Norfh Building
Infants and Jauesiles' Apparel Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Mems Suits, $3.50

Men S quits, ~ZI''0
We're $35
IS wool gabardines and worsteds, some with
two pairs of trousers Brown, blue, gray and
tan in the group, but not every size in every
color Regular lengths-4 in size 36, 4 in size
81, 6. in size 3S, in size 80, 5 in size 40 and
each in sizes AZ and A. Short lengths-1 in
size 81, in size 80, in size 40 and in size
"A. Long lengths-3 in size 81, 3 in size 3S
2 in size 80. 4 in size 40, in size AZ and 5 in
size A. ~
WSL-North Bxiidins ;. Meszanise Clothing Shop
Evening star., 1949-10-06
ChiIdren's 5 Oxfords
$3.so We're $5.75 to $3.50

Is pairs brown elk leather oxfords with scuff-
resistant tips and plain toes. Broken sizes
from 8h to 3.
% Pairs Growing Girls Shoes In suede and leather.
Black green and red Broken sizes ~ to 0. Were sssS
and .7s5. -.-------------S4
- Pairs Boys Crepe Oxords in brown elk leather
Broken sizes 61a to Were 1896. S5.95
WSL-Norfh building
Childyes's Shoes, Fourth Floor
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-23
ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS
[ Continued from Page 1877

Continued from Page 1877
as the Neturay Karta, whose
scandalous actions were recently
reported in the press.
Within recent years perhaps a
score or more of Hassidic "reb-
bes", European refugees, the
wonder rabbis" about whom so
much has lately been written,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-23
Arab Part of Palestine To Be
Incorporated Into Transjordan

LONDON, (JTA) - A royal
decree issued by King Abdullah
of Transjordan this week an
nounced that the Arab part of
Palestine, including the Old City
of Jerusalem, will formally be
incorporated into Transjordan on
Dec. Is, it was reported here.
1t was also reported that the
Transjordan Minister of Defense
has arrived in the Old City Of
Jerusalem to make arrangements
for ending the present military
administration which rules in ar
cas- of Palestine under Arab Leg
ion control. The post of Cover
nor-General of occupied Pales-
tine was abolished on Dec. 16.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-23

have flocked into Williamsburg
with their followers. These Has
sidim, with their joyful ritual,
with their picturesque garb, have
helped much to give Williams
burg the Orthodox flavor it &C
quired only during the past five
six years, according to what old
er residents of the community
told me.
YOUNG ANGELS
We now come to the angels, :"
that strange outgrowth of Will
liamsburg Orthodoxy. They are
only about two hundred in num-
Der, yet they are on everybody's
lips in the community, subjected
to the criticism of everyone who
does not belong to their sect.
Several years ago visited that
peculiar Christian sect, the Amish
near Lancaster, Pa, a sect of far
mers whose dress is strongly re-
miniscent of East European Or
thodox Jews, who do not ride in
Continued on Page ICY
Smyrna times., 1949-12-01

The following are scores of
teams bowling in different leagues
at the Community Bowling Center,
located just North of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-01
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE

Smyrna Cleaners
B. Grier ...... 121 143 1872
Smyrna times., 1949-12-01

Wach Suggestions
Evening star., 1949-01-14
Record Row

cutting of many more lines to the
inch, greater frequency range and
better stylus tracking, that COM
pany claims. It is rumored that a
staggering number OF albums Will
be offered per record.
The repertoire has been drawn
from that company's catalog OF
some 10000 classical masters, and
will be available to record buyers
in the very near future. These mas
ters include a trio of catalogues pur-
chased in Czechoslovakia, as we'll as
domestically made recordings.
Rumors of turntable wars have
made record buyers bit wary. with
one local store already reporting a
drop off in the buying OF the long
playing records now available, and
another reporting public resistance
to the introduction OF a different
long playing record. Scheduled for
next week is the local phase OF a
Nation wide promotion to sell the
long playing machines and records
now on the market.
Turntable Talk: Buttons and
Bows" is top favorite in the United
States, Canada and England, ac-
cording to. Billboard Diana
Lynn, with Paul Weston's Orchestra,
offers slaughter on Tenth Avenue,
the Richard Rodgers piece used as
the basis for the ballet in Words
and Music" Miss Lynns version OF
the tune is taken from her album
Piano Portraits" The coupling is
BODY and Soul also taken from
that album. Mel Torme, the
"Velvet Fog" will be singing fol-
Capitol in the future. His first re-
cording for that company has not
yet been announced. Also signed
by Capitol is Marcel Laurence, q
young French Hammond organ
stylist, who recently came to this
country.
Evening star., 1949-01-14
POLISHING FURNITURE.

From Mrs. M. B. K, Bethesda.)
For Mrs. j. H. S., Mount Rainier
Until we purchased piano three
years ago I had always used wax
on all my furniture. but the store
where we bought the piano advised
using nothing but oil of lemon on
the high-polished mahogany. !
have used this ever since and find
it the most efficient polish as we'll
as the easiest one to apply. Use a
soft cloth, preferably old knitted
underwear, being sure all buttons or
labels are removed, sprinkle with
Just enough water so that the ma
terial feels barely damp and then
add several drops of lemon oil and
work into the cloth. Do not use
too much lemon oil. Wipe the fur
niture with the grain of the wood.
rubbing any places slightly where
there are any fingerprints. AS
soon as one piece is covered take
another soft cloth and wipe off the
excess, again with the grain Of the
wood. You do not need to rub or