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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
Double Funeral Held
For Father and Son

Stewart Milton Roth, 81, of Hagers-
town, official of the Western Mary
land railway, and native of this coun-
ty, died suddenly last Saturday after
noon at l o'clock He had suffered for
some time from a heart ailment and
had been hospitalized. He was APP
parently recovering.
His sons body had recently been re-
turned from overseas for reburial and
was at a Hagerstown funeral parlor.
His son, Pfc. Warren N. Roth, was
killed in action in France, September
II, 1914, at the age of %.
A double military funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon, since the
father was a veteran of World War
|. Services were from the Methodist
church there with interment at the
Rest Haven cemetery in Hagerstown.
Mr.. Roth began his railroad career
as fireman in April, 1912, on the
Elllins division. He served in Co. K,
313 infantry in World War | and
saw action in the Avocourt, Mouse
Argonne and Troyan sectors. In 1925
he became travelling fireman and air
brake and machinery instructor and
became an expert in that field. In
1882 he was made assistant road
foreman of engines and two years
later was advanced to road fireman.
In 1912 he was promoted to the posi-
ton which he held at the time of
death, supervisor of locomotive per-
Torrance.
He was a past president of the New
York Air Brake club. His son was a
graduate Of Hagerstown High school
and was student in Franklin and
Marshall college when he entered the
service. Both father and son were
members of the Methodist church.
Surviving Mr.. Roth besides his
wife, Mrs. Irene Shank Roth, are
brothers, DeCoursey, Cumberland, and
Russell P. Roth, Oakland; a sister,
Mrs. Marguerite Bowser, Dayton, o.,
and stepson, William E. Lewis, of
Baltimore. He was a son of the late
David O. Roth, Of Gnegy Church.
A carload of mourners, returning
from the Roth funeral to Baltimore,
was struck by freight engine at a
crossing in Hagerstown. Among the
injured were Ralph Roth, 27, medical
student at Baltimore and son of De-
coursey Roth, Cumberland, and a
nephew and cousin of the deceased.
William E. Lewis, stepson of Stewart
NJ. Roth was also hospitalized.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
MRS WILLIAM L. GREEN

Mrs. Edith Green, co. wife of Will
liam L. Green, died Monday morning
at her home in Morgantown, w. Va,
following an illness of four months.
A native of Elk Garden, w. Va,
she was a daughter of the late Albert
and Sara Simpson Warwick.
Besides her husband William Green,
she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Inez
Deelez, Morgantown; Mrs. Pauline
Egan, West Alexander, Pa; and Mrs.
Glenna Hall, Ancho, New Mexico;
three sisters, Mrs. Mae Knox, Kitz-
miller; Mrs. Flo Savers, Pierce, W.
Va; Mrs. Marguerite Stewart, Baxter,
w. Va; four brothers, Albert Warn
lex, Elk Garden; Walter Warwick, of
Westernport; and Darl and Erwin
Warwick, Morgantown; also three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
SWALLOW FALLS

Mr. NJ. G. Mallott's housekeeper,
Mrs. Mary Biser, has returned to her
home in Oakland.
N. A. Ream, who sprained his
ankle some few days ago, is improv
ing rapidly.
The Christmas program held at
Pine Grove Church Christmas night
was attended by large number. Can
dy and presents were given to the
children.
Mrs R. A. Lewis, who has been i'll
for some time, is slightly improved.
Silas Sines, of Berwyn, called on
C. B. Sines a few days ago.
Donald c. Sines, after serving IS
months in the army, returned to
Greenbelt, where he is working for
the us. Government.
E. NJ. Sines, of Greenbelt, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Sines,
at Oakland
Bud Lewis and Orvie Friend, of the
army, are spending few days at
home this week.
Mrs. David Reams was visiting her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Teets and son
Charley, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. b. Snes Sunday afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
Naval Veteran Is
Found Dead at Home

A Naval veteran of World War ii,
whose ship was shot from under him
in combat, was found dead in the cell
lar of his Frostburg home last Thurs
day night and Allegany county
authorities said the man hanged HIM
self. He was a native of this county.
DR.. H. V. Deming, deputy medical
examiner for Allegany county issued
the verdict for Vernard Olin Gar
litz, 81. The deceased was an en-
ploye Of the Celanese corporation of
America.
Garlitz was discharged from the
Navy in 1915 after being rescued
from an exploding ship, according to
the family, but suffered from a
nervous condition attributed to the
combat experience. He declined to go
shopping with his family last Thurs
day and his body was discovered at
4 p. M, after Mrs. Garlitz began
hunting for him when she returned
from the shopping trip.
Garlitz was a son of Norman and
Rhoda Robinson Garlitz, of this coun-
ty. Besides his parents, his widow,
the former Arlena Burdock, and six
year-old son Charles, he is also sur
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Victor
Wilson, Frostburg; Mrs. Cecil Baker,
Finzel; and Mrs. Leonard Winebren-
ner, this county; five brothers, Elmer
Garlitz, William Garlitz and Raymond
Garlitz, all of this county; Clarence
Garlitz, Frostburg; and Anvil C. Gar
litz, Frostburg.
Funeral services, with military
honors We're conducted Sunday from
his home with Rev. Raymond NJ.
Grove, pastor of the Midland Method
list church, and Rev. D. j. Combs,
pastor of the Grantsville Methodist
church, officiating. Burial was in the
Blocher cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
Fined For Tree Thefts

Three persons who were arrested on
charges of theft of Christmas trees,
have pleaded guilty before magis-
trates and were ordered to pay fines
up to 500, according to Elmer Upole,
senior forest supervisor, who made
the arrests.
He listed the following:
Thomas Tissue, Addison, Pa, ar
rested on December 16, pleaded guilty
at a hearing before Magistrate Nor
val Speelman, in Friendsville, the fol
lowing day; fined IS and costs on the
Christmas tree charge, and $40 and
costs on a reckless driving charge
Roy and Lloyd Pritts, of West Sails
bury, Pa, arrested on December 81,
pleaded guilty at hearing before
Magistrate J. U. Stanton, Grantsville,
on December 30, fined $40 and costs.
Theft of the Christmas trees took
place from state owned property in
the Keyser Ridge section.
Mr.. Upole said the state had cut
a number of trees this year in order
to thin the area. A portion of the
proceeds from the sale Of the trees
will be turned over to the county, ac-
cording to present regulations.
Russia announced withdrawal of all
Soviet troops from northern Korea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
Named Star Farmer of
Aurora FLA. Group

Roger Fike, member of the Aurora
Chapter Future Farmers of America,
has been chosen the Chapter Star
Farmer for the past year. The award
was made on the merits of his super
vised farming program which is: one
dairy COW, l dairy heifer, 200 baby
chicks, so laying hens, 4 broodsoWs
e are registered Spotted Poland
China), a acres of corn, 3 acres Of
barley, 3 acres of wheat and 3 acres
of potatoes.
Rogers was awarded his State
Farmer Degree at Jackson's Mill III
August, 1947, and has been active in
FLA. work all through his high
school career. He won first place in
the Public Speaking Contest in the
Preston County Federation in 1916;
representing this Federation at the
state contest at Jackson's Mills in
the same year. He was president OF
the Aurora Chapter during the schcol
year of 1947-4S and was also a men,
Der of the Parliamentary Procedure
team which won End place in the
Federation Contest. He is now LIST
Vice President of the State FLA.
Since graduation from High School
in May of 1948 he has entered all
agreement with his father and is
operating his home farm in partner
shin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06

Russia announced withdrawal Of all
Soviet troops from northern Korea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to all our
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness and helpfulness during the i'll
ness and following the death of our
husband and father, the late Noah
Teets. ~ ~
We also want to thank those who
gave flowers and contributed the use
of their automobiles for the funeral
service.
Mrs. Noah Teets and Family
ADV. 1t#
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
helpfulness following the sudden
death of our daughter, Martha Gin
derella Gibson.
We also want to thank all who gave
flowers and contributed the use of
their automobiles for the funeral SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fernando
ADV. 1t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
FARMERS STOCK YARD
Accident. MARYLAND

Heavy Broilers, .35 to 81; Heavy
Hens, .38 to AS; Leghon Hens, &c
to 27; Ducks, .221a to "a.
Pigs, per head, 1926 to HOO; Hogs,
cwt., 20.90 to $3.50; Bears, 1900 to
1880.
Cows, cwt., 1000 to 20.10; Veals,
choice, 27.50 to 1915; Medium, 1000
10 81 so: Culls, 800 to 1000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-06
grandchildren.

grandchildren.
Mrs. Green was a member of the
Missionary Alliance Church, Morgan
town.
Funeral services were conducted on
Wednesday afternoon from the Meth
ken Hill Methodist church. Rev. Lar
kin officiating, with interment in the
church cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

mas" But most Of the address
concerned the job ahead for the
Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Lauded.
The Commonwealth peoples, he
said, "are part Of something much
bigger than themselves: the FAM
lily of humankind" Therefore. he
said:
IF we are convinced. as we are,
that the democratic way Of life
gives to free men the greatest
degree of human happiness and
the best security against any form
of tyranny, We must spare no
effort to make that way OF life
vigorous and strong, both now and
for the years to come. y
Many of you will feel, as I
do. that the troubles Of these
times are greater than can be
resolved by human wisdom alone.
And today. to q world distracted,
anxious and uncertain. comes
once again the good news of
Christmas day in It's wonder of
Gods power and love reaching
out to help and save men from
failure and Illustration.
May we win for ourselves this
strength to serve others by con-
stant faithfulness to his purpose
and be true to the kindred points
of heaven and home.'"
Evening star., 1949-12-26

d0OAb, d11N ~
wouldn't surprise me one bit If
you were doing the same thing
today that I am. 1859,
Christmas and the New Year
are perfectly spaced for the man
who doesn't have right good sense.
There is time enough between
them to send cards to those who
remembered you. and while the
chances are that you don't fool
them with the New Years card,
they can't prove 1t.
Mail 'Em by Nov. IA.
It seems to me that there
should be a postal law requiring
that all Christmas cards be mailed
by, say. November 18th. That
would mean that all Christmas
cards would be on hand a month
before Christmas, and a fellow
would know just how many cards
to buy. and just to whom to send
them. 49,,
This business Of getting a card
when 1t is too late to get one back
on time is pure and simple grief.
It is amazing Ito me, at least)
how some folks remember your
name. street address, and city just
once year. .s..... -,,o
It comes under the heading Of
thoughtfulness, but it isn't
thoughtfulness at all. I honestly
Evening star., 1949-12-26
This Changing World
Attempt to Understand World Conflict
Imperiline Peace on Earth Is Urged

will determine whether Christian
ity and Christian ideals will live
till the end of the earth, or wheth-
er they will go down before the
pagan challenge of those who wor-
ship only materialism.
Once before in history Christen-
dom has been challenged seriously
by hordes from the East and their
opposing religious beliefs and way
Of life. It was Islam which swept
across North Africa and into
Spain and up through Southeast
ern Europe to the very heart OF
the continent before it was beaten
back to the Middle East and Eu-
rope-which was the center of
the civilized world-was saved for
Christianity.
Seek to Defy Stain,
Today there Is a new threat to
Christianity from the East. found
ed not on the worship of Allah or
any other god, but on the worship
of a living man-Josef Stain.
whose disciples are endeayoring to
defy him before he passes out of
this physical existence.
Whether the defense of Chris
tianity finally will demand the
launching of new crusades to beat
back this wave from the East, just
as the crusades of the Middle Ages
beat back the Islamic hordes, or
whether it will recede Of its own
volition only the future can dis
close.
What we do know now is that
the preservation of our faith and
all that it means for our way of
life demands of all Christians a
stout determination to resist the
encroachments of the infidel and
a readiness to defend that faith
with all their strength and all
their worldly possessions.
1t is well, therefore, that at this
season of the year, when the
watchword is peace on earth,
good will to men, I've must under
stand the nature of the conflict
which denies the fulfillment of
that watchword and must COM
prehend that If we fight 1t must
be for the preservation of the
principles which Christmas sig
nifles. s'.s.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
But It Still Goes On
Death of Utility Magnate Hopson
Recalls Era of Economic Tories

in the Hoover administration as
Secretary of War and his later
career during the Second World
War as special envoy for Presi-
dent Roosevelt on numerous as
signments, including a tour Of
duty in China.
Pat Hurley came through The
next morning he turned UP with
Mr.. Hopson, now his client, who
had been sought for several weeks
by both the House and Senate
Lobby Investigating Committees,
one Of those missing" witnesses
who create minor sensation.
Carted into the Senate committee
room behind the utility magnate
and his lawyer was a trunk. It
was loaded with a mass Of docu-
ments that Mr.. Pecora had re-
quested relating to the Hopson
business transactions.
Data Combed Over.
Some time later, after the vol
luminous data was combed over by
the committees expert staff, Mr..
Hopson was led through the story
of his amazing operations. It was
this story. along with the similar
one of the Samuel insult utility
operations, that brought about
enactment Of the Utility Holding
Company Act to prevent such
practices and to reorganize the
Nations private utilities into
integrated systems.
Mr.. Hopson's was not an isolat-
ed case. It was but a phase in
the protracted and exhaustive in
vestigation by the Senate Bank
ing Committee, which concentrat-
ed chiefly on banking, investment
and stock market practices and
threw a lurid light upon a group
Of freebooters Of the free enter
prise system.
The expose shocked the Nation
and made the public very recep-
tive to reforms by the Roosevelt
New Deal regime, not only in the
field Of regulation of banking, in
vestxnent and finance. but later in
othef directions more directly af-
fecting the average citizen.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was pro-
vided with easy targets which, in
mis- second inaugural in 1885, he
called economic Tories and
princes Of privilege"
It was a turning point in our
history. The death of Howard
Hopson serves to remind us Of
that. It also reminds us. If we
look about today, that what hap
pened then Is still having its in
duence in our politics.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

~~~
twenties giant utility pyramid
known as Associated, Gas and
Electric, a billion dollar system
that collapsed about him in the
thirties when the depression
broke. Subsequent revelations
about his financial manipulations
sent him to jail finally in the early
forties on conviction of charges
Of defrauding stockholders of
$40, 900 900. He was 76 when he
died.
His career brackets an era. It's
efforts are projected forward in
to our own time. 0
Interview Recalled.
Memories aroused by a name
often center on comparatively
trivial incidents. As. for exam
pie, the late afternoon when this
reporter was sitting In a suite at
a local hotel with Ferdinand Pc
cora, chief counsel for the Senate
Banking Committee in its inves-
tigation Of financial and stock
market practices in 1933-34, now
a State Supreme, Court Judge In
New York. 81 .4s -
The interview was interrupted
by the jangle of !. the telephone.
Mr.. Pecora answered 1t. He lis
tened for a few moments. Then
he said rather firmly
well, you'd better get him
there tomorrow morning. You're
the third lawyer he's had. The
others never could do anything
with him."
On the other end Of the tele-
phone was Patrick J. Hurley,
calling from his home at Lees
burg. Va. He was engaged in
the private practice Of law then,
an interlude between his service
Evening star., 1949-12-26

Christ's coming was to bring.
Yet, despite the persistence OF
tensions, disagreementS and con-
f1icts of varied character we must
recognize the lasting effect which
Christian doctrine does have on
the peoples of the world and their
relationships with each other.
. It may seem at times, in the
midst of attack and counterattack
in the struggle which goes on be-
tween the two worlds which oc-
cupy this globe of ours, that the
spirit of Christ has been complete
ly forgotten and that all of us
Communist and anti-C Communist
alike-are devoted solely to the
waging of our war for survival.
Invasion by Islam Recalled.
Yet behind that war for sur
vival lies on our side the determ-
ination to preserve for our chill
dren and our children's children
the right to celebrate Christmas
until all life ends on this earth
and this planet becomes as cold
and lifeless as the moon. -
If there is conflict in the world,
and conflict which appears to deny
that peace which Christ hoped to
bring to the world, it is a con-
f1ict which is fundamental to all
Christians. It is a conflict which
Evening star., 1949-12-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
MONDAY. pEcEMBER rs. 1919

Freddie Corcoran, O. B. Keeler,
Ally Khan, Norma Shearer, j.
Arthur Rank. and John Nance
Garner.
Anyway, I hope you all had the
happiest Christmas and that 1850
will bring you everything that's
nice.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Ino.)
Evening star., 1949-12-26
u. ). Aid Is Foundation
OF British Recovery,
King Says in Message
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SANDRINGHAM. England, Dec
26.-King George VI urged Britons
yesterday to devote themselves
courageously and unsparingly to
the task of full economic recovery
so that Britain an dthe Common
wealth will "the more certainly
and sooner be equipped to play
the full part that we ought to
play in the world"
The King made this appeal In
his annual Christmas Day broad
cast to the millions of people of
the British Commonwealth Of Ma
tions. He expressed gratitude to
the United States. without whose
aid, he said Britain could not
have made the progress toward
recovery that has already been
achieved" -
1--WE are deeply grateful to our
good friends in the United States
for the imagination and sympathy
with which they first realized our
problems and then set to work to
help us over them" the King said.
But none of us can be satisfied
till we are again standing upright
and supporting our own weight,
and We have a long way to 60
before we do that. It Is bound to
be a tough business and If we are
to see it through. as we shall, we
must put the good of our country
first. all the time"
Test of Character.
The whole world, King George
said. "is watching how we bear
ourselves in this test Of character,
and. If not the whole world, Ger
tainly the greater part Of it is
longing to see Great Britain and
the British Commonwealth keep
ing their place and able to pull
their full weight among the great
democracies. who are jointly, and,
as ] pray. successfully striving to
lay deep the foundations of a
secure peace for us ALL"
The 54-year-old monarch sat
alone in the paneled study of his
Norfolk country home to make
the address, carried by radio
throughout the world in many
languages. .
Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother
Mary and Princess Margaret were
in a nearby room, listening to
the message by radio. a few min
utes before they had finished the
family Christmas dinner.
Elizabeth in Malta.
Absent from the family circle
were Princess Elizabeth and her
husband, the Duke of Edinburgh,
who are in Malta where the duke
is serving with the British Navy.
But Elizabeth's baby, Prince
Charles. spent Christmas with the
royal family at Sandringharn.
King George began his address
with a fleeting reference to the
leg ailment which had kept him
confined to his room in Bucking-
ham Palace last Christmas.
Referring to messages Of SYM
lpathy sent him at the time. he
tsaid:
Those good wishes, I am
thankful to say. have been largely
fulfilled, so that I Iaam now able
again to undertake many public
duties which, under doctors Or
ders, was for a while obliged to
forego." -
Then the King spoke for a while
about ''the family side Of Christ
Evening star., 1949-12-26
believe that some people senc
cards just to be annoying.
Beaten to Card Rack.

bC1lCVC b4AdV oOAAAC PCOPAC oSAAA
cards just to be annoying.
Beaten to Card Rack.
Others must have beaten me to
the New Years card rack, be-
cause there were almost no cards
to be had. I was able to get half
a dozen genuine New Years
cards, but no more. I wound up
buying Valentines, cards that said
Hope You Get Well Soon, u
Happy Birthday" ITO the
Sweetest Sister Who Ever Lived.
and ITO the Nicest Graduate Who
Ever Graduated"
had to scratch out the greet
ings that didn't fit and write In
with Best Wishes for the New
Year" In the hope that those who
get these cards will read this. ]
want this to be an explanation
To Bob Hope want to say that
I know he isn't just about to be
graduated from high school and
that the card he gets is really a
New Years one. To Al Holder ]
want to say that I know he isn't
my sister who has just turned 2l,
but there was no other card avail
able. The same thing goes for
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Women Repair City Streets

REDONDO BEACH. Calf. (R).
- When their appeals to the
municipal government for street
repairs went unheeded women
members Of the Redondo Boosters
Club weren't stopped. A score Of
them, all housewives, manned
shovels. hoes. rakes and tampers
and. went after the chuckholes
themselves. They did , work
manlike Job, too.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

It W as up
with the worms
in an effort to
g e t off N e W
Years cards to
! people who sent
me Christmas
cards to whom
I didn't send
any Christmas
cards.
Involved as
that sentence is.
I'll b e t you
know what I
am talkin g
-
Evening star., 1949-12-26

other is Easter
which memor-
ializes the Res
direction.
It Is e. fav-
orite theme OF
cynics to COM
pare the s a d
S t a t e Of the
world and Its
c O n tin U in 6
XII nifty to
disaster W it h
the p ca ce on
Evening star., 1949-12-26

IalrS, paTIlcu-
larly in poll
tics. Frequently
it is an event
recorded in the
n e W S p a p G r S
among "obitu-
aries"
So with news
of the death of
Howard Chop
son. that wiz
ard Of finance
W h o, starting
with a shoe
string, erected
in tho fohi1lo,yS
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Holy. Water Lures

Buddhist priests at Nara, Japan,
hard-pressed by high living costs,
want to turn their temple into a
hotel. They say that the hot
spring In the temple would be a
gold mine, because the Japanese
love hot mineral baths.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
SpineI Stones Manufactured

Production of synthetic corun-
dunn and spinel stones. for jewell
ers' use. has been started on
small scale at Leverkusen in
North Rhine Westphalia, Ger
many.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
.cLemore
:. Some Send YuIe Cords
Just to Be Annoying
By Henry .McLemore

Today is holiday, and by all
rights I should be taking it easy.
But I'm not. .
Truth is, this Is going to be just
about the busiest day in the year
for me
Evening star., 1949-12-26
By Thomas L. Stokes

Often an event of today gives
a sudden flashback to a past era
and, at the same time, helps ex-
plain some aspects Of current af-
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Bv Constantine Bro,cn

We celebrate at this season Of
the year one of two cardinal feasts
of Christendom-the birth of
Christ, Gods gift to man. The