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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Shallmar Residents
Are Near Starvation
Urgent Appeal Made For Food,
Clothing and Cash

An urgent appeal for food, clothing
and cash contributions, to keep almost
the entire community Of Shallmar
from starvation conditions, has gone
forward this week. Around fifty fam
lilies We're considered in destitute
circumstances, with heads of many
of these families having had no work
since early this year.
A written request for help was
Forthcoming from J. Paul Andrick,
principal of the Shallmar school, who
declared that some of his pupils were
fainting from lack of proper food.
Others were unable to attend classes
because of insufficient clothing, he
continued.
The appeal came to Charles L.
Briner, director of employment Sc
curity, and after spreading the in
formation to various organizations,
some contributions already have been
received.
Briner said liberal contribution of
clothes and food stuffs had been
made by the American Legion auXili-
airy in Oakland which had been sent
to the Kitzmiller Lions club. Club
members were supervising the distri-
button of the contributions. The COM
mittee there includes A. S. Barrick,
chairman; Walter Sollars, Baxter
kimble, Harold Adams, Charles Nc
Intyre and Wilbur Myers.
Briner said that unemployment
compensation had run out for the en-
playable people and that the Wolf
Den Coal company, only industry in
that town, had been closed since
March or April, due to lack of coal
orders.
The local Knights of Pythias lodge
has sent cash donation of $500 and
the County Commissioners have pro
vided funds for the school lunches
there. Briner said he had written let
ters to Senator's O'Conor and Tyd-
lngs and also Congressman j. Glenn
Beall, in regard to surplus foods. A
reply from Senator O'Conor was tc
the effect that most Of this food has
been allotted but that he would en-
, deavor to locate some assistance. Re
plies also have been received from
Tydings and Beall. The latter sale
he was contracting the Department OF
Agriculture.
Briner asked that contributions be
left at the Chamber of Commerce of.
flee, at Adams and Adams, Second
street, and members of the local c
Of c. would see that they got to the
Kitzmiller Lions club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
''Lost" Man Not Lost

Members of Company c, National
Guard, were called out of Oakland
last Saturday morning to help look
for ''lost" man in the forests around
Bayard, W. Va, but after Lieut..
Arthur Calhoun, Lieut.. Stephen r.
Pagenhardt and fifteen or more
members of the unit arrived in that
town, it was discovered that the
lost" man had found himself.
He was Benson Kelley, of the Red
House section. Having killed a deer
along about dusk, and realizing that
he wouldn't be able to drag it out of
the woods at that time of evening, he
Just built roaring fire and spent the
night in the area. He appeared in
Bayard the following day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Fire Destroys Home
At Eglon on Monday

Fire of undetermined origin COM
pletely destroyed the large dwelling
of Herman Beckman, at Eglon, w.
Va, Monday afte'noo about 4 o.
clock.
The Oakland firemen made the run
to Eglon in record time and were
able to save the George Winters
home, adjacent to the burning build
ing, which ignited from the terrific
heat.
Oakland firemen also saved the
home of Nose Shelter, in Pleasant
Valley from being entirely destroyed
by fire on Sunday morning about 6
o'clock. Three second floor rooms were
damaged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Obs Parent Teachers
Plan Christmas Party

The Oakland High School Parent
Teacher association has planned an
open house and Christmas party for
next Thursday, December Is, at s p.
NJ, in the school auditorium.
The class of Mrs. John II. Carter,
home economies teacher, will have a
fashion show as one of the features.
There will be singing of Christmas
carols, business session and re-
freshments. The school orchestra will
play.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Settles Controversy
Over Use of Roadway
Judge Bruce Hands Down De-
cree In Circuit Court Monday

Associate Judge Oliver H. Bruce,
in a decree handed down in an
equity case on Monday, settled a
controversy between two farm fami-
lies over the use of road right of
way.
The families involved are those Of
Roscoe w. House and Frederick
Holtschneider, near Deer Park. House
had asked that Holtschneider be
found in contempt of court for fail
ure to obey an order and decree of
August 4, 1949 and an order of court
requiring Holtschneider to keep a
roadway open.
However, Judge Bruce, after
personally inspecting the premises in
question and after hearing argument
Of counsel, concluded that Holt
schneiders were not in contempt but
that the matter of gates should be
settled. He ordered that a maximum
of two gates be maintained upon
said roadway by the Holtschneiders
and that said gates shall be kept
closed when used by the Houses; that
the gate which may be maintained at
entrance to the roadway or county
road shall be so constructed that it
may be kept open excepting at such
times of the year as the IIoltSchneid-
ers shall be actually using adjoining
land for grazing.
1t was ordered August 4, 1919 that
the road remain open for use of the
Houses, and that Holtschneidcr be en-
joined from obstructing the free use
of said road.
In a reply to the original bill of
complaint the Holtschncidcrs ad-
mitted that the road had been closed
but only because Houses refused to
keep the gates closed" and that
cattle escaped onto the county roads
and fields under CIVILIZATIONS" Holt
schncders also claim the Houses
had access to their farm over another
roadway. The Houses, in the original
bill of complaint, declared the road
in question had been used as a right
of way by a number of parties for
over twenty years.
Associate Judge George Henderson
will be in Oakland next Monday to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Swan Weber Promoted

The Westinghouse Electric Corpor
alton, Pittsburgh, Pa, has announced
the appointment, effective December
l, of c. Swan Weber as their Eastern
District Apparatus Sales Manager,
with offices at 40 Wall Street, New
York City.
Mr.. Weber, son of Mrs. William
Weber, of near Oakland and Clarks-
burg, W. Va, received his primary
education in the Oakland Elementary
and High schools and then attended
the University of Maryland, gradual
ing in 1927 with the degree of Bache-
Tor of Science in Electrical Engineer
ing.
Joining the Pittsburgh Corporation,
Mr.. Weber completed the Student
Training Course and was sent to the
Westinghouse, Washington, D. c., Of
flee in 1881, as a sales assistant After
several promotions he became man
ager of that office in 1914 and in
September, 1916, was made manager
of the Newark, N. j., sales office.
In 1884 Mr.. Weber married the for
mer Helen Lawson, daughter Of Mrs.
G. F. Lawson and the late Mr.. ] aw-
son, of Buckhannon, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weber and their three
children, William, II; Charles, 10;
and Diana, 9; will continue to make
their home in Essex Falls, N. j.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Brake To Speak at
Lions Ladies' Night

Rev. Donald Brake, of Cumber-
land, past district governor of dis
trict 22-W of Lions International,
and at present a Lions International
counsellor, will be the principal
speaker at the Ladies night pro-
gram of the Oakland-Mt. Lake Lions
club on Monday night.
The dinner is being held at Table
Rock and over 100 persons are ex-
pected to attend the event. Howard
Naylor is chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements. There
will be a gift exchange.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
366 deer KILLED
FIRST Three DAYS
OF SIX-DAY SEASON
Many Hunters Still in Woods
All-time Record of 517 Not EX-
pected To Be Surpassed

A total of 366 deer were reported
slain 10y hunters during the frs
three days of the season in this
county, and sportsmen were still on.
in large numbers to do their best to
add to this total Snow and below
freezing weather were considered
favorable to the hunters.
The record of SIT, set in 1916, was
not expected to be surpassed bu5
wardens were expressing the opin-
ion that last years record of 498
might be reached.
Most of the deer being brought in
were of moderate weight with one
of the heaviest being reported at the
Deep Creek station. One reported
there weighed over POO pounds. Mos
of the deer were being checked in
around 100 and 1875 pounds, although
the average was said to be slightly
heavier than last year.
Most of the deer killed. 20 percent,
will be around one and one half years
old, according to an estimate by Ed
win Barry, chief of game and fish
management. He predicted 20 per-
cent would be about two and one-haf
years old, and another 10 percent
would be up to 10 years old. They are
able to determine the age of the deer
by the teeth.
One woman hunter was among
those reporting success this year.
She was Mrs. Hubert Custer, Dee.
Park, who got her buck on Glad
Run, a fve-point, Weighing 113
pounds. About the same time her
husband also got five-point, weigh
ing l19 pounds.
Swallow Falls, Shaggy, Romai
Nose, Backbone, Marsh Hill, Bria
Ridge, Harrington, Red Oak, and
Kempton laurel sections were among
the places producing the biggest
number OF buck. in this immediate
area.
The complete list obtained by gam
wardens showed 1871 the first day, Il
the second and 81 yesterday The
were divided as follows: Oakland, g.,
35 and "a; Friendsville, 9, II and 5;
Storey's, Deep Greek Lake, 81, 2C,
II; Grantsville, As, q and Is; Swal
ton, D, 8 and 2; Westernport, 8, 3;
LaVale, 9, ,.
While the majority of hunters were
obeying the game laws, wardens re-
ported several violations. Several
slain does and spiked bucks have
been reported found in the woods
Two persons were given fines
hearings before Magistrate H. e.
Loraditch. George @. Bosley, WASH
ington, was fined $500 and costs OH
three charges, to which he pleaded
guilty. One was for killing an illegal
male deer, one for killing a female
deer, and one for killing two deer in
the same season.
David B. Cole, Williamsport, was
also fined 500 and costs for killing
an illegal deer.
Deer Kills Listed
A partial list of deer killed includ-
ing the hunter, his home address, the
number of points and weight dressed
Continued on Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Accident Band Plans
Concert December II

The Accident concert band will
present a free program of sacred and
secular music on Sunday afternoon.
December Il, in the Accident school
auditorium beginning at 2:30 o'clock,
with Erwin ID. Lewis, Frostburg, con-
Quoting.
Guest conductors will include Miles
Heron, director of the Tri-Towns
band, and Darrell Teller, director of
the Arion band of Frostburg.
In addition to numbers by the band
the majorettes will perform and
other presentations include Sweet
Rose Waltz Ben Calls; Angel
Serenade," Charles WEIGHT and Viii
liam Walsh; Cover the Waves, :"
Luther Keller and Mrs Beulah Rush;
selection by Accident Women's Choir,
the Children's Choir under Ross
Speicher, director Darling Schot-
tische," by Joseph Matthews and
James Beale; a quartet selection by
an Accident group; solo by Norma
]. Carr; vocal selection, THE Lords
Prayer" by Rev 0. P. Fike; Elena
Polka" by Dale Glass and Calvin
Steele.
Band members will include Ameri-
ca, Somewhere in Old Wyoming. On
ward Christian Soldiers, Gypsy
Festival on 9..a5e, Qld Timers
Waltz, Magic Garden and Star
Spangled Banner. Invocation will be
by Rev W. E. Carlson and the bcne-
diction by Rev. c. F. Dauphin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Packing Boxes For
GO Needy Families

Members of the Oakland Civic
club are packing Christmas boxes for
sixty-siX needy families today at the
Episcopal Parish House, with Mrs.
A. G.. Gortner in charge.
The boxes will contain food, cloth
ing and toys which have been contri-
ated in recent days by various
erSonS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08

The spirit of Christmas prevailed
in the Home Demonstration Agents
office in Oakland last Friday and Sat
urday as the county homemakcrs held
open house to the public.
A variety of ideas for Christmas
decorations were sent in by members
of clubs and displayed. Decorations
for doors were made of evergreens,
cones and bells with gay bows; there
were ccnterpieces for the holiday
table and numerous decorations for
mantlcs and windows. Toys, snow
men and a miniature village found
their places at the base Of a deco
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Calls Meeting of County
Historical Society

The annual meeting Of the Count
Historical society will be held at thu
William-James hotel, Oakland, o.
December ., at 1880 p. M, it was an
nounced by Charles E. Hoye, secre
tary.
There will be election of offieer
and other business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08
Fined for Killing Bear

Six men in Grant county were
fined last week for killing black
bear out of season.
The bear was killed on Four Mile
Run, near Bayard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08

rated Christmas tree.
There was a display Of handmade
gifts and attractively wrapped boxes.
Hostesses were from the Deer
Park, Mt. Lake-Loch Lynn and Oak
land clubs, and Miss Eleanor X Dear
born, agent. Favors donated by the
Accident and Grantsville club were
distributed to all visitors.
In the photo, left to right, are Mrs.
W, J. Glenn, Fricndsvillc; Mrs. Dan,
lei limbaugh, Deer Park; Mrs. Au-
gust Neil, Friendsville; Mrs. Ralph
Bucket, Mrs, Elmer Shawley and Mrs.
George Shawley, Bittinger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-08

A "pleasingly plump woman in
Iowa was trapped for 90 hours in
midget's bathtub.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Institute Of Chemists
To Honor Dr.. Murphy

DR.. Walter J. Murphy, American
Chemical Society editor. has been
chosen to receive the 1850 Gold
Medal of the American Institute
Of Chemists.
The announcement was made by
Lawrence H. Flett. president OF
the Institute, who cited DR.
Murphy as "a great editor who
has focused the worlds attention
on chemists and their contribu-
.tions as professional men,"
DR.. Murphy, who lives at 1926
Parkside drive NV. is editor OF
three publications Of the Amer
ican Chemical Society. He also is
director Of the Society's public re-
lations activities.
At the end of World War II. he
went to Europe as member of
the Technical Industrial Intelli-
gence Committee Of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to investigate the
German chemical industry. He
also was an observer at the Bikini
atom bomb tests in 1916. and has
been appointed to the Atomic
Energy Commissions Advisory
Committee on Technical Informa-
ton for Industry.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

Mrs. Lamar is glad the bee
didn't work on her prize, Wonder
Star" a recent California variety
Of the African violet ON exhibit
here for the first time, show Off
cials said. She's happy, too, that
her Persian Lilac" a Washing
ton developed specie, was left un-
changed by the bee.
"You see after the bloom is pol
linated 1t drops off," Mrs. Lamar
explained as she proudly fingered
her blooming violets.
A rope encircles the $50 plants
|vying for awards today. Mrs
Nora Ford, Silver Spring, show
chairman, explained the rope pro-
tects the brittle plants from
human brushings and from get
ting their leaves picked" BE-
fore the plants were so plentiful
some people would steal leaves
during shows so they could start
their own violets at home," Mrs
Ford said.
A rope isn't needed. however, tc
keep E. II. Morris, of Cheverly
from the plants. He's sticking
closely to his birds on exhibit 9
few feet away. II tried to raise
those plants once. but there's lom9
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Hoover Report Conference
To Be Held in December

The Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report announced yester-
day it will hold a national reor-
ganization conference" in Wash
ington December IL and 13.
DR.. Robert L. johnson, chair
man of the committee and presi-
dent of Temple University, referred
to the plans for the meeting as a
"call to the crackerbarrel" for a
discussion of the need for Govern
ment reorganization.
Speakers will include former
President Hoover, who was chair
man of the Commission on Organ
ization of the. Executive Branch,
and two commission members
Representative Brown, Republican,
of Ohio, and President Arthur S.
Flemming of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity.
Among other speakers will be
Secretary of Denfense johnson,
Senator Anderson, Democrat, of
New Mexico; Senator Aiken, Re
publican. of Vermont; Mrs. Oveta
Culp Hobby; Maj. Gen. Paul r.
Hawley, Chicago; former Governor
Leslie Miller of Wyoming and DR..
johnson.
Sessions will be at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Federation Unit Upho|ds
Teachers S Promotion Plea

The right of an English in
structor in a Washington teach
ers' college to appeal to the Board
of Education in connection with
job promotion has been upheld
by the Education Committee of
the District Federation of Civic
Associations.
In a letter to the board, the
group declared: 1--WE note with
great concern the disposition Of
the appeal of DR.. Paul Cooke in
connection with his promotion" /"
DR.. Cooke, head Of Local 81,
American Federation of Teach
ers, an instructor at Miners
Teachers College. was turned
down by the board on his charge
that the appointment of an as
sistant professor was not consis-
tent with the promotion policies
of the board. Mr.. Cooke had ap-
piled for the position.
A statement made by DR.. E. A..
Clark, president Of Miner, at q
meeting Of the Complaints and
Appeals Committee Of the board
was attacked by the Civic Asso-
ciation's Committee in its letter.
The letter said DR.. Clark's
statement that If q teacher
doesn't accept q decision when
made, I doubt very seriously he
is the type Of man we want to
promote even with two, PhD. S"
was the most absurd and un-
democratic expression imaginable. ,
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Virginia Seen Beneficiary
OF Rural Telephone Law
By the Assoeiofed Press

Virginia stands to gain much,
on the basis of census figures,
under the new Rural Telephone
Act.
The act, recently signed by the
President, is designed to help
farmers get telephones as they
are now being helped to get elec-
tricity. The Rural Electrification
Administration will run the tele-
phone program also.
Loans will be made to COM
panies and to co-operatives.
Census figures show Virginia
ranks seth among States in ratio
of telephones to farms.
The only States Virginia out
ranks are in the South.
The census figures show Vir-
ginia in 1945 had telephones on
18.40 per cent of its farms.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Home Accidents
List 2 Who Ate
| Rubbinq SuIve

A brother and sister who made
q meal of a tube of rubbing ONT
ment were among children hos
.pitalized last week, the District
Red Cross home accident survey
reported today.
Another child swallowed lye.
Still another devoured go thyroid
tablets.
They were among "a persons
in all age groups treated for home
accidents during the week. Falls
caused nine deaths and So Of the
total injuries.
A year-old boy was burned
when his mother accidentally
spilled hot coffee and little girl
was badly burned when she
splashed kerosene on a fire she
had just built. An elderly woman
fell from second-story window
while lowering a window shade.
She suffered broken ankle.
Fatalities from home accidents
total 1874 this year compared 70
224 for the same period last year.
Injuries are 5,375 this year com.
pared to 5,266 for the same perioo
in 1948.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

Bees in the bonnet are okay
Fif they stay there, members Of the
Metropolitan African Violet Clut
agree.
It's bees in the house with hun
dreds of their delicate African
violet plants that make club mem
bers nervous.
"You never know what you're
going to have to exhibit after
bee sneaks into your home" saic
one club member who. despite
busy buzzers, is displaying hel
African violets in a show at Odd
Fellows Temple. 419 Seventh street
NV.
The show, which opened yester-
day, is continuing today from 1C
a IN. to z pm. It is sponsored by
the Metropolitan African Violet
Club in conjunction with the 18th
annual Grand National Bird Show
|of the National Capital Canary
Club. Prizes will be awarded this
afternoon, starting about S pm
Mrs. w. Wayne Lamar, Cheverly
Md, beat the bees to her plants
and rescued 18 for the show.
Mrs. Lamar told fellow members
that when she came home Friday a
bee had gotten into her house In
her absence and was running
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Westinghouse Students
To See Barter Player Show

Virginia's Barter Players will
give a performance for Washing
ton-Lee High School students wher
they come to Arlington this week
The group will give a matinee
showing at 2::30 o'clock Thursday
Of You Can't Take 1t With You,
with only high school students
being admitted.
School officials made the ar.
rangements because they though
it an opportunity for the pupils te
see a good professional perform
ance.
The Barter Theater is brought
to Arlington annually under spon'
sorship of the Arlington CiviS
Federation. The regular perform.
ance of You Can't Take 1t With
You" vii be given at $50 pm
Thursday in the Washington-Let
Auditorium,
Evening star., 1949-11-13
6. W. School Of Education
To Hold Open House

Students and alumni Of the
school of education at George
Washington University will hold
their annual open house at 8
pm. .tomorxow in Lisner Audi
torium.
DR.. James Harold Fox, dean of
the school of education, will be
the principal speaker and will
discuss the future of tie univer-
sity with special reference to the
school of education.
Other speakers will include
Miss June Ayers, president of ri
Lambda Theta, national honorary
group for women in the field of
education; Harold Crankshaw,
president of Phi Delta Kappa, ma
tional honorary group for men in
education: Miss Elaine LANCER
man Of the university's Future
Teachers of America chapter, and
Lester A. Smith, executive secre-
tary of the university's General
Alumni Association.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
District Gets S90,938
lin Federal Funds 10
Plan Public Works

The District has been allotted
500, 1888 in Federal funds for plan
ming public works, Jess Larson,
Administrator of General Serv-
ices, announced yesterday.
The amount comes from $25,-
900, 900 appropriation set up by
Congress as starter to enable
public works planning to begin
now in every State and territory.
A total of 100000, 900 has been
authorized for such purposes, but
actual allotment of the remainder
of the total sum awaits Congress
sional action. t
The District share was in the
lowest bracket but identical to
that of IL States, mostly in the
Far West, Alaska and Hawaii. Big
gest portion went to New York
State. which got 81, ,828,934. Popu-
lation Of the respective areas gov
erned the amount allotted.
Under the law authorizing the
works appropriations, the Gov
eminent is not obligated to build
any of the projects planned. The
law also specifies that no hous-
ing projects can be planned with
these funds. Cities, counties and
other political subdivisions have
been authorized to share the
planning funds with the State
governments.
| Purpose, of the funds is to en-
courage Federal public agen-
cies to maintain a continuing
and adequate reserve shelf" OF
fully planned public works that
may go under construction when
the economic situation may make
| It deSirabie."