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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
The Baseball Situation Is This:
Vets Seek Their First Victory

The Western Giants have won
their first game in the Puget Sound
Baseball league but the Nisei Vet
Grams have yet to win a ball game
in The City league.
That is how the major baseball
situation stacks up in Seattle.
The Giants. who have built their
future" team around last seasons
young Lotus Mercury nire. have
steadied down quite a bit and the
veteran Tail TakayoShi has proved
himself to be a fine relief chucker
On the other hand. the Veterans
have found things rough in the eX-
tremely fast City circuit. The Vet
Grams are pounding the apple harder
but their pitching has not held up
so well
In the Northwest Times loop
Lotus is leading the parade with
three straight triumphs. A group OF
promising youngsters. the Savoys
is not far behind the Bukkyo boys
with two victories and no defeats
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21

PatrOnize Your Advertisers
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
PIN CHAMPIONS
OF MAIN BOWL
EYE TOURNEY

Sixteen house championship teams
will be competing for the priced
crown won last season by Cooks L
Drive i'm the -Intelhgencer.
second annual Champion of Cham
pions tournament this Saturday al
the Seattle Recreation
And one of the title winners will
be green-shirted STANDARD Hotel of
Main Bowl which will line mp a.
follows: Kaz Yamasah, Budd Fu-
kei. Joe Cache. Gene Angustin and
Shig Urakawa
Standard Hotel. which averages
more than 900 per game, is the first
Oriental American squad ever 20
vie for honors i'm this tourney The
sponsor is K. x Kawaguchi. local
fishing enthusiast.
Cooks U-Drive the 40 Champion
of Champions. will be back to de
fend its title The others. besides
Cooks and Standard. will be Down
town Bowl. Manhattans. Hi-Tonc
Amusement, Bierelein's Clothing,
Sheridan Furniture, Detloffs Flor
lists. Soames Paper Viewland Fuel
Kane's. Skyroom, McPherson's, Bel
levue Hairdressers. Genes Cafe and
Ideal Recreation
All teams will roll three games,
starting at pm. with the scratch
score determining the winner of
the handsome P-I trophy
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
Portland Nisei
! Win 4 to 0

PORTLAND. Greg. May u -
Portland NiSei Vets defeated Column
bia ,Automotive, 4 to 0, in a North
ern Softball league game last Mon
day at Montvilla park
The result follows:
X II z
Nisei Vets 4 10 0
Columbia Automotive o 3 l
Batteries: Soejima and Kiyokawa,
Ryan and Sorenson.
PORTLAND. Greg. May 81 -
First half schedule of the Portland
Nise Vets in the Northern Softball
League. was announced today as
follows:
TUESDAY. May "a
7 pm.-Nisei Vets VS.. Pantley's
Auto at Wiltshire park.
FRIDAY, May 81
pm.-Nisei Vets VS.. Second In
fantry NEEDLES at Rose City No 2.
WEDNESDAY, June
p.m.-Nisei Vets VS.. Docs Tav-
ern at Rose City No /.
THURSDAY, June 3
$3.50 pm.-Nisei Vets VS.. Harry
Blacks Tavern at Westmoreland
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
NiShimotO Leads Lucky Layers,
Scatters Naples for 653 Series

542 Hirai 500; MAIN BOWL
FOUNTAIN -Yamamoto sac
Sugawara $50, Augustin SOC. Kura 70
nishi $50. Fukei ATS
GUTTER BALLS (3-Kyono 400,
Miya2aki 424, Iwata 43S. Harada
ass, Gimmestad 400; WAMCATS 90
Howell 4O2, Hornbeck 345 Hoppel
342. Thurlo 1868. Fairbanks AL.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
CRACKER
CRUMB

doing too well, take note
To quote TAX: "A deep reclining
position and an air OF nonchalance.
coupled with hell of sleepy feel.
ing. should do the trick. You see.
the fish tries to take advantage of
your relatively poor position and
goes for sneak strike. But it doesn't
seem 10 get away from TAX.
I could go on to mention few
others but limited space allows me
to record only the better catches.
The hot tips of the weekend
won't be too hot. For the salt
chuckers. anywhere in the Possess
ion Point district should at least
weld few silvers and blackmouths.
Silvers run to about three lbs. and
your guess on the blackmouth is as
good as nine.
Hit a hot hole and you may be
the lucky one bringing in a % ID.
fish.
Anderson Island has been produ-
cling and Defiance should be a fine
spot for the Valley boys.
Cut spinners are still taking the
ma jvrity of the fish but minnows
will dc just as we'll
In the fresh waters, the head
lines point toward lowland streams
as this Sunday is opening day
for the stream anglers.
I'd hate to venture forth and give
out with a tip for the rivers as
they're all high and dirty. Unusual
ly hot weather has really brought
down the snow to fill the rivers
and the oldies aren't inclined to
70 cut where they can't reach the
hot holes.
The best bet would be to try some
of the close-in creeks. To name a
few old reliableS on opening day,
the Issaquah, Soos. TokIl. Bear,
Swan, and Woods creek out Sno-
homish way should provide the fish.
The Cedar looks good for the big
ger streams as 1t has been fairly
low and clear the past week.
Most popular bats used will be
the single egg or spinner and
worm. Flies aren't generally used
this time of the veal but. because
OF the warm weather we've been
having your pet fly may turn the
trick in the afternoon
Favorite lures for the Northwest
the Gray Hackle and the Royal
Cos Gilman, are probably two of the
most consistent producers known.
Naturally. your pet fly will always
do 1t. A needle fly nymph is sup
posed to be the latest one
Well, who knows? A bent pin
and big worm may be the best
tackles this Sunday.
I'll know more about 1t after the
first week. so keep your eye on this
column for the latest dope on fish.
ing
The Skunk List is being deleted
from this space this week as toe
many of my friends do not want
their names on this undesirable
roster.
Let's hope that fishing is good
enough this year to throw it gu;
entirely.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
GAME CALLED OFF

PORTLAND. Greg. May 81 -
Rain and wet grounds forced the
cancellation of the Municipal Base
ball league game between the Port
Land Nisei Vets and Ridgefield
(Wash) mines last Tuesday AT
Westmoreland field.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21

Stlo' SoS
Series-Hero Nishimoto. Laggers,
$50.
Hero Nishmoto blasted the ten
pins for Whopping $50 series,
which included 252 game. to push
Hoods Lucky Layers into first
place tie with the Alley Cats IN the
mems summer league Tuesday
night in Main Bowl
The Alley Cats in trimming Main
Bowl Fountain. 81 scored the
nights high team game mark OF
$40 scratch
The results follow:
LUCKY LAGGERS GO Ia
nagi 493. Nishimoto 656, Arita 533,
Tanaka $50, Tsuqi 58l; WASON
BROS. Macdonald 400, Bogni
335. May 400. Barrett 1903, Burroughs
464.
ALLEY CATS t2-T'rott SIG, Ina
shi SAG, F.. Takagi 470, Yamaguchi
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
NIGHTS HIGH

NIGHTS HIGH
Singles-Hero Nishimoto. Lag
gers, 252
Series-Hero Nishimoto. LaggerS,
656
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-05-21
BY Henry Yorozl

To start the column off with g
bang, l shouldn't start out with g
yarn this big but the fellows from
whom I got this story tell that it,
the straight dope. I'll pass it on tt
you for the laughs and, remember
1 shall not be blamed for its authen.
city.
Well. this story comes from somt
of my old fishing cronies.
II seems that Kallio Suguro hac
a halibut on his line at Possession
Sunday, and it seems that the fish
gave him a bad time.
Following much grunting ant
groaning and much expert advice
few minutes later, Kallio got tn,
monstrosity up to netting distances
Of his boat Just about the time hi
was ready to haul in the fish, ons
of the unfortunate incidents Of
fishing occurred.
Whether TAX Miyahara, in a
fit of jealousy, cut the line or not
is not known but said line did cut
and the fish was cast adrift. Mo-
ments later, TAX, sitting in the
same boat, decided to reel up his
line and in doing so ran afoul
with what he presumed was Duffy
Kiyohara's line.
Naturally, TAX cast aside Duffy:
and let it adrift. Still later. Duffy
decided to reel in his line, and IL
and behold, he came up with some
body's line.
About this time Kallio re-entereo
the scene. picked up the stray line
and commenced to haul it aboard
the boat. (This is it, Believe it OF
not. the fish and the lire which
Kallio had lost minutes before were
these very fish and line which he
now had in the boat
AS I've said before. take it fol
what it's worth It's kind of far
fetched. and coming from fisher
men, il becomes more questionable
but the boys who were there swear
by the story.
For a recap of last weeks hoi
Spots 1 won't say put it over bic
but the Valley bows did quite wei
at Defiance and our locals did fail
to good at Possession Point.
Lefty Ichihara and his party
landed some beauties at Posses
sion. I hear that Lefty boated a
couple of tens and his partner
hit one over the head that went
22 lbs.
TAX Miyahara, much as hate t.
mention it. came home with couple
Of fish weighing 10 and Ia lbs. He's
probably one of the most consistent
fishermen around this neck of thu
woods. l don't know what the secre
to his success is but I know thai
his technique is rather unorthodox
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
s. Letters Wait
For Centennial
Cancelling Machine

The news of having a special can
ceiling stamp at the Oakland post
office within the next few weeks, for
the purpose Of advertising the APP
preaching centennial celebration, has
created wide interest among stamp
collectors and others already, accord
ing to w. Z. Spoerlein, postmaster.
Up to yesterday afternoon he had
already received SO letters with in
structions to hold them until the first
day that the cancelling stamp was
put into use. Most of the letters had
some commemorative stamp on the
envelope
They came from the states of New
York, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachus-
etts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Il
linois, Maryland and South Carolina.
Permission to use the cancelling
stamp has been granted by the post
office and it is now being produced
by the postoffice department. 1t will
be four or five weeks before it will
be put to use, according to informa-
ton received.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Centennial pIctss4e R4i9ht.

The Oakland Centennial picture frightened considerably this
week with several interesting announcements.
One is the unique fact that Oakland will have ballad all it's
which original with native and which has
possibilities The tune catchy that music lovers will be
picking up and hummng they hear it. And the ballad
is historically correct in its portrayal of the times from 1849 to
the is be into dramatic Of Oakand
history, also written by native
Another that encouraging that the
people have taken hold and when they become enhued
be contagious Under capable Youth committee they
outlined series of activities that will create much interest
OF course other committees work each days pro-
What at first seemed like gigantic and almost hopeless
task, beginning round into shape and all signs point
really big celebration that should attract those home and afar
off
Much work and planning remain ahead but the skies
brighter for those closely connected with the centennial
What all Of the Oakland citizens could do to make much
successful would be to become entirely centennial minded
with willingness do their share keep the important
the top side.
This celebration is for Oakland Let all Oakland have share
in putting it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Commissions For
Magistrates and
Notaries Received

Commissions for trial magistrates,
notaries public and one justice of the
peace, arrived at the office of Rich
ard L. Davis, clerk of the Circuit
Court, this week.
The appointments were confirmed
during the recent Legislative session
and have been signed by the governor
and secretary of state. They are eff
fective for two years, until the first
Monday of May, 1851.
Trial magistrates-James A. Bar
rick, Kitzmiller; H. A Loraditch, Oak
land; j. Urban Stanton, Grantsville;
Norval Speelman, Friendsville; Dan
iel P. Smouse, substitute trial magis-
trate, Oakland; J. B. Emory, Bit
finger, justice of the peace.
Notaries Public - Gertrude Aron-
halt, Loye o. Arnold, Jay Lewis Bell !;
Denzil NJ. Bowyer, Mary Emily Butt,
Esther B. Broadwater J. w. Capel,
James j. Carney, Genevieve Dixon,
G. w. Diefenbach, James II. Edwards,
Gladys S. Ewing, Annabelle Ford,
Josephine f. Fahey, Ernest N. Friend,
William D. Getty, Gertrude Gibson,
Earl T. Glotfelty, Aubra 0. Goehrin-
ger, Mason Glotfelty, William c..
Grimm.
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., nellie B. Hell
big, William L. Hyre, Katherine D.
Holman, c. V. Harvey, Mary Louise
Helbig, Isabel r. Hamill, Nirgie S.
Jones, John NJ. Jarboc, Lewis R.
Jones, Charles o. Keller, Alyce A.
Kesner, Geraldine L. Knox, George
K. Littman, Robert w. Lohr, Merle
McClintock, Coral McRobie, Milburn
w. Mann, Katherine J.. Marshall, Asa
T. Matthews
Edith G. Pew, Fenton H. Platter,
George j. Pool, Prentiss H. Porter,
William D. Rees, Stewart Rodaner,
Charles C. Reckard, Julia A. Rowan,
Auldon Lewis Rogers, Harold Rock.
Harold f. Ream, Nadne P. Stanton,
Gladys Z. Sharpless, Emma l. Spoer-
lein, H. P. Stuck, Earl S. Shank, W.
Dwight Slower, Walter H. Teets, F.
A. Thayer, Jr., Sherman NJ. White,
Joseph II. WEIGH and Charles S. Eel
Ter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28

Those who went to their death were
John Wrightson, 30, his nephew,
Charles Wrightson, 5, and Moon.
They drowned when Mr. and Mrs.
Wrightson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Moon
rented a 14-foot motorboat for a
cruise on the Bay. Wives of the two
men were saved and both told tragic
stories Of the accident.
Mrs. Wrightson told how she held
her nephew in her arms until he
drowned while clinging to the wreck
age and then saw her husband swim
away to his death. Mrs. Moon told of
clinging to the overturned craft in
the water with her husband, the lat
ter losing his grip as wave swung
the boat around so that ii struck him
She saw him sink beneath the waves.
Mrs. Moon was formerly Ruth Lichty,
also of this county.
The two women were picked up by
yachtsmen from the nearby Balti-
more Yacht club.
The group, according to Essex
police, put out from a boat rental
firm on Norman Greek about 10 a. m.
The boats motor failed on the way to
Miller Island and the craft drifted
into deep water before the men were
able to make repairs. A squat struck
while the boat was still adrift
Mrs. Wrightson said she and her
husband chung to a life preserver
cushion and an empty gasoline can,
supporting the youngster between
them. Waves washed over them,
the little boy swallowing water
until he collapsed in their arms. The
couple became exhausted and the
child's body slipped from their grasp
and sank. Wrightson then told his
wife he feared the wreckage would
not support both of them much longer
and swan away.
The bodies of the three who drowned
had not been recovered up until press
time today. Mrs. Lee said her son had
worked for two summers at the I'M
peral Ice Cream plant and also had
worked one summer at the Coca-Cola
plant. He was graduated from Oak
land High School in 1914 and had
spent two years in the armed forces.
He was married at Christmas time
1915. Mrs. Lee said her son would be
buried in Oakland when the body was
recovered.
Melvin Lee, Roy Lichty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wellington Welch returned to
their homes at the park on Tuesday
after visiting the Moon home at Es-
sex since Sunday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Danish Student To
Speak at Luncheon

Miss Henry Hensen, Danish ex-
change student, spending six months
in Maryland as an exchange student
of the Extension service, will tell of
rural life in Denmark at All lunch
con, to be held at the William-James
hotel in Oakland on Saturday, April
80, at l o'clock.
Members of All clubs, Homemakers
clubs, A.A.U.W., Home Economics
teachers and girl scout leaders have
been invited.
Prior to the luncheon the girls All
local leaders council will meet in the
Home Demonstration agents office at
10 a. m, with Mrs. Catherine Spoer-
lein presiding. Miss Dorothy Emer-
son, state girls club agent, will lead
discussion of girls All club work.
Miss Hensen is a teacher and All
leader in Denmark. During her stay
in Maryland she has lived at the
homes of various All members, in
order to become acquainted with life
in Maryland farm homes. She will be
the house guest of Mrs. Howard
Turner during her stay in Oakland
On Friday evening she will be en-
tertained by the girls of the Pleasant
Valley All club at the home of Mrs.
Spoerlein, president of the Al local
leaders council.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
REPLICA OF FIRST
SCHOOL HOUSE TO
Be BUILT HERE
Youth Committee Outlines
Activities For Centennial
Celebration

A replica of "The First School
House of Garrett County" will be re-
produced on the grounds of the Will
lam-James hotel in Oakland by mem
bcrs of the Youth Committee as part
of its activities for the Centennial
celebration. August 8 to IA, it was
announced this week by Joseph Sol
lars, chairman.
Sollars told the Central committee
at meeting on Tuesday night that
the school would be constructed of
logs and would be 20 by Is feet, with
d built-in fireplace 1t will depict one
hundred years Of progress in the
county beginning with the three
legged bench with states, etc, bring
ing the furniture through the various
stages up to the modern chrome fur
niture.
Under glass, are to be depicted first
editions of various text books and
other items of historical interest. At
the door is to be a registration booth
where there will be log for people
to sign who attended schools in the
county. They will register in class
groups. There will also be a separate
log where visitors may register. The
school will be kept open all week as
a museum and place of registration,
Mr.. Sollars said.
The Centennial is to open Monday
morning, August s, from 10 to ~,
with conducted tours to historical
sites in the immediate vicinity and
will be started from the replica of the
school house. Painted arrows are to
be put on the streets to show motor
lists where these historical sites are
and each will be marked with a wood
en- plaque.
On Wednesday,, August 10, from
10 to II, the youth committee will
stage a marbles tournament on the
school grounds with Bruce Jenkins in
charge. In the afternoon, beginning
aroung = o'clock, the youth will have
their parade featuring float from
each of the youth organizations, and
each float will depict a 10-ycar peri
cd in the town. There will be prizes
for both events.
Sollars also told the committee that
on Friday morning, August II, from
10 to II they would run a soap box
derby on Pennington street, starting
at the Nethkcn property and going
across Second street to Third. Prizes
will be given.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
BALLAD And
PAGEANT TO BE
SPECIAL FEATURES
Will Provide Unique Entertain
nient During Oakland Centen-
NAL

A ballad of Oakland, written es-
pecially for the centennial by Rev.
Felix G. Robinson, native son, and
pageant being written for drama
tization during the celebration by
Joseph P Sollars, Elementary school
principal, and also native son, will
be worked together into unique en-
tertainment as the town observes the
Tooth anniversary of its birth Aug
ust 8 to IA, it was announced this
week by the Central Centennial Com
mittee.
Mr.. Sollars reported on the prog
ress of the pageant committee at a
meeting on Tuesday evening, in the
absence of Mrs. Lewis Jones, chair
man.
Rev. Robinson's ballad has been Of
ficially adopted by the pageant COM
mittee and the Central committee de-
clared it to be the official Centennial
ballad. Rev Robinson, Arthurdale,
w. Va, met last week with the two
groups when wire recording of his
music and a number of stanzas of
his ballad were heard.
Inspiration for his entirely new
folk tune came to him as he listened
some months ago to a Meadow Noun
tain folk song being played to him
on the banjo by Irwin S. Custer, he
related. The tune he heard is known
as Hell Around the Hen House"
and from this has appeared the BAL
lad of Oakland"
More details of the ballad will be
available when it has been copy
righted, but the stanzas contain a
running history of Oakland from the
time of its settlement to the present
day, and even delves into the future
The Youth committee plans to have
a narrator to read the story which is
being written by Mr.. Sollars and
they are seeking leveled area of
land for stage with natural props,
such as trees, stream, etc. The
stage is to be divided into two sec
tions with lights playing on the side
where the story is being played while
on the other stage they are preparing
for the next scene He said most of
the large properties such as oxen,
horses, surrey, etc, have already
been arranged for
The pageant will last about one
hour and As minutes and will be Civ
en- three nights during the celebra-
ton. Admission of 35 and 65 cents
is to be charged. Programs contain
ing the text of the ballad and story
and number of photographs and
sketches, are being planned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Explains Method
In Obtaining
Farm Truck Tags

In order to clear up some Of the
difficulties in regard to the issuance
of farm truck license tags, Arthur H.
Green, county treasurer, received a
notice from the office of the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles on Tues
day.
Mr.. Green said he was advised that
farmers needing licenses for their
trucks must secure a farm affidavit
from notary public or the county
treasurer, then fill it out, have it
notarized and then send to the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles office in
Baltimore. If allowed by the depart
ment, an application for tags will
then be sent to the farmer showing
the amount to be paid, either $500
or $1,000, depending upon size of
truck.
All applications must be sent to
Baltimore for special markers, Mr..
Green said.
In some cases where a father and
son jointly operate a farm, or where
the farm has woodland and the truck
is being used to haul products to
market a notation to that effect
should be made on the affidavit, Mr..
Green added. This could be done on
the back.
The department has notified Mr..
Green that it will not be necessary to
have titles for trucks perforated when
sending them into the department for
transfer of ownership, as taxes are
now included in the flat rate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Grow Time Extended

The time for bringing the feet OF
dead crows to the office of the presi-
dent of Youghiogheny Rod and Gun
club in Oakland, and receive "a years
dues to the club free, has been ex-
tended to July LIST, it was announced
by Emory w. Adams, president.
The offer was made several weeks
ago to the first one hundred persons
who appeared, in the hope of elimin-
ating the pests from the county,