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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Jailed on Charge of
Disorderly Conduct

Mrs. Andrew (Annie Day. Friend,
of near Deer Park, was sentenced to
five days in Jail this morning on a
charge of disorderly conduct at a
hearing before Magistrate H. A.
Loraditch.
Mrs. Friend was arrested on Tues
day by Constable Mark H. Moon af-
ter there had been complaints that
she had disrupted the Spring Glade
school, declaring her boy Delbert, had
been thrown out of school, and de-
manding his return.
Testimony disclosed this morning
that the teacher Mrs. John L. Fitz-
water, had been notified by the State
Department of Education, to give
tests to the third and sixth grade
children, and to dismiss the balance
of the pupils for the rest of the day.
Delbert was among those dismissed.
Mr.. Moon testified that Mrs. Friend
had threatened to return to the school
Monday and that there would be a
funeral" Mrs. Friend, well known
figure around Oakland, appeared for
the hearing with her red cowboy hat.
Magistrate Loraditch also stipu-
lated that upon Mrs. Friends release
she would be compelled to stay away
from the school house and cause no
further trouble there.
Mrs. Friend declared She wasn't go
ing back to jail as they don't have a
decent bed to sleep in" Deputy
Sheriff Paul Fisher said that Mrs.
Friend had done no sleeping last
night but had kept everybody awake
the entire night. Mrs. Friend also
stated before Magistrate Loraditch
that if She were sent back there they
wouldn't get any sleep as long as she
was in.
Sheriff J. s Teats, Deputy Fisher
and Constable Moon were all required
yesterday afternoon to take her from
the magistrates office to the waiting
car for the ride to the jail where she
spent the night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Vile" Had Right 2@e0A

Apparently there Of this thinking in the Federal
today that Abraham Lincoln expressed He said
You cannot bring about prosperity by dscouagng thrift
strengthen the weak by weakening the strong
cannot help the by pulling down the wage
payer
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich
establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you
build character and by taking away mans
initiative and independence
You cannot help permanently by doing for them what
they could and should do for themselves.
Truman and all the social planners stand on these
thoughts? His administration the biggest spender of all time
His advisers plans for mtess social security and
social welfare plans that designed to reach farther into every
taxpayers pocket Every the government gives its own
particular version progress digs deep into pockets
to pay for it.
would splendid everyone had the $4,000 year IN
come the president forecast for the future But wouldn't help
much if the government took $4,000 of it in taxes.
better take deep look into government before 1t
gets too big to let us look
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Strip Mine Law
Is Introduced

\ bill to enact a new strip mining
law regulating open pit bituminous
coal mines in all counties was in
PRODUCED yesterday afternoon in An
napolis as the General AssembIy's
short 1850 session opened.
The measure would replace 1917
act invalidated because it exempted
Garrett county.
In a proposed budget concerning
hospital appropriation, Garrett Coun-
ty Memorial hospital would receive
$14,2S0.
A bill was introduced in the House
to increase salaries or change method
of paying the court clerks of Is
counties. Garrett county was not in
cluded.
Garrett county's legislators are all
attending the session. They are Sena-
tor Neil c. Fraley, and Delegates
Ronald +. Mclntire, George Codding-
ton and Jasper Myers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Two New Members
Named to Red Cross

AT meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Garrett County Chap
ter, American Red Cross, held last
Friday, R. Bowen Hardesty, Oakland,
and Milton Pritts, Kitzmiller, were
appointed to fill the current term. re-
spectively, of the late f. +. Rathbun,
Oakland, and Mrs. Paul Friend, Of
Friendsville, on the board of di-
rectors
Dr. E. |. Baumgartner was also ap-
pointed chairman of the disaster
committee. He has been medical mem
Der of this committee, under the
Craftsmanship of the late Mr.. Rath-
bun. Another member will be APP
pointed later.
The board discussed the 1850 fund
drive and budget for the coming fiscal
year. The chapter quota for 1850 is
to be announced in February.
A resolution on the death of Mr..
Rathbun was incorporated in the
minutes of the meeting and copy
sent to Mrs. Rathbun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
800 Eligible to
Vote in Oakland
Municipal Election

Ninety-three persons registered on
Monday at the City Hall in Oakland
on the annual registration day. Of
ficials in charge struck off 81 names
from the books, those who had died
or who had moved away from the
town.
There are now 800 persons eligible
to vote in municipal elections, ac-
cording to Arthur Lawton, clerk-col-
lector
The first opportunity for these citi-
zens to exercise their privilege will
be Monday, March Is, at the annual
election, at which time mayor, three
councilmen and town treasurer will
be chosen. Incumbents are Mayor
Joseph Hinebaugh, Councilmen Earl
Shartzer, Harry L. Stemple and Ralph
Pritts, and Treasurer, Miss Julia A.
Rowan.
Hold-over councilmen who have an
other year to serve are Emeric Dusic,
Prentice DeBerry and Dr.. E. l. Baum
gartner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
AmvetS To Sponsor
Both Junior-Senior
Ball Teams This Year

Decision to sponsor a senior base
ball team and a junior baseball team
this year was made at meeting of
the Oakland Post No. ,, AmVets, on
Sunday.
The Junior AmVets team will con-
sist Of bovs from 9 Years old 10 four
tocn pivinr them an onnortunitv to
learn to nIav baseball pronerJv and to
learn trua sno,tsmanship.
On "Wednesday Feb,uarv s. the or
panization will turn over the post
home tn the teen-agers for dance,
s..,u, IA to 10 o'clork. Admission
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Local Scout Troops
To Observe Birthday

Boy Scout Week, making the 10th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
America will be observed from Mon
day, February 6, through Sunday,
February -. Members Of troops in
Garrett county will join countless
other troops in towns and cities
throughout the nation in observing
this event They will be a part Of the
100000 boys and adult leader, be
longing to the scout movement.
Boy Scout Week this year finds the
organization at the mid-point Of its
two-year crusade to "Sucngthen the
Arm Of Liverty,' according to Ralph
NJ. Fauber, scoutmaster Of the Oak
land troop, which seeks to bring more
boys into its ranks. give them richer
experiences in all phases of its pro
grams under volunteer leaders.
The theme Of the 10th birthday OBJ
scrvance is "Suengthcn Liberty"
Mr. Fauber announced everal
special events during scout week for
the Oakland troop. The Crellin and
Oakland scout basketball teams will
have game on Tuesday, February 6.
At the regular meeting on Thurs
day, February 8, there will be usual
rededication service and Mr.. Fauber
has announced a surprise for troop
members. Scouts also are planning a
window display for scout week.
The scouts will attend church in a
body on Sunday February -, this
year at the Lutheran church. Mem
bers of both the Oakland and Crellin
troops will be guests of the Oakland
Mt. Lake Lions club at a dinner on
Monday, February /.
The highlight of the second year of
the two-year crusade will be the ma
tional Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa,
June 30th to July 6, at which 10000
scouts and leaders from every sec
ton of the nation and several
hundred scouts of other lands will
camp together. The Oakland troop is
planning to send one scout to this
event.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
At 81 He Loves to Fly

Peter Opel, aged 81, now Of Acct
dent, received his share of publicity
recently in an Ohio paper.
In the issue of January % Of the
Canton Repository, Opel is shown
sitting in the cockpit Of an airplanc
with his grandson, Paul Bethel, Of
Canton, who is his pilot.
Mr. Opel says he will fly with any
one who'll take him. Two days previ-
Gus to the picture taking, Opel had
taken a two-hour jaunt over Lake
Erie. He has been flying for two
years, ever since his grandson first
took him up in a plane. Bethel, a
private pilot, was III aviation cadet
training during World War H.
A clipping of Mr.. Opel and son was
sent from Canton by Charles A.
Chambers, who resides at Middle
branch, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Potatoes Available
AS Livestock Feed

Surplus potatoes are again being
offered for sale as livestock feed it
was announced by county officials Of
the Production Marketing Admins
tration. The price is one cent per
hundred, either bulk or in bags
The purchaser is to pay the freight
from point of shipment and most Of
the potatoes are scheduled to come
from northern Pennsylvania, it was
stated. Officials also pointed out that
last year the cost was around 25 cents
per hundred, with the government
paying the freight 1t was thought
the arrangement this year might be
slightly higher.
Potatoes bought under this ar
rangement are colored with a vege-
table dye, and are to be used only for
livestock feed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Oakland High Loses
To Elk Garden Five

Elk Garden High school, paced by
Blackburn who banged in IL field
goals, defeated Oakland High school
in close and interesting game at
Elk Garden, Tuesday night, by the
score of 1882,
The Elhs held 7-point lead at the
end of the third period but the High
landers came back in the final stanza
and threw in y points to make it a
close finish. Gary Baker led the Oak
land offensive with IS points, while
Ramsey scored S, Meyer s, Tasher 3.
Oakland played without the services
of Steyer, who has withdrawn from
school.
Elk Gardens Jayvees won over
the Oakland Jayvees in the prelimi-
nary game 20 to Is.
Both boys and girls teams Of Oak
land High will meet Grantsville
teams on the local court on Friday
evening. Oakland won both games in
meeting at Grantsville about two
weeks ago.
A benefit game is planned for Fri
day, February 10, when the Hig h
school boys will play the Oakland In
dependents and the Amazons will play
the alumni girls. Admission will be
20 and 10 cents and proceeds will go
to the new library fund. The game
originally scheduled with Bayard on
this date has been postponed until
February %, Coach Kyle Wilson
stated.
Playing for the Oakland Independ-
ents will be James Lyons, DR.. II. r.
Gibson, William Sharps, Joe Kahl, Al
Marucci, Jack Veador, Kyle Wilson.
Oakland High will meet Fellows
vile High here on Tuesday night with
the preliminary game being played
between the Oakland and Crellin
scouts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Biggest Snow Plow
In State Is Here

The biggest snow plow in Mary
land is now at the State Roads com
mission garage, and there is no way
Of testing its poWer--or did | speak
too soon?
The pillow arrived ON a freight car
over the weekend and is costing the
Roads commission $21 900. 1t has the
previous rotary plows far out
stripped, according to advance re-
ports. One Of the reasons, officials
say, is that its fans are driven by a
separate motor mounted on truck
bed, and do not depend upon the
motor which drives the vehicle. There
are also devices to cast the snow out
of the way after it is loosened by the
fans and bars in front.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Lodge To Present
Six Veterans Jewels

Six members of Garrett Lodge No.
113, Knights of Pythias, will receive
25-year jewels at the 56th annivcrsa-
ny celebration of the organization, to
be held Friday evening, February II,
it was announced yesterday
Members to be honored include
Julius B. Littman, Robert T. Hoff-
man, DIN W. Hardesty, J. a. yelling,
Robert L. Stewart, and c. NJ Mower.
The occasion also will be ladies'
night and there will be entertainment
and refreshments. Committees in
clude A. G. Gortner, Harry Stemple,
Beeson Snyder, James Lemmert and
Eliza Bray, entertainment; Ralph W.
Fauber, Playford Ryan Carlton Bow
ser, John Forman and Paul Dewitt,
refreshments; Harry {. Coddington,
Dale Sanders and Maurice Brookhalt,
seating.
This Friday the rank Of Esquire
will be conferred upon class Of four.
The rank Of Page was conferred i'm
Cumberland last night along with
other candidates from the area. Can
didates were obligated upon the orig
inal Rathbone Bible, used during the
first initiation ceremonies Of Pythian
lodges in America A number of local
members attended last nights cere-
monies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Man Held in Loss of
Cattle near lockwood

Charged with the theft and sale Of
five head Of cattle from lockwood
area farms, 6O-year-old Alva R. Mar
tin, Somerset, Pa, is being held in
the Somerset county Jail. Martin for
merly resided in Oakland.
At hearing last Friday before
Justice Of the Peace Charles J. Har-
rison, j., Martin waived a prelimina-
w hearing and was committed to jail.
State Police and Sheriff Karl l. Hare
charged that Martin took steer
owned by Albeit Lephart, Il cow
owned by RE % q Movers, and three
calves of Luther and Ross Lephart.
The cattle repeatedly disappeared
Christmas night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
To Address A.A.U.W. Meeting

Movies and talk by DR.. T. S.
Lusby will feature the program to be
presented when the Garrett Branch,
American Association of University
Women, meets next Monday evening,
February 6, at s o'clock, in the Home
Economies building of the high school.
Mrs. S. T. Naylor is chairman of
the program which is entitled "A
Caribbean Cruise" A special business
meeting will follow the PROGRAM.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Drilling For Gas
Under Way at Rights

Drilling for gas on the Edward
Right farm south of Gortner, began
yesterday. A drill tower has been
under construction since early in
January.
The new well located near the well
on the Elmer Beachy farm at Gort-
ner which was successfully brought
in last fall and which is now at
tached to the system of the c. and A.
gas company. 1t continues to produce
over 100000 cubic feet of gas daily.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
Elementary P.-T.A.
To Meet With Obs.
Group ON February 10

The regular meeting of the Oak
land Elementary ParouJ-Teacher as.
sociation meeting, scheduled on Feb.
rualy 9th, has been postponed unit
Thursday night, February Is, in or
der to Join with the High school P
IA. to hear Miss Nicely, d membei
of the State Department Of Educa
ton.
The Elementary group Will nee
promptly at 1870 o'clock at the higI
school en- that evening for a short
business session prior to the regular
meeting in the school auditorium.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02

A congressional committee esti-
mated needed highway improvements
in Maryland would cost $500 million.
Road needs in U. S. were set at Sal
billion.
Marylanders lived longer and fewer
died at birth during 1919 than in 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02

Comptroller Lacy refused to pay
$290.1S bill for train fares of three U.
of Maryland officials to football game
in Miami, Fla.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-02
LANE ASKS BUDGET
OF $143 MILLION
Cuts in Income and Property
Taxes Are Mapped Out-Re-
pubIicans Want Further
Reductions

Gov. Lane said yesterday Maryland
needs to spend $143O66,052 ne,
year. At the same time he mapped
out some tax cuts.
The biggest one-year budget ia
state history was explained by Lane
in a 40-minute speech to the General
Assembly as it opened its 1850 scs-
sion.
The Governor proposed to use up
most Of a $6,5OO,0O0 state surplus to
meet increased expenses and still al
low leductions in personal income and
property taxes.
The Republican minority's reaction
to the Democratic money program
was that it didn't go far enough. The
Republicans want to wipe out the per-
sonal income tax, and do some strong
pairing Of the budget to make up for
it.
$j,S31, 500 Increase
The new budget, upon which the
House and Senate will start work at
once, is $5,631,600 more than the
1850 act-in itself a record-breakor.
The House had to suspend strong
ly political battle over a proposed set
Of strcamlined rules Of operation. 1t
picked up the battle Immediately al
ter Lane spoke.
The Senate had a 1vrangle over
rules, too, but managed to clear
up and get the regulations approve
before The Governor came down frol
his office.
Gov. Lane put into the Legislature
just before his speech -four bills which
would carry out his tax program.
Income tax reductions, Lane sac,
San be made by raising the allow
anccs for dependents and increasing
personal exemptions for old people.
6-Cen; Property Tax Rate
AS for property tax cuts. the state
simply would reduce its share froll
1898 cents to six cents on the SOB
valuation
Lane recommended these total ap-
preparations for the 1851 fiscal year.
beginning July L;
General funds-$79,8l9,443, an ir-
crease Of $489S,S78 over the 1859
fiscal year
Special funds $63,2l6,6O9, ris
of 1892 .722.
Evening star., 1950-03-14

tee where Judiciary is given the
inside track.
If the Judiciary Committee pre-
walls, the country will get its first
taste of the mettle of a new
South" contribution to the Sem
ate, Estes Kefauver of Tennessee,
who with his coonskin cap brought
down the redoubtable Boss Crump
OF Memphis. Senator Kefauver
introduced the original resolution
for the inquiry and by custom
rates its Craftsmanship.
The inquiry divides into two
parts. The first and headline
catching chapters will be the evil
dence about the crime kings. The
second is the one that official
Washington looks forward to and
that is the study of where Fed
eral responsibilities begin and end.
Seen as Local Responsibility.
It is agreed that something
more can be accomplished FEEDER
ally: as. for example, a law to
prohibit the transportation Of
slot, machines in interstate COM
merce. But the feeling here at
Justice. at the White House and
notably in the Internal Revenue
Bureau of the Treasury, is that
local officials who have been
moaning about crime have been
all too ready to shift responsible
Evening star., 1950-03-14

There have been drastic purges
in Bulgaria in the last few
months. Besides the spectacular
espionage cases" tried in Sofa
last week, there have been whole
sale arrests. deportations and exc
cutions throughout the country.
Nothing has been said officially
about these. because even the Sc
cret police could not pin them on
the United States and the other
Western powers. This would have
been an admission of capitalist
influence with the rank and file
Of the Bulgarian people.
Soviet Troops Sent In.
The Bulgarians, who are con-
sidered among the toughest fight
ers and most individualistic peo-
Piles in the Balkans. have been
restless for some time. Last fall
the Soviets decided to increase
the security forces in Bulgaria.
But since the national army was
not reliable, the Russians sent
Soviet troops. to which were
added some 10000 German mer-
cenaries. .
When they arrived-and the
fact that the American delegation
in Sofia got wind of their arrival
was one of the main grounds for
the charge of spying by our diplo-
mats-it was said that these for
mer Nazis were intended to be-
come the shock troops in the drive
against Tito. 1t is apparent now,
however, that they also may be
used to keep the Bulgarian people
themselves in check.
Bulgarian Premier Vilko Cher
venkov, who is entirely subser-
Went to Moscow, and the Soviet
officials in the country feel that
as long as Tito is not brought to
book for his defiance of the Krem-
lin, his syn1pathizers in Bulgaria
Evening star., 1950-03-14

glances once more as I take my
constitutional around the lions of
Trafalgar or return to the scene
of Jay former triumphs on. the
center court at Wimbledon to
practice a few half volleys.
Neckties have gotten me into
a great deal OF trouble in England.
Here in America we wear any
old tie that matches our suit or
any OLD tie that was wished on
us for Christmas. The colors of
the stripes have no real impor-
tance. But not so in Merrie Olde
England. Stripes make the man
over there. The colors tell what
school he attended or what regi-
ment he fought with:
Wears EtOn Colors.
When I was in England last
summer I burst forth with a tie
that identified me as a member
Of the Coldstream Guards. I was
properly embarrassed when an old
ColdStreamer called me down, so
I rushed up to my room-and
came back with the Eton colors.
When an old EConian suggested
that I switch cravats I tore to my
room cnce more and came forth
sporting the colors of the Royal
Household. When practically
everyone told me the faux pas I
was committing, / decided to go
without q tie. even though this
meant that the most fashionable,
place I could enter was one that
served fish and chips.
This time I am carrying but one
tie-a red. white and blue num-
ber on which eagles are embroid-
cred and which reads, just below
the knot, "This man is a resident
of the United States and belongs
to nothing but the Morris Plan
Bank alumni association"
Another thing that Englishmen
cast a disappearing eye on is the
fact that I don't carry an um-
brella, It has always seemed more
sensible (and practicaD to carry
bundle of old newspapers with
which to cover my head when the
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Crime Probe in Works
Kefauver Group Seeks Jurisdiction
In Senate Interstate Investigation

ity to Washington. Washington
feels on the defensive about it
and will be glad to tell its story
publicly.
The Internal Revenue Bureau
especially is the victim of its own
successes. The T-men caught Al
Capone in their mouseCrap after
he had successfully evaded pun
ishment for every type of major
crime; they repeated that triumph
with other famous mobsters, in
cluding Dutch Schultz and Waxey
Gordon. They are now suffering
from a current common inference
that if they only tried, they could
inflict similar mayhem on Frank
Costello and his gambling pals.
The trouble is that criminals,
like the rest of the unhappy citi-
zenry, have learned that the in
come tax is here to stay. Capone
and Schultz never filed a return
at all. Gordon reported only about
one-third of the amount he spent
for rent of a Fifth avenue apart
ment. Today the most careful re-
turns come in from people who
are the most, suspect. Too, gam
bling, for example, is not a Federal
crime and if the returns are re-
ported, the T-men have no fur
ther duty.
Hope to Avoid Punitive Aura.
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, George j. Schoeneman,
is resigned to his unpopularity
with the taxpayer-he doesn't re-
turn it. He thinks most taxpayers
are fine, honest fellows. But he
and his people want it understood
they have no duty to relieve local
law enforcement agencies from
their responsibilities.
Actually they feel they will do
better with their IS million tax
payers who turned in $40 billion
to them last year if they can avoid
as much as possible the punitive
aura. It was wryly recalled by AS
sistant Commissioner Daniel A..
Bolich that In the trial of >Presi-
dent Truman's old boss, Tom Pen
dergast, the judge commented: j:
'tThe crime Of income tax evasion
is nahum prohibitum Can evil Gre
ated by statute). not nahum per
Sc tan evil In itself)."