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Evening star., 1950-05-12

Frank Mattingly, GeorgetoWn'S
sensational rookie pitcher, has his
biggest assignment of the season
against Fordham in New York
tomorrow. Mattingly has won
four games so far and gone all
the way every time with only three
earned runs against him.
He particularly wants to win
against the Rams, who made him
look very bad as sophomore foot
ball quarterback last fall. Until
the Georgetown-Fordham grid
game Mattingly was doing very
well and with him pitching passes
the Hoyas went into the game as
favorites. But his control was
away off that day and the Rams
upset Georgetown, 42-0.
He may have it tough again to-
morrow because scheduled to work
against him. Is Tom Casagrande
who recently pitched a no-hitter
against City College of New York.
Play Seton Hall Today.
Enroute to New York the Hoyas
are playing Seton Hall at South
Orange, N. j., today after drop
ping a 80 decision to Maryland
yesterday at College Park. In
other games yesterday. American
U. nosed out Mount st. Mary's
7-6. at A. u; Catholic U. took a
double-header over Washington
College, 5-4 and ga. at Chester
town. and Quantico Marines
trimmed George Washington, 1911,
at Fredericksburg.
Maryland scored run in the
last half of the ninth with two out
yesterday to edge Georgetown
Johnny Hunton's double drove in
Jack Remsburg who was running
for Bob Heinbaugh who had been
put on base when hit by Pitcher
Hugh Murphy. t was a tight ball
game, with Maryland getting only
four hits, three of them by Hun
ton and the other a homer by
George Hughes, off two pitchers
and Georgetown getting seven
hits, also off two pitchers. Mary
land scored single runs in the sec
ond and fifth innings, and the
Hoyas got back with single run.
in the seventh and eighth.
American us game agains
Mount st. Mary's ended on 6
freak play. Mount ST. Mary's wa!
at bat in the top of the ninth with
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Two Silver Spring Boys
Awarded Rifle Medals

Two Silver Spring boys. George
Edward Tolson III, 18, and Ernest
Lee Souder. IS, now own Rifle
mans medals awarded by the Ma
tional Rifle Association. Tolson
was awarded the Distinguished
Rif1eman's Medal. the highest
ranking given to Junior shooters
by the association. Souder re-
ceived the Expert Rif1leman's S
Medal, only one step from the top
rating.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
National Baseball Day
Asked IN House Bill

June 26, Abner Doubleday's
birthday, will be celebrated as
national baseball day if legisla-
ton proposed to Congress yester-
day is passed.
Representative Ribicoff, Demo-
crat, of Connecticut, introduced
the bill which would honor base
balls founder. The President
would be authorized to issue an
annual proclamation to observe
the day with ceremonies through
out the Nation.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
StunIee Faces Muzurki
In Turner Mat Feature

Gene Stanlee, Mr.. America to
wrestling fans. will grapple 6-6,
250-pound Iron Mike" Mazurki
next Wednesday night at Turner's
Arena.
Mazurki is a 40-year-old
Ukrainian veteran of some $500
bouts. He appeared in an Eng
lish movie and played football and
baseball at Manhattan College in
his varied career.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
College Dinghy Sailors
Rucina for CITY Title

The Greater Washington din
ghy championships will be held
tomorrow and Sunday of Corin-
THAN Yacht Club, with Maryland
defending champion.
Crews also have been entered
by Navy, st. Johns of Annapolis
Georgetown and George Washing
ton. Racing begins tomorrow at
l pm. and Sunday at 8 am.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Sunday TripIe-Heoder
To Open SoftbuII Loop

A triple-header Sunday on the
South Utah street diamond start
ing at pm. will open the Fair
lington Senior Softball League.
Watkins Texaco will open the
program against Wauhops. Sterl-
ing Construction follows against
Navy Quarters X at 3 and Colony
Sports Shop will meet Parkfairfax
at 5.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Jack Blank Softies Stort

Jack Blank Softball Club, for
merly Kavakos Grill, opens its
season tonight against Temple
Trailers in Alexandria at 9:15.
AS Kavakos, the softballers won
frequent regional contests and
reached the national semifinals
twice.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
AL Brick Is New Coach
or Trinidad Boys Team

AL Brick, former Georgetown
baseball player and minor league
club owner. is the new coach of
Trinidad Boys Club II and under
baseball team in the Boys Club of
Washington Baseball Conference.
Brick. now an attorney, played
college baseball and then two
years of professional ball in the
Georgia-Florida League. In 1948
and '49 he was owner and presi-
dent of the Providence club of the
New England League.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
PIC Mines Open Tomorrow

Two uble-headers, both start
ing at l pm. open the Police Boys
Club Baseball League tomorrow
Clubs Nos. II and IL tangle in
Junior and senior games at Fair
lawn No. / field and Nos. 4 and
10 meet at North Ellipse.
Evening star., 1950-05-12

Five years ago-Chicago won
two games from Washington to
take a 17-point percentage lead
over New York for first place
in the American League.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
EASTERN LEAGUE,

EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford, 5-4; Wilkes Barre, 10.
Binghamton, 8; Elmira, 0.
Williamsport, Z; Utica. 4.
Albany, 8; Scranton. 3.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha, 8; Colorado Springs. Z Q2 in
Des Moines. Is; Denver, 3.
Pueblo, 3: Lincoln, 9
Sioux City. 3; Wichita, ..
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Saginaw. 8; Flint 2.
Muskegon. 5; Grand Rapids, ..
Charleston at Dayton, postponed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Nobody MInA

We felt little twinge last week when gathering the facts
the school payday" and couldn't quite put finger the
But the statement that mo school will be declared
the winner of activity that really did it. Of that
certain.
We that it wasn't the objective of hundred per-
participation of Students because that is fine thing to
seek The But what the matter with declaring
winner?
1t isn't the fault Of the county officials but is probably be-
of ruling handed down from state and from all we know
federal 1t certainly looks like that federal leaning of trying to
make everybody the stick with equal rights for that
grave security-ust like people in jail the
house have.
there the trend in report cards We have the
grades little much and then those designations
don't tell person much that daughter is doing
only what she is able not doing what she is able.
What happening the spirit of competition the spirit to
spirit of being winner? Will get to the point
where basketball game will just be played and account kept
football game? Will get to the point where
the scholastic high schools and universities will
every person isn't able to be initiated? May
be they'll quit eecng people to office to keep from hurting the
feelings those who defeated Isn't shame there are
many people who can't be president?
Where will be able to find private initiative or ambition IN
another generation continues? track meet with
winner National American League world series baseball
game and they keep of the home heavy
weight championship fight and they forget to count when some
body goes Somebody's going wacky Just who is it?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Specialists To Talk
At Dairy Session May 2

A meeting to provide up to date
dairy information to interested farm
people has been arranged for Tues
day, May ,, at o'clock, at the Sunny
side Grange hall, it was announced by
John H. Carter, county agricultural
agent.
This promises to be the best dairy
informative meeting in the county for
long time" Mr.. Carter stated, and
all darymen are invited He suggests
making a tentative list of dairy
problems for possible discussion at
the meeting.
Dr.. Ed Weatherby, manager Of the
Maryland Artificial Breeding cooper
ative, Inc; Marvin Sanger, extension
dairyman, University of Maryland;
and DR.. f. d. Custer, local veterinar
ian, will attend. DR.. Weatherby will
discuss dairying on a state and coun-
ty level. Mr.. Sanger will lead the dis
custom on profitable cows and pro-
duction records. Dr. Custer will give
an illustrated talk on dairy herd
health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Boy Scouts Selected
For Jamboree Trip

Boy Scouts of Oakland and Crellin
troops last week selected the two
scouts who will represent them at the
international Jamboree, to be held at
Valley Forge, near Philadelphia the
latter part of June, for a weeks out
ing with 10000 other scouts from all
over the United States and a number
Of foreign countries.
Oakland scouts, in an election last
Thursday, selected John Hanst, with
Sam Moore as first alternate and
Wayne Graham as second alternate.
The Crellin boy selected was Paul
Markley, of Hutton, patrol leader of
the Wolf patrol; Robert Shaffer,
patrol leader of the Eagle patrol, was
chosen alternate.
Hanst is senior patrol leader of the
Oakland troop, while Moore and
Graham are patrol leaders. Each
troop in Potomac Council is limited
to one boy, with 80 from the entire
council.
At the Crellin meeting on Monday
night, a picture, Fraternity in Ac-
ton" was shown. Members of the
troop committee attended, also Spen-
Ger Graham and Ralph Fauber, Of
Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Golf Club Elects

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Oakland Country club
held last Thursday evening at the
club house, west of town, DR.. H. R.
Gibson was elected president; Al Ma
rucci, vice-president; Reafoltl Pur-
baugh, secretary-treasurer.
Other members of the Board in
clude Neil C. Fraley, Lou Cornish,
Maurice Brookhart, DR.. w. w. Grant,
Joseph Sollars and f. d. Bittle, and
these six will serve as chairmen of
various committees to be appointed.
A membership drive will begin
soon. The possibility of having more
activity and entertainment around the
club house for those who do not play
golf, was discussed. A playground
and tennis courts were among the
possibilities. The golf course and club
house this year will again be under
the managership of |. j. Bosley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
The Republican Being
Delivered By Carrier
During Mail Cut-Back

In spite of the cut in postal service
ordered by Jesse M. Donaldson, post
master General, in an attempted
squeeze play" before Congress, The
Republican will be delivered to the
people of Oakland as usual this af-
ternOon.
Mail deliveries to residential sec
tions of Oakland were reduced to one
day this week, as a result of official
orders, which would have meant that
The Republicans would have remained
in the local postoffice until Friday
mornings delivery
But arrangements have been made
to deliver by carrier this afternoon
every newspaper that under normal
conditions would have been delivered
with the normal afternoon mail de-
livery.
This will make it possible for sub
scribers of The Republican to read
the county news of the past week at
the usual time, and to take advantage
of the weekend specials of our many
advertisers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Pre-school Clinic
Schedule Arranged

A schedule of pre-school clinics,
for conducting physical examinations
of children who will enter the first
grade of school in September, has
been arranged by the Board of Edu-
cation in cooperation with the County
Health department.
At the time of the examination
facilities will be provided for giving
vaccination against smallpox, which
every child must have before he en-
tiers school, and it also will be possible
to provide protection against diph-
liberia.
A letter is being mailed to parents
of those children who will enter
school in September, telling them of
the requirements and enclosing a list
of the places to be visited.
The schedule: (all on standard time
with the exception of Johnson,
Bloomington and Grantsville schools).
Wednesday, May 3, Johnson School,
$50 to u; Jennings, 1870 to 3.
Friday, May 5, Kempton, $50 to
u.
Monday, May 8, Grantsville, $3.50
to II, lis to 3.
Tuesday, May 8, Friendsville, $3.50
to II, lis to .!
Friday, May u, Kitzmiller, $3.50 to
u.
Monday, May Is, Accident, $3.50 to
u.
Monday, May %, Oakland, $3.50 to
II, to 3.
Tuesday, May %, Bloomington, $3.50
to u; Swanton, to 3.
Wednesday, May "a, Red House,
$3.50 to u.
Thursday, May 25, Crellin, $3.50 to
-; Deer Park, to 3.
Friday, May 26, East Vindex, $3.50
to u; West VindeX, 1:3O to 3.
Examinations will be held at the
Loeb Lynn and Mt. Lake Park schools
the last week in May, but the dates
are yet to be set.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Naylor To Open
New Appliance Store

A new appliance center will open
in Oakland beginning Saturday, April
20, and will be operated by A. D. Nay
lor and company on Liberty street,
adjoining their main store.
The new store i. located in the old
Dixon building where extensive re
novations have been made. Changes
include a new front and sidewalk, a
new interior and new lighting fix
lures. There will be on display a full
line Of home appliances and one of
the features will be an enlarged floor
covering department.
At the opening on Saturday there
will be door prizes and refreshments.
Manufacturers representatives will
be present to demonstrate. Further
details are included in a full page adj
vertisement appearing in this week S
issue.
The new center is part of the A. d.
Naylor and company which was estab-
lished in Oakland in 1884 as black
smith shop by A. D. Naylor. The COM
pany gradually expanded to include
wagons and buggies, then farm nipple
ments, and finally to full line of
hardware.
At present there are seven mem
bers of the Naylor family active in
he business, representing three
generations whose ages range from
p to SO.
In addition to the new Appliance
Center and the main store the COM
pany also operates furniture store
corner Of Liberty and Wilson streets
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Voluntary Auto Safety
Check-up To Be Launched

The voluntary motor vehicle safety
check-up plan to be launched by
Arthur H. Brice, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, will given state
wide cooperation by the Automobile
Trade Association of Maryland, and
other civic organizations. Commits
sioner Brice has designated the month
of May as voluntary automobile safe
ty check-up time for Maryland motor
lists because it Immediately precedes
the vacation and summer driving
season. Automobile dealers, garages
and service stations offer their facili-
ties to motorists who will take time
out to have their cars checked for any
unsafe conditions that exist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Miners Banquet To
Be Held at Barton

The 9th annual miners banquet
for those who have been participating
in the night mining extension classes,
will be held this year at Barton on
May 20, it was announced by L. c..
Hutson, Kitzmiller, instructor
DR.. H. C. Byrd, president Of the
University of Maryland, will be the
principal speaker. The miners attend
ing the banquet will be from five
classes being held at Crellin, West
ernport, Kitzmiller, Barton and Frost
burg.
Toastmaster will be Walter w.
Dawson, Oakland. Prominent mining
men and representatives of the U. S.
Bureau and Maryland Bureau of
Mines will be among the guests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
League to Open

Opening games in the Mt. Top
Baseball league are scheduled for
Sunday. They include Crellin at Kitz-
miller, Accident at Swanton, Oakland
at Friendsville, and Bittinger at Ter
ia Alta.
Newt Castilow, secretary of the
league, said all contracts had been
signed and the eligibility lists of
players turned in. DR.. T. J. Cahill was
named to be in charge of umpires and
two are to officiate at each game.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Farm Bureau Plans
Membership Campaign

Members of the Board of Directors
and membership committee of the
Farm Bureau met last Friday evening
at the William-James Hotel, accord
ing to Foster Yost, president of the
county organization.
Tentative plans for 1850 member
ship in the group were outlined.
Present were Wilson Heaps, state
president; Edward Wise, state secre-
tary; and Wilbur Smith, state field
man. Other guests were Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle, chairman of the Associ-
ated Women; Miss Eleanor Dearborn,
home demonstration agent; John H.
Carter, county agricultural agent;
Paul NJ. Hutton, assistant county
agent; and vocational agriculture
teachers Of the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Held for Grand Jury Action

The third person charged in recent
weeks with passing worthless checks,
was apprehended last week. He is
Cecil WEIGH, of Baltimore, formerly
of Oakland.
Arrested in Baltimore he was
brought to this county by Sheriff J.
S. Teats, and at hearing before
Magistrate H. A. Loraditch last Fri
day he was held under 81 900 bond for
action of the September Term Grand
Jury on charge of passing worth
less check.
According to testimony WEIGH
passed the check in the amount of
$500 at the Hawkinson Tread Ser
vice. 1t was made out on Baltimore
bank.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Russian-AmeriCan
Relations Discussed
At Lions Meeting
Annual Ladies Night Observed
Monday Night With Dinner and
Dance

Dr.. Carl NJ. Frasure, head of the
department of political science, West
Virginia University, Morgantown,
gave his views of Russian-American
relations in a talk before the Oak
land-Mt Lake Lions club on Monday
evening at the William-James hotel
The occasion was the annual Ladies'
Night and around 10 persons were
present for the program which was
followed by a dance. The Aces, local
orchestra, furnished music.
Joseph Sollars was POSTMASTER and
introduced the speaker. There were
selections by the Lions club quartet.
Ladies present received corsages for
favors.
Guests included District Governor
and Mrs. Massey Roe, Hagerstown;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hanger, Lonacon-
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patton, Of
Kingwood; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E.
Dawson, Ernest Spoerlein, Mrs. Carl
Stone, Miss Helen Louise Harmed,
Mrs F. Z. Rathbun, Miss Mary Lou
Use Helbig, of Oakland.
Denzil Bowyer, club president, an
nounced the next meeting to be held
at Elk Garden, on Monday; May s,
which would be a zone meeting of
four clubs, Oakland, Kitzmiller, Iona
coming and Westernport, and would
also be Ladies night affair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Mail Delivery Cut

The new regulations at the Oak
land postoffice went into effect Mon
day morning, reducing mail delivery
in the residential areas to one day.
There is no change in the business
district, with two deliveries daily,
and no change in parcel post. The
parcel post, general delivery and
stamp windows at the office open
thirty minutes later, the time now
being s a. H., instead of 1880.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Farming Retarded

The unusually cool weather this
spring has retarded farming in this
section from three to six weeks, judg-
ing from remarks of many farm peo-
pie. Some few farmers have been able
to complete their blowing, but gener-
ally speaking practically nothing has
been planted.
Oats ordinarily would have been
planted in March or early April.
Today's warm air gives promise
that there will be change for the
better.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Drilling at Standstill

Drilling operations of the Oakland
Oil and Gas company, on the Right
farm, south of Gortner, came to a
standstill this week as the result of
striking water at a depth of about
1910 feet.
The water has eXerted pressure
enough to raise 1,500 feet in the cas-
ing and is preventing any further
drilling. The drilling had reached the
ebert sand but had not yet reacher
the oriskany sand, where the company
was expecting to find gas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Named to Committee

Bernard l. Gender, ST., of Oakland,
has been appointed by Governor W..
Preston Lane, as a member of the
committee on medical care of the
State Planning Commission, accord
ing to a letter and commission re-
ceived in Oakland yesterday.
In making the appointment Gov.
Lane stated the problem of providing
the people of Maryland with adequate
standards of medical care was one of
many phases and considerable magni-
tude.
DR.. Maurice c. Pinecoffs was named
as chairman of the committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Over 1000 at Family Party

Over 1000 persons from three
states attended the family party and
official opening of the new base of
operations for the Garrett Truck and
Implement company, on route PIG,
north of town, last evening,
Also attending were B. H. Bagby,
of Chicago, ILL.,, southern regional
general sales manager for the Inter-
national Harvester company; and c.
H. Donovan, of Parkersburg, district
manager. Around ten door prizes
were awarded by the owners, A. C.
Stanton and Maurice Brookhart.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
To Plan Memorial
Day Observance Here

AT a meeting of Proctor Kildow
Post No. II, American Legion, on
Monday night, Paul w. Hoye was
named chairman of a committee to
make plans for the observance of Me-
mortal Day, in cooperation with other
organizations.
Other members of the committee
include Carl Wilson, Ralph Smouse,
Earl Soldiers, Earl Peterson and
Franklin X. Wolf.
Preliminary plans call for a parade
in the morning, probably concluding
at the cemetery where an address will
be delivered. Memorial Day this year
will be observed as a holiday by the
public schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Potomac Singers To
Appear Here Tuesday

Thirty-five voices of the Potomac
State Singers will blend in sacred and
secular numbers when the group APP
pears at Oakland High school on
Tuesday, May ,, at 8 a. m. The
Singers are representatives of Po-
tomac State School of West Virginia
university, Keyser.
Their annual spring tour carries
them to high schools in the areas of
Cumberland, Martinsburg, Wheeling,
and Clarksburg, making 20 appear
ances in all. Leonard G. Withers is
director. Caroline Ashby, Crellin, is
member of the choir.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
To Stay on Standard

Garrett county officially will re-
main on standard time this summer.
There has been no action by the Coun-
ty Commissioners to make any change
from normal, and according to re-
ports, none is contemplated.