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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
High School Seniors
Get Aptitude Tests

A testing program for high school
seniors of the county was inaugurated
Monday by the Office of Employment
Security, in cooperation with guild
ance counselors of the five high
schools of the county.
The tests were given to 80 seniors
in Oakland High school on Monday
under direction of Ernest Spoerlein,
guidance counselor, and Mrs. Mary
Browning, from the Employment Of
flee.
Tests at the other four schools will
be given the first week in December,
with Is at Kitzmiller, % for Acct
dent, u for Friendsville and 80 for
Grantsville. Guidance counselors
there are John NJ. Cobun, Grants
vile; Miss Mary Blackburn, Kitz-
miller; Richard n Travis, Friends
vile; Joseph Sollars, Accident.
The test being given is one the
Employment service initiated in 1947,
known as the general aptitude bat
terry. 1t consists, Mrs. Browning eX-
planned, of Is individual tests, eleven
paper and pencil and four apparatus
tests which measure ten different apti-
tudes. These aptitudes are measured
and general learning ability, verbal
aptitudes, mineral aptitudes, spatiaI
aptitude, form perception, clerical
perception, eye-hand coordination,
motor speed, manual and finger deX-
terities.
Mrs. Browning said the expert
ments and experience have shown
that these ten aptitudes in various
combinations and degrees are required
for satisfactory performance of Il
large number of jobs.
Tests are useful to persons to show
their skill in certain fields and are
declared to be an important help to
both employer and worker, as the
tests bring out who has the best apti-
tude for learning to do certain job.
The chief value of the tests is that
they take the place of a trial on the
job.
Guidance counselors said they well
coined parents of high school seniors
to call at the school and examine the
test results of those being taken as
well as other tests which are admin
istered through the school yt>r. Re
suits of the present tests will not be
known until sometime in January.
Mrs. Browning also stated the en-
ployment service was equipped to adj
minister proficiency tests, used to
measure proficiency or skill which the
applicant already has acquired.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Farmers Encouraged
BY CauliAower Results
Dry Weather Cut Production
But Some Farmers Had
Good Return

Dry weather during the summer
and early fall cut the cauliflower crop
in Garrett county below normal
yield, but participating farmers were
encouraged at the possibilities shown,
it was revealed at a meeting of grow
ers Tuesday evening in the office Of
John II. Carter, county agent.
1t was definitely ascertained that
at least thirty acres would be planted
in cauliflfower next year, and there
were indications that the acreage
would reach fifty. 1t was also indi-
Gated that the University of Mary
land and the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road might continue their experiment
tai plots.
The product was handled by the
Garrett County Vegetable Growers
Cooperative, with Approximately $5,-
900 having been received by the grow
ers of the thirty-eight acres planted
last year.
D. c. MacMurray, secretary Of the
association, said the returns had
varied considerably, depending on the
kind Of soil and weather conditions.
He said one grower had realized a
profit of $3.50 per acre, while other
growers didn't quite break even. The
bulk of the the crop was shipped by
rail in refrigerated cars to Long
Island concern, being loaded at Mt
Lake Park.
Mr.. MacMurray said a total of D.
755 crates had been shipped by rail
which had brought a total of $3,716.
The balance of the crop had been
sold locally and shipped to nearby
points by truck.
Over in neighboring West Virginia
the cauliflower crop in Canaan Val
ley was cut by the dry weather There
1915 crates were sold with the gross
income estimated at approximately
$4,000. The entire crop there was
purchased by the A. and P. Tea COM
pany and was shipped to Pittsburgh,
and Fairmont in refrigerator trucks.
The Cooperative Will hold its an
nual meeting on Wednesday, January
8, at the office of the county agent,
it was announced. Harvey Shumate is
president of the organization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Grantsville Students
to Give "Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain's adventures of Tom
Sawyer" will be re-lived by the
Grantsvillc Junior High school music
classes at s p. M, Friday, December
7, in the Grantsville school audi
forum. The Grantsville version will
be under the direction of Mrs Marian
Bittle.
Heading the cast of ninety partici-
pants will be Robert McKinsey as
Tom Sawyer; Kay Hare, Rodney Nc
Kinsey, June Lee Garlic, Gloria Yom-
mer, Fred Josephsen, Allan Younkin,
Billy Layton, Jon Rosenberger, and
Frances johnson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Body Of Missing
Flyer Is Found

The search for a missing airman
alter the crash of a B-26 bomber on
November Is near Eglon, w. Va.
ended last Friday with the finding of
his body.
The body of First Lieutenant
Prentice F. Ross, Jr.. Hampton, Va,
was found in the brush, on the farm
of Mrs. Wilbur Evans, and less than
500 yards from where the plane
crashed on the mountain top, on the
farm of Ernest Shaffer.
The bodies of two other flyers, First
Lieutenant Jerome Walsh, of Mil
waukee, and First Lieutenant William
L. Langdon, of Moorestown, N. j.,
were found shortly after the accident,
one among the plane wreckage, and
the other less than a mile away The
latter had attempted to parachute
from the plane, as did the one found
last Friday.
Neither parachute had opened, in
dicating that the plane was too close
to the ground when the jumps were
made. Members of an air force rescue
team from Westover Field, Mass,
found the body of Ross with an I'M
opened parachute.
The three reserve officers were re-
turning to their base at Langley, Va,
from Pittsburgh when the bomber
crashed
a widespread air and ground
search of the entire area had been
made since the crash, air force of
ficials feeling there had been some
hope of finding Ross alive. His body
was found in brush pile which had
been covered by snow that melted
last Friday.
The air force rescue team from
Westover had been joined by many
men from the Pittsburgh airbase,
National Guard unit from Oakland,
State police from two states, and a
number of volunteers. A reconnais-
sance plane from Langley Field made
photo runs of the area, while five
CAP planes and an air force hell
copter assisted in the search.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29

CAPT. CHARLES f. HOVE
Capt Charles f. Hoye, we'll known
authority on Garrett County history
was fatally injured last Tuesday, No
vember 20, in Los Angeles, Calf,
when he was struck by an automo-
bile as he was attempting to cross a
street in that city.
First taken to a receiving hospital
and later to the General hospital in
that city, he died the following day,
November 21 Mr.. Hoye suffered a
badly mangled leg and fractured
skull. Death came to him a month
after he had observed his 18th birth
day.
A native of Sang Run this county,
he was a son of William H. Hoye and
Louise Stutzman Hoye, and was born
at Sang Run, October 81, 1876. His
grandfather, William W. Hoye, was
one of the first settlers of this county
coming to Sang Run in 1899.
After graduating from Maryland
State Normal school (now Towson
State Teachers college, he taught
school in this state.
He was married to Miss Halle G.
Savage, of Sang Run, and to this
union three children were born. He
became a soldier of the U. S. Army
during the Spanish American War in
1898, serving in the Bird Cavalry, and
in 1899 enlisted with the U. S. Volun-
teers and served in the Philippine
Islands during the instruction there.
He remained in the Islands with the
Department of Education and was
serving as provincial superintendent
of schools when he retired in 1925.
He also served with the 18th regiment
Philippine Guard, during World War
l with the rank of captain and adju-
tant
Following the death of his first wife
he married Miss Luella X. Mason, of
California, and for the past several
(Contiued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Christmas Treat For
Riddles on December s

Plans are moving forward for the
Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce Kid
dies treat, to be held on Saturday
December 8, at 1 p. m. The treat has
been set for week earlier than usual
because last year the inclement
weather held down the crowd of
youngsters expected.
The committee is hoping for an at
tendance of two thousand chill
dren. Popcorn balls, oranges, crack
er jacks and candy will be given out
to each child.
Emeric G. Dusic is chairman of the
Christmas Treat committee with
Robert Lohr, Edward Smouse, Ar
thur Calhoun, Beeson Snyder, Waller
Hoye, Charles Briner and Nelson
Langan assisting The local National
Guard unit again will assist in hand
ling the crowd.
Three Events Scheduled
The treat will be the second of
three events planned by the Mt Top
Chamber of Commerce in its annual
Christmas promotion. The Mercantile
committee of the Chamber has been
working to make Oakland an attrac-
tive spot to shop on the mountain
top"
The first event is scheduled for
this Saturday, December /, when free
cartoon movies will be available to
all children at the Maryland Theatre
in Oakland. There will be two shows
in the morning.
The third event is the awarding of
the second annual truckload of
Christmas presents to be given away
on Saturday, December Is, at 4
o'clock on the NalIy corner lot.
Also planned by the Mercantile
committee are 5he. erection of addi-
tional Christmas lights for the Yule-
tide season, in the Oakland business
area. The lighting committee, headed
by Frank Kley, stated that Christmas
decorations probably would be in
place by this Saturday.
Contributions are being received for
the annual Christmas treat from local
business and professional men, fra
ternal organizations, etc. Letters
were sent recently by the treat COM
mittee and the committee said the re-
Spouse had been quick and generous.
Contributions already have been re-
ceived from Acorn Associates, Bells
Studio, City Roller Mills, Gee Dee
Tavern, Carries Restaurant, Dewitt
and DeBerry, Englander's Pharmacy,
First National Bank, Garrett Nation
al Bank, Gonder's Cut Rate, Gortner's
Store, HamilPs Stationery Store,
Harve's Market, Hawkinson Tread,
The Half Price Store, Leighton Bros.
Garage, Michael Candy company,
Maryland Theatre, A. d. Naylor and
company, Oakland Lumber, Varsity
Maid, Oakland Taxi, Rudy's, Sharps
Motor, Whites Garage, Youthland,
Fixes Bakery, Rotary, X. of P, Eliza
Bray, Neil Fraley, A. 7. Matthews,
DR.. A. E. Nance, DR.. Thomas Lusby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Missionary to Speak

Rev. Uri Chandler, returned mis-
sionary from Formosa, will speak on
the revival movement on that island
near China, at the Oakland Gospel
Mission, Third and Pennington streets,
next Thursday night, December s, at
1880 o'clock.
He will tell of the revival meetings
among the natives and Chinese ref
ugees and the Nationalist Chinese
soldiers. His story will be illustrated
by sound film motion pictures, in
color.
Rev. Chandler is associated with
The Oriental Missionary Society, Los
Angeles, Calf. All are invited. Adj
mission is free.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Building Quilted

One of the tourist cabin units of
Mill Stone Tavern, west of Aurora,
w. Va, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire early Monday morning. The
fire was confined to one unit of a
three-unit building but the interior
was completely Quilted. The lodge
and tourist cabins are owned by Roy
w. Case.
A short circuit in the electric wiring
was thought to have been the cause.
The Oakland firemen answered a call
to that place, as did fire companies
from Rowlesburg and Terra Alta.
nine birth recorded
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Given Is Months In
House of Correction

Found guilty of three motor We
hicle law violations, Trial Magistrate
W. 0. Bitter last Saturday sentenced
Clarence Edward McRobie, of Vim
dex, to serve eighteen months in the
House of Correction.
The sentence was issued upon con-
viction of the charge of operating an
automobile under the influence Of al
cohol. He was fined $500 and costs
or eighteen months in the House, in
default Of payment.
McRobie also was found guilty Of
reckless driving and operating an
automobile while his license had been
revoked
He was fined $25 and costs on the
first offense and 500 and costs on
the second, but both were suspended.
McRobie was arrested by Trooper
Robert Hcnline, on route 80, near
Kitzmiller, on November %.
Held for Theft of Cow
Raymond Ferguson and Charles
Bowman, both II years of age, of
McHenry, are being held in the county
jail in Oakland in default of $500
bond each, on the charge of theft of
COW.
The two youths are alleged to have
taken a COW from the property Of
Walter Bowman, McHenly, early
Monday, November 10, taking it to
the Evans Stock Yard for the pur-
pose of selling it.
The two then left a Baltimore adj
dress, indicating where to send the
money after the cow had been sold,
and they were picked up by Balti-
more police the latter part of last
week. Sheriff Paul w. Fisher and
Deputy Edward Frantz brought them
to Oakland Sunday, and at pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate
Bitter on Monday, they were held for
action of the Grand Jury on a grand
larceny charge Fisher said both
youths pleaded guilty. They had not
been able to furnish bond and were
still being held in custody today.
Sent to Training School
A number of boys was before the
Trial Magistrates court recently for
not attending schools. Among the
ones receiving sentence were Alfred
Lee Hoover, -, of the Manadier
School near Jennings; and Perry
Jamison, IA, of the Oakland High
school.
Both boys were committed to the
Maryland Training School for Boys
at Loeb Raven. Bitter said the boys
had been before him previously for
the same offense and that they had
violated their parole. The boys were
taken to the institution by the Magis-
trate himself.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Chicken House Destroyed

A fire one day last week destroyed
a two-story chicken house and 800
laying hens on the farm of Noah S.
Beachy, in the New Springs district
near Grantsville.
The Grantsville and Salisbury fire
companies answered the alarm and
were able to save the farm house, To-
Gated about 25 feet from the chicken
house. The loss was estimated at APP
proXimately $4,000. The blaze was
thought to have resulted from an
overheated stove.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
RenOrtS Arc Given

The Garrett County Council of Par
ents and Teachers met Tuesday eve,
ming in the Oakland High school
Nine schools of the county were rep.
resented.
Fred Tichnell, Oakland, gave re-
port on the conference held at Col
lege Park. Mrs. John Moon, Loci
Lynn, gave a report on the conven-
ton held this year in Hagerstown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
To Arrange Schedule

The schedule in the adult basket
ball league in Oakland will be ar
ranged at meeting of the Board of
Directors on Friday evening in the
Oakland High school building, it was
announced by Kyle Wilson, director.
Possibility that an eighth team
would be added to the league was in
Dictated by Mr.. Wilson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Oakland Stores to Remain
Open Thursdays in December

Oakland stores will remain open all
day on Thursdays during December,
it was announced this week by the
Mercantile committee of the Mt. Top
Chamber of Commerce.
Quite a few stores have been OBJ
serving a Thursday afternoon closing
for the past two years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Will Induct One

A call for one man to report for
induction on December 10, was re-
ceived by the Garrett County Selec-
tive Service Board on Tuesday, ac-
cording to Mrs. Helen c. Bittinger
clerk.
The registrant who will report on
that date is Dannie NJ. Tasker, of
VindeX. He has already received his
notification.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29
Homemakers' List
Open House Features

Additional features for the open
house by homemaker clubs of the
county on Friday and Saturday, No
vember 80 and December l, were an
nounced by Miss Ethel Grove, home
demonstration agent. The sessions
will be held from 10 a. m. to p. m.
each day.
A new quick method of dyeing wool
for hooked rugs will be demonstrated
by Mrs. Harry Friend at II o'clock
and 2:30 o'clock each day.
There will be 23 designs for the
hooked rug artists and enthusiasts
to see and buy. Mrs. Catherine Spoer-
lein plans to demonstrate the hook
ing of rug.
Mrs. William Harmon will demon
strate aluminium tray etching. Miss
Grove said other interesting exhibits
would be arranged for the visitors.
Social security payments are due to
be increased next spring, up to a
maximum of $50 a month for a re-
tired person.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-29

Holiday mishaps claimed 1876 live:
102 of them in traffic accidents.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
MisnrOnunciation.

A salesman speaking: We'll be
glad to give you our corporation,
1t is a not too uncommon error to
confuse corporation and co-opera-
ton. But world Of difference In
meaning separates them.
Corporation means IAN incorpo-
rated company or association" Pro-
nounce 1t: KAWR-puh- -RAY'shun
Cooperation means, acting to-
gether; sharing for mutual bene-
ut" Say: koe-OP-er-AY'sh 'shun.
Overheard at a luncheon club:
"And on top of the building is a
KEW -puh-loe." The word cupola is
mispronounced by many of us who
"see" the spelling as "cupalo." But
the so" comes first, and the "a
comes last. The correct pronuncia-
ton is: KEW-puh-luh.
Two goods words to watch are
drown and drowned. A good many
people say "drownd" for drown, and
'drown-ded" for drowned. Both
words have one syllable only. Drown
rhyms with Crown" and drowned
rhymes with crowned"
There is no "she" in maraschino
Not "mar-uh- -SHEE-nuh." This word
is from the Italian. In maraschino,
the third syllable is "skee." Better
say: mar-uh-SKEE-noe. Strictly
speaking, maraschino is the name
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Take Ny Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

of an Italian liqueur produced by
distilling the fermented juice OF
the marasca, a small and bitter
cherry. What we Americans cal
maraschino cherries are ordinary
cherries preserved in maraschinc
liqueur, or an imitation thereof.
Watch the name Pueblo (Colo-
rado). Not "pew-WEB-loe." The
correct Spanish and English pro-
nunciation is PWEB-loe. Pueblo Is
q Spanish word meaning people;
settlement"
@. Is it incorrect to accent re-
cess on the first syllable? I say
yes.-Mrs. r. w.
A. REE-sess for the noun is the
usual American pronunciation, and
it has excellent dictionary sanction
The verb, however, had best be ac-
cented on the second syllable, thus
ree-SESS.
@. Is there a good Americanized
pronunciation for the Riviera? I
feel silly trying to give it the French
pronmcietion.-Mrs. M. r.
A Modern dictionaries are begin
ming to list the name as most Amer
leans say it: riv-ee-EHR-uh. That
is the pronunciation recommended
by my own dictionary. The Italian
pronunciation is: reev-YEHR-ah.
The French Riviera. is properly
called Cote d'Azure (azure COAST.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

Magic tricks and games appear in
the new Uncle Ray leaflet entitled
Puzzles, Tricks and Fun" This is
mailed without charge to any reader
who sends q stamped self addressed
envelope to Uncle Ray in care OF
The Star.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Uncle Ruy's Corner

two eggs or only one. In a frozen
place it is the custom of penguinS
to let the eggs rest on their webbed
feet. The eggs are covered by soft,
downy feathers on the lower part
of the parents abdomen. A tenn
perature of about 78 degrees above
zero Fahrenheit is needed for hatch
ing, and this is supplied by the
warmth of the birds body. Males,
as well as females. take part In
the work of warming the eggs.
Baby penguins have downy COW
ering when they are Matched. They
must be guarded with care by theil
parents for several weeks.
Sometimes the little ones die o.
wander away from their parents
Then the mother birds may 60 about
looking for other baby penguins t.
take the place of those which have
been lost. kidnapping of a sort goe'
on in the rookeries, and there Is
fight now and then to decide wht
should own a little penguin.
About Is kinds of penguins arr
known, and they differ in size. Thu
Evening star., 1951-02-02

Pengulns flock together when it
is time for them to go ashore for
the breeding season. Hundreds of
them, perhaps thousands, swim to
a rocky island and form "rookery." :"
The nests differ. Some are made
up OF rn4ny "aN'-
short sticks along with pebbles. If
the birds are OH lroZe.i ca,
out sticks or pebbles, they ma''e a
shallow hole in the ice or snow,
and use it as a nesting place.
| In a penguin nest there may be
Evening star., 1951-02-02
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spade Dbl. Pass 2heartS
3d'm'd's hearts Pass Pass
4spades Dbl. Pass Pass
Pass
Opening lead, king of hearts.
We are many times called upon
to answer in the abstract the queS-
ton, rs the singleton a desirable
opening lead?" Needless to say VT
are not in position to give direct
answer. Under certain conditions
the lead of a singleton is ideal. The
conditions are these: Cd Defender
has quick control of the trump suit,
such as the ace or the well-guarded
king. This is to guard against the
declarers extracting trumps at once
and running off with the hand. 20
Defender has surplus little trumps
that would otherwise have no par
ticular value. 90 Defender has the
reasonable expectancy of entering
partners hand to obtain the desired
ruff
Where, however, the defender
holds at least four trumpS, ruffs
should not generally be sought. In
o. that case an effort should be made
to weaken declarer's trumps by
leading the longest and most solid
suit.
Where the lead of singleton is
indicated, it should usually be
made at the earliest opportunity.
1t is much easier for partner to
diagnose it as a singleton if it is
led at once than if it is shifted to.
Failure to lead a singleton at the
earliest opportunity worked out in
a strange manner in today's hand
and permitted declarer to make a
neat play to prevent ruff. West
opened the king of hearts and rc-
ceived the encouraging nine from
his partner. He promptly shifted
to the three of diamonds. This was
a clearly marked singleton and it
was evident that West intended to
obtain the lead with the ace of
trurnps and put partner in with
heart to obtain the ruff for the
setting trick.
Declarer, therefore, looked for a
way to prevent East from getting
the lead. The method which he hit
upon was neat but not gaudy. He
won the second trick with the jack
of diamonds and led the king OF
clubs He was quite sure that West
held the ace On the king of clubs
he discarded his remaining heart
and West was in, with no way CT
communicating with his partner.
Note that if the singleton had been
led at the opening, there would
have been no way for South tc
break communication between the
defenders hands.
Copyright, 1851, by Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1951-02-02

largest are emperor penguins, and
they have a height of about three
and a half feet when they stand
upright.
Emperor penguins live in and
around South Victoria Land, which
is a section of the Antarctic Con-
tinent. They spend all their lives
in the water or on ice-covered
'land."
The breeding season of emperor
penguins lasts more than a month.
During that season the big birds
get along with little, if any, food
for themselves, though they must
feed their young. The adults eat
greedily before the season starts,
and store up a great deal of extra
fat to help them get along in the
period they do without food.
An idea of the size of emperor
penguins may be gained from this
fact: A large one, when fat, Is likely
to weigh from 10 to 80 pounds.