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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-24
Skeleton Identified

A skeleton found atop Mt Savage,
near Somerset, Pa, was identified
Tuesday as Daniel Baker, Is, missing
for almost five years.
Baker, a resident of Grccnvillc
Township, Somerset county, left home
May II, 1917. State Police identified
Baker from a pocket watch, still in
running condition, and decayed cloth
ing Dr. c. 7. Saylor, Somerset county
coroner, said there was no evidence Of
foul play.
Mr.. Baker was the father of Mrs.
Denver Sanders, Of Oakland Mr. and
Mrs. Sanders went to Somerset yes
tcrday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-24

Oakland firemen were called to
Sunnyside on Monday evening, but
from all indications the alarm was
a false one. When the truck arrived
in that area they found no fire and
no one who knew anything about
f;,.o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-24
Benefit Game Scheduled

The Oakland National Guard unit
has arranged for donkey basketball
game in the armory on Saturday
night, January 26. Opponents will be
members of the Lions club and the
National Guard.
Proceeds will be used to equip the
armory kitchen. Also planned is a
Valentine dance on February IA, in
the armOrv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-24
Hospital Report
Shows Decrease
In Operating Deficit
Figures Indicate That Institu-
ton May Become Self
Supporting

The financial and statistical report
Of the Garrett County Memorial hos
ptal for the calendar year, January
through December 81, 1851, was re-
leased yesterday afternoon by j. F..
Gallagher, superintendent, revealing
figures of efficient management and
indicating even better reports in the
future.
Yesterdays report was the second
one for the hospital, the first one
having been given last June showing
the status for the first year of oper-
alton. The second report was placed
on "A calendar year basis, and neces-
sarily includes five months of the re-
port that was given last year.
One of the most significant items
is the reduction of the operating
deficit, which has shown a decrease Of
some $4,000 Last years report gave
the figure at Sal ,216.9O, while the
deficit this year has been reduced to
$14,332.35 for the entire year.
While getting underway the County
] Commissioners levied 100000 for sup
port of the hospital, reduced it to
$35, 900 last year and further reduced
the amount in this years levy to
5000 Under favorable circumstan-
ces the entire amount would not be
needed. just as during the past year,
although $4,000 was levied, only $20,
600 was drawn from the fund.
Total hospital expenses were listed
at SIPS, 925.20, with total income be-
ling $114,592.85. Total assets were
listed at $63O,O43.78.
Occupancy throughout the year
was 58.4 percent, not including new
born, which is an increase over the
previous report which showed only
SOL percent of capacity. Mr.. Gal
laghcr pointed out that an increase
in the number of p, tents would have
a tendency to decrease tile operating
deficit. The average daily census was
u, excluding new born.
The statistical report showed 1921
adult admissions, over a hundred
month, and new born totaled 399. The
average adult stayed 81 days, while
] the average new born stayed days.
In addition to the admissions there
were 303 outpatients treated in the
dispensary and BOB persons treated
/ in the emergency ward.
Feeling that the figures are of
tremendous public interest the entire
report is reprinted on another page
of The Republican today.
To Give Weekly Summary
At a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital on Monday evening,
the members agreed with newspaper
representatives that the Oakland hos
pital would give a weekly summary
of admissions and discharges.
This is in lieu of census of any
particular day, as had been given
since the opening of the hospital in
May, 1850, Board members had de-
clarcd that a census publication for
a given day did not show true pic
turc of the activity.
/ The decision took precedence over
a ruling made a week earlier at a
/ special meeting of the Board when a
monthly report had been decided
unop lpttCr (which t-,n Roard'c
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

in the winter, but the Jennings
still manage to satisfy their hung
er. Under the snow they build a
network of tunnels on the surface
of the ground. With a thick
blanket of white above them, they
can leave their burrows and ex-
plore or bits of plant life.
The worst thing that can happen
to them is for a raging wind to
blow away the protecting snow.
When that happens to -lemming
colony, some of the little creatures
perish in the cold and others are
captured by hungry enemies.
While many are lost, the Ma
tional Wildlife Federation reports
that there is no danger of Collared
Jennings being wiped out. They
are among the most plentiful an
imals on earth.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01
NIGHT RACING
AT HARRINGTON
Kent-Sussex Asso. Meet Opens
Tonight, May 1, for 20
Nights of Harness Events
STABLES FILLED

The stables are filled; the track
is lightning fast; and an excellent
field of trotters and PAGERS promise
to be on hand when the sixth an
nual spring meet of the Kent &
Sussex Racing Association opens at
Harrington today, Thursday, May
1, for 20 nights of pari-mutuel har-
ness racing. Some stables are as
follows: Dummy Allison, York, Pa,
with Athlone Prince, Bright Ma
jesty Evergreen Girl. Lyle Briggs,
of Burton, Ohio, in his first visit
here, will have Billie Hal Dale,
speedy PAGER, and Troublemaker,
Cooperative, and Saxon Queen D,
among others. Briggs has been
at Roanoke Rapids, N.
c., and will stop at Harrington be-
fore going to Painesville, Ohio, for
a meet. In his first year at operat-
ing public stable, Johnny Belote,
of Birdsnest, Va, will race Sham
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

rock Bonnie, Saunders Hanover,
Lawde Me; the good trotter, Up
town, and Crown Prince, a good
PAGER.
Charlie Carter, of Harrington,
will have Princess Gary, Peppers
Express, Peppers Pride and Henry
Grafton, among others.
Clarence Chase, Schoharie, N. Y,
will have Lila Direct, Berrylite, and
Star Whippet. Harry Craig, Har-
rington, will have Red Volo, Sky
Train, King Jim, and Tag Me, 2:06.
/, winner of a three-year-old stake
race at Bloomsbury Fair last year
for a purse of $12,276.25, and the
Reading Fair Futurity three-year-
old trot for S13,O63.13. Wayd Cot
ter, of Batavia, will race Majesty
Miss and In Command.
In George Dumont's stable are
Uncle Ez formerly
Ezra Hanover), Broadway Shake
formerly the Shakerette), Broad
day Jane, Broadway Blue. These
belong to Reese B. Harrington who
is in the show business. Also in
the Dumont stable are Walter Song
and Flexibility.
A. L. Dixon, of Southern Pines,
N. c., will bring in eight head, in
cluding Symbol The Great, King
Brew, and Jennie S. Howard Du-
pee, of Yarmouth, Me-, will have
Dusky Diane and Tenniswood.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01
FREAR FAVORS
BUDGET CUT
Senator Says Tede, II u1 :
Can Be Reduced and Calls
For Cooperation
WARNS OF TAXES

United States Senator j. Allen
Frear said this week that the fed
eral budget for the next fiscal year
can be reduced. He warned, how
ever, that the reductions should be
made efficiently, and not in hit or
miss fashion. Discussing the prob
lens which Congress faces in con-
sidering appropriations, the Sena-
tor pointed out that tremendous eff
forts is required by the member
ship of both Houses in order to cor
rectly evaluate the money requests
of the various agencies. He called
for all out cooperation by the fed
eral departments in supplying Con-
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

In the far north, where summers
are short and winters bring many
an icy blast, there lives tiny, fur
bearing animal called the Collared
Lemrning. Though he doesn't look
strong and hardy, he knows the
tricks of surviving in the barren
lands that stretch from northern
Alaska to Labrador.
To help him hide from the larg-
er animals that hunt him, he wears
a white coat during the snowy
winters. In the summer, when the
ground is clear, his color changes
to brown, chestnut, or gray.
If an enemy does see him, he
scainpers into his underground
shelter. 1t is clever hideaway,
says the National Wildlife Fedora
tion, and often saves him from
harm.
The entrance to the burroW may
be dug in an open place, or it may
be carved out beneath log, a
bush, or some tree roots. When he
plunges into the hole, he enters
small tunnel which is from two to
three feet long. At the end of this
passageway, he comes to a nest
chamber that is four or five inches
in diameter. To make it soft and
warm, he lines it with grass and
moss.
If, by chance, foe does poke
into his main burrow, the CollareC
Lenming can leave his nest cham
bef and go into branch tunnel. i
is foot or more in length.
The nest is an especially busy
place early in the summer, for tha'
is when most baby Jennings arr
born. There are about three to {
htter-naking family of five tina
nnast live in the little home. Blu
the shelter never seems crowded
because even the parents are small
When fully grown they are about
inches long and weigh 4 ounces.
Long before the first snow flies
the young Jennings are ready tt
leave the nest and hunt their owl
meals. Their favorite foods arr
grass, roots, and moss - all fairly
easy to find during the summer.
1t is harder to get enough to eat
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

with the jeopardy conclud
their needs obligations really ed stating that
The Delaware Senator blunt small concerned
ly eXpendi with the money
lures by the federal priated he Aner
adding that stop viii people always will
continually high and further ing spend their hard
excursions into deficit financing earned the need
He that excessive ed services government
limit destroy both domestic affairs
business incentive IF that he said However there is
the extravaganza waste
system enterprise will be in fIlness."
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01
ARMY IN NEED
OF $4,000 WACS
Because of Shortage Army Is
Forced to Use Men DepI,iv-
ing It of a Division
WIDE RANGE OF JOBS

The Army is feeling more and
more the acute shortage of WACS
as some 1900 urgent requests for
them to do important jobs pour in
to Washington each month from
army commanders in this country
and overseas, M SGT Carl Killmon,
stated. But the army's personnel
director is forced to turn down two
thirds of these requests and fill the
Job vacancies with men-for while
the WAC needs 10000 women,
present strength is only 10000.
Requisitions cover 145 different
kinds of positions ranging from
secretaries and high speed radio
operators to physiotherapists and
cryptographers. Filling these jub
vacancies with men means the
army is deprived of almost a di-
vision of fighting soldiers who
could serve their country better if
they were assigned to field duty.
WACS are assigned to jobs on the
basis of need, with highest priority
going to overseas theatres. They
are either transferred from other
positions or are assigned as they
complete basic training or upon
graduation from army schools.
Women soldiers are trained for
specific jobs in IL army schools in
all parts of the country. These in
clude Adjutant Generals School for
stenographers at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind; the Communications
School at Camp Gordon, Ga, where
teletype operators, message center
clerks, radio operators, cryptogra-
phic technicians and telephone op-
orators are trained; the Signal
Corps School for photographers at
Fort Monmouth, N. j., and three
Food Service Schools at Fort Dew
ems, Mass, Fort Mead, Md, and
Fort Knoz, Ky. Sgt. Killmon, said
there are clerk-typist schools at
Fort Dix, N. J., Fort Knox and
Camp Breckenridge, Ky, Fort Riley
Kan, and Fort Ord, Calf; the
Medical School at Brooke Army
Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, where medical, dental and
X-ray technicians are trained; and
the Engineers Schools for drafts
men at Fort Belvoir, Va. For
further information visit or call
your Army or Air Force Recruiting
Station located at 1091s LOCKER
man Street, Dover, Del.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01
BIKE AND CHILD
SAFETY DRIVE
Safety Council Stresses Dang
ers of Motorized Cycles
in Annual Drive
RECORDS CITED

Put a motor on a bike and
you've got a miniature automo-
bile" With these words, Mr.. Robert
Kennedy, vice president for public
safety of the Delaware Safety
Council commented on the increas-
ing use of motorized bicycles and
motor scooters in the community.
'Tn general" he said, authorities
all over the United States agree
that power cycles should be treat
ed as motor vehicles" The Della
ware Safety Council this month is
conducting its annual drive for
child pedestrian and bicycle safety,
The current campaign is being con-
Quoted in cooperation with the Ma
tional Safety Council. "It is most
ly young people who use motorized
cycles" Mr.. Kennedy pointed out,
"and in their minds, they're still in
the bicycle age. This is not the
CASE, he said. Every operator of
a motor scooter should be thor
oughly instructed in traffic rules
and signals before being allowed to
take his vehicle onto the streets.
During one year on records" Mr.,
Kennedy warned, when more than
5000 youths were injured or killed
riding motor scooters, four-fifths-
nearly 10000 the accidents oc-
CURED in collisions with automo-
biles or trucks. Half of those hurt
or killed were in violation of traf-
fic regulations at the time of the
accident" The Delaware Safety
Council urges that drivers of motor
driven scooters realize they are in
the automobile class. Obey these
simple rules, it suggested:
4. Learn your town and state reg
ulations for motor scooter oper-
ators.
g. Keep to the right.
g. NO stunting, weaving or fast
passing.
4. No passengers.
5. Obey every stop and go light
and every traffic warning.
6. DO not hitch onto other NOV
ing vehicles.
z. If you must ride after dark, see
that your lights are refeectors
are in good condition.
8. Use the same ordinary good
sense you expect of the fellow in
bigger vehicle-the motorist-
who is travelling the same high
way with you.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

Delaware Park Draws From Afar
The Delaware Park meeting of
33 days which opens May 20 will
attract racing stables from many
parts of the country. The most
heavily represented stables include
Maryland, New York, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Texas,
Kentucky, Massachusetts,, Eouisi-
ana, Florida, Illinois and, of course,
Delaware. The demand for stalls,
always heavy, can easily be under
stood.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

The u. S. Department of Agri-
culture brought out six new lines
of hybrid corn this last year, with
stalks so stiff they'll resist corn
borers. Along with that, they in
troduced two new hybrid onions,
several small fruit varieties, and a
number of improved small grains.
Altogether, 5000 plant introduc-
tions were made in 1851.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

A home garden in 1852 can be-
come the source of much low priced
food, and may be the means of i'm
proving your families diet. Studies
made by the u. S. Department of
Agriculture show that the quality
of farm diets goes UP as the
amount of home produced food in
creases.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

A British scientist accidentally
discovered that 2, AID killed weeds
while he was attempting to in
crease oat yields with the material.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-01

Cattle get as much feed from
one acre OF improved pasture as
from IL acres of the best woodland
grass.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Good NeighbOr Policy
Begins At Home
BY CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP NeWsfeatuTes Writer

A couple of hundred years ago,
one Thimas Fuller remarked that
1--WE can live without our friends
but not without our neighbors."
Our neighborhood couldn't live
without Mr.. Robertson, and l do
believe his quiet, good-humored ex-
ample is making better people
and better neighbors-out of all Of
US.
Mr.. Robertson is a thrOw-back,
an example of a type of neighbOr-
liness which seems to have been
disappearing in these self-centered
days when everyone is so interest
ed in pursuing his own plans and
painting his own house that he
isn't willing to spend much time
giving his neigbors a hand.
There must be Mr.. RObeTsOns
all over. the nation and the reason
I think so is that I doubt if we'd
have p neighbOrhood if he weren't
around.
When the rains came recently,
and all our cellars were dramati-
cally turned into swimming pools,
there was Robie, in SOU -wester and
hip boots, manning a long strip of
steel called a snake" and unplug-
ging our stopped-up drainage tiles
When anyone's power mower, for
the reasons known only to power
mowers, quits unpredictably, RObie
agreeably stops his own chores and
make some mysterious adjustment
with a wrench, screw-driver anC
oil can and the tempermenta
piece of machinery starts of
smoothly again.
When a washer gives way, wheT
pilot lights go out, when the fur
mace starts making funny noises
when the hot water seems too no
or too cold, RObie gets a hurry-uI
call-and answers it, too.
Sometimes we get embarrassed
about our OVer-dependence on Mr.
RObersOn-after all, he has his owl
chores to dO-and we decide to cal
in outside, presumably skilled pro
feSSiOnals to do the job. If it's ;
small chOre like Washer-changins
or sticking back a loose tile or put
. ting some preservatiVe in the wood
en- cutters, we decide to tackle tn
jOh alone, without advice or assist
ance.
p This procedure invariably prove
} to be mistaken. One year we decid
ed-much against Robes advice
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Paul Kenney Retires;
LittletOn Takes Over

On November 1, Paul Kenney will
bid his faithful partner and side
kick, Reddy Kilowatt, farewell.
That is the day when his retire
ment from Eastern Shore Public
Service will become effective. He
has been the Snow Hill District
Manager for the Company since
1888, where he has become we'll
known to the whole community in
his business duties, and has also
made a host of personal friends.
A native of Laurel, Delaware, Mr..
Kenney came to the electric COM
pany in 1926, and served as District
Manager in RehOboth and later
Denton. In 1880, he resigned to ach
cept a position in another electric
company, but in 1881 he was back
in the fold again as District Man
/ ager in Millington. Later he was
transferred back to Denton, and in
1888 he became District Manager
at Snow Hill where he has served
since.
Mr.. Kennedy is a member of the
American Legion and has been ac-
tive in local affairs.
He and his wife, Rhoda Kenney
will continue to live in Snow Hill
The new District Manager fOl
Snow Hill is an old timer in the
district, and very weIl-known to the
customers of the company. His
name is Floyd Littleton, but every
body knows him as Reds" Little
ton.
A native of Georgetown, Della
ware, Reds" began with the elec
trio company in 1922 as a genera
helper. He has seen duty as a wire
man, trOubleman, meter tester, ant
has a good working knowledge o
how to keep electric service depend
able.
He came to Snow Hill in 1881
and for more than 20 years ha
been doing duty there as trOubl
man and service man. He and hi
wife. Anna, live in Snow Hill wher
their many friends extend cOngrat
ulatiOns and best wishes for hi
success in his new post.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
No ''Turkhens''

RALEIGH, N. c. P)-There is
Mt any such thing as a cross be-
tween a chicken and a turkey, says
E. w. Glazener, professor of poult-
ry genetics at North Carolina State
College school Of agriculture.
What farmers are probably rails
ing when they speak of their turk
hens" is the Naken-, Neck fowl
known variOusly as the Transyl-
vanian Naked Neck, Bare Necks and
HackIeless. The breed has no feath-
ers on most of the neck, and the
area of skin lacking feathers be-
comes loose, thickened and deep
red in color at times, he says.
Attempts to produce such a cross
have been made at Kansas State
College and at the Agricultural Re-
search Center, Beltsville, Md,
Glazener says. Experiments there
have resulted in the fertilization
of some Of the eggs, but the en-
bryOs died in the early stages in
incubation.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31

to call in a painter to brighton up
The trim on our house. Now it's.
peeling off, and every time RObie
sees it, he shakes his head sadly.
I feel positively guilty about it.
Another neighbOr recently brave
ly tackled the removal of a couple
Of Over-grown trees from his prop
erty. He worked in solitary per-
spiratiOn through most of the week
end, but wound up Sunday night
with RObie manning his own block
and tackle and really doing the job.
He spends whole week-ends in
some one else's attic patching up
a leak the rOOfers can't find but
he can put his hand through. He
has a charger which the whole
neighbOrhood uses on weak bat
teries; he has a collection of big
heavy tools which are loaned free
ly all over the area and only Occa-
siOnally does he grumble because
people aren't as nice about return
ing them as he is about lending
them.
His garage is a neighborhood
gathering place, a local replace
ment Of the old FRANKLIN stove, and
contains a bewildering array of
gadgets and gimmicks, waste rags
weed killers, jacks, electric cables
tree pruning equipment anC
wrenches from Stilson to Allen. He
has nails and screws and washer:
of every size on tap for emeTgen
cies. Last week he dropped in fOl
a minute and grounded" our wash
ing machine-he'd been worrying
about it.
More than anything else, though
he is teaching all of US lessons. Be
cause Of Robbie, / know how to put
ty a window, clean a pTesSur,
spray tank and find a gas leak will
SOapy water, to mention Just a few
things. But PVe learned more i'm
POrtant lessons in neighbOrlinesS
the Joy of giving and real unSelfish
ness.
The trouble is that none of u
can ever repay him. He never seem
to need or want any help himself
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Alfalfa Trial Plots

A type of crown rot in alfalfa
can be a very expensive disease to
q farmer.
In order to find a variety of al
falfa resistant to this crown rot,
William Harrington is cooperating
with the assistant AgrOnOmist, Will
liam Mitchell, from the Delaware
Experiment Station and County
Agent Tarbell.
Mr.. Harrington supplied the land,
prepared it and Mitchell and Tar"
bell seeded 10 varie les in plots
early in September The various
plots are now growing and will be
examined and checked by Henry
Crittenden, Plant PathOlOgist of the
Delaware Experiment Station, in
the spring and early summer for
varieties that show resistance to
this destructive crown ret.
Such trials may indicate a re-
sistant variety in one year but US
ually such trials must be repeated
under different soil and weather
conditions to bring conclusive re-
suits and recommendation by the
Experiment Station and County
Agents.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Time To Clean House
For Good Government
81 Rev. Thomas c. Jones
Methodist Minister Of TIghman, nd.


This is time for the greatest
House Cleaning our Nation has
ever experienced. It must be done.
The hand writing has already ap-
peared upon the walls of our Ma
ton. "They have been weighed in
the balance and foI1d wanting"
Christ cleansed the Temple IN Je-
rusalem of greed, corruption and
evil practices, so the Republican
administration will cleanse the
Temple of our Nation and put our
house in order. The doom Of the
/ Truman administration has al
ready been pronounced by his SLAM
der and evil speaking which is
very unbecOming for a President of
these United States. It looks like
he would stoOp to any evil purpose
to carry out his point. All this will
in. the end react against him on
November 4th and against his par
ty.
God has raised up General Eisen-
hover the same as He raised uI
/ General Washington to lead us on
to victory against high taxes
socialism, corruption and to enc
war. Moral principles have be-
come a political issue ana it is thu
duty of every Clergyman to max,
his position known.
The present administration ha
the most shocking record of cor
ruptiOn and easy morality eve
seen in Washington. For the pas
seven years we have read of scan
dal heaped upon scandal. Mas
thievery has filled the papers. Re
gardless of party, will the America,
people still stand for this evi
doing? God forbid is my prayer.
Moral principals have become
campaign issue. Christ Overthre1
the money changers in he tempt