VOLUME 54. i s ROAD AT GRANTSVILLE Cumberland Company Will Con struct 1.7 Miles State Highway Leading North From Town Contracts for road construction throughout the state totalling $l5O, 000 were let Tuesday to mark the first step in the State Roads Commission’s 1930 road building program. " The largest contract went to the Cumberland Contracting Company for building 1.7 miles of concrete road in Garrett county from Grantsville to the Pennsylvania state line, at a bid of $30,012. E. Roy James, of Havre de Grace, received the contract for 1.9 miles of gravel road in Calvert county between Mutual and Mackall, at sl9, 051, the longest piece of road contract to be let. Other contracts awarded were to the Development and Construction Company of Baltimore, 1.49 ‘miles of concrete road in Harford county from Emerton to the Philadelphia road on | a bid of $29,432; to Jarboe and Houghton of Mechanicsville, one mile concrete road from Gambrills to Odenton, in Anne Arundel county at | a bid of $16,785; to T. D. Phillips and | Broher, of Salisbury, one mile of con- | crete road from Stockton toward the Virginia State Line, at a cost of $25,- 337, and to the M. J. Grove Lime com pany, of Limekiln, one mile of con crete road on the Middle-Jefferson Highway in Frederick at a bid of $21,078. fepiianel gl lag il MORE THAN HUNDRED ARE PRESENT AT SCOUT RALLY Closing Celebration of Anniver sary Week is Well Attended More than 100 were in attendance at the get-together meeting of scouts, _ itheir parents, members of the Court “of Homor, Troop committee and in . terested scouters, held last Thursday evening at the Knights of Pythias hall, as the final celebration of Boy Scout Anniversary Week. Mr. Frank B. Gale, scout executive of Cumberland Council, was present and delivered the main address of the evening. He advocated mdre assis tant scoutmasters for Oakland Troop, due to its large membership, and also stated that among the 25 troops in the Cumberland Council Oakland troop had the least number to drop out in 1929. He cited the fact that a troop was judged on its ability to hold boys, its activity, and its advance ment in membership, and he declared that Oakland troop was doing all of these. | Walter W. Dawson, chairman of the Troop Committee, acted as chair man for the evening and remarks were heard from H. A. Loraditch, vicg-chairman of the Court of Honor; Mr. Duke, of Troop No. 5, of Cumber land, Scott Shirer, former scoutmas ter; Rev. W. B. Brock, and George H. Hanst, present scoutmaster.® First aid and signalling demonstrations were given by members of the troop under the direction of Harley Daw son and Bernard Gonder, respectively, and a few games were played. Refreshments were served by mem bers of the Ladies’ auxiliary. The meeting closed a successful celebra tion of the twenty-second birthday of scouting, Mr. Hanst stated. Court of Honor Monday Providing there are enough scouts prepared for passing merit badges a| court of honor meeting will be held | on Monady night in the Masonic clubl room, third floor of the First National Bank, Harland L. Jones, chairman, has announced. . 3 A hike to Swallow Falls is being planned for Saturday, weather per mitting, and a number of other mat-l ters will be discussed at the regular meeting on Friday. SR l ; To Hold Chicken and Waffle b Supper ‘for Scouts : A chicken and waffle supper will " be served on Tuesday evening, March 4, beginning at 5:00 o’clock, at the M. E. Parish house, for the benefit of the QOakland Boy Scout troop. The * Ladies’ auxiliary will have charge of the supper and tickets will be 75 cents. The proceeds will go toward de fraying the expenses of the annual scout camping trip of two weeks, to be held during August. THE REPUBLICAN 250 ATTEND CELEBRATION 'OF PYTHIANS ON FRIDAY | Garrett Lodge Holds Triple Celebration at Castle Hall Approximately 250 persons attend éd the celebration of the fortieth an niversary of the founding of ‘Garrett Lodge No. 113, Knights of Pythias, the sixty-sixth anmiversary of the founding of the national order, and the celebration of the birthday of Dr. H. W. McComas, the oldest member of the lodge and one of its charter mem bers. % The Rev. Charles A . Shilke deliv ered the principal address. A por trait of Dr. McComas was presented to the lodge by Bells’ Studio. The presentation was made by Charles W. Ream and was accepted for the lodge by J. C. Renninger, past grand chan cellor. Walter W. Dawson acted as toastmaster. g > Nelson W. Russeler, supreme repre sentative, of Cumberland, gave a short talk and Henry Lauer discussed Dr. McComas’ unselfish work in the community. Delbert Davis read the ! ten reasons of Milburn Mann on “Why I am a K. of P.,” which won the State prize recently. Representatives were present from iTérta Alta, Rowlesburg, Newburg, Thomas, Davis, and Gormania lodges. i Refreshments were served. e e s REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL Code of Rules Makes Chauffeurs Boss in Absence of Teachers— -26 Vehicles in Operation " In view of the number of accidents during the past year in various parts of the United States in which busses carrying school children figured, some of which assumed the proportions ‘of tragedies, F. E. Rathbun, Superin tendent of Schools of Garrett county, has sent out cards upon ‘which are printed transportation regulations which must be rigidly adhered to by both drivers and the occupants of the busses. One of these cards is prominently displayed in each of the twenty-six busses regularly operated to and from the various schools and in addition a card bearing the rules and regula tions is placed in each school building served by a bus route. Some of the regulations have al ready been embodied in contractg with bus operators, Mr. Rathbun said, but the restrictions are being broadened as a further precaution. ! 26 Busses In Operation | Today Garrett county is operating twenty-six busses. About four hun dred miles are being covered on round trips each school day and 800 pupils are being transported. Too much precaution to insure the safety of the human cargoes of these busses cannot be taken, Mr. Rathbun pointed out. The instructions contain approxi mately a dozen safety rules to be fol lowed -by both driver and pupil. Rules Are Cited. Drivers are forbidden to take any chances or to exceed a moderate speed. They are required to stop at all railroad crossings, never to start the bus until children are inside and the doors closed. If pupils violate the rules it is the driver’s duty to report the infraction and following the persistent breaking i°f the regulations the driver is in ! structed to stop the bus and put the | violator off. : Pupils are advised that, except when a tea-her is a passenger on a bus, the driver has absolute control of the conduc: of those in the vehi cle; that rear oors are to be used only in case of c™mergency; not to put lheads or hands clit of windows and not to alight from the bus while it is in motoin nor to ride outside the l conveyance. Smoking, prcfanity cr misbehavior of any kind is banned. Pupils are warned to look in both directions for approaching vehicies before attempt ing to cross the roadway after getting off busses. e s i e et Oakland Banks Will .Remain Closed Saturday. As has been the custom for many years, the Garrett National, the First National and the Farmers Banks of Oakland will be closed all day Satur day—Washihgton’s Birthday. OAKLAND, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 20, 1930. ADDITION TO.OAKLAND HI | SCHOOL IS NOW COMPLETE g : 4 Departments Move Into New Quarters This Week—Audi torium Is Made Larger The commercial, mathematics, ‘part of the English and Latin departments and the music department moved into new quarters this week in thé Oak land high school, in the new addition which has just been ‘completed, re lieving congestion in wfi:e remaining. rooms of the building” rhich have been J‘ overcrowded ‘for three or four years.; The new addition has increased the: number of rooms by 66 percent and ia‘ expected to take care of the approxi mately 350 pupils now registered there without any further difficulty. The assembly hall, formerly 37 by 58 feet, has been remodeled and en larged to 37 by. 85 feet, with an im mense stage, which will be suitable for school plays and activities, and many community enterprises. The seating capacity has been practically doubled. It is fitted with heavy, gold trimmed red velvet curtains. " Besides the assembly hall the sec | ond floor of the building now has sev en rooms, five of which are suitable for classrooms. The lower floor now contains eight rooms, seven of which are suitable for classrooms. One of the rooms, however, will be used for a library, Miss Katharine T. Conley, principal, stated. The school will be thrown open to the public on Friday evening, Febru ary 28, when a card party and dance will be held. The price of admission will be 50 cents. A cordial invitation has been extended to all patrons and friends of the school. The Senior and Junior classes are in charge. of the evening’s program: Parents are invited to visit the. school on Thursday, February 27, while classes are in progress. This will give all those interested an idea of how much the new buildings are appreciated by the students .and faculty. : i The plans and specifications were prepared by Holt Hitchins, architect, Cumberland, and the building erected by William E. Priest, contractor, of Uniontown, Pa. J. W. Whorton, local contractor, erected the foundation and had charge of the plastering work, while Ernest Shirer had charge of the plumbing. \ The addition which is 30- by 108 feet, is so constructed that more rooms can be added at any time in the future or when occasion or condi | tions require it, according to F. E. Rathbun, county superintendent. The cost of the recent construction was approximately $25,000. v ] e() e Fifty at Brotherhood Meeting Approximately 50 were present at the last meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood, on Tuesday evening, to hear Walter W. Dawson speak on “Time.” His address was enjoyed by all present. This was the largest meeting of the year. 7 . It was decidede to hold a turkey supper in the Sunday,School room of the church on Thursday, February 27, | for the benefit of the Brotherhood.l Tickets will be 75 cents. | Bert Welch, Samuel Butt, Roy Win-'} ters, Wellington Yutzy and Alvie Gortner were named as members of the committee to prepare for the next meeting. At the conclusion of the .meeting refreshments'were served. —_—— Increase Noted in Number of Valentines Seold That a larger number of valentines were distributed in Oaklangd, this year than ever before, was the statement of Miss Frances Hamill, of the Hamill Book store. | Last year the sales were larger than any previous year, and this year’s sales were larger than in 1929. “It seems that there are more sold each year everywhere,” she said. The valentines are of the attractive kind, and not the comic, as a general rule, it was said. Along with the in crease in the number of valentines, there was a decrease in the number of comic slips sold. “All of which goes to prove that although the words may be arranged a little differently, and seemingly not quite so nice as in the olden days,l the same idea is there and people still have room left in their hearts for an abundance of sentiment,” she con cluded. ¥ | | TOP WITH FIFTY MEMBERS . \ | E. P. Kahl Elected to New Office / ;,Made'Necessary by Increased ‘| Activities of the Local Post | _'.,l'h(at the membership drive of Proc | tor Kildow Post, No. 71, American | Liegion, had “gone over the top” with | plenty to spare, was announced at the | regular meeting of that body held | Monday night in the City hall, E. C. | Liller and A. G. Hesen, members of 4 two respective teams for getting new 1 members, made the report that the | Post was now composed of 50 mem |bers.” The quota set by the State {legion was 31. ‘ 5 New Office Created 1 Edward P. Kahl was elected to the | position of service officer, a new office | in the Post due to increased activities. Mr. Kahl will have charge of securing | eompensation, hospitalization, em | ployment and other matters for the benefit of ex-service men. Mr. Kahl | has served in other offices in the Le gion including post commander and post adjutant, and is well qualified for the new office.- To Have First Aid Squad A first aid squad was organized consisting of C. M. Sincell,_ Harold Dawson, Edward P. Kahl, James Faz zalari, S. S. Stahl, Francis Gower, A. G. Hesen, S. T. Naylor, Joe Fergu son, I. R. Rudy, Walter Janoske. These men will receive instruction through the Red Cross and when thoroughly trained, will be placed at | the disposal of the community, Jos eph M. Gonder, post commander, stat ed. Choose Anniversary Dates The second week in June was chos en as Anniversary week, at which time a carnival will be held on the | streets of Oakland and a number of | other attractions scheduled. Through the courtesy of B. I. Gonder, manager 47 the Maryland theatre, a benefit pic-. ture, “Kid Gloves,” will be shown on March 10 and 11. The arrangements |are in charge of I. R. Rudy, Alex Hesen and Walter Janoske. The advisability of organizing a drum and bugle corps was discussed favorably, and it is highly probable that the instruments will be pur chased and the corps started in the near future, Mr. Gonder concluded. (e Northwestern Pike Group Boost : Coast-to-Coast Route Proposals to organize a National United States Route No. 50 Highway Association, and to give that thor oughfare the name of the George Washington Highway, were endorsed at a recent session of the board of directors of the Northwestern Turn pike Corporation in Clarksburg. These ideas were placed before the | body in a set of resolutions presented by F. G. Bish. They further included that if possible a charter for the pro posed organization be secured and that the governing body be a board of directors with equal representation | from each state aligning itself with | the movement. This board will select | officers of the organization annually. Some time ago a meeting was held ‘|in Cincinnati, 0., proposing to start the organization of a national asso | ciation. Then it was decided that in‘ the near, future a similar meeting |would be held there and all states! along U. S. 50 would be asked to send delegates. j Sixteen members of the turnpike ‘| association were named by A. A. Pickering, of Rowlesburg, president,‘ | to attend this meeting. Mayor W. J. Koelz and State Senator A. L. Hel-l mick, of Thomas, were included in the number of delegates. ! Former Resident to Broa(lcastl Over National Hook-Up | ! The eighth of a series of national 4-H club programs to be broadcast over a national hook-up of 40 stations | is scheduled fom