The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-11
MT. LAKE PARK
The Weather


ton of providing for winter sports il
this community, yet we must remem
Der that this has been an exceptional
year, with temperatures away above
normal. In normal years we can usu
ally count on a good deal of freezing
weather with good supply of ice re.
sulting.
In this connection, Mrs. Alma Bell
assistant postmaster here voiced {
suggestion, or rather two, that seems
sound. First, to making a: skating
pool, similar to the project in Oak.
land. This can easily be accomplish.
ed, at a minimum cost, by simply
excavating a channel down to the
proper level, permitting the water tc
flow from the Little Yough to that
part of the glade most suitable fol
the purpose. A gate could be installed
to shut off the flow in the summer
time. 1t would possibly be nee
essary to scoop out a small amount
of dirt to bank up the edges of the
pool, but the expense would be COM
paratively small.
The other suggestion has to do with
the building of a landing field for
planes. This also could be done with
out great cost. There are several
places here within the Park area suit
able for this purpose with enough
parking space for automobiles.
Both these suggestions are worthy
of consideration.
Hopes Are Being Revived
We are of the opinion that the
people of the Park and adjacent COM
munities really ought to feel encour-
aged over the prospects for the COM
ing summer. After the season closed
last summer and until late in the
winter, it looked as though Noun
tain Lake Park would become in real
ity simply whistle STOP" with moth
ing doing to attract visitors. And
the continued depression did not add
much to the gaiety of the prospects.
But along came the Tableland Asso-
citation and the Extension Service
projects and hopes began to revive.
At this writing prospects are bright
for an almost continuous program
from early summer until late in the
fall. There appears from time to
time in this paper reports showing
that progress is being made. In the
event that success is attained Rev.
Middaugh deserves a very large share
of the credit, along with his co-work-
ers, Mr.. Leighton and Rev. c. A..
Shilke. The committee is working
early and late to bring about the de-
sired results.
And believe it or not, we heard the
song of robin last Sunday morning.
With the thermometer lowering at or
near the sixty mark as this is being
written, we can hardly blame the
bird for getting his seasons mixed.
Jake Echard says that even his lawn
needs clipping.
We were rather surprised to see a
bunch of spring chickens being
shipped from the express Office here
during the past week. The crates we
saw contained birds that would aver
age between two and three pounds
and as fat as butter roll. Upon in
quiry we learned that they were being
shipped by ]. H. Reinhardt, of the
Mountain Lake Ginning Company.
He has an up-to-date poultry plant at
Oakland and incubates hundreds of
chicks. Broilers ready for market
late in January we think deserves a
special mention.
Rev. Roland Asphalt, formerly M.
E. pastor in the Park, now stationed
at Glendale, w. Va, was here few
hours Wednesday enroute to King
wood, whence he was called by the
death of his mother. NV,
Mrs. Warren Rathbun has returned
from Pittsburgh after having spent
some time in that city with her
mother.
Capt. B. L. Hardesty. who has been
seriously ill, is able to be out of the
house, which is gratifying news to his
many friends. -: .' ~
The special meetings which have
been in progress at the Baptist church
in Loeb Lynn, closed on: Sunday ev-
ening. ~ I''"i' r. T..
A ffteen-pound rutabaga takes its
place in the hall Of fame along with
the three-foot parsnip in. Bob Moo
maw's truck garden. !, '>-rl...'...
A shipment of three car loads Of
canned peas was made 5his week from
the canning plant here; and three car
loads of seed peas were received.
And it's darn hard work filling space
at this time of year.
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