The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-05-30

Thursday is Decoration Day. Mary
land will pay homage to its war heroes
with services in cemeteries, churches
parades and a general cessation Of
business activity. ,.'#i
But it is not only to- the war heroes
we shall pay homage but to all of oul
loved ones. It's the day that we al
want our dead remembered, so if you
can go to the graves Of your loved ones
1t is not necessary TO have flowers, the
you can get them from a neighbor il
you ask her, but go; you will feel q
lot better.
We just have to say something about
the 'chain letters" We believe that
fully fifty percent Of the population
of Oakland and Mountain Lake Park
are interested in chain letters. Men
women and children are sending chain
letters or are receiving them from
hand to hand. In fact, the post office
pronouncement a few weeks ago that
the chain letters are illegal, seemed
to add fuel to the fire.
Now there are chain letters that do
not use the mails. They are handed
from person to person and carried
from town to town by travellers. We do
not know much about it, but it seems
TO US that it is as big a gamble as the
numbers game and we know some
thing about that. Seems to us that the
catch in the whole thing is there are
not enough dimes or dollars to assure
the return that chain letter prom
Uses even if all on the list carry it out
faithfully. We admit that the "feller"
that starts it really makes money.
There's no catch to it when you figure
it out-the fellow that makes the
money is the one who starts the chain.
The public gets only a gambling
chance. So far as we can find out you
are not breaking the law. Present laws
that prohibit gambling of all kinds
have proven entirely ineffective in
coping with this problem.
Seems to us that the entire nation
has been seized with the craze for
gambling and this craze will not last
long-it will die a natural death, but
we are sure that something else will
spring up. The worst of it all is that
it's petty gambling. We can appre-
eiate real gambling where there is
real game" but the slot machine and
numbers game we can not see. It's a
sucker game and we are the "suck-
ers." Yes, we have two or three letters
and if we had a dollar we would bite
on that one, toe.
Personals and Brief Mention
On Sunday, Mrs. Jane Moon, vener-
able resident of this place, celebrated
her 10th birthday. Present at the din
ner given in her honor were Frank and
Allen Moon, Mrs. Bess johnson and
sons Rhoderick and Harold, all of the
Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Moon, Miss
Susie Moon, Mrs. Naomi Moon and
son Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Madigan, Deer Park; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Moon, Roscoe McCray, Par
sons, W. Va; Sanford Moon, Miss
Ruth Moon, Victor Hardesty and son
Boyd, Hutton; Miss Kate Lee, Mrs.
Lulu Lathrop, Mrs. Howard Cunning
ham and daughter Betty, Fairmont;
Frank Lee, Swanton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Lee and daughters, ,Sines, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Golf, Jerry, w.
Va. This dinner is an annual event
for Mrs. Moon and it is the custom of
Iivig relatives to gather on this day
and pay their respects to Mrs. Moon.
Mrs. M. H. Morgan and Mrs. Harry
Brann, of Harolynde Point, Deep Creek
Lake, motored to Cumberland on last
Tuesday and spent the day.
Mrs. E. l.. Winchell went to. Akron,
Ohio, Wednesday morning where she
will remain a few days before return
ing to her home here.
Britain Martin, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness for sew
eral days, is much better.
DR.. and Mrs. L. L. Carr, who spent
the winter in Baltimore, arrived in
the Park on Tuesday and will open
their cottage for the summer. Their
many friends who remained here dur
ing the winter will be glad to welcome
them back.
Hal Jacobs spent the first part of
the week in Huntington, W. Va, on
business.
Mrs. Guy Hetzel, son and daughter,
Of Wheeling, w. Va, spent Sunday in
the Park.
DR.. and Mrs. Peck, of Grafton, W.
Va, were visiting friends here on Sun
day. DR.. Peck is a well known surgeon
in his native state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis 3. Fleming, of
Fairmont, spent Monday and Tuesday
with friends here. ' -
Among the visitors. here during the
week who attended the Episcopal con-
vocation held at Oakland Tuesday and
Wednesday were Miss Garrett and
Mrs Wagner, Of Hagefstown, as the
guests of Mrs. Frank Morgan; Mrs
Maynard, Mr.. Pool and Mr.. Bargado
Of Frostburg, who were entertained
at AIlenhurst. Certainly Oakland is
proud of its new Parish House in
which the summer residents of the
Park had a part in erecting by Their
contributions. Our. congratulations to
Rev. Trimble and his members.
R. C. Jones and daughter Miss Kath-
crime, of Fairmont, WA, were Wis
itors in the Park ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Chesley, OF
Washington, D. c., came to the Park
on Tuesday. They will be guests of
Miss Nell Offutt in Oakland for sew
eral days before returning to Wash
ington.
L. C. Provost, who has been i'll for
several days, is improving.
The sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty goes to Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Turney
On Thursday last their twin sons, aged
one month, died. The first child died
early in the morning and the other