The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-07-29
SUMMER PEOPLE
And Summer Not!

And Summer Not!
Summer people! The mere mention
of the words brings up different views
among different natives.
To some they are like ordinary "all
year-rounders," while to others they
are queer-just like the "year-round
ers" are to the summer people.
And the differences of opinion are
due, more than likely, to the fact that
one does not really know the other.
**S
We can readily understand how q
city person would appreciate getting
away from the heat and conventions
of business, just to take off as many
clothes as possible and relax some
where in the country. But there is alb
solutely no reason for them to appear
in ridiculous attire.
The too fat gentleman in the toe
tight shorts; the matron in beach pa
jamas; the lass who comes to town
for just few minutes and goes every
where in bathing suit.
If country person were to appear
on the streets Of Pittsburgh or Balti-
more in bathing suit of pair of trunks
the city cops would call for the patrol
in short order and away they'd GO
whisking him for a visit with the
obiof of ,,o1,oo AID
***
Right now there are four or five
women going up the street. Our objec-
ton to fat ladies in sun suits is not
because Of any ideas on morality, but
because of our ideas about what lovely
scenery should consist of. The over
exposures prevalent here in summer
are not included in the LIST.
And if you think there is nothing
nude under the sun, just go someday
to the lake in rarely frequented spots.
Just picture poor misguided country
boy summing himself somewhere along
Pittsburgh's least busy streets. He
may have thought it was all right, as
he had seen city folks doing the same
thing near his farm home.
The Transients
There are two kinds of summer peo-
ple-the permanents and the tran
sients.
The permanents, although attired
like circus performers at times, are
underneath a very decent sort. They
have discovered the wonderful climate
of this section and have built summer
homes here. They mix with the natives
and will gradually absorb the fine
traits of the year-rounders.
The transients may be all right, toe
and they may not.
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Too often they pick out beauti-
full spot where they can picnic, and
when they leave cyclone striking the
area would make an improvement
They leave litter, filth and destruction
behind them that takes months of ma
ture to repair.
What would happen if the country
person would go into city municipal
building, sit in the cool shade of some
corridor and partake of his lunch ?
Upon finishing, he would throw a ba,
mana peel so that it would bangle or
the electric fixtures and the remaining
garbage he would scatter up and dowr
the hallway.
He would have as much right to dc
that as the picnicker on somebody's
hillside.
Would the mayor of any city forgive
a person, who, after seeing some city
visitor pick flowers from somebody:
front yard, and after using his meadow
for picnic dinner and leave it looking
like pigs sty, would go into The
city and pick flowers from the window
boxes of some hotel and then borrow
an automobile just to look around {
little? There are so many parked auto
mobiles along the streets. Just to picl
one wouldn't make any difference, nov
would it?
1t is very queer world. And thu
queerest thing about it is its people.
$50
A Problem For Doc Peck
Doc Peck has very difficult problem
to solve. Recently he got healtl
trailer. In writing about it last weel
in this newspaper the size of tn,
trailer was given at by 10 feet.
Now the problem for the doctor i
how he will will be able to get j