The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-02-04
Before Tarring Got Here

Before Tarring Got Here
A WPA foreman telephoned to head
quarters for more shovels. Headquar-
tiers answered: "We have no more
shovels; let the men lean on each
other"
Down in Winchester, Va, last week
the city manager was preparing to
recommend to the City Council local
withdrawal from further participa-
ton in the WPA program because
within twenty days more than twenty
supervisors, inspectors, directors, case
workers, safety directors and what
not had called in the city to inspect,
investigate and help supervise the
twenty-seven men engaged on WPA
jobs in the city. Each visitor had some
restriction to add to make the work
more complicated or intricate.
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Harry Stahl can be thankful for
two things. He is acting notary public
and the local contact man between
midwest attorneys and the heirs of
the estate of Charles Wilson.
He can be thankful that the attor-
neys don't want group picture of all
the relatives and claimants who have
appeared in the past week.
And he can be thankful that he is
not being asked to handle a Smith
estate.
Since last weeks story in The Re-
publican about the probable inheri-
lance, he can't turn around without
seeing Wilson relative. And for that
matter neither can The Republican,
But they are all welcome to come in
and make inquiries. What would it be
like if the man who left some money
had been named Smith In this county
it might be just as hard if somebody
died by the name of Friend.
What difference from one year to
the next!
This February Flight snow, tenn
perature 10 degrees above zero, prac-
tically no snow up to this time during
the entire winter.
Last February 2-the first Sunday
that people were able to travel to
Sand Flat and the Deer Park road
to see the 15- and 18-foot drifts that
had blocked traffic. Temperature only
slightly above zero.
About this time 20 years ago, too,
the United States and President Will
son were getting tired of the way Ger
many was acting in regard to neutral
ships on the high seas. Actual war
was not declared, however, until April
6.
History, The Repeater
More than 100 years ago the Su-
preme Court of the United States was
subjected to a wave of criticism. Its
chief critic was the third President.
Thomas Jefferson. Interesting are the
facts surrounding that situation in the
then very young nation.
Jefferson was an ardent Estates
rights" man. He opposed extension of
federal powers, and followed into the
Presidency Washington and Adams,
both of whom favored a strong CEN
trail government.
Toward the close Of his term Adams
succeeded in putting through legisla-
ton which strengthened the young and
weak federal government. When
Jefferson took Office he hoped that the
Supreme Court would declare uncon-
stitutional these acts which he did not
like. Instead the Court followed the
Constitution and repeatedly ruled con-
trary to Jefferson's wishes. Where
upon jefferson inaugurated a cam
paign of criticism-because the court
would not hold laws unconstitutional,
Jefferson's efforts were unsuccessful.
Several other times has criticism
centered on the Court. Once in the
administration of General U. S. Grant,
an attempt was made to "pack" the
Court by increasing its size. But the
new members voted with the previous
majority and Grants efforts failed.
Never has the nation let anyone
hamstring the Court for any length
Of time. People obviously realize that
time after time it has not only saved
the nation from disintegration but pre-
served through thick and thin mans
greatest heritage-liberty.
A man from Washington, who visits
Oakland during the summer, is great
ly interested in the municipal golf
course. He writes a letter to Scoop