The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-13
MT. LAKE PARK

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please don't laugh when we explain
its the organization, or, should we
say, creation, of a beaver colony.
Sounds "nutty," doesn't it? 1t did to
us-until we began looking up the
beaver family, their habits, etc. Then
we discovered that in great many
larger localities where Mr.. and Mrs.
Beaver had been persuaded to settle,
they had made their homes so inter
esting that people travelled miles to
see them.
In Garrett county we have many
small streams. In this section we have
the Little Yough and other streams
which would be ideal for the beaver
family. Why not get few and put
them to work? They increase rapidly
and they do build magnjfcently.
mike" Bates, known to many PEG
pie in Maryland and Pennsylvania,
was the man who persuaded the Can
adam Government to set aside a sane
tuary for the beavers. "Mike," by the
way, has a string of camps in North
ern Ontario. But he claims more peo-
pie come to see the beavers than to
hunt or fish. Quote: "It's getting so
that the motion picture cameras the
most popular gun with the hunters.
People are finding out it's more fun
to look at a picture of a magnificent
animal than just his horns hanging on
a wall"
Anyhow, in this era we are living
we hear a great deal about conserva-
ton. Lets use a little Of it here and
bring Mr.. and Mrs. Beaver to Garrett
county. Somehow, we think they will
like our streams and the climate.
This isn't our idea alone. Several of
us have talked it over and in Oakland,
our neighboring town, the idea has
been preached to several civic minded
citizens, and has met with their APP
proval. Let's hear what you think
of it. To us, it's worth some thought.
We have not had an opportunity to
consult DR.. McComas, but it is just
bunch he might approve as member
of the State Fish Commission, that is
if beavers come under his jurisdiction,
which they might, as hahitues of the
water.
Pittsburgh district has quite a col
ony of beavers just 80 miles out of the
city 1t seems that the first of the
beavers that arrived we're taken to
certain spot and liberated Mr.. and
Mrs. Beaver looked the location over
and thought it was not the place for
a dam and moved upstream to a more
likely spot and there settled to rear
their family, which has increased.
Loeb Lynn Heights seems to be on
the "up and up" Saturday afternoon
we strolled down to see what was
going on. Found that Lewis Wildman
had opened barber shop next door
to the postoffice Seemed to be doing
a nice business.
The rifle range in the Smith store
building was busy. A fair-sized pool
had accumulated and many were try
ing their skill.
Dropped into several of the stores
and found them con the go"
The postoffice as usual had plenty
to do.
Vandalism
Reading of Oakland's loss of cleo
trio bulbs at the holiday season re-
minded us of similar loss in Noun
tain Lake Park. We refer TO The fact
that Mrs. E. L. WincheIl had several
lights and other fixtures stolen. Each
years Mrs. Winchell prepares a very
splendid Christmas display of lights
and other attractive features. This
year it was unusually beautiful and
scores of people came to view its love
illness.
Somehow we can't conceive OF any
one spelling this by petty thievery.
but then neither can we see why they
stole half of our coaD.
This sort of thing doesn't help a
community much. If people are in
need and ask for help they usually
get it, and we feel that if someone
really wanted those lights and had
gone to the owner and asked for them
they would have gotten either those or
similar ones. It's just the idea that
we can't trust people which hurts.
PIT. A. Meeting
A meeting of the Parent-TeacherS'
Association of the Park was held on
Tuesday evening in the school build
ing with Mrs. w. B. Brock, chairman,
in charge. An unusual feature was the
fact that more fathers than. mothers
attended the meeting. Talks on health
were given by Doris Ours, Bernice
Sweitzer and Bobbie Gnegy. Mrs. S.
J. Cole, public health nurse, also spoke
on Garrett county health conditions.
A committee was appointed to meet
with the County Commissioners rela-
tive to the completion of the basement
of the Mountain Lake Park school