The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-15
MT. LAKE PARK

This column has tried to keep from
the subject Of war. There is plenty Of
good writing on that topic every place
one looks.
This week its new title with us
"Trees." At that maybe it is a war
subject. In the past week from out-of-
town readers, and they are property
owners as well, there has reached us
many letters suggesting ways and
means to work out the problem Of
trees being destroyed. Two letters we
should like to quote. First from West
Virginia:
"In thinking over the tree-cutting
situation. thoroughly crack-pot idea
has occurred to me, and l wonder if
you would use it in your column. If
Mr.. Lollar is sincere in being will
ing to release Miss England make
the suggestion that all people of Mt.
Lake form a Tree Association and for
dollar apiece own tree, or five or
ten trees that shall be left standing.
The hitch is, of course, that the ground
would not belong to the buyer, bur
often Drained schemes have been
known to produce other ideas"
There was more, but you get the
idea. Another suggested that the State
Forestry Bureau might see their way
to take over if Miss England were
anxious to sell
There was one from the District Of
Columbia which had an entirely diff
ferent angle.
Speaking of the trees in the Park,
are the Park people crazy that they
permit trees to be cut down. do they
not know that Mt Lake is hardly
visible from the air on account of them.
Surely there are citizens who would
buy the trees with the guarantee that
they shall not be cut"
SO you see the war does enter peo-
pies minds, even when they think of
Mt. Lake. Just thought your readers
might be interested to know that it
isn't only those of US here the year
round, but our summer property own
ers who are also upset over the stu
alton. Which, by the way, we hear
may be settled satisfactorily. That's
what we hear.
We were reminded of the old pros
porous days in Mt Lake Park when
someone sent us an item from DO
you Remember" column published out
of the state. This item read Robert C.
Tonry recalls when he was BIO
agent at Mt. Lake Park in 1912 and
how two or three trucks full of chest
nuts in Johnny bags would be shipped
east and west every day. He received
commission on the express business
and says it amounted to something
worth while in the chestnut season.
Too bad We don't have some Johnny
bags or something or other to ship
these days. Chem days is gone for
ever"
Marriage Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendrick Clyde KiercC.
of Columbus, Ga, have announced the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Alice Vern Kierce, to Lieutenant Lyle
Provost Schill, of Camp Polk, La. His
mother was the former Maize Provost,
daughter of L. C. Provost and the late
Mrs. Provost.
Installation of Officers
The Lake Lynn Lodge of Rebekahs
held their installation ceremonies on
Tuesday night at the IOOF hall in
Loeb Lynn. In charge of the instala-
ton from Cumberland were Special
District Deputy Mrs. Lacey Welsh,
Mrs, May Meyers and Mrs. Kerns.
They were assisted by the Past Grand
Mobiles of the local lodge. Both elective
and appointive officers were installed.
Elective-Past Noble Grand, Helen
McRobic; Noble Grand, Hazel WEIGH;
Vice Grand, Mrs. George White; Re
cording Secretary, Marie Gauer; FL
nancial Secretary, Merle Moomaw;
Treasurer, Annabelle Ford. Appointive
Warden, Margaret Taylor;
Conductor, Cora Woods; Chaplain,
Mrs. Rcbecca Canaan; Musician, Grace