The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-02


the least of these are the real stout
women in Stacks, even though | had
Tot intended to mention them at all.
My influence in getting them into
short-legged overalls, however, is not
expected to be too great.
These shortages due to war may
cause anything. Recently have seen
q woman going up street barefooted,
and several times | have watched a
woman shovel coal from a truck into
the basement of the Garrett National
Thus far she has never failed to hit
The opening and really makes the coal
on the truck disappear in hurry
/ You'd think that out of the two dozen
or more office people who watch from
windows, there would be one who
would offer his assistance.
Now who brought up the shortage
Of houses? The hunt for house is
getting US exactly nowhere. Tuesday
morning | heard Of possible vacancy.
called the owner in town outside
Of Oakland and the party Just
chuckled. "Youre the third one who
has called this morning." was her re-
| ply. | knew gossip rumors travelled
! quickly but | never realized that va
cancy rumors Travelled Just as much
So
/ Maybe this news item in the paper
will solve our difficulties. The Recon-
Struction Finance Corporation, it
/ says, has offered for sale 334 new and
used models Of barrage balloons,
I priced from $50 to $72l. They can be
used, the article continues, for eigh-
teen different purposes besides bal
looming. They make excellent temper
airy shelters for those faced with
housing problems. RFC guarantees
they will rise $500 feet.
! We are intrigued by the POSSIBLE
ties. With such balloon moored to
our lot at the edge of town, we could
merely release the ropes and sail into
/ the ain when anybody came calling
when we were busy. Or we could 90
visiting ourselves. providing the wind
was right, without fear of traffic
jams.
/ We would be up in the air most of
the time, but already we are that way
trying to find place to live before
September LIST. Suggestions of avail
able places will be kindly received.
In travelling through the county
people are beginning to see evidences
! Of strip farming to conserve the soil
and prevent more erosion. Farmers
who are adopting these methods will
be the prosperous farmers of the flu
i ture. Meanwhile the rate which our
forests are being depleted from prop
cutting is alarming. 1t gives one a
depressed feeling to look over the
Deer Park hotel area and the section
Ground Table Rock The gullics on the
hill west of town are getting bigger
and bigger. They were started during
timber cutting operations.
Our hope is that these woodsmen
Lave foresight enough to leave enough
for reforestation, or do the replant-
| ing themselves.
Recently we received a subscription
, renewal from a woman several years
past eighty. She said she was a Demo
! Crat but also volunteered the remark.
Am glad we are at last released from
the Roosevelt rule and hope that Tru-
man will not give us such a raw deal
in the future"
! She enclosed in the letter a greeting
to "Scoop', so she is really responsible
for the column this week.
Favorable remarks are often heard
around Oakland about the community
park and playground at Terra Alta.
At kingwood also they are sponsoring
a playground and recreation program
! There are to be two tennis courts, an
Cut-of door basketball court, two vol
ley ball courts, three badmnton
! courts. four horseshoe courts. three
croQucts courts, two softball courts,
a soccer field, fireplaces and tables.
For the small children there will be
> swings, see-saws, jungle gym, sliding
boards, sand boxes, a wading pool,
coloring and picture books, clay and
painting for crafts. Softball leagues
were being organized.
The Rotary club, Firemcn and other
citizens are getting behind the pro-
gram there.
If all the citizens really got behind
a program here for the children and
young people. we'd get more accom-
plished than has been the case thus
far. The program must include super
! Bickford at SWanton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Friend and
I daughter, and Mrs. Asa Friend. all Of