The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-09-07
Definite PLANS
FOR LAND WEEK
OBSERVANCE SET
Various Groups in County Are to
Sponsor Activities During
Week of October s to II


Definite plans for Garrett County's
observance of Maryland Land Week
were made Tuesday evening at
steering committee meeting, held in
the County Agents office Represent
tatives of interested groups and or
CARNATIONS reported on the activities
that their groups would sponsor, and
committees were appointed to carry
out the program.
Maryland Land Week will be OBJ
served in each county in the State,
October S-14. Its objective is to: %
encourage the use of soil and water
conservation practices by those who
till the land; and (2) impress all
citizens of the State with their Deepen
dcnce upon the soil, and to acquaint
them with the effects of erosion, inn
proper drainage, and soil deficiencies
upon their health and welfare.
The Mountain Top Ministerial AS
sociation has indicated that it will
cooperate by asking each minister in
the county to open, or close the week
by calling attention. from the pulpit,
to mans moral obligation to the soil
background material will be furnished
each minister.
Discussion groups Of the Farm
Bureau will meet that week, with con-
sevation as the topic for discussion.
Movies will be shown at these meet
ings.
Oakland-Mt. Lake Lions will ar
range for speaker to address a pub
lie meeting to be held following their
regular meeting that week. They will
also help arrange for space to be
used for conservation exhibits, and Sc
cure a movie short on conservation,
that Mr.. B. l. Gender has agreed to
show at the Maryland Theatre. The
Lions Club also will contribute to-
ward prizes for the best exhibits
shown.
The Oakland Rotary club will hold
a rural-urban meeting during Land
Week, with an appropriate program
and farmers invited as guests of the
Rotarians.
The Kitzmiller Lions club will spon-
sor exhibits from that community and
will contribute toward the prize fund.
Garrett county schools will prepare
exhibits and art work along conser-
walton lines. These will be displayed
the first part Of the week in the indi-
vidual communities, with the best be-
ing brought to Oakland for display and
final Judging the latter part of the
week.
The Homemakers clubs are holding
a countrywide meeting during Land
Week and part of their program will
be based on the connection between
the home and proper use of the land
The Garrett Soil Conservation dis
trict will arrange for visits by farm
ers to a number of farms where the
different conservation farming prac-
tees may be seen and discussed with
the farmers using them and with Dis
trict representatives The District will
also help with the exhibit prize fund
The committee to work on exhibits
consists of Marvin Calls, assistant
chairman; Virgil Tough, FriendsvilIe;
John Reckner, Oakland; Melvin
Brown, Kitzmiller; Merle Garletts,
Grantsville; and Joseph Solars, Oak
land. They will meet Tuesday, Sep
TENDER II, at the Oakland Elementary
school building.
Paul Hutton, Marvin Calls and Miss
Eleanor Dearborn were named on a
committee to secure conservation films
and projectors and to schedule these
to schools, clubs and other groups.
Denzil Bowyer, general chairman,
urges all groups that can use conserva-
ton movies during Land Week to get
in touch with member of the above
committee.
The next meeting of the steering
committee was set for September %
at 500 p. m.