The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-21
Picnic Areas
Are Assured
For Deep Creek
Space and Table TO BE Pro-
vided for General Public
Near Bridge

Public picnic areas along two
U. S. highways and along Deep
Creek Lake, with dozens of picnic
tables for use of the tourists and
local persons interested, have been
promised for this season.
Helping out on this project are
the Mt Top Chamber of Com
merce, the Pennsylvania Electric
company, the State Roads COM
mission and the Department of
Forests and Parks.
News of what was expected to
happen this summer was brought
to the Chamber of Commerce Mon
day evening by Earle Poorbaugh,
Annapolis, director of the Depart
ment of Public Information for
Maryland.
Poorbaugh said 35 picnic tables
were now on their way to the
county to be placed along the two
highways, one on 219, at Kings
Run, and one on route 40, on Negro
mountain.
The Deep Creek Lake picnic area
is being arranged in another way.
Charles Briner, secretary to the
Chamber of Commerce, announced
yesterday that the Pennsylvania
Electric company had agreed to
lease to the State Roads Commits
sion the same area that was leased
to the Chamber of Commerce last
year near the Deep Greek bridge.
By doing this the equipment of
the State Roads commission will
level off an alna between the high
way and the lake and also would
supervise erection of the tables.
Briner said he was informed that
$50 picnic tables would be placed
in the county this year.
The actual transfer of the lease
was scheduled to take place this
afternoon, with Mr.. Clements, sys-
TEN plant supervisor and assistant
to the vice president of the Penn
sylvania Electric Company, located
at Johnstown, Pa, acting for the
company.
Named President
The Board of Directors on Mon
day night also elected Newton
Coplin as president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, succeeding Joe
Miller, who moved to Fairmont.
Two new directors are to be named
by the wholesale and professional
group, to take the place of Miller
and Maurice A. Dunkle, both of
whom have left the area. After the
full board is named a vice-presi-
dent will be named to take the
place of Mr.. Coplin. At present
Karl Kahl is the only vice-president
and there are usually two.
Want Industries Here
The Board announced it would
attempt to get U. S. Senators j.
Glenn Beall, John Marshall Butler,
and Congressman Dewitt Hyde in
Oakland for meeting on June Is
that would be open to the general
public for discussion on how to get
an industry for the area.
Several members of the board
had their voices recorded by radio
man from WBAL, to be used this
summer in regular features over
the air entitled "Vacations I'm
limited" Those having voices re-
corded were Karl Kahl, Newton
Coplin, Howard Naylor, Jack
Treacy and Kermit Glotfelty.
Poorbaugh also told the Board
Monday that through the Depart
ment of Information Maryland
and Garrett county were being
written up in magazines and news
papers. One appeared recently in
the Wall Street Journal, The
Department of Forests and Parks
also plans to erect signs on high
ways showing the way to Swallow
Falls and other areas of interest.
The board discussed the posi-
bility of procuring white bass for
Deep Greek Lake.
Plans were announced for the
promotion campaign for Oakland
merchants to be sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce June II, II
and 10.