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Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
says:
By s. S. rAylo.

gregation because it will revolt Hs =.
the middle ground where the teach;.s
the seminary and the folklore of ,ha
gregation are somewhat alike. crsas3
he acquires skill in presenting these ~.
lodging points of difference. Then ~.
parent insincerity of his early effort 4
disappear. He may 60 on to success. \
many abandon the effort to mako
success, and some drop out of the mini.
A few become adept at deception an
trigue and achieve startling asu.'.
which discourages their more consci..s
brethren.
Among the things keeping ,b,..
young men out of the ministry arr s.'s
% the idea that the ministry is m~
cant order, profession where returr, !
given largely only to those who beg, /
the fact that totally unprepared men J
sometimes ordained despite church law J
training programs; (3) the deplorsbs
istence of seemingly necessary deceit J
perhaps even mendaeity, where the nr,l
er must find out the truth but avoid
preaching of it; "a the critical impor,l
of sycophancy and time-serving wherp
young man may get ahead only by CONN.,
subservienee to the man over him or h |
group around him.
On the whole, we think that the n
reason for the shortage of ministers d
is not favorable to the ministry as a
fession. Even if he enters the seminar
large numbers, he is not likely 10 enter
profession in equally large numbers. |
unfavorable regard is due 10 his regard
the ministry as a profession which ongl
ly got one-tenth of the living of the M
and comported itself with unparalleled !
nifty but which has now dropped to !
level where it gets only tenth Of its !
living and has to beg for that; when
popular demand is for rabble rouser ID |
pulpit where most people appear % 4
lieve that the final test of ministers 4
cerity is his willingness to work for moth
where he must make himself SCUM
board for the beliefs and attitudes d
superiors and his congregation; wher
Witty and flunkeyism pay off in large
idends; where politics is as important
as dirty, as anywhere else; where the
does not seem as favorable to the @
sincere preparation and effort as eseVn
where on close inspection there is no
real goodness apparent than in any
line. So even when religiously inclined
young man of today does not in nun
of cases like the spectacle presented C
ministry, and he searches the horizon
other ways to invest his time and taen
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
Justice: Southern Style

In this Martinsville, Virginia town
where seven innocent Negroes were recent
ly convicted on questionable charges of
raping a white woman and summarily cleo
trocuted, white man accused of raping
Negro mother of five children has been
dismissed without punishment.
! Judge John d. Hooker, the same judge
who pronounced the death sentence on the
seven Martinsville Martyrs, allowed the
white man to 60 Free In revealing this
atrocious inequity of justice the Civil
Rights Congress issued this statement:
Evidently neither the state of Virgin
la, nor the federal government which con-
doned the massacre of the Martinsville Sew
en-, considered the rape Of Negro mother
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

tons and they have won acceptance from
faculty and students alike. Although the
three rebel governors do not know it, they
are generals without armies and their
cherished Jim Grow system is already in
the ash can.
They are bluffng and we are sure that
the U. S. Supreme Court will soon call their
bluff. The sentiment in the South which
led thousands of young men to die on
field of battle for the defense of human
slavery has been long time dying but it
is dead today. We do not believe that the
white South would scrap the public school
system and condemn their own children to
ignorance before they would give up segre-
cation. There must be some limits to stu
pidity even in the South.
The Chicago Defender.
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

by white man to be a crime. But ne
American people know that what the gov
eminent is doing is dastardly crime a.
gainst the entire nation,
THE Gro calls on the conscience oil
America to prevent this same unequal JUS
tice from claiming another innocent Negro
victim The Mississippi veteran and father
Willie MCGEE, will be electrocuted on May
8 unless America again rises to his defense
and stays the hand of the lynchers.
Protests must flood President Truman
demanding he intervene in the interests OF
Justice Protests must engulf Governor
Fielding Wright Jackson, Mississippi, urg-
ing clemeney for the innocent Willie NC
Gee"
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

New York City
Dear Sirs:
Friends have spoken to me about the
efforts you are making to prevent the
execution of Willie MCGEE In the face of
the evidence any unprecedented human be-
ing must find it difficult to believe that
this man really committed the rape of
which he has been accused. Moreover the
punt S h m mt must appear unnaturally
harsh to anyone with any sense Of justice.
/ feel the need to express my appre-
citation for what your and other organiza-
tons are doing. You are rendering an i'm
portant service to the community at large
by making it clear to all men of good
will that even in our day the sense of
justice and decency still persists and that
the belief in the equality of all before the
law is still alive in our people.
Sincerely yours
Albert Einstein.
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
S. S. tay|o
What Causes The Shortage" Of Ministers?

Why is the number of ministers insult
bership?
The mere fact that the church member
ship has made sudden and big increase
is not an adequate answer. On every corner
almost one sees churches with congrega-
tions too small to support the struggling
part time minister who spends his Sun
days preaching and his weekdays earning
living. There are innumerable Circuits
with a minister preaching Sunday or two
a month to congregations too small to pay
for the whole time minister. All denomi-
nations do not call them circuits but the
only denominations in which they do not
exist are those that limit the number of
churches which may be established in
given area
more adequate answer is that church
conditions are such that the ministry has
/ st much of its power to attract even the
serious minded young man who is attracted
to religion.
Quite a few churches have no shortage
of ministers because they seem to be un-
critical of the intellectual preparation of
their ministers. They give their leaders an
indoctrination (not a real training) in their
fundamental beliefs and the supporting pas
sages in the English Bible. The then train
ed minister cites these passages glibly and
calls unrestrained emotion and excitement
to the help of limited Interpretation and un-
derstanding There should never be a
shortage of this type of minister and Of the
conditions which call him into existence,
because his returns equal, If they do not
excel, his efforts and attainments, and his
general equipment unusually would not en-
able him TO get anywhere in any exacting
line. Ard there will always be an uneounted
multitude of people who want to hear yes
terdays exploded beliefs and traditions
screamed out in raving delrium while
the audience agrees in a saturnalia Of hys-
terical abandonment
On the other hand, many congregations
of established churches with critical train
ing programs for their ministry claim they
find the seminary product unsatisfactory.
He doesn't go off into wild enough sprees
of emotion, and he doesn't have the right
kind of ''whoop" and "holler". This is al
most inevitable in a number of cases be-
cause the devoted savants of the seminary
have given to the would-be minister a re-
ligous outlook wholly different from that
of the ordinary person, and just as diff
ferent from the original religion of min
isterial candidate himself
The candidate cannot bring the star
ting revelations Of the seminary to his con-
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

allow anything to discourage you
Booker 7. Washington
The time has for Negroes faceup the realities of
life in these United States Nothing hurts like the truth If
make real progress during the present emergency
is the time for critical self-appraisal
One Of the most controversial topics before the sepa world
today IMMIGRATION The word applied everything and
the most abused term in the English language
We be migrated into the army; say ought
be ineerated industry believe that all social
economic spiritual domestic problems will be solved inn
mediatey it, and when, either by law the suerance Of
others Negroes NTEGRATloN
This indignation this act bringing together achieving per-
lection between the demanded By highly vocal group
of Negroes Not whites In other words they be in
tegraed with white people The basis for their arguments
favong this miracle is al created equal" This is
fraud and a deceit.
Do you believe the crmnally insane the pervert and
and other wreched souls nfesng ials and ass
created equal you? OF you do believe it, and
See BOOKER T. observation-disclosures eight
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

Such a change would be very ul''.
think.
All you have to do to become
in Georgia is to favor the FErC' ins
accusation was made on a woman W..
employed by the Georgia state uep''"
who spoke out for FEPC.
Recently Congressman "iinaD
Dawson, in an inspiring address, eau ,.,.
House to vote down a jim crow piV'''
the selective service bill.
According to the New YORK uaa'
more college coaches are being CIV
the college pay rolls. The draft Is +" ~ a
for such action, with forty-ll'e 4
boys leaving the average colese a
seemingly turning the whole Spa, .so "A
ton into nightmare. What VIII u"
ton become in September?
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
Booker /.
UP-1o-DATE and BEYOND :
BY 5. J. Phillips. Pres.
Booker 7. Washington Birthplace Memorial
Becker Washington Birthplace. Virsino
COPYRIGHT 1875,

Make up your mind that you are not going to
allow anything to discourage you.
paoi<o. ~
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

See BOOKER 7. WESTINGHOUSE eaht
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
comments
LEE DAVY

Such a change would be very 'll'N'
think.
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
observatory
BY EARL

The general may have something. Cen
eral Matthew Rdgeway, who replaced Gen
eral Macarthur said "the things for which
we are fighting will not be won in this
generation If my conception of what the
general means is right, hope he is wrong.
The new prexy of the Tennessee Medi-
cal association urged the group to open its
doors to Negro doctors. The courageous
DIR. Kelly charges that the TINA fails to live
up to its responsibility to Negro physicians
by banning them from the organization.
WHAT ABOUT ARKANSAS?
L. S. Army officers of the seventh
army in Europe have stated their beliefs
that one fourth to one third of all Ameri-
can ground forces to be stationed on the
continent under command of General
Dwight Eisenhower will be Negroes. If
This becomes a reality an end would be
put to the old Army policy of one tenth.
Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27

The opinions expressed page contributors
Necessarily the opnop Of this paper Pubisher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-20
CHRISTMAS. 1851

Again its Christmas! AS we pay
homage to the nativity of our Saw
Jour. let US in our devotions rejoice
and give thanks for the privilege of
being free men-Americans- to
worship and to conduct our daily lives
without fear of persecution. Let us
preserve that heritage. Let us profit
by the teachings of Christ to be char
liable to our fellow men-let us pray
for those who are burdcned with the
yoke Of tyranny, for the sick and those
in gricf-for unity among nations
and for divine guidance to our chosen
leaders to work in harmony. Let US
not forget to pray for those gallant
mon and women in our armed forces
that their patriotism and sacrifices
shall not be in vain. Ever onward,
Christian soldiers! - international
Paper Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-20
AURORA-EGLON

Mrs. Salema Slaubaugh, nearly
ninety, who lives alone at her home
in Eglon, went Saturday to the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Stemple and family,
of near Aurora, to spend the winter
months.
Rev. and Mrs. Bowman, of Eglon,
were given a pound shower Monday
evening at the Maple Spring church.
1t was a surprise affair and they re-
ceived many pounds, as well as other
gifts.
The Eglon Ladies' Aid Society met
Wednesday in regular meeting at
which time they exchanged gifts with
their Secret Pals and drew names
for the coming year.
A son, Denis Keith, their first child
was born December Is to Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Feather, of near Eglon,
in the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital The mother was Miss Ruby Du-
mire, a granddaughter of Mrs. Iva
Slaubaugh. The father is son of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Feather, of near
Eglon.
Mrs Stella MoSSer remains very i'll
at her home near Eglon, although she
appears to show slight improvement.
G. B. Hamstead, Eglon, who suf-
fered a fracture Of the hip in Janu-
airy and had recovered sufficiently to
get about some with the use of a cane
mad the misfortune of falling in his
home Sunday morning. He received a
painful back injury, but no fracture.
He is again confined to his bed.
Mr. aOd Mrs RnOalI parsppc apd
family moved Monday from near
Aurora to Kingwood where Mr.. Par
sons has employment.
The body of Thomas c. Hunter, 80,
retired B. and O. railroad engineer,
of Rowlesburg, who died December
II, was brought Friday afternoon to
Eglon where it was inferred in the
Union cemetery
Word was received here of the
death of Elder b. w. Smith, of Rom
ney, on Saturday, December 10, after
a long illness at his home Funeral
rites were held Tuesday at his local
church.
Hugh Guy Meats died suddenly
Monday, December II, at his home
near Aurora. Although he had been
suffering of heart ailment for a
long time death was entirely uncN-
pected at the time. He had worked
that day as usual, but suffered the
fatal attack as he sat in a chair, af-
ter he returned home He leaves his
widow, the former Miss Icy Meats,
a number Of children and grandchil-
dren. Funeral rites were conducted
Wednesday at the Methodist church
at Aurora by the pastor, Rev. Smiley.
Burial was in the Aurora cemetery.
Relatives here were notified of the
sudden death of Mrs. Carrie King, at
the home of her only surviving son,
Professor Earl King, of Elm Grove,
December Ia, about three hours af-
ter she had suffered a stroke. She
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-20
Trough or Trusts?

Democrat National Cniiruan Frank
f. Mckinney has alleged That as long
as he holds office his "watchword'
will be public office is public
trust"
This was indeed news to great
many people who had been led to be-
hevc that the Truman AdminStra-
ton watchword was public office is
public trough
Up to now the efforts to clean up
the administration have been verbal
only. There were the five pcrccntcrs,
the influence pcddlcrs, those scram-
bling around the RIG trough, but
each time President Truman has
brushed the activities aside with such
words as Jasmine" And now there
are scandals in the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. The president says
he is going to clean up corruption.
That, we would certainly like to see.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-20
How We Fool Ourselves

How we fool ourselves when we
think we are getting something for
nothing from the Federal govern
ment or from the state. And how
the bureaucratS in government keep
on trying to fool us.
This procedure was brought to mind
this week when a story arrived from
the office of the Comptroller and
Just because Garrett county and other
areas were getting a share of the in
come tax collections. the fellow who
sent out the release declared Santa
Claus is Coming to Town" because
tributed.
Taxpayers pay in the money to the
state. Then the state sends out lit
tie portion of that to the various sub
divisions and the state feels real
charitable about giving US back some
of our own money.
The states activities are on a very
minute scale in comparison to the
Federal government. The latter is col
Letting funds on scale never before
known. Its planners return a portion
in unemployment benefits, social
security, various veterans plans,
socialized projects, and drivels here
and there, and taxpayers believe they
are getting all this for nothing.
For every dollar we get back the
taxpayers have had S. to $40 and
even more extracted from them in
taxes Of some description.
Did someone mention Santa Claus?
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Large Number
Attend Elementary
Christmas Program

The Oakland Elementary school
presented a Christmas program in st.
Paul's Methodist church on Tuesday
evening before a packed audience.
A medley Of Christmas carols was
PLAYED by the Tonette band of grades
4, and 6. The primary grades pre-
scented fantasy of the Nutcracker
Suite by Tschaikowsky. The narrator
was Dick Stuck. Virginia Kirby, Rod
ney Barkhurst and Tommy Forman
were the leading characters.
March of the Soldiers included Billy
Stockslager, Eugene Dilley, Guy
Hnebaugh, Fred Stevenson and Terry
Bell.
March of the Toys: Gary Orr, John
Sharps, Butch House, David Custer,
George Kirby, Sandra Martin, Joann
McClub, Sherry Feerrar, Tommy
Samples, Don Bittinger and Eddie
Hershman.
The Chinese Dance: Lawrence De
Berry and Fred Bell
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies:
Carolyn Biser, Sandra Riley, Mar
garet White, Linda Smouse, Sue
Yutzy, and Donna Martin.
Mice were George Porter, Roger
Wilson. Clayton Winters was mouse
king.
Waltz of the Flowers: Wilma War.
nick, Catherine Teets, Sandra Orr,
Barbara Georg, Katherine Mosser,
Ellen Martin and Judy Gilmer.
Russian Doll Dance; Janet Frank
hauser, Sue Martin, Sue Dawson and
Elaine Winters.
A rhythm band selection, Skaters
Waltz" was played by grade and
dramatized by the group.
The Tonette band included: Brenda
DeBerry, leader, and Billy Burgwald,
Lester Bittinger, Harvey Winters,
Gloria Dilley, Susy Porter, Patricia
Leighton, Pat Turney, Charlotte
Biser, Catherine Teets, Joyce Nc
Chung, Willard Ann Glotfelty, Caro-
Ign Spoerlein, Brooke Brookhart,
Jane Hanst, Tommy Mulvey, Ann Lee
Lohr, Gail Naylor, Carole Sue Har-
desty, Richard Dusic, Nancy Martin,
Pamela Fike, Beverly Shank, Lois
Swartzentruber.
The Story of the Nativity was pre-
sented by pupils of grades 4, 5, 6.
Characters were: Reader, Beverly
Rees; Mary, Cynthia Mace; Joseph,
Donald Dewitt; Lead Angel, Jacque-
line Nar; Angels, Jeri Nordeck,
Margaret James, Lois Davis, Patty
Campbell; Shepherds, Bowen Har-
desty, Darwin Friend, Don Spence,
Jackie Stevenson; Kings, Robert
Spence, James Moon, Robert Bit
finger.
The chorus, under the direction of
Mrs. Russell Brown, sang carols dur
ing the presentation of the scenes.
Solo parts by Sharon Lil1er, O
Holy Night, Richard Snyder and Billy
Burgwald, We Three Kings, Solo on
Bells, 0 Little Town of Bethlehem,
Jane Hanst. Members of the chorus
were: Brenda Davis, Sharon Liller,
Carole Savage, Carole Phillips,
Jackie Friend, Dolores Martin, Naomi
Butt, Audrey Miner, Jane Hanst, Gail
Naylor, Willard Ann Glotfelty, Carole
Sue Hardesty, Joyce McClung, Ann
Lee Lohr, Tommy Mulvey, Cheston
Browning, Keith Butler, Charlotte
Biser, Helen King, Lonnie Naylor,
Billy Burgwald, Susy Porter, Pat
Leighton, Lester Bittinger, Harvey
Winters, Kathryn Mosser, Catherine
Teets, Judith Gilmore, Ellen Martin,
Wilma Warwick, Nancy Martin, Rich
ard Snyder, Brenda DeBerry, Kath
crime Filsinger, Lois Swartzentruber.
The program was under the direc
ton Of Mrs Russell Brown and Miss
Leona Menke.
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was former resident of Eglon, and
the widow of the late Gus A. King.
The only other immediate survivor is
daughter, Mrs. Allie Gnegy, of
Dayton, Ohio, at whose home she had
spent the summer months Funeral
rites were conducted Monday at Elm
Grove and the body will remain in
a mausoleum until weather CON
ditions permit burial in the Maple
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-20

John Ream, Elmer W. Crone wa,
elected to the superintendency Of thc
Sunday School. Delbert Bittinger was
named assistant, Glenn A. Simpson
is thu new church treasurer and Clar-
cnce V. Mersing is class leader.
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Name New Officers

Spring cemetery beside her husband.
The Illinois times., 1951-10-26

Vine ST Mrs. Davis former CORES
seey OF the Bahai's in Champaign.
A shower vas given in the home Of
the cahirman's home Mrs Robert
Hutehens of South Prairie st.
Mr. Shelby Butts and Miss
Norma Beasley Of Danville we're
recently married. Reception IN the
home Of parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Butts of North Poplar 81.
Mr.. George + Hursey and Miss
Nvain Laws were recently married
reception followed in the home Of
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Z Hursey
Vest Hill ST.
AMONG. SICK - Mrs. Daisy
Candy of Fast Church St IN Carrie
Hospital recent stroke, fair.
Mr. f. b. Payne last Church
st. in Burnham hospital
Mr.. J Ambosrsia in hospital
Mrs. Ella Mae Woods at home
North Oak ST.
Mrs. Leona, pursley at home
West Dublin ST
The Illinois times., 1951-10-26

who had gone through a siege OF
famine and suffering. But at the
time Of the text God had promised
brigtef day and better things.
Tie who had nnitten their land be
cause of their evil practices was
able and willing 10 restore them 10
season of rejoicing,
The locust had played havoc with
the land Of lArael. their crops had
been eaten year after year by
these troublesome creatures. their
labor had been IN vain. But here IA
a promes of repair for the evil suf.
fered Il will restore the years
that the locust hath eaten"
As We look back upon the years
nov passed. We, too, are grieved
because 50 many of them have
been destroyed by the locust OF
idleness, sin. and folly How we
wish 10 relive those wasted years !,
how differently We would spend
them. but IL il too late God alone
Is able 10 blot out our sins of yes
tcryears and restore us 10 fellow.
ship with himself
Here's To the youth of today
who have most of their years In
front of them be careful how you
use the time allotted you, spend
you years wisely see TO 1t that the
locust do not eat them. Too many
Of us adults are looking back today
with vain regrets upon ''The years
that the locust hath eaten"
Rev. a. w. Donaldson
The Illinois times., 1951-10-26
Women Replace
Men AS Carvers
OF Totem Poles

In the old days the Indian totem
poles Of West Coast tribes were
carved exclusively by men, but
today the art is being carried on
by women.
There are still few old-time
Indian men engaged in totem cary
ing, and one of them is Charlie
James Yakuglas of the Kwakiutl
tribe. but more active is his grand
daughter Mrs. Ellen Neel. now liv-
ing Vancouver, Who has been dis
playing her work in many coun-
tries, including France. Switzer~
land, and the United Kingdom.
Mrs. Neel carved the 60-foot
totem pole that stands in the
grounds of the University of Brit
ish Columbia, and another Of her
works is in downtown Victoria. a
point of interest TO thousands Of
American tourists.
Although the mother Of six child
ren, some of whom she hopes will
maintain the family totem tradi-
ton, Mrs. Neel spends hours daily
at her vocation, still using the adze
as the principal tool Just as her
forefathers did.
THE method is long and
tedious, but there is no substis
tute," says Mrs Neel. "lf | could
find machinery that would do
the job ! could make a fortune"