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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-06-15

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church on one side and business
houses on the other three sides.
Here the young people come and
walk around girls in one direction
and boys IN the other. When they
meet their friends they can go to
bench and talk. The people here
like the plaza very much-but
felt very self-conscious when went
to walk there.
One day MIR. Martir took me to
the farm to see the sugar cane. The
laborers cut the cane with big
machettes and then put it in bum
dies, usually weighing around so
pounds. These bundles are carried
on their heads to the big truck
where it is loaded and hauled to
the factory, or central, as it is called.
The Martir farm employs about
IS laborers the year around. The
number varies from season to season
getting as high as As to SO during
coffee harvest. Right now there are
about q working in the cane. There
is girl who works in the kitchen,
washing dishes, preparing food and
any odd jobs.
Modest Homes
The MARTYR farm is one of the
most progressive ones around here.
What is typical on this farm GER
tainly won't be found in the little
one and two room shacks of the
poor people. visited one-a three
room house with only the bare es-
sentials of furniture. There were a
table and chairs, beds and orange
crate cupboards.
In the kitchen the stove consisted
of a table filled with dirt with three
stones in it The wood fire is built
on the dirt and the three stones
hold the kettle. There is no chimney
the smoke goes out through the
cracks in the walls.
In spite of their poverty the PEG
pie are very hospitable and Away,
want you to come back again. Thi.
friendliness is typical Of the Puerto
Rican people.
The people have talked to ar,
very interested in the I. F. Y. E
program and want to learn abou
the mainland. Many here have beel
to New York. but few of them t,
the farms on farther west. hav
trouble explaining distance to them
They can't visualize how big Mon
tana is or how far from one plac
to another. This is natural, sine
Puerto Rico is only 100 miles lon
and S5 miles wide (roughly) an
that is what they are accustomed II
1t is more common here to hear thu
one place is As minutes, or an hou
and half from somewhere els
They don't speak in terms of di:
lance much.
AS a whole, l think Puerto Rio
!. is very nice, friendly place to liv
am sorry that the six weeks al
: slipping by so fast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
MacMurray Writes of
Trip To Volcano

c. f. Mac Murray has written more
interesting information about the
country of Colombia, South America,
where he is located with the Penn
sylvania Electric company, this time
in a letter to James Fazzalari, Oak
land.
In this letter he tells of trip to
the hot springs at the foot of Nevada
Ruiz, the ice capped extinct volcano
some 80 kilometers by road from
Manizales. Colombia.
at is "a kilometers to the hot
springs, and while the road is nothing
extra, still in the Jeep, which is stand
ard car for back roads in this couu-
try, nine of US made the trip in about
lie hours. There was only one slide
on the road, about 500 feet long, where
soft mud had covered the road about
6 inches deep Arriving at the hotel
the rest of the party had swim in
the pool which is about half and half
pure water and sulphur spring water.
However, took hot bath and stayed
in til my skin began to turn pink
only about 5 minutes. The water is
very strongly acid and is very hot,
so that is about all you can take at
one time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

"Aftcr swim and lunch we
started up a very steep road to the
end of the trail, some II kilometers
from the hotel and about 4 kilo-
meters from the base of the glacier.
The elevation here was $4,000 feet
above sea level, and you do not do
much walking around up there, al
tho some hardy souls go up two miles
over the glacier to ski. The elevation
of the top of Ruiz is over $4,000 feet.
We were unable to see the mountain,
due to heavy clouds.
"On our way back, at a turn in
the road, we saw through a saddle
of the central range, east over Bo-
gotta to the Eastern range, and west
over Manizales to the western range.
While there a wind came up, clear
ing most of the clouds from Ruiz, so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Grantsville Man Is
Charged With Murder

A charge of murder was filed last
week in Somerset county, Pa, against
Harry Rugg, %, route /, Grantsville,
in the death of 6O-year-old partially
blind pcnsioner, Silas Platter.
In addition Rugg was alraigned at
Somerset on involuntary manslaughter
and assault and battery charges Ie-
sulting from the death of Platter on
June Is. No bond was set.
His father, Aaron Rugg, 81, was
charged with assault and battery
Police charge a fight in the village
of Coal Run, near Meyersdale, led to
Platter's death An autopsy showed
the victim died of traumatic brain
hemorrhage caused by a heavy blow
ON the left side of the head with some
flat object
Platter was found dead on the living
room floor of his home Except for a
deep cut under the left eye there were
no visible marks on the body.
Authorities said the murder and
manslaughtcr charges are in connec-
tion with Platters death while the
assault count arises from fracas be-
tween Rugg and his father before
Platter was allegedly struck.
At preliminary hearing, the Riggs
admitted fighting in front of Platter's
home. 1t was testified that while the
two were battling the victim came out
of his home with an axe. Harry Rugg
told police he took the axe from Plat
ter and struck him on the side of the
face with his fist. He said he did not
know of Platters death until informed
by authorities.
The three men, friends, had been
ON shopping trip along with mem
hers Of their families before the fight
broke out while enroute to Platter's
home. Investigation disclosed the men
had been drinking wine.
Aaron Rugg also faces federal
charges. Agents of the Federal AlcO-
holic Tax unit have filed detainer
against him, charging they found ma
terials on his farm which were in
tended to defraud the Internal Rev
enue Bureau of federal taxes.
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we had a fair view of it. While there
nearly froze, for it was so cold you
could see your breath
"The trip home after dark was I'M
eventful except at the slide we found
boulder some four feet square and
about feet long, had decided to land
in the middle of that clay slide, the
long way across the road. At this
point it was just wide enough for
the Jeep to pass.
CAS- | said, Ruiz is an extinct vol
cano, and where they cut the road
through some of the banks, several
layers of soil were visible. At one
place there were six distinct layers
of very black top soil, ranging from
6 to II inches, and between the lay
ers was from to Is inches of vol
canic ash. 1t was one of the most pc
culiar things | have ever seen. Much
of the top soil here ranges from a few
inches to as much as three feet thick
is very black and grows wonderful
crops. | would not like to farm it here
on these steep side hills, but | sure
wish | had some of this soil on the
farm at Loeb Lynn, and | might also
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
MARRIED

Hansford McConnelI-Miss Joan
Mcconnell daughter of MISgt and
Mrs. Raymond J. Mcconnell, of
Washington, D. c., became the bride
of Sgt. Glenn G. Hansford. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Waymond l.. Hansford
Of Washington. formerly of Stcver
this county.
The wedding took place on June II.
date of the brides birthday annivers-
airy The double ring ceremony was
performed at st. Peters rectorv in
southeast Washington.
The bride chose for her wodding
gown white nylon net over bridal
satin and shoulder length veil held
by a dutch style cap. She carried
white roses over a PRAYER book
Miss Jean Mcconnell. sister Of the
bride, served as maid of bono,. Sbo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Importance of Farm
Productivity Shown

An increase of about 220 per cent
in annual Garrett county farm income
in a decade has resulted in a note
worthy increase in mechanization and
conveniences on the farm.
This changing farm scene is re-
ported by the Committee for Conser-
walton Now, a statewide organization
recently established to accelerate con-
servation in Maryland. The analysis
is part of study being made by the
committee to show the Importance Of
farm productivity to business and
community affairs. 1t was based pri-
marily on 1910 and 1850 federal cen
sus figures.
Along with the increase in farm in
come, the number of tractors in
creased approximately 1870 per cent,
the number of trucks IS per cent, the
number of telephones by 30 per cent,
and the use of electricity by 26O per
cent. OF all farms in the county, 78
per cent now have electricity, and II
per cent have electric washing ma
chimes.
Income from farm products sold
rose from $1,06O,OOO to $3,4OO,OOO
over the census period. The number of
tractors increased from BIT to 694,
the number of trucks from ass to
1853, the number of telephones from
384 to 504, and the number of farms
with electricity from 3S4 to 1884.
The number of automobiles on farms
declined from /, 3O5 to 1,O08.
For the state of Maryland as a
whole, the number of farms with
electricity increased approximately IS
per cent; the number with telephones
rose so per cent; the number of trac-
tors was up 1879 per cent; the number
of trucks increased Ga per cent, and
the number of automobiles declined
6 per cent. Farm income in Mary
land trebled in the ten year period.
The committee pointed out that the
figures are indicative of the tremen-
dous size of the county market for
farm and consumer goods, including
all types of farm implements. trans
portation equipment, household ap-
planes and other consumer goods
and services.
Tho Ho1co votad to apd vii,+tIa1l1r
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
To Be Wed Saturday

Miss Helen G. Spurrier, an instruc-
tor in the Grantsville schools will
wed James A. McHenry, of Oakland.
assistant county agricultural agent
of Garrett county, on Saturday after
noon at o'clock.
The ceremony will be performed in
the Evangelical Reformed church of
Frederick, by Rev. DR.. Hoffmier, pas
tor.
The bride-elect is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Balrick, of Freder-
lex, and the groom-to-be is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. McHenry, of Cum
berland.
Miss Spurrier is a graduate of the
University of Maryland and has been
in Grantsville for the past year. She
VIII be an instructor the coming term
in the Southern High school near
Oakland. Mr. McHenry also was
graduated from the University of
Maryland in agriculture, and has
been assistant county agent here for
over a year.
Participants in the bridal party will
include Mrs. Dorthene Rogan, Cum
berland, as matron of honor; Miss
Joan Steeley, College Park, as maid
of honor. McHenry will have Stuart
Hopkins, of Washington, D. c., as
best man; and Harold Holbrook, Col
lege Park; James Shackleford, Balti-
more, and Harold Ashby, Oakland, as
ushers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

The House voted to end virtually
all consumer-price controls and then
agreed to adjustment of present
Wage Sterilization board and its re-
placement by one controlled by pub
lie members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Attend Wedding At Weston

Mrs. Myrtle Frazee, Oakland, and
Mrs. Frank Riddell, of Accident, were
among the guests attending we'd
ding of relative on June 8, at Wes-
ton, w. Va:
Miss Helen Page Early, daughter
of Mrs. Henry Early and the late Mr..
Early, became the bride of Richard
Hess Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter w. Jones, of Shinnston, W. Va.
The ceremony was performed in st.
Pauls Episcopal church in Weston
by Rev. Stewart West
The bride was given in marriage
by her uncle, former Senator Rush
d. Holt, present Republican candidate
for governor of West Virginia A re-
ception was held later at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Motorists To Get New Type Tags

because of the fact that motor vehicle
registrations in Maryland are ap-
preaching the million mark The new
type will consist of letters and fig
ures. Under the new system of regis
tration there will be no more reserva-
tons of special numbers. 1t was
pointed out special reservations not
only disrupt the normal procedure of
issuing tags but also impaired service
to the public and was always a great
expense to the taxpayers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

Maryland automobile tags will have
a serial type of registration for 1858
81, but motorists will get only one
tag each, it was announced this week
by the Commissioner of Motor We
hicles.
The use of one tag is due to the
steel shortage. Authorities suggested
the use of clips for another year but
public resistance was marked
The serial type of registration is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Two Events Planned BY
All Clubs OF County

The Girls Fourth clubs of the
county are planning two big events
in July, the girls All camp at Bit
finger July to II, and the Rally day
on July 26 at the recreation area at
Bittinger.
The Friendsville junior All club
will meet July i, the Bittinger club
on July 3, and the Deer Park club on
July 5.
The Homemakers clubs will feature
picnic foods. Reports will be given of
the Rural Women's Short Course. The
Grantsville club will meet July 2 and
the New Germany club July g.
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wish for some of the uniform weather,
never hotter than 80 to 81, nor colder
than as. However, | will admit | find
it somewhat monotonOus.
81 am not really homesick but some
times l do long to see familiar face
and hear some good Yankee brand of
English"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

MISS BLODWEN GWLADYS JONES
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony NJ. Jones, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, announce the engage
ment of t h cir daughter, Blodwen
Gwladys, to William Max Bucket, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Edward Bucket,
of Bittinger.
Miss Jones is graduate of West
minister college and a member of Kap-
pa Delta sorority. Her fiance is a
graduate of the University of MARY
land, and did graduate work at the
University of Minnesota. The wed
ding will take place July 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

A new volcanic crater has arisen in
Luzon straits, Philippines, and is now
800 feet high.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

Total Red casualties were placed at
1923, 404 through June IS.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
taxpayers at Somerset
To Study $1,000 BUDGET

Somerset (Md.) taxpayers will
have opportunity to voice objec-
tions to the $1,000 budget for the
towns fiscal year starting Tues
day at meeting sponsored by the
Town Council in the school house
tomorrow night.
Heaviest expenditures will be
for construction and maintenance
Of streets and sidewalks, 1886;
garbage, trash and ash collection,
$1,000; street lighting, $1,000 and
salaries and fees, $1,000.
II budget is approved / the
present tax rate of IS cents per
$100. can be maintained. This rate
has remained unchanged for more
than 10 years.
The assessed valuation of real
estate in Somerset for the current
year was 81 ,952 900. The valuation
for the coming year is $2,462, $50.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Four Hurt Near Fort Be|voir
As Soldiers Cars Crash

Four persons were hurt in a
ltwo-car collision early yesterday
on Route l, three miles north of
Fort Be1voir. Va.
Both cars were driven by
soldiers stationed at Fort Bel
voir.
Pvt. Donald Knapp, 81, a mem
Der Of the 73rd Equipment Com
|pany. apparently dozed of at the
wheel and his car swerved into the
path Of the other. driven by Sergt.
Oliver Primauer. of the list Anti
Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
Pvt. Knapp suffered head and
leg injuries, and Sergt. Primauer,
cuts and bruises. Both were taken
to the Fort Belvoir Station Hos
pltal with another soldier, Will
liam More, who was riding with
Pvt. Knapp. An unidentified girl
companion with Sergt. Primauer
also was shaken up.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
'Todoy's Lynch Mob
BIomed for Attitude

I have no personal desire to
see Mr.. Jarvinen punished, if
his statement is merely the
product of a diseased mind under
the influence of alcohol. If there
is any more to the story. I hope
that the Government will get to
the very bottom Of it. But my
real interest is my hope that this
fantastic case will make clear
to the American people what I
know from long and bitter ex-
perience: Namely, that there
are both amateurs and profess
sionals at work in our country
blasting the reputation of in
nocent people and undermining
our Democratic values. They are
today's lynch mob, operating on
a grand scale supported and
inspired by highly placed offci-
ais.
It seems to me that the aspect
of this incident that is of much
greater Importance to the Ma
ton than the belated State De-
partment apology to me, is that
it discloses how close we sre
to the destruction of the basic
principles Of democracy and to
government-by-inf AS
this incident shows, American
citizens are now vulnerable to
being deprived of their freedom
and liberty merely because they
have been denounced, and with
out reference to the validity of
the denunciation.
In Communist and Facist
countries, it is common for
people to denounce their neigh
borS. They do this because they
no longer believe in the Fifth
Commandment, but only in the
rule of brass knuckleS; and be-
cause, like Mr.. Jarvinen, they
want to curry favor with the all
powerful authorities. In those
countries. denuncation is fol-
lowed automatically by a knock
at the door. a grilling like those
to which I have been sub
jected. and usually the concen-
tration camp.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Credits FBI and Press
For Exposing False Story

That, in effect, is what would
have happened in this case had
1t not been for the work of the
F'BI and for our free press. I
believe that it is essential to the
future of the country that what
happened to me because Of a
drunken statement of an anna
teur informer. shall not ever
happen to anybody else.
The CIA must be taught that
1t is an agency Of a democratic
government, and not the secret
police in q totalitarian state.
The State Department must be
taught that a citizen of the
United States may not be re-
strained or deprived of his
liberty on the basis of a false
and irresponsible statement or
the scandalously irresponsible
report of a so-called intelli-
gence agency, and that its pri-
mary duty is to protect and not
to destroy the rights and lib
critics of free Americans.
I saw press story that said
that the State Department
docs not believe" that it has
issued instructions that the con-
victed leaders of the Communist
conspiracy should not be allowed
to leave the country. Neverthe-
less, they issued such instruc-
tions on the basis of a drunken
statement. with respect to me.
Why is that? The answer is
clear. The State Department is
apparently more interested in
politics than in the truth. 1t
is much more interested in the
possibility of political criticism
from the McCarrans and the
McCarthys who have selected
me as their target than it is in
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Text of baltimore Statement

FOLLOWING is the tert of a
statement By OWen baltimore
in connection ,Uith the State
Departments apology for the
D-,cithdrawn stop order
against Mr.. baltimore leavino
the country:
I am informed that the State
Department has issued a press
release expressing to me its sim
cere regret that it issued an
order to prevent my departure
from the United States-an ac-
ton which I was not even con-
sidering. The State Depart
ment has now finally admitted
that the story that I planned to
travel in the Soviet Union and
its satellite countries was a
complete fabrication.
The State Departments apol-
ogy to me is Of little Importance.
What is important are the i'm
plications of this entire Incl
dent.
Through the work of the
Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton, it has been disclosed that
Harry A. Jarvinen, a travel
agency executive, is the man
who knowingly gave the Gov
ernment false information that
I had obtained tickets for a
flight to Russia. Mr.. Jarvinen
has now been indicted. The
newspaper accounts indicate
that Mr.. Jarvinen made this
statement while under the in
fluence Of alcohol and was
overheard by a CIA agent who
passed the word on to his
SuperiorS.
I never heard of Mr.. Jarvinen
until I read his name in the
press. apparently, he has been
infected by the disease of our
times: The invention of false
and malicious stories to blacken
the reputation Of other people.
Evening star., 1952-06-29

any danger that subversives like
the convicted Communist lead
ers will leave the country.
am. or course, appreciative
of the State Departments ac-
ton in publicly expressing its
regret; but the American peo-
pie and I would be much more
interested in tangible assur-
ances from the State Depart
ment and the CIA that effective
steps have been taken to make
certain that this monstrous and
un-American injustice cannot
happen again.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
All District Libraries
[WiII Be Closed July q

The Central Library, the Book
mobile and all branch libraries
will be closed July 4. Chief Librar-
ian Harry N. Peterson announced
today.
During July and August, all
library buildings will close at /
pm. Saturdays.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Cubu Opens War on Reds

HAVANA, June % (P). - The
government announced today it
has launched an all-out war on
communism to root out this dis
NAL evil" Ernesto de la Fe, min
lister of Information, commented
on a recent statement by Edward
Miller. assistant United States
Secretary of State for Latin
America. He said the Cuban gov
ernment had taken "a realistic
view"
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Coolidge Five Gets
Tough Task Tonight
In Opposing Tech

Coolidge gets its chance against
Tech, not a popular assignment
for high school teams this season,
in the first game of an inter-
high double header starting at
7:30 o'clock tonight at Tech.
Roosevelt plays Chamberlain in
the nightcap.
Techs high-scoring team, which
has won % straight. over a two
season span, will be meeting a
club that has a 6-1 record this
year. Coolidge will have an ad-
vantage in height. but viii! still
be a IS to 20 point underdog.
In other games, Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Montgomery
Blair renew their Montgomery
County rivalry at College Park at
8 pm, Western plays at Ran
dolph-Mcaon at 3 and st. Adams
meets st. Andrews in Middleton,
Del, at 2:30.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Louise Suggs Holds Lead
In Tampa Golf Tourney
By the Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 19.-Little
Louise Suggs was a big step closer
today to her longtime goal of win
ming the Tampa Women's Open
golf tournament.
Miss Suggs led the field by three
strokes at the halfway mark of
the $500 event after posting twin
72s for the first two rounds. Her
IA was four under par for the
6. .093-yard Palma Ceia course.
The young Georgian has been
second in each of the five previous
Tampa Women's Open tourna-
mentS.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Solution 10 Be Sought
For Horse 0versuppIy
By the Assoeiofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 19.-What to
do with the oversupply of thor
oughbreds-one of the most diff
cult and troublesome problems
facing the racing industry-will
be discussed at a meeting here
February II.
The Horsemen's Benevolent and
Protective Association plans to
seek remedy at its 10th annual
convention at that time, President
Robert o. Read announced today.
Read. said that while there is
an abundance of thoroughbreds,
breeders annually are producing
an increasing number Of foals,
adding to the problem.
Horsemen are skeptical of an
immediate solution. A dozen
years ago an effort was made to
retire horses by purchase and dis
|posa1, but results were inconse-
Quential. they point out.