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Evening star., 1952-02-03
By Eorl H. voss

standing up and saying no to Russian
offers to laid" in the defense of the
DardanelleS.
Both countries have outlawed the
Communist Party. More recently.
they have distinguished themselves by
their prompt replies to United Ma
tions call for troops to fight Commu-
mist aggression in Korea. Forces Of
the two nations, 5000 from Turkey
and 1000 from Greece, have won the
admiration of the world for their
valor there. Turkeys casualty rate
Of Is per cent is the highest of any,
nation participating.
Defensive Strength Up
Living in the shadow of Soviet Rus
sia, both countries have voluntarily
built their defensive strength. Each
spends about 40 per cent of its budget
Evening star., 1952-02-03

What does the rest Of the country
think of its Capital?
Is Washington-in their minds-a
city of the usual run Of normally
Woodworking Americans? Or is 1t
a streamlined Sodom or Gon1cGah.
forever picking up speed on the way
to perdition?
The answer probably will determine
whether Congress will approve the
dispersal or decentralization bills.
Grass-roots opinion regarding
washington is especially germane in
an election year. Candidates must
convince the voters Of their eco
nomical natures. An appropriation
to pamper Washington waffle bot
toms" would disQualify man as an
economizer-and the dispersal plan
is viewed just that way in many parts
of the country.
There is a question Of definition,
of course. Dispersal refers to moving
vital agencies to new quarters in the
Districts suburbs. It is advanced
as q defense measure. Decentraliza-
ton means moving agencies to other
cities.
Trumon Backs Dispersal
President Truman has asked Con-
gress to take another look at the
dispersal program, so far stymied
there. He recommended some changes
and SIS million initial appropria-
ton for preliminary work. Because
Of the money involved, some Con-
greSsmen doubt that the dispersal
bill will pass this year.
But the decentralization bill car
ries no specific price tag. It would
move Government activities with an
aggregate of $4,000 employees to other
cities.
It is just possible that a member
of Congress might learn that big
Federal agency would move to his
district under decentralization. It
wouldn't hurt him any.
For this reason there is consider
able belief that the measure will go
through the House with little diff
Guilty. It passed the Senate last Oc-
tober 10 after being called up on the
unanimous-conSent calendar. The
Senate adopted it without explana-
ton or debate.
Suspicious Of Washington
One Capitol Hill observer, dis
cussing the favorable prospects for
the bin In the House. says:
You viii ind that many people
back home are suspicious Of WASH
ington. Those In the rest of the
country think that If lot Of Gov
ernment people can be moved back
to the purer air Of Gods country
they viii be Influenced for good
and an eye can be kept on them"
The comment that those involved
in the nnink-coat. deep-freeze. free
airplane-ride and sundry scandals
generally came from other places
brings only q snrug and the state
ment. Just goes TO show the de-
moralizing influences here. =
This may be because Washington
Like Hollywood has been getting
a7ibad press. There's conflict. im-k
plNit in politics. and drama he1e
Evening star., 1952-02-03

own discretion. to permit public in-
spection Of their relief roles.
Senator Jenner called his coup %
good, swift kick in the teeth for the
New Deal" He saw it as victory in
what was primarily battle of States
rights. He argued that the freedom
of choice won for the States would
not be abused. since his amendment
requires q State which opens its re-
lief roles to forbid by law that they
shall be used for commercial or po-
litical purposes.
Now. besides Indiana, Alabama and
Illinois have removed secrecy pro-
visions from their relief laws. Vir.
ginia Is among a number OF States
which have similar legislation pend
ing. Locally, of course, dispute
still RACES around pending welfare
bill which would maintain secrecy IN
the District.
The Affirmative
Here, generally, is how the current
arguments line up for and against
public disclosure of relief rolls:
Those who want the rolls open
hold
1. The people have right to know
how their tax dollars are being spent.
2. Public access to the rolls could
expose and thereby reduce the num-
ber OF "chiselers."
8. It might cut down the number
of uncaring children who let elderly
parents tap the public pocketbook.
4. Secrecy makes possible political
manipulation Of the lists by public
officials and employees who alone can
see them.
S. Open relief rolls would not mean
actual newspaper publication OF lists,
any more than is the case with other
types Of public records.
The Neeotive
Those who want the rolls closed
i. Open relief rolls humiliate peo-
pie who unfortunately need assist
ance. Blameless children suffer.
2. Publicity might work against
the efforts of public-assistance agen-
cies for rehabilitation.
3. Free access to their names would
make welfare recipients vulnerable
to commercial and political
schemers.
4. While a person. callous enough
to go on relief fraudulently might
not be deferred by publicity, it might
keep some of the deserving needy
from seeking relief.
S. Open rolls could reduce admin
istrative efficiency by keeping welfare
workers busy answering questions
including recipients themselves, who
might want to know why their grants
were smaller than others.
Both sides cite the case Of the
man who finds his neighbor, no
worse of than himself, on relief
and who wants some, too.
This might tend to increase the
rolls.
But, on the other hand. II one
can get along on his own. why can't
the other?
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Get Out Of Town.
Observation-Disclosures Choice
Depends on Gross-Roots View of D. c.
By Froneis P. Douglas

What goes on is strange to the rest
of the country.
For instance, when John L. Lewis
and Senator Taft get into heated
tangle of words, the home folk assume
this is the way people in Washington
talk to each other. And when
GREASY Thumb Guzik testifles be-
fore a congressional committee. peo-
pie call him an example Of the type
one rubs against in Washington.
The Washington cocktail party is
q widely publicized institution. Out
over the news wires go stories about
q crush of elaborately dressed guests,
a well-supplied bar, buffet loaded
with canapeS, hors d'oeuvres and
caviar-all alien words.
It has been said the ship Of state
floats in bourbon. Occasionally in
party descriptions there is the foun-
tain bubbling with champagne. All
that is lacking is the cloven-hoofed
satyr chasing the scantily clad dryad.
The home folks get the idea one
of the occupational hazards OF q job
here Is rheumatism Of the fingers
from holding a cold highban glass.
About a year ago, the Govern
ment sent out some people to recruit
StenographerS. They came back
without one application. The rea-
son was that at about the same time
a national magazine hit the news
stands with a rather lurid story
titled. Don't Send Your Girl to
Washington" A subtitle was,
"Why2 Because She May Get Into
Trouble"
$4,000 Jobs Lost Here
So decentralization might well be
approved by Representatives
people back home. While jobs for
$4,000 persons would be moved. it
would mean a net loss to the Dis
trict of $4,000. There would be au-
thority to provide for $4,000 more
jobs in the Capital.
Since moving costs money. there
appears to be giInmick In the lack
of an appropriation authorization.
The dispersal bill also has q de-
Capitalization feature. It provides
for moving activities with 25,0a0
jobs to other ciLls..
Anticipating passage Of t1ls mes S.
ure, the administration sent 70 C3n.
gress last March a supplemental ap-
preparation bill. It would have fur.
nished $40 million to cover the ex-
penses Of decentralizing 10000 Of the
$4,000 jobs.
On the basis Of those figures it
would cost $52.6 million to decen-
tralize $4,000 jobs
The dispersal bin provided for
spending SLOT million for four build
ings, highways and communications.
1t came up in the Senate last spring
and that body, voted TO send 1t back
to committee.
Changes, in the measure are
planned with the hope of meeting
objections. Because the Senate vote
was by margin Of only six-49 to
&C. supporters of the measure are
hopeful. But it win mean authoriz-
ing millions ito save the hides Of
bureaucratic waffle bottoms. as one
member Of Congress put it when the
proposal was first made And &Rnis
is eies...on year
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

Mrs. Susie Minyo, we'll known
resident of Florence, is receiving
treatment at the Marietta Me-
mortal hospital. She will be un-
der medical observation for sew
eral weeks.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
A Dexter City Shopper Speaks Up

Criticism for lack of parking facilities Caldwell
becomng louder and louder and the increase Seldom
this office and registers complaint urging this newspaper
10 comment on this deporable situation
Many shoppers coming to Caldwell becoming alarm
ed at the apparent shortage of parking space above all
they realize that the situation will not improve until those
officiaS who a position do something about
local problem
When shoppers start complaining about the shortage of
parking then there surely believe that
problem confronting the village and that flaw
chalenge lightly Business general will be affected
therefore it only folly for businessmen of good sound
Judgment to condone the existence continuance of
situation wherein they will eventually be the suffer
1t is feasible to believe the majority of businessmen of
village improve the local parking problem
and will support any action taken by the mayor and the
Village council to alleviate the congesed traffic lines which
becoming acute with the passing of each week
M Only last Saturday. Dexter City shopper, Mrs. E. c..
to Caldwell to do her shopping and registered beef
barking facilities the heart of Caldwels shopping
center Her story only of dozens could put in
print Mrs E. c. states she compelled park four
Village blocks from the where she had purchased
weekly supply of groceries.
% Luggng an arm full heavy groceries that distance
be considered entcement better business
ditions Mr. Businessman in CALDWELL let's Waken up the
fond realization that now for the first time years.
position to hoist business aspirations to altme
high. Our economy improving, and will continue to
therefore should all share bringing about happy
solution to situation know exists within midst
@ Because of limited parking space the shopping
center the public square, the only out to follow
"traffic must be kept moving" to available
barking space the public square shopping center
With the bulk of the traffic moving periodically this
will partially eliminate to congestion prevalent particu
larly Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
WIS Z OF
OTHER WISE
NO MORE EFEgcTWE pRUes
BY E. o. BOND

You can get lot of first-hand
knowledge from a secondhand
car.
The difference between a con-
viction and a prejudice is that
you can discuss a conviction
without getting mad.
1t is not necessary to be in a
key position before you unlock
the door of opportunity.
Happy is the man who can
close the gate behind him.
We should never worry about
things we can help or thing we
cannot help.
If you wonder why they are
called finishing schools" take a
look at old Dads pocketbook.
There's some folks that seem
to think that they can hitch-hike
their way up yonder.
Give less thought to what peo-
pie think of you and you'll have
"a let more time to think well of
them.
The only time a traffic light
shows green in both directions
is during the teStimany of two
drivers who have just had a
crash.
It's strange how lie can
travel so fast when it hasn't a
leg to stand on.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

enterprise, are inseparable."
From time to time, | receive
letters from readers of my
column expressing the opinion
that clergymen have no business
to engage in politics and to take
a stand either pro or con regard
ing our economic system. To
deny a "man-of- the cloth" the
right to engage in politics is vir-
tually to take away his Ameri-
can citizenship, surely too great
a sacrifice to ask, even of a min
ister.
AS to minister not expressing
his opinion regarding our econ
omic system, that is sheer non
sense. AS a spiritual leader, he
has an obligation to do so. The
churches should be concerned
about the survival of our Capt.
talistic System. It's destruction
would bring about some form of
totalitarianism, which would re-
cognize no moral law. Churches
would be under attack, and ulti-
mately freedom of worship for
hidden. We Americans would
find ourselves in the untenable
position of being forced to wor-
ship the State and handful of
powerful bureaucrats at its helm,
A minority of ministers, con-
cerned that there is still some
poverty and distress in America
the worlds most prosperous
nation-have fallen for the
humanitarian promises of the
Collectivists. They have been
fooled by these false and illusion
ary promises. They do not realize
that a collectivist society has
never worked because it has a
crippling effect upon individual
initiative. They do not know that
under Socialism the end result
is simply a distribution of power
ty, while on the other hand, the
objective of our American Capt.
talistic System is to raise every
body's living standards by pro-
ducing more at less cost.
Therefore, the majority of our
clergy whose thinking has not
been warped by the Utopian
preachments of the Collectivists,
not only have every right to be-
speak themselves, in fact, it is
their Christian obligation to do
so. The chips are down. The
battle is joined between Christi
anity and goddess totalitarianism.
Can a clergyman have any choice
between these two ideologies? -
George Peck.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

Mrs. Victoria Arnold, of Dex-
ter City route, wife of Joe
Arnold, suffered serious burns as
the result of curing coal oil to
kindle an out-of-doors fire at
her home Tuesday morning. Her
condition is reported as not good.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
NE HUND r Z D
YEARS
....--aa OF
N O BILE CO UNITY
ARCHIE r. MORRISON

Thomas Taylor settled on Big
Run in Jackson township, and
there he lived until his death.
Peter Gore was a widower when
he came to this township, also
settling on Big Run. James Brit
ton, an Englishman who came to
this township soon after the Tay-
lors, was an elderly man and
died soon after coming here. One
day he was out in the woods
with a neighbor, looking through
the woods, and hearing a cow
bell, he said in all seriousness, 81
was not aware that you had a
church here"
Marietta was the nearest trad
ing place for these pioneers until
Rob- Mckee opened a store at
Olive nd Colonel Enoch S. Nc
1ntosh opened another at Ludlow
(We arc not certain where the
latter place was located).
RaineyS mill at Macksburg
was the only convenient mill,
and it was often stopped for want
of water. About 1929, horse mill
was erected at Peter Taylor's.
EbeneZer Cunningham and John
Morgareidge were the mill
wrights. George Carroll, a vet
eran of the Revolutionary war,
came from Wills Creek, in
Guernsey county, and entered
three quarter-sections on Reason
er'S Run. He and another COM
! rade were the sole survivors of
all his regiment at the battle of
Brandywine.
Lewis Waller was an early
settler who came to Big Run
from somewhere in Pennsylvania
after having lived in Guernsey
county. The Merritts also came
from Wills Creek and were in
termarried with the Waller fam
lily. Daniel and John Merritt
married two of the Waller sis
terS. Moses GrandStaff was one
of the first justices of the peace
Jonathan Hughes was for many
years a magistrate of the town
ship, described as a fine man
and a leading citizen" Instead
of encouraging litigation for his
own benefit, he often made two
enemies become friends by his
friendly advice.
Wilbur Sprague, son of one OF
the Washington county pioneers
came to the township about 1914
and settled on a farm adjoining
that of Aaron Hughes (mention-
ed in an earlier installment).
George Legg, from Virginia
came about the same time, max,
ing an entry of eighty acres Of
land. He was a shoemaker BY
trade. The Jordans were early
settlers on Wills creek, abou
five miles from Cambridge. Later
they moved to the headwaters o.
Duck creek, near Hiramsburg
Jacob Jordan was the father o
nine sons and two daughters.
Charles Moore and jeremiah
Continued on 5-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
Z This Week
9E4!E! G!I!E4S Washington

N-~~~'~S~~~~>~~~~~-~
While most Republicans and
some political commentators
gauged the Presidential message
TO the congress as politically
weak" and toned down" ap-
peal for all he has asked before,
most Democrats and some other
analysis suggested that it was a
"shrewd" political speech. And
while the President was more
pacific" the President still
stressed all his Fair Deal pro-
gram somewhere in the message
"for the record"
1t appeared likely the Presi-
dent had in mind a special ses-
sion of this congress to be called
some time between the July con-
ventions and the November cleo
tion, at which a stern message
would be directed calling for all
those necessary" legislative acts
he asked in his Fair Deal Pro
gram, also "for the record" Civ
ing him a chance again to
stump the nation at the whistle
stops" and lay the blame on his
Republican opposition in the
congress.
The thinking here is that Presi-
dent Truman will be sure
candidate for reelection, and he
has said he will announce his in
tentions prior to COP conven
ton opening in Chicago July 2.
Despite the personal populari-
ty of General Eisenhower, his
reluctant admission of his Re-
publicanism and his firm declara-
ton that under no circums-
tanceS" would he ask for relief
from his present job in order to
participate in any pre-convention
campaign, have put crimp in
campaign plans of some of his
hackers. Despite his statement,
there is a persistent rumor that
the general may return to this
country, possibly in March.
Some see in the Presidents dis
satisfaction with the present
agricultural law and his call for
less costly measures to carry
perishable products, a renewal
of his insistance for the so-called
Brannan plan, although he did
not mention it by name.
Indication are that, since this
is presidential election year,
this congress will be another
spending congress and that
more money will be appropriat-
ed for the defense plan, for con-
tinued foreign aid, for civil de-
fense and for defense housing
Indications also point to a re,
newal of price controls, a deter
mined fight to eliminate the
"Capehart" amendment and the
"Herling" amendment restricting
the present law, although the
Continued ons5BJ
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

zenS hear. And that voice rants
against business profits, which
constitute the keystone of our
american Capitalistic System.
This minority would have us be-
lieve that there is something sim
ister and ignoble about the pro-
fit motive and that it is incom-
patible with Christianity.
How wrong this noisy minori-
ty is! More than any other econ
omic system, our Capitalistic
System is in conformity with
christian principles. 1t is the one
system that recognizes the worth
and dignity of the individual,
which Jesus Christ taught by
word and example.
Moreover, capitalism gave the
Individual his first real opport-
unity. 1t released him from bond
age and enabled him to live his
own life, express his thoughts
and to worship according to the
dictates of his conscience. This
was aptly expressed by DR.. Har-
ol Hustled, Minister of the
Baptist Church of Plain
fiS IN. j., when he said:
"The more our government
attempts to control the economy,
the more it must attempt to con-
troll the actions of individuals
and take away their freedom. 1t
is not more government in busi-
ness that we need, but more
moral integrity, honesty, unself-
ishness and the spirit of brother
hood in the lives of the citizens
who are the foundation of this
democratic land. Christianity and
our economy, based upon free
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

Mrs. Emma Cleary, II, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Farmer Rich, Senecaville, from
a heart attack, believe induced
as a result of an auto accident
Thursday afternoon. She and five
other women from Senecaville
were injured when the car in
which they were riding struck a
bank and a tree on the Seneca
ville-Trail Run road.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
THE AMERICAN WAY
CLERGY CHALLENGED

1t is unfortunate that the
"Brass Hats" of the National
Council of Churches create the
Impression that the majority of
Protestant ministers are opposed
to our American Capitalistic
System. Such is not the case. A
poll recently made by the Ameri-
can Institute of Public Opinion
reveals that the vast majority of
clergymen believe in, and are
prepared TO defend, our Ameri-
ran system
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

Dear Editor:
Our weddings here Koon Hoer simple affairs and most
of them cwhch something these lot of people think
weddings funeralswhere smell flowers
that isn't true here
Out in the world there time when grandmother saved
wedding daughter
her wedding Silver weddings affair
boyand they still here the Holler.
the world has it celebration that twenty-five years married
life have passed.
Even the wedding rings different today Now they
and mighty thintha easily understood
Here the oler the rings still wide and heavy they
made to last lifetime
newspaper item said that fewer widows remarryng
nowadays Maybe dead talk.
dangerous thing who looks lovely black
Anyway making greater strides than before
and why not? For they mpeded than before
Yours for old fashioned weddings
Uncle Sam" Stille
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

MARRIAGES - Miss Virginia
Mallett, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Zern Mallett, of Summer
field to Raymond Stewart.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

DEATHS - Joseph L. Parks,
83, Sharon township; Theram D..
King, 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. R. King, of GAINESVILLE;
Mrs. AIDA Pryor, SO, Summer
field; Mrs. Ida Bates Daily, So, of
Titusville, Pa; Harold Louis
Owen, %, Crooked Tree; Mrs.
Elizabeth Craig, So, Massillon;
William Early, Cumberland;
Atkinson E. Moore, 81, Hammond
Ind, and Mrs. Jane Beattey, 81,
Mt. Ephraim.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
B REFS OF TEN
Y Z RS AG o..

Stealing between $50 and $l00
and doing damage in the amount
of $500, thieves broken into the
Caldwell high school Friday
evening some time after the New
Concord basketball game.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

The sad thing
is that the gen.
eral public is
not aware of
this. The noisy
minority in
the National
Council of
Churches is the
Nyninn fh~ oi+i
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31
Sewing Club

6tWIHS NHuU
Ladies of the Palestine church
met recently at the home of Mrs.
May Roe. Sewing occupied the
afternoon hours and a lunch was
served by the hostess. Members
present included Mrs. Mary
Bates, Mrs. Richard Starr, Hal
ley Carpenter, Barbara Carpen-
ter, Mrs. Velea Gallagher and
Virginia Roe.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-01-31

Last Tuesday, 8 more young
men from the county left for the
army. They are as follows:
George (Sonny) Womack, Walt
er A. Moore, Harry K. Kuhn,
Glen l. Bond, Stanley w. Adde'S
berger, Earl N. Smith, Charles
S. SVercek and Ford Radcliffe.