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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Turkey Growers See
Debeaking Process

Carlton Knox and Robert GlOt-
felty led a discussion and demon
stration on debcaking and wing
notching of turkeys at meeting
of the Garrett County turkey
growers Monday night at Bittinger.
Around 26 persons were present
with some of the other members
of the unit trying their hand at the
dcbcaking and wing notching proc
ess after the demonstration ended,
A committee. composed of Roy
Glotfelty, Marvin Bethel, Blaine
Glotfelty and John Reckner, was
appointed to explore the POSSIBLE
ties of turkey festival this fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Tableland Farming
A column devoted to agriculture
in Garrett County
BY John H. Carter
County Agent
William w. Mace
Soil Conservationist

Several years ago, rummaging in
the attic at my wife's home, |
came across three old Yearbooks
of Agriculture, published by the u.
S. Department of Agriculture. The
three are for the years 1869, 1870
and 1875. | brought them along
home, where they somehow got
slowed away, and never got around
to looking through them until a
few weeks ago. Now | wish the
original owner, whoever he was,
had also saved the books for II, 2,
3, and 4.
In the light of our present knowl-
edge, some of the experiments re-
ported in these old books seem sort
of ridiculous. Like the one in 1869
when someone tried the application
of gypsum and salt to improve a
stand of clover. On one plot he used
gypsum, which we would think of
as a lining material, at the rate
of two bushels per acre. On an
other he used common salt, at the
same rate. The third plot got
bushel of gypsum and a bushel of
salt to the acre. The best results
were obtained with the mixture of
salt and gypsum. Now we use two
tons or more per acre of ground
limestone, and you rarely hear of
putting salt on the land.
But it would be bad mistake to
think that the old hnvs didn't have
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Fire Auxiliary Has
Annual Convention

The thirteenth annual convention
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Al
legany-Garrett County Fire depart
ment was held June 3 at Friends
vile. Mrs. Elda Schell, LaVale,
president, presided.
Flags were presented by Mrs.
Jenny Smith and Miss Louise
Plummer. Prayer was offered by
the chaplain, Mrs. Dcloris Fatkin,
Clarysvillc, after which all repeated
the Lords Prayer and sang the
Convention song. There were 81
ladies present, representing IA Of
ficers and sixteen out of twenty
two auXiliaries. Also present were
four past presidents.
A memorial service was held for
Mrs. Irving Richie and Mrs. Mary
Phillips, Bowling Green. T h e
Clarysville quartet sang Ivory
Palaces" after which there was
silent prayer. Mrs. Fatkin, chaplain,
in charge of service, gave the clos
ing prayer.
An all-day basket picnic was
planned for Wednesday, August 4,
at Swauger's dam. Mrs. Marie
Dunn, Midland, was named chair
man.
Mrs. Schell told of organizing
the Grantsville auxiliary, the sue
cess of the second annual bazaar
and that 80 badges were sold at
the convention. A donation of $25
was voted to the state hospital
fund, and $50 toward expenses of
retiring president to the state con-
vention to be held in Ocean City,
June %, "a and 25.
The following officers were
elected for next year. Mrs. Alma
Wilt. District l6, president; Mrs.
Arvclla Loar, Midland, senior vice
president; Mrs. Jennie Smith,
Homecoming, Junior vice-president;
Mrs. Laura Shuhart, Barton, sccre-
tary; Mrs. Hilda Phillips, Iona
coming, treasurer; Mrs. Elizabeth
Moody, LaValc, chaplain; Mrs.
Hazel Swager, Mt. Savage, guard;
Miss Louise Plummer. Shaft, and
Mrs. Frances Comp, Deer Park,
color bearers; Mrs. Evelyn Wilson,
Baltimore Pike, pianist; Mrs. Flo
Alexander. LaVale, historian; Mrs.
Stella Wade, Mt Savage, trustee.
Officers were installed by Mrs.
Schell, retiring president. On be
half of the group Mrs. Hilda Phil
lips presented a gift to Mrs. Schell.
Executive meetings for the next
year will be held at the following
places: Kitzmiller, September; Ell
lerslie, December; District 10,
March; Clarysville, May. The next
convention will be held in Shaft
in June, 1855.
A silver march was held, at
which it is customary to give two
prizes. These prizes by coincidence,
were won by mother and daughter
from Colrigansville.
Short talks were given by Will
liam Chcnowith of Pikesville, state
association president, and State
Senator Robert Kimble.
Meetings were held in VIEW hall,
after which dinner was served in
the cafeteria of the public school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Plan Strawberry Festival

Boy and Girl Scouts Of Swanton
are conducting strawberry festi-
val on Friday evening, June II. be-
ginning at ) o'clock EST, at the
Swanton school grounds.
Strawberry shortcake and other
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
WSCS To Meet June 16

The general meeting of the VS.
CS of St. Paul's Methodist church
in Oakland will meet next Wcdncs-
day night, June Is, at o'clock at
the church. The topic will be "On
the Road to Mandalay."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

Memorial Day weekend had a
'ecord Of 539 violent deaths.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

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shoots from his mouth,
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Evening star., 1954-01-05
Russia S Heavy Gold Sales
Seen Result of 7 7rude Bans

Foreign Operations Admin
strator Harold e. Stassen sees
Russia's unusually heavy sales
Of gold abroad recently as a
sign Of success of the free worlds
policy Of restricting trade with
the Soviet bloc in strategic
goods.
He made this point at a news
conference late yesterday when
he said Russia is believed to have
shipped to free world markets
well over 5000 million worth OF
gold in the last four months
He said, the 5000 million-plus
amount was based on some ac-
curate figures and some esti-
mates. Press dispatches from
London recently reported Soviet
gold shipments there aggregated
more that 500 million in one
week last month. Other experts
in the, Government express sur
prise at the 5000 million figure,
one stating that while no exact
figure Is proven, the best guess
would be about half that amount
Sees Trade Imbalance.
Mr.. Stassen said the unpre-
cedented gold shipments mean
the Soviets are having greatest
difficulty" in acquiring from the
free world the things they want
most. Unable to balance their
foreign exchange through nor
NAL trade, he explained, they
are forced to ship gold.
Evening star., 1954-01-05

Gen. Eisenhower apparently is
fearful of a buiness recession"
and he added: Unfortunately.
IA recession is under way due to
deliberate Republican policies.
We Democrats warned. but the
big banker control of this ad-
ministration failed to heed"
Senator Mundt. Republican,
of South Dakota, hailed the
Presidents talk as 4 "construc-
tive. courageous report to the
people. charting a course of ac-
ton for 1854 firmly dedicated
to two goals which Americans
will almost universally applaud
peace and prosperity"
Chairman Bridges. Republican,
Of New Hampshire. of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee
said he thinks the President will
follow up his speech with a
"sound and forward looking pro-
gram that will promote peace
and prosperity"
Chairman Ferguson, Republi-
can, of Michigan, of the Senate
Republican Policy Committees,
predicted that a majority of the
Democrats will support a large
portion Of the program"
Sparkman Has Reservation.
On that score, Senator Spark
man of Alabama, the 1852 Dem
ocratic vice presidential nomi-
nee. said he believes his party
members will back any reason
able" program the President
suggests.
Senator Green, Democrat, of
Rhode Island said some of the
Presidents claimed accomplish
ments sound as though they
meant more than they really do. ("
Senator Green cited Gen. Eisen-
hower's statement that THE
fighting and the casualties in
Korea mercifully have come to
an end" and said it is still un-
certain whether there will be q
peace treaty or renewed war.
President Eisenhower has post
poned some of his problems by
setting back delivery of his
budget message to January 21
and his economic message tc
January %.
Presidential conferees said the
budget message was delayed tG
permit more time for cutting
proposed expenditures. They
said no definite figure yet had
been arrived at for defense
spending. the largest item in the
budget.
Evening star., 1954-01-05

"All I can do is reiterate that
Mr.. Bohlen had a private con-
versation with Mr.. Molotov."
Asked specifically if the Rus
slams now have accepted the
proposal for creating an agency
devoted to promoting the peace
full uses of atomic power, Mr..
Suydam said. II don't feel
should be drawn into details. "
He told questioners he was
well aware that the impact of
what he was saying was different
from what had been said imme-
diately after the initial Soviet
response two weeks ago.
Reporters Held UP.
Within five minutes after his
regular news conference ended
an assistant told reporters to
hold up filing stories about it
that there would be some clar-
if1cation.
Mr.. Suydam returned to the
press room a few minutes later
and said: I'm order to clarity,
the point raised is the Presidents
project for talk or negotiations
on his proposal for creation of
an atomic pool"
He did not explain why he
could not clarity the point when
it was first raised.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Lists Accomplishments
OF Administration

So much for our beliefs and
purposes Of this administra-
ton. What has been accom-
plished in the year just past?
Let me list a few Of these In
the briefest possible fashion:
/. The lighting and the cas-
ualties in Korea mercifully
have come to an end. We can
therefore take more satisfac-
tion in other blessings Of our
daily life.
2. Our own defenses and
those of the free world have
been strengthened against
Communist aggression.
3 The highest security
standards are being insisted
upon for those employed in
Government service.
4. Requests for new appro-
priations have been reduced by
$13 billion.
S. Tax reductions which go
into effect this month have
been made financially feasible
by substantial reductions in
expenditures.
6. Strangling controls on our
economy have been promptly
removed.
z. The fantastic paradox Of
farm prices, on a toboggan
slide, while living costs scared
skyward, has ceased.
8. The cheapening by infia-
ton Of every dollar you earn,
every savings account and in
surance policy you own. and
Evening star., 1954-01-05

taking action on its various
recommendations.
It is your right to give it
the same thoughtful con-
Sideration.
1t is a program that does
not deal in pie-in-the-sky
promises to all, not in bribes
to few, nor in threats to any
1t is a program inspired by zeal
for the common good, dedi-
Gated to the welfare of every
American family-whatever it's
means Of livelihood may be, or
its social position, or it's an
cestral strain, or its religious
affiliation.
I am confident that it will
meet with your approval.
When the state-of-th
Union message is delivered to
the Congress on Thursday. I
hope you will agree with me
that it presents an opportu-
nifty which will enable us. as a
people-united and strong-to
push ever forward and to dem
onstrate to the world the great
and good power Of free men
and women
We will build a stronger and
better America-or greater Sc
curity and increasing pros
perity for all.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Truman Will Address
Roosevelt Day Dinner
BY the Assoeioied Press

Former President Truman will
address the National Roosevelt
Day dinner in New York City
February 5, the sponsoring
Americans for Democratic Action
announced last night.
Eighteen other such dinners,
commemorating the memory of
the late President Roosevelt, also
will be held in various sections
of the country in a three-week
period centering around Mr..
Roosevelt's January. 80 birthday
anniversary. The ADA has Spon-
sored the dinner since 1949.
Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic
nominee for President in 1852,
and Senator Douglas, Democrat,
Of Illinois will speak at a Chi
cago dinner February 10, and
Mrs. Roosevelt. widow of the
President. will address q WASH
ington dinner January 20.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Eisenhower Gives
Pledge Of Sound
National Economy
Continued From First Page.)


ment contracts in unemployment
areas.
Further. close associates were
quoted by the Associated Press
today as saying that the Pres
, ident Is determined to solve the
farm price problem in one Of his
first steps toward carrying out
his promise to protect the eco
nomic health Of the country.
!. In listing the years accom-
plishmentS. the President said
the farm price slump had been
checked.
Members Of Congress said that
the President had stressed in
conferences on his program the
need for action on the farm
front.
1t was reported that in q spe-
cial message on farm legislation
which President Eisenhower is
sending to Congress next Mon
day. he will recommend action to
clear away mounting crop sur
pluSes as a prelude to stabilizing
farm prices. The Government
now has on hand about IS bill
lion worth of farm products ac-
quired in its price-support pro-
gram.
While congressional reaction
to the Presidents speech was
generally favorable. there were
some dissenting notes from
Democratic quarters.
Senator Holland, Democrat, of
Florida commented that Gen.
Eisenhower sounds like he is
committing himself to the well
fare state"
II hope his specific messages
to Congress prove that is not
true" he added.
Senator Lyndon B. johnson
of Texas, the Democratic leader,
however, said it was VERY good
to know that the administration
has adopted what has always
been a Democratic policy-the
belief that our people need not
suffer from a boom and bust
America"
Representative Mccormack,
Democrat, of Massachusetts, said
Evening star., 1954-01-05

Mr.. Stassen also told his news
conference: f.a
l. Under a "new direction of
policy" that has been put into
effect gradually over the last five
months, the United States is
moving for more strict free world
controls on shipments of highly
strategic goods to nations behind
the Iron Curtain while at the
same time relaxing controls on
non-strategic goods.
2. FOA will spend considerably
less this fiscal year than origi-
nally estimated-the saving may
well be" about 81 billion-and
this reduced expenditure will as
sist toward balancing the Fed
eral Governments cash budget.
1t also will mean Congress will
be asked to appropriate consid-
erably less for foreign aid next
year.
Austrian Recovery Gains.
3. Austria's economic recovery
has reached the point where she
will need no direct economic aid
from the United States during
the current fiscal year. Such aid
already has been ended to Nor
way. Denmark, Belgium and the
Netherlands.
4. FOA has allotted $3.50 900
to provide emergency help in
rebuilding shelters and providing
food and medical care for some
10000 fugitves from Commune
1st China whose settlements
were razed by Christmas Day
fire in Hong Kong.
Under the new East-West
trade policy, Mr., Stassen said
that drugs and medicines are
among the goods which are per-
mitted to flow more freely to
Soviet bloc countries, while con-
trolls have been frightened on
aviation and electronics sup
plies.
With the objective as peace,
he said the aim is to encourage
movements through the Iron
Curtain that do not increase
the Soviet war potential.
Mr.. Stassen said Communist
China still is out of bounds for
all trade, as far as this country
is concerned, and that the new
policy applies only to other Red
areas.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Russia Considering
u. 5. Call for Secret
Talks on Atomic Plan

The Soviet government is con-
sidering American suggestions
for getting secret negotiations
started on President Eisenhow-
er's atomic pool-for-peace pro-
posal. q State Department
spokesman disclosed yesterday.
Henry Suydam. department
news division chief, said Amer
lean Ambassador Charles E.
Bohlen discussed the methods
of procedure" with Soviet For
eign Minister Molotov In Mos
cow last Wednesday.
He added that Mr.. Molotov
informed MIR. Bohlen that he
would take the matter under
consideration and communicate
with the Ambassador further.
Secretary OF State Dulles had
hoped to take up the matter
with Mr.. Molotov in a Big Four
foreign ministers conference
once planned to start in Berlin
today. He instructed Mr.. Bohien
to call on MIR. Molotov instead
when the Berlin conference was
postponed until January 25.
Earlier Statement Clarified.
Asked II MIR. Dulles still would
discuss the atomic proposal
with Mr.. Eslotov at the Berlin
meeting. Mr.. Suydam told re-
porters, II would assume So"
Mr.. Suydam created consider
able excitement at his news con-
ference by remarks indicating
that the Russians already had
accepted the Presidents atomic
pool proposal itself. But he later
explained that he meant only
that they had accepted the pro-
poSal for private talks on the
pool project.
The confusion arose from q
statement from Mr.. Suydam
that Mr.. Bohlen had called on
Mr.. Molotov to discuss methods
Of procedure to get negotiations
started on the lines of the Presi-
dents proposal which the So
Wet has accepted"
Stirs Air Of Mystery.
A reporter asked Mr.. Suydam
If he was referring only to the
previously announced Soviet ac-
ceptance Of the idea Of talking
about the pool proposal - or
whether he was saying they had
agreed to join in creating an
international pool of atomic
energy materials for peaceful
purposes as proposed by Gen.
Eisenhower.
Stirring an air of mystery,
Mr.. Suydam refused to clarity
the point Immediately. He said
that If there are to be private
conversations it is obvious that
their purpose would be defeated
If there is public discussion Of
details"
He was reminded that Secre-
tary Dulles had said two weeks
ago - after the Russians had
agreed to the idea of private
atomic talks-that "the Soviet
Union seems not to have caught
the spirit Of the Presidents pro-
posal."
| Asked If conditions had
changed since the Secretary's
] statement, Mr.. Suydam said:
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Stote-of-the-Union
Message This Week

One such report-and q
most important one-I shall
deliver to the Congress on
Thursday Of this week: the
State Of the Union message.
1t will present an outline of
this administrators legisla-
tive program. Many major
phases Of the national econ
omy and activities of your
Government will be discussed
in this report.
I believe you will find it
and the projected program it
includes-of great personal in
tereSt to you. It will affect
your lveS-we believe for the
better-certainly it represents
the philosophy Of government
by and for the people.
In the preparation Of the
program to be presented in the
State-of-the- Union message I
am consulting with many SEN
ior members Of the Congress
and have considered the views
OF . great many other
thoughtful persons.
And I hope that this pro-
gram, because Of its purpose
Of promoting the welfare of all
our people. will enlist the sup
port Of al Of you. regardless
Of party It is my earnest
hope that the Congress will
take quick and effective steps
to enact the measures I will
recommend.
This evening. I shall not
preview the message to be de-
livered to the Congress on
Thursday. However, it is en-
tirely proper that I should 1e-
view. briefly, the aims and
purposes of this administra-
tion-in what direction We are
headed and how we propose to
get there. And. also briefly,
some accomplishments of the
past IL months.
This administration believes
that recommendation top to
bottom-muSt be manned by
men and women Of brains,
conscience. heart and integ-
rity. We believe that these
men and women must have
an intellectual grasp Of the
problems before them that is
matched by their devotion to
what is just and humane.
Such people are true public
servants not bureaucratS.
Given such men and women,
your Government will be un-
impeachable in honesty and
decency and dignity. 1t will b,
an example in solvency and
efficiency for all America to
follow; and a shining proof
to all the world that freedom
and strength and a widely
shared prosperity go hand-in-
hand
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Will Use All Means to
Sustain Prosperity

/ therefore give you this
assurance:
Every legitima a tie means
available to the Federal Gov
ernment that can be used to
sustain that prosperity is be-
ing used and will continue to
be used as necessary.
This administration believes
that we must not and need not
tolerate a boom and bust
America. We believe that
Americas prosperity does not
and need not depend upon war
or the preparation for war.
We know that this great coun-
try can make the adjustments
necessary to meet changing
circumstances without encour-
aging disaster and without
bringing about the economic
chaos for which the Commu-
nists hope. Our system is the
greatest wealth producer in
the world-in terms Of the life
and the well-being of every
citizen.
Sound planning and aggres-
Sive enterprise must, of course,
be accompanied by the indiS-
pensable ingredients persist
ent and reasoned faith in the
growth and progress of Amer
lea, a faith which cannot be
shaken by self-appointed ped
dlers Of gloom and doom.
Such are a few Of the ac-
complishments of the past
year. They promise a new
year even more fruitful to the
security Of the Nation and the
welfare Of its people.
Now. as all of you know,
when you set out to build a
house, you first must plan and
Solidly construct a foundation
on which to put it-if you
hope to live in that house in
comfort and security. Since
January twentieth of last year
we have planned and built
the foundation for our forth
coming legislative program,
constructed under the aims
and purposes I have been dis
cussing with you tonight.
It is my legal duty to pre-
sent this program, in the
State-of- the Union message,
to your elected representatives,
the members of the House of
Representatives and of the
Senate.
It is their duty, in turn, to
give 1t careful study. before
Evening star., 1954-01-05

the out-dated highway, the
poor school system-deficien-
cies in health protection, the
loss of a job, and the fear of
poverty in old age-in fact,
any real injustice In the busi-
ness Of living-penalizes us all.
And this administration is
committed to help you prevent
them.
Help" Is the key word of
this administration and of the
program it presents to the
Congress this Thursday. What
do we mean by help? We do
not mean monuments to costly
and intolerant bureaucracy.
We do not mean q timid un-
willingness to act. We mean
service-Service that Is effec-
tive, service that is prompt,
service that is single-mindedly
devoted to solving the problem.
You make up the commune
ties Of this country, where
the everlasting job of building
a stronger and better America
must have its roots. We will
seek to give national effect to
your aims and aspirations. To
do so, we rely on the good
sense and local knowledge of
the community and will there
fore decentralize administra-
ton as much as possible so
that the services of Govern
ment may be closer to you and
thus serve you better. j
For we know that you are
far more knowledgeable than
Washington as to the nature
of your local needs. We know
also that. as the local partners
in any enterprise. you will be
necessarily concerned with ef-
f1ciency and economy-Some-
thing which we are promoting
in all Federal enterprises.
I know that you have un-
bounded confidence in the fu-
ture Of America. You need only
the assurance that Govern
ment will neither handcuff
your enterprise nor withdraw
into a SNUG bureaucratic in
difference to the welfare of
American citizens, particularly
those who. through no fault of
their own, are in a period of
adversely.
For this administration, I
give you that pledge.