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The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19
PAN AMERICAN

Arriving last evening (only last names available): Cook, Cain, Rud, Harris, and Gerald Trigg.
 Departing: Charles Jones, MT. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh, Robert Card, Emery Chapel.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19
MIMI HOSPITAL,

Admitted: Eleanor Martin, Err nest Murdock, WE. Cook, Paul T sOlanna Jr.
 Discharged: Elsie Ahnangnato- ,guk, James Kell, Leonard Now pakohak, Flora Tocktoo.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19
P Ro CL AM ITO N

P R Q C L "A M "A IT O N I. Steffen Andersen. Mayor of the City of Nome. do proclaim Monday. the 24th day of October. as UNITED NATIONS DAY. and request that this day be properly and fittinglY observed by inc citizens through church services and sermons. radio talks and school programs.
 Steffen Andersen.
 Mayor
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19
N oTIcE

Sales tax reports on retail sales and services for inc quarter end- ing September 90. 1855. must be in the City Clerks Office by
 OCTOBER 90. 1855.
 Carrie M. McLain
 City Clerk Publ. Oct. 19, 24, 26, 1855.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19
Dauqher Born 10 Dean Martins

MT. and Mrs. Dean Martin are the parents of daughter, born this morning at the hospital and weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Dean is with the Q Cab Co.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-19

N Q TIC E The North Star will arrive Sat- urdaY. Oct. 22. with the Nunivak reindeer meal. Sales will be made at Lomen's dock.
 J. J. Jenkins, Assistant 10 Area Director
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Atlanta Rites Held
For Mrs. Sheppared

ATLANTA, Ga. - Funeral SER
vices for Mrs. Bessie J. Sheppard,
76, IF 2036 Ridgewood Dr.. NE,
who died Saturday Jan. 30, in an
Atlanta hospital, were held at l
p. m. Jan. 81 in Trinity Chapel.
Burial was in Decatur. Cemetery.
She was born in Oconee County,
but spent her childhood in Wash
ington. Ca. She was a member of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution. the Eastern Star and
the First Baptist Church at Lin
colnton. N. c. She was the widow
of Robert w. Sheppard
Surviving are a son. PONIES Dow
Sheppard of Shelby, N. c.: three
daughters, Mrs. Roscoe A. Car
hart of Atlanta: Mrs. Luther j.
Smith and Mrs r. l.. Folks. both
of WaycrosS; q sister. Mrs. Luther
McGinty of Lincolnton, N. c.; five
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
ED. Note Mrs. Sheppard liv-
ed with her sister, Mrs. Luther
McGinty in LincOlnton for
many years and has many
friends here.)
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Obituaries
MRS. CALLIE BLACK,
LINCOLN NATIVE. DIES

Mrs. Callie Kelly Black, rs, of
the Lucia community near Mt.
Holly, died III a Charlotte hospital
Thursday following an extended
illness.
She was The widow of Samuel
Victor Black, and was born in
Lincoln county, the daughter of
the late James A. and Agnes Ha-
ger Kelly. She had lived in the
Lucia-Mt. Holly section all her
life and was a leader in church
and community affairs.
Funeral services were held at 3
pm. Saturday at Snow Hill Me-
thodist Church of which she was a
member. The pastor. the Rev. A.
G. Perkins and the Rev Charles
D. White officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Surviving are one son, Lloyd
w. Black of Lucia; a brother.
Hall E. Kelly of Miami Beach,
Fla; and two grandchildren.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
The Boy Scout
Promise> Law,
Moffo> Slogan

Boy Scout Week is being observ-
ed February 6-12.
Here are some of the principles
and rules a Boy Scout practices
and abides by: "
SCOUT OATH OR PROMISE.
On my honor I will do my part:
l. To do my duty to God and
my country, and to obey the Scout
Law:
2. To help other people at all
times;
3. To keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake, and NOR
ally straight.
SCOUT LAW
There are II points to the Scout
LAVA Scout is Trustworthy
Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courte-
Gus, Kind, Obedient. Cheerful,
Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Rever-
ent.
CUB SCOUT PROMISE
I. promise to do my best to
do my duty to God and my coun-
try; to be square and obey the
law of the Peck.
SCOUT MOTTO: "Be Prepared
SCOUT SLOGAN: do a Good
Turn Daily"
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
ABRAHAM L. HERMAN

Abraham Lincoln Herman, SIS,
a resident of Lenoir, Route 7, died
Thursday in a Gastonia hospital.
He at one time lived in the Har-
din, Route /, section of CASTOR
county.
One of his four surviving bro
thers is P. A. Herman of High
Shoals.
Funeral rites were held Satur-
day morning at II o'clock in
Drums Funeral Home chapel in
Lincolnton. Burial was in Holly
brook Cemetery.
Survivors are his stepmother,
Mrs. Texie Herman, one sister,
four brothers. four half-brothers
and four half-sisters.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
COLORED NEWS

The Phalanx Club of Newbold
High School held initiation for it's
pledges, Jan. 10 to ID 1855.
On Friday, Jan. IA. Mr.. Thomas
Banks. instructor at West Char
lotte High School, Charlotte, N.
C. was the guest speaker and also
in charge of installation services.
The following officers were in
stalled: Pres) Randolph Coulter
Vice Pres) ThurloW Wesley
Stacks tSec. and Historian Ben
iamin Bynum asst. Sec) Claude
damon (Treas) William Holland
asst. Treas Charles Edgerton
(Chaplain) John Herndon (Sgt.
of Arms William Morrison.
The Phalanx Club was organ
lied at Newbold School in 1852
under the capable leadership OF
j. M. Morris Mr.. Higgins. a rep
resentative for the Kiwanis Club
of Lincolnton, gave a donation to-
ward the organization of this club
at the school
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Lbs Quiints
Continued from mage 81

Maybelle Aderholt and Celia
Hoover Travis, poured two point
ers through the hoops at a rapid
pace throughout against the hap
less, bewildered ChelTyville girls.
Adelholt added to her soaring
point totals for the season by
bucketing 35 points. While Hoover,
an all-state choice as a Wolver-
cite in 50, dumped in 25 points
in her first game this season as
a starter. Donnie Smith, the
teams floor leader and play max
er, contributed 16 points, with
speedy Billie Cashion Tipping
in II and LAWN Saunders 6. Mar
tha Hayes and Henrietta Seals
had 13 each for Cherryville.
Darrell Bost had the best indi-
vidual scoring night of any Wolve
this season in pacing the local
five to their triumph over the
visiting five. He dumped in SO
points, bettering his two previous
marks in the high twentieS. Bost.
however, was far from being the
whole show in the Lines win, as
three of his teammates came
through with 10 points and better.
Center Don Norman racked up
II tallieS; Harold Bynum flipped
in y points, Dave Mccullough 6.
Guard Jerry Aiken completed
the Lines scoring with 5 points.
The Wolves held only a APPOINT
lead, 1922 at the half, but pour
ed on the steam the final two
periods to win going away. The
defeat knocked the Cherries out
of 4th place in the standings.
BOYS LINEUP
LINCOLNTON (76)-BoSt 1867 =.
Cochrane ID, Mccullough go,
Mcconnell %, Chapman (2),
Forwards: Norman I'D, White
sides, Center; Bynum 12). Brack-
EFT (2), Aiken 80.
CHERRYVILLE 600 - Turner
900, Mauney G0). Forwards;
Crocker 60, Allran, Centers; Sain
90, Dellinger 90, Guards.
Score by quarters:
Lincolnton - 9 % 18 21-76
Chelryville Is IL 10 l4-60
GIRLS LINEUP
LINCOLNTON 105) - Smith
Q6). Cashion Q0. NJ. Aderholt
(35). Saunders 90, Travis (25),
Whitener t4. d. Aderholt (2),
Forwards; Michael, A. Boyd,
Helms, Stallings. Benfield, Cody,
Ballard Reynolds, B.. Boyd,
Guards.
CHERRYVILLE 1922 - Seals
Q3). Beal "a, Hovis (2), Hayes
Q3), Lingerfelt. Turner, For
wards; White, Chastain, Black,
Wise, Guards.
Score by quarters:
Lincolnton % % "A 10-105
Cherryville 3 16 3 10 80
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
MRS. EMMA BOSTON

Mrs. Emma Jane Hewitt Bos-
ton, SO. of Newton, died suddenly
last Thursday morning at ten
o'clock at the home Of neighbor
where she suffered a heart at
tack. She was the sister OF Mrs.
Grover Summey of Lincolnton.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at
Beth Eden Lutheran church in
Newton with the Rev. R. N. Peery
officiating. Burial was in East
view cemetery.
Mrs. Boston was born in CataW-
ba county. March l, 1885, a
daughter of the late Marcus and
Nancy Poovey Hewitt. She was
the widow of James B. Boston.
Surviving are one son, Fred
Franklin Boston of Newton; two
brothers, John Hewitt of Newton
and Burette Hewitt of Washing
ton, D. c.; and two sisters, Mrs.
Mae Toilette of Newton and Mrs.
Grover Sunny of Lincolnton.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

On going into the cowshed, the
farmer was surprised to find his
new hand, a town girl, giving one
Of the cows a drink from her milk
ing pail.
What arc you doin' that for?"
he demanded.
well" explained the girl. "the
milk seemed pretty thin to me. so
I thought I'd better put it through
the process again"
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Pooeh CornweII
Continued from page g.

Continued from page g.
fastest man on our club" says
Pappy.
"But while Cornwell has been
the surprise, and a most pleasant
one at that, there are no real in
dividual heroes on the Lenoir
Rhyme club. The same player is
seldom cast in the starting role
in successive games, although
center Raeford Wells shovels in
the most points and presently
stands second in the North State
loop with 434.'
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
EDGAR c. SEAGLE
DIES AT RALEIGH

Edgar C. Seagle, resident of Ra-
leigh, died on Tuesday. February
i. after an extended illness, &C
cording to word received by local
area relatives. He was the son of
the late Phillip Seagle and Mary
Drake Seagln, who lived in the
Daniels section of Lincoln county
for many years. .
Funeral rites were held Wednes-
day in Raleigh
Survivors are his wife. Mrs. Sa-
die Seagle; two daughters. Sara
and Eleanor; one brother, Rev. Dr.
Nathan A. Seagle, retired Episco-
palian minister of New York; two
sisters, Mrs. Kate Cody and Mrs.
Nellie Smith of Hendersonville.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Spring Trials Set
For Finger Farm

The annual Spring Trials, spon-
sored by the Piedmont Field Trial
Club, will be held at the George
Finger farm, miles from Lincoln
ton near the Rudisill Anthony
store in the Reepsville section.
Saturday. Drawings for the open
stakes will be held Tuesday at
Mackie Motel near Conover, and
drawings on Thursday for the am
ateur stakes. Cash prizes go to the
open stakes winners; trophies to
the amateur winners.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

John P. Rudisill of Vale, Route
was a business visitor in Lin
colnton today.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Broome and
family of HartSville, s. c., spent
the week end here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Jonas, Jr.,
spent the week end at Myrtle
| Beach.
Mrs. Richard is the former Miss
Doris Carpenter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lander Carpenter of
Lincolnton.
Col. Dan Lockman and sons.
Danny il. and Sandy of Shaw
ALB. Sumter. S. c., spent the
week end here with Col Lockman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Lock-
man.
June Alice Cashion, young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cashion of Boyer City. is much
improved after having been i'll the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Graham.
Mrs. Hal Heafner, Joe Ross, Bob
Beal and Arnold Tarr attended
the jefferson Jackson Day din
ner in Raleigh Saturday night.
There will be meeting of the
American Legion Post on Friday
night, February IL. in the Legion
hut. Commander Ebert Combs
requests a good attendance.
/, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill R. Richard
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a 7 ID. 2-1i2 or. son,
Billy Reece, Jr.. on Tuesday, Feb
ruary l. at James Archer Smith
Hospital, Homestead. Fla.
Mrs. L. F. Abernethy, Mr.. and
NAAS' IL n. OOliclo, Ol., anu MI.
and Mrs. Frank Abernethy were
in MullenS, S. c., Saturday to
attend the Ahernethy- Carmichael
wedding.
Jim Bynum, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blair Bynum of Alexis, is
now stationed at the Lakeland Air
Force Base. San Antonio. Texas.
His address is as follows: ABB
James B. Bynum, AF 14-556-067,
Flight 133- Box 1907 Lakeland
Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.
He would appreciate hearing from
his many friends.
Cattle slaughter in North Caro-
lima during November, whic h
reached over II million pounds,
was by far the highest of record
for the month, being more than a
third larger than the slaughter in
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Patient - Doctor. I'm scared to
death. This will be my first oper-
alton.
Doctor - 1 know just how you
feel. This is my first operation,
too.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

The Navy's heavy cruisers USS
Boston and USS Canberra are be-
ing converted to guided missile
cruisers.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walden spent
Sunday in Charlotte with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Jones.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Cletus D. Lane of Vale, Route /,
was visitor in town Saturday.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Mrs. Nan Abernethy is seriously
i'll in the Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Mrs. j. N. Jones of Gaffney.
S. c. is spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walden.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Cattle slaughter in North Caro-
lima during November, whi C h
reached over II million pounds,
was by far the highest of record
for the month. being more than a
third larger than the slaughter in
November, 1858.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
Local Markets:

Cletus D. Lane of Vale, Route /.
was a visitor in town Saturday.
Mrs. Nan Abernethy is seriously
i'll in the Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walden spent
Sunday in Charlotte with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. Jones.
Mrs. j. N. Jones of Gaffney,
S. c. is spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walden.
Sol M. Cohen entered Gordon
Crowell Memorial Hospital today
for an operation to be performed
Tuesday.
Donald Bynum, teacher at the
N. c. School for the Deaf in Nor
canton, spent the weekend at his
home in Alexis. He returned to
Morganton yesterday.
The Southern Starr Chapter
U. D. c. will meet Tuesday after
noon at $3.50 in the Memorial
Hall. All members are expected
to attend.
The Ainslee Alexander Home
Demonstration Club will have a
sweet sale in front of B c. Moore's
Store, Saturday morning, Feb. l2,
starting at O'Clock. Homemade
cakes, pies, cookies. candy and
fresh eggs will be sold.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07
<ec4l happenings
OioI DE1onk < OE71
Dial Regent 5-257l

John P Rudisill of Vale, Route
/ was a business visitor in Lin
colnton today.
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

service Mr- Sose!ls Ter
raree. Ear sen and James France
Porehia. granddaughter q Ste
pheaz ReFs guests Of NJ and
Mrs stsvaa THURSDAY They alsc
zgeaf fishing Albsrr WsEEea
xas the guest o ROB sl0yal last
A0nday ROB Stoyail and
san Washington. made 8 bust
RES trip - Camsea Feceatly
A bar . Gle vii be held al
ire residence q EaUesG Walters
Saturday evening - NJ. and
Mrs MauEUse MeCzee were thu
guests af M and Mrs. Peter
ssanfieId. n Rockford Il
Hamp WasE.EKtoa. ard Hamp. ira
made a business TIP - Chidesler
Friday morning - AnHlvsHsz-
p xeek vas celebrated a. Hex.
cry Baptist church. Thursday Hite
Rev. Hughes, delivered the mes.
sage. Rev. Rowe delivered the
sermon Friday Hite Members
from Zan HlH AME church at
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
l0udFln


Sgt, ROsep Matnn Elliott q Nc
Carolina. IS home fer a feg days
before gong overseas Ar.
and Mrs. John " Elliott Vere
In wesson. visiting recently -.
Childrens dap program vas Tend-
cred at Calvary Raptis, church the
second Sunday M ana Ms
Chester Elliott and SISTER Mrs.
Odesae Elliott 3ere visitors q
his mother. Mr. Gertrude Berry
last weekend Mrs Mary s.
Elliott and NJ and Mrs. John
Gibson and John W Elliott and
family, visited Mrs, Ola Graves
On BrURn Hill Sunday Mrs
Lee Davis and aunt visited the
Calvaxy Baptist church, recently
Henry Lewis q NJ Holly
visitea Miss Mar s E!lott. re.
Gently A Ereup q members
fraua Galway Bap1lst seTe OF
program a. EheHeezer BapslE
Church Ret " Ffereh, pastor
Yerr5s. Je7sel Emma Leu
AIexarsder Leroy Goodwin azd
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

nis Childs q Stuttgart has PaEe4'
=. ssE Tc~5 Malls
q and Lynetra Pickett are spend
ing their summer vacation Win
Their niece, Ruhye ReseLe CEl!as
Mrs. Edith Montgomery L
sin ,r.r-oyfrs Mrs Age
Belts s improving MIS- Nan
ME Calds and daughter MS
Smith of Stuttgart and so4E
scribe were guests q Ms. Eltre-
d. Oats Mss Louise lemon
son e Stuttgart Is visiting her
uncle II North Carolina
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

Charles. visited Mr. and Mrs Lon
Bureh and family recently
Little Joyce goaes spent TIE rite
with NJ and Ms Sal BqFch
las, Reek NJ ard AEs JON
". EllIatt ard daughter, Warda
and Mrs MsFy 5 Elliott were
guests q NJ ard Ars L Burch
and fauliy. Sunday evening - E
Deacon James Thompson Is very
III a. tbs writing lie suffered a
stroke AF and Ms. JaUes
jenkins received saEd nat Their
sen. James jenkins lr- IS sta
toned n San Diego California
where he K1u receive his booster
training
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

GRATED with Ssr.o1s spring flow
eFs ard The table Was covered
attn . beautiful madeira lnez
eluEH. conferred with an arrange
nent e pink reses Mesoames r.
lefty. J. Taylor and G. Matterson
received guest prizes Door prize
Ras wua BY Mrs. L Martin. The
aext business meeting VII be
Al ire home Of the president this
week. Mrs. Pearl Wolfe IS pres
45eHt - Mr.. Pearl Wolfe visit
Cd N Chicago recently With her
sister Mrs Augusta Simmons
While there MFz Wolfe vas the
recipient c: many social courte-
aes. Likewise n S. Louis
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

tended c Williams ard fan
ly % Detroit spent : fe~ days
Al hoE.s last WesE IEaE4le
Box ard Re. Nezly Blake q
CrasSett spent some tins ain
Mr.. SlayaI, last Sunday Ihs
funeral q Mrs. AcColneH was
conducted June ID. a. $ James
Baptist church O. Hlzay g,
We are happy 10 report AFs HsE-
rs. Nna IS IN the O4aeHlta hosP-E-
Al Is dong fine 81 tEls report .
Nat Alex ard Booker 7 Wzsa-
InEson, visited Jennie BasalH gtaz
last Sunday ard reports he Is
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
West Point

Mrs. jennie Mae James visited
tter mother in Texas last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas CIEz we're
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Martin ard rNJIdrer Rev
and Mrs. Frank Martin we're the
guests Of Mr.. ard Mrs John Cur
~ at West Point il Bible dis
cussiUa On sick list. are Ms,
TiIEe DoEd0a and M l :, Eos
ter.
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
conway

TIE Social Al club met a:
the home IF Miss Iala Jones, 1910
Spencer street. Tuesday njte Aft
e. a short business session a de-
ucious dinner was served, The
dining room was beautifully dec
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24

Miss EaFnice Guaneil and ne
BheW. Jerome are visiting rela-
tlves and friends IN Chicago "a.
Miss Wyoanie Logan and grand
mother. Mrs. Horne are visiting
relatives IN Detroit Mrs Nan
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
Mt. Zion
Mr.. Nellie stavaa

Communion and three wer
baptized Sunday By Rev. Sutten.
Those baptized were. Sametta and
Evelyn Ann Washington and John
Lewis PurifQy -. Hampton
Wasaln gt1n and family were the
guests Of Sweet Home Baptist
church Sunday and report a fine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
! Look Beyond

Today / look NTH strangely
shGrpened gaze
On simple things I al,DdyS
knetU tDere there;
On latticed patterns where the
filtered rays
OF sunlight make a faded
Ddll seem tdir.
The graceful curve OF a piolin
whose tone
Long stilled hpeS on, and the
may a well loued book
But lightly touched falls open.
Here. alone.
! find neW beauty every
tDhere / look.
No dusty 1UindoW ledge dis
turbS me nOW,
Nor any diSdrrav in this nv
room.
look beyond, phere stately
bircheS bon
To shy young trees. and
rambler roses bloom.
For yesterday / prayed my
sight might be
Restored and oh. today I
see. I seei
Marion Leonard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
Virginia Lawyers Protest

The resolution adopted last week by
the Virginia State Bar Association, which,
in effect, censures the Supreme Court,
was tied in closely with that tribunals
ruling in the school segregation cases.
This will detract from the force Of the
associations action, for 1t suggests that
emotions may have played the leading
part in the bars action.
1t is not quite as simple as this, how
ever The sense of the resolution was
expressed in a sentence condemning the
apparent tendency Of the Supreme Court
-. to invade by judicial decision the
constitutionally reserved powers Of the
States Of the Union" This was adopted
by close vote, rs to 81, 1t being indicated
that a number Of those voting in the
negative doubted the propriety of bar
association undertaking to censure the
highest court.
There was little disposition, however,
to approve or condone the ruling IN the
school cases or the general trend Of the
courts decisions in recent years. State
Attorney General Lindsay Almond dis
cussed this latter aspect in an address
the day before the resolution was adopted.
He accused the court OF exceeding Its
legitimate sphere in order to spearhead
social and economic changes which prop
erly should be left to the State Legisla-
lures This has involved stretching OF
the Fourteenth Amendment, MIR. Almond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
Man and His Gun

There Is an old cowboy say
ing that the Westerner will
not lend three things. In order
Of importance, they are his
gun. his horse and his watch.
His wife can look out for her
self.
Let someone speak out
against q mans gun and the
gunowner will quickly take
offense. Such an article ap-
peared in This Week." Sun
day magazine Of The Star.
July 81. Bruce Smith, head Of
the Institute Of Public Admin
stration. reiterates the prob
lens Of handgun ownership. He
does not offer . workable solu-
,tion.
To be honest, his summation
Of the question is true as far
as it goes. However, his an
swer Is, Get those pistols out
Of your homes and out Of your
stores"
I could make the same state
ment about a far more deadly
weapon than the handgun
ever expects to be. Get those
automobiles of the streets and
many lives will be saved. Don't
laugh. 1t is true. In 1858, So
800 people were killed by auto
mobiles. Fires killed $500 and
$500 drowned. The railroads,
which are considered safe,
killed 5000. Along with these
figures the same table lists
firearms deaths at 1850. Ref
erence is the 1854 edition Of
Accident Facts, National Safe
ty Council.
Mr.. Smith says that l3 gun
killings occurred in Cincinnati
during 1858. In that same year
So Cincinnatians died in auto
mobiles. So died in accidents
involving public non-motor We
hicleS. Home accidents killed
1874. Guns are the least of the
safety engineers worries.
The safety engineer, dealing
with these more serious prob
lens. has found the most work.
able answer. Education is the
only effective means Of reduce
ing accidents. Schools apply
this principle 10 the motor We
hicls field and youth groups
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
Defends Civil Servants

I believe our good friend
A. @. Murray's letter missed
the mark. Harking back to
the good old days when ev-
erything was cheaper, no in
come tax to pay and people
could afford to fall in love,
is a sign Of old age. Although
he cites several so-called bene-
fits received by Government
employees during a long period
OF years. may I ask: Who
helped get these benefits but
the Government employees
themselves, by urging Con-
gress to pass laws whereby
Mr.. Murray and other en-
ployes could receive a retire.
ment annuity by subscribing
to a fund for that purpose?
War and progress have
changed everything through
out the years, but each change
for the betterment of Govern
ment employees was mostly be-
cause cranks like me COM
planned" as he calls it. Seeing
the handwriting on the wall,
and noting the advantage
given to other classes of en-
ployes through their unions,
toward better living conditions
of the working man, Uncle
Sam had to take cognizance
of the plight of Government
employees. So let's not be too
quick to shed Pollyanna tears
OF gratitude for such benefits
as were given, but let the
devil, his fellow workers. get
their share Of credit.