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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
Listen Americans!
BY GEORGE s. BENSON
President Of Harding College

publications being distributed throughout Amer
cato millions of peopeseekng to undermine respect lo
the business and industrial leadership of the nation
The Ben Faress story Life Magazine offers three great
values to America CD 1t again the dishonesty OF
the propaganda against American captasm " 1t inspires
boy and girl in America to unlimited achievement; and
90 1t creates and admiration for the Industrial leader
ship Of America which continued economic progress so
greatly depends.
Ben Fairless years in Pigeon Run, Ohio
had a dirt road sidewalks and white frame
houses occupied by perhaps 200 citizens Most of the men were
coal miners, Ben Fairless dad
My mother he writes, "was truly great woman She had
almost education but her instincts always right She
believed that everybody should work. that everybody should be
Ben didn't work Across the road lived the first capitalist
ever knew'-Cark McClinock lumbeman with big house
Ben when he became of school worked in the sum-
for McClntock 81 moved the lawn, took of his
overals cash salary of SO month In his first three
of high school he the school anitor ." got to the
school building at fired the coal furnace and busted
the desks and chairs the four cassrooms After school
swept the floors considered the job privilege
though the salary only S65 mot monthper year,
"At the old of IT, with three of high school
behind me- writes Ben Fares 81 became teacher with II
pupils salary of $8 He supposed to the Janitor
his salary, he did the anitor work himself He taught
three and in the made his fourth high
school credits BY working and by borrowing 5000 from
neghbor McClntock tthe capas Ben completed college
in engineering and went to work the railroad with
construction gang.
His first job in the steel industry transit man.
construction job building steel pantat $75 month When
the plant built the operations boss offered him job He
It. lie worked putting hours
the the of American industrial leader
ship board chairman of United States Steel Corporation 81
naturally think Ben Fairless that of life today
the greatest thing that happened To it the
ultimate in freedom Freedom only to live where
chooses live and work field of his choice but also
to have unlimited opportunity, that boy from the
side of the tracks Just far rich mans SON.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
WALTER p. DEVER

Walter p Dever, aged II, of Loeb
Lynn Heights, died yesterday, No
vember Z, in Garrett County Me
mortal hospital in Oakland after
being admitted a short time.
He was born in Grant county, w.
Va, a son of the late William H.
and Mary E. Wolum Dever.
He is survived by his widow,
Clara Butler Dever; five children,
William, Philippi, W. Va; yelling
ton, White Plains, N. Y; Mrs
Rhoda Butler, Kingwood, w Va;
George and Adra l.. Dever, both at
home; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday afternoon at 2 o.
clock from the Leighton Funeral
home in Oakland with interment
in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Rev Byron Blair, pastor of the
United Brethren church at Loeb
Lynn, will officiate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

Wednesday morning, November 7.
Deceased was also a brother of
Mrs. Patrick Hamill Oakland: Mrs.
Henry Meyers, Oakland; Mrs. Lee
Browning, Oakland; L. L. Kimmell,
of Carey, ILL.,; George Kimmell, of
Seneca Falls, N. Y; S. f. KimmelI,
Logan, W. Va. His wife is Mrs.
Grace Kimmell, of Peoria, w Va,
and they have four children,
Charles Kimmell, Akron, o.; Mrs
Ernestine Abbruzino, and William
Kimmell, Shinnston, w. Va; and
June Kimmell, at home at Peoria.
Seven grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services are set for Fri
day from the Peoria church with
interment in Mason cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

Jay Gordon Bell. twelve-year-
old seventh grader at Southern
High school, is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Lewis Bell of Crellin.
jay is in a great many activities
both in and out of school. He is a
member of the Junior High Science
Club and also member of the Be
ginners' Band. Jay is a second class
Scout and assistant patrol leader
of Boy Scout Troop Al of Crellin.
Jays curriculum consists of core,
mathematics, art, physical educa-
ton, and band When Jay graduates
from high school he plans to 90
on to college. From there he hopes
to become an Air Force pilot
Jay has one brother and one sis
ter-David who is in the third
grade, and Lois. who is in the sixth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

achievement
Her subjects in school are core.
home economics, mathematics, art,
and physical education.
She plays a clarinet in the Junior
High Band and has taken piano les
sons for three winters. She is sec
rotary of her homeroom.
Karen belongs to St Marks Lu-
theran church in Oakland She at
tends Sunday school and sings with
the junior choir. She is also a
member of the Luther League and
the All club.
Karen's hobbies are collecting
miniature dolls, sewing, swimming,
hiking, and playing the piano,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
DIED
ADAM {. PRITTs

Adam Earl Pritts, aged ga, of
Bloomington, died Tuesday night,
November 6, at his home.
Born in Bittinger, he was a son
of the late John and Mary f. Har
mon Pritts. He was former coal
miner, having retired in 1854.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Jean Miller Pritts; five sons, Cal
vim Pritts, Homecoming; Norman,
Earl, Raymond and Richard Pritts,
all of Bloomington; a daughter,
Miss Jean Pritts, at home; and a
sister, Mrs. John Pools, Bay City,
Mich
The body is at the residence
where funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock, with Rev. Edwin Smith, pas
tor of the Bloomington Methodist
church. officiating. Interment will
be in the Bloomington cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
Church Circles To Meet

All circles of St. Marks Lutheran
church at Oakland will meet on
Wednesday evening, November Ia,
in the church at s o'clock.
Mrs. J Virgil Long, of West
Columbia, S. c., representative of
the General Society of United Lu-
theran Church Women. will speak
on THE New Organization Pattern
of the U. l.. C. W.
Members of the Mt Top area of
the West Virginia Synod will at
tend. Following the general meet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
GEORGE SLAChCIC

George Slachcic. aged IS, died
Wednesday, November T. at Evans
Nursing Home in Oakland where
he had been a patient the past Is
months. Born in Austria, he was a
retired coal miner and was a mem
Der of local 4047, United Mine
Workers, at Grant Town, w Va
The body is at the Leighton
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
Karen YutzY

Karen Yutzy
Karen Yutzy, seventh grader
from Southern, rates the Meet
The Students column this week.
She lives in Oakland with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Yutzy.
In her grammar school and in the
first months of the seventh grade
Karen has maintained scholastic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

Funeral home in Oakland where a
funeral service will be conducted
on Friday morning at 1890 o'clock
by Rev. Michael X. Carney, pastor
of St Peters Catholic church
Burial will be in St. Peters Gene
4o,,,,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

A mounting threat in India to
leave the British Commonwealth of
Nations was one reaction to Anglo
French military offensive against
Egypt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08
DANIEL o. KIM MEL

Daniel o. Kimmel. former resi-
dent of this county, and brother of
T. A. Kimmel, of Mt. Lake Park
died in the Union Protestant hos
pitaI at Clarksburg. w. Va. ON
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

'ng the various circles will as
semble for a short business meet
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

Monday is your day of days at William Rosendorf's.
Prices on authentic, original creations are reduced
in sensational manner for this traditional William
RoSendorf sale. Every fur from mouton to mink is
included, but because of the extraordinary low
prices we must say "All Sales Final"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

tary Of the Treasury in Presi-
dent McKinley's cabinet. She
is also descended from William
Floyd, Roger Sherman and
Josiah Bartlett. signers of the
Declaration of independence.
She is a member of the
board of managers Of the New
York Junior League. She at
tended George town Visitation
Convent and was graduated
from Bryn Mawr College, and
studied at the Sorbonne in
Paris.
Mr.. Joyce is a grandson of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Joyce and the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Lowery. all of
New York. He is graduate of
Loyola University in Chicago
and New York Law School,
and studied at Harvard Law
School. He is a member of
the American Yacht Club and
the Lunch Club in New York;
and the Metropolitan and
Chevy Chase Clubs here.
After a wedding trip to
Bermuda. the couple will live
In New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

Boston. and Miss Priscilla E.
Post of New York.
Mr.. Gerard F. Joyce was
best man for his brother.
Ushers were Mr.. Frederic ].
Fuller, jr., of New York. MIR.
Julian L. Peabody of New
York, William B. Lawless, jr.,
Of Buffalo, and Col. Franklin
P. Holcomb. Mr.. Calvin H.
Cobb, jr., Mr.. John Lodge
and Mr.. John w. War
ner, Ir., all of Washington.
Mrs. Joyce is the grand
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Sherman Of
New York and Boston, and of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
H. Floyd-Jones of st. Louis,
and the niece of Mrs. Frank
Slingluff of this city. She is
a great-grandniece Of the late
Gen. William Tecumseh Sher-
man and of the late Senator
John Sherman. who served as
Secretary of State and Score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
Miss Mary Fl. Sherman
Married in New York

In the Church Of st.
Thomas More, New York,
Miss Mary Hoyt Sherman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoyt Sherman Of Caracas,
Venezuela, and Winter Park,
Fla. was married yesterday
to Mr.. William Joyce, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joyce Of New
York.
The marriage was per-
formed by the Rev. Father
Joseph Mundell and the Most
Rev. Phillip j. Furlong, aux
iliary bishop of New York be-
slowed the papal blessing. A
reception in the clubhouse of
the New York Junior League
followed the ceremony.
Miss Katherine Floyd-Jones
Sherman, sister of the bride.
was maid of honor. Other at
PENDANTS were Mrs. Franklin
P. Holcomb. Mrs. James Lewis
Kirby, jr.. of Morristown. N. j.,
Miss Mary-FranceS Ludwig Of
, 1956-08-29
N OF cE

Parents and guardians are
requested to enroll on school
lists the names of all children
who will be Of school age dur
ing the present year. Children
are Of school age if they are
5k years Or over on Septem
Der 4, 1856.
Schools open on Tuesday,
September 4, 1856. Take your
child to the nearest school or
kindergarten. It should be
understood, however, that
your child may be transferred
to another school Of enroll
ment in the school in your
vicinity exceeds the capacity
Of that school or may be re-
fused admittance to kinder
gartens if space is not avail
able.
G. Frederick Dixon
Acting Commissioners Of Edu-
cation.
, 1956-08-29
BANK BOOK LOST

Savings Bank Book No. 5s71
having been reported lost o. stol-
en-, the holder thereof is hereby
rquested to present it to the Bank
within twelve CID weeks from
thi sdate as otherwise the Book
will be cancelled and a new one
issued in its place at the expira-
ton Of this priod.
Virgin islands National Bank
Christiansted, NJ 7.
August 10 1885
, 1956-08-29
NOTICE

Registration Of all students
who will attend the Christian
sted High School this year is
on Friday August 81, 1856 at
the Chirstiansted High School,
from 9 to u am. and from
100 to $3.50 pm.
All teachers are requested
to be there.
Elena 1. Christian
Acting Principal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
Republican Riqht

Since he did not define his terms, it
is not possible to know exactly what
Senator Knowland had In mind when he
called for concessions to the Republican
rightwing by the Eisenhower admins
tration. But it is highly doubtful that it
would be good politics to accede to his
wishes.
Mr.. Knowland has emerged as the
leader of that section of the party which
looked to the late Senator Taft for guild
ance. In its hard core, it is bitterly
antagonistic to the basic philosophy of
the President Some of these extremists,
men like Senator Jenner and Senator
Malone, probably would turn their backs
on the Eisenhower leadership II they had
any place else to 60. ,e
Senator Knowland,. of course, does
not belong In this company. AS Majority
Leader, he has served the President well
his only serious divergence being con-
cerned with Far Eastern policy. Prior to
Mr.. Eisenhower'S announcement, Senator
Knowland was planning his own bid for
the presidency, but he has returned will
ingly to the fold since the President made
his intentions known.
The Californian believes, however,
that the Republican faction for which he
speaks should be given more prominent
place in the party's high command. He
argues that the November election is not
going to be "pushover" for Mr.. Eisen-
hover, and that 1t is extremely impor-
tant to consolidate the party" by con-
ceSsionS to the rightwing. h
There is certain plauSibility to this
argument. But it overlooks one very
important consideration. The intra-
party battle between the Republican
Right and the Eisenhower wing has been
fought and won by the latter. This is
a major reason for the Presidents popu-
larity, especially with the so-called inde-
pendent voters. How can he make any
significant concession to the rightwing
without jeopardizing this support? It
may be that the President will lose the
election If the Old Guard runs out on
him. But 1t is not likely, when the chips
are down, that the Republican Right will
want to pay the price Of a Democratic
victory in order to get rid of a Republican
President who is bit too liberal for their
taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
POW Cases

According to The Star of
February IA, 1854, there were
then "a Air Force POWs who
had admitted having signed
germ-warfare confessions, sim
liar to those signed by Ma
fine Col. Frank H. Schwable
and Maj. Roy H. Bley. 1t was
stated that the Air Force had
appointed a board of five gen.
erals to investigate the Air
Force cases.
Having followed closely the
cases of Col. Schwable and
Maj. Bley. both Of whom were
excused from disciplinary &C
ton on the ground their &C
tons resulted from torture of
such severity and such COM
polling nature as to be beyond
endurance, I have wondered
about the conclusions reached
by that board of five Air Force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
Bitter Fight Ends

The National Capital Planning Com
MISSIONS final report" approving the
Central Intelligence Agency's new head
quarters location at Langley, Va, is a
stateSmanlike climax to long and bitter
controversy.
On behalf Of majority Of NCPC
members, it accepts CHA Director Dulles
statement that he was mot free" to Sc
lect site in the District. BY and large,
1t accepts also the findings of CHA con-
sultants that the center will not require
uncommitted highway or other utility
projects, and that 1t need not disrupt
the established character of the Langley
area.
But the report Is no "rubber-stamp"
document. It sets forth in clear terms
all the fears of the NCPC minority which
vigorously opposed Langley. It stresses
concern that the agency may generate
the need for very expensive public i'm
provements which neither the District
nor other Jurisdictions are prepared-or
able-to provide. Finally, it urges the
agency to Empress" on Fairfax County
authorities the need for strong controls
to preserve the low-density character Of
the attractive Langley area.
The net effect of all these things is
to place on Mr.. Dulles shoulders strong
responsibility both to the residents of
rural Langley and to the surrounding
county and city jurisdictions. One major
requirement, extension of the George
Washington Memorial parkway, will be
provided as part of the Federal appro-
priation for the center. If other ex-
pensive needs result from the location
at Langley, the agency is on notice
that the Federal Government must bear
responsibility for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
Old Pierce Mill
1t stands, tree-Shddo,

1t stands, tree-Shddo1Ded,
droWzing By a stream,
Which once had turned its
massiue .Uooden Wheel
To furnish WGter poWer. As in
q dream
! see again the trickling
golden meal
Fall from the grooves and hear
the cldnking roar
As leUerS are released and
stone on stone
ReDolueS. A Silk-Sott dust on
tDallS and floor
Has settled and each man
now claims his DUN.
For news and gossip for the
1oomen folks
As t0ell as griSt the settlers
often tdrried;
NolD picturesque, in memory it
euokeS
A Saner time When life UdS
far less hdrried.
A nations heritage from yes
teryeGr
Trail blazing land mark Uhich
Uds once held deari
Inez Sheldon Tyler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
A big brain is an expensive

A big brain is an expensive
luxury.
Man uses several times as
much of the body's blood sup
ply and blood sugar for think
ing as do animals of compar-
able size.
Thinking requires more
blood than any purely muscu-
lar activity.
These are some of the curl
GUS brain facts" gathered by
DR.. Carleton S. Coon, professor
Of anthropology at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Despite various recent adj
vances, DR.. Coon points out.
the mechanisms by which the
human brain works still are
much of a mystery, but he
postulates a sort Of inter-
brain-cell radar system con-
tinuously operating.
Lot Of Gray Matter
The human skull isn't big
enough. he explains, to allow
for other explanations which
have been advanced. 1t con-
tains about 8 million gray
cells. At least a million f1bers
carry information from the re-
ina Of the eye to the visual
cortex at the back of the brain,
from which they must be dis
tributed for coordination to
the rest Of the organ. All this
is probably necessary before
one sees anything ineligible.
1t has been postulated that
each gray cell is connected to
each optic fiber by a private
line" which would necessitate
8 trillion such communi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Gray Matter Counts-Not Brain Size
By THOMAS K. HENRI

cation channels. 1t is hard TO
imagine any human head
could hold that many. The al
tentative of constantly oper-
ating radar system. he holds.
is somewhat supported by re-
cent brain wave experiments.
Apparently the actual size
of the brain makes little diff
ference. The biggest brain
known was that of the German
chancellor Bismark but. DR..
Coon says. many who never
reach distinction of any sort
have brains almost as big.
An Engine Does 1t
On the other hand, intelli-
gence seems to depend roughly
on one engine, carbon an
hydrase, which is carried to
the brain by the blood stream
and is necessary Tor the me-
tabolism of oxygen and carbon
dioxide by the gray cells. The
brain concentration of this
engine increases rapidly from
lower animals to monkeys and
apes, and from these animals
to man.
Some of the best compare
tive work on brain structure.
he points out. was done at JET
ferson Medical College. Phila-
delphia, about rs years ago.
Six of the brains studied were
of relatively mediocre indi-
viduals. In the collection with
which the study was started
was the brain of Walt Whit
man, but it was thrown away
by a laboratory assistant be-
fore any analysis was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-05
More Wrong Guessing?

The Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission were cocksure that
with Capital Transit's franchise with
drawn, two things would happen.
One was that some private operator,
adequately financed, would start an all
bus system. The other was that Wolfson
and the other stockholders would be
forced to liquidate as best they could,
after paying for tearing up the street
car tracks.
The Commissioners and the P. U. c.
now admit they were wrong on their
first assumption. They are still painting,
however, for an all-bus operation under
the public ownership they have helped
to make inevitable. There is very good
cause to infer that one reason they want
an all-buS operation is to stick Wolfson
and his brethren with the cost Of tearing
up the car tracks. According to P. U. C.
estimates, contained in its statement Of
Saturday afternoon, that would mean the
stockholders would come out with a net
zero.
The Commissioners and the P. U. C.
may regard that as highly desirable
objective. We doubt their competency,
however, to pass objective judgment on
any transit matters remotely connected
with the Capital Transit Company. The
continuing tall talk from the District
Building regarding the economics under
public ownership Of an all-bus system is
not apt to win more respect now than
the busted predictions as to availability
Of private capital to finance such a
system under private ownership.
Congress should get to work and set
up Public Authority. The Commission
ers should have no part of it. To their
credit, they wanted no part of 1t when
they drafted the Authority legislation.
The directors should be appointed by the
President. The same people who have
contributed to the existing ,fiasco should
not be put in charge of setting up
Public Authority. The Authority should
have all the autonomy it needs to estab-
lish and run mass transit system,
eventually for the whole Metropolitan
Area, and free of interference from other
agencies of Government. It should decide
such matters as whether all or any street
cars are to be retained, whether to deal
with WolfSon or to ignore him, and such
decisions should be based on the economic
facts of life, without regard to person.
alities. The Authority should have power
Of eminent domain, subject to the normal
court review of its exercise.
We agree with the Commissioners
that speed now is of the essence, or there
will be no Public Authority or public
transportation, come next August.