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Defense

Soon after the disclosure OF
the Soviet achievements in mis-
siles and rockets. Senate Majority
Leader Lyndon johnson pledged
o full congressional Investigation
without politics" into the APP
parent lag in the United States
missile program.
Hearings have been in progress
before his Senate Preparedness
Subcommittee. and testimony so
far has indicated the probe will
go deeply into not only the mis-
siles issue but into the entire
defense program. It is also clear
that the hearings will provide the
basis for considerable congress
sional debate.
Two witnesseS-retired 1t. Gen.
Jimmie Doolittle and Army Chief
Of Research and Development 1t.
Gen. James Gavin-have urged
q drastic reorganization Of the top
military command. In effect. both
called for the creation Of a gen.
eral staff. divorced from command
functions and from links to the
individual services. for top-level
planning. The present Joint
Chiefs Of STAFF. they said. we're
handicapped by q dual planning
and command function. and by
the fact that each member rep
resents the interests of his own
service. Under the Gavin pro-
posal. the top-ranking general
officers on the new general stan
would never return to their serv-
ices after their staff terms. but
would be assigned TO command
combined operations.
Testimony from DR.. Wernher Won
Braun, former German rocket ex-
pert now heading the Army's mis-
sile program at Redstone Arsenal.
and from Gen. John Medaris, Red
stone commander. pointed up the
bitter rivalries existing in the mill
tary missiles programs. Further
testimony on this explosive sub
ject is certain. with strong con-
gressional pressure on the admin
istration for a unification Of all
military missiles projects under a
single responsible head a likely
result.
On Friday Senator johnson de-
clared defense and foreign policy
would have highest priorities" in
the upcoming session. Despite the
pledge Of mo politics" in the de-
tense debate. Senator Johnson's
disclosure that the results OF the
Senate subcommittee's inquiry to
date would be revealed to
Democrats-only meeting Tuesday
brought complaints from Repub-
lican members. The realities OF
an election-year Congress we're
already apparent politics will
play a normal part in the defense
debates. 1t seems.
Admiral II. Z. Rickover. d.
rector OF the Nays atomic
powered submarine program, will
testify tomorrow before the john
son committee as the hearing re-
sumes. His testimony Is expected
TO shed some light ON the inter-
service clashes. as we'll as to widen
the field OF investigation.
With Congress In session,
prompt and heavy pressure will be
brought on the White House for
release, at least to Congress, OF
the still-secret Gather report,
described as presenting a fright
ening picture Of American mill
tary weakness. The report. pre-
pared by a special committee Of
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An Essential Step

For q number Of years have
urged that the United States
through the United Nations, lead
the march Of the common man
into constructive channels. Some
step Of this sort Is essential to the
peace Of the world no matter what
is done about disarmament.
If Asia. without benefit OF mod
ern techniqueS and capital loans
TO improve her agriculture and
industry. continues to increase at
the rate of 20 million annually.
there Is certain TO be such an
increase in poverty. misery and
frustrated nationalism as TO pre-
cipitate dire consequences.
The peoples Of Asia. with their
recently acquired feelings OF pas
Sionate nationality. tend to blame
their troubles on the recent Colo
nialiSm Of the West. While l am
no defender Of colonialism, / be-
lieve that exploitation by home
grown grafterS has caused far
more trouble to these crowded
peoples than was caused by CO.
lonial administrators from Eng
land. France and Holland.
The two chief criticisms Of these
western administrators were:
First. they did so little to build
UP educational systems and pre-
pare the colonial peoples for self
government: and. second. they
did not realize the significance Of
the rapid increase in population
which their public health meas
ures had brought about.
All these one-time colonial lands,
now that they are going It on
their own. will find that the pras-
sure Of the population on land.
combined with lack Of capital and
modern technology. will result in
one revolution after another as
the misery Of the common man
increases.
Vice President Nixon on Decem-
Der Z summarized a considerable
part Of what I've been saying for
the past Is years when he stated:
"One billion people in the I'M
committed countries Of Asia. the
Near East and Africa hold the ball
ance Of power in the world. They
are determined to have economic
programs. Our program Of
loans and technical aids to these
countries is as essential to our sur
vival as the production Of missiles
and aircraft"
In 20 years these / billion people
he referred to will amount to is
billion or more. II will take the
utmost in planning combined with
capital loans and technological
aid to increase their output Just
a little faster than their popula-
ton increases.
This is the goth Century YER
sion Of Kipling's white mans
burden" And It Is q burden which
concerns Russia fully as much
as the United States. Perhaps
more. Russia's population relative
TO her natural resources is ex-
ceedingly thin along that long
border with China and Afghanis-
tan. Historically the Russian
white man is no more popular
than any other white man in Asia.
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Three Musts

am convinced that the prob
lem can only be solved by war
o. famine unless one. two. or
all three Of the following things
are done and done fast:
The output Of agriculture In
L. these crowded lands must be
greatly increased In order 70 pre-
vent starvation by the million.
= Many millions Of the farm
- born in these crowded lands
must be put to work in factories.
4 Some way must be found to
De slow down very greatly and
suddenly the population increase.
As a fourth and very partial
stop-gap solution. large quantities
of food might be furnished by such
countries as the United States.
Russia and Canada. But 1t must
be remembered that in the long
run gifts will be resented and the
best help is chronological help
doth agricultural and industrial
roing hand in hand and step by
step combined with capital
loaned at moderate rates Of IN
terest.
Friendship cannot be bought.
but mutual respect slowly grows
on the basis Of working together
on q problem.
Today the world population Is
increasing at the rate of roughly
50 million q year and most OF this
increase is taking place where
there is already great pressure on
the land by nonindustriahzed
people.
The last half Of the 18th CEN
tury saw a great growth in popu-
lation in the Eastern United
States and Western Europe based
on the cheap food produced on
large farms by machinery. The
last half Of the goth century will
see a far greater growth due in
large measure to the elimination
OF malaria and the sudden re-
duction in death rate among young
children.
The population growth of the
18th century was a great world
blessing. but the population
growth Of the last half Of the 10th
century may well turn out to
be one Of the greatest curses
mankind has yet faced.
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Other Fields

Other fields OF legislative
activity that will require close
attention are:
Trode Policy
Mr.. Eisenhower will ask for a
five-year extension Of the Recip-
rocal Trade Agreements Act. the
law that permits tariff reductions
to countries that allow similar
concession to American products.
Although the act counts greatly
with other nations. where its
demise no doubt would be regarded
as an unfriendly act. il is not
designed to stir the imagination
Of Americans. And this year
there already are two strikes
against extension. especially any
lengthy extension: The business
recession and a rising tide of pro-
tectioniSm in the South. where
manufacturing threatens TO gain
ascendancy over agriculture.
H9VCuttuIe
The farmers champions in
Congress face an uphill fight in
their campaign against the policies
OF Agriculture Secretary Benson.
Mr.. Benson. who already has re-
duced dairy supports to the legal
minimum. wants authority to cut
all price supports for farm prod
uctS to so per cent of parity. or
the figure set to guarantee the
farmer a fair price for what he
produces based on his costs.
Mr.. Benson also wants TO re-
move the escalator formula from
the support law. under which the
Secretary is required to increase
supports as SURPRISES dwindle.
The whole support problem will
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Education

When Marion Folsom. Secretary
OF Health. Education and Welfare.
unveiled the administration pro-
gram Of assistance 20 education
last week. he said that it had been
under study for two years. But
he also described 1t as an emer-
gency program. II was obvious at
any rate that here again Russian
scientific progress had provided
the real incentive for action in
Washington.
The administration 81 billion.
four-year program is directed
primarily at turning out more
scientists and more mathematiI
clans with a space age level Of
proficiency that will match those
produced in Russia.
Highlights are:
. Funds for 10000 scholarships
in four years with preference given
to students who excel in science
and mathematics.
. Awarding Of $500 federally-
financed fellowships at the gradu-
ate level to encourage preferred
students to go into teaching.
. Grants TO States on a $3.50
matching basis for improving and
expanding testing systems for dis
covering public school pupils who
show promise.
. Federal assistance for setting
up training centers in languages.
. Direct Federal grants to grad
uate schools.
. A 500 per cent increase in APP
preparations for the National
Science Foundation 10 expand its
activities in improving the quality
Of science research. training. and
teaching.
The program. as outlined by Mr..
Folsom. will run into a number
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the Latin-American countries dis
like US. they may well prove to
be our Achilles heel in time Of
trouble.
In 1942 made a speech for
which I was roundly condemned.
saying the common man was on
the march. Since 1850 this predic-
ton is being verified with a ven
geance. We are entering upon the
century Of the common man as I
predicted. but 1t remains to be
seen whether that century will be
one Of hatred and violence or one
Of peace. increasing freedom and
world trade.
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by HENRY A. WALLACE

DDT and penicillin and @ great
variety Of public health measures
widely applied to the crowded
areas Of the world have suddenly
caused population in these areas
to increase twice as fast as 1t
did 20 years ago.
Ny criticism Of the public
health officials who have brought
about this miracle is that they
have not been sufficiently con-
cerned with food. jobs and land
in those nations where the popu-
lation is 80 per cent agricultural
and the farms are already less
than 10 acres in size.
Because population suddenly
grows at the rate Of doubling
every IS to 20 years instead Of
every 100 to $50 years. revolutions
Of many kinds win be bred. The
root cause win be the suddenly
widening gap in the living stand
ards Of the "have nations" and
the ''have-not nations"
The peoples Of the ''have-not-
nations" in their growing misery
will not look kindly on the very
great increase in the raw-mate-
rial demands Of the United States
and Russia. They win look with
longing eyes toward the thinly
populated areas Of the world. BY
the 'have-not nations" I mean
those where the average annual
income Is less than $3.50 per cap
tia. This compares with $4,000
for the United States and perhaps
$500 for Russia.
Most Of them are in, debt and
pay very high interest rates. Few
Of them know how to read and
write.
Today the farming technioues
are not keeping pace with the
public health techniques. It Is
so much easier to broadcast DOT
from planes and inject cheap pen
icillin than it is to inject agri-.
cultural information and furnish
the capital necessary for making
q start at more efficient farming.
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private citizens at the Presidents
request. has been withheld by the
White House except for a partial
summary Of its contents provided
TO the johnson subcommittee.
Senator johnson Friday told
newsmen he was still trying to
get the full report.
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CALL FOR ACTION
Boom in Population
Is Seen as Threot
To Have Motions

Do exploding "hape-not" populations ioorld
threat enacng than the Hbomb inerconttnenta
missiles? Henry Wallace former Secretary
OF Commerce and Agriculture and experimental farmer
thinks In this thoaohtprouokng article he states the
threat he 1t and proposes Joint
solution
BY HENRY A. WALLACE
Hundreds Of millions of believe that the
between the United States and Russia centre
human Perhaps events will prove them right But my
opinion threatening
both the United States and Russia
This greater danger which years
ago but which took drastic form only 1880 Since then cheap
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set of some pyrotechnics that will
find the opposing forces probably
more evenly divided than they
ever have been before.
But on some other points Mr..
Benson's program stands a much
better chance for success:
. An end TO acreage allotments
for corn and the treatment of
all grains fed TO livestock as one
commodity.
o Abandonment Of the short
term feature of the soil bank, the
acreage reserve.
. Extension of surplus disposal
programs.
Civil Rights
The administration plans to ask
for no new civil rights legislation
this year. feeling that after Little
Rock and the painful passage Of
the voting rights bill last year,
the country deserves a morato-
rum on such controversy. Gen.
orally. the leadership of both
parties in Congress agree. But
liberals on both sides of the aisles
have already announced plans to
press for strong civil rights legis-
lation again this year.
Labor
Mr. Eisenhower will not ask for
harshly restrictive legislation
against organized labor. although
there will be efforts from the
conservative faction in Congress
to enact a ''right-to-work" law
and to place labor unions under
the jurisdiction Of antitrust
statutes. Bills that would provide
a closer watch over union funds
are given a better-than-even
chance Of passing.
Postal Rotes
The bill to increase postal rates
IS still live isue this session. the
House last year having approved q
$500 million increase which. among
other things. would raise first
class mail from three cents to four
cents. The Senate. where there
exists a hard core Of opposition
against the plan. will be under
more pressure for favorable action
this year.
The Economy
In the area Of the economy the
mood is one of watchfulnesS. Big
defense spending in the budget
will provide most OF the positive
pump-priming action from Con-
greSS, and as the Federal Reserve
Board continues 10 initiate lower
interest rates. the Democrats will
be restricted to complaining about
what tight money" did. rather
than what it will do.
In this connection. Secretary
of Commerce Weeks on Wednes-
day predicted for the economy a
recovery in 1858 and said that
current peSSimiSm is absolutely
unwarEanted. The level Of BUSH
ness, he said. would be high in 1858.
with production larger than in
most years. Last year, however,
Mr.. Weeks crystal ball was some
what clouded AT that time he
predicted continued rise through
out the IL months of 1854
forecast that proved highly opti-
mistic before summer ended.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-08-28

Youth Day, Friday at the Ohio
State Fair, and Saturday. The
Max S. Hays HIS. of Cleveland
where Michael is a student, had
a good display OF school work at
he Fair. So.
Miss Lynda Hamilton gave a
party Wednesday night for all
the young people and their fam
lilies, who have been taking
swimming lessons his summer
at her pool and have earned
their certificates.
Mr.. and Mrs. walter Spell
man of University Heights visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Mills on Sunday.
Flora Fox, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Pot, 1880 May
field Rd., was married Satur-
day afternoon, Aug. %, to Mr..
Alex Lakatos of 500 Newell DIT,
PaineSville, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kneale
and daughter Sarah, were in
Cleveland Wednesday night for
for t h wedding of Miss Wan
da Wanko, where Mrs. Ralph
Kneale, Jr., the brides sister,
was nlatron of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cend-
roWSki and family have return
ed home recently from their va
cation in Tennessee visiting re-
latiVes there. Mrs. Erline Rut-
ledge n d son Richard, who
have had an extended summer
in Tennessee have also returnd
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Lynn Battles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bond, Mr..
and Mrs Clark Stevenson and
family, Miss Carol Robinett.
Mrs Howard Bond, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Laws and family at
tended the 10th annual Bond re-
union at East Claridon on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Battles
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bat
ties were in Delaware, o. on Sur
day. They took Ricky Lee home
who had been visiting his grand
parents for a week.
Miss Sarah Kneale accompan
led Mrs. Ralph Kneale, Jr. tt
Columbus. o. on Thursday. She
! attended the State Fair on Fri
day returning home with the
Sam Patterson's.
Mrs. Alb. Hill is spending two
or three weeks with her sister
Mrs. Gertrude Billboard OF De
troit, Mich. Mr.. Earl Paullin
accompanied by his mother
Mrs. Marian Paullin and his sis
ter Miss Janet Paullin, drove
/ his grandmother to Detroit anc
they visited relatives there Z
couple of days before returning
/ home.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Seufer
Ruth and Royetta recently re
. turned from a trip to Detroit.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SauIo
!; and family attended the Bird
Electronics Corporation picni
: at Little Bohemia last Saturday
The nnual neighborhoot
block picnic of the families OF
/ Chillicothe Rd. between May
field and Cottrell Dr., was he'll
5 on Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Zweigart.
Miss Louise Reggie Of Hal
ward, Mass, is visiting her sis
, ter, Mrs. John Marno
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Ladies' Auxiliary Hold
Farewell for Viola Gore
West Geauga
WOOdWOrkerS Meet

The All club group, The West
Geauga Woodworkers met Tues
day night at the home of Clifford
Schultz. The boys worked on
their books and projects, which
must be completed for the Geau-
ga County Fair. The leader of
the group is Keith Sperry, with
Wayne Sperry, Junior Leader.
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Petersen, Heather Lorber, Lin.
da Moore, Maryann Staley
Donna SWitzer, and Hickey LIE,
aSe.
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Mrs. Betty Skarl held lunch
con on Tuesday, in honor of her
mther, Mrs. August Borgerman
of Miami, Fla, with several of
her old friends as guests. Mrs.
Borgerman, flew here two
weeks ago, and left to return to
Miami by plane this week, Mon
day.
Perennial Gardeners
Members of the Perennial
Gardeners toured each others
gardens on Monday afternoon,
looking for choice flowers to ex-
hibit. The to ur ended at the
home of Mrs. Charles Gilbert,
where the regular meeting was
held.
Hospital Auxiliary
The last meeting of the Ches-
ter Chapter of Women'S Auxili-
airy of Geauga Community Hos
pital was held at the home of
Miss Ella HoStettler of Middle
field. The business was the plan
ming of the program for the COM
ing year. Many of the members
are now working at the County
office. The next meeting will be
on Sept. 5, at the home of Mrs.
Ed Nolan, Mayfield Rd. Every
one is invited to attend.
Camp Fire Girls CampOut
Mrs. Max Sallach, Camping
Chairman for the West Geauga
District of Camp Fire Girls, an
nounceS DiStrict-Wide over
night campout at Camp Yakewi
Camp Fire Girls resident camp
Sept. 20, 21.
Th District Camping Com
mite will provide facilities at
camp, cabin assignments, Speci-
al time has been set for Il noon
Each Camp Fire group will be
responsible for its own adult
leadership, transportation, food
purchasing, insurance, cooking
equipment, bedding, etc. Arriv-
al time has been set fr II noon
on Saturday, Sept. 20. with de-
parture time scheduled for 2:0C
pm. Sunday, Sept. 81.
A maximum of 80 girls can be
Accommodated. Deadline for res
ervatiOnS will be Sept. or when
maximum number of ninety is
reached. A special planning par
ty will be held Friday night
Sept. 5 at 7:30 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Albert Meinke, 66 Hook
Hollow Rd. Hemlock Hill. Rus,
sell. Each group planning to at
tend the CampOut should have
hhe leader and a camp Fire Cir
representative from the grour
at this meeting.
Past Chiefs have Luncheon
Fourteen were present at the
Past Chief Luncheon, Servd al
the home of Mrs. Frank Boep-
pc Of Jefferson, o. on Wednes-
day. Three visitors came from
Chardon, and two men were pre-
sent.
Camp Fire Group Take
Cooking Course
Members of the No-we-tom
pat-imm-im Group of Camp Fire
Girls and guests invited in, tool
three day Cooking Course
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
at the Painesville office of The
Illuminating Co.
The. members who completed
the course, were: Martha anc
Kathryn Davis, Nancy Lease
Sharon Smith, and Carol Can
field. The guests were: Michele
Nixon, Cindy Gilletly, Elaine
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BY FLORENCE b. BATTLEs

CHESTER The West Geauga
Schools announce that the open
ing date of school will be Sept.
2. School will be in session a full
day. There will be a teachers
workshop from 8 am. o $3.50
pm. on Thursday, Aug. %, with
a picnic for the board members
and teachers at pm. On Aug.
%, the workshop will continue
from $50 am. 3:03 pm.
Chester Boys Play at State Fair
John Goddard, Jr. and Kenny
Graft are playing with the Ohio
Boys Band this week at the Ohio
State Fair in Columbus. This is
the second week they have been
in Columbus. The first week was
spent in rehearsaIs.
John writes that he has made
the Dance Band with his saxo-
phone. Of two alto saxophones
chosen in Ohio, he was chosen
one. Kenny Graft will be playing
his flute with cncert bands. He
writes that he will be playing in
the Woodwind Quintet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Graft,
and sons Gordon and Carter left
for the State Fair on Wednes-
day; they will stay until Satur-
day and will bring the boys
home.
Leave for Arizona
Mr.. and Mrs. william Johns.
ton and son left last Thursday
! to make their permanent home
in Ark. Mr.. Johnston has ac-
cepted a teachers position in
Clifton, Arizona, and they must
be there Aug 81 for a 7::30 am
breakfast with the principal OF
the school.
Mrs. Johnston It h e former
Bertha VoreD has lived r
Chester practically all her life
She sold 8 acres OF land to Mr.
Rurrey Gibson, retaining 2 acres
and building.