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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-25

ing the aims of successful
Land Week observance.
Armstrong stated the Soil Con
servation District Supervisors are
charged with the responsibility OF
arousing the people of their dis
tricts to the importance of Mary
land Land Week, especially the con-
servation of our water and soil
resources.
Speaking for the Associated
Women of the Maryland Farm
Bureau, Mrs. Young said that the
county presidents of that organi-
zation will be urged to celebrate
Land Week on county level.
This will be done through various
activities including window dis
plays and flower displays all with
a conservation emphasis.
County HOmemaker's Councils
will be asked to celebrate Land
Week by encouraging women and
children to take part in the week
activities. Mrs. Fletcher said.
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Governor ProclaimS
Land Week Oct. Sill

Governor Theodore McKeldin de-
clared the week of October to
IL as Maryland Land Week.
In proclaiming Land Week the
Governor stated that since the
dawn of civilization, man has loved
and respected his land. Now, as
in the intervening years, the
roots of our growing strength are
deep in the good earth"
All of our citiZens-rural and
urban-depend on the soil for
our food and for the fibres we
put to a thousand uses. The soil
helps determine our type of water
supply and even possesses an
influence on the weather and eli
mate.
Damage or destroying a healthy
balanced soil and nature starts
a whole chain of disastrous con-
sequences. We must be wise in the
use of this greatest resource and
those related to it," he continued.
Maryland is proud of its fertile
land and the accomplishment of
such agencies as those in the Soil
Conservation Districts. In order
to continue our progress, we must
halt the destruction of land which
still goes on as result of abuse.
misuse. erosion and lack of proper
drainage. he said.
The governor urged all citizens
to take an interest and to partici
pate in the activities in observance
Of Land Week.
Following the signing of the
proclamation, it was presented by
the governor to DR.. T. B. Symons,
chairman of the Maryland Land !
Week Committee DR.. Symons was
formerly acting president and
director of Agricultural Extension !
Service at the University of Mary
land
DR.. Symons thanked the gov
CrnOr on behalf of the committee |
and the people of the state for |
this important contribution to |
the preservation of our natural !;
resources"
Prl sent for the proclamation
sianing ceremony were several |
members of the Maryland Land |
Week Committee including Fred |
Bull secretary of the Committee |
and University of Maryland eX-
tension conservationist Mrs John |
Young. Westminster, president of |
the Associated Women of the |
Maryland Farm Bureau; Mrs. Rob |
crt S. Fletcher, Magnolia, vice-presi- !
dent, Maryland State Council of |
Homcmakers; Randall Spoerlein, |
New Windsor, president of the
Maryland Farm Bureau; Ray Arm
strong, Lothian, Maryland associa- |
ton of Soil Conservation Districts
President Spoerlein expressed |
the hope that the Maryland Farm !
Bureau organization will cooper |
ate 100 percent with the Soil i
Conservation supervisor in achiev-
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Diefenbach. Mrs. Carrie Beachy
will give citizenship report The
club will make final plans for
Achievement day October 8, at the
Lutheran church there.
Altamont club October l, 7:3O
p. m, in the Woods cabin. Mrs.
Dclmar Martin will be in charge
of the clothing clinic, Mrs. William
Finch of the citizenship report.
New Germany club October 2,
1870 p. m, at home of Mrs. Willie
Warwick. Mrs Delwood Merrill and
Mrs Bernard Merrill will have
charge of the clinic. Miss leila
Broadwater and Mrs. Harry Broad
water will give citizenship report.
Swallow Falls club October 2.
1880 p. m, at the home of Mrs.
Charles Warwick. Mrs. Luke Bow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-25
October Homemuker Club
Program Is Announced

The October program of the
Homemaker clubs of the county
will feature a clothing clinic in
charge of the club clothing chairmen
and assistant in each club They
will also give assistance in fitting
and Strengthening garments The
citizenship chairman will continue
the report on "A Study of the Coun-
ty Government"
Meetings were announced by
Miss Ethel Grove home demonstra-
ton agent, as follows:
Grantsville club October l, 100
p. m, at home of Mrs. George
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-25

Enlow, Second Tenor, Wood River,
Illinois; Pianist, Eddie Reece,
Memphis, Tenn. At present the
Couriers Quartet is singing daily
over Station W. c. M. B. Harris
burg, Penna.
In describing these young men
Pastor Irwin G. Steiding states,
They are one of the finest singing
Quartets in the Nation today, and
anyone who loves Spiritual music
should avail himself of this OPP
portunity The program will con-
sist of one and one half hours of
sacred music and the public is
invited to attend"
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man will assist with the clinic
A meeting of the Farm and Home
market sellers will be held Septem-
Der 20, at the home of Mrs. Har-
land Bowman at 7:3O, to review
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progress of market and decide on
whether or not to continue next
year Harold Hoecker, market speci-
alist of the Extension service,
will attend. Z
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:. S. EVANS sTocKYARD, INC.

Terra Alta, W. Va
Calves. choice. $500 to 1925;
good 315O to 34.25; medium, 1880
to 1850; common, POTS to $500.
Steers, good, 2200 to $3.50; stock,
2450 to $3.50.
Heifers, good, 21.5O to 242O;
stock, 2150 to 2480.
Cows, good, 1850 to 1880; medi-
UNI, 1900 to 1900; common, 1880 to
1900.
Bulls. 20.OO to 1880.
Hogs, 226O to PATS; Sows, 1900
to 1850; Pigs, head, 1000 to 1850
Lambs, blue, 2300; red, PHO;
medium, 1900 common, 1870.
Horses, $40 to 730.
Special feeder cattle and calf
sale, October 3, 1858
Try Our Want Ads. They pay
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from the Bible to carry with
you. Now, though I'm young
in years, I'm still an "Old
Fashioned Country Preacher.
The kind that believes that
the Bible is a supernatural
Book, the work of God and
not of men. believe the
Bible holds the key to a
happy life down here, and it
holds the key to the life
beyond the grave. The chief
message of the Bible concerns
Gods only Begotten Son,
Jesus Christ, who came into
this world 1900 years ago. 1t
tells us about His substitu-
tional death upon Calvary's
cross and His resurrection
from the grave to the amaze
ment of the world. My only
purpose in writing this column
is to introduce you to Jesus
Christ if you do not know
Him, and if you do, that you
might come to love Him bet
ter Faith in Christ has
brought joy, peace and salts
faction into many lives and
what He has done for others
He will do for you! The
secret of a Happy life is to
know Jesus Christ personally.
I'll be on hand to see you
next week.
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THE
COUNTRY
WEEKLY SERMON
by
Pastor p. r. NieUwkooP
HELLO THERE!

Good morning
Friend! I'm
happy to meet
you through
this Column
in your local
p a p er. w e
plan to see
gu ev ry
week and give
Won 2 thOl1oht
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-25

A value-packed model
that's a real stand-out.
Smart new fender styling.
Flamboyant green finish
with white trim.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

16Sth anniversary of Sardis Meth
odist Church at ThompsonyiIle. on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams.
Of Seaford, were Wednesday night
supper guests of Mr.. w. X. Brown
and daughter, Alice. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carroll
spent Saturday eyfning with Mr..
and Mrs Rodney 3ritti1gham and
family at Bethany Beach.
Mrs. Everett Gtayf0n and chill
dren. Mary Ann and Clinton visit
ed her mother, Mrs. VIM. Clough,
on Sunday afternoon
On Going 20 Church
I go to church for fellowship,
Such as | rarely find elsewhere:
To join in singing much-loved
hymns;
To feel the lift OF fervant prayer.
want to hear some passage read
From Gods inspired and Holy
Word,
And help obtain for walking in
The pathway followed by my
Lord.
And when the worship service ends,
'Tis good to gather near the door,
And talk while with Christian
Friends,
And, smiling, wish them well once
more.
Thomas A. Stafford
Mrs. TT omas Carroll spent We'd
nesday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Messick, In Bridge
Vile.
Mr.. Albert Hunnicutt and Mrs.
Ida Conner were In Baltimore to
see their doctor last week.
On Sunday, the Conners had a
big celebration of birthdays the
daughters being the 22nd, Mrs.
Conners, the 25th and Mr.. Corners.
the 28th. Relatives and friends from
Berlin and Snow Hin. Md. we're
there, making about 80 in NUM-
Der.
l never cut my neighbor's throat;
My heighbor's gold never stole:
I never spoiled his house and land;
But God have mercy on my soul.
For am haunted night and day
BY all the deeds have not done;
o uninterrupted lovelinessl
o costly valor never won-"
Mr.. Thomas Clark celebrated his
birthday on October 1st. Others who
will be celebrating next week are
Susan Mills. October 5th and Eliza
beth Widdowson, same day. October
7th, Mr.. Floyd Mills, Many Happy
returns of the day to these our
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Clendaniel
of New Castle visited their sisters
on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
Mills and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mills.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

Dockside banking service is pro-
vided by the Bristol, Pa, branch
OF the Fidelity-P Philadelphia Trnst
Co., on the Delaware River. A
wharf on the banks property is a
transfer point where depositors
can dock and deposit or withdraw
a few dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

Nevada. with its wealth of color
full deserts. is nevertheless the
Spanish name for snow-clad.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

The planet Pluto was discovered
from Lowell Observatory near
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

In the famous Big Storm of
1913" on the Great Lakes, waves
were 35 feet high.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

Russian will be a regular subject
ia 1s7 New Jersey high schools by
the end of 1858.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

In Alaska about three people live
in the country to every one city
dweller.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03

The song Dixie" was composed
by Dan Emmett, a Yankee from
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
Father of Five
Pleads GuiIty
In Cos Topping

A father OF FIVE children yes
terday pleaded guilty to tap
ping a gas line leading into his
home after the Washington
Gas Light Co. had removed the
meter.
The defendant. Sammy Err
win. 38. Of 1914 jackson street
NE. told Municipal Court
Judge Almond w. Scott that
he had brought the gas supply
into his home with a section Of
rubber hose because he could
not afford the bills last winter.
He said he had been able to
find only sporadic construction
employment TO support his
family.
This is a most dangerous
thing" Judge Scott told the
defendant. Your family could
have died from sufiocation. fire
or explosion"
j. B. Atwood. supervisor Of
collectors for the gas company,
said the meter was removed
last July and that Erwin owed
1898.
Judge Scott referred the case
to the probation Office and
postponed sentencing for 80
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
Schools Name Scored
By Foirfox Residents

tendent should not have
brought the matter up again.
Mr.. Woodson countered that he
was only interested in the chill
dren having a good, smooth
running school and not in the
fight over the name.
SIS a Letter
Apparently the name Fran
coma Springfield High School
is too long. Names mounted on
the school cost $25 a letter. a
school official said. II you
count the hyphen as a letter,
the cost would be about SITS.
Lee High School, In COMPARE
son, would cost about 1925.
Clyde Gleasons' motion to
change the name to that Of
a well known" dead American
was passed over the opposition
OF Mr.. Lory and Mr.. Solomon.
Mr.. Lory tried to get the
board to change the names OF
all county high schools to the
names of prominent Virginians,
but was voted down.
The board voted to consider
the remaining of Franconia
High School at its next meet
ing, May 6. and asked resi-
dents to suggest names.
do you think they'll 90 for
Ranger Mosby?" asked Mr.,
sd)pmon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
BY PAUL HOPE
Star stan WriteD
What's in a nameo

WIldJ , III u IldLLlC
Apparently a great deal when
it comes to selecting one for a
high school.
Several months ago the Fair
fax County School Board named
a new high school to serve the
Franconia- Springfield areas the
Franconia High School.
Springfield residents immedi-
ately demanded 1t be changed.
Robert F. Davis, a board mem
Der who represents the SPRING
field area, and who was absent
when the school was named.
asked that the matter be re-
considered. The board turned
him and the residents down.
Residents Still Divided
Last night, Supt. w. T.
Woodson said the school will
open next September and that
the principal reports the con-
troversy still has residents
divided. In the interest Of
getting the school off to a good
start" Mr.. Woodson recon-
mended changing the name to
Lee School.
Hills Lory. who represents
Lee district. where the school
x situated. said the superin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
Husband Murder
CI.Irqed to Wife

LURAY, Va, April Is (P.-
Mrs. Nellie Short Purdham, A,
of Stanley was charged with
murder yesterday in the knife
death OF her husband during
what police said was a domestic
argument.
Her husband. Ernest Lee
Purdham, "a, died Sunday
night in a Charlottesville hos
pital Of a knife wound police
said was inflicted in the temple
by his wife April 7.
Police quoted Mrs. Purdham
as saying her husband had
been drinking and she slashed
him one time with a kitchen
knife during an argument.
fShe is free on $4,000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16

HE DECIDED to do a mod
ern job of reporting-not on
the blossoms in general
but to watch one bud and
describe its opening. Here
is his log:
l p.m.-Comfortably re-
clining on the greensward,
the Rambler fixed his gaze
on one fat red bud that
seemed about to open.
2 pint hasn't opened
yet. Just saw two park
policemen wearing Rough
Rider hats ride by on black
horses, handsome, romantic
and probably obsolete.
3:.l5 p.m.-MuSt have been
asleep at 3. l think l am
still looking at the same bud.
1t hasn't opened.
4 p.m.-Awakened on the
hour by fragrance waited my
way. But it was not the bud
bursting into bloom. Two
women have just strolled by
leaving an aura of perfume
in their wake.
5 pm.-Disturbed by
splashing sound in basin.
Two young men in pedal boat
making a big splash In trying
to overtake two young
women in similar craft.
Young women making no
great effort to get away. Bud
has not burst into bloom. No
use working overtime on this
problem. Bud. is now identi-
fed with a piece OF string.
If it doesn't rain this after
noon, will continue observa-
tJon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
Board Awaits
Report on Schools

Falls Church School Board
members have decided to wait
until after the city councils
School Fact-Finding Committee
makes its report before holding
further discussions on a school
bond referendum.
The report to the courcil On
ways of financing school con-
struction needs is due April 90.
Last fall the city council re-
jected a request by the school
board for a $750.000 bond issue.
School board members de-
cided to delay until the middle
Of May a request for a con-
ference with the councilmen to
consider a school improvements
referendum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16

explained that 1t was necessary
to loop the ropes over those
metal posts"
The Mayflower arrived in
Washington after a journey
from Miami under tow by the
tug Christine Moran Of New
York. The reproduction Of the
ship which carried the Pill
grims to the New World had
Welcome Washington" spelled
out in flags forward. and the
rest of the alphabet Tapping
aft.
Open TO Public
The square-rigger slowly APP
preached her berth. the Old
Bay Line pier. Seventh street
and Maine avenue S.W., where
she will be open to the public
Friday through June %.
Meanwhile, Cabin Boy Ora
ham Num-, II. worked fran
tically among the sails atop the
mainmaSt.
Asked what he was about. he
replied saltily:
Sewing buttons on a cake
Of SOAP" The cabin boy, who
made the Atlantic crossing with
Capt. Alan Villiers, explained
that he had orders TO set the
sails. but that this was ;mpos-
sible because Of the wind.
Another member Of the orig
inal crew was red-bearded
Adrian Small. Mr.. Small said
that the landlubbers who
greeted the Mayfiower at the
Maine avenue berth were not
entirely responsible for the
somewhat ungraceful docking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
The
Rambler
Watching q Bud
About to Bloom y
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Spring came In with a rush
yesterday as II trying to
make up for lost time.
- Driving in before Q, the
R,ubler noticed that some
OF the cherry trees at the
Tidal Basin, which had been
red with bullying buds for
several days, had burst into
bloom. The forecaster said
the afternoon would be In
the 70s.
Now OF my threescore
years and ten, fifty will not
come again." he paraphrased
as he skirted the basin. It's
really more than so but that
figure does no violence to
proSody.
And since TO look at
things in bloom-Twenty
springs are little room
let's hope It's 20-"About the
woodlands ! will go-To see
the cherry hung with snow"
The Rambler's day was de-
termined right then. He
would have lunch under the
blossoms.
When the hour approached
moon he played the slot
machines on the eighth
floor of The Star building.
They are vending ma
chimes and they deliver an
amazing variety of potables
and eatables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16

mond, Carpenter asked again
II we could be released but
Overton said no. Then Over
ton fell asleep and I asked
Carpenter II he'd let me out.
II told him, IF you let me
out. I promise not to call the
police He said he knew II he
let me out. I'd call them and
then he stopped the car. /
asked Carpenter II they would
kill Larry (Montieth) and he
said they didn't want TO-"
Hitched Ride TO Richmond
Miss Mattingly testified that
she hitched a ride into the
Richmond bus station and
called a friend on the Wash
ington police force.
Il asked him not to mention
1t for a while" she concluded,
but he put his superior on the
line and / told them what
happened"
Mr.. Laughhn asked II she
had been threatened by the de-
PENDANT.
NO" she replied.
She testified that Overton
tried to make improper ad-
vances and that Carpenter
stopped him. She quoted Car
penter as saying he (Overton)
will have to kill me first"
She said Overton kept telling
us that he was a killer. He said
he was Jessie James and had
killed before"
Judge Bryan started the trial
of at a pace indicating it may
go to the jury before the end
Of the week. The jury was
selected by $3.50 pm. and in
cludes the following:
Mrs. Florine Coleman. James
D. Forbes. Roy F. Heltzell
Thomas c. Henderson, Emmett
jackson. Paul Kopp. Harry E
Lindsey. Joseph J. Mathy, Mrs
Dorothy w. Mcdonald. Charlie:
D. Richie, Mrs. Aubrey H
Saunders and Henry v. Saund-
ers. Alternates are John L
Shelton and c. J. Stephenson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16

"She's quite ungainly. you
know"
Earlier, carpenters at the
dock worked frantically build
ing a wooden stairway TO bridge
the gap between the pier and
the Navy barge where the well
coming ceremonies were to be
held.
Among the first guests to
arrive was House Minority
Leader Martin OF MaSsachu-
sets. He surveyed the 4-foot
gap. and shook his head sadly
when someone suggested he
might jump to the barge.
I'm too old for that" he
said.
At 1880 the fireboat. spout.
ing plumes OF water, was spot
ted rounding Hams Point and
entering the Washington
Channel. The stairway still
wasn't finished. and District
Commissioner Robert Nc
Laughlin. a contingent of the
Navy Band and dozens Of spec
tators and guests were crowded
at the end Of the pier. waiting
Abandon Stairway
As the Mayflower II. sails
partly rugged and the tug
Christine Moran nestled beside
her, came into view the work.
men suddenly abandoned the
stairway.
A heliocopter. appropriately
belonging to the Pilgrim He'll
copter Co.. buzzed in circles
overhead while the carpenters
turned their efforts to building
an emergency gangway Of long
planks and a sawhorSe.
At ll:40. the gangway was
finished. and the welcomers
swarmed aboard the barge
Just 10 minutes before the May
flower swung about and the
first line was tossed ashore.
When she was finally made
fast. announcer Jim Gibbons
introduced the officials aboard
as they clambered perilously
over the SIDE and jumped to
the dock.
Commissioner Mclaughlin
made the welcome official as he
presented a key to the city to
Henry Hornblower II. president
of the Plimoth Plantations, Inc
owners OF the vessel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16
Planners 'Shakeup'
Pledged by Finley
Director Urges
More Attention
To D. c. Plight

A shakeup Of the National
Capital Planning Commissions
activities and allegiances" TO
pay more attention to the Dis
trict governments problems
was promised today by Will
liam E. Finley. the commits
sion's new director.
Mr.. Finley. 34-year-old sue
cessor TO John Nolen, jr.. said
he did not believe the commits
sion's staff resources have
been used TO give proper weight
TO District problems against
those Of Federal agencies"
up to now" he said, "the
commission staff has been
about 80 per cent Federal In
its activities and allegiances.
Il believe one of our most
critical needs is to determine
a finer balance between our re-
sponsibilities to municipal and
Federal agencies"
"Antibusiness Attitude"
Mr.. Finley also said he felt
the commission at times in the
past has reflected IAN anti
business attitude which I do
not have"
At the same time, the new
chief said he hopes a new anal
ysis Of the commissions role
will develop a clearer under
standing with all governmental
and community groups about
the commissions function "as
the one agency which can sit
down and look at all the spe-
cial problems of the community
at one time"
Mr.. Finley's statements in
an interview hit at the root
of a steadily growing split be-
tween the commission and Dis
trict officials. The split has
raised proposals from some
quarters that the commission
be abolished as the official
planning agency for the city.
and that stronger planning
powers be vested in the District
government.
Financial Dilemma
Mr.. Finley, who officially
took Office today. also has in
herited what probably is the
most critical financial dilemma
in the commissions history. For
years. the commission has
waged unsuccessful fights in
Congress for budget increases
to build an adequate staff. The
immediate prospect, however. is
that the commission may lose
two of the three planners work.
ing on the city's urban renewal
program by June 80.
On that date, funds will run
out for planners Chester Nichols
and Luther Burnett. who have
been working full time on urban
renewal. Their salaries have,
been paid by funds transferred
from the District Redevelop-
ment Land Agency. which ex-
pire at the end of this fiscal
year.
Unless some solution is found,
he said. the commissions urban
renewal planning for future
projects may come to a virtual
halt.
For the last several weeks,
Mr.. Finley has been spending
most of his time talking with
civic and official leaders Of the
city. A virtual stranger to
Washington before his appoint
ment. Mr.. Finley. his wife and
their six children live at 1T
Prince street, Alexandria.