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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-03
Irs. Thomas Pat Spencer.

Mrs. Thomas Pat Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Canaan and
son Kelvin, of Ravenna, o., and Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Canaan, of Crellin,
were dinner guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Canaan.
The Underwood Ladies' Aid met
at the home of Mrs. Marie Hine-
baugh and Mrs. Agnes LantZ, for
their regular meeting on Wednes-
day. Thirty-three members, friends
and guests were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cato and
family and Glenn and Larry Canaan
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the
subscriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Garrett County, Maryland. Let
tiers of Administration on the estate of
HERVEY W. WOLFE
late of Garrett County, Maryland de
ceased All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhib-
it the same. with the vouchers thereof
duly authenticated to the subscriber, on
or before the 9th day Of April. 1861 !;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All per-
sons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment.
Given under my hand this 25th day of
October, 1860.
NELLIE d. WOLFE
Administrators
2, Oakland, Maryland
ADV. 35-3t
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Mt. Eeuk0 EDSgE'. NetOe

Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Shipley and
daughter of LaVale, visited his
parents over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Rice and
children, of Hyattsville, and Mrs.
Floyd Leighton, of Winchester, Va,
visited Mrs. Lyle Weeks, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hahn and
children, and Miss Bernice Idle
man visited in Winchester, Va,
Sunday.
Mrs. Willard Hayden and daugh-
ter Cindy, and Mrs. Anna Lee
Carlson spent Monday in Cumber-
land
Billy Murphy, of College Park,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hardesty.
Mrs. Mason Calls and daughter
Norma Lee and Mrs. Nora Mosser
visited Mrs. Ramsey Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hinebaugh in
Deer Park, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards,
3rd, have moved to Loeb Lynn
from Youngstown, o. They have
purchased several lots and moved
into a trailer there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson and
daughter, of Berkeley Springs, w.
Va, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Evans and other rela-
tives over the weekend.
Beverly and Linda Turney, who
we're in Garrett County Memorial
hospital following a car accident
have returned from the hospital.
Billy Harvey suffered broken
arm in fall from his bicycle in
Loeb Lynn, Tuesday evening.
Horace O'Donnell, of Baltimore,
visited his father, E. r. O'Donnell.
and aunts, over the weekend.
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THE
COUNTRY PULPIT
WEEKLY SERMON
by
Poster P. T. NieUwkoop
How a Mute Says
JESUS

To say Jesus"
mute will place
the middle fin
ger of the right
hand in the palm
Of fhe left, then
fhe middle finger
of The left hand
in the palm of
the righf, signi- &
flying the mailing l1-ss u AiSsssaisz
70 the cross. This unique way
constantly reminds them each
time tley use tne Savior's
name that He was nailed TO
the cross for their sins. II re-
minds them Of Gods only Be-
gotten Son who came from
heavens glory TO become the
sin sacrifice for fallen human
race. He bore in His own body
the stripes that belonged TO US.
His hands and His feet were
Scared with the print of the
nails which should have been
Justly ours. Why did He do it?
Peter 3:18 tells US, THAT He
might BRING US 70 Cod. With
out Jesus Christ who sprinkIed
His blood upon the mercy seat
for US, there would be no access
TO the Holy God. 1t was through
+hs svfferinss of Christ that
man was redeemed, the penalty
paid and righteousness esfab-
Iished that gave US fhe priceless
privilege of coming 10 God. Tell
me, dear Eaader. does His name
as Savior mean something 10
you?
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SUNNYSIDE
UNDERWOOD

Ray Arnold called on c. w. Soel-
tiers, one day recently. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Cook spent Wednesday
visiting Mr. Soelters
The Underwood boys All club
met on Tuesday evening at the
home Of the Canaan boys, with their
leader Earl Foster for their regu-
lar monthly meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Canaan Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Talmage White,
in Cash Valley, Sunday afternoon.
Other guests in the White home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Miller
and family, and Mrs. Nellie Miller,
of Oakland.
Charles Ludwig, of Baltimore,
spent a weekend recently with
his mother, Mrs. James. Ludwig.
Other guests in the Ludwig home
recently we're Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Ludwig, of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Dawson and children,
Elk Garden; and Mrs. Nora Snyder.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stahl were
overnight guests on Saturday of
Mrs. Stahls mother, Mrs. Cecilia
Silfies and other relatives in and
near Fredericktown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Stahl and
children, and mother, Mrs. Effie
Stahl, were in Albright, w. Va, on
Mrs Oscar Shaffer visited Miss
Lizzie Shaffer at Corinth, one day
last week.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Knots and family were Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Claridge, West
lake, o. Sunday guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Lewis and daughter
Judy; Mr.. and Mrs viii Shaffer,
Horse Shoe Run; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Glotfelty and son, of near
Underwood.
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visited Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Friend
and family, Friday evening.
Rev. and Mrs Farley Foster,
Mrs. Arzola Foster and daughter
Ruby, and Bessie Canaan, attended
cottage prayer meeting at the home
of Mrs Emily Martin, Friday eve
ming.
Bessie Canaan was a dinner guest
on Tuesday Of Mrs. Cora Soelters.
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Republicans captured a mock
election on campus of West Vir-
ginia university.
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Cost Of living edged up two
tenths OF one percent in Septem-
Der.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-13
Deatonville

May II Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruben Price and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Price attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Ruben Prices
brother-in-law, Henry Lloyd, at
Chester, Wednesday.
Bobby Robertson spent Thurs
day night with John Allen Hall
at Amelia.
Mrs. Maude Chapman visited
her brother. McKenny Barden,
last Monday and Tuesday
Mrs. Hortee Leadbetter and
Miss Adelaid Ford, of Rich
mond, visited Mrs. Harry Jen-
kins, Saturday night.
Mrs. Vester jenkins and Mrs.
Lillian Rucker visited in Farm
Vile, Wednesday.
Mrs. Maude Chapman visited
Nli D. AIlulll N1dllil wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Virginia Robertson and
daughter and Mrs. Mary Bow
man and son visited Mrs. Irving
Adkins, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Joyce
and family visited Mrs. Lottie
Goodman, of Amelia. Sunday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Kester Tune, Of
South Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
radley and daughters, of
Nathalie, Mr.. and Mrs. Waverly
R e a m and daughters, of
Amelia, and Mr.. and Mrs. W..
w. Borum, of Blackstone, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Witt Borum,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Price
and family and Mrs. Ruben
Price visited Mrs. Henry Lloyd
at Chester, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Mitchell, of
Danville. spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Hamlet.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-13
F2ippens See Barbara AIMS
Exhibit In Richmond Art ShO1U

sey and family. Miss Mary
GOdSey and Miss Louise Meador
visited Mrs. j. r. Godsey in
Spout Springs, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Adams,
Jr., were dinner guests recent
ly Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Taylor
were host and hostess to many
of their family for Mothers Day.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Nuckols and chill
dren, Nancy and John ", Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Bersch and chill
dren, David, Janet, and Rich
ard Mrs. James Ayres an d
daughters, Anne, and Virginia.
Mrs. David Boyer and children,
| Gloria, Paul and Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Ayres
were visited Sunday by MIR. and
Mrs. Linwood Ayres. Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. James Ayres. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. l.. Graves and family,
and Mrs. C. O. Jones, Of Rich
mond.
MIR. and Mrs. H. G. Atkinson.
Jr., of Ballsville, recently visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Atkinson.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Ransom were Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Gillespie, of Alexandria
They were later joined by Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Newman and
their guest Mrs. Freda Taytar
and Mrs. Elizabeth Asal, who
has come back to the county for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Anderson
and daughters, Lovins and Char
lotte, of Dover, Del, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Roscoe l..
Lovins. The Andersons were en-
route to their new home in
Newman, Ga.
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CUMBERLAND, May IL :
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Flippen visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Flippen
| daughter, Barbara Ann Flip
pen, and Mrs. C. S. Miner in
Richmond, Sunday. They attend
ed the Art Exhibit and Fashion
Show at Valentines Museum.
sponsored by Richmond Pro-
fessional Institute. Barbara Ann
had one peice of art on exhibit.
/, Mrs. H. D. Moring, who is at
the Medical College of Virginia
Hospital. is greatly missed by
her friends who wish her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. M. D. Newton was the
week end guest of Miss Emily
Hankins of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Brooks
and daughter. Betsy. of Rich
mond, were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Garrett
and Mrs. J. D. Carpenter at
Lakeside Village.
A. E. Godsey attended III e
Detroit Washington baseball
game in Washington, Tuesday
as the guest of w. R. Parker, of
Powhatan Mr.. Godsey also at
tended the Judicial Conference
on the 5th and 9Th of May at
the Roanoke Hotel at which time
he was the guest of Judge Joel
w. Flood. of AppomattoX.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Bugg and
family visited Mrs. Bugg's par
tntS, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Rus
sell, in Mineral this week end.
Dinner guests Thursday night
of the c. D. Brown family were
Mrs. Edgar Pierce, Miss Georgia
Williams and Miss Ida Amos. of
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Richmond, and Mrs. Alvin Vo-
gel, of Gainesville.
Out-of-state guests, Mr.. and
MRS. l. B. Couch, of johnson
City, Tenn, visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. v. Couch on
Mothers Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren and
daughter, Robbie Lee, of Rich
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Good
man and children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guthrie Goodman nd
family were among those who
were at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Goodman.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. jenkins were Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Walker and
family, and Mrs. Lola F. Wheel
er, Of Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Hurt, of Charlotte, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Foster and son,
of Newport News, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Caller. of Prospect, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster.
w. A. Garrett and children,
Billy, Steve, and Sharon, of Ia
coma Park, Md, were week end
guests in the home Of Mrs. R.
0. Garrett.
Mothers Day Guests
Home for Mothers Day were
all of Mrs. R. E. Peters chill
dren and grandchildren. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Garrett, of Hideaway
Farm, Blackstone, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Moon and children, of
Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Meinhard. of Farmville.
Mr.. and Mrs Donald " Muir
ray and children, of Bayside,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew E. GodSey, recently.
Vernon Flippen, of Richmond.
visited his mother, Mrs. John
T. Flippen, on this very import
ant day.
The family Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark George gathered together
to pay tribute to their parents,
Sunday. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. N. R. Hus-
key and children, Of Midlothian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Speas and
family. and Mr.. and Mrs. Tup-
per George and family. Of Rich
mOnd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Davis
visited his mother. Mrs. R. T.
Davis Sunday. They had as their
guest Sunday night, Mrs. o. J.
Thomson, of Andersonville.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Hayes brought along din
ner already prepared. Those
present we're Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Hayes and family Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Rose and family, of
Waverly, and Glenn HAYES and
daughter, Elizabeth, Of Bucking-
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. j A. Talley, Mr.
and Mrs Sterling Talley. and
Cavedo Smith. of Richmond. Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Pembleton, of
Powhatan. and Mrs. K. D. Own
by. Of Bear Creek. were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Pembleton.
Mrs. E. A. Watson and grand
daughter, Laura Price, were re-
cent luncheon guest of Mrs. May
Ownby.
Mrs. Ada B. Shepherd visit
ed Mrs. Marshall Putney. Fri
day.
Recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Garland Wilkinson
were Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Tonlpkins, Of Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunter B. wilkinson. of
West Point, Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
EFT Marsch. of Montrose, and
Miss Bessie Stuart, of Farmville.
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RHONDA r e E STOCK
TON, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ronald Stockton, of
near Farmville, is pleased as
punch with her catch of a
bass from the looks of the
smile on her face. Age five,
she landed the pound and Is
ounce. 16-inch specimen in
the Stockton's farm pond.
After she got it out of the
water. she was frightened,
but thrilled when her father
came to the rescue.
Evening star., 1960-06-27

cades, tear-gas and sallies by
modified reserve units, the po-
lice have done nothing to ease
racial tension.
In South Africa's favor is the
fact that her treeless plains, un-
like the forests of Kenya util-
lied by the Mau Mau, are not
suitable for guerrilla warfare.
In addition, the Unions Segre-
cation policy Jumps two-thirds
Of her African population in
urban and rural ghettoes where
they are easy to isolate and to
assault. The 3.5 million Afri-
cans who live on white farms
are the least advanced politi-
cally.
The South African govern
ment is dickering for the pur-
chase of French armored cars
and a little military equipment
is supplied by the United States
on a cash basis. But even if
she should be cutoff from out
side supplies by boycotts or
Evening star., 1960-06-27

other measures, South Africa
produces her own small arms
ammunition. bazookas and
rockets.
Clubs and Spears
But the anticipation Of the
police and the military for the
groote skiet is based on the
premise that they will be op-
posing a disorganized mass of
Africans armed with clubs and
spears.
If a determined, well-led
force of Africans armed either
with Smuggled rifles or with
those taken from warehouses
(where Africans are employed
should make a skiet a two-way
affair, such enthusiasm might
evaporate.
1t will not be tomorrow but
the day will come.
Tomorrow: Is There BIoodIess
SoIution3
Evening star., 1960-06-27
Morale Low

Afrikaners with little COM
Dat experience have been pro-
NOTED over the heads of
English-speaking officers. AS a
result, morale is low and most
Of the Desert Rats" who
fought so well against Rommel,
have either retired or left the
country to join other armies,
particularly the Rhodesian
forces.
The army has enough We
hicles, including postwar Gen.
turian tanks, to put an
armoured corps into the field.
But this potential is largely
theoretical because the We
hicles and artillery pieces are
in moth-balls and there are
not enough trained men to man
them. Experts say that it
would take at least a year to
activate such a corps.
Backing up the 1000 regulars
is the 25,000-man Active Citizen
Force, the equivalent of our
national guard. They serve
only three weeks year, have
few training exercises, and are
subject to an annual personnel
turnover of rs per cent.
Behind them are the 10000
Commands, organized in
groups of as few as IL men.
They are little more than rifle
associations which keep their
arms at home.
The air force has only a
handful of bombers, some so
jet fighters which are too fast
for effective ground support.
and a few transports. There
are no paratroop or airborne
units.
The main brunt of any revo-
Evening star., 1960-06-27
BLUEPRINT FOR DISASTER
Poorly Armed Police
Await African War

Eighth Of nine ertieIes on the sources
Of rocieI conflict in South Africa.
Evening star., 1960-06-27

luton, at least for the first few
days, would have to be the U.s.
000-rnan police force backed up
by some 5000 reservists.
Halt Of the police are Afri-
cans armed only with clubs and
spears, The backbone of the
force is 80 Saracen armoured
cars. But these could be con-
verted from strong-points to
ovens by the use of "Molotov
Cocktails" a simple and mex
pensive device which any revo-
lutionary army would employ.
Service in the police is not
popular with English-Speaking
South Africans and the pay is
so low (starting annual salary
for a white policeman is 81 ,000)
that only the poorer class Af-
rikaners, right of the farm are
interested (of the 5,766 white
police recruited since 1855 800
have less than a ninth grade
education). AS a result, the
force is $500 men under its
authorized strength.
Unit Panicked
Raciol attitudes, lack of edu-
cation and poor training make
the police, as indicated by their
record Of blood-letting, an in
efficient force. No units are or
ganized as riot police and they
are spread over the countryside
in small posts which are easily
surrounded and panicked with
results like Sharpeville.
BY their tendency to smash
mobs through unnecessary
gunfire (2i3 of the Africans
killed or wounded at Sharpe
vile were shot in the back
rather than preventing mobs
from forming by using barri-
Evening star., 1960-06-27
By SMITH HEMPSTONE
Contributing Writer

NfAAeCA
PRETORIA, South Africa
Despite the fact that most
South Africans believe their
racial policies will result in a
final and bloody racial clash,
the Union has surprisingly in
adequate forces, a highly placed
military spokesman here be-
lieves.
But the spokesman, who
refused to allow his name to be
revealed, said that the army
and police look forward to the
groote skiet C'big shoot') as
the day upon which they will
"once and for all establish
white supremacy"
South Africa, he added,
would be in serious trouble if
the Africans, who to date have
followed a policy of non-viol-
ence, were able to produce
GIlICc IIllIlSS.
/. Effective leadership
2. A communications net
8. Weapons
Now their leaders are in Jail,
they have no such communica-
tlons net, and they are for
hidden by law to own firearms.
But there are signs that they
may one day be able to fulfill
these conditions.
Learning Red Methods
1t is believed that about 100
Africans are studying behind
the Iron Curtain and it can be
assumed that at least some of
them are being trained in
guerrilla warfare.
Most have made their way to
Russia by conventional means
but at least a few, the Pretoria
spokesman revealed, have been
taken of by Russian sub
marines from lonely coves on
the Natal coast.
These same submarines, the
spokesman said, put agents,
cases of arms, explosives and
radios ashore.
The coastal defense forces,
which consist of a 10-ship
navy and a few bombers, is far
too thinly spread to prevent
the landings.
1t is also known that con-
siderable quantities of rifles
sold at low prices to the Com
mandos Qocal defense groups)
have found their way into At
rican hands. The Commands
who are only loosely disci-
plined, are made up of poor
whites to whom the inflated
price Of a rife sold to an Af-
rican is almost irresistible.
Other weapons have been
stolen.
The fact that none of these
arms has been captured in
police sweeps indicates that
the revolutionarieS have we'll
hidden caches and that they
have no intention of commit
ting themselves piece-meal.
Such discipline and tactical
thinking indicates that the
group is probably Communist
led and organized and has no
connection with the two Afri-
can nationalist organizations.
the African National Congress
and the Pan-African Congress.
To deal with such a threat.
the Union is surprisingly fab
by in a military sense. There is
virtually no standing army: the
1000 regulars are almost en-
tirely chairborne administra-
tors and technicians. In addi-
ton, the army has been rid
died with politics ever since the
Nationalists came to power in
194S.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
BvHELEN SUTTON BOOTH
Contributing Writer

al interest was centered there. Late in
the summer, Sadie's parents took us to
Canton-an all-day trip by horse and
buggy, over narrow roads full of ruts
and slippery from heavy rains. On the
way, Sadies mother talked about the
President and his tender care of his
ailing wife. At the very sight of the pres
idential home, was SO overcome that
l resolved then and there to marry
someone as famous as Mr.. Mckinley
Ungrateful as it seemed to Sadie,
a short time after our Canton visit l
decided to help my father elect Mr..
Bryan. doubled my attendance at pic
mics and rallies and marched with re-
Evening star., 1960-10-16

Bryan had electrified the Nation in
1895. Before the campaign was over, l,
too, could recite some of the phrases.
Mother, like the majority of the
people l knew, was Republican. So
was my most intimate friend, Sadie,
the daughter of the town postmaster.
He was an important man politically
and socially, and of course, a Repub-
lican.
The Ohio village where we lived
was 30 miles from Canton, the home of
President Mckinley The first front
porch campaign in an election was
being waged at the white frame McKin-
ley house on Market street, and nation
Evening star., 1960-10-16

TALK about campaign fever! Talk
about televiSion debates in 1850
being exciting. -.
The year was 1900. For the second
time, william Mckinley and William
Jennings Bryan we're candidates for
President. There were torchlight pa
rades when our village streets, which
boasted few gas lamps, were trans
formed into lines of moving light. The
evening stiffness, usually broken only
by church bells on prayer meeting
night, was lost in the sound of lusty
songs and marching feet Feeling ran so
high that there were sometimes fist
fights on the village green, where the
overzealous settled national issues be-
fore election day.
With my older sister, liked to tag
along at the end of the parade, regard
less Ofparty. was just starting to school
and never knew when to join in the
shouting. My political loyalties were
divided but the whole procedure was
fascinating and bewildering.
During the summer and early fall,
the voteless women did their part by
cooking and baking for a succession of
picnics where minor politicians, we'll
stuffed with sumptuous chicken din
ner, made impassioned pleas for their
candidates.
Some of the younger women
marched in the parades to the strains of
the Town Coronet Band, which played
impartially for Democrats and Republi-
cans alike Campaign songs and ditties
filled the air. Small boys would below,
"Old cats and grizzly rats are good
enough for Democrats"
My father was supporting MIR.
Bryan. He frequently quoted from the
Gross of Gold" speech with which MIR.
Evening star., 1960-10-16

newed fervor at the tail-end Of parades.
The day of the election, my father
left home early for the voting booth
miles away. There was dark driZzling
rain and went to school with sense of
dread and misgiving We could not play
outside at recess, so we're lined up in
opposing teams for game in the class
room. The teams were labeled Repub-
licans and Democrats and staunchly
stood among the latter. Sadie was en-
ragged. She stuck out her tongue at me,
then sang the despised song, "Old cats
and grizzly rats are good enough for
Democrats"
l flew at her, and hair-pulling and
scuffling kept up until the teacher
separated us. Others joined in the fray.
got the worst of it and was the defeated
minority. AS principal offenders, Sadie
and / were punished and had to apollo
gize. In our hearts, we were not sorry.
Our parents we're not sympathetic
when we returned late from school that
afternoon. They were getting ready to
60 to canton 10 await election returns.
/ did not hear them come home but, in
what seemed like the middle of the
night, l was awakened by the rattle of
a wagon and loud, hoarse voices shout
ing, "Hurrah for Mckinley" hid my
head in the bedcovers, realizing that
the dreaded thing had happened: Will
liam Jennings Bryan had lost again.
Twenty years later, Mr. Bryan lee
tured in the city where l was living
When we we're introduced, told him Of
the beating had endured for him on
election day, 1900 He smiled absently,
as if reminiScing for moment, then
said softly, You were likely hurt more
than was with three beatings."
And perhaps was.