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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-07-07

ward toward responsibilities
which are as much the response
bility Of my generation as yours.
What good is any practical adj
vice, against the record as it
stands?
What ! would like to do is to
appeal to you as aids to my gen.
GRAFTON. We need you in COM
| mon cause which can be won. We
need you as allies in faith in our
form of government and in the
Bill of Rights, now snidely and
cynically under attack. My gen.
GRAFTON needs your help in faith
that law is founded on morality
and that morality finds its foun-
dalton in the individual; that life
does have values which sustain
one in loneliness and Illustration.
Today we see, and hear, men
with SO little faith in themselves
that they seek to destroy the
faith of others in our processes
of law and of constitutional gov
eminent
No generation has more need
of fresh help than mine.
And / know it will come.
Out of this university class, and
hundreds of others, professional
and academic, will come men and
women with a code Of life, with
faith IN themselves and a great
and growing distaste for injustice
and intellectual dishonesty.
A people that loses its self re-
spect, its inner faith, is easily de-
moralized. With such people ev-
erything is for sale, including
themselves, their ideals, their in
tegrity.
But l know this university and
others like it are sending allies
out into a world, and that you
and they will keep the faith with
your university and the philoso-
ply Of life and the values you
have found
We can peer into the future a
bit. Our population is now about
IT'S millions. We know the prob
lens of schools, of colleges and
universities, of taxes and gov
eminent which that number has
brought
The birth rate is 8 million per
year. Twenty years from now the
population will be about go mill
lion. You will then be middle
aged men and women. You will, I
am sure, by that time have done
your part in increasing the prob
lem of crowded classroonns and
college endowment stresses.
When the year 1000 comes, just
40 years from now, most of you
will be in your middle and late
sixties. The population will then
be about 800 million. Some Of
you will likely be commence
ment speakers in the year 1000.
! suggest you now begin making
notes. The problems and crises
of that time will be perhaps more
formidable than those of today.
But as is plain to see, the
world now is in one of those
periods when the processes Of
history are speeded up. 1t is re-
making itself with great travail
and agony. We cannot escape our
part in it.
The processes of change are ac-
celerated-aH over the world they
are quickening. Ideas are more
powerful than missiles. New ma
tons appear and still more are
clamoring to be born. We Of the
United States must not fail to
make the American dream bright
enough and wide enough to give
Continued on Page y
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Wutch On The
POTOMAC
by
Robt. G. Spivack

Lyndon Johnson's Power Play
Unless Sen. John F. Kennedy
trips himself between now and
the Los Angeles convention, the
man he has most reason to fear
is Senate Democratic Leader L.
B. Johnson of Texas.
To those who have watched
Johnson operate here these last
six years it is amazing to note
the changes that have come over
the man. One day he is the in
gratiating, let's-all-be friends type
of political glad handler; the next
day he is a rough tough, kick-and
gouge fighter who will destroy
anyone who gets in his way.
Johnson seems determined that |
no matter what happens to his
own presidential ambitions, the
one person who must not become
President of the United States is
the man he contemptuously calls
Johnny" Kennedy.
Kennedy reciprocates the feel
ing, but seems to find it hard to
come to grips with the elusive
Lyndon.
AS things stand now, Johnson
will make one big bid to have
Kennedy accept second place on
a Democratic ticket which is
headed e BP's-Af Kennedy
refuses, as presently seems likely,
then the Johnson steamroller is
prepared to start moving.
In a recent column, Joseph AL
sop who thinks it might be Ken
nedy on the first ballot, said the
only thing that could stop him
would be another one of John
sons miracles. The view that
Johnson is miracle-man is wide
ly held in the CAPITAL and even
among the Kennedyites. TIL ey
have. a healthy respect for the
man who has come to regard him
self as MIR. Democrat.
X X X
The. Johnson Line - For the
Kennedy. strategists the question
is hoW.to handle Johnson. It's not
an easy, problem because Califor-
MIA and Pennsylvania apparently
bSsitates about throwing their 1852
votes to the Massachusetts, as
pirant.
Why is it such a tough prob
lem, when Kennedy seems so
close to quick victory?
The answer is to be found in
this simple, but exceedingly eff
fectively, line which the Johnson
hackers now put forth to poll
ticians across the country:
''If you tie up with Lyndon you
just can't lose.'
What they mean is that John
son is bound to come out in good
shape, whether or not he is the
nominee. He has SO arranged it
in Texas that he will automatic
ally be the Senate candidate, if
he does not win at Los Angeles.
And since his reelection is re-
assured, this means that once
again he will be the Democratic
leader of Senate which even the
Republicans concede they have
no chance of winning.
Reduced to its simplest terms
this means further that it is John
son to whom the next President
must come for distribution Of all
the big political plums job pat
ronage, contracts at the Pentagon,
judgeships and what have you.
n. =
r. Kennedy should become the
nominee and 80 on to become
President, he still must live with
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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In the event you've not seen it, would like to suggest you
read small book by Harry FIeischman LET'S BE HUMAN Harry
is Director Of the National Labor Service for the American Jewish
Committee and the contents Of the book are excerpts from his
column which goes TO than hundred papers in the Ndon
The selections made for the book reflect many moods hUmo
humanity pity hope all of which are decent and needed
badly by all of U.s. think The book published by Oceana Pub
LEGATIONS Inc 80 Fourth Avenue New York The cloth bound copy
sells for 2e5 end the paper bound is $3.50 Here two
cerpts ffomlE BE HUMAN:
Blowing Bubbles
"a senaorEastand Of Mississippi once told newsnen that
any Mearo in his state vote he meet the quaIca-
lions When Robert Baker Of HARRISBURG, Mississippi tried
exercise his franchise the Forrest County registrar insisted
that Baker tell him accuratey How many bubbles in bar
Of soap? Now Baker can up with the answer nay nine
yearod showed me his Golden Picture Book OF Questions
and answers which informs that pound of soap will
make 255OO0oO bubbles If the Forrest County regsar
challenges that figure Mr. Baker, tell him to count them him
Move to the Rear
PASSENGERS please move to the rear!" This cry from the
throat Of haassed New York City bus driver brought no
results AT each STOP the front section Of the bus became
wedged tighter with suffering bus riders.
But union men are ingenious The driver, member OF
the Transport Workers Union finally drew up to the curb in
front of the United Nations stopped his bus and stood Up
Pointing dramatically to the shmmering glass skycraper
that houses the UN he said If we cant get together on
this bus how expect those fellows in there to get to-
qether and keep US out OF WARP?
II my sincere opinion that the book is worth more than its
Mike Barry Of The Kentucky IrsAmercan in Louisville has
pobed deep into question confronting all OF US nowadays N
saying go. sr-..
81 disc iseksywhe wisely decided h DIDN'T wsas 70 = s
~vnssr BY coasrssssns investigating
J. eemM,slss 4ais wssk IN Washington Sd 60 q
Continued Page ~ Il
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voice TO the commencement
speaker is heard in the land, wy
ing with that Of the poetic turtle
and the Jeremiahs proclaiming
that we shall soon be burned to
cinder by nuclear fires.
I am reminded of one of the
best known statements in Vic
torian poetry on the condition of
man. 1t is Matthew Arnold's
Dover Beach," which reads, in
part:
"The sea of faith
Wasonce, too, at the full,
But now | onlyghear
It's melancholy. long, withdraw
ing roar
All, love, let us be true
To one another; For the world,
which seems
To lie before us like a land of
dreams,
So various, so beautiful, SO new,
Hath really neither joy, nor
love, nor light,
Nor gertrude, nor peace, nor
help for pain,
And we are here as on a dark
ling plain
Swept with confused alarms of
struggle and light
Where ignorant armies clash by
night. -
It seemed to Arnold that the
withdrawal of faith was extin-
gushing all that was worthwhile
in life. He felt himself alone with
but one other person in a world
growing dark and moving ire
sistibly toward darkling plain
where ignorant armies would de-
stroy it. He mourned lack of Ger
titude." Today, the word is sse-
curity.,
1t is a feeling common to every
age as we discover if we read
enough Of the poets and pIailoso-
piers the theologians and the
historians. But, you and /, how
ever much we sometimes would
like to run away from it all, Know
that we can't. Somehow life must
go on. There are always men and
women who have. enough faith.
There are those who will live up
to the great principles and de
clare the living truths.
Today admittedly is a great,
and sometimes fearful, time to be
alive. Crisis and CONFUSION greet
us Almost continually. Today we
are 'ravaged by worry as to what
viii grow CIT Of the collapse of
the Paris meetings. Will the cold
war grow hotter? Will Stalinism
return to the Kremlin? Will the
Red Chinese go into action at the
offshore islands? And yesterday?
Why, we were worried about the
same things.
None of these fears will go
away. Indeed, new crises rise like
thunderheads out of Africa, and
we know that the great question
Of Red China's involvement in
our future is unanswerable. De-
Gaulle has not ended the drain
ing strife in Algeria. Latin Amer
lea stirs with revolution and dis
Cuba has become po-
tential Achilles heel in our de-
tense. 1t also is a test of our abil-
ity to accept the fact of revolu-
ton in today's world and to as
sist it to become a representative
And here at home our own
great domestic problems, socio-
logical and economic, demand our
best
! would not presume to stand
here egging you onward and up
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RALPH McCELL: Not Without Faith =
+" :. Il KNOW 1T WILL COM"

THE following the Commencement
tngushed publisher of The Atlanta Constitution Ralph Mcc
fore the graduating class of the University Florida
last month. / think necessary PDE)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-07-07

From The Saturday Review contribution from Grandma
Moses grandchildren to be sung the tune Of Battle Hymn
Of The Republic
My eyes have seen the glory Of the burning Of the
schools,
We have tortured every teacher. s
We have broken every rule.
We have ransacked the office and
We killed the principle.
The Brats are marching home
Glory Glory, HaIIeluiah!
One may suspect the title to be IAN Ode To Children There
is no point this except to say that love children but not
very much.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
FLA Program
Emphasizes
Farm Safety

Future Farmers of America
of the Damascus Chapter have
launched an educational cam
paign designed to reduce the
toll from farm accidents during
the corn harvesting season.
Members of the unit, working
in teams, are visiting homes in
the community to remind resi-
dents of the hazards of me-
chanical corn harvesting equip
ment, a major factor in farm
accidents each year.
The youths plan to review
with the head of each house
hold the rules of safe operation
and to distribute safe opera
tor" stickers to be affixed to
the tractors of those who agree
to observe the safety rules.
Housewives also will be given
remember" cards to be placed
on dining room tables as a re-
minder that safety is a family
responsibility.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
New Reports
Boost County
UCF Returns

Business solicitation remain.
ed the bright spot as the Mont.
gomery County region Of the
United Givers Fund swung into
its final three weeks with a re-
port meeting at the County Red
Cross Wednesday morning last
week.
With the overall campaign
slated to finish November II,
the county region Of the Mary.
land unit has raised 103,333,
or 67.3 per cent of its S153,500
quota. A large assist toward
reaching this percentage has
been credited to the business
campaign, which stands at 80
per cent Of its goal with $17,683
Of . $l9,579 quota.
New funds brought In during
the week totaled over $4,000,
with the western sector of the
county accounting for $13,621.
West Montgomery County is at
50 per cent OF quota; East
Montgo merry County has
achieved 50 per cent.
Volunteer leaders of the
countrywide drive are hopeful
that by this week the large
amount of pledges still not
turned in will show up in
force, and we can 20 over the
30 per cent level"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Banks, Schools
Open On Friday

1t will be business as usual
In Montgomery County banks
and schools on Friday despite
the fact that the date has
been proclaimed q legal hoIi-
day In observance of Vet
erans' Day.
State, county and municipal
offices will be closed through
out the area, and special
patriotic programs have been
planned by numerous vet
Grams organizations i'm the
county. Exercises also have
been planned In county
schools, where many OF the
programs will be geared to
the current observance of
American Education Week
and will involve the participa-
ton Of visiting parents.
Formerly observed as Ar.
mistice Day in celebration of
the ending Of World War 1,
November IL has been dedi-
Gated to the memory of de
ceased veterans for the last
six years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

George Miller and Cheverly
Mayor Lawrence Woodwork.
THE Role of the State in
Water Pollution Control will
be discussed by Robert M.
Brown, Of the Maryland Deaprt-
ment Of Health. Forbes Nc
Cam, prominent public person
mel consultant will speak on
PAY and Fringe Benefits for
Municipal Officials" c. D.
Spangler, Of the United States
Department of Public Health,
will discuss THE Importance of
Lagoons for Small Town Treat
ment Of Sewage" and Milton
Million, director of the Munci-
pal Technical Advisory Service,
will present an address on "Fi-
nancing Public Improvements"
BeaIs Discusses Program
Every effort has been made
to insure a constructive and
interesting convention" said
Alan Beals, executive secretary
of the municipal league. MANY
Of the problems facing munich
pal officials are not only ur-
gent, but require Qualification
and action"
He said one Of the goals of
the convention will be to for
mulate an effective and COM
prehensive program" for pres
entation to the State Legisla-
ture in January.
In addition to the business
sessions, Rockville officials
have mapped out a full social
S h e dule for delegates and
their wives. There will be
tours of the National Institutes
of Health at Bethesda and
major local industries and his
torical points Of interest.
A banquet, reception and
dance will be featured Novem-
Der II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

community swim mi ng pool
among other recreational facili-
ties.'
Warren has been active in the
local building industry for more
than 40 years and has figured
in the development of many out
standing communities, including
Woodley Hill, North Chevy
Chase and st. Mary's Park.
He also has developed a num-
Der of apartment projects, in.
Guiding Preston Place, Tilden
Gardens, the Chevy Chase Lake
Apartments and the widely
known Kennedy-Warren apart
ment-hotel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

Some 200 delegates have
made reservations for the three
day session, and are scheduled
to begin registering at 8 am.
for participation in variety of
program activities gettin g
under way just an hour later
with the first business session
in the Rockville Civic Center
Auditorium.
The convention not only will
be the Leagues first in Rock
vile, but 1t will mark the first
time the handsome new Civic
Auditorium will have been used
for a major meeting attracting
out-of-town participants. In adj
dition 70 the auditorium, other
facilities Of the Civic Center will
be used for various phases Of
the convention.
Varied Program Planned
Addresses by outstanding
guest speakers and a series of
panel discussions on topics Of
mutual interest to the partici-
pating towns and cities will
highlight the program.
Among speakers will be Jack
Anderson, associate Of the ma
tionally- syndicated columnist,
Drew Pearson, himself a Mont
gomery County resident. An
derson, who edits a Sunday
newspaper magazine supple.
ment besides serving as Pear
sons "standin," will discuss
contemporary political actiu.
ties on the national scene.
Annexation Is Topic
A panel discussion Of particu-
lar interest to Rockville, as
well as other Maryland munici.
palities, will be that concerned
with The Why, Where, When
and How Of Annexation" Par
dcipants will include Rockville
City Manager Walter A. Schei.
Der, Takoma Park Mayor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Caithersburg Jr. High
P-TA Meets Nov. Id

The Gaithersburg Junior High
PTA will meet for a short bust.
ness session at 8 pm. on Mon
day, November Ia in the gym
Of the school.
An opportunity will also be
given to the parents to get ac-
quainted with the teachers and
the schedules for the new year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

roe warren.
The site, adjoining the clover.
leaf access to the new interstate
Route $40 on the western out.
skirts Of Rockville, has been de-
signated az ''Woodley Gar.
dens." Homes in the develop
ment, according to Warren,
viii sell from prices ranging
from SO, 500 to $27,5O0.
Six different model homes are
row nearing completion, War
rem said. THE country atmos-
phere of the area win be pre-
served with fully-wooded home
sites and 20 acres OF woodland
have been dedicated for a park"
he added. "Plans also include q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
State League
Meeting Here
Municipal Delegates Assemble in
Rockville For Three-Day Session

The 1860 convention of the Maryland Municipal
League opens today in Rockville marking the first time
the city has been host the annual meeting of the
unit composed of representatives of than 100 ncor-
porated communities in the State
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Rockville Tract Acquired
For Prestige Development

A Rockville tract of more than 200 acres has been
purchased by Meadowbroo, Inc, for development of
prestige" community of colonial brick homes according
TO announcement this week by the firms president Mon
Navajo times., 1960-12-01
ChaParral Girl Scout
Council Report

! Mr.. Sam BilliSOn was elected to
the Board Of Directors, Chaparral
Girl Scout Council, for two year
term at the Annual Meeting, Fri
day, December 2, 1860, Sandia
Base Officers Club, Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Mrs. Gladys Tisi,
TOhatchi, also attended the An
nnal Meeting as a delegate from
the Navajo District Of the Council.
The Council has increased in
membership from 467l girls be-
tween the ages of 7 and II, Janu-
ary 1, 1860, to 652S girls, 2O9S
adults as Of December l. 1860.
The Council includes Bernallllo.
Torrance, Sandoval, Valencia, Cat.
ron, Mckinley. San Juan, and
Socorrc Counties in New Mexico
and the Navajo Reservation.
Elected to office we're: Mr.. Paul
Ellis, albuquerque, 1st Vice preSi-
dent; Mrs. Harlan Lenander, AL
buquerque, End Vice President;
Mrs. Vern Kubitz, Gallup, 3rd vice
president; Mr.. Oscar Shirley, Jr.,
Albuquerque, Treasurer; and Mrs:
John Russell Anderson. Aztec, sec.
retary. Elected to the Board of
Directors were: Mr.. Sam Billi-
son, Window Rock Mrs. M. l..
Harkey, 1t. Col. Fred A. Gross.
Jr., Mr.. Frank Bell, Mr.. Fred
McCaffrey, Mrs. C. L. Forsling,
Mrs. Wilson Pollard, Mrs C. r.
Murphy, Albuquerque Mrs. Will"
lam Marbury, Pennington; and
Mrs. Don Briggs, Gallup. Con-
tinuing to serve on the Board of
Directors are: Mrs. Elmer c.
Sproul, President; Mrs. w. A. Fam
ming, Mrs. Clarence Kemper. Mrs.
Leroy Evans, Mrs. Byron Murphy.
albuquerque; Miss Bernice Lou
ghlin, Mrs. Merle Tucker, Gallup;
and Mrs. Kenneth Minis, Los
Lunas.
Navajo times., 1960-12-01
Girl Scout Council
Holds Meeting

The afternoon of December 13.
Mrs. J. Maurice McCabe held a
coffee in honor of Miss VOrsila
L. Bohrer, new Girl Scout Dis
trict Director on the Navajo Res.
ervation. In keeping with the hol-
iday season, the table was decor
ated using Christmas theme
and Christmas cookies. Yuletide
carols provided festive back.
ground for the occasion.
Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. C. ]. Cox,
Mrs. Grace Mccullough, Mrs. R.
Davis, Jr. Mrs. r. Van Comper.
nOlle, Mrs. L. Masters, and Mrs.
]. Mcpherson were among the
Window Rock guests present. Out
of town guests included Mrs. C.
P. Addington of Gallup; Mrs. Don.
aid Briggs, G. S. District Chair.
man in Gallup; Mrs. Verne Ku-
bitz, second vice-president Chap.
arral Girl Scout Council, also from
Gallup; Miss Peggy Kilmer, Girl
Scout District Director in Gallup;
and Miss Mary Frances Biering,
Navajo times., 1960-12-01
WinslOW Indian Center
Backed By Community

The new Winslow Indian Center
al 40 E. 3rd Street opened with
little fanfare, but a big potential.
The WlnslOW Center is a cOmmun-
ity enterprise, backed by towns
people and business men alike
And now, word comes from the
Winslow City Council meeting in
session December 6, that the town
OF WinsloW will aid the center
in the amount of $l.00O.00 By
agreement of the Council the
money will be paid the Center
500 monthly for five months. then
the final $4,000 will be paid in
a lump sum. after new tax reven-
lie starts to come into the City
Treasury
DR.. James S. Pate. chairman OF
the board of the Center, hopes
eventually the Navajo Tribe will
make a contribution to the Win
slow Center. The town of WinsloW
has long noted the need of such
a Center for the many Indians
who shop in Winslow. The Center
now provides warm place for
mother and baby while in town
There are restroo.ns. a warm
lounge. soft drink M chimes and
Navajo times., 1960-12-01

Many Of the plans for the Center
are being formulated after the
Indian Center in Gallup.
The WinslOw Indian Center is
now open Monday - Saturday,
from 8 am. to S pm.
Ed Stiles, who has been hired
to help the Indian visitors, has
long been known on the reserva-
ton.
Mr.. Stiles who is on duty 6 days
weekly speaks Navajo. which no
doubt will aid the patrons of the
Winslow Indian Center.
Navajo times., 1960-12-01

comfortable chairs. A new tele-
vision set has been purchased and
is being installed for the patrons.
According to plans a Christmas
party on December oath is being
planned by the First Methodist
Church for all the visitors on that
day.
Evening star., 1960-05-01
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