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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19
Al Marriage Permits
Issued in 2 Weeks

Forty-one marriage licenses
we're issued during the past two
weeks ending Monday morning
from the office of Richard L.
Davis, clerk Of the Circuit court.
This was the total number issued
for January thus far. Thirteen Ii
censes were issued the first and
% the second week Three licenses
issued we're marked don't pub
lish.'
During the past week seven of
those obtaining marriage licenses
were listed as unemployed,
while one declared mo occupa-
ton"
Franklin Junior Britton, 20,
parents CONSENT food clerk, near
Terra Alta, w. Va, and Mary
Janet Matlick, 18, Function, W.
Va.
Robert Andrew Becker, 81, fac
tory worker, Falls Church, Va,
and Alma Louise Pancake, 81,
New Creek, W Va.
Jerry Louis Sabo, IT, parents
consent student, and Faye Marie
Nuzum. Il, parents CONSENT both
Fairmont, W. Va.
Emmons Eugene HandWerk, 80,
UNEMPLOYED. and Pauline Mar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19
l See by the Dailies

President-elect Kennedy was
urged to create new cabinet
status Department of Housing and
Urban development.
Nineteen persons, mostly aged
pensioners, died in a hotel fire
in San Francisco Forty were in
jurcd.
Speaker Sam Rayburn cele-
brated his 18th birthday ami
versary January 6.
U. S. broke off diplomatic rela-
lions with Cuba when Cuba de-
manded embassy staff be reduced
to II persons.
Anti-American rioters burned a
U. S. flag. threw stones and bat
tied police in Montevideo, Uru-
quay.
Sen. Barry Goldwater, Arizona,
was reappointed chairman of Re-
publican Senate campaign COM
mittee.
State Department of Motor We
hicles reported 6216OO obsolete
drivers licenses.
Mrs. John Kennedy was named
first lady Of world fashion.
Charles DeGaulle Of France won
three quarters of the vote in favor
of his Algerian policy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19

but he hopes to be able to again
save the amount required as a
gift to the brides tribe within a
year or two. Reports show he was
a good student and is now work
ing in his own village
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Decimal Point

Continued From Page One)
Christmas trees. from rentals for
cabins. park admission fees. etc
Thayer indicated last week that the
county was getting more money in
this manner than it would be get
ting if the 10000 acres of state
owned land were under individual
ownership. even if everybody paid
his taxes.
Thayer also made statement
last week that was holding up
under scrutiny. Besides the direct
revenue to the county, Garrett
county also benefits from tourists,
hunters and campers attracted to
the area forests and parks. In this
mid-winter month the State De-
partment of Forests and Parks still
has "a employees working in this
county. thirty-five of them hourly
paid and the other 10 are salaried.'
He furnished some figures this
week to uphold the Importance of
the program in this county. There
were lS6O47 sightseers. 12,054 cabin
occupants, 36.393 campers. 141 006
picnickers. 29,O2O fishermen, 1926
hunters. 63.946 other visitors.
1t is impossible to estimate ac.
curately what each cabin occupant,
campers, and such would leave
around the community moneywise,
but needless to say it would be
considerable
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19

President Eisenhower accepted
election to membership on the
board Of trustees Of Johns Hopkins
university
Organized labor and the Ameri-
can Medical association prepared
for a verbal war over medical
care for older persons at the
White House conference which be-
gan January 8.
Five African nations were urg-
ing the return of Lumumba to
power in the Congo.
Gross cash income from farming
in Maryland during 1850 was csti-
mated at between $275 and $3.50
million, a record for the state.
A B-5S bomber set six world
speed marks. 1t averaged 1900
miles an hour.
President of Venezuela warned
Cuba against intruding in coun-
try's affairs.
State collected more than SAP
million from its leading revenue
sources during first six months
of fiscal year. Up six percent
Two died in Maryland high
ways but toll continued to run
wen behind for total for last year,
same period.
Charity Davis celebrated her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19
Weather Is Mild

Garrett County has enjoyed com
paratively mild weather through
out the week. There have been
two days in which measurable
snow fell. Sunday there was some
four inches Of new snow, and resi-
dents awoke this morning to find
an additional two inches. More
snow was scheduled for today.
making it even better for the
weekend of skiing that was sched-
uled.
There were indications of sleet
on Monday and Tuesday but not
enough to cause any alarm or diff
ficulty.
Last Friday, after a reading of
10 above zero, the weather was
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Highway Map

Continued from Page One)
of the state are rich in history
Much of the Civil War unfolded in
the area and key developments in
the evolution of America as a great
industrial power occurred in West
ern Maryland"
Gov. Tawes, in message ac-
companying the map, says the state
is in the midst of an accelerated
program of primary road construc-
ton which will give safe and ef-
ficient transportation to the great
est number of motorists in the
shortest possible time.
The pictorial map shows hunt
ing, skiing, water skiing, camping,
swimming, golfing and fishing and
calls to mind the autumn glory fes-
tival which takes city people on a
twenty-five mile tour of the area
each year.
The maps are available through
the State Roads commission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19

celia Bittinger, Is, both Jennings,
Md
Pete Lalakulich, 81, unemployed,
and Janet Louise Grimm, p, both
UniontoWn. Pa.
Billy Gerald Anderson, 81,
lumberman, Hacker Valley. w. Va,
and Pearl Florence Thomas, IS,
Charleston w. Va.
William Joe Woods, %, painter
near Petersburg, w. Va. and Pa
t'icia Ann Miller, 90 Arlington,
va.
ARA Orval Wright, IS. (parents
CONSENT Iabcrer, near Bridgeport
w. Va, and Nancy 10 Davis, Is
parcnt's CONSENT Clarksburg, w
Va.
Everett Wayne Brand, Jr.. 81
maintenance worker, and Wenona
Kathleen Kelley, 81, both Morgan
town. w. Va.
Daniel Edward Brown, %, UNI
employed. Powhatan Point, o..
and Ellen Airline RACER, 10, King
wood, W. Va
Enroll John Hess, 10, parents
CONSENT student, ST. Marys' w
Va. and Judith Helen Deegan, 10
Morgantown, w. Va.
Norman Eugene Allison, 81
student, PughtoWn, w. Va, and
Carolyn Sue Glass, 10, New Cum
berland, w Va
Henry Arthur Hostutler, %
orderly. Hopemont, W. Va, and
Betty Lynn Grimm, Is, parents
CONSENT Terra Alta, w. Va.
Delbert Worth Warner, 81, la
borer. near Parsons, w. Va, and
Beulah Grave Wotring. SO, st.
George, W. Va.
William Raymond Hutchinson
II, parents consenD no occupa-
ton, near Grindstone, Pa, and
Mary Elizabeth Isler, Is, Browns
vile, Pa.
Donald Gail Bailey, %, unem-
ploycd. Brownsville, Pa, and Elma
Jean Wilczynski, 81, New Salem
Pa.
Wilbur Harold Gross, II, re-
tired, Thomas, w. Va, and Anna
Grace Hardesty, So, Oakland. Md
Eugene Ellis Ashby, 20, par
ent's consentl laborer, Deer Park
Md and Carol Jane Beeman, q,
Kltzmiller, Md.
Harry Leon Braddock, %, UNI
employed, Wind Ridge, Pa, and
Winifred Christine Rodgers, Is,
Waynesburg, Pa.
Lawrence Edward Harton, 25
student, Fairmont, w. Va, and
Geneva Lorraine Hall, 18, Grafton,
w. Va, both colored.
Donald Glenn Reiner, 81, I'M
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Sunday school, Gortner; United
Brethren. Paradise; Lutheran.
Meadow Mountain. and Methodist,
Mt Lake Park
Mrs Smouse said that similar
contributions had been through
the United Council of Church
Women for the past five years.
She pointed out that DR.. Floyd
ShacklOck executive secretary.
had visited six countries in the
Far East and five territories in
Africa within the past few months
and says the story is the same
everyWhere-that people are
hungry for the printed word.
Where lending libraries are avail
able. children squat, reading, and
pay penny to read for an hour
or two
At tilG SuSSISllOli VI LGSlIC \.
Sayre, secretary for promotion.
and with the consent of the local
group, the contribution this year
is to be used in support of the
KitWe center in Africa, regarded
as one of the most promising
ventures on the continent in pro
viding literacy training and read
ing material
Mrs. Smouse said the story was
told of a young man in Africa
who was so eager to get training
as Christian writer that he paid
his travel costs to Kitwe with
part of the money he had saved
for mis- marriage. In his tribe they
have a dowry-in-reverse system,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-19

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1861
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Farm People

Continued From Page Onc)
in farm project work. This contest
is sponsored by Maryland Farm
Bureau. and The certificates were
presented by Harry Mcdonald,
Supervisor of Vocational Agricul-
ture in Maryland. Garrett County
boys made a good showing in this
part of the program.
Recommendations Summarized
This years resolutions included
the following recommendations:
Continued effort to eradicate bru-
cellosis in dairy and beef animals,
acceleration in research and APP
propriate testing to control such
other animal diseases as leptospi-
rosis, cholera, mastitis. and respir-
atorv diseases of swine and poultry;
urged that Marylands system of
unemployment compensation be re-
vised urged more strict scrutiny
of applicants for public welfare
funds. and the correction Of many
unnecessary expenditures of pub
lie funds for this purpose; requested
Legislation be enacted requiring
written permission of land owner
before hunting with dog or gun;
urged that no further taxes be
levied on cigarettes; reaffirmed be-
lief in principle of Right to Work
Law: favored re-appraisal of bridge
and tunnel toll rates on highways;
recommended that members en-
courage youth to develop leader
ship and self reliance rather than
to become dependents of central
lied governments recommended
more emphasis on safety programs
and elimination of fire hazards or
the farm and in the home: requested
the enactment of legislation which
will check the scattering of litter
! along highways; expressed genuine
interest in public school system,
and urged all citizens to take a
greater interest in the schools in
their counties; opposed Federal aid
to education except in emergency
areas. as it might develop into Fed
eral domination of the public school
system throughout the Nation;
commended the school officials and
teachers of Maryland public schools
for their conscientious efforts to
help students develop into good cit
liens: commended University Of
Maryland for its excellent program
of research. instruction and extern
sion, and the State Board of Agri-
culture for its effective services
and regulatory work; recommended
that the Extension continue to re-
examine its program in the coun-
ties in consultation with represen-
tative rural leaders; urged that
every effort be made to establish
standard uniform time within each
time zone; urged rigid economy in
the operation of governments, and
that necessary steps be taken to
prevent excessive property taxes;
recommended that the retail sales
tax in Maryland be reduced below
the fifty cent level; favored the use
Of local school facilities for Junior
College use after regular teaching
hours, but felt that the State rather
than the county should be chiefly
responsible for the junior college,
with the student being required to
bear just portion of the cost of
his education.
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clear and moderate. Saturday was
cloudy with some melting Wed
nesday was also cloudy and mild
with some melting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
|. D. Whitaker

to 49, The most improvement
occurred for thin leaf and lug
grades. Top average was $50 for
choice brown wrappers (A1F 45) !.
Most grades averaged So to Sill
above their respective Govern.
ment loan rates. However, in
dividllal baskets totaling only
3.l36 pounds, or 2 per cent of
sales. were delivered to the Sun
cured Marketing Cooperative.
This tobacco never moved into
Government loan stocks as it
was resold. During last season
6 per cent of sales was deliver
ed to the Cooperative.
Fair and good qualities of both
Tugs and heavy leaf were sold
in larger percentage this season
than last. Also, the proportion Of
nondescript showed a consider
able decline. Marketings had
better color this season. too.
Majority of the tobacco was
graded in fair leaf, both heavy
and thin, low and faid Tugs, and
nOndeScript.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
mendabfe, why are We suuawk-

1nenuabfe. why are We sqnawk-
ing our pulpits and editorials
about the increase Of crime and
Juvenile delinquency.
In brief. have seen enough
suffering among animals in these
parts not to find your description
OF that nights carnage amusing.
| would repeat. however, that |
am not blaming the dog. He at
least fought for some principle
OF his own. Just as the beaver
fought for his right to live. What
Lothers me are the people on the
SidllneS-thoSe who watched a
weaker creature bounded to
death and those who read about
it with satisfaction in their nice
safe homes.
1t is one thing to see a living
creature die in agony; another
to gloat about it. But there I
go again. talking In terms of the
pre-atomic age.
James Wellard
COZ First Avenue
Farmville. Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
Condemns Story On
Death OF Beaver

Editor Of The Herald:
was sickened by the story on
the front page Of last Tuesdays
Farmvllle Herald describing the
savaging to death of one animal
by another. while the human
spectators watched from safe
distance" Your quotes.)
am not. Of course. condemn.
ing the animals for fighting. Both
were at least brave about it. But
l am shocked-in fact. disguised
that the people who watched
this death fight" from a safe
distance could witness for two
hours the slow torture and even
tual killing of a smaller and rela-
lively defenceless animal by a
larger and .fielcer one. l was
brought up to believe in an old
fashioned principle called fair
play: and though I realize that
am out of step in this respect.
would have thought that some
body out there in that backyard
would have had a moments
pity. mercy. or whatever the
local word is for the feeling to
have put an end to a useful and
harmless creatures suffering.
But we read that the dog "sank
his teeth deeper and deeper into
the same wound on the beavers
head"
What, I wonder, is the effect of
this story on our children, both
on those who watched the death
agonies of that wild animal and
on those who read the presum-
ably humorous account of it in
your paper The same effect,
suppose. as when they see, night
after night, the Good Man kick
the Bad Man in the face on tele-
vision. Here again, another anti
quated belief fingers in my mind ::
don't kick a man when he is
down. Behind the times again.
But can't we at least be con-
sistent about these things If we
adults hold UP these examples Of
brutality to our children as COM
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

1.-THE Union next to our lib
erty, the most dear!"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
Letters To Editor
Ladies Skirts
Going Up

I read a piece on ladies' skirts
A day or two ago.
Which said that girls, to be In
style.
Must now. their knee caps. show.
And with this piece were pic
lures of
Some pretty girls. to show
How far above their dimpled
knees
A new style skirt should go.
AS for myself. I don't object
To how high they hike 'em:
Because. on girls with lovely
legs.
l confess, / like EN-.
Though I have lived a lot of
years
And now am old and gray,
still have eyes and l admire
The gains some girls display.
think of how the styles have
changed
Since sixty years ago,
When women wore their skirst
SO long,
Their fnsteps wouldn't show.
The bathing suits that they wore
then.
Completely hid their charms;
No bit of leg would they display
Or even their bare arms.
The girls today, their charms
display
And show most every thing.
Excepting what bikims hide
With ribbon and a string.
wonder what. as time goes on,
Will stylists conceive?
If women keep on wearing less,
They'll dress like mother Eve.
Sometimes it makes me sad to
know
I now am old and gray
While lovely girls in scanty
dress
Their pulchritude, display.
"She walks in beauty like the
night.
But shows up better in the light
Regretfully yours,
L. S. Whitaker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

Editors Note: The story which
sickened DR.. Wellard was not in
tended to be humorous. and upon
reading the account again we car
find absolutely no humor in it.
We agree with DR.. Wellard that
it would have been better to put
the beaver out Of his misery with
a we'll placed shot. and Mr.. Har-
vey said he would have preferred
to do just this. Certainly he was
taking a chance of losing his
faithful dog. Danny, by allowing
the fight to continue. However, it
is not very easy to get close
enough to such a battle to make
sure the shot will end the
beavers life. rather than striking
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
FinoI Report
|Sun-Cured Leaf
Averages 1892
To Set Record

The 1860 crop of sun-cured to-
bacco set one record and just
missed second. The general
average of $37 80 is the highest
ever made. and the gross sales
of 1.779, 1888 pounds were just
ahead Of the 1882 crop as the all
time low for production.
Actually, the Richmond mar
ket sold 1885, PA pounds aver
aging $38 "a. The other three Vir-
GINA ma rkets sold 273,674
pounds averaging $34.49.
Last year, sun cured sales
amounted to 2,229 $50 pounds
averaged $34.35.
Increases over last year rang
ed up to SIS a hundred pounds but
a large majority were from 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

man that he can be expected to
act like both Supreme Court and
President at the same time on
civil force.
VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON
JOHNSON. it is reported. will be
much more active as chairman
Of the committee against racial
discrimination on government
contract work than Vice Presi-
dent Nixon was. Henry Cauthen.
editor of The Columbia. S. c..
State. warned truly some months
ago that whatever Lyndon John
son has been to the South hereto
fore, these states should not an
ticipate thim) as Vice President
protecting their interests"
Amen! There is no inconsis-
tency in having wanted johnson
for the Democratic presidential
nomination but doubling him
now. AS this column has long put
it. the Senator is a brilliant po-
litical oveiseer, a wonderful
worker for the people he works
for. If he had been nominated
and elected President as the
South's choice, he would some
how have managed in office to
please the South. As Mr.. Ken
nedy's chosen Vice President he
will have no trouble being a New
Frontiersman with Mr.. Kennedy
and even making a speciality of
race matters.
In view of the closeness of the
election, Senate Republican Lead
err Dirksen says We're speaking
for half of the country" He
means he's speaking for princi-'
pies half the country believes
best for the whole country.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

''The Union Next To Liberty -"

1.-THE Union next to our lib
erty. the most dear!"
THAT WAS VICE PRESI-
DENT cALnOuN'S toast in re-
ply when President jackson. FAC
ing him sternly at the jefferson S
birthday celebration in 1880.
toasted Our Federal Union - it
must be preserved.
How infinitely more important
it is today that this Federal
Union. mightiest of the nations,
hope of the world. be preserved!
No secession which would de-
stroy it now. no civil war. but
what threatens is a disease Of the
heart. of the blood stream. from
attempted imposition of a racial
revolution upon a great sector of
o,lr country where evolution was
making all the progress required
by either race. There is no ques-
ton Of preserving our Federal
Union. The question is the con-
ditiOn of heart and mind in which
the preserving Is done. whether
what is preserved functions.
THE PRESIDENT SAWS his
predecessor did not speak out
forcefully enough in behalf Of the
Supreme Courts school order.
That is certainly true. Ike never
once indicated approval of the
desegregation decision. His po-
sition always was only that the
court must be obeyed. Other
wise. he like the latter day
Nixon, took pains to speak only
against discrimination" never
against separation. and to say
many times that you couldn't
force men by law on a thing like
this, that the answer lay in the
hearts of men.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Kennedy's
press conference remarks on the
New Orleans situation were con-
spicuously guarded. When said
all children should be given a
chance to attend school. regard
less of race. that such a right
was in accord with the Consh-
tuition land, in my opinion. with
the judgment of the people,"
there could be none to disagree
with him.
Attorney General Kennedy
fwho. according to the APP, set
up separate receiving line of his
own at the White House reception
the other night, may be he ad-
ministration's Ratchet man on
this - and make it an axe. He
is so brash and forward a young
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
Complete Circle

When was young and things were plain,
NY home was on humble lane,
Then. widened for wagons lood,
The narrow lane became q road
Later. with asphalt hard and neat,
We proudly called our road a street
And when some trees along it grew,
We then oolled it an oventte
The town wos full Of avenues
And some Of them had dandy views
Then fancy folks. to ooin more fooe,
Renamed them Heights, or Drive or Place.
Then seeking something q 10 mode,
They sometimes went right back to rood
So now the circle is complete,
For some rich folks Of the elite
Seek, as the site Of their domain,
winding, costly, leofy lane
And Oft | wish, ! could again
Live in q time when thinqs we're plain.
Free from worry and strife and stroin
In my old home on quiet lane.
Where never friends BY cars we're sloin
Causing sadness, grief and poin.
But now olos, ! live where
See speeding cars and trucks 40 by.
And in popers read each doy
About the folks they main and sIoy
There were some things deserving prose
Back in the horse and buqqy doys.
l. D. WHITAKER
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

the dog by mistake. tNor did Mr..
Harvey know the identity of the
animal until the following MORN
ing.)
What DR.. Wellard interprets as
gloating over the agony OF the
death Of a living creature was
intended in the story to be praise
Of fine farm animal who risked
his life In the triumphant protee
ton Of his" farm. We agree
with DR.. Wellard in his general
theory about brutality as de-
picted in many news stories, on
television, etc. However. we do
rot think this news story fits into
that category. If the account was
offensive to any other of our
readers, we would appreciate an
expression of feeling. as it is the
intention of The Herald to be q
paper that can be read and en-
joyed by all members of the
family. yet we cannot close our
eyes to the realities of life. WbW
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24
AN AIDE TO VISIT MR.. K?

President Kennedy is believed
to be considering sending spec
ial emissary to the Soviet Union.
The mission is to sound out the
Premier on what ideas he may
have on improving Soviet-Amer-
lean relations.
Lately. Khrushchev has been
claiming he can do business
with Kennedy. The special mis-
sion would try to find out if this
claim is a propaganda campigan
or if there are hard facts be-
hind his claim.
Truman halls Kennedy as new
world leader.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-24

New theory offered on ciga-
rette cancer linked.