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The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1961-06-09

A program of wedding music was
presented by Mrs. Rena Tillett,
who also accompanied John H.
Long in singing 30 Promise Me"
and 20 Perfect Love-.
Given in Marriage by her father,
the bride wore white wedding
gown with a bodice of chantilly
lace fashioned with scooped neck
line, long sleeves ending in points
over the hands, and with a skirt of
organza accented with lace appli-
ques and seed pearls, a large bow
at the waist, and self covered but
tons down the back. Her fingertip
veil fell from a crown, covered with
chantilly lace, seed pearls, and Sc
quins. She carried a bouquet of
white roses.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Ronald
E. Meekins, sister-in-law Of the
bride, and bridesmaid was Miss
Mabel Jean Basnight, sister of the
bridegroom. They wore identical
dresses of pink taffeta with pink
organza overskirts matching head
bands with short wells, and carried
bouquets of pink carnations.
! The mother of the bride wore a
blue dress of lace over taffeta,
iiharmonizing accessories, and a
corsage of pink carnations. Mrs
Basnight wore a beige eyelet en-
broidery sheath with green aces
sories, and a green carnation cor
sage.
Ushers were R. S.. Meekins, 'Jr.,
brother of the bride, and Melvin
Basnight of Norfolk, Va, uncle of
the bridegroom. Miss Merlee Tillett
of Wanchese was mistress of cere-
monies.
The bride is graduate of Manteo
High School and will graduate
from Norfolk Business College in
August.
The bridegroom will enter East
Carolina College as sophomore
this fall, and they will make their
home in Greenville.
Reception
After the ceremony, reception
was given in the church educational
building. Guests were received by
the members of the wedding party.
Mrs. Robert Dough presided at the
guest register. The table was
spread with lace over pink cloth,
and centered with a bouquet Of pink
and white stock, with four tier
led wedding cake. Refreshments OF
punch, cake, nuts, and mints were
lserved. Miss Lou Tillett cut and
served the cake; Mrs. Jake Midget
and Miss Nancy Helen Glynn serv-
ed punch.
add Basnight-Meekins Wedding.
Rehearsal Party
The bridal party, families and
out-of- town guests were entertain
ed at an after-rehearsal parry Fri
day night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. X. Fearing, Jr., in Manteo.
The living room mantel featured
an arrangement of pink rosebuds
banked against ivy and large
hearts, and the refreshment table
was centered with pink and white
! ! stock, pink candles, and bride
doll. Mrs. Melvin Jackson served
coffee-cream punch, and he table
held a variety of party foods.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1961-06-09
COLUMBIA PERSONALS


COLUMBIA Herbert L. Swain
of Williamson, former Tyrrell
resident has been discharged from
DePani Hospital, Norfolk.
Miss Judy McDuffie is visiting
Miss Ruth Selby in Washington,
d. C.
Tom j. Goodwin is a patient in
the Columbia Hospital.
Robert Davis of Route 2, is i'll
in the Columbia Hospital.
Morris G. Pritchett arrived from
State College Thursday and left
Monday for employment in Norfolk.
Guy Swain, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Swain, won a Pioneer
Chain Saw at a demonstration at
the Columbia Garage Saturday. Guy
was selected to draw for the prize
and drew his own name. Other
prizes: a set of files was won by
Eugene Kidd and blade covers by
Lorynie Sykes and Don Grimsley.
The demonstration lasted from 8
a. m. 3 p. m. Cold drinks and
cheese crackers were served during
the day.
Miss Gwen Bruner is visiting
her grandmother in Columbus,
Ohio.
Miss Fay Davis is home from
Chowan College.
Miss Pat Spencer of Raleigh
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Spencer, last week end.
Miss Madgetts Morris of W.C.U.
NC. arrived home this week for
a few days with her parents, Sher-
iff and Mrs. Clair E. Morris, before
leaving for summer employment at
Detroit, Mich.
Miss Pat Cohoon home from
w. c. u. N. C. plans to attend
summer school at E. C. C. Her
parents are Mr. and Mrs. W.. Chas.
Cohoon.
Robert Cartwright of U. N. c..
arrived home Thursday.
Carlyle Harrell, who has been
teaching in Farmville, has arrived
home for the summer. He will again
he employed as loading supervisor
at the Columbia Packing Co. potato
warehouse.
Miss Gail Cohoon visited her
mother Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon Satur-
day. She will be employed at Vir-
ginia Beach this summer.
Miss Rena Mae Spencer was
home with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd B. Spencer, last week end.
Avery Morris of State College
arrived home Thursday.
Monty Harrell Of U.N.C. has ar
rived home for summer vacation,
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Plato
HarreN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Basnight
and son Gordon Scott of Chapel
Hill visited Mr.. Basnight's parents,
Supt. and Mrs. NJ. L. Basnight.
Mrs. w. S. Caravan has returned
from visiting her daughter Mrs.
Eloise Brown at Goldsboro.
Mrs. Blanche Sexton Weisenfluh,
who has been a patient in Sinai
Hospital in Baltimore, has been
transferred to the Ridgeway Hos
pital in Ridgeway, Pa.
Bertram Davenport, son of Mr..
and Mrs Lloyd Davenport is at
tending school at East Carolina
College.
Adrian Ayers, Coach at Columbia
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12
BY David Heller, Jr.

Few, if any, of the host of
summer jobs confronting to-
days teenager have the APP
peal as that of being a Camp
Counselor. To some it holds
the fascination of working
with children of helping
to mold their mental and
physical character. To others
1t affords the opportunity to
spend the summer outdoors
hiking. swimming, and horse
back riding, among many
other activities. And, of
course, it gives many teen
ayers the chance to meet
other young men and women
their same age.
l, myself, anxious to discov-
er why this particular job
lures so many teenagers ev.
cry year into the employment
of the many camps in the
Montgomery county area, de-
cided to enlist my services to
the staff of Camp Furman, a
highly successful day camp
In Potomac, Md. ] soon found,
contrary to my previous ex-
pectations, that there is more
to being a Camp Counselor
than meets the eye. Not want
ing to dwell more than neces-
sary on what the merits of a
dedicated counselor should be,
it can be safely said that the
two most needed virtues are
composure and patience. Also
the good counselor must be
flexible, as campers, the life
blood of Camp Furman, come
In assorted shapes and sizes,
with varying dispositions and
personalities. Campers, bless
their hearts, must be dealt
with psychologically in an at
tempt to understand how their
minds work. This, however,
poses many problems, espe-
cially when campers manage
to successfully probe and
dominate your thought-proc-
esses. This often tends to be
a crushing blow to ones van
ity. In any event, one soon
finds that coping with the diff
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12
Banks Are States Largest Lenders
To Farmers, ABA Survey Shows

nee for the use of borrowed
funds.
ITO meet this changing need,
banks in Maryland have the job
of seeing that the legitimate
credit needs of farmers are met
on terms which will bring re-
turns to both borrower and
len der and strengthen the
economy.
while farmers have not
been sharing fully, for a period
of years, in the relatively fav-
orable national income, agricul-
ture is not insolvent. Bank
farm loan delinquencies are
very low and farmers equities
generally are in favorable DO.
sition.
"As further service to help
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

Maryland banks were serving
farmers with more credit and
other financial services than
any group of lenders at the be-
ginning of this year, according
to James p. Casbarian, presi-
dent of the Maryland Bankers
Association and vice chairman
of the board of the Suburban
Trust Company, Hyattsville.
During 1860, the states
banks maintained their leader
ship in agricultural credit serv-
ices.
Based on the Goth annual
farm lending summary of the
agricultural committee of the
American Bankers Association,
Casbarian reported that at the
beginning Of the year Maryland
banks were helping farmers
with $53 million in loans, seven
per cent more than a year
previous.
This total included S23 mil
lion in production loans and $50
million in farm mortgages. At
the same time, 81 million in
farm loans was held by life in.
surance companies; $13 million
by the Federal Land Banks;
$14 million by Production
Credit Associations; and SO
million in non-real-estate loans
plus So million in real estate
loans by the Farmers Home
Administration.
About SO per cent of the pro-
duction credit extended by lend
ing institutions to Maryland
farmers came from banks.
Casbarian said that farming
nationally is 5000 billion in
dustry which means that an av-
erage farm represents better
than a $4,000 investment, with
many commercial family-type
operations running well above
this figure. Capital require.
ments to operate today's farm
businesses are increasing and
farmers are finding a greater
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12
Reflections of A Counselor

one of the most popular
camps in the Metropolitan
area. Today the camp often
has as many IS $50 campers
during a single week. The
large, and thoroughly expert
enced staff at the camp have
the job of instructing the chill
dren in various sports and
seeing to it that the campers
have a good time. However,
most important is the coun-
selor's duty to insure safety
to the campers at all times.
Safety" Mr.. Furman says,
sis the most important factor
at Camp Forman. We always
want everyone to have fun,
but when it comes to making
any decision, safety must al
ways be the deciding factor"
This fall Mr.. Furman will
be assisted by his beautiful
and talented young bride.to-
be, Miss Susan Loomis, of
Wheaton. Miss Loomis will
direct a Saturday camp dur
ing the winter, while her hus-
band will venture into the
field of real estate.
Elaborate Physical Plant
Camp Furman is noted for
its excellent physical plant,
which Mr.. Furman designed.
There is a swimming pool
with lighthouses, a stable
with two riding rings, a base
ball diamond, ample space for
games, and recently added
gymnasium. The gymnasium
houses another Camp Furman
speciality; the large trampo.
line which is a favorite of the
kids. This trampoline, Incl
dentally, along with few
Camp Furmanites, will be fea-
tured at the Montgomery
County Fair Aug. 22-26) at
Gaithersburg in this areas
first such exposition. AS an
other point of interest, there
are many hiking trails ada
cent to the camp, and the
campers occasionally will hike
at Great Falls or nearby Sem
eca.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

erent campers and the crises
they often manage to stir up
is all part of the days work.
At Camp Furman there is
a wide scope of activities for
the campers. Some, such as
archery, rifleshooting, and, of
course. swimming, demand
that the counselor be on his
toes at all times to avert any
potential danger.
Probably the busiest place
at Camp Furman is the beau
tiful swimming pool which is
doubtlessly the favorite spot
of the $50 campers there now.
The counselors must assume
the role of lifeguard when the
children have their 'free
swim" period.
Success Story
Behind any successful con-
Germ there must be a success
full man. This holds especial
~ true with a successful
camp, for operating a camp
can be a risky business :.
a business in which a good
reputation is a must" Ron
aid Furman, owner and direc-
tor of Camp Furman, is one
of this areas most spectacu-
lar young businessmen whose
career is success story with
in itself. Mr.. Furman, 26, had
his start as a Camp Counselor
himself, at which time he
learned the basic mechanics
of running a summer camp.
An alert and Woodworking
counselor, he soon bought a
secondhand school bus, in
which he transported group
of Washington youngsters to
Rock Creek Park play areas.
The turning point in his ca
reer came when, after several
years of searching for a suit
able place to start his own
camp, he found an ideally To-
Gated tract of land in beautiful
Potomac, Md, near Great
Falls. Financed by his grand
father, Sidney c. Kaufman, a
well-known area businessman,
he started his summer camp
In 1858, which quickly became
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

farmers keep pace with in
creased mechanization and
technology, about one-third of
all bank agricultural loans have
a repayment program longer
than one year."
Casbarian believes that
farmers and bankers working
together in this way help make
Maryland agriculture more
prosperous" He reported that
80 per cent of the insured COM
mercial banks in the state are
serving agriculture's credit
needs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12
Local Residents Prepare for Zoning Fight

Members of the Woodside
Park Civic Association in Silver
Spring this week called for COM
munity support in their opposi-
ton to the rezoning of property
at Alton parkway and Spring
street from residential to apart
ment use.
Terming the coming applica-
ton (C-653) "a serious threat to
our residential community" DR..
Wilbur H. Goss, president of the
association told the membership
that placing a high rise apart
ment Immediately adjacent to
fine residences" would have the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

County Council members.
In recent emergency sessions
of the associations executive
board, the group also has auth
orized the employment of coun-
sci to represent it at the public
hearing, solicited the aid of
neighboring civic groups and au-
thorized a voluntary collection
of at least 81 per household in
the area to help meet the cost
of counsel's fee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

effect of lowering their value
as residences and inviting their
re-zoning in turn"
$50 it would CO." DIR. Goss
said. What is needed is a sta
biIization of this transition zone,
not an exacerbation of the prob
lem such as represented by the
apartment proposal"
He urged association mem
bers and other area residents
to sign a petition against the re-
coming now being circulated and
to write personal letters to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12
'Hamfest' Scheduled

Eleventh annual "Hamfest"
of the Shenandoah Valley Anna.
teur Radio Club will be held in
Winchester, Va, Saturday and
Sunday, August 1920, featuring
a banquet on the opening night
and a full schedule of activities
the following day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-12

NEW YORK CUPD = Used
computers are being offered in
increasing numbers by manu-
facturers at big discounts. Bur-
roughs Corp. says it is selling
one secondhand computer for
$4,000 compared with the orig
inal $4,000 price tag. IBM
is offering another at 1920, $3.50
marked down from $685. $50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15
Scout Notes
Troop 295 At Camp

Troop 295, sponsored by the
Crusader Lutheran Church of
Rockville, Md, is enjoying a
week of summer camping in
Lucketts, Loudoun County, Va.
ger, located the site and with
the help of parents Of boys in
the troop, said site was develop
ed into a Boy Scout Camp with
all facilities.
Russ Soulen, chairman of the
Troop Committee, Is also spend
ing the week with the boys, and
enjoying same.
Scoutmaster Paul Macuch, ST.,
spent several days with the
group to assure a program was
in order, and to assist where
ever possible.
With the most appreciated
help of Senior Scouts of Troop
295, led by Eagle Scout-Junior
Asst. Scoutmaster Kenny Os.
wald, several boys will have adj
vanced to the rank of Eagle
Scout.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

be $4,000. This amount will be
reduced for claimants between
the ages of 81 and IS filing on
their own records.
Another important change
eases the work requirements
even more than the go Am.nd-
ments did. Now, workers reach
ing retirement age after July,
1861, will need approximately
21s years to qualify. The mini
mum requirement Is still 6
quarters of coverage.
The new retirement test still
pays benefits for all months to
those earning $4,000 or less
but withholds smaller amount
if earnings fall between $1,000
and $1,000.
Additional in formatio n is
available from the Social Secur-
ity Office at BIB Fenton ST.,
Silver Spring, Md, JU. 8-5545.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15
By Phyllis BatteIIe

NEW YORK This Is
an outright, wide-eyed accolade
to a man who is almost 80; a
man as vital, still, as this city
which bred him.
It Is lesser men, not God or
nature, who might be tempted
to label Bishop Herbert Welsh
"old."
For instance, They've been at
me to write an autobiography"
he said. They've made me talk
to a tape recorder. It's got to
the point where they're pushing
me to live 100 years-make a
better book that way"
The Methodist senior philos.
opher smiled, amused rather
than resentful. "Why can't they
leave me alone? It's foolishness
and there's a principle here.
A man should be allowed to die
whenever he wants to-"
OF course, the Bishop con.
coded, II can't really blame
them. The facts of life keep
mounting up to age me. 1t
seems I am now the Oldest liv.
ing graduate of three institu.
tons, Brooklyn Polytechnic In.
stitute, Wesleyan University,
Drew University Theological
School, which I rather think is
a unique experience. At least, 1t
may have given some people
the impression I'm getting on"
Since his graduation from the
three famous colleges, WEIGH
has travelled and lived the
world over. He was president OF
Ohio Wesleyan University from
1905 to 1916. Then he was made
a bishop while serving as a mis-
sionary in Korea, Japan and
China for 16 years.
After his official retirement
Is years ago, he was brought
back to active service as Bishop
of Boston. Then he retired a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

Center Mansion, Rockville.
Mon, Tues, We'd, Fri, 1875.
Sundays: 81. Contemporary
European Prints. Group show,
Children's Art, July 9-August
2. Selections by Denny Arant
& Robert tombstone from the
Rockville Art Leagues June IS
Art Show.
Rockville Civic Center, Old
Baltimore rd., Rockville. list
fir Mansion). Mon. Thurs, 9
anil pm, Fri.-Sat., 9 i am,
Sundays, 90. Group show
through July. Various media.
Rockville Art League members.
Roth's Silver Spring Theatre,
8242 Georgia ave., Silver Spring.
One-man show through July %.
Oils. Grace Williams. Two
man show opening July %. Oils.
Phyllis Grady, Mona Eaton.
The Takoma Park Art Asso-
citation announces its 1961-62 ex-
ecutive board members, elected
June /: President, Kenneth But
Ter; Vice President, Mrs. z. A.
Robertson; Treasurer, Mrs. Har-
old Shaffer; Recording-Secre.
tary, Mrs. Alex Kaminski (for
T.P.A.A. information JU. g.
1860; and Corresponding Sec
rotary, Mrs. Frank Verwiebe.
Pietro Lazzari, judging the
fine M.C.A.A. Art Show June a
at Gustin Gardens, awarded
top honors, oil media, to: Mary
Newhauser, Elaine Cafritz and
Alexis DeBoeck Honorable
Mentions to the canvasses of
Fred Renders, Allen Avery,
Bella Kweinberg, Zelda Shuwall
and artist Cafritz Top Hon.
ors, other media, to the works
of Mimi Rose, Kitty Mullin and
Alexis DeBoeck; Honorable
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

Under latest Social Security
Act revisions, men between 81
and IS can now collect benefits
If they choose, just as women
have been able to do since 1856.
Those workers who choose to
apply will draw correspondingly
less each month than they
would have received if they had
waited until they were IS. The
longer he chooses to receive
benefits before IS, the greater
will be the reduction in his
monthly checks.
Widows, dependent parents
and dependent widowers aged
62 or older will receive 82A
per cent Of their deceased bread
winners primary benefit. For
merly, these claimants received
Is per cent of what the wage
Garner would have received at
age SIS.
The new minimum benefits
for 65-year-old beneficiaries will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

Art Shop Gallery, S209 Geor-
gia ave., Silver Spring. Mon,
Thurs, Fri, 5000. Tues, Wed,
Sat-, 1905. Group show
through July. Various media.
Louis Labone (France), Nathan
Wassberger IN. ", Audrey
Salkind Cd. c..
c. /. Smiths Color Center,
% E. Montgomery ave-, Rock
vile. Daily until 6. Fridays
until 9. Oils. Denny Arant.
One-man show opening July Is.
Oils. Del Burford.
Citizens Bank, Carroll & Lau-
rel ave., Takoma Park. Group
show. Various media. Takoma
Park Art Assn. members.
Collectors Gallery, 1925 Wise.
ave., NV, d. c. Daily, 10-5.
Closed Wed. & Sun. Woman
show through July 20. Prints,
Marie Skora. Sculpture,
Charles Todd.
Francisco's Restaurant, All
Montgomery la, Bethesda. Two.
man show through July %.
Oils. Phyllis Grady, Mona Ea.
ton. One-man show opening
July %. Oils. Norma Efkinazi.
Gallery Coffee House, 1918
20" ST., NV, D. c. One-man
show through July 16. Various
media. Pete" Snyder.
Harrigan's Restaurant, 729
9th ST., s.w., d. c. 5th Annual
Southwest Outdoor Art Show.
Open to Amateurs and Pro-
fessionals, oils, watercolors,
graphics. Judges Selections to
be shown through July at Har-
rigan's. Entry fee 75c per
work. Awards. Judges: Jack
Perlmutter, Samuel Bookatz,
Henry Olsen.
Rockville Art Gallery, Civic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

wrong"
Bishop WEIGH also is con-
cerned with the attitude of
church members in the South
who are fighting Indignation.
AS an "Evolutionist, rather
than a revolutionist," he can I'M
derstand their attitude even
though he doesn't condone it.
1--WE must be patient" he says
quietly. There is no use talk
ing about equality of the races,
because obviously it doesn't at
present exist. But we must keep
talking human dignity'-and
those two words will finally
win them over. They are Won
derful words. and timeless.
=. like the dedicated man
who just spoke them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-15

followed by valleys.
Nov, it's the U. S. that has
been going up and up-and the
Russians are pushing up from
behind, saying, go on, get up
and out, it's our turn next"
The Bishop shook his head,
almost imperceptibly. at may
be true"
Then he added, smiling, 'but
If anyone believes in a God
who upholds and behind the
scenes governs, I don't see how
we can take an utterly pessi-
mistic view. Every night is fol-
lowed by a morning, every dark
age by a renaissance, and say
that Communism cannot ever
become the permanent working
order of society, because it is
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assignment America

second time, only to be lured
back to service as executive di.
rector of the Methodist Commit
tee for Overseas Relief.
Then a few years ago 1
really retired" he says. For
the third time and out"
Now he has nothing to do.
Except read, write, go on speak
ing engagements and travel.
Next week he leaves for six
weeks in Switzerland, accom-
panied by his daughter. She
wants to ascend a famed $4,000
foot mountain peak. viii the
bishop, at SO, scale such
heights?
"Oh," he replied quickly, sur
prised at the question. "T
wouldn't desert my daughter.
After serving the church so
long and eagerly, here and over
seas, Bishop Welsh resembles a
man rested and just beginning
to get his second wind. His
stride is straight and unfalter-
ing, his brown hair barely hazed
with gray. His hearing is almost
as keen as his continued vital
interest in world affairs:
"One cannot help but stay
profoundly interested in the
world, whatever his background,
in these times. Basically, I'm an
optimist. I believe in the final
victory of goodness, but it will
be long road and a hard road"
he says quickly.
when you look back, when
you take the long view of his.
tory, you can't help but see that
the dominating nations have all,
at one time or another, reached
their peak and then slipped
downward. Take Rome-it went
up, up, up to a high point and
then down. There was England,
a great empire as it went up,
up and finally down. And Ger
many, with its peaks of power