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Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27
Kennedy's Appointments Sparse
To Date

80 far the Kennedy appointments to Americans ancestry
TO top posts have been disappointing The
tons his designation Of DR. Robert National
appointment which has not yet received U.s. Senate
approval and the appointment Of Andrew Hatcher White
press aide post requiring Senate approval .
Weavers appointment be in rough weather from
souheners who " don't want appointed
ton In government and who secondly with avor Negro
who has aaton with the NAAcP Of which Weaver presently
national board chairman
Other influences In the housing construction field fearful
that Weaver housing administrator expenditure
huge Of federal loan that practice
elimination against Negroes other mnoes Weaver said openly
at the time Kennedy asked him against
elimination In housing"
There b much discrimination in the housing and building
snctOn fields that Weavers appointment be fought openly
and from behind the because of fear that he win administer
the agency end unconstitutional discrimination
other big appointment which Kennedy
special Secretary Of Labor
official George l. Weaver veteran Of number Of U.S. culture
mdereveIoped nations and active
Democratic party Weaver supposedly win be elevated to
secretary Labor which formerly held
late wilkins who the Eisenhower appOintee
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27
NOT An Eisenhower

Minority Republican
quoted saying coalition reaconary Republicans
sucted Democrats viii block President Kedys legislation
new Congress
This exactly what
lineup performed
the task
Kennedy Eisenhower.
going put not likely
to be playing golf while others left to
Republicans carried Indiana
Kennedys election unhappy It
they stay unhappy until 1862 have
liberal tendencies in Mr.. Haleck's
It's good to remember that Indiana did elect Democratic
American.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

The religious community reason to rejoice in the
housing Of another Episcopal
Minneapolis in a brand church
The handsome Minneapolis
was dedicated January Is in
diocese
Ministers Of different hand
special guests at the dedication services
various Episcopaan parishes the Twin
accompanied by their augmented St Thomas
choir
The structure beautiful both design sgni
canty off the drawing Hughes parish
members who architectural craftsman Armstrong
schlictng, architects who designed the building
Members Of the St Thomas church parish only recently
moved from mission status have feel hand
home They joined other religious congregations
throughout the In their pardonabe pride
home.
The spiritual and moral backbone Of American community
the churches The growth influence
Cities has been exempied building
church homes by a number Of congregations
st Thomas has joined the ranks Of those
precate that modern quicken
pride and expand the work. well responsibilities
Of the parish and the work Of organized religion congratulations
to St Thomas its leadership
as whole for their concrete accomplishment .
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

all things to all men From the
current issue it seems plain enough
the Editors do not expect the
honeymoon to last very long. II
their forecasts are right the chron-
ic "opposers" viii soon have a field
day and things win once again be
back to normal.
All Of US know that the tug-of-
war between liberal" and "con-
servative' win go on for q long
time, within the Democratic Party.
But at this moment it seems fruit
less to indulge in the current guess
ing game as to whether Kennedy
win move to the right" or the
''Ieft".
His biggest problem IL not in the
area Of domestic politics. It Is in
the field Of foreign affairs. And
put in the most elemental terms II
IL this: What win be the state Of
our relations with the Communist
world? win there be nuclear war ?
Or drift? Or stalemate? Or what ?
Everything else is by the logic
of events relegated to a secondary
position except insofar aS 1t has
bearing on our world posture
Thus civil rights, school integra-
ton and related matters have an
important effect on how we are
regarded in Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
Simple justice for Negro Amer
leans and us. political advance
ment In the world arena are In
evitably intertwined.
But all our other domestic prob
lens would shrink TO inagnificance
II we were to find ourselves en-
broIled in a shooting war over
Laos, Cuba, or West Berlin The
Russians know this. For eight
years they have held the threat Of
war or Soviet expansion over US.
Paralysis In the conduct pf our
foreign policy was the result
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27
Letters TO The Editor

n "
Editor After reading weekly the paper Sunday
sat you been wanting
do this since 1888 when first read first copy your paper
enjoyed the 20 edition
something Of interest personals
usually leave to better half" thinking you really
know person appreciates product you
tod-so here goes
good newspaper have lived here In Mime
apolis have felt its Negro
IT'S wen worth the you ought
know ths-E. H. Brown Minneapolis,
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27
DIR RY-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

FRED GRAM
opponents to st Paus public housing
only opponents proposed prospective te They obviously
expect ndusousy engaged In
providing it. abundant
administration went out In blaze Of headlines
heradng actions foreign policy budget military affairs
administration absolutely unique:
history with the Hundred Days at the end instead Of
the beginning.
been flying saucers over
territory In Soviet air nothing es than
flying washtubs would be tolerated
As spectacular than the nucar
bang bigger In this the auto the
tortoise the atomic hare. I
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27
WATCH
on the
POTOMAC

Washington-THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE-The Ed-
of Time magazine scornfu refer to the new
the press the Administration How it posi-
be they wonder that there is such spirit of rendlness
wards JFK among newspapeen diverse in their editorial
views Joseph Asop hand and writer's for The New
York Post, the otherf
The answer they yly hint is that Jack Kennedy being
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

I believe that q big change Is
coming. For the first time in eight
years the initiative in foreign af-
fairs seems likely to shift to the
United stateA
Probably the word shift" 10 not
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

Competition resulting products at cost the basis
Review
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

think people should work after CO. and
wouldn't them to work before that
Selected
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

Kennedy, / believe. senses that
the whole world awaits his first
100 days with great expectations.
For the first time in a long time
the world may no longer ask;
what are the COMMUNISTS up tot
Now they are likely to ask: what
is America up tor" But they win
ask it hopefully. not fearfully.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

prompts
part earnings;
spend wisely not Chamberlain
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-01-27

precise enough. I think it is likely
that the Kennedy Administration
viii seize the initiative and try to
maintain II.
That, 1t seems to me, Ia the sig
nificance Of the high calibre ap-
pointments Kennedy has made In
his Administration. Unless ali
signs are wrong, we no longer
propose to sit back and wait for
the Communists to move here, or
there, and then jump in with some
malSeshift plan Of our own.
The essential difference, as
see 1t, between the Eisenhower Ad-
ministration and the Kennedy Ad-
ministration Is that we propose to
keep the Communists guessing.
SMILING MIKES MISSION -
There are already indications that
the Communists are baffled. The
Soviet Ambassador, IS miling g
Mike" Menshil1ov has been holding
a series Of lrncheons with any Ken
nedy friends he could persuade to
come to the Embassy on 18th
street.
For a Soviet diplomat he Is one
Of the more subtle, but none Of his
guests has departed from the Sow
let Embassy with any doubts as to
his purpose. MenshiIxov wants to
know what's going on? What
are Kennedy's long-range plans7 ?
What does he propose to do in the
short-rm?
The Soviet Union, we are told, is
prepared to forgive" US for the
U-2 affair. Even Castro is telling
the Cubans that things win be bet
ter when Kennedy takes over.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Great Words

Theodore Roosevelt who died fortywo years ago, had
much say Americans-not only to those of his own
philosophy Of life:
"Amerca will to be a great nation whenever her
young to possess energy daring and endurance
as wen as the wish and power fight the nations foes
Peace like freedom, is not gift that tarTies long IN
hands of towards, of those too feeble too short
sighted it. and ask to be given the means to
that honorable peace which alone is worth having
mo pil,d-up wealth, spcndor of material growth.
no baucc Of artistic Development will permanently avail
amy people its home life is healthy unless the aver
age possesses honesty courage common sense and de-
cency.'
Il wonder if you recall one verse of Micah that am
very fond oto do justly and to love mercy and to walk
hmnbly with thy Cod That to is the essence OF re-
gon To b Just with all men, to be mercifu to those to
whom mercy should be shown to realize that there are
some things that must always remain mystery to u.s. and
when the for to enter the great backness TO
90 smiling and unafraid."
How to rate today?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Judgment of $4,000
Awarded To Plaintiff

A judgment for the plaintiff iE
the amount of $3.50 was ordered
entered in the case of Margaret
Bernard versus George D. yelling
in the Circuit court here this
week The plaintiff had sought
$1,000. F. A Thayer was attorney
for the plaintiff.
In the declaration it was stated
that on February p the plaintiff
was visiting in the home of the
defendant, who is brother-in-
law. The declaration said that he
battered and assaulted the plaili-
tiff by throwing himself upon her
and placing his arms about her
neck, and that She sustained con
tusions of the throat, neck and
mouth.
She testified she was compelled
to wear collar brace about her
neck and was caused to lose sew.
eral teeth, that her nervous sys-
tenn was injured The allegations
we're denied by the defendant
through his attorney Stuart f.
Hamill. Jr. Appearing in the evil
dence was a doctor bill of SIS and
a hospital bill of 500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Yough Bridge Open
For Limited Traffic

The Youghiogheny River bridge
is now open for light traffic one
way, it was announced this morn
ing by Darrell Wotring, county
roads supervisor. The bridge has
been closed to traffic since March
20 when one abutment wing fell
into the river as the result of too
much rainfall.
The bridge wings on the north
or Harrington end of the bridge
we're poured over three weeks
ago and the dirt fill was completed
this week.
Repairs to the east wing wall
and abutmcnt also are necessary,
but Wotring said he thought these
repairs would be made while one
way traffic was allowed
The bridge closing has caused
inconvenience to the Swallow Falls
area residents and has cut of
traffic too the city dump.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Seven Will Receive
Degrees At u. of Md.

Seven students from Garrett
county are among the more than
200 at the University of Mary
land who will receive degrees at
commencement exercises to be
held at College Park on Saturday.
June 10.
The following degrees will be
awarded:
John r. Kolb, Accident, BA.,
Education.
Robert c. Shaffer, Crellin, BIS,
IN Business and Public Administra
ton.
A. Louise Coddington Speicher,
BIS, in Business and Public Ad-
ministratiOn.
Eugene w Brenneman, Grants
vile, BIS, in Agriculture
Patricia Ann Gortner Sublett,
Oakland. BIS. in Nursing.
Jack NJ. Right, Oakland, BIS, in
Engineering.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Guilty Of Driving Under
influence Of Liquor

Fred Joe BoWser, of Frederick,
former county resident, pleaded
guilty to a charge of driving I'M
der the influence of alcohol, at =
hearing before Trial Magistrate
Robert NJ Maroney one day last
week. He was fined 500 and costs.
On a reckless driving charge he
also pleaded guilty and was fined
SIS and costs.
Two others we're listed this week
on motor vehicle violation charges
William Okey Friend, Friends
vile, pleaded not guilty to reck
less driving charges but was
found guilty and fined SIS and
costs.
Donald Lee Wolf Oakland, also
pleaded not guilty to charge OF
operating motor vehicle at speed
greater than reasonable and proper
but was also found guilty and
fined $40 and costs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Bean Planting Gives
Added Income Hope

This week marked the starting
of planting 212 acres of snap beans
in this county. During the next
five weeks, this total acreage will
have been planted. All beans are
being grown under contract with
Dulany Foods Indications from
last years production are that this
project will bring considerable
supplemental income to county
citizens.
One of the major obstacles in
any agricultural development Ell
Fort is labor required for harvest
ing. according to James A Nc
Henry, County Agent 1t is esti-
mated that some $50 to 800 pickers
will be needed this summer to
harvest the snap bean crop. Pick
nrs will vary from school age
children to adults, both men and
women. Plans are already under
way to form a labor pool. Trans
portation from Mt Lake Park, Deer
Park, and Oakland will be avail
able to pickers. Arrangements are
also being made for ice water,
rest facilities, and other essentials
for the convenience of the pickers
The Department of Employment
Security is presently engaged in an
effort to enroll pickers and har-
Vesters. Anyone interested can OBJ
tain detailed information by con-
tacting the Department of EN-
ployment Security
THE future of vegetable pro-
duction for Garrett County looks
McHenry says, But as
always a certain amount of effort
support and enthusiasm is needed"
We have developed from 43 acres
in 1860 to 212 acres in 1861. An
is available for farm
income through the
snap bean program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Nine Get Bachelor
Of Science Degrees
At Frostburg State

Nine senior students at Frost
burg State Teachers college re-
ceivcd Bachelor of Science de-
grecs at the fifty-cighth COM
mencement exercises at Frostburg
last Sunday afternoon.
Dr.. Lillian c. Compton, former
president of the college, delivered
the address on The Dimensions
OF Life"
Degrees we're conferred by DR..
r, Bowen Hardcsty president and
diplomas were awarded by William
L. Wilson, Jr., state board of edu
cation.
Among those receiving their di-
plomas were Jacequline Sue Cal
houn, Oakland; Helen May Cum
mings, German; Jane Duling Me
Call Gormania; Mrs Florence
Faith, Grantsville; Barbara Lu
Glotfelty, Oakland; Alberta Jane
Guard, Friendsville; Thelma Jean
Noel, Nj Lake Park; Rosalie
Yvonne Sisler, Friendsville; Bev-
erly Ann Speicher Accident.
During her college career Miss
Glotfelty, in addition to being q
DEANS list student, participated in
number of eXtra-curricular ac-
tivities. She was a member of the
feature staff of the college news
paper active in the Lutheran stu
dent association and Women's Rec
reation association. She sang with
the Maryland Singers in her fresh
man year and was a band major
etc and co-captain during her
junior and senior years. During
her junior year at State she
was chosen as candidate fog
Apple Blossom princess for the
festival at Winchester.
She received her practice teach
ing experience in the first grade
1t Hill street elementary at Frost
burg and in a fifth and sixth
grade combination at Ellerslic
elementary school. She has ac-
cepted an elementary teaching
position in Montgomery county fol
the coming school year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Lawrence Sherwood
Is New Minister For
St. Paul's, Oakland

Lawrence Sherwood is the new
" appointed minister for ST.
Paurs Methodist Church, Oakland
The appointment was announced
by the West Virginia Methodist
conference at the concluding Sos
sion at Buckhannon, w. Va, on
Sunday, by Bishop Fred G. Hollo-
way. He succeeds Rev. Charles
Goodwin, who was named supcrin-
tcndcnt Of the Parkcrsburg dis
tric;
A native Of RQnceverte, w. Va.
he has served paftoratcs at Peters
burg, ". Va, for six years, and
Chenille, w. Va, for five years
He was graduated from West Vir-
einia Wesleyan college. Buckhan-
non. and received his BID. degree
from Garrett Theological seminary
at Evanston. Ill, in 1856.
While at Chenille he was a
director of the Wesley Founda-
ton work with Methodist students
on the campus of Chenille State
Teachers college, is member OF
the Conference Board of Minis
terial training and qualifications
and is a member of the Confer
cncc historical society. He is one
Of the research editors of the
newly published edition of Bish-
on Francis Asbury's Journal, has
done considerable research in
church history and is a contrib
utor of several periodicals.
He is married to the former
Hazel Steiding of Keyser, w. Va,
and they have four children.
Among the other appointments
in the Moorcficld district; Rev. j
f. Gcrstcll to Kcyser Circuit; Rev
william Street, Kingwood; Rev
Meade Gutshall, Parsons First;
Rev. Joseph Stump. Parsons, ST
Johns: Rev. E. ]. StOur, Aurora;
Rev. Clarence Winkler, Blooming
ton: Rev. Willis Summers, Davis
Thomas.
Rev. Ann Grindle, Friendsville'
Rev. John NJ Ncgley Gormania,
Rev. Emory McGraW, Grantsvillet
Rev. Clifford Sche1, Kitzmiller:
Rev James Remley, Mt. Lake
Park; Rev. Sumner Sawyers, Pied
mont; Rev. A. J. Young, Rowles-
burg; Rev Billy Reed Wickline
Terra Alta.
Norman Laughiin, Corinth
GAINESVILLE and Elk Gardcr
charges are to be supplied.
Former ministers of the area
w. S. Patterson remains at Salem
Hiram Short, to Bruceton Mills; !
:. Middaugh, Diamond street
Fairmont; Don l.. Jackson, re
turns TO Redwood; Edward Sci
bert to Stephenson Memorial il
Parkersburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Notice of Election
Appears This Week

Notice of special election is be
ing published in the advertising
columns of The Republican thi-
week
The election is set for Wednes
day. June 81, and polls will be
open for voting from O'Clock a
m, to o'clock p. m, standard
time.
The various polling places are
announced by the Board of Su
pervisors of Elections. The only
change from the last election if
the voting place for district 9
Johnson. Voting will take place in
the route 40 school building.
The copy of the official ballot
will be published. in next week.
issue.
The question to be decided is
whether or not the sale of liquor
will be legal in this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Underwood Bears
Brunt OF Storm
Twister Damages Chicken
House And Destroys
Orchard

A twistcr of more or less local
nature took off the second story
of a block chicken house and
fclled several trees, for Burlin
Hollcr, took out an entire orchard
for John Matthews, and uprooted
several trees on the property OF
Robert Sliger, al in the Under
wood area, during a sharp cleo
trical and wind storm last Fri
day evening about 7 o'clock.
In other areas there was high
wind and a torrential downpour
for several minutes, but no de
slruction of property.
On the John Matthews farm the
wind also picked up broodel
house from its foundation and tn
rain ruined some fertilizer that
was being stored there.
There we're no chickens in Hol-
,er's chicken house at the time
The wind also removed por-
ton of the barn roof.
There was also rain on Satur-
day and again on Monday night
Tuesday was partially fair with
some cloudiness and Wednesday
turned out in similar fashion. A
threatening electrical storm Wed.
nesday evening turned out to be
mild. Thunder showers are pre-
dicted for today and tomorrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Council of Merchants
To Meet June IA

The Mt. Top Chamber of Com
mercc is co-sponsoring a meeting
with the Maryland Council of Re.
tail Merchants on Wednesday
June IA, at 8 o'clack p. m, at the
William-James Hotel in Oakland,
it was announced by Irwin R. Rudy
Jr.
Merchants and other business
men are invited to attend. Viii
lam G. Ewald, executive vice
president of the Maryland coun-
Gil, will speak. He will tell the
story of the Maryland council,
why and how it was formed, its
aims and purposes and its ac-
complishments during the recent
session of the Maryland Legisla-
turc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
Check Writing Spree
Brings 10 Warrants
Against Taxi Man

Chester Sines, local taxi driver
went on a check writing spree
ABOUT two weeks ago prior to
carrying out a disappearing act
and as a result is now being
sought on at least ten warrants
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretense.
The warrants were issued this
week after a delay of ten days
which was mandatory before such
warrants could be made out,
pending the possibility of him re-
appearing and making said checks
good. None of the checks amounted
to more than 500 but the total
thus far amounts to over $500
Charges we're preferred in the
office of Trial Magistrate Robert
NJ. Maroncy by Don E. Helbig, OF
Ielbig and Sears, jcwelry; Dolores
Murphy, agent for Englander
Pharmacy: Robert E. Proudfoot,
Oakland Pharmacy; Reaford Pur-
baugh, Western Auto; Eugene II.
Nordeck, HIP Stores; irwin r.
Rudy, Jr., for Rudy Department
store; Thomas d. Browning, for
Browning, Inc; Carroll E. Miller,
for Mt Top Tire; and Kenneth
Jones for j. w. Jackson company.
Maroney indicated several other
persons had also cashed checks
which had not been turned in to
him up to the present time.
At the same time Mrs. Sines
entered charge of desertion and
ron-support of herself and six in
FAINT children.
There were reports that Sines
had disappeared about two weeks
ago, possibly in company with an
other person, but the taxi in which
they were leaving the area was
wrecked a few miles from town.
There were also unsubStantiated
reports that he was headed for
Mexico at the time of his dis
appearance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08
To Address Rotary

Cheryl Vitez, student at North
ern High school, will be the
speaker at the weekly meeting of
the Oakland Rotary club on Fri
day evening at 6:15. Her topic will
be about the Civil war as it af-
fected Garrett county
Miss Vitez has prepared Civi.
War era map of the county which
is considered unique She will be
accompanied to the club by Lewis
p Walker, principal, and Mrs
Walker, who is Miss Vitez' history
teacher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-08

Mrs. Jane Duling Mccall, Cor
MANIA and Miss Jacquelinc Sue
Calhoun, Oakland recently re-
ccivcd the who's Who in Ameri-
can Colleges and Universities
award at a banquet in their honor
at Frostburg State Teachers col
legc.
Thirteen seniors we're given this
award for scholarship and leader
ship abilities during their four
years at Frostburg
Both students we're in the junior
high education program Mrs. Nc
Cal maiored in English and Miss
Calhoun in science. Each have
been on the deans list several
semesters.
Mrs. Mccall has been active a
secretary of her class each of the
four years and has held various