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SOuthern's fast break and break
thru for easy layups seemed tc
catch Allegany mapping at the out
set and Coach Chef Payne's team
showing a glaring weakness on de
Tense, was unable to match the
Highlanders whose previous high
before last nights game was 81
points against Romney Long shots
by Burdock early in the battle
opened up the defense and COlaW
and Stuck sneaked in for many
lay-ups.
A Cumberland sportsWriter
keeping a check on percentages.
revealed that the Highlanders had
an amazing .532 percent, making
SO baskets in only 81 attempts.
While they hit a warm" .444 in
the first half C16 for 36) they
saved their best for last when they
fired at a 654 rate making II
field goals in 26 efforts. With less
than four minutes to play the
Highlanders had an unbelievable
800 percentage for the second
half, Is buckets in only 20 tries.
Allegany connected on 26 goals.
for the entire game.
Southern also eXcelled at the foul
line, making "a of 33 attempts
compared to 10 of % for Allegany
for .727 average.
Mervin Pope was Allegany's
standout with 50 points on II field
goals and 8 to II foul shots. Bob
Gaffncy garnered II tallies and
Gary Muliigan and Wayne Shook
had ten each for the Campers who
last year won the District One
class A title by trimming Southern
in Cumberland 70 to 40 after the
Southern Highlanders had dis
posed of Frederick 74-53 and How
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Weeks Weather Has
Variety of Moods

The weeks weather has included
almost everything except an actu-
al tornado and zero temperatures
There were clear skies, rain,
high winds. several inches of
snow, some sleet and ice, thunder
and lightning and fog. There are
predictions for warm and sunny
weather for the weekend.
Last Friday was clear and warm,
the occasion being the 18th day
of thawing. Thawing continued the
following day but rain fell most
Of the day A sharp thunder storm
struck in late afternoon and a
cold front descended quickly, the
barometer dropping and the temp
erature going from about 50 to 80
degrees in matter of minutes.
Snow began to fly, and gale-like
winds began to blow Several
windows were broken and tree
limbs broken. Waters remained high
but there was very little flooding.
Winds caused drifting. The storm
cleared in the afternoon and Mon
day was clear and warm.
Tuesday began in cloudy fashion
and snow started to fall about 8
o'clock Continuing most of the
day it dumped three to four inches
of wet snow on the terrain We'd
nesday continued cloudy with a
drizzlc most of the day. Melting
continued until early evening
Thursday dawned clear with warm
ing air predicted.
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SWALLOW FALLS

Visitors of Mrs. Verna Helms
and son we're Mr. and Mrs Junior
Carr and family, Sang Run; Mr..
and Mrs. George O'Brien and
family, SWanton; Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
tents Sines, Oakland; Mrs Willard
Pike and Kay, Crellin; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Ream and Naomi, Mrs.
Robert Beachy and Sharon, Victor
Kope and sons, Mrs. Junior Phil
lippi, Ernest Mayles, Stephen
Sines and Robert Sines.
Abirthday party was held We'd
neSday evening for Robert Beachy
at his home.
Mrs. Katherine Winters and
Elaine, and Stephen Sines were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bolyard and daughter, of
Crellin
Mrs. Walter Sines, Mrs. Junior
Phillippi and Mrs. Peter Spiker
visited Mrs. Edgar Sines this week.
Mrs. Junior Phillippi, Ernest
Mayles, Mr.. and Mrs William
George and family, Mrs. Peter
Spiker, Stephen Sines, Bud Helms
and Glenn Kope were visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beachy and
daughter.
Mrs. Daley Lewis and daughter,
Mrs. Bert Ream, Mrs. Donna
Beachy, Mr.. and Mrs. William
George and family, Larry Ream
were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
den Skipper and family.
Mrs. Peter Spiker visited Mrs
Tom Ream and children.
Ladies' Aid was held at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Ream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Ream
Deep Creek Village; Mr. and Mrs
Gerald Ream, Mrs. James Hine-
baugh and boys we're visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Ream.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz
and son returned home after Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lloyd and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence W. Mayles and family.
Mrs Mabel Sisler visited Mrs
Junior Phillippi.
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GARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all our friends and
neighbors who we're so kind and
helpful during the illness and fol-
lowing the death of our sister, the
late Mrs. Esther Maroney Brown
ing.
We also want to thank all who
gave flowers and contributed the
use of their automobiles for the
funeral service.
Sisters and Brother
ADV. 1t
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EVANSVILLE COMMUNITY
SALE

Grantsville, Maryland
Hogs, top barrows and gifts, 1880
to 1900; light butcher, 100 to
1850; feeder shoats, 625.
Veal, good, 1880 to $3.50; stand
ard, $500 to 27O0; utility, 100 to
2200.
Steers, good, 226O to 2480.
Heifers, standard, 1000 to 21.90.
Cows, utility, 1920 TO 1910; can
ner and cutter, 1915 down.
Bulls, cutter and utility, 14.00 to
1910.
Heifers, good, 1880 to 1870;
medium, 81 80 to 226O; inferior and
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McHENRY

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Savage. of
Hoyes Run, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Savage last Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Fergu-
son and son spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs G.. j. Ferguson.
Other guests at the Ferguson home
were their daughter, Mrs. Orval
Butler and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rode
| HEAVIER. of Washington, D. c., Wis
tied home folks, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Umbel, at Asher Glade, and
Mr.. and Mrs Mason Rodeheaver
over the weekend
DWain RodeheaVer and Gerald
Rodeheaver visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart McRobie, Saturday after
noon.
Mason ROdeheaver and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. J. Ferguson were business
visitors in Oakland last Saturday
George Boden and Mrs. Dorcas
Wilt and family, Garrett, Pa, Wis
tied Mrs. Orval Butler, last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Fearer
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Ferguson last Friday.
Charles |. Wright, who has been
i'll is able to be out again
Recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. |. Wright we're Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Bateman, of Westernport;
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wright and
children, of Cumberland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason Rodeheaver and sons,
w. r. Savage and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman ROdeheaver.
Chuck Wiles, who has been a
surgical patient in the veterans
hospital at Martinsburg, W. Va,
is much improved at his home in
Westernport.
Delayed
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Bland and
children, Miss Virginia Kershner,
Mrs. Iva Carr were Sunday visi-
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Glotfelty
and sons were recent dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
L. Glotfelty.
The Ladies Aid of the Oak
Grove Church of the Brethren
met last Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Ben Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell Glotfelty,
Barton, visited Mrs. Nora Glot-
felty and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Glot-
felty and children Sunday. The
latter's son, Allen. is i'll with
Chicken PoX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Glot-
felty and sons were recent visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bowman
and sons visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Bowman and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bowman and daughter and
Mrs Jane Bowman at Accident
last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Savage visited
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Savage and
sons at Oakland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bowman
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
Glotfelty and sons Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dewitt
visited their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dewitt
and son, at Sand Flat Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Dale Paugh left
yesterday for a vacation in Florida.
Rena Arlene, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Hubert Glotfelty, is a
patient in Garrett Memorial hos
pital
Mrs. Cora Glotfelty and Lucinda
Wright, Addison, Pa, Mrs. Hattie
Glotfelty visited MIR and Mrs.
Nelson Brenneman last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dewitt and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Thomas Saturday evening.
Friends entertained with a
stork Shower honoring Mrs. Paul
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Sebold last Wednesday afternoon
Guests were Mrs. Walter Bittinger,
Mrs Earl Sebold, Mrs. Robert Sc
bold, Mrs. Harry Bittingcr, near
Oakland; Mrs Doyle Mccullough,
Friendsville; Mrs. Howard Green
and son, Mrs. Arthur Savage, Mrs.
Roy Glotfelty, Mrs. Raymond
Klotz and Mrs. Walter Bowman.
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In MEMORlAM

In loving memory of our be-
loved husband and father. Harold
d. Friend, who passed away on
March l, 1860.
Do not ask us if we miss him,
There is such q vacant place.
Oft, we think we hear his footsteps.
And see his smiling face.
Days of sadness still come DER us,
Tears in silence often flow.
Memory keeps him ever near us,
Though he left us one year ago.
Wife and Daughters
ADV. II
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL ADS, TOO
LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

FOR SALE-Approximately 400
bales mixed hay Call DE 4-4243.
ADV Lift
FOR SALE - American saddle
colts. Contact Jasper Riley. Oak
land. phone DE 4-3793. ADV. 1-2t
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common. 1900 TO 100
Eggs. jumbo, soc doz; large, Al
to 48c doz. medium, 40 to 44c doz.;
pullet, 40c dOz.
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Try Our Want Ads-They Pay
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The Republican is published
every Thursday at The Republican
Building, Second street, Oakland
at the following rates of subscrip-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-04-13
Have You Met

HAVE YOU MET = Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Lynn, 337
Cynthia drive, Chardon, and
their daughters, Peggy, Is,
Carol, IL, and Shirley, 10.
They came here from Orwell.
Mr.. Lynn is a punch press
operator for Addressograph-
Multigraph, in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Henley
100 North ST., and their son
Scott Alan, 5 months, are
from Flint, Michigan. Mr..
Henley is employed in the
tube room of Chardon RNb-
ber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred John
son, 1886 Cynthia drive, ana
their two daughters, Debi9ie,
6, and Joni, 5, are from Euc-
lid. Mr.. Johnson is in the
maintenance department of
Cleveland Metropolitan Park
System.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald D.
Hall, 519 North ST., Chardon,
are from Rome. They have
three children, Roy Earl, A,
Clifford 8, and Marian, 2. Mr..
Hall is a machinist for Metal
Craft Co., Chardon.
r
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Evans, jacques Trailer Park,
Chardon, are from Canton.
Mr.. Evans is a construction
engineer for the H. j. Fer
son Construction Co.,
Cleveland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-04-13

bury at dinner Sunday even
ing.
Recent visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Lemponen were
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Lemp-
omen of Wickliffe.
Mrs. Mabel Miller enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Beaver from
Etna, Pa.
Mrs. Mildred Wenzel, who
has spent the winter in Ariz-
ona, will celebrate her birth
day on April "a. 1t is wished
that she will be remembered
with cards from her many
friends back here. Her ad-
dress is as follows:
Mrs. Mildred Wenzel 2943
N. 37th st. Phoenix 18, Ariz-
Ona.
Her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Lemponen, is having a birth
day cake delivered to Mrs.
Wenzel from nearby, bak-
cry in Phoenix on that date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rac-
on have received word that
their son, Harold Bacon of
Cleveland, underwent sur
gerry at a Cleveland hospital
Monday. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Hoff-
man entertained her mother,
Mrs. Bradler, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Mares and son
all from Cleveland.
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NEWS from MONTVILLE

oughby last Wednesday even
ing.
Merton Alvord from Mid
dlefield called on his brother
and sister in law, Mrs. and
Mrs. Carlton Alvord one eve-
ming last week.
Donald Weber was able to
return home Sunday after
noon after undergoing an
emergency appendix opera
ton at Geauga hospital last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Car
yer from Hambden spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Hoffman.
Miss Martha Huntoon at
tended Rainbow Sunday SER
vice at the M. E. church in
Chardon.
Ronnie Downs has a new
Chevrolet convertible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Skin
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ner spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nor
ley in Huntsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dow
ling, Sr. and family have re-
Gently moved from the house
of Howard Bacon. They are
now residing in the house
known to many as the Perry
farm. The Bacon house will
soon be occupied by Mrs.
Gibson and children from
Hambden.
The Ladies Aid served a
dinner to 76 Kiwanis men,
hers and wives last Thursday
evening. The committee of
the kitchen were Helen Brace,
Kathryn Sussman and Ber-
nice Churchfield. The dining
room chairman was lrma
Gyetko. The ladies will SER
We a dinner each Thursday
though April.
Mrs. Theodore Stone is re-
covering from a severe case
of tonslitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hum
phrey and family have NOV.
ed from the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. J j. Barber to the
house uf Mr.. and Ms. Alber,
Stanley.
Miss Sue Craxton and Min
Martha Stone, from Kent un.
iversity spent the weekend
at their homes here.
Be prepared to purchase
some baked goods from the
M. Y. F. Youth group when
they call at your door, next
Saturday. They will also hold
a pancake supper next Sun
day evening at the M. E.
church.
A pink and blue shower was
held for Mrs. Hubert Hoff-
man, Jr. at the home Of Mrs.
John Davis and Mrs. Rom
ME Davis in Chardon last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Rose Weitzenhof from
Cleveland called on friends
in town last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Hcff-
man, Sr. spent two days in
Lexington, Ky. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sch
iller were Sunday evening
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harlan Smith in Newbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lem
omen entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Hurley of New
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Huntsburg
BY Joyce Adams
635 6556

Get well wishes TO Kaye
Stuble.
The Memorial Day Com
mittee will meet at the home
mittee will meet at the home
of Elwin Adams, April 18, at
8 pm.
Paul Calkins, Jr. leaves the
18th of April for the Great
Lakes Naval Training Base.
Mrs. Mary Motil entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thir-
ion and family, of Painesville
and Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Mot
il and sons, of East Claridon
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ad-
ans are great grandparents
to Marie Kellison, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Kelli-
son, born last week. Mrs. Kel-
lison is the former jeanne
Kaminski.
Cindy Loze, who has been
recovering from a tonsillect-
omy, was also recovering
from the measles this past
week. Cindy wishes to thank
everyone for the cards and
gifts, and to Rev. Taylor.
4 II NEWS
The Huntsburg Happy Hus-
tiers, H Sewing club met
March % at 2 pm. at the
town hall.
Offices were elected as fol-
lows: President, Gloria Zah-
lar, vice president, Dolores
Keisner, secretary, c arol
Boehnlein, treasurer, Marg,
aret Keisner, health and safe
ty Gayle Hale, news report
or, Sharon Sykora, recrea-
ton. Cindy Sudzk.
A discussion was held on
dues and projects.
The next meeting will be
held Thursday l3, at 7 pm.
at the town hall.
Anyone interested in sew
ing is urged to attend this
meeting. The requirements
are that the person be 10
years of age or older. New
members will be accepted un
til May 81. Join Early"
Advisor is Mrs. Albert Boe-
hnlein.
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SCHOOL NEWS

The April P. T. c. meeting
was held last Thursday.
The Lake Erie Community
Players presented a l act
play entitled Point of Begin
ming" A discussion immedi-
ately followed, led by Mrs.
Willard Strong.
April 20, the P. T. c. will
have charge of a County
Trustees and Clerks Dinner
to be held in the cafeteria.
Liz Allen and Mrs. Paul Ad-
ans are chairmen. Your help
and donations are welcome.
Anyone wishing to help is
asked to contact one OF the
chairmen.
The quota of Is pupils has
not been reached to form our
own kindergarten. Anyone
with a child 5 years of age
by Sept. 81, are urged to re-
gister the child with the
schools secretary.
Mr.. Burt was recogized by
the group for the new coat
racks in the hall.
Mr.. Salisbury was a guest
from the Cardinal school in
Middlefield. He spoke brief
ly on the Kindergarten and
the recent open house held at
Cardinal school.
Get well wishes were ex-
tended to Mr.. Giardina who
has been i'll.
A nominating committee
was selected and are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Siska, Mrs. Steve
Nosol, and Mr.. Marie Dru-
hot.
The third and fourth grade
were in charge of refresh
mentS.
Next month there will be
the election of officers. This
will be the final meeting, so
mark it on your calendar.
May 4, at 8 pm. at the cafe
terra. The first and second
grade will have refresh
mentS.
April 10, Joyce Morley was
honored by the faculty for
her birthday. Mrs. John
Allen made a Spring Bonnet
Cake" for the occasion.
Nearly 80 students are re-
ported absent with the meas
les.
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Electrical Instrument Co. in
Cleveland.
4
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Ham,
rick, 122 Goredon Drive, Lake
Aquilla, Chardon, are from
Montville. Their children, are
Carol Ann, 10, Rowena, 9,
Brooks, 7, Connie Lynn, 5, and
jeffrey Lee, 3. Mr.. Hamrick
is a construction worker, and
Mrs. Hamrick is a molder at
Chardon Rubber Co.
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Have You Met

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mic
hols, Wilson Mills rd., Char
don, are from Willoughby
Hills. They have one daugh-
ter, Terry Lyn, IS months.
Mr.. Nichols is a paint spray
er at Fisher Body Plant,
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G raid
Walsh, Bass Lake rd., Char
don, are from Warrensville
Heights. They have two sons,
Jerry, 20 months, and James
5 weeks. Mr.. Walsh is a fore
man at Great Lakes Con-
struction Co.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayford A.
Strickland, Jacques Trailer
Park, and their son, Ray, 16,
are from Canton. Mr.. Strick-
land is an iron worker for
the H. j. Ferguson Construc-
ton Co., Cleveland.
HAVE YOU MET - Mr..
and Mrs. Waldemar Erdman,
Aquilla Rd., Chardon, and
their two sons, Ronald, IL,
and Dennis, 10. Mr.. Erdman
is a technician for the illumi-
mating Co., in Cleveland. They
came here from Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Dean, Taylor Wells rd.,
Chardon, and their children
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BY Mrs. Mildred Skinner

Misses Martha and Jean
nette Huntoon attended Rain.
bow Inspection at Painesville
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hupp
Jr. and five children have
moved from East Claridon to
the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Meier at the center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Jerke and little daughter,
Judy from Rome and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Skinner called on
Mrs. Norval CurtisS in Will
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GEAUGA RECORD cHARDoN O. APRIL 18, 1861

Larry, 13, Sue, 9, and Jimmy,
3, are from Middlefield. Mr..
Dean is a mechanic at Davis
Chevrolet, Middlefield, and
Mrs. Dean is employed at
Geauga Industries, Middle
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. May,
107 Park Ave, Chardon, are
from Garfield Heights. They
have a son, John @. Jr., 2
months. Mr.. May is a proto-
type builder for the Hickok
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Last Week of
Special Meetings!

April 11-21 7:30 pm.
Sunday, April 10
Rally Day, IL am.
Rev. Charles Denhart, pastor
of the Christian and Mission
airy Alliance Gospel Taberna-
Gle of Youngstown will be the
speaker at the Hambden Miss
ion Church of the Christian
and Missionary Alliance, ac-
cording to L. Mallow, Pastor.
The church is a Missionary
minded, friendly, fellowship
church, Il mile south of Rt.
s on Rt. COS.
Hambden Mission Church
Evening star., 1961-12-26

merous boasts about how the USSR will
"Soon" agriculturally outproduce the
United States, continues to be plagued
with serious farm problems. Actually,
although a somewhat old one, the
following single statistic still seems to
be substantially accurate summation
of the trouble with Soviet agriculture
as compared to ours: Whereas no more
than tenth of our labor force grows
superabundance of food, creating vast
SurpluseS, about half the entire working
population Of Russia labors on farms
and provides only meager and dull
national diet in which meats like beef
are relative rarity
Quite obviously Soviet agriculture
is woefully inefficient by Western stand
ards, and there is every reason to doubt
that Mr.. Khrushchev is going to improve
things very much merely by threatening
to kick farm officials out of the party.
Plainly enough, agricultural regimenta-
ton and collectivization play an i'm
portant part in this picture, and as long
as the average Russian farmer is denied
real profit-motive incentives to do an
efficient job, the USSR, even as its
population increases at a rate of well
over million yearly, is likely to have
continuing food-production problem.
Evening star., 1961-12-26
DecimoIs for Britain?

Announcement by the British gov
ernment that it has ordered a study of
converting its currency to the decimal
system marks step in the right direc-
tion. Such conversion could, for ex-
ample, be helpful, if it is not in fact
essential, to Britain's proposed aSSocia-
tion with the European Common Market,
where decimal currencies already prevail.
Among the many obstacles to free
flow of international commerce, the
translation of currency values is trouble
some enough at best without being
further complicated by the use of
different basic systems
For Americans abroad, and Britain
likes its free-Spending tourists, almost
any new system would make it easier to
understand the relationship between
guineaS, pounds, shillings, crowns,
florins, SiX-pence and a decimal-system
dollar. Even the British practice of driv-
Ing on the left side of the street, while
virtually all the rest of the world drives
on the right, is easier to live with than
the gymnastics of making change at
taXi-Side.
It is, Of course, a serious and historic
step that our British friends are con-
templating. The customs of Albion are
not casually trimmed to the winds of
change, at least until it is demonstrable
that the winds are reasonably fixed in
their new pattern. Not to be overlooked,
by any means, are the tremendous
complications and costs of the change
now being considered For example,
the entire bookkeeping System-govern-
mental and private-of the nation would
face revision. So would school curricula.
A committee of British businessmen
already has estimated that the cost to
industry of converting cash registers,
calculating machines, telephone boxes
and other devices would amount to
f128 million-which may be translated,
incidentally, into 1884 million. None
tary experts have estimated that it
would take from two to three years to
make the shift, and there would, no
doubt, be sturdy BritonS who would hold
out much longer
Interestingly enough, much of the
British Commonwealth already has
accepted the decimal system in it's
currency. It prevails in Canada, Hong
Kong, Malaga, Ceylon, Cyprus, Burma,
India and the Union of South Africa,
plus others-but not in Australia, New
Zealand, Gibraltar or PakiStan. A recent
newspaper poll in Britain showed, per-
hapS surprisingly, that the public at
large is in favor of the change. The
signs in London are pointing that way.