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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Redevelopnent Meeting for Area Planned Saturday

An area redeyelepment eem- mittee erganizational meeting is planned for 1 pm. this Saturday (Oet. 21) at the kenai h 2 h school. Delegations have prom isea to attend from Homer and Soldetna areas and much interest has been displayed by other com munities on the Peninsula, it has been reported
 James E. Fisher. kenai Cham bezz ef Commerce representative to the meeting, is reminding Pen inSula residents that any group on the Peninsula may send a rep resentative to the meeting, pur- pose of which is to formulate an overall economic development for the entire kenai Peninsula. Fish CT is also attorney for the City of kerai.
 "Nhen the program has been developed 1t will enable private businesses, community groups and local governments to apply fos federal low interest loans and in some cases grants, Fisher says.
 After the overall economic development program is approved 1t is possible 10 get grants of funds for public works which will increase employment. If an indi-
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Local Demo Dollar Drive Underway

The appointment of several Ke- nai Peninsula men and women to area leadership in the current 1861 Dollars for Democrats drive nas been announced by Mrs. Ruth Haley Dodds, Southeentral Dis triet chairman, Anchorage.
 Mrs. Lyman Mcbride, Kenai. and Mrs. Lawrence Lancashire, of Riageway, have been named CO., ehairmen for the northern sec ton of the 12th election district.
 Mrs Mcbride Is program chairman of the Central Penin- sula Democratic Club, president of the Kenai Chapter of Alaska Crippled Ghildren's Assoc, and member of the Kenai Health Council Mrs. Lancashire is sec retary of the Central Pen. Demo. Club and is president of the Ke- nai PTA.
 In the Homer, seldovia, West Kenai Peninsula and Tyonek ar ca, for the southern section of the 18th district, Quincy Benton, attorney, has been named chair man. Benton is a member of the Democratic State Central Com- mittee and is Democratic pre- cinet chairman in Homer.
 The 11th election district (Se- ward to Hope area) is to be head ed by State Senator Irwin L. Met calf as drive chairman. Metcalf. a grocer. is democratic precinct chairman in the Seward area and a former United States marshal i'll Seward.
 The Dollars for Democrats drive is being conducted primar- fly through precinct organization during the month of October.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20

Assisting the all-over fund raising committee are Soldotna chairman and co-ehairman, Ra- mona Brennan and Devora Stock, and Sterling chairman and CO., chairman, Audrey Shelman and Sally Clanton. Stella Pihokken is heading the drive at Wildwood Station.
 Other persons who would like to assist with fund raising or who have any money-raising ideas are asked to see Mrs. 0'Malia at Ours. 104 FFA in kenai, or Mrs. Bren- nan at the Division of Highways camp at Soldotna.
 Mrs. Lyman Mcbride, pnesi- dent of the local chapter, and her co-workers are reminding the public that the ACCA is non- profit agency and all eontribu- ticns to it may be deducted from income tax.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
SoIdotna Man Confess es Brutal SIaying
First Degree Murder Charge
 Filed ir Death of Bar Owner

James Franklin Bush, q, Sol- dotna unemployed Iaborer, con- fessed Saturday to the Oct. 8 slayins of Jack Edward Griffiths. B. co-owner of the Circus Bar located on the Sterling Highway near soldotna.
 Push has been charged wit th first degree murder. He waived | preliminary hearing and is be- ing held in Federal Jail in An ehofaee in lieu of S30,000 bail set at his arraignment. Judge Edward Davis las appointed An eherage attorney Wendell Kay to represent Bush after the latter took pauper,s oath in Superior Court Tuesday.
 Bush went to State Police head quarters Saturday to take a poly graph test, telling officers he planned to join the Navy an q wanted to clear his name of any suspicion in connection with the bar owners death.
 It previously had been ascer- ta;ned that the men had quar- relied after Griffiths had object cd to Bush's attentions to one of Griffiths' daughters.
 During police questioning, Bush reportedly broke down and ad- nitted striking the blows which Killed the bar owner. He told of ffiicers he knocked on the door of Gliffiths, home and was told to enter. Griffiths was in bed
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Friday Meet Set ByHOmemakers Club at Sterling

The first meeting of the Sterl- ing Hememakers Club has been st for 7:3o pm. Friday, Oct. 20, at the community building. All women in the area interested in the organization of the club are urged to be present.
 Mrs. Gladys Musgrove, home domonstration agent from Hom- CT, will be present and will as sist tI,e club in planning projects for the year.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20

and pointed a rifle at him, Busi said.
 Bast confessed he grabbed piece of stove wood, knocked the nfle aside and struck the victim en the head twice with the piece of wood. He said he then left the house, after turning out the lights aEa tossing the wood aside, ana did net return.
 State investigators, including Trooper Wayne F. Morgan of kenai, are still endeavoring to tie up loose ends of the case by questioning of ether witnesses and seeking the murder weapon.
 Funeral services for the victim were held in kenai Monday d the First Metho6ist Church witk services being conducted by keith Fuhriman. branch president Of heaai branch of the GhareK of Jesus Ghfists of Latter D Ia ' Sa'nts and the AIaskazCanadiaE mission. Burial was at kenai.
 Griffiths, who was a Wor1E War II veteran and resident of Soidotna for the past five years. is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Griffiths his wife. Alice, of the home; thei, five children, Mrs. Rhoda Den brock of Big Delta, Dolores, Tee. Ia, Lou Ellen, Jacque1ine and John, all of the home address, and three sisters, two iii Utal. and one in Colorado.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20

tai at Elmendorf.
 Richard was born at Anchorage in 194f. His parents are long, time Alaska residents.
 Funeral services were held at 2:30 pm. Thursday at the Kenai Chapel with Rev. Fred Crozier officiating. Burial was at Kenai.
 Survivors, in addition to the boys parents, include a brother and three sisters in Kenai, Glenn, Jane, Mrs. John Warren and Mrs. Geo. Schmalzried, and sis ters Edith Sellars, Chicago, and Hilda Graham of Seattle.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Seward Man
 To Head CD. En Peninsula

Ray Billens. Seward, will sue eeed Don Lowell as director os the Kenai Peninsula Civil Defense district. Billens, a Gordova Air lines official, is a member of ths Seward planning and zoning conl- mission, the state fish and game advisory board and is an active member of the Civil Air Patrol.
 Lowell. who headed the Kena CD district since 1859 and zha6 previously served as head of the program in the Greater Sewara district since 1856, has moved te Anchorage where he suceeedes Gordon Stevenson as director os the Alaska Office of Civil De fense. Stevenson recently resignea 10 enter active military service
 Lowell. manager of the Sew. ard Division of the Alaska Tele- phone Corp. and manager, engi.
 Continued on Page III
 6 SEE SEW ARD MAN
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20

vidual business can qualify under tie program, Small Business Ad- ministfation loans at four per cene interest may be obtained, P Fisher concluded.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Have Ambulances Need Drivers

4 MEETING TO ORGANIZE AN AMBULANCE CORPS IS TO BE HELD AT TOO PM. THURSDAY, OCT 27, AT THE S0LD0TNA SCHOOL. JIM MASS0Ck, FIRST AID IN sTRUCTOR WILL SPEAK AND SHOW \ FILM
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20
Blood Donors Urgently Needed

O-Negatiye and ANegaye type blood be needed the next few days at the Clinic in Sodona, Dr. Paul said Friday morning lie is requesting that possible either of the blood types stop by the Clinic
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-20

Continued on Page III 6 SEE SEWARD MAN
, 1961-05-05

DEFEAT IN CUBA-WoRLD STILL BUzz1NG

DEFEAT IN CUBA-WORLD STILL BUZZING
IT WILL BE some time before the United States re-
covers from the resonding diplomatic defeat suffered in the
failure Of the Cuban liberation forces on the Bay Of Pigs
There was no popular uprising, as expected. and the freedom
fighters did not make even a dent in the defenses of Castro,s
forces.
EVERYONE is STILL asking what went wrong; how
could the United States have become involved in such a ven
tne, and what will be required to repair the damage to US.
prestige. These are topics which will be the subject of discus
sion for months and months to come.
N POINT EVERYONE agrees, might be clarified. It
is that the invading forces were not in the thousands, as the
news had made known. With typical totalitarian sagacity Cas-
tro allowed the figures to stand for obvious reasons Of being
able to boast that he had defeated a major invasion attempt.
That is one of the puzzling facts about this whole affair. Fail
ure to assess the situation properly was responsible for send
ing a small inadequate force ashore at a mosquito-ridden
beach, with no way OF escape.
EVERYTHING WENT wrong. Where? How? Why?
Since the United States Was associated with the action it
would have to accept all the responsibility for all that went
wrong, including accusations of aggression, Even Russia be-
came a prominent denouncer, forgetting very conveniently
that Russian tanks had crushed an uprising in the streets of
Budapest, or that most of Eastern Europe is under the COM
plete domination of the Russian bear.
THE CUBAN PEOPLE were not ripe for uprising, or
were not advised of what was taking place. Timing was of, as
was everything else. The 1900 men who formed the invasion
force were no match for Russian tanks, machine guns, and
MICS. All Of this should have been known. Of courses the
question was whether to give all the help at this time, or wait
until Cuba was SO fortified that any landing whatever would
be next to impossible. Even SO, the quick and complete col
lapse of the attempt constitutes a defeat which may not be
overcome for some time.
HI DEFEATED Cubans are frustrated and bitter, so
they blame the United States. The communist world has been
handed a propaganda bonanza which is used to depict the
United States as a monster before the world. The Latin
, 1961-05-05

Suffering from homesicknessl Sic CARTE, ME chile, if
yoh had tn get inside ah mic hart and sic de joy all dey
yah experiencing fran yoh Ii visit tidday, yoh will be
moor dan amaise. Wan ting alb kin alwaise say bout
yoh, you is a rail gud fren, tn cum til fran Christian
sted til dung va tn La Valley beahside tn sic mic.
But tn bic sure, ah like til bic kanstant. Wen alb TEX tn
a purson, all like tn all faithful fren dat yoh kin Deepen
pan. After ah get tn heer dat you cum til dung yah tn
dis beahside to spen yoh swakaishan, ah had tn cum sic
bout yoh. Beleev ME, de tiefing taxi-man charge mic
twelve dallars, but ah amt mine it. Ali du ennyting FIJI
your sake. Wei, gettin dung tn brass tacks, how, lang
since yoh dey dung yah?
!: Mic chile, it faint sob lang, It oanly goin in two weeks
now but beeev me, it feal tn mic lex ah hole yeer. tbs
gud yoh cum tn lven up ME SPIRIT. Gudniss oanly
knows how homesick as it. All wantid tn spen a mont
ovah yah, but ah want tn goh bak tn tung tn bad.
Eff yoh had tn gh tn tung now yoh wunt even know it.
Chile, eff yoh sic de heap alb paive street dey gat in tung
yoh viii brighten outta yoh very wits. Tu mie, samtime
it LUX to ME like dey paving ali street lima daily.
!: Wan ting strike ME funny doah! All wundah wha mex
dey gwine sob speedy wild dem street?
Yoh meen yoh amt heer whey de guvnah say durin de
innagarashan? Emmy official ov de guvment who cairnt
produce gait tn leev de scene. He amt WarNt no moor
dreams in arfce. Das why yoh sic ebbry badly sob busy.
Deb fraide dey loose dey jab. Das a ting Ell!
/ tmk das a very gud decision to mex. Lang aggo sur
tain officials use to hold arfce and jus receev handouts
fran deguvment at de expense of de poor p~eople-de
poor an unfortunate tax payers. AT lang lass we gat a
guvnah who lookin into ebbry ting.
To tel yoh de troot dey PAWN de street dem so farsi dat
eff de money 1arss lang enuf, yoh kin bet yoh battam
dallar dat dey might even paive people private yard
anarl All tel yoh dy PAWN wild speed.
Wach out, we is to get a saltwater distillashan plant.
Yoh gwine sic how soon it gwine cum true. Mic son,
now adays ebbry guvnents official dom dey Wuk.
Wen de guvnah mex de decision tn trow out arl de
dreams fran arice who carnt produce, ali wasn't dere,
but eff / had heer i'm ah wud ali shake ee han.
!: CARTE, ah sic .ah taxi comm dung de road. Eff tbs de wan
whey bring yoh, tel i'm to wait fob mic. All tired ali dis
darn place. All feeling homesick.
countries NAV now be Wondering whether neutrality
, 1961-05-05

American countries may now be wondering whether neutrality
is a reality or just a matter of words, and Castro has been
catapuIted into a world here. He said there would be an in
'yasion, and there was. Not only that, but he has defeated the
about effort Of the great nation to the north, which he has
predicted will never try it again.
BUT ALL IS not lost. There are lessons to be learned,
and when the agonizing r~eappraisal is complete a new and
better program will have emerged, one which viii put this
iation in its proper light before the world.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
An Era Of Renaissance

DREc1sELY l72 years ago this week. Pierre Charles
Il LEnfant wrote to President Washington, beg
ging for "a share in the undertaking" of carving
city from the Potomac wilderness to the
seat Of Government for the United States.
The plan" wrote Maj. LEnfant, should be
drawn on such a scale as to leave room for that
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and establishment which the in
crease Of the wealth of the Nation will permit it to
pursue at any period, hoapeuer remote"
Thus did LEnfant-and George Washington him
-seif-enVsion not merely a Capital to suffice for
1900, but which in time, the Nation grew might
surpass London in grandeur, which would instill
in Americans for all time the same patriotic pride
that Paris holds for Frenchmen
The IL million visitors coming 10 Washington
last year found these dreams at least partly realized
in the Capitol the White House, the Monument, the
broad and tree-shaded streets-surviving in
remarkable consonance with the plans of LEnfant..
But they also found city in transition suffering
the familiar adversities of urban exploSion-the
exodus to the suburbs, vast segmentS of slums and
blight traffic congestion, loss of identity between
suburban residents and the central city Still missing
were many of the Partisan" amenities
Yet adversely in one form or another has beset
Washington from its origin, and the Capital each
Evening star., 1961-09-17

time has emerged more beautiful more functional
The burning of the Capitol and the White House
by the British in 1914 served not to destroy the aspa
tionS of the founders, but to rekinde them Only
mammoth public works reforms by Gov Shepherd
rescued the District from ruinaton in the post-Cvl
War era of the 1s70s and provided Washington with
the first real amenities of modern city.
After a long period Of neglect major elements OF.
the LEnfant Plan were endangered until the design
was given rebirth by the Mcmillan Commission in
1901, Only after l908 for example, the Great Mall
reclaimed from the DETACHMENT of railroad tracks.
Now the age of the automobile has ushered in
another period of development Suddenly the Nations
Capital has become the National Capital Regionfor
all intents and purposes single economic and social
entity But without VITAL attractive central CITY, the
metro area would become body without heart,
for only healthy city truly can fulfill the staggering
needs of Metropolitan Area living
Certainly the challenge of adapting Washington
to this role is great the job is scarcely begun
But begun it has! Washington today is booming
city throbbing with activity of staggering proportions
In this special two-part section, The Star has
attempted to assemble the multitude of plans and
programs for the first time in place. to put them
into focus for everyone in the New Washington
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
Local Presbyterians
Plan Revival Service

service. Rev. Mr.. Stairway is
well known, especially in
south Mississippi, for his we'll
prepared and deeply spiritual
messages which are heard
each Sunday morning over
the radio.
These services will Degln
Sunday evening, April 30th,
and will continue both morn
ing and evening through Fri
day. The evening services will
begin at 7:30 p. m. each day.
The general topic of these
messages will be 1.-THE Christ
ian'S AnsWer!"
Morning services will be
from 700 until TAO a. m.
These messages will be broad
cast by tape over radio station
WXTN at 900 a. m. each
morning. Coffee and dough
nuts will be served each morn
ing following the service.
Everyone is invited and en-
couraged to attend!
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
Weothersbys' Win
Drive 1t Home

A. R. Barrett, Chevrolet
zone manager, announces that
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Weathersby of Lexington are
winners in the February
March "Drive 1t Home" Cam
paign.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weathersby,
along with many other win
ners will travel to Hot Springs
Arkansas, to attend the Win
ners' Recognition Party. Re
gistration at the Arlington
Hotel begins today Thursday
and winners will check in at
the special Chevrolet Regis
tration Desk which will be set
up just for this purpose.
There is no planned activity
for Mr.. and Mrs. Weathersby
on Thursday night, but they
will have the opportunity of
saying ''hello" to other win
ners in the Chevrolet Hospital
lily Room on the lobby floor,
which will open at 400 p. m.
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
Lexington Scouts
Hold Honor Court

Lexington Boy Scout Troop
81 held their regular Court of
Honor Thursday night, April
IS, at 7 pm. in the Lexington
National Guard Armory.
Those Scouts advancing in
rank were: TenderfOot, Muir
ray Fincher, Jim Blysma,
Bruce Blysma, Joe Moore; End
Glass, Kirkham Povall, Bill
Rosamond, Bill Siddon, Ro-
land Truitt and Lee M G k,
Kim Kimbrough was awarded
two merit badges one in SWIM
ming and one in soil and wa
ter conservation.
Further troop business in
Guided selection of Patrol
Leaders. Jerry Evans, Kim
Kimbrough, O. A Cleveland,
Jr. and Jimmy Mcclellan were
selected.
Presiding at the Court were
Scoutmaster Dudley Rinicker
and Harden Erwin, Chairman
of Troop Committee.
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20

Holmes County chapter OF
the Sons of the American Re-
volution will be chartered in a
special program at the Lex
ington grammar school cafe
terra Friday night.
State S.A.R president, Dom
aid Fraser of Columbus, Will
be among the dignitaries who
are expected and will present
the charter to the group.
The audience is to be COM
posed of members of the Ben
jamin Humphrey Chapter of
the OAR. and members of
the families of both organiza-
tons and guests.
DR.. c. E. Cain, retired his
tory professor from Mississ-
ippi State University, will de-
liver the principle address.
Mrs. Joy w. Brooks, will
welcome guests and preside at
5he meeting.
Among the distingui S h G d
guests will be Mrs. James Pea
ster, OAR. Vice-Regent.
Officers of the OAR. in
clude Mrs. Will Wilson, First
Vice Regent; Mrs. Howard
Beall, Second Vice-R eg G n t,
Mrs. F. V. McCnllar, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Denton Rosa
mond, Chaplain; Mrs. Adam
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
TchuIa Seniors
Hold Cake Walk

Seniors of Tchula High
School will sponsor a cake
walk tomorrow friday night
beginning at 7 O'Clock pm. at
the City Hall.
Tickets for each walk are
10c each and anyone may
walk, adults and children.
There will be plenty of delic-
ious cakes to make this an
enjoyable evening fcT the pub
lie. Proceeds from the cake
walk will go to the Senior
Glass as partial financing for
their senior trip.
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
Methodist
Visitation
Nears End

Every Member Visitation.
which has been in progress at
the First Methodist Church OF
lexington for several weeks,
will eliminate the week of
April % to 80.
Sunday, April %, will be
Loyalty Day when all mem
bers who are able to attend
are urged to share in the
services. Among the special
features of the morning wor-
ship will be the commission
ing of the trained visitors
and a sermon, Acknowledge
ing Gods Priority. In the
evening worship the youth
choir will lead the music and
the sermon subject will be
THE Christians Love-.
Parham H. Williams, Jr.
General Chairman, j. M. Nc
Rae. Chairman Of Visitation
Committee and WOodson
Earle, Trainer, will direct a
group of trained visitors who
will call on families and pre-
sent to them the proposed
church program budget for
1961-62.
In the morning worship on
Victory Sunday, April 80, the
membership will offer praise
and thanksgiving unto God
for the Christian concerns and
commitments which will be
placed on the altar for dedi-
cation. "Victories for God"
will be the subject of the SER
mon.
Many members have ex-
pressed a growing interest and
response to an enlarged pro-
posed program-budget of $24,-
704, with $7,462 of it for
the correctional program and
the remainder for the local
program. These members
gladly offer their church an
increasing devotion and a
larger support.
Visitors and friends are al
ways welcome.
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20
Election Officials
Named From Count

Names for officials through
out the county TO conduct the
special election for the Wei
fare Bond Issue were released
this week.
The complete list follows
LEXINGTON: Mrs. Tom
Shepherd, R. O.; F. E. Fuller
Lynn Jordan, Mrs. Walter
Hooker, Mrs. l.. w. Rabb, ;
=. White, P. o.
ACONA: j. D. Williams, X
o.; K. F. Downer, Mrs. j. K
Booth, Mrs. Boswell Peacock
Mrs. K. F. Downer, j. K
Booth, P. O..
DNRANT: Mrs. c. M. Ray.
R. O.; w. c.. Martin, T. {.
lit, Mrs. John jenkins, Mrs.
John Howard, j. S. Mcbride
,. O..
WEST: Mrs. Walter M
Brock, R. O.; Mrs. William D,
Brock, A. L. Stevens, III, Mrs.
&. l.. Brock, H. L. Bowie, S,
:. Campbell, P. O..
-
TIA. Ousley,
R. O.; J.. G. Jacob, Mrs. A
A. Derrick, ST., ] D. Neavest
George Mitchell, Anthony Nc.
Mullen, P. O.
EMORY: S. S. Truitt, r. O..
w. E. Grace, B.. S. Ellis, Miss
Oavie Catron, Mrs. w. Z
Downer, T. L. Downer, P.O.
EDSVILLE: j. l.. Moorhead
R. O.; F. D. Simpson, l.. E
Parkinson, Mrs. il. Moor
head, Mrs. O. L. Lowery, Mrs
O. l.. Lowery, P. O.
BOWLING GREEN: A. E
Ellington, r. O.; George +
Wilkins, Mrs. w. c. Sheehy
Mrs. George Wilkins, Mrs
A. E. Ellington, Luther P. Nc
Lellan, P. O.
PICKENS: T. O. Buford, X
O.; Mrs. j. D. McKie, Mrs
Bernice Simpson, Miss Josie
! Burton, Shelby Parker, E B
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20

MCDANIEL, z. ..
Mrs. B. w.
Humphrey, Jr., R. o.; E. E.
O'Reilly, T. E. Murtagh, E.
l.. Brown, Mrs. J.W. Burwell,
w. l.. (Bill) Edwards, P. O..
H. O. Pettus,
R. O.; Mrs. J. A. Hearn, Earl
Covington, j. T. Pierce, Jr.,
Mrs. w. H. Cooksey, Doyle
Rodgers, P. O.
James w.
%Summerlin, R. O.; George D.
Wynne, Santa Tackett, Mrs
Luther Upshaw, Mrs. James
Summerlin, Hal Peterson, P.
O.
Nils Martin
R. O.; w. H. Rushbrco ok, Mrs
Dixie Hearn, John Libert }.
Robert Love, John Hearn, Jr.,
P. O.
TCHULA: Mrs. Harvey
Baine, R. o.; Lester Lyon,
Mrs. Hugh Garrett, Mrs. Ned
Parrish, Jr., Mrs. C.. T. Cobb,
Willis Moore, P.O.
CRUGER. Marion Estes, +.
o.; H. F.. Flemming, Mrs. c
Fl. Spivey, Mrs. Milan Kille
brew, Mrs. Ruth CT iffin, J
VI. Watt, P. O.
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-20

The Presbyterian Church of
Lexington has planned a Sc
ries of Evangelistic Services
during the week of April Both
through May 5th.
Rev. William j. Stairway,
pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church of H~attiesburg
will bring the messages each