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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

the Misses Clara and Elizabeth
Hayes, Of Buckingham. c. H..
were guests on Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Foster will
spend the week end In Buchanan
and be present for the family
dinner party at the home Of her
brother. A. L. Ruble.
Youth Meeting
Miss Betty Carol and Kippy
Keller will be host and hostess
for the December 9 meeting of
the Cumberland Youth Eel
lowship at the home of their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Keller, Of Trent's Mill. The pro-
gram will begin at GAS pm.
Plans will be completed for the
decorating and lighting Of the
Christmas tree on the Court
House green a chstom followed
by the Fellowship group for IL
consecutive years.
A number of friends and rela-
tives from the village attended
the funeral Tuesday of Robert
A. Smith at the Thomas Chapel
Methodist Church. Sympathy is
extended the + mily in his
passing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Prospect WSCS
Plans Christmas
Program Dec. IL

PROSPECT. Dec. s The
Prospect Methodist WSCS will
have their annual Christmas
program. Thursday, Dec. 10, be-
ginning at $50 pm. at the
church. A covered dish supper
will be served and everyone is
reminded to bring a gift for ex-
change.
Mrs. Flora Almond, mother of
Mrs. Bob Wilkerson, is patient
at Southside Community Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freddie Floyd
and family moved to Lynchburg
this week. where he is employed
by Leggett's Department Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Wilker-
son and Johnny and Mrs. Judith
Wilkerson visited Mrs. Ray
Mickle in Manassas last Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Rice

Dec. 6 = Mrs. j. c. Wilker-
son, Mrs. R. C. Bonlar and son,
Ricky, of Lynchburg, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Vaughan.
MFR. and Mrs. M. A. AyreS and
family, of Falls Church, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. G. Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.. Hubbard
are in Richmond on the tobacco
market.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. I. Vaughan
and Jimmy, Mrs. David Smith
and baby, of Crewe, were
que SITS of Mrs. Lena Nor
risette on Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Mason. Mrs. D.
I. Vaughan, Mrs. David Smith
and baby were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F.. G.. Walton on Sat-
urday. That evening, Mr.. and
Murren Digger and Judy OF
London Bridge; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Banton and children; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Wells and
children, and Mr. and Mrs. John
son Morrissette were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton.
Goes To Amherst.
Mrs. c. H. Rucker went to
her home in Amherst on Satu
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Bondurant
spent Sunday with the Rev. and
Mrs. A. H. Stevens in Waynes-
.boro.
Mrs. Wade Nance and son.
Bobby. of Glen Allen, spent Sun
day with Mrs. John Olgers.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hughes, who now
makes her home with her son,
Woodfin Hughes in the Sandy
River neighborhood, spent Sun
day with her sister. Mrs. H. H.
Hubbard, and family.
C1aren nee Bradshaw spent
Tuesday with his mother, Mrs.
H. L. Bradshaw.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

her grandmother, MIS-. c. D.
Newell.
Mrs. Grace Lail. of Norfolk.
visited her parents. Mr.. an d
Mrs. A. M. Bolton. here recent
".
In Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Faison Ingram
and Herbert Ingram spen t
Thanksgiving Day in Richmond
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Faris.
S. l. Wagstaff, Jr., and son,
Joe. of Richmond, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Billy S. Smith on Sum
day.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.
Robertson over the holiday week
end were Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Robertson and family. Of Ia
koma Park, Md; Carlyle Cary,
Of Falls Church; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Robertson, of Richmond;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Cary and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Robertson,
of Burkeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bolton
visited her mother at Maple
Lawn Nursing Home, Black
stone, on Wednesday.
Mrs. B. M. Green visited her
sister, Mrs. S. w. Reams, and
Mr.. ReamS in Victoria, re-
Gently.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Recent Mt. Pleasant Happenings

MT. PLEASANT, Dec. s Nv
Home for the Thanksgiving holi-
days were. Mr.. and Mrs. At
wood Walthall and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tulane Duncan,
all Of Franklin, with the w. S.
Meadows: Otis Nelson, Jr., of
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Donaldson and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Lenhart
and children. all of Chase City,
with the O. H. Nelson's; DR.. and
Mrs. John Quarles and family,
OF Poquoson, and Miss Nancy
Quarles. of Yorktown, with the
R. E. Quarles; Miss Eleanor
Rhea Redd, a student at William
and Mary College, with the w.
B. Redds, and DR.. and Mrs.
Marcellus Waddill and sons, of
Winston-Salem, N. c., and the
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas A. Wad-
dill and son, of Spout Spring,
with their mother, Mrs. Charles
w. Waddill.
1t. Cdr. and Mrs. j. Milton
Jones, of Newport, R. L., Mrs.
Helen Jones, of Philadelphia,
Pa. and John M. Oxford, of At
lanta, Ca, spent the entire
Thanksgiving week with George
e. Jones, near here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brewer
and family. of Pink Hill, N. c.,
spent the Thanksgiving season
with the A. D. Hobgoods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hines
and daughter recently visited
relatives in Halifax.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Jen-
nings and sons, of Chase City,
were recent guests of his sister,
Mrs. j. A. Hines, and family.
Mrs. R. H. Co1nwell and
daughter, of Ivor, spent the past
week end with her daughter,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

Mrs. Ralph Hines, and family.
Visits Brother y
Mrs. j. A. Hines accompanied
her son. Ralph Hines. and his
family to Roanoke on Sunday,
Nov. Is, where she visited her
brother, Roy Jennings.
Mrs. Hawkins, of Lmenbmg,
is visiting her granddaughter,
Mrs. Emmett Ferguson.
Mrs. Zilla Shafer. of Keys
vile. accompanied by Mrs. c.
w. Waddill, motored to Spout
Spring last Sunday morning to
hear the Rev. Thomas A. Wad-
dill preach at the Baptist church
there. Following the services,
they were luncheon guests of the
Waddills and their small son.
The second Quarterly Confer
ence of the Prince Edwa ard
Charge was held at Mt. Pleas
ant Church on the evening of
Nov. 20.
Study Glass Met,
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, practice
began for the Christmas pro-
gram to be given at Mr.. Pleas
ant ON the evening of Dec. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Dix and
sons visited his parents, the T.
M. Dixes, near Keysville, on
Sunday.
Mrs. J. T. Layne is about well
again after being i'll for several
weeks.
Mrs. Thomas w. Jones, of
Keysville. Mrs. R. E. Dix, and
Mrs. T. c. Jones plan to attend
miscellaneous bridal shower
to be given for Miss Doris Dix
by Mrs. Virginia Passamore in
her home. near Keysville, on
Saturday evening, Dec. 8. Miss
Dix, sister of R. E. Dix, plans a
late December marriage.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Lucy Page Stone
Completing
Practice Teaching

AMELIA, Dec. 6-Miss Lucy
Page Stone, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Stone, Of Jetersville
is completing her practice teach
ing assignment in regular class
room work. The first Of next
year, Miss Stone will return to
Lynchburg College where she is
a senior. to complete her edu-
cation major requirements.
A careful driver and a good
set Of brakes is a combination
that makes few mistakes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

wood" were Mr.. and MIS-. J0-
seph F. Blanton and Miss Jo-
anna Blantm. also Eddie Ernof
of Farmville. and Miss B e t b
Hopkins. Of Lynchburg.
Friends of G. K. Garnet will
be glad to know he is recuperat-
ing nicely from a recent opera
ton at Southside Community
Hospital in Farmville. and at
present is at the home Of his
son, r. r. Garnet. and family
in the village.
Mrs. B. A. and Carroll Peters
had as their guests Sunday at
Maple Grove" Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Peters and daughter,
Kathy. of Farmville.
John Noel. Of Jersey city,
N. j., was the hunting guest last
week of A. w. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. jenkins
had as their week end guests at
"Medwood' their nieces, Lynn
and Gayle Addleman. daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. James Andrew
Addleman. of Richmond.
10Th Grandckild
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. George
announce the birth of their 10th
grandchild on Saturday, Dec. l,
at the Richmond Memorial Hos
pital. Mark George is the third
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Topper
George, of Bon Air.
Expected guests this week end
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Newman
and family are Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Mann, Of Richmond.
and MS and Mrs. r. j. Gillespie
of Alexandria.
Floyd Gilbert had as his hunt
ing guest last week B. G. Spar
row, of Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meriwether v.
Smith and sons. Bill and Buck
visited DR.. and Mrs. R. D.
Marks, II. and children, Melissa
and Richard D. Marks. III, Of
Scottsville. last Sunday.
Mrs. Alvin Vogel. Of Carriers
vile, was the guest Sunday of
her sister, Mrs. c. D. Brown,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dandy
and daughter. Linda. motored to
Petersburg the past week end
for a visit with Mrs. Danby's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Slate.
The Rev. and Mrs. T. P.
Reynolds, accompanied by the
Misses Virginia and Ann Ayers,
represented the Fitzgerald Me-
mortal Baptist Church at the
Mobilization meeting held in the
First Baptist Church of Dillwyn
Monday night. The program was
sponsored by the Training Union
Of the Southern Baptist conven-
ton.
Mrs. S. P. Allen. Nancy, Bar
bara. Jennifer ard Sandra, visit
ed MI. and Mrs. Paul Caudill
and family, of Bon Air. last Sat-
urday. The Aliens had as their
guests Sunday at Rock Gar
land" Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Al
len and son. Charles, of CurdS-
vile.
Miss Joyce Ransom with her
fiance. Wayne Allen Dingeldein,
OF Richmond, spent the week end
here as guests CT her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Ransom.
Guests Of Mrs. James Ford
last Sunday in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. M. George. were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Myers and
grandson. of Clarksville. Mr..
and Mrs. Jeff finger. their son
and grandson. of Oxford, N. C.
Wilson w. Ayers is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hayes,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
2 Attend National Geographical
Meeting In Chicago Recently

GREEN BAY. RID, Dec. g
H. K. Magnusson joined Dr..
Charles Layne, Of Farmville,
and they attended a recent Ma
ti0nal Geographical meeting In
Chicago.
Mrs. Ada Koonce and family,
Of Silver Hill, Md, visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. p.
NickelS. here recently. Mrs.
Koonce was elected to the Mary
land House Of Delegates at the
November election.
Myron Blankenship and Miss
Karin Gillian. Of Petersburg,
were last week end guests Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T..
Blankenship.
Visiting their mother. Mr. s.:
Ruby Williamson, recently, were
Harry and Weldon Williamson,
of Richmond.
Recent visitors Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Robertson were Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Spurlock and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William Monk
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert King, Jr., and Cindy, all
of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Pulley
spent a recent Sunday in Rich
mond with Mr.. and Mrs. R. A..
Pulley and family, the occasion
being the birthday of Mrs. r. A.
Pulley.
Ronnie briggs, OF Shaw Air
Force Base, S. c., was home
on leave for several days, last
week.
In Hospital
Friends will be sorry to learn
c. Faison Ingram is a patient
in Johnston-Willis ospital,
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Borum,
of Greensboro, N. c., spent last
Wednesday with his sister, Mrs.
D. A. Gaulding.
Michael Magnusson, of Rich
mond, was home, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ruegg, Of
Meherrin, joined Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Pulley here and together
they attended the Quarterly Con-
ferenct at st. johns Methodist
Church on Sunday evening.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Valencourt on Thanksgiving Day
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Rich
ardson. of Akron, Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Hall and family. Of
Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Chimney, of Victoria, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Valencourt
and son. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
son remained for a longer visit
with her parents.
Mrs. Louise Schelin, Johnnie
and Robert, Of Beverly Beach,
Md, visite d her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. NickelS here,
recently.
Mrs. Roland Pierce and chill
dren, of Winston Salem, N. c.,
spent several days last week
with her mother, Mrs. C. D.
Newell.
Here Last Week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell,
of Richmond, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. jim Harshman and other
relatives, last week.
1t. Cmdr. and Mrs. Lansing
Viccellio and daughter, of Sill
yer Spring, Md: Mrs. Wexford
Goode and daughters, Mrs.
Alma Grim and r. A. Pulley,
all Of Richmond. and Bri G h
Viccellio. Of Philadelphia, visit
ed in the j. W. Pulley home
over the Thanksgiving week end.
The men enjoyed hunting.
Miss Sandra Prom. Of Rich
mond, was week end guest Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
MT. PLEASANT

The Thomas W. Joneses and
son, Mike. of Keysville, were
guests of the j. C. Joneses on
Sunday BILLY" has been suf-
feling with flu and was con-
fined to his bed for several days
the first part of last week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
VICE PRESIDENT JOHNSON

VICE PRESIDENT JOHNSON
was scheduled to speak Monday
at keel-laying ceremonies for
Americas newest nuclear sub
marine. the USS Sam Rayburn,
at Newport News. To be built
by the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Co.. the sub is
named after Johnson's close
friend. political associate, and
fellow Texan, the late Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Dr. Graves Thompson To Present
Book Review At WOman's Club

CUMBERLAND. Dec. 6 DR.
Graves Thompson. faculty mem
Der OF Hampden-Sydney College
VII lecture and show shdes II
The book review, The Agony
and Ecstasy" life story d
Michael Angelo, at the Cumber.
land Woman's Club ON Thurs.
Gay. December IL. The meeting
viii be held in the Cumberland
High School auditorium begin
ming with the business session at
BIS pm. DR.. Thompson's lee
ture will begin at 3:A5. The pub
1c Is cordially invited. Mrs.
John K. Metzger, chairman of
the Fine Arts department, will
be in charge of the program
Col. and Mrs. Ernest B.
Nuckols with their sons. Ernest
BENJAMIN Nuckols, III, Gary,
Don, Richard and Bart, set sail
on the President Roosevelt for
the States on December 3. Col.
Nuckols has completed a two
year assignment at the Clark
Air Base in the Philippines and
has been transferred to SYRIA
cuse. N. Y. En- route home the
Nuckols family will stop over in
Hong Kong, Japan and Hawaii,
and expect to land at San Fran
cisco, Calf. on December "a,
arriving IN Cumberland the lat
ter part Of the Christmas holi-
days. when they will be guests
of Col Nuckols' mother, Mrs. E.
B. NuckolS.
Mrs. Grady w. Garrett. ac-
companied by her house guests,
Mrs. T. A. Silealy and sons,
Douglas and Tommy. Of Chelms-
ford. Mass. mctored to Reming-
ton on Tuesday for a visit with
Mrs. CARROTS brother, H. w.
Williams and family.
Mrs. George Bryant and
family had as their guests dur
ing the week end Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Hunter and West Hunter
of Mt. Airy. N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Couch ar
rived Saturday from johnson
City. Tenn. for a visit of sew
eral days at "Lakeview Farm"
as guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. V. Couch. Other
guests Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Williams and daugh-
ter. Robin Lynn. Miss Ann
Lunford, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Couch, Jr., and family, of
Crewe.
Mrs. N. H. Huskey, Mrs.
Leonard Scott. Mrs Charles E.
Scott and their house guest.
Miss 10 Cameron, of Sevierville,
Tenn. visited the N. R. Huskey
family Sunday at Midlothian.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. M. Beasley were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Crowder, of Rich
mond.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Pembelton on Saturday and Sun
day were MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth
Ownby. of Scottsburg. Mr.. and
Mrs. R. D. Reamey, Mis- S
Louise Reamey. of Phenix, Ray
mond Pembelton ard family. of
Powhatan. and Mrs. Glen Le-
SueW and children, Of Farm
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Dey. Gwen
and Ed. returned to Arlington
last Sunday following a week
end visit here with Mrs. E. Alan
Carter. En- route home they
visited j. G. Clements. who un-
derwent a successful operation
last week at the Medical College
of Virginia Hospital in Rich
mOnd.
Guests of Mr.. and MrS.'L. B.
Dandy last Sunday at Coax
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15
Jobs and Qualifications
Welsh Rare Biz

The Mungummery County newspapers
are full of biographies these days These ac
counts appear beneath the appealing pictures
OF the men who are squirting and sprnting
for public office. The relationship which the
material in the biography bears to the qualifi-
cations needed for the job strain normal con-
ceptions of relevance to the popping point.
For example, Percy Poopnoodle of Nun.
gumrnery County decides the time has come
for him to run for the job of Military Ad-
visor to the County Manager. The job pays
$35,OO0.00 year with retirement and fringe
benefits. Coffee hour is from 1000 to HOO
am. and happy hour from 800 to 500 pm.
An experienced and well trained confidential
secretary goes with the job Three months
off during the summer and sunlamps fur.
nished during the winter. Evening class estab-
hshed for those seeking quick advancement
and tuition and books furnished at expense
of the Board of Education. Uniform furnished
at no expense. Gold braid, rank, hash marks,
medals and citations supplied to conform to
whim of job holder. Only requirement similar
to regular Army and Navy is that while in
uniform must wear name-tag in large letters
across right hand coat pocket to keep you
from forgetting who you are or what your
name happens to be. This requirement is
particularly pertinent to officers above rank
of major.
Now Percy Poopnoodle is superbly quail
flied for the job He, like all OF us Mum
gummery Countians, is as lazy as he can be
without insulting the Welfare Board, likes
coffee and drink and is moderately interested
in vacations, sunburns and could use a lot
more education but doesn't have the money
to pay for it. He loves to shoot off fire
crackers and stay up late watching John
Wayne shoot up the Japs on the late, late
show He also sees that the job is there
for someone, so why not me" and there is
the prestige and the security which goes
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15

With advancing age illness Is more like
ly, recovery often prolonged, and earnings
more modest Indeed sickness IN the aged
may be devastating both medically and eco
nomically. For this reason, health of the
aged actually has become a sociological prob
lem. Therefore society ultimately must solve
the problem according to its lights, and to its
own advantage.
Congress saw the need in 1860 and passed
the Kerr-Mlls bill which has now been in ef-
feet for Is months. This bill provided match
ing federal funds to supplement each states
medical welfare program so that services to
those in need could be expanded But the
Kerr-NIills Bill left the breadth of the individ-
ual state program to each legislature, recog-
nizing that the need in Nevada is different
from that in New York Federal monies had
to be appropriated to the states because an
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15
by Barney Welsh

with being Military Advisor to the County
Manager or Senator, Delegate or a Circuit
Court Judge
But what does Percy Poopnoodle write
about himself for public consumption as bear
ing upon his qualifications 1t might run
like this: and the interesting thing is that
if Poopnoodle was running for all the jobs
between golf ball warmer for Arnold Palmer
to baby sitter to Jane Mansfield Git was i'm
possible for her to meet death by drowning)
the biography would be the same.
"Mr. Poopnoodle was Troopleader for the
Cub-Scouts at a time when his sister was
Brownie and was a member of the Marching
and Chowder Club in 1856 where he played
the bass drum. He was Mason and an
active Member of the Tall-Cedars but later
on became affiliated with the Knights of Col
unnbus. He has been Secretary TO the NAACP
and recently returned from trip south with
the Freedom Riders in order to attend meet.
ing of the John Birch Society," He is large
contributor to Alcoholic Anonymous, having
a personal interest therein, and legal advisor
to the National Brewing Company and takes
stock therein instead Of legal fees. He headed
up National Drive for the Prevention of Lung
Cancer and was chief counsel for the Amer
ican Tobacco Company. He is the father of
fourteen children and a member of all local
Churches, in addition to having been trus-
tee, elder, deacon and altar boy. CThat one
is where fall short on being good political
timber: when the rest of the congregation
is frolicing in the green pastures, am foun-
dering in the still waters.) Mr.. Poopnoodle
says that the present Military Advisor of the
County Manager is incompetent was not
suited for the job and does not represent
the interests of the majority of the people
of Mungummery County. He promises, that
if elected he will give this county the kind
of war and destruction it deserves"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15
CANDIDA
Medical Assistance
for the Aged

irisatiable bureaucracy has been allowed to
develop which has stolen state tax sources
The philosophy of Kerr-Mills is that local
management, in which the welfare program
is under the scrutiny of the very people who
must pay for it and benefit from ii, is desired
by responsible people
There has been relentless pressure for o
decade by the socialists to get their hands ON
federal medical program. The present ad-
ministratiOn musts attempt TO drive down
American thrOats medical assistance under
Social Security. This is political payOff to
the labor unions who are pumping for 1t.
When the idea was first proposed, the far
left whOOped and hOllered and leaped aboard
thankful to have a new scheme to take over.
Politics is simple for these demagOgues-
draw up program, sell ii, federalize il, then
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15

Byron's S Column
Democrats Dilemma

the showdown between the regular Demo-
Gratis and the liberal Democrats. However,
this isn't the way things are shaping up.
Raw Murphy, who carries a little stick
and speaks with a big voice, has been sue
cessful in convincing Democrats like Bill
Wheeler, Frank Bliss, Mrs. Peggy Mann and
Bill Hickey that the liberals must be on any
ticket that has a chance Of winning. And
Ray Murphy was perfectly willing to drop his
old friends like Peggy Schweinhaut and Ann
Brown to get what he wanted, which doesn't
appear to be much.
Another group of Democrats have met
and tossed few names around as possible
candidates in the Democratic Primary.
This newest group will not endorse any.
one for Governor or Senator. Instead, 1t will
concentrate on the local level.
These Democratic leaders would support
such candidates as Stella Werner (who seems
to be on the notgood list Of some IiberaIs).
Grover Walker, man by the name Of Kan
der from Wheaton, Bill Sher and Sam Riggs
for the County Council. They would also
welcome Peggy Schweinhaut for the State
Senate and Edna Cook, David Cahoon, and
Charlie Woodward for the House of Dele
gates. Alice HOstetler, Warren Browning,
LathrOp Smith would get the okay for the
Democratic State Central Committee or
course, there are others, but that is Just a
sampling Of those who would get endorse
ments.
There is still third group Of Democratic
leaders who are in the talking stage but are
not quite ready to make any announcements.
1t is our guess that Democratic voters
will make up their own list of candidates and
then carefully study those in the field We
hope we can throw some shining light on the
political situation that appears to be heading
for the biggest scramble in the history Of the
county
Montgomery County has always provided
us with plenty of political interest. But this
1862 election year is going to be more stimu.
Iating than most.
The Democratic Party is suffering from
the lack of a strong single leader who could
do much to get the situation back on some
type Of concerted course. The present Chair
man Of the Democratic Party is unable to
function to full capacity and for this his
many friends feel badly However, this
doesn't alter the fact that someone with
strong leadership ability should take over be.
fore the waters become too muddy.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-02-15

Several groups of local Democratic lead.
ers are applying the best political thinking
available in trying to work out states that
can win in the Democratic Primary on May
*