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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-02-21

those who have worked for State
and local governments as well as
those who have worked for the
Federal government would all get
tax increases under the Presidents
bill if the pension was $500 n year
or $1,000 year or anywhere in
between For example, 4 single
retired Government worker at the
age of GO, drawing a pension Of
S2,36l year pays no income tax
al present, but under the Presi-
dents proposal he would be forced
to pay S2l37G a year.
As my good friend, Senator John
Williams of Delaware, said the
other day in the Senate, 1T is
ironical that this harsh treatment
of these elderly people is proposed
by an Administration which has
expressed such loud sympathy for
their plight" AS for me, don't
want to see any more crocodile
tears about the elderly in the eyes
of the New Frontiersmen who have
leaped to this opportunity to slug
the elderly. You may be sure that
/ will oppose this cruel attack on
the disabled and the Government
retirees and all the other elderly
people whom the proposed bill
would injure.
Defense Budget Not Sancrosanct
The Administrations budget for
Military expenditures would have
been S13,O0O0OO,OOO bigger if the
Armed Services had been allowed
all they asked for Secretary Nc
Namara had instructed the several
Services to submit their requests
for what they felt was necessary.
They came in with requests total
ing over S64 ,00O,000,O0O These we're
trimmed to total the S51,00000 900
which appears in the Presidents
budget There's nothing sacred
about that 51-billion-dollar figure;
no doubt it could be cut some more.
Medical Care: Compulsory or
Voluntary = Americans in 1861
spent over q billion dollars on
medical care. In the same year we
spent nearly as much on recrea-
ton and spent somewhat more on
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such personal business expenses
as bank service charges and legal
services. And So it would seem
that Americans. as a whole, can,
after all, afford the medical care
they are getting.
The recent growth Of voluntary
health insurance is remarkable
development Last year more than
1856 100000 Americans, IS percent of
our total civilian population, had
some form Of voluntary protection.
Now, ii is true that not all of
these programs pay all medical
costs. II is also true that we have
some people too poor to pay any
insurance.
Against these considerations
must be set the actual provisions
Of the proposal for the Federal
medical care for the aged. 1t is
far from comprehensive; it would
not solve anybOdy's financial prob
lens: in fact, compared with some
of the voluntary programs, "Medi-
care" benefits look meager. More
over, it would exclude some 3,000.-
600 people who are not eligible be-
cause they are not in the Social
Security system and cannot get in
to it, and many of these are people
in real need II would appear that
regardless of what is done about
"Medicare" the medical care of
the INDECENT and the chronic UNI
employables in our midst will still
have to be provided by private
and community assistance.
The proposed "Medicare" plan
would increase the Social Security
taxes of all who are on the roll,
regardless of need. The cost of
Mediocre" is unknown. but it is
generally conceded that it could
and probably would be staggering.
The compulsory feature of "Medi-
care" would narrow the choice for
the wage-earner of today and would
deprive him of income with which
he might otherwise prepare for
health and other problems of old
age.
The question before Congress is
not, and never has been. choice
between the "Medicare" scheme
or no medical care at all.
In the light Of the fantastic
growth of private health insurance,
are not those who insist that only
Washington can do the job really
living in the past?
An Illustration of Maladminis-
tration-It has been exposed that
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton in Washington approved a
new Fort Worth, Texas. housing
project for elderly for S4,467 600
mortgage insurance after it had
been reported adversely by local
FILA officials-and despite the fact
that at the time of the Washington
approval the FILA had on its hands
more than 5000 foreclosed, empty
houses in the Fort Worth area.
Cuban Agreement: Worldwide
Repercussions-It is felt through
out the world that the Russians
gained and we lost in the Cuban
affair, which, it is said, demon
strated two things: y Khrush-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-02-21
Annual Red Cross
Drive Begins March l

The Annual campaign for funds
for the American Red Cross will
get underway officially the first of
March. il was announced this week
by Mrs. Paul Naylor, who at the
present time is vacationing in
Florida.
However. the groundwork for the
program has been done and many
of the workers have been named.
The quota this year is $500
In Mrs. MAYORS absence Mrs.
Henry w. McComas and Mrs. Rob-
ert J. Ruckert will carry on the
work.
They named the following to aid
in the drive. Mrs. Michael Duda
will be in charge of Grantsvillc
and vicinity while Mrs. Ralph Cal
andrella will be chairman in Kitz-
miller. Other assignments already
made include:
Mrs. Roger Tower, Deep Creek
village; Mrs. w. w. Dewitt, Hoyes
and vicinity; Mrs. Ida B. Reck-
ner Accident; Mrs. George Shaw
ley, Bittinger; Miss Carrie Kolb-
fleisch, Rosedale; Mrs. Jane
Tucker. White Church: Mrs. Laura
Flanagan. Deer Park; Mrs. Ell
wood Jamison. Bethlehem settle
ment: Mrs. Marie Coddington, Mrs.
Leland Roth, Oak Pal and vicini-
ty; Mrs. Paul Markley. Hutton;
Mrs. Erwin Fike. Crellin; Mrs. Mill
lard Hayhurst, Red House and
Mountain Top; Mrs. Mary Lichty,
Mrs. Oscar Hartman, the Cove; Mrs.
Merle Frantz. Friendsville; Mrs.
Cora Wood. Mt Lake Park and
Loeb Lynn.
Assisting in Oakland will be
Mrs. John Wolf. Mrs Ralph
Fauber, Mrs. Robert Martin, Mrs.
julius Renninger, Mrs. James
Lemmert. Mrs. Herbert c. Leigh
ton, Mrs. william Naylor, Mrs.
B. F. Selby, Mrs. E. Ray Jones,
Mrs. W. H. Meese, Mrs. Cecil
! Smith, and Mrs. Naylor.
Mrs. Naylor said that some
times, due to weather conditions,
the drive had to be postponed, but
the drive would be conducted when
it was possible to do so.
Present officers and chairmen in
addition to Mrs. Naylor as chair
man. are Miss Floss Shaffer, treas
| urer; Lowell Loomis, secretary;
Mrs E. Ray Jones, publicity; Mrs.
Grover c. Stemple, recruitment
| chairman for the blood program;
Mason Calls, first aid and water
safety chairman; Mrs. H. d.
SWartzentruber. disaster chairman;
James McHenry, chairman of the
fund drive with Mrs. E. Z. Tower,
Jay L. Bell, Willard Hawkins and
Mrs. Joseph Fahey, Grantsville.
James Lemmert, First National
Bank. Oakland, is treasurer Of the
fund drive campaign.
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An East German circus tight
rope walker escaped to the west
on a high voltage line.
Three lives were lost in two
Maryland accidents bringing traf-
fic fatalities for year to 36.
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chevs 10000 troops. This is why
no doubt, De Gaulle promptly Of
fered us his moral and military as
siStance in the tense hours of the
naval blockade While he certainly
knew that the U. S S. r. would
back down from nuclear war, and
so would America, there was still
a chance that the United States
would show it was not afraid to
make limited war contact with 1866
600 Cuban-based Russian troops in
order to stop Communism in its
own hemisphere. But when the
United States of America went to
the negotiating table with Khrush-
chev, and there accepted Castro's
Cuba and the presence of Russian
troops in Cuba. De Gaulle saw
that even this hope had vanished,
and that if France were from here
out to find safety she must begin
to rely on herself, and not on
America
Pretty Good Pills-After sending
parcel to relatives in Europe, a
local family received letter of
thanks, which ended: please send
more of those pills We didn't
know what they were until Cousin
Lempi, who studied English, read
the name for us Then we gave
them all to Uncle Paul. who suf-
fers from rheumatism. He feels
better now, and says it's the best
medicine he ever took If you don't
remember the name of the pills,
they're called Life Savers"
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Sales and use tax revenues in
creased for first half of year in
state.
Thirty-five foot drifts blocked
ski lift in Killington, Vermont
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East coastal areas was hard hit
by flu bug.
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A Bethesda bank was robbed of
$4,000 by a fake electrician.
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The chronicle., 1963-11-05
US Turns Diem Brother
Over To New Government

SAIGON, South Wet N a m
(UPD - Slain President Ngo
Dinh Diem's younger brother
today took refuge in the US.
consulate in Hue but was
turned over to the provisional
government, diplomatic sources
said.
The sources said the brother,
Ngo Dinh Can, was flown to
Saigon in a US. government
plane.
Can was Diem's overload In
the Hue area, scene of some Of
the strongest repressions of the
Buddhists. He was hated and
feared by the Buddhist majority
in the central Vietnamese city
and officials were concerned
that his nome tncre WOULD De
mobbed. He had been under
house arrest since the coup Fri
day.
The sources said Can took
refuge this morning in the US.
consulate building, a house that
combines consular offices and
residences.
How Can managed to elude
the guards outside his house
and reach the consulate was
not known.
1t also was not known Wheth-
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er he asked us. consul John
Helble for political asylum, al
though it was believed likely he
did so.
The decision to hand Can over
to Vietnamese authorities was
made after discussions with the
new government and with the
us. Embassy in Saigon, tn e
sources said.
Children Reach Safety
Three other members of the
Ngo family - the children of
Diem's slain brother, Ngo Dinh
and Nine. Nhu - reached safe
ty in Rome today. Their moth
er will join them there this
week.
A source at the hotel where
the deposed first lady is staying
said she had talked by telephone
with "a general in Saigon who
expressed regrets over tn e
deaths of her husband, strong
man of the overthrown govern
ment, and his brother, the GUST
ed president.
Father Pays Visit
The source said Nine. Nhu
took the news rather hard
and spent most Of the day ~
Continued On Page Three
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Guards AT Polls:
Lincoln County

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (UPI)
Gov. Ross Barnett today au-
thorized the Brookhaven post Of
the Mississippi National Guard
to watch the polls in 10 of Lin
coin County's 20 voting boxes to
prevent violence and blood
she'd"
Barnett said he was warned
by Sheriff Earl Smith "about
midnight on election eve that
two of the county supervisor
races might provoke violence.
He said the sheriff requested
the guard because they were
afraid they might have vio-
lence and bloodShed."
However, Republican workers
in the southeast Mississippi
county charged the calling of
the guard was a move to thwart
their challenge in the governor
and lieutenant governor races.
COP leaders in the county
said their poll watchers were
evicted from the polls when
they failed to have a written
power Of attorney from Rubel
Phillips, Republican candidate
for governor.
The guardsmen, the COP
charged, were acting on orders
Of the three county election
commissioners who advised
them to evict any poll watcher
if he were not a voter in the
particular precinct that he was
watching and to allow only one
poll watcher Of a political party
at each box.
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Nine. Mus Dad:
No Direct Part
BY US In Coup

FRESNO, Calf. CUPID = DR..
Tram Van Chuong, father of
South Wet Nam's Nine. Ngo
Dinh Nhu, said Monday he did
not feel the United States
played a direct part in the mil
itary coup that ousted President
Ngo Dinh Diem.
But, Chuong admitted, the
fact the United States cut eco
nomic aid in South Wet Nam
may have encouraged those
who staged the coup.
Chuong resigned last summer
as South Wet Mans ambassa-
dor to the United States in pro-
test over the alleged repressive
policies of the Diem govern
ment against his country's Bud
dhist population. He drew a
parallel on the effect his resig-
nation and the severing Of eco
nomic aid by the United States
had on the overthrow of Diem.
"The removal of foreign aid
may have had some effect, just
as my resignation was a real
blow" Chuong said. "But SIM
ilarly, my resignation does not
mean that | had any part in
the COUP"
Chuong criticized the United
States for not taking a more
practical approach to the dis
tribution Of foreign aid.
"The American approach is
too generous" he said. maybe
Continued On Page Three
The chronicle., 1963-11-05
Rusk Says New
Soviet Action
Very Serious

WASHINGTON (UPI) ~ Sec
rotary Of State Dean RuSk said
today that Russia's latest block
ade of a U. S. Army convoy on
the autobahn leading to Berlin
"cannot be permitted" He
called it a Every serious mat
ter"
Rusk made his statement to
reporters following an hour-long
closed-door meeting with the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. He briefed the senators
on both the Berlin situation and
conditions in South Wet Nam.
Rusk accused the Soviets Of
attempting to unilaterally
change procedures long in use
on the autobahn. Of course, that
cannot be permitted. 1t is
looked upon as a very serious
matter"
President Concerned
The White House said just be-
fore Rusk emerged from the
committee meeting that PreSi-
dent Kennedy also was deeply
concerned and that officials
were trying to resolve the inn
passe both here and in Moscow.
Press Secretary Pierre Salin-
ger also said the Chief Execu-
tive had discussed the matter
with RuSk but that there were
no present plans for a meeting
between the two. He did not
rule out the possibility of a
later meeting, however.
The developments came as
the British and French sent
conveys of their own out to join
the Russian-blocked u. S. con-
voy on the autobahn leading to
Berlin. The idea was to stress
Allied unity in the new show
down with the Soviets.
Y. May Seek Compromise
1t appeared likely that one Of
the next steps would be a U.S.,
British, French proteSt-or par
allel protests by those countries
to Moscow.
Reports reaching here indi-
Gated that Soviet military Off
Gals at the highway checkpoint
were seeking some form of
compromise. AT one point, they
indicated the U. S. convoy could
proceed if the Russians were
permitted to lower the tailgates
Of the trucks and count the
troops sitting inside. The U. S.
commander on the scene was
reported to have replied his or
ders did not permit this.
This exchange, however, led
Continued On Page Three)
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Marienborn checkpoint just a.
cross from West Germany in a
dispute over clearance proceed
ureS.
The Russians brought up
armored cars with machineguns
to hem in the Americans this
morning in an incident which
the State Department termed
"quite serious. Western offic-
ials said the United States pro-
tested to Moscow over the lat.
est blockade.
Show Of Unity
In a demonstration Of West
ern unity, the French and Brit
ish planned to travel ITO miles
through East Germany to stand
by the American convoy Of A
men in IL vehicles.
Both the British and French
conveys had orders not to dis
mount for a Russian head count
at the Soviet checkpoint. The
American convoy was held up
because the soldiers refused to
leave their vehicles to be count
ed.
The French convoy had A
men in eight trucks and two
jeeps and the British had 43
soldiers in seven trucks and one
ieep.
Reds on Spot
The size of all three conveys
was about the same in men and
vehicles, indicating that the
three Western powers were put
ting the Soviets on the spot in
aiming at a showdown over
clearance procedures.
Non-convoy traffic was not
being interfered with. Three
us. Army supply trucks, one
travelling alone and the other
together, reported no trouble
from Soviet officials today at
the checkpoint where the con-
voy was being held.
Supply trucks carry only a
driver and co-driver, who can
be counted by the Soviets with
out dismounting. Soviet de-
mands that convoy passengers
dismount for counting caused
the convoy holdup.
Tn Hong Kong, visiting West
German Foreign Minister Ger
hard Schroeder said the incident
constitutes a serious chal-
lenge' to the West and bellies
the professed Soviet desire for
an Improvement IN relations
The chronicle., 1963-11-05
Heavy Vote
For County
Despite Rain

Voting in today's election ap-
parently will be almost as heavy
as in the second Democratic
primary despite cloudy skies
and a trace of scattered show.
ers.
A survey taken by The Chron-
icle at IL am. of ten Paspoint
precincts showed the voting pace
is running only slightly behind
the pace in the primary and in
one precinct it was reported
heavier.
All of the precincts reported
a good turnout for a general
election. Interest has been sti-
mulated by an intensive cam
paign by Republicans Rubel
Phillips and Stanford Morse for
governor and lieutenant COVER
nor posts against Democrats
Paul johnson and Carroll Gar
tin.
On the County scene, five Re
publicans and one independent
are opposing Democrats for
county and beat posts.
A breakdown Of the precincts
checked with today's vote listed
first, the primary vote listed
second, follows:
Courthouse IS to Sc; Market
Street Station 40 to 81; An1eri-
can Legion " to 116; Country
Club 45 to 48; Craftsman Hall
81 to 90; 18th Street No. 1, 49
to 81.
At 18th Street No. 2 a reported
81 persons had voted, Moss Point
City Hall precinct had 81 to cast
ballots, 81 at Moss Point No. 3
and So at Lake Avenue Fire Sta
ton. No primary figures were
available on the precincts.
The chronicle., 1963-11-05
Pas &C Unit
Refouts Barge
At Sand Island

Pascagoula Coast Guard
patrol boat assisted a small
equipment barge during the
dawn hours Saturday after the
vessel had run aground on Sand
Island south of Mobile.
According to ENC Albert L.
Waters, two men were aboard
the barge, which was being used
in painting the Sand Island
lighthouse.
Although the patrol boat ar
rived on the scene at 2:4O am,
weather conditions did not per-
NIT the painters rescue until
daylight hours. The barge was
then relocated 'by pulling on it
for about Is minutes" said
Waters.
Prior to the call, the patrol
boat stood by for assistance at
the intersection of Pascagoula
ship channel and Intercoastal
Waterway where a tugboat, the
Sea Traveller, and three barges
had also run aground.
Waters reported three more
tugboatS arrived from Pasca-
goula, taking the Sea Traveller
and bargeS in tow.
The patrol vessel returned to
its Pascagoula dock at 12:45
pm. Saturday.
The chronicle., 1963-11-05
Say Man Broke
Into The Home
Of His Ex-Wife

James Emerson OF kreole Is
scheduled for a preliminary
hearing in County Court this
week on charges Of grand lar
ceny and breaking and entering.
Sheriff James Ira GrimSley
said that Emerson is accused
of breaking into his ex-wife's
home and taking a radio and a
suitcase full Of clothes. GrimSley
said the articles were recovered.
Arresting officers were depu-
ties J. w. Thornton and Oscar
Dykes.
In a County Court case Mon
day Paul Rorex pleaded guilty
to a charge Of breaking and en-
tering and was sentenced to so
days in jail.
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chancery courtroom and chan
Gerry clerks offices, a meeting
room for the board of SuperviS-
ors, a record room and record
vault and facilities for the Jack
son County Port Authority.
The board also today award
ed a contract to Mississippi Road
Supply Co. for a moving ma
chine. The firms 1885 bid was
the only one received.
The board heard a plea from
Edward Wright, spokesman for
the Gabriel Cemetery Assn. for
advice in how to handle a pend
ing lawsuit over ownership of
property the cemetery claims
behind the National Food Store.
In 1948 the city decided the
property to the cemetery aSso-
citation but arrangements were
never completed with the coun-
ty and in 1858 the property was
sold for taxes to a woman who
in turn sold it to Mrs. Odette
Kuhn, local realtor. Mrs. Kuhn
is the other party in the suit.
Apparently one cause of con-
fusion is that cemetery asso-
Citations are not taxed. The
board advised Wright that the
matter was too complicated for
them to help him and suggested
he take the issue into court.
The chronicle., 1963-11-05

e LII LOW W dVOIO lIIlpGdCIl.
century and were spurred by
it to unaccustomed general cleo
ton campaigning.
Johnson's victory over former
Gov. j. P. Coleman in the Au-
gust Democratic primary would
have sent him into office with
out further campaigning or
dinarily.
Weather Is Fair
Today's voter turnout was
anybody's guess since there are
no comparable elections in the
record books on which to base
a prediction. Temperatures
were mild and there was no
sign of bad weather which Re
publicans had hoped might in
fluence Democrats to continue
their habit Of ignoring the gen.
eral election.
Both candidates are strong
segregationiSts-a situation that
has spanked a protest vote
movement by civil rights organ
izations. Both blasted the Ken
nedy administration in their
campaign speeches.
Johnson has vowed to SUD-
port Gov. Ross Barnett's plan
for Independent presidential
electors. Phillips says he will
support Goldwater for presi-
dent, but will probably vote for
independent electors if any
other Republican wins the non-
ination.
Civil rights organizations
have conducted a written cam
paign for Negro leader Aaron
Henry, Mississippi president of
the NAACP. Under Mississippi
law such votes are only counted
when one of the regular candi-
dates dies before the election,
but integrationists hope for a
show of defiance.
Appear On Television
johnson, 47-year-old son of a
former Mississippi governor,
appeared on television Monday
night and proudly displayed
newspaper columns calling him
IAN unreconstructed segrega-
ZIONIST who is sure to win"
Appearing with him were
Barnett, who is prohibited by
law from succeeding himself,
and jackson Mayor Allen
Thompson. They supported
JohnSon'S argument that two
party government in Mississip-
pi would result in white peo-
pie fighting and fussing among
themselves" and "agitator
groups taking advantage of
the disunity to push for inte-
grafton.
Phillips, SO, a lawyer and for
mer Democrat, also repeated in
a television address his charges
that johnson had conspired with
us. Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy
to get James Meredith into the
University Of Mississippi while
appearing to be trying to block
him.
Polls, which opened at Z am.
est, close at 6 pm.
To support the charge, he Of
fered a transcript Of an alleged
telephone conversation involving
Barnett, Johnson and Kennedy.
Gutter Campaign
"A gutter campaign" Bar
Continued On Page Three)
The chronicle., 1963-11-05
Women Is Hurt
I'm Auto Mishup

Mrs. Maude B. Moody of Pas
cagoula was injured about 8
am. today when her car went
out Of control and hit a utility
pole on Main Street in Moss
Point near the Escatawpa River
bridge.
She was admitted to Singing
River Hospital for treatment of
cuts, bruises and a possible
fractured arm.
Investigating officers were
Moss Point police Capt. Perry
Adcock and Pin. L. A. McLaugh-
lin.
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Caution Urged
In Burning Trash


Area citizens were advised to-
day to refrain from burning
trash or fields until a general
rain has relieved the high fire
danger period.
State forester r. Ii. Miller
said that a trace of rain Tues
day temporarily eliminated the
fire danger but extreme dry
conditions still exist.
These conditions have resulted
in several major woods fires al
ready this season, Miller said.