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People whose lives have been relatively blessed, accustomed to abundance instead of want, are very vulnerable. Perhaps without feeling sympathy, they may yet feel guilt, and be inclined to "shell out." Ours is an economy of abundance and we have become accustomed to abundant consuirniption perhaps to excess. Obesity is something of a national occupational disease. The reducing business Unsightly says the ad) is a big thing in this co.untry. There" is a considerable business in attempting to break addiction to nicotine, alcohol, numerous other drugs.as well as food.

All this as background tends to make us a nation of soft touches. There is starvation abroad and we are still able to go in" for gluttony. WE everything at a great pace. Cars we can afford to smash up, people too. One of our favorite ways to pursue happiness is in fast, powerful cars, that tend to come apart upon high-speed impact.

People are likewise apt to come apart on such occasions, especially if parts of them (their brains) have begun to dissolve in alcohol. Which isn't to say that we are abolitionists. It is to say that drink and motor vehicle operation mix badly. The slogan is "If you drink, don't drive!" 77ns was good advice during prohibition days, and is good advice now. Not everybody will take the advice.

AGAINST COMPANY RULES a supplicant, made the rounds in the office here. She carried a note, written in the third person, recommending the bearer as a needy and worthy person. She probably did all right with many suckers. But a skeptic finally questioned her about the identity of the signer of the note. It developed that it had been signed by the bearer.

There was a time when there was no such thing as relief, Social Security, welfare and retirement funds, and the like. All this has changed not to the extent of making poverty desirable, of course but most of the poor can qualify for some kind of aid which may improve the "quality" of poverty somewhat. There will always be some who win think that life without effort is the major aoal. They will probably condemn their offspring to a head start, toward a similar future. We will restrain our "bah, and wish them, too, a Mcrnj Christmas.

Limited Victory Top 0' The Morning-- Still Needs Gifts By J. HODEL Mac's Memorial Toy Fund had some really uneasy moments yesterday. You see, there are some 2,750 to 2,800 youngsters who have been invited to come to the big annual Toy Fund Party at Memorial Auditorium today. These lots' parents were sent tickets --some for 10 a.m. and some for 1 p.m.

which are supposed to entitle them to a toy and a small bag of candy and an orange. Yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock there was almost everything to be done in the way of opening and assembling that many toys. Not even the display racks on temporary scaffolding had been set-up and, frankly, we were verging on panic. To top it all off, there were not even half a dozen donations for the fund. And the bills for new toys alone will come to better than $2,000 this year, to say nothing of the candy, oranges, and paint and materials for toy repair.

-0- Well, sir, Mac's Toy Fund always seems to pull through in the pinches. A lot of good, light hearted people came to help and before 9:30 p.m. last night, the stage was set and ready in spite of any and all troubles. Even the donations picked up a bit so that the fund did, at least, eke over the Before we get into fund gift acknowledgements, however, we must report that for two days now we've forgotten to mention a pretty and unusual wreath which was given. It came from the McGowan family Bill, Toni, Nancy, and Mike and is made entirely of colorfully wrapped pieces of candy, hundreds of them and each one separately wired to the wreath.

In addition to a big red bow a small pair of scissors is attached "with which to cut off the pieces of candy. It's the only wreath of this kind we've ever seen. And from the Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority came three bags of toys, brought in by Nellie McMillion to be added to our stock. Now for this morning's report on financial contributions: John Bryan Flippen, a dear little four-year-old and son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. T. Flippen of 430 S. Fayette who came to the office, Mr. and Mrs.

R. S. Taylor Sr. of 1905 S. Kanawha with a warm message, Mr.

and Mrs. D. 0. Means of 107 Druid Ave. S5; Robin, Ben, and Tommy Susman, grandchildren of Mr.

and Mrs. Nathan Matz of 116 Anne Mr. and Mrs. William Ormandy of Dry Hill $10; Jody Lee Mays, 14, son of Mr. and Mrsr J.

E. Mays of -Beaver and a regular booster for years, Bobby and Sandi Parker, children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Francis Parker of 114 Greenbrier with the prettiest Santa on a card we've seen, Mr. and Mrs.

George C. Porter of 200 Hillcrest $5. Connie Carole, Price H. HI, and Danny Calfee, children of Mr. and Mrs.

Price H. Calfee Jr. of 1507 Harper Miss Harriet Anne Hall of 122 Grarrville Andre Taylor of 725 S. Fayette Kim Lee and Christy Lynn Martin of Box 55, Beaver, Bill Cunningham of 4510 Park Richmond, "anonymous" from White Sulphur Springs, who offered this New Year slogan, "Let us hope to do in '62 what we should have dene in '61" Carole, Chucky, and Kenny Terry, children of Mr. and Mrs.

Dennis 0. Terry of 305 Orchard Marcella, Sandra, and Donnie Wise, children of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wise of 302 Glen and the Junior Girls Sunday School Class and teachers, Mrs. Ray Akers and Mrs.

Cora Mays, from the Beaver First Baptist Church, $2. $54 Given Yesterday That was it for this morning's report. It came to $54 and pushed the total to $2,016.50. Finally, we've sneaked over the elusive $2,000 and this leaves only $233.50 to go to make the goal for this year. Unfortunately, we also have fallen still farther behind last year's pace.

On this Thursday last year, there was $2,108.45 on hand. So, we're about. S96 behind last year. Please! All you late- birds, get your gifts in the mail ouickly! "THUNDERBIRD COUNTRY" More than one commentator was heard to remark on radio and television that the United Stales had scored a significant victory over the Soviet Union when the U. X.

General Assembly voted -JS-36 against the admission of Red China. But it is another indication of the crazy, mixed-up world in which we live that the xSoviet Union may have been fully satisfied to have its own resolution on Red China membership in the United Nations voted down. Well in advance of the actual vote in the General Assembly, experienced observers had reported that the Soviet Union's interest in Red China's admission had clearly subsided and that the Soviet delegation would abstain from using a number of pressure weapons at its disposal. It can no longer be doubted that the Soviet Union and Red China are in 'serious disagreement over Albania, and that the Soviet Union is seeking to discipline Mao Tse-Tung for daring to depart from the Moscow line with respect to Albania. Whatever victory the United States may have won over the Soviet Union in the General Assembly vole was a victory over a foe who was deliberately refraining from i up his best fight --The Morgan town Post James Free- CHILDREN TBEEAGUEp WE CUCKOO? JFK 'Road Show' Confabs Seen New Political Device WASHINGTON New weapons are rare in politics, but the Kennedy Administration may have come up with one in the JFK "road show." The quote is from Republican critics of the 12 i regional conferences held in as many cities over the country last month.

From GOP National Committee Chairman William E. Miller on down, the official party line is that these con-, ferences were an unsuccessful Democratic effort to alibi Kennedy failures with Congress in 1961 and to lobby for future support for the President's program. But neutral and Republican newspapers in several of the host cities noted that some Republican leaders admitted, unofficially, that the enemy had come up with something good. A columnist in Wisconsin put it this way: "Privately, the GOP leaders concede the Democrats have come up with an excellent political gimmick. Republicans wish they had thought of it first." vited participants.

Aside from Republican charges of "politics," the chief fault found with the conferences especially the earlier ones was that the speeches were often too long and dull. In later conferences, more time was allowed for questions and discussion. The big contribution, politically, was that many persons of in- fluence in the various regions had: an opportunity to meet and talk- with important officials in the Kennedy Administration. One federal executive, who attended most of the sessions, said the most frequent type of question went like this: "Who do I talk to in what agency about a problem in my city?" At least one Cabinet member spoke in each city, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson addressed the Detroit conference. Only four Cabinet officers did NOT participate: the secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury and the postmaster general.

Yesterday And Today-Genealogy Buffs Look To Family Records By SHIRLEY DONNELLY Increasing interest in genealogy serves to bring out how careless early folks were about the preservation of vital statistics in their families. Some times the family Bible was to record riages, births, ff and deaths. Othe these matters IT to memory. Usually there was at least one in family gave some attention to such statistics and wrote them down. Occasionally one had a good memory and could keep in mind the birthdays and death dates the family group.

Others could only recall that such-and-such a child was born "during black berry time" or "when we were a-butchering that fall." However, there were instances where these things were committed to writing, a practice that helps toward accuracy. A. Trump was born December 5, 1867. John I. Trump was born January 27, 1870.

Charley S. Trump was born April 30, 1873. Terry Trump was born May 3, 1875. Lilly C. Trump was born April 18, 1877.

George F. Trump was born March 3, 1879. Para Lee was born June 9, 1881." This was one family, the first two named persons being the parents of the ones whose names followed. dan J. Trump died Dec.

14, 1900. On Jan. 1, 1899, John F. Trump died. William 0.

Trump died in December, 1858. Charley S. Trump died Oct. 9, 1876. Virginia 0.

Fleshman died Dec. 2, 1889. IT WOULD TAKE a good memory to remember the birth day, month, and year of those 15 persons. Then they began to marry off and here are some of the records of the marriages. Roberta C.

Trump was married Apil 18, 1874, married when she was a few days past 17 years old. Jonah Trump got married Feb. 8, 1883. He got married before he was 18, you will note. THESE RECORDS, some written in polkberry ink, are on sheets of paper that have been sewed on the flyleaves of a book of "Sermons on Miscellaneous Subjects." Those sermons were preached by the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the senior preachers of the Ohio and North Ohio Conferences and published in 1847.

Frontispiece of the tattered old book bears the steel engraved portrait of Rev. Elijah Hedding, D.D. Before we desist this morning, we must thank all the fine people who helped us yesterday. James Kessinger and Carolyn Smith were truly mainstays. They've done it before and there's no substitute for experience.

Others, including members of Boy Scout Troop 6 of the First Baptist- Church, Albert Allen, scoutmaster, and Mrs. Emma Beard's dancing classes at the Memorial Building, were Clark Swcpston, Michael Bosley. Paul Mallamas, Thomas Allen. Mrs. George Ixnv- ry.

Robert Shrewsbury. James Griffith, Nancy Bower. Wayne James, David Hoffman. Mrs. Elsie English, Fred Filler.

Jane Butterworth. Susan File, Mrs. Bernice Henry, Mrs. Lola Clay, our nephew, Charlie Hodel, and our entire family. Nancy.

Randy, and Alan. Here again, without the aid of these people, there simply could not have been a Toy Fimd Party this morning. Oh. yes. We are also indebted to the Vipperman Construction Co.

which always supplies the scaffolding for the toy displays, zr, equally essential arrangement. AH we can say is million thanks and top of the moral" LAWRENCE THOMPSON and I went over to the Terry Trump home place on Spanker's Branch beyond Daniels in the Marshes of Coal River some weeks ago. There Thompson found an old book with the record of Trumps written on the several flyleaves of the 114-year-old volume. Since there are Trumps who read this column, they will find the records from the ancient tome of interest: "John F. Trump was born May 12, 1332.

Margaret A. Trump was born March 31, 1837. William 0. Trump was born August 27, 1855. Roberta C.

Trump was born April 13, 1857. Roxalana Trump a born March 7, 1859. Virginia 0. C. Trump was born February 17, 1861.

Mary F. Trump was born April 27, 1863. Jonah K. Trump was born October 5, 1865. Laura ROXALANA TRUMP, according to this record, married Calvin Mankin, son of Simeon and Susan Elizabeth Mankin, on Nov.

8, 1883. Another record a these two were married on Oct. 8, 1883. Since the written record is older than the printed record in this case, the written one is most likely correct. She was almost 25 years old at the time her marriage to Calvin Mankin.

They reared a family of six. children and one died in infancy. John I. Trump married Feb. 2, 1889, shortly after his 18th birthday.

Mary F. Trump married Aug. 20, 1888. Virginia 0. Trump married Nov.

1, 1888. Lilly C. Trump married Jan. 13, 1897. George F.

Trump married Oct. 21, 1898, Para Lee Trump married Walter Henderson Sept. 13, 1900. Laura A. Trump married Dec.

25, 1889, aged 22. Terry Trump married Oct. 9, 1895. THEN THEY DIED, too. Jor- BACK TO THE TRUMP statistics, two of the children were born during the Civil War, Virginia Olavita C.

Trump on Feb. 17, 1861, and Mary Frances Trump who was born Arril 27, 1863. In the year the war" closed, Jonah Trump was born--Oct. 5, 1865. Three of the John F.

Trump family married in one year, the year 1888: John I. Trump married on Feb. 2, 1888; Mary Frances Trump on Aug. 20; and Virginia Olavita Trump on Nov. 1.

Losing three in one year by marriage was thinning out the family fast because in those days they married the children off whereas today, with lack of housing and employment, they are often married on! All those children of John F. and Margaret A. Trump have died off as far as I am able to learn. The youngest of them, Para Lee Trump, was born 80 years ago. She died June 7, 1956, and was buried in the Tabor Cemetery on Harper Road.

Had John F. Trump lived until May 12, 1962, he would be 130 years old! But, alas, the tide of time bears all its sons away. SHOW ON THE ROAD The "gimmick," or the new twist, is this: in this series of meetings the Kennedy Administration combined the old technique of White House conferences (held several times during the Eisenhower years) with regional seminars that have been set up frequently in the past by single or related groups of federal agencies. In this case, the White House conference was booked on the road along with a total of some 40 Cabinet and agency heads. As President Kennedy said at the outset, although he did not attend any of these affairs, they were intended to inform citizens at state and local levels of new programs and problems in federal government.

At the same time, the President continued, these citizens were to be given a chance to present their own views and suggestions to key federal officials. In every host state except one, Democratic governors invited the state and local officials. In New York, Democratic Mayor Wagner did the honors to avoid possible complications with Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The public also was invited, and an estimated 35,000 persons attended in the dozen cities: Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, Detroit, Cleveland.

New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Madison, Denver and Seattle. SKEPTICS ATTENDED All was NOT a'Democratic lovefest. for there were Republicans and Democratic skeptics among in- MORE TO COME J. Edward Day, the postmaster general had been scheduled to speak to the Philadelphia conference on Nov.

16, but Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was substituted. Day. had gotten himself involved in a controversy over a Negro postman, and at the time he may have been regarded as politically vulnerable. Some time early next year, President Kennedy will get a written summary and report of" the conferences.

And it is expect--; ed to help shape details and emphasis of the 1962 Kennedy leg- islative program. Don't be surprised if similar- White House conferences are held a couple of years from now in time, perhaps, to lend a hand to" the "re elect JFK" program of the Democratic Party in 1964. Notes On The News- fail to see any humor in yoar coming here because you need monkeys." Mel Heimer- Be Careful In New York, Or Be In A Booze Survey Jack Anderson- U. S. Jews Helped Catch Eichmann While Drew Pearson is in South America his column is written by his Anderson.

Factographs A species of small mosquilo breeds in the water which accumulates in the hollow of bamboo stems. WASHINGTON Now that Adolf Eichmann is about to join his 6,000,000 victims, the mystery of his capture can be cleared up. I have talked to his family in Buenos Aires and to the authorities in Israel. Ptere are the facts on which they agree: Eichmann's family did not use his name while they were hiding out in Austria. They lived under the maiden name of his wife, Veronika Licbl Eichmann.

Their first attempt to join the mass executioner in Argentina failed. The Nazi underground smuggled Veronika and her three sons across the Italian border over rugged mountains to Genoa. They stayed for 14 days with an Italian family on Via GobetU Street while a Franciscan monk tried to arrange refugee papers for them. But he was unable to get. the necessary documents.

Discouraged, the Eichmanns sneaked back across the border, ran into some Communist border runners and joined them in gay, conspiratorial songs after they were safe in Austria. This abortive experience forced them to get legal documents and sail to Argentina under their correct names. They arrived aboard the Argentine liner Salta on July 28, 1952. Four American Jews, whose names must remain secret located the Eichmann family in Buenos Aires. At first, they didn't realize that the man posing as Ricardo Klement was really Adolf Eichmann.

They supposed Veronika simply had found a' new provider but hoped she might lead them to notorious husband. Then they observed Ricardo Klemcnt stop at a florist's to buy Veronika flowers on Adolf Eichmann's wedding anniversary. This was the tip-off. Four Israeli commandos joined the four Americans for the historic capture. Thy didn't whisk him off Buenos Aires' main boulevard, Avenue General Paz, as the press reported- They waited for him outside his home.

Two were pretending to fix a stalled automobile. The others were hiding inside the car. They pounced on Eichmann as he walked home from his bus stop. There was a brief struggle: Eich- rr.ann lost his glasses which his sons found the next day. The Israelis smuggled him aboard an El Al plane by knocking him out, wheeling him into the airport in an ambulance, and carrying him aboard in a stretcher.

They identified him as an ailing Israeli diplomat who wanted to go home to die. Thus Adolf Eichmann, who had sent 6.000,000 Jews to their deaths, was in the hands of the survivors. like him to concentrate less on Democrats and more on shiners. David' 0. McKay, the venerable Mormon prophet, is" a lifdong Republican.

But his two counselors, Henry D. Moyle and Hugh B. Brown, are Democrats. The latter two have had enough of Benson's political sermons, have quietly appealed to McKay to admonish the outspoken former cabinet officer. PATRIOT OF THE PULPIT-Despite ex-President Eisenhower's denunciation of superpatriots.

his former secretary of agriculture. Ezra Taft Benson, has joined in the rightist revival. The evangelistic Mormon apostle had a reputation in Washington for rugged individualism and integrity. But like most super- patriots of the pulpit, he has a tendency to group Communists, sinners, and political opponents together. At an anti-Communist rally in Los Angeles, he used the terms "socialist-Democrats" and "Socialist Communists" interchangeably.

He also spoke or "a secret alliance" between socialist-Democrats and hard-core Communists. This has dismayed his superiors in the Mormon Church who would POLITICAL TRANSFER -Tempted by GOP leaders to try for governor of Indiana in 196-3, Maj. Gen. Paul Mayo, the Army's finance chief, has persuaded the Army to transfer his headquarters from Washington to Indianapolis. Result: 06 civilian and 23 military subordinates, who don't war.t to run for anything in Indiana, have been forced to pull up stakes and move their families to the general's political home base.

The Defense Department, which likes to play musical chairs with its far-flung facilities, provided the opening for Mayo. It moved Civil Defense headquarters from Battle Creek to Washington, then shifted the Sixth Army Corps headquarters from Indianapolis to Battle Creek. Seeing his opportunity, Mayo rushed in with a request to take over the vacated Sixth Corps facilities. NEW YORK Things one New Yorker thinks about: The next time you set foot in this strange city, be extremely careful what bar you patronize. You may end up in a survey.

Local radio stations have the habit of warning motorists where the day's radar speedtraps on the highway are set up, so I think I'll follow suit and report that the survey setup currently is at the Dryden East Hotel. You take it from there. I dunno: maybe you'd LIKE to be part of a boozing survey. The whole thing is brainchild of Nathan Shiff, a noted author and cardiologist, has been coming into the Dryden East's Sky Room at 4 p. m.

daily with a registered nurse. As the customers booze business executives are Dr. Shiffs main prey the good doctor asks them questions and the nurse takes their blood pressure. All this is grist for Dr. Shiffs newest book; he's anxious to get an accurate line on the affect of alcohol on businessmen's blood pressure, first after one drink and then after another.

So far, the execs have gone along with the gag. The doctor, incidentally, is all for a cocktail-hour drink. Says it's better than tranquilizers. "A certain amount of tension is desirable," he explains. "It keeps the businessman sharp and alert.

Tranquilizers tend to dull senses and therefore you lose the edge which might prove invaluable in helping you reach the rapid and proper decisions." The doctor doesn't have to survey me. I can tell him exactly how things will be after my third martini. I'll be drunk. PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn's famous art college, almost Duke Ellington as a pupil, back in the days when he was called Edward Kennedy Ellington. He.

won a scholarship to Pratt for his work in oils, but decided to compose "Mood Indigo" instead and the rest, as they say, is history. a new absorbing sight around town. For some reason, over-forty matrons have been carrying slippers around town to various dance halls. They cost $40 a pair and are especially constructed for long wear. If you don't have dem golden slippers, you're definitely not in, this year.

fascinated by the location of that gym and workout emporium on Broadway. You're supposed to melt off pounds there but it's right between a restaurant and a delicatessen. THE BIG HANGOUT for celebrities recently has been Con-t noisseur's Corner, a W. 57th Street art shop sponsored by the women's division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to which profits go. Sid Caesar, Anna Marie Alberghetti and Jack Carter have been visitors, and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorrne even helped sell things.

Ann Miller, who sings at No. 1 Fifth works as a barmaid during the summer at the "Duke's Oak" 1 in Cooperstown, N. Y. but she's entitled. She and Dorothy Shay, the Park Avenue hillbilly, own the upstate theater-restaurant.

Our Readers Questions Confab Report HEADLINES, FOOTNOTES -A little girl named Rhonda has written to the President about a grave problem: how to get her pony into the family fallout shelter in case of an attack. President Kennedy took time out to dictate a personal, tender When ex-President Truman visited the White House recently, he slipped into the presidential office through a side door. President Kennedy jumped up to greet him. Re- In the Saturday morning paper one of your headlines states that the citizens wants to retain certain tax for one year I would like marked the grinning Truman: "It's certainly great to see someone brains sitting in that chair for a change." Riddle Airlines has thrown the airline industry into an uproar by asking the Civil Aeronautics Board to let its passenger-cargo plans fly passengers from New York city to Miami at cheaper-than-bus fares. Riddle would like to offer the sainc bargain rates later on other routes Michigan voters will get a preview of the political season at a special election on Jan.

21 to replace the late Rep. Louis Rabaut Probable winner; Harold Ryan. to ask you how many of tha citizens was given a chance to voice their sentiments along this line? With your kind permission I will answer that question Just a hand picked few of Mr. Barron's And Barren is the correct name for him because he sure is Barren down on the tax payers of West Va. own Why not give all a chance to voice their rights as free people should.

Thank you, Roy L. Ellison III Maple Ave, City Editor's Xote: Our editorial in the Sunday morning paper indicated our belief that the so-called citizens' conference was a "rub- stamp" affair intended to create an impression of public backing for the Barren administration's proposals..