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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1951 BECKLEY NATIONAL WHIRLIGIC news behind the news By RAY TCKER WASHINGTON, March 15-Although ministration spokesmen condemn McCarthy's accusations as smear tech-; nique," the Democratic National Committee, strategy has inspired against the S- same nator Robert A. Taft in a deliberate effort to weaken his chances for the Republican presidential tion next year. the belief that millions of people resent the Wisconsin Senator's methods, the Democrats now charge that Senators McCarthy and Taft are co conspirators, are equally blameworthy. According to this theory, the Ohio Senator is willing to stoop to any sort of tactics for a party personal advantage. They seek to destroy the impression that, no matter his other faults, Mr.

Taft man of integrity and high principles. significant that one the It is first to link the two Republicans Mrs. Roosevelt in her newswas column. The same theme paper is now sung regularly by newspaper columnists writers, who make no secret of their partisan sympathies and their antagonism necessary to to Mr. mention Taft.

their It 'names. OUSTED--Another tactics group consists indulg-1 ing in these same several feminine writers, who of made a heroine of Senator have Margaret Chase Smith Maine. They criticized the memMcCarthy cause ber from a Senate subcommitte which he is chairman. They' hold Mr. because she it against was dropped from the Republicans' Policy Committee, which Senate he heads.

Taft replies that she was Mr. bumped off the McCarthy body he without his knowledge. Anyway, he has no right to inter-! says, with committee chairman. fere And in view of her disagreements with the leadership on sO many she was no more entitled issues, place on the Policy Committe to a than a Dixiecrat is to membership in the President's cabinet. COMPLIMENT--The Truman amounts to Boyle shift of strategy compliment to Senator a high in a reverse sort of way Taft It also marks a distinct reapraisal of political values and possibilities on the part of the White House months ago, the Prepoliticos.

sident's Only a friends and advisers few exfor a Taft nom1952, figuring that Mr pressed eagerness ination in could defeat him easily. Truman before Korea, and But that was before Senator Taft was reelected majority in by the an face of united labor opposiunprecedented that they look tion. It now appears Republican" as their 07 "Mister most dangerous foe, with the ception of General "Ike" Eisenhower. It also reflects Administration admission that its ancient demand for repeal is a dead issue. Taft Abandoning that anti weapon, they now believe they can damage him to hom the most "McCarthy seriously by other words.

to echo a familiar phrase, they mean to discredit him on the theory of "guilt by association" LID--the inside story of the more explosive chapters of the Fulbright investigation of F. C. indicates that both the Senate investigators and Administration defendants engaged in questionable political It does no credit to the practices. Fulbright group, despite the bygienic nature of their disclosures. The more recent revelations, show definitely that the which White House and the Democratic National Committee rought influence on R.

F. C. directors, would have been hushed up if President Truman had not characterized, the at Fulbright report a press conference. That so inthe committee that it defuriated aided to "blow the lid." LATE Previously, Chairman Fulbright had tried to persuade Mr. Truman to get rid of the present directors by placing it under a single administrator.

He made trips to the White House discuss his talks with Mr. Truseveral to man after each visit. The President eventually bowed to the demand for 3 single ad But it was too late, ministrator. several days after his for it came remark, and after his "'asinine" charge that committee members had tried to use "influence" on R. loans to friends.

SUPPRESSED--It was not until Dunham, Rethen director, was summoned committee to make a publican before the full and clean breast of presidentinfluence, and of deals sO ial sordid that even Attorney General had to present them to McGrath a Grand Jury. the important and But here eyebrow-lifting point: bulk The of commit- the tee has had the Dunham testimony in damaging months. It could its files for many have divulged it many months ago, possibly before last November's elections. it appears that his diary and a other written evidence of indictable offenses might been suppressed permanpossibly Mr. Truman had used a ently, if milder word than "asinine." warrant a Grand, Jury short, evidence sufficientis to not produced until after tion was the investigators got a personal on Harry S.

Truman. VALLEY NEWS GREENBRIER Hinton $62, Lewisburg 518 Circulation Offices, Phones News and Miss Mary Alice Eades Is Wed To Frederick A. King LEWISBURG, March 14-SaturMarch 10th at 11 o'clock in day, morning at Washington Heights ton C. with Rev. Robert E.

Presbyterian Church in WashingD. officiating. Miss Mary Alice Sherrill bride of Mr. Eades A. King, son of Mr.

and Frederick Mrs. James A. King Rock, N. J. The couple exchanged wedand vows before an alding rings banked with palms, featuring ter baskets of pink snapdragons, tuand dutch iris as well as canlips, delabra.

minute program of A fifteen nuptial music was presented by Mrs. Gertrude Mocksbee. organist, who also the traditional and "The wedding "Meditation" Prayer" the ceremony. The bride. daughter of Mr.

and G. 'Eades, of AlCarl derson. entered the church on the her father, who gave her arm of in marriage. She was attired in a powder blue suit with rose accescarried a prayer book sories and with a white orchid marker and streamers. Attendants were Miss Helen Linfriend of the bride, and coln, close Charles King, brother of the groom.

Lincoln was attired in a Miss wine white feather hat and dress and white carnations. The carried mother was attired in a bride's blue redingote and wore a pink carnations. The corsage of mother wore a navy blue groom's suit and her corsage was of gardenias. Ushers were Alfredo Medina of MRS. MINNIE STEWART GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY MATHENY, March 14-Mrs.

Minnie Stewart was recently honored with a birthday party given by Mrs. Buren Lusk her daughters, Misses Violet and Hazel Steand wart at the Lusk home in Matheny. The evening was spent playing with prizes going to Mrs. games Mable Stewart, Mrs. Clair BrownConnie Tomlinson.

Mrs. ing. Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Miley Adams Virgil and Miss Ethel Stewart.

Refreshments were served to the following: Mrs. Alfred Stewart, Mrs. Dorothy Marsh, Mrs. Magalone Stewart, Tom Duty, Mrs. Paris Siewart, Sirs.

Ernest Lusk, Mrs. Clair Browning. Miley Mrs. Adams, Crawford Stewart, Mrs. Mrs.

Ira Shields, Mrs. Jesse SteHayes Chafins, Mrs. wart, Mrs. Thelma Cook. Mrs.

Elmer Neely and Mrs. Virginia Stewart. Also, Mrs. Belva Bailey, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs.

Basil Hood, Cordella hundred years ago, there cleared a thousands of forgotten acres, are crying to be tilled, crying to to be tended and looked after, crying yield up a livelihood to man-but world rushes on, the land is the forgotten, the village is deserted. "Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men decay. a a a a a a a a FOUR The familiar lines from Oliver Goldsmith's "The Deserted Vilcomes back to haunt us from lage" time to time. Although Goldsmith wrote those verses 200 years ago. when the great British Empire spraddled the globe and the sun never set on it, those living today witnessing fulfillment of the Goldsmith prophecy.

oncegreat British withering away and drying up at the roots. may go the same way, inasmuch as thing is happening in tAmerica as was happening in England when Goldsmith described the deserted vilin England in 1755, in this lage manner: Waking 'Em Up "Ill fares the land, to ill a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; and Lords may flourish Princes or may fade; A breath can make them, as a fence had rotted away; the littered with the remains of was year's weeds. Up along the last fields, that rise to meet the sloping of the woods, locusts and rim sassafras bushes were everywhere. breath has made; the most thought-provoking editorials we have read bold peasantry, their counOne of But a about the corruptive influences in try's pride, can never the Federal government rethe Christian Science Monitor. Commented When once destroy'd, cently appeared in be supplied." that newspaper: An Old Testament prophet We thought of these lines parwould hardly feel like a displaced person if he sat down in the city of Washington just ticularly last Saturday morning, Jeremiah would find himself very very much when, some unaccountable reaat now.

home. Indeed, His a nostrils would recognize the stench of corrup-3 son, we for, suddenly had a hankering hearing, to take a trip back to "Joe's Senator Fulbright's description of a Senate Now Joe's Town is not a in life," would recall his Town." tion. "I never heard so much lying my at all, and we have no "idea have taught their tongue to speak how it ever came by that name, lies." town own words: "They Washington--and a good many other localities -could except that it was named dead after and do with a Jeremiah calling dis- father used to buy Joe sinners to repentance. For the recent Joe Redden, who is long the multiplying evidence of public and private cattle and sheep and we gone. Our scandals, unrelenting and unremitting pres- Redden's honesty, call for exposure went there sometimes as a boy to sure for reform.

Senator Fulbright has a congres- help drive the cattle home. You asked for of the "general moral level" of the admin- went winding road, through sional field; his own RFC in- forestland the Ritter invetigation istration. But that i is too limited a the had cut the virgin quiry has shown members of Congress also half a century ago. The involved--and busi- Lumber Co. nessmen.

Senator Kefauver's investigation of gambling and timber went out to the top of the hill, has disclosed the tentacles of those evils where you struck the cleared land: reaching racketeering the land. there was a big chestnut tree throughout basketball An- on top of the hill. There are new exposures of fixed games. standing just the hill, the ugly facts of political cam- Off to the right, just down over other inquiry is turning up was the "Lou Place," and in Maryland. Some time ago figures in the little valley to the left was were published the Federal Income tax returns are paigning showing that one-third of Joe's place.

It was a pretty place when allowance is made for innocent errors, in those days, with a row of cherry incorrect. trees out from the house, a refreshEven this is a terrible indictment. and cooling box built Leadership in reform should come from below it. a garden with rich, those in high ing spring places. We have already called on President Truman get black soil and vegetables growing to and establish higher standards for public profusely; and, in front of the rid of "cronyism" fed by reports of profiteering and house, the dog kennel where Joe service.

For poor "bees" seek- Redden's 'coon hounds, lean and morale is peddling." Washington is swarming with lank. appeared ready to take up "influence ing to extract "honey" from the enormous defense program. There were barns and the chase. could multiply the RFC story. outbuildings, in good shape; the This But the task is not merely for government; it is for sloping fields, stretching up to the Fulbright declares there is a "double rim of the forestland, were well every individual.

life' It kept. Cattle grazed Senator standard of morality for public office and private fields were does seem that many individuals consider cheating ing corn Sandi other grain. the gov- thereon; Scores of postal clerks have been ernment a fair game. with payroll frauds in Boston. It had been at least twenty years deep outside officialdom.

since we had been down to charged The vein of greed runs just and the changes we noted as "Joe's politicians as often as vice versa. Town," Businessmen corrupt were The big chestnut was ands of false claims are made for unemployment standing at the top of the relief. The which supports a nationwide chain of crime depends where he road turns under still think they are indulging in a harm- hill, but it had long since been gambling slope. on millions The cherry trees were withwho either the less pleasure or and dying; the spring was don't care. dead.

Fortunately, evil destroys itself. As still running but the cooling box, Jeremiah said: "Thine ered own wickedness shall correct this; and thy below it, was rotting away. backsliding shall! He also pointed to the surest way to reform-- lifted the lid watched, for just reprove God. Every individual can help by time, the water atrickling through thee" We turning back to seek his a rich crocks concepts of God and man in the space where once butter had establishing more ideas of loss and gain of cream and yellow spiritual own thinking. As this is done, truer been cool.

dog will lift the nation's standards. house sets falling down, the paling "IT'S YOUR INFLATION" recently published one of the best editorials Life magazine which has yet appeared. It dealt with the Adon inflation ministration's "cheap money" policy which has made higher and depreciated currency inevitable. At the end it said prices "The vast maze of Federal lending agencies which together make Government the biggest source of 'private' credit the U. S.

are going right ahead with loan policies which stimuand further shave your dollar. Spokesmen for late inflation such respected as the Twentieth Century Fund and the groups Economic Development cry at the tops of their Committee for that insanities of this sort may draw the country into voices inflation that could be avoided. All the Charles' an extreme Wilsons, Eric Johnstons and Michael DiSalles in Washington this inflation with price, wage and cannot prevent or cure controls if the root fiscal causes of inflation are commodity not only unchecked but actually encouraged. It's your inflation. Better speak up, while "It's your money, three cents still pays the postage on a letter to Washington.

Largely due to high-level political blandishments, millions of wholly unjustified faith in the power of people have placed a controls to stop price rises, and even to roll prices arbitrary back to the levels of the first of the year, or pre-Korea or date. At the same time, millions of some other arbitrary been led to place the blame for inflation on largely innocent. We blame the people have doorsteps which are wholly or producer--forgetting that his dollar has cheapened just as ours swollen. We even blame the rehas, and that his costs are tailer with whom we do our day-to-day trading--despite that he must the going wholesale rate for obvious fact pay his goods, and that his prices to us are simply based on current costs. the emphasis has not been on the ceuses In other words, but on the symptoms of inflation which are high of inflation, and a fifty-cent dollar.

The government has steadily actions which can block inflation, and prices evaded taking the only has steadily ahead with policies in the field of money it gone inflationary. That is an economic crime and credit which are against a misled people. INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION IN SOUTH rapid growth of industry in states of the The continuing Fifth District is noted in the March issue of the Federal serve Bank of Richmond's Monthly Review. of $90,000,000 in contracts for construction of new Upward and expansion of existing ones were totted up in the plants first two months of the year, the Review said. Among the prominent projects listed were: Maryland $5,000,000 ore pier at Baltimore.

$17,000,000 power generating plant at PortsVirginia $3,500,000 expansion of cotton finishing plant at Danmouth; ville. $7,000,000 silicon alloy plant in Mason West Virginia County. I North hydroelectric plant at Roanoke Rapids; $1,000,000 addition, tripling size of manufacturing plant expansion of rayon plants at Enka at Siler City; $8,000,000 Tennessee (no exact breakdown as to Enka's and at Lowland, share given); a new $2,000,000 thread mill at Hendersonville; mill expansion at Henderson; a $1,000,000 cotton dition to a hosiery plant at Wadesboro. $3,000,000 bale-10-cloth cotton mill South Carolina A new Greenville; $2,000,000 expansion of a cement mill at near expansion of a cotton goods plant at synthetic fiber weaving plant at Harleyville; $2,000,000 Enroree; a new $2,500,000 fiber glass yarn plant at Anderson. Honca Path; $7,086,500 Trials Begin In Circuit Court PRINCETON, March 14-Pretrial proceedings were held in the Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday, and jury trials for the term begin today.

In actions yesterday, an order was entered in the case of Vernie Akers against Mary Akers. A decree entered in August of 1950 was set aside. The plaintiff was directed to pay the defendant's costs, plus $100 attorney fees and $80 monthly support money pending completion of the hearing. On motions of the plaintiffs in each case, the cases of Virginia Ilene Hicks versus Charles Hicks and Lorraine Murphy Pink- I ard versus Robert Jack Pinkard were dismissed. The damage action of Lane Dietrich against Joe Francis Sheets and William M.

King was reported settled. Dietrich Had sued an auto collision in January 1950. for $500 damages. as, a result. of Settled were the notice action of St.

Luke's Hospital, against Elmer P. and Mrs. E. P. Caudill, the' finding amounting to $398.15 in favor of the plaintiff.

In action today, the jury heard in the case of David Morrissette, versus as Fur Charles Service 0. Company. The case, a notice for motion judgment, was concluded after lunch. The jury deliberated returned with verdict at approximately 3:30 o'clock. The verdict found for the plaintiff, and assessed the damage at $2.190.

Following conclusion of the MorPerdue case, the court imrissette. another jury and began taking of testimony on the Georgia Lee Blankenship versus Amy Lilly. et al, A trespass case action, it was carried over until Thursday morning at the end of the day's session. To Give Operetta PRINCETON-The Knob School in Princeton is presenting an Operetta on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock, entitled "Behind Castle Chief characters are: Elaine, played by Emma Joe Belcher; and Pedro, by Jimmy Meador. The operetta features several choruses and a number of dances which are peculiar to scene of the action in the operetta.

The general public is invited to obtain tickets and attend the operetta. Kiwanis Club Meets PRINCETON The Athens Kiwanis Club, meeting Wednesday at noon at the Virginian Hotel in Princeton, enjoyed program arranged by Frank Stein, dramatics director of Concord College. Stein presented to the Kiwanians Miss Mary Grace Fourney, Pete Ballard, and Richard Kirk, all students at Concord and members of the Concord College players. Miss Fourney delighted the audience with a solo, "My and joined with Ballard in the rendition of a number of duets from the play, "Lady In The Visiting Kiwanians included J. E.

Batten of Welch and J. S. Bobbitt of Bluefield. Nominate Officers PRINCETON The Princeton of Foreign Wars post Veterans, auxiliary, met Tuesday night at 7:30 p. m.

at the Memorial Building. The VFW nominated officers for the coming year. Kenneth Richlards, present commander of the posted was were: Basil re-nominated. Rice, Others senior vice-commander; Virle H. Hamrick, junior vice-commander; Frank Dobbins, quartermaster; and Max Greer, judge advocate.

The election of officers, along with other business, come up Tuesday, March 27th. Nominees for the coming year for the VFW auxiliary are: Nelcic Collins, president; Ann Kirby, senior vice-president; June Woolwine, junior vice-president; June Moye, conductress; Freda Dobbins, Janice Dobbins, and Ann Kirby, secretary chaplain. and Abbie The auxiliary will elect officers 27th also, and the new on officers be installed with apceremonies at the first propriate meeting of the VFW and auxiliary in April. Named Administratrix PRINCETON Carrie Maude Jones was appointed administratrix of the estatetion the late Garfield Jones recorded at the Mercer County clerk's office today. A bond of $100 was posted with Marylee Young named as surety.

Sanders, E. E. Bailey, and H. L. Appraisers named were: Hartley Glenn.

Chorus Rehearsal PRINCETON The Princeton Civic Chorus will hold a rehearsal evening at the First on Thursday Christian Church, beginning at 7:45 clock. members are urged to be All present on time. VISITING RELATIVES ATHENS, March 14-Mr. and Mrs. L.

A. Funk of Fries, Virginia, Sunday to be mne guest of arrived and his wife, Mr. and their son Mrs. L.T. Funk.

They were by Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Vaughan and son Billy, and Mrs. pained W.C. Vaughan and daughter Mary Ruth.

Mr. and Mrs. Funk expect here for several days but to be guests have returned to the other their home at Fries. Fractures Foot COAL MOUNTAIN, March 14- Blankenship, 55, of Coal Lewis Mountain, received treatment Clinic Hospital at Welch Stevens for a fracture of the left foot he while at work for the W. suffered Lumber Company.

He M. Ritter discharged following treatwas ment. Have Daughter WYOMING, March 14-Mr. and Mrs. Lay Lester, of Wyoming, have announced the birth of a daughter weighing six pounds and, threequarter ounce, born Stevens Clinic Hospital at Welch, Tuesday at 11:55 a.

m. DREW PEARSON ON The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND 'WASHINGTON-Its news when a Dixiecrat gets invited to the White House, particularly a dyedin-the-cotion like Rep. Mendel Rivers of South Carolina, who figured prominently in the volt against President Truman in the 1948 election. However, Truman rolled out the welcome mat for the silver-maned South Carolinian other day as though he were a long-separated fraternity brother. The story behind meeting is that the President wanted Rivers supfor 18-year-old draft bill.

port However, after a brief reference legislation, the two antagonists spent the rest of their meeting assuring each other that there were no "hard feelings' between them. "If you are a big enough man to invite me down here, I'm big enough to accept the invitation, Mr. President," grinned Rivers. "In fact. it's a pleasure to accept." people have been saying that don't like you and would invite you down here, Mennever del," responded Truman.

"Well, to you. to isn't so. I've never, closed the door know that lit will be open any time you want to see The President cleverly dropped the merest hint that he was only concerned about the fate of the draft bill in the Armed Services of which Rivers is a commitee. However, there were no member. commitments on either side and the two men parted after a friendly handshake.

Dig At Truman A sly dig at President en Truman's letter writing was taken by Nebraska's rambunctious Ken Wherry heated argument with during a Senator Tom Connally. At the Atlantic Pact aid hearSenator Wherry demanded ings, exact figures on Allied Troop comto defend Western mitments Europe. think we ought to call you Mr. Stalin up every morning tell him what we're doing?" Connally asked scornfully. "If you're going to communicate with Stalin," Wherend whipped back, "I suggest a letter.

That's the Truman way. G. I. Gripes Here is another batch of letters from servicemen, complaining about injustices in the armed forces. Periodically this column tries to answer the most serious G.

I. gripes. Names are withheld upon request. A PRIVATE, CAMP CARSON, have received mass punishment, because some known person' fired several shots behind the barracks. For this, company is restricted for an time.

Men with their wives definite in the guest not more than ten minutes cannot even houses, call them. We think this is unfair, expect to be shipped overseas we soon." Answer-A Camp Carson told this column over the man phone that the incident "is purely a and no concern to civilians." matters is a dangerous attitude. As long as civilians rule this country, they have a right to how their servicemen are know treated and correct any abuses. Meanwhile, under Army regulacommander has the tions, a to restrict a full unit for power offense of one member. In this the the troublemakers were case, caught, the restriction was lifted temporarily, then clamped down again for another offense.

SALEM, husband has been in Korea over six months. Do you idea when he will be have any allowed to come home?" Answer--The Marines are now sending combat veterans home on The Air Force has been rotation. sending some combat crews, home and will adopt a formal rotation also policy have in May. returned Some to Navy Japan 'and the West Coast with their ships, but no formal program has been The Army claims it is short of replacements to adopted. start a rotation program.

Meanwhile, scarcely a week goes by that General MacArthur doesn't cable for more men. A CORPORAL, SOMEWHERE wife says she IN writes me but I have been getting every, about one letter a week. Where's the bottleneck?" the mail can't get through Answer-Under battle, conditions, to the front lines. However, you'll probably find a big backlog of letters waiting you when the army postal service catches up with your outfit. Washington Pipeline Unsung bureaucrats: Acting Federal Conciliation Boss James Greenwood and his crack aides, Clyde Mills and Peter Seitz, have been settling 14 out of every 15 labor disputes in defense plants, without a strike and frequently without publicity.

bespectacled Congressman Charles Brownson of Indiana, the man who beat Democrat Andy Jacobs in the last election, can well be proud of his GOP background. The 36-yearold Hoosier was born in Jackson, birthplace of the Republican Party. Truman will ask Congress for much broader powers to control commodity speculation, a major factor behind inflated food prices. The jump in egg prices last fall was influenced by fluctuating egg futures, while trading in soybean futures has been 15 times the size of the Futures speculation in cottomseed oil and lard also have running wild. Congressman Ed Hebert of Louisians, who received one of the last laugh President Truman's explositical foes who predicted his "district would suffer as a result of his fued with Truman and get no defense contracts.

The two biggest projects awarded Louisiana--a tank and an aluminum plant-are Hebert's district. Bill Jackson, the deputy director of Central Intelligence, tipped off General Omar Bradley he was marrying Bradley's private secretary by formally requesting her two corporations in the U. have greater assets than the Atomic. Energy Commission. They are American Telephone and Telegraph and Standard Oil of New Jersey.

crack ranger outfit with one of the best combat records in the Korea war is an all-Negro comattached to the 37th Infanpany Regiment, result of try the Senate investigation of the RFC will be the loan agency's decision to make all loans public. Ted Herz, the Senate committee's chief counsel, knows RFC from A-Z behe audited its reports for cause the no-monkey-business general counting office. Recommended reading: Irwin Ross' pamphlet, "The Communists--Friends or Foes of Civil concise presentation of the menace of communism. "You and Democracy" by Dorothy Gordon, good primer for children on what a democracy means. There is nothing more desolate, more discomforting, than an or abandoned farm house far into the hinterlands where no sign of human is visable.

Peering into the activity bare windows of the Redden home, we were possessed, feeling, which must be common to suddenly, a strange, intruders, burglars, and tresof one kind and another passers We had no heart to pursue our investigation further, and, with, set out along the rising slope line on the hill. On the way in to "Joe's Town," we had inquired of one of Azel Redden's girls, Imogene, if you could take a car into her grandfather's place. She said you couldn't, that the big power trucks had ruined the road. And so they (had. We wondered what the power company trucks had been doing down that way, but when we got to the top of the hill.

we saw the reason--they had stretched a big across Redden's Ridge, by way of Mill Creek coming somewhere across Piney, into and, Summers the other way, going on On the way out. we met two Hal M. Scott, present of "Joe's Town. Cousin Land a Mr. Arthur, who were on their way down to the "deserted village." They had their lunches in paper pokes.

like we used to carry to the old one-room school on the hill, and those lunch bags looked so inviting that we were sorely tempted to go back and cat with them under the shade of some tree. Cousin Hal was thinking of interesting Mr. Arthur in reviving the old Joe Redden farm. He told he thought it would make a us wonderful grazing farm, and we agreed that it would. There's some 150 acres of cleared land there, none of it too steep to grow fine grass for sheep and cattle, and there's enough level land to produce plenty of clover hay and corn whatever grain that would be or I needed to put the stock through the winter.

But you can't revive rural America in this manner--by tennant farming. of a thousand hollows, and down a thousand ridges, the children and grandchildren of the generations departed have turned their stop toward the cities, toward the bright lights of a world they know nothing about. And back the hinterlands. back in the hollows, back on the ridges and along the sloping hills, Mexico City, Mexico and George Winters of Denver, Colo. Immediately following the cere-: mony.

the wedding party, relatives and close friends were entertained breakfast at the Iron Gate Inn. at Arrangements of pink and yellow shasta daisies and snapdragons. dutch iris decorated the breakfast and bride's table, at one end room of which was the wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs.

King left early in the afternoon by plane for New York City and will reside at 102-03-119th Avenue, St. Aibans, Long Island, N. Y. The former Miss Eades is a of Alderson High School and holds a bachelor of science degraduate from West Virginia gree sity, School of Journalism. Follow ing her graduation.

she accepted the position as reporter the El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas. Later went to Washington. D. C. she where she became associate editor of Pathfinder, news magazine.

to her marriage, she Just prior was assistant editor of the magazine. Americas, published by the Union. Last summer she studied graduate work in Latin American affairs at Mexico City College. has been recalled to Mr. from the Naval Reactive duty and is now stationed at the serves St.

Albans Naval Hospital, Long Island. New York. He attended colleges in Michigan, Guatemala, and Mexico City, and plans to continue toward his doctor of his studies degree in clinical with psyphilosophy chology when his assignment the Navy is completed. Pendry, Mrs. ErnesMrs.

Virgil Fletcher, Mrs. Lola Graham, tine Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Homer Stewart, Connie Tomlinson. Mrs.

WarMrs. Clinton Canterbury, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Virgil Browning, Mrs. Easter.

Mrs. Marie Mullens, Mrs. Gunter, Mrs. Perry Stewart, Mrs. Quinnie Daniels, Gladys Browning.

Mrs. Ruby Meador and Mrs. Bosconi, Misses Halsey, Ethel Stewart, Shelby Belle Browning, Joyce NeeMary Patty Duty and the hostesses. ly, Club To Meet WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS The Big Draft Dodgers 4-H Club will meet Friday, March 16. at 7:30 p.m.

in the Oakhurst Episcopal Parish House. Greenbrier County 4-H Club Agent, Jimmy Johnson will be a guest at the meeting. WEEKEND GUESTS PINEVILLE, March 14-Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lovejoy and sons, Paul and Vernon, and his mother, Mrs.

Sarah Lovejoy, all of Hamlin, Lincoln County, were the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell V. guests McGraw, in the Crowley-Worrell Addition. Meeting Postponed PINEVILLE, March 14 The meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Clear Fork Advent Christian Church was postponed on account of inclemency of the weather, The meeting was scheduled to be held at the home of Mrs.

James Pizzino, Tin Pineville, Tuesday evening. Elks Purchase 20 Concert Tickets For County Youths LEWISBURG, March 14 -The Lewisburg Club has indicated its interest in the youth of the county by obtaining 20 membership to Community Concert Association for the 1951-52 season. Through this membership 80 boys and girls will be given the opportunity to enjoy one of the fine concerts brought by the Association by rotating the tickets at each of the four concerts planned for the season. The tickets will be rotated by the suggestion of the principal's music teachers, or other responsible persons in the various Greenbrier communities. Other civic groups too have chased memberships to be used in the same manner.

At the close of Community cert Association membership week, March 5th, Horace Goodman, sident, announced the tentative BLUESTONE MISSIONARY I SOCIETY HAS MEETING JUMPING BRANCH. March 14 -Members of Bluestone Baptist Church Mission circle met Tuesday evening at the Nimitz home of Mrs. John L. Wilcox with Mrs. E.

C. Cole as co-hostess. The devotional leader, Mrs. Iva Dodd, opened the meeting with the scripture followed by a prayer by Miss Frances Deeds. In the absence of the president, Mrs.

J. C. Ridenour, the vicepresident, Mrs. Ethel Crook, was in charge of the business session. The circle voted to give a donation to the Red Cross and a nominating committee composed of Miss Frances Deeds and Mrs.

E. C. Cole was appointed. Mrs. Beulah Hannigan was program chairman for the evening and opened the program with the group singing.

"Christ Arose." The scripture was read by Mrs. Rosy Simmons and a prayer given by Mrs. John. L. Wilcox.

A talk by Mrs. Hannigan presented a survey of the work done in the past year. Miss Shelby Jean Crook sang a solo, 'Beyond the Sunset" panied at the piano by Miss Doris Wilcox. for which is as program follows: Whitmore and Lowe, duopiano, November; Richard Odnopassof, violinist, October; Jane Hobson, mezzo-soprano, late Feband Men of Song, late ruary; March. Definite concert dates will be a later date, and publishedch concert notices will be sent to members.

Goodman also announced new to the Board of Diappointments rectors as follows: Lewisburg. Mrs. J. F. Cook, Mrs.

J. K. Palmer, Mrs. A. W.

McLaughlin; Ronceverte, Mrs. M. M. Casdorph, first vice-president; White Sulphur, Mrs. Marlinton, Mrs.

J. D. Pat King, Shafer. The past Community Concert season closed with a well-attended Lewisburg by the Columbia Concert Trio comprised of Richard Gregor, this concert, one of the finest pianist; Ariana Bronn, violinist; chamber music groups ever heard in the Greenbrier Valley, the ensemble work was balance. of contemporary and classic comEach artist in his or her posers.

solo work the audience a fine example fave, virtuosity and rousical understanding. County. Lewisburg Youth Pays 'Race' Fine LEWISBURG, March. 14-A '17 yearold White Sulphur Springs I youth was fined $100 by Magistrate J. S.

Hutcheson yesterday in connection with a Saturday paxeunto yorum yoazn 278tu 95-mile-an-hour highway The youth was arrested after the he was driving went out of car control on U. S. Route 219 and skidded 437 feet. He pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge. The car was carrying three other.

teen-age boys and four teenage girls, two of whom were hurt only slightly. State Trooper D. A. Honaker quoted one of the girls that the car was in a race with another vehicle, and that the speedometer registered 95 just before the crash..