Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1918 — BOY IS 16; HAIR NEVER CUT. [ARTICLE]

BOY IS 16; HAIR NEVER CUT.

H« Guards His Locks Jealously, Fearing Sameon’s Fate. Webster Springs, W. Va. —Joe Donahue, 16, who lives near this city, has never had a haircut. His locks reach almost to the ground, and he is proud of them. When a child he had a long Illness and his hair grew to great length. When he recovered he became so proud of his locks that he has never had them cut. He fears that if his hair is cut he will lose his strength like Samson did. He guards his hair closely, tying it up about his head when he retires at night; fearing that persons with evil designs will try to separate him from Mb precious locks.