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also know that Washington cannot cope with its crime problem by itself. Persons with criminal records are prevented by law from buying handguns in the District of Columbia. But no District of Columbia law can keep a criminal from going out into the suburbs and buying a gun where the D.C. laws do not operate. One major gun dealer Just across the Maryland line was recently found to be selling 60 percent of his firearms to Washington residents, and 40 percent of these Washington purchasers had criminal records. Neighbors, if you are among those who have been pressuring our Congressmen to vote against gun controls, then you bear part of the responsibility for perpetuating the crime in our nation’s capital. Washington and the other cities cannot control their crime with local laws as long as the small towns and the countryside insist on firearms anarchism. Why is it that our country lags behind every other civilized nation in laws to regulate traffic in firearms? The answer is to be found in the hysteria created among a minority of otherwise reasonable, decent Americans by the most powerful lobby in the United States, the gun lobby. Here is the way this hysteria was described in a major Senate speech last May by Senator Thomas J. Dodd, of Connecticut, who in addition to leading the campaign for adequate gun controls is also one of the strongest anti-Communists i n Congress: “Some of the more reckless critics of the gun bill have charged that it is all a part of a Communist plot to disarm the American people so that the Communists can take over and impose their dictatorship. Registration, they say, leads to confiscation, and confiscation, in turn, makes a Communist takeover easier. Not only is there not a word about “confiscation” in the legislation, but to anyone who knows anything about the history of Communist takeovers, this argument is the worst kind of nonsense. Virtually every mountaineer in Albania had an unregistered gun before the Communists took over in their coun-
try. But that did not prevent the Communists from taking over. On the other hand, the Swiss are a nation of sportsmen and gun lovers who for decades now have practiced the strictest kind of registration. But registration has not led to confiscation-and Switzerland remains one of the most stanchly anti-Communist countries in Europe....If the gun lobby were to carry this argument to its logical conclusion, the first measure they would have to take would have to take would be to destroy the entire membership list of the National Rifle Association and the subscription lists of the dozen or more gun magazines. For if a Communist regime were ever to take power in this country, it could, by impounding these various lists, instantly be able to compile a nationwide master list of the names and addresses of gun owners.” Senator Dodd went on to say, “There is a tendency to forget that the gun lobby is only a relatively small group, and that it depends on terror for its success. It moves its membership to write letters to legislators, newspapers, and Congressmen by telling them falsely the law threatens to take away their firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth....This small group, motivated and financed by the self-interest of the gun-runners, is the one who has succeeded in opposing laws that most of America wants, to disarm the criminal and those similarly unqualified to go about armed to the teeth.” It is time to stop being terrorized by the gun lobby. Neighbors, if you love our country and are concerned over its welfare, I suggest that you write to your Congressmen and urge them to defy the gun lobby and vote for effective gun controls. (The facts presented in this letter have been gathered from the following sources: (1) “Strict Gun Control Practiced Abroad,” The New York Times, June 13, 1968; (2) President Johnson’s message to Congress on June 24 proposing tighter gun controls (The New York Times, June 25, 1968); (3) “Gun Curbs Are Stricter in Many Nations
Than in U.S.,” The Washington Post, June 23, 1968; “Annals of Legislation: If You Love Your Guns,” The New Yorker, April 20, 1968, pages 56-155; and (4) the Congressional Record, May 8, 1968, pages S5125-S5148, which gives the text of a threehour speech in the Senate, packed with an impressive and convincing array of facts, that was made in support of gun controls by Senator Thomas J. Dodd, of Connecticut.) William B. Edgerton * Bloomington, Indiana Lady golfers ' name winners, plan tourney The Windy Hill Women's Golf Association staged a low-net tournament July 23. Winners were as follows:Class A, Margaret Corbin, 31, and Roberta McCormick, 32; Class B, Betty Unsworth, 33, Dorothy Crawley, 36; and Class C, Wilma Proctor, 40, and Barbara H u n t, 41. The Association will host an invitational tournament, Aug. 6. Reservations for the tournament and luncheon should be made by phoning Madge Baker, OL3-9114, or Wilma Proctor, OL3-5584. It was announced that qualifying matches are in progress for the Women’s Championship Tournament. There will be two groups playing in the tournament, one group playing 18 holes, the other nine holes. All ladies must qualify before August 5. Windy Hill Men’s Club tourney Twenty-eight members of Windy Hill Country Club have entered into the 1968 mens Club championship. The action will be hot and heavy this week-end as first round pairings must be played no later than Sunday evening, July 28. Second round pairings must be played by Sunday evening August 4. Semi-Finals must be played by Sunday evening August 11. The Championship must be played by Sunday evening August 18. Here are the pairings of both the upper and lower bracket.
B. Hoover
R. Terry
R. Southard
V. Eiteljorge
H. Hammond
N. Wood
P. Black
P. Black
BYE
F. Bundy
D. Crawley
W. Wheeler
J. Warren
B. Eckhardt
H. Sutherlin
Orlosky
D. Orlosky
BYE
T. Mont
Dr. C. Finkbiner
R. Greve
L. Turk
R. Skelton
G. Eggers
W. McClellan
W. McCleelan
BYE
K. Douglas
H. Talbot
C. B. Hammond
F. Darling
B. White
T. Manuel
C. Nickolsen
C. Nickolson
BYE
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Darlene Buzzard, Bainbridge, Barb Maedling and Emma Lee Heierman, both of Indianapolis, and Carol Marcum, Terre Haute, were only four of more than 600 from the 50 states and Canada present at the 47th biennial convention of the Alpha Phi International Womens Sorority. “Treasures Under the Sun” was the theme of the convention which was held at Grand Bahama Hotel on the Grand Bahama Island. The five-day convention consisted of business meetings and workshops but delegates and visitors were given a free afternoon for shopping at Freeport or sunning by the hotel’s pool. The guests were also treated to an authentic Bahamian luau and were later entertained by a performance of two professional limbo dancers. Each delegate left the convention with “treasures” for her chapter and for her memories. Monday afternoon,July 14,Mrs. Sharon Austin entertained on the lawn of her home with a surprise party honoring Mrs. Alice Beck on her birthday. Those present for homemade ice cream and cake were Mrs. Patsy McCammack and daughters, Carl Tillotson, son and daughter, Shirley Baker and daughters, Barbara Hess and daughters, Anna Mae Roe and son, and Alice Beck and children. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Austin entertained their family Sunday evening, honoring their daughter, Janet Parker, on her birthday. Others present were Lanny Park, er and children, Eminence, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huffman and family, and Mrs. Bill Austin and daughter. Birthday cake and icecream were served to the group. The Rev. Harold Gibbs and family, Eagle Pass, Texas, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Worley, for two weeks. A family reunion of the Worleys was enjoyed over the weekend. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Worley, Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Worley, Westland, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wright and son and Mrs. S.B. Wright, Battle Creek, Mich,; Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
vin Wright, St. Clair Shores; Mrs. Addie LaPeer, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Guy Sims, Bellevue, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Worley and family , St. Peters, Mo,; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilmath and daughters, Auburn, N.Y.jand Mr. and Mrs. Jo Cummings and family, Indianapolis. Saturday they enjoyed a cookout and on Sunday had dinner at the Country Side Inn. There will be no morning worship service at the Methodist Church for the next three Sundays as the minister, the Rev. Brian James, will be on vacation. Sunday school will be held at the regular hour. Mrs. Dorothy Weir,Crawfordsville, died last week. She had been ill for quite some time. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hanks called at the funeral home, Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Crawley and sons have returned from a two week vacation to California, Yellowstone Park and many interesting spots throughout the West. C larence Steward celebrated his 87th birthday last Friday. He received many cards of remembrance and a birthday cake from his granddaughter, Suzanne McGaughey. Mrs. Phyllis Hale has returned after a several weeks visits with relatives in Georgia. She has rented the trailer on the Virgil Sharpe lot. Many folks from here attended the play “South Pacific” i n Greencastle last week and all enjoyed it very much. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O’Hair and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin spent a three day weekend in St. Louis where they saw three ball games, The Arch, Anhuser Brewery, Grants Farm and did some shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert O’Hair, Mr. and Mrs. Mike O’Hair, Maryln Gibson and Ron O’Hair enjoyed a four day weekend in St. Louis. They saw ballgames and enjoyed a boat ride among other things. Mrs. Stella O’Hair, Greencastle, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O’Hair. This week she is with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert O’Hair. Jim Hanks, Russell Evans, Mike Anderson and two boys from Fillmore spent the weekend in Cincinati and saw the ballgames. Mrs. Jeral Baker entertained Wednesday afternoon with a party in honor of her daughter, Joyce’s sixth birthday. Present for the fun were Linda and Denis Hess, Judy Roth, Anita Fowler, Janet and Julie McCammack, Jeretta Joyce and Janet Baker. Mrs. Baker and daughters, Janet and Joyce attended the O.E.S., M. and M. of District 9 picnic Sunday at Warren Graham’s in Rockville. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd O’Hair and family of Beech Grove were Sunday guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert O’Hair. Glenn Hubbard,Indianapolis, was a guest of his cousin, Mrs. Ruth Hyatt , over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boswell and family have returned home from a ten day vacation in Shreveport, La. They visited his uncle and family, MasterSargeant Raymond Kendall at Barksvale Air Force Base. Candas Kendall ac-
Mrs. Phyllis Asher and her co-hostess, Mrs. Phyllis Webb, entertained the Fincastle Country Club in the home of Mrs. Asher, Wednesday afternoon. There were 17 members and their children , and one guest, Mrs. Betty Leishe, present. The afternoon was spent visiting, playing bingo and working contests. Refresh, ments were served. Mrs. Olive Baird had Harvey Risk and Mrs. Chasie Stultz as her guests Tuesday afternoon. They also called on Mrs. Mona Shumaker in Roachdale. Many attended the Russellville Fair last week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shillings and family and Mrs. Ruby Stewart and family attended the Shillings Reunion Sunday, July 17, which was held in Robe Ann Park in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Ross Shillings. Mrs. Esther Fry, Cloverdale, was the weekend guest of Mrs. Olive Baird and attended the Russellville Fair. Dorothy and Peggy Dean and Paula and Penny Stewart spent Sunday night with their Grandmother Stewart. Mrs. Mary Virginia Clodfelter attended the Clodfelter reunion Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Clodfelter on Holiday Lake. Ray Stultz and son visited his cousin, Orville Fosher, Friday afternoon. Mrs. Nona Sessions, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baird and Mr. and
companied them home and she and Wanda Boswell are visiting this week with their grandmother, Amanda Kendall, Greencastle. Kim Boswell and his sister, Kathy, are visiting their grandmohter, Peggy White, in Greencastle this week. Mrs. Ernest Johnson and Mrs. Jesse Hanks visited Wednesday afternoon with Jess LaForge, Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Grimes and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Grimes attended the Price Walker reunion Sunday at the home of Willard Scobee. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Neier, Malcrest, Fla., and their daughter, Mrs. Floy Nichols, visited
Everett Graham, who has been bedfast since around New Year’s with a stroke, was moved from his home east of Russellville to the Carmen Nursing Home in Crawfordsville Thursday morning in the McGaughey and Son ambulance. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harbison and family, Greencastle, called on Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wilson, Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers and Floyd Graham, Crawfordsville, were Saturday night callers of Mrs. Kate Byrd and attended the Fair. Miss Julia Phillips, Rockville, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sutherlin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Byrd, Ladoga, were Saturday afternoon guests of Mrs. Kate Byrd. Mrs. Bill Myers and daughter, Nancy, and Misses Lynette Milligan and Chris Morgan, Crawfordsville, were Friday and Saturday night guests of Mrs. Nelle Phillips. Mrs. Jean Martin, Waveland, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Randel Grimes and Linda. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hunt, a girl, July 12 in Lafayette. Mrs. Hunt is the former Joyce Clodfelter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Clodfelter. Winners of drawings at the Russellville Fair Saturday night were as follows: Ford Mustang, Jean “Ike” Grimes, Ladoga Rural Route; cedar chest and contents of linens, Cline Saylor, New Market; portable TV, Ina Scott, Ladoga Rural Route; small radio, Linda Cushman, Russellville; Hams, Mrs. Sue Ann Carroll, New Ross, and Mrs. Lula Grimes, Russellville. Mr. and Mrs. Deffern Hasse, Brownsburg, spent Thursday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jarvis. Mrs. Addie Clodfelter attended the Clodfelter reunion Sunday at the Oscar Clodfelter cottage on Holiday Lake near Crawfordsville. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Grimes and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kliebert and family, Raceland, La., were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holmes and family, Ladoga. Other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Baird and family called on Mrs. Olive Baird and sons and their house guest, Mrs. Esther Fry, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Werner Strelow were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shannon and daughters last week and attended the Russellville Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Paul David Stewart and sons visited his Grandmother Stewart and the Howard Dean family recently. Art Prather is home from the Putnam County Hospital where he had been confined after suffering an heart attack. Strive for peace JERUSALEM (UPI) — The Middle East must strive for permanent peace and not merely the “fragile, oftenviolated armistice such as has existed for 18 years,” Arthur J. Goldberg, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Wednesday.
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Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Grimes. The Bainbridge Fire Depart, ment won second place in the game of Water Ball at the Russellville Fair, Saturday evening. They competed with teams from Crawfordsville, Russellville, which won first place, Ladoga and Waveland. The winners received trophies. Mary Lynn Hanks, Indianapolis, was home over the weekend. Sunday callers of Mrs. Hanks and family were her cousin, Joe Brothers and family, Fincastle. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Elliott and family are settled in their new home at 400 Hopper Ave., Ridgewood, N.J.
By Mrs. Thelma Grimes Mrs. Harry Holt, Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grimes and children, Browns Valley; and Mrs. Mary Simms and Julia Grider, Crawfordsville. Mr. and Mrs. William Plackner and children, Louisville, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Shonkwiler, and family, Bainbridge, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gardner during the Fair. Ray Jarvis and Mrs. Andy Grimes have been on the sick list. Gregg Clodfelter and Susie
WASHINGTON (UPI)—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Thursday the lowest foreign aid bill in the history of the program, author, izing $1.94 billion for the current fiscal year which began July 1. The committee even whittled $47.9 million from the amount previously voted by the House. This virtually assures that the program will be in the $1.9 billion range—far less than President Johnson declared is absolutely essential. The authorization legislation must be followed by a separate bill appropriating funds. Under parliamentary rules, an author!zation can be cut but not increased when actual appropriations are considered. The vote sending the authorization bill to the Senate floor was 14 to 4. Sens. Wayne Morse, D-Ore., Frank Church, D-Idaho, John J.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Boyd, Mooresville, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.D.Richards. Carla and Loretta Miles are spending this week in Omaha, Neb., with Mr. and Mrs. Duane Fort and family. Mr. F o r t is connected with the Spotted Service Record Association. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sterrett entertained Sunday with a farewell dinner for their son, Bill Buzzard, who with his wife and two little girls left Monday for Germany where he will be stationed two years. He has just returned from his second round of service in Vietnam.
Scobee, Greencastle, were Saturday guests of his grandmother, Mrs. Addie Clodfelter. Miss Debbie Wiatt and her house guest, Chuck Spencer, Las Vegas, Nevada, attended the Fair with Miss Linda Grimes. Raymond “Bus” McGaughey returned home this past week from a several months visit with his daughter, Betty Raie, California. His son, Don McGaughey, who brought him home, is visiting relatives a few weeks here before returning to California.
Williams, R-Del., and J. William Fulbright, D-Ark., voted against the $1,945,900,000 bill. Fulbright, who is campaigning for re-election in Arkansas, cast his vote by proxy. The committee diluted a House provision directing the President to sell supersonic jet planes to Israel. If substituted a provision expressing “the sense of the Congress that the President should take such steps as may be necessary, as soon as practicable” to negotiate such a sale. Total economic aid provided in the Senate bill was $1,580,900,000 compared with the $1,603,850,000 house figure. Total military aid was reduced from $390 million to $365 million. Johnson had asked for $2,541,475,000 in economic aid and $420 million in military grants.
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“I am a part of all that I have met.”—Lord Alfred Tennyson. “I am a part of all that I have met.” I am my father’s child. I am restless and energetic; dark and quiet. I am of the earth. I am a note of music. I rise in haunting melody. I fall in cascading cresendo. I am a minister...kind and gentle. I am a doctor....calm, soothing and probing. I am a scientist...patient and earnest. I am curious. I am a rose...skipping and dancing in the soft June breeze. My petals flutter with excitement. I am a lover...searching and yielding. I am a great white horse... untamed and wild, running into
the face of the stoi m. The winds blow and toss my hair. And I am alone...sometimes. And in the loneliness I am elger and sure and warm. I am a tortoise. I seek shelter in a shell of femininity. I am a fox,.... .brazen and wily. The earth and I are one... warm and fertile, cold and stony. I am a pine tree tall and straight. I am an eagle. I soar to dazzling heights and perch on lofty mountains. I am a star....I shine, then crash to the earth. I disappear. I am as the silver moon casting light on a darkened earth. I am the sun, shining and bright, then covered suddenly with a cloud of gray. I am a tear...I fall and am lost in the dryness of night.
Committee slashes foreign aid