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Edi cident i itorially Speaking: A Recognition Long Overdue College Misericordia richly deserves the honor ac- corded it Monday night, when notables gathered to add ‘their bit to formal recognition of an institution of higher “learning which in the short thirty-seven years of its his- tory has established itself as one of the leading women’s colleges of the State. ~~ College Misericordia represents the best in education, ‘in a period when much education, so-called is going over- ‘board in its pursuit of non-essentials. Standing four-square upon its broad base of integrity, sits dedication to learning and research, its determination to give the best in culture and education to its young women, and to engender an honest feeling for community “responsibility, College Misericordia has quietly forged ahead to a place in the educational field which many an “3vied college of an older regime may envy. Serene upon its rolling hills, College Misericordia “Jooks down upon the busy world. Its daughters, caught up in the harried pace of the modérn world, look back upon it as a retreat, a place “where “may be sought:and found. the eternal verities remain; a place where peace The Back Mountain, in taking cognizance of the im- portance to the community of the college in its midst, sed for a moment Monday night to reflect with grati- upen' the cultural “benefits which the College 4 1ght to it, and inade a gesture of hemrtfelt ap as eciation . - the only recognition within its power to give... a gesture long overdue. 3 « ® e Safet y ABOUT THE BUDGET Dear Editor: Simple lapse of time seems to be taking away one by one all the aternatives to a substantial increase 4 hope of federal aid, never , has about flickered out leral bills are bogged down in controversy. Even if one were passed now, which is far from ac- complished; it would be practically impossible to make all arrangements, to have aid requested and approved in. time to be legally incorporated in the present budget in preparation. The time for final adoption of the “not be ant budget and levying of the school taxes is getting short. Any substantial increase in rev- enues from increased assessments, which is perhaps the last hope, can- ipated with any degree of probability. To begin with, a relative increase in simple valu- ation due to ad@itional or better buildings and property = improve- ments stands to be self defeating. " By the provisions of the reimburse- ment laws, districts with a higher relative valuation receive a rela- tively: lower reimbursement. All but about one sixth of the districts in the state now are faced with this reduction. In 1959, due a storm of protest, the legislature passed an act freezing the old reimbursements temporarily so that the districts might carry on with the same rev- enues as before. The ‘temporary freeze expires at the end of this month: Even if renewed, it will pro- vide no additional money. The board has requested = the county assessors, in a left-handed to increase the assessments. For this year, this also is a forlorn idea. The new system must be in- appeal, stalled “for the entire county”, The | Act of May 17, 1957, (amended in minor particulars in 1959) reads | in. part: “After any county has established | and completed for the entire county the permanent system’ of records property | consisting of tax maps, record cards, and property owner's index, Valve . . . TUM....OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IT LEVIED = ON. SUCH PROPERTIES THE PRECEDING YEAR, mnotwith- standing the increase valuations of such properties under the new asses- ment system... The tax rate shall be fixed for that year at a figure which will accomplish this purpose. With the approval of the court of common pleas upon good ° cause shown, any such political subdivision may increase the tax rate herein prescribed notwithstanding the pro- visions of this paragraph.” The CAPITALS are inserted by the writer. The court approval ment- ioned in the concluding sentence would certainly not be given with- out full budget hearings. Time alone closes this door also. ‘A Reader AND WITHOUT UNCLE’S HELP Dear Editor, What this country needs is more citizens like the farmers of the Molalla Riven valley in Oregon. And it may be the fact that they have attracted attention as far away as Dallas, Texas, (which is about as far away as you can get and still be in the US) justifies the hope that their example may be con- tagious. “The Molalla River in Oregon,” says the DALLAS STAR POST, is like many peaceful small streams that under storm conditions go on a ram- page. At a horseshoe turn in its course it has been eating away valu- able farm land on its periodic sprees, so the farmers affected organ- ized the Molalla River District Im- provement Co., Inc. Following the current practices, aid was sought from the Great White Father. This led to the US Corps of Army Engin- | 6ers. Then the fun started. “Dissatisfied with the engineers’ estimate of ' $188.000 for a flood control improvement in addition to | erosion elimination, to be carried out at some uncertain future date, | the farmers decided to start a ‘do it yourself’ project. They borrowed a tractor last fall and in some two | weeks cut a new 500-foot-long as required by. section 306 of | channel for the river to bypass the the act herein amended, and has | 1800-foot horseshoe. It has con- made its first county assessment of trolled the erosion. The cost was real property under that system and | gomeé $1500, compared with an es- at values based upon an established timated $188,000 for the more ex- predetermined ratio, as required by | this section, each political subdiv- | ision which ‘hereafter for the first time levies its real estate taxes on first assessment shall for that first vear REDUCE TTS TAX RATE IF NECESSARY FOR THE PUR-. that tensive government project. “Commenting on this self-help, the Feather River, Calif, BULLETIN said: ‘It costs the federal taxpayers nothing. Tt! makes one wonder how much of the federal tax bill could be eliminated, at the same time PNET OF HAVING THE TOTAL increasing the! efficiency of ioper- IN THE CASE OF A SCHOOL DIS- TRICT. NOT MORE THAN cox! CEN- HUNDRED AND TEN PER LTVIED FOR THAT YEAR... EQUAL ations now financed by the tax- payers, if a little common sense were, Sbrlied ito the problem” It also nak : ONLY YESTERDAY Ten and Twenty Years Age In The Dallas Post IT HAPPENED 30 YEARS AGO: grandmother committed suicide. | Rose Pahler, 60, grandmother of ten, | shot herself at her home on the Lake-Lehman road. instantaneous from a. rifle bullet. Wet grounds canceled out first games of all the Rural League ex- cept those of East Dallas and Meeker. {A reception for Rev. Frank Hars- sock was given at Dallas Methodist Church, to welcome the new mini- ster. marriage of Helen Hess and Melvin Evans. The American Home Shop, a com- plete five and ten cent store, was opened on Main Street, Dallas by Mrs. John Williams. Frederick Ellsworth, 72, died at | his home in West Dallas after a long illness. Harry S. Major, Shavertown, died , after prolonged illness. Engine 32, running over Bowman's Creek branch line, collided with a truck in Forty Fort delaying mail deliveries over the routes, by several hours. Sugar cost 47 cents for 10 pounds; butter, 79 cents for three pounds. Fig bars were two pounds for 19 cents; hams, 21 cents per pound. Shredded wheat was 10 cents a box, | shrimp 15 cents a can. The WSCS was still the Ladies Aid in church announcements. Methodist churches were spoken of as M.E. churches. Peter D. Dohl of Dallas died. Charles Grey, Shavertown, was buried with military rites. IT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO A nephew of David Richards, Leh- man Avenue, was one of twenty British seamen picked up in an open boat on the Atlantic after the Mer- his uncle here on February, while on convoy duty. Trevor's’ brother Edwin was drowned when | the Royal Oak was blown up. Students set out bushes at Dal- las Borough school on Arbor Day. ‘Lehman Township, also on Arbor Day, dedicated two trees, for “Peace” and “Youth.” Ralph Rood, teacher in Dallas Bor- ough schools, received the Oscar for the best performance in the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company show. Traffic was rerouted over resid- ential streets in Dallas to avoid con- struction work at main spreet inters section. Dr. Budd gehboley was written up in a Know Your Neighbor column. George W. Watkins, 47, former resident of Dallas, died at his home {in Binghamton after a long illness. Dissension over selection of a foreman delayed start of a $34,888 WPA street project in Dallas. Lehigh Street in Shavertown was being widened, with expectation of being hard-topped later. Mrs. Roswell T. Murray, 35, Pion- eer Avenue, died after being ill five months, Bread could be bought two loaves for 15 cents; butterfish was 7 cents a pound; Louisiana strawberies were 2 ‘baskets for 23 cents; gelatine dessert, 3 packages for 10 cents. All steak cuts were 29 cents a pound, and chuck roast was 19. Gloria Chance, Fernbrook, became the bride of William Diesenroth. Himmler Theatre was showing “Andy Hardy's Private Secretary,” with Mickey Rooney. Shavertown Methodist honored Rev. and Mrs. Russell May at a ception. Duke Isaac opened a used car was tying up the road in front of ‘his regular location. AND 10 YEARS AGO: Barbara Ferry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferry, Dallas, won a music scholarship to College Mis- ericordia. Louise Brzyski was named May Queen at Dallas Township School. [A picture loaded with babies at the bottom of the front page of the May 4 issue honored Mrs. James Ide, grandmother and greatgrandmother, celebrating her 85th birthday at an Ide dinner party. Adult classes sponsored by Wyo- ming Valley Playground Association would open up at Kingston Township high school with an exhibit and Open House. Two small boys in Kingston Town- ship” admitted to Louis Banta that they had set a fire which threat- ened St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and had been guilty of thievery of mag- azines and candy. Furthermore, they had dumped a baby carriage in | Toby's Creek. Marion Comer, Dallas, flew to Detroit to pick up her seeing-eye dog. John R. Benner, 67, rémained in critical condition after crashing a traffic guard rail at the light in Shavertown. He had suffered a stroke, and lost control of his car. Fred Boote celebrated his 95th birthday at a dinner given in his communities are , right this moment dreaming up chores for Uncle to do as extravagantly as possible at fatuous idea that it isn’t going to cost the community anything! The Molalla River District Improvement Co., Inc., has pointed the way-the one practical approach-to income tax reduction.’ 7 | Mehesn, Ne. A despondent and discouraged Death was | . Announcement was made of the | chantman Western Chief was tor- | pedoed. Trevor Griffiths, 21, visited | for two wives, Gertrude, first wife, lot in Luzerne, while construction | the expense of all of us-and with the | Bob Taylor od i THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961 | The real Oldtimers in this area | rest in several of our very old ceme- teries, some of which are overgrown with brush fand weeds with markers toppled, broken, and missing. For example is the old Rice Cemetary on the to op of Huntsville Street hill. I It was enclosed on all sides except- ing the front with astone wall and the front protected by an iron fence, the same type of | enclosure as found in several near- by old cemeteries. No doubt there are many unmarked graves, probably some of the oldest. Some of the stones are badly eroded making dates illegible, but it appears there are about a score who were born before 1800, with about the same number who died before the Civil ‘War. The portion nearest the road had no graves due to an outcrop of rock but was marked with very high pine trees, a landmark for gener- ations. One ‘of the first buried was Elsey, Wife of William Honeywell (consid- erable variation in spelling) died March 1, 1824, age not available. Richard Honeywell died June 10, 1830, no age shown. Apparently the first-born of those with marked graves was (William Honeywell 1760-1844 . Other older Honeywells were Jane, wife of Richard 1789- 1849, Nathaniel 1797-1852 Charles 1799-1862, Hannah Lewis Heneywell 1810-1887. Peter Ryman 1776- 1838, and his wife Mary 1781-1854, were the first of that family in {the neighborhood. Joseph Anderson 1770-1850 and his wife Catherine 1769-1861; Amy Steward wife of James, 1776-1842; David Donley 1772-1845; and Jane W., wife of Henry King, 1775-1841 were all children in Revolutionary War times. { Pioneer of the Rice family who once owned land adjoining and prob- ably the cemetery itself, was Chris- tian Rice 1781-1865 and his wife Sarah 1780-1856. Christopher Snyder 1790-1880 is the only one with graves marked 1788-1853 and Nancy, second wife, elder | 1788-1880. Peter Rousey 1787-1854 is prob- ably of the same family now spelled Roushey. His daughter Mahalith who died in 1846, age 18, shows the same short spelling. Also Levi 1837-1861. The only Brown family noted was Elizabeth, wife of John, 1788-1873. Most of the Browns are buried in the old Ide Burying Ground in Leh- man Township. Military markers include John Huget, Private Co. D, 143 Regt. Pa. Rambling Around Buy The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters { 2 v Vol; Isaac Hughey Co. B, 143 Regt. |; Pa. It: Peter Spencer, Private Co. | C 4 Regt. U.S. Art. | Oldest of the Brace family seems | 1845 age not given; also Mary and | Lucy, both died 1862, age not | available. Other graves moted, of persons buried approximately a hundred years include [Hannah Bensteen- | burgh 1802-1847; Roxann Fisher, wife of John 1820-1862; Jane Brown, wife of Robert Holly, 1827-1854; Wesley Moss, son of David and Sarah Moss, 1837-1861, his parents sur- vived him about twenty years; Han- nah, Nulton, wife of Jacob died 1857, age not available; her daugh- ter Mary died age 21 in 1839. Miles Spencer 1805-1851 seems “to be the oldest of the Spencer fam- ily. Most of the Spencers are buried at Wardan and other cemeteries. Burials were made in this ceme- | tery in my o6wn time ,but omly a few. There are a lot of markers bearing dates irr the last half of the last century, but practically none in the last sixty years. ‘Weeping Willows and other de- signs appear on older stones, some rhymes. There seems to be no organization responsible for this cemetery. Many descendents of these pioneers have moved eway, and those remaining take no interest in maintaining it. The large pine there were removed about thirty-five years ago, as a safe- ty measure, by authority of the Town Council. The Council probably auth- orized the first small building as an observation point in World War 11. The iron fence has been damaged by County road employes cutting out the rock in which it was imbedded, and generations of school children have walked along the brink of the ledge hanging on to it until it has been nearly destroyed in some parts. Replacement pines were planted by the Boy Scouts of Troop 281 in 1927. A few years later the W.P.A. mowed the plot and erected some fallen stones, but many are not in position now. About the same time new stone steps were built. These pioneers who subdued the | local wilderness and carried on af-! fairs here for a century deserve a better memorial than this cemetery in its present condition. And to make matters worse, the Borough has installed a loud fire siren, which breaks out in an ear- splitting vibrating alarm; a most | obnoxious disturber of the tran- | quillity we like to associate with cemeteries. Dinner To Honor Miss Pearl Averett, teacher of geography at Dallas Junior High School, will be honored by fellow members of the faculty next Thurs- day evening at a testimonial dinner tendered her in recognition of long years of faithful and inspired ser- vice. She will retire at the end of the school year. Alfred M. Camp, program chair- man, arranged to have several mem- bers of the Junior High School band present selections recently used as part of the annual spring band pro- gram. Among them will be Andrea Krim- mell, who will play the oboe, ac- companied by Marsha Sowden. The special trumpet trio will be heard, composed of Patsy Evans, Robert Allen, and Wesley Cave, accompanied | be accompanied by Miss Louise Ohl- man in a vocal solo. Invocation will be by Rev. Frede- ric Eidam; remarks by Dr. Robbert A. Mellman, William A. Austin; W. Frank Trimble, with special re by John Rosser, Junior High School principal Miss Averett is a graduate of | Kingston Township High School and Pennsylvania State University. Ex- cept for seven years spent in teach- ing in Luzerne, she has confined her honor by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Post of Trucksville. Jack Lewis, 63, died at his home in Trcksville following surgery for a brain tumor. - Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hilbert celeb- rated their 56th wedding anniver- sary at their home in Idetown. Virginia® Berryhill and Charles Morris of Dallas were married in Alabama. Marguerite A. Greenwood, Trucks- ville Gardens, became the bride of Carl R. Loucks, Wilkes-Barre. | Bill Robbins, shown with two pet foxes, was subject of a . Know: Your | Neighbor, ; £ by Loe Philor. Gloria ;Dolbear will | arks Pearl Averett _interests to the young people of the | Back Mountain. She began her teaching career in ! the one-room schoolhouse on Bunk- er Hill, which offered grades one to eight. She walked back and forth during the four years, earning $40 a month at first. A native of Pittsburg, Kansas, her parents, Horton M. and Susan E. Harford Averett: moved to Ioda, Kansas; before little Pearl reached school age. She completed her ele- mentary work in that state. Later the family moved East, to the | Trucksville area. Memberships in various organ- izations include PSEA and NEA. She served as secretary for Luz- erne County PSEA; 1939 to 1948, and was instrumental in raising member- ship from 375 to 800. She worked diligently for tenure, higher salar- | ies, equal pay for elementary and | secondary teachers, and improve- ment in educational standards for teachers. When fourth class school dis- trict teachers were discriminated against in salaries, she organized the Back Mountain Teachers Assoc- iation which is now Area 6 of Luz- erne County PSEA. She was the sec- ond president, following Ronald Doll. She was appointed to a State com- mittee, the ony classroom teacher among thirteen male superintend- ents. Her efor ts, which involved going to Harrisburg once a month, during 1941 and 1943, raised standards for classroom teachers! salaries, legis- lative action giving the first two increments of $50 each, after a per- iod of nine years in which there had i been no increments. Elementary |- teachers at that time were paid | $900 per year, secondary teachers $1,700. Several times she served as State and National delegate to conven- tions. 8H | In 1950, County Superintendent | Eugene Teter appointed her a mem- ber of the State Curriculum Commit- | tee to revise the stury of Geography. Bulletin 412, now in use in Dallas Schools, is the work of that com- I mittee. As a member of Pennsyvania and National Geography Society, she presented “The New Course’ at the Conference of Northeastern Geog- raphy Teachers at Stroudsburg in 1951. 7 She is a charter member of Tau Chapter of Delto Kappa Gamma, a | National and International member, land has held offices. Last summer she attended the convention in Miami. - | She is a member and former of- ficer of American Association of University Women. She belongs to Shavertown Meth- odist Church. As a teenager, serv- offices in the Epworth League, serv- ing as Dallas District president. From | 1927 to 1940 she was Dean of Wom- to be Stephen 1793-1846; Ann died |! local show. | Harrigan. & Son, The Corrupters for | peats of Gunsmoke) for local show, | tribution of $4,000 toward the re- en tof Wyoming Gonforense Epworth, pe | Looking at | | 1-V With GEORGE A. and EDITH ANN BURKE NEXT SEASON’S SHOWS—Look- ing over the advanced listings for | ‘next years shows doesn’t show any | great variety for the future and it | does indicate a large number of | shows being replaced. | NBC — Sunday. Walt Disney for Shirley Temple and National Vel- vet, Nat Hinken comedy for Tab Hunter, Bonanza (from Saturday) for Chevy Show, DuPont Show for Loretta Young and This is Your Life, Monday — 87th Precinct for Wells Fargo (which moves: to | Saturday) and Acapulco, Thriller | (from Tuesday for Barbara Stan- wyck. Tuesday — Dick Powell (from CBS for Thriller (moved to Mon- day), Cain’s 100 for Specials. Wednesday — Bob Newhart for Peter Loves Mary, Brnkley's Jour- nal for local show. Thursday — Tell it to Groucho | for Bat Materson, Haxel for Ten- | nessee Ernie Ford, Sing Along with | Mitch- for Groucho and local show. | Friday — Carnival Time for | Happy, Captain of the Detectives | (from ABC, formerly Robert Tay- | lor’'s The Detectives) for Nanette | Fabray and Five Star Playhouse. Stop the Camera (for. Sing Along | with Mitch which moves to Thurs- | day. Dinah Shore and Bell Tele- | phone (alt.) Saturday — Wells Fargo (from | Monday) for Bonanza (moved to | Sunday), Post 1950 movies for The | Deputy. Our Nation's Future and | ABC — Sunday — Follow The Sun for Maverick (which will be seen at 6:30) Bus Stop for The Rebel and Winston Churchill. Menday — No change. ° Tuesday — Bachelor Father (from NBC) for The Rifleman (which moves to Monday), Calvin and the Colonel for Wyatt Earp, the New Breed for Stagecoach West. Alcoa and Close-Up (alt) for The Law and Mr. Jones. Wednesday — The Forces® for Hong Kong, Top Cat for Ozzie and Harriet (which moves to Friday). Thursday — Room For One More for Guestward Ho. Friday — The Hathaways for The Detectives. Saturday — No change. CBS-Sunday — No change. Monday — Window on Main Street for Bringing Up Buddy, Mother is a Freshman for Henne- say (which moves to Wednesday), I've Got a Secret (from Wednesday for June Allyson. Tuesday — Marshal Dillon (re- Double Trouble for Father Knows | Best rerums. | Wednesday — Alvin the Chip- munk for Malibu Run, Three to | Make Ready for Danger Man and My Sister Eileen, Thursday — Frontier Circus for | Summer Sports Spectaculars (which | replaced Ann Sothern and Angel), Fasten Your Seat Belt for Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater {which | i moved to NBC), Checkmate (from Saturday) for Gunslinger. { Friday — Father of the Bride for | Way Out. Saturday — The Defender for Checkmate (which moved to Thurs- day, new hour long Gunsmoke for old Gunsmoke and local show. DAVID BRINKLEY — NBS has signed up David Brinkley for a week- ly half-hour show. There is no set format for the show, he can discuss anything he wishes, the capital subway, cherry blossum season, | sidelights to the main happenings of the day or even spot news if he wishes. The new program from Washing- ton will not interfere with his present participation with Chet Huntley in the evening newscasts. NBC is hoping that Brinkley’s laconic and pointed wit will come thru more clearly to the viewers | when he is not restricted to news reporting only. Express Gratitude The family of the late William C. Price wish to thank all the friends and neighbors who kindly assisted them during the illness and at the time of the death of their father. League Institute Summer Camps, where she taught missions, craft work and nature. Later, she held many important offices, serving as last president of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, when women’s groups form- ed the present WSCS. When the WSCS observed its 21st birthday in April, Miss Averett occupied the chair. For fourteen years she has served on the Official Board in an official capacity. For over twenty years she taught in the Youth De- partment, and was superintendent of Youth Work for ten. From 1950 to 1954 she taught Kings Daughters. Some of the things to which she points with pride are: purchase of the church bell by the teen-age group; purchase of the piano, the first, and still used, by the Epworth League; purchase of the pipe organ by the Keller Class; payment of two mortgages on the church» which was built in 1928. And, WSCS, con- eomtly: educational balling DID YOU READ THE TRADING POST = | From DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA — ‘Pillar To Post . by HIX We certainly need Mr. Rood around here, to spell “Khrushchev” and “Chiang Kai-Shek” for us in the hour of need, and to total a column of figures with a deft accuracy which at least one member of the office staff lacks, and to a notable degree. . Speaking for myself, if a column of figures comes out the same way twice running, it is a miracle. To be sure, there is the adding machine, but that’s cheating. It has to be done the hard way, with a carefully licked pencil point, to meet specifications. x There was that raft of figures showing population gains for the Back Mountain, according to 1960 and 1950 census tabulation. You'd think it would be plain sailing. There were the two sets of figures, headed by 1960 and 1950. Add them up and subtract the smaller from the larger. Elementary. Here we go. The man who called up last week to get the present figures for Dallas Township, will be calling back, in order to settle his bet. And plenty of othér people will be calling in, along with folks who want to know the exact altitude of Dallas, where they can dispose of a litter of kittens, and what to do for fallen arches. The column doesn’t seem to make sense. Far too large, even for the most optimistic of Back Mountain boosters. Ah, here's the trouble, we added in the 1960 at the top of the column. t’s still too big, thousands too big. Franklin Township. That's a three-digit figure, and the three digits somehow spilled over into the fourth column. Business of putting it all down again, in a ruled column this time.. And now it’s too small. Must have carried a two instead of a three. This time it just has to be right. Take out the story and put it on the hook, ready for the linotype operator. A final look at the figures on the rough draft. Oh, for Pete's sake, that other column, the one representing the 1950 census. Must have added in the 1950. And that throws the entire story out of whack. Bring the story back from the hook. Have to change the headline, too, as well as the totals. Better go over the whole business again. And now the 1960 total is 1,000 shy. i Two and five and seven and eight. . THAT'S where it is. The 1,000 is restored, and now it all tallies. I always did hold that trigonometry and analytics were a lot easier to master than plain ordinary arithmetic. 0 Mr. Rood would have totalled the things accurately in less than no time, and chances are he wouldn't even have considered adding in the 1960 and the 1950 at the head of the columns. Considering the time spent in fruitless burrowing through back copies of the Dallas Post; the time spent in calling every tax collector in the area; the time spent in adding up those columns; and the time spent in revamping the story, rubbing holes in the paper, and finally: re-typing the whole busines, I’ve an investment of four hours in the project. And the than who set the whole thing in motion, where is he? Chances are he’s already settled his bet, eaten his own straw hat, or superintended somebody else’s menu. Anyhow, 1 get A for effort. And it’s probably good for the little grey cells to get a workout. And the next thing that will happen (and I'm already braced for it) is, somebody will call the office and say, “You know that second column of figures? It’s off by 1,000, and that throws out the whole calculation.” ~ South’s secretary: of sate. and THE CIVIL WAR (Events exactly 100 years ago this week in the Civil War— told in the language and style of today.) Naval Beef-Up WASHINGTON, D.C.—May 6—This week’s call by President Lin- eoln for volunteers included a summons for 18,000 seamen to partici- pate in blockade service at Southern ports. Shown above are sailors in a typical drill aboard a Union man-of-war. Mr. Lincoln also called for some 42,000 three-year Army volunieers. Naval strength now stands at only 7,000 officers and men. Sorth Declares = War on North MONTGOMERY, Ala.—May 6—The South declared war on the * North today. The provisional Confederate gov- # ernment issued the declaration as it prepared to move its head- ; quarters north to Richmond, Va., to be nearer the areas of actual combat. The action followed a stirring message delivered last week by i provisional President Jefferson Davis to the Southern congress. ! Davis said the South was striving for peace ‘‘at any sacrifice, save that of honor and independence.’’. Ww * * DAVIS recalled that “peaceful overtures” had been made in Washington early in March in an effort to resolve the hot question of Ft. Sumter. Union spokesmen rebuffed the Southern envoys, Davis asserted, ‘adding: “The crooked paths of diplo- macy can scarcely furnish an ex- ample so wanting in courtesy, in candor, and directness as was the course of the United States gov- ernment toward our commission- ers in Washington.” Key architects with Davis in shaping of the South’s declaration were said to be Vice-President Alexander H. Stephens of Geor- TOOMBS STEPHENS long-time law-maker. ~ THERE was no immediate re+ action from the North. Observers believe the declaration will be offi- cially ignored—just as the forma- tion of the provisional Confeder- ate government has been officially unacknowledged in Washington. Tennessee Out MONTGOMERY, Ala.—May 8— Welcome word was received here today of the vote in Tennessee to secede from the Union and join the Confederate states. The Tennessee action followed by only one day the dramatic 69-1 vote in Arkansas to pull out. gia, former member of the Fed- COPYRIGHT 1961 AEGEWISCH eral Congress, and Robert ' CHICAGO 33, ILL. PICTURES: "BRADY COLLECTION. IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES; Toombs, : LIB BRARY OF. CONGRESS. also of Georgia, the 5 y 100Years Ago ThisWeek...in + " So 9 PRES R LT nA mami rm
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