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Ss Nc} \ | POINT SIZE | "4 W < Uzi | lcda | 4 6Y3sl Okjdg FUTURA 9E83 BIBAU Z7QYI OKUDG\.. S gs Nc SIZE SANS SERIF (MICROFONT) \. POINT NEWS GOTHIC K2b8&t Okjdeg 14 4ef8k GmnOi Xx ICY, itizx {4 nk iz POINT SIZE SERIF (BASKERVILLE om Archi cs. One. Microfilmed by: Preservation Archives, Inc. P.O. Box 910 Laurel, Maryland 20725 (301) 595-3991 Fax (301) 595-3992 E-mail archives@us.net Baltimore, Maryland The Republican Oakland, Maryland July through December 2003 _ A been caused by malfunction Vali at 9:48 a.m. Wher units arrived on smoke was | 8 1¢ orys are. tneir emy, 15, and escaped the st jured; h fighters heat scene Oe eee Oe a eee ee Ye THE 92a Piatt. « YUNG. 4, ie ae x PUTTING THEIR FAITH INTO ACTION - A group of 400 teenagers from all parts of the country are visit- ing in Garrett County this week, not to partake in the tourist opportunities.of the area, but instead to offer their labor, free of charge, to 65 families in need. The kids are part of Group Publishing's Group Work- camps, an interdenominational Christian program that sends young people around the country and beyond Pleasant Valley House Gutted By Accidental Fire A fire believed been caused by malfunction in a ceiling far yn caused in e $100.000 in By Mary Sincell McEwen We build our faith by building for others." This a hand-printed message the of a Mountain avers Group Workcamp parked at one of the 65 i-fran local homes being worked house in n this week by hundreds of last Friday téenagers. The 400 young \ we y ’ vy nm " > 7 me r — Tl lay Tr fOmM) abl an electrica was side damages i in two-story wooc Pleasant urea fir lerartment ‘ ‘ ver } ted tates 0 summoned t Garrett of Jay ind LOI Csreg 2641 Pleasant Valley Road at 9:48 a.m. When the units arrived on the scene, place across the country this smoke was pouring from summer. Youths from 12 to the floor windov 20 give up a week or. more It took f their vacations to partici hour to pate in the building of two der control important things: first and Residing with the foremost, their faith in God; orys are, their two son and secondly, the homes of emy, 15, and Tyler elderly people in need escaped The group. Photo by John McEwen. July 4th Fireworks Display Slated At Marsh Mountain The darkening sky over Marsh Mountain, McHen- ry, will again be lit with the colorful sparks of a large fireworks display, accompa- nied by its loud "thunder," this Fourth of July at dusk Led by major sponsor Uno Chicago Grill, Deep e, other sponsors been scraping, painting "Thunder on the Moun building wheelchair ramp tain , 103 include the stairways Property Owners Associa- and, more tion of Deep Creek Lake, Bill's Marine Service, Railey Mountain Lake Vacations, and Total Biz Fulfillment Hobby House Press Thousands of spectators are expected to line Route 219 for the display by Zam- belli Internationale, who will launch the’ fireworks from the Bear Claw Snow Tubing Park at Wisp Moun- Publishing Today's spokes young Group person people want to help change their world by helping oth ers in need desire has heen evident’ in Garrett County this week, where the kids have plunged into huge projects at no fewer Indeed, that than 6: nouses They have leveling getting rid than anything else, having a good time "It's loads of Kristin Monroe, a old from Canton, who is_ participating workcamp for the first time of bees’ nests fun," said 15-year Ohi in a Continued on Page A-8 Contents } Arts } Church | Classified Comics Farm Movies Movie Reviews NASCAR Insider Obituaries Public Auctions Public Notices Social Sports TV W.Va * Advance Automotive * CVS Pharmacy * Food Lion * Naylors * Proudfoot's * Railey Realty * Sears Continued on Page A-15 Fireworks Set For Tonight At Broadford Park The fourth of July fire works will start at dusk to- night, Thursday, July 3, at Broadford Park Admission is $4 per car, and are urged to keep their tickets to get back into the park for free on Friday, July 4 There activities persons zoned zoned zoned different for the are also zoned planned children Se” departments were successful in saving the structure, enough to render the house uninhabitable for now. Jay and Lori Gregory and-their two sons are currently residing in a family fatm house nearby. See story for details. Photo by John McEwen. Daal svell ssbel Mans ssoll bent obasl Hfdes vevld Maus Meveatalel ENOCH PRATT LIBRARY AD CATHEDRAL 400 BALTLAORE, aaaneaenanannanee PER COPY 47¢ GC Development Corp. To Receive USDA Funding The United States De- partment of Agriculture an- nounced this week the award of more than $21 million to 18 states to foster business and community de- velopment in rural areas The Garrett County De- velopment Corporation is one of thrée Maryland or- ganizations slated to receive funds from the Intermediary Re-lending Loan Program (IRP). IRP provides revolv- ing loan funds and technical assistance for business facili- ties and community devel- opment projects in rural areas-and cities with a popu- lation of less than 25,000 "For rural America to grow and attract jobs, tools are needed to promote busi- ness opportunities The $21,057,000° will increase business opportunities and create or save up to i,738 jobs," said Thomas Dorr, agriculture undersecretary for Rural Development The Garrett County De- velopment Corporation will receive $500,000 to refund its existing revolving loan fund. The fund targets busi- ness development in manu- facturing, light industrial, and commercial sectors Garrett County Econom ic Development director Jim Hinebaugh said past IRP funding has _ helped many businesses in the county. "The ([Develop- ment] Corporation can do things that county ment cannot,” he said, about the private entity's ability to govern help local businesses The corporation will use the IRP funds to help Gar rett-County-based busi nesses that cannot get full financial. assistance from traditional lending sources, explained Hinebaugh Working in cooperation with local banks, the corpo- ration provides very low interest loans to those busi- nesses. The companies can then use the money for a number of things, he said, such as purchasing inven- tory or real estate IRP funding is based on the number of jobs that a recipient projects will be created, added Hinebaugh The Garrett County Devel opment Corporation antici- Continued on Page A-15 ST 91201-4401 Aa any aD sanan DIGIT 12/31/2999 212 Vol. #126, Issue #18 FLYING OLD GLORY IN IRAQ — A soldier with area roots currently serving in lraq e-mailed this photo to his father recently. Pictured at right is Joel Murray, son of Vernon Murray, a native of nearby Shaw, W.Va. Six-Year-Old Boy Injured In ATV Accident A six-year-old boy was injured after the 4-wheeler he was operating flipped backwards and apparently landed on him Monday at a residence along Snowy Creek Road Csarrett ( deputies The Honda 350 was car ing two girls, 11 and 12 rding t sheriff's acct yuNty ejected when the ver a Wooden post, but the two girls were uninjured police said The boy was transported by Southern Rescue Squad to Garrett County Memo rial Hospital and then flown by Health Net to Ruby Me morial. Hospital, Morgan town, W.Va., apparent head injuries The Oakland fire depart ment assisted on the scene In other police Jason Michale Dove, 26 Oakland drunk driving charges in the Nest Lick Acres Road area early Tuesday morning, po lice said [The vehicle was stopped after deputies observed its registration plate's light was tQr news was arrested on Continued on Page A-4 A COMEDY SET AT OTT - The Melville Boys, which has been called an “outstanding comedy” by Our Town Theatre. It gives a “funny and unsentimen- Grantsville Man Dies In Rt. 495 Crash Monday 4 36-year-old Grantsville man was killed Monday night after when his motor cycle struck an automobile southbound Route 495 at the exit ramp from east- bound Interstate 68. Mary land State Police troopers are continuing their investi- gation, and they reported Iver 1 the crasn The 11:34 p.m. accident claimed the life of Joseph Andrew Jenkins, who was pronounced dead on arrival at the Western Maryland Health System’s Memorial campus. 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Serving the community for 47 years. 14161 Garrett Highway, Oakland, MD Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday until noon 301-334-3911 NS L "#s 7 — ont tl Cn om e *% Y A "a. Oe SAS ee s ‘+ > APL * CABOOSE HAS NEW HOME IN OAKLAND - B&O caboose #C2884 arrived safely this week at its new permanent depot, the Oakland Train Station. The car was given to the town by the B&O Railroad His- torical Society, made possible by a donation from the Solipsys Corp., Laurel. The caboose arrived in Oak- land. Tuesday morning from the B&O Museum, Bailti- more, on two flatbed tractor trailers, with the car on one trailer and its “trucks” (wheels) on the other. Ac- companying it were two "riggers" from ARK Machin- ery Movers, Edgewood, who were responsible for get- ting the caboose set up unharmed. Helping them were two crane operators from Beitzel Corp., Grantsville. After the riggers inspected and cleared the tracks of debris, one of the operators lifted the trucks, one at a time, off the flatbed onto the tracks in front of the train Four Injured, One StilljHospitalized Following Accident Fiv e people were injured in a® two-vehicle accident I und 10:30 p.m. at the intersecti tt Highway land Highway King, and one remains pitalized in Ruby Memorial, rsday ar n of Carre and Mary Burger h Ss near Morgantown, W.Va ac cerding to Garrett Count heriff's deputies A A984) sMustang,.- oper ated by Randall DeWitt Jr ’0, Oakland, struck a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, operated by Angela Shaffer, 34, Oak ind, which was I t d her ] ld was proper ‘strained back seat were treated and released at Csarrett ( Memoria Hospital Erica l 8, Oakland is seate the rear de Witt er ind wa € ] n t eT le va tra ted t M T ; | >} Oak DeW i i r CMH i vith DeW na I pec it rT pol {. Th nt is unde estiga t tl Oak ind ( i Depart nta (;( () Southern Rescue Squad Oakland Volunteer Fi oS 'y — \ > traveling Department, and Maryland State Police also responded Mountain Fresh Producers Assn. Launches Site The scene Mountain Fresh Producers Association launched a new Web site, www.MountainFresh.org, with the start of the 2003 tailgate market season to update its customers on availability of fresh produce at the market each week The Web site also in- cludes contact information for each vendor so custom ers may order fresh products directly from the farm One feature of the Web site allows customers to search through a list of dif products, and then the vendors which desired products also ferent choose the Customers can access the market schedule and potential vendors can learn how to join the association Mountain Association sell Fresh Producers Tail gate Markets are producer farmers markets. The first market of the 2003 sea son will be held Saturday July 5. Markets are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays Starting at 10 a.m. at the Mountain Fresh Pavilion at the town parking lot in Oak land, and on Thursdays Starting at a.m. at the fairgrounds in McHenry For more information, persons may visit the Web site or call 301-334-4580 or 301-334-6960 The ynly CONCERNED NEIGHBORS — Many members of the Pleasant Valley Amish community responded last Friday to the home of Jay and Lori Gregory, 2641 Pleasant Valley Road, after an accidental fire was dis- covered by Mr. Gregory. The men of the community aided volunteer firefighters in battling the blaze, while station. Two belts were then placed under the ca- boose and were attached with simple pins to the cranes. The circa 1951 caboose was lifted off the flat- bed and gently placed on the trucks. Oakland mayor Asa McCain said research will be done on the ca- boose to learn more about its history. He noted’ that the car is in excellent condition and only needs some aesthetic work, such as a new coat of paint. “It will be the typical caboose red,” he said, which is believed to be its original color. The town will consult with the B&O Museum to make sure it orders the correct type and color of paint. Watching the proceedings are McCain, councilman Jay Moyer, police chief John Sines, and several John McEwen railroad enthusiasts. Phota by Grant Awarded To County For Bulletproof Vests Senators Barbara Mikul ski and Paul Sarbanes an nounced this week that law enforcement agencies in western Maryland will re ceive more than $16,000 for the purchase of bullet-re sistant vests. The grants are awarded by the U.S. De partment of Justice's Bullet proof Vest Partnership Pro gram Of that funding, Garrett County is slated to receive $1,580 to purchas e vests for the Garrett County { iffs Office. Other agencies receiving funding are Cum berland City, $4,748 for 12 vests; Westernport, $305 for Hagerstown, 22 and four one vest $7,217 for Hancock, vests "We vests $2,156 for tect our protectors Mikulski We need to make sure our men and women in uniform the equipment and safety gear so they can do their jobs. I will continue to fight to make sure people on the front lines protecying our families and communi esourcey they need to keep safe rhe Bulleff/roof Vest Partnership Program awards grants to law en forcement agencies in all 50 but smaller jurisdic tions priority. The grants require recipients to match at least 50 percent of the cost of each vest. More than 6,500 applications need to pr said best have ties have the 1 states receive were received this year, and more than $149,00 has been awarded to _ jurisdictions throughout Maryland, _ ac- cording to Mikulski's office "There is a pressing need to ensure that our local communities have resources necessary to combat crime and ensure the safety of our citizens," Sarbanes said Board Of Ed. Meeting Slated The Garreft County Board * of Education . will hold «its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday July 8, beginning at 4 p.m During _ public beginning at 5:30 p.m., ac yn items will include the Comprehensive Master Plan, health education sup- plemental materials, a pro fessional leave request, and session possibly the organizational hart Additional agenda items nclude a re draft policies and procedures se garding Garrett County stu- dents who may attend Alle \OIS extra Hick ynmental Educa organizational ys re board the Responsi view of! gany S¢ urricular activities ory Envir tion Center cnart immunizati student revision of quirements member, a tudent Rights bilities and Discipline Handbook reports Time is set at 4 an ) p.m. for public comment and participation on any topic. The board will meet in closed session from 4:05 to 5:30 p.m., and reconvene and conference aside the women and children observed from a distance and then offered support to the Gregory family. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damages to the two- story structure. There were no injuries. Photo by John McEwen. ye 5 3 , AU ak A REQUEST BY OAKLAND t THE » ede te o change the zoning ordinance of Mtn. Lake Park was the topic of a public hearing held last evening at Yough Glades Elementary School. The town of Oakland is seeking the change to pave the way for the possible construction of a large exhibit hall in Broadford Park, land owned by Oak- land, but in the town limits of Mtn. Lake Park.-The cur- rent zoning laws of the town prohibit construction of such a building. An estimated 60 persons were in at- tendance, with about a dozen of them voicing their opinions on the matter. Most of the testifiers were residents of Mtn. Lake Park, all of whom spoke in op- position to changing the ordinance, and in opposition to the exhibit hall being located in the park. Speaking on behalf of the town of Oakland were attorney Leo- in open session immediately thereafter The public is invited to attend Local Man Charged With Assault Saturday Phillip Louis St. Moritz, a resident of Clarion, Pa., and the McHenry area, was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic sec ond-degree assault, accord ing to Garrett County sher iffs deputies Deputies responded to a Marsh Hill Road residence in reference to a domestic assault complaint, and were told by the victim that a verbal argument turned into an assault, police said In other police 64, news, At the Garrett Co. Fairgrounds, McHenry, Maryland Brian Edward Keefer, 26, Brownsville, Pa was charged with drunk driving after deputies observed his vehicle crossing the center and white lines along Garrett Highway near Will O' the Wisp After failing field sobriety tests, he was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), driving while impaired by alcohol (DWI), failure to drive right of center, and consuming an alcoholic beverage while driving on the highway, police said ! Keefer was released after posting $1,000 bond In a separate. incident, Donald Dabney Burruss, 64, Hambleton, W.Va., was also arrested on drunk driv- ing charges Sunday along 8th Annual 0 ea Petit Friday & JUNE PEPSI — CHAMPIONSHIP iin po % " 3 ee Oakland, REPUBLICAN, OAKLAND, MARYLAND - THURSD -of Mtn. Lake Park invite further written testimony for day Nifee.ut 7:30 Petersburg, Keyser, Cumberland & Grantsville. Also at Proudfoot’s Oakland Pharmacy, Happyat nard Eiswert, Mayor Asa McCain, and Councilman Ken Gotsch. 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Many in the Oakland area have probably noticed full parking lots at Southern High School this week, particularly in the evening. The school is serving as one-week ‘living quarters for approximately 400 young people from many different states. The youth are. participants in a program called Group Workcamps, an interdenominational Chris- tian missions program that provides free, necessary home repairs for people who either can't afford or are physically unable to get the work done them- selves. The visitors are conducting such work on 65 houses in the southern region of the county, with 95% of the homeowners being elderly and on fixed incomes. This is one of 68 such workcamps that will take place across the country this summer. We view this kind of project as a. win-win-win Situation. Obviously, the recipients of these services are winners in that needed repairs are being made to their homes, free of charge. The young people and their leaders who are;doing the work are winners because of what they ‘are gaining from the experi- ence. The various work groups are purposely ar- ranged so there are many different Christian de- nominations represented. It is thereforé a learning experience for the youth, and one that cannot help but to expand their horizons and bolster their own faith. Tolerance, understanding, cooperation, com- passion, sharing, teamwork, and relationship build- ing, not to mention learning some valuable home- repair skills, are just a few of the many rewards of such a program for the participants. The third winner is society, or our nation in gen- eral. Each of the 68 camps slated for this year will have approximately the same number of youth par- ticipants. That comes out to over 27,000 of our teen- age children who are, without a doubt, going to be among our-finest-community;~state;-and~national leaders in the not-too-distant future. This is an outstanding program, and we hope not only that they will come back again, but also that many of our own young people will look into being participants. All of the information can be found at the following Web site: www.groupworkcamps.com. Finally, while a number of adults played key roles in bringing the camp to Garrett County, we note the outstanding efforts of Brenda Roszell of Garrett County Community Action Committee, who was the primary organizer. lo the Editor: Ah, summer in Garrett County. Finally, summer is here after a prolonged win- ter and a wet spring. What a relief, at laét... Yeah right! Now we. have a multi- tude of vacationers speeding along Route 219 in a hurry to get to the lake, to camp home repair enthusiasts! suffer severe wounds while catching up with household chores. Such scenarios are very are more likely to occur over a holiday weekend. Will there be enough blood products to help eve- grounds, to their well- ryone in need? deserved vacation hide- The answer's in your away. A few years back I hands. Or, rather, in your wrote a_ letter asking arms whether it was legal in For the past several Maryland to pass on the weeks, low blood collec- righthand side, crossing tions have forced our re- over the white line. The gional American Red Cross answer was NO. I wonder, now that the _ terrorists (oops, tourists) are back if the police start enforcing this law. Do we have to wait for someone walking on the side of the road to get run down before we take this law seriously? On a somewhat similar note, when will our county commissioners approve | to kick in some _ additional funds to get a real traffic light at Mosser Road and 219 instead of the Mickey Mousé flashing stop sign we Blood Services to cut hospi- tal orders, resulting in local hospitals having as little as half of desired inventories in certain blood types. Instead of having a week's reserve, we have just one to two days' worth. The time to donate blood is now, before emergencies happen. Post-donation test- ing and confidential records management take about 48 hours, so blood given today cannot be released for pa- tient care until two days from now currently have? If you're age 17 or older, Robert Vagnetti weigh at least 105 ae, McHenry and are in generally good health, it's likely you can donate blood. You can do- nate as often as every 56 days. For more information about local Red Cross blood drives, please call 1-800- GIVE LIFE or visit www.redcrosslife.org for more information. The health and well- being of area patients are in your hands. Please donate Dear Mr. Vagnetti We recall your letter of a few years ago, and we're pretty sure that the answer to your question was not a clear-cut "no" concerning the question of passing on the right. What we discov- ered was that passing on the right is basically treated by the police as an "at your own risk" type of activity. It may be done, but if a wreck occurs as a result, the driver will automatically be found give regularly in the future. at fault and charges will Sincerely, include “passing on the Taunia A. Oechslin right To the Editor: The fact that a "passing on the right" charge is on the books would cause one to assume that it is illegal at all times. But we are rea- sonably certain that the law actually states that if there is a paved road surface wide enough for a car to use’ to get around, it can be ufil- ized, with great caution, to pass on the right. It is, in- deed, a grey area. Perhaps a local law en- forcement official would like to send us a letter that clarifies this issue. As most of you have probably read, there will be a Christmas in July "for our best friends" fund-raiser event at the Garrett County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 12, to . benefit the Garrett County Humane Society. As with every other Christmas, there will be more than one celebration in the county. Mountain Fresh Producers Associa- tion is having a Christmas in July celebration to benefit the local farmers. Mountain Fresh Produc- Editor Co the Editor: AA THE REPUBLICAN, OAKLAND, MARYLAND —- THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2003 blood over the coming days and weeks, and continue to ers Association is a group of chservalte ' ( KKK KK.K Its soul, its climate, its equality, liberty, laws, people and manners - My God! How little do my countrymen Know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! © 2002 King Features Syndicate, Inc mas, even if it is only July Mountain Fresh Producers never intended to, and most likely will not, interfere with the other Christmas in July celebrations within and out- side of Garrett County. If you are looking for a fun day filled with live mu- sic, clowns, Santa Claus, and fresh produce, baked goods, jams and _ jellies, honey, flowers, herbs, and crafts, then head to the Mt. Fresh Pavilion at the~Oak- land town parking lot. If you prefer to support the animals of Garrett County, then go to the Garrett County Fairgrounds. Either way, I hope you all have a great Christmas in July day, Cathi Harsh Secretary Mountain Fresh Producers Association To the Editor: Thank you sincerely for your enlightened and well expressed opinion on the Supreme Court's decision on the Texas Privacy Law. ] was disappointed with the court's minority opinion The idea of a homosexual agenda, as expressed by Justice Scalia, sets up an "us against them," approach that is divisive and harmful Science may study and judge homosexuality as a matter of choice, but science is unable tc prove what goes on in the mind, heart, or glands of an individual From our Christian tradi- tion we are taught to prac- tice patience, understand- real in this area, and some ' ing, and compassion toward all mankind. You are so right to point out that Jesus Christ taught only love Those who divide, judge, and ‘practice fear tactics are lacking in love Sincerely, Cynthia Knight Grantsville Editor's note: The writer of the following letter to the man- agement of Garrett County Lighthouse, Oakland, requested that it be published in this col- umn. To the Editor Thank you for providing a broad range of psychiatric rehabilitation services to me for nearly two years. I see my voluntary requests of your services as_ integral parts of the foundation on which I am now stabilized and a fair piece down the road to recovery. I worked full-time and supported my- self pretty much continu- ously from 1983 to 1989 and from 1995 to 1999, rely- ing chiefly on community- based mental health services like yours to help me stabi- lize and rehabilitate about 10 years ago and since 1999 when I relapsed into disabil- ity. We who receive. mental health services are, by and large, pretty darn gutsy. We have put ourselves in the care of professionals like youbeatves and trust that you at least have compas- sion and endeavor to under stand our lot in life. The entrance fee to the commu- nity outside your agency is generally beyond our grasp, although many of us aspire to become more inyolved by offering our services for pay or even as volunteers. We also cope daily with a per- lexing maze of social boundaries set up by organi- zations like yourself and little, if any, voice in the community. Furthermore, once we make contacts there are few opportunities for us to develop healthy social networks in Garrett County due to lack of ade- quate public transportation with which to visit each other. Mental illness affects each of.us unique individu- A chain-reaction vehicu- lar accident on a busy inter- ‘ g ' Na dozens of injuries Several individuals ex- ience gastrointestinal eeding, heart attacks, and other health care emergen- cies requiring surgery and blood transfusions Weekend gardeners and local producers and crafters from small farms who are looking for a way to in- als in a unique way. I have fallen far from the lifestyle crease th ncome. ¢ 2 ars_ago when | year many ideas are re- was married with a suppor searched to increase the tive network of friends and customer base for the local family. near by, gainfully market, Customer interest is employed, and _ building always the number-one con- cern when planning each event, and what appeals to more people than Christ- good credit. It would now be irrational for me to ex pect a retrieval of all those past conditions, because Garrett County Lighthouse services will be available to me only on Tuesdays. An analogy I draw is being told by a hospital, which I entered in crisis, that my health insurance coverage for hospital ser- vices has run out, and they "must" discharge me very soon. This decision was made despite my genuine need for continued treat- ment and involvement with the inpatient community. I they were obtained on a path I was. healthy enough at the time to navigate. Nonetheless, I have gradually taken on more responsibility, but strongly believe the psychiatric reha- bilitation program offered by Garrett County Light- house is a linchpin ex- tremely difficult to replace. I will be directly affected by your decision to cut services to me by over 80% effective this week, July 1, whereby -View from My Window by Jeffrey Wilson : PRESIDENTS AND PEACE Earlier this year when the Iraq war still lay in the future I was reading two books in tandem about two conserva- tive presidents of the United States: John Adams and Theodore Roosevelt. I read Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris with my ears as I traveled in my car. David McCullough's John Adams, sent to me by a friend, I read with my eyes. Those readings by ears and eyes converged, yielding insights into American politics. Adams had long been a hero of mine. He was one of the greatest men who have served this country as presi- dent without having quite been a great president. McCul- lough marks all the points of Adams' greatness as an attor- ney, as the floor leader for the Declaration of Independ- ence in the Continental Congress, as a diplomat — an amazing achievement for a man who was plainspoken if he was anything, and as a friend. Probably no one who has served as president had more of the gift for friendship than did Adams; none cultivated that gift more than he. He had "a heart shaped for friend- ship." McCullough makes the case that Adams was a far bet- ‘ter president than has been credited him. His most telling achievement, as president, was to moderate the ‘political passions of others at a time when a demagogue would have lead the country to war. The fledging United States of America might have gone to war with France or with England because we suf- fered injury from both countries. By pursuing a policy of peace, Adams laid the groundwork for the Louisiana Pur- chase, surely one of the greatest achievements during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. Adams' study of peace was shared by Theodore Roose- velt who is famous for his bellicosity, in particular his vic- tory at San Juan Hili during the Spanish American War. In fact, that war was almost a personal expression of Theodore Roosevelt, and yet as president he pursued a policy of peace unmatched by any other. The 1906 Nobel Peace Prize was conferred upon him, specifically for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War. Implicit in the award, however, was the recognition that President Roosevelt had prevented world war in 1904 and again in 1906. He was also a pioneer fh submitting cases to international tribunals, and he called for a League of Nations In the case of Adams and Roosevelt, respectively, one can identify a personal characteristic that prepared each man for his particular policy of peace. With Adams it was his commitment to: friendship, which Aristotle deemed the sanest basis for politics. With Roosevelt it was another Aristotelian virtue, gentlemanliness — the quality of the great-soured man. Rooseve]t affirmed that successful diplomatic outcomes require giving another nation the ability to leave the field with honor intact. He reckoned it sufficient to defeat the purposes of one's enemy, humiliating one's enemy being not only ungentlemanly, but stupid Both Adams and Roosevelt understood that war is sometimes necessary, but always regrettable. The re- instatement of honorable terms between nations is a pre- condition for future progress. Without such terms war never ends, it only pauses. John Adams had been deemed by King George III and his government as one ofthe few who were responsible for the success of American independence. As such Ad- ams was likely to be abhorred by that king. It was Adams, however, who was appointed as the first American am- bassador to England. In his speech to the king —- who had been called "tyrant" — Adams sought to ensure that the war had really ended, and not merely paused. He was intent on "re- storing an entire esteem, confidence, and affection, or, in better words, thé old good nature and the old good humor between peoplé who, though separated by an ocean and under different governments, have the same language, a similar religion, and kindred blood." The friendship between Britain and the U.S.A. was slow in coming, but its beginning is clear in the direct and cordial language of John Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, for his part, so disarmed the Ger- man kaiser, Wilhelm II, a thorough-going warmonger, that Wilhelm liked and admired Roosevelt all the more for having had his plans thwarted by the American presi- dent. Both Adams and Roosevelt understood that no good is ever accomplished by riding roughshod over the opinions and sentiments of another country. Perhaps because both men understood the occasional necessity of war, they strove to make those occasions as rare as possible. Neither OW O COT et “as ing a war in the hopes of winning an election Adams straddled the 18th and 19th centuries, Roose- velt the 19th and 20th. We who straddle the 20th and 21st centuries would do well to rebuild a politics based upon friendship and honor. We should do so not because it is the most idealistic thing, rather because it is the most practical way forward were pred stooping so feel the wrong criterion is being used by you in man- agement to, cope with cuts to your budget. No psychia- trist or therapist consulted with me in advance of this decision, but I guarantee you I'll bend their ears try- ing to work up an alternate plan for my continued re- covery. We veterans of state of Maryland funded, mental health services shake our heads in puzzlement. You do not get it. Services should be based on need, and if funding difficulties arise, the community should step in to correct these lapses in judgment made. by politicians and their state armchair budget- ers. Sincerely, Jared Zitwer Oakland To the Editor: Qn Thursday, June 19, 2003, we experienced the work of the most inhumane ON Or persons in society. omeone tied up a live pot bellied pig, put the pig in a feed sack, and then dumped the pig over the hill along U.S. Route 219 near Old Trails Inn at Mt. Grove, West Virginia. Thanks to a gentleman traveling through the area, the pig has been rescued from a fate far worse than death itself. The entleman stopped and ound a sack that appeared to be breathing. He opened the sack to discover the pig tied up. He went. for assis- tancecand another gentle- man cut the ropes from the pig. The gentleman who cut the ropes from the:pig told my parents and me what had happened. My parents went to where the pig was last seen and fed the pig The pig was alive and hun- gry, ~ there is no way to determine how long the pig was in the sack. z Some kind people from the Mt. Grove and Horse Shoe Run areas arrived and offered assistance and made numerous telephone calls. Several agencies in the area were contacted, including the Preston County Hu- mane Society. The only response was from the lady in Tucker County. Needless to say, the other agencies either did not have time or did not feel that the pig was important enough for a re- sponse. The gentleman who originally found the pig stopped back on his way home to offer even more assistance. Thanks to the kind people in the area, the pig now has a good home. We cannot imagine how a person or persons could be so cruel and inhumane to cause the pig to suffer the way it did. To the people (if you can call them people) who dumped the pig, there are people locked up in jail for lesser crimes than the one you committed. Jill Slaubaugh Austin Schmidt Thelma Schmidt To the Editor: If you, or your -readers, cannot accept the basic con- structs of our Founders’ Constitution, consider the ancient words of Aristotle, as they did, whose teachings and precepts, along with John ke, and one of the last, great Roman emperors, Justinian I, undergird.. provide...the rock-solid foun- dation for the greatest docu- ment ever written concern- ing the "God-given Rights” of all mankind: "Law is rea- son unaffected by desire"...or compassion...for reason already embodies the pre- cepts of compassion. The fact is, there is little or nothing of "reason" in the Supreme Court's last two major decisions. They are based "almost" totally on “emotion,” and are, there- fore, grossly destructive to the basic interests of our country, and its unique con- Stitutional law. When anyone suggests that our Constitution is "a living, breathing docu- ment," all Americans should be alerted to the fact that that is a totally Leftist concept, which allows them, the enemy within, to circumvent, get around, obviate and/or destroy the founding documents of our “one-of-a-kind nation! Consider this simple comparison: Try playing ker when the "Book of oyle," has been deemed a: “living, breathing docu- ment," subject to instantane- ous change by. ..whomever!? Cordially, Ronald R. Rowan Boy Injured Continued from Page A-1 not working. After failing field sobriety tests, Dove was charged with driving under the influence. of alco- hol (DUD, driving while impaired by alcohol (DWI), driving on an out-of-state suspended license, failure to display registration on de- mand, and driving without adequate registration’ plate illumination. In ‘a separate incident, Charles James Harkins, 40, .Mtn. Lake Park, was ar- rested and charged with DUI, DWI, failure to drive right of center, and negli- gent driving, police said. Community Calendagys’ MEETINGS The TOPS Club Chapter 379 will meet Monday eve- nings at Mtn. Glade Day Care Center, Pythian St., Oakland. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. New members are wel- come. TOPS Weight Loss Sup- port Group for Seniors will hold its weigh-in at 9:45 a.m., followed by a meeting at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at the Flowery Vale Senior Center, Accident. For more information, rsons may call 301-746-8050. 