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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

a thrill and tension which is overcome
once the game is underway. The same kind
of situation might be facing us now that
we are getting ready for the holiday season
once we get into it things will become
more natural.
In anticipation Of happy and merry
holiday season let's remain calm and col
lected, get enough sleep, perform our daily
work more efficiently, practice an addition
al amount of courtesy, and be considerable
Of those with whom we meet
In the busy days ahead let's look for
ward to the happiest Christmas season in
years
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Letters to Editor
Dry In Akron,
Says Mrs. Arndt

Editor Of Herald
Please allow me a little space
IN your paper l find it would be
quite lonesome without the Herald
each week I do enjoy reading it
so much
I see the latest elections went
well in Va-More power to you
Democrats Am glad you are wax
ing up Only hope it isn't too
late.
The rubber shops here have
been laying off men for some
time Anyway I hope it will not
get too bad as I have lived
through one depression and it's
really tough
have Just returned from a
visit with my daughter and SON
in-law IN Columbus, Ohio.
We are having beautiful
weather but. OH. so dry Our
water situation is very serious.
They tell us we only have a Is
day supply of water if it doesn't
rain
always enjoy reading the
for many years also Double
Check He is a grand guy, Wish
there were more like him in
Cumberland County
Here's wishing the Farmville
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

feel the pinch are automobile.
building, steel. and nonferrous
metals But while manufacturers
are readjusting to peacetime de-
mandS there will be strong
sustaining forces that will hold
the economy strong. such as the
tremendous developing demand OF
the World War II baby crop. a
heavy supply Of savings, and a
credit base still capable Of con-
siderable expansion The greatest
hope Of continued good business
lies with the ten or more billion
dollars likely to be spent for the
defense OF our large cities.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

graduates N our adult population
since 1910 who presumably have
much more highly developed
wants than the non -high-school
graduates. Some say such factors
as these are dynamic enough to
hold our economy high
Against the argument that we
have more people with more ed
ucatlon and with more discre-
tionary buying power than ever
before, are such realities as these
Through the early months Of 1858.
shoe production was about seven
million pairs ahead Of potential
consumption, and the industry
could easily produced IS per cent
more shoes if they could have
been sold. Or. take the auto
mobile industry At midyear, Al
per cent more cars had been
turned out than in the same
period in 1852 But sales rose only
SO per cent Recent clNbacks and
intensive selling have temporarily
reduced this spread But let us
face the facts, The Government
has cut defense programs. indus
trial building is on the decline
What is to happen to private
building I will discuss later.
Better Selling and Investing
Are Needed
American business cannot stand
still 1t moves either forward or
backward To move forward, it
must sell When it stops selling,
it dies Sales have Slumped be-
cause statesmen have become lazy
and sales clerks indifferent Lots
of people still need lots Of things
but price Levels may be too high.
believe the time has come for
reappraLsal Of potential markets
and profit margins, A spiritual
rebirth by employers and wage
workers is needed This may mean
only deluxe models instead of
super deluxe models 1t will
mean much greater manutactur-
ing efficiency a cutback in mater
ial waste. and an increase in per
man output
While We are learning to do
these things We must expect
reimbursement in business activity.
Among those industries that will
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Shop In Farmville

long term parking and the metered areas
for short term parking, the maximum use
can be had from the facilities now avail
able.
Farmvile is to he congratulated on its
fine parking facilities which have been pro-
rounding area, and additional space in the
business section is constantly being sought
by the municipality to provide even more
parking space 1t is Just another effort to
make every visitors stay in Farmville a
pleasure.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

CHOPP1NG in Farmvile has been made
pleasant and easy through adequate
parking-facilities near the business section.
Visitors planning to shop longer than an
hour will find parking space in one of the
five public parking lots conveniently locat-
ed on South street, North street and Third
street In these lots parking is free and I'M
limited. In metered areas parking must be
limited to one hour or less, preferably less,
50 that the greatest number of people may
use the street parking to pick up their pur-
chases and transact other BUSINESS of short
duration. BY using the free parking lots for
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
EDITORIAL

friends
Oh, Just to seee them all today
Then, Mother writes and sun
shine sends.
MY HOMETOWN PAPERS on
the way
read it all from front to back,
SO proud Of, Ye olde football
team
It's all right there and nothing
lacks
MY HOMETOWN PAPERS on
the beam"
Sincerely yours,
Anne Price Hayden
p O Box 667
Iowa Park, Tex
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

on the scarves.
The Presidents figures on pipes, and
pipe tobacco. indicate that the country's
men might be turning away from the pipe
as dapper smoking instrument. The STAN
pede to the cigarette-sucker status seems to
be damaging even the pipe industry.
If the truth was made known a good
pipe is the most satisfying method Of to-
bacco use. 1t is the original way the In
dians used the weed and continued the
popular method until the Goth century.
There is something relaxing and soothing
in a pipe of good, Well-blended tobacco
that is not found in cigarettes or cigars
The difficulty is the paraphernalia needed
for an enjoyable smoke The pipe tobacco
pouch and supply Of matches are bungle-
some, which accounts greatly for the
switch to cigarettes and cigars. Incidently,
advertising had lot to do with changing
the habits of the men and certainly in
weighed the women into becoming cigarette
smokers. For cool, sweet satisfying smoke
we would still vote for the pipe.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Missionaries Will
Speak at Muddy Creek

The Rev. and Mrs. Lee Palmer.
missionaries to Japan now in the
U S On Through will speak at
Muddy Creek Baptist Church.
Powhatan county, Sunday Dec
6. the Rev w Cecil smith pas
tor. announces.
The public Is invited to attend
the special service at 7.30 p m
Both the visiting missionaries
will speak and present slides
about their mission work III the
Far East
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Babson Discusses
The Winter
Outlook

Babson Park, Mass. November
Panicky readers disturbed by
the increasing number OF business
failures have asked me If business
conditions are not likely to take
sharp drop by 1854 Here is
what ] think
Bankruptcies Have Increased
The months to come Will Separ-
ate the men from the boys in
business. Right now, when we are
supposed to be booming along,
composites are dying at the rate
of 700 a month The approxima-
tely $500 business failures since
the first Of the year have involved
dollar liabilities far in excess Of
any period since the depression
Too many inefficient business
operators have been swept to
prosperity by the business cur
rents to strong demand rather
than by their own business
acumen | predict that many more
Of these Would-be entrepreneurs
will be servely squeezed unless
they wake up, cut expenses. and
get hard at work. In general,
this will be good for our economy,
which needs to eliminate those
who have given the poorest
service. the shoddiest products.
and gone after the fast buck
Study These Figures
Some of my cretics say ! am
too peSSimlStic They point out
that 81 per cent of our homes
are more than 20 years old, that
there has been a tremendous shift
from farm to suburbs, and that
an entirely new way Of living
and lots of new wants have been
created They remind me that
the number Of children in our
population has increased SIS per
cent since 1910. and that we have
30 per cent more high school
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Pipe Smoking Decline

DESPITE the steady rise in cigarette con-
SUMPTION and in other uses of tobac-
co, it seems that pipe-smoking is slowly
losing out in the competitive tobacco battle.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower noted this
trend in a statement he issued recently, eX-
planning his rejection Of Federal Tariff
Commission recommendation for an in
crease in tariffs on briar pipes.
The President pointed out that annual
sales of pipes in this country had fallen
from 20.700,000 in 1913 to 100000 in
1852 This is a sharp decline, amounting
to drop of almost thirty-three per cent
-four years. The President also noted
there had been a sharp decrease in domes
tic consumption Of pipe tobacco in recent
years.
Aside from the smoking angle. the de-
cision was the second time since President
Eisenhower took Office that he refused to
hike tariff The other case involved i'm
ports of silk scarves from Japan and, in
this case, he also rejected a Tariff Com
mission recommendation for higher duties
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

Herald staff and its readers 4
very Happy THANKSGIVING Day.
We have SO much to be thankful
for
Yours truly
Mrs. John Arndt
900 Lovers Lane
Akron, Ohio
Nov. 20. 1853
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

in the dispute Actually, the islands are
worth little, if anything
Accordingly, in 1850, the British and
French submitted their dispute to the IN
tenational Court. Recently, the Court
ruled out the French claims to ownership
and confirmed British rights to the islands.
1t was announced that France would re-
spect the Courts award. and recognize the
Mnquiers and Ecrehou islands as British
territory.
What the world needs are more eX-
amples of this kind and less examples of
the tension and strife now occurring over
the disputed city of Trieste.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
Do Il Eorly

'Twos the doy before Christmas
And she wos upset,
Because most of her presents
She still had to get
So she dressed in q hurry
And rushed off to town,
And for gifts thot she needed
Went hunting ground
With the other late shoppers
Each store wos ojom,
And though she wos lady,
She nearly sold damn.
All the stock was depleted,
Tired clerks we're upset
And the gifts that she wanted
She just couldn't get
From the near empty counters
Small choice could she moke,
And from pushing and showing
She got headache.
This little toIe hope suggests
To both boy and grille,
For Christmas gifts you need this yeor,
Do your shopping eorly.
Though am not q Christmas bell,
do what bells con do
We sing about the jinqino bells
And can jingle too
But linqline bells ore sweeter far
we'll know and feel
Thot peoIs Of music from the bells
For YOU has more appeal
l. D Whitoker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01

10 approve the incorporation of German
units in the European Army, lest the
United States initiate a program of re-
arming Germany on its own, and outside
the edo army program
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
has denied this, and said he is confident
the French will agree to the incorporation
of German units in the edo army We hope
the Secretary of State is correct, but if
he is not, and the French fail again to real
lie the practical realities of the situation,
the United States should go ahead with its
own plan to rearm German units, since
without these troops, there is little hope
that Communist armies in Europe could be
halted in the event of war The French
cannot be allowed to block all progress in
this program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
international Court

BETWEEN England and France in the
English Channel, are a group of islands
known as the Minquiers and Ecrehou. For
sometime now, both the British and the
French have claimed ownership of the
islands
But, instead of letting this issue flame
up into an emotional threat to peace, the
British and French agreed to submit the
question to the international Court of
Justice at The Hague
Unlike the dispute between the Yugo-
slavs and Italians over Trieste, and be-
tween many other countries over minor
territorial areas, the British and French
decided that their relationship with one
another was more important than the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-01
German Rehabilitation

THE Bermuda Conference of Foreign
1 Ministers, scheduled for December A
through December 8. should be used as an
opportunity for the American Secretary of
State, John Foster Dulles, to impress upon
our French friends the urgency of allowing
German units to enter the European De-
Tense Community army.
The French have now been stalling on
the vital program for years and the ack-
nowledged authorities on European de-
Tense, include such men as President
Dwight D. Eisenhower. have almost unan-
mously agreed that incorporation of Ger
man units in the edo army is prerequisite
to maximum success in this effort
Recently, there have been reports in
France that the United States planned to
issue an ultimatum to the French Govern
ment at Bermuda, giving them sixty days
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

Jail. Here the warden took the
class to Block A and Block B and
explained the complicated locking
box. The dining hall, death cell, and
whipping post were shown and de-
scribed.
1880 to 1880 Dinner at the Din
ner Bell Inn. The manager and
hostess complimented the children
on their decorum at table and in
the lobby. Some of the children met
Sen. Yerkes, Sen. Townsend, DIR.
and Mrs. Grier of Frederica and
Miss Mitchell.
! 1890 to 1880 Archives. Here they
heard a lecture on original charac-
ters and letters from Kings and
Dukes sOf England and other i'm
portant papers and records.
1870 to 2:30 House of Represent
atives in session. The class sat in
the balcony and enjoyed the pro-
cedure. They met Rep. HOey and
Rep. Cook.
2:3O to 800 State Department of
Art. An exhibit of Navajo Indians.
Miss Mitchell, the State Director of
Art was not in, but Mrs. Helm, the
secretary, gave permission to study
the exhibit. Here the class met Dr.
Homan and Kent County Supervis-
or Smith.
On the way back Old Christ
Church and the Caesar Rodney Me-
mortal and grave were visited. Rev.
Kellogg explained about the Bap-
tismal Fount and other interesting
and historical points about the
Church and cemetery.
300 left Dover for Milford and
stopped to look at Barratt's Chapel.
Then at the Dairy Queen. 1t was
too late to visit historical places in
Milford. The bus driver was Mr..
Jefferson.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

and Mrs. T. A. Waters. Also their
son Tommy, who is in the service
spent last week. at home.
Callers Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. FL
lingsWorth and family last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Filings
worth and son, James Deputy,
Virgil Emory, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Palmer and daughters of Milford,
Miss Shirley Carey and Miss Joan
Ennis, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Der
rickson all Of Glendale, and Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin A. Evans and Mrs.
J. Rowland Tyndall of Lewes, Mrs.
E. p. Godfrey of MillsbOro, and
Mrs. Elton Lynch of Lincoln and
Donald and William Ellingsworth
of Glendale.
Robert Dawes of Ft. Wayne, Pa,
spent the weekend with his mother
Mrs. Helen NJ Davies.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. McNatt we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bowan of New Jersey, Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Salevan and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. ]. Salevan, Jr., and son of
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Webb enter
tanned company from Florida on
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. William Beam re-
turned to New Mexico last week
after having spent 80 days with
Mrs. Beams parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Veirel Webb.
Special:
The Ellendale Home Demonstra-
tiOn Club held its monthly meeting
on April 2Sth in the Fire Hall with
Mrs. Anna Carey and Mrs. Mildred
Warren as hOstesses. The topic for
the month was Selection of
Clothes and Fabrics for your Per-
sOnality and Figure, given by the
agent, Miss Nancy Ratliff. Ice
cream and cookies were served as
refreshments. The next meeting of
this club will be held in the Ellen
dale Fire Hall at pm. On May
Goth, the agent will be the guest
speaker The attendance Of all
members will be appreciated.
School News:
Mrs. Mick's class toured Kent
County this year. The itinerary
follows: 10000 am. to 11:00 am.
State Museum. The class was divid-
ed into two sections, so that the
guides could lecture to small
groups and make it more personal.
In the cemetery the Clayton me-
mortal and grave was observed.
11:O0 am. to 1870 am. County
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
GLENDALE
BY Mrs. Hazel
D. EllingsWOrth
Phone
Milford $3.50

Community News:
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Derrickson
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.
and Mrs Herbert Williams OF
Clarksville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl w Ireland and
daughters visited friends during the
weekend.
Mrs. John Barnshaw of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Carey
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clark, Jr., and
family have moved to the Dickerson
property on Main St., after pur-
chasing same and selling their
property to people from Whining
ton
Cpl. Harvey S. Dutton has arriv-
ed from France. All of his relatives
and friends gave him a welcome
home dinner on Sunday, May 10th
at the home of his sister, Mrs. FL
sic Reynolds. They also gave a
Mothers Day dinner.
Mrs. Gertrude DuttOn has been
on the sick list but is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spicer Wis
tied friends on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Funk Oi
New York were weekend guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Metschl and
daughter Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Millman en-
tertained guests on Sunday.
On Friday evening, Mrs. JOhE
Melvin, Mrs. Herbert Melvin anC
son of Lincoln and Mr.. and Mrs
Marion Melvin and son Jimmy oi
Milford, were callers of Mrs
Charles Ellingsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Messicl
visited relatives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Patterson
entertained Mrs. John Palmer Ot
Richardson Park last week.
Miss Betty I. EllinsWoTth Of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
David A. EllingswOrth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Clendaniel
and son were recent guests of Mr.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

Mrs. Sallie Truitt was a dinner
guest of Mrs. Lawrence Kitchens
on Sunday.
Mr. Vaughn Fox, an exchange
student of Newark, who has recent
ly returned from India, will show
slides and speak on the life of India
at Conley's Chapel on Tuesday eve
ming, May 26th, at pm. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John (Jack) Rogers
left on Sunday to spend a two
weeks vacation in Florida
Mrs. Sallie Truitt, Mrs. May
Kitchens and Mr.. Vernon Kitchens
were in Milford on Saturday. They
also visited Mrs. Kitchens daugh-
ter, Mrs. Doris Johnson, who is in
the Milford Hospital.
Mr.. James Steelman is. patient
at the Veterans Hospital in Els
mere. His many friends wish him
ia speedy recovery.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
ST. JOHNS
Mrs. Laurence Kitchens
Phone GeOrgetOWn 2498

The MYAF of St. Johns Church
held their evening service on Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Moore
weer the leaders. Mr.. Leroy Jones,
a ministerial student at Wesley
College in Dover, was the speaker.
He gave a very inspiring talk,
which was enjoyed by all present.
Services at st. Johns Church on
Sunday, May oath are as follows:
Sunday School at 1870. Charles
Moore, Supt. Preaching at 2:3O by
the pastor, Rev. J. " Holiday.
Bible discussion group will meet at
st. Johns on Friday evening, May
22nd.
Mrs. Virgie Simpler and Mrs.
FlOssie Mcdowell called on Mrs.
Lawrence Kitchens on Sunday eve
ming and attended church services
at st. Johns.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
Church News:
Ellendale Methodist Church

Ellendale Methodist Church
Sunday, May oath
Sunday School services at 10 am.
in charge of F. w. ireland, supt.
Preaching at II am.
Evening service to be announced.
McCOlley's Methodist Chapel
Sunday, May oath
Sunday School atl2 pm.
Preaching at 3 pm.
Union Methodist Church
Sunday, May oath
No services.
Faith Bible Holiness Church
Rev. Robert B. NailOr, pastor
Sunday, May oath
Sunday School services at 2 pm.
Preaching by the pastor. Every
one welcome.
Meeting:
The Ellendale WSCS will be en-
tertained in the Glendale Sunday
School room Thursday evening,
May 21st. All requested to be pres
ent.
Meeting:
The New Market WSCS will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Harrison on Thursday evening,
June 18th. All are cordially invited.
Rev. Olin ShOckley, who is a
student as Wesley Junior College
in Dover, will take over his duties
as minister of the Ellendale charge
Services will be held in Ellendale
at 11:OO am. and 500 pm. At 200
pm. service will be at McColley's
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

The watermelon grower faces
crop danger from fungus diseases
as we'll as insect pests such as GU
cumber beetles, melon aphids, cut
worms and wireWorms, says the
National Geographic Society.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

The first American Christmas
cards we're engraved by a Roxbury,
Mass printer in 1S47- for export
to England They were not given
to the American trade until the
following wear.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

The redwoods and the big tree
species of SequOia and the dawn
redwoOds of China are believed to
be the only three survivors of a
kind of tree that in past geologic
ages grew all over the northern
hemisphere.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

Spain
Spain is twice the size Of Oregon
Evening star., 1953-10-09
Garden State Opens
With Talk Centered
On Big Oct. 81 Race
BY the Assoeioted Press

CAMDEN, N. j., Oct. 9.-Talk
was all about the worlds richest
horse race here october 81 as
Garden State Park opened its
25-day fall meeting today.
The big race is the $250,O00
Garden State, which has attract
ed record list of 236 nomina-
tions for the 2-year-old classic,
However, Walter H. Donovan,
the tracks general manager,
isn't worried about having too
many horses at the starting
gate.
Don't forget" he said. IAN
owner has to cough up $1,000
more to get a horse in the start
ing gate. / don't think we'll get
enough starters to cause a split.
"Sure, they're shooting for the
big pot, but there doesn't seem
to be any sense in a man putting
up that kind of money when he
knows right well his horse doesn't
have a chance. I imagine there
will be about "a starters"
The Garden State is only one
of seven added-money events to
be run at the fall meeting. In
all, $4,000 will be distributed
among horSemen in the stake
races, exclusive of the Garden
State.
Evening star., 1953-10-09

Ray KrouSe, former Maryland
tackle, has started the 1858 pro
season in a manner that indicates
it will be his best in the National