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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Letters to Editor
Silence Too Much
For Feathered Friends

Editor
The Farmville Herald
My birds have grown weary Of
my silence regarding their actiyi-
ties, and have decided that l have
recovered sufficiently to write
about them
walked out to the P Q. on
February 9 the first time since
my Illness Dickie vas 50 pleased
to see me He was out iii the Lane
looking aftcr the farm, as he is
the big boss Of BrdlaId Famt'
Spring flowers are blossomine
rapidly, and l am afraid these
faithful friends are being deceived
by the many signs Of Spring.
wish to take this opportunity
to thank the many friends for
Their pretty cards I appreciate
them very much ! am glad TO
say that I have another dog He
is not as beautiful as Tip. but
l am pleased to have a home
guard
My birds io!n me in wishing The
best of luck to the Herald and all
OF its readers
Birdie May Baugh
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

BY Ted Resting

The one big question in the
mind Of man or boy who is
thinking CT buying a boat in kit
form is, Can l put il together
50 III have a good boat?"
Willard Crandall. expert on all
matters concerning boating, says
Of course YOU can If you're at all
handy with tools Just the same,
there are some "howevers You've
got to pick a model of good de-
sign. one suited to your water
ways your load and your motor
or you may not have anything
worth putting together
Don't make you first attempt
anything as large as an cupboard
cruiser, Practice with pram will
give you fundamental knowledge
that can pay off if you want to
tackle a big boat later.
Practically all kit boats are
made of sheet plyWood For max
ing assembly easy, there's nothing
like plyWood. 1t makes a good boat
for most small boats there is
no better material
PlyWood has one drawback,
hoWeyer-it does not take abra-
81 too we'll If you want to keep
your boat always tied at a pier,
OF If you are going to drag it on
shallow bottoms or pebbly beach
IS. usually it'll be best TO pass up
,he plywood and kit idea
A true round bottom beat can't
be built from sheet plywood 1t
won't bend that way. That's why
you don't find canoe kits on the
market; that's why you can't buy
an old-tlme resort type roWboat
in kit form. But you can buy, in
Kit an cupboard rmab0ut that
acts much like the standard
ready-made roundbottomS that
are widely sold There isn't much
round to the bottom, but neither
is there to the standard cupboard
roundbottcm 1t wouldn't have the
speed the public wants, if there
we're.
To get down TO it. with Kit boats
IS with all others. most important
IS how good the design is-all lines
of the design That's more i'm
portant often than whether it
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
LEE THEATER

"APACHE WAR SMOKE" -
Most of this film centers about "A
threatened attack of the Apaches
on an undetermined Wells Fargo
station. The theme is intended to
be the strange mixture Of good
and bad that makes up the CEN
trail character, an outlaw played
by Gilbert Roland Adults and
young people
TROPICAL HEAT WAVE '--
The Latin songstress. Estrelita.
helps physchologist Robert Hut
ton round UP criminal types to
study for a thesis. Adults and
young people
IVORY HUNTERS This is
a superb picture setting forth
the heroic struggle of young
game warden. Anthony Steel. to
establish an animal sanctuary in
East Africa The photography is
unforgettable; the acting and the
musical score are superior. Fam
lily.
THUNDERBIRDS 49, III this
film. in which two soldiers are IN
love with the same girl. the
corporal hero is particularly well
played by John Derek. Newsclips
of genuine battle scenes III Italy
and i'll Normandy reveal the
| bravery of the Oklahoma Nation
al Guard during World War IL
Adults and young people.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
You Asked For 1t
DRESIDENT EISENHOWER has ordered

DRESIDENT EISENlIOW Err has ordered
sharp restrictions On the spending
authority Of all departments and agencies
IN the government. This was his first ma or
effort to balance the budget and reduce un-
necessary expense. In taking this action
the President is fulfilling his campaign
pledges.
Reduction Of federal employees is going
to hurt somebody Those who are cut off
will have to find employment in private in
dustry, possibly come back home and find
their places. Demand for clerks, steno-
graphcrs and secretaries is active in most
communities and it shouldn't be too diff
cult for private business to absorb efficient
employees whose government service is dis
continued.
Actually, Budget Director Joseph NJ
Dodge sent out the notifications to the de-
partment and agency chiefs Tie letter of
instructions is reported to have contained
orders for curb on the hiring of new en-
ployeeS and limitations on new construction
rejects The instructions also prohibit
government units from increasing their cX-
pendtures above the january lc>cl.
Dodge also repeatedly asked for Sugges-
tons as TO reNiSions downward III the bud
get proposed by former President Truman.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
On Way Back

GcneralisSimo Chang kai-shck recently
responded TO President EiscnhuNer's de-
naturalization Of FormoSa with a statement
rciterating his determination to regain
China. The leader of Nationalist China
called the Eisenhower decision mot only
ludicous but miitariy and morally
sound.
The most interesting part of kai-shek's
statement was his announcement that the
Chinese NationalSs would not seek the IN
fantry Of any other nation in the effort TO
regain China. In addition TO other aSSur-
anceS. he said: Il would like to assure our
friends abroad that the Republic Of China
will not ask for aid in ground forces from
amy nation TO achieve our goal"
IT, Of course. remains to be seen whether
kal-shek, with the limited manpoWcr at his
command on Formosa, can build and lead
an army strong enough to rout the Chi
neSe Communicative will. no doubt be
aided by Russia in amy renewal of Chinese
civil war. However. the intention not to
use foreign infantry, is all-important. and
one can only hope that it will be adhered
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

to, even if it means delay in the reyaning
Of China by the Natonalfsts.
There are methods which the United
States can adopt which would help the Chi
nese. and which might bring about long
term pressure to enable the Nationalists to
reconquer their homeland. These methods
consist of naval blockade, and other pres
surcs. both economic and POLITICAL Cen
eralssimo kai-shek in the meantime
could stage commando raids on the coast
develop a larger Chinese underground force
and encourage all Chinese to throw off the
shackles Of Communist domination.
This process might conceivaby require
some years before the full effects would be
felt. However, it is superior to the alter
native, which would require United Nations
troops to help ka-shek do the job, and is
the logical approach to the Chinese prob
lem.
The goal Of the Eisenhower Admnistra-
ton. regarding China, should be, and ap-
parently is, to do everything short of in
.NoIving United States soldiers in the de-
Ncloping battle for China.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

EARMVILLE has made steady, substantial
industrial growth during the past
twelve years. Interesting statistics gather
ed by the Herald in an editorial of March
1871 point to the fact which too often is
overlooked.
In 1921, from records and estimates we
find 252 employees in industrial work with
an annual payroll of S112,690. In 1871, says
the editorial, eleven industries employed
1862, ten firms employed 797 with an an
nual payroll of S1,626 500 These figures
are approximate and are used only to show
the trend. Manufactured products include
shoes building materials or millWork pack
ing boxes. garments, dairy products, and
printing and laundry services. No addition
al industry has been established in Farm
vile during the past twelve-year period,
however a steady growth and development
are indicated in those we'll established.
Another important observation is the diver
sled nature Of the local industries.
One or more additional manufacturing
plants would complement the present
plants and attract additional local labor.
thereby furnishing additional payroll for
the trade channels.
Industry is attracted to locations best
suited for its particular operation. Trans
portation water supply. availability of
suitable site and employees. either trained
or capable of training. are major considera-
tons Many other factors enter into the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Double Check

l heard and saw where the
Democrats were trying TO pass n
cut in taxes to the Republicans
up in Washington and the Ad-
mlinstration don't want it. And
the Democratic are setting togeth-
er in all sorts OF conclaves fcr
the good of the party ali, for the
good of the county-and that the
Republicans can't produce the
aughful atrocities that they
charged the Democrats with dur
ing the great campaign OF 1852.
WHO ever thought tl.ey could?-
Folks just fooled themselves.
Now We are on that long long
trail-and it's winding Lincoln
days and Jackson days Bond-a-
month and if YOU don't watch
EN- they'll be back together again.
SO mixed YOU can't tell one from
lother. AS the skunk said when
the wind changed-noW it all
comes back to me,
One guy writ in saying T.
be kind to blrds-the dove
brings peace: the stolk. he brings
exemptions-both tax and draft.
At least the White House is still
open to Democrats mighty
handy fellers =. any body want
ing any advice.
Thanks for reading
j. Marvin Brown,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Movie Guide
BY Motion Picture committee
Of tho FarmviIle Woman's Club.
STATE THEATER

BLACKBOARD TIE PIRATE
RousIng sea adventure with
Robert Newton playing the role
Of the improbable. but COMPEL
ing william Adults and young peo-
pie
NEVER WAVE A. A WAC"
-Rosalind Russell glamolizes
the WACS in this picture made at
Fort Lee. Adults an young people.
RUBY GENTRY Even a
wealthy marriage does not make
Jennifer Jones. beauty from the
North Carolina swalnplands, ac-
ceptable to the society of which
she longs to be a part. Moral
values are blurred Wnen a reli-
gious fanatic ends as murdered.
Adults.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Answers-PIus!
Lesson for February %, 1858

nN February % we celebrate
- the birthday Of a man who ct
is said) claimed he could not tell
lie. That is an eXaggeration Al
most any man can tell lie if he
tries hard enough. But even if this
we're such wonderful world that
literally nobody could tel lie.
il might still not be the ideal
world. For what is most important
is not choking back the falsehoods.
important as that is. The big thing
is to tell the truth And it Is even
harder to tell the truth and tell it
right. than to keep from lying
Truth can be told in d duh way so
that no one listens to it. If truth
is worth telling it ought 10 be
pointed and when we say point
cd we mean that three ways.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Sharp Enough To Stick

There is another sense in which
truth TO be effective must be point
cd. 1t has 10 be the opposite Of
dull. Now there are situations
where truth can be dull, and wei
come. II you are looking up in the
encyclopaedia the population Of
North Dakota, or trying to find out
what niacin is, you don't want to be
amused startled or entertained.
You Just want plain fact. plainly
stated. Professors and other Studi-
Gus people arc trained to absorb
truth no matter how duly it is
presented. It's a poor student who
can't learn as much from dry
professor as from a witty one.
But most human situations are
not in claSs-rooms. Truth that is
not dry, ought not to sound dry
Truth that's worth remembering
ought TO be told in such a way that
IT can't be forgotten Again. our
Lords teaching was Of this sort.
He never told dull truth, and he
never told his bright truth in
dull way His sayings are all point
cd; they have a way Of sticking ii
the mind What he says flashes in
the eye like sunlight on steel.
There was no one around taking
notes when Jesus spoke His say
ings are remembered not because
somebody had a good notebook but
because What ne said stuck.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

There is no use
telling a small
baby to keep his
T a c G c ! c a n
There's no use
giving a lecture
on spaced ting
TO an audience Of
H 0 t t e n t 0 S;
I h G y re h 0 t
enough alrc ady.
You're talking to
the wrong people.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
The Difference

Patron; That barber down the
street has cut his prices down to
40 cents for haircut
Barber (after whitening 81
ience): Yeah? Well. a good bar
Der cuts hair and a poor one cuts
prices :
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
r | p p L z S

Today l sit beside my lake.
The sun shines bright on high.
There are no clouds above my head
The azure blues the sky.
gaze on the sparkling water
That ripples there until
The ripples all have vanished and
The waters calm and still
! can only see the surface
And have no way to know
If the ripples on the surface
Affect the depths below.
And about our lives, wonder
If ripples there once start,
They affect the surface only
And fail to stir the heart.
Whether ripples on the water
Affect the depths below,
Is thing cannot answer.
| have no way to know.
That the stream of Life when rippled,
Oft leaves an inward strain;
Tho calm and still its face may be
In heart it brings us pain.
| know because ! have met you.
Then from YOU had to part
And the ripples on Lies surface
Lie buried in my heart.
This heart YOU stirred will never be
Just as it was. again;
Tho your presence gave me pleasure
Your going brought me pain.
do not blame YOU for it now
Because this had TO be.
Shall cherish you forever
Deep in my memory.
Ny life enjoyed the ripples wncn
They played upon its face,
But scars within my heart
The years can ne'er erase.
The world sees only the surface
And has no way to know
About the Joys and the sadness
Down in our hearts below.
That the ripples ON Life's surface
Affect the heart below,
/ answer yes, and that's because
| have a way to know. l.. ID
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
ITO The Point

What do VIC mean by Il point
less joke or pointlcsS remark?
We mean, Of course. that the thing
was not worth saying. however
true it may have been. We want
people to speak to the point. If
we arc going TO listen to them We
want them to be saying something
that is worth saying. something
We'll be worse off for not knowing.
Now again Jesus teaching was
pointed truth in this sense. 1t was
relevant truth, it was truth dealing
with specific situations. He came
down to brass tacks" as We say.
His teachings did not float away
up in the clouds, they came down
to earth and walked there. They
had to do with peoples real prob
lens. And what we shall find out.
il we study Jesus teachings faith
fully, is they deal with our prob
lens today too. The problem Of
the demands--Som seeming
to confllct-of church and state. OF
country and conscience: the prob
lens Of death and of the life be-
You'd; the problem of how best to
serve and obey God; these con
cerned the men of ancient Judea,
they concern us no less. Jesus
words arc Just as pointed today as
they were nincteen centuries ago
BIASED on outlines cory rightcd h, the
Division Of Christian Education Ma
ttoral Council Of tho Churches Of Christ
In the I 50 KeRsed b, Communit,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

Equation Is tremendous incentive
toward better living but there is need
for better education as we'll.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

WE seem TO be unable to convince our
selves that every issue is as important
as some people think it is
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20
Bleeding Wounds
Do Not Endanger
Our Friendly Trees

Around February and tradition
al St. Valentines Day. freedom
has more than its quota of
bleeding hearts" That is becauset
some arboreal friends. notably
naples and to lesser extent
birches. have profuse sap flow
from bark wounds.
But tree friends needn't be
alarmed This is seasonal
phenomenon Actually the bleed
ing, which on cold days may form
spectacular ''icicleS ordinarily Is
not harmful to the trees. Amateur
tree docs frequently visualize this
display as comparable TO the loss
of blood IN humans Nothing
could be further from the truth
Invariably. however. appeals for
help flood tree experts in all parts
of the country. Worried home
owners are treasured in short
order that everything is as nature
intended.
Loss of sap seldom perilS the
trees. Dramatic proof is the thriv-
ing maple sugar industry in Yer
mont. New Hampshire and other
sections where naive naples
thrive. Al nually. these trees are
tapped for their luscious product
Some nave been giving of their
sap for more than a century with
no apparent adverse effect.
In bleeding. the sap 50 spec
tacularly spilled consists mairly
of water This is easily replaced
by the root system. Sugar and
some minerals are included in the
run-off, But normally healthy
trees continue to thrive
Florence was the capital of
Italy for the country first six
yea4S as kingdom,
classes as round, V. or what have
you A sheet plyWoOd V-bottom
or semiround bottom designed by
a real expert and powered as he
intended may not only be faster
but more seaworthy, too. than
rCundbottom the lines of which
aren't 50 good
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

Florence was the capital of
Italy for the countrys first six
yeatS as a kingdom.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

l.. ID. Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-20

All communications and should be addressed
TIE HERALD. farmvle Virgin
Inferred second class the postoce Famviie,
Virginia, under Act Of Congress of March :, 1879
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-01-31

Dignity and Rights ...->.9.. 49,
The Western world says that
man has dignity because he has
soul made to the image and
likeness of God. Communism
denies this dignity because it de-
MES the existence of the spiritual
soul. And be it noted that no
small part of the weakness OF the
West is that its grasp on the
Christian idea OF man is SO I'M
perfect and insecure.
Because our dignity and rights
come from Gods creation of us
as men, and from Christ's re-
demption of us as men, that dig
nifty and those rights belong to all
of us alike. We are all members
of the same human race. Hence
in so far as we deny to any hui
man being that dignity and those
rights, we are violating Gods law.
Blood Split For All
These are tie things that the
Christian should have in mind as
he looks at his fellow-man. The
Christian knows that Gods love
and the redeeming passion and
death of our divine Saviour are
the common heritage 81 ell men,
without distinction CT race, color,
or condition.
There is no one 50 low or so
depraved that God does not de-
sire to save him. There is no
human being for whom Christ
did not shed His blood. /
What we have to do, therefore, !
If We want to form the blueprint
for Christian America, is look
upon our fellow-man with the
eyes of God who created him, and
with the eyes Of Christ who re-
deemed him.
+ psuli,t Information scryie,
w Shnston IL. - c.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-01-31
Why Justice Toward Men: by James Msou1rin

G. K. Chesterton once wrote
that before doctor can cure a
sick man, he must first have a
clear idea of healthy man.
1t is easy to see that there are
a good many things wrong in
American life, both private and
public. We have our sick men.
And we know that if we can re-
store Christian principles of
thinking and acting among the
masses of our people, we shall be
going long way towards right
ing what is wrong.
But have we given enough
thought and attention to what is
right? Do we really have a
healthy man for our ideal? Have
we tried to form for ourselves a
picture of American life as it
would be if our politics, our busi-
ness, our labor relations, and
family life were lived on Christ
ian principles?
The Problem: Man
We may very easily take for
normal what is really abnormal.
and take for granted as right
what is really in conflict with
principles of Christianity unless
we have at least the outline OF
such healthy picture.
At the heart of this outline for
a Christian America is the very
important idea of man. Just what
is he? We will never solve the
problems of men as long as we
are ignorant OF what man is.
So important is this idea Of man
that 1t underlies the deep division
between the Christian civilization
OF the Western world and the
totalitarjan Communism that
threatens it today.
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~" Speaker
Continued from first page)

\Sontnued from first page)
the calibre of the speaker YMCA is pre-
senting for the community of Roanoke
Come and make this great day in the
moving history of the William A. Hunto.
Branch YMCA
At the first monthly meeting of the
Committee of Management of the Williar:
A. Hunton Branch YMCA the following
officers were elected for 1853.
President and Chairman, Mr.. Roscoe
Banks, LIST Vice Chairman Mr.. S. w. Hyl-
ton, End Vice Chairman, Mr.. C. S. March,
Secretary, Mr.. j. B. Butler and Treasurer
Mr.. c. c. Williams.
The Flying Eagles, group of public
spirited elementary and junior high school
YMCA boys, nine through fifteen years of
age, have planned an open house party to
raise funds for the March of Dimes. This
affair will be held in the auditorium of the
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA, Thurs
day, January 20, at 80 P. M. Their goal
is seventy-five dollors. Not only young peo-
pie, but the public is invited to attend The
president of this group is Robert Goggins.
freshman at Booker T. Washington Junior
High School,
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-01-31

story with number of farms in vari-
Gus sections of the country. And quite
pulling to those who are used to
seeing more concrete evidence of
Electric service.
The solution, however, is simple.
The wiring system has gone Under
ground" A number of advantages are
claimed for such systems. They are
said to be more permanent than over
head systems: unaffected by sleet and
windstorms, and less susceptible to
damage from lightning. Like other
wiring systems, however, they should
De planned for the future so that few.
u any, changes have to be made in
later years TO provide adequate serv-
Ice to the home and service buildings.
Common types Of conductor recog-
bized for use in wet locations, such
~ Type RW and TW wire, as well as
had covered cable, can be used for
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-01-31

recommendation applies where cable
is placed on the side of a building, as
when used for outside metering on
the residence. When the cable enters
the foundation of building, it usu-
ally is run through piece of conduit
placed in the foundation. The cable is
wrapped with tar, impregnated jute.
or some mountaineering calking COM
pound, stuffed snugly into the con-
duit, The purpose is TO provide tight
seal, thus preventing seepage into the
building, and formation of ice in the
opening in cold weather.
Also, 1t is advisable 70 provide a
certain amount of slack in the cables
by making loop or "U" shaped bend
in the cables adjacent to the foundas
ton to allow for shifting of the foun-
dation and upheaval OF the ground
where there are conditions Of deep
frost.