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Evening star., 1953-06-11
Time Out for Mr.. Taft

Despite his tendency to be- a kind of
maverick in the field of foreign policy, Senator
Taft, as Republican floor leader, has been the
administrations most potent helper on Capitol
HILL With his fine loyalty and his great legisla-
tive ability-an ability recognized and respected
on a genuinely bipartisan basis-he has exer-
cised good and powerful influence in behalf
Of President Eisenhower's overall program,
but now he must play less active role for the
balance of this session Of Congress. His doc
tors have so ordered, and he has complied
reluctantly.
The President, of course, must find this
news more than little distressing, not merely
because of Mr.. Taft's political Importance to
him, but also because Of the personal friendship
that has developed between them. Happily
however, "Mr. Republican" in naming the able
Senator Knowland to substitute for him as
floor leader, has indicated that his hip ailment
though serious, lends itself to curative treat
ment of sort that promises to let him resume
his key role at the next session of Congress
Meanwhile, despite his temporary showdown. he
viii continue to participate in the Senate's
deliberations, and to that extent his influence
will still be at the service Of both the adminstra
ton and the Nation at large.
Mr.. Taft is a man who has provoked and
irritated many people, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike. But he has at the same time,
because of his obvious integrity and other out
standing qualities of mind and spirit retained
the admiration of some of his bitterest critics.
He is one of the countrys best legislators, and It
is regrettable that he must take time out, even
for a brief spell, from his usual leadership ac
tivities Americans, regardless Of party will
join the President in wishing him speedy and
full recovery.
Evening star., 1953-06-11
Wet Nam Makes a Proposal

The request by the Wet Nam government
that its treaty relationship with France be
completely overhauled to grant the Indo- China
state greater voice in its own destiny Is not
q surprising one. It Is possible, in fact, that
such an overhaul might contribute to solving
grave problems not only for both governments
but, in the long run, for the non-Communist
cause in all South Asia.
Wet Nam, embracing the former states of
Tonkin AMMAN and Cochn-C China, is one OF
the three Indo-C Chinese Associated States which
are part of the French Union. BY treaty of
1949, the "Chief of State of Wet Nam is Bao
Dali former Emperor of AMMAN. The two other
associated states, Cambodia and Laos, are
constitutional monarchies. The preSent-day
political structure of this longtime French
controlled corner of Asia stems from nation
aliSt movement that received its greatest i'm
petus with the fall of France early In World
War II. A strong Communist movement came
to the surface even before the war ended and
France actually has been fighting Communist
forces under a native leader, Ho Chi Mimi,
since 1945.
The 1949 treaty, part of the French anti
Communist strategy, granted nominal lnde-
pen6ence to Wet Nam but retained for France
control over the defense and foreign policy OF
the new state. Neither in the form of the
treaty uOH III IA'e ueSA6A1oUA0AA VA DSO ~' -
Chief of State was the agreement thoroughly
satisfactory and non-controversial one. BaQ
Dai, who has ruled" in absentia during most
of the years in between, commanded neither
respect nor a substantial personal following.
The Communist line has been that France was
merely maintaining its colonial position its
imperialist domination over people who were
entitled to Liberation" and Independence. 1t
is a line that has received sympathetic atten-
ton not only within the associated states but
In many of the neighboring countries of South
Asia.
For nearly eight years now France has been
Arhting on two fronts in Indo- -China-one be-
Evening star., 1953-06-11
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO any
question Of fact BY either writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 1900 street NV.
Washington 3. d. c.. and fnclosing cents re-
turn poStage. or bv telephoning 6teriinR 3.736a.
Evening star., 1953-06-11
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Has there ever been a woman
rabbi in this country? P. F.
A. Mrs William Ackerman Of Meri-
dian. Miss. became the first American
woman rabbi, in 1851. She succeeded
her late husband in the Reform branch
of the Jewish faith.
Evening star., 1953-06-11

@. When did the cartoon Dennis
the Menace" appear for the first time?
r.. j. D.
A. In March 1851.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Segregated Schools
In District AssaiIed
By II Organizations

Failure of District schools to
provide equal educational oppor-
tunity for colored and white chill
dren violates the Constitution.
a letter from II organizations has
told the Board Of Education.
The Constitution forbids "all
discrimination on grounds of race
or color" the letter said. and
even those who accept the sep
te-but-equal. doctrine must
agree that the separate schools
of the District of Columbia do
not approach equality in the very
narrowest sense of the word"
It is not true to say that the
board cannot provide true equal
ity through intergration, it con-
tinued, asserting:
ION the contrary, it is required
to do so if inequities now exist
which can be remedied by a dis
regard Of race-in those cases at
the very least-School, class and
teacher assignments must be
made without regard to race"
Debatable Point.
The letter acknowledged that
'it has been said that the prob
lem is inSoluble because of an
alleged mandate in certain acts
OF Congress requiring a dual Sys-
tenn of schools.
Whether these acts in fact
require or merely permit a dual
system is a debatable point" it
declared. What is not debatable,
however. is the fact that no act
OF Congress can justify violation
Of the Constitution"
The board was told that every
possible means of obtaining the
equality guaranteed by the Con-
SCltutlon must be utilized, and
"since it has not and cannot be
achieved by small and stop-gap
actions within the limitations set
by segregation, the board should
now recognize that it has more
effective alternative.
''It can provide true equality
through integration."
Sponsors of Letter.
Organizations signing the letter In
Washington Council of the American
Council on Human Rights, the Wash
ington Fellowship. Education Committee
OF the Federation of Civic Associations.
1nterracial Workshop, American Friends
Service Committee. Public Affairs Com
mittee Of the Washington Ethical So
ciety. Education Committee of the Wash
Committee Of the Friends. Meetings OF
Washington, Washington Chapter Of the
Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice.
Washington Chapter of the Commits
sion on Law and Social Action of the
American Jewish Congress. Catholic In
terracial Council of Washington, WASH
ington Chapter of the Japanese-Ameri-
can Citizens League. Washington Chapter
Of Americans for Democratic Action, Po-
Committee on National Hesitation and
the District of Columbia Chamber OF
Commerce, Belford v. Lawson, presi-
dent
Evening star., 1953-10-19
BY Alton [. Blokeslee
Associated Press Science Editor

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Old-
fashioned liniment, grandma's
standby remedy. is sometimes
better than the wonder hor-
mones to relieve pain or arthritiS
and rheumatism, new medical
study said yesterday.
The liniment is a famous one
(Sloan's). first developed IS
years ago for horses.
It is credited with relieving
pain and permitting more move
ment in 80 per cent of 148
arthritis and rheumatism pa
tients tested at the New England
Medical Center and Holy Ghost
Hospital in Cambridge. Mass.
The report is made in the
Connecticut Medical Journal by
DR.. Heinrich Brugsch and DIR.
Ralph Manning Of Tufts College
Medical School and arthritis
clinics IN the Boston area.
Most of the 148 were patients
who had not been measurably
benefited by the anti-arthritis
hormones, cortisone and ASTH,
or other treatments, they said.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Liniment Found Often Better
Than Hornones for Arthritis

Some had been bedridden for
years. After a few weeks OF
liniment treatment many were
able to leave their beds and
most were able to move affected
joints with greater freedom.
Applied locally to affected
joints and muscles, the liniment
is credited with raising temper
ature in body tissues and in
creasing blood flow.
Physical therapy experts then
can give more effective exer-
ciSeS and training to restore
usefulness or present deforml-
ties of arthritic joints.
The liniment also relieves pain
and muscle Spasm in patients
with lumbago. bursitis, gout and
other ailments, the physicians
said.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Amuzon Floods

RIO DE JANERIO.-At flood
stage the Amazon increases hum
dreds of miles in width. innun-
dating thousands Of square miles
Of denSely-foreSted land.
Evening star., 1953-10-19

PLEASE NOTE: We do not want to mislead anyone
INTO thinking that Instant Coffee tastes as good as
Wilkins Regular coffee In opinion no instant coffee can
compare wh wilkins Regular However, we do believe that
Wilkins Instant is by far the finest instant coffee on the
market today Hence this offer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Alien Address Cards
Are Available Now
At Farmville Office

Annual address report cards for
aliens in this area are now avail
able at the Farmville Post Office.
Department of Immigration Of
the United States is required by
an act of Congress TO receive an
nral reports Of addresses OF all
aliens living in this country.
Several persons in this area
did not know where to get their
report cards, last year" D. w
Paulette. postmaster. said They
are to be filled out and returned
to the post office. The post office
will forward the cards to the De-
partment Of immigration.
Aliens arc required to make
known their address and certain
ether information to the depart
ment each year The cards. or
forms. are available at post Of
fees on or about Jan. l of each
year.
1t is important that every alien
"a foreign born resident of a
country in which he does not pos
sess the privileges of a citizen
70 fill out an annual address re-
port card.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Workmen Plaster
Methodist Church
Easter Completion
Seen by Minister

Plastering in the sanctuary of
the remodeled Farmville Metho-
dist Church is expected to be
completed this week And hopes
are for completion of work in time
for Easter services. according to
the Rev. Charles O. Kidd. pastor
Contracted by Motley Con-
struction Company Of Farmville
work to renovate the church sane
tuary has been in progress for
about FIVE months Plans for the
work we're drawn by Baskervill
and Sons of Richmond.
Plans for the work were started
last year when loose beam in
the church was discovered.
The new Mems Bible Classroom,
located where the old heating
plant was, social room and kitch-
en-. and church Offices should be
completed the first Of the new
year. Mr. Kidd said, /,
When the work is completed.
the church will have new sane
tuary.
Services are now being held
each Sunday in Jarnlan Hall OF
LongWood College.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
1862 Temperature Records
VIII Nudge 1910 SnoW Talk

total Of 48.05 inches fell during
the year, and normal ranges be-
tween A and 48 inches.
But distribution by months
and areas was poor he said. For
example. some areas of the coun-
ty had much less than we had at
Farmville."
November. 1852, was the wcttest
month with 706 inches. and Oct.
was the drieSt with 1875 inches.
September ran close second for
tho driest month. with reading
og l.94 inches May and June. two
important farming months. were
dry. with readings Of 2.6 and 2.66
inches. respectively
What 1853 will hold-wcll. that
will be for the future to decide.
However, Mr. Striplin ventured
these predictions - Thursday.
colder. warmer Friday and Sat
friday. colder Sunday. and pos
Siblc rain Friday or Saturday.
mats about all he can say now.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
New Year Enters
On Calmer Note,
Accident-Free.
Merry Making
Subdued. Police
Hospital Find

The community said farewell to
1852 Wednesday night without
untoward incident. Or perhaps.
it can be said 1853 was greeted
cautiously.
!, In either event. the old year
sneaked out in the shadows of fog
and drizzle after a dismal swan
song throughout it's final day
And the analogy is carried fur
Their by moving up the clock to 8
a. m. January l, 1858. which
broke with brisk clearness. pos
Sibly indicative of the next 365
days.
Police Report Quiet
Farmville police said the night
was uneventfully free Of trouble,
argument or injury. The South
side Community Hospital also was
without admissions chargeable to
New Year celebrations
Up to noon. January /, 1853 had
not brought any new faces at
the maternity ward at the hos
pital, either. There was still IL
hours to go, however. it was noted
there hopefully. then.
TV Felt
A new form OF celebration, at
once mingling the raucous and the
safety Of home living room, may
have helped induce more than the
usual quiet. For TV made it's pres
ence felt. as numerous families
watched within the safe confines
of home, while jewellers churned
up Times Square and the metro
politan night spots.
There was no reports of high
way accidents in this immediate
area to mar the note OF celebra-
, ton.
Celebration of new year, a
brighter day, was limited by the
! thoughts in the minds OF many OF
J. the troubled spots around the
1 world, and the community had its
share of prayers for these.
War Pain Felt
While 1852, expired, war in Ko-
rea, Indochina and Malaga, re-
vulSion in the Middle East, seeth-
ing in Africa. but marked another
year. Standing tnreateningly per-
! haps, above all elese on the TIRES
hold Of 1853, was the world
skating struggle between the East
and West.
For these there were prayers
ana. as 1853 dawned, the hope
that 365 days hence, these sore
spots might be eased.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Holiday Buying
Brought New
Volume Re cords
Local Merchants
Report Biggest
In Store History

Farmvllle merchants who dion t
approach or set new record dollar
and merchandise volumes during
the rec Mt holiday shopping are
relatively few IN number.
A check of store owners and
managers this week showed that
for most business places. shop
pers created biggest sales in the
history Of the store
AS one manager put it, the
traffic and demand were here. and
the merchant who didn't get a
record share should check his
merchandising methods
The Herald survey also reveal
ed that buying traffic in stores
here hit probably an all time
high. Several merchants also re-
Ported spotting folks from greater
distances than in previous years.
Parking Helps
That pleasant experience they
attribute to the towns growing
popularity as a shopping center
and to the excellent parking facil-
tiles available
An interesting trend was re-
ported often enough in the sur
vey to have been generally true
throughout the buying area of the
town. In the weeks after the cleo
ton, buyers were conservative,
cautious. 1t took good merchan-
dising to conclude a sale.
Drop Caution
Then in the latter weeks ol No
vember and as the holiday season
approached, folks dropped their
caution. They really had it to
spend and thy spent it, was a
common reply in the survey.
Looked like they finally figured
things weren't going to pop wide
open after all one said.
Merchants. however. were most
ly in agreement that the trend
ID liiOAC t'iieA AiAoiS Wv 80 ~
a buyers market That is one
in which the burden rests on the
merchant. 1t means return to
the pick and choose methods
where buyers have to be really
sold instead Of having TO be con-
tent with whatever is available.
Folks had the money to spend
but YOU had to produce what they
wanted" one manager put it. If
your stocks We're right you had a
sale.
a Look ahead
The survey also revealed an
other common agreement among
merchantS-bu business Will continue
good and upward at least through
the next big merchandising per-
lod. spring and the apparel
change
Their trade journals and their
own opinions are alike. 1t looks
good for six months. Maybe long
er. few like to hazard an opinion
beyond the half-year mark.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02

Temperature wise. Mr. 1852.
who passed into history. last
night. left few records for Farm
vile citizens to talk about IN
years to come.
Remember the record-breaking
l06 degrees that we had for six
days in 1852" might replace the
current expression about the
snow OF 1910
Eff. Striplin. local weather OBJ
server. said that the lO6 degrees
that were recorded for four days
in June and two days III July were
..h;ghcr than any thing that we've
had for years, and perhaps high
cr than any thing we've ever
had"
Low temperature for the year
was recorded just in the nick of
time. The six degree reading that
Mr.. Striplin had Monday. Dec. 30.
was the lowest reading for 1852
and 1851.
Rainfall in 1852 was Just about
normal. Mr.. Strlpln reports A
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
HOUSE PROBERS WANT
MORE ON UN WORKERS

Angry House investigators this
week asked Secretary of State
Achcson to testify on what Rep.
Frank Chclf D-ky' called the
State Department colossal
flop" il dealing with disloyal
Americans in the Umted Nations.
AcheSon announced he would &C
cept the invitation to appear
The request for Aclleson to take
the witness stand came right
after the Cabinet officer rejected
a demand that he disclose the
names of State Department Off
Gals in charge of checking on the
loyalty of American citizens on
the T. N payroll Acheson said
he was acting "on instructions
from President Truman.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Polio. Foundation
Or ant To Be Asked
1852 Case Load
EXhaustS Funds

Prince Edward countys polio
case load during 1852 required a
grim uphill battle of finances.
S. l.. Graham, president of the
county chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis. today gave this terse sum-
mary: income from last Janua-
rvs March of Dimes. $3.50:
treatment OF new cases and carry
over cases. $4.700.
The last March of Dimes raised
$4,000, half OF which went into
the local treasury. The remaining
half went 70 the National Foun-
dation for epidemic and research
! financing.
Grant Requested
| Mr.. Graham said request is
now before the National Founda !
ton for a grant to the county
chapter here to make up the diff
! ference between the county's
share Of the last March of Dimes
and the cost of polio care and
rehabilitation here.
| During 1852, Prince Edward
county recorded four new cases
requiring disqualification and
treatment and helped finance
/ therapy treatments of three
carry-over cases. Assistance to IN
dividuals-ran all the way from
$40 to $4,000
The continued treatment Of
cases from former years is paying
huge dividends. Mr.. Graham said,
1t takes funds, but 1t is effective,
bringing health and normally
nearer to those struck by polio in
its physically handicapping form.
Foundation Helps
The request for additional
funds is a normal procedure, since
the National Foundation takes
approximately half 81 March Of
Dimes funds. then plows them
back to areas where the case load
is greater than local resources can
meet. In addition the National
Foundation is the financing
agency for vast programs of re-
search into the causes of polio
and treatment methods-a pro-
gram many believe on the verge
of victory.
Looking at local finances. lead
ers are agreed that the case load
and the need to extend helping
hand in the great. national pro-
grams of research demand no les
sening of support here Of the
/ 1853 March Of Dimes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Morris Smith, Jr.
Added To Faculty;
Schools Open Monday

A new faculty member will be
at Farmville High School when
public schools reopen Monday
morning. Morris G. Smith, Jr.
has been added as teacher OF
Industrial Arts. Supt. T. J. Nc
Ilu-aipe announced today.
Mr.. Smith. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. G. Smith, of Farmville.. grad
uated at VPI in 1851 Since then
he has been associated with Met
ropo litan Life Insurance Com
pany here. He is married to the
former Miss Beanie Dudley.
Supt. McIlwaine said that work
is progressing rapidly at the new
r. r. Motion High School, Will,
the major concrete foundation
work completed, AS we'll as much
of the first floor slab. Work !!
continuing there whenever wea
ther permits.
Both Longwood and Hampden-
Sydney colleges will reopen Mon
day morning for the usual sche-
dule, also.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
Sunday Will Begin
Methodist Revival
Visiting Ministers
Will Come In April

Prayer Covenant Day will be
observed in the Farmville Meth
odist Church Sunday. Jan. 4. in
preparation for the Methodist
United EvangelistlC Mission.
which will be held IN the 1884
churches in the Virginia Confer
ence, April 1924 Methodist peo-
pie will be called upon to pray
daily. at 6 p. m. for the bishop.
pastors. and leaders in the evan
gelistic mission: for those who are
not processing Christians: and
for individuals upon the prayer
list.
This is the beginning of a re-
vival. consisting Of preaching
services and visitation which will
be held in the Methodist churches
of the Virginia Conference in
April. when the pastors of the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence will come into the Virginia
churches to preach and lead the
visitation evangelism.
This is part of the Methodist
United Evangelistic Mission.
which will be conducted in the
Southeastern Jurisdiction Of the
church. covering the States (Ken-
lucky. Tennessee. Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina. Geor-
gia. Florida. Alabama. MISSISSIPPI
pi) and Cuba. Preaching services
will be held in one half Of these
churches. April 1924. and in the
other half. May 1924. The pas
tors in these two divisions will
exchange their services. helping
each other. Participating in the
entire mission will be eight Epis-
'eopal Areas. 16 Annual Confer
ences. 141 Districts. l2,173
Churches and 5218 pastors.
The presiding bishop of the
Richmond area. Paul Ncff CARRIER.
is calling upon every pastor in the
Virginia Conference to preach on
prayer. and to lead his people in
making their Prayer Covenant.
Sunday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-02
WEST GERMAN TRADE
WITH RUSSIA NIPPED

After long uphill battle.
Unite. States and Vest German
officials believe they have largely
stopped the flow Of strategic
goods to the Communist coun-
tries. This is an important victory
for the West in the economic war
with Moscow. Although the
United States. CaEada and the
big West European countries
started limiting shipments in
l949. West Germany vas virtually
an open door for trade with the
Soviets as late as I9ol,
The Communists then were
draining perhaps q half billion
dollars a year in strategic mate
rails from West Germany.