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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-30

there
Wallace Garrett, Of Richmond.
spent Saturday and Sunday With
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r T.
Garrett.
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Engineer Fails
To Save Friends

M0UNDv1LLE, Ala. - - Kngi-
neer H. Paul Hasseil- eeuidn.t stop
his freight train In time to save
the lives OF two youngsters whs
had won his heart.
His freight plowed into . pickup
truck which pulled into itS path II
a crossing three miles south 81
here Sunday.
The shaken 5O-year-old Birming.
ham engineer then learned that lis
occupants had been q brother and
sister who had waved At bis pass
ing train for many years.
Both Jean o,Neal Perry. II, and
Benjamin Douglas Perry. Is, were
killed Instantly.
Hassell first noticed the children
eight years ago, wheE they began
running from their traekside farm
to wave as he passed
He dropped Christmas presents
with his name on them. and Tie
children sent him presents too. He
members Of his family.
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KEY BOOKS
BytA.. d 7. olNeRAs

without even an emotional jolt, 50
gently are these events introduced
to the reader.
And. Of course. Lyc7a emerges
happily from the beds and the
murders. After a final bout with
alcoholism, she wins the love Of q
fellow. called Richardson. He is the
"I' of the novel, and . note Al
the beginning Of the book assures
the reader be is purely fictitious,
as are the characters be des.
cribes.
(oUT or THE BLUE by John
Crosby, non fiction, published BY
Simon and Schuster. New York
City, 800 pages.l
The paper bookmarker which the
publisher kindly Included with this
reviewers copy Of John Crosby's
book was invaluable in chartine
his course through It's contents.
The volume Is an edited selec,
ton Of the authors synicated
newspaper column on radio and
tslevision. which he has been writ.
ing since 1875. Like any book q
short essays Il Il best needed "a
indieste whether the reader stop.
ped at the article On HopaIonE
cassidy's horse, or Milton Berries
mother.
II statistics On the use made Of
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Gunfiqhters Return
by Leslie Ernenwein

"a force 4 confession out of him.
And presently, as he saddled the
roam, Rimbaud thought: II Jubal
was caught he could be made to
talk, one way or another.
81 EW STROMBERG couldn't un-
IL derstand it. His crew had rid
den halt the night and watched
every homestead on the Spanish
Strip without catching Sam Mai
ben. Booger Bill, supposed to be
the best tracker in Quadrille
Basin, had not only failed 70 find
the Boxed M ruStler, but had come
home half drunk with bandaged
hand and garbled account Of
being pistol-whipped by Jim RIM
baud.
Everything. it seemed to Ssrom-
berg. had gone haywire these past
few DAYS: Francisco Durango's
death, the crews failure to catch
Maiben, and Jim Rimbaud'S loco
decision to guard Boxed NJ. Even
Della, who'd always been a triife
on the rebellious side. was brazen-
" refusing to obey him.
For the first time in his life Lew
Stromberg felt the tight grip of
enormous Illustration. of being
thwarted by circumstances that he
could neither control nor avoid.
Every move he made was blocked,
somehow. Even Sol Robillarde.
who'd been his good friend ever
since becoming sheriff, was warn
ing him 70 watch his step
Something was wrong. But
think as he might. there seemed
to be no logical answer. Every
move he'd made, except for allow
| ing Ernie Link to try a shoot-out
with Rimbaud, had been deliber-
ately weighed and cloaked with
legality. Every single, solitary
move, including his revenge
against Sam Maiben. No court of
law would question his right to
hunt down a COW thief, or fail TO
convict on such evidence of guilt.
But he had 70 be caught first.
That was the thing that aston
ished Lew Strofnberg, the thing
that wholly confused him. Even
though il had been necessary TO
send half his crew TO Sonora. there
should have been enough men TO
capture Maiben. Yet he hadn't
been caught.
&c Be continued
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GUEST REVIEWS BY BOB La
CEY- Thompson
(LoVE FOR LYDIA by II. z.
Bates. Novel Of contemporary
English Life. Published by Little,
Brown and Company. Boston, 81
pages.)
The torrid love scenes in this
new novel BY the Englishman, H.
e. Bates, are always sharply cut
off before they become too indeli-
cate, BY the soothing balm Of q
cup Of tea.
And the author Of necessity uses
q quantity q teal -aa1s
The heroine Lydia. Is made from
the same mould 80 Amber, Scar
| lett osHafa and Cousin Rachel:
she differs froiA these wen known
ficti0nai females, however, in that
her cratic operations are carried
on In . contemporary world.
In the first sixth pages Lydia
has accomplished her first sedue.
ton, DO mean feat for girl not
yet twenty one. Another hundred
| pages, and one Of her frustrated
admirers drowHs after falling IN
he river, intoxiested IS . result
Of being rebufled by her.
The story cleveriy describes the
development into maturity Of .
small group Of English young
people. An American reader may
not be completely convinced as TO
the plausibility either Of their
seemingly unbelievable immatu-
rity. or a the social sulf which Is
alleged to separate Lydia from
The rest Of the group
However, the Characterization
are really very accurately drawn.
Very few Of the English middle
clasS children attend co-educstion-
al schools. and the period when
boys first become interested IN
girls Is delayed until their late
teens.
The social isolation of Lydis's
family, which had been naintained
for The preceding so pears. Wa
fairly typieal of ne s0-ealied
Landed gentry o. pre.wsr ysaTS.
Ard Il win probably continue 10
few instsnees for 1t least TIE
preseai generation. 4 death 10 the
family now. however. entails he
paymens Of ever IS per cert u
isheritance taxes before the pro
peFty ean be passed %, ard ne
soeiaI Vafteru II which . figars
lac Lydia nay move. . fast dts-
appaaFsns
NJ. Batss Writes grapaiesny
end wsrmlyl ~ siyls u light SO
sxeh. snd ~ Fssasg rsSsss rapis-
" lrum . sedsctisa scens b .
nnIeide, ard % 10 Q hofnIei6s
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radio and teleyision sets by their
owners are correct, most readers
win be familiar with a large pro-
portion Of the programs surveyed
in the book.
Mr.. Crosby admits In the pre-
face, however. that some Of the
best programs are not even mem
toned, while some Of the worst
are described in agonizing detail.
There Is no reference. for example.
| to Bishop Fulton ] Sheen. Lucille
BAH or Sid Caesar, although the
J TV Academy voted Bishop Sheen
the most outstanding personality
on TV In 1852, | Love Lucy the
best comedy program, and Your
Show OF Shows. the best variety
program. The book, therefore.
cannot be considered an exhaus-
tive study Of radio and television
in the postwar years. but that
was not the authors attention.
And in addition 10 an intelligent
appraisal Of many Of the impor-
tant programs, he also writes pen.
etratingly on sorae Of the fun
damental aspects Of radio and tele-
vision. There are articles On wo.
men. marriage. children. CONNER
cial. animals, iaekpots, homicide.
Hollywood. Bristish films. crime
hearings and election campaigns
AZ they relate to these two medi.
ums.
And what's mere, The book Is
witty and easy 10 read.
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The Void Today
by JAMES MAkloW

WASHINGTON IN by the time
he was shot to death In 1885 Huey
Long had established perhaps The.
most complete dictatorship that
ever existed IN any Of the Is states.
While he lived Re completelS
controlled the men around him.
But it became clear, from what
happened after his death, that
some Of the most important Of
them had seen in him only i yrxyy.
train and q free .ide to power.
They had no discipline except
his and little in common except
the desire for money. They lacked
the kind of cement Of the spirit
Of firm belief and cause-that
might have held them together On
a single track. rs
When his restraining hand was
suddenly released they went ber-
serk, so erudeIy that many landed
in jail as common thieves. And
the machine was smashed.
In the present wishf.L thinking
that Stains heirs viii also some
how 60 berserk--siot in a grab for
money, but for power-it seems to
be forgotten that these cogs ID the
Soviet machine, have been operat-
ing all their ives under:
/. A discipline which, while self
imposed, was. also imposed by
Stain and the party. Although
Stain is gone, the party remains.
A real kinship Of the kiRd-Mar-
Leninism-is. a. cement that has
held, and probably viii continue to
hold, them together
If Malenkov and the men, closest
to him, like Molotov and IBERIA,
have q furious internal struggle
and there is absolutely nothing In
sight to suggest such a thing--it
probably win be over program and
tactics, not over power just for
powers sake.
Molotoy, for instance, is 81, Ma.
lenkov 81. Stain was ~ when he
took the reins at Lenin's death.
Under Stain the Communists had
an uninterrupted leadership for -
years which gave them enormous
stability and continuity.
At 81 Molotov has reached the
point where . life expectancy is
unreliable. True, he was Stains
| old and trusted friend, q real Boil.
shevik from the old days, not
comparative Johnny : come-Iately
like Malenkov or IBERIA.
While faithful MOlotov might
have seemed Stains likely choice
to succeed him, his age alone may
have ruled him out. Under MaIen-
kov the party could epect q long
leadership uninterrupted by death.
And while IBERIA himself may
have wanted the job, there Is no
evidence for thinking so. Nor. is
there any evidence that he might
| try to grab the throne.
While Stains famous struggle
with Trotsky is frequently spoken
Of as q contest Of power, its roots
were in = difference Of opinion on
internal and eternal tactics. Both
men wanted world coInmunism.
They differed on how to obtain i.
The present men of the Kremlin
may cut one aiother's threats In
. contest over whose plan il the
fright one for guiding the party.
But that's different from a ssrlig-
gle for power for powers sake.
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50. u occurred to Rimhaud now
that 4 man who d cheat the woman
he was going TO marry might also
steal cattle. He asked, Z Are you
telling il straight, about that al
tered brand. ~
What do YOU mean-straight
.sTrnean did you do Il yourself7"
Rimhaud said bluntly.
Maiber grinned. He said,
You're the hrst Of my friends to
doubt me-
I'm not your friend. !. Rimbaud
said, wanting this understood.
Tn just galoot who owes you 4
debt and I'm paying it
Wen. I didn't have anything to
do with that particular calf, ? Mai
ben announced. .Pve hair-branded
q few that might've strayed away
from Roman Four cows. and
caught myself = maverick nOw and
then, like everyone else. But ]
didn't change that brand" Then
he asked. What difference would
Il make 20 You, one way Or the
other?"
Not much Rimbaud admitted,
knowing that this talk wouldn't
alter his obligation to pay the debt
he owed Maiben. But II q man is
innocent of the crime he's charged
with, there's always bare chance
it can be proved"
Maiben shrugged and said wear
lily. Il don't see how. Jim. ! just
don't see how
Neither did Rimhaud. But he
asked, do you think Lew Strcm-
berg knows that Jubal framed
your"
Not for sure Maiben, said
thoughtfully. Lew is slick when il
comes to keeping out Of trouble
with the law.
luE walked 10 the doorway and
H said again, II don't see how il
could be proved. Nobody saw
Jubal do il, and he'd never tell on
himself. So how could you con-
vince a court of law that It's q
dirty fr1me-up?"
Jim Rimbaud was thinking
about that as he watched Maiben
ride. Oh few moments later.
| Truth might not count for much
in court, but sometimes Il could
be used as q club against a guilty
man. II Hugh Jubal had altered
! that brand. there might be . way
4
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Gapt'er ls

Chapter II
NEAIBEN poured himself . sec
MI ond cup Of cotfee. He said,
ssThis. is the first time I ever had
t0adodge the Law. By God, ] hope
It's the last =
s. Afterward, as he shaved at the
sink. he asked, do yeu know
= Eve 0deenrde?n When Rimbaud
nodded Maibea said, we planned
10 get married next month. Had
our plans all set Eve moved some
Of her furniture in here. i think
III. 10, to town and have talk
with her, after dark. Maybe I'll
1--WE nayseif sap and stand trial, II
she thinks that's the thing TO DE-"
"Any way Of proving you sol
fraEned,r RimEaud inquired.
Maiben shook his head. The
deal will be rugged against me
riEht from the start. The circuit
Judge is a friend Of Strombergss
and 50 is Sheriff RobiIlarde. /"
DO you figure Stromberg
plantedsthat Roman Four yearling
on your range himselff7 Rimbaud
asked.
z 'No. Hugh Jubal probably did
the dirty work. Della says she
heard her father ten Jubal = week
J: ago that he had to get the goods
On me or hnd i. new lob. Lew has
: hated nay CUTS ever since Eve and
started keeping company. He
wanted her himself"
Il can understand that Rim
baud reflected.
Maiben eyed him sharply. ask.
ing. you friendly with Ever
r Rimbaud smiled and said
friendly enough to know she'saE
attractive woman.
Maiben thought about that in
froWning silence for moment
He glanced at the bottom shelf
where the jug was hidden, and
said, II wouldn't want her to know
about me having whisky in thu
house. She's dead set agains'
!. booze. Her old man turned into I
terrible drunkard, and Eve won
have ANYTHING 10 do with mar
: who drinks.s
The bald hypocrisy Of Il shocked
Jim Rimbaud. Maiben not only ad
Hnitted winning Ewes favor by
false pEtense, but seemed 70 thinl
Il was reasonable and right 10 d
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President Ulysses S. Grant was
named Hiram Ulysses Grant, but
the name was changed beeanse 4
congressman made ~ error when
Grant was named - West FONT
and the future President allowed
the error - stsrd
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Eaxies oftsa asaaek flshing 80
preys. making tesm drop ia
they hare caught ane thea ssixine
the food BIT ssmetimes . grsup
q ospreys VII atsask "a ssgIa al
drive h est a 30 nsishheFheed.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-04-15
Proclamation

natu by
in to proec tandde
will an the naton but
madep possible by abundan re- and
o and
n
in
&C and
o.
I,
n
n the of Lord
D' WIG ~ J.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-04-15

A study of pork production reveals
that much progress has been made
in breeding, feeding and manage
ment in the past 20 or more years. In
experiments conducted at expert
ment stations 20 years ago, result
showed feed requirement of 400
to $50 pounds per 100 pounds of
grain. Today, many experiments
show feed records of 325 to $50
pounds of feed per 100 pounds gain.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-04-15

usually stays there until it is used
to raise grass crops.
So, the answer is clear: Keep the
ground covered with enou h
healthy, productive plants to use the
available water efficiently; keep
enough litter of old stems and leaves
to cover open spots, and cash in on
what nature has to offer.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-04-15

receptive to rain. Snow stays where
it falls when tall-growing grasses
slow down wind velocity near the
ground surface.
Up-reaching grasses shield the soil
against the impact of falling drops
of rain. When unprotected, the soil
is muddied by the pelting rain drops
and the fine particles tend to seal
the pores in the soil through which
the moisture might enter. Soil alb
sorption of water is much less when
the water is muddy.
Stubble and plant residue slows
the movement of water on the sur
face so that it has a longer time to
penetrate into the soil. The excess
water walks off, instead of runs
off,"
Range men know that water, once
stored in the soil in the grassland,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-04-15
Wheat Formers:
ORTHO Weed Controls
Actually Cost You Less!

Wis the amount of parent aeid that counts
Effective weed control depends upon parent
applied the weeds Here how yourself the
of ORTHO weed killers: Check your
the parent acid This than price per
gallon, will tell you the value of the weed killer.
Evening star., 1953-04-19

MoST women accept the idea that some
lX1 disbursement IN marriage Is inevitable.
If you are head over heels IN love. it stands to
reason that you're in no position to judge
man who is putting his best foot forward.
What the girls would like to know is, what
kind of day-in-day-out husband will he
make? What faults is he likely to develop?
Fortunately, science is now able to offer
some clues. If you know what to look for. "
says DR.. Eleanor Crissey Of the Department
of Psychiatry at Cornell Medical School, you
can often spot serious personality problems
even ON fairly short acquaintance. A man
who is unsuitable husband material usually
gives himself away with some kind of sig
niicant chronic behavior"
Here, for example, are danger signals that
might easily be overlooked by girl in love
but would. says DR.. Crissey, cause any quail
flied marital adviser to say, Look out! Go.
slow! Take another lOokr'
The Reckless DriUer. The fellow who never
takes corner on more than two wheels and
hits it up to 60 just going down the street for
cigarettes is often man who is hiding intense
hostile, aggressive feelings. He will tell you
it's the slow driver who causes accidents He
Evening star., 1953-04-19
by Jhan and June Robbins
Photograph By Arthur Daley

thinks it is all right for him to drive the way
he does because he can handle car better
than most people. AS husband, this hotspUr
Of the highway would probably be arrogant,
selfish. Indifferent to your rights, likely to
pick quarrels and make false accusations.
The Name Dropper. He tells you he is pals
with top drawer socialites, local business and
professional leaders and celebrities. His con-
versation, is studded with references to their
homes, parties and personal affairs: Margaret
SULLIVAN? "Oh, yes, Marg and my cousin
went to school together. The town banker?
'Old George and played tennis Friday"
Evening star., 1953-04-19

The name dropper is social climber. He
badly exaggerates his background If he
was born on q farm, it becomes country
estate or plantation. He will be equally am
bilious for you. If you play piano, paint or
ski, he'll build you up until you hardly recog-
nize yourself
But - here's the rub - if you fail to come
up to his boasting at some public perform
ance, he will berate you cruelty afterward and
say you let him down. He will often compare
you unfavorably to some other woman who
dresses better or throws better parties.
Also, all his professional or social failures
Evening star., 1953-04-19

will somehow be your fault. He will be
restless disoontented, sulky spouse.
The Nickel Upper There is thin but
definite line between thriftiness and stinginess.
The nickel Upper is not too far away in his
emotional makeup from the miser. Regard
less of his income you, as his wife, would never
receive your due in clothes, spending money,
gifts or entertainment. More important, the
chronic tightwad is cold, withdrawn, sus-
picious person, unable to give freely of his
heart or any part of himself. You will seldom
get praise or appreciation from him. On the
other hand he is often wildly jealous He
thinks of money as weapon to be used in
castigating an insolent waiter, employee =
or wife!
The Mammoth Eater. A hearty, steak-and
potatoes appetite is considered manly trait
and most women like having man around
who will appreciate good cooking. Beware,
however, the man who eats gargantuan meals,
double desserts and snacks in between. Babies
get most of their pleasure from the intake of
food, but grown man should have gone on
to other, less self-centered satisfactions.
A mammoth eater, on close acquaintance.
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1953-04-19

Girls, here's scientific list of secret danger
signals to watch out for. They will give
you the real lOwdOwn on mans character
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suddenly cuts and the cop with
him says, "All right, boys, it's a
PINCH
Mike and the other cop leave
the door open and walk slowly
across the room toward the round
counter.
When they get there the skinny
guy with the handkerchief around
his neck is waiting for them. He's
drinking a coke. He puts two
dimes in the machine and pulls out
two bottles, opens them and slides
them over to the cops.
They drink deliberately, and
then the skinny guy says okay and
they walk together toward the
door, leaving the coke bottles on
the counter.
The room is deserted. Even the
lights over the tote board have
been turned off.
At the station, the Captain is
telling the Inspector, We're pull
ing an accommodation arrest at
number six. The evening editions
will give the raid a good play.
That ought to hold 'em for awhile.
BY the way, that young fellow
Black has a lot on the ball. Keep
your eye on him."
HE television set came for Christ
mas and Jane checked with a de-
partment store and found out it
cost $249. That night she asked
Mike how he got it. Don't you
worry. honey" he said lightly.
There's got to be some benefits
to this job. You should see the
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WHAT HAPPENS TO CROOKED COPS?
Continued from page SeUen
JEAN SPRIsER

sets the Captain and the Inspector
got!"
Mike got his second citation for
shooting it out with three hood
lums. His friends at the precinct
thought he might make detec-
tive; he was excited and hope
full. He bought a car.
Then one night he came home
full of the fear that was never to
leave him. He seemed dazed. He
told Jane, The precincts in a
mess. / don't quite know what'll
come of it. But l don't think it
will be serious. However, there's
something you're never to tell any
one - as my wife you don't have
to. You remember that night ball
game we went to last summer?
When we sat in the box? You
remember the fellow who took us,
the little fat guy? You've got to
forget you ever saw him"
II wGs q squad of rockies fresh
ont of the academy, assigned to the
D.A. before the entrenched cops could
get to them. :. Their job was to
investigate the cops who had been
in with the syndicate, and pile up
evidence against them. The D.A.
knew the money boys would be
after the rockies, and so would the
regular cops from the highest brass
on down. but he was a smart D.A.
and he kept the young cops hon
est. The regular cops, Mike among
them, began to get desperate -
which means tough. They called
the rockies stool pigeons and
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nMGGER 80. What Occup0-
II tiO'sGI hazard formerly plagued
,UOrkmen at Font Knox?
They were breaking their toes
by dropping 28-pound gold bars on
them. Steel toeguards have been
introduced as a safety device.
Mrs. GIG, McLe0nsborO, III.
H08IORS 80. What famous general
ViH be hO,aOred this year by the issue
Of a special commemorative stamp?
General George S. Patton. Jr.,
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scrawled the word RAT" across
their pay envelopes and threatened
them on the telephone. But the
D.A. kept them honest.
MIKE gave the television set to
his brother who lived in Hoboken,
and he sold the car. He lost his
enthusiastic way with the kids. For
the first time since he was married,
he would sometimes go out in the
evening alone.
Back at the station, house the Ser
ge0nt w0s speaking: Its a fund
we've all got to kick into. as much
as we can," he said. THE D.A.s
squad has plenty of dope on every
body. Well need lots of help when
they let loose. The best lawyers.
The best everything. We may have
to buy our way out"
JANE was in the hospital with
their fourth child, Tom, the sum-
mer of 1852 when Mikes name
was dragged into the foul mess,
and he was the one who brought The
newspaper to her. She read the
item slowly, and when she came to
the name itself, Mike Black, she
stopped. 1t was as if she"had read
his name in the obituaries. Mike
sat on the bed beside her but she
did not look at him, and she asked
him not to touch her.
Mike Black was allowed to re-
sign from the force and he has
escaped criminal prosecution. Per-
Continued on page %