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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29
Nens From P0lrhatan
NeUS From P0Uhatan
Jesse Green Jr., Awarded $4,000
University ofNirsinia Scholarship

William f. Maxey, IT. was
elected president OF the 1858 Scot
tish Rite Glass. in Richmond. last
Wednesday, Among the other Of
fices he now fills Commissioner Of
Revenue, Master of PoWhatan
Masonic Lodge; Lieutenant in the
National Guard: Superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday School
and an officer of the P-TA
Miss lrva Jessup. of Charlottes-
vile, spent the week end with her
sister. Mrs. w. r. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. A l.. Bethel and
son. Of Richmond. and Miss Maude
Crump spent the week end with
j. T. Crump.
The engagement Of Miss Re-
bekah Brooks to James M Crump.
lof Powhatan. has been announced.
Miss Brooks is a member of Pow
hatan High School faculty.
Leaves For Army
George x Wright il. left for
the Army on Thursday.
\ Jack Sullivan. of the U. S. Army
nov in Korea. is expected home
within the next few months.
The local National Guard Unit
leaves for Camp at IndiantoWn
Gap. Pa. on Saturday June g.
Many PoWhatan citizens at
tended the funeral Of L. " Meth
erland, at Ballsville. Friday. Mr..
Netherland was a well-known and
beloved citizen of the county for
many years.
Frank Dunkley. OF the U. S.
Navy. expects to be retired in
June and will return to make his
home in PoWhatan He has served
In the Navy for more than 20
years.
Records were broken at May
Memorial Baptist Sunday School
Sunday. when 1853 members and
seven visitors attended New rooms
are badly needed and it is hoped
that they may be ready for oc-
cupancy in the fall.
In addition to the many honors
received by Jesse Green Jr..
while in high school here. it was
announced last week that he has
now won a $4,000 scholarship to
the University Of Virginia which
Ne will attend this fall Congratu-
lations, Jesse
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29

one ever tasted a good brown
drum steak he'll Just stop eating
anything else.
But drum is not the only salt
water offering of the fabulous
Eastern Shore. Several saltwater
records have been set n these
same waters In 1898. a 1C2 pound
cobia was caught off Cape Charles
and in l949 a record for channel
bass on rod and reel was estab-
lished when an 83 FOUNDER was
boated off the same port.
Aside from the big fish. how
ever. the tackle busters and rec
ord smashers, the coastal fishing
offers some Of the finest founder
fishing, sea trout, "squeteague' or
WeakfiSh as he is now officially
designated by the ichthyologists,
and dozens of other prize fish.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29

Much sympathy goes out TO Mrs
Lee V Netherland and the broth
ers and sisters of MI. Netherland
He died unexpectedly on Thurs
day in Manassas He Wis former
ii from PoWhatan county. where
he had numerous friends.
Mrs. Rhoda Morrison is quite
sick and under the care of doc
tor.
This community was visited by
an electrical storm and a few
showers on Monday afternoon
The worst Of the storm appeared
to 90 down towards The James
River.
Clyde Hubbard. of Richmond.
visited Mr. and Mrs W. j. Hub
bard. on Saturday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29

Japan, has been in the United
States about five weeks. He states
that he accepted the Christian
religion at Is years OF age and re-
ceived his education IN Tokyo He
finds it hard to speak our lang
uaee but reads and writes it flu
entity He vas much impressed
with the beauty OF Beaumont. and
states that they have only two
training schools using TILE cottage
system in Japan
We are glad to report that A.
r Plercy, now a patient al ST.
Luke's Hospital. is improving nice
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29

The beauty of saltwater fishing on
the Eastern Shore is the uncer-
tainty as to Just what you are 60
ing to catch next. However. for
the many that want a particular
type of fish. there are guides
aplenty among the resident folk
who can show you Just where it is
found.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29

Teams interested IN scheduling
game with members of tbs
league, both at Powhatan ard
away. please contact w. r. Parkel
At the Bank OF Powhtan.
Baseball
PoWhatan defeated Cumberland.
Sunday IL with Lewis pitchir. :,
five-hit ball for the locals ana
driving two runs with a triple
the only extra blow off Taylor
who worked we'll for the losers.
The game was well played an1
closer than the score Indicated
Keller and Easter got two hi 4;
each for Cumberland, The field
ing of Guidon and Fariss for Pow
hatan was outstanding as they
executed two double plays and al
most got third. Keller made Q
double play unassisted for Cum
berland
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-29
YOUTH FINDS LOST SCOUT

Choteau, Mont. - Although l.
600 adult residents OF Choteau
joined in the search for Jerry
Monkman. l1-year-old Boy Scout
lost during an overnight hike. it
took 8-year-old David j Waldner.
riding horseback. to find the boy.
Jerry was little the worse for his
experience.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Greece Not to Blume

have been saddened, as have all
Americans of Hellenic descent, by the
recent attacks on Greece and her peo-
pie. am not supporting the cause of
the Greek ship owners because the fact
that their ships fly other flags auto
matically places them in other cate
gories rather than Greek. A Syndi-
Gated columnist admits that Greece
does not receive penny in taxes from
these ship owners. How does she profit?
How is she to blame? Were we Ameri-
cans to blame for the "deep-freeze" in
cidents? We repudiated them, as the
Greek people repudiated the govern
ment which had turned the ships over
to "a few private friends"
Greece fought valiantly in the war.
and then pushed back the Communists
in 1949. Life is struggle for the
average Greek citizen and American aid
has done much to alleviate suffering
there. The Greek people love Amer
lea, and many told me on my last visit
to come back and express their thanks.
and to say that had it not been for
American help there would not be q
Greek nation.
Let us not hold the Greek people
responsible for the actions of a few
selfish individuals.
Marion G. KOpsidas,
Evening star., 1953-04-30
By Charles E. TroceweN

who but you thinks Of Jane Austen any
more?
Very truly. A. F. H."
Books, as produced IN America, Eng
land, and few other countries, are
bulwarks against communism.
We must keep them that way because
a book produced at somebody else's
command Is worse than useless. It is
a crime against the God who gave us
life and intelligence and oneness.
Every proper book is a one-man job.
The idea comes and the idea is
elaborated.
This means thinking, and it is human
thinking, by the individual, that counts
Godward.
Thinking en- masse is no good. 1t is
devilward.
The real book Is unitary, tribute
though not intended perhaps, to the
Creator, who gave the writer a chance
to think as none of the brute creatures
can think.
When a reader holds book In his
hand. he holds the best single force
against all suhversive thoughts. The
great trouble comes right there: Is the
book the honest thought of an indi-
vidual-or is its thought dictated by
group? We must always be suspicious
of group thinking, because God thinks
as an individual and has asked us to
think in the same way. For men to be
placed in chairs, all facing the same
way, and to be told to get In there and
think" Is to court disaster.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
This and That i.

That side Of books comes to the fore
"a book is very human sort Of
thing. no amount of mathematical
findings can make it mathematical
not even book on the subject! For
each book is written by human, and
printed by a human. Il have found
printers the most human of all.)
Even the mass production Of mod
ern books fails to be anything but
human from start to finish. No amount
of advertising flubdub can take away
the deep humanistic tone of the largest
or the smallest book. never receive
pamphlet in the mail but that give it
careful consideration, for feel that
somebody worked over it, and hoped
for it.
"A book is hopeful sort Of thing.
SO many machine products have no
room for hope in them. You know
when you buy them that they viii begin
breaking down the moment you put
them into use, but book goes right on
being pretty, stimulus to thought, a
dream fulfilled. Maybe it is not great
dream, or very deep one. 1t holds
too much of human hopes to be shall
low or petty.
Tell us some more about the books
you like. and ]. for one, viii not mind u
they are old books or even books mo-
body ever heard about. can always
md material on the best sellers. but
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Chests Golden Opportunity

An opportunity, long awaited, has
now been presented to the Community
Chest Federation-the opportunity to
make its goal for a change.
For years there has been the conten-
ton that the presence of the Washing
ton Housing Association in the list of
member agencies has resulted in drastic
reductions of what would otherwise
have been generous gifts and has cost
complete loss of other gifts.
The next campaign should prove
whether such statements were true or
were used as alibis. If the gifts of
those who wanted the w. H. A. ex-
cluded from U. c. S. membership are as
generous and as consistent as their
voices have been loud and persistent,
the campaign is assured of success next
autumn and should continue to meet
and surpass its goal in succeeding years.
All friends of the housing association
will rejoice if that good result is at
tanned and the agencies which continue
as members secure the funds that they
so much need, so well deserve, and have
been so long denied.
Herbert L. Willett, Jr.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
No. | Issue

The most important issue before the
country today is the issue over fluori-
dated drinking water. which affects the
health Of every individual. Unless Con-
gress Immediately prohibits the use of
fluoride in the city drinking water, the
following specific questions should be
speedily resolved and determined:
Have doctors and dentists been
alerted by public health officials to in
clude in the diagnostic picture allergic
sensitivity to fluoride? Have doctors and
dentists been requested by the public
health officials to report all cases of
f1uoride sensitivity? Legally, does an in
dividual have the right to request a
fluoride test and clinical evaluation and
send the bill either to the public health
officials or the city government? What
public facilities are available to the in
dividual. without cost to himself, to find
answers to serious health problems
wherein fuoride is suspected? Further.
can the city be held legally responsible
for any harm, injury, or damage that
may occur or result to the individual
from drinking huoridated water?
Since this highly toxic chemical was
foisted upon the public. although vigor-
ously opposed by some individuals,
where can the individual turn for a
redress of grievances? Toby.
Evening star., 1953-04-30

combat operations in Korea would be
finished by the end of June. 1851. This
sage information was submitted by
Gen. Omar Bradley.
1t is most strongly patent that Gen.
Marshall and Gen. Bradley have been
most horribly mistaken about the whole
Far Eastern situation from beginning
to end, and in this they are obviously
Joined by Gen. Lawton Collins. These
officers have seen that situation
through the colored glasses of the Tru-
man administration. They no doubt
would see it through the colored glasses
of the present administration-if they
were sure what color that adminiStra-
tion favorS.
Isn't it about time we had q staff
headed by people who had the knowl-
edge. understanding and moral back
bone to have positive opinions of their
own? Gems. Van Fleet, Wedemeyer,
Macarthur and others are still avail
able. ClarksOn ]. Beall.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Communism Is Not the Word

In a statement more notable for its fervor
than for its logic, Attorney Charles E. Ford says
that the might riders" Police Chief Murray
who have preferred charges against Inspector
Albert I. Bullock have resorted to tactics that
breed communism"
The charges are that Inspector Bullock has
refused to explain how he accumulated some
$4,000 in excess of his police salary, that he
failed to file District income-tax returns for
1946-47-48, and that he failed to answer certain
questions before the Senate District Crime
Investigating Subcommittee.
These charges were preferred with view
to bringing Inspector Bullock before police
trial board. If convicted, he would have been
faced with the possible loss of his retirement
pension.
1t looks however, as though this is not to
be. Federal Judge Holtzof, hearing a suit to
compel the retirement of Inspector Bullock with
pension, has strongly indicated that he does not
believe the officer can be deprived of his pen
sion, which is set up on a contributory basis.
If this is the final ruling-and the judge, of
course, must be governed by his Interpretation
of the law-the prospect is that Inspector Bull
lock will be retired and that he will receive
his full pension. Furthermore, as a retired Of
f1cer it is doubtful that trial-board proceedings
could be instituted against him.
Mr.. Ford may still think that the bringing of
the charges against his client amounts to tactics
that breed communism. This newspaper feels
impeled, however, to dissent. Considering the
nature of the charges against the inspector,
particularly his failure to account for the
S15,O00 it is preposterous that the taxpayers
should be called upon to contribute in part to
his retirement pension. This will breed not
communism, but cynicism and disgust.
Evening star., 1953-04-30

waiting for trials to begin and in repeat trips to
the courthouse because of postponed cases.
This is not only irritating to the witnesses. It
also tends to hamper the best administration Of
justice, since some people, knowing what they
are letting themselves in for, will not identify
themselves as witnesses even though their teSti-
mony may be essential to fair trial.
To help correct this condition, Judge Laws
has announced that responsible" witnesses will
be excused on condition they agree to present
themselves in court within 30 minutes after
being notified that they are needed. Given
proper cooperation by attorneys and witnesses,
there is no reason why this system should not
work to the benefit of all concerned. In any
event, it certainly deserves a fair test.
Evening star., 1953-04-30

out in this months Atlantic Monthly.
tine facts of the world situation en-
tail the consequence that so long as
India is what it is-a genuine, admin
istratively sound and independent de-
mocracy-it is in effect aligned with
the West. This fact /. . should guide
the Western powers in their assess
ment of India"
At the international Student House,
through the Indo-American Student
Organization, reception was held as
farewell to the new American Am
bassador to India, George v. Allen. Let
us rather encourage Ambassador Allen
in maintaining the cordial relations
between India and the United States.
In his address the new American Am
bassador expressed real understand
ing of Indo-American relations. Let
us wish him god speed.
Leonard M. Rudy,
Vice President, Indo-American Stu
dent Organization.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
TAKOMA PARK, Md.


Dear Sir:
ST am glad you have come back to
writing about books again. For many
years you were silent, and I missed
your thoughts, and am sure many
other readers did, too.
"You wrote about the birds, am
sure, because readers demanded that
you write about them, but as far as
I am concerned, one book is worth a
thousand birds.
Birds are all right. They fulfill a
place in nature. But they are only
disguised serpentS. to my eye; they
have no warmth. no appeal to the
sensitive temperament.
"A bird in the hand may be worth
10 in the bush, but as far as am
concerned want them neither In the
bush nor hand. Il would call the latter
idea thoroughly repulsive.)
with my books, all is different.
'I have q book for every mood, and
I have many moods.
II find them q Solace when I am
i'll. When in good spirits. I seek the
poets for their glamor. their sensitiv-
ity to all that is Grass and terrible in
modern society.
81 liked the way you used to write
about books, because you saw, as so
many did not, the human side Of books.
The phrase. the human side Of the
news has been very much overdone.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Portrait of Nuthon

He neUer kneW OGcGtionS-but his laugh
Still echoes to me dot0n across the
years,
When he sho1Ued of a ueU-born, stun1-
bling calf;
or silence aOhen he stilled young
colts fears.
Perhaps the silence makes the loudest
sound
Because his face ,Oas quiet tUhere he
Uent
Do,Dn turrowS Gngled through the
bro1Dn deep ground
or DIten he came at night, dog-ttred
and spent.
Laughter and silence and no time for
play.
And barns and fields IN green spring
or In snoU
Were his lite,S almanac. And yet hts
Seems notD to me iDtsdom- -tDdy to 90.
To him, "ttUo Ueeks Dith pay" Uere un.
knoIDn tU0rdS::
All time Dds his iDllo had his fields and
herds.
Anobel Armour
Evening star., 1953-04-30
CiviIiuns Unreqimented

John Bogus letter saying that the
act Of some scientists at the National
Bureau of Standards Of indicating their
intention to resign was equivalent to q
hypothetical threat Of military officers
to quit unless their desires were COM
piled with is sheer nonsense. Military
personnel are required by law not to
leave their position unless permitted
by competent authority. All civilians,
however, are free to exercise their
royal American privilege to quit their
jobs for any reason they deem suf-
ficient. In this respect the civil serv-
ice is no different than any other en-
ploy. If any employe is in position
to leave and get another and possibly
better job, this is condition his en-
ployer must adjust himself to; If he
wishes to retain him, he must take ap-
propriate measures to make him want
Evening star., 1953-04-30
India and Communism

] would take strong exception to
Constantine Browns column entitled
Reds Still Busy Building in Asia"
Mr.. Brown stated that "Nehru is
far more sympathetic toward the
U. s. S. r. and Communist China than
toward the West (and) :. he realizes
that if the Reds want to penetrate his
country he could oppose with only pas
sive resistance"
Having just completed extensive re-
search on this subject, would like to
point, out that Nehru and the Indian
government have passed and enforced
some Of the most stringent laws against
Communist activities of any country
in the West. Politically, India has not
aligned herself with either bloc, but it
is easily demonstrated through the
reports of our recent Ambassador to
India, Chester Bowles. that India has
been eager to cooperate with the
United States. It should also be re-
membered that it was the Indian peace
plan, which the Russians rejected, that
was the basis Of the present prisoner
of-war exchange in Korea. AS pointed
Evening star., 1953-04-30
The Lure of Eost-West Trade

One aspect of the Soviet "peace offensive"
that may eventually have deeper and more
significant effect upon the cold war Is the
gradually changing attitude OF Moscow toward
European East-West trade.
Under auspices of the United Nations Euro
pean Economic Commission, trade authorities
from Is European countries including dele
cation from the Communist bloc-recently COM
pleted two weeks of conversations at Geneva.
The sessions were exploratory in nature. But
deeply significant was the Communist concen-
tration upon technical trade problems, rather
than the customary insistent pressure for
acquisition of what are claSSed as strategic
materials.
There are several possible explanations. One
is that the more temperate behavior Of the
Communist trade delegation may be simply
reflection of the currently conciliatory attitude
of the ruling Soviet triumvirate Another is
that the reluctance of the West European powers
to trade strategic goods to the East has been
recognized by the Kremlin as an inSurmount-
able obstacle, at least for the time being.
third and perhaps the shrewdest and most
productive strategy from long-term Soviet
viewpoint, lies in the fact that several of the
West European nations are searching desper-
ately for new markets-and that historic and
potentially great trading area stands to the east
OF them. An implication that this third ex-
planation has validity might easily be read into
the remark of Gunnar Myrdal, executive secre-
tary of the commission, that the conversations
made a good start toward progressive normali-
cation" of East-West European trade.
Meanwhile, despite commitment by Presi-
dent Eisenhower and his administration to the
principle of liberalzing trade opportunities with
the United States the consideration on Capitol
Hill of restrictive amendments to the Reciprocal
Trade Agreements Act is causing understand
able concern to these same West European ma
tions The industrial revival of some of these
countries-WeSt Germany, Britain and the
Netherlands are good examples-has reached
level where the philosophy of "trade, not aid"
is more than use Of words Increasing produc-
tion creates economic pressures which are not
squarely met by foreign subsidy and are not
easily relieved by political or theological pats
on the back.
The challenge which is presented by the
attraction of Eastern markets and the essential
raw materials which might flow in reverse is
fundamentally inviting one to the industrial
nations OF West Europe and consideration
of greatest Importance in the shaping of the
overall foreign policy Of the American Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Letters to The Star.

to stay. For this reason the goings-on
at the Bureau of Standards are in no
sense victory Of bureaucracy over
Uncle Sam, but simply an indication Of
attractiveness of positions at the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards in COMPARE
son with positions elsewhere, with DR..
Astin there and with DIR. AStin gone.
Aletheia EleutherOsei Humas.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
A Break for Witnesses

Chief Judge Laws of District Court has
taken a commendable step toward minimizing
the inconvenience and often the hardship to
which trial witnesses sometimes are subjected.
In entirely too many cases witnesses have
been required to waste hours and hours Of time
Evening star., 1953-04-30
DR.. MuIun's S Victory

I read the April 19 editorial entitled
"Dr. Malan's Victory" with q good deal
OF admiration for the restraint exer-
cised by the writer who, obviously, did
not approve the results of the election.
However. there was an important flaw
IN his premise and believe it would
be better If the point were clarified.
In speaking of racial segregation, he
says: Called 'apartheid', it is a sys-
tenn under which some nine million
native Negroes great majority of
the population-are flguratively walled
of from the rest of the people and
denied any voice in the Government"
regret that the facts take issue over
who Is native" to South Africa. When
the Dutch settlers first arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope, the land occupied
by the present Union of South Africa
was. the sparsely populated hunting
ground of the non-Negro Bushmen,
copper-colored people now inhabiting
the Kalahari Forest.
The Bushmen were already being
driven off their native soil by the
yellow skinned Hottentots when the
first pioneers arrived in 1852. Never
numerous but good farmers, the Hot
tentots joined with the Dutch agricul-
turists, but they disliked the subsequent
Bantu (Zulu) invasion and many of
them were killed in the wars that fol-
lowed. The BantuS were numerous and
aggressive and their invasion of South
Africa continued and, as your writer
says, there are now about nine million
of them Nevertheless, the relatively
equatorial Bantu is not native to South
Africa. Lawrence GriSWOld.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Swipe at the Generals

Now we learn from Gen. George
Marshall, former Chief of Staff and
former Secretary of Defense, that he
signed number of budget assumptions
in September, 1850, including one that