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Evening star., 1953-01-04
China,
Southeast Asia
By Fred hampson

HONG KONG, Jan. 3.-From
Hong Kong you look north and
see Communist progress in 1852
and south and see the same for
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Soviet Union
By Eddy Gilmore

MOSCOW, Jan. 3.-On the
basis of all available evidence the
years since the end of World War
II have been progressively better
Evening star., 1953-01-04
India, Pokiston
Rv Anrnld K Mills

NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (R.-Po-
|tentially a powerful buffer be-
tween the Western World and Ash
an communism. the Indian sub
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Latin America
By Fred L. Stroller

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 3.-Latin
American looks forward eagerly
to Gen. Eisenhower's Inaugural
ton, hoping the new President
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Communist Europe
By Alex n. SINGLETON

BELGRADE. Jan. 3.-The live
danger Of a new world war-and
the price of preparing or prevent
ing one-strangleS the economy
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Western Europe
BV Phil CIorke

LONDON, Jan. 3.-Much of
Western Europe looks hopefully
to slightly better times in 1853.
There is general belief that the
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Jopon-Koreo
By Robert Eunson

TOKYO. Jan. 3.-Japan, proud
in her newly-born independence.
greetS 1853 with an optimism
tinged with misgivings. Japan
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Germany, Austria
By Don De Luce

FRANKFURT. Germany, Jan. 3.
"A two-headed political freak,
divided Germany has little chance
Of being restored to unity in 1858,
Evening star., 1953-01-04

Discussed In Broadcast.
Commissioner Donohue discussed
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Double Check

The Burlington Liars Clu b
.tarted as gag now has 10000
members. and there amt no way
Of telling how many fully eligible
members could be had without
scraping the Nation Just one
good whopper will get you full
membership its the worlds
greatest pastime. The one that
hit the tops on 1852 was the one
told by a Clevelander: 1T rained
so hard the creek ran backwards
hit the dam. turned it around, re-
versed the mill wheel and I'M
ground 200 sacks of flour so fast
that when the bags were opened
the wheat wasn't even ripe enough
to harvest"
Mr.. Robert c. Allen tells me
one about the wind blowing so
hard that it turned hen wrong
side out and she laid the same
egg six times before she got
straight. Haven't seen Mr.. j. A.
Meyer yet. but when he gets in
the top tall story will be laid
There is always room for new
entries and if you know one let
'er rip. This fabulous pastime has
made politicians and statesmen
| famous and merchants POOR TO,
all these many years. Many news
papers have been complete fail
ure because of the cracker barre
wit and liars combination. they
never read the paper. We really
need a separate hall OF fame FOL
those who have made top grade
at one time or another.
Thanks for reading.
Yours.
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
VETS NEWS

For veterans who will apply for
education or training under the
Korean CT Bill. Veterans Admin
istration offered advice on two
important items that must be
listed in their applications.
\ The first is a listing of the
veterans educational or vocation
al goal. and the second is a
statement of how he proposes to
reach the goal.
A careful consideration Of both
the goal and the means of reach
ing it is vital. VA said, because =
the Korean CT Bill provides that
a veteran may make one change
in his course after he has start
ed it. but no more than one.
| Examples Of goals would be law
or medicine as professional aims
high school or college diplomas.
as educational aims; or carpentry
or plumbing as vocational aims.
Examples of the listing for
methods Of reaching the goal
would be statement Of the high
est degree to be gotten, if a COL
lege or university course in in
volved. II the veteran does not
aim for a degree in his education
al training. he should list the &C
tual subjects which will be taken
under his plan. In vocational
training. a description of the kind
of work should be given.
Korean veterans wishing to ap-.
ply for education or training who
are not sure of their goal or
method of reaching it may re-
ceive special vocational guidance
from VA. On the application form.
they should check the box which
requests guidance,
For benefits under the CT Bill.
veterans who have served in the
armed forces anywhere in the
world may be eligible There are
now approximately 100000 such
veterans. VA said. many OF whom
are expected TO apply for educa-
ton or training for the coming
spring term.
Q-How much NAV I borrow on
my permanent National Service
Life Insurance policy? Also.
what's the interest rate charged
: on such loans?
A-You may borrow up to "a
: per cent of the reserve value Of
i your insurance. Interest is charg-
/ ed at the rate Of four percent per
, year. The VA office to which yo'l
pay premiums will be glad to tell
you what the reserve value oil
: your policy is.
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tons related to religion and freedom
Printing first broke the bonds of intel
lectual slavery and gave hope for individual
freedom and liberty. 1t has continued down
through the succeeding centuries. The un-
believabe number of books, newspapers,
periodicals available to the general public
today keeps them informed not only of
current happenings, but saves in its vast
storehouse of the printed word the record
of centuries past and makes available the
accumulated knowledge. The contribution
of printing to the development of civiliza-
ton during the past few centuries possibly
out ranks in Importance any other field.
Technical advance in the printing in
dustry has added to it's public service, max
ing it possible to produce the millions of
volumes of books, newspapers and other
periodicals. Fast presses, typesetting
machines and other equipment for repro
duction have made possible publication of
manuscripts generally. Yet, relatively little
advance has been made in the basic prin-
ciples of printing within half century.
However, research is in progress which
promises to revolutionize printing methods
through the use of Photographic and cleo
tronic principles. No person who has lived
in this century would think anything to be
impossible, therefore, we anticipate radical
developments in this field within the for
seeable future.
Benja Franklin, whose birthday will
be celebrated Saturday, January II, was a
foremost American advocate Of printing
and publishing. He is the patron saint of
the printing industry and though he was
an inventor, diplomat, statesman and
famous lover, first, last, and always, he was
a printer and that is the word he requested
to be carved on his tombstone. The printing
industry celebrates this week as national
printing week and points with pride to the
Importance of the industry. In Virginia,
printing is he third largest industry with
respect to the number Of individual pro-
prictorships and the fourth largest industry
in value added after manufacture. 1t has
more than an economic value, printing is
the basis of knowledge, the guardian Of
freedom and the champion Of liberty.
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61(Dlc(6
AlFllIL|D
By Te q Kessi;r

| Do fishing contests aid or iniure
angling as sport? Bill Wolf. the
foremost iconoclast among out
ooor writer's, is again them. He
says there is a commercial or
cainglorious motive behind all OF
them, even in their most innocent
I forms, and it is impossible 10 see
how any contest furthers fishing
as sport No one needs the lure
Of a possible prize to find fishing
inter sting
Such competitive events foster
cheating. lying and other unscru-
pulous practices. They breed Bit
! terness and quarrels. They dis
courage craftsmanship. They pat
the fish killer and the fish hog
on the back. because contests
must have dead entries. They
make a mockery Of conservation.
and turn the quiet. contemplative
non-competitive sport OF angling
into a Grass. commercial COMPETE
ton.
| Let's look at children's contests,
surely the most innocuous kind
or are they? Wolf tells of such a
contest held annually near his
! home Merchants and individuals
donate prizes and there are SO
many that the officials had to
invent categories. There were
prizes for the latest boy angler.
the prettieSt girl. the smallest
child, the one who came the
greatest distance. All a child had
to do was catch a fish to win
something
The event was held at a dam
across creek flowing through
park. 1t had been stocked with
800 bluegills and 100 carp for the
occas sion. 1t was a big event and
good time was had by all. es-
pecially the self-congratulatory
adultS-but have you ever watch
ed such kids event? The entire
emphasis was on catching some
thing somehow. and not on teach
ing the children anything about
fishing or craftsmanship. 1t was
a greedy race to see who could
kill a fish to win baseball bat
or a wagon. Fish and fishing be-
came a means to an end. rather
than an end in themselves. and
it would be a smart child. indeed.
who learned about craftsmanship
from such an event.
And another thing--it is illegal
to plant carp III that state. Yet
the persons who ran the contest,
knowing nothing of fishing or
such laws, stocked the creek with
carp.
| Such contests. unfortunately,
are becoming very common across
the nation. It is almost sacrilege
TO say. as Wolf does. that such
contests are SO much bumcombe
and should be. abolished. They
do not teach child anything
about fishing: They do learn q
bit about cheating and poor
craftsmanship. and regard fish az
something to be caught to win
a prize.
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tins than any other one disease in the
country. The importance Of discovering
mental irregularities early was stressed by
DR.. Wender as one Of the compelling rea-
sons for low-cost psychiatric treatment.
Said DR.. Wender:
1T is important that people be able to
get psychiatric help Immediately {.
Anyone who comes to the center will re-
ceive prompt attention. Psycho-analytic
psycho-therapy is the help offered lnclud-
ing all types of treatment, in few or many
visits. Whatever the patient needs, we will
try to help him find"
The effort to get psychiatric treatment
on level with the common man. and to
remove the stigma attached to mental i'll
ness, is certainly major undertaking.
Without some such cooperation, as is being
provided in New York the fight will be
long and often disappointing one If the
example of the Leagues action is copied
by those in other communities over the ma
ton, progress in the battle against mental
disease may be speeded up considerably.
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Prevention and Cure

With growing population in the mental
institutions of the nation it is about
time the medical profession and the laymen
begin to recognize the necessity of proven
ton. Psychatric treatment in the early
stages can save expensive institutional care
of advanced disease
The League of Mental Health in New
York City recently announced new low
cost plan to make treatment by well-known
psychiatrists relatively inexpensive. DR..
Lewis Wender, honorary president Of the
League, says the program will permit priv
ate treatments from wel-known psychi-
artists for as little as $500 a visit. The
League will pay the difference.
Arrangements have been worked out
with 20 psychiatrists, whose fees usually
run four or five times above the $500
figure, SO they will treat patients being aid
ed by social workers for much less than the
normal amount.
The program is major step forward
in field which is often misunderstood, and
against a disease which claims more vic
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

must take care of themselves or perish,
avoid such traps by padding with one
foot, even while sleeping. But the fat,
domesticated ducks have become too soft for
such survival and were thus trapped by
nature. This must be highly embarrassing
in the duck world, even to domesticated
ducks.
Too much culture, it seems, is no more
beneficial to many ducks than to many
people. Both seem to lose perspective when
the recipients of too much luxury, though
the ducks plight is usually more easily
recognized.
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and starring Marshall Thompson
and Vera Miles. For adults. young
people. and children.
HIGHLY DANGEROUS - A
tense and exciting drama Of
human conflicts starring Dane
Clark. Margaret Lockwood. and
Marius Goring. the latter of Red
Shoes fame. For adults and
young people.
BAD MEN OF TOMBSTONE
The return of 4 famous action
packed Western epic Of badlandS
and bandit kings. A strong cast
stars Barry Sullivan. Marjorie
Reynolds. and Broderick Craw-
ford. For adults and young peo-
pie,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Hoorded Treasures

Thru life I've boarded treasures up
Like some old msers store up gold:
II filled my mind with memories
To cheer my heart when grew old.
II stored them in place apart
Deep in the chambers of my heart.
The scene Of roses on the breeze,
Sheep and lambs on grassy hill,
Sun and shadows upon road,
/ The turning wheel of an old MILL
A winding road that curves and dips,
The boyhood joys of camping trips.
A pretty child with lovely hair
Swinging her dolle by the arm,
A laughing boy without
Who played upon near by farm.
Each scene treasure stored in me
Recalling days that used to be-
Within my mind piled up joy
By boarding there these odds and ends;
And now Of them at times l write
In simple verse for old time friends.
In my old age live again
Scenes stored up in memory lane.
These treasures boarded up like gold
Warm up my heart when am old.
L. D. Whitake
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Too Much Culture

Hour domesticated white ducks recently
succeeded in causing quite commoton
near Scarsdale, New York 1t seems the
ducks, which had lost the vigor their wild
cousins possess, were frozen in thin sheet
OF ice on the surface of river, where they
slept peacefully as the ice soldified.
Noting the plight of the ducks several
nearby citizens appealed to the police and
the response was an emergency truck equip
ped with floodlights and rowboat on
trailer. The ducks were rescued wrapped
in blankets and carried to living quarters
and warmed by radiator
AS most people know, wild ducks, who
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

I believe child should be taken
fishing and instructed individually
when it is old enough to take
care Of itself along a stream or
en- water, when it is capable
enough not to be a nuisance to
the adult. and when it can take
care Of its own tackle. Anything
else is misery for the adult, as
the contest managers often learn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Basic of knowledge

The basis Of knowledge is the printed
ord. Progress of man began only
after movable type came into general use
and the knowledge accumulated by manu-
scripts and handed down from generation
to generation was made available to the
average person through the vehicle of the
printed word.
The monks performed valuable serv-
ice by copying manuscripts and recording
the happenings and discoveries of their
time, but these recordings were not avail
able generally. They were for the use of
the privileged, for the scholars and for
the nteligentsia. Even the Bible was not
availa BILE to the people but read and
interpreted by the priests. In fact, SO long
as the knowledge of centuries was reserved
for the few the majority was kept in ig
norance, and in a condition of intellectual
slavery.
The bonds Of darkness We're broken
when movable type was introduced by
Gutenberg, a German, who probably cut
the characters into metal and from these
made the prints. Gutenberg printed about
fifty books during his lifetime, mostly re-
ligous. He printed two Bibles, the SO line
Bible and the AZ line Bible the latter known
as the Mazarin Bible.
Gutenberg, like most printers, was
forced to raise capital and he mortgagcd
his plant to Fust. And, as sometimes hap
pens. it was not long before Fust forecosed
and owned the plant. His son-in-law
Shoeffer, a workman with Gutenberg, be-
came the printer and fust the salesman.
Fust was finally placed in prison in France
and died during the plague.
William Claxton, an Englishman, went
to Germany when he was thirty years DID,
learned the art of printing and returned
to Westminster, when 60 years old to set
up his printing plant. He is credited with
printing the first books in English, "Recu-
yell Of the Historyc Of Troye" and later
THE Game and Play of Cheese"
The first printing done in America was
by Stephen Dayc at Cambridge Mass, in
about 1888 and oddly enough his publca-
tions were the "Freeman's Oath" an
almanac and prayer book
1t is significant that the first publca-
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RECKLESS DRIVER. 2

Detroit ~ A reckless driver.
without drivers license. sent his
car careening across a lawn and
right into a house. The driver
was Anthony Wildly, 2. who had
been left in the family car by his
1ather for just a moment.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
STRIKES

More days of labor were
lost because of strikes during 1852
than in any previous year except
1916, the Labor Department re-
ports.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

~ yG0Io. TAI w
server remarked
that it might have
been 4 good idea
for him to miss a
few Sundays. to
take some time off
to visit other
schools and see
how they did it. It
10 possible to keep
your nose so close
to the erindstone
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
PUBLIC BUBBLE BATH

London A prankSter turned
trafalgar Squares famous foun-
tain at the foot of Nelson's Col
Lmn into frothy bubble bath
to the delight of passers-by but
the CONSERVATION Of public Off
Gals. The joker poured detergent
into strategic spots around the
pool and water from the foun-
tainheads churned it into snowy
lather.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Mountain; Valley

ENERAL Braxton Bragg was
- Woodworking brainy officer:
but there was one thing he would
not do. He would not climb a
mountain to look for himself. One
Of the generals in his command
Nathan Bedford Forrest. had been
up. From the summit Of Lookout
Mountain. Forrest could see with
his own eyes what was going on.
he could see the enemy's move
ments and what it would take to
stop them. He pleaded with Gen
eral Bragg to come and look too;
but in vain. General Bragg was
too busy; and SO he missed an
opportunity that never came again.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
MOVIE GUIDE

Prepared by the Motion Pic
lures Committee of the WOm-
ans Club.
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STATE THEATER

ONE MIMI e TO ZERO-A
documentary type film portray
ing episodes of courage and en-
durance during the early horror
Of the Korean conflict. Robert
Mitchum. as an American army
colonel in charge Of evacuation
operations. and Ann Blyth. as a
young war widow; provide love
interest woven into the action.
For adults and young people.
APRIL IN PARIS-A techni-
color musical extravaganza with
Doris Day and Ray Bolger. Be-
cause Of a diplomatic bungle, an
American chorus girl is sent as a
representative TO an international
fine arts conferei ce. Settings on
French liner and i'll Paris. For
adults and young people.
THE STEEL TRAP - A sus-
pense-full thriller involving a
million dollar bank robbery and
Joseph Gotten and Teresa Wright
For adults and mature you 6
people.
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The trouble o the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
LEE THEAFER

ROCKY MOUNTAIN - Typical
Western settings and adventure
lifted above the ordinary by Enrol
Flynn and Patrice Wymore. For
adults and young peOpel.
THE BLAZING FOREST z A
tecf.nicolor saga of firefighters
and modern forestry with John
Payne and a strong supporting
cast. For adults, young people.
ano children
THE ROSE BOWL STORY
Laughs and thrills abound in a
technicolor football classic in
Iolving young gridiron hero and
some plain and zany family
characters. Filmed N Pasadena
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

The Rhythm ofLife
A Sunday school superintendent
used to boast that he had never
missed q single Sunday in close to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

All co0nuaeatioas and monies should Be addrrssed
lHR HERALD, fanhviue Virginia
Entered seeonjea1 the poseoce Fannyile,
Virginia under Aet Of Coueess Of March ,. 1879
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L. d. Whitaker
Evening star., 1953-08-16
HOUSES TO SHARE

EXCEPTIONAL home to share with
2 or congenial. educated girls;
Conn. ave. lCalif., Wyo.l. DU. =
2477. Ext, 2S; EN-; 2.04s9. -..1o
S,.,Yh tS share re-. beautiful A house; DUPONT
SiFcIe Ssae7 area; afts- reLt I very reason. Hu.
MASTER BEDRooM-Modern ON hon home;
crosstown bus at corner: infant well
come. Baby sit. Ewes. AID. 4-7945.
ARLNGTON-2 girls to share dou-
BILE room in family home. 1925;
6er Rox 405-s. Star. is
GEORGETOWN-Conv. location; 1 or
Q girls. $780,. to share charming
apt. with others. HU. 3-6445.
N.w.-widow desires congenial lady
share attractive home; reasonable;
good transp. Call WO. 6-4151 ewes.
OF Sat. and Sun. 16'
house and fenced yd.; with meals:
my maid will care for another child
NEED 2 OR s PERSONS to share
large home with couple: grand
piano: 1 child considered: unlim.
wI RarkiSg sEARE f7Se new FaylGr hcms in St columbia nw
woman; Kit. priviis., unlim. phone;
close to bus; S45 mo. Call after
Z pm, JE. 2-6s97. JE. 4-4a445.
FREE RENT in exchsns. for child
care and Ink; duties; child
RE 2ssss Sesnt,fay fiSfF fdnn Dm
French speaking prfd. Box AR,
Star
Evening star., 1953-08-16
APARTMENTS WANTED

GE0RGETOWN-oct. 1. One or two
bedroom; suitable couple. Call No.
10000, Ext. sol. Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, 4 to pm. I7S
OCTOBER - Young couple desires
1,bsdrm. apt; liv. rm., dinette, kit.
with pvt. entr, unfurn. vic, Laurel.
Md. RA. 3-3727 anytime. -I6
LAW SCHOOL (G.W.) scholarship
student. wife and 2 small daughters
desire clean 4-room unfurnished d
apartment: reasonable rent. In de-
sirable neighborhood of Silver
Spring or Alexandria area. Address
replies to Box 246-S, Star. III
UNFURN., 3 bedrms., Ia baths: In
parochial school area preferred
Cheverly, Md. WA. 7-Ol7S. -I7
STUDENT AND FAMILY require Q.
bedrm. unfurn. apt. Must be reason
able. respectable: Sc. preferable
ARTIST AND WIFE want a hut
tumble down shack or barn within
rs miles Of Washington. viii paint
portraits or pay small rent. Ii
Bf .pST. 5SG 1.t. IN ARL.-unfurnishee
1-bedroom by empL cple. To S7t
mo. ia. 2-9627.
Evening star., 1953-08-16
HOUSES WANTED TO RENT

OFFICER AND WIFE needs 2-bedrm.
unfurn. house, vicinity Boiling Field
immed. No children. LU. 4-6ooo;
--l6
3BEDRM. HOUSE. unfurn.. within
Jurisdiction. Of Geo Mason school,
Falls Church. Va; reas. rent, garage
or accessory bldgs, needed. Refs.
furn. CaIl immed.. JE. 3-14S7.
DIPLOMAT requires from end OF
Sept. four-bedrm. house. NV, pref
erably rambler. Call HU. 3-4100,
Ext. 81, only on weekdays. --16
ATTRACTIVE SMALL HOME or we'll
furn. 2-bedrm. apt. in, quiet NV.
section, Sept. 1 through mid Dec,
possibly with option to extend. Refs.
AD. A-6667, preferably after pm