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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Lake Shipping Competition

THE Interstate and Foreign Commerce
subcommittee investigating problems of
the maritime industry recently heard that
|. $ ship operators on the Great Lakes
are losing out in a competitive battle with
foreign vessels. The subcommittee is looking
into the general problem and not proposing
specific legislation as yet
representative of the Lake Carriers
Association told the subcommittee that
whereas I. S vessels carried 81 per cent
of the cargoes between the United States
and Canada after World War l. today
Canadian ships haul 70 per cent OF such
carsoeS. The representative, Gilbert r.
Johnson. estimated that the operating costs
of Canadian ships was so per cent below
those of [. s. ships.
\ more serious threat today is the ex-
panding business of European flagships
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

raised in the next twelve months.
Unless Congress increases taxes, the
Government is going to be faced with an
other ten billion dollar deficit and il will
be almost impossible to balance the budget
next year the Senator said
With the expiration of many excise
taxes due next January LIST, and a reduction
contemplated for corporation taxes next
Spring Senator Byrd believes revenue will
decline as result. In fact, the decline in
revenue expected BY the Senator will offset
reduced expenditures, and the outcome
might be continued deficits for severa II
years. Altogether, the Byrd report is dis
illusioning but probably realistic one.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Balancing the Budget

HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Virginia Demo-
IL crat, recently said Congress would have
to raise taxes in 1854. or see the national
debt increased by another $4,000, 900 900.
These words from ii recognized economic
expert are disappointing to those who hop
ed the budget could be balanced in the
current fiscal year.
The Virginia Senator predicted spend
ing in the current fiscal year would reach
approximately STA ,O00, 200, 10000 He doesn't
think receipts will exceed $4,000 100000
Since the national debt is already 1912 ,O00-
100000 (and limited to a total of $275-
100000 by the law he feels that either
taxes must be raised or the debt ceiling
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Double Check

Things are not so bad that
they canot get worse not vet
not even the drouth and
if you missed out on Hon Robert
Whitehead's letter in the Sunday
Times Dispatch Richmond it's
History plumb forgot by some and
unknown by others
I am deeply grateful to my
friends all over. being so aston
ished at seeing MY picture and
what others say about Me they
cut the whole column and send it
to Me so that l would possibly
see myself as others see me.
Thanks for the tip even
mirror don't always tell the
truth. Especially do I wish to
acknowledge the one sent in and
note by Honorable Robert Ran
dolph Jones, Attorney and Coun-
sellor at Law, of Richmond. who
always has my kindest thoughts
and best wishes Thanks to all the
rest. Senator BYRD was so flRnC
! IN keeping his for future refer
ence
America has lost a great States
man Senator Robert A. Taft.
What may result in Democratic
control Of the Senate might
throw responsibility to its dis
advantage It's fear of my own
that those who have the World
by the tail" might find them
selves holding only the handle
I don't sling too hard
With the Republicans trying to
raise the National Debt, and the
Democrats rising the Party debt
things ought to be good for
while yet
A lot of faces will be Rec" i'm
they really amt Reds
Thanks for reading,
j Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Hot? Yes Stree!

THE usual hot spell which comes each
year during July and August in South
side Virginia is here However, so far as
temperatures are concerned July 1858
temperatures have been lower than in July
1852, except for five days We have no re-
cord of humidity and perchance the humi-
dity in 1858 has exceeded that in 1852,
which accounts for the extra suffering some
of us are doing That be as it may, during
our long stay in SOuthsde Virginia. nearly
SIS years, we have remembered that there is
usually long, hot spell and frequently
dry spell of varying duration in July and
the first half of August
Too often we forget from year to year
and currently believe that the present hot
dry spell is the worst we can remember
But, if we go to the records it appears that
the weather acts in a fairly general pattern
during these months
July 1852 was fairly dry month From
the 10th to the 2Sth very little rain fell
0.02 inches on July 90, LIS inches on July
23). In 1858 since July II only about 215
inches of rain fell, which makes this long
dry spell.
In 1852 the first Is days of August were
fairly seasonable, but the drought set in
on August l6 and less than an inch of rain
fell in the last half of the month However.
last year, the hay crop was abundant and
other crops very good
The outcome of the hot, dry weather
this year will depend to large extent upon
the seasons during August tobacco. the
cash crop can make considerable progress
with good seasons. Grasses can come back
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

By Ted Keufsf

Each year approximately 2.250
people die Of accidental cunshot
injuries Deaths due to firearms
rank seventh among the LIST of ac-
cidental deaths Only one fourth
Of all flrearm accidents occur
while huntine Twice as many oc-
cur in the home About so per
cent of all fIrea;m accidents are
nOnfatal Of those that are fatal
a goodly percentage dir needless
" because Of faulty OF inadequate
emergency treatment Many of
these bleed to death
These grim statistics were re-
vealed IN an article by Dr. A. NJ
Libasci in Sports Af.eld magazine.
What makes it all the more tragic
is that there is nothing complex or
mysterious about the emergency
treatment Of gunShot wounds.
There arc but three vital steps
to fix in your mind. i Stop the
bleeding ? Protect the wound -
Prevent shock.
Your first and immediate con-
Germ is to stop the bleeding. If
there is only oozing and dripping
Of blood put a large dressing
over the wound and apply steady
and unreleasing pressure with
palms of beth hands until you are
sure the BLEEDING has stopped If
there is serious bleeding YOU will
have to apply tOurniquet, which
very few people know how to do
effectively.
The principles are simple. You
must put the tournlquet where it
avill cut off the entire circulation
to the arm or leg This means high
up where the main artery enters
the limb. 1t should be no lower
than one handbTeadth from the
almpit or from the crotch, All
first aid manuals caution you to
loosen the tourniquet for five
minutes every half hour Don't
do this if the bleeding is serious
Your patient Will bleed to death
Leave the tourniquet on tieht if
great bleeding occurs as you
loosen it,
Your second step, to protect the
wound. means to keep YOUR hands
and fingers off it. Cut off the
clothes around the wound and
cover it with a steril or clean
dressing at all times.
The third step is TO prevent
shock. You do this by y making
your patient comfortable; y keep
ing him warm 3 lowering his
head and shoulders to increase
the flow of blood to the brain
Chest and abdominal wounds
require special attention For chest
wounds through which air is
sucking. you must plug up the
wound Pack it with a DIRE Ssing
and then cover it with piece Of
ralnCoat or other material Bind
this tightly with belts or strips of
torn clothing around chest Have
the injured peteCn liz or lis
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Letters to Editor
Lessons OF The Past
Needed For Future

Editor of The Herald
May call attention, please. to
the United Daugh ,ers Of the Con-
federacy?
In Buckingham County our
chapter had gone by the board
due mainly to Ill health and to the
death, in recent years. Of SO many
of its past presidents and other
exceedingly influentian members
The chapter is now reinstated
Now is the time to come to the
aid OF this chapter"
There is no building for the
future without remembrance Of
the past. Shall we forget July 4,
1875? Should the Southern States
cut out and throw away their
history and the memory of their
leaders from the settlements at
Roanoke Island and Jamestown
to the present day?
Our very progress depends upon
how well We learned the lessons
of those times. One would be sur
priSed at the number Of historical
societies in our country; one
stressine one angle of history
others stressing other angles-I
claim that the UD,C,s know the
right" angle.
Mrs Blake w CorSon
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Things | Love

| love earth'S beauties one and all
In summer, winter, spring and fall:
Red roses IN vase or bowl
A maple tree upon a knoll,
The setting sun as i sinks low
And tints the clouds with afterglOw
love the ripping waves that break
In twilight beauty DER my lake,
Sparkling, dancing awhile until
The waters face is calm and still
Soft floating clouds, pine near by
That mirrored in the waters lie.
love the world and its outdoors,
The lovely setting sun that pours
Its Slanting rays of amethyst
Upon the streams that flow and twist
Between the hills, like ramparts thrown
BY God above to guard His own.
love all people great and small
Tho | can never know them ALL
Because feel they are a part
OF our fair worlds Astounding heart,
And all are kin to everyone
Who live and breathe beneath Gods sun.
These things love. and hope to stay
In love for always and a day
While on life'S road my footsteps stray,
Until my life has passed away
L. d. Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Fight Against Surrender

There are two opposite ways in
which we have to battle with our
selves, These correspond to two
kinds Of temperament, and yet
perhaps no man is entirely free
from the need to fight on both
these fronts. One is the fight with
the drifter in US, the tendency to
dream. TO drift. to float with the
tide, to let other people make all
our decisions for US. We are sur
rounded by pagan society. and
it is not easy to maintain higher
standard We haven't the energy
to "buck" popular opinion. It
takes a great deal OF energy. it
calls for a fighting heart, to make
Roadway against the tide of ''ev-
erybody says everybody does"
The Christian who knows the
harm which alcohol does to per-
sonality, the Christian who wants
TO live a clean life in this or in
other ways, will in many places
have to be made of Steiner stuff"
than most people are. 1t is the
person who has won a victory
over himself who is best able to
help others.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
ShOOting-MOvie
Kind On Again
At Camp Pickett

They're shooting again al Camp
Pickett. For the second time in
as many summers, Camp Pickett
has become the setting for a
movie, and men and armored
equipment will stage a mock war
on Virginia's rolling landscape
The film, prepared by the De-
partment OF the Army as one of
a series OF feature pictures for
Army and Air Force Recruiting
service use, is to be titled A
Look Ahead" Shooting Will begin
this week and will feature tanks
in action on Camp Pickett's Artil-
lery Ranges
Captain Mario R DallAcqva.
special representative Of the
Army Motion Picture Service,
has been here since Saturday max
ing arrangements for the produc-
ton. Crews are expected TO arrive
today, and filming Will probably
begin Wednesday,
Last sumner, the NJ G. NJ movie,
Battle Circus" starring Hum
phrey Bogart and keenan, Wynn,
and featuring the untir.nc efforts
Of the Mobile Army Surgical Hos
pitfalls in Korea, was filmed. for
the greater part at Camp Pickett
"A Look Ahead will consist of
simulated battle scenes. showing
the latest armored equipment in
field manuevers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Christian Fight
Lesson for August 8, 1858

GIFTS bonny fight" were the
last words OF sermon by
Rev Andrew X. Rule; don't
We want to get in it," Reverend
gentlemen do not always present
Christianity In such vigorous
terms. One hears more often
something to this effect: Its
water-tight Ark; don't you want
to be pulled aboard" or IT'S a
wonderful school, don't you want
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
NEED RESEARCH FUND

In the last eight years the
American Cancer Society has de-
voted s24 100000 OF public contri-
buttons to cancer research. Con-
tinued support is needed Strike
back at cancer by giving to the
1858 ACS crusade.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

wounded side.
For a belly wound - cover the
wound and ~ treat for shock. Use
a sterile or clean dressing and
fasten it securely If the intestines
are protruding don't touch them
or try to put them back. Don't
give anything by mouth-no
water. no foods
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
EDUCATION ACS GOAL

One goal of the American Can
Ger Societys 1858 campaign is to
save lives now by educating the
public about cancers early symp-
toms and urging them to have
frequent medical examinations
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

way Of New Zealand) a Scotsman,
he would present Christianity in
terms Of what all Celts dearly
love-a fight. This is not an or
iginal idea Paul had it long ago.
That Apostle spoke Of the Chris
tian life as one that has to be
lived in battledress, as we would
say. He even spoke OF il as prize
fight Il Cor 81 At the end OF
his life he referred to all Of it
as good fight
The Nearest Enemy
God himself is presented in the
Bible as battling God The
Greeks might think OF him as
serene above the sky, untroubled
and untroubling; but the saints
who wrote the Bible knew God
as one who has fight on his
hands and who wages unceasing
war on persistent enemy. Not
that the issue is in doubt The
great message Of the Bible is
that God will win. But mean
while, the fight is on. The Chris
tan is one who has enlisted in
the army Of God. Gods enemies
are his enemies. So far as this
world is concerned eve have no
present concern with any other
our enemies, and Gods. are all
those forces which tear down and
destroy Gods purposes, every
thing that tears and destroys hui
mankind. Now the Christian is
bound TO fght everything in pub
lie and in private life which
weakens and corrupts man; but
the nearest enemy to every Chris
ian himself 1t is not true that
man is his own best friend,
but it is true that he is his own
worst enemy. A man can do him
self more harm than any one
else can do him Many man
has lost the outer battle because
he never won the fight with him
self.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

10 register! or
IT'S a fine laun-
dry; drop in and
get Gle AMI or
ITS a great hos
pital,, don't you
want some treat
ment?'' Well, Of
course Christian
ity can be pre-
sented in all these
ways, But A. X.
pnta Lu;oc ~,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

The Internal Revenue Depart
ment has ruled that contributions
to the American Cancer Society
are deductible for income tax pur-
poses, the ACS points out.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Fight for Control

I There is another kind Of inner
battle: the fight against our own
wills. The other battle was against
our lack Of will; this is against
will itself We are not born or
made in such a way that we can
do whatever we feel like doing
and always be right. Indeed if we
follow our natural inelinations we
may end by being oftener wrong
than right. And just as some
temperaments lean to laziness and
don't-care, so other temperaments
lean too far the other way. If
some people are like putty. others
are like gasoline vapor, likely to
explode any minute. 1t may be
temper, it may be SEX. it may
be drink, it may be selhshness
in any one Of its countless forms.
We can put it this way: There IS
in some OF US all the time. and in
all OF us some of the time. the
urge to shove every ONE else and
everything else out Of the way
and make I WANT the rule OF ac-
ton.
Cs.ssd ~ ...lin.s ssIyrisht.d BY the
isnAl CeaReil Of the Chsre he's Of Christ
II the Y .s.A. Released BY Com m unity
Fress ssrvieeD
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07

To alert the public about cancer
more than 100000 pamphlets
were printed and distributed by
the American Cancer Society
last year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
Movie Guide

Prepared by the Motion Pictures
Committee of the Woman's Club
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
STATE THEATRE

STATE THEATRE
HANS CHRISTIAN AMBER
SON Charming technicolor nusi-
cal starring Danny Kaye as the
cobbler who goes to Copenhagen
and falls IN love with a beautiful
ballerina. played by Jeanmaric
For the family.
REMAINS TO BE SEEN
A murder mystery involving June
Allyson as dedicated jitterbug
and Van johnson who plays the
part Of 4 thwal ted name band
drummer. For adults and young
DESERT RATS"-An excellent
all-male cast starring Richard
Burton. Robert Newton, and
James Mason. in a stirring drama
of an Australian division which
makes an heroic eight months
stand against Ronmel's army dur
Ing World War VI. For adults and
young people.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-08-07
LEE THEATRE

ONE GIRLS CONFESSION
Cleo Moore in sentimental, mix
ed-up role Of an orphan girl who
steals money she feels is really
hers. buries it. goes to jail. and
then later offers the cash to a
gambler who befriends her. For
adults and young people
THE BEAST FROM 10000
FATHOMS"-A fantastic science
fiction tale of an A-bomb dropped
by scientists near the North Pole
which disloGges a monster that
roamS down the Arctic current
spreading havoc in its path For
edults and younc people.
"SOMBRFRO'--Ricardo Mon
talbar.. Pier Angel. and Yvonne
De Carlo in a story of three Young
MexicanS who fall in love and in
volve many uf their neighbors in
their eScapadcs. For adults and
young people.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01
PRICE SPREAD PROBES


PRICE SPREAD PROBES
Little direct action is expected
In Washington as result of in
vestigations of the spread be-
tween prices received by cattle
men and those paid by consum-
ers of beef. Price spread probes.
however. could result in a glare
of publicity that would affect
meat industry margins.
Margin Studies" at the agricuk-
ture department are being limited
to beef, particularly lower grades.
A study of choice cuts concluded
last spring by USDA showed steer
prices ranging from $27.19 to $3.50
on selected dates over the 8 years,
1850 through 1852. Comparable re
tail prices ranged from 500 cents
to 66.3 cents per pound.
Not only beef, but the entire field
of farm commodities is being marked
out for investigation by the Senate
agriculture committee. Renewed eff
forts also can be expected on Capt.
toll Hill for formation of a special
committee to protect" consumers
Revival is also likely of efforts to
empower the Federal Trade Com
mission to study the consumer doh
lar to show just who gets what part
of it. A rider tackled onto an appro-
priations bill at the last session of
Congress specifically forbid the ETC
to undertake such study.
Representatives of the meat m
dustry in Washington report they
are worried that mounting publicity
about price spreads will do more
harm than good. Attacks on the
meat industry, they say, may re-
suit in lower consumption, thereby
aggravating the very price ills for
which a cure is being sought.
BACTERIA AND FREEZING
Here's on you may want to
know about if you keep meal in
a home freezer or freezer locker.
A USDA scientist now says the
popular belief that freezing kills
bacteria is all wet. Some forms.
he says. survive in a dormant
stage and may become more
numerous after the meat warns
up. Still others refuse TO be
frozen. even al zero.
Recommendation of the research
er, William Sulzbacher, is this: B.
sure that meat is clean before pure
ting 1t in the freezer in order b
keep the bacterial load low. It i
also helpful, he reports, 10 keep ths
meat cold before and after freezins
since bacteria develop quickly q
warm cuts.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01

is an emergency of sufficient sever
ity to rule out restrictions
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-15

teria1 such as straw or any litter, the
disinfecting agent is entirely de-
stroyed. Then the brown substance
or the manganese dioxide merely
acts as constipating agent. Yes, the
birds never show diarrhea, but the
organism causing the disease is not
destroyed, merely bottled up.
Your county agent gave good adj
vice. Even though the chick starter
is made by reputable firm, the
vitamins do lose their potency after
being mixed for some time. When
birds act as yours do, the first thing
we suspect is vitamin D deficiency.
If the birds refuse to. eat the mash
which has had cod-liver oil added,
you may be able to mix the oil in
some SKINNED milk The milk and
oil do not mix easily, so 1 would
suggest adding about a tablespoonful
of oil to about a teacupful of milk
and beating it well with an egg
beater and then add enough milk to
make the total equal one quart.
If the birds do not improve with
this addition of cod-liver oil, think
that you had better send about three
of the affected birds to the Livestock
Sanitary Board, State Capitol, Hell
ena. Of course you must be sure
that the cod-liver oil is fresh and has
not been exposed to the air. 1t will
also lose its potency quickly.
1 am extremely sorry that you
have used cross-bred males in your
mating. That is practice which is
absolutely outlawed From the
breeding point of view, we have no
idea what the females will produce
from such mating. Usually it is the
worst. Whenever a hatchery sells
any cross bred chicks, it goes back
each year and breeds from two pure
strains.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-15
Bantam Cockerel Top Bird
In Strong Poultry Show

tered by Crouch & Driessen, best
pullet in the show.
Crouch & Driessen White Leghorn
entries were also judged the best
production trio, while John Thorn
ford, Crookston, Mimi, showed the
champion old trio and Marks had
the champion young trio, both COM
ing from bantam classes.
Best bird in the American class
was a Rhode Island Red cockerel
shown by Alton Wilkie, Newberg,
Ore. In the English class, best bird
was a White Laced Cornish cock
owned by Crouch & Driessen. A
Black Cochin cock entered by
Thomford was best in the Asiatic
class, and a White Leghorn cockerel
from the Crouch & Driessen flock
was judged best of the Mediterran-
can breeds. Best of all other breeds
was a Silver Polish hen entered by
Dan Milliron, Great Falls.