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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05

FIVE Congressman were Wounded, one
Congressman Alvin NJ Bentley, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan, seriously, Monday af-
ternoon, when three Puerto Rican Nation
alist Party fanatics fred into the House of
Representatives from the gallery Twenty
or more pistol shots We're fired before the
fanatics attempted a getaway and We're
arrested Each admitted a part in the
shooting accompanied BY demonstration
during which a flag was unfurlcd and
shouts Of Free Puerto Rico We're heard.
1t is unbelievable that such an occurrence
could have taken place in the Halls of Con-
gress
In the first place, Congressman deserve,
and probably will get better police protec-
ton. by use of precaution in issuing passes
to the galleries 1t so happens that all of
the galleries except the one from which the
shots were fred are reserved for spectators
holding passes from congressman. This
custom has been in use to reserve seats for
constituents rather than protect the Con-
gressmen. Passes should be required of all
spectators in the future The requirement
would give CongreSSmen reSponSibiitv for
those who would become spectators.
The incident is the second in recent
years in which the Puerto Rican National
lists have featured, the other being the at
tempted assassination Of President Truman
in 1850
Puerto Ricans have every freedom in the
United States. including travel to and from
this country. The nation occupies an unus-
ual position, in that it is commonwealth
elf-governing, associated with the United
States 1t has the privileges of a State Of
the Union. including free trade, and free
access to the AZ States
Governor Louis Mln0z Marin hurried
to Washington to express his disapproval
Of the incident He stated that the Nation
alst party ITO which these lunatcs belong"
have less than 500 followers out of the two
million population. Further, that the pco-
pie have voted overwhelmingly on four ac-
caSionS to uphold their present common
wealth status, in which the island elects
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
Double Check

America has reached a stage Of
universal unsafety TodayS hap
peningS in Congress arc critical
sample Of what we are confronted
with all over We cannot trust
even the laundry boy-he Will rob
bank and spectators are
dangerous All these things
as never known before happen III
free country among freedom
loving people
NOW WHO is RESPONSIBLE
You answer that one And every
body saying you are going to sec
more Of this 1t doesn't become
nation Of supposedly Christian
people TO acts as people are acting
today I have no doubt but what
We are living in the later days
surely it's not the first ones But
Just what gives rise TO the state
Of peoples minds at this stage Of
the game
This middle Of the road" policy
Of the President is not function
ING SO we'll We need Somethinc
Of a more concrete nature. better
and more laW enforcement Ia a
nrmel policy in all directions and
keeping our noses out Of other
nations business might be the
answer
Glad I was To see and taIk
With Carl D Brown Just back
from Korea and his views Of the
situation all over c D Brown. ST.,
my thirteenth cousin, runs the
splendid market at Cumberland.
Thanks for the visit
Yours and thanks for reading.
). MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
Letters To Editor
Army officer, Former PW,
MunksRedCrOss FOrSerUice

How do members Ct the Armed
Forces feel about the American
Red Cross?
with the campaign to raise S.
400 IN Prince Edward County now
under way citizens viii find the
following letter from a former
American priS oner-of- inter-
aSting.
Address to the American Nat
ional Red Cross IN Washington.
.. g. Il reads N part as follows
Il am recently repatriated
Pl1soner-o War. having been re-
leased on 2 September and pro-
ce$smg through the 12lst Eva
cuatlon hospital In Korea, the
8l67th Army Unit In Tokyo, Tri-
rlar General Hospital III Homo
lulu. Base Hospital at Travis Air
Force Base in California and Val
ley Force Hospital III Ph-enix-
VILE Penn
Though | am sure that none
Of thls personal history Of mine is
Of any particular interest 10 The
Rci Cross, ! thought that mas
/ nucrA as~"I felt particularly APP
pteciaNvc of services which the
Ant@uctn Red Cross rendered to
the various troops with whom
w,, trayclns cnl.utr wcre dc-
serving Of commentator and
la4t Nh uld t1ka uron n,vself
=, speak ont
Fyc,lalare alone rv r,t,tc IN
ttlvcl I found The Red Cross 81,
iuty ready ,1 1ipulerr mt thc ser-
.;ccs n,4ac ayail3ble 10 III Tran
s.rnt pcI4 ancI by I'M narsonncl
\, thc armed forces Il i nj eio-
n6cant that vour gaT u-as o~
uty bu. ,be feeling Vbi,.b thc,
-l1e me Of reaTv ana tgllv mi
rr,eet ~ tba yonu5on ~ mv ~
9lr1t .and tbr problem of those
,,Dl4 r}e. MADE t1o ratnrn III
civilization much more nlea-
4ant eHueyteuco than Il mjrht
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
Serving In Korea
Jetersville Pfc.

Army Pfc Charles f. Ellington.
"a, son Of MI and Mrs John W
Ellington, Route ! JctcrSyllle va
is serving with the 10th Infantry
Division, which was recently
awarded the Republic OF Korea
Presidential Unit Citation in Kor-
ga
Ellington Who arrived in Korea
last May, Is an automatic rifle
man IN the 224th Regiment Com
pay T. He wears the NatioaI De
fse Service Medal and the UN and
Korean Service Ribbon
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
Birdie May Baugh's
Birds Send Greetings

Editor Of The Herald
MY birds are quite confused re-
Gently as they evidently are under
the impression that Spring aI7iv-
cd on the Goth Of this month in
tead g. March They have been
and it may be possible to get some
results that way There seems no
good reason why anyone should
object to inquiry and to attempts
70 get at the facts and the truth
Cl'he Lynchburg News
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
If Winter Never Came

II never there wQS winter time
With cold ond ice ond snow.
How could fully understand,
How could ever know
The Joy Of seeing voIets
When sprlngtime comes ogain
Or Of breathing Iiloc's perfume
Borne 70 me through the raln2
IF never there wos winter time
TO mute the teQthered choirs,
Or fiji the OR with chill thot mokes
Ne feel the need OF fires,
How could then be thonkfu for
The springtin1es wormng sun,
Or thrill to hear O robins song
When D spring day IS done2
NJ there we're no changing seasons.
All year would be the some,
Any Joys Of spring we'd never know,
# winter never came.
i do not like drob winter days
Except for Just one thing
Y know these doys os they poss by
Bring nearer lovely spring
l. D Whitoker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05

prediction that is
certain to come
true, and the only
one. is this; You
will die. tn
rides every high
way; he rides too
on every country
road an d ba k :
" GODS tran, h e
rides tn g seven
seas W herever
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
The Milk Commission

Il i, good The News thinks.
that q resolution to investigate the
activities Of the state Mix Com
mission 70 determine It's value and
whether Il should be abolished or
continued has met the dealine
for new bills IN the General AS
fmbly.
4 .~..t $3.50. n~cL 80 Iii ----t.-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
Facing Death
Lesson for March 7, 1854

Y ING EYOkAKOLI Of Lukoleta
- in Africa changed his name
every day for twenty-four years.
He thought this would keep the
angel Of death from finding him.
But death knew his name knew
his last name, which was all that
mattered Death knows every ones
name, and will call it. The one
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
tVouidii I

Upon seeing grapefruit for tbs
first time an Irishman said:
Thin 5 pretty big oranges, and
it wouldn't take many Of thin to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05

your road may take YOU q the
last you will come face TO face with
death II is only an Illusion 70 thnk
you can ride away from death.
You arc always coming nearer.
You viii face IT, no question Of
that. The question is. How viii sou
lace IL
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
With foith

People Who have Rad httls -
rerienre N such things sometimes
Wonder uhat u say uhen they
,lsit houee IF eorrou II onlv
W. could bring back the dead ~
Life A lesus did II only W could
break INTO moving poetry such as
might have come from } TennySon
or = Dante II only Nc could say
come magic thing that would dis
solve death IN ashes 3nd make life
bloom AGAIN Instead We are shy
and Numbering and us are atra,1
We s4v the wrong thing II spite
If curssN q Ia Q thing need -
te rernembered ~ such tunes
Tf~e / that Hhaf Te saw Is far
less inancrtant thar cur a'tit,l4e
Il VS. ourselves havs an attitude
of tear IT doubt ~ hcpelessness
thing hopeful We say Is beled
nv cur evident despair Put i IN
ourselves there Is 4 strong faith
this VIII make the simplest words
GLOW with hope
The other thing is recall that
Jesus rennded Martha and Mary
ID himself am the Feeurtectlon
and the Life When We th,,k Ct
1esu4 We thlrk ot LIFE II h!s
FRIEND haze tslt HcV ar u.
hslp ~ s. !. y. yysssn-s Of
scrror the hest ucrd rs car say
!. scr?e ~ or9 that points TO Jesus
ST ~ course the t@tter tire "
saw that uord y before scrrrr
Cd mes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
An Opportunity

COMING of the National Symphony Or
- chestra 10 Farmvillf next Monday night
is a distinct opportunity for the people of
this section. One Of the great symphony
orcheSsras Of the United States. the pro
gram TO be given here will appeal univer-
sally to all degrees of music appreciation
The conductor, Or. Howard Mitchell.
native Of Iowa, trained i'm American schools.
has won national and international fame
IS . conductor and Us j musician He repre-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
With Fronkness

The Christian looks for his an
swcr TO Jesus himself lie too
faced death. both of his friends
and of himself. We call hrl,
and rightly Lord Of Life, y am
the Resurrection and the Life,
he said But the blaze Of light IN
which his spirit moved did not
blind him 10 the dark fact Of
death He faced death, first Of ali
with frankness. He did not try 10
avoid mentioning it He said 10
his friends quite simply, Lazarus
is dead ( Il would be Alnny if it
were not 50 pathetic, 10 sec how
many ways people And Of avoid
ing saying lie is dead. lie is
deceased. OF demlscd, OF passed
away, or gone on,-anything but
dead At funerals the corpse is
rugged up TO look as llfellkc as
possible. At the grave everything
is done 10 keep it from looking
like a grave. Death is d subject
lodged in polite conversation. But
why not face it? Jesus certainly
believed in Immortality, more
firmly than we do indeed; but still
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-05
With Sympathy

jesus tears were she'd on only
one recorded occasion, when Laza-
rus died. Could he have been
weeping for Lazarus? That is
hardly possible, If he believed half
what We believe about imnor-
tality, he could not have Wcpt for
a man who had gone beyond these
shadows to the light Of Gods
presence Or if he did not believe
IN Immortality 0et US suppose
iust for moment that he did
noU. then why should he weep
for man Who was within the
hour to be restored TO fun life
aEain2 The one explanation that
accounts for Jesus tears on that
day is to sec them as tears Of
sympathy The hearts Of Mary and
Martha we're torn and his own
Mas term in sympathy Perhaps IT
was npt altogether because they
Vcrc for : tune lonely and hereft
Jesus could Sc something he
meath their loneliness - he could
sec that they did not understand
death itself To their minds Laza
rus had ! good as ceased 70 exist
IIc would he raised ~ At some
future dan but on that dav, four
DAYS aftor his death y hat had he
come of him? Al fhcy could see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12

116 papers were returned
from the North Atlantic, Is
from the North Pacific, 10
from the South Pacific, 4 from
the South Atlantic, 2 from the
Indian Ocean and 2 from the
Mediterranean Sea.
Bottle papers have been
cast from vessels of Dutch,
Belgian, German, Italian,
British, Norwegian, Chinese,
Honduran, Brazilian, Liberian,
French, Panamanian, Moroc-
can and Israeli registry, but
not Russian.
The longest drift ever re-
corded In the photographic
Office Is about 5000 miles,
but it is reported that a
bottle tossed in the ocean
of Cape Horn fioated 10,250
miles to New Zealand. This.
year, a bottle paper was re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12

turned which drifted $3.50
miles from Acapulco, Mexico,
to the Philippine Islands.
Prohibition stopped one of
the photographic Ofi1ce's best
bottle throwers, according to
a paper written by Marvin o.
Rice, Pilot Charts editor. An
officer on a merchant ship
going between New York and
the Caribbean was a heavy
beer drinker. Every time he
polished of a bottle, he filled
out a message and tossed 1t
overheard. Daily the officer
reported to the photographic
Office, Five bottles today"
usually in rough weather.,
"27 bottles today "a sign the
sea was CALM. When prohi-
bition came, the photographic
Office heard no more from
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12

~ Hrltcn could ncl -
plair, % The native what II
wal, but mailed the infornaa-
ton to the photographic
Office. The Mohammedan re-
turned some days later with
the Coastal Chart sent by the
Navy. He was sure, because
of its size, that the chart was
a draft for a grand sum of
American dollars and wanted
to know why the bank would
not cash it.
A 17-year-old colleen re-
turned a bottle paper found
in Mayo County, Ireland, with
a letter expressing hope that
a fat man would deal with
the matter. Then, she ex-
planned, she was sure to get a
reward.
IF it be a thin man. I have a
poor chance" she wrote, "as a
fat man Is always generous
and romantic, and I intend
to fall in love and marry a
fat man."
A young woman in the
Canary Islands demanded
money to pay for the trip she
and her duenna made to the
American Consul to deliver
the bottle paper.
In six months last year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
Mrs. james Peterson II$3:If GltI1 at the

Il ~
tossed overheard and Ices
ton. when at sea With moth
ing better TO do and an empty
bottle available, q sailor nIIs
in the information, corks the
container and throws it over
the side.
Sometimes years later and
thousands of miles away, a
beachcomber may find the
bottle. On the paper, already
alf-filled out by the sailor
are instructions in eight diff
ferent. languages, including
Esperanto. They tell the
finder to list on the message
where and when he found the
bottle, then mail the paper
back to the photographic
ONCE or send in to the
American Consul.
The photographic Office
receives an average Of one
bottle paper every day. For
years, the finder received a
chart of the waters where he
found the bottle as a reward,
but this has been discontinued.
Now returning will be done
for nothing or not at all.
Despite a notice on each
message that no funds are
available to pay the finder,
rewards are usually expected.
A Mohammedan picked up a
bottle of the coast of British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
NCIENT MARINERS |!

NO4EaNx Mx1xk4kNAz8N&1H4 &
IA wrecked on desert ISLANDS
wrote messages and put them
in bottles which they cast In
desperation upon the waves.
Today, the Navy photographic
ONCE in Suitland, Md, is
doing the same thing-but
for a different purpose.
The photographic Office
tests currents of the worlds
oceans with bottles. Cast into
the sea all over the globe by
sailors from many merchant
fleets, the bottles sometimes
drift thousands Of miles.
This was the first means of
establishing the currents in
different oceans. Today, there
are more modern methods,
out 1Oating bottles still nave
their use.
During World War III, the
drift Of mines from Japan
could be estimated from in
formation cleaned by the
photographic Office and its
bottles. II floating cargo
from a ship should be lost,
the photographic once could
tell where it would wind up.
Remote waters where current
charts are unavailable can be
figured out through bottle in
formation.
The photographic Office
supplies forms with space for
the name Of the bottle
Evening star., 1954-01-09
100000 Dope Case
Defenda Sentenced

A man was sentenced here yes
terday to serve from 90 months
to 10 years for possession Of
.334 grains of a narcotic mix
ture. valued at 100000. and for
facilitating its concealment.
He is John G. st. Lawrence.
43. who recently was found guilty
of the two offenses in 1852.
Sentence was by Judge Edward
A. Tamm of the q. S. District
Court for the District of Co
lumbia.
The narcotic was recovered by
authorities in a suitcase which
st. Lawrence had left at the
home Of friends, police said. st.
'Lawrence's address was listed as
in the 4500 block of Sheridan
street, Riverdale, Md.
In another case. Judge F. Dick
inson Let's gave Walter j. Hop
son. 43, colored, a janitor. from
8 to 81 years for raping an 18-
year-old baby sitter last Sep
tember. The victim, who also
was colored, was attacked IN a
house a short distance from Hop
sons home. in the 1900 block of
First street Sc.
Judge James r. Kirkland SEN
fenced John c. Shaw, 40. of the
1000 block Of Maryland avenue
Sc, to serve from one to four
years for forging and cashing six
checks. ranging from SO to $42.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
BIockbuster Uneurthed

DORTMuND, Germany. Jan.
9 GA 2-ton blockbusting
bomb was uprooted by a
steam shovel in the heart of
Dortmund. Police Immediately
ordered 1900 residents to evacu-
ate their homes in preparation
for defusing attempt tonor-
row.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Dr.. Adler to Lecture

DR.. Morris Adler Of Detroit will
lecture at 9:3o pm. Monday in
Adas Israel Congregation. Con-
necticut avenue and Porter street
NV. The lecture is part Of q
series on Jewish history and cul-
ture.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Mrs. Benes Reported Dead

VIENNA. Austria. Jan. 8 (R.-
The Sudeten German refugee
Reichenberger Zeitung
reported yesterday the death
Of Mrs. Hanna Benes. widow of
Eduard Benes. co-founder and
president of the Czechoslovak
republic. It said the Red regime
did not permit publication Of
the news in the controlled
Czechoslovak press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
BY the Associated Press

NEW MILFORD, Conn, Mar.
81. - Playwright ARTHUR Miller,
whose application for a pass
port to go to Europe was re-
jected by the State Department.
says a charge that I am sup
porting any Communist cause is
mot true"
Mr.. Miller is the author of
Death of a Salesman" THE
Crucible," and other plays.
Department spokesman said his
application was rejected under a
regulation denying passports to
persons believed to be supporting
the Communist movement, re-
CARELESS of whether they are
party members.
Expert on Witch Hunts"
1.-THE Crucible' deals with a
hunt for witches in Salem. Mass,
some $50 years ago." Mr.. Miller
said in a statement. so I am
rather an expert on witch-hunts.
I fully understand how deeply
terrified perfectly fine people can
become.
II also know that they often
live long enough to feel thor
oughly ashamed of themselves
after the terror has burned it.
self out"
In denying he is supporting
any Communist cause, Mr.. Miller
said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Playwright, Refused Passport
To Europe, Denies Aiding Reds

"That I am opposed to much
of what passes for American do
mestic and foreign policy is GER
tainly true.
However, in this particular
instance the issue would seem
to be whether, in the struggle
for mems minds, the presence on
foreign soil of one Arthur Miller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
80 Pei. Dairy Support
IsGood Compromise,
Young Says Of Bill
By Allen Druy

The leading Republican OPP
ponent of the Eisenhower farm
program in the Senate. Senator
Young of North Dakota, said
today that a proposed dairy sup
port bill begging prices around
80 per cent of parity Is "a good
compromise"
The measure was introduced
yesterday by Chairman Aiken
of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee and Senator Anderson.
Democrat, of New Mexico. a
former Secretary of Agriculture.
Although it comes too late to
head off Agriculture Secretary
Benson's April l order cutting
dairy supports from 80 to rs per
cent of parity, it would have the
effect Of canceling the cut if
passed by Congress.
Thye Fears Effect of Bin.
The possible line of opposition
to be taken by some dairy-State
Senators was foreShadowed by
another leading Republican
member of the Agriculture Com
mittee, Senator Thye of Mime
sofa. who said in a separate in
terview that he regrets the bill
was introduced too late to block
the PonSOn order
I'm afraid now that if we
pass a bill ordering the support
price raised after the Secretary
has ordered it lowered, it will
encourage SPECTATORS to buy up
surplus stocks at the lower price
during the time we're debating
the measure and then sell it at
the higher price after the bill
is passed." he said.
The Aiken-Anderson bill,
which could end the bitter dis
pute which has arisen between
Mr.. Benson and Congress, ties
the support price for butter di-
rectly to the price of feed grains
the dairyman must purchase for
his herd Senator Aiken esti-
mated this would set the price
at about 80 per cent of parity.
Resignation Threat Reported.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press
reported an interview with Rep
reSentative Laird. Republican, of
Wisconsin, in which he said Sec
rotary Benson had threatened to
resign rather than accept any
modification in his order cutting
supports to IS per cent of parity.
According to Mr.. Laird, the
President was agreeable to max
ing the cut 825 per cent, but
"a source close to President
Eisenhower called House Re-
publican leader and said that
Benson told the President that
he would quit as Secretary of
Agriculture if he was forced to
change his position"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Amazing New Invention
For Poor Circulation

WASHINGTON, D. c. (SpeciaD .
Science has created a revolution
airy new invention that can COM
pletely change the lives of millions
overnight. At last, people who are
tired of being tired may find well
come relief.
This remarkable new invention
may make the difference between
feeling relaxed and strained
between feeling poised and ner-
vous :. between sleeping peace
fully and lying awake. 1t prom
ises happier living and more youth
full spirits even to those who have
given up hope of enjoying these
priceless blessings again.
This new scientific invention Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31

the famous Niagara Deep Massage.
Just a few minutes easy, pleasant
use a day helps symptoms of poor
blood circulation such as painful
limb cramps, numbness. sleepless-
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People who use this discovery
are amazed and delighted by the
new wonders it works for them.
There is nothing like it.
To acquaint newspaper readers
with all the facts about this new
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such amazing benefits, a fascinat-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Emieronts Leave Jopon

TOKYO, Mar. 81. R).-Sixty-
one japanese emigrants to Brazil
left Yokohoma this morning
aboard the 10.7OO-ton liner Santos
Maru. Kyodo news service re-
ported. Among them was the o.
year-old son of former Finance
Minister Masatsune Ogura and
his 24-year-old wife.