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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21
Letters TO Editor
Defends Synod
Leaders
Editor Of Farmyille Herald

Editor Of Farmyille Herald;
Upon reading today's issue Of
the Farmyille Herald. was quite
concerned at the 1uXtaposition Of
your editorial Grass Roots
Resistance with the letter signed
f G. Hartman which was reprint
ed from the Stanton News Lead
Ell | am taking the liberty there
fore, Of yoicinR for your Letters
Column a partial answer TO the
position taken III both these artl-
Giles concerning the issue of Segrc-
CATION. May l make 1t clear that
l am speaking for myself alone.
and that this is not necessarily
the position Of particular mem
berS Of the church which I serve
1t is undoubtedly true that
grass roots resistance is being
and will be shown to the racial
integration of public schools
which will take place as result
Of the recent decision of the SUI
preme Court OF our nation. But
can not help but wonder at
your bringing together examples
Of resistance and encouraging it's
organization over the whole
South Nor can I take seriously
your implication that the SUI
preme Court decision was delibe-
5rately intended to hurt the
Souths progress and to bring us
into dissenSion TO the advantage
i Of the Communists
Whatever our personal feelings
on the subject Of segregation We
must face the fact that tremend-
Gus social changesb are taking
place. not only in OH Southland.
but over the whole world Resist
ance, whether politically organil-
ed OF jomnahstically disSeminat-
ed. serves only to make complex
problem even mo11 difficult 10
this point, Southside Virginia has
felt the effects Of these social
changes less than many other
sections Of the South but they
Will inevitably come here too II
would seem that Il good purpose
could be served By a sincere e.
fort to help these inevitable
changes come peacefully and with
good viii rather than by flaming
the flames of resistance Surely
YOU realize the prestige and the
Influence your very fine paper
has III Southsidc Virginia
1t * my conviction that the
Christian Church should be in the
lead rather than in the rear of
the movement to remove the
man-madc distinctions and bar
Iiers which separate the races.
The New Testament Church had
TO face this same racial issue. but
the result was the welcoming into
their intimate fellowship Of faith
those Of greater racial enmlty
than We could possibly have to-
day For by one Spirit we we're
all baptized into one body-JeWs
or Greeks, slaves or free and all
were made to drink Of one Spirit"
Il Cor. 1919 Tie very fact that
Christian Faith today Is not just
a sect Of Judaism is evidence That
the. Jewish Christians Of the New
Testament by the guidance Of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

no mention Of heart disease, cam
Ger, or some very common cause
Of death I forecast that the time
Is coming when these accident
and sickness policies viii be COM
PEELED by law to state in large
type what they DO NOT cover.
II these policies do not cover
every reasonable hazard which
YOU can think of. get covered For
instances, if your wife should
put persons eye out with an
open umbrella, are you insured
against its costing YOU $4,000?
Get Letter from Your Agent
Your insurance agent wants
to be one OF your best friends.
He Is truly interested in your well
fare. Tell him you want every
thing covered and get Z letter
from him stating that every
thing, Unless he mentions il III
this letter 10 YOU is couered One
other thought In most states
only perfectly sound insurance
companies are allowed by law to
operate but this is not true in
all states. Furthermore. some I'M
Sclupulous companies get around
the law BY operating BY man
from careless state.
You cannot expected to study
the financial strength of each
company, but you can insist up
on selecting only well-known
companies which have been in
business a long time. Any com
pany which has advertised con-
sistently in your local paper
should be safe This is a good test
Especially if the advertisement
reads that the company has been
approved by the Insurance Com
missions OF all the leading states.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

over the consciences Of its mem
bers But the attempt 10 dismiss
the Synod's almost unanimous
stand against segregation as not
representing the Pr e SD y 3 r ian
Church is in reality an attack on
the church and its representa-
tive system III making decisions
and taking stands on moral and
social issues IN constitutional as
semblIes. The Gospel can not BE-
preached by popular vote If it is
TRUE that Presbyterian ministers
are more unanimous than Presby-
terrain elders in tn cir stand
against segregation |, for one, am
not convinced they are so far
from the viii Of CONGREGATIONS
Both ministers and elders are
elected 70 their position BY CON
.gregations and may | respect
fully suggest that the social views
of younger people in congrega-
tons are often quite different
from the older 1t has been the
often expressed opinion in Viz
ginia that the only strong. oppo-
sition To desegregation III the
Presbyterian Church IN Virginia
Is iii Southside and particularly
around Farmville. I cite these
things by way Of pointing out that
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

Holy Spirit embraced in the COM
mon bond Of faith even the hated,
lunclean Gentlles
1t IS encouraging indeed that
the major denominations have led
IN more recent times III rallying
to the support of the Supreme
Court decision The Presbyterian
Church has taken a clear stand
both in its General Assembly
meeting at Montreal, NJ O.. in
June and in the synod Of VIM
ginia meeting at Staunton d few
weeks ago. In the light Of our
church's position, find It inn
possible to let the statements
made in your Letters Column of
Sept II 20 unchallcnged The
sentiments expressed here seem
to have gained some currency III
the larmvillc area. The chief inn
port Of this letter is that a few
very few. appointed ecclesi-
astlcal politicians have divided
the church an railroaded
through Synod the stand on the
issue Of segregation
May ! simply supply. without
rancor a few statements Of fact
The Presbyterian Church is d
constitutional church All the year
ly meetings of the Synod Of Vir-
GINA, every local church IS repre-
sented by It's minister and an cid
fer thus nsurIng the Presby-
terrain principle Of the parity Of
ministers and laymen i'll am
councils and courts, q principle
which I believe most other Pro
testant denominations adhere to
1ealously as Well At this particu-
lar meeting Of Synod this parity
was in no sense violated Every
church had the privilege Of be-
/ ing represented, and there were
few absentees. either Of ministers
OF elders. Since the General AS
sembly had already spoken out
against segregation and h a d
recommended that Synods also
take action it certainly should
have surprised no one that This
matter would De considered.
At the opening session 4 rcso-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21
Womans' Club
TO Hold Meeting

The first Fall meeting Of the
Buckingham County Womans
Club is scheduled for Friday. Sep
tember ~ al 2.30 , m. III the
auditorium of the Dnlwyn Ele-
mcntaIy School
The club viii also adopt it's pro-
gram for 1886.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21
Too Busy

He hos no time to say hello
Or pIeosont words to say,
No time to osk q neighbours health
As he goes on his way.
No time TO wotch white drifting clouds
Moke pictures in the SKY.
Nor TO wotch the groceful swallows
Above him dort and fly
No time 10 sit and medtote
And think Of lovely things,
Nor wotch gay children while Of pIaY
And see the Ioyit brings
No time TO stop and pke bit
And to relax QwhiIe,
Nor thrill to hear the songs Of birds
Or note boby's smile
I'd hate to be q man like that
Who oiwoys IS in haste
He lacks reoI friends, he hos NJ love.
70 me. his Iife's 3 waste
L. D Whita
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

of the former Communist soldiers pointing
to leaflet supposedly dropped by the
Americans, which told the Communists
that their wives We're waiting back home
for them and included picture of nice
home and an automobile. Such things are
definitely not waiting for them back in
China, the former soldiers said
Practically all Of these criticisms can
be taken As normal, since no army has per
feet security and since all opposing armies
sometimes manage to Slip through front
lines and perform feats Of daring. The
wastefuI use of artillery is interesting
however because Of the shortage of artil-
Iery shells which developed in Korea and
which caused such Stir in Washington
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

insurance cost Incidentally I'M
insured loss of trees can be de-
Quoted from your income tax
Since the hurricane learn
that very few people carry hur-
ricane insurance III fat most
people do not know what their
insurance covers. For instance
manufacturer insure their r. O
B goods until delivered to the
merchants nearest railroad sta
ton The merchant insures these
goods after they arrive at his
store: but very few carry pol
llcies which protect the goods
while beng trucked between sta
ton and store Be sure YOU have
the right insurance. and. enough
OF It
Read Your Policies
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-21

One of the greatest compliments one
can pay to the American people is that they
can sit through some of the current NOV
les without murmur
Evening star., 1954-05-03

ever. this is quite unreliable. The
speed is subject to irregular
changes of as much as one part
IN 20 million over a year.
There is now strong evidence
from the Naval Observatory's
quartz-crystal clocks, DR.. Mar
kowitz says, that the earth has
speeded up a little during the
past year. This can be proved
only by precise moon observa-
tions.
The new camera technique is
part of a three-point program
by the Naval Observatory staff.
A more precise ephemeris Of the
satellite is being made. At the
same time DR.. c. B. Watts is at
work on a precise profile of the
moon which involves determina-
tion of the attitudes of mountain
ranges near the edge which is
turned towards the earth.
Seen through a telescope the
moon is far from a smooth
edged disk. Five-mile-high peaks
jut out from the edge and deep
valleys cause dents in the rim.
Moreover, the moon oscillates a
little, so that the same rim is not
always seen from the earth.
The mountains and valleys
may cause a considerable error
in calculations based on moon
observations unless their heights
and depths are known with great
precision.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
BY Thomos R. Henry
Seianca Editor Of The Sfaf

Extremely precise moon oh.
servations by means Of q new
type of camera devised at the
Naval Observatory here are ex-
pected to make possible, for the
first time, determination Of the
actual shape Of the earth and
also to allow timekeeping with
an accuracy of about one part
in a billion.
The revolutionary Photographic
technique used was described to
the American Geophysical Union,
which opened its meetings, at the
National Academy ~of Science
Building here this morning, by
DR.. william Markowitz of the
Naval Observatory staff. In prin-
ciple the moon, now considered
the most precisely moving Of all
closely observable celestial bod
les, theoretically is stopped dead
in its course while it is photo
graphed against a background Of
stars.
Such observations hitherto
have been possible only on the
rare occasions of solar eclipses
Now they can be made several
times any night and one of the
proposals for the forthcoming
Evening star., 1954-05-03

upon a conformity to the
Prayer Book"
The speaker also pointed out
that there is no member OF
our church who has offered
more resolute guidance than he
in the fields of interracial rela-
tions and international friend
ship"
Among the clergymen attend
ing the ceremonies were Meth
odist Bishop G. Bromley Oman
of Washington. DR.. Carl Heath
Kopf, president Of the Wash
ington Federation Of Churches;
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
Senate chaplain, and DR.. Edward
H. Pruden, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church.
A check for $1,750 was pre-
sented to Bishop and Mrs. Dun
with the explicit direction that
they use it for their own pur-
poses and not for the Bishops
discretionary fund.
The Bishop was also given two
book ends carveC' from "chips"
Of Cathedral stone and Mrs. Dun
was presented with two tile side
tables.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Naval Obseryotory's Camera
Expected to Cut Error in Time

international geophysical year is
to set up q network Of 20 Of the
Naval Observatory cameras all
over the earth.
Distance between earth and
moon is known quite precisely.
The precision with which the
lunar position in the heavens
can be determined at any in
slant. due to new lunar tables,
now is almost without any mar
gin of error. so that the earth's
satellite can be considered an
absolute fixed extraterrestrial
landmark.
Point in Triangulation.s
Thus 1t can be used as a
point in a surveyors triangula-
ton for determining distances
over the earth's surface which
cannot be measured directly.
such as across oceans. A deter
mination Of the width of the At
lantic will be made in this way
during the total solar eclipse in
June. but this will be possible
only for points along the path
of the eclipse while It lasts. With
the Naval Observatory cameras
such determinations can be made
almost every night and in any
direction.
It is generally assumed that
the shape Of the earth is that
Of a perfect ellipsoid but this
is by no means certain and there
is a possibility that this figure
may be wrong by as much as
200 meters.
The moon, DR.. Markowitz
pointed out, may be considered
very close to a perfect time
keeper. Observations made over
a year should determine absolute
time to an accuracy of three
parts in q billion and If the
/ same observations are made al
several observatorieS the &C.
curacy should be not more than
one part in billion. This would
mean a likely error of only a few
thouSandths Of q second in q
year. This would be a thousand
fold more accurate timekeeping
than is claimed for the atomic
clocks at the Bureau Of Stand
ards. although it is believed
these probably eventually will be
brought to the same precision.
Rotation Provides Basis.
The basic measure of time is
the period Of the earth's rota-
ton on its axis. Atually. how
Evening star., 1954-05-03

wood Askins, "a. colored. Of 1914
First street NV. committed to
st. Elizabeths Hospital in 1889
while on trial in the Staying Of
Ruth Mcdonald. 81. colored.
1t. Albert B. Hit. crime squad
commander in the second pre-
cinct, said Askins was released
from the hospital in April. 1852.
This was five months before
Laura Cook. A. was strangled to
death in the Logan Hotel, 20
Logan circle NV. The homicide
charge was lodged yesterday in
the Cook killing.
Askins was arrested after two
detectives overheard a conversa-
ton on the street April %.
Detectives John A. Jones and
William J. Laughlin said they
heard Mrs. Marie Sweeney. %,
colored, Of 1116 Ninth street
NV, telling a companion that
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Hearing Described
By Bishop Dun as
'UncIean Spectacle

The row between Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin and the Army was called
an "unclean spectacle" by the
Right Rev. Angus Dun. Bishop
Of Washington. yesterday.
Bishop Dun did not mention
the principals in the contro-
versy by name but his remarks
left no doubt in the minds Of
the audience that he was re-
ferring to the current hearings
on Capitol Hill.
In this critical period in the
worlds history, when everything
depends upon unity, we have
here the unclean spectacle Of
distrust and bitterness and
charges and countercharges
that eat and eat our strength
at the very center where we
most need strength" the prel-
ate declared.
Bishop Dun spoke in Washing
ton Cathedral as part of the
observance of his tenth ami
versary as the Episcopal Bishop
Of Washington.
The greatest service our coun-
try. can do for the world these
days would be to live in brother
illness and unSelfish SERVICE" he
told the gathering that filled
the Cathedral.
Mutual respect and service
and high hope would make this
life so inviting others would
want to be drawn into it, to
share it," the speaker continued.
Their lives then would become
full Of glory. full of hope and
full Of charity"
The Right Rev. Malcolm E.
Peabody, Bishop of Central New
York, in his sermon said the
great task today was to minister
to human need.
'.The record of your own
bishop in doing this is out
standing" Bishop Peabody
noted. "He has emphasized the
return to first principles Of
Scripture. He has exalted the
worship of the church above
party strife by his insistence
that our church's unity is based
Evening star., 1954-05-03
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Evening star., 1954-05-03

a man had nearly choked her
to death.
Both detectives had worked on
the investigation Of the Cook
Staying, and began a new search
for suspects after hearing Mrs.
Sweeney's story. Several men
were arrested, and Mrs. Sweeney
identified Askins as the man who
had tried to 'choke her. police
said.
1t. Hit said Askins also was
identified by two witnesses in
the Cook Staying. He said Askins
denied any connection with the
1852 killing.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
e*&-
Man Charged in sos
In Two Killings Is
Held in SfrangIing

A man who police said went
on trial for one murder and was
accused of another in 1898 was
charged with homicide yesterday
in the 1852 strangle killing of
another woman.
He was identified as Robert Ell
Evening star., 1954-11-07
The woes of q cOlnnluter- will
he exposed ON your screen I'm
his new show. Here's a sample
by Leslie Lieber
This Week TeIesisi0ss Editor

W7HEN TINS WEEK got wind short time ago that
w Sid Caesar was brewing up new TV comic
character based the trials and trbulaions of
muting, we dispatched photographer post-haste to
snap the early results Our layout shows Sid stooge
Carl Reiner and sundry models trying out assort
ment Of situation gags some Of which you'll come
to life on the comedians upcoming show this week.
We knew it would only be matter of time before
Sid, city scker from stem to stern got around to
ampoonng the timetable slaves. II was about two
years ago that he got his first heady Whit of new mown
hay sitting contentedly under what he
missed to be tree and decided then and there that
country living was his dish.
Caesar came saw but wasn't completely conquered
by the pastoral joys of sububia. couple of months
ago, he gave up his estate in Westport. Conn.,, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
Gingerbread to the Rescue
By Genevieve ReYAolds


A GINGERBREAD recipe
"A and q w0man's magma
tive zeal preserved Kenmore,
ancestral home Of Betty
Washington and Col. George
Fielding Lewis, as a shrine for
the Nation at Fredericksburg,
Va.
Thousands of tourists an
nually visit the Colonial man
sion. Many even are more
interested in its colorful doy-
enne-MrS. Horace H. Smith,
better known as Miss Annie"
whose efforts led to Kenmore'S
establishment as a shrine.
Fifty of the 60;O0O GIS
whom she entertained during
World War II have named
their babies Kenmore. And
more than 10000 veterans
have taken their parents or
bride to see Miss Annie as well
as the architectural beauty of
the mansion.
Since 1922 Miss Annie has
garnered about $500, 600, in
addition to furniture, dra-
peries and silver, to save, re-
store and maintain the house
built in 1852 for the sister of
George Washington. Moreover,
she has imbued thousands
with her own love of Kenmore
and its history, which she
reels OF with the fluency of
a tourist guide.
For 80 years, Miss Annie
has been the guiding spirit of
the Kenmore Association,
serving without pay as execu-
tive secretary. Recently, the
5-foot-S-inch Miss Annie, who
will tell her age (72), but not
her weight, retired to become
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

honorary board member. But
Kenmore is irresistible. She
still greetS guests frequently
to tell them of her beloved
house. A few weeks ago, 62
Canadian women visited the
shrine. When they entered
the spacious hall with the
lotus flower carving on the
end of the stair tread, she
began:
1--WE would not be American
citizens if it were not for Ken
more, which was sacrificed to
make the guns for the Revo-
lutionary Army which won the
Battle of Yorktown" She also
told how Col. Lewis, a Revo-
lutionary patriot, built the
mansion for his young bride;
how, toward the end of the
Revolution, he mortgaged the
house and 1853 acres to equip
three regiments and build a
vessel, the Dragon.
After Col. Lewis death,
Kenmore was sold for taxes.
In later years, it was owned
by private families, used as a
hospital in the Civil War and
as a boarding house in World
War I. In 1922 the house was
slated for demolition and the
grounds were to become
apartment lots.
Miss Annie and her mother,
the late Mrs. v. M. Fleming,
are credited with saving Ken
more after three previous
attempts by the local citizenry
had failed. Through their
efforts, Kenmore has muSh-
roomed into national promi-
hence, with Regents and Chill
(COstirmed on Page ~
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Group Votes Study
OF Infegration Strike

The Anacostia Citizens Asso-
citation last night voted to in
vestigate complaints that police
mishandled students during their
recent strike against integration
at Anacostia High School.
The law and legislation COM
mittee will work jointly with the
police and fire committee to de-
termine whether the complaints
are justified. This resolution
was presented by John w. Lain
hart and amended by Ollie Bell
and John H. Fallon.
Mr.. Fallon reported that, so
far, there have been no examples
presented from the group to back
last months charges that The
Star and the Washington Post
and Times Herald were biased
in their reports on integration.
He recommended that letters of
apology be written to the papers.
However, the group decided to
give the matter further study.
In other business, Mrs. Gladys
Muses. motion to investigate the
equipment and an accident that
occurred at Ketcham playground
was referred to the school and
education committee.
The meeting was conducted
by John H. Fallon in the Ana
costa Methodist Church parlor,
Fourteenth and u streets Sc.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Group Is Told Of Pepco's
Hiqher Revenue Need

The Randle Highlands Citi-
zens' Association last night heard
Robert w. Wilson, a vice presi-
dent of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., explain the need for
increased revenue for the COM
pany to offset it's outlay for addi-
tional facilities.
Mr.. Wilson said that, while
plant construction has doubled
in the last 10 years, the per
unit cost of electricity is the
same as it was in 1899.
The association, after a reso-
luton by j. j. McKeon, voted
to ask the Post Office Depart
ment to eliminate advertising
mail addressed only to the oc-
cupant, unless it is profitable to
the Government.
A school crossing guard was
requested for the intersection at
Thirtieth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. The motion
was introduced by Morris H.
Clarke.
Upon motion of MIR. McKeon,
the group voted to eliminate the
December meeting for this year.
The meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, vice pres
ident, in the Flynn Music
School, 2408 Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc.