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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

IN his State of the Commonwealth" adj
dress opening the Virginia Assembly
Wednesday, Governor Battle reviewed his
stewardship. Pertinent was his first state
ment Virginia is still fiscally sound"
During the past four years" he said,
Eve have lived within our income. AS sery-
ices have expanded and living costs gone
up, every phase Of the states activities has
required increased appropriations, but we
will close this year with a small surplus"
The general fund receipts have increas
ed during the period from $95, 100000 to
1925, 300, 900 due to war conditions incident
to the Korean conflict, and because Of
tightening Of collection and enforcement
procedures within the State administration.
During the same period the Byrd automatic
tax credit law has returned S19,500,00O to
the income taxpayers.
While maintaining balanced budget,
progre; has been made in every depart
ment of the States activities.
In addition to maintaining primary
highways constructing dual lanes and Wild
ening the secondary system has been de-
ve'oped to total of $4,000 miles of hard
surfaced roads, reaching almost every rural
home n the State.
In the field Of health expansion in the
number Of full-time local health depart
ments maternal and child health clinics
and additional facilities at the three tuber
culosis sanatoria have been provided. Ment
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
State of the Commonwealth

al institutions had kept reasonably we'll
abreast" of new advances in treatment and
rising costs of operation, the Governor re-
ported.
In school construction, the State has
provided $50,00O,000 to assist projects in
So counties and 25 cities, which has been
matched by local funds amounting to $685.
100000. These added to the amount ex-
pended by localities without State-aid
would give an overall expenditure for
school construction of $243, 100000. State
appropriations to supplement teachers sal
aries in the bennium were S98 100000, a
substantial increase over the prior two-year
period
Regardless Of the efforts made in the
past biennium, Governor Battle was not
unmindful Of the needs which still exist.
His budget message on Monday will doubt
less point up these needs and propose APP
prations within the expected revenue re-
ceipts to meet them.
Virginia has no reason to be dScour-
aged in the progress being made in the
the citizen. Satisfaction can be had that
such progress as has been made within the
state, and has been accomplished with a
ba anced budget. Virginia places the first
of all AZ states in fiscal soundness, condi-
ton UNUSUAL in these days of public de-
mand beyond the ability Of the government
to provide.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Some amateurs Immediately
treat their dogs for worms when
they develop a cough. but coughs
Of various types and degrees may
indicate a number Of troubles
Among them are asthma, upper
respiratory infections, diStemper
tdry cough, housedog disease
lgagging cough. eating grass
Cgagging cough sore throat,
tohsllitis pneumonia and heart
worm r the dog coughs only
when pulling against the leash,
and then frequently heartworm
is most likely indicated.
There ATE a number Of good
dog remedies On the market that
are quite effective when admin
istered properly But please, be
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
DMN Wants Drivers
Changes of Address

c. H Lamb. acting comm 'ssiou-
rr Of the Division Of Motor We
hlcleS, TODAY made his second an
real to Virginia motor vehicle
licensees that # they had CHANGED
their address since registering
their vehicles in 1858, that tn y
immediately furnish ire Division
me f0l1owjng information
New address. title number. M
md identification number and
name as shown on the old regis
fration card.
New address, title number.
make and Identification number
and name as shown on the old
registration card
Change of address blanks may
be secured from the Divisions 1903
license agents or at DMV head
quarters, 1920 West Broad St.
Richmond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
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AlPIlID
b. Ted Kes5iuS

Not long ago, neighbor Of
Henry P. Davis. sporting dog
editor OF Sports Atield magazine,
allied and said that his dog had
orms and asked about the best
-orn medicine. Davis asked what
made him SO sure the dog was
suffering from worms. 1t had no
appetite and was sluggish. so
naturally worms were the cause,
Just as simple as that.
Now loss of appetite is often
'aused by worm Infection. But
other things can cause loss Of
appetite too Among them are
oreign bodies Ii the mouth or
threat, insect stings, lead poison
ng. mouth lnfectit n. loose teeth,
burned or cut tongue. tonsilitls,
Ulcers, tumors or swelling IN the
mouth and fever diseases. Yet
worms are so common among
dogs that this man was willing TO
accept that as the trouble without
further investigation.
Loss of appetite is not the only
symptom of worm lnfestation.
Usually, if the dog needs treat
ment for worms, he will show one
or more OF the following sym
ptoms patery eyes puSs inside
corners Of eyes this indica tes
tape or whipWornl nfeStatlon>
loose bowel movements, anemla
f'hookworms' lmthrlity coat,
and !o.S C appetite.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Guest Editor
A Private Citizen

Governor John S. Battle makes
4 the announcement that when he
leaves the. office this month he
will retire permanently to private
life. He will seek no more public
offices but will devote his time TO
1.-THE practice Of law,
/. 1t is not a wholly unexpected
announcement. Governor Battle
has served almost quarter OF a
century in the legislative and
executive branches of the Com
monWealth, and has served
throughout with distinction and
with profit to Virginia. He is not
an ambitious man, and if he were,
there is no place in public life at
the moment TO which he would
aspire.
Expected or not the announce
ment provokes a feeling OF re-
greet Here, is a fine public sery-
ant, Virginian an dan American
whose talents are great 1t seems
a pity that the public is no longer
to get the use of them. But he is
entitled to his relaxation and to
the opportunity to provide for
himself and his family a suitable
income. Thef fluctuations Of the
people of Virginia go with HIM
And, perhaps, after all his serv-
ices will not be wholly lost. There
viii be opportunities for him to
act as counsellor or on commits
sions that do needed work but
which viii not require too much
Of his time. There are many ways
in which private citizen can
serve. and one of them is just by
being a citizen Of character.
1.-THE Lynchbug News
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Letters To Editor
Government

Editor of Herald:

EuiloI OF ,1erdlC.
We read with interest your ed
|torial Communication Is Prime
Purpose.
| wish TO point out that First
Glass mail pays its way. yet
Postmaster GeneraD Summer
field proposes SO Is per cent
increase but he asks for no in
crease on parcel post which covers
the greater part of the postal
deficit
This extra burden IS carried by
US the average taxpayers. with
little benefit to ourselves because
most carrier costs are absorbed
by the retailer 1t matters not
whether that hat comes by
freight, express or parcel post.
the wife still pays Sl6.95.
Neither do our local merchants
benefit in the long run because a
carrier operating on public funds
Of below cost puts them into UNI
fair competition with mai order
houses. and our entire community
suffers from these lost funds
which are drained away
Let us work TO get the govern
ment out Of business and off Gun
backs as soon as possible
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

one guy by the name Of Norman
Carlisle wrote a fabulous story
Our weather is changing Says
the world is really getting war
mer, that the tropics are creeping
northWard just think what TINS
stuff could do for industry
for people-look what II did to
Santa Claus. Some guy having
enjoyed the hopes of Santa and
reaching the years CT maturity,
unthinking wrote. Thar amt no
Santa Claus" Some folks got to
believing it their hopes OF life
faded. When you don't enjoy Win
ter and Santa Claus you are get
ting old 500 don't push them
of into scientific research too
soon. Only peSSim:st blows out
the light to sec how dark It's
We shouldn't have TO do that,
Getting set for the new admin
istratlon changes Of both State
and Nation is one thing TO keep
us all on our P's and Q's. Even
Governors have a hard time
these days
regret very much that was
unable to attend the big get-to-
gether of the Herald staff 7
know you had a fine time Its up
to you correspondents to keep the
news newsy and the columns full.
Double Check gathers what you
miss
Thanks for reading
Yours j. MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Santa Ana. Cal Spotted
chang ng the battery III a truck
parked away from the curb, Vern
st OK. nublic safetv officer, asked
the young man, Did you buy this
truck The quick reply was
Nope. I stole it." Sure enough
the man had stolen the truck
He was booked at the jail on
suspicion OF fraud theft.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL BERT

ATTORNEY GENERAL II L f B + K T
"A BROWNELL, j r. said recently he
thought federal employees suspected OF
Communist sympathy We're now removed
from the Government payroll. In reply to
questions put to him by Republican Ma
tional committeeman Jack Porter. of Hou-
ston. Texas, the top legal officer of the
Government predicted he will be certain all
Communist sympathizers are out of the
Government by next year.
Brownell indicated that within the
coming year the Employee Security pro
gram will be complete and he would be
able to say he is sure, at the end of this
period, that there are no proc communists
left in the Government.
Thus Attorney General Brownell lined
up on the side of President Eisenhower
as was expected, III the controversy over
spies in the Government, Receatly Senate
Majority Leader William knowland lined
up on the side of Senator Joe Mccarthy
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
STEAK CROKES MAN

Miami, While eating din
ner with his wife. and g. year-old
son, Louis Kiene 81, a former
head waiter at a Miami Beach
hotel choked to death when a
piece Of steak became lodged in
his windpipe. T rescue squad from
the fire department was unable
to resuScitate him.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Envy

We sometimes envy other folks
And wish to be os they
Ii seems to Us, they hove more luck
Thon ever comes our way.
The poths they freed seem smoother for
Thon where our feet are set
From life they seem TO get more Joy
Without O vain regret.
They get the Jobs We think we'd like
They have more time for pIoy
And when we mourn TO us it seems
These folks ore always GOV
We think Dome Fortune smiles on them
As on ljtes rood they go
And never does il seem thot they
Feel anguish pan Or woe.
While there ore folks we envy much
And like them wont 70 be,
Around Us there ore other folks
Who envy you Or me.
Put envy from your hearts, my friends,
Your lot in life don't rue
Thank God for gifts you hove that make
Some people envy you.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

OF the En- G lis n
translation of John
3. 7, You must be
born anew You
can hear sermons
o n I h is xt,
pre- d c h e d as if
this were a COM
nland, an impera-
tive: Go and be
born a again! AS the
Greek origin al
pldiniv shows.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Movie Guide
BY tho Motion Picture Committee
of the Farmville Woman's Club
State Theatre

VI biit w tHidli = iuH
State Theatre
KISS Me Kate This techni-
color musical which toys with
Shakespeare Tanning Of h c
shrew" is wonderful enterta n
ment Adults and young people.
The Actro S" Spencer Tracy
Is at his salty best as the rtluc
tant hacker Of his daughters
stage ambitions. Excellent. adults
and young people
Martin Luther An impress
sive film about Martin Lutfer's
break with Roman Catholicism
Adults and young people
Lee Theatre
Those RedheadS from Seattle
"a slight melodrama with tunes
by Teresa Brewer and Guy Mitch
ell, the delight of teen-age plat
ter fans Adults and young peo-
Pile
The Diamond Queen ''-- This
fabulous tale q finding the
worlds largest diamond has pure
" tlnsel glitter with Eastman
color Adults and young people
sure you know what you are do
ing I do not mean that dog own
ers should run TO the veterina-
lian every time the dog seems
sluggish o. turns up his nose at
a gocd meal Dogs are prone to
90 of feed once in a while and
missing a few meals will do them
no harm
But when it is obvious that
something Is wrong ana you are
not absolutely sure what the
trouble is, then heed Davis ad-
vice and take no chances. Hustle
the dog cf to a competent yet.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Double Check

THIS is winter, 1854. Richmond
has its General Assembly. Waah-
ngton has it's Congress, all we got
- r.-.ter. Gives =. tins to lLlnL-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Maybe it is true that two can live as
chcapy as one, but today by gosh, even
that's too darned Npensive-The Treynor
(IoWa) Record.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Jesus did not mean this as a com
mand. He was stating it as a ne
cessity. Nothing can be command
ed which cannot be Wiled; and no
man can decide TO be. or will TO be
born again. 1t is an act OF God
not of man. The word must in
John 81 is like the word must"
when you tell gardener: In or
der to raise tomatoes you must
have a certain amount Of rain
fall during the SPRING II is like
the word must" used by an art
teacher saying to pupil: II you
want to be an artist first Of all
you must have artistic talent
a gardener cannot 70 out and
make II rain. A young man can
not make up his mind to have
talent. Still, rain is necessary for
tomatoes, and talent is necessary
for art. In the same way, although
the New Birth is necessary to the
Christian life, no one can say. Il
have decided to be born again, for
this is not something we can do
ourselves.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
The New Birth
Lesson for January II, 1854

HERE are many doctrines
L which unite all Christian
churches. The doctrine Of the New
Birth is one of these. Some
churches talk about il all the time.
Some do not, but that does not
mean they do not believe in it, II
you are going to put churches on
a blacklist because they do not
keep talking about the New Birth,
you will have to rule out a good
many writer's in the Bible, be-
cause it is seldom mentioned on
the pages Of Scripture. However.
the fact back of the words is there.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Not a New Leaf

Atot Il ANGN 1NoI
Again, the New Birth is not
SIMPLY new start, new leaf, A
new stage in life. Every moment
Is fresh start, every day turns
new leaf. every week marks a
new stage in life. But no matter
how much a baby grows. no mat
ter how many times he is weighed,
no matter how many changes come
as the child grows to boyhood
and manhood, that child is born
only once. Life has many new
leaves, but only one new birth.
The New Birth is not even con-
version. In conversion the Chris
tan does something; in the New
Birth something happens to him.
! One is perfectly conscious of con-
version, in fact it is not possible
to be converted unconsciously.
But the New Birth is not anything
visible, observable at all, it is not
even conscious. Let US put it as
simply d S possible. Take the case
Of some bad person who is con-
Nerted. If you say to that person
before his conversion, BE good"
tor anything that means that, he
viii not be good. The big reason
Why not, is that he does not want
to. II you were to say. Don't you
even want to be good?" he might
we'll reply, No don't. and what's
more, | don't even want TO want
TO. But one day ,or night, per
haps suddenly, perhaps slowly, this
man realizes that for the first time
he does want to be good Perhaps
he does not 60 so far at first. All
he could say is that he wishes he
did want to be good II that is the
truth about him, then he is al
ready born again.
Gods New Life
Without this first desire, faint
though If may be, no progress can
be made. Turning over new leaves
II the wrong book never gets Nou
nynhere. God has TO put the right
book into your hands What the
New Birth means, is God ena bling
you TO desire what is truly good; in
more personal language, it is the
touch OF the Holy Spirit on your
lead and indifferent spirit, waking
you so as TO desire Him. It is an
act of God, not Of man II is rot
something God does abou. man, but
IN man. The Old Testament calls 1t
exchanging a heart Of stone for
heart Of flesh. The New Testament
sometimes calls it the New
Birth. sometimes passing from
death to life" sometimes regen-
Grafton, which means the sam.
thing The New Birth cannot b.
seen because It IS the be ginning
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Not a Command

There is common misunder-
standing about the New Birth
which is based on mis-reading
Evening star., 1954-11-14

4 Forty-eight thousand new
/. Americans were created" in
Washington and elsewhere
Thursday in the Nations first OBJ
servance of Veterans Day formerly
Armistice Day.. Mass citizenship
ceremonies were held in and out of
doors all across the country. The
largest rite was at New York's Polo
Grounds. where 10000 persons took
the oath as Americans. The Dis
trict area total was 341. .a
- A Supreme Court Justice. a
Il. new controller general and a
District Court judge were ap-
pointed by President Eisenhower
last week. Sent to Capitol Hill were
the names of John Marshall Harlan
to succeed the late Robert Jackson
on the Supreme Court bench; Joseph
Campbell. an Atomic Energy Com
missioner, to be controller general,
and Republican leader Joseph Nc
Garraghy to the District Court here.
~ Felix de Weldon's bronze
y. rendition Of the flag raising
at Two Jima became o per-
manent part OF the Washington
area landscape Wednesday,. The
huge statue. modelled from q battle
front photograph by Associated
Press Joe Rosenthal, was dedicated
at Arlington by Marine Corps Com
mandant Lemuel c. Shepherd and
others. The keynote of the day
was. tsuncommon valor was COM
mon Virtue"
"A Al surprise aftermath to the
- New Jersey senatorial elec-
tion came at Trenton Friday
when both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis won court approval for a State
wide recount. Only 1859 votes-less
than one-fifth of per cent sep
arate the apparent winner, Republi-
can Clifford Case, from his Demo-
Evening star., 1954-11-14

the rug out from under the oppo-
nentS."
The changes did meet objections
Of Acc members, and the contract
was signed last week.
But Congressional Democrats
were not about to let go of the issue.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon
Johnson had summed up the pre-
vailing Democratic attitude last
week, when he said, eve expect
that, If the Democrats assume the
majority in the Joint Congressional
Committee on Atomic Energy. the
Dixon-Yates thing can be given a
quiet burial and the Acc can be
released to do the work for which
it was set up." The power of the
purse, of course, would be the
Democrats ultimate weapon.
There was one more vote to come,
however, before the matter could be
turned over to a Democratic Con-
gress. The Acc wanted to get on
with execution of the contract. but
under the law had to wait 80 days
for the committee to ponder the
new contract. The President last
week asked the committee to waive
the 30-day wait.
The committee voted the waiver
yesterday. as requested. Again the
decision was along party lines. 10
TO 8. t.E
Evening star., 1954-11-14
The Charges

The unanimous censure recon-
mendation was based on two
charges:
. He had >'failed to cooperate"
with an 82d Congress subcommittee
set up to investigate his personal
affairs, he had repeatedly abused
the subcommittee and its mem
bers," and he had thereby OBJ
structed the constitutional proc
esses of the Senate.
. He had abused Brig. Gen. Ralph
w. zwicker during q committee
hearing, thereby harming an hon
orable officer acting under orders
and damaging relations between
Congress and the Executive.
The six Senators, three from each
party, who made up the committee
recommending censure, insisted last
week they were not a prosecuting
group-that their function was only
to explain their action and answer
questions. The proceeding, they
said, was not to be adversary" in
character.
Events, however, decreed other
wise.
The Mccarthy side pressed the
six Senators into a position where
they actually did act as prosecutors
of Senator Mccarthy and defenders
of their committee.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Europe
Rebuff by Socialists
Is Hint Of Trouble for
Frances Busy Premier

The first rumblings of challenge
to Premier Mendes-France were
heard In Paris last week. It was
too early to say a political storm
faced the fast-moving Premier, but
black clouds were in the sky.
The Socialist Party, which M.
Mendes-F France has been trying to
entice into his cabinet, respectfully
declined Thursday. The Socialists
put such impossible conditions on
their joining that the French
Premier abandoned the project.
Earlier in the week, the National
Assembly had given him q milder
warning In q 320-207 vote Of conf
dence. The issue was this: Can
the National Assembly withhold ap-
proval Of some sections Of the
Premier's budget while approving
others. or must it take or reject the
complete budget on an all-or-noth-
ing basis?
The Premier brought the issue to
q head by asking a vote Of conf
dence on his action rejecting FL
nance Committee. disapproval Of his
postal budget. The Assembly's sup
port was given reluctantly.
Deputies obviously did not want to
unseat the Premier just before he
went to the United States Che is due
Wednesday, or before parliamentary
action is taken on the Western Eu-
ropean Union.
Hopes for French ratification Of
WEU did not suffer from the maneu-
verings against M. Mendes- France,
however. On the contrary. they
were enhanced. The Socialists de-
eided overwhelmingly In favor Of
Evening star., 1954-11-14

Churchill meanwhile was echoing
his Washington comments on the
prospects for living with the Com
munists. In London, at the Lord
Mayors banquet, he said the West
might, "by patience, courage and in
an orderly progression, reach some
day. with Gods blessing. the shelter
of a calmer and kindlier age"
Unchanged Philosophy
Sir Winston's philosophy is still
the same. If the Russian people
and those in the satellite countries
tolerate communism, that is their
affair, he believes. 81 am one of
those" he said Tuesday, that be-
lieve that the powers of the West
and Of the East should try to live
in a friendly and peaceful way with
each other"
He found every reason for hope.
1--WE might even find ourselves in a
few years moving along a broad,
smooth causeway of peace and
plenty" he said, INSTEAD of roaming
and peering around on the rim of
hell"
President Eisenhower had been at
least as optimistic in Boston on Mon
day. He told a group of Catholic
women that the specter of war is
not so threatening as it used to be.
and that compassion" for our foes
should temper our attitudes in inter-
national affairs.
Professor Arnold Toynbee, the
noted English historian, chimed in
with another hopeful statement in
an appearance at the National Press
Club. He foresaw a period of peace
for at least five years, and possibly
forever. A showdown would be
mutually disastrous, he pointed out.
and If leaders keep their heads the
chances for avoiding war are good.
Qualities most needed on both
sides. Dr.. Toynbee said. are patience
and fortitude." Co-existence, the
historian recalled, has been success
full before-lately among the Cath
olics and the Protestants, earlier
among Christians and Moham-
medanS.