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money is advanced for self
liquidating projects that pay
out.
We can see the starve-and-
strangle policy working out
clear across the Nation. Funds
for needed steam plants at
iva were denied. for example,
by the Budget Bureau. SINH
larry. Southwest Power Ad-
ministration Is denied funds
for needed dams. Another
thing, most inconsistent, is
happening to SPA, hitherto a
regional operation. It is be-
ing centralized" contrary to
Eisenhower ad m / nistration
proclaimed policy. it's head
quarters moved here to WASH
ington, and with an made
quate staff left at Tulsa. Ok
lahoma's two Senators, Mike
Monroney and Robert H. Kerr,
say the result will be to con-
vert public power benefits of
SPA. which the taxpayers
financed. to private utilities
and to affect adversely REA
co-ops and other preference
customers Of public power.
At Bonneville in Oregon the
Budget Bureau cut funds for
two critical functions-the
"load-study function" and the
"program-planning function"
which. though they sound
technical, go to the very heart
of sound management and
operation of that project.
These cuts threaten the very
existence Of BPA. according
to Gus Norwood, executive sec
rotary of Northwest Public
Power Association, which en-
braces 80 consumer controlled
local power agencies serving
nearly 2 million persons in
Montana. Oregon, Washington
and Alaska. He added, IF it
is intended to abolish BPA,
then the Bonneville Act should
be repealed in the open after
public debate"
These are only a few ex-
amples of the new restrictive
policy that represents a re-
versal of policy built up over
the years, step by step. since
the Theodore Roosevelt ad-
ministration, to protect the
public in the water resources
that belong to all the people.
Only Congress can call a
halt, to it, that is, until the
people can speak In an cleo
ton.
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having conservative govern
ments after 1947, to become
lackadaisical toward the con.
flict in Indo-C China.
The Korean war, which has
cost US some 100000 battle
casualties and upward Of SIS
billion. has produced one re-
suit: Awareness on the part
of some Asiatics to the threat
OF communism. The South
Koreans who suffered the
North's aggression were not
particularly keen fighters at
the outset. But today they
have 16 well-trained divisions
which are eager to tackle the
colossus Of the North regard
less Of consequences.
The Nationalist in Formosa
who had a poor beginning
under Chang Kai-shek when
the remnants Of his forces
crossed the Formosan Straits,
have managed to organize an
army of some 30 divisions.
Nearly half this force is said
to be in combat shape. The
rest have a fine morale and
lack only additional equipment
which can come only from the
United States.
The Communists in the
Philippines have suffered seri-
GUS setbacks since 1850 and
have been practically elimi-
mated. But this does not mean
that there could not be a re-
vival of forces sympathetic to
the Reds if America were
forced out of the West Pacific.
Japan is inflltrated by Com
munists in the guise Of Nation
alistS. So long as America
appears strong and determined
to maintain her position there
is little doubt that the Japa-
nese would be willing to rearm>
and fight the Communist
drive. But If we show our
selves to be undecided and
suffer diplomatic reverses,
Japan will go into the Red
orbit quicker than any other
Asiatic country.
This is the picture which
most political men in WASH
ington have before them today.
They know that the chances
Of compromises with the Reds
are no greater than compro-
missing with rattlesnakes. But
they are worried lest some
well-meaning men in the Gov
eminent may be innocent
enough to imagine either that
we could compose our differ
ences" with the Communists
or that time is on our side.
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Dorls FIeeson-
Black Wednesday on Capitol Hill
Dulles Also Was PIIoried by His Own Party on Issue
Of Trying to Talk Peace in o-Chno With Reds

licans but they want some an
swers too.
The administration Us in
something of a cleft stick on
Indo-China. It has repeatedly
told the Congress that Indo-
China is critically important,
more so than Korea. Yet,
having insisted on the truce in
Korea to which the Eisenhower
campaign committed him. it
is not in a position to tell the
French they cannot talk truce
in Indo-China.
The problem is aggravated
by the fact that feeling on
these issues criSs-crosses party
lines.
All politicians believe the
Korean truce is popular. This,
together with party loyalty,
has held Republicans in line
who at heart are suspicious
of it. Democrats generally
support 1t though they say Bit
terly that Truman and Ache
son would have been i'm
peached for signing it.
Democrats have taken the
leadership, however, with re-
spect to Indo-C China: one Of
them, Senator Mansfield,
made a special survey there
for the State Department last
winter. They are fast develop
ing some Of that tenacity re-
garding it which Republicans
like Senator Knowland dis
play regarding Chang and the
Nationalist Chinese.
It could be again that the
more things change. the more
they are the same.
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Doris FIeeson-

Army Secretary Stevens was
not the only member of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's official fam
lily who had a Black Wednes-
day on Capitol Hill and again
it was the Republicans who
administered the bitter medi-
cine.
Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles was so stung by
the critical dose G.. o. P. mem
bers of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee handed
him, his lips quivered and his
eyes filmed. For an appalled,
moment, Senators thought he
would burst into tears.
Recovering himself, he
banged on the table with his
fist; then poured it on his
detractors with the eloquence
of a man who feels himself
deeply wronged.
1--WE won every point from
the Russians at Berlin" Mr..
Dulles commended. II don't
think it is right that when we
come home after making such
q record we should have to
face this kind Of criticism.
It hurts us and it hurts what
we are trying to do"
Republicans who had been
pressing a line Of inquiry shot
through with implications that
Mr.. Dulles was appeasing the
Chinese Communists returned
only impassive stares. The
tension was broken when Sen
ator Humphrey. a Democrat.
cut in astringently:
'Mr. Secretary, you're just
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HoIdino OFF the Law

OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 26
R).-Oklahoma City officers
finally found a suspect they
don't dare touch with a 10-foot
pole.
Frank I. Kelsey of Oklahoma
City. charged with forging a
1922 check, wasn't holding off
the law with the traditional
shotgun. His secret weapon was
a bad case of mumps.
Police took one look at their
prospective prisoner and decided
it was a job for the sheriff
who decided it was a job for
the county attorney, whose an
Swer was:
Lets wait until tomorrow
maybe / can think of some
thing"
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Maj. Peress refused to answer
80 questions concerning al
legged Communist activities
while In the Army. On the
same day Senator Mccarthy
revealed that, despite the rec
concentrations for dismissal
made the previous year, Peress
was not removed but was pro-
NOTED. Mccarthy demanded
that action be taken on the
basis Of the sworn testimony
of Peress.
February I, 1954-Senator
Mccarthy sent a formal let
ter to Secretary of the Army
Stevens demanding that the
honorable discharge for Peress
be held up. This letter was
mae public in the press the
same day.
February 2, 1954-Maj. Pc
ress had changed his mind
about the March 81 date and
had selected this day as the
date for his release. He re-
ceived an honorable discharge
emitting him to all the bene-
fits of an officer thereafter.
Gen. Zwicker signed this ap-
proval form.
February 3. 1954-Secretary
Stevens returned from abroad
after a months absence and
told the press that any officer
should not get an honorable
discharge from the service if he
refuses to answer questions
properly put to him by a con-
gressional committee" He said
the regulations then being
published will assure this &C
ton for the future.
February Is, l954-Secre-
tary Stevens wrote to Senator
Mccarthy acknowledging that
the Army's system Of screening
subverSives had broken down.
He admitted that PeresS should
never have been promoted to
major and promised an inves-
tigation of all the circum-
stances surrounding it. In the
same letter reference was made
to technical difficulties in the
past because to discharge dis
honorably any one for Com
munist Party membership was
regarded as discrimination
for political beliefs" This par
ticular paraphrase of a previ-
ously existing Army order
aroused the ire of Senator
Mccarthy, who has been con-
tending for a long time that
the Communist Party" is not
just a political party. The De-
partment of Justice in its
prosecutions under the Smith
Act has commended that the
Communist Party is a conspir-
acy to overthrow the Amer
lean form of government by
violence and is not just q
political party.
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Mail Applications Pour In
For Maryland Auto Tags
BY the ASsoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 26.-The
Department Of Motor Vehicles
reported yesterday it has re-
ceived 38 mailbags Of applica-
tons in the past three days from
persons seeking their new 1854
SIS automobile license tags.
w. Dana Rudy, deputy COM
missioner, said this was a heavy
volume for the first three days.
The new black-on-orange tags
can be used Monday and must
be on cars by April /.
The bulk of sales are handled
by mail at commission head
quarters here but it also issues
tags over the counter and at
branch Offices in the counties.
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London's Home Brinqs SIS

OAKLAND. Calf. Feb. 26 (4).
"A home which the late Jack
London built for his mother in
1901 was sold at auction yester-
day for SIS.
Built tor Mrs. Flora London,
the eight-room. two-story struc-
ture stood on ground needed by
the city for a Observation-Disclosures
ing project. Leo w. Cumberlich,
Oakland druggist whose bid was
accepted. said he would move
the historic home to a new To-
cation.
Mr.. London died at Glen Ell
len. Calf. November %, 1915.
His mother died in 1921. The
home was sold to private
party that year and bought by
the city last year.
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TuIk on Spanish Poets

Prof. Rafael Supervia of
George Washington University,
will speak on Spanish Poets in
Search of God" to the Washing
ton chapter of the American AS
ISOLATION Of Teachers of Spanish
at 5 pm. tomorrow at the Wood
hull House, 2033 G street NV.
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Senate Gets Nominations
For 244 P0sfmasters
BY the Assoeioted Press

President Eisenhower yesterday
sent to the Senate the nominal
tons Of pa postmasters in 80
States.
It was the second big batch
Of postmaster appointments that
he had submitted at this session.
The first list of 272 was pre-
sented for the Senate's consider
alton February 4.
AS in the first instance, the
White House said today all of
the nominees had been cleared
through Republican House mem
bers or through Republican
State organizations.
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She's No Tommy

FLEETWOOD, England. Feb.
26 (P.-The Ministry of Labor
has withdrawn with bushes a
threat to Jail Sidney Walker, 81.
as an army draft dodger. Sid
ney turned out to be a lovely
brunette showgirl and Miss
Fleetwood" of 1858.
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Down to the Nucleus

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 20
R.-A fourth-grader raised his
hand to tell Mrs. Ruth Clark,
Rancho Village teacher, exactly
what an atom Is.
That's what you mine from
geranium," he explained.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
The Fir. t-Nighter Gires:
Comments, Mostly For "Earnesf

AS IL vas. however. the scenery,
props and costumes were we'll
done as usual They have been
consistently 50 III al OF Dr. Earlys
presentations.
The play itself contains many
wonderful lines Wilde wrote it as
satire ridiculing the late 10th
century manners and moreS of
the British upper class. Regret
fully. those sitting from the CEN
ter of the auditorium on back
missed much of the wit simply
because they could not hear.
Whole phrases spoken by all the
characters except Ernest and
Cecily were SO much gibberiSh
due, no doubt, to the terrible
acoustics in the theater.
Tom Moore, as usual. was out
standing. This Farmville boy APP
pears completely at home on the
stage He manages to deliver
competent performances Of both
character and straight roles in a
really believable manner. And
more than that. his every word is
clear. a talent that Is held at 4
premium in Jarnan Hall
Mary CoWles as Cecily gave
refreshing and convincing per-
Torrance.
The other main characters had
their moments. of greatness" but
in this writer's opinion they really
exaggerated the already exagge-
rated aspects of the play 1t is
understandable. Of course. that
the students were attempting to
portray more than life-Size char
acters. But to oyerdo it. as is the
unfortunate tendency of anna
teurs. is diStasteful.
Still and all, we say that
Earnest was a polished, enter
tanning performance, and one
that reflects a great deal Of skill
on the directors part
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
MIS-. Barr Fetes
Sons Birthday

Mrs. Grover Barr entertained
her little SON Linnie, with a party
on his fifth birthday. Wednesday.
August 4
Guests included Johnnie Barr.
Judy and Carolyn Womack. Don
ME and Tommy Lloyd Gill Chap
man. Carolyn and Dell Warner.
Aurelia Warner, Ricky and Harry
Baker.
Also Marie Barr, Wilbur Carolyn
Asal, Judy and Jimmy Morris.
Nancy Morris and J J Gay.
The guests inioyed traditional
refreshments of cake, ice cream,
and lemonade with candies and
minis
Mrs. Robert Barr assisted the
hostess with serving refresh
mentS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Diocesan Meet
For Laymen Set
For August 1929

Laymen OF the Episcopal Do
cese Of Southern Virginia will
visit the new Diocesan Center
Talbot Hall at Norfolk, during the
Summer conference scheduled for
Williamsburg on August 1929
The laymen will journey TO the
more than century old Talbot Hall
on Sunday, August 30 Talbot
Hall was given to the Diocese last
winter by Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Egelhoff. who lived there prior to
Mr. Egelhof's retirement from
business to become ministerial
student
The conference will open at
Washington Hall. Williamsburg
on August %. Three items will be
discussed at the afternoon and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

This year our town decided to
do something about its hay-fever
sufferers. Hap Thomas is our
health officer, so he was made rag
weed inspector"
Cant see why anybody should
be bothered by few Weeds he
snorted. Il say it's all in their
minds" But Hap vent on out to
do his job.
Then, yesterday, | met Hap
looking kind Of sheepish. His eyes
were red and as he took out
big handkerchief, he sneezed.
Know somebody who isn't aller-
gic, who'd like job?" asks Hap.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Social Actti;m;tti

Major Frederick w. Hall will
leave Farmville on "Wednesday
for Korea where he will spend
an Is months tour Of duty with
the United States Army. Mrs
Hall and children, Freddie and
Allison, will remain here at 905
High Street, to be near her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leland San
/ ford
Mr.. and Mrs. J, B Blanton. OF
Richmond. and Mrs. f Scott
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs Cabel
Blanton and Miss Mary Blair
spent the week at Mays Head,
N. c.
The Rev. and Mrs S C, Far
rior, of Concord, N. c. and Dr..
Hugh Farrior. of Richmond, and
his finance Miss Ellen AVIS, Of
Richmond. were the week end
guests of Dr.. and Mrs. F., r
Crawford
Mr.. and Mrs Billy Baldwin left
Saturday to spend a weeks vaca
ton on the Potomac River,
/ Miss Kate OBrien, Miss Alma
Porter and MIS- Louis Dahl are
visiting Mr. and Mrs Cal Hew-
lett. in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean A Vache'
Jr., and small son, Andy. arrived
IN Farmville on Saturday from
OxfordShire, England. Mrs. Vache
and Andy are spending this week
here while Mr.. Vache is on
business in Washington, d. c. He
will return during the week end,
after which they viii leave for
the Kanuga Conference, Hender
sonville, N c., where his parents,
the Rev. and Mrs. j A. Vache'
are spending the month Of
August
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Johnson.
Jr., are spending this week with
Mr. and Mrs Joe Young at Gov
ington, Va Before returning, they
will also visit Mr. and Mrs Pey-
ton f. Glenn. in Portsmouth
Miss Hattie Gray, Of Bland
field, Essex County, is spending
this week with her brother, A T
Gray and Mrs Gray
Mr.. and Mrs Durant f. Locke.
of Richmond, were luncheon
guests Saturday of Mrs. Emma
Anthony and left their daughter
Jane, here to visit Sandra An
thony for the week. Next Satur-
day. Sandra will return with the
Locke's for a visit in their home
Herbert r. Stokes, Jr, Of
Grandview, Va, was the overnight
guest Of his mother. Mrs Herbert
Stokes, during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs G. A Newman and
daughter Alice, Miss Alice Groves
Of Bealton, and Jack Murphy and
Punk Belcher, both Of Crewe.
spent the past week end at Wiz
ginia Beach
MI and Mrs Berkeley Adams
and daughter Christie Ann, Of
Sprintield. Ohio, are visiting Mrs.
Adams parents, Mr. and Mrs
Christy Snead
Mr.. and Mrs Willie DoWdy, of
Henderson Ky, were the guests
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs c. H
Dowdy. ST, for two weeks.
Mrs D. A. Gates. Jr. and Mrs
John f Redd, Of Ellerson. attend
ed the~Park Eggleslon wedding in
Boydton, on Saturday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

The presentation Of Q /
Wlldes play, The Importance OF
Being Earnest" by the Longwood
Players last Thursday night was
on the whole pleasing perform
ance to the good-size audience.
DR. Steven Early, in our esti-
nation, does a remarkable job
with. the materials at hand. At
any time during the school year
he must train the performers.
many of whom have little or no
experience with the stage until
they come to college
In summer school problems
are magnified The number of
students he has to choose from
for parts is greatly limited. and
his play production class. which
designs and makes the scenery.
has a much smaller enrolment
than during the regular winter
session
night sessions. These are. What
Christian Giving Really Is"
Harry Fl Mccoy Jr. Norfolk,
Policies and Programs Of the Ma
tlonal Church as Related to the
Diocese" Jack H Mason. Nor
folk and Effective Group Com
munication William + Byrn,
Warwick
Holy Communion will be cele-
brated by the Rt Rev. George p
Gum, Bishop Of The Diocese, at
Wren Chapel at 7 q. m, August
%. Following a conference break
fast at the WILLIAMSBURG Lodge
the group will 60 to Norfolk.
where morning prayer services
Will be conducted at Talbot Hall
There will be an inspection tour
of Talbot Hall and discussion Of
the part the laymen VIII have in
the future plans for the Diocesan
Center
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Strplin re-
turned last week after spending
several days at Mountain Lake
Biological Research Station.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

Mrs. Marjorie f Cleghorn is
spending this week in Washing
ton, y. G.. as the guest Of MIS-.
Julie Winston Foote.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
From where | sit i by 10 Marsh
Nothing to sneez re At"

From where | sit, ! can sym
pathize with Hap. It's no Joke,
But as Hap admitted later, he
was dead wrong in soothing at the
idea of hay fever. Making light
of other peoples ideas and opin-
ions is a familiar trouble with
a lot Of folks. Whether its hay
fever, football or choice Of, say,
huttermilk OF beer as thirst
quencher, I'm just naturally al
lergic" to anybody who knows
it-all"!
Ok M44z
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Daughter Is Born
To Mrs. Mason

MI and Mrs. Forest Mason an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Katherine Forest. on August 4 at
the Southside Community Hospit-
al
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

h
&c avoca b the by
\
man
he own etle praaram 3 MoI.n t2aetl
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10

SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE
AND ITS SERVICE AGENCIES
HAVE DRAsrIcAlLY
FEED AND SEED PRICES
Under Farmers Sef-He Drought Emergency Program
@ sections s sef opeoe"g ] 'oo 2s 5uo 0 hes p ood
=
so8e oe 9 e 2 ooo doog F "o "o o 1o
their seI-he.p Of working together
orbtrody fror0 gross
qoo been
These still be seeded with the foil oN
Posture cheapest ond Of the best feeds
qchod od thus substantially feeding costs To you
Southern
EMERGENCY
Price 5tt l60 D2v feed
5000 ton goo bog This qoN " contains 400 pounds DN per
suited for nen ho h b drought MI keep your milk production high your
The Pdee Southern 5t E9g he's beer o~eed 6 much % s. % per ton
oDlnee ~on no> ood oil Other nutrients oedd BIRDS on GOOD
have better left Both 6 Posture Parry and EGG Maker regular Southern
eo @ fo ses 6T3o Both }eeds beo f and o serce
DROUGHT PROGRAM
Hay will be pahosed and supplied this
done Both Southern ot ond viii render the oeo
duced
sELF-HELp
By ppoo this eRee eto help MIKE q Supplies resemble
Agency
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CIague Given Job
As Temporary Aide

Evan Clague, former commits
sioner of labor statistics, has
been given a temporary job as
economic adviser to Labor Sec
rotary Mitchell pending his ex-
pected reappointment as COM
missioner next January.
Mr.. Clague served as commits
sioner from 1916 until his term
expired August 10. He lists his
voting residence as Philadelphia,
and his reappointment was
blocked in the last session of
Congress by the objections of
Pennsylvania Senators Martin
and Duff, both Republicans. The
Senators finally said they would
not oppose Mr.. Clague's reap
pointment If the President
wanted him, but withheld their
formal Endorsement.
Secretary Mitchell some time
ago designated Mrs. Aryness
Wickens, now deputy commits
sioner. to serve as acting COM
missioner until Congress meets
again in January.
Mr.. Clague will Serve as a spe-
cial assistant to Mr.. Mitchell
dealing with overall economic
and statistical problems of the
Labor Department.
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Quiet Hearing Room Contrasts
With Army -McC orthy Frenzy,

graphing the early morning
scene, they had to ask reporters
and other semi official bystand-
ers to swell the small throng.
The first two people in line
they arrived bright and early at
z a.m.-were a mother and son
who came down from New York
City especially to root for SEN
ator Mccarthy.
Bruce Williams, Is. a student
at the William Cullen Bryant
High School in Queens, was car
rying a copy of the book by
Senator Mccarthy called "The
Fight for America" He hoped
to get the Senator's autograph.
Mrs. Williams explained she
and Bruce had arranged their
vacation just to lend moral sup
port to the Senator. Bruce, she
said, had taken her to the Roy
Cohn testimonial dinner in New
York as a birthday present.
Next in line was another Will
liams, no relative. He was rs