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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Supreme Court Decision

THE decision of the United States
Supreme Court announced Monday
declaring segregation in public schools to
be unconstitutional in view of the Four
teenth Amendment to the Constitution
shocked the people of the Southern States.
Officials and private citizens are still in a
state of shock, and no definite suggestion
OF procedure has been made. The court
postponed until next October hearings on
its final decree which will designate how
and when the practice Of non-segregaton
will be put into effect.
Northern states with little or no Negro
population received the decision with ap-
prevail, but seventeen Southern states with
heavy Negro population view the decision
gravely. The new opinion, contrary to the
history and mores of the South for 300
years, presents history making land
mark but grave problems present them
selves in the practicability of early adop-
ton. The courts decision not to issue spe-
cihc DEGREES apparently recognizes the
social and psychological ad justments ne
cessary to carry out such far reaching
concept, so foreign to that which has allow
ed the development of the races on a seq
regated basis for generations.
The development of public education
particularly within the past fifty years has
been remarkable Regardless of equities or
incquties, from a racial. or urban-rural
point Of view, the fact remains that notable
progress has been made Education has
been made available within the accepted
manners and mores of states where there
were two definite racial groups. Every eff
fort has been made to develop the races as
races in which each might take a pride
The segregated races formed citizenship
and a way of living together which has
brought phenomenal Developments into
the South, particularly, industrial pro-
gress, now reaching its peak.
This is now being changed. The open
ing wedge is public education on an inte-
grated basis. 1t is wholly new concept
for the people of both the white and Negro
races To place into practice the edict of
the United States Supreme Court will re-
qure a reassessment of working principles
and mores ingrained in the life of the
South for many generations. Physical IA
cilities can be obtained, provided there
are sufficient funds made available, but
the change in racial, social and natural
relationships present grave problems, III
capable of solution in any definite period
Changes in such relationships are viewed
with concern by members of both races,
and, we believe in majority Of cases,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Double Check

We had one OF the wettest
elections down here in Cumber-
land County last week that you
ever saw. l amt never seen folks
vote so pious before in my whole
life. Them what voted was agin'
1t and them what was for it didn't
vote. Come near losing your
rights too! I keep tellin you TO
vote-that's what democracy is
for. Some day you're going to lose
1t just like you lost the ABC Store
It's all over now and you can
blushinsly truck on back to your
favorite ABC Store in some other
County and buy your favorite
brand without getting into the
scandal column. I'm still for what
I believe to be the best interest of
Cumberland County. and it's still
the Garden Spot of the World
Funny thing how large the sales
of whiskey be. and nobody drinks
the. stuff.
We may not have even a cold
War" but folks are still fighting
and dying and we are trying to
negotiate with the Reds. what
ever that is, Dulles denies that a
new war is unavoidable. Anything
could happen. Let's hope it don't
happen here.
The Queen gets more applause
than Eisenhower and its hard to
tell who's who by the tough NC
earthly trial that is heaping Goals
OF fire on the Administration for
what they did to Truman, If
truth ever energies in Washington
somebody throws a blanket over
it.
Thanks for reading
Yours.
J. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

Negroes would be as reluctant to receive
whites into their schools as is the case with
the whites
The change has varying degrees with
in the states. In Virginia, the problem in
Shenandoah county with IL per cent
Negro population, differs in intensity with
Charles City county with 70 per cent Negro
population Obviously, state program
would not be practical in all of its coun-
ties Therefore, we believe, the solution will
be found at the county level so far as it
relates to elementary and secondary
education. If this be true, serious consider
alton must be given to conferences with
the several groups to formulate basic coun-
ty policy.
The impact of the decision on higher
education, the desrability of teaching po-
sitions in integrated schools, the school
transportation system, indicate the far
reaching effect and the adjustments re-
quired to make such an edct practical in
its execution.
Until the final DEGREES of the Supreme
Court have been written the severity of the
adjustments will not be known. In the
meantime, clear thinking and expression
Of we'll considered opinions will make a
solution easier to formulate
Since Prince Edward County is one of
the principals in this decision, it is to be
expected that more attention will be TO-
cussed upon it. AS we have pointed out
before, some national organizations, the
press, and possibly other phases of com
nlunication seeking the sensational may at
tempt to find 'grist for the mill" in our
community. The problem is ours, we must
solve it Unfortunately, our county was
made principal in this momentous suit.
1t came about because we failed to seek a
solution of our own. Those who had but
little interest in our happiness or welfare,
carried far afield the original intention of
the unsuspecting A reoccurrence should
be avoided
Through the long court proceedings,
the people of this community have con-
Quoted themselves admirably Future rela-
tons and solution to the grave problem
confronting us depends upon our ability
to think clearly and logically.
This newspaper continues its firm be-
lief in the principles Of segregation in
public schools in Southside Virginia, and
hopes that a plan can be formulated to
continue development the schools on a seq
regated basis. within the framework of the
decision. We believe it is in the best inter-
ests of all our people
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
400 Against One
Lesson for May %, 1854

H VERIFYING was set for the
great offensive. The cause OF
the war was beyond criticism,
as those days went. The enemy
controls one of our cities, and
we aim to get it back. Armies
and nations have argued like that
since the beginning OF history.
So it looked to the two kings.
Jehoshaphat and Ahab, on the eve
Of their military adventure in
Ramoth Gilead. That was the
name Of city which had been in
Israelite hands generations before
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Yes-Men

Ahab was never bothered by o
conscience, but Jehoshaphat had
misgivings. He sincerely wanted to
know how God thought Of all this.
He felt in his heart that il God
did not approve, the whole venture
was sure 10 fail. So he asked his
royal colleague Ahab to find out
what was the word OF the Lord
about all this. This was Jehosha-
phat'S first mistake, for Ahab was
the last man to know, or to want
to know, the will OF God. How
ever. Ahab, being up-to-date and
very rich besides, had a stable OF
yes-men whom he called prophets,
men he hired men who knew on
which side their bread was but
tered. 1t seems ridiculous to call
such men prophets. but false
prophets look and sound very
much like true ones-especially
when they tell US what we want
to hear! So Ahab called a meet
ing OF these yes-men and asked
them the question: Shall ! 60 TO
battle? Their answer was prompt,
II was just what the king wanted
to hear. a. they well knew. What
Is Gods will? Go. by all means.
What will come Of it, how will
the battle 60? The Lord will give
it into King Ahab's hands. Two
lies; perhaps the prophets knew
1t. perhaps not. Perhaps they did
not care whether it was true or
not: all they knew was what they
were paid to say, and they said it.
Whom the gods destroy. they
first make mad" says an ancient
Roman proverb. We could revise
that and not be far wrong: Whom
God wishes to destroy, he first sur
rounds with yes-men.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21


Lobbyists at the state legislatures are
insignificant to the number and their ex-
pcnses in Washington, covering the United
States Congress. These lobbyists have in
fluence among the legislators, otherwise.
they would not be retained by the special
interests. They watch legislation which is
detrimental to the various special groups
and advocate that which is favorable Their
work is not all high pressure in advocating
their cause. They are experts in their par
tlcular field and often are able to give busy
legislators special information needed to
act on bills before the body.
The danger is that lobbyists will WELD
too much pressure, and continued trends
of the past decade or more Of government
by pressure groups will outweigh the best
interests of the individual citizen. When
the number and remuneration of LOBBYISTS
begins to equal that of the legislators paid
to represent US, the public, the trend is not
wholesome
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Old song lovingly yours,
/. D. Whitaker

terial for saltwater boat rods
And he cannot dvise exact
weight for rods since conditions
vary greatly around our eastern
and western coastlines and the
Gulf of Mexico But pick the
lightest instead Of the heaviest.
using a fresh-Water bait-cast ting
rod. although the longer butt Of
a boat is more convenient.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Virginia Food
Marketing Report

Reports indicate that unsea-
sonably cold weather has retarded
growth OF some Virginia COM
modities. The strawberry move
ment throughout the State is now
well under way. Good supplies Of
home grown strawberries in both
pint size and quart size containers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
HERE'S A PROBLEM

Texarkana. Tex,-This city has
a problem-believe it or not---of
what to do with too much money
"a surplus OF s58,544 The pres
ent city council has decided tc
pass the problem on to the next
admiinstration-to decide wheth-
er to refund the money to the
taxpayers or to seek court per
mission to use it for some other
purpose The city retired the last
OF series of special bonds and
found it had collected more than
enough taxes to meet the debt
Hence, the surplus.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

Students graduating from COL
lege next month viii find job
opportunities moderately good in
most fields, excellent in engineer
ing and other scientific fields.
Most June graduates will discover
they must job-hunt harder and
Tc:!sar than t!1etr predecessor.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

this and now for
some tim e h a d
b e IN under tn e
domination of the
aggressive and
hungry coun.
try Of Syria. Je-
hoshaphat, King Of
Judah, had been
a strong and wise
king as kings went
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

IN Juda an, and DR.. Foreman
even Ahab. bad as his reputation
is in history, had been d rather
strong king of Israel These two.
uniting against Syria-how could
they lose?
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Songs Of Long Ago

Dear to my heart we're the old songs
We song long years oeo;
| loved them as we sang them then
With voices soft and low
But now it Oft diseusts me When
These songs, some tenor oroons,
Believing With his iozzy voice,
These old fomilior tunes
Some moderns think it humorous
And from it get laugh
When they hear some crooner groom them
Like bellyoching Golf,
DistOrting their sweet melodies
With harsh and Whitney tones
Like bunch Of half starved hound docs
A bowling for some bones
The composers of these old songs
Would sorrow, could they hear
The way some moderns n1ossocre
Ihese songs, to me SO deor
Sometimes it makes me shudder when
These singers rant and rove,
Making gentle Stephen Foster
Feel restless in his grove
All our senseIess modern ditties,
Sing lozzy os you please,
But its q shame to mutlote
The sweet old melodies
If when you sing these songs love,
You have to moo and bowl
| think it would be better far
To not sing them OF oil.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

The wisdom of the new look in defense
VIII not be tested Immediately, unless
there IS a war, and if there is one the new
look had better represent some wisdom.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

Despite our confidence. the United
States may occasionally be wrong and the
British or French right in foreign policy
matters. 1t has happened before
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

Many girl who elopes wishes later
that she had Just let her imagination run
away with her. Robert Fitch.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21

Forty-one per cent Of the Unit
ed States families have no saw
ings accounts.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
400 TO /

This story shows, moreover,
what a mistake it is to decide
what is right and what is wrong
by counting votes Even if the
vote is 400 to /, the one man may
be right Even if Micaiah were
silenced tas he was) and his
sour note'-as Ahab thought it
no longer disturbed that beauti-
full harmony Of the 400 yes-men.
they still could not make a lie
true by agreeing on it. In DEM
ocratic country like ours we tend
to forget this. We decide so many
things by popular vote, that we
come to suppose we can settle
what is right and what is wrong,
by popular vote. We read in a
book that great majority of
people interviewed by the author
do what we have always known
was wrong
BASED on outlines eopyrighted by the
Division Of Christian Education. Ma
uonal Council Of the Churches Of Christ
in the u. s. A. Released by Com m unity
Press Servieej
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Truth No Motter Whot

Jehoshaphat was still nervous.
Unanimous opinion about a de-
batable question is suspicious in
any language. So he asked if the
king had any more prophets. Well,
yes, there was one, a man named
Micaiah-only you will never hear
anything good from him. said
Ahab. However, Mieaiah was
sent for, and in his coming and
in what he said he put his name
on the honor roll of history. Mi
caiah had everything against him;
the vote in the Prophets Associa-
ton was 400 to /; the king would
not believe him. the war would
start, and would fail, anyhow;
and furthermore Micaiah himself
would never be thanked FOR tell
ing the truth and might end his
days eating bread and water in
jail. Nevertheless, Micaiah being
true prophet, knew what the
truth was, knew Gods will and
mind. and dared to speak it out.
The world needs Micaiahs We
have any number Of men who will
tell the truth when it is popular,
when people will believe them,
when it gets them" something.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
SURVEY TAKEN

According to the recent survey
of all high-school. students taken
BY Mrs Richard Rice, home eco.
nomics teacher, there are about
40 students who do not eat any
breakfast in the morning. Most of
the remaining students do not eat
a sufficient breakfast, which is
needed to supply them with en-
ergy for their morning classes.
Many good suggestions for. i'm.
provements in the school cafeteria
were received from the results of
the survey. Some of these sugges-
'tions are in effect at the present
time and the others will be put
into use, if possible, in the near
future. The students suggested
that there be a wider variety of
plate lunches, larger servings, ad.
-ditional servings at cheaper
price, more silverware and dishes
be purchased to make serving
quicker, and that the mattresses
2 be more efficient. The variety Of
. food to the Students liking cannot
be extensively changed since the
cafeteria is under the state lunch
program and there are various
regulations which they must fol-
low in order to receive state aid.
Many students have also express
ed their desire to have chocolate
milk served with meals at the
cafeteria. State law requires ch0c.
olate milk served in school cafe
terias to contain $50 butterfat,
and since the dairies serving this
community bottle chocolate milk
containing only go butterfat,
chocolate milk cannot be served
at our cafeteria. The state regula-
tions also state that plate lunch
must be served so, therefore, the
students may not have the choice
of the various dishes they want.
If the cafeteria had the uten-
sils necessary to prepare French
fries and grilled cheese sand
wiches, these foods could be
served. Two waiting lines would
eliminate some of the confusion
and would hasten the service, but
since the cafeteria is very crowded
for space, one line will have to
continue to be satisfactory.
This year the cafeteria has been
serving between 2OO-225 students
and faculty members daily. Mrs.
Rice further states that she would
Like to see the cafeteria attend
ance increase to 800 students
daily.
Joyce Englebeck.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
HOSPITAL NEWS
ADMISSIONS

tN6Ntt9otSNo
Mrs. Clarence A. Loder, 612 E.
Second ST., Port Clinton, Ohio,
Medical, 1854.
Mrs. Salvador Olalde, Rt. l.,
Port Clinton, Ohio, Surgical, 2
3-54.
Mrs. Ivy Fehr, 123 Ottawa ST.,
Oak Harbor, Ohio, Medical, 1854.
Emil Witcher, 2301a Harrison,
Port Clinton, Ohio, Surgical, 1854.
Sherman Werlich. Rt l, Oak
Harbor, Ohio, Surgical, 2-4-54.
Vernon Zenser, Rt. 3, Oak Har-
Dor, Ohio, Surgical, 24-54.
Mrs. John Whitman, Rocky
Ridge, Ohio, Medical, 24-54.
Mrs. Howard Whipple, Gray
town, Ohio, Surgical, 24-54.
Joe Yakobison, 205 Cedar ST.,
Port Clinton, Ohio, Medical, "a
81.
Ivan Beaver, Rt. /, Port Clinton,
Ohio, Medical, 1854.
Mrs. Ovid Hyde, 430 w. 5th ST.,
Port Clinton, Ohio, Surgical, 2-6
Sd.
Melvin Wyatt, SAB Church St.
Oak Harbor, Ohio, Medical, 1854
Mrs. Joseph Cleary, 631 Monroe
ST., Port Clinton, Ohio, Surgical
2-7-54.
Talbert Cole, Rt. 3, Port Gin
ton, Ohio, Surgical, 1854
! John Bensch, Rt 3, Oak Har
Dor, Ohio, Surgical, 1854.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf, Rt. l, Oak
Harbor, Ohio, Medical, 1854.
Friedrich Kohlman, Rt 3, OAK
Harbor, Ohio, Surgical, 1854.
Mrs. Wilton Ohm, Rt. 3, Oal
Harbor, Ohio, Surgical 1854.
Mrs. Melvin Flick, Rt. S, Ere
mont, Ohio, Medical, 1854.
Edward Floro, Rt. l, Oak Har
Dor, Ohio, Medical, 1884.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Kuebelers Buy
Madrid Bldg.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kuebeler,
Sand Road, Thursday noon COM
pleted arrangements for the pur-
chase of the former Madrid Thea
ire Building, Jefferson at East
Second, and the Ohio Construc-
ton Company began work Friday
to remodel the interior of the
building.
Sale of the building was arrang-
ed by Mrs. Ann Bolte of the Bolte
Real Estate Company and Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Hesselbarta Akron,
formerly of this city, were the sell
lerS.
Mr.. Kuebeler has announced
that the interior of the building
will be completely remodeled with
offices to be available both on
the second and ground floors
until date of the sale.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
DO We NEED
The new WING?

This is one of the questions
brought about by the Embarrassing
campaign that has required little.
if any, answer. Because that query
has been answered over and over
again by the people VITO mean
the most to this campaign-the
contributors themselves.
In all the stumping up and down
the county by volunteers of the
speakers bureau, they report that
in almost every instance, the peo'
pie of the county realize and ack-
nowledge the need for additional
space at Magruder hospital.
The population over the past
ten years has increased immense
ly, while the bed capacity at TIE
hospital has been increased by
only seven-and that seven al the
expense of converting the solar
ium into a ward. The Solarium
was originally intended "a n d
should be used-as a waiting room
for visitors, and for patients recu-
perating or in wheel chairs.
Likewise, the hospital is limited
to only two private rooms--one on
the first floor and one on the sec
ond. Should more than two per
sons requiring absolute rest AMI
quiet be taken to the hospital
they could not be accommodated.
And with a population of over 2G,-
600 to draw from, this condition
occurs too frequently.
Then too, hospitals are used fo
so many more purposes ttan for
merly. In past years, most peoplt
went to the hospital for Il Ell
nal days. Nowadays the hospitals
are used for diagnosing illnesses
the taking of x-rays, other treat
ments and maternity cases. The
advent of hospital insurance ha-
brought the average entrance rats
to new high. as patients flocl
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

good practices-but no other spot
is available. An outside storage Of
oxygen is recommended.
In the laboratory, Technician
George GarSt and LeOna Helmke
have most of the equipment wit
which to workout no working
space in which to put that equip
ment to its proper use.
Hats and coats Of the many en-
ployees in the kitchen and Laundry
must be hung in the rest room Of
the baSement-there is no other
place.
The kitchen itself presents o~o
of the bigger problems With c7lv
room for one employee to work
between the tables Themselves
and the stoves, space is At a no
MUM. A refrigerator on the ot1o~
side of the kitchen is G'eaminr
white and modern in everv
respect, but no one can be u~ino
the work tables when aav nthpv
emn'0vee wants to open the ro-
frigera'or door-there just isn't
enough space.
And when the food tray cart is
wheeled into what little s.1ace r~
mains, for loading PURPOSES. we'll.
that's the final straw. Everyone
must be cleared from the cow
between the stove and the work
tables, until the cart is loaded.
Records from the first floor Of
flee overflow into every nook and
Granny of the hospital, and base.
men, of the nurses home.
Yes, there is definitely nee
for new wing to the presen
structure.
And you, and you, and you W.
will benefit from this addition
will have to put your shoulder t.
the wheel when tie campa. en-
opens this week end.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Juniors Take Kuder Tests

On February 3, the Junior class
took the Kuder Preference Rec
ord, a vocational test, to show
each Students interest in ten inn
portant vocational areas. II also
shows how he compares with 9TH
er students in the various fields.
Some of the students were very
surprised at the results. For in
stance, Katy Knepper and p
bara Kent got over 95% in me-
chanics, and Bernice baltimore
got high percentage in music.
Sally Dewitt went over the 1000
mark in persuasion. Marvin Ohm
and Bob Stetson had over 0O% in
outdoor activities. Harry Chaffin
and Martha Melishka were very
high in artistic. 81
Esther Hansen.