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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Our FarmviIIe Town

Our FormvIIe town IS O good old town
With folks both kind ond true
And friendship shown, makes you proud to own
It's home sweet home, for YOU
though os for size it n1oy win no prize,
Some from it, have COINED renown;
And the pride they feel they cont conceal
When they speak Of their old home town.
There's spirit here ond an atmosphere
That those who live in it feel
For there's little strife in their civic life,
While their loyoIty's true os steel.
For O righteous cause they'll oIwoys pause
And their Gosh for it PUNK down,
For in young and old there ore hearts Of gold
Which beat in old FormvilIe town
If there's trouble around. good folks ore found
With their helping honds stretched out
But to few its known oil the Kindness shown,
For folks don't their good deeds shout
Each neighbours friend, 50 you can depend
But seldom they'll let you down,
And you have fone. if by your Chrstion name
You're still called in Formville town
/ D Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Double Check

By what we see in the papers
and hear about. America will be
about ~the only Nation without
peoce. Adenauer settled the life
and death struggle for lis peo-
pie, he say. Looks like he opened
up new road. got the Republi-
can prasing him at least it
seems TO me-now don't quote
me on this.
Adenauer has new angle on
getting American dollars Eng
land never tried THIS one. He's got
the ear Of the President and Sec
rotary Dulles, got them running
after him It's somethin' brewing
somewhere 1t amt advice that
he is awaiting this time
Beginning to see why the Presi-
dent is so ALTERED hot for a full
Republican House and | saw
Ike" on TV. Boy. he's slipped
back in that role He's going to
stump four States and cover the
Nation with praise of his Admin
, istration. The applause is coming
from the Republicans up front
Democrats are saving up for the
big bottle Of the future. Plenty
Of campaign fodder and no scar
city Of talent this time We got
o-o-oodles Of talent America /,
= great country. it has stood sc
much. Politics is our best tonic
/ for any ailing we have il
Keeps US economically up K
par. So get out and VOTE
Tanks for reading,
Yours, j MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

THE Census Bureau estimated recently
that the civilian population Of the Unit
ed States had Already passed the $4,000,
900 mark and that counting Americans in
the Armed ForceS-the total was already
we'll above 10000 600
The civilian figure. as Of .july LIST, was
set at l59O84 900 This compares with the
figure Of 1864 600 as of 1850. In other
words, there has been ten million popu-
lation gain in the United States since the
1880 census. or rate Of growth Of about
$500 600 year.
It is estimated that there are about
800 900 men and women in the armed
services, 50 the total t. S. population as of
July | was almost 1862 10000
The only three states N the forty Eight
which did not show population gains be-
tween 1850 and 1854 were West Virginia,
Arkansas and New Hampshire, CALIFORNIA;
gains were considerable and. as of July LIST.
CALIFORNIA; population is estimated at
-. .2l3,0 600 Only New York. with 1868 900
tops that total. Pennsylvania, the third
ranking state in population, was inhabited
|, nf Iulv II
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Babson Discusses Investors vs.. Spectators

Babson Park. Mass, Oct %
4 have always encouraged the
safe investment of money thruah
buying stocks in well-known.
standard. dividend paying COM
panieS plus Investigation a large
number Of companies That Is
why | have favored the Invest
ment Trusts and Mutual Funds
for those with only little mo-
ney These should give safety and
security.
The nation AZ a whole, how
ever may get top-heayy with
safe investment" Too many
people cannot live on the diyi-
dendS of old established COR
poration Some people must be
wiling to take some risks by put
ting some money into new enter
prises
Who Built American Industries
During the past few weeks !
have been studying the industrial
history of New England. Con-
servative investors did not
build the cotton factories the
paper mills. the WOODEN plants of
New England These We're built
by men Will to take risk. The sail
Ing ships which set forth from
Boston, Portsmouth. Gloucester.
Salem, and New Bedford to all
parts of the world without
charts OF steam and even he
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
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AlfI1IL,D
B, Ted k~Gs

Not many stretches Of Our
Atlantic coastlme are stin much
the way they were when first
sighted by white men wild and
primitive the home of fighting
game fish and migratory water
fowl one Of the few such age
less" sections II the region off
North Carolina known as the
Outer Banks This area has now
been set aside and preserved for
all time as Our nations first
natural seashores.
w have many national parks,
but the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore is the first effort to
keep intact and unspoiled a bit
Of coast to remind Americans
what the New World used to
look like The area runs along
the coast for about 70 miles and
Mays Head Walebone
oregon Inlet the sands Of
lTatteras OcracOke-theSe
ate hallowed names to surf cast
els and big-game anglers TO the
hunting fraternity they mean
ducks and geese that follow the
Atlantnc flyWay
News that the 4,eaion Is being
turned into a national seashore
may come al shock 10 them
all this viii bo lost to them for
eyer But that isn't true IN fact
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

new business. 1t has been like
trying to run a church without
Sunday School or have a
family with out raising children.
The new 1854 Tax Law makes it
easier for any young man Of
good character to start a new
business 1t also encourages older
investors to take some risk by
starting new enterprises. pro-
speeding for uranium and other
rare metals, and providing fut-
ure employment for the next
generation,
Mrs Babson and / have found
ed three successful colleges
BabSon Institute for men at Bah
son Park Mass. WebbcrS Col
lege for women at Babson Park.
Florida, and a third college IN
the center of the United States
at Eureka. Kansas. This third
school is intended to help worthy
young people with vision do new
things which their parents or
friends may think impossible.
As | meet the men who are
doing bic things today. find
that-as a rule they did not
come from big cities. Most of
them We're brought up on farms.
Their college was the wood box
and the corn field. They were
Obliged to fight severe heat in
summer or cold in winter. They
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

" day! Polls are open from 600 a. m
to 700 p. m.
Congressman Watkins NJ Abbitt of the
Fourth District, is unopposed He deserves
a large complimentary vote.
A. Willis Robertson, junior senator, is
opposed by Clark 7. Robb, Of Herndon, Va,
Social-Democrat. and Charles ". Lewis.
Jr.. Of King George, Va, Independents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Vote Tuesday,

Democrat Senator Robertson, one of the
senate leaders, member Of many important
committees has by his record served we'll
and deserves unqualified support.
Voting is a privilege too often taken for
granted in this nation. While thousands
throughout the world seek this privilege,
many Americans fail to exercise it. Its eX-
ercise guarantees it perpetuation. 50 vote
TueSdaY'
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

fore the days OF lighthouses
we're built by spectators. not by
investors.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission has done a good
thing fof conservative investors
and the big established com
panles. but whether the Commits
sion has done we'll for the ma
ton as whole is debatable
America today needs more 5 pecu-
lators.
Pioneering Encouraged
1t is said that the Democrats
inaugurated most of the new tax
law changes to help the sick and
aged. The Republican. however.
are responsible for the features
OF the 1854 Tax Law which en-
courage invention. industry. and
young concerns. During the
Roosevelt Administration bust
ness was treated with certain
disdain. The New Deal politicians
and professor who had had no
experiences with business. wrote
the laws.
Such legislation has helped the
unfortunate who were unable to
work. but it has discourage the
formation Of new companies to
provide future employment 1t
has been very difficult for young
men to get the capital or to raise
enough from earnings to start a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Letters TO Editor
Why Annex Only
Part of Territory?

Editor of The Herald.
In the Oct. % ISSUE of the
Farmvllle Herald there appeared
notice of an Ordinance to Provide
for the Extension Of the Corporate
Limits of the Town Of FarmWlle.
TO include territory lying IN
Prince Edward County adjacent
to the present corporate limits
Of said town
This ordinance included 3
tracts two of which included
portions of Highway 400 al the
east and west Of the town The
third tract. embracing for the
most part LongWood Avenue eX-
tended to Highway 400, across
the highway 1877 feet and com
ing into OF near the east end Of
Second street, going northwest
and bisectine old corporate line
west of Park avenue This tract
containing about 948 acrcs-ly-
ing on either side Of Highway 400
cast Of town
In stating the necessity and en-
pediency for the proposed annex
alton the town states
This territory is h reasonably
compact and contigous body Of
land adjacent TO the town It
enjoys all the religious, CONNER
cial civic cultural and social
activities provided BY the town Us
do the citizens Of the town
That the county cannot furnish
fire protection, garbage collection.
etc, and that the population Of
his fairly compact area is APP
Fortunately 300 people and need
he water SEWAGE, light facilities.
Thc town states they own the
water lines They do not state
now much the people Of the area
have paid for sewer lines hahtS
stC.
May | ask some questions here
The map of the town Of Farm
vile shows that part of First
avenue Second avenue Third
avenue. Fourth avenue are not
within the corporation limits.
Jackson Fights, Route 400 TO the
underpass. the back Hampden-
Sydney Road Route is. toward
Hampden-Sydney the Davidson
addition. are they not adjacent to
and contiguous to the Town Of
Farmville DO they not enjoy the
religious. commercial, civic Gull
tuwal and social interests proytd-
ed by the Town of FarmVille?
Why are they denied fire pro-
lection. police protection. AID
garbage collection Why should
not their streets and development
not be supervised and developed
IN an orderly manner?
Why why Why
Why are we being given all
these advantages being denied to
other sections adjacent and con-
Uouous to Farmvllle?
Could il be because we have
already expended large sums Of
money for water and sewer lines.
have put up lights on 400 and
that the Highway AGO through
this area is already built2 The
streets needed would be few
Although the ordinance speaks
Of the many residences built in
the area it doesn't mention the
business establishments. Could il
BE- that the revenue derived from
annexation Of this area would be
far byond the cost Of facilities
elanted? Is that why this horse
shoe annexation is sought and
the other contiguous areas are left
out?
Yours very truly
GRACE GORDON
thought that life consisted Of
4. L. L
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

thought that life consisted Of
taking risk with horses cattle
and storms Steam heat. air con-
ditloning. and flossy colleges may
make good investors, but these
modern Injuries do not teach
men TO take risks A greater vii
lingnesS to risk is the need Of
America today,
Young people who are born
without luxury or without money
and who are struggling for an
education should remember this
You have as much time as any
one IL the world. No President.
Prime Minister, Professor, OF
Captain Of Industry has more
time than you have.
| forecast that some day every
reader will realize that time IS
worth more than money. My ap-
peal this week is that you use
fair preparation Of your time in
taking risks for the good OF the
'Ao ti0AA' sAse o. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Jeremiah 0'Connor,
Retired Art Curator

Word has been received here
of the death of jeremiah O'Con-
nor. 81. retired curator at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, May 81
in Cincinnati. Ohio.
A native Of Washington, Mr..
O'Connor was reared here and
educated in District schools. He
earned degrees from Georgetown
University and later the univer-
sity'S law school.
Mr.. O'Connor joined the gall
lery in 1928 after working for a
number of years as an attorney
in the Land once of the Interior
Department.
He was curator Of the Clark
Collection at the gallery and un-
til his retirement, lived at the
gallery. He had Travelled ex-
tensively through Europe on va
rlous kinds of art business.
Mr.. O'Connor was an active
member at st. Matthews Ca
thedral. belonging to the Holy
Name Society, the Alteration So
ciety and the ManreSa Retreat
League.
Since retirement he had lived
with the Glenmary MissionerS,
Glendale, Ohio.
His only survivor is a sister,
Mother Agnes O'Connor. r. S..
C. j.. of Sacred Heart Convent,
Newton, Mass.
Funeral services and burial
were at Glenmay, Glendale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Mrs. Mackenzie, II,
Board Chairman Of
To|man Laundry

Mrs. Frederick w. Mackenzie.
chairman Of the board of the
Tolman Laundry, died Wednes-
day at her home. 1901 MaSSa-
chuSettS avenue NV. She
was n.
A native Of Philadelphia, she
was the former Edith H. Toll
man. daughter Of the late Ed
ward Mills and Caroline Greene
Tolman. She came to WASH
ington with her parents at the
age Of s.
She had married the late Mr..
Mackenzie In 1908.
For many years Mrs. MacKen-
zie had taken an active part in
work for the Home for Incur
ables and Children's Hospital.
She had served as chairman
Of the board Of the laundry.
which had been reorganiEed and
incorporated by her father, since
the death Of her husband seven
years ago.
Mrs. Mackenzie is survived by
two sons. Albert e. Mackenzie
Of Yerington. New, and Donald
F. MacKenzia Of Middleburg,
Va: a daughter, Mrs. George A.
Berry of Jacksonville, Fla. for
merly Of Brandy. Va: a sister,
Mrs. Frances H. Barker of WASH
ington and Honolulu. Territory
Of Hawaii, and IL grandciI:l dren.
Funeral services were held TO-
day at Hines funeral home, 2SU;
Fourteenth street NV. She was
buried in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Services and burial were private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Mrs. Natalie Nencioni,
wife Of Retired Chef

Mrs. Natalie Nencioni, SIS. wife
Of a retired chef, died today at
Providence Hospital after q
months illness.
Born and reared in Vicopisano,
Italy, she was the former Luisa
Balducci. She came to the United
States with her husband in 1921.
Mr.. Nencioni recently retired
as chef at the Gateway Restau-
rant in Union Station. The
couple lived at 623 M street NE.
In addition to her husband.
she Is survived by son, Albert
Nencioni of 5608 Hamilton
Manor drive. Hyattsville: q
daughter, Mrs. Roy Snellbaker
of zoos Hittenhouse street,
Green Meadows, Md: q sister.
Mrs. Giustina Bernardini Of
Vicopisano and four grand
children.
A requiem mass will be cele-
brated at Holy Rosary Catholic
Church at 9 am. Monday. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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Mrs. Frank coburn, 10,
Former Registered Nurse

Mrs. Frank Coburn, 70. q for
mer registered nurse. died yes
terday in Emergency Hospital.
She lived at 1907 Columbia road
NV.
The former Olive Ann WASH
ington, Mrs. Coburn was q direct
descendant Of Samuel Washing
ton, elder brother of George
Washington. Born in Calves
ton. Tex. she came to Washing
to nto enter nurses training and
was graduated from Columbia
Hospital. Before her marriage
in 1905. she was q registered
nurse.
Mr.. Coburn, who died in l949.
was employed by the Govern
ment for So years.
Mrs. Coburn was active In the
work Of National Baptist Memo
rial Church, where she had been
a deaconess and president Of the
Women'S Class.
Survivors are q son. Oliver w.
Coburn, $500 Wisconsin avenue
NV, and q sister. Mrs. Eliza
beth Washington Owen, 1412
Geranium street NV.
Services will be held at noon
tomorrow in the Hines funeral
home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial viii be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Maj. 6. {. jenkins,
Arlington Marine

Maj. George E. Jenkins, 80,
Arlington Marine pilot veteran of
World War II and Korea, died
Wednesday of injuries received
when his plane crashed on q
takeoff at Cherry Point, N. C.
Maj. Jenkins, who lived at
4412 North Thirty-fifth street,
Arlington, was stationed with
Marine headquarters, aviation
division. at the Pentagon. Ac-
cording to the Marine Corps he
was checking out a new plane at
the Marine Air Station at Cherry
Point when the crash took place.
Previously assigned to Cherry
Point. he had ben stationed at
the Pentagon for about a year.
A native of Marshalltown,
Iowa. he had been In the Marine
Corps for IL years. During the
Korean conflict he won the Silver
Star for gallantry.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eloise Jenkins, three children,
George E. jenkins. jr., 8; Susan
K. Jenkins. 2, and Julie Lynn.
two months: his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Jenkins; q
brother. James Jenkins of Mar
shalltown, and two sisters, Mrs.
Betty Roades of Ell Campo. Tex.
and Mrs. Christina Miller of
MarShalltown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Mrs. Stephen Metallic,
Cosmefician for IA Years

Mrs. Stephen F. Mehalic. 48.
q Peoples Drug Store cosmetician
for IA years, died Wednesday at
Halinemann Hospital after q
long illness.
A native of Morgantown, w.
Va, she was the former l..
Pauline Waters.
Mrs. Mehalic was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star,
the Royal Neighbors and Ham
line Methodist Church. She lived
at 5015 Thirteenth street NV.
Surviving are her husband,
three daughters, Mrs. June E.
Page Of Brentwood Village. Md:
Miss JoycesE. Mehalic and Mrs.
Judith E. williams, both of the
home address: her mother. Mrs.
Matte Waters Of Morgantown:
a sister, Mrs. Doris Mae Napoli
Of Rockville, and two grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Hines fu-
neral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Edwin w. GobIemon, Veteran
Newsmun and PubIicist Here
Political Reporter
Headed Bureau Of
Cincinnati Enquirer

Edwin w. Gableman, for many
years chief of the Cincinnati En-
quirer's Washington bureau and
later publicist here for the Sun
Oil Co.. died in his sleep today
at his home, 1945 Calvert street
NV.
Mr.. Gableman, who was 90
years old, had been in poor
health for a number of years
and last January / retired from
his position with Sun Oil Co.
He came to Washington in
1920 as head of the Ohio news
papers bureau and for, the next
% years followed the activities
of that States legislative repre-
sentatives.
His forte was politics. Mr..
Gableman covered many of the
presidential campaign tours and
those Of the late Senator Atlee
Pomerene, Democrat, of Ohio.
who was his close friend. He was
q political commentator for the
National Broadcasting Co. in
1861.
In June, 1943. Mr.. Gableman
ended his newspaper career to
accept Sun OILS offer in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
George H. Williams,
Romney Attorney
BY the Asseeioisd Press

ROMNEY. w. Va. June IL
A two-month illness resulted IN
the death Wednesday Of George
Holland williams, IS. prominent
attorney and former State Sem
ator.
Mr.. williams, q Democrat. was
elected to a term in the State
Senate in 1912. Previously he
had been an attorney for the
Public Service Commission and
had held other State appoint.
mef1ts beginning in the Kump
administration.
Mr.. williams was q former
member and had served as
chairman of the Interstate Com.
mission on the Potomac River
Basin.
A native of Romney and grad
uate Of the University Of Wiz.
ginia Law School. he practiced
law here and in Charleston. He
served as an officer in Europe
during World War I.
He is survived by his widow
and one son. A brother. Eugene.
is chairman Of the Board OF the
Western Maryland Railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11

threw him behind In the early
part Of the race, Mr.. Adams
replied: 81 pulled a bone" In
another famous race. the King
Of SPANS transatlantic con-
test of July, 1928. MIR. Adams
commanded the schooner At
lantic, which finished second.
Descendant Of John Adams.
To the American Navy, which
prides itself on its historic back
ground, Mr.. Adams brought one
Of the most distinguished family
trees in the country. His great
great-grandfather was John
Adams. the second president Of
the United States. whose son,
John Quincy Adams. was sixth
president. The latter's son was
the 1lfst Charles Francis ADJ
ans who served as American
minister to Great Britain dur
ing the Civil War.
Mr.. Adams was born on Au-
gust 2. 1866, at Quincy, Mass.
his parents being John Quincy
Adams and Fanny Crowinshield
Adams. Following the tradition
Of his family. he went to Har-
ward, where he was graduated
with an ABB. degree. cum laude,
and was, class president in 1888.
He fitted himself for the profess
sion of law at Harvard Law
School. where he was graduated
In 1892.
On April 3. 1899, Mr.. Adams
married Frances Lowering of
Taunton, Mass. Their home at
Concord. Mass, the histL ric
town Of Emerson and Haw-
thorne fame near Boston, was
noted for the beauty Of its es-
tate.
MIR. Adams is survived by his
son, Charles F. Jr.. president of
the Raytheon Manufacturing
Co.: his widow. and a daughter,
Mrs. Henry Sturgis Morgan.
The funeral will be in the
First Parish (Unitarian) Church
at Quincy. his birthplace. at
2 pm. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Private Services Planned
For Philip {. Kaufman

A private funeral service for
Philip c. Kaufman. former
city editor of The Star and men,
Der of the family long asso-
ciated with ownership OF the
paper. will be held at the Epis-
copalian Church at Palm Beach,
Fla.
Mr.. Kaufman. who was So.
died in Palm Beach on Wednes-
day night after q long illness.
The time of the funeral rites
was to be set after the arrival
Of members Of his family.
Mr.. Kaufman was the BROTH
er Of Samuel H. Kaufman.
president Of The Evening Star
Newspaper Co., and grandson of
the late Samuel Hay Kaufman.
one Of the founders Of The Eve
ming Star Newspaper Co.
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Vincent {. Pearson,
Retired Contractor

Vincent Clare Pearson. u re-
tired washington contractor.
died wednesday at his home in
Bay Ridge. Nd. of q heart all
ment.
Mr.. Pearson was q native of
Troy, N. Y. His mother was a
member of q family Of Irish
peers and his paternal great
grandfather q bishop OF the
Church of England.
In 1904. Mr.. Pearson came
here from New York. He re-
manned here until his retire.
ment in 1947. He has been liv-
ing at his summer home In Bay
Ridge since.
Mr.. Pearson was an associate
member Of the National Press
Club.
His widow. Mrs. Cora Pearson,
is his only survivor.
Funeral services viii be at 2
nm. tomorrow at Gawler's flu
neral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be pri-
vate.