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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

states with 1877 electoral votes Add 1877 to
1870 Confederate state votes and you have
3l7 electoral votes for Democrats On the
other hand, the Republicans won % states
with an electoral vote of 2l4
Thus. if a President had been running
in the last election and had received vote
similar to that received by House candi-
dates you would have had a Democratic
President elected by a majority of 1913
electoral votes
If YOU think this situation is hopeless,
turn this thought over in your mind
IF only one more person had voted for
the Republican Senatorial candidate. Mr.
Gordon, in each voting district in Oregon
YOU would have Republican Senator from
that State. Furthermore, if just one more
person in each voting district had voted
for the Republican Senatorial candidates
in Wyoming and Montana you would have
two more Republican Senator's
In other words one more vote in each
voting district of three states would have
given the Republicans total of so seats
IN the United States Senate That's how
close the election was. That's the margin
Of difference between TWecdlcdum and
TWeedledee" ~n
Third parties have never been success
ful in American politics but there are
many people who look at both of the
present parties with considerable askance
and would like the privilege of supporting
conservative party dedicated to fiscal
sanity and MI
Confederate South cannot overlook it's
responsibility and the power it has now and
may have in the future
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

for entire areas in light of the water table
condition. For several years past the mid
die counties of Virginia, in which this area
is located, have been recognized by the
scientists in the Department of Agricul-
ture as semi-arid meaning a protracted
deficiency in rainfall. That be as it may
for many years there have been periods Of
heavy rainfall, good seasons or drought
conditions We have borne them with
fortitude and rejoicing, and usually the
crops are in very good supply and the
people fairly we'll fed
Even 50, it is we'll to conserve the water
supply Electrically pumped it becomes Of
less value than when it was fetched from
the spring or drawn from the we'll. Leaks
in pipes can waste great deal of water
which costs considerable money. we'll
known fact in the urban areas. We have
advocated for some years a serious threat
to the water supply of the town Of Farm
Vile due to cutting Of forests on the water
shed. Fortunately, there has been no ser
ous shortage in the bold little stream
of Buffalo but further cutting of water
shed cover or substantial increase in usage
might produce problem
The need for water conservation was
recognized by the Virginia Legislature
and a study is underway to devise means
and methods Of conserving the water
supply and its economical use. Water is
used substantially by industry, and is
necessary to balance the states economy
through establishment of more manufac-
turing.
Our hope is that our area will be ia
vored by continued rainfall surpluses this
winter and regardless Of the disagreeable-
ness of the past week or more. it was per-
feet for replenishing the much-nccded mois-
ture.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Politically Speaking

THE Southern States carry huge poten-
tial weight in controlling the future of
this nation. In the last presidential cleo
tons the block of Southern votes in the
electoral college about told the story.
Walter Chambln. Jr vice president of
the National Association Of Manufacture
ers, has made an interesting study of the
political weathervane, in light of the SINH
larlty of the platforms of the two political
parties Some Republicans and some Con-
SerNatlNe Democratas make the observation
that since 1896 YOU have had but two par
teS,-thc Tweedledum Party which PRO
poses Democratic welfare state and the
TWecdledec Party which proposes Re-
publican welfare state. and many voters
arc lust not interested in supporting
Tweedledum or Twcedlcdee.
He adds:
IN the last Is years the voting popu-
latIon has increased by 20-mllion people,
but only in one year, 1852, has either party
been able to attract them to the polls. APP
parently in that year they looked upon
Mr. Eisenhower as offering something bet
ter than McssrS. Tweedledum and Twce-
dledcc
In fact, if YOU anayze the 1854 vote
Tor House members, YOU will find that the
Republicans are practically back where
they were in the era of the. New Dcal-Fair
Deal dynasty.
II YOU analyze the House vote in terms
q Presidential election YOU get this:
In tho II old Confederate states there are
E'o electoral votes Outside of the Confed-
eracy there are 81 states with 4O1 electoral
votes. The Democrats won Is of these
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Double Check

Funny thing how many differ
ent views and opinions you get
out Of the recent Mccarthy blast
on Eisenhower. but the fact re-
mains as hit The Republicans
wanted to change for some third
party name Ike denounced
running again and the whole
bunch was keeled off 10 a COM
plete bust up Then the Hall of
Fame. the chairman of the Re-
publican party. hit off OH his
daily dozen with 1t all VIII help
elect Eisenhower and will ease
the tension all over the land
And that's a Hall Of a difference
from the way il looked at first.
Anyhow. these upheavals with
IN the COP have saved the lives
Of many Democrats not overlook
ing however that these same fell
lerS voted them in. And it has
most OF all helped tho button IN
dustry they are real button
busters.
We may also see Just how ef-
fective the United Nations are
In securing the release of the II
Americans held. Any condemna-
ton proceedings TO be effective
III nv mind must be followed by
quick stern retaliation by mem
Der Nations Of the UN. We arc
in a very touchy spot d. think
you Senators and Congressman?
This amt politics you're messing
with. it's the lives Of Americans.
This is a great No Comment
Administration" reporters
dead end Of an times.
Thanks for reading Yours.
y MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Christmas Cheer!

Christmas is a season of good
Will and Thanksgiving. our
/ thoughts are universally With
others whether they be for our
, families, friends or for humanity
as a whole The world today is
very much in need Of such feeling
among mankind So. for this brief
period. we contribute heavily to
charity, we assure some Of the
Christmas Joys for less FORUM
eate individuals, we visit the sick
we spend more than we can al
ford on our families and We are
probably more conscious OF the
spiritual side Of life than is usual
We also. as a whole. drink too
much and are apparently most
careless about the un-Chrlstian
acts We perform in traffic These
acts kill, main bcreaVc and de-
Stroy and they are made more
deadly by seasonal dangers, IN
support of this contention, here
are some truly frightening sta
tistics Just released by our Gov
ernor's Highway Safety Commit
tee.
For the first six months of this
year. 266 per cent of the drivers
involved in Virginia S fatal traffic
crashes were known to have been
drinking Nearly Is per cent OF
the pedestrians killed were known
also to have been drinking and
this percentage is all the more
serious when it is considered
that Just about third we're
below the age Of 81 Both figures
forebode no good when We realize
that drinking is far more preva-
lent in December than any other
month of the year.
Last Christmas Eve II people
died in Virginia traffic. Last De-
cember Day 10 more died Deem
Der 81 through December 25 in
elusive saw AZ deaths. Ninety
three We're killed during the en-
tire month and no other month
came within 10 Of this awful toll
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

from the nature of the medium the spok-
en- word. When newspaper publishes an
opmoln on certain subject. it remains
there until the paper yellows and the ink
fades, The reader can go back, aud back
still again.
But the spoken word is fleeting thing
and few people have the capacity for TAX
ing it all in and remembering it precisely.
Some people may think they hear it one
way Some Will be sure they heard it an
other There will be a great many who will
demand TO near the tape recordings of what
was sad to prove or disprove point
(lla-risonburg Record)
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
The Great Out Ot.Doors
BY f. LOUIS DAHL

All game. With the exception
Of deer and migratory waterfowl
has had welcome and much
needed respite from the hunters
so far this week. And since the
ponds and swamps have been
frozen over there's been no need
Of our venturing forth in search
Of Marsh Ducks While 1t is legal
temperatures which have prevail
ed have served to make deer
stands most unpopular places.
In the immediate vicinity Of
Farmville. the snowfall was for
tunately not heavy enough to in
terfere with the natural food sup
plies Of our game birds. In fact
though more snow is probable for
the week end. this bit Of carly
winter weather should serve to
improve the hunting.
Some Of our most experienced
and obseryant bird hunters are
concerned over The smalness Of
most of the coveys OF quail this
I year
/ Various explanations are being
offered. among which are. the
extremely dry summer which is
said to interfere with the
/ hatchings. hawks, which Of
I course can always be counted up
1 on to take their toll OF young
birds, stray cats lin my opinion
the very worst enemy Of birds, /:
\ SkunkS. which are known 10
break up numerous nests: and Of
course the fox always comes in
I for his share OF the blame.
As I stated in this column sew
eral weeks ago. there is very def
mite need for an organization Of
some kind which could serve as a
clearing hoase for all OF our
sporting problems. All types Of
hunters should be represented and
fishermen too. and all should try
to work for the best interests Of
all the others
In such an organization the
question of hounties-iS sure to
come up for discussion I shall ap-
preciate yeur giving this and
other questions your careful
thought for am sure that before
long there YIN be local effort to
band together with a view Of solv-
ing some CT our game and fish
problems. and If YOU are interest,"
cd your influence will be needed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Disagreeable Benefit

MANY people have been grumbling about
~ the unpleasant weather during the
past ten days Cold rains, some sleet and
little snow, with heavy fogs are not usual
in this section. We prefer the cold. crisp
Virginia weather in the winter to the high
humidity, cloudy skies and threatening
falling weather However this yea the I'M
favorable weather has been blessing The
underground water supplies are beng
replenished and farm subsoils are soaking
up moisture for another yea. October
November and December have produced a
surplus Of moisture and waterfall in this
section We can stand the discomfort if, by
50 doing, the arid conditions of the past
few years will be relieved.
Drought years are not unusual here
They appear to come in cycles. In fact
droughts were recorded thousands of years
ago, as one will recall in the account of
Joseph's adventurous visit to Egypt as
recorded in the Bible SO, droughts are as
old as mankind and are to be expected
from time to time according TO cycles
Until the L. S. Government took over the
Job Of relieving all burdens, the droughts
were taken as a matter of course, and one
had good year or bad year" accord
ing to the amount of good seasons Provi-
dcnce provided.
The fact is that we are using more
water than ever before and the use will be
increased more and more people in the
rural aras add the comforts Of running
water to their homes and barns. This water
is taken from the subterranean supply,
which is replenished by ground seepage
and the stored up reservoir forming the
water table We hear much about the water
table being lowered or raised, and scientists
viii sometimes predict dire consequences
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Radio Editorials

4 New York radio station is starting a
weekly feature called The Editors
Desk, a l5-minutc show. which it saws is
'eS'ghed TO stimulate public thinking on
current ISSUES. There will be d threc-min
ute editorial given in the name of the sta
non and the balance of the time will be
spent excepting editorials from local
newspapers and reading portions Of let
tiers sent in by listeners on various sub
jects.
The task this station has undertaken
j. immense Unless it slants the program
Ieftward. it will come in for all sorts of at
tacks from liberals A great handicap
the station will be working under arises
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Open Letter To
Buckingham Board
OF Supervisors

County Board Of Supervisors
buckingham Court House
buckingham Virginia
recently had occasion TO spend
some time at Buckingham Court
House. While there I visited the
Court House Square and observed
the Civil War monument, which
IS located directly across from the
Court House The monument is
surrounded by a fence and on
each side Of the monument are
two Civil War cannons. The con-
dition of this surrounding fence
was dlapidated and the cannons
8ere oil @! the mouIt.nso lying
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Our Inner Thoughts

Hidden deep within where our spirit dWeS
Are secret thoughts that no one ever tells.
Our thoughts thot ore hidden from oil mankind
n the inner depths Of our secret mind
Often comfort Us when the rood IS long,
Bringing cheer to our heortS like 10y and soma
Childhood memories thot to us return,
The lessons of life that we oil must learn
70 teach us to trust and to keep oIioht
The torch Of foith through the darkest night
As we grope for COOL oft dim ond far
And FONT as the light from Q lonely stOr
Al this inner shrine often times we seek
And cherish things Of which we do not speok
Secret on1btions feors ond hopes ond proyers
he dreoms we hove that no one ever shores
illuminate fe's paths ond give us oroce
. meet the future thot We each must foce.
For eoch ond oil hove visions Of their own
At thot shrine within where we dwell alone
The old. the young. the Coy ond the fororn
The poor ond lonely ones. those richly born
All have this secret shrine, Q place where they
0on strength and couroqe along LIES hiohwoy
At this inner shrine where our spirits dwell
Where our dreon1s ore dreamed that we never tell
Is O source of strength ond of Joy ond hope
When Ife's woys grow dork ond we onword grope
A poce to eoch heort consoing ond sweet
Where souls from LIES storms may sofeIy retreot
L o Whtaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Music Of Christmas
Lesson for December 10. 1854

MO OTHER festival OF the year
is so full OF music and OF song
as the festival Of Christmas. Like
all good and beautiful things. this
too can be made WEAKNESS to
heart and mind. When We have to
listen TO some popular Christ
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Letters TO Editor

Oh the ground, and goodness
knows how long they have been
there.
l quote as follows the inscrip-
ton on the monument which l
refer to:
TO commemorate the Dcvo-
ton and Heroism Of the Con-
fedate Soldiers Of Bucking-
ham County Who Valued
Principle More Than Life
and Fought for a Cause They
Knew to be Just.
1861 1865
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

| was horl1fed to think that the
forefathers Of your County had
erected such monument only to
be left standing without a care
OF beauty or maintenance, and
letting time cause its decay.
How caa anyone evade the
thought that il this monument
was worthy Of construction and
dedication. then surely it Is vor-
thy of being kept in as good con
dition as possible.
I trust Tou will look into the
natter and that your action viii
be favorable
JOHN w. MAYS
1923 Howard Road, Richmond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

IN the generation of electric
power in tie y s. total coal con
sumption in all regions where
coal is significant factor Tex
Guiding FLORIDA. Mississippi. Ari-
IONA. the West South Central and
the Pacific Regions, rose from
l04 million tons in 1852 to 1923
million in 1853. an increase Of 8.8
million tors. or $40.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
AN ELECTRIFYING FACT

In Greater Cleveland, coal gen.
crates enough electricity annually
more than 6 billion kwhs-to
lift every man. woman and child
i'll the word TO the top Of Mt.
LYerest-19.0o1 feet.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

m as song, h am :
mered out by some
s o n & s m I h o n
B r o a d way " h o
knows more about
rhythm than reli-
gion, over the ra-
do for six weeks
on end; or when a
loudspeaker on the
courthouse square
with its tirele s
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Music for All Man

The music of Christmas is for
all Ii is for kings Of the earth
the mon OF power and place
Wherever there is land that can
he called Christian. il is known
that there ~ ore King OF kings,
one Lord Of lords When Queen
Elizabeth was crowned, it was by
the Church Of Christ and in the
name OF Christ. When President
Eisenhower was inaugurzted his
first public act was personal
prayer. There ara no human be
ings too highly placed to need
God; none so busy and important
they have no time to praise him
odd men and children" too are
summoned to join the chorus Old
men. sitting by the FIRE or in the
sun. old men done with life; chill
dren playing in the sun or by the
fire. children who do not yet know
what life means; old men and
children. who have TO be cared
for, who make no decisions for
other people-the small and the
insignificant all those on the outer
fringes Of life. let these too join
in praise. For God came down
that first Christmas night not in
silence but to the music OF great
singing. And when God broke the
news for which man long had wait
ed, the news men are still slow 10
hear, slow 10 believe, the news Of
Emmanuel, the news that God is
with us-this did not come az a
whisper in the void. II came on the
wings of-a mighty song, borne by
the voice of stars and angels
made known first not to the kings of
the earth but TO humble shepherds
Of whom none but God had ever
heard
BASED Is sstli~es sepyriIhtes ~ the
ntvt.iss 81 CsristiAs Edueattes. NJ
Hersl Ccuneit 81 the Charekee ~ Christ
n the L. s. A. Fsieasse ~ Gem n usiiy
rress serviesb
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Movie Guide
Week of December 10

BY the Motion Picture Committee
Of Farmville Womans Club
state Theatre
Rails Into Laramic"-So eX-
IRENE Is the selfish opposition Of
Western outpost to railroad
building that one wonders how
the continent was ever Spanncd
Certainly this fuzzy film raises
more questions than it answers.
John Payne bares his chest and
uses his fists on behalf of pro-
congress. but everyone else seems
to have his head buried in his
own little hllock Of sand. IN
technicolor Fair OF Adults and
Youth.
Lee Theatre
'Puehover" - A plaiusclothcS-
man trying TO capture bank
robbcr becomes infatuated with
the criminals girl and turns
against the forces Of law Adults.
Bellies on Their Toes -Furth-
er adventures Of the Gilbreath
family in which the Cheaper by
the Dozens children grow up and
fall in love. Adults
"Gunsmoke' a young profess
sional gunman about to hire him.
self out TO a william trying to steal
a mans ranch. is persuaded to
fight on the side Of justice. with
the rancher's daughter as a pos
siblc reward Family
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Music Of Praise

But il was not this nor any OF
this that the angels meant when
they sang their Gloria The right
music of CnristJr as is the music
Of praise. Of glory TO God It is
not thing TO fill up time on a
disc-jockey's program. not some
thing to be produced by ma
chine II is music OF praise. for
the heart from the heart On
lonely road in the countryside
there is tiny lighted church On
noisy boulevard in distant
rriny city there is a great church
It's windows cleaning. In both
Of these there is singing tonight
To the passerby in mud or on the
pavement. ii may seem that these
people sing alone. The frozen
world around the country church
makes no sign there in the lang
ling city street there is no echo
OF the Hallelujah chorus in the
great sanctuary Nature and man
seem out Of tune with the Christ
mas music But TO the listening
ear, the hearing heart, come many
other voices
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Music OF Creation

The poet-prophet OF the l43th
Psalm one might almost think
he had written these lines for a
Christmas hymn heard these
voices Like deScant which
above the music Of hymn WeaNes
new beauty. so these other
voices. which only a poets ear
can hear, add "a the chorus Of
glory to God. With him We hear
all Gods angels We hear the
stars OF light This tiny planet car
ries many voices. but God S crea-
ton is vast In realms Of bliss
pure spirits unsullied by sin sing
their Glory to God : and through
out oar universe, where some can
perceive only the frightening
spaces between the stars, where
others can see only Sightlcss
flames endlessly whirling. the poet
hears the morning stars singing
together. praiSing God by being
what they are. Witnessing to tho
majesty Of his creation And on
this little planet too are songs un-
heard by man fruitful trees and
all ccdars. beasts and all cattle
Where Christ has come.
truly come, and men have not
cast him out all living things have
reason 10 praise God
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Scripture: Psalm l<a: Matthew ! ia
as; Luke 2:i-2O
Devotional ReAaing. Luke 2:6-2o
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01

Eight full sized pages packed
with news about interesting
events and people. This In what
readers Of this paper get each
week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01

To visit Mothers Mr.. and Mrs,
Frederic Jones, S6S2 Fourth Az.
&. left Tuesday. Dec. ~ for Mus
kogCe. Okla. to spend tho hou-
days with Mr.. Jones mother, Mira.
Ellen Jones, From there they win
10 10 Kansas city, No, for = Wis
Il with relatives and friends.
Holiday Week Enid Mrs. Ralph
Turner Of Chicago spent tho
Christmas holiday week end with
Mr. and Mrs, Painter 3, jackson,
STos Fourth Avenue South.
To Chicago FOR winters Mrs..
Frances Baker. S6S2 Fourth Az.
r.. left Wednesday, Dec. ~, for
Chicago, where she win spend the
winter with her daughter.
To sunny California; Mr., and
Mrs. Robert Taylor, SeSS Fourth
Az T., left Wednesday. Dec. ~
10 spend the Christmas holidays
In Los Angeles. Calf.
In WiRdy Cltyi Mr., 4. l. brown
1920 Third Az. r., left for chicago
Thursday, Dec, ~ 10 spend the
holidays with relatives.
Hll Mrs, Cecilia Patterson. 900
Bryant Az, N, continues In IN
health al her homo and has bean
confined TO he'd for the past two
weeks.