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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

Tuesday night at Charlotte c, Fl
school.
Mrs, A. E. Denis and Hazel
Nelson are delegates to the Dis
trict Conference December 2 at
Chase City.
Visitors of MIR and Mrs. Alton
Nelson last Sunday afternoon
were Mr.. and Mrs. P l.. Fowler
and family. Of Meherrin. and
Mrs. w, a. Gryder and family, of
Abilene
Mrs Mabel Fowler spent the
week end With ner children.
Supper Guests
Rev and Mrs. j S. King were
supper guests Sunday night of
Mi and Mrs. Hunter Nelson.
Elaine and c. B. King spent
the week end ii Cumberland with
Nh ana Mrs, d S Bowling.
Tommy, Brenda and Sandra
Nelson attended the birthday
party for little Pete Price on his
third birthday last week in Me-
herrin.
Mr. and Mrs. s. D. Bailey had
as their guests a few days last
week Mrs Baneys and her bro
Their Lewis TreadWay all Of Ell
win. Tenn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

spending by Federal, state and
local governments in that year of
approximately SLOT 100000.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

KEEP VIRGINIA CLEAN!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

to spend fifteen day leave with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
TREASURY Dividend TAX PROPOSAL
is Sheer Gift TO sT0CKH0L DERS

the advantage of stock ownership
would be increased. This would en-
courage people to invest in corpora
tions, as l suppose the Treasury's
proposal is intended to do. But it
wouldn't play hob with income tax.
INCREASING STOCK OWNERSHIP
To grant preferred treatment to
one kind of income-the kind of in
come now enjoyed largely by our
higher-income families-would be alb
solutely contrary to principles of just
taxation. It's opposite to the emf
nently fair idea that those who can
best afford to support government
and who generally receive the great
est benefit from governmnt protec-
ton and services-should pay pro-
portionatly larger share of taxes.
By allowing corporations to deduct
their dividend payments, and thus
push more corporate earnings into
the hands of stockholders, corpora
tions would have to rely more on
additional investments, instead of
their reserves, for plant expansion.
This would have the effect of MAX
ing firms more responsible to all
their stockholders.
Business decisions would be the
decisions of many people speaking
through their new investment dol
lars-not just of an inner circle.
It's possible that such a proposal
would do a great deal to return eff
fective corporate ownership and con-
troll to stockholders. AS a result,
throughout American business, large
numbers of people might experience
the kind of active decision-making
that has been one of the main gifts
of co-operatives to American democ-
racy.-JERRY VOORHIS, Chicago,
Ill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
THOSE 1900 "DISLoYAL" Federal employees

Evidence Eisenhower Administration attempt
perpetrate major hoax the American voter in its
employees had been fired because
dsoyalty finally forced important Administration
spokesman admit all mistake Presidential Counsel
Stanley last week said all resulted from mis-
understanding telephone conversation with the White
THIS ADMISSION after everybody in the COP from
Ike had been rumpeng and down the country
side that the had been craWng with subverses
before the Republicans took
is-as reported by Edward R. Murrow
CHS two ago. others sncethat only IL aegedly
subvesve" employees found in the State Department.
not sci claimed COP Of these H. under
investigation previous Truman administration In the
Justice Department. several thousands of employees only
subversve been uncovered by Eisenhowers brd
dogs" Herbert Brownel and j. Edgar Hoover.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Henry Hoffman Again Heads
Helena Labor Council

Henry Hoffman, member of the
Machinist Union, and long time MP
railroad machinist, was reelected
president of Helena Trades & Labor
Council, at the assembly's annual
election meeting this month.
Other officers elected for the com
ing,year, are Lon Rice, Retail Clerks,
vice president at large; Robert
Holmes, vice president for building
trades council; Wilfred Gunstone,
Laborers, secretary-treasurer; Rosa
Buck, Hotel & Restaurant Employees,
sergeant at arms.
Trustees are Isabella West, Laund-
ry Workers; Ray Lindberg, Lumber
& Sawmill Workers, and Ray Miner,
BARRIERS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
DURKEE, MOUNTAIN TO
SEEK LEGISLATIVE POSTS

At least two more candidates fo1
the Legislature have tossed their hats
into the ring this last week.
Rep. Bob Durkee, Havre business
man, who made an outstanding rec
ord in the interests of his constitu-
ents in the 1853 session, has an
nounced he will seek another term as
state representative from Hill coun-
ty.
Important house roll call votes
found Rep. Durkee opposing repeal
of State Identification Authority Act
of 1885, for more equitable taxation
Of heavy, highway destroying COM
mercial trucks, against legislation
which restricts the Unemployment
compensation benefit program, for
time-off-to-vote legislation, for in
creasing the school foundation fl
nancing program, against perpetual
oil leases on school lands as pushed
through the legislature by the oil lob
by, for additional farm o-market
road funds being made available to
Montana's Sc counties.
FIRST IN SILVER BOW
James A. Mountain, Butte, who
served in the 1851 Legislature, has
announced his intentions to seek one
of Silver Bow county's seven legis-
lative seats. Mountain, in his previous
term voted against increasing work
mems compensation by $500 per
week, against correcting and elm
mating faults and loopholes in Plan
II (private insurers) of Workmen's
Compensation Act, against lifting the
500-week limitation on benefits to
permanently disabled industrial work
ers, and for safety codes legislation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
RITA. BEING SET UP
I'M GLACIER COUNTY

SUNBURST-Northern Telephone
association held meeting at the
Sunburst high school on Thursday ev-
ening, February 1 /. Russell Johansen,
member of the organizing committee,
who has been working with the Rural
Electrification association for several
months, called the meeting to organ
ize the solicitors, who will contact
subscribers.
The REA has approved the prof.
ect so far, and the proposed rate
schedule will now go to the Railroad
commission for approval, then to the
REA for final approval. A govern
ment appropriation of $4,000 must
be met and matched by subscribers.
The $500 each paid down has been
utilized in the preliminary engineer
ing report, and now the remaining
$4,000 per telephone must be raised.
Each subscriber must put up $4,000
in order to be served by this system,
and it may be necessary for some
to subscribe more in order to make
up the whole amount. Any such
moneys subscribed would be in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
ANOTHER ESPECIAL INTEREST," MEASURE

Montana's two congressman, Lee Metcalf and Wesley
DEwart cancelled each others votes H. R. 4646-the
Ellsworth bill Metcalf moved that the bill be recommtted
committee Roll call showed Metcas motion carrying 226
161, with DEwart voting against recommtal
H. R. 1916 simple would permit lumber companies,
such the ACM and Nes to trade cutover timber
like of tmbered when such land
for reclamation and other public
purposes Mecaf in leading the fight to recommt the Ellis
worth BILL rightly labelled it another special interests
designed another of public domain plumb
erng to private operators.
H. r. public forest lands what DEwart's H. R..
1923 Gland grab b proposed for public grazing lands I'm
4O23-and its successor 2548 large sockgrowing
would be given nearexclusve rights to exploit pub
domain grazing lands they might choose to the detr
wdlife, recreation, Development
ETC.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26

form of preferred stock in the or
ganization.
The exchange will cover an area
from the Glacier county line to Min
er's Coulee and from the Canadian
line to few miles south of Sunburst.
Kelvin and Oilmont will be on a sep
arate exchange.
Bob Bucher, Toole county agent,
is assisting. Frank Taft is the assist
ant in Sunburst
The additional $29,5OO.OO must be
raised by March Is. Volunteer So
licitors will call on subscribers within
the next week to finalize plans. =
CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
The Reason Why? ...

be the why Secretary of Agriculture Ben
dropped dairy supports rs cent of parity to
achieve balance expenditure of American family ncome
nations dairy farmers will lose $500 million dollars
year Bensons action On the other hand the cof
SPECTATORS the New York market will make addi
tiona $500 off the higher coffee which have
Gently been "rigged" on to the American public.
The consumer has only dollars. So, if the Ad
mnstraton to permit the coffee cartel to make killing
the expense them other segment of the
tiona economy suffer accordingly Secretary Benson
for better for worseor the daiymen
they're it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Confirmation of Beeson $50.

The final vote the bitterly contested confirmation OF Al
bert c. Beeson as member of the National Labor Relations
Board found Montana Senators Murray and Mansfield voting
against confirmation Beeson confirmed by the narrow
margin 4542 with three Diecrats Byrd of Virginia. Ho
land of Florida Eastand of Mississippi voting with AZ Re-
pubcans confirmation LANCER North Dakota Republican,
and Wayne Morse Oregon Independent voted with 40 Demo-
Gratis against confirmation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
The Man SEE

ExPresdent Herbert Hoover his experienced eye
the national economy Monday and with the CHEEKY
conclusion that mo depression is in sight, Tuesday, the stock
market took another slight dip Could it be that of the
od bears around the New York Exchange still remember the
good days Herby telling the country that pros
perity is just around the corner?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Doesn't Make Much Sense, Does It?...

Tobacco now recognized major of lung
would supported at 80 cent of parity under
the Eisenhower farm program
Dairy products whose only the other hand the
the providing of heatbudng ingredients for sturdy Amer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26

The writer of the following let
ter, Executive Director of The Co
operative League of the U. S. A,
was Democratic Congressman from
California from 1897 to 1947.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
To the Editor of
THE NEW YORK TIMES:

During my ten years in Congress
and to this day. have believed
that something should be done about
so-called double taxation" of cor
porate dividends. But Pm convinced
the current Treasury and Congress
sional proposals aren't the way to
do the job. The corporation should
be relieved of taxes, not the per-
son who gets the dividend, as is
proposed.
The Treasury Department and the
House Ways and Means Committee
are proposing a scheme to give cor
poration stockholders a credit against
their net tax payment (not a deduc-
ton from income) equal to 5 to Is
per cent of their dividend income.
This deduction would be 5 per cent
the first year, 10 per cent the secosd
and 15 per cent in succeeding years.
Such a proposal is sheer gift to
stockholders. 1t means that income
from property would get preferred
treatment over wages and salaries.
This is a complete and unjust
reversal of the principle once OBJ
served of giving some degree of
preferential treatment to learned
income"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

One plant in the Twin Cities" will
lay off 1000 men February 26 and
will result in substantial labor sur
plus and cause real economic distress"
ERIC G.. HOVER, Mayor of Minnea-
polls, Feb. 8.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here i.

There are $4,000 men unemployed in
Minnesota. goodly percentage of
these are steel, farm equipment and
workers in other basic industries.
MINNESOTA LABOR (CIO), Feb. r.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

President Eisenhower joins the dis
ciples of doom" parade in admitting
the country may be in serious economic
trouble if employment doesn't take
major upturn in March-AP story out
of Washington, Feb. II.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Another $4,000 Detroit workers are
idle as result of a shut down of three
Chrysler motor divisions. More than
150,000-or 10 per cent-of Detroit's
work force covered by Unemployment
Compensation, is now idle-AP dis
patch, and CONG. RECORD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Quote of the Week 49,.

eff cutting off health funds will starve to death we
ought to be healthier nation soon.SEN LISTER HILL Cd
Aa.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Unemployment of approximately T.
600 workers in the QUAD Cities" area
Crock Island Moline, East Moline, Ill.
and Davenport, Iowa) has resulted in
loss of $2,5OO,00O per month in pur-
chasing power in the area. GUS. NEWS,
early in January)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Valuation of building permits in Mon
tana during January, at $305,750, were
less than one-half the January 1853
figure, $73S,S00. - NINTH DISTRICT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK monthly
report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

The last two months Chicago relief
rolls have increased by $500 each
month. February relief outlay in IL
linois will be so per cent greater than
in January. -COLLINSVILLE (Ill)
HERALD, Feb. 5.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26

believe there are sound methods
of ending double taxation of cor
porate dividends Ideally, corpora
tons should be allowed to deduct
from their net income any dividend
they declare to stockholders-wheth-
er it's paid in money or in shares
of equity certificates.
Whether the Treasury can af-
ford that ideal now is, of course,
real question. But the dividend
receiver must continue to pay his
full tax on his whole income
just as all other taxpayers must
do-including, of course, coop
erative members-who pay full in
come tax on any patronage re-
funds that increase their income
or reduce their expenses.
Exempting corporations from in
come tax on dividend payments would
have the salutary effect of increas-
ing dividends to stockholders which,
in some cases, have fallen to only
small fraction of total corporate earn
ings.
By pushing more corporate earn
ings into the hands of stockholders,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Montgomery Ward profits were off
Is per cent in January, 1854, as COM
pared with January, 1953.-FRANK
EDWARDS, AFL radio newsman, Mon
day, Feb. Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Eggheads' Revenge =.

Montana farm income dropped ten
per cent-or $26 miIlion-in 1858. (Fed-
era1 agency report on farm income for
1853, put out early in January)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Wa= Here

Business failures in the nation fol
the week ending February II totalleC
277-the highest number since May
1941-DUN & BRADSTREET.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Soup kitchen reappears in Helena
First time since the thirties. (HEL
ENA INDEPENDENT, February %
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26

bodies will supported only per cent of parity after
April 1.
Sure has all the earmarks of weirdy distorted of
values, doesn't it?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
Ike Was Here

Thirty per cent of all machinists in
Iowa factories-or some 1000 workers
are now unemployed. DUBUQUE
LEADER, February Sd
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26
ADVANTAGE TO INVESTORS

This advantage would be enjoyed
only by the 100000 United States
families that have invested in cor
porate stocks. They would be ia
vored not only over wage-earners
and salaried people but also over all
proprietors of individually owned bus
inesses, including merchants and
farmers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-26

throughout American business, large
numbers of people might experience
the kind of active decision-making
that has been one of the main gifts
of co-operatives to American democ-
racy.-JERRY VOORHIS, Chicago,
Ill.
Eggheads' Revenge
Ike Was Here
Montana farm income dropped ten
! per cent-or $26 million-in 1853 (Fed-
era1 agency report on farm income for
1853, put out early in January)
Ike Was Here
Unemployment of approximately T.
600 workers in the QUAD Cities" area
! Crock Island, Moline, East Moline, ILL.,
and Davenport, Iowa) has resulted in
a loss of $2,500,000 per month in pur-
chasing power in the area. GUS. NEWS,
early in January)
Ike Was Here
Soup kitchen reappears in Helena.
First time since the thirties. (HEL-
ENA INDEPENDENT, February %
Ike Was Here
Thirty per cent of all machinists in
Iowa factories-or some 1000 workers
are now unemployed. DUBUQUE
LEADER, February Sd
Ike Was Here
The last two months Chicago relief
rolls have increased by $500 each
month February relief outlay in IL
vii he
in January. -COLLINSVILLE Ill)
HERALD, Feb. 3.
Ike Was Here
One plant in the Twin Cities" will
lay off 1000 men February &c and
will result in substantial labor sur
plus and cause real economic distress"
ERIC G. HOVER, Mayor of Minnea-
polls, Feb. 8.
Ike Was Here
Montgomery Ward profits were off
Is per cent in January, 1854, as com
pared with January, 1953.-FRANK
EDWARDS AFL radio newsman, Mon
day, Feb. Is.
Ike Was Here =.
There are $4,000 men unemployed in
Minnesota. goodly percentage of
these are steel farm equipment and
workers in other basic industries =
MINNESOTA LABOR (CIO), Feb. II.
Ike Was Here
Valuation of building permits in Mon
tana during January, at $305,75O, were
less than one-half the January 1853
figure, $73S,S0O. - NINTH DISTRICT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK monthly
report
Ike Wa Here E.
Business failures in the nation for
the week ending February II totalled
277-the highest number since May
1941-DUN & BRADSTREET.
Ike Was Here
Another $4,000 Detroit workers are
idle a result of a shut down of three
Chrysler motor divisions. More than
150,000-or 10 per cent-of Detroits
work force covered by Unemployment
Compensation, is now idle-AP dis
patch, and CONG. RECORD.
Ike Was Here
President Eisenhower joins the dis
ciples of doom" parade in admitting
the country may be in serious economic
trouble if employment doesn't take a
major upturn in March-AP story out
of Washington, Feb. II.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-01
Thurgood Marshall To Speak In
Jackson Next Thursday Night

JACKSON, Mississippi - TIL e
Honorable Thurgood Marshall, chief
Counsel of the NAACP Legal De-
Tense and Educational Fund, Inc,
will be the principal speaker at a
Freedom Fund Rally" here, May
6, at 1880 p. m.
Attorney Marshall is the we'll
known Constitutional lawyer who
has fought and is still fighting for
the complete freedom of Negroes
and other oppressed people all
over the world. He will be re-
membered as the lawyer who spear
headed many legal battles waged
by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie in such cases as: Negroes right
to participate in Democratic Pri-
maries, restricted housing for Ne
groes, entrance of Negroes to
white universities, and the last
case that he argued before the
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-01

rates are part of his country
"territorially, historically and eco.
nomically."
All three now are administered
as British protectorates. Basuto-
land. most southerly of them covers
10000 square miles with 100000
inhabitants. 1t is surrounded by
South African territory. Swaz-
land, about half as big and in
habited by $4,000 natives and
few Europeans, is almost entire
ly surrounded. A long stretch of
Bechuanaland, largest Of the three
territories, borders South Africa.
About the size of France, Buech-
uanaland has population of
233 900 of whom 1900 are white.
Meanwhile, Malan made another
effort to remove colored voters
from the common electorate roll.
The Nationalist party dominated
house committee introduced re-
port in parliament recommending
the placing Of colored voters (mix-
ed blood) on separate list.
Previous efforts by Malan in
this respect were thwarted by
South African courts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-01
STATE NEGRO CITIZENS HAIL
Enactment OF LEGISLATION
FINANCING OF The SCHOOL
EQUALIZATION PROGRAM
See Complete Reorganization In
Operation Of Negro Schools
TEACHER GROUP PREPARES FOR
ADOPTION OF NEW PROGRAM

Jackson, Miss. April 27, -(DSN)
In spite of the anxious and pro-
longed waiting for a decision from
the United States supreme court
in the school segregation cases re-
sponsible Negro citizens through
out the state hailed with expecta-
tions of early improvement in the
school for their children, the final
enactment by the state legislature
of measures financing the school
equalization program.
1t was evident throughout the
state that most Negro parents have
become committed to the fact that
Negro schools will remain in the
state because of the existing COM
munity patterns, regardless of any
action of the nations high court
and that the best hope for better
Negro schools in the state lay in
the equalization program.
From we'll informed sources it
has being freely stated that the
adoption of the program, which
will go into effect with the begin
ing of the next school term, will
mean a complete reorganization in
the operation of Negro schools in
the state.
1t was also pointed out that GER
tain features in the new program
will eleminate what has been term
Continued On Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-01
CHURCHILL OPPOSES TRANSFER
OF native LANDS T0S. AFRICA

LONDON, April 26 Especially
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
last week revoked South Africa S
bid for the transference of three
African protectoratcs to the Union
Of South Africa.
The territories sought by South
Africa are Basutoland, Bechuana.
land and Swaziland, pointing out
that Britain could not agree to the
transfer of the areas at this time,
Churchill said in part:
eve are pledged since the South
Africa act Of 1909, not to tarnsfer
these territories until their in
habitants have been consulted and
until the United Kingdom parlia-
ment has had an opportunity of
expressing it's views"
Daniel f. Malan, white suprem-
acy prime minister of South At
RIGA, had asked the South African
house of assembly to back his
move to take over the protector
ates. He wants the lands trans
ferred at once.
The areas involved have a total
population of some 100000 Ne
grocs. Malan insists the protecto-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-01
Near 1000 Attend Banquet For
Island Governor And Asst Labor Secy

CHICAGO, April 26 6 eciaD-
Nearly 1000 persons j ed the
Grand Ballroom of t Jonrad
Hilton hotel last Thursoay night
to pay tribute to Archie Alexander,
recently inaugurated governor of
the Virgin Islands, and j. Ernest
wilkins, recently sworn in assist
ant secretary of labor.
Secretary of Labor James P.
Mitchell addressed the meeting, a
testimonial dinner sponsored by
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (Chi-
cago Alumni Chapter) and a Cit
izen's committee of Negro and
white civic and labor leaders of the
Windy City.
The interracial audience gave a
standing ovation as Judge Fred
(Duke) Slater, polemarch of the
Chicago Kappas, presented certifi-
Gates honoring them for their ach-
Continued on Page Six)