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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
Babson Discusses Cutting Taxes For Schools

has been placed on the quality Of
education which our children are
receiving
What business would earn lts
salt today if us employees work
ed only from s 30 % 2.30 paca-
toned from june % "a Septeu-
Der S. and It's factory or store lay
IDLE as much AZ the average school.
does 1t Is true that teachers have
papers 10 correct, lessons TO pre-
pare, and extracurrlcular actiFl-
ties But, ways should be devised
80 that teachers can earn the
extra money they need one idea
would be- to extend the school DAY
and the school year 50 that the
first eight years are done In seven,
and the last four years hi three
Thereby We save two years for tie
children. as we'll as money for
increased salaries
We can make Cur plant more
efficient and give teachers
much needed raise We might even
help solve the problem 81 delin-
Quency by keeping oar kids buster
This sort 81 thing is not pipe
dream ri the college level The
students Of Babson Institute.
fully accredited COLLEGE 81 Bust
ness administration do four years
work in three and after graduation
make All outstanding mark for
themselves. This might be tried
for the lover grades as veil From
such, all Nill benefit children.
teachers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26

oE would want to realize no
bridge the gulf existing betAaren
man ard man one must walk the
patil that leads to the cross gftere
Old habits traditions. and pEed-
JUDGES are 70 be cruclfied II Is a
path Of self denial II means a
putting away Of all preconceiyed
IDEAS and suFrendefing self to the
Lord giving Him an instrument
through which He can work to
make. a new and better society
society Of Christian brotherhood
This society would no longer be
m the realm Of ideals but All ae-
tuallty
However there are those who
refuse to take this step in the be
lief that they are right and wish
To remain there But one day they
viii see their mistake but it may
we'll be too late They refusel to
cross the barrier when they tpuld
ana, therefore. cannot when they
want to This is a SOLDERING and
frightening fact which the par
ables Of Jesus Christ taught and
il applies 70 our racial and glass
divisions az we'll
A solution cannot be found in
The minds Of men but only as
the Holy Spirit breaks afresh the
meaning of the Cross Of Christ
upon every heart who would pause
To find It's deepest meaning
Sincerely yours.
j WILLIAM ORDERS
Pastor Cumberland Group OF
Presbyterian Churches FarnMille
Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
Schools and Politics

lie schools but not migrated schools
THE Court Of last resort has spoken"
so what? Segregation on the basis Of race
is unconstitutional That is far cry from
indignation Public acceptance has yet 10
be tested Believing sincerely that the I. s.
Supreme Court has made ii decision con
trary to the intent and the wishes Of the
majority of people, and the trainers OF the
Constitution we have not only the right
but the duty TO express our opinion and
take such action legally which will pro-
tect the best interests Of all Of our people
This we shall do to the best Of our ability
We submit TO the opinion Of the court, but
do not believe it is correct and the future
will substantiate this position We will not
hesitate to express our beliefs
We believe the matter essentially is
political The Democratic and Republican
parties are vieing for the important Negro
vote in the Northern States. 1t will very
probably get into politics in Virginia, and
we are not sure but Mr. Stephens has not
placed II in that spot by taking the premise
that there Is any thought Of doing away
with public education. In discussing the
subject privately or publicly we have heard
no expression Of bitterness, passion, hate,
etc We can not say that the subject can
be approached without prejudice, regard
less Of which side you will discuss but we
entirely agree with Mr. Stephens in regard
to an Unconditional approach.
The problems vary, but the responsible
ity for education does not vary. II must be
determined whether education is the re-
sponsibility Of the federal government the
state government or the local government.
If ii be determined that it is the response
bility Of the local government and the pow
ers for its execution are placed there,
then segregation is a local matter; II the
State is to continue to control the school
system, then the action must be taken
statewide.
I'VE as Christians and Democrats have
no more responsibility, than the atheists,
the Republicans, the whites or the Negroes.
The problem affects the body polite, and it
is blow at the integrity Of the white and
Negro races, and an effort TO change the
social customs Of the South. 1t may be
movement to cause dissenslon among the
people Of the South which we must Ger
tainly recognize and guard against We
must not fail into a trap resulting from the
growth Of socialism in this nation. with
communism or some other ism ready to
pull the trigger. We are face to face with
a problem, which will take years OF sincere
intelligent thought to arrive at a solution
But let's keep it out Of the State Demo
cratic party. the Republican party and the
churches Of the Christian religion The
solution will come more readily.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
| IEUTENANT GOVERNOR a. E. S

I LIEUTENANT I GOVERNOR A. f. s
- Stephens made a speech before the Fair
fax County Democratic organization last
w-ek on occasion Of the Jefferson-J Jackson
Day dinner lie was IN deep water in dis
cussinY the future Of the public schools II
Virginia as any one would be if they
should adopt hrs major premise.
He is quoted AS having said
Regardless Of how violently we as q people.
Vi aa individuals may have reacted to this de-
cision tthc Supreme Courts decision Of May
10 the fact remains that our court Of last
resort has spoken and We must each and every
one Of us give prayerful consideration 10
determining what is the right and proper thing
70 do under the circumstances
This is not a political question, and TO APP
proach ii on any such basis should visit upon
the beads Of the offending parties mortal
shame We must insist, put aside insofar as
IL IA humanity possible all bitterness passion,
prejudice bate. and similar emotions that tend
only to dstort thinking
we should throughout be ever mindful Of
the true role Of public education in our demo-
cfacy and resolve that we viii not predicate our
thinking and conduct upon the premise that
our public school system must go
lie offered two suggestions:
~ We must realize that the problem
varies with almost every locality and that wide
local latitude must be permitted.
~ We as Christians and Democrats.
must be made 10 see the vital necessity for
working on a cooperative basis for the promo
ton Of the best interests Of our children and
the maintenance protection and enlargement
Of a sound system Of public free schools
AT the same time. he said we must remain
Jealous in our protection Of the integrity Of our
races and the perpetuation Of the social
customs that have accrued TO US over the
years"
How naive can an official Of the Stat
Of Virginia become?
50 far AS we have been able to de
termne there is no thought by the people
in Virginia to do away with public educa
ton. TO begin discussion from such I
premise Is to introduce thoughts which arr
not now present in the minds Of the PEG
pie. Everyone recognizes the value Of the
public school system.
In Article TX Of the Virginia Stat,
Constitution, Will be found the provisions
for public education. The Article is to b.
taken AS a unit The keystone is found il
9ecllOn l4u, when FeadS w tilc anu toiol
ed children shall not be taught in the same
schools" It il unbelievable that Article
TX would have been written nor the Vir
ginia Constitution adopted without Sec
ton l40. Therefore, when, and if, that sec
ton il negated by whatever force, thel
the entire plan for public education in thu
elementary and secondary system must d.
rewritten Unless time is given by the i'm
plementation Of the Supreme Court. th'
Acts Of that Court will have abolished th'
PUBLIC education system, not the acts OF th'
people Of Virginia Virginia will have pub
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
Double Check

Politics are at the most Pc
cullar p dlckafdment they have
ever been IN this knowledge Of
mine Dropping the loyalty oath
does not alter THU requirement
OF party responsibility Of dele
gates and 50 said Mitchell
And that means tile old style
heapihg Of Goals Of FIRE on the
heads Of the Democrats who went
tine Il like Ike route" last time
EX-GOVERNOR Battle SO far was
the Only one In the limelight con-
curing and he won't be a dele
gate to the next convention. Bye
bye Byrdie Altho he says he
never voted the COP he sure mes
sed Up a lot Of democrats that
did AT least he might like 20
drag the old skeleton out and give
1t auother stompIng "Tain't all
dead yet we bring EN- out
once IN d while and revive EN-
SOS We can have the pleasure of
Killing EN- off again. just for
tine glory Of the stand patters,
And We keep it UP till II amt
funny no mo Believe you me
that Pkuliar politics way
Nov some Chinese Red named
Chou En-Lair tells US war danger
is rising and that WE are to blame
we amt never our in the clear
nohow AS 10 our mistakes I'm
/ letting Romulo and the Pentagon
do the advising Just amt smart
'nutf | know
The surprise Alert went off IN
good shape In one hour after the
button was punched in Washing
ton State Guards were on their
posts. splendid performance
not Needed this time but there
may come a day.
Thf Smiths are in Florida so
says d card from Grace and Tom
/ Smith now making tracks IN the
sand at Daytona Beach. Florida
Thanks for the card and thanks
for reading
Yours. j MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26

techHicolor Western about the
efforts Of a young gul 10 track
down her fathers killer Stars
Bill Williams and Kelley Ryan
For adults and young people
Mississippi Gambler A
spirited New Orleans belle. Piper
Laurie. causes a respectable river
gambler. Tyrone Power, all kinds
Of trouble through unrequited
love For adults and young peo-
pie
Ii li'-A beguiling loye-story
Of All orphaned French airl who
is betriended by three members Of
a carnival troupe Stars Leslie Car
on HERE Aumont and Mel Fer
ger For the family
NJ an Behind the Gun" - A
revolh tlonary plot is suppressed in
early California by a y S officer
who Is sent there on secret mis-
sion For the family
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26

Babson Park. Mass. April 81.
one OF the critical problems fac
ing every voter today IS how to
pay for the mounting cost OF edu-
cation without taxing property
holders into the poorhonse
More Economical Schools
Needed
The sharp rise In the birth rate
is one source OF our problem. To
help the increasing population.
about $500 900 housing units
have been butts since 1945--l :
ais 600 in 1884 alone This build :
ing boom has given Impetus to
our national prosperity, bat 1t has
created problems galore at the
school level Most OF these new
homes have been purchased by
good young couples who want de-
cent places In which to raise their
families
These families have become SO
large IN proportion 70 existing
educational facilities that many
cities and towns are now losing
money on each new house built
NShere there is more than one
child per family. the loss often
amounts, on the educational bill
alone To several hundred dollars.
We know there VIII be marked
demand for more and more edu-
cauonal facilities during The next
ten years. Since by law we must
provide facilities and teachers, We
may well ask for some economies
10 be made which can help keep
costs down.
School Construction Costs Too
High
You cannot afford custom
built automobile Can you any
more afford a custom built
school, 1t is high time tie u. S.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26

Office OF Education, as well as the
various State Departments Of
Education. moved IN with some
standard basic plans for basic
schools, which can readily be ex-
panded with the school popula-
ton. Unit sections should also be
made readily movable 10 S 0 m e
other section Of the community
should the need arise
There are literally IA hundred
ways to cut construction costs
Standard plans should be used FOR
a given number Of children. with
the extras that don't really add up
TO better education for your child
being cleared out Dno't build
monument Of mortar that Will be
outmoded long before 1t is out
worn. Let us consider the chill
dren and taxpayers rather than
glorify some mayor or architect
Improve Teacher Efficiency
The suggestion has been made
that We could cut teaching costs
by doubling classroom size. Then
we could hire the brightest
teachers In the land 10 make re-
cordtng for radio and ~ educa-
tional hookups The children
could be tested on what they had
seen and heard by being given
true false. multiple -chdlee ques-
ton. and by having them marx
their answers on TBN answer
sheets that would be corrected BY
machine
However. teacher efficiency cam
not be measured In terms OF the
number OF youngsters turned out
OF our schools each year. From
what have seen Of some Of the
educational products of recent
years, | think nowhere near srteSs
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
Letters To Editor
Thoughts on Current
Indignation Problem
Editor al Z. raid

Editor az Herald
nave oeen following your edit
torial page with keen interest
concerning the problem Of ln.e-
grafton Many times ] have
wanted to comment upon the al
tlcl5s out / never to5k time To
9gite anything constructive
am Impressed that there are
many individuals who are con-
cerned til finding q solution To
this problem II is my hope and
desire that all contending forces
viii benefit from these few
words. TO that end send these
thoughts to be printed in your
paper
The air is marked today with
terrific tensions resulting from
mans attempt to solve d problem
greater than themselves on a
level In which any solution would
be wholly superficial
In one corner Of the arena Of
life stands the individual champ
ionlng status quo while opposite
BIN Is the champion Of "desmuc-
i've revolution Both have come
together in the center Of the ring
battling out with ALL the power
within their own respective ideo-
logies IN all the clalmor Of the
Gght these two forces have for
gotten that above the arena
stands the champion Of champ
ions the constructive revolution
airy who looks with pity and
compassion upon them This third
champion alone has the answer
70 the deepest needs and problems
of mankind Any attempt to solve
problems without Him is to find
no solution. For the one standing
over the fight IS the Holy
Spirit Who guides tho Christians
INTO all truth" in finding con-
structipe solutions concerning man
made barriers.
J f Fison in his book titled
The Blessing Of the Holy Spirit
gives Us these poignant words To
ponder
There is no doubt that it was
the breaking down Of the middle
wall Of partition between Jew
f
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
ALEXANDER NAMED
ON W AND /. HONOR ROLL

III. C. Alexander. III. was re-
certify named to the ma semester
honor roll it Washington and Les
University. Alexander Is 4 senior
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26

Electric utilities are the biggest
customers for coal today. taking
more than - per cent OF total
production and experts expect this
demand 10 continue growing.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-26
School Construction Costs Too
High

You cannot afford custom
built automobile Can sou any
more afford custom built
school, 1t is high time the u. S.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01
SUSIE IS DEAD
By Jack Altman

Susie is dead! I was in the Ma tanuska Valley Coop packing plant when she came in. I recog mixed her at once in spite of the :sshalded whiteness of her skin which had bristled with the rus set of full blooded Duroc Jersey when l first knew her.
 Yes, Susie is dead. Killed to make hams, bacon, lard, chops, headcheese and salt pork. I saw { h1uee thick and heavy yes. matronly sides go into the pork barrel; sides that in the past two seasons had been nuzzled py no less than twenty-six greedy little red youngsters. Susie did i~her share toward making the colony a success and now, her usefulness as potential mother was ~ an end; she was going the way of lesser pigs. I say lesser pigs because Susie was no com mon porker. Susie was famous. I Knew her personally.
 ; She symbolized a phase of the -ucSony development that was never in the original planning. She exemplified the ability of John Colonist to gather sheckels unto himself when every econ op5c condition was absolutely against the process. She was a pawn in a piece of the most of all the sharp shoot ing rackets farrowed by the pe- culiar set-up of the first years development program.
 Here we had Uncle Sam hell bent on spending five million dol lars as rapidly as possible on the rehabilitation of 200 relief fanii- lilies. But none of this money was to get into the hands of the col onist. Not a chance. They could not even work for it. What did they need cash for? They had credit. Credit without limit. But
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01

lot of bad words. but there was nothing he could do about 1t.
 Susie heaved a deep porclne sigh. Everything would have been all right" she said, If only I could have grown fast enough to keep up with my inflated val ue, but I couldn't And l was eating we'll, too. As much as l could"
 I asked her if she had ever heard of Ponzi and she wanted to know if it was whole grain or some of that patent mash they were shipping in. Before l could enIighten her about schemes for making money someone opened the back door of the house and threw out pan of potato peel ings. Away she went, her big triangular ears cooked forward, her corkscrew tail quivering in anticipation of the succulent par ings.
 And now poor Susie is dead. Gone the way of all good swine, but as I said before, she did her part toward developing the col ony.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01

no cash.
 Of course they could have bought food, clothing and tools on tick and sold them for cash, but that would have been dis honest. They figured out other ways, and for sheer ingenuity some of them would make you gasp in open -mouthed wonder. Made the colony officials gasp too. At least they did when the Susie deal came up.
 It was on a Sunday morning that I first met Susie. I had hiked out Finger Lake Road and since sitting behind a desk writing ed itorials (and birth announce ments) is not conducive to good wind, I was puffing hard when I topped the first rise. I leaned against fence to catch my breath and right there on the other side was Susie. She was a maden then
 She looked like a nice sociable pig, and I spoke to her. She fin ished roofing at the toe of my shoe pack with her India rubber snout and then passed the time of day with me. We chatted for a while and then l asked her if she were a native pig, or one that had been imported with the col onists Her hazel eyes opened wide and from the way she grunted I knew I had in some way offended her.
 Who, me-" she asked. You claim to be a newspaper man and you don't know who I am? Why I'm the most famous pig in the valley. In all Alaska, I guess. I am the pig"
 She made me feel kind of fool ish, but I was really interested then. had heard the story of the pig deal, but for obvious reasons neither the colony officials nor the individuals involved cared to supply the details. Here was a chance for me to check the story right at it's very source, so to
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back pretty soon anyhow.
 They went to the colony office and had me taken off As ac- count and charged up to 'B' for twenty. It looked like a clear profit of ten dollars for 'A' so Ed Cronsin, he's the fiscal agent for the corporation, gave "A a five spot and credited his account with a like amount. It was the five cash that made a hit with the boys, though, and they were both pretty tight when they took me to my new home that even ing
 Then, when I was with B about week he sold me to 'C' for thirty. Cronin rubs twenty off 'B's account and there's an- other ten paper profit with half of it in cash. And pretty soon e pulls thessame gag with the col )nist 'D' and damned if I'm not worth forty bucks quicker'n you could root runt out of a trough. And me less than four months old.
 Well, the racket blew up when 'D' tries to pull his sale. Too active market in live pigs, I guess, and Cronin investigates. Boy, did he blow up! He said a
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speak. I led her or
 Now Susie might have been a bit egotistical about the part she played in the frenzied finances of some fenageling farmers, but, by gol1y, I'll say this for her; Susie was truthful
 T was born right up here at the crossroads on the farm of old settler Snodgrass, she said. And when I was two months old, the corporation that runs the colony bought me for ten dollars and turned me over to colonist "A as what they called foundation stock.
 "He gave me a good home and I was just getting used to the place when the corporation an- nounced that they would give the colonists half cash and half cred- it on all profit from stock trans fers.
 Well, sir, that was the first ruling that gave the colonists a chance to get their fingers on a pinch of change, 50 what does my owner do but sell me to Colonist B for twenty bucks. Of course, they made the deal up between themselves, neither caring how big their debt became because they probably would be going
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01
MERCHANTS FEATURING
 .LoCAL-CROWN PRODUCE

Merchants throughout the Pal mer and Anchorage areas this week are cooperating 100 percent with the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsor cd Alaska Farm Week which has been proclaimed by Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman from August 9 to September 5. The observ- ance will climax with the big gest vegetable and produce dis play ever shown, at the Matan- uska Valley over the Labor Day week end.
 Special displays of Valley grown produce are being fea- tured in the markets, identified by the Nugget Buy" posters which were prepared for the special week. Housewives seeing display so identified may be sure that she is purchasing fresh, locally produced items for her dinner table.
 Stuart Durrant, project chair man, speculated at a recent Chamber meeting that the idea could grow in such proportions as to embrace the entire Terri tory and branch out into any thing, in any line, that is pro- duced in Alaska.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01
MEANT HIS SPEECH

Fayetteville, N. c. While Mayor Georage Herndon was ad- dressing a group of auxiliary po- licemen on law and enforcement, a messenger interruptd to ad- wise him that an armed bandit had robbed the Mayors music store of $40. The Mayor compIet-
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01

Altman editor publisher Matanuska Valleys irst newspaper. the MATANUSKA VALLEY PIONEER is
 pictured a photograph write "Ameri cas Interesting People April 1897 inc American
 story. availab by reprinted
 written by Editor Altman many years Ii will doub i bring smiles of the days gone 10 many readers.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01

ed his address with greater earn estness and enthusiasm.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-01

Original news shack. without window where Jack Altman. editor first of tbe colony Mat anuska Valley Pioneer Vol No August 22 1885 Four page mir1eograpked 8H xl4 sheet column; weekly Lead storY World shocking of Will RogersWileY Post crash only 30 hours after visiting the colony Editorial proclaming Palmer city (200 ten4s) for Mark Twain claimed takes stature of city until has newspaper and To-day The PIONEER makes is humble