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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Every once in a while a
book-lover runs into a friend
who blandly asserts that he
never reads novels.
The temptation to give him
q little lecture should be re-
sisted.
The important thing is not
that he be led to increase his
pleasure in life. but that you.
as reader, rejoice in what
you have.
Not only does a good novel
give one a firmer sense Of liv-
ing in a world where real life
sometimes seems shadowy. but
it adds UNNECESSARILY to ones
human contacts.
1t is impossible for every
person to rush into the fray,
meet a great many people.
have himself a time. Some
must retire in the midst Of the
party. and know life through
the mind.
Such a person is the born
reader of what is called the
novel.
Whether 1t be a comedy Of
manners. a hard boiled detec-
tive story. or the latest novel
about the business commun-
ity, a good novel is made for
the born reader. It gives him
people.
Some readers and they
have a right to be called So
still feel that novel-reading is
a waste of time.
No doubt this attitude goes
back to the days when the
working men and women of
America were really hard
workers in the manual trades.
They had no time, literally,
to read.
If a son or daughter went
to college. he or she was a
reader, and excused. in a sense.
from the stigma of laziness.
But in those days. for a
farmer or tradesman to have
remained home reading a novel
would have earned him the
disrespect of all his fellows.
AS for the novel reading
housewife, she was no better
than she should be. and her
friends critically surveyed the
tops of her tables to see how
much dust she allowed to re-
main there while she was Pc
rusing the latest French story.
The French novel, above all,
was regarded as a terrible
thing, as we'll as a waste of
time.
This was due, Of course, to
the fact that the French were
literally more civilized in those
days and that their novels re-
fiected this.
When Emile lola, the ter
rible, was writing his hard
paced novels Of real life, such
as "Germinal" (about the coal
mines, and the first real labor
novel;, Americans were read
ing nice stories about nice peo-
pie, when they read at all.
Today, all that is changed.
Now we have so many
novels, or slices of life. that
no one. not even the most
ardent reader, can read them
all. or even a segment Of them
all.
He must be content to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

choose and select. always a
good thing.
How does he do this?
He may read q book section,
or look over the stocks of new
books in the stores. or 60 by
the general reputation of the
author.
He may rely on the best
seller charts to show him
which books are the most pop
ular. Now, popularity. is a
strange thing. It means that
thousands, maybe millions. Of
ones fellow readers are read
ing something at the same
time.
There is = sort of mass ex-
element to it, which has its
good side, but also its draw
backs.
Reliance upon ones self,
and upon what one has liked
in the past, must remain the
true key to the selection Of q
new novel.
The first ingredient will be
the feeling that such reading
Is worthwhile. not something
to be done in secret or to be
apologized for. The person who
never reads novels is to be
looked upon with wonder, not
distaste. He is missing some
thing in life. just as is the man
who has never heard a SYM
phony orchestra, or the famous
fellow who said he didn't know
whether he could play the
violin or not, he had never
tried it.
The winter season is a good
time for novel reading. Now,
II ever, come evenings or
maybe days, when the restless
urge of America Gains down
for few hours. and one is left
at peace to do what one
pleases. 1t is good thing,
then, If this doing is reading,
and II this reading is a good
story, call it novel or anything
else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

@. Who owns outer space?
&C. P.
A. No one does and no one
should, according to the direc-
tor and general counsel of the
American Rocket Society, who
is writing a book on Space
Law"
@. Is much highway use tax
money, collected by the States.
used for other purposes than
highway building and main
tenance?-E. o. E.
A. Most decidedly. This Is
known as diversion" of these
funds. In 1854 the total di-
verified to nonhighway uses
was nearly $269.5 million. In
the 30-year period 1924-1954,
over 81 billion was diverted
by the States to nonhighway
purposes, according to the Ma
tional Highway Users Con-
ference. The tax monies were
used for such things as State
and local general funds. edu-
cation, other debts. etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Winter Sketch

The ground is frozen hard as
stone,
WindorS are glazed NTH
damdscene.
Winds internationally intone
A dolorous music, and be-
ttDeen
The aluminium sky and garden
plot
We hear no edpeSiDdrd iDhir-
ring tDing,
The purple crimson berodmot
And ddhlidS done Nth bios
Soming.
Only the minds chill tremolo.
As OF a loose-Strunp harp,
Is heard
While sottly-hesitant the snoW
Obeys the elemental iDord.
Gertie Stewart Howard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

expenses, possible loss of Fed
eral aid, etc.
My conclusion is: Let's vote
against the constitutional con-
vention and let the regular
session Of the Legislature make
fresh start. There are pro-
posals in the Gray Commits
sion report that are worth con-
sidering, and it is quite possible
that an acceptable way can be
found to comply with the
United States Constitution as
interpreted by the Supreme
Court without sacrificing the
obvious advantages Of q Wig
orous public school system. -
Adelaide C. Baum.
\
! should like to commend
highly The Star for its profuse
coverage, explanations. daily
articles. and time and space
given the Gray report. More
over. The Stars December II
editorial, Explaining the Gray
Program" stating that in ex-
planning the Gray program you
were not giving it your indorse-
ment and that you see integra-
ton Of public schools inevitable
"in Virginia and everywhere
else in the United States" was
refreshing.
After reading the editorials,
Virginia School Report" No
vember IA, and Virginia s
School Future" December 4,
was sure The Star had given
the report and program both
q fatalistic and defeatist In
dorsement. On the November
II occasion, you stated: a"
If they tvirginiansl approve it.
as they probably will !.
changes will be made by the
legislature"
I should like to state that
as an Alexandrian and Vir-
gilman. a taxpayer, a college
student. a colored citizen, and
a member of the Alexandria
Committee for the Public
Schools. I am opposed to the
Gray program in its entirety.
! want no part Of it--not even
the so called assignment
plan" other State constitu-
tional convention opponents
are supporting. Like the ere
spectacle racism" Of the De-
tenders and the Citizens Coun-
ellis. the Gray report Is but q
long drawn-out plan Of re
spectacle law breaking" or
white collar crime
II section 141 OF virginia's
constitution is amended in this
hasty fashion in a State con-
stitutional convention to pro-
vide tax money for private
schools. our free public school
system will be weakened, if not
completely destroyed.
Section 129 provides.that the
State Legislature must provide
for free public schools
throughout the Com m on
wealth. Amending section l41
will then. in effect. repeal sec
ton 1873 and provide for a
plan Of public, tax-financed,
makeshift private" schools to
invite and entice quitting the
public schools to avoid abiding
by the law of the land-de-
segre Tation.
The assignment plan is
nothing but a subterfuge and a
"circumvention-w hi n-cir-
convention" itself. With it the
Byrd machine plans to do in
directly what it cannot do di-
rectly as a result of the SUI
preme Courts rulings. To say
that you are going to give
school boards permission to as
sign students to schools for
reasons other than race" i. e.
economic status, health, apti-
tude. dress, is to say you are
assigning because Of race. It
is assignment duplicity. for
while assigning students and
pretending" to operate by an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

reader can get an answer to any
factuai question by writing The
Evening Star information Bureau,
100 Eye st NV. Washington 3
d C Please inclose cents for re-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may Be used "
letters carry tOrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to condeH.
sdtion.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
Keep Youth In Your Heart

Have You. my trend yet reached the stoqe
Where you worry at times about your oqe2
DQ you gQze at your mirror With fro~ns ond qhs,
Noting the crow feet around your eyes2
And your hair getting groy ond tnin2
And do you slgns Of 0 double chin2
Do you feel dsn7oyed on the both room scales
Convinced thot dieting IN your cose. foils2
You still ore olive your heart sill boots
And millions like you seen on the streets,
he 81 nstill shines ond the moon does TOO
And both, by for, ore older thon you
There's pleasure still in O wunked face
II the heort is blessed with the lords good grace
Stop looking at mirrors, ere long you' see
You're only os old os you wont 70 be
. It's not how n70nY years We live,
It's how play our ports
When all IS told we not old
# youth is IN our heors
Note
November the twenty seventh
If I'm still living then
The number Of the yeors We lived
viii be three score ond ten
Youthfuy yours,
L Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

II least M present levels, and possibly a
oit higher, nest Year The President rcaf-
hrmed his belief that i strong program Of
preparedness was the free worlds best in
-urancc against sudden attack Or argrcs-
sion
lhus, Mn Eisenhower and Mr. Steven
~on are, in effect cautionng the American
people against being over-optimistic about
hast-Ncst relations The Presidents opin-
ion was evolved from a careful study Of
Soviet behavior following the Geneva Con
ference In July.
The President ana top Administration
leaders, and many Democrats such aS
stevenson, see no basic change In the fun
damental Soviet program TO eventually
dominate the world.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
Excerpts from NAacr Pamphlet Target for 1869
'0Uiuienf.

Existence Of places of quasi-social rcIu
tons especially privately operated facili-
ties have right to and do choose their
patrons. Night clubs and restaurants cater
to certain clientele and, they are Justly
seectiye In the same way popularity Of
recreation spots depends III a large extent
upon the clientele This II truc in privately
operated and publicly supported facilities
IN the South, neither tie white race nor
the Negro race would be happy in an inte-
grated society Discrimination would indeed
be set up. with dlsscnsons and cmbarrass-
ment to all citizens. especially the propri-
etors or managers Of recreational facilities
An attempt to force ones self socially
is not only il-mannered. but lacks con
sideration Of the rights Of others. Certainly
it does not fall within the bounds Of legal
action, and picketnR would prove Vulner-
able to the picketerS. Applied force will
beget force.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
{ Ontn1enf.

IN this community. and We believe in
Virginia the statements can not be proven
insofar public on voluntary hospitals are
concerned Proprietary hospitals have
vide selection Of their patients regardless
Of race. Certainly the voluntary hospital,
@outhside community Hospital, has taken
care Of Negroes. segregated YES, but given
the same fine type Of medica care Volun-
teer white nurses aides served in this ward
during World War II when Negroes would
not volunteer 70 care for Their own PEG
pie A larger amount Of free work Is being
done for the Negroes at this hospital an
nuallT than for whites and We believe
the same would be true in other voluntary
or publicly operated hospitals in areas of
heavy Negro concentration. State mental
and tuberculosis hospitals for both races
are inadequate, and conditions are no
worse IN one than in others except for
crowded conditions at Central State
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
Curdsyille

REV. Fl. Conrad Il IA CIV n.
preached Sunday morning az
Smyrna NJ Il Church
TIE Hickory Grove Home De-
monslation Club met Tuesday
with mis- Leila Lee
Those attending tho Men Club
\ dinner Tuesday held All the Com
munity House enjoYed the splen-
did food as well as the reading
bv NtIs Nelson Hix Of Prospect.
+ Mn. and Mrs George Phaup arc
receiving concentrations on the
birth u their first granddaughter,
born TO Rev and Msr Clarence
+ Phaup Of Washington y G. last
week They are the grandparents
Of eleven grandSons
sympathy is extended Mrs NJ
NJ Julian IN the death Of her
son Homer Of Pearce Fla Hcr
two sons J r OF Newport News
and Stanley Of Clarksville ac-
companIed her TO the funeral last
Monday
Mrs Frank Hv,7an If Rich
,oopd and Mr. Mildred DabI Of
parnt,iIle are Visiting Mrs NJ VI
.b,l,an Mr. Hyman ,s M for the
uees end also
~. ,,..e,.,a ou-,,.h /. ,,,rs
IL, IT,. IN :, p~cLtraha,,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
Excerpts from NAACP Pamphlet, Target for 1868
Comment.

Deprived Of legal action the NAACP will
cndearor to confront the churches with
this moral contradiction At the same
time. by use Of the Negro press, and the
uaiNeness ot other lines of communication.
NAAtP Will conniVe to bring about a con-
dltion for the destruction of two great
races-the white and fhe Negro changing
that which God in His wisdom has estab-
Iished, and make the people of America a
mongrel nation God forbid
Thus the Target for 1868 the Men
hampf Of the NAACP sets its goal The
fines leadership, the keenest minds, legal
and sociological, and resolute resistance
ate needed By those who oppose in order
to protect the future Of this great nation,
more immediately tho Southern people Of
both races
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
Movie Guide

zen 2455 Death ROW The
autobiography Of CARLYLE Chess
man condemned prisoner. serves
70 dramau2e admitted crimes and
has neither story interest nor So
Geological significance Not recon-
mended for young people III chill
dren
Francis ID tine NAVY The
talking mule with the penchant
for getting hts army pal Donald
O'Conner IN and out Of trouble Is
UP TO ms Oh tricks Recommend
Cd for young people and children
Wakamba A Photographic
excursion INTO remote regions in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

No Hospitals and Health Services De
spite improvement Negroes die faster
than white people. The many economic and
social factors contributing 10 tins condition
include low income poor housing inadequate
education and Jim Grow practices
Health services available to Negroes Are
beloR par throughout the country
Hospitals have refused to admit them solely
because of their race Othsf hospitals admit
Negro patients 10 Jim Grow wards Of impose
upon them the heavy financial obligation al
single rooms
Excerpts from NAACr Pamphlet Target Tor 1863
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
CT RDStILLE

The WSCS Of Smyrna met ~ith
Mrs Halhe Baldridse on Wcdncs-
day afternoon
MIR and Mrs John NJ PutneF
and Alice Of Cumberland called
III the Emmett DQnkum hoa4e
SUNDAY afternoon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

a 2o.oo0-hllle tour Of Africa is authority
Tor tins report on strange tribual customs
American men can sympathize with these
Africans Its the same All over the world
Exchange
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

broad principle
fer living ii this
y Grid a sons and
daughters u the
Most High God
jesus principles
we're not the stuff
~ sort 10 thing
that only phlloso-
pliers can under
stand His dIscl-
plies We know
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
{ OHiTlifHt

No Public Accommodations. Even IN
states with civil rights legislation Negroes are
denied accommodations IN hotels restaurants
theatres, bars, movie houses barber shops and
such recreationa facilities as skating Kinks
bowling alleys golf courses tenh.s courts parks
and Fairgrounds
"snch determinations are pumarib Of local
origin Our local branches and state con
ferences Will work to secure enactment Of
'ciYi] rights legislation viii encourage
Negroes 10 seek 10 use public accommodations
conduct campaigns Of public education
and on occasion VII picket offending places Of
businesses
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
The Great Out>Ot> Doors
BY E LOUIS DAHL
BY f LOUIS DAHL

THIS has proved to be a full
week for the local hunting frater-
nifty What With Dove season stiu
N fun swing and Duck season
opening or Monday. the BOYS have
mad to do some fast footwork TO
cover the swarnps IN early morn
ING and the Dove fields By early
afternoon
Lots Of shooting has taken
place. bat from reports the bags
haven't been too tliu The sports
men who ren.ured farther east
shooting from blinds oa Tile
tidal streams had excellent luck
With Canada GeeSc Some fire
Mallards we're killed "a opening
morning down at Trees and
Black Ducks Mailarts. and tie
beautiful little Wood Ducks vcrc
plentiful up The Buffalo River
Swamps
More Farmuue people arc en-
laying the Rock fishing HI the
coastal waters N virginia and
North Carolina each fail Walter
Putney should have some news Oh
this fine sport within tile next
few days And Fred Lynn fishing
farther south. in an mp5undment
near the South Carolina coast re-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11
"lt's Too Hard"

Luke version u the Golden
Rule t6 81 IS clear enough Al
you wish that men would do ID
you do so 10 them Words II one
sylaDle but mhat Wordsi Il ii
saddenng 30 see nov many ef
forts have been made to by pass
this Golden Rule One kind Of By
passers viii tell you this is much
too hard Some very religious peo
pic have fancied that Jesus id
not mean this for here aud-aop
but only for some Beautiful 1914
" Somewhere sometime aftet
Judgment Day Other religious
people have said that Jesus really
meant % say You can't possi
bly, do this don't YOU feel
ashamed New We can be sure
% two thines one is. that Jesus
was 10 say the least d III ) man
~ common sense 81 honest man
Ana honest men ID nut dellber-
a'ely ten their friends u do what
they know is impossible
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

Africa contrasting actula customs
y th the fantasy Of ,oodo0 beliefs
An interesting film for an ages
West Of Zanzibar Bob Pay
ton helps an African Tribe adjust
TO civilized ways IN new coastal
home In Technicolor An excel
lent film but frightening IN spots
ior Young children
Bread Love and Dreams An
Italian film about a middle-aQed
Marshal Of the national military
police and a brace Of eligible VII
laee women Very good for adults
and Young people but not recon
mended for children
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

no The FllIDutser Senate Rule % is the
biggest stumbling block in the way OF Negro
progress IT. permits anti Negro senators to
TAX TO death any civil rights measure before
The body 1t has been used TO prevent enact
mcnL OF an FEPC law anti-ynching and anti
jim Grow travel measures NAACP has led
fight against the fbuster Other organi-
latlons notably the United Automobile Work
elS Go have made helpful and substantial
contributions to this fight (Which is a
must ID the kAACP program"
Excerpts from NAACP Pamphlet, Target for 1863
Comment:
The ilibuster i used infrequently by the
to protect themselves 1t should
and will stand, not only for the good Of The
races but for the best interests Of the pub.
Ic
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-11

coIaa, p,lu j. IT., s-r,,l.. III.
.a, a-D .r, ,oJ.
.4.t I'LL ..44 .....t4 Ell ...-a,
,.1,..saa.a- r-a f Y
u a a.,ta t..a III, i. Hill
n. TIL, III, ia
,...s.,.ai h.,s,,ee. a. 4.-a., d..
VII. ht...ots a .4
GFkIl laht ifE Fi81tf+1&i AGAIN
ia +sr vf,74a.,.{.s, tt4g4 Tssttt
ha1 not lived by ms Ntn rule
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-31
Mliddleburu

MIDDLEBURG Mr.. anc
Mrs. Harry Thompson and family
visited Sunday evening with
Mrs. Theresa Huffman and fam.
lily.
Ralph Murrey was a caller al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Thompson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Thompson
and family, of near Lower
Salem, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Miracle, of Carlisle, visited Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Feldner and family and Mrs
Theresa Thompson, of Rado.
Charles Mitchell was a caller
at GAINESVILLE, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell
of GAINESVILLE, and Mr.. and Mrs
Junior Mitchell, of Ava, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell
Sunday.
Wilson Poland spent a few
days last week at Parkersburg
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hartman
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hartman and son, Eugene
were callers at Marietta, on
Wednesday.
Miss Betty Hartman and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hartman and
son, Eugene, were callers at
Caldwell, Thursday.
Miss Betty Hartman visited
Tuesday with Mrs. Myrtle Har-
riman and son, Eugene.
Sunday callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hartman and family
were MIR. and Mrs. Charles Nit
chen and Mr.. and Mrs. Junior
Mitchell, of Ava.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hayes,
of Dexter City, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stanberry and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krosk-
pought and son, spent Sunday
afternoon with j. H. Morrison
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Clark and
children have purchased the
property here at Middleburg off
Mr., and Mrs. Stanley Adde'S
berger and plan to move here in
near future. Addlesberger pur-
chased q new trailer and moved
to Carl Ogle property at Dexter
City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-31
Belle Valley B. B.
Champions Honored

On Tuesday evening at the
Belle Valley high school gym
nasium, the 1855 Belle Valley
basketball champions for Noble
county were honored with a
steak dinner. The dinner was
prepared by the Home Eco
nomics class under the super
vision of Rama Steen.
There were SO present for this
dinner with H. c. Secrest, super
intendent of the Noble county
schools, congratulating the team
on their outstanding perform
ance of Sportmanship for 1855.
Gerald Drake. coach of Belle
Valley, awarded the letters to
the following boys, Mike Var
hola, Ernie Varhola, Glen Wor-
thington, Nelson McMannis, jim
DeVolld, John Sklenar, Jr., Jim
Steed and Larry Velosky.
Letters were also awarded to
the cheerleaders who stood be-
side the team and cheered them
on to victory. They were Mary
Lou Rayner, Mary Jane Thomas,
Lydia Ann McElroy, Ann Sklen-
ar, Karen Colley, Betty Lou
Bond, Donnie Werberger, and
Janet Halahan.
The social hour was spent by
showing short movies and
dancing.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-31
Archer S RIDGE

ARCHER'S RIDGE - Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Butler, of Hamilton,
and Paul Butler and son, Jeffie,
of Gratiot, visited over the week
end with their mother, Bertha
Lahue and son.
Matte Wickham and daughter,
Mrs. Edsel Reed and daughter,
Janet Bertha Lahue, visited
Wednesday with Pauline Wick
ham at Cambridge.
Brenda Reed spent few days
recently visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. OrIen Reed,
of Renrock.
Matte Wickham and Larry
Wickham were shopping in Cald-
well, Saturday afternoon.