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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Practical Viewpoint

Government are not so sure that the Rus
slams will not overtake this country IN the
nuclear weapons race in the near future
Certainly, this is a serious turn of events,
considering the fact that this country Diet
onated the first atom bomb years before the
Russians. and was thought to have had
considerable lead in the hydrogen bomb
field until recent developments showed TINS
calculation to be in error.
Senator Russell is doing his country
service by speaking out frankly on this
subject. The American people have peen
given too many soothing words, largely by
officials charged with the responsibility OF
Shaving ahead Of the Russians IN certain
fields. and we have been guilty OF oVeresti-
mating our own capacity and undefeSu-
mating the capacity Of a potential enemy.
II is far better to overestimate the
enemy than to underestimate him. but We
seldom give foreign nations credit for their
achievements, while Growing over our own.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

CENATOR Dick Russell, Georgia Demo
~ crat, admitted recently that u. 5. ex-
perts had consistently underestimated
Soviet Russia He said that we had been
"too complacent' in regard to the Russians
in number Of fields.
In one Of the fields, Russell charged
that t. s. defense officials and other ex-
perts had underestimate the Russian ca
pacity in both production and research.
Obviously, Russell was speaking IN terms
Of nucear weapons and aircraft
Russel's liewA are newsworthy fpt
because Of their originality but because
he is chairman Of the Armed Services Com
mittec of the Senate and therefore, has ac-
cess to secret information concerning both
the atomic and aircraft programs IN TINS
country His statement that we do fbt
know at what moment the Russians Will
overtake US in the atomic weapons field IS
highly significant
II indicates that the top leaders OF the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Flying Saucers?

must come to grips with the problem of
living. The modern theory Of teaching peo-
pie how TO make a living in the shortest
time, is oVershadowing the great art of
teaching people to live. We note that Wal
ter Reuther has AS hin objective, four
day week" Then you begin to give people
the real benefits Of progress through "a
longer week end Work will be hobby
for the laboring man who will be preoc
cupied with culture" said Mr. Reuther
Maybe by science the future generations
viii make living in four days and recreate
the balance of the week on the moon Some
times we have thought il pretty good
idea if il could be made to work
Anyway, keep in tune with the times.
flying saucers flying tureeps. or what not.
1t is difficult to find people with their feet on
the ground, and more difficult to keep them
there.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
F RlDAY, AUGUST 5, 1865
Under New Management

WE never liked the advertising phrase
under new management" because it
always denoted TO us that there Was some
thing wrong with the old management
This is certainly not the case Of Hamp-
den-6ydney College and LongWood College.
both Of which have changed presidents this
summer. Dr.. Francis K Landlord assumed
direction Of LongWood College in July and
DR. Joseph Clarke Robert assumed presi-
dency Of Hampden-Sydney on August l.
The community is indeed fortunate in
having these two men 10 head these insti-
tutionst Both are well qualified by train
ing and experience They are young, vigor-
Gus and interested in the work Of educating
the students who come 10 the colleges.
Their points Of view are wide and we are
sure that each will take an important place
in the social, religious, and business life Of
this community.
The Herald has taken occasion TO pay
tribute 10 the fine leadership Of the retlr
ing presidents, Or. Dabney S. Lancaster
and Dr. Edgar g. Cannon. Under their
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Letters To Editor
\. W. Lewis Praises
Farmers Union

The Farmers Union made
membership drive May 25 and 26.
and increased our membership
from lat to 200 in Prince Edward
County.
Inc members of the Farmers
Union are not looking for Govern
ment handouts All that farm
ers want is laws regulating their
production 50 as not to raise more
IMAM We have a market for | am
sure If you Will look at the farmers
program from a practical business
way, you Will see the farmer is on
the right road. To overproduce
and force the government to paw
rent or storage fees on q lot Of
surplus produce we do not aeed is
very bad business.
We believe in supporting orr
foreign trade, We also believe IN
the proper importation tax SO
that we can protect our home
market against foreign made
goods made by cheap labor.
Farmers Union made o com
plant against the cross compll-
ance ruling and it was discontinu-
ed. Any farmer can raise Is acres
OF wheat or less and can partfi-
pate in our A. c. P. program.
The Farmers Union handled be-
fore the Committee on Asrlcul-
ture, House of Representatives.
washington. d. c., the ineuuali-
ties OF allowing the Maryland type
tobacco to be raised in Virginia
and sold on the open market in
virginia as dark fired tobacco.
This was stopped and a ruling
was made if anyone raised this
type OF tobacco it would be count
ed against their dark fired allot-
ment. This eventually would hAye
wrecked our dark fred TOBACCO
program
The Farmers Union introduced
Ai INV tflN IipuSt bI FFTTF-
sentatlves. by our Representative
Watt Abbltt from this district re-
guessing that the penalty OF over
production Of tobacco quota'would
be raised to IS per cent THIS Will
eliminate much Of our ovrrpro-
duction This bill was passed by
Congress the latter part Of
March.
The Farmers Union also saved
the peanut program The peanut
program vas voted on and lost
Representative Ahhitt called up
j. B. Vance. state president Of
Farmers Union, and told him
about what had happened. Mr.
Vance took steps TO protect the
peanut program. and the next day
there was call for a revoie and
the program was saved by !. good
majority
In the past many bills that
effected the farmer were passed
and when ineQuities showed up in
bill the farmers had no one to
represent them unless some poll
tical leader championed the farm
ers' cause was at a Farmers
Union state meeting July "a. and
the farmers in Virginia can rest
assured that they vii De efficient
~ and progressively represented
A w LEWIS.
Prospect
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

leadership both colleges made remarkable
progress and each contributed to the life
Of the community. It is with considerable
regret that Or. Lancaster and DR.. Cannon
have both retired to establish residence in
other communities, but we shall be crate
fu for their labors in this community over
many years and assure each that a hearty
welcome back home" awaits them always.
Both Longwood College and Hampden-
sydney College are leaders in the collegi-
ate field in Virginia, and upon the fine rec
ords Of their predecessors we are certain
the new administrators will carry on to
greater heights, keeping these two fine, old
colleges in the vanguard Of progress, and
high in the cultural education for which
they are now rcknoWn
Welcome to the new leaders, fond fare
well to those retiring Honor for the past,
help for the present and hope for the fu-
turc," expresses our feelings as the changes
have come TO FarmVile and Hampden-
sydney.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Movie Guide

Prepared BY the Motion Picture
Committee Of the Woman's Club
of Farmville
State
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Marjorie Main and Percy KilbI.dc
20 To Hawaii TO manage rcla-
tive's fruit-processing plant Mum
rous hilarious adventures ensue
For the family
"Tarzan's Hidden Jungle A
new Tarzan. Gordon Scott, swings
and swims his way through an
adventure with big game hunters
who violate Zulu sanctuary. For
the family.
The Seven Year Itch Mari
lyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in
the film version OF the famous
Broadway play This is the story
Of Manhattan husband who
sends his family off on vacation
and then in his imagination be
lieveS he has fatal fascination
for other women He comes closest
TO an escapade in an encounter
with a luscious martini drinking
blonde who is actually more in
terested in his ir-conditioncr
than IN the man himself a clce-
erly wrought comedy FOR adults
ONLY
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

DESIDENT EISENHOWER disclosed on
Friday that the United States plans TO
launch history's first man-made. earth
encircing satellites by the end Of 1898
Scientists envision small globes about
the size of baSketballs launched by rockets,
to encircle the earth every 80 minutes at
a speed Of $4,000 miles per hour at height
of some 200 10 800 miles.
Gould these be called flying sauccrs, or
maybe flying turcens. We agree with Chris
Reed, 1T wouldn't amount TO much because
if YOU went around the earth in 80 minutes,
YOU wouldn't see anything and you'd be
right back where your started. Might as
we'll 80 to sleep for hour and-a half
OF course the flying tureens' would
be for scientific purposes only. and facts
gained therefurm would be shared with all
scientists everywhere.
Science has 50 far outstripped culture
at present that the people of the earth soon
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Double Check

There are two places Burking-
ham County is known England
and Canada for its gold and its
slate now its mapped out here
TO become a mining place Of many
other valuable minerals Happy
landing 70 you
The windup drive to end Con
gress failed but this is one time
they passed so many bills en bloc
that when you ask your Congress
man how he voted on a certain
bill. he viii be compelled "a tell
you TO examine the record This
very unhappy Congress Demo
cratic Republican administration
makes mess nobody i re-
sponsible for.
We heard much about brain
washing but this transfer from
the Communistic approach gets
my goat All past wars were
useless. Il what they were fought
for /, ls &c considered. Some cay
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
The Great Out. Of Doors
By z. LOUIS DAHL

Those Of you are are interested
In duck shootlne and the pres
eryatten Of duck breedul ground
should keep d wary eve ON tHs
BufSl0 River Watershed project
Wc Are an interested in cousert-
ING Soil and forests but most
-por5smen ATE also Interested ~
cQnsarylna Wctiands They ave
dryne un and beinG dtancd too
fast a. IT. ls
you mst can't Keep down tul
RISING tide 81 resentment ataint
So many mongrel owuerIcss dos
roaming the heldS and woods i1c
year. round II each tray dos o,c
stroycd only one Convey of birds
"a year OF one brood On turkeys.
By breaking up their nest " IS
estimated that their destruction
would amount 50 more than all
1.-The birds and turkeys kIlict 1t Jl
the hunters IN the same tim
Stray DOGS. YOU see hunt the year
round while legal hunters lu&r
only two months
gGut-of- Doors plans 20 be-
down On the outer Carolina coast
next week ANA II There lS Wy
thing OF interest to report ! stall
;tgy exp get 1t 90 the Herald u Jimr
81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

No word has come down Vet as
70 what the seasons Will be for
Shooting doves and migratory
waterfowl this year Chances are
excellent though for a few extra
days IN each Of the dovc seasons
Drought conditions over great
part OF the states to the north OF
Us may cause a shortage OF gram
and other food which vii tend IS
send the migrants down our way
earlier than usual II has been my
observation. that normally our
best shooting is TO be had IN the
second period
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Sayler's Creek Battlefield

We will distribute these folders to the
filling station, motels- and hotels IN this
area as far as possible. If filling station
operators will make request we Will mail
to them a supply Much can be done by the
attendants to create interest IN this local
battlefield and possibly visitor Interested
in history will spend an extra day IN this
community to the benefit of all
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Mems Vanity

MEN have always maintained that the
feminine sex is the vain sex So we give
you this little item for what il is worth
and also in the hope Of currying little
favor with our women readers:
noted New York photographer re-
Gently declared that men are much
vainer than women when they are being
Photographed People say women are
vain says the photographer but
don't you believe it. / never saw anv
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Loyalty Under Fire

COM ETHING can be learned
- from history, even when 1t Is
the history Of obscure men Per
haps we can even learn more from
the history Of obscure, little known
forgotten men. because we are
mostly Of that sort ourselves than
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

THE HERALD editorial decrying lack of
international material on Sayler's
Creek Battlefield Park has brought to our
desk an interesting folder produced by the
Virginia Department Of Conservation and
Development. It gives a condensed account
Of the historical significance of the battle
and directions for getting to the area.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

The story Of the young men who
chose death rather than be dis
loyal 10 God by worshiping Nebuch-
adnezzars golden image, reaches
one Of its high points in what the
young men said to the king. God
VIII deliver us, they said He is
able to deliver as and we believe
He viii. but If motif there is no
God, or If He Is not. bile "a save
us, or II He does not choose 10 save
US, II He forSakes Us altogether
We viii not be dislayal TO Him
The story is KIND Of parable
about all the loyal servants 81 the
true God in great pagan Babylonia
during those exile years Many
Jews must have. been tempted 10
take over the relsgidrs Of their con
Guerors, just as after the second
World War there was rush to-
ward Christianity IN Japan Ger
talnly there in Babylon there were
many voices whispering or calling
aloud Bow down conform, oe
like everybody else when VOC are
In Babylon do as the Bahylonians
90 Don be peculiar, don't be
stubborn. leave your invisible God
and come worship the golden gods
to whom the natian pTaysl Blu. the
young men made the right choice.
hard then. hard always They
would be loyal 10 tire true God even
If his deliperance was delayed
lbaseA an euthne. ecrrrishtea By the
Division 81 GhrtsttAa EAu,stisn Ma
uonai Ceoneti Of the ChRtchss ~ Christ
10 the I. s A Reiea.edsy Community
Pres. service t.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Modern Eyes

us sold ~her Eve and Adon too
First feI, the need Of dress,
IN flg leaves did themselves ouoy
To hide their nokedness
And there ore girls these modern doys
WHO to this style still cling
And when these girls to beoches 90,
These cnys they have their fling
If at our beaches you should stroll
Some sunny afternoon
The sights seen there moy make you qasp
And pr,des may even s~oon
Some girls todoy d'sport themselves
In suits Of ton ond we'll
Whot else they ~eor besides these suits
There's little left to tell
As history docs repeot itself
A foot shots sod but true.
in time. some girls like mother Eve,
Nay weor FIG eof too
like our chanolng seasons.
like them one and oil
But best like the outurn
When eoves begin to foil
Am spending 3 week at VrgInto Beech
| Whtoker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

We can from the
biographies. Of the
rich and great We
are invited in this
week S lesson 10
consider a little
community Of dis
placed persons
more than 2 600
ye airs ago
Most Of those dis
1aI n,Spn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

More than 1000 United States
0 m p n s, With investments
abroad exceeding Sic. 900 600 600
are spreading American know
how ideals and. ideas in what
amounts 70 free enterprise Point
-Four program
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
An i<NlTtIIO\

TAi> newspaper invites letteis
To the editor but please keep
them as short a. possible
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05

we're citizens 81 Jerusalem. or had
been. That city had been laid fat
by Nebuchadnezzaf' army. That
the little nation Of Judah had
brought the war on itself, that the
prophets. and especially Jeremiah,
had predicted exactly what hap
pened all this did not soften the
blow Those people were "eXlles,
but with a special bitterness II IS
one thing to be driven from horne
hoping 10 60 back some day. 1t IS
another thing 10 have no home 10
go back TO- II those displaced per
TO Palestine. To The exact spot
where Jerusalem stood an they
would have found Was ru0hle They
would have persisted Of starvation
They knew TINS all too we'll
Yet in their memories Jerusalem
stu lived. a drcam-chy unchanged
by time They wepl when they say
il in their mind $ eye. but tears
did not wash away the picture they
loved Did it do them any good
this remembering and remember
ing a city that .Was no more, a
city they would never see again
Yes. II did For even il that city
were less fair than their homesick
minds portrayed il. the good which
they remembered would remain as
an ideal The community they
would build in exile would be as
near like the best they remem-
bered as they could make it. A
remembered glory that comes no
more may become an ideal for
todays world Loyalty to memory
may be something better than lay
ing posies on well tended graves;
1T may be the channel through
which the best Of yesterday flows
into today and tomorrow
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-05
Loyal 10 LIES Must's

These exiled Jews often dreamed
Of going back That was before
Jerusalem fell, land before Jere-
mish wrote therr famous letter
'Jer 29b You will never see your
native land again, ne told them.
The captivity viii end. but not IN
your lifetime Meanwhile be good
citizens where you are Build
houses. plant gardens live with
your growing families Seek the
welfare Of the city where ! have
sent you into exilo That may
have been hard advice to take.
but they took II Dreams az the
past can be slow poison If all they
produce is tears Dreams can
make men crazy. they can keep
people from looking at life IS reali-
ties Dream wishes can keen men
from dong what Is possible under
the circumstances Jeremiah did
not wish these people 10 forges
Jerusalem He wanted them 10
recognize the Musts Of the situa-
ton where they we're There is
such thing as loyalty to the in
evlta bic Shake hands WITH the
Inevitable is a good rule. for the
really inevitable is the hand Of
Providence
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-03
Jets Purchase z
From Kansas City

The Jets have acquired right
handed pitcher Oscar Van Brabant
and outfielder Bill Stewart from
the Kansas City Athletics.
Jets general manager Harold M.
Cooper confirmed the acquisitions
Tuesday after several days of dick
ering with Ray Kennedy Athletics
personnel director.
Stewart hit .297 in the Interna-
tional League last season and is
expected to swing potent bat for
the Jets. Van Branbant is 6-foot,
1-inch Canadian who had 3-6
record for Ottawa in 1854 and an
0-2 mark with the Athletics to-
wards the end of last season.
Stewart and Van Brabant are
expected to come to Columbus and
join the Jets in Rochester.
Two Jets pitchers right handlers
Bill Freese and Gus Keriazakos
have been sent to the Savapnah
Club of the Class A Sally League.
Freeze has been assigned outright
and KeriazakoS has been optionally
assigned.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-03

contain large amounts of potas-
sium nitrate, Research indicates
that oats contained a larger
amount than the other cereal crops
tested
Research also showed that the
amount or nitrate taken up by
plant is not only influenced by the
nitrate content and type of soil but
also on climatic conditions. Since
the conversion of nitrates to other
compounds depends on light; dark,
cloudy weather may reduce the
light intensity to such an extent
that there will be build up of nj
trate content in the plants, even
though the nitrate content of the
soil may be low.
Symptoms of nitrate poisoning
include difficulty in breathing and
a type of paralysis causing the an
imal to go down. Poisoned animals
grunt as if they are in pain. Death
usually occurs within an hour after
the animal goes down.
Prompt diagnosis of the condi-
ton, and treatment by a veterinar-
ian is necessary if severe losses
are to be avoided, the Foundation
concludes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-03
Springfield Race
Schedule Listed

Sunday May 9Th. - Regular
stock car race program will be
run only. Afternoon.
Sunday May 18th Will run
regular stock car program.
Special will run Powder Puff
race. Open to any Lady 81 yrs. of
age or over signing an entry
blank having located her self a
car to drive equipped for stock
car racing. This, race will be run
just before the Feature.
Sunday May 22nd = The sea-
sons firstIS Sunday night stock car
race in addition to regular pro-
gram.x Special for the evening will
be an antique auto race. Sponsor
ed by Springfield Antique auto
Club.
r Sat. Night May % - Here is
the one you have been waiting for,
Short track Motorcycle Race. Will
be sanctioned by the American
Motorcycle Association-Sponsored
by Springfield Roamers Mcy. Club.
This will be a Is event class c
program with Q star prize money
guarantee and if 40ao of the gate
is greater the difference will be
divided equally among all riders
who passed thru the time trials as
q bonus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-03
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attempt is being made to drive
out competition.
Actually, fhis chain has for
gotten old roverb, "The shoe
maker sh0uI stick to his last"
Instead of confining efforts to re-
failing 1t Asls set up, q coterie of
subsidiary manufa cturing COM
panies pr reducing items In compe-
tition with private packers.
These chain brands can only
be sold through their own stores.
but the public still prefers to buy
brands they recognize and which
are foind in most stores.
This. II is believed by experts,
sapped their profit. Despite push
ing heir own brands, giving
them. preferred shelf space, taxi
ing other measures; this chain
has not been able to drive out
brards of regional and national
pac kers, to extent necessary to
shcw profit on their own brands.
q
Ut is rather humorous, as well,
that over past few months this
same chain has been busy pub
ishing codes of ethics" for
brand promotion. Some points
raised are valid, but most points
III adhered to would favor chains
own brands to further force out
of their retail stores products of
regional and national packers.
So this chain faces one of two
solutions. Either get out OF the
packing business and quit trying
TO monopolize, or get anti trust
laws torn down. Up until few
years ago, IL an organization
were big enough, Ii could trans
gress anti trust laws with inn
punity.
However, something new has
been added.
That has been organization OF
independent businessmen into q
major factor in nations econo-
my. No longer can anti trust laws
be fouted with no public notice.
Violations Of anti trust laws are
now brought to official notice.
Hence, current big drive to knock
down anti trust laws.