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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Good, Thing, Too

All too often the gloomy and
tragic news rates a banner head
line We are indebted to Chang
ing Times, the Kiplinger Maya
zine, for some statistics that re-
fleet the sunny side Of life In the
United States
There are l62.922.00o Amer
leans who are not members Of
the Communist Party.
Some 81, 011.460 ccllples viii
stay more OF less happily married
during the year,
On the average. there are 60 :
$4,000 people working to bring
home the bacon
Last year the schedule airlines
safely carried passengers l89 OF. :
1874, BAL miles in the U. S and
possessions, railroads safely car
RED assengers 31.674 93l 200
miles.
Some l62.7l7.8 persons wIll
not die Of cancer in 1855.
And 1862 $50 $50 persons will BID
safe from fatal heart attack.
Salisbury. m c. Post
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
More Than Our Moneys Worth

MORE and more Of us are coming TO the
- realization that strong, competent
teachers in our primary and secondary
schools are essential to Individual and ma
tional welfare.
We're downright fortunate that not
more Of those with a bent for teaching, a
knack Of handling young people and love
Of sharing in the development Of character
and personality have deserted teacher ranks
for more lucrative fields.
Many have stayed within the profess
sion, too despite our mistaken belief-in-pay
that really significant responsibilities lie
IN other fields
AZ recompense we have said to our
teachers or did for many years before be-
ing prodded, yes, we don't pay you much,
but look At the satisfaction, the rewards Of
appreciation in your profession.
Those who have said that as a dodge TO
the salary issue have performed dis
service, we believe. Those who felt the
truth Of the teachers contributions while
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

chatting at their inadequate. pay have in
our midst a case in point
Who after years Of toll win have said Of
him what his students are saving Of J..
Boyd Baqby, Worsham High School prin-
cipal? In the dedication Of the 1895 "Wor-
sham Memories" the schools first annual
ever published. the students praise him for
his genuine interest" thank him for his
sincerity express thanks for sharing
his unreseryed friendship" Yes, and they
thank him for This Christian example
Two things are evident here: one, that
children are susceptible to such enrolling
examples two, that the teaching protes-
sion raises and holds within it's ranks men
and women who can thus be cited by those
they direct.
How many other places Will such in
fluences come from within the community?
Where are more significant responsibilities
than earning these praises? Many, many
places elsewhere we pay whole lot more
for a whale Of lot less
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

pate in joint community drive
The action of the Red Cross in chang
ing its policy will have an effect on other
national organizations which have not yet
shown the desired cooperation with local
Joint community drives.
We hope that eventually one Joint drive
year will take care of me needs of all the
major national charity organizations and
most Of the local ones. That will enable
philosophical citizens in every community
to make one contribution instead Of sew
eral saving time, money and cutting down
on the organizational work, all Of which
could be concentrated into one major eff
fort
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

needs new talent from time to time God
trey keeps his troupe together longer than
most comedians, and therefore, he finds
himself subject to -recrintinaton when he
finall y decides TO make changes And there
is no denying the fact that he has made
stars of many of his performers.
For that. the performers those re-
leased and those still on the Godfrey show
should be thankful We know nothing Of
the methods used by Mr. Godfrey in re-
leasing performers. and will not 20 into
that here. We do say that every comedy
show needs new talent from time to time
and Godfrey is good enough Snowman 10
know az much
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Amelia Upholstery
Clinic Announced

Amelia county home demon
stration club members wishing
10 participate ID forthcoming
upholstery clinic are asked to con-
tact Mrs Mary Williams, agent
Immediately to select materials
and make other preparations.
Mrs Williams SAID those par
tsciFating may bring any piece
of oyerstuffed furniture they have
needing reupholeStering, The CHI
ilic VIII provide Instructions in ty-
nag strings. placing new webbing
and other major operations
It is expected that chairs will
be completed during the two
day clinic, June 8 and 10.
Mrs Williams also said that
another clinic In electrifying sew
ing machines may be held later
lin the summer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

many business executives
There are millions OF sad homes
across the land, homes where
fathers have awakened with a Jolt
to find sons already grown UP.
Sons have gotten into serious
difficulties because they never re-
ceive the kind OF guidance and
discipline they needed from
father recall a plairitipe cry
from corporation wifa" which
appeared in Fortune magazine a
couple OF years ago She par
ticularly condemned the type and
amount of entertainment h /
she, as corporation wife. was ex-
pected TO offer her husbands
business associates. In this case. the
corporation left little nme for
either parent 10 spend With the
children,
Constant Change Is Dangerous
1t Is mistake Tor companies
not 10 allow sales managers to
stay IN one place long enough
TO become part Of the community.
They must move every two or three
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Double Check

The guy that recommended Fri
Gay the 18Th can again know how
rsght OF wrong he vas. While
women are the most superstitiouS.
men do all the spook thinking
that I believe because
women are too nervous to think
On such subjects
| vas lucky because I vas born
on the 10Th the day before
the 18th been scared OF 10
ever since
International affairs have about
begged down to a simmer OF talk
talk-talk II a daily paper
comes out without something
about Eisenhower on the first
Sheet, the entire edition would be
Cancelled ike a lot of county
politics they are hitting for the
biz pay-ott
Congress gave the postal boys a
8!8 per cent raise and Slim Sum
Symmetrical seeks 10 cut it off
Colin Frost is out with the War
saw News. that even Moscow
wants to end the cold war If
THAT happens the jobless role will
take big jump UP and the
" S Navy has AL least found a
way TO get rid Of the surplus ham
berger supply-eat ii they now
have a sixty-year supply to start
*ehting on
Mr.. Charles Womack candidate
for Treasurer and Mr. Marion
Hlanton seeking recollection hon
ored this reporter with a nice
seemingly timed 50 as not. 90
conflict no comment
The Salk vaccine for polio rs still
a lot Of money business they
even got Eisenhower in that
Thanks for reading,
/ Yours. J MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
One Community Drive

THE national headquarters Of the Amer
lean Red Cross recently announced
significant change in its policies concerning
local chapters and community or United
Fund drives. The Red Cross has long for
hidden its local chapters to join in such
community efforts
However, in recent years, the number
munity has risen greatly and the need for
Community Chest or United Fund appeals
has increased considerably As result a
sharp disagreement has arsen-in many
communicative national organizations
such as the Red Cross would not partici-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Brighten the c orner

These same people overlook the opportun-
ty Of doing something about conditions
right here at home.
Don't forget that we are responsible
for our own community. No other people
are going to help us solve our problems
In fact, when others NEEDLE the problems
increase. The same may be true Of nations
in far away lands.
Let's brighten the corner whore YOU
are and do something about something.
we can do something about
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Babson Says Competition May Be A Public Enemy

BabSon PARK. Mass. May S. We
have an enemy in this country
eating away at us from within a
way that may be very Obstructive
TO our national well being. That
enemy is COMPETITION, which
forces Us 10 put an employees
loyalty TO the business ahead of
his loyalty 10 his family, When
praiSlng the American Way" Of
free enterprise let us not forget
that IL has serious dangers
Business Can Wreck the Home
Big Business is surely contgl-
buting 10 Juvenile delinquency by
the high priority 1t claims on
mans evening and week ends.
When ather hould be
spending tune with his vile and
children he is entertaining GUS
toners or whiting down the
paper work on his desk. He is a
stranger III his own home. This
almost hysterieal pursuit OF COM
l3aIiy business at any cost To fam
lily life Is evidence OF the decline
m moral values that has hit too
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

TIfE world has become 50 small because
Of transportation and rapid communl-
cation, that everyone seems to be neghbor-
We are inclined to worry about someone
csc's problems and overlook our own. For
mosa the Matsu and Quemoy Islands APP
pear to be in our own backyards. 1t is grow
nR internationalism.
Many people are experts in interna-
tiona affairs and could tell the people in
far away nations Just what should be done.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Change In Talent Desirable

4 RTHUR GODFREY who recently fired
six singers and three writer's from his radio
and television shows, has stirred up am
other barrage of criticism because Of his
action. Last year when he fired a male
singer. the critics promptly attacked God
frey for being tyrannical
While we do not think the matter is
Of any great Importance. since it is strict
y one concerning show business, we do
think, however, that Godfrey has the right
to select the talent for his shows and dis
miss performers as has anyone else
The fact that Godfrey has become so
nationally famous and that he has made
many Of his former performers famous.
does not alter the fact that every show
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

law and government alike may
we'll ponder Coming from such an
authority as Morganton's own ma
tive son who is at heart first a
jurist and then a Senator, cannot
be ignored The News Herald
Morganton. n c.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
From Years of
Experience
\ Problem Is Posed

j. can be IMAGINED that in Ger
tain parts Of the United States
the address u S. Senator Sam j.
Erwin, Jr.. delivered in New YORK
Thursday night viii be dismissed
IS the remarks % a sOrehead
SOutherner" angered by the SUI
creme Court segregation ruling
such an attitude, however.
would miss the entire point Of the
scholarly address which Morgan
tons Senator delivered before the
annual dinner Of the Harvard
Law School Association.
Senator Erwin was critical Of
the y s. Supreme Court which IN
recent years has TO all intents
and purposes usuIped the power
Of the Congress and the states 10
amend the Constitution
This criticism Of the nation 5
highest tribunal, long an almost
sacred body for its efforts TO make
constitutions and laws rather
than 70 interpret them comes not
from politician mind but from
one who recently served on the
North Carolina Supreme Court
after years as a practicing attor-
aay and Superior Court Judge.
Because present Supreme Court
justices lack judicial experience
and have only limited beck
ground as practicing attorneys
the majority Senator Erwin de-
clared do not bring to their high
office the restraint which comes
with a mental discipline which
prompts a qualified occupant OF
judicial office to lay aside his
personal notion Of why the law
ought TO be base hLa decision
on established legal PRECEDENT and
rules "
These are strong words. but
Senator Erwin backs them up with
these statements
No member Of the Supreme
Court as it is now constituted ever
served as a Judge upon an appel
ate court IN any one Of the forty
Fights states. and
only two Of the nine members
Of the Supreme Court as it is nov
constituted ever served as am APP
pelate Judge on any Federal Cour1
inferior 10 the Supreme Court be-
fore he was elevated 70 his pres
ent Office Moreover. few of them
have devoted their major efforts
TO the actual practice Of law"
Senator Erylns well document
ed and learned presentation poses
problem which students Of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

are emot.onady unstable because
ae.r Par y never played Wsh
hem enoaah never gave Them
tae unders tadlng and guidance
they needed
A friend recently sta.ec that
RFen he suggested a plan for
fathers aua s0us 10 raise morey
together oe planting and mar
keting eezta z garden crops NE
Was nearly bo1ded out IL tae
meeting Whoever heard Of a SUCH
gd.eulous idea? Were all too
busy was the reply Don't blame
the school for hill the shortcom-
ings Of the younger generation
Responsibility Of Big Business"
Flow often haFs y00 heard
q business executive say that he
dosen't want his children to work
as aard as he has had to So he
hands them oGt tat allowances.
automobiles. expensive education.
and perhaps even gwen his chill
trsn everythin9 everything
the children VII! tell YOU except
what taey really Rant most
companionship
Such prolonged vet nursing
can develop q generation Of young
people who are egOcentrlc. en-
otionauF mature. and who be
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

years OF course. the wives become
irritable. children have hard
time in school. and husbands de-
velop ulcers. Marriage and the
family don't have a chance.
Graduates of Colleges Of Bus!~
ness Administration have been
criticized IN recent years for be-
Ing unwilling to oe away from
home five nights IN a week for
their dear old employer. but these
graduates may be justified. The
present generation Of fathers and
mothers Of teen-agerS haven't a
very good .ecogd. Perhaps the nea
crop OF y ospective fathers a44l
mothers VIII do a bette JOB!
Parental Guidance Lacking
A father tell about very good
prep school 10 which he IS sending
Ills tefn-agers Says he. Wig I
don. have to be bothered with
the kids at all This winter the
school taught nay boy how TO ski
and 10 skate. Saved NE a lot Of
time and trouble" School and
college guidance offices are filed
with records OF young people who
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17

Pres dent Of The National Ferti-
hzer Association
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-17
Guest Editor

"A North Carolina editor looks at
the Supreme Court
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12
Reese Theatre Notes

What is considered in Show Bus
mess as ''Toppers', that is, unusual
entertainment proclaimed by both
critics and public alike, is listed
in this newspaper as an All Fam
lily Top Weekend Bill coming to
the Reese Theatre this Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12-
13. Aside from a featured Happy
Cartoon Carnival, Judy Canoya ap-
pears in her new Republic riot.
Lay That Rife Down, with Kee-
nan Wynn and Dan Duryea in
MGM's new technicolor thriller,
"The Marauders" holding down sec
ond spot.
Twentieth Century Fox's scream
ing comedy "The Seven Year Itch"
with MariIyn Monroe and Tom Ew-
ell. is the attraction listed for Sum-
Mon. Tues. Wed, Aug. I4-15-1s-17.
To witness this truly funny hit in
Movie Center Air Conditioned COM
fort is the tonic one needs after
that hard days work.
Walt Disney's "The Lady and the
Tramp plays the last half of the
week. Thurs.-Fri.-Sat Aug. 1919
80. The complete Reese Theatre
program appears weekly In this
newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12
Service SIants

CAMP GORDON, GA.-Pfc. Wal
ter Berwick of Lincoln. Delaware
will graduate this week from the
Field Radio Repair Course, one
of the many courses offered at The
Southeastern Signal School, Camp
Gt trdon, Georgia. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Berwick.
The Field Radio Repair Course.
which is 20 weeks in length, trains
selected enlisted personnel to per-
form field and depot maintenance
and repair of field radio equipment.
radiac detection instruments. and
army aircraft radio equipment.
During his training, Pfc. Walter
Berwick received technical edu-
cation worth thousands of dollars.
He will now be reassigned to an
active unit of the United States
Army.
The Southeastern Signal School.
is located near Augusta, Ga. This
installation furnishes trained sig
nal technicians to army units all
over the world.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12
School Board Has
Awarded Contracts
Continued from first pagel

NCOnllnueu from HTSl pdget
Parents of children who are en-
tering the first grade should pre-
sent a birth certificate at the time
of registration. Children who will
be six years of age on or before
January /, 1856, are eligible to
register.
Pupils in grades 1-6 inclusive
will report to the elementary office
and receive instructions from Mr..
A r. Wilkerson, Elementary School
Principal.
All pupils entering Milford High
School for the first time are re-
quested to register at the high
school where Mr. Willard w. iick-
man, High School Principal, will
give directions.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12

Lichens. grow in tropic jurgles
as we'll as in frozen arctic areas.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12
Underwriters Send
Hurricane Warming
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8. Loose material and movable
objects, such as boards, garbage
cans. porch furniture and the like,
should be placed where there is no
danger of being lifted and blown
against a building or through a
window.
z. One or more windows should
be kept open on the lee side-the
side opposite from which the wind
is coming-to provide some venti-
lation and, under certain conditions.
to prevent wind damage and to
equalize pressure.
s. Temporary lighting methods,
preferably electric flashlights,
should be arranged for use in case
electric current is cut off.
8. Occupants of buildings on low
ground or near waterfronts, which
might be inundated or carried
away by high water, should imme-
diately go to safer buildings on
higher ground.
II. Most important of all the
above precautions: Stay indoors
during the progress of the hurri-
cane. Don't mistake a lull in the
storm as it's end. 1t may be the
"eye" or center-usually IA miles
in diameter-passing overhead.
Movement of Hurricanes
Usually hurricanes move west
ward to northwestward from the
Caribbean, then swing in a curve
toward the north or northeast
Their paths vary considerably.
Some travel thousands of miles at
sea, never come near. the mainland.
Others strike at points on the Gulf
of Mexico or the Atlantic coast.
From the Yucatan to Nova Scotia
their devastating effects have been
felt, sometimes far inland.
Some hurricanes are small, so
miles in diameter, the majority are
bigger, in many instances 500 miles
across. The center averages about
IA miles in diameter with winds re-
counter-clockwise around it
at sustained velocities often of more
than 100 miles an hour. The entire
storm progresses generally at a
speed of 10 to Is miles an hour. ;,
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-12
State Trooper Is
Victim Of Highway
Crash Near Smyrna

Continued from first page)
ment Odd Fellows Cemetery, Cam
den.
Two persons were injured, one
seriously, in the head-on collision
of two automobiles on the DUPONT
Parkway a fifth of a mile north of
Harrington Monday evening.
William F'itzgibbons, 5S, of Nor
folk, Va, one of the drivers, re-
|ceived fractures of both legs and
internal injuries. His condition to-
day at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital is reported as fair.
Joseph Calvin Bell, %, of near
FELTON,, driver of the other car, re-
Iceived cuts of both knees, lacera-
tions of the forehead, and possible
fracture of the right knee. His con-
dition at the same hospital is good.
Troopers at Bridgeville said Fitz-
gibbons, driving south on the park
way, was passing a truck going in
the same direction at the point
where the dual highway becomes a
single highway. Bell was driving
north.
AS Fitzgihbons passed the truck
he drove over the center line. See
ing Bells car approaching from
the south, he headed over to the far
shoulder in an effort to avoid COLI
sion just as Bell did the same. Then
both cars swung back on the high
way in final effort to avoid each
other and the collision occurred.
The men were taken to the hos
pital in the Harrington Fire Com
pany ambulance. Damage to both
cars was extensive. The truck was
not struck.
Two Women Hurt
Two women were slightly injured
in collision on the same road at
the intersection of State Route 404
one mile south of Bridgeville.
Mrs. Evelyn Montgomery, 27, of
Asbury Park, N. j., sustained con-
tusions about the mouth and Lulu
Mintom, 50, also of Asbury Park. a
passenger in Mrs. Montgomery
car, contusions of the face. They
were treated by local physician.
State police at Bridgeville said
Mrs. Montgomery was going south
on the parkway and John C. Goru-
lie, Sc, of Onancock, Va, west on
Route 404.
Troopers said Mrs. Montgomery
went through a red light and her
car smashed into the side of Gour-
lies vehicle.
Arrested, FINED SO
Arrested on a charge of disre-
garding a red light, Mrs. Montgom-
cry was fined $40 and costs by
Magistrate William P. Short, of
Bridgeville. Both vehicles were
damaged extensively.
Damage totaling $1,000 was
caused in a collision of two trucks
early last Friday morning on u. S.
Route 13, just south of Seaford.
when a lumber truck caught fire
and burned and a load of tomatoes
rolled over the highway
State police at Bridgeville had to
call out the State Highway crew
to clear the road
The driver of the lumber truck,
who admitted he fell asleep, was
fined 500 and costs for reckless
driving. He is Richard Cash. 33, of
Oakland, Va, driving truck owned
by the Virginia Hauling Co., Glenn
Va.
He was reported as having run
into the rear of the tomato truck
operated by Charles Mears, 80, of
Philadelphia, owned by Helen Tay-
lor, Leesburg, N. ].
Cash suffered a lacerated right
arm which was treated by Sea-
ford physician.