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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-07-19
Amelia Women Will
See Film on Cancer

The County Health Department
and home demonstration clubs
are presenting !. TO the women of
Amelia county the film Brea s.
Self Examina,len" on July 90 Al
Amelia High School
For the convenience If the Wo-
men there viii be two showings Of
the film. one al 10 o'clock IN the
morning and one at 3 O'Clock ii
the afternoon
Mrs Ann L Duke. public health
nurse, urges ali county women ID
make use Of this opportunity tc
learn facts Of 4fthis sablect
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-07-19

nj pitching allowing May Me-
Moral 90 pick up only one hit
Hats Of ID an the boys. ,hey are
really fine team
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-07-19

geek they played May Meya8rI u
on Monday and won s 70 ! TIM
Eere rained out TO Red Latl
ou Tuesday a4h Gra2E.4nd le4d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Cost of Living Trend

The cost Of living rise reflected in the
Consumer Price Index for September is
described as largely seasonal-in keeping
with a trend that has prevailed In II
Septembers out Of the past IA. Within
that perspective the trend is not dis
turbing one. At the same time, there is
reason for some concern that the index
has been creeping up almost steadily dur
ing 1855 and that 1t is now only a fraction
below the all-time high of October, 1858.
It has been one of the achievements
Of the Eisenhower administration that the
infationary spiral which really began
with World War II and received new
impetus with the Korean war was sub
stantially checked in 1853. Careful fiscal
management by the Federal Government
began to have an effect by the middle OF
that year. Nevertheless, continuance of
deficit financing along with high rates OF
production and consumption have ex-
erted constant pressures on the infia-
tionary side. New and higher wage levels
negotiated In basic industries this year
tend to have the same effect. The Gov
eminent already has taken steps to
counter some Of these pressures- forcing
an increase in money rates and raising
margins for security trading, for example.
A balanced budget, still withiH admins
tration hopes for the current fiscal year,
could have an even greater controlling
force. The cost OF living trend serves to
emphasize now how important this aspect
of Federal fiscal responsibility can be to
the country at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
To Be Read With Care

Soviet Premier Bulganin's letter re-
plying to President Eisenhower was cor
dial in tone.
There was not harsh word in 1t.
Mr.. Bulganin indicated that he was
eagerly awaiting the more extended
statement on the disarmament question
which Mr.. Eisenhower had promised to
send. The Russian leader noted with
satisfaction" the Presidents favorable
attitude toward the Soviet proposal for
control posts, he assumed that agreement
on this point would be of great signif1-
cance," and he closed with an expression
of hope for the Presidents earliest recov-
cry" There was one sentence midway
IN the Bulganin letter, however, which
should be read carefully. This is It:
"There can be no doubt that everything
the governments of our countries will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Love That Farmer!

It looks as though Adlai Stevenson
and Ayerell Hartman, listening to the
alluring tales Of votes to be harvested In
the Farm Belt, have been tempted
beyond their strength.
At any rate, both of these gentlemen,
in separate messages to conference OF
Midwest Democrats last week, discovered
unsupported virtues In rigid 80 per cent
farm price supports. AS a matter Of fact,
they even fiirted with some of the ele-
ments of the Brannan Plan-all of which
brought an anguished protest from Re-
publican National Chairman Hall.
In speech earlier this month Mr..
Stevenson had indicated that he took a
rather dim view Of 80 per cent supports
as an answer to the farm problem.
Though the fixed support program may
have been good in It's day, he said in
But temptation evidently proved too
strong, for in his telegram to the Midwest
Democrats, Mr.. Stevenson noted that 80
per cent Of parity sis all the more
necessary at the present time"
This brought Mr.. Hall charging forth
with the rather inelegant accusation that
this "fiip-flop" had scrambled all the
eggheads" supporting Mr.. Stevenson. 1t Is
doubtful, however, that Mr. Halls COM
ment made much impression on Mr..
Stevenson, the eggheads or the farmers.
The simple fact is that the farm vote,
If that term can be legitimately applied,
Is very likely to be decisive in the 1856
presidential election. That vote went
solidly for Mr.. Eisenhower in 1852. But
farm income has continued to slide since
the Eisenhower administration aban-
dcned fixed high supports in favor Of its
own flexible support program.
In this situation it does not matter
that the flexible supports have not had a
fair trial. 1t does not matter that the
flexible program was strongly supported
by such respected Democrats as Senator
Clinton Anderson, former Secretary of
Agriculture It does not matter that it
was the fixed 80 per cent program which
piled up the 81 billion worth of farm
surplus that is still depressing farm
prices.
The thing that matters, politically
speaking, is that the farmer is restless
and may be ready to shift his allegiance.
The Democrats have no solution Of their
own for the farm problem. But that will
not make any difference. II they think
they can win over the farm vote by
Pumping for return to the discredited
80 per cent formula, the temptation in
an election year Is going to be more than
mortal man can Withstand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Something Wrong

The recent series of runaway truck
crashes has raised a serious question as
to the adequacy Of Federal-State meas
ureS for protection Of the public against
such accidents. Certainly there is some
thing wrong with an inspection system
which permits an interstate tractor
trailer to operate on the highways with
an air-brake hose patched with friction
tape. Police and other investigators
found that the truck which sped uncon-
trolled down mountain near Cumber-
land last week. killing i've persons, had
been operating with such a defective hose,
apparently for considerable period Of
time.
Some OF the things wrong with the
public-safety program are at both the
State and Federal levels. The Cumber-
land tragedy occurred in State which
has no automobile inspection system
whatever. However, the truck involved
was from Pennsylvania, where regular
State inspections of all motor vehicles
are yrequired. Apparently there was
breakdown in the Pennsylvania inspec-
ton system at some point-just where
ought to be the objective Of an intensive
investigation. But Maryland is In no
position to criticize Pennsylvania or any
other jurisdiction for any inspection
failure.
Federal safety regulations for inter-
state motor carriers are administered by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
At this level, too, there are inadequate
tnspections-through no fault of the ICC.
The safety section of the motor carrier
division has only 81 inspectors with which
to check on the thousands Of trucks
operating over the Nations highway net
work. The best that this limited staff
can do is to investigate major accidents,
like that at Cumberland, and conduct
occasional spot checks of trucks at varied
locations. Efforts Of the ICC to greatly
enlarge this inspection staff have been
defeated In Congress for economy" rea-
sons. Yet only last February the White
House Conference on Highway Safety
urged that the stan be increased to 1l2
inspectors. The next session Of Congress
ought to give special attention to this
recommendation, in view OF the mount !,
ing death toll Of trucks and other inter-
state motor carriers on the public
highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25

able to do to stop the arms race, and to
establish for these purposes the neces-
sary control, will meet the supreme
interests and aspirations Of the peoples. !"
The key is in the words, twill be able
to do" When Mr.. Bulganin altudes to
everything the two governments win be
able to do, the inference, or the seeming
inference, is that there are some things
with respect to disarmament that they
win not be able to do. II this is correct,
If Mr.. Bulganin is expressing his belief
that some things must be left undone,
then 1t is precisely these things that will
bear the closest watching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
The Soor and Wet Nam

Two elections on Sunday give the
free world reason for satisfaction In one
case and apprehension in the other. The
gratifying election was In South Wet
Nam, the one with disturbing Implications
was held in the Saarland
The Wet Nam test was showdown
between Premier Diem and Bao Dali, the
absentee chief Of state who has twice
ruled as emperor Of the Southeast Asian
country--one time with French and the
other with Japanese sponsorship BY
approximately SO per cent of large vote,
the South Vietnamese registered their
preference for Mr. Diem-clearing the
way for him to proclaim republican
form of government with himself as It's
first president. Approval OF constitu-
ton and the public election Of a national
assembly are the next steps scheduled in
setting up a truly self-governing state.
But aside from these obvious results,
there are other favorable implications in
the Wet Nam vote. When the country
was partitioned last year, with the north
ern portion remaining in Communist
control, there was no assured political
stability in South Wet Nam and no great
confidence that the native authorities
could successfully resist Communist inf1l-
tration and subversion.. In the months
since, the French have played an equivocal
role, sheltering Baos Dali in France while
letting Mr.. Diem work out his own saliva
ton. The latter. backed strongly by the
United States, apparently has proved
equal to the task and the prospects now
appear good for reasonably strong and
independent government.
Meanwhile, the vote in the Saar has
raised more questions than 1t has an
swered. The choice given the Saarlanders
was that Of accepting or rejecting form
Of Europeanization by which certain con-
trolls over the country would be vested in
the Western European Union, but with
French economic domination to continue.
In prediction campaigning, however,
French and German nationaliSm became
the foremost issues-along with an EVIL
IDENTIFY widespread personal ,antagonism
toward pro-French Premier Hoffman.
The overwhelming vote of rejection APP
parently means continuance of the status
quo in the immediate future-except that
Mr. Hoffman has announced his reSigna-
ton. More seriously, perhaps, it also
means that this 300-year- source Of
friction between France and Germany
remains active and current pending
agreement on World War, II peace
treaty. French economic control over a
pro-German population provides COM
bination sure to produce further strains
within the territory and troublesome
dilemma-whateve their good will-be-
tween the governments in Paris and
Bonn. The problem of finding perma-
nent and acceptable formula, while not
necessarily hopeless, is bound to be
difficult one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Scripture Timely?

A re-reading Of II Kings
20:l2 reminds me Of today's
world situation:
And at that time, after the
spirit Of Geneva had come
upon the land, the rulers Of
the Red Kingdom sent letters
unto the United States for
they heard that the President
had been sick.
And the people hearkened
unto them and showed them
all Of their precious. things.
their manner Of tilling the
land, their fiocks and herds,
the cunning Of their artisans
and scientists. and all the Sc
crets Of their armor and air
power, and all that the ruler
of the Red Kingdom coveted;
there was nothing in all their
dominion that the people
showed them not.
And there were prophets in
the land saying. Hearken. lest
the Red Kingdom. by smiles Of
good win and psalms Of CO.
existence. lull our land to
sleep and by subtle ways gain
those ends which they dared
not with the sword.
Then came others crying.
Is it not good, II peace and
truth be in our day?
Now read II Kings. Chapter Is
Part-time Prophet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Social Note

Commenting on the fact
that the presidential box at
Constitution Hall concerts this
year viii be occupied by CAPT.
tai dignitaries when the Presi-
dent is not using 1t. Betty
Beale said in q recent column:
This viii be q vast improve
ment over the past two years.
when the White House kept
turning the box over to the
USo or similar organizations
to AL with servicemen. Serv-
icemen get all the tickets they
want, anyhow. and it will add
glamor to the scene to have
Capital luminaries In this most
prominent spot"
/ doubt very much whether
Howard Mitchell viii be more
thrilled at seeing befurred and
bejeweled ladies In this box
than at seeing o man dressed
in the uniform Of his country.
I think there is as much
glamour in the uniform Of a
serviceman as in beautiful
gowns and jewels.
/ also disagree F'that serv-
icemen get all the tickets they
want" Some Of those men
are real lovers Of good music.
Incidentally. / have an extra
ticket for all Of the Hays Bu-
reau's concerts. ! would be
glad to have q serviceman get
In touch with me at Soldiers
Home with q view to using that
extra ticket.
Alfred Ii. Tardif.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
Foyorite Sons Await Eisenhower Nod
BY GOULD LINCOLN

licans have determined to sup
port q front-running candidate.
Mr.. Dewey may become the
New York bellwether-and per-
haps a serious contender for
the nomination il he SO desires.
If Dewey decides to remain
outside. the delegation might
rally to Senator Ives as q
favorite son. In Oregon, Gov.
Patterson could be the favor
ite-son candidate-although
the Oregon presidential pri-
mary is fighting ground for
national candidates. as 1t has
been in the past. New Jersey
may put forward Senator Alex
ander Smith or Senator Cliff
ford T. Case. And there are
several Midwestern and West
ern Governors, to whom their
State delegatio MS may be
tethered at least for trading
purposes. Harold z. Stassen
will seek Minnesota's delegate
support In all probability.
Some of these favorite-son
possibilities, however, may have.
to fight for the honor in the 10
presidential primary States.
These primaries have provided
real testing grounds for Lead
ing presidential candidates in
the past. Beginning with New
Hampshire on March Is, these
primaries run along to June 5
when the primaries in Cali
fornia, Montana, New York
and South Dakota are held.
It seems certain that con-
tenders for the Republican
presidential nomination win
want to make hay in these
primarieseyen against favor
lite sons, and certainly in States
where no such animals exist.
Quite . Scramble
Unless President Eisenhower
gives his blessing to a potential
nominee, singing him out from
all the rest, the scramble for
the nomination In San Fran
cisco next August may be ter
rife. With the Presidents
great personal popularity and
the fact the party win have to
run on the Eisenhower record
and the Eisenhower program,
there Is every reason to believe
his choice would be effective.
None Of the figures who made
the Republican national con-
ventions Of the last few years
real battlefields are available.
Taft Is dead, Warren is Chief
Justice and has said he will
not leave the Supreme Court
to enter politics again, Dewey
twice his party's nominee
has said he intends to give his
time to the practice of law.
II Eisenhower is not to run,
the Republicans will have to
build candidate in a hurry.
or them all, Vice President
Nixon seems the most likely.
But even he will have to tight
for Q nomination. He has
critics both In and out of his
own party. Youthful. good
speaker and hard campaigner,
he viii have his chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25

@. Is a serviceman's religion
to be noted on his identifica-
tion tag in the future?--
D. r. D.
A. In the armed forces it has
been the custom to mark iden-
tification tags with a ''P" for
Protestant, &c" for Catholic,
81" for Jewish, tx" for other
faiths and "Y" where none is
indicated. Under a new sys-
TEN, the "P" and "X" cate
gorieS will be broken down so
that chaplains will know more
clearly the, individuals re-
ligious belief.
@. Is 1t true that most Of
the cats in the United States
are strays?-E. c. Y.
A. Yes, it is, according to
findings of the American Fe-
line Society. Although 20 per
cent Of all families keep cats
as pets, half the Nations cat
population Of 81 million or over
are strays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25

leaned up In o corner has cost
the life Of many Of these in
quisitive little things.
Cords to venetian blinds and
to old-fashioned window blinds
and curtains may strange not
only kittens but grown cats.
as well.
In fact, the heavier the ami
NAL. the greater the danger.
Well waxed floors, In some
cases. lead sportive house cats
to run and Jump, with some
chance Of their skidding into q
step or wall.
In such cases, they may
knock themselves out, with
none OF their human friends
to see what has happened.
If your cat starts to turn in
circles. always one way, 60
ing around and around in a
most disconcerting manner,
you may be fairly If not COM
pletely sure that this is what
has happened to him.
In this case, confine the
animal in q carrying case or
small cardboard box Just large
enough for him to at into
comfortably.
Quiet and semi-darkness
viii usually restore him to his
senses In about an hour.
We knew of one beautiful
black and white cat that
alarmed his household so
much by this odd perform
ance that they hustled him
over to the veterinary.
When he got there, he was
placed on the floor, so that
the doctor could watch his
gyrations.
Much to the amazement Of
his owners, and some little
embarrassm emit, the cat
jumped up on the operating
table, and sat washing him
self while the others talked,
His confinement In the case
had been just the right treat
ment for him. and he was
completely recovered by the
time the doctor saw him. Five
dollars, please!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Stews Over Terropins

! was amused to read in
The Star the criticism of the
Big Ten Football Conference
by Coach Jim Tatum Of Mary
land.
For Mr.. Tatum's informa-
ton. each New Years Day
since l947 the team winning
the Big Ten title meets the
winner Of the Pacific Coast
Conference In the Rose Bowl.
The Big Ten representative
has won 8 out Of 0 games. In
1858, the Big Ten ended in q
tie. Michigan, perhaps the
better team, was ineligible,
and Wisconsin went to the
Rose Bowl. losing to Southern
California TO which certainly
is no disgrace. Scorewise, Big
Ten teams have scored 226
points compared to 81 for the
opposition. Seems to me the
record speaks for itself.
Now what can we say for
the Atlantic Coast Conference?
Only that If Big Jim had his
way. Maryland would be num-
Der one team each year and
all Of the All-Americans would
be his fair haired lads. AS to
playing any real competition to
prove all this, they are never
around, being pre-occupied
with such power houses as
Wake Forest. North Carolina.
South Carolina and Clemson.
In conclusion, I think the
public and the schools in the
Big Ten BET q lot more action
from their coaches and a lot
less conversation.
nn~A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Indian Problem

Wtl4C ta4S k4ObAGAA Va SAAS
American Indian Is 50 complex
and involved as TO make 1t i'm
possible for any private citi-
zen, or columnist for that
matter, TO summarize fairly
the situation without the bias
evident In Dorothy Thomp-
sons column Of october II, /
think 1t would add some
knowledge to your readers to
quote from a paper presented
by darcy McNickle. an Indian
himself. at the National Con-
ference of Social Work held
earlier this year:
ITO admit that Indians nave
isolated themselves and live
apart of their own choice, Is
not to agree that this is q good
thing and that nothing should
be done to attempt TO change
1t. The question rather Is to
decide what kinds Of changes
are desirable and how to bring
about these desirable changes,
Neither Of these questions can
be answered In any easy man.
ner and probably cannot be
answered to everybody's salts
faction. 4. The basic needs Of
the Indian people ARE these:
Health care general educa-
ton knowledge. The
achieving Of even these mini
mum detectives will require q
readiness on the part of the
Indian people to adopt them
as their own. To create this
readiness Is o problem in
methods problem which adj
illustrators OF Indian affairs
have. not solved. for reasons to
be examined below. The
administration of Indian af-
fairs in recent years has
avoided the more obvious as
poets Of coercion, yet 1t still
failS to involve the participa-
ton Of the people whose af-
fairs are being administered.
Before indignation Of a people
In q larger society can take
place. a process Of accultura-
ton must be set in motion. ;.
Acculturation as a process
starts with individuals. This is
the clue which administrators
have failed to discover. The
basis Of administrative action
has been one Of exterior APP
plication Of policy and pro-
gram ="
II Miss Thompson would
find it possible to do a little
research In the matter Of the
absorption Of the Indian into
normal American lfe," she
would discover that the pre-
mature Relocation Program Of
the Bureau Of Indian Affairs
the hasty "acculturation" eff
forts which Mr.. McNickle
warns againsthas resulted
in serious welfare and slum
problems in cities like Chicago
and Los Angeles, and can be
quite simply traced through
concerned agencies in these
cities as stemming from the
lack Of education, skills. nee
essary training Of the Indian
citizen to fit him for rights,
privileges and risk" that Miss
Thompson---and the Bureau OF
Indian Affairs--label "equali-
zatlbn" In our society.
Mrs. Dean Albertson.