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Evening star., 1955-05-16
Canoe Padding

A recent letter to The Star
advised that the kneeling pc
sition when padding a canoe
is incorrect and dangerous.
Perhaps the writer had In
mind the racing -kneeling po-
sition which is a highLkneeling
position used by canoe racers
to obtain more power through
better leverage and greater
length of stroke. However.
the American Red Cross. and
other national organizations
which offer canoeing instruct
tion recommend the low
kneeling position for recrea-
tional canoeists.
Wally ClauSsen, former Ma
tional Counselor on Canoeing
to the American Red Cross
and the Boy Scouts of America
wrote: 1.-THE customary kneel-
ing position for cruising and
for recreational padding Is on
both knees, with the buttocks
resting against a thwart or the
front edge of a seat. !. :. The
advantages of the kneeling-
padding position are that it
makes possible greater eff
cheney in padding, because of
the broad base of support and
the erect position of your
upper body. Greater steadi-
ness and control OF the canoe
is also gained because your
weight is low and is supported
below the waterline."
Modern canoes are equipped
with seats that are fastened
Just below the, gunwales. The
point at which the weight CT
the occupant is supported is
thus extremely high. causing
the craft to be top heavy. The
novice is at a definite disad-
vantage in this position as any
sudden movement due to wind,
wave or passengers may cause
the canoe to capsize.
In our experience. the low
kneeling position is much safer
as well as more efficient for
the novice paddler.
Daniel A. Leonard.
Director, Safety Services,
D. C. Chapter. American
Red Cross.
Evening star., 1955-05-16
Imprint OF Permonence
Al p0SsiftN figtt Is a iDinQ

All passing flight is a ping
print on the air.
All craDltng life 4IeGDes its
print upon the earth.
The child discharged. put
forth on his outer path,
NoUes onwGrd, making his i'm
print eperywhere.
The print of the tporm in loa,n.
the i0orn tootfan.
OF the plot0er, and the deep
imprint of the ploiD.
And the pau, the animal
imprint.
These are noU
Printing their coming and 90
ing, and are all
One ,Dith eartlt's history, with
print OF rain,
OF snotu pressing doaen to-
day to melt tomorrow.
By earth absorbed. But the
old impress of sorroU
Has been burnt too deep In US,
and mast remain.
A. Carleton prewry
Evening star., 1955-05-16

junga, 28,146 feet, which win
be attacked by an expedition
during 1855, Besides Mt. Ever
est the I'd. 7th, 9th and 10th
highest mountains have been
climbed to the top.
@. Is the Talgo train Of
Spain in actual operation?--
v. N. C.
A. Yes. For the past 4
years this new type of train
has been carrying passengers
between Madrid and the
French border.
o. When did Pakistan be-
come an independent country
r. A.
A. Pakistan has been self
governing since 1947, and since
i949 the Constituent Assembly
has been writing a eonstitu-
ticn. When the constitution
Is completed and accepted
Pakistan will be declared .
republic. as-
Evening star., 1955-05-16

completed there will hare
assembled at these rendezvous
about 100000 people from
each side of the District Of
Columbia. plus others from the
Metropolitan Area of approx
mately 100000 through which
they have passed. Who win
shelter them and how? Who
Is going to feed them and how?
Who is going to sanitize them
and how? ANY combat vet
eran can tell you that to
shelter. feed and sanitize a
combat division, $4,000 sea-
soned men. is a man-sized job.
Here we would have 200, 900 or
more soft, undisciplined civil
ianS on each side of the city.
Now the advance guard of the
hordes from Baltimore, Nor
Evening star., 1955-05-16
Good Players Needed

Since the opening of the
baseball season, our entry in
the American League has come
in for some criticism, and I
would like to say a. word In
its defense. There is nothing
wrong with our team that d
half dozen good players
couldn't rectify. We have the
manager, now all we need are
the players; and the Grifiths
seem to be making a few passes
in that general direction.
Furthermore. let's give credit
where /: is due. Even our Sc
verest critics must admit that
our team is outstanding in one
respect: It has accomplished
something which no other
team IN the American League
has done-it has made the
Baltimore Orioles look good.
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star., 1955-05-16
Unsonitory Practice

have been exaSperated on
q number Of occasions by sew
eral BARRIERS in q local shop
who always shake out the
covering cloth excessively
right in front of the customer
and thus spread all sorts of
germs. Don't these operators
know that they can get rid of
dandruff and hair by a light
shake Of the cloth2
HI. C. Stelmack.
Evening star., 1955-05-16
Remedy for Agriculture

A realistic prescription for curing the
ailing farm industry has been written by
the American Assembly. 1t is, in brief,
that agriculture should wean itself away
from Federal price supports and produc-
ton controls and return gradually toward
system wherein enterprise and efficiency
can play greater parts in creating stability
and a higher net income for the farmers.
The assembly-representin a cross
section of experts in agriculture, business,
labor, education and Government-rec-
ognizes that it is not proposing miracle
drug" that will produce an instantaneous
cure. 1t is, instead, long-term remedy.
Government, for example, must continue
to play an important role in supporting
agricultural research, in exercising world
trade leadership in way to promote
healthy export markets, in reducing pres
ent excess storage stocks and in providing
reasonable, but flexible, price supports.
But in diagnosing the ailment the assem-
bly, quite correctly places a large share
of blame upon production control phil
osophy that dates back to the depression
period of the early 1930s and to a system
of production incentives through high and
rigid price supports that was adopted
originally as temporary wartime meas
ure. The group pointed out, as have
others, that the most serious farm prob
lens today exist in connection with the
so-called basic commodities that have
been covered by the mandatory high sup
ports. In these there have been over
production, higher-cost production and
unwieldy accumulations of less desirable
types and qualities" of commodities.
There are, of course, sincere differences
of opinion about the proper Government
approach to the farm problem The House,
by a narrowly divided vote, recently favored
a return to the high support program One
of the leading proponents OF this course
was Representative Whitten, Democrat, of
Mississippi, who blamed current Depart
ment of Agriculture policies for the con-
tinuing drop in farm income and main
tenance of the excess surpluSeS in storage.
Predicting further farm income drop of
$1.2 billion this year while the national
income rises by an estimated $40 billion,
Mr.. Whitten criticized Secretary Benson
for indorsing the proposed national min
imum wage increase, on the ground 1t
would automatically raise farm costs He
complained. too, that failure to offer sur
pluses for sale in world markets at truly
competitive prices is responsible for keep
ing these stocks high.
It is true, nevertheless, that the farm
problem has grown acute under the high
support plan. The flexible formula will
not become effective until later this year.
1t is entitled, at least, to test
Evening star., 1955-05-16

X.ray machines weighing
less than seven pounds in
which the radiation is sup.
piled by either of two radio
active elements now are being
perfected.
A country doctor might
carry one of tlfern on his
rounds from bedside to bedside.
This is revealed by DR.. Theo-
dore r. Hilbish. chief of the
diagnostic X-ray department
Of the National Institutes Of
Health diagnostic center.
The machines are not en-
tirely satisfactory as yet and
are limited to small pictures.
They were developed at the
Argonne National Laboratory
Of the Atomic Energy CommiS-
sion at the University of Chi
cago. The materials used are
radioactive forms of the rare
metal thulium and the gas
xenon, which is found In very
minute amounts in the atmos-
phere.
Limited Operation Now
Both these emit X-radiation.
The source is contained in q
lead capsule and its radiation
ID released through a shutter,
like a camera shutter, by re-
mote control. The, machines
operate at a distance of one
inch.
"At present." says DR.. Hill
hish in a Public Health Serv-
ice report, they are practical
only for the X-raying of small
extremities. It is anticipated,
however, that a new thulium
source will be developed which
viii have an output of ap-
proximately four times that Of
thulium ITO, the isotope now
used. With this new source
Of energy and highspeed X
ray screens it should be pos
sible to obtain diagnoStic
films with exposures of one
to three seconds.
'Thulium units will never
replace diagnostic X-ray equip
Inent. but it is conceivable
that these small portable units
viii have some practical value.
where such equipment is not
available. Both thulium ITO
and xenon 1873 have been used
IN England as an intraoral
tinside the mouth) source of
Evening star., 1955-05-16

@. What exactly, is meant
by 'fallout." che term one
hears SO frequently in connec-
ton with H-bornb explosions?
B. w. 8.
A. Fallout consists of dust
and debris which is dislodged
by the explosion and drawn UP
into the blast cloud. Massive
chunks of debris tall back to
earth promptly. but lighter
particles are carried along by
the winds of the stratosphere
and scattered hundreds of
miles across the earth. This
fallout is radioactive and will
contaminate anything with
which it comes in contact.
@. How many Of the great
peaks of the Himalayas close
to Everest In height have yet
to be climbed?--H. L. u.
A. OF the IA great peaks
above $4,000 feet In height, o
remain unconquered. The
highest of these Is Kanchen-
Evening star., 1955-05-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen-na1Hes may be used II
letters carry Driters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to coh-
deHs0ttost.
Evening star., 1955-05-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

The Mllnwood Home Demon
stratlon Club mct October II with
six members present at the home
Of Mrs r ID Inge Mrs Allen
Ferguson was welcomed AS new
member
During the business meeting
which vas called to order by Mrs
Alfred Pslce refreshments we're
served by the hostess Mrs Price
read the Homemakers Greed
TWO demonstrations were gi-
ven "Ideas and Trends for Re
modelling Clothes was gwen BY
Mrs Price and MIS- V V Gordon
Saving Time and Motion in
Housekeeping was gwen by Mrs
r d In4e and Mrs l. q Shell
by Both gave many helpful hints
Tentative plans were made for
a covered dish supper in Deem
Der.
The November meeting VIII be
held On the 10th with Mrs john
Hucgcl
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
Club Calendar

Auxiliary, Souths.oe Comnu-
nifty Hospital. Friday Oct. q d.
3 30 ?. n n Board Room Busi-
ness meeting with reports and de-
c.sion on auxiliary project
Judith Randolph Chapter, D A
r Thursday, Oct 20 at 8 p. n
Hostesses Mrs Anne S. Newman
and Mrs. r 3 Simkins. Business
meeting followed by talk on
Growing Of PoNhatan" 5y Mrs.
S w Putney III
Farmville Branch. A A U w
Friday Oc, q a. 3 ? m in wv
Lounge Of LongWood College
Speaker Dr. Marvin Schlegel
Weyanoke Garden Club. Friday.
Occ u at $50 p m with Mrs
W w TAYLOR Exhibit analogous
arrangement Speaker Mrs Eura
Morris on making prepared
flower Arrangement in picture
frame
W NJ L. Circles. Farmy.lle Bap-
tlst Church Monday Oct "a
Hazel Moon at 3 ,. III at church
Following at 3 p M Eva Sanders
with Mrs Richard Inge Ruth
Kersey at church In FldelIs class
room CorneIa Leaven with Mrs
Rosser Flppen Edith Bradshaw
With miss Lucille Peak Frances
Hudgins with Mrs Judson DoUdy
Ann Snider Petit with Mrs Frank
Jones Frances Bagby Tuesday
Oct rs at 10 a NJ with Mrs T
A Smith.
Longwood Garden Club. Mon
day oct - at 3 80 p N at Hotel
Wcyanoke Speaker Mark Hank
ms OF Richmond on Broadleafed
kvcrgreens
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
,ocal Girls Hold
High College Posts
N Greensboro

Miss Patricia Ann Wlhnoth OF
Farnrille sophomore at Green's
boro College Greensboro. N C.
was recently elected Librarian
Of the Carolinas-Ni Virginia Region
Of the U S National Student
Association
The Association is a confedcra =
ton Of college student bodies re-
presented through their student
governments Representing 500. =
900 college students. the AssocIa-
ton is the largest representative
national student organization in
the world The national inter-
collegiate organization is designed
to serve the American student
community and to promote stu
dents interests and welfare
As Regional Librarian. Miss
Wilmoth VIII keep on file infor-
nation on all Of the colleges IN
the three states Of North Caro-
Inns NrQinla. and South caro-
Ina and will distribute publca-
tlon on All phases Of student life
and student government to tho
colleges in her region.
Mary Lou Vaughan. Of Pros
poet. senior at Greensboro Col
lego, is president Of the Carolinas
Virginia Region, and represents
the three states ON the National
Executive Committee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

William 3 JefGrics Of WnnI-
peg Canada. Who has been visit
.ng his sister Mrs Mary Solo
mon. returned home this week
While here. he and Mrs. Solomon
visited Ills niece Mrs. J B Corum
and family Of Newport News. and
also visited Williamsburg and
Yorktown Last week end. they
visited Ills nephew J E Solomon
aad family III Re!dsyille, y q
>tr HID Nil l. A snow re-
CENTS VISITED their daughter and
sau -u-law Mr. and Mrs. j.
NaHa and family IN Martinsyille
Tacy we're accompanied by Mr
and MIS- Bill Coylngton and
duslte. and Ms BIZ Borum and
children
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
Local Res ident
Named Officer State
IIuG'ucnot Society

Ms Horace Adams OF Farm
vile has Deer elected registrar Of
the Virginia Branch of { h c
.iusuenot society Of the Found
ers 81 hanakIn n tho Colony n
Fre MIA. a. the tweniy-ilfth an
nuAl assembly meeting III Mana
lin Episcopal Church
Among tho other officers elected
were Miss Josephine DuPuy. Of
RadioFd president Mrs. Jerry
Allen Burke of Appomattox, sec
1nd vice president Mrs joel w
Flood Of Appomattox. junior d.
rector and pr " TVymsn VII
J. ln}S Of AppoMattox. one OF the
advisors
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
Triple Christening
Held Saturday At
Johns Memorial

A triple christening vas held
Saturday afternoon. Oct Is. at
4 p m In Johns Memorial Epis-
copal Church Farmville. when
the three children Of Nj and
Mrs DranSfield Nichols we're hap
tlzed by the Rev J. A Vache.
The Children are Lucy Page
four and half years old Hunter
Dransneld two and half. and
James Anderson who is about
three weeks old
Mrs DranSfield Nichols Is the
daughter Of Mrs Edmund Hub
ard Of Beech Street. Farmyille.
and Nichols is the son Of Mrs.
Hunter Nichols Of Farmville and
the late Mr. Nichols
Acting as Godparents At the
ceremony were Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Wiley Of Charlotte Court
House Mrs ] A Nichols Of
Petersburg Miss Mary Nichols Of
Farmulle William Spencer Of
Tarmvllle William HUBBARD Of
Poanoke and Mr. and Mrs Don
Murray Of Petersburg
Following the service = nartv
vas given for the participants
and members Of the two families
by Dr. A. Tyrce Finch at his
home in KinRsville
Dransfleld Nichols is beng
transferred from Kansas City.
Mo 10 open a new plant for
Luce Manufacturing Company in
Scranton. Pa
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

Miss Eha Ann Wilson Of Farm
vile daughter of Mr. and MIS-
c r Wilson VIII be one Of the
seniors 4 the receiving line at
the SENIOR reception at Randolph
Macon Wonan's College.
Miss Wilson as president Of the
senior class, VIII greet the mem
bers Of The faculty staff and
administration for whom the re-
ceptlon IS being gwen About 800
guests a ne expected a, TINS an
nual reception which VIII be held
in the drawing room Of Smith
Memorial Hall on Thursday even
ing
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

The Farmville Business and
Professional Womans Club is
sponsoring benefit card party
At the Moose Lodge on Friday
oct 20 at p m. which IS open
TO the public
A small Zee viii be charged
each player but refreshments viii
be provided and number OF
prizes offered
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

Nh and MES Henry L white
head. III of Charlotte. n d. all
nounce the birth Or 4 da4ghter.
their second. named Elizabeth
shaffer born Thursday oct l3
N Charlotte
Mrs Whitehead is Tile d4aah-
ter Of MI and Mrs r. 3 Crav-
ford ot Farmv.lle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

Capt and Mrs. Jesse H Lafoon
Of Honolulu Hawaii. have an
nounced The birth Of daughter
on Sunday Oct IS. ID Honolulu
Capt Lafoon is the brother Of
Q. A Lafoon, Of farmville
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

Mrs. Walter Southall was en-
tertalned at stork shower last
Thursday Oct -, at the home
Of Mrs. w II Crenshaw.
Those attending were Phillis
BrlghtWell. Billie Dawn Cren-
shaw Mrs Gillian and Irene
Hatcher.
Guest we're memoirs Of her
Sunday School class.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
Engagement Told
In Amelia

Nj and Mr. " F Morris. of
Amelia, announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Shirley Ann 70
Robert + Coleman. son Of Nh
Flora Mullens. Of Richmond
\The wedding viii take place at
Sa.en Methodist Church n
Amelia on November 5. 1858
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

faItiey aI1ehdtd PUBIC SCHOOLS m
washington, ana upon gradua-
non served ~ tile army iof az
'i''SL l"o Years
q way Of Lhe
" aate ne sayS mas arrays
o'ei' " way OF |lll' Tor me as long
- can 'e"'e'f o'I'
HIS parents nave told him nc
picked out tunes at the piano
when ne was TWO or three. He be
gan piano LESSONS at four, and
started composing a. soon as ne
had learned 70 write notes. lie
considers himself primarily
composer out ever since leaving
Tao man ? ~ 'I4'''N11'o llc mas oc-
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- long """1
At Lonf~ood Dr Hartley teach
rs piano the history Of music
piano literature and piano en-
semble ile joined the faculty tins
iaH after spending two years
teaching a The KING S College in
Delaware
Dr Hartley explains his own
compositions as rejecting modern
20th Century techniqucs and the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

MIS- ] NJ Mills and Mr. and
ms q P NILS, Of Clarksville
were the Sunday guests Of Mr.
and MrS r s. Booker.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21
Awaru- Winning Composer
Prepares for College Recital

Hartley attended public schools IN
Washington and upon qradua-
ton served ~ the Army for al
most two years
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-22

seen the bill passed as the attor-
neys for the council had drafted
II, the amendments or changes In
the law were not of sufficient Inn
portance to have the bill with
drawn"
There were six changes in the
law made by the legislators -
two In the house and four in the
senate.
On the house side, II got
through the labor, civil admins
tration and appropriations with
out change.
But when II got to the floor for
debate and passage, Lloyd Dux.
bury. conservative from Caledon-
Ia, introduced two amendments.
requiring that each congressional
district be represented on the
board OF review and commission.
Two Of the senate changes In
the bin were made In committee.
The Judiciary committee gave
the district court power TO or.
der a trial "de novo" II u saw
ut.
The senate finance committee
cut the annual appropriation
from $4,000 TO $4,000. The
house passed II with the $4,000
appropriation recommended by
the council
Rather than risk another fight
in the senate and possible referral
back TO the finance committee
where II stood a good chance of
being pigeon-holed. they agreed
to accept the $4,000 cut.
Sen. Albert II. Quie, conser-
vative, Dennison, amended the
bill wednesday night In the
committee Of the whole.
Both OF the youthful senator's
amendment are In section five Of
the law that defines unfair en-
ployment practices. Under the
first one II will not be an unfair
practice for an employer 10 ask an
applicant for a photo.
The second amendment changes
the language from elicit or at
tempt 10 elicit" TO require the
applicant 10 furnish" ''informa-
ton that pertains to the apph-
cants race. color. creed. religion
or national origin -"
Sen. Chris Erickson. cons-r-
yative. Fairmont. long time
foe of FEPC, touched off We'd
nesdAy nights debate when he
moved that FEPC be- postponed
indefinitely.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-22

ton reiterated all Of the same
argument opponents Of FEPC
have been using for over a decade.
You can't legislate against
peoples feelings" Dunlap de-
clared and went on to Use his
wife. who he said was a southern
err. as an example Of how well
education works in getting peo-
pie to change their opinions on
matters OF race.
He said the U. s. Supreme
Court school segregation decision
had torn down all the education
he had given his wife on the race
issue.
After Erickson's first motion
lost. he made another 10 limit the
bill 10 Hennepin. Ramsey and
ST. Louis counties.
The arguments used by the
supporters was that there was
no need for such legislation In the
rural sections OF the state.
Sen. Louis A. Murray, East
Grand Forks. cut debate on this
motion short when he stated that
further debate on FEPc was use
less because everyone knew how
he was going to vote anyway"
Sen. Ralph Mayhood. liberal
from Minneapolis. was abb
sent when both votes were taken
ON Enckson's amendments. When
he vote recommending passage
Continued on page 81
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-22

Senator Andersen made what
some veteran observers OF the
legislature called his most effec-
tive speech since he has been In
the senate.
He referred several times to
Jldson Bemis OF the Bemis Bag
Co. testimony before the judici-
AIRY committee and the Minnesota
Poll that showed that SO per cent
OF the people IN the state favored
F'EPC legislation,
Bemis' testimony spokesman
and Recorder. March 1sl Is sup
posed TO have had tremendous
effect on the committee composed
OF lawyers and also ncutralized
the effectiveness OF the chief OPP
ponent of FEPc. Otto christen-
sen, executive vice-president of
the Minnesota Employers Assoc
citation.
The executive board Of the MEA
instructed Christensen not to
testify in their behalf against the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-22
james P. Breeder
Chosen BY School
Honor Frofernify

Hanover, N H James p.
Breeder of 1909 Olson Highway,
Minneapolis. Minnesota, has been
chosen for membership in Casque
and Gauntlet, one Of the three
senior honor societies at Dart
mouth College.
He IL part Of a select group
from the class Of 1855 TO receive
this honor, which for the last 10
years has been accorded those
men who have been outstanding in
their class.
Breeder. son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Pleasant C. Breeder Of Minneapo-
lis. attended North High School
and is In his junior year at Dart
mouth. He has chosen philosophy
as his major field Of study.