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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Double Check

As usual Fathers day went by
quiet amt nobody paving amy
attention to Father these days
had no business ever slant
ing this separation business
there should be a Mothers and
Fathers Day set aside Some of
these Organizations for the hct
tcrmcnt Of human relations should
do sometime about It. there.
should he a ME- day and ALI get
together once more This is lu>t
my idea there amt no patent
or copyVripht attached So ao ON
and get the glory for It,
In all these meetings of the Bl.
four there Is no hope very ltOa
exPcctat ionS and only suAll
unison That they are going bad
looking down and cSpcctlne every
body else 70 watch the skies for
what may come Is Just COME
q 1T Of Universal discofd ana"
meeting at san Francisco now su-
ing on wears mask $50 Tar JAS
Russia Is concerned and No
comment for the tother thfcr
MototOv spfakS and The rcet sU.t-.
ers Even the famous t0lHe. au'
changing these days do mot
know II How nov brown cuV
viii be tctl hi UI CIt ont s,4 ltr
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Summer Vacation

THE custom which il growing up in t. s.
televislon circles, on the pattern of
Broadway entertainment, is that the big
shows and big personalities. discontinue
their shows during the Summer.
In other words in coming days, many
TN viewers will note that some of the
biggest personalities have ended their
shows for several months. until the Fall
season begins. This pattern follows that
established long ago on Broadway for
several reasonS--few OF them now being
applicable 10 the television industry
We do not understand why television
shows--lf they are successful-should not
be year-round affairs We believe. of course
that the personnel involved should have
vacations. but we do not think So much
81 the best entertainment should be taken
of the air in the Summer.
John Doe continues At hi lob Summer
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
More on Farm
Price Supports
Editor Farmville Herald

Editor Farmville Herald
Mr. Thomas p SCOTS letter Of
a few weeks ago in your paper re
fleets poor undvl standing Of
agricultural economies, IN my
opinion He wrote TO criticize your
editorial in which you said Ever,
If it should mean high take price
supports on a theoretically I'M
sound basis, this should not be
overlooked az a remedy which
would restore farm property
Iii the first place, / do not THINK
the farm price support plan is the
oretically unsound The theory is
simply that farmers agree To limit
production so that ptice- dcpresS-
ing SURPRISES VIII not BE- built up
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Letters To Editor
Faith, Love And
Clear Understanding

Editor OF The Farmville Herald
i read an article by Mrs. Grady
II Wright in your June nth pa
Fper. and IL was very good. would
assume that she is newcomer
here. and the ways of schools here
are little new TO her. Never
the-leSs she has her rights
Lots OF Northern people are us
ing Southern schools now, and
Southern people too are gong
North 10 get better pay and the
colored race are doing the same
Many colored people thus have
families born IN the North. send
their offSpringS TO Old Grany's"
home in the South to live with
her and 20 to school. and pay no
taxes II Is cheaper, but what are
they. OF the South or Of the
North2 Colored agitatorS desire
schools 10 be non segregated and
wish 10 be equal Wen haven't
they been made comfortably equal?
New and good schools have been
placed for the coIored. buses take
the children 10 and from their
schools, thus one and two roomcd
schools are not popular nor used
except IN spaced settled sections
Voting Is equal, stores are used
ny everyone mot unequal doc
tors serve both races. hospitals
too for the same. coiored chill
dren cannot 30 TO white schools
nor can the white children 20 10
the colored Isn't that equal
Churches, school places Of amuse-
ment should be segregated Too
much. say Of migration makes
for uncertainty. ill-feeling. nasty
remarks, and dissatisfaction all
round
Why not let things be a. they
we're, are. and vii be White
people Of the South are not an
tagonIsing the colored race. Only
those Of on the fence" class and
sort Of outsiders Who arc never
satisfied arc doing such sntaeo-
nizing
Our school system has boen
looked after very well a big ma
jority think. and the public will
continue TO be served fairly and
honestly The leaders OF our
counties who arc Interested have
used very good cautious sense so
far. and 50 Why not just do as
vas done. and not irritate
Certain things do not mix even
IN cooking We will nave schools.
yes and don't you forget !t-regu-
lated schools as we've had
Equals cannot be. We we're
not created equal That is not In
the Bible. We were born OF the
same blood as says in the Bible.
Acts II. verse Is Verses "A thro
that chapter explain conditions
TOO as they were. should BE- and
gfn BE believe II or not God
word Is truth In the Etble men
we're not created equal viz Jacob
ard Esun. uho we're twins one
loved by God. the other hated By
him
II our lives are built on uncer-
taintie5" quote from Mrs Grady
II Wright. june i7th1. 1t is wise
10 study more. and 10 know more
Of Gods word. and his plans and
predictions for his offspring
which We are u We read and
IT, to ,es I'd 5e..ete ta@r every
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

COD is not an American citizen
- He Is not even Annericznized
He 10 not and never has been .
citizen Of any country in the
world And yet, strange as IL
seems, all down through history
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

Fall Winter. and Spring. and advertisers
might keep in mind the fact that he would
appreciate good entertainment as much IN
June az he would in December AS far as
the entertainers Themselves are concern
ed. they should welcome continuation of
normal programming throughout the sum-
mer, in view of the diversified pay checks
most of the stars receive
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
To Ny Daughter When Five Years Old
By S1AkIEY

Deer little girl Of me Q port
With 10y and love YOU flIl my heort
OF oil rich gifts this eorth noy hold
prize you most. my FWeyeor old
Bore feet potter ocross the floor
A drowsy voice coils through the door.
And then before there's time to scod
Into my bed climbs FIVE year old
Wrapped Up warm for the coolest doy
Out IN the snow she goes TO pIoy,
Comes u laughing rosy With cold
Her cheeks o9Iow. my Five yeor Old
On rdiny days through afternoons.
With her doIlles she rocks and croons,
Doies more precious thon pure gold
o my dorling my Five yeor old
And when nights dorkness closes IN,
She's tucked in bed UP to her dim
Proyers ore sold Q story's told
70 dreonond goes my Five -yeor Old
! do not osk deor child OF mine
Thot through oil dogs the m0y shine
But os your future years untold
Door God, protect my Five yeor old
l. . Whitokcr
Note - wrote this piece Jonuory 8, 947
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

IT'S An III wind which blows no good II
any good cause could come of the public
> Z h ooI dilemma in Virgnia's system
II viii be A revival Of interest among the
patrons Who have too long taken the school
system for granted While interest decreas-
Cd II the local level control has increased
1T the higher or state level Now that Eir-
ginia FACES the loss Of its excellent school
system a vital return Of interest must be
taken 10 save #.
Public education has come long way
5 nee the State Constitution was rewritten
in 1862 At that time those interested in
public education found II necessary to pro
vide for it in the Constitution, rather than
ty State statute ii had not won the pub
lies approval Now conditions are quite
different The public will demand system
Of public education and we believe II can be
bad through the enactment Of state sta
tutcs, which viii allow flexiblity in admin
latration
Article * Of the State Constitution
could be repealed n toto since a legal
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
program.

program.
The question is simply whether We want
our manpower to be trained for an emer
gency, or whether we do not want our men
to have this advantage the President be
licves And the next emergency, according
to Mr. Eisenhower, will be one in which
we will need trained men in every part Of
the country.
This argument is absolutely foolproof
IN the case Of training adequate reserve
force or not training one, using compulslon
if necessary, we do not see any other side
to the question.
Pacifist1 believers in religious priA-
ciplcs which oppose military training, and
all those good Americans who oppose the
formation of an adequate reserve, we
would not question their motives
But the security of the country, the
survival of democracy, and the survival Of
the greatest force behind individual free
dom in the world today are worth insuring
and protecting. The country most protect
them or run the risk Of losing the very
freedom which we cherish so dearly.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

belonged to one
psr.ictils race
or nation A
Sc otch W ON an.
in the era when
France and the
United Kingdom
were more or less
always at war,
vas reminded by
her pa stor that
maybe there were
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

If those who sit on the sidelines and
criticize office-holders could only pull the
number of votes necessary to get elected
there would be little difference in our
government
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
God Iudges

II God literally dictated and
brought TO pass every happening
in history then God could be the
Judge only OF himself But he
does Judge the nations, as he
Judges individuals. for what ma
tons do Of their own free will
and consent Nations, as nations.
can make right choices or they
can make wrong ones II has been
often remarked that the mortality
rate among nations is 1905 Az
the Bible sees it. the death OF a
nation is the judgment Of God
upon IL Nov the point so often
overlooked. indeed the point the
average citizen Of ancient Israel
and Judah conveniently over
looked is thst God judges all
nations alike He is not like 4
referee Uho calls fouls on one
team and never sees foul II
his favorite team makes them He
IS not Ike parent who brings
some ri the children up carefully
and spolls his faVorites No per
son can be just and God cannot
be just II his justice is only for
some and not for all We all know
what 10 think Of Judge vho
'fxes tickets" for bis friends Who
violate traffic regulations. God.
the Judge OF nations. never fxes
snybodys ticket Let us put this
into plain English in terms Of our
own American situstion: II an act
Of another nation Is bad" really
bad in the sight Of God, then the
same kind Of act on America
part is just exactly as bad, maybe
worse II Gas We elairn) we know
Gods win better than anybody.
Or il what our nation does 1T any
time is good" really good In
Gods eyes. then the same act
done by another nation u good
too, and We ought not TO resent ii.
osd Rewards
The prophet zephaniah says
what all the other prophets write
IN their own way. namely that
God rewards nations that follow
his laws God does not Of course
reward nations in heaven. as he
does people one By one. The
reward Of 4 nation is continuing
peace and hsppiness-and some
times power-on this planet 7hs
reward OF nations Is 70 become
the safe hene Of men and women
Who know and love and serve
God The reward Of nations u 10
Be the living evidence a ths
iusstes ~ Ce4 vhs LOVES ri.ttee
t1Assl - sst,.ss sssyY.sA..l ~ II.
Dsvssiss ~ CArstas KtssaHss. IA
esaa Cssssu - ths Chs.shss II cAy.st
- tAs G. .. A. Asisasel ~ Cen - saity
prsss eeYvfes)
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

The newest plant Of the Ciepe-
land Electric Illuminating Co. at
Eastiake. o. Will solve It's coal
handling problem with distri-
buting system delivering 1900 tons
an hour TO the bunkers, while
carrying another 300 tor 70
SLo-axc
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

"a, Arkansas. doctor sees in the future,
of course. Medical sicence is Just beginning
to get into the outer areas of the mysteries
which cause disease and offering. Modern
scientific developments. including pro
gress in the atomic and electroniC fields
have not vet been utilized TO a great eX
tent
1t can only be hoped that the great pro
gress envialoned in the field of science will
be used TO produce the conditions Mcdaniel
speaks about. If great advances IN atomic
and hydrogen weapons are allowed to get
out of control, most Americans may never
see 1899 II seems to boil down to a queS-
ton whether the worlds great scientific
advancements will be used for good or evil
While the medical profession IS seeking
to extend the life expectancy. we hope they
will direct their attention toward adding
such extension to the middle Of LIES span
and not at the end Of it.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
OLD AGt BEGINS Al 7pt

Los Angeles. Caht According
~ Dr ! Harold Shelton phyH
ctan Of BIRMINGHAM England.
the incxorabIc weakening pro
coScs of old age don usually start
until the age Of 10
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

God fearing French women who
were praying for victory for their
nation toe. oh. said the old
lady. who could understand those
jabbe ring bodies The simple
truth is that God is the God Of all
nations The Bible is as clear on
this as II can be
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

and IN return for agreeing tD con-
troll production they are assured
Of a predetermined minimum
price
The tobacco program IN d o,o-
gram based on firm price supports
at 20 percent Of PARITY Is The to-
bacco program unSound2
The sliding scale is unscund
and unfair Under Il the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture can tand Ben
son Wild reduce price supports
to as low as IS percent OF parity
But the farmer sim has 10 submit
TO acreage controls.
Under the system of firm sup
ports at 80 percent. farmers may
be told that thvy will have TO take
cut IN acreage allotmentS 10
keep supply in line with demand
but at the same time they are as
Sured OF an almost-fair price for
what they do grow Under the
sliding scale plan. he is told that
ne must take cut in allotment
and cut in price Under the lat
ter he gels 1t gOng and coming
50 to speak
Mr. Scott makes the point that
farm income has dropped while
30 per cent supports have been
in effect AT one point ne SAYS, III
| were llttle bit sick and the
doctor gave me- a prescription that
continually made me worse
would want him to change the
prescription OF would get q
new doctor
have two observations on that
point.
No reasonable person has
contendcd that the program OF
supporting the prices of basic
commodities at 80 percent Of par
ity was a perfect program Far
from il But what the program
needed was doctoring. not butch
cring
2 | am glad Mr. Scott IS not a
doctor. For under his reasoning
If a medicine with d 90 percent
concentration vas not strong
enough to cure his patient to IS
would cut the ConCcratiOn 10 rs
percent
Very sincerely
Il { GARRETT
Cumberland Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
osd Controls

Three mistakes are commonly
made al this point One is that
God is not interested in nations,
only in individuals, that He cares
q great deal what individuals do,
but is quite indifferent 70 the do
ings Of nations. The truth IS that
God is as much interested and
concerned about what men do by
the million as what they do one
by one He is as much concerned
with acts Of Congress as he is
with acts Of congressman, as
much concerned with honesty in
treaties as with honesty in per
sOnai contracts Another mistake
is TO think Of God as wanting 10
control the affairs OF nations but
not being able To do so. almost
8s II ne read the headlines with
as much alarm as you and do
Another mistake. just the oppo-
site. is TO think that God controls
nations the way q checker player
controls his men They move when
and where ne moves them they
have no choice Now the truth is
that God does control nations. or
else the Bible is all wrong He
does not dictate all their actions.
for God is never the author OF
sin But when we read What is
going on In the world. We must
not read With despair, s-10x~slsGd
never let's nations out Of his
control
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

thing he has predicted is coming
true, every one will believe in
Faith Love and a clear under
standing Of his Word the Bible
Very Sincerely
Interested"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

or every 100 persons who read a book
TO get little scandalous excitement, there
may be one to read volume to get some
intelligence
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
The Great Out Doors
By Z. LOUIS DAHL

What glorious spell Of wealth
er we've had for saving hay and
Tor harvesting grain One almost
feels that the dry years are all
over now and that our farmers
are going to have what We In
Southside Virginia call "a good
year
Prospects are good too for
better than normal supply ~
game don't believe that I've
ever seen so many locally grown
doves. II We may take this as an
indication OF how heavy the mi
sratons may be this Fall. therell
be fine dove shooting in Septsm-
Der and October
We hope that the Frederal Fish
and Wildlife Service VII soon an
nounce the opening and closing
dates for this year. 50 that one Of
our most ardent dove hunters
Or Cecil Patteson may BE- en-
ahled to arrange his appoint
mentS so as to be with US on
many an occasion
Fishing appear to DC better III
the coastal areas than IN the
ponds and like of inland Virginia
right at present While Blues
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Preparedness Foremost

DRESIDENT Eisenhower said, recently,
in the course Of his weekly news con
ferenccs, that the nation must have an
efficient reserve Of trained men III these
tense international times.
He was speaking out on the admins
trations reserve bill. which was AT that
time stalled in the House because Of "A
non-tegregation rider added TO the bill,
which would have controlled the policies
nf the states in respect 10 the National
Guard
Mr. Eisenhower explained that extran~
eona matter should not--n his opinion
be tied to vital bills 80 az to block their
passage It seems TO him Mr.. Eisenhower
said, that each question should stand on
is own merits, and that the people through
their elected representatives. should have
the right to vote on the questions of the
day
The President il rightly disturbed at
the prospect Of "A dispute over the authori-
" and control over National Guard actions,
and civil rights question, being allowed to
wreck the nations defense mobilization
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Increasing Lies Span

THE American Medical Associations re
cent eonyenion-in Atlantic City -
heard the chairman of the general practice
section predict that by 1899 adults in this
country would he living to the ripe age
Of lbO
I he doctor making that prediction,
Lowry II Mcdaniel. also says that women
Will be able to stay young and shapely
indefinitely. 10y 1899 There will be no such
thing az fatal cancer, sight will be reator-
cd TO the blind and other seemingly incur
able conditions Will be readily corrected,
Mcdaniel said
From reading his report one would
assume that life'u major problem right
now is to live to see the arrival Of 1899.
That il less than fifty years distant and
A good many readers might actually live
to see the last year OF the twentieth cen
fury makes its bow.
There is much truth in what the Tyron-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
This White House Dark Horse
WilHoye to Storf From Scratch

Urging her party to broaden
further its .already-brcad base
she said something should be
done to pursuade the business
community, where the center Of
the opposition has always rested. "
that their national affinity lies
with the Democrats. not the
Republicans.
ADLAT WAS RIGHT
She also urged her party to
look forward. quoting her hus-
band as having said that he
thought the Democrats would
have done better III 1852 if they
had taken their cue from Adlai
Stevenson's promise ofa brighter
tomorrow instead Of looking
backward with the Don't Let
Them Take It Away theme,
stressed by many Democrats.
Mrs. Helen w. Berthelot was
chairman Of last nights meeting.
with Mrs. Andrew Biemiller serv-
ing as cochairman. Representa-
tive Martha Griffith of Michigan
introduced the speaker.
Mrs. Williams came to town
chiefly to show the Washington
sights to Wendy, whose brother.
Gerry, IS, and sister, Nancy, IL,
she has brought on similar jaunts
in past years. They plan to spend
about a week sightseeing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Puppet Show
fDote Changed

The program for the Saturday
Morning cliildren's Series. spon-
sored by the Washington Junior
League. at the corcoran Gallery
Of Art. features Happy Joe's
Puppets tomorrow at 10 am.
Originally scheduled for April
.. the puppet show was moved up
to allow time for an Easter holi-
day.
Happy Joe's Puppets are cree
ated and presented BY Mrs. Ida
Jervis. OF Arlington. Mrs. Jervis
viii be assisted by her son,
Nelson, IL. and her daughter,
Alice, 9. Guest puppeteer for
the occasion viii be Mrs. Helen
Abrams Of Arlington, who has
appeared often with the group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
By isabelle SHELTON

recalled. u was convinced that
No sneech co,,Id eyer he az had
~.s.x -
AGAIN. : nopeo ing ceinene Wouio
swallow me up"
Turning to issues. she said
t,,.t nx,c,n,o.,,. ,,an,,h,;co 4, ,..t
- -
lau neiped prove Inc SAVING
that the Democrats, greatest as
set il the Republican Party
: mThey constantly proclaimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
League Urges
Committee to
Support Bill
By ths Associated rress

The League of Women Voters
to,,av ,,roaa N. SENATE Annro.
prlae'ons eoinmlseee 70 approve
the full SO million asked BY
President Eisenhower for the
Y,,,,ta,, nra.;o-s ta.,,r,ca, -.
~ ess
sisIance program.
Inc House cut tne request 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01

Lydia. the milliner, who was
In townsseveral days ago not only
Is known as . designer Of beau
tiful hats but IS an antique COLI
lector of note. She's famous
throughout the European an
tique markets. In fact, she owns
UP to having complete rooms
furnished from shopping forays
In the Paris Flea Market. Her
great interest in fine jewelry is
reflected not only In her fabu-
lous collection but in the won
derful way she has of dropping
tips as to just where you can
md the best buys in Italy.
France Or Spain.
These, tips aren't found In
guide books and lucky the woman
who is within hearing distance
OF Lydia and who latches ON to
such information. No woman
wants to return from q trip
abroad without thinking she got
the best bargain Europe had to
offer. 50 Lydia is a real help.
But back to her pretty hat
designs. Lydia feels that no
season Is ever designated as .
small or large hat season. A
variety Of hat shapes, colors and
trims must always be present In
order to make a woman want
to change her mind about wear
ing an old hat and Immediately
desiring . new one for the new
season.
All Of Lydia's designs are Gre
ated In Italy. She personally de-
signs and supervises their max
ing under the sunny italian skies
In Florence. To our eyes there
seems to be q strong design re-
action to the Florentine land
scape in the Lydia hats that
bloom In bright colors and bios
som In varying petal shapes.