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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
Junior Women
Sponso D Talk
On the Retarded

n & To@nb end. 81 the ROANOKE
Association tor Retarded Chit
dren, was tie guest speaker al
the meeting ii the Faunville Jdt
lpr Woman's Club on "Wednesday
) III the Small Auditorium ~ Long
wood College
Mr. To~nS4ndg talk concerned
the clubs prbject OF helping The
handicapped He Brought out
number Of points that members
found interesting and heipiu!.
FIRST ne suggested that the best
way TO help il 10 establish a local
diagnostic center He SAID that 50
many people used 70 think IL was
a family disgrace 10 have 8 men
tally retarded child in the home
Instead Of Immediately putting
the child into an institution; as
was nearly always the case ne
said that many children can Dt
kept at homd and Taught aome-
thing useful
Mr.. Townsend. VINO Is TING
father of a retarded child himself.
says one could not help feeling
sorrier for physically rather
than mentally handicapped chlio
since the latter have MINDS ana
consequently suffer more
After child has been diagnosed
by the center he said that then
one could decide what to do with
the child. Those who are train
able should be separated from
those that aIre completely I'M
trainable. he said. 20 different
school SYSTEMS IN Virginia have
programs for training retarded
children in the school. but he
stated there Is a need for more
such programs III public schools
where special instruction and
special classes are given
Another point ne made is his
belief that mach juvenile delinq-
uency is caused by parents try
! ing to push children beyond their
capacities. He Indicated he had
been in the classroom since 1921,
and had never seen bad chill
dren." only bad parents
/ Children that are really UNI
trainable. he declared. should be
put into a hospital. and II a fam
ily cannot kdep a trainaoie re-
tarded child in the home because
of emotional conflicts. then 1t is
better to institutionalize him also
In addition Ito a great need for
more institutions. Nj Townsend
said there is a great lack OF train
ed help and nlaceS TO tram THESE
people
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
Polrhatan Club Women Will DeU0te
Jnnuaru Studies To Color Schemes

the demonstrations WilI stress the
Importance Of center OF IN
terest such as a portrait. wood
work and dominating furniture.
as the starrina point in establish
ing color combinations. Color
schemes viii be studied for use
throughout the typical home
Leaders, who will present the
demonstrations IN the various
clubs are: Powhatan. Mrs. Bet
ty Yates and Mrs. Arcelle Collier.
BailsviIle, Mrs. r. T.. u. Bianson,
Muddy Creek. Mrs. Willis and
Mrs. Henry Hatcher, Gensto 4
Mrs. Ford Harris and Mrs. I. r..
Nelson: ClaypiIie- Moseley. MIS-
Gray Younce. Jrs and Hopkins
Vile. Mrs. Howard Merchant
Miss Edith Ann Haekworth
home agent. will give the demon
situations before the Fine Greek,
Corinth and Jefferson clubs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
Club CalenClal
Judith Randolph Chapter. ID

judith Randolph thaptfr, - n
r., Thursday, Jan 20 at q p n
with Mrs Horace Adams
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 80. Tuesday Jan Is ~ 8
p. m with Mrs Joseph FL G0ode
Program leader. Mrs K n CraN-
ford Subject National Security
and Legislation
Circles, Farmville Presbyterian
Church. Monday Jan III
International Relations Study
group OF the Falmville A A L
W. Tuesday Jan 10. at + p fn
with Mrs c F McRaG Ramp
den-Sydney
Slate Hin Chapter. D A r.
Wednesday Jan 10, at d D n
with Mrs A B Holtrea Cd
hostess. Mrs Guy LancaHtdr
Red Cross. Prince Edward Coun.
ty chapter. executive board meet
ing Friday Jan 81 at . 4 III li
Red Gross office F. J d qonndf
field representative, TO bt. present
Women of Moose, Thursday
Jan. 20 at s p, ~ at nhw Moose
Lodge
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

Interest Of Powhatan county
home demonstration cum "o-
men this month centers on the
theme Color In the Home lha'
subjects will be explained IN DEM
onstrations and talks at all CLUBS
during January
Club leaders are well prepared
"a stage demonstrations hasine
attended the leaders workshop
on the subject last November
when Miss Ruth Jamison. WI
Extension Service specialist IN
.,a.se furnishing visited the
county
Leaders will have available Tor
their demonstrations, swatcaes OF
material, paint samples. iaofles
and rugs. These VIII be USED
showing numerous effective color
schemes and contrasts for inter-
est.
During the January nleesangs,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

The public Il urged by He Wo-
men of the Moose 10 participate
in the card party they ord spon-
soring on Friday Jan 20 Every
thing but cards viii be provided.
r servations may be mi de lpy
calling Mrs. w. A. Watson III
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
Second F. Dreign Film
Due Here Wednesday

Holders OF season tickets TO the
second in the Better Finn series
are reminded that The Golden
Coach viii be presented at The
State Theatre on Wednesday. Jan
10. There viii be Il continuous
showing AT the regular times. ana
regular admission prices will be
charged 20 patrons not having
season tickets
THIS film. widely acclaimed by
critics here and aboard IL mace
III Spain by the famous french
director. jean Renors II stars
Italian actress Anna Magnani, in
her first English speaking role
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
nEMoCRTiC GOVERNORS

Eialst new Democratic Govern
ofs took over from tie Repuoh-
Dan this month giving he DEM
ocratM Partg control Of % 81 The
A. slales administrations Coh
ul 4tts s>rgirc IS expected -
ave- .tlU rsgtS NJ initial ad'Si,f
age ~ tile 1883 s ,'t'e'taj S.''ii-
btuH
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
FAC

Tie Foaen Operations Adtn'a-
,strati6n has recently la''te''o
campaign 20 convince me Aila, II
can business men that ulfee-
tourthF 81 ait foreign aid finds il
Uay back directly INTO the AmeEi-
can economy
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
ButkIne CHAM Hi Lites
faiiin Trio.

iaiiin Trio
O-0-0t0 Ah-hh' Ana Ono
were some Of The eAGlaInatioIs
heard HI the BCHS auditorium
Monday Jan 10 why well. IL
you'd seen someone jilsnp up in
the air tinn Somersault arid land
Ill d bartel maybe yoH'd be ~
cited too
The Tafltn Trio really cause "a
some excitement with them uf :
@ellfY3 3Iet aerial m4nueN ers Bill
the tlnId one halls from III
diana ANA So does THAT limbo n
dish-rae Don Anna Don's wile
is from Minnesota THIS trio hA Is
been la he show bushes eight
" 1rs trlgeAn3 Throughout the
United states They play state
fairs. taelterS. school. and Other
organization Thls is nit the only
place in Virginia they have visit
cd They iAye been n Richmond
Norfolk 1pd other places In our
state
The ND found the audience At
Central Very responsive and saiH
,hey enjoyed performing tot ub.
There is no doubt Ia ans Of our
mnds y1l W. anfoyd them
Girls Basketball
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
DIR Nix DRIVING COSTLY

Paai Aiinn Earl VI Lai-
m4f State Safe Driving ofr.ciAl
Fef entIS reported that motori4t.
n lFine "ille under the Influence
oi alcohol were involved III mdrt
tabh 2,6Q0 accidents oil Mlnn,e.
s reels ana highways last
wear with 46 fatal accidents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

THE Library oi Congress has an-
Houuced plans for centennial
celebration THIS year 81 lile pNp'
lses..on 81 walt whitman
Leaves of Grass
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

The Immigration and NatufalI-
zatioif Service reported THAT 5.445
criminals and subversNeS had
been deported over & tiye-year
period
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

fkdfIAEf Mr.. iA1sd Fs}5BFF M ms
i<osiise Morgan Miss Phyllis Nor
ton and Mrs.. Frances Redd all u
whom are medical secretaries III
FarnyIlle. left Saturday fol In
diana polis, Ind. where they are
The guests Of Eli Liiy Company
until "Wednesday
Mrs James Phillips. 81 kicn-
nlond. is the expected guest Of
Mrs. " E Anderson on Wednea~
day
Sunday guests al Mi and Mrs.
SD kothe we're Mr. and Mrs Leon
Thomas and children. " Lynch
burg
Mr.. and Mrs Morris g Smith
.Jr.. left Farmyilie on SATURDAY. 10
make their home In Petefsbtirg
Misc Kate Bradshaw. Of Dur
ham, NJ e. vas dinner guest
during the week end. Of Mr. ard
Mrs G. r. Anderson
MIR. and Mrs Vernon Ceyef
and Mr.. ard Mrs Ernest Fulcher
and daughter. Anne OF Chatham
aud Clifford Geyer Of Richmond
we're the guests Of Nj. and Mrs.
Is n Geyer or Sunday
Jarkin NJ pairet and Edwin Nj
Paifet attended the showing of
the neg f,rigidaitt appliances Al
tue s5tatler Hotel In Washington
- G. on Friday
Mrs o. Wayne Harper Ms
called 10 Roanoke last week oil
account OF The Illness OF her
mother, Mrs Ralph Baker
Mira Bruce Spencer entertained
her bridge club. Thursday night
Mrs ] Powers Pnlliain, Of Dan
Vile. spent The past week with
her son ip-IaW and daughter. Mi
and Mrs Claude II Pritchhrd. Jr
Miss Martha Alice Wilson viii
arrive from Virginia Beach on
Friday 10 spend the week end
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs
X. ID Wilson. and 10 be In the
Graham Wells wedding on Sat
urday
MI and Mrs Curtis Hubbard
ana children VIII attend the Ice
VoRues Of 1855 III Richmond next
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs JACK Pfarloye
and daughter. Phyllis. were Open +
House guests OF Dr Ariel Gold +
burg IN Richmond during New
Years. Phyllis left from Rich +
mond shortly thet eafter to return
20 Boston University, where she
IS now studying having trans
ferred from Ohio State ana at !
tending summer school at Har-
ward University
j w Huntington Will leave
this week for Hopkinsville KY
on tobacco business
Or Ashley Montagu Vas en-
teftained by DR. and Mrs X c
simonini during his visit 70 Long
wood College last week
Guests OF Mr. and Mrs II C.
Hoier last week we're her parents
Mr. and Mrs John Mason, OF
Moundsyile. W Va.
Lit and Mrs. James p Berry
LII. G. x Chlsmon, Warrene Or
ficer Dennis Critzer. c. j AllArd
and Mrs. Connie Gettenly were
visitors in Richmond on Satlr-
day The men arranged for the
transportation Of a Air Force
light plane 10 FarmWlle for the
Z local CAP squadron
Mrs Il. II Crawford returned
to Earmyille last THURSDAY alter
spending few days ia Richmond
with her son-n law and dauBh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs G w Reynolds
Miss Jean Susphlns. OF Pulaski,
was the Saturday night guests OF
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

MI and Mrs Curtis Hubbard
ana children VIII attend the Ice
VoPues Of 1858 IN Richmond next
Saturday.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-06-15
Homestead Days
As Told BJ MRS. LUCY HICKS
To Lila II. JOHNSON
To LILA Fl. JOHNSON


land seekers of that era and located a
homestead about IS miles north Of
Shelby toward the Sweet Grass Hills.
The next spring he brought the family
my mother, sister Margaret and me
from WASHINGTON state via the Great
Northern to Shelby.
I remember that the only tree could
see was one lone cottonwood along the
right-of-way near what is now Ethridge.
How barren and dry this prairie coun-
try looked to us as we saw nothing but
grasslands for miles across the wide,
rolling plains as far as eye could see.
After the green, wooded hills of central
Washington this looked lonely and end
less, treeless and flat.
We lived IN a small homestead shack
and there was only one neighbor's house
between our place and Shelby that first
summer. That fall we saw the last of
the big herds of free-roaming cattle be
inc rounded up and driven to market
for lack of pasture land with the COM
ing of the honaesteaders. I can remen1-
her how we children always ran for
the house whenever we spied a "cow-
boy riding anywhere near, for we had
heard how these fun-loving gentlemen
of the range delighted in lassoing I'M
wary persons and leading them around
at the end of a rope in what they con-
sidered an amusing pastine. We were
much afraid Of them but that summer
was about the last we saw of most Of
them.
we saw. too, the sheepmen taking
their herds Of sheep across country to
the shearing pens at Kelvin where they
did the shearing and from there shipped
the wool to market without any hauling
problems in getting it to the railroad
from the wide RANGES between Shelby
and the Canadian border or the Sweet
Grass Hills.
The herders would often give bum
lambs to us children and we raised
quite a number of them until we had a
fair-sized flock.
We had no school that first year, but
the second summer our neighbor, Mr..
Hodgins. who had three girls, set ABOUT
arranging for a school by donating
piece Of land and, with the help OF
nv stepfather and others, built small
schoolhouse with homemade benches
and desks for a summer term. We had
school only in summer those first years,
as the winters were too severe. travel
was uncertain and often dangerous ana
teachers were more easily available IN
the warm summer months.
Mrs. Bill Devlin was our first teacher
and the second term was taught by
Mrs. Milde from Blackwater. n D.
who came out and ''took up a home
stead in our vicinity and became our
school teacher that summer.
The Hodgins left their homestead that
first winter and went back east to put
the girls in school. Mrs. Hodgins told
nv mother she might move their organ
over to our place if she wished Since
nv mother had had to leave her piano
and music pupils when she came 70
Montana. she was delighted and, thanks
to Mrs. Hodgins, we had music at our
house that winter.
H.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-06-15

small matters as inadequate space, it
seems. People began to arrive even be-
fore suppertime, on horseback, in farm
wagons and in buclzboards or demo
craft wagons and on foot from the
nearer homes Mother made room and
found food for all comers Among the
guests I remember were Hugh Mum
roe and young lady who rode horse
back from her homestead some miles
away.
My mother and another woman took
turns playing the organ for the dancing
and during the evening Mr.. Munroe
came asking for my sister, Margaret,
for a dance. Mother and I began looking
for her but she was nowhere to be
found. Mother apologized to Mr.. Mum
roe and explained that we couldn't find
Margaret. Later, when she showed up
again, I asked here where she had been
and she said she had hidden behind the
organ-where none thought to look
because she didn't want to dance with
that old COWBOY (Recently cut out
the notice in the Great Falls Tribune
concerning the sticker which is being
planned to commemorate Hugh Munroe
and his part in the early history of
Montana. / plan to send it to Margaret's
daughter, Olive, in Nebraska, and write
her that ''this is the gentleman your
mother once hid from at a dance!''
A blizzard blew up during the reveIry
that New Years Eve and many people
were forced to stay over-sonae all day
the next day, but Mother took care of
all of them until the weather cleared
and settled so it was safe for them TO
start across the snowy, trackless and
drifted miles for far-away homestead
shacks
Another incident of that evening was
the taffy making we girls were allowed
to carry on to provide sweets for the
Younger children. We boiled the candy
and put it in numerous odd pie and tins
to cool. It was slow in hardening, so
nv sister hit upon the idea of setting
the pans outside to coo1-in the spring
seats of the rigs standing near the door
where it would cool faster and be com
parativeIy safe from molestation by the
cats and dogs.
But as soon as the storm hit and it
began to snow, the men went out and
tipped the seats to keep them from fill
inc with snow and all the candy landed
on flors of wagons and buckets inter
mixed with blankets and robes, straw
and tinpans! One tragedy ] recall OF
that cold winter was the death of one
Of the neighbors who walked to the post
office at Van, now Sunburst, one after
noon. stayed rather later than he m
tended for supper with friends there
and started home, against the protests
Of his friends, lost his way and was
found frozen to death some time later.
Another early day story of home
steaders is told by oIdtimers Of two
Young ladies who had taken up a home
stead east of Brady in those early years
and. returning to it during a cold,
snowy spell IN late winter, hired q rig
At the livery stable to drive them OUT.
THROUGH the deep drifts the driver
finally made his way TO their destina-
ton and without stopping, began MS
ret,,rn trip TO town. The girls found no
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-10-21
Excerpts From What
Mary Said

"Since the time of Thomas Jeffer
son it has been the Democratic party
that has championed public educa
ton on the national as well as or
the state level.
Because as a party they put more
value on money than on people, Re-
pubIcans are almost forced into the
position of opposing public schools
in our Congress as well as in our
state legislatures. No one wants to
plunge our public schools into poll
tics, certainly no Chief State School
Officer. But when additionally we
find the Democratic legislators fight
ing for schools for financial support
and the Republicans going to almost
any lengths to prevent adequate fl
nancing, it is obvious to parents and
teachers which party believes in edu-
cation.
Educators are becoming less and
less devoted to the principle of non
partisanship as far as schools are
concerned. Fact-facing rather than
ldCC-IiHuluS lS WlldG we WANT. III Cflo
Republicans will rise to the occasion
and face the present school crisis
realistically on the state as we'll as
the national level, educators, I am
sure, will again form their political
alliances for other reasons than
school support. But at the present
time the short-sightednes of the Re-
publican party, coupled with Nc
Carthyism, is making education any
thing but bipartisan issue.
1t is no secret that it has been
the Republican party, led by Nc
Marthy and his ilk, which has done
more damage to teaching as pro-
fession, than any other single fac
tor except low salaries. Platitudes
mouthed by the President are no
answer to the evil venom of Nc
Carthyism which has indiscrimi-
nately attacked educators and &
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-10-21
MONTANA'S MARY GOES OVER Big At
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S Meeting IN SPOKANE

A standing ovation greeted Mon
tana's Mary M. Condor, Superintend
ent of Public Instruction at lunch
con meeting of Northwest Democrat
ic Women in Spokane October Ia
and IS, according to women attend
ing the meeting.
"She really went over big, she
received the biggest ovation of any
speaker present" said one Montana
Democratic woman.
Thirty Montana women were at
the meeting attended by approx
mately 800 of the fairer side of the
Democratic party, representing Ore
gon, Idaho, Washington and Mon
tana.
Mary Condor spoke at the two
day convention at the Ridpath Hotel
in the Inland Empire city that heard
other women in the forefront of
Democratic politics, including Katie
Launcheim, Director of Women's Ac-
tivities for the Democratic National
Committee, Maurine Neuberger, Ore
gon legislator and wife of the IT. S.
Senator of the same name, Oracle
Pfost, congresswoman from Idaho,
and Edith Green, Oregon congress-
woman.
The convention agenda included
a tea Friday the 18th at which Mrs.
Bernice Kingsbury, Montana State
Committeewoman, poured.
A banquet Friday evening was so
packed tables had to be set outside
the main dining room and people
tainted in the main dining room.
The Saturday program included
four panels for which the women
divided into groups for discussion
purposes, followed by reports to the |
convention. The panel subjects were:
Precinct Women; Year Around Par
Radio and TV Coverage,
and Vote Getting Technique.
The large attendance and enthus-
iasm at the meeting was a sourse of
to Democrats according
20 reports.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-10-21

KALISPELL - T he Kalispell
Trades & Labor Council, after sew
eral months of consideration and
deliberation. has endorsed construc-
ton of Glacier View Dam on the
North Fork of the Flathead River.
The council also acted to assume
the burden of circulating petitions
for the dams construction to be for
warded to U. S. Senators James E.
Murray and Mike Mansfield and to
First District Representative in Con-
gress Lee Metcalf.
The proposed dam has been a con-
troversial issue for several years,
being mainly opposed by sportsmen's
groups because of it's proposed loca-
ton in Glacier National Park. This
opposition, however, has gradually
been waning and many of those
previously opposed to the dam have
come to the conclusion that the reser-
voir it would provide would do no
damage of consequence and might
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-10-21

clergy alike. The custom of brand
ing all who disagree with the ex-
IRENE conservative viewpoint as
Communists has been gleefully
adopted by those who want TO dis
credit educators who have the
courage to say that the 18th Gen.
fury attitudes-and finances
won't answer 1855 problems.
81 know of no Communists in our
education family in Montana, nor in
the Pacific Northwest, nor in any
other part of the United States, for
that matter. | do know many excel
lent, stimulating teachers who have
eft the profession partly because Of
ow salaries, but mostly because of
he vicious innuendo spread by
to the point where
,hese teachers quit. The tregedy of
his situation is that other teachers
ire losing their spirit. We must de-
END the freedom to teach, to ques-
ion, or our philosophy of govern
nent is farce"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-10-21
Apology Demand Made of Fathead Editor
ALISPELL LABOR BACKS GLACIER
view DAM PROJECT

actually be an asset to the park.
At the same meeting at which
the project was endorsed, the
council also adopted a motion
criticizing the editor of the Kali
spell Daily Inter Lake for an edi-
torial attack upon Representative
Metcalf, and demanding a public
apology for it. The editor has been
active in pushing for support of
Glacier View Dam. Delegates to
the council that were present at the
meeting stated they wished to
make it clear that endorsement of
the project did not constitute en-
dorsement of the newspapers atti-
tude towards Representative Met
calf.
The council also voted a contribu-
Jon of $4,000 to the organizational
fund of the Aluminium Workers
Trades Council of Columbia Falls,
ALL, which is organizing employees
If Anaconda Aluminium Company
here.