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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Guinea

Sunday luncheon quests OF A4rg
T0tle Brown and tine Condtlg
Mathews family of aHorq rY
Monde we're Mr. and MRS Fran,
Ransom and mrs Leonard Esa4lo
Jr and children Of Richmond
Porter Davis Of Richmond was =
SUNDAY overnight and Monaae
quest In tie same h.sne
Mis- Lillian Walker ,es.e 4 hoii-
day alest If her mother Rgfs
warren Walker and family If
white Hau
Jackje Hamilton et,ent the gesl.
md with the cbarIee woroa1t.
u family a. .Wood,f1le
Mr. and Mrs p,n4on ualt,ey
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
(aIra

Mr. and Mrs Howard Graves.
Of Maryland, spent the week end
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Linwood Ayers.
We are glad that Mrs. william
Arndt and Mrs John Rousch are
back from the hospital and i'm
proving as well as could be ex-
pected al this writing
Mr. and Mrs Willard Orange
Of Richmond spent Sunday with
her parents. Mr.. and Mas Robert
Wright.
Mi and Mrs Buddy DAVIS. Mr.
and Mrs Alma Dowdy Richmond
We're week end holiday visitors O..
Mr. and Mrs Walter Dowdy.
Mrs John Wright and son.
Wayne spent Monday afternoon
with her daughter Mrs. Jack
Key and Mrs George Kay Mon
day
Mrs Sam Dowdy and daugh-
ters Berniee ard Margaret were
Monday visitors Of Mrs. John
Rousch and Mrs Edith Arndt.
Nj and Mrs. Henry Rousch
Mrs John Wright and Mrs. Sam
Dowdy visited in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Baldwin during
the week They have a fine baby
boy born April &
Mr. and Mrs Ed Ferguson. o.
Guinea where recent visitors Of
her sister and b other in law.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Jamefson.
The Ca Ira Home Dpnanstra-
ton Club viii meet il the home
Of Janus Ayres on Monday
Mfr and Mrs Lyle Owuby and
family visited IN Trents MIL
neiehhorhood Sunday afternoon
We are thankful for the nice
rain we had Monday
Mr. ard Mrs Jack Key az
Amelia visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Wright Mr. and Mrs Robert
Wright and Mrs and Mrs VIII
liam Arndt Sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
AsIll,y

A number Of friends from a dis
lance Joined with the regular
congregation Of Thomas Chapel
for the Sunrise service and church
school Easter morning
a beautiful floral arrangement
was sent from Roy Ffayser by
his parents Mr. and Mrs w +.
Ffayser III memory Of the F'rayser
and ENGLAND families who form
efly worsfipped IN this church.
After services the basket Of flow
ers was presented 10 the oldest
member present
Mr. and Mrs Elmo Dawson of
Martinsville. visited in this com
munity en- route TO PALMYRA. Her
mother. Mrs Gertrude Morris
returned with them to Martins
vile bat visited at Thomas Chap
81 also
Guests in the Va II. Meador
home were Mr. and Mrs Carol
King Of Barnes Junction. Mr. and
Mrs Llcian Meador, Of Rich
nond Mr. and Mrs. Mart Enrich.
and Mrs and hfrs Butch Nelson
and family The children enjoyed
an egg hunt
PVt Bobby Sanderson Who has
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Antioch,

Mi aud Mrs w Fl Young and
children. Walter II and julie Of
Richmond spent part OF the
Easter holidays with her par
onts. MIR and Mrs CLYDE Foster
Miss Ann Foster of Virginia
Beach, also spent the week end
with her parents,
Mrs. John Novel; and dauah-
ter. Jean. of Richmond. spent
Easter with their parents and
grandparents Mr. and Mrs j Nj.
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs p Il TTice and
Carroll. Of Crewe were East r
quests OF her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. j r.. Price.
Miss Jane Irving Druen OF
Newport News. visited Mrs Lottie
Gates and Miss Saliie Gates dur
ing the holidays
Miss Patricia Brown returned
10 Iongwood College Monday
night after spending the Easter
holidays with her parents Afr
and Mrs. II q. Brown.
Clyde Foster and Miss Ann Fos-
ter attended a dinner Friday
night in the home Of MIR and Mrs
w r Parker. At Powhatan, given
in honor OF Miss Betty Anderson
also Of powhatan whose mafrtagG
Ia Frank Foster will take place
April ls.
Mr. and Mrs II q Brown and
Miss Patricia Brown were shop
! ping IN Richmond Saturday
MIS- Ruby Brown and Mis-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Mrs. Edmonia Frayser
Rites Held Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs Ed
mon.a Virginia Frayser. 81. who
died Tuesday April IL. At her
home at Gainesville we're held
Thursday al Thomas Chapel
Methodist Church al 2 p. m. m
torment was in the church GENE
terry
She is survived by tWo dauQh-
ters Mrs J c Oliver, Of New
Canton, and Mrs w w Dent. Of
Cariefsyille q son r + Frayser
Of cartcragille three sisters. Mrs
Susie Smith and Mrs. George Bal
tim0re Of Washington. and Mrs
Minnie Baltimore. Of Charlottes-
vile - grandchildren and nine
preat-orandchlldren
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
IS Feet Tn
- Feet Up
climb 10 Top Of Fire Toner Doesn't
Bother Cumbcrland's Lady Lookout

Elghty-ive feet up Is 10 place
for person with "a confirmed
case u hypSoph0bla.
Miss Virginia - Smith Of
Cumberland has no fear Of
heights nor does beng cooped up
in seven foot sqlar half steel
half glass. Cubcal bother her in
the slightest
MISE Smith. Cumberland only
woman FIRE tower lookout Is quite
used to the lofty perch that shud
: ders and sways when the wind
picks up she has been manning
. the tobger since 1853
Every Spring since then Miss
: Smith who is now AZ daily climbs
the twisting stairs THAT lead Up
: into the tower Grapes a pair Of
: powerful field glasses around her
neck and settles down for a day
o. watching over the countryside,
In particularly dry seasons thc
tower must BE- manned every day
seven days a weeks. sometime
until Fall The only time The tow
er is not manned bg Mis- Smith is
during general county eide
rain Even Then she vows you
can't be sure
once last summer 1t poured
rain ii Cumberland Miss smith
came down Il looked pretty gem
eral TO her But in Columbia
ilRhtnEng struck m forest and
Miss Smith had to 10 back up in
! tie tower The toW@ is no place
: to be- during a storm, she SAID
Of that experience
Good Navigator
Miss Smith would make A good
. navigator Hel plan Of reporting
fire 70 nearby forester and war
. dens has TO be accurate In The
T. middle of the tower house rs
, circular plotting chart IN the
form Of map. which covers the
entire area visible from the tow
en-
When SHE spots "a smoke she
swings u metal sighting device in
line with tho area and take q
degree bearing BY using land
marks and her own familiarity
with the county she locates the
area on the map
A quick telephone call to the
forester and the situation Is we'll
in hand
80 far this season there have
been three fires IN the county
none really serious. ard not spot
ted from the tower All occurred
on overcast days and haze is the
biggest enemy OF any lookout
Miss Smith advised all area
residents TO cooperate with for
esters and lookouis during the
danger period by reporting imme-
diately any blaze in wooded
area
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15

IN the United States today can
Ger kills more children between
cerkllls more Children between
The ages al Z ana than ang
other disease the American Gan
cer Society reports
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15

An American dies Of cancer
every two minutes Reduce this
toll by longing the American Can
cen Society Crusade to control
cancer.
Homer news., 1955-04-14

Rrounell IT,. ruled aga inst the loan. ms
 as not made known days after tne 1asA A ad run dry and nearly months after the tesl
 oaa+ed the governor. avail, to apply TOT
 rt is interesting that tho opinion o1 tAo +or as never made until last Saturday Tn +ar the 1e eislatuce adjourned The governor - made to ansuer uhy make this opinion o"h " ~ leetslators the people of Alaska. .,a3r
 enacted almost Soo o1I19 o4A alar session. The highest previous total as 4ess a l5o Dany many pieces of Legislature on "er0 pS will make the Territory stronger in every Nay'
 There ras several of the laws VII face court tests doubt revision as the years g xii the men n pmen tho Juneau in January cans and ike worked hard for the teo p V s and they deserve and the respect 01 'n of the Territory
Homer news., 1955-04-14
FAIR MAY REcEIV1 MONEY

The Homer fair board has been informed that the recent legt s1ature has appro priated ma tc hing. funds for community fairs. It is not known hoE much of the money M11 be a1- located for tho thi I'd divis- ion, but it is estimated that the sum will bc about $30oO of ri1ich Homer hopes to re- ceive pl5Oo.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
MAXWELL GETS CONTRACT

Lloyd Maxwell announced Wednesday, that his f1rrai the Maxwell Cons structio Company, has received the contract for tho excavation on the ] Homer hospital-health center from Gilbert Roberts, contractor. Maxwell states that be has also received the, contracs to haul the equi pnent of the Roberts fl I'm from the dock to the building site. -Aa
Homer news., 1955-04-14
THE LEGISLATURE

Now that the and of the dust fitting remarks about the panorama which We blurred of the only daily newspapers
 The aand just about what who is might have cted 1t to be- cannot imagine that there Alaska who did would be considerable strife when Denocratic vent to meet under the @ s Republican Nor can we Del tna mere eTe Territory o naive as to think that strife within the Democratic such Is not meant to be under denocratic form of government. +
 might we'll for those Wao crying Hdisgrace" of the aci ties in of the great forty-etet re- raging factions within the the Alas legislators look read about the struggle going on in Olympia, Washington, Topeka could and aren't the ep1tome of perfection years lawyers merchant engineers, -rkg from range occupat Very feu of any myriad problems that 1 face them at the vtthn the framevork of the state II representatives of the fields the legislators the background inforna on needed pass best laws. aa
 We 4nk that time will from of the laws passed by the s2nd
 Most Of the people do realize the part played by the 1t seems has lobby present urge the passage 1egi The 1obbie have all of he as to why part piece passed. refreshing during past to hear of the from the th division speak out about power behtnd~the string pul1ers.
 The fact legislature predominantly
 e and the of the Territory is Republican added little to the operation of the body The and the crossed swords several times
 during greatest difference between the 1egi branches the Employ ment Security Commission problem.
 The 1e stature had asked the early n the
 sion to apply for loan from the federal to tide nearly depleted territorial Esc The sought opinion his attorney general ether loan possible. attorney general held in formal January that poss1ble Apparently the did not like the opinion to the solicitor the Interior and asked for solicitor upheld AL eska attorney era1. Still the sfied
Homer news., 1955-04-14
JoRNs IE-- VIE FOR STATES

MT. and Mrs. Mel Jorn loft Saturday for Junction City, Utah. Mrs. Jorn's daueht ter and son, Mrs. Joan Hunsa acker and Nc lson Berry accompanied thom. Mrs. Jorn and Mrs. Hunsacker have been operating the Honor Barber and Beauty Shop since last October.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
CLUB OPENING DRAEIs CROHD


 sa \ good crowd |as on hand Monday night to attend the grand opening of the Yah, Sure Club. The que sts. were enterta insd by Bud A1den and Jim Noely rith their music and comedy routine and by Jimmy Kelly and his ele ctric steel guitar. Don Rose and Jim Neoly, op rators of the club indicated that they wore, most grattfied with the re-. sponse rece 1ved and that they enjoyed meeting the Honor folks. ..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
You're Nor The Doctor

Public attention recently
that polio of
fight tuberculosis illness palsy
other diseases that plague
These drives They the public
of health problems support
search and medical car
But they have drawback They the subject
into compartments Emphasis
interest from the real problem keep healthy
There Is only You o a
kind hearted neghbor play the MD
lists know the about health
of but than you neighbor
The state makes periodic check that vehicles
good running order The state properly
health of chickens and and other sold
nothing the statute books
periodic health check This should society
stress should BE- the voluntary checkup
Though the
that annual drive
for would order Since
and dentists already crowded schedules checup
check month probably wouldn't
might be
his birthday
II be the celebrate would
birthdays probable
And there trouble what better birthday
could than bill health The souhingon
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

AZ Kansas city Mo. week ~ through the nth
with the elimination OF racial
life win meet the convention of
National Urban League board
national conference IN
cvauatc the present
gram afntatCS and plan future
challenges prrcPtaed the American
scr
Of be Changing Patterns In Race
steps Urban League rrogrammlng The con
the ordinary convention since
meeting several fields which touch on tn"
league movement
vital part easing the
populated urban the Negro
iwecr The movement usually
served To- eouncact racial ten
Ia well the
other benefited
by high typ" Of public service to
the general public black and white
CITY convention league officials and board
members print ot the nationwide
Socia servi agency will
win the members Of the national
and department heads OF
presidents the 30 local afnae the
league work
be the ~"' science econ
omcH and educ on parts of the country
thing organization designed to carry out
to nov what doing
how is headed whether u meeting
examination the Of maturity and
II Is hoped that the c"nvrn
he will 81 the
supporters to continue I" improve
organization has been ng for
many years
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
Roy wilkins Moves Up

Roy wilkins as executive SECRETARY 81 IN" Nation
Advancement 81 Colorc People Monday
" a choice
wilkins procgc ot Walter White has served tho association
CITY Cali 10 Join the MACE
Of official organ " the MACE
past Wilkins has practically directed The
white extended leaves
As staff administrator since we'll equipped handle HIS
newt responsibilities
to the Twin Cities this week
he hts
head o the mos" p""''t ciNh nights
ami 10 IN"
dwrs,R conference 81 the MACE
only "a when he served a. editor d" NrGr"
weekly paper published st Paul From here h" went on 20 steadily
such extent that in
1874 he 20 most influential Negroes IN the
United States,
pride IN the elevation Of
Row wilkins the NAACP lie viii be the FIRST seee
tary Of the FROM tn" midwest Tie should prove
Walter White in
the Mace OF leadership the valuable MACE
This Newspaper eongrauatss Roy wilkins upon his appointment
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

NAACP selecting
qualified the drive for nrstcaSs citizen
ship the Nrgro.AmeHcan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
Welcome To The Midwest NAACP

W be Midwest
Conference the National Association for the Advancement Of
gather period history
example Supreme hearing sug
gestonE states which maintain segregated
1884 NAAcP decision the
In public
schools Constitutional
NAACT ~ Walter
white Knight shining armor Monday It's national
a Wilkins. To the
address
organixaions officer Minnesota
NAACPa right Freedom program by which this
ganxanon hopes bring
ega the Golden Anniversary
dynames attracting tremendous inter
est
meeting
violations spanked the final drive
Indignation getting the first conference with
between NAACP officials Army
and the Secretary Of the Army
q member
Of the NAACP
that hnrgy repeated In
old let do IT.
by too people would have resulted In
complete thank Providence
whites who realize that the
pressing problem u r. n
and the
MACE
has which realized that
mn Rights n consistently urged America Ia protect and main
rights citizens For this the nation
a debt of gratitude.
Minneapolis Upper Midwest delegates
the MACE n
nation which by word and decd
of equality which the
host to
sessona
her BE- profitable well pleasant,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

a claimed $4,000 victims
deaths Striking
n person wheel automobile
called "acceieritls"
Its symptoms heavy foot and hight head combination
speed The OF this disease attacks
destroys habits OF courtesy and caution
"acccetiS regarded the greatest single
ca u deaths.
Although developed this
preventive medicine be applied to
school driving In
order
individual a highway
as o 10 It that always
speed conditions traffic weather
sickness accelerits' the best available
remedy simply you may
star Valley Independent tAfton, Wyo)
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

the newspapers event OF Aeomb alert
pardon skeleton Charles A. Tia
shreveport TINES
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
Letters To The Editor
ANOTHER cArHouc ofploRfs LETTER

Editor have been vitality interested the articles about st
Joan Of church particularly published
issue.
I'm that the editors Catholic
misguided
feel might be helpful quote appeared
the Catholic fnteacas of February 1858 This article in
part:
But by far the important consideration a
For Catholics 1t certainly Priests hierarchy
peaedly segregation a
issue Where there segregation and discrimination involved
do not choose TO stand judgement Father FarreIs
although that perhaps guided
adsTatons than by the
hesitancy to call the letter
SEPARATION undemocratic
letter is product Of the ignoramus product
bigotry
As Roman Catholic, humby apologize
tanned therein and call all believe
10 the misguided
Finally would
the the basic
Commandment things your
neghbor yourself for the
CoHkran. SDs0 10th Az. H., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

Many people put Americans They talk and
and does 1t
that the family has income
$500 $3.50 and automobile that
years "A with OF $4,000 and
person about 5000 caores In food daily
misleading for the United states s not
land of In II il land Of extremes.
Many substantial but fourth OF the
population hardly live Many have consider
able life third OF the adults Some people eat
nu and others too little
but there millions
should not live Many
good Will be laid to at public
pense,
Figures averages misleading Rapids (Mnn)
Herald Review
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
Two Years Of FEPc In PITTSBURGH

In the two has Citys Employ
mnt Practices Commission has handled 1852
made people who said
cent they Disseminated trying
job The local FEPC
the results "A report
Most of the complaints per
clerical jobs such bookkeepes
expect the trouble there sales
figure they have prcudcesof
customers don't deal with the adding
Why should such wide color line job?
The think Is that other adding
file clerks
disturbing office employer
what amounts the
they aren't to discriminate.
Here's where FEP employer
who wants to be aircr in hiring and promoting
customers employees who prejudice plead
the This assisting
Those who hire and find jobs others report
have to reckon with the preuces misconceptions
must be raised for all before opportunity
can be expected for minority individuals
In two brief the local FEPC amazing o
raise that level-Ptttsburgh Post Gaxett.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

The draft a problem many young this
country
cesiure supplies.
The world looks bit impossible youth through
glasses
lege Instances the long for call from Uncle Sam
the reach IS before the buge sounds
The draft situation mid be
illustrates planning
nkered the
ing hts greetings
he sn wedding date and
he talked board They little hopes
drafted another maybe longer Too
list ahead
steady IA classification True
called that
employers
man n
The youth " to-day want 70 how to nt military training into
tables They know they viii be
specific after
completing their formal education
a country needs
military Incorporating sound
tomorrow while country
strong and The Hood Rhr~ torcl News
the newspapers event OF Aeomb alert
pardon skeleton CharIrs A. Tia
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

All Older people cant 20 To FLORIDA IN tho winter
u Canada
They play pnochIe all the and the
always put gardens
written growing
adults Statistics that
living retiring earlier It's difficult for
n
doing nothing overnight do
I = are accomplished
be do
experts everything bridge games ly tying
people be little active to be
a little useful a little much
adding 20
and think OF the life would hike To have Men
nett quar- - Ncws and Advertiser
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15
Book of-the-Minufe Club?

which teaches how To read
book prevents 'dawinE books
Montgomery Advertiser editorial
the stuff Of life work and
ready get through intellectual
Taisdcga (A,al News
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15


The editor publisher OF the Memphis DEMOCRAT dis
covered finally indispensable and he told
how he felt n an the other day Said he;
the hardest things ever did was to convince our
a week from our work but we
finally and off last week
We thought that a hardth thing do, but found
which was back and find that
things just bit better than they did when we were on
paper advertising and the had
lot Of IT.
And we carefully with
eye We did before.
In the analysis just to admit that the Old
jus, Indispensable as he thought he was
friends Jones TAT St Anthony among
recently The two and
growing and bounds Last week
and newsstand sales hit the highest point in the
history SPOKESMAN and RECORDER papers and it made
mighty Herbert Howell who directs the individual copy
sales
If only half of the people
money for papers magazines would
money and children for six months
Europe surprised knew the
him and it
lightly paying please Howell is nice fellow,
community beneactor in
He's in business to
the people him
improve expand operation He must have the money in
hand
To Anonymous would appreciated
April IL cncizng the advertisement of
1--WE Magazine Your criticism valid and correct ana we agree
type copy complain taste
did not we must use TINS mehoo OF
telling tried faithfully thru the to refrain
of ads The 1--WE copy slipped past our
however in all kindness when
in these columns
complain letters to
editor be considered equally
the type of ad Of which justly complained
Dallas POST dares to discuss
subject many otherwise intelligent individuals shy
Wrote he
shouldn't 1t but have got will? am
surprised acquantances who
And I'm
how long has it been since you sat
your her policies
formidable looking have tucked
away the safe deposit box some desk drawer?'
People Sunday all the
the Sons and
and fnery the
gathering where the folks
would abundance Of execbe dressed
The youngsters economically
the Of Negroes
looking to the he went around
fromp place place the holiday
groomcd young young and old
men adep al
ing which Twin
City clothing
reached thousands
thousands Of dollars
help thinking little of the vast potential in the
group much into the sober pursuits
Of life with such
energy develop line Of
endeavour.
Don't wrong Percy What
viewed Easter Sunday
webeinE folks old looked like
mi Sunday-Cecil Newman
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

Editor Enclosed will find my
subscription to the look receiving
especially sincerely Gladys James,
A. st. Minnesota.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-15

these mechanical brains making
great vending
kick them
yhe work lee Bulletin auburn, Ala