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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31
groups who are going.

groups who are going.
Don't miss the operetta this Friday
and Saturday. It's Victor Herbert's
Babes In Toylandp. There are many
familiar songs and you'll like it, so
don't forget to come.
Denise Badertscher and Daryl
Badertscher are friends again.
/ made a mistake in the last column
when l forgot to mention that Joey
Urich also received honorable men
ton on the All-Ohio team. No hard
feelings, joey.
p | say there ~ we've got some big
time operators of an internationally
famous club right here in our school.
They have initiations and well =
everything. For further information
- see Bruce Triplett and Spike Berry.
THAT is if you are interested in
joining)
They say that honesty is the fear
of being caught. If this is true i
know of lot of honest people around
here.
There aren't many things going on
this week since there is operetta prac-
tice every night. The cast is practic-
ing pretty hard for it.
The Seniors haYe bought the school
some new girls graduation robes this
year. We are still trying to raise
enough money to go to Washington
and New York.
This all for this time until next
week at the same time and place.
Be good.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31

was the beautiful and beloved
bird of the European goddess of
spring. Eostra, according to re-
searchers at Hallmark Cards. To
delight children everywhere, the
legend goes, Eostra changed her
bird into generous rabbit.
And because he's still bird at
heart, the Easter rabbit builds
straw nests for youngsters and
fills them with gaily colored
eggs.
The duckling and chick. which
like the rabbit and dyed eggs are
popular greeting card symbols
today. also stem from centuries
long ago, research by Hallmark
Cards indicates.
Early Christians blessed the
eggs, dyed them deep red to sym.
bolize the blood of Christ and
gave them as presents at Easter.
Later. colorful greeting cards be.
came popular as expressions of
love and affection during the
Easter season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31

and patrons.
Nearly all of this money goes to the
improvement of faculty salaries,
which, despite such aid, still average
only about $4,000.
Ohio, with great tradition of in
dependent colleges in the past, thus
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31

day evening, April S, in the Pandora
church.
Soloists are TO be Clayton Bucher,
tenor, and Ernest Gross, bass. Both
are from Lima.
The orga4ist is Susie Welty and the
pianist, Gloria Grismore.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31
st. John Chorus To
Sing "CrucifriOn"

The mixed chorus of the St. John
Mennonite church of Pandora direct
ed by Byron Steiner will present
Stainef's "Crucifixion" on Good Fri
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31

proves again its determination to
maintain and reinforce free enterprise
in education, just as it wants free
enterprise in business and industry.
The best grapefruit are heavy for
their size.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31
Easter Rabbit Had
Origin in Ancient
Times as Pet Bird

The Easter bunny has a pedi.
gree dating back thousands Of
years, as do most of the popular
symbols of the season. Even the
word Easter" itself is stepped in
antiquity.
The Easter rabbit originally
Evening star., 1955-02-13

don't think you're up to some
of your past performances"
she laments.
Since Childhood
Willy" has, in fact, been
somewhat disappointing in
view of the casting of someone
of Miss Havoc's talent in the
lead and the fact that it is
produced by William Spier. her
husband, who has a long rec
ord of radio and TV successes.
The change in locale is aimed
at giving the show a lift.
June and Gypsy Rose.
daughters of Mr.. and MES.
John Hovick, both have been
in show business since their
childhood In Seattle, Wash.
Although she has a 19-year-
old daughter by a former mar
riage. blond. blue-eyed June
has a face and a figure to cause
any man to do a double take.
A Stor in Pol Joey
She reached Broadway in an
operetta. Forbidden Melody"
played in a road version Of
THE Women" and reached
stardom IN George Abbott's
production pal Joey" in 1910.
She had her first featured
role in Hollywood as co-star
with Ray Bolger in the picture.
-Four Jacks and a JILL" Other
film and stage successes fol-
lowed.
Her interest in the show is
more than that Of a performer.
She and her husband own it
jointly with Lucille Ball and
Desi Arnaz, whose Desilu Pro-
ductions does the filming in
Hollywood.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Todoy's Radio HiehIights

1I:s5, WTOP-I Invitation to
Learning: Walt Whitman's
Leaves Of Grass" discussed
by David Daiches. author and
lecturer at Cambridge Uni
versity. and Gay Wilson Allen,
author.
1900, WWDC-Eddie Fisher:
Sings with Rosemary Clooney.
1900, WDON, WASH-George-
town University Forum:
Reasonable Solution for
Strikes rebroadcaSt.
1889, WRC-Chicago Round
table: Gray Market in Child
Adoption"
1880, WTOP-New York Phil
harmonic: Dame Myra Hess,
guest pianist, plays Brahms
Concerto No. / in D Minor.
Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts
the orchestra in Cimarosa's S
Overture II Fanatico per gil
Antichi Romani" and Brahms
Variations on a Theme by
Haydn"
2:3O, WRC-Youth Wants to
Know: Representative Walter
of Pennsylvania.
$500, WRC-This Is Washing
ton: Salute to Lansburgh's
Department Store.
$3.50, WMAL Greatest Story
Ever Told: "They Did Not
Receive Him." recreates the
stoning Of the Disciples John
and James.
500, WRC-American Forum:
Representatives Brook of
Louisiana; Bennett of Flori-
da; Mason Of Illinois and
Hoffman Of Michigan; of
"Manpower - In Time of
Crisis"
$3.50, WTOP-Hall Of Fame:
Charles Boyer stars as
Alphonse Bertillon, the detec-
tive who set the modern
path for the science OF
criminology.
7:O5, WMAL-Sunday Concert:
Selections include Rimsky-
Kors koff's "Sheherezade
Suite"
500, WGMS-National Gallery
Concert: An American Jewish
Tercentenary Concert, with
the Am erican University
String Quartet; Evelyn
Swarthout, pianist, and Kath-
crime Hansell. soprano.
500, WMAL-America's Town
Meeting: "Desegregation:
Law and Practice" discussed
by Senators Douglas of IL
linois and Ellender of Lou
isiana.
500, WTOP-Our Miss Brooks:
Eve Arden's rival in love
rents an apartment next to
the one occupied by the
object of their pursuit.
500. WEAM-Georgetown Uni
versity Forum: Trade Agree
ments Act: Extension?"
$3.50, WASH-Oklahoma City
Symphony: A live concert,
including Schumann's Sym
phony No. l.
800, WTOP-Edgar Bergen:
Guests are Capt. Manuel
Fernandez, jet ace of the
Korean War, Comedian Jack
Evening star., 1955-02-13
June Havoc of WiIly'
Does Have Her Problems
By Wayne Oliver
Assoeiated Press Staff Writer
NEW YORK

NEW SHS1A'
Pretty June Havoc says she
has a couple of real problems
in her role as a lady lawyer in
the comedy willy" on CHS
television.
"One is convincing a lot Of
skeptical viewers that there
really are lady lawyers, and
the other is then convincing
them lady lawyers don't all
look like Victorian spinsters."
she explains.
Il saw a picture in a Los
Angeles paper the other day
of 18 lady lawyers and there
wasn't a homely one among
them. I bought several copies
to mail as proof to some Of
the doubters who had written
me letters"
Her Modesty?
Maybe Miss Havoc's mod
esty keeps her from recogniz-
ing that she is responsible for
part of her problem. Not only
aren't there many lady law
yers as attractive as she is,
but not many actresses either.
June confesses that despite
her role she knows little about
law and that legal angles are
left to two attorneys at the
Hollywood studio where the
show is filmed.
Then. too, we try not to
lean too much toward the legal
angle" she says. For one
thing. it wouldn't do to have
too many courtroom scenes.
Comedy in a court would seem
disrespectful. and ours is q
comedy show"
On to Manhattan
The fictional locale of the
program will be changed in a
few weeks to enable it to take
more advantage of Miss Ha-
woes comedy and dancing
talents. 1t will shift from the
mythical town Of Renfrew in
New Hampshire to New York
City, where Willy will become
q lawyer for the American
Guild of Variety Artists.
June's sister, Gypsy Rose
Lee, was vice president of
AGVA for three years.
RuffIed by Reviews
June. who came to New
York for briefing on ,AGVA af-
fairs, can be less restrained as
attorney for a show business
organization than as a small
town lady lawyer.
With her long record of
stage and movie successes, she
has been a bit ruffled by some
OF the critical reviews of her
Nv shows the past few months.
If you're well known you're
worse off because the critics,
bless their black little hearts,
are pretty severe-particular-
ly If they like you-when they
Evening star., 1955-02-13

Carson and DR.. Chen, emin-
ent zoologist.
1880. WRC-Meet the Press:
Paul Butler. Democratic Ma
tional Chairman.
1880, WWDC-Chicag Theater
THE Lonesome Train" fea-
lures Henri Noel. Virginia
Speaker and Earl Wilkie.
1880, WTOP-Capitol Cloak
room: Senator Hickenlooper
Of Iowa.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Color TeIevision
For This Week

Wednesday. 7-7:30 pm.
WRC-TV. NORBY. domestic
comedy with David Wayne
and Joan Lorring (film).
Thursday, 8:30-9:3O pm,
WTOP TV, SHOWER OF
STARS, Harry James. Larry
Storch and Johnny Ray in
That's Life" musical set in
the Offices of a national pic
ture magazine.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Year Round Weather

THERE are indications that many major
manufacturers are about ready to go
into the serious production Of heat pumps.
Rasicully, the heat pump is designed to
cool and heat a house by taking from the
outside atmosphere heat or cold. as needed.
Two new models of a heat pump we're
brought on IN recent weeks by one of the
major manufacturers, and these the first
designed to 70 into homes in the northern
parts Of the United States, were reduced
as much as thirty per cent below prices of
models which had been sold recently in
southern areas.
The basic element Of heat pump il
motor-drhen compressor. something like
that used ia refrigerators. The only fuel
needed is electric power and in the summer
the compressor takes from the atmosphere
the cooineSS which is always present-eVen
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15

on the hottest days-and in the winter it
takes from the atmosphere the warmness
which Is always present-even on the cold
est days
Experts tell us that there Is consider
able warmth IN the air even when the temp
erature is down to zero degrees. For the
coolest climates, however, some Of the ma
lor manufacturers of heat pumps are add
ing electric heaters to the heat pump in
stallations but in a few years heat pumps
will probably be effective without any adj
ditlonal or conventional aids
We believe in another decade or so heat
pumps and system which utilize either the
constant temperature of water under
ground or the heat pump principle of the
compressor viii be standard equipment
IN most new homes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Fate Of Schools

INTEREST in this section, especially in
Prince Edward County, has been center
"a this week on the hearings before the
L s. Supreme Court in regard to nipple
mentation Of the May IL decision declaring
unconstitutional the segregation Of pupils
III public schools by race
From newspaper reports Attorney
General Lindsay Almond told the court
that he did not agree with the decision Of
the Court and that the solution to prob
lens cauacd by the decision will not in the
lifetime Of us here DC one Of enforced
inteQration" Virginia will seek solution
- maintain public schools. he said and
reminded the court there was no reason
Why the court cannot give time for trans
ition to school system mot based on race
Or color III quickly added, THAT does not
mean enforced indignation to us in Vir-
Rnia'
lhurRood Marshall chief counsel Of the
AAACP, argued that the Negro students
IN Prince Edward County are entitled to
immediate relief He urged that the speci-
hc application Of the decision and decree
would be only to localities involved in the
suits. IN Virginia. only Prince Edward
County is involved in the suits He said he
felt that there would be no difficulty in get
ting the additional orders needed to en-
force the decision in other localities
The Negro pupils in Prince Edward
already have been granted relief They
have the finest school building in Virginia,
well equipped, with all the modern facili-
ties both for instruction and administra-
ton. This was the purpose for which some
Negro leaders in the county originally sup
ported the movement, occasioned by the
strike Of the r. T. Motion students in 1851
They wanted a new school The school
board had promised a new school, when in
order to meet the increase in pupils temp
orary buildings had been constructed to be
used for a ten-year period This was under
stood between the Board and the Negro
impatient. their Impotence fomented the
action Of the pupils under the impatient
leadership 70 strike for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning better school building the cur
rcQIum at X. r Motion High School was
and Is equal 10. if not broader than, that
Of the Farmvile High School. The NAACP
entered the situation advocating integra-
tion as the only means by which new
schools could be obtained for Negroes,
statewide Indignation was not then nor has
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Double Check

What no bus This is sull
free country We can shut down
amy operation at any time We
wan; % freedom rings again
winston Churchill bids sad
farewell to Downing Street
Eden says farewell 10 America
Bandits set the most notice u's
top news these days Atomic eX
ports have at least found out that
they can make douRhnuts in the
sky ganRsters may De able 10 usc
these around their niaht.clubs
Senator Mccarthy the Wis r
publican accused Stasscn Of l-y-
i-nH that's nothing tor MAC
to do
one after totler excitement
looms up The world has am Az
omIc hangover nothing IS vc,q
definite not even tbc weather
may have to change our caIcn-
durs
Brother Byrd is Coins 30 tho
South Pole come November I or
bust guess you saw chat one ~
IL about the safest place there l5
right now must be lonesome
still lac didn't say anything
about taking his family
FaymEille comes ;p with
SMASHING Int and a crack down
on q real burglary ring Flowers
40 to Jack ovcrton our deputies
are wonderful.
Among the best informed Farm
vile has ONE man who IS allcrpic
to certain widows boy, he has hay
fever every time he sees a grass
widow this is ONE ! hope he
don't read
Had the honor Of \ VISIT witch
Roy Rove. Mrs. Rove and Royal
il, Ia their palatial nom on
4 wheels rs they stopped on their
/ way from Germany 20 Florida
/ Thanks for the visits. and
thanks for reading
Yours } MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Simplify Tax Forms

THE new tax forms, which many Ameri-
cans have been struggling with in recent
days may have been the best that could.
have been compiled in the short time allow
"a Tor their preparation III commenting on
them we Will keep IN mind the fact that
congress gave the Internal Revenue Blu
6eau only limited amount of time for its
compilation
Ne'hertheless. II Is trapesty on justice
that millions Of Americans who will not be
able to obtain professional aid and who
must i'll out their own tax forms. have had
10 struggle desperately with these 1864 tax
forms. Especially for elderly people who
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Letters To Editor
General Lee Visited
Thornton Home

Editor Of The FarmvlIe Herald
Being very much Interested IN
Farmville's Conferedatc History /
should like to add the enclosca to
me record Of Lees visit ia the
widow Of Colonel John T. Thorn
ton.
N copy 81 the Herald of May
81 l940 is found a most interest
ing article by Miss Sally Bruce
Dickinson, a historian Of note on
Lee IN Farmyiller In which she
states as follows concerning Lee
in Farmville
General Lee reached Farm lie
IN the early morn OF April 7th
and finding out the whereabouts
Of General John E. Breckenridge
then Secretary Of War also Of
General Alexander 3 La~ton
Quartermaster General and Of
General st. Jonn CommIssary
General he met them at The home
Of Mr. Patrick Jackson. on Beech
Street. Here he held his last Conn
Gil Of War with any member Of
the Confederate Cabinet These
officers Breckenridge. LAYTON and
81 John had spent the night
there Mrs Jackson cordially in
sisted on Lee taking breakfast
but he only drank a cup Of tea.
Diagonally across frem the
Jackson home was that OF the
widow Of Colonel John T TErpiq-
ton, Prince Edwards gallant cav
airy officer. VINO was Killed at the
Battle Of Sharpsburg
Lee. while In conference glth
the Generals Breckenridge. kap-
ton and ST John at the JACKSON
gate mounted Traveller. and rode
across the street, to offer his con-
dolences to tile widow Of Colonel
Thornton Lee said with great
emotion, have not time to tagry.
but coulu not pass by without
stopping for a moment 70 pat my
respects 10 the widow OF my hon
ored soldier. Colonel Thornton.
and To tender my deep sympathy
III the sore bereavement which, She
sustained when the country was
deprived Of his invaluable &ery-
Ice
III letter u The writer u Jl1is
article and 10 Miss Virginia Bueg
Of Farmvllle. the Late Or William
/ Thornton. of the University Of
I virginia. col Thornton ) eldest
son. wrote Of General Lees eisit
10 his mother. MS john r.
Thornton He stated that both hc
and his brother. the late Professor
James Thornton Prof Of Mashe-
mates al Hampden- Sydney; saw
General Lee. He also salG the
greater part Of the morning he
William Tfsorntonl was occupied
helping 10 feed Lees starving SOL
diers in their back yard.
sona- p-os!@-olS reached Ef4rI---
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15

must ME returns on dividend income and
other forms of income which are covered
IN special instructions millions of
Americans will not do this-the new forms
can be most confusing
As result, one must expect a con
giomeratlon OF approaches to the problem
and the use of many homemade systems
in filling these returns. For most Amerj-
cans the fact that they were given thirty
Jay extension TINS year does not complete
y make up Tor the fact that they have had
To wrestIe with new tax forms which are
heediessiy confusing and which will, I'M
fortunately, nave TO be changed again this
year. or next, adding to the confusion
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Movie Guide



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

ii since been advocated by the ma Jority of
Negro patrons or pupils. This was ade-
quately shown in the unbiased survey by
the Richmond Times Dispatch, when only
five out Of 10 pupils interviewed favored
ntegrated schools in Prince Edward Coun-
ty An adequate school building was all they
wanted in 1851 and it is all the patrons
want in 1865.
Integrated schools will not come to
Prince Edward County because the people
Of Prince Edward County, white and
Negro, 30 NOT WANT integrated schools.
If time is granted by the Supreme Court
the public school system of Virginia can
be brought into harmony with the decision,
on basis satisfactory to the majority.
If time il not given there may not be a
school system, as such, in Virginia. If At
torney Thurgood Marshall wishes to mar
row it down to Prince Edward County we
are perfectly agreeable.
The people Of the county want public
school system; they will have such sys-
TEN. The people of the county, the vast
majority of white and Negro, want their
own schools; they will have their own
schools 1t might be that there will be no
schools before there are public schools
that will depend upon the augmentation
Of the decree by the L. S. Supreme Court
and the temper Of the NAACP.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Prince
Edward County acted wisely last Thurs
day in delaying the passage of the budget
for l955-56. The school board budget has
been presented, but the Board of Supervis-
ors has not approved the county budget
nor set the tax levy. This board is not in a
position to act affirmatively. 1t is necessary
that plans be now perfected for schools next
year. especially in order TO maintain the
teaching staff. In our opinion. the Govern
o. Of Virginia, in absence Of any nipple
nentation or directive should proclaim
that the schools of Virginia will operate
under the Virginia Constitution for the
session 1886 This would allow the
school boards and boards of supervisors to
complete the budgets and set up the schools
for another year. He would be acting in
good faith for the schools must be main
tanned under the Virginia Constitution and
until that has been amended in light of the
proposed experimentation of the Supreme
Court, there is no legal procedure for any
thing else. The authorities and the people
of this county will proceed by lawful pro-
cesses, they know nothing else and have
no other desire
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
Nine Hundred and Nineiy.NIns
Stepmcthers

OF course Rehoboam lost the
election. Only one tribe stood by
him The rest vent of and elect
ed another king OF their own A
kingdom that David had won by
courage and Solomon had held
by wisdom. Was kicked away by
Rehoboam out 81 sheer foolish
ness What made Rehoboam such
q fool II was not his youth At
the time Of this episode he was
forty years old, and If man has
no sense by the time he is forty,
it is too late 10 nope Part of the
trouble may have been his 999
stcpnnthers Solomon vas mar.
ricd thousand times. but We
have no record n any children
except this man Rehoboan Con
slderlng What harem intrigues
are Ike in the Orient, and con
sidering the fact that most il not
all OF Solomon S immense harern
were heather women, il would
not be surprising II Rehoboa m s
mother twho herself vas a heath
en- from Ammonl vas over-sup-
Piled with bad advice from Re
hoboam' nosy stepmothers Some
fools are born. some are made
They are homemade. many Of
, them. One Of the best ways to
produce a fool in your family is
to listen TO all the stupid advice
the nelghbors can give YOU
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-04-15
The Great Out Ot>Doors

We here til Southside Virginia.
look forward each year TO TIN
blooming Of the doqwood a.
s4re sign that the silyers attn Btu
Ing ana this past week enc ran
true to form
out At Farra.Iite Lake f-h.na
by himself Ia a steady rain Cat
Cox caught as nice a string Of
Crappie as have ever becu taken
from that f.te lake
Down at the Game Commission
Lakes in Povhatan County sew
er LOCAL fishermen had exception
ally good luck Generally speak
ms. Monday in spite Of the ra.ii
proved a better day for fishing
than did Sunday
About this tim 81 year atm
accustomed to listening each
night for the first Whippoorvul
Possibly some ~ YOU WHO NM
even nearer to nature than ! do
have already heard your first one
There's many an old timer III
rural Virginia Who st!U hcsItatas
to plant his corn until ne hear,
the first WhlppoorW,H
AL YOU know there N ain end-
less controversy over whether "
not whippoorwllis and bullbats
are the same Well YOU may bel
l.eye mo On this tncy arc entire
~ different birds
Another belief that's bee,
hard I'd live down is that nshtnr
worms turn INTO Lightning bugs
This also is absolutely not fact
But let mt add that ~ my opin-