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Bright Lights

Automobile horns and lights,
something comparatively new.
were becoming a nuisance in
Washington SO years ago. On
July 8. 1906, The Star said:
Following the new regulations
adopted by the Commissioners.
intended to prohibit unneces-
sary noises occasioned by au-
tomobile horns, the Commits
sioners are considering a regu-
lation respecting the lights on
automobiles. Numerous COM
plants have been received by
the Commissioners recently
about the unnecessarily bril-
liant and dazzling lights on
motor vehicles, and as a result,
Corporation Counsel Thomas.
who drafted the regulation re-
garding horns. reported to the
Commissioners today that be-
fore he drafts a regulation re-
garding auto lights, the Com
missioners should first deter
mine II the general public. who
are interested, desires to have
a hearing upon the subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Democrats Lack Clear Issue-Use Mud
By FRANK r. KENT

the Democrats are determined
to cash in They really have
nothing else. Ordinarily q
supposedly ailing, though pop
ular, candidate for President
and a highly controversial
candidate for Vice President,
If skillfully presented, ought
to mean votes for the opposi-
ton.
There are. however, two rea-
sons why it appears futile this
time. One is the trust and
confidence with which the
people of the country as a
whole have in the President.
When supported by his doctors
he asserts that he is fully re-
covered and entirely capable
Of functioning as President for
another four years. they be-
lieve him. Not even his enc
mics regard him as capable Of
deceit or dishonesty. He has
said that the minute he no
longer felt capable of carrying
on he would at once say so and
at once become unavailable.
Everybody who read or heard
him say that knew he meant
it. Except for Mr.. Butler and
his Democratic Digest, the ar
gument that Mr.. Eisenhower
really was anxious to retire
but that he was being forced
10 run again by what he
called the palace Guard" has
been abandoned. Now, it is
clear that Mr.. Eisenhower
likes his job, really wants to
run again and has made his
own decision about doing so.
Nixon Withstands Blasts
AS to Mr.. Nixon, the effort
to make q villain out of him
has completely collapsed. For
one thing, the Democrats
were utterly unable to sustain
any of the charges they made
against him in the last CAM
paign or since. For another,
he has concededly made a
competent, f1rst-class Vice
President both at home and
abroad. For a third, he is in
complete accord with the
Presidents policies and pro-
gram. For a fourth, his re-
nomination was logical and in
evitable. Finally, unless all
the experts are wrong he has
grown in public esteem in the
last four years. Add to all
this that the Democrats pri-
vately concede their hold on
the two great voting groups
upon which they have de-
pended, since 1932-to wit.
the Negroes and organized
labor-has lossened, and it
can be easily understood why
so many Democratic leaders
are without confidence about
November. If they had a
candidate with tremendous
popular appeal, it would
brighten their outlook a lot.
But they just do not seem to
have one and, while it is true
anything can happen in poll
tics, the EiSenhower-Nixon
odds are a little heavier than
in 1852. 1t is state of affairs
that makes name calling by
the opposition almost un.
avoidable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Nothing better illustrates
the desperation to which the
Democrats are reduced by the
recovery of President Eisen-
hover than their frantic eff
forts to find an effective issue
against him in the coming
campaign. Never before, it
seems. has a major party in
this country been forced to
such absurd extremes and lu-
dicrous Misrepresentation.
For a long time there was a
concentrated drive to find a
goat" in the Eisenhower
Cabinet but in this the failure
was complete. For quite a
while Secretary of Defense
Wilson, Secretary Of State
Dulles. Attorney General
Brownell and Secretary Of
Agriculture Benson were re-
garded as promising prospects.
But they all turned out disap-
pointing to the Democratic
politicians and publicists. No
departmental scandals have
developed and one after an
other the personal blasts at
these individuals have Ian
guished and died. Recently
the foremost political and
journalistic opponents of the
President, who a while back
let it be known that they did
not intend to attack him per-
sonally, have been doing ex-
actly that. There seemed
nothing else left for them to
do.
Name Calling Grows
So, recently we have been
more or less deluged under a
stream Of name calling" Mr..
Eisenhower has been depicted
as a feeble fellow unable to
find his way about and in
capable of doing his job. Gov.
Averell Hartman has called
him naive" and a "part-time
President" Both he and the
bumbling Senator Hubert
Humphrey. Of Minnesota, have
cried out in anguish about his
lack of leadership" though
what great causes either of
them ever led has yet to be
revealed. A Democratic State
chairman in New York referred
to him as "a do nothing, care
nothing, drift and drag Re-
publican President" This is
the cry of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee publicity di-
rected by the ebullient Chair
man Paul Butler and echoed
in his organ, the Democratic
Digest.
Really what it has gotten
down to on the Democratic side
is that they have but two
issues. The first is the Eisen-
hover health; the other is the
denomination of Vice President
Nixon. AS things are, however,
there is no doubt that Mr..
Nixon, if reelected, stands a
better chance of becoming
President than anyone nom
mated for the vice presidency
in our history. Naturally, this
makes it inevitable in the alb
sence of anything better that
the Democrats should make
Nixon and the Presidents
health their principal targets.
This is a situation upon which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Lady Curzon

The death Of a young woman
we'll known in Washington was
reported in The Star on July
10. 1906. The story said:
Lady Curzon Of Kedleston.
wife Of the former viceroy Of
India, who had been i'll for
some days, died at TAO o'clock
this evening. She never re-
covered from her serious ILL
ness at Walmer Castle, Kent.
in 1904. and the recent hot
weather brought on a pro-
nounced attack Of general de-
bility. Lady Curzon was Miss
Mary Letter, daughter Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Toll of the Road
Our automobile slaughter i,

Our automobile slaughter is
worse than war.
The deaths from TITS to 1855
-180 years-in all our eight
wars: Revolutionary War, War
of 1912. Mexican War, Civil
War, Spanish War, World War
!, World War II and the Ko-
rean War. were 1,130,393.
Automobile deaths from 1900
to 1855, the SIS years we have
had motor cars, were 1,149,414.
Automobile injured COM
pared with war-wounded are
even more grim and more
frightful.
War-wounded in all our
wars, IT'S to 1855, 1870 years,
are 1,153.836.
Automobile in 1855,
just one Cd year, are 2,l58,000.
Delcevare King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
NeutruIism

Sharpened instruments Of
torture. denominations seven
times more satanic than the
so-called Dark Ages ever knew
have staged a comeback in this
glittering Goth century. The
world resounds with the walls
of deported people and of
hordes of slaves of their own
and other nations, who are
even now having their lives
ground out as their waning
physical strength is harneSsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

and yours is a good one, as
one that. like a good Judge,
tempers its justice with kind
ness. Though the temptation is
strong to print a news story in
all its superficial early CLAM
our, what news writer, if he
were the accused. would not
hope for a fair Interpretation
Of his side of the picture be-
fore having his dignity sub
jected to one-sided printed
accusations?
It seems to me, as an aver
age citizen with a very real
interest in our country's APP
plication Of law and justice,
that we need more Of maturity
Of judgment, and kindness on
the part Of our law makers and
law enforcers. / am glad The
Star is doing its part in bring
ing men Of Simon Sobeloff's
character to public attention.
Mrs. A. M. Draisner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Speeding Case

In reply to Robert A. Geier's
letter entitled "Snail's Pace
Kills, Too" / would like to
say this gentleman has his
point, but both my husband
and I are alive today through
an act Of God and the fore
thought of taking a snail"
pace on one Of Virginia's
highways.
A soldier driving rs miles
an hour lost control Of his car
and we we're the innocent,
helpless victims in a head-on
crash. Had our car been
driven at anything but a snail's
pace, our entire family would
have been wiped out almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

service. BY raising the starting salaries
for certain types of engineers, chemists,
physicists, meteorologists and the like,
the commission hopes to beat private
industry at its own recruiting game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
S1tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

late Levi z. Letter of Chi
cago and was in her own
right the possessor Of So
100000. From Chicago the
family moved to Washington.
and later travelled extensively
and entertained lavishly :. :.
Daisy Letter, one of the sisters
of Lady Curzon, was married
to the Earl Of Suffolk and
Berkshire in Washington, De-
cember 26, 1904. Nancy Letter,
another sister of Lady Curzon,
was married in Washington
November 30, 1904, to Maj. c.
P. Campbell Of the British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Penalty

Stiff penalties were being
melted out in Russia so years
ago. In a dispatch from Lon
don July 10, 1906, The Star
said: "a dispatch to a news
agency from st. Petersburg
says the report Of the COM
mission appointed to inquire
into the circumstances attend
ing the surrender Of Port
Arthur recommends that
Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, the for
mer commander of the for
tress. be sentenced to death,
and that Lieut.. Gen. Fock,
who commanded the fourth
eastern Siberian division at
Port Arthur. be condemned to
twenty years in the galleys."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
cundI

Work on the Panama Canal
was under way a half a CEN
tury ago. On July 81. 1906. The
Star reported: Brig. Gen.
Peter c. Hams (for whom
Hams point was later
named, member Of the
Isthmian Canal Commission.
who has Just returned from
Panama, said today that the
builders Of the canal are all
ready awaiting with great in
terest the proposed visit Of
President Roosevelt to the
canal zone. 1t would mark the
expansion of work TO full blast
and would produce an excel
lent effect throughout. On
his tour Of inspection through
the zone. Gen. Hams was graft
fed with the wonderful adj
vance made in sanitation, in
providing adequate water sup
ply for the city Of Panama,
and in the rapid extension of
facilities for the housing and
comfort Of Government en-
ployes. 80"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
No Mink?

Mink apparently was no
problem, actual or political,
in the District a half a CEN
tury ago. In a story July Is.
1906, about a mother mink
which raised its family with a
colony of beavers near the Zoo.
The Star said: 1T is recalled
by old inhabitants that mink
as we'll as muskrats at one
time were numerous along the
banks of Rock Creek and that
it was considered fine sport to
go mink and muskrat hunting.
The growth Of the city and its
extension northwestward final
ly drove the animals away and
they are now quite scarce
within the borders Of the Dis
trict :"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
Double Check

There hasn't been so much in
terest shown in VirginiaS General
Assembly for a very long time.
Crowds take the gallery and fill
the open spaces as the law making
machinery grinds out bill after
bill. The cry of >''interposition"
along with illegal encruac hment"
and what our Delegate Boatwright
calls Our only recourse" while
the echoes of the Great Virginia
Assembly is just another shot that
is being heard around the World.
There has been a determined
effort by the higher tribunals to
narrow States rights and, beat
down the power Of thought among
the peoples Of the States and do
away with opposition to any man.
dates so set up by the know-it-all
politically appointed and annoint-
ed group in and without what
should be halls of justice.
We amt got ears to hear all
that's being thought OUT loud
about these party directed uStlrp-
els Of Freedom. We received your
prescription and we are sending
you hack a little taste of your own
connection. Try some with my
compliments. Whitehead. Shaffer.
Slime, Hi1st and Wehh might get
on Mystery Panel at least we
can number them on one hand.
+! I received wonderful letter
| from Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Zeller of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
20 YEARS Ar0


Zimmerman Bros. Livery and
Sales Stables offers first class
teams and vehicles. Mules and
horses always in stable for sale.
Darlington Heights The phone
lines are yet in a bad condition.
We can't have decent talk with
Farmville ="
rs YEARS AGO
Four million four hundred and
foulty-four thousand pounds Of
tobacco had been sold on the
Farmville market at the official
repelt of j. NJ Carter, secretary
Of the Tobacco Board last Friday
night. The average price was
$765
Election of two new members.
DR.. C. S. Stone and Dr. Paul w.
Beckham: sponsoring of a move
lnent to secure proposed hospital
for disabled World War Veterans
for Fal3nville. and good singing
/ featured the Farmville Lions Club
Meeting last Friday.
Announcement was made last
night of the coming opening Of a
Ford Agency in Falmville. Charles
Zimmerman, Sydnor c. Newman.
and Eddie Wh:tlock are the pro-
prietors of the new company
The company probably will be
styled The -Whitlock
Motor Company with Mr.. Whit
lock active manager.
Abilene The home of Mrs.
Elto Womack. together with its
contents. was destroyed by fire
Friday night. Jan. 80. The origin
of the blaze is unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Franklin and
children visited Mrs. V. S. 'Bagby
last Saturday.
John Anderson, truck driver. is
back on duty after being laid off
with badly cut hand, and loss OF
a finger. caused by a wood saw
PoWhatan - Court was held
here the last three days of the
past week, Judge Edwin P. Cox
preeidi~o
The highway allotted Powhatar
county under the Porter-R Rhodes
act will go toward Gainesville vi 4
Rock Casele from Powhatan c. H
Mr.. Clark of Danville. recently
visited his mother. Mrs A. B
The Cumberland Bank. Inc,
held its 25th annual stockholders
meeting on January 81 . ;. E. A
Carter. cashier, made a gratifying
report of the past years work
showing the bank to be in excel
lent condition.
TEN YEARS AGO
Singing the college Alma Mater
1 three of his favorite hymns. and
Whats the matter with Jafmar
He's all Right, a major group
Of SIC students serenaded Dr.. ]
! L. Jalman, president Of the insti-
tuition Tuesday night. This fol-
lowed announcements from Rich
: mond of DR.. Jarman's retirement
after A years. of service as presi-
dent of the local institution.
Ashby-"There has been mucf
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
Babson On Budqetinq And Investing

items. This leaves about 1870, or
$545. for insurance. savings &C
counts. and investments. Let us
hope that $50 of this will go
for life insurance premiums. This
would leave 1925 q year to save
and invest otherwise.
Plan for Saving and Investing
A study of the average mans
financial independence is generally
shocking to most people. About
800 of the men IS years of age
are not self-supporting. The real
tragedy of this situation, as I
have seen it it that the average
man made enough money between
the ages Of thirty and fifty to
keep himself and his family in
comparative ease for the rest of
his life. He just never got around
to q definite plan of saving and
investing. Does it not seem sense
less for you to work hard the best
part Of your life to get a few
dollars II those dollars earn moth
ing for you after you get them?
It is highly important to learn
early in life how to budget, save,
and invest.
Important capital is created
only by labor and saving: those
who consume less than they pro-
duce turn their surplus back into
productive channels to increase
the nations store. Investments.
plus bank deposits. are the way in
which capital is increased. In
creased capital means more
wealth. More wealth means more
to be distributed among those who
take part In production. Greater
production means more consum.
able goods and services at lower
prices for all Of US. This is the
democratic way Of raising our
Of living.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07

to this good time.
The State OF Virginia believes it's right
to provide public education is one which
it has never given up to the Federal Gov
eminent in any form, or by any construc
ton which can be placed on the Consttu-
ton For that reason this State, along with
other states, has interposed it's sovereignty,
not alone on the issue of public schools but
all other issues in which the rights of the
states and sovereign political units have re-
served to themselves.
The matter Of usurpation of undelegat-
ed rights by agencies of the Federal Gov
eminent is the issue at stake now and
should be decided in due legal course Up
on the decision hangs the future Of the
United States of America, whether it will
remain republic or not.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07

program is to save some Of your
income each week. The, next step
Is to make your savings produce
some more income. am . firm
believer. however. that it is cheap
er to pay the grocer than the
doctor: hence 2 budget should be
drawn up which puts first things
really first. Many Of my clients
tell me that they are handicapped
by spending too much on rent.
or its equivalent in taxes. repairs.
insurance. etc. on property owned.
The best thing that could happen
in many households today would
be to cut down household labor
costs by getting the children to
help more with the household
chores.
To start a budget. one ought
to determine from experience and
from old bank statements and
cancelled checks what his pro-
bable expenses will be for the year
ahead. My observations through
the years are that . man with
family Of four who has Q net in
come Of $1,000 (aftar income and
social security taxes> ought to hold
his living expenses to about 75Ts
Of the $4,000. About 1875 Of this
would 60 for food and clothing:
33% for housing (and transports
ton. Right here I think many
families. especially In the lower
income bracket, win find that
they are paying altogether too
much for their transportation In
the form Of Z new automobile
which they cannot afford. II they
want to get started on . sound
investment program. they better
pay more cash. and use lees cred
it. So Is budeeted for benevolence
and the church. 8 per cent
for personal an d miscellaneous
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
Why Worry?

chored in the snow
Second, ski harness should be loosened
so that it can be kicked off.
Third, ones mouth should be covered
with a scarf or handkerchief, since in
halation Of icy power which comes with an
avalanche is fatal.
Fourth, when the wall of snow hits,
one is supposed to try and swim with the
rushing snow and rock mass, which some
times hits speed of over two hundred
miles an hour, and which may shoot out
over cliff and fall thousand or more
feet.
Fifth, at the end of the trail, one is
supposed to remain calm and dig himself
out slowly, without exhausting himself.
If you do not have to worry about this
you have something to be thankful for. At
least, one can think of many more enjoy
able things than swimming with an ice
and rock avalanche over mountain side,
down hill and dale, and then digging HIM
self out calmy. while not getting exhaust
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07

705 S. 5th Street. Rogers Arkansas.
Russell said 1t was clear and cold
80 degrees. The Zeaaer Brothers
owned the Carter Place near here,
sold to B,lrrltss Lumber Co. in
1910. Russell and Harry - may
God bless you.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
Happy Birthday, Boy Scouts

trouble. Scouting offers steadying hand
that often tips the scales away from delin-
quency.
Many hands join to bring Scouting to
100000 boys and young men. In addition
to the 100000 adults volunteers who pro-
vide the leadership for them there are g.
900 sponsoring institutions that actually
operate the 100000 Scouting units. This roll
of institutions sponsoring Scout units really
represents democracy in action. They repre-
sent the religious, civic, educational, and vet
Grams organizations of the nation.
Our readers will wish to join us in say
ing, Happy Birthday Boy Scouts
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07

Babson Park. Mass. Jan 20,
Most people seem content to live
from day to day irrespective Of
their pocketbooks. Governmental
womb to-tomb" socials security
has caused people to take lightly
problems of unemployment and
old-age security. Most young peo-
pie give little or no sound thought
to their financial futures. They.
therefore, never get even the few
dollars necessary to get them
selves started on the road to sue
cessful investment. Surley. the
birds build their nests thomes)
before they raise their young set
us good example.
Men and Money
My father used to tell me that
man who systematically spends
less than he get. automatically be,
comes an employer: while q man
= who spends all he earns. automa-
tically remains . wage Garner.
Father insisted that the business
of saving had nothing to do with
how much money . person had.
or the amount Of his salary. Some
people with very large incomes
never save anything" he used to
say.
It. has been my own observation
that partners In business and
partners in marriage tend to get
along well: long as there Is plenty
Of cash in the bank. It is when
the bills come in. and there is no
money with which to pay them,
that trouble begins. The only way
to assure financial or marriage
success is to tell your dollar where
to 60 instead Of asking where it
went.
Main Investment Problem:
Saving Money
Your first step In an investment
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
Polio Vaccine Clinic
Winds Up Tuesday

The second and final day Of
public clinics for Salk Vaccine
injections against polio is sched-
,tled today tTuesday). The clinic
will be held in the Health De-
partment offices from 9 am, TO
IL a. m.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07
20 you RElAEIABER
From Files of The Farmrille Heraldl

sickness through the community
during the entire month from
colds.
Miss Jacqueline Smith VIII 0
underwent an appendectomy in St.
Elizabeth hospital is recovering"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-07

WE SALUTE THE BOY SCOUTS of
+" America on its 10th birthday, now being
observed during Boy Scout Week. February
6 to IL.
Scouting is a program for all boys every
where. It is successful in the widest rural
areas and in the most congested cities. 1t
possesses an IN erent appeal for the
healthy, vigorous, normal American youth
and also offers fields of achievement for the.
handicapped.
1t has often been said that boy always
finds something to do. 1t is when he finds
something to do that does not measure up to
reasonable standards that he may get into