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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
The Old Arm Chair

Louis. Spillman, editor Of t h e
Wayneshoro -Virginian. CON
ducts a personal column. The Old
Arm Chair In a recent column we
find tina! Mr. Spillman has come
into contact with one of the finest
groups in any community
We reprint Mr., Spillman's column
in full:
IF ! have any understanding of
Christianity. it exists in the organi-
zation known as Alcoholics Anonv-
nous. The other evening | attended
enc Of the regular Friday night
meetings Of the Waynesboro group.
1t is the most effective demonstra-
ton of humility. brotherhood, faith.
repentance, work and Christian love
it's ever been my privilege to see
There's no ritual. no form. no dues
no membe ship cards to sign no
show and no hypocrisy Here is sin
cerity in the raw
These men and women are
bound together by a common prob
lem and by common resolution
They are alcoholics and. as re-
suit. their lives have become man.
ageabie. But. through recognition Of
God power higher than any
one Of them they have resolved
to stay away from liquor Through
exchange of their personal expert
ences and a constant effort to be
helpful to each other. they keep
away from liquor. There is no one
preaching no one commanding
them to leave liquor alone; no one
blaming them for thing
They recognize that rehabilita-
ton comes from within If they arc
tC cease hcing helpless alcoholics.
the job must be done within their
cWn minds and souls. But. by band
ing together, they xercise an
amazingly succussful group thera-
py. can't explain how it works
but ! am wholly convinced that it
does work and that it will work
for any man or woman addicted to
excessive drinking They practice
Christianity. They pray l heard one
hard bitten man whose life was all
but wrecked on the shoals of alco-
hol. tell his story and then later
dismiss the meeting with prayer.
Nothing was done for show. Every |
thing said and done came from the
heart
Man after man rose to testify |
that he really hasn't craved a drink |
since becoming exposed to the phil
osophy of "A. And yet every man
present was an alcoholic. These IA
members are simply applying Chris |
tianity. Just as the blind man told
the Pharisees and the Sadducees |
who tried to trip him into damag-
ing testimony against Jesus after
Jesus had cured his blindness: I
know not how He cured me. All |
know is that was blind and now l |
.NN AhSSS iilGii WCIC III uilhS -
now they are not. Their lives were
of no value to families, friends or
community Now they live useful |
and nleaningful lives and are res
pected citizens of the community |
What else is Christianity but
brother love. helpfulness to each |
other repentance work humility !
and reverent recognition Of pow
er higher than mans? Such group |
therapy can be applied to other ills
OF mankind. The sins Of gluttony. /
greed hate prejudice, selfishaess
and all other sins. will vanish in I
the face of IA principles. Science
says alcoholism is disease and /
diseases Of the spirit can be mas
tered The first step is to desire to /
overcome cur sin and confess that |
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Revelation
Lesson for September is, 1856

HE book of Revelation was sew
eral hundred years old before
the whole Christian church &C.
cepted it into the Bible. Even after
it became an official part of the
New Testament, there were Chris
tan scholars who questioned it.
Saint James places il somewhere
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

in use which can control the dreaded"RIack
Death. 1t is supposed to have killed more
than 25,0OO,0O0 persons in the Fourteenth
Century in Europe
Basically. the bubonic plague attacks the
lnmph glands and is highly dangerous
when it spreads to the lungs and takes on
the form of pneumonia. 1t is also ex-
tremely contagious. Therefore, its proper
diagnosis by Fox is something of major
achievement.
And, it proves that bubonic plague can
reappear. and is not disease which can
not occur in the Twentieth Century. In
fact keen watch is now in progress to
see II other eases of the plague turn up in
California, or elsewhere.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
S. r. Quecnsbury
Navy Airman Goes
TO Rhode Island

Shirley r. Qucensberry son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Queensberry.
Of Meherrin, who has been stationed
at the U. S. Naval Air Station at
Anacostja Washington. D. c.. left
Aug p after a leave of Is days.
for Quonset Point. R. l., where he
las been assigned to submarine
squadron.
He enlisted in the Navy in Au-
gust 1884 and took his basic train
inc at Banbridge, Md. His younger
brother, FLOYD. who enlisted with
him. is stationed in Washington.
but expects to join him about No
-"cnhar.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
SEEKS NEW JOB AT 10

Chicago-Although Walter T.
Wheeler retired after being on the
job for "a years at the Chicago
Stock Yards. he promptly started
looking for another Job to keep
busy. He says. I'm too young to
quit working"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
THINGS | LOVE

! am in love with the post they soy,
The old, old order Of things
loces and lavender, tresses Of groy,
And songs that nobody sings
Cedor and walnut, mahogany rose,
Ook that is polished and fine,
Pewter for older than anyone knows,
And velvet more bIushing thon vine
| wos born out Of time, It's sold,
Beoouse love things thot ore old
Nine ore the shrines Of the dusty ond decd
Whose toIes ore threodbore ond cold
But ever it seems the rose Of Q year
Is never completely outs7own,
And ever it seems the hour thot's here
VIII never beloved til it's gone.
The obovo poem was written BY lcn G
SeIIe, who is one Of Conodo's best ivinq
poets The poem appeals to me ond /
thought It nnioht be liked by other reoders
Of The t1erold
l. D WHITAKER
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

WE HEAR MUCH TALK these days of
unanimity. Unanimity is the state or
quality of being unanimous. Unanimous is
being of one mind, agreeing; consentient"
The word, unanimity, is heard too fire.
quently in political deliberations We saw
1t in the Democratic convention in the Re-
publican convention, and in the Democratic
platform and in the Republican platform
These two great political parties have
become SO unanimous that they offer no
choice. Each was ruled with an iron hand
by the presiding officers The Northern
radical wing of the Democratic party was
allowed only few minutes to register its
objections and complaints. There was fear
among the great leaders division might
come if anything controversial was brought
to the floor of the convention And at the
Republican convention, some fellow with
sense of humor or pure cussedness we
have never determined which, almost threw
the convention into tandrums when he in
sisted he wanted to nominate vice presi-
dent, Joe Smith" Harold Stassen had al
ready been brought to unanimity by the
great" leaders
We saw this attempt at unanimty in
the report of the School Study Commission
in Virginia. The report was practically
unanimous, even though individual mem
bers did reserve the right to differ
Now. we hear that the Virginia Legisla-
ture should have at least a three-fourths
vote for the Governors program to make it
representative of Virginia opinion Who
ever heard of such a thing? Absurd.
Governor Stanley's l3-bill program is
strong, affirmative, and workable Its pas
sage will prevent racial Indignation in Nir-
gnia schools and will allow Virginia
schools TO continue the progress which has
been made in the past SO years without in
terruption
What is more. the Governors program
staunchly implements the interpositon of
Nrginia's sovereignty between the Com
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

between the Ca
nonical" and zap
ocryphal" books
that is, between
Bible and not-Bi-
BILE. Luther's first
preface to his
G ERIN an transla-
ton of the New
Tie stanent said Of
Revelation that it
did not seem to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
FATHER. TWINS SHARE MUNIpS

Conway SC Harry jenkins ar
rived home and as usual. kissed
his SONS, Barry and Larry. 4. Then
the hoHS advised their daddy that
the doctor had lust left after telling
me boys they both had the mumps
Nov daddy is at homo with the
hoys-hc has the humps. also.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Letters To Editor
Kindness Basis
Of Security

Editor Of Herald
Allow nc to pass on thought
which | find in Villa Gathers MY
Morta. Enemy
When kindness has left people.
even for a few moments. VIC be-
come afraid Of them, as if their
reason had left them When il has
left place where we have always
found 1t, il is like shipwrcck. We
drop from security into something
malevolent and bottomlPSs.
Cordially yours.
G. G Gordon Moss
Farmvillc. Va
sin to another. If there is man
or woman afflicted with alcoholism.
"A holds the kev~that will perform
a miracle in their lives"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

The day of the small farm, and especially
the small farmer who hires only few
hands may be kissing this earth goodbye.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Hope For Old Age

4 RECENT ANALYSIS of achievements
of four hundred famous men through
out history. men whose accomplishments
came in the fields Of politics, government
painting, military life, writing and other
categorles, is. highly encouraging to all
those who think they are growing old.
The study revealed that more than one
third of the four hundred famous men
achieved their greatest accomplishments
after they passed the age of sixty Another
surprising twenty three per cent scored
their greatest success in life after they had
passed the age of seventy.
In other words. more than half of the
four hundred men achieved their fame
after they were sixty or seventy years of
age. Eight per cent of the four hundred
men made their greatest mark in life after
they had passed the age of eighty.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

Accidents killed more Americans last
year than the Korean War.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

A free press, to work in a democracy
must be a really free press.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

"A hero is soldier who does his job with
benefit of publicity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

Background Scripture: Matthew 10:
20: John 81 :l-l4: Revelation Ia
Devotional Reading: Revelation 3:7.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

New house, top, was built on
foundation and first-story floor
of old house, bottom. Cost was
less than it would have been for
a completely new dwelling.
ing hip roof with deep over
hangs. Covered with bright
color asphalt shingles, the roof
draws attention upward, giving
the illusion of additional height.
Windows are plentiful. A big
ponderosa pine picture window
brings the countryside into the
living room. Other windows in
the house are smooth-operating,
pine double-hung sash with
horizontal panes. All window
trim is painted white.
The brakes, mindful of their
heavy fuel bills of the past, in
sisted on thick mineral wool in
sulation. The insulation not only
keeps heat inside during the
winter months, but will cut
operating costs of air-condition-
ing, which the owners plan to
install. Forced warm air was in
stalled as the new heating sys-
tenn.
Editors: For your information
and possible use in reader Serv-
ice, the man who planned the
Drake remodeling is A. b. Cam
pen, West Armstrong and Ma
chin, S. E., Peoria, Ill. He heads
a firm that does home modern
ization planning by mail.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
New on Top-OId Below

The theory that some good
practically always can be sal
vaged from an old house has
been proved anew by a Chest
nut, Ill, family who demolished
all of their big, old home above
the first-story flooring and then
modernized by building an up
to-date house on top of what
was left.
They saved money in the bar
gain. They say their home cost
thousands of dollars less than
if they had built a brand-new
house on a different site.
Michael Drake, the owner,
and his wife and children ar
ranged temporary quarters in
the basement and were able to
live there comfortably while
their new house was being
erected over their heads.
Thoughtful scheduling made
this possible. They picked Au-
gust, a dry month, as the time
to start work. Then demolition
and framing in of the new
dwelling were rushed. Sixteen
days after the first board was
ripped from the old three-story
house, the new home was up
and rooted, protecting the
brakes from the weather.
Always annoyed by the in
sufficient closet space and the
inconvenient layout of the old
house, the brakes finally de-
cided to rebuild when their heat
ing bills reached 5000 a year.
Total living area is about ~
percent less than in the old
house, but there's three times as
much closet space. Ponderosa
pine cabinets we're installed in
the kitchen, where particular
emphasis was placed on storage
The new house look taller and
more imposing than many one
story homes because of a strik-
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es, grapes, tomatoes, caulifiower
and cabbage.
Hebb Produce Co., Inc, sells to
commission merchants and to all
the leading chain stores in many
cities.
Employing a staff of six, the
firm, whose address is P.O. Box
III, Camden, Del, is set UP to
move a large volume of fruit and
produce and has built for itself
reputation for knowledge of the
trade and integrity with all who
call upon the firms services.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
Roger A. Davis Son, Hary, Dealers In Grain And Farm
Supplies, Have Ten Trucks And Blowers And Vacuvaors

They specialize in tomatoes for
canning purposes.
The firm operates within 25-
mile radius and gives reliable SER
vice to all. Employing ten per-
sons, and having adequate equip
ment, Roger A. Davis & Son will
buy your grain or provide you
with farm supplies.
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lished in 1916 is owned by Par
rish Hebb, who has % years of
experience in the field, and Martin
D. Janeka, partners. Mr.. Janeka,
who is sales manager of the firm,
is an Army veteran, having serv-
ed three and one-half years over
seas in World War II.
The firm buys and sells at
wholesale and retail and has in
one season handled 736 loads of
potatoes in cars and trucks.
They are also brokers in peach
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

Large and small quantities of
grain are accepted by Roger A.
Davis & Son, of Hartly, wholesale
dealers in grain and also farm
supplies dealers.
The firm operates ten trucks
and has blowers and vacuvators
for unloading loose grain.
Roger A. Davis & Son was
established in 1910 as a farm sup
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

Subscribe for THE SMYRNA TIMES $500 per year
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
West Dover Trust Co, Harty Provides Complete Banking
Services, Including Savings And Checking Accounts Also
Acts AS Executor And Administrator of Estates

West Dover Trust Co., Hartly,
is a bank which has kept up with
the ever increasing demand of the
American people for added bank
ing services, a nationwide trend
which finds more and more per-
sons calling upon their banks and
visiting them on business than
ever before.
West Dover Trust Co., estab-
lished in 1915, provides its GUS
toners with complete banking
services, including savings and
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
Hebb Produce Co., Inc, At Routes l3 and 1l3 Leipsic,
Are Fruit And Produce Brokers' Buying And Selling AT
Wholesale And Retail Operate From Maine To Florida

Produce in any amount, from
retail sales to truck loads at
wholesale, is the stock in trade of
Hebb Produce Co., Inc, which has
its Office at Route 13 and 113,
Leipsic.
The firm has for the last decade
been a large scale fruit and pro-
duce brokerage house, serving a
large number of customers and
operating all along the Atlantic
Coast from Florida to Maine.
Hebb Produce Co., Inc, estab-
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

all details of settling estates with
expertness and care.
West Dover Trust Co., which
has assets of S68O,00 has a COM
petent and friendly staff which
would be pleased to serve you. It's
officers are Charles G. Moore,
president; Thomas c. Roadway,
vice president and L. w. Hughes,
secretary-treasurer and cashier.
The bank is open from 8 to 8,
five days week.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

totaled Ss1, ,O62,S ,S69 compared with
S67,419,222 at the close of 1855
and S66,311,900 a year ago. Sur
plus and undivided profits totaled
$6,4O3,2 POP compared with $6,175,-
S21 on December 81 and Sc, 256,-
481 on June 80, 1855. Loans and
discounts at the end of June were
$37, ,375, ,sS6 compared with S37,-
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

plies firm and entered the grain
business after the war. 1t is op-
Grated by Roger A. Davis and his
son, who was with the Army for
four years in World War II.
The firm handles Roister, Arm
our and Mathieson fertilizers and
also truck spread lime.
Roger A. Davis & Son have $50
acres under cultivation at Hartly.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

914,6O3 at the year-end and S32,-
O26.629 a year ago. Cash on hand
and in banks was S10,282, ,764
against S9,113, 200 at the close of
1855 and S8,3O5,625 on June 80,
last year. u. S. Government Sc
curities amounted to S23, ,SS8, ,227
against S15,96s,2s7 at December
81 and S19,866,074 a year ago.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

checking accounts, safe deposit
boxes for protection of valuables,
and mail-in deposit service for
those who find it more convenient
to do their banking by mail.
For those who wish to save for
a specific purpose, West Dover
Trust has Christmas and Vaca-
ton savings clubs. 1t also oper-
ates a mortgage and title depart
ment for real estate neers. The
bank acts as executor and ad-
ministrator of estates, handling
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19

Farmers Bank Reports Gain
Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware in its statement of con-
dition as of June 80, 1856 reports
total assets of Ss9,O9O,45 This
compared with total assets of
SIG, ,422, ,932 at December 81, 1855
and S73,763,O ,Os5 on June 30, last
year. Deposits on June 80, last,
Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
LoUely old Colonial Home

n n
of
living open then
The kitchen and has ample
bedrooms plastic tile BATH
in
windows Additional ground may be purchased desired Close
sales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

o-The Lote Show. Movie.
Ia Hours. "Shodow Nor"
1858. A London gambling holl
owner gets involved with muir
der, romance, Jealousy ond Scot
land Yard. Cesar Romero.
ll:20
7-BowIins Time.
Joe Belek vs.. Joe kristot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
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$3.50
4-Robert Montgomery. Color.
| Hour. "Plonfield Teachers
College," A group OF men de-
eide to get even with q bookie
by erecting footboll team out
of thin dir. They play the nom
existent team O whole season
with no one-ineludine the
sports editors-beconino the
wiser. Jerry Lester.
5-confidentioI File.
"Hot Rods.
7-Lowr'ce Weeks New Faces.
Hour. Top tunes and new
talent.
9-DecembeF Bride. Comedy.
When Lily and Hildo win q roce
horse in q drawing, Marvin de-
cides to be Jockey, hoping to
impress his GIRL friend. Arnold
Stono stors os Marvin.
1000
9-FomouS rights.
Floyd Patterson VS.. Willie Troy.
Madison Square Gorden. January
7, 1855.
9-Studio One. Drama.
] Hour. THE Lundody's Dough-.
ter" A loving lawyer takes
on the town bully and owokens
the self-respect of the more re-
luctont citizens. George Mathews.
Harry Shaw Lowe. Lee Renick.
lo:l5
5-Boxing. St. Nick's Arena.
ltoIo Scortichini VS.. Hardy Small
wood.
1890
4-Frontier Doctor.
7-RosemoFy CIooney.
RosemoY's guest will be Charles
Coburn.
100
4-News and Loeal News.
Harkness. Sprogue.
9-News. Weather. Sports.
Richards. Douglas. Daniels.
HAS
4-WeofheF. Sports. Music.
Strinoer. Simpson. Les Paul.
5-News. Worren.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

College basketball has more
showdowns scheduled this week
than those horse operas that
pop up on TV every Saturday as
conference contenders make
their big bids for titles and tick
cts to the NCAA tournament.
The excitement is slated
for the Southeastern. Big
Seven. Southwest. Missouri VAL
ley, Rocky Mountain. Skyline
and Border Conferences with
some preliminary, but important
Iskirmishes on tap in the Big
Ten, Pacific Coast. Southern
and Atlantic Coast as those
leagues continue to build up the
pressure.
Only two conference cham
Ipions are home free so far
Marshall in the Mid-American
and Connecticut in the Yankee.
They join two "at-large" Sc
Iections in the NCAA title chase
Memphis State. named today,
and Holy Cross, named Saturday
Both independents have 1874
records.
The NIT. which may pick up
the Missouri Valley and Skyline
.runnersup, named its eighth en-
try, Niagara Q7-5). today
Earlier picks were Dayton. which
,smacked fellow-NIT entry Xavier
lof Ohio. 85-75. yesterday for a
20-2 record; defending cham
ipion Duquesne. Seton Hall
Louisville, st. Francis of Brook
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'Deaconsin WAY
OF Terp Bid for
First Division

Maryland continues its late
and somewhat unexpected bid
for a first division berth in the
Atlantic Coast Conference stand
ings tonight when the Terps
play at Wake Forest in their
next-to-last conference game.
As an example of what an nn-
practicable sport basketball is
Maryland already has beaten
Wake Forest. and on Saturday
upset fifth-ranked North Caro-
lima State, but tonight the Terps
probably will be slight under
dogs to the Deacons.
II Maryland wins tonight and
beats Virginia at Charlottesville
on Thursday, and If Wake Forest
loses to N. C. State on Saturday,
the Terps and Deacons would tie
for fourth place with 9-5 records.
That would make them first
round opponents in the cham
pionship tournament starting
March / in Raleigh. inasmuch as
the fourth and birthplace teams
meet.
But as Of now Maryland could
meet any of North Cardinals Big
Four in the tournaments open
ing game as N. c. State. Duke.
North Carolina and Wake Forest
continue their scrap for the
choice spots in the standings.
North Carolina is the ACC
leader at present with l0-2
mark and must play State at
Raleigh and Duke at Chapel Hill.
There is a three-way tie for Sec
ond at go between Duke, which
has games at North Carolina
and N. C. State remaining; State,
which entertains North Carolina
See MARYLAND. Page CA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Conference Showdowns
Spice Week. Cage Slate

Ilyn, spilled from an l8-game
winning streak Saturday by St.
Joseph's pa. and Marquette.
The Southeastern Conference
gets to the showdown business to-
night with Vanderbilt (10-D in
"a return match with Kentucky
OLD. The Wildcats. carried
into a battle for the conference
title for the first time in years,
then meet Alabama. the current
leader at 80. Saturday at Mont
Igomery, Ala. Vandy has beaten
Kentucky, but lost to 'Bama.
Most of the decisive battles
ARE scheduled for the week end
although Idaho State can cinch
its fourth straight Rocky Noun
tain crown by sweeping pair
from Colorado College t0-6) to-
might and tomorrow.
In the Big Seven. Kansas State
and Iowa State. tied for first at
60. meet at Kansas State Satur-
day. Southern Methodist 300
can cinch things in the Southwest
by beating runnerup Arkansas
It8-2) at Dallas the same night.
And Utah t8-2) can walk of
with the title if it can whip
second = place Brigham Young
(7-2l Friday in the Skyline.
Texas Tech t6-2) could relax
Tin the Border by beating Texas
Western tonight and New Mexico
AIM tomorrow. Western and
Ann are tied for second at SIS.
| In the Big Ten, Illinois and
See BASKETBALL, Page c..