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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03
Letters To Editor.
Powhatan Homespun
Philosophy & Poems

Editor The Farmville. Herald:
have read with interest the
list Of items in the Herald Jan.
"a. If You Have"
You know something? A lot Of
good can come from that ad. It
puts us in the Farmville area on
notice, if you don't want to see it
n the Herald don't let it happen.
1t also, might help in getting your
wife home soon from an out-of-
town vacation to send her q copy
Of the Herald with one item clip
ped out.
Sometimes we blow our t,p."
but the only thing we ever ac-
complished by it was to show how
little was on the inside, and We
know of no one else that accom-
plished any better results by the
same thing.
If the value Of money declines
much more. a new incentive for
working will have to be discover
ed or invented Someone has said,
There are 1850 different ways
Of earning money in the United
States" The trouble is though.
that virtually all Of these ways in
volve work.
Having passed the half-century
mark, we are no longer surprised
when it gets cold in the winter
We use to cut ice on our ponds in
Chesterfield County "a inches
thick in the old days
! shall pass through this world but once
Any good. therefore. that | can do
Or any kindness that | can show to any
Human Being
Let me do it now. 4
lie, me not defer or neglect it,
For shall not pass this way again,
Through the medium of Courtesy and
Safety
Let me be the means of Preventing
Traffic Accident.
Let me assure some Child, some Mother
or Father full life
Through the setting OF Safety Example,
each day.
boosters
JUST BE CALM
When YOU get to heaven.
You will likely view
Many folks whose presence there
viii be shock to you.
But keep very quiet
Do not even stare:
Doubtless there'll be MANY folk
Surprised to see you there.
Cordially yours.
EVERETT A. TRENT
Twin Oaks" Clayville. Va.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

Reclamation Of urfsce-h1ined
land pays big dividends. The
Pittsburgh Z Midway Coal Min
ing Coz grazes 500 head top
quality cattle on q 5.000-acrc
tract in southern Kansas where
legumes and grasses have been
seeded.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

never said thank
you She took
it for granted /.
They never wrote
me After all
I'd done for them.
they left me alone
With him,
it's all take and
no give :"
Many of these
;r<e
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03
Gratitude
Lesson for February 5. 1855

GRATITUDE is not a lost art;
~ but it is a rare one. Ten men
were cured Of the same disease
at the same time, but only one
took time of to be thankful. When
you hear people complaining
about other people. one OF the
most frequent complaints is that
So-and-so was not grateful. He
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

Court in 1854 has erred in the
knowledge of its duty. has sur
passed its authority and is de-
serving of orderly, dignified and
unafraid defiance "...
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

Mistakes occur when man is over
worked or overconfident.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

true, although Ito be honest about
it, many Of them come from
people who aren't too grateful
themselves.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15

More than tWo-thirds of the deaths
caused by farm machinery involve
tractors, according to accident reports.
More than half of the deaths from
tractors occur because the tractor over
turns.
The most frequent cause of a tractor
turning over sideways is loss of con-
troll from too much speed Slow speeds
are the only safe speeds. Doubling the
speed of tractor increases the likeli-
hood of it turning over not twice but
four times When driving at a slow
speed, the tractor operator has a much
greater chance to right the machine
if it strikes a hidden rock or drops into
hole or ditch When driving down a
steep grade, leave the tractor in gear
to help check its forward speed.
One cause of backward tipping is
hitching load too high on the tractor
The drawbar provided on all tractors
is the only safe place to hook heavy
loads. In field tests at Purdue Univer-
sity, agricultural engineers hitched
standard farm tractor at the high level
of the seat bracket to learn more about
tipping speeds. They found that the
tractor would tip to a critical angle
the point at which disengaging the
clutch would not prevent upset-in as
short a time as 7/1O of a second. Once
driver realizes that the front end of
a tractor is rising. he may have less
than half a second to stop it.
FARM ANIMALS
Next to falls and machinery, animals
rank third among the causes of acct
dental injuries to farm people.
Increased reliance on artificial breed
ing of dairy stock has freed many
farmers from the hazards of handling
bulls on their farms. But wherever a
bull is kept and however gentle it may
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15
Safety on the Farm
Is Mostly Homemade

FARM FAMILIES = far more than
city families = are on their own in
safeguarding their working and living
conditions AS agricultural engineers
have put it: Safety on the farm is most
ly homemade.
Accident figures continue to under
score the need for farm families to
take every precaution to increase their
own safety More than IA 900 farm resi-
dents are killed by accidents annually,
and more than million are injured.
The occupational death rate of farm
workers is the third highest reported
for all types of industry.
Following are selected facts and
pointers which research workers Of the
USDA Agricultural Research Service
believe may be useful in reducing the
accident rate on farms and in farm
homes.
FARM MACHINERY
Manufacturers strive to build safety
into farm machinery as one line of i'm
provement. Shields are provided to
cover more of the belts, gears, and other
moving parts. Safety warnings are
stamped on power machines as ever
present reminders. With all such adj
vances, farm machines remain danger
Gus tools, always to be treated with
alertness and care.
l. Stop a machine before cleaning,
adjusting, or oiling any mechanism.
Never do such jobs while the machine
is in motion.
?. Don't put gasoline in the tank
while the engine of tractor or other
machine is running.
g. Don't reach over to unclog knives
Of any machine with your hand. Use
a stick, but first stop the machine
and throw it out of gear.
4. Keep in place the guards provided
to shield exposed parts.
s. Don't get on or off a harrow or
disc pillow while it is in motion. A mis-
step might cause you to fall in the path
of the oncoming machine.
6. In no case step in front of a horse
hitched machine, such as a mower OF
binder, no matter how gentle the animal
may be.
Z. Don't let children play around
power equipment, or give them ride;
on tractors or other machines. AL
though tractor accidents are mainly
work accidents, when deaths from
tractors in two states were charted b!
age. groups it was shown that one gu
of 10 lives lost was that of a chile
under 5.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15

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children can get to them.
ELECTRICITY
Farm families continue to step up the
use of electricity, sometimes without
assurance that their wiring can take
new loads. If there is a question Of
wiring adequacy, check with your pow
er company or wiring inspector. Larger
wires or additional circuits may be
needed to avoid the hazard of over
heating
The use on a single circuit of too
many infrared heating lamps plugged
in to save young pigs, lambs, or chicks
is an example of overlooking. The
lamps use relatively large quantities Of
current. In USDA Leaflet 381, ''Infrared
Lamps :. Their Use in Brooding Pigs"
the AIRS agricultural engineers include
this advice among the safety precau-
tons: Do not operate more than seven
250-watt lamps continuously on one 20
ampere No. II AVG branch circuit.
Electric Fences
Proper construction of an electric
fence is so important that AIRS engi-
neerS say: Don't build homemade
electric fence; don't use a homemade
electric fence! Electric current-even
very low voltages-can cause injuries
to stock and persons if improperly used.
The controller that keeps current out
put within safe limits is a delicate
mechanism, and making a controller for
a farm fence calls for thorough under
standing of the construction principles
involved, as well as the right equip
ment to do the job.
Farmers are advised to use only
those models of fence controller which
have been approved by Underwriters
Laboratories, Industrial Commission of
Wisconsin, or other such generally rec
ognized institutions.
Grounding Electric Equipment
Farm people and animals run the risk
VI SllOCh IL GlCClllC uSGu
with water or in damp places is not
properly grounded.
AS one example, AIRS engineers cite
the need to ground an electric waterer
which keeps the water in stock tanks
from freezing. They are: Ground the
electric system, ground the frame of
the water container, and ground any
other conducting material, such as
stanchions or wire fence, with which
the animal might come in contact while
drinking.
Electric washing machines are ar
example of household equipment thai
should be grounded. Some washer:
come equipped with 3-wire cord will
3-prong plug, that grounds the ma
chine whenever it is plugged into /;
special type of outlet that takes
prongs A machine with only a 2-wir,
cord is not grounded, but it can ant
should be.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15

hondle heavy loads. Always
ledve in qeG slow down for tan weeds
appear, substantial fencing is absolutely
necessary for safety.
Beef bulls that run with the herd
have infrequent contact with the own
er. If bull on the range or in a pas
ture must be approached, do so while
on horseback or in vehicle, if pos
sible. If you must approach a bull
in pasture on foot, be sure there is a
vehicle nearby to afford barrier in
case the bull should charge.
Remove the tusks from boar Even
an ordinary gentle animal may strike
without warning. Deaths have occurred
from such accidents. A hand hurdle
will keep off a boar if he should at
tempt to strike.
Sows may be a source Of danger par
ticularly before and after narrowing.
A hand hurdle should be carried when
entering the pen at such times. Leave
the pen door Unattached to permit a
quick escape.
FARM CHEMICALS
Agricultural Research Service Scien-
fists stress the fact that farm chem
icals are carefully tested before they
are recommended for specific uses in
controlling insects, diseases, and weeds.
With proper precautions, the most pO-
tent Of the recommended farm chem
icals can be used safely.
But accidents show that these chem
icals are not always treated with suf-
ficient respect Illnesses, even deaths,
have occurred because enough of a
toxic vapor, oil, or dust was inhaled
or absorbed through the skin or ac-
cidentally swallowed.
Farmers are advised to make safety
habits routine when working with such
chemicals. Here are reminders-first,
for dealing with any farm chemical,
however mild it is believed to be.
1. Read the label Follow directions
If antidotes are indicated on a label,
have such antidoteS on hand for any
emergency.
2. Avoid needless or prolonged ex-
posture to sprays, dusts, or vapors of
any chemical, however mild. After
working with any chemical, wash ex.
posed portions of your skin well, and
change to clean clothing.
8. When handling or mixing a con
centrated pesticide that carries poison
label, be especially careful to protect
your eyes and do not spill any on the
skin or clothes. If material is spilled
remove the affected garments at once
and wash the contaminated areas of the
body thoroughly with soap and water
Be sure that the garments are washed
free of the chemical before they ar,
put on again.
a. When applying a spray or dust
don't exceed recommended dosages
Keep spray or dust off food or utensil
used by man or animals. Don't risl
fire by turning on oil-base sprays o.
electric wires, outlets, or fuse boxes
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15

July Is, 1856
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-15
LOADS ON DRAwBAR

5. Don't leave farm chemicals where
children can get to them.
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you don't want to pay for another new
denture right away, do you?
You and you alone pay the price of
possible pain, expense, and unnecessary
social problems when you clean your false
teeth the WrOng WGyi
So, isn't il time you gave up oldfashioned,
ineffective cleansing brushing of your
dentures? Do what more dentists recon-
mend-use Polident, the revolutionary
cleanser. Polident actually dissolves away
film, stain, tarnish, odor- WITHOUT
brushing! With Polident it's a soak .
a rinse +. . clean, fresh mouth! Remem-
Der ;. your investment in your denture
is worth protecting with Polident!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
Unless you face
these facts about
FALSE TEETH
you may be in trouble!

If you of the many false teeth who is
not getting ALL the comfort and pleasure which you
entitled-this is written for yOu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15

Your denture is an important invest
ment. It's important to your health and,
yes, your happiness. Yet so many people
who wear a plate or removable bridge
just refuse to face the fact that ii can't
be treated like natural teeth,
You just cannot brush your plate or
bridge with cleansers like toothpaste or
powder (some people even use soap and
expect to keep yourself free from Denture
Breath. And, that's one of life's little
tragedies you unknowingly offend
the people closest to you.
Another hard fact about dentures is this:
The plate material isn't as hard as it
looks! In fact, with daily brushing you
can wear the fit right off your plate. And.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Burger and SobeIoff
Aooin Named to Bench

President resubmted to the Senate the
nomination Solicitor Sobeof Assistant
Attorney Warren E. Burger for Federal udgeshps
Opposition Sobelof and Mr. Burger developed
when to Capitol Hill last summer.
Judiciary Committee did not reach vote either
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Mice May Offer
Key to Control
OF Dystrophy

NEW YORK, Jan. ~ (P.-
Discovery of a potential key
toward controlling muscular
dystrophy, a tragic disease Of
waste away muscles. was report
ed Yesterday.
The key is a strain of mice
that naturally inherit a disease
much like human muscular dys-
trophy. 1t means that mice now
can be used in attempts to learn
the causes or to test drugs
against muscular dystrophy.
which affects 100000 to 100000
American children and adults.
These mice--first dubbed
"funnyfoot" mice because of pc
culiarity in walking-Were found
and developed by Miss Ann M.
Nicholson, DR.. Elizabeth Shull
Russell and DR.. Pinckney j.
Hartman in research at the jack
son Memorial Laboratory. Bar
Harbor. Me.
They provide a significant.
hopeful tool for solving mys-
teries of muscular dystrophy,
said DR.. c. c. Little, laboratory
director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
The Sun and Moon

Rises Sets
sun. today 7:26 am. 5;07 pm.
Sun, tomorrow 1.ob am sos D M
Moon. today $50 am ass pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
League Accredits
gu Nursing School

The Georgetown University
School of Nursing has been fully
accredited in general and public
health nursing. Sister Angela
Maria, sen. dean of the school,
announced today.
The institution was temporar-
lily accredited by the National
League for Nursing in 1852 for
a five-year period. This was
shortly after the school became
an independent department OF
the university, offering a four
year collegiate course leading to
a bachelor of science in nursing
degree.
The school was founded in 1903
as the Georgetown Hospital
Training School for Nurses and,
until the degree program was in
stituted in the fall of 1851, Of
fered three-year diploma prog
gram in nursing. Public health
nursing was introduced into the
curriculum last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Occa-
sional rain tonight with low
about 81. Occasional rain, pos
sibly mixed with wet snow to-
morrow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain to-
night, but mostly snow in Gar
rett and Allegany Counties. Low
tonight, 1926 in west and 35-40
in east. Snow f1urries in west
tomorrow and rain in east be-
fore noon.
Virginia--Occasional rain to-
night, but some snow or freez-
ing rain in extreme southwest
and in mountain areas. Low to-
night, 35-40 in east and 30-35
in west. Occasional rain likely
in east tomorrow and some light
snow mixed with rain in west.
Wind-Small craft warnings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

are out. Mostly northerly winds,
1925 miles per hour.
Road COnditi0ns-AAA
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Scat-
tered icy spots in west.
Ohio Turnpike-Some slippery
spots.
U. s. 40-Slippery west of
Frostburg.
U. S. 50-Icy in mountains.
New York Thruway-Slippery
being sanded.
West Virginia-Chains advised
in mountain areas.
Poconos-Very dangerous from
sleet and snow.
River Report
From U. S. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Hartman Gets
Stronger Hand
On Convention

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. IL R.
Gov. Averell Hartman was
armed today with a weapon that
could blunt the drive for Adlai
Stevenson in New York State
and strengthen his own chances
of winning the Democratic
presidential nomination.
The weapon was unanimous
Endorsement of Gov. Harriman's
candidacy by all So Of the
States Democratic county
chairmen.
The Endorsement was made in
a resolution adopted at a closed
meeting here late yesterday. It
was masterminded by two of
Gov. Harriman's top lieutenants.
Carmine G. DeSapio. Tammany
Hall leader and a national
com m tie man, and State
Chairman Michael H. Prender-
CAST.
Mr.. DeSapio, talking to re-
porters after the meeting, denied
the resolution was. in effect, a
mo hunting" sign posted to pre-
vent Stevenson hackers from
poaching in Gov. Harriman's
back yard.
But this was discounted by
political observers, who feel it
will not only rock the Stevenson
boat but will make Gov. Harri-
mans grip tighter than ever on
the New York delegation at the
national convention.
The delegation, with SO votes,
will be the largest at the Chi
cago convention.
MIR. DeSapio said there was no
change in Gov. Harriman's self
styled status of inactive" can
didate. But he said voluntary
expressions" had been increasing
from people who regarded Gov.
Hartman as good presidential
material. This support, Mr.. De-
Sapio said. has spilled" into
other States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Rain is forecast for to-
night Maine southwark to the Carona while snow
and freezing rain expected in the Northern and Central
Appalacans and the Tennessee Valley The North Pacific
Coast also to have rain Temperatures throughout
the Nation will show little change.-AP Wrephoto Map
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ease the blow, but brace yourself.
Ibub. because here 1t comes"
WITS: Shouldn't this be CO.
Iordinated with x Division?"
IWTRM: I'm a little doubtful
about this. Can't we get some
body else to help us hold the
Ibag?"
WITS: 1.-THE instruction in
question should not have been
construed as meaning :"
IWTRM: Never mind what we.
said. You should have known
what we meant"
JOBS-The Civil Service Com
mission has announced exams
for editorial clerks and personnel
clerks. $3.4l5 year. Apply at
csc main Office. Another
exam is for equipment special
lists, $3.50 to S1l.6l0 a year.
Apply to Board of Civil Service
Examiners. Navy Department.
Main Navy Building. other
csc exam announcements in
clude those for actuaries. $3.50
to $11,610 a year. for jobs in
Federal agencies in Washington
and with the Railroad Retire
ment Board in Chicago. Apply
to main csc: dental officers.
SIS, 44O to $10.320 a year. Apply
main csc building; student
trainees, $4,000 to $3.4l5 a year.
Apply Board of Civil Service Elk
aminers, Agriculture Depart
ment, Washington. D. c. l..
Walter Reed Army Medical Gen.
ter needs electrical and general
engineers. $500 a year; organi-
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$7,570: chemist. $5.440; boiler
fireman. $1.82 an hour. and lock-
smith, $l.98 an hour.
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Church Acts
For Integration

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga,
Jan. IL (P.-The General Board
jogf Evangelism of the Methodist
Church today ordered an end to
administration of its program on
Ia racially segregated basis.
The board voted to discontinue
Its department Of Negro work,
announcing:
The time has come when a
special department is no longer
needed and it Is our desire that
the entire staff of work with the
whole church"
The Rev. J. w. Golden, Mem
Iphis Negro minister. who for IA
years headed evangelism work
with Negro Methodists, was
named head of a new depart
iment Of motivation.
Bishop w. Angie Smith. Ok
Ilahoma City, president OF the
board, earlier had called on the
church to press for social prog
iress. The board is made UP of
bishops. pastors and laymen
from 40 States.
The board announced the
IMethodists will launch a year.
long mission to America" evan
Igelistic campaign in April, cen
tered about a series of eight
day missions in large cities.
The Rev. Harry L. Williams,
Nashville. Tenn. said the cam
Ipaign would be pointed toward
the SO million persons in the
United States who belong to no
Church.