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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

Visitors from abroad will prob
ably receive 1000 miles of allow
ance from port Of entry to port
of departure" The informant is
the American Automobile AS
sociation's London manager OF
the International Travel Depart
ment.
Cabled advices to the AAA
reflect disposition toward spe-
cial treatment for tourists, some
governments saying that United
States dollars will buy gasoline
as needed anywhere in the
country.
French Plans
Information from France was
relayed to American motorists
through the AAA with this
quotation: "Rationing is in
effect. Tourists will be granted
hve gallons daily for touring,
with first ALLEGATION of so gal
Ions maximum. Further alloca-
ton will be given after the first
10 days If necessary. This APP
plies to foreign cars as well as
cars rented by visitors"
The situation has not stabilized
yet. but foreign tourism is
optimistic for a heavy volume of
travel to Europe through 1857.
1t may even surpass 1856. Any
way, travel agencies are cau-
tioning Americans against hasty
cancellation of arrangements
that already have been made.
The consensus is that summer
reservations, which have plenty
of time to ride out the storm.
may be difficult or impossible to
reinstate and that reaction to the
first flash Of doubt could wreck
q most enjoyable trip as political
skies become bright again.
Cruise Reaffirmed
Meanwhile American Export
Lines has reaffirmed its inten-
ton Of going through with the
Mediterranean cruise Of the
Constitution, scheduled months
ago to sail from New York on
February /. No change is being
made in the itinerary which in
cludes, among others, ports in
Egypt. Israel and Lebanon.
About 20 additional stops are
scheduled.
Several reasons prompted ]. E
Slater, president Of American
Export. to stand by the original
itinerary. One is that the line is
an American-flag company that
has concentrated on United
States-Mediterranean passenger
business for 35 years or more.
Five Years Ago
He had in mind. also, another
political crisis about five years
ago.
Then as now" Mr.. Slater
recalls, several cruises which
included visits to Egypt were
modified 10 cancel that impor-
tant call. On the contrary. our
s. S. Independence debarked
some 500 passengers in Egypt
and conducted ashore a full pro-
gram OF excursions and enter
tainment. all without incident
and with universal acclaim from
the passengers. The extravagant
hospitality extended to the COM
pany and its passengers attained
an all-time high point Of Medi-
terranean cruising"
Mr.. Slater also pointed to q
recent message from the Egyp-
tian cabinet minister Of Nation
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

the principal speakers at the gathering expected to confer
with high State Department officials this week. connection
with the forthcoming conference At similar parley last
year two State Department officials made very revealing
statements during addresses the audience This year,
when the Arabsrael situation acute indication
expected how the State Department will make up
its mind providing for Israel to balance the
being received by Egypt from the Communist countries
Incidentally Jewish groups investigating reports that
Egypt is also acquiring without FUSS American demilitar
lied" Washington does not deny that the u S. Army
Germany selling "demilitarzed equipment Egypt
scrap metal What American Jewish groups inter-
ested in finding out is whether the equipment being sold is
really scrap whether it be recondoned and put to
military by Egypt In England the sale of demilitar
zed the Middle East has provoked such public
motion that the British Government being compelled to
issue White Paper this subject this month
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

INSIDE WASHINGTON Officials in Washington cur
rently analyzng American Jewish aid to Israel They esti
mate it to average 80 million dollars year They of
the opinion that proceeds from Israel bond sales in this
try used for capital investment beginning to pay off in
increased agricultural and industrial production in Israel
Much credit for this given by the American
perts the people of Israel The Israes described
men and "of strong WILL drive, energy imagination
and capacity for hard work. On the other hand the Amer
experts blame Israel officials for the failure of Israes
private investment program They reveal that American
supply large part the foreign exchange required for the
countrys industrial development However this has not
proved to be the From the formation of the Jewish
State the end of 1851 about $50 million dollars of private
foreign capital has gone into Israel Since hen the amount
has been reduced to ckeabout 20 million dollars in 1882
about Is million dollars in 1858 and lesser amount each year
since Most of this money invested by Jews for sen
mental rather than business Some large American
companies such KaserFrazer General Tire Phco have
made investments in Israel but they have not been
large
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13
Between You and Me-.
ny BORIS sAsoTAn Copyright Jewish elegraphic
~Oes~~ ~~~~ASA~o
POLITICAL TRENDS
P0se Three
By BORIS SINCLAIR

State Department circles are taking note of
the preparations by major American Jewish
organizations for the two-day conference on
Middle East Problems which is to open in
Washington January II :. A large number
of non-Jewish members of Congress will at
tend dinner session of the conference, and
their voices may later be heard in Congress
=. Dr. Nahum Goldmann who will be one of
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

Nathan editor of the Western publication the Valley Jewish
News of Los Angeles who writes follows:
Earl Warren Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States in recent article Civil Liberties stated
=. Must nation that is the strongest in the world
demand for its further strength and security sacrifice
By IFS citizens of their ancient liberties? This problem
haunts the work Of all these days But
Ibelieve will itself adaptable TO this challenge
Solon the famous Ancient Greek law giver asked how
justice could be secured Athens replied T those who
not injured feel as indignant as those who are"
This is especially good advice time when Bill Of
Fights under subtle and persuasive attack present
he attack comes not only from without but from
Indifference and failure of Imagination Minorites whose
fights threatened quicker band together their
defense than in the defense of other inorities The
true with less Of segmens of the majority
Churchmen quick defend religious freedom lawyers
universally aroused by President Rooseve
Court b most alert to civil liberties when
there hint Of censorship in the air. And educators
become perurbed attempt curb academic freedom
But too seldom do all of these become militant when osten
sbY the rights Of only threatened They
always react TO the truis that when the rights of
individual group Clipped away the freedom of all
erodes
The moral is that each minority each professional
group and each citizen would imagine himself in the others
shoes, everybodys rights would have frmer support The
beginning of justice the capacity to generaze and make
objective ones private of wrong thus turning it to pub
cccount The pursuit of justice the vain pursuit of
conduct -.
The November issue of the Anti-Defamaton League
Bulletin Of the Birth has an excellent article on De
Cold War ntegraon splendid summary of the socalled
White Citizens Councils Director of for the OUT
lawed XXX Robert Tut Patterson. successful planter
wartime paratrooper. personable young still revered
for football exploits the University of Mississippi Under
Patterson leadership the Citizens Councils to deprive the
Southern Negro his constitutional rights has from
sis, members TO more than $4,000 members
In his campaign for converts and crusaders Patterson
has fred with the antSemitic inadvertently
he insists But educate his missionaries to the horrors OF
inegraton Patterson has recommended and promoted
large number of unatc fringe publications. most OF which
are as batantlv anSemc they violently anNegro
These are the products Of Gerald L. K Smith, Condo McCn
lev Gerald Winrod and other professional antiSemites
To Mississppans rebuked him for this. Patterson
dened any feelings the part OF himself or the
Councils But he still exploits the hate sheets and several
local Councils circulate them.
To those who had misgivngs my article on the
question of civil liberties and the infamous Citizens Councils
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13
THE NOT so WHITE COUNCILS

We have been admonished by Jew
ish and non-Jewish friends to be care
full how we comment or editorialize
on the current controversy with re-
gard TO racial segregation. Yet we
have continued TO maintain our policy
Of fighting for what we believe TO be
right and opposing what we believe
to be wrong. The North or the South
might not understand" we have been
told. Comes now fortnight editorial
from ona of ORR co11oao1,e1 DR.. Iaec
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

BY Rabbi Samuel J. Fox
Copyright, 1856, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Incl
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

QUESTION: Why is il custom
airy to look down upon ones
hands as one holds it up to the
Havdalah candle on Saturday
night?
ANSWER: A blessing is made
over the light on Saturday night.
Since one does not make a bless
ing over an object without having
any use therefor, one holds his
hands up to the light so that he
may have some utility from the
light in seeing his hands. The
procedure is to bend over ones
fingers into his palm and thus
create darkness under them.
When they are raised again light
appears where there was dark
ness before thus making use of
the light. Some claim that this
procedure is done to indicate that
until now ones hands were
"bound" and prohibited from
doing any work. With the exit of
the Sabbath at the Havdalah cere-
mony ones hands become united
and ready for labor. Some par
ticularly look at the lines of the
palms. Some claim that this SYM
bolizes the requirement that a
man make sure what line he fol-
lows in life.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

QUESTION:: Why is this par
ticularlY done on Saturday night?
ANSWER: 1t is claimed by the
Rabbis that Adam became par
ticularly frightened on Saturday
as the dusk approached for he had
not seen darkness before. He fear
ed lest he would again be led
astray as he was on the eve of
the Sabbath by the temptation
offered by the snake. The Lord
brought him reinsurance by
showing him how to make light
even in darkness. Either the APP
pearance of the fire of the Lord
brought him the hope that the
Lord could bring light out of
darkness or the Almighty showed
him how to create artificial light
and he therefore became impress
ed with the fact that man, no mat
ter how low he sinks, can yet
bring light out of darkness by his
own doings.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-13

QUESTION:: Why do some peo-
pie particularly look at the finger
nails during this ceremony?
ANSWER: Several reasons are
given for this custom. According
to the practical reason, the bene-
fit of the light is used to discern
the difference between the finger
nails and the flesh because one
is of a different color shade than
the other. Others claim that this
is a reminder of the days of
Adam, who was coated by a
covering of nail formation. After
his sin, all that remained was this
coating on the finger-nails. Some
claim that the entire practice of
looking at the hands has a moral
value. Setting out to begin work
at the exit of the Sabbath man
first examines his hands by the
light of the candle to remind him
self that the works of his hands
must and will be tested by the
light of truth and his nails remind
him of the days of Adam whose
deeds were the first human deeds
to be tested. There are some who
claim that one looks at his finger
nails as a good omen since the
fingernails of person are always
growing and symbolic progress.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Ballsville

Mrs. r. E. ID. Blanton accom-
panied by Mrs. George Slurg. Of
Richmond, left Tuesday for Mon
treat, N. c.. to attend the Woman's
Conference of the Presbyterian
Church this week
Mrs. w. c. Page. of Lynchburg
was a guest of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Netherland. the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. McGlothlin
Of Knoxville, have arrived at theil
county home here to spend several
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Gisf
and family, of Richmond. and Mrs
o. B. Watson and children, of Bed
ford. spent several days with Mr.
and Mrs. McGlothlin this week
W, R. Parker, Mrs. Agnes Laws
Lewis Netherland and Wallace Gar
rett motored to Roanoke Saturday
and visited Ben Garrett and Wat
son Campbell.
The many friends of Mrs, Robert
Blanton are delighted to welcome
her home. She has been a patient
in Stuart Circle Hospital for several
weeks.
Mrs. Eulia cambridge is again in
the community after being under
the care Of her physician in Rich
mond She is greatly improved
Mrs Wilbur Fairlamb and Miss
Ethel Hazelgrove We're visitors here
last week.
Misses Nancy and Virginia ellis,
of Richmond, are spending their va
cation with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P c. ellis.
Mrs, John Campbell, of Clayville
was a caller in the home of Mrs.
Agnes Laws on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E D. Blanton
visited Mr.. and Mrs. v A. Saun-
ders in snithfield on Saturday
Rosser Fllppen, who has been
quite sick in his home. is much
better.
Dr.. R, E Douglas motored to
Richmond Monday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Letter to Editor
Continued from page =

'CONtlnueu from page ~
bushels but 80 bushels He was not
linking that what he was saying
concerning sowing seed l was
eacher in the Sunday school under
some good ministers of the First
Baptist Church. one who l refer to
Is being a Christian minister, Rev
C. n. D. Griffin. who stayed here
2 years man who | had the
highest respect and best regard for
What he preached to me many
ines of sowing seed This thing
opened my eyes up and it gave ME
courage to write. I am at this time
like the Apostle Paul when he said
INTO Timothy, Bring me my pen
80 | feel like writing now concern
ng seeds sowing and reaping what
'ou SOW
! planted two pecks of white pc
tatoes last year and | gathered ten
bushels. Do Mr. Bluit Andrews
mean to say the one wrong the
white man did with the colored
women in the dark days that some
body must reap ten times one
wrong? Saul who held the garment
when Stephen was stoned to death
gave his consent and his name was
changed from Saul to Paul when he
was on the road to Damascus gActs
toll ~ ha n..tb a
heard voice saying unto him:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Hardy Grigg drove to Lancaster
on Saturday accompanied by his
wife and children who will spend
this week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j l.. CornWell.
Mrs Stephen O. Farrar and chill
dren. Stephen and Sarah Holland,
and Mrs. R. w. Vaughan, of Jeters-
vile, left last week end for a visit
with relatives at Strasburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Farmer, of
Jetersville, returned Saturday from
stay at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs, Alton Perdue and
daughter, Beth. and Mr. and Mrs
John Ingram spent Sunday in
Lynchburg visiting Mrs Perdue S
mother. Mrs. j. A. NOEL
Among the Guests
Mrs. F. F. Powell and children
of Franklin, returned home Sunday
after a weeks visit. with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Barnes,
at Amelia.
Mrs w, j. Royal. Mrs. Harold
Osborne and James w Royal were
in Lynchhurg on Sunday to visit
! Miss Idell Royal.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Brame on Sunday were her father
E. G. Wilmoth and her sister, Mrs
Emmett Williams. of South Hill.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Mortimer
and daughters, Carol Anne. Eliza
eth Emily, and Janet of AltaVista
were guests of the william AZ Nor
timers. on Wednesday
Miss Sallie Hogle and Miss Ann
Morton. of Norfolk. are visiting
Miss Betsy Stark at her home near
SCOTS Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morecock.
of Abingdon, We're guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Stark, Jr., on
Sunday.
Mrs c. Garland Hutcheson and
daughter Mary Helen, left Sunday
for Billerica Mass, for an extended
visit with her parents, Col. and Mrs.
Charles Ranlett.
Mrs. Charles Holman III. and
children Allen Scott and Eleanor
Mrs. James Sydnor. Jr., and three
children of Mannbnro. Miss Elise
Allen and MISS Rose Jones, of Rich
mond. left Sunday to spend a weeks
vacation at a cottage at Deltaville
Robert Arlington is spending -four
days this week at a P-TA summer
conference at Farmville.
Mrs R. Ellis Williams, of Mann
boro. returned home Tuesday after
attending the Southern Regional Elk
tension School at the University of
Arkansas. She is the Amelia County
Home Demonstration Agent
Church Picnic Set
Christ EPISCOPAL Church Sunday
School will held its annual picnic
at Goodwin Lake on Tuesday. July
a. All Episcopalians i'll the county
are invited Bring your picnic sup
per and be at the church at 2 pm
to leave with the group for the lake
Members of the Village Garden
Club and their families held a pic
mic at Goodwin Lake on Tuesday
1t was a most enjoyable affair.
The Amelia Lions Club held a
dance at the Amelia VFW building
last Saturday night. The new eff
GERS were installed at a meeting
held before the dance.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Saul, Saul, why persecuteth thou
me 9Th verse and he said. Who
art thou. Lord And the Lord said
Il am Jesus whom thou persecut-
eth Saul was struck blind, as a
bat You know the story of Paul
read Acts, chapter 9 and the 26th
chapter, Paul's defense before
Agrippa Paul reaped what h e
sowed and We, all shall reap some
day what we SOW
Mr. Andrews referred to the min
listers of the churches He takes no
part in the church. What would be
come of the churches if all of the
people were like him There would
be no churches. no Sunday school
no BYPU This would be bad
town to live in | think Preachers
have as much right in politics as
anyone else. But, say, h should
be advisory and stay behind the 8
ball and not get in front
Let me refer to a man you know
Mr. Ernest Noel said in the year
of 1882 concerning the race ques-
ton He said between l94l il viii
be great war between l945 and
1865 people will be making more
mistakes in business People who
are in correction house should be
turned out and them who are out
should be put in l, for one agree
with this statement he made. 1t
seems that all of the education the
boys and girls are getting look as
waste. When we should be living in
peace. We are living In confusion.
hate. evil and strife People have
lost faith in each other We have
lost the real thing love. Love thy
neighbor as thyself - Who are thy
neighbors, the question was asked
You know the story OF the good
Samaritan. Levite and priest The
Samaritan was the mans friend
| The negro has always been the
white mans friend He have never
went back on the white man Call
him at midnight, he will come to
his call Have any Negroes ever
kidnapped any white child T {
Negro have all took Just what the
white man paid him
Since World War l. World War H.
and the Cold War. the Negro feels
that he is a citizen of the United
States. He wants to be treated as
a man regardless of color of skin
All the Well-thinking Negroes want
is fair play AS far as marrying the
white woman, can no man marry
anybody unless she want him and
he want her All this is nonsense.
I can not marry q colored woman
unless she want me TO marry her
can not walk up the street with a
colored woman unless she want me
to walk with her and | am not go
ing to force myself on her. I have
some common sense along that
line
Let everybody pray to God Al
mighty for guidance Of the Holy
Spirit for better relationship. and
more love
Erred DofulaC pai1
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Keener
spent last week end at Hampton as
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Thomas Wood.
Mrs George Hardy. Jr., and
Mrs. R H Jones were guests of
Mrs Hardy's sister and brother-in-
law. Nh and Mrs. W. j. Frank, at
Falls Church last week end Mr..
and Mrs Charles Hardy and daugh-
ters Emily and Cynthia. spent the
week end with his brother and sis
terin-laW Mr.. and Mrs. Walter K
Hardy at their new home at Vienna
They all returned to their homes
here Sunday evening.
Mrs St Julian Shelton and son.
Robert Hardy, spent last week with
her mother. Mrs Robert D. Hardy.
in Amelia Mr.. Shelton came up for
the week end and they returned to
their home in Newport News on
Sunday.
Herbert Jones. who is attending
summer school at VPI. was home
for the week end
Mr. and Mrs. Handy Wiser, Of
Norfolk, were guests Of her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs,
W B Scott, on Saturday Mr. and
Mrs G NJ Holman, of Arlington,
were their guests on Sunday.
West Coast Visitors
Jacqueline Cody who flew East
with her mother, Mrs. Carver Cody,
from California, visited her aunt,
Mrs. W Francis Wright, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Wright drove her to
Orange on Sunday to join her moth
er at her grandmother MRS.
Donald johnson home.
Guests of Dr.. and Mrs. j. T.
0 Neal on Sunday We're her sisters
and brothers-in-laW. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Burrows and Mr.. and Mrs.
John @ Hotter. of Enfield. N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyer and
daughter, Kristie, left Saturday to
occupy a cottage at Deltayil1e for
weeks vacation.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Miss Carol Ann Negaard, Of New
lngton, Conn. spent several d S
last week with her cousin. Mrs.
James Boyer, and Mr.. Boyer.
Friends Of Mrs. Herbert F. Green.
Of Richmond, formerly of Amelia
viii be sorry to hear that she fell
last Tuesday night at her home and
sustained a broken hip. She va S
operated on Wednesday morning at
Stuart Circle Hospital.
Mrs. W. G. Grigg. who has been
spending several weeks in Accomac
with her daughter. Mrs Bob Smith,
who recently underwent an opera
ton. returned to her home here ac-
conpanied By Mrs. Smith and her
sons, Walter and Bruce After sew
eral days visit with Mrs. Grlgg.
they returned to their home Anoth-
er daughter of the Griggs, MIS-
Stuart Proffitt, and her son. of
Richmond were their guests last
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Population SxeIIed BY Three
Amelia Community News, Socials

Amelia has three new citizens.
who arrive last week. Receiving
congratulations are Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip B0epple, on the birth of
son, Charles Philip, Monday, July
9. at Stuart Circle Hospital: Mr..
and Mrs. James Thompson.
daughter, Mary Ellis. born, Tues
day, July 10, at Grace Hospital.
and Mr.. and Mrs w. e. Horton,
son. Kenneth Elmore. born Thurs
day. July II. at NOV Hospital. One
citizen being reported late is James
russell Easter, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E Easter. who was
born on Tuesday, June Is. at Shell
tering Arms Hospital.
Little Miss Eva Syrop. OF Rich
mond, was the guest of Kristj,
Boyer last week Her mother and
1ather. DR.. and Mrs. Harold Syrop
came last Sunday and took her
home
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Because Of its rather large brain
and nimble sensitive fingers and
semiopposable thumb, the raccoon
can learn things and do things
which other animals cannot.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Fred Douglas Reid