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been IN town for a House sub
committee hearing on traffic
safety and holds that safety
belts and body harness should
be standard equipment, not
extra cost.
1t is the second" accident
he's interested in-not the one
when two cars collide, but the
one where you hit the instru-
ment panel or steering wheel as
a result of the first.
There has been small denial
of the value of safety belts, but
did you ever try to keep a four
year-old in one for over Is
minutes.
National Airlines President G..
I. Baker has offered Congress at
least a partial solution to the
high cost of undermining the
country's out-dated air naviga-
ton system.
In a letter to Senator
Smathers, Democrat of Florida,
Mr.. Baker proposes using the 10
per cent Federal tax on domestic
air transportation. Nov is the
time to earmark those ready
made funds for the benefit of
the public travelling by air who
pay it,"
StGdebaker engineers were the
ones with the red faces recently.
UNDERSTANDABLE SNUG with the
thought that they designed the
company's first station wagon
in 1854. they flushed when an
earnest researcher popped up
with a picture of Studebaker's
1908 station wagon"-a horse
drawn version brought out and
named by John M. Studebaker
himself.
Wildwood E. BeaIl, Boeing
Airplane Co.'S senior vice pres
ident. sees 200-passenger Jet
transports at $500 miles an hour
at $4,000 feet. With the astro-
Monies boiled down, it means
Paris in 2la hours or Seattle to
New York in one hour. As
minutes.
General Tire g. Rubber Co.
is more than a step ahead of
the auto industry's almost
blanket change to the l4-inch
wheel for 1857. It was no ex-
pertinent. General was putting
out a l4-inch tire Is years ago.
Idea Of the smaller wheel than
this years l5-inch is to lower
the silhouette Of the 81 cars
and put more rubber on the
road for traction.
Trans-American Airlines, hop
ping mad over the Civil Aero
nautics Board turn down of its
proposed $3.50 fights TO Europe,
calls 1t continued skyway rob-
berry"
The American Mutual Liabil-
ity Insurance Co.'s magazine
Watch has coined a classic for
the Nations 13-a-minute trafic
ldeath toll. It's called autocide.
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all stores were ready, but that
some of the tenants had insisted
on the earlier date.
Woodward & Lothrop anc
Julius Garflnckel & Co. both
will have large branch stores in
the center. Other organizations
that will have outlets include
Franklin Simon, Bond Clothes
F. w. Woolworth, Singer Sewing
Machine, Lerner Shops, Peoples
Drug Stores, Food Lane Super
Markets. Holiday-Fla Shoes
Chandler Shoes, Charles of the
Ritz, E. D. Edwards Shoes. Fan
ny May Candies. Russell Slower
Candies, Camalier & Buckley
Thorn Mean, Peck g. Peck, L
Frank Co., Brentano's, Alex
ander, Inc, Mayer & Co., Toy
Fair, Edmond Optician, the
Knitting Corner, Palace Laun-
dry. Martini Barber Shop, Karin
Florists, S & w. Cafeteria, Mill
End Shop, Wilson's Mems Shop
Western Auto Supply, Barber &
Ross Hardware and Joseph r.
Harris g. Co.
Mr.. Berger expects that almost
all of the 35 stores, for which
leases nave been signed. will be
ready on the opening date. An
additional 10 to Is stores will be
completed later.
Mr.. Berger said plenty OF
material is on hand for compile
ton of the big center and that
paving of large parking areas
for it will start in the next few
days.
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FEDERAL FACILITIES CORPORATION
InritatiOn for Proposals

Pursuant Public Law Co.'S Saith Congress- End Session,
approved June p, 1856, the Federal Facilities Corporation
that it will receive written proposals for the pur
chase lease of the Government-owned Longhorn Tin
Smelter Texas City, Texas. consisting of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. July 10 R.-Nationa
Association Securities Dealers. Inc
Moon OuOtatiOns)
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A brave man is Charlottes-
ville's DR.. Fletcher ID. Wood
ward, who says the American
automobile is designed for mass
sales appeal to the l2-year-old
mentality. DR.. Woodward has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

The American Mutual Liabil-
ity Insurance Co.'s magazine
Watch has coined classic for
the Nations l3-a-minute traff1c
death toll. It's called autocide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

Trans-American Airlines, hop
ping mad over the Civil Aero
nautics Board rundown Of its
proposed $3.50 fights To Europe,
calls it continued skyway rob-
berry,
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-09
27-REPAIRS AND SERVICE

RENTAL EQUIPMENT for all your painting needs. Floor & hand sanders. spray guns & compress sors. rollers. ladders all sizes Tel ephone 5666.
 THE PAINT POT uf
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

r. r. Motion Recreation Association
Salvation Army, Virginia Division
Children's Home Society of Virginia
United Defense Fund Of Virginia
The activities of each of these services
depends upon voluntary public support
How we'll they will function during the year
1856 will depend largely upon how the gen.
eral public supports them in this Commu-
nifty Chest drive. A review of the activities
of these eleven agencies will show real
COMMUNICATIVE service. we'll deserving the
support of every citizen
1t would be desirable that all commun-
ity-service agencies join in the general soll-
citation of the Community Chest. when
through one appeal, one donation, one eff
fort all Of the agencies could be financed.
To this end it is the hope of many citizens
that those agencies not now in the Chest
will consider joining with the others
Having served many hours as a solicit
tor, director and as a group manager. we
know the sacrifice and the work necessary
for solicitors They give their time and eff
fort as well as their financial support. We
appeal to the public to receive them gra-
ciously, contribute as generously as pos
sibe at their first call, and have a part in
supporting the eleven community agencies
these agencies is making our community
more pleasant to live in. Your contribution
is an investment in your county.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
Babson Discusses The Proposed -Four Day Work Week

temporary shorter work week had
been launched back in the depres-
sion days of the early "thirtieS
would have felt different about it.
At that time millions of unemployed
were walking the streets looking for
jobs. If the working hours Of all
who then had jobs had been re-
duced. there could have been jobs
for everybody. But what might have
been right then. as a temporary ex-
pedient. could be seriously detri-
mental today to the welfare of all
cur people.
Since our economy is vibrant
and rapidly growing one. can see
great potential danger in producing
less during an impending greater
overall demand Workers would
have to produce 20 per cent more
during the four work days to COM
pensate for the lost fifth day. I'm
less further attenuation could make
up the four work days to compen-
safe for the lost fifth day. Unless
further automation could make up
the difference. they would merely
be holding their own as far as pro-
duction Is concerned, rather than
increasing il to meet expanding re-
Increased use oS auto
mstion is slow and expensive de-
selopment. II cannot happen in
four years or eight years.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

hatred and aSed as an instrument
Of vengeance against those OF dem
onstl'a, ed competence the income
tax law has become one Of the
grossest acts Vi discrimination ever
committed against a free people.
Under this law man making 10
time more than another pays AZ
times more tax One whose per
Torrance takes him 10 50 times
more income must pay 500 times
more tax
Those who founded this country
rejected decisively the idea Of vast
unlimited power in the federal gov
ernment This philosophy stood I'M
til the income tax came along
Since that time the power of the
states has been steadily clipped
away
Drastic reform Of our tax system
is must To continue TO use the
income tax to provide more than 80
Per cent Of the nations revenue. a
rate not attempted by any other
nation in the world, is to court eco
nomic disaster for the country and
POLITICAL slavery for the people.
Granted the reformation of the tax
/ system of the greatest nation in the
world is serious business, and ii
must be done with the greatest
care. But we already are too late
getting started on it. and if. i'll the
1 process, the income tax cannot be
\ Shorn OF its evilS-and we seriously
doubt that ii can-then it must 90.
It IS sheer demaeoguery. to say.
I as some enemies of freedom have
said, that the present level of spend
I ing cannot be reduced and that nc
matter what the level OF spending
1 there is 10 substitute for the income
tax Congress can cut expenditures
\ by an amount equivalent to at least
one halt of the personal income tax
any time ii wants to. The second
{ Hoover Commission and Senator
Byrd shCW them how
| The Hoover Commission says that
We ATE wasting Z II billion dollars
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

Babson Park. Mass. Oct. II. AL
though | am not. and never have
been. opposed to Unionism as such
must take up the cudgel against
the recently merged AFL-CIO S
forthcoming drive for four-day
week rather than increased wages,
as announced by George Meany
president
Big Gains Thus Far
For years. Labor has striven not
only for higher wages and m or e
fringe benefits: but also for shorter
hours. Today's standard forty-hour
week is far cry from the con-
Gitions that prevailed not so very
many years ago. when the twelve
hour day was common practice. six
days a week. Those back-breaking.
soul-destroying times are gone for
the L S.. and l am sure that no one
regrets their disappearance
But how fin can the pendulum,
with safety. now swing in this new
direction I well realize that. as
result of cut unprecedented tech
biological ard industrial develop
ment, 1t is M longer necessary for
men to work the interminable hours
OF yesteryear in order to produce
sufficient goods to meet modern-day
requirements. But this change must
continue to come slowly.
An Ill.Timed Move
OF course. ii Labor's drive for a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
Andrews For President
States Rights Party Platform

The following are the key points
Of the eight-pOint campaign plat.
form issued in behalf OF the indie
pendent ticket Of T. Coleman An.
drews and Thomas H. Werdel:
Il States Rights-They candid
atesl hold undertaking respect for
state and individual rights. Without
this respect there can be neither
union or sovereign states nor per-
sonal liberty. There can be only
tyranny On this question they stand
squarely on Article 10 of the Bill of
Rights.
All powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution.
nor prohibited by it to the states.
are reserved to the states respac-
lively. or to the people
1t is a violation of this constitu-
tlonal guarantee for the federal
government to inject itself into mat
tiers that should De left to state and
Iccal governments Moreover to do
so adds unnecessarily to the cost OF
government by spawning a vast
bureacracy, usually to the detriment
rather than the improvement OF
good government
For example: 1t should be left to
| state and local governments to de-
! eide how much and exactly what
kind of education they are wiling to
support.
There is no popular demand for
federal control or direction of edu-
cation. AS matter of fact. this in
VaSion OF states right is a pure po-
litical grab for power Like good
many laws which lack popular sup
port. the Supreme Court decision pre-
Stunning to legalize such an invasion
would doubtless be 7oided if sub
mitted to the people
z Tax reform-the income tax
is thoroughly un-American. II is
right out of the Communists mani
festo. which states frankly that the
Surest way to destroy a capitalist
society is by steeply graduated in
come taxes 1t is a milestone around
the neck Of eve Y American and a
heavy yoke upon the shoulders 81
those who are vouch safed to achieve
success.
With base rate % 20 per cent.
it takes one-fougth OF oGe's taxable
income between 1900 and $1,000,
third between So, 900 and $40. 900
one-half between SIG 900 and Sl8 900
and So Oh until maximum rate OF
9I per cent Is reached
This is downright confiscation and
cannot be defended on any other
grounds Thus. conceived in class
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

1t is. disturbing to find so many racial
integrationists, who regard segregation by
skin pigment as a sin, ready, willing and
eager to segregate whole regions of the
country on account of customs and laws
that have the backing of an overwhelming
number Of people living there. II the trend
continues the Mason-Dixon line may be-
come a barrier more impenetrable than the
Iron Curtain.
viii white SouthernerS still be per-
mitted to attend Hazard? The Times re-
ports total of "about 30" Negroes enroll
ed there. Total enrolment (World Alman-
ac l946) is 1864. Indignation at Harvard
appears to be of the variety known as token.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

9 year. Congress and the admins
tration created the Hoover Com
rission and asked for its recon-
mendations Senator Byrd. who GER
tainiy Knows what he is talking
about. especially where spending
ana budgets are concerned, says
that the current budget contains 7
billion. 800 million dollars of new
and unnecessary expenditures. The
san Of these Two amounts is 1873
billion dollars. That is one-half of
the amount of revenue derived from
the personal income tax and we
have not even mentioned foreign aid
and host of other expenditures
which could be eliminated and run
the possible savings up to Is billion
dollars
So Congress can pay us a big
dividend any time it makes up its
mind to do so. and thereby sub
stantially reduce the income tax It
could then set up machinery for
finding tter-balanced tax syS-
tenn. Until these things are done. no
one can say with certainty that we
cannot get along without the income
tax because in all the 43 years OF
existence OF this tax, no one has
ever tried to find out whether there
is anything better or not. ConSe-
quently nobody knows that we can
not get along without it. The real
question is Can we get along with
it?
~ Reversal of the dangerous
trend toward socialism at work in
the United States today.
"A, An alert vigorous and UNI
ceasing battle to eradicate commun-
ism.
81 Termination of the status OF
forces treaty This dangerous pact
subjects United States overseas
servicemen to jurisdiction Of for
eisn courts Our servicemen. Wher.
ever they are stationed are entitled
to United States constitutional safe.
guards Whtch assume the accused
innocent until proven guilty These
defenders Of our flag must not be
placed at the mercy Of foreign
courts where trial is conducted in a
foreign tongue and where the law
assumes any one accused is guilty
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

We are living in prosperous times.
Our people never had it so good
We are practically fully employed
at high wages; our purchasing pow.
er is enormous and our everyday
LIVING needs tremendous. to retard
production under such circumStanc.
es would be little short Of a crime
a move contrary to that which has
made America great. All material
prosperity stems from increased
character and production More
things for better people at right
prices is key to our continued
economic Well-being.
! forecast that our No. / Public
Enemy continues to be the threat
of further imitation over the longer
term. Today's 52-cent dollar Is one
of the chief reasons why we must
pay around 5000 for an automobile
that only few years ago cost about
one-third as much. The best way to
lick 1urther initiation or to forestalI
it is by increasing production. not
by producing less Initiation is the
result Of an unbalanced ratio be-
tween output and consumption. We
can boost consumption by ntensi-
flying aud improving advertising
and selling efforts. but there Is no
way to compensate for lost output.
This viii be Of great importance II
We are faced with more compe-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
Editorial from Neus e Courier (Charies ton S. CO.
Segregated By Harvard

HARVARD HAS SEGREGATED South
ern sports competitors. The nations
oldest college has cancelled projected trip
by the basketball team for games in Georg
ia. Louisiana. North Carolina and Virginia.
because Georgia and Louisiana have laws
or regulations against mixing the races in
sports.
Harvard has no Negroes on its team
this year. but is unwilling to appear to be
surrondering its right to play them if it
had mind to- The story rated page one
news in The New York Times. which filled
in the story with background information
on other colleges and on notable Negro
athleteS
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

8 Passage OF the original Brick
er amendment, or an effective al
ternate. This must be done to end
reckless treaty and agreement max.
ing by the executive branch of the
government binding the United
States to commitments that super
sede the Constitution and that
neither the state. the Congress nor
the people want
n Utter. complete rejection of
Atlantic union and world govern
ment There is no reason why the
United States cannot exercise world
leadership without yielding our in
dependence. We want no socialiStic
world organization Gripping away
American soveyeiglty and indepen-
Gence
81 Creation Of permanent, over
whelming American air superiority
supported by adequate modern sur
face forces End military conscrip-
ton American defense--i n d
American survival hes in the build
ing of an air striking force that
can destroy any target, anywhere.
and an air defense that will securely
guard the United States against air
attack
Compulsory military service for
al American youth is utterly un-
necessary In the next war decision
vii! come from the sky: it Will
come quickly: it will be reached
with the men and weapons ready
when the war starts. The ) million
I reserve called for by President Els
enhower could not possibly be mob
ilized before the decision in the sky
Is reached Wha' then is the value
Of universal military consumption
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
Opportunity to Invest
THE PEOPLE OF PRINCE EDWARD

THE PEOPLE OF PRINCE EDWARD
County will be given an opportunity to
invest in better living, happiness and recre-
alton next week when the general solicita-
ton of the annual Community Chest gets
underway. Eleven agencies whose services
touch every phase of community life are
banded into the Community Chest to make
one annual drive for funds to finance their
activities for the coming year.
The Community Chest will be nine
years old this year. Begun in 1947, the an
nual drive has met with success each year
and the participating agencies have sue
cessfully continued and in many instances
increased the scope and value of their serv
ices to the people of the county. Prior to
drive for funds individually, which requir
ed eleven soliciting organizations and
eleven appeals for funds Both were time
consuming and at times veXatious One
drive. one appeal, one fund from which
community organizations have been flnanc
ed meets with the approval of the public.
The COMMUNICATIVE organizations
seeking voluntary public support this year
are:
Southside Community Hospital
Farmyille Recreation Association
Farmville Public Library
Boy Scouts. Piedmont Council
Girl Scouts of America
Southside Hospital Auxiliary
Farmvile Reading Room
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

acres of land in the Southern states is more
or less completely cleared off for sale by
farmers in order to get the maximum
amount OF money now. (" 1t is deadly error,
he says, to think our timber is growing
faster than it is being consumed"
With more rain than any other region,
We let much of it run to destruction rather
than great use.
With faster-growing forests than any
other region, we let them be stunted with
fire and foolish cutting.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
Double Check

AT last | have the altitude 1t is
cold up here Doctors are allotted
not rati0ned It's three to the yard
and that's not square. You have to
have full Identification posted on
your door and on your bed and you
are not allowed to ramble When
you check out Of this one you get
diploma instead of a discharge
Only in rare cases are the nurses
allowed to treat the patients, You
are given the drugs and supposed
to know how to use them Nurses
feel your pulse. take your tempera-
ture. they know its free to be de
pended upon. Most wonderful place
this one is. very little difference to
other hospitals. just mere indiffer-
ence.
People here in the University
know little and care less for poll
tics. They are voting Democratic,
at least, they say Adlai knows more
about how to help under privileged
teachers. was sent here to a DR.
hnerlergist-he became allergic to
ME soon as he saw me. Said he
hadn't decided if belonged on this
or some other planet, so still have
to look to the Man Upstairs
l have never lost faith yet. but !
aTn more humble
So far ! find that I am known by
Miss Patsy Lindsey. formerly of
Farmville. She is chief technician
Also. Miss Jones, of Crewe l was
identified as the recording OF Dou-
Bile Check-then the Herald came
out without no DC They wanted to
know why / was blind I couldn t
find the paper
Yours and thanks for reading
j. Marvin Brown
Double Check is improving at Uni
verslty Hospital, Barringer Wing
c %. Charlottesville.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
tition from foreign goods

tition from foreign goods.
Decreased production is a direct
threat to Mr. and Mrs. Consumer.
1t means fewer goods and higher
prices The proposed shorter work
week is ill-timed and impractical
under present conditions. We cannot
remain prosperous by producing
less, but only by producing more
Ten years from now, further ma
chinery developments should give
us a four-day week: but it cannot
safely come at once
These opinions of Roger w Babson
are published in this paper every
Tuesday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16
SMALL BUSINESS AID

President Eisenhower Commit
tee on Small Business re entity
handed in fourteen recommends
tions it had adopted for aiding
small business through tax relief
and ether measures Nine of the
proposals-in the tax. antitrust. fl
nancing and other fields would re
qMre congressional action Other
suggestions Of the group are aimed
at getting small firms a bigger
slice Of Government business.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-16

South Needs Conservation

Does the South have money to burn?
Can the South live on its capital?
Those are the beliefs of some of us APP
parently as regards our forests We have
little concern for precious values that 90
up in the smoke of the forest fires We stop
little to think how impossible it is, even in
our forest plenty TO 90 on cutting more
than we grow.
jim Wiseman. president of the Southern
States Forest Fire Commission, tells me
that each wear now IAN estimated 5000 900