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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-09
P0whatan Loses
First Game In
Ankle-Deep Mud
BY GRAY JESSSUP

The undefeaRd Orange Hornets
took over undisputed possession Of
OF d TO victory over the previously
unbeaten Powhatan Indians Friday
night.
The game was played at Orange
in ankledeep mud Because Of field
conditions the heavier Orange team
was a II point pre-game favorite
The Orange line averaged 1875
pounds and t \ e backfield ITO
pounds Powhatan helded a 100
pound line and l55 pound backfield
Monte Gay produced the lon e
score Of the game on n d
quarter off-tackle thrust that car
ried II yards to pay dirt Gay
picked up 1872 OF the 225 yards
Orange gained during the game.
The Hornets did not attempt sin
gle pass
Archie Goodwin and Johnny
Boggs were the big guns extensively
for the Indians Their combined eff
forts produced $50 of the Indians
$50 rushing yards. Fullback Gray
Lawson picked up 40 yards in five
attempts. Artie Jessup connected on
three out of four passes to pick up
45 yards
Mud Caused Fumbles
In the first quarter each team
had scoring drive stopped by
tumble. Once in the first quarter
Orange drove to the PoWhatan nine
yard line but the great defensive
play Of the Indians pushed them
back to the o yard line in four
plays
The Indians missed three scoring
opportunities i'll the second period
as they pushed inside the Hornet
Is yard line. They fumbled once
and the other two times were held
for Gowns by the strong Hornet line
that was playing an eight man line
most of the game
Orange scored after an 36 yard
drive. Gay set up his own score by
racine Al Yards to the PoWhatan 49,
Three PLAYS later he scored on an
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-09

with the Wanted R-H attack NOV
ing at midfield but grinding to a
halt anywhere near scoring range.
Once Farmville resorted to pass
ing III the third period and caught
the Statesmen completely off guard.
Dunkum's 25-yard aerial to Buck
Hartley in the clear ON the RH
g Just grazed the ends fingers
In the games closing minutes.
Lafoon and Claybough were Oft
again. the former stepping off gains
of 20 and nine yards and carrying
to the one. Dunkum then got his
second I'd on a sneak. Claybough S
kick was Just off to the left.
Coach Gilmer paid heavy tribute
to has linebackers, who called de-
fensive maneuvers. Ellis Dunkum
aal Center John Carson. They con-
sietentlv piled up plays at the line
OF setimmage or after minor gains
by RI
George Ferguson at end made a
shambles of the Statesman's wide
stuff his way. and Buck Hartley re-
fused to let the runners get outside
him. Tackles CUNT Oyerton. cap
tain. Wilbur Vanderpool, Roy Pear
son and Sam Shanaberger G 4 g
towers of strength. In close with
the linebackers. Guards Billy Hod-
ges, John Jones. George Thorpe and
Roy Cook handled every assign
ment
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-09

OF the Statesmen, obviously sui
fering from over confidence. on ! Y
Quarterback Gene Gryder looked
impressive He handled the b !.
Sticky and faxed well He piled up
yardage as a runner, but couldn't
get offensive support The States
mems two halfbacks. Harold Grit
filth and Burl Clements, both leading
scorers in District 3. were stopped
completely save for Clements one
52-yard touchdown run.
Faimvilles Claybough. in addi-
ton to two tbs, three extra points
and some great running. played a
vital role with his punting f h
time his kicks were long and angled
away from a potential receiver and
the dnger of run-back. That eff
fort consistently kept the Statesmen
back in their own territory
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-09

Last OF Scores
Only one score was registered in
the second half that a SOY a r d
march by the Wolverines in the
final period The third period was
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-27
"Home of Florida Southern College

sures around them-well- intended
invitations to church and to Sun
dap school, not so well-intended
taunts that have plagued Jews for
centuries-but the assimilationist
tides are sometimes irresistible.
These young people don't have to
read academic discussions about
such problems as er-dating and
intermarriage; they are living
through them every day.
When Harold Friedman as
sumed the post as the states first
circuit riding rabbi in the summer
of 1854. he made a tour of his
ten communities. A native of
Scranton. Pa. he has been in the
rabbinate since 1912. during which
period he served as Jewish chap
lain at the Mayo Clinic. and as
the spiritual leader Of congrega-
tions in Jamestown. N. Y. and
Fairmont. w. Va. Everywhere the
rabbi went on his initial trip he
found ignorance among many
Jews that he says was Brighten
ing" Among ESQ youngsters he
discovered moi more than twenty
five who were getting minimum
Jewish education. A great num-
Der of the children had never seen
a synagogue or a rabbi. Among
sos families he found only about
fifty adults with any knowledge
of Hebrew. "aaggadah" was a
strange term: people who claimed
to possess the Bible in reality
owned old prayer books-theY
didn't know the difference.
The one episode that revealed
the true dimensions Of his task
occurred when he made his first
visit to circuit town and round
ed up all the Jewish children.
Eight boys and girls, ranging in
age from five to twelve, met with
him in a private home (the bus
was not ready for use until March
q, 1859 for their Introductory
class. Lets sing a Jewish song"
the rabbi proposed, by way of
breaking the ice. Turning to a
CONTINUED on Page 39)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-27
LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Tabernacle On Wheels

families. or approximately 5000
persons. The majority Of these
Jewish families live in sizeable
cities such as Charlotte. Greens
boro and Winston Salem. where
they are fortunate in having &C
cess to many beautiful sYnagogues
and usually able rabbis. AS for
the remaining families. some. who
live beyond the radius Of organ
lied communities may join. with
their Jewish neighbors TO con-
duct Jewish activities in private
homes. or may travel TO the cities
for important holidays: other
families find themselves the lone
Jews in tiny towns: and still
others have simply relinquished
their Jewish identity.
met charming woman in
Charlotte WHO grew up in a small
town where she and her two SIS
tiers had been the only Jewish
children. talked with a number
of teenagers from small towns
who live in this same isolation.
They know themselves to be
Jews, they admit appalling ig-
norance of their heritage, and
they desperately miss the fortifi-
cation of knowledge. They may
actively resist all sorts of pres
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-01-27

(Con4inued from Page 37)
books. projection machine and a
screen. q record player and rec
ords. ritual equipment. and all the
other items the rabbi needs to
serve his congregation"
The congregation" numbering
some 305 families, is made up OF
Jews living in ten widely sepa-
rated towns and about thirty
neighboring villages. Rabbi Fried
man visits each of the ten towns
once every two weeks on circuit
tour covering nearly 1400 miles.
In contrast with their unorganized
state before the project began, all
ten units may now be considered
Self-sufficient Jewish communi-
ties; each has its own elected Off
GERS, its Jewish classes, and lay
men trained to conduct religious
services and to teach the children.
This remarkable turn Of events
cannot be fully appreciated until
one meets the people behind the
statistics. North Cardinals total
Jewish population is about 1000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
off to a Good Start

Mr.. Chalk and the transit union have
made sensible agreement in extending
the present contract, which expired along
with the Capital Transit franchise at
midnight on Tuesday. They now have
two and half months to work out new
contract, of which some workable arbitra-
ton machinery will be vital part. Mr..
Chalk has already agreed in principle to
such machinery, but the hard details are
yet to be negotiated. If there is inability
to agree, it will not be long before Con-
gress resolves the issue by legislation.
Public utility strikes are intolerable, re-
CARELESS Of what utility is involved. While
1t is eminently desirable that they be
avoided through free collective bargain
Ing, If that process fails again it will be
necessary to seek some remedy in law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Mr.. Butler Rushes In

Paul Butler, as Democratic National
Chairman, came out a poor second in his
curious little tiff with the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Mr.. Butler knows
that no news reporting organization
newspaper, press association, radio or
television networks going to surrender
its independent judgment of news value
in selecting what 1t reports. Columbia
may have been wrong in deciding that
there was more news value, OF. public in
terest, In a rather aimlesS, speculative
conversation between Edward r. Murrow
and Eric Sevareid than in Hollywood's
version in movies Of the Democratic
record and Senator Kennedy's commen-
tary. But that is Columbia's, not Mr..
Buffers, business. We do not believe that
Columbia or any other broadcasting
system made any commitments as to
what 1t would report and not report at
political convention. Such commitment
would be more subject to censure than
the sins attributed 10 Columbia by Mr..
Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Keeping Track of Betsy

Hurricane Betsy gave the Weather
Bureau an initial test of It's improved
East Coast misunderstanding system,
and the results were very satisfactory. II
Betsy had been as capricious as some OF
her previous sisters she would have found
that the bureau was ready for any hide
and-seek tactics. Betsy can blame lone,
last September's elusive storm, for the
new tracking and warning program.
lone fooled the hurricane forecasters
and nearly everybody in the Washington
area as well, by refusing to visit here,
after making a feint in this direction.
Her erratic meanderings disclosed weak
nesses in the hurricane tracking setup
that Chief Reichelderfer Of the Weather
Bureau has taken steps TO correct. He
has the benefit Of additional funds with
which 70 make Improvements. For ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

Would-be kingmakers are
not faring too well just now.
Mr.. Stassen as an entrepre-
neur in kingmaking has not
met so far with flattering sue
cess. And Mr.. Truman in
stepping out as an impresario
Of the same variety may not
have any better success.
Mr.. Truman would seem to
have more at stake. He has
said many times, including
the morning Of his arrival in
Chicago the other day, that
he would like to return to the
Senate, and those were the
happiest days" he has known.
II Mr.. Symington should be
nominated for either the front
or back end Of a ticket in
Chicago. Mr.. Truman would
certainly have his opportunity
TO try to return to the Sem
ate If, as he expects, the
Democratic ticket should win
this year. The senatorial va
cancy created In Missouri
would afford that opportunity.
The role Of entrepreneur in
politics is always interesting
TO observe. but much more so
II we seek the realism that
prompts the role.
Southern Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
The Labor Vote

Around this time each pres
idential election year. the poll
ticians begin to vie for the
so-called powerful labor vote,
each party claiming it has
done more for labor.
I cannot see why these poll
ticians feel they must bow to
the labor leaders in order to
be elected or reelected to
office. whichever the case
might be. for there are millions
Of antilabor voters who are
fed up with labor leaders and
everything they stand for, who
are ready TO vote for any can
didate who comes out in favor
Of the national right to work
law" More antilabor can
didates than not have been
elected by landslide over labor
supported candidates: Gov.
Shivers Of Texas and Gov.
Lausche Of Ohio and the late
Senator Taft. also Of Ohio, to
mention a few who asked no
favors Of labor yet they won
by a landslide. incidentally,
Gov. Hall Of Kansas lost out
this year on denomination
mainly because he vetoed q
right to work" bill.
1t makes no difference how
q member Of the labor union
might have been instructed to
vote or may have promised a
labor lord how he would vote,
when he steps into . private
voting booth he 10 going to
vote his own conviction. Il u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Democratic 'Hurmony'

The Democrats, with potent assist
from gavel-wielding Sam Rayburn, have
scrambled over the civil rights-school de-
segregation hurdle.
But this minor miracle was not easily
brought about. The platform committee,
after weighing words for 10 days, came
up with moderate" plank-moderat
In the sense that it was more or less
acceptable to the Southerners and anath-
ema to the Northern liberals. It politely
mentioned the Supreme Court, rejected
"all proposals for the use of force to inter-
fere with the orderly determination of
these (school) matters by the courts"
and retreated bit from the civil rights
language adopted in the 1852 platform.
This plank was satisfactory to Adlai
Stevenson, although 1t fell far short of
the unqualified Endorsement" of the
Supreme Court ruling which he had ad-
vocated last week. But it was not salts
factory to Averell Hartman, and bitter
fight to strengthen it became inevitable.
This fight was strange affair,
reminiscent in its way of our own Civil
War. It found friend arrayed against
friend, supporter against supporter. Lead
Ing the fight for stronger plank, which
Mr.. Stevenson didn't want, were such
Stevenson hackers as Walter Reuther of
the CLIO, Governor "Soapy" Williams of
Michigan, and Senator Douglas of Illinois.
And who stood up to deliver the most
telling speech for the so-called moderate
plank, which Mr.. Stevenson favored?
None other than Harry S. Truman, who
only few hours before had denounced
moderation in general and Mr.. Stevenson
IN particular, accusing the latter, of all
things, of being an apostle of moderation.
1t is not difficult to understand the
position taken by MeSsrs. Reuther,
Williams and Douglas. Although backing
Mr.. Stevenson, they had to think of the
political situation In their own States.
And they were afraid that a moderate
plank would hurt with minority groups
there. But how does one explain Mr..
Truman? He had gone all the way down
the line for Mr.. Hartman as the party's
nominee, and Mr.. Harriman's sole slim
remaining chance lay in a successful
fight for stronger plank Yet Mr..
Truman played leading part in beating
back those Hartman supporters who
tried to force adoption of a tougher
plank. Did Mr.. Truman realize early
this morning that the Hartman cause
was lost? Or does he make some esoteric
distinction of his own between a candi-
date, as in the case of Mr.. Stevenson,
and platform, which he described as the
partyS Bible in denouncing Mr.. Steven
son yesterday?
Whatever the answers, the fight in
the convention is over. The Hartman
hopes have evaporated and Mr.. Stevenson
is virtually certain winner. The South,
or at least the Southern leaders, will
stay with the party, and what passes for
harmony reigns supreme. All that is
left now, as far as the Democrats are
concerned, is to see what the voters will
have to say in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Gerber and Crump

I can think Of no finer in
dorsement of Attorney Bill
Gerber than that he was close
to Mr.. Crump. Mr.. Gerber is
counsel to a House committee
seeking to improve schools Of
the District Of Columbia. OF
course some don't want inn
provement. The gag that a
Nashville newspaper opposed
Mr.. Gerber because he was an
associate of Mr.. Crump is cas-
lily explained. The Nashville
publisher was a Texan, not a
TennesSean. He was the late
Silliman Evans, whom Mr..
Crump called SILLY Man" Ev-
ans in paid ads all over Tennes-
see. Instead Of being biased I
would expect Mr.. Gerber-if
he leans at ALTO lean in an
other direction from the one
commonly supposed. You don't
find Memphis colored people
against Mr.. Crump.
E. Harry Alexander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Presidential Health
Won't you please put an end

Won't you please put an end
to publishing any more letters
criticizing President EiSenhow-
er for running again for Presi-
dent?
These dyed in the : wool
Democrats are trying to carry
on a psychological war" on
our President, hoping their
suggestions of recurring illness
will have an effect upon Presi-
dent Eisenhower. I never be-
lieyed there were Americans
who were so ghoulish and con-
temptibly indecent.
Theirs is wishful thinking.
Fortunately, our President is
SO far above such low-minded
persons that their drivel
doesn't reach his ears or eyes.
Saul Rosenthal wrote a ri
diculous blast in The Star of
August 8. stating we need a
Franklin Roosevelt. What for?
So we can have another Yalta?
Does Rosenthal forget that
FDR was sick when elected in
1914. Yet he and his doctors
stated he was in good physi-
cal condition.
One can look at our Presi-
dent and see he is well. We
need him and I truly believe
Our Lord has given him good
health.
I. w. Ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
hstoIment Giving

President EiSenhowerS memorandum
directing executive department heads
to cooperate fully in the forthcoming
United Givers' Fund campaign appropri-
ately emphasized inStallment pledges.
Unfortunately, the law does not permit
payroll deductions for non-Federal pur-
poses. But the President has approved
plan for departmental collection of
installment payments worked out by Civil
Service Chairman Philip Young. This
plan should contribute materially to the
success of the new Embarrassing program
for the Federal establishment, under
which Government employees here will be
solicited only twice year-once for the
UGF and again for a joint health
campaign.
In naming Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey to head the program, the President
ordered "the setting up of an adequate
collection method for the convenience Of
those who wish to make contributions
on an installment basis" This is In
accord with policy-and- program an
nouncement made several weeks ago by
Chairman Young, in his role as the
Presidents Adviser on Personnel Man
agement.
UGF officials had stressed the i'm
portance of installment giving in their
conferences with Mr.. Young and his STAFF
prior to the policy decision. The Presi-
dents Endorsement Of this plan should
encourage Federal employees to make
larger gifts-and larger donations by
everyone will be needed to put the
expanded drive over the top next October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Pans Sewage Plan

Fayette M. Latham's Sugges-
ton to turn the old Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal into an
open sewer. to carry of the
effluvia ''in some phase of its
publication" from houses
which may be built by mem
berS of the Home Builders
Association of Metropolitan
Washington, might avoid the
cost of constructing proper
sewage disposal facilities in the
river area, but probably will
not cause any rush by the Ma
tional Park Service to ruin
their plans for developing the
Canal area into a National
Park. Neither will the project
be greeted with enthusiasm by
the people who live along the
canal or who now find the tow
path a wonderful place to
enjoy the natural scenery.
Mr.. Latham states that his
plan would insure that no poll
luted water would reach the
intake near Great Falls. He
forgets the spillways which
are continually discharging ex-
cess canal water into the river
both above the intake at Great
Falls and above the future in
take at Little Falls. The canal
water itself is pumped to the
reservoir at Dalecarlia in
periods Of low water or aque-
duct repair. Mr.. Latham's
plan would put sewage right
into the reservoir.
George ! Washington's Po-
towmack ! Company built a
skirting canal around Great
Falls which could serve as a
nucleus for Mr.. Latham's eff
fluent canal on the south bank,
but this might reduce the at
tendance at Great Falls Park
and meet with disfavor among
some of the riparian owners
who might not welcome the
idea of so dedicating their
lawns fronting the river.
The early history Of our own
Washington City Canal. which
became contaminated and had
to be filled in, would indicate
the futility Of repeating that
experience. In these days an
open sewer is sort of an
anachronism, and not exactly
a step forward in city plan
ming.
Alfred S. Trask
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

leaders were already rallied
back Of Stevenson.
One thing became immedi-
ately apparent. Many Of the
old pros in the party were in
the Stevenson camp. In adj
dition, the young pros, Demo-
cratic leaders who have come
to the top ranks in the four
years since Harry Truman was
in the White House, began
demonstrating their own
ability at the game Of politics
the game which Truman has
played so hard and so adroitly
for years.
They held their grip on the
convention delegates and the
party leaders in many of the
States. Three days went by.
and the Hartman candidacy
did not really get OF the
ground. Truman tried to
make political bricks without
straw, and 1t didn't work. He
had with him many of his old
adherents. Most Of them were
out OF Office and out Of power.
But Truma an fought on.
He doesn't believe in defeat.
He held court and was loudly
acclaimed everywhere he went.
Finally, Truman unleashed
his last weapon. He announced
he was against Stevenson be-
cause he cannot win," because
ne has not the fighting spirit"
needed to win election in
November.
The worst thing you can say
about candidate is that he
cannot win. Again the Demo-
Gratis in Chicago-most of
them-were shocked. They
wanted to know if Truman,
desired to make a Republican
victory sure next fall.
Called Party's Stassen
They accused him of being
the Harold Stassen of the
Democratic Party-Stassen.
who Is making an eleventh.
hour drive to upset the Eisen-
hower-Nixon ticket, which has
been generally accepted by the
COP. leaders all over the
country. Stassen has been
shooting not at Eisenhower
but at Nixon. But this did not
disturb Mr.. Truman. He was
working, he declared, in the
best interests of the party he
loves.
Predictions have been made
even assertions as Of fact
that Mr.. Truman has cooked
the goose Of the Democratic
Party, and at the same time
ruined himself as party leader.
He will, some of the prophets
have declared, never again
have political influence.
Sorrow. as well as bitterness.
has been expressed by Demo-
Gratis here. They see him pass
ing out Of the political scene
as did the late Alfred E. Smith.
Governor Of New York and, too,
a past master at the political
game, after his defeat by
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1882
for second presidential nomi-
nation at the hands of the
Democratic Party. Time only
will tell whether they are right.
But win, lose or draw, Harry
Truman remains a fighter.