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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Mony Homes Hove Summer Guests
Amelia Community News, Events

Miss Betsy Starke attended the
Senior Youth Conference at STRAIT
ford College III Danville
At Luncheon Party
Mrs. Stephen O. Southall. Mrs
Stuart TONNES and Mrs. Valentine
w. Southan were in Richmond on
Thursday Tor luncheon given by
Mrs. s. O. S. Graham in honor of
Miss Jane Moseley Southall. whose
engagement has been announced 10
Aubrey BoWles III. of Richmond
/ the brideto-b- is a niece Of Mrs.
Valentine Southall
/ Misses Eliza and Lucy Southall
! and Richard Potts attended a pic
mic in Farmville for the Episcopal
Youth Group.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Morris and
son left last week for d vacation in
Florida
Miss Frances Evans left for a
visit with friends i'll Florida
The Woman'S Auxiliary OF Christ
Episcopal Church under the CO.
chairmanship of Mrs Charles A.
Holman III and Mrs. John Dickens,
served supper last Thursday night
at 2 meeting Of the Amelia County
Kuritan Club
Mrs. James w Royal, Mrs. Har-
old Munden and Mrs Glen Smith
Of the Highway Office at Amelia,
were among employees present at
the picnic Friday morning Oh the
grounds Of the Richmond District
Office.
The Misses Stewart and Louise
Wade were week end guests Of Mrs
Emily irons al her home near
Chli!a
Mrs. JchL B Anderson and two
cmldrcn, who have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C Elicit,
at Jennings Ordinary. and Mr. An
derson of Wytheville, who arrived
fu the week end. were guests of
his mother. Mrs James Anderson.
/ in Amelia. on Saturday.
Attend Nuptials
Mrs. r. H. Jones. Mrs w D.
Barr. Mrs. Stephen Farrar and Mrs.
George o. Hardy Jr.. attended the
/ PUgh- Upton wedding at the Metho-
4 dist Church III Keysville last Fri
DAY afternoon.
/ MISS Nary Elizabeth Anderson
anu Miss Betty Ann Blanton repre-
scented the FILA group Of Amelia
High School at the convention held
at Mary Washington College, June
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

ll-lt AIisS Anderson was hostess
for the discussion group. and is the
elected president of the FILA at the
high school for the coming year
Miss Blanton will be vice president
OF the group next year and has been
awarded her Junior Homemakers
decree by the Amelia club.
Mrs. George O. Hardy. III and
children spent Sunday with I
parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Elicit.
at Jennings Ordinary where they
he'll family reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs John H. Thomas.
OF Chester. former residents of
Amelia. We're the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George O. Hardy il, on Sun
day
Mrs.. A. B. Robson, Of Davidson,
N G.. IS the guest OF her niece
Mrs James Anderson Jr, for ten
GAYS. She stopped here for a visit
after attending the commencement
Of her grandson from Hill School at
Pottstown, Pa. and visiting rela-
tive, in New Jersey From here she
viii go to visit another niece. Mrs.
Peyton Jefferson and Mr. Jeffer-
son, al Victoria.
Mir. and Mrs Terry West of Rich
mond. formerly Of Amelia. and Mr..
and Mrs.. Peyton Jefferson, OF VIC
to,la. were guests of Nh. and Mrs.
James A. Andersen. Jr., on Sun
day
Word was received Sunday even
inc Of the death of Mrs. William
r. Etsste of Bluefield, W va,
mother Of Mrs Lee Rhodes OF
Amelia. The sympathy OF the com
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Iiusuenot Spring

M and Mes I d Christian and
Miss Katharine Sale attended com
mencement exercises at Virginia
Episcopal Theological! Seminary, Al
eXandria. at which tina a Doctor
NJ Divinity degree was conferred on
Mr and Mrs Christians son. Rcv.
William GeroW Christian president
Of All Saints Episcopal College in
VlckSburg. Miss People of t h .
community are indeed proud of this
outstanding minister and feel he
have returned home after attending
well deserves the honor
Mr. and Mrs Collins Denny. Jr.
have returned home after attending
the graduation Ct their sons. Col
Inns III from Princeton University.
and Clifford, at Woodberry Forest
Mi and MIS- Frank A MaSSie
attended the graduation of THEN
son. Wingileld, who received his de
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

was a good congregation present
despite the intense heat
I. Vacation Bible School opened at
Providence Church on June l Mrs.
H. H. Dobbins is the leader of the
school
Bill Simpson. of Wellsburg, w Va.
is visiting his brother ana sister
in-law at the Manse
Mrs Kenneth Dingler and daugh-
ter. Janice. of StateSville. N C, ar
rived recently to visit Mr. and Mrs
w. T. Nichols. Mrs Dingler return
ed home on Wednesday acconpan-
led BY Mrs. Lewis JesSup. Janice
Will spend the summer with her
grandparents.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bell and Mrs. Ollie
Mover moto red to MaSsanetta
Springs Monday to bring Lille May
Bell. Bette 10 Meyer and j o c
Caldwell home.
MIR. and Mrs. +, M Stone. of Mt
Airy. N c.. We're week end Guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T Nichols
Mrs Rhoda Morrison continues
quite i'll at her home here,
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munlty goes out to her.
/ Harold Osborne left Monday for
Greensboro. N c.. to attend the
funeral Of his uncle, Mr.. Earring
ton, there
Summer Guest
! Mrs. Robert d Hardy arrived in
Amelia Monday 10 spend the sum
mer at her home here. Mr.. and
MIS-. s. j. Shelton, her daughter and
Son-ln-laW, with whom she spends
the winter in Newport News. and
their son. Bobby drove her to
Amelia and spent the day.
Miss Margaret Campbell and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Anderson left
Monday to join Miss Annette Reid
a. Misunderstanding College, where
! they attended the Presbyterian Con
/ ference of East Hanover Young
( People
/ Mrs. William Fowlkes and chill
dlen are In Harrisonburg where
Mrs Fowlkes is attending Madison
/ College summer school.
Miss Betty Jackson, of Charles
ten S c.. spent the past week with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. w S.
. Jackson
MIS- II. Otis Marshall returned
last week after visit in Lane. S. c.
with her daughter, Mrs. Vaughan
Lyon. and family
George Taylor. son of the Rev.
Richard F. Taylor. of Orange. spent
the week end with his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Keith Taylor
while his sister Martha, stayed
with her amts. the Misses Mary
Byrd and Courtney Taylor. George
left Sunday to spend a week at Holt
day Lake
Mrs Sam Davenport. daughter
Dorothy Belle, and granddaughter
Carolyn. spent several days last
! week visiting Mrs. Nelson Miles at
Evington.
Mrs. Thomas Zimmerman return
ed to her home in Amelia on Sun
day after undergoing surgery at
/ Johnston Willis Hospital, Richmond
Home Demonstration Club meet
ings next week are, Beaver Pond
Earls, Tuesday June IS at 2:30
pm. with Mrs Franklin p. Jones.
and Rennie Memorial. Wednesday
/ June q, at l:30 pm. with Mrs.
/ Clara p. Smith.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hill were at
Old Point last week attending a
Nationwide Insurance convention
Her mother, Mrs. W. X. Wills, Of
Columbia, returned to her h IN c
last Sunday after three weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs Hill
Miss Mary Helen Hutchinson is
spending two weeks with Capt. and
Mrs George Mason at Fort Belvoir
Her mother, Mrs. c. Garla an d
Hutchinson. returned Friday after
spending several days at Hood Col
lege. Frederick. Md attending the
Episcopal Provincial Conference
Mrs. Armistead Harire enter
tanned last Tuesday at six tables OF
bridge and one of canasta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Starke III,
are spending some time with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Stark Jr. They arrived June 9 from
Monterey. Calf. where he wa s
stationed with the army.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

sold their home and will move to
Maryland. where Mr.. Noble is prin-
cipal of a high school. Takoma
Park.
Malvern lovely old home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Archer
has been sold The Archers Will
make their home with Miss Hope
Robins, Mrs Archer'S sister
Mrs Bessie J Eanes. who has
been spending some time with the
HAIRLESS. is now making her home
with her son. Chaplain Edward w
Eanes. who has recently moved in
to his new home near Williams
burg Chaplain Eanes is past Chap
lain at FIT Eustis. He Is Well re
membered i'll PoWhatan county
where he was minister of several
churches number Of Years ago
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Belona

The Rev. r W. Simpson conduct
ed his regular morning service at
Providence Church Sunday There
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

glee in veterinary medicine at Tex
as A. and M. College. Mr. Massie
Mrs MasSle and DR.. MasSie are
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

visiting points of interest in the
South and, will return later
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Noble recently
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
Town And Farm Vote To Top Big
City Ballots In Coming Election

land. This means that through
sheer weight of numbers, towns
of under $4,000 and rural areas
control "a of the SO seats in the
Senate at Washington.
The same voters dominate 275
of the 435 Congressional districts
$3.50 of the House of Represen-
tativeS.
Where Seniority Counts
Furthermore, nearly all OF the
powerful chairmen of the COM
mittees on Capitol Hill hail from
the town and farm area, which
means the Countryside influences
the men with the most influence.
The reason is that these chairmen
get their posts through seniority
and Countryside voters have a
habit of re-electing again and
again a man who proves worthy.
They elected Is of the IS Senate
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
Madonna

who are you and ! to say we
do not want black Madonna in
our Church? In that great day OF
beginning, when the Lord God
made man, did He specify, Let
us make white man in our image"
No! Let us make man. And to
some He gave black skins, to
some yellow, to some brown, to
some white. He must have seen
but little difference in these ex-
ternal colors for it pleased Him
to have an Africa with hundred
million black men, a China with
four hundred million yellow men,
an India with four hundred mil
lion, brown men, A Europe and
America with several hundred
million white men. So, in deep
humility this Christmas Day, ! ask
you-Last evening when the Saw
Jour looked down into this Church
of the Redeemer, who looked real
ly black to His all-seeing gaze?
That black Madonna! Or you and
l with black CONSERVATION in our
hearts because we felt, of course,
a Madonna needed flesh the shade
of ours. Oh, the conceit of US! The
curious blackness of our hearts
that cannot see the God shine
through those of another color,
but now that we have had this
miracle demonstrated, we need
only lift our eyes to the wonder
full face of that black mother. Was
here ever tenderness like hers?
Like Mary of old, she seems to
keep all things and ponder them
in her heart. Have you forgotten
the old familiar Bible story, how
when the Lord sent his Son to
earth, He did not choose white
skinned mother for Him, but one
whose cheeks were olive-tan-a
Jew" LET us then this Christ
mas morning, bringing gifts to the
Savious of all mankind, and, in
the place where the young child
lay, let us put the most difficult
present to give up-our race pref
udice. For in Him is life, and the
life is the light of men, black men
-. white men -"
And as the sermon ended the
artist did something so unexpect-
ed that it left everyone breath
less. With faltering steps he walk
ed to the pulpit and placed in
the minister's hand a package, ex-
planning brokenly: 1T is my
Christmas present to this Church
which l have wronged so insanely
and selfishly. See! here is the
original white glass for the face
of the Madonna and Child. l SUBJ
stituted the black glass myself. l
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

consist of individual and trios of
the American, English, Asiatic
and Mediterranean breeds and
classes. Showings in the Junior
beef cattle exhibits by All Club
members will be made up of
breeding and fat steers in Here
fords, Aberdeen-Angus, Short
horns and other of the major
breeds in the State. Durocs, Po-
land Chinas and Hampshires will
comprise the major classifications
in the junior swine exhibits;
while the junior dairy cattle dis
plays are limited to registered fe-
males of any of the five recog-
nized dairy breeds of Mississippi.
Major breeds such as Hampshire,
Suffolk, Dorset and Southdown
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
13a;lII3138
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES
NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
FORREST COUNTY
WHEREAS, on March "a, 1854, James
B. Carter and his wife, Mary Francis
Carter, executed Deed of Trust to B.
III. Baker Trustee, for the benefit of
Kaiser c. Runnels, on the hereinafter
described real estate, which Deed of
Trust appears in Book 1863, on pages
2O5-207 of the records of deeds Of
trust on land, i'm the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Forrest County,
Miss; and,
WHEREAS, by the terms of said Deed
of Trust it is specifically provided
that the beneficiary may, at any time
deemed proper. appoint successor to
| the trustee therein named; and,
WHEREAS, the said beneficiary, the
owner of the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, appointed and SUBJ
stituted the undersigned as trustee
| therein in the place and stead of the
said B. H. Baker, the trustee origin
ally named therein. which written sub
stitution of trustee, on August Goth,
| 1856, was spread of record and signed
| by the said Kaiser C. Runnels, bene-
| ficiary, and attested by the Chancery
Clerk of said County, on the face of
said deed of trust, as recorded in said
| Book 1863, on pages 205-2O7 of the rec
ords of deeds of trust on land in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of said
| County; and,
WHEREAS, default having been made
| in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust, and
the said beneficiary having declared
the full amount thereof which is UNI
| paid to be due and owing; and pur-
suant to the law and the terms and
provisions of said Deed of Trust, hav-
| ing been duly directed by said bene-
| ficiary to forecloses the same as SUBJ
stituted trustee therein, for the pur-
| pose of paying and satisfying said in
debtedneSS:
| NOW THEREFORE. public notice IS
given that I, the said undersigned SUBJ
stituted trustee, will on the First Mon
day OF October, 1856. being the 1st day
of October, 1856, at the easterly, front
and main door of the Court House of
| Forrest County, Mississippi, in the CITY
of HattieSburg, Mississippi, during le-
gal hours, as provided by law for such
foreclosure sales. offer for sale and
bidder for cash for the purpose Of sat
| isfying said Indebtedness, the real es-
| tate conveyed by said Deed of Trust
and being situated in Forrest County
Mississippi, described as follows, to-
! wit:
Lots II and 49, in Block Two f2l If
the Poole's First Survey or Addition
to the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| as per map or plat thereof on file in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Forrest County, Mississippi.
! will convey only such title as is
vested in me by said Deed of Trust as
Substituted Trustee therein.
| WITNESS my signature on this the
5th day of September, 1856, on which
date have posted true copy of this
| notice of sale on the Bulletin Board
at the easterly, front and main door
Of the Court House of Forrest County,
Mississippi.
VIM. HARRISON,
Substituted Trustee.
= At SO. IL. 20. q
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
What Is Ideal Size?

ExpeTIS say automatically
ideal Congressional district would
have about 381 900 population and
today the 275 countryside districts
average just 1870 short of this
ideal. The reapportionment COM
mittee of the American Political
Science Associationsays that a
l5% deviation from the national
average is both reasonable and
necessary for flexibility.
Another factor in the political
Importance of voters in towns and
on farms is that they're more in
terested than big-city people
Some pollsters say they get 500
greater returns from towns and
farms than from big cities.
Another point of difference be.
tween Countryside and big-city
voters is that the former are more
conservative. Congresswoman &C.
Gil M. Harden of Indiana mailed
$4,000 questionnaires to people in
her district to learn whether they
preferred President Eisenhower
policy of debt retirement or a tax
cut. People in Terre Haute (pop-
ulation $4,000 endorsed the Pres
ident's policy by Az to l, but vot-
ers in the smaller towns opposed
a tax cut for themselves by 8 to l
Don't Vote as Bloc
!, People in small communities do
not vote as a bloc on any issue,
but it's natural for them to look
at economic issues differently
from big-city people. They're
more likely to be homeowners
than renters, self-employed than
employees. Maybe they're less
conditioned to Government con-
trolls. The lawmaker who repre-
sents a Countryside majority lis
tens more carefully to them than
to city pressure groups. The Coun-
tryslde has a strong restraining
influence within both political
parties. Countryside people are
probably no more honest than
anyone else, but they can't get
away with as much.
A big-city politician, Senator
Richard L. Neuberger, of Port
land, Oregon, sums it up: "a city
politician can be known as a
CRATER and still survive. In the
Countryside a legislator must be
honest. He can get away with be-
ing too liberal or too reactionary,
but mutterings of corruption are
more than he can weather"
Remember this: The towns and
farms hold the edge in AZ states;
$50 of all Americans live in COM
munities of $4,000 or less. So the
next time one of your neighbors
asks whats the use of voting?"
remind him of this.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

day, !, too, will give a gift /
give my hate" to the Saviour
| am ashamed. But l have learned
my lesson when the Glory of God
shone through ;"
Then the congregation said, 1--WE
too, have learned lesson! Let
us have the black Madonna in it's
place forever, SO that our children
and our children's children may
see each Sunday how the light
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
committee chairmen and Is of the
20 House committee chairmen.

committee chairmen and Is of the
20 House committee chairmen.
Even this does not represent all
the power of Countryside voters.
They can claim 6l% of all state
lawmakers this year. Town Jour
nails survey showed that of 1906
state legislators, 1858 come from
places of $4,000 population or less.
And in 3" states they have a clear
majority of both houses. Big city
voters control both houses in only
New York, Illinois and Massa-
sets.
Most state legislators are mod
eled after Congress-one house
based on population and the other
on regional units like counties or
towns. Critics point to lonesome
Inyo County, California, where a
single vote for state senator is
worth 296 votes in Los Angeles
County. In parts of the Connect
cut countryside, one vote for a
representative in the State House
may be worth 682 big-city ballots.
Nevada, with a population of
$4,000, has as many senator's
two - as New York state with
15,969,000 citizens.
Dept. of Urban Affairs?
These are extreme cases; never
theless, all over America new
boundary lines are being drawn
for state legislatures. In the last
session of Congress, four bills
were introduced to set up a De-
partment of Urban Affairs with
Secretary of Cabinet rank. Just
as the USDA works with farmers,
the new department of "Urbicul-
ture" would watch out for Amer
ica's great and neglected cities"
Another bill would require Fed
eral courts to order reapportion-
ment of House districts.
What is the truth about the
fairness or unfairness of political
power? Just this: Some 90 million
Americans live in communities of
less than $4,000 population. That's
$50 of all Americans. obviously
it's fair for these people to have
a working majority in the law
making system. The question is
whether $50 of the people should
control more than $50 of the law
making machinery.
Since the last census, the popu-
lation has increased by Is millions
and moved around, too. But hand
ing few more Congressional
seats to the biggest cities prob
ably won't cut the Countryside's
political power much. Hundreds
of middlesized cities will still be
islands" in the middel of Coun-
tryside Observation-Disclosures
town and farm areas. Spokane,
Washington, for instance, has 1885,
900 citizens-but 204,800 people
live on farms and in smaller COM
munities of that Congressional
district. So Spokane residents can
be out-voted. So can the people in
Mobile, Ala, Savannah, Ga,
Phoenix, Ariz. Sacramento, Calf,
Kansas City, Kans. In all, some 40
cities with more than 100000 pop
ulation and 1862 cities over $4,000
are swallowed up by the smaller
communities and farm areas
around them. Together, they rep
resent 1870 of the U. S. popula-
ton.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

that came to earth with the
Christchild is indeed the light of
the world, shining through the
faces of Gods family whatever
color the face may bel" There was
hush that spoke volumes. Ev-
cry mother was wondering what
Christmas gift could be as far
reaching in its influence as the
legend of the black Madonna in
the Church of the Redeemer.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

wanted to prove to you what hyp-
ocrites you Christians were, that
there was nothing to your religion
but a snobbish superiority. But
you have shown me that | am
wrong, you have shown me that
l am blind, that in the sight
of God Almighty there is neither
black nor white - if His light
shines through. Tomorrow / will
change the black Madonna-to-
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27
By Bart Mcdowell
Condensed From
Town Journal Magazine

The big cities are bowling these
days that voters out in the towns
and on the farms pack too much
political punch.
They claim that come Novem-
Der single ballot cast in town
or farm precinct may be worth
10 votes cast in metropolitan cen
tiers for a U. S. Congressman; and
may be worth even hundreds cast
1or state legislator.
How much political punch do
town and farm voters pack?
People in countryside towns and
On farms hold a clear voting ma
3ority in AZ states.
Big city voters dominate cleo
lions in only six states-Califor-
mia, Connecticut, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, New York and Rhode Is
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

When he returned, Levite found
a familiar blue parking ticket be-
side his note. A policeman had
written: ''knickles only, sir"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-27

will be entered in the junior sheep
exhibits.
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KEYSTONE CoNTEN1ERs Pws ge and Pete Run
with the slated to the regular second Pws who ba
acquired AdcDermo
the Yankees Runne established hitter to the oued
that Pete
Deto-Star Staff Photo by John Mueller