The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18


from small town to one of the major
secondary retail markets in Virginia The
development in use of electric power and
construction OF statewide system of
highways have contributed principally to
the progress achieved.
Practically the whole of Main street in
Farmville has been rebuilt or modernzed.
Only eight firms in business in 1908 are
here today. Many of the older firms were
consolidated or sold to new proprietors
The age Of chain stores replaced the former
individual or sole propretorships SO,
Farmvile has grown into busy small
Referred to
THE CHAIR refers the matter to a COM
mite composed of. ... Thus, another
committee is formed and another meeting
is scheduled. This is an age of committees
and meetings.
We wonder what would happen if all
organizations were abolished for period
of twelve months allowing everyone who
now meets and serves on a committee to
attend to his or her own business or re-
main at home with the family Possibly
when the history of this era is written the
title of the chapter will be Preferred to
Committee"
Farmvillc and indeed America is over
organized. There are dinner clubs, civic
clubs, business organizations, agricultural
clubs, mems clubs. womcns clubs, church
organizations. Parent-Teachers Associa-
tions, and full program Of church socet-
les and organizations All Of these are
local.
If you belong to a profession or industry
OF any Importance, there is the state as
sociation convention the national conven-
ton and now the international convention
There is an association for the prevention
and control of most any disease. including
the epizootics. with local, state and national
committees.
The printing and publishing business is
typical. There are two meetings of the
press association annually, with work shops
for the news, advertising, circulation and
johnson NictC
THE VICTORY Of the Democratic forces
of Majority Senate Leader Lyndon
Shivers, in the recent voting test there, is
highly significant 1t means, firstly, that
the Democrats will have better chance to
capture the States electoral votes this fall.
In 1852, Texas went into the Republican
column, supporting Eisenhower. Governor
Shivers was among the Presidents sup
porters.
The recent Texas test indicates that
Eisenhower will have tougher shedding this
year. However, his hackers says he still has
an excellent chance to carry Texas, be-
cause many of the Democrats who support
ed Johnson will not necessarily vote for
the Democratic nominee over President
Eisenhower whose popularity is still
considerable.
1t must be remembered that Senator
Johnson is one of d small number of
Arms Race
AFTER SEVERAL promising develop
Aments in recent weeks, the East and West
have recessed disarmament talks in Lon
don, and it is thought they will not be re-
sumed for at least six months.
This is discouraging, since it means that
the arms race will probably continue =
III some form = for the next six months.
Delegates from five nations participated
in the U. S. disarmament talks. and most
of them agreed there was no point in con-
tnuing the talks in London at the present
time
Altogether the delegates from the
United States. Russia. Britain. France and
Canada. have held more than eighty meet
ings in tn. last thirty six months. aud pro
gress has been very SLOW
At the most recent sessions of the dis
armament group, Russia made several con-
cessons. First, she agreed to go along with
the idea of ground control She refused.
however. to 30 along with President Essen