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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
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BANNING & SONS

FORD 1941 coupe: needs repair:
SddS9oo or or best ofisr Phone ST. j.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Leisure Degeneration

4 BOUT 100 A. +. I-C. J. O. directors and
union officials met recently in Wash
ington to discuss the possibility of gain
ing more free time for workers at the en-
pIoyers' expense
Although there was no general agree
ment. suggestions We're made that workers
look forward to the day when they will get
six-Week vacations. Another suggestion pro-
posed was that the worker accrue a Years
leave of absence at either fifty or fifty-tive.
The idea behind this suggestion is that
the worker would then have chance to do
what he has dreamed of doing al during
his working life, for the year of his retire
ment.
We have nothing against any of these
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

friends by their actions over the years, and
smile and nice compliment each morn
ing would not necessarily constitute any
character traits or any solid friendship, or
any genuine personaity-in some cases
We are old-fashioned enough to prefer
the fellow with a frown, or one who is not
an animated darling and who does not have
TV-personality. but who is sincere to the
last cowboys with the wide grin and wise
crack for every occasion. In other words, in
today's world, the smiling personality is
bit overdone and we believe the real values
of frankness. honest and genuine sincerity
are unappreciated
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

proposals. including the one for a year $
paid retirement at fifty, so long as the
labor officials can tell us how such vaca-
tion-retirement plans are to be financed
It is true that longer vacations are the
trend, and that many larger companies
have found that employees with several
weeks of vacation each year raise their
productivity. or efficiency. compared with
those with only one weeks vacation, or in
rare cases. no vacation
We are flatly opposed to the idea of
shortening the working day, or week, to
standards such as those which exist in
France, for example. We do not believe in
thirty-four work week for the United
States. and are convinced that is one of the
reasons for the degeneration Of France.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Letters To Editor
II Still Like Ike
Says Whitaker

| Editor, Farmville Herald.
! The day draws near when all
good citizens should vote to elect
man to serve as president OF our
country for the next four years.
! Through reading newspapers and
magazine articles and listening to
/ speeches on our TV sets and radios.
We are pretty we'll informed about
the candidates seeking office and
their parties who are seeking our
/ votes. AS for myself I am not in
/ tereSted in parties but am very
much interested in the type OF man
| who is at the head of our govern
ment and COMMUNICATIVE of
our armed forces.
| I will not say anything to dis
parage Mr. Stevenson bee II e
after learning what he stands for
and advocates. I hardly deem this
necessary-F speaks for himself
and votes. His running-mate who
sometimes adorns his head with a
coonskin cap, doesn't rate h h
enough to waste comments on.
The splinter party headed by Mr..
| Andrews advocates some things l
approve Of and if felt there was
ghost of a chance Of them getting
anywhere I might feel favorably in
clined towards them. but as We all
know. it is simply protest party
without hope of getting anywhere
| in the national election. l shall not
waste my vote by casting it for
those heading this party
I may be wrong. but as see it.
if you vote the protest party ticket.
you will in round about way be
helping Stevenson. say this be-
cause the type of people who adj
mire Stevenson and approve Of the
| things he advocates wouldn't be in
terested in conservative party and
| what it advocates and stands for
but some people who might have
voted for Eisenhower might be
tempted to waste their vote on the
forlorn hope protest party
AS I think we should show our
colors and take a public stand at a
time like this. write this letter to
announce and declare that l will
again cast my vote for Eisenhower
because l am fully convinced it is
to the best interest of our country
for him to head our government
l. like many others, do not APP
prove of his stand on certain issues
and he has failed to do some things
I expected him to do when I cast
my vote for him four years ago
but even so. l cannot see why any,
one should be undecided at this
time as to who they will vote for
In this coming election
In trying to reach a decision il
you have not vet done so. Just COM
pare Stevenson and Eisenhower
from all standpoints. then cast your
vote for the man you would rather
have head our government and be
commander-in-chief of our armed
forces as the next four critical
years confront us.
Cordially yours.
l. D. Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Learning Religion at Home

II II Is true that our relation TO
God is more important than anv
other relation Of life. then it is
true also that the religion learned
IN the home is more important
than anything else learned there
Suppose a child S home school
teaches everything except religion.
how much hope is there that reli-
glon VIII become real to him.
There are l68 hours in every week
Take out So for sleeping il would
really be more for a child, and
you have left liz waking hours
Let us suppose that little Johnnie
Doc. Jr., is sent off to Sunday
school by Mr.. and Mrs. Doe. who
take him and fetch him after
wards, but never. no never go to
Sunday school or church them
selves. That makes one hour Of
religion per week. III hours OF no
religion. How much OF anything is
child gong to learn if he has
less than one per cent of his time
% put on it, If all the religious
homes OF America stopped teach
ing religion, the churches and
synagogues would soon fold up.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
"Whsn Your Son Asks You. :"

The great sixth chapter of Deu.
teronomy is perhaps one OF the
most often quoted chapters OF the
Bible. In it, father and mothers are
commanded to be teachers. God
knows that rabbls and priests and
preachers are never enough. But
we find in this chapter also 1among
many others this further thought.
Children viii not always under.
stand all they are taught. They
will ask Why" So. when lin the
words of Deuteronomy your son
asks, What is the meaning Of the
testimonies and the statutes and
the ordinances = The father
and mother are not to dodge such
questions. There is nothing mean
ingless about true religion: on the
contrary. religion discovers life s
central meaning. True religion is
not set of 'scruples as an un-
sympathetic sociologist has put it
not collection Of senseless
Don ts' A great phrase in Deu-
teronomy put great deal in few
words: true religion. all the COM
nlandments of God, everything we
ought to believe and be and do. is
for our good always" But father
and mother must learn that first
before they can teach il.
tBaaed - outlines ecpv,isht.a =. tse
Division 81 Christian Education, Ma
tenal Council Fl The Churches Of Christ
In the Z. s. A Released by Con, - unity
PYesA seYvtce)
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Double Check

Party politics are shaping up so
funny these days it's about to side
track all other sports ,F'rinstance
Adlai grabbed up the do away
with the Hydrogen Bombs. they are
dangerous. The Republicans had
wanted to use ii but didn't think it
would be popular so they threw it
out. Well it looks good to the Demo
Gratis.
T. Coleman Andrews hit on do
away with income taxes. elect me!
This left Ike out en- a limb. having
nothing to fight but Truman and
Keef. but he's coming out with a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

first blinked at the light. and most
Of this he learned right at home
Learning is not Just what is printed
IN books. The child learns TO I'm
dcratard and to speak his mother
tongue: he learns to walk and run
and eat and play. He learns a liz
lie about how to get along with
other people. Among the most i'm
portant things he learns arc what
never gets into a book-prejudices,
habits, attitudes, both good and
bad
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Smile But Mean 1t


TWO OF THE WEAPONS used by to-
days smooth operators are compliments
and smiles. We do not belittle the values of
these two items, or to indicate that COM
pliments should not be freely given and
that smiles should not be more freely used.
However. it is pretty obvious that, in
the commercial field, compliments and
smiles are an overworked commodity. The
smooth-tal king salesman who is full of
compliments is obvious. but the smooth
talking sunshine friend. who niles Won with
compliments and smiles. is not so obvious
One can get 2 general idea Of his real
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

and the constitutional principles. In 1852
under the New Deal-Fair Deal phlosoph-
les and the Truman administration the ma
ton had veered further to socialistic prin-
ciples. Taking the only course left to halt
complete socialism, and paternalism, Els
enhower was our choice. Our vote was for
Eisenhower, not the Republican party The
Republican party has taken over Eisen-
hover Instead of halting the leftist trends
in government the Republican, controlled
Eisenhower administration has followed in
the footsteps of the National Democratic
party. The platforms and the policies of
the two dominant parties are essentially
the same, with each promising to Guido the
other in their rush down the road to social
ism. Twice we have voted for expediency.
(The issues will be discussed in detail
later)
Born in Richmond Monday night was a
new movement. conservative and patriotic
in principle, political in possibilities The
States Rights party of Virginia is one of
a number of organizations which have be-
come strong enough to have the names of
independent electors placed on the ballots
In fourteen states. In other states, a cam
palgn for WRITTEN votes for independent
electors is proposed and expected A sub
stantial number of electors in various
states are pledged to T. Coleman Andrews,
of Richmond, for President and 4. H. Wor-
del, of California for Vice President A
serious effort Is planned to conduct ma
tlonal campaign, for the purpose of es-
pouslng the conservative. constitutional
principles of national government in con-
trast to the socialistic trends now existing
in both national parties
The movement is from the grass
roots 1t is being conducted by amateurs,
but by amateurs who are dedicated, in
formed fearless. determined. What they
may lack in razzle-dazzle is compensated
by complete dedication
The platform of the States Rights
party of Virginia (and of such other states
as will adopt it, is sane. sensible constitu-
tional and practical. 1t meets with our APP
prevail more than either of those of other
national parties. We believe wholeheartedly
IN its principles.
This election we intend to cast our vote
on the basis Of principle. not on that of ex-
pediency. At some place and at some time
the people of America must again put gov
ernmental principles first, regardless of
political eXpediency or party. The time is
now. We will vote for the Virginia States
Rights national nominees. and support un-
oil no
gressional nominees.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
BabsOn Discusses Suez Scare

BABSON PARK. Mass - The
Egyptian trouble will not result in
airy war Sir Anthony Eden and Guy
Mollet. Premier Of France. who
have been criticized as being soft"
may feel that this is good oppor-
tunity to show their real strength.
The Legal Status VS.. Suez
At President EisenhowerS last
press conference he stated clearly
that all nations should respect "the
sovereignty of Egypt as it applies
to the Suez Canal" This insures
that the United States will not get
into the squabble. Since that is APP
parently all Nasser demanded. there
is nothing to fight over except regu-
lstions and toll charges. President
Eisenhower made clear that the In
teri.aticnal Treaty of 1888 gives
many nations rights in and to the
Canal in perpetuity: but that this
does not mean that Egypt inter
ndtlonalized her sovereignty.
Frori legal standpoint it is
much like city which gives a
street railway or bus company
permanent franchise. but without
rel'nquishing sovereignty or owner
ship Of its streets. The city may
make regulations and fares as it
desires. SO long as it does not take
property without due process Of
law
The Five Nation Committee
The Committee OF Five Neutral
Nations is in Cairo comforting with
President Nasser The chairman of
this Committee is the Australian
Prime Minister Menzies forecast
that the final agreement will recog-
nize the. sovereignty of Egypt. but
tina. nothing will be done to serious
~ harm the Suez Canal Company
WhlCh has the franchise to operate
the canal. Like all dictators. "Presi-
dent EaSser must do something
radical to show his power and keep
his mob However, the one thing
Egypt needs mOSt-other than better
character-is more money The new
toll rates which like nearly every
, thing else are passed on to the Ill
innate consumer. will give NaSser
the needed additional funds
What NasSer Fears
Neither Egypt. nor the OF h e r
countries which are benefiting from
American dollars, want to be guilty
Of appropriation. They know this
would fr & h I c II away American,
English, and French nves or S.
There are. however, other argu-
ments the Committee of Five could
use with President Nasser For in
stance, more than one half Of Brit
aims oil imports come through this
canal. II the canal should be closed
other sources of supply would be
available from Venezuela. w e s
Indies. and the United States. For
new one, Dragging about having
kept his promises in the last four
years
Oh. boyi, He must have kept
them promises all right only about
two he ever did ANYTHING else
with. Now he is promising, if cleo
ted. he will even go further than
taxes. he will do away with the
government
| Being up here in these mountains
/ sorter gives a Teller a Democratic
/ foundation to stand on. provided YOU
have anything else All the Demo
Gratis have got to do this time is get
out and vote and it's going to be
awful if YOU don't
Thanks for everything and thanks
for reading
Yours.
j Marvin Brown.
cmporarily III the hands of the
doctors at University Hospital Bar
ringer Wing. Charlottesville. Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Home School
Lesson for October Fl, 1856

NJ OF many people are born in
school-house. But most people
in America move to some school.
house before they are two weeks
old Because then they come home
greatest school in the world. Elk.
pertS tell us that a child learns
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

a short time only. the use of oil in
England and France would need to
be rationed.
Within year new pipelines could
he built to carry oil direct to the
Mediterranean. This pipeline would
be from Haifa on the Mediterranean
to the Gulf of Aoaba. Furthermore.
with an increase in tanker capacity.
ENGLAND and France could temper
arllv return to the old route around
the Cane OF Good Hope. This Suez
scare will akene nations to the
need of more. tanker capacity so
that they Will not again risk being
cut off.
roubtless N a ser remembers
what the airlift did in bringing oil.
food. and other necessities into Be-.
lin several years ago when Stain
tried stunt similar to Nasser's.
In fact. it is fair question whether
the Suez Canal would be built to-
ddN, Will tilt poSSiDIt competition
OF air transport. electrical trans
mission. and big tankers.
Suez and the Stock Market
Although there may be several
good reasons for taking profits to-
day on stocks. certainly the Suez
scare is no reason for selling stocks
at the present time What will ulti-
mately create crash in the stock
market will be some totally uneX-
pected event which no one can now
forecast Therefore. l repeat my
forecast that England and France
and Egypt will arrive at peaceful
settlement: but whatever happens.
the United States will keep out of
any fighting. Furthermore. we Will
continue our present policy of with
drawing troops from Europe and re-
ORGANIZING our fighting strength to
conform to the new nuclear policy
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Let's Get Politics Straight

COME CONFUSION is found in the minds
~ of many people regarding the selection
of a President and Nice-President in 1856.
For the first time in many years the con-
fusion is fairly general. States previously
Democratic or Republican are not be count
ed on now. For the politician it is nation
al dilemma. Experienced Republicans first
see landslide for Eisenhower-N and
then again tremble as the midwest farm
vote appears to switch. President Eisen-
hover, who planned a fireside chat cam
paign, has increased the number of his APP
pearances. If you will watch you will see
him 90 to the places the professional cam
paigners are finding weak spots. Any way
you take it this campaign is back-breaker
for the candidates.
Nobody seems to worry about the South.
Il is supposed to go Democratic, at least
the Democrats are counting it in the fold,
They have right to believe thus. Southern
professional politicians have no other place
to go, and frankly, many are sacrificing
their own feelings and possibly their judg-
ment in defense of their constituents. We
should understand that.
The South has voted Democratic over a
period of many years Southern Democratic
senators and congressman have risen to
places of Importance and influence in both
houses, and now hold chairmanships of
many strategic and important committees.
We trust this VII continue many more
years At present it is the first line of de-
Tense for the people of the South.
Statewise the Southern states are Dem
ccratic--national wise. national campaign
ers may be in fos surprise. The people,
who are voters VINO elect the President and
Nice-President are doing much indepen-
dent thinking in this regard. South Caro-
line, Virginia, Mississippi. Florida, Georg-
ia Louisiana. Alabama possibly Texas may
have some surprises for the nation after
November g. The South is far from being
taken for granted.
Editors, generally, find it easy to write
about subjects way off yonder." 1t is bit
more difficult to express ones self on sub
jects right at the doorstep.
For sixteen wears now this editor has
faced such a problem in the national cleo
tons We believe in the Democratic party
that is the Virginia Democratic party
which is still true to the principles of the
constitutional form of government. Belev-
ing as we do. in 1913, we supported the
States Rights party headed by Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina and Fielding
Wright Of Mississippi We saw then the Ma
tlonal Democratic party leading down a
road foreign to our governmental beliefs
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Puppy Thoughts

! wonder what pups think Of US
When near them we 90 BY
We must, think, seem mighty big
To his small puppy eye.
wonder if O scolding voice
IS like q thunder-olop,
And Just how heovy ore our hands
When we give him sop2
If he we're twice the size Of US
And we by chance should meet,
How would you feel to have his pows
Tromp on our tiny feet2
! wonder If confusion reiqns
Inside his puppy heed
When he is switched for hiding bones
In our new flower bed
And when he Loops with muddy pows
On US to show his love-
How must he feel to be pushed off
With firm though friendly shovel
In spite Of all we do TO him,
No humans have | met
So eager to forgive our fouIts
So willing to forget.
But if he gets your bonnet
And teors the ribbons on it,
You're opt to soy dog gone it.
K9ly yours.
DOC" WHITAKER
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

more before he is
six than he ever
| c ar n s a fter.
ward: but at the
age of six he is
only just starting
to school. as the
saying is. 1t s
only a saying, be-
cause he has been
learnin g every
minute since he
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

A large four-engine kC-97 re-
Gently took off on 10000
trip around the world. Equipped
with a cosInic ray monitor. the
plane will study the magnetic
forces around tie earth,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

The Soviet Union will give Indo-
nesia a long-term credit that IN
donesia will repay in ten to twelve
years with raw materials. The
Soviet Union for its part, will
send Indonesia machinery, man
ufactured goods and technical as
sistance The amount of the credit
was reported to be about $780,
100000.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
But Can Religion Be Taught?

AT this point someone may catch
us up Can religion be TAUGHT
Isn't 1t caught, not taught? Quite
so. The genuine spark is kindled
only on the invisible altar of God
But IN your car engine, the spark
does not come to life in an empty
chamber. There has to be there the
right mixture Of gasoline vapor
and air. Without that, the sparks
shine for brief instant and 20
out-and nothing happens. When a
gardener plants vegetables, he
knows that if the seed is not fer.
tile his work is useless. Every
thing depends on germ he did not
and cannot create But that does
not give him leave to quit his job
The gardener job is to prepare
the seed bed in which the living
seed will sprout and not die. So
the home prepares the seed bed in
which the living seed Of God S
grace can bring forth a harvest
Speaking without parallels. the
home can teach a great many
things about religion which can't
he learned by inspiration or alb
Sorption. Tho Bible is high among
these; in the home begins the work
Of filling the storchousc of the
mind with treasures from the Word
OF God.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

Baekgrosnd Scripture: Deuteron-
omy 6.
Devotional Reading: Psalm 7s:l-7.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
NEGRO PIOS
MAKE EXCELLENT
SHOWING AT
SARATOGA

Expert Negro press and public
information officers are benInd
the scenes doing an excellent job
on the u. S. S. Saratoga, largest and
fastest aircraft carrier ever con-
structed in the world. Richard A.
Graddick, Journalist, USN Assis-
tant to the Press and Photo Off
Ger, Public Information Office,
Third, Naval District and led r.
Nelson (who served quietly and
efficiently conducting tours In
preparation for the commissioning
of the Saratoga as an operating
combat vessel for the U. S. Navy
Saturday.