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Postal Workers

The civil service law known
as the Pendleton Act was
passed in 1883 and gives
postal employees the right to
form associations. clubs. ETC.,
but does not give them the
right to affiliate with central
labor unions. In foreign
countries civil service en-
ployes are also forbidden to
join or affiliate with labor
unions whose members are
not government employees.
The civil service was de-
signed in the first place to re-
move Government employees
from the reach of politicians
and 1t stands to reason when
postal employees align them
selves with the AFL-CIO and
the Gu they are dragging
themselves right back into
the old Spoils system. They
may be losing some Of their
So-called rights or privileges
by being disbarred from ac-
tive participation in politics.
but are gaining far more by
preventing themselves from
becoming political pawns.
A regular labor union goes
on strike. it assists other
strikers, 1t pickets nonunion
shops, 1t assists in the politi-
cal programs Of its parent
organization, it compels en-
ployes Of union shops to carry
a union card; but a postal
labor union cannot do any OF
these things because they are
against the law. The law pro-
hibits postal employees from
engaging in the ordinary
activities Of union men. Ac-
cording to law. postal en-
ployes cannot take part in
the political activities of the
Gu. Whoever signed the
affiliation agreement with the
Gu evidently did not know
that all agreements which in
volve public Office are illegal.
Our Government is neutral
in labor disputes, and the
postal worker is no ex-
ception. He serves all the
people and all the people
help to pay his salary. No
man can serve two masters
and be loyal to both. The
buying and selling Of jack
Son-Jefferson dinner tickets
in the Minneapolis postoffice
brings us face to face with
the complications in which
Federal employees may be-
come involved through af-
f1liation with outside labor
organizations. The writer be-
lieves that when an affiliated
body Of Federal employees
pays per capita tax to any
outside labor organization it
takes an active proportionate
part in that organizations
activities and consequently
in its responsibilities. The
majority Of postal clerks are
not now and never have
been in favor of affiliation
with the Gu. They would
rather stay out Of labor
politics.
NJ. ID. TOlIefsOn,
Former National Repre-
sentative. United National
Association of Post Office
Clerks
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generally friendly to organized labor,
was not exaggerating when he said such
an alliance would be menace to
society that could paralyze the whole
country" Congress, through the Nc
Clellan committee, is taking hard look
at certain labor union practices and at
Mr.. Hoffa himself. 1t is also good time
to take a very hard look at Mr.. Hoffa's
latest blueprint-before it is too late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-06
Tribute to Senators

History teaches us that the
Southern people. including
both races. have had many
hardshipS since the Civil
War. / believe these people
have a situation they inher-
tied and both races have
worked hard to overcome
their problems.
In the past IS years they
have made great progress
and II left alone. with a few
more years, I believe they
will overcome their problems
in peace.
The NAACP doesn't pick
the Southern States alone to
start trouble, but this is
where the political power
seekers joined with them to
give them more power.
What has happened to the
peace and harmony in Illi-
nois that Senator Paul Doug
las boasts about? It was
never there. They have far
more peace in the South. and
the Senator from Illinois
knows 1t.
I can't believe that the
American people have gotten
so weak that they will sit
down and allow President
Eisenhower, Senator Know
land. Attorney General Brow
nell and the other power
seekers to take away their
rights of a trial by jury. 1t
was sad news to learn they
would take politics that far.
Thank God for the Sen
ators who fought for the
rights Of American people
everywhere. They are the
kind Of men that keep Amer
lea free.
An Observer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-06

Templeton Jones finds life
so amazingly interesting be-
cause Of many things he has
dropped out Of his life. To
find them again, intriRues
him.
Hotels. for instance.
He always hated them, and
would not willingly go into
one.
For years he went along
this way. until recently he
could not get out Of an in
vitation to a luncheon.
So there he was
And all the pet peeves came
back to him in a rush.
There was the same soft
carpet in the lobby, filled with
ornate figures, AS for the
colors, Jones still didn't like
them. He never had.
4
There were the obsequious
bellhops. called managerial
assistants now.
BY any title you call 'em.
they are still strange fellows.
but they always know a GER
tain type of man.
This type. which may be
known as the standard Amer
lean. is the focus Of the
service eye.
The man in the uniform
knows this man at a glance,
and has but one standard
inquiry:
Garry your bags, sir?">
Jones was not disappointed.
Nobody asked him II his
bags could be carried or not.
They never had. they did
not. and they never will.
1t was one Of Templeton
Jones smaller crosses.
But worse was to come.
This was in the dining
room. where everything had
a strange mixture Of the
dimly remembered with the
willingly forgot.
Yes. Jones thought as he
sat down, nothing has
changed
Especially the walters.
Their own particular gem
was ubiquitous, as a good
waiter should be. and he
never once looked at Temp
Jones.
They never had.
Since infancy. Jones has
been a complete loss to hotel
walters. They do not recog-
nize In him the complete
American male. 100 per cent
cigar-smoker and good Upper.
And they still didn't.
When the rest Of the guests
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CcJg PA0AAoAACO UdOlC9 III
which he noted close resem-
blances between the Easter
Island script and the writing
discovered among the ruins
of ancient cities in the Indus
Valley, where a brilliant civ
ilization f1ourished some
5000 years ago. Another
scholar, the Austrian Prof.
r. Won Heine-Geldern, put
forward the theory that the
script was first introduced in
the Pacific area a thousand
years B. c. by a people from
Southern China whose sys-
TEN of writing must have
originated somewhere in
Central Asia or Northern
Iran.
Such parallels between the
Easter Island script and
other systems of writing
were no help. however, in
solving the problem Of de-
ciphering the symbols. What
ever its origin. the writing
was still in current use at
the beginning of the 10Th
century, and the symbols are
related to a language which
is well-known since it is still
spoken today by Easter Is
lands 900 inhabitants. More
over, several religious poems,
corresponding to texts on the
tablets, had been taken down
by an American paymaster,
Mr.. W. Thomson, who visited
the island in 1886. There was
therefore sufficient data on
which scholars could work
with a fair chance Of I'M
ravelling the mystery.
The first step was TO dis
cover whether the signs or
symbols on the Easter Island
tablets were really a system
Of writing, or simply a crude
mnemonic system or a print
tive Photographic script.
Doubts Raised
Many people supported this
theory, but in recent years
doubts have been raised by
four Russian scholars-who
attacked the problem Of de-
ciphering the tablets. It was
discovered that several tab
lets had the same text in
Scribed on them, and further
research revealed sequences
of identical signs on the same
tablet. These discoveries were
extremely important since
they proved that the signs
were not merely memory
aids" and enabled the schol-
ars to analyze the symbols
and isolate groups of signs
corresponding to whole sem
fences. The Russian scien-
lists believe that the mystic
rious signs inscribed on the
Easter Island tablets really
correspond to a hieroglyphic
system of writing.
While the Russian scien-
lists were engaged in this re-
search. a young German an
thropologist. DR.. Thomas S.
Barthel, was also trying to
solve the riddle Of the Easter
Island script and the con-
illusions he reached may well
provide a key to this mystery.
DR.. Barthel has tried to re-
constitute the meaning of the
more important tablets. He
believes that most Of the
texts have religious themes
and refer to deities and to
ritual practices.
Unfortunately. the texts
contain few references to the
giant statues of Easter Is
land, and it seems unlikely
that the deciphering of the
tablets will throw fresh light
on their significance and the
manner in which they were
brought to their present sites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-06

The great State Of Mis-
sissippi should hang its goth
century head in shame for
having Senator Eastland as
its 18th century spokesman.
Senator Mccarthy claimed
everyone against him was a
Communist. Senator East
land claims all against the
South are the same!
There is no sin worse than
ignorance unless 1t be name
calling in place OF factsl
d. BeIiOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-06
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Mystery of Easter Island
By THOMAS R. HENRY

One Of the foremost mys-
teries Of archaeology is the
fantastic ancient civilization
Of Easter Island, west of
Chile.
Ever since the voyages of
Capt. James Cook and Jean
Francois La Perouse in the
18th century the colossal
statues which stand like
sentinels on this barren is
land have intrigued scientists.
Many theories have been put
forward to explain such i'm
posing remains on a tiny,
volcanic speck Of land lost in
the middle Of the Pacific be-
tween South America and
Polynesia. The mystery
deepened around 1860 when
the first missionaries landed
and discovered tablets with
Inscriptions like Egyptian
hieroglyphics. They ques-
toned the islanders about
these strange objects to dis
cover the meaning of the
symbols which obviously were
some sort Of writing. Instead
Of reading the tablets. how
ever. the islanders began to
intone long. rhythmic chants.
The missionaries were unable
to find any connection be-
tween the words and the
signs on the tablets,
French Report
Now the mystery has been
partly solved, DR.. Alfred
Metraux, famous French an
thropologist and former as
Sociate of the Smithsonian
Institution, has just re-
ported to a commission Of
the United Nations. The
Easter Islanders must have
come from the Society Is
lands. most notable of which
is Tahiti.
The missionaries soon be-
came discouraged. DR.. Met
raux says. but the bishop of
Tahiti at the time, Msgr.
Jaussen, was more persever-
ing. In Tahiti he found an
Easter Islander who was
said to have learned the
mysteries of the tablets. He
asked him to read" the
script to him. and as Metoro
recited the text, he took
down sentences or parts OF
sentences corresponding to
signs on the tablets. Later
study revealed, however, that
there was no logical develop
ment or general sense in the
chant or recital. The phrases
taken down by the bishop
were in fact disjointed de-
Scriptions Of the symbols and
series Of isolated words sug-
gested by these symbols.
Msgr. JauSsen himself ended
by losing heart and, think
ing he was on the wrong
track. finally abandoned his
efforts.
In 1914. when the English
archeologist. Mrs. c. Rout-
ledge, visited the island there
was only one very old man
left who in his youth had
learned the mysteries Of the
tablets. He was dying of
leprosy and scarcely had
strength to answer the arch
eologist's questions. All he
could do was to trace a few
signs in q trembling hand
explaining that several
words" correspondent to each
symbol. He died taking with
him the secret Of the strange
script.
Later research was aimed
not so much at trying to de-
cipher the tablets as at re-
lating the Easter Island
script to other undeciphered
writings. In 1882, q Hun
garian linguist, M. de Hev-
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Kennedy in jumping from
the Capitol dome.
Government Servant.
Editors Note: We have
satisfied ourselves as to the
identity of this member of
the Hoffa jury. whose letter
appears aboveO
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Belona

The Rev and Mrs. John Dozief,
and children. returned from Macon,
Ga \ Friday, after visiting the Rev
erend Dozier's father, who is re-
covering from an illness
Mrs. Blanch Nichols left Sunday
to spend some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Carter, of Lovingston
Mr.. and Mrs, Floyd Simpson &C
companied her and returned home
that evening.
MIR and Mrs Herbert Kruger arr
visiting relatives III Boston. Mass
They also stopped in Washington
d. c.. to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nuckols, and
three sons, attended the Five County
Far in Faimyille Saturday night
and had an enjoyable time
George and Guy Hubbard, "
Richmond, visited their mother
Mrs w. Hubbard Saturday n
J + Bfaudlick continues quite
sick at his home and is confined Il
his bed Mrs John Booker, his
daughter is also sick
Mrs G M Bell. Lille May Bell
Carlton Bell and Mrs. Lester Mosfi-
son went 10 Richmond Saturday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27

D. c.. is spending two weeks visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Lee Moore
field, and Mr.. Moorefield, and her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Amos.
Miss Judith Corson and he r
father. B. W. Corson, Of Mickle
Knox. DillWyn. were guests Of the
Misses Corson last week.
Miss V0gel Visits
Miss Grace Vogel, OF Arlington.
is spending a few days at Glen
Bernie with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Vogel.
Prime and Boze Wilson are visit
ing relatives in Johnson City Tenn.
They are expected home Sunday
Miss Ann Wilson entered the
Lyncaburg General hospital school
Of nursing. instead OF the Virginia
Baptist Hospital schoul OF nursing
as stated i'll the Herald last week
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27

chess pie were also served. Those
enjoying Miss Corson's hospitality
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Spencer
and Mr.. and Mrs Sylvester Dixon,
Of Farmville. Mr.. and Mrs Richard
Blanton, Of Cumberland Miss Sarah
Corson and Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse W.
Gates.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred
Hedrick Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
Jim Dunn. of Dillwyn. Mr. and Mrs.
Baline Vance and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Vance, and Cathy
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Moorefield
visited MI. and Mrs. Willie Simpson
at Tuggle Sunday.
Miss Baldwin Leaves
Miss Evelyn Baldwin. who spent
the summer in Washington. d c.,
was home for few days with her
mother, Mrs. Maxine Baldwin, be-
fore returning to her studies at
Madison College, where she will be
a junior
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lane, Mr.
and Mrs. Wingate Marks. an d
daughter. Of Surrey, visited the Viii
fred Hedricks Saturday
Mrs jamie Bolen, Of Washington,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Guinso Mills News soeioI Events
The Bell Pear Tree, Which Has Borne.
Fruit For 66 Years, Briqhtens AGED
j, soeioI Events

A pear tree that has been bearing
fruit at least 66 years has created
interest in our community recently.
The tree, known as the Bell Pear
tree. is located on the farm Of
Haynie and Ben Allen. Haynie says
is is a well-verified fact that the
tree was bearing fruit at the timeo
tree was bearing fruit at the time
Of her grandfather death in 1891
The grandfather planted the tree,
and how long it bore fruit before
his death no one knows 1t bears
some fruit every year, but this
years crop is especially heavy. Few
things provide 50 much enjoyment
over SO long period OF time as
this tree has done and is still doing
Even this week some Of its fruit
is going to help brighten the day
for some ladies at the Baptist Home
for the Aged at Culpeper
MI and Mrs. ID w Conner, Of
Yorktown were week end guests Of
the John putaeys Saturday John
and Bill went dove hunting III the
afternoon
Mr. and Mrs Sterling Combs and
MIR Combs mother. Mrs Eveline
Combs. visited Mr. and Mrs. W II
speas Sunday
Represent Tar Wallet
Mrs j. NJ Puthey. Irwin F'lippen,
w W. Dowdy and j w Ayers rep
resented Tar Wallet church at the
James River association meeting at
Elk Hill church last Thursday
Miss Patsy Goodman will accom-
pany her classmates to jamestown
Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Putney will
spend tins week end at Colonial
Reach as guests OF Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson. They expect to
do some fishing.
sam Traylor's sister from North
Carolina Is visiting in his home.
Miss Allen Has Guests
Guests of Miss Haynie Allen Sat
urday were Mr. and Mr.. Horace
White. Of Salem
Mrs. Ada Shepherd spent a day
recently with Mrs j. NJ Putney
Mrs F w Rhodes, Of Richmond,
Is spending this week in the John
Putney home
Jessie Woodruff has been quite
sick. He and Mrs. Woodruff are en-
ioying the visits Of friends and rela-
tiNes.
Miss Pauline Corson entertained a
few Of her friends with one Of her
famous Brunswick stews Saturday
night at her home. Midway. De
licious fried chicken. hot rolls,
jellied fruit salad. pickles and lemon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Cumberland Native
Elected to Board
OF Virginia Chamber

The September issue Of The
Commonwealth. Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce publica
ton. carries an article on W. p.
Hazelgrove. a native Of Cumber-
land one of the new directors al
The Virginia State Chamber III
Commerce
Senior member OF the Roanoke
law firm Ha1elgrove, Shakelford
and Carr; Hazelgrove was born III
Cumberland county May l6. 1892
He graduated from Farmville
High School and Hampden- sgd
ney College, where he received his
BS and Alb degrees Ia 1912 III
1916, he obtained his LIB degree
from the University of Virginia
itaw School
DurinR World War |, Hazel
grove ser9eti overseas in the Both
division of the American expedi
tiQnary force A captain, he was
awarded the distinguished sery-
! iGr cross and several citations fol
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Ashby News
Ashby News
Fair Over But
Awards Are Still
In The News

The fair may be stale news this
week but not the ribbons won by
the members Of Ashby Home Dem
onstration Club. There We're a total
Of u ribbons from individual en-
trants and three blue ribbons Oh the
club booths
There We're viii ners in the
younger group also. with Joyce Mar
tin getting a blue ribbon her sew
ing and Sunny. Martin blue ribbon
on her dress III. the revue. Sunny
Martin was also slnnerup In the
beauty contest
MIS- Alma IL. yls ana daughter, of
Lynchburg, spent several days with
Mr and Mrs. EwC Walton.
Mr.. ana Mrs 4. j. Dawson spen.
Sunday with MI. ard Mrs II T.
Cole, Jr, iii poWhsfpn II was the
birthday Of Mr.. D.Yuson and Richie
Cole.
Mr. and Mrs w. B Stonnell had
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27


as guests last week her nephew and
his bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Brotherton
Of Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Lockhart, Of
Richmond, We're guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w E. Bagby during the week
end
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Sanderson.
jim. Jocelyn and Roger. of Rich
mond, were at their home here Sun
day
Mi. and Mrs Hunter Meador. Of
Hampton. Mr.. and Mrs. M. II
Meador. Jr.. and Linda. u Barnes
Junction. were week end guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M III Meador.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
$4,000 Contracts
Let for State Farm
III Powhatan County

Over $4,000 worth of contracts
for work on the Kitchen cafeteria
equipment at the state farm IN
Powhatan county have been let 10
two Richmond firms
The larger, for S27 $50, went 70
Acme Equipmen, company kfek-
iel and Weilman company has a
$23.302 contract.
Carneal and Johnston, of Rich
mond. are The project architects
engineers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
PAROLEES

The u s. Parole Board granted
2,269 paroles during the first half
Of 1857 and issued ASH warrants Tor
parole violations in the same period
according to George J Reed, Chair
man OF the Board. AS Of JUNE 80,
1857. the board had supervision over
9.525 released Federal prisoners.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Stewart Appointed
Manager of WSVS

The directors Of the Southern
Virginia Broadcasting Corporation.
Crewe. at their regular monthly
meeting Oh September ~. appointed
Freeman H. Stewart to succeed
Frank H, Watkins as manager of
RADIO Station WSVS
Stewart has been with the station
for eight years and for the last five
years has been sales manager
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27

eallantry in action
Hazrlerove II a past president
81 the Virginia Bar association
and the Roanoke Rotary club,
ana member Of the virginia
BIZ association American Bar
association, Raven Society, Phi
Beta Kappa. Roanoke country
club. Shenandoah club ana st.
Johns Episcopal church III Roa-
noke.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-12-19
American People Establish New
Savings Peak Al $l53,000,00O

gate decline of close to $l12 bill
lions in two other classifications
of long-term savings of mdlvld-
uals - u. S. Savings Bonds and
Postal Savings. AS a result, the
net increase in accumulated
long-term personal savings came
to $712 billions between January
and June, lifting the total at mid
year to a new high of more than
S253 billions. This figure is the
equivalent of over $4,000 for
every American household. -
The trend of the peoples saw
ings has become of more than
ordinary economic Importance IN
view of the inflationary situation
and the big rise in the demand
for credit and investment funds
to meet the capital demands of
an expanding economy. However
though the accumulated totals
have fallen short of the expand
ed investment demands on the
capital market, bringing lntensl-
fled efforts to encourage the
people to save more.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-12-19
Two Minor Accidents
Occur On Icy Roads

The local sheriff's department
Investigated two accidents on
Thursday morning involving
autos driven by Charles Fogle,
Caldwell route and Harry Clark,
Sarahsville route |.
The mishap occurred on
County Road 13, near Caldwell,
when Clark, who was operating
a county vehicle, was struck by
Fogle as the latter was turning
onto the county road.
Only minor property damage
resulted to both vehicles, accord
ing to the sheriffs department.
The second accident occurred
at $50 a. m, Thursday and IN
volved cars driven by Robert
Clay Baker, 81, of Coal Run,
route /, and Charles F. Tilton,
of Summerfield. Only minor
property damage resulted.
Baker was travelling east on
SR 78 enroute to Clarington,
where he is employed. Near the
East Union store he applied the
brakes and skidded into the path
of the Tilton car, enroute to
Caldwell.
The sheriff's office inVesti-
gated.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-12-19

right now.
Counties will receive the major
portion of the more than half
million dollar Christmas extra" :"
Under the formula which gives
counties 479o of the auto tag
money, they will receive $685.
256.05.
They will also share with cities
and villages which are districts
of registration an additional
$196, ,461.73.
From the so equalization fund
counties will receive $l0,682.86
at the rate of $12139 for each
county regardless Of size.
Before the end of the year
another distribution will give
the counties an additional 81,
63906 to be allocated on basis
of road mileage in each county
At the same time townships will
get $4,243.92, which will also
be allocated on a road mileage
basis. Noble county is to receive
$7O9.30.