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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
The Alcohol Problem

IL is pleasure 10 COngratu-
late The Star for its intelligent
and comprehensive coverage
of the American Bar Associa-
ton fight on the alcoholic
problem in the District of
Columbia. Especially to be
commended is Richard Rodg-
erS of your news staff for his
excellent article on Repeater
Drunks."
The magnitude of the al
coholic problem in the United
States is apparent in that
alcoholism is 10 per cent more
prevalent than tuberculosis and
so per cent more frequent than
cancer. The FBI states there
were 772.943 arrests for
drunkenness in the United
States for the year 1855. In
the District of Columbia there
were 39,506 arrests for intoxi-
cation for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1856.
We are indeed fortunate in
this community in having
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws
of the District Court and
Chief Judge Leonard p. Walsh
of the Municipal Court, two
outstanding jurists. who bring
to their juridical duties a fine
and sensitive regard to the
community interests and So
cial good IN its broad aspects
for the District of Columbia.
Judge Laws guidance of the
American Bar Associations
Committee on Improving JUS
tice in the District of Column
bia is public relations at its
best. Lincoln said: Public
sentiment is everything. With
public sentiment nothing can
fail; without it, nothing can
succeed"
This committee. especially
its Subcommittee on Alcohol
ism. has performed the miracle
Of the age. from a social view
point, in its work of joining
the layman and the lawyer and
the Judge in solving the Goliath
of today's problems, alcohol
ism. 1t was only a few years
ago, when the critic of society,
George Bernard Shaw. wrote of
the social ills of the day in his
lengthy prefaces to his plays.
Today the American Bar AS
ISOLATION has usurped the posi-
ton Of the social critic in its
march against John Barley
corn-a' very insidious social
and legal problem. Yale Uni
versity. in its excellent studies
OF the liquor morasS, diagnoses
the alcoholic as a sick man,
suffering with a disease. Truly
the American Bar Association
project is commendable.
Personally hope that it
has not reached the stage that
newspaper editorial writer's
will go begging for lack of
work. or that American play
wrights and novelists will go
begging for stuff for their
writing, but If the American
Bar Association keeps up it's
good work. that calamity
might happen.
Your newspaper is to be con-
graduated for its interest in
furthering the well-being of
the community by opening its
pages to the work of the
American Bar Association in
its public duty in improving
the administration of justice
in the District Of Columbia.
Donald H. Dalton,
Public Relations Advisor,
American Bar Associa-
ton Committee for I'M
proving Justice in the
District Of Columbia.
Subcommittee on Alco-
hnlies.a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04

such a stand hardly risks
martyrdom for the principle of
freedom Of the press.
Unfortunately, the argument
you call the eternal, mex
plicable mystery of the First
Cause Uncaused" is so patiently
illogical and irrational that its
inadequacles have been gen.
orally recognized at least since
they were devastatingly ex-
posed by the pious Emmanuel
Kant. Experience of caused
events cannot justify the seri-
Gus inference Of an uncaused
event.
Indeed. there are much more
powerful arguments you might
have used. which, although
perhaps not intellectually con-
vincing, have at any rate a
claim to serious consideration.
If only on esthetic grounds.
Perhaps all this proves is that
The Star would do well to con-
Germ itself with terrestrial mat
tiers while leaving metaphysics
to the academic necromancers.
The proper attitude for a mod
ern newspaper might well be
that OF Margaret Fuller, our
most formidable Transcenden-
taliSt. who kicked over quite a
few Victorian traces before SOL
EMMY announcing, II accept
the universe" To which
Carlyle retorted. Cad, she'd
better!"
Fred SOmkin.
In your editorial, Always
the First Cause" you state
correctly that inflnity is in
comprehensive; then you re-
lieve the uncomfortable feel
ing caused by that fact and
appease theists by placing a
god at the beginning of the
universe.
No matter how far back We
go in thought to establish a
beginning, we inevitably
wonder what was before that
first event or cause. Merely
placing a god at the beginning
does not prevent thoughtful
persons from wondering where
the god came from or how he
could have happened out of
nothing. OF course, saying
that electricity might have
started things at the beginning
is also no final answer to the
question. Some persons prefer
a god to electricity, but a
philosopher recognizes the fact
that we simply should admit
that we do not know when or
how or why everything got
started.
So it makes no difference
logically in what way we at
tempt to conceal our igno-
rance. We can place a word at
the beginning or the end, but
inf1nity is still not compre-
hensible.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
Davis Report

With political fairness and
unafraid social conscience. The
Star in it's editorial Davis Re-
port Challenge" accepts the
real challenge of the Davis re-
port: Admit the truth even II
it is ugly: and do not let half
truths and fanatical logic keep
us from making indignation of
our public school system an
undisputed human right. AS
The Star observes, "objectivity
has never been the hallmark of
congressional reports. And the
Davis committee majority and
its report is no more biased
than some of its critics" The
truth as always holds both ex-
tremists in rebuking contempt.
What is the truth about COM
pliance with the Supreme
Courts decision on May II,
1854, in this QuaSi-Southern
community, the Nations vote
less Capital? How do you ex-
plain the paradox of the ad-
ministration's proud boasts Of
successful indignation in vote
less community and the seeth-
ing defiance of our Supreme
Court just across the Potomac
River in Virginia? Surely it is
not a matter of geography.
The court did not say seq.
regation was morally wrong or
unwise; it said it was uncon-
stitutional. 1t did not say this
would be an easy principle to
apply. 1t introduced the con-
cept of a gradual readjustment,
not an abrupt overnight trans
formation.
Was this principle Of grad
ual readjustmen., SO judi
ciously and wisely proffered to
troubled communities with
large coloreo minorities
like ours, honored and applied
by the administration? Ac-
cording to Eisenhower: The
inside Story" by Robert j.
Donovan: THE day after the
court handed down its deci-
sion. the President sum-
moned the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia to
the White House and told
them he hoped that Washing
ton would be a model for the
rest of the country in inte-
grating Negro and white chill
dren in the public schools.
Many who are familiar with
what has been done believe
his wish has been well full
filled"
The simple truth is the ad-
ministration gave a military
command to our nonelected
political bosses and they ex-
ecuted it with the authori-
tartan obedience Of those not
required to consult the will
and wishes of the politically
impotent. Indignation here in
the Nations voteless Capital
was responsive to the strident
demands Of those more con-
cerned with retribution than
healing. In our hearts, those
of us who know history and
who would give others what
we want for ourselves, knew
the Supreme Courts decision
was right and just. In all
sincerity we, too, wanted to
make it work. But politicians
with the power to impose au-
thoritarian fiat where the SUI
preme Court wisely permitted
the moderation of healing
gradualism are morally re-
sponsible for the social taunts
Of the Davis report. There
have been grievous errors of
judgment and fact in obey
ing our Supreme Court. But
the blame lies with our bum
Cling political masters.
Thomas E, Mattingly, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mdv be used u
letters carry wrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04

I ardently wish that the ma
iority report Of the Davis sub
committee on District schools
could receive the treatment it
merits - that is. be ignored.
The committees majority
members either are cursed with
weak social vision or they fear
to look upward and forward.
They might just as we'll recon-
mend taking the vote from
women or the Redistribution of
slavery.
J. w. Haywood, Jr.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02

things. Said he was a fightin like
a wild cat up there in Washing
ton to save America and about to
git heart failure working so hard
and his wife and his doctor had
done told him over and over that
he loved the good people of the
South too much and sacrificed his
own health fer them to much,
but that as long ever as you and
the Supreme Court was workin
hand in glove with furriners and
atheists and the Pope and niggers
and one other bunch, but / fergit
what it is, He's agonna stand up
there and fight you, heart failure
or no heart failure.
Then he pointed out the United
Nations was agin the Bible, and
had folks in it tibet wasn't even
Americans and Dragged about it.
AS he said, some of them don't
even speak the English language,
the language the Holy Bible was
writ in, the language his dear old
silver haired mother spoke. Then
he stood up and waved his arms
and his eyes bugged out like
bull yearlin starin at a new gate
and he cut loose on Motherhood
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02

and didn't have time to drop tibet
and run out and git brush fer no
washpot.
Then Cong. Outlaw come up.
He's been in Congress from this
district fer 80 year, and is a noble
teller. Bout foot high and durn
near tibet wide, with jowls on him
like polinchiny shoat, but full
of love and sweetness fer people,
specially if their white and got
their poll tax paid.
First thing he done was light
in and start cussin yore paper -
and you too. Said PD East and
the Supreme Court and the Unit
ed Nations was working "a hours
a day to tear down America and
the Bible and number of other
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02

fer about 80 minutes, and ended
up with tears the size of marbles
arunnin down his cheeks.
Pa said it was a dirty shame
SIGH folks as you and them Su-
preme Court fellers was allowed
to run loose in this country. And
he asst Cong. Outlaw why didn't
they de-port everyone of you.
Cong. Guffaw said that was jest
the hell of it. You fellers pull the
same stunt old Roosevelt and all
them fe1lers have pulled. You
come here and git yoreself bornt
and they can't de-port you.
I was shore relieved to heer
tibet. l thought you wasagoner fer
shore fer a mint there. Cong.
Guffaw said he was. studying up
some way tibet Congress could
rescind the Law of Gravety,
which was passed in America any,
way, so tibet you fellers would all
be up in the air and couldn't git
down.
So watch out. Cong. Outlaw
said a heap other things, but I'll
have to report on them another
time. l got to go hold the back
door open fer Ma to bring the
milk buckets in. She's jest fin
ished gittin the milkin done.
Yore's,
Claudy.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02

for the Mississippi hatchery is
ideal in that the water supply is
plentiful, and contains an album
dance of phosphate fertilizer.
Stocking as high as $50 farm
fishing ponds throughout Louis
lana and Mississippi in a single
day, several thousand farm ponds
are stocked each year through the
Lyman hatchery, operated by the
Department Of Interior through
the Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02
The Old frey Cross

In the light of the old fiery cross,
Beneath hollow oak tree hung with moss,
l saw you for awhile, honey-chie,
While South wind went whipping through the trees
And nightsheets were Tapping in the breeze.
Chorus:
At the foot at the foot of the old fiery cross
When first went together real lynching spree,
Oh, crucifed a niger to magnolia tree
And we dragged niggerlover
Twenty miles through the cover*
Celebrating round the foot of the old fiery cross!
Your blue eyes were bloodshot and mine were, too
From swgging too much Old Mountain Dew;
We cursed and swore, and shouted for more!
At the Baptist revival which followed
When all us rednecks just whooped and hollered!
Your stringy blond hairs sight to behold
You look if you're hundred years old;
Your teeth stick out and you drool at the mouth
To kiss you takes all the courage l can summon,
But dammit, baby, you're Southern White Woman!
John Filibuster Nightsheet,
Pointed Head Mississippi
*coVer-briars
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02
Claudy's
Column
Postum Walk, East Texas
Easter Time, 1857

Easter Time, 1897
Deer P. D.
amt heared whether you was
putin on any hands this year or
not, but just in case you air, Ia
give a purity to be yore Piney
Woods correspondent. amt much
of a hand at writin, but I'm shore
a good watcher, and / kin report
on what l watch happen out here
in the Piney Woods, I'd admire to
be on a paper like yore Petal Pa
per. Long as you don't take no
stand agin snuff dippin and check
er playing, you kin be fer or agin
any thing you want to and I'll go
along with it.
know you'll be glad to heer
that you amt goin to be de-port-
ed. / was shore skeered fer a
while yestiddy, though, tibet you
was. Congressman John Outlaw
come over to see Pa. He's home
from Washington fer Easter and
handshaking and fencemending.
He always comes over and sets on
the porch while with Pa. Me and
Pa was a-sittin there watching
Ma churn.
Pa was in a pout because Ma
had went and asst him to drag up
some brush fer the washpot so
she could git to her washing soon
as she was done churnin. He SEE
she amt got no consideration fer
his feelings. She could see that
he was busy watchin her churn,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02
Fish Hatchery
Has $4,000
Baby Bass

Out for adoption quarter OF
a million baby black bass. The
first of April is designated by the
Lyman, Mississippi, fish hatchery,
as the very peak of the spawning
season for black bass in Southern
Mississippi.
Since the main requirement for
the cussess of fish hatchery lies
in the water supply, the location
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-02

King Haakon of Norway was
Prince Carl of Denmark when he
was offered the Norwegian throne
in 1905. He has ruled for more
than half a century.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26

The new First Nationa! Bank
building is the elimination of two
years of planning and construc-
ton The planning stage began in
April 1855 Clark, Nexon and
Owen. of Lynchburg were the
architects. The plans required the
razing of the corner building, and
practically razing the former
banking quarters. except for the
rear walls. the board Of directors
room and the vault. which had
been remodelled or construct
ed in recent years.
Taylor Manufacturing Com
pany was successful bidder in
January 1856. ana work began
February / 1856
Fourteen month were required
ID complete the new building.
which was literally built over the
g.del buildings while business as
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26
Banking Has Undergone
Changes Since 1913

Insurance Corporation
Present banking hours are an out
growth IF the 1905 and World Wan
II When she started, employees
worked from m 70 3 p M, six
days a week with the doors open
and as much longer thereafter as
required to balance the days busl-
ness
Durue the years Mrs Wootton
and her late husband. Frank L
Woott5n, long time freight agent for
,he NorfclE and Western Railway
rAre saw a son. Frank T Wootton
IT,. mature and graduate at VMI
Now with military service com
pletad he is employed with the q.
S Corps Of Engineers at Norfolk
DlIinger Scare
Nearest thing to bank scare in
her tenure was IN the 1905 and
the brief fling Of the big bank rob
6ers Once d mysterious call came
from Lynchburg that the nation S
most wanted criminal Ralph Dillin-
ger. was headed this way There
was momentary CONSERVATION and
extra precautions. but the scare
subsided quickly when the famous
thug failed to show up
Perhaps the greatest change in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26

years old. he began working III
the grocery store Of N B David
son on September IS, 1895 After
five years Of business training he
became deputy clerk Of Prince
Edward county under f j White
head Six years later he began
to devote his entire time to the
life insurance business, forming a
partnership with the late +. Scott
Martin. which firm became gen
eral agents for the Pacific Nfutu-
al Life Insurance Company for
the state of Virginia. connec-
ton which he still maintains with
general offices in Farmviile
M. Garland became a director
in First National Bank in 1909,
when the Citizens State Back
merged with the First National
Bank. He has also served on the
Town Council, director Of South
side Community Hospital. presi-
dent of Hotel Weyanoke. and
chairman of the Board OF Ste
wards Of Farmville Methodist
church
In January 1857 he became
president emeritus of the First
National Bank and was succeeded
by his son, Robert Ernest Gar
land
X. r. Garland. President
r E. Garland vas born Ii
Farmville. graduate of Farmyjlle
High school, Randolph Macon
College, and University Of Virgin
"a Law School He has been a
practicing attorney in Farmville
since 1926 He has served as pres
ident of the Southside Communi-
ty Hospital and been a director Of
First National Bank since 1886
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26
New Bank Building
Requires Two Years

usual vas conducted in the bank
daily.
Two massive steel Orders were
placed in the new construction
and through the existing banking
quarters. Special equipment was
required to handle the Orders,
and their placing was somewhat
of an engineering feat for the
Sidewalk superintendent" From
these girders, steel ioists were
placed giving the entire structure
a steal support
J c Noblin. construction sup
erintendent. swelled with pride
last Tuesday morning when the
architects made their fIna. IN
spection with words Of praise for
the construction job
Il am really surprised myself
at the fine appearance of this
job NobIin said Needless to say.
I am proud Of H. and have en-
ioyed WORKING 81 It. The public
ana me bank employees have
been patient and cooperative as
we literally built new building
Haie they worked
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26

h.. r.,,.,,,. ,uoot+o, ,,5s-s a,-
L.. .a ar First National BsaE to
p.5af + service hae seen the sank
3anar increase from f9ug per
vb-r ME- started M ,4f3 b
faIav
A. fhe .am- sDan the resources Of
.a .,,4,-,blv less than a million dol
III hag crown to S5 100 Ol5
d tae sraff increased To 80 people
atr a + resources 10 billion dot
~ aaa xalld expect the same
.t.45.ers efficient and uur,ffled
.a4 fpn Ms W0otf3a Shes
Il, tIad BIZ a person
rp- bank may have taken d cal
49, 4-E Vhen Cashier r Walden
.sartaf far the services Of an
,,n. slid vgfrg lady back N tai8
,,n ans ,qch notion was dissipaced
d. ev Besides. it wa ioh in
III. G8nrlv tradition Of finance Her
l4ia d Nj smith was the com
~ treasurer Of Cumberland
e..aefe
rsi.a %, ,od.l,,,
,,,.a. I'LL. III rrst Ia, +,
XXI ,,,,,,1a..aoe ,a,rasscts
= b 49, III NOR taS
= - :, ,,o,.t. +, AT
- t,.4.;,n rhs havt- ms n,st
,,iatat ~ MID ra,,,odabn. At
4, 80 1,n,rd and Main IT.
~ vacation md tha ooldpn aaoia
.tas the building are approximate
contemporaries She antedates the
e. 81 American bird by one year
q service and is as traditional as
%, eagle hightlown perch
Tobacco provided the biggest vol
Woe of bank business when Mrs.
Woiron started back in the days
Ngi,'n accounts were posted daily
partly by hand Only a short tinne
i,-fere her arrival had the first.
complicated electric posting ma
>faaes come as substitute for the
,,,.atal calculations and accurate
fingers Of an efficient girl
Commission merchants we're biz
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26

vile. son of William Meade and
Julia Wiltse Davidson. educated
in Farmvile public schools
Entering business at an early
age. he conducted a grocery bus
mess for some years prior to buy
ing the drygood business al the
death Of J B Wall IN 1908,
which became Davidson's Depart
ment store He was general man
ager of the store at the tine Of
his death
HIS interests were varied.
Merchant. banker. industrialist.
farmer. he was IN the vanguard
Of every worthwhile movement IN
the development Of this area.
He was president of Virginia
Dark Fired Tobacco Growers
Marketing Association 1932-36l:
founder with F. H Hamburg Of
the Buffalo Shook Company in
1912: president Weyanoke Hotel
Corporation: vice president Farm
Creamery. direc Southslde
Community Hospital Association;
president Of Five County Fair
1892 36); director Citizens Road
League of Virginia; member OF
Town Council for several terms.
chairman Prince Edward Board
Of Supervisors. steward in Farm
Vile Methodist church
Garland Succeeds
Upon his death in 1886, Mr..
Davidson was succeeded by Jo-
seph Eggleston Garland Who is
also a native of Prince Edward
County. the son of Nelson Il
Garland ana Sarah Ellen Hughes
Garland. Leaving the farm at 20
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-26
n. B. Davidson, lst
President, Served
Bank For IS Years

n. 8 Davidson was first pre1-
dent of the First National Bank
and served from its establish
mant in 1900 until his death IN
1886. He was a native OF Farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
10 Others
G Convicted in Nosser Plot

Salah Fl Din was sentenced
to is years In prison and for
mer Defense Minister Abdef
Fattah Hassen to IL years.
Life sentences were announced
for Brig. Ahmed Atef Nassau.
accused of being the ringleader;
army officers Hassan Syam and
Amin Fawzi and civilian Abdel
Hamid Islambiuli.
Retired Mai. Ghanem Fl
Sadly got 10 years, Capt.
Ahmed Kawkab and civilian
Mohamed Sawady and Ahmed
Sakka 7 years and retired Col.
Hassan Abdel Ghaffar 5 years.
Mohamed Hilmy Ibrahim and
Ahmed Chairman, both retired
army officers. were acquitted.
Salah Ell Din and Hassan
we're cabinet ministers in the
governments of the Wafdist
party before King Farouk was
overthrown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

to repeal or revise the Nc
Mahon Act. which sharply cur
tails the sharing Of atomic In
formation. even with friendly
nations.
Change Sought In Act
Mr.. Macmillan's Conservative
government evidently feels the
recent forward strides by the
Soviet Union may persuade
Congress the Fact should bt
changed.
Britain's enthusiasm for q
pooling Of effort has beer
evident for some time.
Referring to rocketry. De-
Tense Minister Duncan Sandyi
told the recent annual con-
ference Of the Conservative
Party:
I'VE regret very much that
we should now be duplicating
the effort Of rare scientific
brains in this field. Should the
Americans decide. in the light
Of recent developments. that
some change Is desirable. they
will find a ready response here.
The Conservative Daily Tele-
graph expressed the opinion
that the Soviet progress has
made the climate of opinion
In America favorable for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

DIR EcTORS
EDWARD c. BALrz
WILLIAM n. DYER
WILLIAM /. KING
W. s MARrINoIL'.
THORNTON w OWEN
ROBERT o. scHoLz
SAMUEL scRIvENER SIR
SAMUEL scRIvENER. JR
}. HORACE sMITHEY
CARL c. sMUck