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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-09-05
Praying Mantids In Action

Among the more interesting Of
our friends of the insect world
are the praying mantids. They are
called by this name because of
the position in which they hold
their front feet while waiting for
other insects to come close enough
to be captured. Because of the
purpose for which they assume
this peculiar attitude, it has been
suggested that they be called
praying Mantids. -
They are our friends because
they are predaceous. They will
capture and deVour- almost any
kind of insect or other small ami
NAL. The: majority of the insects
they eat: are enemies of man.
Along with the harmful animals
they kill are some beneficial ones.
Observations indicate and most
entomologists agree that Mantids
do more good than harm.
In weighing the good and bad
points of the Mantids, we note
that they take for their food such
beneficial: animals as honeybees,
ladybird beetles, little frogs, liz
ards, and perhaps others. They at
tack any insect that come in sight
including their own brothers and
sisters. While they are cannibal-
istic, their own species is not a
major item of their Diet.
Life History
The life history of the praying
Mantids follows the general pat
tern OF the other insects~,in the
order to which they belong, the
Orthoptera. There is usually, if
not always only one generation
per year. Because of this, we see
few of these insects until they
become large and are exposed
more to view.
The adult females which are
usually from 2.5 to 3.5 inches
long, lay eggs in the Fall, There
may be from Is to 400 eggs per
case, but more commonly about
so. They usually produce from 2
to 6 egg cases which are called
oothecae by the tntomologists.
The case is constructed from a
mass of foamy material secreted
by the female, The eggs, shaped
like grains of rice, but smaller,
are packed evenly in rows, on
end. The foam dries into a leath-
cry case and protescts the eggs.
The egg case is usually attach
ed to twig, strand of wire, post,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-09-05
PETAL METHODIST CHURCH
MAIN STREET, PETAL

Services begin With Sunday
Sc hool at 9:45 am, w. G..
Mathis, Superintendent.
Rev. j. P. Payne, P st o r.
breaches at 1900 am. and 700
pm.
WSCSi meets at 900 pm. on
Mondays.
Mid-Week Prayer Meeting is
held at 700 pm. on Wednes-
days. Choir practice follows pray
er meeting.
Song services are under the
direction of Mrs. B. L. Coulter;
Mrs.. d. H. Halliwell, ST., Organ
list.
The public is cordially invited
20 attend. The nursery is open
ct all services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20

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growth. That's why Ammcns is bet
ter than unmedicated powders for
clothes rub, raw cracked toes and
other minor skin irritations. Use
pleasantly-scented Ammcns daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
He W ANTS S.
Per Car, Too.

Editor Of Herald:
Wanted $500 for every ear
owner in Prince Edward County,
or $4,000 a year.
I live in an old two-room house.
have an old 1850 model car.
need so many things, / can't itemize
them. So | request or would like
every car owner in Prince Edward
to send me S. every year from now
on on the 18th of March
Does it sound silly or crazy to
you?
II does to me but it isn't any
sillier or crazier than what our
county commissioners are about to
unload on us, the S. county tag each
year.
II you are in favor of the S. tax
be sure and send me S. also when
you buy your tag Everyone Of cur
commissioners are rich men / need
it Woise than they do.
/. you want 100 per cent security
try the county jail or 60 to Russia.
More another week
Ralph Doll
Route /. Keysville. Va.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
Letters To Editor

find bar of soap and pound of
lard at any price to say
nothing of coffee for 81 cents,
More significantly, the paper
comments on the present day
tendency to buy ready prepared
and frozen foods" which of course
boosts the grocery bill. since
somebody must be paid for the
work the housewife doen't want
to do. Or maybe she hasn't time.
1t may well have taken her
great grandfather all week to carr
the amount of that 1868 grocery
bill while many a slip Of a
girl, who works and keeps house
too, makes that in an hourl
At any rate, Mr. Cooper thinks
we shouldn't damn the corner
grocer Or the farmer, or even ttlt
middle-man for high food prices
and he has made a very good
case indeed.
Sincerely,
Bob Taylor
Washington, D. c.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26

pany and, in addition, profits. II
any. from the fire insurance bust
ness. This gives investors diversifi.
cation of securities plus a cut in the
fire insurance business. Can any
mutual investment trust match this
combination?
In addition to Investigation, in
vestors in fire insurance stocks have
the advantage of excellent manage
ment. Fire insurance companies
employ experts for the selection of
their securities, which are also
most carefully watched by an in
vestn,ent committee. The record of
the investment holdings of these
companies is very commendable.
Over a period of years the income
from fire insurance stocks has been
excellent. There are cases. such as
that of the Home Insurance Com
pany, where this record extends
over hundred years. There is,
however, cycle in the industry
which I should mention There will
be a period Of heavy losses and low
profits. after which the companies
get permission from the State COM
missions to raise their premium
rates. Then follows a period of good
profits. After few years. losses
climb again. but the companies will
again be allowed to increase premi-
uI1lS. In the long run, the State
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26

( l have studied for years and have
invested considerable money there.
in.
Many Disagree with Me
The investment trusts have been
doing considerable selling of in.
surance stocks. especially those Of
the fire insurance companies. They
feel that the present agency sys-
tenn" is becoming obsolete. There
may be radical changes in the sell
ing organizations of the fire insur.
ance stock companies; but their ex-
ecutives do not now admit it.
Many investors also fear the NUT
ual stock fire companies. OF course
there are no stockholders in the
mutual life companies; but certain
stock fire insurance companies use
la mutual system for premiums
They offer to save the buyer of in
surance good part of the commits
sion now going to the agent. My
own feeling Is there will always be
a field for both classes. each one
keeping the other on its toes.
Diyersification and Management
The sensible investor will classify
fire insurance companies with the
best investment trusts. BY buying
such fire insurance stocks an inves-
tor gets the advantage of the divi-
bends and coupons paid on the Sc
curitles held by the insurance COM
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
Bdbs0n Discusses Insurance Stocks

BabSon Park. Mass. Feb. 2I.-I
have recently been quoted as fol-
lows: Il believe If Jesus were here
today. instead Of being a carpenter
he would be an insurance agent -
My explanation Of this is that I be-
lieVe the insurance business is a
clear illustration of applied Chris
tianity If someone home burns.
the company does not usually use
its capital to pay the unfortunate
person The insurance is paid from
premium contributed by the rest
OF us whose houses have not burned
II one of us dies and the wife re-
ceives insurance for $4,000. the
rest Of us. through our premiums.
pay the wife these much-needed
funds. Let me now give you some
ideas as TO my thoughts on insur-
ance in general.
Different Kinds of Insurance
The simplest insurance is life in
surance On these life company
stocks was very bullish a few
years age when they were cheap:
but since then they have increased
threetoid IN price and. hence, are
not so attractive The health, acct
dent and automobile CT mp any
stocks have never appealed to me:
but some are OK. The surety and
bonding companies l know nothing
about. The fire insurance companies
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
The allotments in force now are:

Acreage placed in the soil bank would
pay the grower 13c per pound, based on
the average yield per acre over five year
period experienced by each individual
grower.
If ten per cent cut is made in the 1857
crop, and ten per cent is placed in the soil
bank, Virginia dark-fired tobacco would
fail to supply demand by more than mill
lion pounds or 800. This would mean that
the trade would have to find foreign grown
substitutes for Type q, and perchance the
market for this type would dwindle furth-
err The grower would in effect put himself
out of the dark-fired tobacco business for
years.
The soil bank in this case is a misnomer
Money placed in bank continues to earn,
but tobacco acreage placed in a soil bank
ceases to earn for anyone. It must lie idle.
1t can not be used for pasture, nor for
gardens, nor for grazing the family COW. 1t
must be idle. A grower forfiets his pay
ment if this land is used in any way except
for a cover crop.
Decision on assigning allotments to the
soil bank must be made prior to March l.
The question practically resolves itself in
to one of complete decline and collapse of
Virginia Type q or not. Unless enough to-
bacco of this type is raised to supply the
demand, the markets will be lost and
foreign tobaccos, principally from Africa
substituted. Once lost, it will be practical
~ impossible to be regained
For this section Of Virginia this is me-
mentous decision. Growers are giving it
careful consideration, and we are told that
growers who had planned or who had as
signed acreage to the soil bank have recon-
sidered and will produce their normal al
lotment, with the additional hope that some
action may be taken by the Secretary of
Agriculture to restore the proposed 1919
reduction now ordered in acreage in this
type.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
DoubIe Check

Having celebrated Washington's
birthday, in all sorts of ways, and
not regarding the truth. we come
to the beginning of Republican
get-together in Roanoke to set up
a State organization of teen-agers
and college youngsters. Having
fooled and lured the women they
now begin on the youth of the
land no comment! That's for
you Democrats what started the
ball rolling to gloat and finally
moWrn over.
What we don't like we just don't
understand and whatever will
come from the talks Dulles and
the President are having is morn
I can tell. Just talking to each
other gets us nowhere in a World
disorder such as there is today
Burying their heads in the sand
would not save the nation in any
atomic war. If sixty per cent of
NAiN ptOPII ONlIIfNO WliaI biltoN ~
porters tell this would be a crazy
people to inhabit this continent.
Evidently they don't believe or
like the blind mule.
Those in and at the controls
differ with the Dulles Eisenhower
policy There just amt nobody
agreeing. not even the United Ma
tons and them sanctions"
there amt none that can see the
end Of them, May tie us up into
entanglements We will never get
out of and can't everybody
mess around on a golf course.
I had a visit by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Dean, of Tennessee, and
MI Ed Yancey, Of Yancey's Super
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26

the reductions ordered by the Secretary,
the problem has not been solved and will
not be solved until the separation of types
has been effected.
Under the soil bank legislation, which
was in effect until last week, one acre or
30R of the allotment whichever was great
er could be placed in the soil bank. Last
week, all restrictions We're lifted, in effect,
by ruling that total of 1000 acres or
fifty percent Of the allotment in any county
could be placed in the soil bank. AS there
is no county in the Virginia dark-fired to-
bacco belt with as much as a 1000 acres,
all of the tobacco allotments in Virginia
dark-fired belt could be placed in the soil
bank
The allotments in force now are:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
Who's Afraid OF
The Cost of Living?

Dear Editor.
In spite of our present day
alarm over that "cost-of Living
index, and its practice Of NOV
ing in only one direction per-
haps the good old-days weren't
SD good either.
This stabilizing thought is in
spired by Publisher c. Harlan
Cooper, of THE HILTON IN. "
fRECORD, who publishes a groce-
ry bill of 1868 and compares it
with today's prices. 1t shows that
| the great granddaughter Of the
Housewife who paid s4.88 for a
grocery order in 1868, would have
paid only eight cents more for the
same items today - 80 years
later - and that six Of the four
teen are cheaper nova days.
| Here is Mr.. Cooper's COMPARE
| san
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
Tobacco Squeeze

THERE is nothing new about the gradual
dwindling of the Virginia dark-fired to-
bacco production and acreage. The problem
began with the first Agricultural Adjust
ment Act, passed in 1882. The error made
at that time was in putting dark-flred Vlr-
ginia tobacco in the same class with Ken
lucky and Tennessee dark-fired tobacco.
The plain admitted fact is that Virginia
Type q is not the same kind OF tobacco
as type %, %, and "a. This has been proven
down through the years, when demand Tor
Virginia tobacco has consistently surpass-
ed the supply. The same is true today. Ac-
cording to our best information the trade
still demands about II million pounds of
Virginia Type q, and the supply has been
cut to less than II million and now faces
another 1917 cut in addition to an unknown
reduction through the soil bank.
There is nothing new about this. Back in
1850, a great movement was begun in the
Virginia dark-fired area to separate the
types Growers from every area of the belt
lover 5000 of them-met a Mr.. James
Thigpen Chief of the Agricultural Depart
ment Tobacco Section, in Farmville on a
cold day in March, March 10, to be exact
and told him what the growers wanted A
mass Of data was presented by the late j.
L. Maxton, agricultural economist of V.P.I,
in support of the growers demands for
separation of Virginia Type Il from the
Types %, %, and "a. Irrefutable evidence
was presented High expectations were held
that relief would come for Virginia grow
ers.
The Agricultural Adjustment Admins
traton moved slowly, so did Congress, and
in August 1850, a pilgrimage was made to
Washington by 200 or more growers of this
area A meeting was held and further de-
mands made on the Tobacco Section of the
Agriculture Department. All to no avail.
The problem is still with us. The truth of
the whole business is that if the shoe was
on the other foot, that is, if Types %, 3d.
and "a were suffering from the regulation
and were in the position of being pushed
off the market, such fuss would be raised
in Washington as to make an atomic bomb
sound like fire cracker. Politicians and
growers from those states would furnish
the explosive ingredients
Virginia dark-fired tobacco of less than
II million pounds just doesn't make enough
fuss to be heard.
The Secretary of Agriculture has the
power to separate the types of dark-tobac-
co. Title H. subtitle A, section 301 15)
provides that
The provisions of this title shall apply to
each of such kinds Of tobacco severally Pro-
yided that any or more of the types COM
prlsmg any such kind of tobacco shall be
treated kind of tobacco" for the pur-
poses of this Act if the Secretary finds there
is difference in the supply and demand con-
dltons as among such types of tobacco which
results in a difference in the adjustments
needed in the marketings thereof in order to
maintain supplies in line with demand"
Even though Representatives Watkins NJ
Abbitt, has worked necessarily, and sue
ceSSfullV on several occasions t0 relieve
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26
Old Landmark Gone

Editor of Herald:
Sorry to see the demise of CaIra
Mill. I thought | had seen, heard
or read everything but this tells me
differently. The last time saw this
old mill was in about 1894, certainly
not later, and then it seemed ready
to collapse. 1t looked as only an old
mill can and must have been q
mess. I am now at rs.
Hopin' U R the same. "Old
Timer"
John Ware
Rome, Ga.
P. S. Ask Sandy Gray about the
mill.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26


even lower than those quoted But
we think THE RECORD did a
pretty good job of shopping to
Commissions are fair with the in
surance companies and allow them
a reasonable average profit Those
who buy these stocks and consis-
tently hold them should have safety,
diversification, and good manage
ment, resulting over a long period
in both capital gains and a fair in
come.
In addition, corporations such as
the Gamewell Company are con-
stantly at work installing fir e
alarms. sprinkler systems, an d
other means of fire protection. Leg
islatures are constantly passing laws
forcing fireproof construction. Dan
gerous sluns which are breeders Of
fires are being constantly torn down.
All of this works to the advantage
OF the insurance companies. their
policyhol0ers. and their stockhold-
ers. Just now the industry is in a
period OF heavy losses and most fire
insurance stocks can be bought for
much less than their book value
Hence. this seems to be the right
time to buy good fire insurance
stocks.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-26

AOtdlS 9f'oo o1So
Mr.. Cooper suggests further
that by shopping around a house
wife could probably find prices
even lower than those quoted. But
we think THE RECORD did a
pretty good job of shopping to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-15

FURNISHED BEDROOM for a
lady. End floor apartment, cor.
Main and Stoddart, opposite
Holy Rosary Church. Call at
457 Stoddart or Phone CT. 2.
SOTO.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-15

dent of the French Episcopal La
Dor Committee, told the members
of the French Center of Chris
tian Employers that they must
show respect for the working
man in their manner of speech,
by listening to his explanation of
his needs and by permitting him
to express his ideas about certain
aspects of industrial activity.
An exchange Of ideas and q
mutual understanding Of cur
rent problems Of both labor
and management is necessary
for the achievement Of social
Justice, the Archbishop said.
Noting that the Church's social
doctrine is frequently misunder-
stood, Archbishop Query refut-
ed three often repeated objec-
tons to it.
TO the objection that the
Church's social program seems to
be a revival of cl~ericalism, the
Archbishop answered that the
program does not mean that the
clergy ought to direct factories
or interfere in a realm of human
activity which is not rightly
theirs.
II is the layman's duty to see
to it that Christian principles are
activated in the world of enter
prise, he pointed out. The priest
is merely the teacher and inter
prefer of these principles, he
said.
A second objection frequently
raised is that the social doctrine
does not apply to any who are
not members of the Church, the
Archbishop declared. But this is
a complete error, he said. The
Church's social doctrine is firm.
Fly based upon the natural law
and appeals to all who love jus,
tice and who desire the improve.
ment of life here on earth. he
pointed out.
Archbishop Query said that
the third major objection is that
the Church is trying to apply in
flexible and far-fetched princi-
plies to a reality which is con.
stantly changing and always pres
ent.
Perhaps this is partially true,
the Archbishop SAID, for the So
cial doctrine Of the Church is bas-
ed on certain great principles
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-15
No Old-Age Insurance
Needed On FOrmosa Isle

NCHUNG, Formosa-
There's no Social Security or old.
age insurance here, but the Chi
nese have their own kind of old.
age insurance-strong family ties.
On Formosa, a rather takes
complete care of his children.
He raises them and educateS them
and when they are ready to marry,
he arranges the wedding and gives
the newly-wedsA house on his
property. Then, when he and his
wife are old, his children in turn
care for them for the rest of their
days.
Zone of the worst crimes in re.
cent years, getting more newspa.
per space than most murders" re-
ports Father Michael O'Connor,
Maryknoll Missioner from New
York, twas the rare case here of
two sons who took their father to
a hospital and deserted him there.
This is unheard of among Chinese
who love their old people as much
as they love their children.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-15
Requiem Mass Offered
For Dean al C.. u.

CINCINNATI-(NC)-- Requiem
Mass has been offered here for
Msgr. Edward George Rocker, 60,
dean of the School of Canon Law
at the Catholic University of
America, in Washington. DC,
who died (Oct. 29) in Providence
Hospital. Washington, DC.
A native of Cincinnati, Msgr.
Rocker was ordained in Rome on
May 26, 1928. After further stud.
les in Rome and then at Catholic
University, he returned to the Gin.
cinnati archdiocese.
Following five years of teach.
ing and parish work, he returned
TO Catholic University in 1891 as
instructor in canon law. He be.
came a full professor in 1916 and
was named dean in 1852.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-15

1t was not always thus. Prior to
the Protestant Reformation the
Church thrived, thanks to the
Christian leadership of 11th-
century King Canute the Great.
But with the spread of Protest
antism King Frederick ! became
a Lutheran, and his son Christian
III established Lutheranism as
the state religion.
From time to time various
forms of anti-Catholic legislation
were passed in Denmark. Priests,
for instance, were forbidden to
perform religious functions, and
conversions we're prohibited I'M
der penalty of death or expulsion.
More than 80 per cent of the
population of the nation now
claim affiliation with the state
church, but in practice not more
than about three per cent of
those claiming membership are
regular churchgoers. Thus it can
be seen how the Church could
lose her spiritual force but main
tain her social prestige.
This is probably why also the
Danish parliament could in 1856
pass a bill to make legalized
abortions easier to obtain. Cou-
ples-and even unwed mothers
may through this legislation
claim that the birth of a child is
not economically convenient, and
thus have an abortion performed
at state expense.
1t is also why a year ago such
a stir was raised over the first
appointment in history of a Cath
Ollie principal to a state primary
school. But it may be indicative
of the advances being made in
Denmark in the professional
fields, where doctors and teachers
are organized into strong Catho-
lie groups.
There is every indication that
the Catholic Church in Scandi-
navia will one day again take its