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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

sent Sundav afternoon visiting
Monticello AMI other points of inter
est at Charlottesville.
Miss Peggy Terrill, of Richmond,
va, a week I'D guest Of the H. c.
Peal ins fam'ly
Miss PERI III in Richmond
Miss Linda Ierkins spent Friday
ris hi in Richmond with Mr., and
Mrs F, A. Martin.
M. and Mrs. Gene Norris and
Mrs. Ethel Gouldman. of Richmond,
were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver c. Lippy. Mrs Lippy's son.
Billy West, went back to Richmond
with them to spend the week end
He came home late Sunday with his
aunt. Miss Lenora Piercy, who
spent a few hours with her mother,
Mrs. S. F. Piercy.
Mrs S. F. Piercy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver c. Lippy and sons,
Stevie and Carter, spent Saturday
in Richmond
Miss Helene Frame, of Richmond.
was week end guest here Sunday.
Another guest Of the ] H. Frame
family for the week end was Jerry
Percy, of Richmond.
Mills Family Visits
Mr.. and Mrs. Walther Mills. and
daughter, Nancy, of R m o d,
were Sunday afternoon guests at
the homes Of S. f. Piercy and Oliver
c. Lippy
/ Mr.. and Ms. Raymond Percy
spent the week end with relatives
in Norfolk
M. and MRS E P Hicks we're
IN Richmond Tuesday morning to
visit Fred T. Hicks, who is patient
at the Retreat for the Sick Hospital
Matt J. Michaux flew to Wallings-
ford. Pa. Thursday to spend about
10 DAYS with Mr. and Mrs william
Bullock.
Mrs. Michaux in Richmond, Too
Mrs. W. w. Michaux, of M'chaux
Grant went to Richmond F'iday to
spend several days with her family
there.
Mrs. w. NJ. Tilman Mrs. Jack
Ford and Francis Tlman were in
Richmond Saturday to visit Mrs
Alice Tilman Sledd, who is patient
al Richmond Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. j T. Southern has been able
to return to her home after having
/ had to spend several weeks in the
hospital in Staunton following a fall
on ice which broke her hip,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

that a better-fed community will
be reflected in the next survey in
Amelia county, due to the efforts
of this committee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

tips which use less tobacco per
cigarette. and more complete u,e
of tobacco leaves is probably res
ponSible.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

There were IS patients in the hos
pital Thursday
Patients Admitted
c. j Crump. Farmville; Mrs.
Mary Haley. Keysvillc; Rore r
Amos, Keysville; Mrs. l. M Moore,
Fa, mville; James Cogdill, Cumber-
land. F. j. Horlander, Jr, Meher-
rim, Miss Brenda Price, crew e;
Mrs. Harry Wood, South Boston:
Mrs. G. E. Newcomb. Chase City;
Miss Sylvia Inge, Chase City; Mrs,
M. E. Henderson, Far m viii c;
Charles Harding. Keysville; Robert
Yeats, Crewe: j H Mahan, Black
stone; Raleigh Bates, Rice; M M.
Clingenpeel, Crewe. Mrs J. J.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

ment of Agriculture. More
rettes apparently are being
per pound of tobacco than for
An increased proportion Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
New York Gonqs

All cities in this day and age are
having plenty of'trouble with juvenile
delinquents. But New York seems to be
having considerably more than its share,
and we wonder why?
Teen-agers have murdered two boys
and man in the past week. A branch
library has been forced by vandals to
close down. Brutal street assaults have
become so commonplace that they go
almost unnoticed in the New York press.
And this in what is supposed to be one
of the country's more enlightened COM
munities in dealing with such problems.
1t is quite obvious, however, that the
New York authorities have little II any
idea how to cope with the situation.
We note that Governor Hartman has
called a meeting of his State Youth
Commission to explore the problem, and
that magistrate has cautioned against
blaming all youths for the gang war
fare since, according to him, "only"
per cent of the city's young people are
involved in crime.
This strikes us as a rather high
percentage, considering the number Of
teen-agers in New York, but II 1t really
is negligible, why cannot the police and
Juvenile agencies cope with the prob
lem? We have noted that many of the
so-called juveniles who were rounded
up after the recent murders had prior
criminal records. 1t might be useful II
Governor Harriman's youth commission
would look into the question Of what
punishment, If any, was meted out for
those earlier offenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

1855 and effected what was supposed to
have been great and lasting reconcile
alton" Within matter of months, that
reconciliation" had fallen apart, and
the present one conceivably may be
equally fragile.
In any event, there is reason to doubt
that Marshal Tito, regardless of what
ever concessions Mr.. Khrushchev may
have made to him, has bargained away
the independence that has served him so
well in his dealings with both the Com
muniSt and the free worlds. In fact, as
some observers speculate, the new So
Wet approach to him may mean that the
Kremlin is veering toward his view ia
voring a Softening Of MoScow's grip on
the FESTIVE satellites. But we shall see
what we shall see. Meanwhile, the
chances still seem better than even that
he will continue to be his own master.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
The Presidents Gifts

Any President, certainly any popu-
lar President, has something Of prob
lem in deciding what to do about the
gifts his admirers shower on him. Mr..
Eisenhower, when asked about this at
his news conference, gave pretty good
answer.
Most of the gifts that have come his
way, or at least those which have re-
ceived much publicity, have been for his
Gettysburg farm. The list includes cat
tie, pigs, a fancy tractor, shrubbery, a
putting green and whatnot. They add up
In value to tidy sum, and there has been
more than a little public comment about
them. So the question is legitimate one
should President accept any gifts,
and, If the answer is yes, where should
the line be drawn between those that he
will accept and those that he will not?
Mr.. Eisenhower did not try to evade
the question. He said that as far as he is
concerned he needs no gifts and never
accepts gifts If he thinks there is any per-
Sonal, any selfish motive behind them.
He rules out gifts from corporations and
business firms, but sees no reason why
he should not keep his relations with
people on ga friendly, decent basis"
This, it seems to us, is the only way
In which President can operate. 1t
comes down to matter of good taste
and good judgment. If the bearer Of a
gift has some Interior purpose, If he is
looking for quid pro quo, Of course he
should be summarily sent about his
business. But If this is not the case, II
the person donating the gift Is simply
an admirer Of the President, or even II
he hopes to get his picture taken with the
President, we see no objection. A PreSi-
dent can hardly reject this kind Of
offering without implying that his ad-
mirers are trying to corrupt him-and
we do not believe that any President is
subject to suspicion Of corruption on
this score, be the gift 10-pound ham
or prize bull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
Socialism at Work

Even among those who worry about
the high cost of poor health in America,
there must be sympathetic concern for
the plight of our British cousins. For in
that partly socialized country there Is
developing potentially dangerous short
age of doctors. And the fault is traced
directly to a system that permits only
a meager income by any modern stand
ards to persons trained in the medical
profession. In effect, the British family
doctor works for the government. His
fee and his practice both are fixed by
bureaucratic decision and his average
income limited since 1851 at approx
mately $4,000 yearly. The end result is
not surprising one. In the past twelve
months, picking up particularly when the
Suez crisis threatened new auSterities in
the United Kingdom, British doctors
have been emigrating in steady stream
principally to Canada, Australia and
the United States. Twenty per cent Of
one qualified group left the home coun-
try last year.
The economic well-being Of British
doctors does not, perhaps, provide a
broad enough stage for sitting in final
judgment on this experiment in social
ism and naturalization. 1t may be said,
also, that 1t is strictly Britain's business
and that-aS usual-they will "muddle
through" Nevertheless, the evidence in
this limited example of how socialism
can Illustrate the individual and perhaps
jeopardize the national welfare offers a
depressing commentary on the theory OF
letting bureaucratic big brother" run
all the affairs of men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
Against Burke

Some years ago I had a
bit to do with the operation
Of an airline, so that I do,
at least to some extent, quail
ify as an unqualified expert.
The location of the pro-
posed new Burke airport is
without question unrealistic.
I am not particularly in favor
of Friendship Airport but 1
do feel we should seriously
consider using it.
The cost of new airports
today is so fantastic that
we must make every effort
to use facilities that are al
ready available to us. It
might well be possible to
transport passengers from
our Union Station to the
Friendship Airport via a
high-speed ground convey
ance. The helicopter system
now being used in the New
York City area seems cum
bersome. inconvenient and
expensive. Friendship Air
port may leave something to
be desired but it also has
many assets.
AS a taxpayer. I well know
that / have little voice that
will be heard but there must
be some alternative to build
ing a multimillion dollar air.
port at Burke.
TosA...,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
LET'S Hope So

I recently had the pleasure
Of a short talk with our new
Secretary Of the Treasury.
He impressed me as an odd
timer" who believes in an
honest dollar. honest work.
honest spending and a bal
anced budget. 1t is my belief
that If Secretary Anderson
can enlist the support of the
administration we will be able
to witness a revival Of the
sane and sensible system Of
balancing the budget, of hav-
ing a surplus instead of a
deficit. Let's hope so. A half
dozen men Of courage and
capacity could bring about a
cessation Of squandering and
waste, instead of increasing It
by adding a few billions for
this and that and the other
purpose, at a time when all
departments and officials Of
the Government should con-
centrate upon decreasing and
not increasing our public
debt. upon saving and not
wasting, as in the past.
Wade H. Cooper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

T. r. T. Of Jocelyn street
is surprised to hear that the
number of birds in nearby
Maryland has been reduced
over the years.
He says he lives much
closer to town and in his
block he can count about 30
species.
This is a normal number
for suburban blocks, and
sometimes as many may be
counted in what is regarded
as the deep city.
Mr.. rs list includes the
catbird. blue jay, cardinal.
wren, English sparrow, song
sparrow white throated
sparrow, startling, wood
thrush, downy woodpecker,
hairy woodpecker, flicker.
brown creeper, nuthatch.
grackle. mockingbird, brown
thrasher, towhee, crow,
sparrow hawk. least fly
catcher. robin. chickadee.
junco. tufted titmouse. pigeon
cowbird, bobwhite. dove. bat.
barnswallow and humming-
bird. Editors note-The bat
is not a bird.)
+ y
In considering any such
list. it is always interesting
to try and figure out which
one is the favorite.
Just as one may select
Sousa's STARS and Stripes
Forever" as the favorite of
all marches. so one may
choose the catbird as king Of
all ones feathered friends.
Let us not shy away from
that phrase. ones "feathered
friends"
Surely, they are all friends.
and 1t does no harm to speak
of them as such.
Birds are mans friends in
many ways, in addition to
their prime job of helping us
by killing inimical insects.
Just because a few laughs
have been raised at the
phrase, "feathered friends"
let us not discard such usage.
but keep it proudly as a just
title.
The catbird is one Of the
very best.
Among the birds, we have
best and very best.
All are best.
And some are better than
the ordinary best.
Among the very best, then.
must be classified the catbird.
blue jay. and cardinal, and
the wood thrush.
There is just one selection
Of the super-best among the
everyday birds that come to
our gardens.
The catbird is a pleasant
fellow. quite likely to drop
down on a chair close to your
own in the yard any after
noon.
y
1t is a good thing to keep
a chair or stool close by, just
for that purpose, to attract
the birds.
The rungs Of chairs have
an instant appeal to birds,
Of course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

cause Of you. We are still a
couple young enough to have
our own family, but after
these years Of this sort of
thing. wonder what chance
you stand to rear a decent
person when they have this
sort to grow up with. But
does becoming a parent make
you cease to care about other
people? If this country is
supposed to be setting an ex-
ample for the rest Of the
world to follow, 1t doesn't
seem as though we are set
ting a very good one.
Needless to say, our new
home is for sale.
AnOnym0ua.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
Taking Things for Granted

one OF the greatest lessons taught
by the Senate'S passage of the civil
rights bill is the danger of taking things
for granted
The superb leadership of Senator
Lyndon johnson during the long debate
on the jury trial amendment was re-
sponsible for bringing that lesson home.
The jury trial issue was raised, debated
and defeated in the House, where the
rules necessarily limit debate. When
Senator EaStland indicated that it would
be raised in the Senate, long before the
bill ever reached the floor, it was taken
Tor granted that he was doing it as
diversion, as an attempt to delay or to
kill the bill. That was a logical con-
clusion.
Taking that belief for granted, how
ever, led naturally to the next asSump-
ton, that as Southerner was raising
the jury issue, the jury issue itself was
without substance. And that was taken
Tor granted to such an extent that people
all over the country, and some of our
greatest newspapers, derided the issue,
belittled its Importance, took for grant,
ed that anybody who spoke in favor Of
1t was seeking to weaken" or to destroy
the civil rights bill itself, and to make
impossible its fundamental objective OF
protecting the right to vote. Had Sem
ator EaStland or some of his Southern
colleagues been in charge of the amend
ment, public diStruSt of their motives
would have overshadowed any serious
examination Of the issue they raised.
When such known liberals as Sen
ator OMahoney, free of the faint of
sectional prejudice, took over the argu-
ment, the Senate got down to brass
tacks. It's approval of the amendment
made approval of the bill certain. And
while a great many people still took it
for granted that the jury amendment
had weakened the bill, an examination
OF the facts of the matter has convinced
a great many doubters that the opposite
is true. That conviction, we are sure.
Will become stronger with greater I'M
Outstanding Of the significant step that
the Senate has taken in STRENGTHENING
voting rightS-a step that the House.
we are sure, will in the end sustain.
We are more ready to take for
granted, in this country, the unworthy
motives Of men in public life than to
credit them with convictions on matters
OF principle. The Senate has demon
strated the error of that sort of cynicism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

@. What does it cost a big
discount house to do busi-
ness, as compared with a
department store?-W. T.
A. One of the largest dis
count firms. operating nine
stores. recently reported that
operating cost was slightly
more than IL per cent on
sales. This is about one
third the operating cost of
many department stores. The
discount chain reported that
its New York store does a
yearly business Of over $1,000
a square foot Of selling space.
as compared with around $85
for an average successful de-
partment store, and SOB for
department stores with sales
Of $50 million q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
Tito and Moscow

neaolng tea leaves in cup could
not be much less enlightening than try
ing to fgure out the precise meaning of
the recent meeting between Marshal
Tito and Nikita KhruShchev. The Yugo-
slav leader and the chief of the So
Wet Communist Party apparently have
worked out some sort of agreement. but
the of11cial communique on the subject is
so vaguely worded that outsiders can
only make gueSses as to what the whole
thing signifies.
One firm fact, which came into the
open prior to the secret Tito-Khrushchev
get-together, is that the Kremlin has
promised not to renege any longer on its
pledge to extend to Belgrade $3.50 mil
lion IN economic aid. This pledge was
made many months ago, but the Soviet
leaders deliberately forgot all about 1t
after Marshal Tito and his theoretical"
Communist regime had not only lauded
the Polish Reds for seeking measure of
independence from Moscow, but also
openly criticized RuSsia'S brutal suppress
sion OF last falls rebellion for freedom
in Hungary.
In exchange for the revived eco
nomic help, Marshal Tito now has
agreed to join in concrete forms of CO.
operation" between his government and
the Soviet government and between his
brand Of communism and the Kremlin's
brand. Exactly what this means, how
ever, is far from clear. One interpreta-
ton Is that the Belgrade maverick, who
has been acting as his own boss ever
since his sensational break with Stain
in 194S, has consented to work much
more closely with Moscow in an effort
to promote greater political and ideo-
logical unity within the international
Communist movement. and also to sell
Western Socialists on the idea Of being
less unSympathetic to the policies of the
USSR.
But 1t remains to be seen Just how
this new Yugoslav-Soviet understanding
actually will operate. Some reservations
are in order. Thus, for one thing, It
seems pertinent to remember what hap
pened to relations between Marshal Tito
and the Kremlin after the extraordinary
Bulganin- Khrushchev mission to Bel
ode had abjectly apologized to him in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

police 70 white and Negro
funerals respectively. 1t was
suggested that the wishes Of
the bereaved and possibly Of
the deceased be respected. /
doubt that either parties
cared or would have cared
who kept traffic clear. Are
the wishes of the family con-
cerned when a squad of rifle
men fire volleys preceding
taps. when often one or more
OF the squad at Arlington are
Negroes?
In . world Of revolutionary
ferment and atomic terror In
which our very existence may
depend on friendly nations
OF colored peoples. does it not
seem the better part Of wis
dom that we rid ourselves of
the archaic notions of white
supremacy? In public service
the element of forced asso-
Citations has no place.
E. B. Henderson,
President. Virginia State
NAACP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08
President Calm Under Criticism,

President Dwight D. Essen
hover has been under heavy
criticism from many angles
and various groups in recent
weeks. His leadership, so far
as Congress and foreign af-
fairs are concerned, has been
the subject of bitter COM
ment. The President, how
ever, does not get hotheaded,
fortunately for him and the
country. every time he is
criticized. He keeps his head.
He sticks to his determine
ton to get the best he can
for the American people
whether from a recalcitrant
Congress or from a Commu-
mist nation or from a more
friendly but differing govern
ment abroad.
At his press conference
yesterday, the President was
asked by a reporter whether,
in view of the fact he had
gotten very little" Of his
program enacted by Congress,
he felt it was because he was
a lame duck President" (be-
cause he cannot run for an
other term under the two
term amendment to the Con-
stitution) or because he had
failed in leadership, particu-
larly Of the Republicans in
Congress.
Eisenhower was quick to
reply that he did not believe
he was suffering from the
two-term limitation. So far
as his leadership in Congress
was concerned, he modestly
said he might have failed in
some respects. And then he
added that he did not believe
in making threats and crack
ing down on Republican
members of Congress who
do not support items in
the administrators pro-
gram. Rather, he said, he
believed in reasoning with
them. and that was the
course he followed. In that
way. it was possible to get
much done which was best
for the country. If that is
wrong politically. 1t will just
have to be that way, he COM
mented.
He Wants KOhler Elected
Another correspondent sug-
gested that the President
would be entirely justified
in cracking down on Repub-
lican Congressman who de-
clined to support the Presi-
dents program, especially q
Congressman who goes to
the White House for favors
and seeks the Presidents
support for denomination
and reelection. With a smile,
the President replied that
while he did not believe in
the use of force" and
threats" where recalcitrant
members of Congress-of his
own party-are concerned.
there were varying degrees
Of enthusiasm with which he
supported Republicans for
re-election-and this was
well understood.
In this connection, the
President gave a demonstra-
ton Of his enthusiasm for a
candidate for the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

former Gov. Walter J.
Kohler of Wisconsin who is
running as the Republican
candidate for the seat made
vacant by the death of the
late Senator Joe Mccarthy.
Kohler has been a consistent
supporter of the President,
has campaigned on the Eisen-
hover program, and is doing
so for the special election Of
August q. So far, the Presi-
dent said in answer to a ques-
ton. he has not been asked
to enter the Wisconsin cam
paign. But he added: II
would like to go on record in
support of Gov. Kohler.
I am one Of his great ad-
mirers, and I would like to
see him elected"
Important to G. o. p.
The election of a Republi-
can to fill the Mccarthy seat
is Of great Importance to the
G. o. P. A failure there would
be a terrific psychological
blow at a time when the Re-
publicanS are hoping to re-
capture the New Jersey gov
ernorship and perhaps win a
surprise victory in the Vir-
GINA governorship race next
November. -Four years ago an
election in Wisconsin to fill q
Republican vacancy in the
House, caused by the death Of
the late Representative Hull,
was won by a Democrats
kind of augury of a later
defeat in the Jersey Governor
race.
Further, if Kohler is
elected to the Senate, he will
restore the razor-edge diff
ference in party strength in
that body. With Kohler in
the Mccarthy seat, the
count would be 40 Democrats
to AZ Republicans, and the
death of a single Democratic
Senator from a State which
has a Republican Governor
and there are several
would put the Republicans
in command of the Senate
perhaps for the entire second
session Of the present Con-
gress. For most Governors
are given power to appoint
to fill a vacancy. Such an
appointment plus Vice Presi-
dent Nixon's vote would
give the COP. a majority.
The Democrats are fully
aware Of the Wisconsin elec-
ton potentialities, and they
are making strong efforts to
elect their senatorial candi-
date, William Proxmire, who
lost to Kohler in the 1854
governorship race by a mar
row margin. Their hope lies
in the fact that the Old
Guard Republicans, including
some Of the Mccarthy fol-
lowers, do not like Kohler and
some Of them may stay away
from the polls.
For President Eisenhower.
the election Of Kohler to the
Senate would add to the
group who go along with him
on the demand for revamp-
ing the COP. on up-to-date
lines-what the President
has called modern Repub-
licanism."