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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
FRIDAY, APRIL u. 1857
LongWood College Real Asset

T ONGWOOD College is real asset to
- Farmvlle,~ not only because Of its cul-
tural influence, but, also, in dollars and
cents Dr. Francis Landlord, Longwood
College president, gave the Chamber Of
Commerce a peep into the operations Of
the College Monday night.
Capital expenditures for the biennium
1856 SO will total $967700 a greater part
Of it being used for dormitories. Enroll
ments are expected to remain on gradual
upward trend during the coming years
with 1855 students by 1865 and 1914 by
1870. These estimates are conservative.
The operating budget for the two years
is a million dollars, a goodly portion of
which finds its way into the business chan
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
A Prayer

God, give me strength to build onew
When all my plans are in the dust
10 qlaff Illustrations bitter brew
And still keep on because must
And help me God, to serve the right
Without reword or thought of gain,
Undounted by the evil might
Of those who fill the world With pain
Give me the heart when brief ossoIs
And feel weak ond left alone
To seek Thy did that never fails
Through foith thot Thou Or on Thy throne
Help me. pray, When hope hes He'd
To salvage, and ogain to mend
NV spirit shoken, bruised and bied
But still unbroken 70 the end
God be With me when oge is rife
And when Near eorth's journeys end,
d bid O calm farewell to life
And feel that deaths kindly friend
And give me God, above oil things
Including weoIth ere depart
Thot strength within that ever springs
From sincere and steadfost heart
INITIATED
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

nels of Farmville An average payroll of
$4,000 per month to $50 employees, in
Guiding sixty faculty members, is a stable
figure. In addition the students spend we'll
over 1000 a month locally. Add to these
the cost Of food much Of which is bought
locally. The College is a real economic as
set.
In the years ahead, as the enrolment in
creases the economic value of the College
and its cultural influence win increase pro-
portionally. Too often we are prone to
overlook the value Of our local institutions
and businesses 1t is, therefore, we'll to
take inventory regularly of our existing
assets
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Letters TO Editor
Believes Court
Needs Shakeup
Editor Of Herald .

Editor Of Herald
TO the Supervisors Of Prince Ed
ward County. the taxpayers and
voters
The office Of County Judge is one
Of the most important i'll tho county
1t should be filled. By an intelligent
man and a man with a thorough
sense Of what is meant by honesty.
integrity and decency
I have been defendant III this
court a few times over a period Of
Is years and due to the Judge S idea
Of what was Justice I vas found
guilty and fined regardless Of the
evidence Of my guilt of innocence
was in this court recently to
protect a friends interest. who
knew for a fact was guilty Of having
in his possession Illegal corn liquor
and the officer arrestng the defen-
dant SO testified and to my aston
ishment this charge was dismissed
by the court
Inquire and look over tho cases
that have been tired ID the recent
past and see for yourself
I recommend to you people to put
in office Of trial justice a man with
a degree from a recognized uni
versity. and would suggest to you
that I heieYa the pIo4elu,l-s A.-
torney has far outliyed his useful
ness in his office
william R Doh
knrc,.tlo WIN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

able asset it has taken many years to grow.
Forest fires are mostly caused by mans
carelessness. Few fires result from light
ming. Those people who frequent the for
ests can prevent this annual destruction
by being careful with the use of fire Stomp
out lighted cigarettes break the match aft
er using, douse camp fires, exert more than
usual care during the next few weeks.
Remember-only you can prevent forest
firnSf
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

son, or the young daughter, feel impelled
to make in developing happy family cir
Gle that, in too many instances, is but a
theory?
Happy family life is cooperative af-
fair. It does not depend on father or moth
er, or son or daughter, alone. Unless all
work for the common good, unless all mem
bers Of the family try to be as unseIfish as
possible, then there can be no completely
happy family circle But it is worth think
ing about and working for, What are YOU
going to do about it?
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Highway Safety
Everybody's Problem

ICIaA A-NitJi
Traffic deaths 5000 Of them
over the nation last year are pretty
shocking We all cluck dutifully over
this statistic We all agree some
thing ought to be done about it
50 We scold each other-in the press
and over the air. We deplore the
hot-rod craze and sound off on
modern youth as though it were
somehow different from youth Of
some previous period In history we
demand that our constabulary and
our courts throw the book at
speeders and reckless drivers in
general Then we relax and for
set After All death-on-the- highway
\ is something that always happens to
someone else-up to now, at least
But a recent black -bordered full
page in Duval County (Texl Facts
serves To emphasize that only up to
now has il been somebody else, and
TO suggest that the Reaper has
brushed us all with his black cloak
Here are the dead for 1856. is
the matter-offact copy lead and
following are the names Of the 1859
who persisted by the roadside iii,
DuVal and neighboring counties Of
South Texas.
This brings bereavement and des-
truction too close for comfort or
smugness. Here are names that are
known to the papers readers Here
is the final requiem for loved ones
who died horribly. needlessly and
close BY
dead alike" says this me
mortal page, ARE the careless
and the innocent Dead is the
child too young to fear an auto
mobile as he crossed the street
Dead the careful pedestrian cut
down by careening automo-
bile. Dead the drunken. the
speeding and the inattentive
driver and with him the limo
cent victims who occupied the
cars into which they crashed.
Every death recorded on this
into a pool. The tragedy is not
alone confined TO those who
died. The loss to the family and
to friends, the loss TO the com
munity; these cannot be meas
ured or expressed either in fig
ureS or in words"
This perorati0n goes on to outline
the steps that must be taken to
curb this ne dl e S S. senseleSs
slaughter and emphasizes tn
need for the cooperation Of every
citizen to accomplish these urgent
reforms. Then comes the roll of the
dead, county by county. name after
name
A line at the bottom Of this page
deserves quotation 1t says Pub
llshed as public service in the
interest of public safety by Arno
and Roland Heidi who are truck
dealers in nearby Alice. Tex and
the employees Of this newspaper.
Publisher j L. G. Beaman who
sent us a tear-sheet Of this coop
erative advertisement" says in his
note Mr. Heldt and his brother are
really working on the problem Of
highway safety in our section " And
We would suspect that Mr.. Beaman
and his pitching staff, too.
Sincerely.
Bob Taylor
Washington. D G.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
The Shoulders
Lesson for April IA, 1857

IT WAS an exciting week in Jeru-
L salem There was shouting on
Sunday; there was shouting on
Friday: all about the same Visitor.
one Jesus OF Nazareth Only the
shouting was different On Sunday
he rode in to the city preceded by
a guard Of honor, disorderly to be
sure, but wildly enthusiastic They
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

those that carry disease and those That de
your plants and their fruit.
Gradually. the crop growers are becom-
ing convinced that greater profits from
growing things comes to those who take adj
vantage Of what modern science has done
70 make possible the protection Of crops
from pests Of all kinds
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

out of sight. The Roman police had
him, and they did not disgorge
prisoners easily. The crowd milled
about in the streets outside the
governors castle, and they kept
yelling Cruelty hint Nothing
can be more thrilling than TO be
hailed as King nothing can be
more dreadful than the sound Of
a mob hungry for torture
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

called him King
"son of Dav-
id"); they said
with loud voices
that he came in
the name Of the
Lord the Hosan-
mas must have
been heard for
miles Frid a y
morning the Wis
i+or WAS paoctlv
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Brisbane Australia Cow b Joy
Charles Williams. bitten by a snake,
had no knife 10 cut into the wound
arc gouge out the venom So he
loaded his rifle, placed the muzzIe
against the bite and pulled the trig-
ser The load blew off part Of his
arm and he collapsed but doctors
said the shot saved Williams life
Es L recovering L 1 hospital.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

dendS
Business is paving its share of the fed
eral budget and it comes out of the pockets
Of millions Of shareholders or policy hold
ers of limited income These are double
taxes on the same income-paid once by
the companies on earnings. and then b. the
individuals as personal income tax
A good example of hidden taxes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
We Should Know

1t is not such a dark mystery
why the same people could yen
Hosanna! and Cruelty about the
same person within a week Re
member what was lined UP against
Jesus intrenched interests, self
ishness. Indifference. pride, hatred
greed prejudice For him there
was only truth, and truth has short
shrift when the shouters are going
strong We may be shouters our
selves How is it that on Sunday
we can sing the most devoted
songs about Jesus, we can even
offer prayers in His name, and
then on Monday not waiting tim
Friday our actions, which speak
louder than our words always,
cruelty the Son of God afresh
We sing come from poems which
better Christians wrote we Just
sing along with others, We don't
think much about what the words
mean. Then on Monday we fall in
to the ways Of the world We don't
connect what we are doing (Which
can be pretty deviIish and still
Legal with what we said on Sun
day; and we don't (maybe) inten-
tionally mean anything against
Jesus. But We do and what every
body does and says. and don
stop to think dts too much trouble
for shouter TO Think that what
we are doing, or failing to do. says
louder than words" Jesus? Who's
he? Nobody that makes any diff
ference with me. nobody Id care
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Backgr,- I'd Scripture: Matthew 21:l
III 27:l1-54
Desotionai Reading; Hebrews 9-18
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

NEVER before has light-dr
IN truck packed the tremendc
wallop of GMC's 206 horsepower
It's the most powerful light-du
truck ever built.
1t actually has more power tn
many trucks rated at ! times
capacity. That means ability
move the toughest loads witho
grunting-and move them at tin
saving clip.
Then look what goes along with
as standard equipment:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

A fast-ratio cruising axle for up to
III better gas mileage.
Recirculating ball-bearing steering
for finger-tip handling, Longer,
easier-riding, heavy-duty springs.
Plus boulevard styling and luxury
cab y~ur wife will love to be seen in
boulevard performance to make
yo1t proud.
Come in and see why Blue Chip
quality makes the dollar proud Of
its purchasing power. DO it today
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Army Plans to Close
Philadelphia Arsenal

FORT MEADE. Md. Dec. 81
(P.-Schuylkill Arsenal in
Philadelphia, which dates back
to the administration of Presi-
dent John Adams, will be
closed by the Army about next
March 81.
Second Army headquarters
here announced yesterday that
the arsenal is being closed be-
cause it is uneconomical to
operate as an Army facility.
Disposition of its S.6 acres and
is buildings will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

John Blow: suite in A minor Fro
bereer Suite IN z minor, DAouin;
French Suite in B minor. Bach:
ghetts, Opus 81. Schumann. Inezie.
Cassella; Three Pieces IN Dance
Tempo David Burnett; Fifteen
Hungarian Peasant Songs. Bartok.
The composers and music
which Alexandra Pierce select
ed for her Phillips Gallery
recital last night added up to
make a program Of unusual
interest.
Miss Pierce, who studied at
the University Of Michigan and
the New England Conservatory,
gave her audience a wholesome
diet Of infrequently heard pre-
classic and Twentieth Century
music. with a little Schumann
added for good measure.
Despite the programs inter-
est. however. the concert left
much to be desired. Technical
insecurity resulted in a timid
piano sound and unsteady
tempt. Carelessness made for
choppy. meaningless phrasings
and, at times. muddy pedaling.
insufficient rhythmic definition
gave the early works a rather
aimless, rhapSodic sound COM
pletely inappropriate to music
which is fundamentally of q
dance type.
Miss Pierce is by no means
yet ready to undertake profess
slonal concert work but, in the
meantime. she should be con-
graduated for playing a pro-
gram which is at once modest
and intelligent.
The first half of the program
was devoted exclusively to ex-
amples Of the keyboard suite,
that form which was. to the
composers Of the Baroque era,
comparable to the sonata in
the days Of Haydn. Mozart and
Beethoven. Johann Jacob Fro
berger. the founder Of the clas-
sic suite form. was represented
with a lovely work in A minor.
Suites by Blow and D'Aquin
were charming examples Of the
more free, looSe-knit organize
ton characteristic Of their ma
tional schools, and Bach's B
minor "Frenc n Suite wit
messed the heights which that
master achieved on Froberger's
subStructure.
After the intermiSSion, Bar
tok's Fifteen Hungarian Peas
ant Songs. a few of which have
gained considerable popularity
in orchestral form. compen-
Sated for a very dull Schumann
piece and some rather vapid
poStimpreSSions by Casella and
David Barnett. one of Miss
Pierce's teachers. Technically.
the Bartok was played pretty
well. although I would have
gladly sacrificed some accu-
racy for a little of the fam
boyant vigor which is so much
a part of this music.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
NEWS OF MUSIC
Poroy Makes Brahms
Come VibrontIy Alive

be guest-conducting DR.. Paray's
orchestra and giving the
Detroiters Barber, COPELAND,
Creston and Mendelssohn.
If you missed Paray last
night. give yourself a treat and
hear him tomorrow.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

The FemiIy Council consists OF q
| judge. Q psyehiatfist. three clergy
men. Q newspaper editor, o vomen'i
editor ond two writers. Each orticls
is summary Of on octuel eose his.
tory. The Council reports on prob
| lens thot have been deolt with b,
responsible esencies.
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please. That's her sister-in-
law. Selma. Margaret has dis
liked Selma from the start, but
she does all kinds Of favors for
her. She spends an endless
amount of time and trouble. to
say nothing Of money. getting
little gifts for Selma and run
ming errandS.
Selma always gets on Mar
garet's nerves. but Margaret
insists on inviting her when
ever we have groups Of people
over to the house. Afterwards
Margaret has crying fits on my
shoulder because Of something
Selma said to her. Why not
call 1t quits?
Margaret 8. Phillip talks
Just like q man. He has no
feelings at all.
My brother and I were al
ways very close because we are
only q year apart in age. ] al
ways looked forward to our be-
ing the best Of friends-even
after our marriages. Naturally,
/ wanted to be friends with my
sister-in-law too. I'm not goine
to give up. because II Selma and
I call 1t quits. I may Just as we'll
call 1t quits with nv brother
But Selma sure makes things
hard. II / buy her a gift, she
goes out and buys one for me
and then she is as unfriendly
as she was before. She Is a
spendthrift. but she always tells
me that I overpaid for things
She high-hats my friends. but
hers are no better.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Phillip is right that Margaret
Is making life tough and hand
ling things In an irrational
manner. but he is wrong "a
think she can just blow all the
trouble away by calling II
quits" Emotions are involved
here. and as long as this Is the
case. Margaret can't blithely
drop the whole issue.
Margaret should realize. how
ever. that she Is approaching
things from the wrong angle.
She has decided that she dis
likes her sister-in-law, yet will
do her best to win her friend
ship. Selma understands Mar
garet's attitude and accepts the
gifts and favors in the spirit
they are offered. She'll buy q
gift in return. but the feelings
on both sides remain un-
changed.
II she wants TO win her sis
ter-in-law's friendship. Mar
garet should first try to like
Selma. This may seem hard
at first. but she should recog-
nize that 1t needs to be given a
chance. Margaret should make
an active effort TO see the good
qualities In Selma. possibly the
qualities which attracted her
brother. She should try to
find interests and inclinations
Of her own that coincide with
those Of her sister-in-law
Gradually. she will find that
there some basis on which to
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Points for Purents "'''' r''"'' ~'n's.

Mother-The cold water
will help YOU to wake up.
You know we promised we'd
waken you in time to see
the NeV Year come in.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
THE DETAILS

Phillip S.-My wife really
makes life tough for herself
and me.
The person she dislikes most
in this world is the one she
goes far out Of her way to
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Miss Pierce Gives
Unusual Program
BY DONALD l.. LEAVITT
Contributing Critic

Alexandra Pierce, piano. Al Phil.
lips Gallery. Progrsm Suite IN G.
John Blow: Suite in A minor Fro
beTeer; Suite In z minor, DAuuin;
French Suite in 3 minor, Bach.
ScheTzo, Cigue, Romance and Fu-
ghetts, Opus ~. Schumann. Inezie.
CzSSella; Three Pieces IN Dance
Evening star., 1957-12-31

build a pleasant. lasting rela-
tionship.
Once there is a little genuine
liking between the two women,
Margaret will realize 1t is not
necessary to 60 to extremes TO
offer tokens of friendship.
(copyright 1887. General Features
Cofp)
TomouQw; Sons poor work in sehoO
eouses ioI Ny argument.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
COUNCIL
Friendship
Making
Miserable
THE PROBLEM

PHILLIP S.-My wife should
call 1t quits with my sister-in-
law.
MARGARET SD have to
call II quits with my brother,
too.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

The Fsmily Council consists Of 4
judge. Q psyehistrist. three clergy
men. Q newspaper editor. o women,
editor ond two writers. Eoch orticle
is summary Of on octuel eose his.
tor. The Council reports on prob
lens thot have been deolt with b,
responsible oaencies.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

National Symphony Orchestra, Paul
Paray. guest conductor. In Conatitu.
tion Hail Program. Symphony No. 4
IN Y minor, Opus 9e. Brahme; La
Valse. Ravel; Afternoon Of a Faun
Debusser; Excerpts from The Dam
nation OF Faust" Berlioz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-03

water. More out Of curiosity
than anything else he cleared
away a larger area Of water.
Quite inadvertently he h "a d
stumbled on the basic elements
of Cypress Gardens beauty-the
flowers reflected in dark water
under towering trees.
Planting began at Cypress with
spring bulbs, and still begins
that way every season. The
owner devised a simple and
effective way to get natural eff
fects. Each worker was given a
basket of different colored peb-
bles, which he would cast in a
certain spot. Then the different
bulbs were planted where the
various pebbles had fallen-daf-
fodils wherever yellow pebbles
lay, narcissi where there were
white. Banked behind the paths
and the springtime bulbs were
camellia trees and aZaleas.
Today, Cypress is a 250-acre
water garden. Most visitors tour
the garden in fiat bottom boats
padded noiselessly along the
flower bordered waters by Negro
boatmen; those who want to in
spect the paintings closely. and
bird lovers who want to watch
the great variety of birds, take
to the paths.
Cypress Gardens is open to the
public from January ! to May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-03
NEWFOUNDLAND

TO SEE. Quaint fishing villages clinging
TO the cliffs of Newfoundand's rugged
coasts. +. Historic landmarks along the
scenic Marine Drive. Cabot Tower,
where Marconi received the first trans.
atlantic radio signal. old Queens Fort
and picturesque Bowring Park.
TO DO. Hunt black bear, moose and
majestic woodland caribou y. Shop for seal
skin and ivory handicrafts. Tour the
scenic Marine Drive from St. Johns,
North Americas oldest city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-03

TO SEE. Tranquil pastoral beauty The
tree-shaded town of Summerside on beau
hful Bedeque Bay .Sulky racing in the
Kentucky of Canada" D.. Sparkling Lake
Verde and a sunset at Keppoch Beach.
TO Do. Enjoy the privacy of miles of
sand at Red Point Beach. Golf beside
the sea at Green Gables -. Fish Whitlock's
Pond, noted for its Austrian Brown Trout.
Visit the miniature castles at Burlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-03

Country-CharIeston's Famous
Gardens - Middleton, Magnolia
and Cypress. Middleton Gardens
is open all year round; Magnolia
and Cypress begin their season
January l and continue to May
through the Towering of the
exotic camellias and azaleas.
Middleton Gardens. oldes t
Handicapped garden in America.
lies a few miles northwest of
Charleston. S. c.. at Middleton
Place on-the-Ashley Is. C. High
way 61).
The plantation of 1000 acres
has been owned by the Middle
ton family for more than 2la
centuries. The present owner,
J. Pringle Smith. is a direct
descendant of Henry Middleton,
patriot. statesman and President
iof the First Continental Con-
gress.
The gardens, which cover
about 81 acres, were Handicapped
for Henry Middleton by his
father, beginning in l741.
Camellias Imported
In 1897 Arthur Middleton
invited the celebrated French
botanist Andre MichauX to visit
Middleton Place. He is credited
with planting in the gardens
the first four camellias to be
brought to the New World