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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Highway Safety

BY one car to pass another, thereby contrib
uting to accident prevention Thus the
committee, n this case, agreed with the
claims of automobile manufacturers, that
greater acceleration was more of a safety
factor than anything else.
The commntee recommended maxi
mum speed li?nit of sixty miles an hour on
most highways, though not on all of them.
It attacked the speed trap and the police
team working with concealed tactics and
recommended that one-man police units,
which it argues are as productive as two
man units, saould be used to maintain
speed limits
Until the rfling public and manufacture
ers provide shoulder 5 aps, hydraulic
bumpers and <crash-proof tops on automo-
biles, the present carnage on the highways
wall continue. The safety devices could re-
duce deaths On the highways by surpris-
ing percentage.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Enviable Record

rVHE new armorv of Company G. ll6 In
fantry. provides excellent facilities for
-Farm1ille's crack military unit. The public
was we'll pleased Saturday at an inspection
during the dedication.
Company G has a long record Of service
to tie community. the State and the Ma
ton. The unit has served in every war since
the Civil War, and ills unrecorded history
goes back 70 the Revolutionary War when
forebearers of many present members
shonldered arms to make this a Nation free
to establish constitutional Republic.
Company g. IL more than a military
unit fhe spirit Of the small group of cit
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

A YEARS study by d committee working
for the National Safety Council, shows
that there is no Conclusive relationship
between higher horsepower and the rising
traffic toll
This the report of committee headed
BY Donald $. Berry Of Northwestern Uni
VersitH, which was submitted recently to
preliminary conference Of the Annual Ma
'tiona Safety Council
70 those who have felt that increasing
horsepower ratings in automobiles have
been one Of the principal causes Of in
creased death and accidents the report IS
~ Great interest The committee found
that higher horsepower did increase the
sneed potential of motor vehicles But IT
found that much of this potential WAS ab-
sofhed bv softer fires and In power Access
orie8
Moreover, the committee found that the
aeeeleratjnn increase, derived from greater
horsepower reduced the distance required
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Dear Lord and Father Of
mankind. forgive
Our feverish ways :"

The eight Methodists bishops of
the South who gave testimony
against adjustment of the sepa-
rate Negro jurisdiction brought
comfort and new assurance to
many troubled heart. white and
colored. we may believe.
1t was beginning to seem to
many Of the Southern faithful
that their men Of God were fail
ing them, leading them where
neither white nor colored wish to
go or need to go.
Nothing in religious sight would
so utterly distress our colored peo-
pie as to have to share their ways
and devotions with their white
brothers.
The Lord is indeed Father of us
all. He knows even better than
mortal fathers how His children
differ in spiritual age and condi-
ton.
We are brothers under God. but
we are not identical twins.
These Methodist bishops indi-
Gated not only their Goodness
but their maturity under God -
as the equalitarian sentimental
lists, in spite Of their Cody intent,
do not 1t is justice between races,
surely. and tolerance, affection
fairness and mutual serving, that
God requires Of us, not the arbi-
traries Of "integration And men
Of God who identity these other
things with indignation alone
against the common sense and
common knowledge Of our South
ern people, are no true servants.
God is mockedi
There exists in the South today
4 New Sentimentality and New
Observation-Disclosures.
The sentimentality is that OF
certain of our men of God who
without even look at the police
and biological aspects. persuade
themselves that mere Indignation
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

.and having made it readily avail
sable to vast numbers OF our people.
However. that prosperity could be
seriously threatened if we continue
10 misuse the automobile. The car
Of tomorrow will be smaller, more
lunctionally styled d. though still
beautiful. 1t will be cheaper to buy.
10 operate. and to maintain. And
i will be safer to use.
More Foreign Cars Coming to US.
While going all out for size and
lashy styling, Detroit is not en-
rely blind to the fact that there is
!. market for small cars here Only
ssae major domestic producer does
act have foreign subsidiary max
Ng small. economical foreign cars
sas export to the u. S. Small car
demand has been doubling each
year for some time now. If this
alsnd continues, and / predict il
*Il- q S. car makers may be
s.oSced TO revise their thinking on
far size.
J Perhaps the European cars now
seing imported are too small to at
tact wide market support in the
q. S. However, their reception has
been encouraging 1t proves that
41any motorists are not fully salts
fed with what Detroit is now turn
lag out, Somewhere between these
monsters Of the road and the toy
G lrS OF Europe lies the answer tot
oJr real needs Within the next five
ysars ] look for standard American
cars Of smaller though adequate.
size at much less cost. predict
also that improvements in engine
design will permit great savings in
Gas consumption.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

came out with cars longar than
necessary. They loaded thelrY. with
gadgets designed to catch the eye
These longer, heavier cars REQUIRE
more horsepower. They burn more
gas and most of them have engines
which will operate efficiently onfs
with high-octane gas.
At a time when automobile CON
gestion may choke out the very
downtown life Of our large cities,
car makers have added to the prob
lem by making cars which need
more parking space and cost more
TO MAINTAIN These giant new cars
may fulfill the desires and am
billions Of many people. but do they
meet the needs Of postwar America
today2 Certainly they Will be mar
ketable only through intensive adj
vertising.
Make Smaller Cars
Some United States automobile
manufacturers contend that they
cannot build a small car that will
compete successfully on volume
basis with good used car Of stan
dard size. They may be correct.
But the time will come when De
moit must face facts. The automo-
bile has contributed much to our
American way Of life. II has led to
the development OF the suburbs. II
has provided and it now provides
for large numbers of
our people. directly or indirectly
Ours is wheeled economy in the
best sense Of that term.
A good deal of our prosperity to-
day stems from our success in hav-
lng produced the automobile
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Babs0n Discusses Auto Sales

Bahson Park. Mass. Oct. ST. The
automobile business has had a
rather poor spring and summer
However. look for GOOD fourth
Quarter salesWise Also. predict
hat total domestic production for
le57 viii top 5000 .00a UNITS. 1t may
BE As high as 6 200 900, Of e8 per
cent above last year However, that
would still be p per cent below the
peak year Of 1855
Causes Of The Dip
Many competent observers feel
that last years downturn in auto
sales and this years only moderate
recovery indicate that We made too
many cars III 1885. III that year We
produced nearly 5000 900 units
These people feel that the industry
must AoW Undergo L further period
1T adjustment white the nation di-
pests the eKerprodaeton Of 1858.
4 think there Is some truth III such
feas0ninas However. there are adj
aitioaal factors involved IN tho dip
III auto sales
The current rolling readiustnent
in general business mast also be-
taken into account as an adverse
sales factor There are increasing
indications that The dip also reflects
sssE4 A..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Double Check

November tse first. 1867 A
state wide el(etion of a Governor
Lieut.. and Attorney General get
out and VO1s. TODAY Happens
every four yeuts eote so That
it does not siap happening Then
sit right dowr and Try to remem
Der the thing YOU can be thank
flu for ass IL the months Of
Thanksgiyinst
Farmers l4fe The merchants
should read he magazines per
tanning to tpFir fields Of work
Much though ful help Is in there
for YOU IA XIII don't get II its
your fault
Political III kes continue p ebb
and flow huU not since Teddy
Roosevelt lea-the Bull Moose
third party. M defeat have the G.
or. been so Efw III the estimation
of this county II was THE straw
hat broke the Elephants back
and swept Woodrow Wilson into
office. Don't fool around WITH
third partiee' You have two
party system help keep it 50 that
you can support the nominees
Our way Of life our democratic
setup works pest ON a two party
Gale Get with the party OF your
choice and ett that party back to
he principle. upon which it was
founded AM of as get fooled
sometimes bGf they don't fool AIT
IF MS an the time
Thanks fss the compliments
and tT., 9ks for readins
4 Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Judge Hay Speaks
At Elementary School

Judge ". =. nay spoke on THE
Good and Bad Of Halloween at
the first Falmville Elementary
School SEA meeting Oct. 81 Mike
Andrews president. presided
Committee reports were given
by Carolyn Wood Identification
Betty B. Smith, health. Doug Fitz-
gerald. lost and found: Jerry Jen-
kins. safety patrol; Karen Bailey,
welfare and hospitality. and Nancy
Gillian. music
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

A $4,000 suit arising from the
death Of John Vaughan in ar au-
tomobile- accident Feb. TO- 1856,
Is to be heard IN Amelia Court this
Lou Vaughan. administrator Of
his brothers estate. is suing Ray
mond r. Burke. Of Crewe. and
Quinton wayne Horne. Of Salem.
Ala John Vaughan was riding in
an automobile driven BY Burke III
the time Of the fatal accident.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

Two American destroyers. the
Tanning and Nicholson, operating
off the coast Of Scotland. depth
charged. shelled and sunk the Ger
man sub U-58 Nov. II. 1917, mark
ing the first sinking of an enemy
sub by y S -Warships.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

The surface Of the moon Is cold
bleak and aif1ess. Just as il is in
a test charaber at the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory, Silver Spring.
Md, where scientists can duplicate
the effects If climatic and atlnos-
pheric conditions on weapons.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

Paid Political Advertisement
Evening star., 1957-04-21
CITIZENS
MEETINGS

Meeting announcement
must be In the hands of the
Civic Calendar editor By noon
Thursday OF each meek to in
sure publication in the column
Sunday. Those Teceiped too
late iDiu not be used separately
unless there Is some special
news significance attached to
them.j
David Aud. chief sanitary en-.
gineer for the District, will ex.
plain recent measures taken te
remedy the water pollution PROB.
lens Of this area and discus:
other water topics when the
Georgetown Citizens Association
meets at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Parish Hall Of st. Johns Epis.
copal Church, Potomac and c
streets NV.
Mr.. Aud, a resident of George.
town and member Of the associa.
ton. is also on the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac
River Basin.
Fifteen Alexandria citizens as
sociations will meet jointly al
g pm. Wednesday to hear de.
tailed information of the city.
projected SIS million hospital.
Speakers will be Mrs. Henry
Carter, chairman of the publicity
campaign: Charles M. Goff. hos
pital administrator. and Miss
Mary Switzer. secretary Of the
hospitals board of directors.
The assemblage will be in the
School of Nursing Auditorium
Columbus and Prince streets.
Other association meetings
this week, all at 8 pm, are:
Tomorrow
Fort Davis Citizens Associa-
ton. Ryland Methodist Church
Branch avenue and s street Sc
Mid-City Citizens Association
Board Room Of the National
Savings & Trust Co., TIC Fiji
teenth street NV.
Oldest Inhabitants. Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, 1925 R
street NV.
Tuesday
Deanwood Civic Association,
Carver Elementary School. Whit
tingham and Lane places NE.
Fort Gaines Citizens Associa-
tion. Temple Baptist Church,
$3.50 Nebraska avenue NV.
Thursday
Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations, Board Room t500) of
the District Building. Four
teenth and E streets NV.
Federation Of Civic Associa-
tions. Board Room 5000 Of the
Evening star., 1957-04-21
DERBY GUIDE

The Event-A coaster race
for boys, IL through is, in
which contestants drive cars
Of their own construction.
Time-June 20.
Sponsor-The Star in as
ISOLATION with Metropolitan
Area Chevrolet dealers and
the District Department of
the American Legion.
Registration-At the near
est Chevrolet dealer, where
official Soap Box Derby
wheels axiles and steering
sets are available. Dealers
participating are:
Addison. Fourteenth street
and Florida avenue NV:
Aero Auto Co.. 1101 King
street. Alexandria: Barry
Pate, 1880 Connecticut ave.
nue. NV; Chevy Chase Mo-
tor Co.. 7725 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV; Kenyon Peck.
1926 Wilson boulevard. Ar
lington: Lustine- Nicholson,
$40 Baltimore avenue. Hy-
attsville: Hicks. 1929 Georgia
avenue NV.
Also, Mandell. 1900 Nichols
avenue Sc: Ourisman. 6l0
H street NE: Stohlman.
1907 NJ street NV: Loving
Chevrolet, Inc. 1889 East
West highway. Silver Spring:
Wissinger. Seven Corners.
Falls Church. Va; Toms
Chevrolet. Wheaton. Md.
and Rosenthal Chevrolet.
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Alaska Opposes
Statehood Now
BY the Associated Press

Representative Miller. Republi-
can Of Nebraska. said today that
returns on poll taken in Alaska
on the question-"Do you favor
immediate statehood for Alaska
showed 1910 were opposed to
lit and 503 were in favor of it.
Mr.. Miller, top-ranking Re-
publican on the House Interior
Committee. said the poll was
taken at his request through the
cooperation of Alaskan radio
stations and newspapers and at
mo cost to the government. The
replies came from more than 80
towns and cities in Alaska, Mr..
Miller said.
Mr.. Miller said recently that
Ihe had heard 'rumblings" that
Alaskans were far from un-
luminous on the subject and he
wanted to hear from the people
on the matter.
AS to his own present views on
the matter, Mr.. Miller said he is
withholding comment. He noted,
however. that the committee has
approved his amendment to the
statehood bill which would give
$50 per cent of the land area in
Ithe territory to the new State.
He said this compares with 27
per cent asked by delegate Bart
lett Of Alaska.
At the same time, Mr.. Miller
Evening star., 1957-04-21

said a poll taken in his home
district in Nebraska, in which
he asked the same question,
showed "a per cent favoring
statehood for Alaska.
Mr.. Miller did not indicate
how many persons were polled
either In Alaska or Nebraska.
Senator" Ernest Gruening OF
Alaska said the Miller poll has
mo significance whatsoever" and
does not represent the majority
view.
"The fact that a majority of
the people Of Alaska want imme-
diate statehood was shown dur
ing the past year when they
ratified by a 2-to-l vote a pro-
posed constitution for Alaska. y
Mr.. Gruening said.
There is always a minority of
dissenters," he continued. Rep
resentative Miller's poll resulted
in arousing of this minority. The
majority took no interest in the
poll"
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Derby Author to Greet
1857 Soap Box Champion

When the winner Of the Soap
Box Derby races across the fin
ish line June 20. he will be
greeted by the man who directed
the first derby in the country
a quarter of a century ago.
His name: Paul M. Schenck.
His job: Representative from
Ohio's 3rd Congressional Dis
trict.
Representative Schenck, who
has been invited to make the
flnish-line speech at this years
Washington area derby. remi-
nisced about the race that start
ed it all.
"Myron Scott, a photographer
for the Dayton Daily News and
a former member Of my Boy
Scout troop. was out on an as
signment one day in 1888" Mr..
Schenck recalled. when he saw
group of boys coasting their
homemade cars. He made a pic
ture Of them and asked, How
would you like to have a race?"
When the boys agreed, the
newspaper printed an entry
blank for the race. 1t drew 800
applications"
How First Derby Was Born
Mr.. Scott. remembering that
his former scoutmaster was now
recreation director for the city
Of Dayton, turned to Mr.. Schenck
for help. The two of them
worked out the rules for the race,
and Mr.. Schenck became the
derby's official director.
The derby was such a success
that Mr.. Scott decided to try for
a national competition. The
Chevrolet Co. agreed to sponsor
1t, with a college scholarship as
the prize. and the first ALL
American Soap Box Derby was
run in Dayton in 1884.
The following year, it was
moved to Akron, its home ever
since. Mr., Schenck served as
director of both the 1884 and
1885 races.
Roscoe Turner. the famous
speed pilot of the l930s. came to
Dayton to drive a racer In the
first derby. He said later he was
more scared than he had ever
been in an airplane.p Mr..
Schenck recalled.
Applications Now Available
Applications for this years
Washington area derby are now
available at neighborhood Chew
rolet dealers. The winner will
compete in the National Derby
in Akron on August 18. A trip
to Akron will be awarded the boy
who makes the best time for each
leadership.
The winner of the National
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Brotherhood B Unit Names
Goldsmith Man of Year

Ralph L. Goldsmith has been
designated MAN of the Year.
by the Brotherhood Of WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation, IL
was announced yesterday.
At the organizations 18th an
nual Goodwill Dinner Wednes-
day, May 8. at the Woodmont
Country Club, he will receive the
Berneard Elman Honor Award
In addition to the presenta-
ton to Mr.. Goldsmith, the new
officers and board of the
Brotherhood will be inducted by
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld. The
incoming president is Henry Fox
The retiring president. William
F. Sigmund. will be master OF
ceremonies at the dinner. Enter
tainment will be under the direc-
ton of Alvin L. Newmyer. jr.
The committee selecting this
years Man of the Year" was
headed by X. Norman Diamond
Mr.. Goldsmith, president and
general manager Of Lansburgh's
department store, Is now chair
man of the large stores group OF
the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association. He is a vice
president Of the City Stores Co.
a member of the Washington
Board Of Trade. the Advertising
Club. a member of the board OF
trustees of the Better Business
Bureau; Of the Business Advis-
ory Committee Of American Uni
versity and the Woodmont
Country Club.
He and his wife live at 1925
Elfcott street NV. They have
three children, Charles Gold
smith. Mrs. Jonathan England
and Mrs. Herman Neugass.
A native Of Washington, Mr..
Evening star., 1957-04-21

Derby will receive a $1,000 COL
lege scholarship and a two-wesk
trip to Europe.
The Washington area derby is
sponsored by The Star in asso-
citation with area Chevrolet deal
ers and the District Department
of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1957-04-21

District Building. Fourteenth
and E streets NV.
Maryland
Monday
Bradbury Heights Citizens AS
isociation Of Prince Georges
County, Coral Hall in Coral
Hills.
Wednesday
Brentwood Citizens Associa-
ton. Utah avenue firehouse,
Brentwood.
Virginia
Monday
Arlington Civic Federation.
Barnes Il Kimel Auditorium
Clarendon.
Wednesday
North Springfield Civic League,
Lynbrook Elementary School,
Back Lick road. Springfield.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Yard Officers Picked

Georgetown University stu
dents have elected yard officers
for the l957-5S academic year
They are: Raymond p. Drymal-
ski Of Chicago. president of the
yard: John j. Power III OF
Youngstown. Ohio, secretary
and John T. Buckley of Utica
N. Y. treasurer. Thomas j
Wacker. jr.. SLIT Wessling lane,
Bethesda. Md, was chosen day
student representative to the
student council. Yard officers
are the schools highest under
graduate elective positions.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Free Chest x-Roys
Being Offered at Bank

Free chest x-rays will bt
available from 10 a.m. until IL:
pm. and from 1:15 pm. to {
pm. Monday through Friday al
the National Savings and Trust
Co.. Fifteenth street and New
York avenue NV.
The X-ray unit is sponsored
Jointly by the District Depart
ment OF Public Health and the
District tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1957-04-21

Goldsmith joined Lansburgh's
which was co-founded by his
grandfather. Gustave Lans-
burgh, in 1920. He was elected
president and general manager
in 1851.
The people's voice., 1957-02-22

proposed schedules were geared TO
cover the entire cost of operating our
schools for the next biennium. How
ever, such is far from the case. If HB
127 is adopted by this assembly, you
will find many school districts still
faced with the necessity of voting
special levies.
In spite of the dire predictions of
the opponents of the foundation pro-
gram, voiced every two years, we con-
sistently find that the costs are in
creasing at much more rapid rate
than the adjustments that have been
made in the foundation program
1t would seem reasonable to assume
that, IF the opponents of HB 127 are
genuinely interested in an adequate
education for the future citizens of our
state, they should be supporting a rea-
sonable financial structure instead of
obstructing it.
The people's voice., 1957-02-22
Schools Future Hangs

Continued from Page One)
created-it will eventually have to be
scrapped and some new method de-
veloped. 1t was created to solve the
problems of equalizing educational OPP
portunities for our boys and girls. 1t
was also created to equalize the finan-
cial effort necessary to support the
schools. 1t can do neither of these
thing with only 70%o capacity. Unless
lib 127 is passed, next year the foun-
dation program could be only 5000
and still more of the burden will fall
on the district property taxpayer.
The arguments Of the opponents of
HB 127 might have some merit If the
The people's voice., 1957-02-22

The saddling of completely unwar
ranted, unreasonable and unjust rate
increases of 21 to Sc per cent on natural
gas and telephone users in 1858 by al
irresponsible Public Service Commits
sion, and the subsequent court fights
carried on by the then Attorney Gen
eral Arnold Olsen, lay behind that
pledge drafted by the 1856 Democratic
party convention.
The 32-47 per cent rate increase
granted Montana Power Companys
gas division without investigation by
the Public Service Commission is cost
ing the utility's approximately $4,000
residential and business customers
Excluding the Anaconda Company,
ST 100000 annually-for an average in
The people's voice., 1957-02-22
Is Demos F|uunt Party Pledge To
Curb Rate Gouging BY Utilities

Last August the Democratic party of Montana drafted
unanimously approved plank pedgng protection Montana
from unwarTanted rate increases by private utilities
That plank states, in part:
eve urge that (the Public Service Commission) re-
qure of all rate applicants specific and complete evidence
operating and cost of capital invested
is applied to its Montana operation
eve the Legislature review and study the method by
which the rate base of public utilities is determined pro
tect the public against excessive rates.
There good for the party (Which proclams
self being of the peope) making pledge to Mon
tana utility patrons That pledge played little aiding
the election of members of the legislature