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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Reply to BuIqunin

The things which Secretary Of State
Dulles has had to say in response to the
latest Bulganin letter leave the door
about where it was. 1t has not been
slammed shut. nor has it been opened
wider.
Mr.. Dulles, and Of course he is right
In this, remains opposed to any settle
ment" with the Russians which would
undermine the safety or jeopardize, per-
haps. the very existence of the United
States. On this score, Mr.. Dulles Is so
right that there is no room for argu-
ment. But 1t Is not so clear that he Is
right In thinking, or in appearing to
think, that the position Of the United
States may not also be undermined II
we persist in reacting negatively to Rus
sian overtureS. AS Mr.. Dulles suggests,
these overtures may be aimed at some
propaganda target. 1t Is also possible,
however. that they are designed to serve
some other purpoSe-the avoidance Of
nuclear war, for example. In any event
1t Is our feeling that Mr.. Dulles under
estimates the success which the Rus
SLAMS are having with this propaganda
campaign-if 1t is propaganda-in other
countries, including many which have
been friendly to US.
Perhaps Mr.. Dulles is beginning to
feel this way. too. In any event, he told
his news conference that, while he OPP
poses an early summit conference. he Is
not opposed to more meetings with the
Russians. He also said, and this may
have been his most significant remark,
that he believes there are areas in which
we and the Russians have common in
tereSts.
This Is true, and the Russians know
1t as well as Mr.. Dulles does. Further
more, these areas of common interest
extend to those matters which most
profoundly affect the vital interests Of
both countries. It will not be possible
to induce the Russians to enter into and
live up to any agreement which sacri-
nces some interest that Is Of vital con-
Germ to them. And the same thing Is
true of the United States Still, broad
area of common interests exists. We
hope and we believe that some way will
be found to explore 1t to the mutual
advantage Of both countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Crime and the Public

No less disQuieting than the ALL
time-high crime rate for the Nation Is
the fact that the rs per cent increase
in lawlessness the past year indicates
corresponding decline In law enforce
ment efficiency. And the law enforce
ment trend, In turn, reflects an inability
or an unwillingness Of the police to
cope with the crime problem. In either
case, as FBI Director Hoover has pointed
out, o community usually gets the
quality Of law enforcement 1t wants.
The FBI Uniform Crime Report cites the
public's attitude as q major factor In
crime control.
The greatest number Of crimes In
American history was recorded during
1852, 900 serious violations Of law.
AL Of the worst crimes In the book, ex-
cept murder, registered increases during
the year over the previous years high
totals. Some cities had larger increases
than others, while a few-Washington
was prime example-had decreases.
The relation between police efficiency
and public attitude can be seen In what
has happened In the District In recent
years. There was q time not so long
ago when Washington was regarded as
an easy mark by many types Of criminals
and the statistics supported this view.
A public reaction brought q reorganisa-
ton Of the Police Department, however,
under a chief who declared war on the
underworld and-more importantly-on
corruption within the departments own
ranks.
AS a result. the Washington crime
rate descended during the past year.
while that Of the Nation at large was
on the upgrade. There has been a
leveling-off process and even slight
rise In recent weeks, however. But as
long as Chief Murray continues to re-
ceive from Congress and the public the
support which he ought to have. we
have no doubt that crime viii be kept
under proper control in the Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

The Government In WASH
ington wasn't quite as big, q
century ago, but 1t was grow
ing rapidly. On January Is.
1858. The Star reported: THE
Prosperity of the Country
In nothing else is the general
progress Of the United States
more conspicuous than in the
increase Of the business OF
the different Executive De-
partments here. Year by year,
month by month. week by
week, and almost day by day,
evidences OF this fact are i'm
pressed upon us especially:
for every day in the year II
is our business to visit each
Of them in search OF infor-
nation Of interest 10 the
public for publication In The
Star. Congress has greatly in
creased the clerical force Of
all OF them. and has accorded
TO the heads of some Of them
such assistants In the way OF
assistant secretaries neces-
sary TO the proper manage
ment Of their increased ac-
tivities. Thus. we have As
sistant Secretaries Of State
and the Treasury. and As
sistant Postmaster General.
The Secretaries Of War and
Navy and the Attorney Gen.
eral. however, are yet COM
PEELED TO do without such
official aids. -"
Christening
There was a little more in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Crafty Khrushchev

The premise Of your edi-
torial Of January 3. while
Our Rome Burns" must COM
mand general assent. Il IL
that our civilization. our
Rome. Is on FIRE.
Many win agree. also. with
your lament that yet all
enc hears Is the sound Of
fiddles."
Here. however, I must take
leave Of your position. II the
half-hearted proposal and
pessimistic tone Of this lead
er" can be called q position.
In substance. what you say
Is: For heavens sake. let's
do something: Mr.. Khru-
shchev insists on q summit
meeting; why should our
leaders not sit down with
him and give negotiation .
tryl
Khrushchev wants such q
meeting in the worst way.
Khrushehev has embarked on
more than one bold and rash
venture. He has climbed TO
power over many bodies.
Freedom. though crushed in
Hungary and checkmated In
Poland. is still in the air. The
satellite people are the great
est allies the United States
has and the most uncompro-
missing foes the Kremlin con-
fronts. The prestige Of . sum-
NIT meeting would be for
Khrushchev an incalculable
boon; for US and for the
cause Of freedom IL would be
an act Of unmitigated and
inexcusable folly. II would.
also, be an open betrayal Of
the captive, enslaved peoples
Of East Europe and Asia.
The overwhelming EVIL
dence Is that Khrushchev
Is up to no good except
for himself and the Commu-
mist cause. Il follows that
our need is for GOODNESS. de-
termination. and long term
vision and planning on all
fronts that will match now
and surpass tomorrow the
corresponding qualities in the
Communists.
Any other approach will
only add fuel to the flame Of
burning Rome and turn free
men in increasing numbers
from fire fighters to flddlers.
Charles Wesley Lowry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Russio's Record

Since the formation OF the
United Nations. this confused
reader Of scores Of East-W West
agreements which have been
stalemated by Russian vetoes
or brought to nothing by
Russian violations has mutely
been asking himself: Why
does 1t have to be so?
To all appearances. In i945.
Great Britain. France, Russia.
the United States. and many
other smaller powers were
equally dedicated partners in
q supreme united effort to
promote permanent world
peace after the holocaust Of
q second devastating world
war. Every article Of the
United Nations Charter was
Endorsed by at least a large
majority Of the member ma
tons and was binding upon
all Of them equally. II one
member nation can repeat
eddy break faith In shameless
disregard for the true welfare
OF the rest OF the world. what.
then, compels the other mem
bers to honor the already
dishonored treaties?
For long. dreary years since
World War II the West
ern nations have been strug-
Cling TO achieve. a just and
workable solution 10 the So
called cold war. with dis
couraging results and no
cooperation from the iron
curtain countries.
II is time the Kremlin was
dealt with In a language 1t
can understand. II we are
afraid to do so. II the West
Is really reluctant TO come TO
terms with Russia over O re-
united Germany or over any
other issue, one obvious con-
clusion to be drawn by Rus
STA and the rest Of the world
is that we have not the mil
itary might 10 support our
position and our beliefs.
l.. Crawford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

Those who look TO the fu-
ture with fear. in the pres.
ence Of Sputnik and inter-
continental missiles. do so
because they were fearful In
the flrst place; fearful be-
cause they lack faith and
conviction that their moral
force is strong enough to
prevent mans destruction by
the very instruments he has
himself so brilliantly created.
The regeneration of that
faith is a matter of leader
ship and combined action.
An individual feels helpless
TO do anything about 1t with
out an organization; and one
creed alone cannot success
fully exert its moral force
In q mixed community. II
religious leaders believe their
respective creeds must sur
vive In detail. perhaps to the
exclusion Of each other, they
may all be so weakened as to
invite humiliation by their
common enemy. While We
should not anticipate a new
synthetic world religion to
exert moral force and re-
store faith. we may expect.
as has happened before. and
even hope for. q generous
borrowing Of various reli-
gions from each other. They
already have some things in
common. One element which
several include is reverence
for life." with many implica-
tons: another is the COM
mon appreciation of musical
beauty-often called the only
universal tongue. Meanwhile
remains that love which
flashes across two thousand
years. which unites US with
our ancestors and our chill
dren in q mystic bond. and
gives our mortal lives q
movable meaning by its
survival after us. Our faith
Is that this love will endure;
and that 1t will spread its in
fiuence as men realize pro-
foundly they now have the
capacity to destroy each
other utterly, and that their
only recourse. to avoid self
destruction, is to agree and
adjust wherever they can and
to tolerate each other wher-
ever they cannot.
Ouintin NJ SanSeP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Time Of Need

Action necessary TO meet
the defiation threat in this
country and the military
threat from abroad Is OBJ
vious. The economy needs
spending and new Jobs, the
military needs new hardware.
II the public Is given an hon.
est appraisal of the situation.
I believe It will support what
ever Government spending
Is necessary TO solve these
problems.
On the economic front, we
need q brand new approach
to the whole problem Of A.
nance. II full employment is
more productive. just and
desirable over the long haul
than q constant-value dollar,
we win have to revise our
monetary thinking to meet
this concept. We should mo-
bilize our best economic
brains and put them to work
on q crash program Just as
we are recruiting our scien-
tific brains to work on mis-
sile development.
II is obvious that we can
not operate forever in the
red, and 1t Is equally obvious
that Government spending
must continue In order 10
produce military hardware.
and maintain full employ
ment. Somewhere along the
line someone will have TO
figure out the answer.
Maybe It will be easier than
we think. In Biblical times,
the Hebrew people solved the
debt problem by cancelling
all debts every jubilee. or fif-
tieth year. Such q solution is
too drastic for present day
application. but modern dol
lar devaluation is only q va
Ration Of the old idea. We
need Q new approach.
Certainly we have the
brains. manpower. and re-
sources necessary to protect
our position as a iirst-class
nation. but we are desper-
ately In need Of original
thinking and q willingness TO
try new methods. We are not
responsible for the actions Of
Russia. but We are responsible
for our own reactions to her.
Let's make these reactions
constructive.
Paul McIlvaine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

Now that England, West
Germany and others are will
ing to confer with Russia in
an earnest effort to avoid
war. why should the United
States continue as the most
outstanding opponent?
We have q motion by Eng
land. West Germany and a
number Of other NATO coun-
tries which could lead to
peace. It would seem that
every one who is willing to
beat spears into pruning
hooks and swords into plow-
shares" should embrace it.
Xanthippe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Incredible

The following. In public
print q century ago. seems
difhcult to believe. On Janu-
airy l6. 1858. The Star. quot
ing a New York newspaper.
reported; Sad Mistake--Ma-
jor Beale. the chivalrous
Vermonter, has Just returned
from his European tour but
his fellow townsmen are
astonished and Mortified at
his appearance. When in
Paris. he challenged a French
colonel. and the weapons be-
ing swords. at the first stroke
the majors nose was severed
close TO his face. Hastily
picking up and replacing the
organ, he tied his handker-
chief over II. After leaving
on the bandage for IL days
he removed II, when to his
CONSERVATION ne found that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

he had placed it wrong side
up and 1t was now healed.
Although it looks ugly. he
finds 1t convenient for taking
snuff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

pursuits occur. who Is the
menace TO the highways and
who Is the protector Who Is
endangering human life. and
who is preserving II? At this
point. the line which sep
arates law from lawlessness
disappears and the innocent
motorist Is apt TO find him.
self the victim in . battle Of
speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

previously accustomed. !
never allowed my usual hours
Of sleep to be interrupted.
The Sabbath I always kept
as a day Of rest. Besides be-
ing a religious duty, it was
essential to health. / found
that the Sabbath had fire.
quently been employed by
visitors for private interviews
with the President. I deter
mined to put an end to the
custom. and ordered my door
keeper to meet all Sunday
visitors with an indiscrimi-
nate refusal. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

portation problem this year. The COM
mittee hearings. however. will provide
stage for q comprehensive public dis
cussion that should have long-term
value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtteys' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to condeH-
sation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
In Pursuit of Duty

Why must innocent citi-
Gems travelling the Nations
highways be endangered by
speeding police cars In pur-
suit Of law violators?
When these high speeN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Advice

A hale and hearty former
President Of the United States
had some advice to offer to
the young bucks Of his day q
century ago. The Star, on
January l6. 1858. reported:
"Ex-President Fillmore, ac-
cording to the New York OBJ
server, says Of his personal
habits: i owe my uninter-
rupted bodily vigor TO an
originally strong constitution,
to an education on q farm,
and to lifelong habits Of reg
ularity and temperance.
Throushout all my public life
! maintained the same reg
ular and systematic habits Of
living TO which ! hal been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

formality around the White
House 100 years ago. On
January Is, 1858. The Star
reported: christening -
During the term Of Mr.. Blu
chanan's service as Minister
to England. Mr.. Henry Stew
ems. a resident for some
years in London. was mar
ried. and Mr.. Buchanan gave
away the bride with the
playful understanding that
he was TO be the godfather
TO the first child. Mr.. Stew
ems. being in this country on
business. brought with him
his first born. and on Nom
day last, at IL O'Clock am,
II was christened in the
White House. -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Peace ToIks

Quintin NJ. Sanger
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15

her parents. Mr. and MIS- Hood
IN Victoria, Mrs. Ferguson is ex-
pecting her two daughters. Mrs
j. r. Chlldrcsa and Mrs Billy
Hammock and children, Of Airing
ton. soon.
Mr. and Mrs Talbot Cappo and
sons. Of Kinston. N C. were week
end guests Of Mrs A p. Hobgood
and her family Other guests there
during the week end were MI. Hob
good S mother and sister from Kin
ston and his brother who just re-
turned from the island. Guam.
MISS Elosc Chappcll was tho
house guest last week Of her sis-
tcl. MIS-. + G. Jones and NH
Jones' Sunday MI and Mrs.
Thomas w Jones'. Of kcvsyllc
with the 4 G. Jones. molored to
Richmond They took Miss Chapel
home and VISITED Nh and Mrs WI
II Chappcll and their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Banks
dale. Of Victoria were week end
guests Of Mrs r H. Barkadalc MI
and Ms George Grant. Of Faycu
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15
Ey l.. u. WHITAKER

up until very recently person
could bny 4 thousand dollars worth
Of stocks By sending his broker FIVE
hundred dollars. leave the stock
certificate with the broker and the
broker would lend him $500 on it
TO pay balance due on the purchase
price OF The stock.
This meant that anyone could buy
stocks on 30 per cent margin
NOW the Federal Reserve Board
has decided that they VIII no longer
permit a person TO buy stocks un-
less he pays down 70 per cent of
lis purchase price They say that
too many people are buying shares
Of stocks without paying in fun for
them and that il why they have
raised margin requirements
As a matter q fact the stocks
being purchased IN the last few
Yeas on margin arc very few and
&c borrowed money involved totals
up 70 NclN small pfr cent In
comparison TO the total value of
stocks sold on the New York Stock
Exchange II is Tho opinion " most
informed brokers md financial
authorizes that raising marian re-
qurements pa STOCK purchases viii
haNe bat little effect on prices Of
stocks because BY IA, the greater
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15
Cumberland County Historical Dele
Is Explored By Hamilton Students

Cumberland county, tho VILLAGE Of
Cunbe Land and CarfersYllle got
the full historical treatment during
the last commencement exercises
al lIanil'on Elementary school
Elehlieh'ing tile program VAS a
talk Ola the fosmaton of CiHnbar-
Land county prepared and delivered
by Lucinda Elder
Formation oi Cumberland County
Before orr RECTANGULAR piece of
land III he heart of Vrelnia was
knoNn as Cumberland. settlers fol
lowed tho Jamlfs. tba Wills. and
The APPROPRIATION rIserS as they
spread oai from Tidewatef They
were searching for suitable land
for tobacco to replace the worn out
soil Of tine coastal area
During the first century Of VII
ginia life as an English colony
IL seems that the White men had
little knowledge Of the area known
as Cumberland county Bit be
tween 1900 and 1855. most III THE
land was patented The FIRST rec
ora Of q patent is that OF Thomas
Randolph III l723 for 2.879 acres
along THE Wills river Bowles Cooke
had the grant for oakland. an
estate ot "A GOO acres IN 1871 Ainone
the other early settlers Of the
county were the CatrIngt0ns. Mos
leys. Mayos. Woodson. peasants
and Eppes
In 1884 Henrico County va s
formed Goochland County WAS cut
off from Henrico IN l726. In 1919.
Cumberland Was cut from Gooeh-
land PoWhatan was made from
part n Eucfingham County Was
added to Cumberland.
william Augusta. Duke III Canb-
siland the son Of George III had
Won a great military victory oyer
tile stuarts III 1916 Thus tle neW
political division was called Cumb-
erldmd County.
Cumberland Village
a talk by Betty Keller featured
the founding 81 Cumberland village.
Freedom foundation and cif.-
gems roots groW deep m Cumber-
land county. which was loln4ea
from Goochland County III 1919 and
named IN honor Of william. DHks
81 Cumberland the son IF Geores
II. The county seat Is also callec
Cumberland
The Richmond and Lvnchbuu.
Railroad began serving Tire peopl.
1T Cumberland il 1896 The depp
vas about whefe she Cumberland
ESQ station now stands
4 famous tavern. Efh0ahaml
which was BULL before tho ReYola
toaafy War. stood across from I'll.
present day courthouse building
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15
Rising Wage Rates, Government
Spending Seen Initiation Cause

per cent Of stocks purchased ale
being bought lor cash by neople
who are buying our best Stocks "
put away and hold as hcdRt
against initiation
When people buy and hold stocks
m a RISING market suCh aa Va arr
having this year. they make money
on these stocks and when thay de-
eide ID sell thrm At a profit the
eoyclnmrni wilt take AwaY fom
them in taxes about Nae fourth Of
what they have matte The nae
money people MAKE through haNne
and selling Stecks. the mmc lcome
HE governments takes 1T / aHpeafs
to me that what BIZ F'heF4l re-
serve Board ls sayNe Is that # Yan
are rich person anu nave Me-
cash Non can buy and SIN all t'9a
stocks you care 10 hlt If Yon afG
moi rich, w don want YOU IL bN
stocks unless yon can paN a"WI n
pcr cent 81 thcir purchase pficM
The Reserve Board SAYS L has
raised ir7rgn rcauWemenfs ts lHip
ward of mofc initiation when ihD
Very we'll Know lli7t government
~ spending more than tli"v tahc W
and unreasonable lahor unions ar
the reai causes y thc nfHieH M
nos haVc and Wili eAWlWe te haKa
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15

thins to resaAie these two great
eNils thad ale leading our country
DOWN ihe road to RUNE
Federal Credit Control
Besides raising margin require
meni PA s.Aek purchases. The
powers i'Yat be III Waslnasion are
eitlne serious consideration To
rcaalatiia llle hayiua Of aulomo-
SHES A0d eyrlYthne clsc on credit
they wili tcN Hou how much yon
laHst PAY doWa when hnylnR a car
Hike otAgr toms And hoW Soon you
must nay the balance dHe ~ these
iionls
WAca tiscy do MS ard think
ihcv viii IN n Il viii mean that
bwer automobiles aud other items
Wlli III purchased ana Wtcn people
Atr canpeihl u baY hsa Of ihc
Ma9 thrg 9au' dae 20 credit re-
,reims \ Am mean that fewer
eals AN other HcwN Wtll Ne sold
d lhi Na ueaa Dist nanufac
H5rc N.li ntke less Goods and "a
ataba lc products Ihev MN need
less iooru@ pHapIe fo Wofk II
ilieH HsHts and factories md tins
viii mean ihal pnopir without jobs
Rsi AK increase
Not enly Wll clrl.t fesirlclian4 in-
~ 4af WE Aks W. tha unemployed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15

VILE. IN g.. visited relatives in the
community recently.
Mrs. Hurt IIonorcd
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Hurt and
family attended birthday gathering
honor Of his mother last Sunday
Janus Nelson. who is working in
Richmond, spent the week end with
his parents, Mr.. and MIS-. O. II.
Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Redd spent Sun
day with her people N Victoria
Her mother, who had been visit
ing them returned home
Mrs Gladys Abbott returned To
Washington last Friday after q
TWO week Visit in the George +
Jones home Jimmie Bobby and
KIcky Jones Who had been with
their grandparents for week mi
turned with Mrs Abbott to their
home ii Arlington
MI and Mrs i NJ DIX ana Mrs
.T M Dix. Jr., and daughter Of
keysville visited n The Il + Dlx
home Friday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15
Mt. Pleasant News
HobgOOd Sees His
Brother On Return
From Guam Island

Mrs. j r. Layne. MIS-. Gordon
Hurt, Mr.. and Mrs J W Eggles-
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Big
GERS and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Big
gers attended the funeral OF r.
william Epgle>ton at Cool Springs
Christian Church in Lunenbnrg Aug
uSt 5 MIS- Egglcston. who form
erly lived in this community. was
the father Of j w Egglcston-
Out Of State Guests
Saturday guests Of Mr. and Mrs
Martin CoVington were Mr. and
Mrs. Aubrey Covineton, Of Buena
Vista Mr. and Mrs F'laVe DIS
coll Of Abilene and Mi and Mrs.
Willie Phillips, Of Chester "a
Mr.. and Mrs Emmett iTubbyD
Ferguson, Of Arlington. visited hls
mother. Mrs Maria Ferguson. and