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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

money orders to be in his name as
treasurer). Details will be handled
by a widely known Birmingham
advertising firm.
This column will report as to
when and where the advertise
ments appear
They will be signed as paid for
by "the people of the South
If there is enough money the
committee may decide to run the
advertisement also in some of our
Southern periodicals which have
lost their Southern accent.
The South is more deeply i'm
pressed every day with the tragedy
Of closed public schools in Virginia
and Arkansas and Of the threat
elsewhere. That Southern people
should be willing, nevertheless, to
accept closing if the alternative is
indignation, is profound-and pitt
ful-evidence of what this thing
means to them The write-in vote
at Little Rock, the vote at or
folk. this endless demand for the
Putnam letter, the point-blank de-
feat Of Claude Pepper-are evil
dences from many directions of
the one direction in which South
erners are moving
A force-in-being is here. in pas
Sionate, unan M Gus, nothing
withholding being Never say it
will not have to be reckoned with
at the Democratic National Con-
vention, at the Republican Conven-
ton. in the Congress and. if need
be, in he electoral college. No
third party is in sight just now
but free Southern Democrats" are
in sight everywhere. The South is
prepared to do whatever circum-
stances call 1t to do-through its
elected representative or, if these
cannot come along. through new
representatives.
My guess and hope is that a way
will be found to carry on without
closing public schools and without
forming third party. But readi-
ness to do both or either (or any
thing else in sight is our b e t
weapon and must be kept sharp
and in sight.
Whether Southern delegates leave
the Democratic convention again
or not, the voters of the South
will desert the national ticket in
majority maklng droves if intol-
cradle people and things are put
| forward there.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Dear Mr.. President


Flashl The Putnam letter is go
Ing Northl
No Jingle piece Of literature on
the s9Aod integration controversy
has had Tie attention given Garlic
ton FutnAm's letter to President
Eisenhower. This Ivy College New
Highlander has put the South's case
50 Nterately. engagingly and COM
pletel1 that Southwide demand for
copies 'sdnce the letter appeared in
The Birmingham Post-Herald, The
Richmond Times-Dispatch. The
Shreveport Times. The Columbia
State. and other papers Of the South
has been Unsuitable. With the edi-
ton sold completely out, Editor
Mills Of The Post-Herald arranged
to have the letter separately print
ed and made available free for
stamped. addressed envelope. To
day, In response to requests from
all over the South. some 5000
copies have been distributed and
no more are available.
There has been nothing like it in
the history Of events following the
Courts fateful decree.
Yet not one peridical north Of
the Mason and Dixon line, so far
as l know or Mr.. Putnam knows,
has been willing to print this let
ter. even though Virginius Dabney
made it availale to all papers in
one county. Such a suppression is
hard to believe but it has happen
ed.
Suggestion here that the people
Of the South might contribute to
have the letter printed as page
advertisement In key newspapers
and periodicals Of the North, East
and West. especially in New York
and Washington, has had such wide
response that a committee has now
been organized in Birmingham to
receive contributions and be re-
sponsible for placing the advertise
mentS.
| Since the letter Is truly elias
sic and is playing part in his
tory. the committee will be known
as the Putnam Letter Committee
Chairman and treasurer is At
torney James E. Simpson. an out
standing young man Of law and
state. son Of Alabama's famous
James A. Simpson. Other members
viii be announced. Those who wish
to contribute should send offerings
to Mr.. Simpson at 3l7 North goth
Street, Birmingham, (checks or
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Americans Taller

FIGURES compiled by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company prove that to-
days children are taller and heavier than
those OF generation ago. However. this
does not mean that - given the same food
and advantages - today's adults would not
have progressed similarly.
Instead, it maens that increased knoyl-
edge of the principles of good nutrition and
availability of wide variety Of foods, is
having its effect. In addition, the rise in iv-
ing standards also contributes to the acce-
Grated growth, as we'll as the decreased
frequency of facilitating diseases among
children
The fact that our children are larger to-
day than were children in the 1905 does
not mean that they will necessarily be that
much larger when they are adults. AL
though many of them will be larger and
statistics show that we are growing taller
and heavier, in some cases the statistics re-
fleet an accelerated growth - because of
present-day advantages, which would bring
today's children to their maximum growth
potential earlier than was the case with
earlier generations. In short, diseases some
times delayed the growth pattern, and
many times affected it permanently
There is no denying that number of
childhood diseases have been brought al
most to the vanishing point through immu-
nization, and that an improved diet, and
I,oAA
good health, will create and is creating
taller and heavier race, at least among
Americans and members Of the British
Commonwealth Of Nations w on which sta
tiStics are available.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

Names of the associates are not given in the
article, SO that an accurate estimate Of this
report can not be made.s We would expect
that the administration is exploring many
avenues Of defense, but submission to feder-
ally usurped authority and power through
local assignment is not in keeping with the
expressed opinions of the people Of Vir-
ginia. Governor Almond was elected upon
a platform Of defense Of Virginia's sover-
eighty and massive resistance SO were
his runningmates, the lieutenant governor
and the attorney general. The people have
the right to expect that every defense be
made.
Solar as we can tell the people Of Vir-
ginia are adamant in their position. Reports
from reliable sources in all parts of Virgin
ia support our estimate Of public opinion
There are indications also that the people
of this country are beginning to understand
the position Of Virginia and the other
Southern states on the constitutional prime
iple Of state sovereignty. While Virginia
and Arkansas are presently fighting the
legal defense, all states will be affected by
the outcome Therefore, we, the people of
Virginia stand in the front and every move
is watched nationwide
In no unmistakable terms the people of
Virginia have spoken, through the inter
position resolution of the General Assembly
and the laws now in effect. We must stand
firm, and if need be pass other laws for the
defense of the constitutional republic and
the sovereignty of Virginia and all other
states Of the Union. The future Of America
hangs in the balance
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Why Worry Unnecessarily?

4 famous physician recently said that
about one-third of all the ailments
which came to his attention originated in
the mind, as result Of worry. 1t is known
fact that most of us worry too much, and
many of us worry over things over which
we have no control.
In the field of giving advice, perhaps the
best advice one can give to those inclined to
worry is stop worrying" TO emphasize
the fruitlessness of worry, one should keep
in mind the following things.
First about forty per cent Of the things
people worry about never happen. Second,
another thirty per cent Of the things we
worry about have already happened and are
out of our control. Therefore, about seventy
per cent of the things we worry about have
already happened or will not happen, so the
chances are = whenever you worry = that
you are wasting your time, and contribut-
ing to the deterioration of your health.
Another twelve per cent of the things we
worry about are imaginary, and further
ten per cent of them are concerned with
those who are we'll able to take care of
themselves, and either do not need our
worry, or do not want it. That leaves only
about eight per cent of our worries which
have any relation to reality, and while eight
per cent of our worrying may be legitimate
worrying, about things which will happen,
some ninety-two per cent Of our worrying
is wasted effort.
1t is very difficult to convince the worry
ing type that this is true. Nevertheless.
some of the top physicians in the country,
top psychlatrists, and most Of the indus
trial studies have shown that the above is
true.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

ages.
The Farmvilc market, with three large
warehouses, full corps of buyers, and an
orderly sal les method offers growers pre-
ferential market for their tobacco. A sale
is held each day at each warehouse and it
is expected that all offerings on the floors
will be sold each day.
The Chamber of Commerce has arranged
Tobacco Jubilee at the seasons end when
over $4,000 in merchandise prizes will be
awarded growers who sell on the Farmvlle
market. Farmville businessmen desire to
say Thank You" for patronizing the Farm
Vile tobacco market, and for making Farm
Vile your shopping center.
All-in-al prospects for successful mar
keting season appear to be bright.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
On To Market

nARk-FIRED tobacco is rolling to mar
ket. With good handling weather con
siderable part of the crop may be sold be-
fore the Christmas holidays
Opening day was about as unfavorabe a
marketing day weather-wise as has been
experienced - bitterly cold, windy and dry
AS usual growers were probing the market,
offering small piles of various grades, with
lower grades predominating Prices were
slightly above the peg price with only
small amount of the offerings going to the
government pool" Succeeding days have
brought better offerings and better prices.
The present season of moderate, damp
weather is more ideal for tobacco handling
and marketing.
General predictions of buyers are for
steady prices, equalling last years aver
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Letters TO Editor
Goudy Example
Never Too Old
To Serve

Editor. The Herald:
Trust in the Lord and stick
to your work
For 1t easy in the Lords
eyes
Swiftly and suddenly to
make poor man rich.
The Wisdom Of Sirach
There is a deep and fairly obvious
difference between the hard work
that is the result Of fear and the
hard work that is the result Of
aesthetic absorption in the job.
If you don't love your work and
you think you're too old to start in
a new field. stop fooling yourself:
it's never too late to begin. as the
lives Of countless persons prove.
At m d d e age. Frederic w.
Goudy was a bookkeeper, and not
satisfied. because Of his long -cher-
ished yearning TO design type
faces. Experienced printers Scoffed
at him when he confided his am
bition. Resolutely. Goudy ignored
them and gave most Of his time to
learning the highly technical trade.
So well did he succeed that, in
spite of his late start. he designed
more type faces than any other
man who ever lived.
He established the Village Press
at Park Ridge. Ill.,. In 1905. trans
ferred his business to New York
City in 1906. and moved 1t to his
estate at Marlboro, New York, in
1908.
Goudy designed more than hun
dred new type faces. among them
being Calnelot, Forum. Cloudy,
Goudy Old Style. Kennerley. Tilt
ing. and Village
He received many academic and
graphic-arts honors. including the
gold medals Of the American Insti-
tute Of Graphic Arts and the Ameri-
can Institute Of Architects.
He wrote The Alphabet 1919.
Elements Of Lettering (l92U, Ty-
pologia tl940), and A half Century
Of Type Design l895-l945 1886.
If you. too. have an untitled
dream or a secret longing to accept
the challenging call Of anew field Of
endeavor. don't let anyone tell you
that you're too old. Throw yourself
into It with such zest and vigor that
you more than make " Tor }ost
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

time. For It's NEVER too late to
begin.
We may give 2 push to . good
cause. present m idea that may
provoke stimulating discussion. A
seed Of thought about which we're
becomingly modest may terminate
and in time perhaps after our
time-may produce q whole crop
OF wisdom.
TO feel that our productive days
or months. or years, are not ended
and that time 10 relative. is q bless
ing worth striving for.
The Herald Is . magic carpet on
which We travel to far-sway places
and I would Ike to thank Mrs.
Carrole May. In Formosa. Republic
Of China: and Mrs. Robert Spencer.
AZ Nebraska st.. Lawrence, Kans.,
for their kind words.
Cordially yours.
Everett A. Trent
Powhatan. w.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Courts Decision Awaited

DECISIONS of the Virginia Court of APP
peals are awaited in the school crisis in
Virginia. At stake are most of the laws
passed by the Virginia legislature in 1856
in special session, popularity known as
massive resistance" laws. No further de-
Tense of lasting value can be raised until
the decision Of this court We believe the
Virginia court will reach decision based
purely upon law - sociology and psychol-
ogy will not be considered We have that
faith in the justices of the Virginia Court
Of Appeals.
Unfortunately, we believe some have pre-
Judged the decision of the Virginia Court
Others, minority, who have been willing to
compromise the constitutional principle of
state sovereignty in the effort to maintain
public schools, appear to be seeking ways
to effect such compromise. Still others,
as adamant and determined as ever, are
studying legal means and methods of de-
Tending the constitutional principle in case
some or all of the present laws are rem
dered ineffective. At the moment Virginias
defense is in a fluid state. Court decisions
will determine in large measure the future
plans.
Governor J. Lindsey Almond, in speech
before the Virginia Farm Bureau last week,
stated Virginia's position in no unmistaka-
BILE language, as adamant in massive re-
sistance' as ever. However, the Wall Street
Journal, generally an accurate and conserv-
ative newspaper, states that the Governors
associates are working on program lead
ing to compromise with the power of the
Supreme Court, through local assignment.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

found. 1t does involve way, a pat
tern for living. but one which comes
from the spirit and intent Of love.
divine love. rather than from a set
of rules carefully memorizcd.
Besides these, the Christian re-
1igion is power-not power lover"
but power for. The Christian re-
ligion is supernatural, and this
most strikingly in the power Christ
gives to enable men to live above
their ordinary selves.
Giving a k!as Back
The story OF Jesus and the man
calling himself "Legion"-a mill
tary word which might be trans
lated "Regiment"-has some very
spectacular features. Aside from
these. which have seldom il ever
been repeated. the story Is typical
OF what the power Of Christ can
do for q man.
First Of all, Jesus gave the man
back 70 himself. He had not be-
longed 10 himself while he was
Legion" He belonged to any one
of the countless devils that plagued
him He Gid not even know his own
right name. Re could not "call his
soul his own" But after Jesus was
done with him. he was a man in his
right mind. under control. a single
person with q single mind. Second,
Jesus gave the nan back to society.
THAT particular society, alas, did
not want him: they would rather
have kept their pigs. But that -
another story) He was now abb,
to. live with other people and 4
take his share Of the worlds wori
on his shoulders. II his home towr
would not have him, there wers
others that would And in the THIRD
place, Jesus gave the man back Il
God. His instructions were to e
and tell what the Lord had done
for him.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Power torLife
Lesson for December !, 1858

THE CHRISTIAN religion is not
and never was simply a set Of
ideas. Being a Christian is not being
an ordinary person who believes
some extra things that other people
don't.
The Christian religion is not
simply a way OF living, or a new
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Vainless Wishing

01Al1C00 VA0AlA4t8
Sometimes | wish, though we'll know
Ny wishing is in vain,
Thot oil Of mo wos still as strong
And octive as my brain.
In every way. my cells Of oroY,
Still active seem to BE-:
But cont soy thot this IS true
About the rest Of me.
NY hair IS groy, my teett, are bought,
Ny eyes go on the blink;
But my old brain still serves me we'll
When sit down to think
SO thot is why soy that
OFT wish though it is vain
Thot all Of me was still os young
As ! am in my brain.
II thoughts think, I'm still as young
AS il my youthful days.
But | we'll know this is not 50
With me, in other ways
But maybe, when you read this piece
Your verdict we'll may be,
Thot from my head. good sense has fled.
Due to seniIity
But even SO, II goes to show
| still joke NOW and then;
Although it's SO, as you may know.
I'm post three score and ten.
t. D. WHITAKER
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
THE TRUTH

You've already had leave. Fer
guson. to see your wife off on a Jour
ney-to attend your mother-in-law' S
funeral-for your little girls mea-
sles-your boys christening. What
Is it now?'
I'm going to get married, sir. "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

set Of rules for
behavior, mostly
D Q a t 8. T h e
Christian is not q
person with Pc
culiar habits and
nothing else to
recommend him.
The Christian
religion does in
clude ideas, rad
ool ~ 4 nro
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Too True

How much sleep do you ordi.
narily require?
About i've minutes mere.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
4 Modsra Demos

we 90 not nave demOnfacS E1t-
ting In cemeteries nowadays, not in
the ancient style But as any min
lister. lawyer or social worker can
tell you, there is modern demon
that gets control of millions OF our
fellow-citizens and takes away
their citizenship. reducing them to
helpless slavery. This is the demon
of alcoholism. Our forefathers had
an ugIier word for it: the drink
habit. 1t is the fourth most fatal
disease in America: and alone
among diseases Gf we agree it is
disease) it is entirely prevent
able. it Is one Of the few diseases
known to man which a man can
definitely make up his mind not to
have. Out Of course he can do this
only by being a non-drinker. No
drinker can resolve not to become
an alcoholic; the very next cocktail
party may tip him over the edgeD
But any one who knows alcoholics.
actual or potential. knows how
such people are mot themselves"
as the kindly phrase puts It They
are no more masters Of themselves
than that poor maniac in Galilee
driven mad by his own demons
Modern Miracles
Yet the alcoholic is not beyond
rescue. Every week some one Of
these pitiable people is pulled out
Of the quicksand and his feet set
on rock. by the power Of Christ.
Men and women find a super nat
ural power that is great enough 70
accomplish what good resolutions
and many preachments and plead
ings have not accomplished. Such
a man is given back to himself.
back to society and back to God.
Cured alcoholics are most likely to
stay cured when they devote them
selves to helping others as they
themselves have been helped. The
most effective helper Of others is
likely to be the one who can say
himself. Il know what the Lord
has done for me-" And this is true
not only Of alcoholics, but of those
who are devil-ridden by other des
troyers. pride. envy, lust and all
the rest. No evil, no combination
Of evils. that attack and destroy
man, can be match for the Son
Of God ). If only the victim is will
ing to be rescued.
Biased on outlines copyrighted BY
tho Division Of Christian Education,
National Council Of tbs Churches Of
Christ IN the q. 9. A. Released BY
Community Press Service.)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05

Bible Material: Mark 4:36-5:l3.
Devotional Reading: Colossians Is a.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Some people are better at
making money than usiz

I'm surprised about some 81 our friends.
They've moved ahead in their jobs. and
they're making : lot more money than a
few years bsck-but some Of them haven't
really learned how to manage their money.
4 few don't even have checking accounts.
There's something my wife and depend
on-ou checkbook No sense carrying lot
q cash. it, too easy to lose. And store own
srs like to b paid BY check LII 70 businesslike
Then. too. - can pay each months bills
simply BY mailing out checksLfor things
hke rsnt and insurance. telephone, electricity
and charge accounts. Because they're an &C
cuate record. checks help Us keep track Of
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24
Southern Bell -.

Locally, it is different, Of course
But by Federal Tax standards,
talk is a luxury. And on teie-
phone bills each month you are
charged a 1919 excise tax. Yet
the telephone company is class
flied as utility" So are water
gas and electrical companies
classified as utilities; yet, the
later three utilities are not re-
ouired to charge their customers
1879 excise tax
The federal excise tax came
into being as a war-emergency
measure. The intent was to raise
additional revenue for the war
effort: also, it was aimed at cut
ting down the unnecessary use
of the telephone. company's facil-
tiles for wartime needs.
The war is over.
Yet here in Mississippi tele-
phone users paid more than 3d.
100000 in excise tax in 1857.
Broken down this amounts to
.93c per month per telephone. It
appears now that 1858 excise tax
will amount to 100000 more
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24

than in 1857. >ts- 6
Now, if this three millions
plus came out the pocket. of
big Business" the telephone
company. we wouldn't be too
concerned, being a Democrat
But that money comes out of
your pocket, and out of our
pocket.
Beside the purely selfish in
terest, which we admit having,
is the fact that the telephone
is not luxury, not anymore.
Perhaps it was a few years ago,
but not now. And if it's fair to
tax the telephone (the users)
then why not other utilities?
Talk, it is said, is cheap. But
darned if it wouldn't be a lot
cheaper if it weren't taxed by.
1917.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24

Florence Nightingale, whose
efforts to reorganize treatment
of soldiers in battle made her an
international heroine, was a firm
lady. In the Crimean War her
vigilance reduced the death rate
in military hospitals from AZ per
cent in February, 1855, to only 2
per cent in June of the same year.