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Double Check

Crime and more OF il but this
writer is back III the free land 81
Cumberland. doing 4 squirt III me
sieiit comes back. | would Ike ~
lhank each OF you for the wonder
ful cards expressing 4 wonderful
feeling ol friendship ana aputlhf
mse III To lnllrr realization q God X
blessing extended
Politics are on cold storage FOR
the sixty day period q don n
criticize the administration ana
rs democracy the COP way. why
they had to 90 and do the HE
Of Harry S. Truman, eXpresldcnt.
pn nv At 4 time likc this will
never be known. Yep. from habcr-
dashery to Blair House it goes
Legislative authorities at Rich
mond are Very active and they are
the most sincere group you folks
have ever sent down
Congress draes along They either
don't have the bacfinR Of don
appreciate conditions. Is q matter
of opinion The President Win pei
Hhat he asked for but whether he
viii BE- free ID Csc il IN another
4 matter
/ Thanks for reading and thank'
+ fol the visits Yours.
J Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04

Reducing Stock Market Margin.
Let us consider the recent reduc
ton Of stock market margins from
/ 70 per cent TO so per cent. This wa.
done by Washington TO make i
easier to buy stocks. but stockA-afs
very different from food. We buy
food TO eat. but We buy stocks K
sell at a profit
Instead OF increasing confidence
in stocks. this action by well-mean
ing Washington bureaucrats ha.
frightened investors, who fear thai
the real inside conditions may bt
worse than the public expected
Therefore. this act, at this time
has done more harm than good
Now what will be the eject when
the various other palliatives are
put into force2 They will relieve
hunger. but will they cause inves-
tors TO buy stocks or automobiles
I don't know and no one else
knows.
What About Economic Laws?
Economic laws can be temper
arily ignored but they cannot be
long ignored Economic forces can
not be seen. but neither can cleo
trio forces be seen. Even now, no
one knows what electricity is.
where il comes from, why it
travels, or where it goes. Yet. we
all use electricity continually. Eco
nomic forces are just as powerful
even though they cannot be seen.
For Congress to try to ignore them
is like legislating that % plus 2
must hereafter make S."
Almost every Congressman be-
ieyes in his heart that the present
regulation of farm prices is a mis-
take. They believe that Secretary
Benson is basically right. but they
1are not say so for fear Of losing
he farmers vote. What the ulti-
nate result will be, no one knows.
some say these artificial prices
viii finally end our present form Of
government. We dare not say so
because neither nor anyone else
.nows /
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
Babson Discusses Washington

Babson Park. Mass. Jan 30. Il
is not my place to discuss politics
ini this column Most Of us are Re
publicans 81 Democrats according
I'd where we live or how we were
trained as children This means
that the birth rate viii largely be
TIE deciding factor Under a democ-
racy.
Democracy and Economies
This further means that demOc-
facy, With everyone having a vote
irrespective Of character or edu-
cation in government, is crazy and
cannot long continue There must
BIZ d shakedown sometime and a
return to the republic which Wash
ington Franklin. and Hamilton es-
tablished in 1873 We have drifted
far away from our original ideals.
! am, however allowed to dis
cuss economies in this column Let
me start by SAYING that no one
knows what will be the effect on
business and Investments of the
unemployment scushlons" which
have been devils c d to prevent
another real depression.
Some Unanswered Questions
VIII the insurance OF bank de-
posts prevent a money panic when
banks begin to fail? VIII unem-
plovment insurance give confidence
70 business and the stock market
When millions are idle and walking
the streets? Can employers be
forced to employ people at loss?
IN short Will these laws which bust
nessmen and investors are counting
or. really work?
! am not disputing the ability Of
these new laws to do some good
They will relieve much suffering
and encourage some consumer buy
ing, but Will they create confidence,
or Will they, instead, make business
more fearful2 No one knows. These
'pacifiers : have not yet been tried.
Nc true business depression has &C.
Cured since these humanitarian
avs were enacted My point this
week is to emphasize that no one
Knows whether existing legislation
Viii create confidence or increase
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of eliminating others
industry lone ias been aayoca
inE retfcnchfncnt III roVernineht
speudius II recommendations a
~2euefal have been alonr ines"
i4Ras
] Do not Maagmntc new pro
grams In areas inappropriate for
Federal acton such as grants ior
school construction. assistance III
education beyong high school pic
IVention of juvenile delinquency; So
cial service research. the trainin@
81 social welfare personnel various
health projects Industrial safety
/ programs
\ 2 Terminate Federal particip4
ton III programs when should M
shoudered by other legels 81 govern
meat or through private channels
such as, vocation education and re-
v habilHdtiOh. construction. malncA-
ancr. and operation Of schools l4
fedrlally affected areas various
grantin-aid Programs in the field
Of public health and welfare, waste
treatment and water pollution low
rent housing subsidies urban plan
nine and renewal college housing
loans. aid 10 local alrpOrts, aids
for area economic development
u Restrict scope ana paflcipa-
ttnn ", c,,rila, p,Iur.atf7u ,uGHlp tttp
aim IS ultimate termination such
as the several public assistance
programs; construction Of hospital
and health facilities SUM clear
ance domestic lending and guaran
teeinp program And cnrtailment q
various other programs NOTABLY
soI and aerlcUmr4l conservation
Needless to say. the Big Spenders
already have launched counter
offensive against Mr. Eisenhower 4
contend that the welfare and d0
pocd programs not only must bn
: maintained hut mast be Increased
while Nv the same Time the na-
tion is boosting defense SPENDING
substantially
Support for economy comes from
veteran BUDGET primers "a Caplto.
JUN who s4y that the budaet Chief
HI the various aoVeInmeat bureaus
and aesartmcA,s usually pat a
] little fat ia Their spending request
With the expectation That Con
aF y We tttt+t "a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
February, Month Of Birthdays

ffhe trees stand wistful in the Square.
Nearing half-expectant air,
The slIy is a slender silver bell
That waits TO sound the knel
OF winters
Anne Marry Lawler
THE name February" comes from the
Latin verb, "Februare', which means to
purify The Romans formerly held tes-
tiv.l 1T which goat was sacrificed after
which the priests struck the hands of wom-
en With strip Of the skin Of goat which
WAS supposed in insure fertility and safe
delivery.
IN United States history February i no
table As Il month Of birthday anniversaries.
The foremost birthday anniversary Of the
month il that Of George Washington the
founder Of the country, whose reputation
has grown by leaps and bounds III recent
wears Ii is also the month in which the
birthday anniversary Of Abraham Lincoln
falls. Washington birthday comes on Feb
rlJstl.y 22nd and I.incoln's on February 18th.
Other birtDlayS Of interest include those
Of Charles DICKENS who was born February
18th. 1912 At Landport England. The ami
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
"a Winters Evening

~ typical southsde Virginia winters
= evening Sunday, we built log fire and
bronsed through the library for an appropi-
ate book Our eyes fell On Thomas Nelson
Pages. Two Little Confederates. We spent
the evening reading thiS interesting story Of
4 former era, told by an unsurpassed Story
teller. We enjoyed this book as much or
more than We did over 40 syars ago we
recommend i ID YOU and 70 Your teen aged
Sons and danqhtcrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
Joh" temple Cove.
Postal Service Governmental
Function, Historically, Practically

luincd oNcf IA private parties
lhey Are merely SoIngs to dOubl
thc icalianl avn good sense of 'cou
,elvatiVes IN proposing IT, perhaps
fatally tllsidinh ifiaH The ant lsocla
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
Moon Interests
Astronomers In Feb.

Editor. The Farmville Herald
Some OF your young readers
might want to MAKE scientific
observation and get satisfying re-
suits without having to resort to
much calculations and astronomi-
cal data.
Just step out on the porch about
the second week Of February when
the moon is in the last quarter,
little after sunrise or about break
fast time and look to the south
ward ana you viii see the moon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
Washington
-.
News Report

Washington. Feb 3 With the
next presidential election two years
off. and even with congressional
elections due this year. the pfesl.
dental race is very much in the
undertone on Capitol Hill today
The greatest gallery Of candidates
can be found IN the Democratic
party, because the nominee might
be any Of number Of Senators
in the upper legislative body First,
there Is Majority Leader Lyndon
Johnson, Who has said he N not
a candidate
This his friends also say But his
record AS 4 Majority Leader and
his obvious abilities plus the strong
impression be has made in the FIRST
month of the second session Of the
a5th Congress cause some doubt as
to whether he can keep himself out
of the picture or whether he would
IN case Of draft by friends
The Presidential Race
II II generally agreed feven NY
Republicans. That johnson public
relations have been masterful at
this session His public pronounce
ments have had the ring NJ A III
partisan approach ta security and
foreign affairs They have impressed
even former Johnson critics
Then there n of course. Senator
JACK Kennedy of Massachusetts
Kennedy made a strong BID for Tie
second SPOT on the Democratic tic
vet AZ Chicago nj 1855 He has been
mentioned HI h prospective Demo
cratic candidate ever since While
he Is Roman Catholic. which viii
cause doubts hi the minds Of some
he alsD has powerful forces working
for him
He has not ahenated the South.
which Is the great Protestant strong
hold III tine nation and has i'm
pressiye strength here This iln-
presses the politicians In TIE senior
major marty because Kennedy can
be- expected ID run strong iii the
METROPOLITAN areas of IT'D WASH. h.S
native habitat
Democratic Completion
Also a major figure I'M specula
ton " Senator Stuart synineton,
Who Has been brilliant IN recent
wears In his ANALYSIS and criticism
Of the rockets and missiles program
The launching of Soviet Sputniks
bore Out his contentious dramatica-
tically. and added weight 70 hts Ut
terances =
Syminaton was Secretary Of the
Air Force under President Truman,
among other things and * ratea
an expert on defense and security
matters. He is also considered to
be widely popular with the voters
ii all sections.
Senator Frank Lausche Of Ohio
is a possible candidate and a pos
SlDlt CIlUlCt. his IIiUtEtilutl1It Iids
won him the admiration Of Ohio
and much Of the rest of the coun-
try Then there are a number Of
Governors who hope lightning will
strike them, and a number Of the
more leftwing candidates
While Adlai Stevenson and the
party organization viii have much
to do with the outcome Of the con
vention they will not control it, One
report on Capitol Hill is that Speaker
Sam Rayburn, Of the House. is
quietly working 10 pilot his Texas
colleague, Lyndon Johnson, into the
The Democratic race, then. has
all the elements and all the char
acters needed for d seven-ring pol
litical circus in 1860 and the ma
is already going on.
The Republicans know they will !
have to 90 with the Vice /
President Richard Nixon, their best I
pitcher. That doesn't make TOO |
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
Unfortunately people do!

They forget
he where he and what he hos for Best
BUY
Thot the advertising columns Of this where
he D dtneo
just pick phone and cal AZ
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-04
To Close Camp In Mo.

me Army SAYS n Is placing
Fort Crowdcr, Mo and the dis-
culinary barracks there on inca
ave status by January 81
About e25 military personnel hlvc
hecn stationed thflc and 3pO clyll-
ians employed
The Army said the barracks are
being closed because q reduced
need fol- such establishments
about 10 degrees above Your horizon
when the illuminated side will point
directly to the rislug sun You VIII
notice II does not appear 10 point
directly d, tie sun but oyerahoots
its mark several degrees
The ancionts thoueht that the
STUNTS rAvs would have to bend N
Illuminate the portion d tile moon
as you see it. because they did not
know that the sun vas % million
imiles from the point Of observation
and that the little moon was only
quarter Of a million or 50 away
General Foch said If il isn't
dltf.cult u isn't 4 problem
Matthew Kenny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23
Sporing the Old

The District Redevelopment Land
Agency has shown good Judgment in
Sparing several of Southwest Washing
tons older and more historic houses
from the slum clearance wrecking
crews. For the purpose of redevelop-
ment is to eliminate unsightly, UNI
healthful and unsafe buildings and
replace them with modern structures.
The buildings to be saved from deStruc-
ton are neither unsightly, unhealthful
nor unsafe. On the contrary, they are
attractive and useful houses, despite
their age, and they retain the charm
of an early period of life in Washington.
Three of the buildings already were
several years old when Washington Off
cially became the seat of Government
in 1900. They are the So-called Wheat
row on Fourth street, part of which now
is occupied by Barney Neighborhood
House; the nch-DuncanSon house on
N street, and the Law house on Sixth
street. The four Wheat row houses were
built by three of the city'S early pro-
motors, Robert Morris, John Nicholson
and James Nicholson, who lost money
in trying to develop the town. Another
home to be spared is the Washington
Lewis house, also on N street. It was
built about 1920 and today houses the
Hadley Memorial Clinic.
Much of the credit for the decision
to leave these fine old houses as ex-
, ampleS of an earlier development era
in the Southwest section should go to
the Washington Metropolitan Area
Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects and, more particularly, to
L. M. LeiSenring, who is the historical
preservation officer of the chapter.
Certainly it would be wrong to permit
type of reckless redevelopment that
would wipe out places of historic or
special architectural interest in Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23

have lost considerable face, and the cleo
torate has decided that the time has
come to give the conservative elements,
under Mr. Alessandri's leadership, fair
chance to cope with the situation. AS
he has made clear throughout his cam
paign, Mr.. Alessandri-a distinguished
industrialist and son Of former Presi-
dent--has committed himself to pro-
gram under which the new government
will put emphasis on private enterprise
and follow policy of austerity in an
effort to restore fiscal stability and pro-
mote Chilean prosperity.
What remains to be seen is whether
this relatively tough program will work.
The President-elect is confident, for his
own part, that it will. His country faces
hard problems-problem that may re-
quire some special cooperation from us
but there are encouraging signs that
1t will be able to surmount them If all
parties concerned really put their minds
to the task of doing what is necessary
to stabilize Chile's economy In any
event, Mr.. Alessandri has pledged that
he and his prospective government will
do everything possible to that end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23
Out But Not Down

One of the peculiar twists of fate
in the Sherman Adams episode was that
his own mistaken sense of uprightnesS
made him vulnerable The indiscretions
which entrapped him were the partial
result of complete self-confidence in his
own integrity. He referred last evening
to the campaign of vilihcation" in
tended to destroy him. What must have
been even harder for him to take has
been the holier-tha thou moralizing
from self-righteous critics. He did the
right thing to resign. His self-imposed
ordeal of facing the world Of televiSion
to announce it and the reasoning which
prompted it may not diSarm his political
adversarieS. But surely it has weakened
their blows. He did manly thing. He
did it well. Respect for him is the
greater because his self-reSpect is UNI
impaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23
Change in Chile

After having Lived for 20 years under
generally left-of-center governments,
the voters of Chile now have swung at
least little bit to the right. They have
done so by electing Jorge AlesSandri to
the presidency. Backed by Conserva-
tive-Liberal coalition, he has defeated
the CommuniSt-supported leftiSt candi-
date by wide enough margin (though
not an absolute majority to leave vir-
tually no room for doubt that the
Chilean Congress will confirm him in
Office.
Chile'S serious economic difficulties
account primarily for this change in
political sentiment In the past couple
of years steady decline in the price
of copper-the country's chief export
and the source of about 70 per cent of
its revenues-haS caused widespread I'M
employment and evergrowing imitation.
AS result, the left-of-center parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23
Moscow MeddIer

In some ways Nikita Khrushchev
seems to be deliberately intent upon
making a name for himself as sort
of international common Scold. At any
rate, within recent weeks, he appears
to have dedicated himself to the task
of openly sticking his nose into other
peoples business and stirring up as
much tension and Ill will as possible.
The latest example of this, coming d.
rectly on the heels of his offensive letter
to President Eisenhower, is his harsh
and thoroughly mendaciouS criticism Of
the constitutional reforms being sought
by Premier Charles de Gaulle of France.
These reforms, which are to be
voted upon this coming week end, are
designed to create a new measure Of
governing stability in Paris. They would
not constitute sensational departure
from the past. On the contrary, while
preserving the substance Of Frances
parliamentary system, they would mere
ly strengthen the executive branch
though not too greatly-in a way CAL
culated to enable French PremierS and
their cabinets to remain in Office at least
long enough to try doing good job.
In short, If approved by the people, as
seems likely, the projected constitu-
tional changes would make the country
less vulnerable to the chronic political
crisis that has plagued it over the past
IL years, during which it has lived under
no fewer than Is different governments
rising and falling with dizzying rapidity.
But how does the Soviet Premier
view all this? Well, speaking through
Pravda, he has told the French people
that the reforms they are about to vote
upon are full of the danger of faScism"
and threaten to pave the way for a
Hitlerlike dictatorship "aimed at multi
flying the role of Parliament, at estab-
fishing regime of repriSals and terror,
at Surrendering the command posts in
the state to the military clique, and
even abolishing those liberties which
bourgeois democracy comedies" Fur
ther, with similar Orwellian display
of using words to turn the truth COM
pletely upside down, Mr.. Khrushchev
has attacked the recent meeting be-
tween General de Gaulle and Chancellor
Adenauer-a meeting designed to pro-
mote new era of Franco German
peace and friendships a dark sign
that French reactionaries and West
German revenge-mongers" are plotting
to walk together on "the road to war"
In saying these things, the Soviet
leader, besides doing violence to the
truth, has quite plainly meddled in
Frances domestic political situation.
More than that, by indirection at least,
he has linked Premier de Gaulle-the
head of friendly state-with a kind
of conspiracy to revive fasciSm and
foster war. This speaks pretty much
for itself as commentary on Mr..
KhruShchev's Big Lie technique and the
monumental hypocrisy of his program
for peaceful coexistence," one of whose
key principles is supposed to be nom
interference in the internal affairs Of
other nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-23
Mcclellan re Hoffo

Senator McClellanS qualifications
as a witness in the case of Hoffa VS.. the
national interest are beyond challenge.
For many months the Arkansas Demo-
crat has presided over public hearings
before a special Senate committee in
veStigating evil practices in the field OF
labor management relations. Available,
and much of it spread upon the record,
has been a tremendous volume of EVIL
dence accumulated by responsible COM
mittee agents. In the case of the Team
sters Brotherhood, and specifically of
President James R. Hoffa and his crony
associates in the leadership of the big
union, it has been an unSavory story
of corruption from first to last.
Mr.. Mcclellan has summarized it
in language that hardly could be more
incisive or more devastating. Backing
UP his arraignment of Hoffa with a bill
of particulars, the committee chairman
equateS the TeamSter presidents moral
standards with "the cheat, the lie, the
steal and violence" He pronounceS him
completely lacking in respect "for
human integrity'-a man who believes
there is nothing that cannot be fixed"
Hoffa'S whole behavior, the Senator says,
is one of arrogant diSreSpect for the
members of his union, for the general
public and for the United States Gov
eminent"
BY itself, this is disturbing enough
as studied commentary on the char
acter of a labor union president. But
it becomes infinitely more disturbing
when related, as Senator Mcclellan
points out, to control of an organiza-
ton with "the extraordinary powers OF
the Transfers Union" For, as Hoffa
himself has boosted, the Transfers
Union could, at its will, shut down the
commerce of the Nation" Already in
alliance with other transport labor out
fits, this is union that could bring the
national economy to a standstill, could
indeed operate as "a superpower in this
country power greater than the peo-
pie and greater than the Government. :"
In the first instance, Senator
Mcclellan is appealing to the Teamster
rank and file to rid itself of Hoffa. 1t is,
unfortunately, slim hope in the light
of Hoffa's own domination Of the unions
organizational structure and the obvious
suppression of democratic procedures in
its operation On the legal front, as the
Senator points out, Hoffa has always
available "for the protection of himself
and his hoodlum friends" staff of
highly paid attOrneyS-already engaged
in protective maneuverS. This is not,
even so, country where "a super
power" under such INSCRIPTIONS lead
erShip can be accepted There can be
no power greater than the people and
greater than the Government" and the
fact must be established, so that even
Hoffa can understand it.