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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Double Check

Right in. the heart OF THANKS
GIVING and bet you all had a
time. hear that between this and
Christmas some WILDE" candi-
dates are planning to announce
their intentions TO be on the sheet
next year. Now l amt saying it as
being SO but ! can hear. So. you
folks look out.
It's most too early for me to
bring my candidate out. It's hard
for any candidate to stand these
short. short winters and whoever
comes out now has to 60 through one.
It'll kill EN- off. Then when the
trees begin to bud my candidates
will tippt. tippi right on into cleo
ton without falter. You watch
and see
! had the honor OF a visit by
Max Ailer author Of Alters Out
DOORS appearing In The Richmond
Times Dispatch and his article in
Sundays. Elk Hunters Welcomed.
was Oh SO good. It's just SO wond-
erful to meet people Of such popu-
larity and am indebted to Judge
VIM. Hay. Jr.. while hunting out
here in Cumberland far from any
Elk howl, where the game you
get. if any. you can stack away in
your vest. harmless dead or liv-
ing. l am so thrilled it's catchin'.
Saw where the Blue Devils beat
the Tar heels and the Red Devils
are running US devils out OF Der.
lin Things are all mixed up
even a flag has to stand on its
own.
The next voice you hear viii be
that Of Santa Claus. That's the.
stuff l write about
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
J. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Thanksgiving, A
Virginia Custom

Editor. The Herald:
You and I have been brought up
under a great delusion. For we
we're taught that more than three
hundred years ago pilgrim
colony came out OF a winter Of suf-
fertng and privation. tiny band
Of men. women and children who
brayed q new world. And a gov
ernor named Bradford said. LET
US give thanks" And this was the
first Thanksgiving in America.
But Clifford Dewey. Virginia
historian. who knows Virginia his
tory. says not so. And he has
facts to prove that the first
Thanksgiving in America was cele-
brated In 1919. at Berkeley Hundred.
Tidewater Virginia plantation,
before the Pilgrims even left Eng
land.
Our historian. Clifford Dowdey
ncurs with J. R. Seeley. who
said: History Is not. as it was
once regarded. merely a liberal
pursuit In which men found whole
some food for the lima gination and
sympathies: but now Is a depart
ment Of serious scientific investi-
CATION. We study 1t in hope Of CIV
ing new precision. definiteness.
solidity to the principle Of political
science"
However. this debunkine makes
me a little sad. like for history
to present the pleasant features 81
poetry and fiction-the majesty Of
the epic. the moving accidents OF
the drama. and the surprises and
moral OF the romance.
For wha shall man give
thanks? For glad laughter: for the
child who walks beside him: and
IN whose eyes great light shines:
for grass and trees and water and
sunshine. the rustic OF oak leaves.
and the friendly bark OF a dog: for
neighbors and friends and strang-
erS too. who pause in teeming,
turbulent highway called Life to
mind us that it is good to live.
Above all we can be thankful
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
We Wonder

COMBINES, when we fall into a refIec-
= tive mood, we wonder why all the sweat,
strain and tension of modern life For, after
all, time cures all things and our exertions
today are ridiculous struggles when con
ceived and considered in the scope Of allen
comprising time.
Does anything material last? The answer
lies in the negative, for only the spiritual
and eternal values survive our hectic pace
Of life. Time ends all our pretty romances,
mental, business and physical. and our
lives, even the ones SO fine. are shortly end
ed and quite often quickly forgotten
The things of the material world which
mankind has striven to perfect, such as
beautiful estates orderly lives, pleasurcful
and eventful lives, and other things, cspec-
tally the protection and citadel built by
man for his family, all are swept away by
the inevitable forces Of time. All Of which
must bring us to the realization that we
must live fruitful lives now, not tomorrow,
for today never returns
The question Of the ages remains true
today, in spite Of hydrogen bombs and the
hectic pace Of life: when you die, what
good have you done, or what have you done?
What help have you extended your fellow
man, or humanity? Who have you harmed
in the course Of your efforts?
Stop and ask yourself these questions,
and look upon the tickle values and mater
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Letters To Editor
Lovers Lane In
Akron, Ohio

Editor. the Herald:
I Just finished reading my Herald
aid and do enjoy II and look for
ward to 1t every week.
Tell Double Check TO come out
here to the Garden Spot Of the
World We have had beautiful
fall thus far. no snow or Ice yet.
Flowers are still blooming in the
yards. And grass is so green. looks
like summer time. although all the
leaves are gone from the trees.
II must be the Democrats doing
H. We Democrats. went all out
this time to vote. sorta scared the
Republicans. didn't we? They
didn't think there was SO many.
Every year there are a few more
waking up do enjoy reading
Double Check and Or. Whitaker's
poems
My husband and l spent several
days at Lima. Ohio. with our
daughter and son-in-law. Grace and
Tom Smith. recently We plan to
90 to West Virginia with them next
week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Park
Smith. Of Reedy. w. Va.
We called on Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Brown this afternoon. He is from
Cumberland too. They are fine
couple and we hope to visit down
your way with them some time.
Double CHECK" keep writing
and keep being a winner. We like
to read.
Wish all the Herald staff and its
readers happy Thanksgiving with
plenty OF turkey and Democrat
dressing
Mrs. John Arndt
900 Lovers Lane
Akron Ohio
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

Or maybe only travelling magic
ian But he would find neither Only
a man in a fisherman's boat. his
great voice ffor outdoor speakers
in those days had to have tremen-
dous voices) booming out over the
crowd OF all things just telling
stories. Very simple stories too. no
plot to speak OF, no dramatics. Just
stories about farmers and wheat
and housewives and FISH every
day things. harmless and from
the Romans viewpoint) meaning
less.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

In both parties. in spite OF small
bonuses for loyalty, each state is
represented on basis Of its repre-
sentatlon in Congress. That mean
representation principally on a basis
Of population, without regard to
party votes In 1860, therefore, the
South will be practically as strong
as ever in the Democratic conven-
ton. strong enough to bargain as
the convention major minority If
1t stands fast. In the Republican
convention, strange as it seems, the
South will be almost equally strong,
strong tremendously out Of proper
ton to its party vote.
IF England to herself do rest but
true -. If the South rests true 70
its best self, its bravcst, most sober
mighty corners, it may be that
"naught shall make us rue either.
The clergy rarely mentioned in
tcgration until the Supreme Court
acted, well says Birmingham S
Fred M Rise Of the railroad broth
erhood. In no Bible I know is it
written that the voice Of Hugo Black
is the voice of God. For that matter,
in no clause Of the Constitution |
know does it say the voice Of Earl
Warren is the voice Of the ConstI-
tuition.
| Noting comment here on his
emerging Southern leadership. Her
man Halmadge thangks me kindly
but vows that my only ambition is
to serve the people Of my state to
the best of my ability IN the office
with which they have presently hon
ored me. | was speaking Of a draft,
Senator, not an ambition
Even more kindly t h e Senator
says your GU st a ding con
tributlons to the understanding Of
the Southern viewpoint are appreci-
ated more than YOU know Every
where | go | hear that if we had
more columnists like John Temple
Graves and David Lawrence the
nation would be quickly awakened
( to the facts about the constitutional
and economic crises which grip the
/ country
This is printed not only in pride
| but III proof Of good Will Those who
accuse me of not seeing eye to eye
\ with the Senator always on foreign
policy forget that he is coming to be
too all-around statesman to be
agreed with all around.
\ he Carleton Putnam letter Mrs.
+ W. H. Frank Of birmingham writes,
was read and discussed in at least
one of the senior history classes Of
the high school my son attends N
I The letter can be as useful among
our young people at home or away
at school as with the whole public
outside the South. This column 5
Y suggestion that il be printed as 4
/ full page paid advertisement in
\ national periodicals is endorsed bv
Alabama S famed engineer. Milton
Fles. who offers to contribute. From
Foley Master Sergeant ret A. B.
BLACKBERRY offers to send "a cash
ler's check Of more than one week
pay to anyone YOU suggest.
\ l hope to find someone to handle
IT professionally if that has not been
arranged already. No checks until
notified. however. please.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

Some "Virginians," excited by the northern
propaganda mills, were ready to criticize
the Governor. He has punctured the excit-
ing propaganda by ordering the national
flag to fly over the Senate wing Ito the
right and the Virginia flag over the House
wing (to the left), to conform with general
flag usage.
Unable to find "grist for the sensational"
among the people who have met with forti-
tude, calmness and steadfastness the clos
ing Of Virginia schools through the usurped
power Of the federal courts, these news
hawks are hard put for sensational news
The least incident now may be blown into
a full grown blast
The more important it is that we, the
people, be on guard against Incorporate
thoughts, ill-consdered acts, or unrestrain-
ed words. BE clam, steadfast and moderate
We have great cause in defense of the
Constitution and the sovereignty Of the
states. 1t can be defended on this high
ground. 1t can be lost on any lesser ground
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

alert for suspi-
ciously large
gat erings OF
restless orientals,
going down to
the lakeside to
hear what was
going on that was
attracting such
large crowds.
some political
anitnfnr p,oVyho ?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

Nearly year after proposed b..
President Eisenhower. the Stat.
Department is about to renew IT.;
scientific attache program dropped
in 1856.
The State Department expects
to announce within a few weeks
the assignment Of a group Of sci.
entists to serve in United States
en,ha .sies.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
John Temple Graves
South Must Hold Three Corners

"Of love that ever finds thy
face more fair
l could not give thee any
godlier thing
II were king :"
A royal family comparing with
Great Britain's in worth to the
world is little Monaco's Rainier and
his very American princess. their
little girl and their baby boy, look
too happily to be pretending, surely.
Is there more healthy spectacle
and benign influence on this tor
tured planet! When has a moving
picture actress created SO moving
picture! Hollywood low score goes
up for once.
Come the three corners OF the
world in arms
And we shall shock them Naught
shall make us rue
II England to herself do rest but
true
So let 1t be said Of the South as it
holds true at its own three corners,
each so mighty and meaningful for
reasons political, economic, social
and-Or cultural. Those corners are
East Texas South where the
West. begins.
Virginia below the Washington SUI
burbs South where the North be-
gins and
Florida above the frost line 49,
North where the South begins.
Hold these three and the South
may hope to hold and enhance its
place in America Hold them and
this most American part Of America
may yet keep America American.
AT the corners and throughout all
the South economic growing ranks
with the West national lead. That
the West should nevertheless be out
stripping the South in political
growing Is not merely matter Of
larger population increases. South
ern deficiency in these reflects a
situation OF migration and machin-
cry that are part Of the eventual
Southern promise. The political lag
Is more a result of failure to be-
| come. by being as free as it is
united. the nations major minority.
Once more. as in 1913. you find
Southerners dreaming Of a dead
locked electoral college and an cleo
ton thrown to the House where
each state has one vote. 1t is a
dream to be dreaming but only one
Of many, and in last resort. IN the
| Drumming meanwhile h G South
needs to take thought for what ii
can achieve in the two national con
| ventlOns and in the Congress Some
think OF the Democratic sweep as
lessening Southern influence in the
convention and the Congress when
the fact is that this influence will be
| >AAAsAOcS AAAStAy 90 EAGdt GNtl Ill
the convention and may be greater
than ever in Congress by reason of
more eager Republican bids for 1t.
that we live in land 50
bounteously endowed as America
thankful for American democracy
with its emphasis on the dignity
and sanity Of the individual. and
thankful for the American way Of
life that has brought us the high
est standard Of living In the world
We should be genuinely grateful
for our great American heritage.
but we must not be content to rest
upon that thankfulness We must
work to preserve the freedoms
handed down to us, that We in
turn may hand them down to our
children
Cordially yours,
Everett A. Trent
Twin Oaks"
r. 2, Powhatan. Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
FOOD DONATION SYSTEM

Future Government donations of
corn meal and flour to the needy
in this country will come from
private rather than Government
SURPRISES of corn and wheat.
This change is designed to divert
the grains into relief uses before
they ever reach Government sur
pluses stocks. Cost are expected to
be lower
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Why ParabIes7
Lesson for November so, 1853

+ IKE all good teachers. Jesus
IL was not tied to any one style
Of teaching. But his favorite style
was the story style. To some people
this seems puzzling, as II Jesus
were almost forgetting his divine
dignity. You can imagine some
Roman intelligence officer. on the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

ial gains Of today with less awe than here
tofore. For, the only thing that lasts, the
only thing that times does not Stay in the
end is the spiritual, eternal, the real values
in life.
You might develop nice life, a luxur-
Gus, pleasureful life, but the question of the
ages remains. And that is, when you die,
what have you done to help your fellow
man and contribute to the slow march Of
progress Of the human race?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

In the 18th century TB sufferers
flocked to the Southwest in hopes
the climate would cure them. To-
days TB patients are treated in
hospitals near their homes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

The alert moiorist doesn't rely
on The driver ahead to tell him
when 10 pass. the Allstatc Safety
Crusade says. He realizes other
drivers mean well, but can be sub
ject to error.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
South Supports Little Rock

tributions Of small amounts have poured
into Warren County, Charlottesville and
Norfolk
We cite these facts not 50 much in sup
port Of private education as opposed to
public education, but as example of a de-
termination by the people to support edu-
cation in racially separate schools
The vast majority of private citizens in
the South, will support public education.
They have done it for generations However,
the smallest minority Will support racially
integrated education public or private
If the South is pushed to private educa-
tion program and abandonment of public
education. everyone will be hurt. some more
than others. Certainly universal education
will suffer terrifically. Those who persist
in unendinF legal pressure upon the people
of the South we'll might pause long enough
TO assess the inevitable conditions which
will be faced by all
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

Jacob Riis, Danish-American
philanthropist and editor. first
proposed the Christmas Seal way
Of raising funds to fight tubercu-
!csis.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Jimmy Byrnes, Statesman

the political affairs Of the Democratic party
for many years.
In recent years he switched over and sup
Dwight ID. Eisenhower Certainly we know
Of no American who has had wider exper-
fence than Mr. Byrnes He was Oh intimate
acquaintance with President Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, Sir
Winston Churchill, attended conferences
and meetings with top Soviet leaders, in
Guiding the late Joseph Stain.
Mr.. Byrnes' latest book will interest all
students Of political history and to all those
who believe that the increasing power Of
the federal government and the Supreme
Court is a problem which must concern
every thinking American
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

We have habit Of reading almost every
thing we see printed.
The reading matter which struck our
fancy this week was on package of turtle
food, which is offered for sale at almost
any variety store.
Complying valanty with the Pure Food
and Drug Act, the manufacturer had Ia
bcled his product:
Minimum Protein, :o4 per cent; Fat,
LIT per cent; Fiber 1903 per cent Ingre-
dents: Dried Flies
You see, you'd never have known what
dried fly is made Of unless you read this
column. Wynne ark Progress
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY

THANKSGIVING DAY
TODAY we should thank God for al
HIS blessings sent our way,
AND for the peace that we enjoy
NOW in our land todoy
KNEEL down and give our thanks to Him
SINCERELY from each heart;
GIVE thanks to show thot He, always
IS Of our lives q part
VOICE thonks 70 God for gifts divine
IN words sincere and true;
MOI ever once forgetting. He
GAVE His loved Son for YOU
II. D. Whitaker
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
You Are Being Watched

VIRGINIA is being watched News media,
especially those seeking the sensational
are eager to keep alive the Virginia issue
So, Virginia is being watched. We, as Vir-
ginians. are being watched The slightest
move can be blown into sensational story
for the gullible northern reader.
Governor Almond ordered the Virginia
flag to be flown over the State Capital at
an equal level with the national flag When
flags are flown from the same halyard the
national flag supercedes all others. Since
the State Capitol had only one pole. the
Virginia flag appeared alone. until another
flagpole Of equal height can be erected.
Use of the Virginia flag on all State public
buildings is not an idea suddenly advocated
by the Governor. In fact, the legislature
provided for it and quite to-do has been
made of the size, etc, of the Virginia flag.
Regardless the northern press jumped
on this incident with innuendoes. whooping
it up to their readers, as Eirginia's defiance
of the federal government, its flag, etc
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

As long as American dollars hold out we
will have few friends among those nations
that expect to get some of them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
For Simplicity

80 this Is their great Teacher"
the Roman would think to himself.
We'll. he may be all right for
farmers. There's surely no harm IN
him" The Roman would not real
lie that he was listening to the
greatest teacher OF all time, and
that in those simple stories. or
thumb-nail illustrations, which We
call parallels. were wrapped UP
ideas which were destined to
change the world.
Why did Jesus choose the story
style for his teaching He could
teach with parallels. as for instance
in parts Of the sermon on the
mount. But according to Mark. he
never spoke without a parable
somewhere in his talk. Ono reason
why he did this was for simplicitys
sake. The story reduces down q
complicated idea, h!gh-lights the
heart OF it, People who have difi-
Guilty following or remembering a
lecture will remember a story.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
70. Selection

You remember our imaginary
Roman official who went OF think
ing what a stupid affair this story
telling was? That was part OF
Jesus intention. The reader will
notice that 1t was not the Roman
officials. it was not the chiefpriests.
it was the disciples, who stayed
for an after-meeting and asked
what Jesus meant by his parallels.
Jesus main effort in teaching was
to get at his own inner circle OF fol.
lowers. He wanted to stir their in
terest and curiosity. and at the
same time let the careless, the in
different. the hostile. 60 their way.
The story style which he made
his own, was just right for this
purpose. The parallels were like
magnets that would attract only
the men with true steel in them.
The sophisticated, the know-it-alls,
then and now. hearing or reading
the parallels, think only What
simple stuff" But the people who
are attracted by these tales and
feel there is something beneath the
surface. find in them . wisdom be-
yond this world. They are as clear
as the night sky through which we
see the glory Of the stars.
Bssed on outlines copyrighted By
the Division Of Christian Education.
National Council Of the Churches 81
Christ In the u. s. A. Released BY
Community Press Service,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

JAMES +. Byrnes. perhaps the most ex-
perienced retired statesman of our time
has written his autobiography Published
recently by Harper's, it is entitled "Al In
One LIFETIME
This book is q more thorough and de-
tailed account Of Mr.. Bvrnes' amazing ex-
periences in all branches Of government
than an earlier book Speaking Frankly"
In addition, it comes after he has gained the
added experience of being Governor of one
Of our states.
The scope Of Mr. Byrnes service is truly
remarkable He has served as the Governor
of a state, he has served as the top assistant
to the Chief Executive, he has served as
Justice of the Supreme Court, and he has
been legislative leader in both the South
and Senate. Moreover, he has been active in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
For Survival /.

There are still on record the SER
mons Of some Of the rabbits who
lived and taught about at the same
time with Jesus The are pretty
Impressive for their scholarship,
their quotations from authorities,
their ponderous correctness But
nobody would remember them.
They are literally curlosities today.
little more Jesus little stories on
the other hand. are memorable.
They have passed into the language
and culture Of many lands, they
have inspired works OF art, they
comfort the gricving, rebuke the
sinful, give lift 70 weary hearts.
Strange things have happened TO
the human race and will still hap
pen. Our ancestors would find it
hard to find their way around our
electronic world, and lectures In
our class-rooms would bewilder
them. IL Jesus had spoken in the
learned terms Of his day, his teach.
ings would have been laid away in
obscure Libraries like the lectures
Of other teachers Of that time. But
speaking as he did. in story form.
his teaching endures to this very
day, and will be understood in the
space-age OF the future, If tho
world lasts so long. Lectures die;
stories survive.