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service club members and others. \ pro-
portionate share of the communityS obli-
cation would have been contributed during
the annual Chest drive.
There are some advantages i'll an educa-
tional Way and extra publicity through con
Quoting individual fund solicitations, but
we doubt that these factors are North the
extra effort. individuals ate more vitality
interested in certain agencies than in
others, and their interest Il stimulated in
soliciting for their faNorite agency How
ever, Il must BE realized that tie eommu-
nifty obligation Is 70 all Of the agencies
which can prove Their WORTH Each oi' Them
Will ~ welcomed w menlber~ ot the hest
We may look forward a. The line wien the
one fund drive viii be MADE in The i4ll ior
the benefit of Ail sFencie~ Much time and
effort may be saved in solicitations: definite
budgets can be assured, and control be
Kept on the quaitE M Service offered by
each Of THE agencies. 1auch uan lie gained
and We believe little lost
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Letters 70 Editor
Lovers Lane News
Akron, Ohio

Editor, Farmyllle Herald.
Hope You VIII allow me a little
space in your paper. We really
have had winter here since Novem-
ber Our Ohio looks more Ike the
Garden spot Of the ocean now in
stead of the Garden Spot Of the
world, as we have had some ter
rible floods which lcft many home
less. We We're very fortunate here
in Akron. There has been a lot
Of snow, rain. and thunder storms
We hope to visit in your locality
III March Oh our return trip from
Florida. when We expect to visit
MI and Mrs Joe Arndt in Fort
Lauderdale. Our daughter and SON
ln-laW. Grace and Tom Smith,
spent the Christmas holidays with
US. We visited in Lima. Ohio, With
our daughter and son-in-law. Mrs.
Frank Gray. my husband and !
were dinner guests Saturday eve
ming Of Mr. and Ms. Fred Arndt,
OF Randolph ONO.
The Browns" and "Holmans
formerly Of Cumberland and my
husband and ! are planning a
week vacation at Atlantic City III
August. I enjoyed reading Double
Check. Dr. Whltaker's poems and
especially the letter Of Mrs. Lottie
Carter, from Bumpass, va. Keep
writing and III keep reading.
A Happy and prosperous New
Year TO all the Herald staff and
its readers, especially the Demo
Ms. John Arndt
900 Lovers Lane
Akron Ohm
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February Recalls
Washington's Ideals

Editor. The Herald:
February is the birth month of
two Of the greatest Americans. The
dates on which they we're born are
remembered and honored, We have
not remembered the dates of their
death, because Washington an d
Lincoln Will livc al long AZ there
is an American alive To recall their
words and deeds
The frailities and inadequacics of
lesser men who followed them into
the Presidency Of our country
while not condoned, will i'll time be
forgotten.
But on the birthdays of Washing
ton and Lincoln in this cventful
year, let Us recall and take
strength from the fact that America
has had. men who placed principle
above privilege. patriotism above
politics. and love Of country BE-
yond all personal gain.
When George Washington was a
IVY, III NIUlc iHp lpli0WlHS SFI Oh
rules 3s \ guide x ha daily con
duet
Show not yourself glad at the
misfortune Of another, though lie
were your enemy Bc not hasty to
believe flying reports 10 The dla
pargcmcnt Of amy.
I'm your apparel be modest. and
endeavor to accommodate nature
rather than to procure admiration
Associate yourself with men of
good quality if you esteem your
own reputation; for it is better to
be alone than in bad company.
Undertake not what you cannot
perform; but be careful TO keep
your promise.
Labor TO keep alive in your
breast that little spark Of celestial
fire called Conscience.
What you may speak il secret
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-06
Double Check

Freedom in America is about the
incest thing we got today you
set tax plus on about everything
worth wanting and yet we have the
brass to call it free Webster must
have the wrong definition and these
new editions have come out with
new version Of free
Ground Hog came on the second
as usual We can look to six whole
weeks Of bad weather. George Bald
win was out campaigning for Shel'-
riff Down here in Cumberland we
cot canidateltis. it's what the
Doctors call an itch to run for
something and it's catchin' I'VE only
have an epidemic every four years
A. it's hard on candidates they
never get over 1t completely :.
s5.ae Of the voters don't either.
The medical profession sometimes
come up with cure before an
nonncing the disease.
Crls Stanley was porn with two
teeth. He kept biting himself and
at the age of one month they had to
be pulled out This was IN Cali
fornia anything can be born
there We have a Chief Justice
from that state.
It may be worthy to note that
Congress has its fingers on the
Nations pulse . it is also stand
ing on the Nations purse. Ike fin
ally come up with price stabili-
cation board after the bigsters got
all the people had. Nobody feels
good about things happening these
last days.
Thanks for reading
Yours
D. Marvin Brown
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Record of Deceit
~ Ralph McCilI
BY Ralph NcGiII, Atlanta Journal

Virginia Law
The State of North Carolina has
pupil placement law which has
been held to be constitutional be-
cause it has moi been used to bar
qualified Negro hildren from
school. Alabama has the same law.
IT, too. has hccn held constitutional.
But Alabama does not mean 10 use
it,
Virginia Lad almost the same
iaw Y was declared unconstitu-
tional hccauSc il required The pupil
placement board 70 consider race
y making assienments
II is necessary Ia rational tiink-
iHg w thi> dilemma ID proceed oil 4
basis q auth This has not been
possible ~ nlany Southern sta>cs
because AZ tha Completely irrcs-
ponSible, usually irrational. EXTERN
Isl fury which declared that the
court lacked authority.
Those few le a d ers. including
Christian ministers. who determined
TO tell the truth, were abused by the
more IRRESPONSIBLE extremist groups
as Reds and worse.
Extremist Advice
IN the aftermath Of the Virginia
action the people Of tho South might
well a@k themselves il they Will con
linne 70 follow extremist advice
IN iat6 Whom the Supreme Court
ruled the white primary illegal
these Same voices deceived the
people by saving that iall that had
70 be done 10 retain il was to ~
move all state legislation referring
to a white primary.
They were wrong.
They were the ones who assured
the people that 4 state might make
any sort Of voting qualification rules
1t chose
They were wrong.
They then told the people that if
they quickly would build schools 10
make them equal. the court could
not rule III that field.
They were wrong.
They then said state supported
Continued on page SB)
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Death and the Bible


,.e~s j. n,os.inre ,,-pieb i, tba,n-
selves were stupid. silly or malic-
ious, in answering this question
Ieeils ignored the single case these
heclglcrs brought up, and went
right to the root of the matter.
IRE fact vas the Sadducees VINO
asked thus question ga not bel1eEe
H. life after death for anybody, at
all any where, any time The Jews
who did believe, and Jesus himself.
did not speak Of heaven and
aell rs I rule, but Jumped all the
future life together n the one ex-
preston, the Resurrection When
they SAID the Resurrection they
90 not mean Jesus or Lazarus Or
any one person s resurrection. Ihey
'aeant the lite-oeYond-thls7hle, the
Ultimate life God has III store for
hl9 human creatures Where most
CHRISTIANS today would say the
Lnlfnortal life or something 81 mat
sort. they sald the Resurrection
Jesus did not argue with the
Iinbaliev3no saddncees Rather he
ea,a .han5 tu.o nla,n reasons u-hv
+bov made the mistake ar DENYING
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John Temple Groves
IS IKE MAD WITH EARL?

a prize for the best rhyme and led
off with a contribution Of my own
Doctor Poe says he sees a
South made rich with les
pedeza' =
| With all respect to my rhyme,
doctor, why omit the prize-Winner
from a lady in Admission, Ala. =
Since we gave our old bossy
that good lespedeza.
Milking's made easy - we jes'
hardly squeeze her.
And the admonition from the edi-
tor of The Crimson White at the
University Of Alabama when l had
filled this column day after day
with contributed rhymes: What
we'd like from you now, Mr..
Graves, is more work and less
pedeza."
| Charleton Putnam has written
another letter. This is against pre-
sumption that biology is on the side
! Of equalitarians. The truth is that
science doesn't know. But it knows
there are differences in human be-
ings, also in poultry. livestock,
grain, etc. EX-Vice President Henry
Wallace, sounder as a scientist than
as socialist and sentimentalst.
who is famous for his development
\ Of hybird-corn, says today t h a
\ population trends are running
gradually but surely the quality of
/ human life" He wants more young
\ people to consider hereditary rec
ords and genetic science before
marrying.
I But it would be against his So
cialisn and sentimentality to face
\ Up to racial differences.
Years from now when it may be
TOO late, the folly Of trying to make
science fit socialism and voWing it
did when il didn't may be cited
BY observers on some enlightened
planet to explain the Decline and
, Fall of Planet Earth
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Death Not The End
Lesson for February 8, 1859

WHAT is 1T like in the next
w world? Some people ask be-
cause they desperately want to
know how it fares with a loved one
over there. Other people ask the
question out of idle curiosity.
Others still ask the question merely
to show (if they CAM how ridic-
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Gould we ever call him
Ike again?'


Silence greeted the President at
the Augusta airport the other day.
Would We call him Ike" again
if he came out against the deseg-
regation decision?
NeWsWeek says his rumored list
Of 10 acceptable successors could
never include Warren because Of
personal feeling" about several
court decisions, particularly tn e
school-integration one.
This fits the Donovan story in
The New York Herald Tribune. 1t
fits the four-year record, too, and
his pre-presidency stands.
Time and again he has refused
to endorse the decision and has
recalled that the South was per
mitted for 60 years to believe
| separate but equal the law and
to build its establishment on that.
| Last month, before the National
Press Club, he refused to endorse
the idea of school Indignation legi-
Station, recalling that he had al
ways said you can't accomplish
such things BY law.
Naturally he and the Chief Jus
| tee deny a rift. /
| Why won't Mr. Eisenhower come
out with it? And why must he con
tlnue to appoint justices and !. at
torney generals who ride him
/ down? With the nation in a crisis
over the issue. he just can't say
! it is judicial matter and that his
is the executive department.
4 AS for politics. he might con
Sider that the Democratic Party IL
7 always going to win the Negro
( vote He might consider. too, that
A the South is automatically ma
\ ior minority, more precious than
either the Negro or labor if put
4 together and picked up.
He is nearer the Southern posi-
/ ton on the fateful decision now
/ than anybody in the presidential
picture. What he is saying, even
| if only half said and hedgingly. is
more than any Of the potential
candidates. Republican OF Demo
cratic. dares to say.
Here is the last period of h :
presidency Dwight Eisenhower could
be Lincoln over 4 Thaddeus
Stevens if he would forsake this
hands-off stand on an issue that
divides and embItters his people.
He might turn a tide balanced
for turning. The coming retirement
Of Justices Black and Frankfurter
lis reported This could be the oc-
casion He might appoint in their
places not seggregatlonists but
constitutionalists And say 50.
And he might tell his Depart
ment Of Justice about it, He ism I
a lawyer, but those fellows aren't
the only lawyers. The woods are
full Vi Wiser ones.
4 Many suspect there is opinion or
the Supreme Court now and in thf
Department. vi Justice for a aas
out of the desegregation crisis thai
will save face and at the same
time adapt TO an unyielding South
A push from the President might
put some way over.
editors Note: This was written
before Virginia's shameful capitu-
Iation.D
The cattle are grazing
Their heads never raising,
There are forty feeding like
I Reminisclng Interestingly in his
Progressive Farmer. Dr.. Clarence
I Poe recalls a time when I tried
to help him popularize lespedeza
the great feed-and-cover crop, with
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-06

didn't put it just that way. though
Me- would Their question was.
Which of the seven ex-husbands
would be the right one for the
heavenly duration 1t was an old
Chestnut, no one could possibly
claim to know enough to answer
K. So they tired II on Jesus.
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Old And New Dogs


Our doctors and our scientists,
Through the new drugs they find,
Are today, oIIevoting
The pains Of i'll mankind.
1t used to be, in bygone days,
When people felt unwell
The doctor would look at their tongue
Then give them colonel.
Quite often in my childhood days
When sick With beyoche,
Some darn old nasty castor oi
Old "Doc." would make me take.
Then, doctors liked to bleed some folks
\ Back in grondfother's day;
(Some doctors still are doing this
But in another woy)
In oden days, to diagnose,
Old doctors had to guess,
Because they lacked equipment like
our Docs" today, possess.
The modern "Docs :, when they check vs.,
They check from head to toe
And even then, what's wrong With US,
They sometimes do not know.
But On the whole, the modern Docs
Can better treatment give
And that IS Why statistics show
Now man does longer live.
Still doctors that Ne have today
With all thot they may know.
Can't break that dote we have with death
When it's our time to g.
"A Doo.. w7o treated animals,
one time. used to be,
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ulous any answer
must be. 1t was
this last sort of
people who asked
J e u t h e old
que stion a b out
the much m ar
RED woman who
Got TO heaven and
found her seven
husbands t here
aIrea DIV. IT heV
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IN Virginia. political party organi-
zation became effective in 1900. A
committee Of correspondence was
set up in Prince Edward to arouse
interest in Jefferson's candidacy.
Jefferson received 345 votes in the
county to four for John Adams.
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Beyond"

Jesus dropped a hint about the
nature of the future life which
many Christians have found help
fiji even though it does. not by any
means answer all the questions we
can ask. This hint is in his rather
shocking statement that in the
Resurrection there is neither
marrying nor giving in marriage
but that human beings will be like
the angels The did not say we
would be angels,) in heaven. Now
If there is any one element OF hu-
man life which is universally i'm
portant. it is sex. To be told that
the life beyond is not constructed
On the seX-centered plan of this
one. leaves uS wondering But this
Is not all. IN every respect, or al
most all. that we can consider the
Life Beyond is in the strictest
sense beyond. It is beyond our OK
reiiehcc, beyond All our possible
lmHeinings Many religions mag
HE the next life in terms of TINS
ane, only with more Of the same
There is imagery in the Bible of
this sort, too But the Bible also
bears out this hint of Jesus, that
the next life is not just like this
one only more so. 1T is better, for
the Christian. it is worse for those
Who persist in rejecting God. But
It is not the same. The best thing
we know about it is something
Jesus himself said, and it is enough
Where | am, YOU may be also
II Is All We need to know he will
ho there That we cannot make
BLUEPRINT Of heaven is no proof
that # does net exist.
BASED nm outlines copyrighted hy
The DIVISION Of Christian Education.
National Council If the Churches 81
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Robert Lawson and John Nash. as
representatives from Prince Ed
ward to the Virginia Convention in
IT'S, heard Patrick Henry's give
me liberty, or give me death"
speech.
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In 1867, The Prince Edward court
levied 1000 pounds Of tobacco to
build a new clerks office and 5000
pounds of tobacco to repair the
courthouse.
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As Others See Us:

EDITORS NOTE Though difficult repubIsh opinions
oil editors thought we'll
the South Anthony Horr9ons column
in Atonto JournoI, negroionst Of Atono
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tRased m outlines copyrighted hy
The DIVISION of Christian Education.
National Council ri the Churches ~
Christ in the U. s. A. Released by
Community Fress Servicfp
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DiIIwyn RID I News
Fishing Outing Is
Enjoyed By H anes

Alton Hanes enjoyed fishing
outing with his father, R. L. Hanes,
Easter Monday.
Major and Mrs H. r. Kelly, Of
Fork Union. attended services at
Hanes Chapel Easter Sunday They
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. l.. Hanes. Mr.. and Mrs James
Brown Hanes and daughter, Susan,
were guests there also
Mrs Wills and sons, of Roanoke,
were week end guests Of her sister,
Mrs. w. w. Taylor.
Members Of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE
e. Taylor's family visiting them at
Easter were Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Fines and Mr. and Mrs Sam Tay-
lor and children, all Of Richmond.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, of Gold Hill,
accompanied Mrs. Gary Clinton
ard Nancy to services at IIanes
Chapel Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Johns and daughters
paid her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Charlton, an Easter cal.
Nh. and Mrs. James E. Miller
ana sons, Jimmy, Charlton and
David, of Farmington. Richmond.
were recent visitors of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlton.
mrs. c. F. Grow has returned
from a visit to Newport News.
Linda l. g htfoot entertained
a number of her friends on her
birthday. Saturday, March %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cosby Lightfoot
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
y. G. Lightfoot. Easter and took
them to visit relatives in BluefleId,
w. Va.
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LEGAL NOTICE
A>>>>>>>>>
VIRGINIA..

VIRGINIA:
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court OF Buckingham County, on
this 5th day Of March, 1853:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
OF BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIR-
GINA
Against
LEE NUCKOLS. MRS. LIBBIE
VERNELLE EMERT. MRS. ALMA
.WARMSLEY, and others,
Defendants
Order of Publication
The object of this suit is to SUBJ
1ect the real and personal estates
Of the decedents. E. F.. Smith and
Eliza N. Smith. his wife, to the
payment Of the plaintiffs claims of
the grand total sum of 1851 90, par
tlclarly a tract of land of eighty
two acres. more or less, situated in
Marshall District. Buckingham
County. Virginia. adjoining lands Of
the estate of the late Luther F..
Lightfoot and others, and inciden-
tally to the payment Of the costs of
this suit.
And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendants.
Lee Nuckols, Mrs. Libbie Vernelle
Emert and Mrs Alma WarmSlcy
are not residents Of the State of Vir-
ginia. it is ordered that they do ap-
pear within ten days after due pub
llcatlon hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect their inter-
est in this suit. 1t is further ordered
that copy hereof be published once
a week for four successive weeks
in The Farmville Herald, a news
paper published in the town of
Farmville. Virginia.
JOHN c. SPENCER, Clerk
G. M. ROGERS. p. q.
Buckingham, Virginia 3-13-4t
>>~>~~
VIRGINIA.:
In the office Of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for the County of
Cumberland the 9th day Of March,
1859:
JAMES l.. NC EVILLEY
Complainant.
VS..
CONSTANCE BROCK NC EVIL
LEY
635 Belmond Avenue
Brooklyn. New York
Defendant.
The object Of this SuH is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bond Of
matrlmony for the complainant
from the defendant on the grounds
OF constructive desertion-
And an affidavit having been
made and filed. according to law,
stating that Constance Brock Nc
Evilley is not a resident Of the
State of Virginia; Therefore it is
ordered that she do appear within
ten days after due publication here
OF and do what may he necessary
to protect her interests in this suit.
r. H. BLANTON. Clerk
WILLIAM C. CARTER, p. q.
Cumberland, Virginia 1884,
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LEGAL NOTICE

VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court of Prince Ed
ward County, March 9, 1859.
RE: ROCHETTE M. GLENN ES-
TATE
SHOW CAUSE ORDER
It appearing to this Court that a
report Of the account Of w. c. Fitz-
patrick. Executor under the will Of
Rochelle M. Glenn, and of the debts
and demands against her Estate.
has been filed in the Clerks Office
Of this County, and six (6) months
have elapsed since the qualification
as Executor was had on the said
Estate, on motion of the aforesaid
personal representative. it is or
dered that the creditors of and all
persons interested in the aforesaid
Estate do show cause, if any they
can, on the goth day Of April. 1859,
before this Court in its Circuit
Court Room in Farmville, Virginia,
against payment and delivery of the
Estate of Rochelle M. Glenn to the
devisees and-or legatees under the
provisions of the said testatrix's
will without requiring a refunding
bond of them or any of them
HORACE ADAMS, Clerk
W. c. FITZPATRICK. p.q. 3-13-4t
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VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court Of Cumberland
County. the 3Oth day Of March,
1859.
RE: HARRY E. WEBB ESTATE
SHOW CAUSE
1T APPEARING to this Court that
report Of w. G. Fitzpatrick, Elk
ecutor under the will Of Harry E
Webb and of the debts and demands
against his estate has been filed
in the Clerks Office of this County
and more than twelve months has
elapsed since the qualification as
Executor was had on the said Es-
tate. on motion Of the aforesaid per-
sonal representative.
1T is ORDERED that the creditors
of and all persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate do show cause, if
any they can. on the 4th day Of
May, 1859, before this Court in its
Circuit Courtroom in Cumberland,
Virginia, against the payment and
delivery Of the Estate of Harry E.
Webb to the legatees andor de-
visees under the provisions of the
said testator's will without requir-
ing refunding bond Of them or
any of them.
Enter: JOEL W. FLOOD, Judge
/ ask for this decree.
w. c. FITZPATRICK
Attorney at Law
F'armville, Virginia
A Copy-Teste:
R. H. BLANTON, Clerk
d.2.dt
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LEGAL NOTICES

VIRGINIA:
In the office of the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for the County Of
Cumberland the 10Th day Of
March, 1853:
CEPHAS JEFFRESS, ct ais
VS.. Order of Publication
WILLIAM DOGGETTE, ct ais,
And all the other heirs-at-law and
next Of kin, if any, Of Luther JEFF
fress, decd. whose number, names,
ages and place of residence are I'M
known, and who are proceeded
against under the general designa-
ton of unknown and nonresident de-
PENDANTS.
The object Of this suit is to parti-
ton in one of the modes prescribed
by law among those entitled therto
all that certain tract or parcel Of
land in Madison District of Cumber-
land County containing 80 acres,
more or less, known as the real es-
tate Of which Luther Jeffress died
seised and possessed and adjoining
the lands now or formerly owned
BY John Lewis Estate, w. c. Cor
sons Estate and others.
An affidavit having been made
and filed, according to law, stating
that William Doggette, Floyd Dog
gette, Rev Claude Doggette, Her
bert Doggette, Neva Doggette Eos
ter, Josephine Doggette Robertson,
Rheutella Doggette Bailey and Hor-
ace Harris are nonresidents Of the
State Of Virginia, it is therefore or
dered that they do appear within ten
days after due publication hereof
and do what may be necessary to
protect their interests in this suit.
R. H. BLANTON, Clerk
]. TAYLOR WILLIAMS, D. d.
Cumberland. Virginia. 3-2O-4t
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