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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06
Learn From The Past

THE end of 1858 and the coming Of 1859
brings back memories. especially Of the
years 1888 and 1899 - for it was in the
latter year that World War II broke out in
Europe, the event which was TO change
practically every persons life one way
or the other.
That was just twenty years ago = when
1889 arrived on such an ominous Eote- Of
course. the year 1929 is almost As memoir
able, thirty years ago. for it was in that
year that the great depression kicked off
with the spectacular stock market crash.
There are those who trace Hitler's rise
and the weakness and appeasement of the
democracies, in the thirties, to the economic
crisis which struck the world about 1929.
The case is good one. In any event, just
twenty years ago 1899 daWned on fright
ened world.
Hitler had already occupied the Rhine
land, absorbed Austria. moved into the Su
detenand and was threatening Poland on
the question Of the Polish Corridor. The
Spanish Loyaists We're on the ropes and
about to be defeated Mussolini was cycling
Greece, which he was soon to attack.
III Tue t df East. lilt JdIli(dftt>t fidU gone
to war against China in 1897 and We're dirty
ing deeper and deeper into China. They oc-
cupied Korea Formosa. part Of Manchuria
and large areas of China The laps were
eyeing Malaga and Burma. Indo China and
the Dutch East Indies 1t was tense world
and the dictators We're on the move.
In the spring Of 1899 Hitler took the rest
of Czechoslovakia completing the rape Of
that country w. arranged AT Munich in the
fall Of 1898. Perhaps Neville Chamberlain's
dramatic return to London. after his NIu-
Mich meeting with the heads Of Germany.
France and Italy, and his claim Of having
obtained peace in our time" convinced
some, but not others
AS 1899 wore on the world crisis deep
ened. After Hitler's brazen seizure in Czech
oslovakia in March, his attacks upon Pc
land sharpened. By summer a world war
was threatening. Britain would not back
down in her pledge to fight if Poland We're
molested. Nor would France
By August Hitler had issued an ultima
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

GARY NJ. Smith, probably the communi-
- tg's oldest farmer. was called TO his re
Wara Thursday afternoon at the age Of ~.
HIS passing marks the end OF an era in
which Individuality, frugalty. industry,
paid their highest dividends. He was the
application Of those virtues which made
this nation great and prosperous.
Mr. Smith knew his own mind; he stud
led local. national and international trends
he set his goals and reached them through
strict attention to his business and intelll-
gent industry He succeeded in agriculture.
business and public service. For many years
tx. was treasurer of Cumberland county,
where he contributed to its progress. He
was d devoted husband and father, a loyal
friend a deyout church leader. an efficient
pablo servant, and a community leader.
His virtues will remain as examples for
those who would live a full life and sue
ceel, even in these days of circumscribed
controls III world growing socialistic. He
was an ndividualist in its finest sense.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

tum. Feverish preparations were underway
- in many countries = preparing tor every
eventualitv. German ships were hurrylng
toward German ports. The British had
;ierted the fleet. On September LIST, Hitler
marched into Poland and war soon en-
quilted the world On the Bird. Britain and
France declared war.
Today, twenty years later, the nations
Of the world know the cost OF that war.
Russia, too, struck suddenly by Hitler IN
the east in June Of 1871, knows the fright
full cost of about war 1t is hard to believe
that civilized countries threaten war, and
90 to the brink in the light Of the lesson
Of World War H. Yet today we do just that.
The menace Of Communism is the cause.
It is more widespread than was the spread
Of National Socialism. as pushed by Hitler.
And the war Of the future would be more
terrible than World War II! Thus, as the
new year gets underway, one should re-
member 1893 and 1889 and the lessons these
taught the world. The Russians, especially.
Should think back
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

This editorial by Clifford Dow.
dey, Editor of the Virginia Record,
an outstanding scholar and dis
tinguished historian. challenges
thinking people. Reprinted by per-
mission.
With this season. we are prob
ably approaching the end of the
time when it will be legal to dream
of a White" Christmas.
The pres n t trend to change
sociological structures by edict is
directed ward denial Of diff
ferentiations between races, ma
tons and even individuals, and the
special occasions of individual,
groups must be lost in that day
when all the peoples in the worlo
will be one happy global family
People will learn that the colol
of a Chinaman's skin does no.
make the Oriental different from
the Occidental, and it will be very
bad form to admit the racial ex
istence of the Chinese. BY then
of course. the transition will be
simple for Americans who have
practiced at home the denial of the
existence of the Negro as a mem
Der of a different race
Definite moves are already in
progress toward this end. News
papers are not supposed to identify
a person by his race, on the prin-
ciple apparently that this is beside
the point. Folk songs are con
stantly being rewritten to remove
the mention Of the existence Of the
Negro. A fine new version OF
Carry Me Back changes the line
where this old darky's heart am
long to 60" to where this soul
and heart am along to 60
When Columbia records produc-
ed the Confederacy album. they
used the proper words to The Vel.
low Rose of Texas. 1t is a love
song to a mulatto, with yellow
rose referring to a bright-skinned
girl. and the refrain goes, She s
the sweetest rose of color this
darby ever saw" But in their
single record number. designed for
popular consumption the words
were changed to meaningless
She's the sweetest little rosebud
that Texas ever saw"
To remove the suggestion OF
former slavery in Jimmy crack
ed corn, and 1 don't care" tn e
reference to 1.-THE massa's gone
away" is changed to "the boss has
gone away" Naturally "Old Black
Joe" win become Poor Old joe
and the "tar baby" doubtless the
raw baby"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

create d by inherited belief,
rerpetuated custom, regional and
I he feared that the dissatisfaction
of landed families in perpetuated
control would block the rise Of
those individuals who possessed the
potential Of greatness. As it turn
ed out, the uncontrolled scramble
for power produced ambition with
out responsibility. and the con-
sentative landed aristocracy has
been replaced by aristocracies Of
money. Of Labor. even of crime
though none that grew from the
roots Of a culture or that assumed
any obligation to the whole society.
BY now it is horribly clear that
ruling groups with neither roots in
a society nor responsibility to it do
not hold even concept Of great
ness, and Jefferson's dream of a
new country dedicated to producing
the superior Individual has become
the nightmare of a scared country
denying the existence of individu-
atty
NoW-in this fear and venality, in
opportunistic pandering to pressure
groups at home and in purposeless.
day-today expediency in dealing
with foreign blocs leaders and
the would be leaders vie with one
another in proclaiming the passion
racial folkways, and personal pref
erences. Though lip service is still
given to religion possibly as a sop
to W h could be another pres
sure-groupi. the intent is mani
testify to abandon reliance on mans
relation to God and forcibly to sub
stitute World Togetherness. The
lamb will lie down with the lion,
the snake cuddle up amongst the
hens eggs. fox and hound will run
together: they will have to: it will
be the law Of the land"
At Christmas is, despite the over
shadowing aspects of a Merchan-
dising orgy, still essentially a
Christian observance. there can
be little place for such a season
that might offend the sensibilities
of Mohammedans and Mongolians,
Buddhists and Bush-nen, and all
the cultists of India-not to men
ton the Russia that has become
the dictator of the don 'ts' in the
American policy. Perhaps Christ
mas will become merely a festival,
a Mardi Gras Of buying and selling
and exchanging, and only fugitive
scholars (hiding in the deserted
buildings in the downtown of some
city, will be able to decipher from
fragments Of records the origin of
the holiday.
But even the archivists will not
be able to comprehend what was
meant in the twentieth century BY
a white Christmas" They will
probably conclude that it referred
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06
Keeping Christmas

Editor Of Herald.
Christmas has come and gone
Has il left the people happy ann
contented? After all the mad rush
shopping for gifts, trying to keep
up with the Joneses. was il worth
the trial?
Some. sponging on others TO full
fill their desires. regardless Of wha
it hurts.
The first thought for Christmas
should be Of our Lord Jesus If
people would be obedieat unto him.
m any hearts would be less
troubled Many are out for a good
time any way they can get it,
If the young people would Let
Jesus be their guide. instead of
satan, this world would be a better
place in which to live
Lest we forget the golden rule.
Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you.
Sincerely.
Mrs. D. L. Berrier
Amelia, Va
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

BUSINESS etc This has increased
SUI billion IN the last three years
Giants 10 44fate and local govern
nents nav total "a 3 billion There
ara noR G. programs for state
and local subsidy
Contrast ms with tie situation
I'd years ago when Senator Byrd
becaInt i member OF the Senate.
AZ that 5-lne, ne saws. there was
+ onls one state aid program Of any
Consequence the highway pro
cram which cost $3.50 million
The Virginian thinks that new
I proposals to expand the urban re-
\ neWal program rehabilitation OF
cities and towns are pointed ex-
anp1es Of domestc-civilian pro-
Grams which are bottomless pits
io1 Federal expenditures.
III NE first place he says Il
THINK people should keep up their
own property | know Of no reason
WHEY the r 4 d erai Government
h0uld absorb two-thirds of the loss
aAtuiled Id cleaning UP huge city
subdivisions 10 be used fol- private
profit
Federal funds already available
for this program total 81 billion tor
loans ard SD billion for cash
grants. These tremendous sums
vim rot be a drop in the bucket
if we are to undertake these pro
jects i'll cities and towns from one
end of this country to the other.
The necessity for economy is en-
phasized not only the the Federal
. fiscal situation but also by the
whole national picture.
Senator Byrd emphasizes that
the people should keep the follow
iAg in mind:
Total public expenditures in this
country Federal, state and local
We're approximately sl45 billion in
1853
Federal. state and local govern
ment- are taking in 1858 approx
.nately $3.50 billion out Of the peck
ets ol American taxpayers in
u, revenue receipts from all sources.
In theW regular budgets Federal
SAFE and local Governments are
rl4a4n4 defeats totaling some So
niIi3ol
Public Federal. state and
l01ai- apProaches $3.50 billion
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06
Editorial from Virginia Record. December, 1853
AS It Was in the Beginning ;"

Z DcSIAfiElasg
! From songs and folklore. the de-
cplorization process will continue
through literature and then his
-ory, until the point is reached
where the heritage from the past
Will have been cleansed Of all that
was unique and influential in form
ing a peoples character and a re-
gion's culture. Cut off from roots
and with regional memories a dis
| torted blur. the New Society in
which every member will not only
be equal to every other but all
precisely alike-will exist in some
sort Of vacuum wherein the Ma
tional Mentors will experience no
| trouble in impressing their ideolo-
gies on minds similar to a blank
slate.
Today in Russia, we observe the
strict enforcement of the taboo on
religion, where man is turned from
his relation to God and moulded to
relate only to the State 1t is against
the world dominance of this goddess
empire that the policies of the US.
are directed and it is significant that
the Washington authorities have
not selected the Faith Of the
Fathers as the force with which to
withstand the global spread of So
Wet Communism. Tacitly admitting
that America does not put its trust
IN MANS relation to God. our ON
nlpotent Powers have placed our
destiny in a doctrine Of worldwide
"Togetherness.
The effect Of this 'Togetherness"
at home is already observed in
the changed nature of the National
Capital and other metropolis. The
common saying has become. mo
body lives in Washington any
more or Boston, Philadelphia
+ Chicago and Detroit: everybody"
has moved to the suburbs in
modern phenomenon that consti-
tutes a mass flight from Together
ness-or. at least the type of To
getherness designed to impress the
world with the fantasy that Ameri-
cans recognize no differences of
any kind in any people. But soon
there will be no place to flee, no
place to hide Edicts will become
THE law of the land" that force
citizens to conform to machine
made mould. and abandon any no
ton that may cherish any differ
ence from their fellows.
Thomas Jefferson's equality of
opportunity was designed to re-
move impediments from the emer-
gence of the superior individual:
of their intent to level all those
borders of the mind that were
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06
Atomic Age Ia Years Old

was Tor Il c G n 4 a J government
strongly unlpning and III the in
terests OF lndlviduaIisnl He was for
decentralization for states rights
anti-sociallsnl Roosevelt, confess
sedly always an opportunist, came
to be creator Of the most social
istIcally centralized government we
had ever had, one forgetting the
individual fol society n million
way
They we're the two poles q mod
eln American thinking.
II is with this American in
dividuallsln in mind socially nm
PRED for indjspensibles Of a mod
ern day Of mass, machine and IN
limited communication that | have
I just read a splendid and important
piece in the December y .S.A.,
entitled The Social Epic Etilic: A
Social Evil BY brilliant young
Anthony Farl'igan. associate editor
Of The Charleston News an 4
Courier, fine philosopher Of int}lvi-
dual'S current return to American
4 attention if not practice. The his-
toric philosophy Of the u nj t z d
+ States.s he reminds us, was not
tho Social Ethic The men who
/ founded this Republic and wrote its
Constitution held 10 an individual
# istic creed. They did rot believe
than men were atoms, useful only
when joined together Mr. Harri-
can dates the era Of forgetting
from the havoc World War play
ed with ''civilized values, from
the. group thinking and collecting
ideas touched off by the economic
crisis beginning il 1929 Wor ! &
\ War II fostered more grouplsm
and a more extreme Social Ethic, "
4 and 80 did the postwar flight from
the farms" suburban living, IN
stitutional advertising, 1.-THE orgam-
zation man, attenuation. etc. H.
points the irony of a Soviet NOV
ing now, in disillusion, away from
II excessive generalization In realiza-
ton Of the Waite Of individual
competition, especially in educa-
tiun. even az America moves near
cr Aid nearer 10 Complete fQlAll-
mont Of Ma ideals Of fhis WAa-en-
A4 philosophy
N,f Falriean does not make mn
Atg u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06
Letters 10 Editor
Face New Year
With Courage
Editor. The Herald

Editor. The Herald
All excess brings on its own
punishment, even hereby certain
fixed, settled, and established laws
Of Him who IS the God Of nature,
excess Of every king destroys that
constitution which temperance
would preserve. 7 ne debauchee
offers up his body a living sacrifice
to sin. r. Cotton.
Lead us gently. Father Time. as
you take us TO the portals :of the
New Year.
Give us courage for the battle,
for we know that we must fight it.
Our besetting sin of a veil fed ma
ton. excess baggage. Ask your
overweight friend his opinion, and
he will tell you he'd give ANYTHING
to get rid OF his excess baggage. 4
Too much cargo in the hold makes
it impossible for the vessel to ride
the swelling waves. Excess baggage
must 90, or the ship will sink when
it encounters rough seas.
In the storms Of life we frequently
go down because we are loaded with
care and trouble BY this I mean W.
carry some weight that drags It's
down and consumes or strength.
This weight we must lay aside il We
are to ride the mountainous waves
we encounter on the sea Of life.
| For just moment stop and
think Do YOU carry excess baggage
around with YOU? Perhaps it's a
/ grudge against somebody who has
done you great wrong, and you
want to get even. But wait min
ute If that somebody has a con
science. he is getting enough punish
ment for his misdeed. Your silence
only adds to his punishment. Don
add to your own sins by carrying
malice in your heart. CIT the thing
off your chest as soon as YOU can
and start the New Year with q clean
slate. and forget IT, A arudge n too
heavy load for any man ID carry
It will only depress yOtu mind and
weary yogr body,
There are other weights. Perhans
YOU are burdened to speak q word
Of apology 70 someone v0M HAVE 0f-
Tended II MAJ be yonr wife. yom
husband, Your children WON, neigh
bors. your boss. Or alb employee E5a
have offended The three hardest
words to say are II am s0r1N. BU
when they are said tH6g 5ilng ereai
relief. Get the confession off ycat
chest right away. and see how gD5a
YOU feel
Laying aside every weiaht tha'
rests unnecessarily upon. your miAd
is not only good philosophy but q03d
religion Humanity is never 80
beautiful as when praying for for-
giyeness. or else forgying another.
Deal gently with us. Father Time
III the New Year Give lis charity
that thinks no EVIL. and which viii
stretch forth the helping hand to
lift our weaker brother Out Of fhn
mire, rather than the curel scorn
which passes him by. OF thrusts him
further down
Kind Father. give us the love III
Truth which no temptation can Sa-
duce, and no menace can intini-
date Father, grant Us strength 70
live above the tnistakes we MAY
have made in the past, as We go
forth into the New Year.
Cordially yours,
Everett A. Trent
PoWhatan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-06

to some rearguard action of a
vanished race At that. they VIII
be fairly right in so much as
Christmas-as of noW-is one sur
viving expression Of the faith III
Western man, one continuity with
our deepest origins that is not yet
threatened by the dwelling process
of what our critics are pleased to
call THE course of history
Since the celebration Of the birth
of Our Lord remains legally a
matter of purely personal prefer
ence IN the manner Of its obser-
vance. let those of Us who as a
world minority-c continue to place
our faith in mans relation to God
thankfully enjoy this remaining
area Of privacy. Here We can draw
on all racial customs and regional
memories, the totality of tradition
and inherited beliefs, just as if We
We're free people who were to be
allowed. even encouraged, to build
on and from their past.
We can remember how it was
when we were children, and from
those now gone we know what II
was before. In this season, at least,
we can sing. las it was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall
be-" If we believe-well, there is
a story, which does not need to
be rewritten to protect sensibilities.
about the finger in the dixie. If we
change Merry Christmas" to
Prayerful Christmas we might
become that finger. But is it al
ready too late? AK