The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-02

by stopped and asked what he was doing.
Use so confused. Some say there will be
war this year, some say it won't be. Some
say hard times are coming, some say not.
Use so confused that don't know whether
has found halter, or lost a mule"
At each New Year the economists, politi-
clans, poll-takers, government officials and
editors make SO many predictions that most
people become just as confused as the old
farmer 1t is great day for the prognosti-
Gators
General agreement is had on the pros
poets of war There will be none. The
cold war will continue with lots Of talk but
no shooting The world will remain in
state of uneasy peace, with communism
conniving to spend the United States to the
brink of bankruptcy. This is the Russian
plan if they can hold out long enough. We
are falling into the plan we'll
khrushchev emerging at years end as
the strong man of Russia needs time to
consolidate his gains and maintain his po-
sition. Ivan A. Serov, chief Of Soviet secret
police was recently denoted former pre-
mier Georgi Malenkov, has been ousted and
possibly is marked for "liquidation" Molo-
toy, former foreign minister. is in an OBJ
scure position. Only Voroshilov and Mko-
van, of the big eight at Stains death re-
main in favor. Mikoyan, the No. man in
Soviet Russia. is expected to visit the Unit
ed States this year for talks with influ
entail senator's in Washington. So things
will be happening in 1859.
Only by the coalition Of conservative
Democrats and Republicans in Congress
will the public debt be held to its present
total A balanced budget is not expected,
not possible if defense spending, foreign
aid and domestic appropriations continue
even on the scale now existing. The liberal
Democratic Congress will be in the mood
for further spending in all fields President
Eisenhower, and his administration may
play large part in the fiscal policies Of
the next two years. With their eyes to the
election year of 1860, politics will play an
important part in all of the deliberations of
the Congress. Unfortunate in our form Of
government, politics finds its way into al
most every problem and decision. Inter
bring about conservative group, which
will act as balance wheel on the liberals,
now in majority. So, watch for political
maneuvers, the first of which will be to
change Senate Rule 90 in an effort to gag
the conservatives, particularly the South
ern senator's The result of this effort may
give an indication of things to come in Con-
gress.
President Eisenhower will make "State
Of the World message to Congress soon
after it convenes A Estate of the Nation"
message generally is awaited at the open
ing of Congress, but this year the message
will include the world-a rather enlarged
subject.
1859 looks like prosperous year bus
inesswise For the first quarter business
will be better than at any time in 1858; sec
ond quarter expected to show an increase !;
third quarter good unless strikes close
down steel production; fourth quarter new
highs with expansion of industries in plants
and equipment
Good business is predicted because Of
greater spending by the people, business
and government Here are the estimates !:
BY the people, $310.1 billion, excess of 500. 8
over 1857; by business, $6.8 over 1857 !;
$500 billion, excess of 4.3 over 1857 Prices
are expected to remain steady
Virginia will be harrassed by many Of
the same problems which she faced in 1855
Chief among these is the continued opera
ton of public schools on a racially separate
basis. Legal maneuvers in 1858 prevented
showdown between the power of the fed
eral courts and the sovereignty of Virginia
Somewhere along the line these forces must
meet to determine which will transcend. 1t
is an all important question for all of the.
people of this nation Virginia has the prob