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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-27

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Everette
Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walton and
his mother. Mrs. Walton. of Rice,
called on Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Slayton Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Arnold Throckmorton and
children. Johnny and Susan, and
Thomas Gryder spent the week end
at Fort Lee visiting Mrs. Bill Crit
fis, and children
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Swalley and
Lou were confronted with lots of
laughter and surprises as their little
two year old nephew. Chuck
Throckrnorton, was master in
their home for the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Paulson and
Rebecca. of Worsham. and Mrs.
Jack DoWdy and Dana Carol. of
near Farmville. visited their par
ents. Mn and Mrs Dan Atchely.
Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Motley and son. Of
Farmville, visited her parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Dallas Allen last week
Charlie E. Skinner. Jr. Of Rich
mond. visited his parents. Mr. and
Mrs Charlie Skinner. Sunday.
/ Mrs. James White and children
of Darlington Heights, called on her
mother, Mrs Ola Fowler. Sunday
4 Mrs. Billy Slayton, Mrs. Leonard
/ Slayton and Mrs. Bert Swalley at
tended the officers training meet.
I ing for the home demonstration
clubs held in Farmville, Wednes-
cay
] Mrs Dora Ralney and daughter
Miss Laura jim. of Deep Creek
spent Feb IS with Nj. and Mrs
Walter Cartwright
Mrs. A. NJ. Mason. Of Norfolk
spent the week end with hel
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Walter Cartwright. Mr. ano
Mrs. Cartwright accompanied hel
home Sunday and were guests O
their son and dauehter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Cartwright. Jr., a
Deep Greek.
Billy Moore Of the USN sta
toned at Norfolk, spent the weel
end here with his wife
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-27
Miss I, urger Shows
Slides 70 SEA
By Betty Booker Smith

A SEA meeting was held Friday
February 20, in the Farmyille Ele-
mantary School President Burton
Hamburg presided. A prayer and
scripture reading was given by
judy Baldwin.
Miss Elizabeth Burger showed
some interesting slides that she
took on her trip around the world.
She gave an interesting explanation
Of each Slide,
Since the last meeting was a pro
gram meeting Secretary Martha
Hamersly read the minutes Of the
last two meetings
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-27
Tugg.le III. D. Club
Gets Report On
Fund Projects

Mrs. Thomas Huddleston vas
hostess to the Tuggle HID. club
Monday night.
Miss Katherine Habel gave a
brief report on Pennies for
Friendship" She said Pennies for
Friendship are small voluntary
contributions given annually BY
members Of all constituent societies
of the Associated Country Women
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-27

the week end with Misses Ada and
Grace Anderson in Jetersville.
The Deatonvlle HID Club m q t
with Mrs Albert Hillsman Thurs
day MIS- Hillsman gave the
demonstration Oh paints interior
and exterior.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-27

The club enjoyed the stuffed cab
bage that was served and the in
formation On the proper cooking Of
vegetables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29

The play was serious but
the byplay wasn't when the
Speakers Bureau and the
Science Honor Society Of
Washington-Lee High School
challenged each other in a
basketball game.
The trophy was an "old
broken beaker"--a takeoff on
the "old oaken bucket" tro-
ply that passes between WI
and George Washington High.
It was carried into the gym
on a giant slide rule.
Before the game, the sci-
entists wheeled in a black
board and made up a giant
equation that proved" the
orators couldn't win. They
measured the height of the
basket as well as the heights
of the orators.
But the orators won. 20 to
10. I'VE made a miscalcula-
tion," said Richard Shaker,
president of the SHS.
The orators uniforms had
punctuation marks instead
of numerals for Identification
of players. The scientists
used scientific symbols, much
to the confusion of the ref
ereeS.
The girls of the SHS Sewed
the uniforms and added lace,
which was soon ripped of.
The girls doubled as cheer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
TEEN. Pose 6.
TEEN-AGE MAIL
By DOROTHY KICKER

Dear Mrs. Kicker:
1 am 10 years old and
like a girl very much who
is II. We have been going
out on sneak dates once a
week for three months be-
cause her parents say she
is too young to go with
boys. I would like to meet
her parents and tell them
how we feel about each
other but my girl is afraid.
JAKE.
Your girl is old enough to
have dating privileges with
reasonable. restrictions) and
her parents are making q
grave mistake to treat her
like a 13-year-old. However,
secret dating is making a
mistake, too. When her par
ents find out about it (and
they wild, they will have a
real reason TO dislike you and
to distrust you both. Try to
talk your girl into letting
you meet her parents and do
everything possible to win
their approval.
Since they have been so
unreasonable about her hav-
ing dates, they probably
would clamp down even
tighter If they thought she
was at all serious about you.
or any other boy. So If you
do meet them, I advise
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Speech ops Science
On Basketball Floor

leaders, too, using slide rules
and scientific cheers before
the 800 spectators.
One of the scientific"
yells went like this:
TtDo amps, fonr uolts.
Sir loatts, a bel.
All those for SHS
Stand up and gellf
The orators, on the other
hand, made cheerers concern
trate on perfect English. A
line from one of their yells
was whom are you for?"
Tom Pyke of the Speakers
Bureau was scheduled to give
a speech about speech being
more important than science,
but his notes were mis-
placed" by a member of the
opposing team.
1--WE were just checking to
see if Tom was a good ora
tor" explained Richard.
Richard, incidentally, used
more than science to promote
what the two teams hope viii
be an annual event at WI.
To sell more tickets, Richard
promised any class that
bought five tickets that he'd
sing to the class four stanzas
of a song about a physics
teacher at the school. Ticket
sales jumped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29

Dear Mrs. Kicker:
j am Is years old but
most people think ! act and
look older than my age.
Not long ago my parents
separated and they are very
bitter toward each other.
/ live with my mother, who
is a very nervous and un-
happy person.
Mrs. Kicker, i am ex-
tremely worried about her,
especially since last year
when she was in the hos
pitaI for six months. 1 feel
that il is my responsibility
to make the living but be-
cause l am not 16 vet l
can't find q job unless ! lie
about my age. l cannot
take my worries to my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29

Dear Mrs. Kicker:
We are two high school
sophOmOres who have a
problem. We're crazy
about two boys. We don't
say we're in love with them
because we don't know
whether it's love or q crush,
but we have gone out with
other boys and never felt
like this.
The boys are not stun
ming but both are popular
and good looking enough
to catch any girls eye.
Sometimes they can be SO
nice and sweet and, at
other times, it seems they
deliberately try to hurt us.
They Hirt with other
girls but IL we f1irt with
other boys they really raise
the roof. I guess we're
making fools Of ourselves
but we like them so much
we don't care.
b. and w.
II you really don't care Il
you make fools of yourselves
over these two boys, there il
not much hope of solving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
TEEN-AGE MAIL
Her Porents Won't Let Her Date

father for personal reasons
and when L try to talk to
Mother it upsets her.
DAWN.
Since you are concerned
about working. / presume
lack of money is an impor-
tant part of this problem.
Perhaps you don't know it
but your father can land
should) be made to contrib
ute something each week to
the support of you and your
mother.
It appears that your
mother may need medical
and possibly pSychiatric
help. Do you have a close
relative or adult friend to
turn to? If not I suggest that
you talk to your religious
adviser.
-. This situation is too much
for a 15-year-old to work out
alone. Your mother needs
someone to talk to her and
make her realize she must
make an effort to pull her
self together for your sake
If nothing else.
(Released by the REGISTER and
Tribune Syndicate)
Letters to Mrs. Kicker
can be GnSt0ered through
her column only. Write to
Dorothy Kicker IN care OF
TEEN, The Washington
Star, Washington 3, D. c.
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your problem. You are def
nitely handling the situation
in the wrong way.
Most boys do not like, or
respect, girls who chase
them. You should be smart
enough to know you are
playing a losing game. I
suggest new tactics: Let the
boys do the chasing-if they
are interested. If they don't
follow through, at least you
will know the score and can
look around for more con-
genial company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29

against telling them "how
you feel about each other"
You both are quite young
and who knows how you viii
feel a year from now?
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16

One of the most disturbing developments
in American life is the ver-increasing trend
toward conformity. Too often these days a
person is held suspect if he dares to do things
differently.
Whether it be that he refuses to con-
form to generally accepted society patterns,
or holds unusual views on religion, or has
individualstic opinions in politics, or any of
a number of other things, the person among
us who dares to be different is risking the
ridicule, gossip and even scorn of too many
of his citizens
Of course, there are certain limits of good
taste and behavior and judgement which
must be observed. But beyond that individ-
ualism is a good thing. In fact, it is what
made the United States the most productive
and fastest-growing country in the world,
economically.
The trend toward conformity is worrying
some of the wisest of our country's citizens.
There never has been any merit in absolute
conformity and yet, with television and
other mediums now tending to standard
ize" all of us, to an extent, the person who
refuses to fit himself into the mold is some
times abused.
Why should the intelligent person, for
instance be considered odd If he can't
stomach the hours on end of the stupid wes-
terms on television, or the moronic CONNER
cials Why should he dress exactly like John
Doe? Why should he be considered odd if
he doesn't care to spend his time watching
football or baseball games?
Why should the woman who doesn't fol-
low the style manipuatorS like the rest of
women-sheep of America be considered
queer? Why should she be considered odd if
she doesn't play bridge, or doesn't go in for
hypocritical social functions or so much club
rot?
The point is that individualism often
brings us great gains and the individualists
of our country have pioneered more success
and progress than the conformists. For the
conformist, basically is either afraid to go
his own way or lacks the imagination of in
telligence which allows him to dare to be
different.
Next time, therefore, you feel the urge
to make a sarcastic remark about someone
who dares to be different, or who refuses to
conform to your notions about life and how
to live it, think twice about it. And next
time you hear a novel opinion, or an unusual
one, presented sincerely, think twice before
you brush it off. For the individual who dares
to conform to much of the pattern fast being
established in American life, and in our So
ciety and he is following in the great Ameri-
can tradition.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
81
WATCH THAT CAMEL!

"If some folks have their way, in few
years the pill that could change America will
be doled out to YOU, says a booklet by the
American Medical Association. 1T will be a
pill paid for by the government (out of your
taxes) and prescribed by doctor who works
not for you-his patient-but for the govern
ment This sugar-coated potion which some
people are trying to cram down the nations
throat is called 'socialized medicine, or more
euphemistically, compulsory health insur-
ance'."
A good many of us probably believe that
the socialized medicine drive is dormant if
not dead-after all, an all-out campaign to
force it on the country was attempted some
years ago and got nowhere, for the simple
reason that the public at large was over
whelmingly opposed to the scheme. But its
advocates have not given up the fight. They
have merely canged their tactics They are
trying to bring it about on step-by-step
basis. Eeach year bills are introduced which
would provide so-called ''free" medical SER
vice to certain social proups. A current ex-
ample is the proposed measure which would
provide it to the people drawing Social Sc
curity checks. Obviously, if such efforts as
these are successful it will only be matter
of time until we have socialized medicine in
practice if not in name. The parable of the
camel who got his nose in the tent applies
perfectly. Ultimately, he fills the whole tent
The AMA's booklet goes into considerable
detail in showing what socialized medicine
has produced in various countries-Britain
Austria, Germany and son on. The record,
generally speaking, has been a sorry one
The standards of medical care have de-
teriorated, and the tax bills have zoomed.
And that could happen here.
~Ms
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
able men.
More Modern Machinery Being
Used In Europe

able men.
More Modern Machinery Being
Used In Europe
1t is not only a difference of
wages, but also of spirit and am
bition of the workers and of the
models of the machinery used. Re-
Gently, had dinner in Halmstad,
Sweden at the lovely home of the
Swedish manufacturer of razor
blades for the Schick-Eversharp In
jector razor, which / personally
use. He is making and wrapping
these blades on new high-speed
machines not yet introduced in the
US. Incidentally, am told that the
"Gripsholm, the newest passeng-
er ship now sailing the Atlantic
Ocean, was constructed in Italy,
furnished in France, all with money
raised in Sweden.
What About Labor UniOnsg
Many in the u. S. think that Eur
ope has no labor unions. This is not
true. All the countries have labor
unions and, I am told, this even
applies to Russia. The fact also is
that the labor leaders who operate
these unions are intelligent and
reasonable. They are sometimes
government appointed. These un-
ions are subject to the same laws
and taxes to which the management
associations are subject.
The main difference between the
European unions and those in the
u. S. is that labor leaders and un-
ion members in the U. S. appear to
have very little interest in either
their employers or the consumers
who are to use their products. In
Europe these labor leaders and
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
JACK DOESN'T DO IT

Once again, this autumn of 1859, let it
be noted: Jack Frost is entitled to no credit
whatsoever for the lovely changes in leaf
colors. If Jacks touch is a bit heavy, as a
matter of fact, the colors are dulled rather
than enhanced.
1t seems that shortening days are chiefly
responsible for the alteration in leaf color,
the transformation of green to bronze and
yellow and flaming red. At the base of each
leaf layer of cells forms and blocks the
flow of water and food. Whereupon the
chlorophyH begins to disappear and yellow
pigments known as carotnes and xantho-
phyllis become manifest. 1t the leaves re-
tain excessive sugar, red is the result-frorn
anthocyanin pigments.
All this may appear to be bit too much
on the coldly scientific side. Tt seems SO to
u.s. De prefer to gaze upon the coloring
landscape, with but little thought as to whe-
ther what we're seeing is caused by caro-
tenes or anthocyanins One thing we do in
sist on, although: no credit for J. Frost.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Eloine townsend Dickerson

last evening and I was just sick to
miss him. We had planned to at
tend the dance from 7 to II and
had excellent ring side tables re-
served at the Officers Club, but
yesterday / couldn't have gone IL
Eisenhower was leading the band.
The latest reports from the affair
last night had an added interest.
Gene Tierney was also present at
the dance so many friends we're
able to see two celebrates. Many
Of you may not know it,. but Miss
Tierney is an out patient here at
Menningers. 1t has been announced
in our local papers and in movie
columns, SO | am not releasing any
unethical medical statements. She
was at the dance last evening with
Lieutenant Colonel whom we
know and I'm anxious to hear what
kind of person she is. We have seen
her twice here in town-once at our
Methodist Church and once at To-
cal restaurant where we stopped
for coffee and she was having
breakfast. She looks like. q well
dressed, natural, American girl and
Topeka has enjoyed having her in
town even though we wish she
could be permanently released
from the clinic.
We had another pleasant visit
from Bernard Clements this week.
Bernie was On a business trip and
since he usually has to make stop
in Kansas City to see one of their
brokers there he can usually in
clude us in his itinerary. He is
Vice President and General Man
ager of Seabrook Frozen Food
plant of New Jersey you know. He
was anxious to get back home this
trip to move his family to their
new home in New Jersey. They
have been committing (the children
and Bernard to work. 80 miles a
day so you know the family will be
glad to have all this behind them.
Flossie and Bernard's children are
about the same ages as our three
and all are girls too.
Now l must pass the medicine
once again, fix crushed ice and fill
their glasses with ginger ale once
more. Guess liked this last part
best of all when | was littie-just
like our babies do now
Until my next letter to you.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16

1--WE greet anything that moves"
Fithian says. I'VE are there to
give the new arrivals any help
possible with everything"
BY the time the visitor has ar
rived, reached his hotel and rested,
the busy executive who hired Fifth
ian can then schedule a lunch or
dinner and see his client under re-
laxed conditions.
And he has SAVED half a day"
Fithian adds.
Formerly the manager Of hotel
on the island of Hawaii. Fithian
started his business in 1857 He
came to Hawaii in 1854 from Need
ham, Mass, his home town.
It was slow progress at first in
the business without precedent.
While the idea sounds simple.
greeting service is complicated and
nearly always hectic in this tour
list center.
Fithian constantly carries a
small radio that signals him when
he's wanted on the phone.
People expect to be met this
way in Hawaii. and they're disap-
pointed when it doesn't happen.
They fail to realize that someone
must pay the piper for the leis
they receive" Fithian says.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
BABSON DISCUSSES UNEMPLOYMENT

Stockholm, Sweden, October Is.
Last night | sat in the lounge of
the Grand Hotel with representa-
tives of prominent American cor
porations who were here in the
beautiful city of Stockholm to
spend the weekend. Their chief
subject of discussion was what will
happen to U. S. labor as a result of
increasing imports from Europe.
European Industry Booming
Every one of these men is leav-
ing tremendous orders for machine
parts which will be sent to the u.
S. and assembled into consumer
products now being manufactured
in the United States. They classify
all the way from bicycles to motor
boats, with automobiles, of course,
leading the way. Surely new autos
made in the u. S. will not stop the
flow of new. cars coming from Eur
ope. Today / saw a new Dauphine
car selling in Paris for $685. with
U. S. models priced from about
$95O-$1100). (These are Renault
built.
Not only are the European Com
mon Market and Outer Seven coun-
tries competing with the United
States, but they are competing with
each other to give our U. S. manu-
factures both higher quality and
lower prices. These European man
factures pay eighty cents to one
dollar per hour for skilled male
employees, who apparently can do
the work just as well. Executives
who would secure annual salaries
of $4,000 per year in the u. s. re-
ceive only about $4,000 here in
Europe. They moreover are very
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16
EFFICIENT POLICE

BALTIMORE P-The William
Berman family of Ann Arbor,
Mich, is convinced by now of the
efficiency Of Maryland State Police.
Driving from suburban Pixies
vile to Bethany Beach, Del, the
Bermans were stopped four times
by state troopers and told four
times they had forgotten to pack
their food hamper in their station
wagon
Mrs. Berman's mother, Mrs. Jose
Hirsh of Pikesville. had sounded
the alarm.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16

One of the curious arguments against
preservation of some true wilderness areas
in the United States is this-that such areas
are maintained for the benefit of the privi-
legged few. If there cannot be roads and re-
sorts and seaplane landing facilities in the
wilderness, it is said then those areas are
being in effect denied to the general public.
The argument is an absurdity, and for
a simple reason. The whole idea of preserv-
ing wilderness is to keep it as nature made
it, free of all evidences of civilization. As
soon as roads are cut through wilderness, it
ceases to be real wilderness. AS soon as re-
sorts are built on lake shores, as soon as
planes descend upon those lakes and motor
boats are allowed to ply their waters, the
wilderness is on its way to becoming merely
"a playground.
That is what the proponents of wilder
ness preservation seek to avoid. They want
to keep few wild portions of the United
States as they were before the white man
came. 1t is possible to argue against this de-
sire But it is scarcely possible to say: Yes,
let's keep the wilderness, but let's have
roads and motorboats and resorts and sea-
planes in it so that everyone can enjoy it.
Once that is done, the wilderness is gone.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16

members are anxious for their en-
ployers sto make fair profits and
for the consumers to enjoy their
products. This difference is the
main reason why U. S. manufact-
urers are buying so many parts in
Europe to put into products to sell
in the U. S., and are even making
the entire products to sell in Eur
ope and various countries abroad.
What About Tariffs?
All these u. S. manufacturers
who are visiting Europeat least
those whom I meet-are gripping
against our State Department in
Washington They claim that our
State Department is even rude to
them, telling them that if they can
not compete with Europe in manu-
featuring costs they had better
"sell out" and "retire from busi-
ness" OF course, what our manu-
factures want is higher tariffs Our
State Department tells our u. S.
manufacturers that such higher
tariffs would eventually result in
World War III
Large mechandisers such as
Sears, Roebuck and Co. are making
big profits importing finished
household products from all Eur
opean countries and also from jap
an. They want tariffs kept low.
They praise our State Department
for their present stand. Therefore,
my conclusion is that present tar
iff relations will continue and will
result in much more unemployment
in the U. S. This, however, should
teach us all a good lesson-both
wageworkers and employers; it
may be blessing in disguise"