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Arkansas State press., 1959-08-07
Rep. Powell
Statutes Liberia

In tribute to the independence
day celebration this week Repre-
sentative Adam c. Powell of New
York saluted Liberia in the U. S.
House of Representatives saying,
among other things:
"On this, Liberals 18TH indie
pendenee day celebration, | too
salute President Tubman, his Gov
eminent and people-for endur.
ance as nation under adverse
circumstances its lone star beam
ing a ray of hope to all Africans
for developing and offering to
the Free World indispensable raw
materials that are rapidly becom-
ing depleted in other parts of the
woodland for aiding the Con-
tinent of Africa to regain its in
herent and inalienable right to
freedom ad independence.
Il salute Ambassador Padmore
for outstanding performances in
representing so creditably the
Republic of Liberia in our coun-
try"
Arkansas State press., 1959-08-07

courts sentence the natives to
these personal pens, stone pig
sites, and the farmers simply come
and take what human ehattel
they want.
Under the third system the
court saves the farmers the trou-
BILE of spending all that money
for construction of private pens.
The natives are simply trundled
up to the farms direct from the
judge. You might say, we'll these
Continued on page sixteen
Arkansas State press., 1959-08-07

Whether your idea of weekend fun involves sailing swim
ming you'll find "Chybn foam plastic ice chest by Thermos
handy for outing 1t keeps cubes for days
and makes wonderful portable Refrigerator for boats parties
camping Weighing only pounds the "Chybn chest has
convenient shoulder strap for hand free carrying So light
floats and may be used auxiliary life preserver the
"Chybn chest sturdy and tough it will last lifetime.
There to rust out give and quick rinse
leaves it fresh and clean Priced only $685. the "Chybn
chest made by the makers of Thermo@ brand bottles
and is available at better stores everywhere
Arkansas State press., 1959-08-07
Pull The PLUG
on STOMACH UPSET
withcvt interrupting sIeep or work.

WtshcGs lnteFEuptlng sleep or work.
When constipation sours your
stomach, you feel logy, headaehy.
raken at bedtime, -Draughts
Is timed" to relieve constipation
nrst thing in morning without
hafsh gripping or urgeneyl This
amazing Overnight" laxative helps
sWeeten sour stomach too. Then
NE looks sunny again! Made from
pure vegetable herbs, thorough
put gentle. Get Black-Draught
III Powder or Graduated form and notc
!" hewS easy-to-take Tablets, too.
kSsYTEsYYYvM When constipation sours
= s1sszAAsG:sA1 young digestions, get
syrup OF Black Draught. Tastes honey-sweetI
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
". p. Cough , IS
Buckingham Native
Dies In Richmond

William Preston Cough, Sc, Of
Richmond, formerly of Bucking-
ham County. died Sunday in Rich
mond hospital He was employed
III the personnel department Of the
Richmond. Fredericksburg an
Potomac Railway.
MI Cough was born April 20.
1903, in Buckingham County, t h {
son OF the late William Robert and
Mez Garrett Cough
Services were nelH at the Park
View Baptist Church in Richmond,
with a graveside seivice at River
side. Cemetery
He is survived by his wife. MIS-.
Marjorie Cornell Cough. son. w.
F Cough. il. OF Richmond,
daughter, Mrs T. " Peasants. of
Richmond: three brothers, j. Ran
dolph Cough and Leroy Cough, of
DillWyn and Thomas A. Cough. Of
San Francisco. CalifI seven sisters,
Mrs. J e Newton. Mrs. R. E. New
ton. Mrs. W. A. Sprbuse and Mrs
c. c Dowdy all OF Dillwvn: Mrs
J. H. Taylor Of Cumberland County
Mrs r. S. Ashworth OF Appomat
tox and Mrs. T. K Steinruch of
Richmond. and four grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
Navy Lacking In
Vital Field OF
Modern Ships
BY EDWARD II. SIMS
Special Writer

Aboard the F. D. R. in the Medi-
terranean = Aboard this Midway
class carrier which carried a com
plement OF $500 men one senses
the knowledge among all ranks that
If the Russians want TO badly
enough-they can probably sink this
attack carrier.
In the light Of known conditions,
concerning attacking planes, firing
guided missiles. it is absolutely es-
sential for carrier defenders to
shoot down attacking planes before
they reach the vicinity Of the car
riers, and for destroyers, OF other
antisubmarlne measures to detect
submarines il time for them to be
driven away, or avoided.
The defense will probably never
reach the stage Of perfection where
no carrier VIII be sunk, but an ade-
quate number Of guided-missile
cruisers surrounding carriers. and
an adequate number OF intercept
ing planes. firing guided missiles .
plus some deception and hiding OH
the part Of the carriers being at
tackled, should enable some to sur
vive even atonic-weapon attack.
A fleet such as the Sixth Fleet
should, Of course include only Iu-
clear powered carriers The car
rlers should contain a hundred in
terceptors, or more.
The story of the Nays efforts
to get modern ships in a frustrat-
ing one in many fields It Is no
secret that the five-inch guns, and
cruiser and destroyer guns, on
practically all Of the ships Of the
fleet, are absolete SO far as inter-
cepting an enemy air attack Is con
cerned And many Of the smaller
antl-aircraft guns which literally
covered the warships of that war.
have been removed and are not
to be found Oh War7hips operating
today
Also. many U S. carriers are
kept out Of the range Of enemy
aircraft and never are all fourteen
Of them new operational exposed
to this danger At one time This
allows them the sneak attack
capability, wherein they approach
close enough to launch a strike. re-
firing at high speed to avoid enemy
air attack
If the Navy has enough modern
carriers. enough modern destroy
ers. enough guidedmissile cruisers
enough interceptor aircraft equip
ped with air-to-air missiles. and if
all carriers are never exposed and
if those carriers ron the firing line"
develop deception and the ability
to hide successfully, which i pos
sible on a crowded ocean like the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
NC. Brown. Formerly
OF Scottsv;lle
Dies IN Geor gia

Nathaniel c. Brown. retired sec
ton foreman for the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad died Sunday in
Athens. Ga. where he lived with
his daughter. Mrs. Frances Tarken-
ton. He was a natite of Virginia
and lived here for a number of
wears while employed by the Rail
way Company.
A funeral service Nas held Tues
day from the First Pentecostal Ho-
liness Church, in Richmond. Inter
ment vas in Riyerview Cemetery
He is survived by bne son. Clyde
n Brown. OF HoWafdsville. three
daughters. Mrs TaFkenton, with
whom he lived in Georgia, Mrs.
Grace Harris and Mrs. VERNE AL
len. both of Richmond. and on
brother. Robert Brown, ten grand
children and five gh'eat-grandchil-
dren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
Cars With 'No.7' Stickers Are Due
For July Reinspection, State Reminds

Is your number up?' was the
question posed today by Captain R.
B. King, state police safety officer
and assistant administrator Of the
Governor Highway Safety Com
mittee.
Although seven is Considered a
lucky number Captain King SAID
anyone Who has 1t Oh his inspection
slckcr is due to have his car rem
spected this month July
Under the new system which re
tains two inspections per year but
permits the individual car owner
to select his inspection months. he
explained. cars must be inspected
some time during the six months
following that in which the car was
last inspected Thus, those owners
whose cars underwent inspection
III January must present them for
reinspection in July, the sixth
month after January. Those who
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

ing about voluntary local taxation
for the increase of school facilities.
compulsory education, longer terms
and consolidation Of weak schools,
better education Of teachers, in-
dustrial and agriculture instruction
improvement Of schooIhouses and
their equipment, and the establish
ment Of high schools and their cor
relation With elementary schools
and college Dr. Patton SAID
Although the Ogden movement,
along win other agencies, vas sue
cessf. III speeding the improved
public school movement III the
SOU b. Il Was met with mixed
emotions by the South Dr. Patton
concluded.
Al the afternoon meeting AL Boga
coEner- retired pTofes NJ qf edn-
cation al IongWOod. told cf THE in-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

same courses they have already
planned for their high school study.
Two Problems Here
Wo items that viii be present in
FRINGE Edward that presented no
problem in Warren are transpor
'aflon and books. The students
there had their books already for
the year. before the school closed
So they continued with their origi
nal text
There were no transportation IA
clilfleS at first in Warren County
but later a financial Arrangement
was made with the school board to
plck up high school Students. The
elementary school cohtinued to OPP
crate there under thd school board
so the busses ran the entire time
but did not pick up high school Stu
dents at first.
The classes at FRONT Royal we're
in churches. private Homes. a youth
center. etc. Gibbs tated that he
felt the instruction Was as good if
not better than had ever been re
ceived before Pond said one rea-
son was the increased interest in
education demonstrated by the par
ents and children
Both the parents and the stu
dents were well sa listed, ! Pond
said The number Of pupils drop
ping out Of school VI as in the nor
NAL range. Pond sal b. He said the
Increase in the number Of students
VA very small, aftef the bus trans
portaion arrangements were made.
One encouraging factor was the
statement by Pond that discipline
was certainly no rdblem. He indi-
Gated that there WIS much less
trouble than ever be fore
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

Mediterranean where approaching
enemy aircraft would probably pick
up siztydifferent slips many Of
them appearing to be carrier Diips
the carrier ~ not necessarily
doomed
In fact, the cost Of attacking q
fleet can be considerable. and one
gets down to mathematics when
he places himself III the position OF
the potential enemy who must de-
eide whether he can afford to EN-
ploy. say thirty or forty nuclear
weapons i'll an attack on the Sixth
Fleet, the same number in an at
tack On the Seventh Fleet, the same
number in an attack on other car
riers, and at the same time attempt
to cover the fixed military install
lations Of the Army and All Force
and u S industrial, military and
metropolitan targets
III short. if the U s. Navy main
tains large and modern group Of
different striking forces. Ella c h
equipped with adequate defensive
capability, the strength Of any
eventual Russian attack Oh the
United States viii be dissipated.
necessarily, and the carrier forces
will certainly be able tp launch
strikes before they are brough IN
der attack in many cases.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

PRODUCTION Of professional training
Of teachers lin Virginia and Of the
founding Of the normal school IN
Farmville, He identified the lead
cts Of the educational movement
and pointed out the Improvements
made in educational methods and
aims resulting from study OF these
problems through scientific inVestl-
gation.
His paper included a brief sur
vey OF Thomas Jefferson pro-
po~als for a state system of edu
cation for Virginia and the early
Successes and failures in carrying
them out
He also investigated the signifl-
cant efforts after the Civil War to
establish a stats system and the
people who We're prominent IN Sc
curing progress
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

had ever 900 anti-submarine or es-
cor vessels. The greatest number
OF Uboats which the Germans could
ma'rtaln at sea was something over
100. even in the peak Of their sub
marine campaign.
With more than 400 submarines
available to them today. the Rus
SANS could probably do at least
rhiSNsood, or better Admiral Wright
ana his NATO navies, would be
hafdpressed to keep the sea lanes
open and to repel a modern sub
nletine offensive
Therefore, when he says That's
our Io5.' and that he thinks the
Allied navies could make it tough
Ior Russia, he also realizes he
would be engaged in an excep-
tionally grim campaign.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
Institute Lectures
CONTINUED from page II

i(oHtlHueu from page II
later called the Ogden movement.
vas organized 1t sought to stimu-
late public sentiment in favor Of
more liberal provisions for uni
versal public education in the South
ern public schools.
N 1908 there was established a
Bureau Of Information and Advise
on Legislature and School Organi-
cation. 1t mailed regularity hand
outs to Southern newspapers. IN adj
dition to printing thousands Of bull
letins. circulars. reports and docu-
ments for Use By various states to
for their own better schod cam
palgns.
~ItS practical work WIKI IA tha
form Of publicity ana propaganda
directed specifically toward biiHa
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

achieved inspection in February
must present their cars during Aug
ust and 50 forth
Captain King stated further that
a sticker With a Yellow background
and black numeral will replace
the green stlcker issued during the
first NIX months III 1859 and Will be
effective. With numerals changing
from | to +. throughout the latter
half OF the year.
lit IL the utmost Importance, h
concluded. both for the smooth
operation Of the new system and
for the CONVENIENCE of the individual
motorist. that car owners present
their cars early in the month and
not wait until the last few days
This viii ensure minimum Of
waiting and inconvenience which
cannot be avoided ii the stations
are damned al the last minute :
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
Prospect Fire
Continued from page u

other things to do. He indicated that
the business would be re-established
if possible.
The Farmville department left
the fire hurriedly to fight a small
grass fire on the farm of T. c.
Bolt. opposite the Drive-In Theater
This fire was taken care of with
the cooperation Of the Virginia
Forest Service. The origin Of this
fire was undetermined
The Farmville unit later returned
to Prospect to dump more water
on the smouldering embers. We'd
nesday evening.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
Observe Golden Wedding Anniversar,

Mr. and MIS-. James Wellington
Ashman celebrated their Golden
Wedding anniversary at their home
in Amelia county. Sunday afternoon
July ).
Mr and Mrs. Ashnan were mar
ried III oxford n. C.. on July l..
1909 They have three daughters and
five sons. % Grand children and
-four ereat-grandchIldren
About $50 friends called during
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10

The afternoon to congratulate the
couple. Thirty three members of
their immediate family arrived to
be with them for the day among
them their three daughters and
three of their sons. There are four
generations in the family at least
twice
A four tier wedding cake. punch.
candy and nuts were served to
guests during the afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-10
School Foundation
Continued from page II

TOUIltIlutU 1IUIII PdSt ~
cerned about retirement, etc. ALI
Of which will be settled here with
no difficulty.
Bagby could see no problem with
registration either, since the stu-
dents would continue along with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
Three Counties
To Decide Issue
Of Outside Pupils

RICHMOND, Aug. 4 tAP).-
Cumberland, Charlotte and
Lunenburg County school Of
f1cials will decide this week
whether to accept pupils from
Prince Edward County where
public schools have been
abandoned.
superintendent in the three
counties adjoining Prince Ed
ward said their boards are ex-
pected to reach policy deci-
SionS at meetings tomorrow
and Friday. The three coun-
ties and four others have re-
ported receiving inquiries but
no applications thus far from
Prince Edward pupils.
Prince Edwards board OF
supervisors declined to appro-
pirate money to operate schools
after Federal courts ordered
the county's schools desegre-
gated beginning in September.
The Prince Edward School
Foundation has enrolled more
than l.400 white pupils in pri-
vate schools it will operate.
The county's 1,750 Negro pupils
apparently will be without
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
Clears
Dr.. Byrd in
Traffic Case

ELKRIDGE, Nd, Aug. 4
(AP).-A traffic charge against
DR.. H. C. Byrd. chairman Of the
Maryland Tidewater Fisheries
Commission. was dismissed last
night by Magistrate Howard T.
Downs.
DR.. Byrd had been charged
with failure to grant the right
Of way in an accident on U. S.
40 on November IL, 1858. The
warrant was sworn out by
Charles E. T. Schafer, jr., IS,
of Ellicott City, driver of the
other car.
Mr.. Downs dismissed the
charge after a one-hour hear.
ing in an Office at his used cal
lot. The case had been moved
here from Ellicott City on q
change Of venue requested by
DR.. Byrd. former University Of
Maryland president.
Mr.. Schafer said he obtained
the warrant after trying un.
successfully to learn the NAME
Of DR.. Byrd's insurance com.
pany. Delegate Daniel M. Muir.
ray. jr., Democrat of Howard
DR.. Byrd's attorney, suggested
the matter should have beer
handled in a civil suit.
Testimony in the trial indi-
Gated DR.. Byrd's car suffered
IS damages and Schafer's SOL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
Man Loses Feet
Under Train

An Arlington man suffered
the loss of both feet and two
fingers when he fell beneath
the wheels of a Washington
& Old Dominion Railroad
freight train at the South
Oakland street crossing near
Shirlington last night.
Arlington police said Clar-
ence Miles, Al, a tailor who
lives at 2446 South Nelson
street in the Green Valley area
of Arlington, was admitted tC
Mount Alto Veterans Hospital
after first being treated at Ar
lington Hospital.
Police said his left foot was
cut of by the wheels of the
train and the other one had
to be amputated at the hos
pital.
Mr.. Miles, listed in satisfac-
tory condition by the hospital
had tried to cross between two
freight cars while the train
was halted, but was knocked
down when the train started
police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
BUTLER, KUCHEL CLASH
California Contract
Hogging' Charged

"And currently the Pentagon
happens to be in the control of
the party Of the Senator from
Maryland"
1t all started when Senator
Butler took the floor to offer a
resolution for an investigation
of what he called the "Califor-
mia first and foremost" policy
in defense contract awards.
He said he was disturbed be-
cause conferees on the defense
appropriation bill last week
knocked out funds for IL FIT
jet-prop planes built by the
Fairchild Corp. in Hagerstown,
Md.
1.-THE fact that the Fairchild
plant is not located on the
West Coast may very well have
been the reason for its being
shunted aside last week." Sen
ator Butler declared, adding
that q per cent of all defense
buying now is done in Califor-
mia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04

English, Mr.. Wright jumped
into the water, although he was
unable to swim. and was in
trouble Immediately. Mr.. White
leaped in after him in an effort
to save him but also sank, po-
lice said.
A third man, David ]. White,
20, of 1877 Fifty-fourth street
NE. a brother Of one victim,
also dived from the boat to help
the men. but was unable to
reach them, Trooper English
reported.
Police said Barbara Thomas
OF 4401 Polk street NE, also
was on the boat.
The wallet Of Obediah White
was recovered from the water
today. but neither of the bodies
had been located by noon.
According to his sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth w. Banks, 731
Twenty-frst street NE, Obe-
diah White was married and
the father Of three sons and a
daughter ranging in age from
to Z. He was employed as a
cook and counterman at the
Bar-20 Restaurant in Kenil-
worth. He and David White
married twin sisters, Mrs.
Banks said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
Toilet for Booth
Doctor Backed
BY the Associated Press

A tablet in honor Of a Mary
land doctor sentenced to life
imprisonment for aiding the
assassin Of President Lincoln
would be erected under a
measure approved by the House
Public Lands Subcommittee
yesterday.
The tablet would be placed
at Garden Key. Fla, in honor
Of DR.. Samuel Alexander
Mudd of Charles County, Md.
The approved resolution, Of
fered by Representative Fas-
cell, Democrat of Florida. notes
DIR. Mudd did not know Of Lin
coins death when the physi-
clan gave medical aid and
lodging to John Wilkes Booth
the night of the assassination.
The measure further notes
that while imprisoned at Gar
den Key, DR.. Mudd rendered
heroic and invaluable medical
aid" to yellow fever victims in
the prison. He was pardoned
by President Andrew johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
By the Associated Press

Two Republican Senators,
Butler Of Maryland and Kuchel
of California, got into a Senate
floor debate yesterday over Sem
ator Buffers charge California
is hogging defense contracts.
At one point Senator Kuchel
suggested the Maryland Sena-
tor was violating a Senate rule
which states that members
should not speak extensively of
States of the Union.
Senator Butler snapped that
he never had violated the Sen
ate rules and asked Senator
Kuchel to apologize.
II said nothing ABOUT one OF
the sister States of the Union,
other than that it has a fine
baseball team, wonderful fruit,
beautiful scenery, marvellous
climate, and almost all of the
defense contracts" Senator
Butler said.
Senator Engle, Democrat of
California, put in that he did
not consider the Marylander
had reflected on the State of
California.
IF he reflected on anyone,
it was on those in the Pentagon
who run the defense contract
business" said Senator Engle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
Dalton Confirmation
For Judgeship Seen

remarks made from the bench
by Judge Hoffman in the Nor.
folk school indignation litiga'
ton.
On school indignation, Sena'
tor Dalton told Senator East.
land he had announced previ'
ously that, If confirmed, III
would disqualify himself IL
cases involving State law
about which he either had q
part in shaping or on which hi
had expressed a definite stand
Senator Dalton opposed Vir-
ginia's former massive resist
ances laws which closed school:
to avoid Indignation.
Senator Dalton, from Rad.
ford. was nominated by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to succeed rs
year-old Judge John Paul Of
Harrisonburg. Senator John
ston, Democrat Of South Caro-
lima, who presided when Sena.
tor Eastland had to leave the
hearing. said there was no in
dication when the subcommit-
tee will act on the nomination
The only persons to appear
were Senator Dalton and Rep
resentative Poff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
BOY VISITORS HEARTBROKEN
BY THEFT OF PET CHIHUAHUA

Somewhere in the city is Pancho
He's a fawn-colored chihuahua with darker color
diamond shape between his shoulders He was wearing
a red harness.
And his loss is breaking the heart of two Knoxville
(Tenn0 boys and 10 years old.
Pancho was stolen, Mrs. Clarence French writes
from locked car while the family was visiting here
last month.
I'VE spent four days just driving in the area around
Tenth street uptown" Mrs. French told The Star 4
I'VE asked every Shoeshine boy every parking lot
attendant
you may not think this story important enough to
rum she continued but two little boys hearts are
broken and we can't afford the price of new dog We
just felt maybe story published that whoever
stole him might have sold him to someone who would
read our plea and return him to u.s."
II anyone has seen Pancho, contact the Police De-
partment. first precinct The police told Mrs French
it was their first of dog stolen from car