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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
GETS TUSKs RE-ALIGNED

Washington Ashoka, 16-year-
old Indian bull elephant at the
Washington Zoo. is getting his teeth
Strengthened with a special brace.
He has had trouble with the align
ment of his front teeth - tusks, in
the elephant world. They were In
terfering with his trunk.
The work was done with special
instruments a brace and bit,
Screwdriver and pliers.
P. S. Ashoka didn't even squirm
as much as most human patients
At his comparative age.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

ertheless, that the females dress largely for
their opposite sex, at least until they reach
middle-age and, even then some, if not
most, dress to please men.
Thus, we see no objection to the use Of
normal-looking American girls as models.
They will present a truer picture of the
way the product they advertise will appear
on the average American girl than they do
on underweights. And then, too, the use Of
normal-looking, healthy American girls as
fashion models will not encourage daughter
to starve herself half Of each day in order
to initiate the bony appearance Of current
models.
We think it time the women's apparel
trade got back down to earth. Considering
the facts that the average American woman
is only slightly over five feet tall and more
often plump than skinny, we think the ten
dency to stress thinness is overdone out of
all proportions.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

reason why the United States should invite
the top man in Russia to visit this country.
On the other hand, if it is a known fact that
the Russians are seeking the invitation,
thereby placing Washington on a diplomatic
spot, the best course to follow might be the
extending of an invitation to the Soviet
leader.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Bearer And Closer

Before we we're we'd, remember one day
You wrote me Q note in q sweet loving Way,
1t read, "Oh ny darling, love YOU 50 much
You are closer to me than the paper touch,
If you will be mine we'll be happy always
And you will grow deorer to me through the doys."
paused II his Work. then glanced at his spouse,
AS he went over bills for running the house,
He smiled as he spoke, his voice growing clearer
IT'S true, dear, each month find you grow deorer."
With her eyes ~o-twinkle, he heard his wife say:
"And you, my dear husband, grow closer each day"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

the very states from which have come the
most abuse Of the South. Every race in
South Carolina has equal opportunity for
happiness and progress.
Each individual has the opportunity to
prove himself for what he is worth
A wise American statesman once said
that there are good people, and bad people,
in every section of the country. No section
Of our great united country should cast as
PERSONS at another, nor is it possible for
those thousands of miles away to solve the
problems of other sections.
No doubt President John Hannah, Of
Michigan State University, had this thought
in mind in announcing his forthcoming res
~ignation from the Civil Rights Commission
- when he said that there were no right
answers to some Of the problems of our
people. 1t takes people Of good will, Of
which there are many in all sections, to
work out differences and make democracy
work.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
BATTLE OF FUMES

E%liabethton, Tenn. When Mrs.
Ann Snavely sought help to evict
a skunk living beneath her home,
Oran C. Campbell, a policeman, de-
cided to fight fire with fire.
He hurled a tear-gas Comb.
The skunk stayed on.
Mrs. Snavely later moved her
children out.
They couldn't stand the tear gas.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
A Nation Splits
Lesson for May "a, 1859

LEW MEN have made SO little
1 out of SO much, as the feckless
kinglet named Rehoboam. He had
everything to begin with: he came
from the greatest family in his
nation, he had wealth and power,
he was the logical man for the
throne. But he booted his own king
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

But so it was. There stands Re-
hoboam. the leader who did not
know how to lead; the leader de-
luded. the leader forsaken. And
there went the kingdom which
David had shed SO much blood to
build, the kingdom over which Sol
onion had reigned in all his glory
gone, gone for good. It was split
once for all. 1t never grew together
again. 1t is a perfect example Of
how bad leadership al split what
should have been united. Wherever
you find a split church. a split ma
ton, you a count on it, some bad
leadership is at the bottom Of it.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Racial Intolerance

WE hear so much these days about how
" terrible conditions are in the South, and
this seems to be a national phobia from the
Hollywood, sex-novel, and New York stage
viewpoints, that it is refreshing to behold
an honest and enlightened commen debunk-
ing much Of the propaganda, too often COM
munist-inspired.
In South Carolina the Speaker of the
House of Representatives is Solomon Blatt,
a member Of the Jewish faith, and he has
offered the nation some words Of enlighten-
men Said he recently, speaking to the He
brew Benevolent Society of Charleston:
Not the Negro race, nor any other race
is oppressed in the South Carolina way Of
life today and | am a living example of the
tolerance of the people of this great state"
Blatt has been Speaker of the House in
South Carolina for twenty years.
Blatt also noted: 1--WE do not have in
South Carolina the kind Of gangs and mobs
and MISUNDERSTANDING and social conflict
and teenage terrorism which prevail in -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

dom away with
one single speech.
1t was one Of the
m 0 S t foolish
speeches on rec
ord anywhere. It
would e al
most like a work
of genius to make
so many bloopers
in a one entence
address.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

The community physician is the most i'm
portant man in cancer control, according
to Or. w. Kenneth Clark, vice-president Of
the American Cancer Society. In his view:
IF the community physician is not cancer
conscious, the specialist may come into the
picture too late" The Society estimates
that of 255, 900 cancer deaths in this coun-
try, about $4,000 could be prevented by ear
ller detection and treatment.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Rassian-American Fairs

CPECULATION has arisen in Washington
y and New York about the possibility of
Nikita S. Khrushchev, Premier of the So
Wet Union, visiting this country this sum
mer. What touched off the furry of rumors
was the imminent opening of the Soviet Tn
ions Fair in New York on June Both.
A comparable U. S. Fair will open in
Moscow, and it is getting off to a late start
- in late July, unfortunately and Vice
President Nixon is expected to be in Mos
COW at this time.
There is not much chance that the United
States will officially extend Premier Khru-
shchev an invitation to Wis. this country.
On the other hand, the question has been
raised about the response from Washington
should officials Of the Soviet Union hint
that such a visit might be desirable from
the Russian viewpoint.
1t is reported from Washington that the
State Department is inclined to take the
attitude, at this time, that if Moscow indi-
Gates there is such a desire, the official U.
S. position would be that an invitation
would be extended if and when this desire
is expressed.
AS far as we are concerned, we see no
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
A Doctor Remembers

ONE of the most attactive books which
= has come to our attention recently is one
by DR.. Edward H. Richardson, "A Doctor
Remembers" DR.. Richardson writes with
a style all his own simple. attractive and
interesting. He punctuates his serious and
scientific recollections with a humor. which
keeps the interest of the reader in suspense.
When YOU pick the book up to read YOU will
most likely finish it before you put it down.
Much of the locale is laid in Farmville,
the boyhood home of DR.. Richardson. He
recalls the experiences of a small town
country boy which rekindle memories for
those of that general era, who roamed the
woods, hunted, fished and visited cousins"
Some personalities of Farmville at the turn
of the century are recalled.
The determination of a youth to become
a physician despite disappointments and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Make En- Plump Again

WE cannot refrain longer from comment
" ing on the bean-poles currently model
ing most Of the women's apparel. For some
time we have suffered through these fash
ion fads in silence, but the time has now
come when we must speak out or have a
guilty conscience.
In the first place, the anemic specimens
which are featured as models are repulsive-
looking to most redblooded Americans.
While realizing that the effort involved is
an effort to sell clothes, we, nevertheless,
are not convinced that the rails now being
used as models are the best medium to
achieve that end.
The average American male prefers a
notwithstanding American girl and is not
attracted to broomsticks currently being
employed as models. We are told that males
do not buy a large portion Of ladies' wear
ing apparel. On that score, we believe, new
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

James T. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor.
Legislation can try to do too much and
cause new problems. 1t can dodge existing
problems and leave the public unprotected"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Why the Prince Learned Nothing

One reason for Rehoboam's dis
NAL failure was that he asked the
right questions Of the wrong
people. Jeroboam, who had a right
to ask questions, had asked one
that stumped poor Rehoboam the
very first thing. He does not seem
to have thought about it before:
What about taxes? The burden of
taxation had been heavy in Sol
omon's time. What was to be his
sons policy? Rehoboam asked the
men of experience, and he didn't
like their answer. So he tried the
men of no experience. and he got
just the kind of tWaddle he liked
to hear. How can a man be so
wrong? And yet, isn't it true today
that there are Would-be leaders,
sometimes with considerable fol-
lowing, who learn nothing from ex-
perience? A man who learns moth
ing from history, who scorns to
take advice from wiser men, who
listens to the poorest advice rather
than the best, who hears only what
he wants to hear-such men are
not unknown in the life of church
and nation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
CARPET TRAFFIC
PATHS REMOVED

Do you have a traffic path?
It's that beat down section of
carpet that has received the
heaviest wear.
To preserve the new all
over" look, those traffic paths
must be eliminated, SO apply
Blue Lustre carpet cleaner with
an ea~sy-to-use long handle
brush. The colors will spring
out fresh and bright with the
nap open and fluffy to blend
with the unsoiled sections of
your carpet.
One-half gallon Of Blue Lus-
tire cleans three 9x12 rugs.
HOME FURNITURE Co.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22

Senator John Stennis d., Miss.):
Manned space vehicles must have top
priority"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-22
Government for Whom?

Government for Whom?
Another mistake Rehoboam
made vas to forget why govern
ment exists. He thought of it as an
arrangement for his own benefit.
This is not a notion that got buried
with Rehoboam. The notion out
lived him by many centuries and
is still with US. There are polite
ians in u country who may be
long to one party or another, what
the party stands for makes little
difference with them, what they
are interested in is winning cleo
tons so as to get political jobs.
Government, in their eyes. is for
the benefit of the politician, the
man in the government job. The
truth is, that when government
really is only for the officeholder's
benefit, it Is time for a revolution.
The real aim Of good government is
the benefit Of the people. If the
people are benefited, then the gov
eminent is good; otherwise not.
The people of Israel had had it hard
in Solomon's time. my father
[Solomon] chastised you with
whips" said Rehoboam. In other
words, "You took a beating" Re-
hoboam thought that was a good
thing. But the people didn't.
Where Does Power Come Front
It did not occur to Rehoboam
(who was about 40 years old at
this time and had had time to
learn, but never did, that if he was
to be king at all he would have to
be elected. Saul and David and Sol
ONION had all been elected by the
people. Our American idea of gov
eminent with the consent of the
governed isn't the whole idea. Gov
eminent by the people, by their
will and choice, is not merely an
American idea. It goes back to the
ancient Hebrews. You can find it
in Deuteronomy II already. But
poor stupid Rehoboam didn't dis
cover this till too late. He thought
if he shook his sword and shouted,
it would be enough. It would have
been, If power comes from the top
down. It is not, in a country where
the power is in the people. Power
comes first Of all from God. But
he knows land we find out soon
enough) how dangerous power is
when one nan tries to steal it all.
BASED on outlines copyrighted by
the Division Of Christian Education,
National Council Of the Churches Of
Christ In the q. s. A.. Released by
Community Press Service.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Mrs. Roosevelt
Buys Camel for
GRANDDAUGHTER

BEERSHEBA, Israel. Mar. q
(AP) Eleanor roosevelt
bought a new pet for her To-
year-old granddaughter. Nina,
yesterday camel.
They went, like lots Of other
tourists, to look at the pic
turesque Bedouin market here.
When Nina saw the camels
brought in from the desert for
market day, she was entranced.
She begged her grandmother to
buy her one.
Now Nina plans to send the
camel-which she has named
Duchess-back to New York by
plane.
The cost, in case you're
thinking OF buying yourself q
Beersheba camel: SIT.
Asked what she intends to do
with the camel, Nina said she
is planning to have it grow up
on the Roosevelt estate at Hyde
Park. N. Y. and later be given
to a zoo.
The management Of Ell al Is
rael Airline has not yet cal
culated the cost Of shipping q
camel to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Day Nurseries
Warned by D. c.
On Permit Rules

Operators of day nurseries
and other child care facilities
we're warned yesterday that the
District intends to enforce per-
NIT requirements.
Two women face trial in Mu-
nicipal Court as a result Of the
recent breakdown. Mrs. Thelma
Scott Of the HOO block of Oates
street NE. is accused of caring
for children under IS without
q permit, and Mrs. Katherine
Sockwell of the TOO block Of
Princeton place NV. is charged
with refusing to let a health
inspector enter her day nursery.
I'VE have decided to be less
patient with these people, be-
cause the health and welfare Of
a lot Of children are involved"
said DR.. Samuel Shwartz. head
Of the Districts Bureau of Ma
ternaI ana Child Health.
DR.. Shwartz said Mrs. Scott
has been caring for IL children
whose parents are at work, and
Mrs. Sockwell has cared for IA
children.
There may be a few other
cases which will come to court
soon, Dr. Shwartz said. About
80 nurseries and boarding
homes now have permits.
George c. Miller, assistant
corporation counsel. said the
maximum penalty after convic-
ton for operating such facili-
ties without a permit for chill
dren under Is years is a $500
fine or up to a year in jail. He
said the 20-year-old Commits
sioners' regulations requiring
the permit will be enforced
strictly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Moscow Watches Strong Man

ant news TO those American
officials who are beginning TO
realize the import Of what "a
happening these days in
Western Europe. But 1t is
said to be worrying. seriously.
Comrade Khrushchev. He
feels that the consolidation Of
the Western European ma
tons around the German
French axis constitutes much
more Of a threat to his pol
icies Of dividing and con-
quering than when these
countries felt that they were
duty and honor bound to fol-
low the lead from London
and Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Need of Dealing With Party Regency
In Congress to Confront 80 Winner

The soft pursuit Of the
1860 Democratic presidential
nomination is beginning to
provide the most arreSting
political drama Of our times.
This is an extraordinarily
complicated and subtle search
for the presidency, and no
wonder. In the first place,
there is the matter Of sheer
numbers. Not in decades has
the field Of obvious and po-
tential aspirants been half so
large.
In the second place. never
in history has that field been
so overwhelmingly dominated
by United States Senators.
The traditional powerhouses
at national conventions, the
Governors, are overshadowed
this time, as one Of them,
Gov. Pat Brown Of Cali
fornia. has himself observed.
OF the five young-to-com-
paratively-young Democrats
who are now presidential
possibilities" four are mem
bers Of the Senate-John F.
Kennedy Of Massachusetts,
Hubert H. Humphrey of Min
nesota, Stuart Symington Of
Missouri and Lyndon B.
johnson Of Texas.
And in the third place, no
party has ever. faced a presi-
Dental election with a sharp
er awareneSs among its top
contenders that being nomi-
mated, and even getting
elected, is only a part of the
job. There is, way past the
necessities of nomination and
election, an even more severe
necessity.
This is the requirement to
be able to govern, once a man
has reached the top place.
There Is perhaps unexampled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Prospects for a Steel Strike

prices even in periods OF di-
minishing demand. This was
a theory espoused by Senator
Kefauver who has used 1t as
a lever to obtain more spe-
cif1c antitrust legislation and
more vigorous enforcement.
Secretary Of Labor James
P. Mitchell has now been
given the green light by the
President to concern himself
directly in the forthcoming
steel wage negotiations. And
Senator Kefauver's long nose
will surely be stuck in the
matter If the public interest
requires.
AS unwelcome as it may be
to either the industry or labor
in their hopes for a knock
out, they are going to have
company in the ring. They
are in good shape for a fight.
For the ultimate weapon
the public has is that both
the steel industry and steel
labor may jeopardize their
favored positions in the
American economy. Steel
profits soon to be made public
will show an unusually salts
factory rate Of returns on in
veStment. Steel labor enjoys
a similar distinction among
workers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
Admiral Daniel
Retires Tuesday

Rear Admiral Henry c. Dan
lei. chief Of the Nays Hydro
graphic Office, will retire as a
vice admiral on Tuesday, it was
announced yesterday.
The admiral will be relieved
by Capt. Henry G. Munson. who
has been his deputy since 1857.
Admiral Daniel was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal for ac-
ton during World War II. He
was at Pearl Harbor during the
japanese attack and partici-
pated in the battles of Midway
and Santa Cruz and in the
Guadalcanal and Okinawa
campaigns.
Born in Philadelphia, Admiral
Daniel is married to the former
Elizabeth N. Cabaniss Of Bir-
mingham, Ala. They live at
210 Wilkes street. Alexandria.
with her daughter Elizabeth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27
With Farley a Poor Place to Get Results,
Western Leaders Are Called Puzzled

lated by the achievement Of
the sputniks. and 1t should
not be forgotten that he was
originally a poor miner and
now has worked his way to the
top spot in his country. This
kind Of change from one en-
vironment to another some
times produces a feeling Of
inferiority. Psychologists say
1t also gives rise to feelings
Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
grandeur.
The Soviet dictator un-
doubtedly wants a big show.
He wants 1t, presumably, be-
cause he thinks 1t will boost
the prestige Of communism
throughout the world in gen.
eral and his own standing
with his own countrymen in
particular. Some Westerners
really believe that in these
days Of trading back and
forth or sparring for position.
automatically speaking.
there may be q point at
which the Soviet chief would
give q concession or two Just
to get the summit conference
he wants.
For this reason. 1t would
appear that President Eisen-
hover Is wise in not giving
blanket approval to the idea
Of a summit conference.
There is some mileage to be
derived from trying first to
get something out of the So
VETS at the foreign ministers
conference in May. It could
be that Khrushchev would
give q freer hand to Foreign
Minister Gromyko at Geneva
If he thinks it might pay of
later In the form Of an agree
ment to hold q summit 'con-
ference. This whole theory
sounds incredible, but 1t is
given credence in high quar-
tiers.
Oddly enough, prominent
WeSterners are saying out
loud that one man-and
nobody else in the Soviet
government or Parliament
speaks for the 200 million
people Of the Soviet Union,
and that he alone can make
Soviet policy instantaneously
at a summit conference with
out consulting anybody else
in the Moscow government.
What a powerful one-man
dictatorship!
Actually, q summit confer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27

II we are to believe certain
European political intelligence
reports from Moscow land
they seem to have been bet
ter than our own in the past).
there is q growing appre-
hension In the Kremlin over
the emergence Of a strong
man" In Western Europe who
may succeed in uniting all Of
continental Europe into one
harmonious body. This man,
Of course. is French President
de Gaulle.
Despite the near bankruptcy
(moral and Financially which
Gen. de Gaulle found in his
country when he took over
last summer, he has been
able to improve the situation
materially. He still faces
mahy difficulties, because it
is hard to find quick rene
dies for an illness which has
been progressing for nearly
half q century. But he al
ready has dispelled the belief
that France is dying and the
people themselves were indif-
ferent to the fate Of the once
cherished la Patrie."
The most drastic change
under De Gaulle is in the
renaissance Of the patriotic
spirit among Frenchmen and
their will to become once
more the center of political
and moral attraction Of Eu-
rope. This seems to be hap
pening right now, and If it
really succeeds there will be
q new political constellation
in the world-a Europe which
rallies around Latin-Ger-
manic unity.
The enmity between Ger
many and France. kept up at
times by artificial means
since the end of the Franco
Prussian war in 1870. is now
fading rapidly. There is
close cooperation between
Bonn and Paris. When the
French government was in
financial difficulties q few
months ago. the prosperous
German treasury advanced a
substantial loan.
After having fed at the
American taxpayers trough
for more than a decade, the
governments and peoples Of
Western Europe have decided
that this should cease and
they themselves should help
each other. The new philos-
ophy was not born from a