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HOUSES FURNISHED
HOUSES UMFURNIsHED

ANDREWS s-CENsUS-3-bedrm brk
with bSmt.; air cond.; all cows
Avail. immed. RE. $4,000.
ALEXANDRIA-7-room house, large
lot, shade trees; near schools
stores. churches: 20 Minis. Wash.
ington via Shirley hwy; reason.
able. FL. 4-522g.
ALEx.-Brk.. 2 bedrms., SEP. din
rm., full bsmt: Sg3 mo. Avail
Jan. 10. sos b-s89l.
ALEXANDRIA-Three- -bedrnl. brick
partly furn.: fenced rear yard
near Fairlington shopping center
CL. 6-6123, evenings.
ALTI VISTA, BETHEsDA-New, 3,
bedTm., 2-bath brick rambler, at.
tached garage. cony. to SCHOOL,
end ,o shurches; oSl76 mo. 10
ANNANDALE AREA--2 bedrms.
liv. rnl,. wLfrepl., sep. din. rm.
furn. kit; 500 mo. JE. 4-370O
ARLINGTON. tN-3.bedrm. briel
rambler; storm doors and win
dowS; nr. Parkington shop. area
ARLINGTON, NORTH--conv., q.
bedfm,, side-haH Colonial: attach
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APARTMERTS WANfED

QUIT reined young couple, no
children. desire or 8 rm. apt.
with character In older-type, sx-
eellent-maintained bldg. Pine res
idential neighborhood Q must.
Rent TO $3.50. OIL. 2-7l36.
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n S.tSs f ISsSsT RssSlsd r1 sn.lS Win rS 0a.:S .s:
entr for once, study or down.
stairs bedrm.. full bsmt., walk -uE
attic: mod. impvts. plus deep
freeze. washer and drieT: gar:
lRe. lot with trees: nr, schools
and shops; S175. OWNER. II
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ROCK CREEK HILLS
HANDSOME g pvHESoSss NEW CSsopoNli

HANDSOME NEW COLONIAL
BEDROOMS
De luxe brk. Colonial, now ready
for occupancy: 1st hoor features
9 32-ft. kit..fam. rm. comb. with
hrepl.; also liv. rm, with firepi.;
din. rm. and powder rm.: Ind
floor has 4 lovely bedrms. and
baths. Stairs TO storage attic.
Bsmt. has huge paneled rec. rm.
With frepI. and powder Fin.
Screened porch and carport;
wooded lot. Excel. neighborhoodi
near schools and transp. Modestly
priced at S43,600: terms.
Open Sunday, ! to $3.50
To Reach: Out Conn. ave. to Saul
rd;, M right to s4oS Saul I'd. and
LAWRENCE v. LUTEs CO
JU. b-4222 DE. 2-ba1h
SEABONs GREETINGS
SLIGO REALTY, Realtors
els eliso Ave-. ~. $4,000
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N MeLEAN-Large living room and
two large bedrooms; stove. refrig-
orator and washer; $3.50 per month
includes all utilities. Call TOWN a
COUNTRY REALTY. KE. $4,000.
N, ARLNGf0N-Brick Colonial: 3
bedrms.. lArge living rm. and din
ing rm.s equipped kit. full bath
up and powder rm. down, large
screened rear porch. garage with
workshop area; ! blk. of Wilson
blvd: avail. January 9Th: Si55
mo. LANIER REALTY. IA. 7-S4sl
sIL. SPG., se07 Cedar st.-3-bed.
rm.. 2-story brick: gar; newly
decorated: $3.50. mo. ~. a-T2a4
SILVER SPRING, e306 sudbury
rd. Rambler. 9 bedrms.. iiV. rm
with frepl,. din rm., kit, bath
attic, oSmt.: nice lot: S125 pel
mo. EX. J-4113.
SILVER sPRING-ThTee bedrms
liv. rm.. din. rm.. kit, 2ia baths,
all blk: Size: gar: mo. .-to-mo
tenancy. ~. 5-4Ol1.
SILVER sPRIN6-Brick Colonial;
large corner lot: 2 bedrms., Hv.
rm.. dining rBl.. kitchen and fun
bsmt.: zoos Evans pkVy. turn
east at lO5O0 blk. Ca. ave), JU.
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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
ANDREWS AREA
Moore & Moore Presents
NEW YEARS SPECIALS

aENSHs6 VIC AREA
Moore d Moore Presents
NEW YEARS SPECIALS
ANDREWS - This contemporary
split. level has . large. paneled
family rec. room or den, = bath.
step-up iv. room 20 up-to-the
minute III: 3 bedrms. and bath.
Priced rtsht, easy terms.
FoREsrvnLE-start the New
Year right with this delightful,
spacious. 3-bedrm. brick rambler.
fireplace, din. room. equipped kit.
full bsmt., rec. room. Priced 70
sell. As little as Sl.5O0 down.
ALLENTOWN ROAD - Country
rambler, expansive but not ex-
% play. Massive S-bsdrm. hricE;
hreplaee,. din. room, rec. room,
blackboard hot-water heat. many
extras. Only one trust. SIs.9BO
total price. Low down payment.
Moore 81 Moore, Realtors
RE. $4,000 RE. a.sO6O
APPROX. I ACREj VET approved
at Sl6,4bOs &Seb down: 3 bedrms.,
breezeWay: 2-ear garage; garden
sTsee; Sssut. ssttinG. OWNER.
AULD LANG eYNE! Thanks for a
successful 1859 year. Best wish
s1aSS (. 70 IN, A,i fcS 3 ! issoi . c c9n TO TO 3
1850 1850 se1 foT .ousIlty" sm re R..l 'fs Es;.t: 3;
Service. Maryland SAILS, 4
APPRAISAL CO, INC. S5O5
BALT1MoRB AVE, CoLLRGE
PARK. ND.
BERWYN HEIGHTs-HeW. 3-bed-
room rambler. ready for oceu-
paney. Pull bsmt., large kitchen.
h-aere lot: Sl4.5O0, FHA or
REALTY Co, HE. 4-230O.
DESIGNED FOR THE FAMILY.
with living space galore--4 bed
rooms. all on one level: huge iiV.
rm., family rni., din. rm.. step
saving powder rm. and laundry
Inl.. adj. to all-elee, kit: tiled
nsmt.: Anehor-fenced lot Near 81
John the Baptist paroehial and
ecnys. An excel i buy G a. sss q 300. ".
seosihEslsTlF 2 BGSTis Va, y CO.: oI:snSS. ise.
cHEvERLY AREA
e.-type bsmt.: Sis.S5O' with
terms: trades considered.
LANDOvHR HILLS
One short blk. to ST. Mary'S-
3-bedrm, 2-bath Cape Cod. on
4-acre lot; quick possession: $500
On. and payments less than rent.
CORAL HILLS
An-brick Colonial. Extra-large liv.
im: and din. rm. with reception
hall. lerse modern ceramic tile
kit. fully eouippedl. 3 large bed
rms, 2h baths. scr. pch. over
looking q sea Of trees and flowers
bsmt. with knotty-pine rec. Fm.,
garage and Anehor.feneed lot
priced In low 2Os. For appt.. phone
PRINCE GEORGES REALTY CO.
THE HOUSE OF HOMEs''
| On. 4.ll66
COLLEGE PARK-New 8 bedrm
rambler. on tree shaded lot, ust
completed. Move right in SI3. $50
| Reas. terms To inspect call HE
| 4-lTO0 HI1GH r pErY paaffor
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FARMS

Manv other liStings. Over 5000
acres of choice Montgomery land
available. Ewes, call Mr.. Rose,
GA. 4-5256.
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lcoNIiNuEpl
HOUSES F0R SALE-VA.

A SPACIOUS. GRACIOUS stone
JOYS Lying leisurely. Lge. Nv. rm.
kit, 4 BEDRMs., 2M baths, perm.
stairway TO EXPANSIBLE ATTIC,
scr. and tiled rear porch. rec. rm.
with nrepl.. built-in gar, custom
construction throughout. = acre
Of beaut. handicapped grounds: ex-
Gel. elose-tn loc.: S35.50O, attrac-
sive with WRIGHT REALTY, INC,
IA. 2-4SS0.
level: 4 bedrms;, ? baths; S11 800,
assume 4lzfs loan. so. s-s3s6.
ALEXANDRIA-RoW brick: bed
rooms; fenced rear yard. HeaI
loan. CT. 6-61sB. evenings.
ALEXANDRIA,, VIRGINIA HILLS
rambler. Bsmt. has tiled playfm !;
fenced. storm windows. sxIO out.
side storage Tm.. other extras
$16.p50, with Sl2,OOO GI loan
s Wilcox Court, so. s-45Os.
ALEXANDRIA-This beautiful bricl
split-level has . large living room
separate dining room. 3 nice largl
bedrooms. fun basement with rec.
reation room and Lear garage
built In 1885, this home Is in ar
excellent area. The price Is onlI
S22,75O, OF approved, and ownei
VIII consider q GI sale. Call u
today and see 1t. TOWN & COUN.
TRY REALTY. TE. 6-1415.
ALEX. CITY--Assume 4bass loan
Three-bedrooiA, brick semidetacheC
home. between Janneys lane anc
Duke st., on CAMBRIDGE; Hammond
Hieh and Macarthur Schools: So.
600 down and S1O1 per month
total. This home Is brick. hal
full bsmt. and equipped kitchen
separate dining rm.: will consider
lease, with option TO buy, with
at least $500 cash. z. p, GTEF.
FEY REAL ESTATE. JE. 10000
ALEX, SPECIAL. SI3,5OO-Del Ra,
bungalow: everything on / floor
Neat-appeartng home with lots o.
charm; 3 bedrooms. 2 porehes
large lot. Extremely good term
arranged. immediate occupancy
Inspect today. KI. e-3630. N. II
BARRY ORC, REALTY ADMIN
EWES, XII, Q-54S9
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s5-ACRE ESTATE for gracious liv-
ing and entertaining. Located In
Goose Greek Country Club area
Of Loudon County, Va. MaiN
house is slate-roof brick rambler:
13X24 liv. rm.. 14xl5 din. rri.,
1Oxl3 equip. kit, 3 huge bedrms,,
ia baths, 15x26 rec. rm., ial-
eusied porch and hot.Tater heat:
iiv. rm., din. rm., equip. Kit, 3
iEe. bedrms. and bath. a 2Sxi 90
cinder block barn and 2-car ga
rase with maids quarters COM
plete the buildings, all Of best
material and construction Only
SS5,000. with $4,000 cash
needed L9013. GORD1N-MENSH
REALTY CORP CR. 3-4560.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

scribed by labor union regula-
tons.
Trees do not observe Sunday
holidays, vacations, coffe e
breaks, etc. They are protected
against fire. earthquakes. and
freezes, but are subject con-
stantly to increased taxation.
Timberland Companies
The Kimberly Clark Corp. is a
large producer of cellulose and
leading manufacturer of book
and printing paper. It is said
to control mot necessarily own
over 10000, 900 acres of timber
land. Its stock sells, however,
around $68 a share and yields
only, about two and three-fourths
per cent. Another favorite is the
st. Regis Paper Co.-third larg-
est paper manufacturer in the
U. S., holding over S million
acres. Your telephone book was
probably printed on their paper.
The stock sells below $50 a
share, but yields over three per
cent-plus stock dividend.
A third favorite of mine is
Scott Paper, which owns
100000 acres of cumberland
that is being carefully protect
ed and replanted as cut. The
stock sells in the seventies and
yields around three per cent.
Readers will think these yields
are low, but It's the old story:
1--WE can't have our cake and
eat it too" The assets of these
companies are growing every
day and night of the year
which is not true of the assets
of such popular stocks as Gen.
eral Electric, American Tele-
phone. Union Carbide, and most
of the s'blue chips"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
John Temple Grave.
Love The Lord, Thy God

love thy neighbor as thyself. "
This second one is for doing
good. But the first and great one
is for loving the Lord thy God
Yet today only lip service tends
to be given a transcendent God
who is all mystery. love, beauty
peace. The whole emphasis is on
the other. the humanitarian COM
mand.
For that we mix church and
state.
For that we accept socialism
and materialism.
We 60 through the old forms
but only the social-mindedness
counts. The excess becomes soci-
alisn and a socialist is a COM
munist who doesn't know the
facts of life. who thinks you can
have democracy. liberty and God
when you can't.
The same forgetting or rever-
sal can explain church architec-
ture. When you see a church a
million m i e S from anything
lmodern or ancient) suggesting
God. you may well suspect that
the fault is not with the architect
but with the preacher.
He doesn't really believe in
God.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
Double Check

SPRING is HERE! Trees in
bud and we are in mud and the
late late display of Northern
lights evidence a general thaw
is on. Many. many things are
taking place that We can say
never saw the like before.
With all the EisenhoWers good
will tours the Russians came
out just a little bit better. In
Cuba they got the Sugar Al
least we got out don't no
body like a Yankee any more.
The Governor reads and signs
the bills l.. we do the weeping.
He knows nothing about the
veto.
Over land and sea. airoplanes
strike terror. In America we live
dangerously.
Every thing is in color these
days, advertisements. TV, and
road shows all on color. We are
still black and white.
Democrats are planning a red
hot political stew headed for the
women vote. Nixon. drafts the
COP program. We will wind
up getting just what Russia wants
US to have no more. and little
less.
Even the police force Of Rich
mend are all shook up and Cas-
tro moves again. It's in the
news readall about it
then sit down and have a good
cry. That's life in this worn
torn World of today.
Macmillan urges caution
and the possibility of getting
caught in our own trap. We
never will learn to Keep our trap
shut.
We got an outgoing President
what's coming in could wind
lip on the Red Shelton show.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
Specialist Talks
To LC Classes

Pi Omega Pi, the honorary
business education fraternity at
LongWood College, sponsored
a series of lectures by Miss
Mary Sahora on Friday, April l.
Miss Sahora, a specialist in
business education, is with the
South Western Publishing Com
ranys Eastern office in N e W
York. She also is instructor OF
secretarial subjects at Hunter
College, New York; instructor
for Certified Professional Sec
retaries; and chairman of the
Scholarship Committee for the
New York City chapter Of the
National Officers Managers AS.
ISOLATION. Miss Sahora is past
president of the Alpha Chapter
Of Delta ri Epsilon, and mem
Der Of the Soroptimist Club and
B u sine S and professional
Women's Club.
The lectures were presented
to the Business Education
classes at the college.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
NO COMMENT
WASHINGTON. Mar. 50 Nv 7
BY JAMES W. DouTHAT

WASHINGTON. Mar. so - The
Eisenhower Administration is
deeply concerned over the failure
of Congress thus far to lift the
four and one-fourth per cent in
terest rate ceiling On long-term
government bonds.
1t is intenslfying its efforts to
obtain congressional action III or
der TO avoid serious infiatlonary
preSsures OH the economy.
The gravity with which the Adj
mlnistrauon regards the situa-
tion was made clear when Presi-
dent Eisenhower asserted that
the failure of the 1859 session Of
Congress to act was lone of the
most serious things that has hap
pened to the United States in my
time
The Administration wants Con-
greSS to remove the four and one
fourth per cent ceiling entirely
on long-term five years or
longer, bonds. This would avoid
having to rely principally on
short-term and highly infla-
tionary financing.
But the House Ways and Means
Committee refused to go the
whole way. Instead, it approved.
10 to 7. a compromise which
would give the Treasury some
what greater latitude.
Under the compromise, the
Treasury could sell bonds total
ling as much as two per cent OF
the national debt at more than
the ceiling rate. 1t also could eX-
change new bonds for the face
value a m u n t of outstanding
issues selling below par. While
the interest coupon on the new
bonds would be at ceiling
rate, the actual yield would be
higher.
While continuing to urge en-
actrnent of its original proposal
the Treasury went along with the
compromise in the belief that i
was a step in the right direction
| Further progress was halted
however, when the House Rule.
| Committee cancelled a hearing
which had been called to cleal
the legislation for floor consid
Grafton
Cancellation was ordered fol
lowing an organized campaign
against the proposal by an influ
entail group of congressional
New Dealers, They take the pc
sition that the Administration
must reform its fiscal an,
monetary policies before doin,
anything about the interest rates
Conservatives are firmly of tn
opinion that the New Deal cam
paign is intended primarily a
an effort to make political capi
tai in connection with the pres
dental and congressional cleo
tons next November.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
Babson Discusses Trees AS An Investment

BABSON PARK, MASS, Mar.
81 - Every March, I go to the
local nursery and purchase two
Sugar-maple trees about five
feet high at a cost of about SIP
each. l like to get them in
March before the new buds
come out, and set them out on
my grounds. believe they are
the best investment I could
make for my grandchildren.
Books Versus Trees
In my winter home in Florida,
/ have private library of 5000
books. These books were issued
by the publishers during the past
fifty years at about $500 a copy
l doubt if any secondhand book
dealer would today pay twenty
cents a copy for the lot.
On the other hand, a sugar
maple tree constantly increases
the value of your estate. In ad-
dition to the shade which they
supply in summer and the
ground moisture which they
hold, children enjoy tapping
these trees in the spring to get
a little maple syrup. Hence,
while most books are constant
ly decreasing in value, m 0 t
trees are constantly increasing
in value.
World War III
do not expect that there
will be a nuclear war for many
years unless it starts by acct
dent. We know that direct bomb
ing could result in the death
of millions of people. AS to the
effects of the "fallout," the ex-
perts are undecided. Fallout
could contaminate all except
underground water and the
core matter of most trees. And
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
Post 8446. Buckingham.

Post 8446, Buckingham.
Other officers elected were
senior vice president, Mrs
Eleanor Jeffrey; junior vice
president, Mrs. Lucy D av IS,
treasurer, Mrs. Emma Cant
Sadler; conductress, Miss Es-
tell Wood; chaplain, Mrs. Nan
ME Spencer; guard, Mrs. Lu
ellie Whorley; trustees, Mrs.
Virginia Hellard, Mrs. Mary
Maxi and Mrs. Dorothy Throck-
morton.
Mrs. Carolyn Rice was ap-
pointed secretary by the presi-
dent, Miss Wood.
The regular meeting of the
Auxiliary will be held Friday,
April ! at 7:30 pm. at h e
Buckingham Veterans Memorial
Hall.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

if agricultural products should
be contaminated and hence
dangerous to eat, people in some
sections would be forced to live
on water, wood pulp, salt, and
certain oils. Thus. theoretically
trees have a possible defensive
value to keep civilization alive.
With the large amounts spent
on missiles and other forms of
armament. cannot under
stand why so little attention is
given to protecting us from the
eruption of Wrold War III.
urge each of my readers to
write the Governor of his State
and ask the name and address
of the State Director of Cicil
Defense. Then write a letter to
this Director asking him what
he personally is doing in his
home to protect his family in
case of a nuclear war.
Forests As An Investment
Probably the largest owners
of forest lands in the United
States are the Weyerhaeuser
family. The stock Of the Weyer-
haeuser Company sells at a
high price and pays a small
cash dividend. When. however,
your wife buys a package Of
ready mix" at a supermarket.
the pasteboard box was prob
ably made from trees which the
Weyerhaeuser family set out
forty years ago. Your wife's
dress was probably made from
rayon manufactured from the
timber of Rayonier Incorporat-
ed, which has vast holdings in
the Southeast where trees grow
more rapidly than in the North.
Timber growth is not circum-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

works, what kind of fuel used in cook
ing and heating, cost of utilities and
food, number of bathrooms and bed
rooms, owner Of telephone, washing
machine, air conditioner, TV or radio
set, etc. In assembling these details
from every fourth family pattern can
be developed without burdening every
householder with the details.
The other three householders will be
asked only a few questions, such as
name, address, sex, color or race, birth
date, cooking facilities, water supply,
lumber of rooms, toilet facilities and
estimated value Of the house or the
rental, etc.
Census taking is an important fun
ton of the government and it is hoped
that the enumeration will be accurate.
The assistance Of the public will greatly
facilitate the stupendous job of the
Census taker
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
TUESDAY, APRIL S, 1860
Stand up and Be Counted

THROUGHOUT the United States the
1860 census takers have begun their
work. Questionnaires have been sent in
advance to most homes, and it will be
of considerable assistance if these were
filled in at leisure SO as to make the
loss of time as little as possible. When
the census taker comes to your house
give him or her full direct answers to
the questions as accurately as possible.
Census is taken of the United States
every ten years and the results are used
for statistical purposes in many ways.
Government departments as we'll as pri-
vate business make future plans based
upon the census results.
Every fourth family this year is being
asked a total of 81 questions which re-
quire elaborate details on the individual,
his home, job and other things. The
enumerator will want to know how
much money the person made last year,
how many cars he owns, where he
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

"She bows her head as God
goes by :"
In this, it forever seems to me,
IS the mistake of men of God
who say they have as much
right to take sides on political.
economic and biological issues
Is we newspapermen have.
NeWspapermen don't commit
God, and nobody thinks we do.
People associate God inescapa-
bly, with the church in all its
aspects, the ritual and song. the
priests. the re veren thy lifted
Cross. That is why, when minis
.ers take worldly sides that d.
vide honest laymen. they both
commit God and rob God.
MINISTER'S CAN BE WRONG,
and divided. On these things. Wit
ness the fanatical endorsement
+ so-called civil disobedience"
n laW-breaking by many now
While others know well that the
Illegal sit-ins, the deadly ten
sions brought on by the organ
lied demonstrations, are aggra-
waited by the odor of piety and
oeace when men Of God support
hem.
To talk against Catholic mix
ing and then to mix even to the
extent Of advocating defiance
within the state is to be worse
than the Pharisees.
COD IS NOT A DEMOCRAT,
small I'd" or large. God is not
a liberal or a member of the
Supreme Court. God isn't even
a Southerner or an American.
And God is not a do-gooder in the
sense of ranking that first. The
fatal error of these hungry times.
it continues to seem to me: is in
taking God as just another name
| for social mindednesS.
1t explains the socialism and
communism.
1t explains god-awful architec-
ture.
It explains the tragedy Of mil
lions seeking God and not finding
Him.
WHEN A SO-CALLED "EPIS-
COPAL Society for Cultural and
Racial Unity" endorsed the sit
in demonstrations and even call
ed for them in churches, We
! were told it has no official stand
ing. But now comes the. Episco.
pal Church's own National Coun-
Gil with a lengthy document ad-
dressed to its 3,OOO,00 members
voicing sympathy with civil dis
obedience" Millions have an i'm
preston of Church endorsement
of committal of God Yet there
is wide and honest division in the
Church. The meeting last year
in Miami exposed it. Church Off
GERS themselves are not Of one
mind. God is not being under
stood the same way by all.
1t would seem especially I'M
godly, therefore, to commit Him
THE NEW COMMANDMENT
is being everse ID. Master
which is the great commandment
in the law?" they asked Hin
and Jesus said the first anc
great commandment" was tha'
thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart. and witt
all thy soul, and with all thy
mind" Matthew $3.50 The full
ness and fervor of that make the
second commandment almost al
afterthought: And thou shall
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

Now that the season is coming, perhaps
it's safe to report that some unkind
researcher has found watermelons are
fattening. = Ponca City (Okla.) News.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05

Every great man exhibits the talent
of organization or construction, whether
it be in a poem, philosophical system,
policy, or a strategy = Edward
George Bulwer
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-05
Religious Freedom

THOMAS jefferson whose birthday
anniversary is observed in this
month, made several magnificent con-
tributions to our American heritage. We
have earlier taken note Of Jeffersons
birthday anniversary and mentioned
his authorship of the Declaration of
Independence and his founding Of the
University Of Virginia.
In Jefferson's time though, there was
one other accomplishment to his life
which ranked with these two. That was
his success in separating Church and
State in TIT. Jefferson first began this
battle in May, 1776. When the Virginia
Convention of Delegates met in Will
liamsburg, he urged passage of a bill
providing for full freedom of conscience
and the full separation Of Church and
State. The effort failed at that time.
The Anglican Church, which had
been firmly established in the colony,
had much influence and deep roots
in Virginia and the effort was not an
easy one. However, after jefferson
drafted the Declaration of Independ-
ence, he returned to Williamsburg and
again sponsored bill which would have
separated Church and State. Again his
effort failed.
In 1777, the effort finally succeeded
and Jefferson's bill ending public sup
port of the Anglican Church was pass
ed. Shortly afterwards, Thomas JEFF
ferson drafted what is perhaps one of
the most important documents ever