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Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23
Descendant of Gen. StonewaII Jackson
Writes Letter About Durant Park Monument

General StoneWall Jackson's
last words before his death
were Let us pass over the
river and rest in the shade"
The above words are on a Con-
federate memorial monument
recently erected in Browne
Memorial Park in Durant by
Mr.. Julian A. Browne. Mr..
Browne mailed a picture of the
monument to Mrs. Randolph
Preston, of Winston Salem, N.
c., who is the closest living
descendant of General Jackson
and she wrote him the following
letter:
Mrs. Randolph Preston
225 South Hawthorne Road
Winston Salem, N. c.
June Z, 1860
My Dear Mr.. Browne;
It was a pleasure to hear
from you and l hope some day
to have the opportunity of visi-
ting the Browne Memorial Park
bearing on the monument my
grandfather's last words.
AS you probably know, my
mother, Julia Jackson, was
General JackSon'S only child
to live, and she was only 50
months old at his death.
She had 2 children, my bro
Their, Col. T. j. j. Christian
who died in 1852 and is buried
under the monument at Lexng-
ton, Va. beside his grandfather
and grandmother and mother.
His death leaves me the
closest living descendant, but L
have lots of descendants who l
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

presidents conference. In 1855
"a, Mrs. Frost was voted Knox
ville's Woman of the Year"
For many years she has work.
ed for the Knoxville Y. w. c..
A. and is at present chairman
of its world fellowship commit
tee. Mrs. Frost was a witness
before the U. S. subcommittee
to investigate Juvenile Delin-
quency in its Nashville hear
ingS.
Mrs. Worthy received her
M. A. degree from George Pea
body College in Nashville, and
has taught in both private and
public schools in several states.
She is a member of Kappa
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23
Home
Agent
by Mary f. HarpOle

For color, flavor and interest
in some of your summer meals,
why not try CheesesicleS.
All you do is insert a pretzel
stick into the center of a cube
of cheddar Geese and serve like
a popsicle. The pretzel serves
as the handle and lends a
crunchy, salt contrast to the
cheese, too.
Let the Children Help
Are the children helping with
home tasks during this summer
vacation? T you say yes,
you are giving them training
that will pay big dividends
when they have homes of their
own.
Research studies show that
children who learn good work
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

Friday, July Is
Tchula at Goodman Cd. header)
Durant at Lexington ID header)
PickenS idle
Tuesday, July 10
PickenS at Goodman
Tchula at Lexington
Durant idle
Friday, July %
Goodman at Durant
Tchula at PickenS
Lexington idle
Tuesday, July rs,
Lexington at Goodman ID HI
Durant at Pickens ID header}
Tchula idle
Friday, July 90
Pickens. at Lexington
Durant at Tchula
Tchula idle
Tuesday, August 2
Goodman at Tchula
Lexington at Durant
PickenS idle
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23
Little Boys League
Baseball Schedule

Friday, June "a, 1860
Pickens at Lexington
Durant at Tchula
Goodman, idle
Tuesday, June 20, 1860
Goodman at Tchula
Lexington at Durant
Pickens, idle
Friday, July L, 1860
Goodman at Pickens
Lexington at Tchula
Durant, idle
Tuesday, July 5
Durant at Goodman
Pickens at Tchula
Lexington idle
Friday, July 8
Goodman at Lexington
PickenS at Durant
Tchula idle
Tuesday, July II
Lexington at Pickens
Tchula at Durant
Goodman idle
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23
Short Course In Parent
q. M.

of the Miss. Congress of Par
ents and Teachers. Mrs. Frost
is from Knoxville, Tenn, and
she has just completed a term
of office as president Of the
Tenn. Congress of Parents and
Teachers. She has also served
or several committees of the
National Board and was for a
year chairman of the state
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

Two leading participants in
the Short Course in Parents
Teacher Leadership at the Univ
erSity this week are: Mrs.
Ralph w. Frost, on the left who
is Chairman of the Committee
on Juvenile Protection of the
National Congress of Parents
and Teachers; and on the right
Mrs. H. D. Worthy, president
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

Delta Pi and Delta Kappa Ga
NINA. She has directed Leader
ship Training at PTA Short
Courses at the University since
its beginning in 1856. She just
recently returned to Miss. after
attending the White House Con-
ference on Children and Youth
and the National Convention for
Parents and Teachers Associa-
ton in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Short Course is being
held in the Miss. Center for
Continuation Study, which is adj
jacent to the Alumni House
where many of the participants
will be housed. The dates for
the short course are June 21-24.
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

ancestors, proud though we were
of our heritage, as my husband
had many distinguished ances-
tors who fought in the War be-
tween the States.
The only information I have
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

and steal. It was a monStrOuS
brutality.
A military necessity, SO said
Sherman. A hideous brutality,
so said the South.
Some say we are to Com
memorate" the War, not Celeb
rate it, with the coming Gen.
tennial. Webster's Dictionary
says to Commemorate, is to
remember. Well, who needs to
be reminded of it, for we GER
tainly haven't forgotten.
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23

hope will carry on the fine ira
dition left them by their dis
tinguished forebear.
Frankly, my husband and [
were too busy raising descend
ants to think too much about
Holmes County herald., 1960-06-23
At Stud =
REGISTERED QUARTER HORSES

Buckskin horse--grondson of Old Man.
Traces three times to King Ranch Foun-
dation Stud-OId SorreII = Fee $500 at
time Of service.
Chestnut SorreII blaze face : sired by Mr..
Rand and of q Hickory Red Dam. Fee
$50 to Registered Mares, $25 to Unregis-
tered Mares. All fees due at time Of Ser
vice.
Horses owned by WiIfong Ranches, Polo
Return Service In Season
Pinto, Texas.
H. P. WATSON, JR., Lexington
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Mclaughlin Due
To Return Oct. 4

Commissioner Robert e. Nc
Laughlin plans to be back at
his desk in the District Build
ing in time to sit in on the city
budget hearing October 4.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, Sc, has been
recouperating from a mild
heart attack suffered August
is. He has been resting at his
farm near Culpeper. Va, since
his discharge from Doctors
Hospital on September 9.
Yesterday the Commission
er's physician reported that Mr..
Mclaughlin is expected to be
back at his Office during the
first week of October. Mr.
Mclaughlin has been hoping to
be able to be present at the
all-day budget hearing.
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Nixon Blasts Kennedy
For Weakness Talk

our people or our friends in the
world"
At a news conference after
his arrival here, Mr.. Nixon
served notice he would continue
attacking Senator Kennedy's
statements II II think his state
ments deserve a reply"
He said he considered both
he and Senator Kennedy have
a responsibility to answer state
ments raising a major issue.
He decided to answer the one
regarding Mr.. Khrushchev, the
Vice President said, because he
thought it was very unfortun-
ate" He said the Soviet lead
er's presence at the U.N. meant
no change in the cold war.
Shuns Religious Issue
In keeping with his cut-off
policy, he declined to answer
questions regarding the relig-
ious issue.
He said he stood by his st.
Louis speech attacking Senator
Kennedy for his Labor Day adj
dress in Detroit as a bid for
organized labor's support and
placing one group against an
other. A reporter asked for
comment on reports that the
Democratic nominee claimed he
had been quoted out of context.
Mr.. Nixon was welcomed at
the airport by more than 5000.
A cheering throng estimated by
police inspectors at more than
$4,000 gave him a noisy down.
town reception. Another large
crowd heard him at the college
as he ripped into his Democrat
ic opponents and said:
Il think we should stop this
continual insisting that Ameri-
ca is poorly defended against a
deadly foe. It is dangerous as
well as dead wrong.
And I hope we will discard
as fallacious and unworthy the
absurdity that our progress is
defeat, our strength weakness.
and our hope not ourselves and
the ideals of America but a
faraway federal bureaucracy
doing for us what we should do
for ourselves"
Sees FurOre
The Vice President said the
Khrushchev visit undoubtedly
will "stir up quite a furore" and
the free American press will re-
port "all of Mr.. Khrushchev's
antics" But this, he said rep
resentS no threat "as far as we
are concerned" and added:
"The only real danger that he
Evening star., 1960-09-18
WHAT AMERICA THINKS
Nixon Given EDGE
In Domestic Affairs

ocratic President could get
needed legislation through"
A Rhode Island business own
er Democratic): Kennedy
has learned much about do
mestic issues serving on nu-
merous important Senate COM
mittees."
A Massachusetts, insurance
un d er writer independently !,
Kennedy will have Johnson s
experience to help him."
A New York housewife Gre
publican): ''Mr. Nixon will con-
tinue the present policies which
have led us to unprecedented
prosperity"
A Virginia housewife Demo
cratic): I'm afraid I'm fol-
Nixon all the way. He seems q
little more mature"
A Tennessee mail clerk I'm
DEPENDENT: "He would act
with more patience; he would
be firm but fair"
Evening star., 1960-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept. IT,
This weeks What America
Thinks poll shows:
A slight majority of the
public thinks Richard Nixon
better able to deal with do
mestic problems than John F.
Kennedy.
More Republicans have con-
fidence in Mr.. Nixon's ability
in domestic affairs than Demo-
Gratis have in Mr.. Kennedy's
A large number (27.6 per
cent? answered don't know"
on this issue.
This weeks poll parallels an
earlier one of which man, if
foreign affairs are dominant
in the next four year could best
cope with them. The question
in this weeks poll was which
candidate, if domestic affairs
are dominant, could best deal
with them. Those interviewed
were asked their party affilia-
tions,
The results Of both polls, in
percentages:
Evening star., 1960-09-18
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Evening star., 1960-09-18

manufacturing center, turned
out a chanting, yelling crowd
Of perhaps 10000 to 10000 by
State police estimate, at an air.
port rally. Mr.. Nixon drew
$4,000 last month in q more
elaborately staged speech in
the city's coliseum.
In Charlotte, Senator Ken
nedy got a rousing welcome in
the city'S big 12.000-seat COLI
scum. Paul Buck, manager Of
the auditorium, estimated the
turnout at about 1000.
There, Senator Kennedy said
the Republicans are always
warning in campaigning in
Dixie that the South has been
abandoned by the Democrats.
Not so, declared the Massa-
chuSetts Senator.
He added that he hopes
North Carolina-carried only
narrowly by Adlai Stevenson in
1956-"will continue to put its
trust in the Democratic Party" +"
Asheville also was on today's
flying schedule, but Senator
Kennedy's campaign plane and
two plane loads of press and
staff people were turned back
by dense overcast after circling
over the mountain city for some
minutes. The planes went on
to Charlotte, Disappointing an
Asheville crowd estimated at
about 5000.
From the Charlotte airport
Senator Kennedy addressed the
Asheville crowd at Mccormick
Baseball Field by telephone. He
apologized for not being able
to stop and said he hoped to
be able to visit Asheville later
in the campaign.
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Businessmen to Aid
Leukemoi Society

Businessmen have formed a
volunteer committee to help the
Greater Washington Chapter
OF the Leukemia Society, Inc,
top the $4,000 goal of its cur
rent fund drive. .t- ~
Philip Y. K. Howat, president
OF the Howat Concrete Co., is
chairman of the committee.
The drive will continue through
October 7.
Evening star., 1960-09-18

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fill the special need Of service
personnel.
Evening star., 1960-09-18

can turn his visit to an ad-
vantage will develop if we show
signs Of confusion, disunity and
immaturity over the occasion. I"
With that he turned his fire
on Senator Kennedy and called
the Democratic nominees COM
mentS ian example of what I
mean"
LET us stick to facts, not
fancy, in this campaign. And
let us have pride and faith in
our country, our cause, and our
future"
Emphasizing the difference in
his view of America and that
OF his opponent, Mr.. Nixon said:
Strange indeed this differ
ence in pictures. Where I have
found inspiration, they have
detected complacency, lethargy,
inertia, a lack Of purpose. :. /.
And they even see a depression
right around the corner. Making
the picture entirely black, they
proclaim that abroad America
is held in disrepute and dis
respect.
Disputes Opponent
They say America is weak
and has lost its prestige-but
the American people know
better"
In assailing what he called
his rivals obsession with fear
and failure, a gnawing concern
that we are going to let hostile
forces prevail and the whole
economy is going to crumble, 1"
Mr.. Nixon said.
Those who amidst un-
matched prosperity and prog
ress can detect only retreat, de-
feat and disaster had better
have their glasses-or their
values-carefully examined"
Earlier in the day Mr.. Nixon
carried his campaign into
Western Iowa with a rally at
Sioux City's memorial Audi
torium. A crowd Of 5000, in
cluding some from Nebraska
and South Dakota, gave him a
noisy welcome. About 1000
were on hand at the airport.
Evening star., 1960-09-18
By a star star writer

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. IT.
Vice President Nixon tonight
unleashed his severest criticism
Of the campaign against Sena-
tor Kennedy, charging that his
Democratic rivals insistence
that American deienses were
weak was dangerous as wen
as dead wrong"
The Republican nominee
also accused Senator Kennedy
of calculated distortion, acci-
dental error, or lack Of UNDER
standing or q stirring after
something to scare people
with"
4 Mr.. Nixon, who has been
conducting a rather mild cam
paign, turned loose on Sena-
tor Kennedy as he came to
Minneapolis and st. Paul at
the end Of q 9,000-mile cross
country swing this week into
IA States. Nixon aides esti-
mated that more than 800, 900
people have seen the Repub-
.iican nominee during the
swing. .
& @As / have been moving
about" MIR. Nixon told a rally
at Manchester College here, my
political opponents have appar-
emily been visiting a different
country, or seeing different cit
liens, or else they have been
viewing our people and our
country through different eyes,
Sees Strength
For where I have seen
strength, they seem to have
found weakness"
The Vice President took Sen
ator Kennedy to task for a
comment this week that Soviet
Premier Khrushchev's forth
coming visit to the United Ma
tions General Assembly was
bringing the cold war to Amer
lean shores.
Nov what was that supposed
to mean?" Mr.. Nixon asked
after he had attacked his Dem
ocratic opponents for claiming
that Americas military, eco-
nomic and diplomatic position
has been deteriorating.
"IS it calculated distortion OF
accidental error or, possibly, a
stirring after something to
scare people with?
Whatever 1t is, 1t hardly
contributes to Americas well
being. and 1t does not enlighten
Evening star., 1960-09-18

The figures show that both
Republicans and Democrats
have more confidence in their
candidates to handle foreign
affairs than domestic matters.
More than twice as many In
dependents have confidence in
Nixon in foreign affairs than
trust him in domestic affairs.
What America Thinks inter-
viewers invited all those polled
to give their reasons. Here is a
sampling Of replies concerning
domestic affairs:
An Ohio production manager
(Republican): "The Democrats
will control Congress, so a Dem
Evening star., 1960-09-18

totally unaffected by the SEN
ator's comeliness. admitted
that she had taken of her
Nixon button when she sought
his autograph and had, Incl
dentally, decided to forsake the
Republican nominee despite a
Evening star., 1960-09-18

long afiliation with his party.
"All he had to do was grin at
me-" she said, land I thought
I should vote for him. I said
to myself, IF he has this won-
derful personality, he would
make q great President"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert William
son and sons spent Tuesday and
Wednesday sightseeing in Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. DreWry Gates
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bruce
and Ronnie spent few days
last week at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Yates, of
Roanoke, and Miss Betty Black,
of Portsmouth, recently visited
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Bass.
Mrs. Thomas Bradshaw and
Tom and Dot have returned after
spending several days at Vir-
ginia Beach.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05

ing scheduled repayments. Many
other families now farming in
buckingham. Cumberland and
Powhatan counties. who have
borrowed from FLA. have re-
paid their loans in full and arr
financing their needs through
banks and other lenders.
The bulk Of the funds borrow
ed are in operating loans. those
made to paw costs of feed. seed.
fertilizer, pesucides, livestock.
machinery and equipment. and
to make recommended adjust
ment in farming systems. Bor-
rowings during the year to meet
this type of need totaled ap-
proximatelv S102 $50.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05

1t. and Mrs. Frelin Compton
and Patricia, of Fort Lee, spent
the week end. with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Oldham. Mrs. Compton and
Patricia remained for a longer
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Bass and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Whitehead, of
Richmond. visited in the w. B..
Bass and w. M. Bass homes SUM-
day. The Whitehead children,
who have been visiting in the w.
B. Bass home, returned with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Savage
and family. of Norfolk, are visit
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05
THE FARMv1LLE tva) HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1860

repayments on loans c m e
mainly from the sale of tobacco
milk, hogs and small grain.
improvements which m t
farmers have achieved. Roach
said. include better dairy herds.
more pigs saved per litter. be-
ter housing for themselves and
their livestock and equipment
improved pastures and other
improvements that assure better
net income and more salts
factory living levels.
Throughout the area served
BY the office are many farm
families who have borrowed in
former years and are still max
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05
COULD Re TRUE

A man who was keen on his
garden was justifiably proud Of
his lawn. But one year the lawn
had heavy crop Of dandelions.
He tried everylng he had ever
heard CT to get rid Of them, but
without success.
At last he wrote to a school
of Agriculture. He gave list
Of all the remedies he had tried,
ard ended his eplstle with
What shall l do now?"
In due course came a reply
We suggest you learn to love
them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05
Cumberland FILA
Office Loans Out
Wore Than 100000

CUMBERLAND. Aug. 4 -
Loans totaling $l23,l 1876 were
made by the Farmers H 0 m e
Administration to farm fami-
lies served by the Cumberland
office during the 1860 fiscal year
according to Curtis T. Roach,
the Agnecy's County Supervisor
Borrowers repaid $l29 1863 dur
ing the year on loans Of all
types obtained from the Farm
ers Home Administration. Their
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05

ing in the home Of W. e. Brad
shaw.
Mrs. Hugh Ussery and Miss
Nancy Ussery, of Blacksburg,
returned home Monday after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Bass
for several days.
Mrs. Irene Lynn spent several
days visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Noblin before going to North
Carolina to visit her sons.
For fast results, use the Her
aid Classified page.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05
VacatiOners Head
North And South
From Sandy River

SANDY RIVER, Aug. 4 Nv Miss
Jean Meek. who is working this
summer at Richmond Memorial
Hospital, recently visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Meek.
= j. Smith is vacationirg this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Paulus
Price and daughter at Mays
Head, N. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

exile Of five months during
which he toured the world de-
nouncing the shooting Of SO ma
tives in Sharpeville last March.
Police fired when thousands Of
Negroes attacked the police
station.
In response to a reporters
question. Bishop Reeves said
he felt he should not comment
on the United States racial
problem.
The Anglican churchman as
serted that there is little truth
to the rumors Of great Com
munist influence in new Afri-
can nations. The greatest hope
of South Africa and the CONT
nent is that a United States of
Africa may be achieved. Bishop
Reeves declared.
A native of Norwich, Eng
land. Bishop Reeves was edu-
Gated at Cambridge University
in England and at the General
Theological Seminary in New
York. He was ordained to the
priesthood in 1927.
Bishop Reeves will speak at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

a press conference here that
the 200 million native Africans
north Of South Africa ARE not
going to sit there and see 9
million of their brothers ground
down."
The United States should not
try to alter the situation by
direct interference in South
African affairs. the bishop said
He asserted that it would be
more vantageous to the
United States to work through
the United Nations.
The 6l-year-old church lead
er returned to South Africa in
September after a elf-imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
So. Africo Bishops
Give Annuity to
Exiled COLLEAGUE

CAPE TOWN. South Africa,
Nov. 20 (AP).-Twelve bishops
Of the Church Of England in
South Africa have decided to
give the Bishop Of johannes
burg. DR.. Ambrose Reeves-re-
Gently deported by the govern
ment-fl. 900 ($2,8OO a year
from their own pockets.
The idea was suggested by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

II am. today In the Washing
ton Cathedral and at 8 o'clock
tonight in st. Paul's Episcopal
Church. 2430 K street NV.
Tomorrow the bishop will
speak at st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Bethesda at a lunch
con meeting Of the Washing
ton Glorious. He will address
the student body Of Virginia
Theological Seminary In Alex
andria at 1880 am. Tuesday.
He will leave for London on
December 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
South Africa to Hold
Color Line, Bishop Says

The Right Rev. r. Ambrose
Reeves. Anglican bishop exiled
from johannesburg, South
Africa, last September for his
announcement of the Govern
ment's white supremacy racial
policy. said yesterday he sees
little hope for any change.
Bishop Reeves said it Is I'M
likely that a more moderate"
governemnt will gain control
in South Africa. The whole of
Africa is no longer willing Ito
accept even good things from
white people," he added.
, Bishop Reeves, who was
elected Anglican bishop of
Johannesburg in 1949, said in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

the Bishop Of Grahamstown
DR.. Selby Taylor. who said II
would be "a gesture Of concern
and sympathy for a brother
bishop exiled from his charge. +"
DR.. Reeves went to Britain.
He is now in the United States.
DR.. Reeves was to preach to-
day Sunday at the Washing
ton Cathedral.