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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-04-17
By JACKSON MILES ABBOTT

Senior Naturalist, Audubon Naturalist Society
VLIPPING dead leaves left right long slightly
bill the ThraSher is back in hickets and
gardens First cousin of the Mockngbd and the Catbrd the
Thrasher clearly procams his relationship to both in
The Mocker knows, has quite vocabulary of
meodous which he likes we'll that he each
from three times before proceeding the next The
Thrasher content each phrase only twice and in
varaby does while the Cabrd to prefer to gurge
out his repertoire without successfully repeating phrase
In habits the Thrasher closer to the Catbrd than to the
Mocker Both species spend most of their time in hckets and
bushy places in gardens and edges of woods and
fields The Cabird frequently sings from the depths of
thicke whereas the Thrasher invariably seeks elevated
perch.
Of the three cousins the ThraSher the largest and most
cooru He is rusty above and whsh below with bold brown
streaks The yellow with their black pupils give the
Thrasher bold look appearance which is verified by his
pugnacous behavior
The rather fiat sprawling of sticks wgs dead leaves
and dried built in early May and few feet from the
ground in BUSH hicket hedge tange of vines The
lined with fine rOoets contains three to five eggs which
greenshwhte generously sprinkled with reddish
spots the Mocker lays greenshbue with small and
large botches of red brown while the Cabirds egg bright
unmarked The hatch weeks and the
have left the by the end of another weeks Two
families are usually raised each summer.
The Thrashers boffare predomnantly insects grubS
and bugs in and berries fruit and winter
Although it bird in the District between Novem
Der and late March, the northern boundary of its winter
(where it is relatively common) as the Wicomico
River just south of where u
River 1t has rather wide in summer nesting from
southern Alberta northern
Florida and eastern louisiana
Next Sunday The House Wren
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All, moon of my delight
That knows no wane =
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aSllated lne people.
Fourth,in the matter of schools, the
position Of the white citizens has been
we'll known and often stated during the
years. Naturally they were forced to
care for their own children first by
establishing private schools. T e y
were forced to this against their desires
or their wills. Upon successfully es-
tablishing private schools for the white
children and being convinced that
promises of outside sources would
net provide opportunity of education
for the Negro children, they offered
their assistance to this end. The offer
was not accepted. Instead, Influential
selfish interests urged the Negro citl-
zens to refrain from cooperating in this
endeavor. Still with faith in the Negro
people, that group Of substantial and
influential white citizens continues in
being and offers assistance at any
future time.
Fifth, after reading the editorial by
Mr.. Dowdey, it is evident that the racial
problem is national, not entirely, local,
that it is being led by people without
regard to the sensibilities and wishes
of the majority of people of either race
The people of Prince Edward County
are being used as a pawn in hands of
people who have no interest in us or
our community, who agltate and leave
us to solve the problem.
Having thus stated the facts fairly
we believe, we do not have pat solution
No satisfactory solution will be possible
so long as we allow ourselves to be
paWns for others. No solution will come
from national or state headquarters of
agitating organizations, or of legislative
bodies. We can but use the circum-
stances and conditions as we know them
and seek a solution in our own way. Of
this we are quite sure. If and when the
people desist in attempting to gain ends
by force, progress can be made again by
commonsense and communicable CO.
opertlOn.
We write these thoughts for the COM
sumption of our own people Others
who do not understand may be critical.
There are those who would further
pressure and embarrass the people of
Prince Edward, but there are many who
look to Prince Edward for a solution.
For this we are searching, in fairness to
our people and without regard to those
who are not affected.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
From virsinia Record. Jonuoy 1850
1.-THE Chickens Come Home To R0ost"

shift to be hailed in New York
as a wonderful opportunity for
leading the way in practical into
grafton. On the contrary, the
tront-page story revealed that
the historian voices concern
about the staggering problems
that would be created by this
growth.
Then, with no faint hint Of dis
approval about Dr.. Handlin S
viewpoint, the story reads that
the Handlin book comes to grips
frankly with the problem Of color
confronting Negroes and Puerto
Ricans as they strive for Jobs,
housing. education and adjust
ment III a great urb'n complex"
Admission of Problem
Southerners who have read
Northern publications in the past
five years, since Warren's Proc
lamation. will be surprised at
the admission that any problem
exists to come to grips with.
Without blinking. however. the
Times story quotes the Harvard
surveyors warning that the
greatest danger may emerge out
side the central city" Municipal
authorities. at least, ARE aware
Of the problems but the out,
lying communities. unequipped
by tradition or history to deal
with such questions, and inclined
to believe that they do not really
exist. may find themselves sud-
denly overwhelmed by the con
sequences.
1t is the acceptance of the
threat of these consequences"
as a very grim reality which
caused the weighty Times to
make Gontpage news Of q book.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
To Our People

THE time has come when all people
of good will, white and Negro, should
take stock of what is happening to their
country. Below we publish an editorial
by Clifford Dowdey, an eminent histo-
rian, speaker and author. Without ran
cor or animus, he points to conditions,
not in the South, but in the North, which
are contributing to racial feeling of
i'll will. We view these forebodings with
misgiVings and hasten to call them to
the attention of our people, the people
of Prince Edward County, and the
people of Virginia.
First, we wish again to commend the
people of both races in this and the
adjoining counties for their conduct
during almost decade, when Prince
Edward was chosen as the testing
ground for a national movement to
change the customs and mOres of the
two races Of the South Good relations
have been maintained, in spite Of the
preachments of some misguided leaders
At no time has The Herald editor
lost faith in the Negro people, nor in
the white people of Prince Edward
county. AT no time have we in any man
ner spoken i'll of the Negro citizens
Many of them we have known for one
and two generations Most of them are
natives of Prince Edward county Most
of them have made progress through
h.,
We hold them in high respect and many
with affection.
Second, the racial problem before the
people OF the county has been agitated
by forces from the outside Many Of
those who cooperated with the agitators
are no longer residents Of this county.
They have gone to other places, leaving
us to solve the problems which they
agitated
Third, our citizens know that racial
segregation must be maintained in the
schools for the benefit of the whole.
Progress in this community has been
made over the years through the COOPER
alton of all of the people, even if spear
headed by white leadership We can
point with satisfaction to the support
we have given to such programs as the
Negro people have prof With equal
satisfaction the county can point to the
services of one of the first Negro county
agents, county health nurses, com
munity recreation and reading rooms,
~ l,
being made until outside influences
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of its readers. this book must
have been adjudged to hold some
highly special significance.
Significance of A Book
The significance was that a
Harvard historian. after a three
year study undertaken by the
Harvard Cir d ia c School of
Public Administration. estimated
that by 1880 there would be a 60
to Is per cent rise in the Negro
ard Puerto Rican population in
the metropolitan area spreading
out from New York City. At the
present time. of the 1000 900 Nc
grocS and Puerto Rlcans living
IN the metropolitan area. 1,50Q,-
600 Of them are concentrated IN
New York City; the bulk OF the
increase to the estimated $780,
600 will occur in the areas out
side the city. and will constitute
from l8 to 20 per cent of the
total population spreading from
New York City into Long Island,
Westchester. Connecticut an d
New Jersey,
From what the Times, and
other publications emanating in
New York, have written about
"raciSm" in the South as a block
to desirable Indignation of races,
we would expect this population
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
John Temple Graves
Adventures
In Space

An, moon of my delight
That knows no wane 4
Listening to President Lee a.
DuBridge, of California Tech.
on outer space, it was good to
have the moon turn homely.
June-rhymlng and romantic
again. with a lady still in it and
many a lady here below to be
adored in its light
What he told us made the
moon seem near and attainable
again in comparison with infini-
ties and eternities beyond the
inpossibilities Of approach. You
had a sense of dear love saved
from cold equation, were glad
to say still at man that
His soul proud Science
never taught to stray
Far as the Solar Walk or
Milky way.
DR. DeBridge called his talk
at the Science Youth Day Din
ner Friday evening Adventures
= cnac4 He could have sub
titled it "And the Comn1onsenSe
thereof"
Infinity is too far, eternity too
long. life too short and sweet,
the sum total Of mortal energy
too little, for carrying on and
on in Olympic foot-race with
Russia or military precautions
against her.
The great overriding i'm
portancc Of space journeys" is
not for winning a race or for
getting a military ADVANTAGE,
but for 1.-The opportunity to eX-
tend our knowledge, " said Dr..
DuBridge. This could be a time
ly contribution to the shocking
political debate on national de
Tense. Sen. Lyndon johnson has
suggested that there i some
central place in infinity'' from
which Planet Earth can be domi-
mated and our Pentagon must
reach it before the Russians do. ]"
But there are not enough ergs
in Russia and America together
to reach effectively the nearest
star or make a minor dent in
infinity.
And even if there were, life
is too short 1t would take life
times to arrive. life-tines to re
turn.
Bankruptcy, insanity and ex-
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But eycn tboneh The military
nav lave 70 be stopped Pc, short Of
exbuasrjne u,ankjnk in reaches
n snacp and exnlosion th,nk
Dr DpBridoe would agree that
noth,no short of war Womb have
rersraded IL n snend tbe money
which has acbleyed this new c,,a
If general knouledoe" hr
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Pension Eligibility
Requirements Cited

Pension eligibility require
mentS based on the war service
OF a veteran become alike for
widows and children of World
Wars | and II and the Korean
conflict after June 80, the VA
pointed out today.
The VA explained that at the
present time pensions are grant
ed to widows ard children of
World War II and the Korean
conflict only if the veteran had
a definitely ascertainable ser
vice connected disability at
the time of his death.
No such restriction is at pres
ent placed on the widows or
children of deceased World War
I veterans.
The new pension law, going
into effect July /, 1860, removes
this restriction and places
widows and children Of World
War II and the Korean conflict
on the same basis as World War
| dependents in this regard, the
VA said.
This equalization clause" Of
the new pension system is ex-
pected to add approximately
100000 widows and orphans to
the pension rolls, the VA esti-
mates.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
BY CLIFFORD DOWDEY

For this new year, the Tooth
anniversary of South Carolina S
declaration that The Union Is
Dissolved. conditions look more
favorable than in some time for
slowing in the pace Of deteri-
Grafton in the relations between
the sections. The most hearten-
ing single evidence that has
come this way was a story on
the front page Of the New York
Times about the publication of a
book. To most people not in the
publishing business this item
concerning a book might appear
less startling than to those IA
lniliar with the place of litcra-
ture in the scheme of American
newspapers.
Most newspapers allot no daily
space at all to anything concern
ing books. Though the big metro
politan dailieS carry a book re
view and few inches on publ
cation poteS, this intelligence is
tucked unobstruslvely away on
inside pages. and would never
conceivably compete for outside
news space with murders. scan
dals. and the scores compiled by
collections Of hired pachyderms
in various spectacles which cur
renty pass for sports. To con-
ceive Of the shock of reading
about a book on a front page,
imagine the prime evening
hours on television giving up
westerns, comedies. crime Seri-
ais and devoting from seven
thirty to ten to the discussion of
new book! Yet, as no one
could accuse the Times of not
knowing the way to the hearts
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them. AS no reverse occurred in
the trend Of industries to shift to
the South, manifeStly parents
preferred segregated schools to
blackboard jlmgles. This is the
SOLDERING reality that has come
to the hard-headed men-of- affairs
who talked of the humanism of
their tolerance" as opposed to
the "raclSm' Of the South. A
population Shift has forced them
to the realization that the holier-
thanthou technique is not going
to work the second time around.
On the contrary, it is their
PRONUNCIATION Of the myth Of
their difference from the race
conscious South which is causing
the increase of a colored popu-
latiOn in a shift which was evil
IDENTIFY outside their calculations.
Now that Fair Harvard. the pride
Of the Boston Of the abolitionists,
has placed its seal of approval
Gu a realistic study Of the conse-
quences of this increased density
Of colored population. it seems
doubtful that the realistic New
Workers will do much to accelcr-
ate the increase. II will certainly
DC no spirit Of brotherhood that
spares the minority group of
Southern whites an intensified
agitation from outside. but self
interest Will undoubtedly do
much toward braklng what, for a
time there, appeared TO be
runaway crusade bent on the de-
Struction of national accord.
1860 might usher in a some
what uneasy peace between the
South and the Northern white
allies of NAACP. but it might
also Just be the beginning Of
break in the anti Southern Goa
ition which threatened to dupli-
cate 1860.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
BY CLIFFORD DOWDEY

Editors Note Clifford Dow
dey, of Richmond, is one Of Vir-
ginia's outstanding historians,
editors and authors. The above
editorial, appearing in The Vir-
ginia Record, monthly maya
zine. is reprinted here by special
permission
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
Our Farmui!le Volunteers

Here's to the men who fight our fires,
Fire fighting Volunteers,
Who leave their JOBS and ieove their beds
Whenever smoke appears.
These men Who give their time to Us
Without thought Of pay;
Reody to serve when sirens peal
Whether its night or doy
There men who risk their lives for US
When flames are mounting high
And do not shirk their duty when
Hot sparks ground them fly
These men 70 whom We owe our thanks
For service through the yeors;
These men eft whom we ell are proud
Our Fornve Volunteers
And here's to those nov passed owoy;
Who. though the long gone years,
Were in those days, as YOU ore now,
Brove, loyal volunteers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-19
Double Cheek

All the Senators on Capitol Hill
want to know when a bill is pre-
Sented is the Governor for or
agin' it? After that it's smooth
sailing. If the Gov. is fer it
they'er agin' it and so on down
the line. Them guys hew pretty
good so far. Never can tell when
they might make a deal. Cover
nor Almond seems to have al
ways another card up his long
sleeve. It's plum railroading the
way they discuss and breeze EN-
through practically every
thing used in Virginia is being
covered for taxes.
There was a bill to put hats on
game Wardens. They want to es-
tablish the use of one that can be
seen but not heard and its got
to be one that won't blow off in
a HURRICANE.
The Governor is reported to
care less. Every once in a dis
cussion the Senators lose their
minds and have to retreat to
their Hotel room to find it. It's
middle if any one should ask.
The Editor calls it fiction. l
don't know how it ever got that
far. When they do adjourn. if
ever, there won't be nothin' left
to tax next time the wheel of for
tune spins.
This has taken a lot of tension
eff the Big Show the U. S.
Senate in Washington. We just
don't have enough four cents to
get around -. they are tax
minded too but not as bad
as Richmond. Watch these fell
lows i'm they ever run for any
office again.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
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tinction are what might really
be reached.

Dr.. DuBridge speaks fascl-
natingly of coming conquests in
space. but he has sober re-
mlnders that We get too bic for
our breeches. Even on controlling
the weather, he said, Il h Q
amount Of energy involved in a
simple storm pattern is 50 co
losSal that 10 add the energy
REQUIRED to change the motion
appreciably might require tho
setting off of many multi mega
ton thermonuclear bombs T
don't look forward 10 the time
when We can. at Will. release
a cloudburst on Moscow or turn
off a rainstorm flooding Birm-
ingham " But Navy cloud
reeders did nearly droVn Miami
several years agoD
Is the scientific spirit Tagging
when we talk Of limits and stop
pine places2 Pr DuBndse
would say not, Science has car
ried to dim edges where ply
sizes turns to metaphysics ana
mathematics touches God. Those
very victories say there still is
God, still infinity. eternity mys
terry unalloyed, magic untold.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-08-25
Camps End Monday

Camps Minnetoska and White
thorn, located near Hutton, com
pleted its season on Monday after
a successful six weeks.
Operated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Johns, of Baltimore for
the past several years, and previ-
Gus to that by Mr. and Mrs Frank
Hansen, the camps for girls and
boys have been at capacity for a
number of years.
Miss Tarun Comegys, physical
education instructor at Southern
High school, was chief counselor
for the girls, while Vaughn Har-
desty was also a boys counselor
Campers from the area included
Marilyn and Claire Highlander,
Tom Right, Fred Field and Vicki
Smouse.
Upon closing their camp Mr. and
Mrs Chester Johns and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Johns,
left for a motor trip to parts of
Canada and northern United
States.
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Glass Reunion Held

The tenth annual Glass reunion
was held at Pleasant Valley on
Sunday, August 7. Relatives at
tended from Maryland, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Georgia.
Mrs. Emma Adams, Cumberland,
was the oldest person present and
also had the largest family. Old
est married couple was Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Glass, of New Kensing-
ton, Pa, while the youngest mar
ried couple was Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w Dixon, Alma, Ga. Youngest
was Linda Louise Dixon.
The reunion will be held the
first Sunday in August 1861, ac-
cording to Mrs. Grace Evans. sec
rotary, Kitzmiller
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Miss Jeanne Louise Schmidt
daughter of Mrs. John F. Schmidt,
Of YoughiogEeny Forest, near Au-
rora, w. Va, and the late Mr..
Schmidt, formerly of Baltimore,
became the bride of Walter Scott
Whitehair, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Enzor Whitehair, Of Terra Alta, in
ceremony performed last Satur-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock in ST.
Matthew's Episcopal church in
Oakland.
The Rev. Shelby Walthall, rec
tor, performed the ceremony be
fore an altar decorated with flow
ers and candelabra.
The bride was attired in gown
of Valenciennes lace over satin
with bridal veil of tulle gathered
to a crown OF seed pearls. She car
ried a cascade bouquet of white
carnations and one white orchid.
Her matron of honor was her
sister, Mrs. Harold H. McTeer. of
Baltimore, attired in a white satin
gown. Her corsage was of blue
delphinium and white carnations.
Flower girls were Bonnie Lee
and JEANNE Joan McTeer, nieces,
and they wore white organdie
gowns with scallOped overskirt5
trimmed with white rosebuds.
Best man was Robert Linsay,
Clarksburg, w. Va, while ushers
were Ralph Schmidt, brother Of
the bride, and Jay Schillito, Of
Terra Alta.
Organ music was played by Mrs.
Mary Kay Eliason, and soloist was
Foster Riggs, who sang The Lords
Prayer and two hymns.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Schmidt wore a blue chiffon
dress with white accessories and
a white feather hat. Her cOrsage
was of yellow roses. Mrs. White
hair was attired in silk print
dress of lavender and had cor
sage of yellow roses.
A reception was held following
the ceremony at the home OF the
brides mother in YOlIphiOphenv
forest, for some 10 guests.
The bride is a graduate Of Hood
college, Frederick, and for a year
following graduation was assistant
admissions director at the college
She was a Fulbright student in
France in 1856, and for the past
three years has been teaching in
the public schools, one year in
West Virginia, and for the past
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SWALLOW FALLS

A birthday dinner was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Clar-
ence A. Maybe, August IA, for Miss
Helen Maybe, Piedmont, w. Va.
Bert Ream and daughter, Mrs.
Milton Dewitt and family, Sang
Run; Chester Skipper and son, of
Crellin, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ar
den w. Skipper. recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Beatty
and family, Mystic, Conn., Mrs.
Charles Williams and sons, Union
town, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. John Kope,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kope and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Buddy Col
Inns and daughter Cleveland. o.;
Mrs. Andrew Spock. Detroit, Mich;
Joe SpOck, Nela Lappa, Nick For
check and Mike Krocheck. Sea-
right, Pa, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Kope, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kope and
family spent Friday in Elkins, W.
Va, visiting at the home of Mrs.
Hopes aunt, Mrs. Hulda Bayler.
Joe KitZmiller, Barbara George,
Jack BrOadWater, Sadly Skipper
and Mrs. Arden w. Skipper and
son were shopping in Cumberland,
Monday.
Mrs. Zarah leila and family,
Washington, d. c., visited Mrs.
Bessie Lewis the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Bowman and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Wigfield, LaVale, Sunday.
Peter Spiker visited relatives in
Morgantown, w. Va, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrl Wilt, Poto-
mac State park, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Cheeks, Sunday.