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Evening star., 1960-08-04
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL
All they do is sit and criti-
cize-books of all things.
q.

All they do is sit and criti-
cize-books of all things.
Y
What harm does a book
do you if you do not like it?
All you have to Go is let it
alone.
That is where selection
comes in and where the in
dividual plays his best part.
He does not play it, surely,
in knocking" good books
that have appealed to thou
sands. even if they do not,
forsooth, appeal to him.
Why can't he let them
alone?
Why go around sneering
upon the slightest opportuni-
ty at a book which some hold
good?
At the bottom of this un-
doubtedly lies the belief, held
strangely, that ones personal
opinion is the law.
Under a dictatorship, such
may be the case, but, thank
Heaven, the world of letters
is not yet conquered.
Let no reader oe ashamed
of his fondness for Longfel-
low, for instance.
1t may be understood that
Longfellow is not Gertrude
Stein.
1t may be admitted even
by the sure.
He is just Longfellow.
If there are certain traits
in his poems you admire, do
not let some vandal sneer
you out of them.
Suppose we cannot lima gine
Faulkner writing THE Psalm
of Life
We can imagine Henry
Longfellow writing it.
He did, you know, even if
the know-it-sll would like to
suppress the fact.
+ -
1t is a pretty comfortable
thing that thousands of per-
sons go right ahead. liking
what they like, despite the
ultramodern critics, who
would boost themselves and
their compatriots by trying to
sneer down all that went be-
fore. We have seen them at
work and it is a pretty cheap
trick.
Although their attitude
makes one angry at times, it
is pretty wholesome to real
ize that it generally doesn't
work.
They impress only them
selves.
A good book viii! make its
way. 1t has nothing to fear
from them.
Old Ben Franklin's auto
biography will continue to be
read long after the carpers
have been forgotten.
AS a picture of native
shrewdnesS. mixed with some
intelligence and some wit, it
has held its place for many
years.
Why should it, or any 9TH
er book, be criticized for not
being what it was never in
tended to be?
The sensible plan is to ac-
cept a work for what it IS.
If you don't like it, then
let it alone.
Go on to books you do like,
but don't expect your likes
and dislikes to be final and
binding on the rest Of the
world.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
I Can Swallow Anything Except Thot Fellow Nixon
LETTERS TO THE STAR
-urbstone Observations of Political Parade

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Evening star., 1960-08-04

ten.
Nish Showers.
4 =
The Democratic and Re-
publican Parties have become
one, and 25 years ago when
the present Demo- Republican
platform was first advanced
in the Goth century by the
F. D. Roosevelt Democrats it
indeed approached new from
tiers. 1t saved the United
States as of then by shackling
future generations, including
the present generation. in
slavery under mountainous
burdens Of debt.
The present aspirants to
the presidency appear to be
under the delusion that by
shackling the same people on
into an even more remote
future and draining their
energies into the cesspool of
Europe, they can save the
whole world, as of now, as
the Roosevelt Democrats
saved the United States from
the threat of revolution a
quarter of a century ago.
To pay local, State and
Federal taxes as of now. the
worker must work two and
one-half days per week. After
that he is permitted to work
enough for himself to meet
his installments and keep his
credit good so that he can
60 deeper in debt.
The grim truth is that,
while the country was saved
as of his time, this Nation
cannot support another
Roosevelt. The years have
proved that when money is
flowing freely, plutocrats get
95 per cent Of it, and since
the Roosevelt era the pluto
Gratis have used that added
power to increase their
profits and to raise interest
rates, further enslaving the
populace.
Kennedy's new frontiers,
and the Nixon-Rockefeller
liberalism. which were out
dated two decades ago, pro-
vide a living illustration of
the poverty of ideas at the
leadership level. Their coali-
ton platform-and that is
what 1t is-did not save Rome
100 years ago. 1t has not
saved the United States after
more than a quarter of a CEN
tury of trial.
Hal AnnaS,
Suffolk, Va.
I have heard people say:
"Oh, Nixon's all right I guess,
but I just don't like his
looks e" or variations on
the same theme. Let these
people remember that our
beloved Mr.. Lincoln was not
considered handsome by his
contemporaries.
So I suggest that our
Vice President follow Mr.
Lincoln's example and grow
a beard. Perhaps then he
would be less offensive to
those people who seem to
want to cast their vote for
physical attractiveness only.
Then too, growing a beard
would automatically assure
for Mr.. Nixon the beatnik
vote. And perhaps this would
even make the restive Cubans
look more kindly towards us!
But beard or no, I like
Dick!
Marilyn Goldsborough.
Please allow me to put
Sports Fan Dick Nixon
straight. He is quoted as
calling Dwight Eisenhower
champ" He can't mean
champ" of the heavyweights,
for that title still belongs to
F.D.R. who won it four times.
JIG.
1t greatly upsets me when
L hear people say they are
voting for Vice President
Nixon because he has had
eight years of experience.
The point is: What kind of
experience? This country's
prestige has never been SO
low as during the past eight
years. We have never had
so many anti-American cam
paigns and I doubt that the
Communists have gained sc
much ground at any other
time. If Nixon wins the elec-
ton, and the next four years
are like the past eight. ii
will be catastrophe, and J
wish there was some refuge
I could find out Of the
United States.
DOrothea Mcintyre
Evening star., 1960-08-04

A human being one must
manage somehow to discredit
is he to whom all older books
are a fraud and a sham. He
is so up to date.
He says that Benjamin
Franklin's Autobiography" is
cheap stuff, that Axel Mum
the's STORY of San Michele"
is mot literature" that Long
fellow never wrote real poetry
anyway.
If we are to believe him
many Of the things we have
loved since childhood, or
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Hobson's Choice

Dag Hammarskjold could hardly
have come with enthusiasm to his de-
ciSion to send United Nations troops into
the Congo'S Katanga province. And if
theGU. N. troops actually have to fight
their Way in as Katanpa Premier
Evening star., 1960-08-04

Mr.. TroeewelI is III and in his OBJ
senee The Stor is reprinting some
Of his columns Of other yeors. He
requests thot no telephone or
other messages be sent to his
home during his illness. From The
Stor Of August 3, 1895.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Double Check

The election is over and our
duty is done. We who voted know
that we have cast our last straw
between democracy and totali-
tartan procedure. We have kept
the flame of freedom burning and
we can rest assured that the
World will know that America is
on the go to preserve free
world and make sure of a demo-
cratic way of life - not just for
us here in the United States of
America but for those who have
never known freedom in any
form. To know freedom we must
know God and love one an
other as His Bible tells us.
This election has done more
than just elect a President. It
has shown the world that we are
a free people and that bigotry is
minor and that we believe in all
the things we proclaim. It's not
just voice service but real true
belief carried out by our daily
lives.
This column has carried to you
the true belief of the writer !.
it was read by SO many as the
hand shakes and appreciated
words Of comment from those
who came and expressed them
selves. ! with to thank each of
you for reading.
Here in Cumberland County,
the Garden spot Of the World, we
are typical Of other parts that
make up a world We live, we
like, we dislike, but we are a
Free people. The sun rises and
sets in Cumberland and we
have great hopes for the future
not only Of Cumberland but
United America.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
knowledge comes, but wisdom
fingers -

fingers
"A generation has arisen in
our country that knows not the
Constitution" says Editor James
Jackson Fitzpatrick, of The Rich
mond News Leader, author of
The Sovereign States"
But in another sense, Jack,
there can never have been a gen.
GRAFTON that knew more about the
Constitution. and about politics.
geography, economics, history.
Certainly no generation has been
so exposed to so much of these
IN the mere course of events.
There are those who even under
stand how the electoral college
works. There are people who can
find the Cameroons on the map.
It could be that we are satur-
ated with these things to the
point of inattention or not caring
WHO THAT YOU PASS on the
streets is eating his heart out for
States Rights?
Who is having ulcers over the
way the high court has stretched
the CONSTITUTIONS interstate and
welfare clauses? In speeches in
36 states in the last five years
have found an amazingly large
number Of people who think
that States Rights is something
musty and dated out of the Civil
War a hangover from moonlight
and magnolias a Southern Fix
alton remote from modern liv-
ing.
The nations great names and
document begin to require trans
lating if they are to be restored
as they need to be. Translated
into terms that mean something
to the man in the street. Especi-
ally l think does the term
States Rights need it for once
translation is made it becomes
the basic issue of the world.
1t means and has always
meant = far more than merely
the rights of states. 1t is repre-
sented by far. more than the
Tenth Amendment. Historically it
is a term for the contract under
which we put this country to-
gether made a nation of many
sovereignties reserving some of
the things sovereign under a sys-
tenn of Dual Sovereignty which is
actually a better name.
But factually and for the pur-
poses of modern times States
Rights has come to mean the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
PADDLER BROWNS

Cuxhaver. Germany A So
year-old cement worker. August
Berendes. and woman COM
panion set out from Hamburg in
a folding boat to paddle to
Israel.
The boat was heavily loaded
with food and camping equip
ment. The couple planned to
travel by rivers and canals to
the Mediterranean, then along
the coast to Israel.
The boat capsized in the icy
waters of the lower Five River.
Berrendes drowned. The crew of
a passing ship rescued the
woman.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

is not a tribal god, led to one
nation or church or race. He is
Lord of all.
Give Us SUGGEST"
In Psalm lib the bright thread
Of life and the dark strand of
Death are intertWined. This like
116 and III were among the
hymns sung at Jesus Last Sup
per- But in the end, Life is the
stronger. Life with God is Pow
er and JOY; 1.-The Lord is my
strength and my song" This
Psalmist is not an unrealistic
dreamer. Life even for those
who live in God and with God,
has its dark times. Look at the
harsh words in this Psalm:
distress" those who hate
me-" they surrounded me-"
Il was pushed hard so that 1
was falling :" Victory is still
to be won, joy is not complete,
as we can see from that cry,
Give US SUGGEST" The life with
God is not a life without strug-
gle, seldom a life without de-
feat. Trou bles, temptations,
tasks. trials and tears there will
be. Success in the worldly sense
may never come. But success
against the same forces that
fight against God, we may ex-
pect in the end. The Christian is
not like a ship on a calm sum-
mer voyage; rather, he is a ship
battered by winters storms,
making port at last.
Biased on outlines copyrighted
by the Division of Christian Ed
ucatiOn, National Council of the
Churches Of Christ in the U. S. A.
Released by Community Press
Service.)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
John Temple Groves
Principles Endure Until Settled

whole cause against government,
against too much of it too far
removed. too devoted to body
over soul. too forgetful of the in
dividual for the mass. too little
mindful of itself as servant, rot
the master.
THE MAN IN. THE STREET
has no nervous breakdowns over
the Constitution. But he may
have one over what results from
abuse of the laws of nature and
of natures God embodied in the
Constitution, from the taxes. bur-
densome restraints, heart-break-
ing uniformities and far-reaching
Commissions that result when a
government plays God
In many collegiate straw votes
last week students were for
Nixon, faculties for Kennedy. AS
we sweep into the younger day
it is the younger men and women
who sense the new directions.
Liberals. no less than conserva-
ives. grow set in their ways
and college professors are no ex-
ception.
PROGRESS is NOT a straight
line. 1t is circle, or rather, an
upward spiral. swinging from ac-
cents on welfare to accents on
freedom and then back again.
with more of each each time.
And in the center a core of eter-
nal truth. The straight line Capt.
tai Il" Liberals of the Welfare
State ideal who imagine progress
to be a straight line = are lost
on pale tangent leading to per-
dition or nowhere.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Letters To Editor
Uneven Sidewalks
Dangerous For
Pedestrian Users

Editor, The Herald:
There have been many COM
plants recently of the bad con-
dition Of the sidewalks. Of Farm
vile. Several accidents have &C.
Cured with painful and financial
results, which might have placed
the town in line for suits. Some
thing must be done about the I'M
evenness of the sidewalks. Much
money has been spent on the
driveways but nothing to protect
the pedestrians. The town owes
this to its citizens.
Pedestrian"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
God In Ny Life
Lesson for November -. 1860

Does anything happen when
God comes into human life2-
Comes in"-not intending to say
he Is never there. God is in all
places and at all times. there is
no escaping him. But as we were
thinking last week, there is a
difference in the way he is pres
ent. Some men never are aware
OF God. just as a blind man is
unaware of light Others are
painfully aware, as a man may
writhe under fear Of the wrath
Of God. But what God wants Of
every man is to be his Father
and his Friend. This comes as
we know only after sin has been
confessed and forgiven. But when
this comes to pass. whether we
say God in my life or my life
in God" or my life with Cod"
such life has a treasure, the
pearl of great price"
II Love the Lord, Because :"
From the many things that can
be said about living in the joyful
presence of God, let us select
three. One is: it is a life of
thanhulness. The man of faith
does not simply take what
comes, as a dull m after of
course. He is aware of Gods
gifts and is grateful. The Psalms
numbered 116. III and118 are like
musical compositions with inter-
woven themes; one of these Is in
the words II love the Lord be-
cause ;" Because he has
heard my voice because he
inclined his ear to me the
Lord has dealt bountifully ).
Thou hast delivered my soul
from death We may well be
grateful to other people, our par
ents, our friends, the uncounted
persons who make life livable for
us. We may well be thankful to
church and state and school. to
inventors and artists and poets;
what uld life be without
them? But when we push our
thinking still farther, we realize
that in the long run all good
things come from the Father
who created heaven and earth.
Whatever good life may bring, it
is God who sends each gift-laden
day upon its way.
Much in Little
The 1l7th Psalm is the short
est chapter in the entire Bible.
oddly enough. it is next-but-one
to the longest chapterD Short
though it is, it says much in its
five lines. The Psalmist scarcely
begins his psalm before he
comes to the end of it. But even
in those few words we can see
that the life with God is a life of
testimony. The PSalmist lets
every one know he worships
God, the God of all. He does not
hide his happiness, he does not
think Of religion as strictly pri-
vate affair. He gives j.. testimony
to his faith. Let it always be
understood that testimony by
words is worth little if there is no
testimony in life. But the true
religious life is not a silent one.
The person who has discovered
God as the Great Companion
cannot be silent about it. This
PSalmlst sings of a God who is
not his own private diety, but
tne Lord OF nations. the Lord of
the whole earth. The true God
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
ADDRESS PLEASE.

Miss Jones at home?"
I'm afraid she 's-er-in negli-
gee now, sir
We'll, you can give me the ad-
dress; l may be going to France
myself next week"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Autumn Cleans


Over our hills and valleys today,
And over the country wide,
Autumn is scattering rich lo-gess
OF beauty on every side.
Bushes and hedges and stately trees,
And vines on the ruined woII,
Glow with the goyest Of sunset hues
loid on by the brush Of foil
Gone is the rose and tender flowers
That blossomed in summer time;
Only chrysonthemunns bloom on still,
Untouched by the morning rnoe
But in the woods, when the suns bright rays
Pierce through to each path and glade,
Sploshes Of orange and red and gold,
Clean bright as an unsheothed blade
Spring is the birthtine Of youth and love-
The promise Of Joy to Be;
Summer the time when the seed is set
And sealed il fertility
Then comes the season Of ripened fruits,
When suddenly autumn CLEANS
Will deck our earth with beauty new,
Yet old with remembered dreoms a,.t
|. D. WHITAKER
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Facts Give Answers

ONE of the fascinating things about
y life is the constant realization,
among intelligent people, that few ar
guments and issues are ever black and
white, and that few final conclusions or
rules can be laid down in blanket fash
ION to cover mass portion of the popu-
lation on any major question
What we are getting at is the fact
that the older and wiser one gets, the
more he realizes his limitations. The
wiser the man, the more readily he
realizes the comparatively small quaint
ty of knowledge at his command.
In talking with others, if you will
note their readiness to be positive about
their statements, or their conclusions,
you can usually determine the depth
Of their philosophy and the amount of
wisdom they have acquired over the
years. Those who always fell sure they
have the answers are most often the
ones who are actually bewildered and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Our Next President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 34-year-old
= Massachusetts senator, will become
the next president Of the United States.
He is personable, dynamic young man
with considerable ambition. He has ac-
cepted the platform Of the National
Democratic party. The Democratic party
holds control Of both the House Of Re-
representatives. and the Senator. There
is every reason to believe that with the
Kennedy leadership many changes will
be made in the policies Of the United
States. It is our profound hope and
prayer that wisdom will prevail in the
deliberations Of those who will be in
charge of this nation for the ensuing
four years.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Water Conservation

PEW Americans give the matter much
thought but the supply of water in
the United States is limited and con-
sumption is steadily increasing - as
our population grows. AS result, in
another ten or twenty years the water
pinch will be quite noticeable.
Thirty years ago the United States
consumed about ninety billion gallons
of water day. Today consumption has
risen to more than three hundred bill
lion gallons a day
Since it is estimated that there is not
available more than about five humid
red billion gallons day, the approach
OF the problem is easily seen. And if
dry year or years should beset us, as was
the case in 1857, the problem could be-
come serious in many areas of the coun-
try quicker than expected.
The estimate is that by 1875 the
United States will be consuming better
than four hundred and fifty billion gal
Ions day. This is very close to the sup
ply available, and does not leave enough
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

OF reserve to guarantee god dis
tribution or emergency supplies.
The government is moving into the
field carefully A saltwater CONVEX
sion plant will be built at Freeport,
Texas, and another on the east coast.
The main problem is to get the cost of
producing this water down to fifty cents
thousand gallons or below. Unless the
cost can be maintained at low figure,
cost can be maintained at low figure,
find themselves paying a premium for
fresh water in another ten or fifteen
years.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

in need of further enlightenment.
Likewise, those who should make an
effort to improve their minds, and add
to their knowledge and education, are
the ones who are completely content
never to read worthwhile books, look
over the news intelligently, or try to
draw conclusions of their own.
Admittedly, we live in a complex
world, and it is hard to know who is
telling the truth, who really knows the
score, what to read and where to find
it. A general approach which might be
of value to readers as that which in
cludes keeping up with the news by de-
voting few minutes each day to news
paper, listening to several news COM
mentators, with different political phi
losophies, and reading stimulating
book every month or two. Then, weigh
all the opinions and arguments, think
for yourself, and make your own de-
cisions.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

Many problems face the new admin
istration both domestic and foreign.
Most important is finding the way to
maintain peace with honor. Possibly a
new approach may be found - let us
hope 50.
Second in Importance is sane do
nestle fiscal program, which will con-
tinue besiness on high level and avoid
business recessions.
Third is a happy, contented populace.
We believe President-elect Kennedy
will move and move with the planks Of
the Democratic platform. We will move
with him as far as we can He is our
president and as such we pledge our
support.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11
Louisiana Interposes

OUISlANA legislators are in a spe-
cial session devoted to consideration
OF protective legislation against racial
lntegration of schools in that state.
Twenty-eight bills have been passed
with large majorities by the House of
Representatives and now go to the
Senate. These bills repeal all former
laws which have been declared uncon-
stitutional by the federal courts, and
enact in their stead interposition of
the sovereignty of the state of Louisi-
ana between the federal court and the
people. The legislature would appoint
a committee of it's membership to op-
crate any school system in Lousi-
ana which is ordered to be raciallv
integrated. The legislature of Louisi-
ana, as legislative body, interposes
itself and its sovereign power. The
governor of Louisiana, Jimmie H.
Davis, has pledged his unfaltering sup
port.
We believe the issue of interposition
will be joined in crystal clear man.
ner in Louisiana. Virginia had this op-
portunity once, but faltered. Governor
Davis and the Louisiana legislature can
settle this question by their firm stand
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

Bible Material: Psalms 116; III;
118.
Devotional Reading; Psalm q.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

Going to church is not sure cure for
your sins, but it will help
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

Careful drivers never konw when
they save their own lives.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-11

Advertising is mostexpensive to those
who neglect it.