The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-09
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Bobson Discusses
What khrushehev Thinks

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Moscow, but here are a few
more things worthy of thought.
Americas God
My recent re ase on
"Khrllshchev and Christianity
has caused readers to ask me
Just what Mr. K thinks of ArneIl-
cas- Cod I must reply: The
Automobile. Although the first
automobile was built only dur
ing my lifetime. yet America
today has more money invested
in autos than in all the churches.
hospitals, Schoolhouses, an d
homes of mercy built since Co.
lumbus discovered America in
1892.
It has been said that 90 per
cent of the women of America
spend more on lipstick than they
contribute, to their church Fur
thernlOre5. l am told by cos
metics experts that lipsticks are
but one of the offshoots Of the
automobile Even John D..
Rockefeller. ST. told me per
sOnally that automobiles built
the magnificent Rockefeller for
tune; that when he was at his
prime, he considered selling
only kerosene.
Americas Missionaries
When I was a boy, my mother
was much interested in foreign
missions. ! even helped back bar
rels of old clothes for the mis-
sionaries who were their our
real ambassadors. Now the la
dies of most churches get to-
gether once a month to talk for
eign missions and collect per-
haps $500 for the cause; yet the
value of their automobiles and
furs represent $500, 000l r h e
whole setup seems cockeyed to
Mr.. K.
Our real missionaries today
are the heads Of the u. S. EN-
bassies all over the world Clet
me say that all were very help
full to me during my recent trip
to Berlin, Warsaw, and Moscow. y
But most of them were select
ed for their very important po-
sltiOns because they contributed
large sums of money to the po-
litical party which won the last
national election whether or
not they can speak the language
OF the country to which they are
assigned. Mr. K feels this is
most Inefficient.
How MIR. X. Selects Teachers
When Mr.. K wants teachers.
he pays what is necessary to get
the very best. | have been told
that top professors get about
$4,000 per year in terms of
our dollars-and prestige. They
are the leading men in every
large Russian city. They live in
the best suburbs. have tile best
tables at restaurants and pri-
Vate boxes at the opera Their
children are looked up to as are
those of our richest families. Yet
some OF our universities pay
more for a football coach than
for the head of the Physics De
partment.
| While in Moscow getting facts
on education, I was asked what
is meant by our term egg
heads When I tried to explain
: that this is what our scientists
and other men Of learning
are called, l was not believed
l was then asked if it is true
that any American manufacture
er will get a better reception
at Congressional hearings than
/ University Presidents; and if we
allow an average of 80 students
to a classroom While Mr.. K in
Slsts that II must be the maxi
mum.
Can Democracy C0mpeteo
l believe democracy is the III
innate form of government. His
tory shows that no dictorship
has very long existed. But | am
far from certain whether our
| present form of democracy can
survive. There will inevitably be
more rapid basic changes due to
the constant leVeling down Of
those who now have property
and the building up of those who
have not. The masses are on the
move and will continue to be.
However, the desires of our
people must change from glori-
fication of wealth and so-called
success to love for unselfish
service ard trained efficiency.
Mr.. KS apparent objective is
to eliminate private property,
but he is not alone. Six means
to this end are now being en-
ployed in six different coun-
tries: Cd BY confiscaton in
Russia; 81 by naturalization in
England: go by taxation in
East Germany; "a by public
executions in China: ~ by IN
warranted price and wage legi-
Station in Cuba; and TO- by
labor-union demands and infla-
ton as in the U. S.
Meanwhile, let us expend more
time and more money develop
ing our children's character.