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Evening star., 1961-08-31

You've probably heard the
not-so-old saying that when a
restaurant expands, the quality
of its food and service suffer-
sometimes to the point of
disaster.
In general, we have found
this to be true.
This happens, we think, sim
ply because of numbers. Any
way you look at it, the job of
serving a meal in the proper
manner including making
sure it's piping hot-can be
considerably more difficult
when you're dealing with 200
diners than if you're serving
Just 20.
Let it be said, however, that
it can be done. The District,
for instance, can boast of a
notable example.
There probably are others,
but in this case we refer to
Blackie'S House of Beef, 1917
.Twenty-second street NV.
How the genial Blackie Augar
manages to do it we are not
sure, but since the husky 39-
year-old former printing press
man first opened his doors at
Twenty-Second and M streets
in the early 1950s he's ex-
panded six times. Not only
have his offerings not suffered,
but - if possible - they've
improved.
Each time, of course, Blackie
has seen that the kitchen ia
cilities as well as the work
force were increased in propor-
ton to the number of added
tables. Therein may lie the
answer.
The simple chronology of
Blackie'S rise-in terms of the
six eXpansions-iS a story in
itself.
1t started about IL years ago
when he and his wife, Lu, be-
came the proprietors of a tiny,
floundering eatery near the
Twenty-second and M street
intersection which seated just
40 persons.
A lover of beef, Blackie de-
cided to restrict his menu to
choice beef cuts only. This, and
his concern for giving his GUS
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Synagogue to Hold
SIichoth Service

The Beth Sholom Congrega-
ton and Talmud Torah will
hold a special Slichoth Cpene-
tentiaD service at midnight
Saturday in the synagogue,
Thirteenth street and Eastern
avenue NV.
Rabbi Harry ]. Kaufman of
Beth Sholom will conduct the
Service and Cantor Samuel B.
Evening star., 1961-08-31

If you ever are faced with
making the choice between
looking at Able Lane and lis
tening to Able Lane - look,
man! This, it is true, might be
said of any number of women,
but man could only get into
trouble pursuing a thought up
that philosophical cul de sac.
To get back to Miss Lane,
a better idea, this discovery
about her was made at the
Shoreham Terrace, where she,
Husband Xavier Cugat and
company have set up shop this
week. 1t was made Simultane-
ously with the discovery that
this operative may, after all
these years, owe an apology to
a lot Of non-ringsiders at the
Terrace and elsewhere.
I thought everybody in the
place was seeing these shows.
Then came this Cugat-Abbe
Lane opening Tuesday night at
the Terrace. Along with it, as
Eleni, who is better qualified,
already has reported, was a
fashion show, or fashion mara
thon. In celebration of this was
one of those large dinner
parties that always turn out
to have been a better idea when
thought of than subsequently,.
These things start out hap
PLY enough, but it's always a
deluSion. Nobody (unleSS you
have the rare good fortune to
come up with a couple of wait
ers who are old friends and
efficiently is ever fed while still
interested in food. Before too
long, everybody is hating every
body else.
Il II
So, while this disintegration
was following it's ineXorable
course at one table Tuesday
night, it came time for the
fashion show. Designers being
no dopeS, there was a platform
out there in mid-floor for this.
Everything was up in plain
view, where the gals could ogle
the feminine fripperie on dis
play and the guys could ogle
the models on which it was dis
played.
This done with, it was the
end of the visual entertain
ment, at least for some of us
out there. The show was not
exactly a mystery, of course.
When Cugat is on, you do not
have to see it to believe it.
There is no mistaking the
bouncing sound of Cugat music,
the inimitable flavor of Cugat
Jokes or the accent that Jose
Jiminez couldn't initiate. Cugie
was out there, all right.
x y
Then he introduced a fellow
named Francis Brunn and the
entertainment got briefly visual.
There's a certain fascination in
watching rubber balls fly
around in the air when you
haven't the foggiest notion how
they got there, but after awhile
this also. gets boring. Mr..
Brunn must have become bored
with it, too, because things
stopped coming up in the air.
That fellows a great Jug
gler," said a man from AGVA
sitting at the table, and his
verdict will have to stand. 1t
will have to stand, too, for
Augie and Margo, described by
Mr.. Cugat as a world famous
dance team.
"A great dance team" said
the man from AGVA. All 1
can say is that they dance to
lively music, all right, if they
Evening star., 1961-08-31

Taube viii chant the liturgy
assisted by the Beth Sholom
Choir under the direction Of
Marcus Spector.
Evening star., 1961-08-31

American now offers over % million young people first
hand opportunity to see America. Anyone-hom 2 through2
years of age-w be able to fly anywhere American Anes
operates in the USA 500 of the regular First Glass fare
THIS PROGRAM HAS NOW BEEN FORMALLY APPROVED By
THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
The only provision that reservations for such transpoa
ton cannot be three hours prior to departure
time The reason for this of course that the space must be
reserved tor passengers paying full fares until that time
Evening star., 1961-08-31

This new youth plan is effort by American to bring the
benefits of air travel to entirely market 1t designed
to encourage more young people fly assist the promotion
OF the Visit USA program broaden the base of future
business and, naturally, fill airline that ght otherwise
go empty.
American pioneer in such passenger convenience pro-
grams as the Air Travel Plan and the Family Fare Pan feels
the HaFare Plan for Young Americans another important
step in expanding the air age
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
Harriet Booker Lamb
Alexandria, Va
COPY OF LETTER

Dear Mr.. Koch:
I have been reading your
series Of articles entitled "A
Business Man Looks At Com
munism" published in The Farm
vile tVaD Herald, and want
you to know that l have been ex-
tremely impressed with the infor-
nation revealed therein
l am a native of Farmville
Virginia where my family has
lived for over one hundred years
Even though | have not lived
there since 1923. l keep in touch
with activities there through the
Herald. While l was employed in
New York City from 1888 through
l94l, learned of the infiltration
Of communism in government
the public schools, labor unions
churches and youth organiZa-
tionS. Since 1913. I have been
greatly alarmed over their activ.
tiles in Washington, and l am in
complete agreement with all OF
your warnings to the American
public. You are to be commended
for trying to awaken those peo-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

ed maj ority rule that our Constitution
SO carefully prohibits. We are inclined
to think of democracy in the social sense
rather than the political sense We
think of it as signifying equality among
human beings. This ideal we do find ex-
pressed in the Declaration of Independ-
ence with the statement that call men
are created equal" But the ideal is even
more basic than the Declaration of In
dependence. 1t is in reality the Christian
concept of the Golden Rule
SO that there is good reason to dis
tinguish between democracy and polite
al democracy. By the sheer unrestricted
rule Of the majority Of a political de-
mocracy, social democracy could be kill
ed without any protection whatsoever
to the minorities.
A republic is a truly representative
government. 1t provides representation
for the minority as we'll as the ma ority
1t places individual freedom and rights
above majority rule. If we were really a
political democracy. instead Of the re-
public we are, the will of the majority
would habitually ride roughshod over
the will Of the minority. A republic
creates and develops tolerance that acts
as bulwark against tyranny by the
majority.
The United States Senate. in which
I have the honor to serve, is striking
proof that our government is not de-
mocracy but republic. New York with
a population Of several million people
has no more representation in the SEN
ate than my State Of Maine which has a
population of less than a million people.
Both states have two Senators each.
This is a check against unlimited major
ity rule for the protection Of the minor
ity population states.
In short, republic rather than a de-
mocracv is the American way simply
because this country was settled and
founded upon the love for liberty and
individual freedom. Our republic pro-
tects our very rights to our beliefs even
though we be in the minority. 1t pro-
tects differences Of opinion.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
FarmyiIle Wins
Praise Of Visitor

Editor of Herald:
1t was necessary on Tuesday,
March I'll for me to make a trip
to Richmond and on my return.
l encountered car trouble about
Is miles east of Farmville.
My generator was imperative
and darkness was approaching,
as | reached Farmville. l was
in dire need of assistance. The
automobile dealers garage was
closed, so I went to the Grey
hound Bus Station and there
two young ladies spent about ten
minutes helping me to call var
ious telephone numbers, includ-
ing your Town Manager, Mr.
Quisenberry, Messrs. jenkins
George Lloyd, of local autorno-
bile company, and Ben Smith of
your police department.
was unable to locate Mr.
Quisenberry, whom I know per-
sonally but none of the other peo-
pie knew me; however, each one
acted as a personal emissary of
goodwill for the fine Town of
Farmville.
Each endeavored to help me
solve my problem, which was
accomplished after repairs were
made to the car. # the few peo-
pie that l had a chance to meet
are an example of Farmville's
hospitality. and considerat ton for
its visitors, then | feel satisfied
that the people in your fine town
eVenplify the spirit of one of
Virginia S most progressive
towns.
Sincerely yours,
Arthur S. Owens
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

BABSON PARK. Mass. Mar.
23-From strictly statistical
point, the government cost-of-
living index today stands at 1913
compared with ITO ten years ago
and go twenty years ago. How
ever. the great difference is due
to the changes made by Wash
ington in the things included.
No Utility Bills
When I was a boy our water
came from rain on the roof
which we collected in a brick
cistern in the cellar of the house.
Every night my father would
pump this water from the cistern
to a tank Oh the top floor of our
house. This gave US running
water on all floors. Our heat
came from anthracite coal and
my job each morning was to
get up at six o'clock and biuld a
coal fire in the kitchen stove.
There were no mcandescent
lamps or electrical gadgets in
those days. We were happy with
kerosene lamps and candles. To
day the water. gas. and electric
bills amount to about $1,000 per
month for the family.
Monday was then wash day.
and mother used her own home
made soaps which she has al
lowed to dry in the attic. We
heated the house with a coal
furance. My ,father put in the
coal four times a day and I
"shook down. the fire and took
out the ashes. Moreover. these
ashes were carefully sifted by
me and 20 per cent of them
were used over again. There
were no vacuum cleaners: Ny
mother every Fri lay would
sprinkle tea leaves on the car
pets to LAY the dust" while
sweeping the carpets with a
broom. There was then only
one laundry in Gloucester, a
city of 15.0OO-20.OO people.
"Dry-cleaning" we never heard
of! But we all were well dressed
and happy. My father owned the
leading "dry-good" store of
the city. He personally unlocked
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
Double Check

Rainy weather is not helping
the economic situation one Dit
but it's the one thing We nave
plenty Of.
Russia is called ON the carpet
by President Kennedy as to the
Laos situation. In a Nationwide
hook up the President told the
American people what it was all
about. What will the answer be?
That we are waiting for.
As if we didn't have troubles
of our own we go out to help the
world what has troubles too.
Running the world these days.
altho smaller than it used to be
is no easy matter: but it's our
job and we Just got to do our
best. Internal affairs do not help
much either. It's great pity
that Just when we should be
sympathetic, humble and Chris
tain spirited we have to buckle
up and get really tough.
Cumberland County has a ten
point Agricultural plan and a
seven point health plan. We are
going to vaccinate all the dogs
and get a five committee hear
ing on the whole set up. Boy, we
got things working down here.
Had a visit from Mr.. Bradshaw
who reads this column and sells
Cabbage plants. 70 and good
memories. His visit was enjoyed
| by all.
Marquis had just awarded me a
| book called POST Treasury.
fifty years of accumulated arti-
cles in wonderful form. Thanks
| to Post and Thanks for
Reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
Letters to Editor

pie who are not informed. who
will not listen and who will not
think.
l have been so impressed with
Your articles that have for
Warded them weekly to my sou
who is now in the u. S. Naval
Air Force, and who has been
greatly c 0 n n d over the
spread OF communism in our
armed forces. He has been so III
terested that he has had photo
static copies made of your arti-
Giles. I am enclosing thirty cents
in coins for the Pamphlet publish
ed by you which | would like to
have you send to me at the above
Alexandria address.
| hope that you will continue
your efforts to inform the Aneri-
can public so that they will wake
up before it is too late.
Mrs. VIM. Herbert Lamb
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

John Temple Graves
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose !.

nese characters, "are super
pedagogically to the configura-
tioniSm of our top professional
educationists, for the picture
writings used by those people
have some semblance to the
meanings Slgnifled In con
trast. the shape of our alphabet
lied words has no releVance
whatever to the meaning. Even
the most arant garde painter
would hardly use the configura-
ton cat to depict a cat.
In Chinese, Mr.. Washbmn adj
mits. the conventionalized char
acter may be much more OBJ
scure but to the expert scholar
it has a number of stimulating
associations.
The proof of Mr.. Washburn' S
point is remedial reading courses
in colleges. Since the awful
truth began to dawn educational
bureaucrats have modified their
theories and claim now that the
alphabet has not been abolished
but merely embellished with pic
reading. Mr.. WaShburn in
sists the two methods are inc0m-
patible.
o PROGRESS, how m a n y
crimes are committed in thy
name, as well as in liberty S. and
democracy S, ard brotherhood S!
TUESDAY WAS A RED letter
day for our U. N. ambassador
who is maritally unattached
There was the ballet with the
spirited and exquisite First Lady
of course, but before that the
world had sight and sound Of
"Adlai speaking madly" to the
General Assembly against Rus
sian use of that organization as
IAN instrument of international
diScord." His anger was move
and impressive. 1t had a fine
dignity. maturity and authority
about it. His fellow Americans
were proud of him.
WE OF THE SOUTH simply
know that mixing the two races
in the intimate, domestic, imma
ture mass situation Of public
schools means nothing but harm
to both. and to education and tC
public order - and to the very
heart Of the Southern people.
Of very great possible import
therefore. is the motion of Il
white parents in Jacksonville
Fla. to be included as defen
darts along with the county
school board and superintendent
in an indignation suit filed in the
district court there by NAACF
attorneys. The parents asser
| that the school officials as pub
lie officials cannot offer the de
lenses these parents can. Theil
own main point is the psychol
ogy of the white people
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

I the store door every day lex
cept Sundays at 7:30 am. and
personally locked the door at
800 pm.
Food and Clothing
Then there were no super mar
kets. but many grocery, meat
and hirst stores all competing one
with another. Prices of food are
higher today but so many food
items are frozen or precooked
that it greatly simplifies house
work. AS a result the housewife
today has time to do outside
work. from which she gets more
than enough money to pay the
extra food bills. My mother had
a kitchen maid to whom she
paid So so per week. This would
cost $50 or more per week today,
but owing to these new frOZe
and precooked foods very few
homes need any maids. Hence,
although the food bills are high
er, yet the saving in the homes
is tremendous. My mother made
my sisters clothes and my
pants. These I pressed at night
by carefully folding and sleep
ing upon them.
Looking back on those happy
days. the only big price increase
l see at present is in haircuts,
which were then only twenty
five cents. We all shaved our
selves with long-blade razors.
"Gillettes" were never heard of.
There was no bathroom; we
shaved and washed in cold wa
ter. and sometimes had to crack
the ice to get the water. But we
were healthy and happy. We,
moreover, were taught to take
care of our clothing because it
had to be passed down to sisters
and brothers.
REGENTS and Automobiles
Rents are considerably higher
today than they were 20 to 40
years ago; but the tenant gets
far better place to live. Fur
thermore, a family can now buy
a house at a low rate of interest,
with 20 years in which to pay
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

WE talk great deal about our Ameri-
can government being democracy.
1t is said that we fought two World
Wars within a generation to make the
world safe for democracy.
Yet do we know what we are talking
about?
You may be surprised to knOU that
our government is not true democracy.
1t is republic. If you doubt this. take
look at the Constitution. Try to find
the uord democracy or "dem0cratic.'
Then take a look at Article w, Section
4, uhich says, "The United States shall
guarantee to erery State in this Union
a Republican Form of Government >"
If you read the first ten amendments
to the Constitution, these amendments
being more popularity recognized as
"The Bill of Rights you will see that
they directly flout the theory Of democ-
racy.
Now what is the difference between
a democracy and republic what
are we instead of what some of us think
we are?
A democracy is truly representative
government in which the supreme power
is retained by the people and exercised
by them SO is republic. But a republic,
such as ours, is restricted and limited
democracy
The basic distinction between democ-
racy and republic is in the degree of
majority rule Majority rule is unre-
stricted in a democracy while it is re-
str;cted in a republic.
"The Bill of Rights" part of our Con-
stitution places definite limitations on
the power of the representatives of the
people. They are denied the power to
abridge our freedom of speech, right Of
assembly, press, trial by jury, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, and
other individual rights = regardless of
how much the majority might be OPP
posed to such individual rights. Under
pure or true democracy, there is no
protection of such individual rights
against the rule of the ma jority
Democracy actually means unrestrict-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
Babson Discusses Cost OF Living

the mortgage. This situation
did not exist 20-30 years ago.
Furthermore, it is usually easy
to rent a room which will bring
in ten dollars per week. Rent
ing a room was in my day i'm
possible. Shoes cost double now
but we walk so little that they
cost less per year. Almost every
one rides to school or to work, or
even to play, in school-operated
buses or in their own automo-
biles. Speaking of autos. a new
Ford car 40 years ago sold for
| $500, compared with over $4,000
today; but you can today buy a
good secondhand Ford with a
good sef-starter for $500 and it
is much better car than the
new Ford of 40 years ago. Even
with the increased cost of col
lege education any worthy boy
can get a scholarship. and the
increased income which he now
receives the first few years aft
er graduating more than offsets
the increased cost of tuition.
The real reason for the pres
ent high cost of living comes
from the money spent for recre-
alton, travel. and other diver
sions. There were no radios or
televisions when l was a young
man and the entrance fee to
movies was only a dime or 20
cents. Nor were there any coun-
try clubs or cocktail parties.
In closing let me give the
average budget today of a fam
lily of four for each additional
child the father must increase
his income:
Annual income, $1,000 : food,
$3.50; Clot hing. s720 40 per
cent; housing. S1595: Transpor-
alton. 1865 40 per cent: church
and Benevolence, S270 IS per
cent; and recreation, $500 90
per cent.
Annual income, 10000 - food
$500; clothing $llO0 $50 per
cent; housing $500; transpor-
tation $1100 40 per cent ::
church and benevolence 500 q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
Commends Articles
On Communism
Editor Of Herald:

Editor Of Herald.
| thought YOU would like to
have a copy of the letter which
/ have written to Mr. Fred c
Koch commencing him for the
splendid series of articles en-
titled "a Business Man Looks
At Communism the publication
Of which should play a great
part in awakening the American
public on the infiltration of com
muEism in the United States anC
throughout the world
l have read many articles or
Communism in the past twenty
six years. but not one has i'm
pressed me as strongly as the
series by Mr. Koch I think you
are to be highly commended fm
printing these articles in The
Herald so that our people car
become better informed as to The
serious danger of the communists
movement in our country
Even though I have been away
from Farmville for many years
| still like to keep in touch Will
the fine people there. and The
Farmville Herald has given ms
great pleasure through it's ed
torials and articles showing the
growth of the community. AS
grow older. | appreciate more
and more what it means to have
grown up in a small colleg,
+ town.
Harriet Booker Lamb
Alexandria,, Va
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

per cent; and recreation $500
t18 per cent.
In the above I have not speci-
fled the cost of education the two
children, = due to scholarships.
government aid, summer work.
and other factors. Hence, to the
extent that the father is obliged
to pay toward this, something
must be pared off all the six
items above except Church.
l repeat: This shows that
Recreation is the reason for
today's increased cost of living
Certainly gifts to benevolence
hospitals, etc. and the church
should be increased rather than
decreased. Whether or not the
$6000-man can save anything is a
question. although money spent
wisely on the two children should
be good investment. The man
getting $4,000 should, however,
save something perhaps Is per
cent for investing in good
stocks in addition to educating
his two children.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
PRESENT AND PAST

A night Waterman heard noises
in the dark warehouse. Drawing
his revolver, he went to the door
and called:
Come out with your hands up,
SO l can see who you are. If you
don't. I'll come in and see who
you were