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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-10
Enters Hospital

Mrs. j. T. Fleming was ad
mitted to Southside Community
Hospital Sunday in Farmville
where she expects to undergo ar
operation this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Sanderson
of Ashby. visited his sister, Mrs
E. B. Nuckols, last Sunday.
Miss Jean Reynolds accom-
panied the B. V. Timberlake
family, of Farn1ville, over the
Skyline Drive during the pas
week end.
Mrs. Carl Meinhard was the
overnight guest Thursday of last
week of her mother, Mrs. Philip
Asal. and her sister, Mrs. Freda
Taylor. in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Hayes visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Town
send near New Store in Bucking
ham county last Sunday.
Mrs. John Howard Settle, Anr
Marie and John, have returned
to their home in Waverly follow
ing visit here with Mrs. Settle
mother. Mrs E. Alan Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Goodman
had as their dinner guests las
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. War
rem and daughter, Robbie Lee, O.
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B
Goodman, Ann harlie ant
Glenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie
Goodman and daughter. Marths
Ann, of Amelia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Jamersor
and Miss Dorothy Jamerson &C
companied Mr.. and Mrs. M. H
Maxey. ST., and Mrs. Belle West
more, of Richmond, to Burke
vile Sunday where they ATTENDED
services in the Barker Memoria
Methodist Church, of which the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-10

children, Shannon and Patrick, Of
Greensboro. N. c.
Harold w. Phillips, Of Rich
mond, spent Saturday with his
mother, Mrs. Myrtle j. Moring.
Irwin A. Flippen was the honor
guest last Sunday at his home
here on the Stony Point Road.
The occasion was a family din
ner party celebrating his birth
day anniversary. Guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Flppen and
Miss Babara Flippen. of Rich
mond, W. w. Dowdy and w. j.
Ayers, of CaIra.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meriwether v. Smith last Sunday
at Pocahontas Farm were DR..
and Mrs. M. A. Byrd, of Williams
burg.
Mrs. H. C. Gillian had as her
week end guest, her sister. Miss
10 Blanton, of Charlottesville.
Recent visitors of Mrs. Ada B.
Shepard at "Dunleith" were Mrs.
E. B. Shepard and Mrs. Wal
lace Shepard. of Buckingham,
Mrs. j. B. Blanton and Mrs. E.
W. Blanton. of Guinea Mills.
Mrs. Grady w. Garrett accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gar
nett to Washington during the
week end for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Allen Garnet and fami-
ly. The condition of her grand
son, Billy Garrett, is reported as
gradually improving.
Guests last Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orburn Speas were Mr.. and
Mrs. o. c. Davis, of Richmond.
Recent guests and visitors of
the Danbys at lockwood" were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Spain and
son, Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer Haynes Blankenship, Mrs.
Marie Cotton and daughter, Lisa,
of Petersburg, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F.. Blanton and family, Mrs.
David Crute, Karen and David,
and Sandra Eddins, of Farm
vile.
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Setback in Israel

In the general election just held
in Israel, Premier Ben-Gurion and his
moderately SocialiStic Mapai (Labor)
Party have suffered a setback of sorts
This is so because they have lost five
Of the Al seats (out of total of 1907
that they have commanded up to now
in the KneSSet, the SINGLE chamber
Parliament. Nevertheless, although this
leaves them far short of majority,
they still remain-by a wide margin
the country'S strongest political force.
That is why 74-year-old Mr.. Ben
Gurion, with what seems to be a con-
siderable amount of tongue-in- cheek
elf-contradiction, has described the
election returns as victory for himself
and his party, but also as national
disaster" The disaster" as he has
explained, not too convincingly, is
inherent in the fact that Mapai has
failed to win a clear-cut majority, and
hence he must strive again to pull
together coalition of parties capable
OF forming a reasonably effective
government.
Mr.. BenGurion, of course, has
succeeded in this before, and there is
ample reason to believe that he will
succeed in it again. Even so, one must
Sympathize with his apparent sense of
Illustration over the fact that he seems
to have made little headway with his
effort to put an end to the follies
of ISraelS proportional representation,
which has led to political fragmenta-
tionS creating no fewer than "a
parties" His feelings on that score are
altogether understandable. What he
wants, and what his country needs, is
something like our own two-party
system.
Certainly, unless or until the
IsraeliS follow his counsel along these
lines, they will have to reckon with
inherent instability in their government.
This can hardly be avoided when all
sorts of splinter groups (some of them
extremely eccentric) compete against
each other for seats in the Knesset.
Such competition, as Mr.. Ben-Gurion
has warned, could be Israel's undoing.
Evening star., 1961-08-19
To Help Clear the Air

Secretary Ribicoff of the Depart
ment of Health, Education and Welfare
has lent his support to an important
move to reduce air pollution-a con-
dition believed to be one factor in the
alarming increase in lung cancer victims.
He has warned the automobile industry
that unless it voluntarily inStalls So
called "blowby" fume devices as stand
ard equipment on 1864 cars he will ask
Congress to make such equipment
mandatory Federal action would be JUS
titled under the public health program.
"Blowby" fumes are partially burned
gases which enter the crankcaSe of
an automobile during the combustion
process. They emerge into the air
through crankcase oil-filler pipes. Tests
have shown that from 25 to 80 per cent
of a cars fumes are of the "blowby"
type. The remainder come from the
exhaust. Automobile manufacturers
already had agreed to install the fume-
curbing blowby devices on all cars sold in
Smog-troubled California, but they have
baked at Government requests that
they make the equipment standard
everywhere. Now, however, as a result
of Mr.. Ribicoff'S pressure, they have
said they would reconsider. This is a
problem of great and growing impor-
tance, for which solution must be
found.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

out the day, except during
the morning and evening
rush hours, it indicates that
the problem is primarily a
problem of commuters and
only secondarily a problem
of highways.
Without h zig ways, the
methods for movement of
these commuters would have
to be via footways, railways,
or skyways. Footways have
long since gone out of vogue.
SkywayS, near our cities, are
given over to airplaneS ap-
preaching and leaving the
airportS and to helicopters
plying between the airports
and the city proper, leaving
scant opportunity for use by
commuters. This narrowS the
methods of transport left
open for use by commuters
to highways or railways.
Let us recognize these facts
as facts and act accordingly.
Let a proper study be made
of the actual requirements of
these commuters, looking to
the possibility of diverting a
great number of them to use
of mass transportation via
rails rather than a continual
ton of individual transpor-
tation in their private autos
via concrete highways-with
vast city areas given over to
Evening star., 1961-08-19

point involving the press,
however. The circulation of
Hoffa's exaggerated claims
might create the impression
among our people that he
enjoys great support. AS I
tried to indicate during the
interview, that support is
not as united, nor as strong,
as Hoffa propaganda would
lead us to believe.
AS to any difference of
opinion between Attorney
General Robert Kennedy and
myself in regard to Hoffa,
there is none. We agree en-
tirely and in every point. The
Attorney General in his area
and I in my own area will
administer the laws under
our mandates fairly and
firmly, with the same end in
mind.
Hoffa's assertion that he
will take over the American
labor movement is totally
unwarranted. The men and
women of organized labor,
the many, many millions in
thousands of different unions,
respect and support the lead
ership of President George
Meany of the AFL-CIO and
dedicated labor leaders like
Walter Reuther. They would
not and will not support the
likes of James Hoffa.
Even in the TeamSters
Union itself, there are count
less numbers Of men who do
not get along with Hoffa and
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Peculiar Is Riqht

The decision by the Districts
Board Of Appeals and Review says in
effect that Ross Rosenberg is fit to sell
used cars as a salesman, but not as a
dealer. This makes no sense to u.s.
Commissioner Tobriner was right, we
think, when he said this ruling is
peculiar"
If Ross Rosenberg can be trusted
to sell used cars he ought to be Suf-
-ficiently trustworthy to deal in used
cars. The real question is whether he
qualities for license in either capacity.
.- There were numerous customer
complaints against him when, as a.
dealer, he operate used car lot. These
complaints apparently were the con-
trolling factor in the boards decision
to grant him a saleSman's, but not
dealers, license. 1t seems to us that
more important factor was involved
Rosenberg has said that he paid
$100 or more to Conrad N. Cardona, a
District used car licensing official. He
also said that he put up the money to
buy two bicycles for Cardinals children.
The inference was that these alleged
payments were form of payola, or a
bribe. Cardona denied the charges and
a police investigation followed. The
results, as to the $100, were inconcluSive
But the police report seems to abSolve
Cardona and refute Rosenberg with
respect to the alleged bicycle payments.
For the sake of discussion, however,
let's assume that Rosenberg paid the
500 to Cardona and also paid for the
bicycles. Why did he do this? On
August "a, Rosenberg testified that he
had never accused Cardona of accepting
bribe, but that he had given the man
the money because Cardona had said
he was short" This is hardly con-
vincing explanation. And it has to be
weighed against two considerations.
One is that if the payments were made,
and intended as a bribe, that alone
would disqualify Rosenberg for any
kind Of license. The other Is that if
they were not made, if Rosenberg was
not telling the truth on this point, he
should also have been disqualified for
a license.
With these unresolved doubts in the
picture, plus the background of political
interference in this case, we think the
Salesman'S license should not have been
granted. And we hope it will be possible
for the District authorities to appeal
the ruling.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

space for day-long parking
of their carS-before this
contemplated widening of
Shirley is started.
Merely adding highways
which will attract more au-
tomobileS which will in turn
require more highways is no
solution to the problems of
urban development" (From
Rationale of Federal Trans
portation Policy" Depart
ment of Commerce, April,
1860, page So, under Urban
Transportation
Most certainly, in such a
study, full consideration
should also be given to the
effect on the beauty of our
Nations Capital. Already too
many parking lots scar the
landscape-and mar it. And
already too many wide free
ways pour their thousands of
cars into the seething jams
in the city streets, bringing
everything to a standstill
until, one by one, they finally
manage to reach journeys
end in one of these parking
areas.
Here they remain, useless
for the rest of the day, until
the owners reoccupy them to
start the outbound traffic
fight.
e, V. Hailman.
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Formula to Speed Justice

Chief Judge David A. Pine, who is
approaching the end of his term as
head of the District Court, has formula
to speed up the machinery of justice
that is worth general adoption, since
it has proved very effective here. The
Pine formula A stern control of the
calendar and of the courts other
administrative business, plus judges
ready to try cases, equals a current
calendar. Judge Pines record in re-
ducing delays in civil trials and bringing
the criminal docket to a current status
is evidence of the soundness of his
system
When Judge Pine took over the
administration of District Court, in
addition to his trial duties, nearly two
years ago he was determined to do all
in chief judges power to bring the
accumulation of civil and criminal cases
down to reasonable size. His study of
the calendar convinced him that many
trial delays were unnecessary. He
cracked down on deliberate Stalling by
few attorneys, eliminated "deadwood"
cases from the docket and made special
efforts to have judge available for
every case which was ready for trial.
Most of what was accomplished resulted
from what Judge Pine wryly calls moral
SuaSion," since the position of chief
judge carries with it no real authority.
Being personable as well as persuasive,
Judge Pine has been able to obtain fine
cooperation from both his fellow judges
and attorneys before the bench.
So it is not surprising that when
Judge Pine turns over to Judge Matthew
F. MCGUIRE his administrative duties on
September % next, under law requiring
chief judges to be under 10 Che will be
10 on that date), Judge MCGUIRE will
find the courts business we'll in hand.
Criminal cases are coming to trial
without undue delay, the average time
between indictment and trial being one
month. And delays in civil trials have
dropped substantially during the past
two years, despite an increase in cases
filed. Thus, the Pine formula for
expediting justice is really working.
We commend it to his successor.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

who disagree completely with
his policies. Recent events in
California, in Chicago and
only this week in Cincinnati
indicate that they can be
successful in breaking away.
There is a quality in the
American character that per-
mitS us to suffer unethical
leadership in an organization
only so long-irrespective Of
the legality of that leader
ship.
1 would hope that news
papers such as yours would
render a service in this field.
If a Hoffa press release falls
within legitimate news, you
will, of course, print it. At
the same time, editorial sup
port for those union leaders
who oppose Hoffa, and for
those who speak out against
him. would help in giving
a sense Of confidence and
support that they might not
find in the news sections of
the paper. Hoffa wields con-
siderable power. But not
greater than that of the COL
lective conscience of his mem
berS, or Of the American
people at large. The stimula-
ton of that conscience, and
the strengthening Of the will
that follows. is, it seems to
me, a proper and a reward
ing course for any editor to
follow.
Arthur ]. Goldberg.
Secretary of Labor,
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Confirmed Rebound

The setting Of new records in almost
any respect is worthy of notice. This is
particularly so in terms Of the perform
ance Of our free-enterpriSe national
economy at time when our foremost
adversary is boaSting that his own
system of authoritarian control, eco
nomic as we'll as political, is aSSuredly
superior. In many respects the COM
petition today is more on the political
plane than on the economic, but there
is an inseparable relationship that gives
added Importance to the evidence of
economic vitality in our own system.
In the past few days two sets Of
Government statistics have provided a
measure of this vitality. One is the
Commerce Department finding that
personal income in July reached record
annual rate of $419.2 billion. Repre-
Senting almost $2-billion increase over
the June rate, the new figure makes
even better reading when it is explained
that the gains were distributed almost
evenly over manufacturing, service in
dustrieS, construction, transportation
and government. In manufacturing,
there was an upward trend in employ
rnent as we'll as average wage rates,
although the unemployment rate re-
manned close to the recession peak of
about per cent.
- The second favorable statistic, also
an all-time record, is that the Federal
Reserve Board industrial production
index for July reached the level of 112,
gain of per cent over June. The
previous record of Ill was posted in
January, 1860, just before the latest
recession set in, and at time when
the steel industry in particular was
pressing to make up for production losses
Stemming from the steel strike of 1859.
The low point for the 1960-61 recession
was set at 1O2 in February of this year.
(The production rate of 1857 is used as
the Hotpoint base for current measure
mentS).
BY and large, both private and
governmental economists have been in
agreement that recovery has been under
way since mid-winter although earlier
indicators had been subject to some
Evening star., 1961-08-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Secretary of Labor Clarifies Views of Hoffu

Your editorial of August
Is, Confident Mr.. Gold
berg" shows that I did not
make myself clear in the i'm
promptu television interview
you quoted in which I men,
toned James Hoffa.
There can be no question
about my attitude toward
Hoffa. 1t has been the same
since I had the privilege of
serving as counsel to the
Ethical Practices Committee
of the AFL-CIO which in
1857 expelled the TeamSterS
Union from the Federation.
I stated at that time that
the Hoffa leadership did not
measure up to the ethical
standards that should char
acterize labor leadership in
America. 1 have not changed
my opinion since.
Hoffa makes many exag-
gerated claims about both
the membership Of his union
and his own intentions as a
labor leader. He speaks of
building an organization to
rival the AFL-CIO. Yet the
figures in my own depart
ment, based upon informa-
ton filed with us by law,
show that Teamsters Union
membership has declined un-
der Hoffa from its high lev
els under his predecessors.
My arks were not
meant to be critical Of the
press. I wanted to make a
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Free-WheeIing via Rails VS.. Freewoys

News items state that the
Virginia Department Of
Highways and the Federal
Bureau of Public Roads have
reached agreement on widen
ing Shirley highway, be-
tween Leesburg pike and the
Potomac River, from four to
eight lanes.
Why? Because Shirley is
about the worst congested
highway leading into the
city. Every day it is jam
packed with autos-bumper
to bumper-creeping along
at about IL or Is miles per
hour.
When? Every morning lex
cept Saturday and Sunday, /,
between $50 and 9, and
again in the evening between
4 and $50 or 7 o'clock.
What about the rest of the
time? This writer recently has
ridden buses on the AB&W
Culmore-Hunting Towers
line. via Shirlington, where a
good view is had of Shirley
highway for a distance of a
half mile in both directions.
These trips we're at various
times between 9 am. and 3
pm. At no time was Shirley
congested in either direction.
An estimate would put traffic
at about Is per cent of a
reasonable capacity.
If this holds true through
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Orqonized Labor Looks at Foreiqn Aid

This union has in recent
years been host to many
delegations of workers from
countries all over the world
brought here by our Govern
ment. We have met with
groups from the Near East
countries, India, Pakistan
and almost all the countries
of Latin America. Through
Interpreters we have had
frank and down-to-earth
discussions with our "oppo-
site numbers" For instance,
we have not hesitated to tell
our Japanese fellow workers
our real feelings about tex
tile imports from cir
country. And when we have
talked these problems out,
the answer is almost always
this: Help us to build our
economies until our living
standards are nearer to yours
and the danger Of cut-throat
competition Gin terms OF
price, from our countries
will be very greatly reduced.
This entire matter has
been debated at our national
conventions by our delegates.
We have always voted unan-
imouSly, after looking at the
question from all sides, to
support a strong economic
assistance program. 1t is our
conviction if America failed
to continue this kind OF an
effort, it would mean that
Khrushchev would without
firing a shot move into coun-
tries containing a third OF
the population of the world.
Wesley w. Cook.
Director, Upper South Re
gion, Textile Workers OF
America.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

responsibility for the protec-
ton of our principles of
Government and need for
helping others less advanced
to achieve economic growth
and dependably democratic
institutions.
We do not by any means
support a long-term foreign
economic assistance program
aimed particularly at the
newer nations in Asia, Africa
and Latin America just on
idealistic grounds. The plain
fact is that the foreign aid
program actually creates jobs
for United States workers.
Roughly 80 cents of every
foreign aid dollar is spent
here at home; it is reliably
estimated that this volume
of purchases makes 100000
American jobs. Also by pro-
noting the prosperity of
countries abroad, the eco
mic development program
which the legislation pro-
posed by the President would
bring about results in an
enormous expansion Of the
United States export market.
The economic rehabilitation
of the European countries
achieved by the Marshall
Plan enabled us to increase
our exports to those areas
by 500 per cent. Furthermore
it is our conviction that a
substantial increase in living
standards in many of the
countries whose exports to
the United States are now
creating difficulties for us
would enable these nations
to absorb considerably more
of their own manufactured
products, thereby liftin g
much of the pressure to in
wade markets such as ours.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

1t appears that certain
Congressman are unwilling
to support the Presidents
foreign aid program on the
ground that industries, such
as textiles, have been ad-
versely affected by foreign
imports. Those legislators
seem to assume that the
voters cannot differentiate
between the problem of pre-
venting many countries des-
perately in need of achieving
economic development from
falling prey to the machina-
tions of the Communists and
the steps that must be taken
to protect important domes-
tic industries from low prices
imports. We in the Textile
Workers Union take the po-
sition that there is no con-
flict here; that the United
States and other free nations
must quickly and effectively
aid the underdeveloped coun-
tries while at the same time
doing whatever is necessary
to resolve the troublesome
problem Of imports. Indeed,
the TWUA is of the opinion
that our Government has
just taken the first Of a
series of moves to reduce the
volume of fabric and gar
ment imports by interna-
tional agreements whic h
could and probably will ma
terially alleviate this situa-
tion.
We admit there is some
disagreement in our industry
as to just how effective these
limitations now being nego-
tiated will prove to be. How
ever, there should be no diff
ference among American
citizens about our overriding