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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
Be Useful To
Be Happy
Editor of The Herald:

Editor of The Herald:
Opinions. to be sound, must
necessarily be free from preju-
dice; Also, we should not. in
trying to be tolerant. condone
organized stupidity and igno-
rance. if we are ever to catch
up intellectually with our me
chanical progress.
intellectually is nonmechan-
ical. Sound intellectually is
philosophical commonsense. Our
mass abstract thinking is based
on traditional doctrines largely
motivated by organized ulteri-
or motive and accepted by brain
wasked minds. flor instance, for
thousands of years men were
taught that the earth was flat
and because this was asserted in
the Bible and because their fore
fathers also asserted that this
was true. they belived that is
WAS true). The only true intel
lecuality is logical.
| To be sound in our thinking
abStractly, our conclusions must
be free from thought discolora-
tons. Especially, must we dis
card the doctrinal propaganda
that STILES conmonsense such as
was grounded into our minds as
children. The result is that
millions of educated" persons
can never be strictly classed as
ihtellectuals. They live their lives
with minds smothered by super
stitions and fairy stories
They have been made to fear to
express commonsense conclu-
Sions.
The ultimate in education is the
strength to get free from our
inherited mental limitations. We
can understand the Importance
of this freedom when we realize
that civilized man has adj
vanced Intellectually on a few
degrees above his cave-man So
ciety, in spite of the fact that he
has made many scientific dis
coveries to sustain his physical
comforts. Nevertheless he lacks
peace of mind almost to the
same extent as did his cave-man
ancestors in their fears of theil
neighbors.
| One thing is certain, we shall
never be truly civilized until We
have discarded our inherited ig-
norance; until we recognize there
is little correct thinking in pres
sure-group propaganda. In thai
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11

tected all their lives against
mass migration that they are
not aware of the need of prOtec-
ton. not as aware as some of
their Northern cousins who are
only just now in contact with the
situation.
Editor Tom Warning sees in
Georgia's latest moves a new era
in the Deep South, meaning a
new system Of resistance. Even
two years ago." he writes, lit
would have been unthinkable that
Georgia would have repealed
these (segregation) laws" He
forgets that Alabama repealed
hers more than two years ago
for the purposes of the still UNI
tested placement plan.
And so make life. death and
that vast forever
One grand sweet song ;"
In Charleston next week the
gardens will be living at glory's
top as the Confederate Cen
tennial Commission celebrates
Sumter and the drama of the
first days. These gardens will re-
mind celebrants that in spite of
all the dying it is life and a vast
forever that Charleston and the
South really celebrate. It may be
that the Presidents interference
has done memory this good turn.
The segregation he has forced
leaves the more free those who
know the terrible conflict of
l86l-65 had nothing to do with
hotel accommodation and con-
templated no humiliation Of our
colored people with the hateful
argument of superiority and in
feriolity which has been forced
on them.
The azaleas will be speaking of
far more. Unhappily the nation
itself is not joined enough to
speak of that far more, so there
must be localized centennials in
some areas, Southern ones differ
ing from Northern.
The vast forever" for which
the shot was fired at Sumter
and for which so many thousands
died is not dead but as recur-
rently alive and many-splendored
as the azaleas of Middleton and
Magnolia.
1t was folly. after all, to try to
make a national celebration even
100 years afterwards. For far
from having been fixed in the
minds and hearts of men as
Gods own truth, those principles
divide men more than ever. They
make very Battle of America
a War of the World
They are the principles OF
individualism.
| mdividualism in an Image.
| Individualism that know
values, has standards, is giver
intimations Of immortality" in
ar aZalea garden.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
Letters to Editor

respect we are little more in
tellectual than the savage in
the jungle.
Our most important task i'll
social development is to catch up
intellectually with our scientific
achievements. Then we would
indeed enjoy world-freedom. We
would form and intellectual con-
cept of Diety compatible with
our science advancement. which
has revealed that the universe
and all therin conforms to the
absolute rule of natural law. We
might also learn why the basic
rule for lasting social security is
the Golden Rule.
Most religions Of the world
have preached the Golden Rule
for thousands Of years Because.
in reality it is negative, hundreds
of millions of followers have re-
manned dormant both socially
and economically throughout the
ages.
The Golden Rule would be eff
fective. dramatically construc-
tive, in creating human happi-
ness. if it were understood to
imply BE useful to others as
you would have others useful to
YOU"
Our civilization is materials
tic and while man "confesses re-
ligion' his main thoughts are for
his economic security.
Little is generally understood
how usefulness to others brings
social and economic security.
One must be useful to bring last
ing material success to himself.
That thought changes the Golden
Rule from negative to positive
1t is unfortunate that our young
are not taught that the perma-
nency of our democracy or re-
public depends on our usefulness
to others and that usefulness is
the direct way to personal mate
rial security.
Be useful to others as you
would have others useful to you.
That is the sure guide to eco
nOmic and political security.
If far more people would give
serious thought to these things.
how infinitely better off this
world and land of ours would be.
l.. D. Whitaker
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
John Temple Groves
THE true history Of the United
States is the history of trans
pOrtatiOn

pOrtatlOn
Applauding comment here on
what time this is for true re-
Mobilization of railroads as the
only carriers capable Of handling
the mass traffic of the future,
President Wayne Johnston. Of the
Illinois Central. writes: AS
regards what you say Of the
handling of traffic from cities to
suburbs. only yesterday I wrote
the Chicago Association of Com
merce and Industry emphasizing
the impracticability of handling
this traffic here in Chicago by
other m can than our rail-
roads >.
InduStralist Preston Haskell, OF
Birmingham, suggests that if the
new airports of the future are
built on sites adjacent to railroad
tracks. the increasingly massive
traffic between airportS and
downtowns could be handled by
accommodation trains, and that
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11

AS an editor, we may assume to pre-
sumo, - that is an editors prerogative.
That is his duty and responsibility.
Pardon us while we presume.
We do not believe, after five years of
controversy, and two years Of sacrificial
effort, and over half a million dollars
donated to maintain education for their
children in private schools that the peo-
pie of Prince Edward are any more in
terested in being taxed for integrated
public schools today than they were five
years ago. If this be a fact, we do not
presume that the Board Of Supervisors
will lay tax levy on these people for
integrated public schools.
Today, Federal Judge Oren Lewis
will hear arguments in his court in
Richmond as to whether he will consider
further complaints by the NAACP
against Prince Edward County.
In June 1860, NAACP counsel re-
quested permission to file supplement-
al complaints against the county.
Cd To restrain Prince Edward offci-
ais from refusing to maintain and operate
an efficient system of free public schools,
and
(2) To enjoin Prince Edward county
from conveying, leasing, or transferring
title to the public schools to any private
corporation. association, partnership or in
dividua
In September 1860, Judge Lewis,
finding new evidence and events had
arisen since the filing of the original
suit Q95D granted the motion to hear
these supplemental complaints.
In October 1860, Judge Lewis heard
counsel for the defendants ask for dis
missal of the supplemental complaints.
In January 1861, the NAACP counsel
without waiting for Judge Lewis de-
cision on the requested hearing, filed
other supplemental complaints. 1t
asked for an order prohibiting.
ID The expenditure of public funds
for the direct or indirect support of any
private school which excludes the Negro
plaintiffs by reason of race
t2) The expenditure Of public funds
to aid reimburse persons for money
paid as tuition to any private school that
excludes the Negroes by reason of race:
and
90 The award Of tax credit to any
person who pays or contributes to any pri
vate school that excludes the Negroes by
reason of race.
Judge Lewis set April II to hear
argument as to whether he would con-
slider the supplemental complaints of
January. Judge Lewis may or may not
agree to hear the January supplement
al complaints. If he does, dates will be
set for future hearings, and the long
tortuous trail will lead back to the U
S. Supreme Court, as we believe any
decision will be appealed to that body
We hope we have set the facts in per-
spective.
Let's allow the courts to try this case
not the newspapers, television com
mentators, magazines, or the public
There is able counsel on both sides, to
present the facts to the Federal Judge
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
HABIT OF COMPLAINT

II suppose you were thankful
for the heavy rain"
ooh, yes" replied Farmer
Ccrntassel, though 1 don't see
why them weather folks couldn t
pervide to keep it on the fields
instead Of letting it stray around,
muddyin' up the roads"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1861
Public Schools Must Be Integrated

IF we. understand the May II, 1854
decision of the U. S. Supreme Court
correctly, no public school in the United
States may use race as a reason to re-
ject an applicant to such school. In
other words, by this decision all public
schools are subject to racial integration.
There is no such thing as maintaining
a public school for the white race nor
the Negro race, therefore, every public
school, under the decision is to be in
tegrated.
The idea so often expressed that be-
cause no Negroes are attending a pre-
dominantly white school, or no whites
are attending predominantly Negro
school, such schools are not integrated,
is wishful thinking. In the eyes Of the
courts every public school is migrated
And every public school will be physi-
cally integrated as soon as the NAACP
and other such organizations get around
to demanding it. There is abundant
proof of this statement.
The people Of Prince Edward Coun-
ty could find no method by which public
schools might be operated as racially
separate units, neither has the state of
Virginia, nor any other state. Acting
upon the expressed petition of 4,50O
signers, the Board of Supervisors re-
fused to levy taxes to support public
hn tod
without funds, so public schools closed
in Prince Edward county in 1859.
Virginia law provides for school
board. Prince Edward has maintained
a school board. Virginia law provides
that a school board must present a
budget annually to the Board of Super
visors, requesting such funds as may
be necessary to provide education
Pursuant to this law, the school board
last Tuesday presented alternate budg-
cts, one showing amount of funds need
ed for the operation of public schools
for 1881 students; another for the
amount Of funds needed for educational
purposes for 1881 students, as has been
J
ed realistic" budget for 1900 stu
dents, the number estimated who might
attend public school if available
misunderstanding has come to many
people because of so-called news story
released by the Associated Press, in
which an unidentified reporter "pre-
sumed" that public schools would be
opened for Negroes who have failed to
take advantage of Virginias new con-
cept of education through scholarships
to parents for procuring education for
their children in private schools. The
reporter also presumed that "the law
makers will adopt one of these three
budgets" and stated that "the budget
was the first indication of any kind that
some county officials may be thinking
OF operating public schools in 1961-62
that would be attended only by Ne
groes". These Prescriptions by an UNI
named reporter mislead the public.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-11
FIXING 1T UP

Judge Can't this case be
settled out of court?'
Kelly - Sure, that's what we
were trying to do. your honor.
when the police interferred.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

THE WILDWOODS, N. J.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

why we had been apprehensive
either about camping or getting
on in the Soviet Union.
We found a heartening array
Of facilities available at the
site. There were wash stands
and showers with both hot and
cold water. There was a small
food store, called buffet" and
a kitchen with half a dozen
gas ranges and sinks, as we'll
as a restaurant serving COM
plete hot meals. There were
even gasoline pumps, a post
office and volley ball court.
Rental Facilities
Had we come without equip
ment, we could have rented a
tent, cots, and pillows and
linens at any campsite for a
nightly charge Of $1.40 for two.
We were to find later at four
other Russian sites, that the
facilities varied from place to
place. Not all had hot water,
showers, flushing toilets or
gorgeous forest settings. vet
some had more.
Seeing a gigantic nation Of
amazing contrasts by car and
living at campsites rather than
at the big city hotels, has many
advantages. Gathering in the
evenings, as we usually did at
the camp buffetS, for piping
hot glasses of tea with thick
slices of Russian bread and
butter, we would meet with
French, English, Russians and
Danes, swapping stories and
experiences or discussing world
events.
At such times lone world"
would seem so utterly simple
and reachable. In a word, the
campSites provided a unique
opportunity for meeting and
talking with Russians as well
as travellers from other coun-
tries, while not at all handicap
ping sightseeing in the cities.
Seeing the big cities was
made easy, facilitated by the
eight excursion vouchers in
cluded in the price Of the
camping tour. For each of
these vouchers IntouriSt pro-
vided us with q private guide
whose services would cost a
noncamping tourist as much as
S. per four-hour tour.
At times we carried hitch
mixers. One of them, a peasant |
from a collective farm, invited
us to his home just outside
Evening star., 1961-06-18

Smolensk and served us an
afternoon repast Of dill pickles.
black bread and vodka with
which we all toasted mir"
(peace).
Useful Hints
As can be seen, camping in
the Soviet Union is neither ex-
penSive nor difficult, but sew
eral helpful suggestions are
worth noting.
I. Russian regular" gas Is
appealingly inexpensive, but
super" will be far kinder to
your engine.
2. The Russian summer is
warm and pleasant, but if it
should sour for even a few days
you'll be abundantly glad If you
have taken along warm cloth
ing and boots.
8. Moscow traffic policemen
can be tediously strict-a word
to the wise :.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Continental Seeking
Route to Honolulu

Brazil's Varig Airlines will
add one Jet flight weekly in
each direction between New
York and the east coast of
South America. The new
schedule will offer four Jet
flights and two Super Con-
stellation trips weekly.
+ 4 =
Braniff Always is not for
getting the small-fry on its
South American runs. To Gre
ate a playhouse in the sky, the
line is adding toy gift kits to
in-flight, give-away items.
4 4 4 4
The International Air Trans
port Association reports that
scheduled airline passenger
traffic within Europe increased
about 20 per cent during 1860
compared with 1859 figures
The go total was over 10 mil
lion passengers.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
BY DAVID s. HUGO
contributing Writer

REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL
Rehcboth Beach is apparently
headed for the biggest season
ever experienced.
Fine "'beach weather." con-
ventions and various special
attractions have already served
to attract to the resort more
early season visitors than ever
before in its history.
The warm sunshine and
balmy breezes of last Sunday,
combined with the Delaware
finals of the Miss Universe
contest, served to draw what
the Chamber of Commerce cites
as a record crowd" for June.
The beauty contest, the first
staged here in more than a
decade, undoubtedly drew a
good part of the unusually
large early season throng. In
this contest, sponsored jointly
by the Chamber of Commerce
and the "city fathers" Miss
Nina Lou Ringler, 18-year-old
University of Delaware student
from nearby Selbyville, was Sc
lected to represent Delaware in
the Miss Universe pageant to
Evening star., 1961-06-18
AIR FARE

Apparently banking heavily
on favorable action by the
Civil Aeronaut!cs Board on a
Denver Honolulu route, Con-
tinental Airlines has ordered
four Boeing 72O-B fan-jet
transports.
To finance purchase of the
newest type turbire-powered
plane, Continental is borrow
ing $20.5 million.
The fan engines, producing
a fuel saving of Is to 20 per
cent, can take the transport
from Denver to Honolulu nom
stop.
4 4 =
Delta Air Lines figures it
has come up with a natural.
Announcing the first trip to
Las Vegas for July 1, Delta
has numbered the flight TIL"
Evening star., 1961-06-18

prised the 14th annual Del
marva Chicken Festival there.
Rehoboth Beach becomes
host to still another conven-
ton when the Delaware Phar-
maceutical Society opens a
three-day conclave at the Ho-
tel Henlopen Sunday.
Next Friday and Saturday
the local Chamber of Com
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Rehoboth Is Gearing
For Mammoth Season

be held at Miami Beach be-
ginning July z.
If good 'beach weather" pre-
walls through the current week
end, the record established last
Sunday will undoubtedly be
broken.
Already on the local scene
are several hundred members
Of the Delaware Department.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
their families. who came il. on
Friday for the annual two-day
VFW State convention.
While the convention Off
cailly closed with the annual
banquet last night, most of the
VFW visitors are planning to
remain through Sunday.
Also on the local scene are
several hundred persons who
came to Rehobot.l Beach in
mid-week and daily commuted
from the resort to nearby Sea-
ford for participation in the
various activities that COM
Evening star., 1961-06-18
SCHWENKSVILLE, PA.
POCONOS
IEN.kpE VILLAGE

A. Sky Loks lodge ond 50 in
dividuol eciioqsS on safs M.
W lake, 1900 1lt. Activities oil
ages; swimming, selling, water
skiing, fishing, entertainment.
Famous for fine food. Free
booklet. IAFTON, PIKE
-, CO., PA. Wash. TEL:
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Big SiqnuI

Berlin's biggest traffic light
can flash up to as many as 66
signals for cars, trolleys. BIZ
cycles and pedestrians. Sur
rounded by Al fountains on
Ernst Reuter- Platz, the $4,000
signal directs a stream Of traffic
averaging 5000 vehicles an
hour. the Berlin Tourist Office
reports.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
LESSINGTON

$40 z. Garfield Avenue, at The Beach
WILDWOOD, by-the-Sea, New Jersey
Every room with privote beth or shower
ModenIy furnished, he1fed. Free bofh;ns
ond parking. CsntroI. Write for folder.
Phone 522-256l.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
WHEN YOU WANT
A ,SNAH'S PACE.
TRY THE FERRY

In these days Of talk
about travel with speed,
there's one travel group
which is stressing slowness.
The North Carolina De-
partment Of Conservation
and Development is point
ing out that the ferry Sea
Level" plying once more
Between Ocracoke Island
and the mainland, is mot
for people in a hurry"
The ferry, operated by
the State. makes one round
trip daily on a first come,
first served" basis. There
are no reservations, and
room for only % automo-
biles.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
We Pitched Our Pup-T Tent
Across the Soviet Union
By MITCHELL BERKowITZ


North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK. - When we
asked a New York travel agent
whether we could arrange a
camping trip within the Soviet
Union, he was as stunned by
the question as we had been ap-
prehensive when we first con-
sidered the idea. My wife and
I did not know the language,
could barely make out its al
phabet, and had hardly any
advance knowledge of the
country's camping facilities.
But camping we did go in
the Soviet. Union. Our trip,
via auto. took us over more
than 1000 miles of Russian
highways with stops at five diff
ferent campsites.
We came to the Soviet Union
after motoring through West
ern and Central Europe in a
new VolkSwagen we had pur-
chased in Paris. Two sleeping
bags and a pup tent borrowed
from friends in New York were
packed away in the back, and
as we approached the Polish
Russian frontier near the town
of Brest, we were more than a
bit apprehensive about the
prospect of having the first
camping experience of our lives.
Apprehension Dissipated
A good bit of the apprehen-
sion was diSsipated at the FROM
tier, where after a surprisingly
cursory passport and customs
inspection a swarm Of eager,
young Intourist representatives
proceeded to make us feel both
welcome. and comfortable.
We were provided with is
vouchers. each good for one
days use of a campsite and
with a colored map printed in
English, German and French.
indicating the location of the
campsites as well as points in
between where food, gasoline
and auto service were available.
In addition our little coupon
book contained eight vouchers,
each emitting us to a private
guided excursion. The price for
this 15-day package for the two
of us prepaid in New York was
$50.
We arrived at our first camp
site shortly before dark. The
road had been broad, straight
and fast. Massive tracts of
farmland stretched to the ho-
rizon on either side, and peas
ants occasionally looked up
from their work to watch, with
scythe resting on shoulder, as
we rode by.
Rare Sight
Foreign autos are an infre-
quent sight in the Soviet Union
and their appearance evokes
considerable curiosity and
friendly greeting. Quite often
we were greatly touched by the
sight of children who had been
playing in the fields scamper-
ing to the roadside as we ap-
preached to wave a few blades
of grass or wild flowers at US.
The campsite, which had
been clearly marked on the
road, was located in a forest
on the outskirts Of Minsk.
There was ample space for cars
and tents.
After checking in at the ad-
ministration building, a simple
matter Of registering and sur
rendering a voucher for the
nights stay, we pitched our
pup tent, unrolled our sleeping
bags, blew up our air mat
tresses and began to wonder
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-03-25
Educational TeIevision
Proposed Nationally

The establishment OF a nation
wide educational television sys-
TEN could bring a college de-
gree within the reach of every
American, according to John L.
Burns, president of the Radio
Corporation of America. In a
prepared statement to the Senate
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee, Mr.. Burns de-
clared that an educational, gap"
far reaching in it's implications,
confronts us today.
A former professor at Harvard
and Lchigh Universities. Mr..
Burns testified in favor of legi-
station that would grant each
state up to 81 million to establish
or improve television broadcast
ing for educational purposes, add
ing that our three greatest needs
today include forging a stronger
union of teaching, broadcasting
and the graphic arts; establish
ment of comprehensive libraries
of educational tapes and films by
outstanding teachers: and foster