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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
Letters To Editor
African History
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Eitor of Herald:

Eitor of Herald:
One of the neglected studies in
our public schools is the history
of the American Negro and the
peoples of Africa. Although many
curricula afford opportunity to
learn about ancient and modern
civilizations, almost nothing is
taught about past or present day
Africa.
We are discovering many
facets of African civilization be-
yond the meagre stories from
Stanley or Livingston. Civiliza-
tons existed in Africa when much
of Europe was barbarian. Even
recorded Egyptian history is not
presented to show how many Of
the rulers were Negroid.
Although we marvel at the de-
velopment of American Negroes
in the past century, our Children
know little Of the Negro heroes
who fought calamity in all Of our
wars. Nor little is taught of the
achievement and contributions
made by American Negroes to
our culture.
The late DR.. Carter Woodson,
a scholar of great reputation, or
ganized "The Association for the
Study of Negro Life and His
tory He began publishing THE
Negro tory Bulletin" a
monthly publication, and the
Journal of Negro History a
quarterly issue that have not
missed an issue for more than a
score of years. The home of the
Association is 1888 Ninth Street
in Washington, D. c., and its
walls bulge with books, scholarly
dissertations and materials of
value.
In view of the need for greater
knowledge of Africa. and for in
telligently meeting without preju-
dice the problems facing the
world today. we suggest that
every library. and school should
consult this source of knowledge.
DR.. Woodson also initiated Negro
History Week. which begins with
Lincoln's birthday each year,
when emphasis is given to pro-
motion of the study Of Negro his
tory. Many Cities designate this
period as Negro History Week.
E. B. Henderson
Chm. Press and Pub
licity, Va. NAACP
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21

is cheated and endangered and
its very existence threatened
when labor monopoly leaders can
force the national economy into
closure or a tailspin.
TIME GIVES SEVERAL col
umns to the phenomen much dis
cussed in this column in recent
months, the growing conserva-
tism of college undergraduates
in revolt against the conventional
liberalism of professors. 1.-The
new trend is youths natural re-
bellion against conformity, and
to many the liberalism of their
New Deal-bred elders is the most
iron-bound conformity"
1t is far more than a mere itch
for nonconforming. in my esti-
mate. 1t is the completion of a
cycle of truth. 1t was true that
human welfare needed emphasis
in the thirties. In response we
deliverd over such power to the
state and to labor monopolies in
the name of social good that we
forgot the individual and his lib
erty and enterprise which are
the true making and meaning of
it all.
AT the one-time hot-bed of cam
pus liberalism, the University of
Wisconsin, a Conservative Club
concerns itself even with matters
of dress. The members wear
suits and ties to classes, which
distinguishes them not only from
sWeatered classmates but from
liberal professors in old sports
jackets"
The complete poems of Archi-
bald Rutledge. published under
title of Deep River" by the R. l..
Bryan Publishing Company, of
Columbia, S. c., and dedicated to
Josephine Aldlich Harris, come
to me with a priced inscription
by the loved and famous author.
There are 635 pages. 1.-The I'M
feigned singing of a heart one
critic has called them.
Significant is the instant popu-
larity of television's "Sing along
with Mitch program, especially
as black-headed Mr.. Mitch, in
spite of his melody and verve. is
rather terrifying spectacle. The
program is simply good run-of-
mine singers singing familiar
songs they obviously love and,
mirabile dictu, singing them
without any of the CHASTITY do
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21

"All combinations in restraint of
trade are hereby declared il
legal - Sherman Law, 1890
i; i
1T is RIGHT that electric
equipment manufacturers guilty
of monopolistic price fixing
should go to Jail and their COM
panies be fined. Shocking as the
spectacle of men of dignity,
character and high standing put
into prison. monopoly price fixing
is an evil with which our Ameri-
can system cannot co-exist.
Neither our economy nor our
government is compatible with it.
MEANWHILE THE ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL in office as this
decision IS handed down is chal-
lenged to punish and eliminate a
greater evil of monopoly. against
whose best-known malefactor he
failed to score as counsel for the
Mcclellan Committee. There was
time when nothing compared
with business and industrial mo-
nopolies, but since the New Deal
there has come into being an or
gained labor monopoly which
beggars the total of General
Electric, Westinghouse, U. S.
Steel and General Motors put to-
gether, and is possessed of such
political power that even our new
President. with all his alarms
and warnings of disaster. dares
not speak against it.
That is the monopoly pos
sessed and employed by organ
lied labor, the one which launch
ed the Wage-price spiral from
which the national economy suf-
fers the present recession, the
one under which Jimmy Hoffa is
permitted to remain at large and
in office in spite of all that has
been proved against him, the one
in which a Walter Reuther, with
ip the law, dreams of a corpor-
ate state in which labor will con-
troll all. including management
and government, and is able al
ready at the bat of an eye to
shut down the economy of the
United States of America.
s. i
In the history of mankind
there has been no such monopoly
power as this.
MANY PEOPLE ARE CHEAT
ED when electric equipment
manufacturers in cahoots charge
unfair prices. But whole nation
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
Double Check

Spring must be just around the
corner can't see that far for
the frost. Roads have been the
general complaint around these
parts. Most people never saw
bad roads see a mud puddle
now they think driving is over,
SO they complain. Back in the
old days when you drove out the
garage you hit mud and all the
way twas mud axle-deep. You
just don't how lucky you are to
have the roads you have now.
Course it was the road con-
ditions that made folks shell out
the taxes we now pay. We pay
as we 60 and oh. boy, we amt
never coming back.
World conditions Haired up
bit. Sessions of UN got a hot
reception from Adlia. We either
keep the United Nations or we
all 60 bomb bomb. President
Kennedy made that positive in
all Of his speeches. You got to
think out loud these days. It's all
ways too early or too late accord
ing to the administration wise
cracks and there is much fun in
these meets with the President
even the Republicans are be-
ginning to like him. Demonstra-
tons by Negro agitaters at the
United Nations met with proper
handling they got throwed
out. The scales are beginning to
tip tother way, there is such a
thing as pushing your luck too
far.
Thanks for reading.
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21

dads. variations and step-ups
which pixillated modern bebops
think must garnish anything old
to make it tolerable. Mitch and
company sing the songs straight.
Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Like the moonlight -
If l had my way no program
of dearly familiar songs should
have the name without some
from South Pacific, preferably
This Nearly Was Mine For Vi
tality, literature and maturity. no
other modern romantic music
compares. 1t represents our ro-
mantle groWing-up, our emancis
patton from animalism and in
fantilism.
Now that God is becoming God
again. it may be that music, poe
try, architecture, romance. sex,
art are recovering their quintes-
SenceS, too, from the horrid
caters to what they mistakenly
think teen-agers and young
moderns" require.
The true romantic carries it to
his death-bed, ever more roman
tic because ever more mature
and spiritually passionate. Ro-
nance is no light possession of
youth alone. It is one of many
ways of looking at reality, the
best way, and its evening star
shines deeper than its morning.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
. By Fred c. Koch, Of Wiehito, Konsos
About the Author

Fred c. Koch, native Texan. grad
uate NIT. 1922. chemical engineer
ing, entered oil refinery business.
Winkler-Koch Engineering Company
of Wichita, Kansas, designed and
erected oil refineries throughout
Eastern Europe. Middle East and
Africa.
In 1929-'31 built Is oil cracking
plants in Soviet Union. Mr.. Koch
learned firsthand the Kremlins plan
to subvert the U. S. A.
Mr.. Koch is now president of Rock
Island Oil g. Refining Co., Koch En-
cheering Co., Koch Oil Co., of
Wichita. and director in seven other
large corporations.
He returned to the Soviet Union
in 1856 and was in Iraq in 1858
shortly before the revolution. He
speaks from knowledge and exper-
ience
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
U. S. FAMILY INCOMES UP

The Census Bureau reported
that family incomes had increas-
ed more than twice as fast as
living costs between l947 and
1859 1t reported that after taking
initiation into account. the median
income had risen from $4,000 to
5000 during the twelve years.
The statistics were based on
annual surveys made by the bu-
reau. Income figures from the
1860 census will not be available
until later this year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
NEW B-52

An Air Force B-52H with two
test models under each wing has
been completed.
The missile Launching bomber,
built at the Boeing Airplane Com
pany plant at Wichita. Kan, will
have more power and a longer
range than the present B-52G Sc
rieS.
Among advantages of the B-52
SkybOlt. the Air Force says. is
that the bomber carrying the
weapon can be recalled from its
mission up to the instant before
it releases the missile.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-21
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. p, 1861
John Temple Groves
Salt for the GO0se-Als0 the Gander

"All combinations in restraint of
trade are hereby declared il
legal Sherman Law, 1890
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Wife of JERSEY
GoVernor-EIect
Expecting Child

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. II
AP).-Mrs. Richard j. Hughes,
wife Of New Jerseys Governor
elect, says she is expecting a
child in May.
She had kept the news a
secret, she said, because she
did mot think that the baby's
arrival should be treated as a
campaign release"
The HugheSes have nine
children-seven boys and two
girlS-and they're hoping for
a girl.
Mr. Hughes had three sons
and daughter, with his first
wife Marian, who died II years
ago. They are Richard, jr., 26;
Robert. Is, and John, IS, and
Mary, IL.
Mrs. Hughes had three sons
with her first husband, Air
Force Capt. William M. Muir
ply, who was killed in a plane
crash. The boys are Mike, IL;
Pat, 10, and Tim, 9.
They have two children, to-
gether, Brian. 5, and Honey, 4.
1T will keep me busy" Mrs.
Hughes said. II was afraid of
being bored, now that the cam
paign is over"
Evening star., 1961-11-10

shield had given way "the de-
compression in the cockpit
would be explosive"
But even if this should occur
some time, he said, II still have
my pressure suit. 1t would in
flate to compensate for the loss
of pressure in the cabin"
Heat Major Factor
The heat that caused yester-
days crisis is the factor that
may keep the Kills from going
much higher than 250,000 feet.
Its builders, North American
Aviation. Inc. have estimated
the Kills could go twice that
high-a hundred miles out into
space. But the problem is get
ting back safely. The Kills is
designed to Withstand only
200 degrees Fahrenheit. Re-
entering the atmosphere from
double the designed maximum
height might burn it to q
cinder.
For the next two years, Maj.
White, Mr.. Walker and other
| pilots are scheduled to fly the
X-l5 higher and higher until
they are sure the safe limit has
been reached.
BY that time newer tougher
planes, incorporating the les
sons learned with the X-15, are
expected to be flying into earth
orbit, boosted by rocket engines
such as those that now loft
missiles and satellites into
space.
Evening star., 1961-11-10

Defense Secretary's appearance
at tie function in a hotel which
does not admit Negroes will
violate an administration policy
against top officials participat-
ing in segregated affairs.
Asked about the protest to-
day, White House Press Secre-
tary Pierre Salinger referred all
questions to the Defense De-
partment, which has said that
Mr.. Mcnamara intends to full
fill his commitment to attend
the affair.
Mr.. Salinger said he did not
think the matter had been
taken up with President Ken
nedy personally.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Kennedy Avoids
Atlanta Dispute

The White House kept hands
off a controversy growing
out of Secretary of Defense
McNamara's plans to attend a
dinner in Atlanta. Ga, Satur-
day night honoring Georgia s
Senator Russell and Represent
ative Vinson who head the Sen
ate and House Armed Services
Committees.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People has protested that the
Evening star., 1961-11-10
X-15 Plane Achieves
Goal of 4,O7O M.P.H.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE
BASE, Calf. Nov. 10 (AP).-
The X-15 rocket plane has
achieved one of its twin goals
speed. Now it will be aimed
at altitude.
Air Force Major Bob White
opened it up all the way in
level flight yesterday and set
q mark Of 4,070 miles an hour
six times the speed of sound,
twice as fast as a rifle bullet.
Next week another pilot, Joe
Walker Of the National Aero
1auticS and Space Administra-
tion, will point the Kills sky
ward and try for a new altitude
record of 25O,000 feet.
Four thousand miles an hour
and 250,000 feet-this is what
the stubby winged black sky
dart was designed to achieve.
1t already has reached 2l7,-
600 feet, last October IL with
Maj. White in the cramped
cockpit.
Windshield Cracks
That day, as yesterday, swift
temperature changes of more
than 1000 degrees in less than
three minutes splintered the
outer panel Of his windshield.
When the X-15 drops away
from its B-52 mother ship at
an altitude Of 10000 feet, the
outside temperature is so de-
greeS below zero Fahrenheit.
AS its 50.000-pound thrust
engine builds up speed, air
friction heats the leading sur
faces Of the plane to 1000 de-
greeS or more. Then, after
fuel exhaustion. the Kills slows
down. Air friction decreases
sharply and the upper air chills
the plane to below zero again.
II expect the metal frame
holding the windshield will be
modified before the altitude
attempt" Maj. White said after
his flight yesterday.
The right side of his wind
shield was so badly cracked
by the heat, that Maj. White
could not see through it.
Chase Pilot Helps
Good Lord" he breathed, "I
hope this one holds"
Then he radioed to the chase
pilot on his right side: "Stay
right there, buddy"
The chase pilot, Air Force
Maj. Walter Daniel, did ex-
actly that, keeping his F-104
just above the X15 and radio
ing instructions to Maj. White
all the way down to a safe
landing.
At a news conference an
hour later, Maj. White ap-
peared calm and unshaken.
He said that if the wind
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Interior Aide Named
To Whaling Bourd

DR.. j. Laurence McHugh, OF
Arlington, was named by Pres
ident Kennedy today to be
Deputy United States commits
sioner on the international
Whaling Commission.
The White House said DR.
McHugh, who is chief Of the
division Of biological research
in the Interior Departments
Bureau Of Commercial Fisheries
will not receive any extra pay
for this additional duty.
Evening star., 1961-11-12

some varied dramatic fare
this week end. The Fairling-
ton Players will present Les
ley Storms comedy, Roar
Like a Dove" at $3.50 pm.
Friday and Saturday at the
Charles Barrett School in
Alexandria. Harry Kelsey di-
rects.
On the same two dates,
the oakton Hamsters will
stage the melodrama, EAST
Lynne" at the Oakton School
in Vienna, Va. Director here
is Carleton Ames and Tabor
de Polo and Marge Rogers
are co-producers.
Finally, Season in the
Sum-" by Wolcott Gibbs. has
been set by the Rockville
Little Theater for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at the
Rockville Civic Auditorium.
Frank Barnhart is director.
Upcoming productions by the
group include Summer and
Smoke" due in February,
and Nude With VIOLIN" set
for May.
Evening star., 1961-11-12
BY BONNIE AIKMAN
Star staff Writer

Og, a frequently petulant
but well-endowed leprechaun,
this week leads some 70 mem
bers of the American Light
Opera Company in their
first production of the 1861
81 season.
The choice is "Finian's
Rainbow" that Irish musi-
cal-fantasy (book and lyrics
by E. Y. Harburg and Fred
Sadly, music by Burton Lane)
that serves up a flock Of
opinions about American So
cial conditions along with
many a light-hearted air.
The show opens Friday at
Howard University's Cram
ton Auditorium and will play
there through Sunday. All
three performances are spon-
sored by the John Eaton
Burch Memorial Fund. The
company then moves to
Trinity Theater, Thirty-sixth
and o streets NV, where
the production viii run No
venber % through the 26th
and continue November 20
through December 3.
There are a good many,
talented local lights involved
in the proceedings. Chief
among these: Director Dom
B. Murphy of Georgetown
University's Mask and Bauble
drama group; Roberta Whe-
less, choreographer and dance
lead, and the featured
players, William Wheless,
Judith Ann Moore, Rob-
ert Dension (OgD, Ronald
Smith, Bill MCGUIRE, Carolyn
Smith and Ashton Morris.
James B. Ueberhorst is pro-
ducer and John McCreary is
musical director.
Curtain is at $3.50 pm.
nightly. except for Sundays,
when it's 3 pm. and Thanks
giving, at 1880 pm.
RECOMMENDED: One Of
the weeks most interesting
dramatic events is the pro-
duction, Tuesday through
Saturday, of the American
University Players version of
"The Prodigal," by Jack
Richardson.
The modern version of the
Orestes legend was first
staged when the playwright
was just "a years old, and won
two top off-Broadway prizes
during its New York run.
Professor Jack Yokum
takes over directorial chores
Evening star., 1961-11-12

ished in the '20s Is presented
this week by the Chevy Chase
Players. They'll stage their
version of the comedy favor
ite, Cheaper by the Dozen" "
Friday and Saturday at the
Chevy Chase Country Club.
Parke Goodwin and Bertha
Cunningham play the parents
Of the lively brood; George
and Terry Fuller direct.
AN ORIGINAL: Probably
the most recent social
phenomenon to be explored
in the theater will be dis
played in a new production
by the Chancel Players this
evening. One Of their men,
bers. Robert Williams, has
written a play titled "The
Road to Somewhere" about
the effects Of a freedom ride
on one American family.
Cast members are Jim
Fischer, Robert Runkle, Sell
ma Taylor, Loyal Nye. Fred
erick Patterson, Shirley Otte-
well. Wayne Bobst, Theodore
Young and Dale Dorset.
Tonight's performance is
at 1880 O'Clock at the Con-
cord Methodist Church of Be
thesda, and November 26 at
Briggs Baptist Church, Vest
moreland Hills.
A CHOICE: Three area
groups offer short runs of
Evening star., 1961-11-12
LOCAL DRAMA GROUPS
To Start New Season
In 'Finion's Rainbow

for this second season offer
ing by the Players. Leading
his cast is William Whitman
in the title role, Brad Willis
as Amemnon, Vicki Day as
Electra, Jim SoIt as Aegis-
thus, Linda Lou London as
Clytemnestra, and Warren
Bass as Pylades.
Others appearing include
Phyllis Minkoff, Jane Baltz-
ley. Abby. Jayne, Guy Reeve,
Ben Jacobs, Norman Finger,
Charles Fairchild, Ken Fritz,
Ray Anderson and Steven
Drysdale.
Curtain is at 8 pm. nightly
at Aus Clendenin Theater,
Nebraska and Massachusetts,
avenues NV.
WAYS AND MEANS: The
Montgomery Players have
come up with an unusual en-
tertainment offering to bene-
fit their playhouse building
fund.
It's an original musical
fashion show, Fashion and
Footlights," set for / pm.
tomorrow at the Kenwood
Country Club. Giving tuneful
expression to the theme, the
theater's influence on fash
ion, win be Ann Crowley,
Don Boothman and Lois
Agee. Rose Robinson Cowan
directs.
POPULATED: - Another
look at that charming Gil
breth household as it flour
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-12-08
Chonukoh Story Renews Itself In Our
Time: Brave Men Fight For Freedom

A band of brave men elected to
die for freedom. They died, some
of them. But enough survived to
bring freedom to their people.
This, of course, is what makes
the Chanukah story a great one
and impresses upon us that any
time men decide to fight for their
freedom is time for greatness.
Notice how this Chanukah story
is not out of date, how we can
change word here or there, make
a few geographic changes, a hand
full of alterations in names and we
are set in our own time.
Thus, Chanukah is timeless and
Judah Maccabee, his father, his
brothers and his followers symbol
ize all men who are ready to take
up arms for liberty. Unhappily, the
necessity always exists, for free
dom is never completely with us.
The Jews in Israel, like citizens
in other lands at the present, are
ready to do battle for their free
dom. And, whether they are aware
of it or not, they are emulating the
Maccabees of old, whose exploits,
dreams and ambitions we mark
during the holiday of Chanukah.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-12-08
Extremists
Talk Planned

LOS ANGELES California
State Colleges Chancellor, Buell.
G.. Gallagher, will deliver an ad-
dress on "The Extremists Chal-
lenge to America" to the Decem-
ber II annual dinner meeting of the
Anti-Defamation Leagues Pacific
Southwest Regional Board, M s.
George Taussig, arrangements
chairman, has announced.
Gallagher, for nine years presi-
dent of The City College of New
York, became chancellor of Cali
fornia's fifteen State Colleges last
July. almost Immediately" Mrs.
Taussig said, "Dr. Gallagher be-
came a target of the radical right
for allegedly being soft on COM
muniSm.
Mrs. Taussig noted that on his
resignation from the presidency OF
C. c. N. Y, the City of New York
conferred its Medallion on him for
distinguished service to the city.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-12-08
BY MEIR CHARNIAK
Jewish TeIegraphic Agency

1t is sometimes astonishing =
and always Illuminating - to dis
cover how ancient holidays renew
themselves in our own time; how
past traditions and events take or
new meanings and speak to us
across the ages.
For many years now, it has beer
stated by Jewish spiritual leaders
historians and sociologists h
Chanukah is minor Jewish holi.
day, not to be measured against
the major holidays. Chanukah, aft
er all. does not possess the awe
someness of Rosh Hashanah or
Yom Kippur: nor does it have the
''togetherness" of Passover.
Indeed, the literature on Chan
ukah is scant. There is little mus
ic related to the holiday and ex-
cept for the miracle of the cruise
of oil burning for eight days in
stead of one, Ohanukah Is re-
membered and celebrated for the
military victory of the Macabees
over their Syrian OppressOrs in
1856 b. G. E., and the reclaiming
and rededicatiOn of the Temple
which had been defiled by the
Syrians and Greeks.
Nevertheless, as we move into
the 1960S of this century, we, Jews
and non-JewS alike, are taking
more serious cogniZance of Chanu-
kah as a festival of deep meaning.
Many Jewish holidays are purely
religious, or are related to the agri-
cultural cycle in ancient Palestine
land modern Israeli. But Chanu-
kah, almost more than any other
fete, proclaims the Importance of
fighting = even if hopelessly - for
freedom.
It happened, in this case, to be
religious freedom. But it is the
kind of fight with which we of the
goth century are familiar. We see
a counterpart of the Chanukah
story almost every year somewhere
on the face of the earth.
What, after all, is the Chanukah
story? 1t is the tale of a Small
group of men outnumbered and
prosecuted by the occupying forces
in their homeland. They are not
permitted to observe their faith,
but they are encouraged to live
freely under a strange way of life.
That is to say, if they are willing
to shed their Judaism, they a n
live comfortably. 1t sounds like
familiar pattern, doesn't it?
If they fight, the odds are great
that they will be defeated, humil-
lated and crushed. Their OppOn-
ents are the best and most pow