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beyond the needs Of tmmedi-
ate consumption and which
ties in this surplus with new
inventions. While this or
ganization Is an instrument,
civilization wakes; when 1t
becomes an institution civili-
zation wanes.
Mr.. Quigley's great en-
phasis on matters economic
is quite apparent. Using
illustrations and terms from
that field he naturally seems
TO account for change much
more conveniently than II his
references fell solely within
the field Of intellectual or
cultural history. Yet. in those
fields also. the general con-
cept of "an instrument Of ex-
pansion" Is highly useful.
While we are grateful that
the author did not. like Toyn-
bee, take 10 volumes for his
ideas and then an extra one
for second thoughts, we
would have enjoyed fuller
treatment In many places.
We hope that we may have
that fuller treatment in other
vofumns yet to come. The
Evolution Of Civilizations"
makes us thirst for more.
ELMER LOUIS KAYSER
Mr.. Kdyser, himself the
author OF several books OF
history, is dean OF students
at George Washington
University, and also pro-
lessor OF European history.
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Other Books of the Week in Brief Review

as this one: Rivers which
flow gently through. the
plains bear large ships and
rich merchandise; rain
which falls softly on the
fields brings forth grass
and corn; but rushing tor
rents are useless for ship
ping. and overflow their
banks and ruin the land
nearby as violent rains
lay waste the fields and
meadows"
PICTURE HISTORY OF
THE MODERN WORLD:
From the Age Of Explora-
ton to the Age of Space.
BY Michael Rheta Martin
and Charles Grove. Little,
Brown q Co.; $500 The
pictures are really line
drawings by Carl Pfeuffer.
The condensation necessary
to cover five centuries in
500 pages is severe but the
tone is sensible, the style
straight and the general
izations held in check.
CHILDHOOD. BY Maxim
Gorky. (Oxford University
Press; $3.50 Gorky's ac-
count Of his childhood is
an unforgettable story.
c. p. Snow says in the in
PRODUCTION, Childhood is
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Bitter Lesson
Of Brutality
On High Seas
SHANGHAIING DAYS. BY
Richard H. Dillon. Cow
ard-McCann; S4.75.)

Richard H. Dillon. Cow
ard-McCann; $4.75.)
In the mid-nineteenth CEN
tury, America was turning
out the worlds most beauti-
full sailing clippers = and some
Of the most brutal captains.
Men in California prisons
got better food than deck
hands aboard commercial
ships. Flogging was routine
and death from mistreatment
commonplace. Often unable
to read and inarticulate, the
sailor could only endure.
AS conditions worsened, a
terrible kind Of Gresham's
Law set in where bad sailors
drove out the good. BY the
end Of the century, more
than 80 per cent of Americas
cargoes were hauled in for
eign bottoms.
Against this background,
Historian Richard Dillon has
written an unvarnished ac-
count Of what might be sub
titled How Not To Run A
Merchant Marine" Because
Of their evil reputation, skip
pers had trouble recruiting
deck hands and turned to the
crimps, who drugged and de-
livered victims for a fee.
Mr.. Dillon makes the tell
ing point that the authors
Of "Moby Dick" and Two
years Before the Mast" had
little or no effect in bettering
the commercial sailors lot
(though Melville did get flog-
ging abolished in the regular
Navy
The real hero was a poor
bookish Norwegian, Andrew
Furuseth, who quit the ships
to haunt Congress. A leader
in Seafaring unions, he in
stinctively avoided class war
fare platforms and struck to
simple reform.
Mr.. Furuseth badgered,
lobbied, and bulled through
the successful Seamen's Act
in 1915, a kind of Magma
Carta for his men, ending
the use of shanghai as a
verb.
When Andy Furuseth died
in 1888, his body lay in state
here at the Labor Depart
ment, an honor never before
accorded q labor leader.
We are indebted to Mr..
Dillon for Illuminating the
lifework of a little-known
leader, and for peeling away
layers Of romantic rubbish
that surround the days of
sail.
TRUMAN r. TEMPLE.
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PAPERBAcKs

COME TO THE OPERA. BY
Stephen Williams. (Faw-
cett;; q Premier Book; rs
cents) Paperback. A guide
to the world of opera, in
cluding critical notes, Ii
brettos. casts of characters
and names of over so of
the worlds best-loved
operas. In 1916 Stephen
Williams won the Poetry
Society's prize with a one
act play In verse, NAL
volio." His other books in
clude I'm the Opera
House." "Verdi's Last
Operas" and plays on the
Air"
A DISTANT TRUMPET. BY
Paul Horgan. CFawcett; a
Crest Book: 95 centS.) A
historical novel about the
United States Cavalry in
the 1880s. formerly a best
seller. Reprint.
DECISION AT DELPHI. BY
Helen Machines. CFawcett;
a Crest Book; so cents.)
Paperback. Another novel
of suspense by the author
of above Suspicion" and
North From Rome" Re
print. October IL.
THE LIVING SHAKE
SPEARE. Edited by Rob-
ert Cuttings. Fawcett; a
Premier Book; so cents.)
Paperback. A study of the
immortal bard in the light
Of modern scholarship.
THREE GREAT FRENCH
PLAYS. Selected by Vernon
Loggins. (Fawcett; a Pre-
mier Book; so cents0
Paperback. "Polyeuct,"
"Phedre" and "The Hypo-
chondriac."
TRUE WAR STORIES. Sc
lected by Bob Considine.
(Fawcett; a Crest Book; so
cents.) Paperback. Among
them are stories by C. S.
Forester, Fletcher Pratt,
Michael Stern, A. j. Lie
bling, Bob Considine. Paul
Brickhill. Richard Hanser
and Eddie Rickenbacker.
SHAPE AND FLOW. By As
cher H. Shapiro. Double
day-Anchor: 95 cents0 The
fluid dynamics of drag.
One of the Anchor Science
Study Series for the teach
ing and study Of physics.
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The Changes
InOurSociety
Under Study
THE EYnLuTInN on CIY-

THE EVOLUTION OF CIV
MIZATIONS. BY Carroll
Quigley. macmillan: $3.50
During his twenty years as
professor Of history in the
Georgetown School of For
eign Service Carroll Quigley
has established a solid repu-
tation as a vigorous. chal-
lenging and thought-provok-
ing teacher. This reputation
is amply documented in his
new book. y
Mr.. Quigley is concerned
with "the process of social
change, especially in civili-
cations" and with a scientific
method for the study of that
process. He points out very
properly the special problem
that is created by the fact
that in the social sciences. it
Is assumed, that human
thoughts can affect what
happens while in the natural
sciences they cannot. Some
modern historians, in fact,
would say that the methods
used are not the methods of
science. We must take Mr..
Quigley at his word, accept
his own appraisal of bis
methods and see what it
yields.
He has produced a uSable
framework for the study of
the process Of the evolution
of civilization. He has ana
lyzed the process and he has
e employ e d a nomenclature
which is reasonable, under
standable and well-defined.
These constitute o real con-
tribution which he presents
within the modest compass of
one small volume.
Not a History
The authors first words
point out that this Is not a
history but an effort to sup
ply an aid to the understand
ing Of history. Decline-and-
fall literature Is vast in
quantity and varied in value.
MFR. Quigley's volume, in con-
trast with many others in the
field. Is notable for its pre-
cision in statement and in
understanding. Instead of
using the culture-civiliza-
tion-decadence sequence of
Spengler or the challenge
and-response of Toynbee, Mr..
Quigley offers what he calls
IAN instrument Of expan-
sion," seeking thus to explain
rather than merely describe
phases in historical change.
A civilization is defined as
"a producing society with an
instrument of expansion"
This term instrument of ex-
pansion" refers to an organi-
zation OF society which has
an incentive to invent. which
has an accumulated surplus
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one Of the most truthful
books in the world" A
volume in Oxford's The
Worlds Classics and a
worthy one.
OUR MODERN NAVY. BY
Captain Joseph L. Howard
(SC). USN.' Wan Nos
trand; $5.95.) The full
utilization Of the sea in
American interests and in
the cause of freedom
throughout the world is
the main subject of the
book. Capt. Howard is now
executive officer, United
States Naval Supply Gen.
ter, San Diego. Calf.
THE HELLENISTIC ORR
GINS OF BYZANTINE
ART. BY D. v. Ainalov.
Translated by Elizabeth
and Serge Sobolevitch.
Rutgers. $12.50) Origi-
nally published in 1900
1901 in the Bulletin of the
Imperial Russian Archaeo-
logical Society.
THE NATURAL WAY TO
HEALTHFUL SLEEP. BY
Charles p. Kelly. (Haw-
thorn; $4.95.) A scientific
study Of mans long search
for sleep.
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are those delineating in fine
detail the fall Of Poland.
Apart from the Polish years
Of adventure Littlepage ap-
pears to be q dilettante in
everything, in war, in diplo-
macy and society. He was
always hard UP for money
and while this was a trait
quite common at the time,
Littlepage was obnoxious,
dunning his friends and pa
irons. At times he may have
shown flashes of brilliance
and even genius. But at most
times he seemed to be wasting
his talents upon insignificant
people and events.
The descriptions of Ma
drid, Paris. London, Vienna,
Constantinople and even New
York, Richmond and WASH
ington are fascinating. The
reader does not, however, get
a clear idea of either the
looks or character of Little
page. Zone Of the most inter-
esting bits of side knowledge
in the book is that Gou-
verneur Morris posed for the
body of Houdon's statue Of
Washington.)
Raises Question
Even DR.. Davis scholarly
work re-raises the questions
whether Littlepage was IAN
extraordinary character"
whether he really won the
esteem" Of the military men
under whom he fought,
whether he was zealousfy dill
igent and Of good disposition,
or whether he was "a Subh-
nation Of corruption and de-
pravity." l have the feeling
that the Russian and Prus-
sian officials, amid the Polish
convulsion, were pretty well
correct in looking on Little
page las a gadfly curiously
conditioned to hear nothing
amid the cannon's roar save
its own buzzing."
-ARMISTEAD L. BOOTHE.
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Va, in 1852, he left America
for the Old World when he
was barely II. During the
next five years he Travelled
around Europe taking part
in the successful campaign
against Minorca and the un-
successful campaign against
Gibraltar and reaching Po-
land where he first met
Stanislas II, King Of Poland.
who was the one man that
gave depth and meaning to
Littlepageis life. After a
one-year interlude back home
Littlepage returned to accept
q position as chamberlain
and chief secretary to the
King.
A Dramatic Assignment
Thereafter he had many
exciting experiences and
some tragic ones. He was sent
to the Court Of Catherine
the Great. urging John Paul
Jones to serve in the Russian
Navy and he and Jones
fought together against the
Turks for Russia.
Later Littlepage was dis
patched by Stanislas on a
secret mission to Spain, the
purpose of which was to OBJ
tain the aid Of Spain and
France in preventing a parti-
tion Of Poland. He returned
to q Poland in state Of fer
ment, affected no little by
the American Revolution, and
was present by the side of
the King when he granted
the Constitution Of May 8,
1871, to the Diet Of Poland.
OF course, this was Just q
prelude to trouble but during
the succeeding years Little
page showed. for him. a deep
and abiding loyalty to his
King during the tragic times
when Russia and Prussia
overwhelmed first the forces
Of Stanislas and later the
resurgent citizen armies Of
Kosciuszko. The most alb
sorbing pages Of the book
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BOOKS IN REVIEW
British History
And Churchill
By DAY THORPE
star Book Critic

HERITAGE AND ADVENTURE. 1s74-1s11. CThe Age Of
Churchill, Volume -. By Peter de Mendelssohn Alfred
A. Knopf; $3.50
THE ROAD TO WAR; 1904-1914 From the Dreadnought to
Scapa Flow. Volume II BY Arthur J, Marder. (Oxford
University Press: SOD
Although the photography of Heritage and Adventure
874911 lists 46 previous biographies and other studies
xof Winston Churchill and although much of the states
mans voluminous writing photographed
de Mendelssohns new work. of which this is the first
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unblushing variety. And since
he is the chief source of ma
terial about himself through
his confessional volumes, it is
p erhaps almost inevitable
that Miss Winwar has fallen
into the excesSiveness and
sentimental overstatement
that characterized his whole
output.
Still, Rousseau's life reads
like a French novel Of his
era. The motherless son Of a
poor matchmaker in Geneva,
he was like a chip on the sea
of life until at the age of 40,
having tried a number Of
careers, he discovered that he
was q born writer. Precoci-
ously sensual, blessed with a
waiflike charm, he fled Ge-
neVa Tor france, Wnere ne Ieu
into the arms of Madame de
Warens, q woman some years
his senior, who converted him
to Catholicism and initiated
him in the arts of love. She
dispatched him to Turin for
further study, but he returned
to this mother-figure who at
one time attempted 10 make
him into a village curate.
Bowed to the Mighty
That effort, of course,
failed, and the proud youth
drifted off to Paris, where he
met other. older, sympathetic
women who took him about
to fashionable 18th century
drawing rooms where he
bowed and scraped to the
mighty in the most unrepub-
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READING AND WRITING =
Rousseau Life Reeds
Like q French Novel
By MARY MeGRORY
Star staff Writer

The keynote the life Of Jean-Jacques Rousseau the
favote philosopher of the French Revolution From
first to last he felt wrote wep pied and preened himself
than most Frances Winwar veteran chroncer
of the era has given her biography "JEANJACQUES
ROUSSEAU" Random House; $6) the curious subtitle "COn
science Of an Era"
The author of Confessions the great apostle Of nat
uranes possessed conscience almost mpeceptbe de-
He was turncoat opportunis toady Of the most
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GENERAL

STORMY PAS SAGE. BY
w. S. Woytinsky. (Van-
guard; $4,000 The men,
oirs Of w. S. Woytinsky,
scholar and patriot. who
battled both TsariSt and
Bolshevik tyranny and
found his true home in
America.
MEXICO THROUGH MY
KITCHEN WINDOW. BY
Maria A. de Carbia. Edited
by Helen Corbitt. (Hough-
ton-Mifflin; $4,000 Recipes
from south of the border,
including American adap-
tations Of Mexican foods.
INTRODUCTION TO THE
DEVOUT LIFE. BY st.
Francis de Sales. Every
mans Library; E. P. Dut-
ton &c co.. One of the
great classics of Christian
mystical and devotional
literature. Such messages
for today's anxious world
Evening star., 1961-11-12
FICTION
THE COLLECTED PLAYS
OF EMLYN WILLIAMS.

(Random House; $4.500
The author has written an
introduction to this edition
which includes Night Must
Fall, He Was Born Gay,
The Corn Is Green and
The Light Of Heart. Mr..
Williams reveals there's
talk Of making a musical
show of The Corn Is Green.
After Night Must Fall has
appeared as an opera, I'm
ready for anything" he
says.
WESTERN ROUNDUP. Ed
tied by Nelson Nye. MAC
milan, $4.50) This anthol-
ogy. the ninth annual col
lection by members of the
Western Writers Of Amer
lea, rounds up the best OF
today's Western stories.
TRISTANA. BY Benito Perez
Galdos. (Smith; $500
Written 10 years ago by
the Spanish novelist. this
story is set in Madrid in
the early 1890s and is
about a passionate and
gifted girl who seeks free
dom in defiance Of the
social conventions of her
time. 1t appears for the
first time in English trans
lation.
Evening star., 1961-10-15
SPORTS ON

It may seem little too early for
basketball (and it isl but the pros
are off and dribbling for the new
season Saturday. 2:30 pm. WRC-4.
with Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain
leading the Philadelphia Warriors
against the reconstructed New York
Knickerbockers.
Next Saturdays lineup is an i'm
posing one. In addition to pro baS-
ketball. there's college football penn
State VS.. SYRACUSE All-Star Golf
with Doug Sanders challenging, and
Sugar Ray Robinson, on the come
back, battling Denny Meyer in the
fight Of the week.
BASKETBALL
SATUR0AY-N. Y. Knickerbockers vs. PhiIadel-
phia Warriors. 23o p.m.-4
BOWLING
SUNDAY-championsh Bowling. $50 PM
Championship Bowling. 800 pm.-2
S. The Sunday Stor TV Mosozine. v
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as instructor. investigator. Pro
vOSt Sergeant and officer and
First Sergeant of POW activl-
lies in Virginia The sergeant 5
overseas tours were all spent IN
Germany. While stationed in
Berlin ,l95l-53l and serving as
an inspector of the zonal border,
under the Security Branch of
the Provost Marshal. Sgt. Rice
was arrested and detained by
the East border guards after
stepping six inches inside the
border to inspect sign mark
ings ="
NJ SIT. Rice plans TO make
his home III Virginia Beach
where lie will be associated
with the Bailey Electric Apph-
ance Corporation
He is a member Of the York
and Scottish Rites. Masonic Fra
ternlty and an active member
of area Shrine organizations
While in Germany. Sgt. Rice
was the District Past Master OF
the American Military Masonic
Lodge at Mannheim.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Master Sergeant Rice
Presented Three Aluuy.us

National Guard IN 1929 Upon
being honorably discharged. he
entered the Virg mia State
Guard virginia Protective
Force, where he attained the
rank of lieutenant. serving "A
total OF ten years in the guard
III 1912 when the Virginia State
Guard was modified. Sgt. Rice
resigned his commission to en-
ter the Regular Army Within
three days after hitting baslc
training at Fort Meade he was
made a sergeant and an instruc-
tor of the cadre teaching Mill
tary Police. with whom ne was
to be associated almost continu-
ously until his last assignment
to Fort Story in 1859
Much of M, SGT. Rice's career
was served here in Virginia at
such installations as Hampton
Roads. Fort Lee. Camp Ashby
Suffolk and Fort Story serving
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Social Security Benefits Are
Available To Some Working People

year. # you make more than
$1,000. you will still receive
check for any month in which
you do not earn more than 500
OF do not render substantial ser
vices in self-employment.
In addition. even if you earn
more than 81 200 a year and
work all months in the year. you
may still get some benefit checks
during the year. For earnings
over $1,000 and mp to 81. 100.
benefits are withheld on the baS-
is Of 81 in benefits for each 81
earned. On earnings over 81 200,
81 In benefits is withheld for
each 81 earned. Therefore. the
benefits a person or family can
actually receive when the person
earns more than ST 200 a year
depends on both his wages and
the total amount OF benefits due.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

FORT STORY. Dec. i4-Mas-
ter Sergeant William T. Rice.
Chief Clerk. Reserve Component
Headquarters at Fort Story
since March 1859. recei i've d
three awards nj one ceremony.
SGT Rice. d master sergeant
for over /. years. Who began
his military career IN 1923. re-
cciyrd certificate Of retire
nient from active duty.
The second award was a Ger
tificaR of Appreciation for
meritoriOuS service However.
the most coveted award of the
three was the Army Common
dation Medal. received for work
with the Reserve Component
Headquarters from 1859 to 1861
Col Walter D. SWank. Deputy
co. 4th TC. made the presen-
tatiOns at Post Headquarters.
A native of Farmville. NJ. Sgt.
Rice tered the Virginia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

Kathleen Smith. Of Anderson
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gill
lev had a few of Marks young
friends in for his first birthday
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Baird had as her
guest December 6. her daughter.
Mrs. Beverly Baird. and her
husband. Eddie Ballard, Of Den
yer, Colo. After spending several
days here they left for Washing
ton D. C. and Maryland to visit
friends and relatives there en-
route to Colorado.
Miss Kathryne Ovens music
pupils will present two programs
Of music December II at PAS
and GAS pm. at her home at
DillWyn.
Members Of the Maysville
Presbyterian church held
family night supper at the
church Wednesday night. The
program ircluded the singing OF
Christmas carols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin MaXey.
of Richmond. were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Speas. Roger Speas, or Rich
mond. was also home for the
week end.
The Methodist M. Y. F.. group
afforded the Christmas concert
held in Jarman Hall at Long
wood College Sunday afternoon.
They later met at the Methodist
parsonage for the regular meet
ing. They were served a light
supper by the pastor and his
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

BUCKINGHAM, Dec. IA The
Buckingham Boy Scout Troop no
SOS will be selling Christmas
trees this year 10 raise funds for
their camping trip to camp Mo
moan next summer.
They are taking orders now on
trees cedar or pine. running
cedar. holly branches and mis-
tletoe. For orders taken now they
will make deliveries to the
homes. They will be selling trees
at three locations. DillWyn.
SprOuses Corner and Bucking-
ham. Contact a member of the
boy scout troop for your Christ
mas trees now.
Miss Appling Moss has return
ed home after visiting the past
week in Richmond.
Mrs. Rolfe Wood and Mrs. Beu
lah Collins were overnight guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Wood in
Richmond on Saturday.
Mrs. Hugh Crews. Miss Anne
! Crews and Mr.. ard Mrs. Howard
Rosen attended the Miscellaneous
shower given for Mrs. Peggy
Ann Lightfoot Saturday at New
Canton.
The winter festival given by
the school was quite a success.
About $255 was cleared to go
toward payment on bleachers.
Miss Mary Helen Wood spent
the week end with her aunt, Mrs.
Lula Zones, Of Lynchburg. While
there she attended the Christmas
darces at Lynchburg College.
Mrs. E. C. McCraW had as her
luncheon guest Wednesday. Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

Are YOU 65 or older and still
working? If so. have you visited
your social security district Of
flee? 1t is possible that you and
your family may be eligible to
receive some social security
benefits even though you con
tinl.e TO work after You are IS
Because Of recent changes in
the social security law there are
approximately million persons
e. or older who would be able
to collect Some payments despite
their earnings. In order to re-
ceive any benefits. however.
these people must first file
claims at the social security Of
flee.
Under the social security law,
if YOU are eligible fol- retirement
benefits. you can earn up to 81.
200. a year and get benefit
check for all y months in the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Poaeont At Guinea Church
The Birth OF Christ Scheduled

Clyde Mahan, of Richmond, De
cember 3. Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews
also visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gary
Tyree, also of Richmond.
The Robert Woottons were
Tuesday guests of Mrs. B. B.
Walker, who is now feeling bet
ter. Mrs. George Bailey and son.
Bill, Of Charlottesville. were re-
cent guests.
Joe Hazlegrove, Jr., who came
home Thursday from the South
side Hospital seems to be grad
ually improving. Recent guests
in the home were Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Matthews and son Charles.
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Stratton.
Guests at "Hors du Monde
recently, were Mrs t. R. Trem-
BILE and son. Rennie. of Burke
vile.
Mrs. w. D. Walker recently
spent several days with her
daughter. Mrs. Stuart McGhee.
and family, of Denbigh.
The Christmas party at Cente-
nary Church is scheduled to be
held on December q at 7::30 pm.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
B. B. Walker, Jr., of West
Point. was a week end guest of
his mother, Mrs. B. B. Walker
W. P. Hazlegrove, Of Roanoke,
with friends, spent some time re-
Gently at his country home,
Little Mortified.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

MEHERRIN. Dec. a. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Elliott celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary Sun
day December 3 in their home
from 2 to S pm.
A huge centerpiece Of yellow
NUNS and snapdragons adorn-
ed the center Of the table with
the three TERED cake with vel
low Roses and ornament on top
with SO In gold flowers centered
it And the punch bowl at the
other end Of the table. With
dishes Of yellow rnints. and mix
ed nuts on the table. four tall
yellow candles at each end Of
flowers.
Miss Cynthia Nunnally and
Mrs. James higgins presided at
the punch bowl. Mrs. c. B.
higgins served the cake. Mrs