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Evening star., 1961-03-13

Democrats. Representative Gil
aimo Of Connecticut and Pucin-
ski Of Illinois questioned Mr..
Ribicoff on the fairness of bas-
ing aid to States on average
daily public school attendance
rather than on the school-age
population. The administration
bill, which uses the first for
mula, has the effect of exclud-
ing private and parochial school
pupils from the computation on
each States allotment.
Mr.. Ribicoff maintained it
would be unfair to include the
parochial school pupils in the
ALLEGATION formula since no
benefits would 90 To- their
schools under the admtnisxa-
tion proposal.
Teachers Back Bill d,
In the Senate. the head OF
a teachers union, testifying in
favor of the administrations
education bill. said today bricks
without brains constitute ma
tional folly"
Il cannot emphasize enough
the necessity of having a portion
Of Federal aid appropriations
inundated for teachers sal
aries" said Carl j. Megel, presi-
dent Of the AFL-CIO American
Federation Of Teachers.
1T is foolhardy," Mr.. Megel
said in testimony prepared for
a hearing Of the Senate Edu-
cation Subcommittee, for the
teacher and the pupil are the
keys to education in the final
analysis"
Mr.. Megel said the contro-
versy over Federal aid to
church and private schools is
confusing the issue Of public
school aid" He said any pro-
gram Of loans to nonpublic
schools should be considered in
a separate bill, $50 as not to
endanger the public school aid
legislation so vital to the Ma
tion," the Associated Press re-
ported.
Tax Writeoff Proposed
Mr.. Pucinski yesterday made
a proposal to allow income tax
deductions on tuition paid to
parochial schools as a substi-
tute for a loan program for
nonpublic schools.
Mr.. Pucinski said he had
written to Mortimer M. Cap
lin, director Of the Internal
Revenue Service, asking him to-
reverse a 1854 ruling that such
tuition cannot be claimed as a
deduction on Federal income
tax.
Mr.. Pucinski, a Roman Cath
olic, said q reversal Of the rul-
ing would eliminate further
debate over the constitutional
ity of Federal aid to church
schools. the AP said.
Senator Cooper, Republican
OF Kentucky. said yesterday he
was convinced a Federal aid
school bill can be written which
would not mean Federal con-
troll. but said that the con-
troversy over religion and
segregation would hinder pas
sage.
The Kentuckian said he
would vote against any amend
ment giving Federal aid to
parochial schools, concurring
with President Kennedy that
1t is unconstitutional to pro-
vide public funds in any way,
whether by grant or by loans
for the general purposes of
church schools. ."ip.t.. :.a&r r..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
South MilCaukee T0ice-J0urnaI
Small Town Promotion

MANY larger city could learn les
w son in promotion from the little
county seat town of Greensburg, popul-
alton 1000, in southwest Kansas.
A galley proof we received last week
from the towns paper, the Kiowa Coun-
ty Signal, pointed out:
"Rose Bowl bound Wisconsin Badger
fans will find the price of coffee to their
liking in Greensburg, Kans. For them
it's free.
This will be the third consecutive
year that Greensburg has played host
to boosters from the Big Ten conference.
Several thousand of Ohio States Buck
eyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes already
have tasted this western hospitality. . -
The story goes on to say that all five
restaurants in the town have the wel-
come mat out for Badger boosters and
coffee will be ION the house" in all of
them.
More than 100 big multi-colored post
ers proclaiming "Welcome Badgers
have been plasted along the highway
GUS. 54) and placed in business place
windows.
eve like the Washington people, too
says the Greensburg Chamber Of Com
merce which master-minded the pro-
motion, "but not many Of them will come
through here on their way to Pasadena"
People who otherwise never would
have heard of Greensburg now know
about it . whether or not they ever
get there for the free coffee.
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sons rs years of age or perhaps
older. Not only do the "oldsters"
favor this legislation. but also
the children Of the aged who
are thus relieved of providing
proper medical and dental care
for their parents. Hence, l fore
cast that President Kennedy
will succeed in getting this leg
islation passed.
Medical Plans Compared
The Eisenhower Plan was to
provide Federal funds to match
State funds for medical aid. The
ANA and ADA were willing to
approve this. apparently on the
assumption that most states
would be niggardly in their ap-
preparations. The Kennedy Plan
is to have the movement purely
a Federal affair, tying it te
the Social Security program. It
would probably mean a one-fourth
of one percent boost in the So
cial Security Tax, to be paid
as now = jointly by employer
and employee.
Either of these two plans
Should be most beneficial to the
life insurance companies, which
are interested in one thing;
namely, in increasing the health
ard length of life of the Ameri-
can people. Wherever the money
may come from, every doctor
and dentist, every drug manu-
facturer and druggist = and all
devoted children are inter
ested in helping older people and
their friends. In fact. there is
no group of companies except
the life insurance companies
which have so many people
working for them!
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Double Check

Winter is here at this
time. 1t may be better when you
get to read this hope you have
wood, oil or whatever it takes
to keep you comfortable and if
the the heat is low you got your
love to keep you warm. Hope
you make it.
There is nothin' like having
things just like you like it. Hap
piness is wonderful hope every
body is happy. This is a wonder
full winter for those that like win
ter. Boy. we got it.
| Speaking of winter my wife
enjoys winter mabe its be-
/ cause I don't like it. Mates have
it that way, it thrills 'em. Ever
notice it that way?
The Kennedy administration
is wonderful but nobody seems
to like the Kennedy weather
still Con r,e SIS does nothing
about it. There is hopeful atti-
tude built up all over that Con-
gress will 60 along with the
President in aid to the needy
unemployed and old age bene-
fits. To some it just didn't come
soon enough. We were worse off
than we thought. And many are
thanking God that the Demo
Gratis are in many who voted
the other way.
This is one way of saying hello
to the folks in Akron, Ohio =.
ard all the outposts what read
this column and not for
getting North Carolina Viz
GINA :. and wherever you are.
Thanks for reading.
Yours.
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

alrllft.
All of these new expenditures are de-
signed to prime the pump. The psychol-
ogy of the movement is to create buy
ing splurge by the public. After all I'M
less the people have confidence in the
future they spend cautiously which
slows business and brings unemploy-
ment and business recession. All of the
statistics in the files of bureaus are of
no avail unless there is a psychology
of confidence and prosperity among the
public who spend the money There is
just as much money as ever the
trick is to get it pumped into business
channels. This is the first purpose Of
the new administration. Business gen.
orally appears to be favorable to the
new administration and the new team
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
NO COMMENT
BY JAMES W. DOUTHAT

WASHINGTON. Feb. Major
reactions 10 President Kennedy $
State OF the Union message
among members of The Southern
Democratic Conservative Re
publican coalition in Congress in
cluded these
l. They wondered how The
President expects to carry out
the worldwide spending pro-
grams he advocated without dan
gerously mbalancing the federal
budget.
2. They expressed some skepti-
cism regarding the doleful pic
ture he presented Of the Ameri-
can economy particularly III
view of the fact that most econo-
.nists have been predicting an
early upturn.
Some members of the coalition
provided this analysis Of the
message.
President Kennedy viewed the
nation S economy through dark
glasses. in the expectation that
such a presentation would en-
hance the chances OF obtaining
congressional approval of his
massive legislative program.
Picturing the economy as be
ing in dire straits when he took
office also would enable him
after the Improvement which
the economists now predict takes
place to claim that his policies
were responsible for the re
coVery.
Members of the coalition agree
with the President that economic
Improvement is essential, but
they contend that the way to
bring about this improvement is
through the operation of the pri-
vate enterprise system not
through crash program Of fed
eral spending.
President Kennedy vigorously
urged enactment Of major pol'-
tons Of his already announced
legislative program. But, in adj
dition, he gave notice that he
would promptly propose "other
steps aimed at insuring a prompt
recovery and paving the way for
increased long-range growth.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Policies Not Yet Jelled

KENNEDY'S team has not yet been
whipped into shape, despite the eff
forts made prior to the inauguration
for smooth transition. Possibly the
trasition was smooth enough but sift-
ing out the many ideas from brand
new cabinet, sub-cabinet and heads Of
bureaus is quite large task. So far the
domestic situation has been given more
consideration than have the internation-
al problems. Fortunately, communist
nations have withheld pressures hoping
the administration will be more amen
able to compromises in various fields.
There have been overtures from Mos
COW, and from other communist nations
Russian leaders are going slow in their
insults Of the new administration, play
ing for summit meeting with the new
president. Mr.. Kennedy appears to have
taken the attitude that he is not afraid
to negotiate with anyone. He is not will
ing to negotiate from the standpoint of
fear, and he is not willing to make con-
cessions which other presidents have
been unwilling to make, it is said
He is, however, little more willing
to negotiate on world problems He is
hopeful that areas where some agree
ment can be reached will be found In
other words, he is taking slightly diff
ferent approach.
We doubt that this condition will
last long, as the Russians are playing
for summit meeting, at which they
would again grab the world stage for
their propaganda if they are unable to
successfully negotiate their aims
The cabinet includes many men of
definite opinions, many idealists, and
relatively few experienced statesmen
For this reason it will take time for the
Kennedy program to jell and the team
to begin real progress as a unit.
Included in the present plans to get
the domestic program underway is the
release of government funds-in-aid A
billion dollars extra may be paid to
older people in pensions beginning about
April l. Unemployment insurance may
be raised by $500 million, with 1874 mil
lion released for super highway con-
struction. Veterans may receive 1888
million in stepped up insurance divi-
dends. A total of So billion to go into
the nations economy to start recovery
from the recession which came in the
last quarter of 1860
Defense spending likewise is to be
speeded with an expanded Polaris-sub-
marine program and new plans for the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

On top OF This, he also an
iolnced that messages would be
| sent to Congress promptly on
most Of "a hist OF problems
and projects in all so states
which he said deserves the at
tentl0n Of both Congress and the
Executive branch.
Thus. Congress is assured that
it Will be confronted with broad
variety Of legislative proposals
affecting every area of the
nation.
Many of these proposals. if en-
acted, would boost federal spend
ing substantially perhaps. ac-
cordlng to estimates. by several
billion dollars annually.
President Kennedy. however,
asserted that, barring the de-
Velopment OF urgent national de-
/ ferse needs or q worsening
economy, it is my current inten-
tlon to advocate program of
expenditures which, including
/ revenues from stimulation of
the economy, will not Of and by
themselves urbalance the earlier
budget submitted by President
Eisenhower =
The Eisenhower Budget pro-
posed government spending total
ING $500 billion which would
set q new peacetime record dur
ing the 1862 fiscal year starting
next July / Receipts were est
mated at 1923 billion The high
/, est in the nations history. This
would leave surplus of"$l 5 bill
hon fin rounded figures
President Kennedy thinks that
the 1861 budget lis almost GER
tain to show a net deficit" rather
than the so million surplus pre-
dicted by Mr.. Eisenhower. and
Mr.. Kennedy is rather pessimis-
TIC about a 1862 surplus.
He says that the 1862 budget
will remain in balance only if
the Congress enacts all the reve-
nue. measures requested = and
1 Only if an earlier and sharper up
turn in the economy than my
economic advisers now think
likely produces the tax revenues
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

growing life insurance company
must continually "plow back"
more money for the required
legal reserve. You know that
life insurance companies are
carefully audited by the govern
ment. which is another reason
for buying them.
To offset the small cash divi-
dends, the companies pay gen.
erous stock dividends. Some pay
such stock dividends every
year: while other companies
give large so per cent or more
dividend every five years. These
stock dividends are nontaxable
until you sell the stock received
therefrom. AS a rule, life in
surance stocks are bought only
by rich people; but in many
cases this is one reason these
people are rich! My appeal this
week is that small investors
buy good life insurance stocks
now, although most bankers and
brokers will always claim that
such stocks are "too high!
Kennedy Helps Insurance
One of the planks in President
Kennedy's platform was to help
the aged by free medical care
and in other ways. The Ameri-
can Medical Association and the
American Dental Association
composed of some 275,0O0 doc
tors and dentists, are fighting
this program.
Heretofore, most of the life
companies have refused to in
sure people over IS years of
age; but if the Kennedy legisla-
ton passes, they may insure per-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
1-H Members Have
Busy Season Ahead

Virginia s All club members
have busy season coming up.
In rundown OF what lies
ahead this Year in All activities.
Miss Evelyn Barker. associate
state All agent at Virginia Poly
technlc Institute, calls attention
first to National All Club Week.
March All. This years special
theme is Learn. Live. and Serve
Through All" Special activities
viii include exhibits. programs
fol- civic clubs. radio and tele-
vision programs, tours. etc.
Emphasis on special church
programs will highlight Rural
Life Sunday. May 7.
March will also signal the be-
ginning Of county achievement
record book contests. Club mem
berS can submit record books in
one OF the "a categorieS and COM
pete for the honor of represent
ing the county in the state con
test.
County All demonstration and
Judging contests will be held
through the state in the early
spring. and will be followed i'll
April and May by district con
tests District winners then will
compete at the State All Short
Course at VPI June 26 to July |.
The county All camping pro-
grams begin in June. Several
special state camps also are
scheduled The State Conserva-
ton Camp will be held in July at
Camp Farrar. Virginia Beach.
And Farrar will be the scene Of
the State Leadership Camp for
older youth in August. The lead
erShip camp is open to anyone
interested. between the ages of
Is and 80. Fourth clubs, church.
civic. and other groups annually
send representatives.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
BabsOn Discusses Life Insurance Stocks

BABSON PARK, MASS, Feb.
2-First a word regarding the
purchase of life insurance. This
should be a MUST for every
young person. II should be first
in ones financial program be-
fore thinking of real estate.
stocks, or bonds.
Kinds of Life Insurance
Personally. 1 prefer the SIM
pie twenty payment life"
without any endowment or other
fringes. Get this first. After you
are married you can get life
insurance to pay the mortgage
on your house. or to rut yonr
children through college, or to
travel in the U. S. or abroad. An
endowment policy may be a
good way to save money for one
who has no patience or sef-con-
troll, but I would .ather invest
some other way.
I also believe in business in
surance and "estate planning
in which may friend Mr.. McMil-
Ian of Memphis, Tenn. has spec
ialiZed. This is a newer form
which applies chiefly to those in
active business whose estates
would be severely taxed at time
of death. It also shows how by
use of trusts, gifts to members
of ones family and to charities,
such taxes can be greatly re-
duced.
Buying Life Insurance Socks
But this week 1 want to write
about buying the stocks of life in
surance companies. These u.s.
ually do not yield much income.
Their cash dividends are very
small and they sell at high
prices. The son is that a
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estimated.
However" Mr.. Kennedy adds.
we will do what must be done.
For ou. national household is
cluttered with unfinished and ne
elected tasks"
There was one pledge Mr.. Ken
needy made that received wide
spread applause. 1t was a pledge
that the Administration will not
distort the value of the dollar in
any fashion.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
John Temple Graves
Kennedy Made Only 222 Promises

"A GRAVE AND SUBTLE
sort Of wit, is President Ken
nedy's. think The Roanoke, Va.
Times. quoting his press con
ference declaration last week that
he was Just an Interested ci-
tizen" in the House Rules Com
mittee fight. This brought a
roar Of laughter. says The
Times. land we'll it might. for
while Mr.. Kennedy personally is
careful to maintain d hands-off
attitude. he puts his aides under
no injunctions to refrain from
preSSuring congressman to sup
port the committee-packing plan.
In fact. twisting has taken
the form Of suggesting to mem
bers that their pet, projects have
a better chance of getting con
gressional approval if they line
up with the liberals.
The Times may be joking that
was no joke. More indentifiable
wit was the Presidents remark
about appointing his brother at
tOlney general: II can't see any
thing wrong with giving him a
chance to get legal experience
before he begins practicing law '
Editor Tom Waring finds
something right pleasant about
a Chief Executive who can spool
himself and his brother that
way"
+ !
! FRIEND DAVID LAWRENCE,
recalling Presidential fareWells
after the inaugurations of sue
cessors, overlooks Calvin Cool
idge's. The Coolidges went di-
rectly to the railroad station after
the ceremonies to depart for
Northampton. Movies showed
him on the back platform with
Mrs. Coolidge before the train
pulled out. MI Coolidge, won't
you say goodbye to the American
people, a camersman-reporter
asked. lifting his microphone.
Mr.. Coolidge tucked his head
to one side, grinned that sheepish
Goodbye he said through
his nose.
1t compared or was com
pared = with Washington's Fare
we'll Address.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07


and deep.
But | have promises to keep
And miles to go before |
sleep
OFTEN AT A HARD DAYS
end during the campaign Mr..
Kennedy would quote those lines
from Robert Frost.
The promises have been count
ed up now. They number two
hundren and twenty-five. That this
is to be the most political adj
ministration since Franklin RO-
OSevelt is more and more APP
parent. Except that. not begin
ming as Roosevelt did in midst
of the worst depression in history.
President Kennedy isn't sound
ing off with an avOWal that "all
we have to fear is fear itself :"
His avoWal seems 10 run the
other way. that all We have to
fear is not being afraid enough"
to put out for the current re-
ceSSion. of the continuing cold
war.
How could Ike have been so
totally in error as Mr.. Kennedy
finds him? 1t is customary for
the outgoing to point with pride
and the incoming to view with
alarm but the miles between this
pride and this alarm are enough
to keep all of us sleepless and
having someone shot at sunrise.
MIR. KENNEDY, like Ike be-
fore him, takes solid, ground when
he takes general ground.
Ike was for States Rights -
but practice Jagged. JFK is for
a sound dollar but if the picture
of woe he paints is halfway true
we must bring on the New Deal,
the New Frontier and then some,
impairing the dollar with deficit
spending.
Scott as we may, though, it
means something these days to
enunciate right principles even
if there is want Of practice. 1t
keeps the principles in our minds
and hearts. We go on looking for
them from our government, de-
handing them.
And nobody knows yet, in spite
of the Inaugural and the State
Of the Union messages. what John
Kennedy is going to be as he
finds his way and grows in his
office.
ONE WHO CAN'T have liked
the speech is Nikita khrushchev.
He is thought to have been count
ing on the new President to be
softer than Ike - and finds him
sounding harder. The country will
be as one in applauding what Mr..
Kennedy said of recognizing the
enemy, keeping ourselves strong.
seeking peace but knowing it
impossible without strength
This may have its effect on the
domestic economy Mr.. Kennedy
finds in such collapse. We may
be once more saved by the
bell" = the war bell = as FDR
was in 1889, ard both Truman
and Eisenhower after World War
II when Russia's menace came
into the clear and required an
other colossal arms build-up.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
All Members To
March For Dimes
In Prospect Area

PROSPECT, Feb. 6 - It is
time to get a little extra change
ready. Wednesday afternoon
about 2 or pm. the All Club
members at Prospect will be
marching for the 1861 March
of Dimes campaign.
The members will make a
door to door solicitation
throughout the Prospect COM
munity.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

THE woods are lovely, dark
and deep.
But have promises to keep
And miles to go before
sleep -
Evening star., 1961-05-22

been struck by the fact that
Mr.. Khrushchev has brand
ished missiles on three occa-
sions since Mr.. Kennedy was
inaugurated.
One Kennedy man compared
the situation to the campaign
in the preconvention stage.
"You lose a few delegates
here, but you know that ulti-
mately you have the strength
to win. Khrushchev just ought
to know what kind Of man he's
up against"
The President will be fully
informed as to what kind Of a
man he will be up against in
Vienna in June.
He will be intensively briefed
on the personality Of Mr..
Khrushchev. His chief inform
ant will be the State Depart
ment's Soviet expert, Charles
E. Bohlen. who was ambassa-
dor to the Soviet Union from
1853 to 1857.
He also will get ideas from
Ilo,, n Hob,Iar oeeictopt Can
retary of State for European
Affairs, who has had consider
able opportunity to observe
Mr.. Khrushchev. Not only did
Mr.. Kohler accompany the pre-
mier on that unforgettable
journey to America in Septem-
Der. 1859, but he escorted Mr..
Nixon to Moscow and was pres
ent at the kitchen debate.
Evening star., 1961-05-22
KENNEDY Y-KHRUSHCHEV
High Hopes Lacking
Over Vienna Meetinq

1859. He was willing to demon
strate the new vigor and deter
mination in Washington
But by the time Mr.. Khru-
Shchev had revived the idea OF
the meeting in early May, our
affairs were in serious disarray.
Disaster had overtaken us in
Cuba and Laos. There was no
thought, however, Of ducking
the meeting, although the only
public advocate at the moment
was former President Richard
M. Nixon, whose principal
campaign contention had been,
ironically enough, that as
shown by the Moscow kitchen
debate in 1859, he could cope
with Mr.. Khrushchev.
No Better Time
The time of the meeting
Kennedy spokesmen admit, is
awkward. But it is felt there
could be no better time for
President Kennedy to tell
Khrushchev to his face the
truth of our intentions and the
consequences of further Soviet
aggression. The President has