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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-13
Double Check

Everybody is spending more
time studying their business and
making plans for the future
nobody except me seem to
be optomistic about the future.
Business is going at a big rate
sales are on the up and up
new stores are opening
and payrollS are showing the
biggest increase in many years.
Under Democratic management
things are bound to increase
and there is no WAR in sight
just a little outside talk and
political evervessence from the
great hangover. Most of you
know that this is as usual ;.
they even criticize the Presi-
dent for appointing Democrats
for Judges when he promised
to clean house in the campaign.
Nothing is said about the capa-
bility of those appointed got
about forty more to put in.
Tax tickets are in the mails
and you begin to see the
increase in the cost Of local
government we can still
count our blessings whether
we sleep or not. start putting
away money to pay my taxes in
June should have started in
May this time II. may have
to seek federal aid but how
The Lord Willing will make it
some how.
The Baseball season ended so
soon it was almost a let down
the closest 1 ever get is
Teevey and the knot hole on the
fence so no loss or gain
here for me.
Thanks for reading sure
didn't feel like writing it
wish my Doctor could get a hold
Of Kruschef for a spell.
Yours,
J. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-13
Gods Added Gift

It's sold when God wos making man.
And for his good, He made each plan,
On him rich gifts He did bestow
Before to earth He let him co.
What shall give him next?" said God
HE now has strength with which to pod
Upon life's road. the love Of right,
The gift Of song, Iife's poths to light
Wisdom there is within his mind
And he shall be both true and kind;
Eorth's beauty shall delight his eyes,
And its gores through life he'll prize
He will know wrong from right, and he
Blessed with foth will always be.
Whot other gift con bestow
Before to earth let him ooo"
Then sold on angel standing near,
hese gifts not enough, feor
Master, for all thot he must do
0ive him sense Of hunor, too
"Gront him to smile when thinqs 40 wrono
And changing moods may sway the throno
When they annoy him, show him then
How loughoble angry men,"
In 'oter years, when his strength was tosked
Whot keeps you potient?" someone asked
Whot keeps you brave when soreIv tried3"
my sense Of hunnor," he replied
Written June 20, 1876
L. D. Whitaker
In spit. .. the t:es of DR. whal carry
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-13

government of Ghana. both of which
are communist or communist-dominate
governments.
Jagan is currently putting the bite
on the United States and says this coun-
try should finance his program to re-
habilitate the people and country. The
implication is that if we do not help
him, he will welcome help from COM
munst sources
If Jagan wants to line up with Cuba,
Ghana and Russia, and we suspect
that is where he is heading, and knows
it, then the British should be persuad-
ed not to give Guiana it's freedom until
there is responsible and democratic
government functioning securely. And
as long as the people of that country
want him as their leader, then no
United States aid should be forthcom-
ing, for Guiana Sooner or later this
message will reach the people, as U. S.
aid flows into all the other South Amer
lean countries.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-13
South Of The Border

DOWN south of the border, all the way
- to the eastern coast of South Amer
lea, elections in British Guiana indicate
a second Fidel Castro might be on the
rise.
DIR. Cheddi Jagan was recently VIC
torious in the voting to determine who
would lead a new government in the
British colony The leader of the col
ony's government is of great import
ance because the British are preparing
to give the country complete freedom
in year, or so.
DR.. Jagan's news conference i'm
mediately after his success at the polls
was not too comforting for the West.
He told reporters not to ask him if he
was a communist, that he didn't want
that kind of question. This, it would
seem to us, is lodging the question.
In the past he has demonstrated
liking for communist policies and pro-
grams and while he is staying away
from openly-avowed communism, he is
an admirer of Fidel Castro, and the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-13
Be Careful Of Your Associates

ONE OF the idealistic-minded individ-
y uals who was sucked in on the Free
dom Riders recent exhibitions has
spoken his piece. No longer able to
justify his behavior in his own con-
science, this misguided soul has told the
truth on the agitators.
The Chicago Baptist minister, who
has been working in that city with un-
derprivileged Negro children for three
years, recently flew to the South to join
the Freedom Riders because he thought
they were crusading for a just cause
and were sincere.
But, he now reveals, he found his
comrades quite different. When he
learned, after being arrested and jail
ed, of the criminal records of some of
the agitators, he was surprised and
questioned his corridors about the re-
cords. Their attitude was one of, $50
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01
Watch On Potomac

into nowhere and came back.
But Lapp makes a point that
may help us keep our sense OF
balance, as we try to catch up.
The main value of sending a
man into space is psychological
rather than chronological, IN
Lapp's judgment. 1t may be the
only value.
1.-THE real reason" he writes,
"why the United States II dip
ping SO deeply into Its Golfers
to support space research ID that
space spectaculars have become
symbolic of chronological SUI
premacy.
Sending a man into a quick
orbit around the earth has little
scientific value and less urgency,
but the United States committed
over q third of a billion dollars
to this chOre. Such is the price
tag of space status"
Since Lapp has long been a
critic of federal lassitude, and
his comments were made before
the Russians got their man into
outer space, his observation
ought not be dismissed as sour
grapes
Just because the Russians
have set pace, we ought not
automatically assume 1t is the
right pace for us. When the So
Wet leaders show as much in
terest In caring for men on
earth, as they do for their man
in space, then we will be i'm
pressed.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01
ECHOES &
ENCORES
by
Irwin Ashkenozy

With tax-time again we are
reminded more painfully than
ever that the tax-dollar has
become a short-distance sprint
er-going fast but not far. Po-
itical prophets are predicting
that the mounting tax-burden
will wreck our economy; others
say it protects our way of life;
still others warn that a country
bled white by taxes will turn
Red.
The real trouble may be ex-
cess prophets. In a democracy
anyone can play Cassandra or
holler and make waves. That's
the way it's built. A dictator
ship is different kind of ship.
It may sail faster and smoother
for awhile. But sooner or later,
it hits a rock and sinks. A de-
mocracy, on the other hand, is a
raft. 1t may sail poorly, ship
water, and keep your feet wet
but it's mighty hard to sink.
Still, there is no wisdom in
allowing ourselves to fall asleep
in a groove of complacency. For
the only difference between a
groove and a grave Is a matter
of depth. The nation that rests
on it's laurels rusts on them.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01
The Freedom Riders

teye in Africa and elsewhere il
the government had retreated
before the Montgomery mob.
OF that there Is no doubt. But
1t Is secondary.
III Bob Kennedy had allowed
the situation further to deter
iorate it would have been q
signal for every raeist, hOodlum
and outlaw In this country to
do as he pleased whenever
things were not to his liking.
It would have been signal
to Dixie demagogues that the
Administration was winking at
their little indiscretions and
that, in the interest of passing
non-civil rights legislation,
would forgive them their sins.
II nothing else results from
the Freedom Ride, the fact that
it gave the Justice Dept. an
early opportunity to show that
the government means busi-
ness was achievement enough.
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CONTINUED from Page y

useless gesture. But 1t was done
as much for psychological as for
scientific reasons.
So 1t was with the Freedom
Riders. They felt the need to
dramatic the difficult situation
in which Southern Negroes still
find themselves, despite court
rulings about their rights to
travel In intesrated, interstate
buses.
Robert Kennedy's role In the
ensuing events was Of q differ
ent order.
What he demonstrated was
that the Justice Dept. was de-
termined to stay above politics
and maintain order, even If a
close political ally was IN
volved. ~ -.
The point has been made that
we would have gotten a black
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01
Theatre
by
Cyrus Adler

DONOGOO -. A comedy by
Jules Roman.
Donogoo is the most delicious
comedy have seen since. the
Madwoman OF Chillot led the
capitalists down q. Paris sewer.
That Western Civilization will
reform Its wicked ways - pin
pointed on the Greenwich
News stages more than one
can expect. but at least we are
forced to laugh, II uneasily, at
some of our venal and idiotic
foibles. Life is a bad joke to
begin with, when you get right
down to it.
AS an example of Romans
exquisite satirical mind cOnsid-
er the opening act. Lemandin:
meek and unhappy woul d
drown himself except that the
water of the Seine is too cold
(according to the thermometer
he has with him). A friend adj
vises him to consult a Doctor of
"biometric : pschotherapy" - a
genius Che says SO himself) who
has invented an amazing cleo
tronic contraption that can pre-
vent suicides. The machine
advises Lemendin to attach
himself to the first person who
blows his or her nose at a GER
tain intersection. Roman in
terlards this preposterous &C
ton with gently biting COM
mentS.
The geography professor who
blows his nose desperately
wishes to be elected to the
Academy, but is fearful he will
be rejected because in one OF
his tones he has included q
mythical Brazilian town, Dono-
goo. Lemendin decides to create
Donogoo and most of the play is
concerned with the promotion OF
this financial bubble. Adven-
turers, politicians and patriots
seek the mysterious town-and
finally found it, as the stock
promoters drive the price of the
stock. Really, Roman knows
too well human nature, as
twisted by an acquisitive society.
l would have bought stock in
Donogoo Development Company
if given the chance.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01

sailed into orbit the w h tie
House reacted slowly. Sherman
Adams repeatedly was unim-
pressed. He was only one OF
many to say that we were not In
a race with Russia to see who
could send more basketballs into
outer space. That was the gen.
eral attitude.
But now that the first Soviet
sstronaut has scaled the heights
Of outer space the White House
reaction is quite different. Some
newspapermen dubbed Russia's
astronaut "Christopher Column
bus" while trying to figure out
how to pronounce his name.
Otherwise this was no joke.
At most, according to the best
information available, we are
only three or four weeks behind
the Soviet scientists, compared
70 the fizzle and flOps after the
first Sputnik was launched.
But this was small comfort.
One Of the wire services inter-
viewed a U. S. scientist at Cape
Canaveral and asked for his
comment on the Soviet achieve
ment. ut makes me SICK" he
replied.
81 What makes many Of us sick,
Of course, is not that Soviet SCI
! entists are capable men = but
that such achievements can be
j, accomplished under a dictatorial
regime.
We used to wonder how Nazi
scientists, many of them men
of great intellectual capacity,
could justify working for such
an oppressive government as
Hitler's. Were they not
ashamed? The same question
. may be asked about the Soviet
scientists. Are they not ashamed
to make their contributions to
regime that Is brutal and anti
Humanitarian?
Obviously national pride or 8
wish to humble the United
States, hitherto chronological
leader of the world, are also ele-
ments playing an important role
In each Soviet scientists deci-
sion. Also, self-interest Is fac
tor. Reports often come back
that while the Communists
squelch authors, like Pasternak,
they give great freedom to sci
entists.
Inside Russia the scientist be-
longs to privileged class and
he probably likes it.
The political behavior OF So
Wet scientists has not always
been as grand as their outer
space achievements. The silence
about Pasternak, at best seems
to reflect an attitude of, IAN
l my brothers keeper"
STEADY, MEN For those
who feel too downcast about the
Soviet achievement ! would rec
ommend reading of DR.. RALPH
E. Lapp's book IMAM AMI
SPACE" HarperS, 1873 PIP
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01

The point has been made that
we would have gotten a black
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-06-01

STEADY, MEN For those
who feel too downcast about the
Soviet achievement would rec
ommend reading of DR.. Ralph
+. Lapp's book IMAM AND
SPACE" III arpers, 1873 PIP.
$4.95). It was published before
the Russian astronaut went out
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
Arrivals and Departures

From Fairbanks: Wilbur Green Frank I4egerat, LeRoy Youngkins MT. and Mrs. Ben Duniway, Will liam Ullrick, Gene Mavis, Ralph Ahkingak, Connie Nuipuk, Nellie Karmun, Marie Swanson, Charles Byrd, and MT Winck.
 To Fairbanks: Art Reynolds, David, Marlene, Davy, and Debbie Shinnin, J. D. Davidson, Floyd Harmon, Richard Sherman, Ken meth Ames, MT. Brady, L. Herbil- sheimer, R. K. Travis, Julia Car son, E-sTie5stt aEsffisaSSss, E ffiiiiSs Bess Litchen- berg, Marvel Ryan, v. M. Bran stetter, Norman Rousey, Lorraine Singer, Mrs H. Miller, MT. C.. Miller, Jean Buraiida, Robert Cof- fey, Marion Larson, Joe McCau- life, MT. Skorpinski, Larry John son, and H. R. Lee.
 From Kotzebue: Frank Skor- MT. and Mrs. Glenn Bou- cher and Mike, Frederick Tocktoo, Johnny Stephenson,
 To Kotzebue: Nancy Baker, Bertha, Albright, Midge Stryker, Alvin Kayouktuk, Richard Cassin, Ramona, Jessie, Janet, and Fran cine Zeisiger, J. A. Anderece, A.. H. Stevenson, Hubert Bartal, Ed win Booth, Mathew Shy, Peter Luther, Tony Soosuk, Bruce Vest ly, o. M. Bishop, Richard H. Mote and J A. Herdlick.
 To Panama: R. Pursche, Max Fisher and L. Ready.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
FRE SIREN INSTALLED ATOP CITY. BUILDING

Through the generosity of the U. $. Smelling Co, siren has been loaned the city for fire use on top of the City Bldg, pending the repair or replacement of the city-owned siren, which has been out of service since early this spring.
 The only siren in operation has been the one placed on the school building, and in emergency, should anything happen to that one the city would be without a fire. varning signal.
 It has been promptly installed to provide the necessary protec- tion by the Nome Power and Light crew.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
SOnENsoN FAMILY PAYS "A VISIT TO NOME

MT. and Mrs. Sorenson and their daughter, Martha, were over- night visitors Friday. They had a special reason for coming to Nome, which was to find the house in which Mrs. Sorenson's parents lived in the early days, and which was on D St.
 Mrs. Sorenson is the neice of Mrs. Joe Sheldon, wiio was also an early Nome resident. and who is active and has been active for many years in the Sourdough Club of San Francisco. The Soren- sons are from Alta Dena and Mrs. Sheldon makes her home in Pasadena, Calif
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
NOME CANCER FUND AMoUNTs 70 rc s.iisss9 ss.s.iisss9

Mrs. H. Gilbert reports chat a check for S1,109.90 has been sent to headquarters for the Cancer Fund. In addition to this some contributions, which will be cre- dited to the fund from here, were sent in directly
 Mrs. Gilbert stated that persons having cancer and needing aid in the area can be helped quickly up to S200 a year and the money can be used for transportation cost if necessary Also help IS available for certain types of treatment which meet with the approval of the organization.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
NICK SIMEON TO LIVE IN SEATTLE

Nick Simeon leaves tomorrow to make his home in Seattle with his brother at 4515 So. l40th St., Seattle 88.
 Simeon operated the Glue Pot for many years but he has re- tired and sold out his property here. His home on First Ave. has been purchased by ". w. Laws.
 Nick said before bidding good bye that his brothers home is just 50 feet outside the city limits of Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
NEW BOWLING
 MANAGER ARRIVES HERE

Richard Deems is the new man ager for Aukruk Lanes having arrived from Anchorage, where he has worked with the Elks Bowling Alley and the Aleutian Bowl. He has also been with the Fairbanks Bowl.
 MT. Deems is married and ex- poets his wife to follow him short ly. He has announced new hours for Alkruk Lanes.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
GUEST or THE WEEK

Fred Weibel Of Allentown, Pa, was chosen Chamber of Com merce Guest of the Week. MT. Weibel is in the cement business and has also been active in Chamber work. He stated his main civic work has been with help for crippled children with whom he worked for the past So years in several administrative capacities.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
CARD or THANKS

Words cannot express our ap- rreriafion for the kind deeds and expressions of sympathy extend cd by friends and neighbors dur ing the illness and death of our loved one.
 We can only say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
 Mrs. Albin Poison.
 MT. and Mrs. Lloyd
 Sundstrom ard Sons
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
Pair 10 Attend
 Meefinq in Anchorage

At the reguar meeting oflthe Pioneer Women's Auxiliar. Fri day evening, Mrs. Axel Edman and Mrs. Ellen Speare were elect ed to represent the group at the annual meeting os the Grand Ig- loo being heid in Anchorage at the end of September.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Agnes Kunnuk, Nina David of Moses Pt., Margaret Money, Edna Alexander and Don- na Morgan.
 Discharged: Richard Sockpick, Dorcas Walluk, Edna Ahwinona, Pat Petrevelli, Sheldon Keok, Mary Penatac and Willard Hunt on.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14

Mrs. Carl Miclxelson has been appointed secretary to the Dis trict Probation officer, Geri Casey, and assumed her duties this morn ing. Mrs. Mickelson has been bookkeeper for City Fuel
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
ACTRESS JUNE ALLYSON HAS KIDNE STONE REMOVED

MONTEREY, Calf. M-Actress June A1lyson is resting in Mon terey Hospital today after the removal Of a kidney stone in an operation that required no sur gerry.
 The stone was removed by in- strument Saturday night
 Miss Allyson and her ex-hus- band, actor Dick Powell, had come to Monterey separately Thurs dap to pick up their children at the close of summer camp. The children are Pamela, l4 and Rickie, g.
 Miss Allyson 38, was stricken with pains Friday morning.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
IN MAGISTRATES COURT

Ed Maloney was fined $50 on drunk charge. The fine was sus- pended for good behavior. Ethel Ailak was fined $50 on a drunk and disorderly charge. John Ko- koluk was given ten days for being drunk on a public street.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
NINE FOUNDER

Bruce Wayne Morgan, weigh ing over nine pounds, was born this morning to Mir. and Mrs. Barrow Morgan at the MNfM Hos pital. Paternal grandparents are MT. and Mrs. Stanley Morgan and maternal grandparents are MT. and Mrs. Don Lyle, all of this city.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-14
Marge and Carol shute Visit D. C

Among the many visitors in Washington, D. C., in July from Alaska were Marge and Carol ,.55hute of Nome.
Evening star., 1961-12-31
lDUcAnoNAL V '.1;s;' N. !; s =: :
IN SCHOOL

Note: These are instruction pro-
grams beamed during the daytime
hours to schoolrooms in the Wash
ington area. Home viewers with sets
adjusted to receive the UHF signal
can also view them.
TUESDAY-q:l5. ParIons Francais 9:45. Par
Ions Francais; 1915, Geography sixth grade);
IL, Science fifth grade); l3o. Art and
Music first second and third 9rades); 2o5,
Language Arts Fourth. fifth and sixth
erades); 2:4o, Parons Francais.
WEDNESDAY-9 ParIons Francois; 945.
Parlons Francais; 1910, Kindergarten; Ito
Kindergarten; las. Science 3; 24o, ParIons
Francas.
THURSDAY-9:l5, Parlons Francois; 9:45. Par
Ions Francois; 1910, Language Arts tourth
fifth sixth erades); l;25, Science s; 200,
Art and Music tirst. second. third grades:
2:4o, ParIons Francois; 80. French teacher
training.
FRIDAY-9l5 ParIons Francois; lo:l5, Geog-
raphy; HOO. ParIons Francas; Il 90, Win
dow on the Soviet 1870. Looking In l:30,
Art and Music first, second and third grades);
POS, Language Arts Fourth. fifth and sixth
orades).
Evening star., 1961-01-08

ment move, It Is expected By
many economies that more
money win be available for
home building.
The rub is whether or not
easier credit win stimulate CON-
struction. In other post World
War II years credit easing
promptly created . demand for
houses.
Differences Outlined
Why should it. be different
this time? For one thing. the
postwar years began with q
stable backlog demand for
housing.
The capacity Of the construc-
tion industry was low. quite
probably below. annual demand,
and such capacity had to be
built up before the backlos
could be reduced.
Now. there Is no longer any
backlog Of demand for housing,
household formations are ex-
lpected to rise only gradually
over the next several years and
the migration from farm to city
to suburb may, be slowing down.
However. the Commerce De-
lpartment predicts - million
private homes win be built IN
1881. assuming o strong recoy-
lery' In the latter half 81 the
year.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Fewer Strikes

There even was Q feeable try
at launching q top-leyel ma.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
N2DhSag7NE@lkgeG@n@gza@g

Selfcriticism, as someone has said, b luxury
which only very successful society can afford; le
fortunate people too busy being poor to denonce
themselves very vigorously.
Such criterion should give Americans much
comfort, for have dearh Of critics and an end
less variety, it seems Of criticism.
Only few years ago the theme was that third
Of our people were in poverty. =
Then it turned out that the trouble wasn't
poverty but something called 'afauenos".
Then it seemed that our vulgar, meretricious
society was insufciently concerned with personal,
non-material values. Then it seemed that it was
overly concerned and was preoccupied with status
symbols whatever they may be.
The latest critique scornfuIy charges us with
advocating waste, with somehow inducing con-
surners to throw away perfectly good articles for
replacement with new items of dubious utility.
Well, sir, what sometimes seems like waste ID
economy of the most stringent kind The fact is that
Evening star., 1961-01-08
The SUNDAY STAR
Washinssea, DC, JesusY I. 1851
lnbor Unions Expect
Further Coins ii, 81

|tional Encouragement con-
ference. But such efforts never
came close to ieiling.
Although strikes were ct Q
low ebb during the past year,
some Of the bitter ones in-
|cluded tWo-week walkouts ct
the Fennsylvania Railroad and
the General Electric Co.
The crucial bargaining situa-
tion In 1861 win be In the auto
industry. Contracts expire at
|mid-year. walter Reuther viii
be trying to break new ground
In wages and other benefits.
Another potentiai trouble
spot Is the Teamsters Union
James r, Hoffa has announced
he win try to negotiate q
master contract covering 400,-
900 local and long : distance
truck. drivers whose contracts
expire within 90 days begin
ming Feb. !.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
U. S. Travellers Spent
SIS Billion in go

NEW YORK. Jan. . (AP).-
Travelling Americans spent an
estimated $2.5 billion overseas
In 1860. the American Express
Travel survey reports. About
III million went abroad COM
pared with an estimated Is
million in 1859.
A cneck Of departures be-
tween January and August
showed that half Of United
States citizens boarding plane
or ship were headed for Europe.