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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06

to Wilmington on Monday, and
attended the Youth rally at the
Missionary Alliance Church, there.
Mrs. Ida Gordy and Mrs.
Mayme Dodd were dinner guests
of Mrs. May Kitchens and Vernon
Kitchens on Friday evening.
Mrs. Blanche Cordrey, Miss Elsie
Cordrey and Mrs. Hattie Short
were dinner guests of Mrs. Mayme
Dodd on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Johnson of
Baltimore, and daughters Pat and
Janet spent the Christmas holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Johnson.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06
State Club Women Will
Sharpen Driving Ability
CONTINUED from page one)

The instructors include Austin c.
Chidester, Jr., of the Delaware
Safety Council, Edward Gillen and
Robert Carter of the Diamond State
Telephone Company.
They will start the last week
end of this month to give instruc-
ton to the teachers selected in
each of the 21 clubs. AS soon as
the teachers are trained they will
begin to give the course to the
members of their club. 1t will take
about six weeks to train the tea
chers.
George Grotz, field representa-
tive of the National Safety Coun-
Gil, said the program is the first of
its kind ever organized He pre-
dicted it will produce excellent re-
suits in building up the driving
ability of those who participate.
That prediction, he said, is based
on results i'm industry, where the
use of the Smith System has been
effective in sharpening driving
ability.
Mr.. Chidester said the system
helps motorists to train their
eyes for expert driving" by rec
ognizing certain distractions and
learning where and when to look
and what to see in driving situa-
tions.
He said the training program
being provided to the women's
clubs is available to any interest
n q -
aware Safety Council.
The participation of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's s
Clubs was initiated by Mrs. Ros-
ella Humes, state president; Mrs.
Elizabeth Clugston, state health
and safety chairman; Miss Doris
Watson, Editor of the First State
Woman; and Miss Rosemary Ril-
ey, state public relations chair
man.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06
COURT PARKING BAN

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP)-The
Athens City Council rejected a
McMinn County Bar Assn. re-
quest for free parking by all jud-
ges, attorneys and jurors active
in court cases at the County
Courthouse.
Are they asking us to break
the law?' asked City Manager
William ]. Garrett.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06
Lulu M. Ross Elementary
School News
Our Music Program

Our class has ten students who
play instruments. Our instructor is
Mr.. Teare. We take the lessons
every Tuesday. Every other Friday
the people who play band instru-
ments in our school come to the
band room and the whole group
practices while Mr.. Teare conducts
us. These are the students who
play band instruments in our
room and the instrument each
plays:
Bruce Webb, Alto Saxophone; !;
Joe Sullivan, Trombone; David
Mills, Clarinet; Kerry May, Clar-
met; Rita Collins, Clarinet; Joyce
Webb, Clarinet; Billy Emory, Snare
Drum; Kenny Carter, Tenor. Saxo-
phone; Allen Brooks, Trumpet;
Beverly Donocan, Bells.
Every speing we have concert
and that is why the whole band
practices together every other Fri
day.
Rita L. Collins
Music
MI6. IcHIlcLI Oul LCo1Ai-
er. Now we are studying Peter
Tchaikovsky and the music he
composed. We have heard the music
in the Nutcracker Suite and We
have seen the film that tells the
story of the Nutcracker Suite.
jeanne Lynch
Africa
Our class is studying about A
frica. Some of the important facts
| thought were interesting are: In
less than ten years Nigeria will
become the largest oil producing
nation in the world; the Nile
River flows north-it is the only
river that flows north; the Nile
always has floods when tributar-
les pour water in it; the Nile valley
is making great progress today;
doctors are trying to cure the dis
ease of worms that get into work
ers' feet.
Morocco, algeria, nd Tunisia
are three important countries. In
1880 the French took over several
Algerian seaports, then added Tun-
isia and Morocco. Algeria has a
greater area than the other two
countries, and Morocco has the
highest ranges of mountains.
David Mills
In our study of Africa, think
the most interesting place is the
Sahara Desert. The highest tenn
perature in the Sahara ever re-
corded was 1876 degrees in an oasis
in Libya.
The Nile River is the only river
in the world that flows north.
Some of the countries in Africa
are independent, but others are
still trying to gain their freedom.
Sixteen new countries in Africa
joined the United Nations. Twenty
four countries are Independent and
eleven are committed to indepen-
dence.
jeanne Lynch
Africa is the second largest con-
tinent in the world. 1t is also one
OF the oldest places in the world.
In Egypt, the oldest country in
Africa, there are many interesting
places to see. You can go see the
pyramids ORly short distance
from Cairo, the capital. You can
also see the Nile River, the longest
river in the world, and the Sahara
Desert, the largest desert in the
world.
Africa has an ever-increasing
number of Independent countries.
There are twenty-three Independent
countries in Africa today, and six
more have been promised indepen-
dence. Fourteen of the free count
tires have earned thier freedom in
1860. Congo and Nigeria, two i'm
portant countries in Africa. have
just earned their independence
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa says
the future looks bright In the
Congo, however, there is a lot of
fighting and rioting.
No matter how you look at it,
Africa's future as continent
looks bright.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06
BLOT OUT GREASE

Grease spots may be removed
from your solid-color table cloths
by placing the soiled spot be-
tween clean pieces of blotting
paper. Press lightly with a warm
iron.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-06

Rainbow Bridge, the worlds
largest natural bridge. spans 27S
feet and arches 309 feet above
rock-strewn desert in southern
Utah.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

Years ago everyone knew when the
trains were DUE and the engine could
be heard putting and blowing for safe
distance away. Yes, we got caught on
High Bridge one Sunday and stepped in
a safety zone where water barrels were
kept on the bridge in case Of fire. The
train went by, but that experience has
fingered
Another favorite walk was from the
Narrow Guage station between the
bluff and the Appomattox river to the
turntable, then to the island, at the
confluence of Buffalo and Appomattox
rivers, across log to the Island and
"Wilck's flats
A walking club could find many trails
of some scenic beauty, some old, some
new It might even make series of
trails and if not too long We might
join with them. Anyway it is fetching
idea for the fall and winter seasons.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
A COlumnist's Mail Bag

ton and treatment.
A bitter critic of current tele-
vision programs has this propO-
sal:
Il suggest that the states en-
act laws to require at least an
hour each day to critics Of the
programs. Educators, OAR ,SCV.
ETC., could show up the evils,
and make ftelevision) serve a
good purpose.
The most formidably-worded
treatise we have been told to
read 1--WE haven't done so, yeti
bears the title: "Theoreticians
Compendium of Advanced Mac
hiavellian Pan-Alchemy." It was
offered free as a source of in
formation "for predicting Stock
Market Movements by planetary
cycles" The request for a copy
of the book wanted no money.
did require that the would-be
reader furnish the precise time
and date of his birth, complete
as to the latitude and longitude
of his native city.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Walking Club

OUR correspondent, Guy Lancaster,
last week suggested walking club as
a means of recreation and exerise The
idea appears good to us, although we
don't know that we would be a candi-
date for membership But the idea is
good for those who would like to walk,
for the sake of walking
Perhaps everyone has gotten lazy,
soft, or too much in a hurry to walk any
more AS was pointed out, walking
paths could be established through the
countryside and away from the dangers
of the highways.
In the yesteryears, walk down the
railroad tracks to High Bridge, or to
Bad Luck Bank was favorite stroll
for Sunday Afternoon. More venturesome
people would walk the High Bridge and
return by train from Moran or Rice in
the late evening We do not suggest this
now, as these Diesel-powered engines
would take one unaware on the trestle.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

old race between the offensive and the
defensive. AS of recent years, the emer-
gence of the atom bomb and nuclear
weapons has placed the offensive far
ahead of the defensive in military start
egg.
The world holds its breath today be-
cause no country has an answer to the
ICBM carrying a nuclear warhead.
There is no one who claims that either
Russia or the United States can escape
horrible destruction if such an attack
is launched But if clean nuclear bombs
can be built on large scale and fired
to intercept missiles, rockets or bomb
ers, automatically, the first hope of
fairly decent defense might have been
found.
For this reason, continued testing of
nuclear weapons will benefit US, if we
are unable to gain an agreement which
will insure ban on tests in Russia as
we'll as in this country.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

ly abused The Southern states, which
were making steady progress toward
new and happy relations between the
races, have been invaded by freedom
riders and other bands of persons.
whose objective was to stir hatred
On the national scene, communists
have launched massive hate campaigns
directed at responsible American lead
ers. For years, they have spewed hated
of the House Un-American Activities
Committee, a lawful committee of Con-
gress charged with studying operations
Of the nations enemies. Hatred gen.
Grated on this front burst forth in San
Francisco when misguided youngsters
rioted at hearing held by the COM
mittee. More recently, communists have
launched hate campaign against
Americans who devote their lives to
military service of their country
Even those citizens with the most
careful religious training are tempted
to return hatred for hatred. This is not
right. The religious way is to pray for
those who have been brainwashed by
communists and to show zeal in counter
ing communist efforts. Christians
should study the ways of the forces of
darkness learn the methods of COM
munists, devote time to programs de-
signed to block the influence of the COM
munist enemy, and convert those whose
thinking has been colored by a false
reading of the history of our times.
By inner spiritual preparation and
jealous anti-communist effort in ones
community, religious men and women
will truly serve God and country.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

zation made him put in time
clocks they punch in when
they 60 to work like them Ameri-
cans. And Mikoyan in Japan be-
rates the USA. but has no fol-
lowing. Sukarno, in the Bali Bali
mo not the dance but they did.
and cremated a Rajah.
This is reat World we
haven't seen it all and now why
try going to the Moon? Looked
at the Moon lately? Well take
a look.
There are two schools of
thought on the Berlin crisis: one
is that we stand firm, the other
is that we will compromise.
What's your guess?
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

Our congress, as this is writ
ten, has under consideration an
other edition of Foreign Aid:
digger and better" as the
circus billboards once proclaim
ed. bigger and better than ever.
And it will pass. Inevitably,
more Of our life's blood is to be
poured down the rat holes of
the world. Slowly, it will grind
its way into being; before all
he provisions Of this bill are
accepted or rejected. each con-
gresham will have voted a
score Of times. And according to
the lights of each, each will have
cast series of good votes.
Perhaps he will have voted
we'll; perhaps he will have voted
perfectly. against every seq
ment of the bill.
Still, if that is the extent of
his contribution towards ending
this malign, nation destroying,
evil thing he has small reason
for satisfaction. small reason to
rest content, for he did not do
enough.
If there ever was an era
when the phrase. par lou S
times" fitted the day, that era
is now. Our nation is rocking
on its spiritual foundation and
the only thing on Gods green
earth that can save our liberty
is congress. specifically, the 435
members of the House of Rep
resentatives = the present Uni
ted States Senate. as body is
beyond redemption.
Consequently, for a represen-
tative to accept as fulfill
ment of his duty the bare act of
voting, eschewing efforts at true
leadership, is to fail his people,
Yet, with the rarest of excep-
ton, this is the fact: Most Of
those who vote right do nothing
more than cast a vote and the
practical result of their indol-
ence is as bad as though they
had voted wrong"
What good is a losing vote?
And we are losing, our con-
stitution is being raped with a
constancy that has made all but
the most sensitive callous to its
destruction.
Leadership. hard. hammering
leadership is what we need,
leadership to gather the weaver
ers, the indecisive who spell the
difference between victory and
defeat.
Yet, this is precisely what we
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
I. CoIemon Andrews
Virginians Stand In Breach

are not getting. not even from
those who will come home with
their records intact to tell in
dolorous tones they were forced
to bow to superior forces: they
didn't have the votes.
You bet they didn't have the
votes. Don't have them now and
never will have them for they
are not working, striving at the
job they were sent to perform.
that Of protecting our liberty.
And that is the measure of their
inadequacy.
It i'll behooves one Virginian
to write, publicly, in glowing
terms of other Virginians, par
ticularly if it is to the disparage-
ment of representatives from
other states. Yet, the facts in
this instance call for just that
sort of thing.
You slothful people. look to
the Virginians among you. Look
to the Incompatible, 78-year-old
Howard Smith, the man princi-
pally responsible for scuttling
the unconstitutional "long-range
provisions" of the measure And
to the yoeman's service being
rendered the nation by Rich
mond's Vaughan Gary, striking
blow after blow, garnering vote
after vote.
These are men of metal, per-
forming their sworn duty, ham,
mering. sweating. cajoling, per-
suading, even bullying to save
the life's blood Of their nation.
Voting fright" is not enough.
| 1t is the duty of every member
of congress to strike with all his
might against this Foreign Aid
bill as, indeed. against every
phase of this hell that is engulf-
ing us.
That is your charge, sir, that is
the measure of your duty.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Double Check

War Mongers have secured the
World to get a war started. So
far no luck. All kinds Of kindling
have been used. but so far we
find no Idiot" who is willing to
begin the begin. One fellow in
Germany has taken his hat off
and started campaigning the free
World style to be elected in Sep
TENDER as ruler Of all Germany
and he will re-unite the German
people in a form of Democratic
rule.
He's got a big nose man to
whip in so doing. Adanaur doesn't
give up easy. It is a good thing
to get somebody off our back :.
we got more than we can tote
easy.
Names that may make history
Frondizi of Buenos Aires
and Quadros of Brazilia. Civil
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Protecting Ourselves

ONE of the most convincing argu-
ments of those who favor the re-
sumption of nuclear testing is that we
must perfect a clean, small nuclear
bomb, which could be used for defensive
purposes.
The essential argument for resum-
ing nuclear testing is, of course, the
fear and suspicion that the Soviets are
going ahead with testing on their own,
secretly, and are getting ahead of us -
while processing to have halted testing
themselves.
This is an iffy argument and perhaps
the Central Intelligence Agency has a
better estimate on this question than
any editor. The theory of some scien-
fists, however, that we must have
clean weapon for defensive use is an
interesting one.
1t is argued that testing of new types
of weapons can be path to the develop
ment of a clean weapon - one without
radioactive fallout If such a weapon
were built, then it could be used to de-
stroy enemy rockets, bombers or mis-
siles which threatened our cities.
This would be an enormous advance
for defense, in the continuing and age
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
LEND ME A HAMMERi

Christchurch. England - Ger
aldine Standerwick limped into
police station after crash on
her motorcycle and asked the
desk sergeant: will you lead mn
a hammer, please? I want to
pound my leg straight"
The girl explained that she had
lost her leg in a childhood acct
dent and it had been replaced
by an artificial limb.
The now, not so startled po-
liceman produced the requested
hammer. The work accomplished.
Miss Standerwick left happy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
". 8. Workman

The most intriguing suggest
ion to pop out of the mail bag
in recent months is that Cuba
be invited to become one of the
United States.
The proposal comes from a
hard-headed businessman a
Yankee turned Southerner- who
has passed it along by way Of
reference to a letter he sent the
State Department.. Here's his
general line of reasoning:
When big business is con-
fronted with an ornery little
competitor. the big outfit either
buys out the rival, or arranges
a merger on terms favorable to
both. In the instance of Cuba, a
solution to a vexing problem
could be worked out by a judic-
ious combination of both ap-
proaches.
If the Cuban people were pre-
Sented an opportunity to latch
onto the United States. with such
tangible benefits as wage-and-
hour pay scales. they would leap
at the chance. Even the army.
faced with the prospect Of join
ing the U. S. armed forces at
the worlds highest rate of mill
tary pay, likely would change
uniforms in a hurry.
Cubans would be granted full
participation in the American
elective processes. electing their
own governor and state legisla-
ture, in addition to sending rep
reSentatives to Congress.
American businessmen would
be assured of stable commu-
ity in which to continue their
Q m m ercial enterprises
although at a higher cost, due
to minimum wage standards and
the like. So goes his line of
reasoning.
The Geography certainly
lends itself to more favorable
consideration of Cuba as a state
than Of either Hawaii or Alaska.
But, Of course, this is not prob
lem to be settled on the basis Of
proximity alone.
All this makes for interesting
conjecture. So far, however. no
one In Washington has put forth
any such proposition by way of
solution to the Cuban situation.
Another correspondent sug-
gest that many of our scontem-
porary troubles stem from faulty
diet. She contends that the high
~ refined foods we eat TODAY
with all the additives and fancy
processing, actually hurt rather
tlan help.
10 back up her contention, she
cites experiments with rats in
which those fed upon refined
foods became discontinued fero-
clous. and ill-tempered, whereas
other rats on rougher diet STAYED
healthier and more even-temp-
cred.
Then, she adds charge which
crops up with surprising fire.
quency in these days when the
Communists are suspect on
every front:
l believe that the Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare has some well-placed
Communist agents who are in
fluencing the policies of that de-
partment. The departments en-
dorsement Of the Communist-in-
splred fluoridation program and
the approval Of the use of foods
with many chemicals that no
other nation will permit are two
reasons for this belief"
Another somewhat surprising
contention that comes in the
mail bag occasionally is that
Communists are responsible for
mental health laws in the var
ious states. especially those
which permit the involuntary
commitment Of individuals to
mental institutions for observs-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Bees Tooe

A Government Official in
charge of agriculture had in
structed the old farmer to collect
his stock Of every description
and have them branded.
II suppose that's all right. :"
sighed the farmer. but honest,
mister, I'm going to have a ter
rible time with them bees"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Willing

shes a new girl with US and
just fresh from the country 50
we'll have to show her what's
right and what's wrong" said
the sales manager to his assis-
tant.
Very good. sir" replied the
assistant. you show her
what's right"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Charleston Is. CO. NelUs & Caurier
The Fight Against Hate

DAYS of worship and reflection for
Christian people are occasions for
considering the moral imperatives of
our society. In world full of wars and
rumors of war; it is important for peo-
pie to renew their personal faith and
to relate it to issues of the day.
What men of all faiths should realize
is that we live in a world of hate and
fear. Enemies of the American people,
the masters of the Sino-Soviet empire,
represent forces against which religious
men and women have struggled for CEN
turtles. Communism is nothing less than
what our ancestors meant when they
spoke of "the world of darkness"
1t is, therefore, an obligation Of religi-
Gus people to halt the spread Of hate.
They should meet the communist foe
with the right spirit in their own hearts
They should not hate the individual
whose mind has been poisoned by COM
munist doctrines. Religion ordains that
one should be concerned with the saving
of the misguided and the benighted. At
the same time religious people must de-
dictate themselves to fight against evil
ideas that work through the instrument
atty of confused or twisted thinkers
Communists and their dupes UNI
ceasingly strive to create a climate of
hate and fear. For generations, they
have sought to make one man covet
another mans possessions, in direct de-
fiance of Gods commandment. They
have set class against class and race
against race. The American economic
system, which has brought such large
measure of property and freedom to
so many people, has been systematical-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

Cooperation is wonderful thing !.
even freckles would make a nice coat of
tan if they would get together.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
It's Up To You

This world is not so bad place
As some folks try to make it;
But whether good or whether bad,
Depends on how you take it.
If all through life you are Q crouch
And knock as cyncs do,
Can do some knocking too.
Sometimes you think the world is bod
And all in it, oskew;
You foil to guess or won't confess,
It's not the world, but you
If you will smile insteod Of crouch
As life you troveI through,
The world will seem O better place,
And smile right back at you.
"lough and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and you weep alone.
I've learned to know are words Of truth,
As have older grown.
If you seek for friendly world,
To it, some friendship show;
And be q friend to all you meet
As on LIES road you go.
How good or bod this old world IS,
It's you who help to make it;
And wheother good or WEATHER bod,
Depends On how you take it,
Look for goodness, look for glodness,
Feel not downoost and blue;
The kind Of world in which you live,
Depends lot on you
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
[. D. WHITAKER

l. D. whitaker
Written February a. 1861
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Evening star., 1961-02-20

my. Lexington soldiers might
had at 4031 Davis place NV, and sight. ini