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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31
r. Coleman Andrews
Down The Road With Initiation

said, could 60 through four
years of college, paying their tu-
ition, buying books and meeting
their bills for board and room
for $14,814."
He said more than that of
course, but the point seems
clear.
We. as taxpayers, are being
robbed. That's right, robbed.
Nor is that all. We are also
being destroyed.
AS Grass as it may sound, next
to our spirituality. the most i'm
portant thing in the preservation
OF our personal liberty is our
material wealth, what we have
earned through the sweat of our
brow.
And what is going on? Look:
We are having taken from us,
in taxes, and for such things as
this Peace Corps junket, a third
of all We earn. The average man,
today, works from January | I'M
til May l, each. just to pay his
taxes. A third of his life.
Thif,Iy Of thot
Yet, it is only the beginning
Through Federal borrowing ~
deficit financing" is the mouth
filling phrase they use-they are
depreciating our remaining hold
ings to the point where uncon-
trollable initiation has become
more than a possibility.
When that hits-and the course
we are on makes it Inevitable
we will have revolution on our
hands.
And what you and l conceive
to be the greatest tragedy
short of A-Bomb oblivion-that
could strike our country will not
be tragedy at all, not to those
who are creating it.
Revolution, when it comes, will
be but the fruition OF 3O-odd
years of scheming, the evolution
of dreams into reality, brought
about by homegrown Socialists
who planned it that way"
Peace Corps, indeed.
That thing is nothing more
than an understandable item of
these Wastrels unholy design and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31
Letter, ToEdito'
Seek and Discover
Possibilities

Editor of Herald:
So, the pretty honor graduate
from Foxboro, Mass, has en-
barrassed the Peace Corps by
writing the impressions of con-
ditions in Nigeria on a postcard
and dropping it inadvertently on
the college campus, causing a
riot.
The incident has probably al
ready been drowned out by the
sound Of exploding bombs, but
the Nigerians expressed them
selves in no uncertain terms and
will not forget it soon. We, too,
may profit by it.
Most Of us have been to school
and had the normal contacts with
the overworked, underpaid, and
too often. unholy public servants
who represent us at home and
abroad. one thing we learned.
There are teachers and public
servants who see nothing but
squalor, misery and poverty. On
the other hand are men and
women of vision who discover
wonderful possibilities in every
human being and accept the
hardships as a challenge.
Call it what you will, charac-
ter, charity. or perhaps a quality
of the spirit. Until it is found and
directed into the proper chan
nels our Peace Corps, educa-
tional system, and even civiliza-
ton itself will founder, while our
enemies stockpile bombs and in
filtrate various propaganda into
the minds Of discouraged, I'M
happy people.
Bessie T. Jackson
DillWyn, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31
537,O22 cts
Enter Hospitals

Here are authoritative an
swers by the Veterans Admin
istration to questions from form
er servicemen and their faml-
lies:
Q-What is the patient turn
over in all VA hospitals in one
year?
A-During fiscal year 1861,
which ended June 80, 1861, a
total of 537 ,022 veterans were
admitted to VAS ITO hospitals.
and $40, 068 were discharged dur
ing the same period
Q-As an orphan of deceased
serviceman. is it necessary that
| be Is and have finished high
school to become eligible for
schooling under the War Orphans
Educational Assistance Act?
A Specialized vocational
training in a below-college level
school may be taken if you have
quit school, are above the COM
pulsory school age, and the VA
finds it would be to your adj
vantage to begin your vocational
education before reaching age
Is.
Q-I would like to sell my
GI-loan house. How do I get
clear of liability for the loan?
Aft the purchaser takes over
your loan, ask the VA Regional
Office that has your loan re-
cords for release from liability.
If the purchaser refinances the
loan and pays you, you would
have to pay off the loan to be
clear of liability.
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themselves - the will to make
over the South in the prevailing
American image"
Oddly enough, the greatest
progress was achieved in that d.
rection when the least effort was
being exerted. The decade be-
tween 1914 and 1854 saw the
South's "differentness" diminish
ing under the impact of new in
dustry, cross-pollination of popu-
lation. and eagerness to get
ahead economically, education
ally, and otherwise.
The Supreme Court school de-
segregation decision of 1854 Tilted
the South back into consciousness
Of its cultural identity, and once
more raised the standards of
nationalism.
And out of this revived nation
alistic sense. of which the racial
question is only one facet, comes
this pervasive question from Mr..
Sass-and from the South:
why does the Northerner
insist on a unity built on suppress
sion and monolithism. when we
could instead have unity built on
diversity, as is the case in the
United Kingdom? In Britain,
even though virtually all govern
mental power is centralized in
London. it is recognized that
England and Scotland are differ
ent countries = that Scotland, by
virtue of its historical and cul-
tural differences, is country in
its own right. as indeed also are
Northern Ireland and even long
conquered Wales"
Is it too much to ask that the
South be accorded similar recog-
milton within the United States?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31
BabsOn Discusses Bank Accounts

BABSON PARK, MASS. Oct.
80 - My column today is ad-
dressed to young people getting
married, or to those in a po-
sition to advise couples starting
out in life. NewlyWeds should
place at least a part of their
joint savings. after buying essen
tial furniture. in straight life in
surance. When they are young.
they can get such insurance with
out difficulty and at a moderate
rate. Next. l recommend build
ing up credit and establishing
good will at a local bank. 1t is
a wise move to rent a small safe
deposit box for jewelry and i'm
portant papers. including wills.
Don't forget to make wills, even
if you haven't much capital.
Bank Accounts
It is important to keep rea-
sonable deposit in your local
bank for emergencies-and a
portion for possible later invest
ment when conditions are less
clouded and you have more
funds. After you put money in
the bank, don't withdraw it until
the proper time comes. and then
only after careful consideration.
Think of your bank account as
sacred. not to be disturbed ex-
cept for these pre-considered con-
tingencies.
The young may think the idea
unimportant, but there is no bet
ter way of building up a reputa-
ton for thrift, honesty. and hard
work than by starting bank &C
count and making regular de-
posts. Become acquainted with
an officer of the bank and speak
to him every time you go in, so
that be will come to know you
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31

and will be able to give you a
good reference if you need one.
Getting to know bank officials
can be as valuable to you as
your bank account interest pay
ments.
Banks Are Safe
During the bank-closing emer-
gency in the 1905 practically all
the weaker banks were done
away with. so that financial in
situations today are in safe and
profitable position. This brings
me to the question of bank
stocks, which / recommend as an
investment . particularly the
stock Of your local bank with
which you do business. Practi-
cally any local bank could be
liquidated for more than its pub
lished assets. so that you as a
stakeholder would probably get
more than you paid for your
shares. Five or ten shares of
such stock would probably be
one of the very best investments
for a young married couple.
Bank Stocks
II you are going to put more
than a moderate sum into bank
stocks, it would be wise to get
the Annual Reports from at least
two or three banks and go over
them carefully. Any bank will
give you an Annual Report,
whether you are a customer or
not. and in most states these re-
ports must be published in the
papers every year. After my
fathers death. l recall finding
a scrapbook in which were past
ed all the Annual Reports of our
h m own Gloucester banks,
clippe d from the Gloucester
daily Times.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1861
Witches Gone From Halloween

HALLOWEEN once observed with
II mystic rites and ceremonies deriv-
ing from the Druids centuries ago, has
come to be a sensible and beneficial
annual observance in the United States.
Halloween at one time was the night
of the year when it was supposed that
witches and ghosts were most likely to
wander about This belief went back
many centuries and evidences Of it are
even found in the Bible. Both the ancient
Egyptians and Romans believed in
witches, as did the American Indians.
The Christian church, throughout
history, had varying opinions about
witches. At one time, the churches re-
garded witches as nonexistent and, at
other times, they accepted the existence
of them BY the end of the Fifteenth
Century, the church had adopted a pol
icy of furnishing witches with extreme
severity.
The accused witches were tortured
into confession and then were burned.
In the following two centuries thou
sands of women were slain after they
had been charged with practicing witch
craft and a single judge in France is
said to have put to death 300 women
within six years. Many prosecutions for
Appeasemen
IT is reported from various sources
that the Kennedy Administration -
specifically Secretary of State Dean
Rusk ~ is considering Encouragement"
in central Europe, as a possible course
of action which might bring about sue
cessful negotiations with the Soviet
Union on the Berlin crisis.
This is not new. Disengagement has
come up over the years, time after time,
but during the years when President
Eisenhower occupied the White House,
it was always rejected.
The basic idea behind the theory of
disagreement is that both the West
and the Communists would withdraw
their forces from Central Europe. 1t
is argued that when this has taken place,
the atmosphere will have been improved,
the danger Of war lessened and the
chances of successful talks with the
Soviets enhanced
1t is false argument and a danger
Gus scheme of appeasement.
Of course, the Soviets would be glad
to talk about the withdrawal of United
States troops from Central Europe
They could easily withdraw their
troops, or some of them, and have them
replaced with troops of the stooge coun-
tries they keep under MoscoM's thumb.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31

had the power l would abolish
it.
would abolish them, too.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31

A statement by Herbert Hoover tells
one way to overcome his critics. He
simply explains that he has outlived
them.
The Progress - Mt. Enterprise, Tex.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31

Our ancestors thought nothing of get
ting up at am. I'm the same way I
don't think much of it either.
The New Era - Tolbotton, Ga.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-31

It's hard to realize these days that
this country was founded partly to
avoid taxation.
The News - Waynesboro, Miss
Evening star., 1961-05-21
S. L .Kendrick,
Kunn EmpIoye

Shirley Leroy Kendrick, 81,
an employe of S. Kann Sons
for 33 years, died Friday at
work, apparently after a heart
attack.
Mr.. Kendrick Of 1000 North
Powhatan street, Arlington,
was a native of Ballston, Va.
A graduate of old Central High
School here, he started with
Kann's as a salesman in the
toy department. At the time Of
his death he was merchandise
manager Of the homeware di-
vision.
He was active in First Chris
tian Church Of Falls Church.
where he served as head usher
and last year was finance COM
mittee chairman.
He leaves his wife, George,
of the home address, and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Kendrick, 1924 Hamilton
street NV.
Services will be at 1880 pm.
tomorrow at First Christian
Church, 100 Leesburg pike,
Falls Church. Friends may call
there from 10 am. until noon
tomorrow.
Burial will be in Waters Me-
mortal Gem e terry, Calvert
County, Md.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Mrs. R. S. Green,
ChurchWomun

Mrs. Richard st. Clair Green,
68, died yesterday at George
town University Hospital after
a short illness.
Mrs. Green, the former Ada
Russell May, was a native Of
Washington. Mr.. Green, a
Western Union telegrapher,
died six years ago.
Mrs. Green was a graduate
Of Western High School here
and had been a receptionist at
the Bay State Apartments,
Massachusetts, avenue and Sew
enteenth street NV.
For many years she attended
st. Johns Episcopal Church in
Georgetown and served there
as superintendent Of the pri-
mary department Sunday
school. About four years ago
she began attending st. David's
Episcopal Church, nearer her
home.
She leaves two sons, Richard,
jr.. Of Indianapolis, and David
Edward, 2525 Hunting avenue,
Mclean, Va, and a sister, Mrs.
Elsie Burne Of Ventnor, N. J.
She leaves also two grandchil-
dren.
Services will be at II am.
tomorrow at st. David's, $3.50
Macomb street NV. Burial will
be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
(. S. Clements,
Southern Railway
Traffic Manager

Emory Speer Clements, 66,
for 40 years an employe Of the
Southern Railway System, died
Friday at his home, 312 Juniper
lane, Falls Church, Va.
A natice Of Gordon, Ga. Mr..
Clements came here from
Atlanta in 1854.
Mr.. Clements was general
passenger traffic manager for
the Southern Railway System
here.
A member Of the American
Association Of Passenger Traf-
fic Officers, Mr.. Clements also
was active in the American
Association Of Passenger Rate
Men. the Washington Traffic
Club and the Washington
Passenger Association.
He leaves his wife, Margaret,
Of the home address: a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kenneth Waggoner
Of Tampa. Fla, and a brother,
j. A. Clements, and a sister,
Mrs. Bennie Lester, both Of
Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow in
Gawler's Funeral Home, 1855
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will be in Jacksonville,
Fla.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Mrs. Bonoccorsy,
Mother Of Three
D. 6. Policemen

Mrs. John Bonaccorsy. 76,
mother of three Washington
policemen and an area resident
for 54 years, died yesterday at
her home after a long illness.
Mrs. BonaccorSy, the former
Marietta Gala, of 450O Edmons-
ton avenue, Bladensburg, Md,
came to this country in 1907
from her birthplace, Catonia,
Sicily. Her family stayed in
New York for a few months be-
fore moving to the Washington
area.
She attended st. Jerome's
Catholic Church, Hyattsville.
Mr.. Bonaccorsy, a Washing
ton barber, died in 1881.
Her oldest son, Nunzio, of
3615 Carpenter street Sc, was
the first to join the Washington
police department. where he is
now captain Of the robbery
squad. Joseph, of Clinton Acres,
Md, is a detective sergeant with
the check and fraud squad and
Angelo, of Kentland, Md, is a
detective with the sex squad.
Evening star., 1961-05-21

and sister of a former lieu
tenant governor of Ohio.
Mr.. Wilkinson was a past
chairman of the College Fra
ternity Editors Association and
the College Fraternity Sec
retaries' Association. He was a
past president Of the University
Club of Washington and au-
thor Of its semi-centennial his
tory. He also was a past presi-
dent Of the Ohio Society of
Washington.
A member Of Temple-Noyes
Masonic Lodge, Mr.. Wilkinson
was active in the Metropolitan
Methodist Church. He was a
member of the Congressional
Country Club.
Besides his wife, he leaves a
daughter, Mrs. William w.
Swanson OF Carnni, Ill: a son,
Gary. Of 1881 New Hampshire
avenue NV. and his mother,
Mrs. Anne Wilkinson Of East
Palestine, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Tuesday in Metro
politan Methodist Church. The
body is at Gawler's Funeral
Home. 1855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Burial will be in
Delaware, Ohio.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Cecil Wilkinson Dies:
paternity Leader

Cecil ]. wilkinson, 66, for
81 years executive secretary Of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity,
died yesterday in Washington
Hospital Center after suffering
a massive cerebral hemorrhage
at his home Wednesday.
A native Of East Palestine,
Ohio, Mr.. Wilkinson lived at
1924 Forty-fourth street NV.
He came to the District in
1922 as executive secretary Of
the fraternity.
Mr.. Wilkinson was graduated
from Ohio Wesleyan University
in 1917. He served in the 166th
Infantry, the famed Rainbow
Division, in World War I, and
received the Victory Medal
with five battle clasps for his
service.
The founder and first editor
of the Ohio Rainbow Reveille,
an armed forces newspaper OF
World War I, Mr.. Wilkinson
also had served as editor Of the
East Palestine Daily Leader.
Edited Fraternity Magazine
He was editor of the Phi
Gamma Delta magazine during
his service as executive secre-
tary of the organization. Mr..
Wilkinson served as executive
secretary of the fraternity un-
til 1859. From 1859 until his
retirement in September, 1860,
he served as consultant to the
organization.
A recipient Of a distinguished
service award Of his alma ma
ter, Mr.. Wilkinson was nation
al president Of the Ohio
Wesleyan Alumni Association
from 1948 until 1850. He was a
past chairman of the National
Inter fraternity Conference
and author of the conferences
50-year history. The conference
presented a gold medal to him
for distinguished service to
youth through the American
college fraternity"
In 1917, Mr.. Wilkinson was
married to the former Nell
Herbert. daughter of the late
DR.. Grove Herbert, lecturer,
Evening star., 1961-05-21
AnuRtltng

BUCKNER. EVA SHERMAN. There
will be an unveiling Of a monument
in memory of our beloved mother
EVA BUCKNER. on Sunday, May
2S, 1861, at 2:30 pm. at the
Hebrew Friendship Cemetery, Bal
timore, Nd. Relatives and friends
LII BERs. SOL AND MILTON
HEFT. ROSE A. There will be an
unveiling of q monument to the
memory of the late ROSE A. HEFI
on Sunday. May 2S. 1861, at l
pm, at the B'nai Israel Cemetery,
ST., Barnabas rd- oxon. Hill, Nd.
Relatives and friends invited;
y ct '9ssrh g. iata SAaS JOSEPH ns ISAAC ssR
JoLLEs win unveil the memory
stone in his memory on Sunday,
May 2s. 1861, at . pm, at the
B'nai Israel Compensation Cemetery.
st. 5arnabaS rd.. Oxon Hill. Nd.
@1'@"Ze
TRAVIS, PAULINE GOLDBERG. There
ory Of PAULINE GOLDBERG IRA
Wis on Sunday. May 2S, 1851, at
l pm, at the Adas Israel Congre-
cation Cemetery. 21,2S
CINNAMON, ABRAHAM. There will
be an unveiling in loving memory
of our dear husband and father.
ABRAHAM CINNAMON. on Sunday,
hsSIo hsy ss e.mssiiy assi at ra, Il R Church Ct kns V
Friends and relatives are invited.
THE FAMILY ol,27
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Comedian Joe Howard Dies
While Doing Benefit Show

CHICAGO, May 20 (AP).-
Joe Howard, veteran vaudeville
star and writer Of more than
500 songs, including ''I Wonder
Who's Kissing Her Now" COL
lapsed and died on the stage Of
the Civic Opera House last
night while doing a benefit
performance.
The famous song and dance
man, who made his home in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla, had just
finished singing an encore fea-
turing some Of his hits when
he was stricken.
The curtain closed and some
in the audience were unaware
the collapse was not part Of
the act. But his wife, Miriam,
and a number of doctors in the
audience rushed back stage,
where he was pronounced dead.
Ironically, death came in the
city where Mr.. Howard wrote
many Of his song hits and
musical comedies in the early
1900S. Mrs. Howard, his ninth
wife, remarked later, What a
glorious way to die-in the town
where he first made it big"
With songwriters Will Hough
and Frank Adams, Mr..
Howard's songs included,
Hello, My Baby" "a Boys
Best Friend Is His Mother"
Hollywood" and later, Re
member Pearl Harbor."
Mr.. Howard marked his 50th
anniversary in show business in
1949 and had remained active
to the last, appearing recently
in a number of Florida clubs
and hotels and doing benefits.
Mrs. Howard said he was 10
though published reports had
often listed him as somewhat
older.
Mr.. Howard once said he
didn't know how much royal
ties he got out Of II Wonder
Who's Kissing Her Now" but
suspects it was not much.
Song royalties didn't mean so
much in those days." he said.
I'VE wanted enough to eat,
but we we're more interested
in writing songs After all,
Johnny Black only got 500
for his 'Dardanella.' James
Thornton sold his When You
Were Sweet Sixteen for SIS,
and Maude Nugent got only
5000 for Sweet Rosie O'Grady'
in 1901.
1T was only money. The song
was the important thing"
Evening star., 1961-05-21
GarA nf ThankH

BROWN, NELLIE. The family Of the
late NELLIE BROWN wishes to
acknowledge with deep appreciation
sions Of sympathy extended to US
during our recent bereavement.
HAYWOOD L. PARKER FAMILY.
DE NEAL, LOLA M. We wish to thank
bors for the telegrams, cards, dona-
tions, floral tributes. money and
other kindnesses during our recent
ROGER De NEAL AND FAMILY,
MRS. LOUISE JAMES.
the late WILLIAM R. GILES wishes
to express our gratitude to the
M Key, pastor; the Rev. David
CFessa aors. ss'istsns pastoT the choir
everyone for their expressions Of
sympathy at home and at the church,
use Of cars, and for the beautiful
for the splendid services Of MOI
THE iH wfLIiAM ILL ' r. GILES SUFidi FAM1LY.
GOLDBERG. LESTER. The family of
the late LESTER GOLDBERG
wishes to extend their thanks to
the relatives and many friends who
tributions during our recent bereave-
THE GOLDBERG FAMILY. %
LENKIN, MORRIS. The family Of the
late MORRIS LENKIN wishes to
thank their many friends and neigh
borS who were so kind to US during
our recent bereavement.
THE LENKIN FAMILY. 81
NEWMAN. EDITH B. The family of
to thank their many relatives,
friends, neighbors and co-workers
recent bereavement. We also wish
cards Of sympathy and contributions.
WHICH VII The NEW NEWMAN 1Ig'FIIsiiIi FAMILY.
NICHOLS, ALLEN z. The mother and
daughter of the late ALLEN E.
NICHOLS wish to- extend their
thanks to their neighbors and many
ssSn fTisnSs ana .n; shs staff Of ,N Ward ndsd Of
their services during our beresve-
pANN1E JEN1FER AND ELo1sE
BUTLER.
ROBINSON. BELLE FERGUSON. The
family, family Of the late BELLE FER
Of sympathy shown to US through
flowers. kilograms, cards and the
use Of cars during our recent be-
Ieavement.
THE FAMILY.
TYRE. REV. EDWARD M. The family
Of the late REV. EDWARD NJ. TYRE
wishes TO thank the Baptist Minis
church and many friends and
neighbors for their kind expressions
of sympathy during their bereave-
ment
YOUNG, MORRIS. The family Of the
late MORRIS YOUNG. who expired
on April II, 1861, wishes to thank
their many friends and neighbors,
who were so kind to them during
their bereavement. The many cards
Of sympathy and contributions were
greatly appreciated.
THE YOUNG FAMILY. 81
Evening star., 1961-05-21
DEATHS
HIT Mrtttnrtaitt
Announcement Of
SerHicea hY Chnmhera

PIERCE WILLIAM, Sr.
In loving memory Of my devoted
husband and our dear daddy,
PIERCE WILLIAM BABBINGTON,
Sr.. who Joined the heavenly band
two years ago today, May 21, 1853.
Somewhere in back of the sunset,
Our loved one has gone to rest;
His memory we'll always cherish,
For he was one Of the best.
God looked down from His throne
upon high.
Pointed q finger ct you and said,
"Come, my son, away with Me-.
To Ny home beyond the blue"
We do not go and scatter flowers
Upon your grave each day.
But we are forever thinking OF you
In some little way.
Others think we don't remember,
But they don't have our minds;
II they'd sit and linger awhile,
T'would help lot sometime.
There is one thing we know,
And this we know to be true,
You cannot come to us, my love,
But we can come to you.
Rest in peace.
HIS LOVING WIFE, BESSIE; chill
DREN, EUNlCE, GRACE, PAUL
AND JOSEPH.