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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24

increasing at the most rapid rate.
It appears a little out of order.
therefore. for the President to
say: balanced budgets have
been sought when the economy
was advancing, and a rigorous
evaluation of spending programs
has been maintained at all
times.''
In spite of the length of the
message - IA legal size pages
and single spaced - there is no
real discussion of the current
business situation. The nearest
thing to it is this paragraph:
Although intermittent declines
in economic activity persist as a
problem in our enterprise sys-
tenn, recent downturns have been
moderate and Of short duration.
There is. however, little room for
complacency. Currently our econ
omy is operating at high levels.
but unemployment rates are
higher than any Of US would like,
and chronic pockets of high un-
employment persist"
The economic report of the
President will go into the cur
rent business situation in detail,
and when that is submitted to
the Congress we shall devote a
column to it.
Should the president have
made a different kind of final
message on the state of the
union?
That is a difficult question to
answer in the affirmative. Per-
sonally we should have preferred
more discussion of the serious
problems facing the nation. But
it would have been impossible to
do that without, at least super
ficially appearing to criticize the
record of the Eisenhower Ad-
nlinistration. Also it should be
borne In mind that there really
is nothing the outgoing admins
tration can do to solve these prob
lens. Such a. critical report also
would have appeared to say that
the incoming administration does
not even know that the problems
are, and that is certainly not
true.
All in all, therefore, this re-
port deserves to be characterized
as good, and nothing better
should have been anticipated.
1851
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
.Iime-Hungry Soils
Work Below
Capacity

If the soils on your farm are
hungry for lime, your crop yields
aren't up where they could be.
DR.. H. L. Dunton, head of the
agroromy department at Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, says
most Virginia soils need lime
added to produce crops most
profitably. Different soils and
different crops need different
amounts. Generally. legumes
need more lime than nonle-
gumes. and many variations ex-
ist within the legume family.
Many reasons are proffered for
applying lime. And mary of them
are good reasons. But most i'm
pOrtant of all DR.. Dunton says,
is the fact that crops grow better
when they are grown on soils Of
the proper PHI.
The agronomist says no farmer
can afford to apply lime by a
hit or miss" method. Some
fields are receiving more lime
than needed. others not enough.
He has these suggestions:
Don't apply lime just because
someone says it's a good idea.
or because your neighbor got ex-
cellent results from lining. On
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the other hand, don't wait to APP
ply lime because your neighbor
didn't get any response. His soils
may rot have needed lime.
Study each field on your farm.
Have the soil tested, and be sure
to get a representative sample or
samples from each field.
After your soil has been tested
and you have the analysis, dis
cuss with your county agent or
some other qualified person the
results of the test, the time and
amount of lime last applied, the
type of soil, and the lime re-
quirements of the crops you are
going to grow.
DR.. Dunton says now is an ex-
cellent time to send in soil SAM
pies for testing. If lime is needed
it can be applied well before the
spring planting season. County
agents have instructions for TAX
ing and mailing samples.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Hospital Nell,s

There were &c hospital patients
Monday morning.
Patients Admitted
Mrs. S. F.. Barden. Jetersville:
James Clements. CreWe. A. F..
Tuck. Jr.. keysyille. G. A. Jolly
AppoInattox: H. NJ. Wrigh t.
ScottSville: Mrs. +. M. Mason.
Victoria; Mrs. A. H. K locke,
CreWe:: Miss Lucy Ford, Farm
Vile: w. P. Jackson. Farmville
Also. Mrs. c. j. Chandler.
Farmvllle: Miss Margaret Bur-
cher. Buckingham: Mrs. R. A.
Smith. Farmville; Willard Bliss.
Hampden-Sydney; Robert Jordan,
Crewe; D. S. Strickland, Farm
vile; James Thompson. Jeters-
vile: r. w. Tuck. Charlotte
c. H.. and Mrs. Alexander Black
burn. Hampden-Sydney.
C0iOred Patients
Chesteen Ross. Rice, Ralph
Miller. Green Bay. and Israel
Branch. CreWe.
COlOred Births
John and Dorothy Woodland.
Prospect. boy. Jan. %.
Samuel and Betty Booker
Burkeville, boy. Jan. %.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Mission Study
Classes To Begin
Friday Night

A three-session joint mission
study class on the theme, lone
World. One Mission" will be
sponsored by the Farmville
Council of Church Women begin
ring January q.
The programs will be presented
at College Church, Hampden-
Sydney. with Miss Mary Dupuy
in charge.
The classes will be held on the
following schedule:
Friday. Jan. q. at 7:30 pm. ::
Sunday. Jan. 20, at $50 pm, and
Tuesday. Jan. 81, at 7::3O pm.
All sessions will be held in Col
lege Church.
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spending be Increased. during
the fiscal year starting next June
30. by between S. billion and S.
billion in order to combat what
was carefully labelled as the cur
rent recession.
Most economists agree that
present economic conditions are
headed for an uptuln fairly early
in l96l-Which would be long be-
fore any government spending
program could possibly have any
substantial effect.
Members of the economy bloc
were critical. too of some of Mr..
Elsenhower's spending recon-
mendations. They thought a SUBJ
stantial amount of trimming
could be done without affecting
the national security or any es-
sential program. Some of the pro-
posals resulted from congress
sioral action which the admins
tration had not recommended.
Mr.. Eisenhower proposes that
government spending jump to
5000 billion - which would set
new peacetime record - dur
ing the 1862 fiscal year starting
next July l.
This would represent an in
crease from the $78.9 billion esti-
mated for the present fiscal year
and from the $76.5 billion spent
in 1860.
Receipts are estimated at $82 3
billion the highest in the ma
tons history - for the 1862 fis-
cal year. The estimate for the
current year is $79 billion COM
pared with $77.8 billion for last
year. tall the figures are rounded
In billions.)
Conservatives object to such
consistent confirmation of the
well-known economic law, devel-
oped by Professor Parkinson of
Great Britain. that expenditure
rises to meet income.
The Conservatives would like
to see this additional income de-
voted to tax reduction and re-
ducing the national debt rather
than to more and more govern
ment spending.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Lamb Losses
Higher Than
Necessary

Virginia Sheepmen lose about
81 600 600 each year because Of
lambs that die between birth and
weaving or selling time.
George A. Allen. Jr.. sheep
specialist at VPI, says census
figures show that over $4,000
lambs die in Virginia each year
an average of about 500 lost for
each farmer who keeps sheep.
Many of these losses could be
prevented. Allen says. He ad-
vises each producer to check on
management practices to be sure
everything possible is being done
to reduce lamb deaths. Allen
lists several management prac.
tees which will help. ..
Do not let ewes get wet near
lambing time. Feed them some
hay and grain two weeks to one
month before lambing so they
will gain weight. give more milk.
and be less susceptible to lamb
ing paralysis.
Be sure sheep don't crowd
through narrow doors or gates OF
cross sills or bitches near lamb
ing time.
Watch the flock closely al
lambing time. See that young
lambs nurse shortly after they
are born. If the eve does not
have milk when the lamb is born
try to get some milk in him
from another eve that has just
LANDED. If he has to be bottle
fed. use a clean bottle with cow S
milk at body temperature. Feed
him a small amount slowly. but
often.
Dip the new lambs navel cord
in iodine to prevent infection.
Use a lambing pen. Keep the
eve and her lambs in a five foot
square pen for about three days.
Give the eve only hay and water
the day she lambs. Do not start
feeding her grain until the second
day.
Use heat lamps to help save
lambs in cold weather. New
lambs that get chilled have a
poor chance of living.
Be sure buildings where ewes
and lambs are kept have proper
ventilation. Many lambs die from
respiratory troubles often caused
by damp stuffy buildings.
Try to make every eve raise
a lamb. If a eve loses her lamb
try to switch another lamb that
NAV be a twin or triplet, OF
which comes from a eve with
no milk.
Dock and castrate lambs early
preferably before they are a
week old.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
This Week
In Basketball

Monday
Amelia at P. E. Academy
Tuesday
Emporia at Blackstone
Kenbridge at Buckingham
Amherst at Appornattox
Friday
Amelia at Kenbridge
Blackstone at Park View
BlueStone at Randolph-Henry
Brunswick at Victoria
Buckingham at P. E. Academy
Crewe at Emporia
Madison at Powhatan
Appomattox at Rustburg
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
The National Outlook

President Eisenhower's last
state of the union message is a
rather remarkable document.
These reports, by their very ma
ture. are political. This means
they have a strong tendency to
be boaStful. Usually the first
message Of a new President
boasts Of what he expects to &C.
complish; the others Of what he
has done. This final one of Eisen-
hower's falls within the latter
category and covers his eight
years in office.
Since most persons do not take
the trouble to read such mes
sages, or even to scan them. it is
worth listing the subjects cover
ed as one means of showing its
breadth. There is, of course, an
introduction and then comes a
discussion of each Of the follow
ing:
Foreign policy national de-
Tense the economy gov
ernemnt finance and admins
tration agriculture 4. ma
tural resources education,
science. and technology .
civil rights health and well
fare housing and urban de-
velopment immigration
veterans. and conclusion
Now that is an amazing list Of
activities to be of such concern
to the federal administration the
President feels obligated to re-
port on them to the Congress
ard this is especially true since
in many cases several items are
included under one subhead. In
all instances it is maintained
that substantial progress has
been made within the past eight
years. This, 1t is said, is true
even In the case of agriculture,
but the improvement here has
been despite the difficulties of
administering Congressional pro-
grams which apply outmoded
prescriptions and which aggra-
vate rather than solve prob
lens"
In many fields credit is taken
for having increased government
spending. Some of this growth of
OUTLAWS has been warranted. This
is true in military expenditures.
But in some Of the rest Of the
budget there has been no such
justification, and recently the
nonmilitary spending has been
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
NO COMMENT
BY JAMES ". DoUTHAT

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. Ia
"A showdown on government
spending is at hand - and mem
bers of the congressional econ
omy bloc are sending out urgent
appeals for support in their effort
to eliminate all unessential eX-
penditures.
Activity along this line has
been intensified following Mr..
Eisenhower annual messages to
Congress--coupled with President
Kennedy's spending program
proposed thus far.
Pointed support for a grass
roots economy calnpaign-Which
at the same time set up guide
posts for the Kennedy Admins
tration was provided in Mr..
EisenhoWer's messages sent to
Congress just before the January
20 Inauguration Of the new Presi-
dent.
1T is imperative for the extern
sion of economic growth at a
high and sustainable rate" Mr..
Eisenhower asserted. that the
budget be kept balanced and that
we act responsibly in financial
matters.
Mr.. Eisenhower's fiscal legacy
to the Kennedy Administration is
what was described as a pros
pective surplus of $79 million for
the current year lending next
June 30) and a SIS billion sur
plus for the following year.
There is considerable skepti-
cism in informed circles, how
ever. about actually attaining
these goals - unless an effective
drive is waged against Wasteful
spending. .
One reason for skepticis1n is
the fact that the Eisenhower esti-
mates are based on the expec-
tation that Congress will quickly
enact certain producing
legislation = such as increasing
postal RACES by S843 million an
nually. This is something that
Congress has repeatedly refused
to do
Another reason is that the Ken
nedy program - as announced
by the President in his campaign
and as detailed in the Demo-
cratic platform. which he sup
ported = calls for multi-billion-
dollar increases in the present
spending level.
The Kennedy position is that
his program can be carried out
within a balanced budget. % by
oconomizing in other expendi-
lures. t2) by closing tax loop
holes" and 80 by creating ad-
ditional tax revenue from an ex-
banded economy which he con-
tends his policies would stirnu-
late. ga ga GA ga ga ga ga a
Many Republicans and South
ern Democrats challenge these
claims. They maintain that as
additional government spending
to the extent advocated by Mr..
Kennedy and the Northern Demo-
Gratis in Congress only re-
nit in seriously unbalanced bud
gretS. dangerous initiation. and in
a further slash of the value of
the dollar.
Such a fiscal situation, it is
added, would threaten further de-
pletion of the nations gold re-
serves by encouraging invest
ment abroad as a result of les
sened confidence in the dollar.
President Kenredy's specific
legislative proposals to Congress
had to await his Inauguration.
But the apprehension of Con-
servatives mounted daily follow
ing publication of big spending
recommendations from task
forces appointed by Mr.. Kennedy
to study a variety of national
issues.
For example, the task force to
investigate the nations economy
advocated that government
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Debbie Kaufman
Celebrates Birthday

Debbie Kaufman daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Kaufman,
celebrated her eighth birthday
with theatre party Friday
afternoon.
Guests included Betsy Har-
grove. Dolly Whidden. Susan
Baldwin, Libby and Terry Lowry
Denise Wagner. Carol Gray Shep-
ard. Janet Warner. and Pam
Kaufman.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Dancing Lessons
Cancelled

Dancing lessons of the Floyd
Ward School of Dancing will
not be held his Tuesday. Thurs
day and Thursday night. Mrs.
D. A. Gates J.r., P-TA chairman
announced today.
The lessons will be made up
in February.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
News Summary
CONTINUED from page ID

QUEEN ELIZABETH and her
husband. Prince Philip. arrived
in New Delhi. India. Saturday.
An estimated one million cheer
ing Indians greeted the British
monarch as she began her state
visit in a country once rules by
her ancestors.
IN THE CONGO ex premier
Patrice Lumumba has been
transferred from the custody of
troops of army strengman
Joseph Mobutu to the secession
ist province of Katanga under
the control of Presi de n
Tshombe. He Is said to have
been severely beaten by his new
captors. This new setback for
Lumurnba has angered his sup
porterS and they are reported
taking it out on Europeans nv-
ing in areas which they control.
TWENTY EIGHT MEN, mill
tary personnel and civilian tech
nicianS. died a week ago when a
radar tower off the coast of New
England collapsed in a severe
north Atlantic gale. There were
no survivors. The tower normal
ly had a crew of more than 100
men, but 1t was under repair at
the time and all but a skeleton
crew had been removed as a
safety precaution.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION for the
nations needy was ordered dou-
bled by President Kennedy Sat-
urday In his first executive or
der. The food comes from gov
eminent held stocks under its
price support program. About
four million persons in distress
sed areas are now receiving sur
rlus food which the White House
says provides only IS per cent
Of the nutrition necessary for
Subsistence" diet. The new or
der is expected to increase the
number of persons receiving this
free food as well as the variety
and quality of the food they get.
THE NEW CABINET was con-
firmed by the Senate and sworn
into office Saturday with high
praise from both Democrats and
Republicans. Ad1ai Stevenson
was also confirmed and sworn
in as U. S. ambassador to the
United Nations. The only dis
senting vote against any of the
Presidents appointees was cast
by Sen. Allott (R-Colo) agains
Robert F. Kennedy, the Presi-
dents brother. as Attorney Gen
eral. Allott said the younger
Kennedy had not had enough ex-
perlence as a pracucing at
torney to qualify for the position
IN BELGIUM Socialist Union
leaders in the southern part O.
the country voted Saturday to
halt the strike which they have
led against the government S
economic program. The strike
failed to stop the passage by the
lower house of parliament of an
austerity program of increased
taxes and e due e d pensions
which the government said was
made necessary by the loss of the
Congo.
THE STOCK MARKET con-
tinued its upward swing last week
deSrite some strong selling pres
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sures. The APP average of 60
stocks was up 50 to 1929 80 in
heavy trading.
, 1961-10-27
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
PROJECT NOS: SJ-l4, SJ-32, $40 RF)
ROADS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS
ST. JOHN. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Sealed bids in sige copy for furnishing all labor, equip
ment, and materials and performing all work for the project
described herein will be received until 200 PM Friday,
curement, Division of Procurement and Supply, ST. Thomas,
Virgin Islands and then publicly opened.
Information regarding bidding materials, bid guarantee,
and bonds, plans and specifications and other contract docu-
ments are open for public inspection at the Offices of the
Commissioner, Department of Public Works, and at the Of
fees of the Division of Procurement, in Charlotte Amalie,
ST. Thomas. Virgin Islands.
Plans and specifications may be procured from the of
flee of the Contracting Officer, Division of Procurement, in
Charlotte Amalie, upon the deposit of $4,000. Deposit shall
be only by a certified check payable to the Government OF
the Virgin Islands, which may be refunded to bona fide bid
ders upon the return of plans and specifications in good con-
dition within sixty (60) days Of the date OF bid opening. A
bona fide bidder will include any person who submits a bid
for the general contract. $4,000 Forty dollars will be re
funded to persons who procure plans and specifications, but
do not submit a bid, upon the return thereof in good condi-
ton within sixty (6O days from bid opening. No refund will
be made after that time.
Each bid must be accompanied by a satisfactory bid
guaranty in the amount of so the total bid.
The Government of the Virgin Islands reserves the
right to select the successful Contractor or to refuse all bids
or to pursue any other course which may be in the best in
terest of the Government Of the Virgin Islands and the deci-
sion of the Government shall be final.
MARIO LEWIS
Commissioner
, 1961-10-27
ONE OF THE sure marks Of a high stand

and culture is the presence Of good music in any community
Time was when there were three bands, yes, three bands in
this island - two in ChristianSted and one in Frederikstsd
There were two in St. Thomas, giving a total OF five bands tor
these Islands. Then the Navy came, and instrumental music
had perhaps its greatest day.
BUT TIMES changed. Many of our young people left
energy, time, or enthusiasm. There were two bands OF orches-
tras in the high schools, one during the Navy administration,
and another at the Vocational Institute during the Pearson
administration. After that little can be said for band music
in this place.
nov THERE IS a real chance to come up with some
thing worthwhile and significant. No extracuricua activity
can be more ~ewarding in every possible way than the oppor-
tunity of high school students to find their chosen field. since
many may discover that their natural aptitude is such that
they are attracted to remain in, and make music their lifes
work.
THE BAND BOOSTERS Club, is fortunate enough to
have a group of officers whose concern and dedication to the
advancement Of music is unquesdoned, Judging from the very
fact that they set out to undertake this task.
TIL COMMUNITY owes these fine people all the APP
probation at its command, and all the support it can give. We
look forward to continued progress for the school band, and
hasten to add our commentator and gratitude to the group
and our support to the venture.
, 1961-10-27

BAND BOOSTERS CLUB
AN EXCELLENT step forward was mad

AN EXCELLENT step forward was made with the for
nation of the Band Boosters Club here. Recognizing the
great cultural value of music, and the Importance Of develop
ing and maintaining it in the high school here, a group Of pub.
lic-spirited citizens took time out to form a club, which we
are sure they hope will be the nucleus of a communicated
undertaking.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-10
Sum and Substance:
U%nimportance OF
Political Labels
by Fir. John b. Sheerin, esp.

The reaction to Presi-
dent Kennedy'S inaugural
address was full of signifi-
canoe. Republicans as well
as Democrats h hailed it;
conservatives as well as lib
erals applauded it. The un-
animity of assent may have
given some citizens the i'm
preston that the new Presi-
dent was simply indulging in
a bit of innocuous oratory be-
fore he would get down to
brass tacks in his State of the
Union address.
BUT LIKE TO think that
he was trying to show the ma
ton that he intended to be
President of the overwhelm-
ing majority of Americans,
not a mere banner-bearer for
a small clique of doctrinaire
liberals or conservatives. AT
least we can hope that his adj
dress will usher in a new era
in which there will be less
talk about conservatives and
liberals.
For the problems of our
time are frightful and what
is needed is a government
that will focus the highest
possible degree of intellig-
ence upon these problems
without asking public offic-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-10
The Yardstick
Neither Unions Or Workers
Free In Russia Report Shows
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

of Soviet unions to the COM
munist apparatus.
Be that as it may, the facts
which are assembled in the
LILO. report speak for them
selves. In summary, they point
to the conclusion that freedom
of association, as this term is
generally understood in the
United States and other demo
cratic nations, does not exist
in the U.S.S.R.
THE REPORT SAYS that
while the trade unions in the
U.S.S.R. "are distinct from
the Government, they never
theless play a prominent part
in helping to run the country
especially in the sphere of
industrial organization and So
cIdl service.
However, it adds that "there
can be no doubt that in ac-
cordance with their Rules the
trade unions, like all other
bodies in the Soviet Union,
have to follow the leadership
of the Farty in their policies
and activities"
The trade unions in the
U.S.S.R. have been called up
on to exercise not only the
traditional trade union func-
tons but also functions which
in other countries are dis
charged by the State, says the
report, adding that: "While
continuing to be organiza-
tions which represent and
speak for the workers the
unions are participating to an
even greater extent in running
and strengthening the Soviet