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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21
Three To Attend
Conference At
Randolph-Ma

Three local women of Farm
vile Methodist Church will at
tend the Virginia Conference
Women S Society Of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
at Randolph Macon College.
Lynchbrwg, next week. Mrs.
Floyd SWertfeger. local secre-
tary of Missionary Education
will do Bible study on prayer.
Mrs. w. NJ Digger. secretary
of Children's Work. will study
the book dealing with today S
children. Mrs. j. B. Williams.
president of the local WSCS,
will study the book on the Christ
ian Mission.
One of the highllghts of the
conference is the annual School
of Missions and Christian Ser
vice q 1t is to be held this year
on August 202l with the Wes-
leyan Service Guild coming in for
their week end of missions on
Aug. 1926.
In each emphasis will be given
to the World Mission of the
Church through an intensive
study in the areas of world and
rational missions. christian So
clal relations. spiritual life. and
prepared leadership for the to-
tai program.
The very timely studies chosen
for this year are. The Christian
Mission on the Rim OF Southeast
Asia. dealing with Korea. Twai-
wan. Hong Kong and Oklanawa:
The Churcn's Mission ard Per
sons of Special Need. dealing
with handicapped persons: To
days Children for Tomorrow S
World. and Prayer.
The school will include clinics
for lines of work and an added
program IN Leadership Training
With Mrs. II NJ Russell. secre-
tary Of promotion of. the South
eastern Jurisdiction as co-or-
dlnator
Evenings will be devoted To
Bible study under the leadership
OF DR. Mary Frances Thelen. as
sociate professor of Religion at
Randolph Macon Mrs. Roy D.
Whitlock. Of Richmond is chair
man Of the school committee.
Mrs. Raymond f Musser. of
Norfolk. Is co-chairman and Mrs.
Richard II Owen. III. Of Rich
n,ond. u Dean.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21
Miss London
Honored On S7th
Birthday

Miss Lila London celebrated
her 87th birthday on Sunday,
August y. Last week. she was
guest Of honor at a coffee given
by Mrs. Fred H. Hamburg. AS
sisting Mrs. Hanbuly were Miss
Lila's grandchildren, Lila
Jane. Virginia and Louise Han
bury. Approximately Is guests
attended the party.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21

While at Virginia Beach. Mrs.
0. Mann and W. T. Mann visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. William Pierce
and children. They also visited
frie~ DIS in Port mouth and Mr..
and Mrs. Graves Powell in Boy
kins while away. They have now
returned.
At Virginia Beach this week
are Mr.. and Mrs. John Rick
man.
Mr. and Mrs w j. ellis. Jr..
and children have returned aft
er a vacation at Virginia Beach.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21

Per- ona( Mention

Here during the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Whit
field were Mrs. Grace Cornwell
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. FELTON,
and two sons, of Suffolk.
Among those attending III
exercises at Sayler's Greek on
Sunday we're Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Cabell Fitzpatrick, Mr. and Mrs.
j. B. Wall, Mrs. Robert Lee
Jones. Mrs. Ann Walker, Col.
John c. Steck, Mrs. W a ter
Edwards. w. B. Wall and son,
Bid, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. CraW-
ford, Mrs. j. w. Wilson, Jr.,
Mr.. ard Mrs. T. c. Coleman.
Jr., and Farrar v. Shelton.
Miss Helen Dickhoff, Of Rich
mond, is spending this week
with her mother, Mrs. e. W.
Dickhoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Rob
ertson visited their son n d
daughter-il law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Robertson, and little
daughter, Betty Bruce, in Rich
mond on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Butcher
h ave returned home after
several days vaca tion in
Williamsburg.
Captain and Mrs. Samuel E.
Watson and son, Sam Geyer
Watson, of Newport, R. L., are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Geyer.
Sims A. Allen, of Greensboro,
N. c., spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Allen
and attended the Allen reunion
at Douglas Presbyterian Church
Sunday.
Dr.. and Mrs. Thomas G..
Hardy and children, of Winston
Salem; Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Bull
ington, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Lakewood and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Wheat, all of Richmond, were
guests at the Hardy cabin over
the week end. DR.. Hardy re-
turned to Winston-Salem on Sun
day while his family will spend
this week at the cabin,
j. w. Weaver spent Thursday
and Friday ,ere with Mrs
Annie Holloway, his sister-in-
law. Her son, Joe Holloway,
was her guest on Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Holloway and
j, w. Weaver, all Of Richmond,
left on vacation, Sunday. They
will visit Akron, Ohio, Canada,
Niagara Falls. and stop in
Washington, D. c.. on their way
home.
Mrs. Annie Holloway and
granddaughter, Diane CloWdis,
visited relatives in Charlotte
county on Sunday.
j. R. T. Bow ven, of Hot
Springs. visited Mr. and Mrs.
w. w. Watson, Of Hanlpden-
Sydney. and attended the Wat
son reunion there on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Fulton
spent the week end with their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. c. j. Allard, III, of
Virginia Beach.
Frank Byrd. of Roanoke is
guest of Alex Holmes. Alex and
Frank are roommates at Uni
versity of Virginia, Charlottes-
vile.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21
Dress Rehearsal Fol-
Harvest Moon
Festival, Thursday

A dress rehearsal for the Har-
vest Moon Festival will be held
on Thursday night. August %
at 7::3o pm. in Jarman Hall
All participants are urged to be
present.
The Festival will be held at
1arman Hall, Friday night. Au-
gust "a, at 5 pm. under the
auspices of the Farmville Wom-
ans Club.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21
Visited West Coast
And Canadian
Rockies Recently

Mr. and Mrs. WA. Watson.
Mrs. William Chapman. and
Miss Ruth Harris recently re-
turned from a five-week trip
into Ca ada and the West Coast.
There were 80 persons on the
special train with seven in the
W a son party. They went
through the Canadian Rockies,
visited Banff and Lake Louise.
Victoria ard Vancouver, the
Worlds Fair at Seattle. Spokane
Wash. San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Las Vegas, New, the
Air Force Academy at Colorado
Springs and Pixies Peak, to
name a few of the interesting
places seen on the tour.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-21
Miss LeSueur Weds Mr.. Seay In
DillWyn First Baptist Church

The marriage of Miss Karolyn
Sue LeSueur. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Daniel LeSueur,
of Dillwyn. to David Fleming
Seay, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hanpden Wright Seay. of Ar
vonia. took place on Friday,
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
Sewing Success Comes
From Choice Of Pattern

The major problem for many
women who sew is finding the best
fitting pattern Pattern companies
provide a variety of patterns n
many different figure types and
size ranges. The only guide given
for choosing the correct pattern,
however, is by bust, waist. hip and
back bodice length measurements.
| This is a poor guide and works
for very few women, according to
Miss Janet Reed, clothing special
ist at the University of Delaware.
If you find the correct pattern,
alterations can be eliminated or
reduced to a minimum, says Miss
Reed The best indication of pat
tern size is to try on basic pat
tern and compare size and figure
types. The style OF the dress and
the brand of pattern makes a diff
ference in the size needed from
one time to another. Once you find
the brand that fits we'll, continue
to use it. Differences in shoulder
slope, armhole shape, dart place
ment and pattern ease of fullness
may mean better fit, even if pat
/ terms are all based on the same
| body measurements.
The loose fitting styles which
have been in the fashion picture
| have meant smaller pattern sizes
for many women. AS we move into
more fitted silhouette, Miss Reed
says, you may find you need a lar
/ ger size.
The most important place for a
! pattern to fit is through the neck
/ line and shoulders. Alterations in
this area are difficult to make if
| they are to still retain the style
lines of the garment.
| 1t is easier to make alterations
at the bustline, waist and hips.
There is no good guide to choosing
a pattern with proper shoulder fit
Experience has been an expensive
teacher for many women, accord
ing to Miss Reed.
Body build is an important fact
or in pattern choice. If you are
slender with a large frame, you
may have the same measurement
as more fleshy woman with a
small frame, but the same size
pattern will fit equally we'll.
New figure types recently de-
velOped include the junior petite,
petite and proportioned patterns.
More and better styles are now
available in half sizes. For girls,
subteen and chubby sizes have
been added.
To help you select the proper
pattern, Miss Reed has developed
basic kit of patterns from girls
size to women's sizes A and 241h
in half sizes.
If you're interested in pattern
selection and fitting, Miss Reed is
available for scheduled classes.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
THE PARTIES DILEMMA

The dilemma of the Republican party,
which is in another way the dilemma of the
Democrats also, was brought to mind when
two New York public men died within a few
days Of each other. They illustrate the di-
lemma because they typify the two schools
of Republicansm in that state and else
where.
The two were Irving M. Ives, a U. S.
Senator before his retirement, and Repre-
sentative Ralph Gwinn. Their views on
many matters were diametricaly opposed.
Ives, when speaker of the state legisla-
ture's lower house, was picked by Governor
Dewey to run for the Senate against the
immensely popular Democratic former gov
ernOr, Herbert H. Lehman. To the surprise
of many, Ives won. His liberal course in the
Senate brought him such acclaim that, run
ming for reelection in 1852, he triumphed
by 100000 votes.
This made him the natural candidate for
governor in 1854. Prevailed on to make the
race, he again surprised the prophets-this
time by losing to Averell Hartman. Poor
health forced his retirement when his Sen
ate term expired.
Ives was generally found on the liberal
side of the fence when measures came up
for vote Gwinn, a congressman from New
York City commuters district, was definite
ly on the other side In his ii years Of ser
vice he was against controversial legislation
proposed by Roosevelt, Truman and Eisen-
hover His friends poked fun at him by
saying that if Mckinley and Coolidge had
not been such dangerous radicals they might,
in his opinion, have made good presidents.
The Republicans must choose between
the PHILOSOPHERS eXemplifed by these two
quite different men. A similar choice con-
fronts the Democrats, who also have eX-
tremes Of liberalism and conservatism
among those they have elected to office.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

leaves Friday night for an cover
night" at a scout camp and they
will "be prepared" by taking
enough equipment to sleep under
the stars Even little Leslie, our
threeyearold busy body, has a
date OD the sociar calendar for
Saturday. birthday party in the
neighborhcod.
This weekend will be an excit-
ing one for Caroline Kennedy,
whose mother returns to the Cap
itol on Thursday from India, PAX
istan. England and Italy, and 1
imagine il will be gift-Opening
time.
Today, Jacqueline is having
lunch with the Queen of England.
Time changes all of our lives so
rapidly. 1t was only nine years
ago that Jackie flew to England
to witness the coronation and saw
the new Queen only from a remote
distance along the route that her
carriage took her. And today, her
appointment is with the monarch
herself
We were greatly impressed with
the conversation at home this
weekend. How much we felt the
flood and devastation had encom-
passed all Of you whether remotely
or not | drove to Rehoboth with
my parents on Saturday and saw
much of the havoc there. l had
on heels and could not descend the
steep drop to the beach to look
back on the shore line, but what
did see was enough. 1t is hard
TO imagine even a savage tide, like
the one last week, could bring
such complete destruction. The
beaches, Rehoboth, Bethany, Fen
wick. Slaughter, are all a very
important part of our lives on the
Delmarva shore and we will be
happy when they are again the
same busy places as before.
This Saturday, my good father
has his 73rd birthday. Guess I'll
have TO sing him Happy Birth
day" by telephone unless
you'll do it for me.
Blue Skies to you always,
Elaine Townsend DickersOn
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
Labor Leaders Resent
Government Interference

LabOr'S diStaSte for intervention
by the Administration was once
again quickly revealed when Labor
Secretary Goldberg stated t h t
the government should define the
national interest involved in labor
industry disputes and help settle
any differences accordingly.
Union leaders indicate they are
going to push for wage gains and
fringes that the White House may
consider inflationery, and they do
not intend to be curbed. M an Y
union negotiators will be seeking
raises this year of as much as 59o
on the basis of productivity gains.
Where employers clearly recognize
that this is misrepresentation of
the actual rise in productivity, firm
resistance may mean strikes. The
Federal Government appears SYM
pathetic to 21a wage increases in
stead of the 5@o demanded with
costly fringe" benefits. A wag e
hike of 21a9o equals from 4c to
&c per hour according to the in
dustry involved.
Effects of Secretary Goldberg
Over the months ahead, lar e.
scale bargaining is slated in air.
craft. airlines, aluminium, commu
nications, petroleum, tie e S,
paper, and railroads. OF particular
importance are the current steel
negotiations, since an agreement
long in advance of contract explra-
tion would encourage similar gov
ernment pressure in other fields.
If Secretary Goldberg is success
full in achieving an early settle
ment in steel, it will be met by
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

She feels a drift toward over
Capitalization in government began
in World War II, when it was ne
cessary to the war effort.
But we've never been able to get
back to what we feel is a free
country"
Mrs. Bottoms Cleveland constitu-
ents apparently agree with her
theories. They have been sending
her back to Congress ever since
she replaced her late husband,
Rep. Chester c. Bolton, in spe-
cial election in 1910.
Il have a wonderful personal
following" she says. Democrats,
as well as Republicans, work for
me and vote for me"
Began Y0ga for Health
The word "individualism" crops
up repeatedly in her conversation,
and her life is studded with in
cidents that show her own individ-
uality.
She began yoga exercises 35 or
40 years ago when it was a sub
ject that you didn't talk about,
just like you didn't talk b o u t
syphilis. You can talk about it
now"
She started the exercises to COM
bat i'll health, and found "a new
method of exercise, of se1f-disci-
pine"
She describes it this way:
''Yoga means union E. finding
ones way into infinite conscious
ness. There are various paths, the
physical is just one of them. You
can achieve yoga through work,
love, intellect The physical yoga
is based on 108 postures. Yo IL
learn the training of muscles SO
you can take these postures.
you learn how to really be boss
of yourself. It's wonderful eX-
perience."
Wartime Inspection
congressman nowadays are fire.
quently criticized for taking junk
cts abroad at taxpayers expense,
but Mrs Bottoms trip to Europe
during World War II was NO junk
et
After the Allied invasion of
France, she decided she wanted to
go to the European theater to in
spect hospital and nursing facili-
ties.
Gen. George c. Marshall. she re-
calls, objected strenuously.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
BABS0N DISCUSSES LABOR OUTLOOK

union leaders as a kind of intrus-
ion into free collective bargaining
1t would not be surprising, in fact.
If some of the more radical union
lists refused to cooperate in future
p + p os premature bargain
ing sessions to avoid last-minute
disputes.
What US. Agency has Just done! /!
While the above negotiations
have been going on, a us. Govern
ment Agency has, for the first
time, granted exclusive bargaining
rights to a labor union to negoti-
ate on grievances, safety, vacations
etc., but not on wages of the total
hours in work week. The govern
ment is also asking" for a no.
strike pledge and no restrictions
on race, color, or creed.
This important precedent wa s
established in connection with a
Department of Agriculture de-
cision on March 8 that its 2,472
meat inspectors would be repre-
sented by unit Of the American
Federation of Government Employ
es, AFL-CIO. The Departments S
action is in accordance with n
executive order issued by Presi-
dent Kennedy ON January II. pro-
viding for government recognition
of unions representing federal en-
plOyees. When we consider that in
addition to those in the military.
there are several million u. s..
workers in ordinary clerical and
industrial jobs, we see what this
ruling could mean. But whether it
will result in a federal dictator
ship or in plain socialism, | can
not now forecast.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
In Stormy Congress
She Practices Serenity
By NEIL GILBRiDE

WASHINGTON (AP)- The Con
gresswoman from Ohio, Mrs. Fran
ces P. Bolton. is II years old, and
she still does an occasional yoga
headstand to keep in shape.
1t helps her serenity, a quality
that would be sorely needed if the
Republicans win control of the
House in this years elections. For
in that event she would become
chairman of the House Foreign AT
fairs committee.
At an age when most people are
not up to a difficult new job
much less the 10S postures of yoga
Frances Bolton views the pros
pect with the same calm with
which she faced u enemy shrap-
mel in World War II and (2) a
charging elephant in Africa in 1855.
The Elephant Charged
81 don't feel any of it is SO diff
ficult," she says of her % years
service in Congress, including q
years of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee.
Il enjoy every bit of it. I think
only when you stop enjoying il
does the mind add up the difficult
ties, don't you?" she asks.
She credits S yoga-"You don't
pronounce the "a . - with con-
tributing substantially to this at
titude in the midst of a rough land
tumble life of politics.
The encounter with the ele
phant, in the Belgian Congo dur
ing an African tour, did give her
"a few breathless seconds" she
comedies. Fortunately, h big
beast stopped short of her car.
Believes i'm Individual
Although confident of her own
reelection GIVE had the same OPP
ponent five times and l defeat him
a little worse each time,") she isn't
predicting any national COP sweep
"Unless we have something real
to offer, we won't get there" she
says.
Her definition of something
real" is a return to "the respon-
sibility of the individual for self
state and country. There are GER
tain things we stand for Why can't
we say that?"
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

Babson Park, Mass, March 29.
Most manufacturers, many mer-
chants, and even some investors
with whom l talk are disturbed
about the labor unions. They fear
labor will ruin our export trade
which we need to stabilize IL r
dollar,-and reduce the profits of
our businessmen upon whom our
Federal Government depends o +
tax money.
Strikes now being threatened
Union leaders are facing into the
spring bargaining season wi h
every intention of bettering the
gains made for their members dur
ing the recent recession. The AF'Ls
Clio is keenly aware of: The re-
straining influence of joblessness
in some areas; the fact that the
consumer price index has remain
ed practically unchanged over the
past four months; and the grow
ing reluctance on the part of en-
ployers to permit gains in labor
costs. Labor also recognizes h e
problems emerging from til e
spread of automation and its re-
Shuffling of manpoWer needs.
Heavily stressed will be produc-
tivity and the upturn in corporate
profits Both these factors will be
exaggerated considerably beyond
their true significance. Laborites
have already given their members
the impression that productivity
from early 1861 and on into 1862
has increased at a record-smash-
ing rate in many nonmanufactur-
ing lines. Actually, even the most
optimistic estimates do not place
the current rise per year at more
than 2149o.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
Common Buckuche
Is Described
Oh. my aching backi

Oh, my aching backi
Everyone is likely to have an
occasional backache, which fOrtu-
nately is transitory in most cases
and will respond to gentle massage
and heat application-plus rest
A publication of the American
Medical Association poll s out
that, for the dull, i'll defined type
of pain that often is present when
one gets up in the morning, bed
board is often of great help, es
pecially if one has mattress that
is soft and tends to sag in the
middle
1t is obvious that prevention is
the most important approach to
most back disabilities. This be
comes more significant with ad
vancing age, when there is gradual
loss of suppleness in all parts of
the body At any age, however, a
void sudden twisting movements,
double movements such as bending
and twisting at the same time, and
extremes such as tOetouching or
falling back on the hands with the
spine arched This may be all right
for a gymnast or trained athlete,
but it can be dangerous for the ay-
erage man or woman.
For acute cases of backache -
sudden, eXcrutiating p I'M ts
hardly necessary to urge that the
victim see a physician. For less
severe, but persistent, backaches,
it is best to see medical help with
out waiting too long.
There can be many d f f n t
causes of backache The most COM
mon area of discomfort is the
sacro-iliac region, or upper pelvis,
where there is an especially wide
range of movement Tendons may
be frayed or pulled loose, muscle
group may go into acute Spasm,
or one of the cushions between the
vertebrae may get out of place, as
in slipped disc.
These miShapS can occur with
out much apparent cause-bendlng
over to pick up something, or lift
ing a too-heavy weight without
squatting properly. Minor discom-
fort that could become severe can
result from slouching at a desk or
typewriter. Posture chairs may
save many aches and pains for
those who work most of the day
at desks.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

please tell me what you think
you can do in a war;" she says he
asked her.
But she went to England any
way, and Gen. Walter Bedell
Smith, chief of staff of European
forces, took me over to the con
tinent and turned me loose"
She spent three months overseas,
getting close enough to t h fight
ing that Il was under fire from
shrapnel one day"
She says Marshall conceded on
her return that Il had done a good
job"
She went, she says, because "all
women worried about their sons, :"
and she felt she should have the
facts with which to reassure them
Il had two sons, one in the Afri-
can theater and one at Two Jima.
| wanted to know what it was all
about"
Son Running Too
One of her sons, Oliver P. Boil
ton, this year will seek to rejOin
his mother in Congress. He served
two terms in the early 1950s but
illness caused him to retire from
politics for a while.
Mrs. Bolton is pleased that her
son will try to restore the only
mother-son combination in the his
tory of Congress.
But. ever the individualist, she
has no intentions of travelling into
his nearby 18th District to help
out in his expected tough cam
paign-'We don't meddle with each
other very much. | have my own
problems"
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
RUGGED
WITH FRINGE ON TOP

HOME S TEAD, Fla. (AP) =
Sponsors of the Homestead Rodeo,
who found south Florida mayors
aren't good "bronc-busters" think
they have found a western, but
safe arena entrance for their guest
mayor
Two years ago Hialeah mayor
Henry Milander was nearly thrown
when his steed began bucking. So
last year OpaLocka mayor Rich
ard Dennis took his bows from a
box seat.
But this year Miami Mayor Robt
King High rode past the stands in
a horse-drawn surrey.