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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-20
Chairman
Announced In Boy
Scout Fund Drive

LYNCHBURG. July 16- Yuille
Holt, Jr.. president of the Pied
mont Area Council, Boy Scouts
CT America, announced today the
appointment of R. Stuart Moore.
secretary of the Lane Company.
Altavista, as the independent
campaign chairman for the an
nual fall Boy Scout fund drive.
The Finance Campaign will be
conducted in those areas of the
council that do not participate in
a United Fund or Community
Chest campaign.
The campaign will be con-
Quoted in the following counties:
Lunenburg, Nottoway Cumber-
land, Buckingham. and Apo
mattox. Moore will appoint a
county chairman to organize the
campaign in that county. Holt. in
his announcement. emphasized
that the funds are retained To-
cally by the council to organize
new Scout units. provide training
programs for the unit leaders.
operate a Scout office and
maintain two council camps,
Camp Monocan, Nellysford, and
Eagle Point on Kerr Dam Res
ervatiOn.
The Piedmont Area Council
with headquarters in Lynchburg.
encompasses tn metropolitan
area of Lynchburg. Danville, and
the surrounding IA oun t i S.
There are 1900 Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and Explorers enrolled in
the program.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-20
The Poets Corner

Editors Note The Poets for local poets
who wish their works to Herald Poems submitted
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Because lips dumb, o hear the
do not utter as Thou paSSest BY
And from lifelong bondage set me free:
Because content perish far from Thee
sieze snatch from fate and try
My Thy consuming nigh
And let blinded, Thy salvation
If l pouring Thy
If camoring Thy face,
l would need Thee Lord need
Whose dumb dead neither hopes fears
Nor this place
not pray not, give Thee heed.
Anonymous
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Adams of Arvonia She given
Al1nistead of Farmvle many
blessing years friend had
0 Armistead.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-20

On July 3rd we we're Rob-
bed Of $1,000 cash and
$1,000 in checks. We
must sell to replace this
Gosh.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Backs Kennedy

The Republicans were not
unanimous in their critical
viewpoint. Senator Clifford P.
Case, Republican of New Jer-
Evening star., 1962-05-20

Thai troops in a few days
though, in field exercises.
Moscow radio charged "the
only reason for the American
occupation of Thai country
was to set up nuclear bases and
a strategic springboard in one
more region of the world"
Pathet LOa Quiet
With pro-Communist Pathet
Loa forces in Laos showing no
signs of a further breach of
the year-old cease-fire - the
event that shook the Thailand
governments confidence in its
border security and brought
the Marines here-it seemed
likely the spotlight next week
would shift once again to po-
litical negotiations between the
three Laotian princes.
Prince Souvanna Phouma,
the agreed choice of the chief
Western and Eastern powers to
head neutralist government,
cut short his stay in Europe
and flew homeward after a talk
outside London with British
Foreign Secretary Lord Home
Despite loud-sounding words
from Moscow and Peiping
British authorities said they
had private assurances from
Moscow that the Soviet Union
is anxious for a quiet and
peaceful settlement in Loas.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

sey, said he thinks that on the
whole Mr.. Kennedy has acted
wisely and rightly" in the
difficult situation in Laos.
He said on a television pro-
gram that because there is
grave doubt the Laotians will
fight against the Communists,
Mr.. Kennedy is being forced to
take the next best thing to
a pro-WeStern government, a
neutralist government"
Senator Case said the Eisen-
hover administration had been
forced to adopt the same policy.
Mr.. Kennedy has had better
than average support from Sen
ate Minority Leader Dirksen of
Illinois and House Minority
Leader Halleck of Indiana for
his foreign policy moves.
But the approach of the
election campaign has had an
effect even on this. Signifi-
cantly, perhaps, the two COP
leaders declined any substantial
comment after the White House
briefing. They Cancelled a
scheduled news conference for
the following day, when they
might have been questioned
publicly about the matter.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Pythugorus Lodge
To Honor Hamilton

Col. West A. Hamilton. a
member of Pythagoras Lodge
No. 9 for So years an a former
past master Of the lodge, will
be honored with a testimonial
dinner by his fellow members
at 7:45 pm. Friday in the
Presidential Arms, 1920 6
street NV.
A former professor Of mill
tary science and tactics, Col.
Hamilton is a member Of the
Board of Education, and the D.
C. Recreation Board. He also
is a board member of the
YMCA, USO and Salvation
Army in addition to being ac-
tive in many other civic groups.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Century-OId Bell
From Bay Line
Goes to Museum

PORTSMOUTH, Va, May Is
(AP).-A bell that Signaled
the warning of a collision
which ended the Old Bay
Lines wooden sidewheeler era
88 years ago is the first item
to find a home in Portsmouth's
new museum building.
The 50O-pound, 1O8-year-old
bell was turned over to the
naval shipyard museum by
James B. Gallagher, Norfolk
general agent for the now de-
funct Old Bay Line.
The bell was cast in 1854 for
the newly launched steamer
Louisiana.
The Oouisana was the Old
Bay Lines last wooden side
wheeler.
She sank in Chesapeake Bay
November IA, 1874, after being
rammed by the steamer Falco,
a Baltimore-to-C Charleston YES
sci. Nc one was killed or in
jured in the collision.
The line still had Sidewheel-
ers in service, but they were
made of iron.
The Old Bay Line, officially
the Baltimore Steam Packet
Co., ended it's operations on
Chesapeake Bay last month.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

the visit to the Marines camp
six miles south of the town.
The general then flew on to
Khorat 100 miles northeast Of
Bangkok, to pay respects to
local thai army commanders
there.
The army's First Battle
Group had just completed a
move from Khorat to a new
post 40 miles to the west on
Friendship Highway.
To Visit Other Posts
Tomorrow the general makes
a flying visit to the army
group, and to Udon, Thailand's
second largest city near Laos
southwestern border, where the
United States is helping build
one of a series Of radar posts.
Both a Khorat and at Udon,
Iha1 commanders turned out
bluehelmeted honor guards
which played the American
and Thailand national an
'themS. Maj. Gen. Chalerm of
Inihaganog, deputy commander
of the thai I'd Army, gave Gen.
Harkins a party and served
tea, cookies, hamburgers and
fish cakes.
So far the Marines posted
near the border have had
nothing serious to do about
the communist danger that
brought them here. Military
sources said they may Join
Evening star., 1962-05-20
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c, Moy 20, 1867

bat forces to help hold the line
against the expanding Com
munist threat.
While Mr.. Kennedy had
found himself unable to exert
effective influence over Gen.
Phoumi. his appeal to Mr..
Khrushchev to join in measures
to restore the ceasefire evident
ly found a ready response once
Evening star., 1962-05-20
D. c. Summer Camp
Registration Beqins

Registration is now in prog
ress for the District Recreation
Departments free summer
camps for children 7 to IA years
old.
The camps will open June 25
and run for four sessions of two
weeks each. The camps will be
open daily from 9 am. to 3 pm.
Activities include cook-outS,
arts and crafts, hikes, song
tests and nature studies. Appli-
cations for the camps may be
obtained from the recreation
department.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
General Praises u. S. Force
In Storm-Sooked ThoiIond

BANGKOK, Thailand, Nav 10
AP)s-United States Gen. Paul
D. Harkins made a flying in
spection Of his sweat and rain
soaked command near the Laos
border today and pronounced
it fit.
The United States military
buildup, with its avowed pur-
pose Of deterring Communist
aggression on Thailand from
Laos, mounted toward its mark
OF 5000 men. Two Jet trans
ports brought in 185 more SOL
diers from the Army's 25th
Division in Hawaii, the advance
party of several hundred more
to join the 1,O00-man First
Battle Group near Khorat.
Gen. Harkins, top command
er Of the military assistance
force in South Wet Nam as
well as the combat units here,
flew on a checkup round to
Udon where most Of the 1900
Marines from Okinawa are
camped in pup tents within
sight of Laos hills beyond the
Mekong River.
Must Seek High Ground
Heavy rains of the monsoon
season had just drenched the
area.
He saw tents set up, trucks,
jeepS and other vehicles neatly
parked in rows and ammunition
slowed and declared:
They are all working very
hard. A lot of people are
sweating"
The Marines, he said, "are
well settled. They know what
they are doing. They are pro-
fessional soldiers. This makes
all the difference in the world"
But viewing the low treeless
plain Of the camp, he said,
we've got to get the men to
suitable high ground. Where
they are now it floods too
easily"
Besides, he said, there are
lots of snakes in the area"
The new site may be about
% miles to the east of Udon
at Nong Lahan.
Vendors Sell Drinks
When Gen. Harkins visited
the camp, he found some
Marines playing with a foot
ball. Others were buying iced
soft drinks, well-known Ameri-
can brands. from local ven
dors. Like Marines nearly ev-
erywhere, some fed candy to
kids.
The general was accom-
panied on his rounds by 1t.
Gen. James L. Richardson, jr.,
his deputy in charge of the
Thailand operations.
They first hoped to Ia
Xiii, 100 miles north of Bang
kok, for a look at US. Air Force
Supersabre Jet unit post there,
conferred with local Thai COM
manders 100 miles further on,
then circled to Udon where
they shifted to a helicopter for
Evening star., 1962-05-20

Mr.. Kennedy had made 1t clear
that United States power was
moving into Southeast Asia.
The Pathet Lao advance.
though well forward Of the
old ceaSe-fire line, stopped far
short Of sweeping over all Of
Northwestern Loas. The fight
ing dropped off a week ago and
the lull has been unbroken.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Transit Speech Set

John R. Inner, a member of
the Committee of 100 on the
Federal City and the Metropoli-
tan Washington Board OF
Trade, will speak on urban
and Metropolitan Mass Tran
sit in Western Europe" at 8
pm. Wednesday at a meeting
of the Citizens Transit Improv-
ment Association in the Com
munity Room of the Wash
ington Post.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Distrusted General

In spite of his distruSt of
Gen. Phoumi. Mr.. Kennedy was
uncertain when the Red ad-
vance started what the Com
munist intentions might be.
With Gen. Phoumi's troops
crumbling, Mr.. Kennedy was
faced with the possibility of a
Red drive across the borders
of Thailand, endangering all OF
Southeast Asia Immediately
The President therefore felt
compelled to introduce United
States power into Thailand
quickly to stabilize the situa-
ton.
He felt compelled, in fact, to
do what for several years
United States policy had aimed
at avoiding-that is, land COM
Evening star., 1962-05-20


what went wrong and whether
similar error can be avoided in
the future.
So far President Kennedy's
angry dissatisfaction has CEN
tered on Gen. Phoumi Nosavan,
strongman in the pro-WeStern
Royal Lao government of Pre-
mier Boun Gum.
The White House and State
Department are understood to
have told American represen-
tatives in the field that Gen,
Phoumi'S power must be cur
tailed-preferably by getting
him to yield his various cabifet
positions and confine himself
to purely military matters.
Assurances Given
Administration informantS
said yesterday all United States
Government agencies involved
in Laos have given assurances
that they have Loyalty supported
Mr.. Kennedy's policy of trying
to settle the dispute through
formation of a three-way coali-
ton government. There have
been suspicious, particularly in
high quarters of the State De-
partment, that some elements
of the United States Govern
ment might have been pulling
against other elements and en-
couraging Gen. Phoumi to dis
regard the United States advice
he was receiving officially.
This speculation arose be-
cause there are divisions within
official w Shington over
whether a neutral Laos with a
vernme ent Of neutraliSts
Communists and pro-Western
elements has any chance OF
withstanding an eventual Com
munist takeover.
The groups principally in
volved in the Laos struggle
apart from the White House
have been the State and De-
fense Departments and the
Central Intelligence Agency
The basic problem with which
they have been trying to work
since 1854 arises from the fact
that when Laos was created out
of the wreckage of French In
dochina certain pro-Communist
Pathet Lao rebel forces were
left unreconciled within the
country.
Spearhead Developed
With the long-distance sup
port of Russia, the more imme-
diate encouragement Of Reo
China and the direct help OF
the neighboring Communist
state of North Wet Nam, the
Pathet Lao developed into q
spearhead Of a Red campaign
to take over the country.
Several years ago, during the
Eisenhower administration, the
United States rejected a neu.
tralist solution for Laos anc
the Boun Gum government
took over as a strongly pro.
Western regime. Gen. Phoum
became the central figure ir
the administration, repeatedly
with powerful backing from the
CIA. AS Deputy Premier, Min
lister of Defense and Minister
Of the Interior he has wide
powers.
A year ago, President Ken
nedy moved United States sea
and air forces into the South
Evening star., 1962-05-20

Communists will control Laos.
Senator Hickenlooper of
Iowa, chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee,
made it clear in an interview
yesterday that COP members
have no criticism of the PreSi-
dents sending United States
troops to Thailand.
1--WE are agreed" Senator
Hickenlooper said, that a dis
play Of military strength was
necessary. But we do not agree
with the policies that brought
about this crisis.
Policy Criticized
"In our view the policy of
forcing Western elements in
Laos into a coalition with the
Communists and the. neutral
lists is wrong. If there is a
coalition government, eyentu-
Ially the Communists will own
Laos"
Senator Kuchel of California,
the assistant Senate Republi-
can leader, said that it is fair
to say the Republicans are GO
ing along with the President
now but reserving the right to
criticize him later.
Senator Kuchel was critical
at a White House briefing of
members Of both parties last
week on the failure of United
States allies to "send at least
a platoon Of troops into Thai
land as a token of their sup
port of our move"
Subsequently, the British
made Royal Air Force units
available on Thailand's request.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
China Warns
U. 5. 10 Keep
Out OF Laos
By the Associated Press

/ "A NAHAA5 ROEN@ "S~- ~~~~ ~
terday that Communist China
absolutely cannot permit the
establishment of a bridge
head" in Southeast Asia by the
United States.
Red Chinese papers usually
express government views.
The Red Chinese warning
was couched in language fal
stronger than the compare
lively moderate assertions OF
Soviet Premier Khr-uShchey
during a visit in Bulgaria Fri
day. The Russian boss said the
United States had, "venturec
on a difficult situation ir
Laos" and he predicted they
would be forced out in time.
The difference in the tenor
and language Of the two pro-
nouncementS raised again the
question of whether Russia
would back up, militarily, RED
China if the latter opened g
shooting war against the
United States in Asia.
Needs Soviet Aid
Without Soviet help, Com
munist China could encounter
deep trouble in an attempt to
move into Laos and on into
Thailand-deSpite her masses
Of manpower.
The routes from Red China
into Laos from the north are
primitive even by Asian stand
ards. Mountainous terrain and
jungles stand along and south
Of the China-Laos border. Re-
Gently China has started con-
struction of a highway exten-
ding for a short distance into
Laos. But except for this, the
transportation network is en-
tangled jungle and mountain
trail-or no trail at all in most
places.
The best troop and supply
route from Red China would
be through North Wet Nam
A railroad and highway ex-
tends southwark from the north
Wet Nam capital Of Hanoi. But
it runs only a comparatively
short distance inland from the
coast.
Vulnerable to Bombing
This makes that communica-
ton network highly vulnerable
to bombing by carrier based
planes of the United States
Navy and to Air Force planes
which might operate from
South Wet Nam and Thailand
bases.
On the other hand, supply
and reinforcement lines for
United States forces would be
relatively good both in Thai
land and South Wet Nam.
United States military men
point to other strategic ad-
vantages If Red China should
gamble on entering the South
east Asia picture in open, full
scale action. A Red position
in Laos for attack on Thailand
would mean that Communist
forces would be in a position
flanked on both sides (South
Wet Nam and Thailandl by
opposition with good commun-
ication systems and supply
bases.
But it cannot be ignored that
Red China does possess about
2.6 million men under arms, OF
which about 95 per cent are
army units.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

east Asian area, but in the face
Of opposition from allies, such
as Britain and France, and
nonintervention advice from
some Of his own officials, he
decided against landing COM
bat troops.
Mr.. Kennedy decided also to
support a program to make
Laos neutral under a govern
ment Of national union headed
by a neutralist Prince, Souvan-
nah Phouma. Soviet Premier
KhruShchev subscribed to this
program, including a ceasefire,
when Mr.. Kennedy and he met
at Vienna a year ago.
The ceaSefire has been vio-
lated from time to time. but a
little more than two weeks ago
it was shattered by a Commu-
mist assault on the Royal Lao
garrison town of Nam Tha.
provincial capital in Northwest
Laos.
Unusual Reaction
The Red move produced an
eXtra aordinary reaction in
Washington. Instead of raising
a massive outcry against the
Communists, United States Of
ficialS told newSmen that Gen.
Phoumi carried at least a large
part of the responsibility.
The Reds we're publicly &C
cuSed of breaking the ceasefire.
But from Mr.. Kennedy down,
administration officials accused
Gen. Phoumi of having QD re-
inforced the Nam Tha garrison
with too many troops, (2) de-
ployed his forces on low ground
instead of high ground recon-
mended by United States mill
tary advisers, 90 ignore d
United States warnings that
his actions would provoke the
Reds, a. permitted the retreat
to develop into a complete rout
with the officers running away
faster than the men.
Mr.. Kennedy told associates
also that Gen. Phoumi had
worked against the success of
negotiations for a coalition
government and made a salts
factory solution less likely.
/ The debate within the ad-
ministration over what went
wrong has involved such ques-
tions as whether Gen. Phoumi
provoked the Reds into an at
tack and then pulled out his
forces in an effort to force the
United States to intervene in
Laos.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Q. 0. P. Backs Action
nAsio, Reps Diplomacy
BY the Associated Press

Congressional Republican leaders supporting President
Kennedy in the immediate Southeast but are
ing the right to criticize his diplomatic Laos
And If coalition government eventually formed to rule
That unhappy country Mr. Kennedy expect in the
fall campaign that his mistakes have certain that the
Evening star., 1962-05-20
INTERPRETIVE REPORT
Crisis in Laos Laid
To Policy Failure
By JOHN Nj. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press staff Writer

The swept United States troops
Southeast appears have resulted from
failure of United States policy in Laos
This has searching but far informal discussion
among high officials Kennedy administration about
Evening star., 1962-01-12

with this woman. They were
Mortified and said If l mar
ried her they could no longer
consider this their old home
as I would be desecrating
their mothers memory. They
loved their mother Il did,
too) but she is gone forever
and I need companionship.
What am I to do?
NEEDS ADVICE.
Your children are being
selfish. Marry the jolly little
widow and IL your children
turn their backs on you
(which / doubt they will for
long, you'll at least have re-
lieved the loneliness of your
later yearS-sOmething they,
too. may have to face some
day.
DEAR ABBY: There is a
mother in our town who has
figured out a perfect formula
Evening star., 1962-01-12

can rise above his bad back
ground" Respect the wishes
of your parents, however. If
your hoy has the stuff and
can prove 1t, your parents
might reconsider.
DEAR ABBY: My wife
passed away about q year
and a half ago. after a happy
marriage of AZ years. Our
children are married, we'll
to-do and live thousands of
miles away. I own a nice
little home, am retired Il am
70) and am the worlds worst
cook and housekeeper. I re-
Gently became acquainted
with a 66-year-old widow I've
known for years. She's good
natured, jolly and a fine cook
and houSekeeper. My chill
dren were home over the
holidays and I spoke to them
about my making a new life
Evening star., 1962-01-12

for getting her daughter
dates. The mother phones
the Army base and asks the
chaplain to send over two
lonesome soldiers who have a
free evening and no place to
go. She gives the boys good
meals, puts them up in her
home if they have week
end passes and even let's
them use the family car.
The daughter invites q girl
friend over to entertain the
other one. These girls could
never get dates otherwise.
We think this is a very cheap
and trashy way to operate.
What do you think?
NOT so DUMB.
l see nothing "cheap and
trashy" about it. In fact, /
think It's a very practical
formula"
Are things rugged? For a
Evening star., 1962-01-12
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. Z. EDGAR
BALANCE: Ere

BALANCE: French states
man Georges Clemenceau was
in the habit of bluntly speak
ing his mind, to the dismay Of
his political advisers.
You must be more tact
full" they urged him Your
strong language only makes
you enemies"
Clemenceau couldn't see it
that way.
1T also makes me friends"
he argued. II have as my sup
porterS all the enemies of my
enemies"
Il X \
SAFETY: Newspaper pub
Usher William Randolph h
Hearst took fanatical care of
the trees on his vast San Sim
Evening star., 1962-01-12
DEAR ABBY :.
Let Him Prove 1t, Honey!
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

I like him a lot and want
your advice on this subject.
He is 19 and am IT.
BROWN EYES.
Hardy trees have been
known to grow in poor soil.
Time and performance will
show whether this young man
Evening star., 1962-01-12
CIothesIine Arson
Something Different

POWAY, Claif. (AP) -
ClotheSline thefts are old stuff
to law officers, but clothesline
arson that's different.
That is what Sheriff'S depu-
ties said when Mrs. James w
Brown reported someone had
set fire to her daughters skirt
hanging on the line. Even the
clothespinS we're burned.
Evening star., 1962-01-12

con estate. The death Of q
tree would plunge him into
gloom, reports w. A. Swan
berg In Citizen Hearst"
once movie producer
Samuel Goldwyn, on leaving
San Simeon, backed his car
around and struck an oak
Although the tree was not
damaged and there seemed
little likelihood that such an
accident would occur again.
Hearst decided to take no
chances. He had the oak
moved to safety - at a cost
of $4,000"
Evening star., 1962-01-12

DEAR ABBY: I like a boy
who doesn't have a very good
background. He didn't make
his background, he got it
from relatives. My parents
don't want me to go around
with him because of this rea-
son. I think it is very unfair.
Evening star., 1962-01-12

personal reply, tDrite to ABBY,
in care OF The Euening Star,
and don't forget a stamped,
Selt-addreSSed enUelope.
For Abby'S booklet, Hon
to HdUe a Lovely Wedding"
send SOC to Abby, Bor 1865,
Beverly Hills, Calf.
by McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Evening star., 1962-01-12
Note for Texas

SANTIAGO. Chile has more
land than Texas. But Chile is
strung out $3.50 miles never
wider than $50 miles.