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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-27

the power that kept family 60
ing, the family line. Then the an
cient Greeks had a daemon, and
the Romans had a genius. 1t has
some connection with the genie
who comes out of the lamp when
you rub it. Much later it came
to mean the power to achieve
something. It has always implied
power.
Nowadays, l think the use of
the word is a little unfortunate,
because it has come to mean a
person with an 10 of lao or over
according to the Stanford-Benet
test, and this would mean that
one per cent of the population
has an 10 this high, or we have
one million, eight hundred thou
sand geniuses, which is too many.
"Some people find out that they
have an 10 of 140 and they think
it's a fate, it's the key to every
thing, they're genius. What if
you have an 10 of 141? Does that
mean you're one more than a
genius? | don't think it's good
idea. There have always been
recognized differences between
people, even long ago, but back
then they didn't have this pum-
ber on it.
Il remember a student | had
over at Meredith College. she
wrote a very interesting story in
which a man, a non-entity, stumb-
led by accident into a psycholo-
giat's office and was given an
10 test. 1t turned out he was
genius, and from then on his
whole life changed. Just the
thought of it changed everything
for him. This girl also had
dream in which she was in a che
mistry laboratory synthesizing
brain. l think she wanted to be
a genius. She was an average
student, but she certainly did
have an imagination.
"Terman did some studies of
300 gifted children in California,
some very interesting studies,
and checked up on them later in
their lives, when they we're about
40. Some of them had distin-
guished themselves, had done
very well. though they hadn't got
ten into the history books. They
didn't exactly change the world.
I'm the article | took a study
by Cox of great men. Cox did
study of 282 great geniuses, and
narrowed the list down to twen-
ty. Cox estimated the 10 of
great geniuSes on the basis of
their accomplishments, estimat-
ing what their 10 would be if they
had been subjected to tests. l
narrowed it to twenty because the
most biographical information
was conveniently available for
them; the more complete the
biographical information, the
higher the estimated 10. The
twenty | chose had the highest
estimated los.
Il wanted TO see if could find
some pattern in these men, aud
found three points. One was
that most of these men got a
great deal of attention from
adults. John Stuart Mills father
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-27
PRESENTS PAPER

Some Problems in Energy
Transfer Related to Chemical
kineticS'' was the subject Of a.
paper given by Oscar X. Rice,
Kenan professor of chemistry at
the University, at the 18th Solvay
Congress of Chemistry in Brus-
sels, Belgium which just conclud-
pd
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30

Garrison and Wayne Wright at
tended the meeting here Tuesday
night and a group Of the Char
lottesville members are expect
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30

Mrs. Doehler knows their
problems well. She lost her own
voice when she was operated on
for cancer of the larynx 19 years
ago. Mrs. Doehler taught her
self to speak again through the
esophageal method.
She became a teacher of
laryngectOmees persons who
have lost their vocal cords. So
far she has helped 1900 Of them
to leave their world Of silence.
Two years ago I saw the other
side of this story. Bill Gargan,
the actor, was at a Christmas
party ten days after his opera
ton for cancer, an operation
that removed his vocal cords
and saved his life. He used a
pad and pencil that night.
Four weeks after he left the
hospital. a teacher of eSophageal
speech. the method Of speaking
Mrs. Doehler helped to pioneer,
came to see him to give him
his first lesson in how to speak
without a voice box.
Today Bill is pitching in to
help the Cancer Crusade all over
the country.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Trenholm

TRENHOLM, April 29-Noah
Nelson. Sidney Tucker Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Swami, and Mrs.
Irene Stratton attended the Mid
die District Baptist Association
meeting at Enon Church, Tues
day night. April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cleveland
of Richmond. visited Mrs. Rosa
Palmore, Sunday.
Mn. and Mrs. Carroll Palmore
of Fine Creek Mills were
guests of his parents, Sunday
night.
Miss Patricia Stokes spent
Sunday with Miss Linda STRAIT
ton.
Miss Joyce Stratton spent the
week end with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lille Denoon.
With Parents
Mrs. P. l.. Duncan, Jr., and
boys spent the night with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. j.
Willis while her husband was in
New Jersey. She and baby, Cory
Stevens. visited her grand
mother. Mrs. w. I. Stokes,
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Duke
and family and Snead Wilburn.
of Richmond. spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Wilburn.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. w. Boat
wright and family. visited Mr.
and Mrs. P. l.. Duncan, Jr., at
Columbia Sunday night. Mr..
BoatWright is a very successful
fisherman. he caught a bass
weighing over four pounds, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Rich
ARDS. of Richmond. visited Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Stratton. recent
ly.
Sunday Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Willis and
Anita Carole Stokes visited in
Ashland. They visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Stuart Stokes,and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald l.. Hogan in Rich
mond, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wood, of Louisa, spent
the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert johnson.
Mrs. Lawrence Allan and chill
dren, of Midlothian, visited her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Bagby
Jones, recently.
Floyd Palmore Jr., is better
and will be returning to school
shortly.
w. I. Stokes visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Denoon, Sunday aft
ernoOn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Jaycees To
Meet May

~SCOTTSVTLLE, April 29-The
ScOttSville Junior Chamber of
Commerce has started plans for
its first project. A committee
has been appointed to work with
E. G. Gildersleeve, S%cottsvllle
postmaster, on plans for dedica-
ton of the new post office. The
committee is the Rev. w. R.
Martin, DR.. r. D. Marks and
Conrad Hall.
The jos are planning another
meeting next Wednesday, May
l, at 6 pm. for a social hour
in the Flower Shop and a dinner
following at Z p. m. at Lees
Restaurant. 1t is hoped that all
interested in becoming Jaycees
will attend the meetings and
learn something about the or
ganization. Bill Green president
of the Charlottesville Junior
Chamber, with members Charlie
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Abilene

April q - Allen Young, of
Alexandria, suffered a heart at
tack while at work, last Mon
day. He is in a critical condi-
ton at Richmond Memorial Hos
pital. Mr.. Young is the son of
T. A. Young and the sOn-in-laW
of Mrs. Vival Bagby.
The Beulah WSCS met with
Mrs. Flave Driskill, Thursday
afternoon, with a good attend
ance.
Revival services started Sun
day at Beulah Methodist Church
and Will continue through Fri
day night. The Rev. A. R.
Knots. Of Prospect, is guest
minister. The public is invited to
attend these services at 7:3O
pm.
Sympathy is extended the
Daniel family in the death of
Edwin Daniel which occurred on
April Is.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cory, a for
mer resident Of this community,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. M.
Franklin Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Driskin, Mrs. Chris Cox and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Driskill
while here to attend the Daniel
funeral.
Dorothy Shrek had a tonsil-
lectomy at Southside Communi-
ty Hospital last Wednesday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Farm Bureau TO
Hold Meeting On
Tuesday,, April 80

POWHATAN, April 29-Farm-
ers receiving notice Of a meet
ing sponsored by the Powhatan
Farm Bureau at which j. Hir-
am Zigler is guest speaker, will
please note the date was given
incorrectly.
The meeting is being h Id
today TUESDAY. April 30) rather
than May 80 as stated on notice.
It will be held at 8 pm. in the
basement Of Burton's Restau-
rant. Please make every effort
to attend if you have received
this notice.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Leukemia, Cancer Related, Kills
Many Children And Adults

EDITORS Note: Ralph Ed
wards reports on what he's
learned about cancer in a ma
ti0nWide tour as chairman of the
1868 American Cancer Society
Crusade. This is the second Of
two articles)
The American Cancer Society
is currently supporting leu
kemia-related research in the
amount OF 2.Gl4 .055. This heavy
expenditure, I learned, is justi-
fled for many reasons. Leukemia
is not the rare childhood disease
many think it is. 1t causes more
deaths OF children aged Ala than
any other disease except con-
genital malformations, and it
kills many more adults. This
year 1900 children and 1850
adults will die from leukemia.
So much knowledge has been
accumulated about leukemia, l
was told, that many scientists
now think it will be the point Of
breakthrough. They think it will
offer the clues to finally under
standing all cancer.
It was in a children's ward at
Sloan-Kettering that I met an
other kind Of cancer worker.
The sign said ''PlayroOm.''
There were about a dozen chill
dren in the room. There We're
toys. balloons, even an aquari-
UNI.
A slight man in overallS was
playing a folk melody on the pi-
ano. Occasionally he woul d
speak to a pale little blond boy.
and the child would smile back
feebly.
Adj Cenzo is the head painter
at the hospital. He's been a
volunteer for the fifteen years
he has worked there, a self-aS-
signed job, cheering up the most
pathetic cancer patients of all,
the children.
Il sneak in here whenever l
get a chance to play the piano
for the kids he told me Tin
a grandfather myself"
He said his grandchildren
were aged 2, 5 and 6.
I'm lucky he said, they're
all we'll"
l told you about some of the
scientists I met on my recent
trip and what they're doing to
find the cause and cure of can
GER, now number two among
disease-killers in the country.
Today, I'd like to tell you
about some of the others Who've
enlisted in the cancer fight-the
cancer volunteers. and ever
some of the cancer victims.
In Boston I met a cancer
worker - a Wisp of a woman
with an iron will. Mrs. Mary
Doehler. At Y she works an
eight-hour day teaching people
who have lost their vocal cords
how to speak again.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Kruger Speaks On Welfare

Herbert A. Kruger, director of General Welfare for the
state of Virginia, left. spoke at a meeting of the Farm Bureau
Of Powhatah recently. With him are Watt f. Flippo, president
of the POwhatan Farm Bureau and 1. G. Lester, Jr, program
chairman for the Powhatan Farm Bureau. right.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Clarinet Trio Wins Isf
Place In Talent Show

twenty-five acts participated in
the show.
Winning groups were pre-
sented with gold cups engraved
with the date. The five top.
contesting groups also present
ed a program at the P-TA Mon
day evening.
The talent show was presented
by the Ways and Means COM
committee of the P-TA of which
H. B. Owen is chairman. Mes
danes Harlan White and Mac
Watts are committee mem
bers. j. G.. Neal served as mas
ter of ceremonies. Judges were
Miss Mary Elizabeth Beadle, Of
Charlotte Court House, Mrs.
Richard Lawson. and Billy
Cooke, of Keysville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
Eighth Grade At
Amelia School Has
Saturday Dance

AMELIA, April Is - "Twi-
light and Spring the eighth
grade dance sponsored by Mes
DANES Ann Hardy. Lois Farrar
and Madaline Flippin was given
in the War Memorial Building
on Saturday night, April 20. Mr..
and Mrs. James Allen and Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Watkins were
chaperones. T. P. Atkinson, SUI
perintendent Of Amelia County
Schools and Mrs. Atkinson were
invited guests.
Punch and cookies were serv-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30

KEYSVLLE, April 25-A
clarinet trio consisting of Jan
cite DhVall, Pam Wilmouth, and
Ann Hurt from the 18th grade
were first place winners in the
P-TA talent show Friday even
ing. April 10. in the Keysville
Elementary School auditorium.
Pam Pettus, also from the
seventh grade was runner up for
her impersonation of Jackie
Kennedy. jeanette DuVall was
third for a vocal solo. Pat Hurt,
a sixth grader. was fourth with
a bell solo.
The Hucklebucklers.'' a trum-
pet quintet Of fifth and sixth
grade boys. was in fifth place.
They We're: Ricky Hammer,
Berry Lyle. Randy Payne, John
ny Hurt, and Randy Haley.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30

ed to attend the dinner meeting
next week, May |. Pete Plr-
Wis, is temporary chairman and
Hoyt %Spradlin. Jr., is secretary.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
BIBLE DIGEST
H. B. Dean

"Nay. in all these things we
+ more than cOnquerors
through Him that loved US"
Romans 1887
Trust helps us to rise above
every trial. Trust in the Lord
with all thine heart and lean not
to thine own understanding, in
all thy ways acknowledge Him
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-30
WANTED
TWO MEN

One Of the largest companies Of its
kind in the country will hire two men
in the FormviIle area. These two men
will be placed in O position TO eorn
somewhat above the average earnings.
Men making less than $50 to 500 per
week should investigate this I'D.
We will assume the men that in
vestigote this I'D are men that are not
ofroid Of hard work, have q burning
desire to improve their STANDARD Of Iiv-
ing and be willing to accept respon-
sibi|ity along with promotions. Must be
2l or over and have q serviceobIe ou-
tomobile.
Write P. 0. Box 1892, Lynchburo,
Virginia giving home address, tele-
phone number and when you may
be contacted.
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02


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ROtarians
Entertain

Visiting Rotarians at the re-
cent meeting of the Smyrna
Rotary Club included James A.
Moore, Fairborne, Ohio; &c.
Bowman, Wilmington; Marvel
Watson and VIC. Davis, of the
Dover Rotary Club.
The song session was led by
Nelson S. Everhart. The birth
day of Elmer Pratt was recog-
niZed.
Jospeh Churchman was a
guest, speaking on the behalf of
the Smyrna-Clayton Junior CHI
amber of Commerce, who went
on record as giving one humid
red percent support to the
coming school referendum.
On Thursday, May 10 theclub
will celebrate the 36th anniver-
sary at Ewell-St. Paul's Church
Hall in Clayton.
William Beam, Diamond
State Telephone Company, sho-
wed a film on ''Telstar". He
was. introduced by DR.. Peter
Schaeffer. e4 Ao
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02

of the mites will leave your
homes by June and they WON'T
be back until the following
spring. 1t is interesting to note
that there are only female clo-
yer mites.
To control this pest inside
the house, use a spray contain
ing prethrum pyrethrins).
This will kill only the mites
that It hits. Others creeping
around later will not be affec-
ted. Outside the house, spray
with Kelthane.
Do this all around the house,
especially where 1t is sunny
most of the day. Cover the foun-
dation as well as a strip of
the lawn out to 20 feet from
the house. Make sure some
spray gets up under overhan-
ging shingles, and into cracks.
Although these spray materials
are considered rather safe, 1t
is well to remember that all
insecticides should be used with
caution and common sense. So
follow label directions. Store
them out of reach of children
and pets, and don't use more
than the recommended amount.
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02
SPEAKING OF Insrcrs
with DALE BRAY
ENT0M0 l0GlST
University Of Delaware

Several people have called me
lately because they were con-
cerned about the riny red ''in-
sects" crawling around onwin-
dow sills and walls inside
their homes. These insects
are clover mites. They are
smaller than the head of a pin,
and sometimes thousands will
invade a home.
They don't bite people OF
pets, and they don't feed on
most house plants, household
furnishings or pantry supplies.
They are just a nuisance.Do I
crush them--a blood-red stain
will deface the fabric or wood
work If you do.
Most of the year the clover
mite lives on plants out of
doors. In the fall they lay eggs
In cracks of walls, under shin
giles, and other protected
places. In early spring the eggs
hatch and the mites wander
about--some ending up inside
of homes. With the first hot
days of summer another batch
of eggs is laid but these don't
hatch until autumn. So, whe-
ther you spray or not, most
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02
Nuclear
FallOut
Begins

A program to help rural peo-
pie in Delaware become pre-
pared to survive from radio
active fallout In case nuclear
war strikes is being planned
by the Agricultural Extension
Service at the University of
Delaware.
A planning meeting, In CO.
operation with county civil de-
fense project chairmen of home
economics extension clubs and
representatives of county All
leaders associations, is being
held at Dover today as the in
itial phase.
Meetings with chairmen from
individual clubs in Sussex and
Kent counties are scheduled
May 10, and for New Castle
county. on May %.
Don Burton, chairman of ex-
tensions civil defense advisory
committee, said these meetings
are designed to obtain ideas
and to make plans for a state
wide program scheduled for
this fall.
Extension personnel will de-
scribe program possibilities
and explore with the groups both
written and visuals material
available for carrying out such
a program.
The Agricultural Extension
Service has been designated
as the agency to provide ed
ucational assistance In rural
civil defense in Delaware.
Emphasis of the program,
Burton explained, will be In pre-
pairing forprotsction primarily
from radioactive fallout since
Delaware is not believed to be
a primary bomb target area.
"I'm convinced that people
can survive from radioactive
fallout if they prepare them
selves to do So" Burton said.
unfortunately, many of us are
apathetic much of the time and
are only aroused during times
of national stress such as last
falls Cuban crisis"
Other members of the ad-
visory committee, headed by
Burton, include Coral Morris,
extension home management
specialist; Frances Shoffner,
Sussex County home econom :
les extension agent; and Ernest
Walpole, extension agricultural
engineer.
DR.. Samuel M. Cwinn, dire
ctor of the extension service,
appointed the committee in A
pril to clay the groundwork"
for future educational program
acnonacaaaam1sg I9Dnld o1 I
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02
Alfalfa
Comparisons
Under Test

Delaware farmers will have
a chance this summer to see
how different alfalfa hay var
ieties react under Delaware
growing conditions during dem
onstrations tests near Smyr-
ma.
The project was begun last
year but the feeding phases
we're postponed following a fire
that destroyed storage facilities
on the Charles Blendt farm, site
of the demonstration.
DR.. W. H. Mitchell, extension
agronomist at the University
of Delaware, said the project
hopes to answer such questions
as whether hay-drying is prac-
tical for Delaware farmers in
terested In improving hay quail
ity; the value of alfalfa hay as
a feed; whether or not heat
cured hay will produce more
milk; and how to build a hay
drying system and the cost of
such system.
Alfalfa varieties planted In
the Dlot 1aSf CeDternher- include
Williamsburg, Vernal Maria
gansett, DuPuits, Buffalo, Cay
uga, Culver, Alta, Atlantic and
Cherokee.
DR.. Mitchell said the plots
were coming along we'll this
spring and that he hoped a
field day could be scheduled
soon to demonstrate different
growth performances.
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02
Governor Carvel Urges
Support of Loyalty Day.

citizens TO reaffirm their faith !
in the United States and TO rel
dedicate themselves to the prt
nciples upon which this great
Nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, there have been
varied attempts over the last
TWO centuries to sufle and de-
stroy hard-won rights such as
free speech, freedom of as
sembly, freedom of the press
and the right to worship as one
chooses; and
WHEREAS, each American
should make a personal pledge
to uphold these God-given
rights in the defense of which
thousands of our fighting forces
died on battlefields all over
the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, Ell
BERT N. CARVEL, Governor
of Delaware, do hereby pro-
claim May l, 1868, as
LOYALTY DAY
IN Delaware and urge all cit
liens of this State, on this oc-
casion, to join In reaffirming
their undivided ALLEGIANCE 10
the government of the United
States and the ideals which 1t
defends and preserves. | fur
Their request that civic groups
join with our veterans In GER
emonies and exercises that will
appropriately demonstrate such
loyalty, and in display of our
National Emblem and the Del
aware State Flag.
Smyrna times., 1963-05-02
SCHOOL
LUNCHES
SOUP & SANDWICHES
Available at All Schools
Every Day.

WEEK OF MAY 6 : 10, 1863
John Bassett Moore High School
Monday: Spaghetti & Ham
burg, Wax Beans, Cheese Sti-
cks, Cherry Cake, Bread, but
ter, milk.
Tuesday: Meat Pie with Veg
etables, Candied Sweet Potato
es, Fruit Salad. Pudding, Rol-
led Wheat Rolls, butter, milk.
Wednesday: Spoonburger,
Wax Beans, Harvard Beets, CHI
ocholate Cake, Milk.
Thursday: Creamed Turkey,
Mashed Potatoes, Peas & Car
rots, Fruit, Bread, butter, milk.
Friday: Tuna Fish Salad,
French F ries. Cole Slaw, Fruit
Jello, Hot Biscuits, butter,
milk.
Clayton Elementary School
Monday: Meat Loaf, Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy, Collards,
Pears, Bread, butter, milk.
Tuesday: Baked Ham, Pota-
to Salad, Baked Asparagus,
Jello, Cornbread, butter, milk.
Wednesday: Bologna Sand
wich, Vegetable Soup & Salti-
mes, Pineapple, Milk.
Thursday: Clayton Pizza,
Buttered Mixed Vegetables,
Fruit Cocktail, Milk.
Friday: Tuna Fish Salad,
Sandwich, Tomato Soup & Sal
tines, Cherry Cake. Milk.
East Smyrna Elementary School
Monday: Spaghetti & Ham
burg, Green Beans, Fruit Sal
ad. Chocolate Cake, Bread,
Butter, Milk.
Tuesday: Roast Beef, Whip
ped Potatoes Gravy, Cole Slaw,
Cherries, Bread, butter, milk.
Wednesday: Frankfurter on
Roll, Potato Salad, Celery &
Carrot Sticks, Pineapple Cub
es, Milk.
Thursday: Beef Stew, Creole
Corn Casserole, Deep Dish
Cherry Pie, Bread, Butter,
milk.
Friday: Fish Fillet, French
Fried Potatoes, Stewed Toma-
toes, Appley Sauce, Biscuits,
butter, milk.
Smyrna Elementary School
"a" PLATTER fl
Monday: Spaghetti & Meat,
Cheese Sticks, Cole Slaw, Mix
ed Fruit, Bread, butter, milk.
Tuesday: Ham, Parsleyed
Potatoes, Buttered Corn, Cho-
clate Pudding, Rolls, butter,