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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 195?, The Ides of March

/'IRD yourself for the next six weeks of * bad weather. The Ground Hop. weather prophet of lonp standinp, saw his shadow Monday and immediately dived back into his hole for six weeks more of hibernation. If you believe, as we do, in the accuracy of this prophet of old you mipht as well put in an extra supply of fuel, drajr out the boots and poloshes, chink op the cracks, in preparation for snow and cold weather. If the weather follows the accepted pattern sprinp will come early this year as Easter will be celebrated on April f>, an early date tor this occasion. So, we predict winter weather until March 15, with sprinplike weather followinp closely behind. Aeeordinp to lepend, winter’s cold and snow are needed for the best interests of

man and vegetation. The older generations believed that freezes were necessary to kill the insects, the bugs, and the germs, and snow was needed to replenish the soil mois ture and raise the water level, to say noth ing of setting the wheat and small grain. If a good cold spell will destroy the "flu hug" which has attacked the general public during the past several weeks, we would welcome it despite the discomfort it brings. Not a home, nor a business has escaped the ravages of the “flu" and some businesses have been considerably handicapped be cause of the disease. Get set for cold weather and hope for better health during the coming six weeks. Spring will be welcomed heartily.

Keep Forest In Sight

Il'ST like that proverbial had penny, ideas " for beautifying Prince Edward county turn up. And with so many organizations and groups advancing these plans, ranging from parks to monuments, citizens might lose sight of the forests because of the trees, which is just the very topic that we want to talk about. Many beautification plans call for money, a lot of it, and many of these plans have no further value than to beautify a county temporarily. But it seems to us that if a plan were found to beautify perman ently and to serve man, that this is the plan that we would want to advocate. In our search for beauty, most of us notice and appreciate trees. We observe how beautiful they are and how much they add to roads, homes and farms. And what greater monument could a generation have than green forests that add beauty, provide recreation, and speak of future uses. In these uses we might list employment, homes, furniture, paper, industries, and all of the thousands of uses that man has made of timber. Virginia Forest Service offers an inex pensive way to beauty in this county and all of the other counties of Virginia. The seed ling program of the service is maintained to encourage landowners to practice re

forestation. Nurseries at Charlottesville and Providence Forge are busy growing seedlings that will be sold to landowners at reasonable prices, and forestry offices throughout the state hire trained foresters to help landowners put their unprofitable acres into profitable and beautifying forests. ** In,our search for a more beautiful and, attractive county, let's not overlook this service, right at our very door step. And how many ideas for beautification can come close to the green trees of spring, stately ► and refreshing trees of summer, colorful trees of fall, and promising trees of winter'.’ We hope that community groups, farm ers, and other landowners, will use the Vir ginia Forest Service in order that we may have more forests in this area. Anyone may receive these services by contacting the' Farmville office of Virginia Forest Service, Box 386, Farmville. Peak of the seedling planting season is with u< now. We shall pass that peak about i .March 1. Now is tin* time to plant those seedlings in the moist Virginia earth of Winter. Now is the time to open doors to a more beautiful, profitable county, a goal that all citizens should join in to accom plish. i

We Wonder

/OFFICIALS in Washington were rather dumbfounded when former President Harry Truman announced shortly after leaving office that he did not believe the Soviet Union had a workable atomic bomb. Several members of Atomic Energy Com mission called the statement an unfortun ate one and other otiicials disagreed flatly with the ex-president, saying that there was indisputable evidence to the contrary. Former President Truman did not say the Russians had not produced atomic ex plosions. He said he did not believe they had a workable atomic bomb. This is still a somewhat surprising statement, in view of the fact that he, himself, announced to newsmen some years ago that an atomic explosion had been set off in Russia. Mr. Truman, when besieged by reporters for simplification on his statement said he stuck by that statement and refused to com

ment further. Ry the time you read this, i he might have issued a further explanation although it has not been forthcoming as* this is written. One must only assume, from the Tru- j man statement, that the former President feels that there has been no positive evi dence produced which showed that the Rus sians had a stockpile of workable atomic bombs. The most surprising angle of all is the fact that the former President, who had access to all secret information.! found no proof that the Russians actually had atomic bombs ready for use. This is cer tainly contrary to the belief which has pre vailed among millions of Americans ful some time. It would be exceedingly good ; news, if true, but the average American has no way of knowing whether Mr. Truman, or members of the A. K. ('. are correct in their appraisals.

Taft’s Amendments

^ EX A TO It ROBERT TAFT introduced ^ sixteen amendments to the Taft-Hartley Act on the same day he held his first regu lar White House conference with President Dwight Eisenhower as leader of the Re publicans in the Senate. Two of Senator Taft’s bills met criticism voiced by General Eisenhower last year during his campaign for the Presidency. The timing of Taft’s action made it clear that Senator Taft had prepared the amendments before his visit to the White House and since he introduced them only a few hours after that call, he made his plans before his conference with the Presi dent. Many of the bills introduced had been introduced by the Ohio Senator in past years, some having been passed by one house but held up by the other.

Thus, Taft admits, once again, that the Taft-Hartlev labor law needs amendment, though he is steadfast in his belief that j repeal of the law is unnecessary and un-I desirable. He made it clear, the day he in troduced his sixteen amendments, that they were not the Administration’s amendments, but his own. Since Taft is the Majority Leader in the1 Senate, he is in a good position to see that his own proposed amendments are consid- j ered. President Eisenhower is in the posi~ j tion of having criticized a law which was j authored by his Majority Leader and hav-| ing to depend upon his Majority Leader to amend it. It seems obvious that the Majori-j tv Leader’s views on the needed amend ments will have to be taken rather seriously,! and perhaps, just taken. 1

There is a time to play, as well as a time to pray, but some people never try either.

The experts, it seems, are wrong as often as they are right, hut this is anlv “it seems.”

Our Bird Dedicated to that lover of birds. Miss Birdie Mae Baugh Our Virginia cardinal’s lovely. Dressed in feathers \i\id led. A band of black beneath his chin, A top knot on his head. He sings for us in summer time When weather’s warm and fair; And he still stays. t<> be with us When winter’s trees are hare. From tops of trees In* sings to us Sweet songs of adoration; And for him I always have Respect and admiration. lie has a wife who suits him well. 'Cause she’s a singer too; Ami he is proud of how she sings. For bird wives seldom do. When the cardinal is courting. And whistles loud and clear. His little mate sings songs of love For her sweeheart to hear. I love this bird a lot localise His visit seldom ends; He does not leave for warmer climes Like his fair-weather friends. No other bird Virginia has. Do 1 more highly rate; And 1 am glad that he’s the bird Selected by our state. ()rnitho|ogieally yours, L. I). Whitaker

Double Check The influenza is rapin ', but its a .secret . nobody wants any body else to know they would have tlie old thins . . . its too common. We've had less business failures in the past years than have been the custom for years before and the Democrats were in too Maybe that's one reason you sot rid of ’em. You can always pet stuff cheaper at a forced sale but who wants to see their business ° s un der the hammer'' Tt. is now understood that as soon as President Dwight finds out m what state the Union is that he will truck it on down to Congress. Been a having so much trouble getting pieces for his cabi net and nailing 'em down its been a lot ol last motion, in activity so to speak. Capital Hill is less arrogant than its been for many years. All cussing is done under cover, either its a Military

Babson Discusses Florida & Parking Space Babson Park. Floikia •- There appears to be the making of an other real estate boom here in Florida although 1 cannot believe it will run into any such propor tions as did the one v.hich started 28 years ago Considerable Ca nadian money is coining here also money from Te\i s and Cali fornia. The bankers here say that a Secret, or its tabooed for future publication. In this the press de serves a lot, of praise. These mem bers of the pen and scratch or ganization are plastered dawn with what might burst into a "volcanic" eonvulching at any tune. All those endearing hope . promises and what not may go down the political diain. It's in the book. Thanks to Stanley 1 thank you for reading this. Yours, •I. Marvin Brown

Florida boom, differing m '‘size", i has come every generation. They say that those who lost money in the last Florida boom will not get i caught again; but younger ones, who are now around forty, were then too young to Know what happened m the last boom This \oun-ter generation, however, is now getting ready to try its luck .ii investing in Florida. Already middle - aged people from 11 it- North Are asking me what to buy. My first answer is to j auv tor cash only- not on mort i gage and to use the same com i moil sense as they would use when buying land in their own home state. Second—buy some thing which they could use them selves or rent in case they cannot sell it. Third buy something which thev have first seen: then wait until they get back North again before making the actual ; purchase: that is. take time to tlunk tilings over.

With the exception of the Pacific Coast and tin* Southwest, very few states can equal Florida for a winter climate There is also a posisbility of discovering oil in any part of Florida this possi-, bility, however, applies also to many other States. Therefore, in view of this comparable closeness to the big industrial centers of New Kngland. New Yoik. Pennsyl vania. Ohio. Illinois and certain other States. Florida is especially well located for those retiring on pensions. Furthermoie, the good mads low living costs and tax ad vantages make Florida attractive. Hence. I believe there will be much activity here in the building of small homes. This however, does not mean that small homes in Florida or i sew here are a good ' specula tion As to agricultural land. I am not an expert judge, but I believe that every Scale has its advantages and disadvantages for farming. N H \T 1 NOl I I) Ul Y My first purchase would be a small home in an average, grow ing community. wuh#as much land as I could afford. My build ing would depreciate Item the nay I bought it: out the land should appreciate Such a home should lengthen my life, be a good hedge against inflation, and lie easy to sell. The demands for such well-located, small homes should increase. It. however, should be within a mile of a gro cery store, church and post office, and in a good neighborhood. But he: i is a suggestion. Florida is growing fast. When motoring about, if you see vacant land ad joinin;: a chain store, or factory, or filling station, or even a church, which land can be bought

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