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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1957 Longwood College Real Asset

I ON’GWOOI) College is a real asset to Farmville^ not only because of its cul tural influence, but, also, in dollars and cents. Dr. Francis Lankford, Longwood College president, gave the Chamber of Commerce a peep into the operations ol the College Monday night Capital expenditures for the biennium 1956-'58 will total $967,700, a greater part of it being used for dormitories. Enroll ments are expected to remain on a gradual upward trend during the coming years with 1255 students bj 1965 and 1674 by 1970. These estimates are conservative. The operating budget for the two years is a million dollars, a goodly portion of which finds its way into the business chan

nels of Farmville. An average payroll of $50,000 per month to 150 employees, in cluding sixty faculty members, is a sizable figure. In addition the students spend well over $17,000 a month locally. Add to these the cost of food, much of which is bought locally. The College is a real economic as set. In the years ahead, as the enrollment in creases the economic value of the College and its cultural influence will increase pro portionally. Too often we are prone to overlook the value of our local institutions and businesses. It is, therefore, well to take inventory regularly of our existing assets.

Danger Stalks Again

i;< IRKST l ire danger stalks again as (he 1 expected hot windy weather of April and May dry out the floors of the forests. Thus far, rains have curtailed these dangers, hut in the weeks ahead we know well that fires can cause untold damage to the forest. When forest fires rage, not only are the growing trees damaged or consumed hut the young trees and seedlings arc des troyed. Pine will mature in 18 to 25 years under good circumstances. Fire at any time can wipe out in a short while a valu

able asset it has taken many years to grow. Forest fires are mostly caused by man’s carelessness. Few fires result from light ning. Those people who frequent the for ests can prevent this annual destruction by being careful with the use of fire. Stomp out lighted cigarettes, break the match aft er using, douse camp fires, exert more than . usual care during the next few weeks. Remember-—only you can prevent forest fires!

Historic April

r|MIE m<>uth of April has long been as.so ciatod with the wars of the United States, bat it also brings the anniversary of some other rather important events. April is the anniversary month of the beginning and the end of the War Between the Stales, which began on April 12, 1861, in Charleston Harbor, and ended four years later, on April 9th, at Appomattox, Va. April also gives us. on the 6th. the an niversary of tlie declaration of war upon Germany in 1917, when the destiny of the United Stall's carried its armed forces across the Atlantic. In connection with other wars, it should not be overlooked that President McKinley, on April 11. ISMS, called upon Congress to intervene in Cuba and that war was inaug urated two weeks later by a formal declar ation. The War of the Revolution began at Lex ington. Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. Eight years later, cessation of hostilities /

was proclaimed, to the American Army and the war came to an end. The other anniversairies to which we re fer include that of the first pony express, which moved out of the frontier settlement of St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 3, I860.; The first formally-organized government in the Northwest took place at Marietta, Ohio, on April 7, 1788, when forty-seven veterans of the Revolutionary War, under General Rufus Putnam, founded the city on the river bank. Other events of considerable importance in the history of this nation occurred dur- ’ ing April, including the birth of Thomas Jefferson, on the 13th, the death of Abra ham Lincoln on the 15th, the landing of the first permanent English settlers at Jamestown, on April 26, 1607, and the in auguration of George Washington as the first President of the Republic on April 30, .1789.

Begin at Home

rrilE World i> heavily populated with in dividual- who would do “great things” if they had fine positions or plenty of mo ney. However, the world has very few men or women who are striving to do the little things in life in a manner that befits the doing of tlie greater things. There is much talk today, for example, about the value of family life. What do the average father and mother, in this day. do for the benefit of family life? For that matter, what contributions does the young

son, or the young daughter, feel impelled to make in developing a happy family cir cle that, in too many instances, is but a theory? Ifappy family life is a cooperative af fair. It does not depend on father or moth er. or son or daughter, alone. Unless all work for the common good, unless all mem-1 hers of the family try to be as unselfish as possible, then there can be no completely happy family circle. But it is worth think ing' about and working for. What are you going to do about it'.’

Speaking of Taxes

4 mutual life insurance company reeent 1 lv informed its policyholders that "the federal income tax to be paid by your com pany for 1 '.idd will be more than five times as trreat as the tax paid for the year 194‘d. This is equivalent to m-4v than I’.V of the entire amount returned to policyholders by this mutual company in "premium re funds"—commonly referred to as divi

dends." business is paying its share of the fed eral budget and it conies out of the pockets of millions of shareholders or policy hold ers of limited income. These are double taxes on the same income—paid oiice 4>y the companies on earnings, and then by the individuals as personal income tax. A good example of hidden taxes.

Insect Damage

IWSIH'TS and rodents inflict damage to 1 the crops ot' tin United Sta‘e> that cost growers about si,000,000.000 a year, ac cording to Department of Agriculture ex perts. despite tin- existence ot improved and highly ellective insecticides and poi sons. 1 his is a surprising figure and is seem ingly large enough to spur all growers of crop.- to avail themselves of all available met hods oi control. Seie: 11fic research has developed chemicals that arc wonder-work er.-. in their control of insects, including

those that carry disease and those that de vour plants and their fruit. Gradually, the crop growers are heomi-' iug convinced that greater profits from growing things comes to those who take ad vantage of what modern science has done to make possible the protection of crops from pests of all kinds. Highway fatalities keep increasing, but this fact won’t persuade anyone that the next accident always involves new victims.

Barkrr 'id Scripture: Matthew 21:1 11; 27:11-54. Devotional Heading Hebrews 2 9-18 The Shoufcrs Lesson for April 14. 1957 IT WAS an exciting week in Jeru salem. There was shouting on Sunday; there was shouting on Friday; all about the same Visitor, one Jesus of Nazareth. Only the shouting was different. On Sunday he rode in to the city preceded by a guard of honor, disorderly to be sure, but wildly enthusiastic. They

called him King (“Son of Dav id’’): they said with loud voices that he came in the name of the Lord, the Hosan nas must have been heard for miles F r i d a y morning the Vis itor was mostly

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out of sight. The Roman police had him, and they did not disgorge prisoners easily. The crowd milled about in the streets outside the governor's castle, and they kept yelling “Crucify him!" Nothing can be more thrilling than to be hailed as King: nothing can be more dreadful than the sound of a mob hungry for torture. The Same Voices

Now the strange thir.g is that some of the same people who were shouting "Hosanna! on Sunday, were shouting "Crucify him!" on Friday. Didn't they know their own minds? Well, they didn't Shouters seldom do. There are al ways shouters about, they emerge from every crack when anything exciting goes on. They shout in crowds; solo shouters are rare If you had taken many'maybe most) members of that Sunday crowd aside and asked each one in pri vate: "Do you really think this Jesus is a King0" it is a fair guess that some of them would have re plied. "Well ... I don't know, of course. But he might be. Good idea to get on the band-wagon. 1 hear . . . ” and so forth. Further, •f you Had been able to get private interviews with the bloody-sound ing shouters on Friday morning, and isked. "do you really think that this Jesus is guilty—and if he is. of what, exactly? Do you pei snnally,, want to sec him cruci fied by the Romans?" You might have got some answers like "Was I saying crucify'? Well, that's a little strong. Of course I hate to see anybody in Roman hands No, I don't know the man personally, but I was told ..." and so forth I have heard—I was told They . say . Your shouter has no mind. •Th] he has is a voice. We Should Know It is not such laik mystery why the same people could yell Hosanna! and Crucify! about the same person within a week. Re member what was lined up against Jesus—intrenched interests, self ishness. indifference, pride hatred, greed, prejudice. For him there was only truth, and truth has short shrift when the shouters are going strong. We may be shouters our selves. How is it that on Sunday we can sing the most devoted songs about Jesus, we can even ofTer prayers in His name, and then on Monday inot waiting till J Friday! our actions, which speak louder than our words always, crucify the Son of God afresh'"' we sing come from poems which better Christians wrote; we just ung along with others. no don't think much about what the words mean Then on Monday we fall in- ! to the ways of the world. We don't connect what we are doing (which can be pretty devilish and still legal) with what we said on Sun day; and we don't (maybe) inten- ; tiunally mean anything against Jesus. But we do and what "every body" does and says, and don't stop to think (it's too much trouble for a shouter to think) that what we are doing, or failing to do, says louder than words—"Jesus? Who's he° Nobody that makes any dif ference with me. nobody I d care to be like!"

If Tnay Had Known Him There were some who shouted on Sunday who were silent on Fri day. The Eleven forsook Him and fled, we know; but we may be sure they did not yell "Crucify Him!" and perhaps the Mother Mary took no voice in the shouting any time. The star of her love : shone steadily through the storm. ! Those who really know Jesus, not ; by hearsay, rumor or tradition, but know him as a living inner ; Friend, and Savior, do not change ! their minds about Him overnight. And sometimes those who love ! Him most deeply are not to be found among the Shouters, but among those who «erve. Bawd on outline*, copyrighted bv the Division of Christian Education. Na tional Council of the Church' s of ( hrlst n the l “s A Released by Community Press Service ' Brisbane. Australia - Cowbo y Charles Williams, bitten by a snake, had no knife to cut into the wound ano gouge out the venom. So he io tried lus rifle, placed the muzzle against the bite and pulled the trig- . ger The load blew off part of his arm and he collapsed, but doctors said the shot saved Williams' life, v!. — . t-tu ■ v. —-c. —. a Litrpl-al.

A Prayer God, give me strength to build anew When all my plans arc in the dust, To quaff frustration's bitter brew And still keep on because I must. And help me God, to serve the right Without reward or thought of gain Undaunted by the evil might Of those who fill the world with pain. Give me the heart when brief assails And I feel weak and left alone To seek Thy aid that never fails Through faith that Thou ar on Thy tl rone Help me, I pray, when hope has fled To salvage, and again to mend My spirit shaken, bruised and bled But still unbroken to the end. God be with me when age is rife And when I near earth's journey's end, To bid a calm farewell to life And feel that death's a kindly friend And give me God, above all things Including wealth, ere I depart, That strength within that ever springs From a sincere and steadfast heart. L. D WHITAKER

Letters To Editor

Highway Safety Everybody’s Problem Dear Editor, Traffic deaths 40.000 of them over the nation last year—are pretty shocking. We all cluck dutifully over this statistic. We all agree some thing ought to be done about it. So we scold each other—in the press and over the air. We deplore the hot-rod craze and sound off on' "modern” youth as though it were somehow different, from youth of some previous period in history. We demand that our constabulary and our courts throw the book at speeders and reckless drivers in general. Then we relax and for get. After all. death-on-the-highwa.v is something that always happens to someone else up to now, at least. But a recent black-bordered full pay n Duval County (Tex.) Facts serves to emphasize that only up to now has it been somebody else, and to suggest that the Reaper has brushed us all with his black cloak. "Here are the dead for 1DA6.” is the matter-of-fact copy lead . . and following are the names of the 169 who perished by the roadside in, Duval and neighboring counties of South Texas. This brings bereavement and des truction too close for comfort or smugness. Here, are names that are known to the paper's readers Here us the final requiem for loved ones who died horribly, needlessly and close by.

dead alike, says (lus me morial page, "are the careless and the innoeent. Dead is the ehild too young to fear an auto mobile as he crossed the street. Dead the careful pedestrian cut down hv a careening automo bile. Dead the drunken, the speeding and the inattentive driver and with him the inno cent victims who occupied the cars into which thee crashed. . . Every death recorded on this page is as a pebble dropped into a pool. The tragedy is not alone confined to those who died. The loss to the family and to friends, the loss to the com munity; these cannot he meas ured or expressed cither in fig ures or in words." This peroration goes on to outline the steps that must be taken to “curb this ne c e d 1 e s s. senseless slaughter", and emphasizes the need for "the cooperation of every citizen" to accomplish these urgent reforms. Then comes the roll of the dead, county by county, name, after name. A line at the bottom of this page deserves quotation. It says: "Pub lished as a public service in the interest of public safety ibyi Arno and Roland Held) iwho are truck dealers in nearby Alice. Tex.’ and the employees of tins newspaper." Publisher J. L. C Beaman, who sent us a tear-sheet of this “coop erative advertisement", says in his note "Mr Heldt and his brother are, really working on the problem of highway safety in our section." And we would suspect that Mr. Beaman and his pitching staff, too. Sincerely, Bob Taylor Washington, D. c

DICK S DRIVE-IN Cumberland Va. Route HO i SHOW TIME—8:00 I' M. I rSat. April 12-13 CARSON CITY In Color Starring Randolph Scott -< Sunday. Monday. Tuesday April 11 -15-1« DEEP IN MY HEART In Color. Starring Jose Ferrer. Jane Powell and Tony Martin ____ I Wed.. Thurs. April I 7-IK JACK & THE BEANSTALK Starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello I

Believes Court Needs Shakeup Editor of Herald: To the Supervisors of Prince Ed ward County, the taxpayers and voters: The office of County Judge is one of the most important in the countj It should be filled' by an intelligent man and a man with a thorough sense of what is meant by honesty integrity and decency I have been a defendant in this court a few times over a period of 25 years and due to the judge's id' a of what was justice I was found guilty and fined regardless •: to. evidence of my guilt or imioee; I was in this court recently to protect a friend's interest, who I knew for a fact was guilty of having in his possession llles .1 corn Lquor and the officer arresting the defen dant so testified and to my aston ishment this charge was dismissed by the coil'd Inquire and look ovei Hu- cum s that have been tried in the recent past and see for yourself I recommend to you people to put in office of trial justice a man with a degree from a recognized uni versity. and would suggest to you th. 1 11..;.." Li: piosl'l , d il, g torney has far outlived his useful ness in his office William R Doll Keysville, Va

Double Check It is sorter a problem as to hov.' loin; the lift tu democracies are. There are some impli -at so- ! s’ go to show that this American form is weakenin' Now Canada having only been on the demon era tio side a short time has (vervthiTjg, th ir men y is wort'.: more tiian ours and they have mone\T to pay their bill.,. V’e are in debt and can't even operate a postal service with the people pay ing tile .1 ghest pu<t rate ever. Figure this one out, and write your Congressman. W h a t e v e : "Slim" Summorfield does in slow ing down the United Sta'es M si this Republican Administation. There are some things as bad as war when you start fool t them letters wow! Things are not too good in lie land at this titjne. Fact is we could have war any! place on the globe anytime. Don't let it worry you they don't want to fight, just want to argut something out of the U.S.A.. good old Uncle Sam. I venture to say that the Pres idents budget will not be cut to the extent of the cost of arguing over the cutting. Suez Canal is open . . for trouble Isreal warns U.S , vet a New war on the griddle. Recent storm got by before twas named, so all we got was a big scare. The big bad war seems to be here iti free America judging

from crimes reported. Folks just won't live right somehow Mi Edward Stim'pson came in with a joke. Thanks for tlie memories . . . and Thanks for reading. Yours, J. Marvin Brown Powhatan Schedules Holy Week Services A series of community holy week services will be held at 8 p. m. April 15 to 19 in Powhatan churches, with all offerings to go to tlie Christian rural overseas program. The first community service will be held Monday at the Meth od! 1 church, with the Rev. Wil son M Stitt, Episcopal minister, :n charge. Tlie Tuesday service will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal church, with the Rev. H. D, An derson. Baptist minister. Wednes day's service will be conducted at May Memorial Baptist church, with the Rev. Coan Agee. Baptist minister. Thursday, tlie service will be held at the Methodist church, with the Rev. F. W. England, Methodist minister Friday's serv ice will be at Emmanuel Episco pal church, with the Rev. Arlie Knipmeyer. Methodist minister. Reverend Stitt will conduct the Easter sunrise service at 5:25 a. . m.. in or near the Methodist church.

I LET'S GO DAMONG

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