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ROBERT E. LEE Saturday, January 19, is the anni versary of the birthday of Robert E. Lee. It is a tribute to the famous Virginian that his memory brings forth no enmity in any section of the country. General Lee fought all his cam paigns, in Doth the Mexican and Gon leaeiate War, on humane principles and as a gentleman of tile oid scftooi wno believed in chivalry in warfare. Lee, who is regarded by many authorities as the ablest strategist developeed during the War Between the States, finished second in his class at West Point in 1829, later be came Academy superintendent, and on April 18, 1861, was offered the field command of the United States Army. General Lee declined the offer and discussed the situation with General Winfield Scott, who advised him to either resign from the Army or accept whatever duty was assiged to him. Lee was a Whig, loyal to the Union, and hoped that the issues of the day might be settled amicably. He, however, like many men of his time, believed that his first duty was to his state—Virginia. Although he had already freed his slaves when the war began, he felt it necessary to re sign from the Army, on April 20, 1861 and remain loyal to his state. Shortly thereafter, Virginia made him commander of the Old Dominion forces. The record of his military achieve ments in that war is not needed here. His abilities were recognized on both sides long before the end, when Lee surmderd to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, on April 9, 1865. The remaining years of his life were spent at Washington College, ig Lexington, Va., which, after his death, was renamed Washington and Lee. Perhaps the greatest of all tributes paid to the Virginian is the respect and admiration shown him in all the forty-eight states and abroad. Were the Confederate General alive ioday, the unity oftf* eWBfcy, and - - - 61-61, the healing of the wounds of 186J would certainly be of immense satis faction to him. i ounca aj$h. economy TO BE KEY WORDS of new Congress Politics and economy mil appar ently he the key words in the second session of the Eighty-second Con-, gross, which is getting underway in Washington now. “Corruption” will be heard often, too. Every one pf the 436 members of the House, and more than a third of the 96 Senators, must face the voters this year and all are keenly aware that there will be a presidential elec tion, also, in November. So they will guide their votes accordingly. This indicates, that Congress will; 1. Try to cut President Truman’s budget, even some of the previously sacrosanct items of defense. 2. Try to avoid raising taxes or running into the red'ink. 3. Grant only the foreign aid as will be proved absolutely necessary, and that with strings attached, re quiring the European recipients to do more for themselves. 4. Possibly renew the price, wage and rent controls, but with weaker enforcement powers instead of the stronger ones requested by Mr. Tru man. 6. Talk a lot about civil rights for political purposes, but probably pass nothing, since the Southern Demo crats are openly avowing their de termination to filibuster any such bills to death. The Southern Democrats and the Republicans are in control of the Congress as tightly as they were in the first session. They will certainly bottle up most of the .‘Fair Deal” legislative proposals of the President, However, most of the Southerners support the administration’s foreign policy, and so do many of the Repub licans, and the result will be a contiq. uation of the aid to Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty powers’ military build-up, plus "a stronger . front in Asia. Backers of Republican Sena tor Robert A. Taft of Ohio want to make foreign policy an issue in the campaign, but they are staging an up-hill fight. The supporters of General Dwight D. Eisenhower for President- will have to back up the administration’s actions in Europe, because those are Ike’s actions, too. One_ thing all Republicans can agree on, from the left wing of Sen ator Wayne Morse to the right wing of Senator Joe McCarthy, is the issue of corruption. They are ail agin’ it. They are against sin, and for home, mother, and the flag. So are the Democrats. Mr. Tru man, after defending some of his erring brethren, has turned around now and declared his intention to clear the rascals out. So there is a great race on, now,- to see whether Mr. Truman can clear them out be fore the Republicans get a chance t9 d? it The Democratg appwwtly think that if they can rempve the source of the odors before election day, the voters will forget the smell. Then the Democrats can hammer home their theme song—that only the Democrats are the ‘'Prosperity party.” They would like to couple "Peace” with “Prosperity”-but, of course,, this cannot be done until there is at least a truce in Korea. No matter what its official name, the war in Korea is considered a “war” by. the voters, and any attempt to call . it something else would make the party look silly. The war in Korea, the scandals, the high taxes, inflation and spending will all be thoroughly discussed in speech, after speech throughout the new sessions of Congress. Congres sional - investigations into wrong doing by Federal officials will con tinuer but it will.be a big surprise if any of these inquiries digs very deep ly into questionable activities by Con gressmen themselves. GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY ANNIVERSARY DANCE HONORING MISS MILLER Senior Girl Scouts and their escorts were delightfully entertained on Saturday night at the hut when Mrs. J. W. Miller and her daughter, Miss Grace Miller, were hostesses at a semi-formal dance honoring Miss Miller’s sixteenth birthday anniver sary. A fastive setting was achieved by the use of candlelight illumination and the festooning of balloons about the ceiling of the room where the dance was held. The mantels were decorated with a center arrangement of mixed cut flowers and ivy-entwin ed candle holders with lighted can dles. The beautifully arranged re freshment table had a three-tiered birthday cake, in the colors of pink and green, as a center piece, flanked by tapers in silver candelabras. Pink tapers were used in the various holders. Throughout the evening guests helped themselvess to sandwiches, cookies, mints, pickles, nuts and po tato chips which were served on the table and were served punch by Mrs. J. E. Parkerson, of Greenville, who presided at the punch bowl. At 10:45 Miss Miller made her birthday wish in front of the candle-lighted cake. Hostess slices of ice cream and cake were served. Over 50 young people of Farmville and Miss Jo Parkerson of Greenville attended the dance. Mrs. Miller was assisted at the dance by her sisters-in-law, Mrs. J. E. Parkerson and Mrs. F. L. Parker son, both of Greenville, and Mrs. W. C. Hathaway, Senior Scout leader. There’s nothing like having a home f your own. Start Saving now for lat purpose. Don’t expect to bor dw all it takes. Farmville Building : Loan Association. ... n n f j ri u u u u 'SS?'; mi riv .■ • • •", £vj i .,» >'t ':S3sS» &wm Sgg|§|i||: ISSffigSPv;?---’' CED*C BAVis AT V” KANSAS AIM STATION Pfc. Charles Cedric Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geeorge W. Davis, re cently repented for duty with the 2472nd Air Force Reserve Training Center at the U. S. Naval Air Sta tion, Olathe, Kansas. Cedric graduated from Farmville High School in W47 where he played football. He was also active in the Baptist Church, ringing bass in the choir for several years. After enlisting in the Air Force, he was sent to Lackland Air Force -Base, San Antonio, Texas, and sub sequently to Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, where he completed basic training. At the completion of basic, he was sent to Fort Sloeum, N. Y., to attend the Armed Forces Information School. Davis graduated from Wake Forest College in 1051. While there he was active in Kappa Alpha Order, social fraternity, and in other phases of campus life. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta- Kappa, national honorary scholastic fratern ity, and also Sigma Pi Alpha, modem language fraternity. *«**«*»** *** * BOLD MEETING 4- fellowship social was enjoyed on Friday night when Mm. Jean B. Will iams and Mrs. James Bennett were hostesses to the Presbyterian Young Adslt chib, in,the.home of Mr, and Mrs. Emerson Smith. 4 bible contest was the main event of the program. The hostess served sandwiches, cookies, nuts and Russian tea. NAVY STEWARD AT SAN •DIEGO TRAINING STATION James R. Harper, steward appren tice, USN, of 809 Wallace street, Farmville, has reported for duty at the U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Sta tion, Kinston, Texas, the home of Naval air jet' training. Harper enlisted in the Navy last year and received his recruit training at the U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif. _ Before entering the Navy, Harper attended the H. B. Sugg High School. .. if VOU'RI A SELtCT-Rlsr thrive* olumbus, Ohio, tho 3rd of sonia tbo U. S., con Dixon Insurance Agency PHONE 801-1 W. WILSON STREET FARMVHJJiN.G woefcrlong tow price* I You, too, will ,dl«e over-oli food budget thrive, under Colon)* SWEET MIXED Enriched Evaporated 160z. Can COLONIAL'S TV-FEATURE - Cl TOMATO “«dp SOPHIE MAE BRAND CANDY PEANUT 140*. 4 i 1-Lb. Pkfl. ffBlANOLB ELBOW OB LONG IPS macaroni TRIANGLE REGULAR OB THIN_ SPAGHETTI 8-Oz. Pkg wr: 8-Oz. Pkg a&h IWIPT'S CALAMI SMOOTH PEANUT 12-Oz. 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