The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, September 4, 1995              TAG: 9508310007
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

HOOVER WAS RIGHT

In January 1931, President Hoover told Will Rogers that he did not want to offer relief to America's hungry because once they received relief money from the government ``they will always expect it.''

WOODROW L. SHEPHERD

Norfolk, Aug. 28, 1995 by CNB