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Arkansas State press., 1953-07-31
ADVENTURES IN DECOR


Within the past few years.
women have been enjoying a
new freedom in home decora-
ton. They have become more
adventurous by using start
ling contrasts and colors of
greater intenslties in every
room. More than any other
room in the house, the bath
room has been the subject of
the greatest change in decor.
With the realization that
every room is a living"
room, the modern homemaker
IL incorporating style and
beauty in her bathroom,
too. Once limited to all-white,
today's bathrooms are melo-
dies of color and design and
bath-splashing comfort. Col
orful tile is being combined
with designed wallpaper, eye
catching color schemes in
towels, bath mats and shower
Arkansas State press., 1953-07-31
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indigestion. When It strikes take Bell-ans
tablets. They contain the fsstest-acting
medicines known to doctors for the relief
of heartburn and gas SOC refunded If not
satisfied. Send empty carton to Beil-ans,
Orangeburg. N. Y. Get BeIl-an today. 2S<
Arkansas State press., 1953-07-31

Surely you know that Lydia Pinkhano's
is scientifically modern IN dctto1lT
You know what 1t has done for othersi
But do'you know what It will do for
vou7 Not II you haven't experienced
the relief OF tension. "hashes' and irri-
liability 1t SO often brings at such tinesI
Before another day has passed try
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
or new, Improved Tablets with added
iron >. and discover how much caster
your change Of life" may bel
Younger tDomen and gtrls-suRerinr,
from functional pains, monthly crampsi
and distress OF menstruation - and
Pinkham's wonderful tool II contatrsI
no pain deGdeni1g drtlosi
Arkansas State press., 1953-07-31

II acts through sympathetic
nervous system to relieve
distress Of heat wayes"I
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Carroll Clarifies Status
.Of LIST Given Mccarthy
sy ihs Assoeiussd Prsss

FRANKFURT. Germany, Dec.
17.-American lawyer Earl Car
roll denied yesterday that q list
Of 125 alleged Communists he
gave Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
lican, Of Wisconsin. named en-
ployes Of the United States High
Commission in Germany.
Mr.. Carroll, who returned
Tuesday from washington, said
he has written a letter to Sem
ator Mccarthy ito clear up any
misunderstanding"
Senator Mccarthy said last
Friday the list named about 125
Communists who, the Senator
said, fed Germany, became
United States citizens, and then
returned to work in the office
Of the United States High Com
mission in Germany.
Mr.. Carroll said that in his
letter he wrote that the list con-
sisted Of employees Of stats Of
the Nuremberg war crimes trials.
He said the list was an old one
he had given the FBI in 1948.
They were not employed by
the Office Of the United States
High Commissioner in Ger
many" Mr.. Carroll said in his
letter. "This latter Office did not
come into being until some time
after the middle Of 1949."
Evening star., 1953-12-17
423 Lose Licenses
For Speed Violations
By The Associated Pross

RICHMOND, Dec. IA total
of 423 drivers lost their permits
under the second offender speed
law in November, a record high
for one month, the Division of
Motor Vehicles reported.
The division said 401 licenses
were suspended under the law
in october and 395 in Septem-
ber.
Courts suspended another 81
permits of drivers convicted of
travelling more than i've miles an
hour in excess of the speed limit
in zones where the maximum
limit is IS miles an hour or
higher.
Speeding convictions dropped
from 1925 in October to 5,024 in
November, the report said.
Evening star., 1953-12-17

the board he resented it when
Associate Supt. Carl r. Hansen
asked why he waited so long.
Mr.. Connolly said he found
school officials making q dis
tinction between "trainable" and
"educable" children. He as
serted that there is no difference.
Competency Questioned.
''You must ascertain whether
the teachers who made these
decisions are competent to make
them," Mr.. Connolly told the
board.
He also criticized statements
he said officials made that the
the school system hasn't ade-
quates facilities for retarded
children. Officials pleaded lack
Of money, he said.
"It seems to me all you need
is brains and not money" he as
serted.
You have to decide these
children are entitled to be in
school just like all other chill
dren," Mr.. Connolly said.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Fother Fights Mental Findings.
On Boy to Upset School Ban

A Washington father has ac-
cused school officials Of refusing
to enroll his son IN defiance OF
the right Of every child to public
schooling.
The father also told the Board
Of Education yesterday he OBJ
jects to q decision excluding his
son from school on mental
grounds because he doubts
whether any school officials are
competent to Judge the boys
capacity.
Peter j. Connolly. State De-
partment attorney who lives at
2733 Ordway street NV, ap-
peared before the school board
to demand a full hearing on the
matter. He told the board he in
tends to present expert witnesses
and also to call on school officers
for testimony. The board prom
ised him a hearing.
Board Approves Ban.
Mr.. Connolly's son Peter, who
is IL, attended two different
grade schools for a short time
this fall. But Supt. Hobart M.
Corning yesterday obtained board
approval for what he called a
temporary decision barring the
boy from school.
Mr.. Connolly said he had
started at the teacher level and
worked his way up to the super
intendent himself in an effort to
reverse the decision.
But I found at the very be-
ginning that once / went from
the teacher level the case was
decided" he declared.
Mr.. Connolly attempted to en-
ter the boy in a city school for
the first time this fall. He, told
Evening star., 1953-12-17
EquaIize Teaching
Stats or Explain,
Board Tells Corning
By jones 6. Deone

The Board Of Education has
told School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning to equalize the Districts
white and colored teaching
stats by January 20 or explain
why he can't.
The board also instructed the
superintendent yesterday to cor
rect inequalities between Arm
strong and Mckinley High
Schools and between white and
colored kindergarten classes by
the same date if possible.
Mrs. Margaret j. Butcher,
colored member, won the action
at stormy session in which she
tangled with DR.. Corning-and
also with a colored colleague
over what she labeled striking
inequalities" in the city's dual
school system.
Mrs. Butcher wanted the
board to order the inequalities
she listed 10-ended outright by
February /. Wesley S. williams,
a colored colleague, supported
her in this. West A. Hamilton,
the third Negro member, pro-
tested the move as an "impos-
sible mandate" however, and
the board settled on the equal
lie or explain" instructions as, a
compromise.
Law May Intervene.
DR.. Rowland F. Kinks, who
proposed the compromise, said
the board itself can act January
20 if it isn't satisfied with DR..
Corning's expla a ions. DR..
Kinks, like Col. Hamilton, indi-
Gated he wasn't sure the super
intendent could do what Mrs.
Butcher demanded, declaring:
"It may be by law he's incapa-
BILE Of eliminating inequality"
Mrs. Butcher presented her
proposal after the board had
heard speakers ask a February
transfer of Mckinley and one Of
three Northeast white elemen-
tary schools Woodbridge, Bur-
roughS or Langdon-to Negro
pupils.
The board also was informed
by DR.. Corning that money for
81 more Negro teachers will be
transferred from the white
schools February l. This prob
ably will require dismissing "a
small number" of temporary
white teachers, mostly in the
junior highs, DR.. Corning said.
Midyear graduations will make
1t possible to cut the white
teacher force, the superintend-
ent said.
c. Melvin Sharpe, board presi-
dent, asked DR.. Corning to re-
port his attitude January 20 on
the grade-school transfer plea,
which came from parents who
said Noyes School-transferred
last summer-hadn't provided
enough relief for crowding at
colored Slowe School.
Methods Not Spelled Out.
Mrs. Butchers proposal re-
garding inequalities did not out
line how to deal with them. She
told the board, however, that the
superintendent himself in reports
prepared at her request last
month and the month before had
presented conclusive evidence
Of differences between white and
colored school facilities.
Mrs. Butcher said white schools
have a teacher surplus Of 1888
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Teacher Instruction
On IntercuIturoI
Relations Slated

District public school
teachers are to get some
instruction on "intercultural
relations"
The Board of Education
yesterday approved a series
of conferences and work.
shops for teachers and OFF,
GERS on the subject during
the term beginning in Feb
ruary. outside consultants
are being hired for the prof.
ect. Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing reported.
DR.. Corning said the prof.
ect would be equally i'm
portant" whether race seq
regation is kept or ended.
Evening star., 1953-12-17

Education Association of the
District, urged raising teacher
pay to a scale ranging from
$4,000 to $1,000. She cited the
difficulty of getting high caliber
teachers at present pay.
The board appointed Joseph
p. Carlo, Wilson High School
teacher. assistant principal Of
Coolidge High School, and DR..
Frances M. Hanson assistant
professor of geography at Wilson
Teachers College.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
School Cafeteria
Inquiry Voted Along
With Fund Request

L =
The Board Of Education /,
planning to take a look at the
District school systems cafe
terias.
The board yesterday ordered
It's finance committee to check
into "the manner in which cafe
terra food is served and sold.'
Finance Chairman Robert r.
Faulkner asked for the study
after the board-over Mr..
Faulkner's objection-had in
dorsed q request by Supt. Ho-
bart M. Corning to seek public
funds to cover the costs of the
cafe systems central manage
ment.
DR.. Corning last week told the
board the move is necessary to
avoid raising student lunch
prices. The superintendent es-
timated the added costs to tax
payers at around $4,000 this
school year.
Sees Assurance Broken.
Mr.. Faulkner said school off,
cials were going back on their
word to Congress in seeking the
money.
Citing testimony before q
House committee on the bill
which set up the present cen
tralized cafe system a year ago,
the board member said:
"They were assured by oul
Spokesmen the only funds needed
were $4,000 and If more were
needed, prices would be raised"
The $25,000 was appropriated
to start a revolving fund, Mr.
Faulkner pointed out, and he
asserted DR.. Corning had told
the Congress members that
would be the only charge to the
taxpayers. Adelbert w. Lee
then on the board. told the COM
mittee the system would be "s
sef-supporting setup," added Mr.
Faulkner.
Further Requests Seen.
"If we get this added money l,
won't be long before we ask fol-
some more" charged the board
member, adding that the pro.
posal was "unrealistc and un-
businesslike and smacks of regi.
mentation."
He also criticized the cafeteria
operation which has stressed
standardized plate lunches.
"How long do you suppose a
private cafe would stay in busi-
ness if it's patrons were told they
couldn't eat according to Their
personal preference?" the boarc
member asked, adding:
Lets not put our collective
heads in the public trough"
Mr.. Faulkner's colleagues out
voted him, 5 to 4, however, with
President c. Melvin Sharpe cast.
ing the deciding vote. The vote
for a cafe investigation was
| unanimouS
To Curb Fraternities.
| The board approved a propose,
to clamp restrictions on high
school fraternities and sorofities
DIR. Corning was Instructed tt
bring in detailed plans for reg.
istering all such groups and theil
members and penaliZing then
for misconduct.
Also approved was the adop.
tion of uniform examination.
for white and colored teacher
applicants. Until now the two
examining boards have giveE
different tests.
Miss Helen E. Samuel Of the
Evening star., 1953-12-17

colored schools have more pupils
per teacher at every level, and
the white schools have 285 tenn
porary teachers.
She also reported that 465 col
ored children are on kindergar-
ten waiting lists compared to
only 81 white, 2.576 colored
kindergarteners are on a four
day schedule while all white
kindergarteners attend five days
a week and 1856 colored kinder
gardeners are in classes Of over
35 pupils apiece while only $50
white children attend such
classes.
Mrs. Butchers remaining four
complaints dealt with Mckinley
High School. Mckinley is only
% per cent occupied. has four
shops not being used and is Civ
ing technical courses to less than
40 per cent of its enrolment, she
said, whereas colored Armstrong
High is 86 per cent occupied. has
no unused shops and gives tech
nical courses to 80 per cent of its
students.
Court Case Brought Up.
Mr.. Hamilton objected to Mrs.
Butchers action as soon as she
had demanded correction Of
these conditions by DR.. Corning
before February. He called the
task a physical impossibility and
questioned whether anything
could be done in some cases
pending a Supreme Court race
segregation ruling.
Mrs. Butcher declared that in
that case. the board ought to
admit it was powerless to equal
ize facilities. But she insisted
DR.. Corning ought to attempt
the task.
The colored board member
said she had supported a pro-
posal last week to raise the SUI
perintendent's pay, and asserted:
'If this job is worth $4,000
a year, it's worth a little home
work"
DR.. Kinks. proposing the COM
promise. said he believed every
effort should be made to end
any inequalities, and he called
a statement on the subject send
to board members earlier this
week by Mrs. Butcher "very i'm
pressive and persuasive" But he
added:
"I think we should not Off
cially declare that we are going
to do something we can't do or
require the administration to do
something that's impossible of
doing"
Faulkner Opposes Action.
Robert r. Faulkner opposed
the boards action. asserting DR..
Corning has been reporting
strenuous efforts to do this very
thing" Mrs. Frank S. Phillips
did not vote.
Earlier, Mr.. Williams unsuc-
cessfully tried to get the board
to order enrolment of Arm
strong students at Mckinley
when they want training un-
available at the colored school.
He cited the enrolment of some
colored students at a white tech
nical school in Baltimore last
year. He withdrew the motion
after Mr.. Faulkner said 1t ought
to be sent to the corpofat Jon
counsel for an opinion on its
legality first and Walter N: To-
briner predicted the courts
would grant an injunction
against it.
The board did vote to ask the
Recreation Board why the
Woodbridge Civic Association
colored group-had been denied
permission to meet in the white
Woodbridge School at night. The
Recreation Department controls
night use of school buildings
Mr.. Faulkner opposed this. too
Evening star., 1953-12-17
cothoIic Youth Donce

A dance sponsored by the
Catholic Youth Organization will
be held at $3.50 pm. Sunday, in
the knights Of Columbus Club.
918 Tenth street NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
cuncer Research Smoker

a cigarette smoking machine
using 100 an hour is aiding can
Ger research at the Royal Beat
son Memorial Hospital, in Glas-
gov, Scotland.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Army Gold Bricks

A bulldozer turned up two gold1 {
bricks worth more than $40. 600 =
at Bulolo. New Guinea. The
metal disappeared from a41EI
army guard house in 1942.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19
4TPTIU NVWS
Pleasant Visit Ended With Return
Plane Flight To Little Rock, Ark.
Amelia Ners

Mrs w G. Klugh, Jr., and
daughter. Carol. returned by plane
TO their home in Little Rock. Ark.
last week after visiting Mrs.
Klughs parents. DR.. and Mrs. w.
H. Elicit
Recent guests Of Mr. and Mrs
S j. TONNES were Mrs. Townes
sister. Miss Laura Southall, of
New York. and mother. Mrs. j.
w. Southall, of Jetersville. Mrs.
Southall will leave soon for Cau-
fornla to spend the summer.
Miss Eta Lou Wilson was in
stalled as president of the Rich
mond Society of Medical Tech
nologists at the organizations
meeting held Wednesday night in
the Student Activities Building, at
Medical College Of Virginia,
Mrs. Edward Barden is spend
ing some time with hei parents.
Mr.. and Mrs B. f. Morris.
The Woman's Auxiliary of
Christ Episcopal Church had
benefit Coffee Wednesday morn
ang from /0:l5 to 1870 in the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19

home of Mrs. c. G HUTCHINSON.
! DR.. and Mrs f w Elicit. OF
Athens. Ga, were recent guests OF
Dr.. and Mrs w H Elicit.
Mrs w B. Murray, of Rich
mond. and Mrs. John ]. Howard
of Blackstone, spent several days
last week with Mrs f NJ Weisiger
and B. L. Meade
Mrs Joseph McConnaughey was
recently installed as regent of the
James Allen Chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution
Recent guests Of Mr. and Mrs
James Thompson were Mrs
Thompson mother, Mrs. r. F..
Creger, of Roanoke, and sister,
Mrs. James Stone, OF Clifton
Forge.
Mrs Walter Washabaugh, of
Ashland spent several days last
week with her daughter and SON.
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs j B. Mason.
Mrs. Masons sister, Mrs. A.
Chambers Ray. Jr, also OF Ash
land. spent Friday with them.
Guests Of the Masons Sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19
Cllula

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford F. Bow
lin, of MattoaX, Va, and Miss
Bette Blankenship. of Richmond
motored 10 Camp Gordon, mean
Augusta, Ga. Friday, May IS, TO
visit Pvt Bruce BoWlln who is
stationed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Tex Worth.
who have been touring the South,
have returned and are visiting
their daughter. Mrs. j. c Strip
ling.
Mrs John Wesley Simpson and
Franklin have been guests Of
their parents. MI and Mrs w.
Fl Nolan, this week.
Mrs. w. 0. Carroll and Amanda
Mae were guests Of Mrs. T. c.
Beasley, Wednesday.
Mrs J N Russell and sons, OF
Richmond. were visitors IL her
parents home the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ Nc
Million announce the birth OF 4
daughter. May IA 1858 Visitors
IN Richmond Friday night to
view the new arrival were Samuel
McMllion and mother, Mrs. Sea-
wall McMillion. Mrs w H Nolan,
Mrs J w Simpson and Franklin
and Mr. and Mrs Edmond Nc
Million and baby daughter of
BeltSville. Md
Mrs Arthur HelWig is very much
improved from a recent illness
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19
Ansell To Fence
In Washington

The ancient art Of fencing has
an ardent follower here at Hamp-
den Sydney. BurneSS AnSell who
graduates in June is an accomp-
hshed fencer and is participating
this week end in the tournament
Of the Amateur Fencers League
Of the Washington area. Although
AnSell has had several summers
Of intense training and instruc-
ton. he says the competition will
be plenty tough.
Fencing, which is almost un-
known at Hampden- Sydney. IS an
old and honored sport which
dates back to the late middle ages
Since it develops not only an in
teresting skill but also quick
thinking coordination, and endur-
ance, AnscM definitely favors It as
an added sport on the Hill I'enc
ing is noneXiStant in this area,
except perhaps in few prep
schools and it would be. there
fore. chiefly an lntramural sport
if il were introduced here Even
in this form, fencing would be
highly beneficial TO students here
and would provide backlog for
t a varsity team should nearby
colleges offer competition IN this
+ field
Fencing. says Ansell. is a sport
IN which almost any normal,
healthy man can become profit
cient. Height and weight give
little. if any. advantage either way
IN competition while great skill
and extensive experience decide
most Of the contests. That eX
perience is a large factor is borne
out by the fact that the majority
Of the olympic champions are al
most middle-aged men Although
a student progresses rapidly IN the
first year, it takes many years to
become expert.
Fencing is thought TO be a high
ly dangerous sport, but this is not
at all true according to AnSell
With strictly imposed rules Of
armament, equipment. and dress,
there are fewer injuries proper
tionally than there are in baseball
or basketball. 1t is a sport Of skill,
not Drawn, versatility, not Speciali-
zation Like tennis it is a sport in
which one mans skill IS pltted
against another'S. and mastery OF
form is the key to victory.
Contrary to popular opinion and
Scaramouche" type movies. An
sell says fencing is not a partl-
cularly spectacular sport. He COM
DareS it to scientific boxing. in
which there is much flenting to
EEL out the opponents defense be-
fore coming in for the final kill
instead of being SWaShbuckling
dog eat dog" affair, fencing re-
: aulreS a high sense Of honor, for
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19

We're Miss Emily Mason. Mis-
Mary Quick and Miss Theresa
Hodges. of Petersburg
The Rev Donald Allen. Of Nor
folk conducted services at Christ
Episcopal Church. Sunday morn
ing. and was the guest OF Mr. and
Mrs G. Ct, Hutchinson for the
week end
MI and Mrs. Warren Wleland
and children Of Bellyille, II are
visiting Mrs Wieland's aunt, Mrs
Joseph x Irving.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-19
Powhatan

There will he no game. Monday
might MAY l8 but May Memorial
viii meet Red Lane. Nav ~ Pres
bytel'ians meet Mt. Noriah. May
30, and May Memorial ana Beau
mont VIII meet FRIDAY night,
Nay %
There Will be ames al 8 p. ID.
Monday Tuesday ana Wednesday.
May 25-26-27
Mothers Day guests Of Nh. ana
Mrs } + Terrell included their
three daughters Miss Vista Ter
rell ana Mrs IL a Gray, OF Rich
mond, and Mrs Guy Clark. of
Roanoke and one son 7. G Ter
Yel.
Mrs. Ada Dunxley and Mrs. An
ME Brown, OF BallsVnle, We're ,lsI-
tors IN the Terrell home, recently
Mrs. Barbara Sebra and chill
dren. Of ManQGin visited In Tile
home OF her parents. Mn ana Mrs
A d Bel
Mrs. w r Parker entertained
her bridge club, Tuesday evening
@ c Lawson was a business
visitor to Philadelphia over thc
week enc
William f MaXey Jr. master Of
The PoWhatan Masonic Lodge, is
among the Scottish Rite Candi-
dates in Richmond Jhis week
The Key West citizen., 1953-12-09
.SubROn Group
Enjoys Coffee And
Xmas Decorations

Wives of the officers of the USS
Bushnell we're hostesses at one oi
the most attractive coffee meet.
ingS Of the season recently.
Christmas theme was emphasiz.
ed throughout the clever decora.
tions. The table centerpiece was a
large Santa, and reindeer nanked
by angels on a green cloth which
was decorated with sequin Christ.
mas trees.
The cake was decorated with an
outline of the Bushnell and with a
submarine and also the numbers
of the squadron she serves. The
sandwiches, rolls and coffee cake
were made by the hostesses and
were served with coffee and iced
tea.
There were two door prizes don
ated by Old Island Trading Post
and a gift certificate at Arts and
Things donated by the Bushnell
wives.
Guests fingered TO admire the
smartness and originality C. the
decorations.
The Key West citizen., 1953-12-09

headed BY Mrs. A. P. Adams and
Mrs. J. A. Black, included the
Mesdames J. L; Dawson. P. W
Meyers, r A. Dickins. c. F. VII.
lard, B D. Dunton. W. B. Roman,
F A. Smith and r. F. Merrill
Punch Bowl Committee chair.
man was Mrs. z. A. Barham, as
sisted by the MeSdameS D. B. Hat.
maker. r. A. Dickins and c. F.
Willard
Mrs. c. II. Wheatley was chair
man Of the publicity and poster
committee, assisted by Mrs. S. T.
Douglas. On the Ticket committee
were MeSdames c. ]. whalen. w.
B. Roman and c. Miller.
Mrs. ]. d. Carroll was in charge
Of the menu and Mrs +. II. Bauh.
night made arrangements for the
baby sitter.