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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
BY JACKIE WALL

Butch likes to tell everyone
that he won the prize at the
Prince Edward Fan Association in
1912 for being the handsomest
tWo-year old in the county" He
goes on to say that he's recently
had a song written about him
You Used to Be Beautiful
Baby Oh But LOOK al You Now
1t is possible that he would
not win a PRIZE after these forty
one years fol the same reason, but
its an even bet that his face is
one Of the best known and Well
received IN tins area
He can be seen most any day
on the streets Of Falmyille ma
estically delivering a package 10
its destination moseyng around
IN his mail truck o. hanging over
a parking meter DISCUSSING the
latest with passerby
Since he ioined the Post Office
IN 1949. Butch known formally
Az Claude Y Butcher has created
quite a reputation toi himself as
mani carrier As tic ONLY pack
age deuyerer regularly employed
III Ia1my,le he handles approx
nlately 290 parcels on Tire average
dow md tIi- Sam - fs4+4. a1talc se
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
Legion Auxiliary
Elects Officers

The Jack Garland Unit Of the
American Legion Auxiliary met on
Tuesday evening jane l6 at
"Wlll-O-Eze" for It's final month
ly meeting Hntil September. Scrv-
ing as host&sses with Mrs " A
watson Jr, were Mrs w d.
Chapman and MS + II paulson.
Officers elected to serve for
tWo-year term were Mrs n O
Myers Second VICE President
Mrs Elaine Kernodle. Treasurer
Mrs, Richard nRe. Historian.
Mrs f II Paulson, Chaplain.
Serving their second year Viii
be Mrs. George Kelsey as PresI-
dent Miss Anna Dckhoff. as
First Vice President. Mrs. + A
Chappell as Secretary and MIS-.
w j Gills, u as Sergeamt-at-
Arms
During its business session The
Unit voted TO increase its dues to
SO per year, ana the proper
amendment was made to its by
laws.
Delegates 6ere likewise elected
10 the Department Convention TO
be held IN Roanoke August 1915
Mrs S w Putney. Jr. Mrs Rich
ard fnge, Mrs. N O Myers and
Mrs Harry Motley We're named
delegates. and Mrs Paul ID Jones.
Mrs. Z. H. Paulson. Mrs George
Kelsey and Mrs w B Bruce
were chosen as altelnates.
Miss Anna Dickhoff made the
; report of The Poppy Committee
showing gross receipts Of sGl615,
he largest N its history.
Following its business session
Paul d Jones, Area Director Of
the Division OF War Veterans
Claims. spoke informally on the
work OF his office This proved a
very informative program since
many questions were asked by the
members
A delightful social hour was en-
joyed by all.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
Mrs. Mary Brightwell
Feted At Red House
On 10th Birthday

The Brightwen family gathered
at the home OF MI and Mrs. c. S.
Mills. Of Red Oak Sunday. hon.
oring Mrs. Mary l. BrIghtwell, on
her 10th birthday A family
Licnic-style dinner vas served on
the lawn
Those present were Mrs. Bright
wells three children and their
families Mrs. j w Hardy and
Helen Hardy. Of Scotlsyille; Mr.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
Mrs. Golrcll E'etes
Mrs. X. BalIae.h

Mrs j p. Gorren entertained
at bridge party Wednesday
night. June II in honor OF Mrs.
Robert Ballagh.
There were three tables Of
bridge with Mrs. w. A watson
making high score, Mrs j. s.
Stubs ewing second high. and
Mrs Curtis Hubbard won the
floating prize
Refreshments were served at
the end of the evening. and the
honoree was presented win 20
ing-aWay gift
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
JOB NO ONE WANTS

Sulphur New The Govern
ment is discontlnuing its post of :
flee at tins town because nobody
is qualified or willing to serve as
postmaster sulphur has popu-
lation Of only eleven families.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
Bridge Club Meets
AT jackson Hts.

The Jackson Heights Bridge
Club met IN the home Of Mrs.
Austin Ayers, Wednesday June
IT.
The players We're Mabel John
son Ann Womack, Elolse Tucker,
Adeline Atkins. Helen Tench-
Helen Harper. Virginia Williams
and Mrs Ayers.
High score was Won BY Mrs At
kins. and Mrs Johnson received
second high.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19

and Mrs. c. ID BrghtWeu. Buddy,
Phyllis ana r. D. Bughtwell MI.
and Mrs Forest Mason and Deb
bic Jean OF FaAmville, and MI.
and Mrs c. S Mills, Sandra Sat
ter and Barry Mills. Of Red Oak
j. w, Hardy, Of ScottSyille. and
a GRANDDAUGHTER Margaret Ann
Dowdy. of WASHINGTON ID c.
were unable to be present
De Casper reveals Italy wooed
Soviet IN 1945,
The too-good child IL ranked
with delinquent as problem.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Eisenhower Names Envoy
To Chinese NutionuIists
Rankin to Get
Post; james Dunn
Sent to Spain

For the first time in more than
three years. the United States
is going to have an Ambassador
to the Republic of China.
President Eisenhower today
nominated Earl l.. Rankin to the
post. The charge d'affaires ad
interim in Formosa since August
8, 1850, Mr.. Rankin succeeds DR.,
j. Leighton Stuart. who resigned
December 81. after being absent
from his post more than three
years because of illness.
The President also named an
other veteran State Department
career officer, James Clement
Dunn, to be Ambassador to
Spain. and John M. Cabot of
Cambridge, Mass, to be Assist
ant Secretary of State for Inter-
American Affairs.
In elevating Mr.. Rankins sta
ture in Formosa, Gen. Eisen-
hover fulfilled an anticipated
move to give more prestige to the
Chinese Nationalist government.
Spanish Relations Stressed.
DR.. Stuart, 76, returned to the
United States from China in
mid-1949. became i'll and never
was able to return to the job all
though he retained the title of
Ambassador until his resignation
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Administration 10 Back
Bill 10 Abolish RFc

The Eisenhower administration
is expected to support a bill to
abolish the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. when the measure
comes up for hearing before the
Senate Banking Committee.
The bill to liquidate the RFC
was introduced last week by
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia and four other Senators.
1t would do away with the. huge
lending agency. established in
1882 by former President Hoo
yer, and which was rocked by
scandal two years ago.
An authoritative source said
Secretary of Treasury Humphrey
had examined the Byrd measure
and unofficially given it his ap-
proval Mr.. Humphrey was ex-
pected to be one of the early
witnesses in hearings to be held
on the measure. However, the
Banking Committee, headed by
Senator Capehart. Republican. Of
Indiana has not set a date for
the beginning of the hearings.
President Truman headed OF
move two years ago to abolish
the RFC by submitting a plan
for sweeping reorganization Of
the agency to Congress. He won
congressional approval Of the
plan after . hard fight.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
BY the Associoted Press

SEOUL, Feb. 18.-Nearly 400
Allied fighter -bombers blasted a
big North Korean tank and in
fantry training base into flaming
ruin in dawn to dusk raids to-
day, touching off furious air bat
ties that saw seven Red MICS
shot from the skies, the 5th Air
Force reported.
Two tremendous air blows by
a total of 379 fighter -bombers
turned the center near the North
Korean capital of Pyongyang
into a sea of 'hellish fire" with
great explosions that Jared
raider planes 1900 feet up, re-
turning pilots reported.
Air Force and Marine planes
teamed in the strike. billed as
the largest of the year. Late
arrivals over the target said fires
and towering smoke columns
made it impossible to tell i'm
mediately how much damage
was wrought.
SabreS Take on MICS.
It was the second big raid of
the week. On Sunday, more
than 200 fighter -bombers at
tackled a troop and supply CEN
ter southeast of Pyongyang.
While fighter -bombers system
atically worked over the target,
swift Sabres barreled on north
and took on MIG-15' jets who
were heading south from their
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Democrats Enjoy
Seniority Rights at
Eisenhower Lunch
BY The Assoeioted Press

There's a reason why some
House Democrats have been
grinning slyly at their unre-
sponsive Republican colleagues
of late.
Some one let the cat out of
the bag today.
1t seems that President Eisen-
hower's bipartisan luncheons for
members of Congress have been
operating on a seniority protocol
systematic oldest members in
length of service are seated near
est the President at the head
of the table.
And Democrats, with 20 years
of Democratic administrations
behind them, have been enjoy
ing the distinguished places
around the Presidents. Most Re-
publicans, even though in power,
are down the table.
They can listen-if they lean
forward a little Bit" remarked
one favored Democrat.
Evening star., 1953-02-18

clever fellow could get an idea
of the degree of stress being
placed on individual projects.
The Terrier" comes under the
surface-launched missile unit OF
the development section and. 1t
was learned, it is similar to the
Army's Nike, which is able to
knock out a speeding bomber in
mid-air many miles away. The
Terrier is obviously getting top
Navy priority. The telephone
directory lists three project ON
GERS and four assistant project
officers and a project engineer
handling the Terrier.
Another surface-launched mis-
sile is the "Talos." It requires
three project officers, two assist
ants and an engineer.
Navy air-launched missiles are
the "Petrel" and Dove" The
Petrol appears to be moving
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Missile Secrecy a Bit Open-t t'sinPhone Book

along quite nicely. too, with a
project officer and three project
engineers assigned to it. The
Dove requires a project ofdcer.
an assistant and an engineer.
A missile with an intriguing
name is the Omar -Sidewinder. j."
The Navy would offer no COM
ment when asked If the missile
had been named for Gen. Omar
Bradley, chairman Of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
The mar-Sidewinder is in
the research stage requiring a
project officer and assistant and
a project engineer. The directory
indicated quite a bit of work
in propulsion and aerodynamics
research on Omar -Sidewinder
was going on.
Another missile in the research
stage Is the Meteor" Assigned
to it are q project officer and
assistant and two engineers.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Sobres Shoot Down 7 MICS
As Bombers Hit Redkoreo
Troning Center in Pyoneyung Ared Struck
With Heaviest Onslaught of This Yeor

Manchurian bases toward the
bombing scene.
There was a series of short
and savage air battles, in one
of which four SabreS defiantly
took on 80 MICS.
Today's seven boosted to 35
the number of MICS reported
destroyed or damaged in four
days of fierce aerial fights. OF
these IA were destroyed. 5 prob
ably destroyed and l6 damaged.
Ammunition Dumps Hit.
Fifth Air Force and MARINE
planes rafned more than $50 0,00t
pounds Of, explosives on the tar
get area in morning and after
noon strikes.
Pilots said their bombs touched
of many secondary explosions
indicating direct hits on ammuni-
ton and fuel dumps. An esti-
mated 139 buildings were de-
Stroyed.
The hammering aerial blows
near Pyongyang, came after B-26
Invader bombers blasted Red
supply areas and highways in
North Korea last night. Pilots
reported 95 Communist trucks
destroyed.
There was little action along
the icy ground front. The 9th
Army reported only brief skir-
mishes as temperatures plunged
below zero all across the
peninsula.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Nehru DepIores Military Mind
As Very Great Danger to Peace

is becoming more and more gov
erned by military factors.
This talk of a blockade of
China or other such steps is OBJ
viously not talk of peace. what
ever else it might bring"
Voices Grave Concern.
Gen. Eisenhower's announce
ment releasing the 7th Fleet
from FormoSa "has caused grave
concern not only here but all
over the world" Mr.. Nehru de-
clared
ut is net clear to me even
now what the significance of
that decision was. But whatever
was the meaning behind it there
is no doubt what impression and
reactions it created.
1T had a bad effect, seriously
increasing the fear psychosis of
the world
Puts in Good Word for U. S.
The Prime Minister had a good
word for the United States, how
ever, when Communists shouted
opposition to his statement that
the worlds highest standard of
living was in the United States.
"You can shout mo- but know
it is true" he told them.
History will show whether
democracy or totalitarianism is
better. And I am convinced that
ultimately democracy will pay
the higher dividends, not only
to the country involved but to
the whole world"
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Rx John A. Giles

Red-faced Navy officials had
to admit today that so far as
guided missiles security was
concerned the cat had its head
out Of the bag.
In the past. when even men,
tion Of the names Of projects
such as the Army's Nike ground
to-air misSile-crept into news
papers and magazines. officials
tore out their hair and ordered
searching investigations. FIRE.
quently the FBI was called in to
bolster efforts Of military in
telligence.
But some one-the Navy
wasn't saying who-has calmly
listed by name all Of the guided
missile projects Of the Bureau
of Ordnance in q telephone
directory. BY adding the list
ings, security oflicers walled, q
Evening star., 1953-02-18
How Long Does 1t axe
FHemen to Dress?

FIRES WON'T WAIT-If you're
trying to cut down on the time It
tokes to get out Of bed and into
your clothes. toke q lesson from the
firemon. He's fost. Just how fost
will omoze you. A picture story on
pose AIS shows how long il tokes
firemon to get out Of bed, info his
clothes and onto the fire truck, veody
to go.
POLICE MANPoWER-Poy roises
tor policemen, ore going to be osked
OF the S3d Congress. The monpower
situotion in the MetropoIton Police
Department. how it ties in with sal
ory ond how Woshinston's poy seoIe
stocks up with other cities is dis
eussed in story by Stor Stoff Re-
porter J. Theodore Grown on poes
AIS.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Reed Insists Tax Cut
Now Is Must Despite
Eisenhower Stand
Committees Report
Warns Of Danger
If Action Is Delayed

Despite President Eisenhower's
stand, the House Ways and
Means Committee today insisted
that an income tax cut must
be the first order Of business for
this Congress"
The committee, in a formal
report to the House, warned that
serious economic consequences"
might result if tax reduction Is
put off until spending can be
trimmed enough to promise a
balanced budget.
The report backed up the
committees 21-to-4 vote Mon
day approving Chairman Reeds
bill for an average cut of 10 per
cent in personal income taxes
for some SO million taxpayers
during the fiscal year starting
July /.
Peoples Mandate" Stressed.
Besides urging immediate tax
reduction to relieve the "un-
called-for hardships" on many
people and to induce elimination
OF unnecessary governmental
spending. the committees report
also declared that Congress re-
ceived in the last election "a
clear mandate for tax reduction. y
This bill represents the first
step toward the fulfillment of
this mandate" the report con-
tinued. THE passage Of this
bill is required to meet this man.
date for a combined program of
orderly tax reduction and revi-
sion OF the tax system"
The report conceded that Con-
gresS also has a "clear mandate"
to cut Government spending.
But it insisted that the tax cut
must come first.
President Eisenhower, at his
first news conference yesterday.
declared that spending cuts must
come before tax reductions. He
did not say whether he would
veto any tax bill that came from
Congress. But he made clear
that administration policy is
against decreasing taxes and
revenue until governmental
(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-02-18
3 Senators
Sponsor New
Home Ru|eBlI
Measure Is Similar
To Previous Moves
Killed in House
By Don S. Warren

A slightly modified Washing.
ton home rule" bill was intro
duced in the Senate today with
the co-sponsorship of 80 mem
bers of the Senate.
The bill, similar to measures
twice passed by the Senate only
to die in the House District
Committee, was offered by Sena-
tor Case, Republican, of South
Dakota, chairman of the SEN
ate District Committee. He said
he did not know yet when hear
ings would be called.
He has already introduced
other measures to provide for
enlargement of the Board Of
Commissioners from three to
five members and one to provide
for the election of a non-voting
District delegate in the House.
His bill for a larger Board Of
Commissioners has attracted
little support or enthusiasm but
he said he was not laying this
bill aside.
Impressed by Support.
Senator Case said he was i'm
pressed by the fact that 81 other
Senators. the largest in the his
tory of District suffrage meas
ures, had asked to be listed as
co-Sponsors of the home rule bill.
One of the main changes in the
new measure is to reduce the size
of the proposed city council from
Is to nine members. The South
Dakotan said this would conform
to the size of the present Citizens
Advisory Council created since
the last home rule bill was up for
congressional action.
Another change would be to
continue the Board of Education
as a nine-member body instead
of reducing it to five as provided
in last years home rule bill. The
school board would be elected
under the suffrage plan.
Another change would be to
reduce the number of wards
from five to three. Three mem
bers of the council would be
elected from each of the thres
wards, as would be the case with
the nine members of the school
board.
AS in the 1852 compromise
home rule bill, which was CO.
sponsored by % members of the
Senate, there would be a mayor
as chief executive officer. to be
appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate.
Under the new bill, as in the
1852 measure, the council would
be empowered as the agent of
Congress to tax. budget and
spend and to enact such local
legislation as now is handled by
Congress as the legislature for
the District. 1t also would take
over the ordinance making pow-
ers of the Commissioners.
Other Changes Possible,
Some further changes will be
considered when the bill comes
up for public hearing. Senator
Case said he is now preparing
and would bring up for discus
sion at the hearings an amend.
ment to provide for a Congress
sional veto of city council acts
by the House or Senate or both.
Such a veto provision was con-
tanned in one of the earlier home
rule measures that failed of en-
actment.
Senator Case said he, himself,
was not yet committed to this
(See HOME RULE, Page A-41
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Lodge Calls U. N. Allies
To Conference on Korea
BY the Associoted Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Feb. 18.-AmbaSsador Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., today called a
strategy conference of the U. N.
allies in Korea, apparently to
discuss plans for the U. N. AS
sembly meeting next Tuesday.
Bids went out from the United
States delegation to representa-
tiveS Of every country with
fighting forces in Korea to meet
in Mr.. Lodges Office at II am.
tomorrow.
India, which has only medi-
cal unit with the U. N. forces in
Korea, was not invited.
Evening star., 1953-02-18

Map Loeotine Project on Pose AZ
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today at a zoning hearing in
Hyattsville.
The project will be on a. IT.
acre tract at Branch avenue and
st. Barnabas road. The new
community will be called NARROW
Heights. 1t is less than a mile
from the District line out of
Southeast Washington.
The owners, Alfred, Frank and
Roy Scuderi, who developed
Cheverly, Md, said the job will
take 312 years to complete. The
first units will be ready for oc-
cupancy at the end of the year,
the firm said.
Tract Reserved for School.
Of the 1882 units, 884 will be
rental apartments; 268 will be
Semi-detached houses and 116
will be individual, one-family de-
tached homes.
The developers said a 12-acre
tract has been reserved for an
elementary school. Two parcels
totalling 11l2 acres have been set
aside for shopping center.
This is one of the first planned
communities proposed since the
county zoning ordnance was en-
acted in 1949.
Park Area Reserved.
County Commissioner Edward
J. (Ned Waters hailed it as
proof that private enterprise
can build Greenbelt better
than the Federal Government"
The Greenbelt settlement was
one of the first planned COM
munities in the country.
Frank Scuderi said plans in
clude 2212 acres for park use.
He said he and his brothers have
offered to donate this to the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission pro-
viding the planners will agree to
develop the ground.
The firms lawyer, Adrian P.
Fisher, told the commissioners
the development would produce
$242.328 in taxes, based on 1852
rates.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Bulletin
Skeleton Is Identified

The skeleton of man found
near Chain Bridge nearly three
weeks ago was identified to-
day as that of Henry Clymer,
"a, of 1404 Twenty sixth street
N. w., who disappeared a year
ago. The Identification was
made through dental work and
e-glaSSes.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Howard Fast Refuses
10 Answer Quiz on
Communist Links
Novelist Wont Reply
To Mccarthy Questions
At Voice Investigation
By Cecil HoIIond

Senate investigators of the
State Departments Voice of
America program sought vainly
today to get Author Howard Fast
to say whether he was Com
munist or whether, if drafted,
he would fight against Commu-
niSts in Korea.
In a hearing conducted under
a battery Of television, newsreel
and still cameras, the 38-year-
old author of such books as cit
izen Tom Paine" refused to an
swer the questions under privi-
leges accorded him by the first
and fifth amendments.
In heated exchanges which
reached the gavel-pounding stage
at times, Chairman Mccarthy,
Republican, Of Wisconsin sus-
tanned Mr.. Fast's refusal to an
swer the questions and men
toned pointedly and repeatedly
the safeguards in those amend
ments against possible self
incrimination.
Named in Memorandum.
The author was pulled into the
hearing by the Senate permanent
investigating subcommittee in
quiry into the Voice of America
in connection with the memo
randum sent out February 3,
1853 to "Voice" personnel estab-
fishing what was described as a
policy for use of materials pro-
duced by controversial persons. "
That memorandum, signed by
Bradley Connors of the Voices
administrative staff. contained a
paragraph which read:
"The reputation abroad of an
author affects the actual utility
of the material. If he is widely
and favorably known as a cham
pion of democratic causes, his
credibility and utility may be
enhanced. Similarly, if-like
Howard Fast-he is known as a
Soviet-indorsed author, mate
rials favorable to the United
States in some of his works may
be given a special credibility of
ia international Information
Agency for some key audience.
Faced Rapid Questioning.
The introduction of that part
of the Voice memorandum served
as a jumping-off spot for the
rapid-f1re questioning of Mr.. Fast
as to whether he is or ever has
been member of the Commu-
mist Party, whether he was a
(Cao VyNrNE nooa 2>
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Godfrey Back in Y. S.
After Airbose Tour

mitchell FIELD, N. Y, Feb.
18. Arthur Godfrey, TV and
radio star, arrived here today
after a To-day tour of airbases
in Europe and North Africa with
Gen. Curtis E. lie May, head of
the Strategic Air Command.
Mr.. Godfrey had no comment
on the trip. He stayed aboard
the double -decked transport with
Gen. LIE May while the plane
was refueled at Mitchell Field for
the final hop to Gen. lie Mays
headquarters in Omaha, Nebr.
Evening star., 1953-02-18
Roid Warning to Sound
Three Days Per Week

Testing of the city's air-raid
warning system has been ex-
panded to include Wednesdays
and Fridays, with the first tests
in the new setup held today.
Heretofore they have been
limited to Mondays. when sus-
tained one-minute note was
sounded at noon. Civil Defense
Director John E. Fondahl said
the increased testing was asked
by Radio Corp. of America tech
nicians. who are overhauling the
system.