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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-27
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WINS Of Mt Zion Church held
It's monthly meeting in the home
of Mrs, A. D de Bettencourt,
Thursday night, Feb. 10. A most
interesting program was given by
Mrs. Kramer Anderson. The hos
tess served delicious refreshments
during the social hour
Earl Davidson. Of Richmond.
spent the past week end at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j. l. Davidson Ruby Davidson
also OF Richmond. spent Monday
OF this week in the same home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurt, OF
Fork Union, were Thursday night
callers in the c. w Cave home
Visits Parents
Bobby Lee Johnson. of Rich
mond. was a week end guest Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Goode w
johnson.
| Mary Jane Fisher, Of Mineral
received her cap at Stuart Circle
Hospital Nurses Training School
in Richmond, last week. She IS the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Willard
Fisher also Of Mineral. owners OF
the Social Hall Farm" here.
] Friends of Mrs Maude A Put
ney were happy to see her out at
Sunday school. last Sunday after
her long illness. They were also
glad to meet with Mrs Flossie 3
Hudgins, formerly Of this place
who came by the church after
Sunday school was dismissed.
Mrs Marjorie p Smith, Of New
port News. was a week end guess
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J
N Putney
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-27

MY COLUMN
Here in secluded Everglades
rest is a must and one forgets
all troubles. aggrevations and
business worries. Brother Dave
mas Jol led me here. EVERGLADES
is due west Of Miami or about
70 miles north of Key West 1t
has over 10000 islands Blue
Bill ducks arc hero by the
thousands, folks snoot them.
Today while out fishing, Por-
poISeS rompcd and played all
around US. nearly gave them
my entire lunch. We caught
Amber Jack. sea trout. sn.. D.
pers and red fish. Tomorrow we
80 for Srook. You can cast for
them the same as you do eor
bass, only they fight harder.
See son Joseph lor your needs.
Thanks,
Z Weinberg
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Police to Restrict PARKING
In Derby Area Tomorrow

a quick send-off and they gain
momentum as they roll
Separate heats can be sched-
uled every two minutes.
The American Red Cross will
provide a headquarters for first
aid and an ambulance. In addi-
ton, refreshment stands and
comfort stations will be erected
along the course.
Bus transportation is available
directly to both the start and
finish lines.
Washington, Marlboro and
Annapolis buses, leaving from
Eleventh street between D and
E streets NV, will carry Derby
fans to the intersection of Branch
and Pennsylvania avenues
w. M. & A. buses returning from
Southeast Washington and near
by Maryland will drop off pas
sengers at Alabama and Penn
sylvania avenues.
Capital Transit has two lines
that will serve the race area
They are the Hillcrest, or C-6
line and the Boiling Field. or
Wa line. C-6 buses start at Bar
ney Circle, Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc
The Wa bus originates at
Thirty sixth street and Alabama
avenue Sc
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Senate Passes Bill
To LET Probers Grant
Witnesses Immunity
By fhe Assoeioted Press

A bill to let congressional in
vestigators grant witnesses i'm
munity from prosecution and
then compel them to testify was
passed by the Senate last night
and sent to the House.
A number of witnesses before
congressional committees have
refused to answer questions,
availing themselves of the guar
antee given by the fifth amend
ment to the Constitution-that
no one may be forced to give
testimony that could be used to
prosecute him.
Senator McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada, author OF the i'm
munity measure, contended its
enactment would be the most ef-
fective action Congress could
take to explode" the Communist
conspiracy in the United States.
Justice Department Objects.
Opponents argued, however,
that it flew Into the face of the
Constitution" depriving citizens
of their rights and upsetting the
separation of powers between
the executive and legislative
Evening star., 1953-07-10

of a committees intention to
grant q witness immunity.
Senator McCarran strongly op-
posed giving the Attorney Cen
eral the final say, but he and
Senator Kefauver finally agreed
on a proviso suggested by Sem
ator Morse. Independent, of Ore
gon, and it was incorporated into
the bill.
1t provides that, if the Attor-
ney General did not assent with
in one week, immunity neverthe-
less could be granted by a con-
gressional committee if author
lied by either the Senate or the
Evening star., 1953-07-10

branches of the Government.
The Justice Department objected
that its laW-enforcing RESPONSE
bilities would be invaded.
Passage was by an unrecorded
standing vote, but 10 Senators
rose to be recorded against the
bill.
They were Senators Magnu-
son. Democrat. of Washington:
Kerr. Democrat, of Oklahoma:
Mcclellan, Democrat, of Arkan-
sas; Lehman, Democrat-Liberal,
of New York; jackson, Democrat,
of Washington; Stennis, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi: Hennings,
Democrat, of Missouri; Murray,
Democrat, of Montana; Cooper,
Republican. of Kentucky. and
Hayden, Democrat, of Arizona.
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of
North Carolina earlier said he
was in full accord with investi-
cations aimed at tracking down
Communists but asked:
"Have we come to a time when
we must take away constitutional
guarantees?"
Senator McCarran said, how
ever, the proposed procedure was
essential Ito get to the bottom of
the Communist conspiracy in this
country"
He is a member and former
chairman of the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee.
Amendment Offered.
Senator Kefauver. Democrat.
of Tennessee, offered an amend
ment to require weeks advance
notice to the Attorney General
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Variety Of Prizes
To Go TO Winners Of
D. {. Soap Box Derby

A variety of prizes has been
announced for winners in the
Washington Soap Box Derby.
The city champion will receive
the T H. Keating Award, a
beautiful trophy consisting of a
golden half-globe. banded by an
arch of lucite, mounted on a
plaque of polished wood. A gold
plate on which the winners
name and city will be engraved
Is fixed below the globe.
In addition to the Heating
Trophy, the winner and one
parent or guardian will either
fly or travel by train to Akron.
Ohio. where he will compete
August 9 in the All-American
Soap Box Derby.
Valuable Scholarships.
The world champion at Akron
will receive a $4,000 four-year
scholarship to any college, in
addition to other prizes. Second.
third and fourth place winners
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Dewey Denies Getting Nod
From President 10 Run
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 10.-GoV
Thomas E. Dewey denied today
a published report that Presl-
dent Eisenhower has "let it be
known" to him that he would
like to run for governor next
year, and that Gov. Dewey
acceded.
Sheer fiction" Gov. Dewey
told a neWsman when asked for
comment on a New York Daily
News story from Washington
Gov. Dewey said the subject was
not mentioned when he visited
the White House this week.
The News said Gen. Eisen-
hover had made the same over
ture to Republican Senator
James H. Duff regarding the
governorship of Pennsylvania
Dewey said yes. Duff said
maybe" the News said.
Senator Duff could not be
reached for comment.
Evening star., 1953-07-10

at Akron are awarded scholar
ships ranging from $4,000 to
$1,000.
First-round winners in Wash
1ngton will receive bronze medals
and second-place contestants
will get red ribbons. Both
awards are sponsored by The
Star.
In the quarter finals, the first
place winner gets silver cup
from the American Legion. The
Star awards the runner-up blue
ribbon.
The winner of the semifinals
will receive a certificate for SIS
worth of sports goods and the
runner-up gets a certificate for
$3.50. The Star also sponsors
this award.
Boys winning the first three
positions in Glasses A and B each
receive silver cups from The Star.
Awards for Construction.
After the last car passes in
spection tonight at the National
Guard Armory, two awards for
the best constructed car and the
best upholstered car will be pre-
Sented.
The Shell Oil Co. will give a
Stanley tool board, one yard
square, with 10 woodworking
tools, to the boy who built the
best designed and constructed
racer. Similar awards are made
by Shell to boys in each city
holding a Derby.
The Collins & Aikman Corp,
upholstery manufacturers, will
present a complete set of bench
tools to the builder of the best
upholstered car.
Also, a bicycle will be given
to the boy who signed up with
a Chevrolet agency and who
then goes on to post the fastest
time made by boys from that
agency. Twelve bikes will be
given away.
Each boy who races tomorrow
will be given a free pass to the
Marlboro (MdD Raceway. an
automobile race track.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Soop Box Derby
Events to Be Aired
On Station WMAL

WMAL. The Evening Star
radio station, will cover the
Soap Box Derby tomorrow
with broadcasts at 10 to
10:15 am, sos to 3:15 pm,
3:45 to $50 pm, 4:45 to
4:50 pm. and $50 pm,
championship race.
The official Soap Box
Derby film. where the Son
Shines" will be shown at
9:35 O'Clock tonight on Tele-
vision Station WTTG, Chan
mel S.
The film is Is minutes long
and tells the story of how
one town and it's boys got
together and staged a Derby.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Los Angeles 10 Open
Vast Ocean Terminal
Al Event Tomorrow
BY the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, July 10.-The
worlds largest and most modern
ocean terminal. pink colossus
of building occupying nearly
quarter mile of harbor front.
goes into use tomorrow with the
docking of the luxury liner Lur-
line.
Arrival Of the ships 720 pas
sengers from Hawaii launches
three-day dedication ceremonies
to include the reading of a con-
gratulatory message from Presi-
dent Eisenhower and a telephone
address by Vice President Nixon
from Washington on Monday.
Completion of the $8.250, 900
structure-built by the Los An
geles Harbor Depa rtment for the
MatSon Navigation Co.-culmi-
mates a $40 million postwar de-
velopment program. 1t also CO.
incides with the Tooth anni-
versary of the founding Of the
Port of Los Angeles.
Instead of a drab dark,
crowded shed. the new terminal
is a 1,208-by-20O-foot rectangle
covering an area equivalent to
four football fields. It COM
pletely separates passenger and
cargo operations.
The building is set in a land
scaped area with vast lawns,
pools, palms and tropical plant
ings.
Harbor officials say it has sup
planted the Queen Mary's ter
minal at Southampton as the
worlds largest combination
passenger-cargo facility.
The terminal has helicopter
landing port. to be used for mail
service starting tomorrow and
for passenger service when pas
senger craft become available.
1t also has a 1,65O-foot wharf
along which 13 motor-operated
cargo ramps can unload three
ships simultaneously.
Evening star., 1953-07-10

The Police Department has
announced traffic restrictions in
the area adjacent to the Derby
tomorrow.
No traffic will we allowed on
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. be-
tween Alabama and Branch ave-
nues from 6 am. until the end
of the race. at about S pm.
In addition, no parking on
either side of Alabama avenue
from Pennsylvania avenue to
Branch avenue will be allowed
The same applies to Branch ave-
nue. from Pennsylvania avenue
to Alabama avenue.
These parking restrictions are
necessary because traffic will be
shunted from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. onto Branch and Alabama
avenues, by-passing the race
course.
Fences Along course.
Spectators will be required tc
remain behind snow fences
erected on each side of the
course, we'll back from the curb
No one will. be allowed on the
course at any time. The race
cars can attain speeds as high
as 30 miles per hour and, while
equipped with brakes, could in
jure careless spectators.
Three cars at a time are Sent
down the hill. They are brought
to a stop on a slight upgrade
west Of Carpenter street.
They are started on their way
from specially constructed
ramp. The ramp, which is steep
er than the hill, gives the cars
Evening star., 1953-07-10

House. depending on the COM
mittee involved, by a majority
roll call vote.
Senator Morse said his pro-
posal would afford protection
against any runaway" congress
sional committee.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Indiru Nehru in TifIis

LONDON. July 10 P).-Mos-
COW radio reported that Indira,
daughter of Indian Prime mini
ster Nehru, has reached Tiflis,
Georgia, on, her tour of the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Flight Saving Plan

An Australian airline has a
"Fly by Lay-by" plan for tourists
to save up for flights.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Miles Doesn't Bar
Race for Governor
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.-The
head of the Baltimore Orioles
business organization has taken
public notice of attempts to get
him to run for Governor. and
while he declines for the mo-
ment, the door has been left
open.
Clarence w. Miles, baseball
magnate and attorney. issued
this statement yesterday:
"A great many people have
been gracious enough to urge mo
to be candidate. To each one
I have said I was greatly in
terested in doing anything I
could to promote harmony and
the return of a Democratic State
administration, but that I was
not a candidate for the gov
ernorship."
Those in the race for the NOM
nation at present are Mayor
D'Alesandro of Baltimore, DR..
H. c. Byrd. president of the Uni
versity of Maryland, who is re-
tiring next month, and George
P. Mahoney. Baltimore County
contractor,
Some party leaders feel Mr..
Miles would be a compromise
candidate who could unite all
factions and avert a primary
battle.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
-Four in Family Killed
In Two-Car Collision
BY the Assoeiated Press

SALISBURY, Md. Dec. IA
A car which police said sped
through a red light at a street
intersection ploughed into the
side of another automobile here
yesterday. killing the four per-
sons in it-a young ministerial
student, his wife and their two
daughters
Police today arrested Charles
H. Robert, IS, of nearby Delmar,
Md, believed to be the man
driving the speeding car. Wit
nesses told police the driver fled
after crawling from the wreck
age. He was picked up at Laurel,
Del
Killed in the crash were Moses
Freda, a 31-year-old freshman
at the Eastern Bible Institute
near Green Lane, Pa; his 30
year-old wife, Marguerite, and
daughters. Mary Lou. 9, and
Janet. 6.
Police Chief William j. Chat
ham quoted Charles H. Pinkett.
80, of Salisbury, as saying he was
riding in the car with Robert
and that the latter fled after the
accident. Chief Chatham said
Pinkett suffered only superficial
injuries.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Spiritual Weapons Urged
In Fiqht on Communism

A missionary priest said yes
terday that the United States
has made a tactical mistake by
assuming communism is a "flesh
and blood organization" and by
neglecting to use spiritual weap-
ons to fight it.
The Rev. Louis j. Dowd, Jesuit
missionary who was expelled
from China in 1851 after IA years
Of service, said as a nation we're
fumbling and fumbling badly"
adding that until the State De-
partment opens it's eyes and
recognizes what we are fighting
nothing will be accomplished.
"The State Department is try
ing to fight flesh and blood, and
is completely befuddled on how
to approach the problem" the
priest told members of the Sodal-
ity of Our Lady at the Foreign
Service School at Georgetown
University.
Father Dowd was ordained a
priest in a japanese prison camp
in 1914, where he was imprisoned
for three years. He will go to
Formosa next month as an in
Structor.
Evening star., 1953-12-14

and minor injuries. Mr.. Tyson
was not hurt.
Born in Wisconsin.
Corpl. Thompson was a native
of Clam Falls. Wis. but had
lived in the Washington area
most of his life. He is survived
by his wife. Wanda, and a
7-month-old daughter, Sharon
Lee: his mother, Mrs. Susie
Thompson. and a sister, Miss
Susie Thompson, both of 423
Eighteenth street NE, and an
other sister. Mrs. Louise Payne,
412 Nineteenth street NE.
He had been in the Army for
13 months, all of the service at
Fort Meade. His wife and
daughter live at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Edna Waugh.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Fort Meade Soldier, n, Dies
In Hospital After Traffic Crash
CorpI. Thompson.
District Resident,
Succumbs to Injury

A Fort Meade (Md9 Army
corporal who lived in Washing
ton died at Walter Reed Hospital
yesterday as a result of a traffic
accident Saturday at Beltsville,
Md.
The dead soldier was Corpl.
Ernest T. Thompson, 81, of 149
Rhode Island avenue NE.
He suffered a skull fracture
and other injuries after his car
skidded on the wet pavement at
the Beltsville curve on Route /,
sideswiped two other cars and
then hit a pole.
The accident occurred about
4 pm. Saturday. Corpl. Thomp-
son died at 1910 am. yesterday.
He was transferred to Walter
Reed after being treated first at
Leland Memorial Hospital, River
dale.
Car Crosses White Line.
According to Prince Georges
County Police Pvts. T. w. Irvine
and F. w. Noe, Corpl. Thompson
was headed toward the District
when his car skidded at the
Montgomery avenue traffic light
in Beltsville and crossed the cen
ter white line.
The other cars, both headed
north on Route /, were driven
by Donald L. Smallwood, 25, Of
Savage, Md, and Harold M. Ty-
son, so, of Philadelphia, police
said. Mr.. Small suffered shock
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Sunday Paper Leads
Detective 10 Suspects

Two men under arrest in Ar
lington County face new charges
today because an Alexandria de-
tective reads his Sunday news
papers.
The men, Lawrence Cowan,
colored. of the 1900 block Euclid
street NV, and John Henry
Scott, colored, of the TOO block
S street NV, were arrested in
Arlington County Saturday night
for speeding and shoplifting.
Alexandria Detective Robert
Jones read yesterday about their
arrest. The story mentioned that
a quantity of jewelry was found
in the car
Detective Jones recalled that
two watches had been lifted
from Lloyd's jewelers. in Alex
andria Saturday. He went to
Arlington and said he found one
of the missing watches among
the jewelry in the speeders' car.
The jewelry store manager later
identified the two men, Detec-
tive Jones said.
Charges of grand larceny were
placed against both CoWan and
Scott in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Montgomery Bureau
To BaIk Duplication
OF Gifts 10 the Needy

The Volunteer Christmas Bu-
reau of Montgomery County has
been established to prevent the
duplication of gifts to needy
families of the county.
The Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council is
co-ordinating the work of the
bureau with the County Health
Fund, Health Department, We'll
fare Board, Juvenile Court,
Board of Education, Social Serv-
ice League, Public Health Lay
Council and the Volunteer Re-
ferral Bureau.
CertificatiOn of Families
These agencies have been cer-
tifying families as to their degree
of need. Families wishing to be
certified may apply at the Health
Department.
Persons wishing to give pres
ents to needy families are re-
quested to report their choice to
the county Community Chest.
The Chest, in turn, will report
the recipient family to the
Christmas bureau, thus avoiding
duplication of gifts from other
groups or individuals.
The Christmas bureau will op-
crate second floor store at 331
East Montgomery avenue, Rock
vile, from 10 am. to noon and
3 to 5 pm. Tuesday through
Friday to receive gift donations.
Especially requested are clothes
for children under four years,
and canned meats and poultry.
1,50O Helped Last Year.
Certified families may call at
the store for gifts December 10,
81, % and % from 10 am. to
4 pm. and December % from 10
am. to pm. Volunteers from
the referral bureau will be pres
ent to see that gifts are evenly
distributed. Last year 1900 indi-
viduals were helped.
Certified families unable to
reach the store are asked to
phone the County Community
Chest for transportation.
The store will be decorated
by the Camp Fire Girls Of Mrs.
Joseph America The Town
Council has announced that
three parking meters in front
Of the building will be reserved
for store patrons.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Woman Hur|s Herself
Into Path Of Auto

A 24-year-old woman who po-
lice said threw herself in front
OF an automobile yesterday re-
mained in critical condition to-
day at Alexandria Hospital.
Virginia State Police identified
the young woman as Miss Al
berta Pickelsiner of r. F. D. /.
Alexandria.
The accident occussed at 12:35
an. yesterday on No. highway
at Engleside, in Fairfax County.
According to police, Miss
Pickelsiner and a boy friend,
Corp. Paul E. Goodposter, "a,
of Fort Belvoir, were standing
at bus stop. Corpl. Good
poster told police they had an
argument and Miss Pickelsiner
threatened to run in front of a
car Police said she ran into the
path Of car driven by 1t. Cor
don r. Steiner, %, of Fort Bel
voir.
She was admitted to Alexan-
dria Hospital with a fractured
skull, broken arm, broken leg
and other injuries.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Shop Visitor Trying on Clothes
At 6 AN. Picked Up by Police

Franklin in watching the ac-
tivities inside.
Finally. with one policeman in
back and the other in front, Mr..
Franklin opened the lock on the
front door and went in. The
startled Watkins hurriedly ex-
planned to police he had an argu-
ment earlier about his own
clothes in the shop and was
looking for them. Mr.. Franklin,
however, said there were none
belonging to Watkins. Police
said Watkins got into the store
through an air vent.
Watkins, who, county police
said, was to have become a town
policeman in Chapel Oaks today.
was to face a hearing instead in
Hyattsville Police Court.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
SNOWY Owl at Point Lookout
Hints Shortage Of Jennings

That's when the big owls head
south, looking for anything re-
motely resembling a lemming.
Our common alley rats often
have been mistaken for them, a
coincidence for which the snowy
owl never has been given enough
credit.
The first snowy owl of the
season was reported by two
Audubon Society members re-
Gently. It recalled another Wis
itation in December, 1945, when
one loafed around Washington
so long a motorist mistook it
for a common pedestrian and
ran over it.
Three years later a snowy owl,
looking his very wisest, for sew
eral days perched solemnly atop
the local temple of justice, the
District Courthouse.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Traffic Light
Pleas Follow
III Students Hurt
Since March at Spot
In Prince Georges

Death Of a 75-year-old pedes-
trian Saturday night near De-
fense highway and Landover
road in Prince Georges County
has renewed demands for safety
improvements at that inter-
section.
According to Nat w. Hauser.
operator Of a gas station there,
residents of the area for several
years have been seeking changes
in the traffic light control at the
intersection and construction Of
sidewalks.
So far. he said, nothing has
been done despite the fact there
have been numerous accidents
and many children hurt while
trying to cross the highways.
IL Hurt Since Last March.
Mr.. Hauser, a past president
OF the Bladensburg Senior High
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, estimated that at least II
youngsters were injured there
since last March alone, including
a 14-year-old boy last Thursday.
He blamed the situation main
ly on the uninterrupted flow of
traffic, even though there is a
traffic light. Eastbound traffic
on Defense highway can make
right turns onto Landover road
at all times. he explained.
: The Maryland State Roads
Commission surveyed the area
and decided there wasn't enough
pedestrian traffic to warrant a
change in the signals, Mr..
Hauser said. He criticized the
survey findings as .'ridiculously
low" and said it must have been
during the Easter holidays"
Spot Used Heavily.
Pupils from four schools hav-
ing a total enrolment of more
than $500 use the intersection,
Mr.. Hauser said.
New appeals, which have the
backing of the county's State
Senator John Raymond Fletcher.
will be made to the State Roads
Commission and the county COM
missionerS, Mr.. Hauser said. The
county already has authorized
appropriation for the sidewalk
construction, he added.
The man who was killed Sat-
urday was William w. Sears of
1877 Varnum street, Landover
Hills. Md, who had just finished
work at a grocery in the Chew
erly shopping center near the
intersection. He was hit by a
car on Defense highway in front
OF the shopping center.