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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
Recent Happenings at Chestnut Grove

G.. T. Cook returned home from
Southside Hospital on Wednes-
day. He had been n patient for
several weeks His condition at
present is satisfactory
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Morris
visited her parents, Nj. and Mrs.
II F. Carwile. at Pampln sun
day. They were also supper guests.
Mrs Lula Edwards. OF WASH
lneton. was supper guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. &. r. Seneer last Tues
cay.
Rev. and Mrs. J P. 1,eltner. Of
Vera. were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Morris. Sunday.
Visitors in the afternoon were
Mrs. Louie Foster, Miss Patsy
and Donald Foster. OF Farmville
Visit In 1.ynChburg
Hugh Hickman and a friend, OF
Lynchburg. visited in the r l.
Harris home last Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs A. j. Talbert. Miss
Ruby OBrien and Mrs j c.
Bryant spent Saturday in Lynch
burr
Mr.. and Mrs e. R. Senfer and
Mrs f. D. Senger attended funeral
services Of Mr.. Fllppen. Al Car
tersville last Friday afternoons
Mr. and Mrs c. II Morris, Mr..
and Mrs R. r. Morris and junior
listed Miss Gladys Morris in the
Marine Hospital, in Baltimore.
last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. J, H Beasley, Miss
Mamie Beasley, Frank BeaSley
and Donald Webb were visitors in
Radford Sunday
Washington Guests
Mrs. Lula Edwards. OF WaShlne-
ton. and Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. SEN
ger visited in the H. r. Harris
home Tuesday Of last wcek
w. A. Forbes was 4 visitor in
the T. H. Talbert home Monday
Mr.. Talbert is able to be out again.
There were 81 ladies at the
Quilting party in the home of Ms.
II. F. Harris on Monday. Dean
Collins. Of the Farmville Herald
staff joined them for lunch and
took pictures. The hostess WIS
very disappointed when she was
unable to get ont OF he'd for the
cay, and unable to carry ont her
duties as hostess
Those attending the P-TA meet
ing at Curdsville Fridas night
were Mr.. and Mrs K. Nj. Beasley
and sons; Mr. and Mrs. f. D. Sem
ger and sons. Mrs w H. Beasley
and Rebecca Mrs. Weldon Simp-
SON Mrs. r. l.. Harris and Anne.
and Mr. and Mrs II r. Harris and
children.
Among The Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. F. u. Seneer and
sons and Mrs F. R. Sencer spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S.
fTlppen. IN Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Harris and
Anne visited Mr.. and Mrs j W.
Jennings, at Cullen. Sunday after
noon
A-3c Melvin OBrien. Of Fort
Bragg, n c.. spent The week end
in MS home here
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Talbert and
Pete. Mrs E. L. Bryant and chll-
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs. u. 3
Daye. Sunday afternoon.
w L. O'Brien. Of Prospect. was
an overnight guest uf M ana
Mrs r L. Harris. Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs H. f Harris and
children visited NJ ana Mr.. T.
G. Lynn, in Farmvilla. laSI Wed
nesday night.
MI and Mrs. l.. T. Morris aC-
companled Mrs. Lula Edwards to
Charlottesville last Thursday
Capt. and Mrs. r. y. Saul li.st-
ed Mr. ana Mrs. r j. March on
Sunday Mrs. Marsh gemalas tery
IL
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
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Mr.. and Mrs Dewey Maxey.
Mrs. Everett Ransom ana Mrs.
Douglas Anthony. all of Rich
mond attended the funeral OF
Miss Matte Gentry.
Cpl Willard Patteson is spend
ing sometime with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Luther patteson.
Friends Of the community are
glad TO know James Johnson has
returned from the University Hos
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03

was the Easter music BY the F1rk
Union choir, with splendid Piano
work by The Common Glory"
pianist efficiency OF the director
and talent OF choir members.
Miss Mary anderson. Mr.. and
Mrs LIaon Clarke and family
visited Miss Sadler. OF Fluvanna.
Sunday afternoon
MI and Mrs Kramer Anderson
went 10 Richmond Saturday KIM
Anderson spent The week end with
his parents MI and Mrs. Kramer
Andel son.
Among Tho Guests
Bobby Jones, T. S. Army,
Tommy Jones, III s. NJ, All and
Mrs M K payis ana Iaery
Narah call1I oa Mi ma Ntrs. Il
= Anderson 5 nday
Canton DlatrTight Mis- Nae
Snoddv AIr and Mrs James New
ton L. W Apperson. Miss Dolly
Appelson, Mrs Eld3n Patterson
called recently on Misses Mary
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03

pital very much improved
Nj and Mrs. Y. ". Hanson en-,
tertalned all their children anu
grandchildren. sunday. IN honoi
Of their fathers birthday. Many
nice gifts were received.
Mrs. T A Collins and MIS-. Roll
Wood. III. We're callers, Wednesda,
night. IN tn" home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. V w Ransom.
Rolf Wood. Jr., is back from tho
hospital and is reported dong
fine.
Mr., and Mrs PrItchard have
returned from Florida. where they
have been spending sometime
Friends are sorry 10 hear Of tht
illness Of Mrs Willie Jones
mother of Mrs. Baber
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03

ana Louise Anderson
Nr and Mrs John Immersion
MIS- LinWood 1atum and Howard
LaWfcrd We're dinner guests Of MI
and Mrs. NJ x Davis, Saturday
Other callers were Nh and Mrs
" HE Tatum. Misses Mary ana
louise Anderson. Harry MARCH,
JUNE Anderson. MI and Afyf
Carl Davies and Nancy. MIS-
Tommy HudgenS. Mrs. DeBctttn-
court Mrs. Richard Bryant Kalh-
leen and Robert Earl Mrs ] Il
Jones. Mrs DePonselle, Miss JQnt
Childress. Miss Hazel Martin
Bryant Anderson. Harry Mani
ANA Rev Mr. Patton and Michic
Confined To Home
MIS-. Willie Ch!ldreSs has beer
quite i'll. but Is OUT again now
Mrs Harry March IS SICK anG
must be IN bed for a month AL,
hope the rest Will be most helpful
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. K DAVIS visit
ed Mi and Mrs George JefleyS
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03

Restoration Of williamsburg
has cost S29,278.399
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25

week vacation at Fairbanks and Circle Hot Springs. While in Fair banks she planned to attend the midnight sun activities June q.
 Roger I. Woods called on Dele gate Bartlett while in Washington on an indoctrination study prior to leaving for Ecuador. Woods is going to So. America for six months under the IF'YE program. He will visit farms and live with the families in studying agricul- tural methods. .''.
 Mir. and Mrs. Emil Elbe of
 Seward were house-gues&s at
 the home of MaxYlou Rideout
 Friday and Saturday last week.
 Mrs. Elbe and Mrs. Rideout
 formerly taught school at Wzan-
 selI Island. The Elbes were '$n-
 route to the States. ...,.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Ward. of Glenallen spent the weekend in
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25
NoAbook

Mir. and Mrs. Al c. Schoenheit parents of Mrs: Alba Brooks, left f,- their home in Saginaw, Mich Tuesday morning after. a two weeks visit with the Brooks fam lily. The Schoenheits were greatly impressed with the Valley and in- tend to visit them again.
 Twenty-Five members of St. NGichael's parish turned out last week 10 help pad and cover the church kneeling benches. The work was completed the first night.
 Back in Palmer for her sum- mer vacation is Miss Wanda Lindsey who is attending the University of Washington. She has resumed her former work in Bert's Drug store and is stay ing with Bob and Ruth Peter son.
 Hugh Johnson, Experiment Sta tion economist, is in Fairbanks on station business. He expects to be gone about a week.
 Also in Fairbanks for a few days is Lew Hanks of the Soil Conservation office.
 Mrs. Hildegard Hubbell receiv- ed her citizenship papers June Is. A native of the Western Zone in Germany, Mrs. Hubbell was one of a group of 32 who received their papers in Third District Court in Anchorage.
 Mrs. Dorothy Draper of Bar rington. Illinois and Miss Len ore Amerman of Washington. D. C. arrived at Spring Creek Farm this past week end for a vacation visit with Miss V. Louise Kellogg. Alaska High
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25

the summer in Aiaxska while !weY. Mrs. Draper plans to spend Miss Asnesmaxas is here to settle. They had driven ao Palmer via the Alaska Highway and report ed a good trip.
 Betty Mcdonald recently re- turned 10 Palmer following . visit with her parents in Whit tier. California.
 Edna. Poole, Matanuska Hotel night clerk, is spending a two
Evening star., 1953-06-13
Food Dealers Demand
Armed Forces Close
6Commissaries Here

The Food Distributors Associ-
alton Of Greater Washington has
asked Congress to require the
Armed Forces to close commits
saries at Boiling Field, Andrews
Field, Fort McNair, Fort Myer
Walter Reed and Cameron Sta
ton, Va.
The association charges that
operation Of the commissaries is
costing Federal taxpayers SIS
million annually.
Nathaniel Goldberg, counsel
for the Food Distributors AS
ISOLATION, placed his case before
a House Government Operations
subcommittee studying Govern
ment competition with private
business.
Mr.. Goldberg said his associa-
ton represents 500 stores and
super markets in and around
metropolitan Washington.
Holds Rules Violated.
He said the commissaries are
being operated in violation of
Defense Department regulations.
He said regulations provide that
commiSSaries not be established
or maintained where adequate
commercial facilities are con-
veniently available with reason
able prices. The Armed Forces
definition of reasonable price"
he said. is something not more
than 20 per cent higher than
commissary prices.
He argued that prices in
Washington chain stores are not
as much as 20 per cent above
commissary prices. Therefore, he
said. the commissaries are oper-
ating without justification.
He said 4,031 commissary per-
mits are used at Fort McNair al
though only 490 families are
quartered there; 3,639 permits
are used at Walter Reed al
though only 141 families are
quartered there: more than
5000 permits are used at Fort
Myer, with $50 families quar-
Evening star., 1953-06-13

TO REACH Out Wisconsin Avenue continue Route 20
before entering Rockville right and follow Roket Furnished
Home Broodwood and Crawford Drive OR Georgia left
Rood to SIGN LEFT OF Nen Mill Rood
Evening star., 1953-06-13

tered there, and S,296 permits
are used at Cameron with 81
families quartered there.
Volume $40 Million a Year.
"This tends to point out" he
said, "that the majority of the
people using the commissaries in
the metropolitan area of WASH
ington live inside the city. This
is in direct opposition to the
original purpose for which they
were formed. which was to feed
the personnel who were with the
service stationed away from
commercial facilities.
"1t is estimated that in the
six commiSSarieS in the Wash
ington area, approximately $40
million per year of merchandise
is sold at commissary cost prices.
1T is understood that a 5 per
cent charge is made to the peo-
Evening star., 1953-06-13

pie making those purchases"
He cited congressional testi-
mony that commissary prices
would have to be hiked 1S to 20
per cent to cover direct costs of
selling. From this, Mr.. Goldberg
concluded that, the mainten-
ance Of the commissaries in the
Washington market alone is
costing the Government, and
therefore the taxpayers, a mini
mum OF SIS million per year."
Evening star., 1953-09-23
a More Corners 70 Get
Pedestrians SiqnaIs

The Naturalization type of
traffic signal. recently installed
at Eleventh and F streets NV,
will be added to four other inter-
sections after the first of the
year.
Brig. Gen. Louis W. Prentiss,
Engineer Commissioner. said yes
terday that the decision was
based on the success of the Elev-
enth and F experiment. He said
the new system there has in
creased pedestrian safety and has
helped speed the flow of vehicu-
lar traffic. particularly cars max
ing right turns.
The four new locations, all in
the downtown area, are Eleventh
and G, Tenth and G, Tenth and
F. and Twelfth and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Gen. Prentiss said it will be
about 80 days before the signal
equipment can be delivered.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Gurfield-T PTA
To Meet Tonight

The Garfield Turner Parent
Teacher Association will hold a
special meeting at 8 pm. today.
Miss Edith A. Lyons, as
sociate school superintendent,
and Robert F. Brooks, president
of the Washington Congress of
Parent = Teacher Associations,
are scheduled to speak.
The session will be at Turner
School, Alabama avenue and
Stanton road Sc.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Federal Lottery Suggested
To Raise Funds for D. {.

The president of a Washington
citizens association suggested to
the District Commissioners in a
letter yesterday that a Federal
lottery would be the solution to
the Districts fiscal problem.
Miss Eta L. Taggart, who is
serving her 9th term as presi-
dent of the Washingtonians and
has advocated a Government
controlled lottery to raise money
for the District for many years.
took advantage of the recent
budget hearings to remind the
Commissioners of her plan. 4
Miss Taggart pointed out.
There should be no real objec-
ton to this method of raising
revenue as many lotteries in
years gone by were held right
here in the District of Columbia.
and many are held in foreign
countries. from which great
financial benefit is derived"
Miss Taggart said she thought
the lottery would be a success
because almost every one has o y
gambling instinct.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
By Harry Bocos

The sun today wandered over
the line of the Equator, heading
south toward its winter home.
The crossing occurred at 4:07
am, near. the coast of East
Africa.
For the next six months the
sun will remain south of the
Equator. 1t will make it's turn
just before Christmas and reach
the Equator again on March 20.
This apparent wandering Of
the sun occurs because the al
ways tilted earth faces the sun
with a different angle at differ
ent seasons. Heeling over at
2312 degrees as it moves around
the sun, the earth in summer
tilts its northern pole toward
the sun and in winter tilts back
the other way. Today the earth
is midway between those points,
and as it rotateS it is showing
the sun as much of its southern
half as of its northern hemi-
sphere.
Days Growing Shorter.
Since June 81, the days have
grown shorter here and longer
for most South Americans. They
will continue to shorten until the
trend is reversed on December
81. Only along the Equator are
days and nights always of equal
length. -
Although this, the first day Of
fall, is also the first day of spring
everywhere south of the Equator,
we are not headed for as severe
a winter as people down under"
just went through.
The reason is that the earth
does not describe perfect circle
in its yearly course around the
sun. During winter here, when
we will be tilted 231a degrees
away from the sun, the earth will
be closer to the sun than during
our summer, when we were tilted
toward it. This makes our sum-
mers and winters milder than
Evening star., 1953-09-23
FIoidion's Cash for Fur Coat
Left on Streetcor Is Returned

later. Mrs. Jones called the Cap
ital Transit Co. and found that
her purse-with the $270 un-
touched-had been turned in.
The finder had been Miss Ruth
Burton, %. of 1705 Lamont
street NV. Miss Burton is a
Leleprinter operator employed by
Western Union Co. at the Union
Station Office. Miss Burton, a
graduate of Maryland University,
is a native of Cumberland, Md.
Mrs. Jones gave Miss Burton
$40 as a reward. She suggested
she split it with the streetcar
motorman, Kenneth D. Tanner,
"a, of 1l13 Belleview street Sc.
Mr.. Tanner has been with Capt.
tai Transit only 18 days.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
FPC Official Blocks
Gas Firm S Attempt
To Halt Hearing

Examiner Francis L. Hall OF
the Federal Power Commission
today blocked an attempt by the
Columbia Gas System, Inc, OF
New York to halt a hearing on
an application involving con-
struction of the Shenandoah Gas
Co. of Lynchburg, Va.
Shenandoah wants the FPC to
order the Virginia Gas Trans
mission Corp. a Columbia SUBJ
sidiary. to supply it with natural
gas. Shenandoah's application
also involves proposed construc-
tion of about 80 miles of pipe
line, together with five short
laterals. to serve several COM
munities. including Winchester,
Va, and Martinsburg, w. Va.
Request Is Overruled.
During this mornings session,
Milton c. Baldridge Of New York,
counsel for Columbia, requested
that Shenandoah's case be de-
layed. But Examiner Hall over
ruled this motion. The examiner
pointed out that the commission
itself had set the Shenandoah
case down for hearing at this
time.
Shenandoah is scheduled to
present its case at the close of
the current Columbia case, which
involves a request for commits
sion authority to construct a
number of new facilities, includ-
ing pipelines.
During the mornings session
Loring E. Hickman. of New York,
assistant vice president of the
Columbia Gas System Service
Corp, was cross examined by
FPC Staff Counsel Norman E
Duke, Columbia, through one of
its subsidiaries Atlantic Sea-
board Corp, supplies wholesale
natural gas to the Washington
Gas Light Co.
The Washington firm estima-
ted its needs at 30,258, 900, 900
cubic feet for 1854, compared
with 27,165,00 900 for this year.
Other estimates were 2,687,-
100000 for 1855, 34,685, 600, 900
for 1856 and 36,569, 900, 900 for
1857.
Gas From Louisiana.
Mr.. Baldridge said it is believed
the Gulf Interstate Line, now
under construction, will be
bringing natural gas from the
southern Louisiana fields for the
Washington area. as well as other
points along Columbia's system
by next fall.
This pipeline is being built to
connect with Columbia's pipe
lines near Kenova. w Va, and
will cross Louisiana and parts OF
Tennessee and Kentucky
Evening star., 1953-09-23

those in the southern latitudes,
when they are close to the sun
in summer and farther from it
in winter.
Won't Last Forever.
Our luck will not always hold
goodv The earth's tilt is slowly
changing. 1t is wobbling around
like top that is running down,
making a full wobble every &c.
600 years. AS result, the north
ern latitudes will have colder
winters and hotter summers 49,
600 years from now, for then our
winters will occur while the earth
is comparatively ar greater dis
tance from the sun and our
summers while the earth is
closer We will have new North
Star then, and the Southern
Cross will be visible all over this
country.
The equinox, the moment be-
tween summer and fall, heralds
a variety of changes. Now is
the season when equinoctial
storms reach their height. roar
ing out of the tropics and up
the Atlantic Coast. One of the
worst, in 1888. killed over 600
persons and caused $40 million
property damage.
Distinguished Births.
This is also a time of distin-
guished births in America. For
some reason. more executives.
doctors, athletes and artists are
born during this season than at
any other, according to a Yale
University study.
Any one can see the changes
in the sky. Tonight. everywhere
on earth, the sun will set due
west for the first time since last
March. If it is a clear night,
we will see the full moon rise
just as the sun goes down. A
harvest moon, it will shine all
night. The stars have shifted
in the sky too. Saggitarius the
archer chasing the Scorpion
down out of the west just as
the Scorpion chased Orion
months ago.
Time moves in a circle. Six
months from now. the sun will
come back out of its southern
residence and cross the line into
our region. Then it will be equi-
nox again. the mid point between
winter and spring.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
-Four Privates Held
In $500 Robbery

Four Army men, traced
through an Identification brace
let one Of them dropped in a
struggle with their victim, were
charged with robbery yesterday.
All stationed at Fort Belvoir,
the soldiers were identified by
police as John F. Halligan, %;
Eugene F. Keogan, 81; Joseph A.
Hentgen. 81, and Michael D.
Petit, 81. All are privates.
The four, police said, met
Herman w. Van Roekel, 80. of
the 1900 block of Florida avenue
NV, in a Fourteenth street tav-
ern on Sunday. He invited the
soldiers to his quarters for a
drink. When they arrived they
jumped on Van Roerkel and took
his wallet containing $500, he
said.
Police said the servicemen took
them to the George Washington
University Hospital grounds
where they had buried 1885 OF
the loot. 1t was recovered, po-
lice said.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

A Floridian, unaccustomed to
the cold temperatures in the Dis
trict, can keep snug in a fur
coat this winter, thanks to the
honesty of a fellow streetcar
passenger.
Mrs. Harriet Jones. an Eve
ming Star linotype operator. lost
her purse while riding home on a
Mount Pleasant streetcar Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Jones and
her husband, Dan Jones. also an
Evening Star linotype operator,
live at $500 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
In Mrs. Jones purse was $270
she intended to use to buy a fur
coat
Discovering her loss an hour
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Garfield Nursing School
Drive Raises S13,701

A total of $13,781 has been
raised in the fund drive for the
Garfield Memorial Hospita !
School of Nursing, DR.. E. Clar-
ence Rice, chairman of the drive,
said today.
This is slightly more than one
fourth of the campaign goal of
$48, 400. The two-week cam
paign is slated to end Septem-
ber 80.
Purpose of the drive is to in
sure continued operation of the
Garfield School of Nursing.
Twenty-seven new student nurses
enrolled for the fall term last
Wednesday,.
DR.. Rice said operational cost
of the school is $4,000. Since
last years campaign was over
subscribed. hospital officials hope
this years quota of $48,4 will
provide enough funds to operate
the school for two years.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

Park Recreation Council-"By
providing supervised play ac-
tivities for our growing children,
the Recreation Department is
building strong minds in strong
bodies, preventing the accidents,
mischief making and delin-
quency which inevitably occur
when children are left to roam
the streets Of q large metro
politan area"
Other witnesses expressed q
wide variety of requests for civic
improvements. Among them:
Howard d. WOodson, North
east Boundary Civic Associa-
tion-"There are no clay tennis
courts in this area. A good
tennis player viii not play on
concrete courts"
Mrs. Donald C. Allen, Kim
bali PTA-A cut in school ap-
preparations would be false
economy"
Mrs. Leonard A. Block, In
Structive Visiting Nurse Society
Asks a $4,000 appropriation
for inclusion of the society as q
medical charity.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Woman Reports Rings
Valued at ST 500 Stolen

Two diamond and platinum
rings valued at 81 500 were taken
from her home, Cora Thackston,
so, of the 1900 block of Hemlock
street NV, told police last
night.
The valuableS. she said, were
in her purse which she left on
a dining room table. She told
police she thought some one en-
tered and took the purse about
$3.50 pm. Also missing was a
green leather billfold containing
81, she reported.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Capt. Layton Heads
Gambling Detail in
Series Of Police Shifts

A new gambling squad chief
took over in the Police Depart
ment today as three other po-
licemen were sworn in after
receiving promotions.
Capt. John B. Layton was
shifted by Police Chief Murray
from the narcotics to the gam
bling phase of the morals divi-
sion.
At 40, one of the youngest
captains on the force, Capt. Lay
ton is recognized as one of its
best investigators.
He won that reputation not
only on the narcotics squad, but
through several special assign
ments involving cases stemming
from Capitol Hill.
Three officers promoted by the
Commissioners yesterday took
oaths in their new responsible
ties.
Irwin H. limbaugh became an
inspector for assignment over
one of the five districts into
which the city will be divided.
Inspector Umbaugh's post as
acting commander of the First
Precinct will be filled by 1t.
Alexander A. Douglass, sched-
uled to become a captain about
October 7 when other promo
tions are to be announced.
Also taking the. oath today
were new Capts. F. Mowry and
Earl D. Noble.
Capt. Mowry will replace
Capt. Layton as head of the
narcotics squad and Capt. Noble
will handle police haison work
in civil defense. The latter as
signment will free Inspector
Lorraine T, Johnson for duty as
city inspector.