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Evening star., 1953-09-26
Mechanic Sets Down
On Maryland Farm,
Held in Plane Thefts

A 21-year-old airplane me-
chanic was captured last night
near Dawsonville. Md, and held
in the theft of two airplanes.
one from South Hill, Va, the
other from Congressional Air
port at Rockville.
Held in Rockville Jail was
Gene Allen Swafford of Green's
boro, N. C. Police said charges
Of larceny, housebreaking and
the interstate transportation of
a vehicle were pending against
him.
The youth was captured last
night as he tried to flee a road
block set up by Montgomery
County police. He was seized by
FBI Agent Louis Hiban and
County Police Pvt. James w.
Embrey, jr., according to Police
Capt. NJ. B. Dayhoff.
Say He Admits Theft.
Police said he admitted steal
ing a plane from Congressional
Airport, which he abandoned on
the Eugene Casey farm, 2
miles east of Beallsville. off
Route %.
The plane circled the farm
three times before it landed. ac-
cording to Leland Clark, man
ager of A. G. Rolfe's Spring VAL
ley Hereford Farm.
Mr.. Clark told police he
thought the plane belonged to a
friend of his and drove out to
the field in a pickup truck to
meet him. AS he approached
the plane, a slim man jumped
out and ran into a nearby woods.
Police Immediately threw sew
eral cars into the area, and
Police Pvt. j. F. Lawrence took
to the air in his private plane.
He spotted the suspect once, but
SWafford had moved by the time
police reached the spot.
Police said SWafford admitted
taking a plane from South Hill,
Va, last Monday and flying it
to Congressional Airport. That
plane was recovered by county
police Wednesday. Police said
SWafford also told them he broke
into the Montrose School near
Congressional Airport Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday nights
in search of food.
Says Goal Was Detroit.
The suspect told police he had
wanted to go to Detroit where
a former employer owed him
some money. He said he landed
once at Mount Airy, Md, and
that the plane had run out of gas
when he landed in the farm field
near Beallsville.
According to police, Swafford
had no pilots license or formal
flight training. They said he
told them he learned to fly simply
by observing others.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
ParegOric-This Time
Puts Boy, 7, in Hospital

Next time David Liford, q
year-old from Indianapolis, Ind,
visits Alexandria, they'll have
the stomach pump ready for him
at Alexandria Hospital.
The boy, who is the son Of
Mrs. John Liford, tossed off al
most all of a bottle of paregoric
yesterday. Mrs. Liford, on a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. S. Kitson, of 1900 Pow
hatan street, said she found the
empty bottle and a drowsy Da-
vid at about the same time.
Back to the hospital went David.
Nearly three weeks ago-on
September 7-David got inter-
ested in q can of kerosene. He
gulped few swallows and was
promptly dispatched to the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Benson Says U. 5. Seeks
To Push Farm Exports
BY the Assoeioted Press

Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son said after a White House
visit yesterday that "all feasible
steps are being vigorously ex-
plored" to export surplus farm
commodities.
Congress slast July authorized
the spending of 500 to $3.50
million from funds for the mu-
tual security program for pur-
chase of surplus farm commodi-
ties for disposal in foreign coun-
tries.
Mr.. Benson said in a state
ment that the matter was dis
cussed with President Eisen-
hover, Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey and Director Harold E.
StasSen of the Foreign Opera
tions Administration.
Mr.. Benson said the discus
sion centered around measures
for buying beef and other sur
plus commodities as soon as pos
Sible.
Evening star., 1953-09-26

neer, it was
a n n o u n C ed
Yesterday fol-
lowing a di-
rectors meet.
ing.
Mr.. Bernd
is a past pres
ident of the
National As
ISOLATION of
Practical Re-
fri G e r a ting
Engineers, a
member of the
District Soci-
ETY. of Profess
Evening star., 1953-09-26
D.C.HeadsWaii
Planners Next
Move on Spans
Commission Figure
On z Bridge Costs
Under Challenge

District officials made it plain
today the next move is up to the
National Capital Planning Com
mission. if the planners want Sc
rious consideration of a substi-
tute Potomac River crossing for
the proposed E street bridge.
Commission staff members,
two days ago, outlined a posi-
bility to Virginia planners, which
would substitute two bridges
one downriver from the Four
teenth street railroad bridge and
one just upriver from Key bridge
for the E street project desired
by District officials.
The staff members stressed
their proposal was in the study
stage. But they said the two
bridges could do a more effective
job, and that the two could be
built cheaper than the E street
span.
Figures Challenged.
District highway officials. in
turn, said their preliminary esti-
mates put cost of the two bridges
about 81 million above the E
street project. They also chal-
lenged that the bridges proposed
would meet the traffic need for
which they want the bridge from
E street.
However, Brig. Gen. Louis w.
PrentisS, Engineer Commls-
sioner, stressed that a detailed
study of the planners proposal
has not been made. He said also
that he didn't know on what
basis planners cost estimates
might be made.
Gen. Prentiss pointed out that
the two-bridge possibility was
outlined to the planning COM
mission by its staff earlier this
year. At that time, the commits
sion, of which Gen. Prentiss is
a member, took no action on it.
Raised Again.
But the plan was raised twice
before planning groups this
week.
After nine months of waiting
for a recommendation (from the
planning commission)," Gen.
Prentiss said, I'VE got a recon-
mendation that we shouldn't
build the E street bridge and
should do a lot of other things.
They didn't see fit to recon-
mend even one of these Central
area) bridges. If that's what the
planning commission wants to
do, it has the right to send the
proposal. If they ask me to study
it. I'll study it,"
Evening star., 1953-09-26

sional Engineers and the Ameri-
can Society of Refrigerating
Engineers.
He is the author of many ar
ticles on refrigeration and de-
veloped an unusual cooling tower
system, used at Terminal, which
operates the largest refrigerated
warehousing system in this area.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Virginia to Draft ASS

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 26 (P1.
Some ASS Virginia men will be
drafted during November, the
State Selective Service head
quarters says. It is the lowest
number requested since October,
1852.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Mother Says Girl, II,
Fled School Class
Because Of Pictures

A T-year-old girl fled a biol
ogy class at Westinghouse
High School last year because
of the pictures and conversa-
ton" being presented, an Arling-
ton mother told The Star today.
The woman, who asked that
her name not be used, said she
has offered to testify in the lat
est action brought by Attorney
John Locke Green to oust Arling-
tons School Board members.
Mr.. Green filed malfeasance
complaint against the five board
members charging they permit
ted commingling of white and
colored children and the showing
of pictures of nude men and
women.
Two Other Girls Followed.
"My daughter left the class
room crying and two other girls
followed right after her. She
was shocked and Mortified when
she came hcme and told me, "
the woman said.
She said her daughter was
particularly upset over the car
ryings on Of the boys in the
class during the picture showing
and discussion"
The parent said her vigorous
complaint to school authorities
resulted in her daughter not be-
ing required to go back into
the classroom. The credits for
biology class were made up
through specially assigned work.
she said.
THAT type of education" the
mother declared, Should be left
for parents. If schools are going
to teach sex then it should GER
talnly be done in segregated
groups of boys and girls"
Film on Human Growth"
MIR. Green said he has infor-
nation concerning a film called
Human Growth" which has
been shown in Arlington schools.
He said his information is that
the films shows growth in both
sexes with the persons depicted
completely nude.
1t was during the showing of
such a film, Mr.. Green said, that
a 14-year-old boy "whistled in
the classroom and was expelled
from the school," He said this
incident occurred about a year
ago but the boy was reinstated
when his father protested the
expulsion.
Information on feminine hy-
giene from the age of puberty
is freely discussed during the
film, described as a black and
white print, according to Mr..
Green.
Calls Attack Political
Mr.. Green's latest complaint
brought this comment from
School Board Chairman Curtis
E. Tuthill:
"ThiS political attack on
the School Board comes in face
of Mr.. Green's public pledge made
few days ago that he would file
no new suits. His old charges
have already been diScredited.
Green is contemptuous of the
electorate and of our democratic
processes that are designed to in
sure justice for all the people. . -
T. Edward Rutter, Arlington
school superintendent, said to-
day there is a film dealing with
human growth used in health
education courses. but he said he
had not reviewed the film in
three years.
II have been assured by the
school health staff, however, that
in no instance are human beings
used in nude poses in the films.
We use four motion pictures in
health education, at least two
of which are approved by the
Virginia Department of Educa-
tion. These films are used in
nearby Maryland and all over
the country. They are only
shown under the supervision of
the school physician and school
nursing staff" Mr.. Rutter said.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Refrigerating Firm Names
Bernd Vice President

Walter E. Bernd, supervising
engineer for Terminal Refrig-
Grating & Warehousing Corp.
since 1926, has been elected vice
president and supervising engi-
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Irish American Dance

The District Irish American
Club will hold a dance at $50
o'clock tonight in the st. John
Baptist De LaSalle Hall, Chillum,
Md. Music will be by the Pride
et Erin Orchestra.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Smothers PTA Honors
Principal s. 6. Fletcher

Sumner q. Fletcher. 81, prin-
cipal OF Smothers Elementary
School, last night was honored
by the schools Parent-Teacher
Association for having COM
pleted Is years in his position.
Among the guests who heard
testimony to Mr.. Fletcher's serv-
ice were DR.. Harold Haynes,
first assistant superintendent Of
schools. q
Mr.. Fletcher and his wife,
Janet live at 1927 East Capitol
street. He was born in Wash
ington and attended public
schools here. He earned degrees
at Howard University and the
University of Pennsylvania.
He, was appointed to the Dis
trict school system in September
l. 1923, starting at Lovejoy
School. Then he taught at Bruce
School and Garnet Patterson
Junior High School before going
to Smothers as principal on
September 10, 1888.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Osteopoth Caring for 2 Babies
Denies Child Stealing Charge

q year old, DR.. Mooney said, was
given to him by the mother at
birth.
District Attorney Don Keller
said this mother was being
sought to find out 'if she know
ingly gave up her baby"
She was described as the 28-
year-old wife Of q serviceman
who is in Korea.
The baby boy. who Mr.. Kel-
Ter said was the acknowledged
son of Air Force Capt. Archie
Bower Of Fort George Wright,
Spokane, WASH, and the 81
year-old bank clerk named in
the child-stealing complaint as
Betty Lou Willis, is being cared
for in a nursing home under
court order.
Mr.. Keller said both Capt.
Bower and Miss Willis said they
wanted the child. He is mar
ried.
DR.. Mooney declared that the
mother could have had it any
time she asked. Arrested
Wednesday. he is free on bail
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Mississippi Senate
Votes Standby Power
10 End Public Schools
I BY the Assoeiassd Press

JACKSON. Miss. Dec. IL
The Mississippi House yesterday
adopted by a two-vote margin
the constitutional amendment
resolution that would give the
Legislature standby power to
abolish the State school system
to preserve segregation.
The vote was 90 to 43. just two
more than the required two
thirds majority
Opponents of the proposal,
fighting it as a dangerous in
strument." delayed final pas
sage once more by holding it on
a motion to reconsider the final
vote. That device requires still
another balloting before final
passage.
SO Extra Payment Beaten.
The Senate. by a narrow mar
gin. removed a hotly contested
amendment to give counties $40
more for Negro children than for
whites to ease the load of school
equalization, and then passed
the minimum foundation bill,
36-7, last night.
The bill. which provides teach
ers' salaries, transportation costs
and administrative expenses. was
held on a motion to reconsider, a
formality whereby the bill may
be called before the Senate for
further amendments.
The House, using the argu-
ment on segregation before the
Supreme Court, halted its de-
liberation on program to equal
ize Negro and white schools to
punch through the constitutional
amendment resolution.
Last Ditch Measure"
It's aim, in event of a United
States Supreme Court decision
striking down segregation, is to
afford the State a 'last ditch
measure" against Negro and
white children going to school
together.
Supporters of the proposed
amendment were prodded into
action and irked by the argu-
ment before the high court that
the South would do nothing
about integrated schools If the
segregation laws were declared
unconstitutional. The plan
would be to turn over the public
school system to private opera
ton and have the State support
the children with tuition money.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
BY the Assoeioted Press

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Dec. IL
Investigators today sought the
mother Of a baby girl while DR..
Winford r. Mooney. 10, osteo-
path. insisted he had done no
wrong in keeping the girl and an
infant son Of an unwed woman
bank clerk.
The osteopath, charged with
stealing the boy baby. ramed
Bobby and now 8 months old,
also demanded in court a return
of Office records and equipment
he said were seized by the dis
trict attorney.
II didn't steal the baby" DR..
Mooney told reporters II saved
its life. The mother authorized
me to find a home for the baby
if it lived"
He said he and Mrs. Mooney
cared for the baby-born three
months prematurely to the unat-
tended mother-day and night
and felt so terrif1cally proud"
they decided to keep it.
The girl baby, Kathleen, now
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Brossiere Is Requested,
But Brochure Is Meant
BY the Assoeioisd Pres,

DALLAS.-Mrs. Virginia Long
OF the Southern Methodist Uni
versity School of Busines
thought at first that some one
had the wrong phone number.
The secretary of a business
man told Mrs. Long that her boss
wishes you to send him a
braSSiere."
Mrs. Long thought that one
over for a moment and then
asked. Gould he possibly want
a brochure?"
He did.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Molly Goldberg Hit
With Double illness
~ The Assesiatsd Press

y. !.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Mrs.
Gertrude Berg. the molly Gold
berg" Of radio and television,
was "doing very well" today,
hospital officials said. after a
double siege of illness.
Mrs. Berg was admitted to
Lenox Hill Hospital December
2 after suffering severe gastric
hemorrhageS. She then de-
veloped pneumonia.
Ofdcials quoted her personal
physician as saying she received
"a number Of blood transfu-
sions." but he gave no other
details.
Evening star., 1953-12-11

pending a preliminary hearing
January 5 on the child-stealing
charge.
The Moneys. married seven
years, have no children of their
own. Mrs. Mooney has two
teen-age sons by a previous mar
riage.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
By Frank Colby

complete dictionary sanction in
doing so. In law, the word us
ually is pronounced: re-kon-uh-
z'nss. In law the meaning is a
little finer. 1t means, when pro-
nounced reckon -uh-Z'nss, "a
bond or obligation of record; the
sum pledged as surety on bond"
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, IncD
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Take Nv Word for 1t

Wabash, Indiana: I should
like to know the name of the
author and the title of the poem,
the last two lines of which are
as follows:
ut matters not who won or lost,
But how they played the game"
A. The quotation you have in
mind is from "Alumnus Football"
by Grantland Rice. But he wrote
it this way:
When the One Great Scorer comes
He marks-not that you won or lost
but how you played the game.
Pittsburgh: Am I wrong in
pronouncing "all. talk" and
water" as: awl, tawk, wawter?
A New Jersey friend of mine says
I am.-C. M.
A. The pronunciations awl and
tawk are correct according to
all speech authorities. Water.
first choice. is: waw-ter. Second
choice. and heard especially in
the East, is: wah-ter.
Des Moines: Please settle an
argument for us and pronounce
the word "acrimony." Should
the second syllable be accented?
H.
A. No. Say: akri-moe-nee.
Bay Oaks: Is the word mis-
anthropic pronounced NISSAN
throe-pic" or "miss-an-throp-ic"?
A. Best usage dictates the
short 20" in the second syllable:
miss-un-throp-ik.
Galena Park: Please give us
the meaning. and tell us how to
pronounce the word "recogni-
zance." Is it "re-kon-uh-z'nss, {"
or "re-kog -ni-z'nss"?
A. Recognizance means "act
Of recognizing; recognition" But
the pronunciation is more or less
4 moot question. Ordinary people
call IT.: re-kog -ni-z'nss, and have
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Word Game
Find 46 or more words in
Ell A s TIC,

Il A S TIC,
meaning. resilient: springing
back" Average is AZ; time lin
it. 80 minutes.
Rules OF the Rame-1. Words must be
OF four or more letter. 2. Words which
"S," such as bats cats" are not used
3. Only one form OF a word is used. 4.
Proper names are not rSed.
Answer to SURFACE.
Saucer. sauce. safe. scar scarf. scare,
Serf. scar sure. Suer surf. user. race,
rase ruSe. fare. face. farce. fears. fuse.
acres. cares, case. cafe. cause. cruise.
cruS cures. curse, ecru.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
Manteo

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wootten
and family visited her grand
mother. Mrs Eliza Gunter. Sun
day
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swan visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. w.
Swan, near Virginia, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Bryant. Of
Lynchburg. visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clenard Gregory,
last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Vernon Gregory
visited Mrs Florence Llewellyn.
Wednesday.
Rev w r. Jones Of Buckinc-
ham visited in the home Of MIS-.
Bill Swan Friday Afternoon.
Among The Guests
Mrs. Bill Swan visited Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Ellis al Mt Rush.
Sunday
Nh. and Mrs. Warren Roberts.
Of Richmond. visited Nh and Mrs.
Jim Baird for the week end Mr..
and Mrs. Lacy Spencer. of Rich
mond. visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Baird Sunday Other visitors in
the same home We're Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Moss, and Mrs Olivia Ayers.
Mrs. Len Taylor hasn't been
we'll for several days
Among The Sick
Mrs. w c. Fitzpatrick has been
Ill.
Mrs. Charlie Taylor is not so
we'll at this writing.
Eddie Ragland is slowly improy-
ing
Nj and Mrs. H t. Meyers. of
Victoria. announce the birth Of a
daughter Mrs. Meyers is the
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Charlie
Crews Of this place
Happy Easter" to all.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
Bremo Bluff

Mrs Lottie Kidd. of Portsmouth,
spent last week in the home Of
MI and Mrs r. A. Ship
MI and Mrs James Wright. OF
Louise. visited. Tuesday night. IN
the homes Of Nh. and Mrs Leland
Smith Mrs. B ". Ancen. Mrs.
f. p Osborne and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorsey G Smith.
Sunday visitors in the home of
MI and Mrs R. A. Ship were
Mr. and Mrs r. NJ Jones, Nh and
Mrs Claude Carmichael, of Char
lctteSville, Mr. and Mrs. Carey
Shlpp and children Mr.. and Mrs
J A Shipp Of New Canton. and
Mrs. Bill Profit, Of near Scots
vile.
Nj. and Mrs. S T Ransom and
MI. and Mrs. G p. Clements spent
Sunday IN Richmond visiting re-
latives
Mr.. and Mrs Dorsey G. Smith
spent Wednesday night with M
and Mrs Sam Robertson a
Scottsville
Charlie Morris. Of Richmond,
visited recently with his mother
and sister, Mrs R A Morris and
Miss Sarah.
Mrs, w T Payne and Mrs.
Charles Douglas, Of Esmont. and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
buckingham 7B Workers
Report Successful Year

A worthwhile and successful
year in 1928 for the Bucking-
ham County Tuberculosis Com
mittee-that is the opinion OF Mrs.
Cleveland Jones. chairman.
Among the activities of the
committee during the year were
patient work and care. clinics.
education and Christmas Seal
Sale
In connection with patent work
and care, the Buckingham County
tuberculosis Committee paid room
and board for three months for
three colored patients at Piedmont
ISanatorium. Burkeville. and it
paid $50 for medicine for a patient
who was waiting 10 90 to sana-
torium.
About 900 people were X-rayed
during mass X-ray clinic. for
which the committee spent
sll964 The committee also payed
for a diagnostic X-ray clinic.
The committee sponsored one
teacher to the Health Workshop
at Longwood College. last sum-
mer." Mrs. Jones said, and voted
to sponsor two teachers, one white
and one colored, this summer.
Under the leadership Of CO.
chalrmen. Mrs. r H. Bruce and
MIS- D. f Moore. last years
Christmas Seal Sale raised 1882 40.
Of which sos per cent went to the
state Tuberculosis Association and
49.5 per cent remained IN the
county
Officers appreciated the work
of district chalrmen and county
health nurses. last year" Mrs.
Jones said
Other Officers. last year, were
Mrs. G H Elcan. treasurer. and
Mrs j. r Snoddy. IN, secretary
Mrs Jones made the recon-
mendation that new committee
officers organize a board Of direc-
tors. composed OF two people from
each district Of the county. for
next year. at a recent committee
meeting
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
Johnson Station

Wealthia HID Club met in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John King.
Friday, March 20. for covered
dish luncheon. The dog that met
every car, the forsythia and hya-
cintha that bloomed on the lovely,
cedar studded lawn seemed to ex-
tend a hearty welcome Within all
was warmth and hospitality Food
was delicious and abundantly
served to l6 guests. In the after
noon, MISS Blanche Howard,
agent. led a discussion Hobbies,
which was most interesting.
The next meeting will be held
in the home Of Mrs Bessie Jack
son Friday, April "a Uses of
Cottage Cheese" will be demon
strated
Mrs. Charles AbSher, who has
been quite sick in The home OF her
daughter, Mrs. J. c. Lightfoot, is
improving.
Frank Derrenbacker and John
Newton represented Buckingham
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03
Buckingham Civ s
$500 For Campaign

Total sales to date IN the March
Of Dimes Campaign III BuCknlg-
ham County are 81 ,o4G 10.
Amounts according to districts
are Curdsvile, S4l296 Naysl lie
S41lll. Francisco. Sll3.T2 James
River. S38 50. Slate River. SIS 66
and Marshall >274 50.
Mrs. T. II. Allen, colored chair
man. reports s2597G.
Total amount collected in the
Mothers Alarch. sponsored Is tnt
Home Demonstration CLUB was
$34.07
Miss Frances Garnet, county
campaign chairman, SAID the sue
cess of lhe campaign WIS due to
the entire cooperation OF The
citizens OF Buckingham county
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-04-03

Thompson Al Rice. Friday nleht
G. L. Forbes, +. II Talbert and
A j. Talbert and Earl We're visi-
tors in Richmond. Saturday
Miss Ruby O'Brien and Jack
Simpson spent Sunday at Bugs
Island Dam
Miss Lois Cook. of Farmvllle.
spent the week end with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W r. Cook
Miss Allene Lightfoot. also Of
Farrnville. was an overnight guest
Saturday, in the same home.