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tains." he said. II didn't, OF
course"
Given Over to Chinese.
With the coming of spring,
they were sent to POW Camp
No. l at Changsung. arriving
April rs, Tully said. Here they
were handed back to the Chi
nese.
did you get any medical
treatment in Death Valley?"
Tully shook his head. He was
asked when he lost his feet and
replied:
II don't want to talk about it.
I try to forget. but l can't
though. But the Chinese did give
me medical treatment, in July
it was my first. That was when
a Chinese woman operated on
me. They gave me an anes-
thetic. The Chinese were better
to US than the North Koreans.
Perhaps it was no coincidence
that Tully's lower legs were op-
Grated upon at about tn
time the armistice negotiations
opened in July, 1851.
At camp No. /, the prisoners
slept on the floor. on mats. They
were given cotton-batting uni
forms and fed two times a day
in winter and three times in
summer"
The food was rice and sar-
dines-the latter in bags rather
than tins. Tully said. They even
got letters from home. Tully re-
ceived nine from his family, al
censored. He never learned il
his mother and father got any
of the letters he wrote to them
during the long months thai
followed.
Few Guards Friendly.
A few guards were friendly
but mot the majority" grinneo
Tully. None spoke English.
The prisoners never heard any
radio news. except Red propa-
ganda, and were given no read.
ing material. except propaganda
"They gave us propaganda ev.
erywhere. all the time" he said
II don't want to talk about it
Sometimes they offered us pa.
pers to sign. Did I sign any.
thing, you ask? Do you think
I'm crazy?"
Some time last year the Reds
issued a few safety razors, Tully
recalled. He was asked If he had
gone without a shave for more
than 18 months.
Tully grinned rather sheep
ishly. II didn't need to shave
then not by that time, any
how. But you ought to see
buddy of mine. He's about two
years older and his beard is Sc
long he can hold it UP and
wave it,"
Tully's buddies helped him to
move around. He would not
estimate how many remain al
the camp or how many wounded
but he added:
II know of some who are
needing repatriation very badly
Tully never saw q Red Cross
worker or a representative Of a
neutral nation during the 2s
months. He and his friends
sometimes talked Of the inter-
national agreement providing for
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equal care of POWs, although
none of then knew too much
about it.
Bombs Fall on Camp.
The young CT, whose enlist
ment expires Saturday, said our
B-26 light bombers dropped
bombs on or near the camp four
or five times. There were quite
a few casualties" from one of
the raids
The buildings in which they
were quartered bore no mark
ings, as required by the Geneva
convention Later, after the
peace talks started, some sort of
signs were put UP and there were
no more raids nearby.
Tully weighed 165 pounds
when captured and about 139
when liberated.
The soldier got the first word
Of freedom last April. He was
"just Sittin' outside" the bar
racks when ordered to follow a
guard to regimental headquar-
ters. There he was told he was
to 60 home.
Il didn't believe 1t .. I couldn't I
believe it, and nobody else did
until a couple Of days later some
OF us started south in a truck
Tully is still a bit dazed by
the reception they received. The
waiting ambulances and helicop-
ters, the generals, reporters and
photographers. He said he had
to 60 easy on the food.
Wary of Rich Food.
The first thing he asked TO,
was a cup Of coffee and a choco.
late milk shake. He tried a steak
later. but he couldn't get away
with all Of it.
II still can't eat much," he
said. "The foods too rich.
eat one small meal, or small BY
our standards. and it seems tt
last me all day."
Tully expects to get out of thu
service when his enlistment ex.
pires. He wants to get back or
his new feet as soon as possible
return to Alabama and begir
to study to complete his high
school course.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Consid-
cradle cloudiness, warm and hu-
mid with scattered showers and
thunderstorms tonight and to-
morrow afternoon. Lowest to-
night about SO.
Maryland-Considerable cloud
mess and humid with scattered
showers and thunderstorms to-
night and tomorrow. Little
change in temperature. Lowest
tonight 50-55 west and $500 in
east portion.
Virginia-Considerable cloudi-
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member, charged that the
Eisenhower administration Is
destroying the merit system ard
is returning the Government to
the spoils system. Senator
Johnston said the new security
program is the major link in
the chain of events" leading to
the destruction of the merit sys-
tenn.
He served notice that the
Democrats will make this a
major issue in the 1854 cam
paign. He charged that the
obstruction of the civil service
system" will plague the Repub-
iican Party for many years to
come.
2. Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican, of Virginia has intro
duced a resolution calling for an
investigation by the House Civil
Service Committee Of "indiscrim-
mate firing of.career employees by
department heads in contradic-
ton to statements made by Pres
ident Eisenhower that such en-
ployes need not fear losing their
jobs"
Mr.. Broyhill. however. does not
blame the Republican cabinet
members and agency heads. He
declares that holdover Fair Deal
and New Deal officials have insti-
gated the f1rings to embarrass
the Eisenhower administration.
3. Top Civil Service Commis-
sion officials acknowledge that
Attorney General Brownell and
the Justice Department made a
bad blunder in seeking to get
arbitrary firing authority from
Congress to fire unwanted en-
ployes. The Democrats in the
House were able to defeat the
rider with the aid of a few key
Republicans.
Commission officials were
strongly opposed to the amend
ment, feeling that it would set
a bad precedent and strongly
endanger employe job rights
guaranteed under law.
Commission officials say they
are convinced most Republican
cabinet members and agency
heads are not out to destroy
civil service. They say the rela-
lively few cases that have re-
ceived adverse publicity came
about as a result of poor judg-
ment by the officials concerned,
rather than through malice or
an attempt to violate civil serv-
ice rules.
One top commission official
declared: II feel that in a few
months things will have settled
down and all this fuss will be
forgotten. It certainly is not
the administrations intention to
hurt career employees. Naturally,
some agency officials are impa-
tient over things and have tried
some short cuts. But these have
been the exceptions rather than
the rule.
ION the other hand, civil serv-
ice and employe organizations
have UNDERSTANDABLE been very
jumpy about any moves they
interpreted as being a threat to
the career system. If every one
concerned will just give US a
few months to work things out
then career employees can be as
sured their rights will be pro-
tected.. They will not be sold
down the river"
CSC-Earl Strong. the Civil
Service Commissions director of
executive development program.
has resigned to take a higher
paying job in private industry.
Mr.. Strong'S salary in Govern
ment was $10.80O year.
4
BILL - Representative Nor
rison, Democrat, of Louisiana a
member of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee has sponsored q
bill to allow the continued en-
ployment of Federal employees
after the compulsory retirement
age, If their work is satisfactory.
STRnNG pOWERS- -prnSidepf
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Arlington TuIent Show

The Arlington district of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
will present talent show at 8
pm. Saturday at Mount Olivet
Methodist Church, 1910 Glebe
road. Arlington. Youth groups
from all of Arlington's Method
ist churches are expected to be
represented.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Strike Violence Flares

WIDEN. w. Va, May z P.-
One man was reported killed and
at least three others wounded
early today in an outburst of
shooting apparently connected
with q prolonged mine strike in
this Clay County community.
First reports identified the dead
man as Charles Frame, an en-
ploye of the Elk River Coal &
Lumber Co.
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hours to add
fuel to the
fire:
/. Senator
j o h n S ton,
Democrat, of
South Caro-
lima, who was
chairman of
the S en- ave
Civil Service
Committee fo1
1948 to 1852
a n d is no W
the group p's
r a n k i n G
m innri V
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ness and humid with scattered
showers and thunderstorms to-
night and tomorrow. Little
change in temperature. Lowest
tonight 50-5S in west, $3.50 in
east portion.
Winds Southwesterly. 81
miles per hour, tonight. Wester-
ly, 1915 miles per hour. tomor-
row.
River Report.
(From u S. .Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy At Harpers
Ferry and Clear at Great Falls: Shenan-
doah clear at Harpers Ferry.
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Baptists 10 Choose
New Leaders Today
At Houston Session
BY cospar Nonnes
SfnH Sfnf& c cArrnsnnnalanA


HOUSTON, Tex, May T.
Southern Baptists, holding their
annual convention here, today
will elect new leaders for the
coming year.
approximately $4,000 voting
delegates and more than twice
that number Of visitors are ex-
pected at the denominations
96th sessions before the week is
over. The meetings opened yes
terday and will close Sunday.
A new president to succeed
DR.. j. D. Grey Of New Orleans,
La, and two new vice presidents
will be chosen. Present vice
presidents are the Rev. Casper c.
Warren Of Charlotte. N. c.. and
the Rev. Edward v. Peyton of
LocklieS, Va.
Other officers are expected to
be reelected. They are George
B. Fraser of Washington, senior
secretary; Joe w. Burton of
Nashville. Tenn. junior secre-
tary; Porter w. Routh, treasurer,
and Albert Mcclellan. press rep
resentative, both of Nashville.
Probable Nominees.
Among those mentioned as
probable nominees to lead the
rs million Southern BaptiStS for
1884 are the Revs. T. l.. Hol-
comb of Nashville: H. H. Tobbs
of Oklahoma City. OKLA; Ram
Sey Pollard of Knoxville, Tenn,
and Mr.. Warren.
Possibility that the denomina-
ton would accept an invitation
Of the District of Columbia Bap-
tist Convention to hold its 1855
meeting in Washington appeared
doubtful.
A major stumbling block is the
Baptist World Alliance meeting
to be held in July, 1855. in Lon
don. The Southern Baptist Con-
vention 1855 meeting date offered
at Washington is in June. An
earlier date. officials here indi-
Gated, is desired.
Since leaders Of the Southern
Baptist Convention also are
active in the Baptist World Alli-
ance. they want to hold the
former meeting in May. Chi
cago has submitted an invitation
for the earlier date. The deci-
sion will be announced Saturday.
The convention will be held in
June next year at st. Louis.
Approve Biggest Budget.
The convention yesterday ap-
proved a record-breaking budget
for 1854 of $8,750, 900, an in
crease of $652 500 over this years
figure Of $8,097,500. Foreign
missions will receive $2,875, 900
for operating costs next year, an
increase Of $375,000 over 1858.
Next largest sum, to the Home
Missions Board, will be $4,000
or $4,000 more than for this
year.
There are more than 225, 900
members Of the denominations
brotherhood in 7,100 churches,
George w. Schroeder. executive
secretary Of the brotherhood
commission. reported yesterday.
He pointed out that in 1852 the
brotherhood had 214,4S6 men,
bers in 6,780 churches, which
represented an increase over
1851 OF $4,000 members and 1851
new organizations.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Ex-POW Awaits New Feet to Resume School
By WiIIiom n. Shippen

~~~~AJ VAA$ JOAAA6S0V = Wv
to spend 20 months as q Red
captive reached Walter Reed
Hospital late yesterday, eager
to be fitted with artificial feet
so he can catch up with his high
school mates back in Alabama.
Pfc. Tully Cox, who considers
himself a lucky man, is a bit
worried. however. for fear mis-
folks in Altoona, will learn
the nature of his injuries before
he is able to walk through their
front door and break the news
gently.
Pvt. Cox. now 20 years old,
neglected to mention the matter
when he put through a long
distance call to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Cox few days ago. imme-
diately after landing in Cali
fornia.
WAS I glad to hear their
voices" he exclaimed.
This was his biggest thrill
since he left Alabama in May.
1850. as an Army volunteer at
the age Of II. Bigger than the
word of his liberation. Or the
taste of coffee and a chocolate
milk shake.
Hides Some Information.
Tully, who looks like a high
school quarterback and talks
with the drawl of the North
Alabama hills, told his story in
bits and pieces. drawn from him
by the questions of half q dozen
reporters.
Quite obviously he was aware
that other amputees in the long
ward had more battle expert
ence than he ever saw. He kept
his voice lowered accordingly
and minded his answers. There
were gaps in his story-ques-
tions about distressing things
which he answered only with a
wide grin and shake of his head,
or a few words like:
I'D rather not discuss that. if
you don't mind"
He said he had told every
thing to military questioners in
Tokyo. and, in addition to his
instructions, there were certain
Things which he personally pre-
ferred to forget-if he could.
Tully enlisted after complet-
ing the 10th grade. or tie
equivalent of his second year in
high school. while his family
was living in Snead. Ala.
BY September, 1850, he was in
Korea. He saw several months
Of violent action and, by late
November was following the re-
treating North Koreans with his
buddies Of the 36th Regiment,
7th Division.
Chinese Pour Over River.
1t was about this time that
the Chinese Reds poured across
the Yalu River and came down
from the Northwest on the left
flank and to the rear OF the
division.
"Our battalion got cut off,"
Tully said. 1T was near the
Chosin Reservoir. On December
!, q mortar shell fragment hit
me in the right leg and q ma
chine-gun bullet in the left.
"The next day was hit by
another fragment. and then,
when the Chinese closed in.
got hit over the head with a
rifle. There were only about
five left in our company by that
time. as far as I knew"
In answer to questions, Tully
added the Chinese then captured
him.
They took me north in an OK
sled and an OK cart with some
others. To . place spelled Con-
gay. think.
1.-THE Chinese turned us over
to the North Koreans. For five
months and seven days, they
kept us in what We called Death
Valley"
Tully politely declined to dis
cuss this period.
Could he walk? Did he nearly
freeze to death in the winter
SHOWS? Was he cruelty treated?
What did the GIS do?"
We'll, some Of them carried
wood down out Of the noun
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| The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Hot Political Issue DeveIopinq
lover 'Scuttling' Civil Service
By Joseph Younn

The controversy whether the Eisenhower administration
seeking to scute the civil service merit system promises
come hot political issue
The Democrats in Congress already concentrating
charges that civil service being undermined while Republicans
Evening star., 1953-05-07

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. IS. on April 25.
Lowest, %, on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, Al, at 4:10 pm.
Low, SIS, At sos am.
Evening star., 1953-05-07

Three new developments have
occurred during the past "a
Evening star., 1953-05-07

The Sun and MOon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04

chairman with the following dis
trict chairmen assisting her:
Hamilton district. Mrs. w H
Peasants, Gainesville; and for
Randolph district. Mrs. A. S. Will
liams, RID No. /. Farmville.
Mrs, Clarence Weisiger, of
Earls. will be the Amelia county
chairman in the annual drive
which will be conducted Septem-
Der $50 Mrs. Weisiger. who is
Sponsor of the Society, served
as chairman last year when her
unit was listed as one Of the Blue
Ribbon winners. District chair
men. assisting Mrs. Weisiger are
Giles district, Mrs. Charles b
Goodman. Amelia; Jackon dis
trict, Mrs, E B. Gill, .Mannboro
and Mrs. H. Earl Mann, OF Jeters-
vile, for Leigh district.
He needs your help to get
started is the slogan which is
being used in connection with
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04
Early Flowing Kills
ROotknOb Disease
In Tobacco Fields

Early blowing up Of tobacco
roots is important as an aid in
control of rootknot nematode dis
ease.
S. B Femme, plant pathologist
at VPI, says tobacco growers who
had the disease present in the
field this summer should pillow up
stubble Immediately after saving
the tobacco. so the roots will be
exposed to the drying winds and
the sun
BY doing this, you XII many Of
the nematodes in the roots and re-
duce the populations of eelWorms
in the soil for next year IF you
delay blowing up the %tubble,
many Of the small infected roots
will rot and the nematodes will re-
main in the soil Some farmers
find it helpful to pillow up the
stubble and leave it exposed to
the sun for about a week, then to
run over the field with a drag
harrow TO shake the SOIL off
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04

support. regardless of the size OF
the allotment. A farmer with no
allotment is not eligible for price
support.
Second. Farmers who produce
l6 or more acres of wheat for
grain are subject to a marketing
penalty on all wheat produced on
acreage in excess Of the farm al
lotment. Thus a farmer with a
l0-acre allotment who produces is
acres must pay a marketing pen
atty on the production from six
acres. Any farmer can produce as
much as is acres of wheat and
market it free of penalty.
Third. Price supports in 1854
will be at 80 per cent of parity,
which means that the base rate in
Virginia will likely be about the
same as this year-S2.37 to S2.41
per bushel
Fourth. The marketing penalty
on excess wheat. set at As per
cent of national parity, will prob
ably be about Sll0 per bushel.
Fifth, Compliance with indivi-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04
WOMAN'y WORLD
Serve Fresh Fruits
For Luscious Salads
With Eye Appeal

HERE'S both health and re-
4 freshment in the fresh fruits
now available SO plentifully, so
make 1t habit TO have big, APP
pealing salad daily. With cheese,
they can make a luncheon that's
perfectly delightful; for dinner,
they can be used as salad -des-
sert to do double duty.
Before the watermelon season
Is over, serve this colorful combi-
nation Of stuffed prunes and water.
melon. It's tempting preparation
loaded with eye and taste appeal!
There's a surprising affinity in the
navors. too, with the rich. meaty
prunes and crisp. succulent water
melon:
High Color Prune Salad
(Serves A.
Is cooked prunes
u cup grated soft American
cheese
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
rounds watermelon
Sliced cantaloupe
Lemon wedges
Salad greens
oit prunes down one side and
remove pits Blend together the
american and cream cheese. add
ing a small quantity of cream or
mayonnalse II mixture is too thick.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04
Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland
Leaders Named for Children's Home

Mrs. A. L. Pitts, Of Dllwyn,
viii be county chairman for
the drive to raice funds for the
Children's Home Society to be
held in Buckingham county. be-
ginning September IA Mrs.
Pitts has announced the APP
pclntment Of the following
district chairmen
James River district, Mrs, L.
H Wyland, Of Manteo; Curds-
Vile and Francisco districts:
Mrs Ralph S. Rainey. Dillwyn;
Marshall district. Mrs. Mamie T.
Nuckols, New Canton Maysville,
Mrs Harry Griffin. Dillwyn: and
for Slate River district. Mrs. L. C.
Branstord RID No. 3, Scottsville.
In Cumberland County, Mrs, J.
french Boggs Is serving as county
tobacco roots, turn them over. and
expose additional areas to the
sun
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04
Wheat Seeded For Various Purposes
Not Restricted By PIMA Allotments

Farmers who intend to seed
wheat. this fall, which will not be
harvested as 1854 grain crop.
should report their intentions to
theT production and Marketing
Administration offices before the
crop Is seeded Otherwise, such
wheat Will be considered for use
as grain. and the acreage on
which it is produced will be coun-
ed against the farms acreage al
lotment PIMA officials report.
With rigid acreage controls in
effect on the 1854 wheat crop, Viz
ginia farmers must reduce their
paintings about 26 per cent to CO.
operate With the program. The
1894 allotment is that much under
the average amount of acreage
which growers reported they
seeded for grain in 1929 ac-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04

many of the Society's campaigns
this year
The Society takes care Of
baby for only relatively short
time in his life but in those few
months seek to put him in a home
wehe he can grow up with the ad-
Vantages that other children have,
and will no longer need the care
and protection of the Children's
Home Society.
Last year, the Society had 2S3
children in care.
OF these "a were placed for
adoption and rs others discharged
from care because their adoptionS
were completed.
The Society is a member of the
Farmville- Prince Edward County
Community Chest and, therefore,
does not solicit funds in this area.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04

cording to PIMA officials. Farm
ers who want to seed wheat for
green manure. cover crop. hay or
green silage will not have such
acreage charged as wheat under
the quota program if they proper
ly report to PIMA in advance Of
planting the crop.
According to PIMA offices in all
local counties, wheat seeding time
is not too far away. Some OF the
other provisions of the mark citing
quota program on wheat which
producers approved by 81 per cent
IN a nationwide referendum,
Aug IA, are
First, Any wheat harvested for
grain, whether sold or consumed
on the farm must be produced
from acreage within the farm al
lotment to be eligible for price
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-04

CRISP AND LUSCIOUS is
this salad which features rosy
pink watermelon. slices of can
taloupe and prunes stuffed
with = com bina ton Of cream
and American cheese. It's de-
signed to appeal to appetites
on the basis of color and food
appeal even on the hottest day.
Fill prunes with cheese mixture.
Peel watermelon. Cut into rounds
about 2 inches thick and inches
across. Hollow out centers Of
watermelon rounds. removing all
seeds and leaving the bottom and
sides whole. Place 4 stuffed prunes
in center of each round and sepa-
rate with short, thin slices of can
taloupe. Serve with lemon wedges
on garnish salad plates.
Here's lemon dressing which
you'll like with fruit salads for
proper tartness:
Lemon French Dressing
Makes l cup)
n cup olive or salad oil
u cup fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoon black pepper
] Glove garlic, mashed, If de-
sired
u teaspoon powdered dry mus
tard
Stir until we'll blended. Strain to
remove garlic. Refrigerate.