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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-11

urday for an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Lewis
and family. il Roanoke.
Mrs. Ruby Redd left Wedn3
day for a visit with relatives and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-11

friends in South Boston and
DanvIllo
Tom Waddin Of VPI. attended
the vPI-vAlI game in Roanoke,
THANKSGIVING, and then spent the
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Brieker Supported
In Fight on Treaty
On Status Of Troops
BY J. A. oIeory

The fight launched by Senator
Bricker. Republican. of Ohio,
against q treaty giving Euro
pean courts jurisdiction over
American soldiers for offenses
committed of duty in NATO
countries appeared to have
gained some momentum in the
Senate today.
Majority Leader Taft put of
consideration Of the treaty until
next week, and said he is keep
ing an open mind until he studies
the legal issue raised by his Ohio
colleague.
Several other Senators revealed
an interest in the subject while
Senator Bricker was attacking
the treaty on the floor yesterday
afternoon. Senator Bricker was
sharply critical of Herman
Phleger, legal adviser to the
State Department, and of Under
secretary of State Walter Bedell
Smith for the arguments they
advanced in committee in sup
port Of the treaty.
Butler Opposes Plan.
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland brought out that
American soldiers convicted in
foreign courts under the treaty
would have to serve their SEN
tences overseas. away from con-
tact with their families, and
added:
II can't think of anything
more outrageous"
Senator Maybank, Democrat,
of South Carolina also joined
in to thank Senator Bricker "for
his words of wisdom"
The hearings developed that
American servicemen in Europe
already are subject to foreign
courts by executive agreement,
and the State Department Off
cials argued that the treaty is a
good bargain. because it defines
more clearly the rights and status
of the soldiers. M
Hits Executive Agreements.
Senator Brickef charged that
the executive agreements, made
Evening star., 1953-05-08
|WechsIer Defended
BY Two Members
OF Mccarthy Unit

Signs of friction within the
Mccarthy Investigations sub
committee developed at the sec
ond hearing Of James A. Wech-
sler, May S. when Senators
Symington. Democrat, Of Mis-
souri, and Jackson, Democrat. of
Washington came to the defense
of the New York editor.
~"I want to say" Senator
Symington told Mr.. Wechsler,
that you have been the most
fortnight witness formerly in
terested in the Communist Party,
or a member Of it, that we have
had before this committee.
Il may say" Senator Nc
Carthy snapped, that perhaps
the only reason you say that,
Senator. is that you have not
been here to hear all of the
testimony"
II have to answer" said SEN
ator Symington, that if you had
told me the day before he came
that he was to testify, I would
have been here"
Evening star., 1953-05-08

intimated or insinuated. Nc
Carthy did not intimate, he
said he thinks Wechsler is
still very, very valuable to the
Communist Party.
Wechsler: Senator, I should
like to say before you leave
that under the standards you
have established here this
afternoon, the only way that
I could in your view prove my
devotion to America and the
validity of my break with
communism would be to come
out in support of Senator Nc
Carthy. This I do not plan
to do.
Mccarthy: That I am not
asking you to do. If you ever
did that, I would be worried
about myself.
Evening star., 1953-05-08

to the advantage of the Com
munist Party. I feel that you
have not broken with the
Communist ideals. I feel that
you are serving them very.
very actively. Whether you
are doing it knowingly or not,
that is in your own mind. I
have no knowledge as to
whether you have a card in
the party.
Wechsler: I appreciate that
concession.
Mccarthy: I think you are
doing tremendous damage to
America. When I find books
by authors like yourself pur-
chased by the information
program. we are going to
check them. ! say this so that
you need not say Mccarthy
Evening star., 1953-05-08

being released from the subpoena.
provided he kept the subcom-
mittee informed of his where
abouts.
Three weeks ago, Mr.. Duke
said, Mr.. Flanagan contacted
him in Montreal. where he is on
a selling assignment for an
American company. and asked
him to acknowledge he still was
under subpoena, and would ap-
pear in response to it.
Il wired him." Mr.. Duke said,
stating it was my understand
ing that he had released me
from the subpoena. >. Flan-
agan did not contradict that
statement when I talked with
him long distance and told him
if he would guarantee me that
he was not trying to get Ed Nor
gan and Senator Morse in trou-
BILE that I would appear before
the committee and answer any
and all factual questions with
factual answers"
The guarantee. Mr.. Duke said,
was not given.
Evening star., 1953-05-08

by the Truman administration,
were ''secret and illegal"
Senator Bricker charged that
Mr.. Phleger resorted to "a spe-
cious" States rights argument
to support the treaty, by point
ing out that if the United States
claimed jurisdiction to try its
soldiers abroad it would have to
grant the same right to govern
ments that send soldiers to the
United States.
Senator Bricker replied that
cnly about 5000 NATO troops
are in the United States at any
one time.
Senator Ericker has offered a
reservation to the treaty under
which American servicemen
overseas would be tried by their
own military authorities for all
ofenses, and the same right
would be accorded to any Euro
pean troops sent to this country
for training.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
700 Guests ShowUp
AT | testimonial Dinner
For |. Corrin Stronu

L. corrin Strong. District civic
leader and banker. last night was
honored by a testimonial dinner
originally planned as q small
affair.
The dinner. under the chair
manship of Maurice Friedman,
Washington attorney. received
such word-of-mouth publicity
that when the toasting began
about TOO guests were at the
Statler Hotel to pay their re-
spects to Mr.. Strong.
Mr.. Strong was one of the
first in the District to announce
his support for Dwight D. Eisen-
hover for President and was q
founder Of the Eisenhower-for-
President Club here. A song
depicting the rivalry between Mr.
Strong's club and another, back
ing Senator Taft for the presi-
dency, was written for the oc-
casion.
About 80 educators and busi-
n e S m e n made one-minute
speeches praising Mr.. Strong's S
contributions to business, edu-
cation, religion and charity.
Guests included Commissioner
Samuel Spencer.
Among those who spoke were
DR.. Dale Gramley, president of
Salem College. Winston-Salem,
N. c.; Mabel Cook, executive
secretary of the District YWCA;
Philip Graham, publisher of the
Washington Post; DR.. Hugh Nc
Kean, president Of Rollins Col
lege, Winter Haven, Fla; DR..
Wilson Compton, former presi-
dent of Washington State Col
lege; Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
civic leader; Bruce Baird. pres
ident of the National Savings
and Trust Co.; Robert E. Nc
Laughlin, head of the District
Eisenhower for President Club
and Joseph McGarraghy, Dis
trict Republican Committee
chairman.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Mccarthy Is Sadistic,
Tax Charge a lie,
Accused Man SAYS
By the Asseeioiad Press

NEW YORK, May "a for
mer California public relations
man, accusing Senator McCar-
thy. Republican Of Wisconsin. Of
a "sadistic desire to persecute
innocent people," denies he
fiouted a Senate subpoena.
Russell w. Duke, cited for
contempt of the Senate, also
says a report by Senator Nc
Carthy's investigation subcom-
mittee claiming he threatened
murder to try to fix tax case
is a damn lie."
Reached by telephone in Mont
real. Canada, last night, Mr..
Duke insisted he was not in con-
tempt of the Mccarthy commit
tee because, he said. he had
been released from subpoena by
o subcommittee counsel.
He named the counsel as "a
Mr.. Flanagan" and said Mr..
Flanagan apparently didn't
have CUTS enough to admit he
released me from subpoena."
(Francis D. Flanagan is coun-
gel to the Mccarthy subcommit-
tee.)
Accused Of "Inf1uence."
In the subcommittee report,
Mr.. Duke was accused Of an al
legged attempt to influence a San
Francisco tax case. He pur-
portedly told David Sullivan, a
Bureau Of Internal Revenue en-
ploye in 1948. that an adverse
opinion might leave Mr.. Sulli-
vans wife a widow.
Mr.. Duke, calling this a lie,
said he never offered to bribe
Mr.. Sullivan and never threat
ened him.
The Mccarthy report claimed
that in few cases" Mr.. Duke
got $32,850 in fees, and $2,500
in expenses.
Mr.. Duke said he made around
$4,000 in six years of public re-
lations work for the firms men,
toned.
Mr.. Duke accused Senator Nc
Carthy Of indulging in "an ego
tistical persons sadistic desire
to persecute innocent people"
Aimed at Tydings Aide.
He said the Senator wanted
to use him to discredit Attorney
Edward P. Morgan, former gen.
eral counsel for a subcommittee
headed by ex-senator Millard
Tydings. Democrat, Of Maryland.
Mr.. TydingS was defeated for
reelection in 1852. His subcom-
mittee had called Senator Nc
Carthy'S charges Of Reds in the
State Department a fraud and
q hoax"
Mr.. Duke said, too, that SEN
ator Mccarthy wanted to use
him against Senator Morse. in
dependent. of Oregon, with
whom he was acquainted, al
though the Mccarthy report said
no wrongdoing had been found
on Senator Morse's part.
AS for the contempt citation,
MIR. Duke said he testified three
days last January under sub
poena, but the subcommittee
ordered him back February 2,
with Mr.. Duke to confirm the
date with Mr.. Flanagan.
Mr.. Duke said he reached Mr..
Flanagan, and was told he was
Evening star., 1953-05-08
WechsIer
Continued From Page A-3)

have been abused. The sugges-
ton that my break with COM
muniSm was not authentic is
the greatest affront that YOU
recite anywhere. I have fought
this battle a long time, longer
than you have, Senator, and
have taken plenty of beatings
from the Communists in the
course of that fight. I gave up
a job on PM at a time when my
wife was going to have a child.
That was the time of the fight
on communism.
Mccarthy: I have been fol-
lowing your record. I. :. 7 am
convinced you have done ex-
actly what you would do If
you were a member of the
Communist Party. if you
wanted to have a phony break
and then use that pl1ony break
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

James F. Walls, president of the
club and Henry G. Graves, both of
Georgetown and DR.. w. Blaine Ad-
kins and Edwin c. Ryan, of Mills
bOrO attended the District Confer
ence of the 282nd District of Rotary
international held in Atlantic City,
the last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Edward
Rogers, of near Georgetown, quietly
celebrated their 57th wedding ami
versary, at their home.
They were married at the home
of Mrs. Rogers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, on October
21, 1896, by Rev. Charles A. Grice.
They have lived in this vicinity ever
since. Mr.. Rogers, who is 78 and
Mrs. Rogers, IS, are both active.
They raise brOilers on their farm
near Georgetown and are active in
church and civic affairs. They are
both members of Midland Grange,
where Mrs. Rogers, is the present
chaplain.
They have four sons: Linden,
Lloyd, Carl and Merrill all residing
here. They have 10 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Juvenile Midland Grange #12 was
chartered officially in Grange Hall,
here, on October 20. The Charter
was presented to Mrs. Helen Steele
as MatrOn of the organization, by
/ Mrs. Chalotte Lansdale, Juvenile
Grange Superintendent of the Della
ware State Grange. Other State
Grange officers attending the Char
! ter presentation included Harry
Johnson, of Smyrna, State Master
Mrs. Frances Raughley, Dover, Lady
! Assistant Steward; Mrs. John
Wright, Delmar, Ceres of the State
/ Grange; James Fleming, Smyrna
member of the State Grange execu-
/ tive committee and A. c. Pepper
Georgetown, newly elected Master
of Sussex Pomona Grange. Members
of Midland Grange #27, were il
attendance and short addresses
were made by G. Francis Wilson
Mrs. LOttie Warrington and Mrs
Mabel Minor, Master, Lecturer anC
secretary, respectively.
Midland Juvenile Grange was or
ganized some weeks ago and has
about 40 members.
The Juveniles were entertained
at the Halloween Party during thu
evening with traditional games o
the season as the main feature
Refreshments were served to th'
entire group and visitors.
Fun and frOlic was the order o
events at the Charter and Ladie
Night Halloween Party of tn
Georgetown Kiwanis Club, held il
the Armory on Wednesday nigh
last. Costumes were optional bu
considerably more than half tn
guests were masked and the variet
. and character of costumes adde
. much to the hilarity.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen J. Derrickson, who observed
their 57th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, October rs, here at their
home.
Their children came to celebrate
this occasion with them. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses West of Cam
den, N. j., Captain and Mrs. Horace
DerricksOn of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward DerricksOn of Mills
bOrO and Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Ev-
ans of Ocean View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Murray Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Davidson on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Horace Derrick
son, Jr., and two sons of SwaTth-
more, Pa, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Horace Derickson,
here.
Mrs. Florence Villa Roberts ROg-
ers and niece, Carol Cathll of Ber-
lin, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Wharton of Dover and their daugh-
ter, also Miss Louise Gum of Ber-
lin, Md, visited Mr. and Mrs. Will
Wharton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elmer Quillen
of Ocean View and son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ward of Boston, Mass, had dinner
and spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Clifton Quillen in Berlin
! Md.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
OCEAN VIEW

Our community was grieved and
shocked at the sudden passing of
our friend, Mrs. Anna Anderson, on
Thursday morning, October 20, at
the Milford Memorial Hospital
where she had been taken on Tues
day. She died of a heart ailment,
and was 62 years of age. The de-
ceased leaves to survive a hus-
band, Asher Anderson, of Ocean
View; a daughter, Helen Charles,
and son, Asher Anderson, Jr.; one
brother, Will Barnett, and a sister,
Mrs. Sallie Lewis, of FrankfOrd; :;
besides several nieces and nep-
hews, a sOn-in-law, VIM. Charles,
and a daughter-in-law. Mrs. Asher
Anderson, Jr., of Florida.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Church of Christ on Sunday
afternoon by Rev w. T. Weaver
pastor Burial in Bethel Cemetery
The deceased had been the post
master here for 20 years and was
beloved by everyone.
Mrs. Mary ]. Short and daughter
Mrs. Mary Annsley Lighthipe spent
Monday with Miss Mary Ross Ben
nett.
Callers at the home of Mrs. Clara
K. Richards and Mr.. and Mrs. E
T. Evans recently were Mr.. anC
Mrs. Jack Middleton of Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Mrs. Harb Hickman and family,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Der
ricksOn mOtOred to Lewes on Sun
day afternoon and visited Harb
Hickman at the Beebe Hospital. He
is improving but will remain there
this week. Mrs. Harb Hickman was
a dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
penter at Lewes on Friday.
Mrs. Agnes Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt Bishop and three daughters
of Salisbury, were luncheon guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Derrickson
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward CULLEN of
Harrington visited the Derricksons
in the afternoon.
Mrs. James Cahall and Mrs. Fred
Greenly of Harrington visited Mrs.
Lulu Lynch and Mrs. Martha Con-
oway on Sunday.
Mrs. L. M. Kaufman and Miss
Elizabeth DeTricksOn spent Sunday
with Mrs. Minnie Ford and family
in Philadelphia, who is their aunt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
GEORGETOWN

The solicitation of funds for the
Georgetown Volunteer fire company
is set to begin on Nov and run
through Nov 10 The firemen are
seeking to raise $500 to aid in the
payment for the new $19,700 Mack
$50 gallon 5-man cab pumper.
Previous campaigns to raise money
for this project have been held
and the money placed in the fund
for the new engine which is ex-
peeted to be delivered here within
the next two months.
Midland Grange members and the
members of the local civic clubs,
Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions will aid
the firemen in the fund raising
solicitation program. Each of the
organizations will name a special
committee to work with the captains
of the Firemen's Committee which
comprises Howard SammOns, Emer-
son Keeler, Edward Booth and
Clifton Rogers. The committees will
meet early next week to map out
the various sections of the town
and the surrounding area served
by the local firemen.
The new engine and equipment
being purchased is especially
designed and equipped to fight rural
and town fires. In most of the
rural area Immediately surrounding
Georgetown there is no source of
water with which to fight fires,
necessitating the use of booster
tanks supplied with water from in
town. The new engine will increase
the fire-fighting capacity of the local
campany in the raul areas. 1t has
been pointed out, also that booster
tanks are of a special value in
fighting urban fires since water is
available as soon as the truck
arrives at the scene of the fire and
can be used while hose connections
are being made from hydrants.
The local firemen hope to raise
the desired amount during the
10 day fund raising campaign. A
complete list of committees and the
areas to be covered will be released
following the coming committee
meeting of all organizations with
the Fire Committees.
Information OnR Commodity
Marketing" was provided in a film
of that title, in the regular meeting
of the GeorgetOwn-MillsbOrO Rotary
Club, in Masonic Temple, last week
Henry B. Mitchell, program chair
man, introduced Edwin Ryan anC
Norman Klauter, both of the broker
age firm Merrill, Lynch, Pierce
s kFessner and Bean of New York City
The film shown was one prepared
and made for this firm and gave
Z detailed facts on how grains o
all kinds, sOy-beans, ETC., are bOugh
! and sold on futures in the com
s modify makets. The representative
of the firm, Mr.. Ryan gave shOr
talk supplementing the film data
! Other guests of the club were E
fB. Collins and George Wharton, boil
! of MillsbOro.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

William Jeager acted as master
of ceremonies. Kiwanians laid aside
their dignity and bobbed for apples
in ice-cOld water one of the partici-
pants being dunked head first in the
tub. Hayward Hear, of Laurel Club
placed first in this event and Mrs.
Hans Schilling, of Salisbury, anchor
woman for the apple passing team
was accorded winner place in this
event. Musical chairs and square
dancing to music furnished by Floyd
Mcgee and his lin Pans" rounded
out the evening of fun.
A gift was presented to LinwOod
G. Penuel, president of the club,
who was celebrating his birthday
anniversary.
A buffet supper provided by the
Kiwanis Club, was served by ten
members of one of the eighth grades
in the local schOOl,-Janice Grain,
Susan Murray, Patsy Jones, Katrina
Van Valkenburgh, Bonnie Lou
Bryan, James Rust, Jay King, Fred
GOggin, J.r., James Tunnel, III, and
Thomas Wright. Other guests from
the high school were Carole Enid
Wilson and Ira Kitchens.
Wilmington Kiwanians included
Herbert Weldin, Gov. of the Capital
District and Mrs. Weldin, James
DObbs, Phillip Gardner, Charming
Wagner, Joseph J. Breen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hagenbach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard COndit and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Brown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schilling represented the Salisbury,
Md. Kiwanis Club; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayward Hearn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Ward, the Laurel Kiwanis
Club; DR.. and Mrs. Leonard Hoch
and DR.. and Mrs. John c. Hammond,
the Bridgeville Club and the Milford
Kiwanis Club was represented by
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon MacLean, Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Pack, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs. James
c. DOwnham, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mulholland and Mrs. Blanche
Stokes.
The committee in charge of the
affair was headed by Glen Grain and
Eugene Campbell, assisted by Lin
wood Penuel, Edward MarzOa
William Jaeger, Lester Coleman
David Bray, Leo Hagge, Edward
Serman and Wilson Baker
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Miss Barbara Lane, of George
town, a senior at Duke University
was hOnOred on October 21, by being
elected to the Phi Beta Kappa
Fraternity.
Miss Lane, who is the daughter
of Mrs. Ruth Lane Tyndall, of
Georgetown, stood 7th in her class.
A graduate of the Georgetown High
School Glass of 1850, Miss Lane
also was on the Deans list at Duke
University when it was named a
short time ago. The initiation into
Phi Beta Kappa will take place at
Duke University, December 4th.
The officers of the Elementary
Student Council Of the Georgetown
High School were installed in a
general assembly held in the school
last Thursday afternoon. Following
the installation ceremonies DR..
Thomas C.. Mulligan, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church addressed the
group stressing responsibilities the
necessity of making sacrifices and
the obligation to give as we'll as
receive.
The installation ceremonies were
conducted by the officers of the
Senior Student Council of the
school, Charles Polk Spicer, presi-
dent; Neal Warrington, vice-presi-
dent; Charles Ellwanger, treasurer;
and Lima Ann McGee, secretary. The
officers of the Elementary Student
Council who were installed were
Mary Lou Parker. president, Cos
den Shockley, viUe-president and
Nancy GOslee, secretary y-treasurer
Music for the assembly was fur
nished by the high school band
directed by Philip Taylor. Mrs
Mary Hunt Nichols was in charge
presentation of the vocal music.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
HORSE NAILS GALORE

HARTFORD, Conn. -(P)- The
Capewell Manufacturing Company.
once known as the Capewell Horse
Nail Company, reports that its
horse nail production dropped 80
per cent between 1915 and 1850.
Nevertheless, it still turns out an
nually a million pounds of horse
nails in hundreds of styles. Big
gest demand for them come from
the South, Southeast and Far West.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
D. {. Priest 10 Say
First Mass Here

The Rev. Richard A. Hughes,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence M.
Hughes. of 5000 Twenty first
street NE, will say his first mass