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ford, CreWe.
Also Dr. Henry c Irby, Black
stone. Mrs J H Wilson. Reho-
both, Barton Rice, CreWe, jim
my Davis. Rice, Mrs j P Lam
caster, Farmyllle, Mrs. William H.
Mckay. Farmville, Mrs. A. l. Bag
ley, Kenbridge, Miss Jeanette
Morgan, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Ed
ward A. Orange, Farmville, Mrs.
James L. Hudson. Blackstone, Mrs.
Sam Ferguson, Farmvile, Henry
Holesapple, Port Hickey Fla, Mrs.
j. T. Foster. Cumberland. Mrs
Alvin Q. Setter, Victoria
Six births listed, to, Nh and
Mrs Harris Huskey Of Farmville
Girl, August u.
NJ, a.lu MRS. S. w King.
Amelia. Girl August, I3
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Fulcher.
Prospect, Boy, August IA
Nj and MRS. George H. Smith,
PhenIx, Boy August l6
Mr.. and Mrs Robert S Neele.
FalnWlle, Girl, August II
Mr. and Mrs G E Vanarsdall,
CreWe. Gil, August III.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20

we had a 49, second elevator ride
to the History high observation
roof for a spectacular view of the
city in lights.
High spot Of our night light
our was the Copacabana where
we had dinner and enjoyed the
floor show
Seven O'Clock daylight time
Aug. 49, found US slightly sleepy
for our return via chartered Grey
hound.
All agreed that our trip was all
that we anticipated and more SO
each had a hard time singing out
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20
Southside Admits
% Patients

southsidc Community Hospital
admitted IS patients this past
week They were Mrs c r HOG
&C. Farmville, Mrs. Charlie f.
Check, Kenbndee Miss Dorothy
Poore KeysviiIe Mrs j A Mat
thew Farmvlle Miss Brenda
Broyles, Rice, Mrs. Z. F. Roberts.
Keysville Mrs AAen Toone. Chase
City, Mrs. Charles T.. King. Vic
toria, Mrs G. r. Johns. Green
Bay, Mrs F L. Covineton. Char
lotte c. H. Mrs Joe w Weather.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20

MI and Mrs. 7 j. Page. Mr.
and Mrs Junius Bryant and
daughter, Stephanie recently
visited friends Of Mr. Pages IN
Clifton Forge Hospital
Mrs, William P Davies spent
last week in Richmond visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ J1 Price and
children. Of Richmond were re-
cent visitors Of MIS- oLuise Bry-
ant
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Herald Tour
lCONtiNNsa LroM PaQe

Continued ron PAGE ~
Teller Center and the RCA Build
ing. Our NBC guided tour was in
teresting. especially to TV fans
We were shown a TV show in re-
hearSal ana on the set simu,.0n-
eousIy as well as seeing some of
our own group interviewed on
Channel AZ.
Thursday afternoon large
group, headed by our still tmeless
MI Moon iourneyed via subway
to Coney Island for the thrills o.
the cyclone and roller coaster
while Others shopped or went to
the theatre.
Our niaht-liaht tour. which be
gan at the Piccadilly ait 8 p. m,
included a trip through the Great
White Way downtown to Green
Wich Village whore we saw Nal
colin Case in the Village Ant Cen
ter painting one Of his own Style
modern watercolorS many Of
which have been sold to Tie Hi
ton Hotels.
Night Frolics
From here went went to China
t0Wn-more eerie at niaht-t0 a
Chinese Temple. where we were
told to knock on for health twice
for wealth +I,,-oo +i,,,oe e.. . 49,.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20
Southside Admits 7
CoIored Patients

southside Community Hospital
admitted only seven colorcd
PATIENTS this past week. They were
chsFIie Bouldjn Cullen, Ricardo
scott Pamphn Minnie Hurt.
Farmvile Josephine Bland Farm
f'lle Hattie Scott Rice. Marie
Brooks. Red Oak. Lillian Smith.
'armWlle.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20

the highlight Of our five day trip.
Our gratitude goes to Mi Wall.
who spared no details in planning
the memorable trip for our COM
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-20
Personal Mention


Mrs r. H. Digger and MI and
Mrs Merrill Digger spent the
week end in South Hill with rela-
tiyes.
MIS- w w. jenkins, of Silver
Grove Ky, spent some time this
week with her niece. Mrs, l. G.
Glenn She is now We ing mrs.
c A Garden in Prospect Va
Mrs Albert NJ. Gregory and
young sons. Douglas and Billy
who have been visiting their
grandparents, Mir and Mrs w
f. Watkins. have returned to
their home in st. Petersburg Fla
Miss Alma Thomas, of Buch-
anan, drove to Farmyille with her
niece, DR.. Anne G. Pannell and
visited Miss Jean Morris during
Longwood College commence
ment
Dr w j Svdnor.s visitors dar-
inc ne uoak ond ve,o Dr A
Soav william HarbelIe and Ra1nh
pance IN If pef,.rsh,,,g
MI and Mrs r. {. GIlmer and
son, Bobby, returned Wednesday
after spending a few days at Viz
einia Beach
Miss Emily BarkSdale returned
from Roanoke recently ana lett
visit MIR and MIS-. Fehz Hargrctt
IN New Jersey
MIS- Jam Lancaster len ana
broke men mp MONDAY AFTERNOON
at hef home. She is now fedlipc-
rating ai tne 9oUtilsloe COMMIT
hlty Hospital
MSS MARY motifs % ne" oi X
oily' = NlSi1iile iiVl iiio''i''l Nl's'
iVt MOI ''S-
arc spending this week with MI
Cabaniss' mother in Bedford
Lu~xa. sasa.4a~~
turned from Orland Fla. where
sne spend the greater part of the
summer vacation
sxxux,ssw.x
MIS-. Kathleen Cover left Tues
day To spend the remainder Of the
- ,,.,aro ,,a,. fa.,c,. ,o,,,ains
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tour as CounterintelHeence ON
Ger for the Atlantic Fleet.
"A native Texan he received his
LIB in 1889 at tn University Of
TcNaS.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Nixon Opens Exhibit
On Land Of Bible in
Natural History Hall

Vice President Nixon yester-
day opened an archaeological ex-
hibit, From the Land of the
Bible" at the Smithsonian In
stitution.
The Vice President called at
tention to the influence the Bible
had in molding the American
Constitution and how much it
was treasured by the country's
founders.
Mr.. Nixon said he had been
impressed on his recent world
trip by "a new awakening. a
new dedication to the cultures,
to the religions which have been
responsible for the greatness of
those countries and those peo-
pls in the past"
I'm these days when a great
conflict is going on in the world
between the forces Of darkness
and totalitarianisn and the
forces which are represented by
the free nations" Mr.. Nixon said,
this exhibition is coming. it
seems to me. at a particularly ap-
propriate moment in our his
tory"
Mr.. Nixon thanked Israeli Am
bassador Abba S. Eban and the
government of Israel for hold
ing these symbols of our faith
and these symbols Of your faith
because they are related-in
trust for the peoples of many
faiths throughout the world"
Ambassador Eban said:
In their common devotion to
these principles of freedom. the
peoples of our two countries will
find the strongest foundation of
their solidarity and friendship"
The exhibition. containing
about 1.5OO items. will be on dis
play at the Natural History
Building through January 81. 1t
is being presented BY the Ameri-
can Fund for Israel Institutions.
Evening star., 1954-01-11

from considering q petition on
the part Of any other union
which claims to represent the
employees. The prohibition
against considering q petition
by the employer should con-
tinue as long as the strike con-
tinues, provided, however. that
q reasonable limit Of time.
which I suggest be one year.
be stipulated.
The act has been inter-
preted to mean that even
though q collective bargaining
contract is in. force. either
party may insist that the con-
tract be reopened for the pur-
pose of bargaining about mat
ters that were not the subject
of negotiations when the con-
tract was made. Thus stabili-
cation Of the relationship be-
tween the parties for the pc
riod of the contract can be
completely frustrated. I rec
ommend that the law be
amended so as to protect both
parties to a valid collective
bargaining agreement from
being required to negotiate
during it's term unless the con-
tract so authorizes or both
parties mutually consent.
Evening star., 1954-01-11

price supports for the rigid sup
ports, with limited use Of the
modern parity formula starting
January /, just as in the case OF
wheat. Gen. Eisenhower pointed
out that the old parity formula
was based on conditions that
prevailed 40 years ago. The mod
ern formula will give a con-
stantly- changing figure based on
conditions during the latest 10
year PERIOD Within the 75-to-9O
per cent range Of the flexible
price support scale. Gen. Eisen-
hover would alter the price sup
port level one percentage point
for each one percentage point
of change in supply. The normal
carryover allowance would be in
creased from 10 per cent to Is
per cent, effective for the 1855
crop. On adoption Of this pro-
gram, marketing quotas would
be abolished
Cotton Supports.
Cotton-Gen. Eisenhower said
Government supports on cotton
prices has encouraged foreign
competition. He proposed prompt
use of modernized parity and
flexible support prices. as on corn
and wheat. He would repeal the
present law which requires the
Government to use the maximum
provisions for production restric-
tions before the price support
level can be cut below 80 per
cent. Gen. Eisenhower promised
small year-to-year variations in
the price support levels. and pro-
posed that "a substantial part OF
the present large carryover OF
cotton now in prospect be set
aside as an emergency reserve
and removed from the market"
Rice-Mandatory 80 per cent
would be replaced by
flexible supports between Is and
80 per cent.
Tobacco - Gen. Eisenhower
suggested the present law. which
requires 30 per cent supports
whenever marketing quotas are
in effect, be continued. Other
wise, supports could vary between
IS and 80 per cent. Gen. Eisen-
hover commented: Tobacco
farmers have demonstrated their
ability to hold production in line
with demand, at the supported
price without loss to the Gov
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Ho|dup Man Gets $216
From Cleaning Shop

An armed man took $216 from
Mrs. Vera Martin. operator of
Martins Cleaners, 2149 P street
NV. today, police reported.
Mrs. Martin said the man, who
was colored. pointed a revolver
at her about 7::30 am. and de-
manded money. When he found
the cash register empty. he de-
clared:
II know you've got money.
I'm not fooling."
Mrs. Martin said she then
gave him the cash from her
purse and he ran out.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Warrant Is Sought
For Key Witness in
Attack on Reuther
BY The Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Jan. 11.-Wayne
County Prosecutor Gerald K.
O'Brien, working against time.
readied a court move today to
push the effort to track down his
missing key witness in the Walter
Reuther shooting case.
The prosecutor sought an as
sault-with-i -intent-to-kill warrant
against ex-convict Donald Ritchie
so that the full aid of Canadian
police would be assured.
Provincial police of Ontario.
were Ritchie apparently fed
after eluding his police guards
Friday. said they could not make
an active search for him with
out the formal warrant.
Home Under Surveillance.
However, the Ontario police
were reported on the alert. The
home of Ritchie's mother and a
girl friend were reported under
surveillance.
Mr.. O'Brien's move was the
latest official step ir the bizarre
story of reputed secret conf
dences. fears of gangland venae-
ance on Ritchie.. and then his
sudden fight.
Ritchie. 33. named by Mr..
O'Brien as the witness who i'm
plicated four other men in the
shotgun attack on Mr.. Reuther.
skipped out as the State was
completing it's court case for
presentation next Thursday.
At that time, Carl Renda. 35,
one of the defendants, is to be
examined on charges of con-
spiracy and assault. Renda has
denied the charges.
Mr.. O'Brien said that II
Ritchie were not found. the case
against Renda and the other
three might collapse.
Perrone Still Sought.
The whereabouts Of one Of the
latter trio. Santo (Sam) Perrone.
father-in-law Of Renda. still is
unknown. Perrone has not been
seen since before issuance Of the
charges last Wednesday.
One unsupported rumor had 1t
that Ritchie fled out of anger
over a reference to himself in
newspaper as a "squealer." At
the same time, Mr.. O'Brien said
he feared Ritchie might be killed
by gangsters If the police did not
catch up with him.
Evening star., 1954-01-11

ernment. The relatively small
acreage Of tobacco and the lin
tied areas to which 1t is adapted
have made production control
easier than for other crops"
Proposal for Peanuts.
Peanuts-Flexible price sup
ports between IS and 80 per cent
of parity, with the use of mod
ernized parity starting on jan
uary /, and the change to the
new formula limited to S per cent
in any one year.
Individual Items.
Feed grains other than corn
Continued supports at up to 80
per cent of parity. at the dis
cretion of the Secretary Of Agri-
culture. He fixes the prices, ac-
cording to feed value, in relation
to the price of corn.
Meat animals-Nothing.
Dairy products. poultry and
eggs-Continuation of the law
authorizing flexible supports at
between IS and 80 per cent of
parity.
Honey and tung nuts-Aban-
donment of the law requiring
supports at between so and 80
per cent. This would leave these
items to flexible supports fixed
by the Secretary of Agriculture
anywhere between zero and 80
per cent.
Soybeans, cottonseed and fax
Continuation of flexible sup
ports at up to 80 per cent.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables-Con-
tinuation of present law, which
authorizes the use Of up to 80
per cent of general tariff reve-
nues to encourage expectation
and domestic consumption Of
farm products. including fruits
and vegetables; expansion and
strengthening Of marketing
agreements which often limit
the amount and quality of fruits
and vegetables that go to out
of State markets.
Potatoes Extending to potato
growers all the help offered to
fruit and vegetable growers. AS
q result of the disastrous potato
support program Immediately
after World War II. potatoes at
the present time are the only
crop which indisputably is en-
titled to no Government help.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Injunction Procedure
Is Called Necessity

In the area Of employment
ploye relations the injunction
has always been a controver-
sial process: 1t is apparent.
however, that where irrepara-
BILE damage threatens, the re-
straining effect of an injunc-
ton is required in the interest
of simple justice. Nevertheless.
where a collective bargaining
relationship exists, the issu-
ance of an injunction often
has the effect of making
settle m ent Of the dispute
which led to the injunction
more difficult.
Therefore. I recommend
that whenever an injunction is
issued under the National
Labor Relations Act where a
collective bargaining relation
ship exists between the parties.
the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service shall I'M
panel a special local board to
meet with the parties in an
effort to seek a settlement of
their dispute. I further recon-
mend that in secondary boy
colt cases. the application for
an injunction be discretionary.
The prohibitions in the act
against secondary boycotts are
designed to protect innocent
third parties from being in
jured in labor disputes that
are not their concern! The
true secondary boycott is inde-
fenSible and must not be per-
mitted. The act must not, how
ever. prohibit legitimate con-
certed activities against other
than innoc cent parties.
recommend that the act be
clarified by making it explicit
that concerted action against
Cd an employer who is per-
forming "farmed-out" work
for the account of another en-
ployer whose employees are on
strike or co an employer on a
construction project who, to-
gether with other employers.
is engaged in work on the site
OF the project. will not be
treated as a secondary boycott.
AS the act is now written.
employees who are engaged in
an economic strike are pro-
hibited from voting in repre-
Sentation elections. In order
to make it impossible for an
employer to use this provision
to destroy q union Of his en-
ployes. I recommend that, in
the event Of an economic
strike, the National Labor Re-
lations Board be prohibited
from considering a petition on
the part Of the employer which
challenges the representation
rights Of the striking union. I
further recommend that for q
period Of four months after
the commencement Of the
strike. the board be prohibited
Evening star., 1954-01-11
President Urges Study
Of Welfare Fund Sefup

The act presently prohibits
an employer from making pay
ment to a union to assist in
the financing of union well
fare funds unless the fund
meets certain standards. These
standards are not adequate to
protect and conserve these
funds that are held in trust
for the welfare of individual
union members. It is my.tec-
ommendation that Congress
initiate a thorough study of
welfare and pension funds COW
cred by collective bargaining
agreements, with a view of en-
acting such legislation as will
protect and conserve these
funds for the millions Of work.
ing men and women who are
the benefciaries.
The act should make clear
that the several States and
Territories. when confronted
with emergencies endangering
the health or safety Of their
citizens, are not. through any
conflict with the Federal law,
actual or implied, deprived Of
emergencies. The need for
the right to deal with such
Qualification Of jurisdiction be-
tween the Federal and the
State and Territorial govern
ments in the labor-manage-
ment field has lately been EN-
phasized by the broad irnplica-
tions Of the most recent deci-
sion of the Supreme Court
dea ing with this subject. The
department and agency heads
corcerned are. at my request,
presently examing the various
areas in which conflict Of ju-
Iisdiction occur. When such
a
Evening star., 1954-01-11
President Offers IN | obor'L Low Chances

The tert OF President Eisen-
hower'S message to Congress on
labor legislation folloips:
TO THE CONGRESS OF ,
THE UNITED STATES:
I submit herewith for the
consideration of the Congress
q number Of legislative recon-
mendationS affecting labor
management relations. These
recommendations are in the
interests both of working men
and women, and our business
and industrial community. In
broader sense, they are in
the interests of all our people,
whose prosperity is in so great
a degree dependent on the
existence of genuine mutual
respect and good feeling be-
tween employ ers and employees.
This field of legislation has
had q long, contentious his
tory. 1t has taken time for
objective principles to emerge
which can command mutual
acceptance of the funda-
mentals which govern the
complex labor management re-
lationship. Although the proc
ess is not and perhaps never
will be complete, we have now
achieved a measure Of practical
experience and emotional ma
turity in this field which, I do
not doubt, is responsible for
the relatively peaceful charac-
ter of recent industrial rela-
tions. No drastic legislative in
novationS in this field are
therefore desirable or required
at this time.
Federal labor-management
legislation at best can provide
only the framework in which
free collective bargaining may
be conducted. It should i'm
pose neither arbitrary restric-
tions nor heavy-handedness
upon a relationship in which
good will and sympathetic
understanding should be the
predominant characteristics.
The National Labor Rela-
tions Act-known as the Wag-
ner Act and adopted in 1885 by
bipartisan mai ajorities-came in
to being because American
working men and women need
ed the protection of law in order
to guarantee them the free ex-
ercise of their right to organize
into unions and to bargain coll
lectively through representa-
tiveS of their own choosing.
AS unions became strong, q
need arose to protect the legit-
innate rights of employees and
employers and to protect the
general public from the con-
sequences of unresolved labor
disputes that created emer-
gencies endangering the health
or safety of the Nation. To
meet this need the Labor
Management Relations Act;
1947. commonly known as the
aft-Hartley Act. was adopted
by bipartisan majoritieS.
In. enacting labor-manage-
ment legislation, the Congress
has always built upon the
legislation which preceded it.
We have never turned back
ward. The Labor Manage
ment Relations Act. 1947. was
no exception. 1t built upon
the National Labor Relations
Act, and not only reaff1rmed.
but reinforced the right OF
working men and women to
organize into unions and to
bargain collectively with their
employer. The protection OF
this right is firmly fixed in cur
law and should remain a per-
manent policy of our Govern
ment.
The Labor Management Re-
lations Act. 1947, is sound
legislation. Experience gained
in the operation of the :act.
however, indicates that changes
can be made to reinforce its
haSic ohiectiVeS.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
National Emergency
Provisions Upheld


provisions of the act are es-
sential to the protection Of
the National health and safe
ty. AS the act is now written,
the board of inquiry estab-
lished to inquire into the facts
of the dispute causing the
emergency must report the
facts to the President without
recommendations. In order
that the President may have
the authority to require the
boards recommendations. I
recommend that after he has
received and made available
to the public the last report
of the board of inquiry df the
dispute has not then been
settled). he be empowered to
reconvene the board and di-
rect it to make recommends
tions to him for settlement Of
the dispute. Although the
recommendations Of the board
would not be binding upon the
parties. yet there is real value
in obtaining the recommended
tions of informed and impair
tial men for the settlement
of a dispute which imperils
the national health and
safety.
Employees engaged in the
construction, amusement and
maritime industries have
unique problems because their
employment is usually casual.
temporary or intermittent. I
recommend that in these in
dustries the employer be per-
mitted to enter into q pre-
hire contract with a union
under which the union will
be treated initially as the en-
ployes' representative for coll
lective bargaining. also rec
ommend that in these indus
tries the employer and the
union be permitted to make
a union-shop contract under
which an employe, within
seven days after the begin
ming of his employment. shall
become a member Of the un-
ion.
Under the act as presently
written, both unions and en-
ployers are made responsible
for the actions of their agents.
In order to make it clear that
a union cannot be held re-
sponsible for an act of an in.
dividual member solely because
of his membership in the
union, I recommend that the
act be amended to make the
traditional common law rules
Of agency applicable.
The act. presently provides
that the facilities Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
are available only to those
unions whose officials execute
affldavitS diSclaiminging mem
bership in Communist organ
izations. The Communist dis
claimer provisions are not pres
emily applicable to employers.
I recommend that they be
made applicable. Specific pro-
posals for legislation dealing
with Communist inflltration
generally are now under study.
If such legislation is enacted,
making the Communist dis
claimer provisions Of the act
unnecessary. u then will rec
ommend that they be entirely
eliminated.
The right of free speech is
fundamental. Congress should
make clear that the right Of
free speech, as now defined in
the act. applies equally to la
Dor and management in every
aspect Of their relationship.