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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
AustruIiun Quake
JoIts Adelaide Area
BY the AsseeiGtsd Prsss

ADELAIDE, Australia. Mar. /.
This capital of South Aus
tralia and a large area Of the
State were shaken last night by
the regions most violent earth
tremor In so years.
No casualties were reported
but fearful thousands rushed
into Adelaide's streets in their
night clothes, dashing away
from shaking buildings. CHM
neys and some masonry toppled.
windows shattered and walls
cracked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01

it's 45th anniversary at a dinner
in the Willard Hotel at $50 pm.
Tuesday, March 8. d. Joseph
s. Davitt. the Navy Departments
administrative officer and all out
standing career employe. is
retiring after 30 years of service
in the department. Mary
Jane Morris, a member of the
Federal Communications Com
missions legal staff. has been
promoted to the job Of Secretary
of the FEC. Ernest F. Swift
of Madison. Wis, has been
named Assistant Director of the
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
81 Charged in 7 Robberies
Al virginia Restaurant
BY the Associoted Press

ROANOKE. Va, Mar. /. -
State police have charged Shir-
ley r.. Nelson. 20-year-old Army
private, and Edward H. Cullop,
rs. Of Marion. in the robbery of
a Howard johnson restaurant
north Of here February 10, 1853.
Nelson, arrested at Fort Jack
son. s. c., Friday, is now held in
the Wytheville jail for the $1,000
armed robbery Of the Speedwell
National Bank here on June 8.
1853. He is also charged with a
second robbery Of the restaurant
last August "a.
State Police 1t. c. w. Blue
said Cullop was picked UP early
yesterday at Indian Head. Md.
where he had been employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01

Wind-West or northwest 20
80 miles per hour early tonight
diminishing late tonight with
1915 miles per hour from the
west tomorrow.
River Report.
tFrom U. 8. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
READINGS Washington National Airport
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pet,
Noon 81 Midnight - IS
4 pm. 50 8 am. g3
8 pm. rs 10 am. "a
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Police Seek Cause
OF Explosion Fatal 10
Five in Philadelphia
BY the Assoe,ated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. l. -
Investigators poked through tons
of debris today seeking the cause
of a terrific explosion that fiat
tened two three-story buildings,
killed five persons and injured
at least 80 others.
About 20 other buildings in
an old and thickly-populated
South Philadelphia neighbour
hood, less than two miles from
historic independence Hall, were
damaged by last nights blast.
The violent conclusion broke
hundreds of windows.
Deputy Fire Chief George E.
Hink said it was amazing" the
death toll was not higher.
Dig Into Bubble.
Scores of police and firemen
swarmed over the scene through
the night. digging into the shat
tered bricks, smashed plaster,
splintered wood and broken glass
in search for victims and the
cause of the. explosion.
Just before daybreak Mr.. Hink
said he was satisfied there were
no other bodies under the rubble.
A spokesman for the Philadel-
phia Gas Works, Co. said "our
investigation shows that there
were no leaks in the gas mains"
but added the firm had not ex-
amined the demolished buildings.
A luncheonette, popular meet
ing place of neighborhood teen
ayers. bore the brunt of the blast
that leveled it and an adjoining
three-story building housing
jewelry store on the ground floor.
Only on Sundays is business slow
"a fact that probably saved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01

many lives. Nevertheless at least
l8 passersby were hurt by the
blast and the showers of bricks
and glass that followed.
Four Die Near Fountain.
Four victims died near the
luncheonette soda fountain. They
were the proprietor. Isadore
Pearlman. so, and three young
customers.
A 17-year-old colored girl,
Ruby Mosley. was telephoning
her boy friend rom the lunch
eonette telephone booth about
1880 pm. She was lucky.
The phone wires were not cut
and the girl was able to dial an
operator who directed rescuers
to her. But it took five hours
for workers to hack through the
debris. Miss Mosley suffered
only a slight cut on the arm and
shock. She told reporters: II
was just calling my boy friend
and boom-the walls caved I'M"
Marion Nixon. AZ. also was
trapped in the luncheonette.
He. too. escaped death when the
falling debris formed a shield
over his body.
Hair Rising Plunge.
Samuel Pearlman, %. son of
the dead proprietor. told of a
hair-rising plunge-without seri-
Gus injury-from the third floor.
His mother. mapping on the Sec
ond floor. also fell. Both landed
on the first floor.
Il heard my mother scream
for help and ! dug furiously, but
couldn't get her free" young
Pearlman said. Fremen later
freed the mother.
Mr.. Nixon told police that the
elder Pearlman had gone to a
stove to get a hot dog. discovered
the flame was out and was tink-
ering with the valves when the
blast occurred.
Besides Mr.. Pearlman, the
bodies of Bruce Schwartz. 8:
Salvador Raladino. 6, and Marie
Marone. Is. were recovered from
the luncheonette.
The fifth victim was Mrs.
Fanny Rudolph. IS. who lived
in an apartment above the jewel
ry store. Her husband, Samuel
Rudolph. As. suffered cuts and
bruises.
Windows Are Shattered.
The impact of the explosion
bent an electric sign across the
street into a U-shape. Windows
for blocks were shattered. Pa
irons of a nearby theater were
shaken. but remained in their
seats.
Several neighbors told police
they noticed the odor of gas in
the area just before the blast
Gas service in the neighborliood
was Immediately cut of to pre-
vent possible spread OF the
flames.
Rescuers fed oxygen into
crevices in the debris wherever
they heard the cries of trapped
victims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01

S tire n 9Th in
t h e depart
mentS.
The only
unit in the bill
that took a
sharp cut was
the Cen S u S
Bureau. Hard
hit during the
past year by
severe Gu t S,
the bureaus
p e rSo n n e ]
flu n d S W err e
trimmed about
8 per cent by
tho nnnnnnitfan
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation
Four Die Near Fountain.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. IS. on February is.
Lowest. 13, on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 80. at 3:55 pm.
Low. SO, At 9:l5 pm.
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The Federal Spotlight
State, Commerce and Justice
Backed in Personnel Requests
The Federal Spotlight
BY Joseph Young

The State Commerce and Justice Departments generally
well with their personnel the
Of the approved by the Appropriations
the other day.
AS in the Of initial Teasury-Post once APP
preparations measure, the m--a-------
mittees bill would just about od IL - ,,. .as, -
the W Oc .ono au
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01

Rises. Sets.
Sun, to-day 6:1I 500
Sun tomorrow 10 6:O2
Moon today 4:l9am 2:l1 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Nirginians Own
Over Five Billions
In Life insurance

Virginia families owned 5.468,
600 life insurance policies provid-
ing SIS 294 0O0 900 of protection at
the start Of this year a new high
record. the Institute Of Life In
surancc reports
This compares With $480l 600, :
600 owned in this state a year be-
fore and s2.425 100000 at the
start Of 1916
The years since the end Of
World War II have seen a ire
mendous expansion Of the insur-
ance ownership, as more and more
American families have set up
planned programs Of financial Sc
cnity, and also have endeavored
to bring their insurance in line
with the higher levels of living
costs. HOlgar j Johnson. InSti-
tute president. commented In
this year. their eight-year rise IN
life insurance ownership has been
ll8 per cent That represents an
important gain in the family fl
nancial security Of the people Of
this state
OF the total life insurance own
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
99)E[9
AFl1lID
By Ted KeaA1

Almost Invariably far m Q 7 G
fish can be caught during Ger
tain types Of rain than at any
other times. The only rea 5 on
many anglers don't know this
is that they've never tried fish
ing in the rain A steady, all
day rain without thunder or wind
often produces spectacular fish
ing. Even a brief rain without
hu n d er and especially if it's
with6ut wind. causes far more
productive fishing than you'll
get before or after.
Thunder sometimes seems to
put fish to the bottom and stop
them from feeding yet some
of the most fast and furious
fishing for pike that I've ever
encountered has been during
severe thunder accompanied by
wind
Here. / should warn fisherman
who don't already know about
it never to stay out in the open
water or wade a large pool far
from high trees, during a thun
der storm lighting strikes the
highest object around and you
may be it.
Which brings US to the sub
ject Of rainWear for fisherman
The makers Of rainwear have
done such nice things for us with
lightweight, space-saVing pla-
tics You should always keep rain
wear in your tackle box or crecl-
think of it as belonging there as
much as your lures. There are
coats and trousers of the same
light material You can get these
with attached hoods or with a
separate hat.
Now to prove that rainy
weather fishing works, let me
quote Jason Lucas, angling
editor of Sports Afield maya
zine.
Late last season I was at
hard fished lake during the mid
die Of August when fishing is
always at its worst It was un-
usually bad even for them, But
one morning when I awoke it
was raining "a steady. monot-
onous rain with no wind, The
first gray light in the sky found
me anchored in the middle of the
lake-all alone, l had a light
dry-fly rod on which I put a
small cork bass pepper.
"Here's what l caught, an
chored in that one spot, on that
one pepper: rs bass weighing
from l1a to s pounds; wall
eye weighing from to 7 pounds;
S pike from ) to 3 pounds &
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Those Flying Saucers"

alone. BY 1858, the number had dropped
to something over 400, and if the current
rate continues, the number of sightings
this year will drop to around 300.
Air Force officials admit they, cannot
explain some ten per cent of the sightings,
and deny that they are disinterested in such
reports On the contrary, Air Force officials
say the air service appreciates reports and
welcomes such information.
In case you see a Flying Saucer" or
any strange object in the sky and wish to
report it to the Air Force, the proper con-
tact is: Air Technical Intelligence Center.
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton,
Ohio.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Moving Too Fast

la war in IndO- China; change of cabinet
in France; these and many more, Indicate
instability throughout the world in high
international circles
To add to all of this the civil defense
practices, the highway police begin using
the "whammy", and we need rain or we
will lose a fine corn crop.
Sometimes we wish that we could hold
old Father Time" by the whiskers for a
few days and let us catch up. Seriously. we
believe all organizations should be dis
banded for year, let everybody attend to
his own business and let everybody else
business alone for a year, and many of
our problems would solve themselves. We
are sure this can't be done, so we will swim
with the merry whirl as long as we can and
trust to luck we don't get caught in an un-
dertoW.
Life is getting more compIex~all of the
time
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Guest Editor
Industrial Prospect

According 10 information re-
Gently released by the st e
Chamber OF Commerce, more
than S317 900 900 IN industrial ex-
panSion has taken place or been
projected in Virginia during the
past year anC a half This ex-
panSion will create more than
$4,000 Jobs ard add a minimum
OF $4,000, 900 Ito the States an
nual payroll
While we iejoyce atthe good
fortune Of our sister communities
in Virginia. We are sorry that a
small additional sum cannot be
reported for addition to that total
covering expansion here in Gull
perer. Work is underway by the
Culperer Chamber Of Commerce
to try and iaterest a desirable
industry in LOCATING here but it
win be no small task because that
is Just what almost every com
munity is LOGGING for
There is " bright aspect to
these figures, however 1t shows
that more good Cthe majority OF
those listed ere in the bracket
Of strong Industries industries
are looking to Virginia as a place
to locate There is no doubt that
we have great deal to offer
here IN the way of a good climate
fine living conditions. and re-
serve Of the best workers in the
country
For many years. Virginia lag
ged behind in industrial develop
ment but in the last few years
has begun TO gain on its neigh
bors With more and more mech
anizatiOn of our agriculture and
consequent release of workers for
other purposes, industrial de-
Velopment Is the natural answer
10 contin Ie progress Civ
en- proper directions, industry and
agriculture are perfect compile
ments to each other. Here in Viz
ginia we have the opportunity to
come up With a perfect balance
between the two. 1t is toward that
end that We must work here in
our county and area.
tCulpeper Star-Exponent
Culpeper, Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Baseball In Farmville

GMALL crowds are attending the base
- bali games played nightly on Farmville
High School diamond. No admission charge
is made for softbaIl games and only a small
charge is made for the other games, yet
not enough patronage is had to pay eX-
penses.
Three years ago, survey was made
TO determine the needs of Farmville. The
greatest was determined to be an athletic
field The Prince Edward Recreation Assoc
citation was formed and considerable work
done on field on Longwood Avenue. .Suf-
ticient money has not been obtained to
complete the field and the feldhouse Our
question isl VIII Farmville support base
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Double Check

Wednesday. June 30. SO many
laws went into effect that the sun
showed an eclipse, Just CO.
incidence, twas a looming all the
time And that S the day the State
police put on the "Whammy'
don't you folks start floor board
ing and get hauled in
And it's about as easy to see
Mars as it is see a. happy future
illgd with prosperity ahead. al
hough Bernard did his best for
the party in power Makes It
ook- like a lot Of fcllcrs what put
heir shoulder to the wheel have
lust got it there they amt
pushing
And I'd like to offer to any To-
cality. a wanting one Prison
Camp At least the State has
something that nobody seems to
want.
The meeting Of the President
and Prime Minister Churchill was
according TO schedule no rift
and no hot daWgs, Ike offered
Winston a box If he lost his pants
on this trip Anyone having know
ledge. outside of Atom Hydro
Bomb secrets and control What
Winston came after can get first
page preference All can do IS
wager he gets what he came for
and that the Geneva Confer
ence was really held in Washing
ton if Molotov don't mess up the
works. Malenkov is on the Job.
4 1t was nice to have a visit by
Mr.. Adams. of Dillwyn RID. and
some from Henry County, Coving-
1 ton they all read this column
Thanks for reading. Yours,
J MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Governor Stanley Speaks

GOVERNOR THOMAS STANLEY made
clearctt statement last Saturday of
his position IN the school crisis caused by
the decision of the u. S. Supreme Court
10 abolish racial segregation The Governor
and his staff have given mature thought
to the problem, and are in agreement on
the fact that separate schools are in the
best interest of all the people Of the Com
monwealth' and that every legal means
will be used ito continue segregated schools
in Virginia.
While suggesting the advisability of a
constitutional convention TO make changes
in the Virginia Constitution, specifically
repeating Section 1919 which requires IAN
efficient system Of public free schools
throughout the State the Governor was
emphatic in his statement that, 'it is not
my thought to do anything to destroy the
public school system, but rather to enable
the Legislature to deal with all phases of
the complex problem now confronting us.
The Assembly can reach the proper con-
cluSion only if it has full rein and can act
with its best judgment on the overall stu
alton rather than on a piece basis.
The Governor is on sound ground. When
he Will call, the legislature into session
and when a constitutional convention can
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

AIR FORCE officials pointed out few
dayt ago that the Flying Saucer Sea
SON. is now approaching. The meteor show
ers are easily seen in the heavens IN the
summer, especially in July and August,
always bring about a furry of reports of
Flying Saucer" sightings.
Air Force officials say reports from
citizens claiming to have seen Flying
Saucers'' have fallen off heavily since 1852.
They believe better public education about
flying machines, and better scientific in
vestigations, have reduced the reports.
1t is reported that so far in 1854 eighty
seven sighting have been reported. Over
1900 such sightings were reported in 1852
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

ball team to an extent to make it success
full? Greater interest than now being
shown must be developed.
The Farmvlle team is playing an ex-
celent brand of baseball. It's opponents
have been strong teams and the games ex-
citing Yet the number of fans have been
few and the gate receipts sparse
If you are baseball fan, and want
baseball to succeed in Farmvile, you might
show your interest by attending the games
and bringing someone with you. The team
needs your support, and the Recreation
Association needs your enthusiasm to COM
plete the project Of frst-class athletic
field on LongWood Avenue.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

be arranged will be determined by the de-
velopments The decree of the T. S.
Supreme Court may be necessary before the
public school system can be revamped to
"etficiently" serve the State. 1t is logical
that the Legislature should be given free
hand in establishing the public school
system Of the future and the best way is to
repeal the present Article, and replace it
with workable plan.
Virginia will not abandon public educa-
ton. Her past history indicates continu-
ing interest in education. By the same
token Virginia will make sure that segre-
gated school will be continued, for the
reason that segregation is necessary for an
efficient school system, and assuredy in
the best interest Of the people of the State.
The majority of Virginia citizens reconizes
this truth and both white and coored de-
sire their own schools and teachers At
some time in the future the majority of the
people in Virginia will assert themselves
and free the fine educational system from
the bonds now attempted by small min
GRITTY interested more in changing estab-
lished customs and mores than in improV-
ing education and developing races.
Governor Stanley has made direct
approach to the solution of the problem.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

America by IT'S viii haVa a po-
pulation OF l90.000.000 according
to estimates made by the Social
Security Administration
This viii represent an increase
Of about 10000 900 over the popu-
lation of 1854 These figures re-
fleet the potentialitles for this
country'S growth and demonstrate
that there is no fnreseeablc limit
on our capacity to produce. if we
have the incentives and if We use
our physical resources intelligent
~,
An increase in population and
continuance Of Americas tradi-
tionally expanding economy Will
bring an increase in the labor
force to about SO 900 900 This
will means 22l00000 more per
sons will be at work IN 1875 than
were in 1854
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

DRESENT DAY LIFE is moving entirely
too fast Even back on the farms in
~Southside Virginia, where tranquility is
sought things move so fast that summer is
gone and harvest time will be here again
before YOU realize it. Something is always
ON the agenda-church picnics, All club
camps, Institute Of Rural Affairs, swim
ming parties, and surely about roasting
ear and watermelon time, the city cousins
will arriye for weeks stay.
In the towns there are comings and
goings Vacations, meetings, parties, base
bali games, and hundred other things.
internationally, there is unrest Sir
Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden
visiting President Eisenhower and John
Foster Dulles to patch up relations between
England and America; Chou En-ai, com
munist dictator Of China holds a secret
conference with midas Nehru; overthrow
of the Rcd-tainted government in Guatema-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

ed January III Virginia So
22o 900 900 was in $500 900 ordi-
nary life insurance policies Pur-
chases Of new insurance of this
type in this state amounted to
S426 000,000 tn 1883 exclusive of
credit life insurance
An additional s101l, 100000 of
life insurance projection was own
ed at the start of the year in this
state in 3.544 900 industrial poll
cies, the type centrally bought at
the door in small units
Another $l054,000 900 Was in
group life insurance under 594,-
900 individual certificates
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
Several letters this SUBJECT hove been pubTshed Re-
Gently in Richmond Va News Leoder
D. Whituker

crappics Up to ~ pounds; 3
blueeills up to l'2 pounds.
"A total Or 100 fine fish. OF
course, I fished steadily for IS
hours but the thing was SO fas-
cinating that ! couldn't force
myself to so in until I'd landed
an even 100 fish This would
have been impossible except in
such a steady all-day rain with
out thunder or wind
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02
How to Grow
Lesson for July 4, 1854

IF A Christian is not growing
Christian. is he a Christian at
all? Whatever a person may think
about that. one thing is certain:
II Christian is not growing. he
is not like Jesus For the next
three months the Bible lessons
studied in all the churches that
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

sponsor this series
will be on the gen
eral subject of
Growth in Chris
tan Living" Can
this be studied?
Doesn't growth
come naturally or
not at all? For
answer to tn a t
question, consider
the Lord Jesus
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

Honesty and frankness are close kin
and both make for many enemies. the world
being what it is, but pay dividends in the
end.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

Now that the graduation oTatory is
over, the graduate can see for himself what
the business world is like, unfortunately.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-02

The trick in enjoying life, and being
satisfied. lies in the mind and in the realm
Of relatively, and peace Of mind