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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
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Miss Sue Hudson. a freshman
at Westhampton. has re-
turned to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J @.
Hudson
Miss Elizabeth Harris, a teacher
in the schools at Petersburg. Viii
arrive this week to spend the
holiday season With her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Harris.
j, A. Whit is expected to re-
turn today from University Hos
pital whore he has been recupe-
rating after recent operation.
Miss Dorothy Billings. of Fair
fax, viii arrive Wednesday to
spend the Christmas season with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. T.
Mr.. and Mrs, Mark l.. HankinS
and daughter. Dee. of Richmond.
will spend Christmas and part OF
the holidays with Mrs HankinS'
mother, Mrs w. S. Overton.
Arthur Gillian, who has been
working III forestry III Burlington,
Vt. is home to spend the holiday
season with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. c. Gnliam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Hall of
Beverly Mass. are the expected
holiday guests Of Mrs. F.. w Hall
and children.
1t. Frank S. Blanton il. viii
arrive Thursday to spend Christ
mas with his mother. Mrs r. S.
5la1lt0n
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21

Mrs. John Howard and son will
arrive Wednesday from Alexan-
dria to spend the holidays with
Mrs. Towards parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. ID. Brooks. Mr.. Howard
will join them here Christmas
Eve.
Miss Phyins rearIove arrived
Saturday from Columbus, Ohio.
to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pear
love. Miss Pearlove will have spe-
cial interest in the New Years
Day Rose Bowl football game
since her alma mater. Ohio State.
is participating
w b Hobson. who has been
on the tobacco market in Fair
mont. N c.. has arrived to spend
the Christmas holidays at his
home here.
Mrs. Robert Yancey and daugh-
ter. Ann Douglas, of Nashville,
Ga. will arrive Wednesday TO
spend few days with Mrs. r. H
Digger.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21

with a wide variety OF Gift articles
from which the veterans can
make selection Of presents for
their families at home. Hospital
coarts loaded with the articles
viii be taken to the bcdSides Of
those unable 10 come to the shops.
The selected gifts viii be free Of
charge to the veterans. and also
viii De wrapped and mailed to the
veterans home without charge.
Personal gifts will 90 from the
Auxiliary to all hospitaIized war
veterans on Christmas Day. Mrs,
Bruce estimates that more than
one hundred thousand viii be re-
membered by the Auxiliary this
year.
The local unit has sent con
trlbuuonS to the three Gift shops
to be operated by the Virginia
Department Of the Auxiliary at
Mcclure Roanoke and Kccoueh-
tan hospitals The unit also has
contributed to tho funds which
will provide the Christmas enter
talnment and Gifts for the vcter-
ans hospital.2ed there.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Legion AUXILIARY Labors
10 Brighten Hospital Xmas

Christmas in the veterans hos
pitfalls throughout the country Will
be as merry as Christmas in
hospital can be, if the huge
Christmas program of the Amerl-
can Legion Auxiliary achieves it's
goal, Mrs. Jack Bruce. Rehabilita-
ton Chairman OF the Farmville
Auxiliary Unit. said today as the
Omit went forward with its part
in the program
Auxiliary volunteer workers in
the hospitals will put up Christ
mas decorations to give touch Of
the holiday spirit TO those insti-
tutionS Christmas parties and en-
tertalntmcnts Will be given in
hospital recreation rooms for the
patients able to leave their beds,
and entertainers will visit the
hospital wards Christmas carols
will be sung by Auxiliary choruSes
Al many of the hospitals.
III almost every veterans hos
pital Christmas Gift shops will
be operated by the Auxiliary
These shops, set up in a spare
hospital room, Will be stocked
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Rice Honemakers
Club Has Annual
Christmas Party

Mrs. Edward Bondurant and
Mrs Arthur Stevens entertained
the Rice Homemakers Club at its
annual Christmas party at Mrs.
Bondurant's home on Friday. Dec.
10 at 7:30 p. m. All members were
present with one exception. and
were happy to have several guests
with them
Fun was enjoyed by all enter
ing the Christmas contests and
singing carols Each one received
presents from her secret pal. who
revealed herself at this time and
names were drawn for another
year
Refreshments carrying out the
Christmas theme were served.
Mrs. II p Bradshaw presided at
the punch bowl.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21

Mr. and Mrs. E. Louis Dahl.
and son, Allen. will spend Christ
mas Day with Mrs. Dahls par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. OBrien.
at Appomattox
Mr. and Mrs William Shepard.
and SON Lucius. OF Daytona
Beach Fla. are the holiday
guests Of Mrs. Shepard's mother,
Mrs. p A Irving.
Gordon Neatly. who is sta
toned at Elgin Field. Fla. has
arrived to spend the Christmas
holidays with his mother, Mrs. j.
p Meanly
Mr. and Mrs. w. G.. Sours, OF
Chatham, were Sunday guests for
the day and dinner with Mrs
Sours brother S. r. Geyer. and
Mrs Geyer
Miss Martha Alice Wilson viii
arrlve on December % from Viz
ginia Beach to spend the vacation
W1th her parents, Mr. and Mrs. r.
L Wilson
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Worsham Women
Enjoy Christmas
Buffet Party

The Worsham Home Demon
s.ration Club held its Christmas
Earty in he home Of Mrs. c. L.
irving. Of Worshami December
IS
Date Of the forthcoming special
meeting on Mental Health en-
ttledWr1at Makes families Tick?'
Was announced. This Informative
discussion by a panel of special
lists will BE- held January at s
.. m in the FarmWlle High
School auditorium Sponsored by
the Prince Edward home demon
stration clubs and P-TA's. this
meeting IS open 10 everyone in
terestcd.
The Christmas party began with
a series Of writing games which
Mrs. onnle Mckay had COM
piled into a Christmas booklet.
Prizes for these con est were
corsages. Then gifts were distri-
buted by Bat,y Irving and ali
members learned y mo their secret
Pollyanna Pal had been
Mrs Irving served refresh
mnn buffet Vie f~on a tah|a
decorated in the holiday mood
Each guest was gwen a corsage
made by the hostess
No.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Duvall Students
Give Recital

Junior members of Mrs. w. c.
Duvall's piano class held their
annual recital and party at her
home on High street Monday af-
ternoon, Dec. 20.
Playing on the program were
Lucy Cralle. Betty 10 Gates. Page
Godsey, Lily Jane Hamburg, Gin
ny Hamburg, Burt Hamburg.
Martha Lea Hubbard. Billy c.
Hubbard. Ruth Earle Jenkins
Mary Catherine Lancaster, Mary
Jane Martin. Betty Booker Smith.
Nancy Lee Webster Graham
Webster. Kay Whitfield and Vir-
glnia Garnett Womack.
Assisting Mrs Duvall and also
playing were Anne johnson and
Judy Oldham.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
HERE FROM w. VA.

Louis Graham. OF Parkersburg,
w Va. and Miss Sarah Graham.
who has been teaching at Vir-
Rlnla Beach. viii arrive Wednes-
day to spend the holidays with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. s. L.
Graham
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Club Calendar

Wome nof Moose. Monday. Dec
20 at p. m. in Lodge. Preparing
Christmas boxes for Santa Claus
American Legion Auxiliary,
Jack Garland Unit 80, Tuesday,
Dec 81 at p. m. with Mrs. S. w.
Putney, Jr.. Mrs. w. J. Gills, Jr..
co-hostess Christmas program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-21
Brownies To Have
Christmas Party

Farmville Brownie Scout troops
No and No vii hold Christ
mas parties today. Tuesday at
, p. m Troop No will gather
at The Parish House. with Troop
No : meeting at the home Of Mrs.
w f Smith 7l3 Second avenue
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Only Three Flags
Missing From
Curb Sockets

Gratified District officials re-
ported yesterday that only three
of the 372 new curb flags erected
for the American Legion parade
Tuesday are missing.
Previous losses have hit pro-
portions as high as IS out OF
100, especially when foreign
flags are on display.
The pleasure Of the caretakers
of the official flag was undimmed
by the possibility that circum-
stance may have bolstered hon
esty.
It seems that darnpness early
yesterday caused the 12-foot
flagpoles to swell In their one
and one-half inch sockets that
even the official collections job
was difficlilt. Two Of the Miss
ing flags have disappeared CON-
plete with sockets @
The lamp post flags were left
in place. since they are scheduled
to stay up during the whole Le-
gion Convention anyway, and
would have to 60 up again TO,
Labor Day.
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Military Review Is Held
In Honor Of Legion Chief

National Commander Arthur
]. Connell of the American Lee
gion watched his second parade
in two days yesterday.
This one was strictly military,
a special retreat review in Mr..
Connells honor at the Ellipse.
On review were the crack Sd
Infantry Regiment from Fort
Myer and the Army Band. After
ceremonies in which q tribute
to Mr.. Connell and the three
million members of the Legion
was read. the commander was
Joined by Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway. Army Chief Of staff,
and Mai. Gen. John Fl. Stokes,
jr., commanding officer Of the
Military District of Washington.
as they took the review.
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Here's the Parade
As 6 Policemen
Add 1t Up

Six Metropolitan policemen
counted everybody and every
thing in Tuesdays big Legion
parade, which had been esti-
mated to involve as many as
125, ZOO paraders.
Stationed at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. this
is what the counters counted:
1854 persons.
40 vehicles, which carried
1,707 of the persons.
96 floats.
81 horses with AZ riders.
Z military tanks.
70 motorcycles and riders.
100 bands and drum and bugle
corps.
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Age Urges Retrooctvity
For Any Pay Raise Next Year

year term. The three Washing
ton vice presidents. Floyd Swig-
gett, IT., Charles Sharkey and
Lawrence j. Wainwright, also
win be reelected. Henrietta
Gliding. the AFGE secretary
treasurer, will be opposed by
Esther johnson, q Navy employee
Of Port Hueneme. Calf.
The convention yesterday APP
proved q resolution calling on
Congress to provide funds to
pay for the automatic in-grade
promotions Of Federal employees.
Agencies now must pay for these
within-grade salary increases out
OF their regular salary funds.
with the result that layoffs are
sometimes necessary to keep
within the budget.
Uniform Allowance.
Also, the convention asked
Congress specifically to vote
funds for the uniform allowance
and other benefits authorized by
Congress last month. Otherwise,
the convention declared, 1t will
work hardships on the agencies
in having to absorb the addi-
tional costs.
In addition. the AFGE asked
that the Government pay the
cost of premium on fidelity bonds
Of employees whose duties re-
quire the handling of Federal
money. Employees now must pay
for their bonds.
The conventions legislative
committee yesterday defeated a
proposed resolution to repeal
the Hatch Act. The resolution S
sponsors wanted Government
workers to have the right to en-
gage in political activities.
The legislative CO.. mittee,
however. gave the proposal an
adverse report on the grounds
that repeal Of the Hatch Act
would endanger the civil service
rights of Federal workers by
putting them in the political
arena. A fight may be made on
the floor by the resolutions
sponsors to reverse the commit
tees action.
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in localities burdened by Federal
activities.
3 Plug a loophole in the Civil
Service Retirement Act which
permitted some employees TO gain
benefits toward which they made
no material contribution. En-
ployes now are required to COM
plete a full years service in the
two years prior to separation in
order to be eligible for benefits.
4. Authorize payment of $572,-
352 to 463 State Department and
ECA employees for loss of per-
sonal effects during the hurried
evacuation Of South Korea in
June. 1850.
5. Turn over to Mrs. Pearl O.
Mari of Crossroads. N. Mex. the
oil, gas and other mineral in
terests which were reserved by
the Government at the time the
property was decided to her hus-
band. Gen. Eisenhower previ-
ously had announced he was
killing the bill. but said today
that special equities" were
found to exist in the case.
6. Authorize the United States
to enter into a system of pro
rata sharing of the costs of civil
claims arising out of acts of
military personnel in other
countries.
7. Authorized the Unite d
States Air Force Institute OF
Technology to issue degrees to
graduates of It's resident college
8. Grant residence to IA Ital-
ian nuns who overstayed their
visitor permits.
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ConlInis sioners Seek
10 Increase Legal
Capacity Of ArInorY

The District Commissioners
viii take q new look at the Ma
tional Guard Armory to i1vesti-
gate the possibility Of increasing
the number Of people permitted
at gatherings there. Engineer
Commissioner Louis w. Prentiss
said yesterday.
Enforcement Of the present
maximum limitation Of $50
persons was relaxed for the
American Legion Convention. as
1T has been for other groups.
Await Spencer's Return.
Gen. Prentiss said that the
Armory's safe capacity would be
reviewed by the city heads after
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
returns to his desk next week
The talks win be with q view
toward determining whether q.
special standard safely could be-
established for the Armory. by
reason of its unique size and type
Of construction" (.
The capacity at present Is
regulated by the application Of
criteria accepted nationally for
places Of public gathering. the
Engineer Commissioner said.
They have to do with the num-
Der and width Of doors and
stairways.
Relatively Fireproof.
Special features of the Armory
which may be considered, Gen.
Prentiss said, are the materials
which have gone into its con-
struction. making it relatively
fireproof except for the wood
floor.
He said he understood the
building is of reinforced concrete
with steel roof arches and in
terror partitions of hollow tile.
Another exceptional feature
Of the building, he said, is that
the roof runs from about three
stories above the drill floor on
the launches to about 80 feet
in the center.
Because of that very high
ceiling. the possibility of the
spread of fire Is very remote"
Gen. Prentiss said. 1.-THE size
Of the building itself is such
that although there might be a
fire or explosion or even riot
in one section. the distance to
the other side is so great that
the danger of panic is much
less than a building of nor
NAL size and type"
Vast Storage Space.
He added that there is ire
mendous storage space in the
upper part of the Armory pro-
viding reservoir for gas or
smoke or fumes which might
otherwise require a much more
rapid evacuation.
Gen. Prentiss said he pro-
posed to have all these factors
re-evaluated in the light of the
time factor of evacuating the
building. &af4 N@>
He said the Commissioners
had given the Legion permission
to have 5000 persons in the
Armory. Occupancy estimates,
however; have rum from q 500
to more than $500. The Southern
Baptist Convention scheduled
for June. 1855, was lost to the
District when the Commissioners
refused to authorize the re-
quested $4,000 capacity, Gen
Prentiss said,
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BY Joseph Young .
Siur S,uff cesrsspcrdsnt

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.--The ALL
American Federation Of Gov
eminent Employees today asked
that any Federal, pay raise bill
enacted by Congress next year
be made retroactive to August
23-the date when President
Eisenhower. announced his veto
Of the 5 per cent pay raise meas
ure.
The AFGE biennial convention
overwhelmingly approved this
stand. declaring that there is no
reason why Government en-
ployes should suffer as q result
Of the presidential veto.
''The intent Of the Congress
was clear this year." the resolu-
tons sponsors declared. "It
seems certain that Congress next
year again will vote a pay raise.
Therefore, simple justice de-
niands that the pay boost that Is
voted be made retroactive to the
date when President Eisenhower
announced his Veto"
Backs Bigger Boost.
The convention is on record
as favoring q pay raise greater
than the 5 per cent voted by
Congress this year. However.
the AFGE delegates are not ex-
pected to set a definite amount
regarding the raise. leaving the
matter up to its national officers
and executive council next jan
uary, based on cost-of Living fac
tors at that time.
The convention also asked free
health insurance and increased
travel allowances for Federal
employees.
The AFGE Endorsed in prin-
ciple the Eisenhower administra-
LlO14 . A1GdAtAA 0AoO4 1AASS PAOkoohA
for Federal workers.
However, the AFGE delegates
asked that the program be given
free to Government employees,
Under the administrations plan,
the Government would pay up
to $40 year toward each en-
ploye's policy, and the employe
would pay the rest. Congress is
expected to give the proposal its
serious attention next year.
Travel Allowance.
The convention also asked that
the present maximum SO a day
travel allowance for Federal
workers be increased to SIS. Con-
gress last month approved ar
increase to $12 day for trave
purposes as part of the pay bill
but this provision was killed
when the pay bill was vetoed.
James A. Campbell, AFGF
president, is expected to be re.
elected today for another two.
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BY Richord Rodgers

Seaborn p. Collins. who is
slated to be elected national
commander Of the American
Legion late today, win be the
first wartime pilot ever named
to the Legion's top Office.
"They tell me I ought to cail
myself Airborne instead OF Sea-
born" he said.
He has his own airplane and
during his tenure as National
Commander he viii log thou
sands of air miles.
81 figure I won't be home more
than three weeks out Of the
year." he said. The Legion has
about 1900 posts. and Mr.. Col
Inns wants to visit as many as
he can.
He operates a real estate and
insurance company and a con-
struction firm In Las Cruces,
N. Mex. # he runs the Legion as
successfully as he does his own
affairs, the veterans organiza-
ton ought to be In for its best
year In history.
Former Farmer and Rancher.
He went into business for him.
self six years ago. Now he has
about rs employees.
A native Texan, he reversed
the Lone Star States usual pro-
cedure by moving away and then
making his fortune.
Before World War II. Mr.. Col
Inns was a farmer and rancher.
After he was discharged from
the Air Transport Command, he
agreed to go to Las Cruces for
80 days. to work for his father
in-law. who wanted to go on a
fishing trip but couldn't close
his real estate business.
Mr.. Collins was q comparative
stranger to realty matters, but
in those 80 days he sold q farm
and got a $500 commission.
THAT was when I sat up and
said to myself, Why. where
have I been all these years with
this going on?'"
Later he branched out and
built homes in addition to SELL
ing them. Then he expanded his
construction business to lay
roads and air strips and build
larger structures. And he isn't
even an engineer.
From early 1912 to 1914 he
was q civilian pilot instructor.
training Army and Navy men.
In 1914 he joined the Air
Transport Command, ferrying
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night with low about "a. Tomor-
row partly cloudy and warm.
Maryland-Fair and not as
cool tonight with low $3.50. To-
morrow partly cloudy and warm.
Virginia-Fair tonight with
low 54-62. Tomorrow fair and
warmer.
Wind - Gentle and variable
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Form Aide Retires
After 40 Years

Robert s. Hollingshead, chief
of the agriculture branch Of the
materials research and analysis
division of the General Services
Administration. has retired after
40 years service.
Mr.. Hollingshead, a native OF
Baltimore, began his Govern
ment career as q food chemist in
the Agriculture Department. Re-
Gently he has been a specialist in
the management Of stockpiled
strategic materials. He lives at
1549 Forty fourth street nav.
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'Ipresentinq The Leqions Next National Commands

Nh. Cuesenherry. u past State
connmander. took his son-in-law
to B Legion meeting In Las
Cruces. and Mr.. Collins signed
up On the spot.
Rises Quickly In Legion.
his rise was as neteoric In the
Legion as It was in business. .
His assignments have included
the chair OF the Legion's Ma
tional Security Commission.
The new No. / Legionnaire re-
fuses to ten his personal stand
on controversies within the or
ganiZation.
"Tm going to go down the
line with whatever the conven-
ton decides" he said. "And II
I told you my opinion today ]
might be saying something else
day after tomorrow"
Some idea of his views can be
had from his remarks, however.
He says Senators Jenner and
Mccarthy and Representative
velde. chairmen Of Congress
chief investigating committees.
"are doing q good job"
He would not comment on the
Legion's anti-segregation dis
pute with the 40 and 8.
But he did say that about
half Of his Las Cruces posts
membership was made up of
Spanish Americans. Negroes are
also members Of the post, he
said, "and we all sit side by side
and get along flne."
Attention to Youth.
The uproar in Illinois. where
Legionnaires withdrew support OF
the Girl Scouts, accusing them
Of acting like Reds, was un-
fortunate" Mr.. Collins said.
Zone Of our biggest programs
is youth guidance" he added. He
himself was a leader in his posts
sports program for youngsters.
He is the son Of q Presbyterian
preacher, and is an elder in the
First Presbyterian Church OF
Las Cruces.
He and his wife, Leila Jane,
married Is years, have a son 8.
and q daughter 3.
They won't be seeing much OF
him while he's flying around the
United States eating raisin-
gravied ham.
A visitor asked him what his
wife thought about his new job
! taking him away so much.
81 guess" he said, "she must
be getting used to 1t. I've been
gone so much Of the time lately"
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french art, TO remind the men OF
their war days in that country.
But q consensus showed that
many Of them didn't know that
La Dinde. Roti meant roast tur-
key. ID
Men Reflects History.
The lnenua devised by the
group. reflected on its history.
For instance. to get.the "homme' .
in. there was q dish labeled LA
Salade DIES Homme." To get the
horses in. there was the matter
of La Delice DIES Chevaux, which
a Statler chef interpreted as ice
cream pie.
The master Of ceremonies was
Ben q. Hilhard, IT,, Chef de
Chemin de Fer Passe. Raymond
S. Royston. Sous Conducteur, Ma
tionale 1864. was chairman of the
banquet committee. His vice
chairmen were Richard Viancour
and Frederick F. Money. of 30O2
r a m blew God drive. District
Heights, Md, newly elected Garde
de la Porte Rationale.
40 and s Parade Winners.
The 40 and 8 also announced
winners of awards for it's section
Of the parade.
Best boxcars: l, Voiture %,
Chicago, Ill.,; 2, Voiture 273, CO.
lumbiana County, Ohio.
Best bands: /, Venango Voiture
1888, Oil City, Pa: 2, Grande
Voiture Of North Dakota. :
Best drum and bugle corps: l,
Colorado cowboys, representing
Voiture 81, Denver, Colo; 2, Why
Nots of Minot. N. Oak.
Best 40 and 8 marching unit:
Akron, Ohio, color guard; most
unique feature, miniature 40 and
8 train Of Voiture 228, Connect
cut: best drum major, Kings
County Band, Brooklyn, N. Y.
| Grande voiture with most
members in line Of march, Penn
sylvania; grand voiture with most
musical units in line of march
Missouri.
| Special awards to junior
/ groups: KenWood Cadets Of
Baltimore, Nd, and Bellefonte
Pa, band,