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Evening star., 1954-05-13
Security frightened
Over Traffic and
Criminal Records
Only Employees or Police
With Rank Of Inspector
Allowed to Pass Guard

Police have tightened securi-
ty over records OF criminal and
traffic offenses in the Commun-
ications and Records Division
A guard has been posted at
the gate through the counter
and only employees OF the divi-
sion or police officers with the
rank of inspector or higher are
permitted to enter.
Certain employees of the Dis
trict and Federal Government
agencies are permitted to use
the Offices. but all others must
obtain permission from Capt.
James Silvea, head of the di-
vision.
To Increase Efficiency"
Deputy Chief Howard v. Covell,
executive officer. said the move
was made to increase efficiency"
in the Office.
He said it was not connected
with rumored disappearance of
traffic records, or with the re-
ported practice of police officers
checking certain records for
friends.
,, The new system was put into
effect by an order Gated the
day before yesterday.
Under the old system, all
policemen were permitted to en-
ter at will and check the records
in the files. Now they must fill
out a written request form, on
which they include their reason
for checking the record in which
they are interested.
The actual checking of the
record is done by division per-
sonnel. If the entire record is
desired, a photostatic copy is
given to the policemen.
Guard Is Posted.
Inc guard is posted at the
gate between 8 am. and 4 pm.
At all other times, except during
shift changes. the outer Office
door is locked. A guard is there
when the shifts change.
The new system allows only
20 minutes for changing shifts
in the division. Policemen COM
ing on duty may enter Is min
uteS ahead of time, and must
be on duty within five minutes
after shitt-changing time.
This eliminates a practice
under which a policeman could
report for work early as a favor
to a colleague who wanted to
leave early.
Chief Covell said under the old
system, persons who checked
records personally sometimes
misplaced them when they re-
turned them to the files.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Bulletin
HoIdup Man Gets 5000

A gunman took an esti-
mated $500 from the Home
Federal Savins and Loan AsSO-
citation, 931 Fifteenth street
NV, about l o'clock this aft
ernOOn, 'but missed most Of
the money" by taking the con-
tents of only one cash drawer,
an official said. Two officials
and a customer were ordered
into a back room when the
bandit fled.
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Costello Tax Case Goes
To Jury in New York
By the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, May 13.-The
fate of Gambler Frank Costello
on income tax evasion charges
rested with a jury today.
After Federal Judge John F..
x. McGohey delivered his
charge. the jury of seven men
and five women received the
case at 1925 am. The trial be-
gan six weeks ago.
Costello, 62, is charged with
evading at least $52,239 in in
come taxes from 1916 through
1949. The indictment has four
counts and Costello, if convicted,
could draw up to five years in
prison and a $4,000 fine on each
count.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Looking for a Home?
Take This Advice

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do as thousands Of Washington oreo
fomiIies dO-shop the big real estote
section Of The Stor every Saturday.
Nowhere will you find such ex-
tensivs listing Of properties for sole.
The Stor publishes more real estote
display advertising thon other news
poper. You also get heed stort in
your search for just the house you
won't when you shop first in The
Stor's big Saturday real estote section.
You'll also enjoy the many speeioI
articles on whot to look for when
buying or building o home, do-it-
yourself and the latest real estote
and architecture news.
For home delivery Of The Stor
phone Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Eisenhower Signs
SeaWay Bill, Calls
Il Great Project,
Program Benefits Both
U. S. and Conodu,
He Tells Guests

President Eisenhower today
happily signed the st. Lawrence
Seaway bill-an action which he
said sets in motion a great
project" that will operate for
the benefit of both the United
States and Canada.
Remarking that passage of the
bill was the elimination of 80
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Wet NomeSe Apofhy Hampers French
in BoIstering Delto. Pooe AZ
Wet Minh-held valley ITS miles
west of Hanoi would start to-
morrow.
They anticipated it would
bring out about 700 men-half
of the 1900 to 1.400 estimated
wounded. The Communists
agreed at the Geneva confer
ence to release only casualties in
the serious" category.
Flown in by 'COpter.
DR.. Pierre Huard, 62-year-old
dean Of medicine at the Uni
verSity of Hanoi, headed the
group going to Dien Bien Phu
by helicopter to negotiate with
representatives of Wet Mini
Gen. Vo Nguyen Clap.
The French anticipated DR.
HNard's mission would be quickly
successful. French air force
observers reported hundreds of
coolies already were readying
Dien Bien Phu'S airStrip to re-
ceive the big French transports,
filling in the trenches and she'll
holes which wrecked it during
the, Sc days of rebel attack.
DR.. Huard's party took of
from Luang Prabang, the royal
Laotian capital, lis miles south
west of Dien Bien Phu. Accom-
panying DR.. Huard were two
French Army medical officers
French air transport experts tc
survey the landing facilities and
the helicopter crew.
Doctors and Nurses Ready.
Doctors and nurses were mobi-
lized in Hanoi to staff the Dakota
transport planes which will bring
out the wounded. Most of them
were to be brought to Hanoi.
The wife of Brig. Gen. Chris
tian de CastrieS. commander OF
the Dien Bien Phu garrison, ar.
ranged to fly to Luang Prabans
today in hopes of word of hel
husband when DR.. Huard returns
The Wet Mimi radio has an
nounced that Gen. De CaStries
was captured when the fortress
(See WOUNDED, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1954-05-13

TStutG On to9S NJ
called "Swiftem," represents "the
first change in clinical thermo-
meters since the mercury column
type was introduced in 1867" i"
The developer was Col. George
T. Perkins of San Antonio, Tex,
who is the director of the Dental
Division Of the Army Medical
Service Graduate School at Wal
ter Reed Hospital here.
Col. Perkins said the instru-
ment could record temperatures
by remote control, and that he
emissions having all the beds
in a ward wired so that patients
could place a thermometer un-
der their tongues or arms and
= nurse at a distant part of the
ward could read their tempera-
lures on q meter"
Thermometers now in common
Evening star., 1954-05-13
By the Assoeioted Press

Development of a new clinical
thermometer described as more
accurate and much faster than
the present mercury type was
announced today by the Army.
The Surgeon Generals Office
said the new electronic device,
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Adams Shows q New
Nee Corthy Picture

INTIMlDATED1-And John 6.
Adoms. the lawyer, also sees M.
Cohn as q terrible tempered young
ster" according to The Stor's Mary
MeGrory. who sits potientb through
every session Of the Army-Mecorthy
hearings. Her account is on poss
"A
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years of effort, the President
said that now work can begin
on the project itself. He added
that he hopes the operation will
progress rapidly.
More than a score of mem
berS of the Senate and House
especially interested in the sea-
way project. and Canadian Am
baSSador A. D. P. Heeney,
watched Gen. Eisenhower sign
the bill in the White House
conference room.
$1O5 Million U. S. Share.
The measure authorizes Unit
ed States cooperation with Ca
NADIA in deepening the channel
of the st. Lawrence River to 81
feet so that ocean-going ships
can traverse it into the Great
Lakes and as far west as Du-
luth.
The project is expected to
cost the United States about
$105 million and Canada more
than 5000 million.
Senators Ferguson, Repub-
lican, of Michigan and Wiley.
Republican. of Wisconsin, and
Representative Dondero, Repub-
lican, of Michigan sat beside
the President as he signed the
measure.
master Project" Hailed.
Mr.. Dondero opened the cere-
mony by declaring that to Gen.
Eisenhower and his administra-
ton must go the credit for
putting through what he called
"the master project of the North
American continent" that will
contribute much to the welfare
and defense Of the United States
and Canada.
Senators Wiley and Ferguson
spoke of a 30-year dream of
millions of people being realized
with signing of the legislation.
The President used a total of
nine pens in writing his sigma
ture. the date and Washing
ton. D. c." on the bill.
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on MeCorthy Probe. Poee AS
consecutive day-in the Senate
Investigating subcommittee To-
day-old inquiry into the Nc
Carthy controversy.
The Army official was SUBJ
Jected to soaring cross
examination by Ray A. Jenkins,
special counsel for the investiga-
ton. The cross-examination was
expected to continue through the
day.
Mr.. Jenkins centered his ques-
tions largely on whether Army
Secretary Stevens and MI. Adams
undertook to stop an inveStiga-
ton by Senator Mccarthy of al
legged Communist infiltration Of
the Army and particularly at
Fort Monmouth.
Schine Appears Briefly.
This is one of the principal
charges leveled at the Pentagon
officials by Senator Mccarthy
and his aides in answering the
Army's accusation that persistent
and improper pressures were ex-
erted on the Army to get pref
erential treatment for Pvt.
Schine.
The private. a former Subcom-
mittee consultant and a central
figure in the investigation, ap-
peared briefly in the Senate cau-
Gus room as the morning hearing
got under way. He remained only
few minutes.
Mr.. jenkins said he did not
expect Pvt. Schine would testify
today.
Concessions For Schine.
Mr.. Adams, in the cross-ex-
animation, also testified:
/. Weekday passes and other
concessions were granted Pvt.
Schine during his basic training
at Fort Dix, N. j., because Sec
retary Stevens was told that his
services were needed by Sena-
tor McCarthy's committee and
Mr.. Stevens wanted to Coop
crate with any congressional
committee.
2. The Secretary's personal in
tereSt and attention to the Nc
Carthy investigation largely &C
counted for the speed-up in the
suspension of 35 Fort Mon
mouth employees, although Sem
ator McCarthy's investigation
was due some credit for those
results.
3. The Army did not try to
stop the Fort Monmouth inves-
tigation but did object to pub
lie hearings proposed by Roy M.
Cohn, chief counsel of the Nc
Carthy subcommittee, and the
manner in which it was pro-
posed they would be carried on"
Mr.. Jenkins inquired if it were
not a fact that the Army be-
lieved Mr.. Cohn apparently could
keep the investigation going in
definitely and if this was not "a
contributing factor" to the favors
granted Pvt. Schine.
"PrObe Until DOOmsday."
Mr.. Adams said Secretary Ste
venS made the concession about
weekday passes for Pvt. Schine.
but mot for that reason"
At one point, Mr.. jenkins
asked why the Army, if it
Continued on Page A, Col. 1.)
Evening star., 1954-05-13
British Women, 104, Dies

COLCHESTER, England, May
13 (P.-Mrs. Julia Emsley died
yesterday at the age of 104. She
had outlived three of her hus-
bands and both OF her children.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Medical School Dean
Flies 10 Diem Bien Phu
To Return Wounded
Quick Arrangements
Seen With Wet Mini
To Airlift About 700
BY the Associoied Press

HANOI. 1ndo- China, May 13.
The French flew one of Indo-
China's most eminent doctors to
Dien Bien Phu today to arrange
for speedy release Of French
Union troops seriously wounded
in the long defense of the fallen
fortress.
French officials hoped the mass
airlift Of casualties from the
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Picture Of Signing Ceremony. Pose Az
Evening star., 1954-05-13
LanieI Pleads
For Life Of His
Government
Tells Assembly Thol
Fortress Heroism
Wus Not in Vain
By the Assoeiofed Press

PARIS, May 13.-Premier
Joseph Laniel opened the defense
Of his shaky government today,
asserting the Battle of Diem
Bien Phu had served to delay
Wet Mimi attacks on the vital
Red River Delta and on Laos.
Pleading with the National
Assembly for a vote of conf
Bidoult Makes Pleo at Geneva to Unite
Koreo by Election. Poge AS
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Wet Nomese Apothy Hompers French
in BoIstering Delto. Poee AS
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Senotors Disclose Record Of Decision
on MeCorthy Probe. Poae AS
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Picture on Pose AS
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(See WOUNDED, Page A-20
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Continued on Page "A. Col. IL
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.AdamsDisputes
Cause Of Favors
10 PVT. Schine
Denies 'Trode,' Says
Recruit Got Passes
For Committee Job
BY John A. Giles and
Cecil HoIIond

Army counselor John q.
Adams denied under oath today
that the Army traded favors for
Pvt. G. David Schine in efforts
to stop a Mccarthy investigation
at the Fort Monmouth, N. j., ra-
dar laboratories.
Mr.. Adams entered the denial
as he testified-for the second
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An Associated Press Newspoper
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consecutive day-in the Senate
investigating Subcommittee's To-
day-old inquiry into the Nc
Carthy controversy.
Evening star., 1954-05-13

(See UTILITIES, Page A-30
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

George Randall Of South Caro-
lima, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Spindler
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

his grandfather, Capt John
Campbell served at the battle Of
King Mountain. His father Or
sdeard NJ Campbell. was a sur
eeon On the staff CT General j Z,
b. Stuart
JUDGE Campbell was The last
surWF.nn member 4 The Virginia
con, tltutlonal Convention of 1901
-02. He SERVED as commonwealth
attorney Of Washington county.
from 1911 to 1914 ana was judge
OF the 23rd Judicial Circuit.
5myth and Washington counties.
for ten years He became d"
member Of the Virginia Court of
Appeals IN 1924 and its chief jus
Ice i'll 1881, retiring in 1916
Surviving are his widow Mrs.
Louise Howard Campbell: two
sons. Dr L. Malcolmb Campbell.
OF johnson City. Tenn. and Vol
ney Campbell. OF Abingdon. Also,
a brother. w. w Campbell, Of
Shreveport. La. and two sisters
Mrs F. r Hundley. of Farmville
VA. and Mrs Henry Lenoir, Ba-
ton Rouge La.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
G. c. Fletcher, 70,
Dies at Scottsyille

Funeral services for Garrett c,
Fletcher, 10, Scottsville farmer,
who died at his home Tuesday.
June 2 where held Friday from
the residence. Interment was in
the Scottsyille Presbyterian ceme-
terry.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
lisa Olive Poe Fletcher; three
daughters. Mrs. Genna Warner. of
Vienna. Mrs Juanita Mayfield, of
.ScottsVille, and Miss Iris Fetch
er OF Arlington Va, son, Pal
mer Fletcher also Of Vienna; a
brother, Berry Fletcher. of Mid
dlebourne. w. Va: a sister, Mrs
Rhoda Long. also of Middlebourne
and six grandchildren.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
County Natiue Delights H. D. Club
With Memories of BygOne Days

MRS. Emma Woodson, a native
Of Prince Edward County now
Living in Florida who has passed
her. 92nd birthday was special
guests Of the Tuggle Friendship
CLUB at the meeting on June %
IN the home Of Mrs. f. C. Shultz
III keeping with the County
BicentenniaI celebration, Mrs.
Ma4shaI Huffman, president. ask
ed AIRS Woodson to tell the club
about some Of the changes in the
coulty during her % years Mrs.
Wo0dson delighted the group
vita her excellent descriptions OF
thesstyle Of dress worn in bygone
years and the changes ii trans
poration She recalled the old
stIsecoach days and remarked
that She had travelled BY all the
mts1ns Of transportation from Ok
cart to ain plane
Follo~ina her entertaining
tals the president presented Mrs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Rites Held Tuesday
For C. O. Wilkerson

Funeral services for clarence
Odell Wilkerson, ~, we've held
Tuesday afternoon. at Woodland
Methodist Church, III kuckine-
ham county with burias In the
church yard Services were con-
Quoted by the pastor Of the
church, the Rev J w Kesley,
recently assigned to thIs charge.
Mr. Wilkerson is survived by his
wife, M rs Matte Ragland Will
kerSon, step daughtf<r Mrs.
Otha Woody, both Of Edwards
vile, his mother, Mrs. Laura VIII
kerson. of Schuyler: two brothers.
Jessie and James Wilkerson Of
Schuyler, and three sisters, Mrs.
Louise Pitchford Of Norwood. Mrs.
Mable Crickenbareer, ofs<Charlot-
teSvllle. and Mrs. Pauline Beasley.
Of Schuyler.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Judge Campbell,
Former Chief Justice,
Dies in Tennessee

Preston w Campbell, 50 Vn-
ginias chief justlc for l6 years
until he retired in 1916 died early
Saturday morning July 3 in q
Johnson City. Tenn. hospital
Funeral services We're held Sun
day afternoon at Singing Spring
Presbyterian Church, Abingdon.
va. with nlerment iii the Knoll
Cifee cemetery Judae Campbell
had been under going treatment
for a week. when he suffered Il
heart attack Friday night
He was born IN Abingdon Va
January "A. 1874, and was educat-
ed at Abingdon Male Academy
and Law at the University Of Vim
ginia IN 1912, Hampden-s Sydney
CONFERRED the degree Of IL. D.
on him}
His kamily history dates back
to the Revolutionary days and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Social Activities {; it; !, ,,

Miss Nancy Striplin, councillor
OF Camp Pocahontas, Richmond
and Pat Striplin. of Danville
spent the week end with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Strip
lin
Guests OF Mrs j. A. Armistead
for the week end were DR., and
Mrs. d. Branch Armistead and
children. Carolyn and Billy, of
Greenville. N c.; j A Armistead.
Jr., OF South Hill. Va. and Miss
Frances Armistead, who is at
tending University Of Virginia
this summer.
Mrs. Benjamin r. Bruner and
son, Roger, are spending this
week in Aulander, N c., as guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j.
r. Williford
William Watkins, Of johnson
City. Tenn, spent the holidays
with his father, Joel Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Barrye Wall.
Jr.. are spending the week at
Mountain Lake, Va
MI. and Mrs Rete Odom and
children. of Quitman, Ga. are
the guests Of Miss Elizabeth
Burger
Mr.. and Mrs JIM Monaghan, OF
Lynchburg, Va, are visiting Mrs.
Monaghan mother, Mrs, c. H.
Newman
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Thompson,
Of Boydton, Va, are the guests
of their daughter. Mrs. Robert
Burger and Mr.. Burger.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Undertake
have returned after visiting rela-
tiyes in Smithfield and Newport
News. during the past week.
Meade Taylor. member of the
Hampden Sydney Glass of 81.
visited friends in FarmVille and
on the Hill last Thursday
/ Mrs Matte Leigh Walker. of
Statesvxille N. c., is the guest
of Mrs. E Scott Martin at her
home on First avenue.
Miss Alma Porter left this week
to spend ten days with Miss Mar
Raret Dunton in Norfolk, Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Seen and Heard
Pair of Ingenues Leave Southside
On Trip To Europe's Foreign Shores
BY JACKIE WALL

Armed with language books
advice. multitude of gestures
and the ability to say please
and thank you" in several fore
ign tongues, two of Farmyille s
attractive young ladies are Europe
boiind
Sarah Graham and Martha
Alice Wilson left home last Friday
bound for one of the biggest
events in their youthful lives. on
July g. in New York. they will
step aboard the s. s United
States for a six weeks tour that
viii take them to England. Hol-
land Germany, Switzerland, Italy.
France and almost clear round
Robin Hoods barn
Far from being a sudden de-
cision the trip has been a desir-
able goal in the minds Of the two
teachers for over eighteen
months. Their ambition was Civ
en- added impetus after Miss Kate
OBrien returned from a Euro
pean voyage last year, for she
gave us concrete material and
information and inspired us to
make an effort
In round figures a vacation
like this will cost each of the
girls Sl,400. Admittedly, that's a
fair sum for a teacher to raise in
so short a time However, with
help from encouraging parents
and sayings from their Jobs at
Virginia Beach and the Grove
Avenue Recreation Center last
summer. both of them have as
setnbled the needed cash OF
course they VIII be clepn broke.
in September but for heal pur-
pose.
Mounting Excitement
The trip has been anticipated
with mounting eXciq e m e n t.
Clothes had to be purchased and
prepared. Each are taking suit
and a wool dress for England
and Germany sweaters too Cot
tons ate packed for italy and
France and shorts aud play
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Mrs. Emma F. Garrett
Rites Held Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. En-
ma Florence Garrett. 78. a native
Of Prince Edward county who
died Friday. July 2. at Capital
Heights, Md. were held Monday
at D. m, in Sharon Baptist
Church. with interment in the
church cemetery. The Rev. II. N
Soyars. of Rice, officated,
Mrs Garrett was born here
November 25. 1875. the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bruce
Surviving her are a daughter.
Mrs. Ocie Bryant, of Terry, Miss:
a son. Edward b Garrett Of
Capital Heights, Md; sister
Mrs. Annie Motley of Burke
Vile TWO brothers. James Bruce
Of Rice and George Bruce, of
Bluefield, w. Va, and four
grandchildren and grea t
grandchild
relative decorum of beachWear in
these United States. hobnobbing
With French men and women in
Bikini bathing suits or less on
/ the beach at Cannes? Or, reared
on black-eyed peas, corn, and to-
matoes, sampling the strange
dishes in Germany, Italy and
France?
It's going to be quite an expert
ence and that's exactly what the
two had in mind when they made
! their plans What's more, they'll
undoubtedly love every moment of
it and SAVIOR their memories for
years to come.
/ But, speaking from experience
/ with the Southside Virginians ]
know, it doesn't matter whether
it's a drive to Richmond or a trip
clean around the world, I'm posi-
tive their first words upon land
ing on familiar shores will be
oh, we had a wonderful time
but it sure is good to get home!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

Woodson with a corsaee from the
club
With Mrs. Huffman presiding,
the business meeting included 4
vote to change the date meeting
to the first Thursday night in
each month.
Mrs. Frances Gee, agent, an
nounced that the institute of
Rural affairs would be held at
Blacksburg, July 27-30 She also
talked to the group on overweight
diets. and pointed out some Of
the daily nutyitional needs in
terms Of Galleries
During the social hour. the
hostess served refreshments and
Mrs Woodson presided at the
punch bowl