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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
ana Saturday.

and Saturday
Featuring Can Galloway. 4 cast
Of IS, 4 35-plece orchestra and
the huge revolving stage setting
Of Catfish Row. the new layish
Bleyins Davis-Robert Breen pro-
duction played 1872 performances
on Broadway and total Of over
500 since it was premiered On
June. 1852. FOLLOWING success III
London. Paris. Vienna and Berlin.
tile, Geishwin musical has enter
tanned a million New Workers
Cab Galloway viii he playing
Sportin Life. role that was on
snally written for ham BY Geish-
win and author Dubose Howard
Rotating in the role Of the spirt-
ed Porgy are 1eNern Hutchelson.
Leslie Scott ana lIluQ Barnes.
Leontyne Price. Urylee Leonard
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Sandy River
Attend Funeral


Mrs. Drew1y Gates and Drewry
Gates. Jr., attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Oates aunt. Mrs. Kate Hotf-
man in Charlottesville. Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. E. C Garrett. Jr..
and family visited in Blackstone.
Sunday.
Christmas guests Of Nh. and
Mrs. Clark Garrett were Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Garrett, OF Char
lottesville. and Mr.. and Mrs War
riner Miller. of Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Garrett
spent Sunday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. III. c. Gillian in Cumberland.
Mrs. T. B. Vance, of Texarkana.
Ark was a dinner guest of Miss
Betty Gates. Sunday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
IS Ann Sharp. Of Richmond.

Mrs. r. Q. McQuarry visited her
son. Preston McQuarry. Of Next
co, Missouri. by way of telephone,
Sunday afternoon. She called him
TO wish him a happy birthday
O. H. Booth called his brother
in-law. Win Abel. who lived here
until ten years ago when he went
to make this, home in Vallejo.
Cal. Sunday. Mr.. Abel said to
tell all his old friends hello. He
was we'll.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
'Porgy and Bess' win
Have Weeks Run
On Richmond Stage

Directly from Tit engagements
or Broadway and in Europe. the
new production of George Gersh-
wins "Porgy andE Bess' comes to
Richmond on Monday. Jan. 49,,
for a one week stay at the Mos
que. Matinees are on Wednesday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
T'usgle

The Rev. Arthur Stevens will
conduct services at Appomattox
Church. Sunday evening at 1880
The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Lois Smith returned
home. Monday, after spending
Christmas with friends in Chat
tanooga. Tenn. While there. she
visited one of the Wonders Of the
world. Rock City. on Lookout
Mountain.
Mrs. Willie Simpson had her
children home for Christmas. Mr.
and Mrs. Price Neethawk and son.
Of Roanoke. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Hicks. Of Richmond. and Mrs
John Cosby. Of Newport News.
Visit Mother
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Paulson
and children. Of Harrisonburg,
spent Christmas With his mother.
Mrs. NJ. A. Paulson.
Mr.. and Mrs L. S. Simpson
had as their guests, Christmas
Day, Mr.. and Mrs Noah Temple
ton and children. Of Abileen. Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Suddith Of Nor
folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill ChildIess
and daughter. spent last week end
with her brother. Ernest Wood
son. of Mathews
Mr. and Mrs. U L. Hudson had
their children home for Christ
mas DayMr. and Mrs. Her
man Hudson and children of
Richmond. also Mrs. Adrien How
ward. Of Richmond. and Don
Hudson Of Washington, D. c.
Children Home
Mr.. and Mrs Lyle Woodbridge
enjoyed having their children and
grandchildren home for the
Christmas holidays. Guests We're
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harold and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Scycc and children. of Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Bales. Of
Detroit Mich. spent Christmas
With her parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
Charlie Simpson Saturday night.
Mrs. Bales many friends and rel
atives gathered in the home and
honored her with a surprise mis-
cellaneous shower.
Mr. and Mrs O. II. Booth and
children were dinner guests on
Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wilkes. of Worsham. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Huskey and
daughter Suzanne. of Richmond, |
and Mrs r. O McQuarry. were /
also guests
Dinner Guests
Christmas Evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. H. Booth and children,
visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. w. II Mason. of Farmville.
Other guests in this home were
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Wallace. of I
Flint Mich. and MI and Mrs
Forest Mason and daughter. All N
enjoyed the Christmas dinner
served by Mrs. Mason
Mr.. and Mrs P. j. Ollie had as
their Christmas Day guests. Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Booth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Booth and son and
Mrs. James Bates and Miss Phyl-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
T'hrock

The Christmas pageant, entitl-
cd The Great light was pre-
sented by the church school Of
Douglas Presbyterian Church at
8 D. m. Thursday, Dec. "a. After
the pageant Santa Claus brought
each person a nice bag OF candy,
nuts and fruit Everyone enjoyed
the pageant and Santa Claus.
Miss Ann Foster. Miss Virginia
Rice. of Richmond. and Miss
Mary Rice, of Martinsville. visited
then respective homes during the
Christmas holiday
Nj. and Mrs. Walter Slaydon,
OF Pamplin. and MI and Mrs Ell
bridge Slayton. of Richmond,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Slayton for the holidays.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Holiday Visitors

Mi and Mrs. John Poultney
spent the holidays with Mrs An
ME Hughes.
Guests IN the home of Mrs.
Florence Lipscomb during the
Christmas season were Nh and
Mrs. A. w. Scott and Jimmy and
Elizabeth Ann, the Rev Frank
Bell. of Cullen, Miss Marie Allen,
Miss Sherry Allen and John Allen.
Jr.. of Farmville. and Leonard
Slaydon, Mrs. Annie Hughes.
George Hughes. and the Rev Jes-
sic Hutcheson OF Charlotte Court
House. Mrs. Lipscomb has been III
She is better now. but she will
have to be confined to her room
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Slayton
and family were supper guests OF
Miss Sarah Lipscomb. on Sunday
night.
Miss Temple Lipscomb returned
TO Richmond. Monday. after
spending the week end with her
mother
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Returns to Camp

Pvt billiard. Fowler has return
ed to Camp Kicker, near Dothan,
Ala, after spending "a week with
his mother, Mrs. Ola Fowler.
Mr.. and MIS-. Bill Bonn. Mr..
and Mrs. Holiday Scott. of Roa-
noke. and Don Scott. who is sta
toned in Texas with the air corps
spent Christmas Day with Mr.
and Mrs, A. w. Scott Mi and
Mrs Harrison Saunders. of Rich
mond and Mr. and Mrs L. C.
Rector. of Farmville. were also
guests in the same home.
MI and Mrs Jackie D. Throck-
morton and SON. Of Roanoke
spent Christmas visiting relatives
and friends here.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
A Difference

Mrs. A. - OF course, my hus-
bands income runs III the thous-
ands.
Mrs. blow lucky you are
Mine merely strolls into the hun
dreds.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Open House
Hungry

Bill said I looked good enough
to eat last night"
And SO YOU steered him to
high priced restaurant l suppose :"
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Gas Tanks Go Soon,
Changing Familiar
Foggy Bottom Skyline

The Washington Gas Light
Co.'S huge. circular storage tanks
at Twenty-fourth and Virginia
avenue NV. landmarks for more
than half a century. are about to
vanish from the Foggy Bottom
skyline.
The storage facilities haven't
been used for a month. and the
actual gas containers already
are gone. leaving only skeletons
Of the big round tanks. Wreck
ing crews, the company said,
will start tearing those down
within the next two weeks
The property on which they
stand is earmarked as the site
Of cooperative apartment and
Office buildings, the fist struc-
lures in a vast proposed busi-
ness and residential develop
ment.
But that project. officials said,
has nothing to do with removal
Of the tanks
Their demise, officials said,
came with completion of a more
economical underground gas
storage plant at Rockville The
enormous Rockville plant has a
gas storage capacity of ITS mil
lion cubic feet. There, both nat
ural gas and propane are stored,
some under high pressure.
The Virginia avenue gas
holders. built only for low-pres-
sure storage are small by con-
trast. The larger had a 3.5 mil
lion cubic-foot capacity. and the
smaller held only half that much
gas.
Whether for good or bad, as
one official of the firm noted,
those tanks will be missed on
the skyline"
The large holder was built in
1893. It's smaller sister went up
in 1926.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Dismissal of Beach
Is Made Final

The dismissal Of Beverly C.
Beach, long-suspended Metro
politan Police Inspector, yester-
day was made final by the Dis
trict Commissioners-unless the
policeman resorts to courts.
The Commissioners action af-
f1rmed a finding by a special po-
lice trial board. which found Mr..
Beach guilty Of conduct prejudi-
cial to the force. AS did the trial
board. the city heads found the
former inspector guilty of using
part Of a Christmas basket fund
for a precinct party. accepting a
$3.50 gift without permission and
lying about certain financial
transactions in testimony before
a Senate District crime subcom-
rnittee.
Mr.. Beach's attorney, Charles
E. Ford, Immediately termed the
decision outrageous. Mr. Ford
said he was considering an ap-
peal to U. s. District Court for
the District of Columbia.
In reaching their decision, the
Commissioners waved aside the
former-policeman's fearful plea
for mercy earlier this month.
Their only apparent concern was
the technicality Of whether he
should be dismissed on each Of
the charges, as the trial board
recommended, or whether he
should be dismissed Just once.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

Mine Workers, who have a
large interest in the National
Bank, were reported to be rep
resented by the unknown buyer.
Cyrus Eaton. Cleveland flnan-
cier. who has worked closely
with Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV at
times. was mentioned as a pos
sibility.
With only one small branch,
the consolidation will bring to
the National Bank nine addi-
tional offices scattered across
the city. The downtown Hamil-
ton Office and the new branch
on Connecticut avenue near
Dupont Circle are particularly
desirable spots.
A bank with large cash funds
and a small staff will be COM
bined with an institution hav-
ing somewhat less cash but O
large and competent stan.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Police See Solution
To Hicks Staying;
Learn About Clothing
BY q Star Stoff Correspondent

LA PLATA, Md, May 26.-De-
tectiveS hunting the killer of
Louis A. Hicks cleared up an
important point, today, and ex-
pressed fresh confidence that
the battling case will be solved.
DR.. Edward j. Edelen, Charles
County medical examiner. de-
scribed for police the clothes
worn by Hicks when he was found
dead. Hicks was pronounced
dead of a crushed chest by DR..
Edelen on March %, after the
disabled veterans car crashed
into his home near McConchie.
The vehicle, specially fitted
for manual operation by the "a
year-old veteran. paralyzed in
the lower half of his body by
Shrapnel wounds, veered of a
curve just before the crash.
DR.. Edelen said he recalled
clearly that Hicks had on a
dress shirt and tie when he ex-
amined his body.
Witnesses, who had seen Hicks
a few hours before his death,
said he was wearing a light sport
shirt with the collar turned over
a coat of darker color. DR.. Ede-
lens statement apparently sub
stantiates a police belief that
Hicks was beaten to death by
persons who changed his clothes,
placed him in the car, taped the
throttle wide open and sent the
heavy car careening across his
lawn.
The victims 25-year-old wife.
Dorothy, told authorities she was
in the car with her husband
when it crashed at 4 am. but
was so stunned that she could
not summon aid for nearly two
hours.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Congress Finishes Action
On Incorporation Law

Congress today completed &C
tion on long delayed moderniza-
tion of the District law for in
corporation of business here.
The House, on motion of Rep
resentative O'Hara, Republican,
OF Minnesota, agreed to Senate
amendments and sent the bill
to the White House for Presi-
dent Eisenhower's signature.
Mr.. O'Hara had played a lead
ing role in working out the legis-
lation over several different ses-
SionS Of Congress. as a member
of the House District Committee.
The bill had been tied up in the
Senate during two or three diff
ferent sessions on protest by
Delaware Senators, but amend
ments inserted by the Senate
this time met their objections.
The old present law on cor
porations was branded in many
public hearings by leaders of the
District Bar Association as "ob-
solete, inadequate and unwork-
able"
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Value Of Chambers Estate
Will Exceed $5OO,OOO

The value of the estate of
w. w. Chambers, Washington
undertaken who died last month,
will exceed $500.000. Attorney
Leonard A. Block said yesterday.
Disclosure of the net worth of
the widely-known funeral direc-
tor was made as his son, w. w.
Chambers. jr.. qualified as execu-
tor to handle settlement in the
District. The elder Chambers
named the son as principal
beneficiary.
He died at his residence in
Riverdale. Md. April 81. and the
will was filed for probate at Up
per Marlboro early in May Be-
cause most of the Chambers
property is in the District. how
ever. a petition remaining the
son as executor in the District
is required.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Dope Raids Net "a
With End Not Seen;
Top Dealer Held

Narcotics raids which have
been under way by Federal
agents and Metropolitan police
since late Monday have netted
"a persons. and the end still
isn't in sight. it was announced
today.
Included in the roundup was a
man considered as one of the
top dealers in the country-Clin-
ton (Chink) Randolph. As. of
the 100 block of independence
avenue Sc. All the suspects are
colored.
Arithmetic could figure the
loosely-knit narcotics operation
at a 81 million a year on the as
sumption that some 80 peddlers
sell 5000 capsules a day for every
day in the year, according to
Narcotics Squad Capt. Howard F.
Mowry. He was dubious of the
figure. but emphasized the i'm
portance of the mass arrests.
District Charges 20.
All of those arrested are
charged under either the Harri-
son Narcotics Act or the Jones'
Miller Law, or both. Metropoli-
tan police filed charges against
20 of them: Federal agents filed
against four and seven persons
still to be charged are already
in jail on other charges.
Irwin Greenfield, District super
visor of the Federal Bureau Of
Narcotics, named Randolph as
the most important man in the
catch.
He was arrested early Tues
day in his independence avenue
room, where the raiders found
what they said was $4,000 worth
Of heroin and synthetic sub
StituteS.
He was arraigned on seven
counts each of sale and possess
sion and released under $4,000
bond by United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence.
Two Brothers Arrested.
Included in the arrests were
two brothers who had been
shared two weeks ago when police
raided q suspected narcotics
hangout in a vacant house.
The brothers are william
(Buster) Long, 20. Of the first
block Of N street NV, and
Charles T. Sonny Long. %.
They had been released on
bonds on the previous charge.
Three women suspects sched-
uled for arraignment today won
continuances to June Is and
were released under $2,5O0 bond
each. They are Olivia Stith, 33.
Of the 1900 block of Tenth street
NV; Amanda D. Garnett, q,
Of the 1000 block of First street
NV. and Elizabeth McClearn,
21. Of the 1900 block of Eighth
street NV.
Seven persons APPEARED for
arraignment yesterday. The re-
naming "a were to be arraigned
later today. =.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Senate Group Dims
Hopes for Action on
D. {. Representation
By Don S. Worren

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee has just about killed hopes Of
favorable action on a proposed
constitutional amendment to
give the. District a vote in presi-
Dental elections and some voting
representation in Congress.
The resolution sponsored by
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee failed of ap-
proval in a vote taken about S
pm. yesterday, in a closed-door
session Of the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Chairman LANCER said it failed
by a vote of 5 to 3. Others said
the vote was 4 to 4. In either
case the resolution was defeated.
To Ask Reconsideration.
Chairman LANCER, however,
said he will ask for reconsidera-
ton at another meeting he has
called for 10 am. Tuesday. He
told reporters he did not be-
lieve there had been sufficient
time for members of his sub
committee to understand the
issues.
The North Dakota Republican
said he voted for a favorable re-
port.
He had previously announced
his approval. along with pro-
posals for broadening in the
Case resolution to provide for
two District members of the
Senate, as well as members in
the House. He also had an
nounced he wanted to tie to
the constitutional amendment a
specific grant of authority for
Congress to let the District have
a home rule local government.
At the time. he said he knew,
Of course, that a Senate Dis
trict Committee bill for a home
rule government bill here al
ready was awaiting action on
the Senate calendar. He was
seeking a legislated specific
grant Of authority in keeping
with the Supreme Court ruling
in the Thompson Restaurant
case, he said.
Issues Not Clear.
Just exactly what the eight
members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee voted on late yes
terday Is somewhat in the dark
Some suggested it was only
the Case resolution. Others
said there had been some men
ton of the broadening LANCER
amendments. Still another re-
port was that this whole action
was a little on the informal side.
Clerks of the committee re-
stricted their announcements of
"the failure" Of the Case amend
ment to win approval.
A spokesman for Senator
Hendrickson, Republican. of
New Jersey said he had voted
for the Case resolution but had
made some reservations as to
what he would do if the matter
came up in the Senate. The
spokesman said Senator Hen
Erickson feels Washington home
rule should come ahead Of the
Constitutional amendment.
To add to the confusion, Sena-
tor Dirksen. Republican Of
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Lewis and Eaton Have Record
OfCIose Business Association
Both Mentioned
As Mystery Buyer
Of Humilton Stock
By james Y. Newton

-
John L. Lewis. the United
Mine Workers president, and
Cyrus Eaton. the big Cleveland
flnancier. have had a long and
close personal relationship and
apparently have had several
business dealings in the past.
Speculation has named both
Mr.. Lewis and MIR. Eaton as being
the mysterious individual who
has just acquired controlling in
terest in the Hamilton National
Bank on behalf Of National Bank
Of Washington interests. Al
though Mr.. Lewis has never ad-
mitted 1t, his union, gained con-
troll Of the NBW several years
ago.
Several years ago when the
Cincinnati Enquirer was sold by
the Mclean estate Of Washing
ton. Mr.. Eaton financed the pur-
chase of the paper by a group
of employees.
UNIV Money?
At the time it was reliably re-
ported that UNIV money was
used in the $7.6 million trans
action. The other leading bidder
for the paper was the family of
the late Senator Robert A Taft.
long time political foe of Mr..
Lewis
It was known that a repre-
sentative of the employees talked
with Mr.. Lewis about the posi-
bility Of getting financial help
in the purchase.
Last year the largest nom
union coal company in the
country - the West Kentucky
Coal Co., was sold to Mr.. Eaton's
interests. .
Soon after the sale the COM
pany signed contract with the
mine workers union, something
Mr.. Lewis had failed for years
to get the previous ownership
to do.
Cotton and Ferger.
Several months ago when
Robert r. Young, now engaged
in a battle for control of the
New York Central Railroad, re-
linquished his holdings in the
c. & O.. Mr.. Eaton took over.
Among the new directors
named to the c. & o. in the
shakeup were Barnum L. Cotton.
president of the National Bank
of Washington and the new head
of the Hamilton National, and
Roger F. Ferger, president and
publisher of the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The tie between Mr.. Lewis and
Mr.. Eaton has been natural. since
Mr.. Eaton long has been in
terested both in coal mining and
IN coal-hauling railroads.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Leroy Pumphrey to Speak

Leroy Pumphrey, candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for State Senator from Prince
Georges County in the June %
primary election, will speak at
9:15 O'Clock tonight over WMAL-
TV.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Festival Due Saturday

Olivet Episcopal Church.
Franconia, Va, will hold q
strawberry Festival" from 30
pm. until dark on Saturday tor
the benefit Of the parish hall
building fund.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

Illinois attended the meeting
but was said to have left before
the vote was taken. and Sena-
tor Welker. Republican. of Idaho
arrived late after the voting.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-03
Kiser Operating
Thucker Garage

Lowell Kiser this week pur-
chased the stock and obtained the
lease on the former Thacker gar
age and Union 76 station on high
way No. 40. The new name is Low
ellis Service garage.
Kiser has worked as an automo-
bile mechanic for over 10 years
He was employed at Henrickser
Motor Co., Diesel Automotive Co.
and Himsl- Wohlwend, all in Kali
ispell, and Driscoll Motors in Col
umbia Falls. He had also worked
for General Shea Morrison in their
diesel shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kiser have three
children, Cynthia, 5; Bruce, 3, and
Debora, 8 months.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-03
Hold Friday Mass
For ollie Welsh

Requiem high mass will be cele-
brated Friday at $50 am, in St
Richards Catholic church for Oliv-
er T. Walsh, SO, who passed away
at the old Walsh farm home west
of Columbia Falls Tuesday after
noon. Father William Molloy will
officiate.
Ollie Walsh was one of the best
known men in Columbia Falls. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
Walsh, one of the first settlers.
Ollie was a member of Columbia
Falls high schools first graduating
class in 1916 along with Bill Opal
ka, Columbia Heights; Mrs. James
Bertha Shouse) Jolly, Kalispell,
and Mrs. Amelia (Lewtz) McDou-
gall, Auburn, Wash.
He served in World War l, and
followed the carpentry trade and
farming. He served for nearly four
years as manager of the Columbia
Falls state liquor store until 1858.
Mr.. Walsh was charter mem
Der of the Kalispell VFW post and
became first commander of Colum-
bia Falls VFW post in 1945-46.
There was also membership in the
Coolies, and appointment to dis
trict and state veterans offices
No member of the Flathead Life
saving and Rescue association put
in more long and loyal hours on
search than did he.
Survivors are his sister, Mrs.
Maude McCrae, Missoula, and
brothers, John Walsh, Apgar, and
Sheriff Dick Walsh, Kalispell.
Rosary was to be recited Thurs
day evening at $3.50 in the Wagg-
ener and Campbell chapel. Mill
tary graveside rites are scheduled
for Friday at Conrad Memorial
cemetery in the family plot fol-
lowing services at st. Richards.
Ollie developed a heart ailment
about year ago, and was hosp
italized at Fort Harrison for a
time.
Tuesday about 1:3O he telephon-
ed a neighbor, Mrs. Clarence Sau-
rey to pick up some medicine for
him in town. Mrs. Saurey brought
it out, and met Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walsh. She gave the medicine to
them. The door was locked, and
the thought was that Ollie had
gone to neighbors visiting. John
went around to the back door, and
found it open. Inside the house
(it was about 2:3O), he found his
brother slumped in his chair dead.
He had been typing letter to his
cousin, Forest Atkins in Omaha.
Three paragraphs were written,
and then apparently he slumped
over.
Ollie lived at the old Walsh
home about mile south of the
highway 40 junction off the La
Sale road.