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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Williamsburg Is
Toured by Fourteen
Local HID Members

Fourteen members of Prince
Edward County Home Demonstra-
,lonS Clubs, accompanied by Mrs
Frances Gee, agent. and Mrs
Verna Pritchard, Extension Serv-
ice secretary, made day long
our Of Williamsburg on Wednes-
day Oct. 27.
Three cars left Falmvllle short
~ after 8 IN the morning The
ladies made a tour Of the build
lngs and gardens. and were
particularly impressed with the
furnishings and their historical
background and the lovely fall
arrangements made by Williams
ourgs official flower arranRer
Ihe group returned home about
1870 p m
Those who went on the trip
from the clubs we're Mrs. Kathryn
Scott. Mrs Lily Hines, Mrs. Maria
Ferguson and Mrs. A D Hobsood
from Mt Pleasant Club; Mrs. r
] Ward Jr. and Mrs. II Z
Southall from the Buffalo. Club
and Mrs Cora Moles. Mrs. w. B
Morris, Mrs L. y. Jacobs, Mrs. c
c. Roberts. Mrs. j. L Carlton
Mrs j A LeSueur MIS- r 7
Hamlet. and Mrs. II N Garner
fran the Social Hour Home Dem
onStration Club
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

The Milnwood Home Demon
stration Club met with Mrs. V. v.
Gordon on October 20, with eight
members present In the absence
Of the president. Mrs Wallace
LaPrade presided
The meeting was called to
order and then the Homemakers
Creed was read by Mrs. S. w
Putney, Jr. followed by the Lord S
Prayer in unison.
After the regular club business
was transacted, Mrs. Frances Gee
reported on future Leader Tram
ing meetings to be held
Mrs Harold Garrett gave a most
enjoyable and Informative dem
onstrat!on on the Uses of New
Fabrics.
The November meeting VIII be
held IN the home of Mrs. Wallace
LaPrade
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

A prOgr ram commemorative
World Community Day Will be
given at p. m. in the Farnyille
Presbyterian Church on Friday,
Nov ) The theme of the pro-
gram is Let The Children Come
Unto Me Special music Will be
provided by the children's choirs
of the various churches in town.
The project for this year con-
Germs items suitable for little
children. such as nov or used
clothing. materials for making
clothes, scraps Of materials,
household goods, such as blankets
for children's beds, towels, wash
cloths etc
These donations should be tax
en- to the Presbyterian Church by
I p. N. on Friday Nov 5. so that
q report can be given at the even
ing service If each package is
wrapped for transportation by
truck and a list of contents be
attached to the outside Of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

Virginia. serving as president of
the Student Body III his senior
year, and thence embarked upon
his medical career. He began in
Nicola w va but after two years
he moved To PheniX. Charlotte
County and then to Hampden-
Sydney in 1927 where he has been
ever since
War Experiences
He recalls his war experiences as
surgeon with the 319th Ambu-
lance Corps in France as being
varied and sometimes very thrill
ling There was the time he was
sitting in the barracks when an
ambulance passed by. Having
nothing better to do at that mo-
ment he Jumped aboard. being
Of a fidgety nature, and landed
in a French hospital where a
number of American wounded
were hospitalizcd. He says the
boys greeted him with The Lord
must have sent you when they
heard him speaking to the doc
tors in his "passable" French. be-
cause for days before The staff
and the patients were completely
unintelliaible TO one another
For d few months after ArmiS-
tlce was declared and before he
received his orders for home he
practiced medicine in a small
French village, The experience is
one that he found interesting and
useful
Horse and Buggy DAYS
Dr.. Moore began practicing dur
ing the horse and buggy days. and
he finds there has been a tire
mendous change" III medicine
since then
The following is one Of his
favorte stories telling about the
time when hospitals were scarce.
ana he had Just bought his first
car
one Hot summer afternoon III
1912. I got most urgent call to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

go about IL miles int5 the coun
try An excited yoice over tht
phone asked me 10 come al once
Aunt Sookie done fen out Tn,
cherry tree and popped herself
"At the time w9s reDailtng ,
tire There was no garage within
40 or so miles and no automobile
roads Mad tie first c,r II thst
part of the county when e1t
about halfway 10 nv destination
/ saw 4 caravan conlina down IA.
road They had loaded Amt S1or.
ie on ton of a wagon BODY fri 81
wheat straw and ware takjne he,
ia her home found -hare was
narrow road fhrongh tbe uooas /,
her house and 7 didn.f ,-ant t-
scratch up nv pgpttv nnw cgr
decided III onerata III thp nattan-
right there
II had them pnll the wagon +,
the side az the ROAD III tbe ,hs Il.
Of tree. l found their diagnosis
correct. Aunt Sookle had a big
rat protuberant abdomen anc
she was popped open about 4
through the skin and underlyiuS
tissue down 70 the muscle | go
out my emergency k-tt drew SONS
Ctnsf1lp NtlfaF ~
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Mrs. Powers Will
Become Bride OF
r. L. Undertake

Arthur Harrison Cooke, of Car
tersville, announces the engage
ment of his daughter. Thelma
Cooke Powers, to Roscoe Lee
Timberlake, son of T h m a S
Leitchfield Undertake. Sr.. and
the late Mrs. Annie Blanton
Timberlake.
Mrs Powers. a graduate OF
Hamilton High School, Carriers
vile. and the Sheltering Arms
Hospital, Richmond. is on the
nursing staff of the Southside
Community Hospital She is the
daughter of the late Mrs. Beulah
Meador Cooke
Mr. Undertake is a graduate of
Powhatan High School, and at
tended Virginia Polytechnic In
sritute. Blacksburg He is engaged
in dairy farming at his home,
"Blenheim Springs, near Balls
vile.
The wedding viii take place IN
December.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

years He puts great stock IN the
Bible and has made such study
Of it that he believes he knows 1t
pretty thoroughly. He chides the
unconcerncd reader when he jok-
ingly gives this remedy for nom
sleeping ITO read a chapter in
the Bible, because most peoples
minds are blank when they do
In addition TO his church af-
flllation ne belongs to the Lion S,
the Masons. Sigma Chi Fraternity.
ana is particularly proud Of his
post graduate membership IN
ODK Hampden-Sydney College
made him an even happier man
when it bestowed upon him the
Algernon Signey Award given for
outstanding qualities
Priced Possession
Tucked away among Dr. Moore's
prlzed possessions IS a typewriter
eltag III "a few short sentences.
Written durug the 1905 it reads
is o.lotS
Dcal Mr Moore we the FOL
towing Wauld like to express our
prIa o..tlon for your kindness in
occurring steak dinner for Us
Thursday before the Homecoming
1ane Yoa are . wonderful fellow
md it's aica 20 know that YOU are
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
Miss Marie Adcock
Weds Mr.. Humphreys
In Roanoke Ceremony

Mr. and Mrs William White
Adcock, of Manteo. have announc-
ed the marriage OF THEM daughter
Georgia Marie, Of Manteo and
Farmville, to William Donald
Humphreys, son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Blake HUMPHREYS, OF
Roanoke
The double ring ceremony was
performed at 730 p. m. Thurs
day Oct. 81 at the Baptist Par
sonage IN Roanoke, with the Rev
Gordon L. Keller officiating.
The bride wore a light beige
suit with matching accessories
and an orchid corsage.
Mrs. HUMPHREYS has been at
lending Phillips Business College
IN Lynchburg, and MI Humph-
rieS attended Hampden Sydney
College He is now employed by
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in Roanoke
After a northern wedding trip
ne couple will make their home
1t 27l9 Whiteside Avenue, Roa-
Ioke
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
WOrsham p-TA To
Hear McLelland Talk

Detectives and obstacles of the
visiting teacher will be the sub
lect Of a talk by Paul McLelland
during the meeting Of the Wor-
sham P-TA Tuesday Nov ., at
p m. in the school auditorium,
according to Mrs Bruce Redd. as
ISOLATION president
Teachers, patrons and friends
arc invited to hear the program
Of information. Mr. McLelland
serves as visiting teacher IN
Prince Edward Cumberland school
division. working through the Of
flee of superintendent T ]. Nc
IlWaine
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02
World Community Day Service Set
For Friday In Presbyterian Church

package, the work Of the COM
mittee will be simphfied The
name of the church represented
may be put on the outside so that
various church groups in town
will have a record Of their do
nations.
Overseas Drive
The regular quarterly collection
Of used clothing for distribution
overseas will be made by the
Church World Drive truck on
Monday. Nov s. This year it will
be noted that the regular clothing
drive will be held at the same
time as the collection for World
Community Day
The World Community Day
program and collection and the
regular Church World Drive are
both sponsored by the Farmville
Council of Church Women with
Mrs. A. r Gray as chairman OF
Tie committee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

MIS- N. M GINS. Mis- Marian
Terry Miss Ruth Glqaves and
Miss Virginia Bedford were the
gues's o. Miss Mary PEEK at Fin
castle va. on sunday
Mr. and Mrs 2 7 Atkinson
returned on Thursday after
spending two weeks in Florida
They spent some time first at
West Palm Beach and then spent
week at Lauderdale- by- the Sea.
They also visited Mrs. Atkinson S
aunt and uncle. Dr. and Mrs.
Frank Irons of winter Haven
before returning home.
Miss Dorothy Ovetcash and
Miss Eloise Strader both Of Win
chester, were the week end guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. H g. Overcast.
Dr.. and Mrs. David c. Wilson
Wee the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dunn in Bassatt. on sun
day
Guests Of the Rev. and Mrs. W
r. Rogers during the week end
were DR. and Mrs Tallafelro
Thompson, Of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Richmond
IN. Thor,7,,sO,, c,,ol-o ro1looo
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-02

FIlGdy after VlSlCnlg IN Michigan
They VIII remain here until tht
coming week end when Mrs
Nache vii! 60 to Washington to
complete taking out her citizen
ship papers before reioining he,
husband IN England
Mr. Lawrence w Avent Of
Providence Forge, spent the weeE
end here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Sydnor Newman
Friday night guests OF Or. anc
Mrs + H. Crawford we're Mrs
w A. Turner Of Arlington ans
Mrs r r Mcdowell, OF Rich
mond
Nif ana MIS- j Barrye wall
re- the Sunday dinner guests
q Mr. ana Mrs Douglas Whjpple
ana family, Of Rockbrid & e
County
Betty Ann and Carol Rex. o.
Charlottesville visited theil
aadmo her Mrs. George Rex
during the week end
MIS- I. P Shelton. Of Radfo.d
is visiting her son and daughter
inelaw Nh and Mrs Farrar
shelton
Evening star., 1954-10-26
DR.. John A. Simpson,
Washington Native

DR.. John A. Simpson, 40,
Washington physician since 1888,
died today at his home, 1913
Monroe street NE. His Office
was at his home address.
DR.. Simpson was on the stats
of Providence and Georgetown
Hospitals.
Born in Washington, he was
graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity in 1888.
He was a member of the Dis
trict Medical Society, American
Medical Association. Catholic
Youth Organization and the
Holy Name Society at St. An
thongs Catholic Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Agnes Cannon Simpson; four
sons, John. jr., a student at
Georgetown University; Robert
and Thomas, both students at
Gonzaga; Michael, a student at
st. Anthony's School: three
daughters, Anne, of the Bene-
dictine Order. Elizabeth. N. j.;
Agnes and Celene. both of the
home address; his father, Ar
thur Simpson. Capital Heights
Md, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Knapp, Ais East Capitol street,
and Miss Ethel Simpson, 721
Monroe street NE.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing handled by Collins funeral
home. Is.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
By Richard FrykIund

Carl Sandburg put together an
evening of reading and chatting
at the Coolidge auditorium OF
the Library of Congress yes
an overflow audience.
The noted poet and biographer
was as informal as the old
brown loafers he wore with his
tuxedo. He dismissed with an
easy wave the program carefully
set down by his sponsors, the
Gertrude Clarke Whittal Poetry
and Literature Fund, and then
rambled through his poems and
his and other mems writings on
Lincoln.
"They are my favorites." he
said as he read, "Proverb Mo-
saics": he had fun with Worms
and the Wind" and Boxes and
Bags" poems, he said, that chill
dren love. He hit out at writers
more interested in sound than in
thought when he read 1.-THE Alb
racadabra Boys" but then he
conceded he was only playing
literary politics.; and his poem
"Bilbea." he commented, just
goes to show the old Babylonians
were somewhat like residents of
the District of Columbia"
His one-volume biography of
Lincoln has just been published,
and Mr.. Sandburg said how he
came to write it. He had pub
lished a six-volume Lincoln, he
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Hubert {. R. Bohnke,
Southern Railway Official

Hubert c. r. Bohnke. 6S. chief
clerk and statistician in the au-
diting department Of the South
ern Railway, died Sunday In
Sibley Hospital. He lived at 1881
Otis street NE.
A lifelong Washington resi-
dent. Mr.. Bohnke was graduated
from Mckinley High School. He
played baseball there and later
with sandlot teams in Washing
ton. He began working for
Southern Railway 80 years ago
as a clerk.
He was a member OF Golden
Rule Lodge No. 81 of Odd Fell
lows.
Survivors are his widow, Mo-
zella, and two sons. Carl D., of
the home. and Hubert F., Be-
thesda.
Services will be held at 2:3O
pm. tomorrow in the Lee funeral
home. Fourth and Massachu-
setts avenue NE. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
John J. Doherty, II,
Retired Builder

John ]. Doherty, ST., II, re-
tired owner of the P. c. Doherty
construction company in Pough-
kepsie, N. Y. died sunday at Doc
tors Hospital.
He was a Houston (Tex.) and
Alexandria (Va) resident since
he retired IS years ago. His
Alexandria home was at 27O5
Russell road.
Mr.. Doherty was formerly
chairman of the Dutchess Coun-
ty IN. " Welfare Board, direc-
tor of the Farmers & Manufac-
turers National Bank in Pough-
keepsie and treasurer of the
Dutchess County Golf and Coun-
try Club. He was a member of
the Elks, Knights of Columbus
and Armita Club in Poughkeep-
sic.
Survivors are his widow, Mary,
two daughters, Mrs. Mary Pa
trlcia Hurley of the Alexandria
address. Mrs. Helen Doherty, Sill
yer Spring; three sons. John, jr.,
and James P, both of Houston;
William. P. Trenton, N. j., and
seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 am
tomorrow at st. Rita's Catholic
Church, Alexandria. Burial will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery there
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Don Manuel Trucco, 81,
Was Chilean Envoy Here

Don Manuel Trucco, 81, who
was Chilean Ambassador to the
United States from 1888 to 1899,
died yesterday in Santiago,
Chile, after a brief illness.
His daughter, Mrs. Robert A.
Knowlton. lives at 1921 Davis
street NV.
Mr.. Trucco was an engineer
by profession and was former
head of the Chilean State Rail-
ways. He had been dean of the
faculty of mathematics at the
University Of Chile. minister of
the interior and vice president of
Chile. For a short time he was
interim president of that coun-
try. ....
Mr.. Trucco retired several
years ago as president of the
Central Bank of Chile.
Besides Mrs. Knowlton, he is
survived by two other daughters,
Marta of Santiago, Mrs. Fer
nando Illanes, Rome. Italy, and
a son. Manuel. jr.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Mrs. Charles H. Gray,
Daughter Of Judge
|0f Customs Court

Mrs. Charles H. Gray. Al,
daughter of the late Judge
Charles s. Hatfield Of the United
States Court Of Customs and
Patent Appeals. died Sunday at
George Washington Hospital.
She lived at 1921 Ashmead place
NV.
Mrs. Gray, the former Mar
garet Hatfield. was born in
Bowling Green. Ohio. and at
tended Syracuse and George
Washington Universities. gradu-
ating from Columbia University.
She came to Washington in
1923 when her father was ap-
pointed to the bench. He died
in 1850.
Mrs. Gray was a member of
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Survivors are her husband, an
employe at the Mayflower Hotel:
two sons by a previous marriage
Corpl. Ricky Schulze, with the
Army in Tokyo; Charles Schulze
of Bethesda. a senior at Be-
thesda Chevy Chase High
School: her other, Mrs. Hatfield
a house mother at Phi Kappa
Sigma Fraternity at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland; a brother, Dos
T. Hatfield, Arlington, a patent
attorney, and a sister. Mrs
Mitchell c. Best of Bowling
Green.
Services will be held at pm
tomorrow at Hines funeral home
1901 Fourteenth street NV
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Gene
terry. Pallbearers will be men,
bers of Phi Kappa Sigma Fra
ternity. The family requests
that tokens of sympathy be sent
to Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Sondburg Chats Informally
On His Poems and Lincoln

pointed. "but it sells for $54-and
who's got $54?" It has a million
and a half words, he added, and
no one has time to read it.
So he spent two years in
"distillation and compression, no
abridgement or condensation"
and cut the length to 100000
words. He said he saved much
of the original book and added
$4,000 new words made neces-
sary by recent Lincoln research
Though perhaps the greatest
interpreter of Lincoln today, Mr..
Sandburg conceded that to him,
the Civil War President remains
impenetrable."
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Dratha

VAN HORN. MATTE v. On Sunday.
ost91sr 1ap%4r e VnH 1254 st sNibley HSsPlta
Mann and Archie o. Van Horn; sister
Of Minnie Carter, Lille E.. carrick and
the Simmons Bros. Funeral Funeral Home. iorseoes 1851 81
1ff0es5 1li e.m.tsis e st IL am. Intermsns csssi
WHITE. WILLIAM CLINTON. sud
ss ,N1eS NEresdmsn.S aospital; WILLIAM
5si9ysd %hiyd ts,aa. husband Of Mrs: Charlotte 3.
relatives and friends. Remains resting
at the Barnes & Matthews Funeral
Home, '6i4 4th st. s.w. Notice OF
wilson. CATHERINE L. On Friday.
October .22, 1854, at her residence.
eATHERNE 81 nT WiWN wWsshlaEtOn beIaSs
M. Carl J. Wilson. She also IS sur sur
yiyed by three brothers. Mr.. John s..
s,atans N,atthaniel I,s and William 1: Wilson: two
Steler Stokes; three nieces, three neph-
eN! eeWs and other relatives and many
friends: After pm. Tuesday. friends
cornish Son Sc 'a Funeral as inf Ho@e. Soenlsh a1s 4
10th ST. NV, where funeral services
Will be held at 1870 pm. Wednesday,
October 27. Rev. Frank Thomas Rob-
erts officiating Intermene Litscoln
Memorial Cemetery.
WIGGINTON. ANNA. On Friday. October
22, 1854. MRS ANNA WIGGINTON
Of 1915 Allison st. NV. beloved mother
Of Mrs. Jane Carter and Mrs. Eliza
beth Hinton. both Of Englewood. N. j.
She also is survived by q devoted SON
in.laW. Raymond B. Jackson, and other
relatives and friends remains rastino
with L. E. Murray g. Son. 1897 10th
t.. NV. where friends may call efter
$3.50 pm. Tuesday. October 20. and
where funeral services will be held We'd
nesday october 27. at pm, Rev.
Robinson ofnciating. Interment Wood
lawn Cemetery. 26s
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Frank ]. Coleman, y, Dies;
Labor Leader Here 40 Years
Many Civic Activities
included in Career
Of Plate Printer

Frank j. Coleman, veteran la
Dor leader here during the last
40 years. died today at Casualty
Hospital. He was II years old.
Mr.. Coleman. legislative repre-
sentative of the AFL Plate Print
ers' Local 2 since 1917, num-
bered many congressional lead
ers among his friends. During
the Coolidge and Hoover admin
istrationS he served as a Haison
officer between the AFL and the
White House.
A native of the District, he
grew up in Southeast Washing
ton. attended local schools and
learned the plate-printing trade
at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
His wide range Of civic activi-
ties included service as a trustee
Of the District Public Library. a
post he held until his death, and
oCAN1SC OAA IlulllCkVu0 dQt1SOIy
committees appointed by the
District Commissioners over the
years. seq #
Held Union Offices.
He had held the post Of sec
retary of the Washington Gem
tral Labor Union, AFL, since
1920 and was secretary Of the
Maryland State-District of CO.
lumbia Federation of Labor since
1928.
Mr.. Coleman was a close friend
Of Samuel Gompers, one of the
founders of the AFL, and had
been a veteran delegate to the
National AFL conventions for
over a score of years.
During his service as 1egisla-
tive representative for the Plate
Printers Union and as an aide
of the national AFL organiza-
Evening star., 1954-10-26

ton. he was an active cam
paigner for Federal retirement
laws and the Social Security Act.
Was Stricken Wednesday.
A devout Catholic, Mr.. Cole
man was member of St
Joseph Parish in Northeast
Washington near his home al
$40 A street NE.
Mr.. Coleman was stricken Ill
Wednesday night at his home
and taken to Casualty Hospital
where he had been in critical
condition until this morning
An energetic man. he had put ir
a full day at his office on Wed
nesday.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Deborah C. Coleman, q
daughter, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Oakley, two sons. Francis j., jr.
and Robert j.. a brother, Rich
ard, and two sisters. the Misses
Annie and Jane Coleman, all OF
Washington.
Funeral services are to be
announced later today.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
With Regard to q
Gard Of Thanks

Very often q cord Of Thanks In
The Stor meets q need which con
hardly be solved in any other woy.
Not only 10 il o gracious expression
d gratitude to those who hove sent
floFal tributes but also eourteousiy
acknowledges the services and kind
aesses OF the mony to whom Q per-
sonol note Of thonks eonnot well be
moiIed or whose names and od-
dresses ore not known. insertion Of
q cord Of thonks moy be orroneed
by telephone to The Star. ST. $4,000.
The Evening and Sunday Stor
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Laurence M. Crosbie

EXETER, N. H.. Oct. 26 (P),
Laurence M. Crosbie. 49,, in
structor emeritus of English at
Phillips Exeter Academy and
school historian, died yesterday
at his home after being stricken
on a hunting trip. He had re-
tired in 1945.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Conrad P. Connor,
Top Zircon Dealer
BY the Associated Press

BROOKSVILLE, Fla, Oct. 26.
Conrad Patrick Connor, 81,
formerly one of the worlds big
gest dealers in zircons, died
Sunday of a heart attack.
Mr.. Connor came here a year
age from Lynbrook, N. Y, after
retiring from business because
of i'll health. He was known as
the largest United States import
er of zircons from Siam and
had in his collection the largest
pure white zircon in the world.