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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
Meeting Of Rural Workers, Clubs
Gets Water Program Underuau

The program for more running
water in Buckingham county rur-
al homes shifted into high gear
at meeting of agencies and or
carnations working with rural
people in the county. held Thurs
day at Buckingham Central High
School.
j A Waller Of VPI, who is in
charge OF the water syste m
Program for Virginia, met with
professional workers, farm club
representatives, and health de-
partment officials. to explain the
development of the program. its
necessity, and advantage to rural
residents
Only about 40% Of Virginia s
farms are enjoying the advant-
ages OF water under pressure, and
in Buckingham county out Of 1920
farms only ~ or approximately
3S9 homes have running water
The unanimius opinion Of those
present at the meeting was that
the percentage could be increased
10 30 or $3.50 by properly CO.
ordinated educational and assist
ance program
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
Increases Production

, A pressure water system is one
Of the most valuable assets for the
home and farm. It saves labor,
provides conveniences, improves
health conditions and can be used
in many ways to increase farm
production and efficiency When
al the benefits are considered
many farms cannot afford to be
without water under pressure.
Survey Begins
Within the next few weeks a
urvey VIII begin IN all county
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81. on May 3
Lowest. 13, on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, II, at 2:45 pm.
Low. 81. at 500 am.
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Of their wounds. They were not
hurt seriously. 50
Pvt. PjeTou, a former Univer-
sity Of Maryland student. has
been in the Army since last Oc-
tober. After completing basic
training he was sent to school
at Camp Gordon, Ga, to study
code work. He became i'll about
six weeks ago and has been at
Walter Reed Hospital for five
weeks.
His father, Arch Pjerrou, a
Federal Government employe,
arrived at the hospital yesterday,
just 10 minutes after his son
climbed the fence and escaped,
The driver whose laundry
truck was stolen was Lou White,
"a, of 412 Farragut street NV.
He suffered elbow injuries from
being hit with the pipe. The
other driver assaulted was Wal
ter j. Misiewicz, 25, of 521O
Alton street Sc. He was ad-
mitted to Washington Sanitar-
ium with head injuries, also
from the pipe.
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Bloody Dress Owned
By Mrs. Hicks Found
BY Car Death Probers
By J. [. MichoeI

LA PLATA. Md. May 20.-Au-
thorities revealed today that
bloody clothing owned by Mrs.
Louis A. Hicks and white adhe-
sive tape similar to that which
held open the throttle Of her
paralyzed husbands car have
been recovered from the Hicks
home.
An investigator familiar with
the case since the crushed body
of the 34-year-old World War II
veteran was removed March %
from the wreckage of his Lincoln
sedan said a pair of beige stock
ings, a dress and the tape have
been located.
The stockings, he said. were
Scuffed out at the knees and
stained with blood at the tops
and toes. He described the dress
as lightly spattered with blood.
A complete description Of the
dress which relatives Of Hicks
said his wife, Dorothy, rs, was
wearing on the fatal night was
withheld. ...s
Piece of Rose Bush Found.
Raymond Hindle. a brother
in-law of the victim, said the
stockings had several holes, from
one of which a piece of wild rose
bush protruded.
The articles, it was learned,
were sent to FBI laboratories for
analysis and reports of findings
are expected soon. FBI exami-
nation of glass from the broken
right half of the cars wind
chield has also been requested.
Police probing mystery angles
point out that all fragments
were found on the inside Of the
car.
Splintered pieces of a soft
drink bottle on the rear floor Of
the vehicle pose another enigma.
FBI experts previously have
been asked to inspect two pieces
of blood-soaked clothing found
in the basement of the Hicks
bungalow near McConchie and
another picked out of a back
yard rag pile.
The specially equipped car
used by Hicks, who was stricken
helpless from the waist down
by shellfre in World War II,
careened across a lawn with
full open throttle and smashed
through the front of his home.
Medical authorities said death
resulted from a crushed chest
and police ruled the smashup an
accident.
Probe Began Month Ago.
Relatives worried by puzzling
circumstances prompted a probe
which began a month ago with
exhumation of Hicks's body and
an autopsy by State medical
examiners, whose report is ex-
pected soon, possibly today.
Mrs. Dorothy Hicks, the VIC
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stairs to q back bedroom and
locked them in q closet there.
Mrs. Thomas said they heard
him wandering around, search
ing the house. Then he went
outside and drove of in a red
Ford pickup truck belonging to
Mr.. Carl.
Later it developed he had
taken with him the food from
the Thomas home. plus some
canned goods from the main
house. Police still were unable
to find the automobile he stole
in Takoma Park and presumably
used to get to the general area
Of the farm.
Husband Sees Truck.
Mrs. Thomas husband, re-
turning to the farm about 6 pm,
saw the truck near Smiths Cor
ners about four miles from the
farm. He recognized the truck,
he told police. but did not know
the man driving.
Mr.. Thomas drove to his home
and found his frightened chill
dren still covering in the bed
room. They told him "a white
man made mummy go to the
big house with a knife" he said.
Rushing to the main house,
Mr.. Thomas heard his wife and
Mr.. Prather yelling and beating
on the closet door. He released
them and heard what had hap
pened.
Too nervous to operate the
telephone in the house, Mr..
Thomas loaded everybody into
his car and drove to the adjoin-
ing farm Of Remus Riggs. Police
were called from there.
Mrs. Thomas and the child
were then taken to Montgomery
General Hospital for treatment
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would receive a social security
benefit. At that time the civil
service widows annuity would
be adjusted, but the combined
benefit would in all cases ex-
ceed the existing levels.
ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
The more important additional
changes would be:
l. Eligibility for a deferred
retirement annuity and the Civil
. Service survivor annuity changed
to 10 years service, instead of
the five years now required.
2. A three year waiting
period" would be required for
participation in the Civil Service
Retirement system.
8. The joint-and-survivor an
nuity option would be placed on
an acturial- equivalent basis.
COSTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Generally, there would be i'm
mediate savings to both the Gov
ernment and to members of the
retirement system. Any ultimate
increases in overall costs would
occur only in the event that in
creases in the old-age and sur
vivors insurance tax rate take
effect as scheduled. These would
be the results: ..-..
1. Reduction Of employe con-
tribution rate to the retirement
system by about 81 per cent (3la
per cent of first $4,000 of pay
and 6 per cent of the remainder
rather than 6 per cent Of pay as
at present rate).
2. Reduction of about one
third in normal" costs of the
civil service retirement system
G.47 per cent of payroll-3.75
per cent by employees, 3.72 per
cent by GovernmenD.
8. Reduction of about one
third in "unfunded accrued liza
bility" of the civil service retire.
ment system.
4. The old-age and survivors
insurance tax would be applica-
BILE to members of the civil sery-
ice retirement system and to the
Government as employer (pres-
ent rate is 2 per cent of first
$4,000 of pay, for employe and
employer)
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Here Is q summary OF the CO.
ordination of civil service re-
tirement-social security benefits
for Government employees pro-
posed today to Congress by the
Kaplan committee:
GENERAL RESULTS.
/. Considerable improvement
of overall retirement and sur
vivor protection of Federal en-
ployes.
2. Maintenance of an independ-
ent civil service retirement sys-
tenn, stronger in some respects
because of it's present social in
surance" responsibilities would
be shifted to old-age and survi-
vors insurance.
3. Elimination of inequities in
benefit amounts which arise
when workers move between en-
ployment covered by old-age and
survivors insurance and civil
service retirement. impairment
of protection in some cases; in
ordinately large benefit amounts
in others)
4. Immediate savings would
accrue to both Government and
employees Savings to employees
would be reflected in reduced
contribution rate); eventual
costs, assuming scheduled old
age and survivors insurance tax
increases become effective, would
be commensurate with benefit
increases.
RETIREMENT BENFITS.
Civil service retirement bene-
fits payable after age 65 would
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TINS 25-year-old wife Of four
years, said she was in the car
when it collided about 4 am.
and that she was too dazed to
call for help until more than an
hour later. She was slightly cut
about the face. Police said she
told conflicting stories Of the
crash.
Discovery of the stockings,
dress and tape closely followed a
statement Tuesday by Harold
Simpson Of Welcome. Md. that
Hicks wore light sport shirt q
few hours before his death. Mr..
Hindle said the body had on a
dress shirt and tie when removed
from the car.
A battered wheelchair used by
Hicks was seized Monday
Detective Sergt. G. Edward
Newcomer. State police homicide
ace just assigned to the probe.
said yesterday the fatality is still
listed as an accident. now
studded with puzzles he will try
to resolve.
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Co-ordinuted Benefits

be adjusted to take into account
that retirement benefits from
social security would also be
payable, with these results:
/. The existing widows annu-
benefits would be payable prior
to age 65.
2. After age IS, the adjusted
civil service retirement benefit
plus the social security benefit
would yield an increase (about
per cent on the average) over
the existing level of benefits.
3. The wife or dependent hus-
band of a retired employe could
qualify for an additional social
security benefit at age IS.
SURVIVOR PROTECTION.
Survivor protection for men,
bers of the civil service retire
ment system would be greatly
improved:
1.-The existing widows annu-
ity $50 per cent of the earned
retirement beneflt) would be
payable Immediately. regardless
of the age of the widow, rather
than at age so as now provided
when no minor children survive
2. The present civil service
child's benefit would be replaced
by the far more adequate social
security benefits to children.
3. Family benefits to widows
with children under age 16
would be payable by old-age and
survivors insurance. In addition
the immediate civil service
widows annuity would be pay
able. -l~ -a * st...A
4. Any widow reaching age 65
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KopIon Plan Links Civil Service
Retirement and Social Security

second child is 1S, and 1854 for
the rest of her life.
The new plan would give her
| $2,S34 a year during the first
four years. $2,454 for the next
six years. 1854 for IA years. un-
til she is IS, and 1892 for life.
Also, widows would start re-
ceiving these monthly payments
as soon as their husbands died.
They now must wait until they
are so. Also, widows who re-
marry after they are SIS would
continue to draw these benefits.
Payments now stop when widows
remarry. So
8. The children Of women in
Government who die would re-
ceive survivorship benefits, even
though their fathers are alive
and working. Children of work.
ing mothers who die do not now
receive survivorship benefits, un-
less the father is dead or unable
to work.
Joint SuryivOrship Change.
4. The committees proposals
would decrease slightly the joint
survivorship features Of retired
employees. A retired employe
who elected to take an annuity
cut to assure his wife a pension
after his death would have his
annuity trimmed slightly. How
ever. Mr.. Kaplan said this would
be offset by the fact that the
wife would receive a larger social
security benefit after his death
than she would now receive
under civil service.
5. Federal employees who had
worked in outside employment
and were covered by social Sc
curlty, or who may have had
part-time jobs will receive credit
for this employment in terms Of
greater social security payments.
Independent System.
6. The civil service retirement
system would remain intact and
none of its present benefits would
be changed, with one exception.
Employees with fewer than 20
years of service who left the Gov
ernment could still withdraw
their contributions. plus interest.
However, the Withdrawals would
be smaller, since the employees
contributions would be smaller,
with only 312 to 4 per cent of
their salaries going to civil Serv-
ice retirement and the rest to So
cial security.
Z. The civil service retirement
system would retain it's complete
independence. The social security
survivorship insurance benefits
would not interfere with the civil
service retirement system opera
tions. The salary deductions
would take place in the same
way, with the designate
amounts going to civil service
and social security.
8. The wife or dependent hus-
band of a retired employe could
qualify for an additional social
security benefit at age of 65.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Hearing Of Second Man
In BIackmaiI Case Put Oft

A second man arrested in an
alleged blackmail attempt yes
terday was placed under $500
bond on charges of taking prop
erty without right.
Identified as John w. Robert
son, jr., 81, of the 5000 block OF
Brothers place. Sc, his case was
continued before Judge Milton
j. Krenheim, jr., until May 26.
Another mar. William G:
Hines, jr., of the 300 block OF
Thirty-seventh place Sc, is un-
der $500 bond on two charges OF
taking property. His case has
also been set for May 25.
According to Detective Sergts.
]. T. Bailey and G. L. Keyser.
the two men met a sailor in La
fayette Park and afterward
threatened to tell q story that
he was homoseXual.
The sailor told police he gave
UP nearly $3.50 in several pay
ments before contracting them.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

DiStrict-Rain tonight prob
ably ending early tomorrow, low
of SO, followed by considerable
cloudineSS.
Maryland-Cloudy and cool
with rain tonight probably end
ing in west portion late tonight,
and in east early tomorrow, low
$3.50.
Virginia-Cloudy and cool
with rain tonight probably end
ing west portion late tonight and
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her across the stomach and
breast while she was trying to
quiet them.
Mrs. Thomas said he also
slashed a daughter, Barbara Lee.
5, across the eyes.
Finds More Clothes.
Mrs. Thomas said the man
searched the house until he
found an Air Force jacket, a
pair of gray pants and a gray
flannel shirt and a gray felt
hat. Still threatening the family
with the knife, he disrobed and
then dressed in front Of them,
she told police.
She said he also looted the
icebox, eating some food and
piling the rest in a box. The
tension continued, with the man
pacing up and down and peering
out of the windows frequently,
Mrs. Thomas told police.
About 3 pm, Mrs. Carl arrived
at the farm with her two chill
dren, Sarah, 18 months, Dick, 5,
and a friend. The Carls are pre-
pairing to move to the farm. After
they left about 4:45 pm, the
man made Mrs. Thomas go to
the main house.
The frightened woman began
walking with the man, the knife
at her back, following.
Police said that just before the
man and Mrs. Thomas got to the
house, Augustus Prather, col
ored, a handyman on the farm,
drove up in a truck. The man
forced them into a downstairs
closet, police said, but couldn't
find a key to lock it.
So, he marched them up
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The Federal Spotlight
CONTINUED from First Page.)

additional payment from social
security, which would average 8
per cent over his civil service
annuity. The civil service pen
sions and the social security
payments would be paid with
separate checks.
2. Payments to widows and
children under 18 of employees
who die would receive substanti-
ally greater payments than they
receive under social security.
The Kaplan Committee gave
several examples to show how
its proposals would benefit sur
vivors Of Federal employees.
CASE A.
A husbands high-five-year
average pay was 5000. He had
IL years of Federal service. His
widow is 80 and there are two
children, IL and 8.
Under existing conditions the
widow gets $616 a year for six
years. until the first child be-
comes 18: $462 for the next four
years, when the second child
turns 18. and $3O8 for the rest
Of her life.
Under the Kaplan proposals
the widow would get $2.468 a
year for six years, $1,928 for the
next four years, $308 for 10
years, until she was IS, and
1888 for the rest of her life.
CASE B.
An employees high-five-year-
pay was $4,028. He had II years
of Federal service. His widow is
Al, and he leaves two children,
IA and 8.
The widow now would get
81, ,108 a year for four years, when
the first child becomes 10; 1881
for the next six years, until the
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hunting but he wouldn't tell us
what he lost. I looked too. He
forgot about it after a while and
told us to be quiet.
Encounter Handyman.
"After Mrs. Carl left (this was
about 4:45 pm) he told me to
get going. He put the knife
in my back and we started over
to the house. When we got in
side, we found Gus (Agustus
Prather, SIS, colored. a handy
man on the farm, who had driv-
en- up in a pickup truck a few
minutes before this and gone
into the house, was inside.
He stuck the knife in Gus
ribs" continued Mrs. Thomas.
"and told both Of us to get in
a closet. He couldn't find the
key to lock it and made us go
upstairs to a bedroom. He locked
us in a closet there. :
Gus told him Mr.. Carl was
coming to the house in a little
while. Gus figured this would
scare him off. But he said he
was going to wait for Mr.. Carl
because he wanted an automobile
to get away in.
"He STAYED around until ahollt
6 o'clock then we heard him
drive off in the truck. In a lit
tie while my husband came and
let us out and we went to tell
the police and get our cuts fixed.
THAT man told me he would
come back and pay me for the
food and for the trouble but
didn't understand what he
meant. Itdcn't want to see him
again"
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Rises. Sets
Sun, today 5:5l am. S:lSpm
Sun, tomorrow - $50 am. S:19 pm
Noon. today - 1908 pm. 1:3S am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
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east early tomorrow, low $3.50
west and north, and in the SOS
southeast. :,
Wind-Small craft warnings
are displayed. North to north
east winds 20-3O miles per hour
tonight becoming north to north
west tomorrow.
River Report.
(From U. 8 Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
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Soar Stomp

A Saar stamp carries sur
charge for the Abbey OF Tholey
and shows St. Benedict blessing
st. Maurus as he sets out as q
missionary.
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Lafayette News

Mrs. ERa Hall, Mrs. Ada Hall had
dinner at Mrs. Daisy Arnold's home
Tuesday.
The Lafayette Community Club
met at hone of Mrs. Clyde Williams
on Thursday.
Mrs. Bauche Helser and Ethel
Helser were Sunday callers at Ho-
ward Helssrs.
Mrs. Eve Sherrick and Mac Ward
were calless at Mrs. Daisy Arnold's
Sunday afternoon.
The Country Benefit met at the
home of Mrs. B. F. Hall Thursday
evening, II members present.
Mr.. aid Mrs. r. E. McCleary
celebrates their golden wedding an
niversark Sunday. Their children
were all present. 1t was a nice day
and th& had a big attendance,
Mrs. sDaisy Arnold and Mr.. and
Mrs. = F. Hall rel dinner guests
TuesdaE at Mrs. Ada Halls.
MrsA Blanche Helser and Mrs.
Daisy Arnold were Tuesday callers
on Mr.. Ethel Helser..
Mrs. Unable Hawk returned home
Sunday from her daughters home,
Mrs. DON Smith.
The ". S. C. S. of Methodist
Church net at the home of Mrs.
Don Surague. Inez May was pro-
gram leader, IL members were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westphal Sr.
were SaturdsA evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Dye Shultz in Lima.
Mr.. and Ms. Kiracofe of Pleasant
View Chur& showed pictures of
their trip to4foreign countries.
Mr.. and 8rs. John Westphal and
daughter aid Mr.. Ernie Westphal
of Toledo Mere Sunday dinner and
supper guess of Nh. and Mrs. Fred
Westphal SD
Mrs. DaiN Ludwig who suffered
a broken hSp several weeks ago is
in a critical condition.
There is Ia lot of measles and
mumps around this time of year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-25
Local Committee
Judging District
Essay Contest

A committee of Button citizens
is busy thR week judging a district
American Tegi6 essay contest in
which the best fcontest entries from
45 Legion post in seven Northwest
ern Ohio Cou4ties will be considered
for advancing Int to the state finals.
Appointed# for the painstaking
work of juggling the essays are A.
B. Murray Button school superin-
tendent; Wilbur A. Howe, high
school civ Is instructor and mayor of
Bluffton; i and Harry Bogart, past
commands of the local legion post.
Winning essays from the various
county Gntests were forwarded to
Garnette Foltz, second district COM
mander, Who will send the winners
as judgeq by the local committee on
to the state contest in Columbus.
The essay topic this year is "My
Duty to HAme and Country"
In the stAte finals, IL winners,
three from each of the four grades
in high schoolA will be selected for
prizes consisting of all-expense trips
to Washington, 3. C.
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ArmOrsville

: Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Spencer and
family, Mr.. ind Mrs. Robert Ewing
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of NJ. and Mrs. H. o. Hilty.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman spent
Sunday witt Mrs. Mary Hartman and
son Cloyce of near Hoystville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore spent
Sunday viii Nh. and Mrs. Dale
Moore and family of Allen Park,
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry Bell and fam
lily were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Nan Montgomery and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman were
Tuesday dirfper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. O.'P. Hartman.
Nh. and MN, Carl McCafferty,
Miss Margaret Guider, Mrs. Bertha
Shelly spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fisher of Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. Hartman called
on Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fenste-
maker and family Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hene Grouse and
family called sunday afternoon on
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ~. Montgomery and
family.
Mrs. Grace KMlgler spent Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Coldiron
and family of Uearborn, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Reams called
on Mr.. and Mrs g. ". Montgomery
and family one Nening last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Schaublir
and family called Sunday evening or
Nh. and Mrs. HsO. Hilty.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Hartman called
on Mr.. and Mrs Henry Grismore,
Wednesday evening.
delayed from Last Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Niswander,
Blutfton; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Doc
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denkin, Mrs. c. ID. Plate, Miss Essie
Harrod all Of Lima were last week
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Hilty.
Mr. and Ms. Erwin Moser called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson,
Sunday a~fternoonl
Mr.. and Mrs. Go. Stultz and fam
lily were Frida8 evening supper
guests of Nh. id Mrs. ]. C. Mont
gomery.
Mrs. C. w. N ntgomery and daugh-
tiers spent Til rsday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Reams.
Sunday dim er guests of Mrs. Grace
Klingler wei Mr.. and Mrs. J.. C.
Montgomery Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Klingler and sons. Afternoon callers
evere Mr.. am Mrs. Gerald Hilty and
Family.
Mrs. LeEpre Montgomery and
daughter SUI called Thursday after
nMn on MH and Mrs. G. w. Mont
gomery and Family.
Mrs. john wilkins and daughter
Mary Lou spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Grace Klingler.