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Evening star., 1954-10-21

Since the collecting of bird nests and
eggs has been made illegal, small boys
might like to know Of one collection
that is interesting.
It is of fallen bird feathers.
The fact that the feather must be
picked up off the ground is one of the
conditions.
These may range from an eagle
feather to one from a songbird such as
the house wren.
Collecting and swapping might be-
come as keen sport as collecting milk
bottle tops in the old days.
Fallen feathers could be put in a
scrapbook.
They could be mounted with bit
Of scotch tape fixed over the end.
An opposite page could be used for q
picture Of the bird, and maybe some-
thing Of its history and description. and
the place where the feather was found
Mostly such feathers are seen on
sidewalks. streets or on the parking,
but often enough on lawns.
They are dropped by the birds in
moulting, or just in the natural course
Of events.
These feathers often are very small
ones, out Of the bottom group of feath-
ers. but clearly show the coloration.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
| letters to The Star.

days and nights of steady calls. And
had we an active and well-Staffed
warden service, there would have been
volunteers on many blocks of the city
60 report on damage, rope off blocked
streets. and help clear away some of
the debris which was such hazard,
especially in the downtown area. They
might even have helped to prevent
some of the casualties.
Emergency training and prepared
ness on community basis is a good
thing-and a good CD program can
provide the training to meet most
emergencies. Hurricane Hazel's visit
leaves room for consideration.
B. b. L.
This is the second time in four years
that I have been in an area which
underwent what might be termed a
minor disaster" The other time was
in Syracuse, New York, when severe
wind storm tore down thousands of
telephone and power lines.
I have been hearing and reading a
good deal of nonsense about what an
excellent" job the power company has
done under the circumstances. I heard
the same thing in Syracuse four years
ago. Let's not kid ourselves. They did
terrible job.
This is not to criticize in any way
the excellent work being done by the
repair crews themselves. They deserve
all the praise we can give them. Rather
am criticizing the power company
and the public utilities commission Cor
whatever regulating body functions in
the District) for allowing such a situa-
tion to develop. They should have had
more crews ready for such an emer-
gency.
dread to think of what might hap
pen in our cities in event of a real
emergency. such as large air attack
I trust you will excuse any tipping
errors you may find in this letter. I
am, for very obvious reasons, writing
this by candlelight.
Ross M. Hardter.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Money-Moker Retires

When The Star Of December %, 1924,
announced that Alvin w. Hall had been ap-
pointed Director of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, it explained that he first had
come into direct touch with 'the worlds
largest intaglio printing establishment"
when he was summoned from the Bureau Of
Efficiency to work out if possible plans pro-
posed to improve the service" two years
earlier. Need for such improvement and for
such business engineer to carry it into
effect had been shown by the so-called Long
Committee in it's sweeping investigation of
the entire plant and the system employed
there" prior to 1920.
Mr. Hall at the moment of his assump-
tion of his new duties at the Bureau was
only SO, but he had had excellent training
in the law and In industrial economics.
While chief of the statistical unit Of the
Ordnance Bureau of the War Department,
he had supervised the labors of approx
mately 5000 accountants and auditors This
experience was one of his major qualifica-
tions for his career as head Of the Govern
,ment's bond, currency and stamp manufac-
turing institution.
During the three decades of his con-
tinuance in that post Mr. Hall fully justified
the confidence of his sponsors Day by day
he won the respect, the admiration and
eventually the sincere affection of the Bu
reaus whole personnel. When 1t became
known last week that he had asked permis-
sion to retire, the news spread swiftly
through the different divisions and the diff
ferent buildings, and it was received every
where with the same profound regret-the
sorrow of old friends parting
Mr. Hall will be difficult to replace. It
Is good to know that as long as he lives he
will be available to be consulted. His interest
in the Bureau will continue. and SO will the
interest of it's people in him. Meanwhile his
Washington neighbors, remembering his
generous civic services, will join with Secre-
tary of the Treasury Humphrey in "best
wishes for many years of happiness and the
best of health"
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Mystery Compounded

The wording of the indictment against
Joseph S. Petersen jr., tends to add to the
mystery of this strange case. One count
charged the discharged National Security
Agency research analyst with taking secret
documents with intent and reason to be-
lieve that the information was to be used
to the injury of the United States and to
the advantage of a foreign nation" It is
hard to reconcile this charge with the dis
closure by this Government that the foreign
nation involved is one of our friends, the
Netherlands. The Dutch government has
said that it has been exchanging "Secret
Intelligence" with Mr. Petersen since World
War II, unaware that he was not authorized
to convey such information.
When the former Arlington Hall en-
ploye was arrested by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation recently the main charge
was worded differently. He was accused
then of obtaining data for the purpose Of
injuring the United States or aiding a
foreign nation. AS now phrased, however,
the two parts of the count are directly
linked in way that raises question as
to what happened to the documents after
they reached Dutch hands. The Government
surely does not mean to imply that the
DuCcH government lGSeu HCeHoeo Co use
the information to the injury of the United
States.
Perhaps the air will be cleared when
the Petersen case goes to trial But the ma
ture of the work in which the analyst had
been engaged will preclude full disclosure.
The National Security Agency is probably
the most covert of military organizations,
since it repeatedly deals with codes and
cryptanalysis, including the breaking of for
eign codes. If our most guarded military
codes have found their way into the hands
of some potential enemy, or if our progress
in DECIDING the messages of foreign powers
has been leaked into improper channels,
the implications are serious indeed
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Mr.. StringfeIIow's Tangled Web

Representative Stringfellow has done
the right and necessary thing-right and
necessary for himself, the Republican Party
and the people Of Utah-in withdrawing as
candidate for reelection to Congress. He
could hardly have done otherwise, not in
the lurid light of his confession about the
tangled web he wove for himself, over a
period Of several years, with tall tales Of
extraordinary personal heroism in the Sec
ond World War;
Now that he has barred his soul in this
matter, now that he has made clean breast
of it in what appears to be a thoroughly re-
pentant SPIRIT most Americans will sympa-
thize with Mr.. Stringfellow. At any rate,
although thing of his own making, the
ordeal he has gone through adds up to
very real personal tragedy, and people in
general would be less than charitable If
they did not feel certain measure of COM
passion for him. This is the more true be-
cause the man himself-who actually was
manned by German land mine during his
wartime Service-SeemS to have been an ex-
cellent citizen until he began to confuse
reality with his dreams Of derring-do. In
that sense, his story is not unlike one of
those told by James Thurber in "The Secret
Life Of Walter NIFTY" only Mr.. Stringfel-
low-as distinguished from the f1ctiona1 Mr..
Mitty-failed to keep his romantic irnag-
inings to himself, but publicized them in
stead and thus @fell into trap laid in part
by my own glib tongue"
BY confessing to that effect (and con-
fession is said to be good for the soul). Mr..
Stringfellow has gone far toward extricat-
III ~ fox ID &c
young man. and he has done about all that
he can do to make amends Although he has
ruined his congressional career, Americans
who have the milk Of human kindness in
them must wish him well as he strives now
to recover as private citizen from the
wreckage Of his political reputation.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Hurricane Huzel

To me, the impact Of Hurricane Hazel
did not become apparent until nearly
two days after she left town. But in that
interval, I heard again and again the
remark: 'It just shows you how un-
prepared we are for an emergency.
Supposing something even more seri-
GUS happened here?" My friends and
neighbors were referring, Of course, to
the power failures which left our street
and many others without light, heat
and power for nearly two days. In
that time we learned how much a
little foresight and advance planning
can help in an emergency. And in
nearly every instance it all came back
to the same basic essentials which
should be a part of Civil Defense pub
lie education and should be available
to every householder. Naturally we
didn't have to be told to get of the
street and stay in a sheltered place.
Or to keep away from windows and
other glass-and keep the children
away. But lot of us (and was one)
got caught without f1ashlight batteries.
And plenty of people with electric
kitchens didn't think to have canned"
heat in the house to cook on. hadn't
checked the batteries for my AM por-
table radio-they were corroded and
it wasn't till late next day that re-
called our auto radio is battery -oper-
ated and could have gotten the news
bulletins on that. I was fortunate
enough to have plenty of food and
especially canned goods on hand-and,
of course, we didn't have to contend
with damaged water system. But
was very grateful to the neighbors
who disposed of our garbage in their
incinerator. because our waste disposal
unit was out of operation. incidentally,
speaking of neighbors, our street was
wonderful example of how neigh
borhood can work together in an
emergency. Those with gas stoves
cooked for those without; those with
power let their neighbors "tap in" with
freezer and refrigerator lines thus pre-
venting lot of food spoilage; and
there was generous handing out of
candles and extra ice.
Carry it a step further: What goes
for neighborhood goes for commu-
nifty. Had the emergency seemed to
warrant it, the Civil Defense message
center volunteers could have been
alerted to man" the Command Center
at the Armory and the four zone
control centers around town, taking
damage reports and routing them on
to the power ompany-thus helping
to reduce the terrible burden Of three
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Spinoeh Under q Cloud

It is not surprising that Chairman
Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission
has caused minor sensation with his as
sertion that certain kaleidoscope tests sug-
gest that spinach, while undoubtedly very
good for adults, may be not so good for
growing children. After all, considering how
the stuff has been eulogized from genera
tion to generation, considering how Popeye
and others have placed 1t on pedestal as
a paragon Of body building virtue, the world
has good reason to be shocked by such a
statement And how is it to be explained to
Evening star., 1954-10-21

the minor-defy classification because
of the range and diversity Of their in
terests and activities. At this stage prac-
tically all of them were devoting them
selves to public affairs, though the class
of professional politicians in the mod
ern sense did not really exist
John Adams believed that several of
these average citizens of America"
signed with regret" and several others
with many doubts" but DR.. Malone
finds that: "They all stood forth in
this instance as champions of liberty.
But they were heralds of political self
government rather than class warfare
and social revolution, and it is an IRON
Evening star., 1954-10-21

ical fact that very considerable num-
ber of them suffered grievously in their
fortunes in the course of the war. J.. :.
The shortest-lived of the Signers was
Thomas Lynch, jr., of South Carolina,
who affixed his name to the Declaration
at 81 and was lost at sea when 80. The
first to die was John Morton of Penn
sylvania; Button Gwinnett of Georgia,
who fell in q duel within year, was
a close second. The longest-lived was
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who lived
until 1882, dying at the age of 95. in
the beginning of the railroad era. None
of the rest of them, apparently, ever
saw anything faster than horse"
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Boosts Judge Medina

Judge Harold Medina should be the
very first to be considered for the Su-
preme Court vacancy.
He is man of extraordinary patience
and one who is cognizant of what JUS
tice means, regardless of race or creed.
All jurists recognize his ability fortified
with deep sense of responsibility. His
decision involving the fate of group
which would seek to destroy all funda-
mentals Of Americanism was hailed as
just one.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
The Gossips

They say that I'De more bookshelpes
Than / really need,
Pointing out hoD seldom
They haze seen me read.
They say that IDe more laughter
In nly heart than one
Person should be boarding
When ne has the sun
Neuer guessing books may De
As dear as friends about.
And laughter indispensable
Should the sun burn out!
Eloine Y. Emons
Evening star., 1954-10-21
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Why do some birds. like quail
have stubby. rounded wings rather thar
tapering ones?-G L. I.
A. Although short, rounded wings d(
not enable bird to fly for long dis
tances at time, they do beat the a
rapidly and get up speed more quick
than long, tapering wings. They al
therefore found on birds such as qua
and pheasants which ordinarily rely d
concealment from enemies and mus
move swiftly when discovered.
@. During what months of the yel
does polio occur most frequently?1
NJ. c. H.
A. About 80 per cent of cases occi
from July through October.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Change at Suez

4ne SeVen-year AnglO-EgypClan pact
just signed in Cairo is designed to effectuate,
on dehnitive and final basis, last Julys
generalized agreement committing Britain
to withdraw completely from the Suez
Canal zone. Although 1t involves number
Of risks, the undertaking is realistic one
whose chief virtue is that it removes a
dangerous point Of friction from the Middle
East Beyond that it lays the groundwork
for new concert Of effort to strengthen
the common defense against the threat Of
Communist aggression in that strategically
vital part of the world
In keeping with the terms of the pact,
and as soon as 1t has the formal ratification
of both countries, Britain will transfer to
the Egyptians the control and administra-
ton of its great complex OF Suez military
bases. Further, within period ending 20
months from now (by June Is. 1856, at the
latest), it will carry out total withdrawal
of the $4,000 or more troops 1t now has sta
toned in the area. In short, it will eliminate
the last vestige OF its military occupation
and divest itself of all the imperial pre-
negatives it has enjoyed there since 1882
The pact, however, is not one-way
proposition. On the contrary, in exchange
for the thoroughgoing evacuation to be
made by the British, Egypt has agreed (1)
that they will have the right to maintain
certain installations with 1900 Of their own
civilian personnel; (2) that they will be-
free to reactivate and operate the Suez
baSes-"on war footing"-in case Turkey
or any of the eight states in the Arab
League is attacked by an outside power;
and (3) that they will be Immediately con-
suited If such an attack appears to be i'm
minent-a provision seeming to insure that
the Egyptians will welcome them back into
the area, militarily, if the Soviet Union
makes menacing moves against the Middle
East.
In Britain and elsewhere, including
particularly Israel, there are more than
few people who view all this with consider
able misgiving, despite the pact's guar
antees. There is a fear, for example, that
a potentially grave vacuum Of power will
be created by the British Withdrawals
vacuum that could invite serious trouble
making by the forces of subYersion and ag-
gression. Another fear, among others, is
that the withdrawal may upset the areas
balance of armed strength in way that
could tempt the Arab League to renew hos
t1l1t1eS with the ISrael1S.
But such fears seem to stem largely
from the difficulty of adjusting ones mode
of thought to the novelty Of the changed
situation caused by the Anglo-E Egyptian
pact-a situation in which the Suez area,
for the first time in more than 70 years,
will have no British power in it. Perhaps
this will prove to be a bad thing, but the
fact remains that the British could not
have held on there without having to deal
with ever-mounting resistance of sort
that would have been harmful to the West
as whole. Actually, as things stand now,
with the old source of friction eliminated,
there is good reason to hope for marked
Improvement in the Middle Easts defensive
position against the Communist threat.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Questions and Answers

OF fact BY writing The Evening Star Infor.
ten B. D G. Please tnclose three '3l cents for
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

sydney College graduate with an
MA degree from Columbia Uni
versity Since 1882 he has been
county superintendent at SPOTS
ylvania va
A native Of Augusta county.
val Caldwell was teacher and
athletic director at Farmville
High School from 1923 to 1881
From 1881 to 1912 he ser
we'd as principal of Wor-
dolph- Henry High School at
Charlotte c. II. and served there
until l947 when he was made
superintendent Of the SPOTS
ylananIa sstem
Married with two sons. Cald-
well has been a,five in civic
work in the communities where
he has served particularly in
Rotary and Ruritan orcaniza-
tons. He is an elder in the Pres
byterian Church
Mr. Carter his predecessor ali
Powhatan has been named Ne!-
son county superintendent
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
Shepherd Motor Sales
Opens In Buckingham

Opening Of a new Dodge Ply
mouth leadership known as Shop
herd Motor Sales was announced
today by W shepherd The
new Dodge Plymouth outlet Isl
located at BuckinEham VA
wed like to extend q cordial
invitation to everybody in Tins
area to come in and see our faci-
hties and meet the folks we have
working for us" said MI Shep-
herd He added that the new firm
has On display the new Dodge
IN both Red Ram VS. and Get
Away Six models, and The new
Plymouths both products of the
ChrYsler Corporation.
A service department equipped
with modern, up-to-date equip
mcnt and tools and stated by
mechanics trained In factory
methods ard using only factory
approved parts are other high
lights of the new firm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

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=, o0 a"ia 9 ma l'fA0 week De
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INN ''' -o'iai oo'''i a'lee-
emphasizing the need OF ur-
gent rehabilitation and employ
.il- handicapped. Mayor Fltzpat-
fick mas urged all citizens and
MI ciVlc organization, especially
tAe employers oi Farmville to co-
operate m thiS worthy campaign
lo llAa suitable lobS FER the ply
slcaIl} handicapped
Under the leadership Of Gov
etI4oI lhoinaS 3 STANLEY, State
committee M now engaged in
lle organization Of local COM
ls-lJee m cach virginia commun-
l1y to il'l ,flef the activity q the
PioleeL
PRIVATE cltizehs VINO arg mem
2eIS 81 oISdplza0oh ana clubs
1i'dV may pc aoie 70 Iend help
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capped nays oeeh formed INTO
.oi''l'I''Vce IocallE ~ Work WIN
N'I,lh manager q the Virginia
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

Miss Virginia BAN. r II. S.
senior Will be crowned Farmville
High School Homecoming Queen
when the Wolverines play the Vic
toIa eleven here Friday night.
october | Kick off time for the
game is 8 p n on the High
School field and the court festi-
yitles VIII be held at half-tine
Serving as Miss Bain's maid Of
honor VIII be MISS Betty Spencer
also a member Of the Senior Glass.
The court VIII also be composed
OF Phyllis jenkins. Junior Glass
Patsy Foster, Sophomore. Mar
lorie Garrett, Freshman, and
Shirley Ann Baldwin Eighth
Grade
The annual homecoming car
parade win wind through down
town FaImyille and back ID Tie
school beginning at 4.30 j Ill.
Friday afternoon. II WIN bc ac-
companied by the Farmvine High
School band which viii also play
during the night game and inter
mission event Prizes viii be
awarded to the best decorated
car.
Coach r c Gllmer ana MIS-
Edward Slate are co-sponsogs Of
the Monogram club which ar
ranges Homecoming events. AS
sisting Mrs. Slate with her duties
is Mrs Jimmie Fleetwood.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
Three Separate Ballots TO Require
General Election Pondering Nor. 2

Voters in this area will have
three ballots to mark IN the No
vember , general election. AT
least two viii take a little pom
derlng.
one win bear the names of
Congressional candidates. one a
proposed amendment to the State
Constitution the third. names of
supervisors to be elected in the
Piedmont Soil Conservation Dis
trict
Voting On the first two ballots
Will be wide
The Congressional ballot viii
carry the names Of three candi-
dates for the u. S. Senate. Dem
ocratic incumbent A willis Rob
ertson is opposed by Clarke T
Robb Of Herndon, Social-Demo-
crat nominee and Charles W
Lewis. Jr Of Kine GEORGE. In
dependents-Democrat
This ballot will also bear in the
Fourth District. the name of Wat
kins NJ Abbitt. incumbent Demo
cratic Representative, who is un-
opposed
The proposed change in the
Constitution would permit local
boards to borrow from State Sup
elemental Retirement Fund with
out a referendum Should it be
approved, the vote tally viii be
certified to the Governor. who
then proclaims the new consu-
tutional provision effective
SOL District supervisors propos-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
Goy.L Falm Credit Report
Economic Disaster Loans Included
Among S2I3,3lO Granted Here By FILA

Farmers Home Administration
loans to applicants in Amelia and
Prince Edward Counties during
the 1864 fiscal year totaled $50
445. according to Don II. Spencer
County Supervisor Tie County
Committees approved 50 apph-
cants for Production and Subsist-
ence loans totalinp $35 480. and
four applicants for Disaster and
Special Livestock loans totaline
So 965.
Curtis t Roach County Super
VISOR serving Buckingham, Cum
berland. Goochland and Powhatan
Counties. reports that during the
1854 fiscal year the County Com
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
Registrars Notice

John II Allen, registrar for
Prince Edward County viii be
n his Office in Tho court house
Saturday from 9 to 5 b ml
IAat is The final day voters
nave to register for the Nov M
Der . general election.
Registration books VIII be.
closed after Saturday until the.
election is over Voting eheibil-
|ity REQUIRES registration III least
80 days pror ID an election
The REGISTRARS regular one
Iday-a-week at his desk here.
falls each Monday. but he said
.he VII provide the extra sery-
.ic Saturday in the public in
.tcrest,