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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01

DR.. Elkins, a former Rhodes
scholar and Phi Beta Kappa,
earned eight varsity letters in
football, basketball and track
while an undergraduate at the
University of Texas.
He quarterbacked the 1880
Texas team that won the South
western Conference champion
ship. He also played that posi-
ton on the 1929 and 1881 teams.
He was captain of the basket
ball team in his senior year.
You can see that basketball
has changed a lot since I was a
boy" he smiled, shifting his s.
foot-8, 165-pound frame in his
easy chair.
In track, he was a dash man
and broadjumper.
$50 you can see why I'm a
sports FAM" the Texas educator
continued, and then more
soberly:
But college athletics should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Store Sales Decline
After Easter Rush

Department store sale S
dropped sharply after Easter. the
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported yesterday.
Sales in the Washington Met
ropolitan area in the week ended
April "a were 6 per cent behind
those Of the previous week and
per cent behind those of a year
earlier.
Those for the four weeks
ended the same date were 4 per
cent ahead of sales a year ago,
and the volume for the year was
off only l per cent from last
years total for the same period.
Excluding sales of suburban
branches. downtown department
store sales were 4 per cent below
those of the previous week and
down 8 per cent from figures for
year earlier. In four weeks.
they were l per cent ahead of
those for the same 1858 period,
but for the year. showed a de-
cline of per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Second Precinct Churches
Plan ChiIdren's PROGRAM

Churches of the I'd Precinct
will meet on Friday nights until
a summer Bible school program
and other activities for the chill
dren has been set, a meeting
last night decided.
The meeting of representatives
from IS churches in the pre-
cinct was held at National City
Christian Church. Mrs. j. War
rem Hastings, a vice president Of
the Washington Federation of
Churches, presided. Future meet
ings will be held there at 8 pm.
The gathering agreed to seek
cooperation Of the "a churches
in the precinct on a summer
program for children. Plans are
being made to survey the num-
Der of children in the area and
to study the resources of the
churches. The latter will be
done with the aim Of pooling
their resources for an active
summer program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01

policeman at the Capitol" he
said.
In those days. the morgue was
located on the waterfront, off
Maine avenue S.W.. and Mr..
Small had moved into the neigh
borhood while working for a
house-wrecking company.
Instead of going to Capitol
Hill when he was called to re-
port for an interview for the
policeman's job. he lust up and
decided I'd see if they needed a
man at the morgue."
II figured it would be good,
steady work." he said.
It was. He stayed on until the
retirement age, 70, and then
won a one-year extension until
April Is Of this year.
They wouldn't give me any
more extensions" he, explained
gloomily. Nov I'm going to look
for a job"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
35FamiIies
Stay at Doomed
Housing Sites
DeodIine to Vucute
Arlington Projects
Already Hos Passed
BY 6. o. Herndon

Only about IS families will still
be around on Monday at the
last two temporary war housing
projects in Arlington. Pickett
Homes, at Columbia pike and
South Courthouse road, and Car
yer Homes, at Thirteenth and
South Queen streets.
The headlines for the families
to move out passed several hours
ago, at midnight. The few fam
lilies who still occupy the one
story cinder block dwellings were
among 100 families notified more
than month ago that yesterday
was the last day.
The bulletin board at the
Pickett Homes Office is evidence
Of the last stages of an exodus
that began last summer.
The notices include a list of
rental properties supplied by a
real estate firm, slip describ-
ing a house that may be bought
with a $500 down payment and
memos listing for sale a Duncan
Phyfe table. a refrigerator,
studio, an oil heater and other
household miscellany.
Housed 1900 Families.
More than 1900 families lived
in the Federal Governments
five main housing projects in
Arlington during maximum oc-
cupancy. The projects, begun in
1943 under. the aegis of the Pub
lie Housing Administration,
were Pickett. Carver. Shirley
Homes, 1850 South Twenty
eighth street: Stuart Homes.
1925 South Kent street, and
Early Homes, SOL South Twen-
tieth street.
Demolition of Shirley, Stuart
and Early has begun or is about
to begin.
Benjamin Bengis. general
housing manager of the Airing
ton projects. yesterday said SIS
families still were on hand. He
said some of the occupants will
vacate over the week end. leav-
ing about IS families on Mon
day. These will be about equally
divided between Pickett and
Carver. The latter dwelling area
was for colored families.
Agencies Aid in Relocation.
Since last July "a, when the
Federal government first noti-
fed its Arlington tenants they
had six months to move, a va
riety of local agencies have aided
in the relocation.
The Government itself was
extremely lenient toward the
project jewellers in regard to
extensions and delays. The dead
line for closing the Stuart and
Early projects was last Novefn-
Der 80. Ninety-day extensions
were granted in hardship cases.
and provision was made for
many families to transfer to
other projects with later dead
line dates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Citizens Group Elects

Thomas w. Perry was named
chairman at an organization
meeting of the Citizens Com
mittee of Section III. Chevy
Chase, Md. Others named to the
Executive Committee include
Paul Anderson. vice chairman:
DR.. Martin Mason. building in
spector: Arthur G. Elgin. coun-
sci. and F. E. Meloy, secretary.
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Cuncer Drive Hits Goal

The $4,000 goal of the Alex
andria chapter of the American
Cancer Society was reached yes
terday. it was reported by Mrs
Malcolm D. Lamborne, jr., presi-
dent. More than $4,000 was
raised Monday night in a resi-
Dental solicitation put on by
the Carlyle Junior Women's Club
of Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
By Gene Goodwin

DR.. H. c. Byrd's successor as
president of the University OF
Maryland is a not-too-tall
Texan, whose interest in college
athletics is exceeded only by his
interest in a good faculty and
a sound educational program.
The new president, 45-year-
old DR.. Wilson H. Elkins. talked
freely about himself and his
ideas on education as he rested
in his Washington hotel room
last night.
A few hours before, the uni
versity's board of regents had
announced that next September
l he will leave his present post
as president of Texas West
ern College in Ell PASo to
take over as president at Mary
land. DR.. Elkins had known of
the appointment only since Wed
nesday night.
1.-The strength of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, in the final
analysis, will depend on the
strength of it's faculty, and that
primarily is what I'm interested
in," DR.. Elkins told The Star
with only the slightest touch
of the accent of his native
Texas.
Major Concern.
I'm, of course. not implying
that the present faculty at
Maryland is weak, out only that
building and maintaining a
strong faculty will be one of my
major concerns" he added.
Sometimes we get too involved
with budgeting and other aspects
of administering a college or
university, when it is its edu-
cational program that we pri-
marily should be interested in.
II hope we have all the fine
buildings and facilities we need,
but I would rather be without
a building or two and have a
better staff"
AS far as he has been able to
see in his brief visits to Mary
lands Baltimore and College
Park campuSes, DR.. ElkinS said
he is impressed with the physical
plant. He likes particularly the
clustering together of the pro-
fessional schools in Baltimore.
He has no fears about filling
DR.. Byrd's shoes, he said. because
he is confident he will do good
job.
Must Seek Funds.
DR.. Elkins has experience that
should help him match what was
perhaps DR.. Byrd's greatest
talent-taming Maryland Legis-
latures into voting adequate uni
versity appropriations.
The new president. likewise,
has had to do some tanning
first as president of State-sup-
ported San Angelo (Tex0 Junior
College for 10 years and for the
last five years as president of
Texas Western. The latter school
is a branch of the University of
Texas, but receives a separate
appropriation from the Legis-
lature.
Unlike DR.. Byrd, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Governor, DR.. ElkinS has mo
political affiliation."
In enthusiasm for sports, how
ever, the Texan seems much like
his predecessor, who typically
arranged for his retirement to
be shifted from last January l
to January so that he could
cap off his II years as university
president by watching the Mary
land football team play in the
Orange Bowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
New Maryland Y. President
Dr.. Wilson H. EIkins Likes Sports, But Stresses
Value of a Good Faculty and School Program

be properly controlled, or else it
faces ruination. We have to set
up cetrain conference regulations
and do everything above board
not under the table,"
Coached and Taught.
He spoke proudly of the foot
ball teams fielded at Texas West
ern in the five years he has been
its president. A member of the
Border Conference, the little col
lege whipped Mississippi South
ern, 81 to IA, in, the 1854 Sun
Bowl, an annual New Years Day
classic at Ell Paso.
DR.. Elkins earned his bach
elor's and masters degrees at
the University of Texas in 1881
and 1882. For the next year, he
coached athletics and taught his
tory at Cisco (Tex.) High School.
Then in 1888 he went to Oxford
University in England as a
Rhodes scholar and received de-
grees as a bachelor of literature
and doctor of philosophy.
He returned to Texas in 1896
to teach history and government
at the university for two years.
Becoming interested in educa-
tional administration, he &C
cepted appointment as president
of San Angelo in 1888.
He went to Texas Western at
about the time it became a
branch of the University of
Texas. Before that, it was a col
lege of mining and metallurgy.
Texas Western has about 5000
men and women students. At
the University of Maryland, DR..
Elkins will be president of H.
178 students-8,525 at College
Park and 1858 at Baltimore
not to mention the thousands of
servicemen who attend classes
in the part-time colleges the
university operates overseas for
the Defense Department.
Big Jump in Pay.
A happier increase faces DR..
ElkinS in his salary. He earns
$4,000 a year at the Texas col
lege. At Maryland, he will re-
ceive $22,500, the same salary
paid to DR.. Byrd.
Although he was born on a
ranch in Texas cattle country
near Medina, DR.. Elkins said he
cant very well be called a cow
boy" His family moved to San
Antonio while he was still a boy,
and he lived the rest of his boy
hood in that city.
His wife, whom he married in
1887, is a former school teacher.
They have two blonde daughters
-Carole Anne. IL. and Mar
garet Elise, 8.
When he returns to Ell PaSo on
Monday, DR.. Elkins said, he is
certain his offspring will have
only one concern about the move
do they have horses in Mary
land?"
His girls, he said, are very fond
of riding horses. Texas Western
keeps a stable on the campus.
Developed Texas Western.
Ell PASO, May ! (SpeciaD -
An air of sadness blanketed
Texas Western Colleges campus
here today after it was learned
DR.. Wilson H. Elkins, the school
president. is leaving to become
president Of the University of
Maryland.
1--WE hate to lose him, but he's
taking a big Jump and Maryland
won't be sorry" one faculty
member declared. Hes a great
guy" a student commented.
DR.. ElkinS has been instru-
mental in developing Texas
Western from a small mining
engineering school to one which
now covers the arts and ScienceS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Coddinoton Is Condidote

The name of Ward w. Cad
dington, 900 Motley road, Coles
vile, a candidate for reelection
to the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee Of Montgomery
county, was inadvertently
omitted from a list of candidates
In Tuesdays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Vireinion Promoted
To Rear Admiral

TOKYO. May Capt. Roy
A. Gano, Pipestone, Mimi, and
Falls Church, Va. has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of rear ad-
miral, the Navy said today.
Capt. Gano will command
Service Squadron 3, consisting OF
go ships in an ocean area OF
more than 100000 square miles
The squadron supplies the oper-
ating feet with fuel, ammuni-
ton and other equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
navy Drafts Doctors

The Navy issued its first draft
call for physicians yesterday.
asking for 40 doctors during
June and July. Previously only
the Army and Air Force had
issued doctor draft calls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Conservation Group Meets

The Piedmont Chapter Of
the American Soil Conservation
Society was to open q two-day
meeting at 4 o'clock this after
noon in the Rossborough Inn at
the University of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Policemen Promoted

Montgomery County police
private. Byron B. Souder, yester-
day was promoted to corporal.
| He is stationed at Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Fire Stution to Open

The Laurel (Md.) Volunteer
Fire Company will dedicate its
new building at Ninth street and
Montgomery avenue at l pm.
tomorrow.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

left on a northern trip afterward-
News has also been received
that Hazel Martin and Bryant
Anderson have been married fer
several years.
Harry March passed through
recently, stopping for cans ~ sev-
cral homes. He is on . trp from
Washington to visit in Alabama.
Florida. thence To California.
where his daughter is now liy-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs, Dodge Kyle Of
Welch W Va, spent the NIGHT
with the r B. Andersons. recent
w.
Sympathy is extended to tie
family Of Ned Davis in the loss OF
his sister, Mrs Noler HudglnS.
Mrs. NJ. K Davis was at church
Sunday, the first time She has
leen out in eight weeks
Miss Louise Anderson is still
not very well, but is stronger than
she Was.
Mr. and Mrs While Ttum
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

spite a great deal of amateur
sleuthing and much discussion.
the entire hospital staff to whom
Bozos' welfare is Of prime i'm
poltance. has reached the decis-
ion that the lonesome mutt had
followed someone to the hospital
and probably missed them when
they left.
For two weeks or more the dog
went without name until Nurse
Mae Cunningham christened him
lBOzo. 1t seems Nurse Cunning
ham s neice, Elizabeth Ann, has
Ia toy clown named Bozo, with a
big black patch over his eye, that
resembles the dogs marking. So
far everyone seems quite salts
fled. including Bozo, who answers
readily to the name.
BoZo's daily routine generally
follows the same pattern At
night he sleeps close by the am
bulance entrance where he can
watch nearly all the incoming
and outgoing traffic through the
wee hours. He moves out on the
grass near the nurses home dur
ing the day and it's a rare occa-
sion when the sad eyed pooch
misses meeting anyone walking or
driving It's getting so now that
many visitors look forward to
Bozo's tail Wagging greeting He
gets two squares a day from Mrs.
Hubbard. who besides bringing
can of food from home. saves all
bones from the snack bar which
BoZo crunches with much gusto.
To give fairly accurate de-
scription of BoZo one would have
to say. He's friendly dog,
mostly white with scattered black
patches. He wears a leather COL
lar With metal studs, and he sure
is lonesome.
With winter coming on, the
hospital staff is facing quite a
problem If BoZo's master doesn't
show up, they are going to have
to provide him with a place to
stay It's q dogs life no matter
how you look at it,
Anybody got a spare doghouse
they're not using?
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19
1oufhside Hospital Visis
Loss Of A Master : Terrible Fate
But Boo Is Content TO Wait

About three weeks ago when
Dr Joseph H Smith arrived at
the hospital for his daily rounds.
he noticed the pooch near the
ambulance entrance. eyeing him
hopefully Dr.. Smith. a great
sportsman who appreciates an
forms Of animal life, related the
incident to Mrs Jordon Hubbard
manager of the hospitals snack
bar who has quite a few pets her
self mostly cats
MIS- Hubbard promptly invited
Bozo' to the rear Of the snack
bar for meal and has been
feeding him twice a day since De-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

Russell Moon. Miss Matte Leigh
Golladay. Miss Mary Pearl Turn
er, Mrs. June P War and Miss
Rosa Gibbs. also Jack NJ Castiel.
Elmer Ramsey Elmer Johnson,
John Roberts and Russell Moon
The hour Of the Early Com
munion Service at St. Johns
Church has been changed from 5
a. m, to 1880 A. m. beginning
Sunday, Nov 2lst. The morning
service will be at Christ Church
Glendower, at 1913 with sermon
by the rector. the Rev Webster l.
Simons. Jr
"Ripples. on the James" the
Scottsville S h DOL publication.
published by the students Of the
Commercial Club, has come off
the press for the November issue.
Shelby Johnson is editor, Gale
Wee Johnson, asst. editor. Lucille
Soyars, business manager, Ann
Dawson, club editor, Frances
Spradlin, grade editor RUTH
Looper and Donald Bell, art edi-
tors, and Ranny Patterson, Cos
sip Editor
The executive committee Of the
Scottsville School P-TA held
meeting at the school Monday
night and made plans for the
next P-TA meeting, Dec. 13, when
a Christmas Program will be
given by the school Membership
chairman reported a total OF 80
members.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19
SUPERSONIC BOMBERS

The United States Air Force has
ordered initial production" Of its
first faster than-sound bomber
and possibly the worlds first
the Convair B-58 This plane is
said to be the medium weight
successor to the medium Boeing
BAT and the heavy B-52 and may
be the last of the piloted bombers
before long range strategy turns
to the intercontinental guided
missile. Details Of the B-58 are
still military secret
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

St Anne's Parish Loyalty Din
ner IN the Parish Hall at ST
Johns Church here Friday night,
was attended by SO people from
throughout the parish from the
three churches Following the
showing Of a film on The Vir-
ginia Plan of Giving. a talk was
given by George NJ Coles. of
Charlottesville
Sunday afternoon, six teams of
two each completed the Every
Member Canvas drive visiting all
homes Those working on the
drive were Mrs. f. 0. White Mrs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

spent sunday with their daughter
and sOn-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. La
than Harvey, a. AppomattoX.
MI. and Mrs, Julian Anderson
ana Little Andv spant the week
end with his parents, M and
Mrs. Herbert Anderson. and called
en- other relatives AMI neiehbGrs
mere.
Mrs Hamilton Mar,n had a
lall several Lays ago and suffer-
III minor injuries 10 her mead and
face
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

of his children. Of Richmond. last
week
Mrs. j w. MsGhee of Bedford.
spent the week end with Nh
and Mrs B. A Seay
Mrs. Lacy Rush was confined to
her home for several days. due
Illness.
The Buckingham Woman's Club
is sponsoring a Womanless We'd
ding on Friday night, Nov. 10
r. P Rainey is quite i'll in Nc
CURE Hospital
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19
Mt. Zion

One of the largest crowds ever
assembled at Mt Zion Church
attended the funeral of Mrs No
Ter Hudgins. Sunday afternoon.
Miss Virginia Moss. Of Glad
stone, and Ernest Anderson Of
this neighborhood. were married
Saturday night in Richmond. and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

Common law says that if you
s.art ana wound game animal
so that its death IS almost GER
tain but another hunter gives it
The FINISHING shot it still belones
to You
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19

There are dozens OF streams cal
led Brule. but the most famous
for trout is IN Douglas county
Wisconsin.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19
Dillwyn

Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Gordon
and daughter. Carol of Rich
mond were week end guests of
Mrs. Ruth Carter.
Miss Edna Dudley. Of Lynch
burg. visited Mrs. James Chris
tian, last Saturday.
The WCSC of White Hall
Methodist Church mel with Mrs
r. J II Grow on Tuesday night
MIS-. r B Spencer had charge
Of The program.
Mrs. p. L. Robertson. Arthur
Robertson and children, of Salem
visited N the Jones' Maxey home
on Saturday.
Joan Poole. of Westhampton
College, spent last week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. l.
Poole
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-19
Bedford Guest

Janet Nicholas, of Bedford.
spent last week end with her aunt.
Mrs Reubie Snoddy
Mrs Barbar Denis On. of Balti-
more was the week end guest of
Mr. and Mrs. r j II. Crow. On
Sunday Mrs Denison and Nh.
and Mrs Crow visited c. F Grow,
III Warwick. Va, They report Mr..
Crow much improved
r A. Talbot is quite sick in
Southside Hospital All wish Mr.
Talbot 4 very speedy recovery.
Mrs. r. N. johnson. of Route |.
DlllWyn is visiting her sister.
MI and Mrs Mary f Maxey,
MIS- Ben Pendleton is out again
after being confined to her home
for several weeks, due to illness.
At Woman's Forum
Mrs r. f. Charlton and Mrs.
R J II Grow attended the sixth
Virginia Woman's Forum in
Richmond presented by the Wo-
mans Club Of Virginia on Nov.
9.
F. F. Maxey was visited BY all
Evening star., 1954-06-06

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HERE IS AN IDEAL FATHERS
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