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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13

two children. Of Sparta. and Mrs
Holloman and Mrs. Simpson, of
spent several days Of
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. j c..
Morgan Mr. and Mrs. r l.
Spencer and Lidie Lou were week
end guests in the Morgan home,
and on Saturday afternoon the
whole Morgan tribe convened
bringing picnic baskets for the
annual family get-together All
counted there were between 40
and SO members present and they
had a lot to tell each other.
MI and Mrs. DuVal and Gary
spent the week end at the Flood
home. and Mr. and Mrs Poats
and Judy drove up for the day
Sunday. The meeting began at
Bethel, Sunday and they were all
there
Miss Rita Morgan spent the
week end with friends at Black
stone
Mrs, r. L. Seay. Jr., and her
small son are with her parents
MI and Mrs, Lewis Christian, this
week
Birthday Picnic
Betty Mills was IA years old
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13

Baptist Church this week John
Johnson is also the guest of his
brother and sister-in law. DR.. and
Mrs. johnson.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Brown came
from Charlottesville to see their
relatives in the neighborhood and
Miss Florence Jones accompanied
them home to spend several days
Mr.. and Mrs. j L. Jones had
as dinner guests Tuesday their
brother and sister-in law, Mr.
and Mrs Gordon Elcan Of
Blacksburg
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l. jennings. of
Christiansburg, were dim r
guests Monday night of Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Atchley and son
Bert.
Mrs. H. c. Kidd is spending
several weeks IN Richmond with
her son-in-law and daughter Mr.
and Mrs. James VanderWal The
VanderWalls had visited their
homefolks in tie neighborhood
for the week end and Mrs. Kidd
accompanied them home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ball0we call
ed on the Atchleys Tuesday night.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13
THE FARMVIILE (va) HERALD FRIDAY, AUGUST 49, 1854

confused, but there Is no con.
fusion about the fact that they
all enjoyed the evening Sunday
dinner guests in the Anderson
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Coleman, Mr. and Mrs Ed Saxon,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morgan, Jr..
and Juan Anderson who was
home for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Branch forbes
and Susan visited the owen
Forbes and Conrad Forbes fanll-
lies at Guinea Mills, Sunday
afternoon Nan spent the day with
Carolyn Seay. and Miss Beth
Forbes attended homecoming day
at Cum berlan d Presbyterian
Church
People in this neighborhood will
be interested to know that the
Reverend s.. G. Cowan will be
on the air each Sunday morning
this month at II A. M. He can be
heard over WSVS.
Army life has begun for Dave
Morgan Word from Fort Jack
son, S c., let his family know that
he is fine and has no regrets
When Dave finished school it was
his own choice to do his stretch
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13
Andersonville

Powell Anderson S inability to
bypass Petersburg on his way to
and from his home and the Uni
versity of Georgia has been com
mented on IN this column before
Those frequent visits have finally
paid handsome dividends, for this
week end Powell is bringing home
bride. Last Friday blonde. petite
and winsome Rose Marie Currin
became Mrs Herbert Powell An
derson. Those who went to the
wedding from this community
were Mr., and Mrs. Herbert An
derson. Charles Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Caldwell. Miss
Martha Carol, and Shield and
Claude Anderson
Miss Elva Anderson is spending
a few days with her mother Mrs
e. H Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Coleman
and their three children, of To-
1edo. Ohio. are guests of MI and
Mrs. Meade Anderson.
Mrs, Curtis Holloman and her
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13

Tuesday and two nice happen
ings marked the day. Mrs. Kib-
linger took her children and the
Mills family, with Betty as honor
guest, to Holiday Lake on a pic
mic and Charlotte Wright came
to spend the night.
The outdoor fire place the
Thompsons built this summer and
have shared SO generously with
their neighbors has been the CEN
ter of many pleasant summer
evenings. Mr. and Mrs Wilson
and Jane and MIR. and Mrs. Wal
den drove from Lynchburg after
work hours Thursday for an out
door supper. Nat was visiting his
grandparents SO he considered
himself one of the hosts rather
than one of the guests.
'Confusin' But Amusin'
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson
claim they were guests at a picnic
supper in their own back yard
Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs.
Claiborne Beatty, their two sons
and Mrs Julian Dunkum brought
the food and the picnic was I'M
derway. Who were the guests and
who were the hosts is somewhat
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13
Fork of Willis

Sunday guests in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H E Cooke were
Mr., and Mrs. Harold Elliott and
daughter and Miss Robbie Oliver
Of Lynchburg. Mrs. Mamie Cooke
Of HoWafdsville and Mr. and Mrs
T D. Cooke, of Gainesville.
Rev and Mrs. Ed Hughes and
children spent some time with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs w c.
Flippen, last week Mr. Flippen is
not as well as usual
MI. and MIS-. o. w Ball attend
ed church services IN Powhatan
last Sunday and visited his son,
Omar Ball, j. Omar, Jr,, is
church school superintendent in
PoWhatan.
Homecoming Day at Oakwood
Church will be observed on Sep
TENDER 5. Rev. B. B Bland, a for
mer, pastor, will give the after
for Uncle Sam before going into
some kind of work for himself
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13
Sheppards

Mr. and Mrs. M. c. Elcan had
as their guests for dinner Friday
night. their son and daughter-in
law. Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Elcan,
Jr., Of Lynchburg, and Mr.. and
Mrs Gordon Elcan. of Blacks
burg, who are visiting at their
home. Mount Rush, for several
weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elcan. III.
spent Friday night and returned
to their home IN Lynchburg, Sat
urday afternoon.
Paul Jones returned home Sat
urday morning after being at
IndiantoWn Gap, Pa. for the past
several weeks with the National
Guard Mr. and Mrs Jones spent
Monday in Richmond.
MI and Mrs Inman Johnson,
Of Louisville, Ky. are spending
this week with Or. and Mrs. Ed
gar Johnson. Mr. Johnson is con-
Quoting the services at Concord
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Elqan
called on their brother. Georgc
EI6an and Mr. and Mrs. George
Elfan, Jr., and children, Satur-
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs j L. Jones IT,,
ard children. Joe III and Cathy,
Of Lancaster. Pa. are the tx-
pected week end guests OF their
parents, MI. ana Mrs. j. l. Jones.
MIS- Cleveland Jones and j. l..
Jones attend the County Red
Cross Chapter meeting Monday
night
Dr. and Mrs. Roland HutchinFs
attended the Bicentennial cello
bration at Cumberland Church
sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13
Household Hint

After washing knitted rayon
garments. hang them over
clotheSIine with the weight even
" distributed, or dry them nat. II
dried smoothly, they will need no
pressing.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-13

noon sermon and conduct acrI ices
through the following week.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Maryland Building
Pa Miles of Roads
Costing S22,356,272
speeiaI Dispatch to The stor

BALTIMORE, June SIN its
12-year road construction pro-
gram which commenced January
/, the State Roads Commission
had under contract 284 miles
Of roads at a cost Of $22,356, ,272
through May.
Furthermore, contracts adver-
tised but not yet awarded
amounted to an additional So
$4,000 covering an additional
SO miles.
The largest batch of contracts
advertised during May was a
group of eight for the compile
ton of the Eastern Shore Ex-
pressway, part of the nations
Blue Star Memorial Highway,
from Centreville northeasterly
to the Delaware line at War
wick in Cecil County.
With the opening Of the An
napolis bypass and its appurte-
nar1ces on June Is, a ceremony
in which Gov. McKeldin viii
participate. Maryland's section
of the Blue Star Memorial High
way will be in use from Route
301 In Prince Georges County,
across the Annapolis bypass
and the new Ritchie- -Reveli in
terchange, eastwardly across the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and on
to Centreville.
Next year Maryland will COM
plete this section to the Dela-
ware line. This highway is ex-
pected to become a major artery
of travel along the Eastern Sea-
board. by-passing principal
cities.
Also advertised for bids during
May were four projects in
Prince Georges County. These
were:
Underpass Of Vista road on
the Annapolis Washington ex-
pressway. Route 2O8 from Route
40 to Rhode Island avenue. IA
miles. Route 201 from Inwood
street to Upshur street, 1.6 miles.
A bridge on Route 201 at Route
so.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Air Force Commissions 767
At u. Of Md. Commencement

The Air Force almost stole the
show yesterday as more than
$4,000 persons watched gradua-
ton exercises at the University
of Maryland in College Park.
After commencement addresses
by Gov. McKeldin and 1t. Gen.
Emmett O'Donnell. jr.. Air Force
chief of staff for personnel, 167
Air Force Reserve Officer Train
ing Corps students were sworn in
as second lieutenants. They were
among 2,045 who received dip
Tomas.
Col. Joseph r. Ambrose, head
of the university's ROTC unit.
administered the oath. The new
officers will go to flight school
or to training as air observers,
radar operators and navigators.
A few will be non-hying en-
gineerS. ..-r
Another group of 76 ROTC
men in the ranks of blue uni
forms yesterday did not receive
commissions because they were
either unqualified for flying or
did not want flying duty, Col.
Ambrose said.
They have the choice of join
ing the Air National Guard Of
their home States as second lieu
tenants. enlisting as airmen first
class or "going their own way
and letting the draft boards get
them," an officer said. Several
plan to go to law or medical
schools and may be deferred
during this training.
Both groups are required to
serve three years if they accept
commissions. but the Air Ma
tional Guard was not considered
"a good DEAL" one cadet said,
because Guardsmen have to par
ticipate as civilians for three
more years after their release
from active duty. Il
The draft boards of at least
IA of the 76 not commissioned
yesterday will be notified that
their ROTC deferment has ex-
pired, according to Mai. Frank
Upton, personnel officer. be-
cause they indicated they were
no longer interested in the Air
Force.
Two Washington area men
were among cadets singled out
by Col. Ambrose during the cere-
mony as distinguished cadets
Evening star., 1954-06-06

by virtue of their high degree
of leadership. They were Theo-
dore H. Smith, 621 Bennington
lane, Silver Spring, and Royal
T. Squires, jr., 5519 Parkland
court Sc.
Another of the new second
lieutenants, John F. Martin, jr..
81. a journalism major, will be
married on June 10 to a Mary
land girl he met on the campus.
Mr.. Martin, who won the uni
versity's citizenship prize, will go
to air observer school this fall.
His f1ancee, Miss Alethea Rich
ardson, 81. a member of the
Glass of 1853, will be living at
1908 Riggs road. College Park,
this summer, while Mr.. Martin
works for the international
Business Machines Corp. here.
Mr.. Martin won the citizen
ship prize for his work as vice
president of the Student Gov
ernment Association and presi-
dent of the ter-Fraternity
Council. He was head of a mems
honor society and served as
sports editor of all campus pub
licationS,
Evening star., 1954-06-06
'Sloganized Regime
Hurting Eisenhower,
Mitchell Tells Ra|Iy

Americans are turning away
from President Eisenhower and
his "sloganized" administration,
Northern Virginia Democrats
were told last night by Stephen
A. Mitchell, chairman of. the
Democratic National Committee.
There Is a strong feeling
around the country that slogans
are being used as a substitute
for policy" he said.
AS examples he cited President
Eisenhower's State-of-the- Union
message last year in which he
referred to "unleashing Chang
Kai-shek" and to the Admins
tration's new look in defense"
as public relations smash hits"
Massive retaliation was a
great slogan, too, but it doesn't
seem worth much in Indo- China"
Mr.. Mitchell declared.
$50 Attend Box Dinner.
Mr. Mitchell addressed nearly
$50 area residents who attended
the f1rst box dinner rally of the
10th District Democratic Club at
the Falls Church High School.
The group applauded Mr..
MitchelPs harsh words for the
Republican Party and its policies
which he described as 'sgrope
and hope" in the face of an
economic recession. : .s
Mr.. Mitchell said farm income
is below the levels of 1852 and
salaried persons wages are about
So billion a year less than they
were seven months ago.
He added that Americans were
reluctant to blame the President
himself at first, but that a change
had taken place because "they
feel that the President has had
time to set things right. And
they have an uneasy feeling i
the Captain is not on the bridge"
Political Candidates Speak.
Northern Virginia's Democratic
Office holders joined with party
workers in the school cafeteria
where the box dinner was served.
The rally moved over to the
school auditorium where four
candidates in the Democratic
primary for the Tenth District
Congressional nomination ad-
dressed the group before Mr..
Mitchell'S talk.
On the platform with Mr..
Mitchell were State Senators
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington
and John A. K. Donovan of Fair
fax and Arlington Common
wealth's Attorney William j.
HasSan.
Congressional candidates who
spoke were Dean Brundage, !,
John Webb. William Knight and
Louis White.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Potato Head Helps Students
At Arlington in Speech Trouble

of the speech teachers takes
cluded in the school work, Mrs.
Kosh said. hundreds of pupils
in the elementary and high
schools have been helped to
overcome speech difficulties.
Mrs. Kosh said some children
may need remedial work for such
defects as suffering and lisping,
while others may require only
training to improve pronuncia-
ton.
Get s Weeks Course.
Teachers in the various schools
refer children needing speech
training to her department, and
after clearance with parents, one
over. A child will receive eight
weeks of speech training during
the school year.
Last year. she said. there were
1876 students in all school levels
with speech problems. OF these,
872 received instruction.
Mrs. Kosh emphasized that no
effort is made to change a child's
accent.
1--WE have teachers from almost
all regions" Mrs. KoSh said. I'VE
like to preserve the regional ac-
cents" q" '''.'
:
Mrs. Kosh comes from Brook
lyn, but left behind the typical
Brooklyn accent.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

An Irish potato helps Arling-
ton school children overcome
speech difficulties.
Miss Sara 10 Willingham, one
of the county school systems
20 speech teachers, demonstrated
use of the spud, plus a bag of
knick-knackS, at a corrective
speech class at Stonewall jack
son Elementary School.
The children stick small OBJ
jects in the potato to make a
face, or "potato-head." Miss
Willingham asks the student to
tell about part of the face that
contains a sound he needs to
practice. BY learning to say this
sound correctly. his speech is
improved.
The students tell each other
how they are decorating the
"potato-head," and by partici-
pating in this game. student
confidence is improved-an i'm
portant aid to better speech.
Stress Self Expression.
Mrs. Zelda Horner Kosh, SUI
pervisor of speech education,
radio and te1evision in the Arl-
ington schools, believes that good
speech is highly important in
this day and age.
During the last five years that
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Primary Day School
Gets Acre Of Land

The Primary Day School, which
has been using space at the Be-
thesda Methodist Church, an
nounced yesterday it has received
a gift of an acre of land and
would erect its own building.
Miss Josephine Timberlake,
one of the owners of the school,
said Mrs. Garvin Tankersley,
former editor of the Washington
Times-Herald, had given the
school an acre of her River Road
estate in Montgomery County.
Miss Timberlake said construc-
ton Of a small building would be-
gin soon and the school should
be ready to receive about 100 kin
dergarten, first and second grad
ers by October.
The school was founded in
1948 by Miss Lucille Schoolf1eld,
Mrs. Marie s. Buckley and Miss
Timberlake. It will become q
non-profit corporation instead OF
q privately owned school, accord
ing to Miss Timberlake.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Falls |! !. Church Council
To Stiff Nominations
For School Board

The Falls Church City Coun-
Gil will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow
to consider nominations for two
vacancies on the City School
Board.
More than a dozen nomina-
tions have been made by city
organizations.
The terms Of H. p. Strople
and Francis w. Trapp expire
on June 80.
Reappointment of Mr.. Strople
and Mr.. Trapp is by no means
certain. They were appointed
to the School Board by a pre-
vious City Council and have IA
vored a different school con-
Struction plan from the one in
dorsed by the board and the
new council.
Mr.. Trapp, manager of the
customer service division of Po-
tomac Electric Power Co., lives
at 1907 Park street. Mr.. Strople,
who works for the Defense De-
partment, lives at 1900 Gibson
place.
Among the recommendations
forwarded to the council are
these:
George Mason High School
PTA: Mrs. Wayne Dexter, 1101
Jackson court; Mrs. May Brad
ford, 607 North Oak street, Ed
mund F. Becker, SIT Meridian
avenue; David o. Walker, 212
South Lee street, and William j.
Driver. 104 West Rosemary lane.
Northwest Falls Church Citi-
zens' Association: Mr.. Becker;
Gene May, SIS East Broad street;
Mrs. Dexter; Mrs. Bradford.
Broadmont Citizens Associa-
ton: C. Leroy Croft, 207 Tyson
drive, and Mr.. Trapp.
North Greenway Down Citi-
ZenS' Association: Mrs. Strople,
Mr.. Trapp and Mrs. Ray Nelson,
221 West Greenway boulevard.
Falls Church Citizens Associa-
ton: Comdr. H. w. Howard, Mr..
Croft. Mr.. Trapp and Mr..
Strople.
League of Women Voters: Mrs.
Dexter.
Greater Falls Church Cham
Der of Commerce: Mr.. Irapp.
Madison-Mount Daniel PTA:
Mr.. May; Charles ]. Hedetniemi.
307 Chestnut street; John r.
Miles, 210 South Lee street, and
Mrs. Dexter.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

OCEAN CITY. Md, June S.
Maryland's prosecutors today
voted to put new life into their
campaign for the right to use
scientific gadgets to test drunks
who get in trouble with the law.
They were spurred by a report
from DIR. Russell S. Fisher, Mary
lands chief medical examiner.
DR.. Fisher told the States At
torney's Association of Maryland
that post-mortem examinations
showed IS per cent of the pedes-
trians killed in Baltimore traffic
accidents were drunk at the time.
About 80 per cent of the mo-
torists killed we're drunk, he said.
Anselm Sodaro, Baltimore
prosecutor who Is president Of
Evening star., 1954-06-06
BIadensburg Dedicafes
500, 900 Fire House

Gov. NcKeldin of Maryland
helped dedicate the new 500, 900
home of the Bladensburg Volun-
teer Fire Department yesterday
after a parade of 20 fire engines
from Peace Cross to the new
building at 4213 Edmonston road.
The department had been Sit
uated at 4610 Annapolis road
since it was founded in 1928.
Equipment has not begun op-
Grating from the new quarters
yet, according to Dudley M. Tay-
lor, department Secretary-treaS-
urer, because much Of the con-
struction work is being done by
volunteers and the interior hasn't t
been finished.
The d. die alton ceremony
brought out a big showing OF
Prince Georges County's Demo-
cratic and Republican primary
contestants.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Amvets Auxiliary Elects
AIexandrian President
By the Associotad Press

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va.
June 5.-Mrs. Toralf Dahlin of
1921 Glendale terrace, Alexan-
dria, today was elected president
of the auxiliary of American vet
erans (Amvets). -
Mrs. Dahlin succeeds Mrs.
Carlton Gay, also of Alexandria,
who was named national execu-
tive committeeman.
The auxiliary is meeting joint
ly with Amvets here.
Other new officers named were
Mrs John G. Harris of Rich
mond, senior vice president: Mrs.
Marie E. Jordan of Richmond,
junior vice president; and Mrs.
James Studley of Alexandria,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Wandering Pair Put on Road
To Jail as HoIdup Suspects

The attendant, Bill Granting,
was forced at gunpoint into a
rear room and knocked uncon-
scious, police said.
The arrest Of Wood and Tillie
was brought about by Fairfax
Police Pvt. Hilary w. Jenkins.
He said he became suspicious
when he saw them driving up
and down Route l around $50
am. yesterday with no apparent
destination. He stopped them
and said he found a fully LOADED
SO caliber revolver hidden be-
meath the front seat.
The two were taken to the
county police station at Grove
ton. where Detective Sergt. Cecil
Brown said they admitted the
gasoline station robbery.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

A Fairfax policeman's sus-
picions Of an automobile that
was, driven aimlessly around his
patrol area resulted In the arrest
of two AWOL Air Force men
yesterday on armed robbery
charges. ss
Police Identified the airmen
as Lonnie Jean Wood, 10. of
Surveyor, w Va, and Tommie
Tillie, jr., 10. Of Clearfork. w.
Va. Both told police they re-
Gently returned from Korea and
failed to return to duty when
their last leave expired May 10.
Both were charged with as
sault and armed robbery in q
$2l nold-up at a gasoline station
near Engleside, Va, on May Is.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
MARYLAND Prosecutors Ask
ApprovuI of 'Drunkometers'

the association, Immediately ap-
pointed a committee to study
objections which have been
raised and suggest to the asso-
citation at its February meeting
how it might go about winning
General Assembly approval for
use of "drunkometers" or COM
parable instruments.
The prosecutors also author
lied Mr.. Sodaro to go ahead with
a campaign for changes in the
law to provide the State an
opportunity to appeal from an
adverse court decision In crimi-
nal cases.
They decided an appeal should
be permitted even in cases where
defendants were acquitted on
directed verdicts.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Red Cross Motor Unit
SoIicits New Members

The Prince Georges County
Red Cross Chapter motor service
Is soliciting new members.
Mrs. Harry w. Penn. chairman
of motor service, said drivers are
needed especially to work during
hloodmobile visits. Women who
like to drive and have the time
should call the chapter house
for additional information about
joining.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
AIexundriu Unit Offers
Free Chest X-Ruys

The Alexandria tuberculosis
Association will make its free
cheSt-X-ray program available
Tuesday through Friday to resi-
dents of the area.
X-ray units will be located at
@. c. Murphy Co.. King and
Washington streets, from 10 am.
to s pm. Tuesday and Wednes-
day; from noon to 8 pm. Thurs
day, and from 10 am. to 5 pm.
Friday.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
New Game Starts
In Stur Tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow in The Star
Classified Section, you con play
Scramble, one of the most populos
"ds-it- yourself" games since the
crossword puzzle.
Here Is new way to improve your
vocabulary and tease your intellect.
The rules ore simple. The game
provides on cosy route to fun.
PIoy Scramble resuIorIy in The
StoF beginning tomorrow. For this
ond mony other entertaining fea-
ssEss. phone Sterling $500 for home
delivery.