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Evening star., 1954-05-24
French Defeat
Besiieging Reds
AtLaosFort
Outnumbered Troops
Win After Six Days
Under Heavy Fire
BY the Associated Press

claimed victory today in a midget
siege battle of the Dien Bien Phu
type at Nam Tha. in Northern
Laos.
The French-Laotian garrison
vanquished an attacking force
AZ Of Wounded Flown out Of Fort,
S58 to Be Freed. Page AS
of about 400 of the Communist
led Wet Mimi after being
harassed for six days by con-
tinual mortar, machinegun and
light arms fire, a spokesman
said. The rebels. outnumbering
the defenders 3-2, were reported
to have lost IS men, while the
garrison's casualties were "very
light"
Nam Tha lies on an eastern
tributary of the Mekong River
100 miles west of Dien Bien Phu,
the French Union fortress which
was overwhelmed May Z. It is
18 miles south of the frontier
OF Red China's Yunnan Province
and barely SO east of Burma s
border.
Five More Escape.
Five more men of the Diem
Bien Phu garrison, all That's,
were disclosed to have escaped
and reached the safety of a
French defense post in Laos yes
terday after a long. dangerous
trek through jungle and swamp
land. Five other That's, natives
of mountainous northwest Indo-
China, had stumbled into friend
ly camps May 10.
Three of the wiry little men
were from the central section
where Brig. Gen. Christian de
CaStries had his command post.
All the others were from Isa-
belle. supporting strong point
to the south where most of Gen.
de CaStries' artillery was con-
centrated.
Reviewing the overall mill
tary situation in Indo- China, the
high commands press officer de-
clared it is too soon after the
end OF the battle of Diep Bien
Phu for important modifica-
tions in the general situation"
The spokesman said the
movement of large Wet Mini
units toward the Red River
delta faces many difficulties
aggravated by the action of
our Air Force on communica-
tionS." He added that "this
period of relative calm will not
Evening star., 1954-05-24
Gruenther Briefs Students

SUPREME HEAD6lUARTERS
Allied Powers in Europe, May "a
R.-United States Gen. Alfred
M. Gruenther. allied supreme
commander in Europe, today
briefed a group Of students
from the National War College
of Washington, D. c. The stu
dents are touring European
military installations.
Evening star., 1954-05-24
Eden Returns
ToGeneva With
Secret Orders
Meets With Cabinet
And Churchill on
StuIIed Sessions
By the Assoeiotod Press

LONDON, May 24.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden few
back to the Geneva conference
on 1ndo- China today with secret
new instructions.
Mr.. Eden got his orders in a
50-minute cabinet meeting this
Evening star., 1954-05-24

Eden's New Orders Moy Decide Length
Of Geneva ToIks. Pose AS
Evening star., 1954-05-24
Guide for Readers

Have The Stor Delivered to Your
Home Daily and Sunday
Dial Sterling $500
Evening star., 1954-05-24
A Pucific ApproisoI
By William [. Ryan

Assoeioted Press Foreign News Analyst
GENEVA, May 24.-There is
not the slightest indication at
the Geneva conference that the
Communists will accept anything
but surrender of the West in
Asia.
Apparently they are sure
Communism is on a victorious
march, with the decisive battle
for Wet Nam all but behind
them. The Russians are calling
the tune here, even preparing
the speeches of the Communist
Wet Mimi representatives in the
Russian language.
After a month of talk there
seems no prospect of anything
Mr.. Ryon spent six weeks in Southeast
Asio, then went to Geneva to check
his findings at the Geneva confer
ence. This is the first OF four arti-
eles on the prospects in the bottle
for Asio."
Evening star., 1954-05-24

in Asia seems removed from re
ality.
Evening star., 1954-05-24
Hot Weather Styles

A trio Of cool cottons may be Just
the right thing for the forthcoming sum-
mer days in our Capital. For this and
other helpful hints read The Star fashion
editors story with pictures on
Page B-4.
Evening star., 1954-05-12

Now at small cost, protect
your furniture with covers.
Durable, pliable, odorless and
cleans in a flash with a
damp cloth.
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fore he Is assigned to the Ameri
can Embassy in Bangkok Mrs.
Houston was the former Rowen1
Wilkerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nj CLARK, OF
Richmond, were visitors last week
at "Ufton Terrace Other visit
ors in the same home were All
torney Frank - Harris. Of S0ut"
Hill. Miss Evelyn Harris, Of
Montross, Mrs. Fred Williams, OF
Dillwyn and Mrs Lucy station
and Nancy
Mrs Annie Johnson was the
ovornleht guest in tn home OF
Mrs S ID Harris. Wednesday
She also visited Mrs Terra Morris
at Bremo Monday
Friends We're sorry 10 hear Of
the illness of Mis- NJ X DAVIS.
IT MI Zion and sincerely trust
that She viii soon be out again.
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the County OF Powha :
tan, the eth day of October,
1854:
ELSIE w. COBB
BLAIR w. GOODE
EDITH w. Heller
CONSTANCE w. YOUNG
EMMA f. WHITLOCK
e. NJ. WH1TLOCK
ANNIE w. PHILLIPS
MOLL1E B WHITLOCK
ETHEL w. cox
MATTE V. STAPLES
BRACKETT WHITLOCK
LUMMIE q WHITLOCK CAMP !
BELL
CAROL PAGE WHITLOCK
LOTTIE H. BAMFORTH
MAYNARD A FRENCH.
HAYNIE @. BLANTON
Compliments
VS..
JOE M WHITLOCk Macon. Va
RUTH F WHITLOCK. 1865
Peach Tree Rd. NE. Atlanta
Georgia.
RALPH w WHITLOCK. 991
Wadsworth Drive n. w. All
lanta. Georgia
MARY BAKER WHITLOCK. 1866
Peach Tree Dr. MT Atlanta
Georgia.
ODES H WHITLOCK. JR ll6(
Berkeley Square. Louisville
Kentucky
MARY BOYLE. 294l 2nd AVG.
South. St Petersburg. Florida
MRS. RUTH Y GILLS. App BIC
Ave. Los Ane lcs. California
WILLIAM f. GILLS. 1872 & Zen.
da Victoville. California.
MARIAN M LEONARD. 1905
Fheht Avenue. Los Angeles
California.
LOIS M. GILLS App Bird Avenue
Los Angeles California.
REBEKAH OGBURN. ST. Eliza.
beth Hospital WASHINGTON
p c..
r CLARENCE FRENCH. 36t
Glen Circle, Decatur Georgia
ITTT1TTTr r. u,rD r7hFr,rr ,no. II.
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heirs OF Hugh p French, de-
ceased,
heirs Of Alma French Oeburn. de-
ceased
heirs Of Robert II French de-
ceased
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cure partition II III III ~
! modes prescribed Nv Iow Of .
.ract of land in Macon Magister-
ial District powhatan comfy
Virelnia CONTAINING threa hpn.
dred reimbursement and nine.
tpnlhs acres more n. less whict
vas formerly avn q Nv James Al
Whjtlock ma Malv + WhjtIock
husband and wfe Beino the ass
acres conveyed ia Flovd 3 Whit.
look for HE ana "a the sever
children Of James NJ WbitIocR
and Mary + Wbitlock or then
heirs by last VIII and testamen,
Of Jam / M Whitlock and Mar,
X WhitJock dated March %
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Glendale

Rev w c, Eastridge delivered
an inspiring sermon at Arvonia
Methodist Church Sunday. We
were glad to have our former
pianist, Mrs Charles Anderson
to play for US Mrs Anderson was
overnight Saturday guest OF Nh
and Mrs. John Senger
The death of S. ID. Harris. OF
Alpha, came as shock to his
many friends Deepest sympathy
is expressed to the family Their
son, Frank ID Harris. Of South
Hill, and daughter. Miss Evelyn
Harris. of MontroSs. spent last
week with lIer mother. Mrs S ID
Harris. MIS-, w PFentis Harris
of Richmond is spending this
week in the home OF her mother
Mrs Harris.
Mrs Lucy Station was a bust
ness visitor in Falimville Mon
day
Mrs. Sallie Shumaker was TAX
EN- to a nursing HON III Rich
mond. Sunday. Mrs Shumaker is
critically Ill
Visitors IN the Home Of NH
and Mrs. l. A Davis, OF ArVonia.
Sunday. were Mrs Whitley and
Mr.. and Mrs Zimmerman. all Of
Richmond. also Mrs Anne r.
Johnson. Mrs. Davis mother. MIS-.
Wesley HudginS. who resides IN
this home. has been confined TO
the bed for many years, with q
nurse at her bed side She is very
bright and remembers all of the
old friends. Mrs HudginS Cele-
brated her 87th birthday October
30
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
Houston. Of Kansas City Mo. are
expecting their son and daughter
in-law. Mr. and Mrs Robert
Houston. Jr. from Edinburgh.
Scotland, for a months visit be-
Mary Barker Whitlock Odes II
Whitlock, Jr.. Mary Boyle. Mrs
Ruth V Oils, William F. ellis,
Marian M Leonard. Lois M
ellis. Rebekah Ogbuln. r Clar-
ence French, judith D. French
and Nancy French Youppl and
PARTIES UNKNOWN. do appear
within ten day after due publca-
ton hereof and do what may be
necessary to protect their inter-
cSts. in this suit
A Copy Teste:
WILLIAM r.. BLANDFORD. p @
JAMES A TILMAN. Ill Clerk
Powhatan, Virginia. ll-2-4t,Tl
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FOR RENT


OFFICE SPACE. two adjoining
offices at 1T A west Third st.
Apply to w j. Bloomfield and
son, Farmville. Phone 1888 8-l7-tf
FLOOR SANDERS - Make your
Did floors look like new. You can
Easily do the resurfacing work
Yourself We rent floor sanders
md edgers and supply materials.
Also. electric floor polishers will
save you work and make your
floors CLEAN Ask US about our
rentals. Farmville Mfg. Co. phone
III. Farmville. Va 2-l9-tf
3 ROOM APARTMENT-at l05
High st, Gust behind Post Of
fice) Heat, light, water and re-
frigerator furnished. Call 9l3M
Mrs. j. T. Doyne. 8-27-tf
- ~~~~~~-
HOUSE, or 4 bedrooms, 10
miles of Farmville. all modern
conveniences, automatic oil hot
water heat. S, Waverley Putney.
Jr., Phone 483 or 6O8 g3-tf
FURNISHED ROOMS. by week
or month. Call 800 day. I0-5-tf
-~~-~
APARTMENT rooms and bath.
second floor unfinished. $50 per
month. Robert E. Taylor. Phone
200. ll-2-4t
. - . - = - -~--
FARM HOUSE Kingsville.
Hampden-Syd road L. c.
Benedict. lO-29-6p
APARTMENT rooms. furnish
ed and heated, first floor. Miss
Martha Blanton, 801 High street.
rafmVllle. ll-9-4t
HOUSE FOR RENT, 3 rooms.
aapply Fred Putney. ll-12-2p
- ~--~~~~ ~ ~~.
APARTMENT room unfurn-
lshed. sos S Main st. Farmville
1l-12-2p
. - . - ~~-~~
HOUSE electric lights and
water, land for garden, J d. Dish
man. Phone 1016W. ll-12-5p
HOUSE unfinished 5 rooms.
oil heat in Jackson Height. Phone
II or 568M after II noon. Mrs. L.
M Carter Farmville. l1-12-tf
= - - - --~~-~---
HOUSE = room house. oil heat.
newly decorated 5l4 Park Ave
Phone 495J OF 295R ll-12-2tp
- - ~~~ .
APARTMENTS rooms and bath
furnished 3l6 S Main street.
Farmville l1-l2-2p
HOUSES rooms and bath, -
miles from Farmville on Route
IS. Edward Ingle, r. 5. Farmvlle.
Va. ll-12-2D
HOUSE Modern room home.
available Immediately. O. H.
Written Phone IS. 11-l2-tf
= = - = . .
THREE ROOM apartment los
High st. Phone 9l3M Mrs. J r
Doyne. lI-12-tf
- . ---~~-- . - ------- -
APARTMENT Unfurnished On
heat and water furnished Mrs
c. II Greear. BOZ First Avt.
ll-l6-5p
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LEGAL NOTICES

VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court of Buck
ingham County;
HERMAN A. BANTON
V ORDER OF PUBLICATION
THELMA WEEKS BANTON. an
infant
The object Of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce from bed and board
by the plaintiff from the defend
ant on the grounds Of Wilful dc
sertion and abandonment and at
the expiration of one year from
date Of said desertion to merge
the same into a divorce from the
bond OF matrimOnY
And affidavit flee accordlng to
law stating that the defendants
whereabouts are unknown and
that due diligence has been used
by or on behalf Of the plaintiff
to ascertain The Whereabouts Of
said defendant, without effect.
having been made. " is therefore
ordered that the said defendant
appear here within ten days after
due publication Of this order AND
do what is necessary to protect
her interests in this suit And it
is further ordered that this order
be published once a week for four
successive weeks il the Farmville
Herald newspaper published in
FarmVille Virginia
JOHN c. SPENCER
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Buckingham County Virginia
} r. SNODDDY. JR, p q.
DillWyn, Virginia l0-364t
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WANTED

COUNTRY HAMS. highest prices
paid. Farmers Supply Co, phone
so. Farmville. Va. 9-22-tf
WANTED IS children any age to
care for while mothers work. Price
81 20 per day Apply MIS-. l.. NJ
Wilkes, AppomattoX. Virginia.
l1-5-4t
MEAT CASE-Refligerated to
10 #. VIII pay cash. CALVIN Jen-
kins. Rice Va. l1-I2-2t
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FOR SALE

NEW BRICK HOMES bed
rooms. two baths. living room
dining room, kitchen. On Fourth
Avenue extended. Call $50 or l54.
8-27-tf
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Avenue extended. Call 450 or l54.
8-27-tf
WHY WORRY about troublesome
skin infection. Try V-J-O. Grays
Drugs. 12-4-tfp
PIANOS: Good used upright, gone
over and tuned by Fred Lynn.
Only 500. terms can be arranged.
Hodges e. Dowdy Furniture Co,
Farmville, Va lisp
COAL-Take the chill from WIN
ter. evening, light your open fire.
Red Ash Coal. sized specially
for open CRATES. Bag 40c Kayton
Coal Company, Farmville ll-5-tf
~~~~ ~~~~~~ - -
ABRUZZI RYE--Recleaned. 81.
bushel M II Slayton, Ri 2.
Farmville. Va lisp
~~
MEAT Come to Cradles Store for
best meat at best prices any
where phone IS. ll-5-8p
hBRUZZI RYE recleaned Sis
bushel. pure seed 99l4 germin-
alton 300. F. j. DQwler. Mgr,
Huntington Farm. ll-9-4p
APRONS plain or fancy. Lovely
for gifts Mrs. Asa Smith Farm
vile telephone 4Fl2. fl-l2-2p
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
TURK your Thanks
giving turkey now Fresh dressed
Arthur and Leroy Welchlin.
Farmville 2029J ll-l2-at
FARM PIT acres. 81 tobacco
acreage, new house with bath
heat and running water About Is
miles from Farmville. Write Box
M" Care Herald. Farmvllle.
ll-12-2p
CASH REGISTER - McCaSkey.
two years old Service Station
type. gives total gallons sold
Slayton ESQ Service. DoWdy's
Corner. Farmville ll-12-3t
~~~~ $780, - ~~~-~ -~--~-~
HOUSE Modern 5-room house,
All modern conveniences. Good
location and liberal terms, O. II.
Written. ll-12-tf
---~ ~----~~~~-~~~-~
HAY-l50 bales mixed hay at
S25 per ton. p. j Fhppen. Balls
Vile. Va ll-l6-5tp
HOUSE. SIP East Second Street
Composed OF three apartments,
II rooms separate lights & baths,
electric hot water, large lot. back
driveway. excellent location IN
tcrested party can buy on terms,
live in one apartment and use
rent from other two apartments
TO meet payments Sale price
S9850 Bob Hurt, phone 1855
ll-I6-ltp
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POSITION WANTED

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STENOGRAPHER part Inn
Reply Box MN FarmWlle Herald
l1-I6-3D
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USED CARS

1854 FORD two door custom
sedan equipped with overdrive,
radio, heater and turning signals.
bargain price East End Motor
Co. Farmville. ll-2-tf
~-~ - -----
PICKUP TRUCK. 1850 Ford in
good condition, low mileage,
priced cheap Apply Cradles Store.
1852
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G L A 8 s IFIED s
FOR SALE

JOHN-DEERE "A" TRACTOR
with cultivator. disk, 2 bottom
pillow. mower and hammer mill
Dr. S B. Berkeley, Madisonville
Va e. ll-l6- In
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REV ARD

$500 REWARD for information
leading to conviction of guilty
party who defaced signs of Farm
vile Motel Gilbert Wood. Farm
lie lisp
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SERVICES

49, 80 ~-~-~-s-r~>->-~~~~-~~~~ ~--~~~-<-~
TERMITE-Free inspection for
termites. Don't let termites des-
troy your house. Call us for free
inspection. no obligation. Farm
vile Mfg. Co. Farmville. Phone
IL. 6-l5-tf
-~~-~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~-~
OITCH1NG let US dig your
bitches. septic tanks. etc by ma
chine. especially designed for that
purpose. Rural work solicited
Putney Plumbing and Heating
Phone 483, Farmville. Va. 4-2l-tf
SEEDING LAWNS Building
DriveWays, Flowing and Preparing
Land Crushed stone, top soil and
fill in dirt for sale. w w. Dick
erson, phone 3035J, Farmville,
Va. l0-l-tf
- - ~~~~~~~-
DAY SITTER - Young mother
Will keep children Of working
mothers during pre- Christmas
season at her home. 25c an hour
Mrs N. S. Rothe. phone 676W
1l-l6-tf
LET US UPHOLSTER your
furniture like new Living room
suits couches. odd chairs. Free
estimates given Write or call Re
liable Upholstery Co P h 0 n e
Drake 2-420l. Chase City. Va.
ll-l6-4p 1T)
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NOTICE


SKATE FREE: all beginners may
skate free every night except Sat
urday Skates (clampsl furnished
without cost School classes and
church groups admission half
price Also spec tators ad-
mitted free Closed Sunday ana
Monday nights this season. Hin
top Roller Rink. Farmyille. Va
9-28-t II
AVON COSMETICS has excellent
earning opportunity for women
with cars IN Buckingham Coun-
ty Write Mrs A Jordan. 220I
jefferson Ave. Richmond 90
Va ll-9-4p
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FEATURE FICTION
WTORDS. emerg-
w ing from the


soothing buzz Of
Pauline's voice, brought Art Taylor from
behind the shield of the morning paper like
grain of cereal shot out of gun. He thought
they sounded like And have baby in
September.
WHAT he shouted Who's going to have
baby? Did you say September"
Darling. don't get 50 excited. Ruthie
Piimsou is going to have baby in September.
Her doctor says you should have children
thirty-two months apart.
Pauline studied her husbands face apprais-
ingly. Signing with relief. Art picked up the
sports section again. But his curiosity had
been aroused. why thirty-two months?"
He says that child is best able to adjust
to a new shilling at that age. But Betty
McAllister's doctor told her that the older
child seldom plays with his siblings until ="
What are these siblings?" Art interrupted
suspiciously.
Brothers and sisters. can see you never
finished reading How To Raise Superior Chill
dren' DR.. Snork says that siblings should be
twenty months apart. Only Maxine Mertz
says that the book she's got. The Child as an
Individual in Today's Society," by Igourief
and Yablonsl1y, says that if the first baby is
boy, the parents should have the second child
within fourteen months, unless the first child
shows signs Of something, forget what"
Gosh. I had no idea child-bearing had be-
come such an exact science. What happened to
the old-fashioned catch-as- catch-can SYSTEM"
''Oh, child-spacing is very important"
Pauline said, glancing thoughtfully at Arthur
Lawrence Taylor. Jr.. otherwise known as
Mallet Head. who sat peacefully in his baby
chair, undisturbed by the weighty problems
that faced his elders
EvERYBoDYs talking about it" she went
on There's an article in The Woman's
Friend about it this month. It's one of those
quiz things. and it's supposed to tell you
whether you should have another child or not
Let me see if can find it. You should read
it." Jumping up. she began rummaging in the
magazine rack.
Il don't have to read it," Art said sourly.
With taxes what they are, we can't afford
another child, and that's that"
But this article says that the only child is
likely to develop all sorts of things Besides,
just look at little sweetsie-pie - wouldn't you
like to have another just like him."
Munching piece of toast like good boy,
his rosy face still clean from its morning wash
ing, Mallet Head looked like magazine ad
for baby food.
you wouldn't take million dollars for
him, would you?" Pauline called over her
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shoulder. searching in the magazine rack
mo. and wouldn't give you nickel for
another one, " he said. completing the familiar
cliche Not with taxes and prices the way
they are"
This article says the financial question
should be secondary"
1T does huh? Well. I've got news for the
character who wrote that article"
she came back with the magazine Now
don't be grumpy. Answer these questions
yes or no. They tell you whether or not you
should have more children If you fell heir
to an unexpected fifty dollars. would you buy
your little boy an electric train rather than
luxury for YOURSELF
What do they mean. luxury? A new over
coat?"
"Oh, say that camera you've been talking
about"
Hmm. He's much too young for an cleo
trio train. Id get the camera"
She was plainly disappointed We'll. what
about this one. On your evenings out, would
you rather visit neighbors than go to night
club?'"
Which neighbors? don't mind the Rileys.
but I'd rather 60 to a night club than visit the
Partons. In fact. I'd rather 60 to cat fight"
We'll, III give you half-credit." she said
doubtfully How about this: AS child. did
you object to wearing your older sisters cast
off dresses?"
- ho~ Go1l eV1
them" Art said. Il never could make double
play when had on one of Annes formals."
''Oh. guess that question is just for girls.
Don't be sarcastic - some Of these questions
are very sensible. DO you have behavior
problem with your present child?' Now. you
see, that's where we're lucky because - OIL"
She interrupted herself with shrek, and
dived for the end of the table. Mallet Head
had picked up the butter dish and was plaster
ing butter in his hair. His face wore look Of
intense concentration.
Art decided it was time to catch his train.
As he headed for the door. he asked darkly.
You say you want another one?"
PAULINE's forehead was wrinkled as she
pushed the stroller, containing an unbuttered
Mallet Head. toward the Birch Manor shop
ping center. They were about hallway there
when she saw Jean Brummage approaching.
At first glance. Pauline thought that Jean
was alone; four year-old Sonny must be at
home. But there was something odd about
Jeans gait as she advanced toward them. and
suddenly Mallet Head, pointing gleefully.
said, "Horsier Curiously, Jean seemed to
have four legs, the rear ones small and clad
in tan leggings. and there was bustleiike
hump in the back of her polo coat.
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Unlike side, Mr.. Ges short
stories concerned ct the comic side Of life Pauline
their bIsuiy normal child Maiet Head, hare
nDueared before in THIS WEEK stories. - The EDITORS
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Annex have announced that jay
walkers among the Navy en-
ployes will be given violation
tickets which will cost them
fines and annual leave.
officials declare that too many
employees, in their race to catch
a bus at quitting time, disregard
saftey lines. safety rules and the
police. The result has been nu-
merous accidents in which en-
ployes have been seriously hurt,
they declare. Under the new pol
icy, employees found guilty Of
jaywalking will be fined and also
will have deducted from their
annual leave the time that it
takes for their trial before the
commissioners office in the
Pentagon.
SUPER JOBS-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission has ruled against
the career employe in the super
grade ($14,800 a year, job in
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. who was dismissed
from his job in what the agency
said was a observation-disclosures
program. The employee has en-
gagged counsel and will fight the
ruling. Top career officials have
followed the case closely. since
they feel it might have Govern
ment-wide significance.
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CumoEer Presents
District Flags to
20 Foreign Cadets

District Commissioner Renah
F. Camalier, who only last week
started a movement to acquaint
Washington with its official flag,
personally spread the message to
20 foreign nations today.
The Commissioner presented
40 small District flags to escort
officers accompanying $50 cadets
In this country on the Civil Air
Patrols foreign cadet exchange
program. The same number of
American CAP cadets left for
Europe, Mexico and Cuba last
week.
The Commissioner spoke to the
cadets and the national COM
mander Of CAP, Mai. Gen. Lucas
v. Beau. at a luncheon held in
the terrace dining room Of Ma
tional Airport today.
The $50 visiting cadets win fan
out over the country during their
two weeks stay as guests of State
CAP wings.