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Evening star., 1954-05-26
Lucius Fisher Curtis,
AP Editor, Treasurer
BY tho Asseeiossd Press

NEW YORK, May 26.-Lucius
Fisher Curtis, "a. who retired in
1946 after SO years with the
Associated Press as reporter, ed
itor and finally treasurer, died
yesterday Of pneumonia at st.
Luke's Hospital. He had been in
III health for several years.
A native Of Northfield, N. Y,
Mr.. Curtis worked on the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger and North
American the Chicago Record
Herald and the Cleveland News
before joining AP in 1910. He
served as treasurer from 1885
untilshis retirement.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Churles A. Schucht I.

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 26.-
Charles A. Schacht. 65, former
manager of the Louisville branch
of the Federal Reserve Bank of
st. Louis, died here yesterday.
He managed the branch from
1910 until his retirement Febru-
ary /. Mr.. Schacht was a past
president of the American In
stitute Of Banking.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

GEORGE @. Members and
ohcers of Fort Stevens Post,
No. 80, Of the American Lee
gion. are hereby requested to
be present at the services to
be held at the 8. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home. 290l 14th st.
NV at 8 pm. Wednesday
1864. for our late comrade.
IAN JAMES 2; EINAN: Ccmdr:
Evening star., 1954-05-26

McCOWN. HARRIET A. On Monday.
May "a, 1854. at her residence. 322O
Mckinley st NV. HARRIET A. Nc
Gown. beloved wife Of the late Joseph
Gown Ross and Mignon McCown VIII
iams: She also IS survived BY three
grandchildren and four great-grand-
H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 2S0i i4th
st. NV, until noon Thursday, May
%. Services and interment on Friday.
May 2S. at IL am. in Florence. s. c.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
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S5ring Nd husband Of Mary y.
jeanne aneI ana William MMahsy NJ foSsIs IoSs la1 a
Of Sol Love and brother Of Mrs. Flor
ence 4 Goldman Services and in-
terment private. Kindly omit flowers.
LOWRY. LAKE ORRON. suddenly. on
Monday, aix May gpga "a le54, 5 in Leesbure,
husband q Hazel RiehsTd To Lowry. ofaGSsq fssnsr
brother Of Mrs. Robert Bowman 81
6ars Sa Harry Hs a and oE5y Nosv. # dsss
Of Hamilton, Va, and Mason Lowry
of Winche ester, Va. Remains resting
at the Colonial Funeral Home. Lees
Ieesburs Presbyterian Church OF. Thurs
day, May 27. ct 10 am. Interment
Forrest Hills Cemetery. Lynchburg. Va.
MAUsT. GEORGE c. On sunday. May
%. 1854. ct Doctors Hospital. GEORGE
c .MAUST of 2006. Arlington blvd,
Perry pl NV. beloved husband OF
Ruth I. Maust. father of Mrs. Charles
J c. Maffett. grandfather Of Sandra
and Wayne Maffett. brosher Of Mrs.
and Joseph ]. Maust Of Richmond. We.
Services ct the 8. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home. 2901 14th st. NV. on Thurs.
day May 81, at pm. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. (Rich-
mond. Va. and Pittsburgh. Pa. papers
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Ray Ryan, Former
WFLO Sales Manager
Dies In Accident

Ray Ryan, former announcer
and sales manager of Radio Sta
ton WFLO here. died Sunday
morning Of injuries received in a
swimming accident Sustaine d
near his home at Elizabeth City,
N c.
Friends here have been inform
ed that Mr.. Ryan suffered a
broken neck when he Owed into
shallow unfamiliar water.
Prior to leaving Farmvillc last
year, Mr. Ryan operated Ray
Ryan, Restaurant at Dowdv s
Corner in addition to his services
with the Farmvillc radio station.
He had served with the station
here since 1948.
At Elizabeth City. Mr.. Ryan
owned and operated Radio Sta
ton WCNC
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
Joyce Ryan and two sons. Pat
rick Ray and Michael Timothy
A funeral service will be held
at II q, m, Tuesday at Twyford
Funeral Home at Elizabeth City
N c. Interment plans have not
been completed but burial is ex-
pected to be in a family plot in
Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
CAP Squadron
Meets Tonight

Farmville's newly organized
Civil All Patrol squadron viii
meet again tonight Monday in
the Moose Hall at 1870 p. m.
The squadron still needs a
Chaplain Medical Officer. Per
sonnet Officer and Clerk Typist.
Applications are not limited to
male members. ANY women who
are interested in flying and Civil
Air Patrol activities have been
asked to attend the meeting.
A temporary staff has been
named and will be published
later when official approval from
wing Staff Headquarters in
Richmond is received
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Bcville Accepts
SUPERINTENDENT
Goes To Prince
William Sept. |

Stuart M Bevillc principal
of Farmville High School fox the
past year has accepted the post
of superintendent of Prince Will
liam county schools He will leave
his position here September
T j. McIlwaine, superintendent
Of schools here. said today the va
cancy created by Mi BeVille S
leaving. has not been filled
County of $4,000
In Prince William county. po-
pulation $4,000. Mr. Beville, takes
the superintendent post vacated
by J NJ CARRIER
Superintendent McIlwaine said
today he joins with members Of
the school board IN expressing
distress at losing the services Of
Mr. Bevllle He has filled the po-
sition Of principal here most &C
ceptably and we regret exceed
ingly to lose his services which
we have come to value highly "
Mr. McIlwaine said.
MIR Bevllle said the challenges
and opportunities existing in
Prince William were Of such a
nature that he could not refuse
the post, despite sincere regrets at
terminating his work here
Expresses Regret
Both Mrs. Beville and l appre-
ciate- deeply the wind words Of
those who have expressed regret
at our leaving. The past year has
been most pleasant for us in every
respect in the work at the high
school, in the associations with
Longwood College and in ties with
the community. which hav e
grown closer through the past
year" Mr. Beville said
Mr. Beville came here last year
from the principals post at Crewe
High School.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Old Courthouse
To Be Scene OF
County Event

Old Prince Edward Day will be
celebrated on Saturday, August
81. at the old courthouse loca-
ton at Worsham.
The county Is Bicentennial
celebration would not be com
plete unless some emphasis is
placed on old Prince Edward
Courthouse. believe members of
the Hampden District Committee
The courthouse was the heart
Of the county from the time it was
formed in 1854 until 1872, when
the county seat was moved to
Farmville II was a social bust
ness and legal center Of county
life, and was located on the stage
coach line Homes. stores and
taverns grew up around the court
house, which is older than Hamp-
den-Sydney College
Though plans are not entirely
complete at this time for the OBJ
servance, it may be stated that a
historical revue will be given the
afternoon of August 81. and many
of the old buildings will be open
for inspection
The Hampden District commit
tee is composed of Mrs. Ruby
Redd chairman. Mr.. and Mrs. M
H. Bittinger Miss Mary and
Richard Dupuy MIS-. Robert
Quarles. John Rogers and Miss
Ann McGehee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
WFLO TO Celebrate 9TH Anniversary
August Z With AII-Day Open House

B Keys, of Johnson City. Tenn,
who is owner Of Johnson City En-
terprises in the east Tennessee
city
WHO'S 100 watt transmitter
located Just north of Farmville, in
Cumberland county, beams as far
south as North Carolina. north
beyond Charlottesville west past
Lynchbure and to Hopewell in
the east.
The services rendered Southside
Virginia by WFLO includes ten
daily news summaries from Unit
ed Press News Service. market re-
ports, weather forecasts. daily de-
votiCnal programs. home dem
onstration and county agent pub
lie service programs, free an
nouncement programs in addition
to baseball games and musical
shows.
The station presently employees
four announcers and two engin-
GERS in addition to its Office and
stalcs staff and . part-time engin-
eT-announcer.
Station Manager John Wilson,
a native OF this area, attended
Hampden- Sydney College and the
National Academy of Broadcast
na in Washington. D c., prior
to coming to WFLO over four
years ago He assumed manage
ment of the station in October
1853.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
n. Y. Club Tour
Group On Way
q In Contingent
Led BY J. B. Wall

Sea bree2es and city sights was
the happy cry as % members Of
the Herald's New York Club tour
left on a weeks exciting trip on
Monday at IL 80 p m
Publisher J Barrye Wall accom-
panied the group as Official host
throughout the trip to America Is
greatest metropolis
The fve-day all-cXpenSc paid
trip was won BY u contestants.
In addition to the successful con-
testants, the encourage included
Miss Minnie Lee Rodgers. Of
Farmvilie. Mrs Douglas Whipplo,
and daughters. Claudia and Viz
einia of Brownsville. Va, F. r.
Moon Jr Of Warminstcr. and
Mr. Wall
The group viii arrive in New
York City Tuesday afternoon for
a three day Wh.rl Of The Great
White Way and interesting sights
connected with life IN the throb-
bling teemina city The party will
return to FarmVIllc about 6 p M
Friday
q Successful
The p include Leslie Hamilton.
Of Darlington Hgts. Mrs Frank
Dererubacker Wealthie Mrs E.
w Snoddy Of HoWardsville. 10
seph T Holloway of FarmWlle
Tommy Lyon of Pamplin. and
Miss Laura Allen, Of Clayville.
Also Mrs. Alice Campbell. Of
Prospect Mrs, Alfred Price Of
Farmville. Miss Julia Ann Vogel
Of Cumberland. Miss 10 Hillsman,
Mrs, Raymond Bailey, John E
Roberts Tommy Jenkins. Mrs
Mabel CaSon. Of Farmville; Mrs.
Jean p. HARRISON Of Columbia;
Miss Betty Foster Charles Wo-
mack III. Of Route Farmyille.
Miss Frances Whltlock. of Car
tersyillc Miss Kinsey Bass Green.
Of PoWhatan; Miss Betty Over
cash, Of Hampton Sydney. and
Mrs. II F Harris, Of Appomattox
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Cumberland Church s 200 Years Service
Is attributed To Gods Unchaneing Lore

More than 700 people crowded
the church the new Sunday
School annex and spilled out onto
Open-air seats during the Home
coming event Sunday, Of the
week long celebration Of Cmber-
land Presbyterian ChWch's 200th
anniversary.
Not only were members. former
members, and many friends there
to honor the church that mother
ed SO many others in this area,
but sons Of the Church, former
pastors and several top Presby-
terrain officials also attended
These latter included the Rev
Wade H Boggs moderator Of the
General Assembly, the Rev Eu-
gene Jordon. moderator Of the
Presbytery. and Col Francis Pick
ems Miller, moderator Of the
Synod
Inchanging Love
Speaking at he afternoon
services, Rev. BoggS spoke on
Exchanging Love which he
SAID was most applicable to the
zoo years IN which the church
at Cumberland has proSpered
He stated that the depth Of
Gods love Is lncomprehenSibIe.
but that It is there for all VINO
will accept It III accepting this
love men become lords over their
own lives and then Will give their
lives into complete submission to
Gods Will.
The fact that we have a
church that mas survived and
prospered for two hundred years
is sign oil Coo $ Love ne SAID
But to keep on growing. We must
give ourselves for the future as
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
All Star Game Set
For ednesday Night

The first Of a two game series
between the Cumberland All
Stars and the Farmville Town
Team will get underway Wednes-
day at 8 p. m, on the Farmville
High School field.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-10
Virginia Farmers
To Use Mails For
ASC Board Voting
Annual Election OF
Committeeman Will
BE Held In Sept.

Virginia's farmers viii vote by
mal this year to chose their COM
nunitv Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation tASC} commit
I'd $. f F. Striplin, chairman of
the Prince Edward County cleo
tiOn board announced this week
This is departure from the
Previous annual elections when
farmers went to polling places in
he States various magisterial
districts to cast their ballots
Ballots will be mailed from the
county ASC offices on or before
September Is and must be return
ed by the voting farmers by Sep
tqmber %.
'rhree-man committees Will be
selected under the mail ballot
method in each Of the States ma
eiSterial districts except those in
Arlington County. not considered
a u AGRICULTURAL area These com
mlttees administer the various
farm programs under the jurisdic-
ton Of ASC.
Those Eligible
Eligible farmers include those
Of legal voting age who have an
interest in a farm on which one
Of the approved Federal farm
practices is being carried out. or
who are eligible for a farm loan
o. for price support
Farmers under the legal yot-
ms age may participate in the
election if they are in charge Of
operations on an entire farm
This years administrative ma
chinery for holding the commit
tee election differs considerably
fin o m previous years United
States Department Of Agriculture
regulations have been revised 10
provide for the selection OF coun-
~ and community election boards
which did not exist previously.
County election boards viii CON
Stst Of q county farm agent. as
chairman. the county heads Of
the Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Home Administration
and other farm organizations OPP
Grating in The county. These
boards Will select community cleo
ton boards Of three farmers
from each community or maq-s-
terial district Incumbent coun-
IN or community ASC committee
men ave not eligible to serve on
these election boards.
Slate of 10
The community election boards
VIII serve as nominating commit
tees They VIII nominate slate
Of 10 candidates for each com
munity committee from which
three committeeman and two al
tefnatcs will be selected Com
mumty election boards VIII count
The ballots and determine elgibn-
ity TO vote
Farmers elected chairman Of
The community committees will be
hcleeates to county convention to
be held. September 81 At these
county conventions three member
county ASC committeeman will
be selected
Newly elected county and com
munity committees will assume
oilicc October
ASC committeeman who have
served three consecutive years viii
not With exceptions. be eligible
for reelection this year. The eX-
|ceptons to this rule are when all
three members OF the present
committee have served for the
last three wears one Of the three
may hc reelected
Officers Of farm organizations.
/ members -of the ASC review com
. mittees and Federal Crop Insur-
ance Corporation agents are not
elsrible TO serve on county com
mittees under the new program.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
U. 5. Warships' Visit
Off Red China Brinqs
Proyocation CHARGE
By the Associated Press

TAIPEH. Formosa, Aug. 90
Four United States 7th Fleet de-
stroyers visited the Tachen is
lands within IA miles of the Red
China coast yesterday. Last
night Red China accused the
United States of armed provo
cation" with a show of air and
naval strength.
The locale of what the Reds
called American s'intruSion"
was the Nationalist-held Tachen
Islands within sight Of the China
coast where United States Ad-
MIRA Felix B. Stump visited re-
Gently. The United States En-
bassy here announced a stop
over there by the destroyers
Maddox, Brush, H. j. Thomas
and Moore as a routine visit.
The charge made in a Peiping
broadcast heard in London and
Tokyo said one naval-air show
occurred Friday morning (China
time). Admiral Stump presum-
ably had left the area by then
after an inspection trip.
The Peiping radio did not
mention Admiral Stump, the
United States Pacific COM
0mander in chief, by name but
said American advisers to the
Formosa based forces of Ma
tionalist Leader Chang Kai-shek
had engaged in intense activities
at the Tachen Island.
American sources had dis
closed Wednesday that Admiral
Stump had visited the strong
point, and the Defense Depart
ment in Washington described
the visit as q warning to the
Chinese Communists to stay on
the mainland unless they want
to tangle with United States
naval power.
President Eisenhower said in
his news conference Tuesday il
the Reds tried to take the Ma
tionalist bastion of Formosa-as
Red Premier Chou En-lai has
threatened repeatedly in recent
speeches-they would have to
Jump over the 7th Fleet on
patrol in the 100-mile-wide
FormoSa Strait.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
British Party Begins Tour
OF fMonchurion Industry Plants

tanned also and understand
that the number plates are fre-
quentiy changed so that it can
not readily be identified.
Yesterday two members of the
British delegation called at the
Food Ministry while the others
toured the railway marshaling
yard and Peiping University.
Last night the eight Laborites
went to the summer palace OUT
side Peiping to dine at the Ting
Lee Huan Restaurant. famous
because there can be heard in
the evening the song Of the
golden oriole.
It is doubtful, however, that
these birds were heard very
clearly last night.
Twenty-three Toasts Offered.
A Chinese meal at any time
is hardly silent. and in this new
China it seems nobody can re-
sist making a speech at the
slightest provocation or even less.
Wednesday night, when the
banquet was given by the
Chinese peoples political con-
sultative conference. there were
no fewer than % toasts, each
accompanied by fairly lengthy
speeches.
When all the British delegates
and various Chinese leaders had
been toasted. the glasses were
then raised to peace, co-exist-
ence. the women of China,
friendship with the workers Of
England, international UNDER
standing and abolition of war.
AS all these were "gambai"
toaSts-meaning that the glasses
had to be drained-it was per-
haps understandable that the
British Labor delegation looked
somewhat harassed when they
left the banquet.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Laos Reports Attacks
| After Cedse-Eire

PARIS, Aug. 20 (P.-The
French News Agency reported
from Laos today that Commu-
nist-led Vietminh units attacked
Laotian army soldiers in the
northern province of Sam Neua,
two weeks after the August 6
cease fire.
The Kingdom of Laos is one
of the three associated states of
Indo-C China. The report from
Vientiane, the Laotian capital,
said a relatively large number of
Laotian soldiers was killed in
the attack as well as several
civilians.
The Laotian government filed
a protest with the joint military
commission supervising the
cease fire. the report said.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Second Man Sentenced
In York Theater HoIdup

A man was sentenced yester-
day to serve from 5 to is years
for his part in the $2,323 holdup
at the York Theater, 3641
Georgia avenue NV, last April.
He is James J.. Hill, 30, colored,
of the 700 block of Third street
NV. Sentence was imposed by
Judge Edward M. Curran of the
United States District Court for
the District of Columbia.
=. A co-defendant in the case,
James A. Smith, 81. colored, OF
the first block of Bates street
NV, was sentenced last June
by Judge Curran to serve from
to 81 years. Police have been
seeking a third man in the rob-
berry.
In another case. Judge Curran
gave George w. Lucas. AZ, col
ored, of the 1900 block of Ran
dolph street NV from z to z
years for breaking into a clean
ing establishment in the 1000
block of / street NV. and steal
ing ten suits of clothes.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Silver Spring Girl
Gets EIks' Award
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 2o.--Dele-
gates from Elks Clubs in Mary
land, Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia yesterday
opened their saith annual con-
vention here.
Last nights big event was a
session in the Statehouse, at
which DR.. Robert S. Barrett of
Alexandria. Va, past grand
exalted ruler, presented a $400
scholarship of the Maryland
Elks to Dandra Slyth of Silver
Spring.
William E. Slaughter of
Easton. the tri-State associa-
ton president, will preside until
new officers are named to-
morrow.
Today the schedule includes
tours of the city and the Naval
Academy. golf and a fish fry.
Activities wind up Sunday
after memorial services at the
SRtehouse and Q buffet dinner.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Bunche Gets Top Post
As U. N. Cuts'Budget
Another 81 Million
BY the Associoied Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Aug.
20. - United Nations Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold pro-
NOTED Ralph Bunche to a top
United Nations post and an
nounced another million dollar
slash in the U. N. budget yes
terday.
DR.. Bunche, first American Ne
gro to win a Nobel peace prize.
has been principal director of
the U. N. trusteeship division. He
was cleared in June by a U. N.
loyalty commission of allegations
he had had Communist links.
Dr.. Bunche and a Russian,
Ilya S. Tchernychev, were named
undersecretaries in a reorgani-
zation of the U. N. administra-
tive setup. effective January l,
They will handle jobs on assign
ment from Mr.. Hammarskjold
which may range over all de-
partments of the U. N. and may
take them to all parts of the
world.
Others in High Posts.
The reorganization keeps tive
other United States nationals in
high posts. Andrew w. Cordier,
former teacher from Stark
County, Ohio, and Manchester,
Ind. and a veteran of the United
States State Department, re-
mains in the post of Executive
Assistant to the Secretary Gen.
eral, which he also held with
Trygve Lie, first u, N. secretary
general, l 4,a,,4-
David Vaughn, Paducah,. KY.
remains as director in charge OF
the Office of general services.
Mr.. Hammarskjold said the Of
ficials will be on contracts which
run to the end of his term in
February, 1858.
Mr.. Hammarskjold, a Swede
said he believed in the principle
of rotating top Offices in the U. N
among countries throughout the
world, and indicated he could
serve only one term.
Proposed Budget.
Mr.. Hammarskjold proposed a
budget of $46,821, 300 for 1855
slightly more than a million dol
lars under the 1854 budget. A
nine-nation advisory committee
however, has suggested cutting
out another half a million dol
lars.
The assembly will debate those
questions as we'll as United State.
opposition to paying $189, 900 tt
former United States citizen!
fired by the U. N. because they
refused to answer questions OF
Communist links. The Worle
Court ordered the payment.
His 1855 budget would be ST..
1884, under actual expenses II
1853.
Evening star., 1954-08-20

In this third OF o series, Mr.. Klimowicz
tells how he wos discovered slowing
owoy in freishter hold and olmost
turned beck in his flight from behind
the Iron cuFtuin.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
By John Ridley
(By Advancement with the Daily
telegraph. London

h s + IS. y
PEIPING, Aug. 20 (P.-The
British Labor Party delegation to
/, China headed for Mukden today
and a three day tour of Man
churian industrial plants. AT
Anshan they will be shown newly
developed steel mills and will in
Spect various welfare schemes set
UP for workers.
They then go on to Tongshan
to see a coal mine before return
ing to Peiping Sunday night.
1t has now been confirmed
that the delegation will meet
Mae Tze-tung next week during
their three remaining days in
Peiping before going on south to
Shanghai. The exact time and
place of the meeting still are be-
ing kept secret.
Secrecy EnshrOuds Mao.
In fact. everything about Mao
seems to be q close-kept secret.
He is rarely seen by the public
except at exceptional functions.
Nobody is quite certain where he
lives, though there are various
speculations. Since cars of high
officials are always curtained, he
is never observed in streets of
Peiping. The only thing about
him that must be well known is
his face, a picture Of which
adorns every government Office
and the walls of most large
buildings.
Premier Chou En-lai, en- the
other hand. makes frequent pub
lie appearances and unlike other
Communist leaders doesn't ap-
pear to have q large encourage
of guards. His car, a bulletproof
Russian Zis, is, Of course, cur