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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

Or John w Molnar, head Of
Longwood Colleges Music Depart
ment, is a frequent contributor Of
articles to national musical maya
zines.
His latest work Is a piece en-
Titled Teacher, Producer and
Bookkeeper appearing in the
September-October 1854 issue Of
Educational Music Magazine. IN
T nr Molnar deals with concert
and operetta headaches. ~
ticket handling, makeup, an
opeletta prompting.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

1t. Charles R. Hogge, IT, ar
rived home on September % after
serving with the U. S Army in
Korea where he received the
Bronze Star for service with the
10th, Artillery Corps and oath
Division. He has been separated
from active duty. and VIII re
turn to work as an electrical
engineer with Westinghouse n
Baltimore, Md, on october IL
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

Tho annual meeting Of the
Prince Edward chapter American
Red Gross. Friday night. October
at D m IN the Council Cham
Dor, viii feature an illustrated
talk by Miss Ruth ElWell field
representative Of the Rcd Cross.
Miss FlWell's talk and slides viii
be a report Of Red Cross activities
in different divisions
Miss Annie CLAIRE Bone local
Red Cross head, invites the pub
In 10 attend and to 9!nd out mora
a*olt Res Cross a:c ana activities
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
Runlnage Sale

A rummage sale will be held on
Saturday, october 2, from 8 a. NJ.
to p m. as a fund raising pro-
ject of Circle No. 3. Woman's
Auxiliary, Johns Memorial Episco-
pal Church The sale viii be To-
Gated in the empty store building
next to Peoples Bank on Main
Street
Mrs J. Wiley Putney is presi-
dent of the circle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01

Mr. and Mrs Ronald Bowles. Jr,.
announce the birth Of a daughter,
Christy Joyce, on Monday. Sept.
20. at the Southside Community
Hospital
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-01
DiIitcyn Secretary, LongUood Student
Ire Princesses In Apple Harvest Festival
The Camera Artist

TWO smiling young ladies left
their private occupations behind
early Thursday morning as they
headed for two exciting days in
Charlottesville and the glare Of
public life
Peggy Anne Hardiman miss
Buckingham" Of 1854. and Jean
Farly Parrot Miss Greene Coun-
ty' d sophomore at Longwood
College. were on their way to the
fifth annual Apple Harvest Festi-
val TO be one Of eight princesses
surrounding Chatham's Miss Ell
len Whitehead Miss Virginia. of
1854
This years festival taking place
September so and October is
expected to be bigger and better
than ever Around so floats. IS
crack bands, a dozen marching
units and various comedy features
VIII take part 10 fridays parade
That begins at $50 p. m
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pubic I'VE with special hmcheons
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18

DRoDUcERs in the legitimate theater have
IL learned to expect outbusts of tempera-
ment from their stars. In TV. however, the
real prina donnas are vacuum cleaners, ice
box doors and products that are supposed to
squirt. spray and otherwise perform .at the
touch of your finger. "
When these items suddenly refuse to func-
ton at the touch of even sledge hammer
in full view of 80 900 600 paying customers
the young lady demonstrator is said to have
egg on her face" aad the sponsor gets
apoplexy.
On these pages THIS WEEK has assembled
a bevy of TVS famous Cover-Up Girls. Osten-
sibly, their job is to deliver the commercial.
But they also have to be past masters at the
art Of ad-libbing and sweet-talking their way
out of human and mechanical breakdowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18

Consider, for instance. the recent predica-
ment Of pretty June Graham, a geenhorn
among the ad-moiselles. She had drawn the
important assignment of demonstrating how
easily refrigerator door opened at feather
touch of her finger. On camera, however, the
refrigerator absolutely refused to bulge.
A Guess and a Prayer
WELL, believe me, folks. it does work beau
tifully when it S plugged in. said the Mortified
Miss Graham, mixing guess with a prayer.
While she improvised lecture on electronics
as to why her product WOud work well - if
only it were plugged in - stagehands verified
her diagnosis. The door flew open and a
billion-dollar industry breathed easier.
Miss Graham had another unhinging
experience the night she slammed refrigera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18

tor door with such vigor that the percussion
set off sound effects record of Is machine
guns. They weren't supposed to detonate
until q battle scene due later on in dramatic
war thriller Miss Graham, standing with
an arlnful Of dishes, gazed helplessly into
the camera and said, 'sThe natives Ger
tainIy are restless tonight"
Some time ago, Anna Lee, another charm
ing hawker, had to exalt the virtues OF an
adjustable automobile seat. The gist OF the
commercial was that this adjustability con-
tributed to clearer vision" On the air, the
seat of the dummy TV mock-up Of the famous
car responded like charm. Unfortunately
however, the steering wheel came off in MISS
Lees hand. When last seen by the blushmg
camera, she was accelerating. all right - with
unhampered vision and no steering wheel
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Machine Tool Firms
Hope for Tax Relief
BY the Assoeioied Press

CLEVELAND. Jan. 2.-The
machine tool industry, concerned
over the future although Its 1858
output was the second biggest in
history, is looking to tax laws.
tariff laws and salesmanship to
chart its course.
The 1853 machine tool output
Is estimated at $1.3 billion, sec
only only to the peak of $780,
600. 900 in the World War II
year of 1912 and up from ST.
125. .000. 900 in 1852.
But the larger 1853 shipments
were not due to any increase in
overall demand, says Herbert l..
Tigges, president of the National
Machine Tool Builders Associa-
ton and executive vice president
of Baker Bros. Inc. of To-
ledo, Ohio. He credits the in
crease to completion of machine
tools previously ordered for the
Korean national defense pro-
gram.
The potential replacement
market is the largest in history,
but, according to Mr.. Tigges. the
chief key to the health Of the
industry is whether or not Con-
gress amends present tax laws
with respect to depreciation
allowances.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Investment Firms
Report Slower Growth
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Invest-
ment companies were still grow
ing in 1858, not as fast as in the
previous year, but at substan-
tial pace.
The National Association of
Investment Companies reported
that assets of the 10 open-end
or mutual fund members passed
the 81 billion mark for the first
time in their history. Assets Of
80 closed-end companies were
close to 81 billion.
The association said sales of
new shares to investors by mu-
tual funds continued at a high
rate, amounting to $700 million
for 1858, somewhat less than the
peak sales of $783 million in
1852. Redemptions by share
holders were estimated at under
$3.50 million.
The closed-end investment
company has fixed number of
shares which are bought and sold
on the stock exchanges like any
corporate security.
The mutual fund issues as
much stock as the public will
buy, at a price determined by the
market value of it's assets divided
by the number Of outstanding
shares.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Drop in Consumption Creates
Concern in Tobacco Industry

estimated domestic consumption
for the entire year at 395 billion
up 4 billion from last year.
The consumption drop plus a
big carry lover prompted flue-
cured tobacco growers to urge
Agriculture Secretary Benson to
reduce their acreage next year by
5 per cent. However. Mr.. Ben
SON. decided on a slight increase.
Last years drought cut tobacco
production, but the effects were
spotty. Hardest hit apparently
were growers in North-Central
North Carolina and Southern
Virginia. In some counties pro-
duction was cut rs per cent with
quality low and nicotine content
high. This brought record high
prices in other flue-cured areas.
Farmers in the big Eastern North
Carolina belt received an average
of $57.09 per hundred pounds for
their leaf, but in the drought
stricken old belt area the average
in late November was $45.O9 and
still dropping.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Burger Urges Narrowing
Of Food Price Spread
BY fhe Associuted Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-If Amer
lea is to maintain and improve its
high standard of living, the en-
tire food industry must continue
its efforts this year to narrow the
spread between farm and retail
prices, according to President
Ralph w. Burger of the Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
He said that "in our own stores
we have been able to reduce over
all food prices 312 per cent since
December, 1882"
Major reductions occurred
during this period in fresh fruit
and vegetable prices, which are
down Is per cent, and meat
prices, which are down 7 per
cent" he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
.Lumbermen' S Profits
Dip Slightly in '53
BY the Assoeioted Press

PORTLAND. Greg. Jan. a.
Last year was another in a
long series profitable for the
lumber industry. although busi-
ness now has slackened off a
little bit. There were some soft
spots that pulled the general
average a trif1e below that of
1852. And there's some reason to
think 1854 will be marked by
moderately, rather than ex-
tremely, good business.
For the 1853 record. though:
For the fifth year in row the
people of the United States built
more than a million new houses;
new schools went UP in the So
far fruitless effort to keep pace
with enrolment; the spires of
new churches pierced suburban
and city skies. and everywhere
there was house remodeling and
commercial construction.
At one time the Douglas fir
plywood industry, for example,
was getting orders that were so
far short of production many
mills laid Off workers and cut
down to part-time operation.
Finally plywood prices slipped as
much as 80 per cent. Orders
started flocking in then. and the
price went up again but leveled
off around a cent a square foot
less than it had been.
Some Of the construction
lumbers. too. dipped in price
near the close of the year. That
isn't particularly unusual and as
a rule the price is strong again
before spring building starts.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
BY The Assoeioied Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. a.
From an overall standpoint. the
tobacco industry enjoyed a good
year in 1855, but it looked for
ward to 1854 with note of con-
Germ.
Growers, harried by drought
and by what farm experts call
the "price-cost squeeze" were
worried at the year end by a
drop in cigarette consumption.
Some blamed medical claims"
of cigarette advertising for part
of this drop They declared these
claims are wholly unjustifled"
and are frightening the public. !"
Manufacturers were concerned,
too. Apparently some smokers
are frightened over a tendency
to blame smoking for an increase
in lung cancer.
Cigarette consumption. which
had increased steadily since the
war, showed a decline in the
June-September period. How
ever, the Agriculture Department
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Personal Savings High,
Credit OfficioI Reports
By the Associuted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. I'm 1858
the American consumer proved
again that he is ''the best credit
manager in the world" accord
ing to Arthur o. DietZ. presi-
dent of CIT Financial Corp.
Mr.. Dietz, head Of the Nations
largest independent sales A.
nance company. said he based
his statement on the enormous
volume of personal savings. the
low percentage of delinquencies
on installment purchase and the
value Of assets accumulated by
American families.
About half the consumers in
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Food Purchases Set
Record in So, but
Prices Dropped 2%
By Steven v. Dovid
A,snciniad Pres. financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Ameri-
cans bought a record amount of
food in 1853 at prices about 2
per cent below those of the year
before. The prospect is that
they'll buy just as much in 1854
and pay about the same amount
for it.
That's the word from Govern
ment agencies and men in the
food trade.
The Agriculture Department
makes the prediction that retail
food prices in 1854 will average
close to the 1858 levels. 1t also
sees food supplies about as large
as in 1853.
Paul s. Willis. president of the
Grocery Manufacturers of Amer
lea, Inc, estimates the total
value of food consumption in
1853 at about SGT billion, up from
$64 billion in 1852.
Getting down TO particulars,
the Agriculture Department
makes these forecasts for 1854:
Beef-Consumer supplies Of
high quality beef will be smaller
than in 1858. but total supplies
of beef are expected to be almost
as large as 1885 indicated rec
ord. Thus top quality cuts may
be. higher priced.
Lamb-There will be less lamb.
both choice cuts and regular
grades, on the meat counters
during the spring season. That
means prices may go up if de-
mand continues strong.
Pork - The 1854 spring pig
crop Is expected to be about S
per cent larger than it was in
1853, but until midsummer, sup
plies will be below the low level
Of 1853 and prices will be high.
A decline is expected in autumn.
Eggs and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of eggs and broilerS may hit new
high in 1854. Egg prices should
dip slightly while broilers are
expected to stay close to the 1853
price level.
Vege table eS-D Demand and
prices will stay at about 1853
levels. Potato prices probably
will continue depressed.
One of the notable. price de-
velopments of 1853 was the pro-
longed slide in beef prices. Heavy
production sent prices down in
spring and early summer, and
then a slow rise got under way.
Meanwhile, pork prices scared
because of a small pig crop.
The frozen food industry
moved on to new record sales,
with the billion dollar "a year
mark not far off.
1t was a good year for men in
the grocery business. Although
retail prices were down about
2 per cent, volume was up 5 per
cent and the net profit rate of
grocery manufacturers climbed
about 2I10 of point to 2 $40
cents on each sales dollar.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Falling Grain Prices
Stirred Up Political
Commotion Last Year
By WiIliom' Ferris
A,soeiGssd Press Finoneiol Writer

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Falling
grain prices stirred up political
commotion this year.
In q decline which started in
December, 1851. grains headed
downward until August, 1858.
after which rally began. The
long decline may be over or the
current rally may be only tenn
porary rebound.
On the favorable side is the
fact much grain has been i'm
pounded under the Government
loan. This reduces the amount
available in the free market.
Despite the recent rise, prices
are still below the loan for wheat,
corn. oats and rye. Thus, they
could rise more.
On the unfavorable side is the
fact worldwide supplies of grain
are very large. Demand for
American grains from foreign
countries is slim. Moreover, the
Government may try to get rid
of some of the grain 1t has ac-
quired through defaults in Its
loan program. selling it in the
free market at a loss.
Benson Faces Problem.
Politically. the price drop put
Agriculture Secretary Benson on
a hot seat. which became down.
right scorching after the 9th
congressional district in Wis
conSin, a farm area, elected q
Democrat for the first time in
history.
| Mr.. Benson must come up with
| q new farm program for the
next session of Congress. The
problem SINNERS down to q
choice between rigid price sup
ports, as at present. or flexible
ones. which would lower Gov
ernment support levels when
surpluses become excessive.
Total wheat supplies in the
current marketing year were es-
timated by the Agriculture De-
partment at about 1,750, 200. 900
bushels, a record. Corn supplies,
including the 1858 crop and the
carryover from previous years,
are the second largest on record.
The total oats supply of about
is million bushels is down about
100 million bushels from last
| year, but still large.
SOybean Crop Small.
On the other hand, the soy
bean crop of 292 million bushels
! is considered small in relation to
potential demand and soybean
prices scared above So toward
the end Of the year.
| High for cash wheat at Chi
cago was $2.33 in February, low
/ was $1.77l2 in August: on corn.
the low was $151A in February,
while the high was $l.72 in Sep
tember, before the crop came in.
The oats high was 95 cents in
January and the low 71la cents
in May. Soybeans sold at $3O814
in April and $2.55 in September.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

the United States have savings
equal to at least one years in
come" he said. Total personal
savings amount to more than
5000 billion and the figure is
growing at the rate Of SIT bill
lion a year"
Evening star., 1954-01-03
d. G. Securities Transactions
PhiIudelph baltimore Stock Exchange .
NtReport Compiled BY Exchange offcials)

DEALINGS OF THE WASHINGTON BRANCH
AND INCLUDING THURSDAY
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goE THE YEAR 1853 UP TO
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'Plus extra or extras tPad so far this year
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). Percy Thompson
Real Estate
Benjamin W. Thoron
Treasurer, Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral Foundation OF the
District OF Columbia
L. Perry West
President. West Bros. Brick Co.
Lawrence E. Williams
WASHINGTON Representntiue
Ptasecki Heltcopter Corp.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
oil Output Rises ~ Pet.

OTTAWA. - Canada's produc-
tion Of crude petroleum increased
80 per cent in the first six months
Of 1858 to 33,382,766 barrels,
compared with 25.9O6,6 ,646 in the
like period of 1852.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Eighth of Tuxes From Cars

NEW YORK.-One eighth of
all local. State and Federal taxes
more than SIS billion a year
comes directly from the manu-
facture. sale and use of motor
vehicles and automotive equip
ment.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
80 Pet. More Cos Used

NEW YORK. - Tests reveal
that 1t takes 80 per cent more
gasoline to run q motor vehicle
on New York City streets during
an average weekday than it does
to run it on an open road.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Reuttie Firm Moves

James s. Beattie celebrated
two decades in the advertising
business in Washington by NOV
ing to his own building Friday
at 1927 Eighteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
@be Sunday .$fai

DAY OFF FOR WvRcent show hot todo young mother
works 100 hours week. Reod Lester Dods article, Doy of
Wives" This Week Masazine-o hot will iar lot Of us
includes ho make everybody the om happier
by wives holiday from housewok In the moson you'll
enjoy Part Of Gronand Rees memoir The World Loved"-a
story about the greet Of sport.
FLIGHTS FANCY DRILL TAThs Air Forces
pilots the sky but the ground it's their elite Security
ond Ceremonial Squadron thot steals the show In The Stor Pictorial
Mosuze Doris Konter tells obou Showpeee Squodron and the
l07 cirmen who moks up, this crack "dispoy teom.
HGHLGTs FOR WoMEN-ls The Sunday Society and Fosn
Section Isabelle Shelton tells the part playing this
the political pot bos bkE the Notion Fashion Editor
En describes with words and pictures the misty jewel Of Irish
by designers from the Emerald Isle benefit fashion show this week.
INDUSTRIAL coLUssus-seerstay Wilson's mok whos
good for the country brought public General M
the largest monucuns the world Then Senator Jackson
along ond bod Pntoson policies fovoms GM
whot Of osonixoton GM Staff Writer Wum Hines went
Detroit last week find His report feature Of the EdouI
Section
WHY DO THEY coNFSssMhof people confessions
they didn't commit Star Staff Writer Miriam Gutenberg has
talked 70 psyos and eriminolcsis and records her findings in
the Editorial Section. /
ENTERTAINING GRlsmoss coeo who keeps country stitches
look comedy N Libby Homon
obondoned torch songs become popular Minstrel poId
piquontIy n The Drama Section.
WANT TO lAUG? Of reading dreo depressing novels
and rso oush ound o Time ssseon
by Max mon reviewed The Sock Section BY The Stars Book
Critic, Carter Brooke jones'
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Evening star., 1954-10-01
Strip Bandit. Linked
To New Robbery

A youthful bandit who orders
his victims to disrobe pulled
another robbery early today,
Prince Georges County, Police
reported.
The victims, who were robbed
of $25 in 81 bills, were a colored
Army sergeant and a 23-year-old
woman in q tourist cabin near
Beltsville. The couple was or
dered at gun point to undress.
Police said the bandit apparently
is the man who early yesterday
ordered q 22-year-old maid to
disrobe in a Landover tourist
cabin and stole $65.
The Army sergeant, 33, re-
ported the robber carried a As
caliber automatic and that he
drove OF In an auto of unknown
make. The sergeant said the
man left the cabin muttering
II am an Army man and I don't
like SergeantS."
The holdup man was describes
as. being about 20, five feet six
inches tall, with brown hair. a
pimply face and wearing a T.
shirt and d black and white
checked coat or sport jacket. The
bandit In yesterdays robbery was
In s11ia aaf.Iv 2flS and m0r.n l.l,ie
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Fall Home Festival
Begins Final Week

The foI Festival Of Homes, spon-
sorsd by the Home Builders Of Metro
poIitan Washington in eo-operotion
with The Star, goes into its fourth
end finoI week tomorrow.
u you hoyen't olreody done 50, be
sure to see the latest Innovations now
being offered BY orea builders. Ap-.
proximoteIy so homes Of vanous types,
price Fonses and locations throushout
the Washington area are open for
public inspection.
Feetured in the big Reoi Estote
Section in The Stor tomorrow will be
pictures and articIes covering the fes-
tivol, including Q mop with directions
On how 10 rsoeh the official exhibit
homes.
Don't miss Tks Stor Reol kstass
Section temesFow Tor tks istsst news
abost he Fell Festival sf HoRsa
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Arson Seen Stamped Out
In MI, Rainier Apartments

Mount Rainier (Md.) police
believe they have stamped out
the latest outbreaks Of arson In
the Haywood Gardens Apart
mentS.
Chief Fred Schatz Of the town
force said he gave q sizzling
warning to his prime suspect. q
juvenile, and there hasn't been
another arson case since.
The latest string totaled nine
blazes. al touched on IN base
ment storage rooms for trash.
Earlier this year the same
apartment section had some ~
frcs. They stopped lnystsEi-
ously.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Church Leaders Ask Support
OF Chest Funds Campaign
Protestant, Catholic and jew

Protestant, Catholic and jew
ish leaders have designated to-
morrow and Sunday as Red
Feather Sabbath-Sunday" and
have appealed to members of
Washington congregations to
support the Community Chest
campaign.
The Washington Federation
Of Churches in q letter to Prot
estant ministers said I'VE firm
ly believe that the Community
Chest Is the best vehicle we
have for making it possible to
meet, in some measure. some Of
the many tragic and human
needs In our midst"
It was signed by DR.. Seth r..
Brooks, Washington Ministerial
Union president: the Rev. Col
bert H Pearson, Interdenomina-
tional Ministers Alliance presi-
dent. and DR.. Carl Heath Kopf,
Federation president.
Message, to Catholics.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
.OBoyle, Archbishop Of Wash
ington, has addressed a message