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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
Mrs. Annie Goodwin,
OF Green Bay, Dies

A funeral service for Mrs Ann
lie Fears Goodwin. 90. was held
Yesterday afternoon at her home
near Goodwin Lake. Burial was
in the family cemetary.
Mrs. Goodwin died Tuesday.
Feb 2. at Medical College Of Win
ginla hospltal Richmond.
She was a member OF Burke
vile Methodist church
She is survived by her hus-
band. Thomas Nj. Goodwin. and
five daughters, Mrs Jean Bar
ton. OF Washington. Mrs Emily
Key, OF Chuia. Mrs. Mary Sacfa
and Mrs Dorothy McComo. Of
Richmond. and Mrs. t'reda Good
win. Of Burk etllle, six son, John
GOOD win. Of BurkeWle, Sam
Goodwin. of Amelia. RICHARD.
Robert and Thomas Goodwin, of
Richmond. and William Goodwin.
Of Washington, one sister, Mrs,
Mary Foster. CT brakes Branch,
and one brother. Andrew Fears
of BurkeVille. and II children.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
WGff0ar Fienta

Mrs. Dorothy Smith. home
demonstration agent, was q sup
pei guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Saunders, Wednesday evening
Jan. 20 Later that same evening
members Of Mattoax Home
Demonstration came in for an
informal party in Mrs. Smith
honor.
Mrs. Byron Badeett. who has
been a patient in Johnston Willis
hospital, is new at home and is
much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cham
berlin, of Richmond. were guests
for supper in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Dodson, on
Thursday light.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick" Bowlin. Of
Cumberland. were Sunday cal
lers in the C G, Bowlin home
Mrs. j. D. Lawrence spent few
days last week with her daughter
Mrs. Simonds. III Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dodson
and small son, were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Dodson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Easter.
Several people from this COM
munity attended the art exhibit,
which was displayed on the
grounds of Amelia High School
over the week end 1t was an art
mobile exhibit.
The Training Union Of Pied
mont Baptist Church sponsored
d fellowship supper Sunday night
for the young people and inter-
mediate unions, III the baseman OF
the church. The pastor. Rev r
Lee King. was master OF cere-
monies, and had charge of the
recreation. There were group
singing and magic featS. among
other things. Everyone had a
wonderful time The training
union program, followed the sup
per 1t is under the direction of
Miss Esther Wilmington.
The pastor, Rev. r. Lee King
and the Sunday school superin-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
Andersonville

In hopscotching the commu-
nifty for headlines thanks to
Mr.. SWayze for the expression
the Seays seem to be the chosen
people this week They welcomed
grandson into the family and
celebrated birthday. Mrs. Seay,
r. L.. Jr.. and Miss Elizabeth
Christian drove TO Richmond
Sunday to see Rose and Bobby
Seay and their new son. Carolyn
Seay was given surprise party
Sunday afternoon on her eighth
birthday. Plenty Of ice cream and
cake. and twelve of her young
| friends to share it with. made the
| occasion success Miss Betty
Seay was home for the week end
and helped engineer the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Anderson
their children, Ken and Linda
and Miss Elva Anderson were
week end guests of Mrs. c. H
Anderson.
Ivanhoe Morgan and his daugh-
ter, Nancy Patricia, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Hattie Morgan
Afternoon callers in the Morgan
home were Mrs. c. j. Spencer
Miss Martha Spencer, Mrs. Lin
WOOD ,HafVes~ md, ChaTES =
| Recent Visitors
! Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Stinnette
their children and Mrs. Kirby
Wood visited the L. P. Mills fam
lily. Sunday afternoon.
Misses Louise. Billie and Rita
Morgan were with their mother
for the week end.
Charlie Holland of Lynch
burg. spent Saturday with the
Robertson family
| Miss Beth Forbes is back in
school after an illness of two
weeks Recent visitors in the
Forbes home were Mrs. w. H
Baldwin. c. J. Cox, Mrs. Robert
Gillian and Rod Gillian. Mrs
Lorna Scott, Miss Judith Corson
MI. and Mrs. Emmett McCraw
and David, Mrs. Julius Coleman
and Mrs. John Morgan, Jr. Re-
cent guests shared by the Forbes
and Gillian families were the
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Thompson.
Mrs. c. j. Spencer and Miss
Martha.
Mrs. Bond. who left the COM
munity shortly after Christmas
to make her home in Washing
ton. D. c.. writes that she likes
the city and is. happy in her new
environment
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Thompson
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Bark
er and Mrs. Walter Duncan, in
Cumberland county, SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett McCraw
and their son spent Sunday at
Grottoes with the Leeths. Friends
III this neighborhood were glad to
get first hand newsstand all are
good of the Leeth family and
Miss EN-.
Florida Trip
Plagued with hay fever and
sinus, Mrs. Rodney Smith left
Miss Annie in Mrs. Coles cap
able hands a couple of weeks ago
and boarded a plane for Jackson
vile for a ten-day visit with the
Nlfongs. She found Jacksonville
bright With sunshine and pastel
houses-a friendly town, as
friendly as Andersonville. and
! twice as leisurely Under the
} warm Florida sun the hay fever
and the ten days vanished with
unbelievable SWiftneSS
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
w. LinwoOd Collins
Dies In Keysville

A funeral service for w. Lin
wood Collins. n, retired Keysville
farmer, was held Wednesday
afternoon at a funeral home in
brakes Branch. Burial was in
Friendship cemetery.
Mr.. Collins died Tuesday. Feb
2. at his Keysville home.
He is survived by sister. Mrs
Annie Barksdale, Of Keysville
and two brothers. Elmer Collins.
Of Keysville. and r. G Collins
Of brakes Branch
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05

Two drought year, have caused
williams 10 tighten up hi farm
belt, he said. However, he sim
looks toward to building up his
dairy operation, He wants to i'm
prove his herd and add a few
acres of land to his farm when
ever possible.
No matter what may happen
at the state convention in Roa-
noke, Williams wants 10 continue
to improve his dairy farm for q
better farm future for himself
and his family.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
Former Resident
Dies In Washington

Mrs. Stella Price Anderson
sisterin-law of Mrs. E. Lee
Morris. of Farmville. died Mon
day. Feb /. in Washington. D
c.
A former resident OF Farmville.
Mrs. Anderson was the wife Of
Leach Vaughan Anderson
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05

erandchlld. One nephew. Harry
were present also. There were
twenty-one to enjoy the good
time at Mr. and Mrs Terrills
HOMECOMING
O. c. Lawson has been i'll. but
he is now improving at his nome
III Provost
Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey Palmore,
from Virginia Beach spent last
week in their home near Rock
Castle.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Home Agent,
Feted By Demonstration Club Members

tendent. Roy Saunders. and fou
members of the Sunday school OF
Piedmont Church. attended a
Sunday school clinic, held at
Branch's Baptist Church last
week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-05
District Winner
Continued from Page

COHItHHfu from rage ID
Besides his dairy enterprise.
he has a New Hampshire Red
breeding flock of 500 hens.
Improves Homes
Williams remodelcd home on
his farm for his parents. in adj
dition to undermining and recon-
ditioning his own home for his
wife and two daughters. Helen
and Anne
A new $4,000 dairy barn on
the farm houses at least $4,000
worth Of equipment Williams has
built sIlo. also. and built about
$500 worth OF new fences.
A progressive farmer. Williams
has an active soil conservation
program underway on his own
farm He has improved 40 acres
of pasture and has had about
5000 worth OF bulldoZer work
done on his farm. Principal crops
on his farm are pasture. silaee
and hay
Club President
The outstanding young farmer
IS active in ether areas OF life be-
sides his family and home. He is
president Of Amelia County Young
Farmers Club and the NottoWay
Art fetal Breeding association. He
is superintendent OF Mt Hope
Baptist Church Sco0ll and student
'nder the veterans training pro-
gram.
Williams readily admits that he
has a partner III his wife, who is
the former demonstration agent
Cf Amelia county. Their attract
i've home IS the result of her eff
forts. Their two young daughters
take up much of her time. also.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
.IsroeIi-Egypt
ShipCIosh off
Suez Reported
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CAIRO. Egypt, Sept. 2S.-An
Egyptian cabinet official said to-
day an Israeli transport ship,
apparently trying for a passage
through the Suez Canal. fired
on an Egyptian coastal post
south Of Suez, injuring a num-
ber of Egyptians. The vessel was
subsequently captured.
Maj. Salah Salem, minister of
guidance in Egypt'S military re-
gime, identified the ship as the
Abaghali, of 800 to 400 tons. He
said it was en- route to Massaua.
port in Eritrea. to Haifa, the
Israeli port on the Mediter-
ranean.
Maj. Salem said it was the first
time an Israeli ship had entered
Egypt's territorial waters. He de-
scribed the incident as "the
most serious Israeli aggression
since the end of the 1948 Pales-
tine war.
Maj. Salem said an armed
Egyptian ship captured the
Israeli transport and towed it to
Suez, where officials are con-
Quoting an investigation.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Kitchen Intruder Is No Match
For Brave Alexandra Woman

whoever was in there to come
out" said Mrs. Moore.
The intruder complied and
told Mrs. Moore he was looking
for. police headquarters. She
was only too willing to help
him find it, and marched be-
hind him a block and a half
to the station house.
There, police said, the man
was unable to explain why he
was in Mrs. Moore's kitchen,
and they knew of no business
he had in looking for police
headquarters. They placed him
under arrest.
Mrs. Moore said she didn't
realize the danger involved un-
til she returned home and
thought about it-"then I
really got scared"
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Eisenhower Tree
In Gettysburg
Cut by VondoIs
By the Associated Press

GETTYSBURG. Pa, Sept. %.
"A tree planted on the Gettys-
burg battlefield last month in
honor of President Eisenhower
has been vandalized and probably
will not survive.
Supt. j. Walter Coleman of the
Gettysburg National Park said
the 22-foot northern pine had
been chopped with an ak or
hatchet and that almost half of
its 5-inch trunk was cut.
1t was dedicated by tank corps
veterans of World War l and II
in honor of the President, who
was commander of the tankers
training grounds at nearby Camp
Colt in 1917-1918. The tree was
planted in earth from each Of
the 48 States, Hawaii and Alaska.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Appeals Court Bars
Extension Of Time in
Sanity Case Action
Reheoring Is Blocked
For Altering Procedures
On Mental Competency
By Howard [. Dutkin

The U. s. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia to-
day ended all possibility of sue
cessful appeal from three opin-
ions which made wide changes
in procedures used in determin-
ing mental competency to stand
trial.
In it's action today, the court
declined to extend the 15-day
time limitation to the Govern
ment for filing petitions for re-
hearings.
The original opinions were
handed down last July. The
Justice Department considered
the question of asking the Su-
preme Court to overturn the
appellate courts ruling. The de-
partment apparently did not
press the issue, feeling that the
opinions would not have a deep
effect in Jurisdictions outside
Washington, since most felonies
in the States are matters for
State prosecution.
The department decided not
to approach the Supreme Court
This decision was not relayed
to United States Attorney Lee
A. Rover until the time limit fo1
rehearing petition had expired
Sought Rehearing.
Notwithstanding this, Mr.
Rover and two assistants. Lewis
Carroll and Gerard O'Brien
asked the appellate court to
rehear the cases with the full
current complement of eight
judges. At the same time the
prosecutor moved for time ex-
tension. This latter request was
rejected today and ends the
possibility of further appeal
The time for asking the SUI
preme Court to act also has
expired.
The appellate opinions In
volved three defendants: Ken
meth Gunther. convicted Of rape;
James Ware, convicted Of for
gerry, and Michael Contee. con-
victed Of robbery.
In the Gunther case, the court
held that where a defendant had
been judicially determined to be
mentally incompetent to stand
trial, a second judicial deter
mination must be made before
he can be retired, even though
hospital authorities have certi-
(See SANITY. Page A-31
Evening star., 1954-09-28
West Seen Making Firm Effort
To Bridge Gap With France
NATO's Fate May Be Settled in London
As Atmosphere of Sober Hope Prevails

In the opening stages, Western
leaders are making a obvious,
and, no doubt, genuine effort in
that direction.
Today. the atmosphere is very
different from what it was at be-
ginning of the ill-fated Brussels
conference last month. This time
reporter making the rounds of
various embassiesNand delegation
headquarters gets the idea that
Western leaders are going out
OF their way to avoid any i'm
preston of forming a new
united front" against France.
The Ministers gathered in the
music room at Lancaster House
have agreed, apparently, to check
their razors at the door and
harmony is the watchword.
The attitude of the American
delegation is friendly if not
enthusiastic. Secretary of State
Dulles preliminary talk with
French Premier Mendes-France
yesterday was described like all
((opx;a,,oS ~, n.r> q ~ -
Evening star., 1954-09-28
By Crosby S. Noyes
Foreign Correspondent Of The StoF

LONDON, Sept. 28.-'You
might almost think you were
dealing with the Russians
The statement was only half
serious but the speaker wasn't
smiling. Coming from a ranking
diplomat, the remark was not
intended entirely as criticism of
the French delegation here. 1t
was rather a simple way of
underscoring Frances uncom-
Portable new position in the
Western community. 1t re-
flected the gap of irritation,
distrust and, above all, uncer-
tainty about French intentions
that has divided the West since
rejection of EDO by the French
Parliament. Applied to this
nine-power conference, it was
said more in sorrow than anger.
No one can deny that the gap
exists. No one can deny either
that if this conference is to sue
ceed the gap must be bridged.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Nationwide Gamma
Empire Run by Beard,
U. 5. Attorney Says
Black Bag Cash, Checks
Banked Twice Weekly,
Doub Asserts at Trial
BY jock Jonas
Sior Stoff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.-Sam
Beard operated a Nationwide
gambling empire from Wash
ington and Colmar Manor, Md,
but failed to report all of his
gambling take to the Govern
ment at income tax time. United
States Attorney Georgs Coch-
ran Doub charged today.
The portly gambler did, how
ever report gambling earnings of
about $4,000 for 1946 and 1947,
Mr.. Doub disclosed. Beard Is on
trial in U. S. District Court for
the District of Maryland on
charges of evading SIG million
income taxes for those two years
and for 1914.
Business was so thriving, Mr..
Doub continued, that Beard
made two trips a week to the
bank, carrying a black bag con-
tanning checks and cash which
he turned in for 500 bills.
Operated From Store.
In his opening statement. Mr..
Doub said he will prove Beard
operated his Nationwide gam
bling business from his second
hand furniture store on lower
Ninth street NV. and from an
other business place in the 300
block of Blandensburg road,
Colmar Manor.
The United States attorney
said Mr.. Beard and his coun-
sci refused to turn over to the
Government tax investigators
his books and records although
he is required to do so by law"
"The Government has never
seen or ever obtained from Mr..
Beard any of his books or any of
his records" Mr.. Doub said. AS
far as the Government is con-
cerned. these books do not exist"
In their investigation, the tax
men found four bank accounts in
Boards name in Washington, Mr..
Doub said. These bank accounts
showed, he added, that in the
three years that Mr.. Beard re-
ported total income of $98 900,
he deposited $669,000 in one ac-
count, and sent 1,700 out-of-
town checks for more than 81
million through another account.
Discusses Trips to Banks
We say this business is no
mere petty local business" Mr..
Doub said. cit is national bus
mess"
Discussing Boards regular
trips to the bank, Mr.. Doub
said.
"This defendant would come to
the Bank of Commerce and Saw
ings twice a week, week in and
week out, month in and month
out, carrying a black bag.
I'm that bag were checks, and
in that bag were coins, and in
(See BEARD, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Railroad Board Asks
10 Top Job Removals
From Civil Service
Unions Will Fight
Retirement Aeency's
Schedule c Proposal
BY Joseph YOUNG

The Railroad Retirement Board
Is seeking to remove 10 of its top
administrative jobs from civil
service, it was disclosed today.
This has raised storm of
protest from the powerful rail-
road unions. who have retained
counsel to fight the move.
AS q result, the Civil Service
Commission finds itself in the
middle Of the hottest and poten-
TALLY most explosive political
situation since the Eisenhower
administration first established
the political Schedule &C" jobs
18 months ago.
The railroad unions charge
that the boards request for re-
moval Of the top administrative
jobs to Schedule c poses a seri-
Gus threat to the retirement and
other Welfare benefits of the Ma
tion's railroad workers.
The Railway Labor Executives
Association, representing more
than / million unionized rail-
road workers, and the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, representing
another 100000 workers, have
joined legal forces in opposing
the boards request.
Ask Hearing.
Through their attorney, Rob-
ert T. Murphy, the railroad
groups have petitioned the COM
mission for a hearing on the
Schedule c job request so they
can testify against such a move.
Other Federal agencies are
closely watching the case, since
favorable csc action on the
boards request could open the
way for many other similar re-
quests by agencies.
While other agencies have
made greater numerical requests
on the commission, it is believed
that the Railroad Retirement
Boards request that the 10 top
administrative jobs be removed
from civil service is one of the
most significant of its kind.
The commission is now study
ing the request and probably
won't make a decision for at
least several weeks.
The case already has attracted
the attention of members of both
parties in Congress-. A number
Of Democrats already have
served notice that. should the
CSC remove the jobs from civil
service, they will make an issue
of it in the 84th Congress.
The Railroad Retirement
Board, by vote of 2 to l, agreed
to ask the CSC to remove 10 of
Continued on Page Az, Col. g.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Spencer Says Budget
Will Be Tight, Hopes
To Avoid New Taxes
Public Hearings on
District Fund Requests
Will Start Thursday
By Hector Mclean

Despite an estimated SIS mil
lion in new taxes levied on
Washingtonia this summer,
the Districts budget for the next
fiscal year is going to be tight" !"
Commissioner Spencer declared
today.
He made the comment in re-
leasing three-month-old esti-
mates of revenues the District
expects during the fiscal year
1856, which begins next July /,
in preparation for a public hear
ing on the city's budget at 10
I'm. Thursday. The hearing will
be held in the Board Room of
the District Building.
He indicated that he hopes
the District can get through the
next year without any more new
taxes.
Il believe we will be able to
submit a balanced budget Ito
Congress) without asking addi-
tional revenue" he said.
A similar pledge was made by
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss, the
Engineer Commissioner. He told
the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation last night the Commis-
sioners do not intend to recon-
mend any new taxes. "At least
one Commissioner" he said, will
view with a jaundiced eye any
thing in the budget that is not
absolutely essential"
The revenue figures released
show the city expects an income
of $176.5 million, as compared
with requests by District de-
partment heads to spend a total
of $190.4 million-a difference
Of nearly $14 million.
"As is customary in these mat
ters," Commissioner Spencer
said, there has to be a substan-
tial chopping down in those re-
quests"
He made no estimate of how
much the Commissioners are
likely to cut from the budget
requests before sending them to
the Federal Budget Bureau late
in October.
District Building observers,
however, noted that a cut of
only $14 million, which would
bring spending within revenues
would allow the wiping out OF
some ST million in surplus
which is carried as a reserve.
If the Commissioners should
attempt to cut spending requests
by the total of those two figures
-$21 million-it would reduce
| (Con RTTncET Dora AcN
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Price Rise Expected Here
In Home .Heatinq Fuel Oil

An increase in the price of
home-heating fuel oil was in
prospect today.
The hike was expected to fol-
low q boost by the ESQ Stand
ard Oil Co. in prices for home
heating fuel Is to 5 of a cent q
gallon along a wide area of the
Eastern seaboard.
A spokesman for the Oil Heat
Institute of Greater Washington
predicted an increase from 1873
to 1876 cents a gallon for home
heating oil. He expected that
most of the prices would be up
by tonight.
He explained, however, that
this was the usual time Of year
for a change from summer prices
to fall season quotations,
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Read Star for News
OF World Series

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Burton Howkins will report the de-
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make this one Of the top sports
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