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Evening star., 1954-06-03
Navy Dropping Two
Who Are Married
BY the Assoeiafed Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 3.-The
Navy yesterday ousted two mid
shipmen for getting married be-
fore graduation.
John D. Raiford, "a, of East
st. Louis. Ill, will be allowed to
receive a certificate of gradua-
ton, instead of a diploma, at
t ON orrow's commencement.
Then he will be discharged.
Mr.. Raiford would have been
the fourth Negro commissioned
at Annapolis. The Academy said
Navy Secretary Thomas auth
orized the certificate only "in
view of special circumstances
surrounding his marriage and
annulment."
The middle repeatedly wed be-
fore he entered the Academy
but later had the marriage
voided. For that reason he con-
tended the situation in viola
ton of regulations never existed.
The penalty was more severe
for John P. Koonce, %, of La
guna Beach, Calf. He was dis
missed from the service yester-
day. An Academy spokesman
said Mr.. Koonce had signed
papers last year indicating he
was single, but under question
ing later admitted he married
at Jackson, N. c., in 1852.
Young Koonce is the son OF
Marine Col. Allen Clark Koonce
and had been slated for a COM
mission in the Marine Corps.
Maiden names of both wives
involved were not divulged.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
N. Y. Central Agrees
To Drop Court Suit
Over Disputed Stock
BY III. As.osiqs.d Pres.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Robert
r. Young won another round in
his fight for control of the New
York Central Railroad today
when attorneys for the railroad
agreed to discontinue q court
suit involving 800, 900 shares of
stock bought by Young support
erS.
A Central spokesman empha-
sized that today's action did not
mean the end of the railroads
legal attack on the status of the
disputed shares, but added that
"details have not been worked
out" as to what court action will
be taken next.
The reason for dropping the
original suit. he said, is chat it
had been outdated by develop
ments and there was no point in
leaving it pending.
The railroads action came
just a day after election in
spectors counting proxy votes
cast in last weeks stockholders
meeting at Albany, N. Y, ap-
proved unanimously the voting
of the disputed shares.
The shares are owned by Sid
w. Richardson and Clint w.
Murchison, both Texans.
Before the stockholders meet
ing, the Central had sought a
t e porary injunction from
State Supreme Court Justice
James B. M. McNally in an ef-
fort to block the proxy voting
of the disputed stock.
/ He had refused the request
and had set today for hearing.
Withdrawal of the action was
contained in a stipulation signed
by attorneys for the legally in
terested litigants and handed
this morning to Justice Irving
H. Saypol.
Meanwhile, the counting of
ballots continued in Albany. The
annual stockholders meeting
will resume Tuesday. Whether
the tally will be completed by
then is not known.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Jenkins Surprised
By 6. 0..P. Move 10
Run Him for Senate
BY the A,soeiated Press

Ray H. jenkins, special coun-
sci in - the Army Nc Carthy
hearings, said today, "It is news
to me" that Tennessee Repub-
lican leaders are circulating
petitions to nominate him as a
candidate for the United States
Senate.
Mr.. jenkins said he is mot
a candidate" now, and that be-
fore making any decision on be-
coming one he would want to
advise with friends I could
trust and who have my inter-
eSts at heart"
Republican leaders in Tennes-
see said yesterday they have
started circulating his nominat-
ing petitions in all 95 counties
of the State.
If he does become a candidate,
Mr.. jenkins would be seeking
the seat now held by Senator
Kefauver, a Democrat, who is
seeking reelection. Senator Ke-
fauver will be opposed in the
Democratic primary election on
August S by Representative Pat
Sutton.
When he was asked about the
nominating petitions, Mr.. Jen-
kinS said:
''It is news to me. I don't
know who is doing it. I don't
know why they are doing it. II
was done without my consent OF
permission"
A reporter asked whether Mr.
jenkins would say specifically
now whether he would or would
not be candidate.
"At the present time I am not
a candidate" Mr.. Jenkins an
swered. II have been in Wash
ington for two months, and in
that period I have been able to
spend one day in Knoxville.
II don't know what the politi-
cal situation is there. Every
body knows Tennessee is a
Democratic State and that I am
a Republican"
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Fight Against Reds
Must Be Truthful,
Bishop She'll Says
By IN. A..oeiessd Pres.

CHICAGO. June a. Bishop
Bernard j. Shell, who recently
termed Senator Mccarthy. Re-
publican. of Wisconsin q head
line hunter" said yesterday the
battle against communism has
to be fought with truth and
honesty.
The Roman Catholic Auxiliary
Bishop of Chicago said that free
dom is dependent upon the
moral law" and "the truth makes
us free" He added:
''Where there is untruth or
injustice we can't expect to win
the battle against atheistic COM
munism." I
The weapons for such a battle,
he said, should be truth and
honesty.
On freedom Festival"
Bishop Shell spoke before a
group of about so Chicagoans.
The purpose was to announce
that he is sponsoring a Freedom
Festival" October 8 at the Inter-
national Amphitheater.
The festival will be a pageant
designed to tell the "story of
freedom" of people of all origins
in this country and to depict the
plight of the peoples behind the
Communist Iron Curtain.
The Bishop, who termed "the
junior Senator from Wisconsin"
headline hunter" April 8 in a
speech before a UAW-CIO con-
ference, made no mention of the
Senator yesterday.
Has Had His Say.
He told reporters. later that
I've had my say on that"
Bishop She'll told the Free
dom Festival" meeting that if
we lose truth. justice and char
ity, we will lose our chance to
save the world.
Speaking of ways to turn back
communism. he stated:
Eliminate the causes in the
social fabric and communism will
have very little to feast on"
Evening star., 1954-06-03
BrowneN Says Racial Decision
Blasts Red Intolerance Claim

The banquet celebrated COM
pletion of a campaign to raise
$3O1 900 for the Pasadena YMCA.
Paul G.. Hoffman, automotive ex-
ecutive and head of the fund
drive, presided.
Mr.. Brownell addresses the Los
Angeles County Bar Association
tonight in Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Motto for Mccarthy and Co.:
God Bless Our Happy Home

into the Army. Mr.. Schine, who
gladly worked for nothing for
the committee, was a key men,
Der of the close-knit little group,
and his departure, according to
testimony, threatened to un-
ravel the whole operation.
Not even on the first day he
came did any one tell him what
to do.
I'VE don't have to have some
kbody sitting on top of them Civ
ing them directions and orders. -
Mr.. Cohn told Mr.. Welch with
heat. 1--WE don't have task
master who sits down there and
hands out orders"
Mrs. Driscoll said she likes her
job, and Senator Mccarthy told
Mr.. Cohn-and the world-that
he felt that his aides perform
ance on the witness stand had
justified his confidence in his
chief counsel.
A mutual admiration society,
laboring in a carefree. spontane-
Gus a t m o S p h here-which Mr..
WEIGH suggested was unwork-
manlike-it also appears from
complaints of Democratic men,
bers to be something of a closed
corporation.
The Democrats apparently felt
out in the cold when they left
last year. and now they are back,
the welcome mat is frequently
pulled out from under their feet.
They keep wanting to be in
formed of Investigations, and
they insist on sharing the wealth
of documents that are pressed
on the chairman.
JacksOn's Problem.
Senator jackson said he had
no idea of how he would go about
finding a document he didn't
know existed, and Mr.. Cohn ex-
planned to him that he didn' t
think any one expected a Senator
to go down and start going
through all the files.
Senator Mccarthy frequently
indicates he wishes the Demo-
Gratis would mind their own
business. He gives the impress
sion that things moved much
more smoothly without them. He
said yesterday he didn't feel "too
deeply in need of the advice of
the Senator from Missouri"
(Symington, Democrat). and in
fact, the Senator from Wiscon-
sin said, he didn't know what
prompted Senator Symington to
come back to the committee"
Senator Symington, however,
and the other Democrats on the
committee, went on making mo-
tions and voting and trying to
get present-day Paul Reveres
sent around Massachusetts, and
other places to warn about Com
muniStS in defense plants, and
acting in general like people who
don't know when they're not
wanted.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Presidents S Program
On Housing 10 Pass,
Capehart Predicts
By J. A. o'Leory

Approval OF the EISENHOWER
public housing program of 35.-
600 new units a year for four
years was predicted today by
Chairman Capehart of the Sem
ate Banking Committee as the
Senate prepared to start debate
on the 1949 housing bill.
The Indiana Republican made
the forecast after a conference
of all Republican Senators. Sen
ator Young. Republican. of
North Dakota. who presided,
added that there will not be
many votes" against the Presi-
dents request.
The bill, already passed by the
House, continues the various
Government insured mortgage
programs to stimulate the pur-
chase and repair of homes, with
changes to close loopholes re-
vealed by recent scandals.
Byrd Amendment.
In addition to safeguards
already recommended by the
Banking Committee, Senator
Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia, will
offer what amounts to a COM
plete reorganization plan,
Centering all authority and re-
Sponsibility in Albert M. Cole,
administrator of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency, for
the conduct of the Federal
Housing Administration and the
Public Housing Administration.
Senator Capehart said that if
Senator Byrd or any one else has
any amendments that will
strengthen the bill I'VE surely
want them"
Senator Capehart hopes the
Senate will pass the bill by to-
morrow night, but Senator May
bank, Democrat. of South Caro-
lima, thinks it will take a week.
The House is on record against
any more public housing and
even if the Senate goes along
with Gen. Eisenhower, the real
fight will be to persuade the
House to yield in conference.
Senator Byrd, who was one of
the first to dig into alleged irreg-
ularities in Government insured
mortgages on large apartment
developments, said his proposed
new title to the bill would be
devoted entirely to closing loop
holes in the existing law.
Senator Byrd quoted Mr.. Cole
as having said that, as head
of the umbrella" Housing and
Home Finance Agency, existing
law does not give him the nee
essary authority over the activ-
tiles of FILA and PHA.
Efforts to fix responsibility
for the unconScionable profits
under FILA programs have de-
monstrated conclusively that
both the administration and rec
ords Ae grossly inadequate for
proteA.ion of either the Govern
ment o. the public" Senator
Byrd added.
The Byrd amendment would
also:
Require lending institutions
applying for Government housing
insurance to certify that their
independent appraisals show the
projects to be sound.
Tighten up on inspection of
projects to protect both the Gov
ernment and the purchasing
public.
Require both the housing agen-
cies and the recipients of loans
to keep records capable of effec-
tive auditing.
Grant authority to the Cen
eral Accounting Office to audit
the books of recipients of hous-
ing loans.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Omur Orders Tent

CHICAGO. June 3 P.-Spie-
gel, Inc, Chicago mail order
firm, reported today receipt of a
$500 check from Saudi Arabia.
The name of the customer is
Omar. Among the merchan-
disc ordered was an expandable
ranch style tent, complete with
side curtains, cot and air mat
treSS.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Mcfarland Enters Race
For Arizona Governor
By the Assoeioied Press

FLORENCE, Ariz., June S.
Former United States Senator
Ernest w. Mcfarland yesterday
entered the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor
of Arizona.
Mr.. Mcfarland served in the
Senate from 1910 to 1852 and
became majority leader. He was
defeated for a third term by
Senator Goldwater, Republican.
Gov. Howard Pyle, seeking a
third term, is expected to be
unopposed for the Republican
nomination.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Duvid (. Wells Heads
HyuttsviIIe Lions Club

David E. Wells has been
elected president of the Hyatts-
vile Lions Club. Other officers
elected are:
George M: O'Tolle. Collins H
Mcdonald and Clyve w. Jackson,
vice presidents; Leslie C. Reeley,
secretary-treaSurer: George E
Lanhardt, lion tanner, and Irving
L. KidWell, tailtwiSter.
Warren w. Jones, Albert w.
Turner and Henry Witt were
elected directors for two years.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Old Ring Found in Fish

When a very old carp caught
by a youth at Zell am See. Ger
many, was cleaned it yielded a
gold ring initiated "R. H." The
boys grandmother recognized it
as the one her late husband
had lost while fishing many
wears ago.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
Doc Leeds Man to Deuth

While Derek Francombe, Brit
ish police inspector in Kenya.
was waiting to ambush a Mau
Mau party, his dog strayed away.
Francombe went after it and was
accidentally shot to death by one
of his own men, Nairobi reports.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
National Assistant
Will Sp eak Here
At Farmers Union
Meet Wednesday

Former president of the Com
modify Credit Corporation and
national administrator of PIMA,
Gus Geissler, will speak at a
meeting Of the Prince Edward
County Farmers union. The
meeting will be held at 2 p. M,
Wednesday. in Prince Edward
Courthouse. according to l.. w.
Hamilton, county secretary.
All farmers of the county are
invited to hear Mr.. Geissler, who
is recognized as one Of the best
informed men in the United
States on agriculture, Mr. Hamil-
ton said.
Mr. Geissler, who Is assistant
to the president of the National
Farmers Union. viii present the
charter to the county group at
this meeting.
President A. w. Lewis, Of Pros
pect has asked every member of
Farmers Union in the county to
secure at least one new member
and turn III the application at
Wednesdays meeting.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Highway Engineer
Tells improvements
In Roads In Amelia

Outstanding secondary road I'M
provements in Amelia county IN
1858 was the hard surfacing Of
IL miles of new road. according
to an end Of the year report made
by Highway Resident Engineer
L. B Ward, Of Amelia
The engineer said that general
Improvement was stressed on all
roads and included extensive
brush cutting widening and day
Lighting curves and strenqthen-
ING weak or worn road surfaces
with new material
Principal new road projects in
Amelia were Al miles on Route
GOT between Amelia and Crewe
ana 40 miles on Route go
between Us $50 and Route SO
Also Is miles Of existing hard
surfaced roads were given a new
blacktop surface and another IS
miles Of unpayed roads were
stabilized with crushed stone
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Local Methodists
Attend Richmond
Missionary Rally

a Methodist Missionary to Ko-
rea and former prisoner q the
Reds, Dr.. A. KMstian Jensen VIII
address the annual Virginia
Methodist Conference Missionary
Rally, which was held today.
Monday in Richmond
Among the 500 Methodist min
listers and active laynen repre-
senting the $40 pastoral charges
Of the Virginia conference, are
several members of' the Farmville
Methodist Church. Those attend
ing from Falmyille are the Rev
and Mrs. c, Q. Kidd, Mrs. J. 2,
McCraW Mrs. J G Shannon
Mrs. c. B. Williams, and Mrs j.
b Williams
The roster of outstanding
speakers viii also include Or. F.
Allen Hunt of Philadelphia, Miss
SalNc J. Brown. a Methodist
missionary from Liberia and
Mrs. J. A Berry of Roanoke
A Days Pay special offering
VIII be discussed, which IS an ef-
fort to finance an increased mum
Der of churches in Virginia
Every employed Methodist in the
conference Will be asked to do
nate an amount equivalent TO his
average daily income Methodist
leaders have announced t h e y
hope to obtain 100000 from the
offering
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
sec Approves In crease
In Electricity Rat es For
VEPCO After March /

a rate increase, which viii add
about % Genus more on monthly
electricity bills of residential
consumers. has been authorized
for Virginia Electric and Power
Company.
In approving VEPCO's request
Tor higher rates, the State Corp
grafton Commission last week
said the company's petition was
reasonable and just under the
evidence"
The power corporation first
hike request in so years was con-
sacred by its Officers as neces-
Sary II 1t was TO compete succ. SIS
tulIy Tor new investment capltal
for a huge expansion program IL
plans curing the next three years.
T. Return & Per Cent
The power company 1lScal OF
flcerS estimated LnaC the IN
crease WouIa produce about So
100000 III ore III annual gross
revenue. The State Corporation
Commission sala the cnanges,
when effective. would make the
companys rate OF return signify
less Jnan SIX per cent.
About 500, 900 Virginia custo-
mers VIII De aIIecttd by the rate
change, which become effective
March l. Virginia Electric and
Power Company serves about
tWo-thirds OF Virginia in addition
to its out state area Of power.
VEPCO's original announce
ment of the increase request
stated that, generally. upward
rate revision would vary accord
ing to use Of electricity, but esti-
mated the. average increase for
residential consumers would be
about SIS cents monthly.
Larger Consumers
Rates for small to medium
power consumers such as shops,
stores and mills which now vary
in different sections Of VEPCO'S
area will be unified under the
plan approved for the sec, The
state body directed that a study
be made Of such rate schedules
over the next SIX months.
The rate income was consider
ed necessary in view of rising
costs. as we'll as to finance the
expansion plans Tor new general
ing plants and transmission lines
projected over the next three
years.
Under the former rate schedule.
VEPCO had varying charges for
consumers such as STORES and
mills depending in their area Of
location in Virginia. These now.
viii be unified, With a cost drop
in some areas and increases III
others. Generally the new unified
rate Will provide for small in
creaSeS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Store, p ost Office
Open In Mannboro
After $4,000 Fire

Sydnog's General Store in Man
nboro. Amelia county, opened to-
day in a warehouse across the
road because Of a $4,000 fire,
New Years Eve The post office
which was located in the general
store, also opened Saturday in
a small nearby building formerly
used as an office by a local physi-
clan.
The fire was reported to Joseph
Sydnor Jr, VINO lives near the
store, by "a passerRY who saw.
smoke coming from the structure
about 1890 p. m. Thursday He
said he attempted to enter
through both the back and front
doors, but the interior was filled
with smoke Fire companies from
Blackstone and Amelia were call
ed, but the entire building was
in flames when they arrived
The store is owned jointly by
Joseph H Sydnor, ~. his father
and brother, James A. Sydnor.
Post office and store receipts
were IN a safe, MI Sydnor ne
ported The safe door was warped
by the heat. and damage to the
contents has not been determined.
Joseph II. sydnor, j., estimated
damage at S35 900. The one-story
frame building was partially
covered by insurance
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Jaycees To Stage
Annual Calendar
Show This Week

Farmylle Junior Chamber Of
Commerce will stage it's third an
nual Calendar Show two days this
week in the Town Council cham
Der, Dave Crute, committee chair
man, has announced.
The display Of calendars and
novelties will be shown Tuesday
and Wednesday. from 8. a. m, to
8 p m.
Proceeds from the annual event
viii be used again for Jaycees'
civic betterment projects during
the year.
Assisting CHAIRMAN Crute with
arrangements for the show are
w. F Watkins. Jr., Howard Fer
euson. Cleveland Jones and VIII
liam Whittier
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
New Photos graph ic
Studios F. primal
Opening Today
w arren Ne son
Is Propriet'D pr OF
The Gamer a Artist

Warren w Nelson, of Prince
Edward county. viii open photo
graphic studio at 114-A North
Main street in Fat:nville today
Tuesday
Under the name Of The Camera
Artist, Nelson viii do portrait
and commercial work, color
photography, panchtomatic make
up. publicity and wedding and
~ocial occas on ph tography
The pnbhc is invited to inspect
the modern studio during a
orn0al openng todhy TUESDAY,
rom 2 to 5 ?. m, a nd from 7:30
to $50 p. m.
Nelson. son OF MIR and Mrs.
j. w Nelson, Of near Abilene, is
a 1910 graduate at Worsham High
School He is a l945 graduate Of
The New York School Of Modern
Photography, where he specialized
n portrait, CONNER clal and color
hot graphy,
Since service in the Army dur
l. World War II and attending
We SCHOOL Of photography, Nelson
has worked with studios in Con-
necticut and managed one IN
Baltimore, Md
TO gain experience, he served
as. a professional model while at
tending school in New York and
,ecured a part as an extra in a
New York produced motion
piCture He has dome PHOTOGRAPHIC
work abroad on assignment twice
in recent years. once in Belgium
and another time il the Holy
Land
More recently, Nelson has. been
a government photographer at
Langley Field, Va. He is a mem
Der Of the Photographic Society
OF America and tAa Photographers
ASSOCIATION Of America
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Farm Au thority
To Speak Jan. I
Farmers Union
In Buckirl CHAM

Former national administrator
OF the Production and Marketing
Administration and former. presi-
dent Of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, Gus Geissler. Will
speak in Buckingham He Will
speak at meeting Of the Buck
ingham County Farmers Union.
2 p M Thursday Jan 7, at
Buckingham Courthouse.
As president Of Commodity
Credit Corporation, Nh Geissler
was directly RESPONSIBLE for the
administration Of all farm price
support programs in the United
States, according 10 r. l.. Seay,
Buckingham county Farmers
Union chairman, Mr. GeisSler Is
recognized as one of the best IN
formed men on agriculture in the
country today, the chairman said.
Mi. seay urged every Bucking-
ham farmer to attend tho meeting
and learn about the program sup
ported by the Farmers Union
The Buckingham county chair
man said that excellent progress
has been made il the state in or
gaming Farmers Union He at
tributed this rapid growth to the
clearcut stand taken by the group
in supporting farm programs and
especially the system Of farm
price supports at no less than 80
per cent Of parity