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Evening star., 1955-07-15
BY CROSBY S. MOVES

European Correspondent Of The star
PARIS, July demonstrating
how long and how impatiently
the world has waited for the
conference about to begin at
! Geneva. there's something sur
prising about the general apathy
here.
1t may be Just that Europe is
having a heat wave or that Paris
Is an exceptionally blase city
The fact remains that a notable
lack of interest is being shown
in last minute preparations for
the summit conference. This
has not been dispelled by the
arrival of Secretary of State
Dulles and other Western For
eign Ministers.
The leaders themselves are
largely responsible for the relax
alton in the public mood. From
the outset the main theme has
been that nothing very spectacu-
lar or concrete is likely to hap
pen at Geneva. The limitations
of the conference have been
carefully emphasized and far
more words have been written to
explain what cannot be accom-
plished than to outline the pos
sibilities.
This deflationary treatment
has been so effective that some
of the leaders are now showing
signs of trying to reverse the
process. One finds French Pre-
mier Faure pleading with the
public to realize the Importance
of this meeting and support with
their common will for peace the
statesmen who are going to work
to achieve it." Even Mr.. Dulles
until now the leading cold
water hurler of the lot-arrived
in Paris speaking of great
hopes in the air."
Soviet First Team Coming
In fact there is a strong i'm
preston here that the people
most excited about the prospects
of the Geneva conference are
those who have been telling
everyone that there's nothing to
get excited about. Professional
diplomats have a hunch-a
somewhat uncomfortable hunch
that the Russians will come to
Geneva in a mood to talk real
political turkey and that the
West may find itself suddenly
confronted with the need to
make decisions of overwhelming
Importance.
This feeling has been rein
forced by news that the whole
Russian first team will be on
hand at the conference. Rea-
sonable doubt existed about
Soviet Premier Bulganin' S
authority to commit the Russian
government in a genuine global
bargaining session. But there's
no doubt whatever that between
them Mr.. Bulganin, Communist
Party Boss Khrushchev, Defense
Minister Zhukov and Foreign
Minister Molotov have the
power to bind Russia to any
kind of deal they please. The
fact that these gentlemen have
all decided at the last minute
to put in an appearance at the
conference is taken here as
Evening star., 1955-07-15

Red China. where he won asrant
OF 800 million yuan ESTIMATED
to be the equivalent Of about
s32s million) to help build his
Icountry's war-damased economy.
There has been no disclosure Of
what economic aid he might get
from the Russians.
In the social sphere. Ho ap-
Iparently played second fiddle last
might to the French from whom
he wrested North Wet Nam. In
stead of attending the Kremlin
banquet. Soviet Premier Nikolai
Bulganin and Communist Party
boss Nikita Khrushchev went to
the French Embassy's Bastille
Day reception.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
.NEHRU'S ATTEMPT
AT OUTSMARTING
PICKPOCKET FAILS

NEW DELHI, India (P.-
1t was a costly Homecoming
for Prime Minister Nehru-
and a profitable occasion for
a pickpocket.
Sources close to Mr.. Nehru
told the story today:
Just before the plane
bringing him home from his
European tour landed We'd
nesday, the Prime Minister
gave IT'S rupees ($2D to a
bodyguard to hold. In the
crowd that swarmed around
the plane. the money-hold-
ing bodyguard fell victim
to a pickpocket.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
|Ho and VoroshiIov Toast
Friendship in Moscow

MOSCOW, July Is tP.-North
Wet Nam President Ho Chi Mini
and Russian President Klementi
Y. Voroshilov toasted eternal
friendship" between their Com
|munist governments last night
at q gala banquet in the Krem-
Inns Grand Palace.
In the exchange Of toasts at
the end of the three-hour repast,
Mr.. Voroshilov. chairman of the
|Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
tparliament), said Hos visit
Evening star., 1955-07-15

would make closer cultural, polit-
ical and economic bonds between
Russia and North Wet Nam.
Western correspondents at
tending the banquet were not
able to talk to the North Wet
Namese leader. who has been in
accessible to Western newsmen
since his Wet Nam guerrillas at
tackled the French in North Indo-
China in late 1916.
Ho came here after visiting
Evening star., 1955-07-15
Watermelon Purty

The Business and Professional
Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged will hold water
melon party at $3.50 tomorrow at
the home. l125 Spring road NV
Evening star., 1955-07-15

Exumple:
1855 Pontiac Tudor with
Heater and Directionai
Signals.
Evening star., 1955-07-15

Well be open continuously from ASS today through :55
PM Sunday, ground the clock We expect to sell 1885
Pontiac every sixty minutes Fiftyfve lucky buyers will
receive Whale deal and then some! Come in ony
tme, night day. for WhoIeofa and
the lowest prices quoted on 1855 Pontioes!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13
Five County Fairs
Busiest Folks, Judges,
Have $500 Waiting
tRC Fiooc! Fund
Coal Surpassed

just two weeks after the Rcf
Gross launched its so 900 0GG
appeal for aid In Inc '>ortb
ea%tern food sufferers. Preside nj
Ellsworth Bunker announced tina
with funds available. contributed
and pledged. no further contribu-
ti9ns are necessary
In wire To the organization :
1900 chapters Mr. Enuker said I:
Please take this opportunity u
thank all those who have 30 will
ingiy contributed to this disaster
fund and other Chapter and com
munity leadership which h a :
made this magnificent effort pos
able lie stated that the money
already available or pledged "aA-
sufeS US ~ sufficient funds u
meet adequately Red Gross re-
gtiirements in the Eastern States
flood relief operation. Terming
chapter leadership outstanding
Mr. Bunker said that the flood
appeal brought one of the speed
lest and most generous responses
from the American public in Red
Cross history.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13
Bethpeor Church
.atcyivaI Opens Sunday

The Rev +. G Campbell d
Bedford county viii be tho VISIT
ing minister for a revival at Beth
peof Zap ist Church OPENING sun
day sept l8. at 30 p IN the
Rev r. p WeIch, pastor has an
nounccd
Services will be held each eve
Ming next week at the same start
ing hour as the opening service.
Sunday The visiting minister is a
Theological student but has an
ready shown himself to be fine
gospel preacher. Rev Mr. WEIGH
sad
We cordially invited everyone
to come and worship with Us and
receive the benefit Of these 6ne
messages he said
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13

Or Joseph Clarke Robert 9th
president Of Hampden sydney
Colleee and Mrs Robert were
warmly greeted by nearly 80 as
sociates at reception IN their
honor Friday night al "Penhufst."
home Of Dr and Mrs Graves II.
Thompson GA the college cam
pus.
Dean James E Kmard shared
the recep ION line with the new
pres dent and Mrs Robert
The spacious home named af~
ter The English manor once assoc
clated with the lives OF John
Hampton and Aleernon sydney.
Was oiled Nlth wishing guests
who called and departed durng
The hours from 3 10 10 p m
The faculty and administrative
staff personnel rendered the re-
ccpt.on % the naW president and
FIRST lady o. the Hi campus
Mrs ] b Massey Mrs Macon
Reed MIS- n B overcash and
Miss Elizabeth Faelcston prcs ded
over fhe refresllment tables 10
which guests we're invited after
greeting the honored couple.
Mis- Graves II Thompson. mis-
trc>s In The homo where the re-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13

Tickets for the September q
concerts by the United States
Marine Band are nov availa BILE
AT Baldwin's Gray : Drug Store
Owen and Sanford Drug Store.
While there are no reserved
seats. Lions Club sponsors urge a
don't put Il of attitude This
viii AVOID a b0tilcntck ~ the door
the night OF. the concert and. thcs
advise >eriousl, there may not hc
any seats LEFT then. The demand
80 far indicates wide interest
Hampton sydney residents MAY
obtain tickets through 4 l. At
kinson while Miss Mabel Brad
shaw is providing tickets AT Rice.
Afternoon concert tickets arc un
der the supervision OF Lion J..
Louis Dahl
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13
Gates Open Next
Monday on 22nd
Annual Festival

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fpf I ~ ~ nezt MONDAY
nleht General Manager j. q
Broken promise that hortlcul-
tnfal c<hlDita commercial dis
pIags and midway where Gcorpe
Clvde smith shows wll provide
color and interest. VIII be ready
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farm and nome exhibits ana dis
plays have been indeed and rib
b0nh attaetfd come tine special
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13
COLLEGE Graduate
classes To Start
Evening Courses
In Fave Subjects


'TadI9 courses II history.
education ana hne9sh VIII Pc
af3iI"3it tli }uEh an evening ana
Saturdays 70 bean soon
at LaueW.oe COLLEGE III Earn H.
Boees dean .. the summer Ses-
slon has artounctd
Reeistr,lqa for-tho classes viii
be taken n.y. tna iigst class meet
na ueNt NHak when Tia tx Of
SIN shoal. pa paid
The Glasses are offered for the
benefit - 3pnintendonts pnn-
tip5l@ te.rt1rs other school per
sonnet sud Interested citizens.
Resident cI dI, earned through
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-13

DAYS Of last JAle
Dr. Robert. on the campus since
August / Begin his admins ra-
ten II earnest ~th-s week with
Evening star., 1955-05-18
John L. Lewis Is 'Foker, :
AFL OfficioI Declares

ernment construction work to
fall to non-union contractors.
Area Men Reelected
Four Washington labor leaders
were reelected officers of the
Maryland State-District of Co
lumbia~ Federation of Labor yes
terday.
c. F. Preller, president of
the Washington Central Labor
Union. and F. H. McGuigan.
secretary of the CLU, were
named vice presidents of the
federation.
Also reelected were j. c. Tur-
ner, vice president of the CLU,
as secretary of the federation,
and Robert C. Lester, recording
secretary of the CLU. as treasurer
of the State federation.
Harry Cohen, Baltimore Team
ster's Union official, was re-
elected president of the fedora
ton without opposition.
Other Vice Presidents
Others named vice presidents
of the federation were Charles
Muntain, John T. Buzby and
James Mealy of Baltimore, C. E.
Stutzman Of Cumberland, E. w.
Butler of Hagerstown and Paul
Reynolds of the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. Preller was elected the
State federation's delegate to
the national convention of the
American Federation of Labor
which meets in December.
Evening star., 1955-05-18
Forged Papers Help
Thief Exade Justice

Ahmed Inan, who had been
convicted Of theft at Ankara.
Turkey. recently came up for
trial again.
It had been discovered that
with the aid OF his brother
Kaya, who worked in the pros
ecutor's law ofiices. documents
had been forged to arrange for
Ahmed's discharge.
Evening star., 1955-05-18
BY TOM BURKE

A widening breach between
the AFL and the United Mine
Workers was revealed today as
Q top AFL official termed John
L. Lewis "a big faker."
Frank Bonadio, secretary
treasurer o fthe powerful build
ing trades department, AFL., said
Mr.. Lewis is "disgracing the la
Dor movement" through his ac-
tivities with the catch-all Dis
trict so Of the UNIV.
Mr.. Bonadio said the United
Construction Workers of District
80 are being offered to contrac-
tors at below union wage scales
and nonunion working condi-
tions.
Asks Clean Fight
why doesn't that big faker
get up and fight us Clean" Nh.
Bonadio said.
Mr.. Bonadio said District SOS
underwriting of AFL union con-
struction tradesmen comes at a
time when more and more con-
Struction work is being done by
nonunion employees.
Mr.. Lewis has been at odds
with leaders of both the AFL
and CIO for many years, but in
the recent past there has been
very little public exchange of bit
terness. Some labor leaders had
even hoped Mr.. Lewis mine
workers would be brought into
the current merger plan of the
AFL and CIO, which is expected
to be accomplished in December
of this year.
Cites Other Problems
Mr.. Bonadio said the building
trades department has other
problems in the form of Is laws
affecting Government building
projects.
1--WE are literally surrounded
by a mass of legislative road
blocks rupturing labor re-
lations between unions and con-
tractors" he said.
Principal among what he
termed as "anti-union" legisla-
ton were the Taft-Hartley law
and the Davis-Bacon Act which
he said is being administered in
an anti-union manner.
The Davis-Bacon Act, he said,
was intended to require that
contractors on Government prof.
ects pay workers the prevailing
wage in the area. He said the
law has been subverted by NAL
administration enabling con-
tractors to reclassify people to
lower wage rates. This has
spurred the tendency for Gov
Evening star., 1955-05-18
CAN FRUIT JUICE
TAKE PLACE OF
FRENCH WINE?

PARIS R.-First it was
Pierre Mendes-France and
milk. Now Premier Edgar
Faure is considering a plan
aimed at converting wine
loving Frenchmen to unfer-
mented fruit juices.
A series of suggested de-
crees designed to cut
Frances abnormally high
consumption of alcohol was
set for cabinet consideration
today. They would tend to
discourage Jacques Bon
homme (French for John
Doe) from ducking out for
his usual pick-me-up.
Mr.. Mendes-France. Mr..
Faure'S predecessor, ran in
to overwhelming opposition
when he tried to make milk
the national drink.
Evening star., 1955-05-18
Posey Reelected
By NE. Group

The Central Northeast Civic
Association last night reelected
s. Franklin Posey as president.
The group also elected: DR..
John French, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Susan Vinson, sec
ond vice president; w. D. Mar
tin, treasurer, and Mrs. Bette
Edmonds, chaplain.
Also Mrs. Arminta McAbee,
Evening star., 1955-05-18

corresponding secretary; Mrs. w.
D. Martin. assistant correspond
ing secretary; Miss Rosemarie
Jones, recording secretary; Miss
Lorraine Calling, assistant re-
cordiAg secretary, and Miss G.
M. Carey, financial secretary.
The association, meeting in
the Smothers School. Forty
fourth street and Washington
place NE, presented an award
to Mrs. Vinson for outstanding
contribution to the community.
Evening star., 1955-05-18

Miracle fiber broodloom OF
o mirocle price. crush-re-
sistont, lifetime mothproof,
bright os O Spring doy in SEQ
green. grey. foam green,
driftwood. beige. sondol-
wood, ocean green, charcoal,
champagne.
Evening star., 1955-05-18

Buy woII-to-wolI Competing
or room size rugs in an oil
wool, tightly twisted brood-
loom woven with resilient
yarns. s shades; rose, cinno-
mon, mint green. beige.
pearl grey ond mouve.
Evening star., 1955-05-18

Sove So a yard on top
quoIity broodIoom. Specially
purchased oil wool deep pile
sculptured d Competing in
choice green. rose, beige.
cinnamon and grey. Truly q
great volue!
Evening star., 1955-02-01
Contract Bridge
n n Rl RILl


Contract Bridge
n By Eosley BIockwood
On the subject of the proper
nction to take opposite partners
bvercall. there are two points Of
interest in the bidding Of today's
hand.
East dealer.
/ East-West vulnerable.
| NORTH
| (Mr. Champion)
AKQ9852
= 3A987
Ii GA
81 %54
WEST EAST
= (Miss Brash) -(Mr. Dale)
n A763 AJl04
III 210 2KJ2
q o97642 1KJ1O83
n *K1063 *A2
II (Mr. AbeD
II "A
q VQ6543
n oQ5>
y %QJ987
b The bidding:
East South West North
n1 ~ 20 ~
4 All pass.
4 The first Is Mr.. Champions
Mecision to raise hearts rather
Than to bid his own good spade
suit. This is sound practice. To
bid a suit of your own in this
situation has several disadvan-
tages. It tells >the opponents
about your distribution and this
may help them in defending. It
makes it easier for the opponents
to continue their bidding, posi-
bly, finding a good final contract
of their own. And it denies to
your partner the knowledge that
you have good support for his
suit. The next time the bidding
comes around to you it may be
higher than you are willing to
go, in which case partner never
finds out that you had a good
raise for him.
The second point is Mr.. Cham
pion's decision to go all the way
to game. Certainly he would
have made up his mind to get to
game if Mr.. Abel had opened
the bidding. And while an over
call does not guarantee as much
in high cards as would be needed
for an opening bid, it can be as
sumed to be as strong as an
opening bid in playing tricks
If the two hands fit.
Mr.. Abel could have given the
hand a better play. He won the
opening diamond lead with
dummy's ace and Immediately
led the ace and another heart.
Mr.. Dale won the second heart
with the king and found the
winning defense. He led the ace
of clubs and followed with the
deuce. Miss Brash won with the
king and returned a third club
for Mr.. Dale to ruff with the
jack of hearts.
If Mr.. Abel had led q small
heart from dummy at trick two,
he could not have been defeated.
Best defense would have been
for Mr.. Dale to go in with the
king of hearts and lead the ace
and another club. Miss Brash
would win the second club with
the king and continue the suit.
But Mr.. Abel could ruff with the
ace of hearts, then lead the nine
and let it ride if not covered.
Since Miss Brash had shown the
king of clubs, Mr.. Dale needed
every other outstanding face
card for his opening bid.
Copyright, 1855, General Features Corp)
Evening star., 1955-02-01
Fumous Fables
By {. {. Edqol

PAINTING - Shakespear-
can actor Edwin Booth was
an incorrigible practical
Joker, who frequently played
tricks while on stage.
When playing in Othello
one night, he decided to
have a little fun with the
cast. His opportunity came
In the last act. when he was
to murder his bride DeSde-
mona. AS he leaned over the
actress. pretending to kill
her, Booth rubbed his finger
over his face. which was COW
cred with brown paint.
He recited his lines and
as he did so. his fellow actors
observed that he was making
some puzzling gestures with
the finger over Desdemona' S
face. Shakespeare had never
written this piece of busi-
ness into the tragedy. What
was Booth up to?
They found out soon
enough. A few moments
later, they were filing past
Desdemona's bed, to gaze
sorrowfully at the murdered
bride and to sob convulsively.
They were convulsed, all
right, but not from grief.
The artful Booth had painted
a mustache and beard on
the murdered brides face!
Evening star., 1955-02-01
BY Fronk Beck

QUESTION: Is there such a
thing as a "mistle bird?"-
D. A. L.
Answer: There is a thistle
thrush" so called because the
bird feeds on the berries of the
mistletoe.
Speaking Of birds, a Detroit
manufacturer has adopted a bit
of Indian folklore for a sporty
new creation. The word thun-
darbird.
The original meaning of thun-
derbird was: An enormous bird
believed to produce thunder by
Tapping its wings, lightning by
opening and closing its eyes,
and rain by allowing a huge lake
to run off its back.
Question: Please use a SEN
tence containing a "gerund."-
P. G. H.
Answer: A gerund is a verb
form ending in "ing" and used
as a noun. Example: Fishing is
fun. Or. I enjoy fishing. In
both sentences, fishing" is a
gerund.
distributed BY McNausht Syndicate. Inc. }
Evening star., 1955-02-01
to the Wise By Mrs. rron1 Colby

A letter from j. D. w. wants
to know which of these sentences
is dramatically right:
Mother dislikes me sleeping
so late.
Or, mother dislikes my Sleep
ing so late.
Correct: The sentence con-
tanning my"
Another reader wonders II
there is such a word as yours. .
If there is, we haven't heard
of it.
Correct: The book is yours.
In the same vein, do not use
an apostrophe in forming the
possessives of "hers," "its,"
ours" or theirs"
Question: Isn't there an
animal whose name is synony-
nous with ghosts. F.
Answer: You're probably
thinking of lemur, a small man.
NAL with foxlike face and soft
fur, found chiefly in Madagas-
car. The lemur is a night-loving
animal. In Latin, lemur means
ghost.
Evening star., 1955-02-01
Our Presidents
By Honore IA. CotudoI

IA President said of a
predecessor, who was his dis
tant relative. "He seemed to
have no sense of proportion in
his dealings with the Con-
gress." Who were these two
Presidents?
: 2-The wife of which Pres
ident introduced the custom Of
egg-rolling for children on the
White House grounds on East
er Monday?
3-In 1885 a Georgia par
sons daughter Ellen married
a Virginia parsons son named
Thomas. Thomas became Pres
ident of the United States.
Who was he?
(Answers on next page.)
Evening star., 1955-06-07
.AnnondoIe Businessmen
To Run for County Board

James L. Deaver, Annandale
businessman, today announced
his candidacy for Fairfax
County supervisor, subject to the
Republican Party mass meeting
on June 81.
Mr.. Deaver is seeking the Ma
son district seat on the board,
now held by Mrs. Anna wilkins,
Democrat. Mrs. wilkins will be
opposed in the Democratic
primary by w. c. Wills.
A resident of Virginia for the
past 10 years, Mr.. Deaver oper-
ates a hardware and building
supply business at Annandale.
Before establishing his busi-
ness, Mr.. Deaver served in the
Army Air Corps from 1941 to
l945. rising from enlisted cadet
to lieutenant colonel. For a time
he was deputy chief of training
operations for the Air Trans
port Command.
Mr.. Deaver is graduate of the
University of Washington with a
degree in economics.
He is a member of the AMMAN
dale Businessmen's Association,
Legion. Annandale
Lions Club and the Annandale
Elementary PTA.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
AIM Names Mrs. Horn
For School Boord Race

The first candidate for Arling-
ton Independent Movement
nomination for the County
School Board is Mrs. Gladys o.
Horn, assistant principal at Ana
costa High School in the Dis
trict.
AIM plans to name three can
didates for the school board, as
we'll as two for the county board,
In the November election.
An AIM breakfast is to be
held at 8 am. Thursday at Evans
Coffee Shop. DR.. Robert Det-
wiler. former county board men,
Der and chairman of AIM, will
speak.
AIMS county board slate will
be opposed by nominees of Ar
lingtonians for a Better County.
AIMS school board nominees
will be opposed by candidates of
the School Board Nominating
Convention.
The convention will be held at
8 pm. tomorrow and Thursday
at Wakefield High School.
Mrs. Horn. wife of Walter
Horn, who is night principal at
Anacostia, has lived in Arlington
10 years. She has had SO years
experience in schools as a
teacher, counselor, supervisor and
administrator. Mr.. and Mrs.
Horn live at 4572 North Twenty
sixth street, Arlington.
A native of Lancaster County,
Va, Mrs. Horn holds degrees
from the University of Virginia,
William and Mary College and
Wilson Teachers College. She is
co-founder of the Brentwood
School in Arlington.
AIM also announced today a
fourth candidate for its slate for
the county board. He is William
A. Billy Martin, 80, a lifelong
resident of Arlington and owner
of two Georgetown restaurants.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Maryland County,
Stute Swap Roads

HAGERSTOWN, Md, June 6
R.-Washington County was
advised yesterday the State
Roads Commission has approved
a swap of certain State roads for
county roads.
E. Eugene Geary, county su-
perintendent of roads, said he
had been informed the Roads
Commission approved resolu-
ton providing for an exchange
of about 19 miles of county roads
for about 80 miles of State
highways.
Under the swap, the county
takes over maintenance of the
State roads involved and the
State will maintain the roads it
took over from the county.
The proposal, first advanced
more than month ago, was op-
posed by a group of Hancock
citizens who threatened court
action if it went through.