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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-19

John r Baker as science teacher
Mr., Goodman is an honor grad
uatc at Longwood and also took
honors when graduating at Cum
berland High School
Baker has accepted a position
in Ohio for the coming session
The superintendent said the
remaining positions TO be filled
are a home economies teacher,
a replacement for Mrs James
Fleetwood in the Eighth grade,
and principal TO replace James II
Bash, who resigned earlier this
month
When completed the faculty al
the high school here viii number
10 McIlwaine said
To Curtail Departments
requirements for two teachers
at the high school, Guy Yeats
and Russell G Hoier. viii not DC
made this session. nor viii the va
cant post of county yisitinl
teacher be filled. the superlnten.
dent said
Yeats accepted position II
Eastern Virginia FOR the year anC
the high school viii not operate
his department Of dlStributlv,
education and diversified occupa,
tons Hoier has accepted a pos
III Wisconsin and the music de
partment will be curtalled for tn,
session
Paul McLelland. visiting teach
er last year. has accepted posi-
ton with the State Rehabillta
ton Department after completin,
graduate studies al University 0
Virginia
Mrs. Sumklns is president elcc
Of the Longwood Alumnae Asso
citation and wife Of Or France
b Simkins. Longwood histor,
professor.
Shell. who makes his home q
Crewe spent the summer workini
on his masters degree at Univer
slty OF Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-19
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-19
Weeks 7Mo Hurricanes Put NeW Forest
Service Weather Station Through PAGES

existing on the floor" Of wood
land and forests, and 10 maintain
a fire danger build up index
The wind and rainfall gauges
are similar TO those ~ use at most
weather stations, but the fuel
moisture equipment is peculiar TO
forestry operations
It consists Of four-inch LAYER
OF leaves and litter" similar to
that found ON the forest floor and
sticks OF wood, accurately cali
brated 10 measure the amount Of
moisture in the floor
Such a determination is inn
portant in estimating the danger
from such forest enemies as cigar
cite butts sparks, brush burning
fires Much Of the planning Of
work and personnel assignment
and alerts for equipment and tool
use are based on this informa-
ton. Slusser reports.
Fire Threat Measured
The fire danger meter and
index are a Joint system
Of keeping a running tab on
forest conditions BY having an
index Of conditions. foresters can
estimate the threat Of a continued
dry spell or the good effects of
rain.
Slusser sand al personnel at the
station from District Forester r.
p Brierley on down are enthusi-
astic about the new Instruments
Forestry is pretty cxactIng. and
eliminating the guess work IN
preserving Virginias creates t
natural asset is satisfying feel
ing, the fire chief said
Results Differ
Sometimes the results obtained
At the station vary from those
obtained elsewhere For exam
pie" Slusser pointed out, "Wc're
interested IN wind velocity as it
blows near the ground surface
whore the trees are so our guage
isn't very high Our readings
might be different from a sta
ton where the glage is on top
Of a building or hill
But the instruments aren't
meant TO satisfy the curiosity Of
weather minded persons They're
NJ ant TO protect VirRlnian 5
forests In the districts 10 coun-
ties, and Slusser believes protec-
ton measures are greatly improy
ed with the new station.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
By PATRICIA SIMMONS

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Fasten your safety belts and
take q look at what airline
hostesses wore Is years ago.
What's developed into a
glamour gal" profession en-
ploying 10000 women started
with eight nurses who needed
pluck, not pulchritude.
The first hostess garb - a
Marie Dressler-type creation
complete with shoWer-style
cap-will be presented Thurs
day to the Smithsonian In
stitution.
On top of this, while in the
air the early "sky girls"
donned full-length, wool
lined, leather coats.
Luckily. passengers in 1880
were in no position to talk
about chic.
wrapped in Blankets
I'VE wrapped them in
blankets to keep them warm"
remembers Ellen Church, the
first hostess in the business.
A heating system which
worked sometimes was lust
one Of the things h0stesses
took In stride when Miss
Church launched her brand
new career for women.
Reached by telephone in
Terre Haute, Ind, where she
now serves as the administra-
tor Of Union Hospital, Miss
Church painted a colorful pic
ture Of flying in those early
days.
You came down every two
hours to check weather reports.
On the ground Nurse Church
and her colleagues pitched in
to help load baggage and assist
IN fueling the planes in addi-
ton to their regular duties.
How did the idea of the
woman's touch in air travel
first hit Miss Church?
She read in San Francisco
newspaper about the new IA
passenger mammoth" planes
of Boeing Air Transport, a
predecessor of United.
ee-Month Try
Instead Of musing about the
possibility of feminine cabin
attendants she took her BRAIN
storm to a company official.
1t was agreed to give it a three
month try. 2
On May Is, 1880. the first
stewardesses-all recruited by
Miss Church-went aloft on
Evening star., 1955-05-08
FIRST STEWARDESS
Sky Girls Owe All
To Ellen Church

trimotored Boeing 8os, cruis-
ing at 120 miles an hour.
The nurses had no specific
instructions to follow aside
from the admonition to make
themselves useful"
A far cry from the duties
Of recently recruited airline
hostess Miss Carol Kane, who
was born in May Of that same
year.
Pert, green-eyed Carol, who
is based here in Washington,
watches over So passengers
while she cruises upstairs" at
365 miles.
In Stewardess School she
learned, among other things,
what to do in case of snake
bite and how to get along with
children. Add to this some
meteorolgy plus a short course
in aeronautics.
Things have changed indeed
from the days Of Ellen Church.
Miss Church doesn't remem-
Der children or older ladies fly
ing alone.
For Carol it's routine to have
at least one young child every
couple Of weeks board q plane
by himself. Sometimes, she
says, they are children of
broken homes who live part of
the year with each parent.
Older ladies 30 and over are
among her best passengers.
IS Hours q Month
Miss Kane works a maxi
mum Of IS hours a month. She
pockets from $3.50 to $3.50 de-
pending on the kind of craft
she flies.
Miss Church remembers
once when she worked five
straight months with one day
of. 1--WE never counted hours"
she says. Pay in those days
was somewhere between $105
and $125 a month.
Carol has been chosen to
hand over the historic first"
uniform to Curator Paul Gar
ber Of the Smithsonian's Ma
tional Air Museum at the May
IL luncheon at the Statler.
United Airlines will be hosts
at the event which marks the
25th anniversary of stewardess
service.
Ellen Church will attend a
similar luncheon in New York
where she will be saluted for
the daring and imagination
which today enables young
women to pursue a ull-fiedged
career in the skies.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

will bring dolls representing
presidents and their wives,
Susan B. Anthony, Frances
Willard. Mark Twain, Johnny
Applesed, Betsy Ross and
others.
Mrs. Ferrell has collected
dolls from all over the world
for the past II years.
Mrs. johnnie v. Moore, a
hostess for the month Of May,
will bring Mrs. Ferrell to the
City Club group,
Evening star., 1955-05-08
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

A letter from a reader asks,
"Will you please write some
thing about anxiety and family
conflicts affecting the glands
and blood pressure? Perhaps
a lot of people would be in bet
ter health if they understood
this and would be nicer persons
to live with"
1t is a well-known fact to-
day that our emotions can
change the chemistry of our
bodies, can affect every organ
we have and cause a whole
flock of miserable physical
symptoms when there is ac-
tually nothing wrong organ
ically.
People just do not yet be-
lieve what tremendous roper
cuSSionS our moods and
thoughts have on our physical
vitality and appearance! They
read about it and accept it to
a degree. But they do not truly
believe it or they could not do
what they do to themselves,
unless they wish to commit
suicide.
Tense
They go right ahead all
tensed up. pickering with their
family and friends, defending
their little rights. hurrying and
worrying: in short, wasting
their time and causing i'll will.
Gumline cavities have been
correlated with times of strain
and it is possible to break out
In a rash because of worry.
Just the nervousness many per-
sons feel when going to a doc
tor can raise blood pressure.
We can damage our health or
shorten the youthful portion of
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Miss Wurner
Is ENGAGED

Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Warner. ST.. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
jeanne Mary, to Mr.. Elmore
James Becker, son of Mrs.
Katherine Becker Of Arling-
ton. The wedding will take
place on September 3.
Miss Warner is a graduate
Of the Academy Of the Holy
Names and Immaculate Junior
College. Mr.. Becker was grad
uated from Gonzaga High
School and Georgetown Uni
Evening star., 1955-05-08
WHY GROW OLD?
Emotions Can Affect
Physical Beinq

life by tense and dreary at
titudes.
When I think Of the dinner
hour when the family gathers
about the family board, 1t is a
wonder to me that there are
not many more people with
indigestion and ulcers than
there are.
Relaxation
This should be a time Of
charm. with exchanges con-
corning the days experiences.
It should be q time for laugh
ter, relaxation, rather than a
battle-ground on which family
problems are fought out. This
latter will happen even in the
happiest homes unless you
make a few rules and abide
by them.
At the evening meal never
discuss problems or anything
that will create tension. Set
aside a problem hour twice a
week and talk difficulties all
over then. Usually you can do
this. OF course, sometimes
there is a crucial decision
which cannot wait, but more
often you have just fallen into
a habit Of muling problems
over all of the time. Surely
you can save just the dinner
hour for shared laughter and
fun.
It's tricky. I know, to avoid
fireworks at the dinner table
because this is one time when
you are all together. But If
you and your family will really
make an effort to shelve con-
troversial topics at this time
you will see how delightful
your family can be.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Mrs. Ferrell's
Dolls to City Club

Mrs. M. E. Ferrell will "in-
troduce" members and friends
OF the Women's City Club to
30 of her dolls of famous people
at q tea this afternoon at the
club house, 1888 Eye st. NV,
beginning at 4 o'clock.
From her collection of sew
eral hundred dolls Mrs. Ferrell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Fourth Child Victim
OF Runaway Car Dies
eY he A,.eeiaied Pr,,..

BUFFALO, N. Y, Mar. IT,
Seven-year-oldN Iris Ascanazy
died last night, the fourth victim
of rampaging automobile which
jumped a curb and struck down
a group of young girls strolling
home from school.
The hospital released no re-
port. De Gina reported for work
last night at the Bell Aircraft
plant where he is a riveter.
Three of the children we're
killed Monday as the car
swerved wildly on its two-block
path Of destruction before
smashing into a grocery store.
Iris died without regaining
consciousness. And still in cfiti-
cal condition is fifth girl, Betty
Scheuer, II.
Funerals for all four victims
were to be held today. The other
youngsters killed Monday were
Anita Arena, 6. and Lynn Doug
las and Jean Pavel, Both IL.
Meanwhile, the driver, Emil
DeCina, 80, pleaded innocent
yesterday to a charge of criminal
negligence. -DeCina, who told
police he .'blacked out" at the
wheel, had been under observa-
ton at q, hospital while doctors
checked his condition and stud
led his medical background.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Shenandoah College Shift
10 Winchester SOUGHT
By The A.soeioted Press

WINCHESTER, Va. Mar. II.
"A move has been initiated here
to transfer the Shenandoah Col
lege and Conservatory of Music
from Rockingham County to the
Winchester area.
Local civic and governmental
leaders discussed the possibility
of such a transfer at meeting
with college officials, led by
President Troy Brady. The meet
ing was sponsored by the Win
chester Chamber of Commerce.
which will head a campaign to
effect the switch.
At present, Shenandoah Col
lege is located at Dayton. It is
affiliated with the Evangelical
United Brethren Church. The
school has an enrolment Of 1873
this session.
College officials said they were
prepared to put up some $780,
600 for the transfer but another
$250,000 would be needed for
construction of a gymnasium.
They said at least Is acres would
be needed for a new site.
The proposal would have to be
approved by the colleges Board
of Trustees and ratified by the
! chureh's Virginia conference.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
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Evening star., 1955-07-24
|RADAR EXPERIMENT
|
Us SLATED HERE

District motorists have es-
capped SO far the scrutiny of
radar, but the Metropolitan
Police Department hopes to
start experimenting with the
device soon.
Deputy Chief John j.
Agnew, pointing out that the
department owns no lar
equipment. said he plans to
borrow one of the two sets
used by the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic. The
latter agency has been IL
censed to operate the sets
by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Four Magic Eyes War
On Maryland Speeders

use of radar by State Police has
led six Maryland cities to ac-
quire magic eyes.
Sets in Baltimore, Cumber-
land, .Hagerstown. Havre de
Grace, Annapolis and Easton will
tighten the ring against mad
caps on the State highways.
Used as Deterrent
From it's outset, in July, 1858
after the General Assembly
enacted a law to permit use Of
radar evidence in speeding c"Se>
Maryland has followed a policy
of using the set to deter speeo.
ers, not as a tool for wholesale
arrests, says Trooper Garland
Walters, radar expert for the
force.
The legislature prescribed thai
temporary warning signs bt
placed within four miles Of thu
site where radar sets are ir
operation.
Throughout the State, how
ever, permanent signs warn tha'
radar is used to catch speeders
From his studies. Trooper Wal
ters says, he has found that few
violators see either the warming
signs on the radar sets. eycl
when the latter are conspicuou
on the highway.
In making arrests, Maryland
uses the stopping" system. 1
trooper sitting in a radar
equipped car radios the type ant
plate number Of a speeding ca
Evening star., 1955-07-24

Maryland State Police use ra-
dar as a Observation-Disclosures
weapon against speederS.
They have to.
To cover a State that stretches
from the Atlantic to the Appala-
chians, the force has at its dis
posal only four radar sets.
So the chief means of nabbine
speeders still is the patrol car.
The radar sets tend to congre-
gate on "accident-prone" roads
such as the Baltimore boulevard
the Baltimore parkway, Route Al
and Route 30l.
5,426 Caught
In two years of operation
Maryland State Police placet
charges against 5.426 speeder'
caught in the radar net. During
the same period, they iSsuet
warnings to 24,48O motorists.
This approach 10 tne use o.
radar meets the approval o.
safety experts.
"Radar has been effective II
cutting down speeding, the prin
cipal cause of accidents" say
Paul Burke, director of the Mary
land Safety Commission.
1--WE feel it is far superior t.
having a trooper risk his life
We need more of it. just b,
forcing motorists to slow dow
for a moment and realize HOY
fast they're going, radar serve
an invaluable uSe."
Mr.. Burke said the successfU
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Arrests by Rodor
To Face Court Test

A court test is being prepared
to test the legality of the system
of radar arrests on Federal!
controlled highways.
Until it is decided, the United
States Park Police have sus.
pended. the use of radar on high,
ways they patrol in the Wash.
Iington area.
The test follows the arrest o.
Orlo A. Bartholomew of River.
dale, Md. He was arrested or
the Baltimore parkway, charged
with travelling So miles an houl
in a 45-mile zone, and fined $l(
by United States Commissioner
Samuel w. H. Meloy, in MARI
boro, Md.
His attorney, Hal B. Clagett o.
Marlboro, appealed the case tt
the United States District Court
Baltimore.
! Discussions are taking plac,
now between Mr.. Clagett and tn,
United States Attorneys ofic,
in Baltimore for the preparation
of a revised record of the case
so that the key issues on rada,
use can be clearly defined.
At stake are these questions
says Mr.. Clagett:
Can a United States commits
sioner take judicial notice of tn,
radar evidence in the absenc,
of an expert witness to testif,
on the accuracy of the machine
Can he convict a driver in tn
absence of a Federal statute OF
radar use? Congress has neve
acted on the subject.
The ruling, when hande,
down, will affect every Fedora
highway in the Nation.
Evening star., 1955-07-24

to troopers stationed on the
highway ahead.
At times, the team has nabbed
more speeders than it could
process quickly.
Maryland radar sets are
equipped with a paper recorder
On the sheet. police note the
time, road conditions, plate
number and other data opposite
the record of speed.
The complete record can be
damning. Since radar was set
up in 1858, says Trooper Wal
ters, no motorist has challenged
the record successfully.
The written records often are
used for other purposes. Last
week. the four radar- equipped
cars were strung out on the
Baltimore boulevard for a sur
vey to determine whether mo-
toristS speed up after passing
a radar set in operation. The
findings were inconclusive.
Col. Elmer F. Munshower
superintendent Of State police
says radar has slowed down
traffic in the State.
"a motoriSt can't relax once
he's passed a radar installation
along the highway. He may
run into another one a few
miles farther along the same
route"
Because of the flexibility o1
it's system, Maryland leans or
this possibility to unnerve the
foot t-heavy motoriSt.
1t seems to work.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
EVEN POLICE ERR
ON AUTO SPEEDS

Have you stood beside a
highway. watched a car whiZ
by and exclaimed: Look at
that guy. 60. He must be
doing TOT"
You probably were wrong.
The radar testing reveals
that most persons standing
by a busy highway over-es-
innate the speed of passing
cars and trucks.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
IHUBCAP TRICK
WONT JAM RADAR
ISPEEDERS FIND

Tinfoil, BIB shot or loose
metal-planted in the hub
caps Of your car-won't help
you escape a ticket If you're
caught speeding by the
magic eye Of radar, police
say.
The wishful thinking that
such a trick will lam" the
radar stems from the war
time use Of tinfoil streamers
which were hurled from
planes in an effort to con-
found aircraft detection de-
vices.
The streamers were aimed
at throwing q cloud on ra-
darscopes.
But the type Of radar
used by police to nab speed
ers doesn't fall for this gim-
mick. motorists have learned
to their woe.
Maryland State Trooper
Garland Waters reported
that a motorist who tried
the trick. on the advice Of
an "electronics expert" paid
up when he saw the radar
record.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Speeding Fines Determined
BySpinnine Rodor Needle

Gale of many Shirley highway
arrests, says he applies the SIS
collateral to truck drivers who,
in 45-mile-an-hour zones are
charged with speeding at rates
up to 81 miles. From So to 68
miles an hour, the collateral
is $40.
| For motorists, the rate begins
at IS for speeds up to so, moves
upward until the 75-mile mark
is reached.
Under Virginia law, the
charge must change at that
point from speeding to reckless
driving. Drivers charged with
hitting 80 post $25; at IS they
post $50. and above that speed,
$100.
The collateral usually is for
feited. Only a handful of ac-
cused motorists have shown up
in court to debate with the
electronic policeman.
In Maryland, fines for speed
ing run from 81 to 500. Ac-
cused speeders must post $40
collateral If they're charged with
exceeding so miles and $100 If
they're charged with exceed
ing 70.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
.Rodor Is Tool in Drive
For Virginia Road Sofety

In Virginia the magic eye o1
radar is ever watching-on the
highways and byways.
Few States track down speed
ers by way Of radar with the
energy and skill Of the Old
Dominion.
When radar took up its stand
by the highways in July, 1854
Supt. c. w. Woodson of the
Virginia State police said it
would be used ito discourage
speeding, not to make wholesale
arrests"
In the first full year of opera
ton radar corraled about 10(
speeders a day, piling up a list
Iof 35,422 errant motorists.
IS Sets on the PrOwl
Thirty-five radar sets, con-
stantly on the prowl, mostly or
main highways. accounted fol
more than Z out of 10 speeding
arrests during the year.
The campaign has had its
effect in curbing speeders. Last
month the arrest total dropped
to 2,733, against the high mark
Of 4.471 in March.
Driver behavior seems to be
improving" says Inspector P. w
Crews, field supervisor for the
State Police.
! Wary motorists who have
trained themselves to spot radar-
equipped police cars face a new
hazard in Virginia.
i State police are experimenting
with a system of placing only
the small radar transmitter boz
on the highway.
Box Hard to Detect
Painted green, the box is hare
to detect before it's too late
Wires lead from the box to {
: iradar meter hung on tree o.
post beside a car parked on {
parallel road or byway.~
!, Once the meter notifies tn,
State Trooper that a passins
, car has tipped past over tn,
, speed limit, he zooms onto tn,
, main highway and pursues hi!
quarry.
Last week. a Star reporter
observing this system in actor
on Shirley highway. measured
the distance between point O
violation and point of arrest
Involved was trailer-trucl
which the radar clocked at S.
miles an hour in a 45-mile zone
Trooper Albert Christianser
nailed his man in a l.5-mile
chase-or approximately 9,
seconds.
Such sudden apprehension
possibilities are beginning tt
sink into the minds of motorist
on Virginia highways.
Overall Pace Slowed
1t has slowed the overall pac
of traffic on such roads as Shir
ley highway and reduced traffl,
deaths, according to Inspecto
Crews.
And 1t. S. A. Walton, who di
rects radar activity for the Stat