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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-14
Oak Forest

Mr. and Mrs. w B Stonnen
entertained Sunday the occasion
being the birthday Of Mrs W B
S'nunel. Francis and 3 b Ston-
nell. Those present were Mr. and
AIRS Francis S.onnci OF Rich
mend. MI and Mrs. B b Ston-
nell and DesJbie Stonnell Of
FarmVille John X. Stonnell and
Wade Stonnel Of Richmond. Mr.
and Mrs w p Sanderson Of
Ashby Also called by for a while
Mr. and Mrs. John X. Stonnell
and family. Of Richmond. We're
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Lewis
lawson. Sunday.
Gordon Meinhard Of Farmyille
visited Mrs. c. f. Meinhard and
Mr. and Mrs w S Anderson
Sunday afternoon.
Ar and Mrs Carl Slurns and
family. Of Highland SPRINGS were
guests Of Mfr and Mrs. c w An
Ger son Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett jenkins. of
Richmond. visited Mr. and Mrs
F. B Anderson. Sunday.
l.. A. DMkun. OF Richmond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-14

testing TO an outstanding year Of
activities a pOWhatan, we're pre-
sented Coach John Guidon ac-
cepted the District certificate en-
blematic Of the Girls basketball
championship Coach Mort n
another for the moderated record
Of the boys football team in Dis
trict ID competition
A number Of certificates. at
testing to an outstanding year Of
activities at Powhatan. We're pre-
sented Coach John Guidon ac-
copied the District certificate en-
blematic Of the Girls basketball
championship Coach Norton. an
other for the indicated record
Of the boys football team in Dis
trict d competition.
The play cast was presented
certificate for It's distinguished
rating and reaching the state
finals. while individual certificates
were awarded Doris Adkins for
her poetry reading and to Jer-
maine Franklin, for spelling, at
the district forensic tournaments.
The school commencement pro-
gram opened Sunday with the
haccalaureste when DR. J Lever
ing Evans Of Richmond, delivered
the sermon to the Class Of 1855
The events concluded with
reception for the graduates Civ
en- by parents after the formal
commencement program Monday
night About $50 persons attended
the affair in the school cafeteria
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-14

Thirty PoWhatan HiPh School
seniors received diplomas Mon
day during commencement excr-
ciscs IN the school auditorium
superintendent Of Schools J $
Caldwell presented each graduate
a displOma
Program speakers wefe Billy
KOfpePay. Yalcdictofian and NIL
dred PATTERSON. samtatofian
Kornegay was presented the
Baifour pin for ms scholastic
achievements. year subscrip-
ton to the Readers Digest and q
copy Of Il Dare You presented
by the DanfOrth Foundation Miss
Patterson also received copy Of
the Foundation book for her sec
ond honorS
Win Savings Bonds
Two members Of the gradual
INF class received savings bonds
Nancy Nichols as the outstand-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-14

spent last week with F F Parker
and Miss Bessie Parker
l. A Dunkum Of Richmond
visited Mr. and Mrs f = Ander-
son and Mr. and Mrs c w An
derson last Monday
Mr. and Mrs Albert Jenkins Of
Cumberland Visit "a Ans f
Meinhard and Mr. and Etr W
S Anderson, Saturday afternoon
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MARYLAND-VIRGI NEWS
Peck Reported Planning
School Board Campaign

Robert A. Peck steps down
this week from the Arlington
County Board amid persistent
rumors that he plans to run for
a school board seat during the
next campaign.
Also retiring from the county's
governing body is Alvin F. Kimel
who took Office in the fall OF
1852 following a special election
for three board seats.
A conservative and a vocal
critic of school policy. Mr.. Peck
said he had no comment on the
rumors that he intends to seek
a place on the county's elective
school board. He added, how
ever:
I'm not going to say that
I'm not going to run tfor any
office) in the future"
Reports in both conservative
and liberal circles say that Mr.
Peck. and possibly Board Chair
man George M. Rowzee, jr., will
campaign in the fall Of 1857 for
the next two school board seats
to be filled.
Both Mr.. Peck and Mr.. Row.
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Van Ripper to Direct
Rockville Civil Defense

Linsley Van Ripper of 800 Falls
road, Rockville. has been ap-
pointed director Of civil defense
by Maryland Gov. McKeldin.
Mr.. Van Ripper succeeds Clar-
ence Mohler. who served in the
post from October. 1854 to Octo-
Der, 1855. Mr.. Van Ripper is the
fourth CD director for Rockville
since 1851.
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Nurses Foresight Saves
Life Of Arlington Boy, 2

A 2-year-old Arlington boy Is
alive today because Of the fore
sight Of an Alexandria nurse and
the quick work Of foreign born
intern.
Michael Vaughan. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Vaughan OF
2122 South Culpeper street, Ar
Ilington, was in Alexandra Hos
pital Monday with . respira-
tory infection when he stopped
breathing.
The nurse. Miss Shirley Spind-
Ter, had noticed that morning
that the child did not have good
color. She decided to prepare q
"tracheotomy tray" and put 1t
beside his bed. She also asked
an intern to check on him later.
About . am, while his
mother was at his bedside. the
child stopped breathing. Mrs.
Vaughan's screams attracted the
nurse, and DR.. Gerhart Puchner,
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zee we're elected to the board
on the Republican ticket-Mr.
Peck taking office in January,
1952-and are now top officials
in the Arlington Independent
Movement, the county's con-
sentative coalition organization.
The other retiring board mem
Der. Mr.. Kimel. was elected un-
der the AIM banner. but has
not been an active worker in
the organizations recent cam
Ipaigns.
His election followed the GUS
ter by court order Of three
board members who we're Fed
eral employees. The, three seats
were briefly Allied by court APP
ipointment until the special elec-
ton.
This year, Mr.. Kimel made
an unsuccessful bid In the Dem
ocratic primary for the House
of Delegates.
Both retiring board members
are county businessmen. Taking
over their seats are Ralph Kaul
and David Krupsaw. elected on
the Liberal Convention ticket.
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Mortinsbure Site
Bought by K. of c.

MARTINsBURG, w. Va. Dec
20 tSpeciaD "A new home for
Martinsburg Council Of the
Knights Of Columbus has been
purchased near the downtown
section for $4,000. The build
ing formerly was used by a mo-
tor distributing agency and be-
longed to Paul Lingamfelter Of
nearby Hedgesville.
The building fronts 40 feet
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Group Rejects
PIun

The Springfield tVa.) Civic
Association last night voted
against the Gray Commission
proposals. IS to z. after consider
ing the question in the Garfield
Elementary School.
The resolution said the pro-
posals are destructive to the
system of public education" and
threaten to increase our taxes
unnecessarily" It urged think
ing citizens, whether integra-
ZIONIST. segregationist or neu-
trial." to vote against the pro-
posals on January 8.
Under the Gray proposals,
there Is q danger" that the
caliber Of education will be low
cred and that costs will increase,
according to John c. Blum. An
Mandate, member of the Fairfax
County Save Our Schools Com
Imittee.
Referring to the possibility OF
integrated schools, Mr.. Blum
said:
I'VE feel there are other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

Montgomery County Police yes
terday described how an l1-year-
old boy with a keen memory for
details. plus an inventive imagi-
nation, caused police to issue an
area look -out for two mysterious
hunters in q Pennsylvania car.
The boys tale was told to de-
tectives Tuesday after q vacant
two-room bungalow was de.
stroyed by fire near Beallsville
The lad, who is colored, first told
Police Pvt. Marvin r. Gulick that
just before the blaze broke out
an auto occupied by two men
drove up to the house. He gave
the same story to Chief Charles
Staub Of the Upper Montgomery
Fire Department and others.
The boy supplied details on
the make of the car. the model
It's color and the clothes worn by
the two men. One Of the men
he said. carried a small box be-
hind the house Just before the
fire started.
Lieutenant Jesse B. Day an6
Sergt, Frank r. Griggs, county
detectives, learned from residents
near the burned structure thai
two men in a car were seen BY
several persons. A lookout FOL
the men was broadcast.
The detectives, however. cues.
toned the boy at length and h
finally admitted he had no
really seen a small box carried
by one Of the men. He also ad-
mitted setting fire to q trash
pile next to the house but de.
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means Of dealing with this
problem. within the framework
of the school systems. There are
orderly procedures to deal with
this"
Action Is necessary now to
preserve the State school sys-
tenn, said William o. Moncure.
Falls Church member Of the
Committee for the Constitu-
tional Convention to Prevent
Forced Indignation.
|, Mr.. Moncure doubted there
would be tuition grants under
the Gray plan Ito amount To
anything"
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the intern who had just entered
the pediatrics ward.
The child had started TO turn
blue. DR.. Puchner grabbed o
knife from the tray. cut an
opening In the child's windpips
and inserted q tube enabling him
to get air.
DR.. Puchner. an Austrian who
Is serving his internship at Alex
andria Hospital. applied arti-
fetal respiration for several
minutes and the child began to
breath again.
Miss Spindler graduated from
the hospitals School Of Nursing
Just last September. Her parents
live at 1913 Jason street, Chew
erly. Md.
Michael. born in the same
hospital on Valentines Day. 1853,
was reported in good condition
today.
His father, an engineer with
the General Services Admin
istration, also has two other sons.
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Boys Fiery Imagination
Tripped Up by Detectives

clared he believed the FIRE had
been extinguished.
After hours Of confusion, police
Cancelled the lookout for the
two men. The boy was not
charged. The burned bungalow.
valued at about 500, was near
the intersection Of Moore and
Peach Tree roads.
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Tax Men Charged
AS Incompetent

SALISBURY, Md, Dec. 20 (R
Carl L. Walter. Wicomicc
County supervisor Of tax assess.
ments, has filed charges Of in
competence and INSTRUMENTATION
against Loran White and Barton
Mumford. two veteran assessors
In his office.
A hearing on the charges /,
scheduled before the State TAI
Commission January IL.
Mr.. Walter charged the TIVE
had increased the assessment,
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on West Stephen street with q
depth Of 100 feet. 1t win be
used as q meeting hall and rec
reation room. Future plans in
clude setting UP recreational ia
cilities for pupils at nearby st.
Joseph's Parochial School.
The council has been using
rented facilities in another part
Of the city.
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Virginia Bonks Merge

RICHMOND. Dec. 20 (P.-
Merger of the e-Planters
Bank & Trust Co. and the Bank
lof Commerce and Trusts was ap-
proved by stockholders yester-
day at special meetings. The re-
Isulting institution will be known
as the State-Planters Bank Of
| Commerce and Trusts.
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on 80 properties between August
and December without his au-
thorization.
Mr.. Mumford and Mr.. White
have been full-time assessors
since 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

CHRISTMAS QUEEN--This
is Brenda Lee, Montgomery
Blair High School senior.
who was picked last night
by fellow students at the
Silver Spring school as
queen Of the 1855 Christ
mas formal. She was one Of
seven candidates for the
title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

Breck Hairdressing
lis a cream hair
dressing that keeps
hair soft and In
place. It adds tus-
tire, fragrance and
m a nag eability to
your hair.
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Here's All You Do

Buy Boz Of NEEDS los. Mall back panel
Products Corp. Box p-l7, Midtown N. ],
Personal Products win return 39c. uimited
-Sne per customer-ln continental y. 8.
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AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

rect, fortnight persons. with
q good sense Of humor and the
simplicity Of q great man."
18th Anniversary
Mrs. Willis revealed that
this month celebrates her 18th
anniversary as q career diplo-
mat. Asked If she had any
reflections on this, she replied:
II have little time for re-
Elections, but / think have
had as interesting a life as
anyone ! know. And its been
that way all along. This work
is intensely interesting whether
you are at the top or the bot
tom. II people at the bottom
really do their work we'll, then
there are no problems left at
the top"
Mrs. Willis has tried to in
still into all the young people
who work under her this sense
Of the contribution they can
make.
II used to be a teacher be-
fore I joined the foreign serv-
ice," she laughed. 80 I don't
mind If the young think I'm
preaching"
Career Minister
One Of the Departments
outstanding foreign service
officers, Miss Willis was re-
Gently promoted to the status
Of career-minister.
Working as a woman in q
field dominated by men. Miss
Willis says the dinner at
Geneva wasn't the only time
she's found herself the lone
female In the group.
When / was q vice-consul
in Chile. we used to have con-
sular luncheons and I was the
only woman present. At many
Of my classes at Stanford I
was the only woman-1've
gotten quite used to it. But /
don't think people emphasize
this sort Of thing any more.
The attention should be on the
Job you are doing. not whether
you happen to be a man or
woman"
Miss Willis says she loves
her post in Switzerland.
Just think Of the number
Of Americans who go to all
sorts of expense and trouble to
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Republican National Commit
tee and Mrs. Leonard Hall.
Deputy Assistant to the Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilton B. Per-
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Gruenther. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Gammons and Mrs. Katherine
Howard.
Others were Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
H. Chapman Rose. Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Charles
Thomas. Mrs. Alice Leopold.
assistant to the Secretary Of
Labor, and Miss Winifred
Helmes.
Another party for Mrs. Lewis
that took place yesterday was a
small luncheon given by Mrs.
Franklin Floete, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense.
The ladies gathering took
place at the Floete's apartment
at the Sheraton-Park,
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Miss Adkins
Honors the
Orme LeWises

Miss Bertha Adkins. assist
ant to the chairman of the
Republican National Commit
tee. and Mrs. Anne Wheaton,
G. o. P. director of women's
publicity. entertained at a
cocktail party yesterday after
noon for retiring Assistant Sec
rotary of Interior and Mrs.
Orme Lewis.
The party was small and in
formal and took place at the
Sulgrave Club from $50 to 7.
Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Lewis, who are leaving Wash
ington tomorrow, have been
entertained literally daily for
the last 10 days.
Among the 40 guests ex-
pected were Chairman Of the
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'3 n s1'SoczE7Y
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Big Doings dt
German Embassy

for 10 these many months. It
will also be a welcome home
for Mrs. Krekeler who has Just
returned to Washington after
a years absence due to illness.
The Ambassador, so pleased
at having his wife back. is
ready to give a dinner for
Secretary of State Dulles and
his foreign minister. and a re-
ception the afternoon of the
opening of the exhibit which
is planned for October 8. But
alas, the 153 drawings. selected
and collected by the noted art
historian DR.. Peter Hahn, are
on a ship In the New York har-.
Dor and there's that long
shoremen's strike.
Neither the embassy nor the
National Gallery. which Is
sweating out the arrival of
the pictures. would be sorry
to see the exhibit postponed
a week. even though it would
mean changing the date on
5000 invitations. Despite that
gruesome thought, this is still
a possibility.
DR., Hahn, a specialist on
German drawings. is already
here and will get his Wash
ington welcome on Friday
when the John Popes will toss
a cocktail party for him at
their home on Reservoir road.
Annemarie Pope of the Smith
sonian engineered this exhibit
and its American tour.
Before leaving the Island Of
Nantucket 10 days ago. ! tele-
phoned Mrs. Price Post in
Edgartown on the not-so-dis-
tant island of Martha's Vine
yard, where first met her over
20 years ago. Whereas that
name is not so well known,
If you substitute her given
name Emily for Price. she be-
comes a household word.
Her voice sounded just as
cultured tnaturallyD and
bright and full of humor as
the first day I had tea at her
house and had to lick the jelly
from a sandwich of my hand
because she had forgotten to
give me napkin. Now
the great-grandmother Of her
grandson's four children. she
still writes a column 1855 days
a year, recently revised Ell
quette. the Blue Book of Social
Usage" again. never takes a
vacation, still wake up at $50
or 6 o'clock every morning and
f1icks on the electric percolator
beside her bed. She never
writes ahed. however. and
despite the quantity Of her
mail. has only two secretaries.
one full time. e
Her daily column. weekly
feature and book put her in
the six-figure income bracket.
She's at the top Of syndicated
columnists with so many grade
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Miss Frances Willis. the de-
lightful woman who is our
Ambassador to Switzerland. is
back in the states for temp
orary duty as an advisor to our
delegation to the United
Nations, after the exciting ex-
perience Of having the worlds
top political leaders gathered
in her domain.
In town for q week before
going to New York. Miss Willis
says she's not the least bit
tired Of talking about the
Geneva Conference.
1T was q tremendously in
teresting experience" she said.
And its not often that a
United States Ambassador has
the privilege Of having the
President visit his post. for our
Presidents have rarely made
State visits"
Miss Willis explained she
was not Z delegate to the con-
ference 20 did not participate
in any way. And she even
minimized her part in making
the arrangements.
Pays Tribute TO Gowen
1.-THE meetings were In
Geneva and ! am stationed in
our embassy at Bern. The real
credit should go to our Consul
General in Geneva, Mr.. Frank
lin c. Gowen for his magnifi-
cent job" she said.
Mrs. Willis was the only
woman present at the dinner
given by the Swiss government
for the Russian. United States,
British and French leaders.
II i. sat between Zhukov
and the President of the
Government Of the Repub-
lie and Canton of Geneva"
she said. The next day the
Swiss papers reported that she
spent the evening teaching the
Russian how to speak French.
speak French.
That's now what happened
at ALL" she laughed, 1T was
just like any other dinner con-
versation. except we talked
through interpreters. The at
mosphere was relaxed. We
discussed such things as Mar
shall Zhukov's daughters. He
asked me II I liked TO ride
horseback. He was q very di-
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BY BETTY BEALE

The impact Of the doings OF
the German Embassy in a
couple Of weeks win not only
hit the headlines. they will
turn the new residence upside
down.
Probably never before has a
whole en- b assy staff gone
around with fingers crossed
or whatever's the German
equivalent - for so m any
reasons.
Last year, the German Gov
eminent purchased the Fox
hall road dwelling Of the ex-
Mrs. Alvin Bentley as a. WASH
ington home for its chief Of
mission. For months furniture
specially designed to go into it
has been In the making. Gull
tural Counselor Bruno Wer-
ner, former editor Of a modern
Germ a n architecture maya
zine. went to Germany and
spent weeks going over the
designs for some pieces. Sc
lected others already made. He
picked light mahogany and
cherry; light blue velour for
the dining room that accom-
modates "a. white and blue for
the drawing room, etc.
Finally. 1t was finished and
shipped. 1t is. in fact, now on
the high seas but. alas, there's
a longshoremen's strike and
the question is--will 1t be un-
loaded in time?
Time Is getting short for two
reasons. German Foreign Min
lister Heinrich Won Brentano
is arriving in Washington on
October 30 for a four or five
days stay. And a collection of
five centuries Of German draw
ings that it has taken a year
to assemble is supposed to
open at the National Gallery of
Art that week end. These two
important events were never
meant to coincide since each
merits separate attention and
entertaining. Publicity wise,
either might help to over
shadow the other.
But the first party In the
new embassy Of the new SOW
ereign Federal Republic Of
Germany, will be an affair that
Washington has been waiting
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Patrons for
Concert
Many patrons have reserved

Many patrons have reserved
seats for the Philadelphia
orchestra's concert on October
II in Constitution Hall.
Among those who have al
ready made reservations are
the Netherlands Ambassador
and Nine. van Roijen; the
German Ambassador and Mrs.
Krekeler and the Minister of
the Hungarian Legation. Mr..
Karoly Szarka.
Also reserying boxes for the
orchestra's, season are Mrs.
Robert E. Lee III. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lauritsen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Woodward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Har-
Ian Stone. Mr., and Mrs. Earl
Ca bell. Mr.. A. Marvin
BraVerman. Mrs. George
Hewitt Myers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss. Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sweeney, MIR. and
Mrs. William r. Castle, Mr..
and Mrs. James p. Hendrick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin C. Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Scott.
The orchestra, conducted by
Eugene Ormandy. will dedicate
its first Washington concert to
the reopening Of the Vienna
Opera this year.
Mr.. Orm andy, who was
chosen as guest conductor in
Vienna this past summer, will
present the Overture to Beeth-
ovens opera. "Fidelio." as his
salute to the famed Austrian
lyric company.
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A papers among her total of
400. =. Spending six months
annually in her flower filled
cottage in Edgartown, she
moves to her New York apart
ment November /, is always
there in time to cast, a vote.
The arbiter Of kind manners
for over three decades has all
ways been. and still is, a fasci-
mating woman worth knowing.
Representative Katherine
st. Georges daughter, Prune
Ryan, has moved from Betty
and Jim Barnes house on
Massachusetts, avenue to the
Bob Scotten's two doors down.
The retired diplomat and his
wife have moved to the Bar
BADGES, possibly permanently.
but Anne Scotch will come
up soon to find a pied a terre
in Washington. The Barneses
are moving back into their
house October /.
The Robert Guggenheims are
finding Washington deliciously
cool after their two and one.
half months cruise to the
Orient. Whenever they went
ashore. it was 80 to 100 de-
grees and they would think
how much cooler it might be
In Washington. chuckled Polly.
She thought the Orient was
fascinating but she would like
to fly back to the places they
saw some spring or fall. The
only flying trip they did this
trip was when they whipped
from Hong Kong over to For
mosa to be guests of the gov
eminent in the GeneralisSimo
and Nine. Chang Kai-shek's
guest houses.
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visit there. and here I am as
signed there"
Asked why the Swiss only
have a Minister in Washing
ton, while she Is an Ambas-
sador, she explained:
"All Of the Swiss ENJOYS
a broad are Ministers. The
Swiss viii receive ambas-
sailors. but SO far have never
sent one. The Swiss never
change until convinced that
what they will get is better
than what they already have!"