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Evening star., 1955-01-29
Strike Shuts Down
Brooklyn Eagle
BY The A.soeia.ed Pres.

NEW YORK. Jan. 80. - The
Brooklyn Eagle, only major daily
newspaper in that borough. was
shut down today by a strike OF
3l5 members of the CIO Amer
ican Newspaper Guild.
Frank Schroth, jr., assistant
to the publisher, said, There will
be no editions today"
Composing room workers and
members OF other craft unions
failed to show UP this morning
for work and apparently were
respecting the ANG picket lines
The ANG workers are en-
ployed in the editorial. busi-
ness and other departments
They are seeking a $3.50 package
increase in a two-year contract.
This is similar to the pattern
recently established on seven
papers in Metropolitan New
York. Some 321 craft union
workers on the Eagle also re-
ceived the same increase. The
Eagle had offered the guilds
men a $140 boost now and 81
next year under a two-year pact.
The guild. which has a weekly
top minimum of $131.50. re-
iected this.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Furry Beauty Contest. Winners
Face Death on Altar of Style

| pelt stole could be put together
from all 400 chinchillas in the
Shoreham show.
Scalpels are piled with care.
for chinchilla furs have sold for
as much as $375 each.
The animals are squirrel-sized,
except for the ears. which are
closer to rabbit size. A full coat
requires some 200 animals, give
or take according to madame's
height and girth.
The fur cannot be duplicated.
Its snob appeal Is tremendous.
When a lady wears a chinchilla,
no gossip can bad-mouth 1t as
dyed beaver.
Chinchillas are rodents, but
even at birth they're furry. II
they last the first three days,
they're likely to go the route.
They are clean, cheap to feed,
pretty hardy little characters
and mighty pretty to view. Too
pretty, in fact. That's why they
would be poor insurance risks.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Sawyer Joins Group
That Advises Weeks
sy the A..eeia,ed pr...

Secretary of Commerce Weeks
soon will be getting advice from
former Secretary Of Commerce
Charles Sawyer, . Democrat.
Mr.. Sawyer. Cincinnati lawyer
and businessman, who was Com
merce Secretary In the Truman
administration, has been elected
a member of the Business Ad-
visory Council, the department
announced yesterday.
The council is a self-perpet-
uating body Of more than $50
top-ranking industrialists and
financiers who have been ad-
vising the Commerce Department
on policies for more than 20
years. It Held its annual meet
ing here yesterday.
1t elected Mr.. Sawyer among
seven new members, and re-
elected as chairman Harold
BoeSchenStein, president OF Ow-
ens-C Corning Fiberglas Corp,
Toledo, Ohio. Chosen vice chair
man was Crawford Fl. Green
walt. president Of the du Pont
Co.. Wilmington, Del.
Reelected as vice. chairmen
were Eugene Holman, chairman
of Standard Oil Co., N. j.: Reu-
ben B. Robertson, jr., president
of the Champion Paper and
Fibre Co., Hamilton, Ohio, and
Sidney j. Weinberg. senior part
ner of Goldman, Sachs & Co,
New York.
New members, in addition to
Mr.. Sawyer. are: James v. Car
michael, Atlanta, Ca. Walker
L. Cisler. Detroit; Charles E.
Daniel, Greenville, S. c.; Paul
Pigott, Seattle, Wash; D. j.
Russell. San Francisco, and
Charles Allen Thomas, st. Louis.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Bill Offered Giving
Public a Voice in
Setting Utility Rate
sy . saar stoff coue.pondsnt.

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 29.-Legis-
lation aimed at guaranteeing the
public q voice in the setting OF
rates by the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission has
been introduced in the Maryland
Legislature by the joint Mont
gomery-Prince Georges delega-
ton in the House.
One bill would require the
large suburban Maryland sewer
and water utility to hold public
hearings on its annual budget at
least Is days before the budget
is to go into effect. 1t also would
require publication of the budget
so days before its effective date.
A second measure dropped into
the hopper yesterday by the joint
delegation would require public
hearings before any new rates
could be set.
A third bill would require the
Maryland Public Service Com
mission to determine >. the
reasonableness" of all sanitary
commission rates or charges
upon written complaint of the
Montgomery County Council,
the Prince Georges County COM
missioners or anyone financially
interested.
Won Hearing in '53.
The PSC now has the author
ity to hold hearings on sanitary
commission rates if a financially
interested" party demands it.
The Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring succeeded in winning a
PSC hearing in 1853 after drastic
rate increases had been approved
without public notice or hearing
by the Sanitary Commission.
In other developments at the
Legislature yesterday. State Sen
ator H. Winship Wheatley. DEM
ocraC, OF Prince Georges ana
Senator Edward s. Northrop,
Democrat, of Montgomery intro
duced a new measure giving
municipalities the right to set
traffic speed limits on most of
their own roads.
Wheatley -Northrop Bill.
In other words, the State still
would have the right to sset
speed limits on State roads
through towns, even If they are
maintained by the towns.
The Wheatley- -Northrop pro-
posal is aimed at preventing mu-
nicipal speed traps. said to be a
danger in a similar measure We
toed by Gov. McKeldin after
the 1854 session. That veto has
been overridden by the House in
this session, but the Senate has
postponed action on it until Feb
ruary 81.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
New Military Coup
Feared.in Brazil
BY ,hs Asseeiased Pres.

: i
RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, Jan
%. Brazil's nerves are jumping
in a political cold war which
shows signs of ending in a coup
d'etat If the major parties dc
not heed demands of military
leaders for a national union
candidate for the presidency.
President Joao cafe Filho took
the crisis to the nation Thursday
night in an unscheduled radio
address. He said he felt 1t was
his patriotic duty to warn the
nation of the imminent dangers
to It's institutions If the appeal
Is not met.
~ The Chief Executive said he
spoke so frankly because ] re-
ceived from the military chiefs
-. a warning Of those dangers. .
The only obvious force which
could pose a threat to the insti-
tutions are the armed forces
themselves.
It was the military chiefs who
threw out President Getulio
Vargas-after a series of govern
ment scandalsshortly before
his suicide last August 26. They
obviously do not want his old
followers back in power.
A newspaper usually friendly
to MIR. Cafe strongly criticized
the President. Diario Carioca
called the speech q crime
against the institutions" and
said the President, in effect,
resigned. It said he did not
speak as President but as an
emissaly of generals and adj
mirals who have decided to
interfere In the political field. "
Evening star., 1955-01-29

District and vicinity-Increas-
Ing cloudiness tonight. lowest
near is In the city. 9 in suburbs.
Tomorrow, cloudy in tho morn
ing, clearing in afternoon and
continued cold.
Virginia - Increasing cloudi-
ness and somewhat colder to-
night, low 5-l5 In west and north
and 1920 in southeast portion.
Chance of some light snow in
mountains late tonight. Tomor-
row mostly cloudy and contin-
ued cold, some light snow mostly
in mountains. followed by clear
ing In afternoon or evening.
Maryland--Fair in east and
south early tonight. increasing
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Murder Conviction Upheld
By Military Appeals Court

The United States Court OF
Military Appeals has upheld the
murder conviction Of a Balti-
more soldier.
The soldier, Pvt. william M.
Turner. jr.. Is, was sentenced to
80 years for fatally wounding
another member of an ordinance
company in Korea of February
28, 1884.
According to Pvt, Turner, he
shot the soldier with his carbine
after the man entered his tent
and made immoral advances.
However. other members Of
the company testified Pvt.
Turner was a known liar. Also,
the Government had pointed out
various inconsistent statements
in the soldiers testimony.
The defense argued before the
appellate court that witnesses
should not have been allowed to
give their personal opinions of
the Pvt. Turner's general truth
fulneSs.
The court. however. cited pro-
visions from the manual for
Courts Martial that such testi-
mony is permissible under mill
tary law.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
S253,OOO Found Missing
After Suicide Of Cashier
By The A.soeiots,l Press

LEWISvILLE, Tex. Jan. 29.--
Federal bank examiners pored
over the books Of the closed First
National Bank here today,
checking closely the accounts
from which $253, 900 already has
been found missing.
just three days before the
bank was closed by examiners
yesterday, Cashier r. r. tJake)
Wolters. . bank employe for Sc
years. shot himself to death.
Reed Dolan, chief bank exam
liner of the 1Ith Federal Reserve
district. said he could only
surmiser as to what happened
to the missing funds.
A vice president. noting the
banks Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. connections. sale only the
stockholders would lose money.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Argentina Again Limits
Travel 10 Uruguay
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Jan. 29.-Travel between Argen-
tina and Uruguay has been re-
stricted again. The doors were
opened only two weeks ago.
Foreign Minister Jeronimo Re-
morino imposed regulations this
week which apparently were de-
signed to stop a drain on Argen-
tina's foreign exchange.
The Foreign Office said that
henceforth residents OF Argen-
tina can go to Uruguay only or
legitimate business and Uruguay
ans living here can 60 home only
to see relatives. Otherwise the
doors are closed.
Tourist travel to Uruguay had
been halted since October, 1852
until Mr.. Remorino's absence
from Argentina early this month
Then the acting foreign minister
and interior minister. Angel Bor-
length, lifted the ban to permit
tourists to spend vacations on the
beaches at Montevideo and other
Uruguayan spots.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

cloudiness late tonight. low 1922,
elsewhere increasing cloudiness
followed by snow late tonight
and cold with low 5-15 except
5 to below zero In Allegheny
Mountains. Tomorrow snow in
west, elsewhere mostly cloudy
with partial clearing in central
sections In afternoon and con-
tinued cold.
Winds--North or northwest
tomorrow, 1920 miles per hour.
Road Conditions tAAAl.
West-via PENNSYLVANIA Turn
pike: western and central por-
tions snow and ice covered. roads
cindered.
Via U. s.. 40: Slippery spots
west Of Cumberland, Md.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Lord Russell Fears War
May End Human Race
BY the Assoeiassd Press

LONDON, Jan. 28.-Bertrand
Russell said today that unless
the Far Eastern situation is re-
solved 1T is not unlikely that the
human race will cease to exist
before the end of the present
/ year"
IL The 82-year-old nobleman-
philosopher added in 4 letter to
The Manchester Guardians
President Eisenhower and
Mr. Chou En-lai Communist
Chinese Premier) are at the
moment placing the continued
existence Of the human race In
imminent peril. It is clear that
neither of them is adequately
aware Of the danger"
Earl Russell pointed out that
Prime Minister Churchill and
India's Premier Nehru--whom he
termed two wise men'--will be
meeting in London on Monday
at the British Commonwealth
Premiers' Conference and asked:
Cannot they join hands in
suggesting method of post
poning actual hostilities?"
Evening star., 1955-01-29
u. Of Nd. Regents
Plan Department 10
Develop EndoWInenis
BY me Assosis,sd Press

BALTIMORE. Jan. ga
committee win be formed by the
University Of Maryland regents
to find the best way Of setting
up a new university department
devoted to the development Of
new scholarships and endow-
nents.
DR.. Wilson p. Elkins, president
of the university. said a study
by the regents Athletic Commit
tee under B. Herbert Brown had
shown II would be necessary to
organize such 3 department.
He said: The only way to pro-
coed IS to employ someone to
work on this endowment and
development program. We are
now arrived at the point of en-
ploying such an individual.
Special Committee.
4
Instead Of returning the mat
ter to the Athletic Committee
q special copmittee was decided
on. DR.. Arthur Loyejoy. q
board member. recalled that the
Middle States Association of
Colleges had criticized Maryland
for devoting such q large per-
centage of its scholarship money
to athletes.
DR.. Elkins told the board "the
principal need Is for a greater
number Of nonathletic scholar
ships"
c. E. Tuttle. board member.
suggested that industry provides
a lucrative field for endowment
and scholarship money.
New Swimming Pool.
DR.. Elkins told the regents
work will begin soon on q new
1914, 900 swimming pool adjoin-
ing the big student activities
building now nearing completion.
The regents voted to send DR..
Elkins and Gov. McKeldin by
air to Heidelberg, Germany. to
participate in graduation exer-
cises there May AZ for members
Of the armed forces enrolled in
the University Of Maryland's ed
ucation program abroad.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
New French Foreign Minister
Challenges Editor to Duel

cized Mr.. Faure for signing an
order easing the tax burden on
race horse breeders. Mr.. Faure
signed the order as finance min
lister. a post he gave up to be-
come foreign minister yesterday
The article noted that the new
finance minister had counter
manded Mr.. Faure's order and
went on to commend the latest
move as being more in keeping
with the character of the
Mendes-France government.
Despite the challenge and ac-
ceptance. it is highly unlikely
that any duel win take place.
Challenges are fairly common in
France but the affair is usually
sHnootf1ed over and actual duels
are almost unknown.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
sy he A..ssla,.d Pres.

PARIS. Jan. 29.-Ex-Premier
Edgar Faure. the new foreign
minister in the government Of
Pierre Mendes-France. yesterday
challenged . strong supporter Of
Mr.. Mendes-France TO a duel.
The challenge went to Jean
Jacques Servan- -Schreiber, editor
OF the influential weekly news
paper LExpress, because Of a
critical article in yesterdays
issue.
A friend of the young editor
said Mr.. -Schreiber ac-i
cepted.
Why not?" the friend said.
TT could be great fun"
An article in L'Express criti-
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Bill Asks Annual
Assessment System
By Nexi July |
By Gene Goodwin
sser siaff Correspondent,

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 2s.-The
Maryland General Assembly is
being asked, in q bin by i've
Delegates, to break the ''freeze"
on property tax assessments in
the State.
The measure, introduced In
the House yesterday. would make
the States new annual assess
ment system effective next July
l, instead of July /, 1856.
Tax officials here said moving
up the effective date of the an
nusl assessment system would
enable some of the larger coun-
ties and Baltimore City to trans
late increased property values
into revenue one year. sooner.
Now ON s-Year Cycle.
Baltimore City and the coun-
ties are now operating under q
three-year assessment cycle,
which means that a third Of
each county is reassessed each
year.
Because Of q provision In the
three-year-cycle law that the
reappraisals could not be put on
the tax books until the end of
each three-year period. the sub
divisions have been suffering a
virtual moratorium on reassess-
n1ents since the new law went
into effect q year ago.
Maps May Be Slow.
Albert w. Ward, executive sec
retary of the Maryland Tax
Commission, said his department
viii be able to comply substan-
TALLY" with q law moving up an
nual assessments to this year,
but some of the county tax as
SCISSORS will be in trouble.
He said assessors need maps
to assess all property in q county
In one year and some are not
going to have theirs ready by
next year. let alone this year.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Communism to Be Topic

DR.. Myron F. Boyd. of Seattle.
Wash. president of the National
Holiness Association. will speak
on The Secret Of Communism .
at an interchurch rally spon-
sored by the association In the
First Church of the Nazarene,
Sixteenth and Webster streets
NV. at 7:45 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1955-01-29

stein telephoned her Wednesday
night and also called her early
Thursday after Miss Gardner
left his house.
Rubinstein served two and a
half years In prison after his
conviction as a World War II
draft dodger. He also had been
appealing an order by the Gov
ernment to deport him.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Conservation Service

The Congress Heights Presby-
terrain Church. Chesapeake and
South Capitol streets S.W.. will
hold q special conservation sers-
Ice at noon tomorrow marking
the beginning Of construction of
the church's new sanctuary.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
TurnbuH Bill Would
End Unit Vote System
BY . ssar Staff Correspondent.

" y St0t StoU &offoSPCHuWHts
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 40 (Spe-
ciaD Senate Majority Leader
John G. Turnbull yesterday
made good a campaign promise
by introducing legislation to
eliminate Maryland's unusual
unit system in primary elections.
The bill put In by the Balti-
more County Democrat provides
for Statewide candidates to be
nominated In the primary by
popular vote instead of by units.
Under the present system. each
county and Baltimore City dis
trict has the same number Of
units in the primary as they
have representatives in the State
Legislature.
Evening star., 1955-01-29

Record Temperatures This Year.
Aishest, 90 on January ..
Lowest IL, on January oR
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 20, at 3:55 pm.
Low, IL. at 3:44 am
Tide Tables,
FURNISHED BY United States Coast ar
Evening star., 1955-01-29

Via q. S. so: Slippery spots
west of Romney. w. Va.
Miscellaneous--Northern Penn
sylvania and New York snow and
ice covered, very slippery.
River Report.
Fvom U. 8. Engineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-26

moved last week 70 their new
home near the Robert < Lee
Ways.de PARK which they recent
" purchased II Was Jim Spea-
Ger S old home place
Miss Betty Broaddus Bruce is
spending two weeks With Dr ana
Mrs Thomas Watkins IN Ithaca
N Y
Miss Bruce Slll return ID Wash
lngton next week where She will
visit Mr. and Mrs Robert w
Wheat Her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Rowlett II Bruce wlll JON her
there They VIII 20 20 Annapolis.
Nd for the week end 10 visit
their son Rowlett II Bruce Jr
and attend open house for parents
al the United states Naval Acad :
envy
Recent overnight guests Of MI
and MIS- RoWlttt II Bruce We're
MT and Mrs William Iyerson
Of Ronda Beach. Ca ana Mr.
Gface Culbreth OF Norfolk
Miss Carolyn Shpeherd spent
last week at F1uvanha and Bob
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-26

tended summer sca.3ol IN Farm
vile
Mi and Mrs n n Hurt and
Pam returned home Saturday ,af-
ter spending several days in
Washington and R1hmond They
attended the Hatt- Follies In
Richmond Z
M and Mrs " Thompson
gave their daQg ltea and son-in-
Law Nj and, MIS- Gar! Huskey
surprise open hcuss~ party Satur-
day OF last week They recently
moved INTO tle.g t-:w home. the
old Conner place q Dillwyn
MI and Mrs jean Crute re-
Gently returne%1 ffoi / a week va
cation at Myrtle b zach.
Albert Reitzsl cf Washington. Is
an expected guest .9f Mrs p x
Tucker this ppek e3td
Mr. and Mars Ernest Palmer
and son Of Gl-nor- moved into
the apartment Over the Llewellyn
Service STATEN iast week Mr.
Palmer j. Cke,4tiag garage
there
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-26

IS IN remarkably good ris4.th
4 must have had the oest pan
OF eyes you could have, 7 Chris IS
prone 70 believe For years he
never used either magrIYlflg glass
or spectacles.
Now at SO one eye has djnmed
4 guess I just wore out my lett
eye. nov I've shifted my jewellers
glass to my right eye ard I'm
trying 70 wear that one out TOO
Up until few years ae5 CHRIS
did a lot Of driving bpt BE had
70 give il up when insurance COM
panles refused 10 grant .l.gh Gov
erage
He admits having a bit u diff
Guilty navigating and hsG Q rest
often If ne attempts long walk
Chris attributes his long life 10
the fact that he never drinks
used to smoek a pipe but put II
on the shelf 10 years ago and We
just dissolved partnership
Chris Williams has been repair
ing watches for rs years HI keeps
his shop open sometimes until 8
m. and he is still a BUSY re-
palrman Though he is only seven
years shy OF the century mark
Chris vows he will continue 20
work as long as feel as good
as | do nov ~
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-26
Still Busy at 80
by JIM BERRY

Chris" william g. DillWyf S
oldest businessman has been
everything from Mayor Of a town
out west TO railroad telegraph
cr, but he has always found tifne
TO crack open the back Of an er-
rant timepiece and put il back in
working order In jig time.
Despite his many other actiFi-
ties Chris first love has ALWAYS
been matchmaking The knowledge
OF which has aided him immeas-
ureably over the bumpy road Of
life which for him has now span
ned nearly 90 years
Born IN Lapier county. Michi-
pan. November 5. 1862 james
Christopher Williams was namfd
after an old bachelor miner who
promised to VIII him everything
he owned when he struck II rich.
He didn't get the chance The
Indians got his scalp.
Chris was the youngest Of sax
children when his father was IA
tally wounded during the siege
Of Atlanta. His death hit the
family hard A short time Later
Mrs Williams packed up her
brood and moved to Washington
ID. c.. whore the family struggled
along on her eight dollar month
government pension,
Apprenticeship Finished
In February OF 1874 the family
moved again. This time to Falls
Church. just outside the capital
city. where Chris eledst brother
had obtained job as telegraph
~ at the Falls Church station. a
job which he held for many years
Chris was ID then and had FIN
lshed his watchmakers' appren-
ticeship under tutoraRe Of an old
German craftsman who consider
ed young Williams Il most adept
student
The demand for watchmakefs.
Chris discovered. was not nearly
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-26
Still Busy at %
DillWyn's Oldest Business Man Was
Once A Mayor But Always 4 Matchmaker

50 great as for railroad telegraph
ers Out Of sheer necessity he
mastered the international code
and went to work AT Herndon sta
ton for s. Ga month and board
The $40 be sent to his mother
He made ms own spending money
repairing watches IN his OF hours
with few years experience
under his belt Chris nailed a more
lucrative position at Manassas
station III 1880 which paid him
the tidy sum Of $50 a month
Go West Young Man
He stuck with it seven months.
then the west beckoncd Chris
answered He landed in Denver.
Col with seven dollars in his
pocket and the Watchmakcrs itch
in his fingers
The west 1t seemed offered him
even fewer opportunities TO ply
his trade SO he wrapped his
skilled fingers around the bust
ness end Of hammer and shingl-
ed roofs for a Denver contractor
at 81 so a day
Five roof tops and $40 later
Chris struck out again In seach OF
the elusive matchmaker Job AS
fate would have 1t he wound up
as a telegrapher again. with the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
But this time his goal was near.
As he had done at Harndon.
Chris repaired watches on the
side. Some weeks the income from
his repair jobs amounted to more
than his railroad pay The rail
road finally recognized Chris
ability and made him watch in
spector for an entire division
Chris had finally attained his long
sought niche in the world Of
matchmaking
Railroading and railroad men
eat, sleep. and probably breathe
according to their ever present
watches And Chris Williams was
the man who kept them OH sche-