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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-10
Mothers Daughters GiOe Fashion
PreUiew At Methodist Church

Mrs. William Holtou, was the Lit
tie Mother and sang THE Slumber
Song" by Jessie Gaynor, as she
gently rocked her doll.
Appropriate background music
was provided by Mrs Ernest A.
Wall, pianist, and Miss Margaret
Chance, violinist," IntermeZzo," T"
Nascagni, violin solo; "Oh Perfect
Love-" hymn; Songs My Mother
Taught Me-" Dvorak; Sweet and
Low" Barnby. For the living pic
lures, Mrs. Marion Trees was mar
rator of poetic selections.
A style review, through the cour-
tesy of Mrs. David N. Richeson,
Sr, owner of the Vanity Shop,
West Jefferson, was held on a
stage especially erected for the re-
vue and decorated in the apple
blossom motif.
Narration and comments were
fittingly and charmingly given by
Mrs. Helen Allen of Columbus. AS
each model appeared, interesting
information on the current fash
ions, harmonizing accessories and
care of materials was presented
in an authoritative manner.
The stylish models were: Miss
Geraldine Henry, Miss Nancy
Fades, Miss Phyliss Clark, Miss
Mary K. Dillingham;, Mrs. Robert
w. Dillingham;, Miss Ruth Arm
strong, Mrs. Donald McCord, Mrs.
Olive Davey, Mrs. Charles F. Ce-
Gil, Mrs. Norman K. Jones, Miss
Jane Ann Gessner, Mrs. Maxine
Richeson and Mrs. Margery Richie
son.
Throughout the fashion show,
which included all types of dress
es, sportsWear and bedtime appar-
el, soft musical accompaniment
was played by Mrs. Harold Welsh
at the piano
Grateful acknowledgements were
rnade~ by Mrs. Phillips to the fol-
lowing committees, applauded for
their successful efforts.
Decoration: Miss Betty Weimer,
chairman; Mrs. James Griffith,
Miss Betty McQuirt, Mrs. Darwin
Keye, Mrs. Eitel Frederick, Mrs.
Wayne Dunkle, Mrs. Donald Nc
Cord, Mrs. r. G. Phillips, Mrs.
Kermit Creamer, Mrs. Robert
Bigham, Mrs. George Allison, Mrs.
James Creamer, Mrs. Lowell Gey-
er, Miss Ruth Moody and Mrs.
Walter Turvy.
Program: Miss Geraldine Henry,
chairman, Mrs. r. w. Dillingham;,
Mrs. William Fender, Mrs. R. G.
Phillips, Mrs. Marion Trees and
Miss Ruth Armstrong.
Tickets, Mrs. Forrest Hanson
chairman, Mrs. Roy Daniels.
Dining-room, Mrs. Paul Good
chairman, Mrs. Robert Fades, Mrs
Joseph Garman, Mrs. Jack Alder
Mrs. P. Z. McDaniels, Mrs. Bruce
Emery, Mrs. Roy Rowe.
Dinner, Mrs. c. F. Cecil, chair.
man, Mrs. Arnold Fetter, Mrs
Douglas Davis, Mrs. Kenneth Phle.
ger, Mrs. Roy Butts, Miss Dorothy
Street. Mrs. Oscar Gibson, Mrs
George Brokaw, Mrs. Wayne Dun
kle, Mrs. Glenn Sponsler, Mrs. r
G. Phillips.
In conclusion Mrs. A. M. Shene
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-10
SilUers In East
For Colgate
University Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Silver and
their daughter, Nancy, Urbana
Pike, spent last week end in Ham
ilton, New York, guests of Tom
Bopeley.
They went for the Spring Par
ty' at Colgate University, where
Tom is senior, which started with
FIJI Island party Friday night.
Saturday nights function was the
formal dance at which Les Elgart
and his Band played for the stu
dents and their guests.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-10
Mrs. Howard Dorm
Honors Daughter

Mrs. Howard Dorm, Federal
Pike entertained at luncheon and
bridge Thursday for her daughter,
Mrs. Dan Sullivan, of Springfield,
who came over Wednesday to be
with her mother for the Mother
Daughter banquet at the Presby-
terian Church.
Her guests were, Mrs. Jack Min
ter, Mrs. Max Porter, Mrs. Ken
meth Tope and Mrs. William Ken
nedy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-10

felt gave a beautiful tribute to
living mothers and grandmothers
and a memorial to those who have
passed beyond, all links in the
never-ceasing flow OF life, and
fitting benediction.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-10
NANCY SILVER ENTERTAINS
PARENTS AT DENiSoN

Mrs. Allen Silver, Urbana Pike,
was the guest of her daughter,
Nancy at a luncheon given Sun
day by Delta Delta Delta Sorority,
at Denison University, Granville,
as a compliment to mothers of the
sorority.
Mr.. Silver, was present tor the
Fathers" luncheon that had been
planned for the Dads who accom-
panied their wives to the Tri Delt
party.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
S SEAMEN SEIZED
IN NARCOTICS RAID
AT BALTIMORE ZOO

BALTIMORE up. The
police narcotics squad ar
rested I'VE seamen outside
the monkey house at the
zoo in Druid Hill Park to-
day and reported one was
carrying 200 CRANE Of mari
huana.
A bartender in q down.
town tavern also was ar
rested and the squad said
1t still was looking for the
head man" Of the ring.
No charges were placed
Immediately against the six
men under arrest and their
names were not disclosed.
The stage was set for the
raid when q member Of the
narcotics squad overheard
q telephone conversation at
the tavern. The call set up
q meeting at the zoo.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Recent storm damage ir
Pennsylvania and New England
has made the headlines and dra-
matte pictures to such an extent
that the plight of Southern
Maryland is likely TO be over
looked.
It is a one crop area. The
crop is tobacco. And tobacco
that has not been drowned by
the rains is rotting on the stalk
and the harvested tobacco is
rotting in the barns.
The warm dampness that fol-
lowed Hurricane Connie stimu-
lated plant diseases and insect
|depredations. It started the
plants growing useless leaves on
top while the valuable lower
leaves were Frightening (turn-
ing Yellow and whitening away.
It postponed the harvesting Of
early tobacco until later tobacco
had matured, causing an acute
labor shortage.
The crop is deteriorating In
the fields while tobacco families
and hired hands are working
early and late to get 1t in.
The extent of the damage will
not be known until the crop
is sold at auction next spring
and summer. All observers
agree that the big loss viii be
in quality. and quality dictates
price in the auction sheds,
Break In Prices
The area, in addition. is TAX
ing this rap after a discouraging
break in tobacco prices. The av-
erage price Of the 1854 crop in
the auction which started in
May and ended early in August
was 39.8 cents. The auction
average last year was SO cents.
the last of a 10-year postwar
sequence of good prices.
Southern Maryland cannot
swear off tobacco. 1t Is indis-
Evening star., 1955-08-28

Senator in 1866 in return for
which a certain individual Is to
Ibe picked for Governor in 1858
and another person. and I am
the one being named. Is to be
the choice for Senator also in
1858.
"I am not committed to any
one and ! expect to make my
choice after I know who the can
|didates are. and without regard
Ito how my choice may affect my
political future, or any supposed
promises which are involved in
the rumors and reports now
being circulated.
II don't like such talk. It Is
injurious to the Democratic
Party and ! thought I would take
advantage of this occasion to
say So"
Mr.. Tawes was seated within
10 feet of the Mayor when he
made that blast.
Afterwards Mr.. TaweS drove
the last nail into the coffin Of
any such deal which may have
been aborning by saying that he
was going to make a speech
along the same lines as Tom
my's" at a meeting tomorrow.
r Mr.. Mahoney was not present
this afternoon. In fact, a letter
was read in which he said busi-
ness in Florida would keep him
away from the three e-day affair
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Baltimore Firemen
To Canvass Homes
For Flame Hazards

BALTIMORE, Aug. q (P).--
The Baltimore Fire Department
announced today it will start a
house Ito house canvass Septem-
ber IL looking for fire hazards
1t is expected to take several
months.
1.-THE purpose Of these inspec-
tions is to acquaint the occu-
pants with conditions they may
not recognize as dangerous" said
Chief Michael Lotz.
The Department will take
steps to get immediate correc-
ton of acute dangers. Minor
hazards simply will be called to
the attention of householders.
Eight fire companies will be
assigned to the task. They will
take their fire engine along.
working from 1t as they go from
block to block. One man will
stay with the apparatus to pick
up any alarms by radio.
Evening star., 1955-08-28

vile, was named as beneficiary
and executrix.
A. j. McGurn. 4l0O Thirty
second road south. Arlington, is
opposing probation of the will
in Maryland. In letters filed with
the District register of wills,
he charges that Mrs. James was
still District resident when she
died.
Mr.. McGurn. a private inves-
tigator, says he entered the case
after trying unsuccessfully to
get $4,000 from the estate for
work he did for Mrs. James. He
said she told him at the time she
had no money to pay him.
The register of wills file also
notes that Mrs. Julia A. McKin-
ley, 2426 Newton street NE. a
friend of Mrs. James, took care
of her at various times. Mrs.
Mckinley told The Star yester-
Evening star., 1955-08-28
$50 'Suved'
In Evacuation
Test Project

MIDDLE RIVER. Md, Aug. q
R.-Sixty pleasure boats. rang.
ing from 80 to 60 feet, "evacu-
ated" $50 persons from the Mid
die River area today without mis-
hap as civil defense officials OBJ
served.
II The exercise, Operation Sea-
scape," was designed to test the
effectiveness of evacuating per-
sons from positions Of danger by
the use Of small boats" Balti-
more County Civil Defense off,
cials, who were in charge, said II
was the first test of it's kind in
the country.
They had hoped for 1000 vol
unteers to be evacuated and were
a little disappointed that only
ESQ appeared.
But Sherley Ewing, State De.
fense director, said he was per.
fectly satisfied with the opera
ton"
Col. Elmer F. Munshower, Su-
perintendent of State Police, was
one of the volunteers. He said II
took him only about five minutes
from the time he registered until
he was moving away from the
seaplane landing at the Glenn
L. Martin Co. plant-where the
exercise was held-in a boat.
at was an excellent operation.
he said.
Civil defense officials observed
the operation from airplanes and
1helicopters as well as from the
ground.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Destitute Womon's $4,000 Estote
Stirs Dispute at Wills Proboting

day, she assumed Mrs. James
had some money. since she was
drawing pension checks after her
retirement as a Veterans Admin
istration clerk. But she did not
realize the size of her friends
assets, she said.
Mrs. Mckinley said Mrs. James
habitually complained about pow
erty Mrs. Mckinley said she
purchased food for the woman,
and paid for her care for three
months in a nursing home here.
Mrs. James will was dated
January 90.
Mrs. Schlossnagel's Washing
ton attorney, Frank E. Scrivener.
filed a motion to dismiss Mr..
McGurn's motion. Mr.. Scrivener
said his motion was based on
the explanation that Mr.. McGurn|
has no right to challenge the
Garrett County probating Of the
estate.
Evening star., 1955-08-28

A dispute is brewing here over
the estate Of a woman whose
wealth. revealed at her death.
amazed friends who say they
paid some of her bills and even
furnished some of her food. At
issue is a $4,000 savings ac-
count.
Mrs. Laura B. James, whose
age was believed to be in the
middle 70s, died August 13. 1854.
in Friendsville. Garrett County,
Md.
She had lived for years at 1921
Abbey place NE. Relatives took
her to Garrett County some
seven or eight months before her
death.
Her surprising estate was ad-
mitted TO probate in Garrett
County. Her cousin. Mrs. M.
Myrtle Schlossnagel of Friends
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Virginia Apple Crop Sci
at 5 Million Bushels

WINCHESTER. Va, Aug. 27.--
In spite of the March freeze, the
June-July drought and August
hurricanes. Virginia apple pro-
|ducers anticipate harvesting a
crop of five million bushels this
fall-more than a bushel for
every Virginian.
That is the latest word on the
Virginia apple crop outlook from
John F. Watson. secretary
treasurer Of the Virginia State
Horticultural Society.
The five million bushel esti-
mate Is more than half q normal
crop for Virginia orchards, Wat
son said,
Evening star., 1955-08-28
D'Alesondro Disovows
Towes, Mohoney Deal

\ OCEAN CITY. Md. Aug. q
tSpeciaD Mayor Thomas D..
Alesandro of Baltimore today
disavowed reports Of a mutual
assistance pact which would
have given George p. Mahoney
the Democratic senatorial NOM
ination in 1856.
Rumor had 1t that in turn, he
would get the senatorial nomi-
nation in 1858 and State Con-
troller J. Millard Tawes would
be handed the nomination for
Governor.
At q luncheon session Of the
United Democatic Women's Club
the Mayor said the party must
also divorce itself from primaries
featured by villification and libel
IL 1t is ever to win general elec-
tfons again.
It was his knocking in the head
Of the persistent report Of a
Tawes Mahoney D'Alesandro
deal that created the big stir,
however.
Il do not believe that Demo-
cratic unity can be reached
through any deal by prospective
candidates." he said.
"You know that reports and
run1ors are being circulated
throughout the State that q deal
Ii being made an agreement
has been reached to nomi-
nate q certain candidate for
Evening star., 1955-08-28
5000 Attend 33d Picnic
AT Senator Byrd's Home

our Army, our Navy, and our Air
Force strong in order to prevent
a possible disastrous war" the
senator said.
He said he believed we should
open the doors to this country to
visiting Russians so they could
see the forces of Democracy In
action.
Balanced Budget Seen
About domestic matters. Sena-
tor Byrd said it appeared for the
first time In many years that we
are headed toward a balanced
budget.
I'VE may achieve the balanced
budget" the senator said, IF
we do not reduce taxes. / dis
like taxes as much as you do. I
pay these cruel taxes. Just as you
do. But we cannot reach the
balanced budget through deficit
spending"
Visiting speakers included
Parke C. Brinkley, Virginia Com
missioner of Agriculture; John
Chandler. executive vice presi-
dent of the New York and New
England Apple Institute, and
Arnold j. Schaeffer, jr.. director
of the Michigan State Horticul-
ture Society.
Evening star., 1955-08-28

Second place went to 18-year-
old Myra w. Rigor of Clinton,
Prince Georges County. Miss
Rigor, an honor student in high
school, is attending the Univer-
sity Of Maryland.
Miss Duvall will receive her
crown at 1880 pm. September
4, a day set aside for a special
All program.
The Sunday program will end
the first phase Of the State fair,
dedicated to the All work. Dur
ing the first five days, the prod
ucts and animals of the 4-H
members will be judged. After
that, the adults will take over.
Evening star., 1955-08-28

Charles Dominy. Is. Of Oak
ton. and Miss Patriarca will
serve on the State livestock
judging team. Margie Ann Sut-
phin, Is, of Chantilly. will serve
in q similar capacity on the
dairy team. and Virginia sheep
Shearing champion Richard
Darcy, 18. of Pleasant Valley,
will compete with other State,
champions at the Chicago event.
The afternoon activities in
cluded a tractor driving contest,
pony rides. a creased big chase
and judging of sheep, swine.
rabbits, poultry. food and cloth
ing.
County Agent Joseph Beard
described the fair as lone Of
the most successful in recent
years"
A square dance and carnival
staged by the Herndon Lions
Club followed the presentation
Of prizes last night.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
.Shigemitsu Visits
.Viroiniu Mountains

HOT SPRINGS, Va. Aug. 27
R.-Japanese Foreign Minis
ter Mamoru Shigemitsu took a
brief holiday from Official busi-
ness today at this resort village
in the mountains Of Southwest
Virginia.
Mr.. Shigemitsu. who will hold
the first Of three talks with Sec
retary of State Dulles Monday in
Washington, arrived yesterday
with his daughter Hanako.
This morning the Foreign
Minister and his entourage set
out on an exploring expedition
of the mountain country about
Hot Springs.
Diplomatic business wasn't
even discussed. q member Of the
party said.
Mr.. Shigemitsu will leave here
tomorrow for Washington.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
.AnnandaIe Lifts
Ban on Water

The lifting of q months-long
ban on the outside use Of water
yesterday was announced by
James A. McWhorter. president
of the Annandale Water Co.
Mr.. McWhorter said q new
pumping station went into op-
Grafton yesterday. Since the ban
was first imposed last April. the
company also has installed a
new 100000 gallon storage tank.
A total ban on the outside use
Of water by the company's 3.40O
customers was imposed last
April. It was eased a month later
allowing customers to use water
outside one day a week.
Meanwhile a committee OF
representatives of eight citizens
associations announced yesterday
it has asked the county to take
steps to purchase the
Annandale system.
Col. r. D. Ashworth, chairman
Of the committee. said a tele-
gram was sent to the Fairfax
Board Of County Supervisors ask
ing that the county purchase
the system Immediately ,at the
best negotiated price" The COM
mittee also asked for and was
granted q hearing before the
board September 7 to discuss
the Annandale system and pro-
posals for a county operated in
tegrated water system.
The county was offered the
Annandale system for 81 million
with a deadline for action on the
offer set September is. The
supervisors recently asked for
a 90-day extension on the offer
pending the outcome November
8 Of a $40 million to $34 million
bond referendum for an inte-
grated system.
Col. Ashworth said that the
board doesn't appear very en-
thusiastic about referendum. "
He said 1t takes a lot Of edu-
cational work to get a bond issue
passed and so far the board has
made no concentrated effort to
educate the public on what the
bonds are designed to do"
Mr.. McWhorter said that the
stockholders in his company
probably would decide next week
on the county request for an
extension of the 81 million offer
deadline.
Col. Ashworth said his COM
mittee feels the county should
buy the Annandale system re-
gardless Of whether the inte-
grated plan is carried out.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD
star stan Correspondent

BERRYVHLE. Va, Aug. 81
Senator Byrd today entertained
nearly 5000 of his neighbors and
a sprinkling Of politicians at his
33rd annual picnic In his home
orchard.
The Virginia Democrat, who
had just returned from O camp
ing trip in Western Canada. said
that only twice In SO years has
rain marred one OF his outings.
Today was a continuation Of
the Byrd weather luck. for Wis
itors gathered in the orchard
grove under a bright sky.
In his "Byrd's-eye view Of the
last session of Congress, the
Senator said that the outstand-
ing achievement was the foun-
dation laid for a lasting peace.
Double War Averted
He said that President Eisen-
hover, backed by a Democratic
Congress, did much to avert a
war with Red China that seemed
imminent at the beginning Of
the session.
Senator Byrd, who always
takes advantage of his picnic to
give an account of his steward
ship in the Senate, said he
favors a Limited friendship"
with Russia.
The Senator said we cannot
trust the Russians-that all they
respect Is force.
It would lead to disaster, he
added, for the United States to
fail to maintain the lead in
1T is essential that we keep
Evening star., 1955-08-28
More Than | 900 Jam
Junior Fair in Foirfox

about 1000 Future Farmers OF
America and All Club members,
their families and friends
jammed the Floris (Va.) Ele-
mentary School grounds yeSter-
day to participate in the 7th
annual Fairfax County Junior
Fair.
Interest ran high as cham
pions from other county fairs
arrived to compete in the one
day event, among them Ideal
Miss VI, prize heifer owned by
16-year-old Patricia Patriarca Of
Herndon. Ideal Miss vi won top
honors in both the All and FLA
classes at the Prince William
County Fair at Manassas earlier
this month.
Focal point was the livestock
show ring where four Fairfax
youngsters slated to attend the
national All Club competition in
Chicago this fall picked UP
pointers on their specialties.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Police Identify Victim
OF Roll Cor Accident

Alexandria police yesterday
identified the body of. a man
found crushed beneath the
opened floor of a gondola rail-
road car in Potomac Yards Fri
day as that of Paul r. Eaker.
about SO, of Spartansburg, S. c.
Poice said that relatives Of
Mr.. Eaker. a house painter, re-
ported that he left Spartanburg
about a year ago and had not
been heard from since.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Tobacco Fields in Maryland Show
Disastrous Effects of Flood Damage

ty, 96 per cent Of farm income
lis from tobacco; in Charles. IS;
in st. Marys. IS: in Prince
Georges. SIS. and in Anne
Arundel, 3d."
The Lankford family is one of
the large tobacco land owners
of the county. Their tenants
produce more than 10000
pounds a year and the Landlords.
gross tobacco income is $4,000.
We stopped at one Of the to-
bacco fields of Albert Moreland,
a young tobacco farmer who had
enlarged his operation this year
to 243, 900 plants. With o num-
ber Of hired hands he was busy
salvaging the crop on the higher
levels Of a field. The center was
still a duck pond.
We went south into Calvert
County through some Of the
best tobacco lands in the State.
Little of the tobacco here seemed
to have escaped damage.
Charles County Damage
We crossed the Patuxent
Bridge to Benedict in Charles
County. The depreciation seemed
worse on that side Of the river.
The writer had been in st.
Marys County the week before
and drowned tobacco stood in
large patches on both sides Of
the highway.
We doubled back past Upper
Marlboro to Ritchie in Prince
Georges County. Abe Gottwals.
our guide, had been saving this
for the last because it was the
worst.
Edward Allen. who has been
farming there for Al years, took
us to one field that was entirely
drowned out. He blamed him
self. Years ago he had put in
3-inch drainage pipe. It should
have been 4-inch pipe. In the
four decades he had farmed his
56 acres, this was the first crop
he had lost.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
County Lists
Top HoIsteiins

PURCELLVILLE, Va. Aug. q
(SpeciaD Howard D. Sprague's
Chestnut Knoll Lillina Inka of
IPurcellville was awarded the
grand championship Of Loudoun
ICounty's first Holstein show to-
day at the Purcellville Commu-
nifty Center.
The reserve champion was
Mary Jane Benedum's Duchess
Bonshure Belle Pabst II. The
champion won the first leg on a
challenge trophy donated by Al
bert w. Luhrs.
H. r. Sprague's Holstein COW
was the senior champion Of the
show with the reserve going to
H. Ralph Fields entry. Mary
Jane Benedum's heifer was the
Junior champion with c. r
Hope and Sons entry reserve.
The show attracted about &c
entries. Judging was ]. Homer
Remsburg Of Middletown, Md.
The winners were:
Junior calf-C. r. Hope & Son
first: H. r. Sprague. second;
Lawrence Baxter, third.
Senior calf-C. r. Hope & Son
first: Robert McComb, jr., Sec
Iond; j. H. Harrell. third.
Junior yearling heifer-Don-
aid A. Hope, first: Rachel Nor
man, second; Edward c. Nor.
man, third.
Senior yearling heifer-Mary
la. Benedum. first; Ronald A.
Hope, jr., second; Lawrence
Baxter, third.
Cows. 2 to 8 years old-C. r.
Hope & Son, first; Donald Hope,
second; H. Ralph Fields, jr.,
third.
Cows, 3 to 4 years oId--W.
Curtis Cole, first: c. r. Hope
t& Son, second; L. Parson Hick-
man, third.
Cows. 4 years and older
Howard B. Sprague, first; H.
Ralph Fields, second; Carrie B.
Payne, third.
Evening star., 1955-08-28
Frederick County Girl Named
Queen of 74th MARYLAND Fair

TIMONIUM, Md. Aug. 27 up.
"A healthy, lively looking, blond
who feels "cooped up in the
city" was chosen today to reign
as queen Of the 74th Maryland
State Fair.
Ann Elizabeth Duvall, II, of
Frederick County. was chosen
from among % county farm
queens. Her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert w. Duvall, own a
z80-acre farm near Frederick.
The contest was held in the
pavilion at, the Timonium Fair
grounds, where the State fair
will open Wednesday for a 10
day stand.