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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-25

Many lawyers are being USED
as public relations men but II
is not work for lawyers. You
Yourself know that lawyer 4
lettcrhead scareS youl II Is in
dicative Of force A good human
relations man OF woman CdrrOt
use force or. directly or midi
rectly threaten / may be WRONG
but III my opinion. to be most
successful human relations ex-
pert should not be a lawyer and
should never have taken a case
To court
Unfortunately human relations
work has got mixed up with sd
vertisiug Although | am "a great
believer ii wise advertising yet
IL mus. be open and above board
II must not be any part OF secret
propaganda The human relations
expert. whether man or woman.
should frankly state he or she is
in the employ. ut the time. of
certain corporations zone or
more But the terms public" or
human" relations need not ap-
pear on his leterhead II the
corporation letterhead is used.
no reference should be made TO
"a Public Relations Department Or
TO such an office as vice. president
in charge OF Public Relations"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-25
Babson Discusses A New Profession

Babson Park oct 20 Yes. 1t
is the old misnhmed public ae-
lations" Job which is fast being
built up into new and distlnc-
tive human relations profession
Furthermore, It Is open to both
men and women yes. even to
"shut-in forecast 1t is headed
for a brilliant future.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

nine-hole golf course being con-
structed at Langsto1, on the
west side of the Anacostia River.
just upstream Of Benning road.
This is being done by S. G.
Leoff1er, the National Capital
Parks golf course concessionaire.
The Army Engineers have
given their permission for this
work. Later this year, Mr.. Loef-
fer hopes to open his new nine
hole golf course to supplement
the existing nine-hole course in
that area.
Channel Being Cleared.
Clearing of the navigation
channel of the Anacostia River,
from Benning road upstream,
will be accomplished in the cur
rent f1ood-control program. This
will mean that about a mile
and a half within the District in
the Anacostia Park area will
be dredged to a depth of 6 feet
at mean low water. The chan
mel will be 80 feet wide and
will be dredged up to Bladens-
burg.
The Army Engineers are now
concentrating on the flood-con-
troll work in Prince Georges
County. Md. The dredged ma
terial in the Peace Cross area
will be used for levees and also
to reclaim the swamp areas for
park purposes.
The current job costs $1,178
Evening star., 1955-02-21

million. The total work ID estisS
mated to cost about $13 million.
with both Federal and local in
.terests contributing to the bill.
All this work is upstream OF
Benning Bridge and includes
dredging the navigation chan
mel and flood control.
The food control work is ex.
pected to be completed in the
fiscal year 1857.
Much Remains to Be Done.
Remaining to be done Is
dredging. filling in the fats, the
construction of sea walls and
the installation of water gates,
so that the 3-foot tide that
comes up the river could flush
out the lakes that are part OF
the recreational program with
fresh water, periodically.
The Maryland National Capi-
tai Park and Planning Commis-
sion will develop Anacostia Park
upstream of the District line.
as well as those of the North
west Branch and the Northeast
Branch.
About 81 million has already
been spent on the whole Ana
costa project, officials said. The
District Governments share. be-
tween 1920 and 1914 has been
$2,855,0O0, budget authorities
eXplained.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
ong-Delayed Funds
For Anacostia Flats
Cleanup Sought
By WilIiom A. MiIIen

A concerted effort is being
made to clean up the Anacostia
Park region. particularly the
dangerous flats-a long-delayed
project that has been under way
since 1912.
But, because no work has
been done. nor have funds for
the reclamation been available
since World War II, Congress is
being asked to reconsider the
whole project and determine how
the balance is. to be financed. 1t
is about a So million job. Some
of the partially completed work
is deteriorating in its unfinished
state, costing money.
The new East Capitol street
bridge, scheduled to be opened
in October. brings the whole
area into public focus anew.
Pending in the current appro-
priation requests is an item for
$4,000 in the rivers and harbors
budget for a study of the whole
subject of the Anacostia Park
development. The Army En-
gineers' Washington district Of
flee would review the whole prof.
ect, consider what now should
be done and report to Congress.
which would decide where to go
from here.
Fill for Approaches.
In conjunction with the East
Capitol street bridge, the rip-rap
seawall has been shifted out in
Lake Kingman to accommodate
the bridge approaches. The area
between this wall and the shore
is being filled in with earth un-
der District government super
vision as part of the bridge
project. This reduces some of
the fats in that region.
AS another phase of improve
ment on the Anacostia, the flood
control work in the vicinity of
Peace Cross at Bladensburg,
Md, is going forward under the
direction of the Army Engineers.
This is cleaning up the upper
section Of the Anacostia River
banks.
Yet another facet is the new
Evening star., 1955-02-21

IMPROVEMENTS ADVANCE ALONG ANACOSTM RIvERThis air
Anacosa River region acenuates the work underway
The Of the picture shows the
Peace region Badensbug where work
golf just upstream OF
Benng Bridge being constructed Bennng Bridge
Evening star., 1955-02-21

Gallons only miscellaneous averages government orders Of the
post wear on special sod Generally three ooons Of coor
| but all top quoIy noterOI $2.49 per eoIon.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Air Force 10 Project
Southeast Asia Proposed
by the Associated Press

MANILA. Feb. 5.-An inter-
national air force for Southeast
Asia to meet possible Com
munist air raids on land in
vasions may be proposed to the
eight nation Southeast Asia
collective defense treaty confer
ence in Bangkok this month.
The proposal was made today
in a resolution submitted to the
Philippine House of Representa-
tives by Representatives Nu-
meriano Babao and Bartolome
Cabangbang. 1t recommends
that Philippine President Ramon
Magsaysay have the plan pre-
sented at the Bangkok meeting.
The United States would be
asked to lead in forming the
international air force and in
supplying jet planes and train
ing personnel. Countries like
the Philippines. in the danger
zone of a possible surprise Red
attack, would furnish bases and
manpower. ..
The resolution won immediate
support from House members.
A presidential spokesman said
Mr.. Magsaysay would not COM
ment until he has had an op-
portunity to study the recon-
mendation,
Evening star., 1955-02-05
By Harry Lever

Jet pilots Of the District Air
National Guard-while waiting
for the time when they win be
able to fly as high as 100000
feet-are practicing to attain
high attitudes in their newly
arrived 100000 jet Link trainer.
One Of them almost reached
the tremendous height, over II
miles as indicated by the alti-
meter, and without leaving the
ground. since the trainer does
everything a jet plane can
except actually fly.
T/Sergt. Oscar Marusich, 90.
of Clinton, Md, explained it
yesterday at the Air Guard
hangar at Andrews Air Force
Base. He made it to SO, 900 feet
before he ran into trouble"
The trainer. designed the
GLIB by the Link company, is
engineered and constructed so
most of its flight. engine and
communication characteristics
are electronically computed and
estimated.
Reaches Through Ozone.
Sergt. Marusich took the
cleaning 14-ton thing "up,"
mobile trailer and all, and made
out well until he hit the $4,000
foot level. He was pleased with
the six-ton air conditioning sys-
TEN, his instruments were opera
ting with precision. and he could
have been in the mood for a
sandwich as he "zoomed"
through the extremely thin
ozone which high flyers say Is
common at that height.
Then his air-speed fell from a
presumed lover $50" knots per
hour to 100. He went into
straight dive, and the airspeed
needle "hit to top" SO much so
that his plane probably. would
have disintegrated.
At any rate he landed-ac-
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Cheney Quits UCS
For Post in Texas

Paul r. Cherney has resigned
as assistant executive director of
United Community Services here
to take the dictatorship of the
Family Service Bureau of Hous-
ton, Tex.
His resignation was accepted
by the UCS Executive Commit
tee.
He will take command Of a
50-year-old. non-sectarian, null
tiple service agency-believed the
largest family social service
agency in the South.
Mr.. Cherney Joined UCS in
May, 1949, as executive secre-
tary Of it's family and child
welfare section. From April to,
August, 1852, he was on loan
to the State Department Point
Four program as social welfare
consultant to Pakistan.
He has held the post of as
sistant executive director since
October. 1854, with time out to
staff the Commissioners Youth
Council Area "P" project.
Mr.. Cherney, his wife and
three children live at 1924 North
Chesterbrook road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Rev. Bernard ]. III
Of Notre Dame, "a
BY The Associated Press


SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. s.
The Rev. Bernard j. Ill, c. S. c.,
familiar figure on the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame campus for
70 years, died in the university's
student infirmary last night at
the age of "a.
He headed the department of
modern languages for many
years before he resigned the post
in 1899. He continued as a
faculty member until 1852.
Father Ill was a native OF
Cincinnati and attended st.
Joseph College in that city. He
received his degree at Notre
Dame in 1886. From 1907 to
1914 he was president of St.
Joseph College.
Father Ill had been member
of the Congregation OF the Holy
Cross, the order which operates
the university, longer than any
other priest. He was one Of the
few persons still living at the
university who knew its founder,
the Rev. Edward T. Sorin, c. S. c.
A lifelong sports fan, Father
I'll witnessed the first football
game ever played by Notre Dame
"a contest with the University
of Michigan played at South
Bend November %, 1887.
Funeral services will be held
Monday morning at Sacred
Heart Church on the Notre Dame
campus. There are no immedi-
ate survivors.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Anita Whitney, 81, Former
Red Official in California
By the Assoeioted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. s.
Anita Whitney. longtime Cali
fornia Communist, died at her
San Francisco home yesterday.
She was 81.
She had been Communist Party
state secretary.
Wealthy member of a pioneer
family in the State. she attended
Wellesley College, where her
leftist thinking first became EVIL
dent. After leaving Wellesley,
she organized the Oakland
branch of the Communist Party
and was sentenced to l to IA
years in prison on conviction
under the States criminal syndi-
calism law. She was given a
pardon in 1927.
Politically active, she had
other brushes with the law. She
was an unsuccessful Communist
Party candidate for various poll
tical Offices. At one time she ran
for Senator.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Ward Stock Rivals Seek
Illinois High Court Ruling
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Montgom-
cry Ward g. Co. management and
f1nancier Louis E. Wolfson will
resume their legal battle Monday
for control of the giant mail
order firm.
Attorneys for both sides an
nounced they will appear before
the Illinois Supreme Court to
seek an emergency hearing on a
lower court ruling which favored
Mr.. Wolfson's plans.
Circuit Judge Harry M. Fisher
ruled last Tuesday that the
Montgomery Ward system of
electing three of nine directors
yearly is In violation of the Illi-
nois State constitution.
He agreed with Mr.. Wolfson
that nine of the directors should
be up for election.
Mr.. Wolfson multimillionaire
Florida f1nancier Is trying to
wrest control from management
headed by 8l-year-old Sewell
Avery.
The annual meeting Of Wards
stockholders is set for April 20.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
George Robinson, Messenger
For Chief Justice Warren

George Raleigh Robinson. 10.
messenger for Chief Justice War;
rem and three previous Chief
Justices, was found dead yester-
day at his home. 35l5 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
The Negro messenger. report
edly suffering from heart trouble
for about a year, failed to report
for work yesterday morning or
to call in.
Capt. John Kendrick Of the
Supreme Court police and C.
Frank Buck. a court employe.
went to his home, where he
lived alone. Failing to get a re-
sponse, they called police from
No. 10 precinct and entered to
find Mr.. Robinson dead in bed.
Mr.. Robinson had been an en-
ploye of the Supreme Court since
1929. Besides Chief Justice War;
ren, he served Chief Justices
Hughes, Stone and Vinson as
messenger.
Chief Justice Warren said of
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Nathan |. Smith, 81;
Maryland Official
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 5.-Nathan
L. Smith, 81, State director of
public Improvements, died yes
terday at Mercy Hospital where
he had been a patient five weeks.
A native of Linwood, Caroline
County, Mr.. Smith was appointed
to the State post in 1851 by Gov.
McKeldin.
He attended old Blue Ridge
College and received his bachelor
of science degree from Swarth-
more in 1908.
Mr.. Smith began his career
with the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road and in 1912 went with the
State Roads Commission. He
held various engineering jobs
with the State and Baltimore
City until 1924 when he became
acting chief engineer of Balti-
more.
In 1927 he was made city
highways engineer and in 1885
was appointed chairman of the
State Roads Commission and
director of public works.
Survivors include his wife,
Katherine; a son, Nathan, jr.,
and daughter. Mrs. John D.
Andrews, all of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Guordsmen Hit High Attitudes
Without Leaving the Ground

cording to the instruments-up-
side down. This meant that the
next man who took up the
trainer. which covers all the
actien Of an F-80A Shooting
Star fighter. had to take OF up.
side down, according to Sergt.
Marusich.
Guard Orders 27.
The National Air Guard has
ordered ~ of the trainers into
action, for as many wings.
The trainers guarantee train
ing programs of exceptional
scope. 7-month courses, as well
as simplified maintenance.
The steel frame Of the trainer
at Andrews supports a mock
fuselage and, in addition. there
is an instructors console. The
whole thing is mobile so that it
can be taken to training grounds.
1t has not been decided whether
the District guardsmen will take
1t along to their maneuvers at
Travis Field, Savannah, Ca, in
July.
Instruments and Weather.
When the canopy is closed,
and all is darkness except for
the instrument lights, sheets Of
lightning, the duplication of
haze and winds. belabor the pilot
to the extent that he can lose
sight Of the fact he Is still on
the ground. Conversely. intent
that he is, at say 10000 feet, he
puts all his skill into the oper-
alton Of the ersatz F-80-not too
far removed from the F-S6
SabrejetS the Guard uses-and
thereby gains in his training.
The trainer Is so complete 1t
even contains DINE distance
measuring equipment), GCA
(ground control approach), lis,
instrument landing system) and
VOR visual omni-range).
"And sometimes the air gets
pretty rough" said Sergt. Maru-
sick.
Evening star., 1955-02-05

him: "He was a fine, devoted
public servant and had the affec-
tion Of everyone at the court.
He served four Chief Justices
and he viii be very much missed
by his friends and associates at
the court"
Mr.. Robinson was born in
Louisa County. Va. but had lived
most of his life in Washington.
He attended schools here and
was a graduate of Armstrong
High School. Before joining the
court he worked for a number
of years as a waiter at private
clubs and as a porter on Pennsyl-
vania Railroad trains.
He was a member of the Met
ropolitan Baptist Church. Sixth
and A streets NE.
Mr.. Robinson's sister r-in-law,
Mrs. James H. Winkler, lives at
1886 Thirteenth street NV. and
a cousin, Mrs. Margaret Snead.
lives at 1905 S street NV. His
wife died about 10 years ago.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
By George Beveridoe

There's a basis for comparison,
if you look hard enough, between
the cost of the Constitution ave-
nue. bridge Congress has au-
thorized and the cost of a Po-
tomac River traffic tunnel some
officials would rather see built.
But the comparison was readily
evident yesterday, when Ole
Singstad, New York tunnel ex-
pert. presented a series of tun-
mel cost estimates to the National
Capital Planning Commission.
These appeared to be the facts
after Mr.. Singstad's report:
/. He said a four-lane traffic
tunnel could be built for $25
million and that a six-lane tun-
mel would cost $3.50 million.
2. Congress authorized the six
lane bridge tbuilt in almost pre-
cisely the same line as the pro-
posed tunneD at a cost of $24.5
million.
More Millions Needed.
Mr.. Singstad explained, how
ever. that his costs covered only
the construction of the tunnel
proper and such connections as
were needed on either side of
the Potomac by the time the
tunnel was brought to ground
level. ..
National Capital Parks off,
cials. who worked with Mr.. Sing
stad on the tunnel estimates,
said an additional $1.2 million
in Virginia and an additional
81 million in the District should
be spent for further connec-
tionS.
District highway officials. how
ever, contended the $24.5 million
bridge cost broke down to only
about SIS million for the bridge
span itself. They said the re-
naming SIT million is needed
for more elaborate road i'm
provements-almost all in the
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Horace H. Dougherty,
Ohio A. P. Newsmun
BY the Assoeioted Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. s.
Horace Hilbern Doc) Daugh-
erty, SO, veteran Associated Press
newsman who covered the Ohio
capitol for "a years, died yes
terday.
Mr.. Daugherty, who retired in
1851, entered a Columbus hos
pital January % after under
going a series of operations for
an abdominal ailment. His
heart began to fail last Wednes-
day, but he had been seriously
i'll for many days.
He leaves his widow, two
daughters and a son.
Funeral services and burial
will be held Monday in Colum-
bus,
Evening star., 1955-02-05

Fifth street market. Until 1914
he operated several alleys in At
lanta but since that time he had
given most of his attention to the
Atlanta Boys Club.
Among his survivors are his
widow, the former Evelyn Mar
shall Teatman, of Haymarket,
Va; a daughter, Mrs. F.. Archie
Meatyard, wife of United States
commissioner for Montgomery
County; son, John S. Blick, jr.,
of Atlanta, and three brothers,
Samuel S. Blick, owner of the
Blick Ice Co., who lives in Burnt
Mills, Md; Wallace D. Blick, of
Clarksville, Md. and Edward A.
Blick of 100 Croydon court, Sill
yer Spring, Md.
Funeral services and burial will
be held in Atlanta.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Henry Curtis Dewey, IS,
Memphis Lumberman
BY the Assoeioted Press

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. S.
Henry Curtis Dewey. Memphis
lumber company executive and
time freshman football coach
at Harvard University, died to-
day at Baptist Hospital. He
was 65.
Mr.. Dewey. chairman of the
board of Chapman & Dewey
Lumber Co.. played football at
Harvard and coached the fresh
man teams of 1914-15. He is
credited with helping develop
such stars as Charlie Brickley.
"Tacks" Hardwick. Walter Trum-
bull and other Harvard grid
greats.
The lumber firm, which his
father helped found, is one of
the Nations largest handlers OF
hardwoods.
Survivors include the widow
and two sons, Henry Curtis, jr..
and Charles.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Comdr. Asserson,
Radio-Tv Pioneer,
Ex-FCC Aide, Dies

Navy Comdr. Raymond Asser-
son, ST., retired, who had lived
in Washington for 25 years. died
Friday in st. Thomas. Virgin
Islands.
Ccmdr. Asserson. 81, was a
pioneer in the mathematics Of
the radio and television engineer
ing fields.
Last August, he had moved
from his apartment at 2426
Nineteenth street NV, to live
with his son, Raymond Asserson,
jr., in st. Thomas.
Served in Two Wars.
Comdr. Asserson graduated
from the Naval Academy in
1918. He saw service in both
World Wars I and II. Before
the First World War he took
part In the fighting at Vera
Cruz.
The officer retired in 1920,
but returned to active duty in
1912, and again left the service
at the close World War II.
After his first retirement, he
was hired by New York City as
a radio engineer r-mathematician.
Comdr. Asserson pioneered in
this work. and helped plan and
build Station WNYC.
In 1929 Comdr. Asserson was
named assistant chief engineer
for the Federal Communications
Commission.
Cited in World War III.
He also received a presidential
citation for his work during
World War II as the Navy's rep
reSentative on the Joint Elec-
tronics Precedence Board.
Comdr. Asserson was the
grandson Of one of the Navy'S
first admirals-Peter c. Asserson.
In addition to his son, he is
survived by a daughter. Mrs. Earl
M. Knibiehly of Fairfax, Va; a
sister. Mrs. Firman I. Mcclure
of Cedar Lake, N. j., and four
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held
at IL am. Tuesday at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
John 5. BIick. 68,
Former President Of
Ice Company

John s. Blick, So. former presi-
dent of the Terminal Ice & Coal
Co.. and past operator of several
Washington bowling alleys, died
Thursday night in Atlanta. Ca,
his home since 1882. He had been
i'll a week.
Mr.. Blick owned the Arcade
Bowling Alley and ran alleys
at the old Convention Hall in the
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Theodore J. Hoover,
Ex-Presidenf's S Brother
BY the Associated Press

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, Feb. S.
Theodore Jesse Hoover, brother
of former President Herbert
Hoover, died shortly before mid
night at his Casa del Orc ranch
IS miles north of here. He was
"a.
Mr.. Hoover, emeritus dean Of
the Stanford University School
of Engineering, succumbed to q
cerebral hemorrhage, his ply
sician, DR.. Luther NeWhall, said.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Cliff Mosier, Veteran
NeWsmon, Publicist
By the Asseeiated Press

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 5.-Cliff
Mosier, So, veteran newspaper
man, died Thursday in his trailer
home.
Mr.. Mosier worked on the St.
Louis Republic. Louisville Herald,
Florida Times Union, Philadel-
phia Record, Dayton Herald and
Journal and Miami Daily News
before leaving the newspaper
business in 1890 to take up pub
llcity work.