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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-07-29
Last Weeks Mystery Farm, Clifton, Is
One OF CumbcrIands Historic Homes

! farm IS Hereford cattle How
many ! don't know for sure.
! haven't counted them lately
Mr. Anderson said Wryly with a
twinkle IN tis eye showing be-
hind bis spcctaDlcs He paused q
moment brushed ms fun mey
hair back with his hands ana con-
tinued Counting calves and All
+, reckon that there are about 200
head This IS a little more than
usual. as we haven't sold many
TINS year He sells the cattle
any and all seasons now 1t
used to be mainly IN the fall
Mr. Anderson raises nearly all
The feed for his livestock, buying
only The HraIU concentrates He
lets his cattle run all winter The
barns are used for hay storage
and The silos are generally filed
with corn sllagc for winter feed
lnR Mr Anderson used some early
hay for ensilagc this year. Crops
have been good 50 far THIS year
commented Mr. Anderson, al
though the spring hay crop was
cut short because Of last years
dry weather
The farm is abundantly sup
Piled with water from various
springs originating on the farm
The cattle get their water from
these springs ana can also drink
from the Wills River If necessary
A Well supplies plenty Of water
for home consumption.
Sheep Flock
MI Anderson has one Of the /
Oldest sheep flocks in this section
lie figures the flock to haze been /.
on the farm tor Is years contnu-
ousIy His father started the flock
in 1896 and Wistar added his own
flock TO it in 1912 He has about
70 sheep IN it now
Other livestock on The farm in /
clude 80 hogs three mix COWS a
handful Of chickens, several
breeds Of DOES. a couple Of rabbits I
and FIVE horses three riding
horses and Two work horses
Anderson Family
The attractive and beautifully
decorated home with al modern
conVeniences show the charm
and excellent taste Of MI Ander-
sons wife. the former Miss Fran
ces Virginia RatclIff OF Banton
Rouge Louisiana Mr. and Mrs
Anderson have been married for
40 years They have three chIl-
dren and five grandchildren
Then SON Wistar RatcIln An
derRon and family nvc Oh tic
farm and he works in Richmond
Ills wife Il the former Miss Bar
bara Cousin OF Buckingham
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Seventy Foreign Pupils Due
In Area for Exchange Visit

Mrs. L. Eugene Wolfe of l406
Inglewood street, Arlington, Ii
handling those in that area.
In the Burnt Mills Village
area, the citizens association has
arranged parties In private
homes. a picnic at 4:30 pm. Sun
day at the Takoma Park Recrea-
.tion Center, and other events.
The exchange students will be
guests on Saturday of the Fairi
fax County Chapter Of the
Daughters Of the American Rev
|olution.
The students win be taken to
|Gunston Han, home Of George
Mason, for q picnic lunch. Their
next stop win be Woodlawn Plane
|tation, home Of Nellie custis,
where they viii be taken on q
tour conducted by Meredith
johnson, director.
From Woodlawn, the students
will 60 to Mount Vernon where
they will be guests Of Cecil Wall.
superintendent. They viii re-
turn to Arlington after visiting
Mount Vernon and be guests OF
the Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. John Brookfield. histo-
rian Of the Fairfax OAR. Is
chairman,
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Judges 10 Meet
|On School Case

RICHMOND, Va July / B-
Federal Judge Sterling Hutche-
son announced today . three
Judge Federal District Court wiIl
meet here July Is to begin hear
lings on the deseeregation decree
lit must issue In the Prince I'd
ward school case.
This Is In compliance with &
lrecent mandate received BY the
District Court from the Supreme
Court ordering the trial court stc
take such proceedings and enter
such orders and DEGREES consist
lent with the opinion Of this (the
supreme) court as are neces-
say and proper to admit students
to public schools on . racially
non-dtcriminatory basis =
At the July 10 hearing At
torneys for the Negro plaintiffs
lin the Prince Edward suit are
Expected to seek an order that
would compel the completion Of
|integration plans BY county
school oficials no later than
September. 1855.
Attorneys for the State and
the defendant Prince Edward
school authorities win likely
counter with . proposed decree
that would 1lx no deadline for
putting segregation plans into
effect.
Sitting with Judge Hutcheson
In the court win be District
Judge Albert v. Bryan OF Alex
landria and Circuit Judge. Arrnis-
ltead M. Dobie Of Charlottesville,
These three heard the original
Prince Edward case.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

NEW MARKET, Va, July ]
@.--Relocation Of permanent
headquarters for the Potomac
Conference of Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists from Washington, D. c.,
to Staunton, Va, win be COM
pleted by September l, President
Clinton j. Coon said yesterday.
Construction of 10 new homes
for staff members is being rushed
this summer in time for the
new office opening. Mr.. Coon
said. The new 23-room office
building now is ready for occu-
pancy.
Purchase Of a 12-acre tact OF
land a mile south Of Staunton
on U. s. Route II was completed
nearly q year ago. the confer-
ence president said.
The conference administers
work of Seventh Day Adventist
churches in Virginia. the District
of Columbia and two counties In
Maryland. The headquarters
building has been at Takorna
Park. Md. the past 50 years.
The new building, called Gay
mont after one Of the early oc-
cupants Of the mansion, will
house administrative offices. de-
partmental and Office secretaries
the conference book and Bible
house and the Bible Correspond.
ence School. More than half q
Evening star., 1955-07-01
II New PotroImen Added
To Foirfox Police Force

Seventeen new patrolmen went
on duty today as part Of q Fair
fax County Police Department
expansion program authorized In
the new county budget.
Police Chief Mai. Carl R. Nc
Intosh yesterday announced the
employment Of seven new men.
bringing the total to II hired
during the past month. The
other 10 have been attending
police training school during the
past few weeks.
Chief Mcintosh also announced
the promotion of Detective Lance
Greer to detective sergeant. The
promotion Of three patrolmen to
the detective bureau was an
nounced this week.
Sergt. Greer has been . men,
ber of the police force since 1916
and has received three citations
for outstanding detective work.
Before Sergt. Greer joined the
police froce he was a military
policeman in the Army. He was
transferred to the detective bu-
reau after serving four years as
a motorcycle patrolman. he is
married and has one child. He
lives at Fairfax Station.
The promotion brings the
number Of sergeants to three in
the detective bureau which now
has a total Of Is men.
The II patrolmen are the first
of 80 additional men author
lied in the 1866 budget which
takes effect today. The remain
der viii be hired during the
year.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
|Mogruder Named
To Library Bourd

Coz. Stanley today announced
the appointment Of j. Maynard
|Magruder. Arlington delegate to
the General Assembly, to be q
member Of the Virginia State Li-
barry Board for q term Of i've
years.
Mr.. Magruder succeeds D.
|Tennant Bryan of Richmond
whose term just expired. Mr.
|Magruder has been chairman
|of the legislative committee ol
the Virginia Library Association
since l949.
In 1862, Mr.. Magruder was re-
Isponsible for increasing the State
grant for library services to Ar.
llington from 81 ESQ to $8.400. He
also sponsored legislation which
permitted Virginia to be the first
State to extend free library serv-
lice across State lines.
Mr.. Magruder currently |.
seeking election as treasurer oi
Arlington County.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

Wess;nshevsa Meb;is;,s
Americas favorite fan ON
wheels for day or nighttime
cooling. Quiet, safe and
powerful. Two speeds
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Langley Likely CIA Site,
Senote Committee Says

Langley. Va. appeared q likely
choice for the proposed new Gem
|traI Intellieence Agency head
quarters today after the Senate
ARMED Service Committee voted
I$53.5 million for the project
Including SIS million to extend
George Washington Memorial
parkway to Langley.
The cIA appropriation Is part
Iof . t2.3 billion military con-
Istruction bin the COMMITTEES re-
ported ont for action By the
senate today.
CTA maintained its customary
lsiIence about selection Of . site
lafter the committee action. But
q report released By the commit
Itee calls Langley - very likely
possibility" for the new building
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Marine Found Dead
In Cos Filled Cor

The body Of q Marine was
found today behind the Arling-
ton Towers Apartments in . car
with q section Of innertnbe run
ming from the exhaust into the
back of the vehicle,
Arlington County Medical Ex-
|aminer w. C. Welhurn identi-
fed the marine as corpl. Floyd
Mars. 20. Of Henderson Hall. Or.
Welburn said he had been dead
for at least seven or eight hours.
The windows Of the car were
Evening star., 1955-07-01

Two more busioads Of visiting
foreign exchange pupils were to
arrive in the washington area
today. one in the Burnt Mills
village area Of Silver Spring and
the other in Arlington.
The teen-agers. about 70 in all.
viii stay In homes Of various
residents Of the two areas. be en-
tertained at parties and do some
sightseeing. They win be here
over the holiday week end. They
are part Of 13 busloads to visit
this area under sponsorship OF
the American Field Service In.
ternational Scholarships.
Mrs. George r. Koehler Of 436
Northwest boulevard, is in
charge of arrangements for those
staying in Burnt Mills Village.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

where CIA plans to house its
5000 TO 10000 employees.
IF this site Is finally chosen. .
the report states. @an extension
Of the George washington Me-
mortal Parkway from its present
terminus approximately s.5 miles
below Chain Bridge to the re-
search station Of the Bureau Of
Public Roads at Langley 4he
proposed cIA site) approxi-
|mately 3.5 miles above Chain
Fridge would be required .
For this extension. the bin
authorizes transfer Of $e.5 mil
lion to the National Capital
Planning Commission and the
Department Of Interior for right
of way acquisition and construc-
tion Of the parkway.
Evening star., 1955-07-01


The seven new men an
nounced yesterday are;
Thomas e. Fitzgerald. 80. Of
Staunton, Va; Herbert w
DALEY. 26. Of Route 3. vinena;
William J. Nelson, 81, 70 1911
Old Dominion boulevard. Alex
|andria; Edward F. Cox. 20. oi
|1214 North Columbus street. Ar
|lington: Donald r. Hurst. "a. oi
|56i9 North Seventh street, Ar.
|lington; Leonard d. jackson
I'M, 81. of 709 Mt. Vernon drive
Alexandria and Thomas D
Brooks, "a, Of Woodford, Va.
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Montgomery to Scan
School Spending Closely

budget request would not exceed
Is3.2 million should be fully re-
spected." The board this year
asked and received s8.5 million
In addition to some SO million
it has on hand or under contract,
the council noted in press re-
lease.
Warns Or Delays
Councilman Robert T. Snure
also issued q statement placing
full responsibility" on the board
for any continuation Of half day
schedules. crowded classrooms,
and school construction delays.
.The councils present respon-
sibility to the people has been
met, but ! win be ever watchful
of the boards expenditures. or
lack thereof. in the peoples In
|terest," he said.
Councilman Wilbur N. Baugh-
man in his statement noted he
ran on a platform Of adequate
schools and a hold -the-line pro-
gram for taxes and assessments
through more efficient and
economical county government.
"It is a real job to do both
of these. especially when you are
new in Office and not all perti-
|nent basic facts are available. |"
Mr.. Baughrn~~ added.
Mr.. Baughn,a. added that an
agreement has been reached
whereby the school board begin
ming this month win supply US
with q performance type budget.
month by month. with each item
earmarked and broken down. "
County Manager M. L. Reese
also made it clear his budget
watehdogs will spend consid-
cradle time this year collecting
information on school costs.
BY next spring, he has said.
he intends to have the details
necessary for an itemized budget
for the board similar to the
'voluminous ones prepared for
other county departments.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

The Montgomery County
School board Is going TO be held
to q close accounting Of the
s25.l million in State. county
and Federal funds for operation
and construction allocated to il
this year.
The county council. In approv-
ing the record budget. provided
$40. 000-split between the coun-
ty managers and school superin-
tendent's ofiices-for an inde-
pendent management survey Of
school board operations.
Despite pleas by school board
officials for "flexibility' in their
use of the funds. the council
pointsdly noted in its budget
resolution:
mo expenditure for an ex-
pense item shall be made or in
Cured or contracted to be made
by any department or agency
in excess Of the available unen-
numbered appropriation for such
expense item"
In short, the council does not
intend to allow teacher salary
funds to be used for hiring of
administrative personnel and
vice versa. It also slapped q
$4,000 ceiling on compensation
for Supt. Forbes II. Norris.
Walker Dissents
One council member. Grover
x. Walker. last night refused to
go along with the granting of
all construction funds requested
and most of the operating funds
asked by the board.
Mr.. Walker issued statement
supporting County Manager M,
L. Reese's recommended cuts of
$1.1 million in operating funds
and So million in construction
funds.
He noted that the board had
said it would open only las new
classrooms, yet was requesting
220 new teachers.
The councilman also urged
that the hiring of special teach
ers for handling retarded chill
dren be given priority over get
ting more special teachers in art,
music. and physical education.
Mr.. Walker also also said he
felt that agreements made last
year between the old council and
the board that his years capital
Evening star., 1955-07-01
New Adventist Headquarters
To Be Completed By Sept. |

million dollars viii have been In
vested in the new property after
the residential homes are COM
pleted and the move made.
Announcement Of the reloca-
tion date was made here during
the annual Bible conference and
camp meeting Of the conference.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

lup, the ignition was on and the
lgas tank was empty. he said. A
mote was found in the glove com-
Ipartment OF the car, police re-
ported.
The car was parked behind
| the Jefferson Building of Airing
ton Towers. where the Marine
lived.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
TaxesinCouniy,
State Increased
|15.5c on 500
BY CHARLES l. HOFFMAN

By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Montgomery County residents
next fan win be paying 15.s
cents more in State and county
taxes than they did last year or
every 500 Of assessed valuation
of their house. land or business
The county council last night
lset q $1.97 per 500 rate TO sup
port an operating budget Of
l$I8.8 million. That Is 10 cents
more than last years rate.
On top of this. State real es-
tate rate also goes up SIS cents
today.
In addition, the council con-
tinued the 6-cent rate to keer
the county on q partial pay-as-
Iyou-go school construction pro-
gram.
The total increase, however
was well below the 20 to 30-cent
raise feared several months ago
Approve 1-Cent Rise
The council also approved q
ll-cent increase to II cents for
| the suburban district to support
street lighting. cleaning and tree
planting. Other taxes will be
8 cents for subdivision con-
Itrol and planning in the regional
district: rs cents for the park
program in the metropolitan
district; 10 cents for the sanitary
district. and q l-cent decreast
lin the 4-cent rate for recreation
in the suburban area.
For the average homeowneI
lin the suburban area with
$4,000 assessment on his prop
lerty, a tax bill Of $258.50 viii be
larriving in the next few months
That includes q 10-cent tax fol
fire protection.
The council also approved 9
capital budget totaling $14.3 mil
IJion with the lions share going
lfor school construction.
The record budget Of $751;
million for capital and operating
texpenses was about S. million ir
lexcess Of recommendations ol
County Manager M. L. Reese.
The council by q 6-to-1 vott
restored $814.000 of $1.076,00t
1.-THE manager had recommends
lbe cut from the funds for day
to-day operation Of the schools
fOnly Councilman Grover K
walker voted against this resto.
ration and increasing by $3.l
million funds for school con.
struction granting the schoo
board the full $8.5 million re-
lquested.
Demanded Increase
i The increases were demanded
Iby nearly all Of some 1000 wht
turned out for q public hearing
two weeks ago.
Eight cents Of the 10-cent Ia,
|rate increase would 60 to support
LOT the school program. The re.
Imainder goes for operation o.
the county government.
/ The new school tax rate, in
Icluding the 6-cent school con
lstruction tax, is $1.67. Th,
county government rate is 81
lcents.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Annexution Approved

COURTLAND, Va. July ! A1.
Circuit Court Judge John K
Hutton has authorized Court.
land to annex 252 acres of adj
joining Southampton County
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
D. c. Veterans Center Aids
los, 2o6 Ex-GIs in q Year

The District Veterans Service
Center performed los, 1896 serv-
Ices for veterans Of all wars dur
ing the last fiscal year, Director
Waldron E. Leonard disclosed in
IN annual statement yesterday.
At the same time, Mr.. Leonard
urged that such District jobs as
parking meter coin collectors,
traffic counters and school cross
ing patrolmen be exempted from
Civil Service regulations and
earmarked for physically handi-
capped persons who can do the
work.
Mr.. Leonard said the 16 en-
ployes Of his Office handled 26, 634
incoming telephone calls for in
formation in addition to the
services specifically listed.
while it is impossible" the
report said, ito reflect the oper-
atoms and accomplishments in
detail due to the various types
of assistance requested, approx
mately 17.71S involved Veterans
Administration problems and
inquiries.
These consisted principally Of
CT Bin benefits. disability claims.
disqualification and death bene-
fits.
A report said that out Of 7,763
applications for -cost or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
CothoIic Pupil Roll
To Rise in Virqiniu

RICHMOND, Aug. rs R.-
School registration in the Cath
ole Diocese Of Virginia this
year viii exceed that Of last year
by about 1000.
The Office Of Msgr. j. Louis
Flaherty, diocesan superintend-
ent of schools, said this years
enrolment win set q new record.
The total enrolment expected
is about $4,000.
The schools win reopen
Wednesday. September z. Classes
will be held for half a day on
Wednesday, Thursday and FRI
day and will be in full session
the following Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

The whooping crane is des-
perately near the extinction fate
of the passenger pigeon and
heath hen, the National Geo.
graphic Society says.
There is urgent need to guard
the whoopers' nesting area, re-
Gently discovered in wilderness
south of Canada's Great Slave
Lake.
Unless the utmost protection
is given the big birds, they viii
vanish as have five other Ameri-
can birds-the great aux. Labra-
dor duck, heath hen. passenger
pigeon and the only United
States parrot, the Carolina para
keet.
The last heath hen disappeared
as recently as 1892. Men did
everything they could to pre-
serve the species.
Once plentiful from Maine to
the Carolinas, the hens. by 1880,
survived only on Martha's Vine
yard, Mass. They made a last
stand there for so years. In
1908, a 1.600-acre sanctuary was
set aside for them, guarded by
wardens. For a time, efforts
succeeded in propagating them.
The heath hens multiplied from
30 to about 1000.
But fire swept the island in
1916. Nesting hens were killed
in the scrub oak. For every
surviving female there were two
dozen males.
GoShawks and rats preyed on
the remaining birds. The species.
unable to produce enough young
to Offset annual losses, died out.
In contrast to the watchful-
ness over the heath hen. men
did everything they could to kill
the passenger pigeons.
No extinction In history
matches the pigeons, the Ma
tional Geographic says. ut was
the most numerous bird in Amer
lea q century ago. By 1914 not
one remained"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Virginia Health Aide
To help in Flood Area

RICHMOND, Aug. 26 (B.-A.
A. Pals, State Health Depart
ment sanitarian, has been as
signed to the Public Health Serv-
ice to aid flood disaster victims
In Connecticut.
A department spokesman
said yesterday Mr.. Pals will
spend at least two weeks in the
hood-stricken New Englan d
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Whooping Crane Flying
Speedily to Extinction

The lovely blue-gray birds few
up and down the continent. east
Of the Great Plains. in fiocks
that filed the sky.
alexander Wilson. q distin-
guished early ornithologist. cali
culated that a column that few
over him in Indiana was 240
miles long," the National Geo.
graphic reports. Averaging a
mile wide and three pigeons per
square yard-both conservative
estimates it would have con-
tanned $3.50, 272. 900 birds"
And John James Audubon
wrote Of another flock that "the
noise they made, though distant.
reminded me Of a hard gale at
sea, passing through the rigging
OF a close-reefed vessel"
Passenger pigeons were worth
money in the markets.
Into close-packed flocks,
pigeoners shot until their guns
became too hot to hold" the Ma
tional Geographic says. They
knocked young birds from trees
with long poles. They set fire
to the roosts and Melted thou
sands at q time.
Zone old-timer remembered
greasirg a long, smooth pole
until it was slick as ice. raising it
into q tree and lighting q bulls
eye lantern at the bottom. Pas
|sengers landing would slide help
|lessly into a bag"
The last passenger pigeon
died Of old age in the Cincinnati
Zoo.
Naturalists hope the whooping
cranes can avoid extinction. But
only 81 adult birds, one flock,
flew north from Texas last
spring. The hock's number has
varied between is and "a over
the last Is years. On the last
southwark flight, not q single
1edgling accompanied the flock
from the nesting area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

medium-priced housing, 3.293
were housed through the direct
efforts Of the Veterans Service
Center"
Labor statistics, the report
added. show the cost of serving
veterans in the District Of Co
lumbia Veterans Service Center
is approximately 88 cents per
veteran. as compared to the $3.50
average nationally"
The report covered the fiscal
year that ended last June 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
What you should
know about sleep

Can you get by on s or 6 hours
sleep? Can you make up later
for lost sleep? Is the sleep you
get before midnight the most
valuable? How harmful are
sleeping pills? Can snoring be
cured?
September Readers Digest
brings you scientific facts, plus
advice on getting a good nights
rest. Get September Readers
Digest: A articles of lasting in
terest, including the best from
leading magazines and current
books, in condensed form.
Evening star., 1955-08-02

CHICAGO, Aug. 2 R.-Willie
Shoemaker, who came here to
ride Swaps in his match race
with Nashua August 81, got OF
to a flying start in his head-to-
head riding duel with Willie
Hartack as the Washington
Park race meeting opened yes
Iterday.
Shoemaker, who has won the
riding championship or tied for
lit in four Of the last five years,
won the $22.850 Clang Handi-
cap, the opening-day feature,
with Calumet Farms Duke
Lea. The West Coast rider
then won the seventh race with
Lady Of Chance, an 8-to-5 shot,
and the eighth with Prince
tonian at $3.50
Earlier, Hartack had won the
third race with All She Wrote
t$14.2O and the fourth with
Brazen Step ($7.40). This gave
the popular Eastern rider, now a
resident of Charles Town. w.
Va, a total of 225 winners in
1855 and put him four ahead Of
his arch rival. However. Shoe
makers victories In the last three
races narrowed Hartack's mar
gin to 225-224. Hartack has
finished second behind Shoe
maker in each of the last two
seasons,