davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

THE Supreme Court recently ruled that
boxing, and the legitimate theater, were
subject to antitrust laws. The decision
had great significance, since earlier at
tempts to get such decision from the
highest court had been denied in lower
courts on the ground that boxing and the
legitimate theater were-like baseball
outside the jurisdiction of the antitrust
laws
We hail the Supreme Court decision,
since we have long suspected that action
in both fields. against monopolistic prac-
tees, were overdue. Especially in the
field of boxing has the shadow of mono
poly lowered consistently in recent years.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

coed Is acres To participate IN
the conservation program
Present Law prohibits anyone
from receiving conservation as
sistance If the crop acreage als
lotment lis not obeyed However a,
Department Of Agriculture reg
ulatlon permits a farmer to grow
as much as IS acres Of wheat re-
gardless Of his quota
Said Virginia Farmers Union
President John b Vance in a let
ter TO Congressman, IT is our be-
lief tina. there is neither justifi-
cation nor reason in telling a
farmer may produce as much
as Is acres OF wheat without hav-
ing to pay penalty for exceeding
his allotment and then taking
away his conservation payment Il
he doe"
The conservation needs for 6
farm are not lessened by the fac
| that tile wheat allotment is ex-
ceeded, Vance added In fact.
he said, it is our belief that tht
small farmers who is affected
most severely by this program
is the very one the program wa.
intended to serve
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

H3abson Park, Fla. | am bach
here again for the winter and wish
10 tell OF tragedy occurring dur
ms my absence, although you
may have read OF IL III your local
This story involved A WELL
known and able lawyer living foi
many years IN our community
~ Two very respectable and in
telligent we'll to-do friends OF
mins. ~ Two WILLS prepared
by the said lawyer. and ~ A
trigger man" aiiegedly employ
ed 10 murder one OF my above two
friends.
Now for the tragedy. The law
yer had apparently drawn UP
WILLS for these two friends.
When he submitted them TO the
makers. they suggested certain
correction, asking the lawyer to
have the WILLS retyped. and
they would come in again shortly
thereafter for signing Fatal mis-
takes were apparently made by
these intelligent people for not
again reading the WILLS before
the final signing and witnessing,
and for not initiating each page.
Nor did they take the signed
WILLIS with them TO q place OF
deposit. so that they might be
retead once year This would
have entalied some bother but
this would have been nothing
compared to the trouble which
followed
The lawyer. or someone. al
legodly slipped into the WILLS
a clause leaving him a large sum
OF money This could have been
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

/ suddenly turned States evidence
| Owing To the above or Other
reasons, the attorney was found
shot. near the door OF his home
here IN Babson PARK, on the
morning OF June 8, 1854 Whether
he committed suicide, or was shot
by someone Who feared exposure
do not know
At any rate this d aath elifni-
mated the attorney from the pic
ture. Thereupon the able County
Prosecutor concentrated upo n
finding the trigger man" and
any others connected with the
deal. This was the status when
| arrived here recently before the
convictions.
Apparently my two friends had
very close call II one had first
bean killed. without. IN any way
connecting the attorney there
with. the attorney would have
probated the WILL, collected the
money. and legally closed the
case. He was supposed to be d
brilliant lawyer III our community
and. OF course. may have BEEN IN
nocent. ! leave 70 God the final
verdict.
| tell this story IN order that
my many readers may ask them
selves these five very important
questions III Should ever sign
a paper without reading IL before
signing? ~ Should J sign Type
written documents without sign
ing or initiating each sheet 50 that
no one sheet can be taken out
and changed 81 Should | leave
my WILL in possession Of any
single individual however honest2
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22
Farmers Union Seeks
To Have w heat ACP
Benefit Tie-Up Ended

i Virginia Farmers Union is seek
ing the support Of the States con-
eressional delegation for legisla-
ton to make it easier for farmers
10 participate IN the Agricultural
Conservation Program.
The organization asked the Vim
ginia legislators to back a bill in
troducrd by Congressman Watt
Abbitt DIVA which would per-
rait farmers who exceed their
wheat alloments but do not eX-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

Only 800 hospitals in the U S.
would accept polio patients in
1893 Because Of the March Of
Dimes professional education pro-
gram and equipment provided by
The National Foundation. 1900
hospitals are today open to polio
victims. This means better care
with less Transportation involved
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22
Letters To Editor
New Yorker Likes
Farmville Area
EDITOR

Editor
The F'armville Herald
I'm a native Atarylander who
has been visiting various Virgin
la communities during recent
weeks in nm effort 10 find farm
on which 10 settle In this connec =
ton. I recently visited your fair
city
This letter is simply to publicly
express my sincere appreciation
for the courtesy and cooperation
extended to me during my brief
visit. Mr. Wall Jr Secretary Of
your Chamber of Commerce. was
especially helpful but 50 was
everyone With whom / came IN
contact
AT this point of course. il i
Impossible for me 10 know wheth-
e Oh not | may find what l ar
after In your area However. or
the basis of nv brief visit. / hop.
70 formed a real liking fol
FamvIlle and would be happ,
"a settle in your community
Yours sincerely.
RICHARD VI GEORGE
MT Vernon N Y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22
Farmers Included s.
Under Social
Security Law Change

Through recent changes in the
Social Security laws. self sem
ployed farmers, accountants. en-
gineers. architects and funeral d.
rectors, are this year for the first
time brought under the Social
Security system
Each Of the above groups are
covered by the law for taxahle
Years ending after 1854 provided
their annual net earnings. are
$500 on more for the taxable
wear Net earnings Of s400 or
more are subject 10 a Social Sc
curity tax of 3 per cent payable
1t the time the tax return OF Such
earnings is filed before April Is.
following taxable year A portion
Of the tax return calls for the
ELF employed persons name, adj
iress and Social Security mum
Der. and it is this portion that is
ient by Internal Revenue Service
70 the Social Security Account
ing Division which credits .lndl-
gidual accounts with earnings
which are used later as the basis
for payment Of monthly Social
Security benefits.
The self-cmployed farmers re-
urn is distinguished from other
3elf-empl0yed returns in that he
must report when he has s400
income but may choose TO pay
on one-haf Of his gross income
( gross is between $500 and $1,000
The farmer who crosses oyer
$500 must report on true net
income Of $500 or more but may
choose 10 pay OH $500 If his net
Is smaller than that amount.
Employees
New rules effective in January
1855 are In effect regarding tile
employment Of domestic help and
farm workers. Wages Of domestic
help must be reported by EN-
ployers beginning with the first
quarter Of 1856 If the cash wages
amount " $50 or more IN the
quarter 1t no longer matters haw
long the employee works IN. the
quarter. Employers Of domestic
help should withhold 2 per cent
Of each employees wages WITCH
amount to $50 or more and ADD z {
per cent 10 it in order 70 report
the wages and pay the I per cen +
Socla. Security tax each quarter
Wages Of farm workers are
taxable If cash wages amount To
500 or more IN a year The 1tax
rate is the same as for other tr1-
ploy.es but reporting may be
necessary only once a year
Il is suggested that self+cin-
oloyed. employers OF domestic
aelp and farm labor can get APP
A Should ! let d year pass with
sat reTeadlns my WILL -
Should ] fail 70 encourage III
Every way newspa pers. banks. col
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22
from this agency.

from this agency.
Combs succeeds Daniel A. HIS
man bright tobacco farmer OF
Deatonville. Members of the eom-
mfttee who continue 10 serve are
James W. Coleman. of Ford, and
John F. Woods. Jr.. OF Chuia.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-22

A /, Should ] let year pass with
cut nereadlng my WILL 81
Should ] fail TO encourage liz
every Nag newspa pers. banks. coll
leges, and information centeFs TO
teach about WILLS and s4esv
great Importance
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Quantico Marine Killed,
Another Injured in Crash

An officer candidate at Guam
tico. who was due to receive his
commission as a second lieuten-
ant in the Marine Corps next
week, was killed in an automobile
accident on No. l highway three
miles south of Woodbridge. Va,
at 2:15 am. today.
He was Pfc. John A. Nicholas.
%, Of Ladue. Mo-, who was in
training at the officers Candi-
date School at Quantico. His
class graduates February 19. He
was a graduate of Washington
University at st. Louis.
Injured in the crash was Pfc.
Brook Nelson. %. a member of
the same OCS class. who is from
Mamaroneck, N. Y. Virginia
State police said Pfc. Nelson, who
was driving. and Pfc. Nicholas
were headed south on No. high
way in a 1854 convertible. Ac-
cording to police, the car sud-
denly crossed to the wrong side
of the road, rolled over several
times and smashed against a
tree.
Evening star., 1955-02-11

Tomorrow's forecast was for
fair skies and high in the upper
20s. A cold week end was fore
cast. with some moderation early
in the week, but temperatures
still below normal.
Snow flurries were seen in
North Alabama early today and
temperatures of to Is degrees
were forecast there.
AS the cold moved eastward.
it left the Midwest locked in
the grip of one of the winters
tightest freezes. Below zero tenn
peratures were recorded in Min
nesota, Nebraska. Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri and Colorado.
1t was eight below in Chicago,
10 below in Peoria, Ill.,, and 80
below at Fraser, Colo. Snow
storms hit part of West Virginia
and Western Maryland.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Ignores Rain to Hunt Quail

The President and Mr.. Hum
phrey, their wives and Mrs.
Eisenhower's mother, Mrs. John
S. sDoud, few from. Washington
to Spence Air cBase at Moultrie.
Ga. Also ,eAI6ng was Clifford
Roberts, New York investment
banker and an old golfing pal
of Mr. Eisenhower.
The party travelled to Thomas
vile by motor car, and the
President-even though it was
close to the dinner hour when
they arrived-changed from
business clothes quickly and set
out for quail.
When he drove into the
Humphrey estate, two teams Of
white mules already were hitched
to a pair of rubber-tired, red
wheeled hunting roadsters. And
the bird dogs were all set
yelping impatiently in the cages
at the rear Of the roadsters
Negro "beaters,' attired in
white coats and red-trimmed
white caps, were mounted on
horses, ready to get going. Il
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Brownson Confirms Offer
Of Cabinet Post 10 Craiq
BY the Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb. IL
Representative Brownson, Re-
publican, of Indiana, said last
night he had confirmed in Wash
ington that Gov. George N. Craig
of Indiana was offered a position
as Secretary of the Army.
Mr.. Brownson said in a news
conference that the Governor. a
Republican, had turned down the
post. He expressed the opinion
that nothing could tempt Gov.
Craig to leave Indiana until he
has finished the job he started" "
Gov. Craig's term as Gov
ernor ends in January, 1857. The
State constitution forbids a Gov
ernor's serving consecutive terms.
Secretary of the Army Ste
vens has denied he will resign
and President Eisenhower said
at his press conference Wednes-
day that he had heard no talk
that Mr.. Stevens was resigning.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
$9,9oo, 3o9.o9
Check Pays Only
$500 on Automobile

How'd you like to go shopping
for an automobile with $685.
399.99 in your pocket?
Army Pfc. John Hols, 81, of
1908 North Seventeenth street.
Arlington, did just about that
last night and it was fun while
it lasted.
His wife obtained a cashiers
check at Riggs National Banks
Northwest branch yesterday aft
ernoon for $300-and that was
the amount spelled out.
But the machine producing the
check at the bank hit 9's instead
of zeros and the figure came out
$9,999, ,399.99.
Some mistake, here, you
Think" he asked his wife.
II thought they were zeros,"
she replied.
Salesman Robert M. Wright at
Ourisman Chevrolet had no such
doubts. The check was ex-
changed this morning and Pvt.
Hols bought his car.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Song Written by King
Is ThoiIond's Top Hit
BY the Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb.
11.-A new song by King Phumi-
phon Aduldet is topping the hit
parade in Thailand. I'VE Want
to Be Happy Today" is the title.
The 27-year-old monarch's
composition-he's an accom-
plished jazz musician-is being
featured in the annual variety
show being put on by Bangkok S
American University Alumni AS
sociation.s
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Mercury PIunges % Degrees
As Cold Front Routs 'Spring'
Rain and High Winds Lash Area,
Chilly Week End Is Forecast

A cold front hit Washington
today, bringing rain. a threat of
snow and forecast of a tempera-
ture drop to Is degrees before
morning.
Strong northwest winds from
Canada put a damper on the
areas early touch of spring. The
cold edge pushed all the way
down to Florida and was expected
to tumble temperatures there a
total of so degrees, from 80 to
below freezing.
Small craft warning flags
were hoisted from Cape Hatteras
to the Florida Keys.
In Washington the tempera-
ture fell % degrees between 1890
am. and l pm, when the read
ing was 35 degrees. In that time
AS of an inch of rain fell. Strong
winds registered gusts up to 33
miles an hour.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Teen-Agers Beat and Rob
Two Men on Busy Street
By the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, Feb. 11.-Teen-age
gangs beat and robbed two men
on busy Peachtree street last
night.
McVeigh Goodson, 48, of st.
Louis, vice president of the Ma
tional Home Life Insurance Co..
was robbed of about $110 after
being seized as he walked to his
hotel.
An Albanian, 46-year-old Cur
tbs Grayson Mcclellan, was rob-
bed about a mile away on
Peachtree. Atlanta's principal
thoroughfare.
Both men were taken to Grady
Memorial Hospital. Mr.. Good
son was treated for head bruises
and later was dismissed. Mr..
Mcclellan was admitted to the
hospital with a possible skull
fracture and other injuries,
police said.
The two victims said the
youths who attacked them we're
wearing sweaters like those worn
by high school athIetes.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Robert K. Sawyer Dies;
Philadelphia Director
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Ii
Managing Director Robert K.
Sawyer, AZ. No. 2 man in the
Democratic administration of
Mayor Joseph S. Clark, jr., COL
lapsed and died early today at
his home.
Mr.. Sawyer's wife called the
police radio at 2:10 am. and told
the dispatcher her husband had
collapsed. A neighborhood ply
sician pronounced him dead be-
fore a rescue squad could arrive
at the home.
Mr.. Sawyer came to Philadel-
phia in 1946 as staff engineer
for the Bureau of Municipal Re-
search. The next year he was
elevated to the post of bureau
director. He was named manag-
ing director in 1852 when Mr..
Clark became the city's first
Democratic mayor in 68 years.
Besides his widow. he is sur
vived by two daughters, Susan,
IL, and JAMIE, 8.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
2,200 Monkeys on Hop

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. II (P).--
A royal Dutch (KLMD airliner
with 1900 passengers landed in
Indianapolis yesterday after a
flight from Amsterdam by way
of Gander, Newfoundland. The
passengers were monkeys con-
signed to Eli Lilly & Co., a
pharmaceutical firm that uses
them in making polio vaccine.
The plane trip started in New
Delhi, India.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Stewart Execution
Set for AUG. 10 in
Murder Of Grocer
Convicted Killer Calm
On Hearing Penalty;
Attorney Quits Case

Willie Lee Stewart today was
sentenced to be electrocuted
August 10 for first degree murder
in the holdup shooting of Harry
Honikman. 65-year-old grocer,
on March IL, 1858.
Sentence was pronounced by
Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews,
of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia. The
death penalty is mandatory on
a first degree murder conviction.
Stewart was convicted by a
jury on January 13.
Stewart, 80, colored. took the
sentence calmly and shook his
head in the negative when Judge
Matthews asked him if he had
anything to say.
Attorney Withdraws.
Immediately after sentence,
Stewards attorney, Foster Wood,
asked the courts permission to
withdraw from further repre-
senting Stewart as counsel.
Judge Matthews granted per-
mission and announced she
would appoint an attorney to
represent Stewart. 1t was ex-
pected that whoever is ap-
pointed will appeal the convic-
tion.
MIR. Honikman was killed in
his store at 723 East Capitol
street by the gunman who then
took $416 from the stores cash
register.
Convicted on 2 Charges.
Stewards conviction was on
two charges. One count charged
first degree murder of Mr.. Ho-
nikman while robbing him. The
second charged robbery.
Stewards conviction last
month was his second. He had
been convicted in June, 1858.
but the verdict was set aside by
the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the District of Colum-
bia last July. Reversal was on
grounds that Judge Henry A.
Schweinhaut, who presided at
the first trial. had enormously
instructed the jury as to Stew
arts mental condition, on which
his defense was based.
Evening star., 1955-02-11

press secretary. told newsmen
he had checked with the White
House in Washington and re-
ported to Mr.. Eisenhower that
everything seems to be quiet" !"
Mr.. Hagerty said he had
checked particularly on progress
on evacuation of the Chinese
Nationalist Tachen Islands and
had been told that there still
were mo untoward incidents"
The Chief Executive arrived
here shortly before dark yester-
day and brought down two birds
in an hours shooting. So did
his host. The daily limit is II.
Aides said Mr.. Eisenhower
was pleased when he managed
to bag a couple of birds before
darkness brought him back to
Mr.. Humphreys 600-acre plan
tation known as Milestone. The
President had said with a grin
as he started out aboard a mule
drawn hunting roadster:
well, If we don't find 'em in
about Is minutes. it'll be a bad
day"
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Check Todoy's Star
For Auto Bargains

" you're in the market for good
used cor, be cenoin TO check the
outomotive columns OF The Stor's big
Classified Section today! From
wide Iistins Of best values you'll no
doubt find just the buy you've been
looking for at price thot fits your
poeketbook.
On the other hand you moy wont to
sell q used cor. For quick results.
tell it to the long established audience
Of The Star readers.
In addition to carrying more used
cor DDS, The Stor publishes more totol
classified DDS thon the other Wosh-
inston newspapers combined because
il produces the best results.
Phone Sterling $1,000 and osk for
on, od-toker.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, Feb. IL.
Ignoring a light rain. President
Eisenhower took to the fields
at Secretary of the Treasury
Humphreys plantation estate to-
day to hunt quail.
The President and Mr.. Hum
phrey got started at 9:15 am,
after a hearty breakfast of
orange juice, scrapple. scrambled
eggs and coffee.
There was a drizzle of rain
when they left the white-pillared
plantation house but it had
stopped an hour later. The skies
remained heavily overcast and
the temperature was about As de-
grees, a sharp drop from yester-
days 70 degrees on Mr.. Eisen-
howers' arrival from Washing
ton,
This morning the President
was bundled in windbreaker
Jacket but he spurned a raincoat.
James C. Hagerty, presidential
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Eden TuIks to Nehru,
Will See AIdrich
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Feb. II. Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden and
India's Prime Minister Nehru
met today and repeatedly dis
cussed the progress of secret
British talks with Russia on a
FormoSa cease-fire.
Sir Anthony arranged to see
United States Ambassador VIM
throp Aldrich at the Foreign
Office Immediately after his talk
with Mr.. Nehru.
The Foreign Office refused to
discuss details of British ex-
changes with Russia. A spokes-
man would only say "our con-
facts are continuing"
Evening star., 1955-02-11
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Pub-
Usher Albert E. Kahn. facing
Jail on a contempt charge over
data pertaining to a book writ
ten by former Communist Har-
vey Matusow, must decide today
whether to produce the material
before a Federal grand jury.
Federal Judge John w. Clancy
agreed yesterday to postpone the
start of a six-month sentence
for Kahn, if he produced the
records wanted by the grand
jury. 1t was believed that if
Kahn complies with the court
order by 4 pm. the jail SEN
tence will be rescinded.
Later yesterday Kahn showed
newsmen a 17l-page document,
purportedly a transcript of tape
recordings of discussions with
Matusow last November before
the actual writing of the book
t"False Witness") began.
Ex-Informer Quoted.
The document quoted Matu-
sow. 28-year-old former FBI in
former, to the effect that he
lied before various Congress
sional bodies such as the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities, as we'll as in court.
Matusow was further quoted
as saying he used fraudulent
propaganda material" in the
1852 election campaign to give
the impression that Senator
Mansfield, Democrat, of Mon
tana, and other Democrats were
Communist sympathizers.
Matusow, according to the
document, told his publishers
he had accused Owen baltimore,
controversial Far Eastern affairs
specialist, of being a Red" al
though he didn't know who
baltimore was.
Names COhn in Court.
Matusow said in Federal Court
yesterday that Roy M. Cohn
worked with him in preparing
false testimony Matusow gave
for the Government in a trial
Of 13 secondary Communists.
He testified at hearing on a
motion by the convicted Com
munists for a new trial.
This was the first time Matu-
sow told in open court the story
he first made public in an
affidavit January 81.
He elaborated by telling how
he said he first met Mr.. Cohn,
then an assistant United States
attorney, in a parked automobile
December II, 1851. and of later
making a round of night clubs
with him.
This was before Mr.. Cohn be-
came chief counsel of Senator
Joseph r. McCarthy's Senate
subcommittee and central fig
ure in the Army-McCa
hearings. Mr.. Cohn since has
resigned from the subcommittee.