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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13
War Widows Children
Urged to Study
Benefit Rights

With October checks. the Veterans
Administration mailed an important
pamphlet to widows. children and
dependent parents of men who died
as result of service in the armed
forces. The pamphlet is to notify
survivors receiving compensation
concerning their rights under the
Survivor Benefits Act. passed by the
last Congress. and effective January
L. 1887
It is designed to help survivors
decide whether TO elect the new
benefits or continue to re eiV e
cheeks under the old laws. Widows.
dependent parents, and guardians
OF children should not make hurried
decision because there is plenty Of
tine to elect the most favorable
lore range benefits. No payments
under the new act viii be made for
any period prior to January /,
1857 and any election received be-
fore July 2. 1857 will be made retro
active to the first day Of January,
1851.
Once an election is made for pay
mentS under the Survivor Benefits
act. there is no return to payments
under the old form of compensation
The new Law does not change pen
SI0nS payable to the widows and
children of veterans whose deaths
were not due to service.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13
Turkeys

Turkeys
With Thanksgiving delivery prices
already set. turkey prices should ba
about steady this week.
Virginia prices: Beltsyilles. Is 10
cents to Is cents: heavy hens. &c
cents. and heavy toms. % cents to
"a cents.
Hogs
Looks like we're still in the mid
die of the hog price transition period
from increasing to decreasing sup
ply, and improvement. if any. win
be slight.
It'll porbably reflect in minor
fluctuations in Virginia markets.
Receipts in the II major markets
were down one per cent last week
from the proceeding week. Virginia
markets showed Is to so cents
strength and western markets were
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13

Corn
Corn prices in Virginia should
hold about where they are for the
next week or SO.
Supplies in commercial areas are
enough to satisfy the need. but
aren't great enough to force the
price down.
Prices at the close of last week
were. Norfolk 81 .30-Sl.32: R c h
mond. sl.28; Petersburg. sl.33; and
Harlisonbllrg. for IA per cent mois-
ture corn. S145.
Substantial parts of the CONNER
'cial area crop have been harvested.
little early this year because OF
increasing use of machinery.
Broilers
Virginia markets should pick up a
cent or SO to adjust to outside mar
kets that improved some last week,
even though Virginia professors are
in the midst of turkey time.
Virginia S markets. with a Is per
cent bigger supply. and lot Of
turkeys, too, remained steady last
week at around IS IL cents
Georgia and North Carolina-with
no turkeys to consider picked up
a cent and a half to II cents, while
DelmarVa got up as high as l8
cents, two cents more than last
week.
We still have about 25 per cent
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13
Social Security Now at Age 81
Lovered Age Eligibility For Women
Starts NeiU Flo,u of Chez ks Newt Month

An estimated additional $50. 900
women across the nation will be
eligible to claim Social Security re-
tirement benefits this month as the
result OF lowering the retirement
age-eligibility from IS to 81.
Congress. in its last session. voted
the change which became effective
November l.. The first government
checks to women retiring at the
earlier age will go out in early De
cember
The 65-year retirement age re-
mains for men, but beginning next
July /. anyone eligible for social
security may receive full retirement
benefits at the age Of 50 if he is
permanently disabled.
Rates to Rise
Social security tax rates will go
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13
Nancy r. Ogburn, AZ
Rites at Cumberland

A gravesidr funeral service for
Miss Nancy Rebekah Oburn. -,
who died in Washington. D c.,
hospital Wednesday, Nov. 7. was
held Saturday afternoon i'll Grove
Methodist Church cemetery at Cum
berland
She was native Of Cumberland
county.
Surviving are sister. Mrs. Rich
ard Blanton. of Cumberland. and a
niece
The Rev. F. P Look and the Rev
T. P Reynolds officiated.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13

from contributions paid by the
worker and his employer.
Each"year an amount equal to the
conn buttons collected is approp-
rated to the old age and survivors
insurance trust fund. from which
the benefits and administrative eX-
penscs of the system are paid
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

the prospects for Virginia farm prices looked
Department Of Agriculture Friday
partmen with the warning that
predict prices andb right all the time
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13

Coal production in captive"
mines of U S Steel Corp. totaled
25, 1888 tons in 1855 making it the
largest private coal producer in the
nation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-13

about 25 cents lower ma make in DENIAL
Unu THANKSGIVING turkey other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

70 will head on most hazards


an occasional case Of ringWorm acquired from
a dog, and although intestinal parasites are
common in dogs, only few of these infect man.
Disease prevention calls for strict observ-
ance of the ordinary rules Of hygiene. espe-
cially washing hands before eating. The dog
should not be allowed to lick chld'S face -
if this happens. wash with soap and water.
Cats transmit fewer infections to man than
do dogs, but the same rules of hygiene apply
to living with them.
Psittacosis parrot fever) is viruS-disease
causing widespread epidemics among para
keets, parrots, finches, canaries and numerous
other species. Man can become infected by
contact or by inhaling the dust from contami-
mated cages. Prevention consists in acquiring
birds from reputable dealers whose stock has
been in quarantine and is free from infection.
Only Solution to Fur AIIersy
Sometimes pets are unjustly blamed for dis
eases they do not transmit, such as pinwormS.
And sometimes pets are themselves victims,
acquiring infections from humans.
Regrettably, a good number of people are
allergic to the fur or feathers of pets. For this
there is only one sensible solution: find new
home for the pet.
Since pets cannot know they can spread
disease, protection against infection is a
responsibility Of each member of the family
Following these few rules will reduce the
chances of trouble to minimum:
I. Have your veterinarian check the health Of
any new pet.
2. Vaccinate your dog against rabies.
et~ a
promptly as you would your doctor.
4. With pet in the house. obey the sound rule
of washing before meals.
Finally, remember that the benefits of hav-
ing pets far outweigh any risks. The chance
of infection from pet is considerably less than
from other members of the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

Your Pets
And Your Health
~ THOMAS O. q

It's a lucky home that has cat or
dog. IL you follow these rules
it will be safe one, too
Fortunate indeed is the boy or girl who has
household pet "a dog preferably. to my
mind, but a cat or a bird at least Some small
hazard must be recognized when any animal
takes up its abode in the house - but what
human activity is without hazard?
Dogs were the first wild animals to be
domesticated by cave men, and for the same
reason that we have dogs with US today - the
desire for pet. Those first dogs adapted
readily to mans needs, becoming creatures of
economic usefulness as we'll as pets. But long
residence in the home and close contact with
the family have made dogs susceptible to more
Of mans ailments than any other animal.
And of course they can in turn transmit these
diseases to other people.
Rabies Tor hydrophobia) is the most serious
affection charged against dogs Not all dogs
that bite people are rabid. and not all bites
from rabid animals result in Infection. For
tunately. your dog can be immunized against
rabies by veterinarian, thus protecting both
the dog and the family.
Dogs Get Mans Diseases
Dogs catch such human infections as diph-
liberia, scarlet fever and tuberculosis. but man
himself is the chief source Of human contagion
However, the dog should be kept out Of the
sick room. Occasionally dogs contract an
thrax, brucellosis (unduIant fever) salmonello-
sis Ia cause Of food poisoning in mani and
tularemia rabbit fever), but the dog seldom
spreads these diseases.
Leptosprosis infectious jaundice) is kid
ney infection of the dog which is increasing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Sutton Marks 40 Years
As District Firefighter

Willard H. Sutton today
marked his fortieth year as a
member of the District Fire
Department.
He has been its chief for the
last four and a half years. He
has seen plenty of major holo-
cauSts, including the blast which
laid him low that "black Thurs
day. of January, 1858.
But he still recalls the vivid
excitement of racing, as a small
boy. after the old horse-drawn
steamer wagons as they pound
ed mechanically through
the city streets to save lives and
property.
II used to go after them on
foot-we were too poor to af-
ford a bike" the 60-year-old
chief recalls. "And we lived right
down the street from old Engine
No. Is in Southwest, so there
weren't many fires / missed"
He decided then at a tender
age that the firefighter's life was
for him.
II even told a little falsehood
to get in under the age of 81"
Chief Sutton said. He Joined the
force as a probationary private
September 10, 1916.
And this was over the objec-
tons of his mother who long
ago asserted "a fireman is the
last thing on earth I want my
boy to be-"
Mother and son-both Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
CIV Seeks LOT
For Nurses Cars

George Washington Univer-
sity. trying to solve a problem
in recruiting nurses for its hos
pital, today asked the District
Board of Zoning Adjustment for
permission to establish an ga
automobile parking lot at the
northwest corner of Twenty-sec-
ond and H streets NV.
Henry w. Herzog, treasurer of
the university. said nurses are
now refusing jobs because the
parking lot provided for them is
six or seven blocks from the hos
pital at Twenty-fifth street and
New Hampshire avenue. The
distance, he said, is too far for
women going to and from work
at night.
Mr.. Herzog disclosed that the
university has hired the land
planning firm Of Henry Churchill
of Philadelphia to draft overall
plans for the university in con-
nection with the recent designa-
ton of its neighborhood as an
urban renewal area.
Also, he said, the university is
studying the possibility Of build
ing multi-story parking garages
in the area as part of its plan
ming to solve the parking needs
of its $4,000 students and 5000
staff members.
At present, he said, CIV pro-
vides TOO parking spaces. He
pointed out that proposals for
the city would require
the university to provide at least
1000 such spaces.
In another plea to the coming
board, Mr.. Herzog disclosed that
the university had bought the
four-story Marion Apartments at
the southwest corner of TWen-
tieth and H streets. and asked
permission to use the building
for the schools administrative
offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19

if the latter have some unusual
aspect
It's that urge to be on the
scene that nearly cost him his
life January Is, 1858. at a
Northeast battery store fire and
explosion. He had just left the
scene Of the Union Station train
wreck that morning. The ex-
ploSion kept him bedridden for
weeks.
But that was the first time in
80 years the chief took sick
leave. The only previous in
stance of hitting" the sick book
was as a deputy chiefs aide.
At that time while racing
across a lawn to an apartment
house blaze he tripped over a
garden wicket and broke his ell
how.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Council Vetoes
Griffith Stadium
Renewal Status
Supports Officials
Report Challenging
'BIiehted' Designation

Proposals to designate the
Ineighborhood of Grifiith Sta
dunn as an urban renewal area
to facilitate construction of a
proposed National Capital stadi-
um were opposed yesterday by
the District Urban Renewal
Council.
The council acted in approving
a subcommittee report. which
commended that "the area is
generally not considered to be
one of the worst deteriorated OF
blighted areas in the District"
| The report also pointed out
that the city's Urban Renewal
Operations Committee, composed
of city officials, also opposed
designation of the region as an
urban renewal area.
New Position Asked
The council also approved q
Recommendation from the Urban
Renewal Committee asking the
District Commissioners to seek
funds from Congress to estab-
IliSh a new job in the Urban
Renewal Office ito permit en-
lploying a qualified person to CO.
Ordinate the program indicated
as needed for urban renewal.
The departments budget pro-
posed the establishment of such
a job.
The plan to make the Griffith
Stadium neighborhood an urbar
renewal area came from Repre-.
Sentative Thompson, Democrat
of New Jersey. a member of the
Congress-eStablished st a diun
commission. The Redevelopment
Land Agency surveyed the area
at Mr.. Thompson'S request.
One other reason given by thu
council in opposing the sugges'
i ton was that there is no aSsur.
lance that the stadium commits.
sion will select the Griffith Sta.
Idium area as the site for a new
stadium"
Several Other Sites
Other locations considered fol
the proposed stadium are the
vacant land in front of the Dis
Itrict Armory at the west end Of
the East Capitol Street Bridge
the present site of the Natona
Training School for Boys OF
lBladensburg road NE, and Co.
llumbia Island, just across thu
Potomac.
The council also noted tina
complaints have been received
from representatives of the Ii
lDroit Park and Bloomingdall
Civic Associations concerning
1.-THE designation of the Griffith
stadium area as urban renewa
larea. 1t said the publicity giver
this proposal has already af.
fected property values and thu
!, stability of the neighborhood."
\ The council also Endorsed {
proposal that "the method util
lied in proposing and publi'
Ching" the Griffith Stadium ares
sis not in the best interest of thu
neighborhood involved, and thu
council should attempt to elimi'
nate future proposals being made
in a similar manner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Affidavits
On Addicts Sought
Gusch and DC.
Heads to Meet
Tomorrow

> United States Attorney Oliver
Gasch will meet at 5 pm. to-
morrow with the District Com
missioners to seek removal Of
the AFFIDAVIT requirement in reg
ulations governing the picking
up of suspected dope users.
Under a regulation promul-
gated by the Commissioners, a
policeman who suspects a user
must swear out an affidavit OUT
lining the reasons for his sus-
picion before District General
Hospital authorities may issue q
pickup" order for hospitaliza-
ton Of the suspect.
Police have complained that
this requirement represents an
obstacle in that notaries are not
always readily available at all
hours of the night.
Labeled Unnecessary
Il think the affidavit require
ment is unnecessary" Mr.. Gasch
said yesterday, following con-
ference with Chief of Police
Murray and Deputy Chief Lutz.
The prosecutor declared the
requirement adopted by the
Commissioners was not written
into the statute governing the
new compulsory disqualification
law.
So long as probable cause" to
believe the suspect addicted is
present. legal requirements are
satisfied without affdavits, Mr..
GaSch stated.
Less Time to Vanish
Were the requirements stricken.
the time lapse between the first,
encounter between the suspect
and the policeman and his ulti-
mate disqualification would be
lessened, thus giving the suspect
less time to go underground.
AS a means of maintaining
complete control over the sus-
lpect, the Council on Law En-
forcement has suggested the law
be changed to allow police to
take a suspect directly to the
hospital without first getting a
pickup order.
But Mr.. GaSch yesterday ex-
pressed an idea at variance with
this.
| IT am opposed to the type of
law under which a policeman
lean grab you because he thinks
you are an addict" the prosecu-
tor told reporters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Sharpe Sees Moderation
Needed for Integrotion

! indignation. Mr.. Gerber sale
that they have been and that
witnesses will testify to this
effect.
Mr.. Sharpe was asked by Rep
reSentative Williams about
truancy problems. but said he
would have to submit statistics
Sex Difficulties Discussed
The board president was asked
about whether there have beer
sex difficulties in the schoo,
system. He replied that there
had been isolated cases" Of
complaints of sex misbehavioi
involving faculty members.
He was questioned specifically
about the School Boards action
in accepting the recent resigna-
ton of the principal of Shaw
Junior High School after he ha6
been charged With sex offenseS
involving four boy students.
Mr.. Gerber asked why the
board had not fired the principa,
instead of waiting for his resig-
nation.
Mr.. Sharpe replied that the
board had acted in the light Of
all the circumstances and thai
the principal had been a sick
man and sent to a sanitarium.
The ex-principal, L. Roscoe
Evans, resigned May 81.
At least seven principals
have been summoned to testify
before the subcommittee.
A large number of additional
school officials and teachers, as
well as some parents and other
outsiders, are expected to bt
asked to appear during the
hearings. Representative Davis
has not stated how long tht
ioOooAOAAo Will COllJuluc.
\ Questioned Previously
1 All those summoned so fal
already have been questioned
Extensively in closed session bJ
members Of special three-mar
investigating staff.
Others listed to testify today
besides Mr.. Sharpe were Hugf
IS. Smith, principal of jefferson
Junior High School; Miss Mar
Igaret Moore. principal of H. D
Cooke Elementary School, anC
Mrs. Helen r. Mcguire, prin.
/ cipal Of Davis Elementar,
School.
/ Also already on the roster arr
Principals Wilmer F.. Bennett O
Hine Junior High School anc
Arthur Storey Of MacFarlanC
Junior High. for tomorrow. anC
Mrs. Elva c. Wells of Roosevelt
High School and Mrs. Willie A
Dodson Of Eliot Junior High fol
Friday.
I Names Of other prospective
witnesses have not been disclosed
Tight Lid Kept on Plans
Mr.. Davis and the investigat.
ing staff have kept a tight lid OF
plans for conduct Of the hear
ings Mr.. Davis has not stateC
publicly what. If any. concretl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP
Agency Serves Others
As Well as Poor

You don't have to be poor to
appreciate help from a United
Givers Fund agency.
The parents of Jack Costello
had paid whatever the doctors
asked, in a two-year attempt to
find a cure for their child. Jack.
from the time he was ga, had
suffered from monthly fevers.
None of the specialists seemed
able to halt them. Every month,
almost like clockwork. Jack
would develop a high fever.
A stay at John Hopkins Hos
Ipital failed to find the cause or
work a cure.
Then the doctors decided what
Jack needed was to be away
from home, to mingle with a lot
of other children. Jacks parents
sent him to the Children'S Con-
Ivalescent Home, now a United
Givers Fund agency. They visited
him regularly, watched him play
with the other children.
Three months later, Jack came
home. His fevers had diminished.
They gradually disappeared al
together.
Today, at IL, he is a tennis
champ, winner in doubles COM
petition and runnerup in singles
in the junior division at Ken
wood Country Club.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Costello, of 4801 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, say they are
$50 grateful to the Children's
Convalescent Home our debt is
lunpayable."
They paid full rates at the
home, but they know the mean
ing of the service only such q
place can give. They know the
human story behind today'S
campaign for dollars for the
United Givers Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19

ington born-still live together
with the chiefs wife Louise at
3014 Twenty-sixth street NE.
From probationer to top fire.
fighter. Chief Sutton has given
his personal attention to scores
of blazes, large and small. Even
since being chief he has a rep
utation for showing up on the
foreground of many little" two
alarmers and some one alarmerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
CRABGRASS WAS running

CRABGRASS WAS running
riot in the lawn at the right
of Mr.. Chesley's house, and
there was a good crop at the
left, too.
ITS always a good time to
attack crabgrass," he said.
Right now, for example, the
seed tops ought to be
gathered. You can do that
when you NOV, with a grass
catcher on your mower. Crab
grass comes up every year
from the seeds, and the more
seed you can remove the less
crabgrass you'll have next
year"
Mr.. Chesley moved around
to the rear yard, dotted with
fruit trees and flowers, and
sat down in a lawn chair.
I'VE spend a lot of time
out here in the yard" he
said. If you have a good
tough lawn, you don't have
to worry about bare spots"
There were none.
If you have a bad problem
now" he went back to crab
grass, you ought to get after
1T just as the seedlings are
coming up next spring. A good
commercial crabgrass killer
the kind that doesn't turn
the other grasses brown-will
do the job if it's done early
enough. If you wait until it
gains Roadway, you'll need
several applications.
And another thing I do
or don't do-to keep the crab
grass out. I never water nv
lawn. You might get it
soaked down to an inch or
so, and that helps only the
crabgraSS. which has Short
roots. The good grass needs
natures own soaking.
There's one now"
Mr.. Chesley reached down
and pulled out a tiny sprig of
crabgrasS. Every time 1
walk over the lawn and spot
one getting started" he said.
II pull it out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19

TODAY

The National Conference
on Citizenship concludes in
Hotel Statler.
The National Association
Of Bank Auditors and Com
ptrollers continues its meet
ings in the Shoreham and
Sheraton-Park Hotels.
The National Research
Council begins a four day
Conference on the Evalua-
ton Of Pharmacotherapy in
Mental ILLNESS in the Hotel
Statler.