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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Mrs. VIM. Lancaster
Rites To Be Friday
Lifelong Resident
Died W ednesday, 80

Funeral services will be held
Friday for Nrs Mary f. Hancs
Lancaster, 80. who died Wednes-
day morning, March %. after
several weeks Of declining health.
The Rev j. A. Vache Will con-
duct the services in John Memoir
ial Episcopal church at 1890
O'Clock Friday morning Inter-
ment will be in Westview ceme-
terry.
MIS-. Lancaster the daughter Of
Walter T. and Matte Talley
HaneS. was born in Cumberland
county at her maternal home.
'VlcWmOnt, near Columbia on
September 25, 1866. She attended
private schools and was one of
the first students at The STATE
Female Normal School after its
establishment in 1884. On Deem
Der IA, 1887, she married the late
William LeGrande Lancaster, who
served many years as Common
Wealth's attorney of Cumberland
county before moving to Farm
vile IN 1918.
Mrs. Lancaster was a member
of Johns Memorial Episcopal
church IN which she took an act
i've part for many years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
j. B Wall. Of Falmville. and
seven sons. John A. Lancaster,
Edwin P Lancaster. j Guy Ian
caster Harry v Lancaster, Of
Farmville. w Hanes Lancaster.
of johnson City, Tenn, William
L. Lancaster of Chattanooga
Tenn. and stephen M. Lancaster
Of Ridley Park, Pa, ten grand
children, and five great-grand-
children Also, two sisters MIS-.
w. w Adams, of New Canton
and Mrs. George Jefferics, of
Columbia Va.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Western Auto
Store Damaged
In Fire Monday
Owner Hopes To
Reopen Business
Within One Month

The owner of the Western Auto
Associate Store RACED by fire here
Monday night said he hoped to
be back in business within a
month to six weeks
James B. Clark a.d today that
as soon as an inventory Of the
damaged stock was completed he
plans to move out every item IN
The store which will be turned
over to a salvage company
Fixtures too. he SAID, W Il be re-
moved and repaired while the in
terror of tie store is being worked
on. Then we'll move back in with
complete new stock" Clark SAID
there was slim possibility he
would reopen within a month or
SIX weeks at the outside I'VE
nope we won't be out longer than
that"
Clark said he would also en-
large the sales floor before the
store opens again.
R4ta.k value of the stock was
placed at approximately So 600.
Much OF the stock was damaged
by smoke Flames and water took
lesser toll The loss was covered
by insurance
Two Lynchburg statesmen. Z. E.
Lucado and c. B. Phillips spotted
the flames while walking down
Main Street. The alarm was
turned in at about 7 D. m. from
an adjoining drug store.
Quick action by Farmvllle fire
men confined flames to the rear
Of the store. The blaze was under
control within 25 minutes. and
was believed to have started in an
office space.
Fire Chief Claude Butcher said
no appreciate damage was done
to the brick building. which is
owned by the N, B. Davidson
estate
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30

Iolsinger. staff president, will vel
come visiting doctors. Invitations
have been sent to 500 Southside
doctors.
Dr. Charles w. Scott. district
president will address the assem-
blage at the first technical session
at 245 pm. on tuberculosis
Problems as of Today
The Duke specialists will follow,
Dr. Julian NJ Ruffin, professor of
medicine. speaking on Medical
Management of Peptic Ulcer at
1 pm.
The institute will conclude with
a ) p m. annual business meeting
Of the district members Regis
tration for the day opens at pm
Twelve laboratory. supply and
service organizations will present
an exhibit of professional interest
which Will be viewed at mid-after-
noon
Dr. Charles l.. Baird. of the hos
pltal staff here, is program comm
ttce chairman for the event, serv-
ing with Drs F. R Crawford
A. Tyree Finch w P Terry and
Roy B HargroVe, Jr.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Finals Speakers
Are Announced

Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster. president
emeritus of Longwood College. will
deliver the address al the Longwood
commencement exercises 10 be held
in Jarman Auditorium. June 3. Dr..
Jarman Auditorium. June 8. Dr..
Lancaster retired as president Of the
college last July
The Rev A Purnell Bailey. pastor
of Centenary Methodist Church in
Richmond. will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon. While a chaplain
with the First Cavalry Division dur
ing World War H. Rev Bailey was
the first Christian minister to broad
cast a service over the Japaneses
radio network. He now has national
daily broadcast, Daily Bread anC
writes syndicated newspaper
column, Bread of Life
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Easter COloring
Contest Winners

Judges poured over 106 en-
tries IN New berry's second an
nual Eas tel Coloring Contest
Wednesday night and came up
with eight winners in two age
groups
Prize winners we're: Jackie Fer
euson, of FarmVille and Nancy
Adams, Of Bucklngham James
Harvey. III, Of Cullen and Gre
sorry Chapman. Of Falmville, in
the to 6 age group.
IN tho 7 to II age group, the
winners were Sandra Jean Har-
vCy, of Cullen. Elaine King. Of
kcySyille, Blair Garnet, of Rice
and Junior M tchell Of Arvonia
Tho younger boys and gals won
giant size Easter Bunnys while
the older girls won a new Easter
outfit and the boys a complete
baseball outfit
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
529 EnrOllees Make
Elementary P-TA's
Drive Success

y total of $40 parents and teach
ers have enrolled in the Fallnville
Elementary School P-TA, conclud-
ing a most successful member
ship drive, Blanton B. Hamburg,
president. has announced.
About half of the total mem
bership affiliated after the drive
began on March g. The drive for
members ended March 90
Miss Agnes Watkins Fifth
grade had 100 per cent paid up
parents and will be rewarded with
picnic by the P-TA later in the
spring Mrs. joel Watkins. Jr. s
Sixth grade was a close second
with an enrolment percentage of
parents of 80.
The enthusiasm of parents.
teachers and even the children
provided the effort with tremend-
Gus success" President Hamburg
reported
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
County Sends Three
TO Military Service

Edward Olean Womack, David
Lee Hodges and Hozle Lee Wat
son are the last three county
men To enter military service
through the Selectlye Service Of
flee here, a board announcement
states.
Womack was drafted into the
Navy. While Hodges and Watson
volunteered for induction, the
former going into Naval service
the latter into the Army The
county was to supply four during
March. but a fourth selectee was
rejected after examination.
The county has a call for three
men during April, Mrs r. w
wilkins board clerk, said today
tEr three places will be fillec
through voluntary inductions.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Sunrise Service Here
Opens at I On Steps
OF College Library

A community Easter Sunrise
service, with DR.. Ben R. Lacy.
Jr, college church pastor, as
speaker, Will be held on the steps
at Longwood College library Sun
day at 7 a. m.
The annual service will be spon-
sored again by the Youth Council
of Farmville churches, and coun-
Gil members representing the va
rious churches Will conduct the
service. These include Daphne
Shepard. Barclay Woodward.
George Longsworth Mortimer
Leete and Allen Dahl.
A choir of young people from
the cooperating churches VIII pre-
sent special music. The public is
invited to the outdoor service
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Amelia Legion
Post Elects
Morris Commander

American Legion Post 81, Amelia
which was rcorgan,aed earlier this
month, met Thursday to elect off
GERS.
Elected commander WAS Bernard
+. Morris. OthC.' officers named
were Worth Mcmillan. first vice
commander. r. c. Claypool second
vice commander. John H Fuller.
adlutant George Ashman. chaplain
c. w Dickerson Finance officer:
J. A. Lynn. sergeant at arms;
George O. Hardy, Jr.. service Off
Ger. and Alexander Jones. chairman
OF the membership committee.
A comfy wide membership drive IS
HOW underway by The Post. Veterans
aTc urged tn contact any officer
named or post member.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
North Carolina
Pastor TO Lead
w es!eyan Revival

The Rev. Watson c. Black. of
Ashcville, N. c. will be guest at a
six-day series of revival services at
the Buckingham Wesleyan Metho-
dist Church near Arvonia.
The services begin April = at 7.45
p. m. and will continue through April
8 with two services that day, at II
a. m. and 7:30 p m. according to the
pastor Rev. Lewis F Crockerill
Congregational singing will be led
by Charles King, Of Arvonia with
special music by Nh King and Mrs.
Cockerlll.
The Church is located on U. S. Is.
two miles south Of Arvonia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
st. Theresc's Church
Holy Week Services

Holy Week services at st. Ter
cse's Catholic Church. Farmville
have been announced by the Rev.
Louis Gelhaus. CPS. assistant
pastor They arc
Holy THURSDAY Evening Mass
Of the Lords Supper. 3 80 pm
aond Hours, Of Alteration. Z 10 Il
pm Good FRIDAY Hours Of Adcr
atlon. ! 4. III . to !, y NJ and tho
Passion and Death Of Our Lord at
$50 pan
Confessions both Thursday and
Friday at 5 p IN The Easter Mass
Will be conducted at 10 m. The
Rev Mr. Gelhaus invites all wish
ing to commemorate these last
events Of en- Lord : Its tc Us with
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
State Guernsey
Breeders Meet
Here Wednesday
New Hampshire
Club President
Addresses Group

Promotions backed with dollars.
closer consumer fellowship" and
wider acceptance of the work Of
herd improvement associations
were the answers to dairymens'
problems given by the executive
directors of the American Guer-
nnsey Cattle Club here Wednes-
day.
Karl B Musser, the Peterbor-
ough. N H. veteran of 35 years
in the industry, gave these sug-
gestions in his address as the Vir-
ginia Guersney Breeders Associ-
alton, Inc. held its annual meet
ing at Hotel Weyanoke.
Musser said he thinke industry
problems will continue for several
years more. but added times Of
economic difficulty have a way OF
seeking each of us to teach and
discipline US
Wants More DHIA
He also pointed out that dairy
men have big job to do in getting
the IA per cent of the country'S
herds not in DHIA organizations
interested Let's not go to sleep
IN this case like we did as long as
butter vas protected against oleo-
margarine" MuSser said n a
hard-hittlng talk
Right now Virginia interests
are promotion minded. and that's
a good thing" he said You might
as we'll face up TO it, no matter
how few COWS you have-aS the
industry goes, so you go He
pointed to the growing COMPETE
ton and financial promotions of
such items as dry milk. in asking
dairymen to get behind promotion
campaigns for fluid milk. When
We sell fluid milk, the surplus
problems disappear. he said.
Musser also presented r Ct,
Connolly former Extension Ser
vice specialist now executive
secretary of the Virginia Mix
Producers Federation, with
certificate of award from the
/ American Cattle Club for Con-
nelly's work on behalf of dairy
industry in Virginia
Brinkley Here
Parke c. Brinkley. Virginia
commissioner of agriculture, was
an observer guest for the one-day
meeting, and spoke briefly. Brink
ley told them; We're WORKING
for you folks and other Virginians
in agriculture. We need youl
ideas, your suggestions and cIiti-
cismS.
w N Patterson. Associate EX-
tension Dairyman at VPI. pre-
Sented the afards made annually
by The Association for breeding
results. Judging competence and
cooperation with the State Fair.
The $3.50 scholarships for VPI
dairy course students We're also
announced.
Other vents included: an adj
dress by Association President
FL j Haga. Of Bristol; the re-
port of Secretary K M. Mace,
OF RICHMOND, and announcement
of production leaders for 1855 by
A NJ Mackay, field representa-
tie of the American Guernsey
Cattle Club at Frederick. Md.
Five directors were named: two
by re- election, w Clark Fleming,
Jr. Of Norfolk. and George A.
McKesson, Of Richmond. New
directors are f. l.. Talbot, Glover
dale. w. Z. jefferson. Pcnnhook,
and r. Duyal Dickinson. Fredcr-
ICksburg.
George w Palmer, Of Green
BAY is a member of the board of
d rcctors until 1857
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
No Herald Monday
But Retail Stores
Will Remain Open

The Herald will mt publish
its usual 1ueSday edition neat
~erk The plant will he closed
through Monday 80 that Herald
employees may etnjcy tho Easter
holidays. Publication will resume
with the regular Friday edition.
All government offices as well
as Town and County offices will
be open as usual Monday. The
Retail Trade Committee Chair
man. Boyd Balm. said retail
stores would be open Monday aud
t1.e the:r hoNday Memorial Dsy.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Duke University Specialists
TO Address Medical Institute

Duke University medical school
specialists VIII discuss peptic ulcer
from the medical and surgical
viewpoints during the Spring In
stitute of the Fourth District. Med
ical Society of Virginia, at South
side Community Hospital Tuesday.
April g.
The afternoon program will be
presented in conjunction with the
staff of the hospital. and Dr.. II B .
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Farm Bureau to Hear
Delegate J. ii. Daniel

DELEGATE John II. Daniel VII
discuss conservation and develop
nnent of water resources as guest
50 akcr at Prince Edward
County Farm Bureau membership
meeting Friday night. April 6, at
s O'Clock III the Court House here.
An explanation of Farm Bureau
Insurance protection VIII be made
by another visiting speaker. Otis
w, Nuchols, claims superinten-
dent of Farm Bureau Mutual in
surance Company
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
COMMUNITY SERVICES

Tho Rev. Charles @. Kidd
Methodist minister. Will preach to-
night Thursday at The Commu-
nifty Holy Week service in the Bap-
list Church at 8 p. m. DR.. Otis
McClung, Baptist pastor. will
preach at Friday night 8 ccnclud-
Ing ser .ces.a the s5-.ts.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
POST IN" TPATo MEET

Post M Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION. of Farmville, will eject
officers and directors and discuss
forthcoming business during its
annual meeting tonight CThUs-
day in the town council chamber
at 8 O'Clock
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Red Lures Mean Death
To Refugees, Probe Told

that the other flier, Anatolt
Borrow. was alive. But he sale
he didn't believe this.
Vladimir Petrov, a former So
Wet agent in Australia who de-
Ifected in 1854. has written that
Borrow was shot after returning
Ito Russia.
In his book, Empire of Fear"
Mr.. Patrov wrote that Borrow
was jailed for eight months for
questioning and when they had
finished with him they shot him
without letting him see his wife
and son again."
Mr.. Pirogov testified that for
mer Soviet Ambassador Alexan-
der Panyushkin told Borrow that,
although his detection was a
crime, he would be sentenced to
only two years in jail if he re-
turned to Russia.
The witness said Borrow tried
TO talk him into going back too.
Another Russian refugee. who
was not identified, testified that
two members of the Soviet dele
cation to the United Nations re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
By the Associated Press

Two congressional investigat.
ing committees took a hard looh
yesterday at the current Com
munist drive to lure Iron Curtain
refugees back to their home.
lands.
The Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee heard a former
Russian airman declare that
Soviet promises to those who
have taken asylum in the West
ARE only a lure to death"
The House Committee on Un.
American Activities took testi-
mony from Post Office and Gus
toms officials that the Commu-
nists are stepping up a program
OF mailing propaganda appeals
to refugees in the United States
Peter Pirogov, a Red airman
who detected in 1949, told the
Senate group he challenges the
Russians to prove that a fellow
pilot who returned to Russia
after fleeing with him is still
alive.
Mr.. Pirogov, who now lives in
Alexandria. said a Soviet En-
baSSy official told him last fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
d. Pays More
For School Site

The District will go $1,7O0
higher than the appraised value
to acquire a small apartment
house blocking construction Of
a school at Sixth and Chesa-
peake streets Sc.
The Commissioners decided to
pay a little more than the APP
praised $44,500 sum in the in
terests of saving time and the
expense of possible litigation to
acquire the property.
The owners of the three story,
six-unit apartment building at
419 Chesapeake street Sc, had
held out for $4,000.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
ILaughlin worried a bit about
whether the action was setting
bad precedent. But his aides
and colleagues pointed out that
the asking price was only 3 per
cent above the appraised value.
The urgency of getting an ele-
mentary school built at that
location also was emphasized.
The new 936-pupil structure
lis planned for a total site area
of slightly more than three acres.
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MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
IS UP IN AIR ABOUT IT ALL

PARIS tF1.-Nicolas Benjamin, man without
country Travelled $4,000 weary miles to nowhere
And he's still flying
On June 8, Mexico expelled him. He denounced as
mpoSter by the Roman Catholic Church for masquerade
ing as the Rev. Georges Gabriel
Born in Turkey before the of the century Ben
amin apparently belonged to what is Lebanon as well
as anyone could figure it,
The Mexicans packed him aboard plane bound for
Paris and Beirut En- route he destroyed his identity papers,
air line officials said
At Beirut Lebanese authorities wouldn't let him stay
Back he went to Paris by Air France plane. kept
at ory Field while obtained from the
lean Embassy.
Then Air France and Benjamin departed more for
Beirut. Lebanon still didn't want him. He arrived in
Paris yesterday
The French tucked him aboard another plane last night
bound back to Mexico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
So Billion Slash
Seen in Debt Limit
By the Assoclated press

Senator Byrd. Democrat OF
Virginia. says Secretary of the
Treasury Humphrey has agreed
to a So billion decrease in the
temporary ceiling on the national
debt.
Senator Byrd, who heads the
Senate Finance Committee, said
in a statement yesterday he will
propose a reduction in the CELL
ing, effective July /. from the
present 1921 billion to $278
billion.
This would be the first reduce
ton made in the debt ceiling for
10 years. Senator Byrd said. II
am hoping that next year a
further reduction can be made
and will work to that end"
The Treasury has estimated
a surplus in the present fiscal
year of about $l.8 billion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Virginiun Reelected
By Apple Institute

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., June
IA Rl.-C. B. Lewis of Riverton,
N. j.. was elected yesterday to
his second term as president of
the National Apple Institute.
Most. other top officers also
were reelected at the windup of
the Institutes annual meeting
here. They included E. Black
burn Moore. Berryville. IA,
board chairman. N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

tice. Mr.. Siskind also had been
active in party affairs.
Under the craftsmanship of
the late Senator Clyde Hoey,
Democrat of North Carolina, the
subcommittee was exploring Mr..
Boyle's connections with a re-
construction finance corp. loan
to the American Lithofold Corp.
which had hired Mr.. Siskind as
its lawyer and for which Mr..
Boyle also had been counsel.
Mr.. Siskind protested vigor-
ously = and was overruled -
against the subcommittee'S de-
mand that he name % clients
he had taken over after pur-
chasing Mr.. Boyle's law prac-
tice when Mr.. Boyle went with
the Democratic national COM
mittee.
The official transcript of a
nearing on September 26. 1851,
records Mr.. Nixon as backing
Senator Hoey's ruling that Mr..
Sisklnd must name the clients,
tell what he did to earn fees
from them, and list each Gov
eminent agency he had con-
tacted for them. Mr.. Hoey called
that a unanimous decision" by
the subcommittee.
Transcript Is Quoted
The transcript quotes Mr..
Nixon: The public generally is
entitled to know what attorneys
represent concerns who are
operating before Government
agencies. And 1 cannot under
stand why there would be any
reluctance at all on the part of
Mr.. Siskind or any other at
torney to give information which
the public is entitled to know"
The same transcript quotes an
exchange between Mr.. Nixon
and Mr.. Boyle on the following
day. Mr.. Boyle had said that
while a volunteer worker for the
Democratic committee he had
telephoned the RFC to arrange
an appointment for American
Lithofold's president.
Mr.. Nixon demanded whether
Mr.. Boyle agreed with a state
ment by then President Tru-
man that, as Mr.. Nixon phrased
it, "a voluntary worker for the
national committee should not
attempt to exercise influence in
behalf of a client"
Mr.. Boyle replied that the job
with the national committee ibid
not deprive me of my means of
livelihood to appear in any way,
as long as it was proper"
"In this instance agree with
the President rather than with
yOu," Mr.. Nixon replied
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check into the tragedy. Coroner
Ollie Harris of Shelby impanelled
a jury to investigate the mlshap.
w. G. MCGEE. a Piedmont Of
fetal. said there is not a way
in the world the door could have
been forced open by pressure and
the door is not something you
can just bump against and
open"
The airline said the door is
fastened by three bayonet-type
latches and that an attendant
checks them through small glass
windows before takeoff. He also
said a red light comes on in the
pilots cabin if the latches are
not fastened.
Mr.. MCGEE said none of the
"a passengers saw the mishap
except one man, who said he
saw Fruits heels going out the
door,
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Gently tried to persuade him to
return to Russia.
The members Of the U. N. dele
CATION were not named but the
subcommittee said the FBI had
been given their identity.
At the House committee hear
ing, Irving Fishman. deputy col
Ilector of customs in New York.
estimated that 5 million pieces
lof printed Communist propa-
Iganda came into this country
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

The couple. married Tuesday
In York. S. c., were on theiI
honeymoon to Asheville to meet
Mrs. Pruitt's parents.
Bride Under Doctors Care
Mrs. Pruitt. under a doctors
care at her parents home, said
her husband got up to go to the
mems room during the flight
She added:
Il heard it was a little
while after that /. /. a big whooSh
The wind was screaming in
Somebody said the door hac
blown off.
Il though Oren was in the
mems room still. Nobody got up
was afraid to look back there
And then a stewardeSs came
to my seat and sat down beside
me. I knew then. Nobody evel
told me anything. I don't know
what happened. just know HI
was gone"
Capt. B. B. Slaughter of Win.
ston-Salem. the pilot, said the
flight was about 20 minutes out
of Charlotte en- route to Ashe
vile when the mishap occurred
Capt. Slaughter, flying since
1899. said he had never hearc
OF a plane door of this type
coming open accidentally.
Team Sent to Scene
Piedmont Airlines sent an in
quiry team to the scene immedi,
ately. c. A. Murray, a Civi
AeronauticS Administration in
Spector. came to Asheyille e