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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-20

to which such license is to be trans
ferred. Such application shall be ac-
companied by fee of fifty cents.
In the event that any license
plate issued under the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be lost or NUT
Hated. or shall become illegible. the
person who is entitled thereto shall
make immediate application for and
obtain a duplicate OF substitute
therefor upon furnishing informal
ion of such fact satisfactory to the
cents. An owner having once ap-
Piled for and received a duplicate
or substitute license plate. shall nor
be entitled to apply again for and
receive a duplicate or substitute IL
cense plate during the license year
for which the original license plate
was issued
/ No person. firm or corporation
to whom license plate has been
issued, as provided for in this ordi
nance. shall give. loan. rent, sell
assign. or transfer such license
plate to another or permit another
/ to use said license plate during the
license year for which said license
plate IS issued Nor shall any per
/ son, firm or corporation use the Ii
cense plate issued to another or
duplicate same.
! Every person who violates any
provision of this ordinance Shall be
guilty of a miSdemeanor and. upon
conviction thereof, shall be pun
iShed by fine of not less than
five dollars S. 90 nor more than
five hundred $500 00l. and trial of
all violators of this ordinance shall
be enforced by proceedings before
the Trial Justice Court of Amelia
County IN the manner and Wlth-ike
right OF appeal as is provided III
mlSdemeanor cases. and the police
of Amellca County. the Sheriff and
his deputy or deputies. are hereby
authorized and directed to issue a
summons i'll writing to yiolators Of
this Ordinance for their appearance
before said Court: and upon the ser
vices of said summons. The person
charged with the offence shall give
his written promise to appear at
the time and place designated in
said summons Every person who
wilfully violates his written promise
to appear shall be guilty of a VIC
lation Of this ordinance which shall
be in addition to the charge upon
which he was originally su m
monSed
Nothing herein shall be construed
as preventing on forblddIng the
naming or designation Of the Treas
urer or Clerk of this County as
Agent" for the purposes set out
herein and, in which case, no bond
shall be required other than their
official bond
1t is ordered by the Board Of Su-
perVisorS OF Amelia County Viz
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collected whenever any license
| plates are issued after the fifteenth
day of January in any license year
/ ANY person holding a current reg
istration certificate and license
plate who disposes of the vehicle
| for which it was issued and does
not purchase another vehicle may
surrender the registration certifi-
cate and license plate to the Board
of Supervisors with a sworn state
| ment that the vehicle for which the
license plate was issued had been
sold. and may request refund
| from said Board for the unused
portion of the fee paid The Board
of Supervisors shall refund to the
applicant one-half of the total cost
of the registration certificate and
license plate if application for such
refund is made prior to the first
day of October of the current Ii
cense year. but such refund shall
only be one-third of such total cost
when the application( therefor is
made subsequent to the first day Of
October of the current license year
No refund shall be made when APP
plication therefor is made after the
first day of January of the current
license year
The license year under the terms
of this ordinance shall commence
on the first day of April and shall
expire on the thirty first day of
March of the following calendar
year. However. this ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon
its passage and all persons, firms
or corporations owning a motor We
hlcle, regularly housed or stored or
kept in the County of Amelia and
used or intended to be regularly op-
Grated upon the streets and high
ways in said County. to which this
ordinance is applicable. shall, with
III two ~ weeks after the passage
of said ordinance. make application
for the license herein prescribed for
the year ending the thirty first day
of March 1857, and the license tax,
subject to any pro-ration provided
for herein. shall be paid, and a Ii
cense plate obtained. all as pro-
Vided for herein.
The license plates issued to the
icensee shall be displayed with the
State license plate at the front or
rear of the vehicle affected.
ANY owner who sells or transfers
a registered motor vehicle, previ-
ously registered under the provis-
ions Of this ordinance, may have the
license plate and the registration
number thereon. assigned to another
vehicle of like design and titled in
such owners name, upon appli-
cation to the Agent on forms provid-
ing for the name and address of
the applicant and a description of
the motor vehicle for which such
license has been issued as we'll as
a description of the motor vehicle
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80 - -
NOTICE TO ALI. RESIDENTS
AND CIT II EMS OF AMELIA
COUNTY.
PIE hSE TAKE NOTICE that the
Ieli,Ting County Ordinance was
proposed and introduced at the reg
nlaf meeting Of the Boasa Of Super
tisors Of Amelia County. held
March l2th 1875: that. pursuant to
the various Sections OF the 1855
Code mentioned therein. and all ath-
er applicable statutes. said Board
Of Supervisors proposes to adopt
said ordinance at its regular June
Meeting which Meeting is to be
held on june llth, 1856. commenc-
ine at M in the Courthouse al
Amelia, Vhainia
BE TT RESOLVED by the Board
Of Supervisors Of Amelia County
VIRGINIA, ~ its regular monthly
meet held March 18th. 1855. ali
Of tine members thereof being pres
ent and vOtng for sa;d Resolution.
plusHans 70, Tile Is, Chapter 3.
Section A6 "a as amended and re-
enacted at the 1855 Session Of the
General Assembly Of Virejnia. and
pursuant 10 Title Is, Chapter i.
Section 3. rs amended and re-
enacted n 1854 chat the following
County Ordinance be adopted
There IS hereby imposed a license
las ppon every person nm or cor
pora!ion owning a motor Vehicle in
clad'ae bJt not limited 10 automo-
b.les trucks and motorcycles. regu-
larly housed OF stored or Kept in
iha County q Amelia and used or
intended ia be feeularly operated
upon the streets or highways in SAID
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-20

shall direct, Upon the payment of
the license tax. said Agent shall
issue to the applicant a license
plate for such motor vehicle.
All fees and monies collected for
the license certificates and license
plates Shall be delivered or paid
monthly to the Treasurer Of Amelia
County with a record of all motor
vehicle licenses issued. The Com
missioner Of Revenue of said Coun-
ty shall also be supplied regularly
with a record of all motor vehicle
licenses issued. Said fees and mon
les shall be deposited by the Treas
urer of Amelia County in the same
manner as that prescribed for other
county monies.
On each and every automobile
and on all vehicles commonly
known as 'Pick-ups". with a rated
carrying capacity of not more than
ee-quarters t3-4) tons. to which
this ordinance is applicable. there
shall be a tax Of seven and one
half S7.50l dollars per annum. and
on each and every panel truck. to
which this ordinance is applicab Bile.
there shall be a tax of five $500
dollars per annum. and on each and
every motorcycle, motor scooter.
and vehicles of like design. to which
this ordinance is applicable. there
shall be a tax of two and one half
81 so dollars per annum.
One-half of the annual tax herein
before prescribed shall be collected
whenever any license plates are is
sued during the period beginning on
the first day of October in any year
and ending on the fifteenth day of
January in the same license year.
and one-third of such fee shall be
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ginia. that the foregoing proposed
ordinance be published once a week
for four successive weeks in The
Farmville Herald. a newspaper hav-
ing general circulation IN Amelia
County and there being no news
paper published in said County
that the Sheriff Of this County posi-
a copy of said proposed ordinance
at the front door Of the Courthouse
at Amelia and at each postoffice in
said County the same to be done
Immediately and said Sheriff shan
certify in writing and under oath
that he has fully complied with the
directions and orders contained
herein: and that Section Is of the
1850 Code of Virginia and as amen
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is now gathering a list of perform
er-voluntee-S. She said places are
still open but persons must contact
her not later than this week.
A food sale Will be included as
part of the event with home baked
cakes. pies. cookies, candy for sale
or to eat then, together with hot
dogs, hamburgers. coffee and soft
drinks
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-20

ded 70 be fully complied with.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF AMELIA COUNTY
BY: F. 3 JONES. Chairman
S. l.. FARRAR. JR,. Clerk
Attest S. L. FARRAR JR Clerk
420-4t
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-20
Abilene !YSCS Talent
Show Set April -

The Womens Society Of Christian
Service at Abilene Church will Spon-
sol a talent show at the Abilene
Grange Hall Saturday April %. be-
ginning at 7.30 p. m.
Mrs. Helen Driskill, Of Keysville.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-20

To keep the "fishy' odor out of
the house when cooking fish. SIM
mer 4 half cup Of vinegar on the
stove. or in the oven if waking it
Sports Aficld
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Doctor to Testify
At Icurdi Trial

TURIN, Italy, April 4 tP).--
An Italian medical authority
plans to fly to America to testify
at the Washington perjury trial
Iof Aldo Icardi, "a, of Pittsburgh,
starting April l6.
He is Prof. Ruggero Roman
iese. director of the Institute of
Forensic Medicine at the Uni
lVersity of Turin. He performed
an autopsy and signed a tech
meal report on the body Of
United States Army Maj. Will
liam Holohan when it was re-
covered from Lake Orta west
Iof Trieste in June, 1850.
Maj. Holohan had been poi
soned and shot while on a secret
mission behind enemy lines for
the Office of Strategic Services
in December, 1914.
1cardl, who went on the mis-
sion as a lieutenant and second
in command. IS accused of lying
ito House Armed Services Sub
committee when he testified
March 26. 1858. that he was not
involved in Mai. Holohan's So
ing. The indictment contains
six counts.
A reliable source said here to-
day that, besides Prof. Roman
csc, Is or more Italian wit
neSses would 60 TO the United
States for the trial in United
States District Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

dppdI 6Iltly ulu IlOG IlOClce IL.
The woman gave her name as
Mrs. Julia M. Chase, but said
she did not remember where
she came from. However, she
told questioners she was a native
of Hagerstown. Md. She admitted
setting the first fire in the
White House at 1890 am. yes
terday.
Hagerstown police said today
they could find no evidence that
Mrs. Chase ever lived there. One
family by that name in the area
was checked but never heard OF
her. the Hagerstown Daily Mail
reported.
She was caught at 3 pm. in
a ladies rest room in the Exec
utive Offices Building by Capt.
Joseph P. Jordan. a General
Services Administration guard,
as she set her fifth fire of the
day.
Had Trash TO Burn"
Secret Service Chief U. Z.
Baughman said the only ex-
planation the woman gave for
her actions was that she had
a lot of trash and just wanted
to burn it."
Chief Baughman and White
House Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty revealed the fire set
ting and the woman's detention
at a news conference in MIR.
Hagerty's Office late yesterday.
Going through the public
rooms Of the White House as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

one of 6,676 thouriSts admitted
there yesterday, the woman car
ried folded newspaper with her.
Mr.. Ha9erty, reconstructing
her actions, said that, as she
walked through the Red Room,
she tossed the folded newspaper
over a rope barrier onto a chair
The paper opened up, disclosing
inside, cellophane bag contain
ing three opened books of paper
matches and some paper napkins.
The woman then opened a.
fourth book of paper matches,
set fire to the bag and dropped
that book of matches on the
paper.
Mr.. Hagerty said a White
House policeman noticed the fire
promptly and walked over and
folded the newspaper over it to
smother the flames before any
damage was done. The police
man did not notice who had set
the fire, however.
At l1:20 am. similar small
fire was discovered and put out
in the library on the fourth floor
of the Executive Offices odd
State Building. across West
Executive avenue from the
White House.
Last One at }
Mr.. Hagerty said another fire
was set at 11:40 am. in a wom-
ems rest room on the second
floor of the EXECUTIVE Office
Building; another at noon in a
rest room on the first floor. and
the final one at 3 pm. in a
Second-floor rest room.
One of the women Office en-
ployeS had noticed a disheveled
woman coming out of one of the
other rest rooms and gave herr
description to the building
guards
Chief Baughman said Capt.
Jordan noticed a woman answer
ing that description going into
another rest room and followed
her in, where he trapped her
setting the last file.
Chief Baughman said that
under questioning by Secret
Service agents and GSA guard
personnel. the woman admitted
setting all five fires. He
added that she tried to set two
more while being questioned.
No charges were placed against,
her Immediately. Chief Baugh-
man said it probably would be-
several days before doctors at the
hospital determine her mental
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Don't Let
CHANGE OF LIFE
CHANGE YOU

II you are going through change Of lie, the
loving and loved woman you are today can be
a nervr-tortuTed imposshlc-t Olive with per-
son tomorrow. Vet thousands OF wor;ien VINO
suffered hot flashes and screaming nerve ten
SONS have found the way to enjoy life and
peace oi mind :. as Mrs. A. b, kesner OF
Chatauqua. Kansas discovered:
Il was so miserable with 10, flashes and
nerves. Now since taking Dr. PIERCE S avor-
lie Prescription regularly. J feel like new
person, - why suffer: Get Dr. FierCc's ~
vorte Prescription, liquid q tablets today al
your druggist S. save this adj as a reminder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Woman Gets Mental Test
After White House Fire

5S-year-od woman visitor being held in District
eral Hospital for mental observation today after setting
fire in the White House Red Room others in the
adjacent Executive Offices Building yesterday
None OF the fires did any damage, officials said The
in the White House put out quickly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
CAT GONE 10 DAYS
TURNS UP AT OLD
HOME, 5 MILES OFF

A cat missing Is days from
the home Of its new owner,
turned up yesterday at It's
first owners house five miles
away.
The big gray Tom, ears
ragged, foot pads sore and
about two pounds leaner was
joyously taken in by the
Clark A. Strouds, Of 1909
South Taylor road. Airing
ton. The Strouds had given
the cat 10 Mrs. Stroud's
mother. Mrs. John Jenner-
vein. on November 10. Mrs.
Jennerwein lives at l12 East
Glebe road. Alexandria.
The cat fed his new home
the day after.
The Strouds now face a
dilemma; they are leaving
the country for England in
January and are afraid the
cat will try to follow them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

will be a continuous procession
with no gaps.
A command post" will be set
up at the Treasury Department
to make sure the units continue
in close formation.
Exhibit Frowned On
The officials in charge of adj
hitting units to the parade APP
parently will have to be hard
boiled to keep it within -
hours--and rugged to Withstand
the brickbats from those left out
in the cold.
Plans to have special exhibit
Of the armed forces on the
Washington Monument grounds
have practically been discarded.
Inaugural Committee Chair
man Robert Y, Fleming declared
the parade will be "colorful, ade-
quate and interesting" with
number of floats. He said the
military aspect will accent the
new weapons Of war. He said all
Governors will be invited to par
ticipate in the parade, regardless
of political affilation.
Mr.. Fleming also said L. Rich
ard Guylay has been appointed
director of public relations for
the Inaugural COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Guylay served as director
of Public Relations for the Re-
publican National Committee
during the past campaigns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
3 Youths Held
In School BruwI

Three Montgomery County
youths were arrested after three
students at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School were knocked
down in a fracas at the building
police reported last night.
Taken into custody we're: Rob-
|ert E. Emerson, 10. of the 540C
block Of Goldsboro road. Bethes-
da, charged with assault and
battery; Anthony C.. Crilley, 20,
of the 500 block Ofutt road,
Chevy Chase. charged with dis
orderly conduct. and Gerald D.
Ward. 19. of the 1900 block FAR
ragut avenue, Hensinpton.
charged with being drunk and
disorder is.
Hearings we're schs duied foI
December 10 in Peoples Court
in Bethesda. The youths were re-
leased after pns ing Collateral.
Police said the youths went TO
the high. school about 1880 pm.
Friday to see some giis. Two Of
them we're reported to be stu
dents Of junior college in the
area.
The police report said the
youths had been drinking beer
and vodka which they had
bought in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
GIoucomo to Be Topic
At Blind Aid Meeting

DR.. Peter c. Kronfeld Of Chi.
cago will speak on "Glaucoma-
"A Community Problem" at the
annual luncheon meeting Of the
Prevention Of Blindness Society
of Washington at 1915 pm
Thursday in the Terrace Room
Of the Shoreham Hotel.
The luncheon. which marks
the 10th anniversary Of the or
ganization. will launch a major
project by the group against
blindness through glaucoma. q
disease which causes hardening
of the eyeball and is responsible
for about IL per cent Of adult
blindness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Shuttle Express
Permit Sought

D. c. Transit System, map,
ping plans to establish a SHOP,
pers' express" bus service thi'
week. tomorrow is expected Il
ask the District Public Utilities
Commission for permission t
operate downtown shuttle
route.
The shuttle service would op.
crate on Pennsylvania avenue
Fourteenth. G and Seventh
streets NV, to carry passenger.
from the shoppers express
buses throughout the shopping
area.
The shoppers express" serv-
ice is part of a nine-point pro.
gram suggested last week by o
Roy Chalk. new transit service
operator.
His program asked the city To
build shelters for transit riders
and pave bus loading points. to
impose a permanent ban or
downtown parking along +. G.
Seventh and Ninth streets NV.
to enforce rush-hour parking
"a nd turning restrictions or
nights when stores are open, tt
set up curb lanes for buses only
on nine streets. to cut the mum.
Der of bus stops on six routes
allow use of king-size buses or
five routes, to authorize tn,
shoppers express" and to lei
buses - outbound after thu
morning rush hour-carry par.
GELS for downtown stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
u. S. Sued for Job
On Citizen Busis

A former employee Of the liz
brary OF Congress wants District
Court TO declare that American
citizens have . preferential right
TO Government Jobs over nom
citizens.
In a suit filed yesterday. Sam
uel Sorgenstein. OF 1900 r street
NV. declared he was dismissed
from his position as a translator
indexer oStensibly for economy
reasons Later. he said the posi-
ton was filled by a HUNGARIAN
national
The suit asked District Court
20 find Mr.. Sorgenstetn has q
superior right 70 Library employ
ment 70 that OF noneitizens. II
also asks that the Library be for
hidden 70 hire noncitizens until
he u reinstated. In addition. II
asks $4,000 damages with the
the alternative Of giving Mr.
Sorgensteln retroactive pay from
the time Of his dismissal. june
80. 1888. The suit was filed By
Attorney John J. spTiggH. jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
DC. Underwriters Map
Attack on License Law

have the licenses under the pro-
vision as now written.
Salaries at Issue
Mr.. Riordan pointed out that
most insurance statesmen fall
into a "quasi-employe" category
since they are not true common
law employees and yet not trade
business or professional persons
with businesses. Some receive
salaries with supplementary COM
missions, some are on q pure
commission basis and some have
other variations Of compensa-
ton.
Salaried employees are not IL
able for the license.
Applicability OF the new pro-
vision also is raising question:
in the field Of real estate selling
and among non-salaried busi-
nessmen. tradesmen and profess
sional men located outside the
District but doing business here
Besides doctors. lawyers. ann
statesmen independently selling
for commissions. the new lieens.
ing provision applies to such in.
dividuals as public accountants
architects. fortune tellers and
free-lance writers.
Tax officials have urged that
prospective licensees write the
Income and Franchise Tax Di.
vision. 800 Indiana avenue. fol
applications. After January /. Z
person Illegally operating without
the license Is subject to q e300-a-
day fine for the duration Of the
violation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Two Boys Arrested
In Hacker HoIdup

An 1S-year-old boy and a
younger companion have been
arrested and charged with the
robbery OF a Washington cab
driver. police revealed today.
Picked up by police were Rob-
ert Eaton. Is. of the 1900 block
of Blaine street NE, and a IS
year-old boy. They were arrested
in a car at Pennsylvania and
Fairlawn avenues Sc.
In the robbery, which occurred
last Wednesday, $50 was taken
from the driver. Charles A,
Byrd. SO. Of $3.50 Twenty-eighth
street Sc. according to police.
Police said the younger boy
placed a knife at the throat of
the hacker and demanded
money.
Mr.. Byrd later told police that
he pleaded with the boys not to
take all his money and the
younger boy stuffed $40 back in
his shirt before the two fed
down an alley near Tenth and
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

George Murphy. movie actor.
who is director Of entertainment
for the Inaugural.
Mr.. Garrett also announced
officers and members Of his COM
mittee: Carson q. Frailey, presi-
dent of the National Symphony
Orchestra. vice chairman Ralph
Black, manager OF the symphony,
executive secretary, and Basil r.
Littin. Washington Office man
ager, Hlll'& Knowlton. publicity.
Committee members are:
Floyd D. Akers Andrew T. Altman,
Harry J., Ansiinser, Hugh b, Anchincloss.
Ms. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs, j. Breck.
Robert H;d, Eo0ds Bliss. Agguste ,Poas. Or.
IL: Louis Brusuire, Mrs. Edward B.
Burling. Lee D. Butler, William r. Cas-
tie, Mrs; Cyrus 8. Ching. Theodore cogs-
Cox, pT; Frederick j cdlien. Mrs WI.
Mrs. u Hunter Drum. Fred J. Eden''
Mrs MIS- Wade i Ellis, Mrs: Morton p:
e. Glover III. Mrs, Joseph s. HARRISON,
Ray .9enle. A. stedman Hills. Frank n.
Jelleff. Eric Johnston, Commissioner
David B. Karrick Mrs. Milton W. KinG.
Ilton Maddox Mrs. Harold N. Marsh,
William McChesney Martin. IT,: AFchi.
bald McI.schlen, Lanfer p McLachlen,
Fsrold g Mosier Gerson Nord,ingeT.
nns. FRS. Fletcher Plumley. Mrs Mer-
riweether Pos' Lswler p. Reeves, poy
81 -wis. IsmHs Edward Schvab. Mrs.
tailr r sifc-nof, GREGORY snsith.
Burfo su.p~ers A 7 loyd Ssmlneton,
NJ neIerra' VaH slyck Mrs. Arthur
" Vccs.ii, NJ William B. willard and
orme v-ilsnn