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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-04
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RESIDENT MANAGER
HELP-D0MESTIc

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REPAIRs Z sERyIeEs


!, eXteflOf; Ist class
Iterials; do own work: 2
white. Refs. ia. 2-l73l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-04

PAINThNG--It pays to call me.
Do nv own job. inside and outside
work Refs. Free estimates. RIA.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Juniors, Seniors To
Learn OF Careers

Juniors and seniors from high
schools in Amelia, Prince Edward.
Lunenburg and Nottoway counties
win travel to Crewe High School
Thursday for the annual area-wide
career day.
r. P. Via. Crewe High School
principal, will preside at the 10 a m
session. The invocation will be given
by the Rev. A. R. Bolls. pastor of
CreWe Presbyterian church. II. L.
Blanton, Nottoway school superin-
tendent. will deliver the welcome,
and M. Y. Leete. Farlnville High
School principal will introduce the
guests.
Three periods have been sched-
uled for the students to meet with
college and business representa-
tives. Representatives from sl8 col
leges. four business schools. four
hospitals and four services VIII also
attend
Also On hand viii be representa-
tives from the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation. teaching. state de
partinents. ephone company
state trooper. farming. railroading,
retail selling and various Industries.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10

Saunders; dairy foods demonstra-
tion Brenda Snow; electric
Dewitt Wilmington. Gan Lush. Miss
Steele and Roger Brandt
Field -Carswell VIM and
Wsllie Morris. food preparation
Patsy Blackwell Brenda Joyce.
Patsy Saunders and Judy Jones;
forestry Johnny Morris: frozen
f0nds- Betty Carol F'lippen and Pa
tricia Reames; garden Robert
Vance and Billy Boyer; girls home
economics Peggy Childress. GAN
Lush and Miss jenkins.
Home Improvement Rosa Mae
Register, Francis Gray. jamie Law
son and Sandra Saunders. meat ami.
NAL, Juan Wilmington. Robert
wade poultry Laurena Denton.
and recreation Beverly Noble. Billy
Dawson. Mary Ruth Griles and
Alice Anderson
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Pounds, Ounces Are Dollars, Cents,
Amelia, POwhatan Supervisors Find

Pounds and ounces are, dollars
and cents.
That's what the Amelia and
Powhatan boards Of supervisors
were told at Their. meetings this
week. when the periodic reports 81
the division OF markets werr sub
mitted.
In Amelia. "a per cent OF ali
scales tested were accurate and
approved on the first test. ind iii
Powhatan, 80 per cent.
J. F. Lyles, administrative as
sistant, weights and measures as
sistant- described the Amelia rec
crds as comparing very favorable
with the state average. ana the
Powhatan report as comparing
"favorably With the state aver
age"
In Amelia. total Of is cornput-
ing counter, hanging and plat
form scales were tested ana 73
we're found correct. Three com
putting scales. one counter scale
and one hanging scale we're ineof-
rect.
OF the 81 weights tested 80
were correct with 4 percentage
incorrect Of g. Of the IS kerosene
pumps tested. only SO were cor
rect, leaving l6 per cent Incorrect
Among the gasoline pumps. 81
Of the 90 tested were correct IL
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10

per cent incorrect. Among the
grease measures, l8 Of the q test
Ell We're correct. ID per cent Were
incorrect
Only r per cent 81 II per cent Of
gasoline pumps and Grease meas
ulers incorrect were measuring In
accurately; the either ) per cent
failed 10 conform to specifications.
i6 Scales Correct
Hi Powhatan 81 scales we've
tested. and Nc found correct. Two
computing scales. one hanging
scale and two platform scales were
incorrect,
OF the 70 weights tested. Ill
were correct. or the kerosene
pumps. 80 III An passed the test,
leaving IT per cent incorrect.
OF the gasoline pumps. 7B OF the
30 tested were adjudged correct.
an incorrect percentage of 8. OF
the Fl grease measures, 10 were
found correct. with 10 per cent in-
correct
The gasoline pumps and grease
measures i'll use al service sta
tons were ASP tested Nine per
cent We're rejected per cent for
measuring lnaccurately the other
2 per cent failed to conform to
specifications.
Those devices which we're re-
jected viii be retested as soon IA
sufficient time has elapsed to per-
init the necessary repairs or re-
placement. Correct devices are
marked with / White and black
approval sticker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Powhatan lid Clubs
To Sponsor Contest

Powhatan county Home Demon
stration clubs will sponsor their'
second annual out door decoration
contest this holiday season.
This year. four merchandise
prizes will be- offered in each Of
three classes religious, doorway
and mclassified The prizes have
been donated BY Powhatan county
merchants.
All decorations must be outside
Of the house. The entries viii b.
Judged On beauty. attractvenesS
and originality. December 20 :,
Those who plan to enter the
contest should notify the presi-
dent Of any one Of the eight Home
Demonstration clubs, oil Mrs. Sam
Parker. home demonstration ag-
RIt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
VPI Alumni Dine
With New Students

Virginia Polytechnic Ins titute
alumni iii amelia Ne.toway aad
Lpnenoug counties viii attend d
dinner for prospective VPi students
Thursday At : ? m IN the Blaok-
stone High School cafeteria
Dr- laadon ~ Fuller. WI difec-
tDr of admission WIN speak u the
prospective students VPI alumni
and their wives are invited to at
tend
Reservations may s5e made By
calling Warren Thweatt, Blackstone
High School principal
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
PFC Bobby l.. Harris
Now At Fort Bragg

Army PFC Bobby L. Harris. son
Of Nh and Mrs. Ohio Harris,
Route |, Phenix. recently was as
signed to the 285th Field Artillery
Observation Battalion at Fcrt Bragg
N. c.
Harris, radio telephone opera
TORN the battalion's Battery Cen
tered the Army in October 1854 and
completed basic training at Fort
Eustls, Va. The 23-year-old soldier
was employed at Craddock- Terry
Shoe Corporation in Farmville be-
fore entering the Army.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Holiday Concerts
Usher In Season

Two annual holiday concerts will
usher in the Christmas season in
PoWhatan next week.
On Sunday, the Powhatan High
School band will have its Christmas
band concert at 3 pm in the high
school auditorium. All types OF
music will be played at the free
concert, under the direction OF John
Perkins
Perkins will also direct the high
school elee club in its Christmas
concert, to be held in conjunction
with the Parent-Teachcr association
meeting, December Is at pm in
the high school auditorium.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
"A gribusiness' TO BE
Topic at DHIA Dinner


From Agriculture to Agribus-
mess will be the topic Of Rich
ard p. Chumney, administrative
assistant to the commissioner Of
agriculture, when he speaks III
Amelia Friday.
Chimney will address Dairy
Herd improvement association
members and their guests at q
dinner al 7 p N. IN the Amelia
High School cafeteria. The ladies'
OF Moore's church will serve.
Reservations for the quarterly
DHIA dairy dinner may be made
With Hhlnan A Holmes, county
agent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Seniors To Sponsor
A Turkey Shoot

Amelia High school seniors arc
sponsoring turkey shoot Satur-
day. starting at | p. nj. at the
Amelia county fairgrounds.
Sandwiches and coffee Will be
sold Money raised BY tile event
viii be used to help finance the
seniors trip to New YORK.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
pcwhatan Negro
Severely Beaten

Freeman Scruggs. a powhatan
Negro in his fiftles. was severely
beaten Thursday afternoon. His as
sailants are believed to have been
three Goochland county men.
The Powhatan county sheriff was
investigating the assault Fr'dav
Scruggs was taken to Richmond
hospital, and released Friday morn
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10

ton approval Of all school build
ing plans.
The Amelia supervisors sent q
copy of their resolution to the
boards Of supervisors in all Of the
counties in the state.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
2 Indian Players
In All-District Team

Two Powhatan High School
players last week were named to
the all-District II. Group 2. football
teams selected by the Washington
Post and the Fredericksburg Free
Lance Star.
Ed Jug Layne. center. and
Owen Walker, guard were chosen
Tor the first team.
Honorable mentions went to Cam
eron Blandford, Sidney Bradbury.
Curtis Lawson and Douglas Walker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Wright Appointed
4 ssistant Postmaster

sG X. Wright, Jr,, OF Powhatan
q. i, Monday became assistant
postmaster in Powhatan.
Wright succeeds d. A. Bottoms.
who resigned to accept another
lob
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10

Mrs E A. Trent has returned
from a months visit with her
sister-ln-law Mrs J A. Keeton, ii
Miami. Fla. Ms. Keeton accom-
panied MIS- Trent home
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
Dinwiddie Adopts Amelia Resolution

Dnwddie board calling
Friday adopted resolution a
10 the Ame
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10

!. STAG SHAVING SET. 3-oz. bottle
Of popular After Shave Lotion
plus Stag Cologne. packaged in
bright red gift box $500
Other Stag Sets. $I.35 to S2.25
STAG SHAVING NEEDS. After
Shave or Pre- Shave Lotion.
$i.Oo; Stag Cologne $l.25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-08
WheretoSet
Your Sofas

WHETHER A housewife Is starting afresh on
w furnishing her living room, redecorating it.
or Just shifting the furniture around, the most
important consideration probably win be where
to put the sofa. Often the biggest item In house,
In price as well space, the sofa tends to dominate
q room, setting the theme for chairs tables rugs.
Grapes and even pictures.
Interior decorators, whose business It b to
know about such things, naturally give the selec-
ton and positioning Of sofa lot Of thought.
Through experience gained In doing hundreds Of
York designers Bachstein q Freitag "a I. d. have
evolved q few basic principles which might be Of
use to any home owner
First. they point out, don't worry too much
about periods as long Is the whole effect looks
harmonious. A surprising amount Of furnishing
antique modern and all steps In between-go nicely
together II taStefully arranged and scaled, and
suitable color schemes are selected For modern
homes, sofa that's set On-center In the living
room viii give more informal atmosphere and
this effect will be further enhanced by avoiding
matching end tables and lamps. In classic rooms,
however the sofa Is usually best centered against
long wall and balanced on with accessories. In
either case, though, 1t Is the shape Of the room
and the now Of trafic through it that determines
the best sofa position.
Feeling that free-standing sofas In modest
size rooms often impede both trafnc and converse
ton, the designers recommend that the primary
position for the sofa be where conversation corner
can best be set up. Keeping the sofa from under
windows VIII cut down on drapery problems as well
a. glare and drafts In q small room the visual
bulk Of the sofa can be softened by picking up a
matching color In the carpet, walls or both
In large room however contrasting colors for
walls rugs or Grapes win achieve better effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Sick Hospital

The House Appropriations Commit
tee has rendered the District valuable
service by presenting its comprehensive
and bluntly informative diagnosis of
troubles affecting the District General
Hospital Even though much has been
disclosed heretofore in the press about
the shocking administrative and other
shortcomings at the city institution, the
committees detailed confirmation of the
rumorS and reports is an added jolt to
the community. The four-month study
by committee investigators revealed that
the hospital itself has been as sick as
some of the patients it was treating.
More surprising than the long ac-
counting of ills beSetting the hospital
Is the fact that such fragrant deficiencies
and inefficiencieS were permitted to per-
SiSt so long-not for months but for
years. Not only was there constant con-
f1ict" between administrative and medical
officers at the institution, but conflict,
misunderstanding and confusion be-
tween the hospital staff and the Health
Department, of which the hospital is
a part. Small wonder therefore, that
morale and efficiency deteriorated, bring
ing deterioration also of facilities,
services and quality of treatment avail
able for the patients. However, no fault
was found with the quality of professional
services rendered by the medical staff.
Some of this deterioration, the COM
mittee found, resulted from insufficient
funds and staff. But 1t was brought out
that poor budgeting and accounting and
other administrative procedures were
factors in the hospitals difficulties in
obtaining what 1t needed. The impica-
ton is apparent that most of the hos
pitfalls ills Stemmed from woefully made
quate administration, both by the super
intendent of the hospital and by the
director of health.
Fortunately, the administrative stu
alton has changed since the committee
made It's investigation. The new health
director, DR.. Daniel Leo Finucane, is we'll
aware of the bad situation that has ex-
listed at the city hospital and has made
it plain that he is determined to devote
to the problem all his skills as a doctor
and as an administrator Che formerly
was head of the Glenn Dale HoSpitalD.
We hope that Dr. Finucane will be able
to get at the roots of the trouble and
prescribe remedies that will restore the
District General Hospital to the good
standing that it should have among
municipal hospitals of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Discrimination

Those chiefly hurt by racial
discrimination are the white
people who practice this I'M
democracy. Besides bunting
their own sensibilities. they are
losing what the Negro. under
full freedom, would contribute
to our culture.
No one knows TO what extent
good relations have been
thwarted by the Ill will foStered
in a discriminatory society. In
her delightful book. Proud
Shoes PAUL Murray tells OF
the slave cook who done spit
in the biscuits just to get back
at her mean ole white folks.
For the beatings and maimings
of slave days this was humble
enough revenge-and not in
efficient. Where brutality en-
courageS secret retribution,
who can relax in comfort?
But events today are high
lighting a Negro reaction far
nobler than revenge. Everyone
knows. now, Of the walk-and-
pray campaign in Chicago, and
the nonviolence working its
miracle in Montgomery. While
thousands OF white ministers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

out in It's reply to Tokyo, this is an area
far removed from inhabited places. 1t
is some 1000 miles from Japan. BY COM
parison, the Eniwetok region, where our
own country holds its biggest expert
ments with nuclear weapons, is only
about 1000 miles from the Japanese
homeland.
In such circumstances, Britons stand
on firm ground in arguing that Japan
has no reason to fear fall-out effects
or to regard the coming tests as men
ace to its shipping and fishing interests.
They stand on firm ground, too, In de-
claring that since they are carrying out
these experiments for their own defense,
and for the defense of the free world
at large, they cannot agree that any good
purpose would be served If they stopped
or postponed them.
The reaSonableness of this view is
hardly open to dispute at time when
the Soviet Union is staging repeated
tests of its own in an about effort to
equal or surpaSs the United States in
nuclear ornaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Mcclellan Committee

1t remains to be seen what legiSla-
ton comes out of the current inveStiga-
tons of the Senate Select Committee
looking into improper labor practices in
the Pacific Northwest. In the meantime,
1t must be said that the conduct of the
committee has been well-nigh exemplary.
No loose charges were made. No witnesses
were browbeaten. There was a minimum
Of political pickering and breast-beating
among usually clamorous senatorial
egoS. For every allegation, the commit
tee had documentary evidence.
In this regard, the committee staff,
and particularly its chief counsel, Robert
F. Kennedy deserve high marks. Deprived
of the Transfers records (Western Con-
ference Chairman Frank Brewster indif-
ferently said they had been carted off
by an overzealouS janitor), the investi-
gators burrowed through miles of ledg-
ers OF airline companies, banks and
department stores to pick up the golden
trail of the avaricious labor leaders.
There is some question If the appearance
of the two madams was necessary and
In keeping with senatorial dignity. This
was the only lapse.
Life being what it is, this admirable
committee, which had proceeded in a
remarkably dispassionate atmosphere,
was treated with contempt by its most
important witness, Dave Beck Mr.. Beck's
buster and believing could not conceal
his palpable knowledge that he had been
brought to book. All the countercharges
by such misguided union groups as the
one which attacked the committee can
not alter the fact that the Transfers
have been tagged down by group that
knows what 1t is about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
'GentIemen's Agreement?

Like other "unimpeachable" authori-
ties that speak anonymously, diplomatic
sources" are sometimes right and some
times wrong, which means that they are
not particularly reliable when they COM
ment on any given issue. But it is inter-
eSting, even so, that they have had some
rather encouraging things to say about
the results Of the long Cairo talks held
behind closed doors by President NaSser
of Egypt and United Nations Secretary
General Dag HammarSkjold
The chief of these results, according
to the diplomatic sources" is that Colo
mel NaSser has made himself party to
an oral "gentlemen'S agreement" under
which Egypt has aSSented to two things:
CD 1t will continue for an indefinite
period to play host to the United Nations
Emergency Force in the GAIA Strip even
though the ISraeliS are opposed to letting
any OF that force be stationed on their
side of the armiStice line; and (2) 1t
will take no action, for the time being
at least against Israels shipping in the
Gulf of Aqaba.
AS for control and administration
of the Suez Canal the indications are
that Colonel NaSSer is determined to
keep on being very hard bargainer,
but perhaps not too hard for the West
ern user nations to live with. In any
case, wholly apart from that particular
aspect of the problem, there is justifca-
ton for cautious optimism If the "diplo-
matte sources" have accurately evalu-
ota M, ~,
to GAIA and the Gulf of Aqaba. For If
Egypt is ready to practice restraint in
these areas, and If nothing comes of
Saudi Arabia'S somewhat vague threat
to interfere with Israeli shipping, and
If we may also assume that the Ben
Gurion government is in a mood to be
reasonable, then the world may look for
ward to period OF relative calm in the
Middle East, which in recent months and
weeks has been agitated to the point
of CONFUSION.
Certainly, if such a period can be
established, there will be reason to hope
that craftsmanship on the part Of the
Arabs and 1sraelis, and within the U. N,
will be able to move forward from mere
truce conditions to wider areas OF agree
ment. And any progress along that line
could be made to lead in time, even II
slowly, to a deflnitive peace treaty de-
signed to solve the tragic problem Of
the Palestinian refugees and lay the
groundwork for bright new era of polit-
ical and economic progress for all the
nations of the Middle East.
At best, however, this is only hope
at the moment. Mr. Hammarskjold, now
that he has returned to the u NJ has
carefully refrained from making any,
thing but the most guarded public state
mentS. Still, although the world thus
must continue to keep its fingers crossed,
some encouragement can be found in
what the diplomatic sources" have re-
ported. Colonel NaSser faces a great per-
sonal opportunity; if he makes the most
of it, he will be we'll serving the best
interests Of Egypt, the cause of peace
and his own place in history
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Thanks Givers

Here is part of one of the
many letters which come to
the Prevention of Blindness
Society every day. We want to
share it with those who make
our work possible-the con-
tributors to the United Givers
Fund.
Il want to thank you for
your immense help in aiding
my deaf brother who was 60
ing blind. He has had his
operation and has not only
recovered sight in the one eye
but also has increased sight in
the other. We are thanking
you again for your valuable
assistance and encourage
ment.'
The success of the United
Giyers Fund campaign means
that We can help more people
to get eye care within their
means. Our professional staff
will test more children's eyes
to find defects early. We will
provide more needy people
with glasses. Information
about the dangers to sight and
what can be done about them
will reach every family which
has a TV or radio or reads a
newspaper. And this is thanks
to that very good neighbor-
the UGF contributor.
Helen Curtis Demary.
Executive Director, Preven-
ton Of Blindness Society
of Metropolitan Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

compromise their integrity by
their silence. the young Rev.
King is leading $4,000 OF
his fellow Negroes to a new
revelation of the power Of
Christian love.
Yes, We are losing much as
we seek TO limit the Negroes full
development, probably more
than is the Negro himself. For
he has our opposition to grow
on. AS he has had to fight for
his rights he has learned juris-
prudence. AS equal educational
opportunity is difficult to
achieve. his desire to learn
grows stronger. Meeting Job
discrimination, he makes extra
effort to deserve advance
ment. Like the darker peoples
throughout the world. he is
reaching not only for his rights
but for the realization of his
own potential. We'd be wise to
recognize this and to earn his
friendship.
Mrs. Albert f. Hussey.