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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-05-03
Appomattox Reunion
Planned for May 5

A reunion at tie site of Amari-
can reunion viii be the feature
Of Appomattox county day May 5.
Appomattox county will hold
its h0m acominq. with a religious
service at HAS a. m. at Mclean
house. where Grant and Lee made
peace for n reunited nation in
1865. Dr Twvman Williams WI
pr ach On THE Certainty Of
World Peace
Adm .ss.on to Mclean hous
will be free dnr.np the cay. A
fewer show VIII be held in the
Grey cabin at old APPROXIMATION
court house. ard there will be an
art exhibit at tie old county Jail
At 5 D. m. the Appomattox Ma
tiona1 Guard platoon will stage
fulI-dress military retreat in front
Of the tavern museum at the old
court house.
and the area is surrounded by an
impenetrable barrier Of "a d r
waves
The machine may be set up so
VIXEN pedestrians or motorists pass
2 store the lights will 90 on, illumi-
mating the windows Another aspect
is warning children Of danger areas
such as pools and excavation pits
which are not normally guarded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Liz Taylor
To Attend
BenetitShoW

Glamorous movie queen
Elizabeth Taylor will accom-
pany her husband Mike Todd
to Washington Monday night
to attend the VIP-studded
benefit premiere of his Acade-
my award : winning movie,
Around the World in Eighty
Days" at the Uptown Theater.
The showing, under the
patronage Of Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower. will be Washing
tons major Embarrassing event
for the American Field Service
international Scholarship pro-
gram,
Announcement that Miss
Taylor would attend the gala
benefit was made yesterday
at a tea at the home of Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, honorary
chairman of the Washington
Committee of ATS.
Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd, who is
cochairman of the benefit
along with Mrs. John Farr
Simmons. said tickets are still
available at IS. $40 and SIS by
writing to 3053 P street NV.
Attending the tea at the
Bliss residence yesterday. along
with members of the benefit
committee. were a number Of
foreign students i'll the Wash
ington area who have come
here under ATS auspices.
These young people of high
school age represent only a
handful of the $50 students
from % countries participate
ing this year in the ATS
program.
Much of the money raised
from the benefit will so toward
financing the annual visit to
Washington of all the students.
They will arrive here around
July 10 for a 4-day visit to tour
major points of interest and
meet with various Government
officials.
The AIS began during World
War when Americans in Paris
formed an ambulance corps to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
SERVICE SCENE sgrx
Dutch Visitor Feted;
'Chinu Hunds' Dine

speaking. was another inter-
esting party last night given
by a club which has the most
unusual membership in town.
You can't be a member unless
you're IAN old China hand"
Reunion Dinner
The China Tiffin Club, which
numbers among its member
ship the wives of retired Ma
rine generals, Navy admirals
and State Department officials
who have seen China duty as
well as the wives of Chinese
Embassy officials, invited their
husbands to join them for their
annual mems night dinner.
The Cathay restaurant In
the heart of Washington's
Chinatown was the scene of
the get-together, which is al
ways a big event for the club.
1t gives the men a chance to
reminisce again over those old
days in Shanghai and Tientsin
when they were majors and
captains together and to re-
new again their ties with the
gracious Chinese friends they
first met 50 long ago in their
own homeland.
Beginning with won ton
soup. the appetizing all
Chinese menu included such
dellcacies as almond chicken,
fried shrimp, egg foo young,
roast pork and bean sprouts,
and the piece de resistance
West Lake duck. The latter
menu item takes its name
from a famous resort in
Hangchow which was known
for its beautiful lake, a
favorite honeymoon spot.
Among the "old China
hands" who turned out for the
annual event were Vice Ad-
miral Leland Lovet:-, ism re-
tired, and Mrs. Lovette, who is
president of the club; Mrs.
Rose T. Y. Lea, wife of the
deputy director of the Chinese
Technical Mission in Wash
ington; former Marine Corps
Comnlandant. Gen. Thomas
Holcomb. and Mrs. Holcomb;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dock
Lee, Gen. and Mrs. G..
c. Thomas, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Chester Allen, the
Chinese Minister and Nine.
Chu, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
David Tyree, Navy Capt. and
Mrs. George F. O'Keefe, Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Nelson T. Nell
son. Mrs. Merritt A. Edison.
the former Inspector General
Of Chinese Maritime Customs
L. K. Little and the Assistant
Deputy Commissioner of United
States Customs Irving S.
Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

evacuate wounded soldiers from
the battlefields. After the war
the ATS continued to collect
money for a student exchange
program on the college level.
Then came World War II and
the ATS again had an ambu-
lance corps.
In 1916. a new program of
exchange students was started,
this time for teen-agers to live
in American homes and go to
American high schools. This
proved a tremendous success
and each year since, the num-
Der of students has increased.
ALSO BUSY AT TEATIME
yesterday was Mrs. Eric john
ston and members of the Com
mittee of the Washington
Home for Incurables. who en-
tertained In honor of the AM
hasSadresses and women lend
ing their houses for the House
and Embassy tour.
Some so women gathered at
Mrs. Johnston's Kalorama
circle home to discuss final
plans for the tour which will
take place April 10 for the
benefit of the Home for Incur
ables.
Among the honor guests
were Nine. Peixoto. wife of the
Brazilian Ambassador: Nine.
Morgenstierne. wife of the
Norwegian Ambassador and
Sonora de Andrade, wife of the
Bolivian Ambassador - all OF
whom will allow their embas-
sizes to be shown on the tour.
Also honored were Mrs. Ed
win Graves and Miss Elizabeth
H0ughton VINO own private
homes being shown on the
tour.
1t was announced that
Countess Szechenyi will open
her home at 1929 MassacEu-
sets avenue.
LADY MUNRO, wife of the
New Zealand Ambassador, was
hostess to several hundred
women at tea from TO 6 for
the benefit Of the National
Speech Clinic Foundation, Inc.
Assisting Lady Munro as
pourers were Nine. krekeler
wife of the German Ambas-
sador; Nine. Yang. wife of the
Korean Ambassador; Sonora
de Castro. wife Of the Ambas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
BY AMELIA YOUNG

Izetta Jewel, the beautiful
Broadway star who charmed
Washington theatre audiences
including four Presidents
in 1915 and 'l6, is back in the
Capital briefly.
This time she's letting the
city charm her.
Since her two-seaSon en-
gagement with the old Poll
Stock Company here, the STILL
beautiful Miss Jewel has been
distinguishing herself further
in the fields of public affairs.
radio and teleyision.
She lived in Washington for
a period during World War II.
But this, she says, is her first
real visit in 10 years.
Guest Here
AS the guest of Navy Captain
and Mrs. William F. Bringle.
she has been spending the last
few days seeing old friends.
returning to favorite haunts
such as Georgetown. Noticing
great changes in the city and
''hoping the Cherry Blossoms
viii come out" before her stay
ends tomorrow
Miss Jewel took time yester-
day to recall some hightlightS
of her theatrical days here.
Our company" she remem-
bers. "opened in Washington
on the night the Lusitania
went down. 1t was a Belasco
play. gay comedy called No
body's Widow and President
Wilson was in the audience.
"The season depended on
the success of this play, and
everything hung on the Presi-
dents being there" She says
that when the President
learned of the sinking, just
after the second act, the COM
pany waited anXiously to see
if he would remain for the rest
of the play. If he'd left. she ex-
plains. the uniformed au-
dience might have attributed
1t to boredom.
The President kept his seat
through the last act.
THE other Presidents who
saw the actress perform were
Taft; Harding, then a Senator:
and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt.)
Another story she tells is
of the night a small blaze broke
out in the enormous and lavish
Poll Theatre. When a woman
cried "Fire!" a frantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Izetta Jewel Recalls
1915 Stage Days Here

stampede ensued. with people
trying to climb over the bal
comics" and the f1remen and
ushers were unable to stop it.
So this leading lady walked
to the front of the stage and
gave out with the family yodel
"a special summoning call used
by herself and her sister, The
force of it must have been ter
rific-it curbed the stampede.
In Sixties
The actress, now in her
sixties. is a woman with
strong, classic features and
great composure. She remem-
bers Helen Hayes as "a little
bit Of a thing" with the stock
company.
Miss Jewel Tin private life
Mrs. Hugh Miller left the
theatre when she married
William G. Brown jr.. the late
Congressman from West Vir-
ginia. and became active in
politics. then later in radio
and teleyision.
She intended to retire from
public life when she left
Washington for the West
Coast after the war. But her
retirement consisted of only
three months Of swimming"
A San Diego radio station
whisked her back into harness.
Since then she has served as
the Western vice president Of
American Women in Radio
and Television (having acted
the lead in the first play ever
teleyised, in September Of
1929.
Her daughter. Mrs. Rex
Smith of New York. also a
beautiful former actress. is in
town with her. Tomorrow they
will leave for their home state
of West Virginia and soon
after Miss Jewel will embark
for q tour of Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
SERVICE SCENE
BY RUTH DEAN


Windmills, tulips and gar
dening had conversational pri-
ority last night at the cocktail
reception given by Netherlands
Naval Attache Rear Admiral
Gerald Koudijs for the visiting
Netherlands Minister of De-
tense, Cornelis Stat.
A realistically carved ice
windmill surrounded by beds
of real tulips was the eye
catcher that evoked so much
comsnent from guests arriving
at the party. held in the ball
room Of the Fort Myer Officers
Club.
The touch Of home" no
doubt reminded Minister Stat
of his own tulip garden back
in Anthem where his family
resides. They'll be in bloom
in about two weeks he said.
Tulip planting apparently is
a highly competitive game
with Hollanders. I'VE always
put in as many bulbs as posi-
ble." Mr.. Stat explained. 1.-THE
competition is terrific" He
estimated he must have 20
different varieties planted in
his garden.
Fast Trip
The Netherlands visitor al
ready has completed a whirl-
wind tour of United States
Army and Air Force bases in
the Middle West and South
west since his arrival in New
York last Saturday. Today he
will visit nearby Nike sites and
tomorrow will be off for New
York. He'll return to the
Netherlands on Thursday.
To some of the practical
minded Netherlands diplomats
and their wives, the sight of
tulips planted in ice seemed
droll. But the talk-provoking
ice decoration reminded a
Portuguese diplomat of an
other sight-windmills in the
Azores.
To some of the guests, Mai.
Gen. Humberto Delgado. head
of the Portuguese Military
Mission to NATO, revealed a
little known fact Of history.
The windmllls that dot the
island of Fayal in the Azores
reflect the influence of Flem-
ish settlers who came there
from their native Holland in
the 18th century.
Pates Leave Today
Among early arrivals at the
party were Marine Corps
Commandant and Mrs. RAN
dolph McC. Pate, who will be
of today for Europe, where
Gen. Pate will inspect Marine
units in England. Italy. North
Africa and Portugal. He will
also visit the Netherlands to
inspect the Netherlands Royal
Marines, 1.-THE oldest in the
world" according to the gem
eral.
Also on hand were Air Force
1t. Gen. and Mrs. F. F. Ever
est, Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Schow. the Netherlands
Military Attache and Nine.
Rothuizen. Brig. Gen. Pertlev
Gokce. the Turkish Military
Representative TO NATO; Lit.
Gen. and Mrs. c. D. Eddleman,
the newly appointed head Of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Mrs. Nathan F. Twinine, Adj
miral Sir Michael Denny and
Lady Denny. Assistant Secre-
tary Of Defense Mansfield D..
Sprague and many members of
the Netherlands Embassy staff
and their wives.
Across the Potomac and
across the world, figuratively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
ALL OVER TOWN
Cherry
Blossoms
Are Here!

Spring is here, but ask any
Washingtonian what that
means, and invariably the an
swer is cherry blossoms.
From small beginnings. the
annual cherry blossom festivi-
ties have blossomed into big
celebrations. and as one CHI
cial at a party said last eve
ming. eventually we plan to
make it a week-long celehra-
ton like New Orleans Mardi
Gras."
Two very gay parties yester-
day had cherry blossoms in
mind Mr.. John A. Logan,
chairman Of the Cherry Bios
som Ball, gave a 5-to-7 party
at his attractive house on @
street In honor of the Cherry
Blossom Festival Committee.
The chairman Of the COM
mittee, Mr. Ed Kelly, was pre-
sented with a cherry tree for
his own garden. In an anus
ing presentation. Mr.. Logan
pointed out that Mr.. Kelly,
while able to forecast almost
to the minute the arrival of
the first bloom. did not have a
cherry blossom tree of his own.
Holding a rather bedraggled
off-shoot Of the original Jap
anese trees around the Tidal
Basin, Mr.. Logan made the
presentation from the top of
a stair landing.
Don't take it. Ed" said
Mrs. Kelly. while guests
laughed. But as it became
evident that the emaciated
tree was not the real gift. but
rather a real beauty blooming
at the entrance of Mr.. Logan's
house, Mrs. Kelly relented.
Across the Way
While guests were enjoying
Mr.. Logan's repartee, and
especially the awarding of the
cherry tree to Mr.. Kelly, Cap
italites gathered nearby at the
Sulgrave Club for another
party.
Here, Mr.. and Mrs. Blake
Clark entertained in honor of
Hawaii's Cherry Blossom
Queen. slim, petite Miss Ann
Theone Lee.
Pretty, dark haired Mrs.
Clark, in a shimmering black
cocktail dress. Miss Lee and
Mr.. Clark received guests at
the top of the stairs of the
Continued on Page BIS, Col.
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BrQnch Discusses
Proposed Laws

The Washington branch Of
the American Association of
University Women discussed
the tentative legislative pro-
gram to be presented at the
June convention, at its meet
ing held last evening.
After the business meeting
the members celebrated the
95th birthday of Mrs. Clarence
F. Swift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

sador Of FL Salvador; Sonora
de Garcia, wife of the Argen-
tine Ambassador to the Or
ganization of American States,
Mrs. Donald Dawson. Mrs.
Irene Caldwell, second vice.
president: Mrs. Charles P.
Cabell. third vice-president.
Still others were Mrs. Fred
erick Cullen. Mrs. Alpheus
Ryan, Mrs. Peter Cameron,
treasurer: Mrs. Roy Lowe, Mrs.
Allen /. Price. Mrs. Evelyn D.
Boyer, Mrs. j. B. Jacobs and
Mrs. Eugene Cox.
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02
Area Conference Rules Tempe -0kemuh
Branch IneIiqibIe For Membership

The Southwest Area Confer
ence Estate local branches)
which met here, last week, rul-
ed the Tempe Okemah branch
which has functioned for sever
al years, that its chartetr be
Cancelled. According to reports,
there were six delegates of Of
Okemah-T Tempe branch register
ed and present at the meeting.
It is said everything went well
until the secretary of the con-
ference, Mrs. Thelma Evans read
the recommendation from the
resolution committee of the last
meeting.
The resolution read, the city
of Phoenix has sole jurisdiction
over branches in Maricopa Coun-
ty and we recommend that the
charter of the Okemah-T Tempe
branch be cancelled, annulled
and voided Immediately.
On the adoption of the reSo-
luton, Mrs. r. B. Phillips, chair
man of the Okemah- Tempe
branch and past president, ask
ed to make a report. In her re-
port, she declared "our charter
has not been cancelled, .annul-
led, or voided, and that on the
strength of Mr.. Loren Miller, we
are here as duly elected dele
gates to attend to business and
to- cooperate in the Conference
to the fullest extent"
The chair ruled that a preSi-
dents committee which he had
appointed, had the power to de-
ter1nine the status of the branch.
The Rev. George Brooks of
Sou t h m nster PRESBYTERIAN
Curch and chairman of public
relation committee of Okemah-
Tempe branch stated, the min
utes show the Okemah- Tempe
branch has never been voted
out; only recommendations
made that our charter be lifted,
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

and added, how can presidents
of branches determine our sta
tus when they are delegates
same as the rest of the delegates.
This type of procedure, he said,
is unconstitutional and violates
all the rules pertaining to dem
ocratic principales. How can a
branch be voted in when the
branch has never been voted
out, he asked. And the national
office in New York issues and
lifts the charter. We have a
national charter, he said.
1t was ruled by a committee
appointed by the chair, HI. B.
Daniels, that the Okemah-
Tempe branch could stay only
as observers, and that Mr.. Lewis
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

Miller, president of branch in
question, could stay by virtue Of
office only. Mr.. Miller stated
that the delegates were official
ly elected and he refused to
stay in the Conference witout
his co-workerS.
Mrs. Rosa j. Williams, Sec
retary of Okemah- Tempe branch
stated we can clarity our dele
gates. The chair continued to
refuse there rights as delegates
it was reported. At this point,
Mr.. Miller, asked that the Oke-
ah-Tempe branch money be
refused and the delegation be
excused because we are refused
the full rights and privileges
as other delegates.
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

votes Eyes" on Question No. /
on the large ballot, he should
also vote Eyes" on the small bal
lot. If Question No. l should
pass and the question on private
water companies on the small
ballot fails, none of the $35, ,O00,-
900 in Question No. l could be
spent. They are that closely tied
together. Only $9,0OO,O00 of the
$35, ,000,0 900 is set aside for pur-
chase of private water compa-
nies. The remaining $24, 900
in water revenue bonds will be
needed to improve the present
water system to avoid a water
shortage which is likely next
year or at the latest by 1859.
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02
Valley Life Insurance Co. Holds lst Annual Meeting

On April 1, the Valley Life In
Surance Company held it's first
annual meeting at it's home Of
flee located at 1144 East Wash
ington st. William D. Dickey,
Jr. gave the financial report.
Lincoln j. Ragsdale, president
gave membership report. A total
of $50 persons became members
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02
rofile' Of Colorado
River Drawn

"The Vests last big water
hole"- the Colorado River i is
the subject of a profile" in the
current issue of the Agricultural
News Digest, monthly publica-
ton of Valley National Banks
agricultural and livestock loan
department.
The bank publication declares:
Sometimes placid, sometimes
turbulent, the Colorado River is
capable of making deserts bloom
and lighting the city of Los Ang-
els-and equally capable of great
violence, such as in 1905 when
it poured through a gap in it's
west bank and formed a 28-
mile-long lake called the Salton
Sea.
"It took two years and three
million dollars to put The River
back into it's bed that time,"
comments the Digest before ad-
ding.
Despite it's mysteries, moods
and meanderingS, The River is
indispensable to life in our part
of the world. Without it and it's
tributaries, there would be no
irrigated wonderland in the Salt
River Valley, no adequate water
supply for Los Angeles, no hy-
droelectric power to turn mil
lion wheels of industry from
Tucson to Torrance"
The Colorado's enormous po-
tential for irrigation and power
development makes it "an eco
nomic gold mine,' explains the
Valley Bank monthly, (which is
why men long ago began con-
tending for it's use, if not it's
control"
With this background, the
Dige st summarizes attempts
since the Santa Fe Compact of
1922 to allocate the Colorado's
waters among states comprising
it's Upper and Lower Basin.
Continued on page 81
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

of the organization during it's
first year of operation. Mr.. Rags
dale, congratulated the agents
for the tremendous growth the
company has made during it's
infant year.
The members attending the
meeting made an inspection tour
of the home office.
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

Only qualified voters in the
City of Phoenix who are also
real property taxpayers to the
City are eligible to vote on these
issues.
In addition there will be a
separate small ballot on which
taxpayers will be asked if the
City should purchase private
water companies. This separate
ballot is required by the tech
nicalitieS of the law. If a voter
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

At the meeting Company
1144 Washington Virgil Berry being presented
ship of Life Insurance policies Making the presentation Moses
Campbell Charter member the Included the picture
from right: William D. Dckey Jr Sec Tres Ragsdae sr
Oklahoma Moses Campbell Virgil Berry and Lincoln Ragsdae
president of the company.
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02
$40 Million Bond Program
Given Wide Support

Most of the major civic, bust
ness and labor organizations in
the City of Phoenix have an
nounced their support for the
five-year $40 million bond pro-.
gram which will be voted upon
by taxpayers at the May z spe-
cial bond election. The bond pro-
gram was recommended to the
City Council by the Phoenix
Growth Committee, made up of
nearly 500 of the City'S leading
public spirited citizens. In ac-
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

cepting the recommendations
of the Committee, the City
Council adopted a resolution
pledging that it would sell no
bonds unless they could be fl
nanced without increasing the
property tax rate. Also, the Coun-
Gil set up a Citizens Bond Ad-
viSory Committee which will be
consulted before any bonds are
sold. At the May 7 special elec-
ton there will be two ballots.
One large ballot will contain
the following nine questions:
Arizona sun., 1957-05-02

1. Water Revenue Bonds
2. Sewer System Bonds
3. Airport Revenue Bonds ......
4. Park Bonds ... 100000 .. -. ---...
5. Street and Highway Improvement Bonds
CTo be financed solely from State gasoline
tax revenueS)
6. Municipal Administration Building Bonds.
7. Jail and Compound Bonds ...-.--..-.....-..-
8. High School Auditorium Bonds .-...-....---.--.
9. Library Bonds 1957) -.....-..-..
Evening star., 1957-04-25
.ArIingtonRood
Plan Is Aired

Virginia State highway Off.
cials yesterday aired plans fol
the widening and relocation ol
a one-mile leg of Route 29-2ll
in Arlington.
The 100000 project calls fol-
widening Old Dominion drive
between Military road and North
Abingdon street from two to
four lanes.
This section would then be.
come part Of State Route 90.
21l in place of a parallel stretch
of Lee highway.
This new improved Stat,
route portion would be extended
a short distance at each end b,
widening Lee highway from
North Nelson street in Cherry
dale to Military road and from
North Abingdon to North Albe.
marie street.
Yesterdays hearing was con.
Quoted by l.. o. Bolton. resident
State engineer at Fairfax. Tht
project was Endorsed by Airing.
ton officials, including Count,
Manager A. T. Lundberg. Tht
highway widening is expected
to get underway this year.