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does not show up on a radal
scope. 1t isn't heavy enough tC
make a radar wave bounce.
Pace Picks Up
Affairs quickened during the
afternoon, The low pressure
area south of here couldn't be
pinned down as to intentions
The forecasters realized it might
decide to come closer to Wash
ington than they had expected
If it rumbled as much as one
degree of longitude off its pre-
dicted course. this area woulc
get IL inches of snow. and may
be more.
At 5 pm, the bureau admitted
to the world that it didn't know
what was going to happen. In a
general advisory to the press and
others, forecasters put the fol-
lowing message on its teletype
circuit:
The rate of snowfall will de-
pend on the direction of move-
ment OF the coastal disturbance
which could change its course
and bring heavier amounts OF
snow to Washington"
An hour later the snow was
heavier and the forecaSters were
more worried. But they stuck to
their prediction that Washing
ton would not be in the middle
OF the snow belt.
Pressure Ridge Holds
Around 9 pm. their spirits
were up. Winds were blowing
east, a pressure ridge was hold
ing the low pressure area away
from this region. They felt
enough assurance to announce
there was no great worry and
that the snow here would end
a little after midnight. They
were right.
The next day. people were
complaining about the bureaus
about-face. All the old gags
about weathermen were dragged
out.
the forecasters are used to
it. They can even joke about it
themselves.
Our forecasts are guaran-
teed," Mr.. Norquest said. IF one
OF them doesn't work, bring it
back and we'll give you a new
one"
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was calling signals on its route
If the low pressure area should
Iveer north it could put the Dis
itrict in the center of snow
area. Mr.. Norquest consulted
records of precedents and rea-
Isoned the low pressure would
not go that far to the north. He
stuck to his prediction that we
wouldn't have much to worry
about.
The snow out West wasn't
travelling east very fast but il
had spread to the north.
BY noon, it switched its aim,
hitched a ride on a 66-mile-an-
hour wind 10000 feet up. and
headed here. 1t was the weaker
arm of a double enveloping
movement.
One hour later, long before
dark. the visitor from the West
was here and dumping snow
fakes on the city. &
Mr.. Norquest wasn't doing all
the forecasting by himself. w
P. Day had given him a nights
collection of data. Jim Hunter
was participating. Gene Hoover
was in on the work and so was
Mr.. Schmidt.
The clock moved on to
O'Clock in the afternoon. The
disturbance in the south was on
a route which indicated the
District would be on the edge of
its snow zone.
WED better say we might
get two inches" one of the fore
casters advised. That was the
way the forecast went out.
("We're not that good" Mr..
Schmidt candidly told a re-
porter later. Nobody can say
il. a situation like this whether
it will be 2 or 3 inches" That
good or not. the prediction
was correct.)
The fast-stepping mass from
the West didn't scare the bureau
Forecasters were convinced il
didn't have enough moisture to
drop more than a quarter of an
inch of snow. But it was already
here, and the public had the i'm
preston it was the snowfall
scheduled hours later. Very
light snow such as it carried
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eral employees during the next
four years.
Representative Rees of Kan
sas, the ranking minority men,
Der of the House Civil Service
Committee. praised the record Of
Federal employees and added that
never in our history have such
great strides been made for Fed
eral employees in so short span
of time tthe first four years of
the Eisenhower administration :"
Mr.. Rees then predicted: II
believe Federal employees can look
forward with confidence to even
greater progress under the en-
lightened personnel policies and
able guidance of President Eisen-
hover when he takes office at
noon on the first day after Civil
Service Week"
+
CAPITAL ROUNDUP Mar
garet Virginia Bounds, chief of
the Veterans Administration di-
etetic service at its hospital in
Martinsburg, w. Va, has been
appointed dietetic specialist in
administration at VAS central
office here. George c. Nield
has been nominated by Fort Bel
voir's Corps of Engineers for spe-
cial recognition by the National
Science Foundation during the
observance Of Engineers Week in
February. !. John Macy, execu-
tive director of the Civil Service
Commission, will discuss EN-
lploye Relations in the Federal
Service" at 8 am. Tuesday in
room BIT in the main csc build
ing. at a meeting sponsored by
the Federal Conference on EN-
Iploye Relations. Non-members
are invited to attend. f. . Five
Naval Gun Factory employees
have received awards for bene.
fetal suggestions. They are James
w. Hawkshaw. Alexander Will
liams. Hazel C. Heath, Amelia A.
Fischer and Joseph M. Thomas.
=. Fort Belvoir's Army Corps of
Engineers has awarded outstand-
ing performance ratings to Mrs,
Grace r. Slater, Mrs. Donna F..
Hayes, Guy N. Stockwell and
William j. Shughrue. 4. Army's
Adjutant Generals Office has
presented the following awards
to employees: Sustained superior
performance, DR.. Harry Born
stein; outstanding performance
ratings. Eliza C. Friday, Dorothy
j. Rifle, Morris r. Siebert: bene-
fetal suggestions. Worth E. An
derson, Madolyn E. Beach, Ralph
w. Brooks. Alice A. Colbert,
Charles Faunteroy, Sa m u
Giamo 1.-TWO Awards, Marsellus
Guest. Lula F. Hamilton. Dettie
L. Jones. Wayne A. Leavitt 1.-TWO
awards) Aundra B. Mayo, Bar
bars L. Melton, Dortheda Rose,
Barbara H. Williams, Marguerite
Wise; work simplification, pro-
posals, William Deason, Rosa
mond Hope, Flora w. Rice.
John F. Curley, an Interstate
Commerce Commission attorney,
has been selected by the Civil
Service Commission to particle
pate in its management intern
program. Philadelphia is
seeking budget examiners, with
starting salaries Of $500 to
$7.605 a year. Apply to personnel
office. Room 1877. City Hall, Phila-
delphia, Pa. THE ABC of
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1tOIlt ydfu Iull OF the SUIT. mat
happened this week.
Kenneth Norquest was in
charge last Tuesday. Juggling
statistics from far-away points
and coming up early in the
morning with an opinion this
area wouldn't have enough snow
to cause worry. But by the time
the evening traffic rush began
the bureau was calling for 2 to
inches in the city and as much
as 4 inches in the suburbs.
Prediction Holds Up
The guess was good. The bu-
reau measured 81 inches of snow
after it had finished falling
There could have been a foot of
snow, had a disturbance, from
Dixie come closer to Washington
than it did.
Now. why did Mr.. Norquest
and his associates hit it right?
And why, didn't they do il
earlier?
''Norquest didn't have any,
thing good on the map to get
hold of, said Reinhardt Schmidt,
his boss.
When Mr.. Norquest came to
work he had a variety of maps.
One showed a condition over
Alabama causing rain there. It
also showed patches of snow in
Missouri and Iowa. Both ap-
peared headed for the Atlantic
Ocean.
At 8 am. the mess down
South had a choice of going
to sea on several routes. Mr..
Norquest made a stab at reading
its mind and thought it wouldn't
come close enough to the Dis
trict to hurt. He said so. He also
figured 1t wouldn't reach here
until dark.
Low Pressure Area Develops
The snow out West wasn't
much of a problem. 1t was
meandering east at a leisurely
gait. and it didn't contain
enough moisture to produce a
sizeable fall. The forecaster
estimated it would get here
about nightfall, too.
Two hours later the Alabama
condition had moved into North
Carolina. A low pressure area
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IMMIGRATION PLAN
WOULD SEPARATE
BOYS, AND GIRLS
BY the Associated Press

Separate classrooms for boys
and girls in junior and senior
high schools were proposed
today by Representative Chef,
Democrat of Kentucky. in an
effort to solve indignation dis
putes.
He said he made the sug-
gestion lin the hope of help
ing to remove the existing
roadblock between northern
liberals and southern conserv-
tives was respect to school
integration."
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speed limits; New England, scattered
SIppery spots; District OF Columbia TO
HaIriSours. Pa. scattered slippery
spots.
River Report
tFrom U. s. EngneerSl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana clear at Gfeat Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
TemperatuTes for Yesterday
tReadlnc Washington National Airportb
Midnight 10 Noon IN
am ~ pm. - Is
sam. IL Spm 10
Record Temperatures This Year
HIGHEST, 3D. on January 4.
Lowest. \. on January Is.
'iiGh and Low ni last "a Hours
High. 20 at 4:3S pm.
Low, 8, at 35 am
Tide Tables
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Low Bid for Runwuy

NORFOLK. Jan. 10 R.-E v.
Williams Paving Co. of Norfolk
has submitted a low bid of
81 .905, STOPS for construction of
a 2.000-foot runway expansion at
Langley Air Force Base. the
Army District Engineer reported
Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18

Clear Writing and Improving
Uncle Sans Letters" will be dis
cusSed at the Inter-agency Rec
ords Administration Conference
today In the National Archives
auditorium.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Postal Employed Leaders
See Wedge for Raise
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

in President Eisenhowers budget message
annoyed postal employee leaders.
Yet the might eventually help their
cause and other Federal workers we'll
Mr. Eisenhower noted proudly that although
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18
Elements 2-Prong A!ttock
Tests Forecoster's SkiIIs
BY RICHARD RODGERS

The professionals the probably the
stened-to men in town when chances
from hour to hour.
These specialists show remarkable success
1t is difficult to sell that idea citizen who hears
that isn't in the cards and the day his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18

NV az tAAC oetAAAC JAACy
cause and other Federal worker
Mr.. Eisenhower noted prou
] a IL per cent increase in tn,
volume of mail during the pas
four years, there has only been ;
| 3 per cent increase in postal EN-
ployment.
Mr.. Eisenhower attributed thi
to the value of new methods
Organization and equipment"
Not a word was said about tn,
increased work output of tn,
postal employees in handling tn,
extra volume of mail.
Although annoyed over thu
Presidents failure to credit post.
al employees, postal union leader.
say the figures cited eventually
might have a good effect. They
recall that the President in last
weeks state-of-the- Union mes.
sage cautioned against industry
lpay raises unless increased pro.
ductivity on the part of the
workers justified it.
On such a basis. the increased
productivity OF postal workers ir
handling the ii per cent in
crease in mail volume with only
a 3 per cent increase in the
number of employees would
Justify another postal pay raise
they say. And other Federal
employe leaders. noting that the
Government is not only carrying
on its functions but has in
creased them during the last
four years despite a 240. 900 DROP
in Federal employment. feel that
the same productivity argument
can be used on behalf of CLASH
fed employees.
4
MANPOWER PROBE CON-
TINUES-R Representative Davis
Democrat of Georgia. has told
the House his subcommittee will
continue its intensive investiga-
ton and policing of Federal
manpower practices during the
next two years.
The Davis subcommittee has
done an impressive job in keep
ing tabs on the manpower prac-
tees and policies of Government
agencies during the last few
years. Many agencies have
adopted sounder personnel pol
icies and better manpower util-
ization as a result of the Davis
subcommittee sweeping inquiry
The Georgia Democrat feels
much remains to be done and
his House Civil Service Sub
committee will continue its po-
ilicing of Federal manpowel
practices. Actually, as this col
iumn will detail within the next
few days. the Davis subcommit-
tees work has resulted in greater
job security for Federal employees
rather than lessened it.
SENATE GROUP-The Sen
ate Civil Service Committee held
its first meeting OF the 85th ses-
sion of Congress yesterday. Ac-
Itually, the meeting was more of a
Iget-together affair, with the
newcomer Senators getting &C.
lquainted with their veteran col
leagues on the committee.
Good news for Federal en-
ployes is that the committees
very capable staff director an.i
assistant staff director will be
retained for another two years.
They are H. William Brawley
who heads the staff. and Don
.kerlin, assistant staff chief
Frank Paschal has been ap-
pointed minority staff member
replacing Robert johnson. who
becomes staff assistant to Sena-
tor Carlson. Republican of Kan
sas.
4
GAINS AHEAD SEEN-In q
tribute to Federal employees or
the 74th anniversary of the sign
ing of the Civil Service Act, a TOP
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Saturday. Fair with good to e,
lcellent visibility.
Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity
January 1Q.12


Temperature will average 6 OF
y degrees below normal. Nor
mails for Washington are A and
% for the daily high and low.
Gradual moderating tempera-
lures over week end, but turn
ing colder again Tuesday and
Wednesday. Rain or snow late
Monday or Tuesday may total
around one-fourth of an inch.
Road ConditiOns-AAA
West; District Of Columbia to Penn
sylvania Turnpike. scattered slippery
spots; Pennsylvania Turnpike. snow and
ice-coyered, Ohio Turnpike, wet: U. S
40 West to Ohio, slippery in higher
elevations; U. s. 80 West to Ohio, icy
South, D.. s. l to Richmond, clear,
Shirley Hiehway (U s $500, clear;
Richmond south clear; District OF Co.
lumbia to Charlottesville. clear
North and East. District Of Column
bia to Delaware Memorial Bridge, clear
New Jersey Turnpike, clear, normal
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WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Scattered flurries
are expected tonight the Northeast except for the
coastal Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy weather will
prevail Temperatures will rise slowly oyer the Northern
Gulf coastal region and will moderate over the northern
part of the Pacific Coast Cold will continue elsewhere
AP Wirephoto Map.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
His torical Items
To Be Exhibited
In Buckin CHAM

It'd Buckingham County Wonan's
Club Wlu sponsor D historical exhi-
b4tlo1 at Dulwyn Elementary School
Apll u n and 28
Th4 ! ARE asking alt Buckingham
county residents to participate III
the exhibition BIZ contributing items
1T historical interest They would
like 10 exhibit such items as an
tique{. pictures, books, descriptions
and pictures Of old homes, glass
ware old records. family Bibles.
quilts, spreads, handwork, etc
Thdse Interested in exhibiting
articles may bring them u the
Dlllwbn Elementary School Friday
April rs between 2.30 and ) pm.
Contributors are advised to tape the
owneF's name on each article and
to provide All explanation Of the
item ANY member Of the Woman's
Club may be contacted for further
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Central Student Among FinaIists In
Virginia Science Talent Search

Albert Baber. Of Buckingham Cen
trail High School is one Of the fina-
lists In the Virginia Science Talent
Search
A total Of liz seniors from the
high schools in Virginia entered
this contest From this number have
come 40 nnahsts. and from these
the Is winners will be chosen at the
Virginia Academy os Science meet
ing in May
Albert Baber took a science apti-
tude examination and wrote a report
On My Scientific Project" These.
plus scholastic records and Il report
on extraeurricular activities. formed
the basis for determining the finan-
lists
Not only is Baber an excellent
student. but he. is copy editor Of the
school annual. reporter for the
Science club. Beta Club treasurer.
and q member Of the basket bali and
baseball teams
Another member Of the Bucking-
ham High School Science Cub has
been honored by being invited to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16

Virginia has supplied six first
Martha Washington. Martha
Jefferson, Rachel Jackson. Letitia
Tyler, Ellen arthur and Edith VIII
son.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
THE rARMv111e Cra) HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 16 1857
Live st0ck Bring
Above Average
Prices At Show

Buckingham FRA club members
got little slice Of the Sl8.007 cake
that was cut at the Richmond
Junior Premium Stock Show last
week.
Buddy Pankey received second
place ribbon On one Of bis Angus
steers He later sold the steer for
30 cents per pound, His second steer
brought 245 cents per pound
David Seay got third place
prize for his pen Of three hogs. and
they were graded as U s number
one He sold them at 1875 cents
per pound
David seay also sold q steer at
% cents and Larry Derrenbacker
got 26.5 for his
The amount received BY boys all
over the state at the sale was about
So 800 more tina nthe $14 448 re
ceived last year in the annual
event, sponsored by the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce
Grand Champion steer Of the
show an 865 pound Hereford shown
by Alan Hner. II. Of Waynesboro,
was bought by Universal Tractor
Equipment Co. for 1914 70. a price
Of "a cents per pound The animal
vas donated BY the tractor company
to the Crippled Children's Home il
Richmond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16

The Central Virginia Electric
Cooperative has donated tape
recorder to thc Al clubs M
Buckingham county
The Cooperative presented A
similar recorder t9 tile Al clubs
IN Appomattox last month for use
by the All club that won first
place id the county confess The
entaton was made at the
Appomattox Electric Congress
In giving the recorder 10 the
Buckingham clubs, Manag CHI
James D Cooke, noted that the
acceptance was so enthusiastic
by the AppomattoX clubs THAT WITH
felt Ii only proper 70 extend This
offer to the All clubs IN Buck
ingham county.
r. S. Ellis, Buckingham coun-
ty agent, said it was their inten-
ton to use the tape recorder for
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Buckingham Bang
Tests Favorable
County Agent Says

About 1900 to 1900 head Of
cattle in Buckingham county have
been tested SO far in the county S
drive to become BIucellosis free
R. S. Ellis, county agent, said that
about one-half Of the farms have
been tested but have been mostly
smaller cattle farms.
Only two reports have shown
any symptoms Of the bana's di-
sease 50 far he said. The county
seems to be in good shape" he
explained
The campaign is handled by Dr.
Wayland D Andrews. state area
veterinarian, and is being done
without charge. Ellis said they
have been able to move along
rather fast because Of the eX-
ceueut cooperation they have re-
ceived from the farmers, who
have had then cattle ready and
waiting almost Without exception,
The testing Of the smaller herds
should be completed this week
and then they win move into the
large herds, Ellis said
Fs reminded that the tesej1e
is being backed UP by Virginia
Department Of Agriculture order
which will stop movement Of all
cattle except tested animals and
those going directly to slaughter.
The animals that react TO the
Bangs test viii be culled and IN
fected herds viii be re-tested un-
I'll certified clean,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Spelling Bee Puts
Bite on Boys

A. j. Steger. Of Buckingham
Central High school. out spell
ed all of theboys in the final
match of the Lynchburg Area
Spelling Bee last Monday eve
ming. He last for 81 rounds and
got bumped when he got in
solent
Much to the sorrow Of the
masculine sex. the girls easily
captured the top places. Anne
Shearer, Of Campbell County,
won first. and Carole Henderson.
of Amherst County. took rum
ner-up honors Carole slipped
up on the spelling Of chaos in
the 41st round, and Anne came
through with ''annihilated.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
EIowar(Isyille

The annual Easter sunrise service
Is being planned for April q at
Monticola. home Of the late Miss
Emily Noting where it has been
held for many years The time is
5et for 5.2l a N Dr John F Owens
disnict superintendent Of the Metho-
dist charge, Will be the guest
speaker The Rev, E j Noting
ham. III. viii conduct 4 Good Fri
day service at The Howardsville
church at 7.3o pm, April 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taylor Of
Alexandria. spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T Ripley.
Mrs. T. G. Fenwick has returned
ID her home here after visiting in
arlington.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Funds Campaign Begins
For Recreation Field

Trees are falling right and left
but no one Is bothenng To holler
Timber Ike they do la the
movies. In fact. no one seems to
have time to waste Oh such holler-
ing Everyone is toe busy working
Oh the new athletic field next to
Buckingham Central High School
To see the clearing next TO the
school grow. acre by acre and al
most overnight, one would be in
clned to humble something about
magic. grenlins. etc" But after
seeing the pair of bulldozers double
team on a pile Of trees and dirt it
r. apparent that it isn't magic but
just plain hard work
This is just the first step in the
proposed $4,000 lighted al-purpose
athletic field The most important
phase is underway now in a vigor-
GUS campaign to raise the necessary
money 10 properly equip the field
The movement TO get the much
needed athletic field for the high
school and community use was
spearheaded by the Buckingham
County Ruritan Club
John G Spencer. president Of
the Buckingham County Athletic AS
ISOLATION said county report
progress meeting viii be held at
the high school Tuesday evening.
April l6 at Z 80 pm.
He describes the proposed IA
ciliues as having a lighted football
field and baseball diamond, tennis
courts and plenty of room
John c. Morgan is secretary-treas-
urer Vice-presidents represent the
various rnagisterial districts in the
county and they win organize the
fund drives in their districts They
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Noman's Club
Meeting April Is

Fresh Viewpoint, a program
of color Slides by The Celanese
Cooperation OF America will be
presented at the meeting Of the
Buckingham County Woman's
Club Friday April 20. at $50 pm
at Dillwyn Elementary School
A men1ber~of the club will read
the commentary on the slides as
each is shown Mrs. r. H Bruce
win preside ~ CLUB president The
Slides will offer suggestions On
such problems as covering arcn-
tecuwal defects how 10 conceal
unsightly radiators how 10 give
an old room a new look, etc.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16
Baked Products For
Band Uniforms

Women Of Buckingham county
viii have an opportunity to Sc
lect Easter gifts or baked pro-
ducts on April 20 when the Cedar
Home Demonstration Club holds
a bazaar in DillWyn The proceeds
from the bazaar VIII be given to-
ward purchase Of band uniforms
for members Of the Buckingham
County Band A variety of hand
made articles. in addition to the
baked products will BE- 0ttere@.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-16

are as follows
M 4 Lesaeur Marshall dis
trct B d Lesueur DillWyn n.
Cleveland Jones, Francisco dis
tuct. Herbert MaXey Slate River
district Dr. W A Pennington.
James River district and T B Hall,
Maysyille district
Once the athletic field is CON-
pleted the Buckingham County Ath-
letc Association viii fade into OBJ
security, turning the field and all
facilities oyer TO the public school
system Tor upkeep and supervision.
The facilities are being constructed
on land owned by the high school