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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-03
LEGAL NOTICES

COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA,
N the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
Court OF the County of Bucking-
ham. on the 18th day Of Deem
Der. 1857.
Order 81 Publication
ROSA HOOKER LEE
Plaintiff
against
BERNARD LEE
Defendant
The object Of TINS suit N 10 obtain
divorce from the bond Of matrl-
mony which was created BY the
marriage 81 the plaintiff I'd the de
fendant on the grounds Of Wilful
lesertion and abandonment by the
defendant Of the plaintiff, Sand to
nave the court decree the plaintiff
custody and supervision Of their in
Fant children born ol thr marriage
II is further ordered that this
order be published once 4 week for
four successive weeks III The Farm
lille Herald newspaper published
I'D the town u Fafmvllle Virginia
which has general circulation IN the
said County of Buckingham
And an affidavit having been
made and flied that the defendant
Bernard Lee Is not resident Of the
State 81 Virginia. Il IN ordered that
Ne do appear here within ten days
after due publication hereof and do
what may De necessary To protect
his interest IN this sInt
A COPY Teste
JOHN c. SPENCER. Clerk
q NJ. ROGERS, ". III
Buckingham. virginia. l2-20.4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-03
What's Free?

This sp &c is offered without
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who wishes to give something
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-03

HERE THEY ARE!
USED CARS
PRICED 70 SUIT
YOUR BUDGET
RIDE IN REAL COMFORT.
RIDE IN A BUICK!
1856 BUICK
2-Door Super Riviero, Extra
low mileage. Extrofeleon, oil
the Extros.
1855 BUICK
4-Door Century, Riviero. radio,
heater dynoflo, power steer
ing, power brakes, very clean.
1855 BUICK
4-DoOr sedan, Century, rodiO
ond heater Clean
1855 BUICK
4-Door sedan, Century. rodio,
heater, power steering, power
brakes. mud grip tires
1853 BUICK
! 2-Door Special heater and
other extros. Used for demon
strotor, less than 1000 miles
SPECIAL PRICE
Special prices on all above
cars for quick sale. Others to
select from.
BRICKERT
/ OIL COMPANY
3o5 W. 3rd St. Phi. 263
Va. DeoIer License No. 156
Formvitle, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-03

FOR THE BEST in power chain
saws its Homolite. Call 998. Shan
aberger and Sons 7-l9-tf CD
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Chambers Street
improvements
Already Started

Longwood College starts I oda v
Monday its program Of mprpv
ing Chambers street al the Farm
vile Elementary School Just SIX
days after acquiring title 10 the
street from the Town Of Farmvillc
The college will double the width
Of the street from Pine through 10
the college Kitchens as II passes
along the north end Of the public
school
mat narrow section OF the street
has been used by school busscs for
picking up and diScharginp pupils
and doubling 81 the street width
viii relieve the previous congcs-
ton Of the daily process
IN Secondary system
The college will make the i'm
provemcntS along the compare
lively short stretch After that. nc
street becomes a part OF the Sec
onda~v Highway System and will
bc maintained BY state funds pro
vidcd such maintenance.
The Highway Department main
tain roadWays meeting certain
standards al all state institutions
The new road will meet required
maintenance standards
The extension 81 Chambers street
in the other direction. from Pine
going west to Ely. has also been
rclinqiished 10 Longwood College
except for right Of permanent ease
ment for utility maintenance pur
poses
To Close Street
The street will be LEI, open as
a public thoroughfare until I he
spring OF 1850 when LongWood ex-
poets 10 begin construction of
another dormitory. which viii block
the road
Doubling of the size Of Chambers
street az the Elementary School
VIII also provide additional park
ing facilities, according 10 J H.
w A n \ ley. Longwood business
manager.
II will continue 10 serve AS the
school bus boarding and leaving
area. The project viii convert an
unused grass plot AZ the school
buildings north end 70 road sur
face.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Area All Stars Receive Gold Keys
At Holiday Lake Recognition Banquet

ton of their service The keys were
presented in behalf Of the Cities
Service Oil Company sponsors the
program
Nine of the is All Stars were
from Herald Area counties They
included r ic hard Coleman and
Betty Lou Morris, of Amelia Jane
Pennington. Of Buckingham John
joyce and Betty Floyd Jones. of
Cumberland. Brett Watson and
Laurice Ice Hamlet, Of Charlotte
and Robin Lester and Dorothy Gills.
of Powhatan.
The entertainments program vas
spanked by 10 Elan, Of PoWhatan,
who lead group singing; Brett Wat
son. Of Charlotte, who palyed a
piano solo, and Tommy Coffman, a
guest from Roanoke. who played
the Xylophone
There were lie persons registered
for the event, and Lunenburg had
the highest number present with IA
persons.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Hit-And-Run IN
Buckingham Injuries
Richmond Man

W Al Jordan, Of Baldwin Road,
Richmond, was critically injured
Friday night when he was struck
by an automobile lust west Of
Buckingham G. H.
Jordan and j. c. Duke. Of Rich
mond. who was driving the car.
were fixing a flat tire when Jordan
was hit The car that hit Jordan
was travelling east and did not stop
after the collision
State Trooper H. c. Lanahan and
Sheriff H B. A d m S arrested
janis Moseley. Negro, Of Brook
ilvn, w. Va, short time later on
charges Of hit-and-run and per
sonal injury. Moseley and two pas
sengers we're at Mays Dance Hall
at Buckingham when the arrest
was made
Dukes car was repeatedly on the
shoulder Of the highway. with park
ing lights on
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Town Capita!
Outlaws Mattel,
Record BUDGET
$4,000 sevavc
Lagoon Major
Improvement
BY JOIN STICK

Farmvllle's $500 OBJ u d 9 + T..
5000 higher than last years pse-
yiols recefd is not as far fiom
normal as would appear, when. as
Town Manage Z, L. O. senberry
points ont. the fiscal outline IS
studied carefully
The difference between the new
budget for the u months fom July
| to June 30. 1859 and last years
1891 .4l9 budget is in substance an
increase Of ST ,aa7 in cash Ga hand
at start OF the period and S6l D3
more anticipated in current re
ceiptS for the new year
To start last year the mpnici-
pality had cash balance OF S65, l5i
This year the cash balance
amounted to So 638, c. s. .5o7 more
Increases Realized
The inc. eases IN current receipts
anticipated in the new year c0n@
chiefly from three sources ~
$4,000 from the new SO vellicular
license tax against 81 $50 raised by
the old s. tax SIG 900 federal
grant to help with the construction
of the sewage lagoon and using
S38. 595 Of the reserve for sewerage
system Improvement in building the
lagoon
Since the new lagoon Is tile sub
stitute for the long planned sewage
disposal and treatment plant 3 II
which the reserve has been building
I'D. h e accumulated funds. in
GLIDING $4,000 from current funds
will be used in the Sc 900 PROJECT
After this years one-shot gain in
the federal grant is used. and when
the higher vehicle tax income is Off
set by planne d reduction IN
tangible personal property taxes
starting in 1883. future municipal
budgets likely Will 90 downward III
total more nearly corresponding to
those Of recent years
Use OF Extra Funds
With the extra funds available
for the year. tho budget provides
capital expansion dividends for thu
community. with 36 per cent Of the
$500, OBJ total. or sl44 925. to be
spent for permanent improvements
The 1889 capital outlay program
exceeds that Of the past year By
SIS. 1925.
Council has also earmarked r4-
serve of sll 900 for the proposed
Route A. bridge over the Appamat-
toy With last years $4,000 reserve.
that Will make available the town $
total share Of the cost. Or 1000
The budget expenditures for op-
GRAFTON Of the towns 10 depart
ments total s2i4 .oO3. up Sl0q07
from the past year Departmental
OUTLAWS comprise 80 per cent Of the
budget total
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Boyd TO Face
Grand Jury For
Ransom Staying

An indictment by Goochland
grand Jury will bc sought Julv .
fol- the accused Slayer Of Radforti
Bennett Ransom Goochland Com
monwcalth'S Attorney J G. KnIbh
said he would take The case directly
TO the grand Jury,
Wills p BOYD who lusi ,nrned
"a YEARS cf aae, lis charged Nith
the murder OF 81 year old Ransom
q prominently known native Of Dill
wyn The reason for the Staying APP
parealy was the fact that Ransom
replaced Boyd al service station
position in Richmond
Gordon Gum. Ii. 81 Richmond is
also charged with the murder
Knihb said he would bring the
tcen-aper's case before The Gooch-
land juvenile Court, Gum told In
vestleatine officers that hc sat in
the car during the initial assault
on Ransom at the service station
and during the actual killing in
Goochland county He repeatedly
was afraid 10 leave Boyd
Boyd admitted the killing and
said he alone was responsible for
Ranson's death and also IT was his
action that forced Ransom to leave
the service station and net into
Bovd's car for the fatal trip to
Goochland
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
IA Club Members
Earn New York
Free Trip Aug. 4

Three more Herald New York
Club members have earned the free
5-day trip to New York offered bv
The Farmville Herald Mrs Lewis
Rogers. r i, CreWc Miss Nancy
Bailey. Darlington Heights and Mrs.
William Pemblcton. r i. JctcrSvillc.
went over the top this week.
They Join / others previously an
nounccd including, Miss Betty Ruth
Simpson. r l. Farmvlllc. Garland
Jones. RID. Dillwyn, Miss Margaret
Whitlock, Cartersville, Miss Barbara
Yancey. Farmville. Miss GAN Ash
man. r 3. Amelia. Mrs Owen
Dunkley, Farmville. Mrs. Ben Ber-
sch. r 3. Cumberland. Mrs. j r.
Nuckols III. r 2. Cumberland. Mrs.
Leon Williams. Farmville. Mrs.
Lacy Rush, Dillwyn and Miss Mary
Lou Southall, Farmville.
Other Club Members
Other club members who are
TedCnnR the quota are
Mrs. Mary Hedrick. R3. Cumber-
land Va
Mrs. Jack Moody, RI, Farmville.
Mrs. Ann CloWdis, Longwood
Ave. Farmville.
Mrs Dramor r. Maxey. Cumb-
erland
Miss Carolyn Peters. Cumber-
land
Harry Simpson, Rice
Mrs R. r. Walton. Powhatan
Miss Nancy s. watkins. 3l2 First
Ave. Farmville.
Miss Betty Lou Morris, Amelia,
Va.
Mrs. Blaine Vance. r. I. Farm
vile.
Miss Franeda Southall, r. l..
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
MeGory I, Injured
Plane Crash Cause
Sunday Evening
Remains Unknown

Cause ~ The Piper Cub plane
crash Sunday night near Hmp-
den Sydney IN which Charles Nc
Cary 34 Of Oily.llc Pa, received
serious injuries viii remain I'M
known until the injured man S
condition improves sufficiently
for questioning
Alone IN the plane. owned BY
-. G Rosscr, Of Prospect Mc0ary
sustained fractures OF both legs
and a h.p, chest injuries and null
tiple decorations In the nose first
crash Southside Hospital listed
his condition as serious Monday
morning
State Trooper c. II Wallace.
who investigated. said the severe
crash which wrecked the light
plane Likely followed McGary's
turn-around bank for the pre-
dusk return To Farmvillc Airport.
He said the plane apparently
never could be righted by McGary.
Jack Baker and Dan Fowler,
youths who live a short distance
from the crash scene on the
Throckmorton property about 10
miles southwest Of Farmville,
pulled the injured pilot from the
plane
Baker said he saw the plane dis
appear from view about Z 30 pm.
as he drove along State Route GOA.
Fowler had gassed the plane at
the airport here before McGary
TAXED off
McGary who operates a farm
IN Goochland County and fire.
qucntly makes flying visits to
Farmvillc Airport, keeps his own
plane there. He apparently had
used the Rosser plane for brief
evening spin.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

The recognition of this years All
honor was climaxed Saturday night
with a ham-chicken banquet at the
area All camp at. Holiday lake.
The program Of recognition was
shared with two International For
eign Youth Exchange fIFYE, stu
dents from Pakistan, who told Of
agricultural problems in their home
country Amir ud-Din and Man
Frazal-iHannan. branched out into
talks that included aspects Of the
social. political and religious life
in Pakistan.
Hannah told Of the operation Of
his $50 acre farm. and Amir-Din
pointed out that labor was very
cheap in Pakistan. and that 80 per
cent Of the people were directly
concerned with agriculture as a
means Of livelihood
The 10 All Stars from the Ii
counties in the East Central Dis
trict were the main objects of at
tention- They were presented q
gold kay and certificate n rscogni-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Pervall Offered
Job AS Principal
Of Nottoway School

a. 7 jenkins. Of Burkeville. was
appointed July 7 to the Nottoway
county school board He will rep
resent the Haytokah district re-
placing Marion Boswell who re-
signed June 30
Garland Jones, a Nottoway dairy
man. was elected chairman of the
school board at a meeting Friday
July H. Jones represents the Blen-
don district and he has been a
school board member since 1854
serving as vice chairman under
Boswell, who was board chairman.
The Nottoway school board Of
fered the principalshIp to Luther
Foster, Negro High School to joseph
B. Pervall. s.. who has been prin-
cipal Of Luther p jackson high
school in Cumberland since 1851
T j. McIlwaine. school super
intendcnt Of the Prince Edward
Cumberland division said no action
had been taken at Luther P. Jack
son hig h school, pending con
uectual arrangements with Pervall.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Notiono! News Summary
Lebanese Rebels
Blow Up Power
Plant, Water Line

Heavy fighting was the order of
the day Saturday. in Tripoli, the
central city in the unusual Leba-
nese civil war. A huge electric
power station and water main sup
plying the city were dynamited to
climax As hours of the worst out
break Of shooting and violence
since the rebellion started about
66 days ago
Lebanese observers speculate that
this might be the big offensive
start by the rebels. Rebels are hop
ing to make government. officials
act now instead of waiting for the
results Of the July "a election il
which pro-Western President Ca
mile Glamour will not run again
me says Rebels fear another pro
Western president will be elected.
Nine U. s. Airmen who were shot
down in Soviet Armenia by MIG
fighters, June 27. returned to West
Germany July g. They report hav-
ing been beaten and one almost
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

Hearing on request for school
desegregation order to Prince Ed
ward county effective with start Of
the new school term in September
resumes t D d a y Monday in Fed
eral District Court at Richmond be
fore Judge Sterling Hutcheson.
The hearing will be a continuation
of those in early June when at
torneys for the NAACP disclosed
that they proposed to request Judge
Hutcheson to set a September order
for start of desegregation here
The federal district Judge said
then he would require more infor
nation about conditions in Prince
Edward county before reaching
decision on such motion
When Archibald G. Robertson.
one Of the attorneys for Prince Ed
ward county said at the same hear
ing that he was not prepared to
argue the motion OF starting
date. Judge Hutcheson set Juiy IA
today and Is for such a purpose
Second Time Around
The NAACP legal staff had not
previously said a September start
ing date was to be requested at
the June hearing. although they had
asked for the hearing in the court.
The Prince Edward case is back
in Judge Hutcheson's federal dis
trict court after his earlier refusal
to set date for Prince Edward
to begin mixing schools. That was
appealed to the Circuit Court of
Appeals by the NAACP, which
ruled Judge Futcheson erred in
not setting a date.
The U. S. Supreme Court refused
to hear an appeal by Common
wealth attorneys on the appellate
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

GNo l-Io-e-Ic,t
Appropriations Atty,
Frank vi. McCann,
To Oppose Abbitt


A Republican independent. Frank
N Mccain 32 \Appomattox at
torneY has aanolncad bus inten-
ton ~ oppose Congressman Wat
kins " Ab5!it fer ihc House Of
Representatives. for the Fourth Viz
alnsa D1sTllcf
Mccain made his announcement
during the Republican state con
Neation last week ut Roanoke
HAIRY Vaughs.. u EIeyewclI re-
publican chairman for the Fourth
District. said Sunday that the dis
trict committee has voted not to
roommate an opposition candidate
Vaughan said the time was not
~propitious IN oppose Abbitt.
Mccain followed Vaughan an
ao.,ncon5r,,. vrifb Ana az h3e o,tn
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
r. J. Randolph Coming Home
Multi-State Machinery Distributor
TO Move Home Office, Warehouse Here

general Offices nearby N CGnbcr-
land county Oh TIE ol1 Randolph
farm He Will also have ware
house from which ID Will serve Ms
customers In this section Other
warehouses are located at Knox-
VILE Tenn. Charleston ~ val.
Baltimore, Md, and Bristol VA.
The latter warehouse Will be dis
continued v b en the Farmvlllc op-
GRAFTON is complete
Mr.. Randolph is the son Of Rob
EFT S Randolph, and Rachel u
r m ! ey, born in Cumberland
county in 1905. His patcrnal grand
father was william John Randolph
OF PoWhatan county. He left Farm
vile in 1918 at the age Of IA and
went to the midwest He began in
the farm machinery business with
Phillip Nolan. branch manager of
the John Deere Pillow Company and
has been in this business since. He
ID HltlHJti Vi tiit MtillotilSt
church, the Loyal Order Of Elks.
Associated with Mr.. Randolph at
Farmville will be Robert D. Nc
Crane, manager Of the farm ma
chinery sales division, and W Nc
Coy manager Of the hardware divi-
sion
Farmville Is 4 central point il
the operations Of the company in
this section, which fact, with de-
sire to return home. influenced Mr..
Randolph in making the decision
to move the general offices from
Bristol to Farmville
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

courts decision and thus the mat
ter Of THE next decision now is back
with judge Hutcheson
More Time at Issue
a number Of apparent precedents
have arisen since Judge Hutchinson
first ruled that Prince Edward
needed more time for start Of de
SEGREGATION IN the public interest.
That was Ais ruling On which the
higher court said he erred
First came the Little Rock. Ark.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
County Conditions 70 Re Aired
Prince Eduard School Desegregation
Hearing Resumes Today At Richmond

ruled by Federal District Judge
Harry J, Lemley, who ordered sus-
pension of school inteeration at
Little Rocks Central High School
for 30 months. He said the public
interest Of all concerned required
such action
That ruling was taken to the US
Supreme Court by the NAACP legal
staff which asked special session
to rule on Judge Lemley's decision.
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

Y r Y Randolph. d native IF Cnnb-
erland Is coming back home To wv
tablish general oiffcG Of the r. ],
Randolph Company Hc has been
distributor q farm machinery
and industrial machinery for the
past "a years ana recently added
hardware to bis sales lines The
company VIII deal in wholesale
only
Mr.. Randolph plans 10 build his
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
APv.A Postponcs
Annual Meeting

The scheduled meeting Of the
Prince Edward Branch, Association
for the Preservation Of Virginia
Antiquities will not be held today
TUESDAY. P. T. Atkinson, branch
director. said.
Conflicting meetings. vacation
absences and other reasons led to
the decision to postpone the annual
meeting until September. he added.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15
Roy r. Pearson
To Address Chamber

Roy r Pearson. oil firm ex-
ecutive in the Far East for many
years now residing in Farmville,
will. address Chamber Of Commerce
members tonight Monday during
their July dinner meeting, at $40.
Pearson. who was Standard
Vacuum Oil Company representa-
tive in Hong Kong and China. will
speak on Americana Business
He is member Of United Air
Lines 100000 Mile Club having
logged that distance in air travel.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-15

Betty Lou Crawlev Of Rice. was
hospitalized Friday about $50 when
she was struck by tractortrailer
on Route AGO near East Coast Ser
vice Station.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-05-22
|Il!I!EI3!Il1 GOODS

RUGS. 9xl2 also 9xl2, 9xl5 alike;
must sell. reasonable. w. l-4l82
ANTIQUE clocks for sale; also all
clock repairing. Mills, 1346. East
l87th ST., Nv. 1-5680.
SINGER electric sewing machine
SIS. 567 East 185th St
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-05-22

DINING room set, chaise lounge,
radiant heater, desk and chair.
stove, gas mangle, bedroom fur
niture, small electrical appliances.
$50 16 tires and wheels. IV.
6-38t8.
DUNCAN Physe dining room set,
table, s chairs, buffet, reasonable
price. l245 East 137th st. off
Woodwork.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-05-22
SACRIFICE
MOVING


OUT of state, will sacrifice maple
chairs. sofa bed, television set, ar
tificial mantel piece. Hotpoint
stove, Frigidaire, dishes and glass
ware; piece 9nd 4 piece bed
room sets. wheelbarrow, girl s
summer clothes, 10 ID, also
teens. ladies', l4-l5-l5l2. FA
l-1043
MANGLE; panel drapes; single,
double and triple widths; COM
plete living and dining room fur
niture; chrome, grey and yellow
breakfast set; Err. l-0320.
3 SPEED Phonograph never used,
20 new records included, 500. 1855
G.. E. Washer; II inch TV, good
condition, S45. VIII. 2-3036
BUY now, buy right, Power Now
ers, Appliances. Mattresses, Car
peting. Hi-Fi Photographs, Tape
Recorders, Televisions. We deall
Cost plus handling charge. VIII
2-3093.
RUG, 9 x l2: pad; used one month;
neutral color wool Must sell.
Make offer. Ii 1-4008
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c.
February 3, 1883
The Nome nugget., 1958-06-18
Interference With Aids To Navigation Chased As A MiSdemeanOr

JUNEAU, - The U. s. Coast Coast Guard is charged by law with the development, administra- tion and operation of the aids to navigation system of the United States. Aids to navigation, in cluding lighted and unlighted buoys, are intended to assist the navigator to determine his posi- tion or safe course or to warn him of dangers or Instructions to navigation.
 Certain laws for the protec- tion of aids to navigation pro- vide heavy penalties for obstruc- ton or interference with any aid to navigation lawfully maintained under proper authority. Fasten- ing a vessel in any manner to a buoy is an interference with an aid to navigation and shall be deemed a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine not exceeding the sum of $500 for each of fense, and each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered new offense.
The Nome nugget., 1958-06-18
WET WEATHER
 ACROSS NATION
(By The Associated Pressi

(By The Associated Pressl
 A fashion nbte from the weather man: keep your umbrel- las and raincoats handy.
 Wet weather-ranging from booming thunderstorms to pre- summer showers-was forecast for most of the nation.
 An umbrella might have been handy, but hardly practical in such a spot as Bandera County, Texas, yesterday. The 24-hour rainfall there was measured at 20 inches.
 Storm-wary Texans got so edgy that they reported clearly seeing tornado funnel. But the weather bureau said it was mir age caused ,~iby cloud fragment dangling in front of the setting sun.
 Frigid weather gripped the northern states, nearly on the eve of approaching summer. Pellston, Mich, had 30 degree reading and the mercury touched the freezing mark of 32 at Oneonta in the Catskill section of New York.
 Forecasters said two major areas expected to be free of wet weather today are sections of the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic coastal strip.