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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
Funeral Services
Saturday For
Mrs. G. C. Steele, Jr.

Funeral services for Mrs. Beau
lab Jones Steele. Of Route 10. Bel
mont Road. Richmond, who died
Wednesday at Richmond hos
pital, were held Saturday afternoon
at Pine Grove Church. Amelia. with
burial in the church cemetery.
Surviving are her hu S n d.
George c. Steele, Jr.; a daughter.
Cindy Susan Steele. a son, Richard
Mark Steele; four sisters. Mrs.
Walter Hartman and Mrs. Carl
Smith, of Richmond, and Mrs. John
Wood and Mrs. Wallace Cambell,
Of Amelia seven brothers, Carl c.
Jones, of Fl Myers. Fla. Harry
G. Jones. Of Richmond. and James
L. Harold H, Alexander. Albert B.
md Robert L. Jones, OF Amelia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
Rice School
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lis own lunch.
One Bus Bought

4ilS OA II lUliCU.
One Bus Bought
Transportation is one of the prob
lens being ironed out at present
One bus has already been pur-
chased. and second bus is being
considered Those areas not on the
bus schedule are making plans for
car pools to get the children to
school
Patrons of the Pisgah School will
meet Monday night to discuss sew
eral things including the purchase Of
a second school bus. The meeting is
at 9 pm. at Plsgah Church
We Will offer a curriculum very
close to that offered last year IN
the public school," Mrs. Bradshaw
said, and we have arranged ample
facilities for a playground a.
We are looking forward to the open
ing Of school
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18

Mrs. Esther Nicholson, Norfolk,
state cookbook chairman for the
Federation says that more than
LOO members Of home demonstra-
ton clubs contributed recipes ~
recipes that have been passed
down from one generation to an
other. Each recipe was tested time
and again under ordinary home
conditions BY members and friends
of the Federation.
A total Of 5000 copies of the
first edition We're printed. Mrs.
Nicholson said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
Personal Mention

Among those from Farmville at
tending the funeral services for the
Rev George Francis Bell, Thurs
day at Douglas Presbyterian Church
were Miss Josephine fowler. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest fowler and daugh-
ter. Carey Walton, w W. fowler.
j. B. Wall, Jr.. " c. Womack.
James Carter. Miss Louise Bondu-
rant, and Mrs. j Watson Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Groseclose.
of Atlanta, Ga. visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. E. F.. Striplin. They
were en- route to HagerstoWn, Md.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
Federation Cookbook
.Revis ion Available

A revision of the Virginia Fed
GRAFTON Of Home Demonstration
Clubs cookbook, Recipes Of Old
Virginia" is now available
Presenting many recipes n t
found in the first edition, the re
vision also lists oven temperatures,
and has the ingredients Of recipes
arranged in the. order in which they
are used
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
THE FARNvILIE (vs) HERALD TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1859

Dr. Charles E. irwin. Of Ormand
Beach Fla. spoke on The Near
Look and the Far Vision at BAN
quet which concluded the meet
Ing Saturday evening
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
Gentr,ys Announce
Daniel Wayne

Nh. and Mrs. William Wayne Gen
try. Of Saxonville. Mass, have an
noanced the birth of son, Daniel
Wayne, Wednesday. July ~
Mrs. Gentry is the former Miss
Edith Vassar Of Prince Edward
County
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18
TIGHT W.AD

Polly NV When Freddie and Elise
came back from the bridal trip lie
still led s25t IN his pocket
Jesse Tie stingy III.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-18

Pat Striplin. who has been visit
ing his brother, N. D. Striplin. and
family in Ketchixan, Alaska. has
returned
Evening star., 1959-06-03
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Outing Could Assist
Boy in New Life

It's hard to be head Of the
house when you're Q years old,
but Bobby tried.
There didn't seem to be any
thing else to do. When his
mother and foster father were
drunk, as they usually were.
someone had to go to the store
for food and look out for the
younger children.
Someone had to care.
At last his mother left home
for good. His foster father
asked the Welfare Department
to take the responsibility he
couldn't assume.
Bobby and his three brothers
and sisters were placed with
a family in the country and q
new life began.
There were many firsts.
For the first time. Bobby
went to school.
For the first time, he could
act like a little boy instead of
an anxious mother hen.
For the first time, he had a
chance to play baseball and
to work in a garden. He even
learned how to milk q COW.
Bobby and his brothers and
sisters are devoted to each
lother. But he needs the friend
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Man Dies, 56PupiIs Hurt
In Crash in Hard Rain

The heaviest rainfall in more
than nine months brought the
Washington area trouble as
well as crop-benehting moisture
yesterday.
Worst Of the trouble was a
car school bus accident on
Route 5 in nearby Maryland
in which the cars driver was
killed and 56 elementary pupils
injured.
During the 6ey 2.76 inches OF
rain was measured by the
Weather Bureau at National
Airport. 2.56 inches Of 1t fall
ing in a soggy six-hour after
noon period. Not since last
August IS, when 3.13 inches
fell, has there been such q
deluge.
It brought the years total
rainfall. deficient for many
weeks, to within a quarter oi
an inch of normal.
The downpour caused a rash
Of flooded Easements. mostly
in the Northwest and South
east, and flooding on many
roads that brought water ur
to car doors.
Killed in the school bus &C.
cident was Leslie E. Rose, Sc
Of Clinton, Nd, driver Of the
car. The bus driver. Raymond
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Vanishing Beer EIudes
Prince Georges Police

were dispatched to the area
after a farmer planting tobacco
Joseph Garner Of 7611 Walker
Mill drive-looked up and saw
the bear standing on two feet.
The bear also saw him, got
back on all four feet. and
both took of in opposite di-
rections," Officer Garrison re-
ported.
This was about ii am. BY
3 pm. the policemen had en-
listed the help Of two expert
enced bear hunters and their
dogs and were joined by about
20 other volunteers.
Officer Garrison said he saw
the bear about AIS pm. but
said the group finally gave up
about 6:15 pm.
Mr.. Gamers mother. Mrs,
Charles Garner, said q neigh
Dor found bear tracks around
her yard this morning and two
broken flower pots on the back
porch.
Evening star., 1959-06-03

Of business. I think they should
60 out of business this way"
Mr.. Chalk said.
Returning to the hotel con-
facts situation he said that he
had been unable to break what
he called his competitors mo-
nopoly there. He said that the
big hotels had unanimously
turned down his request for en-
trance into the lobbies where
his agents could make contact
with visitors.
This strange circumstance,
silence on the part of the ma
jority and denial or evasion on
the part of some Of those who
responded to my letter. leaves
us at a loss to understand
whether or not the large hotels
are acting in concert" Mr..
Chalk said
He estimated that Washing
ton has S million tourists an
nually, and said it was the am
bition of his concern to double
the number.
Evening star., 1959-06-03

ALEXAN RIA WAS a
problem to Congress in that
it was always petitioning for
funds to repair the Long
Bridge Fourteenth street,.
In the early 1840s a span
which had washed away was
not replaced for more than
four years. And it wanted
the GEO Canal finished
to its Alexandria terminal.
The Aqueduct Bridge, a
magnificent engineering feat
which was to carry the canal
over the Potomac, was near
ing completion. (Its stone
piers still can be seen just
above the Key Bridge.) But
more money was needed. De-
spairing of getting more
from Congress, Alexandria
turned to the General As
sembly, which purchased
canal company stock and
guaranteed canal bonds.
MISUNDERSTANDING AL
exandria County, now Ar
hngton-voted 1853 to 222 to
return to Virginia. At that
time its population was g.
459; Washington's 23,634.
"Then Congress-" wrote
Bryan, passed a bill restor-
ing Alexandria County to the
State Of Virginia. The meas
ure gave rise to but slight
discussion on the floor"
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Corporation Files
Fish Kill Report

RICHMOND, June 3 (AP).-
The State Water Control Board
received a report from Ameri-
can Viscose Corp. yesterday
concerning Shenandoah River
pollution.
A. G. McVay. manager Of the
firms plant at Front Royal,
said American Viscose ''is ad-
vised and believes that It is
not responsible" for q fish kill
in that river late last year.
Hence, he said. the company
cannot guarantee that addi-
tional contamination Of the
river may not occur.
There was no public discus
sion Of q board order directing
the firm to pay $154,770 for
the alleged fish kill. The bill
still is outstanding and un-
paid. But the board held a
long executive session. pre-
sumably on this matter.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
BY RICHARD O'LONE
star Stan Writer

The archbishop and the
rabbits daughter. the rich and
the poor. the well-known and
the anonymous gathered in a
small chapel today to honor
two Little Sisters Of the Poor.
Sister Alice, 90. and Sister
Mechtilde. 30. sat side-by-side
in the back and wiped an occa-
sional tear as they heard q
solemn high mass commemo-
rating milestones in their lives.
Sister Alice was observing
her roth year in the order,
Sister Mechtilde her 50th. In
honor Of the occasion, the Most
Rev. Patrick ]. O'Boyle, Arch
bishop Of Washington. was on
the altar.
For Sister Mechtilde. who
has been begging aims for the
poor in Washington for IS
years, the occasion was made
even brighter by the presence
Of her brother, the Rev.
Thomas +. Hughes. who said
the mass.
The chapel Of the sisters
home at 22O H street NE. was
filled with friends Sister Mech
tide has made during her
years Of begging at Govern
ment buildings. :
Among them were James p.
McGranery, former United
States Attorney General; liquor
dealer Milton Kronheim. sr.:
moving company owner Francis
Kane, cafeteria owner Evan
Sholl and former Assistant
United States Attorney VIII
liam H. Collins.
Several pews were filled also
with the aged, the infirm and
the destitute, outfitted as best
they could in honor of the
sisters who cared for them.
After mass, colorfully dressed
Knights Of Columbus escorted
the beaming sisters from the
chapel.
A few minutes later. after
greeting their friends. the sis
ters hands were filled with
money and presents.
Sister Alice, who is no longer
active in seeking aims, was vis-
IDLY affected by the honor paid
her. She now spends most of
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Sisters Of the Poor, 81 and 80,
Honored for Their Work by Mass

This is q wonderful Jewish
woman. She's a rabbits daugh-
ter"
The woman said she Is q
Federal Government attorney.
She met Sister Mechtilde three
years ago. and has helped her
regularly in her work ever
since.
How did Mr.. Kronheirn come
to know @ little sister Of the
poor?
For years Sister Mechtilde
has come to see me whenever
she needed anything" he said.
shes . heck Of o good sales
man.
Evening star., 1959-06-03

That elusive bear was be-
lieved to be somewhere in the
woods and fields near Seat
Pleasant and Capitol Heights
in Prince Georges County
today.
He was spotted there twice
yesterday and there was evi-
dence this morning that he had
spent the night in the same
vicinity.
The bear. thanks to yester-
days heavy rain, successfully
eluded a pack Of four bear dogs
after it had been flushed out
Of a woods just south Of the
1900 block Of Central avenue.
HE was in a field and I was
in q police car at the top Of a
hill." reported Pvt. Carroll
Garrison, county policeman,
one Of those who saw him.
But it was raining real hard
and the bear got away"
The policeman said he and
Pvt. william H. Rutherford
Evening star., 1959-06-03

seeing, charter and limousine
service.
Vigorously opposing the bill.
which is backed by Gray Line
and other competitors in the
sightseeing field. Mr.. Chalk said
that anything that hurts the
transit system will tend to in
crease fares"
Trying 10 Hold Line"
I'VE are trying to hold the
line and increase business on
those empty seats" he said.
At another point Mr.. Chalk
declared that he did not be-
lieve that his competitors in
the sightseeing field had lever
had II so fair"
He went on to cite the num-
Der Of hotels in which his COM
petitors have agents or Offices
and in which d. C. Transit
cannot make contact.
His listing showed Gray Line
with exclusive rights Ia 81
hotels which have more than
10000 rooms. d. c. Transit,
On the other hand, has non-
exclusive entrance. according
to Mr.. Chalk. in seven hotels
with 1893 rooms.
The hearing then was inter-
rupted by Chairman williams.
Democrat Of Mississippi, to
read q letter from Henry F.
Burroughs. local president of
Gray Line. In which I'e charged
that MFR. Chalk was "a Johnny
come-lately" in the sightseeing
business.
Mr.. Chalk replied that he
was q "neophyte in the busi-
ness, but ] claim that I have
the right 10 compete with old
men,"
The transit ofiicial intro
duced figures from the Public
Utilities Commission which
showed that his competitors
had made more money last
year than they did in 1855,
when he took over D. C,
Transit. He said that. in 1855,
there were seven companies
with 40 vehicles operating
within the District while today
there are II companies with
Ill vehicles in the sightseeing
field.
"If this is putting them out
Evening star., 1959-06-03

her time in prayer at the sis
ters' home for the aged.
Sister Mechtilde. who cele-
brated her 80th birthday on
May 3, is still quite active and
alert. She was obviously having
the time Of her life.
She can remember much
darker days when she and other
sisters in their house In Ar
mentieres. France, were eanght
up In World War !.
Sister Mechtilde embraced
one woman who came UP to
greet her, and announced, In
in tones still reminiscent Of
her native Ireland. 81
Evening star., 1959-06-03
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Armed Forces Com.
munications and Electron-
les Association opens a
three day Sheraton = Park
Hotel convention.
Closing q three-day con-
clave, the American Guild
Of Variety Artists holds
final sessions in the Raleigh
Hotel.
The National Coal Asso-
citation continues its Shore.
ham Hotel meetings.
The Pan American Con-
gress on Rheumatic Dis
eases opens q four-day
stand in the Maytlower
Hotel.
This information supplied by
the washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Evening star., 1959-06-03

ships with boys his own age
camp can give him.
He needs contact with coun-
sellors who represent the kind
Of man he can hope to be.
Your gift to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund will mean
more to Bobby than summer fun,
He needs all the happiness he
can get in the present. For his
memories are Nightmares, nine
years long.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send o kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail to The Evening
Star, Second street and Vir-
ginia avenue Sc, WASH
ington 8. D. c., or bring
cash to The Star cashier. A
receptionist in the lobby
will direct you to the cash.
ier's office.
The cost-$36.40 for IL
days. $1S.20 for six days.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
NLRB Aide to TuIk

Joseph jenkins, board mem
ber of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, was to speak at
g pm. today on "Union Hiring
Halls" In the Empire Room Of
the Ambassador Hotel. The
talk was sponsored by the Con-
tracing Plasterers Of the Dis
trict and the Associated Gen.
eral Contractors.
Evening star., 1959-06-03

BRYAN'S ACCOUNT Of
what happened in 1S46, the
year Of "retrocession" as it
was called, is hard to believe
at this late day.
The story goes back to
1840, the year of the Balti-
more convention of the
Wings which nominated
Harrison and Tyler, the year
Of the log cabin and hard
cider campaign, Of "Tippe-
canoe and Tyler Too"
The Jackson Democrats
were confident that they
were firmly in the saddle.
Martin Van Buren, Jack
sons heir, was finishing his
f1rst term and had every
prospect of reelection.
At that time Washington,
one Of the three towns In
the District (the others were
Georgetown and Alexandria,
elected its own Mayor and
the elections were in May.
When the Wings carried the
election there was a great
hullabaloo in the anti-Jack-
son press. Washington was
like Maine. As it went, so
went the Nation.
The Wing municipal adj
ministration set up a log
cabin and a liberty pole 100
feet high in front Of the
Center Market. The Demo-
cratic Congress was resent
full. This resentment and
their national anti-bank
policy caused them to decree
that banks in the District
would wind up their busi-
ness. 1t forbade them to re-
ceive deposits or discount
loans.
The banks continued with
out charter as partnerships
claiming the right to do
business under the common
law. But the resentment
continued. BY 1846 both
Alexandria and Georgetown
had decided on retrocession.
Georgetown asked the Mary
land Legislature at Annapo-
lis to take back everything
in the District west of Rock
Creek. But the Legislature
did not want it. The State
was already overcommitted
on internal improvements
and Georgetown's acquisi-
ton would mean requests for
State aid for harbor main
tenance.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
The
Rambler
=. Looks Into
Retrocession
BY GEORGE KENNEDY
A correspondent asks:


Can you tell us why Ar
lington County was given
back to Virginia? I notice
on the maps that the county
and Alexandria complete the
l0-mile square authorized
by Congress for the Federal
Capital. Why in the world
did Congress let it go?"
The Rambler remembers
his own curiosity about that.
He was well entertained
when he arrived here. His
host was of an old WASH
ington. family, six or seven
generations. We were sit
ting before . log fire in q
large paneled fireplace. 1t
was q wintry evening-out-
side.
That was one Of the first
questions asked and the
answer was that 1t was q
matter Of getting ready for
the coming War Between
the States.
That just isn't so. Seces-
sion had nothing to do with
1t. But the writer couldn't
dispute it at the time. That
was before he began to delve
into local history.
Nor could he answer 1t
this time without going back
to the books.
As local antiquarians
know, there is an excellent
history Of Washington by
Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan,
who was on The Star a score
of years, telling the story
Of the Capital from 1790 to
1873 in two volumes.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Chalk Says Sightseeing
Eases Transit Fares
Tells Subcommittee Why His Firm
Opposes Bill Separating Functions
BY JOHN A. GILES
Star stan Writer

Roy Chalk told Congress today that his D. c. Transit
System trying hod the line" bus and sreecar fares
by sideline activities.
made the statement before House Commerce Subcom
mittee opposing bill which would force his firm to
separate personnel transit and for sight
Evening star., 1959-06-03

If. Mcmahon, 43, Of 3466
Twenty-fourth street Sc. was
admitted to Casualty Hospital
with minor injuries.
More than q dozen Of the
children were treated for minor
cuts and bruises ct Casualty
and Andrews Air Force Hospi-
tails and released. They attend
the Camp Spring (MdO Ele-
mentary School.
The accident occurred shortly
after 3 pm. on Branch avenue
near Allentown road minutes
after the bus pulled out Of the
school to take the students
home during a driving rain.
Describes Accident
Mr.. Mcmahon, who according
to firemen from the 10 respond
ing squads led the children to
safety singlehandedly. gave this
account Of the accident:
II had Just made a turn from
Allentown road onto Route 5. ]
had Travelled about three-quar-
ters of q mile when / saw an
oncoming car suddenly start to
move out of the lane.
HE apparently started to
pass and when he saw the bus
coming in the opposite direction
applied the brakes"
Immediately in front Of the
car driven by Mr.. Rose was an
auto driven by Walter Berry,
50, Of Aquasco, Md, according
to police.)
IAN of q sudden the car be-
gan to spin like q ball-tail on
end-on the wet road. When ]
realized it was coming toward
the bus I tried to move the bus
out Of the way.
Bus Leaves Road
mo sooner had I moved to
the edge Of the road when the
tail end of the car rammed into
my left fender.
Automatically I put my arm
out to stop the children from
piling into the front Of the bus
The next thing we knew we
were about 20 feet of the road
and the children we're crying"
Lawrence L. Beardmore oi
the Morningside Rescue Squad
one Of the first units at the
scene, said Mr.. Mcmahon hat
succeeded in pulling all the
children out Of the bus.
He said the body of the deac
man was lying in the middle
of the street and appeared tt
be unconscious. Police believe
IMr. Rose was hurled from the
lear and died at the scene.
The third car was forced of
the road but the driver wa!
mot hurt.
i Mr.. Mcmahon, who has beer
driving the school bus on 9
part-time basis for the last
three years, is the quartermas'
ter Of the Silver Hill Volunteer
Fire Department.
Evening star., 1959-06-03
Judge Calls
For Arlington
Data on Pupils
June n Report Set
On Rejection of
Negro Applicants

Federal Judge Albert v.
Bryan Of Alexandria today d.
rected the Arlington School
Board TO report to him by June
~ on q review Of its previous
rejection Of 26 Negro applicants
for white public schools.
He said that under Virginia
law. the School Board-but not
the applicants must submit
the requests for admission to
the State Pupil Placement
Board and bow to that agency's
assignment prerogatives." Yet,
he warned, the school board is
ultimately responsible and i'm
mediately answerable to the
court" for any enrollments.
Status Of the placement board
has been clouded by past court
ruling.
Judge Bryan said he would
allow the State Pupil Placement
Board to intervene in the case
II 1t desires.
VIII Issue Order
In O memorandum filed to-
day, he said ne would issue a
formal order carrying out the
mandate Of the Fourth Circuit
Court Of Appeals. Last March,
the appeals court reversed
Judge Bryan who had upheld
the school boards rejection OF
26 Negro applicants to six white
schools. The reflections were
based on five criteria set up by
the school board. At the same
time. four other Negro children
were admitted to Stratford
Junior High School under
Judge Bryan's orders.
July z was set as the date
for hearing any exceptions the
applicants may file to the re-
view Of the school board.
THE Court Of Appeals has
twice held in this case that en-
lrollment or assignment Of pu-
pills need not follow the regimen
Of the Pupil Placement Act OF
Virginia." Judge Bryan said
|. the State Pupil Placement
Board is not an indispensable
party to this litigation. II
is the school board. not the
Placement Board. which Is re-
quired by the remand (from
the appeals court) to receive
and consider the applica-
tionS."
Board Authority Cited
THE authority having the
immediate supervision Of the
schools. that Is. the agency
actually receiving or rejecting
the pupils. Is the county school
For this reason appli-
cations for school admission
must. semble cit seems), 60 to
the school board. The Place
ment Act. however. is still alive
as between the school board
and the placement board. II
divests the former and invests
the latter Of all assignment
powers.
Hence, the school board
must submit these applications
to the placement board and. in
the first instance, bow to the
latter's assignment preroga-
tives. The courts disregard Of
the Placement Act does not
annul the act: 1t means only
that the actual placements
made by the school board. even
on orders Of the placement
board, are subject to review by
the court for racial discrimi-
nation without resort by the
pupils to the placement
board"