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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-20

They are also selling candy to
help pay for a protector used In
the elementary grades which vas
bought last year and only hall paid
for. II the sale goes well they ex-
pect to have the bill completely
paid up by the end of this year.
The protector cost $3.50. half Of
which has been paid.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-20
Special Interest
Session Set For
Amelia HID. Clubs

A special interest meeting on
Christmas decorations will be held
on Wednesday, December 2. from
10 to ll::30.
Mrs. Eric Robinson, Vepco home
economist. will conduct the class
for members Of the Home Demon
stration Clubs of Amelia county in
the conference room Of the Union
Bank and Trust Co.. Amelia.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-20
Four From Amelia
At Eta Meeting

Amelia High School was Mait-
represented at the Student Virginia
Education Association convention
November Is and IA at the Hotel
Roanoke.
Delegate Nancy Hammer, Kathy
Fhppen. president. all members of
the Future Teachers Club Of Amer1-
ca. were accompanied by their spon-
sor. Mrs. Joe Wilson. Jr.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-20
Worsham P-TA
Turkey Shoot
Saturday At 2

A turkey shoot, sponsored by the
Worsham Academy P-TA will be
held on the lot adjoining Worsham
Baptist Chuch tomorrow Saturday
afternoon at two O'Clock.
The public is invited to partici-
pate. Proceeds will be used to as
sist the P-TA ID its support Of school
activities.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-20
no REPLY

A man bought a parrot and tried
to teach It to talk. Going over to
the bird he repeated for several
minutes the words, Hello. hello"
At the end Of the lesson, the par
rot opened one eye and answered,
drowsily. Lines busy
, 1959-07-21
Sgt. Johnson Helps
Celebrate Ar1nored
Reg. 18th Birthday

Straubing, Germany : Army
Sergeant First Class Rudolph
A. johnson, 20, son Of Mrs.
Julia G. Johnson Of Frederik-
sted, recently participated in
ceremonies celebrating t h e
eleventh birthday Of the 18th
Armored Cavalry Regiment in
Germany.
Sergeant johnson, a scout
section leader in Company B
Of the Regiment in Straubing,
entered the Army in 1851,
The sergeant was graduated
from Christiansted His h
School in 1949.
, 1959-07-21
Schooner Runs
Aground in Hdrbor;
Rescues Her

h E American Schooner
"Pocahontas' went aground
this morning near Protestant
Cay, on which the Hotel-on-
the-Cay is located, while MAX
ing a starboard tack out Of the
harbor. The schooner was re-
foated and hauled into deep
water by the motor schooner
@Plover c."
Continued on page ~
, 1959-07-21
Brush Fire ui La Refine
Enddngers Field: Is
Quickly Controlled

A brush fire occurred yester-
day at Estate La RENE and
famed BY a steady breeze,
spread across to a field on the
other side Of the road. A pass
ing truck driver gave the re-
port at the Kings Hill Police
Station at the time that the
Continued on page a
, 1959-07-21
Pvt. Jacob Frett
Graduates From
Airborne Jump School

Fort Campbell, KY. Army
Jacob "A. Frett Jr., whose
parents live in st. Thomas,
graduated from the lO1st Air
borne Divisions Jump School
Continued on page ~
, 1959-07-21
Representatives Of
Agri..Stobi. & Conserv.
Coming Here July ~

Representatives of the Agri-
cultural Sterilization and Con
servation office in Puerto Rico
will be at the Experiment Sta
ton here to sign up applica-
tons for payment under the
1859 Sugar Program, it was
announced b y Richard M.
Bond, Officer in Charge Of the
Station here.
The officials will arrive in
st. Croix some time on July
n and will be in the Office Of
Ramon Fuertes at the Expert
Continued on page AZ
, 1959-07-21
Two Men Get Juil
Terms for Aqqruvuted
Assault. Battery

Marceso Carey Cruz was
found guilty Of aggravated as.
sault and battery on Ventura
Ventura. He was sentenced to
serve three months in il,
two Of which were suspended.
Alexandra Ortiz Navarro
was found guilty Of aggravat-
ed assault and battery on
George Davis. He was SEN
fenced to six months in jail.
Three months were suspended.
Judge William Moorhead
presided; District Attorney
Lon Miller, was PROSECUTOR.
, 1959-07-21
Joseph NJ. Thomus.
Scout Executive,
Here July 20

Joseph M. Thomas, Scout
Executive Of the Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands Council Of Boy
Scouts of America, is due to
arrive in St. Croix on Thurs
day, July %, 1859.
Mr.. Thomas will come in at
8::45 from St. Thomas and will
be staying overnight at the
Club Comanche and depart on
Friday morning.
All scouters, civic and reli-
gious leaders and persons in
terested in the program Of
scouting are asked to meet
with Mr.. Thomas.
, 1959-07-21
Women is Stabbed.
BrutullY Beaten;
Mon is Arrested

Augustine Rios Navarro was
arrested BY Patrolman Ora
ham for aggravated assault
and battery on Marcella S.
Camacho at s pm. yesterday.
The woman was taken to the
Charles Harwood Memorial
Hospital in an ambulance
summoned by the Police. She
had multiple decorations about
about her body and her condi-
ton is said to be serious.
Bail was set at 100000. He
is still in. the custody Of the
Police.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Continued From Preceding Page

in it. On half the slips write out a chore. On
the other half write: BE good next time
when the kids misbehave, they draw slip
out Of the can. They have $3.50 chance either
way Sometimes, they'll be so mad about having to
draw Slip and then they'll get a BE good next
time and everybody will get laugh out Of it."
A native of Clarksburg, w. Va, Mrs Crossman
lived farm until she married IA
years ago. But I've managed to get used to it,"
she said II don't work in the barns, but do can
about go quarts of tomatoes year, and put up
100 quarts of frozen corn and $3.50 quarts of frozen
string beans.
IT make 10 to IL pies at a time, and wash and
dry clothes every day. also make COW towels Each
COW has to have four towels which are washed daily.
81 usually get laughs when buy
bleached muslin at the store. The clerks will ask
what want it for, and when tell them, they have
a fit"
Mrs CrosSman acquires much of her familys
fcSd from her own farm and from the surpluSes of
neghbors But she still buys regularly from grocers
in suburban shopping centers II don't think I've
been in town for 10 years, except to go to dinner,
she said.
The CroSSmanS entertain in the evenings at
home only on special occasions.
"Ive nearly aways got someone in to lunch"
Mrs CrosSman said, but for dinner it's too hectic
with all these children Besides, usually head
for bed at o'clock BY that time, the television is
turned off, baths finished, and we're all sleepy
Il don't take part in any civic activities that
require night work, but my husband does stick
to the pTAs. For seven years I've been on one COM
mittee after another at the Flors School, and when
Sparky went to Herndon High joined that PTA,
too"
Mr.. Crossman is vice president of the countys
Artificial Breeders Association, director of the
Maryand-Virginia Milk Producers Association on
the Agricultural Economic Advisory Committee to
the county'S Board of Supervisors trustee of the
projected Fairfax County Hospital, past president
of the Fairfax Petroleum Coop, and member Of
the Herndon American Legion Post and the Farm
Evening star., 1959-12-27

Bureau. Twice he ran unsucceSsfully for his dis
trict's seat the Board of Supervisors.
But guess am proudest of this" he declared,
producing two plaques proclaiming him Fairfax
County's outstanding young farmer of 1858 and
holder of third place in similar competition through
out the State.
The CrosSmans attend F1oris Methodist Church,
but retain their official memberships in the Cross
man Methodist Church of Falls Church for which
his great-grandfather donated land and money.
At least a year. Mr.. and Mrs. Crossman
leave their brood with his mother and take vaca-
ton. And for week or two each summer the whole
family rents house at beach.
Although the CrosSmans are happy where they
(THIS is THE LAST
Evening star., 1959-12-27

are, they philosophical about the prospect Of
moving some time in the future.
On clear days Mr. CroSsman can all but see and
hear the approach Of suburbia and the jet planes
that will sweep over his land into the airport
ITS almost certain that some day this place
will be housing development or an airstrip," he
said. And by then we may be farther west.
II hope to have a large enough operation some
day to make living for these boys Of mine. kind
of hope they'll be dairy farmers, too.
"One things sure: If there are any dairy farm
ers in the future, they'll have to be people like my
sons, who grow up in the work. 1t takes too much
money and know-how to start from scratch on such
an operation today"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Green Boy Items Of Interest
Leon E-ooney To Preach At Green Bay

mond F'glCay, wnere he attended a
beard Of directors meeting Of the
Richmond MIX Cooperative.
Dougias F.y2gerald, Of Farmville.
spent the wees end with Sammy
Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Wilson and
family, with Miss Margaret Wilson
and Mike, joined Mrs. Wilson S par
ents at their cabin on the Appomat-
tox River Saturday evening, and en-
joved a gala birthday celebration.
Mrs G. B. Beck, who has been
III at her daughter S home III Rich
mond for the past week, returned
home Saturday, much improved.
MI. and Mrs. John Redd and chill
dren brought her home
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hudson, Of
LynchburE, spent Saturday night
end Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. G.
G. Looney. MIR, Looney continues
i'll bit IS improving slowly
judy ] enkins celebrated her !
birthday Friday with nice family
dinner. There were five guests pres
ent.
Mrs. r. V. Owen, Mrs Reid Nor
ton and Mrs. C. 7 Redd spent
Tuesday ii Lynchburg.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Bethlehem Baptist Church Site For
James River Association Meeting

ingham and Cumberland counties
There are over 1000 members OF
the Baptist church in the Associa-
ton. Irwin A. Flippen. Of Tar Wal
let Church in Cumberland, was
moderator for the session.
The theme for the days program
was, "A Living Christ for a Dying
World" Guest speakers for the
morning session were the Rev.
Herman c. Inge, Chester Baptist
Church, of Chester; I. Stuart Nc
Elroy Of The American Bible So
ciety. Richmond; DR.. David F.
White, Monument Heights Baptist
Church, Richmond; and DR.. Floyd
North Of the Foreign Mission
Board, Richmond.
DR.. North presented plans for a
week Of mission study to be held
simultaneously in every church of
the association. Missionaries from
both the foreign and home mission
fields will speak and present the
mission program of the Baptist
church. This week of emphasis on
missions is scheduled for April 8,
1860
pr. w. Otis McClung of the Farm
vile Baptist Church was one of the
main speakers OF the afternoon SEES
sion. His topic was. Stewardship
and the Cooperative Program. DR..
y. R. Johnson, chaplain Of the Vir-
ginia Baptist Hospital, spoke on
Our Benevolent Institutions. They
include the Virginia Baptist Hos
pital in Lynchburg. the Children s
Home in Salem and the Home for
the Aged in Culpeper.
Officers for the coming year who
were elected at the meeting are:
The Rev. Larry Waycaster, moder-
ator, Dillwyn; W. D. O'Brien, vice
moderator, Appomattox; and j. B.
Hesson. clerk and treasurer. Glad
stone.
The new committee chairmen are
as follows: ordination. the Rev. S.
A. Dean, Of Gladstone, auditing,
John Spe ncer, Of Buckingham;
school Of missions. the Rev. j. K.
Clark, of Gainesville; stewardship,
the Rev, G. E. Reynolds, Of Dill
wyn radio and television, w. c.
Sprouse. OF DillWyn; resolutions,
the Rev. c. D. Stevens, of Arvonia
evangelism. the Rev. T. P. Reyn-
olds. Of Cumberland nominating.
the Rev T. P. Reynolds, of Cum
berland, and alcohol and related
studies. the Rev Marvin Jacob,
AppomattoX.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Knoxville News Events
Knoxville News Events
Many From Area Attend Foreign
Mission Board Held AT Mosque

Those from Enon Church who at
tended the Foreign Mission Board
4 Appointment Service at the Mosque
were: Billy Joe Shepherd, Misses
Carolyn, Anne. and Shirly Wootton
Joyce and Paul Anders Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Smith, Deborah and
Johnnie. and Robert Wright Mrs.
j. H. Price. Jr., of Bethlehem
Church also attended the meeting.
E. F. Price celebrated his 82nd
birthday. Sunday His sister. Mrs.
Lille P. Shepherd. and his brother
-in-law, B. NJ Dabney. Of Richmond,
spent the day with him They were
all at the home of Mr. Prices sister
in-law. Mrs. Anne Price. who en-
tertained for him with an open
house on Sunday afternoon
Miss Ruby Gillispie. Miss Parkie
Dunevant. and Mrs. Cary Payne
were Sunday and week end visitors
of Mrs. R. L. Gillispie.
John Elgin, patient at Mcclure
Hospital. spent the week end with
his family
Mrs. ] H. Price. Jr.. shopped in
-Lynchburg, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Word visited
Mr. and Mrs j. n. Carter, Fri
day evening.
B. H. Word visited Mrs, B H.
Word at University Hospital. Sun
day
H0n0red With Luncheon
+ E F. Price was honored. Mon
day. with a birthday luncheon.
The luncheon was at the R. NJ
Dunevant home.
Mr. and Mrs Muriel punevant
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Giles, Mr. and Mrs Enwood Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin and
children. Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Ragland. Paul and Joyce Anders
all enjoyed a family picnic, Sun
day. at the Enon Church picnic
area.
The week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Dunevant were Mr.
and Mrs Irving Bergman and
: family. Of Richmond. and Mr. and
Mrs Warren Duneyant and sons,
/ of Farnville.
? j. F. Love. Jr.. of Lee Expert
: mental Forest spent the week in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Well Water

Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Tapscott and
family, Of New Jersey. and Mr.. and
Mrs Bernard Templeton, Of Falls
Church, spent the week end with
Nh and Mrs Allan Tapscott. Din
ner guests Sunday we're. Mn. and
Mrs. Bruce Rush and daughter,
Barbara, Mr.. and Mrs billiard
Jamerson and children, Mrs, Annie
Winfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tap
scott. It was Allan Tapscott's
eightieth birthday
Mrs. Greene Davis and Miss Car
rie Steger were among those at
tending the funeral Of Samuel E.
Payne at Esmont, Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
Mrs. Joe Steger, Mrs. Tyree Agee
Mrs. N. G. Davis, and Mrs. Carl
Newton attended the meeting of the
James River Association at Beth
lehem Baptist Church, Thursday.
Mrs. John Norvell, of Glen Allen.
and Mrs Annie ~ Winfrey were
Friday night and Saturday visitors
OF Mr.. an Mrs N. G. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Winfrey
and family, Of Ellerson. and Miss
lrma Winfrey, Of Richmond. and
Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Self. and daugh-
tiers, Margarite and Elizabeth MI.
and Mrs. -. B. Winfrey and son.
Jack, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Banton
and sons, Glenn and Raymond, en-
Ioyed a picnic lunch. Sunday at the
OLD home place Of the late j. A.
Winfrey.
Mrs. Lizzie Tapscott spent Fri
day night with Mr. and Mrs vii
liam Miller, and is now spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Harris, Of HoWardsville.
Rev 9. D. Stevens attended the
meeting Of the Foreign Mission
Board Of the Southern Baptist Con-
ventlon at the Mosque in Richmond
tuesday evening. where 20 mission
aries were appointed to foreign
fields. Billy Graham was guest
speaker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
News From Worshom
WOrshanl Scouts
Join In Camporee

Members Of the Worsham B 0 y
Scout Group who attended the
Camporee at Pamplin' the past
week end were Joe Peyton Irving
Bobby Lane, James Waddell and
Harold Higgins Scoutmaster Gene
Ramsey went with them.
Miss Mary Dupuy went to the
state Huguenot meeting at Manakin
last week
Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs
R. H. Mckay were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willie Jennings, III. and Bernard
Mckay. OF Richmond; and Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Mckay and daugh-
ter, Of Petersburg. Mrs. Jennings
celebrated her birthday Sunday
Other visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lonnie Mckay and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Pollard and family.
Mrs T. S. Baskervill visited Mr..
and Mrs Garland Hood and her
little granddaughter, Ann Pugh
Hood, in Richmond last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mckay. of
Farmville, were supper guests
Thursday Of Mrs Stanley Mckay
and Ernest Mckay They a S 0
visited them Sunday. Other callers
of the McKays were Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Mckay and daughter. Mrs.
Willie Jennings. III, Miss Ann Carol
Mckay and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Pollard and family
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brisentine, OF
Prospect. were Sunday visitors OF
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chernault.
Carey Rice, Of Lynchburg Col
lege. was guest of Miss Betty
Lloyd Irving, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Calhoun
and children. j. w. and Judy. visit
ed her brother-in-laW and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. CarWile. in
Lynchburg. Sunday. They also tour
ed the Skyline Drive.
Mr.. and Mrs Logan Hammock, Of
Richmond, were dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Hammock,
Thursday night.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

Mr.. Looleys son, Leon Looney
Of Williamsburg, viii preach here
Sunday morning.
Mrs. J. A. Love visited her par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Motley, il
Petersburg, Saturday
Miss Margaret Wilson and friend,
Mike, of Washington, D. c., were
week end guests Of Mrs. Maude
Wilson.
Mrs. Bertha Pettus, of Keysville
was a luncheon guest of Mrs. Lucille
Nunnally Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. hickman and
children. of Richmond, visited rela-
tives here Saturday. They were
luncheon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Glascock
Graham Raiford and Miss Mary
Lou Raiford visited relatives in
Richmond, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Vaughn, Of
Richmond, visited THEN parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ravens, over
the week end
Hugh NJ. jenkins was in Rich
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Bransford
left Sunday morning for a two
week visit with Mr.. Bransford 8
sister and brother in Indiana.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Deatonville

Miss Betty Lou Hillsman. Of
Westhampton College in Richmond,
and Lee Gray. Of Florida. spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Hillsman.
Mrs Wins on Hlllsman. Of
Lynchburg, visited Bob Borum,
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley ellis spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Busic at Amelia.
Mrs. Henry Oliver and girls.
Dorothy and Grace, and Joe Gills
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chuck Brown,
of South Hill. Sunday.
Mrs. Jeff Borum. Of Burkeville
and Mrs. Florence Webster, of Rich
mond. recently visited the Witt
Borums
Mrs. Lavelette Meador. Of Rich
mond. spent the week with Mrs.
John Pollard and Mrs Claude Pol
lard
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

Statesville. N. c., on a business
trip.
Attend Session
Mrs. Katharine Allen. Mrs B. G
Ransom. Mrs. H. w. Wright attend
ed the James River fall session Of
the Association, Thursday, at Beth
lehem Church. Mrs j. H. Price,
Jr., of Bethlehem Church, also at
tended.
Mrs. Lizzie Robertson has been
sick for the past week
Week end visitors Of Mrs
Katharine Allen were her nephew,
William Robert Major. Of Middle
sex, who recently returned from
army duty in Germany, and her
niece. Miss Sandra Seward, Of
LongWood College.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

The fall meeting of the James
River Baptist Association was held
Thursday. October Is, at Bethlehem
Baptist Church in Buckingham
county. The James River Associa-
ton is composed of 90 churches,
most Of which are located in Buck
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23


Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chamber
lain and sons and Calvin Meador
of Richmond. visited Leslie Meador
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Vester jenkins and
Chum Mann visited Mrs. Chum
Mann at Stuart Circle Hospital
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry jenkins and
family, of Richmond spent the
week end with Mrs. Ethel Llewellyn
Mrs. Ella Meador, who has been
with Mrs. Harry jenkins for six
weeks, is now living with Mrs
Julia Anderson in CreWe
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

A report of the Southern Pine
Association observes that homes
built with dry lumber had sur
vlved centuries Of use
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

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oId-fashioned Neutralizes, \
shampoos, conditions all in one -.
easy Step. Guaranteed to give the r.
finest home permanent you've ever ~
had, or your money back Gentle,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-29
Symington on Cost
Parties Query on go

Assemblyman Byron Rumford.
then returned to spend the
night at the Executive Man
sion.
Hits Drift" on Policy
At q gathering Of Northern
California Democrats in San
Francisco, Senator Symington
accused the Eisenhower admin
istration Of incredible waste
and q drift-and-dream APP
proach to defense spending and
foreign policy.
The Senator asserted that
"the American taxpayer will be
forced to continue to pay bill
lions Of dollars which give no
increase in security" unless the
President reorganizes the De-
partment Of Defense instead
of letting it continue to drift in
tradition. ;"
He said that in foreign policy
1--WE have the same drift-and-
dream approach" He added
that United States policies
should create events instead Of
letting events establish policies.
Our future can lie only in
q Just and lasting peace" he
declared. and called for "some
form Of international accord,
probably through the United
Nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-29
GoIdfine DISMISSED
Weighed After PIeo

lions whether they are perth
nent or not.
The hearing has reached its
final stage with Washington At
torney Edward Bennett VIII
liams suggesting to Judge
James w. Morris that. II the
charges are dropped, Mr.. Gold
fine could be called back be-
fore the committee.
Mr.. williams commended Mr..
0oldfine's constitutional rights
were violated through investi-
gative methods used by the
chief investigator Of q House
subcommittee that questioned
Mr.. Goldfine last July about his
relationship with former Presi-
Dental Assistant Sherman
Adams.
The contempt charges grew
out Of the refusal Of Mr.. Gold
fine to answer 10 questions put
to. him by the House Legisla-
tive Oversight subcommittee
during last years hearings here.
During the hearings. Baron
Shacklette, chief investigator
for the subcommittee. was
caught with Washington news
man Jack Anderson as they
attempted to bug" the Shera-
ton Carlton Hotel room Of one
OF the Goldfine star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-29
Bud Abbott Says
He's Broke and
In Tax Arrears

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (AP).
Comedian Bud Abbott. who
made q fortune as straight man
for the late Lou Costello, says
he's playing q mirthless duo
with the tax collector these
days.
He said he was broke, unen-
ployed and far in tax arrears.
He's selling his home to pay
some Of what he owes.
Mr.. Abbott said his financial
troubles started three years ago
when the Government made q
tax audit of the last seven years
he and Mr.. Costello worked
together as . team.
They looked into our capital
gains deals and disallowed this
and that" he said. Then they
slapped US with penalties, fines
and interest. ="
Mr.. Abbott said he had to
sell his Ojai (Calif.) ranch for
$125,00 and his interest in the
backlog Of Abbott and Costello
pictures at Universal nterna-
tional for $lo0.0o0--to keep the
tax men happy.
But it wasn't enough" he
added. Now the house has to
go. e. :"
Mr.. Costello died March >
and left an estate of 5000, 900
as much as he often earned
from q single movie. His widow
said Costello had settled his tax
mattxrs before his death.