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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Business Women
Have Annual Picnic

The annual picnic for. the Bust
ness and Professional Woman S
Club was held Wednesday eve
ming at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Southall.
Those who attended were the
BPW members, their families.
and friends.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. James
had as their guests last week her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Walter Saunders.
and children, OF Ivor. and Mrs.
John Costello and children, of
Closter, N. j.
Guests of Mrs. c. H. Matherly
for several days this week were
her daughter. Mrs, A. E. Camp
bell Of alexandria. and her
granddaughter. Betsy Lee Drum
mord. Of Hyattsville. Md.
Mrs. James P. Lancaster is
expecting her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Roberts, and daughter, Louise
Of Ashland. for short visit Oh
their way home from a six
weeks vacation touring the West.
They spent a week with James
NJ Roberts. a twin brother, in
Coolin, Idaho.
Mrs c. Willard Hart has re-
turned from spending several
days at Nassau, Bahamas.
SGT and Mrs. j. G. FoWlkes
and son. Stevie, of Jacksonville.
n. G.. were week end guests of
his br0ther-in-law and sister, Mi.
and Mrs. Lee Roy Collier.
Barbara Jean Weaver arrived
Saturday evening after spending
two weeks as guest of Nh. and
Mrs. John Hutton in Bronx, N. Y.
Mrs. Ardy Blair and sons,
joey and Jeffrey. of Clifford, Pa.
spent last week with Mrs. David
Hutton and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ware. of
Washington. D. C, are guests
this week Of her father. George
r. Rodgers, and Mrs. Rodgers.
Mrs. 0. H. fowler. Of Halifax,
is visiting her son and daughter
in-laW. Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Tow
Ter, and daughter, Debbie.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G, Leeper
and daughter. Mary Laura, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hickman, Mr.. and
Mrs Bruce Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Arlington, DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Lane and children,
Frankie. Vickie. and Robbie, and
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Warner and
children. Johnny, Pat. and Janet,
visited Mi and Mrs. James Hart
in Bedford, Sunday. They all
went on a picnic at the Peaks Of
Otter on the Blue Ridge Park
way.
Mrs. Emma Anthony an
daughter. Sandra. and Mrs. B
B. Hamburg and daughter, Lila
Jane. will spend this week enc
at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. NJ R. Clements and chill
dren, David and Jimmy, Of
CreWe, have returned home aft
er spending several days with
Mr. and Mrs G. c. Roberts.
Mrs. H. H. Dobbins. of Pow
llatan, visited Miss josephine
fowler and Mrs. w. A. Schroeder
Tuesday
Mr. and MIS-. j. w. Wilson.
Jr., left this week to spend ten
days in Ocean City, N. j.. with
their son, j W. Wilson. III. and
family They will be joined by
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Potts, of
Baltimore.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Scrugg,s Announce
Birth Of Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley E.
Scruggs announce the birth of
their third daughter, Angela
Marlene, Saturday, July 49,
Maternal grandparents ar e
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Collins,
of Taftville, Conn.
Paternal grandmother is Mrs.
Mary Scruggs. of Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

Mrs. Elizabeth Morris a n d
daughter, Miss Sandra Morris.
of Wakefield, have returned
home after visiting Mrs. Morris
aunt. Mrs. w. C. FallWell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

The busy hostess will
appreciate q feminine
addition to her word-
robe Of aprons. This
TERED oreondy apron
uses blue and white
polka dotted fobric for
the top and bottom tier
and the center one is
solid white. The fobric
at J. c. Penney fosh-
Toned with the help Of
Mccall pattern 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20
GIFT ROUNDUP
Handmade Presents
Are Sure to Please

It's Just as easy to make
gifts that are interesting.
gay and pretty as it is to
give something dull, trite
and lacking in imagination.
The home sewer can easily
tailor them to individual
personalities by monogram
ming or otherwise adding a
personal touch.
A socially active girl will
love a brocade bolero to perk
up her black basic sheath.
The energetic young hostess
who loves a party will adore
gaily striped and rick rack
trimmed extra party napkins.
A frou frou pouf of an apron
with gay organdy tiers will
delight the Christmas day
hostess. too.
Even the household pet
will appreciate q personal
gift. Make him a turquoise
quilted corduroy coat with
a hood and he'll bark with
joy.
All our featured do It
yourself" gift suggestions are
made up in j. c. Penney
fabrics using Mccall pat
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

Large or small, porty at holiday time is much
more fun when the festivities extend to the
toble decorations. Make these Christmas toble
decorations yourself to keep or to give os gifts.
The green cloth has perky snowrnen and rich
rickrock spells out Noel. The round red and
white striped napkins can also double for place
mats Mccall pattern 24O5.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Sketches Locked Up

Of our country. Together we
viii jell something here in
this country, instead Of hav.
ing it transferred from Eu.
rope"
He defines the Kennedy
look: Imagine a royal prin-
cess with a touch Of fashion
fantasy. She1l be elegantly
dignifed. There viii be none
Of the dowdinesS that goes
with great austerity. There's
going to be pepper there. But
IL viii be in extremely good
taste-and very much her.
SELF"
Designs Under Lock
He will continue to design
clothes for his own business.
II will not put things I've
designed for her into the col-
lection. although, they will
influence 1t.
"Of course. they will be
copied" he sighs. People in
stores are probably already
waiting. In Europe designers
are protected by law and to
copy q dress is punishable by
q jail sentence. How will we
have an artistic elite here II
we don't protect it?"
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Miss Doherty
Wed in Boston

Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Doherty Of Delano Park,
Cape Elizabeth, formerly Of
Chevy Chase. Md. announce
the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Anne Reed to Mr.. Her
bert william HusSelbee, jr.,
son Of Mrs. Frank Mosena
Of Westerly. r. l., and the
late Mr.. Husselbee.
The wedding took place
December II at Christ Church
in Cambridge. Mass.
Miss Jane Doherty was her
sisters maid of honor and
Mr.. Charles H. Husselbee was
best man.
The former Miss Doherty,
who attended the Garland
School in Boston and Mount
Vernon Junior College here,
was presented to Washing
ton society in 1855. at . tea
dance given by her parents
at the Columbia Country Club
and at the annual Debutante
Cotillion and Thanksgiving
Ball.
She is now on the staff Of
the Lahey Clinic in Boston.
Mr.. Husselbee attended
Northeastern University be-
fore serving In the United
States Marine Corps. He is
currently enrolled in the Col
lege Of Business Administra-
tion at Boston University and
employed by the Laboratory
for Electronics in Boston.
The couple will live in
Boston.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
By JOY MULLER

AsscctAteo Pfess Womens Eoltof
NEW YORK, Dec. %
(AP).-Oleg Cassini may not
have achieved cabinet status
with his appointment as the
next First Lady's chief de-
signer. But in his way he
may be pretty influential -
especially among American
women.
Because the First Lady
wants secrecy. Cassini says
he has set up an elaborate
system at his Workshop. "I've
put Q new lock on the door
TO one room and only one
assistant and I ever 60 in.
We now even have . speak
easy-like peephole In the
door. The Kennedy sketches
are locked up ct night where
we keep the cash.
They're covered with
muslin and pinned 90 we can
see at . glance If they've
been opened.
"The Jackie Kennedy look
will sweep the country" he
predicts. 1T win develop In
France and italy. She win be
the most seen, the most
talked about. the most photo
graphed woman in the world
For the first time in his.
tory all the elements are
present to make q tremen-
dous fashion story: The looks,
age. and the style sense Of
the next First Lady. Measure
that against what we've had
In the past. They've been
very fine ladies. but minus
zero TO the fashion world.
All-American Girl
Mrs. Kennedy is the best
prototype Of the American
girl" insists designer Cassini,
Paris-born OF an Italian
mother and titled Russian
father.
She can 90 no more to the
French. She has to push
American business, and the
dress industry is the third
largest In the country. IT'S
tremendously important for
the economy and well-being
Evening star., 1960-12-22

the myriad obligations Of
Christmas as we celebrate
it in this country
1t is the gifts not freely
given but in q sense extorted.
the works that are not la
bors Of love but of duty,
that make Christmas a time
Of tension for so many pep
pie; it Is the feeling Of being
caught UP in q giant whirl
Of commercialistn and driven
into Q kind Of celebration
that one cannot afford, does
not Ike and. In the deepest
sense, disapproves Of"
So concludes critic Pack
ard resignedly. his answer is
ito refuse to go along with
whatever 1t Is that is wreck
ing Christmas for me--to
take q solemn vow Of non-
participation in those as
poets Of Christmas that I
don't like. can't afford and
heartily disapprove Of, what
ever they may be-"
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Joan Randall
To Be Married

Former Ambassador and
Mrs. Harold M. Randall an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Joan Marie to
1t. Henry D. Lambert, USAF.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
@. Lambert Of Bronxville,
N. Y.
Miss Randall was gradu-
ated from Visitation Convent
School and is now o senior
ct Trinity College.
1t. Lambert is o graduate
Of Fordham Preparatory
School and the United States
Military Academy. He is cur
rently stationed at Forbes
Air Force Base. Topeka. Kans.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
YuIe CommercioIism
Decried by Mr. Packard

Has Christmas become an
intolerable burden to you?
Do you give because you
feel obligated or because you
want to? Are you haunted
by the spector Of spending
more money than you can
afford?
Says social critic Vance
Packard. though Christmas
Is still our most glorious hol-
iday It Is also. for an In
creasing number Of people
q nuisance, Q burden !. an
almost intolerable burden"
Writing In the December
issue Of Redbook Magazine.
Mr.. Packard points out that
"the toll the Christmas sea-
son takes In tension and
nervous exhaustion Is be-
ginning TO be noticed by
health authorities and the
collectors Of nationwide sta
tiStics."
He observes that "the i'm
pact Of Christmas generated
tensions. quarrels and de-
pressions can be seen in such
grim tabulationS as the
homicide rate and the ac-
cident toll"
On o less depressing level.
he notes that foot doctors
give more than q million
dollars worth Of treatments
to Christmas shoppers and
sales people during the
Christmas season.
Although Christmas has its
compensations, points out
the author, what there are
no compensationS for are
Evening star., 1960-12-22

Miss Colquitt Is q graduate
of GEORGETOWN Visitation
Convent and made her de-
! but here.
Mr.. Rhodes Is q veteran Of
World War II. having served
J with the 26th Infantry Divi-
sion in Europe.
At present he is manager
Of the Upper Marlboro (Md.)
branch Of the General Ad-
lnstment Bureau OF New
York City. ~
Evening star., 1960-12-22
John Looun. Jr To Head School

Dr.. John A. Logan, jr.,
whose father is well known in
Washington, has been named
president Of Hollins College.
DR.. Logan, who presently
Is assistant professor Of his
tory at Yale University, will
be the nth head'of 1l9-year-
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Miss Co:,llquitt :,lq
! Is Er1quqed

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph C. II.
colquitt announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter.
Delphine Turner, to Mr.. John
Thomas Rhodes. son Of the
late Mr.. and MRS. Joseph A.
Rhodes Of this city. A June
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1960-12-22

old Hollins College, which Is
in Hollins College. Va.
The new president. who is
just SO. win assume his post
next July l. He succeeds DR..
John r. Everett. who was
president Of the college from
1850 to 1860.
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Controversy Corner

The recent letter from mother protesting the fact
that her son had write Il will not talk in class"
thousand times has kicked storm Parents and educa-
tors alike have written this column expressing their views
few of them:
why not ask the mother what SHE would do? II the
boy didn't talk In class and not bother the other children
he would get his lessons done Tell the mother to teach
day and see how her little Johnny acts"-A Teacher
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Arts Club Planning Dance

"A midsummer night win
come to town February 10
when the Arts Club Of WASH
ifiston stages It's annual Bal
Boheme.
Theme Of this years event,
to be held that last Friday
before Lent, win be bal
Fantastique." and club mem
bers VIII come costumed as
characters from Mendelsohn,s
Midsummer Nights Dream"
Carrying out the theme. the
ballroom of the Sheraton
Park Hotel will be decorated
as The Enchanted Forest"
Mrs. Martin F. Gaudian
viii serve as Bal chairman
for the second consecutive
year. Vice chairman will be
Mrs. Robert w. Mess.
Subcommittee chairmen in
clude Miss Mary Joan Doyle,
invitations: Mr.. Winthrop
Baxter, tickets: Miss Isabel
Burlinsame. prizes; Mr.. John
Greer, decorations; Mr.. Maui
rice Blum. stage; Mr.. Arthur
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Improvement
Glasses Set

Registration for the self
improvement classes spon-
sored by the Montgomery
County Board Of Education
will close Saturday. A total
Of IL class sections will be
offered throughout the week,
both during the day and at
night, at various local centers.
For further information.
contact the Adult Education
Department of Montgomery
County.
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Club to Attend
Football Come

Members Of the l4-40 Club.
en- organization for ten-age
and young adult cerebral
palsied Of Montgomery County
will attend the Saturday
football game between Our
Lady of Good Counsel and
Great Mills High Schools.
Joint sponsors Of the proj-
ect are the Junior Woman's
Club of Chevy Chase and
United Cerebral Palsy Of
Montgomery County. The
Catholic Youth ORGANIZATION
donated tickets for the event.
Evening star., 1960-11-02

coffee to voters on election
day.
This service win be ex-
tended In cooperation with
the Get Out the Vote" CAM
paign Of both political par
ties. It also Is part Of the
Evening star., 1960-11-02

clubs effort to compete for
q $25 y. 8. Savings Bond to
be awarded BY the Mary
land Federation of Women's
Clubs for political activity
this fall.
The operation viii be car
Evening star., 1960-11-02

Brolin, makeup, and Mr..
John Lockwood. printing.
Proceeds from the Bal viii
be used to continue the res
toration and maintenance Of
historic Monroe House. the
clubs headquarters.
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Coffee at Polls
Is Club Project

The Northwood Woman's
Club Of Silver Spring, Md.
will have members stationed
at two precincts TO serve free
Evening star., 1960-11-02

ried out at Precinct IS of Dis
trict 10. Weller Road ME-
mentary School. Wheatcn.
and Precinct IL. District 23.
at the North Four Corners
Recreation Center Of Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Off With Their Heads!

such teachers should be relieved Of their con-
tracts M and Mrs. N. w. Melcher, Washington.
'This may surprise you coming from parent. but II
my child misbehaved in class the teacher would be COM
pletely justified would tell Good for her, keep
at it.'"-Mrs J. A. Y, Silver Spring.
II am young teacher and perhaps full Of ideals and
theories that won't work. but hope never become 50
lacking in imagination to assign task like that
would ask the child to write story look report.
At least his time would be spent constructivey
High Teacher
SunIoy Memories Of getting junior reody fer the greet outdoors
in "Of Love and Laughter" in the Womens Section
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Teachers Wife

my husband is teacher He has on rare occasions.
given this punishment and have questioned it. Now we
completely agree It is a. good thing It meant to be
tedious long and boring 1t not to teach but to punish
so the instructor teach without interference But
does teach the noble quality Of sticking to your task no
matter how unpleasant simply because is your job
zone final point please. Most teachers do not assign
this punishment until after several warnings-Mrs. A.,
Hyattsyile Nd
Evening star., 1960-11-02
Midwest Educator

81 am superintendent Of elementary schools in one
Of the Chicago suburbs On various trips to Washington
always read The Star and enjoy. your column. Par
tculary the about the boy forced to write will not
talk In class o thousand times.
Administrators often too busy to realize when
such thing goes But If this situation came to my
attention would seriously question the efficiency Of the
teacher This form Of discipline accomphes nothing and
does more harm than good.
"n our system teacher who resorted to it often
would not last long"
Evening star., 1960-11-02
OF love and
LAUGHTER
Controversy on Furnishing
Children i'm School
BY MARJORIE HOLMES
Things only a parent would expect:

Things only a parent would expect:
To dash into the garden and madly hunt for an
ant hill so that Its occupants be lured onto syrup
baited paper and fed to a Jared lizard. j..
To prepare for car trip with newspapers, hot
water bottle and blankets lest the cat decide to have
her kittens on your lap. -.
To spend breakfast hour madly helping people nnd
patrol belt math book poem about Balboa permits
sion slip to visit the Smithsonian spelling paper bag
Of knitting and guitar pick Only to discover as you
weariy collapse to sip cold coffee that they've left
behind in their frantic wake. the poem. the permission slip
and the pick
Ny Fovorite Neiehbor Says
when people ask me il / don't miss our daughter now
that she's away at college, tell them no. only when do
the washing. And then It's wonderful because have so
much less to washl"
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
John Graham
 Pioneer, Is 76

John Graham, known to many Kodiakans, who now resides in the Alaska Pioneer Home at Sitka, has a birthday this month. His name, together with all the other pioneers who celebrate their birthday in December, is listed herewith. Date and place from which they entered home are given.
 Ole Skogen, Dec. 2, 1887, Fair banks; Knute Dalsboe, Dec. 3, 1883, Sitka; John S. Rotay, Dec. 3, 1884, Wrangell; Chas. Fratter, Dec 5, 1873, Wrangell; Valentin Sorli, Dec. 2, 1877, Talkeetna; Peter Slu- gen, Dec. 9, 1877, Wrangell; Elijah Weaver, Dec. II, 1875, Seward; John Graham, Dec. 13, 1884, Kodi- ak; Paul Heinrich, Dec. IA, 1878, Manley Hot Springs; Frank Hielo, Dec. 15, 1887, Moose Pass; Mrs. Fife Baldwin, Dec 18, 1883, Nome; John Swartz, Dec 18, 1876, Craig; Joseph B. Smith, Dec. g, 1888, Juneau; John Peder Oien, Dec. 25, 1870, Petersburg; John Willard, Dec. 25, 1878, Sitka; Carl Jacobsen, Dick Lee, Dec. 31, 1897, Ketchikan. Dec. 26, 1877, Ketchikan; Bernard Anderson, Dec. 28, 1875, Nome;
 The address of these pioneers is Alaska Pioneers Home, Box 198, Sitka, in the event anyone wants to send a birthday card, letter or gift.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Bears Defeated

In two games played this past weekend at Seward, the Kodiak Bears were defeated by the power full Seward Seahawks.
 In the games played Friday and Saturday nights, the Bears manag- ed to hold their own for the first half of play, but the Seahawks put on a power drive in the last half and emerged victor
 The two teams will be rematched when Seward comes to Kodiak in January. Games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights, Jan. and 2, 1861.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Legionaires On Nat'I Committees

145 of the National appoint ments by the American Legion were secured for Legionaires in Alaska, according to Department Commander Richard I. EliaSon and National Executive Committee man Harold E. Stinger of Sitka.
 Three Kodiak Legionaires were appointed to National Committees. They are Karl Brunstad, to the Veterans Preference Committee, John P. Trent, to the Rehabilita- tion Advisory Board, and Henry White to the Membership and Post Activities Committee.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03

The Saturday prior to the Clark Gable show IS "YelloW&one Kelly" with Clint Walker, Edward Byrnes and John Russell.
 Tuesday and Wednesday for double feature are two entirely different films, Wake Of The Red Witch" and Tokyo Alter Dark" Wake Of The Red Witch" was a good sea story, and the film ap- breaches it in action and interest, it should be good The melodrama with Tokyo as it's local stars the beautiful Japanese star, Michi Kobi and American, Richard Long. About an American G. I. accused of murder.
 Thursday and Friday, the show ing of M-G-M's tom thumb" musical adventure. In Eastman Color.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
On Tile Screen

The late Clark Gable is gone, but his name will be remembered for some of the fine roles he has en- acted on the screen. He has turn ed in notable performances in out door roles and in comedy. Remem- Der "It Happened One Night?"
 In But Not For Me" playing at the Orpheum Sunday and Monday, Gable is at his best in comedy romance story of an aging theatri- cal producer whose head is turned when his young lovely secretary unexpectedly declares her love for him.
 This is said to be a picture so packed with laughs that lot of the dialogue is lost in the roars that carry over. Recommendation enough for anybody.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
We Thank You

We were gratified with the re- sponse to our efforts in publishing the Progress Edition.
 We printed over 1000 extra copies which have almost been sold out. By no means a complete story on Kodiak, the edition is but a beginning. Plans are now being made for a bigger and better edition in 1861.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Your National Guardsnaan

For the American people, my family, my fellows, my sons to come-I carry on. Born of ex- plorers, colonists, hunters in deer skins; schooled in the wilderness; fighting for our continent-I car ried on for the rights of man. Wherever I was America on the Wherever I was needed, when ever I was called, I stood and de- livered. I came through. l was America on the march. And now today here I come again with all free men. I am the ring of steel around Democracy; the rampant that you sing about; I am the Citizen Soldier; the Nation in Arms. am the eyes of the cannon, the marching refrain, the brains of the tank, the nerves of the plane, the heart of the shell. am the Liberty Bell; the salt of our youth. I am the fighting man of every outpost from Alaska to Hawaii to Korea and beyond; from Panama to Puerto Rico to Iceland and be yond. Whatever the need, for the spirit of Liberty, for the future we're making-I am your National Guardsman, I am your shield.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Naval Station
 Births

A daughter, Connie Linn, weigh ing 8 lbs. 8 ozs., was born on Dec ember 20 to Mary Catherine and Frank Warren Jones LCDR, USN.
 A son, James Forest, weighing 5 bs. 71a ozs., was born on Novem- Der 19 to Sonia Lee and James Burton Goldsmith AC2, USN.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Letter to the Editor
To The Voters:

To The Voters:
 am deeply grateful for the confidence placed in me by the voters of this District, and will strive to merit that support by diligent attention to state affairs as they affect the residents of this area.
 I shall appreciate having in- formation regarding your prob lems and your views, especially on matters which were not discussed during the campaign.
 Vance Phillips
 4040 Palmer Hiway
 Mountain View, Alaska
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
N MenoFiaI Services Al EEk's Ledge

Memorial services will be held at the Elk's Lodge on Sunday in honor of the memory of members who have passed on. The service will be conducted by the officers of the Lodge, headed by Exalted Ruler Archie Zehe.
 The service is scheduled for 2 pm. Mrs. John Springhill will as- SiSt with the music. The public is invited.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-03
Mrs. Troy Dies

PORT ANGELES, WASH R - Mrs. Minerva E Troy, 87, former wife of Alaska's governor in 1933- 39, died here Wednesday. Troy owned Juneau Empire from 1914 until his death in 1922.