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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-06-10
General Business induces

CTRANGE as it seems, says the u. S.
= News & World Report this country
is going through readjustment at
this time and it appears not to notice it,
not to be disturbed in any way It's
something new: No boom, yet no worry
about recession This news magazine
interprets conditions on the national
level.
Certain lndiceS are sighted. "Steel
production is at recession levels. Sales
OF new cars are encouraging. Manufact-
urers in most lines see their order back
logs declining. Tight money put
brake on construction. 1t was planned
that way. . Stock prices, declining,
made many people feel less we'll off j..
Businessmen are tending to slow ex-
pansion, etc. ;"
This national trend is felt more in
some places than others. Locally the re-
tail trade is in its usual summer slump.
Money spent for necessities is finding
its way into recreation and vacation;
rural people are busy on their farming
productions; college students are away;
graduations over Construction industry
appears to be busy with contracts
locally and outside. Local trends often
follow national trends. Sometimes
these trends are psychological, people
just stop buying.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-06-10

AN ELEMENT IN THE de-
veloping Southern choice be-
tween Nixon and johnson is that
one is a Republican, the other a
Democrat. With another Demo-
cratic Congress almost assured,
is it better for the South to have
the set-up of the last eight years,
or Democratic President to 60
with Democratic Congre S.?
If the Democratic President
were a Northern liberal or West
ern radical, the South would
suffer. The Coalition that saves
it would be ridden down. But
Senator johnson isn't indenti-
f.ao.e yet as either.
Ii Republican President
were a national socialist like
Rockefeller or Dewey. the South
and the Coalition might have
more chance than under radi-
cal Democratic President, for
national socialism is still far
enough away from Republican
ism not to be very contagious.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
PENNSY TRAIN LOW ON FUEL,
STOPS SO CARS CAN GET HEAT

PHILADELPHIA (AP)--A Chicago-to-New York
passenger train spent 2h hours at Central Pennsy-
vana town yesterday because the engine did not have
enough diesel fuel to and heat the train Pensyl
vanie Railroad spokesman said.
The spokesman denied that the Manhattan Limited
stuck in Mifin in sub-zero weather without fuel
"The engineer made o wise decision" the spokesman
said He couldn't both heat the train and run It to Har-
rsburg bout 80 niles where an electric engine replaces
the diesel.
The spokesman said q westbound freight train was
stopped and its diesel engine hooked to the l4-car
passenger train.
The freight's diesel pulled the 14-car passenger
train the spokesman said land the regular engine used
its fuel to heat the train It never became cold"
One passenger was quoted as having said "It was
freezing In there This passenger said newspapers and
magazines put against windows to keep the cold out
railroad spokesman said the train ran out Of fuel
because Of the unusual demand" Of heating the train
through the steam generator in the locomotive He said
the train arrived In New York at 3:36 pm seven hours
and seven minutes late. ..
Evening star., 1960-12-24
FAA Overhaul Urqed
By Widow of Pilot

other families involved is al
most Overwhelming"
She criticized Elwood r.
Quesada. head Of the FAA, ard
what she called "one small
group Of military men (which)
arbitrarily runs civil aviation 4
complex traf1ic controls-with
the deliberate exclusion Of the
commercial pilots and COM
mercial airlines."
Mrs. Sawyer said that my
husband and many Of his pilot
friends shared the opinion that
all too often the FAA has been
more interested in covering up
problems than in solving
them"
The widow said her husband,
Robert H. Sawyer, had been
flying for 20 years. He was
the pilot Of the DC-8 Jet which
crashed on Q Brooklyn street
after colliding with q Constel-
lation. He lived on Q ranch
here with his family.
Services for Mr.. Sawyer
were held here yesterday.
Said Mrs. Sawyer. writing Of
what she termed the need for
an FAA overhaul:
THE need is desperate. For
many Of us, 1t is already too
late"
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Two More Fined
In Morals Case

Two men who had been ac-
cuSed with three others Of
raping q 19-year-old baby
sitter in July were fined $50
yesterday after they pleaded
guilty to q lesser charge.
Commonwealths Attor n ey
Earl F. Wagner said he ac-
cepted the plea to q misde-
meanor charge because evil
dence did not show that force
was used by the two men in
the incident.
Joe David Shiflett, 81, of
the unit block Of Rixey drive,
Fairfax, and George w. Elliott,
10. Of the $500 block of Elm
wood drive. Alexandra, pleaded
guilty in corporation court to
the charge Of fornication. [7rfJ
Two Of the other men ac-
cused Of rape received similar
fines after entering similar
pleas. The third awaits jury
trial January "a.
A youth held in connection
with the incident was freed
in the city's juvenile court.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Bitter Cold Eases
AS Frigid Wave
;Moves Northeast
By the Associated Press

{ A bitter cold wave that
plunged temperatures to record
lows Friday gave way to more
seasonable weather today in
eluding more snow for broad
areas Of the Midwest eastward
INTO the Northeast.
The frigid temperatures mod
Grated gradually during the
night as the cold wave moved
into the Northeast. The mer-
curry dipped to Is below zero al
Philhpsburg. Pa. at midnight
but climbed to 10 below in the
next hour.
Buffalo reported Z below ir
the wake Of q Gripping snow
storm that blew in of the lake
Friday dumping up to . fo0i
Of snow on the area, virtually
Holatins the metropolitan area
The freezing line early today
extended from Eastern Montans
across the Dakotas, down tc
Kansas and from Iowa all the
way into Georgia and extreme
Northern Florida.
Some early conditions:
New York. 9. clear; Chicago
IS, snow; Boston, IL, clear;
Washington. IA, partly cloudy;
Atlanta. 80, cloudy; Miami, 65
Cloudy; Louisville, ~. cloudy;
Detroit, 8, snow; st. Louis, 20
cloudy; Denver, 80, clear;
Seattle, 81, partly cloudy; Sar
Francisco, 46, clear, and Los
Angeles, IS, clear.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
4YouthsHu
Putting Bomb
On Bridge :

RUIDOSO, N. Mex. Dec. "a
CAP). Four Captain High
School students were injured
yesterday when q homemade
bomb exploded as they were
placing it on q State road
bridge.
Steve Bonnell. l6, was ir
serious condition at Ruidoso
General Hospital. He lost
both hands and had q plate
inserted in an injured leg.
The other three youths were
listed in satisfactory condition
in the hospital.
State Police Sergt. Bill Kruse
said the youths were attempt
ing to place the bomb on a
bridge two miles south of
State Road 4S.
Another bomb was placed on
a State Road 48 bridge, az
miles north Of Captain. Sergt
Kruse said the bombs were
fashioned from two sticks Of
dynamite, alarm clocks and
f1ashlight batteries. The bombs
were set to 60 OF at 10 pm.
Also injured in the explosion
were Carl Britton, 16, and
Mary Ann Mcknight. Both
suffered shock and had nu-
merous pieces of metal and
debris embedded IN their faces
and bodies. Joyce Mcknight,
IA, suffered shock.
After the explosion Of the
first bomb. Captain Village
Marshal Ray Provine went to
the second bridge and shot the
clock from the bomb and dis
mantled 1t.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Big JET Skids
Off Runway

LONDON. Dec. "A (AP).-A
Boeing TOT Jet airliner carrying
lot persons spun Oh . runway
into muddy grassland today
after touching down at London
Airport from Chicago.
All SS passengers and IL
crew members escaped unhurt.
The giant plane. owned by
British Overseas Airways Corp,
was badly damaged. Passengers
escaped by sliding down emer-
gency chutes on the port side.
"The port undercarriage
seemed to buckle when the
plane was about halfway along
the runway" one witness said.
1T slowed round in q ter
rife cloud Of dust.
"The wing collapsed. Then
the plane ran Of the runway
and its wheels begged down In
the mud"
The Boeing. had come from
Chicago via Detroit, Montreal
and Prestwick Airport in Scot
land.
One wing was a tangled mass
Of metal and the lower UNDER
carriage was torn and ripped.
The port engines slung under
the wing were forced upward
by the impact. One twisted on
It's mountings.
Firemen sprayed hundreds OF
gallons Of foam over the air
liner while ambulance crews
examined the passengers for
injuries.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
YuIe Borge Swumps,
43 Dunked in Hurbor

NEWPORT BEACH. Calf.
Dec. "a (AP).-Forty-three per-
sons. including an infant and
several other young children
got a dunking in Newport har-
Dor during pre- Christmas fes-
tivities last night.
Harbor officials said members
Of the City Employees ,Associa-
ton and their families were
aboard Q gaily decorated barge
that was swamped when the
passengers distributed them
selves unevenly.
The barge. under tow by a
tug, had Just made q stop at O
pier.
Authorities said four men In
the party kept the others from
panic as the passengers slid
of into 10 to 20 feet Of water.
The tug picked UP many OF
them, q passing boat rescued
eight, and the remainder swan
Is yards to shore.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
hdgekSure
ISf1 'sss
Redshstigated
Riot on / Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
tAP1.-Judge Aibertr A.. Axei-
rod, presiding Judge, g. the
San Francisco Municipal Court,
today agreed ernphaticaIly with
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
that the City Hail riot last
May Is was instigated By Com
Imunist subversives.
Judge Axelrod said IN an
interview that his dismissal of
riot charges against g. ar
rested persons, mostly college
students, had been Smisfnter-
preted by some people, as, con-
doning the disorders during a
hearing BY the House Un-
American Activities Committee.
Got Crank Calls :
"At no time did I condone
their conduct" the judge said.
"A single sentence from my
decision, quoted out Of context,
created that false impression.
As q result I have received q
number Of crank or erackpot
letters and telephone calls"
The sentence Judge Axelrod
referred to was, Il am con-
vinced that they are not en-
gagged In Subyersive activities
nor In spreading subversive
|propaganda." .,-s.sfs,..
He said, however. that the
students Chose the wrong
means to accomplish their pur-
pose and let themselves become
victims Of those who profit by
creating unrest. riots and the
type, Of conduct which Is out
lawed by the penal code Sec
tionS I have quoted.
Opposite Result
"As the result. they were ar
rested, f1ngerprinted and photo
graphed. and their efforts
achieved q directly opposite
result"
Judge Axelrod reiterated that
he dismissed the charges for
practical reasons. AS noted in
his decision, he not only felt
the students had been pun
iShed. but "a protracted mass
trial with So defendants and
16 attorneys would not only be
costly from a monetary sense
but would play directly into the
hands Of those who create un-
rest and do everything in their
power to upset our democratic
processes and way Of life"
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Gar Wood Named
In Paternity Suit

DETROIT. Dec. "a (AP).-A
p aternity suit against Gar
Wood. 00-year-old legendary
figure in American powerboat
racing, was on file here today.
Mrs. Doris Wood Stern, 20,
asked Wayne County Circuit
Court yesterday to declare Mr..
Wood the father Of her son,
David A. Wood. Q. She also
asked that Mr.. Wood be ordered
to pay support Of her son.
The woman testified that she
lived with Mr.. Wood as his
common-law wife for two years
in Detroit. Florida and the Ba.
hamas. She said her son was
born in Florida in 1851 and
that Mr.. Wood gave her $25. 900
at the time but hasn't helped
support him since 1855.
Mrs. Stern was married to
Richard J. Stern. q Miami
(Fla) radio announcer and
salesman. in 1857.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
TOW TRUCK PULLS
PASSENGER TRAIN
ALONG TRACKS

LACONIA. N. H. (AP).-
You could hardly believe
your eyes but there 1t was
q garage tow truck pulling
a passenger train along the
Boston & Maine Railroad
tracks.
The wheels Of the self
propelled diesel single car
train had frozen fast to the
rails and railroad men were
unable to. bulge it. from a
side track for its scheduled
trip to Boston.
"A chain was attached to
the train and the tow truck
pulled 1t free from its Icy
"moorings."
Evening star., 1960-12-24
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
not as cold tonight, low, %.
Some cloudiness and somewhat
warmer tomorrow.
/. Maryland-Cloudy tonight,
not as cold. low, is to 20. A
little snow, mostly in north.
Rather cloudy tomorrow, with
snow fiurries in the, mountains,
high, Is to IS.
Virginia-Cloudy tonight and
not as cold. low Is to IS.
Rather cloudy tomorrow, high
IN 30s.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds southeast 10
south about Is knots tonight
Anf tomorrow, cloudy. Visi-
biltty S to 10 miles.
Road ConditIons-AAA
; ,West-District Of Columbia to Penn.
tylvanIe turnpike, clear 10 hager stown
hrea. from HaGerstown 70 turnpike
I5sssdke osssdk and sh sRSE osO snf srnpEe Ssn;
elear. occasional light snow fore
cast: Q. 8. 40 west 70 OHIO, clear tc
Haeerstown area. from Hagerstowr
Zee at higher elevations: U. s. SO wesi
10 Ohio. clear to Winchester area
Nght snow falling in mountains ano
continued snow forecast.
Evening star., 1960-12-24

lighter than metal It is less
slippery and 1t doesn't conduct
electricity.
Backs -Wehrmann
He said the fuel tank was
well protected and in a corner.
He backed up the statement Of
Wilhelm Wehrmann, master
'machinist in charge Of installa-
tion Of all machinery on. the
carrier, who said, $50 help me,
God. I'd put it in the same spot
again" Mr.. Wehrmann called
the valve accident a "one in
q million shot"
Just who operated the fork
lift truck remained q mystery.
John A. Walsh, 46, a construc.
ton foreman from Lake Rom
konkoma, N. Y, testified he
stepped from q temporary
shelter when he heard q worker
shout that fuel was running
over the deck. He said he then
heard q voice say, II couldn't
help it! The plate slipped and
knocked the valve Of"
Mr.. Walsh said he was look
ing down ct the escaping fuel
at the time. and didn't see the
speaker.
The inquiry adjourned until
next Tuesday. -...
Payments Of an average Of
more than $4,000 to the fam
lilies Of the civilian workers
killed in the fire were begun
yesterday. The total paid out
in Federal group insurance
benefits Is expected to reach
about 100000.
Evening star., 1960-12-24

came time to be hauled up
aboard the rescuing helicopter
"At first ! was mighty scared
Of that thing. but once they
got me up in the air, I was glad
to be aboard"
Even so. he added, they
dropped me three times on the
deck before I got myself fixed
in that harness"
The men suffered no hard
ships in remaining aboard the
drifting hulk. They had lights,
heat a part Of the time. food
and a radio to keep up the news
elsewhere. All felt certain of
rescue in due course.
Evening star., 1960-12-24

On the second floor of the
Federal building in downtown
Norfolk a red sign on q door
warned Disaster in progress.
No admittance."
Behind this door were the
men who co-ordinated the
operation, the men of the
rescue control center. 1t. d.g.)
r. N. Wescott. the duty ofaeer,
at his desk In the center, read
ing the messages, sending out
orders.
At his right was Quarter.
master l/c A. w. Harrell, the
assistant duty oficer. He re.
layed messages and helped in
plotting the positions Of the
stricken vessel and the ships
coming to her aid.
In the next room Coast
Guard enlisted men manned
batteries Of teletypewriter ma.
chimes. sending out messages:
Tanker Pine Ridge broken
In two i. proceed to assist"
Messages clicked In, from q
Coast Guard aircraft:
-Four known survivors In
water. Unknown number oi
survivors on stern section. "
From the Valley Forge:
"Ten more men recovered for
total Of %. Believe only one
more remaining on tanker"
Across the hail was Journalist
Nc Jim Boyd. assigned to the
public information once. For
26h hours he sat at Q tele-
phone. reading to caller after
caller the latest information
on the operation,
On the second floor Of the
Federal Building things have
returned to near normal. But
there Is no telling when
another terse message will set
up the operation for q new
dramatic battle Of ships. planes
and men against the sea.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Post Office Contract

The contract for construction
and lease Of q new Post Once
building on the northeast side
OF State Route 35S in Clarks-
burg, Nd, was awarded recent
ly to Wilpeco Properties, Inc,
of Baltimore. Md, Postmaster
General Summerfeld an
nounced.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
US. to Give Corn
To Congo Tribes
By ahs AssoeiaEsd Prsss

The United States yesterday
announced q Christmas gift OF
5000 tons Of corn and corn
meal for Baluba tribesmen re-
ported suffering from the
famine in the Kasai province Of
the Congo Republic.
In announcing the gift, the
State Department said it was
made in response to urgent ap-
peals from the Congo govern
ment and the United Nations.
The corn and meal will be
shipped at the expense Of the
United States Government and
win be distributed by the
United Nations mission in the
Congo.
Evening star., 1960-12-24

HEMET, Calf, Dec. "a (AP)
An overhaul Of the Federal
Aviation Agency was urged
yesterday by the widow Of .
pilot killed in the December l6
collision Of two airlinerS over
New York.
Mrs. Patricia Sawyer wrote
newspapers and members Of
Congress:
"As the wife Of one Of the
pilots lost in the collision over
New York last week. my grief
for my daughters and all the
Evening star., 1960-12-24

damage before 1t was brought
binder control Monday night at
The Navy Yard. where the
Constellation was nearing COM
bletion.
Rear Admiral. Schuyler N.
Pyne, testifying at naval court
Of inquiry into the fire. called
the start Of the blaze "incon-
eeivable-a chain. Of circum-
Pyne, testifying at a naval court
tanceS which was inconceivable
TO foresee."
New Safety Rules
, While Admiral Pyne gave
this opinion, In Washington
the Navy ordered a series of
new and sitter safety precau-
tions aboard its ships. ,Specifi-
Sally, 1t said fuel tanks Of the
kind involved in the start Of
the Contellation flre must no
longer be allowed on Navy
ships. It also ordered elimina-
tion Of temporary structures
below decks.
) This would eliminate wooden
scaffolding, which was used on
fha Constellation and which
drsw criticism from city Fire
Commissioner Edward ; Cav
apagh, jr. He said the large
$Nount Of wood involved in
terIsi1ed the blaze. .- ..-
Witnesses have testified that
She fire began after q fork-lift
truck on the main hangar deck
pushed q large trash bin
against q steel plate. The plate
vas tipped upward until II
knocked on the valve on o tank
Holding 500 gallons Of fuel. The
fuel poured down q well to q
place where welding was In
progress, and ignited.
Adm. Pyne defended both the
position Of the fuel tank and
the. use Of wooden planks In
<ca6olding. He said that only
the flooring in the scaffolding
b Of wood, and said wood has
these advantages: It is much
Evening star., 1960-12-24


ers, three Coast Guard cutters,
six merchant ships and an air.
craft carrier.
And there were the men-
countless thousands Of men
aboard ships and planes, united
for the single purpose Of saving
lives.
The 20 survivors Of. the
storm broken Pine Ridge can
tell you about the ships and
planes. After the bow drifted
away. they sat in the floating
stern section and listened to
the radio newscasts and knew
they were coming. J,
They can tell you about the
helicopters and their crews
and how the 'copters hoyered
periously above the narrow
weather deck and slowly, cauti-
ously lifted on each man.
Famed Force 10 Rescue
They know that task group
ALTA, the Navy's famous
anti submarine hunter killer
force, broke on normal opera
tions to come to their aid.
And they can speak knoWls
edgeably Of the men Of the
Navy, the men Of the carrier
Valley Forge who gently helped
them from the heliCopter sings,
and the men Of the destroyer
Conway who fed and watched
over them on the trip into
Norfolk.
But there are many other
men, and other places, the sur.
vivorS will never see and prob
ably will never hear about.
But each one. in some way,
played an important part In
the overall rescue operation.
One was Rear Admiral Peter
v. Colmar. commander Of the
Coast Guards Eastern Sea
Frontier in New York. A mes
sage from his office brought
all the ships. planes and men
together into the life-saving
unit.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Ships, PIdnes, Men
Joined in Sea Rescue

NORFOLK, va Dec. "A tAP1-what are the ingredients
for successful the ingredients which when put
together saved % from the stormy waters Atlantic?
When the tanker Pine Ridge broke in two 100 miles on
Cape Haeras c. there the airpanes-hve
aircraft and six hecopters There shpsx
Evening star., 1960-12-24
{ ICommondont Rules Out
Negligence in Ship Fire

: NEW YORK. Dec "a (AP).-The disastrous fire the
aircraft carrier Constellation the result of unfore
eeabe chain Of circumstances and caused by general
hegsence by individual the ccmmanant Of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The IRE took 4s Hes and did an estimated SIS million
Evening star., 1960-12-24

For high and low tlde9 DC the follow;
All Annspolis. sk hours; Bloody Poiny
Light. AZ hours; Colonial Beach. {
hours; peals an hours; SolomonI
Island. ca hours: Point Lookout ~
The Sun ana Neon
SUN. SUN tSSao tSmorrow 7sS 7s5 M M Isl 4:5i Pm Dm
Moon. today 1858 an.
Automobile lights must be turned OF
n hour after sunset.
River RepOPe
Potomac River clear ct Harperl
Fefry and clear ct Great Falls. 0hen
andoah clear at HarpeTS Ferry.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
PRESID DENT
Essen OVER:

ADVERTTSENfENT
Evening star., 1960-12-24

There Is I day to Christmas. VII
you release MORTON SOBELL
during the traditional Christmas
amnesty period?
LORD BERTRAND RUSSELL
England
Evening star., 1960-12-24

eouth-U. 8. l to Richmond. Shirley
highyay va; Rte. $500 and Rich
vile. clear. with q forecast Of light
snow
North and East: District Of Columbia
to Delaware Memorial Bridge and
New Jersey turnpike, clear; New Eng
land, clear, light snow is forecast;
District Of Columbia TO Harrisburg.
Pa. mostly clear.
Temperatures for Yesterday
MidniRht -- IS Noon - "a
lam. ----- i2 tpm. - q
8 am. --- 13 SPIN. ----- l6
Record Temperatures fer the Year
Highest, 95. on April %.
Lowest, 10. on December 70.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED BY the United States Coast
ans oe0d:Tttsa TSa.s survey 4omorrov
Low ------- 7:25 am. S:22 am
High ------ log pm. s:0S pm
Low 7:52 pm. 1858 m.
ToP hi0h and Inv tides at the f0ll0W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
On PETER QUINN.

uOVVs
Crime A convicted criminal Troy Jen-
SOM escapes on the way to the peni-
Tertiary and threatens to murder his
wife (Susan Cummings Craig Stevens
q PORTFOLIO.
Public Affairs. new show presenting
some of the vast store Of culture in our
city. (See Page lo)
HOO q NEWS AND LOCAL NEWS.
Color Hardness. Ward.
q STARLIGHT ThEATER.
Movie Iva Hours "The Tall Texan"
1853 Assorted characters seek hidden
gold. Lloyd Bridges Marie Windsor.
q WORLD NEWS.
Joseph. Mecaffrey reporting.
q NEWS. WEATHER. SPORTS.
Mudd. Douglas. Daniels.
lilo q WEATHER. SPORTS. NEWS.
Allen Sieeel. Make.
Ills q NEWS. WEATHER. SPORTS.
Color Rash. Forester. Simpson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
MONDAY 81
J THE ATE SHOW.

q THE ATE SHOW.
Movie lM Hours. Johnny Eager"
1912 top-rate sansster meiodrama.
Robert Taylor. Lana Turner.
lips q BAcKSTAcE.
Entertainment news with Bunny Wneck.
ll:3O q JACK PAAR SHOW.
Variety. IVA Hours. Color.
a FIRST RUN MOVIE.
z Hours Edge Of Darkness" l943. A
Naz occupied village in Norway is the
scene of sabotage. Enrol Flynn.
1890 q NEWSBEAT.
Resume of days news.
100 q INSPIRATION.
IA MEDITATION. WEATHER.
Religion. Prayer BY various faiths.
100 q WORLD NEWS.
lbs q DAILY WORD.
Evening star., 1960-10-30

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