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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Charles G. Coppedge
Curtain Call On Thirty
Year Postal Career

disrupted when he volunteered
fer naval duty in World War l.
Coppedge served aboard mine
sweeper until he took an exam.
A promotion 10 warrant officer
placed him with the Naval Over
seas Transportation Service
which was responsible for ship
ment of supplies to France.
Coppedge married the former
Edith B. Shackelford after his
i ilitary tour They have three
children.
For Is years he worked for
the state at the State Farm and
at Beaumont. Part of this time
was spent in the post office. in
addition to being state en-
ployee.
Now that he has retired. Cop
pedge does not visit. the post Of
flee except to get his mail He
admits there is abundant nos
talgia there for him, but does
not believe in getting III the way
Of those now doing the work. On
the other hard he is still quite
interested in the work and hopes
the department Will continue to
advance as il has in recent
years.
Sees Advancement
Speaking of the advancement
Of postal services and some Of
the stand-ouf experiences Of his
career, he said. "a, POWhatan it
is the placement Of mail on high
way post offices y t c a d of
trains. He also noted that many
small post offices are being
closed to provide for a more cen
trail service. The PoWhatan of
flee supplies the majority Of mail
lor thc county az me present. bllt
formerly it did not.
Coppodgc said, Tho average
person doesn't realize the re
sponsibility Of a postmaster r
he comes in. asks for his mail
gets it and it's simple as that
A busy mar Coppcdge found
time for church and ciEic activi
ties. He is 4 member Of the Bap
list church, the Masonic lodge
and the Riritan Club. He alsC
holds membership in the Ma
tional Association Of Postmasters
and National League of PoStmas
teis.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15

POWIIAThN. Mar. Il The
Huguenot 4 d e my Parent
Teacher Association requested
here last week that the private
school operation in the county be
continued ard expanded next
fall.
The re ques t from Elwood
Yates asked the Huguenot Acad-
envy Corporation that the first
grade be continued and that a
second grade be instituted. The
private class for % White first
grade children opened last Sep
TENDER with a basement section
Of the Bank of PoWhatan as quar-
tiers.
No action on the request was
made at the meeting Of direc-
tors and committee chairmen of
the corporation on March 8. but
decision was promised on
March %. the date set for the
next session of the corporation
members.
Successful Venture
With an eye toward planning
private school operation for
next year complete review of
now successful the venture has
proven this term was spelled out
at the meeting. Expansion of the
school will bring certain prob
lens, such as additional housing.
more financial requirements and
an increased need for transpor-
tation facilities.
Edgar Bolte, treasurer, re-
ported that all bills except d
81 900 bank note had been paid,
and a balance of 81 .634 left in
the treasury. He stated that it
would take 81 900 to complete
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Model Assembly
Delegates Selected

AMELIA. Mar. IA Delegates
to the Model General Assembly
have been elected at Amelia
High School, The Assembly will
be held in Richmond April 2l-23
Edwin O'Neal will serve as a
delegate in the House and Phyl-
lis Southall will serve as a sena-
tor. David Ingram will be re-
porter and Dallas deKrafft, a
page.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Private School Asked

this session. Half Of the tuition
grants $40 per child is the total
for each studerti has been re-
ceived, anG an additional S2,275
IN tuition grants will be forth
coming, noted Bolte. Over $500
came in donations from indi-
viduals interested in seeing the
private operation work.
It was proposed by Russell
Morris. transportation commit
tee chairman. that vehicles be
purchased for next year. A few
parents have been responsible
for furnishing transportation to
the school at no cost to the other
students He SUGGESTED that each
rarent lie b rg e d a fixed
e71Hunt for this service in the
future.
High Attendance
Ore measure Of success OF the
school that stood out most con
spicuOusly at the meeting was
the report of attendance made
Nv the teacher, Mrs. thurman G..
West. The percentage of atten-
dance was: September, 1894;
October. 1881; November. 80. SO:
December, e3.54; January, $3.50:
and February. $3.50. She explain
ed that the flu and other i'll
nesses contributed to the drop in
February attendance.
Praises were heaped upon the
little school. individuals attested
to the quality Of instruction. DR..
r. w. Bradley said he was quite
pleased with the progress his
daughter had made in the school,
and said he thought more people
should know Of the schools pro-
gram. Other parents were in
total agreement with Bradley.
Eugene NJ. Walton. Jr.. presi-
dent of the corporation, said that
the public school system had
been helped by the establishment
Of a private school. He pointed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Ruritan Ladies'
Night Planned

AMELIA, Mar. l4-The annual
Ladies Night and supper of the
Amelia County Ruritan Club was
postponed from last Thursday
night to next Thursday. March
II. on account of snow.
The meeting will be held at
the Amelia County War Memorial
Building at pm.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
BETHLEHEM, Dec. 26 (AP)

BETHLEHEM. Dec. 26 (AP) /.
-Age-old quarreling between
Roman Catholic and Greek
Orthodox m onks delayed
Christmas Day worship in the
birthplace Of Christ.
The argument ragged for
more than half an hour in the
grotto Of the manger in Bethle-
hens Church Of the Nativity
as police and pilgrims from
throughout the world watched.
Orthodox priests tried to pre-
vent the Latin (Roman Catho-
lic) sacristan from standing
during the rites on the step
over the spot where, according
to tradition, Christ was born.
The Greeks normally care for
the step in the multisect
church.
There have been quarrels
like this for a thousand years, "
one lay official said. They are
very intent about very fine
points. We have called an ur-
gent meeting to settle 1t on
Tuesday"
A truce was called after Gov.
Ihsan Bey Hashem Of the Jor-
Evening star., 1960-12-26
New Buildings Drive
Stor|ings to Suburbs

But, Mr.. Merrill added, the
startling problem is neverthe-
less getting worse all the time.
He estimated there are between
2 and 3 million starlings in
the Washington area.
With the increase of popu-
lation and its spread into the
suburbs. the starlings are NOV
ing into the suburbs as WE'LL"
Mr.. Merrill said.
Although the birds are still
returning to their Washington
building roosts each evening in
great numbers, he said, more
and more Of them are finding
shelter in the suburbs.
A combination of circum-
stances will mean more head
aches for suburban areas as
far as the roosting starlings
are concerned.
Downtown Federal buildings
and private Office buildings are
increasingly being bird-proofed
to discourage the starlings
from roosting, and more build
ings with roosting space are
going up in the suburbs.
1T has reached the point" !"
Mr.. Merrill said, that bird
lovers are getting concerned.
They realize now that starlings
are driving away the song
birds"
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Quarrel at Monger Site
DELAYS Bethlehem Rites

dan sector of Jerusalem inter-
vened. The sacristan remained
on the step.
The argument broke out just
after the Latin patriarch OF
Jerusalem, Alberto Gori, cele-
brated midnight high mass.
He was preparing to re-enact
symbolically the Savior's birth
by placing a doll-like figure OF
the baby Jesus in the manger
Franciscans stationed t h e m :
selves in the Grotto.
Then a black bearded Greek
priest protested they had nc
right to place a monk on the
Greek Orthodox step.
The argument ragged over the
small area separating silver
star marking the supposed spot
OF Christ's birth and the
sunken altar where His crib was
placed.
After the governor ordered
the ceremony to proceed. altar
boys bearing candles flee
slowly down into the grotto
The patriarch followed witt
the child figure. A deacon put
1t In the crib and the cere'
monies were over.
Evening star., 1960-12-26

Washington's starlings are
taking a dim bird's-eye view Of
the city's new contemporary
architecture.
They're finding there's no
roosting room on those un-
broken steel and glass walls.
This is the word from How
ard A. Merrill, assistant chief
of the Predator and Rodent
Control Branch of the Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Mr.. Merrill, who is an ex-
pert on starlings and has
learned their roosting habits,
believes the architects of mod
ern building design deserve a
pat on the back for making
starlings change their ways.
This especially goes for those
office buildings. Mr.. Merrill
from new Federal buildings
now under construction or
about to get under way those
columns and porticos that for
so many years have provided
aid and comfort to the startling
Now the new Federal struc-
lures, as we'll as new private
Office buildings, Mr.. Merrill
pointed out, have fiat, open ex-
teriors. The hooks and corners
where starlings like to head
for cover are just not there.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
KiIic Acquitted
In Turkish Triul

YASSIADA. Turkey. Dec. 26
(AP). - A defendant in the
mass trial of leaders Of Tur-
keys ousted Adnan Menderes
regime was acquitted today.
He is Altemur Kilic. 38-year-
old former director of the gov
ernment Department Of Press.
Tourism and Broadcasting.
Presiding Judge Salim Basol
ruled Kilic was not directly re-
sponsible for party propaganda
broadcast on the state radio.
Menderes and seven other de-
PENDANTS were ordered held on
@ charge of misuse of the state
radio.
Mr.. Kilic was press attache
at the Turkish Embassy in
Washington and a popular
member of the diplomatic set
for several years before he was
appointed to the press and
tourism post in Ankara in
July, 1859.
Evening star., 1960-12-26

had already been obtained, and
the technical status of the
mineral industry had advanced
to a level of being capable Of
contributing a little original
thinking to mineral technol-
ogy."
The Wang presentation was
among the first of Is to be
made on the general subject Of
THE Sciences in Communist
China" This four-part SYM
postum, continuing through to-
morrow afternoon, is q top
feature Of the week-long meet
ing of 1000 scientists.
DR.. Chauncey D. Leake of
Ohio University, president Of
the AAAS. stressed the jmpor-
tance of the symposium in an
interview.
1T enables us to bring to-
gether a broad scientific pic
ture Of what is going on in
Communist China" he said. 1T
seems to me that whatever we
can do to promote increased
knowledge about our selves and
our environment is to the
benefit Of all people.
There are just as good
scientists in other countries as
there are in the United States,
See SCIENCE, Page Al
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Ditched SeopIone
Tuxies to Shore

MANILA, Dec. 26 (AP).-A
United States Navy P5M Mar
lin seaplane with IL crewmen
aboard was safely ditched in
the South China Sea of the
coast of the Philippines when
the left engine caught fire this
afternoon.
The Sangley Point Naval
Station reported there were no
injuries to the crew who
boarded rubber RATS and put
out the fire. Ships and planes
summoned for rescue stood by
as the pilot then TAXED to
shore at nearby Suhic naval
base on one engine.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
PHONE SERVICES
FOR TODAY

The Ster's holiday telephone sev-
ices will observe the following closing
hours today:
Classified Deportment-9 pm.
Circulation Deportment-9:30 pm.
Main Switehboord-l2 midnight.
As usuoI. night service lines will
be placed in operotion otter closing
Of main switchboard.
Evening star., 1960-12-26

crowded in with the family Of
John Gallagher. Q brother-in-
law, who has an apartment q
few doors down from the
wrecked buildings at the crash
scene.
Its crowded. but It's better
than having to identity them
at the morgue," said Mr.. Gal
lagher.
About 40 other displaced
families observed Christmas,
such as it was. in temporary
homes in the neighborhood or
with relatives elsewhere. Many
of the families lost everything.
Some have only the clothes on
their backs. But help has been
coming in.
People have been magnih-
cent" said Father James Nc
Namara Of st. Augustine's
Church. a block from the
crash scene.
New on Job
"A Jewish lady from Great
Neck, out on Long Island
showed up with q whole car.
load Of clothes and told US II
we needed more she'd go arounC
to her friends again." he said
adding that donors had con.
tributed about $4,000 through
the church.
Less fortunate Is Mrs. Lewii
N. Costa, whose husband. q g.
year -old mechanic, went II
work aboard the carrier Con
stellation last Monday ant
never came home. He was th'
sole provider for his wife. sol
and daughter. So far nobod!
has come forward to help tn
CoStas.
Were alone. I really don
know which way to turn" salt
Mrs. Costa.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
COST OF DEFENSE
IS GOING HIGHER

THE NATIONS DEFENSE budget
is bound to mount with the coming
yeors. But the question is-how
mueh3 It depends on which woy the
plonnins goes. os Richord Fryklund
discusses in his series, 100 Million
Lives" on Poee AS.
SIERRA LEONE soon will join the
list OF free Afrieon stotes. This
littleknown British colony is rich in
history, which Smith Hempstone, it,,
reveols in another Of his interesting
stories from the Dark Continent on
Pose A-l9.
ON NEW YEARS DAY the ques-
tion is whot to serve your guests
mokins their open house rounds. The
Stor's food editor, Violet Foulkner,
suggests something simple and tells
you why on Poee d..
Evening star., 1960-12-26
BY LEE M. COIN
Star stan Writer

An influential economist who
has advised President elect
Kennedy predicts a slow re-
covery from the recession some
time next year, largely because
he expects the new administra-
ton to spur the economy by in
creasing Government spending.
DR.. Gerhard Colin, chief
economist of the National
Planning Association, predicted
in an article published yester-
day that the recovery will be
so slow that the 1861 unem-
ployment rate will remain
above 6 per cent - perhaps
above 7 per cent. The season.
ally adjusted jobless rate was
6.3 per cent last month.
Mr.. Kennedy has expressed
concern about the economic
showdown, particularly about
high unemployment, and is
working on plans to promote
an early recovery.
Sees Initial Contraction
Rejecting the judgment that
recovery will be slow, DR.. Colin
predicted the Nations gross
national product (GNP) will
be about $50 billion next year,
only slightly above the $503.5
billion annual rate registered
in the uly-September quarter
GIMP, the total output of goods
and services, is considered the
most nearly comprehensive
yardstick of economic activity
DR.. Colin said the economy
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Economist Predicts
Slow 1861 Recovery

recently has been in a side
wise" movement. and predicted
it will show some contraction"
during 1861 before starting to
rise some time later in the year.
He based his forecast of a
1861 upturn on the expecta-
ton that increased Government
spending-already programmed
by the Eisenhower administra-
ton and planned by the Ken
nedy administration-will more
than Offset reduced expendi-
lures by business. He said he
was assuming little change in
consumer spending or exports.
DR.. Colin warned that it will
not be easy to reduce unem-
ployment to desirable levels
very quickly.
7.5% Growth Feasible"
If the unemployment rate
averages Taper cent Of the
labor force in 1861. he said.
gross national product would
have to increase by an extra
ordinary 11.6 per cent between
1861 and 1862 to reduce un-
employment to 4 per cent in
1862. He noted that past per-
formance provides no evidence
to justify expecting GIMP to
rise by 1l.6 per cent.
If GIMP were to rise by only
rs per cent-the approximate
rate in recent years-between
1861 and 1862, DR.. Colin said,
unemployment would increase
to 8.6 per cent in 1862.
The minimum feasible OBJ
See ECONOMIC, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Traffic Toll
Rises to 361;
Fires Kill 65
~ the Associated Press

The Nations trathc toll FOR
the extended Christmas week
end appears to be running close
10 the pre.holiday estimate Of
$40.
Deaths on the highways av-
eraged more than five an hour
since the start Of the grim
count at & pm. Friday. The
heavy toll on Christmas Day
more than l3O-brought re-
newed pleas from the National
Safety Council for extra eau
ton by motorists.
The latest tabulation showed
36l killed in motor vehicle ac-
cidentS. The council estimated
trafiic deaths on a normal nom
holiday week end at this time
Of year would be $50. In the
1859 Christmas week end Of 7s
hours, there were 493 killed on
the highways.
In addition to trafiic fatali-
ties, IS persons lost their lives
in fires, compared to 43 last
Christmas week end. Miscel-
'laneouS accidents killed 64
persons, compared to 73 last
Christmas. The present over
all total OF 490 compared with
last years 600 violent deaths
Millions will be returning
home from Christmas visits
today, the final day Of the 7s-
hour holiday period which Is
regarded by safety experts as
the most dangerous.
They said this years traffiC
death toll might be higher
than last Christmas and may
reach the predicted $40. The
count ends at midnight.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Freewoy Closed
AS Autos Skid

Police closed the Whitehurst
freeway to traffic today until
sufficient sand could be laid on
icy patches on the roadway.
At about II am. a car was
involved in an accident, and
while a scout car from the sew
enth precinct was standing by,
awaiting an ambulance for in
jured parties in the car, an
other car skidded into the po-
lice car.
Police then blocked all the
entrances to the freeway.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Kennedy Johnson
Map Space Plans
Fiscal Policy
Discussed
With Dillon
By GARNETT d. HORNER
star staR Writer

By GARNETT ID. HORNEB
star stan Writer
PALM BEACH. Fla. Dec. %
Development OF space and
fiscal policies for his admins,
tration claimed most Of Presi-
dent-elect Kennedy's attention,
today.
He arranged q luncheon con-
ference at his headquarters
here with Vice President-electI
johnson, Secretary Of the
Treasury designate Dougla 81
Dillon, Senator Kerr, Democrat
Of Oklahoma, and Representa-
tive Rooney, Democrat Of New
York.
The President-elect planned
to confer during most Of the
afternoon on development Of
Americas space program with
Senator johnson. who will be-
chairman of the Presidents
National Aeron a utics and
Space Council in the new ad-
ministration, and Senator Kerr.
in line to succeed Senator
johnson as chairman Of the
Senate Space Committee.
Confer on Funds
Mr.. Dillon. a Republican
serving as President Eisen-
hower's Undersecretary Of
State, was coming to the Ken
nedy Atlantic shore winter
home for lunch from his own
winter home at Hobe Sound,
Fla, where he is vacationing,
to discuss policies concerning
the Treasury Department,
which he will head.
Mr.. Rooney, who Is chairman
Of the House Appropriations
subcommittee that handles
state Department funds,
wanted to discuss some State
Department matters with Mr..
Kennedy.
Pierre Salinger, MIR. Ken
nedy's press secretary, reported,
meanwhile, that the President
elect probably will leave Palm
Beach about January I or 5
and then divide his time be-
tween New York and Wash
ington until his Inauguration
January 20.
The press secretary said Mr..
Kennedy may return to Palm
Beach for the week end Of
January IA.
May Discuss Posts
Asked If Mr.. Kennedy
thought it better not to spend
much time in Washington
while Congress is in session
before his Inauguration. Mr..
See KENNEDY, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-12-26

Chase, cautioned that at its
present rate Of growth Com
munist China will stand third
among the worlds industrial
nations by the end Of the dec
ade.
DR.. Wang's report was based
on Red claims and scientific
reports. He characterized
some as optimistic and colored
by propaganda, but said that
overall they are fundamen-
tally accurate. The report
showed an ambitious and ruth
less nation hauling itself up
by its bootstrapS to parity with
the Western world in such
basic industries as coal, iron
and steel.
Mineral Goals Met
II DR.. Wang's information Is
as factual as he believes it to
be, Red China has achieved
an industrial breakthrough
since 1858. This was the be-
ginning Of China's second five-
year plan and is known in
Communist propaganda annals
as the leap forward" year.
Toward the end of 1860"
DR.. Wang said. most Of the
original mineral-output goals
for the second 1ive-year plan
Evening star., 1960-12-26

filled with subdued customers.
Those two disaSters-and so
close together-it's just too
much. Everybody's down In
the dumps"
He meant the flaming crash
Of a United Airlines DC-8 10
days ago in the Sterling place
Ineighborhood. and the ruinous
fire aboard the carrier Con-
stellation at Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
The plane crash killed all
"a aboard and 10 persons on
the ground. In the carrier fire.
40 men died. The Trans World
Airlines Constellation with
which the jet collided crashed
with a loss Of another So lives
in Staten Island.
NeighbOrhOOd Grim
A pail hung over people in
the crash area, where the smell
of jet fuel still fingers in the
cutters of Sterling place.
A lady was setting food out
for stray cats.
Il used to feed them up
there by the Pillar Of Fire
Church destroyed by the crash
But I can't bear to go neal
it any more" she said. Only
a fragment Of wall remains q
the church, which took the
full brunt Of the plunging Jet
Its been a miserable Christ
mas, "said John Masterson
quietly. The 38-year-old Irish.
man, formerly Of 126 Sterling
place, faces a long hunt for
new home for his wife anc
! three children. A hurtling wins
section tore through the roo
of 1876. and smoke and watel
have made a sharnbles Of tht
building-and all the Master
son family's belongings.
II can't go no place with
out any furniture" said Mr.
Masterson. who takes homl
$98 a week from his job will
Consolidated Edison. His car
which he had owned a month
was destroyed in the crash fire
But I'm lucky. I had m!
hand on the door to go out
in the street shopping and my
wife called me back for Somt
things she'd forgotten. Ther
the plane hit," he said.
Help Arrives
Christmas presents? 1--WE
did the best with what we had
A few little things for the kids
The rest we're ruined"
Ea opd hic family orr
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Snow MeItinQ
|nHo|idaySun
Cold Snop Breaks,
Tricky Rouds Seen

The break in the cold snap,
which arrived just in time for
Christmas. will continue today,
bringing mixed blessings to the
Washington area.
Mostly sunny skies and a high
temperature Of about so, a
pleasant combination for the
day after Christmas. will also
melt quite a bit" Of the snow
left over from the storm two
weeks ago, forecasters said.
This poses the threat Of
tricky driving conditions when
Government workers and others
troop back to work tomorrow
morning after their three-day
holiday.
Low of 30 Expected
A low Of 80 is expected to-
night-with lower readings in
outlying areas - which prob
ably will put a glaze Of ice over
the streets as the snow runofi
freezes.
Today's comparatively balmy
temperatures may also annoy
ice skaters, who turned out in
force yesterday at the Reflect
ing Pool, Kenilworth Gardens
and the C g. o Canal.
Park Police said they would
keep a close eye on the ther.
mometer and the thickness oi
the ice. and may have to chase
the skaters away if it gets toe
thin.
New Cold Front Due
The brief mild spell should
end tomorrow, as wind anc
dropping temperatures herald
the arrival of a cold front from
the west. Some snow or rain il
expected Thursday or Friday
The Weather Bureau, which
has its own particular problem
around Christmas time, has
taken steps this year to satisf!
the proud new owners o
barometerS.
Last year, the bureau wa
deluged by requests for the Of
fetal barometer reading from
citizens who wanted to set theil
new instruments.
Beginning yesterday, tht
barometric pressure was addet
to the recorded telephone fore
cast. This will continue for sew
eral days.
Evening star., 1960-12-26
Turkish Minister

ANKARA. Turkey, Dec. 26
(AP).-Karacas Kemal Kurdas,
Turkeys representative to the
International Monetary Fund in
Washington, yesterday was ap-
pointed finance minister to
succeed Ekrem Alican.