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Evening star., 1961-06-28
Veteron Loan Bill
Returns to Senate
By the Associated Press

The House turned down yes
terday . Senate amendment to
the $l.2 billion bill to extend
the direct loan program for
veterans housing and sent the
measure back to the Senate.
It insisted on an extra year
Of loan eligibility for each
three months Of active service,
instead Of each four months.
The bill raises from $13,50O
to $4,000 the limit on loans
to veterans in areas where they
cannot obtain financing from
private lenders under Govern
ment guarantee.
It also would extend the time
during which veterans would
be eligible for home loans, both
guaranteed and direct. to about
three years for most World
War II veterans still eligible
and about eight years for most
Korean veterans.
The new cutoff dates would
be July IS, 1867, for World
War II veterans and January
81, 1875, for Korean veterans.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
TOURISTS COMING, He HOPES
Travel Chiefs Goal: !:
Americans as Hosts

this super agency has beer
most encouraging, Mr.. Gilmore
reports that Asheville, N. C.
already has drawn up a roster
Of foreign-language speakers
which will be made available
to tourists through the Cham.
ber Of Commerce. A woman ir
Cleveland has offered to hold
visitors.
Mr.. Gilmore has been advised
by foreign travel agents that
it is no use catering to foreign
|palateS by offering European
dishes. He wants the various
regions to concentrate on their
specialties. Besides, he said
foreigners put food 18th on
their list of reasons to visit
America. What they would like
to taste is our supermarkets
and community developments
"They want to 60 into our
banks and try to guess who is
the messenger and who is the
president. You know, In Europe
you can tell right away"
Evening star., 1961-06-28

department spokesmen have
indicated to the Senate COM
mittee that they know of no
objection.
: Ford Frick, commissioner Of
baseball, told Mr.. Zelenko his
bill would help police base
ball." The measure deserves
support" wrote Asa Bushnell,
of the Eastern College Ath-
letic Conference. which has ap-
pointed Q committee to study
spreading sports scandals.
Charges Of bribery Of basket
ball players In several Mid
western and Eastern States
have triggered widespread in
vestigations.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
zeIenko Cites
Billion Rigging

Representative zelenko, Dem
ocrat Of New York, alerted
members Of the Senate Judici-
ary Committee today to hi,
bill making it . Federal crime
to rig any amateur or profes-
sional athletic contest.
He acted after Senator East
land, Democrat Of Mississippi
had announced the judiciary
Committee would schedule
hearings on similar legislation
proposed by Senator Heating
Republican Of New York.
Mr.. Zelenko introduced his
bill in the House on May 29
He asked for House judiciary
Committee hearings two days
later.
House Committee Chairman
Celler, Democrat Of New York,
assured the sponsor he would
keep him posted on requested
reports from the Justice De-
partment on the proposal. The
Justice Department has not re-
layed its official view, although
Evening star., 1961-06-28
Not q Lot From Lot

NIAGARA FALLS N. z.
(A)-The city isn't getting
rich from its metered parking
lot at 2sth street and Pine ave-
nue.. Last March, meter re-
ceipts totaled 90 cents. The lot
produced only $14.22 In revenue
durii4g all Of 1860.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
How TO Creufe
floral
masterpieces

Some of the most beautiful
flower arrangements are found in
the paintings Of Van Goeh,
Renoir, Monet and other great
artists. July Better Homes & Gar.
denS shows you five famous floral
paintings with special diagrams
to indicate how the artists masSed
color, combined flower types and
sizes. With these diagrams, you
can create masterful arrange
ments in your home. Get July
Better Homes & Gardens today,
wherever magazines are sold!
Evening star., 1961-06-28

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
Grass Roots Enthusiastic

For instance, he said, I'll
Mr.. Hodges (Secretary of Com
merce) says to Mr.. Dillon (Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 'One
of your customs men in Homo
lulu is insulting every third
passenger something can be
done about it right away.
The grass roots response to
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02

illness have a special priority
for admission to VA hospitals?
A-No. But veterans with ser
vice during World War II or the
Korean Conflict who developed
an active psychosis within two
years from the date of their
separation from service are
deemed to have incurred the
disability in active service.
Therefore, they are in the
first priority group for VA hos
pitalization.
@ | have just heard that
my CT insurance will paw anoth-
er dividend this year. When will
l get it?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
My Get Up And Go

Ny get up and go seems to have went
And Just to stay put, now am content
But in spite Of this foct to myself still grin
While think where my get up and go has been.
Old oge is golden, have heard it sold,
But sometimes wonder when | 90 to bed,
Ny ears in drower my teeth in cup
NY eyes on q table until wake up.
And Oft ere ! sumber, say to myself
Is there anything else should lay on the shelf
But I'm hoppy to soy as close my door,
Ny friends still remain the same as Of yore.
When was young I'd jump out Of bed
And kick UP my heels clear over my head
But nov, here Of late, have learned to know
! no longer have my get up and go.
Ny get up and go, because now lack,
From short walks Take puff my way back
Cause my get up and 90 now from me has went,
know that my days are pretty we'll spent
But still don't grieve as think With grin
Where my get up and go at times have been
! still can laugh and still joke q bit
Enjoying life, finding much zest in it.
! get up each morning. brush Up my Wits;
Pick UP the poper and read the obits
If my name don't see, know I'm not dead
Though my get up and go ore went, as I've sold
! wrote this while slowly coming back to life in
the hospital # it is not up to par neither
am l. 1t lacks get UP and Co.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
Praticality Should
Govern Decisions

Editor, Farmville Herald:
IF, in Farmville there were
two good hospitals, one of which
was for the exclusive use of white
patients and the other was for
the exclusive use of Negroes and
the same surgeons operated in
both hospitals. Now, suppose a
doctor told a Negro it was neces-
sary for him to undergo a serious
major operation. Would the Ne
gro refuse to have the operation
performed unless he could have
it performed in the hospital for
whites or in an integrated hos
pital?
l cannot conceive of anyone be-
ing so foolish when his very life
was at stake? Can you?
And yet, this is exactly what
the Negroes of this county are
doing when the question of their
childrens education is at stake.
The citizens of Prince Edward
County are providing private
schools in which to educate the
white children of the county and
in all good faith, they have Of
fered to provide private schools
for the education of our Negro
children. In effect, the Negroes
of the county are saying, rather
than have their children educated
in private schools, as the white
children are being. educated. they
would rather be without schools
and education for their children.
They take this stand because agi-
tatorS in the NAACP have adj
vised them to take it.
The majority of the Negroes
of Prince Edward County are
sensible, practical citizens and
were it not for the NAACP agi-
| tators, they would prefer to send
their children to segregated
schools as they have always done
in the past. To my Negro friends,
l ask if this is not SO? I cannot
understand why any self respect
ing Negroes would want to send
their children to a school in
which they are not wanted. Can
Respectfully yours.
] L. D. Whitaker
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
L. D. WHITAKER
Answers To Veterans Questions

Here are authoritative an
wers by the Veterans Admins
tration to questions from for
mer servicemen and their fami-
lies:
Q-I am a nonservice-connect-
ed World War II veteran. Can
L be admitted to a VA hospi-
tai?
"A war veteran requiring
disqualification for nonservice-
connected illness or injury may
be admitted to a VA hospital if
a bed is available and if he
signs an affidavit that he is I'M
able to pay for disqualification.
Q-Do veterans with mental
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
Double Check Letters To Edito,

Chief objection 70 the Kennedy
Omnibus Farm Bill seems to be
the great power that is being
granted to the Secretary of Agrl-
culture. Now, have not seen the
bill nor read it. l have seen one
that has it's OK. 1t will go to
Congress and i'm they can pass
any more fool bills than our State
Legislature can, this bill will go
through without a dissenting vote.
Those that can't be there on the
day the bill comes up for vote
will pair off with some other sit
ter who will just set and let it
pass.
If we are going to get this
'shoW on the road we need
power and we always run things
down until we are diSgruntled to
start with. The American still has
a voice in the Government but you
got to use it don't just sit
there and cuss it.
Texas elected it's first Republi-
can in many moons. Funny thing
it turned cold up here in Vir-
ginia both made the same
mistake went COP.
Well along come a Tractor deal
that is about II beat all former
plans of pay off. This one may
give our kidnappers a scheme.
as if they didn't already have
one. We should let EN- keep the
failures the good ones will
most likely get back any way.
So we 60 on making plans. The
Kennedy Administration and the
back seat drivers will either
make or finish this country Oft
either way it will be a
noble experiment.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02

A A Special" CT insurance
dividend will be paid in 1861,
between July l and September
4. VA advises waiting as cores
pondence will delay payment.
O. My son was killed in
World War II. l have now lost
my business and have no in
come. l did not apply for COM
pensation earlier. Am l entitled
to compensation now?
A Yes. Contact your nearest
VA Office.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
Built-In Safety

to eliminate the certain tearing-out Of
conventional automobile seats in case
of major impact Tests show that pre-
sent-day seats, in practically all cars,
are only lightly fitted to the floor of
the car. When they leave the floor, in an
impact accident, the occupant naturally
goes along - crashing into whatever
may be in the path of movement
We have heard much about collap-
sible steering wheels but few are in use
today comparatively, though new cars
do often carry them. The collapsible
wheel used in the special safety car is
rectangular, to protect the knees
A good feature of the safety car is
an automatic safety brake, which pro-
vides two-wheel braking if the four
wheel cracking should fail. Another
worthy idea is that of misunderstanding
In the special safety car there are two
separate seats in front.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-02
Communistic Tactics

motion by few radicals can lead to
dire consequences. Even the NAACP
finds itself in some difficulty to handle
the radicals Roy Wilkins, executive
secretary, was hooted off Harlem
platform May II by Negroes demand
ing to hear. from Robert Williams, of
Monroe, n C. previously suspended
by the NAACP
Commenting on this incident the
Charleston IS. c. News and Courier
gives good advice.
When Williams took the floor he ac-
cused the NAACP of "paciticism and
said: Il am going to meet violence with
violence
This is the kind of talk that extremists
of all factions including Communists
and the Ku Klux Khan will welcome
with joy -.
The great moderate group of citizens of
both races in the South want to live in
peace and harmony with their neighbors.
They know how to do it, when not sub
jected to hostile pressures -.
Violence only enflames hostility and
delays inevitable adjustments. Freedom
Riders have set a pattern of violence that
will incite the worst elements in both
races If federal authorities do not re-
cognize these facts, they are blind. They
should review their race policies in the
light of violent talk at Harlem well
as the beating of CORE agents in Brm-
ingham
If the NAACP has lost control Of
CORE or any other of the organizations
growing out of its policies, its officers
should condemn the radical actions, or
it deserves to suffer the consequences
through association. Years are required
to build goodwill and ony a few seconds
to destroy it.
Conferences
This same Khrushchev is holding a
conference with his satellite rulers in
the European orbit of the Soviet, prior
to meeting President Kennedy. Regard
less of the informally planned we
would lay bet that Khrushchev
presses for major decisions, and will
make propaganda either of his success
or his failure.
AS we understand Mr. Khrushchev -
he is man of willy diplomacy, who
understands but one principle, namely
power. He has been smart enough to
engineer United States diplomats and
leaders into dividing nations Germany
Korea, Laos, China) into two areas with
Communists in control of one and the
free" local inhabitants in another. He
further has the faculty of making
others fight has wars while Communists
infiltrate, stir rebellions, and finally
control. He, like all Communist dicta-
tors, never hesitateS to use force to con-
troll the people who are brought under
his power.
Mr.. Kennedy is determined not to
retreat from present policy toward
friendly nations. What we hope is that
he will not be outflanked Certainly
he must realize that he is playing in the
big leagues" and any error now might
we'll cost the game" Our best wishes
attend the President.
Safety
to eliminate the certain tearing-out of
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led with over 200 passengers Of
whom the majority were engineers
and mechanics, 800 tons of cargo,
rails, machinery, etc. It was ex-
pected that she would reach Para
on the lower Amazon, but IL days
out she ran short of coal and had
10 put into the Barbados.
The heart-rending accounts sent
in by reporters who visited the
scene of the wreck of the Metro
polls, brought forth burning edi-
torials that played a part in arous-
ing the interest of the Govern
ment in building up the Life Saw
ing service. Lieut.. John j. Guthrie,
a distinguished North Carolinian
who was born in Washington, N. c.,
and who was the first superintend-
ent of the Seventh District, had
lost his life at the wreck Of the
Huron some weeks before.
The Norfolk Virginian said:
"The Metropolis is a most
thorough wreck. She had gone to
pieces and broken up into kindling
wood. She must have been tisoroly
rotten and never fit to put TO sea.
The only part of her visible at
present is an iron davit and part
of the boiler, and the beach is
strung with fragments of the
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sand hills. The hfe-saving crew
were of no service to US. The most
of our men persisted for the lack
of assistance from the United
States Lighthouse Service; better
assistance for wrecks is badly need
ed here. We We're all day without
any help from shore, and / be-
live very many persisted from cold
and hunger that could have been
saved in the forenoon i. believe
many who were washed ashore
could have been saved had they
been properly cared for-but we
were miles away from the near
est house and the poor souls were
left to perish all along the shore
for miles Many were wounded,
and bruised and sprained, and
crushed limbs, stiff backs, and ugly
scars will be carried away by many
as '"s-irg mementoes of the
wreck. One poor soul had his brains
knocked out while on the ship, by
The sna washing him against an
iron spar, and many had their necks
and limbs broken while swimming
to shore, by the heavy surf roll
ing large timbers over them. Only
80 of those lost came ashore; about
10 were washed out into the sea.
Was Second Ship Sent to Brazil
The old Metropolis was unsea-
worthy when she began her voyage.
She was the second ship sent out
by the Collins interests; the first
of which had trouble at sea. The
Metropolis was double masted
steamship 1913 feet six inches long,
and a beam of "a feet, two inches,
with tonnage of 879. She was
built in 1861 at Mystic, Mass, and
under the name Of the Stars and
Stripes was used in the Cuban
trade. During the Civil War she
was a supply ship to blockading
squadrons. In the fall of 1877 she
was brought to Norfolk, chartered
by the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
road to transfer freights for de-
livery over Wilmington and Wei
don division for shipment to sta
tions along the line, owing to the
destruction of the Weldon Bridge.
P. & T. Collins of Philadelphia,
concluded a contract with the Ma
tioral Bolivia Navigation Company
for the construction of railroad
for 100 miles in length around the
rapids of the Medeira River to a
point on the Mamore River. The
work was begun in 1868, grant of
100000 acres of land was Sc
cured from the Brazilian Govern
ment, and an issue of debenture
bond of $2,400,000 was made all of
which were placed in London and
the money for the road secured.
The voyage of the Metropolis
only followed the first ship a few
days. On the second of January,
the Mercedita, the first steamship
of the line established by Collins
to carry laborers and supplies, sail
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beached; then the scramble com
menced to get thru the slxyligh,
''Men who were utterly exhausted
did their best to climb out by ropes
hanging on 10 each others feet
etc., pulling some back, and thu
weakest never got out at all.
i "The scene was beyond de
scription, the eye alone can tell i
truthfully. One lady perished or
deck thru fright. There were moi
enough of life buoys. Many rool
souls were vainly seeking for them
One lady was washed into the fore
hatch and was never seen again
and several men washed into il
that never came up again, the
suction was so great. I didn't jump
overheard until the last hopes were
gone.
eve stood on the lee side Of the
ship holding on to anything that
had the least sign of safety about
it. The aft part of the vessel wash
ed to pieces in two or three hours
The main mast fell over, smoke
stack was gone, and every sea
surged over us all. Dozens were in
the water struggling for their lives,
and I saw many good swimmer
killed by the rough debris rolling
over them.
"We were about 200 yards from
shore, and those that could swim
were so often carried so far out to
sea by the under current that they
persisted from exhaustion, having
eaten nothing for "a hours and
being chilled through with cold wa
ter. It is really a wonder to me
that so many were saved. When
left for the shore, the foremost was
almost readyto go. Our last hope
had fled. little assistance could be
rendered from those on shore; there
being no life boats, I reached shore
utterly exhausted, and but for a
few sturdy seamen to pull me up,
I would have persisted there.
"After l left, the foremost fell,
sweeping about 60 souls overheard.
killing by its fall. several; none of
those reached shore who were then
swept into the sea, for a strong
current carried them far out, their
bodies have not yet been found.
1.-THE scene on the beach next dav
was beyond description; a party of
negroes had been there during the
night, and carried off everything
of any value. The dead were rifled,
pockets cut out, and men even
stripped of their clothing. One lady
so states her husband, who was
washed ashore during the night,
Mrs. Captain Harrison, had $3.50 in
belt around her person. The pi-
rates robbed her of all, even the
diamond rings from her fingers
were gone. They stole all property
that could be carried off.
81 lost three valuable trunks and
three chests of instruments and
medicines. Parties were seen break
ing up a very valuable case of sur
gical instruments the day Of the
wreck, long before 1 left the ship.
I can find no clue to the vultures.
The captains and pursers trunks
were rifled, and all valuables stolen,
and dozens of others were served
in like manner. saw two thieves
nar.,-,rinnr a heavy t1r1nk for ovar the
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TRAGEDY OF THE METROPOLIS
NEAR COROLLA 81 YEARS AGO
Steamship Loaded With laborers Lost in Bitter Winter Of
1873 Near Corola Where Three Counties Favor DeveL
oPment Of Nrgnia-Caroina Ocean Boulevard.
By VICTOR MEEKINS

Over 80 years have wended theil
way around the cycle of time. Near.
ly all the landmarks of the tragic
and pathetic happening are gone
Fact and fiction curiously inter.
Tningle, fiction shall be the theme
the facts of the wreck which oc-
Cured three miles south of the
people, is recounted the old tales
that grew up about the Metropolis
for another but this is to deal with
Tire memory of the few eve-wit-
nesses who have defied the stormy
bitter tragedy that befell the
years that have interviewed is grow
ing fainter. Yet the story of the
steamship Metropolis, the most
tragic wreck on the coast of this
State is one that will live forever
and continue as now, to excite the
interest of visitors to Currituck
Beach.
Here on this beach once strewn
with the frozen. mangled bndias
Of r,~-+ ~ +ha 1913 e~nls ho',r1 f..o-,1
Philadelphia to build a railroad in
Brazil, the martyrs to the empire
building entcrrri5e OF r." I
lighthouse on the morning of jan
uary 81, 1878, just a few weeks
after the tragedy of the Huron at
Mays Head, when 100 men were
lost. It was the two tragedies, so
close together, that aroused public
sentiment to demand sufficient au-
priations of Congress to make the
Life Saving Service on the coast
adequate to the needs of shipping,
and, our coast was long served
by, efficient Coast Guards. in o+a-
lions only six miles apart and death
and sllipwreck are only memories
of other days.
Near the old wreck of the Metro
poiis, the citizens of this State
may some day erect monument to
mark the graves of those who were
unartyred in the cause of American
empire building; and in recognition
OF the fortitude and courage of
wonranhood, who surrendered to old
ocean their husbands who left for
the forests of South America, wait
ing at home for them after they
had embarked on a long and ill
fated journey. This was a journey
made in hope of winning bread for
the ones left behind.
On the morning of January 90,
1878, at nine o'clock, the Metro
polls set sail from Philadelphia, I'M
der command of Capt. ]. H. Ankers,
the second ship dispatched by P.
& T. Collins for Brazil. She carried
215 passengers, 500 tons of rails
and machinery and 200 tons of
stores. The passenger were princi-
pally laborers and foremen en-
gagged in work on the Madeira and
Marnore Railroad the rails and ma
chinery for the plant of the road,
and the stores for the subsistence of
the worlmen on the vessel and those
who were at work on the railroad
The departure of the steamer on
its long voyage had excited ire
anendous interest in Philadelphia.
The steamer was beginning to leak,
and it's machinery going bad, al
most before its people read in The
Times of the pathetic farewells of