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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-21
Persons Called

Among those under subpoena
here are: county officials. T. j..
McIlwaine. parttime school sup
erintendent, and j. W. Wilson,
Jr.. county treasurer; Super
visors w. w. Vaughan. c. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

GPO-In a conference with
the various wage committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

Pentagon officials say there
was more than met the eye in
President Kennedy's statement
calling on Federal employees to
set an example and not try to
duck active military service If
called up from the reserves.
They declare the President
issued the memorandum to all
departments and agencies to
end the strong pressures to get
Government employees excused
from active duty.
Pentagon sources say there
has been considerable wire
pulling to get Federal employee
reservists and national guards
men who are scheduled for mo-
bilization exempted from active
duty.
The two agencies which Pen
tagon officials say have brought
the greatest amount Of pres
sure for release Of their en-
ployes from mobilization duty
have been the Federal Aviation
Agency and the National Aero
nautics and Space Adminlstra-
ton. Both agencies claimed
they play such vital roles that
their key personnel cannot be
spared for military duty at this
time.
In his memorandum. Presi-
dent Kennedy said Government
workers should not be deferred
unless absolutely essential to
the national security in their
present jobs.
Deputy Secretary Of Defense
Roswell Gilpatric has circulated
the Presidents views through
the top levels Of the Pentagon
and has asked "the whole
hearted cooperation Of the
services in seeing that the Presi-
dents message is complied with
to the fullest extent"
All Of which means that while
some Federal employees in the
most essential of jobs will bt
spared active military duty al
this time, most employees or
dered up for active military
service will have to bid theil
civilian jobs goodby for while
VETERANS PREFERENCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

chairmen Of the Government
Printing Office, new Public
Printer James Harrison an
nounced the following decisions:
No reduction of the GPO 40
hour work week at the present
time, the continuation Of Is
cities as a basis for weighted
average for wages (but Mr..
Harrison is still open to sug-
gestions for mutually accept
able changes), no premium
wages (about union scale),
continuation of present Is per
cent night differential, the sub
ject of longevity pay Is being
studied.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP Fort
BeIvoir has given promotions
to John Boggs. Earl Grouse,
Charles Edelman. Joseph Heck
ing, Wendell Keyes, John Pace,
jr.: Albert Paradis, Chester
clifford. David Fay. jr.; Robert
Marshall. Richard Buttery,
Wilbur Land. Ronald Coffey,
Robert Thonen. William Yehle
and Horace Risteen. Top in
centive performance awards
went to Mrs. Jean Berning.
Mrs. Ardell Brumit, Mrs. June
Holland, Chauncey Karstens,
Harry Lowe. jr.; Robert Bailey.
Ewing Davis. Mrs. Hilda Helm
camp, Clyde Fishel, Bobby
Dawes, John Thomas. Edmund
Allen, FELTON, Gillian and
James Hess. DR.. Henry
Kalmus, associate technical
director of the Diamond Ord
nance Fuze Laboratories, has
received the Army's highest
civilian award-the gold medal
for exceptional service. The
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation Service has given
top incentive awards to Lila
Bigelow, Betty Brennan, David
Davies, Peter De Vries, Fay
Guy. Cleona Hamilton. Grant
Harrison, Lillian Harrison,
Nathaniel Jones, Willard Lam
phere, James Reese Shirley
Richardson. Rose Congemi,
A. j. Garrett, Samuel Keene
two Awards, Virginia Lyle,
Clarence Mag, Arch Pjerrou
and Kamal Rahal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
PoIiceDemand
Arms Bui|dup

BERLIN, Oct. II (AP).-The
Western allies are considering
a German demand for more
powerful weapons for West
Berlin police guarding the tense
100 miles of border around
West Berlin, authoritative
sources said last night.
The Senator responsible for
West Berlin police, Joachim
LipSchitz, has asked for the
issue of American-made auto
matte rifles for border police
at especially dangerous spots,
the inforlnants said.
This followed a series of seri-
Gus incidents in which East
German border police pumped
bullets into Western territory
when trying to stop escaping
refugees.
So far the West Berlin police
have been armed only with pisa
tolls and tear gas grenades. The
Red police have Russian made
submachine-guns, rifles, heavy
machine guns mounted on
armored vehicles and tear gas
grenades.
Police policy in West Berlin
is laid down by the three oc-
cupying powers - the United
States, Britain and France.
The allies were reliably re-
ported by Western sources to
have raped the knuckles of
the police for returning fire
in a recent incident in Bern
auerstrasse. An East German
policeman chasing a refugee
across a roof was hit in the
thigh by a West Berlin pistol
shot.
In the most serious incident
to date, when East police fired
about $50 shots in an hour
into the American sector. West
police did not fire back. Nor
did a United States Army pa
troll which was on the spot.
The allies appear to be try
ing to avoid border gun duels
that could increase tension at
a time when diplomats are
feeling their way toward ne
gotiations on Berlin.
However. the three garriSons
here keep infantry formations
on constant alert ready to rush
to the border in case incidents
get out Of hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Whooping Crane
Arrives in Texas

Dg NhN haobNAahNA AN@H
The winter seasons first
whoeping crane has arrived at
the Texas Gulf Coast bird
sanctuary where the cranes
spend the winter. the United
States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice announced yesterday,
Word that a lone whooping
crane was seen was received
from Manager Huyson J. john
son of the Arkansas National
Wildlife Refuge.
On September 10, officials Of
the Canadian Wildlife Service
reported that rs whoopers were
counted during a helicopter
flight in the Sass River area of
Canada's Northwest Territories.
In Ottawa, the Northern Al
fairs Department said four
young whooping cranes are be-
lieved flying southwark toward
the Texas wintering grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Kennedy Memo Reported Ending
Pressure to Avoid Military DUTY

The absolute job retention
rights that career veterans have
over career non-veterans in
Government reductions in
force programs are here to stay
at least for many years to
come.
That is the import Of the
Supreme Courts decision yes
terday in refusing to review the
constitutionality of the Vete-
rams Preference Act. BY refus-
ing to review a lower court de-
cision upholding the Acts valid
ity. the Supreme Court upheld
the law.
This was the second time the
Veterans Preference Act has
been unsuccessfully challenged
in the Supreme Court. In vieW
of the highest tribunals latest
action, there would be no point
in further testing the constitu-
tionally of the act.
The only alternative would
be legislation by Congress to
change the law-and Congress
isn't in the mood to do so.
MORE Age CANDIDATES
M. r. Carlisle Of Columbus
Ga, vice president from the
American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees fifth dis
trict, has been Endorsed for the
AFGE presidency by his dis
trict. Previously, John j. Smith
of Philadelphia, AFGE vice
president from Philadelphia,
had received his districts in
dorsement.
The AFGE presidential con-
test promises to be a wide.
open one next year. James A
Campbell, who retires as AFGE
president next year, repeatedly
favors as his successor Wilson
Hart, deputy civilian personne
chief of the Army Signal Corps
Archie Dram. a Civil Services
Commission aide in st. Louii
and also an Age vice presi'
dent, also is a candidate. AlsC
being mentioned is AFGE Vic,
President Aubrey Gardner o
. Cincinnati.
y
GPO-1n a conference will
the various wage committe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
U. N. Plans Memorial

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Oct. II (APD The new United
Nations library will be named
the Dag Hammarskjold library
as a memorial to the late
secretary general. The Gen.
eral Assembly approved the
name yesterday without OBJ
lection, following a suggestion
by the Ford Foundation, which
donated more than So million
for the graceful marble and
glass structure now nearing
completion at the south end
Of the U. N. headquarters en-
clave. Dedication is scheduled
November '16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Visiting Camel Driver
To Get Pickup Truck

equivalent Of a camel wagon
yard in Pakistan. Following the
State fair visit, he will tour Six
Flags Over Texas, an entertain
ment center between Dallas and
Fort Worth.
Then on to Kansas City
Later today, Bashir flies to
Kansas City for a tour Of the
American Royal Livestock Show
and a visit with former Presi-
dent Truman.
BaShir grinned and often
clapped his hands in pleasure
as Mr.. johnson personally con-
Quoted him on a tour of Gen.
trail. Texas. yesterday.
When good fortune catches
hold of a person, good fortune
takes him all the way" said
BaShir.
The visitor took q horseback
ride with the Vice President
and was delighted with the
horse and saddle. saying:
This is Just like sitting on
a davenport. You don't feel the
horse at all. You just feel
leather" In Pakistan, the a.
year-old Bashir rides bareback.
After the horseback ride, Mr..
johnson drove Bashir to john
son City to visit the Pedernales
Electric Cooperative.
Gives Students Advice
En- route. the Vice President
pointed out the modest house
where he was born and made
an unscheduled stop at the
johnson City school where Mr..
johnson received his high
school diploma.
Students swarmed around
Mr.. johnson and Bashir. The
camel driver told the crowd:
Il have a little advice for
you. When I was young, I did
not have an opportunity to 60
to school. You have the OPP
portunity. Please make the most
of it so you can make this a
better world"
AS the two men headed for
their car, Bashir gave the chill
dren an invitation similar to
the one Mr.. johnson had ex-
tended to him in Karachi:
If you ever come to Pakis-
tan. please look me up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

from their little South Atlantic
hbmeland by volcanic erup-
tons. II hope nobody will ever
cart us. We must stay together
Whatever happens"
Seven Surmanes
..There are only seven sur
names among the group.
MANY trace their lineage di-
tectly to Scottish Corpl. Will
ham Glass. who stayed behind
with his wife and two children
AID kept the British flag flying
after a British garrison pulled
ont Of the 42-square-mile island
about l40 years ago. Ship
wrecked sailors helped to aug
ment the population.
Only about a dozen Of the
refugees had ever left the island
before a long-dormant volcano
erupted last Monday and forced
them to flee for their lives. The
Dutch liner Tjisadance picked
them up from neighboring
Nightingale Island.
Wait and See
John Lavarelle, 81. q great
grandson Of Corpl. Glass, said
he felt the group will never
again see their "loneliest island
in the world" AS to the future,
he said, they will wait and see
what the British Colonial Office
proposes. They hope that an
island similar to their own will
be offered them as a home so
they can resume their isolated
life Of fishing and farming.
Except for clothing and per-
sonal effects. the only objects
they brought with them were
four longboats. all painted with
the red, white and blue Of the
Union Jack. However, the Brit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

DALLAS, Oct. II (AP). -
Bashir Ahmad, Pakistan's most
famous camel cart driver. will
get q new pickup truck when
he visits the State Fair of Texas
today as a guest of Vice Presi-
dent Johnson.
The smiling little man with
the flowing black muStache was
to arrive this morning from Mr..
Johnson's ranch An Central,
Texas, where he got the royal
carpet treatment received by
heads of States.
His first stop today was to
be at a Supermarket-in sub
urban Irving. Then he will visit
a motor freight terminal-the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

ish frigate Leopard since has
salvaged some other property
This included an organ pre-
sented to the islanders by
Queen Elizabeth II.
Chief Willie Repetto. 59-year-
old head man of Tristan, said
all the islanders had suffered a
tremendous shock.
II would 60 back to Tristan
tomorrow If 1t were safe and
the others would do the same,
he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Mortified Dinner

DR.. Howard L. Jones. presi-
dent of the Mortified Schools
in Massachusetts, will speak at
a dinner for graduates at $50
pm. Thursday in the Red
Room Of the Army and Navy
Club, 1927 I street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
No News Conference

President Kennedy does not
plan to hold a news confer
ence this week. He held his
18th presidential news confer
ence last Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Modern World Fails
To Lure Tristonions

:. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. II AP)-The refugee
FLANDERS of Tristan da Cunha linked by generations of inter-
marriage and 18th Century customs got glimpse of tina mod
eth world arrival here yesterday aboard Dutch liner
y They impressed but personally peter the simple life
- I'VE really big family said Of the $50 forced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

beginning July 26 does not seem
alarming. 1t is even less so in view of
the Department of Commerce finding
that none of the goods involved would
add to the war making potential of the
Soviet bloc or endanger our own national
security. And only the fact that the
previous three weeks showed total
licensing of about $75O,OOO, lower than
normal figure, created the big percent
age of increase. Noteworthy too, is
the fact that there was a steady
reversal, rather sharp decline, during
the days Immediately following the
threeweek high"
There is understandable sentiment
at the moment in favor of a legislative
prohibition against virtually any trade
with the Communist bloc. With so little
actually involved, however, and with
the risk diluted by careful screening
of license applications, it seems logical
to believe that national interests can
be fully Safeguarded by administrative
action alone. This repeatedly is the
attitude of Secretary of State RuSk and
Secretary of Commerce Hodges, and we
do not think the record disputes their
judgment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
The Bard Pops Up Again

A redeeming touch of poetry has
been injected into the bitter and
poisonous Democratic primary campaign
in New York City. Indeed, no less a
person than the imperiShable Bard
himself, who is forever popping up in
the most unusual places, has been
brought into the battle in an effort to
make political mincemeat of Mayor
Robert Wagner.
In this instance, the invoker of
Shakespeare is State Controller Arthur
Levitt, who is backed by the regular
organization (Tammany HalD against
people like Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and
former Governor Herbert Lehman, who
favor Mr.. Wagner and who are much
less than admired by lot of profess
sional politicians. Anyhow, apparently
because nobody thought of inviting
him to the opening of Central Parks
ShakeSpearean Festival Cat which the
Mayor himself seems to have been
fawned UPON, Mr.. Levitt has given
voice to a sense of outrage, but in a
fine literary manner.
Thus, to quote Mr.. Levitt, at perhaps
too much length, these are some of the
words he has Solemnly uttered: Would
that Wagner had read Shakespeare so
that he might say Free speech and
fearless, I to thee allow But no, like
Mowbray, I am left to say: Here am
beSet by these ISLANDERS and want to
speak up against them Let us re-
member Henry vi and say: My oppo-
nentS were forewarned of my coming
and shut the gates for safety of them
selves"
Well, from this distance, and given
the tremendous and not-too- Wholesome
intricacieS of New York City'S politics, it
is difficult to pass judgment on the
political validity of Mr.. Levitt's Shake,
spearean observations. Still, his refer
ence to the Bard is to be commended.
At any rate, the poetry he has in mind
is perfectly tremendous, and it gives
tone to the campaign Conceivably
Mayor Wagner could be done in by it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
MeddIesome FideI

Prime Minister Fidel Castro, the
KremlinS man in Havana, has lost no
time in trying to capitalize on the con-
fusion in Brazil. In another of his pSy-
chiatrically interesting TV harangueS,
he has flagrantly meddled in the
situation by declaring as follows: IF
the Brazilian people make use of Cuba'S
experience and take arms and throw
themselves into the fight in the noun
tains, jungleS and forests, the reaction
aries will never be able to succeed"
However, in the same speech, after thus
having sought to export his Soviet
serving revolution" he has acknoWl-
edged that his country-aS a result Of
the upheaval he has caused with his
Red relationships suffering from
serious shortages of such things as
vegetables, lard, cooking oil and in
dustrial spare parts. And he has in
Dictated that these shortages will not be
overcome for another year or two, which
undoubtedly means much longer than
a year or two. Brazil'S knoWledgeable
citizens will surely take proper note OF
"Cuba's experience" in that sense; and
it may be assumed, too, that they will
not be unmindful of the fact that Mr..
Castro, despite all his early promises to
the contrary, has no intention of letting
his countrymen have free elections of
the sort that Brazilians have had with
in the past year In the circumstances,
HavanaS Revolutionary" propaganda
ought to seem less than appealing to
any literate adult anywhere in the
Americas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
'NeutroIists' in Belgrade

The conference opening tomorrow
IN Belgrade, YugoSlavia (the host coun-
try and the only European participant),
will deal with an agenda covering every
major international problem. AS pro-
claimed by its sponsors, the under
taking's chief objective will be to serve
the cause of world peace, and con-
ceivably all the prospective speeches
and resolutions may help to promote
progress to that end. The free West,
however, has reason to keep its fingers
crossed
This is so because among the more
than score of "neutralist," mon
aligned" or "uncommitted" nations
taking part-moSt of them from Asia,
Africa and the Middle East-are several
that can hardly be described as being
genuinely objective minded as between
our world and the world dominated by
the SinoSoviet bloc. YugoSlavia, for
example, although it adhereS to a
relatively independent brand of COM
munism, almost invariably votes on the
Kremlin'S side in the United Nations.
Much the same may be said of countries
like Mali and Guinea. AS for CaStro'S
Cuba, which is also participating in the
Belgrade proceedings, it is about as
poiSonouSly anti-American and pro-Red
as any regime could be.
In these circumstances, it is only
too easy to see how more than few of
the So-called "neutraliStS" attending
the conference can engage in propa-
ganda or voting maneuverS hostile to
the United States and the West as a
whole, openly siding with the Kremlin
on such issues as imperialism" and
Berlin, and thus serving to increase
international tension rather than abate
it. Yet, on the encouraging side, it is a
fact that the countries meeting in
Belgrade have many cultural, economic
and other differences among themselves,
fall far short of being unified bloc,
and actually are discouraged by leaders
like midas Prime Minister Nehru from
chasing a Will-o-t he-wiSp by trying
to organize as sort of monolithic third
force" between East and West.
Accordingly, although the Belgrade
get-together may produce number of
unpleaSantries for the free world, there
is some ground for hoping that it's net
effect may be more on the plus than
the minus side. Indeed, if Mr.. Nehru,
together with such other participating
leaders as Emperor Halle SelaSsie of
Ethiopia and Presidents Tito of Yugo-
sle"ia, Nasser of the United Arab
Republic and Bourguiba of Tunisia,
speak and act in spirit of moderation,
the conference actually may have a
wholesome long-range influence-not
least of all perhaps in terms of bunting
the Kremlin's troika attack aimed at
imposing a paralyzing veto ridden
three-man administration on the U. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
Social Security Rules
Harvey H. Hewitt.

The social security new
ruling that one can retire at
age So, but will have to take
a 20 percent cut in social
security payments is unfair.
One might have been in
social security since 1887,
but due to low wages and
the 20 percent cut at age 81,
would receive a pittance of a
pension. This is not fair
when some persons, accord
ing to their age, need only 6
quarters to qualify for top
full maximum socic.l security
payments if they would earn
$4,000 per year and enter
social security at age SIS.
Some congressman say
that social security taxes
would have to be raised to
provide better benefits, and
that their constituents would
protest such taxes. Some
pension systems have a 7
percent tax, almost double
that of social security tax,
and there is no apparent pro-
test over said tax.
In many pension systems
any five years of highest
earnings are considered as
the average earnings for
computing pension payments.
Joseph James
Garfield, Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
A Step Toward War

The Soviet announcement that it
will resume nuclear testing should
Shatter the last illusion of the Vests
WiShful thinkers It means, at a mini
mum, that there will be no agreement on
test suspension and that there will be
no disarmament in the foreSeeable
future. 1t could also mean, as Senator
Aiken suggests, that the world has been
moved appreciably closer to the conSum-
mate disaster of nuclear war
For three years now, in the vain
hope of reaching trustworthy test
suspension agreement, we have refrained
from any tests of our own Perhaps the
Russians have done likewise. But if not,
if they have been secretly testing, they
may we'll have gained some significant
advantage which will be revealed when
their new test program-apparently in
Guiding atmospheric teStS-has been
completed. Should this prove to be the
case, we will indeed have paid heavy
price for our unrealiStic attitude over
the past three years
Obviously, we must resume our own
tests without further delay. And these
should not necessarily be confined to
underground tests The time has come
to do whatever promises to best serve
the security of the United States-and
to ignore the presumably well-meaning
but misguided outcries of those who
have succeeded only in increasing the
menace to our own country. They have
had their hour, and their counsel is now
shown to have been worthless
The announcement from Moscow
undertakes to blame the West and
particularly the United States for the
Soviet decision. In turn, the statement
from the White House blames the
Russians. We do not suppose that any
one will be left in honest doubt as to the
KremlinS culpability in this business.
But it does not matter greatly, for the
struggle has moved beyond the stage
Of blame fixing, and we fully share the
dim view which Senator DirkSen takes
of Senator Humphreys hopeful notion
that this development is propaganda
victory" for the United States.
propaganda victory serves no
purpose if it is merely prelude to
military defeat or to acceptance of the
consequences of military inferiority. We
had better batten down the matches
and prepare ourselves for the grim power
struggle which is the least we can expect
of the future.