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Evening star., 1961-02-20
AmpIificotion

The Star Of February 3
quoted me In o talk to the
Adams Morgan Community
Council as saying the Adams
School Is Q "sore spot" in the
community. The quotation Is
incomplete and conveys an
impression which I did not
intend.
I have great respect and
admiration for the work Of
the District public schools.
Under leadership Of Superin-
tendent Hansen. the public
schools are accomplishing Q
magnificent task under very
great obstacles. This is GER
tainly true Of Adams School.
which has faced the problems
which 1t encounters in q most
imaginative and purposeful
way.
My purpose In my talk to
the council was to call atten-
ton Of the group to the social
and economic problems which
make the task Of the schools
almost impossible in many
Washington communities, and
to enlist the support Of the
council In their solution.
These problems go far beyond
the ability Of the public
schools to solve them but they
continuously affect the
schools ability to accomplish
their educational purposes.
In the Adams-M Morgan COM
munity some Of these prob
lens which children bring to
school are exceedingly de-
prived and barren cultural
backgrounds, great insecurity
In the home environment. the
tensions caused by poverty
and neglect. The population
Of Adams School changes rap
idly, almost daily. because so
many children come from
families with completely in
secure economic base. A very
large number Of the children
come from homes in which
there is no father: there Is q
breakdown Of the cultural
and family pattern. In Adams
School this situation Is COM
plicated by q large number OF
children Of foreign parents
with the accompanying Ian
guage barrier.
The problems are extremely
deep seated, they relate In
the long range to education,
to employment training, to
equality of opportunity. to
deep seated prejudices. They
cannot be solved by the
school alone, but only through
the united efforts Of public
and private agencies and
most Importantly by the
efforts Of the people Of the
neighborhood themselves.
Richard Bray,
Associate Dean Of Faculties,
Dean, Division Of General
and Special Studies. AIneri-
can University.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Sary to cover q complete
cycle Of tide variations.
Establishment Of Q net
work Of levels has been
limited by the scarcity Of
existing roads or trails along
which vertical control usually
Is located.
It has been possible to
establish levels Of Q sort
over much Of the Antilles and
Central America, except for
areas in Eastern Nicaragua
and Honduras where there
are no existing roads or
railways.
Still, according to the
survey, the combined length
Of the vertical survey lines
already established would
girdle the earth at the Equa-
tor more than three times.
i
North, Central and South
America now are tiled to-
gether."
Although the work is far
from complete 1t Is at least
roughly possible to establish.
distances and directions Of
cities, towns and notable
natural features In the
United States with those In
Northern South America.
Cooperative Project
This has been made posi-
BILE by horizontal surveys Of
the Inter-American Geodetic
Survey. now engaged In o
cooperative project Of map
ping South and Central
America and the Antilles.
During the first 10 years
OF the program" according to
a survey report, I'VE have
established q connection be-
tween the continents by arcs
OF first order triangulation
starting at the Southern bor-
der of the United States and
interlacing Mexico, the Cen
tral American countries, Pam
anna, Colombia and Venezuela.
Cuba, Haiti. the Dominican
Republic, Puerto Rico and
Jamaica also have been in
terconnected by conventional
triangulation. The United
States Air Force has estab-
lished arcs from Trinidad to
Florida through the chain of
islands Of the Caribbean and
from Honduras and Nicaragua
to Cuba. Thus O loop Of
precise control connects the
United States with two
countries in South America"
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Safer Nursing Homes
The reco m m e n datior

Inc 7 z 9 o N m II q D o II
adopted by the District Com
missioners to prevent future
holocaustS like the recent
fire at the Mount Vernon
Nursing Home. resulting in
the death Of seven persons, Is
a masterpiece in delicacy but
offers little immediate pro-
lection to the unfortunate
people who live in such
homes.
OF seven proposals adopted,
one offers sincere regrets" at
the lives lost; another prom
ises to encourage" safer
nursing homes. Among the
items not yet adopted are
sprinkler systems and doors
wide enough to permit cots to
be carried through them. May
heaven help the bedridden
patient surrounded by con-
Stunning flames II he happens
to be living on a cot that
won't 60 through a doorway.
The District Citizens Ad-
visory Council found no neg
ligence by city inspectors in
the Mount Vernon fire-this
in the face Of the fact that the
fire inspectors several times
reported unsafe conditions at
the nursing home to Mr..
ngenfritz' office. Nothing, 1t
appears, stood between the
victims and the threat Of fire
other than the building in
spectors' strict adherence to
an outmoded code. The Com
missioners have now placed
in Mr.. Ilgenfritz' hands fur
ther proposals to change the
code. Let us hope that Mr..
Ilgenfritz places the lives of
old and sick people above all
other considerations.
Sprinkler systems and fire
proof stairways and limiting
bedridden patients to the
first and second floors Of
nursing homes are minimum
precautions which should, be
adopted Immediately.
Justin Fox.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. How can fencing bouts
be scored automatically?
It. Y.
A. The epee, one Of three
types Of weapons used in
modern fencing, can be
equipped with an electrical
apparatus which registers on
a central control box and
indicates which fencer has
scored.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
WATCHING THE WORLD
Europe Merger Hope Premature?
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
Forsisn Correspondent Of The Star

position In the long run u Q
highly precarious one.
The arguments Of the
Dutch Foreign Minister had
the advantage Of being SIM.
pie. To begin with, he pro-
tested hotly against the "ac-
complished fact" with which
the smaller nations Of the
community were being pre-.
sented by France and Ger
many. What De Gaulle was
proposing. he pointed out,
was political confederation Of
Europe based on the princi-
pie Of frequent consultation
among governments. The
Dutch, on the other hand,
support the idea Of Q real
federation Of Europe based
on integration. Since the
French plan did not involve
any yielding Of sovereignty
by member states. there was
no reason why Britain
should not be invited to take
, part. And for their part the
Dutch would refuse to play
as long as the club was con-
fined to Little Europe"
Foundation in Place
The obvious flaw In this
argument is that 1t overlooks
the whole foundation on
which the European political
community Is to rest. De
Gaulle's confederated Europe
Is not conceived as q structure
standing by itself, indepen.
dent of existing institutions.
On the contrary, In order to
work at all 1t would have to
be built on a solid base Of
common interest which COM
mon institutions such as the
European market and the
coal-steel community pro-
vide. For q variety Of rea-
sons, Britain has never Of
fered to join these inteerated
institutions. And her inter-
est in the political commu-
nifty does not seem to reflect
any basic change Of heart.
The Dutch also conveniently
ignore the fact that many
leading Europeans look on De
Gaulle's plan for confedera-
ton simply as . step toward
the ultimate goal Of o United
States Of Europe. The Gen.
eral, after all, won't be in
power forever. His success
ors may be less concerned
about preserving the trap
pings Of national sovereignty
than he Is. The latest con-
vert to this line Of think
ing Is Belgium'S Paul-Henri
Spaak, who supports the
French proposals as the
shortest practical route to
the integration Of Western
Europe.
Altogether, there Is little
reason to think that the
common market group as q
whole Is ready to welcome
new members into the COM
ing political association. The
price Of admission for Britain
or other European nations
still is membership in the
common market itself. And
so far, at least, there is no
sign that the British are pre-
pared to pay this price,
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Paris:
An elaborate game Of In
ternational hide and seek Is
going on in the wake Of re-
cent meetings Of Europe'S
two rival trade groups.
After q stormy session In
Paris earlier this month,
leaders of the six nation
European Economic Commu-
nifty published an unusually
obscure communique suggest
ing that the club might be
enlarged. There was need, 1t
was said, ITO develop ex-
changes with other European
countries, in particular with
Great Britain"
Last week, after their own
meeting in Geneva. the seven
members Of the British-led
European Free Trade Area
declared themselves ready
ito begin negotiations with
the members Of the Euro
pean Economic Community
whenever they wish" The
goal Of the ETA was to
take part with the EEC in
the creation Of q single Euro
pean market which would
comprise over 800 million
people - one Of the largest
free markets in the world. "
These statements In turn
have led to hopeful Specula-
ton about the possibility Of
q merger between the two
rivals. In spite Of warnings
against overt optimism from
such old hands as Reginald
Maudling, president Of Brit
aims Board Of Trade, there
is Q tendency. particularly
in Britain, to take Q pious
wish for an accomplished
fact. There is great interest
in the meeting between Brit
ish and French experts
which starts in London Feb
ruary ~.
De GaulIe Stymied?
Hope is based largely on
the idea that French PreSi-
dent de Gaulle has been ef-
fectively Stymied in his own
plans for developing the
European community with
out British help and is now
ready to compromise. The
French, it is said, failed to
sell their idea Of political
confederation ct the recent
common market meeting.
Resistance from other men,
bers-notably Holland-haS
frustrated French ambitions
for an ever more closely knit
community Of Little Eu-
rope"
This Interpretation may be
highly premature. Although
it is true that De Gaulle got
less than he wanted from his
European partners at the
Paris meeting. there is nc
evidence that he is ready to
abandon what Is the whole
basis Of French policy In
Europe. And while 1t Is also
true that progress toward
European confederation has
been blocked temporarily by
Q Dutch dyke, the Dutch
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Day to Remember

Peter ]. Henniker-Heaton
correctS the remarks Of the
Rambler about Paul Revere's
ride and Acting Brig. Gen.
Percy's actions on April 10,
ITS.
The chronology Of the
events Of that day are listed
in order: Gov. Thomas Gage.
also the commanding general
Of the troops In Boston, re-
ceived q report Gllegedly writ
ten by Daniel Bliss Of Con.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names and addresses. Au let
ters are subject to condenSG.
tton. Those not used iCtu Be
returned only iDhe1s accom-
panied BY self . addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Vast Latin America Mapping Project
By THOMAS R. HENRY

BALBOA, Canal Zone
South and Central America
are getting their pictures
took"
This Is o major project,
now just under way, Of the
Inter-American Geodetic Sur
vey, engaged in o co-opera-
tive project Of mapping the
New World below the Mexi-
can border. The project in
cludes all the countries ex-
cept Argentina, Uruguay and
Paraguay.
Eventually, according to
present plans, there will be
aerial photos Of nearly every
square mile Of this vast re-
gion. They can be pieced
together to make a picture
of any part Of the area, in
cluding dense jungleS and
high mountains which sell
dom have been penetrated
by white men.
The pictures are essential
for determination Of alti-
tudes. From them quite &C
curate contour maps can be
constructed. The photog-
raphy Is provided by United
States Air Force planes as
signed to the Geodetic Sur
vey. To date pictures have
been made Of about 10000
square miles of Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Honduras and
Guatemala. With more planes
now available, attention will
be focused on Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru. Pictures
also will be taken of the Re-
public of Panama which,
south Of the Canal Zone,
contains some of the widest
country in the New World.
Some Of the cooperating
countries are attempting to
establish an aerial photo
graphic capacity Of their own
but have not yet met with
any success. Current map
ping requirements in Latin
America call for pictures
of approximately 1850, 900
square miles. OF these 900,-
900 are classified as of first
priority.
Extensive Project
Commercial contracts made
by the Army Map Service
for photography in Vene-
zuela were partially COM
pleted last year and extern
sion of these contracts calls
for pictures of 10 per cent
of that country's total area.
Other commercial contracts
have resulted in photos,
somewhat scattered, of about
a million square miles, or
about 40 per cent of that
which will be required.
Elevations are to be de-
termined everywhere from
mean sea level. This is pos
sible by tide gauge observa-
tions at selected sites along
the coast lines. This, how
ever, is one of the most diff
ficult parts of the surveys
job. Continuous observa-
tions for 10 years are neces-
Evening star., 1961-08-06

fEA IUkES:
Colored boths and kitchens
Gorbooe disposols
. CentroI loundromot
. Pivote potios and balconies
. oSpocioUs rooms
0lorge sIidins-door closets
. Ample parking and storage
. individually controlled heot
and DIR conditioning
o Minutes TO: D. c., ACC, NH. IBM,
fine schools. porks. clubs,
churches, modern shops
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meeting of Den Two was held on
Wednesday. Mrs. William Hills
man is den mother of this group.
Hiram A. Holmes is cub master.
Mrs. Alton Perdue spent Mon
day in Richmond.
Miss Gail Ashman, of Rich
mond. and Gene Harris, of Fort
Lee. were the week end guests
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Craig Ashman.
With her daughter, Mrs. D.
Hardy Grigg. and family, is Mrs.
c. l.. Cornwen. of Lancaster
She arrived on Saturday and will
spend several weeks in Amelia
J. e. Dodson left on Monday
to attend the conservation meet
ing in Ranoke. January Sill. He
is chairman Of the Piedmont Soil
Conservation District. Hiram A.
Holmes. Amelia county agent.
ana j. Gordon Dickerson, local
banker. accompanied by George
W. McKesson. local automobile
dealer. left on Tuesday to attend
the meeting. Mr.. Dickerson spoke
on The Humorous Side of BANK
ing at a banquet held AT tho
Hotel Roanoke on Tuesday night
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Prince Edward Charge
Methodist Mems Group
To Meet Ann. Harmony

MT. PLEASANT. Jan. l2-The
Methodist Mems group Of the
Prince Edward Charge will meet
Friday. January 10. at Z pm. at
Mt. Harmony.
A number of the officials of
Mt. Pleasant attended the second
quarterly conference held at Mt.
Harmony on Wednesday, January
II. at 2 pm.
The Rev. Hobart Wolfe, pastor
of the Prince Edward Charge,
will conduct morning devotionals
on Radio Station WFLO January
1920 at 8:45 am.
The "flu bug" has been. very
prevalent in this community.
Most of the victims are up and
going again. However, Mrs. Mar
tin Covington is still confined to
her home and was greatly missed
at Mt. Pleasant Sunday.
Charles w. Waddill. who was
a patient in the Southside Com
munity Hospital for a week. re-
turned to his home on Monday.
We hope him a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Waddill
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
ELECTS Return From Visit With
Relatives In Hot Springs, Ark.

AMELIA. Jan. II DR.. and
Mrs. w. H. Elicit have returned
after visit during the holidays
with their daughter. Mrs. w. G.
Klugh. DR.. Klugh and family in
Hot Springs, Ark. They arrived
home last Wednesday.
Private Paul w. Ashman. son
of Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Ashman,
DR.. is spending 20 days leave
with his parents. He is stationed
at Paris Island. Marine Base.
S. C. N
Mrs. w. G. Grigg is spending
some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Stuart Proffitt, at her home
in Richmnd.
Mrs. Thomas P. Calbreath had
as her guests for New Years Day,
her daughter. Mrs. M. L. Harri-
son. ard Mr.. Harrison, of CallaO,
their son.. L. NJ. Harrison, and
Mrs. Harrison, and daughter,
Donna, of Richmond. Mrs. Cal
breath left with them that eve
ming to spend a couple of days
with her daughter. Mrs. R. M.
Blankenship. and family in Rich
mOnd.
Here for the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.. Hardy
were her sister. Mrs. c. M.
G0olsby. and Mr.. Goolsby and
one daughter. of Newport News.
and Mrs. George Olsen, of Lee
Hall. They all drove to Bedford
on Saturday to attend the funeral
OF their uncle, Frank Key, there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob A. Smith, of
Falls Church. were recent visi-
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hardy
Grigg.
In Petersburg on Friday were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Mason to see
his sisters, Miss Emily Mason
and Mrs. M. Banister Slaughter.
of Mobile, Ala. who had just ar
rived. Miss Mason returned with
her sister to Mobile where she
expects to make her home.
In Amelia on Sunday were Mr..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Layne, all of Lynchburg. Mr.. and
Mrs Billy Pierce and children,
Of Henderson, n. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ferguson and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Layne. all of Farmyille, .were
present.
Debbie Scruggs has been sick
and at this time is under a doc
tors care in Lynchburg.
Word has been received here
of the illness Of Mrs. Julia Roach
in a Hopewell hospital. Mrs.
Roach is known and loved by
many in this neighborhood.
Several in this vicinity still
have tobacco to sell and a few
still have butchering to do.
Mrs. PitZer Turnes has re-
turned home after spending some
time visiting her mother and
other relatives.
Mrs. Clifford Cooter is still in
disposed. Here's hoping she will
soon feel good again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Elder, of
Keysville, and Mr.. ard Mrs.
Johnny Elder, Of Madisonville,
were among those visiting in the
hQAe of Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Elder on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Scruggs
and children and Mrs. Herman
Scruggs visited Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer Layne in Lynchburg on Mon
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Layne recently
moved into their rev home in
Vista Acres. Lynchburg.
Quite a few hunters in the
neighborhood have bagged deer
and turkey.
Mrs. Junior Scruggs and chill
dren visited her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster, in
Phenix on Wednesday.
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and son. Of Eastern Baptist Sc
minary in Wake Forest, N. c..
were here Sunday to see his
mother and to visit his father in
the hospital.
The WSCS Of Mt. Pleasant met
Tuesday. January 10, with Mrs.
Joe Redd.
The measles are on the go in
this section. Reva Layne had
it during the Christmas holi-
days and little Donnie and Bonnie
Fay Amos had it over the
past week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Layne and
family visited the Rev. and Mrs.
J. S. King and family in Black
stone on Saturday. Mr.. King is a
former pastor Of the Prince Ed
ward charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Hurt and
family had his mother, of near
Keysville, as their guest recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Coving-
ton, of Farmville, spent Sunday
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin COvington.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
ADVERTISEMENT
WATCH FOR
YOUR NAME

It pays to get the ad reading hab-
it, especially the Hub advertise
ment each week. Win valuable
merchandise if your name APP
pears in their ad. No obligation to
win. All you have to do is to go
into the Hub and register. Your
name will eventually appear in
their adj When it does, just pre-
sent it to any clerk in the store
in exchange for your Prize. An
exclusive contest presented only
by The Hub Department Store in
Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Sledds Announce
Birth Of 4 Son

POWHATAN, Jan. 12-Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Sledd are the proud
parents of a son born January 6.
at Johnston Willis Hospital in
Richmond. He weighed eight
pounds Is ounces. They have
three little girls and so were
very happy to have little boy.
Mrs. Sledd and son were ex-
pected home Thursday, January
IL.
H. Stuart Jones has been con-
fined to his home for several
days. Having slipped one morn
ing at the top of the stairway in
his home. He fell down several
steps. His only injury was at the
elbow which became infected. He
was bruised and sore for a few
days. He was able to be out for
the first time Tuesday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Son, Home From Service, Hugs His
Mother So Tight, He Breaks A Rit

CULLEN RID. Jan. 12-Mon-
roe Layne received a medical
discharge from the army. He
gave his mother a big hug. acct
dentally breaking one of her
ribs.
1861 arrived hale and hardy,
and according to the older gen
eratiOn's predictions we are in
for another dry summer. The old
saying goes that the first II days
represent the " months. If it
rains and SHOWS on these days it
will be seasonable. So far there S
been no rain for the first eight
days representing the first eight
months. Let's hope this is proven
wrong this year.
Mrs. E. T. Elder is critically
i'll at her home here on the route.
Mrs. Elder suffered an attack of
pneumonia and was recuperating
nicely when she suffered a slight
stroke.
Mrs. Lewis Scruggs and boys
arrived by train on Monday from
Memphis. Tenn. to be at the
bedside of her grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Morris
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Elder and children. all of Lynch
burg, and Mrs. Nancy Freeman
and children. of Washington. D.
c.. were recent visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. George Elder and Muir
ply.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Dodd and
son, of Richmond. T. L. Young,
of Bethlehem, Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer Layne and daughter, of
Lynchburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Junior
Scruggs and children, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Scruggs and
boys, of Memphis. Tenn, were
dinner guests of the Scruggs
family on New Years day.
Mr., and Mrs. S. H. Layne had
the pleasure of a number of their
children home for the Christmas
holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Nash and children. of Roanoke
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Layne and
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and Mrs. Lewis R. Verlander. of
Richmond. with her sister, Mrs.
William HillSman, and family.
The Hillsmans sons. Charles and
Marx. had spent the New Year
week end with the Verlanders.
They had wonderful time see
ing 'Gulliver's Travels while in
Richmond.
Two dens of the Club Scouts
have been organized here under
the sponsorship of the Amelia
County Ruritan Club. The first
meeting of Den One was held on
Tuesday with Mrs. T h 0 m a s
Eppes as den mother. The first
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Coving-
ton recently visited his father,
M. l.. Covington, in the Ransom
Nursing Home near Pamplin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hines are
the proud parents of a girl born
January 4. Hines is stationed at
Fort Dix, N. j.. and Mrs. Hines
is with her parents in IVor.
People of this community, who
raise dark fired tobacco. are busy
preparing it for the market.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

The Virginia Secession Con-
vention voted down an ordi-
nance to secede, by a vote of SO
to As, less than two weeks before
Virginia seeded on April 4, 1861.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
NO CEILING EITHER

But don't they have a cover
charge here?'" inquired the tim
i'd chap.
How could they?" gushed the
girl. This is a roof garden"