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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Retired Naval Commander Anchors Down In
Cumberland CountyA t'AnchorsD DOWN. Farm
BY ETHEL FRANCk

CUMBERLAND. April 20 = A
naval commander who rose
through the ranks the long and
hard way retired last year with
the idea of anchOring down in
Cumberland county at Anchors
Down" In June that idea is ex-
pected to become full reality
when his family joins him at his
home now in the upper stages of
construction.
But. lot of water passed
under the bridge before the Cum
berland venture.
In October 1929 John K. Frank
lin Metzger. a native of Roanoke.
without a high school diploma.
enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
After he became an enlisted
man he completed high school
work. Little did he realize that
his tremendous drive and de-
termination would help him to
climb steadily through the ranks.
and retire at the age of az as
Commander"
His sheer persistence was re-
Elected even during the depres-
SIGN years. when he recalled that
he spent a good portion of his
paycheck to buy brass polish, so
that his portion Of the ship would
CLEAN.
Up the Ladder
When World War II was de-
clared. he was appointed ensign,
having completed officers eX-
animation the previous year.
From this time on he climbed
steadily in rank. He was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant, j. gin 1913.
He became lieutenant in 1914
and in 1915 he was made lieuten-
ant commander. The most men,
Orable of all years was 1855 when
he was commissioned COM
mander on January 1.
At Guantanamo
AS Guantanamo Bay is in the
news now, so it was to some ex-
tent for Metzger through l947-49.
In an internal affair. when the
Cuban army tried to unSeat Ba
tista. a furry lasting only a few
days resulted. The United States
was not directly involved in this
issue.
The calmnesS of his routine,
peace-time duties there ceased in
l947. when a terrific earthquake
between Santiago. Cuba, and the
Naval base rocked the area and
created havoc. AS he recalled,
MY office cracked open. streets
sank to some degree, and sew
eral walls and buildings fell.
More extensive damage was felt
in Cuba and around Santiago"
He said. During this emer-
gency, the U. S. Naval Base at
Guantanamo Bay responded with
food. clothing and medical care
and of primary importance.
water transportation was provid-
ed from our base, to unite Cuban
families that had been separated
during the earthquake.
Through his position as post
director, he negotiated a system
of transportation, whereby in
habitants and personnel from the
base and surrounding area were
furnished with a 104 foot crash
boat to transport them to Santi-
ago one day each week for gen.
eral shopping and especially den
tai care. No dentist was stationed
on the base.
Aside from his duties as post
director this included directing
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-25
Government Should Take Seven Steps
To Help Housing, SAYS House & Home

HOUSE HOME, professional magazine of housing
dusy urged steps that the Kennedy Administration could
take to help the construction and of housing The
exceptions broad statement
by the magaze T Washington would stop using housing
countercyclcal device there little left that Washington
do for U.S."
The
u Require that local FILA offices conform forward
looking direcives from Washington, rather than what
has been local custom"
p Let FILA spend least third of it's premium income
to do its work right high enough salaries
hold good
- Reduce the FILA insurance premiums to single non
refundable advance The seo per year saving would
let most homebuyers qualify for better house
A. Permit the Federal National Mortgage Administration
(FNMA) to lend money TO institutional investors
their security with
81 Base FILA income requirements 40year straight
line depreciation regardless of how fast how slow
the amortization.
g. Provide adequate market statistics hous
ing for the guidance of the industry.
y Permit FILA to spend of its income for construc
ton research.
HOUSE HOME: "These changes need not cost
the taxpayers penny 1t is high time they were made
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-25

In shopping for house, it is
often a good idea to shop first
for the neighborhood in which
you want to live. Your pleasure
in your home will be influenced
at least at some extent by your
satisfaction with the neighbor-
hood
Playnates for your children
are one consideration in select
ing a neighborhood. Other inn
portant factors inclu d e
the proximity to schools,
churches, shops, and public
transportation as well as the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-25
Libby-Owens-Ford
Launches Open World

A continuous, year long ad-
vertising program in Life, the
first sustained program in Life
in the company's history, was
announced by Libbey Owens :
Ford Glass Company at re-
cent meeting for 450 distribu-
tors at the Greenbrier. The en-
tire 1861 campaign will feature
an "Open World" theme.
The first ad, a two and half
page gate-fold headlined what
a beautiful Open World this
generation enjoys" appeared in
the January 9th issue of Life
and win picture L-O-F glass in
use in the home, the school, the
office and retail store. Later
ads will feature Thermopane in
sulating glass and sliding glass
doors in home and commercial
building. Many of the ads will
list LrO-F distributors locally
for builders reference.
In connection with the adyer-
tising program, Hbbey- Ovens
Ford is offering a complete
"Open World" promotion for
builders. The program offers
international handouts entitled
"why we put Thermopane in
your home" that explains the
insulating qualities of 1hermo-
pane cutaway for window
mounting, easeled cards, TV
camera cards, mounted ads and
a thermopane floor display
demonstrating product benefits.
Information regarding tn e
"Open World" program for
builders can be had from Frank
Hawkins, Libbey Owen s. Ford,
Toledo. Ohio.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-25
Permit Renewal
Pointers Given
By DMV Head

Maryland drivers who receive
license renewal applications
have been warned to complete
all information required and to
enclose the necessary 50 before
mailing the applications to the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
John r. Jewell, commissioner
of motor vehicles, said that
since the program began in Jan
uary, between so and 100 appli-
cations day have had to be
returned because Of incomplete
information or lack of the fee.
This has resulted in unnec-
essary delays in issuance Of Ii
censes and has left some mo-
torists with only an expired
drivers permit after the dead
line.
More than 1895 permits
have been issued under the per
manent renewal program so far.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-25
Your Home And
Its Neighborhood

back-and-f -forth-to-work commut-
ing which will be entailed.
The nearness of community
facilities is also an important
factor in selecting neighbor-
hood Check to see if such
services as gas, water, cleo
tricity, sewage, mail delivery
and trash disposal are available.
Is police and fire department
protection adequate?
The safety of the neighbor-
hood will be an important fac
tor if your family includes
small children. Paved streets
with side walks, out of the flow
of fast-moving traffic, are most
desirable.
Find out if there are unpleas-
ant aspects to the neighborhood
such as slightly dumps,
swamps, the nearness of fac
tories and railroad tracks as
well as noisy traffic operations.
AS a rule, most people are
happier in a neighborhood
where families have a compar-
able income level There is
less pressure to keep up with
the Joneses" and less of a prob
lem with neighbors whose prop
erty might detract from your
own. In addition, you will
probably find more congeniality
in such a neighborhood.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
U. S. Food Men Turn Up
Shori-We eight Cereals

WASHINGTON, D. C.--(CNS)-
u. S. food agents found that Quaker
Oats was short-weighting it's puffed
wheat and rice, as they seized samples
in breakdown on dishonest pack
aging last month.
Food & Drug Administration i'm
mediately filled suits against the
cereal firm and 26 other companies
as far west as Denver, as result
of the drive. FDA also turned over
other evidence of improper labelling
to U. S. attorneys.
FDA's chief, George Larrick, said
complaints of short-weight and de-
ceptive packaging are mounting. U.
S. law requires food professors to
display the ingredients and net con-
tents of each package prominently
and conspicuously" so they can be
''read and understood by the ordinary
individual under customary conditions
of purchase and use."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Smallest Union?

THE INDUSTRIAL BULLETIN,
published by the New York State
Department of Labor, reports that
20 of the "A photographers in the
U. S. work within the Empire State
at the American Bank Note Com
pany in the Bronx. photographers
reproduce hand-cut master engrav-
ings on steel printing plates from
which paper currency, stock certifi-
Gates and notes are printed. The IN
ternational Association of Slider
ographers was organized in 1899 and,
as an AFL-CIO affiliate, claims to
he the smallest labor organization
on record.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Looks Into Charges That
Drug Makers Play Favorites,
Use Deceptive Ads

WASHINGTON, d. C. -(CNS) -
Are drug makers and distributors
playing favorites with some drug
chains? Are they advertising pre-
scription drugs honestly? Federal
Trade Commission hopes to answer
these two questions. 1t has asked 81
drug makers:
Total U. S. sales of prescriptions
and products containing antibotics,
barbiturates, tranquiizers, hormones.
antihistamines, vitamins, narcotics,
or suEfonamides;
A list and description of doses
and package sizes;
Discounts granted any class of
customers (such as independent drug
gists, chain stores, doctors, mail order
houses;
Any advertising, promotion, or
service granted customers;
Any ad claiming therapeutic eff
feet, symptomatic relief, or side eff
fects; and
. Labels for each prescription drug
or product sold since January 1, 1859. |
ETC officials say they've received |
complaints that the industry gives
some druggists better prices, allow
ances, discounts, or services and that
some in the industry deeaptiyely ad-!
vertise products.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Report On TWAS Record
JoIts Power Trust Claims

/ bonds to private investors. The bonds
are paid off from IVA revenues, just
as in the case of private utilities.
Efficiency of the IVA system is
underscored by the disclosure that
IVA power is produced at cost of
only 10 mills per kilowatt-hour,
'less than half that 4.26 mill average
for the nations privately-owned utili-
ties"
AS for the Power Trust claim that
"TVA pays no taxes the report
points out that IVA and the munich
pal and rural coop systems which
distribute it's power, paid 1858 mill
lion taxes to state and local govern
ments last year.
Of each dollar paid for IVA power
by residential, business and indus
trial consumers, 7.3 cents goes for
state and local taxes-about the same
amount as the average for consumers
of power produced by private utility
companies in the region around the
IVA area.
The report goes on to tell about
the other benefits brought to the ma
ton by Uncle Sans "multipurpose"
IVA system. Among these benefits
are flood control, navigation facili-
ties, soil and forest conservation, a
higher standard of living, strength
ened national defense, and the wiping
out of the malaria which formerly
plagued the people in the IVA area.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Consumer Reports Nears
Million Mark At rs

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.-(CNS)
Twenty-Five years ago the first
issue of CONSUMER REPORTS went
to 5000 charter members of Consum-
ers Union. This years May issue went
to 100000 members, subscribers, and
newsstand buyers.
Consumers Union split from Con-
sumers Research after labor dis
pute, and with Is engineers, writer's,
and clerks started out to test con-
sumner goods and report to the pub
lie. Now Gu has 200 employees and
an annual income of 81 million. They
conduct its product testing and pub
fishing in 75,0OO-square-foot con-
verified optical plant.
Gu reports in CONSUMER RE-
PORTS on the best grade of canned
tomatoes and the difference in high
priced sports cars. 1t tells you the
effects of Strontium-90 and how to
save money using dry skim milk. This
year the Gu plant will test Sc groups
of products from hundreds of manu-
facturers.
Colston Warne, Amherst College
economics professor and former
of the Cooperative League,
has served as GUS president through
out its history.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
USDA Predicts
Appliance Life

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
How long will your electric ap-
pliance last? Agriculture Depart
ment home economists give their
estimates:
New refrigerators and stoves
have life expectancy of Is years,
used refrigerators and electric
stoves eight years, used gas stoves
nine years.
New television sets, IL years,
used sets six years.
New electric sewing machines,
"a years, used 16 years.
. New washing machines of all
types nine years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
How can a farm afford
the special services it needs?

Farming /. like any other industry
needs the eficiencies and economies of
specialized departments.
The farm business needs sales de-
partment and purchasing department
:. someone to counsel on Insurance.
and credit. :. and many more depart
ments to work out important problems.
If 1t weren't for cooperatives, most
farmers couldn't afford these special
lied services. Purchasing oooperatives
supply materials and products of high
est quality at lowest possible cost. Mar
keting cooperatives help improve the
quality of produce and sell it at the
most favorable prices. Mutual insur-
ance companies provide protection at
lowest cost. Credit associations lend
money for farm operations.
These cooperatives make farming
more business-like and more profitable
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-MABORl

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-(LABOR
A new report "TVA Power, 1860
1862 has been issued by Uncle Sam
great publicly owned electric powel
system, the Tennessee Valley Author
ity. 1t provides many significant facts
and figures.
During the fiscal year 1860, the
report shows, IVA produced SO bill
lion kilowatt-hours of power, ''nearly
double the production by the next
largest power system in the United
States.'' This power was generated
at 40 dams and IL steam plants.
In TWAS vast seven-state area, 81
per cent of the power was used by
publicly-owned municipal systems and
rural electric co-ops; one per cent
was sold to other power systems, II
per cent went direct to industrial
users, and 48 per cent to federal gov
eminent agencies, such as those pro-
ducing nuclear materials.
Because they get low-cost power
from IVA, these government agen-
cies cost the u. S. taxpayers less
in operating costs than they would
if they had to buy high-priced pri-
vate power.
Also because of the low cost, the
average residential consumer of IVA
power uses $500 kilowatt hours per
year-more than twice as much as
the average for the whole United
States.
The report points out that, in the
past, IVA construction was financed
two ways:
WILL REPAY EVERY DOLLAR
First, by congressional appropria-
tions, which IVA is paying off over
a period of 40 years. More than $3.50
million was paid off at the end of
June 1860. In the long run, the tax
payers will get back every cent they
invested in IVA.
Second, out of it's earnings. IVA |
itself invested $3.50 million in new
power plants, transmission lines and
other facilities. This investment costs
7he taxpayers nothing because the
money comes from consumers of IVA
power.
At present under a new financing
method authorized by Congress, iva
sets money for expansion by selling
Evening star., 1961-06-22
TODAY'S SPORTS
ON RADIO-W

TeIevision
Baseball
Detroit at Washington,
WTOP-9, 8 pm.
Wrestling
Capitol Arena. WTTG-5,
9 pm.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
FIoyd-McNeeIey
Title Bout Near
Reality in Boston

BOSTON, June % (AP).-A
heavyweight title fight match
ing Champion Floyd Patterson
against unbeaten Tom Nc
Neeley in late September was
close to reality today.
The final decision rests with
the Massachusetts, Boxing Com
mission, which promised an
announcement next Tuesday
concerning the application of
the newly formed Champion
ship Sports, Inc, of Massachu-
sets to conduct the fight.
Commission Chairman Her.
man Greenberg said yesterday
that brothers Tom and AL Bo-
Ian of CSI have an option on
the indoor fight either Satur-
day. September % with ma
tional television or Monday,
September Is with closed-cir-
cult TV.
McNeeley, ex-Michigan State
lineman. is a rough-edged but
rugged 24-year-old with a 23-0
professional boxing record. His
most recent victory was the
three-knockdown, third-round
TKO over Kitione Lave of the
Friendly Islands. He is ranked
No. 9 challenger in the latest
ring ratings.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
BASEBALL BEAT
A Crook of the Finqer-ond the Worlds Af[ome

THE CATCHER'S POSITION never ap-
pealed to this busher. There are all those
sitting-up exercises and have you ever
noticed a catcher'S fingers? They look
like the used straws on soda fountain
counter
Net all catchers," says Dale Long, who
Is first baSeman, home run hitter of
note and a frustrated would-be catcher
Look at Rollie Hemsley He doesn't look
like he's had any broken fingers. And look
at Jim Hogan. All the years he's caught,
and his fingers are as straight as arrows.
Some get their fingers busted out of shape
and some don't"
Long is a lot like Gene Woodling. Both
are old pros with tough exteriors, but un-
derneath the wheels are turning and they
spend considerable time in scholarly, philo-
sophical thought on the game they play for
a living.
"As a catcher you're in every play"
Long says. You're like the quarterback on
the football team. With one crook of the
finger you set the world aflame."
LONG CARRIES A CATCHER's mitt
with him-just in case. After all, he is a
bona fide major league catcher. He caught
once few years ago with the Cubs-all
Of 12a innings.
ut was disaster move" he says. I'VE
didn't have any catchers left We had two,
but one went out for a pinch-hitter and
the other was thrown out by the umpire.
Il did okay, guess. But nothing dra-
matte happened. That's the closest I've
come to it, except for bullpen catching.
"Just look who spends the longest time
In observation-disclosures And look at the guys
who stay in the big leagues just because
they can catch. Some of them can't hit
this room. If you can hit .260 and maybe
hit IL or IA home runs and you're catcher
you've got it made But kids nowadays
don't seem interested"
IF ANY KID WAS LESS interested in
baseball than Dale Long was, then he has
to grow up to be something other than
ballplayer. Incredible as it may seem Long
never played game of baseball until he
was 18 and when he reported to the Mil
waukee Brewers in 1914 he wasn't even sure
what league he was in.
Il didn't even know what teams were
Evening star., 1961-06-22

not consider the job If he still
has ambitions in national poll
tics.
Cronin, born october 81,
1906. had a distinguished career
as a major league player at
Washington and player and
manager with the Boston Red
Sox, spanning 1926-1945 in &C
tive competition. If elected, he
would be the first man from
major league diamonds to be-
come commissioner.
Judge Cannon is now attor-
ney for major league players.
He is the youngest. of those
most frequently mentioned for
the job, having been born
June 10, 1917. The first COM
missioner, Kennesaw Mountain
Lands, was a Federal judge, so
there is precedent in looking
at the bench for a commits
sioner.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
Laver FeIIed
ByInfIuenza

LONDON, June % (AP).-
Rod Laver, Australian tennis
star who is second favorite for
the Wimbledon lawn tennis
championships. today went on
the sick list with influenza.
He scratched from all events
at the London championships
at Queens Club. Australian Of
ficials said he was receiving
penicillin injections to bring
down his temperature, hoping
to compete at Wimbledon open
ing Monday.
Laver. runnerup at Wimble-
don last year. is second seeded
TO countryman Neale Fraser in
the mems singles.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
By BILL FUCHS

in the big leagues" he said. "And I had no
idea what farm system was all about,
But learned fast.
Football was my game. I played bas-
ketball and football at prep school for two
years and at Adams Mass High School.
was an end.
Il had contract with the Green Bav
Packers in 1914, but never went through
with 1t. went out to Wisconsin to visit nv
brother and he played with a semipro base
ball team and they asked me if I wanted to
play"
THE WAY 1T TURNED OUT, Long
ended up with chance to play with the
Packers and chance to go into baseball
with the Brewers.
What decided me was my mother. I
was still under age and she wouldn't sign
her permission for me to play football"
So Long settled for a baseball career
and it has been strange one. He spent
considerable time in the minors. Twice he
led leagues in home runs. Yet it wasn't un-
til 1855 that he hit the big time for keeps
with the Pirates Everybody knows what
he did the following year-eight home runs
in eight successive games for major
league record. And last year, he helped
the Yankees win the pennant as a pinch
hitter.
CONVERSATION WITH LONG always
gets back to that one glamorous stretch
that made his household name.
They weren't easy parks" he says "I
hit six of them in Pittsburgh and two of
them in Philadelphia. hit three off left
handerS-Curt Simmons, Warren SPAIN
and Jim Davis.
Il didn't think anything Of it until
after hit the sixth That was a Friday
night. On Saturday before the game all the
photographers were there wanting pictures
of me with seven bats and seven balls.
II said, I haven't even hit the seventh
one yet They said that might hit it and
they needed the pictures just in case Don't
ask me how hit those last two 1t was
just the grace of God.
"Al those balls were well hit l really
surprised myself how far I hit them Ever
since then I've been trying to figure out
just what was doing. I can't. Those eight
are gone forever"