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hope for them a speedy recov-
cry.
Twin Sens
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Roland Chum-
ney are being congratulated on
the birth of twin sons, John
Woodrow and James Forrest, on
Sunday, October Is. at Southside
Hospital, F'armville. They weigh
ed five pounds, and six pounds
and II ounces. These are the
Roland Chumney's first chill
dren. the first Chimney grand
sons, and the first grandchildren
of Mr.. and MIS-. w. W. Smith.
Thursday night a cotillion was
held at the Amelia Golf and
Country Club for children in the
fourth through seventh grades
who are takirg dancing les
sons. Mrs. Eugenia Lee was
chairman. Hosts were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Cary McConnaughey and
Mr. and Mrs. Jamres W. Royal.
The cotillion for the eight through
the twelfth grades was held on
Saturday night at the club. Mrs.
W. A. Mortimer was chairman
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Miss Hate Will Be WMU Speaker

Miss Elizabeth Hale, Southern
Baptist missionary to Malaga,
works with the Baptist church
in the city Of Alor Star. This
church, which has a Chinese
and an English-speaking congre-
CATION, was organized in 1887 by
immigrants from China. Miss
Hale joined the staff in 1852 upon
their request for assistance in
educational and evangelistic pro-
grams.
Miss Hale is to be the guest
speaker at the Baptist Woman's
Missionary Union group meet
ings Of the James River AS
ISOLATION. October 24-27.
Her work is varied: Il help
as l cam she says, adding that
the young people bring her much
joy. The church expands its min
istry as one person brings an
other and new contacts are null
tiplied. For example, Robert, a
high school student brought to
church by a friend, became a
Christian. Miss Hale. visiting
him at home, met his mother
and members of five other fam
lilies who share the house and
invited all tc church. Now others
of this group are active Christ
ians. teachers in Sunday school
and Vacation Bible school.
One of Miss Hale's "eXtracur-
ricular' activities is helping with
a royal cooking class! Once a
month she drives the sister of
the late sultan to another town
to teach cooking to Malay girls.
Appointed by the Foreign Mis-
sion Board in 1884. Miss Hale did
educational and evangelistic
work in Shanghai. China, until
1913. when she was interned BY
the Japanese for the duration Of
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World War II. Following her re-
patriation, illness in her family
kept her in the States until 1852
Since then she has spent most OF
her time in Alor Star. though
she substituted in Petaling java
and Kuala Lumpur, Malaga, dur
ing the furloughs of other mis-
sionaries. She is now on fur
Tough herself.
A native of Wilmington. N. c..
she grew up in Virginia. She
received the bachelor Of arts de
gree from Westhampton College
of the University of Richmond
and master of religious educa.
ton degree from Woman's Mis-.
sionarv Union Training School
now Carver School of Missions
and Social Work., Louisville. Ky
Before mission appointment she
worked in a good will center il
Louisville.
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Children of Confederacy Are
Entertained By Amelia Family

AMELIA. Oct. l9-The Lee
Junior Chapter. Children of the
C~onfederacy of Richmond, was
entertained at luncheon here BY
Mrs. William E. Hillsman on
Saturday, October IA, at the
Amelia Golf and Country Club.
In the afternoon the ten mem
bers visited Saylor's Creek Bat
tlefield and the Hillsman House.
A robbery was reported at
the Hillsman house on Sunday,
October 8. No one knows just
when it occurred, but it was aft
er the house was closed about
September 9.
Missing were some chairs. a
table, a picture of R. E. Lee, and
candelabra. none of which were
originally in the house but
of the same period, according
to reports. The office of the
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for the evening. Hosts were W. A
Mortimer, Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Smith and Mrs. Eugenia Lee
Mrs. william B. Jefferson
and mss Selma Hindle will be
in Richmond this week for the
Richmond Kiwanis Club Travel.
ogue at the Mosque.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mr.. Will
liam A. Mortimer on Sunday
were their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. William Pres
ton Mortimer, of Richmond. II
the afternoon came Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. P. Lpscomb, Of SAKE
She is MIR. Mortimer's mother,
and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Morti
mer and son. Wayne, of Lynch
burg.
Mrs. E. H. Burke was in
Richmond on Tuesday for the
Piedmont District meeting OF
the Virginia Federation Of Gar
den Clubs at Miller and Rhoads
She attended the Food and Drug
Seminar at the Hotel Jefferson
there on Thursday. This was
sponsored by the Virginia Fed
GRAFTON CT Womens' Clubs.
Mrs. H. C. Rucker returned
the beginning Of the week from
Clifton Forge where she was Wis
iting her 0 and daughter-in-laW
Mr.. and Mrs. H. CoWles Rucker.
Mrs. S. v. Wheeler left Sunday
to spend a few days with her sis
ln-laW, Mrs. w. C. Mays, a,
her home at Church Road.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. Cumby
Mott. Sr., arrived on Wednesday
to make their home in Amelia
Mr.. Mott is the new minister
at Amelia Baptist Church.
Friends will be sorry to heal
that Harry Brame is a pattern
at Mcclure Veterans Hospital
He entered Monday of last week
The Amelia Education Asso.
citation entertained at a tea las
Tuesday, October 10, in honor Of
the new superintendent Of school.
and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. P
Tulane Atkinson. Jr., in the home
economics. building at Amelia
High school.
Miss Gloria Gregory, of Staun.
ton. who received her Public
Health training here about two
years ago. was the week enc
guest of Miss Hazel Clarke
While here she saw many
friends made during her two
months training and she ant
Miss Clarke we're dinner guests
OF Mrs. John F. Duke on Satur
day evering.
Beaver Pond Earls Home
Demonstration Club will meet OF
Tuesday. October "a. at 2 pm
in the home of Mrs. Sam S
Watkins. The Deatonville H. D
Club will hold no regular meet
ings the rest Of this year.
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Session On
Wills And ~.
Deeds Planned

POWHATAN, Oct. 19-The
PoWhatan County Home Dem
c~nstration Committee and the six
clubs in cooperation with the
extension department, are spon-
soring a special interest meet
ing on Wills and Deeds.
This will be held on Monday
night, October 80 at 8 pm. in
he Powhatan High School. The
guest speaker will be w. j,
Nuckolls. Extension Agriculture
Economics Specialist. of VPI.
The meeting is open to the
public.
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erly Coplev. all Of Blackstone.
Mrs. Tucker Paulette of brakes
Branch, and many others.
In Richmond Saturday night
for the Victor Borge show at the
Mosque were Mr.. and Mrs. Tho
mas w. Eppes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Davenport, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Courier. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Green.
During the Virginia State Med
ical Society convention in Rich
mond last week. the medical
auxiliary held a golf tourna-
ment at the Ethel Wood Country
Club. Mrs. James T. O'Neal was
the lucky winner Of second place.
Mrs. Donald Flippen. Mrs.
James E. Allen and Earle w.
Boozer afforded the state All
leaders conference at Natural
Bridge, October 1915.
Mrs. Thomas Preston Cal
breath left on Friday to spend
the week end with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
NJ. Blankenship, and family.
Mrs. B. P. Eppes of Crewe
visited her daughter, Mrs. P. B.
Childress. and Mr.. Childress and
her son. Thomas W. Eppes, Mrs.
Eppes and family, last week.
White Reunion
Approximately so members Of
the j. w. White family held a
reunion at the home of his SON
in-laW and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Craig Ashman. on Sun
day. From Alexandria came his
son. j. l.. White and family:
from Norfolk. another son. W. S.
White, and family, and from
Richmond, a daughter. Mrs. V.
E. Byrd, and family, and also
many children and grand
children from the county were
on hand for the celebration.
DR.. and Mrs. James l.. Ham,
ner had a rehearsal dinner last
Friday night at the jefferson
Hotel, Richmond, for the we'd
ding party of Miss Patricia
Winfree and their son, James
Hammer Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl B. Neal of
Olympia, Washington. have been
spending some time in Amelia.
They are staying at Perkins
Motel while Mr.. Neal is doing
some genealogical research on
Neal descendants in the Clerks
Office here. On Wednesday they
had lunch with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Cary McConnaughey. They
have also visited several old
homes and places of historical
interest in the county while here.
j. Gordon Dickerson was in
a Richmond hospital for several
days last week undergoing a ply
steal examination. We are hop
ing he was found to be in good
shape. Also in Richmond were
Mrs. j. D. Rand and Mrs. H. S.
Emerson. who were both patients
at Johnston-Willi Hospital. We
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Demonstration Set
At Veterans Hal.

BUCKINGHAM, Oct. 10 - A
demonstration on picture mat
ting and framing will be given at
a special interest home demon
stration club meeting at 8 am.
October q at the Veterans Me
mortal Hall.
A Virginia Tech specialist will
be on hand to give the demon
stration, and those attending are
requested to bring a frame for
their picture.
For fast results. use the Her.
aid Classified page
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Trenton Club Elects
Mrs. Frank Baber, T.

FORK OF WILLIS. Oct. 19-
Mesdames Frank Baber, James
P. Baber and Willie Duncan en-
joyed the recent tour of old
homes in Fluvanna and st. Jam
eS Church in Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Carnes and
Everette. Jr.. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Blevins and family
in Norfolk Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Baber Jr. spent
last Wednesday in Richmond.
The Trenton Club met last
Wednesday in the home of Mrs.
Karl Boggs at Lakeside Village.
The following officers we're ell
ected for a two year term: Mrs.
Frank Baber. Jr.. president:
Mrs. Tucker Harrison. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Karl Boggs. secre-
tary, and Mrs. Willie Duncan
treasurer. Mrs. Boggs gave the
food demonstration which was a
casserole of cheese baked with
fish, and an apple-nut square
This was thoroughly enjoyed by
the club which was served with
coffee.
J. NJ. Barker. o. w. Ball, of
Flat Rock. and the Rev. R. E.
Murphy. of Chesterfield, were
overnight guests Monday of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Barker. OF
Fredericksburg. and enjoyed a
day of fishing on the Potomac
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. E. Duncan and Terry
were ovednight guests Saturday
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r. 4. Bass Has
Service For Deaf
In Richmond

SANDY RIVE, Oct. 10 - r. A.
Bass conducted services for the
deaf at the Second Baptist
Church in Richmond Sunday. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Bass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Jeter and
Dabney Amos. Mr.. and Mrs
Bass visited in Richmond on
Monday.
Mrs. William Bass was hostess
FOR the Rice Homemakers Club
Thursday evening. The demon
stration was given by Mrs
Eunice Motley.
w. B. Gates. Jr., of Colonial
Heights, spent Sunday with Mrs
W. B. Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warmer Miller
# Richmond, visited Mi. anG
Mrs. Clarke Garrett Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Wright, Of Farm
vile, is spending this week witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert jenkins
Others who visited Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Parker. o
Farmville. and Mr. and Mrs
Walter Wright, Jr.. and Mary
10 Wright. of Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Loving
Edith Loving and Mary Davis, 0
Richmond, visited in the W. A
Oldham and W. B. Bass home:
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morris, o
Salisbury. N. c.. were week enc
guests of E. j. Smith.
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Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c.
A. Simpson near Farmville.
w. E. Duncan accompanied
friends from Gainesville and
Powhatan to Charlotte. N. c..
Saturday and attended the auto
races there.
Guests Sunday Of the H. E.
Cookies were Mr.. and Mrs. jim
mic Cooke and Nh. and Mrs.
D. w. White of Richmond.
Mrs. Lucy Duncan returned to
her home here Sunday after Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs w E. Dun
KUN of DillWyn. In route. home
they visited Mr.. ard Mrs. Hugh
Barker and Miss Alice Smith of
Cumberland.
Mesdames R. A. Smith. L. L..
Flippen. Harold Duncan and P.
T.. Duncan attended the Metho-
dist Higher Education Rally held
last Friday at the arena in
Richmond.
Mrs. j. NJ. Barker. Joe and
June Barker were in Farmville
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P T., Duncan
Jr., and son P. L., III, accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Miller and son, Michael. to Pow
hatan Sunday and visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Ransone Jr.
and family.
Sunday guests of Mrs. W. C.
Fllppen were Mesdames Emma
Toney, Ethel Taylor, Irene Tay-
Tor and Kathy all of Richmond.
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| County All rs.
Council To Meet

POWHATAN. Oct. 19-Mrs.
Joyce Wood, home agent, has
announced a meeting of the
PoWhatan County All Council on
Monday afternoon, October % at
BIS pm. in the War Memorial
Building.
Included in the program will
be a session of instruction and
training in duties of officers.
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Sgt. Wilbur DoWdy, of Fort
Eustis, visited in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Price last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Doss.
of Ashland, were week end
guests in the same home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Price and
Mrs. w. A. Doss were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Price, Of
Throck, Sunday.
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AMELIA, Oct. l9-Joe H. Svd-
nor. Jr.. formerly of Mannboro.
and now making his home in
MOuntainside. N. j.. left on Oc-
toter 9 fer Stockholm. Sweden.
He is compensation administra-
tor for ESQ Research and En-
g%ineering at Linden. N. j. After
two weeks he expected to go to
Cupenhogen. Denmark where
he will conduct a salary survey
for the ESQ a~ffiliatas in the
Scandinavian countries. He has
relatives and many friends in
Amelia county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Smith
and daughters motored to Natha-
lie on Sunday to srend thd day
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Bunyan Smith.
Miss Mary jefferson. of Lynch
burg, spent the week end at her
home here.
Attend Wedding
Among those from Amelia
county who attended the wed
ding in Richmond Saturday after
noon of Miss Patricia Grace
Winfree to James Loving Ham
ner, Jr.. were Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Duke. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Ellis Williams and daughters.
Helen and Anne. Mrs. j. H.
Sydncr. Mary Ann and Bill. Mr..
and Mrs. James Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Winfree and Tommy
T. E. Winfree, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cabell Winfree and Anne. Mrs.
c. Hoy Wilson and Preston Will
lson. Mr.. ard Mrs. Mac Hammer
and Miss Nancye Hammer, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Hammer. Mrs.
Roger Fleming. Mr. and Mrs.
Braxton Brandon and daughter,
Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Brandon. Mrs. Bonnie Gill. Mr..
and Mrs. Kermit Smith. daughter
Betty and son, Leroy. Miss Jean
ne Morris. Mrs. C. R. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Coleman
Mrs. Olivia Anne Alfreind, Mrs.
W. T. Chimney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Weston Gill and Miss Audrey
Gill.
From Amelia were Mr.. and
Mrs. George o. Hardy Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen L. Farrar Jr.
and daughter, Sarah Holland.
DR.. and Mrs. j. T. O'Neal and
Miss Judy O'Neal, Mrs. C. Gar
land Hutchinson, Mrs. E. H.
Burke. Mrs. Eugenia Lee. Mrs.
James w. Royal and daughter,
Linda. Mrs. S. V. Wheeler. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Wright.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ap-
plegate. of Charlottesville. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter K. Hardy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walden,
all Of Washington, D. c., Doug
Hammer Of Front Royal. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Allen and Mrs. Rid
dick Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wav-
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Abbitt To Speak
At Club Session

AMELIA. Oct. 1e-The Amelia
County Woman's Club will meet
at 8 pm. on Tuesday, October
"a, in the War Memorial Build
ing. This will be an open meet
ing.
Congressman Watkins M. Alb
bitt will be the speaker for the
meeting to which members of
other organizations in the county
are invited. This will not be a
political talk.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-20

State Commissioner Of Parks and
the Amelia County Sheriff's De-
partment are conducting an in
vestigation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-20
GATES AJAR

GATES AJAR
With Violet cuddling in his arms
He drove his Ford-poor silly
Where once he held his Violet.
He now holds his lily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-16

his whiskers tickling my ankles and his
body at the crook of my knees; he would
wake with bizarre punctuahty at exactly
twenty past eight every morning. l have
never found any satisfactory explanation
for this, but whatever the reason his waking
time, then and until the end of his life,
summer or winter, remained precisely
twenty past eight.
TT aving woken he would come up to
l. l. the pillow and nuzzle my face and
neck with small attenuated squeaks of pleas
ure and affection. If did not rouse myself
very soon he would set about getting me
out of bed. This he did with the business
like, slightly impatient efficiency of nurse
dealing with difficult child.
He began by going under the bedclothes
and moving rapidly up and down the bed
with a = Continued on neat page
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Editors note: One of the most delightful
animal books in years is Cavin MarmeTs
Ring of Bright Water," best-selleT in
England, on its wdy to becoming a best-seller
in the US. II tells the hilarious story Of the
authors adventures liUing in lonely High
land seaside cottage mih tWo pet offers - the
first, male named Mi; the second a female
named Eddl The text and pictures on these
pages are selected from the book.
Maxwell is bearded Scot who nrites,
paints, and trQUels to the far corners of the
wOrld 1t mas on an expedition to the Near
East that he adopted Mi -Or that Mi
adopted him. Once back in MaHrcelfs cottage,
Mi turned out to be fuHy alarm clock.
Start reading'
NTij's daily life followed something of
1Vl routine: He slept in my bed and
lay on his back under the bedclOthes with
Evening star., 1961-04-13
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

+ District and vicinity-Clear-
ing and chilly tonight, low in
the upper 30s. Mostly sunny
and warmer tomorrow, high
near go.
Maryland - Considerable
-cloudinesS in the northwest
portion, clearing in the east and
south tonight. Low in the 20S
in the mountains and in the 30s
elsewhere. Mostly sunny to-
morrow in the east and south,
partly cloudy in the northwest.
High from 55 to go in the east
and south, and As to SIS in the
northwest.
Virginia Clearing tonight,
low 36 to AZ, and 80 to IS in
the mountains. Mostly sunny
and warmer tomorrow, partly
cloudy in the mountains. High
from so to IS in the southeast
and so to go in the west and
north.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds diminishing
tonight. Clearing and sunny
tomorrow, northwesterly winds
from IS to Is knots. Visibility
over 8 miles.
Road Conditions
West-District Of Columbia Il
Pennsylvania turnpike-west to Hag
Evening star., 1961-04-13

AGRICULTURE WITH
DRAWS ORDER-Secretary Of
Agriculture Freeman has re-
scinded his order which re-
quired his approval Of all pro-
motions to grade 9 and higher
Jobs In the Agriculture Depart
rnent.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Roll Stution Bombed

HAVANA. April 13 (AP).-
A bomb exploded in the Ha-
vana railroad station last night
but caused no injuries or dam
age. Authorities said the ex-
plosive was hurled as a train
carrying members of the Young
Rebel Association pulled out.
It could not be learned if any,
one was arrested.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
General Electric g

Fine musical reproduction from oil
records-hl9h fidelity ampIifiers and
: speaker sound. LEGS easily re-
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Crossing Crash
Kills 7 in Auto

OPELOUSAS, La, April 13
AAP).-A child, sole survivor
of a carload of people killed
in the grinding crash Of their
automobile and a passenger
train, clung to life in an Ope-
lousas hospital today.
:, Physicians said s. year old
'.Tena Andrus' chances for sur
yival were improved.
:. She was critically injured in
the crash at nearby Port Barre
which claimed seven lives yes
-terday. There were no in
,juries aboard the train, a Mis-
.souri Pacific passenger liner en-
route from New Orleans to
Houston, Tex.
Killed were Mrs. Charles
Bernard, 80; her three sons
Charles. jr., 5; David, an6
Mark, 2; Mrs. Bernard's par
entS, Walter Andrus, 63, anc
his 81 year old wife, and
Joanne Andrus, 3, of Opelousas
The injured girl was a sister
Of the dead girl.
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and chopped along in one mans
shoe.
Mr.. Grace raced along the
pier to his car in one shoe and
one wet sock, calling behind
him, II have to catch a plane. "
Bernard Baruch, 9O-year-old
adviser to Presidents, another
dinner guest, saw that Mrs.
Haggerty would have to walk
a long block in the rain to
reach her car in the yacht
basin garage.
He gave her a lift, with po-
lice clearing the way as his
chauffeur backed his limousine
to the garage. Mrs. Haggerty
was still wearing Mr.. Grace's
shoe when she left.
Sir Winston, 86-year-old for
mer British Prime Minister, ar
rived here yesterday from q
Caribbean cruise aboard the
Christina, owned by shipping
magnate Aristotle OmaSSis. He
had planned to fly home to
England today, but the trip
was postponed until tomorrow
morning when high tide and
gust Of winds Cancelled his de-
Iparture from the yacht.
Evening star., 1961-04-13

American Federation Of Gov
efnment Employees, and william
Warfield Ross Of the American
Civil Liberties Union. The event
is sponsored by the Rock Spring
Congregational Church.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The
Office Of the Secretary of
Treasury has given beneficial
SUI ggeStion awards to John
Campbell, Irene Stevens, Ches-
ter Tennison, Eugene Williams
(2), George Ballenger (2),
Thomas Windsor a., John
Bailey, Robert Virgins and
George Snyder (2). The
RehegOtiatiOn Board has given
outstanding performance
awards to Nathan Bass and
Susan Cassidy. p. Fort Belv0ir
has given superior performance
awards to Robert Flowe and
Steve Macy. Patent awards
we're given to Lewis Ecskard and
Irving Cassell. Army Audit
Agency has given a superior
performance award to Burk
Barker, Office Of the Chief
Of Army Engineers has given
incentive awards to Robert
Prangley, Robert Blakely, Flor
ence Austin, William Frank,
Olive Fowler, Louise Vaughan,
Athea King, John Joseph and
Doris Rabbit. Coast and
Geodetic Survey has given
beneficial suggestion awards to
Melvin Caller, ]. M. Symons,
James Thomas, John Roderick,
Joseph Yasbec, jr. and John
EStey. . Interiors Bureau of
Mines has given incentive
awards to Merritta Burnett and
Elizabeth Drullard. Vert
Bayne Of Treasury's Bureau of
Customs has received a bene-
ficial suggestion awrd. James
StOckard, formerly chief of
training at General Services
Administration, is now deputy
chief Of training branch Of In
ternational Cooperation Ad-
miniStration. Area Public
Workers Office and Office of
Officers In Charge Of COnstruc-
tiOn Chesapeake has given in
centive awards to Mrs. Jennie
Bowman, Theodore johnson,
Robert Burgess, Mrs. Louise
Mackenzie and E. Royden
Schwartz. Marsh Cunningham
and Charles Russell of Federal
Housing Administration have
each accumulated more than
$500 hours Of sick leave.
BENJAMIN Adams, information
officer of the Post Office De-
partment's Bureau Of Transpor-
tation, has retired after an out
standing record In Government
and will go into public rela-
tions work here.