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Evening star., 1961-02-15

to the island several weeks ago
and saw 26 deer in good condi-
ton, foraging on bushes and
berries which grow in profusion
there.
This was not enough for the
matronS on the shore. They
thought they detected a hungry
look in the distant eyes CT the
deer, and they enlisted the aid
Of small. private plane which
dropped bags Of lettuce and
celery in the area last Saturday.
Warden Hough, a life e-long
student Of wildlife, happened
to be on the river bank when
the parcels were unloaded and
observed sadly that they fell in
the river instead Of on the
island. He sent off a request
to Maryland State police for a
helicopter to survey the island,
now unapproachable by any
other means.
Corpl. r. w. Jennings. pilot
Of the chopper, which has been
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Burglar Gets $112
From Wallet of
Sleeping Priest

A burglar entered the apart
ment of a priest in Arlington
early today and stole SIP.
Father Leo William Frye OF
1900 South Court House road
reported that his wallet con-
tanning the money was missing
when he awakened at $50 am
Detective Sergt. George Cop
page said the burglary was the
latest in a series in which Ar
lington apartments have been
ransacked by someone who
used keys or picked door locks,
Another Arlington apartment
dweller reported the theft OF
rings valued at $3.50.
Mrs. John F. Maddox told
police that when she returned
to her home at 1400 South Joy
street about 6 pm. she discov-
cred that her engagement ring
wedding band and an auto
matte pistol had been stolen.
Evening star., 1961-02-15

director of the water author
ity, told the council last night
that the authority last week
approved the proposal for Joint
operation.
Fairfax, he said, would pro-
ceed alone to seek ownership
of the company, if Alexandria
decides not to join it.
Under the proposed agree
ment, Alexandria would acquire
and operate the facilities locat-
ed within the city. Fairfax
would take over the remaining
portion of the system, provid-
ing water to the city at cost.
The company'S current
source, the Occoquan Dam, can
serve a maximum Of 100000
persons, the pamphlet says.
The firm is currently serving
about 100000 persons the pam
phlet says. in Prince William
and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria.
In other business, the city
council voted SIS, 120 to pay for
emergency room care at Alex
andria Hospital through June
80, to cover a staff shortage.
The council also approved a
motion by John Ewald to in
crease payments to the city's
welfare department by $7,750.
to help unemployed families.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Educational VStotion
Supported by Foirfox

pected from Federal and "other
sources"
The TV association, whose
president is an Arlington School
Board member, Mrs. Elizabeth
Campbell, expects to serve the
Metropolitan Area from a
transmitting site already ac-
quired in Arlington County.
Theodore S. Heriot, school
board chairman, said he favored
including the money in the
1852 school budget currently
under consideration.
Cost Of operating the station
would be prorated among the
8 or 10 participating school
systems. Fairfax County's $l8.-
900 contribution would be COM
puted on the basis of 37,200
children in the elementary
grades at the rate of so cents
per child per school term.
There are now about 100 TV
sets in SO Fairfax elementary
schools, all but eight of the in
strumentS having been pur-
chased by local parent-teacher
association with matching State
funds.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
BY GEORGE WILSON
Star staff Writer

The District Commissioners
today are expected to decide
what portion Of the Southwest
waterfront to transfer to the
Redevelopment Land Agency
for rebuilding.
Congress late in the last ses-
sion authorized the District to
make the transfer. But since
then the transfer has been
begged down by a series Of
legal questions.
The basic question is whether
the District should transfer
the whole strip of waterfront
from the Fourteenth Street
Bridge to Fort McNair to the
RIA or retain title to part of
that land.
A series OF meetings between
District and RIA officials has
laid the groundwork for a COM
promise which may be adopted
today. The proposal calls for
the District to keep title to GER
tain portions Of the waterfront
and the RIA the rest.
Yacht Club Protest
However, opposition by some
waterfront property owners is
building up against any trans
fer of land at all. The Capital
Yacht Club yesterday asked the
District Commissioners to hold
a public hearing on the whole
transfer question, contending
the RIA had no intention OF
rebuilding the boats slips il
will tear down along the water
front. No decision has been
reached on the hearing request
At one point, some District
urban renewal officials were
recommending some kind OF
transfer method which would
insure the waterfront would be
redeveloped as recommended
in the plan drawn by Mrs
Chloethiel Smith, Washington
architect.
But Engineer Commissioner
Frederick J. Clarke today said
no such provision will be writ
ten on the transfer documents
He added that there is a clear
understanding" that the South
west waterfront will be de-
veloped under the Smith plan
The Smith plan, formally
adopted by the RIA and praised
by the Fine Arts Commission
calls for a wide, elevated walk
way along the waterfront anc
a series of parks. The present
bulkhead line would be ex'
Evening star., 1961-02-15

called snow removal equipment
from as far away as Richmond
to chop through the drifts that
have isolated some farms.
Some dairy farmers have
been forced to dump their milk
on the ground because they
had no way Of reaching the
main road with it, it was re-
ported.
Evening star., 1961-02-15

carve turn-around areas into
the drifts every quarter of a
mile on roads the snow has
narrowed to a width of one
lane.
Youngsters in totally isolated
areas will have to walk to the
roads where buses can pick
them up.
The highway department has
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Boy Hit by Truck
Critically Hurt

A 12-year-old boy was criti-
cally injured when a car hit
him on U. S. Routes 29-2ll
near Warrenton, Va, yesterday.
The boy, William Wright of
RID. /, Bealton, Va. remained
unconscious today at Fairfax
Hospital with severe head and
internal injuries.
He is one of II children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Wright,
who live in the Fauquier Coun-
ty area where the boy was hit
about LAS pm. His father
works for the Case Decorating
Co. in Falls Church.
State Trooper Lou Wetsel
said the boy stepped onto the
roadway near the junction with
Route II, 8 miles south Of
Warrenton, into the path Of a
car driven by Forrest w. STAN
field, 81. Of Richmond.
Mr.. Wetsel said the boy had
just alighted from a truck,
driven by his father, and
walked onto the highway from
behind the vehicle.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Road CIeariinq
Pushed
CountySchoo|s
By JACK KELSO
Star Staff Writer

LEESBURG, Va, Feb. IS
Loudoun County made a des-
perate effort today to reopen
its snowbound schools for
classes.
The State highway depart
ment told the school board yes
terday it planned an all-night
drive to open enough roads to
get the youngsters to the
county's 20 schools.
Drifts as high as 20 feet have
virtually isolated some areas Of
the county.
Some roads, clear until now,
have been blocked when huge
drifts have melted and toppled
into the road.
One county resident reported
that his 90-year-old mother
couldn't recall a worse winter
since 1899.
So far county youngsters
have lost almost a month of
classes. The school board
agreed to send the youngsters
to school this Saturday as a
start towards making up the
time.
At an executive session on
the proposed budget next Tues
day. the board will decide
whether to continue to schedule
Saturday classes.
Some school board members
suggested that the time should
be made up as soon as possible
because some schools might be
mud-bound in the spring
These are schools situated on
roads which plows have scraped
below the tar surface.
The highway department
told the school board 1t would
Evening star., 1961-02-15

Fairfax County school Off
cialS last night informally
agreed to contribute $18,600 to
help establish a full-time edu-
cational TV station serving the
schools in the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
Harold w. Ford, assistant
superintendent for instruction,
told the County School Board
that launching of the project
was virtually assured earlier
this month when the Greater
Washington Educational Tele-
vision Association received a
$50,000 grant from the Old
Dominion Foundation. Mr.. Ford
reported that 100000 is ex-
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Arlington Gifts
Aid Mine Families

WEIGH, w. Va, Feb. IS
(AP).-Two big trailer-trucks
pulled into this Southern West
Virginia town this week bear
ing gifts from across the
mountains.
1t. Omer Mckinney Of the
Salvation Army here said the
shipment contained enough
food for distribution to about
so families. The clothing, he
said. filled a small-sized room
to the ceiling.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
To Seek Reelection

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. Feb.
IS (AP).-Delegate Nathan B.
Hutcherson of Rocky Mount
said yesterday he will be a
candidate for reelection to the
House of Delegates from Frank
lin County in the July Demo-
cratic primary.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Coins for Heart Group

LURAY. Va, Feb. IS (AP).-
More than a half-million coins
tossed in the wishing we'll at
Luray Caverns have gone to the
American Heart Association.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Negroes in Alexandra
Block Housing Plan

Opposition from Negro citizens last night blocked
posed public housing project in Alexandria.
They objected to 225un project because it planned
for two sites totang four blocks predominatey
Negro residential
City Council rejected proposal and asked the cy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Cape Girardcau (Wo.)

FOR the second time in three years,
according to news wire story,
Gladys Mary Smith had trouble in
Dayton. O., with the slide fastening
device on her dress.
Better known as Mary pickford,
sweetheart Of the silent screen, she
told (not revealed) all at the Thomas
Alva Ellison Foundations conference
on cooperative education, of which she
is a trustee.
Addressing the gathering of scientists
and educators, she demanded: What
are you going to do about the upper"
Three years ago, Miss Pickford recall
cd, she was late for the big banquet be-
cause fastener On her dress stuck.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Double Check

The great buildup to the in
auguration is well under way
and the columnists are sum
ming up the great potentials on
The first ladies Of the land to
take over. The wives of the
President and Vice President are
foremost. Some there are who
try to undermine them but al
ways they emerge just a little
pit better and so far there is no
distraction or set back. They
will be there come time to take
over.
They take over a world in all
kinds of real bad mixup. 1t will
take all of their very best to
handle the situation for any sort
of success.
The Moon over Miami will no
doubt enjoy a rest planes
over Cuba and anybody hav-
ing any notions as to what to do
with a Louise will be heard at
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

now. Kennedy's big job is to
make it a unity, a shield, a
sword.
II have been faithful to thee,
Cynara, in my fashion"
THE FASHION OF STROM
THURMOND'S faith is point
blank.
Above party he ranks nation,
Constitution, South, and Lord God
Almighty.
He and South Carolina reflect
each other, are sea-changed into
each other, when they are voting
for each other. They are at their
best.
The new editor of The Co
lumbia, S. c.. Record sounds off
on a high note. "Of such stuff
are great senator's made writes
Editor John A. Montgomery, ap-
plauding the total courage and
uncompromise of Mr.. Thur
mond's reply to threats of party
pressure from Senator Clark, of
Pennsylvania.
Great S ina tors and great
states. Sen tor Thurmond S
independence is South Caro-
lina's independence. In the name
of democratic constitutional
ism" South Carolina has proved
itself ready to vote for Strom
Thurmond standing on it's hands
or with him standing on his own
hands, with both hands tied be-
hind its back, under water, or
Where-are-you. 1t voted for him
as States Rights candidate for
President. 1t broke all precedent
by writing his name in on the No
vember ballot for Senator. II
voted for him inne to one in his
last race for senator lin full
knowledge" as he puts it, "of my
belief in principle and my un-
qualified intention to exercise my
independent judgment in carry
ing out my duties as U. S. Sena-
tor" At this moment it would
vote for him against Senator
Clark's narrow structures by
thousands to one. Man and state
are joined in freedoms ring
whenever the man asks the state
for office.
THAT CHARMING REPUBLI-
CAN politician, Senator Dirksen,
is willing to bet "all the tea in
China that if Rockefeller is Re-
publican nominee in 1864, Gold
water will support him. This by
way of showing the deep funda-
mental harmony of Republicans.
This column, for its part, will bet
all the chicken feathers in Cuba
that if G oldWat ter accepted
Rockefeller it would be the end
of Cd Goldwater. t2> Rockefeller
and f3l the Republican Party.
Nixon is a Republican going
GoldWater's way, even if not so
far or fast.
But Rockefeller is a Republi-
canin-name-only going the other
way from Goldwater and from
all that's modern Republican.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Or" A. T. Gray

IN days gone by and possibly still, the
best friend poor man had was the
old-time druggist Doctors were not so
plentiful, nor SO specialized, and the
poor man took many of his aches and
pains to the faithful druggist, who often
times fixed him up something. We
have heard it said black when" that the
druggist was as good doctor as one
could find, and we guess it was so for
the minor ailments
He was a friend to everyone, a
father confessor to many, and had the
most uncanny ability to read the bad
writing on physicians prescriptions.
In those days too, the druggist had
to compound prescriptions from sew
eral of hundred or more drug bottles
stationed dustily on the shelves around
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1861
Save The Electoral College

democracy. 1t is a Republic The elect
oral college was established in the Con-
stitution by founders of this Republic,
after years Of deliberation. 1t has SER
we'd we'll and needs no change.
With this Interpretation of what Mr..
Truman said, We agree.
The Constitution of the United States
is exactly what it says - a Constitution
uniting a group of sovereign states. This
concept was discussed, argued, fought
over and decided by the founding
fathers Virginia, Massachusetts, New
York, each and every one of the sover-
eign states were jealous of their sover-
eighty. With this in mind a Constitu-
ton for republic (not democracy
was written, and so far as we are con-
cerned needs no changes in this regard.
Each state regardless of its size was
to have two senators. Each state was to
have representatives in Congress ac-
cording to its population.
For the election Of president and vice
president, each state was to have men,
bers of the electoral college equal to the
combined representation in Congress.
The power, right and prerogative of
how electors were chosen remained with
each state. Thus it is today
Each state determines by law. its own
method of choosing its members of
the electoral college Over the years,
members of the college have been
elected pledged to support certain
candidates and it has become custom
that electors cast the vote for the candi-
date to whom they are pledged. But
there is nothing in the Constitution of
the United States requiring such.
Mississippi this year elected I'M
pledged electors. These electors. did
not offer their candidacy pledged to
any party. They voted against both
party candidates.
There is no reason that any state in
the Union could not pass legislation
directing its members Of the college to
vote according to the majority elect
ions in each congressional district, or,
be uninstructed or any combination.
There is every reason that the Federal
government should not and could not
pass legislation changing the electoral
college, except by constitutional amend
ment.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Street Replaces Ruins

Berlin - Communist authori-
ties plan to clear away tn e
ruins of st. Peters Lutheran
Church in East Berlin, to make
way for a new street.
An East Berlin newspaper
said church authorities had con-
sented to the clearance.
Churches have stood for 800
years on this site. The last one,
built in 1847, was bombed in
World War II.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
AS | Older Grow

do not think in terms Of oge
As fast the years pass on;
do not envy younger folks,
Their beauty or their brown.
know that God designed my life
So youth must pass owoy;
And never do ! hesitate
Q tell my age today
While as for beauty and for brown,
They now are not With me;
But don't grieve because lack
For either quality
| feel oontentment in my heart
hat only oge can bring;
And find Joy in autumn time
AS once did in spring.
So why should |, N.Y. age deny,
And foil to tell the truth
When ! we'll know | cannot 40
Back through the years, to youtho
A peace and calm has come to me.
From trials Of life, rest;
And in my heart, | sometimes feel
Lies autumn time is best.
Yet we'll ! know. the lines below,
Still echo in my brain,
Reminding me, when youth is gone,
1t never comes again.
There are gains for all our losses.
here's balm for every pain;
But when youth, the dream, departs
It takes something from our hearts.
And it never comes again"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

the wall. The pestle the mortar and
spatula mixed together the various
drugs, to go into the huge capsules,
ointments, or the brown bottle marked,
Shake Well Before Using,
They were days before the advent
of patent medicines for every ailment,
and people began to treat themselves
through the advertisements Those were
the days, when Sandy" Gray began
his more than half a century of service
as druggist in Farmvile.
He passed on yesterday. His friends
We're a legion; he served we'll his fell
low man; he was devoted to his church;
he loved his family and his rose garden;
he was dean Of pharmacists in Virginia
With him has gone an era in medicine
never to return.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Regards to Mary

Tonight it happened again and
at the same hotel,'' she said lit wasn't
the same dress). Il could only reach up
SO far. was rescued by a married man
and a bachelor"
What's so summit shattering about
the trouble with slide fastener? Per
haps the lady's complaint is based on
a sentimental attachment for the good
old days Of Daddy Long Legs and
Little Lord Fauntleroy" when dresses
were inset with dozens of buttons in
stead of just one or two slide fasteners
When a Upper gets stuck, that's APP
parently news - which is quite a tribute
to the makers, Admirer of "Americas
Sweetheart" who is now &C. hope her
own girlish zip will run smoothly for
many years to come.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
|. D. WHITAKER

this time. Nations stagger and
fall but the Congo has way
of surviving it all.
Cumberland e S from
Prince Edward al the School
level and it's going Democrat.
Anybody wanting 10 trade trou-
Bile has a fine chance to get a
bargain.
Mr.. Marion E. Blanton. coun-
ty treasurer, and Mr.. Heath the
game warden paid their re-
spects to DOUBLE CHECK . =.
and we got a lady booster here
lin Cumberland who keeps us
thinking on the progress of cur
county guess who tiz?
Richmond is going on day
light saving time we are
keeping what we got.
Thanks for reading,
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown.
P.S. 1861 = Reads the same
upside down.
The Swiss have invented a
parking watch" 1t is set when
coins are deposited in parking
meters and will buzz when park
ing time has nearly expired.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

COLUMBIA Broadcasting Corporation
put on a program last week under
direction of Edward R. Murrow, an
objective report we presume, discus
sing proposed changes in the electoral
college for election of the president and
vice president of the United States. A
more democratic method was being
sought. A number of outstanding peo-
pie appeared on the program and few
just run-of- the-mill folks
Polling place in Vermont and Miss
issippi formed a background for the
show. In Mississippi, the voter depicted
certainly did not represent the average
voter. With uncertainty, long study and
hesitancy he marked ballot on top of
a cracker barrel in a country store. The
Vermont conception was not as eXag-
gerated but left question in our minds
as to its true representation Of the
average Vermont citizen
Meetings of the electoral college on
the state level and on the national
level were televised, showing the college
in more or less state of confusion At
least it's perfunctory procedures were
emphasized.
That is beside the question. Most of
those who would change the electoral
college or completely abandon it, spoke
of the need for democratic processes,
and the possibility of president having
a majority popular vote and then los
ing the electoral college vote because
of the system Senator Margaret Chase
Smith (R-Maine) advocated system
of election by popular vote Other pro-
posals were to cast electoral votes by
states in proportion Of the popular
votes, or, cast the vote according to the
majority vote in each congressional
district. They were seeking a more dem
Ocratic method of electing the national
officers. Under the present system it
was suggested one vote in any state
might provide a m a jority, re-
quiring all of the electoral vote of that
state to be cast for the successful candi-
date. Such is possible but far fetched
The entire tone of the program was
to seek more democratic method of
electing a president and vice president
Former President Harry S. Truman,
of all of the speakers, spoke with know
ledge and sense. In substance he stated,
The United States of America is not