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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17

All Clubs throughout the Ma
ton observed National All week.
and the members in Cumber-
land County are no exception.
The organization that has
made many opportunities avail
able for willing youngsters GER
tainly deserves all the recogni-
ton available.
Jimmy Ayers, a member Of
the State Livestock Judging
Evening star., 1961-10-22

what you need for entertaining especially with the poy
upon Left right: Pne chompoene, loo brond woer
whisky sou cordo pao Mot shown coctoI and 3oz brondO
CHINA MIRRORS Washington Srh Floor Langley Park
First Floor; Shirington Second Floor
Evening star., 1961-10-29

here. A great many wives
are expected and the Wives
Club Of the association has
many plans for their enter
tainment.
Canadian 1t. Col. A. c.
Hardman will be the speaker
at the international luncheon
on Tuesday. November z. His
subject, Civil Defense in
Canada" is very timely.
On Monday, November 8,
the Army Surgeon General,
1t. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton,
viii give q luncheon at Wal
ter Reed Army Medical Gen.
ter for the visiting surgeons
general. And of special in
terest will be the morning
lecture on Tuesday, Novem-
ber z, Of DR.. Vannevar Bush
of NIT on THE Importance
Of Research to Industry"
Annual Banquet
The annual banquet Is set
for the Grand Ballroom,
Mayflower Hotel, on We'd
nesday, November 8. There is
to be a reception at 6 pm,
followed by dinner at tbs
with a floor show headed by
TV Star Billy Sands.
Meanwhile, the wives will
have a full schedule, too.
Monday, November 6, there
is to be a tour Of the Islamic
Center and the Naval OBJ
servatory, after which a tea
has been arranged ct the
Mexican Embassy.
The Pearls Of Fashion
Show and luncheon at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel Is set
for Tuesday. November z,
On Wednesday the visitors
will be taken to Mount Yer
non and to luncheon at the
Old Club in Alexandria. In
the afternoon they will 60 to
the National Institutes of
Health Clinical Center.
That evening the wives
will join their husbands for
the final party Of the meet
ing-the annual banquet in
the State and Grand Ball
rooms Of the Mayflower
Hotel. e. M. D.
Evening star., 1961-10-29
SERVICE NOTES
Parties to Surround
Surgeons Meetings

theme Of this years confer
ence is International Medi-
cine-Path to World Prog
reSs." Former Surgeon Gen.
eral, United States Public
Health Service, DR.. Leroy E.
Burney, is president Of the
group.
Most Of the visitors will
stay at the Mayflower; others
with their fellow countrymen
Evening star., 1961-10-29

When members of the AS
Sociation Of Military Sur
geons of the United States
arrive for their 68th annual
meeting next Sunday, they
will find many Of their fell
low surgeons from other parts
of the world here to greet
them.
The annual event will be
held November 6. Z and 8 at
the Mayflower Hotel. The
Evening star., 1961-10-29
BY SELWA ROOSEVELT
Star Staff Writer

Star Staff Writer
"Americans like so much
2atistics," laughed Mr.. Jose
Maria de la Pena, that I
have come well prepared"
Mr. de Ia Pena is Director
d the General Archives Of
she Indies in Seville, Spain,
Which includes all the docu-
mentS pertaining to Spain's
relations with North and
South America from the time
of Christopher Columbus un-
To their independence from
spain.
According to Mr.. de la Pena
hey have some $4,000 bum
0es of documents, all inven-
toried, and $500 maps.
1--WE have 61a kilometers
little more than four
niles of shelves filled with
these documents, and we cal
enlate that we have about IA
million pages Of paper in
these bundles-this means
hat we could take these
pages and string them from
San Francisco to the south
% Chile in one unbroken
1ne."
The prominent Spanish ar
0hivist is here to attend the
mter-American achival SEM
mar. For 36 years he has
pursued his career in Sc
vile and in 1852 became di-
dector Of this important re-
poSitory Of information about
the New World.
No Magic Document
Mr.. de Ia Pena says he is
0ften asked to cite some eX-
Gting discovery his research
rs may have unearthed in
heir labors.
"AS a professional, I fight
aeainst the popular idea Of
the magic document that
changes history. It doesn't
happen like that. 1t is more
often a process of sitting
many facts from many doc
,uments.
"And actually" he con-
itinued, "a document can be
,seen by many good histor-
,ians, and they might see
nothing, whereas still an
iother can come along, with
his particular knowledge, and
find something very import
sant. Historical investiga-
ition is like police investiga-
ition. Only there are no liv-
ling witnesses.
! Among the most priced
possessions at the Seville ar
.chives are the personal pa
,pers Of Columbus bought
'only 80 years ago from his
descendant. the Duke of YER
.sgua.
* Origin of Columbus
, Asked where he stood in
the controversy over Co
,lumbus' origin, Mr.. de Ia Pena
.diplomatically skirted that
lone.
"I am familiar with the
theories Of many historians
that he was perhaps a Cat
alonian Jew, and others that
he was an Italian born in
lGenoa. Whatever his origin,
the fact remains that he
,couldn't have made his trip
without the help Of the Span
iSh monarchs.
To Mr.. de la Pena the mir
acle isn't that Columbus dis
covered America. but that he
was able to get back to Spain.
, When he sailed from
Spain, the winds and cur
lrentS took him to the New
World, but it is incredible
that he was able to come
back. in a completely un-
known sea, with no knowl-
edge Of the winds or the cur
,rents. And yet he managed
ito come the only possible way
,he could have!"
. CTo illustrate the enormity
..of this accomplishment, Mr..
.de la Pena pointed out that
1T took 40 years to find a way
-
Evening star., 1961-10-29
CAPITAL CAROUSEL
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to California;
Mr.. de Ia Pena says that
since the time of Washington
Irving, American citizens
have availed themselves of
the Seville archives. To-
day, the volume Of requests
from the United States and
South America is enormous.
without Interest in Ships
"And now, with the new
developments in underwater
explorations for buried treas
ure we get a great number
Of requests for shipping
data"
He pulled a small crucifix
from his pocket. "See this"
he said. 1T has been in the
bottom Of the sea near Yucca
tan since 1740, when a Span
iSh boat sank there carrying
thousands of crucifixes to the
priests in the New World.
Some years ago q man
came to my office in Seville
and asked me for all the in
formation we had on the ship
Matanzero." I told him you
will have your information in
a quarter Of an hour And he
did. This was the ship he
found and gave me this cruci-
fix as a souvenir"
Mr.. de la Pena was espe-
cially pleased because the
crucifix had been blessed by
the Pope.
Just think. in the course
Of one month I have had the
privilege Of meeting two Of
the great leaders Of the world
His Holiness, the Pope, and
your President Kennedy.
A few days ago, President
Kennedy received the archiv-
lists attending the seminar at
the White House.
Shortage Of Help
Mr.. de la Pena manages his
vast empire of papers with
only eight archivists and five
technical assists.
1T is the problem Of arch
twists all over the world that
we never have enough help"
he said.
However, he added that the
Spanish government has al
ways taken immense interest
in the national archives.
I'VE were fortunate to have
Ferdinand and Isabella. then
Carlos v and Phillip II, who
during their reign laid the
foundations for the enormous
archives we have today.
What is in Seville is only q
small part. We also have even
greater collections in Mad
rid, Barcelona and Simancas
and every village has its
municipal archives which 60
back Just as far"
But as Mr.. de Ia Pena
pointed out. archives. like
everything else. are no longer
national, but International
At the moment he is very
interested in q project under
the patronage Of UNESCO
and working through the In
ternational Council Of Ar
chives to compile q descrip-
tive guide to all the official
and personal archives in
Europe which have docu-
ments referring to Latin
America. Mr.. de la Pena Is
a vice-president of this group,
and just attended their meet
ing in Rome.
First Trip to States
This is his first trip to the
United States and he finds
it magnificent"
II love your parks, your
wonderful trees and the no
bility Of your buildings"
He was especially eloquent
in his praise Of the National
Archives. He finds the Or
ganization superb" and said
I'VE can all learn from the
great technical inovations
that have been made here,
especially with the restora-
ton Of documents. And the
staff has shown US a cour-
tesy and consideration truly
extraordinary"
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
S0ldatna Coming Needs Studied
 By City Planners

Dick Midyett, chairman of the Soldatna Planning Commission, is urging all persons who plan to open up subdivisions to con- tact the Planning Commission prior to actual surveying of land.
 The Commission, which works under the Soldatna City Council, meets at 7:30 pm. each Thurs day in the Soldatna Community Club building near Wilson's store. All visitors are welcome, espec- tally those planning subdivisions.
 Cooperation between land own CT and Planning Commission makes 1t easier for the person opening the subdivision and for the planning group, the chairman said.
 Long range plans of the Com mission call for a proper plan hing setup for the city, including the laying out and naming of streets and boulevards, establish ment of building codes for cleo trieal, plumbing, construction and building contractors, and recom- merded zoning ordinances to con- trol areas for residence, business and agricultural uses.
 Work on recommended zoning ordinances will be of immediate concern to the Commission, Mid yeti said. The Commission is open to suggestions as to names for specific streets that are not named and other names will be needed for future subdivisions.
 Midyett is the first elected permanent chairman for the Com mission having been named to office on June Il. Other mem bers are Kenny Carver, Dick Hall, Jess Harbin, Charles Par kef and George Dennison. Bertha Midyett, wife Of the chairman, serves as secretary. All meetings are open to the public.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Looking for Location

Seeking a location for a home and business in the Kenai-Soi= datna area are Mir. and Mrs. Robert H. Breakfield, now com- pleting a tour of Alaska from their home in Riverside, Calf. The Breakfields, who have three children ranging in age from four through ten years, trav- elled nearly every passable read in the state during the past six weeks and said the Kenai-Sol- datna area appealed to them more than any other seetion of Alaska as to climate, scenery and progressiveness of the communi- ties. Breafield, who ran his own trucking business 10 years at Riverside, sold out in May and hopes to invest in similar busl- ness or in some other enterprise probably on the Kenai Peninsula. The states first homestead land sale at Anchor Point on August 5 was one point on their agenda.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Bantam Bowling Trophy Awards

Sky Bowls Bantam League trophies and awards were pre- sented at banquet (eake, ice cream and cokes) held recently at Parkers' Cafe.
 The winning team in the Ban- tam Bowler group, children 12 years and under, was sponsored by Sans Barber Shop and Allen Oil Tool Go. They won 28 games and lost 16. Members of the win ming team were R. L. Parker, Dick Demaray, Charles Griffin and Jill Carver.
 Honors for high series scratch, high series with handicap, high game scratch and high game with handicap all went to Mark Hum- eeky. Of the girl bowlers Linda Farnsworth took high series scratch and high series with handicap. High game scratch and high game with handicap honors went to Kerry LantZ.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Refinery Clearing
 Begins This Week

Clearing of land began this week for the erection of a small oil refinery to be located nine miles north of Kenai on 40 acres sold by Mac" Magahan to Vest ern Frontier Oil and Refining Go, of Long Beach, Calf. The 25oo barrel per day crude oil plant will be one south of the Kenai Pipeline Go. site.
 Ralph G. Hand, president of Western Frontier Oil & Refining Co.,, said $300,oo0 of classified material should arrive within 30 60 days and that, weather per- uniting, construction would pro- ceed immediately. Completion of the plant is set for early in 1862.
 The distillation unit as planned will produce standard grade gaso- line, jet fuel, fuel oil and diesel, Hand said.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Churches Set
 Fall Schedules

A change in church schedules, beginning Sept. 3, has been an- nouneed by Rev. Daniel Harlan, for Methodist churches at Ninil- chik and Tustumena. These two churches will go back on their fall schedules on that date.
 Tustumena church school is scheduled for 1 s30 pm. and wor- ship service at 4:15 pm. The church is located at Milepost 119. At Ninilehik, church school will be at 4:15 pm. and worship at 5:15 pm.
 The Kenai Methodist Church which is the third church in the parish served by Reverend Har- Ian, will continue on it's regular schedule, with church school at 9:45 am. and worship service at II am.
 The Rev. Victor Musk of Au- grsta. Maine, will be guest pastor at al three churches at the Sept. 3 services.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
 S55 Per Ton
 Loans Available On Alaska Oats

Oats raised in Alaska this year will be eligible for Federal loans of S55.00 per ton, Philip R. John son, chairman of the Alaska ASC Committee, announced at College today. Federal loan levels for barley will be announced in the near future.
 These loans are made under USDA price support programs, although. since they are only about two-thirds the market val ae of the grains, they do not support prices. They do provide ready money shortly after har- vest to help meet harvest and other costs.
 These loan programs point out the value of Alaskan feed grains, Johnson stated. Each farmer who raises oats or barley should real ize that his crop, when properly harvested, dried and stored, does have real value. Unfortunately, some grain is lost each year be- cause of inadequate harvesting, drying or storage facilities. Dry ing is particularly important since grain at harvest time is seldom dry enough to keep with out artificial drying. Oats must De dried to 141a per cent mois- ture content to be eligible for loan.
 Federal loans are also avail able for the purchase of drying and storage facilities.
 Loans on feed grains, as well as for drying and storage facili- ties will b. made by county AsG offices in Fairbanks, Palmer and Homer. The interest rate will be three and one-half per cent and the loans on oats will expire on April 30, 1862.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
New Business Associate

MT. and Mrs. Len George, new corners to the Soldatna area since arriving from Anchorage Aug. 19. are living in the new Rain bow subdivision in q house re- gently moved in from Seward. George is plumber and is one of the associates of Slawson & Associates, doing the plumbing en5 of the business. There are two children, Carrie IA, aad Mark II. George formerly work ed on construction jobs while in Anchorage from 1950-55 and af- ter they returned from Outside in 1860. Mrs. George will seek work after school starts.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Vacationing Here

Luke and Mamie Elwell, who formerly owned the Russian River Lodge, visited Ralph and Ruth Soberg the past week. They recently returned from trip around the world and spent last winter in old Mexico. They are staying in cabin at Kenai Lake and are visiting many friends in the area Mrs. Elwell has written articles for the Alaska Sportsman and other magazines.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Tournament Slated

Al Morasse, manager of the Sky Bowl, announced Head Pin tournament will be held be- tween Sept. 1 and 15. This is a benefit for the ambulance and fire departments. Soldotna mer- chants are donating the prizes. Forty five prizes have been pledged So far. Winter leagues are now forming.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Baby.Shower

Mrs. Jody Grange z(former Shari 0lsen) was honored recent ly at baby shower held at Sol- dotna Community Hall. She re- eeived many lovely gifts. A group of her friends were hostesses.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
On New Richfield Job

Taehik Excavating's crew left this week for Katella, TO air miles from Cordoya. Paul Taehik, Le- Roy knab, soldotna; Harr
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-25
Free Film Shows Alaska Scenes

Mrs. R. [. (Bob) Schmidt will show Alaska wildlife and native films Saturday night at the sol- datna Baptist church. The en- teftainment will be free and eV- eryone is invited to attend.
 Mrs. Schmidt has a 16 nm sound camera and is especially interested in showing scenes of Alaska to her sister and family, who are visiting here from the Congo, and is inviting the public to join in viewing them.
 Films to be shown will include those of the Lake George break up, in sound and color; Little Diomede Island, and the People of Alaska.
 White and Gordon Baktuit, ke- mai, will join Lewis Nicholson and Tom Denman of Soldotna, who went down two weeks ago. Their work with Richfield Oil Go. could keep them there five months to two years, according to Paul Tachik, manager.
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Evening star., 1961-03-18

Add to DC.
Programs

A number Of Washington
area churches have announced
appearance of guest choirs and
other special Lenten musical
programs for tomorrow and
Monday.
The Gettysburg (Pa.) Col
lege Choir will appear twice
here tomorrow. 1t will sing for
the Evensong service at 4
o'clock in Washington Cathe-
dral and present a program of
choral music at 8 pm. in st.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Con-
necticut avenue and Everett
street NV.
The 50-voice student choir
of Mars Hill IN. c. College
will give a concert at 8 pm.
Monday in Bethesda First
Baptist Church, Wilson lane
and Cordell avenue, Bethesda.
The choirs of Arlington
Methodist Church, Glebe road
at South Eighth street, Airing
ton, will sing special Lenten
music at both services tomor-
row morning. They will sing
selections from Stainer's Cru
cifiXion" at the $50 am.
service and selections from
Brahms Requiem" at II am.
Shubert's Mass will be sung
by the choir of Trinity Epis-
cOpaI Church, Columbia pike
and South Wayne street, Ar
nngton at the II am. service
tomorrow.
The March Birthday Club of
Zion Baptist Church, TIA
South Lee street. Alexandria,
will sponsor musical program
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
church.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
Missionary Union
Meets Tuesday

The 61st annual meeting OF
the Woman'S Missionary Union
of Virginia will get under way
Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church of Alexandria, 1882
King street.
During the sessions, which
open at 8 pm. Tuesday and
close with a morning session
at $50 am. Thursday, the
group will hear a number of
missionaries speak. Among
them are DR.. Audrey Font
note, a missionary to Japan:
Miss Margaret Lamberth, a
missionary to Nigeria; Mrs. C.
K. Dozier, a former missionary
to Japan and Hawaii, and the
Rev. Zach J. Deal, jr., mission
ary to Colombia,
Others who will address the
meeting are: DR.. Baker j.
Cauthen, executive secretary of
the Foreign Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton; DR.. Courts Redford, ex-
ecutive Secretary-treaSur of
the Home Mission Board Of the
Baptist convention and Mrs.
Edgar Bates, chairman of the
Woman's Department Of the
Baptist World Alliance.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
Youths to Compete
In CYO Orotory Fete

Four boys and four girls will
compete for the 1861 Ora
torical Championship of the
Catholic Youth Organization
of Washington at 2 pm. tomor-
row in UrSuline Academy, $500
Forest road, Bethesda, Md.
The winner will represent
the Washington organization
in the national competition to
be held at 2 pm. April Q at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Contestants appearing in the
competition tomorrow will be
Maureen Crittenden, Cathy
Fahy, Laurette Harvey, Jerry
Orndorf, Mary 10 Acker, jeff
rey Radowich, Edward Duggan
and John Heiberger.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
West Point Group
Honors d Youths
For Leadership

-Four Metropolitan area high
school students were honored
for their leadership in athletics
and scholarship last night at
the annual Founders Day din
ner Of the Districts West Point
Society.
Terry P. Brown of 31s7 North
Seventeenth street, Arlington,
a senior at Washington Lee
high school was presented
with the society's football lead
ership award. Martin D. Silver
Of 1927 Conover drive, Silver
Spring, a Junior at Northwood
High School, won the junior
award for football leadership.
Both students also rank near
the top Of their classes schol-
astically.
The society's Scholarship and
Leadership Award was present.
ed to Michael C. Newton Of 37l4
Massachusetts, avenue NV. a
senior at Western High School,
and the junior class award
went to John D. Valiante of
4O9 Waynewood boulevard, Al
eXandria, Of Mount Vernon
High School.
The awards were made at
Boiling Air Force Base officers
club. Maj. Gen. William C.
Westmoreland. West Point su-
perintendent, was guest speak
er.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
AdVentists Vote
Food for Congo

The Seventh-day Adventist
Welfare Services has voted to
send 20 tons Of cottonseed oil
to the Congo, 1t was announced
yesterday. This follows q ship
ment Of 80 tons Of milled rice,
powdered milk and corn meal
to the area last month.
At the same time, the SAWS
voted to send 20 tons Of cot
tonseed oil to Korea and a SIM
liar amount to the Philippines.
The Philippines also will re-
ceive 40 bales Of summer
clothing.
Other countries scheduled to
receive relief clothing and bed
ding are Taiwan, 800 bales Of
summer clothing and 80 bales
Of bedding; Indonesia, 500
bales Of summer clothing; Al
giers, 3 tons Of clothing; Bel
GUM, 3 tons, and Madeira,
Azores, and Cape Verde Is
lands, 20 bales each.
Evening star., 1961-03-18

the actual text of the Bible.
1t Is found in marginal notes
in some editions of the King
James Version.
That date was selected by
the late Archbishop usher of
Ireland as the date he believed
to have been the beginning of
history or the creation of the
world. He even fixed it more
specifically as Sunday, Octo-
Der %.
Archbishop usher based his
calculation on a careful read
ing Of the Books of the Penta-
teuch in an attempt to evaluate
the ages of some of the patri-
archs who are mentioned there.
OF course years were not
numbered in ancient history
Dates were fixed according to
the year of the reign Of a
particular monarch.
In what we now regard as
IS BIC. the Roman Empire
under Julius Caesar adopted a
calendar dating all history
from what was believed to have
been the founding of Rome,
1853 BIC.
In 527 AID. a monk named
Dionysius Exiguus devised the
new calendar by revising the
old Roman calendar with the
dating of years before and
after the birth of Christ. How
ever, be made an error. of
between four and six years.
The calendar under which we
operate was developed by two
eminent astronomers, Christie
pher Clavius and Aloysius
Lilius, acting under the direc-
ton Of Pope Gregory XIII.
QuestiOn-"In one Of your
columns you stated that the
ancient Hebrews ultimately
settled In what is today part
Of Palestine known as West
Jordan. Dear sir, you surely
know that before the British
arbitrarily Topped off what was
formerly Transjordania, and
created a kingdom of Jordan,
it was never known thus, and
surely it would not have hurt
you that much to say, that
part of Palestine which is
known today as Israel Even
the Arabs use this hush-hush
word"
Answer am very familiar
with the State of Israel and