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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

Cleanup operations are in
full force over the week end
at the French Embassy follow
ing a three-alarm fire Friday
night which caused thousands
Of dollars Of damage to the
building.
Fire Inspector Paul ]. Lynch
said it is not possible to get q
complete estimate Of the dam
age until the roof is taken off
the 50-year-old structure at
222P Kalorama road NV.
The blaze started about $3.50
pm. in the electrical wiring Of
the elevator, Mr.. Lynch said.
The fire virtually destroyed
the roof and the attic. In addi-
ton, there was incalculable
damage inflicted by water to
the lower floors Of the four
story residence Of Ambassador
Herve Alphand.
Massive Traffic Jams
The fire, which brought out
81 pieceSof fire equipment and
caused massive traffic jams in
the neighborhood, forced can
collation. Of a dinner scheduled
by the Alphands for tomorrow
night. Guests were to have in
cluded Attorney General and
Mrs. Robert Kennedy and
Health, Education and Welfare
Secretary and Mrs. Ribicoff.
The fire also caused the Am
bassador to switch a ceremony
late yerterday afternoon which
was originally scheduled for the
residence to the French Chan
Gerry, 1885 Belmont road NV.
The ceremony was in honor
Of former White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty,
who was awarded the French
Legion Of Honor.
Mr.. Alphand said he could
not yet estimate the amount
of damage. but said the impor-
tant works Of art were all
saved. Some rugs were dam
aged. he said mostly from
water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Driver Now Regrets
Policemun's Help

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP). - A
helping hand turned into the
long arm Of the law for one
Toledo motorist.
Police Sgt. Robert Loutz saw
the motorist pushing a stalled
car to the curb and offered
assistance. Then he noticed the
license plate was that of a car
stolen a few minutes earlier.
The young man who had been
pushing the vehicle was
charged with auto theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
BULL IS WINNER
IN JOUST WITH
COMPACT CAR

AURORA. Ill. (AP).-A
compact car and a 1900
pound hereford bull collid-
ed head-on today on US.
$40.
F.. The bull snorted, ambled
down the highway and was
taken into custody is min
utes later, uninjured.
The car, driven by
George Baird. 80, suffered
$500 damage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Reoctor Is Reudied

KELLER. Norway, Feb. rs
(AP).-Norway's new low-ef-
feet atomic reactor. partly
United States-financed, will be
started up in April. 1t will pro-
duce only a few watts Of cleo
tricity for testing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Morse Plan Draft

OSLO, Norway, Feb. Is (AP)
The Norwegian armed forces,
manned with draftees for years,
will begin taking volunteers
this spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
River Cleanup Move
Stalled by Labor Cost

Potomac River cleanup by District officials has
been stalled since fall by laborcost problem, it
reported yesterday
The delayed involves house plumbing work to
in with the citys eliminate the double
systems some of the citys older neighborhoods.
During heavy rains these lines overflow and of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Murder Case Witness
Tells Kidnapping Tale

ATLANTIC CITY N. j., Feb Is (AP)-Robert L. Russell
transferred hospital to the county jail today after
repeatedly telling fantastic story Of abduction attempted
murder and narrowing escape
Atlantic County Prosecutor Augustine A. Repetto would
neither confirm nor deny that Russethe States witness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. CaTmelO
Crupi Of 2l5 Oneida street
NE. will celebrate their
5Oth wedding anniveT-
sary today. Married in
AntillO, Italy, the couple
came to Washington in
1928. MIR. Crupi is . re-
tired construction worker.
They have two sons and
four grandchildren, who
live in the Washington
area.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Hospital Nelus

There were 62 hospital patients
Monday morning 54 adults
and eight babies.
Patients Admitted
Mrs. A. E. Edmonds, Black
stone; Mrs. r. H. johnson,
Farmville; l.. H. VILLA m S,
Farmville; J. L. Morris o n.
Amelia: Mac Cakes. Rice; Mrs.
Lucille Cleaton. Lacrosse: r. M.
Anderson. Farmville: Dan lie
Sueur. Dillvyn; Claude Green.
Green Bay: Herbert =. Morris.
Charlottesville, Mrs. w. R..
Yeats. Crewe: T. l.. Ingram,
Kipwith, and Mrs. Sam Robi-
nette, Keysville.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. Emert.
Prospect. girl. Nov. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Myers.
Jr.. Keysville. boy, Nov. 10.
COlOred Patients
Chesley Hurt, Farmville, and
Macia Jones, Farmville.
COl0red Births
Joe and Lorraine Reed, Meher-
rim, boy, Nov. 10.
Hilton and Ethel Mayton. Rice,
Discharges
Nov. 9Lucille Banks, Mrs. C.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14

of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton in Baltimore. He was also
a director Of the Farmers Co.
operative Fertilizer Purchasers.
Inc. of Kenbridge. and a trustee
of Hargrove Military Academy
of Chatham. A charter member
of Burkeville Ruritan Club. he
was also. honorary deacon and
trustee Of Rurkeville Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs
Mae Walton Green: two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Carl Mauro Of Arnold,
Md. and Miss Louise Green. Of
Richmond; two sons. DR.. Thorn
as W. Green and Or. w. S.
Green Jr. of Bristol. Tenn: three
brothers Jesse c. Green, Of
Powhatan. Milton T. Green. Of
Blackstone and Roy j. Green. Of
Canada. and four sisters. Mrs
H. I. Hood, Mrs. Herbert May
ton. Mrs. c. F.. Trump of Crewe
and Miss Mamie Green oil
Richmond. and eleven grand
children.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Mrs. O'Bryant, 80,
Dies Sunday;

DILLWYN. NOV. 13-Mrs.
Mary Seay O'Bryant. 80, died
Sunday at her home near Dill
lwyn. She was born Jan. l6.
1872, a daughter of the late
Tommy Seay and Willie Dunkum
Seay. Her husband was the late
George Thomas O'Bryant.
Surviving are two sons. John
Thomas O'Bryant and Joseph
Benjamin O'Bryant: two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. James Woods0n and
Mrs. Anna Perkins. all Of Dill
lwyn; IL grandchildren an d
eight great grandchildren. :
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Tuesday. from Dunkun
Brothers Funeral Home. with
burial in Rocky Mt. Methodist
Church cemetery.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
H. w. Patterson, 70
Retired Farmer
Buried Saturday

SCOTTSVILLE, Nov. l3-Fu-
neral services for Henry Walker
Patterson. ~. were held at 2
pm. Saturday at Mt Zion Meth0-
dist Church. near EsmOnt. with
burial there. He died Thursday.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Florence Shores Patterson: three
daughters. Mrs. Alan r. Wilson.
of Roanoke. Mrs. Walker S.
Bell, of Charlottesville, and Mrs.
Woodrow w. Bryant. Of Scots
vile: three sons. Dudley w. Pat
terson. Of Esmont. and Herman
L. and William H. Patterson, of
Scottsville. two S sters. Mrs.
Lindsay Baber. of ScOttSville
and Miss Lizzie Patterson. of Els
mont: q grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Observation-Disclosures

zONlzED UNIT
An outstanding feature! Wire gauge for coils
is zoned according 70 areas Of greatest wear
and weight. Heavier gauge eoiI. are eoneen-
trsted in center section end along each side.
Provides firm, level support for correct Sleep
ing posture-from head TO toe.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
w. S. Green, Is,
Buried Sunday

A graveside funeral service
was held in Sunset Hill GENE.
terry at Burkeville Sunday after
noon for Waverly Sydnor Green.
IS. who died Friday. November
10. at his home "Greenland"
near Burkeville.
Mr.. Green. son Of John Tho
mas Green and Leila Harriet
Dalton Green. was born March
80. 1886 in NottOway county. He
attended public schools and Har-
grove Military Academy. He re-
ceived a BA degree from Rich
mond College in 1915; Masters
degree in Agriculture from VPI
in 1922. He taught science at
Hargrove in 1856, and was
principal Of Gretna High School
during 1867. Returning TO
Nottoway county. he served as
principal of Burkeville High
School from 1917 to 1923. when
he became vocational agricul-
ture area supervisor for Central
Virginia. Two years later he be-
came field representative of the
Farm Credit Administration.
serving until 1913. when he re-
turned to Burkeville High School
as principal for two wear term.
Mr.. Green was a member of
the State Board of Agriculture
and immigration, and a director
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Rites Held For
Miller Michaux

POWHATAN, Nov. 13-Funeral
services were held Wednesday
in Rich mOnd at | pm. for Miller
w. MichauX, who died at a Rich
mond hospital, Monday. Novem-
Der 8 following long illness.
Intertnent was at 2::3O pm.
in Pow hatan county in the family
cemetery at "Michaux Grant"
near Michaux.
He was born in Powhatan
county and spent the greater part
Of his life near Michaux.
He is survived by three sisters,
Miss Mary Michaux. Mrs. Mar
ion Allnutt. and Mrs. G. B. Flick
len. all Of Richmond: and one
brother A. L. (Lud) Michaux of
Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Funeral Rites For
Miss Ellis, IS,
Wednesday, 2P. M.

BUCKINGHAM. Nov. l3-Miss
Anne Perkins Ellis. So. died Sun
day in Birmingham. Ala. after
a long illness. She was the
daughter Of the late Frank Ellis.
formerly of Buckingham and
Birmingham. Ala. For Many
years she spent the summer at
the family home, Alton" in
Buckingham county.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Frank Ellis, of Birming-
ham: a sister, Miss Mildred
Ellis, of Birmingham: two broth
ers. Porter Ellis. Of Birmingham.
and pr. Frank Ellis. of Roanoke
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 pm. at the
family cemetery. Solitude. in
Buckingham county.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14

r. Mckinney. Mrs. r. G.. Elmer
son. Elizabeth Hawthorne, Mary
Rose. Mary Nash, Mrs. K. H.
Latham. r. 7. Walton, and H. A.
ellis.
Nov. 10-Mrs. R. F.. Fulp.
Crawford Yeats. Mrs. j. O.
Christian. Mrs. Herbert Ewing
Mrs. j. H. Jones, Mrs. T. P.
Metcalf, Mar aret Copeland.
Mary Venable. R. w. Stephen
son. and Mrs. Fred LeClercq.
Nov. l1-Addie Ward, j. H.
Van Hoy. Mrs. w. G. Watson,
Mrs. r. H. Johnson. Dan Lee
Sueur. j. L. Morrison, Mrs. Don
Strickland. and Mrs. A. H. Buck
nam.
Nov. l2-W. H. Saunders, Earl
Mallory. H. L. Marus. Joseph
johnson. and Mrs. j. l. Under
wood.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Mrs. BrOaddus Gets
Post At HOpewell

Mrs. w. L. BroadduS, former
ly of Farmville. has been ap-
pointed a member Of the Hope
well hospital authority. The APP
p0intment was announced by
Mayor Marvin c. Neal.
The appointee is the daughter
OF DR.. P. w. Beckham, Of
Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
P-TA Postponed

The John Randolph Elernen-
tary School P-TA meeting has
been postponed from Thursday
night to Friday, December L.
At that time a short business
meeting will be followed by a
womanlesS wedding and a bake
sale.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
George H. Ponton

KEYSVILLE. Nov. 13-Grave-
side funeral services for George
Hamlin Ponton, 81, who died
Thursday. Nov 8, were held at
2 pm, Saturday at Ash Camp
Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors are two brothers.
Robert POnt0n, of Charlottes-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14
Buried Saturday

vile, q nd Thomas Ponton. Of On
tario, and five sisters. Mrs.
Mary P. Bass and the Misses
Alice and Hattie POnton. of
Portsmouth. Mrs. Willie Eddin,
of Madison, and Miss Ruth Pom
ton. OF Alexandria.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-14

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
RIM E S
of the
+ ME- S
Baseball Blues

It's dead of aCinter and the
fans Are starved for base
ball neiUs They scan the
papers every day In search
Of diamond vieics i. They read
tchGt Siegel, Addie say And
Povich of the Post Stan Of
the Stor and George Bragaw
=. For compliment or roast
Each statement that Que
sddd makes Each utterdnce
Of Mick Is read By all 10ith
bdted breath Who wdnt the
team to click They hope
Burt Hdtckins soon will tell /.
OF mighty hitters signed /.
About net0 pitchers-ttoo or
three The training season
grind But most OF all they
aUGnt to hear The crotUded
bleachers shout When rodrs
Of "Pldy BdHP split the air /.
As the Senators trot out!
Richard Hobart
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
County Law

One recent snowy evening, my delightful
younger daughter was comfortably seated
with her back to the open fire. She was
transporting fudge to her mouth with her
left hand, attending to the needs at the back
of Dukes ears with her right hand, studying
her chemistry book which was propped upon
her knees in front of her; and while doing
all Of these important things, was watching
me.
1 must have felt guilty. That is how I
caught her watching my eyes travel back
and forth across the pages of the book was
reading. 1t was only book on income tax
avoidance. TAX avoidance, mind you. is
not tax evasion" The latter are naughty
words and are strictly forbidden by all gov
ernments, while "tax avoidance" is just with
in the limits Of Judging tolerated by the gov
eminent. have never really understood the
difference, but there are some financial
in the Bureau of Internal Revenue for $4,000
a week.
you do not know how to read" she re-
marked to me. Had she said, Daddy. it is
odd how you keep getting older and l stay
the same age all of the time," or Daddy
there is a lot of difference between one be-
ing solitary and one who stands alone and
free, isn't there?" l would have agreed
l was surprised at her remark because
1 thought she knew that I could read be-
cause was always able to help her out on
her English and History and tell her all about
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
According TO Smith
The Governor
And Fros+burg

Despite the persistent reports that Gov.
J. Willard Tawes is hopeful candidate for
reelection, we're more inclined to the theory
that he's been seized by fit of deep despond-
ency over his campaign chances.
Dependency invariably Is the major
cause of suicide, and in the continuing series
of blunders indecision and the lack of forth
rightness that has marked his recent per-
formances, the good governor seems to be
hurting along down suicidal path-polit
cal suicide, that is
Among the more outstanding examples
of how not to win friends and influence
people that can be attributed to Tawes was
his recent whitening attack on DR.. Thomas
Pullen, the States superintendent of schools,
in the continuing controversy over the
Warfield plan and the status of Frostburg
State Teachers College.
Disagree with your subordinates over
matters of policy all you wish, governor. It's
not only your right, but your duty, to do so
If you have the backing of your convictions.
But for Heavens sake, governor an Off
cial of your stature doesn't reduce himself
to the level of your vitriolic and personal
blast against DR.. Pullen, man so highly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23

regarded in the educational circles. 1t just
isn't in keeping with the performance ex-
pected of the occupant of government house.
It's not only unbecoming, but it's down.
right imprudent, because it invites the wrath
of one of the most powerful of all the States
organized groups-the teacher-educator bloc.
DR.. Pullen and the State Teachers Associa-
ton, combined with the P-TAs, are capable
of swinging about as many votes as any
faction we know Of and we surely wouldn't
want them agin' us if we had any thought
of seeking public office
The governors role in the Frostburg
issue, coupled with his adamant refusal to
support fair and equitable reapportionment
program, his namby-pamby stand on the ex.
ploSive slot machine controversy and his
ready dealing in the Congressional redistrict.
ing of the State are all sure to cost him a
wad of votes should he decide to run again
In view of his recent performances, we
wonder if there really can be any foundation
for the reports that he'll try again. If we
were in his shoes, particularly in the light of
the emphasis the new administration has
placed on youth vigor and aggressiveness,
we'd be just trifle discouraged about the
prospects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
My Daughter Says:
Read Up and Down

Barbara Fritchie and the candy she. makes
and how Jeb Stuart was one of the hottest
iocI,s that the south ever sent to Bowie.
Feeling a shade offended, / asked her
why it was she thought did not know how
to read. In short, 1 denied the allegation
and defied the alligator. But she continued
and said "Your eyes travel along the written
line from left to right when you read. This
is called horizontal reading" and is strictly
for the squares and cubes of the world"
This last was mortal thrust
explained to her that all of the most
important printed things that needed read.
ing. and upon which our gracious living de-
ponds. such as: bail bonds, pari-mutual
tickets ticker tape and lottery slips are
printed to be read from left to right and not
from top to bottom.
But she remained adamant and told me
that the psychologists and reading research
ers who interested themselves i'm these cGm.
pick matters had adopted new theory of
reading which is called vertical reading"
Their theory, which has been adopted in
aba part by the educators who read from l21
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
Hail to the Champs

THROUGHOUT Montgomery County hats off to the
sizzling basketball Blazers of Montgomery Blair High
School after their convincing 1858 victory Richard
Montgomery High Tuesday night in the cimacc contest
of the county and Bi-County league seasons
In preserving their indicated record the Blazers
the championship of both leagues marking the third
time in six years they have the BCounty title and
giving them their first county crown in the brief twoyear
life of the county loop The winning performance sends
Blair on to the State tournament where the Blazers
be viewed formidable threat for the State champion
ship in view of their brilliant seasons record
1t was great night for Bob Windsor whose So
points set school record and tied the county league
mark the tall redhead also turned in tremendous de-
fensive performance. However, the entire Blair squad
performed like champions against scrappy Rockville
qunt that had been tabled real threat to halt the
Blazers all-winning streak.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23

This will be a treatise about
building and loan associations
in particular and legislative
conflict of interest in general.
The former is not a new
issue at Annapolis, and the lat
ter is as old as the hills. Both
have been in full flower dur
ing the current session.
This column is being writ.
ten, as usual, during the week
end before publication, and
much will have happened by
the time you read it.
Barring some unforeseen
circumstances, the Tydings
bill will have passed the
House of Delegates and gone
to the Senate, where It is not
expected to run into serious
trouble.
The Tydings bill is aimed at
controlling firms that insure
the accounts of building and
loan associations and at bring
ing the risks that they cover
into some reasonable relation
to the assets of the insurer it.
self.
The chief target, as every
one knows, is the Security Fl.
nancial Insurance Corporation,
which IS operated locally by a
group of Baltimore County
politicians, including three
prominent members of the
House of Delegates. 1t is the
only such company in Mary
land, although several others
are reported to have applied
for licenses. They are being
held at bay by Insurance Com
missioner Doug Sears of Sill
yer Spring, pending the out
come of the Tydings bill.
The legislators involved in
Security Financial delegates
Boone, Culver and Staten &C.
cupy influential positions in
the House and have not hest
tated to use them in defense
of their firm.
In addition, many other leg.
islators are officers, directors
or attorneys for building and
loan associations on one kim
or another.
Those who are connected
with associations insured by
Security Financial are presum.
ably interested In defending IL.
Those connected with Federal
associations, including Tyn.
ings, would be delighted to see
Security Financial 70 down
the drain.
Thus the opposition to the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23

Committee in the summer of
1885,
The list could be extended
ad infinitum, but what's the
use? Perhaps conflict of in
terest is the very essence of
legislative bodies.
There are rules about not
voting on bills In which you
have a personal interest, but
they are rarely enforced. In
deed. no one knows how to en-.
force them or where to draw
the line. Should dear old Sena.
tor Guy Johnson 3D., Cecil
be prohibited from voting for
a teachers salary or pension
bill because he happens to be
a retired principal Of the Elk.
ton High School?
I am inclined to think that
the only effective antidote is
publicity. The press has done
a creditable job in the Secur-
ity Financial affair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23
Our Own Frontier

TIVE County Council may have hit on something.
For long time Montgomery County has had the
reputation among the building trade of having quite
complicated system for acquiring permits AS many as
five offices have had to examine some applications.
Now the County Council has called for study to
be made to the process of issuing permits cannot
be streamlned.
If such review is successful in this department, it
is reasonable to that like study will be made in
all government departments in the county And the re-
suits should be beneficial not only to those Immediately
concerned but to the taxpayers as well.
After talking to several members of the County
Council gets the feeling that the forward look
in Washington is spilng in this county And any
trimming of government expense and/or alternating in
voved processes of doing business in the county will be
welcomed indeed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-23

I have just read your Friday
column.
Baltimore City has thirty per
cent of Maryland's population
and our Republican City Com
mittee's goal is to provide the
fullest opportunity for gifted
people of all ages. The younger
people have accepted this chal-
lenge.
In a few minutes 1 am going
to a meeting of Baltimore area
college students which Young
Republican President Cleo Ia
vani has arranged. The pur-
pose of this meeting is to spear
head a drive for stronger Young
Republican clubs in each college
in the Baltimore area.