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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-01

BUCKINGHAM, April 26-Lt.
and Mrs. Ernest W. BRYANT and
two children, Roxann and John
ny. of Paramount. Calf. arrived
Thursday to visit his mother and
family. Mrs. John Bryant. 1t.
Bryant and his family are be-
ing transferred to Norfolk.
Taylor Duty. Jr. and Garland
SwartZ spent the Easter holiday
at their homes here.
John Rogers. of Martinsburg.
w. Va. was an overnight guest
of his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Rogers, Sat
Lrday.
Mrs. Bessie Crews had as her
week end guests, Jessie Crews,
Eugene Crews. and Houston
Crews. Mr. and Mrs. Dabney
Crews also visited in the same
home.
The Buckingham Youth Base
ball League met last Monday
Light at the Vocational Agricul-
ture Building. This was a bust
ness meeting. and clans were
made to order uniforms for the
players.
An awards program in the
Keep Virginia Green" poster
contest was held Thursday night
at the Buckingham Elementary
School. Winners in the recent con-
test received their awards.
Mrs. Lewis Williams has re-
turned to her home here after
spending the winter in Roanoke
with her nieces, Misses Louise
and Christine Forbes.
Tom Hall, ST.. is recuperating
at his home after a recent op-
Grafton at Southside Community
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Sheppard,
OF GoldSboro. N. c.. spent the
Easter holiday with Mrs. Shep.
hard's parents, Mr.. ard Mrs
Hamilton Agee, Jr. They also
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Shepherd.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunkum
and son, of Hanover, visited Mrs.
Dunkum's mother. Mrs. j. R.
Wiseman fol the week end.
Arthur Springer spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Springer. of Richmond.
Jennings Springer, of Rich
mond. visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Springer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Word, OF
Richmond. were up for the week
end to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley Land.
Mrs. George Burgess, O. Char
lcttesville, was a guest of Mrs.
John Crute and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Switzer over the holiday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Baldwin
have with them for a visit Mrs.
Baldwin's mother, Mrs. j. Y.
Carlton, of Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Shepard, of
Fort Meade. Md. were holiday
guest Of Mrs. Shepard's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowlett Bruce.
Miss Jane Pennington has re-
turned to LongWood College after
spending the holidays with her
parents. DR.. and Mrs. w. A.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-01
Elementary SEA
Officers Elected
At Amelia School

The Elementary SEA which is
composed Of the fifth, sixth
and seventh grades, and has
Mrs Mary Rudershausen, one
of the sixth grade teachers as
sponsor. held their regular met
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-01
Program On Color At Meeting
OF Amelia County Garden Club

AMELIA, April 23-The Anne
liza Garden Club opened its 1862
program en- a "deeptone" at the
April meeting which was held in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04

cial session to enact a similar
bill as an emergency meas
ure. The emergency bill is
now in effect. If the original
bill is approved In this ref
erendum, it will replace the
emergency measure. If 1t is
rejected, the emergency
m e asure will remain in
effect.
Pro: Savings and loan as
SociationS must be regulated
and the original plan which
is on referendum would pro-
vide a permanent, separate
State agency for carrying out
the regulation. Responsibility
for regulation lies with the
Department Of Taxation and
Assessments under the emer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. 8

Purpose: To establish per-
manent regulations of say
ingS and loan associations
ard provide administrative
machinery to carry out the
regulation. The bill on ref
erendum was passed at the
1861 session of the General
Assembly but was petitioned
to a vote in a drive led by
Baltimore Democratic boss
James H. Pollock. When the
petition movement made it
apparent the bill would not
go into, effect, the General
Assembly was called into spe-
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QUESTION NO. S

Purpose: To amend Section
38 of Article 3 of the con-
stitution to make it possible
to jail fathers of illegitimate
children if they don't make
court-ordered support pay
ments. Under the present con-
stitutional provision. fathers
of legitimate children can be
jailed for non-Support but
wording of the provision ap-
parently prevents the provi-
sion from applying to fathers
OF illegimate ones.
Pro and con: Non-contro-
versial.
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constitutional a m e n d m e mt
were contained in a bill passed
in 1861 by the General As
Sembly. The bill, which is on
referendum here, was petit
toned to a vote in a drive
led by Mr.. Pollock. Like the
savings and loan regulations,
the general provisions of the
bill were re-enacted in q
special session as an emer-
gency measure.
Pro and con: The bill is
nom controversial generally
throughout the State. In
Baltimore, the main oppoSi-
ton has come from Mr.. Pol
lack who opposed the whole
concept of the court reform
movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. 6

Purpose: To amend cleo
ton laws in order to create a
new eighth congressional dis
trict of Prince Georges and
Howard Counties. This would
be done by separating them
from the present 5th district
of Southern Maryland. The
only other change in district
lines would be to take eight
precincts in Southern Balti-
more out of the 5th district
and put them into the Sd
district which is wholly with
in the city. The reason for
creating a new district is that
Maryland was given an addi-
tional member of the House
Of Representatives as a result
of the 1860 census. A bill
creating the NEW district was
passed at the 1861 session of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. Q

Purpose: To create four adj
ditional judgeships of the
Municipal Court in Baltimore
and to implement the section
of the Maryland constitution
which created the city Mum
icipal Court in 1860. The
provisions for the organiza-
ton and operation of the new
system and to add four judges
to the number set up in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. 2

Purpose: To amend Sec
ton 3 (a) of Article 16 of
the constitution to make it
harder for acts of the Cen
eral Assembly to be petit
toned to a vote of the peo-
pie. This would be done by
increasing the number of
signatures required before a
oil passed by the Assembly
could be put on the ballet for
approval or rejection. Pres
emily, it takes 10000 sigma
lures to force a bill to a pop
ular vote. The new proposal
would require a number of
signatures equal to 3 per
cent of the voters who cast
balletS in the previous cleo
ton for governor. Based on
the votes cast in 1858, this
would mean that APP
proximately $4,000 signatures
would be required. The figure
could vary in future years,
depending on how many
votes are cast in future cleo
tons for governor.
Pro: The 10000 figure
which was fixed in 1915 is
unrealiStic in view of the
huge increase in the number
Of qualified voters. The fig
ure is SO low that the right
Of referendum could be
abused by forcing innumer-
able acts of the Assembly to
q vote of the people.
Con: Increasing the num-
Der of signatures might
make the exercising of the
right of referendum too diff
ficult. This right has not
been abused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04

gomery County to revise its
"quick-taking" procedure in
acquiring land for public
roads or streets. AS in Cues
ton No. for Baltimore, it
would allow Montgomery to
eliminate court-appointed ap-
praiserS and allow the coun-
ty to take land Immediately
upon payment of a sum es-
timated as the fair market
value by a licensed real es-
tate broker appointed by the
County Council, subject to
final determination of the
price by a condemnation
jury. In addition, it would
change another section to
make the quick-taking pro-
cedure available in more
cases. Now, the procedure
cannot be used if the land
involved contains buildings
or improvements. This would
be changed so that the re-
striction would apply only to
land with buildings.
Pro and con: Non-contro-
VerSial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. 7

Purpose: To amend the I'M
employment compensation
laws to tighten eligibility I'M
der certain conditions. 1t
also would increase the maxi
mum payment from $35 a
week to $38 Exclusive of ad-
ditional allowances for de-
pendents). 1t would elimin-
ate the possibility of a person
collecting a second round Of
benefits within one year
without having worked be-
tween times; would reduce or
eliminate benefits to persons
receiving payments from So
cial security or private PEN
sion plans; reduce payments
to persons receiving vacation
or dismissal pay at the same
time as collecting unemploy-
ment compensation; prohibit
more than one person from
collecting dependents allow
anceS for the same depend
ents during a single year;
make it possible for admin
iStratorS to deny payments to
persons who leave work vol
unfairly without good cause;
make it possible to deny bene-
fits to persons who have been
discharged or suspended as a
disciplinary measure; make it
possible to deny payments to
persons who won't accept
suitable work; diSqualifying a
woman for payments during
the last four months of preg-
nancy. The changes were
contained in a bill passed by
the General Assembly in 1861.
The bill did not go into effect
because it was petitioned to
a vote of the people i'll a drive
sponsored by labor unions.
Pro: There are too many
loopholes in the law which
allow persons to get more
money than the law in
tended. Elimination of these
would cut down the drain of
money from the fund and put
it on a firmer financial
foundation.
Con: With Maryland unem-
ployment running at a rela-
lively high figure, eligibility
for compensation should be
looSened not frightened. The
changes would distort the
basic concept of the law.
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QUESTION NO. 4

Purpose: To amend Sec
ton Is of Article 3 of the
constitution to increase the
pay of members Of the Cen
eral Assembly. Members Of
the House of Delegates and
State Senate now get an an
nual salary of $1,000. This
would be increased to $4,000.
The extra payment for the
House speaker and Senate
president, which is now $3.50
a year, would be increased to
$500, giving them a total of
$500. Members of the As
Sembly also receive $40 a day
for expenses for each day they
are in session, and the pro-
poSal. to change their salaries
would have no effect on the
expense payments.
Pro: Legislative duties keep
members away from their
regular jobs so much that
they should receive higher
pay. Bigger salaries may at
tract more qualified candi-
dates for Assembly seats.
Con: The prestige of being
a member of the Assembly
tends to add to the income
received from the members
regular jobs. Legislative posts
require only part-time duty
and salaries should only be
nominal.
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the General Assembly but
was petitioned to referendum
by the Maryland League of
Women Voters which claimed
it was unfair. AS a result, the
additional congressman is
being elected this year in an
at-large election.
Pro: The 5th district is the
biggest district and should be
divided. A more equitable re-
arrangement would have diff
ficulty getting through the
Assembly because it would re-
quire taking a congressman
away from Baltimore. The
propoasl is better than hav-
ing the new congressman run
at-large indefinitely.
Con: The districts should
be as equal as possible in pop
ulation. Two districts - the
9Th. which includes Mont
gomery County, and the End,
which includes Baltimore
County - would have more
than twice as many people
as the smallest one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04

gency measure. Rejection Of
the bill would give opponents
of regulation an argument
for loosening the regulations.
Con: Some s savings and
loan operators think the reg
ulationS are too restrictive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
All MoryIondeps
Vote on 9th District, Eight Other Questions

Maryland voters will be
asked Tuesday to accept or
reject a controversial plan to
establish Prince Georges and
Howard Counties as a new
congressional district.
It is among nine questions
which will be on the ballot in
State wide referenda. Among
the others are proposals to
tighten unemployment COM
penSation laws, to increase
the pay of General Assembly
members, to allow falling of
fathers of illegitimate chill
dren if they don't pay for
support, to make it more diff
ficult to petition General As
Sembly bills to referendum
and to create a new agency
to regulate savings and loan
associations.
All the Statewide referen-
da questions will be on the
voting machine panels. In
some areas there also will be
additional referenda on local
proposals. The voters have
the choice of punching a key
marked For" or Against"
The proposals will be pre-
Sented in legalistic language.
The following explanations
are offered to give voters a
clearer picture of the issues:
QUESTION NO. 1
Purpose: To amend Section
40A of Article 3 of the State
constitution to allow Balti-
more to revise it's quick
taking" procedure in acquir-
ing land for public use. Cur
rently Baltimore may take
property Immediately upon
payment of a sum estimated
as the value by court-ap-
pointed appraisers, with the
final figure to be determined
by a jury. The new proposal
would eliminate the court APP
praiserS and would permit
taking of property upon pay
ment of a sum estimated by
the State or city as the fair
value, still subject to final
reckoning by a jury.
Pro and con: Non-contro-
VerSial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
QUESTION NO. 3

Purpose: To amend Sec
ton. 40A Of Article, 3 of the
constitution to allow Mont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
Yvonne Dionne
Leaves Convent

QUEBEC. June % APP
Yvonne Dionne, one Of the four
surviving quintuplets who en-
tered a convent in January,
1861. to become a nun. has left
the nunnery, it was disclosed
today.
The superior Of the Little
Franciscan Sisters convent at
Bale st. Paul, IS miles north
east Of Quebec, said Yvonne,
%, left for health reasons.
She declined to give any de-
tails, but indicated that Yvonne
left about three weeks ago.
She was a novice in the order
and was called Sister Marie
| TERRY.
The three other surviving
quintuplets are married. They
are Cecile, now Mrs. Philippe
Langlois; Annette, who is mar
ried to Germain Allard. and
Marie, who is now Mrs. Florian
Houle.
Emile, the fifth quintuplet,
died August 20, 1854, in Ste.
Agathe, Quebec, of suffocation
during an epileptic seizue.
Before entering the convent
Yvonne had been a nurse In
Montreal.
1t is not known where she is
lat present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28

sionally as DR.. Dina Soble, be-
came his surity by posting $40,-
900 in cash and $50, 1000 in Gov
eminent bonds.
According to author ties,
$40 900 of the money was her
own and $4,000 was borrowed
from a friend whom she later
repaid. The $4,000 in bonds
was lent by another. friend.
When the 100000 bond was
posted last August, the Gov
eminent expressed fear that
Soblen might flee to Cuba.
Soblen has been too i'll to sit
down for any length Of time
During his four-week trial last
year, he reclined or stood in
the courtroom most Of the
time, sucking on ice cubes and
taking pills.
Soblen was convicted of be-
ing a member Of a spy ring
headed by his brother, Jack
Soble, 81, imprisoned for a
seven-year term in 1857 for
espionage. Soble was a star
Government witness against
his brother. The brothers spell
their names differently.
Soblen and his brother came
to the United States in 1941
and were naturalized in 1947
At the time of his arrest on
November 20, 1860, Soblen was
supervising psychiatrist at
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg, N. Y. His wife
herself a psychiatrist, also
worked at the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
Estes Plea Is Upheld;
TrioI to Be Transferred

PECOS, Tex. June % (AP)
District Judge ]. H. Starley
upheld a defense argument yes
terday that Billie Sol Estes
couldn't get a fair trial in his
home town and said he will
transfer the case to Tyler, 52s
miles east Of Pecos.
Attorneys representing Estes
unexpectedly asked Monday for
immediate trial of the 37-year-
old promoter on one count OF
an eight-count indictment re-
turned in April by the Reeves
County grand jury. He asked
for trial specifically on the
charge that he bilked farmer
Thomas A. Bell of $162,144 In
a purchase agreement involving
liquid fertilizer tanks.
Estes also is under Fedora
Indictment on fraud charges
and is the subject of a con.
gressional investigation. Tit
West Texas financier's farming
and business empire is in receiv'
erSl1ip.
District Judge Otis T. Duna'
gan told reporters in Tyler las
night he had talked to Judg,
Starley and would accept thu
case. No date will be set unit
the Pecos judge signs o forma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28

order. and he said that will be
done July %.
With selection of a jury still
incomplete. Defense Lawyer
John Cofer asked Tuesday
night for indefinite delay. He
said it was obvious that news
paper, magazine and broad
cast accounts about the Estes
case had influenced the pro-
Spective jurors.
District Attorney R. B. Nc
Gowen expressed a view that
Estes could receive a fair trial
In Pecos now and said he did
not join in the motion for
postponement. He conceded,
however, that "the law is on
the side of the defense in
asking a first continuance. "
County grand jurors indicted
Estes on charges of obtaining
$828,576 illegally from six
Reeves County farmers, in
Guiding Mr.. Bell, through pur-
chase contracts for fertilizer
tanks. ...
Estes observed the court pro-
ceedings each day without ex-
preston. The only exception,
a broad grin. occurred when
Judge Starley agreed to con-
slider the motion for postpone
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
POLICY
POLICY
Reds, Nationalist
Get U. S. Wornino
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sent still governs" the Presi-
dent said.
I'VE would regard the agree
ment which was part of the
"a action that no such lat
tack would take place without
the agreement of the United
States (as binding) and 1 have
indicated that our interests in
this area is defensive, and we
would like to have a renuncia-
ton Of the use of force"
No Conflict With Campaign
The President sought to
make it clear that his campaign
statements about the off-shore
islands in 1860 did not mean
that he wanted a change in
American policy. Quemoy and
Matsu became a debating issue
when his early campaign state
ments were taken by some to
mean that he would give up
these islands.
During the course of the de-
bate, however, he took a stand
identical with that of President
Eisenhower.
During yesterdays press con-
ference the President repeated
a statement he had made Octo-
Der Is, 1860:
THE position Of the (Eisen-
h wer) administration has
been that we would defend
Quemoy and Matsu if there
were an attack which was part
of an attack on Formosa and
the Pescadores. I don't want
the Chinese Communists to be
under any misapprehension. l
support the administrations
policy toward Quemoy and
Matsu over the last five years. +"
The purposes Of the United
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SOBLEN
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a walk and then retired to his
room, where he had dinner.
This morning he asked for
a copy of the Jerusalem Post,
Israel's only English-language
newspaper, apparently so he
could read a dispatch from
New York reporting his escape
from the United States.
Soon afterward, Police In
Spector Ahalom Yarkoniand
showed up. accompanied by two
officers.
I'VE know you are Soblen," "
the inspector told him.
The police searched Soblen's
room and then led him to a
police van. News photographers
snapped pictures as he was
taken away.
In Washington, rne FBI and
State Department awaited Off
cial details on the arrest. Lin
coin White, State Department
press officer, said the depart
ment had asked Israel's govern
ment for information.
The United States and Israel
do not have yet a formal extra
dition treaty providing for
return of certain classes OF
persons when sought by the
other country.
However, authorities said the
United States is free to ask
Israel for Soblen's return, and
Israel can give him back, treaty
or no.
Was to Surrender Today
Lack of an extradition treaty
does not figure much in this
case. officials said, because
Soblen is deemed to have core-
mitted a political crime, and
political crimes are not covered
by extradition treaties.
T Soblen was supposed to sur
render today in New York to
begin serving his life term.
The United States, Court of
Appeals affirmed the conviction
March 10.
Soblen's wife said he disap-
peared Monday a few hours
after the Supreme Court de-
clined to review the case.
Federal Judge William B.
Herlands had spared him the
electric chair on his conviction
last year because Soblen's blood
disease was expected to prove
fatal by this summer.
In New York yesterday,
Judge Herlands ordered Sob
LENS bail forfeited, but stayed
the forfeiture until this after
noon.
Soblen's wife. known profess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
Senate Reform Plea
Called Hybrid Plan

eral system and would change
this States established govern
ment."
He said that each of the
States has the right to de-
termine and establish its own
system of representation, pro
vided there is some reason
able ground or justification
for this determination"
Judge Duckett said deter
mination of the issue was diff
ficult because there are few
recognized precedents or guide
posts to follow" Until the
recent Supreme Court decision
reapportionment had been con-
sidered a political" question,
he said. The Supreme Court
ruled last March that the
courts could go into the ques-
ton.
while representation in the
Senate in a number of States
is based on population
this factor is not universal.
Other bases for apportionment
are county. district. town and
parish areas, male inhabitants,
legal voters, district taxes paid
and restricted population by
excluding servicemen, aliens
and Indians"
Opposes Increase
The judge pointed out that
one proposal of the petitioners
would increase the Senate by
IA members. giving the extra
seats to the urban areas.
Increasing the size of a
legislative body is generally not
desirable, 1t sacrifices legisla-
tive efficiency and adds to the
cOSJS, ne SAID.
Earlier, Judge Duckett ruled
that the makeup of the Mary
land House of Delegates was
Unconstitutional. This decision
came after the case was sent
back to him by the Maryland
Court of Appeals.
Judge Duckett had first held
that reapportionment was not
a matter for the courts to de-
eide. His first decision how
ever. was made before the Su-
preme Court ruling.
After Judge Duckett ruled the
House makeup was discrimina-
tory. the Maryland General As
Fsembly was called into special
session and the urban areas
were given 10 more House
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
Colorado Water Bill
Approved in Senate

A Senate Interior subcom-
mittee approved today a bill to
authorize the $40 million Fry
ingpan-Arkansas water project
in Colorado.
At the request of project sup
porters. the subcommittee rec
commended that no changes be
made in the unsurpassed bill,
to avoid getting it tangled in
any HouSe-Senate dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28
Reviews Actions

For the most part. however,
Mr.. Freeman confined himself
to q review Of the Estes mat
ter and actions taken against
Agriculture Department offic-
ials in the case. Three men,
bers OF the Washington office
the Secretary pointed out, were