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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
An Egreqious Error

One OF the last places in which one
would expect to find an egregious error
In connection with the Alger Hiss case
would be in book by former Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, who is generally credited
with bringing the former State Depart
ment aide to trial and disgrace. Yet
such an error has appeared in Mr..
Nixon'S book, six Crises" one part of
which relates the authors key role in
the sensational case Despite Mr..
Nixon'S confession that he had over
looked an incorrect statement pre-
pared by a research assistant, the error
not surprisingly, has been seized upon
by Mr.. Hiss as "the biggest favorable
development for me for a long time"
The Nixon book enormously says
that the Federal Bureau of mveStiga-
ton found an old Woodstock typewriter
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss, on which
experts said certain secret State De-
partment papers found in a pumpkin
on Whitaker Chambers farm had been
typed. Chambers Swore that Hiss had
given him the documents. The book re-
lates that the FBI typed copies Of the
discriminating papers and showed them
to the New York grand Jury to prove
that the Hiss typewriter had produced
the official documents. But the real fact
is that the Hiss machine never was
found by the FBI. ct was later intro
duced by the Hiss defense at his trial.
Iosv a
planted What the FBI actually
showed the grand Jury was the pump
kin papers" and letter which Mrs
Hiss admittedly typed on the Wood
stock. Government experts testified that
both the State Department. documents
and Mrs. Hiss letter had Identical typ
ing and had been typed on the same
machine. The evidence played an i'm
portant part in the indictment and con-
viction Of Hiss for perjury.
The Woodstock typewriter became
an issue when Mr.. Hiss appealed from
his conviction. At that time he con-
tended that the typewriter was not in
fact his own Woodstock, but a duplicate
fabricated by Whitaker Chambers and
provided with keys which matched the
characters on Mrs. Hiss letter. To show
that typewriters could be duplicated, the
Hiss lawyers produced a typewriter
which, they said, had been built to
match the tipping of the Hiss Wood
stock. But Federal Judge Henry w.
Goddard described the defense repro
duction as imperfect" and indicated
his agreement with the prosecutors de-
Scription of the Hiss evidence" as "a
fairy tale" He rejected the defense
claim as conjecture without trace of
evidence to support it" and denied the
appeal. The Supreme Court refused to
review the case and Hiss went to prison
for five years in 1851.
Mr.. Hiss, now free, can hardly ex-
pect reopening of his case in the
courts on the basis of mistake in Mr..
Nixon's book. But he will make the most
of the error, regardless of the Nixon
explanation, in an effort to convince
the court of public opinion" that he
was unjustly convicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy Surviving College Issue
By GOULD LINCOLN

act was discovered. He had
violated q law and he was
sent to jail for two months.
His effort to help q friend
was never held against him
in the political wars Of Bos-
ton.
First Test In Convention
None of Mr.. Kennedy's ri
walls for the senatorial seat,
either Democratic or Republi-
can, have made any public
comments about the story of
Mr.. Kennedy's withdrawal
from Harvard and his read
mission. His first test will
come at the Democratic Pre-
Primary State Convention
which viii be held June z
and 8 in Springfield. The
delegates will be asked to in
dorse Mr.. Kennedy or Mr..
Mccormack for the senatorial
nomination. Each has indi-
Gated that, II defeated In the
convention, he will carry the
fight to the primary and seek
a verdict from the voters.
The very fact that Mr.. Ken
nedy Is a brother of the
President Of the Unite d
States is regarded as giving
him an advantage in the
State convention. On the
other hand, his opponent, Mr..
Mccormack, has twice been
elected attorney general, is
IA years older, has many
friends, and is basing his
campaign on the issue Of ex-
perience over far less expert
ence, and the suggestion that
a young man seeking public
service should not attempt to
begin at the top. Mr.. Nc
Cormack is a graduate Of the
Annapolis Naval Academy and
later of the Boston University
Law School.
The race for the Republic
can senatorial nomination is
not without its interest, too.
Another young man, George
c. Lodge, son of former Sen
ator and former Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge, was the
first man to announce he
would be a candidate for the
Senate seat at stake. Mr..
Lodge during the Eisenhower
administration served as As
sistant Secretary Of Labor for
International Labor Affairs,
an office he continued to hold
for some months after Presi-
dent Kennedy had taken over
the White House. He also
was a member of the Board
of the Foreign Service under
the State Department. Mr..
Lodge, like Mr.. Kennedy, is
opposed by a candidate of
longer and much wider ex-
perience - Representative
Lawrence Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis, like Mr.. Lodge
and young Mr.. Kennedy, Is
q graduate Of Harvard. In the
First World War, he lost q
leg in q naval aviation train
ing crash, but served out the
rest of the war as q ground
officer at Pensacola, Fla. He
has q long record Of public
service, as an assistant
United States District Attor-
ney. In both houses Of the
State Legislature, as State
treasurer and for 20 years as
a Representative in Congress
from the old 10th district
which has now been legislated
out Of existence in the redis-
tricting act made necessary
because Massachusetts, loses
two House seats as q result
of 1860 population census.
Mr.. Curtis old district in
cluded seven Boston City
wards, Newton and Brookline.
Despite a heavy Democratic
vote, he has been able to win
10 times in a row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Disputed Bridqe Site

A recent Star article, en-
titled Montgomery Planning
Randolph Road Bridge"
called this a good and desir-
able project. one which civic
groups have clamored for for
years. This is only partly
true.
For years. civic groups
have clamored for a bridge
at the Randolph road grade
crossing. This proposal to
widen Nicholas lane from
Rockville pike east to the
railroad tracks, Parklawn
drive from Randolph road
south to the tracks, and a
bridge over the BIO right
Of way" is bad for the local
residents. bad for local busi-
nesSmen. bad for county
residents, and bad for the
State. II benefits only those
property owners through
whose industrially and COM
mercially zoned property all
the substantial Randolph
road traffic win be forced.
Closing off Randolph road
at the grade crossing will
have many undesirable. even
bad. results such as complete
severance Of the only con-
Meeting artery between Routes
los and O. s. 20, Old George
town road. Rockville pike,
VlerS MIL road. Georgia ave-
nue. and Cniesville road; re-
routing of Randolph road
traffic not down Parklawn
drive but down the fully half
mile shorter and purely resi-
Dental RocktnghorSe road,
which runs past Rockinghorse
Elementary School and the
now under construction new
junior high school and which
the elementary school land
shortly the junior high
school children from all but
30 Of the more than 1000
homes in Randolph Hills
must cross; rerouting Of that
Randolph road traffic going
to Old GEORGETOWN road
(the NH, David Taylor
Model Basin and Army Map
Service traffic. through the
quiet residential Lux Manor
subdivision; disastrous re-
suits to those businesses
which located on Randolph
road, at the railroad tracks,
in substantial, expensive,
and attractive new buildings,
relying on the arterial traf-
fic and the more than seven
years Of promises that Ran
dolph road was to be wild
ened and repaved. Inciden-
tally, the present plan in
cludes the expensive, traffic
shattering. widening and
paving of Randolph road
with the accompanying spe-
cial assessments Of all own
ers Of property abutting
thereto. and then the closing
Of the grade crossing. And
this will cost the taxpayers
$1,850,000, according to ac-
tual, published budget fig
ures.
The Randolph Civic As
ISOLATION, North Bethesda
Congress Of Citizens Associ-
atoms and the Montgomery
County Citizens Association!
have all unanimously op-
posed the plan outlined in
your article. It would be
cheaper, better planning
and far better for area resi-
dents, local and interstate
commuters, the county ano
the State to put the bridge
on Randolph road where il
belongs.
william C. Sabin,
Chairman, Legal and Zonint
Committee, Randolph Civic
AeeAAintf@vH Tnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

after school and help these
boys towards a cleaner, more
decent way Of life should be
deserving Of overtime pay"
for overtime hours"
Mrs. John C. Warren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

The hot race In Massachu-
sets for the Senate seat
once occupied by President
John r. Kennedy does not
appear, on the surface, to
have gained any more heat
because Of last Fridays pub
lished interview with the
Presidents youngest brother,
Edward NJ, In which he re-
vealed he had been dropped
from Harvard University
when he was q freshman be-
cause he had arranged for q
friend to take an examina-
ton for him. Observers and
political pros appeared to
agree that the story as told
by Mr.. Kennedy, an assistant
district attorney In Boston
and q candidate fer the
Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation. had not changed his
chances for victory. Mr.. Ken
nedy is engaged in a contest
with State Attorney General
Edward j. Mccormack,
nephew of Speaker John Nc
Cormack, for the nomination.
Mr.. Mccormack has main
tanned all along that his own
chances are good. resisting all
efforts to get him out Of the
race.
Mr.. Kennedy's interview
with Robert Healy of the Bos-
ton Globe was frank and ap-
pealing. He took the whole
blame on his shoulders. His
friend-whose name has not
been revealed-took the ex-
animation as a favor" Mr..
Kennedy said: what I did
was wrong, and I have regret
ted it ever since" He added
that it had proved q valuable
lesson. He and his friend
were asked to withdraw"
with the understanding they
would be permitted to reap
ply for admission. After
serving two years in the
Army. Mr.. Kennedy did re-
apply, was readmitted and
gra duated. Furthermore,
after his graduation at Har-
ward, he was admitted to the
University Of Virginia Law
School and was graduated
there with a good record.
Likely to Be Forgotten
In the opinion Of some of
those interviewed in Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Kennedy's ex-
PLANTATION of the episode is
satisfactory and the whole
thing will be forgotten by the
time the election campaign
gets under way.
Several reasons were given
for this opinion. First, in
addition to being satisfac-
tory, the statement came
early. Had it been delayed,
or come after publicity had
been given to the story,
which had been floatin g
around for weeks. by some
source other than the Ken
nedy camp. the political eff
feet would have been more
harmful. Second, q young
man-Mr. Kennedy is just 80
years old-should not be pen
allied for a mistake made in
college, especially as his rec
ord has been good ever since
the episode. Third. and en-
tirely cynically. the voters
in Massachusetts,, especially
those in Boston, would not
be disturbed by such a story
anyway. Those taking this
view recalled that the late
James M. Curley, elected
Mayor Of Boston, a member
of the national House of
Representatives and Cover
nor of Massachusetts,, had as
a young man taken a civil
service examination for an
impecunious friend not so
well educated. Mr.. Curley's
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Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

A. reader can get an answer, BY
mail, to any question Of fact By
writing The Star Information Bu-
reau, 636 E street NV, Washington
4. d. c. Please tnclose return post
age or self-addressed, stamped
The frontiersman., 1962-12-20
How To Ruin The Holidays

Nothing can ruin your car, your peace of mind, Christmas, and family relationships like good, hard rear-end collision. To accomplish all these things at once, just make habit of tailgating.
 The Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Alaska suggests avoiding these unpleasant situations by apply ing a little common sense to your driving habits.
 Like, for example, slow down when your windshield is frost ed and it's dark and you can't see. f.t
 Also, if you allow about 3 times as much distance be- tween you and the fellow ahead, you'll be about right. If the guy in front stops sudden iy (having hit truck) you will still have time to stop, even on the ice, without the aid of a truck.
 There are several good reas- ons why you should not run in- to things with your car. Like, you probably wouldn't like it in jail, or in the hospital. B u t here is one you may not have considered. Perhaps it will mo- tivate you to be a careful dri- yer: Think about the poor grave digger. Would you want him to have to pickaxe a hole for you in that frozen ground perhaps even on Christmas Day?
The frontiersman., 1962-12-20
Sending Cards? Etiquette Is
 Very Important

One of the most enjoyable things about the Christmas sea- son is contracting friends a n d relatives with Christmas cards.
 These tips on '.etiquette"', and Christmas card mailing. will help make it easier on you, and even more of pleasure for those on the receiving. end of the line. 5.....
 1. When your name is n o | imprinted or engraved, always sign your complete name. It is proper for husband-apd7wife cards to be signed "Jane and John Doe" or MT. and Mrs John Doe" or The Jo h n Does" It is also correct to add "and family" to your sigma ture.
 2. When the whole family is listed on the card, fathers name comes first, followed by mothers and then the children according to age.
 3. Address a card to both husband and wife, even if you know only one of them. T h exception to this rule is semi business card that may be sent to one or the other at his or her office.
 4. Address envelopes by hand, never by typewriter, and always include a return ad- dress. In New York City alone every year six million Christ mas cards pour into the Dead Letter Office at the main post office.
 5. It's both proper and thoughtful to send Christmas cards to people in mourning. It is a matter of courtesy n d good taste to use the form of 1 name preferred by widows. The | same is true of divorceeS.
 6. When sending cards to the clergy, always write The Rev. erend Doe," instead of simply Reverend Doe" However, the correct form for Protestant | ministers with a doctor of di- yinity degree is "The Rever- end Dr. Doe" or "The Reverend Doe, DID," Initials of a spe- cial order or rank should be added to the names of Catholic priests who are also addressed as The Reverend Doe"
 More than 3 billion Christ mas cards will be mailed this season, according to the Rust Graft greeting card company.
 You can provide a great ser vice to the post office by re- membering to: mail early, | write addresses plainly; use zone, apartment, rural route and box numbers; include re- turn address; and tie all cards for local distribution with ad dresses face up and the same 1 with all cards for 'out-of-town' and 'out-of-state
The frontiersman., 1962-12-20
Berries Brighten
 Package Sorting

The bright red berries of the Christmasberry, an evergreen shrub native to California, are widely used as Christmas dec orationS.
 This shrub, with its thick, dark green leaves, can grow to a height of l5 feet, the Ency- clopedia Americana says.
 Its flowers are white, it's ber- ries yellow or bright red. The Christmasberry is often known as the toyon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
Judge Appointed
Continued from page

NNOlltlilutu lIUIll page
post and district commander of
the American Legion. and a past
master of the Dinwiddie Ma
sonic Lodge.
He is an army veteran of
World War II, having served 80
months overseas. and earning
six battle stars.
Mayes will hold cour, in the
counties Of Powhatan Amelia,
NottoWay. DinWiddie and the city
of Petersburg which comprise
the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Judge Mayes' appointment is
an interim one terminating 80
Gays after the opening Of the
General Assembly session when
that assembly will name a sue
cessOr for the remainder of
Judge Jefferson's eight-year I'M
expired term.
Among others receiving en-
dorsenents to the 4th Circuit
bench were William R. Bland
ford, PoWhatal commemorative
attorney: Charles H. Wilson. Not
toWay commemorative attorney,
and William A. Moncure, Black
stone town attorney.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
r rsoua( Mlnhhon

Mrs. y. A. Bell of Kenbridge,
and her daughter. Mrs. H. l..
Bonds, and son. OF Richmond,
visited Mrs. Bells mother, Mrs.
J. S. Carter. on Sunday.
Eugene Forester attended the
ful eral of his aunt. Mrs. Ruth
MCGEE, in Winston N. c.
He was accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Louie Forester. CT
Richmond. and his brother. Fred
Of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hasten Bolt had
as their guests for the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Wood, on
and Sandra, and Mrs. j. W.
Woodson, all of Nellysford.
Dr.. and Mrs. William E. Des-
PorteS and three children were
overnight guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Wall and family. Tuesday
The DeSPortes have just return
ed to their home in Richmond
after spending three years in
the U. S. Air Force in Libya,
North Africa. where Dr.. Des-
Portes was stationed at the base
hospital
Spending last Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Johnson. were Mr.. and Mrs. j..
l.. Piercy, of South Hill.
The Rev. R. T. Lovelace at
tended the Lovelace family re-
union held in Rustburg, on Sun
day.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
Radar In Use
Continued from page II


The set operator can use a
"hold switch which locks the
meter at the highest speed at
tanned by car or truck while
passing through the beam. This
is useful in showing to the driv-
irg public or during court
proceedings.
Manufactured by MUM Quip
Corp. of Decatur. H., the COM
plete set. authorized for pur-
chase by the town council in a
recent session. cost 1895 90.
Court Accepted =.
The set is adjusted accurately
with the aid of a tuning fork,
part Of the set equipment. The
fork is Celebrated at IS miles
per hour, or the rate at which
its vibrations affect the radar
beam. Tapped and held in the
beam, the fork should induce a
reading of IS MPH. If it does,
the set is properly adjusted :.
a fact courts are prone to look
Eto before passing sentence.
The type set purchased here,
however. is already authenticat-
ed in Virginia courts.
Municipal use of the radar in
strument must be licensed by
n Federal Communication
Commission. and Farmville' IL
cense is expected to arrive mo-
mentarily.
Chief Overton said he feels
the average citizen won't even
realize the presence of a new
system, although he suggests
that everyone get a renewed
aWareness of posted speed
limits.
I'VE do feel sure the hot rod
ders. the drag racers, the reck-
less drivers and persons re-
sponsible for complaints from
citizens will soon get acquaint-
ed with the set. These are the
things we want to CONTROL ne
said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Roberts
and family. of Richmond. spent
the week end with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Penick.
In New Orleans for visit
with MIR. and Mrs. Earl Men
doza and family are Mr.. and
Mrs, Eugene Overton.
With her sister, Mrs. Billy
jenkins ard Mr.. jenkins are
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Mooney Of
Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Robert st. John and
sons, Billy and Joseph Lee have
returned home after visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Giuseppe
Cainpioni, in Rome. Italy. While
abroad, she visited Venice and
other parts Of Italy during her
three month IS stay.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
Blood Program

tCOnt.nued from page ID
cost to hospital and emergency
patients.
Red Cross blood is not free
as it is often said to be. How
ever. the gram permits
everyone in a locality to con-
tribute at least something :.
money. service, blood SO
that the cost to any one person
is drastically reduced below that
for private blood banks where
the total cost must be subsidized
by the one person using private
bank blood.
1t costs $72,5OO to operate the
Appalachian Center annually.
This is financed by an Ameri
can Red Cross appropriation of
81 per pint of blood processed:
pro rata assessments against
participating chapters and hospi-
tails. Prince Edwards first an
nual assessment will be at the
rate of 1892 by year which will
be paved by the chapter from
f Il n d S received through the
Prince Edward County Com
munity Chest. Counties pro rata
shares are based primarily on
population and economic ability.
Volunteer Plan
County blood quotas are bas-
ed on population the first year.
and on usage of blood in subse-
quent years when an experience
record is established. Prince Ed
ward quota for three bloodmo-
bile visits the first year is 375
or Us rints per bloodmobile
visit.
The chapter here is using a
unit quota basis for its re
cruiting. Und r this plan.
cross section of five volunteers
from every mems and women's
organizations in the county and
town is being sought for the
first visit next week. This system
ensures that the ranks of volun-
teers aren't decimated at any
one visit and continuing supply
of volunteers are available for
future collections of blood.
Prince Edward county citizens
alone must furnish the quota
total Of 125 pints. Volunteer
donors from other counties may
give blood and receive a six
months credit card for blood.
but their blood does not count
toward meeting the quota. If
county citizens meet and con-
tinue to furnish 80 per cent of
the quota, all citizens in the
county are provided all their
blood needs at Red Cross sup
piled hospitals anywhere.
The next article will discuss
the physical aspects Of blood
giving, the time required of
volunteer donors. and blood costs
to users.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
KIDNAPPING Hoax
Continued from page

abductors.
Henry Mclaughlin, reporter
from the Times-Diss a.ch, hustl-
ed over to cover the story. He
got too close to the story how
ever and before he knew what
was what, he was securely hand
cuffed a, d undergoing question
ing from some serious minded
state troopers. He and friend
from Hampden-Sydney College
finally convinced the police they
were rot the kidnapers.
About 40 pm. after her par
ents arrived in Cumberland, the
police moved in to question the
gill. She stubbor.lly i~sisted she
had been kidnapped. but State
Police 1t. L. E. Thomas said
everyone agreed the child ran
away from hcme." 1t. Thomas
added %. it was an inpoS-
sible situation, Just the biggest
mess you have ever seen"
The eighth grade girl left her
home Tuesday morning at 8:15
am. to walk to school 10 blocks
away. 1t. Thomas said the girl
admitted that she came to
Cumberland by bus arriving late
in the afternoon. Her school
books were found in gas sta
ton one block from her home
Sheriff Max Swoope, of Ale
gany county said. las far as we
can determine. her entire story
is unfounded" But a further
check is still in progress, he
said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-21
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Continued from page ID
ments to the town water system.
The million gallon stor age
tank will allow for the anticipat-
ed growth of the Farmville area
over the next ten years or
nIore. According to reccm,ne"d
ed figures by the fire UNDER
writer's, the town should have a
million and a quarter gallons OF
water storage. The new tank
VII give the town total stor-
age capacity Of two million gal
Ions.
The Pinch water main will
tie into a loOped eight-inch water
main for town use and will also
be available to supply water to
the industrial site just west of
the underpass west of Farm
vile.
1t is anticipated that the COM
bined projects will be complet-
ed within three to four months.
Wilck's bid specified that his
work would be finished within
2l0 days.