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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
q Attend Special Interest Meet
On Pattern Buying For Better Fit

AMELIA, Jan. u - Miss Bet
tie McClasky, clothing special
Isl from VPI, met with the
Amelia County Home Demon
stration Club Wome on
Wednesday, Jan. Is, in the
Jackson Building, to conduct a
special interest meeting which
is one Of a series sponsored by
the home demonstration clubs.
Pattern Buying for q Better
Fit was the project which Miss
McClaskey and Mrs. Williams.
home demonstration a emit.
worked on with the group at
this time. Miss NcClaSkey
brought to the club members in
formation on patterns and how
they can be best altered to fit
each individual She demonstrate
ed on one of the club members
as TO how this can be accomp-
hshed by placing the pattern on
the person and folding it to fit.
pinning the pattern to its cor
rect measurement before it is
put on the material to be cut.
Measurement charts, publish
ed by the Agricultural Extension
Service and compiled by Miss
McClaskey and Byrd j. Jones,
both clothing specialists, were
also available for those who
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
Meeting On Income Tax Filing
|Set For Amelia Farmers, Jan. 81

portmlty to clear UP any prob
lens concerning filing tax re
turns and especially the new
provision on Investment Credit,
a meeting on income taxes is
being scheduled for January 81,
at 1:30 pm. IN the Amelia
County Courthouse in Amelia for
all who have questions on filing
tax returns. w. j. Nuckolls, Jr.,
Extension Agricultural Econo-
mist from VPI, will be present
to go over farm income tax
forms with the group and will
attempt to answer questions on
income tax filing. This meeting
is not limited to people of Amelia
County only, but anyone is in
vited.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
Knoxville

Jan. 24-Here for the week
end with Mrs. R. l.. GilLspie
were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Car
vile, of Harrisonburg. Miss Ru-
by Gilhspie was an overnight
guest in the same home Fri
day.
Miss Anne Wootton came from
Richmond for the week end.
Saturday afternoon visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Word were
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Word
and son, Rod, and Mrs. w. w.
Michaux, of Richmond.
j. P. and B. H. Word and
B. Q. Ransom were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Word for a
"Chitterling" supper Friday.
Those visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Price. Jr., during the week
end were Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
Survey Shows County Job-Rate
Growth Good, Well Above Average

! Education and Welfare. They
are based on reports turned in
by employers for 1859 and 1856.
t Nationally, while the number
of people employed has been
improving slightly, the rate Of
increase has been too slow. It
has not kept pace with the in
flux of new job-seekers.
The failure to absorb these
newcomers into the labor mar
ket at the rate they are appear
ing is attributed, principally, to
attenuation, which has made it
possible for factories to operate
with fewer workers.
Other causes, according to the
experts, are an inadequate rate
of national growth and economic
competition from abroad.
Meanwhile. they note, the de-
mand for workers is growing in
some fields, especially the serv-
ice industries, trade and govern
ment. In manufacturing the de-
mand is chiefly for those with
special skills.
In Prince Edward county, the
overall picture is one Of progress
for the majority of the people.
Payrolls are on the rise local
~, according to the report. The
advance amounted to PA per
cent in the three-year period.
1t compares with a 12.7 per
cent increase in the United
States and 1914 per cent rise
in the South Atlantic States.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25

Price and children, of Hampton
Mn. and Mrs. Grover Wood
sons week end guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Moore, Pat
ricia and Eddie, of Varina, MI
and Mrs. Donald Thaxton and
children, Donna, Donnie anc
Diane, of Chapel Hill, N. c..
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Rich
ard Dunevant were MI. and Mrs
Irving Bergman and children
of Richmond, Mrs. Henry Blan-
ton, Cary and Richard, of Cum
berland, and Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Dunevant. David anc
Michael, of Farmville.
Mrs Muriel Dunevant visitec
her mother. Mrs. E. NJ. Giles
of Farmville. Friday. who is re
covering from a recent illness
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Falls, q
Richmond. visited Mrs. Henry
W. Wright, Saturday.
| Nh. and Mrs. Rodney Roacf
| and daughters, Sharon ant
j Lynne, spent Sunday after nool
visiting friends in LynchbMg.
Mrs. Carol Gillispie. Mrs
Mrs. Lloyd Wootton, Mrs. H
w. Wright, spent Friday il
Lynchburg.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
Ruritans Hear.
State Trooper

JETERSVnLE, Jan. "a - The
Ruritans held their regular
meeting on Thursday night in
the Community house, with the
supper served by the Jetersvile
Home Demonstration Club. P. B.
Childress OF the Amelia Club
was a guest and also j. r. Chit
tum. State Trooper spoke to the
group on courtesy. safety and
statistics.
It was decided to have a box
sale on Valentines Day to raise
money for the Heart Fund.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25

wished to have them.
twenty-five county women at
tended this meeting and two
guests from Charlotte county,
Miss Birdie Yeats, home dem
onstratlon agent, and Mrs. j.
j. Keller.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25

Data compiled by the Govern
nent shows that Prince Edward
ounty has made greater indus
rial gains. in recent years than
rave counties generally through
ut the United States.
AS a result of this sharper
yrowth rate, its relative stand
ng in the nations economic
complex has improved.
Within a period OF three years,
'espite the unemployment con-
'itiorS that exist, it has been
Bile to increase the number Of
ocal jobs in commerce and in
ustry. the total going from
,440 to 2,7lo. This is exclusive
of certain government and agri-
culture workers. self-employed
persons, domestics and some
others.
The three-year rise in the job
.otal locally amounts to Ill per
cent. 1t compares with a gain Of
80 per cent in the United States
and a 7.3 per cent rise in the
South Atlantic States.
The facts and figures, recently
released. are contained in Coun-
ty Business Patterns, prepared
by the Department of Commerce
and the Department of Health,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
SMART MANAGER

Irate Customer: Il think you
had better call the manager.
Perhaps he'll have little more
sense than you have!"
Clerk: "Oh. yes, he has. He
went out as soon as he saw you
come in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
Cumberland FILA
FLA Dance

There will be an FLA and
FILA Sweetheart Dance Satur-
day night. January 26 from 8
until IL o'clock. 1t will be held
at Sunnyside Dance Hall with
music furnished by the Royal
Serenaders. A special event will
be the GROWING of the FLA and
FILA King and Queen.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
THEN TROUBLE BEGAN

I'm sorry about the way the
pie tastes, darling. 1t must be
something l left OUT
Nothing you left out could
make a pie taste like this. 1t
must be something you put in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-25
greeting
winter
in style
after a||...
THANKS TO BLUE cRoss-BLUE SHIELD

"1hls was to be my special season il, our BUDGET
lten, marked, winter outfit for Mother Then
cur returned from spirited neghborhood football
game one day-wlth broken arm. The resulting bills
might have meant winter outfit but thanks TO
Blue Cross-Bue Shield, III be right III stye."
When you've saved for something special it really
hurts TO lose it because of expenses from sudden illness
injury. And it's pointlessl Thousands of Vir-
gnians protect their families and their savings with
Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
OF GRAND
OPENING

GEM HETuECOH Waite Fiat EntFunes
WIN " u6CBH Rockville Pike
ssthssds, Moriosd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
BY e. E. EDGAR

CROWDED. One night In
1913, when he was manager Of
the old Boston Braves, Casey
Stengel was hit by an auto
mobile and suffered a leg In
jury. Because of crowded war
time conditions, the hospital
to which he was taken was
filled to capacity.
When the news was an
nounced, kilograms started to
pour in. Among those received
was one from StengePs old
pal Frank Frisch. Frisch, who
could not resist a gag, ad-
dressed his wire care Of the
psychopatic ward. He was a
little off base. Stengel was
actually in the maternity
pavilion.
APPEARANCE: Catcher
Yogi Berra reported for the
first time to the New York
Yankees shortly after the
close of World War II.
Still wearing his sailors uni
form Che had not yet been
discharged from the Navy
he was greeted with quiZzical
stares as he propelled his
squat figure across the locker
room floor.
''Whatsa matta?" asked
Berra, addressing one Of the
men. Don't I look like a ball
player?"
The other replied:
''You don't even look like q
sailor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
FAMOUS FABLES

TomoFrow: Heartburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
Alexandra
ToAcquire
School Lund

The Alexandria City Council
last night agreed to acquire a
15-acre site for an elementary
school in the Dowden Terrace
area.
City Manager Albert NJ. Hair,
jr., said the property south
of Seminary road and west Of
Shirley highway will cost $751;
900. Mr.. Hair said the school
board does not wish this as the
next location for an elemen-
tary school but may be forced
to approve 1t If negotiations
for another site break down.
In other action, the council
referred to its Building Code
Committee q proposal to re-
quire automatic fire sprinklers
in warehouses.
The action stemmed from q
SIS million fire In the ware
house district August II. Mr.
Hair said.
Fire Chief Bernard j. Padgett
in a memorandum, said the
metal doors in the warehouse
ARE so secured from the inside
that it may take is minutes to
one-half hour to OPEN"
The roof Of the block-lone
warehouse at 727 South Pickett
street had already collapsed
August II when firemen ar
rived. The warehouse and
its contents, belonging to
Meeks Transfer Co. and Co.
lumbia Van Lines. Inc, were
destroyed.
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| Rate Bourd
IsAsked for
Area Utilities

Utility charges throughout
the Washington area should be
regulated by q single agency.
according to the Maryland at
torney who has represented the
public in rate cases.
Francis x. Gallagher, who
yesterday retired as peoples
counsel to the Maryland Public
Service Commission, noted that
regulatory bodies in Virginia,
the District and Maryland
often disagree about how much
consumers should pay.
This piecemeal, balkanized
regulation Of utilities that
operate In more than one State
ought to end" he declared in
a letter TO the General As
sembly's Legislative Council.
An agency empowered to
oversee utilities throughout the
Metropolitan Area presumably
would insure that a homeowner
would not be charged more
merely because he lives across
a State line.
Mr.. Gallagher also appealed
for the strengthening Of the
Maryland commission, assert
ing it is so undermined that
it cannot properly check the
companies it is supposed to
govern.
I'm my opinion, the pendu.
lum Of control is shifting t.
the utilities and the State
regulatory agencies are power
less to reverse this trend with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
Interests Row Flores
In Foirfox Campaign

The independent and Demo-
cratic candidates for the
Dranesville seat Of the Fairfax
County Board FLASHED last night
over possible conflicts Of In
terest while the Republican
sat. almost unnoticed, beside
them.
Speaking before the Pimmit
Hills Civic Association, Demo-
crat Larry Short dashed at
some supporters of Independent
Harriet Bradley for a vicious
and unwarranted attack on my
integrity" He said the In
depents' allegations that he was
concealing his firms business
dealings with the county were
not true.
Mr.. Short said that past
dealings by the law firm he
works for with Fairfax county
win cease If he Is elected to
the county board.
He said his firm will engage
in no contracts with Fairfax
county so long as I am a men,
Der Of the Board of Super
visors." He added, II do not
have q conflict of interest now,
I will not have a conflict Of
interest If elected"
Explains Law Firm Work
Mr.. Short said his law firm
Of Chapman, Walsh and o'Con-
nell and its New York affiliate
Hawkins, Delafield and Wood
have acted as advisers to the
county on several bond issues
But, he said, all these will bt
completed by the time he woulC
take office.
Mrs. Bradley said that unit
last night the firms dealings
with the county had been dis
closed only to Democratic part!
officials.
at may have been wei
known to the Democratic com
mittee," she said. But that 1
3 very small percentage Of tn
voters" She said Mr.. Shor
"did not admit this cuisines
dealings with the county, tt
the public at large until he wa
confronted with 1t publicly" "
She said this was surprising
since Mr.. Short Is the autho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
Plumber Indicted
By Federal Court
In FutoI Shooting

John Wesley Higdon. jr.. 4s.
q Washington plumber. was
indicted by 9 Federal grand
jury In Richmond yesterday on
a charge Of murder in the fatal
shooting Of Mrs. Amy Milton
of Silver Spring on the George
Washington Memorial parkway
July 81.
Higdon, whose address was
listed by police as the 1900
block Of Tenth street NE. is
accused Of shooting Mrs. NIL
ton after her car was forced
to stop near the overpass to
the Central Intelligence Agency
in Fairfax County. Her two
children. another woman and q
third child witnessed the shoot
ing. Mrs. Milton lived at 1905
Indigo road. Silver Spring. II.
st. Elizabeths Hospital psy-
chiatrists have ruled that Hig-
don is mentally competent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09

OF q code OF ethics that was
drawn upon recently by the
county board when 1t adopted
a new code.
"Our only quarrel with Mr..
Short" Mrs. Bradley said, was
the fact that he had been run
ming on this code Of ethics
and that he had not disclosed
all these possibilities. There is
a possible potential conflict
here. Without this kind of dis
closure it's entirely possible
that Fairfax County would have
continued to deal with Hawkins,
.Delafield and Wood"
On another issue, Mr.. Short
and Sheriff John Taylor
.clashed with independent par
tisans in the audience over the
ethics Of the controversial
Norwood apartment coming
in Mclean.
The questioners asked Mr..
Short how he could reconcile
actions by the Democratic
sheriff at the time of the zon-
ing with his (Mr. Short's) code
of ethics.
A grand jury last year found
no evidence Of wrong doing in
The Merrywood coming. Sheriff
Taylor arose last night from
the rear of the audience to
criticize professional hecklers"
| in the audience conducting a
"flagrant and unwarranted at
! tack on Larry Short"
See judicial AcquittaI
Mr.. Short said courts and
+ grand Jury already had de-
cided thare were no illegalities
surrounding the coming. He
criticized "well-to-do land
owners" in Mclean for con-
tinuing their fight to block
construction Of the 10-story
apartments after they have lost
several rounds.
Mr.. Short charged that Mrs,
Bradley's husband had attempt
ed to influence the country
planners recommendations or
the coming. He said that Il
the conduct Of Sheriff Taylor
as an investor in the Merry
wood project was wrong, Mr.,
Bradley's conduct was too.
] Mr.. Bradley. who was in the
audience, denied he had sought
to influence the planners rec.
concentrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
Architectural Board,
Council to Air Dispute

The Alexandria City Council
has scheduled a meeting this
afternoon with the city's Board
of Architectural Review in an
attempt to resolve their differ
ences.
The council voted last night
to ask the architectural board
to defer any controversial
coming matters until the two
groups are in agreement.
Mayor Frank E. Mann read
two letters from members OF
the board who took exception
to the councils criticism for
operating beyond its jurisdic-
ton" by requiring contempt
.rary designs for office build
.ings in the historic district of
the city.
One Of the letters, from w,
Laird Warwick, said that ne
welcomed the content of the
resolution" but felt that pub
lie eenSure was unwarranted.
Sweet Apologies
Councilman Timothy j. SWEET
agreed. II would like to pub
licly apologize to the board
mainly because Of the way this
was handled" he said.
Vice Mayor Eugene w. zim-
norman said he agreed pretty
much" with the apology Of Mr.
SWEET.
However, Councilman John
K. Pickens, who on September
10 introduced the resolution
critical of the board, said that
it Shouldn't have come to the
Board Of Architectural Review
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as any surprise" He said that
the same attitude Of the coun-
ell had been voiced more than
a year ago.
All seven members Of the
architectural board said they
would be glad to resign II re-
quested to do so by the city
council.
The majority Of the board In
one Of the letters rejected the
councils charge that the board
had ever required" any spe-
cific style or design and denied
that they were operating be-
yond their jurisdiction.
Sees Ordinance Followed
THE board believes that
it has followed the letter and
spirit Of the ordinance. We
believe that the designs We
have approved are compatible
with their surroundings in the
said district. although there
may be another difference OF
opinion as to the definition Of
compatibility the letter said
The majority letter said that
the board firmly believes In
the preservation Of significant
historical and architectural
structures, but that q true CO.
Ilonial' atmosphere can be &C
complished only by restricting
new construction to q proper
size and height"
The letter was signed by
Joseph H. Saunders, chairman;
Miss Marisa M. M. Smith, vice.
chairman; Henry s. Brooks
James r. Kerr, Frank c
Montague and Carlos Receker
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Gotten acted wrong last year
when he voted to zone land on
the application Of a man who
Is a minority stakeholder with
him in a Springfield office
building. Mr.. Gotten says there
was no reason not to vote after
he disclosed that both held
small interests in the building
which was unconnected with
the coming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09

out aid from legislative bodies"
he said.
I'VE ask the impossible when
we expect a corporsl's guard
to analyze the rate schedule
submitted by scores Of utilities
to determine their inherent
fairness, to weigh the nuances
of rate structure and to safe
guard against one class Of
consumers carrying too heavy
a burden.
The Public Service Commits
sion presently has four ac-
|eountants and "a inspectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09

Mr.. Babson favors appoint
ing school board members for
two-year staggered terms. Mr..
Gotten thinks the present
method Of appointing members
to serve at the pleasure Of the
county board should be kept.
AS long as the county board
controls the taxes, he says,
there should be some method
Of control over the school
board.
Both agree there should be
eventual desegregation Of the
county's schools. Mr.. Gotten
thinks it will be complete by
1865 but "I would not elect 1t If
left to me alone" He say;
sc hool indignation is some
thing that cannot be avoided Of
evaded."
Mr. Babson says total inte-
grafton will save money. 1--WE
can eliminate the dual school
system without any harm to
the white students" he says.
Mr.. Gotten denies that the
county board decides matters
in secret session. He says only
personnel matters and strategy
in lawsuits are discussed in
executive session.
Mr.. Babson charges that Mr.
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d ominantly single-family
homes. He favors expanding
the tax base by Turing "attrac-
tive" industry rather than
apartments. He also advocates
"a business privilege license tax.
Mr.. Gotten opposes the bust
ness tax as discriminatory"
against one group and because
1t would penahze businessmen
who are losing money.
He believes properly placed
apartments viii bring needed
tax revenue to the county. Mr..
Gotten says the controversial
Merrywood tract in Mclean is
suitable for apartments and
says he would repeat his vote
for apartment coming there II
the decision had to be made
again.
Mr.. Babson has charged that
the county school board was
fired last November because 1t
would not hand over the con-
troll Of school construction to
the county board. Mr.. Gotten
replies that it is "preposterous"
and that the supervisors would
have seized the construction
reins by now If the charge were
true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
incumbent Reverses 7 actics
In Race to Keep Fairfax Seat
BY WALTER WURFEL
star STAT Writer

arH 9t4 o@4A Wfit9N
Two young attorneys are
Waging q vigorous campaign
for the Falls Church District
seat on the Fairfax County
Board.
Incumbent Republican Rob-
ert c. Gotten. 43. is facing the
challenge Of Democrat Freder-
tck A. Babson, 80.
Mr.. Cotten's campaign tao
ties this year have taken a 180-
degree turn from those he used
when first elected In 1859. That
year he was raising every issue
be thought would hurt his OPP
ponent. Now he has assumed
the role Of defending his rec
ord. Mr.. Gotten feels 1t is up
70 his opponent to raise the is
sues.
Started In 1857
Mr.. Gotten Is vice chairman
Of the board. He got his start
in politics In 1857 when he I'M
successfully ran for the Vir-
ginia House Of Delegates. He is
past president Of the Greater
Holmes Run Park Civic Asso-
citation and ex-president Of the
Washington Toastmasters
Club.
Mr.. Gotten Is the law partner
Of John Parrish, Democratic
Supervisor from the Mt. YER
non district.
Mr.. Gotten Is using the same
campaign slogan this year that
helped him win in 1s5s-"I'm
picking Gotten. How about
you?"
Babs0n Replies
Mr.. Babson's reply is that he
wants to get the 1l,700 voters
Of Falls Church District "out Of
the cotton fields"
The Democrat Is advising the
areas voters that there's a
FRED in your future"
Although he may match Mr..
Gotten slogan for slogan 1t Is
unlikely that Mr.. Babson will
meet his flair for home fur
nishings. Mr.. Gotten may well
remain the only county politi-
clan with a turquoise-blue baby
grand piano In his living room.
. Mr.. Babson is chairman Of
the Falls Church District
Democratic Committee. He also
is president Of the Northwest
Annandale Civic Association
and o regional officer In the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
He has served as legal consult
ant to the county board in its
defense Of an annexation suit
by Falls Church.
In Midst Of Debates
The candidates are in the
midst Of o series of six debates
before citizens groups. The
fourth is scheduled at 8 pm.
tomorrow before three civic as
sociations In the Annandale
Elementary school cafeteria.
Both candidates favor free
textbooks for all public school,
children. They also agree that
zoning should be based on sound
master planning, although Mr..
Babson says this has not been
done in the past.
The candidates also agree
that the personal property tax
on household goods should be
abolished.
Mr.. Babson believes Fairfax
County should comprise pre-