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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22
ATKINS
SPECIALS
REAL ESTATE

SHOPPING CENTER: 1855 900
so. it. floor space; IA acres,
long leases.
RESIDENCE: with large lot, 4
mi es from Farmville, 2 bed
rooms, bath, Only $45O0- Easy
Terms.
BRICK RESIDENCE: In the
Greens, 2 bedrooms. formal
dining room, large living
room with fireplace, carport,
finished basement with den
and laundry room. large lot.
Let me show you this one
now.
RESIDENCE: Beautiful 8 room
home near Longwood College,
suitable for 2 apartments.
Only $9,950.
HOUSE: Plus extra building
lots with city water and sew
er in Farmville. Only $4,000.
COUNTRY LIVING: 5 miles
from Farmville, beautiful g.
room home, 2 baths. central
heat, full basement. garage,
with 10 acres. stream and
lake site. long frontage an
paved road. Bargain at
$16,75O. with $40OL. down
balance by mo.
$3.50 DOWN: Balance like rent
buys modern 3 bedroom home
ne AZ Longwood College. storm
windows. hardwood floors,
utility room.
COMMERCIAL BRICK BLDG:
30 it,. on Main St. Of progress
sive town. leased at 5000. per
month. Price $4,000.
sos DOWN: $50 mo. buys IL
acres, 8 miles from Farmville
in Cumberland County on
State Road.
BRIGHT Tobacco Farm. 1865
acres. 6h acres tobacco allot-
ment, a houses. 5 barns, near
Farmville. $4,000.
RESIDENCE: Brick rancher, 3
bedrooms, living room, fire
place, formal dining room.
wodern kitchen. full base
ment, ample closet space. ex-
cellent location on edge of
Farmville. $4,000.
Brick RESIDENCE: Excellent
location in Farmville, 3 bed
rooms, large living room, fire
place, large formal dining
room, modern kitch e n.
finished basement. u baths,
Oil heat. Hurry on this one.
HOUSE TRAILER: As #. X 10
#. 1860 model. $500 down,
balance like rent.
Several desirable homes In and
found Farmville. Als3 several
lots. ms, timber tracts.
Motels and investment proper
ties.
LAkDoN ATKINS. ReoItos
FormviI.e, Va.
Phone Ex 246o5 o.
EX 2-46o7
BASIL ATKINS
tx 2-4695 or TX $500
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DECEMBER IA,
1868 At
IL O'CLOCK NOON

the following described pro-
perty. to-wit:
"All Of that certain tract,
piece or parcel of land. together
with all buildings thereon and
appurtenances thereunto be-
longing. lying. situate and be
ing rear Nutbush. in Pleasant
Grove Magisterial Dis trict.
Lunenburg County Virginia.
containing one Hundred Seven
ty-tWo tl72) Acres. more OF
less. and bounded and described
as follows. Bounded on the
South by the lands of C. L.
Johns and the Keysville Road.
on the East by the lands Of
Waverly Gaulding Estate: on
The North by the lands of Anton
Jani, and on the West by the
lands of the Colin Neal Tract.
now owned by the Estate of 7.
E. Hudgins.'
And being in all respects the
property of which J E. Gauld-
ing died, interstate. seized and
possessed Of and generally
known as the J. E. Gaulding
Farm and Home Place in
Lunenburg County. Virginia.
LESS. SAVE AND EXCEPT
the family cemetery upon said
property and a reasonable right
of ingress and egress thereto.
TERMS and CONDITIONS OF
SALE
tlp For Cash.
90 The undersigned reserve
the right to reject any and all
bids on the property described
above.
90 The timber trees on the
property described above will
be offered for sale first. and
then the land less the timber
trees will be offered for sale
and then the land and timber
trees as a whole will be offered
for sale. and whichever method
shall bring the highest sale
price shall be the final sale.
t4) A deposit Of at least ten
cl0@n per cent will be required
of the successful bidder OF bid
ders on the above-described
property upon the acceptance
Of the bid by the undersigned
and within thirty 900 days
thereafter a deed for the sale
property will be rendered to the
acceptable bidder Or bidders
and at which time the balance
Of the purchase price will bt
paid.
90 The possession of the pro-
perty above described will BIZ
given on January l. 1864.
Mills E. Goodwin, Jr., and w
NJ Grayatt, Jr.. attorney in fac
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
1860 MERCURY - Two d loo
hardtop. Very clean. Brickert
Oil Company. Dealer License
1856. 1O-25-tf
BEAGLES MI Broke dogs and
partly trained puppies. H. C..
Duncan. Ri. 2. Dillwyn. tele-
phone YU 3-436l. lisp
CAR 1855 Plymouth wagon,
new paint. good tires. mechani-
cally sound. 1895. Can be seen
at Brickeft Oil Co.. or call j. M.
Helms, Elk 2-528l. Farmville.
1l-1-tf
1852 CHEVROLET - Good sec
ond car. Brickert Oil Company.
Dealer license 1856. 8-5-tf
SLAB WOOD - Stove length,
dry or green. r. F. Williams
Lumber Company, Phone Elk 2
1881. u-l5-4p
USED 13 spout tractor grain
drill, Sl75. Used New Holland
100 bu. manure spreader, $685..
Bradshaw Tractor Company.
Burkeville, 767-241O. ll-l2-tf
STORM WINDOWS. DOORS -
Dennis Critzer. Eek 2-55l1 after
3 pm. 4-12-n
TWO BRED HAMPSHIRE SOWS
Contact y. L. Irving, Wor-
sham, Va. l1-l2-4p
LARGE selection of used Ashley
automatic wood heaters. Ju I
like new Regular SIG values.
Priced from $3.50 up. Farmers
Supply Co., Phone Elk 2-38Oa,
Farmville. Hist
STORM WINDOWS : Venetian
Blinds. call Watkins. Phone Elk
2-4347- 12-11-14tf (F)
CARPORTS Aluminium avn
ings, door hoods. Watkins AVN
ing. Ala E. Third Street, Phone
Elk 2-4347. 12-l1-14-tf (F)
STOVE WOOD ~ dried klndling
blocks. hard wood slabs, cut
heater length. Buffalo Shook
Company. Farmville. 8-3l-n e.
~~~
TRUCK COVERS - stock sizes
and made to size. Watkins AVN
ing. Ala E. Third Street.
l2-11-14tf (F)
GROW YOUR OWN FRUIT
Write for Free copy 56-pg. Plant
ing Guide Catalog in color, Of
fering Virginia's largest assert
ment of Fruit Trees, Nut Trees,
Berry Plants, Grape Vines,
Landscape Plant Material. Sales
people wanted. Waynesboro Muir
series. Waynesboro. Virginia.
1l-7-4t FL
WOOD ~ Dry Stove & Heater
Wood for sale, mixed pine & oak.
$500 per cord at my planning mill
Gainesville on Route AS. G. A.
Stonnell. lll5-tf I F.
HOUSE Six rooms ard bath
with good outbuuldings. Approx
2 acres of lard. Contact
R. f. Williams, Day, Phone Elk
2-398l. Night, Phone Pamplin
248- 1851. ll-l5-4p F.
1862 MONA COUPE Radio.
4-speed transmission
Black with red interior and
tires. Like new. Phone
Elk 24453 after 6 pm.
ll-22-f ~
MISCELLANEOUS - used Law
son sofa, plastic kitchen chairs,
child's formica table and chair
set. R. c. Cunningham, Farm
vile. Phone Elk 2-4857. ll-22-2t
BRICK HOME. in excellent con
dition throughout. In quiet resi-
dental section. Less than one
mile to downtown Farmville.
Three bedrooms. bath, home
has heat. utility room. Large
lawn nicely handicapped. Double
garage Yours for SIS, AIS Strout
Realty, T. P. Scott, call 1892 1924
or 392-4773. Ask for catalog and
lists. 1122-2p F
BUS = 1852 Chevrolet,
81 passenger. Sealed bids will be
in Powhatan School
Board office. December 3, s
pm. Board reserves right to re-
ject all bids. j. S. Caldwell, Div
Supt., Box SO. Powhatan. Vir-
ginig. ll-22-2t
Auction Sale
-
(nAAISSINNERtS
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OPPORTUNITIES

GET IN BUSINESS for your
self. We have openings for
energetic men to operate their
own service stations. Garage or
restaurant available if you wish.
Contact G. F. Wilson, Texaco
Consignec, Farmville.
ll-1-4p (FD
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22
FOR SALE

SIEGLER HEATER - Good con-
dition. Phone Elk 2-5557 after
5 pm. 1922 -4p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

APARTMENT = four rooms and
bath. COS First Ave. Call Elk 2
1921 day: night and Sundays call
Elk 1862. lO-29-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22
WANTED
FOR RENT

HOUSE-Sl2 High Street. Avail
able after November /. V. v.
Gordon. Farmville. l0-13-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

FULL AND part time men to
sell and service Electrolux
vacuum cleaners in Farmville
and surrounding areas. Write
Box &c. CO The Herald. 7-16-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

BIRD DOG two points. 7
months old. Well started. Five
Settlers. Mike Jones, Phone Elk
2-4l92. lll9-2p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

OIL HEATER
CLEARANCE
20 To Choose From
. kRESKY
. DUO-THERM
. MONOGRAM
. SIEGLER
. COLEMAN
Q OTHER FAMOUS
NAME BRANDS
All Guaranteed
! To 5 Room Size
voIues $50 to $15o
CHOICE
SIS
FARMERS
SUPPLY
COMPANY
Phone Elk 2-3446
N. Main St.
FormviIle, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

PONIES - Contact j. E. Wood,
Hampden-Sydney road. Farm
vile. Phone Elk 2-5046. 11-19-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

FEMALE - Earn extra money
for school and Christmas ex-
peEses. Show exclusively design
ed and guaranteed Sarah Coven-
try jewelry. For information
write Branch Manager. Sarah
Coventry. Ire. ia Kings Dr.,
Lynchburg. Va. White only.
9-24-u
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HELP WANTED

MALE-FEMALE ~ Steady in
come averaging SIS weedkly and
up possible for man or woman.
Service Watkins customers in
city of Farmville. No invest
ment. Full or part time. Write
Watkins Products. Inc, D-80.
Winona. MINI. 1882 F.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

1860 MERCURY Two door
hardtop. Very clean. Brickert
Oil Company. Dealer License
1856. 10-25-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-22

CAKES-fruit cake, pecan cake.
pound cake and cookies, size &C
cording to order. Mrs. Robert st.
John, Phone Elk 2-5329. ll-22-lp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Psychiotrist Is Cleared
On Walker Case Issue

Smith made q medical dag
nosis without conducting a
personal examination, contrary
to good medical practice, and
that he violated the physician
patient confidential relation
ship by public statements con-
corning the former generals
health.
See No Violation
But the ANA Judicial Coun-
Gil decided unanimously that
DR.. Smith had not violated the
AMA's principles of medical
ethics. The council found that
DR.. Smith had not made q
diagnosis. Physicians, the
council said, are frequently
called upon by attorneys OF
courts in deciding a technical
point and 1t then becomes the
courts responsibility to evalu-
ate the opinion.
The council expressed con-
Germ however about possible
future situations In which @
physician might be used as q
tool" for political purposes.
Asked for comment today.
DR.. Smith said he felt the Ju-
dicial Councils decision
speaks for ITSELF"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
2 Teachers
Test
raining

Two Washington area teach
ers are among five Reserve Of
ficers teamed at Boiling Air
Force Base as part Of q Nation
wide study for more effective
and economical ways Of train
ing personnel.
The team is spending 80 days
on the project to assist the
Continental Air Command In
support Of the Air Force study
The method is programmed
learning" which also is at
tracing the attention Of pri-
vate industry.
Team leader at Boiling Is
1t. Col. Andrew r. McKelvie,
who teaches psychology at Suit
land High School. Fellow team
members are Capt. Thomas p
Cheesman, q school teacher in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10

Montgomery County; Mai.
Joseph Bardell, Providence
r. l.; Maj. John Valentine and
Maj. Gerald H. Farrell, both
Of Philadelphia.
The system is described as an
attempt ito restore the old
teacher-pupil relationship, pro-
viding a method Of personal
tutoring in which an individual
advances as fast as his capabil-
tiles allow" Subject matter Is
conveyed In q range Of ways,
from use Of q series Of cards
to complicated electronic gadg-
cts with sound effects.
Continental Air Command
has been participating in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
By WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

The American Medical AS
sociation's Judicial Council has
cleared DR.. Charles E. Smith,
medical director and chief psy-
chiatrist Of the Federal Bureau
Of Prisons here, Of unethical
conduct in connection with the
case Of former Maj. Gen. Ed
win A. Walker.
The ANA revealed that hun
dreds Of individual complaints
plus two statements from coun-
ty medical societies prompted
the Judicial Council review of
the case.
The complaints were about
an affidavit prepared by DR..
Smith last October. The affi-
davit was made part Of q
United States attorneys mo-
ton filed in the United States
District Court for the North
ern District in Mississippi on
October 2. The motion asked q
mental examination for Mr..
Walker, who had been arrested
in connection with desegrega-
ton riots at the University of
Mississippi.
Requested by Attorney
The affidavit, the. ANA Ju-
dicial Council said, was found
to have been prepared by DR..
Smith after a request from Carl
Belcher, o Justice Department
attorney. DR.. Smith read news
paper reports Of former Gen.
Walkers activities, read his
testimony before a Senate sub
committee and reviewed his
Army medical record before
preparing the affidavit.
The affidavit said in part:
Some Of his (Gen. Walker'sl
reported behavior reflects SEN
Sitivity and essentially unpre-
dictable and seemingly bizarre
outburStS of the type often OBJ
served In individuals suffering
with paranoid mental disorder
There are also indications
In his medical history Of func-
tional and psychosomatic dis
orders which could be pre-
cursors of the more serious
disorder which his present be-
havior suggests.
From this and other iIf-
formation available to me !
believe his recent behavior has
been out Of keeping with that
Of q person Of his station,
background and training, and
that as such it may be indica-
tive Of an underlying mental
disturbances"
Charges Dropped
Judge Claude F. Clayton de-
termined in the District Court
for the Northern District OF
Mississippi that psychiatric ex-
animation would be proper.
After hearing q report from
the examining pSychiatrist, the
court found no evidence that
Mr.. Walker was insane or in
competent, according to legal
definitions.
Early this year, the Govern
ment dropped its charges
against Mr.. Walker Of seditious
conspiracy and melting to in
surrection.
The complaints received by
the ANA alleged that DR..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Chilean Cardinal
To Get GU Award

Raul Cardinal Silva Henri
quez, Archbishop Of Santiago,
Chile, has been awarded
Georgetown University's Ak
acan Memorial Award.
The award, which derives its
name from q settlement estab-
lished by the Spaniards- in 1870
on the York River in Virginia,
honors contributions to under
standing among peoples of the
Americas Spain and the His
panic world.
Cardinal Henriquez founded
the National Conference Of
Catholic Charities in Chile in
1856 and is president Of the
International Conferences of
Catholic Charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Lions Club InstuIIs

William r. Rice, q Forest
Heights (Md.) real estate
broker, has been installed as
president Of the Oxon Hill
Lions Club. He Is q charter
member Of the club, formed in
1948.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10

study since late 1861. The prof.
ect is aimed at training per-
sonnet In carrying out Air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10

Force regulations with respect
TO security, personnel and PEN
sion and other matters.
Evening star., 1963-05-22
CLEANERS . sKIMMERs . CHEMICALS

, Vacuum eleoneL oiioehes
10 inpUi hose Of filter oIU.
minvm 'hondle. ~ hose
(loH242) i4.93
> Vacuum eleoner, os obove
but with 49, hose tloH243l
1886
Evening star., 1963-05-22

oeoinst boeiehol eoniomlna-
lion in your pool or enoble
you 10 test for proper ehemi-
col bolonee In the wafer.
Voeuym eleoner;; woier
pressure type, O. olUminum
handle, plosiie head, voev-
um bag (loH24o) = 4.76
Evening star., 1963-05-22

Keep your pool and woier
eleon. sofe and soniiory with
the right accessory from Heeh.
niger The voeUUm eleoners
remove dirt leoves, etc. from
pool boitomj skimmen ore
used 10 dispose OF flooiing
debris chemicals sofeevord
Evening star., 1963-05-22

Hand Skinner, with long
olvminvm hondle, non.rotiing
fibereloss net (loH262) .2.96
Filter Skinner flexible vinyI
sleeve, plosiie supports. siroin.
err otioehes directly 10 filter
suction inlet tloH249l ---7.96
Evening star., 1963-05-22
WE'RE SWIMMING In POOLS .HH

you'll the with when you selection
pools don't them take the plunge today
and buy your family backyard full echinge-tue
discount credit free delivery and satisfaction guaranteed your
money bocM
Evening star., 1963-05-22
SLIDES.

Even soslsr In 'hon o pool loddsr,
but YOU moy sill need ihoi loddsr
10 GET out Rvsi resisioni olIrsel
construction, with the tmooihsn
slide In Town.
s. 4" ploiform height 2 slide.
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z plodofm height p slide lloHo9o)
'94,eo
Evening star., 1963-05-22

n you still haven't found who' you
wont .. sioy with US. The Crest"
line eonioins some smoller pools
ihot we feel rs only foir TO ehores
q litils less for Here oooin you get
on enomeled steel woIl pool
with q Bonderized rolled steel top
rim 10 insure rigidifY. In Sizes from
s. 10 ~ in diomeier. Priced from
1873 10 1886.
uo.2o6,9.l4.ls)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
SUMMER OF CRISIS
The Southerner Speaks

Three of his children, including
a girl, are playing with the
children of the Negro "h o G
hands"
In the n-drenched after
noon, the Oldest boy goes fish
ing with two Negro boys. He
brings the sandwiches.
Meanwhile, the oldest girl
goes horseback riding, deep in
the woods. She is alone. Her
parents say they never worry
about her, that she is perfectly
safe.
Some miles away, In q cor
ner of the plantation. an aged
Negro woman sits, rocking, on
the porch. She is the widow of
a hoe hand" who worked
here many years. The house is
hers as long as she lives. The
planter asks If she is all right
"Gettin' along jes' fine" S h e
says.
A little scene takes place in
the cotton fields. AS the Negroes
stop work for their midday
meal, the planter slips a dollar
bill into a woman's hand. He
tells a man to drive her to
the store"
You ask what this is about
For some reason she
brought no food to the field;
that morning. Maybe she
hasn't got any money" thu
planter says, "or maybe sht
See CRISIS, Page A.;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30

This is the third Of series Of Is
articles surveying the roeiol crisis
night, when he got into trouble
with the law, who went to the
Jail at 2 am. and bailed him
out? I did"
It was a comfortable, har-
monious relationship, he says.
And even today, while racial
strife rises toward the danger
point In many places, this re-
lationship can still. be seen be-
tween individual Negroes and
whites in the South.
Here is a cotton plantation,
deep in Alabama.
II is about 10 miles from
the nearest community, tn e
nearest sheriff or policeman
In the same county, Negroes
outnumber the whites, five to
one.
Yet the doors OF the plan
ter's home are never locked,
And when he has TO travel, he
tells the Negro foreman, "I'll
be away a few days. You look
after things around here"
At night. the foreman listens
to the dogs. II he hears a pc
culiar note in their barking,
he will go outside to investi-
gate. He is proud Of being "in
charge"
Driving into the plantation
you see a softball game in q
field near the planters house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
BY RELMAN MORN
Associated Press Staff Writer

MACON COUNTY, Ala, July
30.-It is not uncommon in the
South to hear a segregationist
say that, by and large. he likes
the Negro.
He sees no inconsistency be-
tween having an affection for
Negroes while defending a sys-
tenn that denies them full
equality.
THE Negroes as a whole Just
aren't ready yet" he says. TITS
not their fault, but that's the
way 1t is at this point"
A key point in his reasoning
is that the great majority Of
Negroes are like children and.
for the time being, must be
treated as such.
A composite of many CONVEX
sations with the thoughtful
type Of segregationist goes
pretty much like this:
when / was q kid, my best
friend was a colored boy. We
played together, fished to-
gether, slept side by side on
hunting trips. I was in and out
Of his house every day and he
was in mine, eating from the
same kitchen table.
After we grew UP, I paid his
hospital bills and loaned him
money when he needed 1t. ]
went to the weddings and fu-
nerals in his family and he
came TO ours. on Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
CONFEDERATE FLAG CALLED
SLAVERY SYMBOL; BAN URGED

NEW YORK (AP) Van ordinance banning the sale
or display Of the Confederate flag except for museums
advocated today by Amos s. Basel New York County
Liberal Party acting chairman
THE Confederate flag a symbol OF slavery of the
Negro" Mr.. Basel said
Mr. Basel, lawyer who also is running for council
man. said he got the idea for the ban because the Con-
federate flag used by teenagers during civil rights
picketing OF Bronx diner.
THE purpose Of the flag to incite people against
the pickets" he said The flag a symbol Of racism
and segregation, he added
Mr. Basel made similar statements last night on the
Columbia Broadcastng Systems Walter Cronkite news
program.
The Liberal Party operates in New York State only
Mr. Basel said the party numbers between 100000 and
100000 members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
Plane Crashes, Burns
Near Allentown, Pa.
Flames Visible for Miles

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 81
(AP).-A twin-engine Air Ma
tional Guard plane, believed
carrying four men, crashed and
burned today in a cornfield
while practicing instrument
landing approaches. 1t was at
tached to the Air National
Guard at Harrisburg, Pa.
The plane apparently broke
up during flight: throwing
pieces Of burning wreckage in
scattered areas.
The body Of one man was
found a mile from the crash
scene. five miles from Allen
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30

North Koreans mad not done
this on orders from China.
The timing suggested to the
experts that the shootings might
have been China's crude reply
to the Soviet-American- British
plea for all nations to sign the
nuclear test ban treaty.
China already has indicated
it would not sign the treaty.
The ambush, it is thought,
might be its way of under
lining its refusal to play ball
with the West.
Despite the outbreaks, and the
possible political implications,
experts could find no reason to
suspect further military action
in Korea.
Action on Indian Border
The military situation along
midas borders also was noted
by the State Department yes
terday. It said: I'VE have re-
ceived reports of increased
Chinese activity along midas
borders, and we are following
developments carefully"
Indian sources amplified the
departments statement to re-
port that about 1000 Chinese
planes, presumed to be
See CHINA, Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
3 Girls Die as Fire EnquIfs
Isolated Home at Lorton

men still had not been sum
Einohed by this time and said
Vernon got into a dump truck
and drove 212 miles to the Lor-
ton firehouse where he awak-
ened firemen.
Flames Visible for Miles
Assistant Fire Chief Austin
Beahm of the Lorton Fire De-
partment said the house was
fully enveloped in flames, Wis
ible for several miles, by the
time firemen from Lorton,
Gunston and Mount Vernon
could reach it.
He said firemen could do
little more than keep the one
bedroom, with the girls in it,
and the living room below,
watered down until they were
able to get to the bodies
The three girls apparently
died from smoke inhalation
and heat, Mr.. Alexander said.
He said the county medical ex-
aminer was called to the scene
and pronounced them dead.
Their bodies were then re-
moved to the Cunningham Flu
neral Home in Alexandria.
Mr.. Alexander, who said the
house was like a tinderbox"
when it went up in flames, ar
rived soon afterward and
launched an investigation into
the cause. The house was al
most a complete loss.
He speculated that an over
loaded electric circuit might
have been responsible, explain
ing that there had been numer-
GUS blowouts Of the one Is
ampere fuse in the house until
1t was replaced by a 30-am-
pere fuse.
He said he was told also
that there had been earlier
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