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Goes By I" Thumb" Route To Visit
Relatives In Greenville, Tenn.

JEFFERSON. Aug. g - With
his destination Greenville, Tenn,
Bobby Mcconnell left Wednes-
day morning via the thumb"
route to visit relatives there for
a few days before school opens
He was seen standing at the in
tersection of Routes 522 and 60
at $50 am.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Adams
Clark and Kathy. left Friday
night. Aug. Is, for Baltimore
Md, to visit over the week end
with her brother and sister and
their families.
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. C. Perkins
were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Terrell in Richmond
at a dinner given in honor of
DR.. and Mrs. Paul H. Perkins
and family before they left for
Albany, Ga. to be located there
for some time. DR. Perkins viii
be at the hospital at Turner Air
Force Base.
MIR. and Mrs. r. L. Terrell
of Richmond. wer e visitors Of
the H. c. Perkins s on Sunday
afternoon, having just returned
from Albany, Ga. where they
visited the Paul P erkins family
Returns From West
Miss Linda rerklns arrived
home several days ago after
about a three week vacation
tour of the West Coast. She left
Denver. Colo, where she has
been located for several months
about Aug. l. While in Cali
tornia, she visited Mrs. Nancy
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Well Water

July Mrs. Charlie Banton,
Of Amherst. is spending some
time with her son-in-laW and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
MaXey.
Mrs. G. A. Baber, who has
been visiting in the Joe Steger
home for several weeks. ex-
poets to return to Maryland this
week, with her daughter Mrs.
V. A. Tapscott.
Miss Bernice Agee, and Alan
RAIDER. of Newport News, spent
the week end with her parents,
MI. and Mrs. Tyree Agee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Agee. and
Miss Dianne Steger spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Steger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Rush Jr.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
All Council
Adopts Plans
For Summer

BUCKINGHAM. July 1.-THE
Buckingham All county council
met last week and set up plans
for their summer activities.
The club plans a All county
wide picnic to be announced lat
er. Those serving on the COM
mittee are Brenda Ragland.
Johnny Holmes, Pattie Adams,
Gloria Bryant, and Lille Ran
son.
"A cake walk will be held to
raise money for the club. also
to be announced later. Laurie
Swart is chairman. those sci
ing with her are Cheryl Danie..
Roy Bailey, and Hamilton Agee
Those appointed to serve on
the fair booth committee are
Mary Louise Webb. chairman
Crawford Roach Laurie Swart,
Donna Moss. Pattie Adams, Mar
tina Pennington. and Margaret
Webb.
Dianne Moss, president and
Pam JamerS0n. vice president,
will be on all COMMITTEES.
The club choose for their pro-
;eCt. "Wildlife'.
The club has $3l4.28 on hand
$45 was given for the girls 60
ing to short course without schol.
arships. The boys and girls in
high school clubs will be separat-
ed.
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and family, of Clayville, spent
the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Rush ST..
Mrs. John Parrish was called
to her home near Rocky Mount
last week, due to the illness of
her father.
Mr.. and G. L. Gentry and
Mrs. Henry Keck and children,
of Newport News. visited in the
Joe Steger home on Sunday night
and with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Tindall on Monday.
Charles Baber, of Richmond
spent the week end with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Baber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trout, OF Wen
ma, spent the week end with
Mrs. Bertha Bryant, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bryant Jr.
Mrs. Cora B. Blaylock, and j.
S. Maxey returned to Richmond
Sunday after spending the week
in the N. G. Davis home.s
For fast results use the Herald
classified page.
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is improving. E
Gary and Robbie Hollenbeck
who spend some time with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
P. Hollenbeck, while their par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Hol
leateck vacationed in Indiana
have returned to their home in
Richmond. 4
Mrs. Ed Yeats spent last
week with lier son and daugh-
terin-law, Mr. and Mrs. James
Yeats, Of Chesterfield.
Mrs. John L. Hamlet is now
pa lent in Southside Commun-
ity Hospital.
Johnnie Morris, who has COM
pleted his four years of service
in the U. S. Air Force, is now
making his home with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
ris.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Thonlp-
son, of Richmond. visited w. R.
Elan on Sunday.
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Howardsvlle

July II : Frank Baldwin has
returned home from Grace Hos
pital in Richmond, after being a
patient there since January. He
continues ill in bed at his home
Mr.. and Mrs. James SnOddy
and James, Jr., had with them
for the July 4 week end, their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Monty Eckrote, Of
Hampton. Callers ir their home
Sunday afternoon were Mr.. and
Mrs. T. R. Snoddy and daugh-
ter, Terry, Of Charlottesville,
! Mr. and Mrs. E. w. SnOddy and
daughter. Miss Norma Snoddy,
of Esmont, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Patterson and Mrs. Price, of
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney T. Baber
and son. Larry, and Mrs. Bessie
Baber had with them Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Thomson,
Miss Jean Zimbro. Ernest, Rand
and Ronnie Snoddy, all of Char
lottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steger
and children, Lynda, Charles
and Keith. Of Richmond, have
been spending their vacation at
their James River farm near
Howardsville
Mrs. w. H. Snoddy and chill
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Arrival From Scotland Spending
July And August With Andersons

JETERSVNLE, July 1.-The
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Anderson
have returned from New York
City, where they met Mrs. An
dersOn's sister, Miss Shelia Fit
gerald, who arrived in New York
from Scotland and will spend Jul
ly and August with the Ander-
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Beaver,
OF brakes Branch, visited her
brother, Russell ELAN on Sun
day, Mr.. Beaver also visited his
mother, Mrs. George Beaver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Shields,
of Chatam. visited Mrs. E. j.
Seay on Tuesday.
Donald Williams. of Westover
Air Force Base, Mass. has re-
turned after a vacation with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Williams.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Stone on Sunday were the Mis-
ses Thelma BEDFORD and Arie
Hardy. of Petersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsey Wingo
have returned from Roanoke
where they visited their son, Kin
sey Jones Wingo, and Mrs. Win
go. They also visited relatives
in West Virginia.
Miss Jane White spent the
week end with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Willie White. Miss
Peggy White is spending this
week in Greensboro, N. c.. with
her uncle. Allah Hodnett, and
Mrs. Hodnett.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Farms
worth. Jr. and children have re-
turned from trip to Hungry
Mother Park.
Harry Lee Thompson. Of New
York, is spending some time
with his brother. David Thomp
son. and Mrs. Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith
who were accompanied tt
Graceville. Fla. by their sons
Johnny and Alton, have return
ed home. While in Florida, they
visited their son. the Rev. Free
nzA Smith. and Mrs. Smith anC
many other places of interest
Freeman Smith had the misfor
tune to get hurt while his par
ents were there and they lief
him in the Lakeside Hospital. d.
Funiak Springs. Fla, where hi
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physical capabilities and to de-
ternine whether he has the
stamina needed in battle.
Specialist Pannell entered the
Army in January 1861. was last
stationed at Fort Dix. N. j.. ard
arrived overseas the following
June. He is a combat demoL-
tons specialist in Company A,
18th Engineer Battalion in Ger
many.
The N-year-old soldier is a
1859 graduate Of Central H ig h
School, Charlotte Court House.
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dren, Gwendolyn, Tommy and
Vernon. are staying a week with
her mother. Mrs. N. w. Vernon,
at Bassett.
Congratulations are going out
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Black
well. Of Richmond. or their first
girl, born July 3 in Richmond
hospital. They have three boys.
Paternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. L. N. Blackwell; ma
ternal grandparents, Mrs. Clar-
ence Whitfield and the late Mr..
Whitfield.
Mrs. Bessie Baber had as her
guest on Wednesday, her niece,
| Mrs. billiard Payne, of Fluvama
county.
Mrs. Eric w. SnOddy will at
tend the Daily Progress lunch
con and correspondents meeting
at the Monticello Hotel. Char.
lottesville. on July 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Harris
had with them Saturday evening
her brother, John Miller, Of
Richmond, and his son-in-law
Mr.. Miller was here to get his
50-year membership pin from
George AF&AM Masonic Lodge
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patter
son and Mrs. Price, of Rich
mond. are staying some time al
their home on the James rivel
near Warren Ferry. Mr.. Patter
son is enjoying fishing in thu
James river. where he report.
large catches.
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IN MATCHES

FORT Benning, Ga. Army
Maj. Clyde c. Chadwick, IS, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harper B.
Chadwick. Of Ontario. partici-
pated in the all-Army Rifle and
Pistol Matches held at Fort
Benning. Ga. June Sis.
Major Chadwick and 800 other
Army S Ooters representing
commands around the world
competed in the 43 individual
and team events fired during the
annual event.
Winners at the meet now ad
vance to the National Rifle anc
Pistol Matches at Camp Perry
Ohio in August.
The major entered the Army
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
PARTICIPATES
IN DISPLAY

HANAU, GERMANY INV Two
Army men from Vile,
Specialist Five Mack D. Manns
. and PFC Ernest L. Ross, par
ticipated in a massive display Of
missiles. artillery and engineer
equipment in honor Of President
John f. K e Ene VS. visit in
Hanau. Germany, June Is.
The men are assigned to the
3rd Armored Division in Ger
many.
Specialist Manns, q, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Manns,
Route 2. is a tank gunner ir
Headquarters Company Of the
divisions End Medium Tank Bat
talon, Sind Armor. M.anns en-
tered the Army in June 1860
and arrived ovreseas the follow
ing November. He is 1860
graduate Of Carter G. WoodsOn
High School, Dillwyn.
Private First Glass Ross, Is.
! son of Mr.. and Mrs. William A
Ross. 42O Hill street, is a track
vehicle driver in Company B OF
the divisions End Armored Rifle
Battalion, 36th Infantry. Ross
entered the Army in November
1861, received basic training al
Fort Gordon. Ca. and arrived
overseas in April 1862. He at
tended Robert R. Motion High
School and was employed by
Owen-Sarford Drug Company be-
fore entering the Army.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
HIGH SCORER

q. s. FORCES, GERMANY
Specialist Four Bonnie L. Pan
nell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jlmi-
GUS W. Pannell, of Red House,
scored 482 of a possible 500 to
pass the Army's new physical
combat proficiency test in Ger
many, early in June.
The test, based or skills that
require agility, coordination,
strength and endurance, is de-
signed to evaluate a soldier s
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL

THE ENTIRE SCHOOL
BOARD in Albemarle county
was fired Saturday by the board
Of supervisors. The school board
refused to reconsider policy
against racially mixed athletic
and social programs. In Abe
marie. the school board serves
at the pleasure Of the board Of
supervisors. The State Pupil
Placement Board has assigned
50 Negroes to the county's all
white schools.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
DON'T SCRATCH
THAT INCH!
I'M JUST IS MINUTES.

If the itch needs scratching, your 48c
back at any drug store. You feel
quick -drying ITCH-ME-NOT' take hold
Itching quiets down. Antiseptic actieR
kills germs to help speed healing. Fine
day or night for eczema. insect bites.
ringworm. foot itch. other surface
rashes. NOW at Gray's Drug Store, Inc.
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Area Servicemen Round World

in January 1916.
He is a 1914 graduate of Ran
d0lph-Henry High School. Char
lOtte Court House.
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Mrs. Butler, 70,
Civic Worker

Mrs. Ottoway N. Butler, rs,
a lifelong District resident
active in civic work, died of a
heart attack Friday at her
Georgetown home.
A graduate of the old M
Street High School, she was
the former Obereta Lyles. Her
husband, who died in 1890, was
a Government employee.
Mrs. Butler was a member
of the Ebenezer Church for
more than so years, the Rock
Greek Civic Association, the
Ladies of Olives and the Young
Women'S Protective League.
She leaves three sons. Otto
way NJ, jr., with whom she
lived at 2708 o street NV:
Hugh L., of 1913 Madison street
NV, and Charles F. Butler. of
26l6 Chain Bridge road NV.
Services were scheduled for
l pm. today at the Ebenezer
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Thomas o. Rupert, So,
Daily News Circulation Aide

Thomas o. Rupert. a dis
trict circulation manager for
the Washington Daily News,
died today at Northern Vir-
ginia Doctors Hospital after a
long illness. He was So.
Mr.. Rupert lived at 1910
North Franklin road, Airing
ton. He was a native Of WASH
ington and attended District
schools.
He joined the Daily News
as a district circulation man.
ager assigned to the Virginia
office in 1854. Previous to that
he was employed in the circu-
lation department Of the old
Washington Times Herald. He
also had been an insurance
salesman and Government stat
istician.
He was a member of the
Holy Name Society of St.
Charles Church.
He leaves his wife, Ruth, and
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John Edward Prihode. 80.
an employe in the Photographic
departments Of commercial air.
line companies for II years.
died Sunday In Elmwood Park.
III. OF a heart attack.
Mr.. Prihode lived In the Dis
trict from 1914 TO 1851 while
he worked with Capital Airlines
before that airline merged with
United Airlines in 1861. He
then continued with United. He
was born In McKeesport. Pa.
and was educated there.
During World War II and
the Korean War. Mr.. Prihode
served as a combat photogra-
pher.
He is survived by his wife.
Helen Elizabeth. OF Elmwood
Park; a stepson. Robert c.
Cory OF Camp Springs. Md:
his mother, Mary z. Prihode
Of McKeesport; two sisters.
Miss Elizabeth Prihode Of Nc
Keesport, and Mrs. Mary Ann
Paris Of Hyattsville. Md, and
two brothers, Herbert and Ed
ward. both Of McKeesport.
Graveside services will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow In
Arlington Cemetery.
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Joe Jones, 81, Self ought
Social Content Artist

MORRISTOWN. N. j., April
10 (AP) Joe Jones, 81, whose
paintings hang in many mu-
seums in the United States and
abroad, died yesterday in Me-
mortal Hospital after suffering
an apparent heart attack in his
Morris Township home.
The artist, a native Of St.
Louis. had lived here for 10
years.
Born Joseph John Jones, he
substituted Joe" for his formal
name.
He was a self-taught artist
who began work as assistant
to his father. a decorating con-
tractor. Turning to art, he had
his first exhibition at 10. BY
the age of IS, he had won every
art prize in the st. Louis area.
He won wide fame in 1885
with his first New York ex-
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hibition. labeled 1.-The first ex-
hibition Of modern social con-
tent painting" II featured a
canvas entitled Food, Shelter
and Clothing"
Later his paintings depicted
the Midwestern prairies, rugged
Alaskan landscapes which he
painted for the Army during
World War II, and scenes of
the New Jersey coast.
Mr.. Jones was also an artist
for Life Magazine during World
War II and painted a number
Of Time Magazine covers. For
a while he was an art instruc-
tor at Lehigh University in
Bethlehem. Pa.
His paintings hang, among
other places, in New York's
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
and the Library Of Congress in
Washington.
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envy and the University OF
Richmond.
Mr.. Popkins was a charter
member and deacon of the
Purcellville Baptist Church. He
served as Sunday school SUPER
intendent for many years. He
was a former member of the
Purcellville Town Council, the
Purcellville Lions Club and the
Loudoun Golf and Country
Club.
His wife died In 1925. He
leaves two sons. George Thomas
Popkins Of Richmond. and Paul
p. Popkins. jr., Winchester; a
brother, w. ]. Bryan Popkins
Of near Alexandria; a sister,
Mrs. Alma Jenkins Of Kensing-
ton. Nd, and two grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Hall
Chapel in Purcellville. Burial
will be in Ebenezer Cemetery,
Round Hill.
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a daughter. Shirley Patricia,
both of the home address; two
sons, Thomas o., jr., of 1900
Downing street, Annandale, Va,
and George M, a law student
at Wake Forest College, Win
ston-Salem. N. c.; three sisters,
Miss MinnA L. Rupert, 1887
Twenty-ninth place NV; Mrs.
George Beneman, $500 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, and Mrs.
Frank A. Dawson, $500 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and one
grandson.
The funeral will be at IL
am. Friday at the Ives Funeral
Home, 2847 Wilson boulevard.
Arlington. Burial will be in
Calvary Memorial Park Gene
terry.
The family requests that ex-
pressions of sympathy be sent
to the Cancer Fund, Arlington
County unit.
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Thomas Casey,
Retired Official
Of Pennsylvania

Thomas L. Casey. SO. q re-
tired member of the Pennsyl-
vania Liquor Control Board,
died Monday at his home, at
4515 Garrison street NV.
A native Of Scranton. Pa.
Mr.. Casey moved to this area
IS years ago and committed to
his job in that State.
He was q veteran Of the
Spanish-A War and
after serving in Cuba became
Q member of the original
Pennsylvania State police force.
He Joined the liquor board
about 1910 and retired in 1854.
Mr.. Casey leaves his wife,
Ola. Of the home address; a
son. Thomas l.. Casey, jr.. Of
Rochester, N. Y, and two
grandchildren.
Services will be at 1890 am.
tomorrow at Gawler's Funeral
Home. with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
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overran Denmark during World
War II.
He also successfully defended
the Government in the New
York Mail g. Newspaper Trans
portation Co. case. In that liti-
cation. the Post Office Depart
ment had Cancelled a contract
for the use of the company's
underground tube systems in
New York.
Mr.. Miller Joined the Justice
Department as an assistant
United States attorney in Fair
banks, Alaska. In 1887 he
transferred to Washington as
a lawyer in the Court of Claims.
where he successfully became
head attorney, assistant section
chief and section chief.
He studied law with a firm
in Valdez. Alaska, attended
Gonzaga University in Spokane,
Wash, and was graduated from
Hamilton College of Law in
Chicago. His private practice
included work in San Francisco
from 1923 to 1927 and in the
Philippine Islands from 1927 to
1881.
He served in the Army in
World Wars I and II.
A charter member of the
American Legion Justice Post,
Mr.. Miller also was a member
Of the California. Philippine and
Alaska Bar Associations; the
American and Federal Bar As
sociations and the Knights of
Columbus.
He leaves his wife, Helen R.,
of 1904 Saybrook avenue, Silver
Spring, the home address; a
son, Capt. John B. Miller, sta
toned with the Air Force in
Wiesbaden. Germany; a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Kathleen M. Bowden,
of 5000 Front Royal road.
Springfield, Va, and eight
grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 am.
tomorrow in st. Bernadette's
Catholic Church. 10 University
boulevard, east, with burial in
Gate Of Heaven Cemetery.
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LONDON, April 10 (AP)-
Benno Moiseiwitsch, one of the
worlds masters of the piano,
died last night in a hospital
after a short illness. He was 70.
Mr.. Moiseiwitsch was born
in Odessa, Russia. He became
a British citizen in 1887.
He was educated at the I'm
perial School Of Music in
Odessa and in Vienna. He came
to England in 1908 and made
his concert debut at Queens
Hall in 1909.
He scored an instant sue
cess. AS a concert pianist he
widely, making more
than 20 visits to North Amer
lea alone, as well as trips to
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Paul PendIeton Popkins, ST.,
Retired Lumber Merchant

PURCELLVnLE, Va. April
l0.-Paul Pendleton Popkins,
ST.. 80, retired lumber mer-
chant and active church worker,
died Monday at Richmond Me-
mortal Hospital.
Mr.. Popkins. who was in the
lumber business in Purcellville
for As years. retired a year ago
and went 10 Richmond to live
with his son.
A native Of Loudoun County,
he was the son Of the late Rev.
George w. Popkins. a Baptist
minister. and Laura lie Fevre
Popkins. He attended school
at Fork Union Military Acad-
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Gen. Sweeney Dies;
fought at War College

Mai. Gen. Walter Campbell
o Sweeney, USA (retired), a for
mer instructor at the War
College In Washington, died
yesterday at Letterman General
Hospital in the Preside Of San
Francisco, his last active duty
station.
He joined the War College in
1924 and served as an instructor
and director of supply courses
and personnel courses until
1928.
Gen. Sweeney came into the
Army in the Spanish-American
War, and accepted his regular
commission in 1899. In 1916
he served on the staff of Gen.
John J, Pershing during the
campaign against the Mexican
bandit, Pancho Villa, and re-
NAMED with Pershing during
World War I.
Directed Censorship
During World War Gen.
Sweeney was made director Of
censorship for the American
Armies, in charge of the press,
mail. photography of all kinds,
publicity and propaganda, and
of all war correspondents and
distinguished visitors to the
lines.
The Stars and Stripes news
paper was organized under his
supervision.
An early commanding officer
OF such notables as Gems. Rob-
ert L. Eichelberger, Mark Clark.
George c. Marshall and Dwight
D. Eisenhower, Gen. Sweeney
fought with the 18th Division
at MeuSe-Argonne and in the
operations of the Second Army
until the armistice.
He held posts in Ohio, Cali
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Benno Moiseiwitsch, Pionist
Who Toured Six Continents

Australia, the Far East, South
America. South Africa and
most of the European CONT
nent.
In World War II he gave
more than 100 concerts for an
aid to Russia fund sponsored
by Mrs. Winston Churchill.
The pianist was married
twice and had two daughters
and a son. One of his daugh-
tiers, Tanya, won fame is Brit
ain and New York as a theatre
cal designer.
Mr.. Moiseiwitsch was taken
to the hospital three weeks ago
after suffering a stroke. Until
last night he had appeared to
be making good progress in his
recovery.
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John B. Miller, 81, Chief
Of Court of Claims Section

John B. Miller, 81. a Federal
lawyer who defended the Gov
eminent in claims cases in
volving millions of dollars, died
Monday at Doctors Hospital of
a cerebral hemorrhage.
He served with the Justice
Department for 80 years, head
ing the Court Of Claims Section
since 1858, and was active there
until his death.
One Of Mr.. Miller's most i'm
portant victories was a Supreme
Court reversal Of a large judg-
ment against the Government
In the Dixon-YateS case.
Other noteworthy cases Mr..
Miller handled included those
stemming from the requiSition
of 40 Danish ships by the
United States after the Nazis
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fornia and Utah during the
l930s. and retired in 1910 only
to be called UP again for a
years service in California
during World War II.
Wrote Intelligence Book
A native of Wheeling, w. Va.
Gen. Sweeney was graduated
from the Linsley Institute Of
Wheeling.
He was the author OF Mill
tary Intelligence, a New Weapon
of War" published in 1925.
Gen. Sweeney leaves three
children, Gen. Walter c. Swee-
ney, jr.. ofs Langley Air Force
Base, Va; 1t. Col. Anne E.
Sweeney, a WAC at Colorado
Springs, Colo, and Mrs. Rich
ard B. Gayle Of San Francisco.