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The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Man Is Burned
By Blazing Cans
Of Paint In Car

A Mobile man, Thomas
Baker, Al, was admitted to the
Singing River Hospital Monday
afternoon after being burned
when some paint cans ignited
In his automobile.
State Highway PatroIman
Larry Kennedy, who investi-
gated, said the accident accur-
ed while Baker was driving on
Highway 80 west of Pascagoula.
The cause Of the fire was not
determined. Kennedy said
Baker tried to get to a service
station for help but was forced
TO abandon his car.
Baker was listed In fair con-
6ftion today at the Hospital.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Urges Barnett
To Borrow Money

JACKSON CUPD-State Rep.
Sutton Marks Of Jackson says
Gov. Ross Barnett should Dor
row SIS million during the slack
collecting period to cope with
the states late payments.
Marks said Tuesday the pres
ent administration is Juggling
accounts at the moment" to
meet current bills. He said such
a practice was dangerous and
should be stopped by "short-
term borrowing"
The governor has legislative
authority to borrow up to $40
million to meet emergencies.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Young Sinatra reed
By Kidnapers Unhurt
Talked Way
Out AS Dad
Paid Ransom

WEST LOS ANGELES CUPID
Young Frank Sinatra Jr.'s kid
napers turned him loose I'M
harmed today after the youth
talked them into letting him 60
before they knew $24O, 900 ram
som had been paid by his ia
nous father.
"He talked that guy into
turning him loose, that's what
he told me-" said the security
guard who picked up Frank Jr.
shortly after he was released
near his mothers home.
The 19-year-old Sinatra was
kidnapped at a Lake Tahoe re-
sort last Sunday night.
Frank Sinatra Sr. held an i'm.
promptu news conference out
side his first wife's palatial hill
top home in Bel-Air in predawn
darkness to describe the return,
only minutes before, Of his 49,
year-old son.
SIN sorry" were the boys
first words, his father said. He
added the boy appeared I'M
harmed although she hadn't eat
en- much"
Sinatra said he had talked
with Frank Jr. twice during
eight telephone conversations
with the kidnapers in the two
days.
Call from Kidnapers
The first call was to his mo-
tel in Reno, New, where he
kept a tense vigil.
"They said they had the boy,
and, bang, that was the end Of
the conversation" the senior
Sinatra said.
He said he believed seven or
nine persons were involved in
the kidnapping. He said he usual
ly talked to the same kidnaper
each time, a man whose voice
led Sinatra to believe he was in
his early 20S.
Sinatra said the ransom, col
lected from several banks
Tuesday, was paid in 500, $50
$40 and $40 denominations.
Twice during the night Tues
day, he said, he left his former
wife's home to answer tele-
phone calls in separate Los An
geles area service stations. He
also left to pick up the boy but
couldn't find him.
Flight from Reno
Nearly $50 m e n had
waited outside the secluded
house since learning Sinatra
made a mysterious unan-
Continued on page .
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Terms CommUted

JACKSON CUPID - Sentences
of two state prisoners were
committed Tuesday to the time
they already have served.
Gov. Ross Barnett granted
clemency to Kenneth DickerSon
of Scott County, who was Serv-
ing a year for grand larceny,
and Jack Watkins, who was
serving Is years for his 1858
conviction in Pike County for
armed robbery and burglary.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11

Stevenson
Talk On UN

WASHINGTON (UPD -
President Johnson discussed
United Nations problems with
Adlai Stevenson and other adj
visers today, then turned his
attention again to the nations
military posture.
johnson arranged an appear
ance at the Pentagon to adj
dress top military and civilian
officials of the Defense Depart
ment this afternoon. He appar-
emily planned to hit again his
economy campaign in military
spending.
Johnson had breakfast with
Stevenson, us. ambassador to
the United Nations, and White
House staff members.
They reviewed U.N. activities
at the current session, drawing
to a close, and made plans for
Johnson's speech before tn {
world organization next Tues.
day.
The White House said John.
son would go to New York
Tuesday morning. His speech is
expected to last Is or 20 min
uteS, starting at noon, and he
will return to the White House
that afternoon.
McGeorge Bundy, White
House adviser on national secu-
rity; Theodore Sorensen, spe-
cial counsel, and another John
son aide, Jack Valenti, sat in
on today's breakfast discussion.
Johnson asked Stevenson to re-
turn this afternoon to continue
the talks. They also conferred
Tuesday.
Johnson, who meets late to-
day with his cabinet for budget
discussions, arranged a lunch
with Defense Secretary Robert
S. Mcnamara, the secretaries
of the Army, Navy and A
Force and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff before addressing about
300 senior military and civilian
officials at the Pentagon.
The President told an extra
ordinary brleflng OF House and
Senate leaders - both Demo
crat and Republican - Tuesday
that the u. S. military program
twill continue to provide for a
force sufficiently large
to absorb a surprise attack and
with sufficient power to
be capable of destroying the
aggressor," the White House
said.
The briefing conducted by De-
Tense Secretary Robert S. Nc
Namara and Director John A..
Of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, reflected John
sons desire to remove any
doubts about the wisdom of his
avowed goal Of trimming SIS
billion from the defense depart
ment's current spending.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Eseotawpo Vols
To Brush Fire

Escatawpa's volunteer fire
men answered a call to a brush
fire behind Escatawpa school
Tuesday morning. Two trucks
attended the fire, which was
brought under control after
about an hour.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11

The move came alter BOyce
Holleman, attorney for the or
ganization, said that attorney
Karl Wiesenburg, who repre-
SentS the city in the case, was
holding a gun against their
head"
Holleman referred to Wiesen-
burg'S entering objections to
The chronicle., 1963-12-11


A stick Of dynamite, com
monty used in mining opera
tons, was thrown on the door
step of Labor Minister Anibal
Aguilar Penarrieta at dawn and
two shots were fired into the
house.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Ierrorists Attack Home
Of Bolivia Official Today

LA PAZ, Bolivia OPDeTerrorists attacked the
home of Bolivia'S labor minister with dynamite and
hostages, including four Americans, or face military
The chronicle., 1963-12-11
Bayou Casotte Residents
Drop Annexation Protest

Members of the Bayou Casotte Community Pro-
jects voted Tuesday night to accept new proposals
offered by the city of Pascagoula and to submit to
annexation without further formal objections.
The chronicle., 1963-12-11

Supplied by Merrill, Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner n Smith Inc.

Prices held generally firm dur.
Ing the morning session with rail
issues in the forefront.
(For further stock information,
see page two.)
u.fn- 9 cs0 mn
The chronicle., 1963-12-11

Cloudy and mild today and tonight;
occasional rain today and Thursday;
cooler Thursday. Southeasterly winds
8 to 10 miles per hour. High today IS,
low Thursday go. Rainfall Tuesday
none. Map Dc. 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-11

that make houses move, he knows buying trends
NAREB HE knows the sources Of mortgage funds and
how to arrange proper financing that will fit the
pocketbook Of the prospective buyer"
Realtor is these things-and more.
There are, in fact great many important steps
necessary for the sale Of house." NAREB says. zone
of them is putting the correct value on a property
without any expert coaching, natural TO overprce
property you have owned for long period Of tme and
1t is almost as easy to underprce It, Either way the
seller is going TO be the loser"
In the Washington area. Realtors serving the vari-
Gus communities are members Of one or more Of four
established Boards OF Realtors-in Washington,
Northern Virginia, Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties The Washington Board of Realtors, in fact
is celebrating It's 5Oth anniversary this year.
These Realtors are pledged TO observe strict code
Of ethical conduct-a violation Of which is cause for
their expulsion from the Board Of Realtors This code
Of ethics Realtors professional standards in
his relations TO the public in his relations to client,
and in his relations to fellow Realtors.
There is really no way to identify Realtor except
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-11
By DANIEL POOLE
Stor Reel Estote Editor

When you watch Van Cliburn play the piano, 1t
looks easy.
And did you ever see Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers dancer Or Jack Nicklaus slam drive down
the fairwayP Or Perry Como sing song2
They make 1t look easy.
But when you try 1t yourself, you realize why Van
Clibum must practice such long hours. Why Fred
Astare and Ginger Rogers had to rehearse hours for
each minute Of film time And why Jack Ncklaus
has TO watch out for Arnold Palmer
Selling house is much the same It's not as easy
as II might look
Members Of the Metropolitan Area Boards Of
Realtors have chosen the 1868 Realtor Week. which
begins tomorrow To point out that selling house
requires adequate training and natural ability-much
the same as playing the piano. excelng in professional
sports even dancing.
1.-THE sale Of a home is an active, scientific and
intricate undertaking" says the National Association
of Real Estate Boards ut Is certainly not something
that should be done with inexperienced means and
part-time efforts II plans to realize successful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-11

sale without complications. This is selling Job that
requires a skilled person."
Where, then, you find the right person to help
you buy or sell a housep
"A Realtor is such person." says NAREB HE is
professional expert in the real estate field He is
man dedicated to the service Of his Client trained in
all the facets Of real estate and committed to code Of
ethics that is strictly enforced by the real estate board
to which he belongs. And through his utilization with
his board and NAREB he has access to the latest
information on land values current status Of neghbor
hoods, and latest marketing techniques"
Specifically, Realtor is an established professional
He must be before he is admitted TO membership his
local Board Of Realtors.
But he is other things too.
He is a skillful negotiator, for instance one who
is able TO serve as mediator between the seller of
house and the buyer in arriving at mutually agreeable
price
HE has lists of prospects who ready to buy
he has extensive and well-planned advertising pro-
grams, he has the resources Of skilled saesmanship
he knows the real estate market he up the factors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-11
How Realtors Help Buyers and Sellers

in relation to his obligation to code Of ethics says
NAREB This obligation is the thing that distinguishes
him from others in real estate work. This distinguish
ing feature this obligation incidentally carries to
the statesmen who work for the Realtor."
And that in effect, is the meaning Of the Realtor
seal his door and the little oval pin his lapel
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
BY HELEN w. MASON


Highlights of a 77-day trip
around the world with some
pleasant experiences and some
not SO pleasant, were shared
with friends by Mr.. and Mrs.
F. j. Rudershausen last Thurs
day night following a buffet sup
per at the Virginia Illuminating
Company plant at Amelia, Of
which he is president.
Rudy" as he is better known,
and his wife combined business
and sightseeing in a trip to fur
Their the use Of General Binding
Company products of which his
company is a subsidiary. T h e y
are spread around the world.
The Rudies went from Cali
fornia to Hawaii and the Philip
pines, across Southern Asia. the
Middle East, southern Italy, to
London and back to the main
land, to Holland, her n ativ e
country, then to Germany
where he was born, and Vienna
Following supper. the approx
mately so to so some employees
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
Shower Honors
Recent Bride

AMELIA. Oct. "a Mrs. Wheel
er Watkins entertained with a
miscellaneous shower honoring
Mrs. H. B. Wood, Jr.. of Wood
vile, in the Sunday School
rooms at the Tavernacle Metho-
dist Church, Amelia county, on
Oct. 5.
Miss Wood is the former Miss
Betty Ann Blanton whose mar
riage to H. B. Wood, Jr., took
place in August.
The guests included Mes
danes H. B. Wood. R. A. Quain-
lance, all of Woodville, Mes
danes Earl Allen and George
Blanton, Of Richmond. Also,
Mesdames R. L. Blanton R. L.
Blanton, Jr.. C. Hoy Wilson, j.
B. Wilson, S. S. Watkins, R. M.
Watkins. j. A. Watkins, w. #.
Shank, Don Human. A. S. All
len, George o. Hardy, Jr., the
Misses Pat Roberts and Nell
Blanton and Mrs. Larry Ham
mer, Of Colonial Heights.
The color scheme Of white and
yellow was carried out in the
decorations and refreshments.
Mrs. j. B. Wilson assisted
with the games and presided at
the punch bowl.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Chadwick.
Jr., and their sons. Dick and
Larry Of Greensboro, N. g.,
spent the week end with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E..
Walker. Also with their parents
for the week end were Mr.. and
Mrs. James e. Walker, Jr., and
children, Jane, Susan, and jim
my, Of Culpeper.
Miss Minnie Rodgers has re-
turned from Washington, D. e.,
where she spent several days
with her sister. Mrs. R. H. Ware
and Mr.. Ware.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam D. Pegram, Jr.. are her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ralph
Dykes, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.
After being here for about a
week. they will leave on Tues
day to visit Mr.. Dykes sister,
Miss Mildred Dykes, in Sails
bury, Md. for a few days and
then return here before going
back to Florida.
DR.. and Mrs. Ray Moore had
as their Hampden-Sydney home
coming que S is their teenage
granddaughter, Nancy, and her
classmates. Mary Norris Preyer,
Shippy King, and Martha Ann
Atroud. On Sunday DR.. and Mrs.
John Moore and John. Jr., join
ed the group for lunch and then
took the girls to their homes in
Greensboro, N. C.
Mis- Sylvia NJ. Owen and Mrs.
Earle W. Bryan, Of Raleigh, n
C-, visited Mrs. H. T. Baldwin
over the week end
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Han
bury left on Tuesday for Harris
burg Pa, where they will at
tend the International Hor e
Show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford R. Dench-
field, Of Miami, Fla. are spend
ing several days at Hotel Vega
noke. Mrs. Denchfield will be re-
membered as Miss Louis
Schmidt, the granddaughter of
DR. and Mrs. August Schemmel,
who spent her girlhood here.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
Nelly Bly, Took p Days
Rudies y, World Tour

and guests saw colored slides Of
some of the most interesting
places on the trip. Among them
were Pearl Harbor as it is to-
day with the memory Of Dec.
4, l94l still in mind; the Golden
Pagoda in Japan, the hous 6
boats Of Hong Kong on which
many Of the people are born,
live, and die.
A very unusual picture was of
the acting Dala. Lama in his
red robes of state at Nepal. No
tour of Asia would be complete
without its picture of the Tai
Mahal at Agra. Some Of the de-
tail Of the intricate carving and
art work of this beautiful mauso-
leum were shown.
Views Of the Holy Land and
the supposed place where the
First Station of the Cross took
place were among the treasured
slides Of that area.
Most Of those chosen for view
ing BY the Rud.es were Of
scenes not usually seen in travel
views, and some were of the in
teresting people and their facial
expressions.
One amusing picture was Of a
bathroom, according to the adj
vertlsement 1.-The latest and most
modern up-to- date bath, in a
Singapore hotel. Fastened on
the side of the tub III 80 III q
fashion was a t;nny looking CON
talner, shaped like a large tin
can with a faucet, and vents at
the bottom.
When you wanted a bath, you
notified the hotel people hours
ahead of time. The fire was lit
under the contraption Mrs. Ru-
die explained, and several hours
later your bath was ready. 1t
was never hot. she added
The tale was told that a man
got impatient one day and tilted
the contraption hoping to hurry
his bath SCOT poured out Of the
thing. Needless to say, he went
bathless that day.
The beauty and delicate lace
like marble work Of some Of the
cathedrals Of Europe we're
breath-taklng but these slides of
European countries were of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29

The things gained by All Club
members in their projects are
useful from the cradle 10 the
grave. OF course. not all mem
berS take so many projects as
to cover each phase Of their
lives but they may cover as
many phases as the member
has time for and desires.
A senior at Longwood College
who is a long-tim member. will
go to the All Congress in Chi
cago the week after Thanksgiv-
ing. This is considered the high
est attainment in All club work
Dixie Perkins joined the All
club while a pupil in Natural
Bridge schools, and in 1878
while she was club president, it
won as an outstanding club for
the first time in the history of the
school. She has served as officer
at the county level and in officer
training groups. She was gradu-
ated at Natural Bridge HI G h
School in 1860.
Dixie was interested IN public
speaking, recreation. leadership
home economies and rural arts.
The latter. she says. means
charity crusades. nonpolitical
community affairs. and o t +
things Of that order.
! This year she led the recrea-
ton at the State Electrical Con
gress in Richmond in September.
The past two summers she has
been at the State All camp at
Z Jamestown, which serves h e
northeastern district and is COM
posed of 80 counties, also urban
Arlington, Newport News, Rich
mond, Hampton, and Eastern
/ Shore. Over 5000 boys asd girls
attended with agents working
with groups of $50 to $50 each
week for IL weeks. Two years
ago the gray-eyed girl with long
dark lashes was engaged in a
public speaking program which
she thinks added to her overall
win.
After II years of All club
work. the forthcoming trip to
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29

Guests of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
w. Trotter for the week end were
her brOther-in-laW and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles D. Ellis, and
children, Florence and Andy, Of
Richmond, and his brother and
sister-in-laW. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Trotter. of Darien, Conn.
Mrs. Carlton A. Barrett, Of
Lynchburg. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton A. Barrett, Jr.. and fami-
~, Of Crozet, were guests of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Baldwin, Jr., and
family for the week end.
Miss Candace Womack and her
brother, Carter Womack, of Nor
folk. were week end guests of
their uncle, Billy Womack, and
his family. While here. they also
visited Mr. and Mrs. 7. P. Wom-
ack and daughter, Virginia. Of
TarrytoWn, n. Y, who are at
their country home near Pamp-
lin.
Mrs E. S. Raspberry. of Chevy
Chase. Md. was with her sister,
Mrs. Walter Edwards, this week
end.
Mrs. Paul H. Farrier, Jr.. and
baby. Of New London. Conn.
have left after visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Price.
She is Joining her husband, Dr..
Farrier. who is studying there at
the U. S. Naval Base.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Law
son, of Charleston. w. Va, were
at Hampden-Sydney on Saturday
for the game.
Among others at Hampden-
Sydney or Saturday were Hugh
Powell, of Petersburg. and Joe
S. Gillespie, of TazeWell.
Miss Louise Leduc was the
guest Of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Albert Leduc, over the week
end. She is a student at Mary
Washington College.
Miss Dorothy Diehl and Miss
Harriet Baker, Of Portsmouth
spent the week end with Miss
Diehl's sister. Mrs. Lee Ryan.
Mrs. j. Guy Lancaster returned
to Portsmouth with her sister,
Miss Diehl. to spend the week.
Peter Holbrook, a student at
Catawba collie ge, Salisbury
N. c., was a guest of his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. William C.
Holbrook, for the week end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
Local Girl Is
Queen Candidate
At Westhampton

Miss c. Walker Glenn is one
Of five Northampton College stu
dents who have been nominated
for Homecoming Queen at the
University Of R Richmond.
The live students were select
ed from a slate Of IS girls ol1gi-
na'ly nom mated TO- TIE horor.
A fina' election Will be held to
detarnl.le tie Winler, who viii
be crow ed during half-time
cerel..0n es at tne Umvers t. Of
R -chmond-VPI football game on
Nov. z.
The daughter Of M. ard Mrs.
Char : w. Glenn Of 1856 5ut aio
81. she is sponsored in the con-
test BIZ Wes,hanp ton College
students.
Nj \ Glenn. senior student
MAORI g II mathematics, was
president Of her class last year.
She III a nlesnbcr of Pi Mu Ep-
Sion, nat-ona honorary mathe-
mates society.
She. attended Farmvllle High
School and Prince Ed W ard
Aradenly. and was graduated
magn cum laude She was
president Of her class in the
eighth and eleventh grades.
member of the Beta club, the
basketball team and business
manager Of the high school year
book
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
To All Congress
All Club Work Paws
off FOR College Senior

Chicago is certainly a All pay
off, She declared.
At the summr camps, she spe-
cialized in handicrafts, group
dancing, singing, some athletics
and, each week, directed and
presented a talent show at the
camp, She planned and gave
campfire programs and parties
for holidays and other special &C.
casions
The daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Perkins. of Natural
Bridge. Dixie has an older, mar
RED sister and one IA years old
She says she has several hob
bies, especially reading, history
and geography; music, she plays
the piano, and cooking, she is
cray about" this, and likes to
experiment with new recipes.
The opportunities that Al
club work offers have opened up
many doors for me not only in
p CT 5 n | development, lead
ership, and future plans. but also
in many Intangible ways on
which l can't put my finger at
the moment.
"Of course the trip Will offer
me an opportunity to visit
the midwest and to see the
sights of Chicago. l expect to
make lot Of new friends, social
ize 4 great deal and lose a lot
Of Sleep"
The Virginia Chapter All Star
keeps in touch with All club
work by bulletins, other mem
bers, extension agents and state
officers, and says she definitely
expects to stay in in the capaci-
ties offered as she grows older
and adds other interests to the
many she already has.
With a laugh. she ended the
interview by saying, "One of my
professors has been kind enough
to offer me list of the best res
taurants in Chicago and as I I'M
derstand it, we are reimbursed
for our expenses. So, all n all
that viii be one week that Long
wood College schoolWork will not
be am ng the uppermost
thoughts in my mind"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
Retired C. P. O..
Settles Here

C.P.O. Charlie P. Lawrence
U. S. Navy retired, and Mrs.
Lawrence are making their home
here after his service of 22l2
years in the Navy. Mr.. Law
renee, native of Crewe, is en-
ployed by Southside Community
Hospital as ass slant engineer.
Mrs, Lawrence is a native Of
Fender, Neb.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29
Son Born TO
]. H. Dickhoffffs

a. NJ /. and MS John Henry
q son John Henry. Jr. at South
side Community Hospital on
Tuesday, Oct. %.
Paternal grandparents are
Mrs. G. W. Dlckhoff, and the
late Mr.. Dickhotf. Maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
j j Meadows.