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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Aug. 8

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Treasury and Secret Service
agents are quietly investigating
a heavy flow Of counterfeit
U. S. gold coins to this country
and other world money markets.
This flourishing traffic, first
secretly uncovered by a con-
gresSional committee SIEVE ra
years ago, involves large quaint
ties of one and tWerty dollar
U. S. gold pieces.
These coins, which are actu-
ally worth their gold weight, in
clude many with mint dates put
ting them in the category of
rare and valuable collectors
items.
Striking evidence of this has
been uncovered by the discovery
of numerous old "counterfeits
in the stocks of coin dealers,
U. S. and Swiss banks, and
money markets in the Caribbean
and the Middle East.
These coins are so perfectly
minted that in most instances
they have to be examined and
chemically analysed by Treas
ury experts before the counter
feltS are detected.
Intelligence authorities are
certain that hundreds of thou
sands of these gold pieces are
being minted in Russia and Red
China. Communist agents sell
the coins to obtain U. S. dollars
for espionage and subversive OPP
erations.
Evidence obtained by govern
ment sources indicates these
spurious gold pieces are flood
ing the U. S. through three
main channels.
The most important entry point
is New York, where Communist
diplomats at the United Nations,
their staffs and numerous couri-
ers transport this gold in their
diplomatic pouches and luggage
past customs officials.
Another major channel is via
Red-ruled Cuba and tn nc
through various Caribbean coun-
tries to Gulf ports in the U. S.,
ending up in New York. Refu-
gees and others coming from
these countries are a big source
Of this illicit traffic.
A third route, through which
most of the Red Chinese minted
gold dollars come, runs from
Vancouver, in British Columbia,
down the West Coast to San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Sino- Soviet-minted U. S.
gold pieces sold to numismatists
as rare coins bring prices
ranging from $40 to $50 for one
dollars and from $50 to $500 for
twenty dollars.
In number Of definitely es-
tablished cases, Communist dip
lomats have deposited gold coins
in New York banks. subsequent
~ drawing on these accounts il
dollars.
Treasury authorities are very
reluctant to discuss their hush
hush investigation and its extern
sive ramifications. One official
did admit the probe has been
underway for more than
year"
He also acknowledged that
Treasury Secretary Dillon has
taken an unpublished but high
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09

A mutual pulse taking be-
tween the "grassroots" press of
the country and the Kennedy
Administration has been taking
place lately, although the dis
turbing thought remains that
the exercise isn't mutual.
The Administration has been
inviting editors and broadcas-
tiers from throughout the coun-
try to conferences on foreign
policy. to Pentagon and Con-
gressional briefings, in order to
clarity and expound particular
beliefs, theories and practices.
Representatives from Paddock
Publications recently attended
two such affairs. While it is
soothing to the ego to receive
the word from the horses
mouth" and, indeed, to even
view the beast, there are some
serious reservations one carries
away from such briefings.
The national foreign policy
conference for editors and
broadcasters conducted BY t h e
Department Of State on April %
and %, for instance, included
on-the-record speakers, back
ground speakers to whom re-
marks could not be attributed,
and off-the-record comments BY
President Kennedy.
First of all, one wonders why
any Of these sessions are con-
Quoted for background" infor-
nation since most Of the ma,
terial discussed has been pub
ished or uttered before. What
such a designation accomplishes
it would appear. is to give news
en- the feeling they are being
tken into the confidence Of
some august personages; they
become part of the insiders"
group most prestiglous event.
If such conferences are to be
conducted on a background
only basis. those in charge of
arrangements might make an
effort to present some fresh
material There are probably
sensitive areas Of concern which
could be conveyed by officials
in such a manner as to inform
without embarrassment to them
or the Administration.
President Kennedy's off the :
record remarks, however, did
c on a n some new apprai-
sails. 1t was dlscorcerting, there
fore, to read them previously on
a Chicago newspapers editorial
page under a column signed,
The Allen-Scott Report T h G
I poi ilGS Gllio tAdIIlplt-. Ill
these private talks the confer
ence), the President stresses.
There are far more dangerous
situations (than Cuba facing
the United States in number
Of other Latir American ma
tons He usually singles GU t
Brazil and Argentina.
The Allen-Scot. report ais 0
picked out this bit of new in
telligence in quoting the Presi-
dent: II have never favored an
invasion Of Cuba by United
States troops stree l bee a m e
President he says, nor did
former President Eisenhower. z
The report is full of reference
to complained to one group. 7
tells his callers Secretary Of
State Dean Rusk, who partici-
pated in "background' brief
lngs. is also quoted directly
Whether the column is a breach
of confidence or releasing of in
formation at what the Admins
Jration considered an oppOrtune
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Wood
and son, George, Jr. went to
Newport and spent several days
with Mrs. Woods parents. Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Huffman. They
left George, Jr., with his grand
parents over the week end while
they attended the races at Bris-
tol and also attended the Insti-
tute Of Rural Affairs at VPI.
The Dick Morgan family, Of
Andersonville, were guests of
Mrs George 3. Wood for a
lookout Sunday evening.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
The Daily American Republic, Poplar
Bluff, Mo.
Declining Country

GEN. Dale MCGEE, Wyoming Democrat,
~ wonders along with many other
Americans whether youth is on the skids
and the country is going to the dogs.
He dug up the following quotation:
THE poorer citizens have captured
the government and have voted the pro-
perry of the rich into the Golfers of the
state for redistribution among the vot-
ers. Politicians have strained their in
genuity to discover new sources Of pub
lie revenue. They have doubled the in
direct taxes. such as customs due on
imports and exports They have con
tinued the extraordinary taxes of war
time into peacetime. They have broaden
ed perilously the field of the income
tax as we'll as the property tax Wealth
once was regarded as secure and admir-
able, but now man has to defend him
self for being rich as if it were the worst
of crimes
Senator MCGEE wonders whether all
of this sounds as if it was description
of the times. But he makes his point
by disclosing that the quotation, which
fits so APPLY the assessment of many
Americans, actually was written by a
very famous man = the Greek philo-
sopher Socrates more than 1000 years
ago.
McGee's moral: There's nothing new
under the sun, either in government or
in the attitude of the elderly toward the
young.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
Providence
To Hold Revival
August 1l-16

POWHATAN, Aug. 8 : Tn E
Rev. Harold Fuller of the Board
Of Christian Education Of Rich
mond, will be guest minister for
a series of revival services which
begin at Providence Presbyterian
Church near Belona, PoWhatan
county.
The services will begin on
Sunday, Aug. II, at pm. and
Will continue each night at the
same hour through Friday Aug.
IS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
Keep Perspective

I'HE State, Of Columbia, S. c., pub
llshed an editorial Sunday, which
contains SO much commonsense that we
reprint some excerpts. The State con
cludes:
America is curfeited with organiza-
tons which pirate necessarily and shril-
~ of civil rights Their leaders mas
querade under labels which speak of
the advancement of colored people,"
racial equalitv,' "Christian leader
ship and the like
They are supported, in purse and
person, by blacks who hate whites, by
Northerners Who hate Southerners. by
centralists who seek to control the states
and the people from Washington, by
politicians whose greed for votes over
rides all else. by Communists who con-
stantly exploit every opportunity to
tear down our federated republic NV
and by an indeterminate number of
Well-ntentloned persons who mistaken
~ read great moral and religious over
tones into what is basicallv a socio-
economic problem.
The challenge to the white Southern
er is to keep his perspective, to resist
the temptation to lump all Negroes into
one hostile group.
For every Negro agitator in the head
lines, there are hundred Negro edu-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
Take Sun Cautiously

LOOKING around US, we see many of
our fellow citizens in various degrees
Of tanning" This brings to mind the
death, a few years ago, of twenty-four-
year-old man in another state, due to
over-eXposure in the sun, and the re-
collection OF this tragedy should serve
to warn all persons, and especially fair
skinned people, that it can be dangerous
to expose oneself unduly to the rays Of
the sun.
It is not always the brightness of
the sun that causes fatal burns. On
slight by overcast days the solar rays
can filter through and be as powerful
as the bright sunlight.
We do not know too much about the
rays of the sun other than that they
are extremely powerful Some patients
are exposed to the rays Of the sun for
treatment, but it is safe to assume that
II beneficial results can be secured. there
is the possibility of harmful effects.
we do not go into the question of
Fermentation, which explains why some
people are easily sunburned and others
are not. 1t is we'll for everyone to be
temperate in exposure until well-tan-
ned.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09

declared.
And so the reports of saucers con-
tinue. Chances are, of course, that holes
in the ground resulting from other than
earthly bodies were made by meteo-
rites but there are points and mysteries
about these things which cannot be full
ly explained.
Chances are, also that when men or
things visit us - from other planets
they will have problems returning to
their original planet. as we would. Ger
tainly visitors, unless fearful of death,
would make themselves known. It would
be an historic event
Chances are very much against secret
visits and landings over period of
years, with not one willing to tarry
long enough to say hello. But then no
one can actually say, positively, Of
course, and that's what makes it all SO
interesting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09

You can always borrow all the money
you want when you don't want any.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09

Life is no more puzzling to man than
death but is has greater popular sup
port.
Arizona tribune., 1963-05-31

Did Betsy Ross really make the
first American flag? Historians
are not quite sure.
The first public assertion that
she did appeared in a paper read
before the Historical Society Of
Pennsylvania in March of 1870
by her grandson, William ]. Can
by. But Mr.. Candy later found
no official documents of any ac-
tion by Congress on the flag be-
fore June ID, 1777.
Betsy's own story, related by
her daughter, was that George
Washington, along with Congress
sional representatives Robert
Morris and George Ross, visited
Philadelphia in June of 1776,
showing her a sketch of the flag
and asking her to make one.
The only record of flags made
by Betsy Ross is a voucher in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for IA
pounds and several shillings for
flags made for the Pennsylvania
navy.
Regardless of the origin of the
American flag, it is the symbol of
our nations glorious history and
achievements. The American Le-
gion Auxiliary urges all Ameri-
cans to proudly display the flag
on Flag Day, June 18th, and
all other appropriate occasions.
Many homeowners display flags
on national holidays. Special
dates during the summer months
include: Flag Day, June IA; In
dependence Day, July A; Labor
Day (the first Monday in Sep
tember).
Arizona tribune., 1963-05-31

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The
NAACP has filed suit in u .S.Dis-
trict Court to end segregation in
the public schools in Greene
County.
Completely separate schools are
maintained in the county for
Negro and white students. AS
there is no Negro high school
in the county. school officials
have assigned Negro high school
pupils to an all-Negro high school
in Charlottesville
Parents who requested that their
children be permitted to attend
the white high school in Greene
County were told that they would
have to apply to the Pupil Place
ment Board.
White children do not have to
make such application and are
routinely assigned to the high
school located in Greene County.
Questions About Your Hearing
Answered By The Hearing Aid
Industry Conference
Q. Our small SON insists that he
''can't hear the teacher"-is
this just laziness or could he
possibly have a hearing de-
ficiency?
A. Take your son for hearing
test at once. More than two
million school-age children
have hearing impairments
which retard their studies.
An unrecognized or neglected
hearing loss can be serious.
Proper and immediate atten-
tien can help prevent q seri-
Gus handicap.
Arizona tribune., 1963-05-31
FAMED CLOWNS BASEBALL TEAM
TO PLAY HERE SUNDAY

larly. The team now features
Billy Vaughn. the first midget to
play pro ball regularly. He stands
only as" tall.
The Clowns have played to re-
cord crowds all over the nation.
including 81, 900 fans in St.
Louis; over 26. .O00in Detroit, and
over $4,000 in Kansas City, Phil
adelphia and Washington.
Arizona tribune., 1963-05-31

Some Clown graduates in the
major leagues are Hank Aaron
Of the Milwaukee Braves, John
Wyatt of the Kansas City AS and
Choo Choo Coleman of the New
York Nets.
The Funmakers were the first
profe ssional team to use a female
player. Her name is Toni Stone,
and she played second base regu-
Arizona tribune., 1963-05-31

officers installed Saturday meeting
Chapter of Jack and jill of America. Inc.
from left Mes Cecil Scott. David Myers pres
Joseph Warren, William
Smith. vice president. John Boyns. Helen Dibre liar Hicks
Matte Green. Lille JONES' Lucille Subet Johnnie Mae Bryant
Margaret Reeder Henrietta Graves and Roberta
Evening star., 1963-05-07
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
D||onogine,HI ! HIubit::
Procrustinotioia I;

"They call me the late Mrs.
Smith, "sshe said.
I asked her why she said,
''It's simple. I'm always late"
WHEN 1 WENT into her
history I found sufficient evil,
Sdence to convince me that
she deserved to, be called
late It all began, she said,
when she was a little girl.
sDaie to some negativistic inn
pulse within her she would
NEVER come to- the table on
tliae Her otller would have
csll repeat edlys This was
lte ysSllf1 Of many family
aFRQlaenl6 MI
she grew she lost all
sense Of time. She behaved
. within q 10-minute schedule
as If she had hours. Others
would be rushing and she
\ would be dawding. She was
late for school repeatedly.
I. Lectures by the principal
were unheeded.
When she grew older she
Was invariably late for work.
She could not hold down a
Job more than a month or
Two Afors this reason. She was
late for her own wedding.
she was never on time for
the. theater or for, a train or
plane. Some devious devil
within upset the entire sched-
sl1le Of her timetable. Her
~ 81. "a ~ e..
Evening star., 1963-05-07

Playing the Giunts
Koltonowski (USAl
vs.. Keres (USSB
MOVE No.22
I


Send a postcard with the
move YOU would make to
CHESS. care of The Star !,
Z 225 Virginia avenue Sc. Your
fcard must bear the number
Of the move and musta be
postmarked before midnight
tomorrow; Your moves will
be, awarded four, three, two
orr one point by Koltanowski
,aHd satSthe end of the game
! prizes will be awarded to the
readers who score the high
est, Awarding of points for
reader participation in this
chess match will be at Kol-
tanowski's discretion. His de-
ciSion is final. Anyone is
eligible to compete except
employees of The Star and
their families.
NOTES ON MOVE NO. 21:
K0ltanOwski says, II would
rather exchange thu. Bishop
for the Knielat z II pOssibIe.
The two Bishops ,cdmpensate
Evening star., 1963-05-07
MASON ON EDUCATION
Most Class Leaders
Make Good Grades

They gained experience not
only in leading but in follow
ing the leadership Of others.
Although the gains made
through these experiences
are difficult to measure with
tests, there is a carry-over
into adult living.
II a student enters into the
life Of the school community,
he gains valuable experience
for life In a larger commu-
nifty.
The planning, organization
and enthusiasm which bring
success in out-of-class activi-
ties also bring their reward
in the field Of scholarship. In
fact. they become an asset to
an individual for the rest of
his life.
Take the case Of Henry
who worked on the junior
high school paper in his
ninth-grade year. played in
tramural basketball In the
11th grade year and dabbled
In school politics in junior
college. Two years after
graduating from junior col
lege he held a responsible
position with a local business
firm. His salary was well
above average.
When asked what he had
Evening star., 1963-05-07

vicious attack on one who
Is absent and unable TO de-
fend herself. And Il Is. good
to remember that those who
would repeat vicious gossip
are not above inventing Il.
- = =
DEAR ABBY: Regarding
the letter from "EXPECTANT
FATHER" who insisted on
being in the delivery room
when his first child was
born: MY husband insisted on
being present at this event,
and was granted permission.
Well, I had twins. My hus-
band tainted and fell against
the light switch, turning out
the lights. I delivered in the
dark. Tell husbands to stay
out Of the delivery room. One
patient in there is enough.
PM. Morrow Bay, Calif.)
y ~
DEAR ABBY: When I was
married I had a fairly nice
Evening star., 1963-05-07

university WiessVsOu 81 sOutbern cSIIforni.

University Of Southern California
The drive for good scholar
ship need not throw school
life out of balance. All work
and no play is not the an
swer. Other activities help
make Jack a good citizen.
Most student leaders in
junior and senior high
schools also excel in scholar
ship. Only occasionally does
a student enter into so many
activities that he loses sight
of the primary reason for at
tending school.
In q study of scholar
ship of superior high school
students, / found that the
extracurricular q activities
carried on by students seldom
had an effect on their grades.
And a study by the Illinois
Office of Public Instruction
notes:
Students who finished
high school engaged in more
extracurricular activities than
did dropouts."
These students entered
into a wide range Of activi-
ties including the school
newspaper, school politics,
athletics. music, drama and
service clubs.
Evening star., 1963-05-07
DEAR ABBY
Challenge Needed
To Stop Gossip

DEAR ABBY: A new fam
lily recently moved to town.
The wife is very attractive.
Iyheard a woman tell a large
group Of ladies at a tea that
she had heard q rumor about
the newcomer. She went into
some detail, casting an ugly
shadow on the woman's
character. Then she smiled
and said, But I don't be-
lieve a word of it, do you?"
Why, then, did she repeat the
story? Before long it had cir
culated all over town. Now
everyone is specializing about
the newcomer. How can a
person protect herself against
something like that?
WAS THERE
She can sue for sIander.
but seldom does. My hat Is
off to the courageous one who
viii silence a gossip mOnger's
Evening star., 1963-05-07

learned in school that made
his success possible, he said
thoughtfully: II cannot point
to any one course or to any
one activity but of this I am
sure, without my school back
ground l could not hold my
present job"
Henry'S is not an isolated
case. My discussions with
many successful adults have
brought forth similar reac-
tions.
College admissions officers
recognize the value of stu
dent participation in school
activities. Although scholar
ship is the first consideration
in granting college admission.
a well-balanced program of
activities works in favor of
the candidate.
Some students misunder-
stand this situation and make
an all-out push to get into
as many activities as possible.
But the admissions officer
looks askance at q long list
Of extracurricular activities
coupled with mediocre grades.
The student whS excels in
extracurricular activities and
has difficulties or lacks in
terest in his classroom work
needs help. Some mature
counsel will help keep all of
his activities in the proper
balance.
II you haze a question,
tDrite to DR.. Mason in care of
The EUenin0 Star. He tOiu
discuss in his column those of
most general interest.
Thursday: Understanding
Evening star., 1963-05-07
Rx.pR. PETER. q STElNcRollN

husband divorced her. She
never remarked.
In addition to rulni1E
many lives of those closest TO-
her, she did not escape .1i1-
scathed. BY the time I saw.
her, she had d duodenal ulcer
and hypertension.
~Iyknow, why I have these
conditions, she said. For
the past few years I'VE been
hurrying to catch up, I at
least try t0a be on time now.
AS a result I'm always In g
hurry and under pressure IT
has made me very tense and
emotionally upset" -
I have met many lata MI
and Mrs. Smiths. Altho0gll
not Of the extreme deeree- 81
sprocrastination suffered by
our late Mrs. smith, ,s9
They are otherwise normal
people who do not plan their
time, efficiently. They are
rushing through their break
fast, rushing to the Office.
rushing home 20, dinner, rush.
ing off to, the golf course.
They, are always in haste;
always behind schedule.
There is D simple remedy
for this. I tell them to set
their alarnf$ at least a half
hour earlier so they can get
a good Jump on THEIR day3
schedule. 2 Getting up early
allows them ito have b quiet
breakfast and gives them
time to get to- their !. work
without the early morninG
heeby- -jeebies.
If you tend to be q "late''
Mr.. or Mrs. Smith, resolve
to become more time-con-
scious. When YOU do, you
won't be undersso much ten
sion. And the less tension,
the less chances for develop
ing an ulcer, high blood
pressure or something worse.
.(Bell-Mcclure Feature)
Evening star., 1963-05-07
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

HABIT. In his youth ! play
wright George Bernard; Shaw
worked for a time as a clerk
in an office. He was ex-
tremely efficient at the job;
precise. meticulous and or
derly.
During this period. he de-
cided to write his first novel.
He set himself the task of
writing five pages a day, no
more and no less. A well
trained clerk, he experienced
no difficulty in maintaining
this schedule. He adhered to
1t so faithfully that If the
fifth page ended in the mid
lie Of a sentence. he would
wait until the next day to
finish it. 4.
TALENT: Charles O..
Dawes. Vice President under
Calvin Coolidge, was not only
Evening star., 1963-05-07

Mrs. D. s.: Your Henry
CaSwall's The Prophet Of
the 18th Century" Oondon,
1843 is q scarce early book
about the Mormons and sells
in the $25 range If in fine
condition.
Mrs. c. c. r.: Your Louisa
May .Alcott's "An Old-Fash-
ioned Girl" Boston, 1870) is
one Of the scarce Alcott
books. In the valuable first
edition, first issue, there are
no advertisements on the
copyright page. A fine copy
should be worth $35 to $50
at retail.
Gold in Your Attic oppeon on
Tuesdays.
Evening star., 1963-05-07
CURTAILED MAIL
DELIVERIES ARE
HELP TO BIRDS

Indications that cur
tailed mail deliveries are
"for the birds" have come
to light In the Hawthorn
section Of Chevy Chase,
d. c.
Making his rounds the
other day. Postman Arnold
Bellfield found that since
his previous visit, birds had
built a nest on the mailbox
in the vestibule of the
home Of 1t. Col. william
E. Meroney. 6969 Green
vale street NV.
Beneath the nest were
a basket and a penciled
note saying: do not dis
turb robins. Put mail in
basket"