The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 10

1O The Monday, March 18, 1963 No Clues Found In Double Va. Slaying WINCHESTER UR-Twenty days, ago, one or more persons viciously stabbed to death two women in a modest but attractive cottage near Double Toll Gale, a tiny community eight miles south of Winchester. The many knife wounds thai struck Mrs. Waltine Naomi Hoover, 47. and her 85-year-old mother, Mrs.

E. M. Snow, were inflicted with viciousness and with heavy force. Investigating authorities have not come up with a prime suspect. What's more, they don't have a clear-cut motive.

And the lack of any sort of reason for the crime is making their chore that much more difficult. A $1,000 reward has been offered by an, anonymous person for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. Authorities have given Denis Hoover, husband of the younger woman and principal of Stephens City School, the third member of the household, a clean bill. "We've accounted," said Commonwealth's Atty. Joseph A.

Massie, "for every single minute of Mr. Hoover's comings and goings from the time he arrived at school that morning until the telephone call came after the murders were committed." A Hoover's request, he was given a lie detector test covering ftot only the circumstances surrounding the slayings but his private and family life as well. The results, Massie said, were completely negative indicating he was telling the truth. What appeared to be the biggest question mark at this time Massie said, was a single, un identified fingerprint found on the television set. "It doesn't match anyone we've checked so far," he said.

The television set was slightly ajar from its normal So was a chair. It has been substantiated tha Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Snow were all right shortly before noon. A neighbor had dropped by between 11:30 a.m.

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A person who said he was riving by about the time of the layings reported to police he oted two men in the yard. But gave no thought about it at he time. Police have picked up several erspns for questioning in con- ection with this, and other leads, ut all subseuently were re- eased. Two other persons have re- wrted two strange cars in the rea on the day of the murders. State and county officers con- inue to chase down every lead.

As an ex a 1 a trooper vorked for nearly a day on a tip hat a strange car was parked in rant of the Hoover house about he time of the slayings. After riany miles and interrogations, it established that the mystery belonged to the state trooper vho was there investigating. 22 Arrested At Theaters About 20 Negroes faced Muni cipal Court Judge Eugene R. Mar able this morning to answer tres jassing and assault charges stem ming from anti-segregation theat er demonstrations yesterday. Al were students at Virginia State College.

Marable continued all casa. until April 3. No seats were vacant inside the courtroom during the hearing and about 150 Negroes, apparent iy also students, milled about on steps of police headquarter as the cases were called. Seventeen of the demonstrator were charged with trespassin and four others were booked on assault counts late yesterda afternoon as they "picketed" tw downtown theaters. One of the youths Roland Sherrod, 1, of 926 Farmer St was charged with assaulting po lice officer D.

W. Taylor. Taylo and his wife were entering th Century theater when the Negr shoved the off-duty officer, polic said. The crowd became unrur. and officers were forced to us dogs to control the crowd of sev jral hundred.

Chief Traylor said this morn ng all the young persons arrest ed on trespassing charges clear were on theater property an iad been asked by the manage ment to leave prior to their ar Nineteen were arrested at he'Century Theater and two at 3ie Bluebird, officers said. Charles Hobson, 19, and Carole C. were also charged with assault. Bristol Rush, one of the demonstrators, swore out an assault warrant for 32-year-old Leroy Thomas, a white man. His case has not yet been set.

yesterday's demonstration was the third for the city within 2 weeks and the first to bring arrests. Demonstrators were protesting the local theaters' policy of not admitting Negroes. Nearly a dozen police officers were at the scene. The film feature at one of the two movie houses was: "It's Wonderful To Be Young." v4rs. Garland Andrews Mrs.

Viola Andrews, 54, died unday in a Richmond hospital. She is survived by her husband, arland and one daughter, Irs. Carol Roberson, both of ich'mond; one sister, Mrs. Maud Andrews, of rothers: Harold Woodliff G. nd Laurence G.

Partin, all of and Robert B. Partin Chester. Funeral services will be Tues- ay, 3 p. m. at the Joseph W.

Bliley Funeral in Richmond. Other details are incomplete will be announced later. DR. L. C.

BRAWNER Lions To Hear Eye Bank Head Dr. Luther C. Brawner, chairman of Old Dominion Eye lank, will be the main speaker at the Petersburg Lions Club meeting Wednesday at 1:15 p. the Hotel Petersburg. Dr.

Brawner will discuss the ye Bank and the role of Lions Club members in the sight con servation program. A native of Texas, Dr. Brawner his AB degree in 1935 Tom the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of Ph Beta Kappa. Dr. Brawner also re ceived his BS and MD degree from the University of Oklahoma Dr.

Brawner came to Virginia in 1939 as an intern at the Medi cal College of Virginia Hospital Following his internship, he com pleted resident training in oph thalmology at MCV. A pioneer of corneal surgery i Virginia, he is now a ophthalmologist in Richmond Dr. Brawner also serves as a assistant professor at MCV. He is on the attending staff the Richmond Eye i a Johnston Willis, Sheltering Arms St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Re treat for the Sick, as well as th Crippled Children's Hospital! Poisoning Claims 8 In Dakota MOBRIDGE, S.D.

(AP) Th family of Nelson Zephier--father mother and seven children, th eldest 8--was wiped out Saturday Carbon monoxide filled the horn and killed all nine. "It had to be the furnace, Stale's Atty. Leland Berndt sai Sunday night after a report by pathologist to Coroner Ray Miles A neighbor arid a companio ound the bodies after becomin concerned because they had see no sign of the Zephiers. dead: Zephier, S9; his wife Alberta, 27; Debra, Donna, 6 Diana, Donald, Dale, 2 Darren, and Darla, 6 month; Berndt said one possibility Wf hat snow driven by strong wine iad blocked the chimney until th Zephiers were overcome, and tha snow eventually dislodged. Mobridge is in north-centra on the Missou South Dakota, Business News On Page 8 Prompt PRESCRIPTION Delivery CALL RE 2-3a32 the ONE place to call for money the minute you want it Call Beneficial to get cash double fast.

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3-3451 Obit uaries Barney A. Higgs Sr. Barney Allen Higgs 70, a etired superintendent for the Manufacturing died Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in his home.

M6 W. High after a period of declining health. Mr. Higgs was born in Augusa, Ga. but had resided in this city for the past 50 years.

He was an active member of High Street VIethodist Church, a former member of the Official Board and a member of the Phoenix Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maude B. Higgs and one son, Barney Allen Higgs a ary in Africa, and four grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at the chapel of J.

T. Morriss and 3on. The, Rev. Eugene W. Rawlings, pastor of.

High Street Metho dist Church, will officiate and in terment will be in Blandford Cemetery. Mrs. Clara S. Lipchak Mrs. Clara Skalicky Lipchak 76, wife of the late Stanley Lip chak of Petersburg, died Sunday at 4:20 p.

m. in the Lee Nursing Home after a period of declinin health. Mrs. Lipchak was born in Czechoslovakia but had resided in this vicinity for the past 63 years Surviving are seven daughters Miss Amelia Lipchak, of Mem phia, Mrs. Mary Giam malvo, of Staten Island, N.

Y. Mrs. Elizabeth Dubovsky, Prince George County; Mrs. Mar garet Dubovsky, of Richmond Mrs. Agnes Rott, of Prince George County; Mrs.

Lydia Ros bicki, of Dedham, anc Mrs. Magdalene King, of Prince George; four sons: George Lip schak, Wesley Lipchak and Stan ley Lipchak, of Prince George and Leo Lipchak, of Richmond and 31 grandchildren. A reuiem Mass will be cele brated Wednesday at 10 a. m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church by the Rev.

Laurence Prochazk; OSB, the pastor. Interment wil be in the church cemetery. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the chapel J.

T. Morriss Son. The proces sion will leave the chapel of J. Morriss Son Wednesday at 9:3 a. m.

Charles M. Woodfin Charles Melvin Woodfin, 49, 107 Ferndale Matoaca, diec Sunday at 8:04 a. m. in Peters burg General Hospital after a per iod of dueling health. Mr.

Woodfin was a native Chesterfield County, a son of th late Charles W. and Lorena Pink leton Woodfin and was a retire car inspector for the NW Rai road. Surviving are two sisters: Mrs Hdridge Porter and Mrs. Clarence 'enderson and one brother, Thurman G. Woodfin all of Ma- oaca, and several nieces and icphews.

The funeral, service will be con- lucted Tuesday at 3 p. m. in the hapel of -J. T. Morriss Son.

Trie Rev, John Durkovich, pastor Matoaca Methodist Church, and he Rev. R. Roland Powell, pas- or Baptist Church, officiate. Interment will be in Matoaca Cemetery. Frederick John Kouch Funeral services for Frederick ohn Kouch, 72, a former Petersburg resident, will be held Tuesday in Norfolk.

Mr. Kouch died Saturday at Virinia Beach. He was a Peters- mrg resident for some 20 years, rioving to the Norfolk area about ive years ago. He was the son the late Pearle and Mary G. Couch and the husband of Mrs.

sabel Rabbins Kouch. In addition to his wife, he is iurvived by two daughters: Mrs. 0, H. Inge of Arlington and Mrs. E.

L. Faison of Dennison, Tex. and two sisters: Mrs. C. R.

Davies and Mrs. J. M. Ballance, both of Norfolk. Services will be at the D.

Oliver Funeral Home, 11 a. m. Burial will be in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. George Sedivy Sr. George Sedivy 85, of Church Spsd, died Saturday afternoon ai n's residence after a long illness VIr.

Sedivy was -a native of Nebraska, but had made his home iere for most of his life. He was a retired farmer, and was the first Dinwiddie County farm agent Mr! Sedivy was a member and past Sunday School superintenden of Trinity Methodist Church a hurch Road, and belonged to the Woodman of the World group. Hi' wife, Sophia Hasper Sedivy, died in 1956. Mr. Sedivy is survived by three daughters, Mrs.

Robert Brown, Newbury Port, Mrs. Frank J. Miller, of Coraopolis, Mrs Bernard C. Dortch, of Dinwid die; two sons, Jr. and John Sedivy, both of Church Road; one brother, Paul Sedivy of Church Road, eight grandchil dren, and two great-grandchil dren.

The funeral service for Mr Sedivy will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. in Trinity Methodist Church at Church Road with burial in the Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jo seph A.

Kelly, pastor, will offici ate. The body will be taken from the E. Alvin Small Funeral Home Colonial Heights to the church a noon to lie in state until the hour of service. The family will receive friend at the E. Alvin Small Fimera Home tonight from 7 to 9 p.

Percy S. Yargo HOPEWELL The funera service for Percy -Stephen Vargo who cited Friday in St. John' Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. will be conducted today at 3 p. m.

in the chapel of J. T. Morriss Son with the Rev. Harry E. Baldwin pastor of Bethlehem Congrega tional Church, officiating.

George Oleyar, George Kvetkt' Alex Bresko, Walter Rusnak, Al bert Ference, and John C. Tomk Jr. will serve as pallbearers an interment will be in the churc cemetery in Prince George Coun ty. Salute To Be AM A President FT. DEFIANCE (AP) Virginians will give a final salute tomorrow to Maj.

Gen. Charles S. Roller, the 83-year-old principal of Augusta Military Academy. A funeral service for the general, who died Saturday night, will be held at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. Roller received' his early education at Augusta Military Academy while his father was com- Printers Refect Contract Stafr Photo SALES BEGIN--Ticket soles for the annual Ball began today.

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Tobacco Workers Union Hall on S. Jefferson St Sfafe Has Fewest 'College Teachers RICHMOND (AP)--The Vir-, ginia Education Association says the state has a smaller percentage of teachers who are college graduates than any other southern state. A report released by the white teachers organization Saturday noted that Negro teachers have a much higher percentage of college degrees than whites. Dr. Robert F.

Williams, executive secretary of the VEA, said this low educational level is due to a "complex of reasons," including laxity in enforcing high certification standards, salaries, and distributing state school funds to localities. Dr. Williams released these figures from the report: "In 1962-63, the state employs 35,026 classroom teachers of which 7,968 or 22.7 per cent are Negroes. Of the Negro 94.3 per cent hold degrees compared to 79.7 per cent of white teachers holding degrees. "15.1 per cent of all Negro teachers in the state hold the master's degree and only 9.8 per cent of the white teachers hold the master's degree.

"In 25 counties and cities of the state, 100 per cent of the Negro teachers hold degrees. In no county or city do all white teachers hold degrees." The report also noted: No Virginia locality has as high a percentage of teachers who are college graduates as all of Florida per cent. Only eight Virginia counties and cities have as high a percentage of teachers who have finished college as North Carolina (95.8 per cent) and South Carolina (95 per 'cent). Williams said that "while in 1962-63 the percentage of teachers in Virginia who had finished- college had increased to 83 per cent, other southern states have made improvements as.well; and, in all probability, Virginia's position is still firmly on the bottom." The VEA report shows that "of the 10 counties and cities with the highest percentage of teachers who have finished college, all ol them with the exception of one have minimum salaries of $4,000 or above as compared with the state minimum of $3,300." The report added that the localities having the fewest college graduates also paid the lowesl salaries. Virginia's method of distributing school funds was cited as discouraging localities from hiring better qualified teachers.

"Our method of distributing state funds prior to the 1962-63 school session offered no encour agement to the counties in relationship to whether or not they employed well trained teachers State money was sent back regardless of the extent to which teachers had finished Williams said. NEW YORK (AP) Printers have voted to continue their newspaper strike here, dimming hopes of getting eight major dailies ack on the streets this week. By a margin of 64 printers voted Sunday to reject a contract set- ilement proposed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner and approved by publisher and union negotiators March 8. The strike by Local 6 of the International Typographical Union began last Dec.

8--101 days ago --against four newspapers. Five other major dailies closed' voluntarily at the same time, but one the Post, resumed publication March 4. Publishers' representatives ex pressed regret at the printers' re jection of the proposed settlement The vote raised the possibility the ITU Executive Council might submit the proposed settlement to a referendum of the entire membership of Local 6, including some' 6,000 commerical printers and the newspaper printers. Two large units of the New York Newspaper Guild voted Sunday to extend their current contracts, as printers had demanded, so that the pacts would expire simultaneously with those of nine newspaper craft unions. mandant there.

The younger Roler later was graduated from Virginia Military Institute where, at he turn of the century, he was captain and AH-Southern quarter- jack on the football team. Then, after serving for a year as mathematics instructor and 'obtball coach at Furman University, he returned to AMA and served as commandant until 1907. Gen. Roller later returned to VMI. as mathematics instructor and football coach and subsequently became head football coach at Washington and Lee Jniversity.

In 1909 he once more returned AMA where he served first. as commandant and later as principal, a post he held at the time of his death. During World War I he served with the rank of major with the fled Cross in Europe. He is survived by his widow, former Janet Stephenson of Monterey, and a daughter, Mrs. Malcolm H.

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