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'-w- rnn i Richmond Tlmes-Dispatch Wed Dec 23 1959 Count Dismissed ByCarolincCourt Hopewell Council To Fight Sales Tax Minetree Follies Jr Delegate In State Assembly Dies at 51 By Loyall SolomaA Times-Diipatch New Bureau HOPEWELL Dec 22-City council voted Tuesday night to fight Governor Almond's proposed state sales tax and termed such a levy "an unfair tax burden on the people of Virginia" 1 may be fighting a lost By Bpecial Correspondent BOWLING GREEN Dec A contempt of court citation against Oran Jarrell Caroline county civic leader has been dismissed by Circuit Judge Leon Bazile Judge Bazile signed the dismissal order in Fredericksburg Monday noting that Jarrell had filed an answer "disclaiming any intent to reflect contemptuously or insultingly" on the court or the judge The organization that Jarrell heads the Caroline County Civic Organization-made complaints that led to an October 12 grand jury Investigation of law enforcement at certain Rt 1 truck stops The grand jury reported it found no evidence of lack of law enforcement and criticized the civic group cause In opposing this tax but I am against It in any form' councilman Sol Goodman said Council members charged Governor Almond with the citizens and other officials with just enough good facts to fore? the passage of the tax" Councilman Elmo Parr said governing bodies of the cities and towns of this state are forgetting to fight this tax and are now too busy scrapping over just how much they will get out of the deal" Mayor Marvin Neal suggested that a resolution opposing1 "the tax in its entirety" be adopted and that the state senators and delegates from this area and the Virginia League of Municipalities be notified of council's stand Zoning Post Not Wanted Del Minetree Folkes Jr 51 of 108 College rd who represented Henrico and Chesterfield counties and 'Colonial Heights in the General Assembly died Tuesday at a Richmond hospital' He had been in the hospital several weeks A relative said his death was caused by heart disease An attorney and a native of Richmond Mr Folkes also represented the city in the House of Delegates in 1938 1940 and 1942 A popular campaigner he had led the city ticket in 1939 and 1941 His political career -was interrupted by World War II In 1942 he joined the marines and fought at Bougainville Guatn and Iwo Jima where he was wounded He retired from the marines with the rank of major In 1946 By Mains Folkes supported Byrd Since 1954 Fr Folkes had been the Henrico-Chesterfield-Colonial Heights floater delegate In the 1958 assembly he was a irunber of the House Committees on Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation and the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries When he died he also was chairman and public representative the Richmond Milk Board (The board oversees operations of milk' producers and distributors in the Richmond market) He was the son of the late Minetree and Mrs Mary Wily Folkes His father was Richmond's commonwealth's attorney for 10 years Mr Folkes attended Richmond public schools and was graduated from John Marshall High School He received a degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and a law degree from the University of Richmond He was a member of the Episcopal Church the board of the Henrico county chapter of the American Red Cross the executive board of Robert Lee Council Boy Scouts of America and Midlothian Ruri-tan Club rbnt Donald Vickstrom and Some of His Handiwork Draftsman by Day Tool Demonstrator by Night Councilman James Thomas said that the Governor has earmarked most of the revenue for schools "I don't see what our problem will be It seems that the Department of Education is applying for all of the money anyway so we will just about be left out" he said Ilelal Acquitted In Armen trout S)ayipg Case Continued from First Page Thomas Mains Jr reported to be in line for appoint-ment to the Henrico county zoning commission said last night he is not interested in the Jobi Petitions are being circulated in the TUckahoe District urging Supervisor-elect McCarthy Downs Jr to "keep your stated intention" of nominating Maina for the zoning position In a statement last night Mains said: OUTDRAWS SANTA Del Minetree Folkes Jr Attorney Marine Veteran home 4210 Monument ave Yule Dinner Do-It-Yourselfer Demonstrates It Governor Almond said yesterday he was deeply distressed to hear of Mr death and paid tribute to him as one of the outstanding members of the General Assembly "He was a great soldier for his country in her hour of distress and a great representative of his constituency" the Governor said "Mrs Almond and I convey our deepest sympathy to his In 1946 Mr Folkes ran for Congress from the Third district but was defeated by Rep Salvatore Buonpane 30 of Brooklyn was convicted by a jury and drew a 20-year term He has asked the State Supreme Court of Appeals to review his conviction On Inside greatly appreciate the thoughtfulness of those people who have signed petitions for Vaughan Gary in the Democratic primary He lost again to Gary in the 1950 Democratic primary In 1949 Mr Folkes was the Third district campaign man ager for Francis Pickens Miller fi the gubernatorial primary But in 1952 when Miller ran against Sen Harry Byrd Mr Impressive It'a too bis to so in his fashioned with the saw On Board of School He also was vice president of Albert Yesbick 37-year-old Princess Anne county restaurant owner pleaded guilty He was given a 20-year term and the court suspended execution of 15 yean Both Mansour and Buonpane were summoned as prosecution witnesses in the trial of HelaL Police brought them from the penitentiary but they were not called to the stand me However I cannot condone this I have no desire to be a member of the Henrico county zoning commission "There are men in Tuckahoe district much more qualified for this position than I am McCarty Downs la one of my closest Mends and I am confident his choice for the zoning commission will be a wise one and one made In the best Interests of the county" Downs has not announced his candidate for the commission UniversityWill Complete I don't know about every' body" Vickstrom continued plenty of people get a great deal of satisfaction out of doing things like that around the house for themselves" As for himself Vickstrom said he recently has made wall-to-wall cabinets for his small room a room divider to separate a utility room from the kitchen a gossip bench in mahogany for his Three Buildings in 1960 I the board of visitors of the Vir-t ginia School for the Deaf Blind at Staunton He had held this position since 1938 He is survived by his wife Mrs Frances Thornton Folkesj a sister Mrs John A of Richmond and a stepdaughter Miss' Elizabeth Gordon Milton of Washington A funeral service will be held at 3 pm Wednesday at SLV James's Episcopal Church with -burial in Hollywood Cemetery' Pallbearers will be Nathaniel Brydon Allan Lane Bruce Macfarland Dr Stanley Meade Judge Hen- ing Dr Robert Smart 1 Beecher Stallard and A Wagner Work on architect's plans for the Northern Virginia branch college recently named! by the board of visitors the atoeking but what Daddy may secretly crave for Christmaa is heme workshop equipped with power aaws do-it-yourself craze is setting crazier and more and more men are trying to set up workshops of their according to Donald Vick-atrom' Vickstrom is in a position- to know He is an architectural draftsman by trade but a demonstrator of power tools in a department store during the Christmas shopping evenings His favorite is a radial arm saw that really is a dozen tools In one It does a half-dozen different kinds of sawing and planes shapes sands routs and drills It's almost a complete workshop in one bench-mounted tool A sailor and hia wife bought one of the radial arm saws at the same time they bought an old farmhouse Vickstrom said and proceeded to remodel the Interior of the house Among other things they replaced all the wood trim with fancy new moldings and trim that they a rockjnR but several sources have said 18nd batCh of piCihe planned to appoint Mains ture frames loperator of a public relations That a puttering on a grandiagenCy scale Unlike most putterers' Vickstrom is highly trained for his hobby He majored in industrial arts at East Carolina Leukemia Victim Dies in Hampton 1 CHARLOTTESVILLE Dec The year 1960 will see three of the University of Virginia's major buildings which now are under construction completed and the planning of several more begin The new aeronautical-mechanical engineering building the atomic reactor and the multi-stoiy hospital building are all scheduled to be completed sometime during the coming year according to a recent building progress report compiled at the University Working drawings for a proposed life science building here will be started Jan 1 I960 and it Is expected that a contract for this building will be let around the fall of next Esposito attorney made his successful motion to 'strike the evidence after Ernest Dervi-shian assistant attorney had rested his case Yesterday morning as court resumed after an overnight adjournment Derviahian called Detective Captain Lloyd and Miss Alice Seelman Lloyd's former secretary to the stand They gave conflicting testimony about the conversation which took place last May on a trip here from Norfolk Lloyd Cole and Miss Seelman who takes shorthand had gone there to pick up Helal and Yesbick1' Lloyd said he had been told that Helal had found out the police were looking for him and wanted to surrender Other Obituaries race 22 George Mason College is currently under way A model of the proposed campus layout for this branch college now is in preparation and is expected to be ready about January 15 for presentation to the assembly The aero-mechanical engineering building for which the assembly appropriated 8914000 in 1958 will be completed and turned over to the University by June 1 I960 according to the building progress report The reactor will be completed by April 1 about six months behind schedule because of leaks in the pool College and taught industrial arts as well as mechanical drawing at Douglas Freeman High School for a year The crowds that stand around his department store demon stratien booth to watch him work are a tribute to his skill As far as the adult male customers' are concerned he is a bigger attraction than Santa Claus HBUCItiE Oar Service Is Oar Ses Sofesaieal cauwc re ouss saura or tub isass 1414 Stances Ave 11 2-2341 HAMPTON Dec 22 Jeffrey Baczuk the 6-year-old Hampton boy who despite his crippling illness never gave up hope of returning home for Christmas died Tuesday at Portsmouth Naval Hospital The youngsters a leukemia victim had been under treatment since last February Because of his weakening condition in recent months Jeff was feted at early Christmas parties one arranged about 10 days ago by Hampton merchants Another was given in the hospital Saturday by hia parents army Maj and Mrs John Baczuk Funeral arrangements were Incomplete Tuesday night year If preparing the Christmas meal at your house looks like a chore take some consolation from the problems facing the kitchen Inside the walls of the State Penitentiary The cooks in that busy kitchen come Christmas morning are going to prepare quite a meal Here's the grocery list: About 950 pounds of ham steak 18 bushels of sweet potatoes materials for 63 gallon! of gravy 330 pounds of peas 125 heads of lettuce supplies for three gallons of cream dressing the fixing for scores of apple pies 3500 rolls 30 pounds of margarine and 120 gallons of coffee Several gallons of sliced pineapple will be needed too Prison Superintendent Smyth Jr reported about 1700 members of the prison family will be sitting down to the meal It should be a good meal too Santa on Menu The menu printed in Christmas card fashion complete with sprigs of holly and a picture of Santa Claus and hia reindeer well as with Christmas wishes promises this: Braised ham steak with pineapple candied sweet potatoes buttered peas gravy lettuce with cream dressing French apple pie hot rolls margarine and coffee Smyth isn't much worried about having that Christmas meal properly prepared in good time though The prison bakery can turn out big square afrple plea and rolls without much trouble there are cooks and equipment aplenty to make sure everyone has enough to eat It's really just another meal at the big house But something of the spirit of the season has filtered in After all it is Christmas It would have been a bit leu expensive to have served turkey for the Christmaa meal Smith noted because the prison has a good quantity of turkeys in cold storage They were purchased when the price of turkey was somewhat lower than now But ham is a Christmas favorite at the penitentiary No One knows why Champion bourbon chcnlcij SUMMER RUG CLEANING MAY SIIVICI mm im a-icn JlwcceJv IIIBiMMSUSITIOMSS Straight Bourbon Whiskey 8 Kara Old STMItNt I0III0R VNIIM It HOOF SMERLET IISTIUEIS CO RTC i MERRY Bud brightens up any season that's for sure Tell you what Make a note right now to put in a good supply of Budweisei: Invitation to Speak Accepted by Almond Governor Almond has accepted an invitation to apeak at the annual banquet of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington on Thursday January 28 He will discuss Virginia1! economic and induatrial development program $190 45 Pint BACARDI RUM Sr? whikcf noor MX uni ittm ifwti sucmn-mtiuui commit kr ton cm Bacardi Imports Inc S95 Madison AvaNJ Rum 10 Proof Where there's Life there's Bud mi er nits mheusei -men me sr liuis newau us juseiis mjani mmm.