Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 9

Richmond Times-Pis patch ITedneoday May IT 1R5Q Jimmy Rutledge adaugh-! a DavoIaivc Linda Rutledge five rilll DClPIOpK and ter Miss Costa Rica Proclaims Period Of Mourning for Stolen Idol ernment work In Washington and was recently appointed as clerk to Judge Frank Myers of the Washington District Court Mr Conway is survived by four sisters Mrs Wagner and the Misses Columbia and Elizabeth Conway all of Gordonsville and Mrs Marshall Neil Sr of Clover CL wife Mrs Mary Pendleton Cofer: four sons Cbrporal Lawrence Gofer Jr El Paso Texas Robert Ronald and Reginald CMer Richmond: a daughter Miss Barbara Gofer also of Richmond three brothers John and Gibson Gofer of Lynchburg and Kyle Cofer of Washington and a sister Mrs Ol Austin Lynchburg sisters Mrs Cheek Mrs I Bailey and Mrs EL Wingn Hi oOUlllCaSl iaU of KrysviUe Va Mrs i tv i Langford of Chase City Va and Ablll I flnPV6 1' TT of A Coleman Paper Dealer Dies Here Funpral Seme Set At SP 31 Thursday Mrs Ransom Richmond and five brothers M- CL indC press their anger thus silencing rumors that they may have stolen the statue The church was cloned and then reconsecrated Authorities imposed a news blackout on details of their search for the thieves All means of transport are watched: air line passengers and baggage are searched seaports and highways are guarded There is no indication that any progress has been made SYDNEY May 16-UW-A Tift developed between Britain and Australia at the Commonwealth conference today on the question of immediate economic aid 'to Southeast Axis an authorative source disclosed Australia proposed the estab-lishment immediately of an £8-000000 ($22400000) British Commonwealth fund to finance speedy technical aid to countries menaced by communism The British delegation opposed the Australian plan on the ground that offers of technical as- MRS LaPRADE LYNCHBURG May If Mrs Myrtle Bennett LaPrade 55 wife of Hvkiry LaPrade died Sunday at her home in Lynchburg She is survived by her husband her nvjther Mrs Molly Edwards Bennett two sons John Henry LaPrade Richmond and Bennett LaPrade student at University of Virginia a daughter Mrs EL Know land and two brothers Bennett Lynchburg and Bennett Spartanburg CL MRS BUSAN HORN STAUNTON May A funeral service for Mrs Susan Horn 73 who died Saturday at her home on Route 2 ML Solon Va was held Tuesday at the ML Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church Burial was in the adjoining cemetery She is survived by three sons and two daughters Guy Horn Millboro Va Owen Horn ChurchviUe Va Dwight Horn ML Solon Va Mrs Claude Howdyshell and Mrs Harry Cramer Mt Solon two sisters Mrs Bertie Smiley Washington and Mrs Bessie Revercombe Bridgewater Va one brother Sherfley Washington 13 grandchildren and five Sir Alexander Walker ExDistiller Dies TROON SCOTLAND May 16 LP Sir Alexander Walker 81 died here Saturday His great-grandfather was Johnny Walker for whom a brand of Scotch whisky was named Sir Alexander was former chairman of John Walker Sons at on the submission by the bene- the distilling firm that Johnny: fjCjary countries of their develop- Walker founded merit plans George F' Ashby Former Railroad Executive Dies LAS VEGAS NEV May 16- George Ashby 64 former president of the Union Pacific Railroad died last night of complications resulting from heart disease He had been in Clark County Hospital here since April 24 Born in ML Airy CL Ashby began railroading at the age of 20 and joined the Union Pacific in 1911 at Portland Oreg Transferring to company headquarters in Omaha he rose to become as- sistant to William Jeffers and followed him into the executive chair and finally Into the presidency on the 'retirement in February 1946 Ashby himself retired at the end of 1948 and came here with Mrs Ashby the forme Nelle Ross to make his home He served as president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co and also as head of the Kansas City Industrial Land Co Besides his wife Ashby leaves a daughter Mrs Robert Miles of Omaha and three grandchildren LEWIS CONWAY CHARLOTTESVILLE May 16 Lewis Conway of Washington and Gordonsville and a former resident of Charlottesville died Monday at the Gordonsville Community Hospital A funeral service will be held at 11 A Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church Gordonsville Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery there Mr Conway was a native of Orange County He left this city many years ago to engage in gov SAN JOSE May President Otilio Ulate Blanco today proclaimed three days of national mourning for the atolen Virgin of the a 300-year-old black rack statue venerated as the patroness of Costa Rica Through the centuries the devout had draped the crude primitive image with gold and precious jewels until at the time of its disappearance last Friday it was worth an estimated 61000000 Rewards totaling $600000 have been offered for Its return Legend says the statue appeared miraculously to an Indian woman in 1635 deep in the jungle She carried it home with her but during the night it disappeared and was found again the next morning at the place of its first appearance A church was built over the statue dedicated to her as Virgin of the Angels and has since become a site of pilgrimages The spot is now the town of Cartage 20 miles southeast of San Jose The thieves entered the church about 11 Friday killed the guard with an iron bar and made off with the virgin The theft was discovered early Saturday As soon as the theft became known the bells of the great basilica began to peal and the residents of Cartagn ran out into the streets A wave of indignation baa swept the country The Roman Catholic Church immediately issued a decree of excommunication against the thieves Protestant groups hastened to ex MBS FLORENCE MAYO Mrs Florence Estelle Mayo widow of Edward Mayo died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Alleyne Msyo Preddy in Charlottesville A funeral service will be held here at 3 Wednesday at the home of her ton Aylette Mayo at 3207 Carolina Ave Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery She was a native of Richmond Surviving are her daughter three sons Aylette Mayo Weyland Mayo of Norfolk and Lewis Mayo of Alexandria and five grandchildren Pakistan and Ceylon supported Australia while Canada India and New Zealand were largely rites were held at Chapel on Britain's side Monday for Mrs Dorothy Leei Th Australian view was that Alger of Stanley Vs wife of only by establishment of such a HOLT LYNCHBURG May Samuel Whit Holt R6 died Sunday at his home in Lynchburg He is survived by two sons Harry Holt chairman of Lynchburg's City Democratic Committee and Gas-sell HolL of Rutherford Tenn a daughter Miss Susie Holt of Lynchburg and four Simon Alger Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter Miss Reba Alger and two sisters Mrs Luther Bradley and Mrs Earl Painter of Stanley fund could the Commonwealth nations show their good faith in proposals to aid such countries as Indochina Indonesia Thailand Malaya and Burma The Australians said the conference must convince the United States that the Commonwealth intends to do fits part All the delegations have MRS VIRGINIA HOWARD LYNCHBURG May 16 Mrs Virginia Inge Howard 87 wife of the lale Robert Samuel Howard died Sunday at her home near Lynchburg She is survived by five sons Howard Lexington xL Robert and Howard Route 1 Lynchburg and CL Howard Detroit two daughters Miss Lucy Howard Route 1 Lynchburg and Mrs A Be-thune Charleston Va I COKER LYNCHBURG May Law-renre Cofer 39 taxicab driver oied Sunday at his home in Lynchburg He is survived by his SKELTON LYNCHBURG May Skelton 90 for more than OKeiion ior iran 40 MRS LIZZIE PITT Mrs Lizzie Pitt of 111 Overbrook Rd died Tuesday at a Richmond hospital A funeral service will he held at 2 Wednesday at Bennett Funeral Home Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery' Surviving are a I daughter Miss Kate Pitt and two sons Guy Pitt of Enfield and Clarence Pitt of Largo 1 Fla JOSEPH RUTLEDGE Joseph Warren Rutledge 49 a bus driver for the Virginia Transit Company died Tuesday at his home 5 Woodstock Rd Chesterfield County A funeral service will be held at 2:30 Thursday at Coo Springs Christian Church Lunenburg County Burial will he in the church cemetery Surviving are his wife Mrs Eva Hurt Rutledge two sons indicated they believe the United years LTichburg mer cha died Stltwl mllst mice major con- Monday athis home trihut inn to stability in the area a native of Aspcnwall Charlotte Iij lounty He is survived by hisi Mrf)onM- 'cder of wife and two sons Claude unri Harry Skelton both of Lynch- Britain ssttitiid would hyrg timely dispatch of economic aid -V'-i" 1 'V Lewi A Co nr an of 58C6 Ft Christopher's Lane president of the Southern Paper and Supply Co Inc died Tuesday at a Richmond hospital A native of Mineral Ya Mr Coleman was a member of the finance committee of the River Road Baptist Church He was a member of Mineral Lodge No 311 the Scottish Rite and A era Temple Shrine He is survived by his wife Mrs Ruby Coleman: two brothers Coleman of Richmond and of Mineral A funeral sen ice will he held at 3 Thursday at Christian's Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery SIITFLETT CHARLOTTESVILLE May 16 Shiflett retired farmer died Wednesday at his residence 844 Estes treet A funeral service will he held at 4 Thursday at the Preddy Funeral Home Interment will he in Oak-wood Cemetery Mr Shiflett a native of Greene County married Miss Elizabeth Morris of that county who survives together with three sons George A William and Smithey Sheflett all of this city four daughters Mrs McKinley Shiflett Mrs Walker Rhodes and Mrs William Beach all of Charlottesville and Mrs James West of Alexandria: a sister Mrs John Crawford of Charlottesville and three brothers John and Warren Shiflett both of Elkton and Shiflett of Martinsburg Va ASHWORTH VICTORIA VA May 16- Ashworth 51 died Tuesday in a Rirhmond hospital Funeral rites will he held at 3 Thursday at Victoria Christian Church with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery at Rehoboth Va Surviving are his wife Mrs Janie Ashworth one son Bruce Ashworth three brothers Ashworth of Victoria I Ashworth of South Hill and Ashworth of Richmond: four sisters Mrs Bayne of Victoria: Mrs Ella Walker of Kenhridge Miss Emma Ashworth of Richmond and Mra Bertha A Wallace of Lunenburg TALLEY MINERAL VA May 16-Richard Waller Talley 72 died Tuesday at his home at Mineral Va Surviving are his wife Mrs Mary Virginia Talley two daughters Mrs Wallace Leake and Mias Ruby Talley of Mineral Va two sons Horace Talley of Burlington and Herman Talley rf Mineral Va Funeral rites will be held at the Woodward Funeral Home Iamisa Va at 2 Thursday Burial will be in Mineral Baptist Church Cemetery MRS HANOWELL Mrs Beulah Beerham Hanowell wife of Edwin Hanowell of 2321 Hanover Ave died Tuesday in a Richmond hospital Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter Mrs refers of Roanoke a son Forrest Lee Hano-well of Baltimore and five sisters Mrs Moore of Norfolk Mrs Dunstnn of Portsmouth Mrs Potter of Annapolis Md and Mrs Schwen-ger and Mrs Hubbard both of Richmond A funeral service will be held at 2 Thursday at Joseph Bliley Funeral Home with burial in Riverview Cemetery MRS FlLWORA II LADD A funeral service for Mrs Ella-nora Hudson Ladd of 1925 Floyd Ave widow of Jesse A Ladd who died Monday at a Rirhmond hospital will be held at 3 Wednesday at Bennett Funeral Home Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery uvf JUI in WINNER OF THE 1950 MOBILGAS GRAND CANYON ECONOMY RUN MERCURY WILL SET THE PACE AT THE 500-MILE INDIANAPOLIS MEMORIAL DAY RACE! 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