Maxwell Robeson Dies in Florida ! John Maxwell Robeson. 80. died ■ Sunday night, March 24. in Or lando, Fla., following an illness ■ of one week. Funeral arrange rilents have not been completed. Mr. Robeson was born in Farm ville, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Robeson. He served in World War I., as a major. Enter ing the ministry he served the Episcopal church in Lynchburg, for many years. Following retire ment he has been making his home in Orlando. Surviving are five children, J. Maxwell Robeson. Jr., of Hamil ton. Va.: George M. Robeson, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mrs. James McKenry, of Savannah, Ga.: Mrs. W. T. Coleman, of .Charlottesville, and J. Merideith Robeson, of Farmville. and a brother. Dr Frank M. Robeson, of Blacksburg, Va. Warminster Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Horaely entertained March 16 at their home at a joint birthday, party for their daughter. Mrs. Albert Wood, Jr., of Portsmouth, and their son Douglas Caldwell (Bud dy). of Richmond, whose birth days were. March 15 and March 9. ?40 is lost on the round trip to Washington." Budget too High In his direct assault on the huge federal budget. Abbitt said. “We can't allow the Federal Government to break our economy by spending too much. We must compel the Gov ernment to spend less," he empha sized. The plight of the farmers is that of a person caught in a vise. Abbitt said. He described the farmer as in a price cost squeeze. "What he sells brings less and less and what he buys costs more and more." said the popular Fourth District congressman. He advocated throwing open the markets of the world to allow the products of the free American farmers to be sold to the starving hordes that populate the rest of the world. By having a free market, not only would the farmer be able to produce all he could, but the coun tries that are plagued by famines could feed their citizens. He said the picture of free trade is clouded by the "conflict of the free world and communist power | seekers:"
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| Father | Mr. G. M. Robeson | predeceased |
| Mother | Mrs. G. M. Robeson | predeceased |
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