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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
Green Bay

Mrs Edith Elliotte, of Farm
vile, was an overnight guest Of
Mrs. G W Palmer. Teusday. Other
friends Of hers here called to see
her in the evening.
Paul Owen, of Richmond, came
last week to spend some time with
MI. and Mrs. c. T. Redd.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
Mrs. Lloyd Honored
At Surprise Party

Miss Gladys Lloyd honored her
sister III law, Mrs. George Lloyd
with surprise birthday party
last Thursday night Canasta was
played and Mrs. A. w Covington
won high, Mrs. Harry Brinkley
won second high and Mrs. Lloyd
won low The invited guests We're
Mrs. Maize Anderson, Miss Ruth
Johnston. Mrs. Ruth Si1nanske,
Mrs. Isaac Yeattes. Mrs. Harry
Brinkley, Mrs A. w. Covington
Mrs. Allie Johnson and Mrs.
Frank Holman.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10

marie. n. c., viii be the visiting
evangelist and VIII assist the pas
tor. Rev. J Kenneth Clark
The evangelist IS a native OF
North Carolina and a graduate OF
Wake Forest College. N. c.
There will be special music each
evening, some of which viii be rem
dcred by visitors from nelghboring
churches. The public is invited TO
attend
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
Amelia Group Will
Go To All Star Game

V. w. Southall, H. E Jennings.
George 0. Hardy. Jr., H. 7. Flippen
and H. T. Flippen. Jr.. of Amelia.
will attend the annual All-Stars
baseball game in Washington Tues
day. July 10 Sherwood Overton. of
3urkeville, will also be in the group
If sportsmen.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
Revival Services To
BE Held At Fork OF
Willis Baptist Church

Revival services will be held at
Fork Of willis Baptist Church Sun
day night. July Is, at pm Ser
vices viii be held each nj g t
through Friday July 30 at 3 p m
The song service viii begin at
745 On Monday night under the
leadership Of Earl Kirby.
The Rev A. W Icard of Albc
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10

Bill Vaughan is a counselor at
Camp Monocan for the summer
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Repass spent
a few days last week at Fort Eus-
It's with her sister. Captain Irene
Simpson. They attended The
Common Glory in Williamsburg
on Wednesday evening.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10

MI. and MI w A Watson left
Monday for Murrell's Inlet S G.,
where they Win Join other mem
bers of the Watson family for a
reunion They expect to return
Tie lat.er part Of the week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
S3rd
Birthday July, II

Miss Bette Daniel will celebrate
her 83rd birthday on July IT at
her home OIL Jackson Heights.
Miss Daniel will hold open house
to her friends during the after
noon and evening.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10

Russell Ransom and Raymond
Ransom left Saturday for Texas.
where they will visit relatives.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-10
Silks and Chiffons
Stay Cool and Crisp!

Your fine dress up" garments deserve fine care !.
yes they deserve careful dry cleaning with the
StatNu finishing touch. Sta*Nu. the process you've
read about in LIFE magazine replaces textile finish
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:. makes clothes look new, feel new! You can see,
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trial, today? We promise you'll be SO pleased!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Powhatan News

Raymond NJ Hudson. who was a
recent hospital patient in Rich
mond, is now back at work.
The Post Office department is
interested in obtaining new quar-
tiers for the Powhatan Post Office
Approximately 900 square feet OF
floor space is needed. either in a
new building or an old one. c. G
Coppedge. postmaster, will answer
queries
"he Powhatan rescue squad met
III the court house Wednesday fol
IAN arganlzational meeting.
Graceiand softball team won over
Old poWhatan in the final playoft
Monday and Tuesday.
A large crowd is expected here
for the football game Friday witt
Amelia. Also On the week end sports
aPenda is the Amelia -Powhatar
baseball game Sunday afternoon
Miss Grace Smith. of Richmond
recently visited her mother.
The powhatan colored fair has
been III progress here this week
Homecoming services will be hello
AT May Memorial Baptist church
the th'rd Sunday in October Luncf
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

trlcts win policy Indignation i'll
II others where Negroes did not
choose to 50 to mixed schools Per
pupil costs were reported about
the same" in Sc districts and lower
in q others.
South CarOlina-Schools opened on
a segregated basis at all levels with
an estimated record high enroll
ment Of SIS 900 pupils Of both races.
TeDncsSee-Violence flared in An
derson County after u Negroes be
gan attending Clinton High School
under a federal court order-the
first such instance of desegregation
in q stafesupported lower school
but the -Tegro pupils remained III
mixed clacsrooms as the month
ended.
ItXas-More than 100 school dis
trictS the most recent count shows
there were IS last year. began the
school year under desegregation and
the jifst district in heavily Negro
populated East Texas Port Ar
thur announced desegregation eff
fective in 1857 An estimated 500 900
white and $4,000 Negro students
We're i'll mtegrated situations with
out incident. save for a flareup at
Mansfield
Nirginia-The state reopened its
wholly segregated lower schools as
the legislature was embroiled IN a
special session over Gov. Thomas
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

Will re served in the basement of
TIE church, All members. former
members and friends are invited to
attend
MI. and Mrs. Oren B. Collier.
MI. and Mrs. Howard Hawks. Mr..
and drs FlWood Clements and Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Brown were guests
CT Nj an8 Mrs w r Parker al
an Outdoor dinner Thursday
Nh and Mrs. Bradley. of Gooch
land, were business visitors here
THURSDAY They called ON DR.. anc
Mrs R " Bradley,
Rev. Robert w Simpson has re
signed from the pulpits of this
field Of churches to accept a cal
TO a Presbyterian church in Colonia
Heights
Mr.. ana Mrs Max B Harlan. Jr.
recently visited Mrs. Harlans par
entS i'll Richmond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

with new state laws enacted in an
effort to preserve racial separation
Five school entry suits are pending
Maryland-School doors were OPP
en- on a desegregated basis to near
~ IS i>er cent of Maryland's Negro
pupils. Nineteen counties plus Balti-
more City had desegregation pro-
grams III effect. with one of the re-
manning four counties tone other
has no Negro children to begin de
segregation next fall.
Nnss.ssippi--An estimated $40 900
school children of both races are
returning to segregated classrooms
though with physical facilities. along
with teacher salaries. at new
HIGH OF equality.
Niss0uri-the third year finite
grafton began with 100 districts
out OF pa having Negroes affect
ed; 88 per cent of Missom1's Negro
pupils were enrolled in wholly OF
partly integrated systems.
North Carolina-Schools are not
expecting any difficulty as the
scnool year began on a segregated
lower school basis, with a school
entry effort By Negroes in noun
famous Swan County. Two Negro
women were admitted to Woman S
College OF the University of North
Carolina al Greensboro.
Oklahoma Actual indignation
was reported from l6l school dis
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Belono News Events
Rev. Mr.. Simpson To Leave October
For Passionate At Colonial Heights

The Rev R0Wbert w Simpson con-
Quoted his regular service at Provi-
dence church on Sunday at HIS
a m. There was a large congrega-
ton present to enjoy his spiritual
message.
Members of the three churches
B. SANKEY'S new total resistance"
program. Charlottesville. ordered to
deSegregate this month by a federal
district court. won a stay of eXecu-
ton of the order pending a circuit
court appeal
West Virginia-Twenty county sys-
TENS began the year fully desegre-
gated. q were partly desegregated
and three remained segregated
Eleven other counties have no Ne
gro pupils
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Berkeley Gained Dominion Status
For Virginia, OAR Members Told

voted to give him an orchard and
two houses which belonged to the
colony.
Later. when civil war was brew
ing in England, Charles I cut off
Berkeley's allowance and the AS
sembly ordered that 4 tax of two
shillings be collected from every
colonist tor his support.
Assembly Restored GOvcrnOrship
After Charles l was beheaded,
Berkeley refused to recognize the
revolutionary government W h C h
took ever or to serve under Crom-
we'll Following Cromwell's death.
the Assembly restored Berkeley to
the goyernorship.
In apprecia ton of his loyalty and
that CT the Assembly, Virginia was
elevated to the rank of dominion
when Charles II became king
IAN OF Berkeley's interests were
centered III the colony and his
home" Mrs. Lancaster said. and
when his lifelong conviction. that
of the divine right of kings. was
Haunted By old friends, he became
a changed man, the pitiless old
de5pot history remembers in the
story CT Bacon's rebellion, trying to
force all to conform to the orders
and constitution of the Church of
ENGLAND
Mrs Graves Thompson. regent Of
the judith Randolph chapter. was
hostess for the meeting held at her
home Yearbooks We're distributed
to the 80 members present.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

that are served by the Rev Il. W
Simpson are distressed to learn that
he is leaving the county October l..
ana has accepted call to the Pres
byterian church in Colonial Heights
Other denominations regret to see
him and his wine and daughter leave
the ManSe at Belona.
Guests Of Mrs, W. J. Hubbard on
SUNDAY were Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Hubbard and children, Of Rich
nOnd
Mrs. Ella A Austin. who has been
guest of Miss Birdie Baugh for
two months. returned TO her home
at Coleman's Falls on Sunday after
noon Her nephew, James Taylor.
drove by foi her. Mrs. F.. F.. Flem-
ing. OF Gainesville. was caller
III the same home on Monday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

NASHVILLE. Tenn Sept. 10 Special
Public school desegregation will be
in effect this fall in 723 schools di-
tricts and school units in nine South
ern and border states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Southern School
News reported today. noting also
that some 1900 school districts re-
main segregated.
This will bring about 300 900 Ne
gro students into "integrated situa-
tons" and leave approximately
2.400 900 others in racially separated
systems. Both figures are based on
estimated enrollments pending Of
fetal announcements later tn s
month
Eight states remain wholly segre-
gated at the primary and secondary
levels, the publication reported The
eight are: Alabama, Florida Georg-
ia Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI, Mort h
Carolina and Virginia. In three of
these Louisiana, North Carolina
and Virginia-some Negroes are at
tending state-supported colleges
1856 Districts Open
As school opened across h e
South. Southern School News. pub
liShed monthly by group Of south
ern editors and educators, counted
1856 school districts which were open
ing their doors without regard to
race for the first time. or which had
desegrepated quietly last year with
ont public announcement. These dis
tricts have an estimated 45 900 Ne
gro children in "integrated situa-
lions
The term 'integrated situation is
used to describe circumstances in
which Negro children either are at
tending mixed schools or are in
schcol districts with official policies
OF oesegrs cation. though they may
not YET be in mixed classes because
of choice or the gradualness with
which the policy is being nipple
nented
Opening of school for the 1861
term brought, in two localities the
firSt outbreaks Of mob action and
violence in response to court-order
ed deseoregation in elementary or
high schools. In Clinton. Tenn. Is
Negro children registered and u
actually attended the only high
school serving Anderson County
mobs which grew to 1000 resulted
in highway patrolmen and National
Guardsman being called out to re-
store and maintain order. And at
Mansfield. Texas, smaller but equal
~ as vocal throngs led to Gov Allan
Shivers sending Texas Rangers into
the community with orders to ar
rest anyone White or Negro whose
actions might incite further disord-
Ell
Deepest Extension
DeSegregation at Clinton repre-
sented the southernmoSt extension
east OF the Mississippi of the pro-
cess ordered by the Supreme Court
in 1854 And at Mansfield ii repre-
sented the approach of desegrega-
ton to the eastern third of the state
where hive 80 per cent of the state S
Negroes.
School districts deSegregating this
fall or publicly disclosing that de-
segregation was effected last year
include three in West Virginia. one
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

An ardent Royalist who once de-
fed Cromwell, the greatest general
OF his age. was the subject of the
first of series of programs ON
roval governors of Virginia at the
Judith Randolph chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, meet
ing Thursday.
Governor Sir William Berkeley
was the topic chosen by Mrs. E. P
Lancaster. She stressed the positive
accomplishments of the once-hated
Virginia governor who was appoint
ed in l642
Mrs Lancaster told the group
thai Berkeley had 'endeavored to
carry out the instructions from the
king to the letter of the law"
Brick Homes Required
These instructions included re-
curing his parishioners to clear the
land and to take an oath of alleg-
lance. All persons between the ages
of l6 and 60 were to be armed and
colonists were prohibited from re-
ceiving or trading with the Indians
without a special license. Every per-
son who had received grant OF
500 acres CT more was required to
build brick home The governor
was difecteo to suppress drunk
eneSS
During his first years as COVER
nor. Berkeley adopted a frank and
conciliatcyy attitude toward the AS
semb'y, Mrs. Lancaster said. He
vetoed poll tax of four pounds of
tobacco q year, and the Assembly
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
5000 School Districts Remain
Segregated In 9 States, Capital

/ in Delaware. six in Missouri. one
( in Tennessee. 46 in Kentucky 35 in
Texas. IS in Oklahoma and nine in
Maryland
f In a spot check of 50 leading pri-
Vate non. sectarian schools in u
southern states Southern School
News found that issue of public
school segregation desegregation
was haNn.G little effect, though en-
rOllmentS in private schools every
where are booming. Principal reas-
onS for the bumper crop of appll-
+ cations for private schools the pub
lication found seem to be 81 in
creasne school age populations ev-
erEWhere ~ dissatisfaction with
current trends in education in many
public schools and 81 good financ-
ial conditions across the Unite
States.
Southern School News gave this
state-oy stat" summary of August
deTelopments in the regions public
schools
Alabama BY II to 8 margin,
voters i d o p e d a constitutions
amendment empowering the legis-
lature to withdraw aid to. and even
dispose Of. any school faced with
fcfuible integration c allie d the
! Freedom If Choice" amendment
its nearing and effect were widely
disputed n pre-referendum debate
Arkansas--The academic year
opered With three small schools in
tegrated same as last year and
Van Turcn and Little Rock school
districts planning desegregation III
1857 the latter under a plan APP
proved by federal district court
Aus %.
Dela,gare--Fourteen of 63 school
districts With Negroes had mixed
classes as the school year opened
eight others havs announced poll
cies OF non-discriminationD. with
4.l0G out of nearly II 900 Negro
pupils in the state in "integrated
situations
| District OF Columbia--With an es.
ti;nated school population ratio OF
IS per cent NEGRO and IS per cent
| white, the District schools begin
their third year of int graf n
against the hackdrop of a congress.
si0nal Investigation into school stan
daras
Florida-Official confusion o.
peared over the mechanics of oper-
atine Floridas wholly segregated
| school system under new law S
adopted by the state legislature
! Georeia-The new school year
WAS opening with segregation main
| tanned at every level of public edu-
cation amt with higher enrollments
expected in the segregated l6-unit
! uni' eEsity Systenl--eSpecially in Ne
! gro colleges. where Is per cent
, increase was forecast
| Kcltpcky-Schools opened to in
teeratei situations" in all but IS OF
the states l20 counties, involving
/ 1870. 0G0 white and 10000 Negro chill
dren. August also saw the organi-
eaton of the first Citizens Council
/ p1cseerePation in Kentucky and a
protest against desegregation O.
/ Louisville schools.
/ Louisiana = 'Solidly segregated
was the description of the state S
! school system as the year began
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

The real secreet," stated Mrs.
Morris. is to have a tall. straight
line with. simple magnetic APP
pearance
The clubs individual arrange
ments for the week were zinnias
TO be used as a porch decoration.
Mrs. H. c. Kayton. il. received
first prize; Mrs. Bruce Spencer.
second. and Mrs John Hickman,
third
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Garden Club Studies Vertical Lines

The Nora Lancaster Garden
Club met Tuesday afternoon. Sep
TENDER l in the home of Mrs.
Bruce Spencer
Vertical Line Arrangements 50
was the topic Of the guest speak
er, Mrs. E. E Morris. Using asters,
gladlol. false draeonheads and
rock lily leaves Mrs. Morris dem
onstrated to the group her tech
nlque IN arranging the vertical
line.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

A leading utility executive who
anticipates some gradual" loss by
the coal industry to nuclear fuel has
said he believes Ion balance. even
the atomic energy scales will be
tipped III favor of coal for at least
20 to % years.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

HISTORIC BIRTH-Litter of puppies born in United
States result artificial dissemination with
Englandhe first accomplish
ment-shown with mama, registered Beagle named Susan
VorVanEh Insetthe proud purebred British Beagle
named North Faer The project
College, London Dr. E. r. Universys
mary College; and the Gaines Dog Research
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
TURNTABLE TALK
New 'Schwonengesong'
Recorded by Hotter

the Columbia collection, which
ranges from Verdi to the Blue
Danube"
A shakespeare singer whose
attainments are now a men,
DRY. Miliza Korjus, is repre-
sented by an LIP collection
resurTected by Camden from
the RCA Victor archives. The
Korjus offerings range from
"Funiculi. Funicula" to the
Queen of the Night" aria from
"The Magic Flute"-a testi-
monial to versatility horizon
tally as well as vertically.
Down the pyrotechnic scale
a notch. Camden has signal
lied the more readily remem-
bered talents of Rose hampton
in a survey ranging from cal
ceste" to "Herodiade." And
London has offered some re-
freShingly otf-beat fare (Cilea,
Catalani. Refice, and "Selva
opace" from Rossinis will
liam Tell" included sung by
its ranking dramatic diva, Re-
nata Tebaldi.
All these, should be enough
to keep the unwary from being
misled by optimistic expecta-
lions Of a Victor disc embrace
ing the major part Of Benia-
mino Gigli's last Carnegie Hall
appearances. Those who per-
sist in optimism will find little
to sustain them, beyond sem
timent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Brahms: Sextet in B for
Strings; Symphony No. in c.
sos. WTOP-Summer in st.
Louis: Excerpts from oscar
Straus' The Chocolate Sol
der"
9:45, WWDC - Dateline De-
Tense: Volunteer Civil De-
Tense workers participate in
a discussion of CD develop
ments Of local, state and ma
tional Importance.
l0:O5, WGMS-Chamber Music
Hour: Schubert. Piano Quin-
tet in A: Haydn, Divertimento
tet in A; Haydn, Divertimento
for Six Instruments in E.
1900, WRC-Monitor: Sterling
Hayden. Woody Herman from
the Blue Note in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

posers Vecchi, Banchieri and
others. entitled, THE Uni
corn, the Gorgon and the
Manticore," and will be for a
chamber chorus, a troupe of
dancers and a dozen or so in
strIments. 1t is understood
that the conductor of the
premiere will be Thomas
Schippers, who is closely iden-
titled with former Menotti
operas. AS the opera is not a
full evening long, arrange
lnentS are being made to COM
plete the program with other
choral music. Menotti is in
communicate in Europe, and
Harold Spivacke, chief of the
Music Division of the Library
Of Congress, does not know
the exact length of the new
opera or the Instrumentation
called TOR. An unhappy situa1
ton for a man who has a pro-
gram to build. The Chamber
Chorus of Washington will
sing the Menotti under Schip-
pers and the other part of the
concert, as yet unchosen. un-
der Paul Galloway.
Mr.. Galloway, too, is in
Europe on vacation, but
whether listening to or think
ing about music, this depart
ment has no information. d.
Ernestine Briesmeister, for
merly a fiddler with the Ma
tional Symphony. is playing
chamber music with Rudolf
Serkin this summer at the
Marlboro Music Festival in
Vermont Stan PetruliS,
star basSoonist of the Air
Force Band, joins the Nation
al Symphony next season .
Werner Lywen, concertmaster
of the National Symphony,
has the same position in
Carmen JONES'" now at the
Carter Barron Virginia
Reinecke, the excellent pianist
formerly teaching at Catholic
University, will be head of the
music department at the Ma
tional Cathedral School for
Girls.
The staff of the Music Divi-
sion of the Library of Congress
has two new members. One,
Donald Leavitt, from the Uni
versity of Indiana. is a WASH
ingtonian. and formerly sang
in the choir of the Washing
ton Cathedral. The other is
Donald Krummel, from the
University of Michigan. .
Finally, Lii KrauS, who, if she
is as good as she used to be, is
one of the finest pianists alive,
will give a concert and conduct
a master-class here in town on
August l in Barker Hall.
If Senator Stuart Syming-
ton becomes a candidate for
President. and in the course
of time takes up residence in
the White House, there will be
an excellent musician in the
official family. The Senator's
son was on television this week
playing guitar and singing.
He makes very sweet music.