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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

Mr.. Foley told the audience of
80 party workers that the Re-
publican peace and prosperity
slogan was manufactured on
Madison avenue out of myth and
fancy to sell q product"
The meeting, which was her.
aided as a forum for all primary
candidates, drew a spokesman
for only one of the two states
entered in the race for the State
convention.
Richard Abel, speaking for the
anti-organization slate headed
by Mrs. Margaret Schweinhaut,
said the group sought to reduce
the control of delegates by "a
few party leaders" The organ
ization slate, put together by
Ward Caddington, county chair
man, did not send q speaker to
the session.
Other candidates at the rally
were Charles Irelan and James
c. Christopher, Democratic can
didateS for the Circuit Court
judgeship nominations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Negro Housing
Action Urged
In Alexandra :

The Alexandria City Council
was asked last night to recon-
slider its disapproval of con-
Istructing low-cost housing units
for Negroes in a block in the
northern section of the city.
The council, on February 20,
turned down a request by the
Alexandria Redevelopment and
Housing Authority for permission
Ito condemn the block bounded
by First, Alfred. Montgomery and
Patrick streets. The block is
owned by Safeway Stores which
wants to build a grocery there.
Several Negro leaders said last
night the position of many COL
ored citizens was misrepresented
at the February hearing when
a resident said the colored Elks
Lodge had voted in favor Of the
store.
Need Of Homes Stressed
Richard o. Poole, a Negro
member Of the City Democratic
Committee, and lodge officials
said the lodge. which has more
than 300 members. had never
voted on the issue.
I'VE need homes in Alexan-
dria, we don't need a store, 4"
Mr.. Poole said.
The Housing Authority planned
to build as units on the block
as an addition to an existing
project for colored families.
The Council deferred action
on the request for a week and
also asked the Housing Authority
for a report on whether there
is any other land in the area
that could be used for construc-
ton Of cololed housing facilities.
Marina Request Deferred
The Council also deferred &C
ton on a request for the lease
of city-owned property on the
riverfront for private operation
OF a marina.
An Alexandria grand jury re-
Gently criticized the city for
maintaining a nuisance on the
property bounded by Gibbon,
Wilkes and Union streets. George
Crowder. city policeman, and
Arthur Saffell. a boat merchant,
propose to clean up the prop
erty and construct a marina if
the city will lease part of the
block.
City Manager Ira F. Willard
was instructed to draw up q
lease arrangement for the Coun-
ellis consideration next Tuesday
The Council appropriated ST.
$50 for making land maps for
tax purposes Of the area an
nexed from Fairfax County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Chest Aids Family of l3
Homeless in County Fire

A family of Is made homeless,
by fire is being helped by q
Prince Georges County Com
munity Chest agency in its search
for house and furnishings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lafour-
cade Of Seabrook, and their II
children ranging in age from 4
to 20, lost nearly all their pos
sessions in the blaze caused by an
oil stove explosion Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goldfaden, di-
rector of the Social Service
League in the Chest head
quarters at 1928 Thirty-fourth
street, Mount Rainier, said the
Salvation Army and the County
Kiwanis Club have helped pro-
vide clothing and shoes, but
more are needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Operation of that facility as a
Governmental facility"
Civil Rights Cited

| They also argued that many
istrategems used by governments
ito deprive Negroes of their civil
rights have heretofore met con-
stitutional condemnation" and
that the Constitution lis not SO
impotent as to permit the in
direct accomplishment of dis
examinations" forbidden directly.
The District Court decision,
the NAACP lawyers commended,
effectively preserves the strength
and vitality of the Constitutions
prescription against racial dis
examinations and differentations
and should be upheld
The case was brought in the
lower court in 1851 by four
Negroes who were denied use of
Sseashoe Park. The park was
not operated last season and
the State does not plan to operate
it this season,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 81 tP1
Counsel for the commonwealth
argued today that Virginia s
power to lease Seashore State
Park cannot be denied"
This position was advanced as
oral arguments got underway
before the 4th Circuit Court of
Appeals on Virginia's appeal
from a Norfolk Federal District
Court ruling. That ruling pre-
vented the State from leasing
the park under any arrange
mentS that would directly or
indirectly operate so as to dis
criminate against the members
of any race"
Henry T. Wickham, special as
sistant to the attorney general,
opened the arguments for the
State. Attorney General J. Lind
say Almond, ir.. concluded the
States arguments Counsel for
the plaintiffs who brought the
District Court action are Spotts-
wood w. Robinson III and Oliver
w. Hill of Richmond, attorneys
for the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
Hearing the arguments were
Chief Justice John j. Parker of
Charlotte. N. c., Circuit Judges
Armstead M. Dobie of CharlottS-
vile and Morris A. Soper of Bal
timore.
Leasing Right Upheld
In printed briefs filed with the
court, Mr.. Almond and Mr..
Wickham commended "the record
Is devoid of any evidence that
the State has acted in bad faith;
that the appellees will be in
jured; or that a prospective
lessee will be an agent of the
State, rather than an independ-
ent principal"
Further, they commended that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

RICHMOND. Mar. 81 (R.-
Attorney General j. Lindsay AL
mond, jr.. has given legal sane
ton for local governments to
appropriate school funds on a
monthly basis in their efforts
to combat indignation.
Such appropriations are, nor
Imally made for a full year.
Five counties already have
adopted a month-to-month ap-
preparation plan so that they
may close their schools immedi-
ately if the courts order inte-
grafton. Several other counties
have indicated they intend to
adopt this system.
Only yesterday at Bowling
Green, the Caroline County
Board of Supervisors served no.
tice it may withhold all public
money from operation of schools
if indignation of pupils takes
place next year.
Resolution Approved
A resolution, approved along
with a 1867 county budget
authorizing school operations
that would cost $587, 592, states:
g.. This board reserves the
right to withhold all county
funds for public schools at the
end of any month in which the
mingling of the Negro and white
races takes place in the public
schools of this county"
School board members were
formally notified of the action.
Mr.. Almond gave his opinion
in answer to questions raised by
George Abbitt. jr., common
wealth's attorney for Appomat-
tox County. Mr.. Abbitt said the
county's Board of Supervisors
was considering requests to drop
the school tax for the fiscal year
beginning ,JIllV Instead row. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Science Fair Set

Kensington Junior High
School will hold its third annual
Science Fair at the school from
III am. to 9 pm. Friday. The
fair will feature projects de-
signed and constructed by the
students in electronics, chemis-
try, physics, astronomy, botany,
zoology and many other fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

that some eight minutes elapsed
between the time the fire was
first noted from outside the
building and the time evacua.
ton began. During that time,
he said, different individuals at
tempted to fight the fire.
Failure to evacuate the build
ing on detection of fire or to call
the fire department was the pri-
mary cause of the loss of life,"
he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Herndon Lions to Dine

The fourth annual charter
night anniversary dinner of the
Herndon Lions Club will be held
at 7 pm. March % in the Hern-
don Fire Department Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Church Dinner Set

The Damascus (MdD Metho-I
dist Church will sponsor an
oyster and chicken dinner at the
lchurch at 3 pm. Saturday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Pickett Reservation
Opened TO Rod, Gun

According to 7 Quinn Execu-
tive Director Of the Commission Of
Game and Inland Fisheries. the
memorandum of agreement be-
tween military authorities and the
Commission relating to hunting and
fishing on Camp Pickett has been
signed. This is the first agreement
OF its kind which the Commission
has entered into with military
authorities to utilize an inactivated
military reservation for controlled
public hunting and fishing
Hunting and fishing on the reser-
walton as relates to season and bag
limit will be the same as applies to
all other areas east of the B Il E
Ridge Mountains The season is now
open to fish, and except on those
days when the firing range is occu-
pied by the military personnel in
the area Of the ponds and reservoir
fishing will be permitted Permits
for hunting and fishing will be is
sued by military authorities at the
main entrance tc the reservation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
September II Signing DeodIine
ASC Offices Now Taking Applications
For 1857 Wheat Acreage Reserve Users

Any producer who has a regular
wheat acreage allotment may take
part in the Soil Bank S Acreage Re-
serve program for the 1857 winter
wheat cror. T c. Hix. chairman of
the Prince Edward County ASC
committee. said today
Hix added that the prog nj
works similarly in all areas of Vir-
gina. A September q deadline has
been set for signing agreements to
place 1867 wheat crop acreage I'M
der the program. he pointed out
That deadline also is applica bic
in all counties.
Producers on farms which receive
an allotment as new farm for
the 1857 crop are the only ones not
eligible tor participation this time.
Payment Plan
PAYMENTS under the program will
be made for reducing the acreage
of winter wheat below the amount
OF the farm allotment. The farm
operator In written agreement
specifies part of the allotment acre
age to be reserved from produc-
ton Land so designated may not
be cropped or grazed for the period
OF the agreement.
The rate OF payment for wheat
acreage placed in the Acreage Rs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Salk Vaccine Shot!
For 34l2 Children
In Prince Edward
Report Shows
Heart Disease
Leads in Deaths

A total of 3412 children have
'>ecn sven the Salk polio vaccine
| n Prince EDWARD county as
part of the biggest single mass
vaccination program in the his
tory of Virginia.
This figure represents only IS
Der cent of those eligible to re-
Heived the VACCINE, accord ne to
he annual report of the Prince
Edward county health donartr"enf
Ell ased recently by Dr. H. E. Jen-
lins, health officer.
w ekly clinics have been held
" the health department to give
the polio shots. None of those
vacccinated have suffered any III
effects from the shots, Dr.. jon
'[ins says, and no cases of polio
have been reported
Heart Disease Leads Deaths
In the death columns, heart dis
case again was listed as the lead
ne cause of deaths in the county
between July / 1855 and June 80.
1856 Of the 148 deaths recorded,
81 were from heart disease. Apo
pleXv accounted for %. accidents
for II. and cancer for 10 There
were six more deaths than in the
previous year, when 142 deaths
were listed
OF the communicable diseases.
influenza led the list as reported
by local physicians. Chickenpox
replaced measles as the number
| two disease with septic sore
throat ranking third. Other dis
eases reported. in order of their
frequency. were CASTRO enteristis,
humps. dysentery. W oopin z
cough, measles and pneumonia.
Single cases of meningitis and
scarlet fever were reported There
we're no cases of diphtheria.
VD Rate Reduced
The yearly report shows a def
mite decrease" in venereal dis
ease and a reduction in the tuber-
culosls rate. State figures shows
a decline Of 90 per cent in the TB
death rate in the past Is years.
with reduction of only 10 per
cent in the total number of cases.
In the field of sanitation. the
Fal1nville town council adopted
revised milk ordinance which
went into effect January /. un-
der the advice of the health de-
partment.
The sanitation recorded $50 visits
and inspections of restaurants
and school lunch rooms and a
monthly inspection Of the pas
teurization and bottling plant
Service stations ,motels and school
facilities were also inspected bv
the health department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
FHS Football Card
Ailsuorth Medical Center At KeysriHe
Held Open House Celebration Sunday

Hundreds Of interested citizens
from Prince Edward. Charlotte. and
neighboring counties came to visit
the AilsWorth Medical Center at
KeysVille Sunday afternoon
AS visitors stepped into the mod
ern. one-story. brick building com
mentS ranged from II can't believe
it" to What a wonderful addition
to our community"
The center represents the efforts
of a Community-min doctor and
the open house comes appropriately
on his fifth anniversary of medical
practice at Keysville.
The building has been in the plan
ming stage for the past two years
and opened for business last month
DR. Robert d Ailsworth. Jr., has
his office in the building and re-
marked that this has been his
dream for some time. The building
is designed for two doctors. and
D. Ailsworth said that another doc
tor would probably Join him in the
future
DR. AllsWorth Is a native of Delta
vile and married a BRAKES Branch
girl. the former Miss Dorothy Viz
2nia Scott who was in the receiv-
ing line with DR. Alsworth Sunday
afternoon al the open house.
Dr. Ailsworth is a graduate of the
Medical College of Virginia and re-
celved his undergraduate training
at william and Mary College and
the University of North Carolina
The modern medical center is
very similar to a hospital, and that
IS the impression one receives when
he walks into the ''spic and span
corridors
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Farmville Firemen
Control Two Fires
Over the Week End

Farmville Volunteer Fmemen res
pended to two calls this week end
Sunday they went to the farm of
Mr.. Bates about three miles from
Rice OIL Route 3O7. and kept the
flames from a burning tobacco
barn from spreading to another
barn nearly.
High winds made the situation a
dangerous one as the flames tried
to reach across the highway to
burn another barn. The flames sue
cceded in jumping about hundred
yards to set fire to a shock of corn.
The barn with tobacco in it was a
corplctc loss.
House of Good Eats
Monday morning shortly after
H. the firemen were called to the
House Of Good Eats. Just west of
FarmVlllc en- Routes Is and 46O,
where q E.jchen fire got out of con
troll TO do extensive damage to the
restaurant.
Cause Of the fire was assumed to
be from grease on the stove. Fire
Chief Claude Butcher reported ex-
tenSirt damage to the kitchen and
smoke damage to the rest Of the
building
The building was covered by in
surance
County fire trucks numbers one
ard two answered both calls
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11

serve is, 81 53 per bushel in Prince
Edward County The amount of the
payment viii be based on the norm
al tield for the farm or the normal
yield. for The designated acreage
whichever is smaller
Tenant Interest
The Acreage Reserve agreement
must be signed not only by the
farm operator, but also-if the oper-
ator Is Share-terant-by each per-
son who as owner or landlord has
control IT the Acreage Reserve land
OF who IS to receive compensation
under the agreement. Provision is
made for properly protecting the
interest of tenants and sharecrop-
pers under the program.
Chairman Xix explained t h a t
farmers may designate as much as
50 per cen, Of their allotment or
so acres. whichever is larger, for
inclusion in the wheat Acreage Re-
serve. However, the wheat acreage
designated for the Acreage Reserve
may not exceed the wheat allot-
ment. The minimum acreage which
the farmer may designate for the
Acreage Reserve is three acres or
the wheat allotment, whichever is
snn4 lev
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11

board attorney and Famvillc Of.
ficials relative to additional insm-
aucC III connection with the opera
lon Of county fire equipment.
The conferences viii seek to de-
terninc, what additional protection
the county should have III liability
for property damage while volun-
tcer firemen are operating county
coup rent fighting fires
The board also directed that no
flnthe county funds should be ap-
prcYliatCd for the salary Of MISS
A las Stokes. colored home agent,
Wntil the supervisors So direct
The question Of the county's ON
ployina a colored home agent has
been under discussion for several
months Miss Stokes was the EX
tension Service named replacement
for Miss Youtha Bell who left some
months ago
The board received notification
from the Highway Department Of
approval for three additions to the
Secondary system in me county
These are ~ beginning at present
end Of maintenance Of Route llN
extending two-tenths of a M {
south. p from Route 1904 % mile
south Of corporate limit of Farm
vile extending OF mile southwest
then Is mile southeast to end OF
maintenance, and 3 from Route
G38 some Is of a mile northeast Of
the intersection with Route 400 to
Is n,Hc northwest
IN a push on delinquent taxes.
tire hoard authorized Treasurer J
W WMcn. il. to continue the col
lection Of county taxes for 1884. a
small amount Of which remains
outstanding
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Bradshaw Places
Second In Annual
Virginia Road-E-O

j. l.. Bradshaw, representing
Gordons Transfer. Inc. placed
second IN the single axle semi
trailer class of the. annual Viz
einia Truck Road-E-O over the
week end W.
Entering the contest for the
first time. he placed behind
Lewis R. Funia of Richmond
C,her local entries in the con-
est included Edwin II: Morse, il.
n the tank truck division, and
Melvin q. Stanley in the tandem
axle semitailer classification. A
year ago Stanley placed second in
the s'nele-aXle semitrailer divi-
sion
To be eligible TO enter the Road
E-O, participants must have been
employed AS fuil-t j m e truck
drivers for at least u months be-
fore the contest and must have
an accident-free record during
that time.
Drivers are put through APP
pearance and written tests i'll ad-
dition to the obstacle course
Representative of Richmond, Nor
folk, Roanoke. Staunton Weyers
Cave and Farmvllle were entered
in the contest Top winners IN
each classification will participate
in a national Road-E-O in Octo-
Der
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Supervisors Authorize First 1861
School Session Month To- Month Funds

A transfer of $36 .96l SO from the
General Fund to school funds was
authorized by the Prince Edward
county board of supervisors a t
week. under the first nonth-to-
month school operating transaction
CT the new session
superintendent T J McIlwaine
said the total sum Of S67,5l5 would
be required for the month, with the
county supplement to state funds
sufficient to balance receipts and
expenditures.
The. board received checks for
81 200 and S525 form Walter G. Put
ney and j c. NoUiin as agreed be-
tween the board and private proper
ty owners for establishing and con
structmg roadway southwest and
east Of Farmvilie. in two separate
residential sections.
The funds will be applied as
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
FHS Gridders To
Play Here Friday,
H-SC On The Road

Football play begins this week
for both Hampden-Sydney Col
lege and Farmville High School,
and at both places the eridiron
leaders for the season have been
selected
Coach Bob Gilmers Farmville
Wolverines, who clash with Flu
Wanna High Ffre Friday night,
Will be led BY Quinton Overton
rght tackle Fourteen lettern II
are on hand to help Gilmer make
his 18th season successful
Seniors jim Frazer az, Bill
IeHew VIII lead Coach Bob Thai
mans Hampden-Sy Tigers
LeHeW. l85-pOund fullback from
Clifton FORCES. is a tWo-time ALL
Little Eight performer Frazer
towering 225 FOUNDER from Rich
mond. has been a line mairet9y
for three. He was Au-Lttle Eight
in 1854 and honorable mention
last year
The Tigers Journey to West Vlr-
einia Tech for their opening
game Saturday They open play
at home With Emory and Henry
on September %
For Farmville Highs Friday
night opener here, Coach Gilmer
viii field a strong array Of veJer-
ans. with a backfleld Of Ellis Dun
KUN quarterback. Howard Clay
Dough and Randolph Lafoon, at
halfback and c. J Alla.d who
saw limited duty last yeal at
fullback
In the line, from left to light
Will be Buck Hartley Wilbur
VandelpooI, Jim Smith John
Carson Billy Hodges, Captain
Overton and Kent Garter, all let
telman.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Gun, Rod License
Totals Up Again

According to Miss Lillian n
Layne. chief of the Fiscal Division
OF the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries. returns to h e
CoInnliSsiCn from clerks and agents
selling hunting and fishing licenses
ard permits for the Commission in
dlcated that there was a slight in
crease IN the sale Of licenses for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1855.
over the previous year.
There were $50 .875 hunting licens-
es and stamps sold during the last
fiscal year, which was a 1855 or
.02 per cent increase over the
previous year
A total Of 1907 fishing permits
were sold during the past fiscal
year, which was 4.40a or /. OF per
cent increase over the previous
year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
A. 7. Gray Reelected At Homecoming
Services At Grace E iscopal Church

Francis Valentine Parrish. of Alb
erdeen Md. and his son. Francis
DeBere Parrish. descendants of the
church's founders, attended h G
services for the first time An an
cestor, Valentine Parrish. of near
by 'GeVerna :. colonel in the War
of 1912. gave the land and helped
to build Grace Chruch. Mr.. Parrish
said Mr. Parrish was born in. Apo
mattoX county at the historic Nc
Lean House. where the terms were
drawn in 1865 between General Rob-
ert E. Lee and General U S Grant.
He is the son of Judge Parrish well
known in Appomattoy county.
Following a picnic dinner the an
nual meeting of the Grace Church
Association was he'd Grateful &C
knowledgnlent of gifts of the cross
for the church and the altar were
made to Mrs. Blake Corson. and to
Mrs. John c. Parrot. of Roanoke
Tho fashioned and contributed the
communion cloths
A. T Gray. Of FarmViIle. was re-
elected president and treasurer of
the association and w. Perkins
Hazlegrove Of Roanoke. was re-
elected secretary The treasury
showed balance of 1882. which
VIII be used during the coming
year to repair interior of the church.
Over 81 $1,000 has been used to re
pair the exterior and the roof of the
church
Homecoming will be held again
next year on the second Sunday of
September.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-11
Virginia Colleges
Grid Cards Free

Free copies of the pocket size
1856 VIRGINIA Football Schedules
of all Is Old Dominion colleges and
Is Richmond Area high schools are
now available at the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce and at the
First ard Merchants National Bank
of Richmond.
This six-panel brochure may be
UNIQUE said William H w. billy
Anderson. State Chamber public re-
lations and travel promotion direc-
tor. 1T contains complete schedule
information on every Virginia col
lego or university playing football