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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-09
dore Gibson, rector of
episcopal Church and pre-
OF the local NAACP chapte
The NAACP educational

IlIttee IS meeung as we 90 to
press. This group will decide
what action it viii take on the
boycott.
Bus company officials stated
they have no intention of chang
ing their policy until local and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Muse is the former, Miss Elizabeth
Buck. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. c. Buck Jr., of Farmville.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Yeats ane
children, Michael and Harry, Jr.
were guests in Lynchburg OF
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. j. Andrews, ST., has a.
her recent guest. her sister, Mrs
J. A. Moore. of Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Summers and chill.
dren. Johnny. Glnny and Cynthia
are visiting her parents, MI. ano
Mrs. John Mayo. in Schuyler.
Mrs. Marshall Anderson spent
Tuesday in the home of her
daughter-in law. Mrs. A. NJ. An
derson, of DillWyn.
Mrs. Bessie Ware has returned
to her home with her daughter
Mrs. H. C. Kayton, and Mr.. Kay
ton. after visiting another daugh-
ter. Mrs. Hugh McAden. in Brod-
max.
The Rev. and Mrs, James r.
kennedy and family left on We'd
nesday to make their home in
Hinton. w. Va.
DR.. and Mrs Otis McClung and
family are visiting his sister in
New York.
Mrs, Walter Bruce and children.
Ann VickerS and Martha Fletcher
are spending this week with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Den
MS. at Grundy, Mr.. Bruce vii
Join his family for the week end
Bill Burger. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Marshall Burger. is visiting his
cousin, Herbie Pulliam. in Apo.
mattoX.
Wilson Harper is attending {
police school in Richmond this
week
Jimmy Fleetwood spent the pas
week end visiting with his family
He is now working in Washington
Hatcher Thompson, of Rice. i
a patient in Southside Hospital
Kenneth Wilkerson has return
ed from Duke Hospital, Durham
N. c.
| Mrs. l.. D. Whitaker and daugh
ter. Jeanne. are visiting her moth
er. in Staten Island. N. Y.
Garnet Grear. of GaStonia. N
c.. left by plane OH Sunday from
New York for Germany to visit hi
sister and brother-in-law. MajO'
and Mrs. WILDER G. Hamlin. ant
children, Garnett's mother Mrs
c. H. Greear. has received a cable
gram notifying her of his safe ar
rival.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Abbot Hodges
Vows Announced

Mrs. Esther Hodges. of Farm
vile Route 3. has announced the
recent marriage of her daughter
Edlnla Mae, to Alfred r. Abbott,
who is stationed at Orlando All
Base. Fla.
The ceremony was Solemnized
at Falksen. Ga, April 30, before
close friends of the couple. Mr..
Abbott is the son of MI and Ms.
Alfred Abbott, of Sandy Spring.
Md
The couple will make then
home at Orlando until the groom s
departure for Germany After
visiting friends in Maryland and
New York. Mrs Abbott will re-
turn to Falmville with her mother
until early fall, when she viii sail
0 JOIN her husband in Germany.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Miss Judy Struck is visiting her
grandmother. Mrs. Ellis, III Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Club Calendar
Circles, Presbyterian Church

| Circles, Presbyterian Church =
Monday. June IL. as follows: No
10 a, M. with Mrs. Frank Wat
kins; No. 2-l0 a. m. with Mrs
j. w. Elliott: No. $3.50 p. m.
with Mrs. F. H. Hamburg. No. A.
$3.50, p. m. with Mrs. Elizabeth
Traylor. 303 ST. George: No. 5-S
p. m. with Mrs. A. C. Brown: No.
6-8 p. M. with Mrs. A. NJ. Duke
Mrs. Donald Grafton, co-hostess:
NO. 7-8 p. m. with Mrs. Lena
Hall, Mrs. George Hickman. CO.
hostess. and No. 8-8 p. M, with
Mrs. James A. Wilkerson. Mrs.
George Lloyd. co-hostess.
Circles of Farmville Methodist
Church-Monday, June II at 8
O'Clock as follows: Circle l. with
Mrs. A. H. Irby 3O2 Randolph ST:
Circle 2 with Mrs. Garland Caba-
Miss. 405 Fourth Ave; Circle 3
with Mrs. j. w. Harper. Third
Avenue: Circle 4 with Mrs. T. C.
Coleman, RID 3: Circle with
the Misses Hiner, 303 St. George
Street: Circle 6 with Mrs. j. H.
Goode, 2l0 High Street; Circle 7
with Mrs. John Shannon. Hamp-
den-Sydney Road; Circle 8. with
Mrs. B. S. Hamersley. 6l5 Second
Avenue: Circle 9 with Mrs. j. c.
Bondurant. 504 First Avenue; and
Circle 10, with Miss Florence
StubbS 400 Beech Street
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Personal Mention

Mrs, Grace c. Gordon had as
her week end guests MI. and Mrs
Paul F.. Critz, Of Mclean.
Mrs. }. A Berry. of Roanoke
Mrs. j w Wiltshire, of Lynch
burg. Mrs. w. r. Phelps. 2 Bed
ford, and Mrs. Maxwell Willis. of
Culpepcr, are guests of Mrs. Ben
nett T. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. c. j. Leese have
as then guests. MI. LceSe brother
and slster-ln-laW, MI and Mrs
Joseph Leese, and son. Wayne. of
New York.
Mrs. (. M. Palret and son. Tom
my, have returned after spending
some time with her mother. Mrs
Thomas. in Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs John Porter Glenn
were visitors in Roanoke on Tues
day.
Miss Rebecca Baird. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Baird, and
Miss Faye Greenland. of Warwick
were week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Baird
Mrs. A w Covington was host
csS at a TuppcrWare party Wed
ncsday night.
Miss Carolyn Motley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Motley
has returned to her home after
graduating from Stratford Hall in
Danvllle.
Mrs. p. t Atkinson was visitor
in Richmond on Wednesday,
Mrs Don Grafton and children
Michael and Bill, are spending
some time with Mr.. Craftons par
ents in Kenbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jacobs anC
children, Ann and Betty Scott
are visiting with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs jim Scott in Onancock
ON the Eastern Shore
Miss Rachel Kelsey, who teache
in Warwick. was the week enc
guest of her mother. MIS- P KEEL
scy. and attended the graduation
q. her sister, Nancy at Farmvillc
High School.
Miss Beverly Marsh has left to
spend the summer with her par
cntS. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Marsh
in New York
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
W orsham FILA
Leaders Installed

The Worsham High chapter o f
Future Hcmemakers Of America in
stalled nevly-elected officers for
1867 at their last regular meet
ING CT the year. The retiring presi-
dent. Peggy Joyce Mckay. presided
with the assistance of all the othe
officers.
Those VINO Will serve as officers
next year are: Peggy Slayton. presi-
dent; Kitty Sue Cox. secretary: Bet
ty Adams, treasurer, and Be y
Joyce Ferguson. reporter.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Future Homemaker
Delegates Ready
For Convention

Future Homemaker Chapter L
Farmville. Arvonia and Amelia
have announced their delegates
to the eleventh annual convention
of the Virginia FILA Association
in Fredericksburg. June lila.
The representatives are: Bar
bara jenkins, of Green Bay, Farm
vile Chapter: Jeannene Whoram
and Betty, Jean Bryant. of Ar
Won a. Marshall District Chapter
Mary Elizabeth Anderson and
Betty Anne Blanton. Amelia
Chapter
Chapter advisors, Miss Helen
Kelsey, Mrs. Helen LeSueur
Hughes, and Miss Margaret Will
mouth will accompany the dele
gates
Miss Jenkins viii participate in
sklt on degrees of achievement
at the convention; Miss bryant
VIII act as recorder for the
general sessions, and Miss Ander-
son VII be a hostess at gtCup
meeting
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Judy Struck
rendered Farewell

Vacelo Hawkins was hostess al
surprise party on Satur>. as
n ght for Judy Struck. The IT.
vited guests were Frances A.kln-
son. Diane Harrington. Nancy
Vaughan. Margaret Ann Holmes,
Jimmy Atkins. frankie Osborn,
William Orange. Make and Wal
ter Hawkins.
The honoree was presented with
farewell gift, since She VIII
move soon to make her homo in
rails Church. They played games
and danced during the evening.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Mr., Mrs. Ing,le
Parents of Son

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack c. Ingle are
receiving congratulations on the
birth OF a son, Michael Wayne. May
70, at the Southside Community
Hospital in Farmville. Mrs. Ingle
and infant son returned to the home
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Crockett, in Cumberland, today.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Birthday Marked
In Noblin Home

Mrs. Carey Noblin entertained
recently sfor her daughter. Donna
Kay. to celebrate her fourth
birthday. The invited guests we're
Carl and Sid Kernodle. Ann and
Ray Gordon. Patricia Mckay
Ann Jacobs. Mary Catherine Har-
ris. Jane Ingle. Judy Anglin. Les
lie Osborn. Cheryl and Randy
Noblin.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Cubs Tour Plant

Cubs Scouts of Den 5 were
conducted on a tour through the
Faimville Creamery last week h
Nh. Birdwell. Mrs. Willard nan-
kins, the den mother, accom-
panied the group The boys were
served ice cream after the tour
Of the plant.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Miss Looper will serve on the staff
for the entire summer.
Others attending will be Misses
Rose Marie Price. Patsy Powell
Betty Smith, Jane Brugh, Carolyn
Gray. Shirley Kemp and Mary
Lee Burnette. Miss Lucille Peak
will also attend the retreat dun
ing the first session.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Two Named On
Retreat Staff

Among those to attend the
Baptist Student Retreat at Ridge
crest. N. C. will be King Waddill,
of Hampden-S Sydney College. ant,
Miss Ruth Looper Waddill and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Mr., Mrs. Muse
Announce Birth

Mr.. and Mrs Lee w. Muse. Of
Drexel Hill. Pa, announce the
birth of a son, Lee Waters Muse.
Jr.. on June 2, at Lankenau
Hospital in Philadelphia. Mrs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-20
Negro Democrats Mean Business.

Saturday party the 4s states Of
Rights issue.
in the history that Negro party
WORKERS OF either Of The two major parties have together
common interest prior 10 a national convention.
Negro Democrats RoosevetTrman kind of Dem.
oat ana philosophy want to make that the
leaders any plan appease the ele
menta the by either pars nominee for
President or the partys platform
Negro leaders especially those from sixteen
important key states OF
mnues Tor the Democrats They do not intend apparently allow
inc peat element OF The party to dominate the convention
extent that the Democrats pick pald
donohngism) and platform that does forcefy support
" g. Supreme Court decision the schools
Negro Democrat leaders Eisenhower
has considerable appeal recognize they
insist that their party against present dsenfran-
osment Of Negroes controlled states and
against the reign Of terror
southern states have placed their Negro population
The Democratic party OF the best
brains Of the u Negro community aligned boast
at present most of the authentic It's
and many others who independent but
win not be able keep these following in
the New DesiFsr Deal the
to the DiSiecrat element In tho party
Negroes party are not out to punish ANYBODY or
any section Of the country They persecution
citizens certain basic rights enforced simple justice
that right unity and friendship In
tho interest O he nation
No amount Of the
assembling Chicago from pursuing
civil Rights Since most of tho machine
politicians I'm the ordinary tho Saturday
probay result In real unity determination everything
their keep the Democratic party Rights
party.
Saturdays meeting tradition OF political action
Every element which protect special by
political office have all through the wears had
similar meetings except the Negroes.
The farm interests the labor organizations
and the Decra element to be all have
The convention to map strategy and soldy their
At last the American Negro revovcs the countrs
greatest domestic issue the Cv Rights question good
TO emulate those who recognize goes
national convention temporary
mans gave calls the gathering to order,
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Vicious Propaganda Needs
Answering

u Congressman especially from border and
Northern states daily deluged with
and publications
Much Of the material being do
with the segregation issue Much
large number Of well financed publications doing
sophisticated and stirring up racial and
religious bitterness and they do not Congress
from their mailing lists or their attacks either.
One OF the techniques monge which
seems the best financed that OF the
These seized the school Indignation Supreme
Court to launch the most vicious attack
has
These groups printed flyer distributed in some sec.
tons under Of darkness the mmeogaphed
bulletin Most OF the members Of Congress
vicious daily
Jewish TRADES print topical day At the
present time the degeneration tensions
are the issues most exploited
These publications attack public religious
secular who stands democracy
matter what political party spared
For example the National Bulletin
character by the James Mandoe following
IN its March issue.
The world disgusting sight watching
political hao like Eisenhower
crawling their o leaders and
seeking to Guido each other promises aggrcsso
state OF Israel"
Another IL Kingdom Digest pocket publication which
describes itself family published
Texas by Lowell for mind the
ship"
editor writes
The NAAcP OUTFIT believe. communsioaly inspired
JewoontToled help Negro or do the
good but its desire to fOment bring
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about groups believe
behind e."
Just example the kind of publications which
nation the lawmakers in
capital Publishers distributors Of this type OF
they offer better target because
position countryh they earned by industry
application the nation all Of the recognized fields
OF constructive endeavour
pointed out before massive bunch
Of antmnory from who
simply misguided groups which they seldom hear from the
religious minority groups themselves who quite
might easily get the idea from their
correspondence in greater number
than they actually are be by their oamor.
The great OF Americans right justice
seldom formale their feelings and by writing either the
daily their Congressman.
the the Spanish
fail to their typewtes their pen
lawmakers to the newspapers system
OF communicating ideas and in this nation.
What point a venable
minotes
prepared by paid specialists being
all the UsA.
The being written seriously
majority people easily
States from country which the hope of everywhere
Facist totalanan built
theory
1t behooves every loyal American
religion do all possible combat the nsous which
attributes racial religious minority this country
unworthy consideration that guaranteed all
people, by the United States Constitution.
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How Lucky You Are TO be Married

you wonderful To when you
like to when please to be free from naggng; indulge
yourself generality
weinown writer Calico divorced three years ago reports
July Readers Digest that this the
don't know how lucky TO be married"
The disadvantages OF the unmarried particularly middle life
delights Calico the
time how loud silence be empty home The loneliness
when the rattle OF the initiates
answering sound"
In this freedom really what happens to you
whether sick well happy miserable alive dead
filled wife husband
freedom particularly narrowing The dvorcee who
will that the she enter
limited that become that drug the market the
women, invited where she welcome
Freely organizing with pro-
approval warning advice Calico has found such nonnter
nonharng unbearabe zone of the and little
recognized joys marriage notes us to have with
whom o plan and anticipate"
applauded by the mate whose
equal yours; need above ALL
sympathy the only who truly share
Forng JOY sharing free forfeit the OF living
alive who exists without
bestowng receiving at portion OF each hours
-Wadena Journal
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protest over attempts to stretch
the rights organization into the
field Of social and economic pro-
gramming, should be a warning
bell to many earnest and sincere
workers in the field OF civil rights.
But anyone who, thereby, ex-
pected Thurgood TO "straddle" a
policy issue. as an NAACP offici-
al, here, suggested that he should
have done on a boycott query.
some weeks back - just didn't
know Thurgood. He is a fighter
who inspires confidence because
he always puts his brain before
his Drawn. We believe that he
always will,
Debt-Frce Dedication
The debt-free dedication. on
July s, Of the new brick, glass
facade dormitory at Educator
Mamie Helen Burroughs Profess
sionRl School for Women, at Lin
coin Heights, marked a new day in
building financing by private in
stitutions Of learning directed by
Negroes.
The building, designed and con-
structed by Negroes, was financed
by the contributions OF Negroes,
and particularly by the womens
Convention, Auxiliary Of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, Inc.
which was also responsible for the
purchase Of the Magruder Melon
aid mansion. now the Foreign
Mission Retreat House, here.
The valiant efforts Of these
women. and others. made IL pos
sible to dedicate the 52-room. 200
thousand dollar dormitory, with
its modern furnishings and fscin-
ties, completely free Of debt.
Hundreds Of visitors witnessed
the dormitory dedication which
marked the opening Of a new
building program at the school
launched by Miss Burroughs near
" half a century ago, when she
bought the hillside farm on the
Capitals outskirts, for $1,000 and
science building
Or. Mordecsi Wyatt johnson.
Howard University president, de-
livered the dedicatory address
called the debt-free dedication AN
achievement OF robust world signi-
ficicSnce Miss Burroughs. punct-
ual as always. presided DR.. John
son, arriving nearly an hour late.
spoke well. CongresSwomen Fran
ces Bolton. Of Cleveland, was a
platform guest. The schools
superbly trained choir rendered
familiar hymns with spirit and
interest.
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Letters To The Editor
EDITOR:
STATEMENT ON POWELL AMENDMENT TO THE
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BILL

Partisan politics and Amendment, killed the
Representatives Thurs
that in three clear cut
approve granting Of Federal funds to
that defyng the u Supreme Court decision IN e
school segregation cases.
Poes Amendment offered July B. the House
that there was no
1874 10 l16.
July parliamentary resulted in the Powell Amend
being again voted IL in by count OF
not record votes However
when the Bill from the Com
the Whole the House This vote was 22o to sZ IN
Of the amendment
Democrats said that they were for Republicans said
Actually both for different bills and
apparently willing entire plan they could not
have their
vote motion by Representative Samuel
Republican Pennsylvania to recommt the entire BIZ
the purpose Of adding
the major portion Of the
Federal Aid Had this motion prevailed
Amendment in IT, would have passed
voting sody against If the Republicans
willing accept there would have
been problem
value in the votes taken
Amendment At its San Francisco Con-
passed resolution that vote against
in favor Of segregation Mr. Powell
Congress first vote
July Thus all who opposed it were
duly warned
they willing continue segregation in public schools
getting workable school bill but the kind OF
school bill their Party had endorsed.
Mitchell, Director
Washington Bureau, NAACP
Ave, N W. Washington, d. C.
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THIS PAPER IS TOPS IN CIRCULATION.
ADVERTISING AND READERSt1lP
IN THIS AREA

NEWS OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW
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young squirt trying get start in tough business The past
few weeks have hectic than usual because we have
getting personally in other areas besides mat Oh t news
paper field
This TYNE Of business projects portion Of the people
gagged in every Of community life whether they want to
he or not Some of US are stand sit on the dene
reporting what often find ourselves participants
do believe is conducive 10 t peace Oh o or
Of the average individual
example were reporting the Pohca onooes
in news stories and commenting editoay candidates parties
lot Of fun Came the time "hen we toohshy
allowed be submitted as candua'e ior Ponuc
preferuent tran for convention degate the fun ended
Now our minutes and hours political speculation,
~ bores political oppornists and just plain people
political action important to every nddual man.
women and child and the community
political who couldn't understand our seeming M
dependence on some discovered why he had
told back in 1914 that we have
absolutely no ambition political office. In fact wouldn't
political job in the land if offered us on shiny
platter.
Don't get US wrong Percy used to write Those hardy
political office especially if they are good honest
unsesh individuals admiration and under
standing We hope It's not easy just being
volunteer political requires hard work and time
whic $ money.
We marvel great fine citizens who allow their
electorate Courage and conservation
requisite for those political office place for public
opportunity for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Politics develops types individuals and to say
the number of the latter type large democracy have
the bad the bitter with the sweet Ihng usually
the peoples best judgement prevails
with Of the need to improve our
democracy and the nation To participate
political best minds the most capable and
the trustworthy and to stand for
political
The dedicated individual who goes politics expect to
be misunderstood caved against motives mPugned and
not in being elected should not be the
people interested in the peoples needs keeps awe
beneficial political fermen payment sincere people
who concern themselves with political activity
rather write about what's haPpening-Ceci L.
Newman
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Lonq Needed Law Against Dope

US Senate this past month OF Dill tat outlaws
blow struck at the narcotics
racket country calls for the death penalty
to cheer at the action
taken The wonder is taken before
the that has plagued
civilization for centuries
OF course recently been that substitutes IN the
medical have completely replace the
o heroin a medican.
pedds who sell to teenagers are subject
70 the death penalty as well times of sale
of narcotics to adults
Sffenng time, but the wait has re-
suited in good Neutrality-suspicious. (Tl) News
FIRST
We've finally located 1year-od abhors the singing
identity secret for her pro-
tecton.-BatesviIe (Ark) Daily Guard
essential to the economic well ons OF e
communte-Cleveland (NC) Times
professor University there 70 ways
cssng limitation he couldn't even get started
running print shopThe Lawrence (Kans Outlook
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Rewurdina conxersation VS.. seeioI Chit chat

popular magazine depicts man Loudly
gathering to talk about something be-
panied the mans face
with these and kindred topics Tor
evenings discussion.
they but the thousands of
spirits surely protest against hearing the
same old they afternoon
evening
wide gulf exists between conversation and mere
mostly commonplace and more
interesting subjects receive the humdm treatment Conversation
away the place when the talk does turn 70
such matters, ordinary view Of them
difficult than idle talk granted But Is
rewarng of people grinding out the same re-
results in certain amount Of
about ALL But let each in the group
speaks shun what fatuous and dull
whatever his background affords TO enc
he talk a something quite different results
II conversation, it is Of the most stimulating
II doesn't cost nickel than
the empty chaterwarrensburg o) Daily Star Journal
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II we heard correctly, and we
think that we did. ThurgOod Mar
shsrs eommittee-meeting walk
out AZ San Francisco. taken in