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Marry in a purple velvet host
ess gown-stood in the receiv-
ing line from 6 to 8 while their
guests mingled. slipped and
sampled oysters and clans as
fast as they were shucked at
an improvised fresh seafood
bar.
There were former Senator
and Mrs. Willard Tydings,
British Ambassador Sir Roger
Makins, Jane Barley and her
daughter and son-in-law. 1t.
and Mrs. Weldon Behrend Of
Fort Benning. Ca; retiring Sc
curities and Exchange Com
missioner and Mrs. Jack Good
win, who soon will move to
Chicago where he will 60 into
the investment business: the
Les Biffles. Marjorie Post sit
ting with Carroll Morgan and
Luvie Pearson. Judge and Mrs.
Henry Schweinhaut, Dick and
Daz Hardness, Tom and Maria
Blake, Betty and Jim Barnes,
Dottie and Reber Littlehales,
the Alec Hagners, the Randy
Hagners, the Bill Morgans-
Liz wearing a broken wrist in
a sling, the Robert Flemings.
George Williams, Fred Roy, the
Bill Sturtevants, Nan and
Hamilton Robinson, "Skee"
and Marry Arnold, Joan and
Art Gardner, "Scotty" and
Sam Lanahan, Peggy Palmer
in a huge cartwheel hat, DR..
and Mrs. Lawn Thompson.
Merle Thorpe, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Grit Warf1eld, Kay
Topping, the Morris Cafritzes,
Justin BowersockS, George
Sheas, Mary Holmes and I
could go on ad inf1nitum.
Highpoint of this evening as
always was the show that
followed the buffet supper.
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Party Highiqhts
Burbecued Piq

Barbecued pig was the piece
de resistance at the New Years
Day party yesterday at Sweet
Home Forest at Herndon. Va,
the country residence Evelyn
Davis shares with her coll
leagues. Dorothy LOCKER, Eliza
beth Burtner and Priscilla
Howe.
The four hostesses had in
vited a number of friends from
Tv, radio and press circles for
the annual fete.
The pig was roasted in the
new barbecue pit built from
native stone and clay near the
country house Miss Davis re-
stored about 10 years ago.
Preparations began when the
fire was started on Wednesday,
and reached a peak on Satur-
day when the pig was put over
the pit.
The climax came an hour
or so after the New Years Day
guests arrived. when the
roasted pig, complete with
holly wreath. was brought in
with full ceremonies.
The menu also included
scalloped potatoes, cabbage
salad. spiced crab apples,
roasted bananas dressed with
horseradish and lemon Juice.
hot biscuits and cookies.
The featured beverages were
mulled cider and bear trap"
a punch made from a secret
recinp
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WEDDINGS
Funk-Muyr

Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Ward Mayr of Arlington an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Barbara Jane to Mr..
Richard Joseph Funk. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil c. Funk
of Arlington. The wedding took
place yesterday in the Blessed
Sacrament Church in Alex
andria. The couple will live in
Charlotte, N. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Cancer Society
To Show Film

The District of Columbia
Division of the American
Cancer Society has arranged
a public showing of the film
Breast Self-Examination."
The announcement was made
by DR.. Harry H. Kerr. chair
man of the medical advisory
committee for community
education.
The showing will take place
Wednesday in the 7th floor
conference room of Wood
ward & Lothrop's main store
at / and 2::30 pm. The series
will be continued the first
Wednesday of each month
from January through June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. George Kell-
4ner announce the marriage OF
their daughter Lois Francine
to Mr.. Joseph Bergman. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Berg
man. The wedding took place
Monday in the Adas Israel
Congregation.
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Stephenson-Griffith

Mr., and Mrs. william D.
Griffith announce the mar
riage of their daughter Eliza
beth Jane to Mr.. Frank P.
Stephenson. son of Mrs. Mar
garet P. Stephenson and the
late Mr.. Willis l.. Stephen
son. The wedding took place
Monday in st. Adams Episco-
pal Church. The couple will
live in Moscow, Idaho.
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mel
son Beim Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, announce the marriage
Of their daughter Kathryn
Marie to Ensign Frederic King
Conover, USNR, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Darst Conover
of Chevy Chase. The wedding
took place in st. Stephens
Episcopal Church in Mime
apolis. The couple will live in
Pensacola, Fla.
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Huncock-Probey

Mr.. rhoma 'Fullalove
Prodigy Of Bethesda announces
the marriage of his daughter
Mary Kathleen to Mr.. James
Lanier Hancock, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Hancock Of Chatham. Va. The
wedding touk place Tuesday
in st. Jane Frances de Chantal
Church, ir Bethesda. The
couple will live in Richmond.
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Hayden's teen-age sons to
Justice Stanley Reed and Dean
Acheson amused and inter-
ested for over an hour,
wouldn't know. but this one
could--and did.
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Plunte-Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Oswald
Smith Of Alexandria announce
the marriage of their daugh-
ter Barbara Lorraine to MIR.
Arcade j. Plante. son of Mrs.
Arcade A. Plante of Bourbon
naiS, H., and the late Mr..
Plante The wedding took
place Monday in st. Rita's
Roman Catholic Church. The
couple will live in Chicago.
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Tempchin-Hurowitz

Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Huro-
WITT announce the marriage
of their daughter Gloria June
to Mr.. Leonard Tempchin. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Temp
chin. The wedding took place
December IS in the Hotel 2400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

The food went round and
round yesterday at the annual
New Years Day reception for
officers of Fort Belvoir's En-
gineer Center and their wives,
given by Maj Gen. Louis w.
Prentiss. commanding general.
and Mrs. Prentiss.
Guests weren't seeing things
that weren't there. however.
The unique buffet table was
making its first appearance in
Fort BelvoiI S Speaker Field
House. It was built by the
engineers III tiers like a huge
lazy Susan, with each level
revolving alternately clockwiSe
and counter clockwise.
Standing still. at the table.
guests had within reaching
distance, il less than five
minutes, such delicacies as
glazed replicas of mock swans
made from puff paste, scooped
full of wIne-fiavored meats
and fishes. The artistic necks.
tails and other appendages
were made of pickles. eggs and
olives.
Resplendent Array
Also passing in resplendent
array were assorted meat
rouleaux, tiers of cocktail
sandwiches of every shape and
variety. cheese sticks and pc.
tato chips with individual
cognac dips. and about 40
different relishes including
stuffed celery. olives, pickles
and the like.
Going the other way on a
tier were canapes such as
smoked oysters, plain and
spliced shrimps with special
dips; caviar. and anchovies.
Gen. and Mrs. Prentiss
headed the receiving line and
were introduced to guests by
1t. Carroll A. Glen. jr.. aide
de-camp to Gen. Prentiss.
For the occasion Mrs. Prem
tiss wore a Jacques Faith ball
lerina length frock OF hand
painted white French lace over
a black silk organZa UNDER
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Whitmun-Lorson

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leon
ard Lorson of Norfolk. Va.
announce the marriage of their
daughter Joyce Anastasia to
1t. (j.g.) Robert Harold Whit
man, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Gum Whitman. The
ceremony took place Wednes-
day in Our Lady of Victory
Chapel, United States Naval
Base in Norfolk. The couple
viii live in Norfolk.
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.Brown-Smith

Rear Admiral Stirling Pat
terson Smith, USN tret0 and
Mrs Smith announce the mar
riage Of their daughter Bar
bara Sutton to 1t. Thomas
Cater Brown, USA, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Peter Brown of
Denver, Colo. The wedding
took place December 81 in st.
Johns Episcopal Church in
Bethesda. The couple viii live
in Virginia.
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DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Landrum
of Columbus, Ohio, announce
the marriage of her sister. Miss
Helen Marie Robe. to MIR.
Adolph Sigurd Hilquist Of Chi
cago and Blue Island. Ill. The
wedding took place Christmas
Day in Christ Lutheran Church
in Columbus. The couple will
live at Blue Island.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Sekuler OF
Silver Spring announce the
marriage of their daughter Lila
to Mr.. Sherwin Lewis Glass.
son of Mr.. Harry Glass. The
wedding took place December
Is in Maryland. The couple
will live in Silver Spring.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26

terra manager and four maids hand
les the cafeteria. No students are
employed Occasionally home eco
Monies students from Longwood
College supervise the -lumchroom
and watch the cafeteria procedures.
AS much food as Is possible is
purchased locally Usually this is
limited to vegetables and fruits in
season This food is supplemented
by that received from the govern
ment, including beef and pork,
which are among the products pur.
chased in large quantity lots by the
Agricultural Marketing Service. -
Virginia has been apportloned
2.087 .7a3 for the national school
lunch program this year. The funds
win be paid out in quarterly install
ments. and are based upon the num-
Der of children between the ages of
5 and II and the need for assistance
in the state as indicated by the per
apita income These funds are used
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
Open House Will
Launch LongwO0d
Estate Season

An open house will be held to-
morrow "Wednesday from 4 to
6 p. m. at Lonewood House for
area residents, students. faculty
and friends. This event will in
auourate the opening of the
historic mansion for the season.
LongWood College announces.
Longwood House will again be
under the management OF the
Slater System. Mrs. Mary Blanton
will act as official hostess this
wear. it was annouced by Will
fred Wagner, of Slater System.
Mrs. Blanton replaces Miss Grace
Moran. now retired. who operated
Longwood House for so many
wears in the past
TIE Thursday night family
Ginners and Sunday meals VIII
be served again this year. Tele-
phone information concerning
reservations for dinners or parties
may be obtained by calling 652-W
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26

Halfback Ed Spence alternating,
Eagles made valiant attempt to
come back through the late third
most twice again In the third
period and final stan2a.
They succeeded once and al
period after the Farmville score,
the visitors marched so yards
from the kickoff. with Spence
carrying over from the eight.
In the early fourth period, the
Eagles broke the slippery Powell
loose for a I'd jaunt from their
own 30 but an offsides infraction
nullified the score.
In the dying minutes of the
game, Elnporia struck again after
forcing the Wolverines to kick.
With Spence and Powell Keeling
off substantial gains, the drive
carried to the Farmville IL Then
Powell struck wide, bulled to the
one-yard line where only Lafoon S
desperate defensive lunge knocked
the carrier out Of bounds. The
final whistle sounded as the
Eagles~lined up for the next play
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
Record Advance Ticket Sale, Stream
Of Exhibitors Send Fair Tempo High
Two Freed As
Smith Admits
Robbery-Slayiny
Grand Jury To
Hear The Case
Tuesday Morning

Roosevelt Smith. one of three
Neeores arrested last week in the
robberv-slaying of Noah Barr, has
admitted the killing in signed
statement Friday
Archer Allen. 45, and his wife
Minnie. SO, of Cumberland, h a {
been freed from the Farmville Jail.
after being implicated in the affair
by earlier testimony of Smith. The
Warrents against them have been
nol-prossed,
AT the preliminary hearing of the
case Saturday morning at Cumber-
land, the case was referred to the
grand jury of the circuit court
which will meet Tuesday. Septem-
Der 25, at 10 a m. W P Hay. Jr.,
was acting County Judge in place
of R O. Garrett. who has been i'll
for some time
First Degree Murder Charge
At the meeting Of the grand jury.
il will be determined whether or
not Smith will be tried for the muir
der He will face a first degree
murder charge Also. inform d
sources say that Judge Joel Flood
will probably appoint counsel for
Smith al this time, if Smith has not
already obtained legal aid.
j Taylor Williams, c om m n
wea]th's Attorney for Cumberland.
said that Smith signed a written
statement FRIDAY. admitting the
Shaving and generating the others
involved.
Smith was picked up Wednesday
for questioning after he tried to
purchase a car, using several 500
bills. Smith at first admitted TAX
ing part in the robbery, and Friday
said that he had done the entire
lob He said that he killed Barr. his
former sawmill employer, in Cum
berland and took the body to Amel-
ia where it was discovered last
Monday. Smith said he did not steal
the money until reaching Amelia
Harrison and Higgins
Trooper E. C. Harrison and depu-
tx sheriff G A Higgins are credit
cd with breaking Smiths story He
submitted to a truth test at Apo
mattox ana the two Cumberland
officers Intercepted him closely,
with the help of state investigators
at AppomattoX.
First reports estimated that Barr
was carrying about $4,000 at the
time of his murder About $1,000
have been recovered, and this is
believed to have been as much as
Barr had in his possession when
killed. The % caliber rifle, believed
to have been used. in the Staying
has also been recovered.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
DeodIine Extended To Oct S
so Wheat Acreage Reserve Agreements
In County Earn Payments OF S1O,1O6

Deadline for wheat growers to
sign acreage reserve agreements
under the Soil Bank program has
Been extended to October 5. D..
c, Morris, Prince Edward County
ASC office manager, said today.
The agreements were original
~ scheduled to be completed by
September 81
Morris reports that so Prince
Edward wheat growers h W.
signed agreements covering 1857
operations. That total puts 394
acres under reserve.
Growers will receive Sl0,l06.67
under the program as compensa-
ton for placing their land under
reserve.
Morris said the number Of
agreements was greater than we
expected "
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26

Virginia : share of this total went
to 1876 people. II per cent Of those
eligible for it.
80 Per Cent Eat Hot Lunch
Locally. at the Farmville Elemen-
tary School, 90 per cent of the $40
children are served hot lunches
each day. An additional 50 students
have lunches which they bring from
home supplemented with milk
A typical menu includes beef, to-
mato and lettuce salad. string
beans. ice cream, cookies and milk
Meat, or its equivalent. vegetables,
a salad. dessert or fruit and milk
are served each day.
In addition. milk is served at mid
morning for those children who need
t.
The food and milk are available
al 10 cost to those students who
cannot afford them. for the cafe
terra is run on non-profit basis
) People Run Cafeteria
A staff which includes the cafe
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
Unyielding Resistance Laws Enacted
Legislature Concludes Special Session
With Passage Of Bills 10 Hall MIXING

A weary band of legislators end
cd the special session of the Viz
pinia Legislature at , q m. Sat
urday morning after passing new
laws designed to prevent mixing
Of the races in public schools
Governor Stanley, who started
the session by presenting the bills
over which the Asemblynen de-
bated for three weeks, got them
back, with some changes as the
law of the Commonwealth, and
he expressed his thanks and
faith in the laws you have writ
ten"
The legislation, embody ing the
legal substance for Virginias I'M
yielding resistance" to the Su-
preme Court daseQregation de-
crees contains four major fea-
lures. They are:
Four Major Steps
/ A pupil placement bill with
appeals from assignment avail
able through the governor and
state courts.
2, Immediate closing of a school
should any sintegration occur I'M
der No | while the governor
sought to get it reopened by per-
suasion, reassignment or reorgan-
ization.
3. immediate cutoff Of state
financial support for any school
where Integration occurs.
4 Operation of schools closed
by the cutoff policy by the state
itself, at the request Of the local
ity
The total legislative plan was
included in l6 bills but the four
major portions above are those
by which Virginia, at least until
her course is changed by suisse
quent litigation viii seek to pre-
serve its system Of separate
schools for the races.
MAJOR points two and three.
which provide for closing of the
schools under the first actual in
tegration or immediate threat of
it, are touttressed by a tuition
grant bin, authorized by the vot-
CT referendum last January.
Tuition Grants
Under it, state fund grants for
pupils attending private, non-sec-
tartan schools would become
available when the public schools
are closed. and the governor can
net get them reopened on a seq
reeated basis
Even though a locality should
seek to operate integrated schools
without state grants. as some leg
islators predicted as a possibility.
no child would be compelled to
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
Two Days Remain
To Register For
Presidential Vote

Only two days remain for voting
registration in Prince Edward
County. j. H Allen, general regi-
strar announced today
Allen will be in his Court House
office Monday, Oct, | a regularly
scheduled day, and an extra day
Saturday. Oct 6. His office is
open from a. m, until p. m,
with a noon to l p. m, lunch
hour.
Registration for the presidential
election November has been
normal, Allen reports, A small
number of absentee ballots have
been requested. Deadline for
securing these is eight days prior
to the election
M }litary personnel may request
them as far ahead of the election
as 80 days. while civilian requests
cannot be made earlier than so
days preceding the election date
Virginia s ballot this year will
bear the name of T Coleman
Andrews in addition to the names
Of President Eisenhower and Adlai
Stevenson. standard bearers Of the
two mai or political parties.
Andrews. former head of the
national Internal Revenue Ser
vice, will run as an independent
candidate A petition. signed by
5000 Virginians 1000 more than
required) was filed with the state
board of elections last week to
qualify Andrews as a candidate.
Andrews support came from
the newly organized States Rights
Party of Virginia.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
FHS Holds Off Valiant Emporia High
Rally For l2-6 Victory Here Friday

FarnlVllle High School found a
scoring punch in the second and
third quarters then stood of a
valiant Enportia comeback effort
to register an important District
3 victory here Friday night over
the Eagles. II to 6
The Wolverines were ineffective
IN the first period and gave up
possession to the Eagles on fun
bles. The defensive unit prevented
an Emporia score, meanwhile
Then in the second quarter
after holding for downs on their
own 38-yard line, the Wolverines
passed and ran 81 yards for the
only score Of the first half
End To End Pass
A Buck Hartley to Kent Carter
pass on a fake end-around play
was the biggest yard eater of the
series. carrying from he 38 to the
Emporia 33 From there Howard
Claybough, Randolph Lafoon ana
Howard Noel struck over ground,
with Claybough driving over his
right tackle to score from the
nine. Claybough's attempted kick
was wide to the left
Coming back from the rest m
PERMISSION, FHS took right UP on
successful offensive, carrying So
yards for a score after Claybough
brought the kickoff back to the
FHS 33.
With Ellis Dunkum directing the
backs. the drive carried to the
Emporia two from where Lafoon
cracked over 1t was 1910 when
Claybough' s second extra point at
tempt was wide
With two experienced senior
backs. Fullback Billy Powell and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26
Dance Dromo Event Oct. 8

Tickets sales for the College
Community artist series have bcen
extended all additional week ac-
cord ng to MIS-. w. F watkins,
il, chairman Of the sponsoring
Junior Woman's club committees.
approximately 100 season tickets
have been sold to dates AGAINST
a projected sale Of $50.
The tickets will he available at
the Junior Woman's club food
booth at the Five County Fair all
Of this week. They may also be
obtained from any pember of the
Junior Woman's club or from Mrs.
Watkins.
Scheduled concerts include the
Dance Drama company. october
g: Gene Lockhart. November II,
and the Budapest String Quar- ct,
April /. A fourth concert attrac-
ton Will be added later with all
concerts to be held in Jarman
hall
Leaps and pirouettes from ball
let. pantomine, Jazz and other
familiar styles will be seen as the
Dance Drama company spoofs the
All-American sports hero. ghdeS
clasSically in a romantic ballet
love story, swings into iazz and
ends up in fantasy land
Lockhart, who has been nomi-
mated for an academy award, will
present program that will in
clude drama, comedy drama, fan
tasy light comedy, satires and
musical sketches. Special features
of his program will be two selec-
ticns from Shakespeare and some
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26

needed by manufacturers of filter
t p cigarettes 1t is reported that
buyers on the more southern
markets could not obtain the
amounts of this type of leaf they
wanted.
1882 Acres
Prince Edward county's total
bright tobacco production this
year Will come from 1892 3 acres.
- per cent under 1855 121308
acres
Last year. the county's average
yield was l,125 pounds per acre.
and estimates Of tire current pro-
ductlOn- place the yield at about
300 pounds per acre The 1856
crop may represent more than
900 900 in farm income here. baS-
ed on an average price of so cents
per pound. and a yield of 1900
pounds per acre
Warehouse reports from the
markets deeper south indicated
that buyers have slowed opera
tons somewhat following recent
USDA estimates that the crop will
be about 90 million pounds ahead
of earlier figures.
Bright sales are also somewhat
affected by the biggest car1y-ov
crop in history-about 200 million
pounds. The law of supply and
demand under such circumstances
acts to depress prices somewhat.
This condition led to some re-
guests since denied for longer
market periods for more southern
aretas and delay Of Old Belt sales.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-26

Land placed under the wheat
acreage reserve cannot be used
for any purpose during 1857. the
ASC manager pointed out. The
agreemant prohibits such use as
for grazing. hay or seed produc-
ton.
1t may be planter with a cover
Grass on legumo to protect it.
however. This may be clipped to
keep out weeds, but nothing may
be taken from off the reserved
field, Morris said.
The federal program provides
penalties against growers who
knowingly or willingly" violate
provision of the no-use-l957
agreement. The wheat reserve is
the countys second program
tobacco agreements having been
completed earlier.