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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
Ransons

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Tyree. Les
lie. David and Alice, of Amherst
visited Miss Lulie Pateson here
this week. Mrs. Tyree viii be re
membered as Miss Louise Oliver
sister of Robert and Woodrow OH
YER.
Miss Alice j. Steger, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. B. B. Pate
son for some time. returned to the
home Of Johnny Tapscott near Nor,
folk. this week.
Mrs. Charles Patteson visit
Miss Louisa c. Patteson in h G
home of B. B. Patteson last week
Wallace and Cleveland Flowers
and their father are spending a
week at Cape Charles.
Mrs. Alvin Patteson and daugh.
ter. Lindy, left Sunday for two
week visit to her parents in Louisi-
ana. Pat and Mike are spending
this time with their grandparents.
Dr., and Mrs. T. E. Patteson.
Mrs. Sarah File Williams, of Ar
vonia. and Mrs Shirley File Pow
ers. of Tappahannock. recently visi-
ted relatives at Ransons.
Mrs. Sam Spencer, who has been
critically i'll. is now improving but
still is in the University Hospital
p. B. Patteson. of New Canton.
visited his sister. Miss l.. c. Pate
son. this week
Mrs. f. c. Patteson is the ex-
pected guest of her son. L. w. Pat
teson, this week end.
MI and Mrs Frank Tapscott
have returned from a three week
vacation trip to Yellowstone Park.
They report a wonderful trip.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
Howardsville

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurt, CAIRO
Tooley and Vernard Hurt attended
t G family reunion and birthday
party in honor of Miss Ruby
Greasy near Forest on Sunday,
August 26.
Homecoming will be observed
Sunday. September at the How
ardsville Methodist Church with
a morning. service dinner on the
church grounds and an evening
service. A revival will follow with
services each evening through
Friday at 8 p m. The Rev. Mar
SHALL Anderson, pastor of the
North Garden Methodist, will be
the guest speaker
The Womans Society for Chris
tan Service of the Howardsville
Methodist Church will meet in the
Church September 7 at p m
Mrs. H. S. Brady of Winter
Park, Fla, and Mrs. Charles
Irving, of Boyds Tavern. have been
WIS ting Miss Sally P Brady.
Mrs. H E. Cooke and Mrs. Elan
Bragg visited MI and Mrs H S
Bragg at Halifax last week H S
Bragg and Scott Bragg, Jr., ST
Halifax spent the week end with
Mrs H. E. Cooke. =
Mrs. L. l. Bell and son, of
Richmond. visited in Howards-
vile Thursday and Friday
Miss Paula Cobbs has returned
to her home here after attending
the Young Peoples Camp at Holt
day Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce Tooley and
children. of Richmond, spent FIJI
day with Nh. and Mrs. John Hurt.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
Scottsville

The Scottsville Methodist Soft
Bali team defeated the joint
Presbyterian Episcopalian team 81
to Monday night.
Miss Ruth Looper will visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
Looper. before going to Longwood
College for her second year. She
has been on the staff at the Bap-
fist Assembly in Ridgecrest, N. c.,
all summer.
The Intermediate Group of the
Methodist Fellowship met Monday
night to make plans for the
quarterly activities.
The Rev E. j. Nottingham, III,
pastor of the Scottsville charge of
Methodist Churches, is assisting
the Rev. James T. Banks in a re-
vival service at Sardis Church in
Amherst county
Billy Pippin and Lindsay Dor
rier. were elected president and
ice president Of the Methodist
Youth District Camp at Holiday
Lake last week Linda cambridge
of Croset was elected secretary
There were IS campers from 16
different charges, IA from this
charge
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Butler
spent the week end at Virginia
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3 c. Parrish. OF
Falmville, visited Mr., and Mrs.
Earl Butler Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson DanSey
and daughter. Dorothy Lee, visited
at williamsburg and saw the
Common Glory Saturday night.
The Scottsville Methodist Youth
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
lay. Sept. %, at 10 am.

day, Sept. %, at 10 am.
Mrs. Lowell P. Weicker. Jr..
Scottsville. will receive the appli-
cations and send additional blanks
to those requesting them. Entry fee
is Sl.00 per class. post entries will
DC accepted at $500 per class.
There will be trophy and four
ribbons awarded in each class and
one prize in each game
Miss Julia Schearer will be the
Judge of the show.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07

James McFadden, USN is on
leave and visiting his family here
Miss Pearl Wright. of Dillwyn
spent the week end with Mrs
Ann Currier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Taylor. Of
Alexandria, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Ripley
Hugh Brown of Hopewell visited
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. N
Brown. during the week end.
Mrs. C. w. Morris and r. L.
Taylor. OF Schuyler. visited in
Lynchburg during the week end
and Mrs Morris also visited Mrs.
Early Carroll in Schuyler.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Heath and
children. of Gladstone. visited Mr.
and Mrs H. L. Wyland
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie E. Gle
ments have announced the birth
Of a daughter. Wanda Jean. in
the Martha jefferson Hospital,
Charlottesville, August 81.
Lawrence Roberts has returned
to Falls Church after visiting Mr..
and Mrs H E. F'enwick.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Burcher
have returned from a trip through
Kentucky and other adjourning
states, they visited their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Burcher here
on the return trip to Warwick and
picked up their son who had been
visiting his grandparents.
Garland Burcher, USN stationed
at Dahlgren is a patient in the
Navy Hospital at Bethesda. Mary
land.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07

The National Safety Council re-
ports that farmers and farm lab
orers were the drivers in about 10
per cent of all fatal motor vehicle
accidents last year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
Plans Set For Horse
Show At ScOttsville

Entries will close Sept, 10 for par
t.cipation in the Tri-County Riding
Club Horse Show which will be held
a. Scottsville on Route 20. Satur-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07
TAyLoR-FORRES COMPANY

TAYLOR FORBES COMPANY
Dodge job Rated Trucks
Dodge Passenger Cars
Plymouth Cars
203 w. Bird St. - Phone ,
Farmville, Va.
FARMERS COOPERATIVE
Third Street Farmville, Va
Custom Grinding = Feed Mixing
Bring us your grains to be ground and
mixed accordn gto your own formula.
Fertilizer and Lime Spreading
T, W. HUBBARD INSURANCE AGENCY
General Insurance
Farmvile. Va
BUCKINGHAM FARM SUPPLY co.
Purina elbows for Poultry and Livestock
Dilwyn, Va
DOYNE-BURGER FUNERAL HOME. INC.
Estab 1888
Over 100 years of service
Farmville. Va.
HOME FURNITURE CO.
Main St
Opposite First Baptist Church
Farmville. Va.
HARRIS COOK MOTOR co, INC.
Ford and Mercury Dealers
Farmville. Va.
BCREUS LAND & LUMBER CO. INC.
Dillwyn, Va:
Phone %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
FALL FASHIONS MAKE THEIR DEBUT

It's 0comng-out" time for the newest crop Of foil
and winter fashions. New York's Leading DESIGNERS
ore showing their collections all this week to the
Notions fashion editors
Here's picture preview of Things to come"
in the world Of fashion during the coming season.
All this week EIeni will be NOTING the latest fashion
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Bids Sought
On Pike Job

The Maryland Roads Commits.
sion today advertised for bids
for reconstruction of most Of the
Rockville pike wisconsin ave-
nue) as a divided highway.
The commission last month
acquired the right-of-way for
the road expansion in the first
mass condemnation" under the
States new land acquisition law.
Wisconsin avenue already is
divided for two and a half miles
north of the District line in
Montgomery County. The bids
solicited today are for construc-
ton Of two additional sections.
totaling 81 miles.
The first section is from the
end of the present dual high
way at Chestnut street. north.
ward to Pooks Hill road. a dis
tance Of 1.3 miles. The other
section is a 4.5-mile stretch
south Of Rockville to Gros-
venor lane.
The section not covered by the
construction bids is a half-mile
strip reserved for a gigantic traf.
fic interchange TO connect Rock
vile pike with the new Washing.
ton National Pike (Route 240)
and with the county belt
IfreeWay.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
PUPILS
TO START SCHOOL
HALF-HOUR LATER

Most elementary students
in Arlington will start the
school day at $50 this year,
Supt. T. Edward Rutter has
announced. The opening g
hour formerly was 8 am.
Mr.. Rutter said the
change is being made to
make maximum use of
school buses.
About a thousand elemen-
tary pupils who will be on
double shifts will report at
either 8 am. or 1890 pm.
Senior high schools will
open at 8:15 am. this year,
instead Of 8 am. as in recent
years, Mr.. Rutter said.
Arlington schools open for
the fall term next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Court Moves to Correct
Collateral System Faults

violation or other offense under
Municipal Court jurisdiction.
Judge Walsh emphasized that he
is not critical of the police, but
OF the system that has prevailed
two score years.
He said a master list of
minimum collateral will be drawn
up by Municipal Court judges
and that copies will be sent
to all police precinct stations to
serve as a standard in setting
collateral.
Judge Walsh investigated the
current system following two
cases. In one a man accused of
making a false report of a rob-
berry was permitted to forfeit $25
collateral at the 14th precinct
station. In another a man ac-
cused of the same offense was
sentenced in Municipal Court to
pay $500 fine or serve 10 days
in Jail.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
First Negroes to Study
Nursing at D. c. General

The Capital City School Of
at District General Hos
pital will have two Negro nurs-
ing students this fall for the
first time in its history.
DR.. p. A. E. Stebbing. super
intendent Of the hospital, said
that II more Negroes qualified
before the term begins next
Wednesday they could be ac-
ceptec. Twenty other students
are in this falls first-year class.
One Of Six Applicants
Accepted we're Joan Constance
Hearns Of 1923 Central place NE.
and Anita Louise Nickens of 1888
T street NV.
Miss Hearns was one Of six
Negro applicants who early this
summer we're scheduled 10 take
the standardized aptitude tests
given by the National League for
DR. Stebbing declared
that Of these six only two ac-
tually went ahead and took the
tests.
Miss Hearns passed very
well." he added. Miss Nickens,
Evening star., 1956-08-29

MIR. TURNER said he fixes
the toys for the neighborhood
children because it helps fill
in the long, lonesome hours,
and Il think it's neighborly to
help the kiddies."
And are there a lot of
youngsters in his neighbor-
hood?
There are a lot of kiddies
in almost any neighborhood,"
he said, land this one is no
different. I've seen three or
four generations grow up
around here, and l suppose
I'll see another before I'm
through"
Mr.. Turner, who worked for
the Veterans Administration
nearly 80 years, retired seven
years ago.
"I lost my wife even before
that, and when you live alone
you get pretty lonesome" he
said. Fixing the toys gives
me something to do"
II there's an electrician
around with a heart as big as
Mr.. Turner's and time hang
ing heavy on his hands, he
can get in touch with Mr..
Turner at Emerson 3-2109.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Fall at Home FutuI
To Arlington Man

An Arlington man died in Ar.
lington Hospital today after he
fell down the steps at his home.
Detective Capt. Dudley Rector
said Giles o Morrill,, 40. Of 2015
North Taft street. fell down the
steps at 9:15 pm. yesterday.
Capt. Rector said he suffered a
fractured skull and died at 3:45
am.
Mr.. Merrill was a former
personnel officer with the War
Production Board and later held
a similar post with the regional
Office Of Veterans Administra-
ton. From 1912 TO 1945 he
served in the Air Force in the
South Pacific, and at the time
of his death was a major in the
Reserve.
A native Of Spokane, Wash, he
came TO the Washington area in
1929. Since leaving the Vet
erans Administration, he had
been a salesman.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Alice Merrill, and his mother,
Mrs. Mabel Merrill. Funeral ar
rangements are incomplete.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
New Span Roadway
Open Tomorrow
East Capitol
Bridge Troffic
To Be TripIed

A half-mile-long. $5.7 million
roadway, connecting the new
East Capitol Street Bridge with
East Capitol street and major
Maryland highways, will be
opened to traffic at 10 am. to-
morrow.
The new stretch of East Capt.
tol street. between Kenilworth
avenue and Stoddert place. is ex-
pected to triple traffic volumes on
the. bridge almost Immediately.
Since the BRIDGES opening last
November. motorists have found
lit virtually a dead-end PROPOSE
ton. Moving off the bridge.
traffic had to use Kenilworth
avenue and Benning road to get
to eastern destinations.
The new half-mile stretch will
let motorists move straight out
East Capitol street to the Dis
trict line, connecting with such
routes as Central avenue and
IMaryland's George Palmer high
way.
Other Connections Coming
Within a month, connections
also will be made between the
new link and Minnesota avenue.
Highway Director j. N. Robert
son announced.
The great expense of the con-
Meeting stretch resulted from the
fact that it tunnels under 10
railroad tracks near Kenilworth
avenue and is in an open cut
between that point and Stoddert
place, underpaSsing Thirty-fifth
street and Minnesota avenue.
Douglas S. Brinkley, Highway
Department planning engineer,
said the East Capitol Street
Bridges average daily use has
been only about 5000 cars. He
said he expected this to zoom
to between $4,000 and 10000 a
day. Along with this increase.
he said, he expects the Benning
road bridge over the Anacostia.
which now carries about $4,000
cars a day, to drop about rs per
cent in traffic volume.
$1,000 Cars FOreseen
BY 1870, the East Capitol
Street Bridge is expected to
carry about $1,000 cars daily. as
new and improved Maryland
highways increase its attraction.
Within the next several
months. however, Maryland Is
expected to extend the new
Washington Annapolis freeway
to George Palmer highway. This
will give Washingtonians an
easy, speedy interim connection
to the freeway via East Capitol
street and Palmer highway un-
til such time as the freeway is
constructed all the way to the
District line in Kenilworth.
Evening star., 1956-08-29

Immediate correction of the
police system of accepting COL
lateral for misdemeanors was
promised yesterday by Municipal
Court Chief Judge Leonard P.
Walsh.
Judge Walsh said the 40-year-
old practice of accepting COL
lateral and permitting forfeiture
has no basis in law and no es-
|tablished guide exists.
He pointed out that there is
no question of the authority of
the court to designate precinct
policeman to accept collateral.
The fault lies in the absence of
a schedule of minimum collateral
no set list of offenses for which
collateral could be posted and
then forfeited except in traffic
cases.
Regulations permit police to
accept up to $500 on any traffic
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Tests Find Girl, 10,
Has PoruIytic Polio

Doctors have confirmed a
diagnosis Of parlytic polio on a
l0-year-old Oakcrest (Md.) girl
at Children's Hospital.
The Prince Georges County
Health Department reported
yesterday that the case brings
this years total up to four cases
of polio in the county as COM
pared to 20 at this time last
year.
The girl, who had not been
given Salk vaccine shots, was ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital
July %. The case was confirmed
after extensive laboratory tests.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
The
Rambler
The Machine Age
Wrecks Mr.. Fixit
BY JACK JONAS

The age of the complicated
machine has caught up with
Lawrence r. Turner, a man
with a big heart.
For 20 years, in his home
at 4O05 Garrison street NV,
Mr.. Turner has answered the
wall of despair.
When a wagon in his neigh
borhood lost a wheel, the wag-
on came to Mr.. Turner's house
for repair. When the head of
a doll came loose, that, too,
was held out to Mr.. Turner
with full confidence that it
would be fixed. Even a roller
skate didn't offer too much of
a challenge.
"Mr. Turner can fix It," the
youngsters said.
They trooped to his house
with their broken toys, and
he sent them back as good as
new.
"I don't try to make any
thing commercial out of it"
Mr.. Turner said. Il just like
to help out the kiddieS when
can"
Until recently, that was no
problem.
But these new electrical
toys are too much for me"
he went on. II can't do it
myself, and I can't find any
place that will fix them"
Evening star., 1956-08-29

however. applied later. took the
tests and also passed, he said.
DR.. Stebbing said that the
class Of % persons is not quite
as large as last years beginning
class Of 20 but he added that
I'VE are very much encouraged
over the fact that 10 this year
are from the Greater Washing
ton Area" This percentage, he
said. is larger than last years.
Male Accepted
Also accepted for the first
time in about five years is a male
student. Richard Charles Kreisl,
Of lot Dawson avenue, Rockville.
Or. Stebbing said that he is q
former Navy corpsman.
Last spring 1t was revealed
that the school has never had q
Negro student on It's rolls. Com
missioner David Karrick made
an Investigation and declared
that he believed qualified
Negroes would be accepted. He
said the fact that there have
never been any colored students
was a matter Of coincideuce.
Evening star., 1956-08-29

the Davis school investigating
committee. yesterday.
The visiting educator also had
lunch with Representative Davis.
Democrat of Georgia, the inS
vestigation chairman, and mem
bers Of the Gerber staff. The
latter are George w. McCown.
Florence IS. Co. high school
principal, and Leonard o. Hilder
Of Arlington, Va.
Mr.. Roland is serving as a
volunteer consultant in the in
vestigatidn. Being studied are
District school integration and
other aspects of Washington
school operations.
Representative Davis, who
heads a six-man special subcom-
mittee of the House District
Committee formed for the in
veStigation, returned to WASH
ington after several weeks
absence yesterday.
Two-Hour Meeting
He met behind closed doors
with Mr.. Gerber and his aides
for longer than two hours. After
wards he said the hearings may
be delayed somewhat, presumably
because the staff hasn't COM
pleted its preliminary digging
yet.
Mr.. Gerber and his assistants
have been interrogating teachers
and school officials for longer
than a month. Much of the
questioning has focused on the
workings of the school system
since it dropped racial segrega-
ton two years ago and problems
growing out Of race-mixing.
Mr.. Davis. asked yesterday
whether integration was the
prime interest of the investiga-
tors, said the study is concerned
with "the whole school system. +"
Leaders of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, which
tried to halt District school de-
segregation, are among those
who have been questioned. Mr..
Davis said he didn't know any,
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Rambling

When the Senate commit
tees telephone was answered,
Privileges and Elections" the
caller said. II wish l was
privileged enough to be
elected"
Sally Carleton Of 2029 Lanier
drive, Silver Spring, Md,
said she was in the suburban
branch OF a department store
out that way recently and
noticed the sign, Help Your
self Desk and Just below 1t
the sign, Cash" -.
Evening star., 1956-08-29

junior, and Mouna Maloof, II,
a senior, favor the President.
Kefauver "Real Smart"
Shirley Martin, 10, a senior
at Richard Montgomery High
School, announced she is a
Democrat. Il listen to Mr.. Ste
venson. and he seems to make
more sense to me-" she declared.
"And I think Mr.. Kefauver is a
real smart man."
Some of the students attend
integrated schools, others do not.
but all are thoughtful about the
problem.
Dick Traister, II. a senior at
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School and president of the Stu
dent Government Association
there, reported: I'VE didn't ex-
pect incidents when Negroes be-
gan to attend our school. We
didn't look for them. we didn't
prepare for incidents and there
haven't been any.
He and the other students at
tending the conference from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School said the Negro students
participated in school activities,
shared lockers with the white
students. and attended gym with
them. The colored students did
not come to the school dances
this year but may in the future,
the students said, when they
feel more at home.
Finds Them Like Us"
This is the first year wen
have Negro students Shirley
Martin Of Richard Montgomery
High School explained. Shirley,
who is president Of the student
council, showed the four colored
students who will attend, two
boys and two girls. around the
school last spring.
They were fine" she said.
81 was so afraid they wouldn't
be like US. but they were"
Richard Armell. Of Mount
Rainier Junior High School. said
that. although two Negro stu
dents got along all right at the
beginning this year, antaRonisms
developed toward the end.
Evening star., 1956-08-29
Youth Leaders Reach Presley Verdict:
Like His Songs, but Not His Style

Enthusiasm or not. she pre-
diets the singer has reached the
top of his vogue.
II don't think he'll last too
long," Lois said.
Mention the forthcoming ma
tional election and student de-
bate begins as hot as any held
by partisans before TV screens
in recent weeks.
War Hero Fame
Many of the students per-
sonally favored President Eisen-
hover and reported that polls
in their schools showed him as
the favorite. Some pointed out
they feel as if they have known
Mr.. Eisenhower since childhood.
His fame as a war hero accounts
for his popularity, too, they
added.
HE has more personal ap-
peal to teen-agers, he's more
down-to-earth, sort of the
grandfather type" Carol Nc
Dorman declared. "He appears
to be sincere. But I wouldn't
vote for him if we're old
enough to vote, because Of Mr..
Nixon. If something should hap
pen to Mr.. Eisenhower, Mr..
Nixon would be President. And
although I think he's a good
Vice President. don't think he
has had enough experience to be
President"
Shelby Thompson, l6. a school,
mate of Carol at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School. declared he
is not foreMr. Eisenhower and
added. Il find myself in a mi
nority most Of the time"
Pat Titus. '13, in the eighth
grade at Bladensburg Junior
High School. broke in with. THE
Democrats seem to get us into
war. while we have peace under
the Republicans"
Three of four students from
Oxon Hill Junior and Senior
High School we're Eisenhower
fans. Charles Mcdonald. l3. in
the eighth grade, said he is a
Stevenson supporter, but Lynn
Farley, IL. also in the eighth
grade. Diana Sherman, l6, q
Evening star., 1956-08-29

thing about the federation's anti
Iintegration efforts, however.
Hearings Forecast
Mr.. Davis, for the first time,
indicated extensive hearings may
be in the offlng. He referred to
Ia series of sessions.
He was asked how the hearing
schedule might be set up if it
didn't get under way before
schools reopen on September 10
He said an effort will be made
to "cause as little difficulty as
possible to everybody"
The chairman said Mr.. Gerber
has not been having any diff.
f1culty in getting people to talk
The committee counsel recently
denied a newspaper report that
teachers were lodging the in
vestigators because of fear fol-
their JOBS.
Legislation in Air
Mr.. Davis refused to say
whether he had any inten-
tions of trying to reverse the
integration process here. or
otherwise alter District school
operations. He said it was "too
far off" to say whether the in
vestigation might lead to any
legislation.
Just when hearings will be
held, he told reporters. depends
on how fast the staff completes
its preliminary work and when
other subcommittee members are
available.
He said he planned to try to
get in touch with other members
today.
Mr.. Davis and Representative
Hyde, Republican of Maryland
met yesterday in House Office
Building cafeteria. Mr.. Hyde
said he told the chairman he
won't be available much from
now on because Of election cam
paigning.
Mr.. Davis expects to be out oi
town again starting tomorrow.