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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
3 Judges Refuse to Ban
Handbook forAmericons'
By HOWARD L. DUTKIN

threejudge court yesterday declined tempo
restraining order which Printer from
preparing additional copies of Congesssponsored pamphlet
Handbook for Americans"
The tribunal in order declared reStraner
granted by District judge and later
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Building Totals
Top 100000
August Construction
Adds S5S,50O

In keeping with the overall pros
perlty reports of the nation as a
whole. building permits issued in
Farmville and Prince Edward coun-
ty scared upward during the month
Of August with a total of $50 800.
V. c. Womack, commissioner Of
revenue, reports that his office is
sued six permits for a total con
strucuon figure Of 49,. 400 w. j.
ellis issued five building permits
from the town office for a total of
500. 100,
This marks an increase Of $28. 800
over July building figures. T h {
number of permits issued in August
is almost double the number issued
in July july had seven permits is
sued with a value of $1,000.
Three town permits We're issued
for new residences or additions to
present residences, for total value
of s12, 0OG. These we're issued to
Mrs. Lille Allard. for rick resi-
dence or Vaughan Street Bertha
Brazton, for a frame residence on
South Bridge Street: and Lloyd P.
White for an addition to a residence
on Pine Street.
The other two permits were COM
mcrcial enterprises issued to the
Planters Bank and Trust Company
for an addition to the building; and
the Bottled Gas Company of Farm
vile for loading platform at their
Third Street office.
County Building
In the Farlnville District, two per-
mitS were issued for construction of
new dwellings, and two for repairs
and additions to residences.
New dwelling permits were issued
to Walter and Sue w. Wilkerson on
Continued on Page 5
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Overcoat Welcomed In Austrias TyroI
Kindness Is A Ttuo- Way Street, H. A.
viii Find If He Calls at Herald office

was over and my is wholesome. ="
Il am SO happy that l could get
anything from you and | will say a
thousand thanks
For I will send you a picture of
Tyrol and also picture of John.
ny foster SON
The pictures and the letter, both
addressed to H. A.. Farmville. Vir-
GINA, U. S. A.. have been delivered
to the Herald Office where they are
awaiting their rightful recipient
From the Church World center in
Farmville, to Windsor. Md. to
Innsbruck. on the Inn river in Wes-
tern Austria. and back again has
been the route Of this international
friendship.
Tyrcl, former crown land of
Austria. is now divided between the
southwestern sector Of Austria and
northeastern Italy. Innsbruck is the
chief town Of the province. which
Is high N the Alps.
The picture" Of Tyrol mentioned
in the letter is actually wood cary
ing about five inches in diameter
Dishs shaped. it shows "a ! e
against background Of mountains
Alpine flowers. lake. and the
word ''Tyrol" decorate the fore
ground On the back is hook 50
that \ may be hung on wall
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
BY Sally Ryan

Many thousand thanks" a pic
ture of an l8-year-old Tyrolean
youth. a letter from his proud
foster mother and a carved wooden
wall hanging dish
Those are what are at the Herald
office for H. A."
The letter and gifts are from the
Tyrolean recipients of nice over
coat of cotton, which they re-
ceived from "HA." of Farmville
through Church World Service. The
initials "H.A.' were the only identi-
fication in the coat.
For several years the Farmville
Council Of Church Women has spon-
sored Drive for clothing to be sent
overseas, and the letter is evidently
a result of donation to the recent
drive.
John Margreiter "by famille
Ncmeck" received the overcoat.
According to his foster mother. he
is a poor and respectable boy"
His father was killed during the
war. and he was given to the WON.
an who is now his foster mother
when he was six days old. Tragedy
seemed to plague him. for his fos-
ter father was killed in a bombing
raid less than a year later.
Il never regret that I keeped this
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Nine-C County SOuthside TB Association
10 Be Launched At Board Meeting

The Southside Virginia Tubercu-
losis Association will be officially
organized at meeting of the board
of directors Monday at 7:30 .. m.
in the Farmville municipal building
council chambers.
Officers will be elected at the
Monday meeting, Also on the agen-
da are the adoption of constitu-
ton and bylaws. a work and bud.
get program and report Of actiyi-
ties TO date.
Farrar Shelton, Of Farn1ville. is
chairman of the nominating COM
mittee which will report al the
meeting. Other members Of b S
committee are Macon Fears and
Dr.. Charles w. Scott.
The new TB association will serve
Amelia. Appomattox. Buckingham,
Cumberland. Charlotte, Lunenburg
Nottoway. Prince Edward and Pow.
hatan counties
Each county will appoint repre-
| serttaives to the Southside associa-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
End to End Would Make Two Miles
ToUn Re hrests S3I, 500 Tax Income
In Surfdcing Program On II Streets

applied against more urgent pub
lie needs-Water and sewer ex-
tensions. and fire department
headquarters
Eleven streets in all viii Get the
Type FL bituminous surface
treatment, whic h provides a
smooth. tight one and a half inch
ribbon OF blacktopping
The bituminous material. pre-
mixed at the Burkeville plant,
operated by Short Paving Com
pany, is applied in Two courses,
with a roller treatment after each.
First Time Pre- Mix
A base course Of one inch IS
used to level the road surface. and
this is topped with a finish course
OF one-half inch, which provides the
smooth surface Both courses are
applied at high temperatures
This is the first time that plant
mix materials have been used in
the annual municipal summer
program here Walter N Weber,
of Lynchburs. is the contractor,
With Short Paving Company sup
plying the materials and some
equipment under a contract.
The highland day work sche-
dule has already finished surface
ing Main and East Third. and the
operation has now shifted to High
street, which viii be surfaced
from the Post Office to Route 400
at Southside Hospital
Schedule of Work
Town Manager l. Johnston
said the program this summer
will also include the following
areas.
Virginia sire T. from Second to
winston PuSney street. from Viz
rinia to Maple South street, from
Depot to Fourth street: Pine street.
from High to Madison; Third av-
enue from High to Fayette; Will
son street. from Second avenue to
Fourth avenue.
Also. Second street. from Main
% South, and Depot street, from
Main 10 South street
The pre-miX srfacing, which
will COVER about two miles of
Farmyille streets when the pro-
gram Is completed. far outlasts
tie asphalt, strong drag type of
surfacing more frequently used
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Patrick Henry Room

A private dining = room for
campus guests of students and
faculty. a long-felt need. will soon
be a reality at Hampden Sydney
A second floor dining room in the
Commons is being redecorated and
furnished as a private dining room
for guests. banquets and private
parties.
1t will De named the Patrick
Henry Room after the famed pat
riot who served on the first board
of trustees.
Slater System. Inc. will operate
the Common this year under a
contract made during the summer
The Philadelphia Pa. firm di-
reefs food service operations at
numerous Virginia institutions in
Guiding Longwood College.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Cumberland County
Day Event VIII Be
Held October 6

Plans are gathering moment
UNI for the annual Cumberland
County Day to BE- held at Cum
berland October s.
The countrywide event is being
coordlnated by the Recreation As
ISOLATION with various civic or
carnations handling different
phases of the program It is for
the benefit Of the Recreation AS
sociation with the specific OBJ ect
in mind of completing the ball
field just east of Cumberland.
The American Legion Will
handle the parade and the dance
Saturday night at the post home
at Sunny Side The Ruritan Club
is arranging the softball game and
baseball game.
Other clubs that have volun-
teered in the community project
are. the American Legion Auxil-
ialy Will prepare the Brunswick
Stew, Farmers Union will handle
the games and contest. Home
demonstration clubs Will handle
the publicity. Farm Bureau will
handle the drinks and ice cream:
Masonic Lodge will conduct the
program the teen-daze club will
solicit the prizes for the games
and contests, and the Recreation
Association Will handle The Tick
cts.
The parade viii begin at 10 a
N. with band music, boy scouts.
floats, fire trucks, drill team,
and multitude of other displays.
NJ ISIS Cumberland, Barbara
Martin, viii reign over the act.v-
tiles and will be on one of tie
main floats Plans are underway
TO select Mr.. Cumberland TO ac-
company her
A welcoming address will be
given at the high school MIR. and
Mrs. w c Garter have volunteer
ed TO make the Cumberland Day
banner again for the occ aslon.
At l0.45 will be softball game
netVeen the teen-age girls and
the young married women.
After lunch there Will be games
and contests for everyone. Young
and old alike.
At p. m. a baseball game will
be played between teams from the
north and south side of Cumber-
land. Route so has been des,gnat-
ed the dividing line between north
and south.
The dance at Sunny Side will
start at p m
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

of the Incorporated cities in t h e
state, have been admitted. Farm
vile accounts for % students of the
total
A series OF orientation programs
has been planned for the new stu
dents. President Francis G. Lark
ford Jr, will welcome them at 8
a m. Tuesday in Jarnan hall
Friday evening the YWCA will
sponsor 4 formal reception in the
student lounge. Faculty members
and the administrative staff will be
on hand to meet the aew students
On Saturday, all students will 60
to the longwood estate for pic
mic. and Sunday new students will
attend a tea in their honor given
by President and Mrs. Landlord at
their home on High street.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Fox Hunters Fall
Field Trials Set
For September 1928

The eighth annual field trials
and bench show Of the Central
Virginia Fox Hunters Association
will be held in Farmville Septem-
Der Is through %. A f HilIsmar,
president and L. ID. Jacobs. eXecu-
tive committeeman announced re-
Gently The running VIII be held
in the area Of Joe Hines Farm
in the Mt. Pleasant community.
The first event VIII be the
Bench Show. Sept, 90 at 8 p. m,
1t will be held at Carriers Middle
Warehouse, and there is no en-
Try fee for the bench show
Excepting the Championship
there will be ten placements ID
each class. All placements viii re-
ceive ribbons to 10th, place and
trophies for first class.
Thursday and Friday at 7 4.
nj. there will be the running Of
IiiS NiS' DN hilb ara VIC Sbdf.SS
Final running of the derby and
all-age will be held at 7 a. m.
Saturday morning.
There will be five hours run
ming each day Derbies and all
age run together, and are scored
separately Derbies run three days.
The Club Challenge Trophy
will 20 to the all-age winner. The
Shives Challenge Trophy Will 50
to the derby winner. The Manley
w Garter Challenge Trophy goes
to the all-age combination hound
bench and field The Pace Chal-
leee Trophy will go to the II ela-
est scored hound on the last day.
The kennels will be a [. d
Jacobs farm. and he reported
that he will be ready to receive
the hounds by noon on Wednes-
day He will also have the pa ut
and stencils ready for numbering
the hounds.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

1.-THE Short Paving Companys
huge contract along Route 800 in
Amelia county which required
the mixing plant and sufaclng
equipment in heavy numbers close
by is responsible for better
than-noImal contract rate for the
munIcipality
Main street was treated for most
Of Its length from Depot TO Robe
son street, while East Third was
surfaced from Cedar to the COR
porat2 limit at the extension OF
LongWOOd avenue.
A s35 600 Appropriation was au-
thorized for the huge street pro-
gram and other work may be un-
dertaken if time and funds allow.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Four States, 76 OF Old Dominion's 90
Counties, Send Students To L0ngwood

The annual influx of Longwood
college students will begin Sunday
with the arrival of q YWCA off
GERS and orientation leaders who
will aid new students.
New students. expected to be over
800 strong. will arrive Monday A
total enrolment of over 300 has
been forecast by college officials.
an increase of about Is per cent
above last years figure of 773. To
date. "a students have been &C
copied COR admission
Old students will register Thurs
day and classes are due to start on
Friday
Students from Maryland. North
Carolina and West Virginia, in adj
dition to women from rs of the 90
Virginia counties and all but one
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

tons board OF directors. The pro-
Eislonal constitution provides for a
board Of directors of from IS to So
members who Will represent the
geographical areas and the social
and economic viewpoints of the
area
Esten Hollis Shomo formerly EN-
ployed by the Virginia health de-
partment, was recently appointed
executive director Of the newly
formed organization. which has Of
fees in the municipal building,
Farmville
Proposing TO conduct ~an educa-
ticnal campaign for the control Of
TB and the promotion of public
health. the association plans to
study the health needs in the South
side Virginia area 1t will stimulate
the search for persons who have
,TB. provide for their care. and
raise money for financing this work
b. the sale Of Christmas seals.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Chamber Year Gets
'Colorful' Start
Holiday Calendar
Agreement Made

Dr.. A. NJ. DeMuths tenure as
president Of the Chamber of Com
( 1erce opened on 'colorful' note
this week One of his first major
concerns will be with street Christ
mas lighting.
The Chambers Retail Trade Com
mittee. chairmaned by Boyd C.
Bain, a1nounced plans to launch a
Embarrassing campaign among mer-
chants to add to the holiday lights.
Last year. the first supply of plastic
holiday scene lights were obtained.
The current plan is to add to these
until the supply provides gaily
and completely decorated shopping
section
The same committee has reached
agreement on a Christmas holiday
shopping calendar, and town-wide
sales promotion event next month
in October
The ma iority of stores will follow
the following holiday calendar: open
FRIDAY evenings November %. 30
and December Z until 9 pm. Be
ginning Thursday, December 10,
open every night until the same
hour until the day before Christ
mas. On the last night closing is
set for pm.
The agreement includes closing
on Christmas Day and New Years
Day. successive Tuesdays
Chamber members extended T,
w. Brooks. retiring president, a
rising vote OF thanks at their dinner
meeting this week for his leader
ship during the past year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

can University.
DR.. Sanders comes from the
Bureau of Standards in Washing
ton. holds a PHI d. from North
Carolina and has taught at Dart
mouth College.
Dr.. McAlhster recently corr
pleted graduate studies at Duke
University. and holds bachelor
of divinity degree from Yale Div
unity School. He will take DR.. c.
F. McRae's place during his year S
leave of absence for graduate
study in theology abroad
Newspaper Man
King, former newspaperman
with the Durham Morning Herald
is also a former teacher at Mary
Washington College.
DR.. Patterson, recently retired
after teaching mathematics at the
! undergraduate college of Duke
University.
DR. Patterson will serve only
until. the arrival of Marcelllus
Waddill, first honor graduate OF
1852, who will take up duties as
math instructor about November
|.
! Waddill, whose home is at Me-
herrin, is completing military
service tour
Calvin Bass. of Rice and form
erly chairman of the Prince Ed
ward county school board. Is a
graduate of Marysville COLLEGE in
Tennessee
Fitzgerald and Linkenauger. adj
ded to the athletic staff have been
on the campus for several weeks
IN preparation for the football
campaign. Fitzgerald was coach
Fitzgerald formerly was coach
at Rlcrmond's Thomas Jefferson
High School while Linkenauger
recently completed graduate stud
les at the College of William and
Mary where he served as assist
ant in the physical education and
education departments and serv-
ed as assistant trainer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
CouncilDecision on Armory Recreation
Awaits CompletionF ESBasketball Card
S4,S63 Ok'd
For New Raw
Water Line
Up To $500
Voted To Help
Xmas Lighting

Farmvile Town Council Tuesday
night tabled the matter of a com
munity supervised recreation pro-
gram at the National Guard Armory
until the question of high school
basketball there is settled.
Coach R c. Gilmer hopes to use
the spacious armory floor for the
wolverines games this season. after
years of the band box play in the
school gymnasium.
While the council has not made
definite decision relative to bas-
ketball. any regularly recurring rec
reation activities there would have
TO be reconciled with the definite
commitments of a high school bas-
aketball schedule
The matter will be completely
aired after the council gets the
Farmville High schedule M e
weeks from now
The 380-car parking lot at the new
building on LongWood avenue was
provided by municipal funds for the
purpose of adequate parking for
public events at the armory
Xmas Light Funds
In another action. the council
authorized matching appropria-
ton of up to $500 to assist the
Chamber of Commerce with its pro-
posed Christmas street lighting pro-
gram
The council appropriation is to be
matched two dollars to each mum
icipal dollar. up to the specified
sun The. Chambers Retail Trade
committee has embarked on a pro-
gram to raise about 81 500 for i'm
proving the lights. If the merchants
raise $1,000 the council appropria-
ton Vii be $500. Any amount below
that will be matched on the l-for-2
basis
On recommendation Of the Street
committee the council authorized
erection OF an overhanging street
light at Fourth Avenue and Fayette
street
A 81 .@f2 appropriation was auth
orizod for purchase of pipe and in
stallation of new raw water line
across Buffalo river.
Raw Water Line
The 20-;nch cast iron pipe line will
be laid from the bridge on Routes
ID and 400 west to the raw water
well al the Water Department. That
is distance Of about 375 feet.
The replacement line will elimin-
ate the clay pipe line which has
been dowr for about IS to 40 years,
according to Town Manager L. e.
Johnston The present line has de-
Perforated beyond repair, he re-
ports
TIE new section is part Of the
line which brings raw water from
the river to the water plant to start
the process of publication The line
orr mates several hundred yards
farther north along the river
Johnston said municipal workmen
will start the replacement project
in several weeks.
In a final action, Council author
lied an additional taxi cab permit
for W. w. McChristian.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
Advance Ticket Sale
For Five County Fair
Now Underway

Advance sale Of tickets at re-
duced rates for the Five County
Fair will close on Saturday. Stores
and service stations over a wide
area have tickets.
The Five County Fair will open
Monday. Sept. "a for six-day
showing on the Fan grounds near
Farmville.
SIX big tents will arrive next
week and erection will begin on
Tuesday, according to the pres
ent schedule.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

A S3l 500 program Of street sun
facing in Falmville is rapidly
smoothing out rough spots Great
ed by two summers of "calculat-
cd neglect. while tax monies We're
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14
1Slst Session Starts Monday
400 Students To Ciue HSC
En1'ollmentNear 7opRecord

About 400 students. so more
than a year ago and only about
20 less than the all-time high
enrolment. will be at Hampden-
Sydney College when classes be-
gin for the 18lst session next Fri
day. Sept 81
The student body will include
1877 freshmen and transfers: an
other Is will be former students
returning after such interruptions.
as military service tours. ard Tie
remaining ones will be old stu
dents
Freshmen students will register
Tuesday. Sept 13. at the start of
q hree-day orientation schedule.
Student directed phases of the
orlentation will be conducted by
the campus leadership society,
Omicron Delta Kappa of which
Hal McVey. Richmond senior, is
president
Orientation Speaker
DR. TAYLOR Reveley. a Hamp-
Sydney graduate in 1889 who
is Bible professor at Southwestern
University. Memphis. Tenn. will
address the students DURING the
orientation on Tuesday and We'd
nesday nights in Johns Auditor
lum
The campus guest speaker was
four-letter athlete during hrs
student days. and climaxed his
college career as president of the
student government and student
student government and study
organizations
Uprerclass students will reg
lister Thursday Of next week. with
the regular class schedule due to
start Friday
Two special events during the
orlentation. will help welcome
freshmen to their campus home
A 1890 a. m. coffee hour will be
rendered them Wednesday at Col
leee Church. While the Student
Christian Association reception
will be given Thursday night at
$50 O'Clock on the lawn of Col
lese Church
New on Faculty
Nine new faculty and staff APP
polnteeS will participate III the
opening program for the Hill ses-
son DR. O C Slime. visiting pro-
fessor of economies: DR.. j. P
Sanders. associate professor of
chemistry; Dr., James l.. McAllis-
ter Jr, instructor in Bible. Rus
sell King. instructor in English.
DR. K B Patterson. mathemat-
les assistant. Calvin Bass. labora-
tory assistant in physics: Lem
Fitzgerald. track coach and foot =
ball assistant. and Monty Link
enauger business manager Of
athletics and trainer.
DR. Slime is a retired statistical
and research specialist with the
u, S. Department of Agriculture
and interim teacher at Florida.
Wisconsin California and Anari
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-14

child" writes his foster mother t0
his benefactor. For goodness sake
I had the sreat fortune the var
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-04
Red Men News

AT a meeting recently, the Sah-
mas Tribe of Red Men, Milford,
raised" their new chiefs.
Those installed were:
Norman Parsons, Jr., sachem;
Walter Tingle, prophet; William
Powell. senior sycamore; Robert
Steward, junior sycamore; C. H.
Lynch, chief of records; James R.
Deputy, keeper of wampum Sam
uel West, collector of wampum; !;
Aaron Hurd, first sannap; Albert
Selva, second sannap; Charles Por-
ter, guard of wigwam; Roland VIII
son, guard OF forest; Jessie Webb,
first warrior; Preston Timmons,
second warrior; Ellis Geise, third
warrior; Ralph Hall. fourth war
rior; Marvin Lightcap, first brave:
g. H. Minner, second brave; Leroy
Short, third brave, and Ralph Lynn,
fourth brave.
The great sachem of Delaware,
Preston Cannon, and the great
senior sycamore and great guard
of forest, Roland Wilson, both OF
Milford, presented as a surprise
Chief Wailanamann Kahauolipua
of the National ChrSsciva Reserva-
ton. who is stationed at Dover Air
Base.