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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-14
GOLDEN HARVEST
GARDEN CLUB

AhS 0OAASh 4AoA NSSI Ndl Qcil
Club met at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Carter, secretary,
last Wednesday evening at
Oil Fairfax Avenue, N. w.,
6 with Mrs. Annabelle Atkins,
presiding. Officers were cleo
ted for the new year, and at
Jersey, spent the holiday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Paige.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tow n d
Carey held a family reunion
Christmas with their son and
four daughters, of New York
City.
Mrs. Eva Burton Miller, of
New York, spent the holiday
with her parents, Mr.. a n d
Mrs. Richard Burton.
Mr.. Alexander Robinson, of
Portsmouth, Va, spent the
holiday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Robinson.
Miss Calista Bolder, of New
York, spent the holiday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
John Bolder, II.
Miss Janet Thomas, of Nor
gan State, and Miss A Ii c e
Johnson, of Virginia Union,
have returned to their schools
after a most enjoyable visit
at home.
Mr.. Vaughn Ford, of New
York, visited with his parents
! Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. Ford.
/
Mrs. Louise Brooks and Mr..
John Johnson, of Washington,
d. c., spent New Years Day
with their father, Mr.. George
Johnson.
shm
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Scott
and family, of Florida, visited
with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. o. A. Scott, for Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. T h o m a S
Bridgeforth had as dinner
guests New Years Day, Rev.
and Mrs. o. w. Nowlin, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Burton and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. Ford, at
1860 Page Street, Charlottes-
vile, Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-14

Many of the readers of the
called in news to me
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Code Nome: Mike Hotel 81 Black
Municipality, Volunteers Share In
Providing GOO Post Headquarters

Mike A0tel 81 Black soon will
have a new Falmville home, with
a penthouse like view.
The odd sounding name is the
code designation of the Ground
Observer Corps post. here which
shortly will move from temporary
headquarters at the S. A. Martin
home on Buffalo street to its
newly constructed tower home on
Longwood avenue opposite the
armory.
The Farmville town council APP
propriated 1915 for materials in
the structure. and members Of
the post arranged for contract
labor TO erect the tower. Poles
were donated by Virginia Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company.
) Years Old
The post has operated for al
most five years participating in
all national and local alert exer-
cises. Chosen by the Air Defense
Command for its strategic loca-
ton near major airways, the post
Is playing an important part in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Farmyille Christmas
Lights Will Come On
This Friday Night

r f McGahey, chairman of
the Retail Trade Committee Of
the FalnIville Chamber of Com
merce, said today that the Christ
mas lights would come on for the
first time Friday night November
%
He said that this would be The
first night that the merchants
would keep their stores open until
g pm, and the downtown area
viii be decorated in the Christ
mas motif
In announcing the night sched-
ule for the year, McGahey noted
that the purpose Of the night OPP
ening Was to give fam lies a
chance to shop together and an
opportunity for the working peo-
pie to shop in comfort after
their regular working hours
Stores viii be open for three
Friday nights before going into a
fun time schedule Of open at
II gifts until Christmas. starting
on Thursday Dacamoer is.
Most retail establishments. ex-
cept grocery stores VII observe
these hours.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
In Artist Series
Star OF Stage,
Screen, Nv Will
Perform Tuesday

Gene Lockhart, dis.ngui S h d
stage screen and television per-
former. viii present his one-man
show in Jarman Hall Tuesday,
NOV 27, at 8 pm.
Lockhart'S app earance III
Farmville is the second of four at
fractions brought here by the
Farmville- LongWood College art
,st series.
Star Of a number OF Broadway
productions. including Death of
a Salesman" and "A Miracle on
54th Street, Lockhalt is now ap-
Pearing III "Carousel. " He has
starred in over 100 television
plays, and is the author of many
songs, including The World Is
Wasting for the Sunrise"
Lockhart was nominated for an
academy award in 1888 for his
performance in 'Algiers." and he
received the British equivalent Of
an Oscar for his performance in
Blackmail"
Els varied program Of living
literature Tuesday night Will in
clude excerpts from Ibsen's Peer
Gynt O'Neill's "Ah, Wilder
ness Dickens Nh. Pickwick -
Paul Osborn's 20 Borrow d
Time George M Cohan's Pig
cons and People" and Stephen
Cranes Red Badge of Courage "
Among til e other mum b e + 5
Lockhart Will present are selec-
tons from Shakespeare and Ben
ct. excerpts from the Lincoln
Douglas debates and selections
from the short stories Of Edgar
Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne
and Bret Harte
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Longwood Teachers
To Attend St. Louis
English Conference

Two LoneWo2d COLLEGE profess
sors viii travel to ST Louis. Mo,
during the Thanksgiving holidays
TO take part in the annual con-
vention Of TIE National Council
OF Teachers Of English.
Dr. R. c. Simoini. Jr.. head Of
the English department, will talk
on The College Literature Pro-
gram fer the General Student"
during the college section meeting
Friday morning He will also par
tlcipate in panel discussion of
How Can We Cooperate with
Teachers of English in Foreign
Lands?" during a Friday after
noon session.
Foster B. Gresham. assistant
professor of English. will talk on
Possibility of Regional Coopera-
tion for improvement of Certifi-
cation Standards" during a SEES
sion devoted TO improving pro
fessional standards for element
airy and secondary school teach
ers of English.
Both Dr.. Simonini and Mr..
Gresham are members of The Ma
tional Councils board of directors
as representatives Of the Virginia
Association of Teachers of Eng
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Case OF Young
Auto Thieves
Held In Allegiance

The hearing of the three
youngsters who stole Farmville
car and led Roanoke and State
police on a merry chase last week
was held in the Juvenile and Do
mestic Relations Court here Mon
day.
Judge John F. Lewis held the
case in allegiance and turned the
boys over to Richmond authori-
ties
The juveniles were on their way
TO Beaumont Industrial School
when they escaped and started
the mad chase that included two
car thefts. Two of the boys were
being sent to Beaumont because
Of previous automobile thefts.
The boys escaped from Chest
erfield home and stole an auto
mobile TO accomplish their get
away When they reached Farm
vile they looked around for an
other car. They picked the car of
L. A Wells, which happened to
be the same make and model as
the 1850 Chevrolet car they stole
in Chesterfield county.
The youths were captured in
Roanoke after an exciting chase
that involved about six patrol
cars Flying bullets did not both
er the boys, but when a bullet
puctured tire, the Roanoke po-
lice caught up with the dare-dev-
lis
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
MI Glee Club Will
Sing Here Dec. 7

The Falmville Junior Chamber
Of Commerce has arranged a con-
cert to be given by the VMI Glee
Club in Jalman Auditorium. Fri
Gay night, December 7, at pm.
Arrangements for the concert
were made by a JayCee commit
tee composed Of J. H. Wamsiey
chairman. w. F. Watkins. Jr. and
Whmsley are WI alumni.
Wamsley stated that the. Glee
club was made up of about so
voices this year. In previous years
they carried as many as 70 voic-
es. but this year they selected
only the best voices to give them
more flexible unit
The glee club has performed
on many occasions throughout
the state and their group is much
in demand They have made COM
mercial recordings. will appear at
the Mosque in Richmond next
spring. and have a New York tour
scheduled later this year. After
the performance here Dec. 7. they
will 90 to Chatham where they
have another concert scheduled
The concert will last approx
mately one and half hours,
with at least one third Of the
music being Christmas selections
Herbert Dillard, who has di-
rected the VMI Glee Club for
many years, is in charge Of the
group again this year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Building Permit
Law Augmented
Supervisors OK
Radio For Warden

A county ordnance Just passed
by the Prince Edward board Of
supervisors requires the display OF
a tack-up card at construction
sites indicating that a building
permit for the work has been OBJ
tanned.
The ordinance becomes effec-
tive January /. The card is issued
With the permit when one is OBJ
tanned al the Commissioner of
Revenues office II serves the
purpose of announcing that the
required permit has been obtain
ed. and also is an additional
means of keeping track of new
construction for tax purposes.
The county supervisors also
gave the matter Of Installing q
receiving and sending radio in
the car Of Game Warden G l.
Cox to Supervisor John G. Bruce
with power to act
The radio, which would be sup
piled BY the Game Commission.
would assist the warden in tight
enlng his enforcement program.
In another action at their NO
V mber meeting, supervisors made
their annual appropriation to
Southside Community Hospital in
the amount of $4,000 Authorize
ton to pay 1881 20 for hospitali-
cation of INDECENT persons was al
SO made
The game warden's radio net,
If the proposed plan is carried
out, would be in the Fa,mville
inter-communicattng system, Civ
ing him instant communication
with police, town workmen. fire
men and through them, state po-
lice.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Xmas Decoration
Contest Announced
By Garden Club

A community Christmas door
and window decorating contest
Will be sponsored for the Farm
vile vicinity by the Nora Lam
caster Garden Club, it was an
nounced today
Mrs. Merrill Dugger said the
announcement is being made now
so that persons desiring to enter
may have opportunity to obtain
ideas and gather material Prizes
will be awarded in both the door
and window divisions as in for
mer years.
To assist with the prettier-
community effort, the garden
club has issued an appeal fd:
fund donations from individuals
or business firms wishing to CO.
operate. These may be turned
over to Mrs. John hickman at
Garland and Halwood Main
street
Rules. contest date and prize
details will be furnished later,
Mrs. Dugger reports
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Council Opens Study
OF Possible Federal
Md |. For Sewage Plant
State Allegation
Seen Available
To Communities

Farmville town council is TAX
ing another look AT the munich
pallty's pay-as-you-go plan Of
undermining its sewage disposal
system in the light of newly
available federal funds to help
local financing of pollution abate-
ment.
The council study is to deter
mine the feasibility Of requesting
federal funds to help meet the
Virginia Water Control Board S
firm directive to the community
to abate or eliminate pollution of
the Appomattox river.
Sewage from town sewers pre-
sently IS disposed of directly into
the river at outfaNs along the
south bank. The Water Control
Board maintains that pollutes
the river
The councils current study to
which it devoted most of its No
vember session recently. arose
when it was learned that Virginia
has a Sl027 450 share Of a $50
100000 federal grant for 1861
which can be passed on to COM
munities in the Commonwealth
for pollution abatement.
Could Get One Third
Congress recently approved a
long-range $500 100000 program,
of which 60 millions were made
available for the first year. &C
cording to Town Manager l.. T.
Johnston.
The ALLEGATION would ON e
through the Water Control Board
The law allows no more than 80
per cent Of the total cost of $780,
900. whichever Is smaller III any
community.
The municipal plan now in eff
feet, which was adopted at a pub
lie meeting in November. 1854.
provides for the financing of an
nual extensions Of the sewer sys-
TEN through the so per cent sew
err tax imposed that year. II raises
about $4,000 annually.
Town Manager Johnston re-
ports that about S104.000 has
been spent IL sewer system ex-
tensions and improvement. since
that public mandate That in
cludes the new Virginia street
trunk line to carry away east side
wastes ard the South street line
for the same purpose Oh the
towns west side
Have Plant Site
The town meanwhile has &C
CURED for $1,000 the site for the
proposed treatment plant The
land. near the former dump. lies
at the north end of Bridge street
near the river
The sewer line system eXpan-
sion is set for completion about
1858 Then, the municipal plan
provides for setting aside annual
ly about S27 1000 until 100000
is on hand originally estimated
10 be about 1864 With that sum
available. bond issue would be
authorized for the balance need
ed to build the treatment plant
and an mterceptor line to pipe
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23

Thanksgiving Message
The Gospel Message Holds Salvation
For Troubled World, Says DIR. Arehart

America s emphasis on mercy,
Righteousness and pace are vital
elements Of Gods preSent-day re-
Vival and sufficient to surmount
world troubles if revltaliZed, Dr.
c. Lloyd Arehart said in his COM
munity Thanksgiving serVic e
Thursday morning
The world is sorely perplexed,
nonethelesS the Gospels reaSSur-
ing message of hope for the future
should be the source of genuine
thanks giving today. the Presby-
terrain pastor said in Johns Mem
0rial Episcopal Church.
The way of the Gospel is more
than a way of personal salvation,
1t is the way to international
peace too. he declared
Salvation Given
Speaking on Our Nation On It's
Knees, Dr- Arehart said God has
not Embossed overwhelming forces
On a PROSTATE world. Rather,
mankind has been provided ulti-
mate salvation in tine deliverance
Of Gods Son and His sacrifice. he
said
TO thanks for the present re-
vival, the speaker said America
particularly should add gratitude
for providential care Of the past
In this broad land are found pro-
visions for every material need
every human want
Yet. Dr.. Arehart warned. we
must not forget that this nation
was exalted by emphasis on right
eousness. as we'll as by It's material
blessing. We dare not digress from
that way nor fail to make it pre-
dominate in these challenging
times, he said.
Nation Mature Now
Thanksgiving is meaningful,
too, if we feel gratitude that We
have come safely through the er-
rors and deficiencies of our ma
tionhood youth Emphasis on
justice and righteousness must be
+, tile guiding force now that
America has been elevated to pre-
mier position Of power and leader
ship in the world. Dr. Arehart de-
clared
In the maturity Of our nation
hood, we need Gods guidance
more than ever. he said Truly.
Thanksgiving will be significant If
we include a prayer of thanks
that God is leading us in the right
direction.
The community audience heard
Dr.. Arehart draw an analogy from
the 85th Psalm and its song of
praise for the ueuyerance OF King
David and establishment of the
worship of Jehovah.
Americans should ask now as
the psalmlst did then: wilt Thou
not revive us again that Thy peo-
pie may rejoice in Thee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Campus Who's Who
Nominees Named
-Four Farmville
Students Included

I Four Fal1nville students we're
among the IS Longwood College
students selected for Who's Who
in American Colleges and Univer-
sites" this week
Named to the honor group were
Josephine McGraw Hillsm n.
Harry Venable Lancaster, Jr..
Nicole Marguerite Rothe n d
Nancy Jane Striplin.
Other Lonewood students Sc
lected were Margaret Beaver, Of
North TazeWell; Sandra Dyer, Of
Greensboro, N c.: Anne Fuller,
of Danville; Nancy Harris. of
Roanoke: Loretta Kuhn, of Rich
mond: Nancy Lenz. of Warwick,
Gayle Peoples. Of Pitlnan. N. j.:
Frances Raine. of Warwick:
Jeanne Saunders. Of Richmond.
Caroline Stuvall. of Petersburg,
and Sara Lou Wendenburg, 0 t
Aylett.
Hill Selectees
Hampden-S Sydney College stu
dents selected for inclusion were
George Bird, of Richmond, Tho
mas Watts, OF Lynchburg: Willet-
te LeHeW, of Clifton Forge, Hen
~ McVey, of Richmond. and Ed
gar Mayse. Of Charlotte, N, c.
Scholarship, participation n d
leadership in academic and extra
curricular activities, citizenship
and service TO the school and the
promise of future usefulness are
considered in making the Who S
Who" selections.
Miss Hillsman is pres dent Of
Alpha Kappa Gamma. national
honor society for leadership. She
has been secretary and vice-pres-
ident of tie Wesley Foundation
in addition to being a member Of
Kappa Delta Pi. national educa-
ton honorary, and Future Teach
ers Of America
Activities Given
Lancaster has been president
and vice resid dent Of Tau Theta
Pi. local social fraternity. and is
publ city chairman for both the
mems student government associ-
alton and the Longwood Players
He is a number Of Pi Gamma
MI, a national social science hon
Gray. ard Boec Eth Thorn. local
English society.
Mrs Rothe. the mother Of four
children. is native of Lyons,
France She is a member of Kap-
pa Delta p and is d deans list
student.
Miss Striplin is president of the
Athletic Association and mem
Der Of Alpha Kappa Gamma, the
Cotillion club. social organiza :
ton, and Delta Zeta. national So
cial sorority
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Patience Encouragement Rewarded
FHS Students appreciate Deuoted Serrice

Farmville High School students
interested in becoming teachers
have organized a chapter of the
Future Teachers of America and
named it for Miss Lillian Minkel,
for II years a FHS teacher.
When it was suggested that the
club BE- named for an educator or
someone in the educational field,
club members voted for Miss
Minkel, who teaches eighth and
tenth grade mathematics and
plane geometry. No other club in
the school has been similarly
named.
Miss Ninkal IS also sponsor Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23

the eighth grade Tri-Hi-Y and
co-sponsor of the Student CO.
operative association. She is q
member of Delta Kappa Gamma
national education honorary and
chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee OF the mathematics divI-
sion Of the Virginia Education
association. She also teaches the
Awana class at the Presbyterian
church.
A graduate Of FarmvIlle High
School herself, Miss Ninkel holds
! bachelors degree from Long
wood College and a masters from
Columbia Teachers College She
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23

Is also graduate Of Assembly's
Training School in Richmond. a
graduated level Christian educa-
ZION school operated by the Pres
tytsrian church.
The club named IN Miss Mink
els honor mas drafted a consti-
tuition and is sending for chart
or. 1t is affiliated with the Ma
tional Education association and
he YEA
Membership IS open to sopho-
rlores. juniors and seniors Of
above-average scholarship who
are interested in teaching as a
vocation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
FHS Class Can | Sc
Extra Coat-H Hangers

Wandering what to do with eX-
cess coat-hangers?
You can stop wondering and
6 art bUndling them UP for Farm
vile H gin School junior class
members. They'll be around on
Saturday, Dec to collect them
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
SmouIdering Chair
Brings Fire Alarm

Smoke pouring from an up
stairs window at the Maude Wat
kins property, 228 South street.
Tuesday afternoon brought a
general fire alarm, but firemen
found only smouldering stuffed
chair, which they quickly snoth-
cred.
A passer-by noticed sm E
pouring from the second floor
windows and turned in the alarm.
Quick response may have pre-
rented damage since firemen re-
port no one was IN tie home at
.he time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23
Prince Edward Still In Limelight
As Segregation Decision Awaited
sOther Areas Also
Postpone Decision
For Further Study

The public school desegregation
case involving Prince Edward
County may provide the first test
Of the validity of the new state
laws designed to maintain the
present system of separate schools.
The Nov. IA hearing on motions
advanced by attorneys for both
sides before Federal Judge Ster-
ling Hutcheson set the stage for
possible test.
At that time NAACP attorneys
expressed the view that the pupil
assignment phase of legislation
passed by the recent special Ses-
sion of the Legislature is uncon-
Stitutional and that 1t constitutes
merely deliberate effort" to pre-
serve the states segregated
schools.
Law Supported
They advanced this view in con-
tending against the assignment
law, when Attorney General J.
Lindsay Almond il, and T. Justin
Moore counsel for the Prince Ed
ward School Board, argued that
Negro plaintiffs should exhaust
administrative and judicial rene
dies provided under the new le-
gislation before seeking relief in
federal courts
Thurgood Marshall Of New
York City. chief counsel for the
NAACP, told the court the county
had not shown any effort to
comply with the District Courts
July ID, 1855, decree ordering
Prince Edward to desegregate
schools - without spelling out a
time limit, however.
Marshall told the court the
plaintiffs are asking county school
officials to make a prompt and
reasonable start" toward desegre-
cation not that they finish it"
/ Might Use Coercion
Marshall also suggested that
federal courts, to which were re-
manded local working out of
/ problems arising from the original
Supreme Court mandate might
compel state and local govern
ments to impose taxes to support
lntegrated schools
The new presentations or allie
cations against the states present
/ No ] defense Of pupil assignment
on Nov. IA led Judge Hutcheson
TO postpone any immediate de-
cision
Instead he gave Almond and
/ Moore Is days in which to file
a brief in reply to the points raised
by the counsel for the plaintiffs.
He said he would then take the
matter under consideration and
advise You in due course"
Norfolk's Case
! Somewhat similar circumstances
attended the Norfolk Newport
News school case hearing a few
ddFo dIttl TIC IiIICt EQ"dlQ
hearing, u. S. District Judge Wal
ter E. Hoffman heard NAACP
counsel charge the new assign
ment law is demonstrations on
its face"
Then he ordered opposing attor-
nevs 10 file briefs within 10 days
after they receive court steno-
graphic copies Of the proceedings
expected TO be ready within two
weeks
Hoffman said the issue he will
have to decide then is whether the
state legislation containing the
new plan Of assigning pupils to
schools is unconstitutional on its
face as contended by NAACP at
torneys
And lust before he adjourned
court, Hoffman reiterated a state
ment he made shortly after afgu-
ments began Saturday morning:
I have very serious doubt"
about the constitutionality of the
legislation, designed to preserve
Virginia traditional system of
raclally segregated schools.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-23

national defense NJ Sgt Ernest
FL tcher. All Corps lIaison officer
with the Goo, calls the posts re-
cord outstanding
/ The code name was affixed by
the Richmond All Defense Filter
Continued on page 81