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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-02
Gout Milk Production

ATHENS-More than so per
cent Of Greece's annual produc-
ton Of milk comes from sheep
and goats.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Elementary SEA
Program One OF
CitiZcn-I IN Action

Future ciyic-minded citizens
are in the making at Farmville
Elementary School where a citi-
zenS-in-actlon program is spear
headed by the Student Coopera-
tive Association (student body
group
The SEA directs the safety pa
troy program and recent elections
selected patrol leaders Ralph
Johnston and Lila Jane Han
bury, captains, and Carol Scott
Bruce and Bobby Gilmer lieu
tenants.
SEA committees have also been
set up They are, with chairmen
health, Betty b Taylor: lunch
room. Bobby Johnston: clean up.
Wayne DoWdy: lost and found
Sandra Anthony, music. Lila Jane
Hamburg; welfare Billy Paulston:
Identification, Nancy Gale Gil
liam.
Association officers for the year
are Jane Parker president, Nike
Andrews, vice president; Bill vii
son, treasurer KAY Whitfield.
secretary and Billy Hubbard. re-
porter
Miss Halle McCraW and MIS-
E. c. Buck, Jr.. are faculty spon-
sors Of the SEA
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
DR.. Simonini Heads
English Association

Three English professors from
Longwood College attended a
meeting last Saturday Of the re-
gional College English Association
st East Carolina College, Green
vile, N c.
AT the meeting DR.. r. c. Simo-
Mini Jr. head OF the Longwood
English department, was elected
president Of the association for
the next year Miss Mary P.
Nichols was also rS-elocted secre-
y-trcaSurer.
During panel discussion Of
problems OF teaching literature in
college. Dr. Dorothy B. Schlegel.
assistant professor of English at
LongWood, read paper on
World Literature in the English
Curriculum.
The states of Virginia West
Virginia. and North Carolina are
included in the regional CEA or
zani1ation.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23

both Friday and Saturday nights
for students alumni and their
guests. The Friday dance Will be
be held from 10 PM until m.
IN Cannon gymnasium with
music provided by the Milton Bell
Band from Richmond The Nor
man Jazz Quintet from Raleigh
Will play for the Saturday dance
from $50 pm. until u midnight.
A cup viii be awarded to the
winner of the annual house deco
rations contest sponsored by the
HIS inter- Fraternity Council.
Following the football game a
coffee hour Will be held in Gam
mon Gymnasium for alumni their
families and friends
The Hon Frank c Bedlnger.
Of Boydton. Will preside at a meet
ing of alumni, families and friends
n Johns Auditorium at II am.
Saturday Luncheon at the Com
mons Will follow at 1890 pm
MIS- Marjorie T Cleghorn act
ing alumni secretary. has request
ed all HIS alumni TO register at
alumni headquarters in The old
gymnasium before they leave the
r3f,1t1r15
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Red eros.
Officers Chosen
Activity Reports
Heard BY Board

DR. w OTIS Mcclure. pastor Of
tie FnmylIle Baptist Church.
was named chairman of Prince
Edward chapter ot the American
Red Cross at ali executive board
meeting Friday afternoon
Dr. AtcClune succeeds DR.. Ray
Moore, J'~ who has served as
chairman since 1854
Other officers elected at the
meeting include MIS- Walter Ed
wards vice-chairman. Mrs. H. B.
Overcast. secretary. and MSS
Sally Ryan. publicity director.
Or Moore outlined the Red
Red Cross activities for the new
officers. and noted that the Red
Cross is The sole organization au-
thorized by Congress- to do the
work that it does.
Mrs ". Y Lynn. Red Cross ex-
ecutiTo secretary, presented her
annual report tak.na particular
notice Of the enthusiastic re-
Spouse to the swimming and first
aid programs
She told the board members
present that there have also been
several requests for first aid clas-
SEES but that There are no first
aid teachers available IN the coun-
~. She also had had requests for
nome nursing class teachers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
P-TA TO Hear Talk
On ChiIdren's Theater

DR. David Wiley, assistant pro-
lessor of speech and drama at
Lonewood College. will discuss
"Chlldfen's Theater" during the
meeting of Farmville Elementary
P-TA Thursday night. Oct. IS.
at O'Clock
The session will be held in the
Elementary School auditorium.
The membership committee
under the leadership of Mrs. r.
b. Hargrove. chairman. will con-
tinue the effort for annual mem
Dersillps at this meeting Mrs
Har2rove said the committee S
goal is 100 per cent patron par
ticipation. The paid up member
ship now stands at lla, shs said.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
rs Bond VIII Entertoin
FHs Bond VIII Entertoin
County Chairman Issues Invitation
10 States Rights Rally Here Tonight

III ms invitation TO persons in
this section to attend the States
Rights Reform Party rally
here tonight Tuesday,, Chair
man r E Garland said the meet
ing Will offer timely information
TO persons debating the issues in
VOWED in the forthcoming presi-
dental election
The rally, sponsored by the
Prince Edward County States
Rights organization. will be held
in the l500-seat auditorium of
LongWood College. Jarman Hall.
The spacious hall will provide
ample seating and Garland point
ed out that 1t Will be needless for
persons to remain away from APP
prehenslon about seats
A concert by the Farmville
High School band will precede
the formal rally. Garland said.
The high school musicians will
begin their concert at 7::30 and
doors to the auditorium will be
opened ahead OF that time TO per-
NIT seating by time of the music.
! SegaI Gravatt of Blackstone.
will give the evenings chief adj
dress. The Blackstone attorney
and Nottowag County Court Judge
will speak on segregation and
states rights
The speaker is expected to out
line the purposes of the states
rights movement in broad detail.
as well as how the Virginia crisis
involving its schools is oasieally
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
DIR. McClung Heads
Minister'S Group:
Joint Services Set

Farmyille pastors have elected
Or W Otis McClunp chairman Of
their ministerial association and
have planned an INSTRUMENTATION
al Thanksgiving service for Novem-
Der %.
The actions came during an or
ganizahonal meeting last We K.
when the pastors met at the Epis-
copal Parish House Dr. McClung is
minister Of the Farmville Baptist
Church
The community THANKSGIVING SGT
vice will be held at Johns Memorial
Episcopal Church with Dir c. Lloyd
Arehart. Presbyterian minister, de-
livering the sermon The pastors
also initiated plans for an interde-
nomjnational Good Friday service
for the Easter season at the Metho-
dist Church
Other officers Of the association
are D. Arehart, vice president; Dr..
Herbert Z Hudgins. secretary. and
the Rev J A Vache, treasurer
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Chests Workers
Open $1,000 Drive
.Avance Gifts
Over $500

The special gifts division of the
Community Chest drive general
ed enough heat Saturday to push
past the halfway mark on the
Chest thermometer. but Monday
morning it was still tagging
nearly as per cent below the spe-
Cial gifts quota of $4,000
Meanwhile, drive concentration
shifted to other areas with the
opening of the Community Chest
general solicitations on Monday
morning A quota of $4,000 has
been set for this branch of the
drive.
OF this, $500 is the employees
division quota, $500 the colored
quota, and $500 the residential
area quota. Magisterial districts
goals are $500. Falmville: $3.50.
Prospect: $3.50. Leigh: $500. Lock
EFT; $3.50, Hampden and $3.50,
Buffalo.
Drive goal is to raise $1,000 for
II participating agencies. Donors
can specify that their money 20
TO one or to all of the II agen-
cies: the Children's Home SOCIETY
of Virginia. the United Fund
Farmville Public Library. Farm
vile Reading Room. Fal1nville
Memorial Recreation Association.
r. r, Motion Recreation Associ-
alton. Southside Community Hos
oital Hospital Auxiliary. Boy
Scouts. Girl Scouts and the Sal
walton Army.
To date, "a of the 24-man
teams have reported in the Com
Chest headquarters with a
total of S5,572. Three teams, Tony
Martin and Kyle Baldwin Hugh
Garnett and l. c. Glenn. and the
Rev. r f. Withers and r. A. Will
moth. have compelled their solicit
tation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Hix Re-Nomed County Chairman
ASC Elections Name County Leaders
Who Will Administer Farm Programs

Farmville district chairman is J
G Hudson. Frank HuddleSton is
vicc-chairman A F.. Dunklev. regu-
lar member: j Monroe Foster.
first alternate and w. L. Banks
dale second alternate.
Ii tho Hampden district B W
Allen Of Farmville, is chairman,
with 0 L Vassar. of Kcysville
'ce-chaTman c. V. Ransom. Of
FarmNille regular member. J A
Hines oi Meherrin. first alternate.
and r H. Mckay of Farmville.
second alternate
J Nat WlkerSon. Of Prospect. is
chairman Of the Prospect district
with Leslie Harris. of Pan,plin. vice
chairman Prospect residents C. K
BllSentlne. Melvin Coleman and
Anderson Coleman are REGULAR
member. first and second alter
mates, respectively
Buffalo district chairman is r
NJ Slnel2ton. of Pamplin Clinton
A Chlldress. also of Pamplin. is
vlce-chaitman. with T. J Metcalf.
Of Cullen. regular member. and W
M DickerSon. of Pamplin, first
alternate. and G. H Driskill, of
Cullen, second alternate.
In the Leigh district. Walter c.
Glascock. of Green Bay. was elected
chairman. Other officers. all from
Green Bay. include S. Nj. Weaver,
vicechairman, Charlie N Hudson,
regular member, D. F Bottoms.
first alternate, and, A NJ Bolton.
second alternate.
Robert Schmidt. OF Rice. was
elected chairman Of the Lockett dis
trict. Odell Cook. Calvin Cook. and
Herbert Elliott. all OF Burkeville.
were elected vice-chairman. regular
member and first alternate. respec-
lively. w. c. Chambers. of Rice.
vas chosen the second alternate.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Stamp Outgoing Mail
Requests Postmaster

7 " Paulette. postmaster Of the
Farmville post office. today re-
quested that rural patrons affix
stamps on all first and third class
mail that is left to be picked up BY
the rural carriers.
He noted that the carrier has
available a supply of stamps and
stamped envelopes. and he advised
each rural patron to keep the neces
sary supply on hand to prevent de
lay OF the rural carriers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Oh In Series - Your Chest Gift
Through Children's Home Society
Comes Chance For A Normal Life

The old WOMAN who lived IN the
shoe has nothing On the Chil-
dren's Home Society Of Virginia.
one Of The ii agencies which Will
receive money from the Prince
Edward County Community Chest
This year.
For IS years +he s9cle,y has
been finding homes for babies
such As the one picture above II
was chartered by the Legislature
in January, 1900. and has placed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Still At Large
Teen-Asse Robbers
Are Identified
y oun osterS VIII
Face Stiff Charges
When Apprehended

Tentative Identification Of t Il
teen-agc bandits IN the recent Abb
leneKeys"ille robberies has b I n
made, reports State Trooper c. R.
Buchanan of Charlotte County
Ms c E Bagby. T r Cain.
and Robert Flanagan. u. victims
in the hcld-ups. made the identifi-
cation from pictures furnished state
police Working ID coope alton with
Pennsylvania state police the brazen
youngsters We're identified as JOS
seph R Brcnock, 1908 South Fourth
Fra kville. Pa. ard John.
A Lewis, Az North Fourth Street.
Frackvi!le, Pa Both Of the boys are
is years Of age The Is year old
girl has also been identified as
being from Frackville Being legal
" Juvenile her name was not re-
leased
Injured in Escape
FolloWina the pistol play al Mrs.
Raebv'S store early on the morning
of October II, the young trio over
turned on a curve While making
their getaway
The day long search that followed
was IN vain investigators discover
cd that they broke into the house
owned by Spencer E. Westmore-
land and rested during part Of the
day Westmoreland was i'll at the
time and staying with relatives in
Richmond Trooper Buchanan re-
ported
Several BLOODY rags were found in
the house. and Prince Edward coun-
ty deputy sheriff Jack Overton took
f:ngelprnts from the location
In the robbery that occurred at
Shcldon's Motel that night, Lewis
Was reported to have been ban
daeed about the head Other in
iuries in the automobile wreck are
not known but the stolen automo-
bile was complete loss
Stealing an automobile in the mo
tel robbery Trooper Buchanan spec
Ulated that they fled south. proba-
bly, going to Florida They have not
been apprehended yet
Ii Virginia the trio will face
charges Of two armed robberies.
one statutory burglary charge, and
auto larceny PENNSYLVANIA viii also
rave grounds for charges since the
group came to Virginia in a stolen
automobile.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23

an issue on the question of fed
eral powers as against the con-
stltutlonal rights Of states.
Garland said he believes the
rally will offer much information
to persons concerned over their
Nov. 6 choice for US. president.
1T is our hope to point up the
issues in sharp focus. We feel the
meeting should be of great inter-
est to all people in this area who
are concerned with the constitu-
tional crises we face today"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Alumna Establishes
Memorial Fund For
LongWood Library

The Balch Beall Wilson Memorial
Fund for the purchase of library
books in the field Of Virginia his
tory has been established at Long
wood College by Violetta Sprigg
Wilson IN memory of her father.
Balch Bean Wilson was born on
June g. 1873 in the Easement at
Fl Monroe. Virginia where Jeffer-
son Davis was kept a prisoner. He
married Carrie Heath Dodge on
June /. 1898. For many years he
was cashier of the Schmelz National
Bank in Newport News. For nine
years he was a bank examiner in
Washington He died on December
3, la45.
Vloletta sprigg Wilson. a Long
wood alumna, class of l947, esab-
lished the Fund in her fathers
homo, She is now librarian at the
John " Daniel Elementary School
ii Newport News.
The Batch Beall Wilson Memorial
Fund is similar TO the Goldman
Memorial Fund. established in l94S
by Francis Idea Goldman. alumna
OF Longwood College 1t is sustained
by gifts of money sent on com
memorative days in the lives of
loved ones Such memorial fund
may be set UP by writing to the
Librarian OF Longwood College, Dr..
Beverley Ruffin. who can explain
in detail &c interested persons.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23

County committeeman and com
munitv committees were elected
chairmen Of the six Prince Edward
district committees. For one year,
beginning November / they VIII
administer all department of agrl-
culture programs. They are paid
through the local ASC office
New county chairman is Thomas
c Hix. Of Prospect J W Hughes,
# Rec is yice-chairman James
NJ Glascock. Of Green Bay. is
regular member and R W Dupuy
Of Worsham, and W NJ Dickerson.
Of Pamplin are first and second
alternates D G Morris, Of Farm
vile is county office manager
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Rodgers Completes
Electronics Course

Robert c Rodgers. Is. Of Hamp-
den-SEdaey. has been awarded d.
ploma for successful completion of
q lo8Wcek residential training pro
gram il Electronic Technology and
NUclear Instrumentation from De
VRY Technical Institute at Chicago.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED

A 21-year-old Negro was picked
up by Farmville police officials
today Monday on a charge of
murder
Lawrence Cassell is wanted in
Baltimore on the charge Of muir
derlng Richard Wall year-old
Negro, in robbery attempt.
He will be turned over to Balti-
more police officials later this
week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
State Motion Asks
Court To Dismiss
Desc ssr esation Suit
Prince Edward
County Case To
Be Heard Nov. IA

motion seeking dismissal of
the desegration suit entered by
Negro compliments in Prince Ed
ward county has been filed with
the Federal District Court at
Richmond
Attorney General J. Lindsay
Almond. Jr.. last week filed mo-
tons for the same purpose invol-
wing suits III Norfolk and Newport
News.
The States top legal officer
asked for the dismisals on the
ground Virgin has set up pupil
assignment plan which provides
legal recourse for the complain
ants through state courts ahead
Of any Federal Court action.
May Offer Test
The Prince Edward county suit
is due for argument November IA
in Richmond before Judge SteIl-
ing Hutcheson Federal judge
Walter E Hoffman will hear the
suits involving Newport News and
Norfolk in the former city on No
venber II.
Recourse Offered
The LEGISLATION on which Viz
einia will try to hold the line in
the three areas under litigation
revolveS about the authority
granted a special state three
member board to assign pupils for
numerous reasons other than the
race
The law allows appeals from de-
cisions the board still to be APP
pointed by Governor Stanley. to
90 to the governor then on to
state courts. The state contends
in its dism }ssal request that the
plaintiffs now may resort to rem
edies provided by the state"
Backers of the legal move Just
instituted by the Attorney Gener-
al hope it viii protect local school
boards that are faced with federal
suits AT the same time. it is e.
lieved. litigation based on the new
laws would require considerable
time laspse.
Other Measures
Other legislation passed BY the
General Assembly included bills
which would permit the governor
to cut off state school funds from
the elementary Or high schools Of
any locality which integrated
Additionally a bill was passed
empowering the General Assem-
bly, to take over and close a school
where integration occurs. The
Assembly also was enabled at the
request Of the locality's govern
ing body TO take over q closed
school and reopen it on a segre-
gated basis in new or separate
state school system y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23

Farmvillc Hieh School seniors
viii sponsor a Embarrassing Hal
loween carnival in the school
gymnasium Wednesday Oct, 81,
Games prizes and fun for all
ages will be provided. the students
say.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23

babies n1,t rndar I'LL cs,e reraf, ,l,
two world vars and i der.aeyior
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rar+icinatino r,n,o,rnttv Cbas-s
contributed s7f 455 90
50 Babies Placed
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able Ia Give them a normal home
life are received bv rhe Society
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tral inseitution ard aacb hahv il
boarded with ,eal families en,o,e
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-23
Recommended By Bar Association
Judge Joel W. Flood Reports mot
Interested In Supreme Court Seat
Judge Flood Feels
That Opportunity
Arrived Too Late

Judge joel w. Flood Of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit. said today
he definitely is not interested in
being appointed TO the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals.
Judge Flood had previously been
endorsed for the position by mem
bers of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Bar ASSOCIATION There are about
35 lawyers affiliated with the bar
association in the Fifth Circuit.
which includes Prince Edward,
Cumberland, Buckingham. Char
lotte and Appomattox counties
John r. Snoddy Jr. Dillwyn
attorney, who is president of the
association reported that all
members of the association have
sent in written endorsements Of
Judge Flood for the Virginia
Court vacancy.
Little Too Late
Judge Flood said that had the
opportunity come SIN or eight
years earlier, he might have been
been interested Il am now 81
years old. and like my circuit very
much asid the popular Judge,
and since l am settled in Apo
mattoX, l do not wish to change
judge Flood was quick to say.
that regardless of his age he al
ways enjoys a good football game,
fishing and hunting
He said that news of his name
being considered for the position
came to him while he was on a
FISHING and hunting trip. Sunday
he called John r. Snoddy. presi-
dent Of the bar association back
ING him and asked that Snoddy
announce his name was being
withdrawn
judge Flood was one OF the orr
einal three names considered to
fill the vacancy Former Cover
nor Battle has also requested that
his name be withdrawn. The
THIRD name of the original three is
that of Judge Harold F. Snead.
Of Richmond
The vacancy occurred in the
Virginia Supreme Court of APP
pcals by the death of Justice Lem
uel F.. Smith.
Others Considered
Judge Flood would not endorse
any other Judge or person in his
place but stated that there are
many qualified men in the state
from which to choose
He said that by and large.
men with previous experience on
the bench were logical choice for
the Supreme Court seats.
The appointment viii be made
by Governor Stanley IN Novem-
Der after he returns from a five
week European tour
It will be an interim appoint
mont and must be confirmed by
the General Assembly when that
body meets
Other nominees who have been
mentioned as possibilities or who
have been endorsed by local bar
associations include Walter T
Mccarthy Of Arlington Elliott
Marshall Of Front ROYAL Rep.
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