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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09

Appeal Decision Due
Agents Drought Conditions Study
Shows Situation Bad As 1886

A decision on a drought aid APP
peal to Richmond by Prince Edward
county VIII be made next week
when the board of supervisors ex-
poets to meet in special session.
The county has been listed among
~ counties with appeals already in
Richmond seeking designation Of
drought disaster areas The inclu
sion Of Prince Edward is III error,
however as no formal appeal has
been taken here
Last week the board of super
Visors requested County Agent r. F.
sriplin to initiate study Of con
ditions here and to report later 10
the board Striplin has been meet
Ing with his county agricultural
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
LC Answers looming Enrollments
One Dorm Going Up, One in Budget Mill

Construction and capital outlay
nanclng. tied tightly to the coav-
tails Of rising ensollmenfs. are find:
ing Lonewood College with It's
sleeves rolled up and girded for
action
President F. G. Lankford. Jr and
Business Manager j H. Wamsley.
who so far have succeeded IN fnds
inn room for all 1888 successful
applicants, nevertheless greeted the
recent arrival Of steel for the dollnf-
tory under construction on Pine
street with open arms.
With completion Of the l89-student.
$3.50 la dormitory scheduled next
March as their trump card they
rele ced in the arrival of structural
steel and workmen to handle i
from the sub-contractors. Roanoke
Iron and Bridge Company That
pushed work beyond the Just get
ting a good start stage this week.
Four and Half Stories
Already the steel structural franz
ING for the four-and-a-half story
dornitory is well advanced
Also underway at the college Is
two-step project Of alterations and
additions to the academ c building
and west wing /of Ruffner Hall.
TAYLOR Manufacturing Company u
Farnville is the contractor. Tho
first step to be completed soon viii
give the English and Art depart.
ments remodeled classrooms and of
flee facil ties on the first and second
floors of west wing,
This top floor. now used for dorni-
Tory space, will be converted 70
classrooms in the second stage,
probably next summer In that
Continued Oh pee FL
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Knights Templar
School To Bring
l35 To Farmville

The eighth annual session Of
the Shenandoah Knights Templar
school Of instruction Will be held
at Longwood College, August IL
through ID. Sixty five registlants
are expected to arrive Sunday
afternoon to begin an intensive
course Of study covering all phas-
es of Templar activities.
In addition to the regular
morning and afternoon class per-
iods special evening classes have
been scheduled for the benefit
and convenience Of Knights from
commanderes WITHIN the radius
Of 60 miles
Some 10 ny more women and
children also viii attend and par
ticipate with their husbands and
fathers hi extensive extra -curri-
cular activities. Visiting Knights
and their families Will be quarter
ed IN Cunningham hall Glasses
VIII be held in Ruffner hall.
Sunday evening following reg
istration in the afternoon. the
school will begin with a religious
service conducted and attended by
the members of the order. A fell
lowsl'ip hour viii follow in the
recreation room Of Rlffner hall.
The school 81 instruction Will
open formally Monday AT a III,
when members will hear An adj
dress BIT William Moseley Brown,
past grand commander
During the four days while the
Knights are at work, their ladies
will be entertained with bridge.
canasta- movies and trips to
places Of historical and current
interest.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Nell H.
Griffin. head Of the Longwood
College department of home eco
Monies will show a series of films
depicting home and family life.
Wednesday afternoon in the stu
Continued Oh Page 2,
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Placement Board
Continues Duti es
Few Ideal Forms
Still Outstanding


T. J. Mcn.ai0a. superintendent Of
Prince Edv'arlt and Cumberland
schools. received A memo dated
August IL nom; the. Virgin Prp,l
Placement sEoard. To the effect that
The board VIII continue to function
until "fofcspay restrained BY some
higher Howar OF aa,hority."
The Pupil Placement Act was en-
acted BY d special session Of the
State Leg Statute last fall. II re
moved assignment powers from the
Localities AND placed the authority
n the HANDS Of three man place
.nent hoard.
Federal Judge Walter E. Hoffman
declared the. placement law uncon-
stitut-o,.al ri itsg face. IA three
Judge court Of ne Fourth Circuit
Court ri Appeals upheld Hoffinan's
decis % and5thf case has been ap-
pealed to tae Supreme Court. which
VIII not hear tl,e case until II con
Venes later this fail
McTwains.s Office has forwarded
and received back from the central
office a23 APPLICATIONS There were
l07 transfen Applications in Curnber-
land coVntS and gIS in Prince Ed
ward county !
Application Requirements
He pointed. out mat the placement
act reesiress assiaament applica-
tons front tire n categories OF
Youngsters those who propose
to -nte. scbsnl fur NE first time,
II these Changing schools because
Of promotion d. delegation 81 resi-
dence. ard ,3l those entering VIZ
gtnia srhocls foF the first time,
The local school superintendent
said there are also q few more ap-
pl.oatians being progressed that have
not been returned BY the central
board Ee.. a
Only a Few parehis have not
signed the applications. McIlwaine
stated, but ] hope n. have all forms
BY the opening 1ate, df school,
n tn plaAenaent Boards memo
Of August J, it wax noted that the
board has had lhe overwhelming
support Of parents 81 school chill
dren ~ the State, and the board
has processed ayer 100000 apri-
Cations 4,
The nlenaa contained no direct
answer to tic question Of what
Charlottesville sEopild do in the con
llict betWedn the placement boards
aulication requirements and United
States District Judge John 9aul's
order Frat no pupil shall be denied
enrolment Cor lailsre to comply
With appl cation fcquirements.
Charlottesville Under Order
1C0ntsllled pn Page IN
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09

committee to gather information.
Decision Due
The county agent said today he
would have the report for the super
visors early next week. His report
would take the form Of a resume
Of conditions, with the decision then
to be made BY the supervisors.
Amelia, Cumberland and Powha-
tan are among the u counties with
formal applications already In Rich
mond for des gnation as federal
drought disaster areas.
Federal aid provides chiefly hay
and grain feeds at reduced prices
and cut In shipping costs. The
condition Of pastures. hay produc-
ton and gram feeds thus is the
crucial question in regard to federal
drought aid
Bad as 1856
TODAY Stliplin said hc believes
conditions are about as bad as
those ID the summer and fall Of
1884 and la54a5. N both years.
Prince Edward was designated a
drought disaster area and received
federal aid,
Meanwhile. Agriculture Commis-
sionel Parke q Brinkley has re-
ported 10 Governor Stanley on his
observations during swing through
the state studying conditions
He recommended a orou h
study Of conditions by a stste-fed-
eral committee before any request
is made 10 Washington. The COVER
nor said such study would be
made in the hard-hit counties east
Of the mountains.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Four New Herald
Writers Push Field
Force Above so

Four correspondents have been
added to the Farmville Herald
staff in recent weeks pushing the
total number OF community cor
respondents past the 80 mark.
In Buckingham county. Mrs. r.
J. Woinicki is now handling the
Dillwyn news, and Mrs. Frank Le-
Sneur is responsible for the Alpha
items.
Mrs Julia Easter is reporting
from TruXillo in Amelia county.
End Miss Mary Anne Haas is TAX
ing care Of Bellmeade in Powha-
tan county.
Persons living ii those four
communities are asked to call
their new correspondents with
any items they may have for the
Herald.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Palmer Improving
Accompanying Tour
Friends Hcmeward

George W. Palmer, stricken in
Nice, France. while on a European
Tour with Farmville friends, Is
improving and getting alone
nicely. according to the last
word received BY relatives AZ
Green Bay. where the Palmcrs
live.
He was hospitalized when
blood vessel in his head burst. He
rejoined the party in London after
leaving tie hospital. He sailed
with the party when il boarded
ship for the return voyage. The
narty was to arrive in Montreal.
Canada, today Thursday and
was expected home Saturday.
The party Of Mr. and Mrs.
Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wat
SON Jr., and Mrs. r. j. Martin
left Farmville destined for Europe
on june 49,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
HAPPY SPLASH,

4 test run Wednesday show
ed the Recreation site well at
Farmville produces Is gallons
minute ample for swim
ming pool and field house uses.
\ final test is due today at the
present depth Of AS feet.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Two Killed In
Area Accidents
State Threatens
Drastic Measures

TWO traffic fatalities in the
Herald area contributed to the
concern Of Virginia officials in the
steadily mounting highway death
total
Governor T. B. Stanley made
the threat that drastic devices
may have to be used to reduce the
highway slaughter.
An unusual traffic death occur
red Tuesday afternoon at 5 pm.
Barrett Fore, 44year-old Negro
of Rt. /, Prospect, was killed when
his truck lett the highway about
six miles west OF Farmville on
Route 400.
State Trooper J w Harper, who
investigated the accident, said the
truck left the highway. went down
small embankment and Travelled
across a field. Barrett fell from
the truck about 40 yards from the
highway as it went across the field,
and evidently broke his neck in
the fall. He got UP, took several
steps and fell again. dying imme-
diately
Fore's son and another eight
year-old boy were in the truck with
him. They were unable to explain
why the truck left the road or how
Fore was thrown from the truck
The truck came to a stop near a
small incline 1t was not damaged
although 1t had run over a small
fence in the field Neither of the
boys we're injured. They were eat
ing ice cream cones at the time
of the accident.
The other area accident was in
Charlotte County. about mile
north OF Madisonville on Rt. AZ
Douglas H. Pollard. 81. OF Rt /.
Charlotte Court House. was killed
IN the single vehicle accident
The wreck occurred at 3:l5
Wednesday afternoon.
Drastic Measures
The death toll in Virginia reach
ed sos as Of Thursday morning
Among the possible measures
considered BY Governor Stanley to
reduce highway deaths is the use
Of unidentifiable cars in patroling,
and possibly using various colors
and makes Of automobiles camou-
ffagad with out-of Estate licenses.
Consensus of opinion among
State Troopers in the area is that
such measures would be a strong
determent to speeders. Speed is
generally conceded to be a major
cause of fatal accidents, and the
emphasis is on keeping automo-
biles and trucks operating within
the speed limits.
Our first consideration ~ and
sole purpose of our traffic laws --
is the safety Of the people using
the streets and highways" the
Governor said. 1--WE must apply
every means available TO lis TO re-
duce accidents. This means strict
enforcement of existing laws. and
even stronger measures if neces-
sary."
If people refuse to cooperate
and wilfully ignore the safety of
public, as well as their own, we
+ Continued On page D
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
School Superinte ndent
TO Speak to Graduates
Saturday at Longwood
10 Local Students
Among "a Summer
Degree Candidates

Thirty -four students are TO re-
ccivc degrees at the Longwood
College summer commencement
exercises Saturday at 10 a. m. in
Jarman hall Dr.. H. I. Willett.
superintendent Of the Richmond
city schools, will give the COM
mcncement address.
President Francis G. Landlord,
Ir.. VIII confer degrees on 81 can
didates for the bachlor of science
degree in elementary education,
and one candidate each for BACH
elor of science in secondary edu-
cation. bachelor of arts in second
AIRY education, bachelor of science
in music education and bachelor
of science in business education
There are nine candidates for
masters degrees in the second
year of Longwood's graduate pro-
cram. Seven are candidates for
the master OF arts in education
degree, two for the master OF
science IN education.
Among the degree candidates
are 10 from this area. They in~
clude four candidates for the
master of arts degree. Earl j.
Smith, James Harold Anderson
and John Earl Wood all of Pamp-
lin. and Mrs. Audrey Davis Carr.
formerly of Farmville. now Of
Windsor.
Mrs. Margaret Rucker Scott, of
Prospect, and Mrs. Ruth Hardil
man Steger, Of Buckingham are
bachelor Of science in elementary
education candidates, as is Mrs.
Ora Mayo Summers, Of Schuyler
Mrs Barbara Scott Gibson. Of
Farmville. is a candidate for the.
bachelor Of science degree in sec
ondary education. and Mrs. Nicole
Rothe is candidate for bachelor
OF arts in secondary education
Other degree candidates include
Miss Grace Imogene McCutcheon
and Miss Russie Lucille McClutch-
con. Of Blackstone; Mrs. Ealise
Brown Carter and Miss Barbara
Ann Carter Of Norfolk Miss Bar
bara Ann Burnside. of Richmond,
Mrs Marie Cardwell Foster. Of
Lynchburg. MIS- Myrtle X
Skeens, OF Roanoke: Mrs. Marga-
ret Barrett Knowles, of Suffolk.
Mrs. Wilma Dorothea Boggs. OF
Bumpass; Mrs Elizabeth Ann
Brown. Of Arlington. Mrs. Maude
n Cook Of La Crosse, Mrs. Car,
rie f. Hale Dickerson, of Ellerson;
Miss Martha Davis Elder, of RAN
dolph, Miss josephine Tarpley, of
Dry Fork: Mrs. Elva Fleming
Warren. of Ford; Mrs. Elizabeth
Manson Wenzel. Of Dewitt and
Miss Annie Marie Carter. of Sc
mora. N G., bachelor of science ri
elementary education.
Miss Elsie May Wells. OF Rich
mond, bachelor of science in mu-
Sic education, and Miss Patricia
Ann Browder, Of Dolphin, bache-.
Tor Of science in business educa-
tion.
Master of arts candidates in.
olude Miss Virginia Marshall
Greathead. of Norfolk; Mrs. Vir-
einia Fitzgerald Jordan, Of Black
stone. and Mrs. Ruth S. Italia :
ferro. of Harrisonburg. !.
Mrs Marie Gwartney Lucy, Of
Blackstone, and John Edward
Huegel Of Danville. are candi-
dates for master Of science de-
Grees
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Hard To- Fight Blaze Nearly Destroys
Manufacturing Building Tuesday Night
Firemen Get 5 Alarms In 10 He

ttVe-frt alarms in less thon "a hours From the sound
Of things would think the on fire However,
only two, tires We're involved in the five alarms
he most destructive the fire virtually DESTROYED
TIE DEFY Manufacturing Corporation building Tuesday nioht
The Building Is iocoted Just Of the undepos one
mile wes. ofForrville
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
Randolph-H FLA
Chapter Organizes

The 1858 FILA officers are
president, Margie Hall. vice presi-
dent, Barbara Schmidt; secretary.
Joyce W.lmouth; reporter. Eliza
beth Clay historian, Ann Baldwin.
treasurer. Elaine Powell. song
leader. Ruby Sublctt and pianist
rnrni1 Fts.~~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16
Planners Urge
|t4FairiaxAreas
For Business

The Fairfax County Planning
Com mission today recon-
mended 3 master commercial
development plan which would
concentrate major business
areas IN II locations.
The commission rejected q
proposal BY q planning con-
suiant for small neighborhood
shopping centers throughout
the county.
The neishborhood Centers
were recommended By Francis
Dodd McHugh who made .
100000 study for commercial.
residential and industrial de.
velopments.
The Planning Commission
said Mr.. Mciiugh's neighbor.
hood centers could well have
adverse effect on adjacent resi-.
Dental developments" and II
lis questionable whether the
small centers would be eco.
nomically feasible.
Expect laS.Ooe Population
The Commissions plan pro.
vldes for . total Of 2.s02 com.
Imerical acres. The McHugh
plan called for i.9S2 acres.
The Commission used an ex.
pected population figure Of
l45.OO0 BY 1880 compared TO
Mr.. McIIugh's figure Of $4,000.
The Planning Commission
also rejected . McHugh pro-
posal that considerable acreage
already zoned for business be
rezoned back to residential.
the Commission said It's rea-
sons for rejecting this were
that considerable property
zoned for business has been
bought and sold since 1871 at
business prices and that legal
complicaticns would develop Y
the county tried to rezcne such
property to residential.
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Of Negro by
Postor Eyed

NORFOLK. Va. OCT. is R).
Lay leaders Of Oakdale Pres
Ibytefia nchurch met for four
land one-half hours last night
10 discuss the church pastors
Endorsement Of Edward A. Daw-
LEY. H.. Negro candidate for
the House Of Delegates.
"A satisfactory solution Of
the situation was reached" It
was announced by Or. Edward
III. Jones. chairman Of the
|presbytery commission on the
minister and his work, but no
details were given.
The Rev. William B. Abbot,
|3l-year-old Georgia born pas
tor Of the church, has made q
statement on behalf Of Mr..
|Dawley which has been used
In campaign literature. Press
accounts Of Mr.. Abbot's in
dorsement brought sharp criti-
cism yesterday from three Of
the incumbent candidates for
the House Of Delegates. Mr..
|Dawley IL one Of two independ-
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Fire Destroys Home Of 7
While Family Is on Trip

unable TO notify the Dodsons
Immediately Of their misfor-
tune.
Firemen. said flames spread
rapidly through the one-nour
frame building with an attic
where the children slept. The
yard was strewn after the IRE
with charred furnishings and
small piles Of snoldering cloth
ing.
Mrs. Spitalsky said Mr.. Dod-
son. Q carpenter. moved his
family to the home about q
year ago after they were forced
to vacate Q rented dwelling on
Edmonston road when II was
widened.
The IRE. fought by the
Branchville. Berwyn Heights
and College Park IRE depart
ments. was believed started BY
. wood cooking stove IN the
Kitchen.
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usefulness Of ions-ranse plan
ming"
One Of the main reasons
county cfilcials have considered
incorporation Is 10 ward Oh
annexation Of county territory
by other jurisdictions and to
eliminate incorporation Of
towns and cities within the
county.
Lists Results
The report says the county
could expect the following re-
suits II 1t incorporated:
/. The geographical bound
aries would be stabilized. and
annexation and internal In
corporation would no longer be
possible.
2. Unless there Is q favorable
change in State-city cost shar-
ing formulas, substantial Losses
would be incurred for both
road maintenance and highway
construction. A preliminary
survey shows this could amount
TO more than Q million dollars
. year.
3. Taxing power would be In
creased, but the residents Of
the area would remain the
major source Of old and new
taxes.
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tents running against the SIX
lincumbents.
Asked whether any change in
his status had resulted from
the meeting, Mr.. Abbot said
that Il had not.
Mr.. Abbot said Monday that
his Endorsement Of the Negro
candidate was made rs 70 pri-
vate citizen and not as pastor
OF a church"
The Oakdale Presbyterian
Church has Q congregation Of
$40 members. Many Of the
church members are here with
the Navy.
MIR. Abbot was installed as
pastor in February Of this year.
He was born In Louisville, Ca.
and lived there until he was
10 years old. He attended Dav-
idson College and the Princeton
Theological Seminary. Before
coming to the Oakdale Church.
he spent q year studying in
Zurich. Switzerland. Mr.. Alb
bot has had pastorates IN Ber-
fyville and Milton. N. G. He
has done summer work In Har-
lem. N. r., and in West Virginia.
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out the county and where IL d
not IN epidemic proportion the
department expects this later
in the fall.
Or. Lenore Baida, assistant
health ofilcer for the Mont
gomery County Health Depart
ment. said county physicians
are now BEGINNING TO feel they
are treating flu. possibly Asian
fiu. she said. however, that
the increasingly high absen.
teeism from county schools ID
not al due 10 fiu. but rather a
mixture Of illnesses.
IN the District the situation
remains about the same. A
report on school absenfeeisnn,
to be made public late today,
Il expected TO show o continued
rise IN incidence. The District
Medical society's switchboard
u receiving q somewhat higher
rate Of calls for doctors fol
respiratory illnesses.
Physicians say they are get
ting more and more calls from
regular patients too.
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that II don't think there ID
much question but what we are
getting many fiu-like eases
We assume Il Il Asian iiu.
"This has not been confirmed,
II has been generally mild. ]
wouldn't say there has been Z
definite general outbreak yet,
however,"
The Arlington County Health
Department reported that Il
suspects q number Of the tiu-
like illnesses breaking out are
actually Asian fiu. However.
three sampled sent 10 Rich-
naond for testing were recently
returned Is something else.
Widespread IN Arlington
The Arlington Health De-
partment said the flu-iike ill-
nesses ere wide spread through
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Fire destroyed the home Of q
family Of seven near College
Park. nd. today shortly after
the family drove away to at
tend the funeral Of . relative.
Left with only the clothing
they took with them were Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Dodson. Of
e006 Thirty-sixth avenue. and
their children. Doris. IS: Clar-
ence. II: David. 10; Mary. Q.
and Marvin, 3.
A neignbor. Mrs. George Spi-
talsl<y. said the family left
home ct about ( an. to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. Dod-
sons father. Samuel Bailey. in
Culpeper. Va.
The IRE was discovered by
Richard Davis. another resident
OF the area. at about $50 am.
while the family was en- route
70 Culpeper. Neiehbors were
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tually compound and render
more costly and difficult thu
task Of furnishing basic mu-
nicipal services to the entire
area.
"As Q city. Fairfax would
have greater autonomy. sta
bility and fiexibility with which
to cope with the growing COM
plexity Of problems created BY
rapid urhanization. The need
for securing additional powers
from the State Legislature
with which to meet problems
on o piece-meal basis would be
lessened. The stability Of
boundaries and tax base could
lend confidence to officials and
citizens in the meaning and
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o1tlmotGu tot1l up 70 more IMAM
1900 for the county,
The outbreak win probably
reach its peak within the next
several weeks. Or. Kennedy
predicted. Some Fairfax
schools have reported absen-
tseisnn running up to 20 per
cent.
Check on Absentees
Respiratory ailments are
causing q somewhat higher
rate Of absenteeism In some
Alexandria schools. the city
Health Department reported.
but many do not seem 70 be
influenza. The Health Depart
ment Is checking e. many alb
sentee cases Is possible n 3
watch for the iiu.
Or. Murray Grant. assistant
health ofiicer for Prince
Georges County, said today
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stabilize county boundaries and
encourage - more direct and
confident attack on the prob
lens Of rapid urbanization."
IN q report submitted to the
board. the fiye-member COM
mittee recommended that de-
tailed study be made Of the
eject and problems Of incor-
poration.
The report also recommended
that Q commission be appointed
to draft . proposed model char
ter.
Delay Seen ~ Costly
The report said that gen
orally speaking. failure to In
corporate, or otherwise provide
an adequate teamwork for
sound development. win even
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The seasons frst perform
ance Of the Vienna (Va.) Lions
Club Clown Minstrels win be
given at q pm. Friday In Fails
Church High School and win
be sponsored BY the Sleepy
Hollow Community Church.