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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Amelia Countys Redoor Farm Once the Home of Edmund Rn
Restored, Site of Visits Of History Students Classes

The man who pulled the Ian
yard to loose the storm on Sum
ter nearly a hundred years ago
took bis own life on his Amelia
farm rather than live under the
rule of the~hated Yankees.
That man was Edmund Ruffin,
farmer. editor. and ardent states
rightist. The farm, where he fled
in 1863 to escape the Yankees,
was Redmoor. School children
who visit the farm on the Genito
road are still shown where the
bullet which killed Ruffin went
into the wall.
The room has been re-papered
now. and re-furnished, but the
spirit of the man President Tyler
called the nations greatest agri-
culturalist has needed no re-
doing
Redmoor Restored
In the past six years, the run
down Redmoor has been restored
10 a condition befitting the one
time occupant. Crops are flourish
ing again. as they did when Ruff
fin pioneered the use of calcare-
GUS fertilizers At the end of the
nineteenth century, a government
expert called Ruffin's essay on
the subject the most thorough
piece of work on a special agrlcul
tural subject ever published in
the English language.
Embittered by the turn Of 1905
events, Ruffin contrarily refused
the presidency of the Virginia
Agricultural Society when it was
organized, then accepted it years
later. Similarly, he worked for
years for the establishment of a
state board Of agriculture. and
when the board was created, Ruff
fin was elected corresponding sec
rotary Political troubles stirred
political animosities, and the dis
illusioned Ruffin resigned. Feel
ing that he wasn't made for pub
lie service he turned back to his
farm again, and to the writing
he had been doing since the de
mise of The Farmers Register.
1t was then that South Caro-
lima called for his services. That.
time it was the farmers. When he
returned again, it was for less.
beaucolic reasons.
Becomes Southern Nationalist
Differences between the agri-
cultural South and the industrial
North intensified themselves in
his mind and gradually he be-
came one of the first Southern
nationalist.
Edmund Ruffin would have no.
thing to do with mollycoddling
the hated Yankees, as he felt some
of his fellow Virginians were do
ing. He felt more in accord with
the sentiment of the South Caro-
Ina radicals and joined the Pal
metto Guards
War fever was at high tenn
perature- and the evening before.
the struggle was to begin the
company chose Ruffin to fire the
first SHOT
4 was highly gratified by the
compliment. and delighted to per-
from the service" he wrote as he
stretched out on his cot that.
night, fully dressed lest he miss
the opportunity for which he had
waited so long.
April IL Dawns Slowly
April II 1861. dawned slowly
for the 67-year-old man. Before
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15

4, the drums peat IOI paIauS
Ruffin hurried to his post. where
he awaited the signal from Fort
Johnson across the harbor.
At 4:30 the signal came, and
the old~Southerner struck the first
blow at the detested Yankees. It
was two hours before Sumter re
piled and day before the last
remnants of the Union garrison
filed out and Ruffin went in.
Glorious days followed for the
Virginian. as jefferson acknoWl-
edged his heroic devotion to the
South. OF truth. and constitutional
government. In Tibee Station.
Mississippi. troops were christen-
ed the "Ruffin Rangers" In the
General Assembly of Georgia, one
vote was cast for Edmund Ruffin
as president Of the Southern
United States.
Ruffin Moves To Redmoor
Conditions became worse and
Ruffin moved to Redmoor to stay
out OF the path of the invading
Yankee, still writing and main
tanning his zeal for what he was
beginning to realize was lost
cause.
His fortune dwindled, and in
March, 1865, Ruffin sent $500 to
the Confederates. A family plate,
S1l150 worth of Confederate
bonds and gold watch followed
April 3, worn from the loss of
sleep and the weight of the news
Lee was going TO abandon Rich
mond. Ruffln sat at his desk in
Amelia and wrote:
Richmond was evacuated last
night. All Virginia, and this east
ern part. certainly and speedily,
will be occupied or overrun by
the vindictive and atrocious enc
my. Every proprietor and re-
Sident must now choose between
flight and remaining to suffer
every insult and indignity added
TO impoverishment if not desti-
tuition. And very few can flee.
Last Shot Fired
His beloved Confederate Army
ratreated, and Ruffin fired his
last shot at his foes:
Il here declare my unmitigated
hatred to Yankee rule-to all po-
litical, social and business con-,
nections with the Yankees and to
the Yankee race. Would that ]
could impress these sentiments, in
their full force. on every living
Southerner and bequeath them to
everyone yet to be born May such
sentiments be held universally in
the outraged and -trodden
South, though in silence and still
ness, until the now far distant
day shall arrive for just retribu-
ton for Yankee usurpation, OPP
preston and atrociouS outrageS
and for deliverance and vengeance
for the now ruined, subjugated
and .enslaved Southern States!
And now with my latest writing
and utterance and with what will
be near my last breath. I here re-
peat and would willingly proclaim
my unmitigated hatred to Yankee
rule to all political, social and
business connections with YAM
KEGS, and the perfidious, malig-
nant and vile Yankee race
The men in gray retreated past
Redmoor. and the man who had
fired the first shot fired his last,
leaving one last mark for genera
tons Of history students to study
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
PaImore Reflected

Lee Palmore was reelected
president of the Powhatan- Gooch-
land Dairy Herd Improvement
association ait the association S
annual meeting Friday afternoon
in Powhatan c. H,
W. T. Ahern was reelected
vice president. and E. Glen Sim
mons was elected secretary-treas-
'!rsr replacir. Ford Harris.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15

were Mr.. jenkins Sunday school
class. Of which Byrl is a member.
Mrs J R. Nunnally and son,
Bobby, were guests Wednesday Of
Mr. and Mis- w. l. Price.
MI. and Mrs. G w. Palmer enter
tanned Mr. Palmer's Sunday school
class. Mr. and Mrs G c. Looney
were also guests.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

way prospects Virginia looked
Virginia Agriculture Friday. De-
partment offers warning
predict prices and b. right a
Evening star., 1957-12-29

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BY the eory settlers Reversible TO use on either side
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Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

Renald Watson

The South annual conference
of the AME church closed Sun
day and was very well attended
by the members of Gates Chapel
church of Crossett. Bishop Sher-
man delivered an inspiring SER
mon. Rev. H. d. Brookins was re-
appointed to Gates Chapel AME
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

of a three in one birthnite party
Nov. 5th at her home. The party
was given in honor of her sister
in law Mrs. U, j. Fry, Louis
Clark and Edmond Thomas. =
Roscoe Lee Spears and Miss Cora
Smith were married Nov 9th by
the Rev r. B. Neal, of Fitzhugh'
. The Saving club is having a
fish fry every Friday mite through
1857. The fish fries will be held
at the home of Mrs Pauline Mil
Ter, and Mrs. Donnie Stokes, &,
Mrs. Ollie Seat returned home at-
ter a short visit with her daugh-
tiers in Kansas City, Mo. One of
her daughters, Miss Lille Bates,
accompanied her home. Sgt.
Jonathan Jones is home on a
thirty day leave, visiting his
family. Sgt. Jones is stationed in
Fort Hood, Texas
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

are on the sick list this week. . d.
The First Baptist choir worship
ed with Provident NIB church
Sunday at AImyra. Mrs. E c.
Stephens visited in Mariana Sun
day Mrs, Katie May Jackson
and Mrs Arvella Pitts attended
the United Friends Grand Lodge
at Stuttgart in October. Sam Hob
son attended the funeral of his
sister in law. The body was
clipped from Indiana to be fun
eralized Mrs. Queen Eta
Stephens left for Morrilton to at
tend the State Convention. Mrs.
Lena Mcdonald is visiting in
Texas and Detroit
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

Bill was dumbiounded. I have
no head for figures, but I had
figured a way to get his atten-
ton long enough to convince him
needed a new RCA Whirlpool
automatic washer.
Those wash n wear suits Of
yours are a headache" I walled.
Even after drip drying I have
to press them"
Bill fingered his lapel thought
fully. you mean the Whirlpool
people have even come up with
an automatic way to press this
suit ?"
practically" I said. TITS just
a matter Of washing it the way
fabric manufacturer advise.
First a warm water wash takes
out soil and wrinkles, then the
water is cooled to set the fibers
and keep them smooth"
Bill had to rush off to work
before I could tell him about the
automatic fabric control that's
just like having a built-in in
struction book. 1t shows at
glance proper time and speed and
temperature settings for all basic
fabrics! =
I guess my weH-informed talk
on the wash n wear cycle did the
trick, though. On his lunch hour,
Bill called to tell me the washer
comes in pink, yellow or white.
We agreed that pink one would
be nice in our new laundry rooml
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22
AuquSfa
Cafheryne Alexander

Catheryne Alexander
The Usher Board of st. John
Baptist church is having a pot
luck supper Thanksgiving mite in
the basement of the church.
The senior Class ia having a
come as you are tea, | hope they
WON'T catch you with your work
undone, The Usher Board
Federation is having their Month
ly program at Ward Chapel
church Nov "A, James Brown
pres. Mrs. Capola Coats Secy.
Harden Lubers Of England was
here visiting his mother, Mrs.
Lenora Lukers and sister Mrs.
Ruthie May Jones. Miss Emma
Ruth Shaw returned back to
Chicago, Ill after visiting her
mother Mrs, Rosie Shaw and
sister Mrs, Charlie Moore. Mrs.
Myrie Fry was the proud hostess
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22
PRESS

Ass Ell. Mov. q. tgs7 Oon't support Jinero
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

Dewitt
Mrs. Myrtle Schruggs, Bud
Johns and Mrs. Lonnie Gunnels
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

II people had numbers instead
Of names, my husband would re-
member them all. Bill is great
for statistics!
This morning, for example, he
lowered his newspaper and an
nounced, "Of all the fabrics sold
today, 1879 are synthetics. And
in 1851, the experts predict it
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

very Friday IN The year IN the interest Of tn n,
generally-Founded by L. Christopher Bates NJ a9hhsr
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

will be 35 %.
Think of that!''
Unimpressed,
I asked, Does
the article
mention that
about "a of the
average wash
load is synthet-
ic clotbinp pb
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

HAITI HAPPY AND CAREFREE AGAIN Port-AuPrinee-
With the inauguration of Joseph Duyaier ats president
all strife have disappeared and the peo
pie beautiful island have resumed their normal way
OF life
Duvalier has called upon all of the citizens
to rally behind crusade Danish all ieeling become
as one nation again and rush Haiti forward All political
prisoners nave released The euTieW in effect for several
weeks been abolished and life happy and carefree
gain,
The tourists has resumed The president pledges
administration for the good of all people high
The above typical pictorial shots show, top left, to
and low alike
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

ming Note the huge Haitian drum left Center
right of the many mahogany factories,
with herbaskets, trays and weaving spread
bout Right parade of troops before Dessanes barracks
Lower to right the road leading from Cap Haition up
to the Citadel the eighth Of world BE- in
the distance; the presidential palace, PortauPrnee and
starting trip to the Pine Forest $4,000 feet
level
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22

church. The faculty Of Daniel
hi school attended the State
Teachers Association in Hot
Springs last week and claimed it
to be one of their most inIpiring
meetings,
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt Heads The
International Appeal Group

Citations to petition their organi-
cations and governments to use
their influence to bring about
a peaceful, just and democratic
solution in South Africa"
They also urge the mobiliza-
tion of the spiritual and moral
forces of mankind on this Day
of Protest to demonstrate to the
Government of South Africa
that free men abhor it's policies
and will not tolerate the con-
tinued suppression of human
freedom" Their stated goal is
"to persuade the South African
Government, before it reaches
the point Of no return, that only
in democratic equality is there
lasting peace and security
;s:All men who believe in hu-
man dignity and the principle
that freedom is not the prerog-
ative of a single ethnic group"
the signerS said, mo longer dare
to remain silent in the face of
widening repression of reason
and justice. AS a matter of con-
science we call upon freedom
loving people everywhere to adj
here to this Declaration"
AS of publication date, the
1913 signers include two prime
ministers, one vice president,
eight cabinet ministers, two
speakers of national legiSla-
lures, 19 national legislators,
the President of the mterna-
tional Confederation of Free
Trade Unions, and several
church leaders.
Prominent South Africans, in
addition to author Alan Patton,
include the Rt. Rev. r. Ambrose
Reeves, Bishop of Johannesburg;
DR.. Ellen Hellmann, social an
thropologist; DR.. G.. M. Naicker,
Continued on page A.
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17

Phoenix has been allocated
-$143 ,484 by the Federal Housing
and Home Finance Administra-
ton according to city managers
bulletin, to plan it's first slum
clearance project.
The advance survey and plan
ming funds are earmarked for
clearance of a 60-block area OF
southwest Phoenix bounded by
Harrison and Durango Streets
and by 7th and 18th Avenue.
Arthur r. Merkle, City urban
renewal director, estimated that
it would take from IL to IL
months to complete the plan
ming stage and begin proceed
ings. A preliminary report COW
ering all phases of the project
will be submitted to the Urban
Renewal Administration by De-
cember l.
The Federal government has
reserved capital grants totallng
1.922.823 to cover it's share Of
the estimated ,coSt for develop
ing the area: The slum clear
ance program is governed by
Federal law. 1t provides that
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
Funds AIIocofed For Clearance
Project On Westside

all persons living in an area
marked for clearance must be
assured of suitable housing, con-
venient to their work and schools
and at a price they can efford
before any demolition can be-
gin.
Estimates indicate there are
1000 residential structures in
the area and about 1900 fam
lilies. The population has been
estimated at between 5000 and
1000 persons.
The workable program for
urban renewal in Phoenix was
given certification by the Fed
eral agency last March.
Planning funds for three
other projects included in the
program are still under conSl-
deration by the agency. These
sites include the block between
Washington, Jefferson, Fir t
Avenue and Central; five-block
area between 7th and 18th
Streets, jefferson and Madison;
and a half-block between End
and 3rd Avenues, Washington,
and the alley north of Wash
ington.
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
Rep. Sims Breaks Up
Fight On Buckeye I'd.

Buckeye Road was the scene
of another fight, last Sunday
afternoon, in which a police CT
ficer was involved.
According to reports the brawl
started when John Burnet, 33
a. police patrolman, was at
tempting to arrest Vernon Ar
guSta %, of 1914 South 9th Ave.
for slapping a woman, Anra
Lee Johnson of 904 South It'll
Avenue.
In Argusta's attempt to eluGe.
the officer, was struck on the
head three times by the patrol
mans night stick, but the blows
failed to stop him.
Instead, the Would-be prison
er seized the officers broken
night stick, knocked him down
and began choking and beating
dCCO4 O4AAS w OyO WANAASD-'~~-
In the meantime officer Burnett
pulled his gun and fired twice
hitting the prisoner in the thigh
and shoulder.
BY this time Gas luck would
have IT'D State Legislator Carl
Sims was passing by and saw
Il the two men on the ground
struggling, picked up an empty
bottle and hit Augusta on the
head; the blow smashing the
bottle, cut Sims hand. Noticing
the blow with the pop bottle had
not phazed Augusta, Sims grab
bed the officers gun and struck
Augusta on the head three times
more before he would relaaSe
the policeman. A crowd of 100
or more people who had coli
gregated to watch the fight,
Continued on page a
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
World Wide Protest Against
African Race Prejudice Planned
pubs Art Head Honored

j. Eugene Grigsby, head Of
the, art department of Phoenix
Union High School, has been
Signally honored by an invita-
ton that has come to him from
the chairman of the National
Committee on Art Education.
Mr.. Victor D'Amico, who is also
the originator of the Children's
Holiday Carnival of the Museum
of Modern Art in New York City
of which he is Director Of Edu-
cation, has invited Mr.. GrigSby
to the Brussels, Belgium, World
Fair as one of three teachers to
set up in the American Exhibit
a counterpart of the Children'S
Holiday carnival. If Mr.. Grigsby
accepts the invitation, he will
go to Brussels about the middle
of April, for a three month stay
after which three other select
ed American art teachers, Will
take over for the next three
months.
The Children's Holiday Car
nival is way of working with
children, in a new kind of art
school in which learning about
art and learning to create, in
many art media are a sort of
natural result of childhood in
tereStS.
Mr.. Grigsby, who is writing
dissertation at N.Y.U. says that
in Brussels he will have avail
able much original material on
African Art, that he needs for
his thesis.
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
History Ass n. Meet
Goes to Montgomery

MONTGOMERY Ala.-The 3rd
annual meeting of the ASsociaS
ton for. the Study of Negro Life
and History will meet in Mont
gomery, Alabama, November IA
II inclusive. The colleges of the
state are joining together as
co-hostS to the Association, un-
der. the membership of Alabama
State College on whose campus
the meeting will be held.
Negro and white scholars from
all over the national will gath
er for the three days and this
year a special effort win be made
to encourage college and high
school students to attend.
The 'three-day session will
concentrate on improving the
teaching of American and World
History by integrating Negro
History into these estudies.
Special topics such as: The
Free Negro in the South, Negro
Soldiers in the Wars of the Unit
ed States, Africa in the Modern
World and Regional Folk Gull
ture, will be discussed by the
nations best known scholars.
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17
New "Y" Secretary
Meets Board
BY w. A. Robinson

At the first fall meeting Of
the Board of Directors of the
Y.M.C.A. Chairman, Dix Price
presented to them the new Gen
eral Secretary, Raymond E. Nor
man. Mr.. Norman came to the
local "Y" on Sept. Is to succeed
Dewey Swihart who resigned to
take a position on the National
Y.M.C.A. Staff. He has had an
interesting and varied expert
ence in "Y'' work since he first
started out as a physical direc-
tor. He has been a General Sec
retary, a member of an Area
Staff (several states), and his
last position was as Assistant
General Secretary on Metro
politan Staff, which is the kind
of organization found in very
large cities with a number of
branches.
Norman came to Phoenix this
summer at the invitation of the
Board to look over the prospects
of the Y.M.C.A. in this COM
munity. He found, he says. a
most impressive and challeng-
ing development with the kind
of problems that "Y" man
wants to tackle-the problems OF
expansion and growing. In his
brief talk he convinced the
Board members present that of
his, enthusiasm for having a
part in this fast growing west
ern community.
Secretary Norman comes to
Phoenix from the Metropolitan
Staff> of Minneapolis, Minr.
where the "Y' program is COM
pletely integrated and one ir-
tegrated branch has a Negro
Program Director. He also had
experience there with branches
whose only buildings are places
for accommodating the staff Of
fices. The programs of these
branches are 100 percent in the
community and use the schools
and other community facilities
s in their program. Such "Y''s
usually dig much deeper into
the community class structure
than do those whose programs
are almost entirely within a
large and well equipped build
ing. AS a "Y" man he has had
chance to know as friends many
fine Negroes in various parts OF
the country. The family includ-
ing his wife, Myrtle, and two
sons, Bradley, 16, and Kent, 10,
are living temporarily at 2505
E. Clarendon. A married daugh-
ter lives in Minnesota.
Arizona sun., 1957-10-17

One hundred twenty three
world leaders today called for
an international protest against
the Union of South Africa'S
apartheid policy. Representing
thirty eight nations from every
continent, the leaders signed a
Declaration of Conscience, re-
leased today, appealing to the
peoples of the Free World to
participate in a Day of Protest
against South Africa'S raciSn,
on Human Rights Day, Decem-
Der 10, 1857.
The Declaration of Conscience
International G o m m it t e is
headed by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, National Chairman
for the United States is The
Very Rev. James A. Pike with
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. as
National e-Chairman. Among
those prominent world citizens
signing the Declaration are Wal
ter Reuther, John Gunther, Pa
bio Casals, Bertrand Russell, AZ
mold Toynbee, Alan Patton, Bru-
no Walter, Trygve Lie, Herbert
H. Lehman, Lord Boyd Orr, An
Dire MauroiS, Adullahi Issa, Da-
mel Mayer, Salvador de NADIA
riaga, Albert Gainza Paz, Ig-
nacio Silone, Martin Niemoeller,
Archbishop Michael, Mosaburo
Suzuki, Abdullah Khalil, Tom
Mboya, C. G.. Jung, Arne Geijer,
Ernest Jones, U.N. Dhebar, Alex
ander KerenSky, Erich Fromm,
Martin Buber, CD. Birla and
John M. Chang. The Declara-
ton was initiated by the Ameri-
can Committee on Africa.
In it's Preamble, the Declara-
ton of Conscience states that:
Freedom and human dignity
are in grave jeopardy in the
Union of South Africa today.
The Government of that ma
ton continues to extend re-
lentlessly it's raciSt policy of
apartheid into the economic,
educational, religious and other
areas of human life. The count
less indignities inflicted on mil
lions of South African people
represent a long and tragic re-
verSal of freedom
The Declaration charges that,
in violation of the Declaration
of Human Rights, the South
African Government discrimi-
mates against all its non-Vhite
citizens, denies non-whiteS equal
ity before the law, prevents
many of it's citizens from leav-
ing their country, victimizes
leaders of all races who oppose
apartheid and denies to four
fifths of the nation the right
to participate in the governing
/ Of the country.
In urging worldwide support
of the Declaration and the Day
of Protest, the Signers call on
the Government of South Africa
ito honor it's moral and legal
obligations as a signatory to the
u. N. Charter by honoring the
Declaration of Human Rights. !"
They call upon "all free asso-