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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-12

(Scrapbook Filing Date May 12)
Midway should be the time
to put in the last Of the hot
weather crops. both vegetables
and flowers.
The weather has been hot
enough to warm the soil to q
suitable temperature but : we
have also had some rather cool
days and night. Even so. it is
time for lima beans. cucumbers,
peppers, petunias, dahlias. tu-
berous rooted begonias and all
Of the many other flowers to
be planted.
After last years experience
1t will be good insurance to have
covers handy just in case the
weather man forgets to look
ct the calendar.
Prepare to Spread Mulches
Mid-May is the time to begin
getting together mulching ma
terials to cover the ground be-
tween the plants. both in the
flower and in the vegetable
garden. Mulches have proven SC
necessary for satisfactory rev
suits in our gardens that there
Is no point in enumerating the
many values. Suffice it to say
mulch everything. The kind Of
material is not important un-
less it be a matter Of cost. Then
buy the cheapest one available
PeatmoSs. straw. compost, pine
needles. sawdust. chopped hay
grass clippings-any Of them
may be used.
Care Of House Plants
It win soon be time to put
house plants in a protected sec.
ton Of the garden where they
will require a minimum of at
tention but will still not bt
neglected in case they neec
watering and fertilizing. Place
the pot on q layer Of cinders OF
gravel to insure good drainage
and to prevent the roots from
coming out of the drainage hole
Also. it is desirable to I'LL the
space between the pots with
soil or peatmoss to keep them
moist: do not bury the pots
the rims should be just above
the level Of the covering ma.
terial.
If any of the plants are II
need Of reporting this is the
time to do it so that when they
are brought indoors next fall
they will be ready for theil
winter duty of foliage anc
flowers.
XIII Those Sucking Insects
Now is the time to begir
watching for signs Of red spider
mite injury to leaves Of roses
azaleas and other shrubs. alst
watch for signs Of the lace fiy
on the azaleas. At the first sigr
give them q good spraying with
one Of the miticides (nicotin,
sulphate. Dimite. Aramite. Mala'
thion. etc.,. It is important Il
get the early broods so as Il
reduce the buildup of an in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-12

is time to get them into the
ground. II the sprouts are 90
long that they will stand above
the soil after planting, it is
desirable to wait for q cloudy
day before planting. The tender
sprouts viii sunburn II planted
during sunny weather and. Of
course. that will iniure them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
New Optometrist,
DR.. James Mcclellan,
Opens Annoy Office

DR.. James A Mcclellan, an OPP
tomctllst. has opened offices n
The ola armory building across
from the courthouse
A June graduate OF Southern
College of Optometry III Memphis.
Tenn, Dr. Mcclellan has been as-
Sociated With n. Sam Cole in
Manassas this summer
A native Of Kenbridee. he arad-
uated from the University Of
Richmond in 1850. He is d mem
ber of OMEGA Delta, national or
tometric honorary and Of Phi
Kappa Sigma social fraternity
The son OF the late Dr, ] II
Mcclellan and Mrs F q Hat
caett he is a member of the
Episcopal church. He served four
years ia the All Force. and saw
duty IN Korea.
Ills wife is the formel Anne
Smith, a native Of Baming ham,
Ala The McClellans have two
children Susan 81 and Allen, Jr
us months. They are LIVING at tie
l. w Phelps house on Wildwood
road
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
College Students Advised to Get
Flu Shots Before Return to Campus

Yill be available at The COLLEGE.
Students vii be CHARGED the cost
of the vaccine
with Hampden- Sydney COLLEGE
Students due back On the Hill
next week. Dr Ray Moore. conege
physician docs not believe that the
Vaccine viii De available iii time
for them to have shots before
ihcy return 70 the campus
Some vaccine VIII be obtained
sor injections at H-sC, he said,
but it u not expected 10 be enough
Tor everyone.
DR.. b. w Bosworth. formerly
pf Farmvile. now Virginia Mill
tary institute physician. has an
nounced that all VMI students
VIII be nmmuni2ed because Of the
nature Of their living conditions.
AT Washington and Lee Uniyer-
K.ty University Of Virginia and
the University Of Richmond, the
Shots will be optional Wiz most
Of the collsseS making Il CHARGE
Tor the vaccine There VII be no
charge at Richmond
/ Locally vaccine has been order
ed for administration by local
doctors Il is expected to be re-
celVed sometime this month. but
bone is ca hand AZ Of yet-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Tour Whets Interest In Buffalo Watershed

4 tour Tuesday afternoon of sew
eral dams completed and under
construction IN TIM Appomattnx
county watershed Eas. FOX FAN
NO Pive~l, demonstrated to approx
mately ~ a~ea farmers and land
ownn tina ADVANTAGES Of develop
ing local watershed areas
"A watershed is TIE land and
water' lying within natural am
az AREA The Appdmattov county
watershed contains 42.7O6 acres IF
lend and the 3 gffaln river water
sFed con'a lbs 77.090 acres
The project in Apnom attox is BE-
ira ernst uctcd Az 4 federal dem W.
sra-icn " ters h . Il. desiened II
shcw what can be done IN the p-o-
cess Of conserving water and soil.
Hi Prince Edward county Tie
Blu ak iiver watershed committee
has been organized since April. 1855.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Longmood Dean Of Women Thinks That
Ouercr0uded Schools Hurt Study Habits

new dean of women who practices what She
breaches arrived at lonswood college this week
she IS Ruth b Wilson Phi ID. who prefers to
use the title Of Miss Born in winnipeg, Cana
da, and claiming Pittsburgh Pa. as her hometown.
sne comes 70 Longwood iGoIa Alabama Poly sechn4c
Institute
Offering advice to students who VIII soon be
Loving fal taef fFs vaar at cpilege Miss Wizon
suggested That t.cy a4sd tha pittall Of trying ID
p saay HING hat they anent
BE nataia SIZE Su gests and be friendly
It'll eyelyaaa E2msmbll HAT to pa jaigmcnt on
other people and 4 vau continue " gYow il spirit
aal fsayh, then SouH n4t have any trouble At ar
II haf applies to deans hen Miss Wilson too
vtal at have any trouble al all for She is ali I'M
affected easy-to-nieot sort III person. Who draws
upon her knowledge and experience to substansiate
b STA men
sot MANY Drop Ont
Ialk aAon he number It women Students WAC
set aal4ed waen they are I'll college and she'll
tel ysu tfat She LIS noticed tha. nct as many
mafflsd studsnts da5p ont of collage as thcy used
ta da
Naw boeh the Boy asd ELL continue. aid it usu-
AIS Wofb we'll fof both make good grades and con-
tlaHs thir campus acaMtes
Then sne N5l c!ta STATISTICS Showing he improve.
Cd scholarship q married students ad3lag with a
tWinkle They know THEY'VE eot each other 50 They
spend their time. studying
One 81 her fayorite stories II Of when she was
tust eounselng young women One OF heI fresh
men decided to net married III the middle Of THE
year miss Wilson gave hef approval ana went IA
tae Wedding At tie Waldorf -Astrois III New York
TIC fanciest wedding INe ever been to anywhere
met some movie stars. and we'll. II was fancy
Fresh Don't Know How TO Study
Scholarship stiN. matter of Importance ID the
Aew dean, She Is concerned because most young
people SO to college without the vaguest notion Of
how 10 study.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

z J McIlwaine Prince Edward
school superintendent. announced
The appointment of Mrs Dorothy
b, Canada as principal of Darling
ton Heights school. She HAS been
teaching at Darlington Heiahts.
Two other school principal
changes were previously announc-
"a These we've Nlrs. Maude d.
Wilson principal Of Green Bav
elementary school. and Mrs Hylda
+ shannon principal of Prospect
elementary school
Rounding ont The teaching staff
at Farmville Elementary school is
Mrs Lewis n Agee who will teach
= section Of the fourth grade.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Two Drow. n At
Prince Edward
Lake Wedn esday

A Negro man and woman
drowned Wednesday evening at
Prince Edward lake when their
fishing boat overturned near the
middle Of rhe lake Two other
men III the boat were rescued
They hung on the side of the boat
until help reached them,
The body of Lucille Harris,
ParkWood Avenue. Richmond. was
pulled from the water a little aft
II 7 p. m. The accident occurred
about 630 Her ave MAS estimated
~ Be III the twenties.
The body 81 the man. Willie
Tucker aae "a, also OF Richmond.
WAS nat recovered until shortly
after midnight He MAS recovered
with a graphing iron BY one Of
the boats dragging the lake
The rescued men we're cecil
Martin and ROY Preston both Ut
Richmond.
The Clewe Rescue Squad was
"a the scene immediately and
tried ky revive the woman They
applied artificial respiration for
one hour and 40 minutes and used
.he various equipment III their
ambulance, hut TX WAS to no avail
Observers Oh the scene Said THAT
The boat overturned when one Of
he men stood up to act some
hing from h4s pocket
Public swimming III tile lake
ended Labor Day. bit cabin guests
are allowed lake privileges until
September Is. Those IN Tia boat
were staying III the cabins with
a group from Richmond. Prince
Edward lake is a state owned lake
operated for Negroes.
James West of PENNSYLVANIA.
who was visiting lake supern-
tendent Nathan. pulled the Harris
women from the water.
Diving BY Negro life-guards.
who were later replaced BY a team
Of swimmers from Farmville failed
% produce the body of the man.
Prince Edward Sheriff James
~ Clark said the portable electric
light unit of the Farmville Fire
Department Illuminated the area
So that the rescue operations could
Continued on page IN
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

E. L. Quinsenbeuy town man
ager. SAID he hoped @ set Vii.
work completed before TIE end q
next week YEA her permitting
Robert T. Main Company Of Sa-
itn w.-l Ds contracted for tAe
Wolk
Streets slated t0 r@ea'H JIM snr
face treatment include. South
Main street, from lailn84ie AlaA
uIactur.ng Company 10 Meningitis
Service Station Venabla street
from South Main to I1leh; Apo
mattox street from Oak to Bu5fa-
loi South virginia sere from
Winston to Church. and Fourth
street from Main to Virginia.
Special Town Police
Upon request from Or r G.
Landlord, president OF Lonawoof
college two night policemen at
The college were appointed as
special town police officers. THY
Will BE- endowed With authority to
make arrests and other functions
of the town policemen for VIOLA
tons originating On the campus
Of the college
The two policemen. q. III. smith
and George Hickman VIII be paid
by the college.
The council authorized i storm
drain to be placed from Laurel
street to Maple street The %
inch drain viii be tied in with the
drain from the FarmNlle Armory
This will represent q capital
outlay Of approximately $4,000
and Quinsenberry said II would
be lad next week, Weather per
hitting The drain Is but in ra-
placing natural drainage ditch.
The entire area Will be pipsd as
soon as funds become available
Plans ana specifications on tha
sewage lagoon have not yet ar-
rived from the consulting engi-
neers. Wiley and Wilson of lynch
burg These plans are expected at
any time ana construction BIT the
first sewage lagoon viii begin
shortly thereafter
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

A kickoff supper will be held
Friday evening at D. m at the
Farmville Moosa Lodge with ap-
proximately lbs solicitors invited
or the Kickoff instruc tons
Members OF tha >Junior Woman S
Club VIII serve tho supper.
Grading of tllh swimming pool
area started wednesday and ac-
tual construction is scheduled to
start Monday
Sidewalk engtpeers are inyit-
"a to come out and watch the
work progress Harper said The
site is located Just off Catlin
s-reet # cln ,bss reached by TAX
ing the first raaa To the left past
the Amor, onllding.
Harper said --thst the entire
plans and Specifications win By
approved BY THE State Department
Of Health. assuring swimmers that
the pool VIII eoillply with all spe-
cif.cations AZ finalth authorities
Land alld Water
BY action taKen at a special
meeting Of thu town council Friday
night the RlAcfeaNon Association
VIII be sold "A Parcel Of land for
THE swimming sool and other rec
c! ational developments. Thus the
aecreation Association viii have
complete contra. Of the pool and
surrounding taeiUtics
In the middle of August, the
pool planning committee decided
tn sink the Recreation Association
wen deeper ta provide water for
the swimming pool showers and
wash room. tsclfties.
By pushing Nae depth To Az
feet 4 wat.r capacity of AT least
IS gallons psi minute vas attain
sd This VIA he all that viii be
needed at the paol and having our
own well WIZ way for itself III a
few years Harper said.
Tax Deductible
While getting the water situa-
ton clearad, lf4 Harper received
notification thai. all contributions
TO the pool fpad are deductible for
federal inco4ie fax purposes. The
contributions WIN be made tx the
Farmyille Memorial Recreation
Association fat
p Henry NaeIlham. chief of the
III s Treasury Department Pen
sion and Exempt Organizations
Branch wrote rs follows. Con
trlbutions m&d& TO you (Recrea-
ton Association are deductible BIZ
donors III computing their In
come III the iaanner and to the
extent procided BY Section 10 OF
the 1854 code
The pool IN scheduled to be
completed in March All consuuc-
ton VIII be done this fall except
surface finishing which Will be
done next sprisle, Thus the pool
Is expected to be ready for public
swimming BY June /. 1858.
The pool viii be one Of the fin
est III the state. Harper explain
Continued on page 2,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Longwood to Offer
Graduate Courses
AT Night, Saturday

Seven evening and Saturday
graduate courses Will be offered
XII Longwood Coilcgs for THO 1851
3 session Dean Earl r.. B1ggs an-
Hncad today
The classes Will be offered for
he benefit Of school personnel
ana interested citizens. Resident
cerdit earned i'll them may 81 ap-
lied toward q graduate degree
and f1r renewal Of teaching e.
tificates
Two evening ana one 81 turday
course will be offered during the
fam SEMESTER Tha erenina N
win be heId At 7.30 y. III each
Tuesday beginning sept mDar 24
They are. Practical Literary CFi-
.icism| K BIZ n Richard X Meek
er. associate professor pr English.
ana American Historical Bt5-
graphy since 1861" Or c G Cor
don Moss, professor Of history
THE Saturday class Foundations
Of Education II to he taught by
Dr. j P. Wynne, professor Of ed
ucatian. The first meeting is te
be NJ $40 A Ill.,. September 28
Four graduate classes viii be
offered during the second semes-
ter Mental Health pr, F. F
.Swerttegerf professor Of edlca-
ton Foundation ~ FHncation
Dr Wynne; THE English Ian
guage- by Dr. r. C Slmonini ".
professor Of English. and The
Old South, by Dr Francis B
Simkins, professor OF history
Each class carries three semes-
ter hours of credit The time oi
meeting of the CLASS may be at
justed to meet the needs of the
students and professors, Further
information may be obtained by
writing Dean Boggs-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
]. r. Snoddy, IT,,
New Buckingham
County Attorney

According to am announeame
By Circuit Court Judge Joel w
Flood effective September i. 1857
John r. Snoddv is appointed act
inc Commemorative Attorney for
BUCKINGHAM County
judge Flood explained that this
action was taken because OF the
continued Illness Of A. L. Pitts.
Ir who Mas elected Common
Wealth's Attorney Pitts would be
up fol- reelection Ii two years.
Snoddy assumed all OF the du-
ties and authority Of tho Office
at commemorative Attorney an
Pr September !, He has been sub
stitu,e for the office for the past
several years.
Snoddy received his LIB. de-
gree from tile University of V.r-
einia in l949 He did his under
graduate work at the University
also, and served fol- four years i'll
the Y :. Ah- Force during World
War II. He graduated from Dill
.wyn High School in 1883
Mayor of Dlllwyn for several
Years Mr snoddy Is immediate
oast president of tile Fifth judicial
Circuit BIT Association. He is
president of The Dillvvn .PTA u
member 0f THE BUCKINGHAM
County RIritan Club and the
Dillwyn Methodist Church
He and his wife the former
miss charlene Davis Of Nashville.
lehh. nave three children John
II BOBBY III, Patrice and
Bryan.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

Virginia COLLEGE students Who
will be returnimg ta their cam-
puses within the neXt tHo weeks
ase RECEIVING letters from their
college physicians recommending
that they obtain AsiaUc flu vac
cine injections
Dr John q Graham, Longnood
college physician. has sent out d
letter suggesting that the STU
denis obtain the infections from
their family physicians Madison
College has issued similar letters
A limited supply Of vaccine
far from enough for everyone
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Social Workers Plan
Charlotte Meeting

CIVIL Defense" VIII be the pro-
gram topic at The quarterly meet
Inc OF Virginia Conference of So
cial Work, district VII. at 1890 Il.
m. September y in the Red Cross
building Charlotte G. II.
W. r. Painter, director OF the
division Of general welfare Of the
department of welfare and inSti-
buttons viii be in charge of the
program
The special committee appoint
ed to study sites and construction
costs for regional home for the
aged and chronically III is to make
q report at the business meeting
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Land, Water And Taxes
Settled; $4,000 Fund
Drive To Start Monday

With construction the community swimming pool already
'afway he LonFNood Hills
a $4,000
Three big hurdles have been cleared
lion Association With these prcblms settled tho swimming
drive now poses the next obs -acle to be cleared
r r. Atkinson A n Fore G. wilson TO
ichairmen Of the $4,000 according Wayne
r.es.d Lions Club
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
Street Surface Work,
Storm Drain Ordered
By FarmviIle Council

All special meeting Of Friday night the Rec
yotld the land IN the
would site for the proposed
swimming pool and recreatonal Development
With the question settled the Lions Club plans 70 go ana
their project raising money for the swimming po9l
The given the gQ ahead senai TO nave se-
topping The surface treat
T approximately $4,000 and wi 5 PAID fa oat n s
departments maintenance budget
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

each farm IN the watershed.
The survey viii show a number ot
possible dam sites. The dams viii
be built Oh the basis Of which viii
have the most economic value.
Two dams have been completed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
CUMBERLAND ASSES SNIENT

q Allen Carter, Cumberland
county treasurer, reports that TO-
tai assessment OF real estate per
sonal property and public utili-
ties in the county is sll7,a39.43
for 1857 This is an increase of
s2.166l0 over last year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06
McWane To Speak

Larry McWane, executive Sec
etary Lynchburg Chamber ~
Commerce. Will speak al the
monthly meeting Of the Farmville
Chamber Of Commerce Monday
night AT Gas O'Clock III Hotel
Weyanoke.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

m AppomattoS and third is under
construction Ihe one under con
struction. Dam [. will cost $40 900
and will have q permanent pool of
70 acres
The COMPUTED dams y and II.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-06

eat $4,000 and S22 600 respectively
and they nave combined perman-
ent ppsl Of ID acres Waen the lhmd
dam is completed the three dams
Wil haze A flood pool area 81 l85
acres.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16
WORLDS LEADING NATIONS JOIN
In CELEBRATION OF CHANA
INDEPENDENCE AS FIRST
NEGRO NATION in THE
BRITISH Commonwealth
Prime Minister Nkrumah Says OF
Ghana We Can Stand on our Own Feet
More Than Four Million Population And
81, 200 Square Miles Comprised In New Nation

Accra, Ghana, Mar. IA new
Negro nation was born at mid
night.
AS the British flag was lowered
from the staff of the Legislative
Assembly here and the new red,
green and golf flag bearing star
rose in its place, the British colony
known as the Gold Coast ceased
to exist and the sovereign State of
Ghana became the latest member
of the Commonwealth.
Prime Minister Kwame Nkru-
ham told the final session of the
colony's Legislative Assembly a
few minutes earlier that the
"chains of imperialism and colon
ialism which have hitherto bound
us to Britain" were left behind as
Ghana redeemed "her lost free
DOM"
Ghana is the name of the an
cient West African empire that
flourished for the better part Of
a millennium around the capital
in the region of Timbuctoo. 1t dis
integrated about 500 years ago but
has remained a legend of Negro
power and magnificence.
Attending the celebrations the
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16
More Than 800 Students Back In
Glasses Monday As Strike Focus
Spotlight On AIcorn Prof's Writings
New President Not known AS
Ardent Supporter Of The NAACP
STATUS OF KING STILL UNCERTAIN

Jackson, Miss, Mar. 11-(DSN)
Prof. j. D. Boyd, Principal of
Kinds County Agricultural High
School and Utica Institute for the
past several years, took over as
the new President of strike-torn
Alcorn College Monday, after the
State Board for Institutions of
Higher Learning ordered the i'm
mediate dismissal of President J.
R. Otis, from whom Prof. Boyd had
already been designated to take
over the presidency of the college
at the end of the month.
Presumably, the Board ordered
the immediate dismissal of Presi-
dent Otis because of his openly
expressed sentiments favoring the
students strike which lasted for 3
days last week, threatening the
permanent closing of the oldest
state supported Negro Institution
for Higher Learning in the state.
Although the new President is
not known as an ardent supporter
of the NAACP, having withheld
further contributions to the NAA
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16

a definite possibility that it will
be bought for exhibition in theatres
that cater to a Negro clientele in
some southern states.
The dockside drama which indie
pendent producer David Susskind
filmed here on the waterfront last
spring is a daring experiment in
pictures in that Potter befriends a
white companion and mingles with
him on the job and in their social
life. 1t has won praise from many
community leaders as the bold
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16
Southern Theatre Owners Turns
Thumbs Down On Poitiers Film

New York-Althought the inte-
grated film, Edge Of The City"
which features Sidney Potter, is
racking up boxo1fice records on
Broadway, southern theatre own
ers have turned thumbs down on
bookinging it il ftheir houses, claim
it's too hot - handle.
This Was The report given to the
press fast week by members of
MGYs sales staff who say that
they experienced headaches trying
to sell it below the Mason Dixon
line. However, they added, there's
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16
Bishop Says
ToSegregate
is To Sim

Washington. Mar. fl-Methodist
Bishop G. Bromley Oman sug-
eests ts.2s Vice President Richard
M. Macs make a goodwill mis-
sion" 20 the South as a step toward
improving racial relations.
He said the vice president also
should visit the North wherever
there is segregation and discrimi-
nation"
Oman. q Methodist bishop since
1896, made his suggestion during a
Lenten service Sunday at a Wash
ington Baptist church.
ITO segregate is to sin." Oman
said. He was addressing an all
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16

encounter many walls of exclusion
This discrimination in the North
Life says, results from combina-
tons of subterfuge, subtlety, par
adox and hypocrisy"
The magazine finds IAN enor-
nous difference" between legal seq
regation in the South and prac-
tees in the North, where discrim-
Continued on Page Six