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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Noel To Enroll At Virginia
FHS Athlete, Scholar Leader
Wins $1,000 Dupont Scholarship
BY LINDA TAYLOR
Editor, FHS Focus

Howard Noel. a senior at Farm
vlllc High School. has won the Du-
Pont Regional Scholarship to the
University Of Virginia. The So 400
scholarship, donated by Dupont.
will cover a four year period
The winner of the scholarship was
determined on a highly competitive
basis. First. Noel was nominated by
the principal of Farmville High
School, NJ. U. Leetc. based OIL
ability. scholastic achievement and
financial need. The next step was
to appear before the Dupont Re-
aional Scholarship Committee in
Petersburg for a personal interview
Noel and five other boys survived
TINS screening and were guests at
the University Of Virginia during
the weekend OF March q. Five
nominees from each of the other
four regions of Virginia were also
guests.
AT the University each boy was
interviewed by the DUPONT State
Scholarship Committee for final
analysis Of attitudes. personality,
character and ambitions. A written
examination was the final test to
determine the recipient of t h c
scholarship
Although this is by far the biggest
Of honorS bestowed upon Noel. many
honorS have come his way through
bis classmates, who have recognized
his excellent leadership and sports
manship qualities His biggest Job
this year has been in editing the
FHS yearbook, the Cavalier" Be
side playing halfback for the
"Orange and Black" and maintain
ing a 9754 scholastic average. he
is president Of the Monogram Club.
a member of the Physics Club and
the Beta Club, national honorary
society Noel va also Alo1g the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Rain Fay0rable;
No Damage Seen
By Recent FrOsts

Despite much comment on the
ecent rains. check by E. F.
Suiplin, official Weathelman
shows that unusual amounts have
not fallen in the Farmville area.
So far IN April there have been
l.25 inches Of rain. with most
Of it falling last Friday and Mon
day Other areas report heavier
rain fall, however. Buckingham
measured 218 inches of rain last
Friday climaXed by a heavy
doWnpour early in the evening
Buckingham reported 106 inches
from Mondays rain
Striplin reports a March ram
figure Of "a inches which is be
low normal for March. March
averages a little over three inches,
Striplin explained
Early birders will attest TO the
heavy frosts reported in Farm
Vile Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. The official low temper
allure was reported at 80 degrees
both days.
There was no crop or other
wind damage reported from the
Monday storm, Striplin said He
indicated that tobacco beds are
in unusually good shape and has
no report of bluemold. However
he warned that damp cool wealth
er is ideal for the development Of
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Les Southern
Culture Institute
Lectures April 20
Richmond Editor
Two Writers
To Be Presented

The Institute OF Southern Culture
to be held at LOngWood College on
April 26 will feature lectures by
scholars of varied backgrounds
The first lecture on Education
that Doesn't Educate. The Persis-
tence of Virginia Folkways" viii be
given by DR.. Francis B. Simkins.
professor of history at LongWood
| Dr. Simkins, a South Carolinian
by birth. has devoted lifetime to
teaching and writing in the South
He is the author of well-knoWn his
tories of the South and Of Virginia
and Of many other books and
articles I'm the field of Southern his
tory A past president Of the South
ern Historical Association. DR.. Sim
kins has given special lectures in
his field at such institutions at
Louisiana State University. Prince
ton University, and Memphis State
College.
Editor Coming
The second lecture in the series
will feature Dr.. Louis D. Rubin. Jr..
associate editor of the Richmond
News Leader, who will talk on The
Image of an Army The Con-
federate War in Southern Litera-
ture -
DR., Rubin is graduate Of the
University Of Richmond and Of
Johns Hopkins University where he
took his PhD. in the esthetics of
literature. He is the author Of a
book on Thomas Wolfe and Of
numerous essays on Southern htera-
ture and for several years previous
to his present position served a
executive secretary Of the American
Studies Association.
Taplin Lecture
The concluding lecture will be
given by Dr. Gardner B Taplin, as
sociate professor Of English at Long
wood A New Englander by birth
and educational training. Dr. Taplin
taught at Indiana University and at
Boston University before coming to
Longwood A biography of Elizabeth
Barrett Browning has just been pub
lished by him at the Yale University
Press. Dr. Taplin's topic for the
Institute lecture VIII be Critical
Essays in the Southern Literary
Messenger =
The lectures viii be held at II
m, pm and 8 pm, respectively
in the lounge Of the Student Actiyi-
ties Building Of Longwood College
and are open to the public
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Council Continues Study Of Sewage
Disposal Lagoon At Tuesday Meeting

within the town limits, and au-
thorized the erection Of proper
signs to warn motorists that
speed is being timed electrically
This was officially written into the
minutes Of the town council to
back up the action taken at the
last meeting when the purchase
of the equipment was authorized
Johnston said that the signs
should be erected within the next
two weeks at which time the tim
Ell will be put into use,
O. L. Spurlock, Jr., and |. r.
Yeats appeared before the coun-
Gil to request sidewalks on Watson
Street, which is located between
Park Avenue and Richardson
Street The council agreed to put
in the sidewalks if the property
landowners would share one half
the cost Johnston pointed out
that this is the standard policy of
the town IN constructing sidewalks
in residential sections
In another tentative approval,
the council authorized a town
water line from Buffalo Street to
Appomattox Street along Third
Street. This line was requested by
Buffalo Shook Company so they
could establish fire protecting
sprinkler system in their plant.
The line would be built on a cost
sharing basis by Buffalo Shook
Company and the Town of Farm
,,itIa
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
License Plate
Dead!ine April Is

With four days left for Virginia
motorists to purchase their 1857
license plates. Commissioner c.
H. Lamb announced today that
the period OF Is days grace, end
ing at midnight April IS, viii not
be extended. Avoid the last min
ute rush" he added
AT the same time Commissioner
Lamb made another suggestion to
motorists who had already secur-
ed THEN 1857 plates, Either de-
stloy OF mutilate your old plates
OF keep them in safe place So
that they cannot be used
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Magic Pastor To
Be Guest Speaker
At Rotary Banquet

Guest speaker Friday evening
at the Annual Farmers Night"
banquet at the Farmville Rotary
Club will be the Rev. Ernest X.
Emurian, pastor OF Elm Avenue
Methodist Church, Portsmouth
In addition to being an author,
lecturer composer and pastor. Nh.
Emurian IS a member Of the In
ternatlonal Brotherhood of Magi-
clans He is the author of seven
books, the latest including Living
Stories Of Famous Hymns" Q955)
and Famous Stories of Inspiring
Hymns 1856. Ills other vol
umneS are collections of plays
and pageants on a variety Of
themes, principally stories of
hymns and writer's, and long neg
lected incidents in the history of
the United States.
MI Emuran is composer
himself writing many hymns. an
thems, classic and novelty songs
re is member of the American
Guild Of Organist; American So
cicty OF Composers. Authors. and
Publishers; The Lions Club: and
a recoenlzed lecturer on hymno-
logy and religious dramaticS.
Mr.. Emuritan was chosen the
FIRST Citizen Of Portsmouth in
1858 During the past nine years
he has led his church in building
and paying for a new church
sanctuary a modern parsonage
and two educational annexes.
He received his BA. at David
sons College, his BID. from Union
Theological Seminary in Rich
mond, his TIM. from Princeton
and has been a member Of the
Virginia Conference of the Meth
od.-t Church 1Ice 1885.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Darkness and Confusion
Bolt of Lightning Struck Elan Home
Monday Night During Electrical Storm

The home OF Dorothy and
Clarence Burrell near Elan was
EXPLODED by a bolt of lighting
1onday evening at 7;57 p. m
fhe time was marked exactly, be-
;ause the clock in the kitchen
topped dead. and hasn't started
running yet
There were seven people in The
Wo story frame home when the
explosion occurred and no one was
ieriously injured Besides the
3urren's there were present their
on. David Booker, an uncle, Frank
Nomack and Sidney and Joan
Green and their two year old son,
Sidney. Jr., The baby received a
;ut on the head and a bruised
We and Clarence Burrell was cut
" burned on the leg.
1t was just Ike an explosion.
said Dorothy When it hit she Was
n the front livingroom. 1t stun
ned everyone in the house for a
eW moments, She said as soon as
she saw the lights were out, she
started upstairs for a flashlight.
When she got to the top Of the
stairs. she saw during another
flash of lightning, that the entire
loor was ripped up, and she could
not get TO the flashlight.
In the meantime those down
stairs were fumbling around in
he darkness. The devastation was
even more complete downstairs.
as ceiling, walls and floors were
tipped and torn
Several Of the doors in the
house were ripped off and many
window panes We're blown out.
One section Of the wall was
Knocked out here the electric line
entered the house. The cinder-
block and cement front porch was
battered and cracked It had
oeen in perfect condition up to
Monday night
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Students Spend $1,000 Monthly
Colleges DolIar-And-Cents Value
To Community Traced For Chamber

1907 700 will be spent for capital
Improvements Under conStruc-
ton is a dormitory to house 1879
additional students. Much Of the
funds spent for construction will
find its way into the economic
life Of the community in the form
Of labor and materials purchased
locally
Enrolment to Double
Though Longwood College vii
remain In the small college class,
it's enrolment is expected to grad
ually increase yearly and by 1870
to reach 1874, approximately
double the present enrolment,
Whatever the future demands
of Longwood in meeting our share
Of the vast educationap problem,
there are two policies that we in
tend to preserve our emphasis
on teacher education and our Sc
Continued On page 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Much of the meeting of the
Farmville Town Council Tuesday
was taken by a report and dis
cussion of the sewage treatment
lagoon led by Town Manager L. e.
Johnston.
The town office has been busy
this month confering with their
Lynchburg engineering firm and
members Of the Virginia water
Control Board on details Of the
proposed sewage lagoon.
Analysis of the sewage content
OF the west end line is being made
to determine the size, design, To-
cation, etc, OF the first lagoon
The first lagoon, estimated to re-
quire some three to five acres Will
take the sewage that is now being
emptied into the Buffalo River.
Johnston reported that no loca-
ton has been selected, and that
further study Will be made before
buying the necessary land Some
Of the economic considerations are
costs Of the sewage line, cost Of
the land, construction costs, whe-
Their dikes viii be needed, etc.
These factors must be determined
and the proper balance between
cost and effective service reached,
The second lagoon viii pick up
the sewage from the other sewage
lines now emptying into the APP
pomattox River,
The council authorized the use
of the electric speed timer device
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12


So when We sing He suffered,
blod and died alone and under
stand what the song is trying 70
portray We come close to under
standing the awful significance of
Calvary for Jesus Christ.
Iii our own day those who have
THOUGHT about it continue to link
suffering and loneliness Russell
Dicks has pointed out that he
firmly believes that there are only
four distinct types Of suffering.
and one Of these is loneliness. He
states the prevalence Of this feel
inc by saying that Loneliness I'M
derlies more human behavior
than any other emotion unless it
is hunger
Reasons For Forsaking
AS we study the accounts that
tell us Of the events leading up
to Jesus death and resurrection,
We realize that this was stu
auon in the life Of our Master
in WhIchfHe was very much alone
and vet in which He was not
alone In one place we are told
that all His friends forsook Him
and fled and yet Jesus told his
disciples directly i am not alone,
because the Father is with me
John 1922
We. who sometimes suffer from
pangs Of loneliness, are prone to
ask why one like Jesus. one SO
compas ionate sympathetic, and
conslderate Of Others would ever
bc lonely? WHY should lie be de-
serted on forsaken by those with
whom. he associated in HIS earth
" life2
Tire ansewer in one case. that
OF his encounter with The Phau-
sees. is that he was doing the VIII
Of Cob and They were not. Johns
Gospel tells oil how Jesus pro-
claimed himself as the light Of
the World and the agent o, his
heavenly Father, and the Phari-
sees SIT themselves against him to
Iidicule Him The. reason is OBJ
yious4 Jesus said I do always
the things that are pleasing to
Him Jesus viii be alone iii any
crowd where people are SET
aaainst the way OF life that Is
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

In addition to the cultural val
ue of Longwood College, there is
dollars and cents value to the
economic well-being of the COM
munity, Dr Francis G Landlord
told the Chamber of Commerce
Monday evening.
The biennial operating budget
is 81 million. a large portion Of
which is spent locally Salaries
and wages for $50 employees,
including 50 faculty members,
average $4,000 monthly, he said
OF the so faculty members. %
own their homes. eight having
bought homes within the past two
years. Students spend over SIT coo
a month in Farmville. he said
The Slater System supplies the
food service at the College and
employs % persons. A good por-
ton OF the food is bought locally
For the b.5aalu1 1861 oom6
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
DR.. Robert To Address
superintendent

DR.. Joseph G. Robert, president
Of Hampden- Sydney College. will
address the opening session Of the
Superintendent Annual Confer
ence to be held in Roanoke. Mon
day April Is through Wednesday.
April II.
Drs. Francis 6. Lankford. Jr..
president, and Earl r. Rogga,
dean of Longwood College. viii
be among the other representa-
tives from colleges in this area
who will attend this three day
conference.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Clarence who had served over
seas in the war, said it was the
closest he had ever come 70 be-
ing hit by a bomb.
The house was covered by five
lightning rods. The east to south
one was knocked loose from its
mooring and dangled to the
ground, with part of it lying some
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Almond Address Next
Week Open to Public

Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, il. will speak at Black
stone Tuesday. April IS. under
the sponsorship Of the Blackstone
Junior Chamber Of Commerce.
His subject will be CHALLENGES of
Young Virginians'
Everett Pennington, president
Of the Blackstone jos invites the
public to hear the states top leg
al officer The meeting will be
held at the Blackstone Memorial
Center beginning at 8 p. N.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Kentucky, Tenn.
Legislators
Fire Questions

The Department of Agriculture
and Congressman William M
Tuck spoke out for Virginia Type
q dark-fired tobacco, against a
barrage of questions from Ken
lucky and Tennessee legislators
during Washington hearings on a
bill to separate Type 81
The bill is Congressman Wat
kins M Abbitt's, and it would
make Virginia's leaf distinctive
type of tobacco to be considered
on its own merits for quotas and
price supports.
The hearings, before the House
Of Representatives tobacco sub
committee of the Agriculture Com
mittee have brought together to-
bacco grower, professor and buy
ing interests with the SubcOmmit-
tee and U.S.D.A. representatives.
Many Testify
Committee members heard Vir-
ginia spokesman speak out forth
rightly from II years of frpstra-
ton on the subject of separation.
r B Hall, general manager Of
the Virginia cooperative market
ing Organization, testified there is
a short supply Of the Virginia
type.
Congressman Tuck. of South
Boston. and a former governor of
Virginia, requested the committee
to approve the separation. He en-
phaslzed Type 2ls production
observation-disclosures situation. and
added 1T is my understanding
that separation Will in no way
damage the producers OF other
types At the same time it benefits
producers Of the Virginia Type
2l"
The Department of Agriculture
his reported to the committee
) at it considers placing the Viz
glnia type on an independent
footing would be beneficial al
though it would be undesirable for
administrative purposes.
USDA's View
The proposed change, the de-
partment said, should improve the
prospect for placing on sound
basis the price support program
for the Virginia type and should
improve prospects for the export
market. which takes about one
half Of the Virginia fired
J. Mott Robertson, who is presi-
dent Of the Virginia organization
Of independent warehousenen.
told the committee Virginia dark
fired tobacco is being reduced to a
point where growers face the
threat Of going out Of production
we feel that If Type u is sepa-
rated and made to stand on its
own feet we would not die as fast
an under the present situation, ="
Robertson told the committee.
Buyers told of untitled trade de-
mandS: growers Of acreage penal
ties because Of the tie-in with leaf
produced in other states not hav-
ing Virginia leaf demand.
Objections Heard
The questioning came from
Reprepsetative Watts. of Ken
lucky and Representative Bass, of
Tennessee, Both repeatedly asked
witnesses their opinion whether
or not separation would hurt
Continued on page -
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
re-School Clinics
Set up Examinations

Children who expect To enter
seven county elementary schools
next fall are to be examined at
three pre-school clinics next week.
The examinations viii be given
at the county health department
office in the courthouse. Should
parents 50 desire. private phys
clans may give the same exami-
nation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

20 yards from the house in the
side yard
No one saw a flash or ball Of
fire or anything, but they specu-
late that it was caused by lightn-
ing 1T was like being inside of
a paper bag that was blown up
and then popped" is the way
Dorothy summed it up.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

seven Farmyille High School seniors
TO receive a special award this year
for leadership which is given TO
students through the SEA.
Howard, son Of Mr. and Mrs. john
F. Noel Of F'armvillc. Will take I'D
civil engineering when he enters the
UL.y e+a,ty neat September
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Taste, Ms,,aqe
BY DIR. G. LLOYD AREHART
Pastor. Farmyille Presbyterian Church
"ALONF NOT ALONE"
John 1852 the Father with

Loneliness ond suffering ore perhaps universally
linked together this world than any other conditions Of
huon experience II foc ony feeling Of loneliness always
experienced mid suffering, acute loneliness almost
unbe0rabe The unreeng urgency Of the nony seek the
noijaq mod ing crowds stands refutabIe argument
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

connection with tuberculosis r.
one Of case finding Frank Glib
SON, member OF a National Tu-
bcrclIosls Association study tenn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

which had just completed a study
pointed out that there are 5000
to 10000 unknown cases in ne
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

Miss Cecilia Kimball
Wheelock became the bride
yesterday Of Mr.. F. Eberhart
Haynes. jr. The ceremony
took place in the Navy Chapel
with DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, minister emiritus OF
the N tional Presbyterian
Church, officiating.
The bride in the daughter
Of Mrs. Austin Wadsworth
Wheelock and the late Rear
Admiral Wheelock. Mr..
Haynes is the son Of Mrs.
Gore Haynes and Of Mr.. F.
Eberhart Haynes.
Mr.. George Francis Vince
lock gave his sister in mar
rage. She wore an ivory peau
de sole wedding dress fash
toned with q fitted bodice
embroidered with a band OF
pearls and a full skirt which
ended in a chapel-length
train.
The bride wore a rose
point lace veil that had been
worn by her great grand
mother, her grandmother and
her mother. She carried an
arm bouquet of off-white
chrysanthemums and roses.
Mrs. Peter Hilgartner, sister
of the bridegroom, was the
matron of honor. The bridal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
Miss WheeIock WEEDS
r. Eberhart Haynes, Jr.

attendants were Mrs. william
H. Powell III. Mrs. David
Cockf1eld, the Misses Carolyn
Booth. Merle Katterjohn and
Jean and Joan Freitag.
The attendants wore
dresses of American beauty
velvet with matching satin
sashes. Instead of hats they
wore small American beauty
wells trimmed with velvet
bows. Their flowers were
bouquets of mauve. Fuiji
chrysanthemums and garnet
roses.
Serving as the best man
was Mr.. Henry H. Elliott, jr.
The ushers were the Messrs
Michael Gore, Robert Oil
plant. John Brawner, jr.;
Robert Coulter, William
Selby, Thomas Hume. jr.;
Chester Father. jr.. and Capt.
Peter Hilgartner, USMC.
Following the ceremony
there was a reception at the
Army Navy Club.
The former Miss Wheelock,
a graduate Of Mount Vernon
Seminary and Mount Vernon
Junior College, made her de-
but here. She is the grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George C. Gordon Of Miami
Beach, Fla, and of the late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
County Concert
Series Planned

Students in schools In
Fairfax County, Va, will
have their first concerts of
the National Symphony Or
chestra in several years on
Friday morning. The two
programs, one at $3.50 and
the other at 1890. will be
given in the auditorium of
the George Mason Junior
Senior High School at the
corner Of Leesburg pike and
Haycock road.
Conductor Howard Nit
chell has arranged a pro-
gram to interest those in
elementary schools and an
other for those of older
years. Tickets for the two
concerts are available
through the Fairfax and
Falls Church Schools, stu
dents for soc and adults who
accompany the younger
patrons 81.
Mr.. Hugh Warren again Is
chairman for children's con-
certs for the Women's Com
mittee for the Orchestra,
and the two concerts at
Falls Church November IS
are being arranged through
the Fairfax County Women's
Committee of which Mrs.
Edward K. Titus, jr., is
chairman and Mrs. Francis
Harrell, vice chairman. Mrs.
Harrell also is Fairfax chair
man for children's concerts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, d. 9.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10. 1851

McWilliams orchestra with
Ralph Graves diTecting. Door
prizes win be given away at
intermission. Membership in
the society is still open for
those who qualify. The public
is invited to the dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
Illinois Society
70 Hold D0nce

The Illinois State Society
viii hold a Thanksgiving
Dance in the West Ballroom
Sot the Shoreham Hotel on
Saturday. Music will be Dave