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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
L0calLaw Officers
Instrumental In
Capturing Convict

A nan-hunt. with Walkie- talkis
radios, bloodhounds and automo-
blles ended in success wednesday
for Farmville and Prince Edward
County law enforcement officers.
The search began in Nottowa5
County Monday when Ernest B
Miller, a l9yearold white male
escaped from a work detail OF
State Ri ga. The chase was made
through Nottoway County Mon
day and Tuesday and the fugi-
tive was spotted ii Prince Edward
County "Wednesday about 8.45
am
Prince Edward County and
Farnville law officers searched
the Sandy River neighborhood fol
the young escapee Wednesday
morning
Police Chief Otto S. Oyerton
said apparently the man waded
down Sandy River. throwing off
the bloodhounds After reaching
the Appomattox River he evident
IN headed upstream. passing
Farmville and then came back or
the highway
Robert Taylor, Of Farmville.
saw the man trying to catch ride
near Dowdy's Corner and called
town police
BY the time Chief Overton and
Police Officer Rudolph Hawkins
arrived on the scene. State Trooper
Landes was getting out Of his We
hicle To make the arrest
Miller was arrested Just east
OF Adams Fruit Stand at $50
p III. Trooper LandeS had been on
the case since it was reported
Monday. He was returning from
Appomattox wiah additional sup
plies when Ne saw the young con
Wet on the road Making the ar
rest was routine
Miller was serving a onc-ycar
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
posondo Comes u. Too
Propaganda Comes u. Too
Eerie Space-To-Earth Peep, Peeps
OF Whirling Russian Moon Heard Here

There's no thrill lHite like being
= direct contact with 'hssory in the
making saws Farmvtiles Jack JET
fers whose short wave. radio has
been picking up TIC eerie peep,
reep's Of the Russia. moon as il
whirls around the earth every 90
minutes. II.
The Lonewood .flege science
major also has received the full
Soviet propaganda treatment via
Radio Moscow That mas come
through the broadcasts III English
0bviously beamed tsa. North America
in typic ! Russian propaganda
ashton
LETTERS had his. Hallicrafters,
Model S-38 set tuned ID Radio Nos
COW when the startled world first
heard the Russian announcement Of
the launching That was beamed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Forms Acres. Poy All Up
1858 Wheat Soil Bank Harvest Here
viii BE S22,242 For 70 County Farms

passed om Oct !, The Prince Sid
ward Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation office had COM
plelcd 10 agreements. placing
500 acres III the acreage reserve.
When soil bank payments arc
made later farmers resorting to
US reserve acreage program viii
harvest. s2a 242
The 1857 wheat reserve program
had f8 agreements. 67l acres and
compensation paid was SlT.ll8
Wheat agreements. which re-
qpire ldlIag of reserve acres. are
the first signed III the county an
nually Cotton ana tobacco. Tho
rcaaMins CROPS IN Prince Edward
C@ntY's program wfl come later
iasa Neal the tatal program for
'te thlre crops involved 332 farm
eeMents e83 acres and pav-
Nals et sos 2fq
Ftnc-curcd tobacco Was TIC Midi
t uscd ana best paying 1857
reserve wHh s24233 Fluc-cured
t11~ecQ Wltsl compensation OF
slT5o6 sust HoScd out the wheat
MogEan as the second most heav-
~ used
Cotton IS the county's smallest
progranN the soil bank claiming
all OF the acreage of The three pro-
--e--a farmers
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11

Perhaps two fires but serve to
indicate the value Of Fire Proven
tion Week. members of the Farm
vile Department suggest after battl-
ne flame and smoke Tuesday and
Wednesday in separate calls.
Tuesday night they interrupted
Flre Prevention Week activities, to
douSe flue fire al the Mckinley
Smith home at 500 Bridge Street.
They prevented an extensive
damage.
Wednesday morning firemcn at
Farmville and Pamrlin wore sum
moned e the Covineton home at
Elan vhe~e a small barn stored
with hay and grain vas lost. High
way passersbv noticed the frs and
worked to keep tho flames from
spreading n other buildings.
Owners Away
Fnemcn cxtinguished tho fire
But the barn and contents were lost
in the absence Of owners.
Meanwhile firoman here are con
tlnuing their effort to make the week
meaningful prevention-wise. Today
Friday department speakers
bureau VIII send Spokesman into the
public schools to stress fire dangers
and 70 SHOW prevention films.
First grade white and colorcd
children will b. given All escorted
tour Of the flre house and equipment
there Friday and Psmphn Boy
Scouts will visit the. fire house the
same day at plm.
ENtinsuisher Cneck
During the week, all school fire
extin2alshe4s have been ~hactad
and home. farm and business fire
prevention literature distributed
One source Of disappointment to
fremen has been tho limited traffic
al the fire house in answer to the
invitation for a fire extlnguisher
check pegss,.a W...o bring ,a.e...
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Recreation Group
Will Back Winter
Basketball Games
High School Gym
To Be Open For
Weekend Playing,

S Bruce SPENCER president of the
Farnlville Memorial Recreation AS
ISOLATION. said today the Association
as approved the winter basketball
program at the Farmville Armory
IN the same basis" that ii was run
last year.
The board 0f directors stamped
heir approval on the program at
regular meeting Tuesday night
acluded in the program Will be the
'a'mville Basketball League town
ANS. church league teams and
leh school games
A M. Arlington. Paul Simpson.
Z E McGahey and NJ. U. Leete
we're appointed by the president to
rrange this program. The schedule
# games and atmory use will be
worked out and submitted to the
own council for approval T h Z
National Guard is given priority Oh
he use Of the armory and the
council regulates the use Of the
buildings III other matters,
The winter basketball program
was lnaugurated last year for the
inst time, which is also the first
ear the armory has been avail
able. Spencer said the response last
Tear was fine and the winter pro
nam opened up new field of
ervice undertaken BY the Recrea-
ion Association
Source of Funds Important
Spencer noted that the majority of
funds for the operation Of the rec.
cation programs came from the
community Chest, and he urged all
members Of the Association and
nerscns who have participated Ia
he various programs to lend their
III support II the Chest drive which
starts the last Of October
NJ Y Leete reported that some
1880 boys participated III tie H.
ormal games and basketball NJ
'truction offered at the high school
svmnasium oh Saturdays and Sun
lays last winter The Association
agreed ID finance the program again
his winter in conjunction with the
high school The gymnasium VIII Be
pened 1912 4 nl and - pm each
Saturday and "a pm each Sunday.
November ! through March /.
The open gymnasium Will give
boys chance to practice basket
ball and a pad supervisor VIII be
on hand to organize games and give
instruction where necessary.
Pool Drive
Spencer told the directors that
this week he had requested the town
council to make the necessary STR
vey and prepare a deed to convey
he land IN The Lonqwood Hills rec
reaticn area to tho Recreation AS
ISOLATION This land viii include the
swimming pool site Sale IF The
land was authorized by the town
ccuncil at special meeting August
30
G r Wilson told the group that
the 40 900 swimming pool drive was
at present between S25 900 and
$4,000 He said 100000 donation
cards have not been turned III yet,
but he hoped for a large return
from the persons who have not vet
made pledges or donations. He said
all cards must be turned IN by Mon
day night.
A meeting Of tho membership Of
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Green Stamps Brcok-In

Local authorities arc inycsti-
eating a breaking and entering
that occurred Wednesday night
al Reds Sunoco Station Just
west of Farmville.
Entry was evidently made
through a rear window. A desk
was broken into and the safe
opened by the thief. Missing are
about $500 in cash. several tires.
ten cartons of cigarettes. and
some smaller items.
Oh. yes. The thief took
enough green stamps to cover
his stolen goods.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Prize Photo Prints
Exhibit, Buckingham

Prize-wlnning prints from Ma
tlonal High School Photo Awards
ara being exhibited by the Senior
Science club at Buckingham Cen
tral High School from Octooer 0
70 October 26- This is sponsored
by the science club Of tho school.
The exhibit will be open to the
public On Sunday afternoon Oc-
tober 70 from ? p. N To b. m.
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Tuesday, Wednesday Flame, Smoke
Interrupt Fire Prevention Activities

there Viii be assisted in having
them readied for an emergency if
they need it This service Will be
extended as long as necessary.
Chief Butcher urged property
owners to use safety charts III
checking their premises. He stressed
flues particularly. and trash ac-
cumulations came in for his special
encouragement. too.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Flag ReccplaeIes
Offered No Cost

Az offer 70 p~opids pavement flae
'ecepiacles without lsarge for
Farmyille business places was made
oday bS the iasni,, Eown Council
national Guard colii,siistec prepar-
ing for armory dedication cere
monies here November 2.
The committee requests that flags
be displayed tina, da., particularly
ior the $50 PM. parade through
town which will start the activities.
All requests for rectptaclcs placed
with the town office up to October
Is will be honored, the committee
has been authorized 10 announce.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Herald Staff Men
Rest in Hospitals

Morton L Davis II III Medical Col-
lege HOSPITAL RHehmond. following an
operation on "wednesday morning.
Harry I-ancas ct Is under treat
ment in Southside Hospital
Both are members of the
Herald 4 mechanical staff. and
both are scStilT comfortably
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
Mental Hospital Death Brings Murder
Case Dismissal In Circuit Court Here
Neamiah Smith
Succumbs At
Central State

"A letter this week from Central
State Hospital notifying Prince
Edward County authorities Of the
death Of eamiah Smith brought
dismissal Of the murder case from
the Prince Edward Circuit Court
docket
Smith indicted for the murder
Of Harold Johnson last June %
near Hampden-Sydney. had been
sent 70 Central State for observa-
ton Of his mental condition
Death was attributed to bron-
chial pneumonia Smith and
johnson were Negroes.
The court also gave Clarence
Hall one-year penltentiaIy SEN
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11

The nimbcl al farm agreements
amount of acreage involved ana
payments for 1888 wheat reserved
III the sol bank AT Increased oycr
those ior thc 1857 caop
When the sign-up deadline
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11

tence after his plea Of guilty TO the
felony charge of escape
Hall. a 29-year-old Negro trus-
tee Of Rustburg Convict Camp es-
capped last July while working al
the Farmyille highway mainte-
nance sheds He vas recaptured
here q few hours later.
His sentence is to rum concur
rently With one Ne is presently
serving.
Violate Suspension
Billy Golden Glass. Jr., ana
George Shead both under sus-
pended sentences for house break
Ing in the county. were summoned
% court for failure to comply with
conditions of their suspension
Glass was given a week to comply.
but Shead's appearance in court
VIII be delayed since he is in jail
FOL another offcnse.
The court appointed two add
tlonal special Prince Edward
County policemen for one-year
terms, John P Glenn and George
r. Dickerson.
The appointees serve without
compensation merely being depu-
tlzed ta act If necessary. The Off
GERS provide enforcement man
power in tha areas not within ill.,
corp0raoed towns.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-11
POLLING PLACE CHANGE

The polling place for Leigh Dig
trict voters has been changed
from the store of l.. A. Love to
the Green Bay school Circuit
Court Judge Joel W. Flood au-
thorized the change BY an order
this week
The change was requested by
resolution of the board of super
visors, 70 provide for more order
iy polling action than is possible
in publicly used place.
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season bargains q thing Of the
past.
The Gatlinburg Chamber Of
Commerce pointing to its new
Sl00, 900 civic center and audi
torium-is stepping up efforts
TO schedule conventions at times
when the tourist trade lags.
This resort town already Is
attracting business and pro-
fessional groups 1t would have
found Impossible to accommo-
date q couple Of years ago.
Rates Reduced
At present. the usual date for
shutting down many CONNER
ciql operations Is November 1.
Hotel and motel rates drop ~
to So q person below the peak
rates. Some motels make the
rate cut as early as October l.
although the Smokes are popu-
lar for October week END visits
by nearby residents.
This Is a far cry from the
peak tourist season. when 5000
persons sleep overnight in Cat
hnburg.
Twenty-nine miles away. over
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but with q little notice. they'll
provide Q horse for the riding
enthusiast. The natives ride
more in winter than In sum-
|mer.
Over the mountains at Chero-
kee. IN the Indian reservation.
you may still be able 70 see
full blooded Cherokee Indians
In native dress. But the flowing
headdress you win see on the
Indians &C the side Of the road
Is. oddly. that Of the Sioux.
People have been brought
up on pictures Of this type Of
headdrese." q 6l-year-old Cher.
okee patriarch with an eye for
the tourist trade. said. II we'd
put on our own fairly common
headdress. people wouldn't be-
lieve we were Indians"
And. as the piece de rests.
lance OF q late fall visit. you'll
be able 70 watch the comic and
bold black bears without having
to peer over the shoulders Of
Is or 50 amateur cameramen.
Here Are Tips
A few tips:
Take warm clothing. The
weather Is Is unpredictahle IN
the Smokies, especially in the
fan. as II - everywhere else.
Wool shirts and wool skirts
should 50 into the suitcase.
Sweaters. sturdy shoes. and q
raincoat are advisable. The
temperature can be deeeivingly
warm In daytime. but at night
Il can get 10 freezing.
Acquaint yourself with Park
Service rules concerning the
bears. They're cute. but can
be dangerous. There have been
Instances Of tourists without
food to ofIer who have been
clawed BY angry bears spoiled
by other tourists.
Take along q camera. There
are many surprises around the /
bends In the mountain road.
II you don't have q camera
along, you'll wish you did.
Get out 81 your car occa-
sionally. stretch your legs. and
explore. Youll learn then why
this IL the most popular ma
tional park In America.
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shown less courage. she would
have been sent % the sIauelll|I
house, No use wasting feed Oh
Q tImId COW.
Another COW comes into the
rims a smaller one. She looks
harmless but II turns out she's
even more dangerous than the
first one. Being small. she can
turn faster and catch & man
with his back turned.
Bulls. explained the aficion-
ado. are gentlemen. Most or
them win never charge q man
when his back is turned. but
COWS have no such principles.
They are mean which adds q
fillip Of danger 10 an after
noon at q bull farm.
A man starts inviting the
tourists TO try their skill Ia the
ring. Most Of them simply
laugh politely. A few SPAN
iafds In business clothes try it
-aiid hustle quickly behind the
nearest barrier.
An Amateur Tries
But an American, entfanced
by the spectacle---or perhaps
the sherry - takes OF his
glasses and picks up the red
cloth known Is the muleta.
This Is the one used for the
kill, A sword "A stick for this
cccasion--is hidden IN the
folds.
The American twitches the
cloth. The COW charges. He
to side step. Trfum-
plant. he bows and waves TO
the crowd. The bull makes d
quick turn. The crowd shouts
4 warning. He looks around,
throws his red cloth at the bull
and hotfoots II for the nearest
barrier.
For the tourists, the after
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liam Dunphy. who retired
September 30.
The perennial favofite, 1ean-
t. Claus Is Coming to Town"
Is hitting the aiFwayes, and
American President Lines is
getting into the holiday mood.
II Is urging q December %
February 2 cruise on the IS
President Hoover as q Christ
mas gift.
49,
II you can't 60 yourself, you
might take q Hawaiian cruise
aboard the Hawaiian Steamship
Co.'s IS Leilani via the Mickey
Mouse Club" The Walt Disney
show win feature such q cruise
October n through October 20.
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with . local gallant in the short
jacket and skin-tight pants Of
the flamenco dancer. Berets
of the men tourists wind up on
the fiower-bedecked heads Of
the local girls.
Its all a painless way 70 be-
come an oficionado. But IL
has one after effect. After such
an afternoon. you get q sneak
ing urge TO see the real
thing. m. o.
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the mountains along Route AL,
Is Cherokee. N. c. Another
1000 can be accommodated
there. During the summer
many are turned away at both
towns Visitors In the fall have
little trouble.
Although summer Is the most
popular season In the Great
Smoky Mountains National
Park. an oif-season visit can be
rewarding.
II you go now. you viii miss
the bumper-t0-bumper trafic
over the two-lane highway
which crosses the mountains.
You win pay $3.50 tsingle, to
50 tdoublel instead Of IS to Si2
for . hotel room. and less In
the motels.
Food prices are about the
same on and on season. These
prices are on . par with good.
but not fancy. restaurants in
Washington. d. c. But you will
be able TO md q table more
readily, and win have more
time 70 enjoy the tasty noun
tain honey which Is IS common
as salt and pepper on 0atlln-
burg dining tables.
Things to De
II you are in the mountains
at an early hour. you can en-
JOY . breathtakins sight the
visitor misses - the
hoarfroSt which turns the ever
green's q silvery white.
You can take q horseback
ride In the crisp mountain air.
The stables close offiicially
about the middle Of November.
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TIP TO TOURISTS:
CHECK SCHEDULES

Washington changes to
Eastern Standard Time to-
day. and many carriers
schedules viii be affected.
II you're starting q trip
today. be sure to check with
airline. bus line or railroad
for exact departure time.
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Here's q BIoodIess Way
To Study BuIIfightine

covering his eyes TO avoid
fright. Il motionless under the
heavy mat which protects his
side against the cows horns.
on three sides Of the ring
are barriers set less than a foot
from the wall behind which
the local torer0s can slide when
the going gets rough.
Enter the cow--black, horned
and mean looking. win she 90
for the horse or turn away7
This Is her first test OF bravery.
She stands q moment. her hoofs
stomping the earth. Then she
charges the horse.
And now . man slips out
from behind q barrier. The
cape he fiourishes Il pink on
one side. yellow on the other.
IT'S not the color. explains an
aficlonado, but the movement.
The bull heads for the cape.
plunges into Il and goes on as
the man steps quickly 70 the
side.
A Second Test
The second test Of bravery
Is upon US. II she turns and
heads for the cape again, she's
brave. II she keeps on going.
she's no mother for . brave
bull.
She turns. all right---and
heads straight for the man.
He puts his hand out TO stop
her and i've other toreros surge
out from behind the barriers
70 distract her.
They say her horns have
been hunted but when the
man struggles up from where
she threw him. there's q big
rip in his pants. He doesn't get
up right away. either. and YOU
get that sickening feeling 81
sudden death at the bull ring
But he's not hurt. Since move
rAent Ii what excites the ami
NAL. toreros In tough spots
simply freeze till the danger
passes.
Now the owners are con-
WINGED she Is INDEED q brave
COW worthy Of q marriage. Her
number Is recorded. II she had
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How About q Fall Visit
10 Popular Smokes?
by JACK JONAS
aInr nlnn cnrraannnAnnh

GATLNBURG Tenn.-Ihs year and next may ofier your
chance for oseason bargain the Smokes the
most popular Of the national parks
"A emphasis fall and winter conventions and In
creased interest fall vacations here may soon make
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moons adventure In bun lore
isn't over yet. The " excur-
sion fare also includes q late
afternoon flamenco show.
champagne and sandwiches.
In the patio. the dancers
whiri. Then. one after another.
they pull tourists from the
crowd TO dance with them. A
previously dignifed middle
aged lady pounds her heels In
the middle Of the dance floor
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ALL AT SEA
ALL AT SEA
Old Hand at Cunord
Planning Retirement

Some interesting personnel
changes were announced this
week By Cunard Lines.
one Of import Is that Sir
Ivan Thompson. fleet commo-
dore and captain Of the Queen
Elizabeth. Is getting ready TO
retire. He has taken the big
Queen across the Atlantic
since June. 1864. He was
knighted 4 year later.
Harold p. Borer. United
States general manager. win re-
tire Wednesday. That post win
be taken By Edwin Seymour
Bell. until now deputy general
manager. James J. Corliss has
been named United States pur-
chasing agent. succeeding VII
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-" 80 49, = = = ~ TH"f7T~
MADRID, Spain. You might
as well face II. In these parts
you can't get away from the
bullnght.
Singers declaim the glory Of
the torero ftorcador. 10 you
but not to the 1panislll. Comic
and picturesque postcards
feature the bull. The flamenco
dancers get the movements Of
the torero into their footwork.
The entrance Of q ione-since
retired gallant Of the bullring
into q night club Is the sign
for . mighty chorus Of -oles. "
For tourists who can't see
the glory for the slaughter.
there Is a way Of getting. to
know something about bull.
fighting free Of gore.
Not far from here Is q bull
farm where the brave bulls
are bred for their hour In the
limelight It's all q matter Of
breedine--not training. The
bull never sees the cape TIL he
gets 70 the ring. II he knew
the cape was lust q cape. he'd
go for the man and there'd be
fewer toreros around 10 hear
the "oles" ct the kill.
The bulls mother Is the
animal that plunges her head
against the side OF the plea.
doris horse and whirls to dash
against the torero's scarlet
standard at the bull farm.
And therein lies its fascina-
tlon. For here. they determine
whether a COW Is brave enough
TO mate with q bull and produce
q brave offspring.
Visit 70 Farm
The farm--rolling and rocky
terrain fringed BY mountains
has its own bull ring. The tour
lists settle themselves on the
benches above the ring. walters
pass through the crowd hand
Ing out sherry and the show Is |
on.
Across the ring from the gate
through which the COW viii
come waits the picador with his
long pike. His horse. binders
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