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September IS, 1857
Mr.. Canute A. Brodhurst, Ed.
The st. Croix Avis
Christiansted, ". I.
Dear Mr. Brodhurst:
/ wish to express my appre-
citation for the fine editorial
which appeared in the st.
Croix Avis on Friday, Septem
Der 10, 1857.
As d result Of the successful
year just completed, | hope
that Congress will look with
favor upon the extension OF
C @ for another ten
years.
/ appreciate your congratu-
lations, and am sure that all
Of the employees of VICORP
who contributed so much to
cur highly successful year
are proud of your Editorial.
Regards,
Sincerely,
Kenneth A. Bartlett
President
, 1957-09-17
5 {
PUBLICATION

1t is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Government
of the Virgin Islands of the
United States has authorized
The Reverend Norman Ken
meth Yates of All Saints Epis-
copal Church, Charlotte Anna
lie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
to perform civil-religious cere
monies in the Virgin Islands.
Government Of the Virgin
Islands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas
September 9, 1857
Joseph E. Ftp Patrick
Executive Assistant
to the Government Secretary
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05
Former Farmville
Man, S. c. Councill,
Dies At Age of SIS

A former Farmville construction
engineer died March 10, in Hickory,
N C., just after he completed a
contract at Charlotte, N. c.
He was Stedman Ciley Council.
SIS. a member Of an old and proTnin-
ent Hickory family His death was
attributed to a heart attack.
He was the last Surviving son of
the late Judge W B Council and
Mrs. Council. whose home is near
her sons. He attended Hickory city
schools. Porter Military Academy
at Charleston. S. c., and the Uni
versity of North Carolina
Mr.. Council married the former
Miss Marian Epes. Of FarmYlle
who survives. Other survivors in
clude a daughter Alan and a sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth Council
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05
Knoxville

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Moring, and
Richard and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Payne. Of Richmond, were week
end guests Of Mrs. Carey Payne at
Arcanum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Dunn
and children. Of Newport News.
were week end guests of Mrs Carrie
A. Word
Mr. and Mrs. Roy f Coleman, Of
Farmville. visited relatives here and
al Arcanum Sunday
Rodney and Scott Word and Miss
Ruby Gillispie. Of Richmond, spent
the week end here
Lyle Ransom, Of Waynesboro.
spent several days here and went
to wilmington. Del. Saturday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs W. Gilmore Ran
son. His mother, Mrs. B G Ransom,
who had been visiting them, re-
turned home with him
Mrs. John Word spent Wednesday
with MI. and Mrs. W. F. O'Meara
at Roanoke.
Sunday guests OF, MI and Mrs.
Richard Dunevant were Mr. and
MRS. Warren Dunevant and son, Of
Farmville. Mr. and Mrs Irving
/ Bergman. and children, Of Rich
mond Mrs. Bergman and the
/ children y emain 6 d for a. week 3
visit
Mr. and Mrs. Murriel DuneVant.
and family spent Saturday in Rich
mond
Miss Barbara DuneVant and r
/ F. Price were IN FarmYille Satur-
63y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05

get is for instruction at a cost OF
1872, 673.
The general county budget calls
for S14677 for welfare and S4,429
for public health, among other
items.
There was no public opposition or
requests al the meeting April l.
When the budget was approved
Pin Bali Tax
The supervisors announced their
intention Of passing an ordinance at
the May meeting to the effect that
tax Of 500 will be levied on all
pin ball and like amusement ma
chimes in the county. This ordinance
will be made effective January /,
1858.
Three groups Of citizens APP
peared before the supervisors in
connection with highway matters.
A request was made to hard sur
face several miles Of Route 1928
Two requests were made to take
existing roads into the secondary
system Of the county The roads
under consideration are u s miles
Of road leading off Route Is at C R.
Wise store, and % Is miles Of
road leading off Route 748 in Fran
cisco district between Sheppards
and New Store
In routine action. the supervisors
made their monthly appropriations
for the operation Of the public
schools. welfare department and
public health department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05
Buckingham adopts NO Change
Budget; Monthly appropriations

$1,000 last year but through econ
omy Of operation the deficit did not
materialize
The property tax is expected to
bring in $l79, 1875 and state and
federal funds for schools are esti-
mated at $348,077. The school bud,
get is S65 888 more than the $478 go
spent on schools this year. and it
calls for capital outlay Of $l610
The largest item in the school bud
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05
curdsvile News and Social Events
Cold Weather, Recent Rains SloW
Gardening Work In This Section

mond visited her aunt. Mrs Virgie
Taylor. who is 80, near Dllwyn and
found her SO cheerful and full Of life,
just an inspiration to everyone who
visits her. She can still dance and
enjoys having young company to
visit her
Mrs. Lenora Griffith Baber in
jured her foot last week and still
is not able to wear a shoe
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weaver and
D..A. Griffith, Tommie Thomas and
Alfred Harris are still on our sick
list. Colds and flu have been very
prevalent in this community
Rains Slow Green Thumbs
The cold weather and recent rains
have kept many from doing much
gardening i'll this section.
Latest report from Miss Eliza
White. SO. of Gold Hill, is that she
has started working in her garden
She is the only aunt of your cores
pondent. Mrs Emmett Dunkum
The old colored aunt, Julia Har-
vey. 80. who lives near DillWyn, IS
keeping very we'll, although not now
able to do much work She stays
up and likes company She remeqI-
bers at eight years old being sod
as a slave
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05

Mrs. Mlttie Moore, and children
Of Buckingham. visited her mother
Mrs. Annie Garrett, last week
Mr.. and Mrs Emmett Dunkum
called on Mr. and Mrs. Joe I Tai.
ley near Columbia Sunday Other
guests there were Mr.. and Mrs
Harris Talley, Of Richmond. Mrs
Linda Walton nd Mrs Mary Pruden.
both of Gainesville.
Hickory Grove Home Demonstra-
ton club will meet with Mrs. Paul
Jones and Miss Florence Jones
April at 2:30 pm Roofing
Plants and Shrubs" win be dis
cuSsed.
Mr.. and Mrs, Eric Flanagan, Of
Henderson, N. c., spent the week
end at their Buckingham Springs
home
Smiths Visit Parents
Mi. and Mrs Bernard Smith
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Jim Marks. Sunday
Sympathy is extended the family
of Mrs. Jim Marks in the death Of
her sister, Mrs. Lula Morrison. il
Richmond last Weeh.
Miss Ruby Kessler. and sister, Of
North Carolina, visited theil
brother. George Kessler, last week
VIII Elan continues quite i'll il
his home
Dunkums Have Guests
Mrs Reeves Phaup. Walter anc
Bcuk Marks visited the Emmett
Dunkuns last week
p A Griffith. Miss Annie Phaup
Miss Edna Jamerson and Mrs D
,M Boiling were in Blackstone San
day.
Mrs. Paul CaudiD and children o.
Richmond visited her parents Mi
and Mrs. Sweden Allen Sunday
The second shot Of polio vaccine
will be given at the Cmdsyille Com
munity House Wednesday at 8 pm
Rev Philip Thomas filled his ap
pointment at Smyrna church Sun
day morning
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-05
Attend Meeting

Those attending the WsCS dis
Tict meeting at Trinity Methodist
church il Amelia last week were
Mrs Watkins Lee Mrs Cleveland
Jones ard Mrs Wesley Dunkum
WSCS met with Mrs Alma Dun
yum Wednesday
Mrs. Carroll Griffith's father. Mr.
williamson. Of Tennessee, who has
been with her for month or 50. is
cutie III at Southside Community
Hospital
Mrs. Geneva Cox. Of LynchbWg.
spent the week end with Mrs Fubie
Smith. and family
Mrs. Corbin Wise spent the week
end with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hamilton
and family. and visited Mrs. Reeves
Phaup.
Mems Club Meets
Smyrna M4n's club no- at The
church Tuesday
Misses Kathy and Barbara Bailey
visited their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Agee, Of DiIlwyn, over
the week end
Recent guests Of Mn and Mrs
Walter Marks were Mr. and Mrs
Floyd Pressnett. and family Of
Pamplin. MFR and Mrs. Eric Flana-
gan, Of Henderson. N. c.. Miss
Frances Webb. Of Green Springs,
and Bobby Webb. OF Vinton
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Dunkum
visited Mr., and Mrs. Joshua Dun
KUN. Of Dillwyn, last week
Aliens Have Guests
Mr. and Mrs Jack Allen, and
son. Sunday had Mrs Paul Caudill
and daughters. Of Richmond and
Mrs. Sweden Allen and Mrs 0 NJ
Boiling as guests
Misses Florence and Anne Scruggs
spent a night with Mrs. Reeves
Phaup last week
Mrs Mayfield Ownsby, who is on
a nursing case near Mt Zion. was
home for the week end
Mrs. M. M. Julian is on the sick
list
Mrs. Taylor Enjoys Company
/ While in the neighborhood last
week, Mrs Frank Hyman, of Rich
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-12-21

will be more, not fewer, Little
Rocks"
The NAACP, Mr.. wilkins said,
is "still hopeful that there will
be bipartisan sponsorship of a
measure or measures designed to
effect further improvements in
the civil rights situation. Your
disavowal on behalf of the Ad-
ministration not only seems to
leave the field of action to the
majority party in Congress; IT
will also disappoint the consid-
cradle number Of Republicans in
Congress who will wish to add TO
the fine civil rights record they
established in the last session.
Our Association" he assert
ed, expects to join others in
pressing for additional legisla-
ton in the Congress and trusts
that the Administration will see
the wisdom of giving official
support TO the effort"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-12-21
Jolly Glee Club

The Jolly Glee Club held its
anniversary November 80 at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
Allen, 2102 NV seth terri.
Everyone had a wonderful
time with plenty to eat. Believe
me, II was just great and I wish
you could have been there.
The club is sponsored by Mrs
Allen, Mrs Tucker, Mrs. Stoney,
Mrs. Marshall, Mr.. Roundtree and
Mr.. Thompson.
Guests in attendance were Mrs.
Estella Bearson, Mrs. Lonella
Small, Mrs. Jessie Trap, Mrs
Billie Way, Mrs. Caretha Mar
Snail, Mrs. Howard Francis, Mrs
Oderine Mcconnell, Mrs. Theola
Davis and Ulysses Grant. Obi we
had glorious time.
Our monthly meeting is held on
the third Sunday. Visitors are in
vited.
Mrs. Allen, president
Mrs. Stoney, secretary
Mrs. Tucker. reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-12-21
Entertains With
Classic Luncheon

Mrs. Mamie L. Wells of End
Ave. invited q number Of guests
up to watch the Orange Blossom
Classic Parade on last Saturday
The long balcony offered a per-
feet reviewing stand. "A delicious
luncheon of which platters of
chicken, hot rolls and homemade
pound cake were the pieces de
resistance, was served to more
than so out-of-town visitors,
house guests, relatives a n d
friends.
Among these were Mr.. and Mrs.
Cause, Barlow; the Samuel
Stocktons and the Thomas Stock
tons, st. Petersburg; Mrs. Roney
Bailey, Tampa; Mrs. Lila john
son, Madison; G. D, Rogers Jr.,
Bradenton; Roy WEIGH, Saratoga,
NY; Ted King and Mrs. Birdia
Nelson, N.YC..... and Mrs. Luz
ellie Holiday, Tallahassee.
Also Mesdames Alice Dean,
Blanche Dean, Genevieve Lock-
hart; Alice Butler, Carrie Evans,
Artie Richardson, Belle Jordan,
Eula King Bailey, Lizzie Ross, AL
ia Screen, Ruby Certain, Alvilds
Sands, Bert Lewis, Ida Sidney,
Carrie Role, Evelyn Williams,
Brazilia Perry, and w. c. Brock
ington. Also the John billiards,
the Lowell Richardson's, the Irwin
Fields, Leonard Harrison and
Miss Jackqueline earns.
Small fry included Stephanie
Fredericks, Adria Harrison, Geo.
Walter Sands, John and Harold
billiard, Robbie and Linda NC
Cray, Oracle Sidney and the
Johnson children, Eunice, Leroy,
Susie and Theodore.
Mrs. Wells, a daughter OF the
late John Larrimore, lived for
more than 20 years in New York
City. She is at present the pro-
prietor of the former Scott Room
ing House at 1920 End ave.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-12-21
|AACP to Press for New
|ivil Rights Measures

uEW YORK Despite Atty
william p. Rogers disa-
val of Administration support
additional civil rights legis-
ION in the 1868 session of the
neress, the National Associa-
4 for the Advancement of
@lored People, In concert with
or organizations, will seek for
actment of new civil rights
easures, Roy wilkins, NAACP
ecutive secretary, has inform
Mr.. Rogers.
In a letter dispatched to the re-
ntly appointed Attorney Cen
Isl on Dec. IL, Mr.. Wilkins ex-
ressed the "uneasinesS among
.Iherents of civil rights, /"
tompted by Mr.. Rogers remarks
a press conference on Dec. 8
which he is reported to have
LIED for a cooling off" period
\ the struggle for civil rights.
according to newspaper re-
Drts. Mr.. Rogers indicated that
lie Eisenhower administration
elieves that "the best interests
1 the country" would be served
II emitting from its 1858 legis-
tive program any civil rights
III. Further, he is reported as
living cited the harm caused bv
little Rock as justification for
he need of "rest" from this
sue and as having noted that
me was required to see how the
ivil Rights Act of 1857 worked.
The implication of these re-
larks, Mr.. wilkins told the At
>rney General, is shat the Ad-
intends to follow
olicy of caution and even in
ctivity in this field" sitting on
lie sidelines as "a sort of spec
ltor."
Mr.. Rogers remarks, the
AACP pointed out, seemed to
1dorse the southern clamor for
DING nothing" Both moderates
nd extremists in the South
want moratoria on all action in
lie field" Mr.. Wilkins asserted
ALI of which means they want
} do nothing, to stand still, to
laintain status quo"
"All thoughtful Americans, in
uding civil rights advocates"
lie letter continued, would agree
lat a specific situation like that
Little Rock, which seems to be
approving, should not be aggra-
ated either by the government
: by private individuals or
roups. But to find In Little Rock
4 implication that the govern
Ient's policy should be to mark
me is unfortunate. Unless 8 Il
rm stand Is maintained over the
hole desegregation front, mobs
nd their back-stage managers
ill continue to mock law and
rder, with the result that there
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-12-21

sutNln DIST. CO.. Mtc. pEIRlED cav es
FROM 1908 saaiM HrurAl mark - psccf
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The Arizona post., 1957-07-05
Ruins of Ancient Temple
Proves Guzu Inhubitunce

JERUSALEM (SpeciaD-
About the end of February
1857, tractor drivers work
ing not far from Kibbutz
Nirim on the border of the
GAIA Strip, came upon the
remains of a mosaic floor.
From some of the orna-
mentS visible it immediate
ly became clear that they
had accidentally discovered
an ancient synagogue. The
members of the Kibbutz
called in the Department of
Antiquities and it was de-
cided to excavate and clear
the entire building.
THE EXCAVATIONS,
which were carried out un-
der the direction of Mr.. S.
Levy, uncovered a syna-
gogue divided into a main
hall paved with colored mo-
saics, two aisles paved with
polished limestone slabs,
the area before the ark,
which is slightly lower than
the floor of the main hall,
and an exterior apse, with
the foundation of the Ark
of the Law in front of it.
The mosaic floor of the
main hall is divided by
winding vine branches iSsu-
ing from an amphora flax
ed by peacocks at the CEN
ter of the lower border into
circles containing birds, an
imals, trees, vases and bas-
kets of various shapes fill
ed with fruit.
OF PARTICULAR inter-
est are elephants, bulls, a
bird in a cage, a hen laying
an egg, palm trees flanked
by doves, etc. In front of
the Ark of the Law there is
a menorah (seven-branched
candlestick), ethrogs, a lu-
The Arizona post., 1957-07-05

the apse. These are prob
ably rolled up a m VI e t S.
Their opening and decipher-
ment present a difficult
technical problem which is
now under consideration.
THIS ANCIENT syna-
gogue, one of the largest
ever discovered in Israel,
bears witness to the exist
ence of a prosperous Jew
ish community in the an
cient town of Maon (Me-
nois) in the GAIA area.
The style of the syna-
gogue mosaic floor recalls
in many details the mosaic
floor of a Byzantine church
discovered by Australian
soldiers in 1917 in Wadi
Shellal near Tel Jemeh, not
far from Nirim, and trans
ferred to the Australian
war m m orr a at Mel
bourne.
The Arizona post., 1957-07-05

Law and shofar (Jewish
ritual symbols, commonly
used in the decoration of
ancient synagogues) flank
ed by lions. Above the Men
orah is an Aramaic inscrip-
ton which has not yet been
completely deciphered. A
number of carved ivory
pieces found in the apse
probably belonged to orna-
ments of the Ark of the
Law.
The small pit in the cor
ner of the apse in which the
synagogue elders kept the
funds of the community,
was found open; most of
the scattered coins belong
to the reign of Justinian
(527-565 C.E.) and a few to
the reign of Tiberius II (of
the year 580-1 C.E.)
About twenty tiny bronze
and silver rolls bearing He
brew letters were also in