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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
Farnville High School Graduate Works In
Oil Field; Finds Diamonds On Jungle Trip

Editors Note. The following let
ter was written BY Bill Schulcr.
Farmyilic High School graduate and
a graduate Of Texas Tech. The p
ycar-old petroleum engineer is work
ina WITH IN" Creole Petroleum. Com
pany in l.augunillas. Ncneznla. He
went to Caracas 10 A short training
school. sponsored by his company
which is Il subsidiary OF Standard
Oil Company. Schiller was sup
posed to lily to Caracas January |,
but had his flight Cancelled because
Of the revolution which started
there. As his letter relates he caught
A ride there on January 2. Mr. and
Mrs. X. T.. Schiller. Bill's parents
were pleased with the letter and
gave Mrs. LOUIS Dahi. a FarmvilIc
Highs School trachcr. CREDIT for get
ting Bill interested in Informative
writing. Hearing about the letter.
The Herald asked and received p~r-
mission TO print il for the interest
OF our readers and-especially Rill's
friends and former schoolma,cs
Sun noon 2-7-58
Dear Nom and Dad
| got back to Langlnnllas Thurs
day afternoon about 43o and
really enjoyed the whole trp III
try to start from the very begin
nlng. ! think I've already told YOU
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

b., 300 feet 10 1000 feet or maybe
a little more
Then the StcWardcsS told us that
We could sec It around the next
bend and sure enough there ii was
/ was hidden hom vicw by about
22O degrees Of 4 circle and YOU
could see !. only from straight On
o. little way to each side The
tai was up IN a box or dead end
canyon and the plane. after II flew
~ had 70 make a sharp bank and
turn around and then we passed 1t
again The plane made several
passes ~ the falls and then went
back 70 Canaima and landed and
had lunch.
The a u d n & strip was Just
q packed down dirt strip about
che half mile long and inst vide
enough FOR tho wheels OH the DC
n WAS 4 little rough too
That afternoon wc took icep
around Canaima and that vas
really nice, Canaina itself IS really
beautiful. The Carrao river kind Of
splits up and there II Is about one
fourth mile wide and there at the
Wide portion is falls seven In
fact Below the falls Is Big lagoon
perhaps ono half to three fourths of
a male long and one fourth to one
half mile wide The water In the
RIVER and all OF the rivers around Is
a KIND OF Opaque chocolate brown
the people say from iron and iodine
Around the lagoon were quite u
few sand beaches and they had
definite rose tint IN them from some
mineral IN the sand Below the IA
coon there WAS a rapids that re-
minded me of White Horse Rapids
except II wasn't quite as long aud
tlc White water had \ brown
tingc ~ H.
Iatsian Miner
Sunday morning We walked lib
TO the falls not Angel Falls on
tlr' cabin side Of the lagoon and
then went across the lagoon and
walked up under ne mann falls
", came back and Rol ready q KIP
hannc but there vas this Latyian
miner There and got 10 talking
with him and asked him # i
could 90 back With hmm to his
mine and he said OK
Monday morning We left Canaima
BIZ iccp and went about 8 mics
across the Sabana down u @wheFc
he had hls alannnm cano6 hidden
IN y snal creek ~ got II the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

were & Of us going down on a
pC.3 so It wasn't real crowded We
found out later that The usual group
was 20 to = but this was the first
bunch IL ? weeks because Of the
Revolution.
On tho plane were fellow and
his wife name Wicker hc was a re-
porter for Wall Street Journal and
bad GENE down to cover the rcvolu-
ton. : other OIL field workers from
eastern Vrnczula a German fellow
who had come down two years ago
70 help the VeneNlan government
with their telephone problems, and
a movie producer from MGM named
kaplan who was taking what he
called documentary shots. II
seems be was making ARRANGEMENTS
TO film the larger portion Of Green
Mansion down there
We had q nice flight even tho
i was little bnmpv W. stopped
IN Aaaco. San Tome and Ciudad
Bolivar. About 10 minutes out of
Cuidad Bolivar after leaving we
flew over Cclro Bolivar that's the
famous iron mountain where U S
Steel and Bethlehem ate work.
ing The ore from il averaged ~
pei gent iron and that amt bad
They not far from there Was The
CaIoni River that's the gold dia-
sny0nd river Of Venezuela. AN gov
/inmcnt roads stopped at Cerro
Bolivar
Mountain Scenery
Then We flew over q couple Of
higher mountains and We were up
over the Gran Sabana II looked
TO me lot like the Bad Lands
Of South Dakota except on a grand
scale There were hills and then al
Of sudden YOU d come to straight
sided thing sticking M 4 thousand
OF 50 feet that looked perfectly
fla. on top then YOU be gong
along over ordianry type looking
terrain and all Of a sudden You'd be
out over steep sided valley maybe
a thousand Or So feet deeper than
The rest OF the land around
1hcn Yc came 10 canama where
The Resort is for Angel Falls
We flew over Gamma and on up
the river Carrao 70 the falls We
were nov flying below the tops Of
the surrounding "mcsas that the
table 'op Ike mountains sticking
up We Al Kept looking FOR the
falls after w rounded cache bond
and there We're many Of them may
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

New iron sklllcts which are not
marked prc-scasoned should By
eoasoned before they are used To
~ This place q little unsalfcd fat
in The skillet and heat il in thc
oven tor several hours at Tow
temperature.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

Electric grills and waffle irons
should be left opcn to cool. To keep
the grin or iron from becoming
rancid during storage, place piece
'of clean, imprinted paper between
thc cooking surfaces
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

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Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21
E. dorado
Mrs. NJ. E. LeGrands

WITS WI. Il. LE0IdIiuS
The city wide usher board will
meet Sunday, February % at
the First Baptist church at 3
p. m. All ushers and friends are
invited. Albert Thompson
spent the weekend with family.
Mr.. Thompson is working at
Dallas, Texas. Mrs. E. V.
Boone has returned from Camp
Aldersgate, Little Rock, where
she attended the Day Camp d.
rectors course. The purpose OF
this course was to prepare STU
dents to direct Girl Scout Day
camps. The group was conpos-
ed of girl scoutera from Region
v, which includes Arkansas, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Tennessee. She reports a most
enjoyable training session. :.
Founders Day is being observed
by PTA's of the city schools.
Last Wednesday Rev. Robert
Dickerson, pastor of Shiloh Bap-
fist church, Camden, was guest
speaker. The Watson elementary
schools observance was held
Monday mite, February IT, The
address was given by the Rev.
j. J. Brown, pastor of Lees Cha
pei AME church. Mrs. Octavia d.
Loudd, a resident of Ell Dorado,
and teacher in the Smackover
public schools, was. guest speak
er at the Carver elementary
school, Wednesday mite, February
10. Sherman Andrews, bro
ther of the late Rev. H. Andrews
passed Tuesday mite, February H.
At this time, funeral arrange
mentg are incomplete. Mrs
Ophelia Goodwin is confined to
the Warner Brown hospital. e
Mrs. L. v. Greer entertained
students buying U. S. Saving
Stamps with a Valentine party
at the Watson elementary school
Mrs. Greer is director of the
Saving Stamps project at the
school. Rev. Jack T. Stephens
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21
NCNW Panel

The Religious, Educational and
Fellowship committee of the Ma
tional Council of Negro Women
will present a panel discussion
after the business session Sunday,
February % at the YWCA from
to 6 p. m. The theme: Gain
ing Strength for Today's Chal-
lenge,' which will be cooTdinated
by Mrs. Nancy Parker, will be
discussed by topics as follows:
Fellowship - Mrs. Mary P.
Gaines; Faith - Mrs Alberta
Jones; Service - Mrs. E. B. Toll
lette; Prayer - Mrs. Bernice
Hayman Guest soloiat will be
Mrs. Juanita S. Ivy. Mrs Ander-
son G1asco Isl chairman of the
committee. All members Of the
council are expected to be pres
ent. Mrs. Mildred Works, preai-
dent.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21
AkE's Honor
v. R. Nine"

The AME churches of Little
Rock honored the nine Negro
Children who are enrolled at
Central high school, their par
ents and sponsors in a special
recognition service last Sunday at
8 p. m. at Bethel AME church,
9th and Broadway streets. Shor-
ter college choir furnished music,
assisted by other musical talent
of the city, and Horace Mann
band ensemble.
Bishop o. L. Sherman was the
principal speaker. Responses were
made by Mrs. Oscar Eckford,
Miss Carlotta Walls and Mrs.
Daisy Bates. Rev. r. K. Young
made presentations of white 1eath-
er monagrammed Bibles to the
group.
Co-sponsors of the recognition
service were the Conference
Branch of Young Peoples Depart
ment of the Missionary Society,
Mrs Essie Long, president and
the AME Minister'S Alliance,
Rev. J. H. Gipson, president.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21

that in some patients it appeared
to add to the effect of the nerve
blocking drug. It's chief value,
they emphasized, was in reduc;ni
the anxiety that normally acco'
panies a disease of this kind.
this respect, they added, "Mi.-
town" has advantages over pre-
vious drugs used as aids in the
treatment of high blood pressure,
in that it is not habit-forming
and lacks serious side effects.
The nerve-blocking drug, they
point out, is superior to previous
drugs of its kind in that it's eff
feet lasts longer, and that all Of
it gets into the blood stream to
do its work, rather than being
absorbed in other parts Of the
body where it is of no value.
The doctors caution that al
though the combination is def
niteiy Of value in reducing
blood pressure and improving the
patients symptoms and outlook,
it is too early to predict how this
one-two attack on high blood
pressure will change the coursa
of the disease.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21

from the school board.
Minnie Jeans expulsion from
the school bans her from any
school in the district during the
remainder of the semester.
The expulsion of the Negro girl
is the first to be publicized as
far as we can find. However, Vir-
gil Blossom, superintendent of
the school board stated at a press
conference recently when queried,
that others have been expelled.
But when the superintendent,
was asked to name some, he
could not recall the names or
the incidents.
The dream of Minnie Jean, 18th
grade, who wants to major in
English, but has expressed a de-
sire to do civic work, has been
hampered at Central hi. Minnie
Jean Isl tall beautiful brown
skinned girl, the Oldest of four
children, who lives with her par
ents in small unpretentious
apartment. Her father is paint
ing and building contractor, who
has found it difficult to obtain
work since his daughter entered
the integrated school under a
court order. The girl is commune
cative, good natured and friend
ly. Even in her beauty, the suf-
fering, humiliation, name calliyg
and abuse she has endured, mir
ror in her face. And yet in the
face of an expulsion, her head is
yet unbowed.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21


The question is: what causes
the arterioles to narrow? Many
diseases can cause artery con-
striction, and in such cases, high
blood pressure is no mystery. In
most instances, however, high
blood pressure exists alone, or it
leads to other diseases. In these
cases, the underlying cause is
still matter of speculation.
A wide range of treatments
have been used to combat high
blood pressure, such as drugs to
dilate the blood vessels, special
diets and delicate nerve-severing
operations. All these methods
work in some patients, are in
effective in others.
Recently, a two-pronged APP
proach to treatment of high blood
pressure was announced at the
Cardiac Clinic Of st. Barnabas
Medical Center, Newark, M.
This involves a combination of
two drugs, mecamylamine, a
drug that blocks the passage Of
the nerve impulses that construct
the blood vessels; and the tran
QUILTING drug Midtown, which
acts to ease anxiety and tension,
make patients more manage
able and, in general, improve
their outlook.
Used in this manner the two
drugs brought a significant re-
duction in blood pressure to 35
of 81 patients, in some a reduc-
ton to normal levels, as we'll as
a decrease in headaches and APP
prehension, common symptoms
of high blood pressure. >
The doctors report that the
tranquilizing drug could not be
considered of value in actually
L '";~r The blood pressure, but
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21
Bias School Board
Expe|s Central Hi
Negro Student
Continued from page one)


that the Negro students are the
targets and not instigators. Yet
the Negroes have had to bear the
major portion of the blame.
Minnie Jean, during the past
two months has suffered more
harassment and abuse than any
of the others as an individual,
bat they all have suffered be-
You'd point of endurance. Yet
these Negro children are expected
to suffer and grin and bear it,
which proof is shown in the
suspension notice reproduced in
this paper. Minnie, who was SUI
spended before, involving a soup
splitting incident, was not accord
ing to the record, the instiga-
tor. Minnie was kicked by a male
student to her knees on the
school campus while her mother
looked on helplessly. She was re-
turned to school, on the ground,
according to the suspension no
tice signed by the school princi-
Pc! Jess Matthews, that she was
to take whatever was heaped
upon her and not retaliate, ply
sically of vocally". This form of
restriction sounds entirely out of
place in free America where
schools are provided for Ameri-
can children, but the proof is on
page one of this paper.
Minnie Jean ignored the un-
democratic restrictions placed up
on her by the principal of the
school when she was harassed
and abused to the point of ex-
plosion. She endured more than
would be expected of the vile
language hurled at her, as Mig
ger bitch" and many other words
that can't be printed, and to her
tormentor, she merely said leave
me alone, White trash"
The day of Minnie Jeans SUI
spenaon, she was hit by purse
thrown by a white girl. She was
the victim of spilled soup, spill
ed by a white boy.
According to all evidence in
the case that surrounds the girls su
spenion, and the refusal of the
school board to grant the girls
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Brown a hearing with their at
torney present, it is obvious that
q plot is on to rid the school of
the Negro students, one by one,
which is meeting no objections
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21

porations for failure to pay the
1857 franchise tax which was due
ON Feb. l.
= Mr.. Wilkins cited a letter re-
ceived by the Association from
special assistant to the Arkansas
Attorney General in which he
said 1T will not be necessary
for you to take any action in
response to my letter notifying
you that the 1857 franchise taxes
were delinquent because the
question as to whether the MA
ACP is required to pay this tax
rs already involved in a law
suit in Pulaski Chancery Court
The NAACP had previously
filed suit contending that as
non-profit organization it is not
required to pay the franchise
tax.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21

The proclamation by Gov. Orval
E. Faubus Tevoking the franchise
of certain corporations TO do
business in that state does not
affect the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People," Roy Wilkins, the Ass,o-
cations executive secretary. de-
clared Friday.
The Arkansas governor an
nounced on Feb. II that he was
revoking the franchises of some
800 domestic and out-of-state cor
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21

of the Church Army Episcopal
was a visitor at the First Bap-
tiat church last Sunday. Rev. T.
P. Johnson. pastor. Ell Dorado
youngsters and some of the a.
dults enjoyed the snow last week.
Many snow men were seen.
Give Your News To Your Paper
Boy, Julian D. Edmondson, If.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-21
Doctors Notebook
A one-Two Attack On apprehension

apprehension high blood still pretty much
medical mystery Doctors know the immediate mechanical
high blood the construction of the the
branches of the artery To force the blood through
rowed the heart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
BY RUTH DEAN
star stan Writer

She may not be "the host
ess with the mostess," but the
typical Washington career
girl is no greenhorn when
1t comes to entertaining.
She's adept at planning
every type Of entertainment
from small dinners for eight
to large cocktail parties for
100 or more guests, or the
more popular, informal back
yard patio barbecue roast.
But there's no doubt about
1t, the girl who shares living
expenses with three to five
other girls can entertain more
often and more cheaply than
her career sister who lives
alone. For the latter, rent.
utilities and higher food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
SAY CAREERISTS:
FiveCdn Entertain
Better Thun One

costs limit party giving to
the rare and carefully
budgeted for occasion.
A group Of girls living
together in q rented, fur
nished house, can easily
manage dinner guests once a
week and a big cocktail party
once q month.
So. at least, claim one
group Of career girls who
live In Georgetown. Two Of
them are secretaries, two are
school teachers and one is
an assistant buyer in a large
department store.
Hours Help
In their case having APP
proximately the same work.
ing hours helps a great deal.
I'VE couldn't manage 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

unless we al pitched IN and
did our share" says Ann
Glaze. from Orlando. Fla.
who Is q secretary for the
United States Chamber Of
Commerce. Each Of uh takes
turns getting the dinner
every week. That way. our
turn comes around only
every I'VE weeks"
Sharing tasks with Ann
are Miss Betty Dabney Of
Lexington. Ky. who teaches
the second grade at Rock
Greek Palisades In Kensing-
ton; Miss Anne Crawford OF
Charlottesville. assistant
buyer for gloves at Woodward
q Lothrop: Miss Mary Ken
nedy Of Raleigh. N. { n
teacher at Mclean High
School. and Miss Sally Dienst
Of Aurora, NJ, secretary 10
Representative Marguerite
Stitt Church Of Illinois.
I'VE entertain about once
q week." said Betty.
Mostly informal dinners, I"
chimed In Anne.
TITS easy" added Mary,
"becaust the cost Of the
dinner comes out Of our
weekly food budget. II the
total goes over our budget,
We chip in the difference"
For larger dinners than the
girls can sit at their dining
room table. they serve the
meal buffet style.
And In the summertime, I"
added Anne. I'VE have ham,
burger roasts out In the
patio"
The girls favorite parties
are Sunday brunches at
which they serve creamed
Clipped beef on toasted buns
and broiled tomatoes with
cheese topping. served with
various aperitifs.
Once a month the quintet
gives q large cocktail party
for about 100 Of their friends.
They hire a bartender for the
evening who doubles in brass
in passing the trays Of hors
d'oeuvres.
For smaller parties they do
their own work. Rating high
as recipe favorites are chick
en- marenea, beef stroganoff
and lobster newburg. But
there's nothing like plain old
steak" adds Ann.
Weekdays and Week Ends
THE greatest problem for
career girls" Is getting home
from work in time to cook
dinner and still be ready to
sit down for a few minutes
with your guests when they
arrive" observed Betty. ION
weekdays, therefore, we have
to fix something simple, like
spaghetti, and leave the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
New Hair Cut

The cabbage cut" Is the
newest hairdo fashion and
Doris Day is the first to have
it. The piquant blond singer
and movie star let Kenneth
Of Lilly Dache trim her hair
in big ripping leaves"
rounded out above the ears,
and clipped close at the back
and sides. For all its bucolic
name, the cabbage cut is
ultra sophisticated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
CAezze. On
1858

fancier dishes for weekend
entertaining"
The five girls. all In their
2os. are all adept hostesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

but even the best planned
party can 30 awry. The girls
win never rorget-nor win
Cent? ON Page D-IS, Col. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
Plum Pretty

Plum pretty tones are
moving in. The richer clear
tones that are due for top
fashion billing include some
OF the vibrant cobalt blues
to deep plum shades.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-19
IIazeIgrovc, Morton
Regional Leaders
For Church Appeal

Dr John r Saunders. Lynch
burg physician and Appomaltox
PfesbAsyY chairman ior Christian
Higher Education met Tuesday
night with chairmen representing
"a churches III the Presbyterv to
discuss the need for capital invest
mcnt HI HampdonSydney and Mary
BALDWIN Colleges, ii Campus Chris
tan Life and Vocational guidance
Assisting Dr.. Saunders were his
two vice-chalrmen for this area, j
A HazlegroVe. Of Farmvillc. and
Lce Morton, Jr, Of Charlotte Court
House
The group heard Dr. Bernard E
BAN. director Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Home Al Lynchburg and Synod
Widc ro-charnan of the 50 800 .oot
campaign. Outline the steps which
led to the project
pr BAN said there are 10 under
graduates from this Presbytery a
the two colleges and that there ARK
" alumni Of the colleges now re
siding IN the Presbyterv.
The workshop meeting was con
Quoted Al College Church at Hamp
dan-SNdncv
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-19

The areaS first rainfall since
August q came Wednesday evening
during an electrical storm which
was accompanied by considerable
amount Of wind.
f. + Striplin official weather.
man hero reported q measurement
Of two-tenths Of an inch for down
town Farmville He estimated that
slightly more than half inch Of
rain fell out at the fairgrounds.
Damage to crops in the area was
negligible with the tents at the fair
grounds taking the brunt of the
windstorm Striplin said that dark
fired tobacco and corn probably
suffered slight damages, although
10 real harm had been done
However, it was different story
at the fairgrounds where two tents
toppled over during the height Of
the brief storm. NJ
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-19

reports Of chapter activities
The visiting speaker, who IS also
assistant professor Of medicine at
NCV, is remembered here as a
former intern at Southside Com
mtnty Hospital. He received his
medical degree in lo47 at Boston
University Medical School
pr Leone has had residences ID
his fields Of specially chemo-
therapy and oncology study Of
tumors at NOV, Memorial Center
at New York and Sloan-Kettering
Institute. also ali New York City
He was acting director Of the De
partment Of Oncologv at AICV, be
fore becoming in 1865 the director
Of the division Of cancer studies.
Mrs. Clements invites all persons
interested III the subject and in the
work Of the county society to at
tend The session will commence al
PIN, in the Circuit Court Room
Of tho Prince Edward Courthouse
She has served as interim unit
chairman since Dr.. w M Cole. the
elected president. left the com
muhity to pursue graduate medica
studies.