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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Swimming Pool
Committee Talks
Operating Plans

Iha swimming pool Committed t
the Farn1pillo Memorial Recreation
Association p4at for tie fnst tsna
Monday aahi The new committee
was authorized by tho Recreation
board Of directors. and instructed
70 handle thc operation ID tNc
whipping pool Whcn lt A com.
plctal
3 e Ban was elcc,ed chal lnaa
of the committee o,hcr ncmbes
OF iiie committee are Mrs Jolll
Graziana I VI Bloomfield Miss
Elizabeth Burger. ana O VI HARPER
Balm said the first session. was
limited q discussion of thc operaf-
Ing hours Of thc pool hrnI bell
sonnet to um t and setting 'hc
figure fof admission prices. Ten.
tative plans ware KIT fol teasoa
tickets, family season lckets In
divldaal admission prices md books
Of tickets
ut The present ilmc BAN sad.
two arc taking applications for
thc Position Of manager. aS4 istanf
manager and life guards vie ate
accepting only written application
he emphasized and We ate re-
guessing that personal cans Oh com.
mittee members not be made =
" Wall, president of TN Rec
retaIon Association. Said be hoped
the committee would have plans
for the pool operation workdd out
soon, and that he intends ID call
meeting Of the Association and
let the swimming pool com inittcc
explain the operation in detail 10
the entire Recreation Association
membership Then each club rep
rescntativc Scan 90 back ID their
individual organization and answer
questions concerning the pool Wall
said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Theme The Beouty Of Living
Public Invited 10 Share Spiritual
Life Leaders Message With Students

Nrs Louise W Eaelcsions Of
norfolk WIN ~ the speaker for
thr Spiritual liz Weekend oa the
i0AaHa4l Wesley Foundation, Fcb-
fHaeN \ ana 4
the psogran VIII Ne bui.t around
ile theme ~Tho Beauty Of Ilv-
AE ana Wtll CONSIST " foul ialks
4ad Informal discussions lad ~
MAIN f-Ralestaa The week end Will
open today FRIDAY Al 7pm and
Will be followed On Saturday with
periods al 2 pm and 80 jp m
fhc maefinas WITH n held III the
ft Io@ lAp ROOD b tae .ainipille
Methodist Church The conclusion
Alll hc thc n AZ Nh Sunday School
Hour III the Sanctuary 81 the church.
MFs EeGlestan is member Of
Ghcnt Methodist Church In Nor
foik ana ia 4 Noed lecturerl and
author Her experiences with prayer
aAd hef radiant personality air In
valuable III Aer wogs with spiritual
growth and He
sAc n actiaa president M tia
koinonia Foundation Plkcsvillel Md
which rs q spiritual training center
far technicians VINO sorve IN un-
Developed areas Of thc world IMrs
EegleSton WORKS quite closely with
M Frank Lauhach III thc Wafld
Ii'cracF Movement am has sdrred
As resident Of thr 0rganizafionl She
HAS alsp scryed The Methodist con
ference Woman's Saclciv ~ Christ.
IAN Service as Spiritual Life Char
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07

Virginia Telephone and Telegraph
Company today completed purchase
Of the house and lot at the corner
Of South Main and Paulett Streets.
known as the Gillian Lot, where
the office building will go up
The property was purchased
from Motley Construction Com
pany and present dwellers have
been notified Of the company's in
tcntion 10 tear down the present
structure and replace II with an
office building
Plans Being Rcadicd
Collins. Southern Virginia District
manager with office presently at
Third and South streets. said archi-
tects are now at work on detail
plans for the new building Exact
building specifications are not yet
known he added
TX The decision to change the Farm
vile Exchange to dial system has
already been reached Collins re-
ports He said the work of chang
ing over will commence aS soon as
the office building for it Is com
pleted
A six 10 ninc-months Job will be
required 10 complete conversion 10
The new system. he estimates now
Clearing 10 Start
The district manager said That
work will start at the South Main
street site as quickly as possible
First priolities arc diSmantling the
familiar landmark building. used for
many years as an apartment house
and grading.
Extensive grading Will be re-
CURED 70 prepare the site for the
dial system and office building Col
Inns said that present plans call for
a modern. one-story building
Tho Southern Virginia District
serves rather fartlung. ll-county
Southside Virginia area in the ter
ritory serFiccd BY Virginia Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. ono
Of the larger independent companies
The company has been building
dial systems where new service Is
extended. and converting older 81
stems al funds and supervision
permit.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Nicer Home Lost
I'M Sudden Fire
Tuesday Morning

M and MIL oscar Nicer NJ
aear Woastam los, thetr Mobile and
al honse hold possessions IN a fire
TafSdav morning They wont KY
faini~lle 21oui ~ m AID Rtaa
ilfH returned home The fire had
oampletelY DESTROYED 'he s!nalr
s'asF dwelling
The fire MAS seen about u 30 h>
saiAe AeiRhoqfs ahd iof So'ne 'lAe
" "aS Ael known fhAl 'hc mouse
Mas VACANT ",eh the ilfe sfafieo
holA NJ HIM Mlefr Eif's Neie Af
..
e..cled ,5a hn,'e r.eye III, i re.rh ''4.
bv thc WIZ altbouph rhe arass WIZ
'ac ffoai lawn Vas severely scorchcd
4 near-bN wood pilc also escaped
WIS 'N'
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07

The farm agreements take out
Of production this year $40 acres
Of nue-cured. tobacco land. The
rate Of compensation is eighteen
cents per pound with the farm S
poundaec calculated as the average
Of tie three best crops between
1850 and 1855.
Bonus This Year
Can't reported that majority
IF producers signing agreements
have placed their whole allotment
N the soil bank A 10 per cent
bonus over year ago was paid
those producers who put the same
fields in the soil bank this year as
last.
The bonus. plus. the fact that
this year is the first that producers
could place all their bright boz
bacco allotment in the acreage re-
serve. account for a reduction in
the number Of agreements this
year compared TO last.
For the 1857 crop. when the
county had al ALLEGATION Of Si7,5o6.
there were 81 agreements signed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
r. G. DodI. Jr., Made
Associate Member
Engineering Firm

r Conrad Dodl. Jr.. son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. r. G. Dodl. Of Farmville.
is one OF six men appointed as
sociate members Of the firm of
Wiley and Wilson Consulting En-
elnecrs, Lynchburg, according to a
recent announcement by w. Martin
Johnson. all official 81 tho firm.
Dodl who received a BIS. degree
N Civil Engineering from VpI in
1850. Is a member Of Tau Beta ri.
Phi Kappa Phi. and Chi Epsilon
honorary engineering fraternitieS
the National Society Of Professional
Engineers. tho American Society Of
Civil Engineers and the Lynchburg
Society Of Engineering and Science
He is presently president Of the
Lynchburg Chapter of the Virginia
Society Of Professional Engineers.
He holds Virginia state professional
licenses as civil engineer and land
surveyor.
Dodl Joined the civil engineering
department Of Wiley and Wilson in
1850 as q design engineer. He II
married to the former Ernestine
Woodle. Of Lynchburg. and they
have two sons. Rudy. aged ) and
Billy aged 3.
The firm is retained BY the Town
Of Farmvillc as consulting engl-
ncers. CrmrcntlyAthc Lynchburg firm
Is making engineering recommen-
dationS for the community new
pilot-Study sewage lagoon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Kidnapping chorec Dismissed
Judge Flood Sustains Circuit Court
Jurys lO-Year Sentence For Beating

A lo-ycar pcnitcniiary sentence
was given Clarence Miles this week
after Jury trial ii Prince Edward
County Circuit Court OIL charges or
kidnapping and malicious wound
ing.
Miles. 30-year-old Negro. had
been indicted Jointly with three
others on charges Of forcibly seiz-
ing and secrcting Jordan Jackson
here last November IL with. intent
e compel Jackson 40 admit that
he had damaged Miles alto.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Boy Scout Week Honors
A8sh Scout Anniversary

RN official proclamation. Mavor
" 6 Fitzpatrick has designated
February III a$ nov Soon, Weet
III Farmvnle. nc noted thai this u
lhc 48th anniversary Of the \ Boy
scoutsmoycnnont.
III addition to wearing tic Scout
uniform during the week. windows
Oh several downtown stores viii be
decorated; Scouts viii attend
church This Sunday with their fani-
-e- a-l -9lls W.T. ~ n ! seou2
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Maintenance Grew Rotcd No
Smoo'hcst Ride On LOO Miles M
Main Line Is PampIin To Elan Section

M maintenance crew along the
HOO nlilcplus Norfolk and western
main line exceeds IN efficiency the
little group that works the Pamplin-
to-Elam section Of single track
Section Foreman J. T. mge. of
Prospect directs the crew that had
thc highest rating during tho last
track inspection conducted BY N
and " Railway officials.
ln the last isstc of tho road \
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07

company commander Of the RoTC
Reglmental/ Band during his under
graduate years He was selected
to represent WI III Who's Who
Among Students in American Uni
versities and Colleges
Miller will begin his duties In
the HampficnSvdncy collie 9 c
Chemistry department in Scptcm-
bcr Of this year. nc and his family
viii begin residencv al the College
81 The same time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Judge William Old
Speoks To Defenders

Judge william Old of Chester
field VIII SPEAK to The Prince Ed
ward Chapters annual meeting Of
the Defenders Of state sovo-
rcipnty Thursday night, Feb 6. At
800 O'Clock ~ the Prince Edward
Courtroom
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
JURY COMMISSIONERS SET

Jury commissioners have been
appointed for selection Or pros
poctivc jurors i'll Prince Edward
County Circuit Court for 1858.
They arc Mrs. Blanche j. Fulchcr.
T. Q. Bondurant, J. F, Glenn and
9. y. Asnson.
The one-ycar appointments we're
made this week by Judge Joel WI.
Tlccd.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07

nan and Il Aaown fol- hcr leader
SLID ~ PRAYER groups.
The public Is invited 70 hear any
m all " Ms EggleSton mes
sages and share with tire students
her observations on the vital theme.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
7. {. ADAMS Named
Equipment Prcsidnt

r. G. Adams Of Burkeyille was
elected president Of Virginia Farm
Equipment Association Saturday at
q meeting in Roanoke.
Adams. who is manager OF Brad
shaw Tractor Company. will sue
coed f. NJ Hoffman Of Culpeper. in
the top position.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Waiting Lists Grow
Voting Lists Grow
Leaf Soil Bank Popularity
Far Oufstrips Funds Here


tobacco exauSted
SIT 1879 ALLEGATION the
Donald c. today
IS additional
iii
toni howe
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-07
Telephone Company Buys Property
For District Office, Dial System Here
South Main Street Apartment House
TO Be Replaced With New Building


OFFICES
Telephone Tettaph
F.. Collins disclosed
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Jackson College
Professor honored

Mrs. Cleopatra D. Thompson, AS
sociate Professor of Education at
Jackson State College, recently was
the recipient of two honors. She
has received one communication
inviting her to become member
of Mu Chapter of Phi Lambda
Theta Honorary Society at Cornell
University where she is currently
pursuing studies leading to the
Doctors Degree in Education. Phi
Lambda Theta is a national honor
association for women in educa-
ton, and Mu Chapter is the Cor
nell University Chapter. The men,
bership consists of women faculty
members and students-graduate
and undergraduate who have
given evidence of high professional
standards and keen interest in
education, who possess those
qualities of integrity, enthusiasm
and energy that will make it pos
sible for them to become leaders
in a chosen field, who have the
ability to live and work happily
with other members of the group,
and who, in addition to these gen.
eral qualifications, have met speci-
fic qualifications in regard to aca-
demic standing and who have been
sponsored by faculty members and
at least one voting member Of the
chapter. The invitation to Mrs.
Thompson came from Miss Helen
Wardeberg, corresponding secre-
tary of Mu Chapter.
The second honor which came to
Mrs. Thompson is in the form Of
a summer research scholarship
awarded her by the faculty of the
Graduate School of the aforemen-
toned university. She was notified
by Miss Mayfred Stunning Of the
outright grant plus a waiver OF
tuition and certain other fees. She
will use this grant to continue her
study through the summer session.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Pearl Buck SAYS
Love Of Children
Knows 10
Racial Barriers

CHICAGO.-"Many families can
accept and love children of other
races and colors-if they love chill
dren," writes author Pearl S. Buck,
in the June issue of Ebony maya
zine.
In her article, "Should White
Parents Adopt Brown Babies"
Miss Buck tells of the need for
homes of half-Negro children born
of Americans overseas, particularly
in Asia.
The Nobel and Pulitzer prize
winning author of "The Good
Earth" says of the half-Negro
children in Asia. "They will have
the hardest time of all, bearing not
only the onus of being children of
war and occupation, but also of
having dark skinned American
fathers. We do not have enough
homes for them"
Miss Buck and her husband,
Richard Walsh, have an adaptive
German-Negro daughter, two a
doptive sons from India, and they
are now in the process of adopting
a Japanese-Negro girl.
According to Miss Buck, "The
crucial necessity in adoption is not
similarity of religion or race, but
that the individual child be suited
in temperament to the individual
family"
Miss Buck says her real purpose
for writing the Ebony article, "is
to awaken hearts to the need" of
the Negro orphans in Asian coun-
tries. She states in her article
that these children are not having
a fair chance until social agencies
take the lead in fighting against
limiting laws and deadening pref
udices."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
HEALTH HINTS
~ Or. Fronk Q. PIovdrs, President.
ho'ionoI chiropsoetie Association
A "chonge"
for the Better

There's one "old wives tale"
that certainly wasn't devised by
old wives. They know better.
Any woman who has been
through the menopause, if hon
est with herself, will admit the
fallacy of the belief that
change of life" is a period of
great distress and agonizing
pain.
However-and let's make this
clear-if the person experience
ing the change is not in good
health to begin with, her all
ments and symptoms will be ac-
centuated at this stage. That is
common during any bodily
change. Even youngsters pass
ing through puberty fret over
their growing pains" Be as
sured the natural sensations of
the menopause are usually no
more uncomfortable than this
mild irritation of childhood.
Cessation of the menstrual
cycle ordinarily occurs between
the 10th and 50th years, al
though it may vary as much as
lO years either way in extreme
cases. The ovaries stop func-
tioning when the "climacteric"
sets in. Actually, this takes
place long before menstruation
ceases and continues thereafter.
Beyond a doubt, the memo
pause does produce negative
psychological effects in many in
stances. But this happens only
because of preconditioning
through erroneous facts. A wo-
man who from childhood has
been warned that she would
suffer untold torture often feels
Obliged" to do so. And, when
the time comes, she develops
morbid fears and imaginary ills
-covets sympathy.
If you're approaching the
menopause, appraise your physi-
cal condition-especially the
functioning of your nervous
system. To play safe, see your
doctor of chiropractic for a
physical check-up to ascertain
whether you have a spinal NAL
adjustment or defective meta
bolism. When normal nerve
function is maintained the fears
and imaginary ills are quickly
relieved.
Normal, healthy women truly
find the menopause a Change
for the better" 1t emancipates
them from the inconyeniences
of menstruation and gives them
renewed vitality and zest for
life.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Haitian Star
Big Hit On
Return To j. S.

New York-Jean Leon Destino,
Haiti's pride and joy and perhaps
the worlds most decorated male
dancer, returned to New York and
his many admirers after an absence
of almost three years. He was pre-
sented by the Dance Center of the
YM-YWHA in Kaufman Concert
hall.
He and his Haitian Dance COM
pany presented three new works,
in addition to his well known re-
pertoire, Ceremony Bembe, Yoruba-
Bakas, and Caribbean Bamboohe.
The dance company numbers
Wright, Charles Queenan, Dolores
Brown, Thelma Hill, Shawneequa
Baker, Merle Derby, Harold Pier
son and Shirley Spicer.
Drummers are fellow country
men Alphonse Climber, Edner
Calvin and Max Morisset. Guest
star singers were the De Pradines
Sister, Raoul Perodin and Antoine
Duverge. Herb Lee fit played; ad-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Jackson Graduate
Gets New York
j. Fellowship

Leroy Ramsey, a 1862 graduate
Of Jackson State College, has been
awarded a fellowship covering tut
ton and certain other expenses to
attend New York University dur
ing the 1958-1959 school year. He
holds the Master Of Arts Degree
from Boston University.
At Jackson State College, RAM
sey majored in language arts and
had minor in physical education.
He will be remembered by many
sports fans as = star tackle with
the Tigers under Coach T. B. Ellis.
Recently, Mr.. Ramsey made a
trip to New York City for an inter-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Negro lawyer.
Continued from Page One)

NCOnClnue0 from rage One)
grandchild. He is a member of
the Knights Of Peter Claver, ma
tional Catholic organization, and
is presently the national attorney
for that organization. He has held
positions of national secretary and
national editor in the same organ
ization.
He is a member of the Orleans
Parish Progressive Voters League,
former president of both the local
New Orleans Branch of the MA
ACP and Of TIE State Branches
Of the same body. He belongs to
the Alpha Phi Alpha national fra
ternity and was recently honored
for meritorious achievement by
that body, by the chapters in Baton
Rouge. He is secretary of the
Pyramid Life Insurance Company
and general counsel for the New
Orleans Insurance Executive Coun-
Gil. He is running as an independ-
ent Democrat.
Among the many honors heaped
upon Attorney Tureaud have been
public testimonial and a plaque
given him by the Is Negro owned
and operated insurance companies
Of the New Orleans Insurance Ex-
ecutive Council, an award for dis
tlnguished service given by the
board of trustees of Howard Uni
versity. He served as chairman
Tor New Orleans in the War Bond
sales conducted by the United
States Treasury Department DUR
ing World War II.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07

this particular paper is it's cloud
like colorings = blue gray with
undertones of pink. Ceiling is
pink to blend in with one of the
textured threads" (see insert
Closeup giving a glowing pink
sky to this beautiful foyer-dining
area.
"This year." says Mrs. Brandt,
1.-The coarser weaves in textured
wallpapers are giving way to the
more finely woven look, to appear
like closely knit threads in costly
linens.
"Some have the soft purring
look of velvet, others the smooth
silky feel of luscious fabrics from
the Orient. There is a strong
trend toward the rubbed effect
or tone-on-tone, similar to the old
Chinese rubbings to get notified
look or batik. In wallpapers, as
in all home furnishings, the new
trend is toward the opulent look"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07

Stepping out this year is a new
twosome - wallpaper and pic
lures. The reason:' many new
wallpapers are getting the tex
tured treatment.
According to Mrs. Mary L.
Brandt, one of New York's dec
Grating authorities, they're per-
feet background for beautiful
etchings, paintings, prints or any
decorative wall objects.
What's SO wonderful about
these textured effects? They are
easy on the eyes, give the wall a
warm colorful covering, conceal
possible defects in the wall, and
create a soft neutral background
for favorite picture.
In the photo above, note the
unusual treatment for showing
off a series of handsome Hogarth
etchings. The background is a
silken-textured wallpaper with
the look and richness of a fine
silken weave. The excitement in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Republicans For Powell

The Republican district leaders who have htched
their caboose to the Adam Clayton Powell bandwagon
have done their party dsservce and the of the
Negro people good Overriding the counsel of the ad
vsory committee of the New York County Republican
Committee and the better judgement of Thomas j. Cur
ran, New York County Republican leader the partys
leaders in the Sixteenth Congressional District voted
sixtoone to give Mr. Powell the partys nomipation for
reelection
This is the man who has been belatedy abandoned
by the Democratic party and who affects to believe that
ne is being purged because obviously am Negro and
Negro should stay the plantation This is the
who advised Borough President Huan E. Jack of Man.
haitian and Carmne G. DeSapio Tammany leader to
avoid walking up and down the streets of Harlem say
ing I'VE will make mighty uncomfortable" This is the
man of whom the National Association for the Advance
ment of Coored People said eve depore and dissociate
ourselves from the banner of extreme racasm raised
by Mr. Powell in his May II address,"
1t is high price the Harlem Republican leaders are
willing to pay to get their party label House
Der and to gain whatever byproduct political advantages
may go with such costly Republican victory"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07

the twenty-five taken into custody.
But he doubted that they would
be allowed to return to Philadcl-
phia aboard the excursion boat.
Both Negro and whites were
among those arrested. 1t was not
known how the riot had started.
Pennsville is on the Delaware
River in Salem County.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-07
Long RANGE.

Continued from Page One)
sugar, and beverages totaled $248.-
TAI 200. resulting in an unfavor-
able trade balance of $500, 900 in
1856.
Principal agricultural commodi-
ties imported from the United
States by Ghana are flour, un-
manufactured tobacco, and dairy
products. The country exports to
the United States cocoa, coffee,
hides and skins and inedible crude
animal and vegetable materials and
dried fruits.