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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Review Of Recommendations
Public School Offerings, Teacher
Standards Seen Undergoing Changes

Already The Council Of Higher
Education, Of which DR.. Dabncv
5. Lancaster, former LongNood
College president is chairman. has
recommended an appropriation Of
to establish scholarships for
worthy Virginia high school gradu-
ates.
The Council asks $50. 900 for each
year of the l958-60 biennium to be
provided on the basis Of need and
merit after competitive examina-
ton. The request undcrScorcS
fundamental belief that 4 greater
number of promising hieh school
graduates should eo'on 10 COLLEGE
than now do.
Educators, nr r. G. laf,kford
lr., president Of Lcngwood College
among them, say that all too feu
OF the top ranked high school gradu
ates enthusiastically go on 10 higher
educational challenges.
Continued on page 5,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Simmons Heads
Brotherhood Week

Alvin Simmons. Of Farmville. is
area chairman for the observance
Of Brotherhood Week. February,
lG23 under sponsorship Of the ma
tional Conference IF Christians and
Jews
The Conference seeks 10 make
The ideal Of universal rights. re.
sDect and dignity for All ) part Of
daily living Of every American. II
was established il 1928 II aims 10
bring greater understanding of
group differences among Catholics.
ProtestanfS and Jews
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
L. Will Observe
Religious Emphasis
Baptist Leader
Invited TO Campus

mo ReH j Edward Sandridpe
N Richmond assistant u lhe AZ
eculiye secretary .o! thc Baptist
Board Of Missions and Education
will lead Long wood College S
YWch sponsored Religious Empha
sis Week February 2.-2@
Farmvillc ministers wil Assist
the visiting church administrator
Tor The observance winch has the
theme Christ Tho Lord NV Lord
Rcv Mi Sandfidge native 81
Charlottesville ana graduate ot
University of Virginia and SoHtheir
Baptist Theological Seminary, viii
have q busy schedule here incmd
TIA
Mornine mcditatons IN I'M Fps
copal Church from 30 ~ ann
each day personal conferences each
afternoon with students services
Monday through Thursday nights III
Jarmah Hall from IN O'Clock.
and 10 pm informal group dis
cuSSlons with students each night
FarnlWllc clcrgymen VIII assist
with the nightly discussion groups,
ana helping with these will bn THE
Rev y A Vachc. III. II y Hud
gins Dr c Lloyd Archart and
Father James Fon'on
The visiting minister Who held
pastorataS In Alhenarlc, Roanoke
and Norfolk before BIS selection for
the administrative post wiz first
meet the college student body dur
Ing q special banquet u the college
dining han Monday evening His
first message Of the nightly Jarman
Hall services VIII follow.
He will be the guest speaker dur
ine student assembly Tuesday IN
Jarman Hall At | pm The public
Is invited " The Tuesday assembly
and to the evening services iii jar
man Hall at : o'clock.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Review OF Recommendations

Education alternately prais d
and blamed down through the
years as American prestige rises
and falls is under close scrutiny now
in Virginia.
Suspicion that somehow tho o. s.
has fallen down in the learning and
teaching process is as evident
here as II IS all across the nation,
In the Commonwealth. finger
pointingz has been at a minimum.
In place Of accusations has arisen
quiet determination. in the Lcgis-
latuWc, Ak the Department Of E.d,i-
cation and with tho general public
that the public. school system and
state supported institutions of higher
learning be appraised
What suggestions arc beng put
forward? N what areas have study
groups made first recommends
hons9 What is in store for tho
children and collegc-age Youngsters
in Virginia?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21

That represents 10 per cent cut.
which was imposed equally among
the producing areas.
Virginia had not anticipated any
cut. and tobacco interests here be-
lieve that since Type 81 is now a
separate kind Of tobacco from %
and %, il should have been cut
less, since its disappearance rate
is greater and Follower stocks are
less than for the other two.
Prince Edward growers have re-
spondcd By over-Subscribing their
acreage reserve soil bank allnrs.
'ion Of S.3 $50 for 1858. Can't said
the county funds were exhausted
on the third day after start of
agreen,entsisnins for the season
last Tuesday.
There is waiting list now Of Il
growers who applied after funds
were used up. CAN'T reports.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Area Cancer Meeting
Postponed TO March Z

The area cancer meeting for
workers who viii conduct April
Cancer Crusades IN counties Of this
section has been postponed from
today until Friday, March 2. Mrs.
r. j Clements. meeting chairman.
has announced
On the new date. the same time
schedule Will be il effect. starting
at 1890 q M. and ending al $50
pm The workshop session will be
held at Longwood House at Farm
vile as originally, planned
Cancer chapter officers and Cru
sadie leaders in tho following coun-
tics are invited 10 tho March 7
session, to be conducted by the
Virginia Division. American Cancer
Society.
Amherst Apponattox. Rncking-
ham, Charlotte. Campbell. Cumbcr-
land Luncnburg Mecklenburg and
Prince Edward.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Area Landowners
TO Tour Watershed
Tuesday, March 1

II = Lacy Prince Edward soil
conserFationist, reported today
that the tour To the pilot water
shcd development III Appomattox
has been arranged for Tuesday,
March a. providing the weather
VIII cooperate Those attending
viii meet at the Appomattox Court
House ~ pm.
The AppomattoX watershed is
being improved as part Of a dem
onstration project to show what
can be done IN water and soil con-
serNation and flood prevention
Landowners in the Buffalo
Greek WaterShep area requested
Lacy 70 arrange the trip at
special meeting last Thursday
night Al Darlington Heights. The
meeting revealed the extreme in-
tcreSt OF local farmers in water
shed project in the Buffalo Greek
watershed a group of those pres
ont volunteered t0 contact other
farmers III the area iii ali effort to
get more land III the watershed
under approved soil and water
conservation practices
"a DickcrSon- AppomattoN soil
conscrvatloniSt. said personnel
from his office would be present to
conduct the tour He said tho main
food rctarding structures weraA
close 70 the hard surfaced roads
and would be easy to reach. How
ever some Of the stream channel
work and smaller practices were
located il different places and
could be seen only If weather con
ditiOns permitted.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Over A Million
Eggs Per Week To
Be Handled Here

The stockholders of the Farm
willie Area Development Corporation
heard All egg marketing specialist
explain how Fatmvlle is a preferred
location for large egg grading
plant The annual stockholders
meeting. was held Monday night in
the court house
L r Deller eag specialist With
Lindsey Robinson Company Of Roa
noke. explained that the egg plant
Is not AN industry. but rather com
mercial egg marketing facility Nh
and Mrs Dcllcr are making their
home in Farmvillo on Buffalo street
extended.
The eggs would be produced from
the immediate area. as well as
from West Virginia. North Carolina.
South Carolina, and Georgia Deller
foreSceS the plant handling 5000
cases Of eggs pcr week which IS
me equivalent Of 10000 dozen or
2 l60 900 eggs.
Deller has been working with
leaders in the Fa,myille Area De
velopmcnt Corporation for tho past
six weeks on the project He ex
planned that Farmville was picked
scientifically by his company. con
sldeI1ng the nearness TO the maj0f
markets Of the east and also the
accessibility Of F'armrihe from the
egg producing areas.
He explained that il would Still
be some time before the plant got
into operation. and that archltcctu-
raj work is now underway on The
type Of building needed and the
special handling equipment that
would b. required. He said the
equipment manufacturer has prom
lscd to have equipment ready when
or before the building IL finished
Being a nov venture and requiring
some special equipment, Dellcr ex-
planned that the process was neceS-
Sarlly slow in the initial stages.
Modern Plant
The plant will be ono Of the most
modern egg plants in tho nation
he Indicated Senli-autonlatic and
automatic equipment viii be used
where possible, and the operation
Will still require about 40 fun
time employees
The Farmville Area Development
Corporation has been Interested fol-
some time III an enterprise that
would bolster the economy Of tic
community and stabilize it with the
excellent farm economy in the area
Deller Indicated that the secondary
value OF the plant would be To
furnish local farmers with a profit
able outlet for eggs. which nc
termed a stable product. He said
the plant would give tremendous
stimulation to farmers. especially
those within a $3.50 mile radius Of
FarmVlle.
Small Farmer Investment
Deller said farmer could get
INTO the egg business with All ap-
proXimatc investment Of s.. 900 per
900 layers. However if the farmer
already has the building. etc. the
cost Of getting into The business
would be corresponding less
ION 1000 layers a farmer could
expect to earn 81 200 in an average
year and 5000 in poor year. cor
respondlngly more in a good year.
the egg specialist explained. That
is figuring his price at 80 cents per
dozen and it would be even higher
at today'S prices, T" Dellcr con
tinued
He said ono man could handle
about 1000 layers in a year. His
gross n III should be about
$4,000 and he could expect to net
five or six thousand dollars from
this, he figured.
Dellcr said his company would
give detailed instructions on how 10
build buildings. the care OF the
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Plans Bigger and Better
For Birthday Sale
81 Businesses
To Cooperate
With Specials

Flfty-tWo b SineSS establish
ments nearly the entire dowp-
town business community are
cooperating for Farmville's third
annual Washington's Birthday Sale
tomorrow Saturday..
Through the merchants subcom
lnlttee of the Chamber Of Com
merce Retail Trade committee the
cooperation OF many types OF bust
ness has been secured. according
to U B Morris chairman Of the
merchants planning committee.
All the wants Of shoppers may be
filled al bargain rates. from finds
during the tours of midtown stores.
to luncheon specials during a mid
day meal, 10 automobile services
and the weeks groceries for the
after-sale trip home.
Widr Cooperation
Morris said his committee is par.
'ic"larly pleased at the wide va
rlety OF opportunities secure d
through cooperation Of such varied
businesses as restaurants. service
stations, hardware. furniture, APP
pliance. service and drug stores
and. &of course. the department
stores.
While in total thr February %
holiday event represents gala
extravagan1a of bargains, there is
planned atmosphere about it be
cause 0! agreements among paltici-
pating businessmen.
Thiy arrangement IS headed by
the Offering Of special promotions.
or sales items a each place Ii is
\ over these specials that the Morris
comnlttee, recommends study Of
advertisements and the dodgers dis
irlbutcd by the committee
Holiday Theme
After the specials. come the store
vide sales opportunities to be Of
fered everywhere These take on
val-jty Of approaches some work
ing out use Of the date Of the sale,
the 22nd. into some special price
arrangements. some using the GUS
tomary sales technique Of mark
downs. specified counters and de-
partnentalNed bargains
Al numerous places, propriotors
will have patrons register BY sigma
ture to determine winners Of draw
lngs later in the morning or after
room This time emphasis has been
shifted from first conc to enable
more TO sign. Merchandise viii be
offered 10 winners who desire such
purchases.
Stere-Wide Bargains
The committee chairman stressed
tho fact that merchants have pur-
chased considerable merchandise
particularly for the sale. They Will
also offer bargains Of stock ma
tcrials in close-outs. odds and ends
and white elephant promotions
III many tdstS Inv dIut olifIEU
prospective customers is Of such ex-
tent that limitation on the num-
Der permitted any one person has
been established. 50 that the sale
remains fair 10 as VIDE a partici-
patton as possible.
Morris said that community "a
cilitics have been adequa tcly pre-
pared to provide comfort and space
to<yisitors, including clearing of
parking space OF snow.
We firmly believe all Of us have
cooperated to make certain that
this third OF the communities
annual mid February sale offers
bigger and better values than
ever" Morris said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Men. Dime, Postponed

The February dinner meeting OF
ne mems group Of Farmvil'c Metho-
dist Church has been indefinitely
postponed, il was announced today.
The regular meeting had been
planned tonight Thursday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Cub Scout-Parents
Banquet Tuesday

The annual scout-parcnt banquet
Of The Farnvlle Pack Of Cub
Scouts dcns viii be held at The
Farmville High School cafeteria
TUESDAY,. Feb. Is. at $50 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21

Virginia altitude IN mcab feet
stretches from Q zero at tho At
lantic Ocean 10 5.7la feet BIT Mount
Rogers il Grayson and Snlyth coun-
tics. according 10 Virginia State
Chamber Of Commerce figures
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-21
Fire-Cured Lie at
Sales Poundas e
Lowest On Re cord.
General Average
S3S.76 Third
High In History

The Virginia trc.curcd tobacco
sales Volume for the la27 crop was
the smallest Of amy year on record
but the general average Of S3a76
vas the third highest in history
the Virginia Department ot Agri-
culture reported this week
Total sales in The belt reached
87~6 98a pounds a decline Of 20
per cent over The year before
Prior % tn crop inst marketed
the least Nolnmc was IN the 1853
81 season when "a million pounds
were sold.
Demand Trends
Demand Was stronger Tins year
than :or TIE previous season for
better quality grades but weaker
for some Of thc lower offerings.
The net result was a decline Of III
cents III tho general average over
d year ago
Reported receipts Of Tho govern
tls III 1t'FlN .ti ilAt 1914 FsiiViiltltlf
q | or 600 pounds. Of III per cent
Of Gross sales last season. The
pool total WAS l19 per cent Of
total volume
The pcrcentago o! nandcScript
and short leaf tobacco in The 1857
crop about doubled that Of last sca
son and the proportion Of thin leaf
declined Color Of the tobacco was
better as there WAS more brown and
dark and less mixed and ercen
MAJOR offerings were fair 10 fine
heavy. leaf low 10 fair hugs. fall.
thn leaf and nondesclipt, the re-
port states
Grade Trends
Grade increases occurred for wrap
pcrs and good 10 choice qualities
Of heavy and thin leaf Also low
and fair thin leaf IN hight and brown
colnrs were higher LOSSES were
mainly for mixed and green thin
leaf loW green lacs and uohdcscrir-
REMAINING grades were chiefly uh-
changed,
4 summary Shows ~ pen cont bf
Tho grades 10, y PEI cent down and
~ per cent unchanged
Prices by GRADES avcraacd 81 lo
81 above support prices iH the NH
laf1tv Of cares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09

reports that q rebel head
quarters had been established
in Southern Paraguay brought
heavy police patrols into the
capitals streets.
II had a passport and q
|governme emit identification
card" said one man who was
held for 10 hours. Nothing
did me any good. All they
wanted was q party card"
The same story is told over
and over by those who aren't
members Of the Colorados.
Paraguay's only legal party.
The result is constant sur
veillance for n n m e m b r s.
These include most Of the
country's upper class, the ma
jority Of whom come from fam
lilies faithful to the old Con-
sentative Liberal Party. The
Liberals ran the country from
1904 until 1910 except for 10
months in 1936-37 after q mill
tary coup.
One prominent Paraguayan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
Perfume Bottle
Hits Husband of
Shelley Winters

HOLLYWOOD, April 9 (R.
Did Shelley Winters sock her
husband. Anthony Franciosa,
with a perfume bottle?
The actress yesterday told
police she did and then, a few
hours later. she said, Mr..
Franciosa backed into the
bottle.
Mr.. Franciosa, nursing a sore
ear, agreed with his wife's YER
sion: While letting the dog out
Sunday evening he backed into
IA shelf and the perfume bottle
toppled and bopped him on
the ear.
Miss Winters originally told
officers she threw the bottle at
Mr.. Franciosa when he yelled
at her daughter. vittoria. S.
Vittoria's governess, Mrs.
Kathryn McCaskill, said that
from another room she heard
Ia violent argument and then
the tinkling Of glass.
\ The incident came to the
attention Of police when Miss
Winters called an ambulance to
her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
dsReporfed
Aiding Yemen

LONDON. April o R.-
Western diplomats said last
night they have heard Russia
is helping Yeman build harbor
works and gun emplacements
near the entrance Of the Red
Sea.
The diplomats said their In
formation was based on reports
reaching Western capitals from
official observers In the area,
British Royal Navy men MAN.
tain vigil along the Red Sea
coasts.
This was the informants' pic
ture Of the situation:
The activity might signal
new military pressure by Ye-
men. recently federated with
the Egyptian Syrian United
Arab Republic. In support Of its
territorial claims against the
British-ruled Alden Protector.
ate.
Soviet technicians are SUPER
vising Yemeni laborers.
There is no evidence to sug-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09

the local manager for an in
ternational airline, was not
allowed through the airport
because he didn't have a Colo
RADIO card. Even party members
Of the lower echelon who for
get to carry their cards are
arrested.
Foreigners with proper iden-
tification are allowed to pass
by the sentries posted at every
intersection. Crossing the city
means being stopped 20 to 30
times, however.
Gen. Stroessner flew to La
Paz, capital Of neighboring
Bolivia, yesterday for q three
day ofiicial visit. Before leav-
ing, the dictator said in an in
terview his country has never
been more tranquil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
EGG SuIes Rise

CANBERRA,-Australia has
developed new markets for eggs
in various European countries
and South America. Total ship
ments of shell eggs in the 1857.
SO season amounted to 5 mil
lion dozen and earned nearly
4 million go million). an in.
crease Of 20 per cent over the
previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
Ruinier and Grace
Give Thinks for Son

MONTE CARLO, April 9 (R.
Prince Rainier and Princess
Grace attended a Thanksgiving
mass today in the Monaco Ca
thedral for the birth Of their
son Prince Albtrt.
The 26-day-old Prince stayed
home in the nursery. He viii
make his first public appear
ance April 8 when he viii be
shown to the 1000 citizens in
the palace courtyard. The
elaborate baptism will be held
the next day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09

George Yeh announced in
Taipei that a settlement in the
dispute had been reached.
Three weeks ago the Formosa
government broke commercial
relations with Japan. 1t
charged that the deals with
Peiping would premit a Red
Chinese trade mission to be set
up in Tokyo to fly the Com
munist flag. The Nationalist
held this would amount to
virtual recognition of Red
China.
The Japanese cabinet an
nounced the government does
not recognize the right Of the
Peiping trade mission to fly
Red China's flag in Japan.
This was taken as diplo-
matte double talk to placate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09

the Nationalist. Japan has no
law against flying the flag Of a
country it does not recognize.
Red banners have been flown
at labor rallies and other
events.
The Japanese Foreign ONCE
said. meanwhile. it had no ON
cial word yet on Mr.. Yeh's an
nouncement in Taipei.
The pact provides for each
nation to ship the other 500
million worth Of goods or ma
terials within q year. Japan
will send rolling stock, power
generating equipment, ships.
heavy machinery. fertilizer and
general finished steel products.
Mainland China will repay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
Paraguay Horossing
Non-Porty Members

ASUNCIoN, Paraguay. April
9 @.-A Paraguayan in his
country's capital who is not q
card-carrying member Of Presi-
dent Alfredo Stroessner's Colo
RADIO Party stays home nights.
Rumors circulate that several
thousand people have been ar
rested and held overnight since
the clash last week near the
Argentine border between a
small rebel band and govern
ment troops. The clash and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09

gest the Russians. who have
been supplying arms and some
economic aid to Yemen, are
building any sort Of military
base there for their own use.
Gun emplacements have
been spotted under construc-
ton specifically at Sheikh Said.
overlooking the Strait Of Bah
el Mandeb and the British Is
land Of Perrin.
Fortified harbor works are
being built at other points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
Lecture at Corcorun

Perry Miller. professor Of
American literature at Harvard
University, will speak on "Im-
agination and Fact in American
MISREPRESENTATION" at $40
pm. tomorrow at the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
japan, Formoso Settle
Feud Over Red ] rode

TOKYO April QF9-Japan and Nationalist China ended
their fud today trade deal between Japanese business
men and Red China.
Japanese pledged its support to private
deals with the Communists but Nationalist China
assurances intention of switching diplomatic
milton to Peiping.
few hours later Nationalist Chinas Foreign Minister
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-02
MI OPINION
= Viene de Ia Pag. a.

sientan como un trio. A las peli-
rroJas; naturales o tenidas; les
quedan horriblemente NAL cual.
quiera de estos dolores y sin EN-
barge, son incontables las que
he visto con trajes o sombreroS
de estos dolores. Estas caen en-
ell ridiculo al aceptar la moda
sin discernimiento nj examen de
suS caracteristicas personales.
Las damas gruesas, por ejein-
plo, deben evitar los dolores vi
vos y ell blanco porque armenian
su volumen y 10 mismo puede de-
cirse del negro para una mujer
delgada, que la hara sparecer es-
~queletica. Las mujeres de cara
grande no deben usar sombreros
pequenos nj ell tipo llamado
bonnet, nj las de corta es-.
tatura uno de alas anchas por-
que parecera I'm hongo que ha
comenzado a caminar.
Las variaciones, en- fin, son
muchas, 10 esencial es ell buen
gusto del que resulta la elegan-
cia. Sin olvidar que la verdadera
~elegancia Sc hasa en- la sencillez
y no Sc aviene con la multiplied
dad de adornos. Ell secreto es So
briedad Y discreccion en- los ac-
c~esorios.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-02

dria ser encabezada por un "vice-
p~resiiente para ell espacio".
TOGLIATTI DEJA ENTREVER
AMENAZA
ROMA (UP)- Ell jefe del Parti-
40 'Comunista, Palmiro Togliatti,
recuperado de una grave enter
medad, volvi6 a la paIestra politi-
ca amenazando con una represalia
atomica sovietica que podria ter
ninar con TODD vestigio de vida en-
Italia.
En- un editorial publicado en-
ell numero del primero de mayo
de Units" 6rgano de su partido,
Togliatti dice que "seria possible
para un macabro amante de los
numeros, calcular de manera exac-
ia en- cuantos dias, o mas bien en-
cuantas horas podria cubrirse
nuestro territoric de llamas at6-
m.cas, despues de 10 cual NADIA que.
daria, 500 una terra deshabita-
da".
Togliattl exhorta en- SUI articulo
a Ia proclamation de Ia neutrali-
dad at6mics