The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-14
Former Governor
Makes Jousting
Tourney Address

congressman William M Tuck
coupled call for 'men and women
Of courage and conviction with a
scathing denunciatlon of teachers
who refuse to participate in private
schooling where public schools
have been closed in his Farmville
address Saturday afternoon
The former governor of Virginia
was the charge to the knights
speaker to start the jousting tour
nament here sponsored BY the
Lions Club for benefit Of the com
munity swimming pool
With the audience of spectators
and mounted knights listening in
tently as he spoke from the tourna
ment rostrum at Longwood Estate,
the Fifth District Congressman
call for determined support of pub
lie school segregation
NO Leak
we must not allow any section
of Virginia to permit Indignation. :
he declared There must be no
leak in the dixie anywhere. 7
In censuring the teachers at Nor
folk. he denounced such stand
as one which would lead oin edu-
catlonal system directly into h e
hands of the NAACP
Congressman Tuck also declared
without Yca ne enaoif,, ~ i,
the actions of the federal Judge
there are those demonstrating I'M
fitness TO wear the judicial robes 4
Citing the possibility that Cover
nor Almond might be summoned
10 appear in federal court h &
South Boston legislator declared
Ill tell you this. He'd Judge Wal
ter Hoffman never get me into
his court if l were governor of this
Commonwealth.
Historic Precedent
He supported his stand BY citing
the refusal of Thomas jefferson.
then governor of Virginia. to honor
the summons of Chief Justice John
Marshall to appear during the trea-
son trial of Aaron Burr.
Congressman Tuck declared that
Virginia S great need now is for
men and women of courage and
conviction who will stand firm for
their beliefs whatever may hap
pen
/ cannot supply you with the
answer to our grave and troubled
situation, nor plot a long-view
course of action. This l do know
however. sufficient for our cause.
supported by its rightness. is one
step at a time as We find light
and guidance
Congressman Tuck opened the
loustlng ceremonies after a parade
OF mounted knights. entertaining
shriners, and marchers who had
moved from midtown to the tour
nament grounds.
AZ Riders
For the balance of the colOrful
fall afternoon. AZ jouster
matched seven-second runs through
the course for eight prizes A con
tlngent of jousters from Wakefield
Waverly. Surry and Sussex, who
came together, walked off with the
top booty.
P. L Goodrich, Of Wakefield. wor
the SIS cash first prize. Stanle,
White. of Waverly. the second prize
Of $50 cash Will Gwaltney, o
Surry. the third prize, a radio. ant
Leak Brittle, of Sussex. the fourtf
prize. a mems jacket.
The remaining place winners anc
prizes were: fifth. James Eubank
Of Pleasant View. suitcase: sixth
Jimmie Eubank. also of Pleasant
View, desk; seventh. Andrew God
sey, of Cumberland, electric mixer
and eighth, H T. Eubank. Jr.. O.
Monroe. a table
The knights also received mum
erous additional prizes for costum
ing. graceful riding. oldest ant
youngest performers. and many
others.
A coronation ball at the Mooss
Hall brought the jousting events t,
a close Prof. M. Henry Bittlnger
Of Longwood College. made tn,
coronation address.