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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05

or Appeals, and then lost (the
whole country lost in the historic
decision Of May IL 1854 Five years
Of further litigation followed and
for time it appeared the county
had won an extension to 1865. Then
a few weeks ago. that wise and
compassionate decision by an able
district judge. Sterling Hutcheson,
was rudely overthroWn by a new
Fourth Circuit Court that bears no
diScernible resemblance to the
former great court Of John Parker
and Armistead Dobie. The court
angrily ordered an immediate be-
ginning to integration This Fall
And while Prince Edward County
IS devoted. as only rural county
can be, to the cause Of public
schools. the county is not willing
to pay for public schools at any
price.
Perhaps the county could We t
seek further delays in one more
petition for appeal to the Supreme
Court in Washington. In theory, per
haps this is what the county ought
to do. But the people Of Prince Ed
ward have lived nearly 10 years in
a state Of suspense, apprehension
and uncertainty they have not the
slightest reason to suppose that
Earl Warren and his colleagues
have learned anything in this time.
they could expect only one more
adverse decree They are weary of
litigation. The breaking point is at
| hand
T his newspaper aligns itself
solidly behind the decision of Prince
Edward. We hope, in the course of
time, to see some educational OPP
portunitieS provided for all the
children Of the county. Meanwhile,
we recommend to our readers, with
out reservation Of any sort, the
Prince Edward Educational Corpora
ton. We know the people at the
h d of this wholly private
academic organization; they are
good, honest and upright people.
Contributions or pledges may be
addressed to the corporation sim
ply at Farmville.
Let us say once more: Yes. the
countys decision is a terrible thing.
AT a time when education is so
vitality necessary to Western civil
cation, the closing of even a one
room country school is pity. Yet
the county's decision, made neces-
sary by centuries Of custom and
by the very pattern of the county's
life itself, is not nearly so terrible
as the wicked and shameless act
OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States which led up to it. BY
abandoning every precept Of con
stitutional construction. and AFRO
eating power brutally to itself, the
court brought this tragedy about.
The people of the county, white
and Negro alike, merit our SYM
pathy. The court merits only con-
tempt.
So the lights of public education
blink out in Prince Edward County.
The NAACP has won its lawsuit,
and the Negroes have lost their
schools. It is victory for no one.
It is tragedy for everyone. But the
greatess tragedy Of all is the
tragedy least understood outside the
South ~ the destruction by judicial
tyranny of the very safeguards once
written into law to prevent such
tragedies from coming to pass.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Adult Education
Continued from page u

haps be best classified under two
categories better job oppor-
tunity. and. n broader cultural
knowledge.
Under better job opportunity fits
the ne ce slty for renewal of
teacher certificates and the &C
quiring Of credit toward a graduate
degree. This IS true of many of
those enrolled in the evening pro-
gram at Longwood, but there were
several taking course s for the
sheer pleasure of it" Of course.
others had different reasons.
Mrs. Eura Morris said. i took
Dr.. Simkins' history course just for
pleasure" when asked why she de
cided to return to the classroom
An avid reader Of historical novels.
etc. Mrs Morris added. and if
certainly was a pleasure and plan
to take more at the first oppor-
tunity"
To renew her teachers certificate
was the reason given BY Mrs
Leo Wells, another adult ques-
toned at the conclusion Of the Sc
mester OF her experience in the
course which happened to be his
tory she had this to say ii was
definitely interesting - interesting
to the point that it caused me to
want to learn more. She cited as
an example of the extra benefits
the course was to her that she is
now a careful reader of the news
papers-careful to the point that
she looks for historical items to
clip.
A Typical Student
Mrs Ray Merchent, wife Of the
public relations officer at Long
wood. took DR.. Molnars Music for
Children" for two very good rea
sons. Though not teaching at pres
ent, she took the course to renew
her certificate as a sort of an in
surance policy. Second. the mother
of two young children. she plans to
use the training at home as well
as in school
Persons enrolled in the courses
committed weekly from as far away
as Lacrosse and South Hill for the
two and one-half hour sessions. A
sampling Of class rosters revealed
students coming from NottoWay,
Cumberland. Amelia, Charlotte and
Mecklenburg counties in addition to
the large number from all over
Prince Edward.
The New South was taught by Dr.
Francis B. Simkins and Music for
Children was given by Dr. John w.
Molnar DR.. R. c. Simonini, Jr..
taught the English language. and
Dr. John P Wynne taught the Foun-
dations of Education. Richard B.
Brooks was the instructor for
course in statistics.
Physics by Television
Continental Physics was taught by
television Monday through Friday
from $50 to am over NBC-TV. /
Students were required to take
exams at the college under T.
A. McCOrkle to obtain credit for
the course
The Offering Of subject matter in
the evening program is a well |
rounded one because number of
undergraduates take the courses
which makes the variety possible. !
The business of MON and dad
pounding away at the books-or one
of them. anyway-While Junior is
busy with his homework problems
is definitely beginning to take eff |
feet. and is lending itself to a major
enhancement of local as we'll as
national culture The fact that Long /
wood manages to fit the adult pro-
gram into its schedule is one
worthy Of praise because it Ger
tainly provides local people with a
educational opportunity.
Javits and Heating disclose Of
flee payrolls.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Mrs. f. Roy senger
Dies, Services In
Buckingham County

Mrs Bess shull senser. Win u
E Roy Senger. died At her home
Monday, June II Buckingham
county
Also surviving are two daughters
Mrs Annie Samuel Flippen and
Mrs. Leta Kulick of Richmond two
sons. Edward D Senger. of Din
wyn, and Roy Senger, OF Farm
vile; two brothers. j, A Shull. Of
Dayton and Samuel Shull, Of Broad
way, and eight grandchildren.
A funeral service Wa~ held at
pm FRIDAY at New Store PresbY-
terrain Church, with burial there
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Railroad Merger
Continued from page Il

Continued from page
fearful that approval might be fol
lowed with an appropriation taken
from the county's Secondary Road
ALLEGATIONS, even though the conser-
vatlonists said the cost would be
spread over a three to five year
period
Without dismissing the request,
supervisors indicated they would
sanction it if there was assurance
the work would be done with a
special Highway Department ap-
preparation above the annual Secon-
dairy Road ALLEGATION A request for
that action is to be placed before
the next General Assembly the pc
titiOners said.
School Budgets
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
The Terrible Thing


Clear across the country today.
editorial writer's and vocal poll
clans will select their very
choicest adjectives, as a housewife
picks the very ripest fruit. to fling
at Prince Edward County. Virginia
The schools of Prince Edward are
national news. and the cOunty's de-
cision to close those schools is a
national story BY nightfall, the bar
rage Of abuse, insult. scorn and
stupidity will be well under way.
Before the noise gets overwhelm-
ing, it may be useful to say a few
things quietly.
Yes. this is a terrible thing If
the county's decision stands up
and we have in mind here only the
uncertainties of Virginia law, it
will mean the closing of three high
schools and IL elementary schools.
For nearly 1900 pupils. 300 white
children and almost 100 Negro
children-it will mean a halt to pub
lie education. For 20 Negro teach
ers and principals. it will mean a
search for new positions. For the
county's white children and white
teachers, the Autumn will bring
both the challenge and the hardship
of new private school operation
If any of our Northern critics be-
lieve Prince Edward reached this
melancholy decision in any mood
of defiance or bigotry or ''r e
hatred" such critics are woefully
mistaken. There is not as m c h
race hatred" in the whole of
Prince Edward County as there is
in one precinct of Philadelphia or
Detroit The county is not defying
any court: The county was ordered
not to deny any child admission to
public school by reason Of race.
and the county will obey that order
to the letter In September. no child
will be denied admission to a pub
lie school for any reason. There will
be no public schools.
We would say to our uncompre-
hending brethren of the North that
in the Summer of 1859. in Prince
Edward County, Virginia. there
was nothing else the board of
supervisors could have done but
what the board did yesterday. The
county had sought by every honor
able means to avoid this step White
parents. whose children are numeri-
cally and minority group. taxed
themselves heavily to build new
Negro high school in the hope that
such an institution might satisfy
legitimate demands of Negro resi-
dents. The county was fully pre-
pared to take other steps. at the
elementary level, to achieve a pub
lie school system that would hon
estly fulfill the needs of both races.
But it swiftly became apparent,
eight years ago. that the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People was not interested
in the education of Negro children
in Prince Edward County. T Re
NAACP's chief interest was not
even in putting an end to segre-
CATION. The aim was compulsory
integration-the intimate race-mix
ing of while and colored children
In the classrooms. Fairgrounds. and
buses Of the county-and nothing
less than this would suffice.
Prince Edward County resisted
this demand as best it could. The
county won in the District Court,
won again in the Fourth Circuit
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05

Club sponsored the fund drive that
made the pool possible
Since last year three major de-
velopments have occurred at the
recreation area near the pool NJ
A little boys baseball league field
has been constructed: , an area
for tennis courts has been graded;
3 plans are underway for a regula-
ton size baseball field
The Recreation Association owns
approximately 30 acres Of land adj
jacent to the pool.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Mrs. n l.. Tapscott
Buried NJ Goshen
Baptist Church

Funeral litas for mrs Florence
LaSne Tapscott. 81 Of Howards-
vale WHO died Sunday in Newport
News were held at , 30 pm. June
al Goshen Baptist Church IN Buck
inghan county with burial in the
church cemetery
Surviving are an adopted daugh-
tar Mrs. Catherine Tapscott. of
BucAlRahan COUNTY, and several
niece~ and newpeWs
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Mrs. Sheppard Wins
Bag Of Money

The winner of the bag Of money
given away during the May bonus
sale at w. A. Price. was Mrs.
Emmett Sheppard The amount Of
money in the bag was $50 Sc Mrs
Sheppard guessed closest with
$50 50.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Rites For The Rev.
David q. Stone Held
III Norta Carolina

The Rev. David {. Stone. pastor
Of The Welcome Wesleyan Methodist
Church III BUCKINGHAM county, died
Tuesday. June 2
surviving are his wife Mrs.
Margaret Bowen Stone: a sen. 10
seph G. Stone of Evinton, N. G.,
and two grandchAdrcn.
A funeral service was held
Thursday At Ashore, ~ @
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
Fatal Accidents

Continued from page u
received face decorations and multi
pie contusions He is under treat
ment at Southside Community Hos
pital.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05
James River League

Buckingham 8 Amelia 5
PoWhatan Z Orchid
Cumberland Alvonia. rain
STANDINGS
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05

Games This Week
Saturday Night
Arvonia at Powhatan
Sunday
Cumberland at Amelia
Buckingham at Orchid
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05

Javits and Heating disclose of
flee payrolls.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-05

Congress votes Benson curb on
R. E. A. loans.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-26

bic formula which might spread
all over the south in way that
would be workable and realistic. "
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-26
Nixon Calls
Civil Rights
Issue Moral

Vice President Nixon said this
week ne strongly feels that civil
rights is primarily moral rather
than a legal question:
In an article in the new issue
of Look magazine. the vice presi-
dent contended that 1t is unreal
istic to assume that passing
law or handing down a court
decision will solve this problem"
Where human relations are
concerned" Nixon declared, "a
law isn't worth the paper it is
written on, unless it has the moral
support of the majority of the
people"
Commenting on the school de-
segregation issue, Nixon said in
the article:
THE moderate approaches which
have been put into effect in
Nashville and Louisville are very
constructive. They are reasonable
and sensible and provide posi-
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-26
Shrinks HenOnhOids
Without Surgery
Stops Itch-ReIieVes Pain

For the first time science has found
a new healing substance with the as
tonishing ability to shrink hemor-
rhoids and to relieve pain : without
surgery. In case after case, while
gently relieving pain, actual reduc-
ton (shrinkage) took place. Most
amazing of all results we're so thor
ough that sufferers made astonishing
statements like "Piles have ceased to
be a problem!" The secret is a new
healing substance (Bio-Dyne+ dis
covery of a world-famous research
institute. This substance is now avail
able in suppositorg or ointment form
called Preparation h. At all drug
counters money back guarantee. Sd
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-26
People Are
Talking About"

Lorraine Hansberry, author Of
the Broadway hit, "A Raisin in
the SUM-" is featured IN the
People Are Talking About Sec
ton Of Vogue. The magazine
describes her as easy. brilliant,
attractive. downright, and with
plenty to say
A stunning full-page photo
graph in the June issue shows
the playwright in her Greenwich
Village apartment in her working
clothes: chino pants and a hand
some checked top. in contrast to
the beautiful black and rope OF
pearls Vogue reports she wore at
the Broadway opening Of her play.
Vogue says of her: Although
caught in the pounce of publicity,
she has remained a quiet woman.
What tires her, however, is the
reeurrent label. the first Negro
woman to have smash on
Broadway
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PARKWAY FORD

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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FoRD - Tudor. blue and white:
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FORD IS Tudor sedan; r. and h;
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
By Ned Riddle

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EDMONDS FORD

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AUTOMOBILES FoR sAtE

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! AUToMosILEs FoR SALE

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ference opened. Seasoned
experts in this peculiar brand
of warfare dredge from their
long memories the points Of
resemblanc. to the. old ma
neuvers and, with a persist
ence worthy of Sisyphus.
search for signs Of real
change.
The basic truths behind
the conference apparently
have not changed. The fact
that the Russians have been
merely wordy, unrealistic,
trite and humorless instead Of
wholly arrogant and insult
ing is taken to mean that
Premier Khrushchev is de-
termined to have a summit
meeting, preferably in the
United States.
But Secretary of State
Herter has privately repeated
to the Russians that progress
here is essential before Presi-
dent Eisenhower will consent
to so to the summit. The
Secretary naturally reflects
Eisenhower's view. But the
United States delegation is
described also a. impressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-18
Navy Man Beaten
In Toipei Taxi War

TAIPEI, Formosa. May 10
tAP).-Pedicab pullers making
war on metered taxis pulled a
United States Navy man from
q taxi today and beat him I'M
conscious with bamboo clubs.
The sailor, Lewis T. Wright
of Redding. Calf, suffered a
slight brain conclusion but his
condition was not serious.
Another Navy man, Luther
Lee of Stockton, Calf, went
to Mr.. Wright's assistance. He
bruised his hand but not seri-
ously.
Meter taxis were introduced
in Taipei last March. The ped
icab pullers, who pedal a BIZ
cycle version of the ricksha,
complain that the popularity
Of the taxis is seriously reduce
ing their earnings. They have
picketed taxi stations, damaged
taxis or forced passengers out
of them.
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DORIS FLEEsON
News Watch on the Talk Front

by the hardening attitude
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committe is taking toward
them and all their works.
They want to talk turkey
here because they are afraid
Senator Fulbright will insist
that they do when they get
home. The reason given for
keeping reporters at arms
length from this phase Of the
talking war is that there is
no room for them at the
lovely old League Of Nations
Palace where the sessions
are held. Instead, four brief
ing officers from the United
States, Great Britain. France
and the Soviet Union are
thrown to the ravening herd
in separate meetings, but all
at the same time, after the
sessions are concluded.
These officers are supposed
to tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth about
what went on. Most report
ers, however, rotate their at
third-hand resumes and pru-
IDENTIFY check on the other
three with trusted friends,
just in case Of . tie. So far
they have not caught any
body even fibbing, though
naturally the emphasis and
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the choice of adjectives diff
fer.
1t is rather as If the Unit
ed States Senate locked the
doors on its debates and then
allowed Senators Byrd,
Humphrey, Bridges and
Aiken to speak for what are,
roughly, the four different
points Of view now strongly
represented in that august
chamber. Reporters with
good connections, of course,
would privately seek out
Majority Leader johnson
and Minority Leader Dirksen
for the strategic news, and
that happens here too.
Nonetheless, even the best
reporters must fight against
a wooden quality in their
dispatches or spoken EXPOSE
tons. Gunpowder is known
to be dangerous, but to de-
scribe the scene one must
smell it.
Unhappily, the Russians
are least hurt by this rigid
ity, since all reporting is to
them only an exercise in
propaganda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-18
DORIS FLEEsoN
U. S. Wants Pre-Summit Progress;
Reds Offer old Goods, Avoid Insults

GENEVA-This is the front
line Of the talking war. Sea-
soned troops Of the West and
East have five times con-
fronted one another, brand
ished their chosen weapons
and retreated to prepared
positions for the weekend to
rest and regroup their forces.
The press arrangements
enforced upon 1000 corre-
spondents are appallingly
clumsy, but they do reveal
the tactical picture. The
West has some fresh ideas,
prepared more to meet COM
plants at home about lack
Of leadership than with any
real notion they will prove
acceptable.
The Soviet Union, blandly
cynical, offers old goods al
ready once rejected by the
allies with the explanation that
I'VE considered this so good
we didn't change anything.
What emerges is much the
same mosaic that was being
put together from Washing
ton and the capitals of Eu-
rope before the Geneva con-