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, 1959-04-14

Are you one who has really
made a misstep or else has the
name az doing So because of
waga;ng conquest It so, there are
two things you must Remembers:
'Ey You are not the first to suffer
Ike this, and (2l such a mistake
8eed not ruin your Life.
So do not allow it to ruin your
spirit, neither let il unfit you for
asefulness and happiness tomor-
row. Is someone IS really your
oaetny, nothing would please him
any more than that. Even Il il Is
0ne, the thing which has occurred
b IN the past. Il is water oveT the
dan. You can yet live q useful
a0d wonderful life. Now let me
Asggest certain things for you to
Is.
First, decide with Z spirit Of
GMmility that you can make good
d spite DC everything. And you
Mnl People from every walk of
Ne have done 20. In fact, some
have done it So well that their
community has come to regard
Aicm Is some Of their chosen and
best people.
Second, realize what caused you
70 go in the wrong direction. Cut
completely away from that cause.
Last, do not brag or make q
show. Simply demonstrate in a
quiet way that you have what it
TAGS to live 4 good life. Then
proceed quietly and honestly to
build it.
Emma C, lives in a small city IN
one Of the CarolinaS. She is the
a,other Of two daughters although
she IS not married and has never
been,
Wssn Emma was a young girl
Of I6, she allowed herself to be-
come entangled with an older
man, Not realizing the seriousness
Evening star., 1959-10-15
EmbezzIing Laid
To Completes

WAUKEGAN. H., Oct. Is
(AP) For seven years, Viola
Adeline Evert, 81, testified, she
fought an inferiority complex
buying expensive clothes with
funds she embezzled as a High
land Park High School book
keeper.
She was accused Of taking
$l3,098 from school funds.
"In those seven years I lived
in hell" she said. II knew II
was wrong, but when I bought
new things it seemed I didn't
feel so inferior"
In her apartment, police said
they found 80 pairs of shoes
expensive dresses and sweaters
many Of which had never beer
worn.
At a hearing yesterday be-
fore Circuit Judge Sidney H
Block, she was granted proba-
ton. 1t was shown Miss Evert
had repaid $3,098 since hel
arrest and had made arrange
ments to repay the balance al
the rate Of SIS a month.
She has taken a job with q
Wisconsin lumber firm and also
has enrolled in night schoo
to reactivate her teaching cer-
ltificate.
Evening star., 1959-10-15

two key witnesses against Mr..
Welch.
One was DR.. John H. Perry
Hooker Of Newbury. who testi-
fled he recognized two of the
three or four" persons he saw
in a car parked near Mr.. Glib
sons farm an hour before Mr.
Gibson left his house to start
his days work in his barn.
Mr.. Gibson never was seer
alive again.
DR.. Perry-Hooker said he
drove along Route S at about
40 miles an hour and that he
recognized Mr.. WEIGH through
the rear side window of the
parked car.
He said he recognized the
man in the drivers seat as Mr.
Carpenter.
The other key witness, Police
1t. Chester l.. Nash, testified
Mr.. Welch was shown a piece oi
rope which was found binding
Mr.. Gibson's body.
1t. Nash testified that Mr.
Welch was asked: "Is that 9
piece Of your roper" Over de.
fense objections 1t. Nash testi.
fed Mr.. Welch's reply was: "BS
God, fellow, that's my rope"
The State charged in court
that Mr.. Welch was one of 6
group Of Newbury men who sci
out in a "vigilante" action tt
punish Mr.. Gibson for beating
Mr.. Martin for spilling two can,
Of milk.
Evening star., 1959-10-15
Two Men Are Set Free
In VigiIonte' SIoying

CHELSEA, VT, Oct. is (AP)
Murder charges were dis
missed today against two mer
indicted in the "vigilante'
Staying Of Orville A. Gibson
AZ year -old Newbury dairy
farmer.
Robert Ozro WEIGH, 46. school
janitor, was freed by a directed
verdict without a single defense
witness being called.
The State dropped its case
against the other man, Frank
w. Carpenter, 43, who had
been scheduled to go on trial
later.
Attorney General Frederick
M. Reed told the court at the
conclusion that If he had been
free to decide the question him.
self he might not have pro-
ceeded with the Welch prosecu-
ton.
THE State is not in any way
dissatisfied with what was de-
cided here today" he said.
Family Rushed to Side
Mr.. WEIGH, who was chewing
a wad of gum, rose from his
seat at his counsel table as the
Evening star., 1959-10-15

jury gave its directed verdict
of acquittal.
Mr.. Welch's wife. son and
two daughters rushed to his
side as the foreman intoned
the verdict ordered by the
court.
Mr.. Carpenter had been q
spectator throughout the Welch
trial. Both men have been free
on bail of $4,000 each.
Mr.. Gibson's trussed body
was found in the Connecticut
River three months after he
vanished from his Newbury
farm. December 81. 1857.
The previous Christmas Day
he had beaten a frail hired
hand, Fri Martin, 81, and there
was resentment in the small
community.
Defense Counsel Henry Black
at first sought a directed ver-
dict in the WEIGH case. When
Judge Matt L. Divoll. jr.. did
not rule on it Mr.. Black rested
his case and renewed with sue
cess his appeal for a directed
verdict Of acquittal.
Mr.. Reed rested his case yes
terday after putting in evidence
Evening star., 1959-10-15

to trial for DR.. Lttlefield's
murder.
Dwyer contended Carroll
killed the doctor because the
latter knew of alleged i'm
proper relations between Car
roll and his daughter Barbara
When DR.. Littlefield's wife
began to suspect what hap
pened to her husband, Carroll
killed her, too, Dwyer told the
court. No one has eyer beer
charged in her Staying.
Largely on the testimony of
Dwyer, Carroll was convicted
and sent to prison for life. He
was freed in 1950-12 years
after starting his sentence
when a judge ruled he did not
have a fair trial. Carroll died
three years ago.
Dwyer repeatedly has tried
for communication or pardon and
has followed various legal ave-
nues in a bid for freedom.
Prison officials describe him as
a man of high intelligence who
has schooled himself in law
and accounting while serving
his term.
Mrs. Pinkos, a dark-haired
of three young daugh-
ters, has known Dwyer since
their childhood in South Paris.
Their relationship blossomed
into a full t1edged romance
during her frequent prison visits
to Dwyer in the last year.
Evening star., 1959-10-15

from Gov. Clauson and his
Executive Council, partly on his
plea that he wants freedom to
exonerate himself in the courts
He also wants to marry an at
tractive divorcee, Mrs. Caroline
Pinkos, 80, of Portland.
Dwyer went to prison in 1887
as a principal in a notorious
murder case that took one BIZ
zarre turn after another
A callow youth of l8. he was
convicted of the strangling and
bludgeoning of an elderly
physician, DR.. James G. Little
field, who lived in Dwyer's
home town of South Paris.
Dwyer pleaded not guilty,
then changed his plea to guilty
and went to prison for life.
Months later, Deputy Sheriff
Francis M. Carroll was brought
Evening star., 1959-10-15
Truck Driver Dies
Of Gun Wounds

Otis L. Patterson, 43. Of
1925 Fitch place NE, a self
employed truck driver, was
found shot to death in a bed
room of his home yesterday.
police reported.
Capt. Lawrence A. Hartnett,
head Of the homicide squad,
said the body was found by a
brother after Patterson had
called his wife and said he
was going to commit suicide.
Capt. Hartnett said family
troubles led to the death. A
single-barrel .12-gauge sawed
off shotgun was found near
Patterson'S body.
Evening star., 1959-10-15

been met in full"
For this reason" the board
said, ut is not possible at this
time TO indicate his exact date
of release" from the Maine
State Prison here.
Gov. Clinton A. Clauson and
the Executive Council last week
commuted Dryers life SEN
tence for the 1887 Staying of
DR.. James G. Littlefleld to a
shorter sentence of 28 years
and five months. With time off
for goo dbehavior, this would
make him eligible for release
as OF next Monday.
Dwyer issued a statement
through Warden Allan L. Rob-
bins in which he said:
MY beacon objective through
out the rest of my days will be
simply to see to it that no one
will ever have cause to regret
their effort and kind words for
me-"
Dwyer won Communication
Evening star., 1959-10-15
Man Serving y Years
For Murder PoroIed

THoMAsToN, Me- Oct is (AP) Paul NJ Dwyer, 40 who
has served % in prison for murder he contends his
jailer committed, granted parole today.
The State Board of Probation and Parole voted unan
mousy after interview with Dwyer to release him when
conditions requirements imposed by the State board have
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
Garden Clubs Christmas Decoration
Contest Approaches Entry Deadline

vile, b u Eanapaen-6Edney on
Hampden-5y dney Road, including
F'armvillc Lake Road cl Within
one mile Of Farmville corporate
limits IN any direction
Exhibitors are requested to Keep
EXHIBITS lighted and ID good con
diaon throughout the season.
Exhibitors sinust register entries
BY noon, Tuesday, December %.
neadline for completion # exhibit
will be 6 pm December %. Judg-
ing will begin at 7 pm
Entries must he registered II one
of the two classes. ca decorated
door. OF b decorated window.
Decorations must be the work Of
person or persons entering the con-
test
IN making displays. keep in mind
(aD effectiveness from street, b
originality; fcl simplicity, ID pro
portion Of design; and (ee sluta-
hllity to tyne Of house.
Conservation materials, such as
running cedar, holly and nlistletoe,
are not to be used.
Winning exhibits will be photo
graphed and entered in Vepco'o ma
tional contest.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15

The deadllne for entries In tho
Christmas doorway and window
decoration contest is now Just a
little over a week away. entry COM
mittee co-chalrnen Mrs w b.
Wall and Mrs. II. c. Kagtoa. Jr.,
announced today.
Entries in the garden club spon-
sored contest have been light. re-
ports Mrs. Wall: and she urges per
sons interested in entering the con-
test to send a postcard or phone
her or Mrs. Kayton The deadllne is
noon, December %
Prizes totaling $35 and three
electric appliances will be awarded
The appliances consisting OF two
ourdoor reflector lights and bar
beque light are being furnished by
Vepco. Vepco is sponsoring similar
contests all over the state. and suit
able entries In the local contest will
be photographed and entered in the
national contest staged by the com
pany.
Rules Of the contest are as fol
lows:
Previous prize winning exhibits
are ineligible
Exhibits may be: ta) IN Farm
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
Farm Loan Groups
New Name To Show
Land Bank Tie-In

On December 81, 1859. the name
Of the National Farm Loan Assoclar
ton Of Farnville will become Fed
eral Land Bank Association Of
Farmville," according to j. F.
Glern, secretary treasurer. The
new name indicates the relation
ship between the association and
the Federal Land Bank Of Balti-
more for which it makes long-term
mortgage loans to farmers in its
territory.
The Federal Land Bank and the
S sociat o n have been serving
farmers in this area for more than
IL years. The Farmville Association
is owned entirely by the farmers
using its credit services. The Fed
eral Land Bank is owned by the
Farmvllle Association and the other
IS national farm loan associations
III its district. Thus, the farmers
who have land bank loans own the
capital stock Of their association
ard. indirectly. own the capital
stock Of the Federal Land Bank.
Glenn reports that the association
has had successful year Of service
to the farmers in this area. The
volume Of land bank loans outstand-
ing IN the nine counties served by
tire Farmville Association is now
s1,9OG.00O. He explained that the
funds used to make land bank loans
are obtained by selling Federal
land bank bonds in the security
markets.
Loans are made to farmers for
purchase of land, erection of farm
buildings. refinancing OF existing
debts, and to meet other needs Of
the farm and farm family. The as
ISOLATION works closely with the
Production Credit Association Of
Farnivilie. which makes shortterm
ard intermediate term loans to
farmers to cover operating needs
and expenditures which are not Of
a long-term nature.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
Hdmpden-Sydney Glee Clubs Annual
Candlelight Service Tonight At $50

The e0-volce Han1pden Sydney
College Glee Club will present its
annual Christmas sea son concert
tonight Tuesday IN College Church
at $50 o'clock.
r. Edward Crawley. dean of men,
will direct the hour-long candlelight
musicale Douglas Vaughan is the
student accompaniSt for the college
singers.
Ronald Davis, Of HopeWell. 1859
graduate al Hampden-Sydney. will
return TO the campus to present a
special organ interlude during the
concert Davis was group accom-
PIANIST during his student days
The public is invited to the eve
ming concert IN the sanctuary Of the
church on the campus.
The program Of numbers by the
Glee Club will oftpr q variety Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
Old Belt Average
Closes At 1921

Sea son sales Of Old Belt flue-
cured tobacco m ounted to
$50. 1881 ,945 pounds averaging S53 a
In 1858, season sales were $50 .204. las
pounds for a record high average OF
S57 "a.
For the current season. Virginia
markets sold 1877 ,522 .626 pounds at
$3.50 per hundred pounds. North
arolina markets auctloned
ll2.859,3 l9 pounds at S52.44 per
hundredweight
The Solicitation Corporation !.
the flue-cured government pool or
ganization received about II
per cent of the tobacco offered Last
season this amounted to Slightly
above 16 per cent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
Thin Leaf Brings S66 Top
Bromn Leafs ITO Pounds Per Acre
Leads Experimental Leaf Production

with black shank, however.
The last variety under test was
Virginia 3l2, which is not for use
except against bad lnfestation of
black root rot.
Yields Given
During Fridays auctions. tn e
Extension Service released yield re-
suits for each variety The top
producing variety in each county
was listed as:
Prince Edward, Lizard Tail
Orinoco, 1910 pounds per acre \;
Amelia, Walkers Broad Leaf. $3.50
pounds: Campbell. Walker Broad
Leaf and Lizard Tail Orinozo,
both ITO pounds; Appomattox
Brown Leaf. 1890 pounds; Charlotte
Nance, 1880 pounds, and Bedford,
Lizard Tail Orinoco, 1910 pounds
per acre.
| The average yield per acre for
each variety using production
figures from all six counties were
Brown Leaf, ITO, Walkers Broad
Leaf. l,750: Lizard Tail Orinoco,
l,735 pounds; Virginia 3l2, 1907:
Virginia 633l- 3O4: Virginia 633l 1903,
| ,588; Nance, 1885, and Hastings,
,523.
Each Of the producers was
authorized special l6 acre allot-
ment on which he planted two
tenth plots of the eight varieties.
The cooperating growers were w.
NJ. Dickerson. Prince ward:
George Adams. Amelia: j. r.
Cardweu, Campbell; T. H. Tanner,
Appomattox; E. H. Pugh. Char
lotte, and P. G. Scott. Bedford.
G. R. Mathews, Of the VPI Ex-
tension Service and supervisor for
the total experiment program, says
that the project has a tree-fold
purpose
Through it, first Of all, Virginia
is seeking to help growers produce
tobacco that will 90 into trade
channels, not into the already
glutted government pool The sec
ond purpose is to help them pro
duce q leaf that will bring as high
possible dollar returned for the
heavy investment of labor requir-
ed to grow tobacco crop. T h c
final purpose is to devise leaf
strains that are resistant to the
will also be the kind buyers need
for trade channels.
Fridays sale had a new wrinkle
this year. The buyers were not per-
mitted to identify the various baSk-
cts by variety. The baskets carried
only numbers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
4Oo Parents attend open House,
View (Iassrooms AT Lower School

marked to this reported, who also
has a child in the first grade
BY mutual agreement the teach.
ers in the Prince Edward schools
were given a silent vote of thanks
ard appreciation by the parents as
they went from room to room and
nodded approval at the facilities
pressed into service as claSsrooms
The teachers pointed proudly to
the accomplishments Of their stu
dents. Attendance has been excel
ent, the desire to learn is strong
and the amount Of work covered
is above average, reports Miss Lucy
Adams. headmistress OF the lower
school,
To first grade parent it is re
narkable when a youngster who
did not even know his alphabet
three months ago, can now read
quickly and smoothly from his first
grade book. 1t is also astounding to
hear the young minds doing ele.
mentary arithmetic with amazing
accuracy and writing letters to San
ia Clause in a first grade scribble
Attendance in the Academy for
the first report period was 81 per-
cent. according to Roy R. Pearson,
school administrator. who was also
on hand for the P-TA open house
Attendance records for the second
repcrt period which ends this week
a.e not complete yet. but prelimi-
navy reports indicate there will be
a slight decrease in the excellent
attendance record.
No P-TA business was transacted
Wednesday night since the mem
hers were widely dispersed. visit
ing the classrooms of their In
dividual children.
Glasses for the lower school are
now being held in the following
buildings: Methodist Church, grades
i. 2, and s; Womans Club House
grade 4: Moose Lodge, grades )
and (: and the Episcopal parish
house has the kindergarten.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15

The experiments by which Vlr.
ginia is seeking to make its dark
fired tobacco tine bestrmarketable
commodity possible got their acid
test for this year Friday the
dollar sign opinion Of buyers.
The eight varieties grown BY Sc
lected farmers in six Of the major
producing counties were sold at a
special experimental tobacco auc-
ton Friday morning at Farmville s
Old Warehouse.
One grower III each of the coun-
ties planted a special two-tenth
acre allotment of all eight Of the
varieties under test. The regional
Virginia Experiment Station es-
tablished uniform growing recon-
mendations TO be followed
Price Results
The grade prices and general
averages for each Of the varieties
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
. s'''' ' cs;;t, s.'
Planned Here
entertainment Stars
Slated To Appear On
December @ Program

A party for some 1.70o Prince Ed
ward County Negro children Of
school age who have been without
public school this fall will be held
in Memorial Armory December %.
10 be sponsored BY the Prne
dward County Christian Associa-
ton, the Farmville event is set from
Il to 6 PIP. m The Rev. L. F. Grit
fin. president Of the association.
said in announcing the plans, Max
inc Sullivan. soicist and pianist
from Chicago and Linda Grlner,
Washington, D. G. sololst. j Q q
volunteered to perform.
Mahalla Jackson. nationally
known gospel singer, was invited
but will not be able to attend n
stead, she plans to record Christmas
carols and message to be played
for the children and their parents.
Mr. Griffin, pastor Of First Bap-
fist Church. who also serves as
principal co-ordinator for the county
of the NAACP. said a nationwide
appeal for contributions to fill
Christmas stockings had been
sounded. We are asking for candy.
fruit, nuts and other items to fill
stockings to give to every child in
attendance. he said.
The event was first planned for
First Baptist Church, but SINCE a
large crowd would overflow tn e
church it was switched to the
armory.
Further details rel ain to be
worked out, and to accomplish this
Mr.. Griffin plans to appoint com
mittee Of some eight or ten persons
In the near future. He indicated
other stars of the entertainment
world might attend the event which
he said has as its purpose the
honoring OF courage shown by the
children and their parents.
Negro school children have been
without public education. in the
county since abandonment of public
schools by the Prince Edwards
board of supervisors. The decision
to abandon public education came
after federal court order to in
tegrate the system.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15

aucGoned will not be published un-
I'll Extension Service specialists at
VPI complete the calculations la
ter
However, basket-by basket jnfor-
nation can be pieced together prior
TO announcement Of the final figures
TO make some observations on Fri
days results.
The varieties produced leaf phi
marily in the "C'. or thin grades.
with a substantial production Of the
very desirable B, or heavy leaf.
Of both brown and dark color.
Choice quality brown thin leaf. CIF.
topped the price result bringing a
high OF s66. This grade is pegged
at $50
The leaf ran chiefly to second and
third quality, or fine and good
grades. and, despite ideal control
during growing. the plants went
through the same weather extremes
as the regular crop. This has pro-
duced much middle grade tobacco
and prices are running slightly I'M
der a year ago This was true Fri
day as we'll as during the two weeks
Of regular auctions.
Demand Strong
However, buyer demand was
strong Friday. With five buyers, in
Guiding the regular Farmville com
plement and the Stallings Company
at Lynchburg, bidding prices ran
well over government support
levels. These ran from low Of
ST above to So above, The aver
age was easily three to five dol
lars above III a majority of cases.
The varieties included the old
regulars of the recommended list,
Hastings, Walkers Broad l. e a f.
Brown Leaf. Nance and Lizard Tail
Orinoco Also grown for the eX-
periments were two breeding line
varieties. Virginia 6331 1914 and Viz
gina 632l-30 Thsc have not been
released for the recommended list
yet since they are not generally
as desirable as the others. They
arc good for land heavily infested
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-15
School Holidays
Begin December Is

Schools will close for the holiday
Friday afternoon, December Is,
Roy r. Pearson. administrator of
the Prince Edward School Founda-
ton, reminded today.
The holiday will be a long one, :
Pearson said. SO that the stu
dents can help in the stores and
around town during the Christmas
rush"
Anyone wishing to employ high
school workers during the holidays
can call Headmaster R. c. Gilmer
at the Academy office. telephone
Elk 2-3787.
Pearson also pointed out that the
Academy let's out daily at 1:3O
which makes it very practical for
high school boys and girls to work
during the afternoon.