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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26
School Funds Asked
Tax Levy Action
ExpectefT Today

Under consideration by the board
of supervisors when members meet
today Friday for tax leVy-setting
talks will be a school board re-
quest for $40 500 to administer and
safeguard school facilities in the
next u months
The seventeen estimate OF costs
far Administration Maintenance
and Care Of School Property for
the fiscal year commencing July
was presented by SIpt 7 ] Nc
IlWaine in a session with super
visors following the public hearing
en- the l959-60 county budget, Tues
day
" G. Fitzpatrick, attorney for the
school board, and Roy r Pearson,
school board chairman. attended
the session. Pearson told super
visors the school board will need
the funds to provide adequately for
'he coAty's more than $4,000 COO
investment in school buildings and
eqMnnleAt even though they are
empty or idle.
Items Listed
The items for which funds were
requested were. administration. in
Guiding a proposed school census
Ia 1860 clerical help, attorney S
fees; transportation care Of all
equipment and operation Of service
vehicles maintenance and care Of
buildings and equipment; fixed
charges rent. fire insurance, etc. !,
and CONTINGENCIES.
supt. McIlwaine said that pro-
vision must be made for safeguard
ing student records. since these
may be needed for college entrance.
employment and other purposes,
and that maintenance Of school
properties will be necessary to en-
sure against Their deterioration
Title to school properties Is vested
I'LL 0csl school Boards under state
statutes. FL
The request for extra funds Is
not covered by items presented In
cluded III the proposed county bud
get for 1880. The proposed bud
get ~ which supervisors Win give
final consideration today includes
only ona school item $40 400
for the years debt repayment on
sch3ol building loans.
The school board also made a
final request for operating funds to
close out tho fiscal year, which
ends next Tuesday
Final Operating Request
A total Of 2,433 was asked, but
since there remains $4,000 unused
Of The school boards May fund re.
quest under tine month-to-tnonth fl
RANGING plan. tile remaining need
N fol- approximately S22 ,000
Supervisors viii consider both
fund requests. one for winding UP
the Year. and Ole fol- maintenance
and safeguarding in the year ahea6
AZ part ot their concluding budget
work
IN the school board request fol
june was al item Of $3.50 to fl
nance the survey Of race relations
/ Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26
Danger To Crops
Predicted Unless
Rain Comes Soon
Pastures Are Hurt,
Hay Affected, But
Oats Yield HigI,
It 5 getting dry.

Anyone who doubts that state
ment should spend a few minutes
talking to a ,dairyman who has run
out OF pasture OF tobacco grower
who is watching his plants suffering
in the sunshine.
According to the record book.
June is not such a dry month So
far 2l0 inches of rain have fallen.
which is about half of the normal
4-58 inches Several communities in
the area have had a much higher
rainfall but this is what has been
recorded by E. F. Striplin. the local
weather observer The Darlington
Heights area is in much better
shape, receiving about an inch
more rainfall than recorded here.
Permanent damage has not been
noted on tobacco. corn and many
other crops The worst damage is
seen in pastures. which depend
upon the surface moisture for their
growth. Upland pastures are. es-
pecially poor. while bottomland pas
lures are still affording some graz
ing. Most dairymen are feeding
silage and hay that they had
counted on saving.
Third Cutting Short
There is little doubt that the
third cutting of alfalfa will be
short. Dudley Peery. county agent.
reports, Fortunately the first cut
ting was excellent" Peery said.
especially for thos who cut
early" The second cutting was
good also. Peery indicated that all
fall hay would be adversely af-
fected by the current dryness.
Tobacco appears to be suffering
from the dryness, but Peery pointed
out that tobacco has a resilient ma
ture. and will snap back and give
good growth. if rain comes within
reasonable period.
Most of the rain in this imnadi-
ate area fell on the first two days
Of June. which recorded / 80 inches
Of the 2.10 so far this month. Since
then it has been dry, with small
showers on June Is and II.
Excellent Oats
Taking advantage of the dryness.
farmers have been bnsily harvest
ing one of their best small grain
crops Winter oats has been the
spectacular producer. with yields
fCoptip,o1 on pooa ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26

Five Farmyille Elementary
School pupils are definitely phvsi-
callv fiji. and they have proof to
back it tip shoulder emblems pro
yided by sponsors Of the project.
the Farmville Junior Chamber Of
Commerce
The emblems, which were award
ed to students who attained a per.
GENTLE Of 30 or better in each Of
the seven events incorporated III
the test prepared by the American
Association OF Health, Physical
Education and Recreation proved
another point. The test showed that
local elementary school kids are
not up to the national average in
physical fitness-at least in { h e
phases put 10 test BY the exam,
the only ona in the country with
national norms
Of the five who came ont on top
in the local program administered
by physical education majors Of
Longwood College under the direc-
ton Of Miss Rebecca L. Broken
brough.s associate professor Of physi-
cal and health education at the col
lege, only one girl-Jane McClung
stood in the ranks. Her counter
parts IN the superboy category
were pint sized David Hay. Tommie
Leatherwood, Doug Fitzgerald and
Jimmy Baldwin.
Results Not All Bad
The results Of the test were
astounding. but not as bad as the
small percentage Of top-category
entrants would lead one to be-
lieve. Approximately 40 received
achievement awards for scoring at
the 80 percentile mark or better in
all events Another % FES pupils
4 scored at the 50 perccntile point or
I better in all events except one, and
/ received ribbon honors for their
achievement.
Y The seven-part test consisted of.
\ the broad Jump seward dash.
shuttle run. softball distance throw
situps, 600-yard run-walk. and pull
ups for boys and modified pullups
for girls.
Miss Brockenbrough is explaining
the small number 10 win first-place
awards said that many Of the par
Elephants scored high on several
phases Of the test. but dropped way
| below average on other phases.
The Stumbling Block
The chief stumbling block for the
girls was the pullups. The boys met
their dewnYall in that phase Of the
test, too. The director noted thai
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26
For It's Children

Swimming instruction classes will
begin Monday at the Farmville
Swimming Pool. The classes will be
held each morning, Mondays
through Saturdays.
Stokeley Fulton. pool manager.
said more than IT'S children have
registered for the morning classes.
Each class will not meet every day.
but will have definite schedule
during the week.
All those who have registered are
asked to be present Monday morn
ing at $50. After a demonstration
Of their swimming ability, each per
son will be assigned to a class.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26

All of the l6 speakers appearing
in front Of a gathering Of about 100
citizens in the Circuit Court Room
addressed themselves to the vital
issue for which the budget is
merely the outline the APP
preaching closing of public schools.
Board Statement
Edward A. Carter. chairman of
the board of supervisors, which
summoned citizens to express their
views, opened the session with a
statement outlining the school fund
refusal action by his board.
The action of the Board has been
taken because we feel that it is to
the best interest and in accord with
the wishes of majority of the
people Of Prince Edward
Endorsement of the budget action
as it speaks on the question Of race
mixing in public schools came from
five areas of the county, Farmville,
Prospect, Green Bay, Darlington
Heights and Tuggle. Speakers who
question the action Of the super
visors were all Farmville residents.
Teachers View
Endorsement of the fund cutoff
provision fthe budget took num-
Der of idea variations, including the
opinion Of Mrs Leslie Hamilton, of
Darlington Heig h t s, school
teacher II know the majority in
our community is soidly behind
you. don't see what other step
you can take AS teacher, know
you must follow through when you
have told children something will
happen. As county, we are in the
same position.
Charles Beck, of Green Bay, told
supervisors he believes IS per cent
of the people in his community are
behind them. "You have cut off
school funds impartially and fair, =
he said referring to the proposed
absence Of tax funds for white and
Negro schools alike.
j. v. Lewis, of Prospect. re-
minded that the crises was not pre-
cipitated by white citizens. but by
outside influences" He added:
Il have been told by number Of
colored ople that they only
wanted a better school / believed
them, but now since they have the
school, I believe their motive is
race-mixing to which 1 am opposed
l want to tell you supervisors l
am 100 per cent behind YOU"
Young Parent Speaks
Mayor W. F. Watkins, Jr., of
Farmville, told the board young
/ parents with young children are
concerned. but l feel l can speak
4 for most Of these parents who be-
lleve, with me, the action is neces-
\ sary Our county is at the point of
no return 1t is step we must
take, hoping it will lead to better
! things
4 Jake Booth. of Tuggle, arose to
say the people of his community.
and all folks in the county" are
behind YOU Mrs Eta Glenn. of
/ Prospect. expressed appreciation
for what you are doing to protect
us. am imperfect accord with
what you are doing.
Petition Presented
Robert e. Taylor, Of Farmville,
the first to speak, endorsed and
commended" the board He also
presented signed petitions gathered
from around the county expressing
complete accord with the fund cut
off, and asking for a redress of
taxes by corresponding amount.
He said half the petitions, the num-
Der Of which he did not state, re-
main to be presented
N Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26
Joycees Award Embems To Five
Physical Fitness Test Shows Local
Youth At Par Below National Norm

boys did we'll as expected in the
speed events. Another. observation
she made was the surprisingly fine
record posted by the girls in sltup
exercises.
Jane McClung, the sole girl win
ner, summed up what the partici-
pants-at least the victors-had to
say about the test by saying. lit
i a good feeling to beat the
bigger kids and my parents thought
it was wonderful"
A spokesman for the Jaycees. j.
Continued on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26
Rev.,R. j. vithers
Injured II Accident

Rev Robert E. Withers, Jr,. was
painfully injured III an automobile
mishap Saturday near Glennore in
Buckingham County He is suffer
ing from shoulder injuries and
general Shakeup.
Mr. and Mrs. Withers. Miss Liza
Haskins and Miss Barbara Carnage
conducted the annual Bible School
at Glenmore Episcopal Church last
week He was returning alone after
taking some Of the pupils to their
homes when the accident occurred.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26

yields per acre in the area were
Running as high as 30 to as bushels
per acre. He called the crop very
good
Disease is a constant battle on
the part of the farmer. and some
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-26

wheat yields have been affected BY
corn borer and wheat scab. The
borer hit in the Darlington Heights
area, and the scab has been noted
in several sections, especially the
Continued on page ID
Evening star., 1959-11-15

9-Ten-Thirty Theater. Movie.
Continuation of Double lndem-
nifty"
1900
Simmer Sanetum. Dramo.
Poul MeGtoth. host.
1z:I5
4-Feoture FestivdI. Movie.
AppfskImdteIy "a Houfs.
FRENZY" le47. Jooh Green
wood.
1880
7-Mvstery TheuteF. Drama.
Ralph Bellomy stors.
iz:55
9-Shoek. Movie.
I Hour, IS Min. "House Of
Frohkenstein." le45. Boris Kor-
loft.
z:z0
9-Meditction. Weather.
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1000

1000
5-ssdr Performances. Dromo.
Dovid Niven stors
7-JubiIee y. S. A. Variety.
Hour. Country style music.
9-Gunsihoke. Western
An elderly former tepofts 70 Mott
Dillon thot his wife hos left him
otter 81 yeors and Matt suspects
foul play. james AFness. Elisho
Cook stur.
Evening star., 1959-11-15
900

7.Luwtetce WeIk. Variety.
I Hour. Featuring the lennon
Sisters, Gdffy Hooper, Rocky
Rockwell tFfom Hollywood J
9-Mf. Lucky. Adventure.
Lucky is forced into playing pool
with q oonblef for huge stakes.
John VlVyon stars.
$50
Alive Fingers. Intrigue.
I Hour. The Adventures OF O
U. S. Counter Espionage Agent.
Dovid Hedison stors
5-Don Owens Jomboree.
Country music
9-Hdve Gun, Will Travel.
WESTERN. Polodin investigates
the ruri1or of on oneient lndion
treasure in on Arizona volleY.
Richard Boone, Lorna Thover.
Dovid White.
Evening star., 1959-11-15
November II
S-Perry Masen. Mystery.

! h6ut. "The Cose Of the Col
den Ffdud." Mason becomes in
volved in the rivalry between two
men who vie for on executive
promotion in on investment firm.
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale.
Arthur FronZ.
500
7-Jehn Gunther's High Rood.
"Mun Will Find q Woy." How
isolation and slow deoth we're
ovoided by two tiny viIIooes holt
way ground the world from eoch
other.
4-Gene Kelly Show. Color.
! Hssf. Storing Gene Kelly,
Donold O'Cenhor, Carol Lawrence.
7-Leate II To Beaver. Com'dy
"eeovet's Tree" BedVer's teacher
reods poem about trees to the
cluss ond so inspires Beover thot
he takes O tree from the yord o.
the former Cleover residence TO
give It the loving core it deserves
Jerry Mothers, Hugh Beaumont.
Sue Randall stor.
9sWhnted Dead or Alive.
WESTERN. A sheriff seeks VEN
dednce for the sIoyine OF his
Brother and tries to toke the killer
from bounty hunter RondolI
Steve Mcqueen, jones Lydon
star.
Evening star., 1959-11-15
1880
4-n e:S,.,a BE You.

5 sass Five. Movie.
IA HSuFs "The Lote George
Aoley" lo47. J. P. Marquond's
sotIte on stuffy Boston society.
Ronald CoInon. Peggy cumnins.
3 rList" +he-e-F. Movie
Z Hours, 10 Min. "DoubIe In
demnitv." 1914. A woman be-
euiles On Insurance., man into
numbering her husband ohd try
inc to moke it seem like q train
occident. Fred MocMuuoy Bof-
boro Stonwyck.
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Pim|icoH Has $261Horse,
BettingHits $1,939, ,562

been close in five previous
starts. He barely noSed out
Tom Toughy and Court of Ap-
peal in a photo that was just
inches away from a three-way
deadheat. The camera gave
it to Royal Rob, but could not
separate Tom Toughy and
Court of Appeal.
To add to the excitement,
Jockey Dick Lawless aboard
Knight-King, who was only a
neck behind the deadheat in
fourth, claimed foul against
Tom Toughy but the stewards
ruled out the objection.
There was another shower
of dollars after the fifth race
for lucky hackers of John
Smith. They collected $93
after sweating out a foul claim.
The expected battle between
See PIMLICO, Page C-6
Evening star., 1959-12-06
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-The
emphasis was on money at Pim-
lico today as whopping payoffs
and a $1,939,562 mutuel handle
overshadowed Cross Channels
repeat three-length triumph in
the 23d running of the $11,775
Pimlico cup.
A free-betting crowd of 20,-
1923 turned out on a balmy De-
cember day to provide the Old
Hilltop with its biggest wager
ing total of the fall season.
And money talked in a loud
voice in the third race when
Royal Rob won, paying $261.8O
straight.
Royal Rob, owned by Cleve-
land Skinker of Washington, is
a 2-year-old who never had
Evening star., 1959-12-06

Havana in the Cuban Winter
League and recently was
secuted by Rick Ferrell, Tiger
general manager.
Semproch, a 13-game winner
as a rookie in 1858, Topped in
1859 when he won only three
games and lost 10. The 28-
year-old Highlander was the
first pitcher to win 10 games
IN the National League in SO
He had won II at the time OF
the All-Star game.
LepciO to Play Third
Semproch is a low-ball
pitcher who specializeS in the
sinker and slider. Dykes counts
on him as the long man" in
the bullpen behind his starting
foursome of Frank Larry, Don
Mossi, Jim Bunning and Paul
Foytack.
Eddie Sawyer, manager of
See PHILLIES, Page C-3
Evening star., 1959-12-06
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star stan Writer

The entry period for the 26ti
annual Golden Gloves, the tops
in amateur boxing competition
opens today. 1t opens with a
challenge to young scrappers
Is years Of age and over, to
step into the ring and prove
their boxing ability.
1t offers the highest honors
and most coveted awards in
the game and leads to the
Washington-area finals sched-
uled to be held at Uline Arena
on February 25 under sponsor
ship of The Evening Star Ath-
letic Club.
Place for Every Boy
The official entry blank ap-
pears in The Star today.
All eligible boys who fee
they can handle themselves
and welcome a chance to prove
it can get that chance by fill
ing out and forwarding the
blank.
There's a place in the Gold
en- Gloves for every boy who
wishes to put his skill to the
test. There are two classes OF
competition-the open class
for experienced boxers and the
subnovice class for those who
never have taken part in pub
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Griffith Unable
To Make Deal
With Veeck
By BURTON HAWKINS
Star STAFF Writer

MIAMI BEACH. Dec. 5 -
After comforting for four hours
here tonight, Cal Griffith of
the Senators and Bill Veeck of
the White Sox took a break in
their negotiations and an
nounced they would have no
player trade to announce be-
fore tomorrow-if then.
Veeck is making a strong
pitch to land First Baseman
Roy Sievers from the Sena-
tors. who are delaying their
answer on the Dodgers offer
of a multiple-player deal Tor
the slugger.
No Bids on Lemon
While the dickering con-
tinued, it was disclosed that no
club so far has shown any in
terest in obtaining Outfielder
Jim Lemon from Washington,
despite the fact that he hit 33
homerS and drove in 100 runs
last season. While Lemon was
among the leaders in both
slugging departments, his field
ing DEFICIENCIES apparently have
reduced his trade value.
Everybody is anxious to get
Roy Sievers." Manager Cookie
Lavagetto said today, but no.
body is nibbling for Lemon"
If the Senators trade Sievers
during major league meetings
which open here Monday-and
it will be a surprise if they
don't-other teams may ap-
proach Griffith and Lavagetto
about Lemon. Meanwhile, Jim
is a forgotten figure.
Sievers Is Gamble
Lemon slammed IL more
homers than Sievers, batted in
81 more runs and his .279 bat
ting average was 81 points
higher than Roy's. Sievers
ended the season with a sore
shoulder which hampered his
swing. That makes him a dis
tinct gamble for next season,
See SENATOR'S, Page C-3
Evening star., 1959-12-06
NORTH CAROLINA DAY
EoqIes 3-Point Choice
Over Redskins odoy
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star STAFF Writer

The Redskins will celebrate
North Carolina Day" at Grif-
fifth Stadium today. with Gov
Luther Hodges, North Carolina
States football squad, Gloria
Penney, Miss Tobacco OF
1852" and the Reynolds High
School band of Winston Salem
on hand for the occasion.
But the Philadelphia Eagles
will be there, too, hopeful OF
staging a small celebration o1
their own, and the odds-mak-
ers favor them to win by three
points. The kickoff is sched-
uled for 2:05.
Surprised and humbled last
week by the Pittsburgh Steel
lers, 31-0, the Eagles still have
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Colts sWreckForty-Niners> 34-14;
Syracuse Wa||ops Uc|ans> 36-8
No. ! Eleven
Impressive in
10th Victory

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (AP)
= Mighty Syracuse belted
UCLA for a 36-8 victory today
and. for the first time in II
years of intercollegiate football,
finished the season unbeaten
and united in 10 games.
In a strong closing bid for
the unofficial national cham
pionship. the big Orange team
got of to a 14-0 lead in the
Evening star., 1959-12-06
STATISTICS

first period, boosted it to 21-0
in the second and then beat
back a challenge by the I'M
derdog Bruins. Syracuse. rated
No. l in the Nation and booked
to play Texas in the Cotton
Bowl made it no contest with
two more scores in the final
quarter.
A shirt-sleeved crowd of 49,
436-some $4,000 less than ex-
pected-Sat in Memorial Coli
scum for the nationally tele-
viSed contest. The game was
televised here and also bucked
the local televising of the San
Francisco-Baltimore pro game
in San Francisco.
Orange Strikes Quickly
Syracuse got off to a quick
lead after intercepting a pass.
1t took nine plays to travel 43
yards. A nifty pass for six yards
from Quarterback Dave Sar-
cite to Gerhard SchwedeS put
UCLA on the road to its fourth
defeat of the year.
SyracuSe's so-called second
team trooped on to the field,
and after a 72-yard thrust that
required seven plays, tn e
Orangemen were on the score
board again. The touchdown
came on a 15-yard pass from
Dick Easterly to Mark Weber
in the end zone.
Early in the second period
the score mounted to 21-0.
EaSterly, Weber, John Nichols
and Bob Hart took turns in the
drive, ending when EaSterly
plunged for the final yard.
Kilmer's Passes Click
UCLA, with Halfback Bill
Kilmer in the starring role as
the passer, got into the act
before the half ended.
Jim JohnSon's great 44-yard
kickoff return started it off,
and Kilmer kept it going. He
passed to Gene Gaines for 30
and 13, and the final 20 to
johnson for the touchdown.
Skip Smith went through his
own left tackle for the extra
two points, and that was it for
UCLA.
From midway in the second
quarter until midway in the
final period. Syracuse was a
puzzling team. Although the
Orangemen had scored with
consumate ease, they Stacked
down in this interval. The heat
it was around 80 degrees
might have been to blame.
But the Eastern champs
broke loose for two more touch
downs in the final period, to
dispel any doubts, if there were
any. that this is a tremendous
football team.
UCLA, which knocked of
Southern California and ended
the Trojans' eight-game win
ming streak two weeks ago, was
See SYRACUSE, Page C-s
Evening star., 1959-12-06

a mathematical chance of ty-
ing for Eastern Division honors
if they win and the Cleveland
Brown upset the New York
Giants. The pattern followed
by Coach Buck Shaw's men
this year, two victories follow
ing each defeat, is in their
favor.
The game could develop into
a passing duel between Eddie
See REDSKINS, Page CO
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Unitus Sets
Mork;CIub
Grabs Lead

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5
(AP). - Quarterback Johnny
Unitas passed for three touch
downs and ran for another to-
day as the Baltimore Colts
whipped San Francisco. 34-l4,
and took a one-game lead in
the National Football Leagues
Western Division.
The convincing victory, en-
gineered as much by the de-
Evening star., 1959-12-06
TIGERS GET FERNANDEZ, SEMPROCH
.PhiIs Pull Two Deals
Involving 7 Players

MIAMI BEACH, Dec. 5 (AP)
The Phillies swapped Short
stop Chico Fernandez and
Pitcher Ray Semproch to De-
troit today in a f1ve-player deal
after trading Catcher Carl
Sawatski to St. Louis for Out
fielder Bobby Gene Smith.
After finishing a distant last
in the National League last
season, the Phils jumped head
first into the trade mart at
baseball's winter meeting.
Manager Eddie Sawyer and
General Manager John Quinn
indicated deals of other veter-
ans might follow.
The Tigers, who have been
competing with Cleveland for
Fernandez, gave up Infielder
Ted Lepcio and Rookie Out
fielder Ken Walters from their
big league roster and Infielder
Alex Cosmidis from their farm
system.
Jimmy Dykes, in dire need of
shortstop help, said Fernandez,
a 27-year-old Cuban, has all
the equipment to play regularly
every day."
Lost Job to Hoppe
Chico came to the Phils in
1857 from the Dodger organ
izatlon for four players and
SIS, 900. Last year he lost his
job to Joe Hoppe. acquired from
Milwaukee, and languished on
the bench most of the season.
He hit .210 in As games.
They tell me he can make
all the plays" Dykes said. "I
think I can get the most out of
him..
Fernandez is playing with