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The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09
SWAN QUARTER WOMEN TO
HOLD FLOWER SHOW OCT. %

Swan Quarter Woman's Club
will sponsor a flower show depict
ing Life on the Bay Friday,
Oct. % 2 to 6 pm. and z to 9
o'clock.
Rules: l. A sense of humor and
a spirit of fun are desired of ev-
cry exhibitor.
2. The show is open to the pub
lie and everyone is invited to en-
ter exhibits.
8. Exhibits will be received
from $3.50 pm. through 1880
pm. Thurs, Oct. %, and from 8
am. until 10 am. Friday, Oct. 20.
4. Exhibitors may not remove
entries until 9 pm. Oct. %. En-
tries must be removed by II am.
Oct. "a.
5. No one will be allowed in
the showroom" until it is open
to the public. A committee will
place the entries in the order re-
ceived.
6. Artificial accessories, such as
fruit, birds etc., will be permits
sable.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09
GIRL SCOUT SCHEDULE

Regular meetings of the Girl
Scout troops of Belhaven began
this week and many activities are
being planned for the coming
months. The three Brownie Troops
and their leaders are as follows:
Troop &c, Mrs. L. M. Dilday;
Troop rs, Mrs. Henry Boyd, Jr.;
Troop 20, Mrs. Ike Bateman. Mrs.
Bill Jones is leader of Scout
Troop No. 10, and Mrs. Jesse Tay-
lor heads No. 10.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09
MRS. J. A. LEE HOSTESS
TO SWINDELL'S FORK CLUB

The Swindell's Fork Home Club
met with Mrs. ]. A. Lee Friday.
Mrs. Gervis Sadler called the
meeting to order. The devotion
was given by Mrs. Lee, the host
Iess.
Reports: Education, book report
by Mrs. Gervis Sadler. Citizenship,
"What is the United Nations?" by
Mrs. d. B. Willis. Home Beautifi-
cation, discussion by the group.
New officers for the coming
year are as follows: President,
Mrs. Otis Earl Sadler, Vice
president, Mrs. Hal MCGEE, Sec
rotary and treasurer, Mrs. Macon
Creole.
Refreshments were served to
Mrs. Gervis Sadler, Mrs. J. E.
Bonner, Mrs. R. W. Berry, Mrs.
Otis Earl Sadler, Mrs. Tim
Smith, Mrs. Hal MCGEE, Mrs. D.
B. Willis, Mrs. Macon Creole and
Mrs. John H. Swindell.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09
SWAN Quarter PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Macon Harris are
visiting in Washington, D. G.
Mrs. S. o. Jones is a patient in
Beaufort County Hospital.
Misses Elizabeth and Lessie
Topping of Pantego visited Mrs. W..
H. Langston and S. o. Jones.
Messrs E. C. Daniel. ST., of
Zebulon, Tolley Weldon of Hender-
son visited Mrs. d. L. Berry.
Mrs. Olive Cahoon of Raleigh
visited here Saturday.
H. B. Hart has returned after
treatment at the Beaufort County
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Cochran visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. 1. Cochran Jr.,
and son in Norfolk.
Mrs. Metrah Swindell visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Harris in Nor
folk.
Mrs. Abram Cahoon, Mrs. Ray
Cahoon, Renee Cahoon, Mrs. w. w.
Wheeler, Mrs. Alvah O'Neal, David
O'Neal attended "Dr. Winstead
Day..
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Sawyer
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Camper
in Beaufort.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Smith of
Portsmouth visited Mrs. S. o. Jones
in Swan Quarter.
Mrs. Jesse Parks, Spence and
Mildred of Lucama are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Spen-
Ger and Miss Mildred Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gratz Creole of
Sladesville were here Friday.
Mrs. w. G. Harris visited Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Martin in James
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Askew and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlen Swindell visited
Jay Swindell in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Tunnel visi-
ted in Greenville.
Mrs. Macon Creole, Ginger
Willis, Miss Belle Neale, Mrs. W..
G. Harris, Mrs. H. B. Hart, Mrs.
o. L. Williams, Mrs. B. w. Will
aiams, Pratt Williamson, Mrs. Viola
Cahoon, Mrs. Marvin Swindell,
Miss Sandra Swindell, Mrs. Roy
Caravan, Peggy Ann Caravan,
Mrs. Don Harris, Mrs. Branch
Spencer, w. 1. Cochran were Wash
ington visitors.
Miss Audrey Smithwick of Kins-
ton visited her mother, Mrs. Bruce
Smithwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Dunbar, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Smith and Mrs.
Bennett Stotesbury visited Rebecca
Smith, Nancy Stotesbury and
Bobby Dunbar, Chowan College
Home Coming.
Mrs. Hazel Williams and children
and Mrs. Katie Balance visited
Ronald B. Balance in Engelhard.
Rev. and Mrs. Owen Emanuel
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Cox Sunday.
Mrs. Verda Mason, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Baum, Mrs. Thelma Harris
and Fred Ayers Mason attended
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BAPTIST LEMONADE PARTY

The Ladies Circle of the SHADES
vile Baptist Church had Lemon
Squeeze at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Travis Flowers, Many at
tended and every one had a good
time. Rev. and Mrs. Joe Lang OF
Fairfield attended. Lemonade and
plain cake were served to some 35
visitors. The prize for the greatest
number of seeds to the lemon went
to Mrs. Arthur Bill Gibbs whose
lemon had 81 seeds.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09

MISS CHARLENE SWINDELL is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie E. Swindell of Engelhard,
who announce her engagement to
Walter Speight Bur1us, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude w. Burrus, also of
Engelhard. The wedding will take
place November 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-30

BARE FACTS .. Even old bruin here can't
resist the signs Of Spring And, there's sud-
den awakening among smokers too, who have
tried new Spring cigarettes. Because here's
the essence of Spring in smoking:
A mild, light taste created by Springs low
tar and nicotine tobaccos.
A fresh, cool flavor created by Springs
"wisp" of menthol that smooths the smoke
without giving the medicine" taste of heavy
menthol
A new purity Of taste created by Springs
New Honeycomb Filter. 1t gives greater
number of filtering contacts to travel the
smoke farther than ever.
sc,IDr /, trademark Of p LorIsrd Co. 1889 p lorad Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-30

Tars and Nicotine go down, down, down
In Spring. and nicotine lOw low low for three
l. The process of eondiOningfor complete
bustion in burning.
(. An extra filter action in the Honeycomb Filter
5. special blend of low and nicotine tobaccos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-30

EYEWITNESS TO THE
SECRET OF SPRING 49,.
This pretty young Miss
heard about the Spring
Lightbulb Test and decided
to see for herself how it ex-
plains why Spring tastes
delicious.
Here's what happens:
When you hold the paper
of a Spring cigarette TO a
strong light, you'll sudden.
~ see hundreds of tiny
shafts of light appear over
the entire surface Of the pa.
per.
These are the microscopic
windows created by Loril-
lard's exclusive electronic
process. They are uniformly
spread over the entire sur
face of the paper so that
pure outside air can come in
and circulate over Springs
costly tobacco blend with
every puff. Heat escapes, yet
no flavor is lost. As a result,
Spring tastes lighter, cool
er, cleaner than any ciga-
rette you have ever known.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

courts to deal firmly with discrimi-
nation. under the l4th Amendment,
that it would seem inevitable that
soon or late some contention Of
discrimination will arise about
Prince Edward County.
The other possibility is the con-
science of Virginia. Men have
said. and repeated many times, that
Negro citizens of Virginia-or. more
popularity. the NAACP - have
brought this abdication of respon-
Sibility for public schools for 100
Virginia children on themselves,
and now must pay the penalty. The
penalty is there, and no doubt about
that. But the penalty is not being
visited exclusively on the 100
Negro children. 1t is being visited
also on Prince Edward County to
start with, and in the end, on Vir-
ginia itself. All Virginians will have
to pay something if this educational
default continues.
For that matter, not all the l 500
white children who are attending
hastily set up private schools can
be receiving-if any of them re-
ceive-as good education as the
public schools provide. Their edu-
cational future is highly precarious.
How does this whole prospect rest
on the conscience of Virginia. It
is enough to say that Prince Ed
ward warned Of what would come?
Is the policy Of you-brought-it-on-
yourself and-now-take-your- pun
ishment sensible or wise or Just?
Is it civilized? Does it represent
the best Of Virginia thought? Is
it the final and permanent answer
to Prince Edwards difficult prob
lens? Is it Virginia achievement
to which Virginia points with
pride?
The time will come, we are con-
fident, when Vrginians will look
back on this retreat from public
education as one Of the unhappiest
manifestations Of q troubled and
confused era. It ought to end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Double Check


We got the Queen . now we got
to- start; looking for King. So we
piled up a few Governors and
started up the 1884 foot summit,
called Mount Mitchell, said to be
the highest peak east of the Missis-
sippi. There they viewed the prom
ised land. This was splendid place
to take 'em to get full agreement,
or else push m off. None was
equipped with parachutes and the
Lord knows none Of them had that
much faith in nothing 50. we
are confident that what Lola wanted
Lola got. We should hold our con
yentions on such peaks as this.
Just saw where the Russians
seized American envoy, Russell
Langelli. Mabe they didn't like the
name +. our punishment, we got
to take him back. Such outbursts
may hasten the top level summit
talks and bring us face to face with
trouble.
Sending Ernest Hemingway to
Russia might be a good thing for
this generation; they would never
want to start trouble until they had
finished reading his books about the
trip, as only Hemingway can write.
AT least he won't exchange bulls
for borsch.
/ was honored by visit from DR..
j. Weldon Smith. to whom it was
my pleasure and honor to serve
lunch (which consisted Of soda
crackers and chocolate candy the
purest food there is, he said This
was back in the teens, and he rode
/ horseback the circuit in the days
when he was the happy Doctor OF
Cherry Grove We all love him
And thanks to John and Kenny
Hickman for making this splendid
visit possible.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Printing Foremost
Invention OF Age

Editor, The Farmville Herald:
In this fast-moving age when so
much emphasis is being placed on
technical advancements that af-
feet the material world, the cul-
tural and religious effects Of GER
tain mechanical accomplishments
should not be forgotten. Printing
is an outstanding example.
If printing were to cease for one
Workday. all the world would be
affected If all books and OF h r
literature we're destroyed, and no
more printing permitted modern
man would in time most likely re-
vert to the cave mans level. Print
ing has helped man to advance to
his present level in society Print
ing has made the Bible and other
religious literature available to man.
kind everywhere, hence the most
effective missionary.
Printing began in China about
1863 A. o., with the appearance Of
date, but it was not until 1440 that
printing for the world appeared In
that year Johannes Gutenberg in
vented movable type and produced,
in l445 after five years work, the
now famous Gutenberg Latin Bible
One of the finest copies of this
Bible is on display at the Library
of Congress-
Although the art of printing
reached the Western Hemisphere in
1889 when press was set up in
Mexico City. it was not until 1888
that Harvard College, then only two
years old. arranged with Joel Clio
yer, an English clergyman, to come
to America and establish a small
printing press in Cambridge, Mas
Sachusetts, The pioneer printer,
friend Of Mr.. Glover's. was Stephen
Daye-in later years spelled Day
and his work was a broadside
known as the Freeman Oath"
a document composed by John Win
throp to be signed by the house
holders of the Massachusetts colony
While Mr. Glover and his wife
and children, and Mr.. Daye and
his family, together with the small
press. were en- route to America,
Mn Glover died at sea Thus it
happened that the first press Of the
colonies was owned and supervised
BY a woman.
From the very beginning Of print
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

as far as anyone can see, the LOO
Negro children Of Prince Edward,
and those who follow, will con-
tinue in complete educational idle
ness?
So far as the states constitutional
and statutory provisions extend
that would appear to be the pros
pect. When the Perrow commits
sion made its report in April, it
described in detail the constitution
al requirements, principally under
Section l29 and Section 1886.
Without repeating those details.
we can say that the system of pub
lie free schools which Section 1919
requires the General Assembly to
establish and maintain consists
only of primary and grammar
grades, not high schools. that the
extent of this required state action
is limited to three items all small.
providing in total only 5000 900 or
too little for effective aid, and that
anything more lies within the dis
erection of the General Assembly
and that the Constitution of Vir-
ginia does not require, and the Cen
eral Assembly cannot require, To-
calities to appropriate funds for
public schools.
Traditionally. and by the terms Of
the present appropriation act, the
General Assembly distributes funds
above the too-limited constitutional
minimum of state aid only to To-
caliles which themselves contri-
butte to the support Of public schools
Prince Edward does not do that.
1t is the present policy Of the Gen
eral Assembly not to do more.
Yet the LOO Negro children are
there. They are there in idleness.
They are there without schools. In
an age in which education is EN-.
phasized on every side, they are
there without education.
Is this the end? Probably not
There would seem to be two posi-
bilities. One of them is through the
federal courts. So many cases have
shown the disposition Of the federal
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

ing in this country. the craft has
been considered an honorable pro-
fession. For example, Benjamin
Franklin distinguished himself in
many fields Of endeavor. but in the
beginning of his will he wrote: II
B n ia in Franklin, Printer. :"
Franklin was pleased first of all to
consider himself printer.
Those who perform the mechani-
cal work on The Herald are the
modern Franklins, and readers OF
the paper are the rich inheritors OF
an invention that has had an up
lifting influence throughout y h G
world. May their number increase.
c. B. Riddle
Washington, D. @.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

Even at this late date, there are citizens
Of Prince Edward County, Of whom we will
be one, who would assist the representative,
responsible Negro citizens to establish
schools for their children this year - now
The people of Prince Edward are con-
scious of the whole ugly mess. They are
conscious that the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States has been circumvented by judicial
fiat They are conscious that the NAACP
and it's local leaders have forced the closing
of public schools in the county - yet they
harbor no hatred, and are not mad with
anyone The simple fact is that the parents
Of the white children Of Prince Edward
prefer to educate their children in their
own way.
Is it civilized? Not single uncivl incl
dent has occurred, for which all people of
the County are to be commended If it is
uncivi to stand for ones convictions; to
refuse to acquiesce to the demands of the
NAACP; if it is uncivil to teach ones chill
dren, and offer to assist others of the same
desire, then they are unciviized.
Does it represent the best Of Virginia
thought? Is it the final and permanent an
swer to Prince Edwards difficult prob
lens To both Of these questions we would
answer NO" The best Virginia thought
was scrapped in 1858, but it is the best that
can be done under the new, INFESTED laws of
the State of Virginia. 1t may or may not be
the final and permanent answer to the
{ h DOL dilemma. Certainly independent
schools are permanent in Prince Edward
County so long as racial Indignation is
forced in the public schools Of Virginia.
The same is true in many other Virginia
counties, possibly cities. Virginia will be
harrassed SO long as the educational sys-
TEN remains under the usurped power of
Federal Courts and agitation continues by
the NAACP
satisfaction to people who will stand
steadfastly so long as they know they are
right Regardless of who points at whom,
the people of Virginia know more about
their own problems than outside agitators,
whether they be courts or organizations.
1T ought to end" We agree, and it will
end, when Virginians can begin to solve
their problems, unfettered by outside in
fluenceS.
Prince Edward is conscious Of the full
meaning of this movement with all of it's
Implications The issue has been met forth
rightly in good conscience, without animus
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Editorial. The vrsinion- Poiot tkork),
CONSCIENCE AND PRINCE EDWARD

The United States Supreme Court
on the same day that it declined
to review the Norfolk Councils cut
off plan for public schools above
the sixth grade October 12, de-
cllned to hear an appeal from
Prince Edward County for more
time to prepare for desegregation
Judge Sterling Hutcheson of the
District Court had granted 10 years.
The Fourth Circuit Court of APP
peals reversed the Hutchinson de-
cision because the county had
made insufficient moves and d.
rected immediate desegregation
The Supreme Court has said. in
effect, that the Circuit Court judge
ment must stand.
This is the decision under which
Prince Edward County's Board of
Supervisors decided to levy no
taxes and to appropriate no funds
for public schoolS-in effect. to go
out of the school business. And this
is the situation under which at
present white children most OF
them are going to private schools
and Negro children (Save for a few
who are attending school in North
Carolina) are not going to school
at all.
In Prince Edward there are Zoo
Of these Negro children who for the
most part are idle-no schooling
no education and no present pros
pect Of schools in the future. The
appeal to the Supreme Court to
act included this statement: I'm.
less this court reviews and re-
verses this case. there will probably
be no public schools in the county
for many years to come" That
statement rested on numerous indi-
cations from the county's political
leadership and apparently public
sentiment that Prince Edward would
so out of the school business before
1t would permit any degree of de-
segregation whatsoever.
Does this series Of circumstances
mean that henceforth, and forever
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

was a combination Of Pope, SUI
preme Court and Cabinet. They
were the supreme authority in the
land. They could get people killed
Nobody would think Of "bucking"
them. Yet Peter and John did ex-
actly that.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Letters To Editor
Tale of Two Cities
From Two Governors

Editor. Farmville Herald
A tale of Two Cities, had it not
been usurped by Dickens. might
aptly describe the recent state
ments by two Southern governors,
one presently in office, the other
soon to take office
| AT the recent Southern Governors
Conference in Asheville, our Vir-
GINA governor, Almond, led his
peers in co-existence with integra
ton and, by Association, with
Marxism. practical Realism
Formula On Schools Urged by Al
mond" headed one news story. in
which Mr.. Almond opposed ANY
Dixie Democratic bolt from the ma
tional party in next years presi-
dental struggles" He refused to
classify himself as either a modcr-
ate or an extremist but called his
handling Of the school problem
practical realism
Governor-elect Ross Barnett Of
Mississippi, on the other hand. has
likened the Southern moderate to
a burglar who comes into your
home to steal Z a little bit Of the
| family silver They're trying to
talk us into giving them our heri-
tage without admitting that they're
trying to take it from us. Lets
stop them right now where they are
and make them return what they We
already stolen"
Governor Almond could say with
straight face. II have walked
through the fiery furnace, lik c
Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego
And ] may have been more scorch-
ed than they we're
rs if in reply. although uttered
prior to the Governors conference.
Mr. Barnett said Physical cour-
age is trait sadly lacking in al
together too many of the South S
so-called leaders. We must separate
the men from the boys We must
identify the traitors in our midst.
We must eliminate the towards
from our front lines.
Said Almond. with Virginias de-
fensive statutes struck down l had
no alternative but to speak the
truth to the people
While Almond said I'VE believe we
can control and manage it de-
segregation, IN Virginia. Mr.. Bar
nett continued: Where the prln-
ciples Of the people Of Mississippi
are involved. there can be no com
promise. You did not elect me Gov
ernor Of Mississippi to bargain your
heritage away in smoke-filled
room will not become your Cover
nor to preside over the liquidation
of our precious freedoms
There is no immediate penalty for
political traitorism. The electorate
which elects high officials must de-
pend upon the statements and pro-
testations Of the candidate. If, after
election, that erstWhile candidate
berays the electorate, the voters
can only see that never again are
they fooled BY the same man. In
Virginia s case, the betrayal was
engineered by her three top Of
ficials, all Of whom aspire to higher
honors. May it, then. be devoutly
h 0 p d that Messrs. Almond,
Stephens and Harrison are now
holding their last public offices in
| Virginia?
Charles w. Carter
1851 N. BrandyWine ST..
Arlington, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

Largest loss Of life in a single
fire in the United Safes occurred
at Peshtigo, Wisconsin. and sur
rounding area in 1871 when forest
fire famed by tornado-like winds
claimed LISP lives. The fire oc-
Cured on the same day that the
Great Chicago Fire started-Oct. g.
l871-in which $50 lives were lost.
Farm fire property losses were
estimated at $l56 100000 during
1888. as compared with $l52, 600. 900
IN 1857 and $l45,Mo,W IN 1856.