The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-06
Pickett Elected Supervisor,
County Officers Win New Term
First Coordinated
Negro Political
Effort Develops

General election voting in Prince
Edward county T day placed
Charles B. Pickett on the board of
Supervisors, returned veteran
corps Of state and county officers
to their posts, and saw the first CO.
ordlnated effort by Negro voters to
make themselves political force
through the ballot.
Pickett, a Worsham dairyman.
won the Hampden District seat on
the board Of supervisors over Joe
A. Hines. An independent candidate,
Pickett won handily polling 243
votes to 81 for Hines.
A write in effort got " votes for
Robert Ellis, Worsham Negro, in
the Hampden District supervisor
voting.
Write In Effort
There were Negro write ms for
supervisor in all the other magis-
terial districts, too Kennel A. Jack
son, of Farmville, polling the great
est number with "a. Others sup
ported in the Negro campaign for
increased political voice we're:
Alton g. Morton in Buffalo Dis
trict, q votes; Otis Scott in Pros
pect District. IS votes: John Oliver
in eigh District, five votes, and
James L. Carter in Lockett Dis
trlct, four votes. Seven additional
write votes were cast in Prospect,
but voters used variation Of
Scott names, apparently in some
confusion Of plans.
Carter was elected justice Of
the peace in Lockett District, where
only two names Of announced candi-
dates. Of the allowable three, were
on the ballot. Carter won through
a write in with the two announced
candidates. Kermit Cook and Mrs.
Doris Cook.
Carter must qualify and post
bond before being eligible to hold
the office.
County Officers
Returned to offices, without any
write in opposition, were Senator j
d. Hagood, Dele gate John H.
Daniel. in the General Assembly.
and the five county officers. They
are Horace Adams. clerk: Frank
Nat Watkins, Commonwealth at
torncy. j. W Wilson. Jr.. treas
urer: v. c. Womack, commissioner
Of revenue, and James T. Clark,
sheriff.
All incumbent supervisors return,
W. W Vaughan, Prospect District;
Hugh NJ jenkins, Leigh District,
G. W. Gates. Lockett District. T. D.
Dillon, Buffalo District, and John
Steck. Farmville District.
Pickett. who will succeed Edward
A. Carter next January when the
new terms commence, will round
out the board Carter. board chair
man. was not a candidate for re-
election
UPS Chosen
Justices Of the peace elected, in
addition to the three in Lockett Dis
trict were:
Farmville, Mrs. Sue Clark, F. A.
Bruce and Mrs. Lucille DoWdy,
Leigh, R B. Wilson, III, T. A. Love
and F. j. Conner; Prospect. Mrs.
Mary Ferguson, Mrs. Billie Camp
bell and Louis johnson, and Hamp-
den District, Chester Ellington
There were none elected in Buffalo
District
The Tuesday vote totaled 1912
and was several hundred higher
than four years ago
All the state and county terms of
office are for four years. except for
Delegate Daniels. Members Of the
state House are chosen every two
wears The new terms will COM
mence January !. 1860.
Other Counties
Cumberland county returned its
present office holders. There R. S.
Martin was formally elected as
the new commissioner of revenue.
The late E. A. Carter had not been
q candidate for reelection, and Mar
tin won the three way Democratic
primary race last July.
Buckingham also returned its
officers, except that DR.. w. A. Pen
nington becomes the House Of Dele
gates member. John B. BoatWright
did not seek reelection. and DR..
Pennington was the Democratic
nominee for the general election