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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Farmville Union
Thanksgiving
Service Thursday

The Farmville community's an
nual union Thanksgiving worship
service will be held Thursday. Nov.
26. in Farmville Methodist Church
at 1890 am.
DR.. w. Otis McClung. pastor Of
Farmville Baptist Church. will de-
liver the message for the interde-
nominational service. sponsored by
the Farmville Ministerial Council.
DR.. Meetings. topic will be THE
Attitude of Gratitude"
Besides the congregational sing
ing Of Thanksgiving hymns. an
anthem will be sung by the Metho-
dist Sanctuary Choir, directed by
Dr.. John w. Molnar. The choir an
them will be Maunder's Praise the
Lord. o Jerusalem" Miss 10 n
Gardner will be the organist.
The Thanksgiving Offering win go
to the Share Our Surplus appear. the
INSTRUMENTATION support Of over
seas relief directed by Churc h
World Service
There are nearly 20 million hun
cry people abroad homeless
refugees. war widows and children
needing help. Funds donated through
Share Our Surplus purchase Ameri-
can surplus foods. which are dis
tribuged free by interdenomination-
al Church World Service. Transpor-
tation charges are borne by the
U. S. government and by those of
the countries receiving supplies.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
; Warehouse Prize.

Farmville businessmen, through
the Chamber of Commerce. will
support the tobacco market again
this year with a Tobacco Jubilee.
The Chamber Tobacco Market
committee today announced the
first Jubilee event the award
Of SIS cash at each Of the towns
three warehouses on opening day.
E. w. Pairet. Chamber president.
and other officers will present the
opening day prizes next Monday.
Nov. 30. when auction Of the 1859
crop of dark-fired tobacco gets
underway.
The featured event OF the Jubilee
will follow the pattern Of the earlier
eight annual celebrations, held to
express the community's thanks to
tobacco farmers who have sold their
crop here
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Duck Hunting Friday
H. n. Sutton, 56,
browns When
Boat Capsizes

Hide Ney Sutton, So, Of Carriers
vile, fell from boat and drowned
Friday morning in the Willis River.
about four miles west of Carriers
vile.
Sutton was duck hunting with
two friends from Charlotte County.
When their tlmsy flat bottom boat
struck an underwater obstruction,
throwing the three men in the
water Encountered by heavy hunt
ing clothes. Kenneth Franklin Mar
tin, 10. of SAKE. and Morris Win
ston Sims. 80, of brakes Branch,
made their way safely to shore.
Martin made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rescue Sutton.
The Willis River that runs
through Buckingham and Cumber-
land counties is very narrow, until
it approaches the James River near
Gainesville, where it is much
wider and deeper.
According TO Raymond Peters,
captain Of the Cumberland Volun-
teer Rescue Squad the river was
only about 40 feet wide, where the
accident occurred. The boat cap
sized near the middle Of the river.
according to Feters. The rescue
squad recovered the body. in sew
eral feet Of water
Sutton was painting and wall
paperlng contractor.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Dora Sutton: five sons. Bobby, Har-
old. and jerry Sutton OF Carriers
vile, Dale Sutton, Of Richmond.
and Billy Sutton, of Fl. Bragg,
N, c.; a daughter. Diana Sutton. Of
Gainesville: three sisters, Mrs.
Sadie StoCkman, OF CarterSville.
Mrs Thelma kllhnger. Of Rich
mond and Miss Violet Sutton, Of
Baltimore. and brother, Renlck
Sutton. Of Gainesville.
A funeral service was held at
2:30 pm. Sunday at the residence,
With burial in the family cemetery.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24

from the Deity. These are the peak
experiences. How often do they
come? Consciously multiply them
and your life will be richer sug-
gested the ODK speaker.
Selecting a Leader
Who is your leader?" asked Dr.
Robert when he cited disciplined
imagination the fourth desirable
trait He noted that one has vast
cast of characters from whom to
choose including all history and
literature in addition to personal
experiences.
A sense of historical perspective
was the final trait mentioned. Here
Dr. Robert referred to pushing back
the walls of perception to include
more than ones own recollection
of the past and his aWarcncss of
Continued on page ID
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
kotionoI News Summary
Increase Benefits
For Teachers,
VALC Proposes
BY H. v. LANCASTER, JR.

The VALC has recommended that
! the 1860 General Assembly make
modest increases in retirement and
disability benefits for some So 1000
teachers and state employees. The
costs of the increases would Oe
shared by the state and persons
covered. The additional burden on
the states general tax funds was
estimated at 81 1852 900 for the first
two years. l960-62. Gov. Almond
had previously recommended the
General Assembly adopt state
wide sales tax to meet growing
costs in the field of education.
A new cultural exchange pact
was signed with Russia Saturday.
The new agreement calls for CO.
operation between America and the
Soviet Union in the peaceful uses
of atomic energy and for radio-TV
appearances by vern m n
leaders. artists. and other public
figures Possibly h GU a d s Of
American and Russian experts in
the fields Of art. science. industry.
agriculture. education. and sports
will exchange visits during the next
two years.
The UN General Assembly Satur
day passed two resolutions to sus-
pend nuclear weapons tests and
third to keep its disarmament COM
mission going. One resolution called
on all nations to stop such tests dur
ing the three power Geneva talks
aimed at an international ban Of
nuclear tests. France. which plans
to test her first atomic bomb early
next year in the Sahara. was the
only country voting against this
resolution. The U. S. and Britain.
which are involved in the current
Geneva talks. were among the 20
nations that abstained from voting.
Rising prosperity throughout 1860
was forecast by the U. S. Chamber
Of Commerce in Washington Satur-
day. A record gross national prod
uct rate of close to 525 billion dol
lars was predicted by the end Of
..ext year.
The Food and Drug Administra-
ton was under a congressional
mandate TO bar cranberrieS con-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24

DR.. Joseph c. Robert. president
Of the college, said leadership is
the hallmark of ODK, but asked
who IL 10 be led in his address
geared Oh the theme, Follow
Ship.
The college president reminded
the honored leaders and members
of the student body of a long
academic tradition, then comment
ed on physical. mental and spiritual
maturity and concluded his talk by
enumerating five sustaining virtues.
Five Sustaining Virtues
For fruitful living there must
be proper equilibrium in t h e
pattern of personality: body, mind
and SOUL declared the speaker
After celebrating On the inseparable
character Of man, d. Robert sug-
gested five hooks on which to hang
the sustaining virtues necessary for
follow ship
The first was conversion to
patience All acceptance Of planned
timing Dr. Robert said III can
not think III one permanent achieve
ment which ~ earned BY crash
program Certainly education can
not b. effected overnight.
His second proposal was tn c
quality Of good taste. dong what is
seenly IA appropriate Dr Robert
asked HIS audience ID observe that
ta~te * rooted in basic rcctitude
word Intimately associated with
morals close to manners, kin to
tyle and a thing apart fro m
cphcmeral fashion.
A scnsiMveneSs to the peak eX-
pcrlcnce vas cf,ed As the next de-
sirable trait The soul experiences
and THE Social experiences IN
friendship are allied two sides Of
the magic com Best of all are the
private charities stcadfastly anony-
nous and the whisper Wcll-donc
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
University Society
Elects DIR. Landlord,
Cumberland Student

-Four alumni, three faculty mem
hers and II students have been
elected to the Raven Society. the
University Of Virginia scholastic
honor organization
Erskine Caldwell. noted author:
John Jay Corson. III. director Of
the Presidents Committee on High
er Education: Hugh Smith Cum
mings. Jr.. ambassador TO 1ndo--
pesia; and Or. Francis G. Lank-
ford. president Of L0ngwood Col
lege, were the four alumni chosen
Caldwell is widely known for his
novels Of rural Southern Life. par.
ticularly Tobacco Road" an d
Gods Little Acre.
Students must be in their third
or fourth years to be eligible for
membership in the Raven Society
founded at the University in 1904
Eligibility also extends to graduate
students, faculty and alumni who
have demonstrated excellence il
academic fields and service to the
University.
Among the u undergraduates
elected this year. all from the Col
lege Of Arts and Sciences. wa
David B. Newton. of Cumberland
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Southside Area Seal Sale Off
To Above Average Beginning
Lax Contributors
In Former Years
Active Again

The first five days Of the
Christmas Seal sale campaign went
well ahead in comparison to re-
port for a similar initial week in
$685. according to Mrs. Emma
Anthony. executive secretary Of
he Southside TB Association.
Total seal and bond sales for the
period - November 1920, amount
d to $3.50 The annual sale was
actually begun on Friday. the 18th
when 10000 letters containing three
sheets Of seals went out in the mail.
However, official opening of the
sale was delayed until Monday.
The association official attributed
he increase in first-week sales to
contributions by lax donors in pre-
vious years. She said comments ac-
;ompanying returns from each Of
The nine counties represented in the
organization had been most crafty
,ng Typical of the comments was
one from a 73-yearold woman. who
sent in dollar and returned two
sheets Of stamps, and said, Keep
up the good work, / wish could
send more
County Totals
The results OF the sale by county
ere: Amelia. $l57; Appomattox,
$l63; Buckingham. $l94; Charlotte,
s3ll, Cumberland, Sill; Lunenburg,
S2l9; Nottoway, $3.50; PoWhatan,
S97. and Prince Edward. 1892.
tuberculosis control problems in
the United States "are becoming
more complex and varied year by
year rather than less So T his
statement. surprising to many
people, is nevertheless true. Thomas
B. Hall, president Of the Southside
tuberculosis Association, said to-
day.
AN important point is that TB
is communicable Every active case
not hospitaliZed or under medical
supervision can be the cause for
exposing persons with whom there
are frequent contacts. The great
number of people moving from
county to county today. and the
many migrant workers are also rea-
sons why efficient control programs
in every community are needed to
keep TB in check.
TB is going to be a problem,
therefore, for some time to COME
Mr.. Hall pointed out. The MIA
estimates that ten years from how
there will be at least 20 million
people infected with the TB germ,
between 10000 and 10000 new ac-
tive cases reported annually, and
from $500 to 5000 deaths yearly
Research Helps
Research may speed up progress
however, Mr.. Hall pointed out. For
instance. the report tells about
hopeful lead-a simple blood test
for determining the presence of &C
tive TB - being followed in one of
the AZ research projects supported
by the MIA and its medical Sec
ton, the American Trudeau Society.
The Southside TB Association is sup
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
New Green Looking Company b
Faces Federal Inspection Tonight

ing the regular two-hour drill period
in the evening.
The inspector does not grade
units, but obtains material for re-
port forwarded to Second Army
Later, the local unit will obtain a
graded report which can run from
Unsatisfactory to superior.
The Company B. ranks will have
many Of the same men, who stood
the inspection q year ago, but none
Of the enlisted men Will look the
same. Two weeks ago the Arny's
new green uniform was distrib-
uted 10 members Of the company.
The inspection will be the first Of
fetal occasion for wearing all green
instead Of the traditional OD-brown.
The winter dress uniform for off
GERS was changed to green some
time ago.
Captain Robert j. Bradshaw.
commander Of the company, will
welcome the federal inspectors and
accompany the visitors through the
inspection. Warrant Officer James
II. Newly. the units full time ad-
mlnistraive officer. and Capt
Bradshaw will be on hand for the
Afternoon record inspection.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24

hard IN the Prospect and Pamplin
areas.
The early corn fplanted in
April was hit pretty hard" Peery
commented. but there were some
excellent yields in the late corn. It
was mighty hard to find 100
buShel yield per acre this year
he added
The virginia Crop Reporting
Service estimates statewide aver
age of 46 bushels per acre, which
is about eight bushels per acre less
than the 1858 figure. Averages in
Prince Edward will probably be
under 40 if the same decrease is
felt locally.
Peery estimates approximately
1880 acres of corn were grown in
the county this year, and he advises
farmers to hold on to their product
and not sell at the present time.
Don't Sell
Prices OF corn are lower than
Lot ycct- tiC JdSI lpI iIldl CIAN
average was released at $l.l5 per
bushel as Of October l5 Compared
with the same time last year it was
Sl.26 The national average is also
less. being 80 cents this year com.
pared with sl.4 last year.
This is q good time to buy.
Peery said. but it Is no time tr
sell Farmers should keep theu
corn" He also pointed to reports
that the corn crop was short farther
south, and it is anticipated tina
corn will have to be brought t,
those areas from the mid-westerl
corn belt. where bumper crops wer,
reported.
Total production Of corn in Viz
GINA Is estimated at SO. 100, OO
compared with 43.O2S, n0O last year
Peery pointed to another shor
crop this year, hay. I'm bet it i
long time before you see farmer
making hay in November again,
he said. The late rains brought ou
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Varied Yields Cause Lou Corn Average

a good late hay crop, and frost held
off long enough for farmers to
make last cutting.
Research shows that it is a bad
practice 10 cut hay this late.
Peery said. It is hard TO resist
the temptation to cut. but research
says it shortens the life Of the stand.
especially If II is followed by real
hard winter"
Although the hay was low in yield
this year, the quality was good.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Chambers Jubilee Prize Program
Starts With Leaf Sales November 80

Actual Jubilee Day. with the
award of hundreds of dollars in
cash and merchandise prizes, viii
be held a few days after the close
of the auction season in early Feb
ruary. Growers will receive cou-
pons for the jubilee Day awards
with each tobacco sale made here
during the season.
This week the Chamber is follow
ing up visits BY f. F. Striplir
among tobacco farmers, with a let
ter inviting farmers to sell here and
announcing the free parking space
to be made available by the recent;
announcement of the Farmville
Town Council Striplin told the
Chamber recently in a progress Of
his farm visits that parking facill-
ties IS a stout factor in farmers
decision as TO where TO sell
Advantages Cited j
The Tobacco Market committee
also Is arranging i0r daily visits 70
the Planter \, Middle and Old Ware
houses BY teams Of Chamber Nom
bers throughout the season
The Farmvillc Market had the
highest general floor average OF the
three Virginia markets for auction
Of the 1853 crop l, also had tho
lowest poundage in resales, and
nearly forty per cent ct NJ CROP
last year vas auctioncd here
Facts such a. these ate beng
brought to the attention of tobacco
farmers through the total market
support program Of the Chamber
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Jackie Evans Wins
Miami Beach Trip

Outstanding newspaper SubScrip-
ton sales by l2year- old Jackie
Evans. of Farmville. has won the
youth weeks trip to Mi a m j
Beach. Fla.
Son Of MIR. and Mrs. Monroe
Evans. Jackie was the top local
region salesman in campaign
conducted by Richmond News
papers. Inc.
With other youths over wide
section Of Virginia. be will leave for
the sunny cline Of Florida S famed
resort spa on November "a. The
party will return November 30.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Prices Low Too

Varied yields will bring the corn
production average down IN Prince
Edward County this year, accord
ing to Dudley Peery. county agent.
The summer dry spell and Euro
pean corn borerS cut local corn
Yields from the banner year OF
1853. The dry spell was widespread
and the corn borers hit particularly
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Know Your America

A Know Your America program
is being sponsored this week by the
American Legion Auxiliary with
radio broadcast daily at 9:l5 am.
over station WFLO. The programs
will be heard through Friday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
School Merit
Yardstick Given
AS Teachers Dined
Academy Faculties
Thanked By Lions
Club Members

The real measure of value of a
school is the intimate and success
full association of pupil and teach
err. DR.. Francis B. Simkins, profes
sor of history at Longwo0d College
said in his address at the Lions
Club banquet honoring teachers Of
Prince Edward Academy upper and
lower schools Thursday night.
The Farmville historian ridiculed
the idea held by 80 many Ameri-
cans that the worth of a school can
be measured by the size of the
buildings" The spending of too
much money on educational frills
won't achieve the real purposes of
education. he added.
DR.. Simkins asked what you have
proved after citing the school as the
biggest building in town? The heart
of the learning process is an as
sociation of teacher and pupil and
that may be successful in very
humble circumstances. he said. DIR.
Sinkins said this fact is his own
answer when outsiders question the
value Of Farmville's private school
syste m crowding children into
novels.
Russia Compared
They say our American schools
are more backward than Russia S
but in 1857 the per capita invest
ment in public education in the
U. S. was $64. while Russia's was
S36. At the same time, Germany.
which served as the model for
American schools, was investing SIG
per capita"
Professor Sinkins also said that
those who want to do away with
segregation should be prepared to
accept racial amalgamation.
This is what has taken place in
Puerto Rico and Brazil. but / don't
believe that is what America
wants he declared
The South stands unique as a
people with two separate races and
distinctive as a region which has
preserved racial purity for 300
years. DR.. Sinlkins said.
There is no Just basis for criti-
cism of southern traditions coming
from cities which have such Segre-
gated conditions as New York S
Harlem and Chicago's South Side,
he said.
Teachers Thanked
Roy r. Pearson. a member Of
the host Lions Club and admin
strator Of the Prince Edward
School Foundation. told the teach
ers that the banquet lis only
small token of the appreciation of
all Of US for the wonderful job all
Of you are doing under most diff
flcult circumstances.
Robert C. Gilmer. headmaster Of
the upper school. presented each Of
the teachers at his school. while
Miss Halle McCraw. acting for
Miss Lucy Adams, headmaster Of
the lower school. presented each
teacher Of the faculty there.
Course offerings and programs at
both schools were outlined for
CONTINUED on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-24
Mayor Among O.D.K. Tapped
H-SC Leaders Hon0red;
.FoHo,U Ship Stressed

Six men Watkins, Of
Delta leadership
cety a Hampden-Sydney College Thursday.
to Bill
Glen Allen Richmond John Robins Of Bath
stone Of Richmond George Mcvey Of
fall initiation Johns
Evening star., 1959-11-26
Air Unit Names
Same Honor Man
For Third Time

Naval Air Reservist joseph
W. Vickers, jr., World War II
combat veteran, peace-tirne
telephone lineman and volun-
teer fireman of Cambridge, Nd.
has received his Anacostia
Squadron's Man of the Year"
Trophy for the third straight
year.
Mr.. Vickers, 35, an aviation
machinist's mate, first class, is
a member of Washington's
Patrol Squadron 663, com.
manded by Comdr. George s.
Moore. Of Vienna, Va, a top
official in the Federal Aviation
Agency.
He received the trophy from
Capt. r. c. Lefever, commander
OF the Anacostia Naval Air Re-
serve Training Unit for:
Achieving during the past
year, the best record of in
dividual progress and improve
ment in all phases Of squadron
activity, and for contributing
substantially to the welfare of
the squadron and the Naval Air
Reserve program"
Mr.. Vickers has been a plane
captain, responsible for the
maintenance and readiness of
the aircraft, since 1854 and has
not missed a single drill day Of
l4-day cruises during the last
three years despite the fact he
lives 81 miles from the squadron
base.
Runner-up award this year
went to Charles P. Neagle.
aviation electricians mate,
third class, of 542l Taylor
street, Bladensburg, Md, and
Henry P. Fleming, jr., aviation
electronic's technician, third
class. Of 1906 Allentown road,
Camp Springs, Md.
Evening star., 1959-11-26

him pronninenee. he continued
working as q cowpoke. Some Of
his works show him in the
saddle around a campfire. or
near the chuckwagon. "A fer
vent lover Of early range life
and a champion Of the Indian
Che once spent q year among
the Indians, living as they
lived, Mr.. Russell was the
truest romanticist Montana
ever had.
In his early years. he painted
wherever he could. He used
first a henhouse, then a stone
barn in Helena. He drifted in
from the range late in the fall
and stayed until there was
sufficient new grass in spring
to feed his horse. Barns and
stables in the plains towns Of
Malta, Stanford. Utica and
Cascade also served as studios.
After Mr.. Russell embarked
upon a full-time career as an
artist, he built a log cabin in
Great Falls. When he wasn't
painting, he could be found at
Bill RANGES Silver Dollar
Saloon. After Mr.. Rance went
out of business, Charley moved
to The Mint, owned by Sid
Willis, an early-day sheriff and
former United States marshal,
Evening star., 1959-11-26

known for 7s years as Charley
Russell.
With the possible exception
of viii Rogers close friend
of Mr.. Russell's-no man was
so adored by his fellow citizens.
The State Legislature selected
him above all others to be
honored in the Hall Of Fame at
Washington. Almost everything
Mr.. Russell touched is an un-
official shrine. He is the greatest
Of all Montana legends, for he
gave the State the most precise
and dramatic image Of its last
frontier days. an image the
State reveres in retrospect.
Part Of that image is sought
for in The Mint, which Mr..
Russell knew when Montana
was still wild and woolly."
Mr.. Russell was born March
Evening star., 1959-11-26
Pupil Kept Home
In SquobbIe Over
Eating on Bus

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 20
(AP). - Thanksgiving "vaca-
ton" arrived early for Charlotte
Sexten, II, Of nearby Wester-
ville-all because she ate q
gum drop on a school bus.
1t was against the rules to
eat on the bus, Westerville
School Supt. Ray Morris said.
So until Charlotte's parents
reassure driver Darwin Rees 10
won't happen again, Charlotte
can't ride the bus.
Her father, Nelson Sexten,
continues to send Charlotte's
sister, Phyllis, 8, to Wester-
ville's Hawthorne School on the
bus, but isn't sending Charlotte.
I'm a property owner and q
taxpayer and I will not take her
to school as long as a bus goes
right by our front door" he
maintains-so Charlotte hasn't
been to school the past four
school days.
Supt. Morris said the regula-
ton, in effect for years. is to
prevent children from throwing
orange peels, apple cores and
candy wrappers at each other.
If the Sextens can settle the
matter with driver Rees, who
says he caught the sixth-grader
in the act, Supt. Morris will
take no truancy action against
her, he promised.