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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
500 Seniors To Obtain
Diplomas In Exercises
At Area High Schools
Honor Students.
Commencement
Plans Announced

Almost 500 Herald area seniors
will don caps and gowns TO re-
ccive diplomas in graduation exer-
clses which commence as early as
June 3 and in some cases extend
to June 10.
Several of the graduating classes
Will hear commencement addresses
by outside speakers While in other
schools the honor students will de-
Velop their own themes for the
prsnciapl talks. A complet schedule
Of the exercises planned in this
area along with the speakers. honor
students and number of graduates
follows with the exception of Cumb-
erland and Prince Edward county
schools. The schedule in Cumber-
land and Prince Edward was pub
llsl.ed in an earlier edition.
Programs In Amelia
In Amelia county. 81 seniors Will
receive their diplomas in exercises
at the War Memorial Building or
June 8. at 8:l5 pm Honor stu
dents at Amelia High School are
Gail Lash, valedictorian; and Shir-
lev Smith. salutatorian. They Will
make the principal speeches.
Russell Grove High School. the
0 or e d school in Amelia. will
graduate Al persons in a program
set for 6 pm, June 8 at the school
Valedictorlans are Mary Carolyn
Robinson and Mabel A Epps. with
Marjorie E Mondrev. salutatorian.
In Buckingham county. there are
81 candidates for graduation at
Buckingham Central High School.
John R. Snoddy. Jr.. Common
wealth's Attorney. Will be t h q
speaker at commencement on June
5 at 8 pm. Flora Newton is vale
dictorian. and Gladys Shumaker.
sallltatorian
Carter G.. Woodson. colored high
school in Buckingham. will have
its senior class program on Tues
day. June ? at pm. Rena And
crson is the first honor student. and
Lucille Johnson. the second honor
student.
s. AT Randolph Henry
Charlotte county's Randolph
Henry High School will ward
diplomas to s. seniors, Thursday
June at 8 pm DR.. Woodrow w
Wilkerson, director of secondary
education for the State Board of
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29

Church, he Is past member Of the
school board, member of the
Cumberland Farm Bureau and the
county planning board of Cumber-
land. A member of the County ASC
Committee for ten years, he has
been chairman OF the unit for the
past three years.
For Commissioner Of Revenue
The resignation Of E.s Allen Car
ter. commissioner Of revenue. ef-
fective January /, 1860, leaves the
field wide open for that post. Three
candidates have declared them
selves R. S Martin. George T.
CoWherd, and Robert L. Blanton
X. S. Martin
Martin. Gainesville farmer, is
a native of Cumberland county. He
received his education at Hamilton
High School, and is a member Of
Thomas Chapel Methodist Church.
He has served as a steward and
superintendent Of the Sunday School
in the church.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Flag-out Appeal

Members Of Farmvilc's Jack
Garland Post, American Legion.
have issued an appeal for the dis
play of the American flag tomorrow
Saturday during Memorial Day.
The day is national holiday me-
mortal to those who have given their
lives in defense of the country, and
COMMUNICATIVE and patriotic ges-
ture in the display Of flags is
fitting tribute, the Post members
feel.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Dickinson To Teach
Fifth Sunday Class

W. u Dickinson. of the Darling
ton Heights community. will be
guest teacher at the Fifth Sunday
Adult Bible class at the Farmville
Methodist Church, this Sunday at
Gas am The adult class is a Joint
gathering Of the adult classes of
the Bapti t, Presbyterian and
Methodist churches.
Dickinson, who is immediate
past president of the Prince Ed
ward County Community Chest, is
a graduate of Emory and Henry
College.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Not Self Defense, But Murder, Jury
Decides, Asking Death For Slayer

repeated Introduction before The
Jury Of inflanatory exhibits bv
the prosecution. He asked two
weeks to prepare all argument on
the motion.
Judge Jefferson VIII set date
later TO hear the argument.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Registrar Moi'is Notices
Re9istFor MoIig Notices
Registration Books OF New Voting
Precinct About Onc-Third Finished

The work Of dividing voter
records Of the former Farmville
Precinct into two separate precinct
books Is about one-third completed.
but should be finished in time fol-
the July "a Primary election. Gen
eral Registrar J. H. Allen said to-
day.
From Aliens office are being
mailed cards notifying voters III
which pre- inct their residence
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Psychology 4 Poor Second
10 May Day As A Teacher
BY JOHN STICK

MAY pole stuff really annual
school roaring humanity
children variety
-spoe affairs are interesting for the
they tell
veal about homo sapens.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29

places them. The card also ex-
plains the purposes of splitting the
former unwieldy precinct.
Persons receiving the cards are
requested to notify the registrar if
they note they have been placed ii
the wrong precinct.
The registrar said post card
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-29
Deadline Noted

All registration books will be
closed after Saturday, June Is. and
no further transfers or registrations
may be permitted until after the
July "a Democratic Primary. Allen
said today.
The law requires voter books "a
be closed 80 days prior to the clcc-
ton. The registrars office is open
all day each Monday and temper
arily on Saturday mornings.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12

be under the supervision of Mrs
NJ. S. Crawford Their activities
for the month of June are: nave
club meeting once each week, con-
duct membership campaign to
recruit new girls into the summer
program, make craft projects to be
exhibited at YMCA Open House,;
and conduct Charm CLINIC" for
teenage girls, July activities IN
clude the regular meeting each
week; go on summer outing TO
Winrock Farm; and conduct
series of lectures on the subject,
boy and Girl Relationship. A
long with the regular weekly
meeting in August the girls will
complete all summer projects; and
conduct Back to School Socials'
for all three club groups.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
YMCk Activities

The Allen w. Young Branch Y
MICA activities for the summer
will be supervised by Wade b.
Banks program secretary and f.
T. Muldrew. All activities. will
convene between the hours of 900
a. m. to 900 p. m. Monday
through Friday. Saturday aetivl-
ties will begin at 900 m. and
end at 500 p. m. Elementary boys
and girls through high school ages
will participate in these activities.
Among the projects away from
the building are: tours of Little
Rock Air Force Base; each Bird
Saturday, elementary school boys
and girls will fish in the pond of
the Arkansas Fish and Game
Commission; trip to Winrock Farm
on the 18th Of July; ;Learn-to-
swim campaign June 22-27; and
sponsor a softball league COM
posed of adult teams. There are
many other activities for the boys
and girls to participate in, sucn
as craft classes games, and sports.
Special projects for building are:
Form a chorus group of boys and
girls; have formal classes for ele-
mentary school boys and girls in
Personal Hygiene habits.
The girls work department will
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12

irons, beating with black jack,
rubber hose. sweat-box treatment
or any other violence which
step-by-step lynching tactics may
invent.
Further, Governor Rockefeller
should be reminded that he still
has a moral responsibility TO the
prisoner he extradicted. That
letter from him would carry
some weight with his fellow
governor. expressing the belief
that while granting extradition
he felt he could rely ON the good
offices of Governor Leroy Col
Inns to protect the prisoner from
brutality while in eutsody.
Sincerely yours.
Muriel I. Symington
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR. IL.
IOEG.us

world we live in."
In these mselfish words Will
liam Reid pleads for others who
may find themselves in his dire
plight or victims of any other
forms of injustice.
II the Supreme Court denies
eertiorari and William Reid is
surrendered one step must be la
ken. We must write to Florida's
Governor Collins and ask him to
exercise his paramount authority
to protect this helpless prisoner.
To remove him from the custody
of Sheriff Willis v. Mccall so that
he may not suffer the 'cruel and
unusual punishment" of massive leg
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
Chidesfer

The tnild quarterly conference
on the Chidester circuit was held
Sunday, May 81, at Bethel church,
Rev. J. E. Hughes pastor, Rev.
w w. M. Eason, presiding Ell
der, delivered the morning mes
sage. Rev. c. H. Rowe of Louis
lana brought the evening message.
A total of $111.27 was raised at
this conference. Visitors present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis of Cam
den, Professor E. Champion, Mrs.
Trudie Murphy Brown of Rock
ford, H., who is here on her va
cation visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. M Murphy. She is al
so the cousin of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
B. Sockwell Mrs. Matilda
Douglas was rushed to the Qua
chita county hospital last week
for medical treatment She Is re-
ported to be very i'll at this writ
ing. Mrs. Lille Mae Sanders is IN
the county hospital to undergo
surgery. We pray a special prayer
for those in the hospital that they
may soon recover and can be back
home again. The Ouachita dis
trict meeting of section 4 was
held at MT. Oliver Baptist church
in Camden May 1881. Rev. M. J.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12

only after the home has been thoroughly inspected by utility
officials
Medallion standards by which the electrical system of
home Judged generally call for electrical of
less than 100 ampereso give home sufficient power for
all familys existing electrical appliances peak
efficiency and power to for future appliances they
may wish to add
Lighting the home equal slight living standards
of the American Home Lighting Institute This plenty
of bultn fixtures and lighting outlets indoors and outfor
safety good vision and decorative enhancement
Electrical outlets in Medallion Homes must be
and convenient for small appliances electric shavers radio
elevson and the rest Finally, Medallion Home
equipped with electric and at least two electric
labor-savers.
This spring homes blossom the countryside like
thousands of young couples will eagerly be looking
for their first homeperhaps the and only home they
hope to buy.
The Medallion-or the quality it stands fors worthwhile
guide lasting satisfaction in home from the electrical Living
standpoint
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
United Nations
Continued from page Five


courageous leadership is needed
from the White House. Conf
denee in the FBI must not be lost,
on the other hand it is no longer
reasonable to expect the Negro
to sit by with his hands folded
under these circumstances. He
has waited more than 90 years
for the so-ealled education and
change of heart of the South
ern people, it's simply ridiculous
to trot out this education and
change of heart stuff to the Ne
gro again.
We don't rely on education and
change of heart in any other
area, of American life, why
should we rely on lit now.
The Non White world here at
the United Nations, looks at US
with its diplomatic" tongue in
its cheek. They say and they
have right to say. show can
we trust a people VINO act thus?
The Supreme irony of all of this
is the fact that almost within
hours after he received the re-
port from the FBI naming the
lynchers of Parker, Governor
Coleman, packs his bag and bag
gage ana comes to Washington and
testifies before a Senate Com
mittee against the passage of
Federal Civil Rights Legislation.
Legislation that is needed to pre-
vent just such things That have
just TRANSFERRED in his state and
just such things as he was at the
very moment doing, to wit, sit
on the evidence.
A BIT OF THIS AND THAT
The defeat of the Segregation
ist School Board Members in Lit
tie Rock was cracking defeat to
Faubus, don't let MIN kid you.
the death of Dulles marks the
end of the Foreign Policy of
"eontainment and craftsmanship"
the beginning of the end was
when Mcmillan went to Rus
STA and made a kind of peace"
with Khrushchev.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
80 Windsor Place
Brooklyn, Is, N. ".


Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bates
State Press
Little Rock, Arkansas
1T gives me a great feeling In
deed to know that all is not lost
as long as the Negro people
have men like Mr.. Poston who
will stand up against great OPP
position and speak the truth
Carry on; continue in the name
of justice for those unfortunate
ones who may come behind me
that there will be justice for
them. Do everything that is hu-
manly possible to better the
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12

house po er
can be one of the
more rnaddening
first home" dis
coveries.
R gnizing
this, the electro
cal industry de-
vised a Medal
lion symbol to
ide tify n e W
homes that elec-
trically are all
they should be,
Only a local
electric u tility
can award the
Medallion to a
and this,
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12

Simmons, pastor, Rev. E A. Por-
CHA, president The meeting was
a success. A total of $231.57 was
raised at the meeting.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-12
Home Hunting Tip: Look For Medallion

Many families learn from living in their first home
makes good home tick Next time they buy will
have les picture windoWor else view; fewer steps
space less of this and of that they say
Poor electrical plannngnanifest when there's insult
acency of lights outlets electrical and full
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Music Education
Meet Dec. A, 5
AT Neil House

The Ohio Music Educators
Association will hold their an
nual meeting at the Neil
House on Friday and Satur-
day, December A and S. Local
members Of the National
Catholic Music Educators AS
ISOLATION will participate in
the sessions, according to Miss
Gertrude Kuehefuhs Of the
Ohio State University Music
faculty.
Mr.. Peter Mennin of the
Peabody School of Music will
be a featured speaker at the
two-day meet.
Sessions will begin on both
days at 8 am. and will extend
through the day and evening.
Morning sessions will treat
of elementary school music
programs while the afternoons
will be given to high school
programs.
All teachers in the Diocesan
school system are invited to
attend the meeting.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

sides Cardinal speIImsn, were
Their Eminenees James Fran
els Cardinal Mcintyre, Arch.
bishop of Los Angeles; Rich
ard Cardinal Cushing, Arch
bishop of Boston; Jose csrdi-
nal Gsribi Y Rivera, Arch
bishop of GUadalaisra, Mex
leo, and Thomas Cardinal Tien,
S.V.D., exiIed Archbishop of
Picking, China. Archbishop Al
bert G. Meyer of Chicago, who
will become . cardinal eft the
December ID consistory in
Rome, also attended. Arch
bishop Esidio vasnozzi, Apps
folie Delegate TO the United
States, represented the Pope.
The dedication ceremony
marked the start of three
days Of ceremonies ceIebrat-
ing the completion of a major
stage in the construction Of
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tee was begun in 1852 and
since 1856, the group has pro.
NOTED a city-wide drive in CO.
operation with the United
Council of Church Women of
Columbus.
Through representatives. in
churches the committee has
encouraged use of the Advent
Wreath, the Nativity Scene,
the Christ candle, and many
other home practices for the
celebration Of christ's birth.
Members of the Christmas
Is Christ's Birthday Commit
tee besides Miss Rohr includ-
es: Mrs. Frank Hairston, 1248
No. Fifth St., secretary
Mrs. Robert Capretta, 1872
North Burgess Avenue, radio
and TV; and Mrs. James Dur
bin, 1892 Lockbourne Road,
publicity.
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The ceremony is sponsored
annually by the Christmas Is
Christ's Birthday Committe.
Presidents of Parish Coun-
ellis, Parish Committee Chair
men, representatives of the
Diocesan Council of Catholic
Men, and Diocesan Youth
representatives will partici-
pate at the Blessing. These
groups cooperate in the pro-
motion Of public awareness of
the true meaning of Christ
mas.
Miss Mary X. Rohr. Chair
mar, of fhe Christmas Is
chrisf's Birthday Committee,
made q special plea fhis
year for the observing of
Advent. I'll is particularly dis
eouragins," Miss Rohr said,
"to note the great number of
Catholic groups who continue
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
200 Bishops Present;
200 Bishops Present;
Pope Says Shrine Example
Of Our Extraordinary Piety'

els Cardinal Spellman, Arch
bishop Of New York, official
ed.
Thousands of Religious and
laymen filled the huge church
for the ceremonies. The dedi-
cation here was the focal point
Of ceremonies in the $4,000
Catholic parishes Of the coun-
try, which eliminated in the
conservation of the nation to
the Blessed Virgin.
Scores of high government
and civic leaders and members
of the diplomatic corps were
present for the ceremony.
Among them were Chief JUS
tice Earl Warren, Associate
Supreme Court Justice Will
liam ]. Brennan, Jr., and
George Meany, president Of
the AFLCI0.
The cardinals attending, be-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

WASHINGTON, IN c.
His Holiness Pope John
XIII has hailed the Ma
tional Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception
largest Catholic church in the
United States-as a symbol Of
the extraordinary piety" of
US. Catholics.
The Pope's praise was con-
tanned in a message to the
Bishops of the United States
which was read at the dedica-
ton Nov. 20) Of the shrine,
the seventh largest church in
the world.
More than 200 members Of
the Catholic hierarchy from
this country and abroad, in
Guiding five cardinals, attend
ed the dedication and the
Solemn Pontifical Mass which
followed. His Eminence Fran
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

the luncheon reminded the
delegates that any discussion
of youth problems must never
forget the moral and spiritual
'side of this two-sided coin
of aid to the country's youth"
Throughout the report,
compiled from sectional re-
ports throughout the state,
the need for some real moral
basis to all child-care relation
ships was cited.
II cites the importance OF
family life, mentions the need
for strengthening moral
values in the child's life, and
in various ways approves OF
some type of moral training
for the youth.
DURING THE SIX after
noon workshops, panelists dis
cussed the various areas of
child relationships in our
society and then the sessions
were thrown open to ques-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

University Law School.
Dean Hamilton, who has
specialized in school law, took
part in a discussion of the use
of public funds for non-publlc
schools at the associations
convention.
The dean criticized the us.
Supreme Courts McCollum
decision that threw the term
"wall of separation between
Church and State" into the
public arena.
"The so-called wall is not
high" he said. 1T is not i'm
pregnable. There is not any
wall. There is nothing in the
us. Constitution which says
anything about it.
"Yet that wall of separation
is the finest noise a court can
make to explain a decision it
has reached on grounds which
it refuses to disclose"
Providing tax-paid bus
transportation for children at
tending non-public schools, he
said, is not a school board
problem, but an extension of
the general welfare. Where
parochial school pupils need
bus rides" he declared, "a
transportation commission d.
vorced from both school sys-
TENS should be set UP to work
out the problems"
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BY Dennis c. Finneran, Jr.
Times Assistant Editor

Youth need definite
guidance in moral and
spiritual values" This
seemed to be the consen-
sus of delegates to a
state wide meeting on child
rem and youth called by
Governor Michael Di Sale
last week at Ohio State Uni
yersity.
More than 100 delegates
heard speakers in six work
shops discuss various areas
of youth relationship but all
seemed to agree on this one
point: Children and teenagers
nd some type of guidance
In all areas to aid their spirit
ual and moral growth.
MoNsIcNoR RAYM oND
GALLAGHER, member of the
Presidents national Confer
ence Committee, 1860 White
House Committee on Child
rem and youth, speaking at
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
PINE Guild
SETS Dinner

st. Peter and Paul Mission
airy Guild No. Is announces
their third annual Chicken
Dinner for Sunday, December
6 from II noon at Presutti's
Villa. Mrs. Salvatore Presutti
Is general chairman, and Mrs.
Santo DelMotto, co-chairman,
Mrs. Ben Hickey, Mrs. Olga
Gaudieri, and Miss Lillian
Thomas in charge Of tickets
and arrangements for the din
ner.
During the day, hostesses for
the dinner will be Mrs. James
Fasone, Mrs. Joseph Gaudieri,
Mrs. Joseph Qua, Mrs. Santo
DelMotto, Mrs. Paul DiPaole,
Mrs. Ben Mini, Mrs. Floyd
Mini, Mrs. Cuene PAMELA, and
Mrs. Jonh Quint.
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TO sponsor Christmas parties
and gift exchanges during
Advent. These functions have
q proper place in the eelebra.
tion OF Christmas but not be-
fore the feast. Parish groups
should use their December
meetings TO plan special fes-
tivities for the twelve days
following Christmas. After
all, it is the birth of The
Saviour which initiates the
Joyous celebration of Christ.
mas"
The work of the Christmas
Is Christ's Birthday Commit
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At Governors Meeting:
Youth Need Moral
Training, Everyone Says

tionss and answers or just
comments which the dele
gates wanted tot make.
In one such session, on Eth
ical and Moral Values, Mon
signor William E. Kappes
Diocesan Director of Charities
told the more than 220 dele
gates in attendance that Re
ligion and God and morality
are fundamental. They are
necessary for individuals.
They are also necessary for
society and governments"
HE REMINDED the dele.
gates that the Catholic church,
Believes in the separation
of Church and State as or
CARNATIONS :. but this need
not mean a total divorce of
religion from civic and gov
eminent"
Monsignor Kappes noted that
the report issued by the COM
mittee suggests few practi-
cal programs for putting
principles into effect"
ut MAKES NO SUCCESS
TON of ways to reach that
great number of families and
children who practice no re-
ligion and belong to no
Church"
1t avoids mention of the
benefits offered to children
throughout the permanence,
exclusiveness and unselfish.
ness required by Christ's
teaching regarding marriage
and Family life" he con.
cluded
Other panelists, Rabbi Rob-
ert A. Rothman, assistant
Rabbi, Temple Israel, and the
Reverend John NJ. Wilson, ex-
ecutive secretary, Ohio Coun-
Gil of Churches, both agreed
to the need of some moral
guidance in the lives of youth.
RABBI RoTHMAN said
that he would object to
someone of another Faith
teaching my children any
form of religion in school"
But he said there was a def
finite need in the youth for
"the respect for the aged
institutions and ideas of their
elders"
REVEREND WILSON noted
that moral training is a
necessity and felt that we
have gone to far in one di-
rection trying to avoid God
so as not TO injure someone's
feelings. at seems rather
ridiculous that in public
schools we cannot mention the
name of God without some
one feeling guilty" he noted,
Delegates at this meeting
suggested: Family life courses
in schools, better guidance
in what children watch, listen
or read and good example
by parents, as some remedies
to the problem.
The report and the dele
gates suggestions will be
taken to the national meeting
in Washington next March.