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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

MORALS are expected to be re-
ceived when the initial reports
are made Friday. Each class
room will cost S. 900, and a gift
of that size by person, family
or group provides a memorial
plaque in the classroom.
The Leigh District committee
was organized with Roy C. Cole
man as chairman, Monday night.
Also organized Monday was
Prospect district with Joseph c..
Glenn as chairman. The commit
tees in each Of these districts
began work Of soliciting on
Tuesday.
Hampden district completed its
organization on Wednesday night
with P. Tulane Atkinson as chair
man. A full corps of solicitors
was named and will begin solicit
tation Immediately.
Reports coming into Farmville
headquarters indicate enthusiast
tic response throughout the coun-
ty. according to j. B. Wall, gen.
eral campaign manager.
experimenting the work in the
county, several voluntary sub
scriptions have been received
from friends and supporters from
outside the county, Wall report
ed Thursday morning.
The 100000 campaign is to
provide Sl75,00 to erect a con-
solidated county upper school
F.. Prince Edward Academy
at Farmville. Also. $125 600
to construct or purchase facili-
ties for county elementary, or
lower schools.
Planned at Prince Edward
Academy in the original con-
struction are facilities for $50
students.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
81 Levy Set; School Grant
Tax Credits Are Proposed
Public Hearing
On Ordinances
Set July IS

The Prince Edward county sup
ervisors Wednesday night set the
l960-6l tax levy at 81 per 500
valuation and proposed formal
ordinances to establish county
educational grants and provide
tax credits for gifts to private
schools in the county.
Formal adoption of the levy
provides a tax of 81 on real and
personal property and machinery
and tools. The levy on merchants
capital was set at so cents for
500 valuation.
The levy will finance the coun-
tvs proposed financial outline OF
estimated revenues and contem
plated expenditures of $3.50 ,268
for the fiscal year commencing
July l.
The two ordinances are enabl-
ing enactments which, if adopted
after public hearings later this
month, will permit the county to
use two methods of supporting
private schools during the II
months now starting.
Hearing Set
The permlssive laws permit
ting counties to enact such ordi-
nances were passed by the 1860
General Assembly and. became
effective Dune r.
t h G Supervisors designated
Monday, July 10, at $50 am,
as the day for a public hearing
on the proposed ordinances. I'm
der the law, the ordinances must
be published twice for public
study before action on them may
be taken. If they are finally
adopted, they would become eff
fectlve by August 6.
|, The county grant ordinance
specifies how the S2f0 900 Item IN
the years proposed expenditure
outline for, educational pUr
poses is to be spent. 1t provides
for. a 500 grant to parents or
guardians Of all children, white
or colored, enrolled in private
schools in the county or in pub
lie schools in Virginia outside the
county
System Outlined
Parents or guardians will make
application on forms to be pro-
vided by the board of. super
visors, and they must make oath
as to the facts outlined The :
board will pay not more than
half by October Is and the re-
mainder at such time as deemed
proper, but not later than May
81.
The ordinance specifies penal
Continued on page 50
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
College Institute
Summer Lecture
Series July 6

The summer lecture series of
the Institute of Southern Culture
will be held at Longwood College
July 6. Lecturers will be DR.. X.
o. Kuersteiner. DR.. John w. Mol
mar, and Jon D. Longaker.
The lectures will be held in
the. lounge of the Student Activi-
ties Building and are open to the
public.
DR.. Kuersteiner, dean of the
school of music, Florida State
University, will discuss Music
in the South" at the opening SEES
sion at 1890 am.
At 4 pm, DR.. Molnar. head Of
the Department of Music, Long
wood College. will lecture on
Art Music in the Colonial
South.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Four More Win Herald New York
Trip; Several Candidates Close

Four more candidates bounced
over the top this week. ready
for a -five-day all expenses paid
trip to New York. The four Win
ners join Miss Catherine Jen-
kins who was the first to secure
the 1874 points needed to win the
trip.
The new winners are Mrs. Joan
Jacobs Coe, of Farmville, Mrs.
MurieI Peters. of Cumberland:
Mrs. Lloyd Whitaker, of Farm
vile; and Miss Nancy Lee
Vaughan. of Route L.. Farmville.
Several other candidates are
near the goal and are expected
to be over as the next report
period ends Saturday. A bonus of
50 points is being offered every
contestant who turns in a set Of
Is subscriptions by Saturday
The Herald office will be open
all day Saturday to receive re-
ports.
There is still time to join the
New York Club as the campaign
does not close until July %. Sew
eral sections in the Herald area
are still open and candidates can
join and earn the trip.
This is not a contest" but a
tour party which is earned by a
few days of work soliciting SUBJ
scriptous for The Herald. Evefy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

DR.. Earl r. BoggS and DR.. M.
L. Landrum, co-chairrnen, said
today that all contributors. local
chairmen, team captains and
volunteer solicitors I'd serve
great praise for the success of
this worthy cause"
The campaign total may 50
slightly higher since the leaders
believe a few workers may not
have completed the turn-in of
contributions. The leaders also
concluded their effort with a Sug-
geStion to individuals and bust
ness organizations who desire to
make q contribution, but have
not had an opportunity to do SO.
The co-chairmen urge all of
such persons to submit final con-
tributions to either Mrs. Mabel
Jones, residential area chairman,
sos Beech street, Farmyille, OK
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Work On 800
In State Bids

A multi-nlillion dollar adver-
tiSement for bids on 20 high
way projects was issued today
by the State Highway Depart
ment. for bid opening at 10 a.
m. on Friday, July 20.
The road agency also wants
bids at the same time on 378.-
720 gallons Of bitumlnouS ma
terial and 16,719 tons Of ag-
gregate for regular resurfacing.
on 41,O85 tons Of asphalt for
heavy duty resulfacing on 9th
er highways, and for the I'M
derwater repair Of five eastern
Virginia bridges.
Among the bids are one for
$50 miles of paving and other
work necessary on U. S. Route
$50 in Prince Edward and
Charlotte. Counties. to complete
parallel lanes from the Virgin
ian Railway overpass at Me
herrin to U. S. Route is.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

to Tucker Doyne, Jr., at Doyne-
Burger Funeral Home.
In asking that the county drive
now be concluded. the co-chair-
men reminded that gifts to the
memorial CANCER fund may be
made all through the year. These
should be sent directly to the
Virginia Division, American Can
Ger Society, at 3O3 Franklin
street. Richmond. they point out.
Statewide, the Cancer Crusade
has raised $439, 544, with lOl Of
lO4 local units of the Virginia Di-
vision reporting as of June 10.
Many had not completed drives
to that time, and the state or
ganization believes on the basis
of these reports that the state
goal of $525 900 will be achieved
by the end Of the program year,
August 81.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Stores To Close
Monday, July 4

Farmville stores will be closed
ed all day Monday in obser, ance
of the Fourth Of July holiday,
Monroe Evans. chairman Of the
retail trade committee announc-
ed thi, week. The stores Tex
cert grocery stores) will be
closed as usual on Wednesday
afternoon, he remained.
Banks, fhe post office and
other state and national offices
will be closed also in observ-
ance Of the national holiday.
The Farmville Herald will be
published as usual the first of
the week, with delivery in Farm
vile Monday afternoon and by
mail Tuesday morning. The
Herald office will be open all
day Monday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
School Board Is P0ndered
Trustees Hear
Delegation
Offer Nominees

Names of the appointeeS to a
reconstructed Pr in.ce Edward
county school board will be with
held until the school trustee cleo
tcral board fills all six vacancies
with persons cOnSenting to serve,
the trustees said Wednesday,.
The three trustees must find
successors to the five resigned
members, who requested relief
from the post on April 26, and
must fill the Leigh District seat,
presently held by George W.
Palmer, since the four-year term
for that district ended Thursday.
The regular term of the Buff
falo District member. George
Shorter, who was among the five
members resigning two months
ago over the issue of the sale of
public schools, also expired June
80.
Chairman Speaks
P. r. Atkinson, chairman Of
the electoral board, told a group
Of about IS citizens who were on
hand Wednesday afternoon to
present candidates for consider
alton Of the board, Of the decision
to delay naming the board until
a full slate is secured. II.
Atkinson intimated that his
board was pre- pare d to make
appointments Immediately, but
might require some days before
constituting a board fully COM
mitted to serve.
Atkinson, DR.. j. H. Cocks and
E. T. Bondurant, Jr., who COM
pose the trustee board, heard
delegations from five districts Of
fer names, Of proposed school
board candidates. They then
went into executive session to
start the work of securing a re-
placement board.
Names Offered
"A Farmville delegation, with
Mayor w. F. Watkins, Jr., as
spokesman, offered the name of
DR.. w. Edward Smith for con-
sideration for the Farmville Dis
trict seat.
w. L. Dickinson, Harry Copple
and EWart WEIGH were offered to
the board as candidates for Buff
falo District. Leslie Hamilton,
who spoke for the Buffalo dele
cation, told the board the three
have the endorsement Of the
Darlington Heights Community
League.
Charles Beck, of Green Bay,
presented the name Of Palmer,
the lone member of the school
board at present. for re-appoint-
ment. Beck said he spoke for the
Green Bay P-TA. The name of
Joseph F. Glenn was offered for
consideration for the Prospect
district seat. s.. v. Lewis pre-
sented the name.
C. L. Jones, Jr., was endorsed
to the trustees for the Lockett
district seat. j. M. Bradshaw Of
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Commission Rules
Out Local Warden

Limited Game Commission
funds will prevent the selec-
ton of a local resident as
Prince Edward county game
warden at this time, a board
Of supervisors com m ] t
tee was told Saturday.
The committee conferred
with Game Commission Of
ficials at R i c h m 0 n d. The
members sought to have a
local replacement for the
late G. Linwood Cox named.
The Commission officials
said the financial position
for the time being requires
the placing of an existing
Commission employee in the
county.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Six SIS 900 Memorial Gifts
School Building Fund Solicitors
Will Make First Reports Friday

First progress reports by so
licitors for the Prince Edward
School Foundation in its cam
paign to raise $500, 900 in capital
or building funds will be made
today Friday. Preliminary re-
rortS of committee chairmen in
dictate active interest and sup
port in the campaign.
One unit of six memorial class
rooms for Prince Edward Acad-
envy has been reported by the
chairman of special Gifts COM
mittee. Other classroom me-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

ready in the ground on this
job.
The eight inch water main
goes west from Farmville to the
underpass where it ducks un-
der the road. The eight inch
line will connect with ten
inch line that comes down
the hill from a new million
gallon storage tank that is to
be constructed, to provide addi
tional storage facilities for the
town water system.
The ten inch line has been
completed and all that remains
is to fill in the last 500 feet and
connect the two lines. With the
completion of the westward
line, residents and business
property inj that vicinity will
have access to town water sup
ply. although the rate for OUT
of-toWn users is higher than
for in-tOwn users.
When the new storage tank
is erected the present town wa
ter storage capacity will be
doubled. increasing from the
present million gallons to two
millions gallons. fThe town now
has two tanks which have
capacity of 100000 gallons
each.)
Industrial Angle
A side benefit from the stor-
age tank is the industrial an
gle. This brings town water
right out to the site owned by
the Farmville Area Develop
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Birth, Death
Certificate
Procedures Set
County Health
Director Now
Is Registrar

New regulations of the state
Bureau of Vital Statistics, cen
tering control and administrative
procedures for birth and death
registration in county health di-
rectors. become effective today
July II.
AS the local registrar of vital
statistics, health directors will
follow uniform procedures estab-
lished by the Bureau and direct
ed by the State Registrar.
Birth certificates. prepared by
attendants physicians or mid
wives and death certificates,
prepared by the physician or
medical examiner, now must be
sent to the health director. This
eliminates the old system of
numerous registrars in the coun-
ty who dealt directly with the
Bureau. and establishes a uni
form state system.
DR.. F.. j. Clements, county
health director. said the intent
of the new law is to provide
prompt Information for local
health direcrNgs regarding the
number of births and the num-
Der and causes of death.
After receiving the certificates,
the county registrar will check
them against regulations, brief
the pertinent information on a
permanent record form to be
kept in the county. and forward
the original certificate to the
Bureau of Vital Statistics for
permanent keeping.
DR.. Clements said the system
effective today will serve to
eliminate some mistakes that
were unavoidable und e r the
multi registrar system. since
he will be charged by the new
regulations with responsibility
for their correctness
The system also will place an
added burden on local health de-
partmentS. but will save the
county the fees which were previ-
ously paid local registrars from
county funds for handling the
registration forms.
Health directors will not be re-
imbursed for their work as coun-
ty registrar.
The local card record to be
kept in the county will bear the
name. a county number and
other pertinent data for each
birth, and death. These will be
available for local use, but to
secure photostatic copies of the
original registration form, per-
sons will be required to follow
the old procedure of requesting
them from the state Bureau of
Vital Statistics.
In the case of births, DR..
Clements reports that parents
will receive notification of the
filing Of a birth certificate. They
may then check the briefed rec
ord kept in the county office, and
he advises that they further
write the Bureau for a photo
static copy of the certificate.
They should enclose one dollar,
which should remain as the state
fee for such copies.
County registrars must trans
NIT all registration from re-
ceived by them twice monthly to
the Bureau
DR.. Clements, who is health
director in four counties. will ap-
point deputy registrars for vital
statistics in each Of his count
les, Prince Edward. Bucking-
ham. Cumberland and Appoma-
CONTINUED on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Tank To Come
Tank To Come
Water Line Expansion TO
West Nears Completion

Work on the westbound water
line from the Farmville town
limits is progressing very we'll,
according to E. L. Quisenberry,
town manager. The work is be-
ing done BY the force, without
any special priority.
There only remains some 500
feet Of pipe to be laid to COM
plete the line. That means more
than 5000 feet Of pipe are al
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Industrial Angle
Worm Thanks Expressed
Cancer Crusade Here Raises $1,255

Cancer Crusade in Prince Edward county now
ending has raised S255 expressed
thanks volunteer solicitors and to contributors
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

In addition to the winners, the
following persons are still Work k
ing on the free New York trip:
Mrs. Carrie Dowdy, DillWyn.
Mrs. R. T. Walton, Powhatan.
Mrs. John Nunnally, Green
Bay.
Mrs. Eobby Nunnally, Green
Bay.
Bobble D. Gown. Route 5,
pillwyn.
Mrs. Minnie NJ. Newton, Dill
wyn.
Mrs. Lorene Wright, Route 8,
Gladstone.
Miss Nancy Gary. Dillwyn.
Miss Jean Reynolds, Cumber-
land.
Miss Reba Myers, Route l,
Dillwyn.
Mrs. Harold Garrett, Route 3,
Farmville
Mrs. John J. Dunkun, RID.
Continued On page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

member is rewarded according
to the effort given.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

Names of the appointees to a
reconstructed Prince Edward
county school board will be with
held until the school trustee cleo
tcral board fills all six vacancies
with persons cOnSenting to serve,
Evening star., 1960-11-03
Freewoy Speedup

With the new Woodrow Wilson
bridge rapidly taking shape, it is graft
flying that District Highway Department
officials have found way to speed up
construction of vital approach to the
oridge-the Anacostia Freeway. The
accelerated program has been made
possible by the release of Federal inter-
state highway funds that had not been
expected to become available until next
year.
The freeway will be the main link
between the bridge at Alexandria and
the Kenilworth interchange, which con-
meets with the Baltimore Washington
Parkway and other major traffic chan
nels. Thus, it will be a much-traveled
bypass around Washington for North
South traffic. To that extent it will
provide traffic relief for the city's con-
geSted downtown streets.
The funds just made available will
enable the District to complete the
bypass by 1868, or nearly two years
earlier than had been scheduled. Since
the new bridge is expected to be ready
for traffic by next fall however, tempo
rary connections with existing roads on
the District side will have to be provided.
1t is evident that there is urgent need
for completion of the freeway at the
earliest possible date.
Evening star., 1960-11-03
Symbol of Peace

We are engaged in one of
the most tremendous strug-
giles that mankind has ever
had to endure! The struggl
between Goddess communism
and freedom, a battle for
the hearts and minds of men.
The forces of freedom are
handicapped in that there
is no universal symbol for
world peace that can be used
by those on the side of free
dom.
Churchill's symbol Of "V"
for victory was a contrib
uting force to counteracting
the Nazi salute and the win
ming of World War II. The
symbol that the forces of
freedom use should be one
easily recognizable by men of
all races, religious beliefs and
creeds.
1t is suggested that the
forces of freedom adopt as a
symbol of world peace the
open hand with fingers out
stretched. Since the days of
the caveman, this has been
a symbol of peace because it
indicated upon meeting an
other person that one had
no weapon in his hand.
Such a symbol may help to
mount an offensive against
Communism. which we must
do if we are to win this
struggle.
A. v. Rigsbee. NJ. d.
Evening star., 1960-11-03
Quesodo for President

The furry of doubt over whether
Washington will field baseball team
next season suddenly and happily has
subsided. Even Baseball Commissioner
Ford Frick, who expressed initial mis-
givings, now seems to be saying that
Washington baseball in 1861 is a down.
right categorical necessity.
This commendable response from
the baseball hierarchy, we gather, is
due in no small measure to a few
curt and somewhat ominous words of
concern by Representative Emanuel
Celler, who as chairman of the powerful
House Judiciary Committee speaks with
a voice that recalls the authority of
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands. For
his interest, fans here owe Mr.. Celler
vote of thanks.
What remains now is to select a
Washington management, and we hope
the American League owners who will
make the choice decide quickly and
affirmatively on the local group headed
by Gen. Elwood (Pete) Quesada.
According to reports, the New York
combine headed by the president of
Madison Square Garden is still in the
running. 1t would be indefensible,
however, for the league to bring an
ut-of-toWner into Washington. We hope
the franchise will be awarded to Gen.
Quesada because we are confident he
would build the kind of ball club WASH
ington wants and should have.
Evening star., 1960-11-03
Objection Noted

My attention has just been
called to an editorial con-
tanned in your paper Of Sep
tember %, 1860, relating to
the testimony of a Silver
Spring psychiatrist in con-
nection with the case of de-
fector Bernon Mitchell,
wherein you state:
IF there was any unreas-
enable disclosure, the fault
lies more with the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee for making public the
testimony than it does with
the doctor who gave it in
closed session"
For your information, this
committee did not make pub
lie DR.. Schilt's testimony. nor
has it as of this writing. I
presume you based your opin-
ion that the committee had
released this testimony on
the article which appeared
in The Washington Post of
September Is. 1860, by Eve
Edstrom. staff reporter. I
was most concerned when I
read her story because it does
leave the inference that we
had made public DR.. Schilt's
testimony. I did refer to DR..
Schilt's testimony on Sep
tember l6. a day after the
story appeared in The Post.
but this. of course, is not
releasing the testimony.
Francis E. Walter,
Chairman, House Committee OF
Un-American Activities.
Evening star., 1960-11-03
Job 'Breok-Through'

4AlC lOllS OtcIuuc I'LL ALlS VI
the first Negro electrician on
the Federal Office Building
construction project recently
was noted with considerable
satisfaction by our organiza-
ton.
I wish to commend your
newspaper for keeping this
issue alive through your news
columns, and stimulating edi-
torials. It is a sad commen-
tary, but for the fact that the
newspapers performed their
function so well in this con-
nection. decisive action would
have been deferred indefi-
nitely.
Indeed, despite the break
through" indications are that
the General Services Admin
istration, the Contracts Com
mittee, the segregated Elec-
tricians Union and the
contractors would be delighted
to get this whole matter away
from the focus of public
attention.
One aspect of this matter
that deserves more attention
than it has been given Is the
unsung but vital role played
by the Washington Urban
League. While the Govern
ment, the Union and the con-
tractors were sparring around
conference tables, each with
an eye cooked on its public
image, the League took on
the difficult task of dealing
with the human equation.
The D. C. Chamber had
some part in the Leagues
effort in this respect. We
know first-hand how the
League staff worked days,
nights and week ends, search
ing out qualified Negro elec-
tricians.
w. Burdette Hockaday.
Executive Secretary, D. c.
Chamber of Commerce.
u Il n
Your editorial comment of
october q regarding the hir-
ing of the first Negro elec-
trical worker on Federal con-
struction projects in the Ma
tion's Capital is aptly cap
toned First Step" Indeed,
we at the Urban League who
have labored on this problem
along with others since last
March, certainly do not hail
the employment of a single
Negro electrician as a major
breakthrough which guaran-
tees the end of employment
discrimination on Federal
construction or in the craft
industry. I trust you will con-
cede, however, that it is the
first really significant step
forward toward that end.
The general tenor of your
editorial creates some false
impressions which I think
should be dispelled, You
claim, for example, that For
months on end, those who
protest the absence of Negro