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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar King has
moved into their beautiful
new home in the Mt. Ridge
Community. Those visiting in
their home Sunday evening
were Mr.. and Mrs. Booker Lee
Hardy and daughter, Annie c
and Clara Belle, Mr.. Douglass
Kersh and Mr.. Sidney Kersh.
They reported an enjoyable
evening with the Kings in
their new home.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09
Jackson

Continued from Page u
State of Mississippi. For the
past five years our talent show
has grown and the quality of
the numbers presented is
very noteworthy. These young
people are to be congratu1a-
ted in their fine display of
talent.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Those attending the funeral
of Mrs. K. H. Parrett's uncle,
at Shubuta, Miss, were Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Hill, Mrs. E.
II. Parrett, Mrs. l.. r. McNair
and Mrs. Essie Lou Givens Of
Jackson, Miss.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

nett, and Miss Katie Ruth Ben
nett motored to McComb, Miss.
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Edna Williams, aunt.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mrs. Clara Moore has just
returned from the hospital and
is much improved. Mrs. Ear
line MCGEE is at home again
from the hospital, much inn
proved. Miss. Grace Irwin is on
the sick list also Mrs. Ange-
line Gardner is home from the
hospital and improved.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Scott,
James t. Scott, Mrs. Rosie Lee
Taylor and Mrs. Lou Adams
were shopping in Jackson,
Miss. last Saturday.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Taylor
of Goshen Springs, Miss. was
guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie B. Scott recently.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mrs. Myrtle Jones is still on
the sick list and we are wish
ing her a speedy recovery.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Blue
of Jackson, Miss. were guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnnie B. Scott.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. John w. Jordan is
spending the week with his sis
ter, Mrs. Clara G. Moore.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Ormand Hill Sunday School
began at 1000 o'clock Sunday
April 3. The superintendent
had charge of the opening ex
ercises. After this the Unit
VII MARKS OF CITIZEN.
SHIP IN THE KINGDOM OF
GOD was begun by teaching
the lesson, Teaching Through
Precept and Parable from
Matt. 4:23; 1923; 8: 14-17; Mark
Alp, 1913, 1894. We learned
from this lesson some of the
principles and methods that
will make Christian teaching
more effective.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Scott had
as Sunday afternoon guests
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Collier of
the Mt. Ridge community.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09
Rankin County
Home Agents
News
Ada B. Adams
Negro Home Dem. Agent

On Friday, April l. 1860,
Rankin County Negro Alters
held their All Club Rally at
Carter High School at Bran
don, Mississippi. Dorothy ST.
mon of Pisgah All Club was
Mistress of Ceremony. Nine
Clubs answered to the roll
call with total of 500 Club
boys and girls present. Profess
sor F. B. Benson, Principal of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mrs. L. r. McNair, Mr.. Char
lie Hill, Jr., Mrs. Lucille Ben
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Macklin
visited relatives in Newton.
Mississippi, Sunday afternoon.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Meal
lister of McRaven, Miss. and
son w. E. McAllister Of Jack
son, Miss. visited their sisters
and Aunts, Misses Mary and
Clarissa Ormand and Mrs. Ar
Gene Scott, Sunday.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-09

Mr.. Frank j. Harvey attend
ed the Agents Meeting of the
Peoples Burial Insurance, Fri
day afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Health Director
Urges Wider Use
Of School Clinics

To promote good health with
school children. the Prince Ed
ward County Health Department
has conducted annual spring Pre-
school Clinics where those chill
dren who do not have a family
physician can get professional
advice as to their physical or
emotional needs.
The schools have aided con
siderable with a survey, and
all children who wish to come to
such a clinic are urged to come
by the Health Department for an
appointment.
DR.. F. j Clements, director,
states that many parents are
failing to get their families prop
erly protected against the pre-
entable diseases of whooping
cough, diphtheria. tetanus, small
poX and poliomyelitis. He holds
a clinic each Thursday at | pm.
in the Courthouse Building where
no one is refused because of
lack of money.
DR.. Clements prefers to begin
these "shots" early in infancy
three months Of age or younger.
He also wishes to point out that
few individuals are taking the
booster doses of these injections
as prescribed by the medical
doctors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
John A. Lancaster
Follows Fitzpatrick
AS Tie Breaker

John A. Lancaster, Farmville
attorney, was poin tie d tie
breaker for the Prince Edward
county board of supervisors Mon
day by Circuit Court Judge Joel
w. Flood following the resigna-
ton of w. c. Fitzpatrick.
Judge Floods Circuit Court
order notes that by reason of the
appointment. Mr.. Lancaster also
assumes the duty of tie breaker
for the county school board.
The resignation of Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick. who had served as tie
breaker since March IL, 1929.
was accepted by Judge Flood
with regret" He commented
in the order that This court has
utmost confidence in Mr.. Fitz-
patrick. who, for SO many years,
has colnpetently. efficiently. and
fairly held this position
Fitzpatrick. an attorney and
former m ayor Of Farmville.
presently serves as legal counsel
for the county school board. In
his resignation. he pointed out to
Judge Flood that it never has
been his desire to vote on any
school matter while acting as
attorney for the school board. He
therefore asked to be relieved of
any duty to cast the deciding
vote on any school matter.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

Emily K. Landrum. associate
professor Of physical education.
A matinee of music will be
the feature April %, and will in
clude piano, organ and voice
solos by Longwood students: the
Longwood Madrigal Singers, d.
rected by James McCombs; and
the College Band, directed by
Clifford Smith.
A joint choral concert will be
presented by the Glee Club Of
Randolph-Macon College, con-
Quoted by John w. Molnar, on
April %.
The concluding program Sat-
urday night, will be play,
Look Back in Anger by John
Osborne. presented by Alpha
Psi Omega, honorary dramatics
fraternity, and directed by Lucy
Ann Dunlap. instructor of Eng
llsh and Speech.
Tho festival is under the d.
rection of Dr.. John w. Molnar.
who is chairman of the Fine
Arts Committee.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

raries, recognized that the for
tunes of the country rested on
the bedrock Of his character.
This wise and moderate man,
declared Dr.. Malone. gave as
surance that this revolt would
rot go to excess. He may be
said to have stabilized the revo-
lutiOnary movement.
Character Vital
OF Jefferson, he said, Besides
doing a large part in energizing
it, he universalized it and in
fused it with his infectious faith
in freedom and in Individual
human beings Jefferson S
genius, he added included that
of being a realistic statesman
who did not press reforms be-
You'd the point of practically.
This combination of dynamic
faith, best exemplified by Jeffer-
son, and of practical modera-
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
BY JOHN STICK

Most of the grown folks at
Meherrin remember the help
less. handwringing DAYS when
the Vrglnian Depot burned and
when. if someone's home was
hit by a fire Of any size, It was
as good as gone. It's different
now.
A neat, well maintained frame
building up on the hill in the
village the Mcherrin Fire
Department quarters makes
the difference.
This is the fifth anniversary
year of the 32-member COM
pany. It's members know it has
a long way to go, but there has
been real progress since the day
five years ago when these
volunteers organized around
1887 vintage truck acquired
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
State Director
Addresses Moose

G. M. Brice of Richmond
state director of the Loyal Order
OF Moose, was guest speaker dur
ing an open house Tuesday at
the Farmville Moose lodge cele-
bratng the organizations cur
rent reenrollment.
About 100 members and guests
heard the Richmond fraternal ex-
ecuuve describe the hunani-
tartan activities at the lodges
Mooseheart home for children in
Illinois and Moosehaven. the
home for the aged in Florida.
The Farmville lodge is honor
ing the long service of John
Warner as secretary during it's
April to July celebration The
lodge organized here in 1851, now
numbers slightly in excess of
200 members. The move to the
present home on five-acre
tract east of Farmville was made
in 1854.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
DR.. Taplin To
Teach At Tulane
Next Year

DR.. Gardner B. Taplin, as
sociate professor of English at
Longwood College. has been
granted a leave of absence for
the year 1960-6l to accept a po-
sition as visiting associate pro-
fessor of English at Tulane Uni
vcrslty in New Orleans.
Dr.. Taplin was invited to Tu-
lane especially to lecture on Vic
torian literature. He is the
author Of a comprehensive bio
graphy of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning published in 1857.
While at Longwood he also won
Guggcnheim Fellowship to
further his research in Nine
teenth centure English an d
American literature. He made a
portion of the Guggenheim study
in Italy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Sinful Destruction
Drinking Drivers, Jury Service
Loopholes Scored By State Trooper

a State Police lieutenant said
in a recent t'arnvlllc talk that
public inSistcnce that tho drink
ing driver be taken off The high
WAYS and willing and Serlou;~
minded Jury service when
they are accepted will be
two Of the leading factors IN
improving Virginia 5 absolute.
sinful destruction of human life"
Oh the highways.
Lieutenant l.. E. Thomas a
field officer stationed at the
Third Division headquarters at
Appomattox, also had a safety
tip for his Lions Club audience:
when you make it a driving
point to look out for your own
life, you'll be safe from the
other guy
About Virginia 5 1oyear an
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Games, Concert
To Feature H-SC
Parents Day

The annual Spring Parents
and Friends Day will be cele-
brated at Hampden-Sydney Col
lege on Saturday, April %. The
program begins with registra-
ton at IL O'Clock in the Frank
S. Johns Auditorium.
DR.. Abner Robertson, OF Rich
mond, president of the group,
will preside over the morning
program at which time DR.. B.
R. Lacy. Jr., College Chaplain,
will speak.
A buffet luncheon will be Serv-
ed to all guests on the Venable
Hall lawn. In the afternoon there
will be baseball game a n d
tennis match in Death Valley
when Hampden-S ydne y meets
Randolph-Macon.
Following the games, DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph G. Robert will en-
terrain all guests at their home,
Middlecourt. on the campus.
At eight o'clock the joint glee
clubs of Hampden-Sydney and
Sweet Briar will present Han
del'S Messiah parts l and III
in Cannon Gymnasium. Guest
soloistS will be Florence Man.
ming, soprano; Edwina Eustis.
contralto; Willard Pierce, tenor;
and Rhys Ritter, bass-baritone.
The visiting soloists are
prominently identified with con-
cert and oratorio groups in New
York City.
The afternoon tennis match is
scheduled to get underway at
l:3O. with the play ball COM
nland on the baseball diamond
following at 2 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

Art exhibits by students and
f aculty will be displayed
throughout the week. A collec-
ton of paintings by c n ar ! e S
Smith, professor of art, Uni
versity of Virginia, will be eX-
hibited in the foyer of Jarman
Auditorium, and an exhibition of
books and prints by Mr.. Smith
will be in the LongWood Library.
The first performance Tues
day night, a faculty recital, will
feature Miss Josephine Bailey,
orga ist: James McCombs,
baritone; and Sterling Adams,
pianist.
Orchesis honorary modern
dance society, will present a
dance concert April 81. The
dances presented are out
growths of class work and are
under the direction of Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

grades were consolidated in a
new school at Victoria.
The purchase price was 81. 900
and about dozen Of the volun-
teers went on the note. The
school board agreed to g. four
year amortization plan, but the
note was wlped out in q months.
Community Center
Periodically since. with 50. 900
realized i'll sell-supporlng en-
terprise, the company has trans
formed the old School into a
sturdy. Well-kept, fire house and
community center. 1t contains
a combination meeting and din
ing room. a kitchen, a recrea-
ton room and a large audi
forum. A separate section con-
tains the fire trucks and equip
lncnt.
Continued On page -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Fifth Anniversary Year
Me/aerrin Firen'en Self Sustaining
Year

second hand from Great Bridge
in Norfolk county.
$4,000 Enterprise
That first basic purchase in
VOWED the only donation
project of the company. william
r Berry. Jr., srarkplugged that
effort. Now a community enter.
prise valued at at least $4,000"
by Fire Chief J r. Newman,
the company has added its own
fire house. 9OO-gallon tank
truck to go with the basic pump
er truck, more hose and noz-
zleS and portable auxiliary
pump.
In the year of organization
back in 1855, the volunteers pur-
chased Meherrin Elementary
School from the Lunenburg
county school board. That WAS
1.hen tbs regional elementary
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

talitics. The officer who directs
l13 troopers declared when We
nual average of 500 highway IA
want ia stop this killing. VIC will
not until then
lie rldlcLed clam. that me
chanlcal failures are Ill any IN
ror'tant degree responsible for
the record Mechanical fail
urcs. - 1t. Thomas declared,
are almost nil except for the
nut that holds the wheel. /
He cited Virginia tremendous
growth in numbers of vehicles,
and the inability to keep high
way financing in balance with
spiraling car registrations as
two important factors in the
death rate.
With driving conditions thus
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Slight Delay Comes
In Phase One OF H-SC
Development Plans
College Institute
Lecture Schedule

The schedule and subjects
of today'S friday spring
lectures at LOngWOOd Col
lege's Institute of Southern
Culture are:
IL am, DIR. Gregory ID.
Ivy, WOman's College, Uni
versity of North Carolina,
The Art Museum and the
South "
pm, James d. McC0mb
LongwoOd College faculty,
Southern Origins of Rock
and-ROll."
8 pm, Miss Annie Lee
Ross, LOngwOOd College
faculty, Domestic Architec-
ure In Virginia."
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22

dIIlpuell-SyOlley 1Ollege April
Delivering the second lecture
in the colleges symposium on
the era of the 18th Century revo-
luton, The Winning ofSIndepen-
dence," Dr.. Malone declared:
The American Revolution was
distinctive, if not positively
unique. in that dictatorship did
not emerge from chaos and that
the liberties that had been gain
ed were not lost
Dr. Malone, Thomas jefferson
Foundation Professor of History
at the University of Virginia,
said the wise, dynamic and
moderate" leadership of Wash
ington and Jefferson "can be
commended to our own age,
in our own country and in all
others seeking to follow the path
they took and charted in the
American Revolution.
Can't Be Denied
To Americans who seek to
deny the revolutionary asnect of
their own beginnings, and to
those who regard it chiefly as
the means of successful struggle
for independence separate from
its drive for reform and social
change, the historian declared:
While the main achievement
of the American Revolution was
national independence, we can
rot repudiate the Declaration Of
independence, which universal
liked our cause and connected it
with the struggles of men every
where against any and all forms
Of tyranny. That document has
reverberated through history and
still reverberates.
Nor can we doubt that our
revolt against the mother coua-
try was accompanied and fol-
lowed BY genuine gains for indi-
vidual freedom and opportunity.
For us to deny the fruits of our
own revolution and it's enormous
historical influence would be to
repudiate priceless portion of
our own heritage. and to iden-
tify ourselves with opponents of
social change throughout the
world.
mo surer way could be de-
Vlsed to weaken our influence in
the turbulent world Of the Twen-
teth Century" Dr.. Malone af-
firmed.
The Charlottesville historian
found the basic difference be-
tween the revolutionary birth Of
this country ard the cataclysms
in France and Russia. and those
which may be developing in
Africa and Asia. was the "ab-
Sence of force
Moderation Prevails
Avoi d. g the revolutionary
cycle from moderation to excess
and terror, the pioneer Ameri-
cans hoped for and achieved
Improvement Of their society
by the ordinary processes of
deliberation and legislation.
DR.. Malone assigned a num-
Der of reasons why dictatorship
did rot emerge from the war
chaos and that the liberties that
had been gained were not lost.
Chief among these we're, he
said. our personal---very. train
Ing in self government. the
democratic nature of the polti-
cal institutions already estab-
l1Shcd when independence came.
and the character of the leader
ship
Historians Of tod a Y. like |
Washington own contempt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Court Receives Mandate
To Desegregate Schools
NAACP Attorney
Files Mandate
In L. S. Court

NAACP attorneys have sub
mitted a mandate to the U. S.
District Court ordering desegre-
cation of pu ollie schools III
Prince Edward County, effective
September of this past year,
1859,
The order on mandate is in
accordance with the decision of
the Fourth Circuit Court of APP
peals. which ruled May 5, 1859,
that Prince Edward County
m u t desegregate its high
schools in September 1889. and
It's elementary schools at the
earliest practical date,
BY legal tradition the prevail
ing side writes the order on
mandate and submits this to the
District Court for approval. The
losing side also must acknow-
ledge the order, and may make
any objections it sees that are
not in accordance with the rul-
ing of the court.
One Year Delay
The mandate has been submit
ted now, almost one year after
the May 5 ruling of the Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals No
reason was given for the delay,
and Oliver w. Hill, Of Richmond,
attorney for the Negro Plain
tiffs. has declined to comment
on the case.
Local representatives of the
Prince Edward School Board
likewise have declined to COM
ment on the case, other than
the order is a routine proceed
ing.
Speculation by local observers
give several reasons that the
order was not entered before
this time. + Judge Sterling
Hutchinson who recently retired,
still had control Of the case. and
no other Judge would take &C
ton on it until Judge Hutchinson
officially turned it over. Judge
Albert Y Bryan is now hearing
the case since he is taking those
cases previously being heard by
Judge Hutcheson.) 2-There was
no need for haste becasue there
are no public schools in Prince
Edward County.
Reversed Decision
Setting the stage for this order
the Fourth Circuit Court of APP
peals on May 5. 1859 reversed
az order Of Judge HutcheSon,
which had given Prince Edward
County until 1865 to begin de-
segregation of It's public schools.
Following legal tradition the
case was then sent gack to the
District Court for action. tAp-
peals to the U, S. Supreme
Court were denied
Based on the decision of the
Appeals Court and the refusal of
q stay Of the order, the Prince
Edward board of supervisors did
not appropriate any money for
public education for the year
1959-6O.
New Order
Pertinent sections of the order
Of mandate are as follows.
2 That the defendants, the
county school board of Prince
Edward County. T. j. McIlWaine
q VI ) on superintendent of
schools III Prince Edward
County, their agents and en-
ployccS and successors in of
flee. and all persons acting in
concert with them. be and they
hereby arc. restrained and en-
Joined from any action that
regulates or affects on the basis
Of race or color the admission,
enrolment or education of the
infant plaintiffs, or any other
Negro children similarly situat-
cd, to the high school operated
by the defendants in the county
and that the defendants receive
and consider the applications of
such persons for admission to
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Watson Files

TIL filing of formal notice of
candidacy for the Farmville town
council by j. Max Watson prior
to last Fridays deadlipc brought
the final field to eight.
Three seats will be filled in
the June election.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-04-22
Decennial Census
Count Now Near
Complete Tally
Second Phase To
Move Into High
Gear Next Week

The enumeration of citizens in
the 1860 Census is not complete,
Mrs. Hilda Mahan, local crew
leader. said today.
Although the first stage of
the decennial census count has
been completed fol the most
part, some enumerators are still
working, Mrs Mahan said.
The second stage of the popu-
lation and housing census. which
calls for the filling out and mail
ing the special blue" household
QUESTIONABLE is in progress. This
is the QUESTIONABLE which was
left at every fourth household
during the first stage. 1t con-
tainS questions asked of Is per
cent Of the population in order
to save the cost of complete
canvass.
Heads Second Phase
Mrs. Mahan, who serves as
crew leader for the first phase
in Prince Edward and Cumber-
land counties, has been placed in
charge of enumerators from four
counties for the second phase.
The two counties added to her
administrative responsibility are
Buckingham and AppomattoX.
A tWo-day school for IA enum-
orators from the four counties
will be conducted by the division
leader in Farmville, Monday and
Tuesday. This group will be re-
sponsible for transferring the in
formation provided on the house
hold questionnaires to permanent
schedules.
More Home Calls
If the information was not
sent in, or was sent in incor-
rectly, the phase two enumer-
ators will be responsible for OBJ
tanning or correcting the infor-
nation requested in the house
hold QUESTIONABLE. Mrs. Mahan
said. She added that this would
require some additional visits to
homes, and that individuals need
not suspect the caller to be an
imposter as long as the enumer-
ator has the proper credentials,
and is identified correctly. (The
enumerators wear red. white
and blue Identification cards on
their lapels, and carry large
portfolios. which bear the legend,
1850 Census of the United
States.">
John H. Castles, district super
visor, has announced that a
Were You Counted" campaign
to insure that no resident of the
area was overlooked will be
Waged. That will follow after
phase one enumerators have
completed all their calls
Accuracy Important
The importance of a complete
count was stressed by the dis
tlict supervisor. He pointed out
that the population figures COM
piled in the current census must
stand as official until the next
Federal census.
Federal funds are allotted to
States and State funds, in turn,
are allotted to counties and mu-
inequalities on a per capita
basis. So a short count means a
short allotment. Thus. it is i'm
perative that we have a COM
plete count. The help of every
resident of the area is needed to
reach this goal" he said.