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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-24
Gift Items!

OITC ITEMS!
Aoubisent chontiIIy Set, $I.s5.
(orie. So. Toilet voter, liquid
skin soehet and small busting
powder. Plus Fed. tax.
MusieeI christmas Trees, $3.s5.
t0rie. $685..
Lighted Makeup Mirror, $S.lS.
tOrie. $3.50. z sided mirror
plain and moenifyine.
Meke-up Mirror, $2.7e. (orie.
$3.49). One side plain, the other
moenifyine.
Street only.
Gold Stripe Nylons
Orig. Sl.65 81
Others Were $l.35-
Now z Prs, $3.50
Discontinued eoIors, .
full fashioned or seamless.
Folding Slippers. $2.s5. (Orie.
$3.50. Red, bone, black.
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Street Floor After Thanksgiving Pickups in Sportsweor

BIouses, ST to S.. (Orie. 81. 80 to $500.
Cotton, Doeron" /eotton, silk, Docron"
crepe. White, coIors. 30-38.
Skirts, 81 to Sc. (Ore. $4.eo to $500.
Jersey and other woods, cottons and
corduroys lO-l6.
Street, FolIs Church,
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AII-Purpose coots, $40, $l2, $ls.
(Orie $le95 to 5000. Mainly one
or two Of a kind in foiIes, madras,
toffeto, cotton, wool. Broken sizes.
Sweaters. So. 50. Sill. (ore. 1920
to $l4.99) Wonderful selection of fur
blends, woods, wool and oneoro-dress-
maker and classics - sIip-ons and
eordieons White, turquoise, beige, red,
grey, gold in sizes "a to 40
Skirts. So. (Orie. $ll.ee to $l4.oe).
Stock up on wool skirts in slim fIonneIs,
flored or pIeoted tweeds in solids and
combination coIors. Sizes 10 to l8.
Wool Stocks, So and 50. (Orie.
$ll .o9) Mensweor flannel and novelty
weoves - sizes 10 to l8. Grey
erey/turquoise, beiee/red, green.
Sports Shop, Third Floor Street
and ct Folls Church. ShirIineton, Silver Spring
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09
Glendale

Sept. 8 = Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
M. Clark, Of Richnond. spent
the week end at their home
Twin Acres at Gold Hill
Mrs. Clark visited Mrs. William
B. Clark, Monday. We are glad
to rerOrt Mrs. w. B. Clark has
returned home from the hospl-
tai and is commissioning nicely
Mrs. Pearle T. Baker, OF
Portsmouth, and sister, M $
Bessie T. Jackson, Of johnson
Station, attended the wedding Of
their cousin, Miss Penny Harri
son, to Daniel Mcqueen, of Null.
Inns. S. c. September 3 in St
James Episcopal Church. Car
tersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l. King
and son, Wayne, returned Fri
day from their vacation. T h
visited his brother and family
the Rev. Richard King, in South
Carolina. They also visited
Cherokee, N. c., and OF h e
points of interest. They report
ed very enjoyable trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Poe were
Richmond visitors Friday. Mr.
Poe, who is i'll. went to Rich
mond for check up with a
heart specialist. We sincerely
hope he will soon be improved
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09
Training Union
Group Surprises
Adult Counselor

MATTOAX. Sept. 8 - The In
ermediate P e d m 0 n Baptist
Church, sponsored surprise
birthday party for their counse-
Tor. Esther Wilmington. or Sat
urday night. September 8. The
party was in the form of an out
door supper and was held on the
lawn Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Saunders home. Later in the
evening, the group went into the
house for games and singing
The group presented Miss Whit
tingtOn with a money tree. N
Homemade ice cream and birth
day cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodson
and children attended the Easter
reunion at S a | e m Methodist
Church on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Payton Cassell
and family were guests for sup
GER on Saturday night of State
Trooper and Mrs. Steve Musulin
n Cumberland
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Cap
piello, Mrs. William H. Rhodes
and Miss Mary Ovesty. all Of
Richmond. were Sunday callers
of the Misses Esther and Alma
Wilmington. Miss Ovesty re-
NAMED with them for the re
mainder of the Labor Day holt
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Fleisch-
helm and small daughter. Of
Falls Church, were Sunday night
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dodson.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Clements
and family, Of Midlothian, were
guests in the Robert Kerr home
on Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Saunders
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Wilmington and Lynne. Mrs.
Anne Riggsvee and Miss Mary
Ovesty were supper guests Mon
day night of the Misses Esther
and Alma Wilmington.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09

ASHBY, Sept. 8 This past
week end brought excitement
and happiness to the people OF
this community as three local
youths found their way to the
alter in church weddings. There
were decisions to be made by
their many friends as to which
wedding to attend. Incidentally
MIR. and Mrs. R. S. Martin and
Miss Sunny Martin attended
two Reynolds Womack. at
Centenary Methodist, and Nc
Queen-Harrison at St. James
Episcopal nearly 80 miles apart
at $3.50 and 430 respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs w B. Stonnell
attended the Reynolds Womack
wedding. Mr. Stonnell re-lived
the day so years ago when he
attended wedding at this
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Waid. Of
North Carolina, arrived to ac-
company Mr.. and Mrs W. l..
Ford to their sons wedding
Ernest Ford to Carolyn Jones in
Burkeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford and Mr. !.
and Mrs. Waid visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley Burgess. of Fal-
mouth, on Sunday.
Labor week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. S. Bigger were Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bigger on Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Keene Webb
overnight guests on Sunday, and
George Bigger on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Black
Blacks sister, Mrs. Lunsford
and Mrs. Black entertained Mrs.
and Mr.. Lunsford, of Asheville,
N. c., over the week end holt
days.
Twenty-three were present at
the home of H. H. Ehrlich's Sun
day, September 4, honoring his
82nd birthday. Those present in
cluded the R. H. Mckay family
of Houston, Texas; Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Ehrlick, E. C. Ehr-
lick, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Corbin,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Meador
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09

Buckingham county.
Miss Maxine OWnby accom-
panied her sister, Mrs J. L. Nc
Carter, and family to Richmond
Saturday for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham Bonner and family.
Supper guests Sunday Of Mrs.
r. E. Peters were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Moon. Ronnie and Billy
Leigh, of Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon M e i n h a + d and
Charles. Of Farmville, and Pvt.
David Meinhard and Pvt. Reubin
Lazano. of Fort Dix, N. j.
Mr. and Mrs. c. V. Couch had
as their guests during the week
Mr.. ard Mrs. Carl Couch. Jr.,
Judy and Jerry, of Crewe, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Smith. of Jones'
boro. Tenn, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Williams, Of Richmond
Mrs. Andrew E. Godsey and
Mrs. Ada B. Shepard accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Murray and their daughter. Lee
Blanton. Of Norfolk, to Mineral
Saturday. where they attended
the Price-Fisher wedding which
took place in the Methodist
church. Lee Blanton Murray was
the flower girl. The bridegroom,
C. M. Price. Jr.. of Prospect.
is a nephew of Mrs. GodSey and
Mrs, Murray and a great-nephew
of Mrs. Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max B. Harlan,
Jr.. and family had as their
/ guests Friday his parents, Mr..
i and Mrs. M. B. Harland, of Pow
hatan.
Mrs. Lille S. Rice, of Falls
! Church. is the expected guest this
week end of her sister. Mrs. E.
B. Nuckols, and will attend the
! Sanderson : Carter wedding and
reception in the Ginter Park
Methodist Church Saturday, Sep
tembr 10.
Labor Day week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Foster. Mrs.
Meade w. Foster and Mr.. and
/ Mrs. G. A Jenkins were Mr.. and
Mrs. A M. Foster. Jr, with their
children. Chervl, Peggy, Mark
ard Dennis, of Graham, NJ c.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M. Eos
ter. of Hampton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Meredith and Mr. and Mrs.
I James Andrew Addleman. of
! Richmond, also were guests.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin c. Garrett
were visitors Tuesday Of last
week of Mrs. Edmonia Alexan-
der and Mrs. w. S. Heath in
Richmond.
The Rev. and Mrs. o. w. Car
son have returned to Chicago,
Ill. following a weeks visit here
/ as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
L. johnson and family at Motel
go
Holiday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| George Garland Wilkinson were
Mrs. L. M. Outlet and daughters,
Christine and Bonnie. and George
CluloW, Of the Patuxent River,
dent of Washington, D. c. Mr..
Md, Naval Base. and Ludwig
Meiss. a German exchange stu
and Mrs. Wilkinson and their
guests were joined by Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Tompkins and their
son. Everett ,SJr., of Chesterfield.
Sunday for a noon picnic lunch
at Bear Creek Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Bryant
and daughters, Elizabeth Faye
and Linda Carol. returned Sun
day to their home in Mt. Holly,
N. c.. following a holiday week
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09
With Baseball Season Finished,
Claude Meinhard Returns Home

end here as guests of Mrs.
George Bryant and her family
G. L. Garrett, who is associ-
ated with the Export Leaf To
bacco Company in Lake City
S. c., spent the past week end
here with his family.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09

CUMBERLAND, + e p |. =
Claude Meinhard, who was
pitcher for the KingspOrt, Tenn,
Pirates Baseball Club last sea
son, has returned to his home
here for the winter.
Mrs. John T. Flippen spent a
few days last week in Richmond
as guest of her son, Vernon L..
F'lippen. and his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nettles, of
Portsmouth, were dinner guests
Saturday Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A..
Davis at Bonbrook. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis were among those at
tending the Homecoming day
services Sunday at lakewood
Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Seay, Jr.,
and the Misses Claudia and Carol
Seay had as their guests at
GWynn's Island for the week end
WI diiO MI D. Ii VIZ n. L lLpPCtl.
Miss Hazel Cobb. of Atlanta,
Ga. spent the past week here
as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
B. Dandy at lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Goodman
were among the dinner guests
Sunday Of Mrs. Ruth Sheppard,
of Rice.
Mrs. c. j. Allard has returned
to the home of Mrs. NJ M
George somewhat improved after
a four weeks stay at the South
side Community Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Good
man will be host and hostess to
the Cumberland Youth Fellow
ship at their home near Sunny
Side Sunday. September II. at 7
I'm. Rennie Tremble will be in
charge Of the program.
Miss Barbara Flippen, Of Rich
mond. is the expected guest this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin A.
Flippen and Mrs. Charles S.
Miner.
Johnny and j. A. Hayes have
returned to their home in Edge
wod. Md, after spending the
summer here with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Hayes
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. God
sey and the Misses Page and
Janet Godsey, accompanied by
Miss Beth Hopkins. of Lynch
burg. ard Miss Louise Meador.
spent the past week end at the
summer resort. Shenandoah Ac-
res.
Visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L..
Adams. Jr., and family last Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Dinkle and daughter. Janet. OF
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dandy
were among those attending the
Ben Hur performance Saturday
night in Richmond.
Mrs. Cecil B. McGavock has
returned to her home here after
spe ing a week wit Il
her brother, the Rev. Lee Roy
Brown. and his family at Lake
Junaluska. N. c. Mrs. McGav.
ock had as her guests last Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lam
bert. of Boydton.
Mrs. Grace Almond returned
Sunday from Portsmouth follow
ing a two weeks visit with hei
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl M. WhitehurSt.
Mrs. Ada B. Shepard was the
week end guest of her niece
Mrs. Glen Toney. and Mr.. ToneS
at the ancestral Shepard home IL
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-09
Week End Of Weddings
Keep People On The Go

Gordon and Carolyn, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. K. Cameron, of Rich
mond; Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Nc
Kay, of Farmville; Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H. Ehrlick, Charles,
Mr.. Whit, of Gainesville, and
Ludwig Schilow, of Alexandria
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15

Nine hundred and sixty eight weeks Of unem-
plOyment insurance were paid out here in June
compared to $50 weeks for the same period in
1859 However Martin points out that this is not
exactly unemployment since workers at the Viz
GINA Crafts plant in Keysyille have been paid
unemployment compensation every other week
The plant has had its employees on an on-one-
week and off-the-next basis for several months
Most of the employees at that concern have now
returned to a 40hour week which will reduce
the number Of weeks Of unemployed insurance
handled by Martin. number of other firms had
temporary layoffs during the month
Speaking Of the employment status In Prince
Edward, Martin sid, There is practically no
unemployment in the county. The garment fac
tory absorbed those involved in the reduction of
labor at the telephone company when the change
over to dials took place. Martin added that most
of the personnel affected by the closing of the
egg plant obtained work in the various stores
particularly the stores such as Safeway
THE picture compares very favorably with
other rural areas said the office manager Mar
tin noted that should an industry decide to locate
in Farmville. there would be no problem in re-
cruiting labor force Of between 500 and 700 per
sons He explained that the number of active
applicants for jobs does not mean there are none
seeking better Jobs
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
Employment In Good Shape

The employment picture in Prince Edward
county is normal and healthy. c. H Martin,
manager Of the Farmville area office of the Vir-
ginia Employment Service, reported today.
In the seven county area serviced by the local
office the outlook is equally bright although it
is virtually the same as year ago. That is
termed good by Martin.
total labor force Of 80, 249 in Amelia, Buck
ingham. Cumberland, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Not
toway and Prince Edward counties finds 1880
persons engaged in nonagricultural work and
1899 in agriculture.
The contrast between the employment and ul-
employment status is revealing in that Martin
office has only 12O active applications for work in
the seven counties.
There were IS applications for work in June
1860 as compared with 63 in June a year ago.
The IS is included in the total Of 12O active appl
cants That l20 applicants compares with l42
year ago in the same month. Martin explains
that most Of the new applicants are students
seeking part-time work for the summer.
In June the Farmville office placed AZ appli-
cants on jobs. The month saw unemployed in
surance claims fall to 80 in contrast to 65 in June
1852 The office manager noted that it is difficult
to get an accurate picture of unemployment from
the claims because they have little effect on the
labor market. This is explained by the layon Of
personnel tor short periods Of time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
Road Projects
Planned I'm
Two Counties

A SCI 1928 federal-aid second
airy contract for work in Char
lotte county will eliminate a
narrow and weak bridge over
the Norfolk and Western tracks
on the direct route between
Charlotte and Hampden-Sydney
and Farmville.
The new bridge will be Of
concrete and steel construction
and will have 0.43 mile of wider
approach road which Will elimi-
nate a curve at one end Of the
bridge.
W. w Warsing, Crewe, was
awared the contract on the
basis Of low bid submitted
on j u y 6. The contractor will
have $50 calendar days TO COM
plete construction after notice
to proceed is given, excluding
time officially lost because of
bad weather,
Another road contract an
nounced by the State Highway
Continued on page 7
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
w alker Murder
Hearing Set

A preliminary hearing for
Mrs. Hannah P. Walker an d
her brother, Dan Gravely. both
colored and in Farmville jail on
charges Of murder. has been set
for August % in Prince Edward
County Court.
Attorneys for the two ha d
sought to have the hearing de-
layed until August. r.. E. Gar
land is the representative for
Mrs. Walker. and Roscoe Car
den. Of Victoria, is the attorney
for Gravely.
The two suspects have been
charged with the murder of
Page Walker, which occurred
last Tuesday night, at the Walker
home just west Of the underpass
west Of Farmville. Walker. who
was proprietor Of Master Clean
ers, was shot twice in the head
with a pistol at close range.
Mrs. Walker was arrested that
night, and Gravely was arrest
cd the following day in Chester
field County, where he was
employed.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
Pear son To Speak
In n ew Orleans

Roy R. Pearson, administrator
of the Prince Edward School
Foundation, will leave Friday
for a trip to New Orleans, La.
to speak to a group of citizens
there on the private schools in
Prince Edward County.
He will speak at the munich
pal auditorium July 10 at 5
pm. Pearson has been invited
to speak by DR.. Emmett l.. IT.
win, chairman Of the Citizens
Council Of Greater New Orleans.
DR.. Irwin told Pearson by letter.
1T is very timely that our
people hear from you about ex-
perienced operation Of private
school foundation. since tn e
schools of New Orleans have
been ordered by the Federal
Court to integrate come SeptenF
Der L."
Pearson made a similar trip
to Georgia early in the year,
when he consulted with the Gov
ernor Of Georgia and addressed
the Senate and House of the
Georgia legislature.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15

Smith is director of public
information for the Governors
Highway Safety Committee.
The chamber speaker listed
Virginia statistics at $50 dead be-
cause of accidents on the high
way in the past year, numerous
persons injured and some 10
million d oil lars in property
thrown away.
People in this nation have no
code of ethics for the automo-
bile, they take it for convenience
and pleasure without recognizing
the many natural forces in
volved," said Smith.
Suggestions Made
What can the individual do?
Suggestions offered were: %
Support legislation designed to
curb accidents, (2l cry out
against horsepower race. ~ full
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
VPA Better Paper
Contest Brings
Awards To Herald

The Farmville Herald will re
ceive two citations in recog-
milton of outstanding excellence
at the annual awards banquet,
the closing feature of the conven-
ton of the Virginia Press AS
ISOLATION at Natural Bridge Ho-
tel. Saturday evening.
For Class A weekly news
papers, The Herald will be given
honorable mention for excellence
Of front page. and for excellence
of press work. The first place
awards in these two categories
of the Better Newspaper Contest
went to the South Boston News
and the Peninsula Enterprise.
The Manassas al-Messenger
and the Virginia Gazette will
also be accorded honorable men
ton.
Awards will be presented to
both daily and weekly papers for
excellence of front page, excel
lence Of general makeup, excel
lence Of handling Of display ad-
vertising and excellence Of press
work.
j. B. Wall, editor and pub
Usher, will be in Natural Bridge
to accept The Herald awards.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15

he kept glancing down at his
sleeve. Maybe the liberal Demo-
Gratis are so used to putting
things on the cuff, that he glanc-
ed down out Of habit.
Tuesday night the visiting ma
gician at Longwood College,
Kajar. had terrific competition
from the Convention floor. The
Democratic platform promised
more Of everything to everybody,
with less taxes. and a budget
surplus! It is no wonder that the
Farmville town council adjourn
ed early so they could find out
the secret Of spending and spend
ing, and keeping a surplus.
Ironically. the Farmville coun-
Gil continually comes up with a
budget surplus. Ma ybe they
should be the ones on television.D
In the terrific floor fight over
the civil rights plank, we were
a little disappointed in the Vir-
ginia spokesman. AS soon as he
came on we sat up a little
straighter in our seat and
now for a word from Betty some
body or the other. After a trip
though a Westinghouse washing
machine, we returned to find our
spokesman had used up four
minutes and 81 seconds Of his
allotted six minutes. and his hair
was still slicked back. They
didn't even give him long enough
to shake his hair down far
enough to disguise which side of
his mouth he was talking out of.
Naturally under these circum-
stances the South lost again.
One Of the most interesting
features Of the convention was
the way Chester Bowles talked
ONLY out Of the right side Of
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15

fill your duty when called to
serve on jury, ca exercise
proper influences over the family
at home. and 90 participate in
any safety program that might
be helpful in the community such
as Operation Safety sponsor
ed by the Governors Highway
Safety Committee.
The safety expert noted that
people other than those immedi-
ately involved in an accident do
not get very alarmed when some
one is killed in an automobile
accident. They look at statistics
cold without stopping to think
they could be included in the
figures" declared Smith. But.
one place the accidents touch
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
One More Wins
New York Trip

Mrs. Dillon Hamlet complet-
ed requirement for the Herald
New York trip with her report
this week, bringing to u t h e
number Of club members who
are ready for the vacation trip
to the worlds largest city.
All candidates are request
ed by the campaign manager
to turn in all books they have
completed to the Herald office
this Saturday. The office will be
open until 5 pm. Saturday to
receive the reports from the
club members.
Many club members are with
in striking distance, and with
their reports Saturday they will
join the members already on the
winners lists.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
Local Church. Is
Tenth To Welcome
Rev. J..C. Murphy

The Farmville M e h o d t
Church is the tenth church to
welcome the Rev. James @.
Murphy as its pastor. Mr.. Muir
ply succeeds the Rev. DR.. H.
p. Hudgins, who was trans
ferred to Danville.
A native of Sevierville, Tenn.
Mr.. Murphy graduated from
high school there, and attended
Emory and Henry College where
he obtained his A. B. degree.
He received his seminary train
ing at Southern Methodist Uni
versity in Dallas, Texas. where
he was awarded a B. D. degree.
Mr.. Murphy comes to Farm
vile from We sley Memorial
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-15
Republican Party,
House Fly Party

The Republican Part is the
House Fly Party" according to
Cralle Richardson, of Farmville.
The retired tobacco auctioneer
said he was sitting on his front
porch Saturday, when a house
fl lit on his arm.
Get out of here ssthis amt no
Republican conve ntion," he
shouted. The fly took off like it
knew exactly what l said," Mr..
Richardson claims. 7 always
knew the Republican Party was
. house ~ party"