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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
President Picking,
Costly Custom,
County Learns

The November 5 presidential
election set more records than
those of numbers of voters. 1t
also cost Prince Edward county
S725.4 to stage.
Because of the four ballot
election Wearisonle day and
the 6 m, to 7 pm, poll hours,
supervisors authorized payment
Of $40 to elec tion judges at
Farmvllle and SIS to those at
all other precincts for their
days work.
Farmville judges did not com
plete the formal count Of ballots
until 2::30 am. on November 8.
Judges as smaller precincts
around the county put in a pro-
portlonately long day.
Added to the payments for SIX
judges at Farmville Precinct
and five judges at all other pre-
cincts were ACCOMPLISHMENTS for
travel to pick up and deliver
ballots and rental charges for
polling places.
By precincts, the costs varied
from $40 for Farmville to s85
for Farmville District Precinct.
Other precinct costs were Pros
pect, S1l0.18: Darlin g t o n
Heights, Sl03.49; Rice, $1Ol 80;
Green Bay, $94.43; Worsham,
S9O.96.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
New Department Head
Historian Decries Uniformity
artment Head
BY JOHN STICK

Dr.. Francis Butter Simkins,
new head of the Department of
Social Sciences at LongWood Col
lege, isn't worshlpper at the
shrine Of conformity,
That is so personally for the
scholar who will direct Long
wood course work in history, So
GEOLOGY, government and geog-
raphy. and it holds true pro-
feSsionally.
He risked some tarnish to his
professional standing at Tulsa,
Okla, last month to lecture the
Southern Historical Association
on 1.-The South's Right to be
Different"
The 62-year-old scholar carried
off with relish this skirmlsh with
many professional associates
who hold that the South could
profitably bury its traditional
ways in favor of conforming to
the national mold.
Likes Distinctions
Il disagree, says LongWood S
professor historian, who be-
leves that the Old South pro-
vlded America with one OF its
most distinguished periods. He
looks with little pleasure on the
erosion Of regional distinctions
and the efforts to make
the South Just another parcel of
a uniform American complex of
industry and yankee dollars Z
Dr. Slmkln5 Will have more
to say Oh that subject On De
Cember e. when he delivers a
paper during the meeting Of the
American Historical Association
at New York City His subject
The Southern Bourhons. An
Appraisal
While nr Slnll1ns teaching Of
history encompasses all periods
OF time. his writing. and he the
author Of at least seven books.
has been devoted to the South.
This might have been expected
Of historian born near Char
lesion. $. O., whose grandfather
John Calhoun Slr,kln. vas Z
colonel Of the First South Caro-
Ina Artillery. His ancestor was
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

For the Markets two weeks
growers have marketed 1868 sos
pounds and have received 1891, !
Oil. Last weeks dark-fired aver
age was S40.86. down only seven
cents over opening week. The
sun cured average, however,
Jumped ST. 6 to S35 SO.
Record Set
The closest Sun-cured average
to that Of last week here oc-
CURED in opening week Of 1851
when sales averaged $35.08. The
Markets weekly average record
for dark-fired leaf is S4I.63 set
during the high-money 1856 crop.
That year growers sold nearly
four and a half million pounds
and earned $l,676,5Ol at Farm
vile.
The second week of high price
auctions here was induced by
strong demand for Tugs and the
medium grades of leaf. With
these selling high. and the 1860
crop having the quality to throw
much of the leaf into good-pay-
ing grades, there is nothing to
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
CHARLES DE GAULLE. pres

CHARLES DE GAULLE, presi-
dent Of France, landed in Algeria
Friday to begin tour of that
strife torn country, He hopes to
win popular support for his plan
to give the Algerians more indie
pendence within the French com
mtmlty, but he is running into
strong rightlst opposition from
French settlers who want Algeria
to continue to be run as a colony.
On Saturday police used tear gas
to drive back 5000 bowling right
lists attempting to storm the Of
fetal residence Of dc Gaulle'
representative in Algiers. Later
the same day 1000 to 5000 Arab
hackers Of de Gaulle marched on
the European sector of the city,
and police interviewed to stop
street fights.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Pilot Killed, Two
Survive Plane Crash

A plane crashed on the farm Of
Walter Davenport located about
nine miles from Cumberland
Thursday at ll:43 am. killing
the pilot. Two survived. They are
Co-pilot William Peters and ra-
dioman A. B. AbbShire.
Identity of the pilot was with
held pending notification Of kin.
The survivors walked 200 yards
away from the crash site to the
home of Davenport. Both were
brought To Southside Community
Hospital.
Observers at the scene said
they thought the plane was Ma
tlonal Guard flight bound for
West Virginia
DR. c. J Boswell examined the
SURVIVORS at the Davenport home
One was reported to have a dis
located shoulder.
Nelghhors Of the navenports
said they believed the crash was
caused by an engine failure.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

T. B. Rose. III, chairman of
the Retail Trade Committee.
said the auction sale will be
conducted on Main Street, be-
tween Third and Second Streets.
A truck will be used as the
auction platform. The truck with
| the auction items on display will
pc p TX d on Main Street
Wednesday, so the items can
be inspected by all the pro-
Spective bidders.
In case Of bad weather the
sale will be held in the main
court room of the Court House
building
Police Chief Otto S. Ovcrton
said the Main Street location
will be blocked off for the period
| of the sale. so pedestrians can
walk or stand out in the street
With safety.
Rose said w. w. Dickerson
will be the auctloneer and that
the items Will be auctioned off
as rapidly as possible. He eX-
pressed the hope of completing
the entire sale Of about "A items
within the one hour period be-
tween $50 and 7..30 pm.
Interest on the part of shop
pers has been high. and bidding
is expected to be spirited. Items
! being offered for sale range in
actual retail value from So. 50
to a high of 1868 IS for an auto
matte washing machine. OBJ
servers are predicting that the
washing machine will be sold
we'll in excess of a thousand
dollars. Many other excellent
and desirable items are included
III the sale. that has Whettcd
the appetite OF the shopping pub
lie.
This is the first year Farm
vile merchants have conducted
their No Money Auction Sale. "
Since no money is involved
Rose said, THE merchants feel
that this is an excellent man
ner to show our appreciation to
our customers for shopping in
! Farmville. The theme of the
! sale has been do All Your
Christmas Shopping in Farm
/ VILE
Adding TO the attractiveness
of the sale will be the fact that
all downtown stores will be
opened until 9 pm. every night
until Christmas eve.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
School Bus,
Car Aid OK'D
For 800 Children
Supervisors
Authorize Fire,
Hospital Gifts

School transportation grants to
the heads Of over 400 families
providing cost assistance for the
transportation of approximately
800 Prince Edward county school
children will be in the mails this
week.
Supervisors approx d the
grants, which provide an annual
maximum Of S35 per child for
either bus or private transpor-
tation to schools within the coun-
ty. late last week.
The grants, which reimburse
parents only to the extent Of
actual transportation cost, totaled
approximately S25 900
The county supervisors also
authorized payment Of annual
county donations Of $500 to
Southside Community Hospital.
$3.50 to the Farmville Fire De
partment and 5000 to the Chill
dren's Home Society of Virginia.
Appropriations for these gifts
were included in the l960-6l Gen
eral Revenue Fund budget.
Subdivision Ordinance
Supervisors. concerned over the
subdivision expansion here. and
state laws prohibiting the use Of
county Secondary Highway funds
for road improvement IN subdi-
visions. discussed the situation at
length with n. I Phillips, dis
trict engineer of the Highway De
partment Lynchburg District.
T h e Department engineers
have been urging the board here
to adopt a county subdivision or
dinance as the solution to road
building problems compounded
by the musfrooming of reslden-
tial developments on the periph-
cry of Farmvllle and other points
of population in the county The
board Continued the question for
further discussions.
Road Matters
In other road matters. super
visors approved resolution re-
turning the three-tenth mile sec
ton of old Route $50, which
skirts the stock yard on the north
side. to the county Secondary
Road system.
In addition to providing state
maintenance, this action will en-
able the county to control traffic
there in the interest Of both home
owners and Stockyard users.
Property owners have complain
ed to supervisors over conditions
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Winter, 1860
8 Days Early!

Winter 1860 has arrived nine
days early
The calendar may show it
starting officially at 1927 pm,
on December 81, but to those
who splashed through Sunday
and Mondays sleet-to-rain-tC,.
snow rotation, that is academic
it's here.
Weatherman e. F. Striplin re-
corded rs Of an inch OF rain
from pm. Saturday to pm,
Sunday, and reported a half :
inch snow on the ground Mon
day morning.
The rain total. to which will
be added Sunday nights fall on
his 5 pm, reading Monday. was
the greatest amount in a "a
hour period since early October,
Striplin reports.
He estimates that Monday S
reading will push the week end
rainfall over an inch. The pre-
cipitatlon an unusually dry fall.
Sundays low temperature was
% degrees, but that was COM
paratively warm to the read
ings Of II, IA and Is degrees re-
corded on three earlier morn
ingS for December.
Now if the temperature mod
crates. We'll have just what to-
bacco farmers need. They've
been watching near record
prices on the dark-fired mar
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

killed on July -. 1868 defending
Battery Wagner II Charleston
College Changes
r.. sl,nhln., moves INTO hi
new post at 1,ongwood III 4 re
ahutfhng induced by the De
cemher ! departure to the Uni
verslty Of West Virginia BY Or
Earl f. Boggs, former Long
wood dean. Dr.. C. G. Gordon
Moss has become dean Of the
college and Dr Slnknss move.
INTO the department head pest
formerly held ~ nt. Mes.
AS part Of the reorganization,
Mrs. Frank N. Watkins has
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

Buckingham S totals arc in
cluded in the final Census Of
Population tallies published this
month by the U. S. Census
Bureau. The new figures be-
come the official ones on which
fund distribution and other state
and federal per capita actions
are based.
District Counts
Marshall District of Bucklng-
ham county, with a count Of
3.l25. is the most populous of
the county's SIX districts, Fran
cisco District IS the smallest III
population at 800.
BY population totals. the re
naming Districts show Curds-
vile, including the Town Of Dill
wyn. 2.467. Mavsvlile. which in.
cludes Buckingham CHI. 1851:
James River. l.44l, and Slate
River. 1884
The 1860 population Of Dill
wyn is SIS and that Of Bucklng-
ham. the county's other lncor-
porated town. is 2l8
The county population Is all
classified AZ, rural. according
to definitions officially adopted
for use with 1850 Census OF Pop
CONTINUED on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
.Apponattox Sheriff
Killed In Car
Accident Sunday

David T. Robertson, 40, sheriff
OF Apponattox county, was killed
IN an automobile accident Sunday
afternoon, when his car Skidded
and wrecked on Route AGO be-
tween AppomattoX and Lynch
burg. Mrs. Ethel B. Robertson,
80, wife of thre sheriff, was in
Jured seriously. She was ad-
mltted to Lynchburg General
Hospital.
State police. investigating the
accident, report that Robertson S
car was heading west. when the
car in front Of him began to skid.
Robertson put on his brakes and
skidded sideways, colliding with
a car driven by Jennings Moore
johnson. AZ. Of Roanoke. johnson
was pinned in the wreckage for
an hour, and was later admitted
to Lynchburg General Hospital.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
S56,S66 In Tax
Credits Claimed

A total OF $56. $3.50 i'm tax cred
its for contributions to he
Prince Edward School Founda-
ton Building Fund was taken
by Prince Edward taxpayers,
the office of County Treasurer
j. w. Wilson reports.
A county-Ordinance. allowed
by Virginia law. permitted cred
its against county real and per-
sOnal property taxes for 1860 up
to rs per cent Of the tax in these
two tax divisions.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

moved INTO the newly created
post Of director Of admissions.
Admissions work under Mr..
Watkins vii lncludc the col
lege's student aid and scholar stlp
program and student place
ments Much OF this worI. va.
formerly administered IN the
dean 5 office
The Wispy haired, bespec-
tacled professor. whose bookish
shuttle and penetrating Whunay
are lanlnlarl-- Ct a tn-gcar .
cit and cn tenure At Long
wood, leaFes no doubt ct h,s
philosophical concepts Of hos.
Continued % page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
NatiOnuINe1us Summary

Q MORE TALK ON CABINET APPOINTMENTS
. RICHMOND BANK ROBBED . ALGERIAN RIOTS

A BANK HOLDUP at Village
Shopping Center in suburban
Richmond netted a lone gunman
2,400 at closing time Friday
night. A white man, about six
feet tall, weighing 1855 pounds,
and wearing black mask
walked into a branch of the Bank
Of Virginia shortly before 6 pm.
He pulled a revolver, threw a
white cloth bag at the assistant
manager, and waited until it was
filled. The FBI and city police
are working on the case.
G. DOUGLAS DILLON. a Re
publican. may be appointed Sec
rotary of the Treasury in the new
Kennedy administration. it was
reported S at ur d az. Kennedy
headquarters in Palm Beach,
Fla. refused to confirm or deny
this. Dillon is now Undersecre-
tary Of State in the Eisenhower
administration. There have also
been unconfirmed reports that
Kennedy will name Sen. j. VIII
liam Fulbright (D-Ark.> chair
man Of the Senate Foreign Re-
lationS Committee, as his score
tary Of State.
ADLAI STEVENSON, twice de-
feated Democratic candidate for
President, was offered the post
of U. S. Ambassador to the
United Nations last week. Steven
son said he would not make up
his mind OH whether he would ac-
cept the job until he had had an
Their talk with Kennedy. Both
Kennedy and Stevenson believe
this is an important position and
want it strengthened. 1t is said
Stevenson wants to wait and see
who will be tapped for Secretary
OF State and what arrangements
can be made to establish good
liaison between himself and the
State Department. under which
he would work. before accepting
the job.
PRESIDENT ELECT KEN
NEDY flew to Palm Beach Fri
day night with his wife. Jacque-
line. and their two-week- old son.
John, III. Earlier in the day Mrs.
Kennedy toured the private quar-
tiers Of the White House, which
she and her family Will soon oc-
cupy, at the invitation of Mrs.
Mamie Eisenhower. The presi-
dent-elect has also rented a coun-
try estate near Middleburg, Va.
and within 80 minutes driving dis
lance Of downtown Washington
for use as week end retreat
IN THE CONGO. supporters of
ex premier Patrice Lumumba
hesltated 10 carry out their
threats to arrest all Of the whites
III Stanleyvllle and behead some
Of them. unless their leader was
released No arrests were report
ed Saturday IN Stanleyvllle itself
but an unknown number were re-
ported at Aru. a town on the Dor
ders of Oriente province and
Uganda. The uN has set up a
shelter Tor whites III Stanleyvllle
stronghold Ct L'nnmnba support
Lumumta himself Is still being
held prisoner at an army camp
near LeopoldUlle.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Sun-Cured Leaf Follows Dark Fired
Prices To Near-RecOrd Levels Here

The second consecutive week with average ex-
cess OF SAC and 35b for highest in
dozen years featured auctions the Fave
last
Volume was light continued hampered I'M
easonabe dryness for handling tobacco pounds
dalkred leaf were offered Scurd offerings
to make the weeks total All pounds
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Plans Are Complete For
Auction Sale Wednesday
1891 In Retail Values
Offered In No Money Sale

Fal1nvile merchants all Money
uon sale wednesday evening The money
bidding will be sales from participating stores The re-
celpts must be for merchandise
through Wednesday evening December a.
Merchandise that will be auctoned par
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Final Count
In Buckingham
Down 11Per Cent

Buckingham cOunty's popula-
ton which dropped IL percent
from 1928 in 1850 to 1887 in
1860. followed the out-mlgration
trend Of most counties in this
area during a decade Of move
ment from rural to urban cen
tiers.
While Virginia $ population in
the same period rose 1873 per-
cent to 1856 .949, there were AZ
of the States 90 counties in
which the population dropped.
Southside Virginia counties with
lower counts also included
Amelia, Brunswick, Cumber-
land, Charlotte, Greensville
Lunenburg. Mecklenburg. Notta-
way, and Prince Edward.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13
Night Hours Start

Downtown stores IN Farn,,,!!e
begin staying open until 9 pm.
every night until Christmas to-
u9ht (Monday).
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-13

This is the second in a series
of articles on the 1860 Census
Of Population. Following today's
summary on Buckingham conn
ty will be those devoted TO
Amelia. Cumberland. Charlotte
and POwhatan counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18
Ballet Contest
Dates Are Set

The Washington Chapter,
National Society of Arts and
Letters. has scheduled a bal
let competition for Saturday
to select the winner of the
$500 prize for the Washing
ton area. ~
The following Saturday,
February 81, the winner Of
the $500 prize will compete
with the winners of previous
years and some advanced bal
let students to determine who
will represent Washington IN
the national society's Nation
wide contest. Winner of the
latter receives a cash grant
of $1,000 to be used in fur
thering his career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18
Diplomatic Dinners
Are Held Here

Diplomatic dinners bid
hail and farewell last eve
ming.
The Spanish Ambassador
and the Countess of Motrico
entertained in honor of de-
parting Turkish Ambassador
and Mrs. Urguplu. Am
bassador Urguplu will rep
resent his country in Madrid.
The other dinner was
given by the Pakistani Am
bassador and Begun Aziz
Ahmed and was in honor of
the IS delegates to the l4th
annual New York Herald
Tribune Youth Forum.
Among the guests at the
Spanish Embassy were Dean
of the Diplomatic Corps and
Mrs. Sevilla Sacasa, Domini-
can Ambassador and Mrs.
Thomen. United States Am
baSsador to Spain John
Lodge and Judge and Mrs.
Homer Ferguson.
Others we're former AM
bassador and Mrs. John F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18

Simmons. Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min M. McKelway, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy st. Lewis, Senator
and Mrs. Mike Mansfield and
Mrs. Marie McNair.
The Pakistani dinner was
a first"
1t was the first time that
the Youth Forum accepted
an invitation from any en-
bassy during their stay In
Washington.
The relaxation of the rules
was due to the fact that Miss
Malta Ahmed, daughter of
the hosts was a delegate
from Pakistan to the Youth
Forum in 1858.
At the dinner last evening,
the delegates were accom-
panied by Mrs. Helen Hyett
Waller. director of the group.
The group toured the en-
bassy and was shown ex-
amples of Pakistani hand
crafts.
Later the guests were en-
tertained by a number Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18

1t was a busy day for Ad-
miral Burke. The day con-
cluded with a black tie dinner
he and Mrs. Burke gave at
AdmiraPs House in honor of
Admiral Jerauld Wright. re-
firing commander -in-chief of
SACLANT, the NATO COM
mand at Norfolk, and Mrs.
Wright. Admiral Wright re-
tires March /.
Other guests attending the
dinner were Associate Justice
and Mrs. Stanley Reed, Sec
rotary Of Defense and Mrs.
Thomas S. Gates. jr., the Vice
Chief Of Naval Operations,
Admiral James S. Russell,
and Mrs. Russell; former
Chief of Naval Operations
and Mrs. Robert Carney, DIR.
and Mrs. c. Leslie Glenn. and
the former United States Am
baSsador to Burma and Mrs.
David Mex. Key.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18
CLUB CALENDAR

will speak on Ladies Of the
Washington Family"
Washington AIumnae
Chapter, Beta Sigma Omicron
Meeting at 8 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Charles Ronald
Forshier, 44l4 North Fourth
road. Arlington.
League Of Women Voters
Of Prince Georges County
-Bladensburg unit meeting
at 8:l5 pm. at 2424 Fifty
ninth place, Cheverly.
Junior Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase - Married cou-
Piles bridge section at $3.50
pm. at the home of Mt. and
Mrs. Robert Reese. 1892
Stephenson place NV.
Police Wives Club Of ID. C.
Valentine dance from $3.50
pm. to / am. at Coral Hall,
Coral Hills, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18
SERVICE SCENE
Chinese Visitors Honored

high ranking Navy officials.
before going on to the Chi
neSe Embassy to call on
Ambassador Yeh.
Today. Admiral Nj was to
be the guest of honor at a
stag luncheon given by Gen.
David Shoup, commandant
of the United States Marine
Corps. The busy visitor is
sandwiching the luncheon in
between an early morning
visit to the Navy Weather
Station at Suitland. Nd. a
wreath laying ceremony at
the Tomb of the Unknowns
in Arlington Cemetery. and
visits in the afternoon to
the Industrial College Of the
Armed Forces and the Ma
tional War College.
Tonight, the Chinese AM
baSSador will give a reception
for the visitor at Twin Oaks.
after which he will be hon.
ored at a dinner being given
by Vice Admiral w. M. Beak-
ley, deputy Chief of Naval
Operations for Fleet Opera
lions and Readiness.
An all-day visit to Annap-
oils tomorrow will further
highlight Admiral Mis- visit
here which will conclude on
Sunday when he will depart
to visit naval installations in
other parts of the country.
Old Friends Attend
The dinner given last night
by Gen. Ho was a small event
attended by American naval
officers who are old friends
Of Admiral Nj, and embassy
naval representatives here.
Gen. Kung's visit here will
conclude tomorrow when he
goes to Norfolk to be the
guest Of the Armed Forces
Staff College before continu-
ing his inspection of military
posts in other parts of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-18
TOMORROW
National Mothers Memory

National Mothers Memory
Club - Luncheon meeting at
1890 pm. at the YWCA. Mrs.
Thomas j. Gattis will speak
on my Recent Trip to the
Holy Land"
WOman's Club of Kensing-
ton-Luncheon at pm. at
the home Of Mrs. w. Evans
Buchanan, 9616 Hawick lane,
Rock Greek Hills.
WOman's Club of Chevy
Chase, Md.-Literature Sec
ton meeting at 2 pm. Mr..
H. r Baukhage will speak on
Famous People I Have
known. Dance section meet
ing at $3.50 pm.
ID. C. Society, U. S. Daugh-
tiers Of 1873 Meeting at 2
pm. at national headquar-
tiers. Mrs. Cutler ]. Cannon