The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-02
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1860
Prince Edward Under Attack

standstill. Total dollar turnover in 1859
topped 1857 by million and half dol
lars. Building construction in 1859 top
ped all former records. Savings accounts
showed million dollars increase in II
months.
In 1860, the people Of Prince Edward
have contributed $27O.000, to a capital
fund to provide permanent facilities for
their Academy and other buildings.
The Academy buildings are now under
construction and will be ready for use
in another session.
In 1861, the people of Prince Edward
plan to conduct a modern, efficient,
school system in permanent buildings.
During this period the Farmville
Methodist Church has been renovated at
cost of 100000 and the Farmville
Baptist Church congregation recently
renovated its building at cost of
100000 The Episcopal church has
plans for a 100000 parish house to be
built next year
1t is a fact also, that the Community
Fund averaging $15,OOOOO has met it's
quota and no discrimination in it's bene-
fits has been made.
These facts do not indicate that Prince
Edward County has almost complete
breakdown in all its senses"
The 1860 census shows reduction in
population in Prince Edward county of
pproximately 1919, and only Il people
in Farmville, which is below the trend
found in other agricultural counties of
Virginia. AS is we'll known, this exodus
to urban centers has been a normal
process nationally.
If there be any breakdown" it is the
result of the NAACP attack upon this
county in forcing racial Indignation in
the public school system. 1t is true, that
where once the Negro citizens stood
shoulder to shoulder with the white citi-
zens in their efforts for community pro-
gress, now, they are neutralized by the
NAACP and have contributed sparingly
to the community development.
The end is not yet. National slick
magazines are beginning to return. Last
week Look magazines reporters and
photographers were here We do rot
know what will be published but we do
know that there were several plants"
for the photographer through CO.
operation of NAACP members. A
Negro boy was transported to the Con-
federate monument to be pictured read
ing a book, with Prince Edward Acade-
my students as backdrop. Two Negro
boys were pictured before the sign, site
of Prince Edward Academy" Such
plants, at least, distort the truth.
Let's reason together. There are white
citizens and Negro citizens in Prince
Edward county. Public schools were be-
ing developed progressively until 1851,
when the Negro people, admittedly
seeking better school buildings, came
under the guidance of the NAACP,
which sought racial Indignation.
The public schools were defended
through tortuous legal maze until May
1859. The white people, openly have set
their course in defense of education for
their children. The NACCP pressures
on federal courts forced closing of pub
lie schools in Prince Edward County.
Now. the NAACP is attacking Prince
Edward to force this county to reopen
public schools, and it is asking an in
AUCTION against the school board to pre-
vent the sale of any school property.
These two legal questions must be
settled before any further action can
be taken. SO, Prince Edward and it's
problem is now before the courts. The
suits will remain there until the NAACP
gets ready to prosecute them further.
Until these questions are adjudicated
there can be no solution
Regardless of the promised pressures
from individuals, organizations and
communication media on Prince Edward
County the problem remains in the
courts.
May YOU who have withstood many