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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Civil War Group
Visits Farmville
On Annual Tour

Members of Chicago'S Civil
War Round Table visited Farm
vile Friday as they made their
annual tour of points of interest
in the Civil War.
The group stopped at the his
toric Prince Edward Hotel on
Main Street here before visiting
SAVERS Creek battlefield, the
site of the last major encounter
of the two opposing forces.
In Farmville the group stopped
and chatted with various persons
on the street. H. M. Ewers, of
Discount Furniture Co., talked
briefly with several of the group.
There were two bus loads,
carrying approximately 100 of
the Civil War specialists" Ewers
reports. After visiting Sayler's
Creek battlefield, the group fol-
lowed the route of Lees retreat
to Appomattox. Then they went
to Charlottesville. where they
were to visit Monticello. Ewers
said.
The group previously was in
Richmond, where they took up
the trail of Lees Retreat. going
to Petersburg, and other points
of interest.
The Chicago Rount Table is the
parent group for the hundreds of
other round tables in the United
States composed of Civil War
fans. Their visit to Virginia was
the 10th in an annual series of
trips TO key battle sites OF the
war.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Biblical Scholar, Teacher TO Lead
Study OF Genesis At Church Here

Or. Bernard Boyd. chairman
of the Department of Religion at
the University of North Carolina,
will lead a study of the Book of
Genesis at Farmville Presby-
terrain Church in six sessions on
May 8 and May Is.
The congregation invites in
terested sons from other
churches to attend the study
periods. The Women of the
Church are sponsoring the inten-
slve Biblical study.
Dr.. Boyd will lead the study
in three sessions on both of the
Sundays designated The first
during the IL m, service, the
second at pm, and the third
at 4 pm. Between the two after
noon periods a l5-minutc recess
will be provided.
Tho study Of the first book Of
the Scriptures is q church-Widc
cndeavor of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Y S, for this year,
DR. BOYD has won enthusiastic
support during previous preach
ing lecture visits here He was
the leader for Religious Empha-
sis Day earlier this month at
Hampden- Sydney College.
He is James A. Gray Professor
of Biblical Literature at Chapel
Hill in addition to being a de-
partment head. A South Caro-
linian, he was educated at Pres
byterian College. Princeton and
Union Theological Summaries. He
is active in theological societies.
including the Society Of Biblical
Literature and EXegesis. the
American School of Oriental Re
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
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Survey Finds 29.9% OF Income
Here From Government Sources

To what extent do residents of
Prince Edward County look to
Washington and to their state
and local overnments for their
Wherewithal? Do public. en-
ployment. pensions and welfare
figure to a larger or a smaller
extent in their daily lives than to
people in ether areas?
The part played by government
in providing employment or as
sistance differs widely from state
to state.
On the average. in the United
States. some 10 cents out of
every dollar of personal income
received by Americans comes
from governmental wages. from
social security. from unenlploy-
ment compensation and from
public assistance, II is q !, cents
IN the South Atlantic States.
Virginia Figures
Such IS the finding of the Tax
Foundation. . nonproflt organl-
zation concerned with govern
ment spending. after nation
wide examination of OUTLAWS for
such purposes. It's report. cover
ing 1858. is given for each state.
Adapting its figures for the
State of Virginia to Prince Ed
ward County, it appears that
1913 per cent of the income of
local residents consists of pay
ments from government sources.
1t includes 1877 per cent, sup
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
District All Contest
Ribbon Winning Affair

in the livestock conservation
event.
Electric Contest
First place winners in the
boys division of the electric con-
test were Henry SchWarting, of
Albemarle, and L. A. Scruggs.
of Prince Edward. Margaret
kley. of Lunenburg, and
Judy Peters, of Cumberland,
were tops in the girls division
Public speaking awards went
to David Lewis, of Albemarle
county. and John Duffer, Of
Charlotte. Faye yland, of
Buckingham, and Mary Jane
Tremble, of Cumberland, won in
the girls contest.
Rosie Williamson, of Motto
way county, and David Ludwig,
of Albemarle. walked away with
blue ribbons in the poultry pro-
duction demonstration.
Blue ribbon winners in the
sheep steering event were Henry
Gibson, of Charlotte, and Eddie
Baker, of Fluvanna.
In the tractor operation con-
test, John Carter. of Nelson
county, and Billy Woodson, of
Albemarle, gained blue ribbons.
Dairy Judging
The Charlotte county dairy
judging team topped second
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
.W.D.Pegram,Jr.
Gets Coaching
Posts At H-SC

William D. (Billl Pegram. Jr.,
of HopeWell, has been named
head basketball coach. h G a d
baseball coach, and assistant
football coach at Hampden-Syd-
ney College. He will move to the
campus i'll August and begin his
work on the athletic staff on
September |.
Pegram is a native of Peters
burg. He graduated at Peters
burg High School and received
his B. s. degree from the Col
lege of william and Mary. He
holds a M. A. degree from the
College of William and Mary
He holds a M. A. degree from
Columbia University.
Pegram began his career at
Lunenburg County's Kenbridge
High School in 1947.
From 1948 to 1858 Pegram
taught at Woodrow W, son
Junior High in Roanoke. Virginia
and was assistant football coach
at jefferson Senior High School
In 1858 he became Basketball
coach at Hopewell High where
his record was outstanding. His
coaching record was 96 wins and
SO losses. His team held the Cen
trail District, Group l Title two
out Of the last three years. Last
year Hopewell was a state rum
ner-up.
Pegram is married and the
father Of three sons.
His appointment late last week
completes the reorganization of
the college athletic staff following
the designations of Robert Thai
man and Claude Milan.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Circuit Court
Gives Is Years
For Break ms

An escaped convict who at
tempted a gun point getaway
here last December received a
25-year penitentiary sentence in
Prince Edward County Circuit
Court last week.
Kenneth Donald Mozart, i'll
dlcted On charges Of kidnapping
and robbery. entered a plea of
guilty to kidnapping, and his
'n~o sentence followed a trial
without jury.
The Court also imposed a 10
wear renltentiary sentence
against William H Ashbv, -. of
CreWe. for his part in break-lns
last year at Bradshaw Brothers
ard Company at Rice and Price
Farm Equipment Company at
Farmville.
Nassar Saves Day
McCart escaped from two
Chesterfield ounty deputy
sheriffs when they stopped at
Ned Johnson S restaurant briefly
early last December en- route to
Chester.
He jumped from rear Win
dow, and thumbed a truck ride
i'll front of Jack Dowdy's res
taurant. I. H. Vassar, Patrick
Henry District supervising game
warden, was inside the restaur-
art and spotted Mozart. He had
been alerted only minutes be-
fore on a radio message about
the escape,
Vassar followed the truck and
picked UP Mozart when he
alighted in front Of Southside
Community Hospital, The es-
capped prisoner grabbed VaSsar's
gun and ordered him to 'cham-
feur' him for an escape. VaSsar
won out in scuffle that ensued,
sustaining a SlX-StltCh cut on his
hand while keeping McCart from
pulling the hammer back.
The Chesterfield officers came
along then behind VasSar's car
and secured Mozart, who was
charged in that county with
armed robbery His sentence
here is to run concurrently with
one imposed by the Chesterfield
! Circuit Court
Theft Ring Broken
Ashbv was arrested together
with. two juveniles last Febru-
any, breaking up a seven-county
theft operation. The three con-
fessed to % brcak-ins including
one at Ingle quipment Com
pany here. Ashby was acquitted
however
The court gave Ashby 10 years
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
H-sc At 7:3o
H-sc At 80
Final Lecture
In Revolution
Series May 4

Dr. Richard B. Morris, chair
man Of the Department Of His
tory at Columbia University. will
present the third and final lee
ture of the symposium on the
American Revolution at Hamp-
den-Sydney College Wednesday
night at 1870 o'clock in Johns
Auditorium.
A New York native, Dr.. Nor
rlS graduated at New York S
city College and completed
graduate work at Columbia. He
has been on the Columbia faculty
since 1882, and has held visiting
professorships at Princeton and
Hawaii.
DR.. Morris is the author of
numerous books in the field OF
history. a number of them con-
corning the period and PERSONAL
ties Of the Revolutionary period,
particularly Alexander Hamilton.
He was the editor of the En-
cyclopedia of American History
published in 1858, and in collab-
Grafton with DR.. Henry S. Co
manger, he edited The New
American Series.
The lecture series on The
Winning of independence" is pre-
sented under the auspices of the
History Department of Hamp-
den-Sydney. 1t was made posi-
bic by grants from the Society
Of the Cincinnati in the State Of
Virginia, the Board Of Christian
Education of the Presbyterian
Church, US, and the college
board of trustees.
Dr.. Morris subject will be
The Historians and The Ameri-
can Revolution. Preceding lee
turers were Dr.. Edmund S. Nor
gan. of Yale University, on OH
gin Of American independence, "
and DR.. Dumas Malone, of the
University Of Virginia, the
character and Characters of
the Revolution.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03

The East Central District All
demonstration contests her
Saturday saw over 200 members
go home loaded down with rib
bons in American flag colors
and yellow.
The annual event, the l a t
step in a years All achievement
before the state contests in June
gave more than so boys and
girls the eligibility to attend the
All Short Course at VPI.
Approximately 800 club mem
bers, Extension Service officials
and assistants converged upon
the LongWood College campus
for the all-day affair. Some OF
the contests, such as livestock
judging, tractor driving and
poultry production were held at
the fair grounds, area farms and
at local warehouse. The Is
counties in the district had en-
tries posted in the 20 odd con-
tests.
State Eligibility
The first two winners in each
event received blue ribbons, and
were declared eligible to enter
the state contests in Blacksburg
the week Of June 81.
The Amelia livestock judging
c III, composed of Richard
Coleman, Vid Coleman.
Franklin Anderson and Juan
Wilmington, took first place over
Lunenburg. Albemarle and
Charlotte county teams. Richard
Coleman. of Amelia county, took
the high score for individuals in
the livestock judging event.
In poultry judging, the Flu
wanna team placed first over
Cumberland. Members of the
winning team were Alvin Smith,
Earl Browning, and Bobby Lum.
Egg grading blue ribbons
were won by Bill Hall and Hugh
Garnet. of Charlotte county.
and Eddie Dunnavant and Curly
O'Dell, of Lunenburg county.
John Harrison, of Appomattox
and Glen Anderson. of Char
lotte, COPIED first place awards
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03

piled by the Federal treasury,
and 81 per cent. which comes
from the state and local govern
ments.
Some areas get an unusually
high proportion of their income
from such sources, it is noted,
generally because of a greater
amount of public employment
there or an unusual concentra-
ton Of retired people.
Local Figures
In some cases, it is because
the locality is the seat of gov
crnment or the location of a
large, publicly sponsored prof.
oct.
The range Is vide Total gov
eminent funds figure least, as a
proportion Of income. in the
State Of Delaware. where they
amount to 1873 per cent They
rise to 3 maximum of 22.9 per
cent. In Virginia.
An examination Of state and
local contributions to personal
income show a minimum. again.
in Delaware, where it is 4.8 per
cent, and maximum in Louisi-
ana, 1914 per cent.
With income, after taxes, at
1898 900 in the year in Prince
Edward County. as reported by
S a les Management, the net
amount locally from government
sources is mput &c d to be
SIS, 621 900.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
6 Local Counties
Get $l,s3o,7o6
Secondary Funds
Gas Tax Hike
Adds $274,064
For County Roads

Six counties in The Farmville
Herald area have been allo-
Gated 1,33O,7O6 for secondary
road improvements during the
II months commencing July /.
That is an increase of 1899 .206
over the amounts received FOR
the current year.
Of the incre S e in funds,
1914 .064 will be derived from the
one-cent increase in the state
gasoline tax effective July l.
For the entire state. the coun-
ties will get total of SAL 1887 500
for their Al. 769-mile secondary
road system. The state total re-
ceived through the gas tax in
crease will be $3.50. 900.
County ALLEGATIONS
The 1960-61 ALLEGATIONS to local
counties, each of which is up
over 1959-6O, are:
Amelia. $276, liz: Buckingham.
$433, ABB; C harlott e, 1899, 100;
Cumberland, 1923, 1863; Prince Ed
ward. $309.312, and Powhatan,
$184 sos.
In addition to the ALLEGATIONS
to each county. the Department
of Highways has earmarked
$1,000. 900 of available secondary
funds for repair of storm and
winter damage, and SIS, $50 for
erosion cont troll in watershed
projects.
Prince Edward. Amelia, Char
lotte. among others. will receive
funds under the erosion control
ALLEGATION. This will finance road
bank grassing to reduce erosion
and ditch runoff into watershed
streams.
The state secondary total dis
tributed to the counties includes
~co, o-Joo III oIdlc IulluS anu
S.573 900 in federal aid funds.
Distribution Plan
The Department makes its dis
tribution on the basis of popu-
lation. secondary road mileage.
area and vehicle miles of travel.
There is also a special distri-
button based on non-hard sur
faced secondary road mileage
within the counties.
No public hearings are held re-
gardirg secondary funds. Last
week. the Department allocated
$124 ,279. 531 in state and federal
funds for interstate. primary
and urban highway projects. This
is made as an ALLEGATION to par
hcular projects, selected by the
department. Public hearings on
these will be held this month.
Resident highway engineers
and boards of supervisors will
now work with the 19606l allo-
cations to set up the secondary
projects to the extent of avail
able funds.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Armed Robbery
At Driye-In
Nets Thief $50

a detective story was not
playing at the Farnvllle Drive
In Theater, Thursday night. but
ore could have been filmed on
TIN scene Armed robbery net
ted 4 thief about $50. and thus
far he has alluded law enforce
nlent officials.
Prince Edward county sheriff
J. 7. Clark said this morning
no approximations have been
made. He SAID, we are still
working ID tie c4se." This is
he third armed robbery in the
area since last October.
This Could Be The Night, a
nightclub film PLAYING a doNble
feature program with The Bad
Landers, western turned ont
rather prophetic for Herbert
Mullins. cahier at the DRIVEN.
At 8.43 pm. a Negro, describ-
ed as about six feet tall, and
wearing a faded army jacket
walked up to the box office
and said to Mullins Hand Over
the loot in typical western
style. Mullins said, L thought
he was kidding
However, he found out differ
ent. The masked thief said, II
en- not Joking" or something to
that effect and pulled gun on
Mullins. The cashier promptly
proceeded to hand him the cash
from the box. The thief then
looked over the side to see if
that was all. and then asked for
the change bag.
Il want all the money you
have" was the next request
made to Mullins. The cashier
handed over his wallet, the thief
| G a II q it Of money. and
obligingly returned the wallet.
Next. Mullins was told to turn
around, and sit down. When he
did the thief made his getaway
back through the theater. In the
process he dropped 80 cents Of
the $73.15, F.. r. Hawkins, man
ager. figures he had taken from
the DRIVEN. The thief got about
eight dollars from Mullins.
After a quick conference be-
tween the manager and Mullins,
Richard Fore at the concession
stand was asked to summon po-
lice.
In less than Is minutes the
place was sWarming with Sheriff
Clark'S county law enforcement
officers, town officers and state
police. The movie was stopped.
the field lights turned on. and
a search made of automobiles.
Deputy Jack Overton went to
the State Farm at Goochland
for bloodhounds. and after work
ing on the case until three am,
the investigating party called it
quits for the night. Sheriff Clark
said the thief made his getaway
back through the DRIVEN, and
then out across Route Is where
he might have had an automo-
bile parked some place nearby.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03

search and the National Asooc1a-
ton Of Biblical Instructors.
He served as a chaplain in the
U. S. Navy during World War
II with duty in the Pacific. He
received the Purple Heart for
wounds during the invasion of
OkinaWa.
A pioneer in educational tele-
vision in the field of religious
study. Dr.. Boyd has been a re-
cipient OF the Tannar Award for
distinction in college teaching.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
VFW Post Session
Called Wednesday

Thomas Hardy Graham Post
1859, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
will meet at 1880 pm. Wednes-
day in the recreation hall across
from the Farmville Post Office.
The Post recently installed
new officers, including T. C..
c ole m a n, Jr., commander.
Charles Carter, quartermaster,
and Walter Rhode, adjutant.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Worsham P-TA Sets
Election Tuesday

The worsham Academy P-TA
will meet tonight Tuesday, at
8 o'clock for the election of
officers. The meeting will be
held at Worsham Baptis t
Mrs. A. B. Hobgood, retiring
president, asks that all members
attend to participate in the Sc
lection of new leaders.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
NotionoI News Summary
Turkish Students
Defy Ban; NATO
Officials Meet
By H. V. LANCASTER, JR.

TURKISH STUDENTS defied
a ban on anti-government dem
onstrations Saturday to parade
in front of NATO headquarters
in Istanbul shouting freedom. y
The students have been protest
ing against the government of
Premier Adnan Menderes W h 0
has been in control for 10 years.
Earlier in the day police re-
moved 1000 students from the
campus of Istanbul University
after they had staged an 49,
hour sitdoWn protest and plac-
ed them in army camps. NATO
foreign ministers. including Sec
rotary of State Herter, are
scheduled to meet in Istambul
Monday. Their conference was
planned before the trouble be-
gan. Premier Menderes said
Sunday he will use force to pre-
vent further demonstrations.
SYNGMAN RHEE, president
Of South Korea, was forced to
resign last week as the result
of riots protesting admitted IL
regularities in national elections
last March. AS the 35-year-old
leader. who has guided Korea s
destinies for the past II years,
left the presidential palace he
was cheered by the students who
had protested against his gov
eminent. Foreign minister Huh
Chung took over as acting presi-
dent promising to make much
needed reforms and TO hold new
elections within three months.
AN INVASION of Paraguay
was reported to be underway
Saturday. The government of
President Alfredo Stroessner
said casulties had been inflicted
on the rebels, who struck across
the jungles from Argentina.
Paraguayan sources in Argen-
tina said several columns of
exiles from Paraguay had
launched invasions from Brazil
as well as Argentina. The gov
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-03
Upper School P-TA
To Elect Officers

The Upper School P-TA of
Prince Edward Academy will
meet Thursday at the court
house for the purpose of elect
ing and installing new officers.
Roy r. Pearson, admin
strator Of the Prince Edward
School Foundation. will speak
on the plans for commencement
exercises at the academy.
The meeting is planned for
Evening star., 1960-07-12

man Leroy Collins. Governor
Of Florida, starting about $3.50.
Report of the Committee on
Credentials from Calvin Rawl-
ingS, chairman and national
committeeman from Utah, and
Camille Gravel, co-chairman
and national committeeman
from Louisiana.
Report Of the Committee on
Resolutions and Platform from
Representative Bowles Of Con-
necticut,, chairman. and Philip
B. Perlman of Maryland, CO.
chairman
Hymn by the Jubilee Stars.
Benediction by the Rev.
Canon Noble L. Owinss. of
the Episcopal Diocese of Los
Angeles.
National anthem.
| Adjournment.
Evening star., 1960-07-12
6. O. P. Leaders
Wax Sarcastic
About Keynote
By the Associated Press,


A Republican campaign lead
er described the program out
lined by Democratic Conven-
ton Keynoter Frank Church
last night as "an unmarketable
bundle of'sackcloth and ashes. -
Agriculture Secretary Ben
son didn't like it either. He
accused the Idaho Senator OF
making reckless charges
about the farm program.
Representative William e
Miller, Republican of New York
chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, said the youthful Sena-
tors speech "previews the un-
inspiring task facing the DEM
ocratic presidential nominee
trying to peddle peSsimsim."
1T is a dull, doleful docu-
ment rejecting the uncertainty,
false fears and shadow -dodg-
ing of a boy sent on a mans
errand," Mr.. Miller said in a
statement. 1T portends a cam
paign in which the Democratic
nominee will go galumphing
across the land like an aim
less Paul Revere calling the
American people to arms to
ward of prosperity"
Mr.. Miller called the Demo-
cratic convention "a meeting
in which the inept are leading
the inert"
Mr.. Benson said Senator
Church was wrong when he
blamed the Eisenhower admin
istration for driving families
of the farms. THE fact u.s."
Evening star., 1960-07-12
Maryland Delegation
Sticks With Kennedy

1t was impossible for them to
feast on Chesapeake Bay crabs.
"The shipper" he said. could
not guarantee the condition of
the crabs in Los Angeles. But
we're going to have some sea-
food from someplace soon"
Kennedy Stops BY
Gov. Tawes said all the can
didates had been informed of
the caucus and all were welcome
to come and speak.
Senator Kennedy was the
only one to stop by. He thanked
the Maryland delegation be-
cause Democrats in that State
were early in making a real
contribution to our possibility
of getting support for the NOM
ination."
Earlier in the day, q john
son supporter had assured del
egates from Maryland's neigh
boring State of Virginia that
the Texas Senator would get
Maryland's "a votes on the sec
ond ballot.
Asked about the report, mem
bers of the Maryland deleea-
ton quickly squelched it. Blair
Lee called it ridiculous" Perry
Wilkinson said he knew of no
such move.
Kennedy hackers had warned
the delegation that it would be
making a big mistake If it toyed
with any idea of switching.
Former Mayor Thorn a S
D'AleSandro of Baltimore, a
leading Kennedy supporter,
said. ut would be regrettable
If Maryland made a move too
soon in the wrong direction
and missed the cabooSe."