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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
SnOW-Removal
Policy Asked

Town Manager f. l.. Quisen-
berry, III, said today he would
ask Town Council to establish a
snOwremoval policy when il
'sseets Tuesday night.
He said, I'VE are still .remov-
ing snow from the streets be-
cause the town has no snow
moving equipment as such"
md added that there had been
little thawing weather since II
inches fell on frozen ground
He acknowledged that there
had been considerable com
plants about the removal of the
snow from streets, and from this
experience the Council will be
asked TO SET policy for the
future.
morning, u degrees Saturday,
zero, Sunday and three degrees
Monday.
Except for Sunday afternoon s
Al reading. the daytime tenn
peratures have been on a lower
ing scale, too Highs recorded
have been 80, Thursday 80, Fri
day, 81, Saturday, and Sunday,
Al.
One Death In Snow
One death was caused locally
by the snow and bitter cold. A
colored man, James Thornton,
of Farmville, died of exposure
early Friday morning. He was
discovered lying in the snow
near the Coca-Cola plant on Sec
ond Street. He was taken i'm
mediately to the hospital where
he lived for only a matter of
minutes.
Police Chief Otto S. Overton
said there was no indication of
foul play, the 8man apparently
had fallen down in the snow and
gone to sleep.
a second death occurred this
morning Monday from activity
attributable to the bitter cold.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hughes. 80.
died Of burns when her clothing
lgnlted as she sought to reftlel
a wood heater Her home is near
Abilene. but Mrs. Hughes was
staying in the r Fl. Mckay
home at Worsham. where the
accident occurred. She died al
most immediately from third
degree burns.
Weather Records
Strlpln has recorded new
'tn'sts IN swift succession.
Never in his more than a quar-
tcr-century az official observer
has he made zero reading
III March. Nevcl~ before has he
It'V' otd a. lnuch as u inches
OF snow IN March
This winter Of 1860 has be
come the chief challenger to
that one Of 1910, 50 we'll re-
nembered since the winter $
snow accumulation then was a
total of 80 inches. This winter
i has reached slightly. in excess
Of 80 inches.
Forecasts coming into the area
Monday morning indicated more
snow may be on the way, and
the Weatherman added that
the temperatures Immediately
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08

Decreases in civil actions re-
suited in an overall case load
for the II months Of approx
mately the same as for the previ-
GUS year. For the 1888 year,
the total was 3.709 cases For the
year just reported. the total was
1921 cases.
Judge Hays record for the last
fiscal year shows 3,l76 criminal
cases. up lis; 426 civil cases,
down Al. 81 juvenile and domes-
tic relations court cases. up ~,
and % lunacy hearings, down
four.
Court Funds
The County Court received and
diSbursed to law reinforcement
departments served and persons
involved, a total of SOS .270 in
fines. fees, damages, court costs
and collections.
The recently completed audit
OF court accounts by the Auditor
OF Public Accounts. j. Gordon
Bennett. shows full accounting
for all funds for which the court
had responsibility.
The Court sends the great ma
jcrity of funds to the Common
wealth. and for the 1883 fiscal
wear these were $43.050 in fines.
$8,499 in fees and 81 ,267 in dam
age collections. The Common
wealth total was $52,8l6 80
per cent of the total.
County Receipts
RENTED to Prince Edward
County for cases resulting after
arrests by county enforcement
officers were: $673.61 in fines.
$50 in costs and $942.72 in fees.
The county total was Sl.617.33.
Discussed to the Clerk of the
! Court was S3,87O.75, chiefly fees
provided for by law. The court
also collected $4,249.23 for iSsu-
ing justices of the peace: ST. 8l
in domestic relations case col
lections and $l.l35 in judgments.
Most Of the funds dispatched
to the Commonwealth go to the
Literary Fund. That fund is the
repository for such court collec-
tons throughout the state. and
it is from this fund that counties
borrow for school construction
financing
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08

chase groceries, leaving her
three daughters in the house.
Fire Chief Phillip F.. Gay said
a frozen water line under the
house kept water from flowing
into the hot water tank. Thus as
the fire. in the heater became
hotter and hotter, a terrific
steam pressure was built up
that caused the explosion.
Word of Warming
Chief Gay issued a word of
warning to everyone who has a
similar arrangement for heating
water. Make sure your supply
water line is not frozen Gay
urged. Tor an explosion is sure
to result.
Gay pointed out that a check
next door to the Morgan house
showed that the same situation
was developing. The water line
was frozen and the hot water
heater was going full blast. Had
the situation continued there, the
results might have been the
< Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
National News Summary
Comprom mise May
End Filibuster
In The Senate

SEN. HARRY BYRD (D-Va)
took his turn early Saturday
morning as the roundthe- clock
session droned on in the U. S.
Senate. Southern filibustererS
have kept the Senate in con-
tinuous session since last Mon
day. The Senate took Sunday as
4 day of rest and were to start
over again at noon today Mon
day.. The Southern Senators
are attempting to talk to
death" a stringent civil
rights measure. The SouthernerS
show no signs of weakening, as
they are split up into three
teams. each team speaking for
an entire day and then taking
two days rest. The majority is
forced to keep at least 81 sena-
tors, on hand at all times to
answer quorum calls. A COM
promise may be worked out that
viii end this talk-fest that has
broken all records for continu-
Gus debate in the Senate.
FlDEL CASTRO said Satur-
0ey y. s. interests we're re-
sponslble for the explosions
aboard French munitions ship
in Havana Harbor. But the in
dependent newspaper. Informa-
ton, said the collapse of an IN
loading net filled with explosives
as well as an act Of sabotage.
was possible cause of the dis
aSter. Estimates Of the humber
OF persons killed range from A
to 100. The shitp was bringing
arms and ammunition to the
Cuban government. An Ameri-
can. Don Chapman, of North
Bend, Neb., was arrested, but
was released Sunday.
PRES. EISENHOWER cancel
ed a round Of golf Saturday in
favor Of some good. solid rest
Continued on page Z
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Juvenile, Domestic Cases Rise,
County Court Annual Report Shows

court increased 80
four cent for the fiscal ending 1859
nual report of County Judge William Hay shows
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08

Section 4 of the pending So
called Civil R ig is amend
nlents resorts to an unprece-
tented legislative device for hui
initiation of the great Southern
States of this nation to serve the
tainted purposes Of the NAACP,
he Warren Court, and the po-
litically appointed federal attor-
hey general" Senator Byrd de-
clared on the Senate floor Tues
lay He added:
ITO accomplish their obvious
purposes. proponents of these
amendments are. not hesitating
o humiliate their blood brothers
of the Southland" Virginia S
senior U. S. Senator said. They
arc STOPPING to personally af-
'ront l01 of their colleagues who
signed the Declaration of Con-
5tltvtional Principles of March
y, 1856, denouncing the Warren
Court decision.
Penalties Cited
The proponents of these
amendments would add pro-
7ision making felons of all who
willfully oppose federal court de-
crees under the Warren Court
school decision. Resistance to
court orders on any other mat
Ter would remain unchanged,
punishable only as contempt of
court.
These amendments would
authorize appropriation of fed
eral taxpayers money to be
paid as brides to States. local.
ties. and school boards which
conform to the federal DEGREES,
provided they were not conform
'ng before the decision was hand
ed down.
II can not imagine that a
Southern State. locality or
school board would accept such
federal payola in behalf of the
Warren Court. the federal at
torney general, or the NAACP.
Il do not know the legal eff
feet of recognizing the Warren
Court school decision by statu-
tory law. But the clear intent
and result of these three provi-
sions would be to expedite mas
sive Indignation all over the
Continued on page 7
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
College Drama
Groups ToOffer
Wilde's Comedy

THE Importance of Being
Earnest" a Victorian comedy
farce by Oscar Wilde is the
Hampden-Sydney Jongleurs' and
Longwood Players selection for
their joint stage production to be
presented in Longwood' jar
man Hall on March 10, IL, and
IL.
Visual comedy is provided by
Carnett Smith as John Worth
ington, j. p, who is in deep
burning for his fictitious
brother, Earnest. William Rags
dale will be seen in the role of
Algernon Moncrieff. who sue
cessfully masquerades as that
brother.
Seen in the character of Rev.
Canon ChaSuable will be Alan
Stein. Lady Bracknell will be
characterized by Matilda Powell
Patsy Skellie. newcomer to the
Longwood stage. will portray the
honorable Gwendolen Fairfax.
Page Landers will appear as
Cecly CardeW.
The gcverness, Miss Prism, is
being played by Patsy Ann
Scott. The servants include Jer-
rimap. played by Neil Banks,
and Lane. the butler. portrayed
by Ben Morgan
The coachmen are played by
Phil Padgett and Garnet Hall,
also making their debut on the
Longwood stage. Workin G
around the house will be the
maids. Addie Richardson. Ma
linda Walker, Bobbie Caples
and Nancy Pradel.
1.-The Importance of Being
Earnest" is being directed by
Prof. David W. Wiley assisted
by Miss Judy Stokes. At the
technical end of the production
is found Matilda Powell as
technical director and Gi,nia
Chapman as stage manager.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Amendment Which
Stirs Byrd Wrath

The first 10 lines of Section
4. objected to by U. S. Sena-
tor Harry F.. Byrd, in the &C
companying story, reads:
THE Congress recognizes
that A prior to May II, 1854,
the Constitution of the United
States had been interpreted
as permitting public schools
to be segregated on racial
grounds vid e d such
schools afforded equal educa-
tional opportunities: tB) on
May IL, 1854, the Supreme
Court of the United States
ruled that. under the four
teenth amendment to the
Constitution segregated edu-
cation is inherently unequal:
&C. the Constitution as in
terpreted by the Supreme
Court of the United States is
the supreme law Of the land,
Cd state and local govern
mentS and agencies which re-
lied upon the separate but
equal doctrine are now obi
gated to take steps toward
the elimination Of segregation
in their public schools. and
(E) many of these govern
ments and gencie S are
faced with serious financial
and educational prablems in
making the necessary adjust
ments in their existing school
systems.
~ 1t is therefore the in
tent OF Congress and the pur-
pose of this section to assist
state and local governments
and agencies in carrying out
their constitutional obliga-
cations.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Feed The Birds

Birds ard small game are
prime sufferers when their &C
cuStomed habitat lies under a
foot of snow and food sources
are taken from them. 1t has
been suggested that every home
owner feed them. 1t will bring
its reward when they remain in
your yard this summer, teasing
On insects and pest invaders.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Assembly Passes
School Fund Bill
Asked By County
Appropriations
From Tax Funds
Is Key Feature

Bills granting Prince Edward
county authority considered
constitutional and legally defen-
sible to make local approp-
riations of public funds for pri-
vate schools have been passed
by both the House and Senate
of the Legislature.
The bills, offered in the Senate
by DR.. j. D. Hagood and in the
House by Delegate John H.
Daniel. were requested by con-
ty authorities. They are appli-
cable to any locality.
Under the identical bills, one
of which is expected to be en-
acted into law. the board of sup
ervisors would be empowered to
make educational grants to any
person, corporation or associa-
ton.
Held Legally Sound
When the Hagood Bill was
under consideration by the Sen
ate Education Committee, Attor-
ney General A. S. Harrison, Jr..
told the members he could find
no constitutional objections to it.
Passage of the bill would not
do violence to any existing pro-
gram in Virginia. and would give
the localities freedom to expert
ment." the Attorney General
said.
Frank N. Watkins. common
wealth's attorney. and j. Segar
Gravatt, of Blackstone. special
legal counsel for the county. both
endorsed the bills before legis-
lators.
The attorneys have explained
that grants under the appropri-
ating right. which could be made
either to persons, or foundations.
would be based or need. They
would operate somewhat similar
to welfare procedures. and would
be defenSible in the courts, &C
cording to the attorneys opin-
ions.
Grayaff'S Views
Gravatt told the legislators
that private schools in Prince
Edward county cannot accept
tuition grant funds under exist
ing laws. ANY private school
sustained rincpally by tuition
grants money is going to be
held a public SCHOOL, think
the courts would be proper in
decreeing this Gravatt said.
The attorneys pointed out that
sentiment existing in the county
indicates continued operation of
private schools. and that the
best hope of getting these per-
manently and properly operative
is through such legislation which
would provide tax supplements
to voluntary contributions.
Although Virginia has a tuition
grant program established by
the freedom Of choice" legisla-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Area Census Crew
Leaders Named

Crew leaders for the 1860
census Of national housing and
population have been named for
all Herald-area counties. The
appointment Of crew leaders
was made by John II. Castles,
supervisor Of the Ccnsu
Bureau S fourth district.
Each crew leader will super
wise about 20 enumerators III
the national housing and popu-
lation census starting April |.
Herald-area crew leaders are:
Amelia and PoWhatan coun-
ties Mrs Jean H. Hudson,
of Ri. 4, PoWhatan.
Appomattox and Buckingham
counties Mrs. Lucille c. Lewis
Of Ri 3 Appomattox.
Cumberland and Prince Ed
ward counties Mrs. Hlda H.
Mahan, q rarmTllle.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Cancer Workers
To Meet Today

Cancer Crusade leaders from
IS counties are scheduled to con-
vene here Tuesday morning for
an Institutional program pre-
paratory to launching the an
nual educational and fund drive
in April.
The meeting will begin at
1920 am. in the Prince Ed
ward Circuit Court Room. Of
ficials of the Virginia Division
of the American Cancer Society
will be on hand to discuss the
success Of last years program,
and outline plans for 1860.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Snow Storm, Aftermath Are Worst
Ever Recorded Here During March
Death, Injuries
Zero Temperature
Are Reported

Sub freezing weather following
the Pinch snow storm Wednes-
day and Thursday has COM
bined with the precipitation to
produce conditions here de-
scribed by Weathernlan E. F.
Striplin as 1.-The worst week ever
recorded for March
Night and early morning tenn
peratures have fallen to new
lows with each successive "a
hours since Thursday. Stripln
recorded 10 degrees Friday
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14
London's New
Lord Mayor
Is Jewish

LONDON, (JTA) - Brit
ish Jewry is proud of the
election on the eve of Yom
Kippur of the 46-year-old
Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen
as Lord Mayor of the City
of London. Sir Bernard is
vice-president of the United
Synagogue, the cen tr a |
body of SO Orthodox con-
gregations with an aggre-
gate membership of more
than 36,500 families. He is
also one of the leaders of
the Jewish Board of Guard
ians, and is active in other
Jewish organizations.
Sir Bernard, who is one
of the youngest men ever
to be elected to the post of
Lord Mayor by London's
Board of Alderman, will be
sworn in officially at cere-
monies scheduled to be
held November 18th. He
has been alderman since
1949, and has also served
as Sheriff of London, as
one of the Queens lieuten-
ants for the City of Lon
don, and as a member of
the London Council. He
will hold the office of Lord
Mayor for a year.
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14
Hollywood Report
Hollywood Report
New Israeli Actress
Is Also a Student

HOIL.YWOOD-(J -(JTA)-Aliza Cur, Miss Israel of 1860
was introduced to at Labor Zionist affair in
Angeles she praised another young Sabra act
ress Eden receiving award for her per-
formance in "The Story of Ruth"
Aiza is an Oriental beauty whose to have
rare Biblical quality When Otto Premnger her dur
ing production of Exodus" he exclaimed that she
resented to the natvebor Israeli he had been thinking
the time Actually Miss Cur set for featured
the Leon Urls opus However, when it turned out
leave for location Cyprus she realized
assignment would conflict with Israeli movie in which
playing the lead Since she decided to stay in her
country Premnger switched her to smaller charac
ter part in Acre prison.
If you'll see Exodus" you can detect
the courageous wife of Jewish freedom fighter bring
ing her imprisoned husband cake into which she stuck
smugged gum While kissing him goodbye she transmits
rifle bullets from her mouth onto his lips.
We talked with the 19year-old Aza at length during
visit to the State Israel Bonds office in Los Angeles
The young Sabra who scored notably finalist in
Miss Universe contest held in Manu. told that the
foremost the Miss Universe took place this
year in Florida, the second oneMiss World contest
London and only the third in Long Beach, California
The Israeli beauty queen born in Ramat Gan. Her
father Yitzhak Gross, lifelong Zionist, had from
long before Hitler poWer her mother Maka
Netza halls from ancient Yemente family. Aliza
raised educated Haifa where she went to grammar
and high school, later studying costume designing Her
proficiency scholarship in languages and psy
chology the Hebrew University She still plans to study
for her docorae degree in order to translate some day
English and German classics into Hebrew.
While studying drama in Tel Aviv she met Peter Fry
who had to Israel years to become director
at Habima He inspired her interest in the theaer and the
cinema the stage of the Kamer theater she later
peared in Hebrew productions Ophelia in Hamlet and
as Medea Aliza made many lowbudget films for home
grown audiences LETS take the Cum at the Hera
studios.
Chosen Miss Israel in contest sponsored both by the
magazine (For the Woman) and the government
she brought to this country On hreeday stopover
Paris of the other European beauty queens
Xxifh tho Sohr
sights of the French metropolis Miss Lebanon
refused accept her handshake Later Aza tells
me- the Lebanese girl took sick in New York, and she
brought her food into the somehow teaching her Sis
ery love- The Arab beauty contender thus was forced to
admit that in spite countrys propaganda the Jewish
people are good-even to their avowed enemies.
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14

NEW YORK (JTA) - Sew
enteen major American Jew
ish organizations here issued
a joint appeal to men of
goodwill everywhere" to help
secure equal rights for Sow
ct Jewry. The Jewish groups
expressed deep sorrow and
ever-mounting concern" over
the tragic" position of the
Jewish population of the So
West Union.
The organizations signing
the appeal included the ma
jor American Jewish religi-
Gus bodies - Orthodox, Con-
servative and Reform - plus
national Jewish civic and
communal groups represent
ing the great majority of
American Jews.
SlgnerS were: American
Israel Public Affairs Commit
tee; American Jewish Con-
gress; American Trade I'm
ion Council for Labor Israel;
American Zionist t Council;
B'nai Birth; Hadassah; Jew
ish Agency for Israel; Jew
ish Labor Committee; Jewish
War Veterans of the us; La
Dor Zionist Movement; MiZ-
rachi-T1apoel Hamizrachi; Ma
tional Community Relations
Advisory Council; National
Council of Young Israel; I'm
ion of American Hebrew Con-
gregations; Union of Ortho
dox Jewish Congregations of
America; United Synagogue
of America; Zionist Organi-
Zation of America.
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14
Desert BIB

Desert B'nai Birth Women
will hold a Doubled coffee
Oct. II at 8 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Gideon Feldman, 7O18
E. Kingston DR.. The Double
1 is for initiation and indOc-
trinations and all new mem
bers will be honored at the
coffee.
Chairmen for the evening
are Mrs. Ben Meyerson and
Mrs. Herbert FEEDER. Assist
ing will be Mrs. Maxwell
Warner and Mrs. Gideon
Feldman.
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14
'Soviets Claim
$50 SynogogUes
In Existence
But Major American Jewish Groups
Ask Equal Rights For Soviet Jews

VIENNA (JTA)-The Soviet Government apparently
disturbed by the mounting criticism of its treatment of
Jewry, out with report in the official weekly
publication Embassy here asserting that Jew
religious services being held in $50 synagogues
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14

throughout the Soviet Union.
The publication, n a m e d
"Soviet Union Today" said
that a new edition of the Sid
dur, the Jewish prayer book,
was being prepared for pub
lication and that the Moscow
Jewish religious community
had a bank account of 500,-
900 rubleS. It asserted that
the Moscow synagogue was
visited by 500 Jews daily and
by 1,500 on the Sabbath.
The publication S tres sed
that Chief Rabbi Yehuda Le-
vine was head of a rabbinical
seminary in Moscow and that
the Jewish religious commun-
ity paid each student 1,20O to
1,500 rubles a month and pro-
vided free lodging and food
Tor the seminary students.
The report also said that the
Moscow synagogue had a rit-
ual slaughterhouse, and that
the Moscow Jewish commun-
ity published a Jewish calen-
dar annually.
The cities in which the syn
agogueS were listed as being
located included Berditchev,
Lvov, Cherson, Chmelnizki,
Kiev, Leningrad, Minsk, Mix
olajev, Odessa, PoltaWa, Riga,
Zhitomir, Tashkent, Tbilissi,
Tchernigow, Wilma and Bro
Bidjan.
The Arizona post., 1960-10-14
Chicago Club

The Chicago Friendly So
cial Club will hold its first
meeting of the season Oct.
% at 7:30 pm. at Cong. An
shei IsraePs nursery and
kindergarten building.
Birthdays and a nniv e r
saries of members will be
celebrated and a musical pro
gram will be presented. Chi
cagoanS are invited to attend.
Hostesses are Mrs. Hyman
Ehrenberg and Mrs. David
GoldStein.