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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Patrick Henry School

Patrick Henry School.
Mrs. Hylda Shannon, an ex-
perienced teacher, is headmis-
tress Of the school. We walked
into her room, and found the stu
dents taking a test. Not a sound
was to be heard, although We
discovered in a few minutes that
Mrs. Jones was teaching a class
right in the same room, separ-
ated only by a heavy curtain.
AS We went to visit Mrs. Jones'
room we went outside and came
in another door. Her room is
considered separate and it has
its own door. There was no in
formal scooting under the cur
tain. or running back and forth.
These students were engaged in
the process of learning and the
temporary nature of the rooms
was simply another factor in the
learning process as far as they
seemed concerned.
Perhaps the power Of concen-
tratlOn is one of the most ilnpor-
tant things these youngsters are
learning. Most of them will find
that they will be required to work
IN surroundings that are not alb
solutely serene. Thus developing
the power Of concentration at an
early age will be a definite as
Set.)
Four Teachers
There arc four teachers at Pat
rick Henry School Mrs. Shannon
has the seventh grade. and. the
other grades are split up with
the first and second together.
third aud fourth together. and
fifth and sixth together.
II spite Of the combining Of
grades the teachers have time
for Individual instruction with an
average Of q tud nts per
teacher.
All four Of the teachers are 10
Gated in the big, fellowship build
ing Of the church. which was
built in the late summer Of 1859
to provide a place for the chill
dren to 60 to school. The modern
building is 80 feet by 70 feet.
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
s77,94o Christmas
Club Payoff
Complete Here

Farmville's three banks have
distributed SIT $40 to 1858 pa
irons who were members of
their 1860 Christmas savings
clubs.
The 50th anniversary year dis
tribution to Christmas Club pa
irons here was part of a huge
national payoff involving 5000
banks and savings institutions.
over 10 million patrons and
sl,452, 10000!
The national average accumu-
lation per club member this
year was Sll0. The first re-
ported average in 1912 :. on
the second birthday of the plan
was $3.50.
Christmas clubs pay no inter-
est They are a regular saving
system in which an account
holder deposits a set amount
every week and receives a
check for the total at the end
Of so weeks. normally late in
October or early in November.
Christmas club accounts for
Christmas of 1861 are opening
now at all three Of the banks
here.
The popularity Of the clubs
derives, bankers here state,
from their usefulness in proVld-
ing systematic savings for I'M
usual expenditures such as
Christmas and county taxes, the
latter due at Dec. shortly after
the annual distribution.
The Christmas Club Corpora
ton. recently gave the following
national breakdown of the way
patrons use club funds upon re-
ceipt:
Christmas purchases, 80 per-
cent; savings and investment.
81 percent, taxes. 10 percent,
year-end bills, seven percent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Churches Will
Unite Thursday
In Thanksgiving

Farmville churches will unite
for the annual union Thanksgiv-
ing service Thursday morning
under sponsorship Of the COM
munity's Ministers Association.
The service will be held in
Johns NJ m or ia l Episcopal
Church, and the Rev. James c..
Murphy, pastor of Farmville
Methodist Church, will deliver the
Thanksgiving message.
The Rev. j. A. Vache, rector
of Johns Memorial Church, will
conduct the llturgical and de-
votioral portions of the union
service.
The cooperating ministers in
vite worshippers fir o m all
churches to unite in the service
of thanksgiving. The program
will be broadcast over Farm
VINE RaQlO SCatlOn WFLO.
Offering Plan
The offering will be used by
the 1861 Share Our Surplus pro-
gram Of Church World Service
through which foods from Ameri-
cas- national stock of SURPRISES
are distributed free to needy
people abroad.
Special offerings at SINH
lar mathematician services
throughout the nation will be
used to finance the 1861 sos pro-
gram, sponsored by Church
World Service, the cooperative
Continued on page Z
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22

like a native. The round trip
covers " miles, Pearson ex-
planned. using precise figures in
matter-of-fact conversation, just
as he does when talking about
the private school foundation.
We arrived at Prospect at $40
am. Except for a few cars out
front, the sparkling white Pros
pect Methodist Church building
looked calm and quiet. just Like
any other church at mid-morning
on a Friday.
What deceptive front the cen
tuly-old church building put up.
As we walked around back, we
found a brand-ncW cinderblock
building full Of children So
bright-eyed, attractive students
Who make up the enrolment Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22

lit SCIlOOl TRANSPORTATION ala
will be provided only for those
children residing not less than
one-half mile from their school. +"
It is also limited to those attend
ing schools within the county.
It will be made available to all
on the basis of actual cost Of
transportation, either as reim-
bursement for school bus charges
or where parents use private
transportation for such purposes.
Actual Cost
The reimbursement will be
made on the basis of actual cost,
with the maximum payment be-
ing S35. Parents or guardians will
make application through the
agent for the board of super
visors with an affidavit as to dis
lance from the school, and actual
cost of transportation.
The penal provisions for Wilful
misstatement of fact, or illegal
use Of funds. are the same as
those provided in the county or
dinance authorizing the county
grant for educational purposes.
Bus transportation costs will be
paid for the actual charge made
per child, each child in a family
eligible for such assistance up to
maximum of S35 per child.
Private Car Use
In the case Of private trans
rOrtatlOn and the half mile
distance limitation applies in
such cases also the reim-
bursement will be on per car
basis, rather than per child
basis. The parent OF guardian
will be eligible, however. for
whatever amount the cost of pri-
vate driving is. so long as the
sum does not exceed the maxi
mum Of s35 per child.
Supervisors were informed that
there about 700 children being.
transported in school buses with
in the county at the present time.
On that rough calculation, the
new program would make avail
able about S25 900 for bus trans
portation No calculations on pri-
vate transportation costs could
be ascertained.
The $40 second payment on the
county's 500 grant for educa-
tional purposes the county
counterpart Of the state tuition
grant . \. will be distributed as
soon as feasible, the supervisors
directed. That would mean the
amount Of time required by the
board 5 agent to draw and mail
the large number Of checks in
volved
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Ndti0naINelus Summary
BY H. V. LANCASTER. JR.
Z. s. SHIPS PATROLLING THE CARIBBEAN
. NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLS CLOSE . AMERICANS STABBED

CUBA has dropped the threat
of Soviet rockets from its anti
American propaganda in recent
weeks. Last week. at the re-
quest of Guatemala and Nlcara-
qua, President Eisenhower or
dered U. S. naval units to patrol
the caribbean to prevent Cuba
from sending troops and sup
plies to aid revolutionales in
other Latin American countries.
These two nations have had
sporadic uprlsings in the past
several days. and it was feared
Cuban premier Fidel Castro
would seize upon this as an OPP
portunity to spread his Com
nunist-type revolution to the
mainland. Although this U. S
action was roundly denounced
by Cuba and the Communist
press throughout the world.
there were no threats to rain
Soviet missiles on U. S. cities.
RUSSIA is believed to be pri-
marily responsible for this
switch in Cuban tactics. 1t is
t houg h t that Premier khru-
shchev does not really want to
go to war with the U. S. over an
island off the coast of Florida,
and that such war would be
unpopular with the Russian peo-
pie. This view is supported by
the fact that *" Cancelled a
scheduled visit to Havana after
his orgy at the opening sessions
of the UN. 1t is also worth noting
that Cuba has not directly at
tackled President-Elect Kennedy
since his election. It may be
that Castro wants TO leave the
door open for d reconciliation
with the U. S. after Kennedy $
Inauguration. Kennedy received
a full intelligence brleflng on
the Caribbean from GA chef
Allen Dulles Friday.
VICE PRESIDENT ELECT
1nIINGON told a ,,,ootipo of ,nn
newspaper managing editors in
Williamsburg Saturday that the
next administration will give
the nation the fullest possible
freedom OF information" He
said that in recent years the
peoples right to know has
been considerably muted." But,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
School Board Gets $44,96l
In Constitutional Funds
Supervisors
Appropriation
Urged By Counsel

Funds totalling $44,96l. APP
propriated for fiscal year school
purposes by the General Assem-
bly, under mandatory provisions
of Section 1876 Of the Virginia
Constitution. will be made
available to the Prince Edward
county school board.
County supervisors. acting
with advice Of legal counsel that
they have no discretionary con-
rol over the funds. acceded to
the long standing request for
funds by the school board in a
resolution effective today
There is already Sl6,344 of
sIch funds in the countvs Gen
eral Revenue Fund, and the bal
ance will be coming IN monthly
from the state during the re-
malnder Of the fiscal year. The
supervisors resolution autho-
rises and directs the county
treasurer to ere dit existing
funds and those due to come to
the credit Of the School Surplus
Fund
Exclusive Control
The school board has total and
exclusive authority over expen-
ditures from the School Surplus
Fund once the appropriation
from the General Revenue
Fund is made.
The school board has from
time to time requested funds to
meet insurance premiums on
school buildings; to preserve
and maintain public school pro-
perty and equipment, to pay adj
ministrative salaries, and to
meet other expenditures result
ing from the school boards di-
rect legal responsibility as trus-
tees for school property.
Present Virginia law requires
formal appropriation by the
board Of supervisors before the
county treasurer may divert
funds from the General ReVe-
nue. Fund to other purposes
Section 1876
Section 1875 Of the State Con-
stitution reads:
The General Assembly shall
apply the annual interest on the
Literary Fund, also that portion
Of he Capitation Tax provided
for in the Constitution to be paid
to the State Treasurer and not
retlrnable to the cities and coun-
ties. and an amount equal to
the total that would be received
from an annual tax on property
o. rot less than one nor more
than five mills on the dollar to
the schools Of the primary and
grammar grades for the equal
benefit Of all the people of the
State, to be apportioned on
basis Of school population, the
number of children between the
ages Of seven and 20 years i'll
each school district to be the
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Thanksgiving To
Be "Holiday";
Herald As Usual

Thanksgiving will be abserved
as general holiday in Farm
vile Thursday, with all the bust
ness places closed.
The Farmville Herald will pub
llsh us regular week end edition
on the usual schedule for news
and advertising. The normal de-
livery schedule will be met.
Following the Thursday holi-
day. Farmvllle stores will be
open until 2 pm. Friday night.
This will be the first night of
Christmas night shopping. Stores
Will also be open Friday nights,
December 2 and 9, and will be
open every night until Christmas
starting December IA.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22

Centennial, s1.,,.,, ;, w.,
nc pointed out that the 1861 eo
war was the greatest. most mas
slvc one in history to that point
OF time. with far larger armies
even than those of the Napole-
onlc wars which preceded it. It
was also the worlds first "total
war, with humiliation of a re-
elon's substance and subjugation
OF both the South's armies and
holnefront people as the goal
while the fighting ragged.
Continued % page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Tobacco Market
Auctions Start
On November %
Yield, Support
Pegs Provide
Good Prospects
BY JOHN STICK


Auctions of the 1867 crop of
dark-fired and sun-cured tobac-
co open next Monday. Nov. %
with prospects good for the pro-
ducers.
The Virginia Crop Reporting
Service estimates dark fired
crop of 10.l25 900 pounds at
near-record yield of $50 pounds
per acre Sun-cured estimates
are for a crop Of 2.l35 900
pounds, with a yield approx
mately equal to last years.
Both types will be auctioned
on the Farnvllle Market, which
last year drew 1889 300 pounds
of dark-fired Type 81 leaf and
22l. 436 pounds of Type 81 Virgin
la sun-cured leaf.
1859 Review
The poundage of 1859 dark
fired tobacco auctioned here was
the heaviest in seven years, and
the general floor average for
dark leaf S36.66 was the
fifth highest ever recorded on
the Farmville Market.
With a crop of 1860 estimated
to have more weight than last
years tobacco, and with a sup
port price average the same as
a year ago, or 1873 cents per
pound for k-fired leaf, grow
ers may show more for their
new crop. The sun-cured aver
age support VIII be 34.5 cents
per pound.
Farmers this year will have
another advantage, this one in
volving more time to prepare
tobacco during the Christmas
holiday market shutdown. In
stead of opening on the tradi-
tlonal first Monday after Christ
mas. the markets this year will
reopen a week later on Mon
day. Jan. 9.
More Time Given
That means a week longer.
during the busy holiday season,
to sort and prepare tobacco for
market with attention to such
things as color, grade and length.
These are marketing 'musts''
for growers who want to present
the buyers with the best induce
ment for top prices.
The weeks delay in reopening
after Christmas was requested
by farmers in Virginia l6-
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
In New Building
Study Emphasized At Patrick Henry

fEditer's Note: This is the
third in series Of articles
concerning the lower schools
OF the Prince Edward School
Foundation. Information for
the series was gathered by
staff member Bill Wall as he
made tour Of every class
room in the county with
school administrator Roy r.
Pearson.)
After visiting the school al
WorSham we started for Pros
pect where Patrick Henry Schoo
is located. We took the short cut
through the back way. Having
made the trip TO all the schools
so frequently, school admins
traitor Roy r. Pearson knows al
the short cuts and back roads
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22

II local observance becomes
significant as a manifesto ton of
new patriotism, if It serves to
recall the herolsm Of the fighting
and 10 Stlffcn our united deterlli-
ration as Americans TO be ready
for the next war. should one
come, the observance will serve
worthy purpose" DR.. Simkins
said.
The neWly-designated head of
the LongWood History Depart
ment said that an understanding
OF the Civil Wars unique place
in history is necessary in order
to participate adequately IN the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
Lions Welcome
Burrell, Woodruff

Farmville Lions Friday vel
coined Richard A. Burrell and
Richard NJ Woodrum as mem
bers, transferred from Lions
club in their former communi-
ties.
Burrell athletic director at
Hampden-Sydney College, was
formerly with the Orange Club,
while odrum, manager of
Trinity Memorial Gardens. Inc,
was a member at Annandale.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
A ReeoII Of Heroism
Historian Sees War Centennial
Bringing Reunited Patriotism

Participation in the Civil can be an effective
synpo OF renewed national PATRIOTISM regional
arrangements Dr. Francis in an address at the
Farmvllle Lions Club luncheon meeting Friday
But adequate observance than co,
liberalization Of the county bid for the tourist
trade the longWood teacher-tistorian declared
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22
sa5 p, Child Tops
SIS Per Child Tops
School Transportation Cost Aid,
End Payment County Grant OK'D

maximum of parents for the cost
school Transportation and of the final
grant for educational authorized BY the
Prince Edward county supervisors
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19

-FOUR YEARS have passed since young man
just out of high school cut a dub record for
Columbia Records. Completely unknown except
to a few music minded friends in San Francisco,
Johnny Mathis possessed a voice of remarkable
tonal quality. But 1t appear that this would not
be enough.
Mathis came to the recording scene at a time
when the pop singers fortune was at low ebb.
Most Of the established pop singers were playing
second fiddle to the soaring rock n roll beat.
you didn't have it there, you just didn't have it.
Then strange thing happened Johnny Mathis
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19

boy singer, eased beautiful ballad IN s Not For
Me to say into the maze OF hound dogs" and
"splish splashes" and oddly enough, it filtered
through to the public's ear.
There might have been a bit Of nervousness
detected in that recording There was definitely
a tremble... qualified and we'll executed. That
tremble is still evident in every Mathis record,
as distinctive as a fingerprint, gliding over the
phrases like magic.
Today, after many million sellers, Mathis
romantic MARBLE has made him one Of the most
sought after entertainers in the business.
Evening star., 1960-10-22
It's Up to Business Firms

- A review Of the tagging United
Giyers Fund returns shows clearly that
the success or failure OF the 1860 cam
paign rests with the business commu-
nifty. The Government Unit, as usual,
iSsmaking rapid progress toward Its goal
Of $3,325. 900, with indications that once
more it may 60 over the top. But the
units responsible for obtaining the
quotas Of the major and smaller business
firms in the Washington Metropolitan
Area are far behind.
Because of the serious lag, UGF
leaders have done the only logical thing
extended the drive for another month.
During these extra four weeks we hope
the business solicitors will be able to
make up lost ground. There is reason
to believe that they viii, for it Is said
that much unreported money is still "in
the pipeline" is, pledged but not
yet included In the tabulated returns.
However, the pipelines will have to de-
liver a lot more money and pledges than
they have to date If the 1860 goal OF
Sta million is to be raised. And any
thing less than this goal viii mean re-
duced services to the areas poor, ailing
and other worthy beneficiarieS Of the
A7 UGF agencies.
Evening star., 1960-10-22
Tortured Peace Dove

The General Assembly, voting 81 to
0, has approved resolution calling for
constructive steps to reduce world ten
sions and to create greater harmony.
Essentially, this is the end product of
the earlier effort by Prime Minister
Nehru and other neutralists to melt
some Of the ice in which the positions
Of President Eisenhower and MIR. Khru-
Shchev remain frozen.
Even this innocuous proposal, how
ever, was not accepted civilly by Valerian
A. Zorin, speaking for the Soviet Union.
Actually, there was little debate on the
merits Of the resolution. But Mr.. Zorin
seized upon 1t as an occasion for another
bitter attack on the United States, while,
at the same time, touting Russia as the
champion and advocate Of world peace.
BY this time, 1t seems to us, the dele
gates to the Assembly must be stuffed
to the gills with the Soviet version Of
world peace and od-fellowship. If any
thing is clear to them, 1t must be that
the Kremlin's interest is in stirring the
witches brew, not in easing tensions.
Evening star., 1960-10-22
Good, as Far as 1t Goes

The slot-machine-cur proposal to
be voted on by Charles County residents
on November Is good, as far as it goes
but It does not go far enough. why
just restrict the number Of gambling
machines in each establishment They
should be banned altogether In Charles
County and elsewhere in Maryland
where they have been legalized.
Under bill passed by the Maryland
General Assembly at the past session,
however, the county's voters must decide
whether to limit the number Of the
devices to IS for each place Of business
or leave things as they are-with the
sky as the limit. The restriction measure
was sponsored by Charles County Dele
gate John II. Mitchell. He rightly calls
the present unrestricted slot machine
operations an "open invitation" to un-
derworld racketeers to muscle In on the
gambling field In the county.
But the same would hold true If
the number Of slot machines were sub
ject to IS limitation. A spokesman for
the slot machine interests recently told
a citizens group that while "of course
you can't win" on the machines, most
Of the victims were tourists passing
through the county, not local residents.
To which Rev. Andrew L. Gum, preSi-
dent Of the Charles County Ministerial
Association replied: "The fact that we
can pick the pockets Of strangers who
tarry in our county is not worthy Of
u.s." We agree with the clergyman's view.
And we hope the S5-lirnit curb will be
Overwhelmingly approved by Charles
County's citizens-as first step toward
banning this dishonest and racket
spawning way Of bringing in tax reve-
nueS.
Evening star., 1960-10-22
Too Little, Too Soon

The anxiety OF Commissioner Nc
Laughlin to improve the coordination
and general effectiveness Of the District
urban renewal program Is highly CONF
mendable. His commitment to q spe-
cifc reorganization proposal at this
time is extremely unwise, however, and
it is well that his two fellow Commission
ers have refused to back him up.
Mr.. Mclaughlin is wrong, flrst, be-
cause he is premature. Committees Of
both the House with the assistance Of
the Federal City Council) and the SEN
ate are in the early stages Of top-to-
bottom investigation Of urban renewal
problems, with emphasis on the admin
istrative and procedural causes Of delay
and conflict. It is likely that these
studies will produce several alternative
solutions, which should be weighed
against one another. Certainly, In any
event, they will produce clearer identi-
flcation and understanding Of just where
the deficiencies lie, and it Is only
common sense that the Commissioners
should await these facts before commit
ting themselves to any one approach.
Secondly, the specific proposal outlined
by Mr.. Mclaughlin touches on only one
aspect of the total problem, and the
Commissioner Is most inexplicit as to
the dement's which he believes would
result even from this.
Essentially, he proposes that the
"co- ordination" of urban renewal and
District, housing operations be removed
from the ONCE Of the Engineer Commis-
sioner and installed In q civilian admin
iStrator who would report directly to
the Board Of Commissioners. Such man,
MIR. Mclaughlin says, would have quite
q mantle Of authority" But what his
powers actually would be, how they
would relate to the activities Of other
agencies dealing with urban renewal,
and how this alone would be an I'M
provement over the existing system, is
all left most unclear.
There Is no question that strong
urban renewal leadership, as weIl as
the coordination Of It's various aspects,
has been inadequate-and 1t is under
standable that Mr.. Mclaughlin Is sensi-
tive to the criticism which has emanated
from Federal agencies, Congress and
the community at large. In his eager
ness to respond to these complaints,
however, he should not rush into pre-
cipitous conclusions to the extent indi-
Gated by his recent statements.