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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
FinoI Effort Puts TotoI At $4,000
Volunteers Find Ciyic-Minded Are
Ready With $500 More For Chest

event pushed its total up to $679.
N from 1867 80.
w. A. Watson. III, drive chair
man. said today, II am most
gratified with the results of our
concluding punch. l wish to
t h n k members of the civic
clubs who helped with the door
to-door calls. and also the pub
lie for their splendid cooperation
III making the campaign the sue
cess it has BEEN
The drive leader noted that the
funds collected Monday night
were placed in divisions. and that
some pers on may not be
p | e a S d with the categories.
But, it all goes for the same
purpose in the long run and we
thought it would be best to credit
it to existing divisions rather
than create a new one Wat
son said.
At the time the streets of
arm Vile were being can
vassed workers we're busy do
ing the same thing in the various
county districts. AS of Thursday
morning results Of that phase of
the drive were not available.
The promised finale of the
Chest campaign on Monday night
is the end of the appeal for this
year Struggling returns from a
number of workers and the adj
ditional county returns will
push the grand total nearer the
overall goal. but little chance of
putting Jimmy Cricket on top of
the red feather is expected by
Watson. Further formal efforts
to match the hoped-for quota
have been ruled out.
IN the group of volunteers
Monday night were Lions, Ro-
tarlans and Jaycees. After the
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Santa %rt;;sa g! sst

Twas the day before Santa
Claus was to come to town. and
all were busy in preparation for
his official visit in Farmville on
Friday.
That's the way it is with the
JayceeS who will be hosts for
Santa's before-Christmas call in
Farmville. That's the way it is
with the parents, too. who have
had the. word for at least a week
now they will be busy Friday
afternoon taking the children
by request to see Santa Claus.
For the annual greeting to
Santa before his greeting the chill
dren in front of the courthouse
at 4 pm, a parade will assemble
at the intersection of High. Ely,
Oak and AppomattoX streets.
At 3:45 pm. the AppomattoX
High School band, Farmville
Majorettes, and boy scouts will
precede Santa S trip down High
street aboard a fire truck.
just before the arrival Of Santa
at the courthouse. the Junior
Woman S Club will conduct its
drawing to determine the winner
of the beautiful outfitted doll for
which tickets have been sold to
provide the club funds for its
community programs.
Jaycee President Buddy Kay
ton will introduce Mayor William
F.. Watkins, Jr.. to the crowd and
he in turn will welcome the jolly
old fellow who needs no intro
ductlon to'young or old.
Dan Alexander is in charge of
the Jaycee arrangements for
Santa S visit. He and other mem
bers of the club will help Santa
distribute 400 pounds Of candy to
the kiddieS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09

Poundage this week is expected
to be even lower than for open
ing week. which had a modes
offering at Farmville of a little
over half-milllon, or 55l $50
pounds.
Prices Hold
II the pOundage is low, that's
the only Slow thing about the.
market. this, its second week of
the 1860 marketing season. Prices
are eQualllng, in some cases
slightly exceeding. those of the
record setting opening week
which had a general average of
S4093 for dark-fired leaf and
S33 Y for sun-cured tobacco.
Tobacco coming in this week
continues to have the desirable
medium and dark brown colors.
with much of the leaf graded
good : and some graded fine"
grades which indicate a
quality crop. Lugs continued in
strong demand, and the crop S
few baskets Of thin leaf brought
several dollars over peg prices.
Last year after two weeks, the
market here had auctioned l,345.-
842 pounds. but that amount
won't be matched this year.
Warehousemen say now that
poundage will be light until a
season of moderate. tobacco
handling Wetness arrives.
Statewide. last weeks opening
week sales amounted to 1.20l $40
pounds, averaging S40.85. This
compared with 1923 $40 pounds
and s37 .98 average for the first
week Of 1889 auctions.
Top Sales Listed
Some of the top sales reported
this week by FalmvilIe's three
warehouses were:
! Elmo Goodman. Cumberland.
1912 pounds for S655.l4 from 500
to 500 averaging s52.75: James H.
Hite. Amelia. 726 pounds for
1884 g. from s36 to S65 averag-
i ing $3.50: Wyatt Elliott. Buck
/ lngham, 2.074 pounds fof 81 .O72 90
from Sal to $50 averaging s51.73:
Proctor CarWlle, l.0l2 pounds
from So to $50 averaging S5l .38 ::
Rhea Parsons, Charlotte. 7l2
/ pounds for 1865 go from S34 to $50
averaging S5l 30: R. L. Jackson,
Cumberland. 1.446 pounds for
s74a.34 from S34 to $50 averaging
S5ll0: W. j Garrison and Coley
Ramsey, 1856 pounds from $50 to
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Cumberland OKs
$35o,OOO Loan
For Negro School

CUMBERLAND, Dec. 8
Plans to construct a consoli-
dated Negro elementary school
in Cumberland county moved
a step closer to reality when
the board of supervisors stamp
ed an "OK" on a request by
the h ool board to borrow
needed funds. The action came
at the December meeting Of the
board.
Supervisors authorized the
school board to apply for a $3.50,
900 Literary Fund loan to con-
struct the school, the first Of
two new school plants planned
by the county
In June the board of supervi-
sors raised the county's general
levy from $3.50 to $3.50 to pro-
vice primarily for new school
construction. The dollar raise
in taxes was proposed for a
three-Way split 20 cents to
keep the system Of school opera
tons out Of the red, 40 cents for
construction of the Negro ele-
mentary school, and 40 cents
that will be used to accumulate
funds to borrow enough money
from the Literary Fund to build
a white consolidated elementary
school within the next five
years.
To build the u classroom
Negro elementary school the
literary funds will be combined
with s5l 900 in Battle School
Construction Funds now held by
the county.
Condemnation proceedings to
acquire a 5.l2-acre tract adjoln-
ing an existing l5-acre site has
been completed Cost Of the add
itional land near the Luther P.
jackson High School is approx
mately Sl.700. That includes at
torney's fees, etc.
The new school will replace
II obsolate frame buildings 10
Gated throughout the county, and
will provide facilities for about
$50 students. according to I. J.
McllWaine, superintendent The
plant will help ease overcroWd-
ing at the consolidated Negro
high school.
A site for al IA classroom
consolidated white elementary
school is now being sought. 1t
will replace both of the existing
white elementary schools and
have a capacity of $50 students.
This school will cost $3.50. 900 or
more.
The construction projects are
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Equipment Gift Cipen
Hospital For Christmas

Two Of the equipment recon-
mendations. made by the Joint
commission on the generalization
of Southside Community Hos
pital have been fulfilled. thanks
to the generous support of New
comb Auto Parts, Inc. and its
patrons.
A traditional Christmas gift
from NeWcomb and its custo-
mers has been of untold benefit
to the Southside Community Hos
pital. This year the hospital re-
ceived Dia-Pump Aspirator
and a Mira Oxygen analyzer;;
two items positively needed and
recommended by the accredita-
ton commission that gives the
local h spit tai national ac-
credited standing.
Hunter E. Coffey. manager of
the auto parts firms. began the
traditional Christmas gift seven
years ago Since that time the
hospital has received a breath
ing apparatus. recovery room
stretcher, a croupette. cardiac
monitor. q Stry b or turning
frame. and other life preserv-
ing equipment.
I'VE give the gift in the name
of our customers. Coffey ex-
planned. I'VE feel our customers
enjoy sharing the hospital S
gratitude much more than they
enjoy q small land often use
less personal gift. We know our
customers are pleased to be re-
ospusible for q gift that n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Census Bureaus
Official 1860
Counts Received
County's Total
Raised, Town
Tally Lowered

The final, official counts for
the 1860 Census of Population
were distributed this week by the
Bureau of the Census giving the
Prince Edward county population
as l4.12l persons ard that for
Farmville as 1928.
The official tally as listed
in the Census Bureaus Final
Population Counts. 1860 Census
Of Population increases the
county's county by 1879 over the
preliminary total publiched ear
lier of 1882.
The Farmville population in the
final count is lower by AZ than
the 4,340 figure given in prelimi-
nary reports.
The official counts show Prince
Edward county's population down
1877 over that existing in 1850
and Farmville lower by IS than
in 1850 For the last decenrial
Census in 1850. these counts were
respectively 1898 and 4,35l
AZ Counties Drop
Prince Edward county was one
of AZ of Virginia 90 showing
population losses. although the
States total count of persons
was up 1873 per cent to 1856 ,949.
The shift was from rural coun-
ties to urban centesr of popu-
latlon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
POStOffice Extends
Pre-HoIiday Hours

A schedule Of extended
hours for the Christmas
mailing season will be OBJ
served at the Farmville Post
Office beginning Saturday
according to w. H. Cren-
shaw, assistant Postmaster.
The schedule is:
Saturday. Dec. 1880 a.
m, to 8 pm. Monday, Dec.
y through Friday, Dec. %
$50 am. to 6 pm; Saturday
Dec. 24-8:30 am, to noon.
The extended schedule
will apply to the stamps and
parcel post windows. The
money order and registry
windows will observe the
normal schedule of hours. 9
M. to ) pm. with a half
day on Saturdays.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09

: fleets the true spirit of Christ
mas. one that can be of infinite
value to so many people in the
surrounding area.
Hospital administrator Earl
Willis expressed the apprecla-
ton of the hospital in receiving
such fine gifts.
The aSpiratOr. or suction ma
chine. is a bedside model. that
has many uses, such as in polio
cases. for post operative work.
for removing mucous from the
threats of the newborn, as well
as for THEOLOGICAL and broncho-
scOpical suction. Willis said the
instrument will be used here
primarily in the nursery. am
other factor to add to the safety
Of the newborn.
The oxygen analyZcr Is used
to determine the content Of oXy-
gen One Of its primary uses is
when an oxyg en- tent is re-
quired especially for inforts
since their eyesight can be i'm
paired very easily if the oxy-
gen concentration gets too hea-
Wy, OF gets out of balance. 1t
is also used in conjunction with
the croupette, which Newcomb
Auto Parts gave the hospital two
years ago.
On behalf of the many per-
sons who will benefit from these
! gifts. Administrator Willis gave
Coffey a hearty handshake and
q heartfelt Thanks
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09

and accused UN Secretary Gen
eral Hamnarskjold of playing a
"dlsgraceful role" Of Servllity to
the West III the Congo The West
ern powers were preparing them
selves Wednesday for bitter de-
bate in the SECURITY Council over
which Russia S Valerian Zorcn
presldcS this month under a sys-
tenn OF rotating the chalrnlaEshlp.
REP STEWART UDALL of
Arizona WAS named Wednesday
BY Prcsidcnt-clect Kennedy to be
his Secretary Of the Interior, This
IS tic third Of 10 cabinet posts
to be filled in the new admins
tratlon. The other two cabinet
appolrteeS are Gov. Abraham
RlbicOff Of Connecticut as Secre-
tary Of Health. Education and
Welfare. and Gov. Luther Hold
ges Of North Carolina as Com
merce Secretary. Kennedy met
Tuesday with President Essen
hover in the White House to dis
cuss the change of administra-
tons.
THE GOVERNMENT OF CEY-
LON decided Wednesday to with
draw its contingent Of ! troops
serving III the UN command in
the Congo. according TO a highly
reilahle source IN Colombo. Tho
source said there IS dlssatlsfaC-
tlon With tho way the I'm secre-
tariat is handling The Congo
crisis. but specific points OF crlh-
clsm were not mentioned.
RICHARD CARDINAL CISH-
ING, Roman Catholic archbishop
of Boston, said Wednesday he
will give the invocation at the
inauguration Of President-elect
John +. Kennedy next Jan. 20.
R ReT,nn i 4 LEGAL resident q
Transfer UNION President
James R. Hoffa. who became in.
Continued on page Z
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09

The adult contest rules, an
nounced today arc:
Rules
|. Previous prize winning cX-
hlbits are ineligible, 2 Entries
may be made for two separate
contests. window or d DOR, 8.
Exhibitors may be from Farm
Vile, Hampden Sydney, the
Hampden Sydney Road and
within one mile Of the Farm
vile corporate limits; 4. Ex-
hibitors are requested to keep
exhibits lighted and intact dur
ing the holiday season;
5. All entries must be regis
tered by noon, December p;
+. All entries must be COM
pletcd by + pm. December y.
Z. Decorations should he the
work of the person or persons
entering the contests 3 Con
servatlon materials arc not to be
used. .. III making displays,
exhibitors should keep IN mind
simplicity. originality. proper
ton Of design. and suitability
Of type of house and distance
from the street.
Rules for the Children's con
test are: |. Ages from 10
through IA; 2. Only door dec
orations; 3. Other rules are the
same as for the adult contests
with special reference to Rule
z, that is. that the display should
be the work Of the registered
entrant.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Prizes. Rules Given For 3-DivisiOn
Christmas Decorating Contest Here

Entries in the three division
community Christmas decora
ton contest at Farmvllle. to be
sponsored by the Council of Gar
den Clubs. must be registered
BY noon Oil December 81. &C
cordlng to the rules announced
today by Mrs. E. M Whit
lock and Mrs j, B. Wall, CO.
charmen,
The 1860 contest provides for
two adult divisions. a window
and a doorway competition. and
one division for children. be-
tween the ages Of 10 and IA.
which is limited to a doorway
contest.
Three prizes viii be awarded
IN all three divisions. and three
of these Will be combination.
cash and lite" prizes. Virginia
Electro ard Power Company is
donating The decorating elcCtl
cal fixtures, CT ltes The
prizes arc
Prizes Listed
Adult division. door first
walklite and s.. second. accent
lite and 81, and third. 81 Win
dow division first, hylite and
!. s., second. s.. and third, 81,
Children's division first, So
second. $4, and third, So.
Entries should be registered
with the contest Entry COM
lnittee. composed of Mrs. Will
liam Wall, Elk 2-5287. and Mrs.
John Perry, Elk 2-I11.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09

Other Southside Virginia rural
counties how ing population
losses were Amelia. Brunswick
Cumberland. Charlotte, Green's
vile. Lunenburg. MecklenbWg
and Nottoway
The shift from rural areas to
urban center was also slngifl-
cent within the Fourth Congress
sional District. Ten counties
Districts count rose from 338. 5l4
in 1850 to 352 .167 in 1860. The
urban areas gained, led by Hope
well which had an increase of
nearly 5000 Appomattox and
Powhatan countle S. however
were local regions showing slight
gains however.
District Totals
The final population summary
provides a breakdown for all
counties by maglsterial districts
and incorporated towns. This
shows, for example. that Farm
ville's population of 1928 is 30
per cent of the county's popu-
latlon, leaving the county heavily
rural by 20 per cent.
"Urbanlzed" Farmville, or
Farmville District including the
town and Farmville Magisterial
District. has a population of 6.l46
making that District the county S
largest. Farmville and environs
together comprise 43 per cent.
The other county magisterial
districts, in order of population,
are Hampden. 2,243; Prospect,
2.l60: Lockett. l,746; Leigh, 958,
and Buffalo. 1868.
The county's fractional share
CONTINUED on page g.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
H-SC Christmas
Concert Tuesday

The sixty-five voice Hampden-
Sydney College Glee Club will
present its annual concert of
Christmas music on Tuesday. De-
cenber Is, in College Presby-
terrain Church. The program will
begin at $50 pm.
Under the direction Of Dean T.
Edward CraWley. the glee club
performance Tuesday evening
Will conclude a series of seven
concerts. The tour took the
chorus to six cities in Virginia
Accompanies for the group is
Robert J Splers, of Richmond
The program in four parts will
include a variety of selections
Part one will feature works OF
Palestrlna Mozart and Saint
Saens, including his Praise Ye
The Lord
Part two of the concert will in
clude four Bach numbers. one by
Noble. and "Christus Factus Est"
by Bruckner.
The third portion Of the con-
cert VIII consist Of selections by
such distinguished names in the
music world as Schubert and
Praetorius.
English and American carols
also find their place in the pro-
gram A Christmas spiritual is
included. The Carol Of The
Bells BY Leontovich will be the
concluding offering.
The concert IS open to the pub
lie at no admission charge.
Among the Southside area
singers who are members of the
chorus are A. l.. Dahl. of Farm
vile, and c. F. Mitchell, of Apo
mattoX. Others from the area
are G. 7. Gillian, D. w. Owen,
J. w. OVERLY, L. R. Partridge,
and Brlghtmore Thompson.
The program in College Church
will be the same presented be
tween Nocember u and Deem
Der II III other sections of the
state. Sunday evenings concert
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
NatiOnuLNelus Summary
BY H. Y. LANCASTER, JR.
REP UDALL NAMED SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
. RUSSIA AND THE CONGO NEW SATELLITE T.

RUSSIA has demanded that the
UN free eX-premier Patrice LII
mumba. disarm Col. Joseph Mo
butus forces, and appoint a
special Afro-Asian mission to
find out who is financing Mo
butu's army. II addition, the Sow
cts asked for the expulsion Of all
Belgian nationals from the Congo
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Public School Petitioners Told
No Appropriations Can Be Made
Boycott, Sit-In
Hinted As
Alternatives

Prince Edward county super
vlsorS h ave Informed Negro
petitioners, who Monday re
quested opening of public schools
here without delay, that no such
action can be taken at this time.
In replying to a one-sentenee
petition signed by 27l Negro
citizens from the county's six
district the supervisors
informed the petitioners that APP
preparation action which would
be required has been closed for
l96O-6l.
The reply to the petition was
read by Board Chairman W. w.
Vaughan 1t had been prepared
previously since the petitioners
had publicized widely "a hours
earlier what they proposed to
ask.
The reply was heard by Is
petitioners W accompanied
the Rev. l.. F. Griffin and met
with supervisors in the Circuit
Court Room. Drawn up under
direction of the Prince Edward
County Christian Association,
the petition reads:
The Petition
The undersigned citizens of
Prince Edward county petition
the board Of supervisors to make
appropriations to the county
school board to the end that
the public schools be opened and
operated for the benefit of the
children of the county without
further delay.
Chairman Vaughan, in closing
the door to any such action as
requested, pointed out that the
county budget was drawn at the
beginning of the fiscal year last
July /. and that it contains no
appropriation for the schools
board. He also added. 1t is
apparent that such an approprl
alton cannot be made at this
time
Vaughan explained that full
opportunity Will be provided the
petitioners to express their views
on such matters during the law
full period for the preparation
of the l961-62 budget and the
fixing of the levy next spring.
Will Hear Later
The chairman closed his state
ment by informing the petit
toners that this board will fol-
low such policy as is in accord
with the will of the people of
the county and as, III our opm-
ion, Will serve the welfare Of
all CUP people.
To which Griffin, who had read
the 43 word petition replied.
| "Majorities can be wrong. But
there is an American way Of
life and a way OF education, and
the right and wrong of a situa-
ton should be considered, not
just the way the m a 10 / it y
voted
The Negro Baptist pastor pre-
faced the short petition with re-
marks of his own. He read the
remarks. to which no signatlued
were affixed, but did not pre-
sent a copy to the supervisors.
We're not interested in the prl-
yate school and have nothing
to do with it." Griffin began. He
said he wished to acqualnt the
supervisors with some of the
Continued on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
County Series

The Herald today begins a
series Of stories on the final
figures of the 1860 Population
Census. TOday's story concerns
Prince Edward county. Suisse
quent stories will be devoted to
all counties in the Herald area.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-09
Mony $40 $50 Averages
Tobacco Prices Remain High,
Dry Weather Slowing Marketing

The tobacco farmer
but the weather and when tobacco selling
that a handicap,
What it that he has fine crop
the market The weather is too
dry and tobacco brittle
being realized by those who able their
Arizona sun., 1960-02-04
Notes T rom
AFRICA

- Mild shock was felt not too
long ago when Tom Mboya, Ken
va African leader, at a dinner
among friends, shrugged off ap-
probation for the medical SER
vices of DR.. Albert Schweitzer in
Central Africa. Mboya took
firm position that the Africans
had been living with their dis
eases since time immemorial and
they had developed their own
effective methods of treatment.
This was informative, and sort
of startling, to those who heard
him.
Now comes support for Mboya's
position. DR.. Richard NJ Fox,
research associate at Carnegie
Institute of Technology, has just
returned from 18 months study
in Liberia where he sought to
understand and analyze some l.
5 witch doctor prescriptions" /"
Surprisingly, DR.. Fox found that
these prescriptions, unknown to
Western medicine, really work.
He has sifted o-,t two new drugs
for heart and liver ailments and
nine other unusual medicines"
with what laboratory scientists
call positive activity" Most OF
the drugs come from plants.
''The natives use these plants
surprisingly we'll on a trial and
error basis" DR.. Fox told a Pitts
burgh Post Gazette reporter.
''Their cures have been handed
down from father to son and
mother to daughter for count
less generations.
Arizona sun., 1960-02-04
ALI One : 'arnniIy
Says Ethel

Ethel Waters received big oVa-
tons from the audience as she
sang a medley Of her own COM
positions at Phoenix West High
School auditorium in the Music
For America program, recently.
Later in~the program she did a
beautiful rendition of His Eye
Is On The Sparrow"
Miss Waters told us that her
message for her people was sim
ply that we are all one and the
same, no difference. "Tel my
people," she said, "that we can't
go up to God and say what we
are We are all just people,"
The young son of one Of the
other performers kept clinging
to her. Hes in love with me, F"
Miss Waters said to the mother.
Everyone seemed to be in love
with her, in fact, and she loves
everybody. eff you have the
right thing in your heart" she
said, you don't see any differ
ences in anyone, regardless of
race, creed or color. We are all
one family She said she didn't
want to be great person, just
a little person for God. She smil-
ed happily as she stated her lack
of interest in politics. II vote
every day for God," she told us.
"I campaign for heaven"
When we introduced her to
our friend, Mr.. Abubakar May
anja from Uganda, Africa, she
said she hoped she could go to
his country some time. "Tm sure
that some day God will find a
way for me to come to your
country" she told him.
We left her busily signing au-
tographs.