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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Santa's Visit,
Doll Giving
Coming Friday

Santa Claus is coming to town
Friday to bring his annual mes
sage to the community S chill
dren, leave them a gift and per-
haps remind them that they have
only 10 more days to be good
before Christmas!
jolly ST. Nick is making his
visit at the invitation Of the
Farmville Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, whose members
will be his official hosts They
will assist him spread his gifts
among the youngsters. too.
Santa's appearance is sched-
uled for 4 pm. at the Prince
Edward Court House. and there
will be an exciting moments to
entertain the waiting crowd. The
Farmville Junior Woman's Club
ill conduct its drawing to de-
termlne the winner OF the pref
ty. outfitted doll Just before the
arrival of Santa. The junior club
women have sold doll tickets to
provide funds for their program
of community-support activities.
A fitting reception is to be
provided for the distinguished
visitor from the North Pole. the
AppomattoX High School Band
will give the musical welcome,
and the Farmville MaJorettes
viii provide a marching salute
Jaycee President H. G. Bud
dy' Kayton, Jr., will handle the
introducuons. including present
ing Farmville Mayor w. F. Wat
kins, Jr., to the crowd. His Hon
or, Mr.. Watkins. will present
Santa Claus to the crowd.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
BY JOHN STICK

The flue-cured tobacco grower
keeping a night-long vigil over
the flues in an isolated curing
barn may conjure up a lonely
picture. but it's incomplete
by thousands Of people. billions
of dollars and years Of research.
IN the fully sketched in pic
ture. the grower on the farm is
no longer lonely. He is associ-
ated with scientists. the re-
search facilities Of the tobacco
industry and OF leading unjver-
sites and costly and intricate
machinery in producing one of
America mostprlzed commod-
tiles i. tasteful cigarette.
Harold J pooley. adminlstra-
tive manager of Philip Morris.
Inc. research center at Rich
mond. Va. brldged the gap be.
tween the grove and the
finished product in talk at the
Farmville Lions Club luncheon
Friday.
No Guess Work
To begin with, the industry
works comparatively with col
leges and Extension Service Di-
visions of the tobacco produc-
ing states to find new and modi-
fled production practices and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Decoration Contest
Will Be Repeated

A community Christmas
decoration contest will be
sponsored this season by the
Farmville Council of Garden
Clubs, according to Mrs. E.
M. Whitlock and Mrs. j. B.
Wall, co-chairmen.
T he leaders announced
that a Children's division
will be added this year. and
that the adult division will
include the doorway and
window decoration competi-
ton as in former years.
Full details of the compe-
tltion and registration will
be published within a few
days, the co-chalrmen said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Taste TO Fp-Top Box
Tobacco CroUer Backed By Research

scouts" out looking over a new
crop. Specimen leaves are col
lected and put through a COM
plete evaluatlon process at the
research center in this case
that of Philip Morris, Inc. al
though the process is duplicated
throughout the industry.
Sample leaves are rushed back
to the research center where
they undergo analysis for aka
loids, nitrogen. volatile bases,
petroleum ether extracts, sugars
and ash content. Tho sample
leaves arc made into cigarettes
and taste panels smoke them
looking for flavor and Mritat ton
factors.
Within two or three DAYS
the tests are completed and We
telephone our report to our leaf
ycrs who act accordingly
based OH the Information We
give them Dorley painted out.
When the tobacco they 'pur-
chased. based on these prelimi-
nary studies. comes in it is
stemmed and then stored in
hogsheads for two to four years.
for melloWing just as is done with
vintage wines.
Aging results in lnlder and
more flavorful smoke. and the
CONTINUED on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Defenders Elect
Officers; Pass
On Principles
Farms Bureau Head
Warns Against
Red Infiltration

"A government that promises
security and takes our liberty
offers us poor bargain and
leaves us with the same tyranny
from which our ancestors strug
gled to escape the Defenders of
State Sovereignty and Individual
Liberties declared in a written
resolution Saturday.
The board of directors of the
Defenders met in Richmond and
adopted a strong anti-communis-
tic resolution based upon ten
principles. They also elected Of
ficers for the coming year and
heard speech on the dangers of
communism from Maury A. Hub
bard. executive secretary of the
Virginia Farm Bureau Fedora
ton.
Robert B. Crawford, of Farm
vile. was reelected president of
the board. Other officers include
j. r. Organ, Jr., of Alberta. sec
rotary. George E. Watkins. of
Richmond. treasurer. and the
following eight vice presidents:
James S. Easlev, of South Bos-
ton, Sterling M. Harrison, of
Leesburg, Collins Denny. Jr., of
Richmond. Frank P. Moncure, of
Stafford. DR.. H Norton Mason,
of Richmond, William B. Cooke,
of Stony Creek, Jack Rathbone,
OF Arlington, and Charles E. Jen-
nings, Sr., of Norfolk.
The ten principles adopted by
the Defenders Board were pre-
ceded by a short statement as
follows: I'VE recognize that the
foes of liberty have succeeded in
masking tyranny under new
forms. They offer various forms
Of welfare to people in the hope
OF seducing them away from our
great heritage of freedom :"
The ten principles were as fol-
lows.
~ we support a sound sys-
tenn Of education controlled by
parents and designed to educate
our children: and to lead our
children to understand our preci-
Gus heritage of liberty.
~ we urge the Strengthening
Of our immigration laws.
~ The extravagances of the
federal government are immoral.
We favor the end of this waste
OF the people S substance.
IA We regard with alarm the
recent tremors felt in the world
gold market and advocate the i'm
mediate re-evaluatlon of our
present foreign policy in the light
OF its Improbable consequences.
~ I'VE belive in the sover-
eighty of the United States.
10 I'VE favor the revival of
the nationalistic spirit that made
our country great.
"a Since it appears that
Continued on page g.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Towns Snow
Removal Policy
Aired Early

Town Manager E. l.. Quisen-
berry, III, likes the weather the
way it is. But, in case a change
to snow should come along soon,
ne wants all citizens to know Of
the snow removal polio y
adopted in early April.
The policy was adopted after
deep SHOWS set off a round of
complaints on the removal of it
from business areas of town. The
policy is as follows
The Town Manager is re-
spOnslble for the moving Of snow
from the streets of Farmville.
after it has finished showing and
he Shall use his own discretion
as to the most efficient method
OF handling each snow.
In all SHOWS of four "a
inches or more. however, the
following procedure will be used
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Prospect Citizens
Committee To Study
Town Center Plans

A Citizens Committee at
Prospect has been designated
to submit plans for proposed
Fire HouSe-Community Center.
It's members are John McFad-
den. chairman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin P. Doss, Mrs. R. A. Bris-
entine and D. C. RoSser.
The committee was named at
a public meeting this week
which debated the feasibility OF
combining the proposed fire
house with a community center.
About 40 persons were present
to hear both pro and con argu-
ments presented, some feeling
the fire house alone is a suffi-
GENTLY ambitious program for
the present. Others express the
view that a community center
effort should be made at the
same time.
Calvin Doss reported that a
lot in the center Of the com
munity of sufficient size for a
center-fire house may be avail
able from the Norfolk & West
ern Railway. He said further in
qulrieS into the matter of ac-
curing the lot are proceeding
The committee is to report
at subsequent public meeting.
The county supervisors have
agreed to sell the former county
fire truck to the newly organized
volunteer company at Prospect
after incorporation and ade-
quate organization are in evil
dence.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
NufiOnuINe1us Summary
BY H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
. BYRD WILL FIGHT TO RETAIN GUARDIANSHIP
. LUMUMBA HELD IN CONGO . TWO CABINET MEMBER

Williams of Michigan to be AS
sistant Secretary Of State for
African Affairs and Harvard Pro
fessor David E. Bell as Director
of the Budget. Bell was on the
White House staff for several
years under Truman.
A REVOLT of leftist students
IN Caracas. Venezuela, has ap-
parently been broken. The last
holdoutS in Caracas University
surrendered Friday after the
army moved in tanks. This ended
a week of bloody leftist riots
against the moderate government
of President Romula Betancourt
in which II persons were killed.
There was also a short-hved re-
volt in Argentina last week by
supporters Of ousted dictator
Juan Peron.
4
A COURTESY CALL on Pope
John XIII was made by DR..
Godfrey Fisher. Archbishop of
Canterbury, last week at the
Vatican. 1t was the first time the
leaders Of the Roman and Angli-
can faiths had met since their
churches split in the sixteenth
century.
GOV. LUTHER II. HODGES,
g., of North Carolina. has been
picked by Kennedy to head the
Commerce Department. The ap-
polntment had been predicted
soor after the election The for
NAL announcement came Satur-
day IN Palm Beach. Fla where
Kennedy arrived Friday with his
daughter. Caroline. Kennedy was
joined Monday by Sen. Stuart
Symington. DINO who brought
a committee report on Defense
Department reorganization. On
Wednesday the President elect
will meet in New York with UN
Secretary General Dag Hammar-
skiold.
(ContinYIe6 m nsna 4,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Negro Petition TO Board Of Supervisors
School Reopening Bid Prepared

to be presented the board Mr..
Griffin said.
According to Mr.. Griffin. a
petition was presented about a
year ago from a local Negro
organization. the Farmville and
Vicinity ministerial Alliance.
This request that public schools
be reopened was mailed to the
board of supervisors. Mr. Grit
fin said the old petition did not
represent a Gro $ section Of
Negro citizens. Instead it came
directly from the ministerial Or
ganlzation.
Previous Request
No action on the ministerial
request was reported to the
Negro group, noted Mr.. Griffin
He said, by presenting a for
NAL request in person, we hope
to get some type Of action from
the board. At least it will have
before it for the first time a
petition signed by a cross-sec-
ton Of the county's Negro clti-
zens."
The petition which bears the
signatures of more than 100 per-
sons was first circulated at a
meeting Of the Prince Edward
County Christian Association
Some 200 persons attended the
recent m &c ting. The Negro
| spokesman reported that no gen
eral canvass had been made to
obtain signatures. since that
would require more time. more
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06

sen. HARRY F. BYRD ID
VAD has challenged Sen. Joseph
S. Clark tD-Pa.) TO GUST him as
chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee. On Saturday Byrd re-
leased a letter he had sent to
Clark. liberal Democrat. He
took note of the fact that Clark
had been quoted as saying any
Democratic senator who did not
endorse the Democratic platform
or the Kennedy-Johnson ticket
should be barred from the Demo
cratic caucus, and that any
Democratic senator who did not
promise to support those pro-
posalS OF the platform which
come b or c his committee
should be purged' from the
Craftsmanship. Byrd said he
would support only those pro-
posals of which he approves. He
asserted that his allegiance is to
Virginia. and that he recognizes
no control over his votes from
any outside influence, including
the national Democratic conven-
ton and a caucus of my Demo-
cratic colleagues -
EX-PREMIER LUMUMBA is
being held under close guard
near Leopoldville. the Congo. by
the most trusted troops Of army
chief Joseph Mobutu. Lumumba
was captured Friday IN remote
KaSaj province on his way to
Stanleyville where he apparently
hoped To make another bid for
power. The pro-Comnunist lead
er faces charges of MEETING re
belllon III the army.
PRESIDENT ELECT KEN
NEDY has named Gov. Abraham
Ribicoff to the post of Secretary
of Health. Education. and We'll
fare in his new administration
Riblcoff. governor Of Connect
cut. was the first cabinet ap-
pointee TO be announced. Ken
nedy also tapped Gov. q. 4ennen
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
New Stationery
Store Coming

John R. Keeling viii open a
new stationery store in Farm
vile J nuarv |. it was an
nounced this week. The new
business place will handle office
and school supplies. including
business machines. tvpeWrltera.
and office furniture.
The store Will open III tho 10
cation now occupied by Willie S
Pool Room at rs N, Main st.
Mr.. Keeling is now IN the pro
cess of dlsposlng OF the equip
mcnt used in The pool room.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Navy Recruiting
Office Changed

The Navy recruiting office at
Farmville has been moved to
Room 9 on the second floor Of
the Municipal Building. 1t for
merly was in the basement Of the
Post Office.
The Post Office quarters will
be occupied by the new Army
recruiter due today
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06

Rev. L. F. Griffin said today.
He is president Of the Negro or
N" "TnlH petition will be the first
formal one representative of a
cross section Of Negro citizens
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
BY BEN BOWERS

The Prince Edward county
board Of supervisors will get
a petition asking that pub
lie schools in the county be re-
opened without further delay
when it convencs tomorrow
Tuesday,.
The petition will be presented
by representatives Of the Prince
Edward County Christian Asso-
citation. some 50 strong. the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Tobacco Brings Growers
Record Average OF $4O.93
Sun-Cured Leaf
Also Up S4.32
Over Last Year

Buyer demand wrote new price
records for the modern day era Of
commodity supper programs
during the first week of auctions
Of The 1860 crop of Virginia dark
tobacco at the Farmville Market.
Almost a half million pounds Of
dark-fired leaf were auctloned at
the highest first week general
floor average on record, $40 SO.
Sun cured tobacco auctions
added in excess of 5000 pounds
TO the weeks total, and the gen
,eral average of 1872 per hun
dredwleght was the highest since
the 1851 crop.
Precise poundage figures for
last week S first auctions of the
season were: $50 .066 pounds of
darkfired leaf. and 5.564 pounds
Of suI-cured leaf The total of
55l $50 pounds was compare
lively light in comparison with
most years. but the combination
Of pre-market dryness and then
cold have vet to give farmers a
good season for preparing to-
baccO
Heavy Sales Seen
WarehouSenen now look for
offerings to get heavier from now
to the Christmas holiday closing
after the last sale on December
Is. Markets will reopen on Janu-
airy 5 this season, and for the
first time growers will have
three instead of the usual two
weeks to prepare leaf for mar
keting during the holiday period.
For their opening week offer
ings, growers received $224.67
with dark-flred sales bringing
S2lo, 426 and sum-cured auctions
adding $5,248.
Compared to a year ago, the
general average for opening
week on dark-fired tobacco was
up $3.l4 over the S37 70 for the
1853 crop. The sun-cured average
was S4.32 per hundredWeight
higher, increasing from last
years. S29 40 to s33.72.
Little Pool Leaf
| II. H. Hubbard, j. N. Carter
and Joel Watkins, Jr.. managers
Of the Farmville Markets three
warehouses, all reported SINH
larly concerning wet tobacco and
the government pool take.
I Very little" was the response
concerning tobacco marketing
with excess water. The industry
is again trying to discourage
! too much water in the interest
of better prices. wet" tobacco
loses support prices.
Negligible, only a fraction of
one per cent was the favorable
reply regarding tobacco taken by
I the government at the peg price.
\ j.. William Huntington. presi-
+ dent of Farmvllle's Huntington
| Tobacco Company, gave this ex-
plantation for the high prices for
the week: Demand is strong be-
cause buyers are short in the
kind of tobacco grown this sea-
SON. 1t has been some seasons
since leaf Of the color, quality
and body of the 1850 crop has
been available. When it comes
along it brings the price, the
president Of the local company,
a Leading exporter, explained.
VI Quality High
In brief, the crop runs to uni
form medium to dark brown, and
the quality to good and fine"
h Department Of Agriculture deslg-
nations, with even some No. l
or choice, quality, present. 1t is
predominantly a full bodied,
heavy leaf Of shorter length.
A Horace Gillian. of Pamplin,
who won the s25 lucky grower
CONTINUED on page g.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
o Flip-Top Box

new varieties. The production
practices studied are all inclu-
sive.' Dooley said. from seed
bed to curing methods"
The manufacturing process
starts with the compan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-06
Legion To Meet

Jack Garland Post 80, Ameri-
can Legion. will meet tonight
Tuesday, at pm, at the Post
home.
Commander John Bub re-
quests attendance.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14

In a proclamation issued al
Dover this week, Gov. BoggsI
called attention to the outstand-
ing services rendered by the
Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton, which he cited as "one OF
the greatest influences for good
among the youth of our Nation.
"The Y.MC.A. adds greatly to
the moral fibre of our young
men," Gov. Boggs declared, in
stilling in them a love of God
and Country, and encouraging
them to become healthy citizens
through physical fitness pro-
grams"
Present for the signing of the
gubernatorial proclamation were
DR.. Jesse w. Stillman, recording
secretary of the board of direc-
tors, and John w. Davis, assist
ant general secretary, Y.M.C.A.
of Wilmington and New Castle
County; and E. w. Buchanan,
president; and George w. Mar
vel, Jr., general secretary, OF the
Dover Y.M.C.A.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14
Mrs. Norman Short
Rites Set Today

Mrs. Blanche M. Short, wife
of Norman D. Short, died Mon
day at her home after long ILL
ness. She was the daughter of
the late William James Morgan
and Eva L. Warren Morgan, of
Clayton. Funeral services will be
held today at 2 pm. from the
Matthews Funeral Home with
the Rev. ]. Howard Link, Asbury
Methodist Church, and the Rev.
Walter Beckwith, Crisfield, Md,
officiating. Burial will be in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Mrs. Short is
also survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Grace S. Minner, Smyrna,
and a brother, Raymond Nor
gan, Grafton, w. Va. She was a
member of Asbury Methodist
Church, the Smyrna Grange, and
the Homemakers Club.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14
Referendum
Continued from Page l

ent-Teachers organization plans
to present information concern
ing the salary referendum at its
next meeting January 81. The
district is preparing a phamplet
that will explain both the needs
for the tax and the exact de-
tails of the tax increase so that
every person within the COM
munity will be able to know
exactly what they are voting
for or against. The School Board
has unanimously adopted a res
elution supporting the salary
referendum. Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, president of the Smyr-
na Board, issued the following
statement in conjunction with
xbe proposal: "The Smyrna
Board of Education has always
been as interested in quality
teaching as in adequate facil-
tiles. Now that our facilities are
temporarily adequate, we are
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14
Thomas Installed
AS Pomona Master
By Kent Crangers

The following new officers of
Kent County Pomona Grange
were installed Thursday at the
quarterly meeting held at Cap
itol Grange Hall: Francis Thom-
as, master; Wallace Caulk, Sr.,
overseer; Charles Maske, lectur-
er; Mrs. James Hates, steward;
William Hufnal, assistant stew
ard; Mrs. Arthur CHM, chap
lain; Mrs. William Connard,
treasurer, Mrs. Charles z. Dukes
secretary; Paul Caulke, gate
keeper; Mrs. Francis Thomas,
Pomona; Mrs. Catherine Dono-
van, Ceres; Mrs. Anna Moore,
Flora; Mrs. William Hufnal,
lady assistant steward. The ex-
ecutive committee is compris-
ed of the masters of all county
oranges: Mrs. Charles z. Dukes,
Smyrna; Claud Hoffman, Capt.
tol, Dover; Wallace Caulk, Jr.,
Fruitland; Francis Thomas, Be-
thesda; Winfred Gruwell, Tro-
ply; and Arthur Taylor, Har-
rington. Andrew O'Neil was the
installing master, assisted by
Mrs. Mabel O'Neal as marshal;
Mrs. Marvin Bradley, assistant
marshal; Mrs. Harry Johnson,
emblem bearer; Mrs. Harold Nc
Grath, regalia bearer; Wallace
Caulk, Jr., chaplain; Kenneth
Faulkner, pianist. Harold Nc
Grath gave a short retiring mes
sage, thanking members for
their cooperation during his
term as master. The address
of welcome was given by Claud
Hoffman, master, Capitol Grange
and the response was given by
Wallace Caulk, Jr. State Mas
ter Paris Kirby announced the
State Leaders Conference to be
held Tuesday, January IL at
Capitol Grange Hall. DR.. George
v. Kirk, superintendent, Smyr-
ma Special School District, gave
an illustrated talk on his trip
to Russia in October. He was
presented by Charles Masks,
lecturer, and told of two types
of farming in the Soviet, and
described the schools, the Pho
neer movement. The topic OF
the visiting programs this year
will be "Our Heritage" The
award will be a bronze plaque
to the grange having the best
program. Readings were given
by Mrs. Francis Thomas and
Mrs. Charles Dukes. Master
Francis Thomas appointed the
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14
Infants Receive Rosebuds

Rosebuds honoring four new
ly-born infants were presented
during Sunday morning services
at Asbury Methodist Church.
Receiving the honors were Sus-
an Carol David, daughter born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald David;
David William Doughten, son
born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Doughten; Michael Scott Jac-
obs, son born to MIR. and MRS.
Samuel Jacobs; and Bruce Ed
ward Snow, son born to Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Snow. Announce
ment was made by the Rev. ].
Howard Link, pastor.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14

focusing attention on quality
teaching, namely the problem of
securing well qualified teachers
for replacement and expansion
This is becoming increasingly
difficult due to the variation of
salary scales both within our
state and in our adjoining stat
es. We wish to explain this
problem to you in detail in
view of the fact that we antici-
pate a referendum early in Feb
ruary to help elevate this prob
lem so that we may give the
children of this community the
type and plane of education to
which they are entitled"
Smyrna times., 1960-01-14
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Enn-
is will entertain the following
guests at dinner at their home
near Smyrna on Thursday even
ing: Judge and Mrs. William J..
Storey, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Buchanan, DR.. and Mrs. George
R. Miller, Jr., MIR. and Mrs. Har-
mon Money, Mrs. R. w. Stock
ton, DR.. and Mrs. George v.
Kirk, and Mr.. Manfred Ennis.
They will all attend the meet
ing of the Twentieth Century
Club at s p. m, when Mrs.
Money will be the guest speak
er, showing slides and telling
of her recent trip to Alaska.
The meeting is open to all inter-
ested persons.
George w. Jones, Mt. Vernon
Street, who is associated with
the H. E. Miller Lime and Stone
Company, has returned to his
home here after spending two
weeks in Kent General Hospital
with pneumonia.
Miss Margaret Reihm and Mrs.
Thomas Donnelly have returned
home after visit with their sis
ter, Mrs. Howard ]. Shuster, and
MIR. Shuster, of Mendenhall, Pa.
MIR. Donald Ebright, Smyrna,
and MIR. Maxwell Wallis, Jr.,
Middletown, were honored at a
turkey dinner Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Ebright on
Delaware Street. The celebra-
tion was in honor of Mr..
Ebright's birthday and Mr.. Wal
lis departure this Saturday for
military service. Eleven mem
bers of the two families were
present. Mrs. Ebright was as
sisted by her mother, Mrs. Max
well Wallis, Sr., Of Middletown.