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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Final count-7,815

Amelia county's official 1860
population count of 1915 persons
ives it a loss of 90 over 1850,
jut with a decrease of IL per
;ent, the lowest loss experienced
~ counties in this area.
Amelia S 1850 population was
1903 ard its loss between 1910
md 1880 was 60 per cent. The
county S greatest population of
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This is the fourth IN series
of articles on the 1860 Census
Of Population for Herald area
counties. The last two will pre-
sent Census figures for POwha-
IAN and Charlotte counties.
he modern era came in 1920
With a count OF $500 persons. It's
most populous period Of all was
N 1880 when the county had
Il .036 persons.
Final and official counts of the
1860 census are contained in the
recently published 1850 Census
Of Population, Final Population
Counts. These figures Of the
Bureau of the Census become the
official count upon which state
and federal per capita calcula-
tons are made.
District Counts
Without an incorporated town,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Judging Friday
For Christmas
Decoration Contest

Twenty-Five contestants have
entered the Christmas decoration
contest this season for the Farm
ville-Hampden-S area. Most
of the entries are in the doorway
category, according to Mrs. W.
B. Wall. who released the names
of the contestants today.
Judging will be done Friday
evening.
The following persons have en-
tered the doorway contest: Mrs.
H. c. Kayton. High street; Mrs.
Armstrong Smith. High street;
Mrs. Wallace johnson, German
town Road; Jack Lewis. Fourth
avenue ext; Maynard Stoddard.
Fourth avenue ext; Mrs. John
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

and to provide a meeting place
for the several church organiza-
tons.
The new rectory, a large brick
building, includes a large living
room, dining room, breakfast
room, kitchen, den, sun porch
and bath on the first floor. Up
stairs are three bedrooms, two
baths, and a sun porch that ex-
tends across the rear of the
house. A Colonial garden to the
rear Of the house is another
feature Of the property.
Mr.. Vache, who moved in Mon
day, said Mrs. Vache and /
are happy to be in this wonder
ful rectory. It's really a nice
Christmas present and Won
derful move on the part of the
church"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Pilgrimage By
Negroes, Jan. 2

A pilgrimage for freedom
will be held in Farnville jan
uary 2, according to an an
nouncement by the Rev Milton
A. Reid, a Petersburg minister.
Negroes from across the state
are expected to participate.
MI. Reid, president Of the Vir-
ginia Christian Leadership Con-
ference, said public meet
ing will be held in the First
Baptist Church at II am. with
the pilgrimage to begin at | pm.
Announced last week as ten
tatively planned by the Rev. T..
F. Griffin. pastor of the church
where the meeting will be held,
the pilgrimage has also been
billed a rally.
The leadership conference
spokesman urged support for
the pilgrimage in two ways: ID
join the conference or ~ make
a contribution for Negroes with
out public schools in Prince Ed
ward.
The full program for the pill
grimage has not been revealed.
Mr. Griffin said there would be
TO marching or other demon
STATIONS. He also said there
would be no Christmas party
such as the one held for Negro
children last year. The party
last year attracted some Negro
entertainers and top officials Of
the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Shopping Season
Holds Up Well
In Farmville
Merchants Expect
Big Rush For
Last-Minute Gifts

Christmas shopping in Farm
vile is holding its own a mid
week survey among department
and variety stores reveals. A
check at six stores found all bur
one generally pleased with re-
suits this far.
All stores are anticipating a
big last minute rush. for the
final two shopping days, Friday
and Saturday. A number Of mana
gers said they felt the shopping
season had been delayed some
what by the fact that Christmas
falls on a Sunday This, they say,
left the customer with a full
week to complete his gift pur-
chasing.
T. B. Rose, a spokesman for
the Retail Trade Committee. said
today. 1T looks like the Christ
mas rush is really here He
added that merchants here have
been expecting the big pickup.
and are stocked to handle the
crowds with good buys right or
up to Christmas Eve night.
At his store, he reports the past
two days were real good. For the
total Christmas volume of sales
he expects it will be about the
same as last year.
Weather Affects Sales
The lack of cold weather early
hurt holiday buying in some
cases, and then when it did come
it went to the extreme. Bob Nc
Gahey, manager of Newberry's,
said his traffic has not been
quite as good as it has been due
to the weather. He noted, how
ever. that some nights saw real
SpurtS in activity. He and sew
eral other store managers ex-
pressed the opinion that Santa S
helpers appear to lean toward the
practical side in selecting gifts
this season.
U. B. Morris. manager of Leg
gets. said business was a little
off last week. but he expects to
make up for it Friday and Satlu-
day. In comparing current sales
with last years shopping season,
Morris pointed out that there are
actually two more shopping days
before Christmas this year since
Friday was the actual holiday in
1859. He said he thought his store
would end up with plus-gain on
this go-round.
Doing More Shopping
The m erch antS generally
agreed the gift-hunter is doing a
little more shopping this year.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Babson's Annual
Forecast Will Be
Published Dec. 80

The F'armville Herald will pub
llsh "Babson's Business and FL
nancial Forecast for 1861" on
Friday, Dec. 30. The annual pre-
dlctions by Roger Babson hold
the nations best and highest rec
ord for such glimpses into future
business and economics.
A careful checking of the Bah
son forecast for 1860 shows that
1t upholds the remarkable aver
age Of past years by being so
per cent correct. In the past 20
years, Babson has never been
lower than so per cent correct
and has been as high as IS per
cent accurate,
Watch for Babson S Business
and Financial Forecast for 1861"
IN our issue Of December 30.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23


He is the founder of Babson
Institute for Men and. in cooper
alton with the late Mrs. Babson.
developed Weber College for
Women, Both institutions arc
Well-knoWn training grounds for
careers III business administra-
ton, Later he founded a Midwest
institute Of business administra-
ton at Eureka, Kan He has been
active also in the establishment
Of other mediums Of service to
tho public. such as the Gravity
Research Foundation at New
Boston. Mass
BahSon has probably done
more than any other man to Gre
ate among millions Of newspaper
readers an interest in simple
business problems, and to instill
broader vision in businessmen.
enabling them 10 meet the ups
and downs Of the business cycle.
His philosophy features ins,stencs
on the importance Of both re-
lgioo and advertiaing in business.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
q DEPUTY DEFEN
q NEW SATELLITE, UP

ROSY WELL GILPATRIC, a
New York lawyer and undersec-
rotary of the air force in the
Truman administration, has
been chosen to be deputy Secre-
tary Of defense in the Kennedy
administration. He will be No.
2 man in The Defense Depart
ment, serving under Robert S.
Mcnamara who is resigning as
head of the Ford Motor Co. The
announcement was made IN
Palm Beach. Fla. Wednesday
where President elect Kennedy
is spending the holidays Ken
needy conferred Wednesday with
his budget director-to-b David
Bell, and other fiscal experts
against a background Of con-
Germ over the business slump.
A NEW SATELLITE. Discov-
erer XIX, is in orbit to measure
the earth's temperature. This
information will help future Mi
das satellites to detect missile
firings by reporting flashes Of
heat above the normal level.
The Discoverer satellite was
launched Tuesday from Vanden-
berg Air Force Base, Calf. as
part of an 81-foot. two-stage mis-
lille. Unlike. previous Discoverer
satellite, it has no recoverable
capsule.
RED CHINA'S defense min
lister Lin Plao said Wednesday
his country will do all it can to
put a stop to U. S. imperial
ism intervention and aggres-
sion in Laos" The pledge was
made in a message TO the vice
premier and defense minister
Of communist North Wet Nam.
saluting the Is anniversary Of
the founding Of the North Wet
nameSe army. It was broadcast
by the Peiping radio and mont
tored in Tokyo. The broadcast
did not say how far Red China
would go to help the leftist
forces in Laos.
IN LAOS pro communist
Capt. Konk Les forces. bolster
ed by Russian airdrops Of arms
and ammunition. were reported
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

Those who don't tit into the
pattern are leaving farming.
Here. as elsewhere throughout
Virginia. a fourth of them have
left farming in the past five
years.
Those left are increasing their
iland holdings, getting increased
crop and livestock productivity
despite acreage restrictions and
fewer numbers Of livestock.
The county's average farm in
creased from 121 acres to $50
acres since the last farm cen
sus in 1854, although the num-
Der Of farms fell from 1,179 to
1853 in the five years.
DiversificatiOn
The diversification urged by
Extension Service experts and
forcibly required by dWindling
tobacco economy is evident in
the census statistics.
The number Of dairy farms
increased from 81 to 70. Poul-
try farms jumped from 80 to so
and livestock farms (other than
dairy and poultry jumped from
II to So. Field crop farms :.
the traditional dirt farm fell
from SIG to 221.
Although the number of cattle
and calves fell from 9,437 to
8,940 the value of milk and
cream prod s sold nearly
doubled. The increase in dollar
volume was from 1854 SOC in
1854 to $1,23O,809 in 1859.
The sale of eggs likewise had
nearly a double jump, going
from 1926 dozen to 24S SGT
dozens.
Farm Sales
Financially, the emerging pat
tern holds true, too. The 1854 cen
sus reported II farms selling
products in excess Of $25 900.
The current census shows 49
farms with gross product sales
between $4,000 and $40, 900.
There were AZ farms report
ing sales between $4,000 and
$4,000. The great majority, how
ever, some 800 farms, reported
sales between $50 and $1,000.
This is the economic group
which farm agents and Exten-
sion specialists work intensely
with.
Farms of all sizes except the
largest dropped in numbers, but
the number with 500 to 1000
acres increased from % to 80,
while the number with 1000 or
more acres rose from five to
nine.
The heaviest lose in farms by
size was in those with from 10
to so acres, the drop being from
SAT in 1854 to but 127 last year.
In all, the county had nearly
$4,000 farm acres disappear in
the five years.
Machinery Up
Corresponding to the big jump
in the value of the average acre
Of farm land from $60.92 to
$88.O7 and the value Of the
average farm land and build
ings from $3.50 to $14,7 4O)
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Warning Issued

A word of warning was issued
this week by the Farmville Fire
Department to those who have
metallic Christmas trees. 1t was
pointed out that metal trees
should not be decorated with
lights. since it is quite possible
that the electrical circuits may
become shorted, causing a fire,
or serious shock to anyone who
might touch the tree.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
About Bobson

Roger W. Babson is an inter-
Acknowledgement business com
mentator and investment adviser.
His weekly column is used by
over 400 newspapers, including
The Farmville Herald. and his
financial reports by 10000 cor
rorations and estates. His re-
search work is carried on by a
large staff Of experts.
Feared on a Massachusetts
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

farm. he grad
uated a t Mas
sachusetts Insti-
tute of Technol-
ogy, and turned to
the family tradi-
ton of financial
and business &C
tivities iinnedi-
at,elV thereafter
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
NutiOnuINelus Summary
By H. V. LANCASTER, JR.
/ RED CHINA THREATENS

Wednesday to be apparently dig
ging in for a last ditch battle
with the pro Western forces
which drove them out OF the
capital of vlentiane. The esti-
mated 800 men under the com
mand Of the paratroop captain
have repeatedly halted their re-
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
Dairy, Poultry, Livestock Taking
Up Tobacco Slack, Census Shows
Milk, Cream Sales OF $1,23O,8O9
Rise IS Per Cent Past Five Years

The emerging pattern OF the agriculture changing
farmer into money, machinery
the soil becomes clearer from study of
Prince Edward county 1859 of Agriculture
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

IN Laos pro communist
Capt. Konk Les forces, bolster
ed by Russian airdrops Of arms
and ammunition. were reported
, 1960-03-11
Two Sentenced
TO Juil Terms: Both
Get Suspension

Clarence E. Charles, charged
with forgery was found guilty
and sentenced to three years
in jail. He must serve one and
two were suspended. The
three months already served
will be deducted from time.
He must also make restitution
sos.
Ejnar Edwards was found
guilty of attempted robbery
a n d sentenced to fifteen
months in Jail, twelve Of
which were suspended.
, 1960-03-11
Governor. Senators
Will Visit ST. John
On Murch 22nd

Governor John David Mer-
win has invited members of
the legislature to visit Saint
John on March % as guests of
the National Park Service to
review the proposed project
for bulkheading and a dock at
Cruz Bay.
A bill to provide for this i'm
provement was held up dur
ing the last special session Of
the legislature because mem
bers said they wanted to see
the area before voting on the
measure.
, 1960-03-11
Locul Red Cross
CHOPPER Pluns Surge
OF Activity

Recently much criticism has
been Ieveled at the local Red
Cross Chapter on st. Croix.
MANY persons state that the
Red Cross does nothing on
and for st. Croix Many
more persons state that they
are not even aware that there
is a Red Cross on ST. Croix.
This is a lamentable affair
and the people of ST. croix are
right now assured that there
are going to be changes made,
changes for the better.
No longer is it planned for
the Red Cross to be inactive.
Indeed, persons who have held
this criticism are soon going
to be amazed to see the sud
den surge of action on the
part of this Chapter. Not only
are the present programs Of
the Chapter going to be ex-
, 1960-03-11
Will be in
Totul Eclipse on
Sunday. Murch 18th

For Star-gazers who are
interested
According to the 1860 World
Almanac there will be a total
eclipse Of the moon this Sun
day night, March 18th and
win be completely visible
from here.
The eclipse will start at
about 1890 AM. MONDAY
morning) and will be COM
pleted at about $50 AM.
The period of total eclipse
will be about $50 AN.
If anyone is coming home at
this early time on Monday
morning, with stars in their
eyes . and if they should
look up and see the moon
slowly disappearing fr Q m
view don't blame it on
anything but the eclipse.
, 1960-03-11

banded and intensified, but an
entire new variety of benefits
to the Community are planned
for the ensuing year.
For those people W h O.
weren't even aware of the
Red Cross, they are soon go
ing to be assailed with so
much talk and notice of the
Red Cross that they will al
most wish that they hadn't
heard quite so much about it.
CONTINUED on page a
, 1960-03-11
/. LEE POTTER
/. Lee Potter 10
Address Insulur
Tonight

I. Lee Potter, Special Assis-
tant to Senator Morton, Chair
man of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, will be the
speaker at the Republican
State coffvention to beheld
in ST. Thomas tonight, it was
announced by Jose Shaubah,
Republican State Chairman.
Mr.. Potter is also the Re-
State Chairman for Virginia.
He is a lifelong Republican
and has served from the pre-
cinct level to his present posi-
ton. In 1857 National Chair
man Meade Alcorn, in concur
renee with 9 ) j 4 { II ! t
Eisenhower, appointed Mr..
Potter director of Operation
Dixie" which is the successful
drive to build the Republican
Continued on page ~
, 1960-03-11
Alphonso Ldborde is
Head Of St. Thomus
United Democrats

The United Virgin Islands
Democratic organization Off
cially installed its St. Thomas
Club on Sunday, March g.,
1860. Members filled the hall
Of the Labor Union to install
recently elected officers and to
map a course of action for
1860. A press release states:
A delegation from the Unit
ed Virgin Islands Democratic
Organization in st. Croix at
tended the meeting and re-
ported that organizational eff
forts h a d exceeded all
expectations. Among the Cru
clan delegates were Henry
Rohlsen one of the founders
of the organization; Max Ja-
cobs, president; Nora Amritt,
secretary and Steven O'Rielly,
treasurer.
The ST. Thomas Club and
the St. Croix contingent were
unanimous in their view that
the Democratic Party in the
Virgin Islands should be
opened to all islanders who
believe in the principles of
the Democratic Party, instead
CONTINUED on page Al
, 1960-03-11
Senators Wulter
Hodge. Ron de Lugo
In Wush. for Hearings

SGnaLG FTGSlQGIlL WdlL6T
Hodge is in Washington to
talk to members of Congress
on legislation giving the Vir-
gin Islands and Guam the
right to elect non-voting resi-
dent commissioners in Con-
gress. Senator Ron de Lugo
also went to Washington for
the same purpose.
The House subcommittee on
territories was scheduled to
move behind closed doors on
March 7 in an effort to reach
agreement on various prob
lens such as what to call the
representatives, their terms Of
Office, and specific powers in
Congress.
Congressman Lee O'Brien,
who heads the
said recently that opposition
to the bill was to be expected
from some persons who be-
lieved the bill would open
the doors to a statehood bid
by the Virgin Islands and
Guam. In order to meet this
CONTINUED on page -
Evening star., 1960-03-20
MONDAY

I:30
7-OuT Miss Brooks. Comedy.
Eve Arden stors.
s-As the World Turns. Serial.
200
4-Queen for o Doy. GiVeowoy.
7-Doy in Court. rrioI.
9-FoT Better OF Worse.
2:30
4-Loretto Young Theoter.
5-Woy Of Life. Dromo.
"Broodwoy Trust" Gene Lock-
hart.
7-GoIe Storm Show. Comedy.
9-Houss PoFty. Variety.
Mondoy Listinss Cont. on Next Pose
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20
Paul Sisson
Appointed to
WSSC Post

Paul T. Sisson, Silver Spring
attorney, has been named full
time Associate General Counsel
for the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
Sisson, who lives at 1928
FeIdon St, Wheaton, fills the
vacancy on the WSSC legal
staff created by the recent
death of William S. Stanley of
Greenacres, Bethesda.
The new appointee is a grad
uate of the University of Scran-
ton in Pennsylvania and re-
ceived his law degree at George
town University. He has been a
resident of Maryland for six
years and has maintained a law
practice here for the past five
years.
A past president of the North
Connecticut Avenue Estates
Civic Association, Sisson is cur
rently president of the Kensing-
ton-Wheaton Junior Chamber
of Commerce. He is "a years
old, married and has five chill
dren.
Sisson served in the U. S.
Navy during World War II and
is a member of the Naval Re.
serve.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20

at the site have disclosed valu-
able information about the hab-
its and characteristics of Indians
who roamed the area along the
Potomac River before Columbus
discovered America.
He received the award last
week at the State society's an
nual meeting in Baltimore,
along with a certificate citing
his accomplishments.
AS winner of the award, Stat
terry will represent the State
group at the annual meeting of
the Eastern States Archaeology
ical Federation, composed of
archaeological societies in the
eastern area of the United States
and the provinces of Ontario
and Quebec in Canada, next
week at Toronto.
During the meeting he will
present paper on the Winslow
project and the significance OF
information made availa bl e
through the discoveries there.
The awards first winner was
selected from a Statewide group
of nominees by the society's ex-
ecutive committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20

A preliminary report of the
1859 agricultural census indi-
Gates there were 973 farms in
Montgomery County at the end
of last year, with an average
value of S106,728.
The report, accompanied by a
detailed accounting of livestock,
crops, equipment and other
facilities in use in agricultural
areas of the county, showed a
total of 1856 acres utilized
for farm purposes, for an "aver'
age" farm size of 174.3 acres.
The study results showed 666
operators of county farms
owned their installations, while
176 owned part of the land and
rented the remainder, and lis
were tenant farmers.
More than half of the farms
-524 of the 973 - represented
commercial opers tons as con
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20
Faris Finance
Opens Office

The Faris Finance Co., Inc,
Wheaton, has opened its second
branch office at 231 Diamond
ave-, Gaithersburg.
F. A. Mirage, president, said
the firm is contemplating the
establishment of additional
offices in several southern
states, as well as in Maryland.
He also announced the re-elec-
ton of Jay Fitzgerald as vice
president and general counsel
and Leonard j. Williams as Sec
retary-treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20

LII It's llISJ lCkOA vi Us
il was empaneled early this
month, the jury commented on
the increasing number of for
gerry and false pretenses cases
presented for consideration, not
ing they constituted a majority
of offenses leading to indict-
ment
The grand jury urges that
greater diligence be exercised
by banks and business houses
in the cashing OF checks" the
report said.
The jury found many of
these cases due to laxity of
businessmen and banks in the
county failing to require proper
Identification or taking time to
check with which banks on
which the checks were drawn,
thus causing the county a need
less expense.
"The grand jury deplores this
practice and urge. all persons
before cashing any check to ex-
plore the source for proper
identification or the banks to
determine whether the status OF
an account will satisfy the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20
Rockville Nursery
Gives Scholarship

The mothers group of the
Rockville Nursery School held
its first meeting recently, at
which time it was announced
that the Carolyn Hall Scholar
ship had been awarded and the
child is now in school.
Three yearly scholarships
have been awarded to teachers
to enroll In fall courses at local
universities for enrichment
courses pertaining to pre.school.
ers.
Mrs. Richard Sample is new
president of the parents group.
The social season had its for
NAL opening with a party on
October IA for Martin Schipper
His five-year-old classmates
were guests. Mrs. Schipper is
past president of the parents
group.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-20

was chosen as the recipient of
the I. Latimer Ford Archaeolog-
zeal Award in recognition of his
work on a research project con-
Quoted by the Southwestern
Chapter of the State society at
Winslow, near Seneca, where
chapter members have unearth.
ed a variety of ancient Indian
remains and relics.
Slattery, a management an
alyst for the Army Chemical
Corps and an enthusiastic am
ateur archaeologist for more
than 20 years, served as fore
man at the excavation site and
has devoted much of his time to
the project. The relics produced