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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

Hampden-Sydney will be cele-
brated Sunday, September Is at
II am.
The program will feature talks
by DR.. Frank Bell Lewis, dean
Of Union Theological Seminary,
and NJ Boyd Coyner, assistant
professor of history at Hampden-
Sydney College.
Memorial Bible
One Of the highlights of the
event, according to DR.. Ben r.
Lacy. Jr., pastor and college
chaplain. will be the presenta-
ton Of new pulpit Bible in
memory of Dr. James Bucker
Massey by his family.
DR.. Massey was a minister of
the Gospel and was professor of
Bible at the college from 1919
to 1852 The Bible will replace
one given to the church by Mrs.
NJ v. Hannah on February q,
1920. The new Bible is the King
James Version.
The first speaker. DR.. Lewis.
a former president of Mary
Baldwin College, will discuss the
life Of the architect of College
Church, Dr. Robert Lewis Dab
ney. DR.. Lewis was selected for
the Tooth anniversary event talk
because he is regarded as the
man best acquainted in the
South with DR.. Dabney, having
written his dissertation on him.
Coyner will speak on "A Goodly
Heritage"
DR.. Dabney served at Hamp-
den-Sydney for some 80 years
while the seminary was located
there. He was considered one of
the most brilliant men Of his
day and a versatile theologian.
Church Designer
The Presbyterian preacher
architect also designed Farm
vile, Thinking Springs and
Briery Presbyterian churches.
He served as General Stonewall
Jackson's chief Of staff.
Dr.. Dahney was professor OF
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

Thomas Lucado's registered
Guernsey yearling heifer took the
grand champion honors in the
dairy cattle division during
Wednesdays livestock judging at
the Five County Fair.
The IA : year old Appomattox
High School Future Farmer
member also took second place
in showing and third place in fit
ting to earn a major share of
premiums in the dairy animal di
vision. His yearling heifer also
copied the American Guernsey
Association extra premium
prize as the top Guernsey ami
NAL exhibited.
A registered Hereford heifer
under a year old, exhibited by
13-year-old Sandra Hall, BuckiEg
ham Central eighth grader, won
the grand championship among
beef animals. Sandra, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hall, also
guided and prepared her heifer
for second ribbon for fitting for
the show ring and third ribbon
for her ability to show the ami
NAL.
Hog Awards
Roy Bailey, II. copied grand
championship honors in the hog
division with his Yorkshire SOW.
Roy, 13-year-old son Of Mr., and
Mrs. Harold K. Bailey. of Buck
ingham. also took the blue ribbon
for showing his animal.
Scotty Morris. Of Appomattox,
took reserve champion honors
among the hogs with his Hamp-
shire SOW. Scotty also won for the
best fitted animal ard grabbed
off second place in showing.
A IS year old Cumberlander,
Billy Meador. won the champion
ship in the open poultry division
with a pen Of young Rhode Is
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
Town To Get
Blacktopping;>
Planning Group

The annual blacktopping pro-
gram for the town of Farmville
will get underway next week,
Town Manager E. L. Quisen-
berry told the members Of the
town council at their regular
meeting Tuesday night.
An outlay Of $4,000 for the
blacktopping program has been
included in the town budget.
Streets to receive the teatment
are Madison Street from Main
to Ely; Vaughan, from Third to
Longwood avenue; School street
from First to Second avenue,
Edmunds from First to Third
avenue; Irving from Hill to
Third avenue; and Third Avenue
from Edmunds to Irving.
Quisenberry reported that
right of way has been cut on
Richardson sire et, between
Glenn and Watson streets. The
council authorized the town
manager to grade and stone this
40 foot street at a cost not to
exceed $500. Quisenberry point
ed out that this is actually a
street and not an alley.
Mayor William F. Watkins,
Jr., appointed a Planning Com
mission at the meeting Tuesday
night, something l have been
working on for some time" he
explained. The commission will
prepare overall plans for t h e
future development of the. town,
and recommend such things as
zoning ordinances, etc.
Appointed to the commission
were councilman James b.
Clark, manager E. L. Quisen-
berry, c. H. Dowdy,. Jr., Mrs.
Grace c. Gordon and w. b.
Wall.
Members of the town council
made plans to attend the 55th
annual convention of the League
of Virginia Municipalities which
will open at Roanoke Sunday.
The town will have almost 100
per cent representation at the
convention which will end Tues
day.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

This reservoir of an estimated
so million gallons of water could
be used as the source Of towns
raw water. When the proposal
was first presented to council,
it was given a warm reception.
and council indicated an in
terest. The proposal was re-
ferred to the water committee
for study
The water committee asked an
engineer from the State Health
Department to come to Farm
vile and consult with the COM
mittee on the proposal. Nj. j.
Haley of the Health Department
visited the site with town man.
ager E. L. Quisenberry, T. W.
Bloomfield and c. j. Cox on
September 6 and discussed the
plan in detail.
In letter from w. H. ShreW-
bridge, director, Bureau Of SAM
tary Engineering, which was re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon before
the council meeting Tues day
night. the Department Of Health
advised against the plan.
The letter stated in part: I'VE
wish to advise you that we
definitely recommend against
this proposition for the towns
source Of raw water supply
The letter also said: the pond
would provide excellent en-
vironment, as well as place, for
heavy algae growths to t a k e
place, which at times could
cause serious taste and odor
Continued on Page .
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

Also ready to contribute to
successful session is the new
S45. 900 home management house
Just completed at a cost Of S45,
600. The off-campus building is
on the corner Of Buffalo and
Beech streets.
The home mana cement house
will be a living and-study cen
ter for home economics educa-
ion majors, as well providing
apartment for faculty advisor
in that department.
President F. G. Landlord Jr.,
reports that Longwood will con
niue its successful program Of
student teaching in nearby coun-
ties and in Roanoke city schools
The City Of Danville will be add
ed to the list of towns in which
student teachers will join with
the teaching staff Of the school
systems for period Of practice
teaching and teaching indoctri-
nation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

LongWood Colleges 18th ses-
slons opens Sunday with the ar
rival of 412 freshmen and trans
fer students who will spend an
orlentatlon week learning about
the college and college life be-
fore the classes start September
%.
The freshman class of slightly
over 400 will be the forerunners
OF Longwood's largest enroll
ment, LIP students. upperclass
students are due September %.
Longwood's record enrolment,
together with a capacity student
body of 4l6 at Hampden-Sy Sydney
College, gives a student commu-
nifty here of l, 528.
Hampden-Sydney's $50 fresh
men began week of orientation
Monday, and the 185th session
on the Hill begins formally today
friday as classes start.
Faculty Reception
LongWood's opening week
events include q reception to.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
Dairy Cattle Division Liveliest
OF Fairs Livestock Competition

land Reds, two pullets and a
cockerel. He showed his heels in
a heavily-entered poultry division
open to old and young alike. A
Hamilton Elementary School stu
dent. Billy is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs H. L. Meador. Cumberland.
Frances Southall, of Pamplin,
won the reserve championship in
the poultry division with her pen
Of New Hampshires.
Judges Busy
Judges Curtis Mast, livestock
specialist, and w. N. Patterson,
dairy specialist, both of the VPI
Extension Division, required a
full halliday to Judge the ami
mails. The dairy division animals
we're among the best ever ex-
hlbited, they felt.
Other honors in the dairy ami
NAL competition went to- Sammy
Scott, Appomattox, whose Brown
Swiss won the registered heifer
calf class, six months to one
year Frances Ann Guthrie, Dill
Wyn, best grade heifer (Holstein)
six months to a year Judy Jen-
kins. Green Bay, best grade heif-
Continued on page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
J. H. James, Jr.
Resigns AS
Hospital Head

Joseph H. James, Jr., resign
ed as administrator Of Southside
Community Hospital Wednesday
night, effective not later t h a n
November l, 1860. Mr.. James,
who has served the hospital for
the past three and a half years,
has accepted a similar position
with the Wayne County Me-
mortal Hospital at Goldsboro,
N. C.
Hospital president, F. Curtis
Hubbard, expresses sincere re-
greet in the loss Of Mr.. James
to Southside Hospital and ap-
pointed V. c. Womack, w. C.
Fitzpatrick and o. H. Written,
a committee, to fill the position
''Mr. James has done an ex-
ceptlonal job in administering
Southside Hospital. l had the
pleasure as president of serving
with him for three years, and
wish to express my appreciation
for his efficient, dedicated and
able attention to duties as an
administrator" said v. c.
Womack, immediate past presi-
dent.
In his statement to the board
Mr.. James said he regretted to
move from Farmville, that he
had enjoyed his work here, both
in the hospital and in the com
munity. Il leave Farmville with
deep affection for the com
munity and its people," he said
Larger Field
Wayne County Memorial Hos
pital was established in 1896 as
q general hospital. A building
expansion program was com
pleted two years ago and it came
under county sponsorship. T h E
large Eastern North Carolina in
stitutlon has 200 beds and serves
principally Wayne County.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16

home have b e m e major
achievements for home demon
stration clubs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
School Board Moves To
Preserve Or Sell Property
College Needs
One Level Of
Training School

The Prince Edward County
School Board took steps Monday
evening to either preserve or dis
pose Of public school property.
Insurance premiums at a cost
Of $7.468.40 were recommended
for renewal, ard action to employ
a part time maintenance man
was initiated A survey Of main
tenance requirements now need
ed in the various school plants
was reported on by T. j. Nc
Ilwaine, superintendent.
4 request from DR.. F. G. Lark
ford, president Of Longwood Col
lege. that the county's equipment
on the first floor of Farmville
Elementary hool draining
school property of the college, be
removed by October / was APP
proved.
Training School Action
McIlWaire was authorized to
empty the training school at such
time as sales requests are made.
This action came after board
members concurred it would be
best to remove equipment from
all three floors at the same time
rather than one floor at time.
Board Chairman DR.. w. E.
Smith said later this did not
mean the board was planning to
sell the equipment in any whole
sale fashion. He explained that
the plan was to move the equip
ment to the Mary E. Branch Ne
gro Elementary School, and pos
sibly sell some of the equipment
if requests are made. At least
one request from another county
has been made for a few desk
chairs.
McIlwaine said there was a
large room at the Negro school
capable Of holding the equipment.
The college presidents request
said the one floor in the unused
building was needed for space to
set up a temporary library while
repairs and the enlargement of
the present library Is carried out.
Bus Sale Request
A request of John H. Lister, of
Charlottesville. seeking purchase
Of an unused school bus, prompt
ed a decision to sell some of the
Understanding vehicles in
the mothballed fleet of 80.
| A motion that the board would
entertain offers for purchase of
bus from anyone was adopted.
McIlWaine was authorized to sell
any BUSES from the county fleet
with sales value Of $500 or les.
fOtherS may be sold at auction
or in individual sales, but must
be done with the approval of the
Circuit Court in the latter case.)
The board indicated it has no
intention of offering the entire
fleet for sale, but will make sales
Of the unused buses in indivi-
dual units Aside from the Char
lottesville offer. at least one
CONTINUED on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
Judging Completed
Fair Fare: Beauty, Wits

after a walk through five exhibit
t sritS 9 9s'1 ais ins midway u TIE
This weeks fair also proves a
couple Of points with emphasis.
For one, old-fashioned canning
and preserving are more than
holding their own against foil
wrapped heat-and-serve compe-
tition; 1860 was a fine garden
year despite midsummer dry
spell. home sewing and clothes
designing is as popular as ever
and art and good taste in the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
Fair Highlights

Thursday ~ adult flower show
and baked products competition;
Miss Five County Fair beauty
contest at 8 pm.
Friday ~ Battle Of Wits, s pm.
Saturday IN closing day and
grand prize award Of Simca car
at night.
Two colored youngsters made
the most of their trip to the fair
grounds Tuesday, day set aside
for them. Samuel Richards, Jr.
10; an eighth grader at Z. P.
jackson High, Cumberland, won
the tractor driving contest and a
trip to the Pennsylvania Farm
Show next January.
Little Alice Sims, 5, of Route 1,
Cumberland, won the Western
Flyer bicycle
Wednesday was one of the best
days for attendance in many
years, and the special rates for
school children and the biggest
day Of the fair for judging
brought out host Of viewers.
In the afternoon, Ed Covington
a Pamplin 4-H'er, won the boys
tractor driving contest. Ed also
will get the expense-free trip to
the winter farm show in Penn
sylvania. Donald Phaup, Of Route
2, Farmville, won the bicycle
Wednesday.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
BY JOHN STICK

A fair is nine-tenths sight,
taste, sound and smell and by
these criteria the 23rd Five
County Fair is highly successful.
If you need to be shown, you
listen to the kids screams Of ex
hilaration at the Little Dipper"
ride; watch the judges bite into
peanuttiest G ocola tie fudge;
study the Andersonville Home
Demonstration Clubs fine exhibit
on planting dogwood trees, and
try a hamburger with-everything
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-09-16
Town Declines To
Buy Water Rights

The probability of heavy agae growth and mineral deposits
cited by the Department of Health
the Farmvle town council to decline proposal of j. H Wick
sell water rights from private Farm
vile.
After considerable discussion council voted to
decline the present proposal Mr. Wick" Wicks proposal
to sell to the town fer $4,000
lake he is building just town limits
Evening star., 1960-05-23
Nixon Calls on COP.
To Restore Aid Cuts

pensable to our future welfare
and prosperity"
Mr.. Nixon's action, accord
ing to Herbert G. Klein, his
press assistant, is part of "a
major effort" to assist Presi-
dent Eisenhower in getting ap-
.proval of foreign aid funds ap-
proximating the amount re-
quested. Mr.. Klein said the
Vice President believes this
will give notice to the world
that we are not dropping our
guard" .
The Administrators request
is pending before a House Ap-
preparations Subcommittee with
some critics threatening a cut
of 81 billion below the recent
ly voted authorization. The
sum authorized by Congress
was less than $100 million un-
der what the President asked.
"The funds requested" Mr..
Nixon said, &c. seem to me no
Evening star., 1960-05-23
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Writer

Vice President Nixon has
taken the unusual course of
appealing by individual letters
to 20 Republican members of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee for support of the mu-
tual security funds requested
by the administration.
81 need hardly underscore
the fact that recent events
have demonstrated even more
clearly than before, if possible,
the absolute need for keeping
our mutual security effort op-
Grating at an efficient level, {"
wrote the Vice President with
an obvious reference to the col
lapsed summit conference.
He described the program for
which the administration has
asked SALTS billion as vital to
our own security and indis-
Evening star., 1960-05-23
Snuke-Bite Victim
Slowly Improving

LOS ANGELES. May %
(AP.-Kenneth Earnest, %, q
snake handler bitten by one
Of the worlds deadliest snakes,
is slowly improving and now
has a better than 70 per cent
chance to live. his doctor said
today.
An Australian tiger snake
bit Mr.. Earnest on the right
palm six days ago at a reptile
farm operated by Mr.. Earnest's
parents in suburban Buena
Park.
DR.. Findlay S. Russell, AMI
NAL venom expert and chief of
a medical team working on the
case at General Hospital. said:
Whether or not he will be
able to breathe outside the
iron lung has not been deter
mined, but tests indicate the
breathing muscles were not
completely damaged.
Kenneth is now able to
Evening star., 1960-05-23

less than essential to carry the
program forward. Reduction of
assistance would cut
into our ability to modernise
the defenses Of our most es-
Sential allies. Reduction in the
economic components would
cut assistance to friends rely
ing on US to help them. -"
Evening star., 1960-05-23

breathe on his own for brief
psriods-three to six minutes
outside the respirator. The
muscles Of the eyes and the
eyelids remain paralyzed.
He is taking small sips Of
fluid, but swallowing is difn-
cult.
Kenneth Is In very good
spirits :"
He has ben in an iron lung
since Friday.
Evening star., 1960-05-23
Y Council Elects

BUFFALO, N. Y. May %
AP).-Herbert E. Evans OF
Columbus, Ohio, yesterday was
elected president of the Ma
tional Council Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
He succeeds j. Clinton Haw-
kins of st. Louis.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-10-20
Starr School News
BY Imelda Ground

With all the big goings on of
Krushchev one wonders what is
just around the corner. / guess
we need not worry because we
have no control over what is
going to happen anyway. This is
pretty we'll expressed in a poem
that was recited at the close of
broadcasting in Helena during
WV ii. / do not know its title
or author but it goes like this:
A thousand years from this to-
y night
When Orion climbs the sky,
The same swift snow will still
the roofs
The same bright stars 60 by.
And who will know of Chinese
war
Or poison gas in Spain,
The dead, they will be forgotten
then
Whether we lose or gain.
Of all the brilliant strategies
Of war lords now alive
Perhaps a piece of Chinese vase
Of porcelain may survive.
Perhaps song, perhaps prayer
Fashioned of love and tears,
For only beauty and only truth
Can last a thousand years.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-10-20

Most local elk hunters report.
ed poor luck on the opening day
Of the season.
Ted wynegar has been putting
a new basement in his home in
the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Parsons were
business visitors in Great Falls
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Anderson
were Great Falls visitors last
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Ferguson of Bigfork
was an overnight guest of Mrs.
James Bell Sunday.
Marvin johnson of Glasgow is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Edna
Shurr.
Jim Cornett and Wilson Wood.
ger packed into Schaefer Mead.
ows this week to hunt elk.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barlow of
EIlensburg, Washington, are Wis
iting at the Walter Wetzel resi-
dence this week.
Miss Bess Davis, RN, left Mon
day for Tuba City, Arizona where
she will work in the government
hospital.
Mrs. william Pease Is the new
forestry and grazing clerk at the
Agency office. She replaces John
Bull Child who is now an admin
istrative clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin Brown
and family drove to Pablo, Mon
tana and Spokane last week end.
While In Spokane they purchas-
ed a new station wagon.
Cynthia williams who had been
living with her grandmother in
Kalispell, spent Tuesday morn
ing at the Rev. Bell residence
while waiting for a bus to take
her to New Mexico where she
will join her mother. Cynthia is
IL years old and was travelling
alone.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-10-20

Leo and Harold DOUGLAS -.
big game hunting this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doore and
family were Great Falls visitors
Saturday. i'iS
Rev. Bell drove to Poison Sun
Gay afternoon to participate in
a district Methodist meeting.
Dick Sessions, Slim Watson
ana Yves House are on a hunting
trip over in the Hungry Horse
area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Harding Mr.
and Mrs. Clair Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred johnson had din.
ner at the Vets Club in Cut Bank
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Schubert and
children have taken temporary
quarters in Yegen hotel. This is
until more definite plans are
worked out.
The Browning MEA local held
its October meeting in the Home
&c. room last Thursday. There
were 36 teachers present. Jim
Harding, the new president, pre-
sided.
A wave of tire stealing is both
ering the people of Browning.
Several residents have not only
the tire but the entire wheel and
tire removed. More watch dogs
instead Of less in the community
may be the answer.
Mrs. Elsie Wright was hostess
at a bridge party in honor of
Mrs. Nell Tierney of Fort Bel
KNAPP, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Es-
Their Miles won high prize and
Mrs. Clara Nelson won low. Mrs.
Tierney was presented with a
guest prize.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-10-20
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS

Estate of Robert ~ Kramer, Jr., de-
ceased.
4. NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned, Administrator of the Es-
tate of Robert N. Kramer, Jr., deceased,
to the creditors and to all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within four months after the
first publication of this notice TO the
said Administrator at the office of
Horace w. Judson, ll8, 3rd Ave. Sc,
in Cut Bank, Montana, the same being
the place for the transaction of the
business of said Estate
Dated this 18th day of September, 1860
GAYLE w. KRAMER
Administrator of the Estate of Robert
N. Kramer, Jr, deceased.
First Publication Oct 6, 1860
Last Publication Oct. "a, 1860
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-10-20
Around The Town

Mrs. Earl Eastwood was in
Eallspell last week end.
The Cub Scouts held their first
mack meeting last Monday night.
Mrs Birdie Taylor and Mrs.
Re-,ha La Breche spent the week
end At Waller.
Superintendent Howard John
son was in Great Falls on bust
ness this week
Mrs Hattie Starr attended PEG
meeting in Cut Bank last Mon
day evening
The ChOate home at Heart
Butte burned to the ground re
Gently
The Morrell Thompsons, who
nu-.Aased the Gene Schubert resi-
drarc. have moved in and are
we'll settled
Julian Weter is improving his
house ives; Of town. He Is putting
c5,3-cd shingles on and the place
already looks much better.
w, LOt;ie Bond was on the
SIX list this week Mrs. Jessie
p.a i substituted for her at
school
Rev Bell. Charles Gerard, Dick
Sessions are among the many
VI, ave gone hunting. At pres
e7t no reports have been receiv-
ed as 10 their success.
Ms Olinger is visiting in the
Ra.dy Manuel home. She says
she notes many changes in
Blowing Mrs. Olinger was for
mc-ly Public Health Nurse on
the reservation and is now sta
toned in South Dakota.