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KentOn

Mrs. Mary Pritchard and Mrs.
Edith Husbands of Pennsylvan-
ia, were recent visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Palmer.
Methodist youth attended the
Halloween Party held in the
church room on Thursday night,
last. Games were played and
prizes awarded. Miss Sandy
Biles and Mrs. Betty 10 Tolbert
were hostesses for the event.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Holloway
and Mrs. Grace Moore of near
Wilmington, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Stauffer, Sr.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Holloway
Mrs. Grace Moore, and MIR. and
Mrs. Harold Stauffer, ST., visited
with Mr.. John Numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McGinnis
and daughter of Salisbury, Md,
spent last weekend with MIR.
and Mrs. Walter McGinnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan R. Parks,
Jr., and Mrs. Harry Clough Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin SPUR.
es of Bellefont on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Antes OF
Grampian, Pennsylvania, were
visitors with their daughter,
Mrs. Charles Parks and family
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hughes
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich.
ard Hughes and sons, and Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice A. Arnold
were visitors with Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Hughes.
Mrs. Frank Stanley is a pa.
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went on to explain, ''the partic-
ular appeal to veterans is not
Who possesses the most out
standing war record?', but rath-
er Who is best qualified to
lead the country in these trying
times?' The apparent answer
lies in the experienced team of
Nixon and Lodge, who have met
the Soviet leaders and their
challenges over the past sew
eral years"
AS veterans co-chairman for
Delaware, MIR. Ricards heads the
formation of veteran groups and
individuals who are working for
the election of Nixon and Lodge
in this years presidential cleo
ton, as well as Boggs and Nc
Kinstry.
Smyrna times., 1960-10-27
Ricards Heads
COP Veterans

Veterans of every war this
country has been engaged in
during the last half century are
enlisting again, for a Republi.
can victory in November. L. W.
Ricards, State Veterans co-chair-
man for Delaware, offered the
following statement: THE fact
that three global wars have been
fought since the turn of the GEN.
fury, all under Democratic adj
ministrations, leaves the major
ity of veterans with but one
choice for political allegiance
in their hope for continued
peace in this country.
Veterans feel that the Nixon
Lodge team possesses the ex-
perience, the knowledge and the
leadership that will be required
to keep the United States strong
and free. from another about
war which could possibly mean
humiliation for this country and
the rest of the world.
"Since all four of the top
candidates for office are ex-ser-
vicemen themselves" Ricards
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Kent Co. Agent
Wins Prize for
Weevil Control

National and state winners in
a nationwide contest among
county agents for the best pest
control program has been an
nounced by the National Asso-
citation of County Agricultural
Agents.
The grand prize of a trophy
and an all-expense trip for two
to the national convention of
the N.A.C.A.A. at Miami, Fla,
from October 80 to November
3 was won by Don Berry, of
Medford, Oregon, county extern
sion agent and entomologist for
Jackson County. He won be-
cause of his program for con-
troll of the pear psylla. Only a
success sful control program
keeps this insect from destroy
ing the county's $20,000,000
pear crop.
Firest place in Delaware was
taken by G. X. Vapaa, of Dover,
Delaware, for his work on al
falfa weevil control. MIR. Vapaa
undertook an extensive program
to collect from many sources
the latest in control informa-
ton and then to pass this in
formation to the farmer in an
effective manner. For prizes,
state winners have a choice of
a portable television set, still or
movie camera equipment, tape
recorder, or electrical tools.
The competition was sponsor
ed by the N.A.C.A.A. in coop
Grafton with Shell Chemical
Company, which provided the
awards. Judges named by the
board of directors of the MA
C.A.A. were David G. Hall,
chief, publications branch, In
formation Division, Agriculture
al Research Service, u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture; M. P.
Jones, extension entomologist,
Federal Extension Service, U. S.
Department of Agriculture; and
Smyrna times., 1960-10-27
Annual Reading
Conference Set
For Sat-, Nov. 5

"Phonics-An Aid or a Cure
will be the theme of the 18th
Annual Reading Conference for
Parents scheduled for Saturday,
November 5, at the University
of Delaware.
Sponsored by the Reading
Study Center of the school OF
education, the program will be
highlighted by two addresses by
DIR. George Spache, director Of
the Reading Laboratory ane
Clinic at the University of Flor
ida.
DR.. James M. Rosbrow, presi
dent of the Delaware Congress:
of Parents and Teachers, will
serve as chairman for the open
ing session and officers of P. t
A. groups throughout the state
will chair sectional discussion
meetings at the elementary
junior high and senior higf
levels.
These participants will in
clude Mrs. Edmund A. Cain
president of Central Elementary
P. T. A., Newark; David Brow
er, treasurer of the Seaford P
T. A.; Mrs. Carl Goblin, presi
dent of the Warner Junior Higl
P. T A; and c. H. Collier, vice
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president of the Alexis Dupont
P. T. A.
Reading specialists from the
states schools who will serve
as consultants are Mrs. Marian
G. Baird, Greenville Elementary
School; Mrs. Mary Phillips, West
Seaford Elementary School; Mrs.
Virginia Waters. Alfred |. Du-
Pont District; and Carl Schmidt,
Alexis /. Dupont High School.
Persons interested in attend
ing the conference luncheon
must make reservations with the
Reading Study Center, Alison
Hall, by Wednesday, October 26.
DR.. Spache's topic at this
meeting will be "What Parents
Ought To Know About the
Reading Program"
Smyrna times., 1960-10-27

tent in the Delaware Hospital
at Wilmington, room 533.
Mrs. Eugene Hazel attended
the funeral of her brother MIR.
Lloyd Golden of Henderson,
Md, on Sunday.
MIR. Frank Woodall was solist
at the homecoming services held
at Crumpton Church on Sun
day.
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Clip Strawberry Runners

Strawberry plants produce
long runners during September
and October. Clip the runners
back now as they have devel-
oped. Not only will the runners
root themselves and act like
weeds next spring. but will only
produce a few strawberries.
Smyrna times., 1960-10-27

Men who will serve you and the
Sfate in good stead with good leadership
A Republican Vote Is A Vote
For BETTER GOVERNMENT
Paid Political Advertisement
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Senator Byrd
Continued frOL. mage |

/
South by naked federal force
sWeetened with brides for those
who will take them Senator
Byrd charged.
NAACP Unhappy
Pointing out that the Su-
preme Court school decision Of
1854 has been renowned by
some Of the Nations best con
stitutional lawyers as a clear
abuse of judicial power
with no legal basis" Senator
Byrd further charges that:
The attorney general has been
screaming from the Nations
housetops" that the Warren
Court school decision should be
accepted universally. without
question or resistance, as the
supreme law Of the land,
The NAACP is unhappy over
The reluctance of people gener-
ally to accept this judge-made
supreme law Of the land and
displeased with the limited sue
cess of federal judicial agents
seeking to apply it;
These amendments would by
statute make the Warren Court
school decision the law of the
land, and give the Warren Court
a congressional vote Of conf
dence,
They would politically appease
the NAACP which means to
get its way in high places of
the federal judiciary and JUS
ticg Department." and t h e y
would grossly insult the South
ard the intelligence of thou
cards elsewhere who also, with
~ same good reason, sincerely
bclieve this Warren Indignation
'0c;sion IS unwarranted usurpa-
tor Of power.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08

50. l72. so. approximately $246.55
average profit per student. This
is a supervised program under
the direction of the two voca-
tional agriculture teachers, U.
K. Franken and Bob Lane.
Allen Poore, one of the best.
carried the largest number of
projects with seven; Jimmy
Paul was second with five.
Allen, president Of the FLA
this wear. has exhibited several
times at the Amelia County
Fair winning ribbons with his
rigs and heifers, also in the
farm products department, with
his barley and dark tobacco. He
spent 1873 hours on his seven
projects with a net profit of
s487. SO.
Jimmy Paul's projects were
heifers, veal calves, corn, wheat
and barley He has not exhibited
yet at the local fair, but Bob
Lane is hoping he will this year.
Jimmy spent 70 man hours on
his projects with a net profit Of
S213.30.
Among the chosen projects of
the boys. bright tobacco brought
in the highest net return -
81 ,29690 for l0.118 pounds, with
corn for grain bringing in the
next highest ST 1884 for
2.240 bushels. Corn for grain
was also the enterprise attract
ing the largest number of the
group, 20, with veal calves at
tracing the next highest, IS
pigs for pork ran closely for
second place with Y.
Two of the boys with 20 ewes
raised 200 pounds of wool and
Is lambs from which they netted
S2l9.76. Richard Coleman had
ten, with thirteen lambs and his
brother, David, ten, with twelve
lambs.
Johnny Morris had $50 hens
from which he received 1900
dozen egges at net profit of
1880.
The boys carried on many
more projects other than those
mentioned including forestry,
raising field crops and animals.
They learn the theory of agri-
culture and animal husbandry
in the classroom with the FLA
program providing the practice.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Rites Sunday For
Mrs. E. A. Trent. 68

Funeral rites for Mrs. Annie
Lucy Trent, SO, who died at her
home in Farmville, Friday. were
held at pm. Sunday, March s.
at Doyne-Burger Funeral Home
with interment in the family
cemetery near Farmville. DR..
Ben R. Lacy. Jr.. officiated.
Born June 10, 1891 in Linen
burg county. she was daughter
If the late Albert II. Keeton and
tnnie Laura Lincoln Keetcn. She
was member of Red Lane Bap-
list Church in Powhatan county.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Everett A. Trent: a daugh-
'er, Mrs. Jerriene Robertson, of
San Diego. Calf: a sister, Mrs.
=. R. Wilkerson, of Farnlville:
or grandchildren and a great
grandchild.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Rites Monday For
Mrs. Mary Golladay

SCOTTSVILLE. Mar. Z A
funeral service for Mrs. Mary
McGraw Golladay, 80. widow Of
George Darlington Golladay who
died Saturday at her home here,
was to be held Monday at St.
Johns Episcopal Church with
burial tn the Scottsville Gene
terry.
Surviving are two sons.
George C. Golladay. Jr., of
Scottsville, and 1t. Col. Howard
o Gallodoy. Of H. Belvoir:
five daughters. Mrs. Layinia
Thomas. Mrs. Matte Leigh
Wilkie and Mrs. Eloise Nc
Kerry of Scottsville, Mrs. Eliza
beth Sprague, of Charlottesville.
and Mrs. Louise Thomas, of
Mt. Pleasant, S. c.; a brother.
Guy E. McGraW. Of Dillwyn.
and nine grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Robert D. Elan
Services Are Held

PORTSMOUTH, Mar. z A
funeral service for Robert D..
Elan, IS, who died at his resi-
derce here March 2, was held
Friday at the Sturdivant Funeral
Home with burial in the Olive
Branch Cemetery here.
A native of Prince Edward
county. he was a member of the
Olive Branch Methodist Church
near Elan.
He is survived by a son, Rob
ert D. Elan, Jr., Of the Navy:
brother, John G. Elan, of Nor
folk; three sisters, Mrs. Eura E.
Morris, Mrs. Mary E. Fulcher,
of Farmville, and Mrs. Bessie
E. Gregory. of Lynchburg. A
number of nieces and nephews
survive.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
February Weather
Sized-up In Amelia

AMELIA, Mar. Z - February
weather in Amelia county ran
The full gamut Of the seasons
with a temperature of rs de-
yrees on the ninth and snow ten
inches deep on the 18th. BY the
end of the month early jonQuils
were in bloom.
In 1859 there was no record
ed snow, according to Charles
Meyer. weather reporter for the
county.
Temperatures averaged about
normal for the month. The low
est was nine degrees. recorded
on the 18th.
February 1860 was also wet
month compared with February
1883 There were sos inches of
precipitation this year and only
LIS inches in 1859. Meyer said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Mrs. Rubie Chappell
Dies; Rites Sat.

BRAKES BRANCH, Mar. -
A funeral service for Mrs. Rubie
Chappell. 70, who died Friday
at Southside Community Hospi-
tai. was held at brakes Branch
Baptist Church Saturday. with
urial in the Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
She was a charter member of
brakes Branch Baptist Church.
Surviving are d daughter.
Mrs. Warren Shaw. Of Martins
vile; stepda lighter. MT S.
Charles Dannettell. Of SILVER
Spring. Md; a stepson, T. H.
Chappell. Jr.; a brother. A. T.
McNemmie, and a grandchild.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
School Funds
(COntinued frOn page |


ton enacted by the last special
session, parents here have re-
fused to use the process. It is
generally held here that such
grants will sooner or later be
invalidated In a federal court
test.
Revision Sought
The pre- e t grant requires
state-local fund sharing with a
maximum grant of $3.50. In the
last school year the state paid
out approximately $500, 600 for
them.
The Senate has also approved
another bill of Senator Hagood s
" hich would fix the states
tuition grant for private school
ing at a flat $l25. The bill
would vamp the present
freedom of choice procedures
providing that localities may.
but should not be required to
supplement the fiat state
scholarship.
The bill also makes provision
for payments directly to par
ents and not through the locali-
ties as at present.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Rites Held For
Mrs. Davidson

GOSHEN, Mar. 7 80 Funeral
services for Mrs. Gunhild Aman-
da Davidson, widow Of R. Ed
mond Davidson. Route !, Goshen,
who died at Kings Daughters
Hospital. Friday. February 26,
were held at the Goshen Pres
bytel.ian G urch on Monday
February 20. and conducted by
the Rev. Richard p. Hayes and
Rev. Raymond F.. Kepler Inter
nent was in Thornrose Gene
teIy, StauLton.
Mrs. Davidson. the daughter Of
the late lngrwOld and Helen
Ammdson. was born in Illinois.
February "a. 1895. However, she
lived a number of years in Cum
berland county.
She is survived by three sons,
Samuel Miller Davidson, II, Of
Rockport. Texas, Robert Edmond
Davidson. Jr., ard John Graham
Davidson, of Goshen: two daugh-
ters. Mrs. c. B. Engleman, of
Staunton, and Mrs. l.. G. Ander-
son, Of Goshen. one brother,
Arnold Wang. of Dallas, Texas;
one sister. Mrs. Alma v. John
son. of Farmville; nine grand
children and four nephews.
A graduate of Farmville State
Teachers College. now Longwood,
she came to Rockblidge county
in 1916 as the only teacher in a
former one-room school at Bells
Valley. where she taught one
year and was married to the late
Mr. Davidson October 8. 1917.
An active member Of the Leb-
amen and Goshen Presbyterian
'hurches for a number Of years
as Sunday School teacher, organ
ist and Ladies Bible Class, she
was a charter member of the
Goshen Home Demonstrate Club
and also a member Of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
warm and friendly.

warm and friendly.
TWO EARTHQUAKES, a tidal
wave. and fire hit the Moroccan
resort city Of Agadir last week
killing six to II thousand per-
sons. The city was ordered
evacuated and rescue operations
were to stop at midnight Friday.
Saturday demolishion crews be-
gan to dynamite the ruins and
bury the remaining wreckage to
avert the danger Of pestilenee.
PRESIDENT NASSER Of the
United Arab Republic Saturday
called Israels Premier David
Ben-Gurion the greatest wa
criminal Of the. 10th century
and warned the West against
giving Israel arms. He spoke at
a meeting of the Syrian national
union executive commission in
Damascus. He said -Gurion's
trip to the U. S. this week is
intended to provoke America
against the Arabs.
IN THE GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY,, the house passed the 1928
billion dollar budget approved
by its finance committee. 1t was
expected to have tougher going
in the Senate where Almond OPP
ponents are expected to try to
white it down. The House also
approved and sent to the Sen
ate a half-cent tax on beer and
an implied consent" drunk
driving bill under which a driver
would face suspension of his
license if he refused to submit
to blood test after being ar
rested for drunk driving.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Water Tank
Continued from page y

Lucky Blast
Gay termed the blast a lucky
one in many respects. There is
not telling what have hap
pened if the children had been
playing in the Kitchen" he OBJ
served.
1T is also a lucky thing that
the tank took off through he
roof. too" Gay said. IF the
tank had gone sideways it could
have caused a great deal more
damage
Most hot water tanks OF this
type have a safety valve in the
top which prevents too much
steam pressure building up. The
valve on this tank did not flnc-
ton.
When the heater was knocked
over in the kitchen a small fire
was started in the ceiling. The
first firemen to arrive on the
scene quickly extinguished the
blaze, saving the house.
Fire In Cumberland
The Farmville Fire Depart
ment also answered a fire call
Sunday afternoon in Cumberland
County. A tenant house on the
farm of George Sanderson, about
Az miles below John Randolph
School, was threatened with a
chimney fire, from a defective
flue. The fire was almost under
control when the Farr1fville unit
arrived no major damage was
reported.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Luncheon Cancelled

The luncheon of the Litera-
turp and Drama Division Of the
Woman's Club, scheduled Thurs
day, March 10 in the Longwood
College Tea Room has been
postponed indefinitely.
The event was delayed be-
cause of the illness of the
sch uled Speaker. Mrs.
Josephine Powell Beatty.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Mrs. W. A. fowler
Dies Sunday, "

CHARLOTTE C. H.. Mar. =
Mrs. Elna Robertson fowler, n
died Sunday. She was mem
Der Of Village Presbyterian
Church where a funeral service
will be held at 2 pm. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery here.
Surviving are a husband, Viii
Lam A. fowler, Sr.; a daugh-
Nv Mrs c. E. Hight, of Hend-
rrson N. c.: two sons. William
A. fowler, Jr.. of Halifax, and
Henry K. fowler. of Petersburg
a brother, j. W. Robertson, of
Lynchburg; six grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
News Summary
Continued from page u


following his two-week tour of
South America. The President
relaxed at Ramey Air Force
Base, Puerto Rico, over the
week end. He had planned to fly
back to Washington Sunday, but
aides said he might wait until
Monday to give himself more
time to rest. Although Mr.. Ell
senhower was described as
hoarse and weary. there was I'D
anxiety over his health. L a $ I
week he visited Chile and Urn
quay. Police in Montevideo.
Uruguay, used tear gas to breal
up an anti-American delnonstra-
ton by leftist students, blu t
otherwise the greetings were
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Snow Storm
Continued from page ID

Continued from page II
ahead are due to remain well
Below normal expectancy.
The State Police teletype in
the Farmville Police Depart
ment brought in messages of
snow again falling in the hard
hi areas Of Western and South
west Virginia There. snow falls
and drifts We're severe enough to
completely bury an Indian
tourist. Road crews opening u.
s. Route 81 south Of Hillsville.
in Southwest Virginia. late Fri
day discovered the body of the
visitor in his sports car buried
in the snow.
Die In Fire
In PpWhatan comfy a mother
and her four children burned to
death when fire swept their
home Saturday night. The
Negro family victims were Mrs.
Estelle Foultz, about %, and the
children ranging from age four
to six months. The home, on
Man Route road, six miles north
Of U. s. so at the Powhatan-
Chesterfield county line, burned
to the ground. The bodies were
recovered from the ruins Satur-
day morning.
The blaze was attributed to an
overheateG wood stove.
A summary Of Associated
Press dispatches indicated Vir-
ginia> municipalities and t h e
CommonN ealth may have a mil
lion-dollar snow clearance and
clean up bill. At Farmville, the
bill in chemicals for streets, long
hours of through-the-night over
time for Street Department
worknen had reached $4,000
after the February 10 snow of
II inches.
To that must be added what
ever the expense accumulates
by the time the present snow
and ice base are removed.
Seine Benefits
There are some benefits ac-
crling from the storm, however,
chiefly for farmers. Striplin said
the foot Of snow contained the
water equivalent of l.8 inches.
Coming on top of February's
siX-plus inches Of precipitation
the most recent fall is excellent
for wheat and ground moisture
purposes.
I Dairymen and others with
cattle herds, however, have lost
all winter grazing now, and are
using hay SURPRISES they had
hoped to hold until later. There
has also been delay in seeding
tobacco beds for those who
hadn't gotten this chore behind
when the snow came.
mo serious harm and con-
siderable benefit" is the sum-
mary County Agent Dudley L.
Peery, of Prince Edward county
put on the situation, agriculture
wise.
Neither Virginia Electric and
Power Company, nor Virginia
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany executives reported an I'M
toward results. mo particular
problems, except a few call
outs, w N. Cum,nins, of Vepco,
said. Happy to say snow caus-
ed very few problems, since the
snow didn't stay on the lines or
break them, - E. j. Lord, Of
the telephone company said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
Future Farmers Profit $4,000

AMELIA, Mar. 7 - The thirty
seven boys enrolled in tn G
Future Farmers Of America at
Amelia High School during the
!. SO year completed 101 pro-
lects with a grand net profit of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08

utes later he turned his attention to Rear
Admiral Daniel Gallerys steel band.
specifically, he focused upon Navy
musician Lee Praster. from Hopkins, Mo-
and Thomas Knight, from Farmville va. The
President requested a rendition La Paloma'.
Knight who plays an inverted gadget called
the ping pong drum" demonstrated most
harmoniously that La Paioma" is = part of
the steel bands repertoier repertoire.
A delighted President exclaimed: I'm
Observation-Disclosures heard anything like it be-
fore!
Eisenhower then retired from the re-
ception to dine with members of the National
Advisory Committee on Inter American Al
fairs, who are accompanying him on his
four country South American trip"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-08
TrRSr,

The ~, s,nrloa q tso wait
'l9 line e sFa stopped into the
hone broth.
II won't be long" she said
Il Just want to hang up on
him."