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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

June 30 = The Rev. and Mrs.
Joseph Mathews and baby son
vert to see her relative in
Greensboro, N. c.. Friday night.
The Rev. Joseph Matthews re-
turned home and conduced his
service on Sunday. Mrs. Matt
hews and baby were to return
Thursday.
The Rev. Joseph c. Mathews
and Arthur f Webb went to
Massanetta Springs on June n
They are representatives to the
meeting Of the Synod Of Virginia
ard will reurn home on Wednes-
day.
The Rev. w. G. Christian con
duced the service at Emmanuel
Church on Sunday morning. Holy
communion was celebrated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Bell are
the proud parents Of a baby girl
born last week in Stuart Circle
Hospital. Kenneth Bell is at home
but will return to Massachusetts
where he is with the Air Force.
The baby is named Ann Murphy
Mr.. and Mrs. John Booker and,
Miss Barbara Ann Booker and
her two friends from Richmond
vert to Ocean City, Md, Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Booker re-
turned home Monday afternoon.
Miss Barbara Booker and friends
will remain here a week.
Raymond McCracken is in a
Richmond hospital. His friends
trust he may recuperate rapidly
and soon be able to return home.
Denton Weisiger continue
quite i'll in hospital. His many
friends trust he may soon show
marked improvement. He has
been missed at church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordan Rudd
left for Old Point Comfort on
Monday and returned Tuesday.
They stayed at the Chamberlain
Hotel and. there was a showing
of the Zenith TV and radios.
Rain is badly needed in this
community. Gardens and crops
are suite ri n G. The electrical
storm last Friday night brought
very little rain, but we are very
fortunate as the storm was not
as severe here as in many
places.
MY bird friends are very happy
these days. They sing beauti-
fully. Partridges remain in my
yard and seem to enjoy them
selves.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
C. C. Harvey, Jr.
Moves ToState
Of ashington
CURDSVILLE. JUNE 80

CURDSVILLE, JUNE 80 =
Gale C. Harvey il. son Of Mrs.
C. c. Harvey of Curdsville, has
recently moved with his wife
and two sons to Kent, Wash
ington. In Kent, Mr.. Harvey is
employed as Plant Manager. of
Heath Aircraft, Inc. The Com
pany produces reinforced fibre
glass aircraft assemblies as well
as commercial products.
For the past years, Mr.
Harvey has been associated
with the Brunswick Bake Col
lender Company Of Marion, Va.
serving as project engineer
general foreman and superir-
tendent Of reinforced plastics.
He graduated from Bucking-
ham Central High School. at
tended VPI and completed a
course in business management
at the University of Akron,
Ohio.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Prospect

June 30 = Mrs. c. NJ. Price is
a patient at Southside Hospital
after undergoing surgery. Her
mary friends and neighbors wish
her a quick recovery.
Little Marie Campbell has re-
turned home after being in the
hospital to have her appendix
removed. She is getting along
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Brisentine
had as their week END guests Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Middlebrooks and
son, Bobby. of Norfolk, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Campbell and
sons, Of Chester.
We welcome the Rev. and Mrs
4 r. Knots, 'Jr.. and sons to
the community. He is the new
Methodist pastor and comes to
IS from La Crosse.
Houston LeWarne continues to
be quite i'll at his home.
Freddie FLOYD, Everett Jamer-
son, Curtis Franklin and Neal
Chenault are in North Carolina
for two weeks with the National
Guard.
Chuck and Scott Johnson, of
Arlington. are spending some
time with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. johnson
John Cook celebrated his seth
birthday Sunday. He received 88
one dollar bills from his children
and is looking forward to when
it will be 100.
The farmers are busy cutting
wheat
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Owen H. Bliss
Dies Here, s.;
Rites Friday

Owen Hall Bliss. IS. retired
dental technician, died at Farm
vile yesterday
A native Of Prince Edward
county. he was born here Sep
tember u, 1894, a son Of Sarah
LangslaW and Bro oks Mason
Bliss. He was a veteran of World
War I.
He is survived by a sister and
brother, Miss Carrie II, Bliss,
Of Farlnville. and Knighton c.
Bliss, Of Richmond
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at two O'Clock
at Doyue Burger Funeral Home
here. with the Rev. P. Cary
Adams officiating. Interment will
be in Westview Cemetery. Farm
Vile.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

NJ service.
MFR and Mrs. Harold Harvey
ana Mrs. Lou Ford, with MIS-.
Perkins Snoddy and sister. Mrs.
Stator, attended the picnic at
Agvon Methodist Church Satm
day evening.
Note to Readers
Mrs, J, z. Philips \ entered
Jonnsion-W Wills Hospital at Rich
mond for treatnlent Mrs Phil
lips has been SICK for some time.
we hope she will soon De much
irnprcsad In health. Her neigh
bur. Mrs. 4. B, Gilbert, will try
to leep UP her correspondence
10 Tie Herald for her while She
Is IN the hospital. This Will be a
oia ioh along with her other re-
spansibilities Will YOU please
hglp Nv phoCing your news N TO
ne. would appreciate 1t SO
much. Thanks - Mrs. F. B. Gil
bert.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Mattoax HI
Clubbers Attend
Short Course

MATTOAX. June 80 Miss
Cal Lush and Dewitt Whittlrg
ton, members Of Mattoay Al
club, attended the State AT AT
star conference. at RIacErhjfg
1ser the weekend They r.
mainod for the 4-H Club shast
course, beEns held this week
Others from the Afattoav clAt.
who ale ATTENDING the STAT
Short Course are: Sardra and
Na4.2y Saunders, Bonnie Lush,
Hannah Cassell, Juan Whiting
-tzn, Bobby Saunders and
Frankie Anderson.
MS. Leg Birtchett, of Rich
alond was q guest Of her sister.
Mr4. Byron Badgett, last week.
Mr- ana Ms. H. r. Whit
ngtcn and Lynne, spent last
NaeAend,s Win Mrs. Whiting
0n's father, w. T. Snidow, at
Ri plemeade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Law
rance and three children Of
Richmond, spent Saturday,
With Mr. Lawrence's parents.
Mr- and Mrs. j. D. lawrence
The Glelln Lawrence family
attended a family reunion. at
MIS-. A. r. Jamerson's home.
in Cumberland. on Sunday.
Misses Esther ana Aim .
Wilmington were guests for din
ner, Oh Sunday. Of Mrs. Lydia
Thompson.
Mrs. Edith Orange and sons.
Of Richmond. spent some time
last week visiting her sister
Mrs. Earl Poore, and family.
They also visited her brother
BAIL Tinsley. and family.
Mrs Empress G u er and
daughter, Mrs. Dawn Haden
and children. Sandra and Gary
cecil Gunter, and Woodrow
Bowlin. and son. Stafford. have
motored To Atlanta, ca. and are
visiting MIS-. Gunter'S son, Earl
Gunter. and his family for a
few days.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01

NEW CANTON. Jane 30 A. The
3. l.. Apperson, Jr.. children
AVE really eEloyed playing this
week Eilly SNYDER. Of Mclean.
AS been visiting them.
We are glad 10 report Mrs
James BlaATelt is somewhat i'm
arcved Mr.. Rlauvelt has been
suite sick the last two months
Mrs. Rubs rardleton ard chill
dien, IF Nit. Z.pn, spent Sunday
ftervonl with MIR. and Mrs. Les
ter Joaes.
We are so glad Mrs. Nettie J
Davis is back from the hospital
much inrrroved ard was out at
church Sunday.
2. L. Whitlock. Of Richmond,
visited his mother, Mrs. Betty
Nhitlcck, Sunday afternoon IT,
the j. r. Phillips home.
Friends Of John Yancey wish
him a speedy recovery. He en-
cred Johnston Willis Hospital
his week fit. treatments.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Lester Jones.
Mrs. RUBY pendleton and chill
drcn met Mr. and Mrs. Joe Potts
and children, Of Lynchburg, re-
Gently at Buggs Island for PIC
AK together.
Mrs. Marguerite Whiting. Of
Canister, n. Y, is visiting her
father, w. 7. Putney, this week
and also her mother who is pa
tent at Johnston Willis Hos
pital.
Pfc. ArIs Campbell returned
to Fort Riley, Kan, after i days
visit here with his mother.
Patricia Harris returned home
Saturday from visit with her
brother and sister in law, Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Harris.
Mr.. ana Mrs. r. e. Loving
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
n. a. Loving, Of Carysbrook,
during the week end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Dot Goodman Is
Cumberland's FILA
State Winner

CUMBERLAND. JUNE 30
Miss Dorothy Goodman. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Good
man, of Cumberland. and pres
ident of the LongWood Fedora
ton Virginia Association Flu
ture Homemakers Of America
is attending the state conven-
ton being held at Hotel Roa-
noke June 81 = July l. She rep
resents the federation as a state
officer candidate, having been
elected at the Spring Rally held
at Crewe High School on April
9.
Dot received the State Home
maker Degree, the top award
given by the Virginia Associa-
ton. Delegates and advisers
from all parts of the state are
attending this meeting.
This recognition is being Civ
en- Dot because of her outstand-
ing contributions to her home,
school and community as a
member of the FILA Chapter of
Cumberland High School. When
Dot made her preliminary plans
for work on this degree, there
were certain goals which she
felt she would be sure to en-
phasize, as these goals repre-
sented the aspirations of her
family and herself.
These special goals of her
were concerned with managing
her time more wisely So as to
spend more time with the fam
lily and still have time for out
side activities, and becoming a
more friendly person and gra-
cious hostess.
Mrs. George H. Putney,
homemaking teacher at Cum
berland High School. is the adj
wiser for the local chapter Of
FILA.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Amelia Proud Of
Their First FILA
Degree Winner

AMELIA. JUNE 80 = Mary
Virginia Merritt. ID, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Mer-
rift of Jetersville was awarded
the State Homemaker Degree
at the FILA state convention in
Roanoke.
Mary Virginia is the first
member of the Amelia chapter
to enter the state contest. Her
teacher, Mrs. Jesse Grigg, spon-
sor of the local chapter. says
she is very proud to have a
state winner on the first try
and is very proud of Mary Vir-
ginia.
Having won the chapter de-
gree in April of 1859, Mary
Virginia decided to work a lit
tie harder her senior year to
be eligible for the state award
She has been a member of
FILA since her freshman year
in high school when she served
as member of the scrapbOok
committee. AS a sophomore.
she was chapter secretary and
president during her junior
year, winding up as chapter
counselor in her senior year, a
position the club had never had
before and which she felt was
a great honor when She was
elected. Il
At school. her goal was to do
as good a type of school work
as possible, at home. her per-
sonal goals were to make her
last year at home more en-
joyable one for members of her
family and herself, to find
ways of helping to stretch the
family budget by making over
clothes, working during the
Christmas holidays and after
graduation; and, to accumulate
basic housekeeping equipment
which she could use to estab-
lish her own home.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Patterson And
LeSueur Return
To School Beard

BUCKINGHAM, June 50 NV T..
w. Patterson and Joel M. LIE
Sueur have been reappointed for
four year terms as members of
the Buckingham County School
Board.
Patterson, who represents the
James River District, and LIE
Sueur, who represents the Mar
shall District. were chosen by the
Buckingham S &C hool Trustee
Electoral Board this week.
Patterson has been a member
Of the board for five years and
LeSueuT has been 4 member for
two years.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
State Homemakers Degrees Given
W0rsham Academy
Senior Named
Degree Recipient

Frances Southall daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E, C. Southall
OF Pamplin. was awarded the
State Homemakers Degree
June 80 at the ANNUAL FILA
Convention at Hotel Roanoke,
Roanoke, June 28-July l.
Frances, Is years Of age. is a
senior at Worsham Academy
and received the hapt r
Homemakers Degree in 1859.
The state degree is the high
est award of the Virginia AS
ISOLATION. In order to receive
this degree a girl must show
achievement in good personal.
home. school and community
living.
Franc discovered that
everyone was helped when she
did her work cheerfully and
tried to learn from her mis-
takes. In her chapter she has
been an active member for 3 y
years. serving as chairman Of
Degrees of Achievement, FEEDER
alton Program of Work Com
mittee. Parliamentarian, n d
this year she was treasurer and
chairman of the Finance Com
rnittee.
In her homemaking classes,
she has studied many of the
facets of homemaking and has
taken home projects in home
furnishings, clothing, foods and
self improvement.
Frances helps in her COM
munity by teaching a primary
class at Sunday School and by
baby sitting.
Her homemaking teacher is
Mrs. Homer H. Yeats. Jr.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Funeral Rites For
E. M. Often, 6G
Held Thursday

Edwin Miller Often, &c. re-
tired automobile mechanic. died
Monday at Farmville He was
veteran Of World War |, and a
son Of the late Amelia Miller and
August Often.
Fe Is survived BY three
brothers, Clarence j. Often, Of
Emporia. Frank Often. Of Hot
Springs. Ark and Walter w.
Often, Of FarmVille.
Funeral services were held at
2 pm Thursday At WcstvieW
Cemetery The Rey. ? Cary
adams otficiated.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Wins Chicago Trip
Cumberland's Outstanding 4-H'er
Is State Winner For Second Time

She is also outstanding in FILA
work. and is president Of the
LongWood Federation Of the .Vir-
ginia Association of Flu tur e
Homemakers of America. She
has been active in FILA work for
the past three years serving as
an officer and working on numer-
GUS committees.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Buckir chan, Bank
Vas D ividend

DILLWYN, JUNE 80 - j. H.
Spessard, president Of tn e
Buckingham County Bank, an
nounced this week that the
board Of directors has declared
the regular 1879 semi-annual
dividend on its capital stock.
The dividend is payable June
80 to stockholders on record.
June II.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
"REMINISCENCES

~can.t ! persuade Vol to write
your menoirs2"
mo" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. II am now concentrating
most of the intellectual facilities
I possess in arranging to have
certain things foreotten.''
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-01
Audrey Bryant
Wins Degree Also

Miss Audrey Bryant. Of New
Canton. also received the State
HOmemaker Degree at Roanoke
this week. For complete infor
nation on this story, please
turn to page &C.
Evening star., 1960-02-04
AF Launches
Discoverer TX

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE
BASE. Calf. Feb. 4 (AP) The
satellite rocket Discoverer TX
blasted off its seaside launch
pad today in a new try to
pioneer a way to return men
safely from space.
simultaneously the Air Force
disclosed details of two devices
designed to aid in recovery of
the 300-pound capsule to be
elected from the satellite to-
morrow.
l. Aluminium chaff will be
released when the capsules
parachute blossoms, to help ra-
dar planes spot it and track
the descent.
2. The capsule is to be elected
by an automatic timing device
on the satellites 18th trip
around the earth's poles-unless
something goes wrong. If the
second stage Of the rocket fails
to go into good orbit, signals
from the ground can trigger
election at another time when
the capsule is more likely to
hit the recovery area.
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Prison Past Overtokes
Woman After 18 Years

and leaving Illinois. She was
traced through fingerprints
taken here last New Years Day
after she was involved in an
auto accident and held for in
vestigation.
Il loved my husband, but ]
feared to tell him about my
past" she said.
II always brooded over this
problem. I turned to religion
and told my troubles to my
spiritual adviser. He assured
me l had paid my debt to
society and that there was no
need to tell my husband or any
of our children as they began
to grow up.
Il always wanted to tell"
Yesterday she telephoned her
husband and told him:
Frank, you'd better come
home-my past just caught up
with me-"
She was arraigned later on a
fugitive charge. An attorney
said he'll ask California Gov.
Edmund G. Brown to refuse n
linois' extradition request.
Her husband said he would
stand by her.
MY wife obviously has been
good citizen these last 18
years" he said, "or her past
would have come to light before
this.
Technically she was in error
but morally she has stayed
within the boundaries Of good
citizenship"
Evening star., 1960-02-04

chael, secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution, replied that
the board of regents had de-
cided at a January Is meeting
to retain the present method
of financing the Zoo.
Secretary Carmichael then
politely reminded the subcom-
mittee that the board of re-
gents. which administers the
Zoo, includes six members of
Congress along with the Chief
Justice and the Vice President.
Il think I may say that there
are members of the board of
regents who are members of
this House and whom possibly
you might wish to consult in
regard to their opinion con-
cerning this matter" Mr.. Car
michael added.
Mr.. Carmichael had refer
ence. Of course, to Mr.. Cannon.
the committee chairman, who
was not present at the hearing.
The subcommittee immedi-
ately turned to other matters
concerning the Zoo.
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Residents Curb
Parking Studied

The Commissioners today de-
cided to look into the legality
of reserving for residents the
curb parking spaces in front
of their homes.
Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray was directed to submit
a report on the question.
The point was raised by
Engineer Commissioner A. c..
yelling on the basis of res
ident's complaint at a recent
zoning hearing that he had
trouble parking in front of his
own home.
During the discussion, Mr..
Gray quoted a saying dating
back to an old case in England
that "the kings highway is not
a stable yard" The point, he
said, is that the primary pur-
pose of a highway is to move
traffic.
Mr.. Gray noted that the Com
misSioners have the authority
to pass reasonable regulations
covering both traffic move
ment and parking.
Evening star., 1960-02-04

GARDENA. Calf. Feb. 4
(AP) Mrs. Irene Marie Rob-
bins knew there'd be a knock
on her door some day.
1t came yesterday.
She opened the. door and
told the sheriff's deputies out
side:
Il know who you are. I am
Ruth Crum. I lived in fear and
terror all these years. In a way,
I'm glad it's over"
With those words. 1S years
Of Mrs. Robbins life started
crumbling.
To her neighbors, Mrs. Rob-
bins, As, is the wife of Account
ant Franklyn L. Robbins, the
mother of four children and a
leader in school and commu-
nifty affairs.
But authorities in Cook
County, H., know her as a for
mer convict who violated her
parole. She said she never told
her husband about her past.
In 1888, police said, Ruth
Crum sat in a car in Havana,
ILL.,, while male companion
committed a burglary. She
pleaded guilty to the charge,
although she maintained she
didn't know the mans inten-
tions when he left the auto.
After three years in a re-
formatory, she tried to make a
new life by hiding her past.
Authorities said she violated
her parole by getting married
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Cannon Tips Two Hats
To Zoo Finance Issue

When a Congressman wears
two hats, he sometimes may
meet himself coming and going
1t appeared that way today
with release of the hearings of
the House Appropriations Sub
committee on the District
budget for fiscal 1861.
Last year, the full House Ap-
Committee, head
ed by Chairman Cannon, Dem
ocrat of Missouri, expressed
concern about the future
financing of the National 70
illogical Park. 1t called for a
restudy of the most equitable
manner of determining what
part of the Zoos cost should be
borne by the District govern
ment and what part by the
Federal Government.
At recent appropriations hear
ingS. Representative hatcher,
Democrat of Kentucky, asked
what has been done about the
study.
To which Leonard T. Carmi-
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Arbitration Sci
In Rail Dispute
Union and Lines
Accept Proposal

CLEVELAND. Feb. 4 (AP).-
The Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers announced to-
day it has agreed to arbitration
Of its wage dispute with the
Nations railroads.
The announcement was made
by Guy L. Brown, grand chief
engineer, who said, I'VE are
confident that we can present
a good case to an arbitration
board. We can't see how an
arbitration board can fail to
award us a reasonable amount
of money"
1t is the first time the BILE
has agreed to arbitration of a
wage dispute since 1854, when
it failed to get what it asked
No Strike Over Wages
The BILE decision guaranteed
that it would not strike over
wages. However. il and other
railroad unions still are trying
to settle differences with the
railroads over work rules.
The National Railway
Mediation Board proposed to
the railroads and the BILE
that they present their wage
dispute to arbitration after
negotiations in Chicago broke
off last week.
Committees representing the
Eastern, Western and Southern
rail lines accepted the proposal
yesterday.
12% Raise Sought
The BILE had announced last
week that it was planning a
strike vote among its 10000
members.
The brotherhood is asking 9
IL per cent wage increase. The
railroads have asked that il
See RAILROADS, Page At
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Almond Offers
Substitute
Sales Tax Bill
Measure Boosts
Beer, Liquor Levy;
Drops Benefits
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Stafi Writer

RICHMOND, Feb. 4. - Gov.
Almond today offered the Gen
eral Assembly 2 per cent sales
tax bill as an alternative to his
3 per cent proposal.
The new measure also would
impose a 10 per cent State tax
on liquor for the first time and
add 1-cent tax to the present
2-cent levy on each bottle of
beer.
BY eanceling some $39.9 mil
lion in benefits to income tax
payers which had been contem-
plated in the original 3 per cent
tax bill, by adding taxes on liq-
uor and beer and making an
adjustment in the tax structure
elsewhere, the Governor came
up with program designed to
net $141.6 million in new reve-
nue.. This is only 81 million less
than would have been raised
under the 3 per cent sales tax
measure, which included sew
eral tax relief proposals. No in
come tax relief is offered in the
new proposal.
This is not a compromise
with meeting the essential
needs of the State" the Gov
ernor told reporters shortly be-
fore the new bill was introduced
in the House Of Delegates by
Chairman c. K. Hutchens Of
the Finance Committee.
Another Avenue"
This is another avenue of
approach-an alternative ave-
nue-to meeting what believe
to be essential needs" the
Governor said.
He has submitted a budget
totaling $1.32 billion for the
next two years.
The Governor said he would
have no objection" If a hostile
Senate Finance Committee.
which has been regarded as
certain to kill his 3 per cent
bill, would have a change of
heart and pass the original
proposal. That committee will
hold a public hearing on the
8 per cent bill at 2::30 pm. to-
morrow.
Revenues from the 2 per
cent retail sales and use tax
would be split on a $3.50 basis |
between the State and the To-
calities. This would produce
$1l1.4 million in net revenue,
giving the localities $55.7 mil
lion to be distributed on q cur
rent school-age population for
mula. Gov. Almonds original
bill would have sent back $45
million on the basis of official
census figures revised every 10I
years.
To Retain Revenues
The State would retain all of
the new revenue from liquor
and beer taxes as we'll as money
recaptured from the original
bill by eliminating income tax
benefits.
The Governor had proposed
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