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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
BY BEN BOWERS

Tax worries are never over.
Hidden taxes are continually
creeping up on the take-home
envelope, and a new tax which
goes into effect Monday isn't
even concealed.
The Virginia tax against Gig
arets and cigars becomes effec-
tive August L. A stop at the
store for carton of cigarets
will leave the bread winner at
least 70 cents lighter than he nor
mally would be when he got
home on Friday.
Someone is always lucky when
it comes to taxes. With the to-
bacco bite in Virginia, it's those
who chew, dip, or puff a pipe
who get off easy this time. The
new tobacco tax does not apply
to chewing tobacco, snuff, or pipe
tobacco. The price of pipes just
jumped.
The Cost to You
What's this tax going to cost
the people OF Prince Edward who
smoked 2,0S1 200 packs of ciga-
rets last year? IT will take
bite amounting to SS2, 43O. Don't
quit smoking! For broken down
10 the individual, who smokes
1875 packs a year, it's only $5.85
per person.
The states latest tax following
rises on gasoline, whiskey. wine,
and beer on July is three cents
per pack on cigarets and an
equivalent sized tax added to
the price of cigars.
No one seems to know exactly
what you will have to pay for a
pack across the counter on Mon
day. The wholesale distributor is
charged with the responsibility of
putting the new tax stamp on
the individual packages. To do
this he had to rent a machine,
and It will probably be some
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Fifth Sunday Bible
Class Speakers Set

The Rev. Richard Watson,
formerly of Parmville, now pas
tor of First Presbyterian Church
at CreStview. Fla. will teach the
lesson for the Joint Fifth Sunday
meeting of adult Bible classes at
Farmvllle Presbyterian Church,
at Gas am.
Rev. Mr.. Watson is the son OF
Mrs. Epsie P. Vale. of Farm
vile.
Willard Leeper, Longwood Col.
lege faculty member, will teach
the lesson during the joint meet.
ing of Methodist and Presby-
terrain young adult classes at the
Methodist Church. The class OF
Mrs. j. P. McCraw at the Metho-
dist Church will be hosts. Special
music is planned.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
"At The End Of The Legal Battle j."
Private Schools Only Way To Keep
Segregation New Orleans Group Told

Private schools are the only
way to maintain segregation,
Roy R. Pearson. administrator
of the Prince Edward School
Foundation, told citizens of New
Orleans last week.
The Louisiana city has been
ordered to integrate its public
school system this fall. A re-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Municipal Budget Allots
$l42,50O To improvements
Streets TO Get
Mayor Share 0 f
Capital Funds

The 1919 24l Farmville munich
pal budget for the l960-6l fiscal
year d s. gn a I e healthy
1 Sl32 ,3l6, or about one-third. for
capital expenditures.
Such expenditures provide for
construction or acquisition of
new facilities and permanent
services The budgets remaining
(, tWo-thirds, or 1896 .69i. are re-
| CURED for operating expenses,
which keep things going rather
than add to facilities OF services.
The major capital expenditure
item is Sl00.3l6 for new construc-
ton Some $32 900 more is car
marked for accumulating toward
major OUTLAWS in future years for
water and wer system I'M
provements.
The new construction item of
Sl00,3l6 covers OUTLAWS to be
made during the wear in perman-
ent improvements or additions.
! Town Manager Z l.. Quisen-
berry has provided The Herald
with the following breakdown of
these proposed expenditures by
departments:
Planned Projects
Streets - S73, 700 to the follow
ing individual projects. S35 300
for the town S share of the Apo
mattoX river bridge and APP
proach roads: $500 for North
street; $500 for East Secnd
street; $1,000 for Ely street curb
and cutters; $4,000 for black
topping streets, S. ,86l for a
street flusher truck: 81 $50 for
new parking meters. and 1925
for surface treatment at the
north Main street parking lot
decided by the Norfolk & Western
Railway.
Water $1,000 to the follow
ing projects: s. 900 for new
mains $4,000 for meters and
service lines; 81 700 for labor to
complete extension of the water
line west to near the proposed
new storage tank.
Sewer $4,000. as follows.
| 81 900 for new mains, and 81 900
for additional service lines.
Town Property $3.50 for
annual replacement of Police
D epar IN en- automobiles,
and additional land purchase at
Westview Cemetery.
Project Details
The town manager points out
that some of the foregoing prof
ects are tentative, and will re-
quire agreements Of property
owners before improvements be-
gin. Such will be the case. for
example, in proposed improve
ments Of North and Second
streets
The Ely street project calls
for curb and cutters on the east
side between High and Madison
streets. At the latter point, the
improvements will tie into those
completed two years ago on
Madison street.
The streets to receive the
annual black-top surfacing later
this summer have not yet been
fully selected, but Quisenberry
said present plans include Madi-
son and Vaughan streets, be-
tween Third and Longwood ave-
nue. for certain. !
The street flusher, a washing
machine" mounted on a truck, is
| already ordered and should be
delivered in about two weeks,
Quisenberry reports.
The major capital OUTLAWS to be
set aside as reserve items are
/ $40, 900 for sewer works additions
and $4,000 for water works i'm
provements, The Council annu-
ally earmarks such re ser We
I funds, which are deposited at in
tercst ID accumulate toward The
/ time when major OUTLAWS Of
many thousands are required
| This is the system through
Continued on page z
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Friday ot $50 PM.
State Boys Baseball Tournament
To Get COlOrful Ceremonial Start

The players have chosen for this
honor 12yearold Ruth Doyne.
daughter Of MI. and Mrs. J. n.
Doyne, Jr-
The seven competing teams in
the state tourney viii be pre-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Leggett's To
Spend In Excess
OF 100000 Here
For New F loor
And Extensive
Renovation MS

Plans for major renOvations
and construction of an additional
floor at Leggett's Department
Store, Inc, in Farmville were re-
vealed today by U. B. Morris,
manager Of the store.
The, cost Of the project will be
in excess of 100000. The con
tract for construction of a second
floor and several major alter
ations was awarded to the firm
Of Andrews Large and Whidden,
Tuesday. The exact amount of
this contract was not disclosed.
The construction and renova-
ton work will amount to some
$4,000 and at least $50. 1000 or
more will be required for air
conditioning the new floor, install
lation Of an elevator, replace
ment OF fixtures. etc.
Completion of the construction
has been set for period 100
days. The actual wind-up of the
entire renovation program is not
anticipated before the first Of the
year.
R. A. Leggett and H. C. Leg
gett, two owners in the firm
which is affiliated with Belk-Leg-
gets, a 4OO-store buying power
outfit. indicated through Morris
the company is very grateful for
its Farmville area support. They
also indicated that the new out
lay for an modern and en-
larged store is an expression of
their confidence in the Farmville
market.
The second floor will run al
most the entire length of the
present building. IS feet. A self
service elevator from the base
ment to the new floor will be in
stalled Modern stairways will
also be installed to prevent any
waiting, according to Morris.
An ultra-modern and up-to-
date ready-to-Wear floor will be
housed in the new area. Plans
call for fitting and alteration
rooms and other facilities to pro-
vide as much privacy as possible
to the lady shopper. The store
plans to introduce expensive
lines Of dresses to the depart
ment. Infants and children
wear will also be moved to the
second floor.
The entire store is to have new
lighting according to Morris.
New fixtures will be added
throughout the business facility.
The renovation plans do not end
within the store. Considerable
work will be done to improve
Leggett's parking facilities at the
rear of the store.
Morris explained the expansion
program this way. He said,
During the Is years the store
has been in Farmville the gross
has been steady and satisfactory.
We have tried to live up to our
slogan, Stretch You Dollar at
Leggett's.' and we believe we
have" He explained that behind
that slogan is in excess of a 400
store buying power.
Morris said he was apprecia-
tive of the patience shown by
patrons in the stores plans to
eliminate the crowded walking
space.
Assistant manager of the store
here when it opened, Morris has
been with the Farmville business
continually with the exception of
a short period he spent as mana
ger Of the store in Chase City.
The manager promises store
that would be a credit to any
town three times the size Of
Farmville. He said. 1--WE will
have the largest floor space of
any department store in the
Southside. and the most modern
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

quest for a stay in the order
was turned down by the Su-
preme Court on July 10, the
same day Pearson spoke to the
Citizens Council of Greater
New Orleans on the successful
operation of private schools In
Prince Edward last year.
Newspaper accounts from the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Fire De partment
Picnic Saturday

The annual family picnic out
ing of the Farmville Fire De-
partment will be held Saturday
evening at $50 at Sydnor Lake,
summer home of DR.. and Mrs.
w. j. Sydnor.
Members of the Department,
their families and friends and
invited county and municipal Of
ficials will compose the lake
shore gathering for the supper
and social events.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
5 New Members
Named ToLocal
School Board
Veteran Palmer
Gets Another
Four Year Term


constitute the new Prince Ed
ward County School Board were
appointed Wednesday afternoon
in special meeting Of til e
Trustee Electoral Board.
The only member of the board
who has served before is George
w. Palmer, Of Green Bay, who
was reappointed for four-year
term. The other five members
of the school board resigned
April 81. Palmer's term expired
June 80.
Other members appointed are
w. l.. Dickinson. Buffalo dis
trict: DR.. w. E. Smith. Farm
vile district; L. C. Benedict,
Hampden district; c. L. Jones,
Jr.. Lockett district: and j. F.
Glenn, Prospect district.
None of the new appointees
had qualified for office as of
noon Thursday. The qualifica-
ton includes taking the oath of
office before Horace A a m S.
county clerk. The qualifying of
the new members is technical
step, and no one knows exactly
what effect the new board will
have on the hearings to be
held in the Federal District
Court in Richmond, Friday.
Citizens Heard
The Trustee Electoral Board
met June % to consider ap-
pointments to the school board.
Citizens presented the names of
five of the members who were
appointed Wednesday. tt e r e
were no petitions from citizens
of H m p den district. The
The Trustee Electoral Board is
composed of P. T. Atkinson. of
Hampden Sydney, chairman:
DR.. j. H. Cocks, Farmville; and
E. T. Bondurant. Rice.
Atkinson al today, The
board Electoral Board h a s
worked for one month to get
full quota of members and it
has come up with six men we
believe will be good for h e
county"
The citizens of this county
should be grateful to these men.
who have agreed to serve at
this time" he added. Il hope
every thinking person will back
them up in the discharge of their
task. which is never easy. but
now is more arduous t h a n
ever"
At the time of the Electoral
Board meeting on June 80. At
kinson announced the new mem
bers would not be appointed I'M
til a full slate was secured.
George w. Palmer just return
ed from an extended European
tour this week., and apparently
the appointments were held I'M
til his return.
The full slate was announced
Wednesday at $50 pm, by
T. j. McIlwaine, superintendent
of public schools in Prince Ed
ward County.
Members Active
DR.. w. E. Smith, 60, has been
a practicing physician in Farm
vile since 1924. His father, DR..
j. Weldon Smith, was Farm
willie physician also, and t h e
elder DR.. Smith. is now retired.
The new appointee has been
very active in community events
including such honors as presi-
dent and district governor of the
Lions Club. He is a member of
the Farmville Methodist Church,
and served for many years as
the county medical examiner
He was appointed for a two
year ter m. replacing l.. E..
Andrews. who resigned.
The Lockett district member
of the new school board is c. L..
Jones. Jr.. who is a farmer. He
pure ha SCI the old county
farm" in the Sandy River COM
munity, and has turned it into
a model productive farm. He
was recommended for the po-
sition by a petition bearing 1863
Continued on page 7
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Another Step Up For Prince Edword Man
DIR. W. W. Wilkerson Appointed
Superintendent OF instruction

Dr. Woodrow w Wilkerson a staff member of the State
Department OF Education since 945 appointed Super
ntendent of Public Instruction Wednesday.
native of Prince Edward county and graduate of
Hampden-Sydney College, Wlkerson Y.
Pascha who has resigned effective August is become
dent of William Mary appointment was made by
Governor Almond
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
With New Tax Bite Monday
Cigarettes To Tighten Pockets

time before he can ascertain
whether the five per cent of the
tax collected and given him for
the task of doing it will pay the
Wdy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

If it doesn't and the wholesale
man has to raise his price more
than the tax cents, then the re-
taller would probably need an
CONTINUED on page y
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21
Letters

Negroes have no rights in Amer
lea that the whites must respect.
This brain washing has been so
successful until Governor Long
believes it himself.
A careful study of history sets
forth this fact that America was
the home of the Indians. The
patriot Cryspus Attuck, Negro,
was the first to give his life for
Americanism; we served 25O
years without a payday; Negroes
have been among the first to shed
blood in every war since. We
were first to land in France in
World War l, first soldiers to
land in Italy in World War II,
and the first to land in Korea in
that War. Negro troops captured
San Juan Hill under Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt in the Span
ish-American War after all other
TROOPS had failed and Negro
troops were sent across the Mex
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21
Civilization f.

plaques by tanning the air. But
this is inconsequential alongside
the modern superstition that ma
tons do not have to submit to
a rule of law if the human race
is to continue. Could anything be
less rational than the idea that
peace can survive competition
by nations in producing disease
making germs or large explosives
which can destroy millions of
people at time?
We are aghast at government
officials who at one time solemn
ly considered measures to pro-
tect the public against witches.
Yet there is no outcry today
against the incredible irration-
atty represented by the proposal
of some officials to build under
ground shelters as protection
against nuclear war. Hundreds
of millions would have to be
spent to create these intricate
caverns, but no one has yet sug-
gested how people are to be
warned in time against an attack
to do them any good.
A missile carrying a hydrogen
bomb can cross the ocean in some
twelce minutes. Notice of depar-
ture will not be served. Even if
the entire population of Manhat-
tan Island could get into its eel
lars before the bombs were re-
leased, what would happen after
the people got there? How many
of the shelters will be sealed in
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21
lean border to capture Villa.

lean border TO capture Villa.
The sacred Constitution of the
USA spells out Americanism and
to safeguard said Americanism
for Negroes the 18th, 14th and
18th Amendments were added to
the Constitution. Southerners
seperate themselves from the
United States, turn their back
against Americanism and are
fighting for Southern Way of
Life" The Southern way of life
spells out white supremacy.
The Negroes are fighting for
Americanism as embodied in the
US Constitution and all of the
US Senators but II are support
ing same; we are working within
the framework of the Supreme
Court decision, the South is
working against the Supreme
Court decision. Should the Me-
groes be sent back to Africa or
white supremaciests sent-back to
Europe?
Yours truly,
James Saxnilel
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21

under "a mountain Of spilled
stone? And for those people who
may be able to climb out into the
open again, what kind of an en-
vironment will they find? Radio
active dust storms? Where do
they go looking for food? How do
they go about finding medical
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21

treatment and relief for the poi
sons in their blood streams?
The lack of full public dis
cussion about an issue like this is
in itself a throwback to a remote
and primitive age of man in
which the daily routine of the
Continued on Page -
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21

Now While haven't the Civil Rights Report used by
Senator Douoas I'm inclined agree with the four dxecra
horsemen that the report mistaken but mistaken in that it
didn't begin to reveal the amount and degree pressure used to
keep Neqoe citizens in the South from exercising their Conu
tiondI riuht TO vote.
Evening star., 1960-10-18
U. S. DepIores Cubo's S
Drumheod Justice

! Nicaraguan invasion to en-
barrass the regime Of Premier
Fidel Castro.
The American statement on
Thompson and Fuller was is
sued by Joseph w. Reap, press
officer of the State Department.
THE department deplores
drumhead justice" he said.
That it applied in the pres
ent case seems evident from the
facts that unsuccessful appeals
from the death sentences i'm
posed on Thompson and Fuller
lasted only five minutes"
"Drumhead justice" is a
term derived from courts-mar-
tial held in the field, often
with a drum used as a desk.
Mr.. Reap also said the State
Department looks seriously on
the involvement of individual
Americans in the internal af-
fairs and disputes of other
countries.
These executions point up
the potential consequences for
individuals.
"The consequence of dema-
gogic explorations of such in
dividuals' acts for the position
Of the United States are also
potentially very serious"
Evening star., 1960-10-18
U. S. Moving
GoIdfine to
St. EIizubeths
By the Associated Press

Boston Millionaire Bernard
GOldflne will shortly be brought
to st. Elizabeths Hospital here
for mental examination and
treatment.
Federal Prison Bureau Di-
rector James v. Bennett has
instructed United States Mar
shall Ralph w. Gray at Boston
to make the. transfer on a date
of his selection.
Goldflne, a friend of one
time presidential assistant
Sherman Adams, was sched-
uled for trial at Boston this
month on charges of evading
nearly 100000 in income tax.
However. Federal Judge George
c. Sweeney ruled last Wednes-
day that Goldflne is mentally
incompetent to stand trial at
THIS time.
The court placed Goldfine,
who is 10, in the custody OF
Attorney General william p
Rogers and ordered him held
in st. Elizabeth's Hospital In
Boston pending selection Of a
place for him to undergo treat
ment.
Oficial here said that if and
when authorities at the local
hospital find him competent to
stand trial, they will so advise
the Boston court, which will
then conduct another hearing
to make its own determination
in the matter.
Evening star., 1960-10-18
Mummy Death
Defendant Freed

RUTHIN, Wales, Oct. 18 (AP) .
"A court directed verdict Of
not guilty today freed Mrs.
Harah Jane Harvey. IS, Of a
charge that she murdered her
woman lodger in 1910.
The body of the lodger. Mrs.
Frances Knight, lay in a closet
at Mrs. Harvey's home until a
few weeks ago. Mrs. Harvey's
son found 1t while rederocrating
the house.
The corpse was mummifled.
apparently by a chance flow of
warm, dry air through its
hiding place.
The prosecution claimed
Mrs. Harvey killed Mrs. Knight
and concealed the body so that
she could collect maintenance
payments made by Mrs
Knights estranged husband.
Mrs. Harvey admitted hiding
the corpse and collecting the
money for more than two dec
AIDES, but said the lodger died
Of natural causes.
Evening star., 1960-10-18
By the Associated Press

The United States has &C.
cused Cuba Of drumhead justice
in the execution Of two Ameri-
cans.
At the same time, the State
Department has warned Amer
leans to stay out of foreign
disputes.
The accusation and warning
yesterday were evoked by
Cuba's execution of Alan Dale
Thompson and Robert Otis
Fuller. They were convicted
by a military tribunal of taking
part in an invasion of Cuba.
It was not known whether
the United States planned to
make an official diplomatic
protest as it did last Thursday
after Cuba executed another
American, Anthony zarba, on
a similar charge.
The State Department accu-
sation. which drew no official
comment from the Cuban gov
ernment last night. came just
before a military tribunal post
poned until today the SEN
fencing of a fourth American,
Leslie Bradley. He is charged
with collaborating in a fake
Evening star., 1960-10-18
FOUND

CAT, black and white, Conn. ave. area.
JE. 2-7325. after 9.
DOG, Chesapeake Bay retriever, male;
vic. Conn. Ave. Estates, wheaton.
VIII. 6-5565.
EYEGLASSES, brown rims; nr. s.w.
corner Of National Museum. Call
GLOVES, lady's, long, black, dinner;
made in West Germany; vic. 7th
and K SITS. NV, Oct. IL. FE. 3-6314.
HOUND. male, approx. 8 yrs; collar:
found vic. Viers Mill I'd. and Conn.
ave. Call OIL. 6-9392.
WEDDING BAND, lax gold, wide, en-
graved R.G.P., dated I60; found vtc
W. Hyattsville. AP. 1860.
Published Daily and Svndoy
Iaf 226 Virginia Ave. Sc.
at Washington, b.
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