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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

gifted miScreants. 1t would not
be a tragedy, of course, to miss
Hell Is A City" but it does
recommend itself as an anti
dote for so much of the do
nestle brand of skull bashing
and bloodshed.
Stanley Baker is the hero of
the Playhouse film and quite
an attractive chap he is. De-
spite his role of police in
spector, he takes rather al
cheerful view of humanity in
the large and is never either
indignant or surprised that
some of its members OCCASION
ally let their responsibility
lapse.
He even has a gentle toler-
ance for a plump, feverish bar
maid whose crush on him is
something to be resisted with
gentlenesS.
X
It is an underplayed sus-
pense yarn that Baker domi-
mates. his quarry in it a mob
ster who heists the proceeds of
a bookmaker tycoon. Society's
agents naturally are supposed
to protect even a gamblers
profits and Baker undertakes
this task with the confidence
of dedicated professional.
In the netherworld to which
his work leads him, he runs
across quite a number of in
teresting types. Many of these
are given to felonious mischief
but only one or two to violence.
Thumbing and talking his way
through the lot, Baker has one
sly advantage over the four in
volved in the actual money
snatch in which, unfortunately,
a blond girl clerk is killed.
What he knows, that the
culprits do not. is that the
stolen money was marked to
leave green stains on the hands
Of the bandits, none of whom
apparently think there is any
thing strange in this mark.
Val Guest who directed Hell
Is a City" follows the English
formula of building suspense
by having his criminals move
at a panicky tempo while their
pursuers take things leiSurely.
Following the path of the latter
with his cameras, he is never
in too much of hurry to pause
for the touch of local color or
the amusing observation and
comment on human behaviour.
A highlight of this is a Sc
quence devoted to an examina-
ton Of a coin tossing game in
an industrial midlands town.
This game is to its players
what foxhunting is to the aris-
tocracy. More. it seems equally
well organized with the nom
players stationed at their
apartment house windows serv-
ing as lookouts for the ever
menacing police.
1t supplies the film with it's
turning point. as you might ex-
pect but about which no re-
viewer can be precise.
Baker, as the soft-voiced |
sleuth, is a polished figure in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

100. 1855. 5:45, 7:55 and 1910
pm.
Palace - "Butterfield g.;
HAS am, 1850, 1855. 6, sos
and 1910 pm.
Playh0use-"Hell is a City,;
1915, 2:05. 4, $50, 7:45 and
9:35 pm.
Plaza-"The Fast Set; 11:45
am, lis. 3, 4:40, 6:15, 8, 9:40
and 11:20 pm.
Town - Hiroshima, Mon
Amour; 1905. 1850, $3.50, Sis,
6:55, 1885 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux Song Without
End; 1920 am, 1895, 8, Sis,
TAO and 9:55 pm.
UptOwn-"Sunrise at Campo
bello"; $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Ben Hur";; 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18
ON THE LONG COURSE

Yuletide show on the morning
of December 10. Screentime
is 8 am. :. There will be prizes,
including six bicycles. All
Washington neighborhood the
aters will be holding special
Thanksgiving matinees next
Thursday. Some with spe-
cial added family attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18
THE PASSING SHOW
Crime Cheerful Fun
In Playhouse Film
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic Of The Star

As compared with Hollywoods. crime in English movies
is such good, clean fun.
This is evident again in the lamentably titled Hell Is
City which opened today at the Playhouse Theater In
spite OF its label this rather amusing meodrama sort
Of duel of wits between the police and quartet Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

HELL IS A CITY" Columbia
Pictures release, produced by Mi
chael CarreraS, directed by Val
Guest. music composed and con-
Quoted by Stanley Black, screenplay
by Guest from the novel by Maurice
Proctor. At the Playhouse Theater.
The Cast
Inspector Martineau Stanley Baker
Don Startling John Crawford
Gus Hswkins - Donald Pleasence
Eurnisher Steele Joseph Tomelty
Devery Geoffrey Frederick
Lucky LuSk Wanda Gndseil
CloRser Roach - Charles Houston
IaWny Jakes $500 Joby Blanshard
Laurie I,ovett - Charles Morgan
Bert Darwin Peter Madden
Bragg nickie Owen
Cecily Inis Naina
Commercial Traveller
Warren Mitchell
SILVER steele Sarah Branch
Sam AlaStafr WilliamSon
superintendent Russell Napier
Evening star., 1960-09-02

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

Their airing of the proposal at
the annual chapter meeting on
June 9. The board requested that
representatives of Southside
Hospital and the Community
Chest be present then to help
formulate a decision. and re-
ceive more positive information.
Mrs. Edwards also outlined
for the board information she
acquired while attending he
ARC executive training course
at Alexandria and Washington
recently. She discussed the Red
Cross responsibilities as it con-
tinueS to answer humamtarian
calls all over the world. Also.
the ARCS efforts to secure re-
turn of Americans still held
prisoners behind the Iron Cur
tain.
Every chapter is link in
the chain that holds this great
organization together as it
stands by to serve its country
and community" Mrs. Edwards
said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Red Cross Chapter Considering
Blood Program Responsibility
Decision Dote June 3

The executive board Of the
Prince Edward county chapter,
American Red Cross. has taken
under Amusement a request that
the chapter assume RESPONSE
bility for the blood program in
the county.
The request for such support
was made by the staff of South
side Community Hopstial, ac-
cording to DR.. w, Otis McClune
ARC chapter president.
r he president and Mrs.
Adelaide Edwards. executive
secretary, placed the question
before the executive board dur
ing its recent session. They
also outlined the new tasks such
sponsorship would entail: we'll
planned organization, a we'll
trained staff of volunteers.
countrywide public cooperation,
both in Prince Edward and per-
haps adjoining counties now
participating in Red Cross blood
programs.
After discussing the program,
the board recommended a fur
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

before a justice of the peace or
police officer, and that brings
the case under the jurisdiction
of the Juvenile Court, where it
belongs Mayor Watkins said.
Judge Concerned
William P Hay, Jr.. Judge
OF the county's Juvenile Court,
who also has expressed concern
over the potential for death or
anguished sorrow surrounding
+ t driving, has declared he
will follow through if formal
complaints are lodged.
Mayor Watkins pointed out
that the Juvenile Court Judge
has many methods of restrain
ing persons committed to his
court not possible to regular
courts of law. Fines and jail
sentences need not be resorted
to in the juvenile court which
may exercise such enforcement
procedures, suitable for young
people, as probation or license
suspension.
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

land and King George expert
cnced no fatalities and for High
land this was the second con-
secutive deathless year. Forty
counties showed decreases. AZ
increases and eight had exactly
the same number as in 1858.
For cities with populations
above $4,000. Norfolk had the
best record with Is deaths.
Pedestrian deaths for the en-
tire state numbered 172, TO
break a long series Of annual
reductions resulting in an all
time low of Isl in 1858.
Total crashes rose from II .473
to 75,12e, and 707 as against
TAI III 1858. resulted III fatal
ties Injuries rose from 24.112
to c6,34S while economic losses
totaled sos ,250, 900 - a decrease
of $1,375 900.
Noncollision Rate Down
Noncollision fatal crashes, or
those involving no other car or
a pedestrian, broke continuous
rise to fall from 1893 to 261.
Rural deaths for the state
were up from 698 to 724. Urban
deaths were down from 1853 to
l26.
The percentage of fatal crash
es involving drivers known to
have been drinking was down
from 1871 to 29.1.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Wide Concern Acknowledged
Fortnight Public Action Asked To
Halt Teenagers' Reckless Driving

Mayor William F.. Watkins,
Jr., acknowledging growing
c 0 m m u n Wv de concern
over teenage speeding and
reckless driving in Farmville
and environS, said today that
the most effective remedy will
be fortnight action by adults
witnessing these law violations.
The police cannot run down
all complaints. For one thing,
they are easily spotted by VIC
lators, who then hide or slow
down temporarily. For another,
they have many other enforce
ment tasks to perform, tn e
mayor said.
However, any adult who OBJ
serves speeding or reckless driv-
ing can swear out a juvenile
complaint. That may be done
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
IS Register For
Swimming Classes

Sixty-five have registered for
summer swimming classes, j
H. James, Jr., chairman of the
instruction committee, announc-
ed today.
Registration for the classes
set to begin June q was con-
Quoted Saturday at Grove Street
Park. Those interested in re-
ceiving the instruction and un-
able to register Saturday may
co so at the hospital informa-
ton desk or at the Southside
1B Association office.
The registration, which re-
quires children to have a doc
tors certificate attesting to their
physical fitness and the par
ent's signed permission, must
be completed by the day classes
begin. Registration may be
made at the pool after its open
ing June 8.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
At Cumberland High School
agriculture Glasses
Viewed By Formosans

mosans, graduate students at
VPI.
TIE Ming Chen and Shou-MeI
Wang. accompanied by C. E
Richard, associate professor OF
agriculture education at VPI,
toured the Cumberland class
room and shop facilities.
The visitors studied methods
procedures, and the organization
Of the vocational agriculture
unit. E. H. Vassar, head of the
Cumberland unit, conducted the
men on the tour.
Chen and Wang came to the
United tates from Taiwan For
moSa) where they had beer
teachers of vocational agricul
ture.
Wang will complete require
ments for M. A. degree in
education at VPI this summer
Selected by the U. S. Inter-
national Cooperation Admin
stration, and the Formosan gov.
eminent. Chen came to this
country for training in 1859. His
special studies at VPI were be-
gun in September, and require
the 1880 academic year fol-
completion.
Chen will attend state teach
ers' college in Texas for a five
week course when he leaves
Blacksburg this summer. After
that he will return to his native
land to resume his teaching vo-
cation in the field of agriculture.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

applies to us, Also" Mayor Wat
kinS said.
Full Steam Ahead
E. M. Pairet, president of the
Farmville Chamber of Com
merce, said he believes the fig
ureS showing population drops in
Prince E d W a I'd, Cumberland,
Buckingham, Amelia and Char
lotte, ought to mean simply full
steam ahead for the effort to but
tresS agriculture and acquire
more industry.
The Chamber of Commerce
now is embarked on a plan of
raising $50 900 in callable pledges
to provide matter-of- fact talking
points with industrial prospects
The funds would be used to erect
a basic plant unit should such
be necessary as shown by the
negotiations.
1--WE have been told on nuuner-
Continued on page z
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

Statewide the trend was diff
ferent. Col, C. w. Woodson. Jr..
superintendent CT State Police
and chairman of the Governor S
Highway Safety Committee, re-
leased the tabulation showing
$50 deaths. a slight reduction
from 86l of 1858.
Best Area Record
The best record in the area
was in Powhatan county where
only two deaths were attribut-
ed to traffic causes. Last year
that county had ono fatality.
Amelia county worsened its
1858 record by one for four
casualties. Cumberland an
Prince Edward each had five
deaths in 1859. A year ago.
Cumberland had the best record
in Virginia, not single traffic
death. while Prince Edward re
corded one.
In Buckingham county there
were six highway deaths for the
second worst record in the area
during 1859. Three deaths were
recorded there in 1858 as a re-
suit of traffic mishapS.
Charlotte led the way in
county report of traffic deaths.
There, eight were recorded in
1859 for a slightly higher total
than the six in 1858.
M Fatalities
Three counties, Bath, High
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Benefit Baseball
Game Set Thursday

Independent baseball teams
Of Farmville and Rice will play
a benefit game on the new
diamond here Thursday night
with all proceeds going to the
Little Boys League Park fund.
The 8 pm. game will pit two
squads composed Of college, ser
vice and former high school
players. The Rice team is play
ing regular independent sched-
ule, and the Farmville team
hones to launch a season with
this contest.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
National News Summary
No Reply On
D0wned Plane
In East Germany
BY H. v. LANCASTER, JR.

SOW T AUTHORITIES in
communist East Germany said
Saturday they have forced
down" an unarmed American
air force transport plane and
taken its nine occupants into
custody. They did not say how
the plane was forced down. Gen.
Clyde D. Eddleman. U. S. army
commander in Europe, tol d
neWsmen in Berlin he has asked
the Russians to release the nine,
but so far he has received no
reply.
PRES. EISENHOWER return
ed to Washington Friday follow
ing the breakup of the summit
meeting in Paris and a brief,
goodwill trip to Lisbon, Poi'tu-
gal. The President was left
misty-eyed by the warm recep-
ton of an estimated 200, 600 who
greeted him at Andrews Air
Force Base and lined his route
to the White House. I'VE can
be watchful for more irritations
and possibly other incidents
which can be more than annoy
ing" he said. He is expected to
make radio. TV report to the
nation this week.
SOVIET PREMIER Khrush-
chev returned to Moscow Satur-
day after a stopover in COM
munist East Berlin. Thousands
Of Russians were called out to
give him an unusually elaborate
welcome, but the U. S. envoy
boycotted the festivities because
he said there had been no clari-
fication of Khrushchev' re-
marks at Paris news confer
ence in which he called Mr..
Eisenhower a thief. Khrushchev
deliberately sabotaged the sum-
NIT conference by demanding
Eisenhower apologize for send
ing a spy plane over Russia and
punish those responsible. T h e
President suspended spy flights
and said they would not recur,
but this did not satisfy the So
Wet leader. Later in Berlin
Khruschev said he would not
bring any new pressures to bear
on West Berlin for the time be-
ing. The Berlin question, from
the American point of view, was
one of the main reasons for the
summit conference.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Car Wash To
Help Recreation

The Farnlville Junior Woman S
Club will sponsor a car wash
Wednesday, May Is, with pro-
ceeds going to the Farn1ville
Recreation Association.
The club members will wash
cars from 9 am. to 6 pm. at
Farmville ESQ Service, I'll E.
Third Street.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
SOuthside Now
Bristles With
Planning Groups

Preliminary figures on the 1860
census of population are ex-
pected to spur industrial devel-
opment efforts in Southside Vir-
GINA, which are even row max
ing this region camp of brist-
Ing economic opportuniStS.
Efforts to replace dwindling
agricultural opportunity and
manpower needs with manufac-
turing work opportunities have
preceded by some time the cen
sus firal pronouncement that
declining population resulting
from the move from rural re-
elonS to urban centerS continues
pretty much undated.
Farmville. taking the lead for
Prince Edward county through
organization of the Farmville
Area Development Corporation a
half dozen years ago, had the
field somewhat to itself for a
time.
Now merchants and business
men here still working are but
regional associates and COM
retitors in a limited sense
IN an area-Wide effort which en-
compasseS Amelia, Buckingham.
Charlotte, Cumberland, Motto
way. Mecklenburg, Lunenburg,
Greersville, Brunswick and Dim
Widdie.
Charlotte Efforts
Charlotte county early this
month launched a nine member
planning and development COM
mission with the assigned task
OF working with the board of sup
ervlsors to attract new industry.
The supervisors have one rep
resentatiVe on the commission.
He's e. E. Franklin, brakes
Branch weekly newspaper pub
Usher. The others are a banker.
educator, businessmen, farmer
and county judge. -..
Reduced tobacco acreage. the
exit of young people and attain
ing a broader base to give work
to farm operators were listed as
reasons the county has come to
grips with the situation.
A month ago, a new associa-
| ton to promote business in Dill
wynn and the surrounding area
was organized. Named the Dill
wynn Business Association, the
group has elected Abner Seay
president.
A four-man planning commits
sion is headed by Leslie O'8rv-
ant and a membership commit
tee by R, j. Jones.
Six County Project
The most farflung effort, using
the regional technique in place
OF the other method of procedure
{. single community effort
is the Southside Virginia Indus
trial Planning Council. 1t in
cludes Brunswick, Dinwiddie,
Greensville, Lunenburg, Meek
1enburg and Nottoway counties.
This six-county council in the
heart of tobacco country has just
received results of a II months
study by the Advisory Council on
the Virginia Economy. Conduct
ing the study were officers and
economists of Vepco. the states
Continued on page ?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Industry Seeking Efforts
Seen Popped Up By Census
People Shift,
Not Loss Is
Seen In Count

local government leader
and the head of the business
men 5 organization here see moth
ing more startling in the census
verdict of a $500 drop in popu-
lation in the surrounding six
>..4.y area Stree 1850 than a
confirmation of the already exist
ing effort to add more industry
to the economy.
Mayor VI. r. Watkins. Jr., of
Farmville. said fuller study of
the final, official population re-
,ort is necessary before proper
understanding of the situation
can be had.
Il believe, however, the new
figures simply underscore what
is a Well-recogrized American
-rend exodus from rural to
urban areas. Obviously the trend
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Lower School P-TA
Meets Thursday

Officials of the Prince Ed
ward School Foundation will
be featured on the program
of the lower school P-TA
meeting, Thursday, May rs.
The meeting will be held in
the court house at s pm.
1t is anticipated that details
on the operation of private
schools for the coming year
will be announced at that
time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24

CUMBERLAND, May % =
The Vocational Agriculture De-
partment at Cumberland High
School was ore Of two in Vir-
ginia recently visited by For
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Area Delegates
Favor Move To
Support johnson
Byrd's Political
Backing Shows
At Convention

Area delegates to the State
Democratic Convention at vir-
ginia Beach. SATURDAY.. STRONGLY
supported the top action of the
day. which was to cast the
states 80 votes at the national
convention for Lyndon B. John
son.
The fourth district delegates.
with overwhelming support
across the state. also succeeded
In getting a stronger resolution
against Indignation than the one
originally drafted by Governor
Lindsey Almond.
The following paragraph was
added to a resolution prepared
by Almond:
This convention expresses
unalterable opposition to the
enforced mixing of the white
and Negro races in our public
schools. 1t is our firm con-
viction that enforced integra-
ton in the public schools is
detrimental to the progress and
welfare of both races and we
advocate strongly that every
effort be made to maintain the
constitutional policy Of segre-
gated schools"
Byrd Talk
U. S. Senator Harry F.. Byrd
drew rounds of applause as he
Soundly criticized the U. S. Su-
preme Court. and said he
wouldn't call Warren a "chief
Justice
Rep. Howard w. Smith was
the keynoke speaker. who was
introduced by Byrd. Smith made
a strong speech in behalf of
states rights, fiscal response
bility in government, and the
future of the Democratic Party.
Nominated as delegates from
the fourth district to the nation
at convention in Los Angeles
this summer we're: William r.
Blandf0rd, Of Powhatan; Luns-
ford Butterworth. Dinwiddie:
Hardaway Marks, Hopewell;
and w. Edwin Neblett. Lunen-
burg. del. John H. Daniel will
attend as a delegate from the
fifth district
Alternates nominated were
John Vance, of Amelia. and
Johns Birmingham. j. Travis
Edwards was nominated presi-
dental elector, and State Sena-
tor Garlafd Gray. of waverly,
was named district chairman.
District representatives to the
state central committee were
Sen. Gray; w. E. Cohoon. of
Suffolk; L. H. Irby. Blackstone;
R. F. B. Steele. Petersburg; AL
bertiS S. Harrison, Jr., Law
renceville; E. Floyd Yates, Pow
hatan; Mrs. Russell Wagers,
Apponattox; Mrs. Virginia JEFF
freys. Chase City; and A. E. S.
Stephens, Snlithfield.
Byrd In Control
An undercurrent of antago-
nism between Byrd followers
and Almond followers, kept the
convention on its toes. Byrd was
clearly in command of the meet
ing, and on the surface every
thing was peaches and cream.
Governor Almond lost con-
siderable ground, being defeat
ed in every proposal he made.
To compensate for the losses,
Governor Almons was handed
the position of chairman of the
Virginia delegation to national
convention.
Almond opposed instrucung
the delegation to vote for any
particular candidate at the ma
tonal convention. However, the
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Cumberland Error

Cumberland Error
The regional Census official at
Blackstone has issued a correc-
ton in the preliminary count for
Cumberland county, giving
corrected figure of 6,31S persons.
The count issued last week was
given as $3.50. Cumberland's
1850 population was 1882, or 934
greater than today.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-24
Area Traffic Fatalities Up In
1859 While State Sees Reduction

Traffic fatalities in Herald during 1859 more
IMAM doubled the total the previous year
The official final of Vrenlas 1859 traffic
beats shows 80 for the counties area This COMPARES
with IA in 1858