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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

Trear: tap dance. Travis STAN
ley: reading, Mrs. Nelson Hix,
of Prospect.
An Amelia quartette will sing
Blue Moon. The dancers
names have not been disclosed,
but most Of these acts will be
by groups separately perform
ing the minuet, square dancing
and the charleston and jitterbug.,
Mitchell, a member of the
Hampden-Svdney College Glee
Club will sing the opening theme
song, "Shine On Harvest Moon"
and will return laster In the
program to render Autumn
Leaves.
AL Smith, program director Of
Radio Station WFLO, will serve
as master Of ceremonies.
The proceeds will be used TOR
The Womans Club House debt.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
BY JOHN STICK

When Fl willie National
Guardsmen leave early Saturday
morning for their annual two
week encampment at Camp A.
P. Hill, they will be heading for
the most advanced and demand
ing summer training period of
the postwar period.
They will also be heading to-
ward a military reservation
which, together with Camp Pick
EFT at Blackstone, has been re-
vitalized the past year through
vast federal expenditures for up
to-the-minute. atomic age train
ing of Reserve forces.
The U. S. Army has condition
ed the two camps to provide all
administrative. hous in and
training facilities for combat
division. The division Infantry
battle groups and Engineer and
Medical units will train at Camp
A. P Hill. the 76,OOO-acre reser-
walton near Fredericksburg.
Division Divided
ArmOr and Artillery units of
the division will train at Camp
Pickett, where special tank and
armor ranges and artillery i'm
pact areas and observation posts
have been constructed during the
past year. Pickett's area com
prises $4,000 acres.
For command purposes this
summer, the Army is support
ing National Guard and Reserve
divisions with an aviation trans
portation company. It's mission is
to shuttle division commanders,
division staff officers and visiting
brass between the two camps in
army helicopters. This will pro-
vide division liaison and control
although the division is divided
between two reservations.
During the two-week camp,
Guardsmen will progress into the
most advanced training since
their first post World War en-
campmeut IN 1913 ct Virginia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Foundation Bus
Offer Still Open

The Prince Edward School
Foundations offer of bus trans
portation in Farmville has beer
accepted by about 300 children
Roy E. Pearson, administrator
announced today.
The offer. was made for every
child who lives a half mile OF
more from the school he vii.
attend. Transportation in the
county will continue on a basis
similar to what it has been ir
the past when the program was
administered by Patrons, Inc.
instead Of the foundation itself
Pearson said today the system
could still handle another 100
children in town, and urged par.
ents interested to inform the
foundation of their desires as
soon as possible in order to "a
cilitate final planning.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
FoFmvilIe Firm Work
Giant Radar Station For Aviation
Now Under Construction In Amelia

The facility to aid both mill
tary and civilian aviation is part
of a link that extends from Ben
son, N. c., to Washington, D. c.
Construction of the station, with
its 280-foot tower, cost approx
mately $4,000, exclusive of gov
eminent supplied materials.
Smitty Brothers Electric Ser
vide Company, of Farmville,
holds the contract for all cleo
trical work at the station, and
the Central Illinois Tower Main
tenance Company. of Monticello.
ILL.,, has the contract for install
lation Of the tower.
C. R. Muller, construction sup
erintendent for the federal gov
eminent, said the station should
be completed by the end of the
month. Work on the project
started the first Of July.
The Amelia station, located on
property lea sed from D. B.
Whitaker, Jr., is the largest of
three stations to be built in Vir-
ginia by Snitty Brothers and
the Illinois tower unit. Other
stations will be at Dundas and
at Oilville. There are eight sta
lions in the state in all.
The station. which will be
CONTINUED on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

There were so many people rush
ing around that it made ones
head swim.
That night we went on a Won
derful boat trip around Manhat-
tan Island. The sights were
grand = the Manhatton Skyline
the 10 bridges that we sailed IN
der, the little red lighthouse and
many other interesting things.
including the lovely lady, hold
ing the torch of freedom aloft,
at the mouth of the harbor.
After this trip a visit was
made to the Taft Hotel to hear
Charlie Drew sing. Our first
evening out on the town was end
ing, so it was time to grab a
little shut-eye, so we could get
up early the next morning.
Wednesday morning brought a
very interesting trip to see lots
of wonderful new sights, includ-
ing a walk through the Cathed-
raj Of St. John the Divine. Two
of our party gave up this trip to
60 to Pier 80 to visit the Queen
Mary. and to watch her set
sail for Southampton, England
The tour ended at the fabulous
RCA building, where we all saw
how television and radio shows
originate over NBC.
After a quick lunch we split up
to shop, visit, or go to the stage
show matinee. Six Of US saw
"Bye-Bye Birdie" on the Sam
S. Shubert theatre stage.
Promptly at $50 that night
we caught a taxi to the Radio
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

The show will feature home
and out-of-town talent in music,
comedy, dance and drama. Some
Of the performers are we'll
known for previous participation
in local talent shows. Others will
be presented for the first time.
A tentative program. released
last week by the sponsoring
club women lists Is acts. These
include solo and quartette
singers; minuet. square, charles
ton. jitterbug and tap dancers;
an instrumental CONDO; comedy
sklts, including the Shriner
Clowns, and a reading.
Performers named, although
the list is still growing, in
clude: vocal soloists, Freddie
Mitchell. Hampden-Sydney stu
dent. and Harry Simpson; skit
performers, Robert Burger,
Carolyn Wood and Barbara Jean
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
NatiOnuINe1us Summary
BY H. V. LANCASTER, JR.
RUSSIAN DRIFTING EARTH IN SPACE FLIGHT
} EXODUS IN EAST GERMANY FARLEY ON BERLIN

RUSSIA SCORED another his
toric first in the space race as
they claim to have successfully
kept man in space for over 25
hours. circling the earth II times.
and making a successful landing
$50 miles from Moscow. Major
Titov rocketed into space Sunday
and orbited the earth. In travel
ing 434 $50 space mics. he cross
ed every continent. reaching a
height of 1898 miles. Major
Titov, who calls himself the
Eagle. had lunch aboard his five
ton space ship. enjoyed a three
course dinner. and then went to
bed for the night. He landed the
ship Monday morning. Apparently
U. S. officials do not question
that the flight took place since
the Kennedy administration Of
1erS CONGRATULATIONS 10 Russia on
the achievement. and the U. S.
Astronauts expressed no surprise
at the success of the historic
flight Two way radio communi-
cations kept the Russian space
man in tact with his
ground headquarters throughout
the flight. He also issued greet
ings to each continent as he
passed over. but had no special
word of greeting for the U. S.
UNREST was reported spread
ing in communist East Germany
Is the foreign ministers 81 the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Farmville Dress
Strike Ends

The 92-day old strike at Farm
vile Dress Company came to an
end Thursday when picketing OF
the plant was called off.
The exact status of who ended
up the victor, the plant or the
union. remained cloudy today.
Developments Monday morning
would indicate the company
came out on top although the
union, International Garment
Workers Union (AFL-CIO), con-
tends the strike has been set
tied.
The pickets. irregular since
hot weather came, were called
off after the first shift Thursday
morning. None showed up Mon
day morning to picket the plant,
but. about ten Of the striking
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Shows Night Clubs Sightseeing
New York Tour Busy, Eventful

EDITORS NOTE: Mrs. Mar
vim H. Maxey, Jr., Of Cumber-
land, was elected Scribe of The
Herald tour. This is her report
Of the trip, for which all men,
bers Of the tour express their
thanks.)
Nineteen happy people board
ed a comfortable air condition
ed Greyhound bus at Farmville,
July 81. Thanks to the subscrib-
ers of The Farmville Herald,
we had won an all expenses
paid trip to New York City.
The bus left Farmville prompt
ly at noon, and headed for Nor
folk. This part of the trip went
quickly as we all became &C
quainted. Arriving in Norfolk at
4 pm, excitement was mount
ing There we went aboard the
Old Bay Line Steamer, which
became our home for the next
IS hours.
Dinner aboard the steamer
was an event that everyone
greatly enjoyed. The view from
the boat was wonderful. John
Spencer did not sell any "sea
legs" and Mrs. MaXev and
Mrs. Walton didn't keep anyone
awake that night.
Everyone was up bright anC
early the next morning to q
| hearty breakfast. And here we
are at Baltimore. Suitcases were
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

Institutional costs, $4,000 and
equipment, $4,000.
The outlay items Of the budget
total 1888. lG1, which allows con-
tingency fund of $6.218 since the
tuition charges will raise the an
ticipated total of 1899, $3.50.
In exact figures. the new bud
get is $197.57 lower than the one
for tine past session. The reduc-
ton from 10 to 3 in the number
of buildings used in Farmville
reduces the proposed OUTLAWS for
operation and fixed charges, but
this is offset by needed OUTLAWS to
equip the new Prince Edward
Academy Upper School and the
addition of an assistant admins
traitor for the system.
Robert Redd, industrial arts
shop teacher last year, is the
new assistant administrator. A
considerable portion of his time
will be devoted to direction of the
bus transportation system, of
about 20 BUSES. Loyal C. Bene-
dict has been added to the fac
ulty as shop teacher, replacing
Redd.
School Changes
When the Foundation system
starts the new session on Sep
TENDER 5, the elementary school
at Farmville will be consolidated
Continued on page n
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quickly packed and whisked off
to the bus that awaited us as
we climbed off the steamer.
New York here we come.
After one stop we rolled into
New York City via the Lincoln
Tunnel to the cries of there's
the Empire State Building. /"
where's the Statue of Liber-
typ" At II noon we were at the
lovely Hotel Piccadilly. where
we would stay for the remainder
of our visit. So to our rooms
to rest for a while = and who
rested? No one!
Everyone was eager to eat
at a new restaurant and to have
a look at the New York stores.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

The Foundation tuition charges
Will be $40 for each lower school
or elementary child enrolled, and
S?65 for each pupil enrolled in
the upper or high school.
AS released bv the Foundation
board today, the budget antici-
pates estimated income at $780,
$50. That is calculated on an an
ticipated enrolment Of 1862 stu
dents 362 lower school pupils
to be charged $24O, and 500 upper
school students paying the $265
charge.
Bus System
The Foundation will assume di-
rect control and supervision of
bus transportation when it COM
mences it's third session next
month. A separate budget for bus
operation is being drawn up, but
it has not yet been finalized, Ad-
ministrator Roy R. Pearson said.
A flat charge of S35 per child
for the 1882 term will be
charged for use Of the bus trans
portation facilities, the Founda-
ton has announced.
The major item of outlay in
the 1852 budget will be instruc-
ton costs of 1894 ,352 for fac
ulty of IS the full required
complement already secured by
contracts. The teaching staff will
have % on the upper school fac
ulty at Prince Edward Academy
and 81 at the six lower schools,
including II at the large It,
Prince Edward Academy lower
school, at Farmville.
The faculty includes seven new
members for the 1852 session.
Provides Cushion
Other expense divisions in the
estimated bud G ct are: fixed
charges. $l2.482; operation, SILL
700: administration. $13 ,420; other
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
RecreationPark
Wind-Up Friday

The Grove Street Park
will close its nine-Week rec
reation program with a
free picnic on Friday. Aug.
IL, from 5 pm, to 7 pm.
Any child who has parti-
cipated in the park program
is invited to attend, accord
ing to Mrs. Frances Brooks,
park director.
The presentation of citi-
zenship awards for partici-
patton and cooperation dur
ing the summer program
will be presented to winning
youngsters during the picnic
program. Mrs. Brooks said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
DIR. Vance Goes
To Connecticut

DR.. J. A. Vance III. has an
nounced that he will close his
offices in Farmville on August
IL. AS soon as his business is
closed out here, he will go to
West Hartford. Conn. where he
will be connected with the Con-
necticut General Life Insurance
Company.
DR.. Vance has been in Farm
vile for the past two years. and
has a wide general practice in
this area.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

u. S.. Britain. and France opened
three days of talks in Paris Sat
urday. They were to be Joined
later by the foreign minister of
West Germany Their principal
topic will be the problem of Ber-
lin and a divided Germany, an
issue W hich Soviet Premier
khrushchev agreed to negotiate
in notes handed to the Western
powers last week. However, the
Red boss still threatened to sign
separate peacey treaty with
East Germany unless the West
meets certain Soviet demands.
THE EXODUS of East Ger
mans to the West continued un-
abated last week despite East
German efforts to halt the flow.
A total of l0.419. the highest for
any week this year, registered at
West German refugee reception
centerS. Hundreds more may
have gone directly to relatives or
new jobs, leaving registration for
malities until later. There were
reports that Walter Ulbricht,
head Of the East German regime
who was in Moscow last week,
was trying to get Khrushchev's
permission to seal off the Dor
der.
AN E CON MIC CONFER.
ENCE designed to launch a mas
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Leave Early Saturday
Guar1snaen Face Stiff Camp Tests

Beach. This will emphasize pla-
toon and company combat prob
lens, Army Training Tests on
the platoon level using live am
munition, and infantry-tank team
tactics.
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Night exercises will also be
emphasized.
All-Tent Site
The 1861 encampment, and
probably armory drills following,
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Watershed Group
Tackles Problem
OF Easements
Farmers Start Fund
To Aid In Getting
Required Permits

The problem of how to get the
remaining easements neces Sar,
for completion of the Buffalo
Creek Watershed was tackled BY
some so farmers at meeting
held Thursday at the site of the
one dam now under construc-
ton.
The meeting was set up by
the watershed committee to give
the public an opportunity to in
spect construction progress at
the first dam in the Prince Ed
ward county water and conser-
walton development.
The group toured the dam
site, but most of the program
was devoted to a discussion Of
ways to get eight structural ease
ments that now have all remain
ing dams in the $4,000 acre
project tied up. In fact. that dis
cusSion was prolonged to the ex-
tent that a technical report OF
Dam Site No. 2 was never
reached.
Fund Established
A fund to aid in obtaining
easements was launched by T.
Dayton Dillon, head Of the water
shed committee. His contribu-
ton of SIS started chair of re-
action among the farmers to
give to an easement procure
ment fund. The total of contri-
buttons made was not released
Immediately since the commit
tee desires to solicit aid of 9th
ers in the watershed not present
at the meeting and furnish ad-
ditional information to those in
terested as to exactly what the
funds would be used for, a
spokesman for the group said.
Establishment of such a fund
to aid in paying transportation
costs for persons or a represen-
tative Of the watershed COM
mittee to see, landowners who
have not signed the easements
was given high priority at the
meeting.
H. M. Collins. area conserva-
zionist with the Soil Conserva-
ton Service was on hand to
elaborate on the multiple bene-
fits a watershed program af-
lords an area. He noted that
easements are the number one
problem in most of the water
shed developments, and said that
the farmer must be sold on the
benefits before he wants tc
participate.
Major Obstacle
The major obstacle in clear
ing up most of the projects as
far as structural easements are
concerned lies in the fact thai
so many of the people who are
needed to sign easements reside
out of the state. Collins said.
The process of obtaining al
easement. which necessarily re
qulres a complete explanation o.
what the farmer stands to gair
from participation in the pro
ject. is too much to handle by
mail. the group was told. Fo1
this reason. the group turned t,
the establishment of a fund tt
aid in sending someone to per
sonally see the people who have
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
Farmville- Amelia
Game Wednesday

Farmville's Southside Base
ball League game with Amelia.
which was rained out Saturday
night, will be played here
Wednesday night.
The game will get underway
at o'clock.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
FormviIIe Firm Work

AMELIA, Aug. 7-Construc-
ton of radar microWave re-
peater station for the Federal
Aviation Agency near here now
stands close to completion.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
'Horvest Moon Festival
Club Women Announce Tentative
Program For Show, August Is

advancing rapidly for the Famvile Woman Club
benefit show Harvest Moon Festival to be presented
Auditorium of Longwood College.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08
$333,l6l School Budget
Approved By Foundation
Tuition Rates To Remain Same,
1852 Students Are Anticipated

1888 61 estimated operating budget based the tut
the approved
Prince Edward School Foundation board of directors.
operate private system one
school
stantially the for the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-08

AN E CON MIC CONFER.
ENCE designed to launch a mas
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-07

<Jr., and daughter, Gayle. spent
LAST Wednesday in Richmond
with his sister, Mrs. P. A. Hulk
ter. and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Loving were
luncheon guests Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Apperson,
Sunday.
Mrs. Berta D. White is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Vergie
Anderson while her people are
on vacation. We are so glad to
know that she IS able to get out
after being confined to the home
so long.
Miss Bonnie Jamerson, who is
working in Richmond this sum-
mer, spent the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Jamerson.
Miss Ruth Harris and Mrs.
Eunice Carroll. of Rladensburg,
Md, stopped over Saturday
night with the Jamersons. They
were on their way to Alabama
on vacation.
A severe electrical storm was
over this area Sunday afternoon.
We were without electricity for
about an hour. A unit was burn
ed out in the Gilberts' hot water
tank. 1t rained right hard for a
while.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-07

Mrs. F. B. Gilbert's guests for
the week end and holiday were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilks and
three sons, Butch, Bobby and
Jimmy. Of Milton, w. va, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Nelson, Of
Richmond.
Her sons-in-law on Monday
pitched in, with the aid of the
boys, and painted her house.
They all enjoyed a picnic
lunch at Bear Creek Lake Sun
day. Most of them went in for
swim and saw quite a few
nice bass swim mi ing around
quite unconcerned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Staten
and daughter. Dorothy. of Clin-
ton. S. c., visited her father.
John Anderson, in the home Of
her aunts, Misses Louise and
Mary Anderson. Sunday. They
also visited Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Anderson and Mrs. Vergie
Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Butler
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Lane
and Mr.. and Mrs. Little, also Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hammer, of Es-
mont. Sunday. They are rela-
lives of Mr.. Butler. We would like
to express sincere sympathy in
the recent passing of his mother,
Mrs. Lane.
Funeral services were held in
Richmond last Tuesday for Mrs.
Mary B. White Pickles, widow of
the late Jim Pickles.
She was the last member of
the Fountain White family that
lived near Mt. Zion, and had
lots of relatives here and at
Fork Union. She is survived by
enc daughter, Mrs. Virginia Pick
les Oslin, who always lived with
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. White and
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Melton,
attended the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Apperson,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-07
Mrs. Glover Wharam Is Presented Her
Fifth Year Perfect Attendance Pin

Melton. NJ. X. Davis. Rev. j. r.
Hodges and Mrs. Hodges, the
James Wilks family, of West
Virginia, and Mrs. Ruby Rob-
erts.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Athol Butler
entertained Rev. and Mrs. Carl
ton Milsted and Rev. R. r.
Clemens at dinner on Friday eve
ming.
Rev. Clemens assisted Rev.
Milsted in the revival held at Ar
Won Baptist Church last week.
It was a very successful meet
ing and everybody fell in love
with him.
Guests in the j. "A. Deane home
Sunday and over the holiday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Philip War
man and children. Nancye and
Philip, Jr., Virginia Kolcum and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Deane and
family, all of Richmond.
Mrs. j. A. Deane spent Sun
day with her sister. Mrs. M. E.
Deane, and family. Mrs. Lilly
M. e. Deane has not been well
for some time.
Misses Demetra and Mabel
Patterson, Of Richmond, spent
the week end with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Flem-
ing and children, Edward, Faye
and Dorothy, Marvin Gormous
and Dickie Gormous, daughter
of Edward Gormous. came in
Friday afternoon from Maryland
to spend until Sunday with Mrs.
Lou Gormous. Mrs. Gormous re-
turned with them Sunday to
spend some time with them and
her other children who live near
by.
Friends of Mrs. Tom Meador
were sorry to learn Of her ill
ness and we hope her condition
as a result of the stroke that she
is a victim of will soon be much
better.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-07
Fourth, Birthdays Combined
For Big Anderson Celebration

and his big brother. Nat. were
at their grandparents Saturday
when the birthday rolled around.
and sure enough, the wish came
true. Their parents came from
Lynchburg for the day. and their
cousin. Jane Wilson, and her par
ents were there for the picnic
supper that evening.
The MYF of Bethel held its
regular monthly meeting at the
Seay home Saturday evening.
Miss Carolyn Seay. the president.
presided. The devotional was led
by Miss Susan Forbes. After the
business was taken care of. the
young people gave themselves up
to fun and frOlic. Special guests
were the Rev. and Mrs. John
Harwood who won the young
sters' approval because. as they
said, The minister and his wife
are good at games"