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Hi1fnrral 5nrtptu
BRITISH SETTLERS GREET GOVERNOR MOTH;
PLEDGE FAITH AND ALLIANCE
Continued from March "a. 1861

Governor Moth had heard that the English living in the interior
OF the Island would protest the new Danish ownership. Nevertheless,
ne decided to visit them to find out their true feelings.
he found the road leading inland and going right through the
large sugar estate, winch IN past days had belonged to the French
FrIaIs~ his plantation named, Grand Princesse," with its rich fertile
SOIL running sweet water, should also be reserved for the Company,
Governor Moth decided.
He continued inland about six or seven miles and was exhausted
When ne reached the British settlement as he states in his report,
all OF them received me we'll and especially so, the ones who
had been under my command in ST. Thomas. They were willing to
swear their faith and alliance to. the Danish FLAG, and seemed salts
ned to be governed>by a man they had known before"
The settlement which was most likely about the vicinity Of aEs-
tate Slot" counted $50 armed men, about 200 slaves trained to use
guns. The total amount of slaves, including women, was 45O All of
in ST. Thomas.
From his impressions of the land and the added information
gained from the settlers, Moth estimated st. Croix to contain enough
area for 1000 sugar estates of $50 acres each and about the same
amount of cotton estates The best of the soil starting half a mile out
of town, "Bassin," as ChTistiansted was called, and straight along the
plantation lie Grand which was later named La Grange.
Between the town and "Grande Princesse,o the soil seemed only
fair for cultivation of sugar and perhaps better suited for cotton. Ac-
cordng to his report, this area was covered with horrible brush and
thorn-brush although there are great trees here and there usable for
building"
Having thus ended all his investigations, Frederik Moth returned
to ST. Thomas to await the arrival of the French Ambassadors in
order to consurnate the formal transfer of the Islands from French to
Danish, which finally took place about six months later on January
10. 1875.
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EDITORIAL

UNDERSTANDING ELEMENTAL POLITICS
THESE SLAM have enough problems without add
ing artificial and make-beieve ones, all Of which only add to
the burden, and retard progress. The latest in this connection
tends to display a brand of political immaturity which may
yet come home to plague us later on. We urge calmness and
understanding, without which the future may be marred.
FORTUNATELY, Or unfortunately, under the Ameri-
can democratic system, a change of political party carries
with it a change in top appontive personnel To the victor
belongs the spoils" came in with Andrew Jackson, and has
remained. A President, or Governor, or Mayor of a city, or
any top official winning office takes with him all his top aides
and associates. and that is understood.
H REASONING behind such changes is that the new
executive must have close to him those whose ideas, Philoso-
phes, and attitudes are in. close harmony with his own, and
will therefore work to put them into effect. The chief execu-
tive is also assured Of support and loyalty, which he could
hardly ask for, or expect, from the people who opposed and
fought against him for victory.
IN THE AMERICAN system, there are three types of
public officials; ~ those appointed without legislative sane.
ton or approval such as aides and assistants; " cabinet OH
GERS, appointed with the advice and consent of the legisla-
tme: and finally, ~ civil servants. We in these Islands seek
to emulate the same patterns and carry them. out. However,
there has to be the. understanding, aWareness and apprecla-
ton Of what that system entails, from top to bottom.
WHEN GOVERNOR Paiewonsky finally won Senate
confirmation, this paper, for one expressed the hope that he
would retain his cabinet, or most Oft, giving as reasons the
fact that these men had shown c~apability, and being native
seemed to be entitled to first opportunity for retention. That
is still the position here. However under the democratic SyS-
tenn, all toplevel officials offer their designations, which at
once removes embarrassment, and permits the new Chief exc
cutive to move freely.
THE "A THEREFORE, that certain officials have
not been retained may have nothing to do with %capability'
emotion, or anything else, It is enough that a new and differ
ent political party has come to powfr, and that the Governor
wants another official in that position. This is hard, cold,
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reality, but it is the way politics works, and that should be
understood.
UNLESS WE AS a people begin to realize all that is in
volved in the political game, we shall continue to make our
selves look ridiculous in the eyes of the White House, the
Congress, and the world as a whole.
, 1961-05-04

The foregoing historical information is taken from the Danish book
entitled, Wore Gannle Trope Kolonier Our Old Tropical Colonies) pub
Gshed by Westermann Forlog of Copenhagen. 1t is translated gratis
by Agnete Behr, for the benefit of those interested in v. l. History.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Flemming Scored
Flemming Scored
School Leader Condemns
Federal Property Denial

The president of the Foundation
charged that the denial Of that
the federal surplus agranty discriminatory
B. Blanton Hanbury described
cison announced by Arthur S. Flemng secretary
cation and Welfare Washington
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Fire Department
Answers Call A Day

A call a day was the theme
for the Farmvillc Fire Depart
ment Wednesday through Fri
day of last week.
Wednesday. a field fire ono
and a half miles north of Farm
vile on Route - in Cumber-
land spread over half acre.
Chief Phillip Gay said the fire
was caused when some trash
escaped from 81 ,ncineratol-
Fire DESTROYED an old ont
building on old route $50
Thursday evening. The depart
mont answered the call from
Mrs. W J Eeasley at 7::23 pm.
r o 3 II d Saunders's stored
meat Is now really smoked A
Friday morning blaze DESTROYED
his Smokehouse, located five
miles north of Prospect. The
small frame building, also used
Tor stripping tobacco. was
complete loss. F'uemen prevent
ed the blaze from spreading.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
BY BEN BOWERS

Many people i'll and out of
Farnville have in recent years
said the Prince Edward school
battle put the town in national
news
With barrage of national
news media finding its way here
to Wrangle d new angle on the
schools. the community has obj
vously been in the spotlight more
than normal.
But there are other innova-
tons for outsiders at hand in
Farmville One of the most fire.
Quenuy visited IS the sewage Ia
goons placed in operation here
III November, 1858.
= Maryland Observes
Thursday. a delegation of 10
municipal officials and consult
ing engineers from Maryland
made tour Of the lagoons
under auspices Of the State
Water Control Board in Rich
mond. The board has been con
Quoting survey on the lagoons
to determine desi6n crterIa for
others iii the state. 1t is to be
concluded in February.
Charles Cooley, engineer in
charge of the study. said the
MARYLAND group was at least the
sixth tour sponsored by the State
Water Control Board. He noted
that Town Manager E. L. Quisen-
berry had shown the project to
many individuals and groups.
How right he was. Quisen-
berry said he had lost count a
long time ago on the number of
persons he has shown the lagoons
tc. He added, For the past
couple of months, we have aver
aged a group of two to ten visi-
tors each week
The day after the visit of the
Marylanders. a group which in
Guided the chairman of the Cecil
County Metropolitan Commission.
the mayor Of Manchester. offici-
ais from Denton and Anne Arun-
del county. and representatives
of the consulting engineers firm
Of John E. Harms. Jr.. and AS
sociates. QWsenberry had more
visitors.
Here From Salem
From Salem came the town
manager. Frank Chapman; and
the town engineer Buck Siegel.
After their observations on Fri
day. they Informed Quisenberry
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Most Wrecks On Busy Streets
Drive Carefully! Auto Accidents
In Farmville Cost About $4,000

The average automobile acct
dent in the town of Farmville oc-
CURED on Third Street in the
month of December in late after
noon, causing about $3.50 damage
to the two cars involved.
OF course there is TO such
thing as the average automobile
accident but the accident de-
scribed above is a fictitious one
drawn from the annual report
of Police Chief Otto S. Overton to
the Farmville Town Council. list
ing the accidents for the year
1850.
According to Chief Overton, the
typical accident was probably
caused by one Of the automobile
drivers cutting from one lane to
another in the busy Third street
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Rainfall Helps
Dry January

The first rainfall since New
Years day was welcomed in the
area starting Saturday. E. F.
Striplin. official weather observ.
er. said his Instruments were
frozen with ice and snow and he
could not obtain an official figure
until he mclts these down Mon
day night However. with his
years of experience he has cst,-
mated the rainfall to be . Of al,
inch.
This added to the Is cf al,
inch OIL January |, make a total
Of about half an inch for the
month Of January. which is now
half gone. This is unusually dry
for January" Striplin comment
ed. However. the recent rainfall is
providing enough moisture to
give the farmers a "season" to
prepare their tobacco for mar.
ket.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17

traffic. Third street has four
lanes, two lanes going both ways.
1t is the only street in town that
falls in this category. Unfortun-
ately it is a natural temptation
TO the impatient driver to go
from one lane to the other. which
is the major cause Of wrecks
along Third street.
There were 43 accidents in
Farmville during 1860, which
compares with a. during 1859.
However, the amount of damage
done in 1860 was $l5.01O. COM
pared with STA. 100 in 1859.
Another word of advice can be
Cleaned from a study of the re-
port. That is. that it is more dan
gerous to drive during the cold
weather months than during the
warm weather months. For the
six months from April through
September there were II acct
dents. During the other SIX
months. roughly the cold weather
months, there were "a accidents,
almost 80 per cent more.
Accidents we're fairly evenly
divided between night and day
time, with twilight well repre-
ScntCd.
December was the worst month
for accidents as eight wrecks oc-
Cured III that ono month. with q
total damage of S2.i75 On The
other side Of the ledger. August
was the best month with one &C
Cldent for q total of $50. March
had tho most damage IN dollars
with $1,000 This was The month
Of snow. which was the deciding
factor.
intersections were the most
popular spots for cars to meet,
especially intersections connected
with Main and Third streets.
This is natural since the ma iority
OF traffic flows along these two
busy thoyoughtayes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Tobacco Sales
Income Here
Passes 100000

Last weeks fourth and heavi-
est week Of the season pushed
leaf auctions on the Farmville
Market well over two million
pounds and sent growers re-
ceipts past 5000 900.
The week. auctions totalled
756, 194 pounds, of which 7l9 100
pounds were dark fired tobacco.
Sun cured sales amounted to
37,034 pounds.
The dark-fired tobacco average
dropped 81 cents over the previ-
Gus week to 1884, leaving the
market with a $685. average for
the season. The weeks sun-cured
average of $33.45 was only "A
cents below the previous week.
For the season at Farmville,
growers have now marketed
1852, 1854 pounds, and have re-
ceived 1924 ,645 for their tobacco.
State marketing specialists
now estimate 81 per cent of the
1860 crops have been marketed.
During the week, about five
per cent of the sales went into
the government pool, bringing
the seasons percentage to slight
ly in excess of three per cent.
Much tobacco in unsafe order,
which was graded wet, appeared
as farmers used water to fight
the excessive dry conditions
which existed then. The appear
ance of more nondescript leaf
helped drop the average.
Some low and fair green
grades average 81 to 81 below
pre-Christnas prices, but the
market held steady since several
top quality grades moved up by
the same amount.
During the week. Export Leaf
Tobacco Company. a major for
eign buying company, completed
its purchases for the season. Its
buyers left all markets in Vir-
glria at the end of the week.
For the season throughout the
Virginia dark fired belt, dark
leat sales now total SHIFTS
pounds, and the general average
is S39.57. The belt-Wide general
average dropped So cents during
the week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17

A full year after the FOunda-
tons initiating application, Sec
rotary Flemming announced
publicly January II the govern
ment's rejection. He said ap-
proval would be contrary to
public policy and based this
on the charge that the Founda-
tons purpose is to undermine
the public school system in
Prince Edward county, The
secretary added:
Overrules Qualification
ANY aid to the Prince Ed
ward School Foundation would
not only constitute aid to a pri-
vate school to the detriment, so
to speak, of the public school
system. but would discourage eff
forts to reactivate the public
schools in the county He told
the news conference that the ap-
pllcation must be denied as
long as it appears that its opera
ton of schools materially con-
tributes to the continued aban-
donment of the public system in
Prince Edward county"
Hamburg pointed out after
hearing Of the Flemming an
nouncement that the Foundation
had met the requirements for
participation, and that state
authorities had been pressing
on behalf Of the Foundation, for
a definite Washington decision
for at least a year.
Qualification to participate in
the millions a month pro-
gram open to private and public
schools requires: ID formal In
ternal Revenue Service certifi-
cation that the organization is a
nonprofit foundation, and (2)
letters from three area school
superintendent that they would
accept students from the Foun-
dalton without question. Both of
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
National Nelus Summary
By H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
. HARRISON ENTERS RACE FOR GOvERNORsHIP
Q LUMUMBA STILL CAPTIVE q STOCKS ADVANCE

TWO FORMER GOVERNORS,
both Democrats, who lost their
bids for reelection in November
were named Saturday to $4,000
a-year jobs in the Kennedy adj
ministration. George Docking, of
Kansas, will become a director
of the Export-Import Bank; and
Herschel Loveless. of Iowa a
member of the Federal Renegoi-
alton Board. Many of Kennedy's
cabinet appointees were quizzed
last week in preparation for Sen
ate confirmation, and all seemed
assured of committee approval.
Confirmation for most or all of
Kennedy's cabinet seems likely
on Inauguration Day or the day
following. Of course, Kennedy's
appointments are not official
until he takes the oath of office
at noon Friday.
i =
PATRICE LUMUMBA. the con-
troversial ex-permier of the Con-
go. enjoyed a brief period OF
freedom Friday when there was
a pay day mutiny at the Thys-
vile army camp where he is be
ing held captive by troops of
army strongman. Joseph Mobutu
But Lumumba. whose bid for
power is supported by Commm-
lists and neutralists. was reported
Saturday to be back under heavy
guard.
A MISSILE fired from the
Soviet Union is pulling U. S.
scientists. The air force said Sat
urday they had not determined
whether it was a space vehicle
or a lOng-range missile Three
Instrumental Soviet ships were
sighted earlier last week moving
toward a target area in the Pa
cific where the Russians have
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Murder, Bad Check
Trials Are Set

The trials Of Dan Gravely,
charged with murder in the
July 5. 1860 death of Page
Walker here. and Of j. F.
Grant, who is charged with
passing thousands of dollars
III worthless checks in Farm
vile and The adjoining area.
are scheduled during the Jau-
airy term of Prince Edward
County Circuit Court.
The term commences TO-
day I'll lie d a " with the
grand juy's consideration of
these two and additional
cases.
GraVely is the brother of
Mrs. Hannah P. Walker, who
was sentenced to 40 years
last November when She en-
tered a plea OF guilty to first
degree murder in the death
Of Walker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
College Entrance Test
Boneing Up Isn't The Best Way
BY JOHN STICK


Sxtyfve eager, and doubtless somewhat ap-
prehenslve high school students spent three hours
at LoneWood College Saturday morning bordering
over their participation i'll worldwide examina-
tior program
LongWood College is one Of 700 testing ceners
at which the Educational Testing Service, Prince
ton. N. j., administers tests for the College Ell
trance Examination Board
The students were at LongWood because the
time of year for beginning the college entrance
process is at hand. Also because more and
more colleges now require the Scholastic Aptitude
Test SAT- a. part Of their admission require
mente.
Use Growing
The aptitude test result becomes part Of the
college admissions package which the student
furnishes the institution TO which he is applying
II carries It's weight along with the transcript
OF high school grades. recommendations and
summaries Of general activities.
The value Of the Scholastic Aptitude Test hes
IN its being primarily test of reasoning ability
and potential. 1t permits accuracy in predicting
i'll broad general terms the chances of a student
succeeding at the college level
Continued On page
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
.NAACP Attorneys Attack
School Fund Ordinances
New Federal
Court Restraints
To Be Sought

The Richmond Federal District
Court docket, already carrying
the legal weight of two unan-
sWered que st S, got three
more Friday as NAACP lawyers
launched the promised legal as
sault against Prince Edward
county's educational system.
With last June's petition for re-
straints against the Common
wealth, the county supervisors
and school board still under the
Courts consideration, the leagal
staff of the NAACP filed another
supplemental complaint late last
week asking Judge Oren E. Lewis
to prohibit:
ID The expenditure of pub
lie funds for the direct or in
direct support of any private
school which excludes the Ne
gro plaintiffs by reason of
race;
" The expenditure of pub
lie funds to aid or reimburse
persons for money paid as tu-
ition to any private school that
excludes the Negroes by reason
of race:
60 The award of a tax credit
to any person who pays or con-
tributes to any private School
that excludes the Negroes by
reason of race. ..
Calculation Cited
Last June the NAACP attor-
neys had complained to the Court
that county actions were a de-
liberate, intentional and calcu-
lated effort to circumvent and
thWart the District Courts order
which directed desegregation in
the high school and formulation
OF plans for admission of Negroes
to elementary schools.
At that time, they won the
Courts consent to bring into he
case as new defendants the
county board of supervisors, the
State Board of Education and
the State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction. They haven't yet
gotten Judge Lewis ruling on the
then-requested restraints. These
asked that the state and county
supervisors be enioined from re-
fusing to appropriate funds for
public schools and that the
school board be enjoined from
selling or leasing school build
ingS.
NAACP attorneys of Rich
mond, Washington and New
York, who prepared the new
complaint, reincorporated a re-
quest for the first restraints and
/ added those seeking to have the
federal court end the use of tax
funds to support private schools.
The complaint does not cha1-
lenge directly the validity of Vir-
ginia S tuition grants. 1t contends
only that public funds cannot be
used by private school where
racial segregation is practiced.
Ordinances Attacked
The complaint specifically at
tacks the county's ordinance
CONTINUED on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17

previously tested long range mis-,
sizes.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
spent the week end at Camp
David, his mountain retreat in
northern Maryland. In addition
to rest and relaxation. he planned
to work on his radio-TV report
to the nation which he will de-
liver 7 u c d a y night. In this
speech he is expected to sum
marie some Of the things which
were done during his eight years
in office. The White House has
announced Mr.. Eisenhower hopes
to visit Japan some time after
his term of office expires, per-
haps next fall. ..-.
:
AN AIR FORSE CREW set six
new world speed records at Ed
wards Air Force Base, Calf.
Thursday. Their plane, B53
Hustler bomber. flew more than
200 mph over 62l-mile closed
course with a payload of 4.408
pounds. The previous record of
$50 mph for the distance and pay
load was claimed by the Rus
slams in 1859.
THE TWO NEGROES who at
tended classes at the previous
all-White University Of Georgia
last week and then we're sus-
pended after Wednesday night S
i'ict were ordered readnitted by
am. Monday morning by
federal Judge. The Judge also IN
validated a state law requiring
that funds be cut off from an
lnteerated school. Gov. Ernest
Vandlver has promised state as
slStance If necessary to maintain
law and order Follcc blame
outside y influences including
ku klrlx klanslnen Tor Wednps
day nights violence. and The DO
lice. FBl and state legislature
are investigating the incident
One member of the llnlvcrsltv's
board of regents. Roy Il Harris.
has called for the resignation Of
the school S president for cooper
atlng III the social experiment
IN race mixing
ALBERTIS S. HARRISON, At
torncy General Of Virginia, an
nounced Saturday night i'll 80
minute speech at Brunswick that
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Post Office Site
Decision Still
Awaited Here
Present Office
To Become
Federal Building

No further word concerning the
location of the new Sl5O,OOO post
office at Farmville has been re-
celved, but Postal Department
officials here expect notification
soon.
Postmaster D. W. Paulette
said Saturday he does not antici-
pate any further visits by De
partment real estate specialists.
He does anticipate quick notifi-
cation of the Washington decision
on the location.
Maurice R. Large, co-developer
of the Farmville Shopping Cen
ter, one of two tentatively ap-
proved sites for the new building,
said today that efforts had been
launched to secure space release
from. renters. He added he does
not expect replies in time to per-
NIT the Center to be considered
for the site.
Release Attempted
Such release would be required
since allotting the approximately
10000 square feet required by the
new building would reduce shop
ping center parking spaces below
the number the developers are
committed to reserve.
The other approved site is on
the southeast corner at Third and
Virginia streets. where 31,5O0
square feet are available, and an
option already obtained.
Other sites have been sug-
gested and appraised by the gov
eminent specialists, but these
were rejected. The Farmville
town councils nonparticipation in
site recommendations is expect
ed to throw favor On the Third
and Virginia street site in view
of the Shopping Center space
commitments.
Council Decision
In notifying the Department
of its neutrality. the town coun-
Gil expressed to Washington its
appreciation for the decision to
build the new office here. The
letter expressed hope the con-
Struction would be started as
quickly as possible.
The new building for which
July l occupancy was antici-
pated is expected to double pres
ent space and to provide for in
creased postal service in some
form of regional consolidation
here. Adequate parking facili-
Continued on page y