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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
Commencement Exercises For 224
College Degree Candidates Set

Baccalaureate services for the
two colleges will be held Sun
day June 4 at II am. The
LongWood sermon will be given
in Jarman Hall. The Hampden-
Sydney sermon will be in Col
lege Church.
Candidates for degrees at
LongWood total III. At Hamp-
den-Svdney, 50 candidates will
receive "a degrees. Bachelor of
science degrees will be awarded
to y and bachelor of arts de-
grees to 81. Two men will re-
ceive both degrees.
Presenting the commence
ment address at Longwood will
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
No Settlement
Seen In Strike
At Dress Plant
Several Strikers
Return; Factory
Continues Work

Pickets continued to peace
fully walk around the Farmville
Dress Company building on West
Third street this morning as
Farmville's first strike entered
its third working day.
Inside the building, work was
progressing as usual, as the
machines sang and the bundles
OF clothes moved from sewing
to finishing to shipping depart
ments, on the three floors of the
Taylor building.
Leonard Anderson. owner of
the Farmville Dress Co., said
that no move had been made to
negotiate the end of the strike.
In fact, I have not been notified
OF the strike" said Anderson as
he referred to the strike as a
wildcat"
In an important related move
ment, there is a strike going on
in New York against the manu-
featuring firm that purchases
most of the work from the
FarnIville plant.
The union is not striking
me" Anderson asserted, but is
striking the New York firm" He
added that he did not think the
local strike would be settled I'M
til the one was settled in New
York. In the meantime, Ander-
son reaffirmed his intention to
keep his local operation going to
the fullest extent possible in
spite of the striking workers.
When the strike started Thurs
day morning % union employees
out of the 50 at the plant, went
on strike. Since then three
have reported for work. Two
OF these were on the picket line,
while the other was absent for
reasons of health.
The ladies reporting back can
return on the same operation as
when they left" Anderson stated.
They are welcome to return
and participate in the 5 cents per
hour raise that has been in ef-
feet since last Monday" He said
the ladies returning would re-
tain all seniority and privileges
they had before they left on the
wildcat strike.
In addition to the old work
force. Anderson has expanded
his local operation. He has
added six new operators as well
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. was
scheduled to receive a hero's vel
come in Washington Monday fol-
lowing his trip through space
Friday i'll the nose of an Atlas
missile. Doctors reported the 81
year-old navy lieutenant COM
mander was in fine shape physi-
cally and mentally after the Is
minute, 5,l00-mph trip. Shepard
reached at altitude of lis miles
before coming down in the South
Atlantic, 302 miles from Cape
Canaveral. He was flown to
Grand Bahama island for a week
end of medical tests and cues
tlonlng by scientists before re-
turning home. NASA hopes to
send a second astronaut on a
similar flight in four to six
weeks.
THE SUCCESS of America s
first manned space shot pleased
nearly everyone but The Rus
slams. President Kennedy said he
would ask Congress this year for
more m ney to speed up
America space program. Al
though the Soviets played down
the feat by pointing out that their
man. Yurl Gagarin, circled the
globe while ours merely went
up and came down. the fact re-
mains that our astronaut exer-
cised some control over his
space craft while theirs did not
NASA is confident we can put a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
Field Day Reset Friday
LC Queen Reigns, But Rain Is King

Miss Vivian Frances Gala
han, Longwood College beauty
from Colonial Beach, was the
queen, but old man weather is
still king and with all the
authority appertaining thereto.
Lions can roar, but not suf-
ficiently loud to Guido rain-laden
gusts of wind from the east.
Eighth grade children can run
and jump and leap, but nature S
precipitation can immobilize
them quicker than a teachers
stern glance.
In O her words, what was
scheduled to be one of the big
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
Annual TB Meeting
Tonight at 1880

DR.. Mack l. Shanholtz. State
Health Commissioner, will adj
dress the annual public meeting
OF Southslde tuberculosis Asso
citation tonight Monday. The
session will be held IN the Cir
cult Court auditorium beginning
at 7:30 o'clock.
Officers and directors Will be
elected. and reports of activities
and finances given for the in
formation of those attending. DR..
ShanhOltZ will discuss Virginia S
problems in controlling tubercu-
loSlS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
Public Health
Nurse Supervisor
Is Appointed
staff Photo BY Fore

AMELIA, May 8-Mrs. John
F. Duke, public health nurse
here since 1855. has been ap-
pointed public health nurse sup
ervisor of the Chesterfield
Amelia and PoWhatan Health
District.
The appointment by Dr.. W. P.
Wagner of the State Health De
partment was effective April |.
However, replacement for
Mrs. Dukes post in Amelia has
not been named.
In April of 1855. the year Mrs.
Duke started work with the
local department, it moved into
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
w. Earl Willis
Made Member OF
Hospital Unit

W. Earl Willis, administrator
of Southslde Community Hos
pital, has been selected for mem
bership in the American College
of Hospital Administrators.
The organization is one Of pro-
fesslonal hospital administrators
to elevate the standards Of hos
pital administration and stan
dard of competency.
Conferral of membership will
be made at a convocation cere-
mony when the annual meeting
of the organization is held in At
lanic City, N. j., this fall.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

man IN orbit by the end of this
year.
ATTY. GEN. KENNEDY as
serted the U. S. will enforce civil
RI G h S laws vigorously in
speech at Athens, Ga. Satur-
day. Addressing a law school OBJ
Servance at the University of
Georgia, scene of anti-integra-
ton riots last January the Pres
ident's brother issued an appeal
as we'll as warning. We will
not threaten. we will try to help.
We will not prosecute. We will
prosecute
PEACE TALKS on cease
fire are underway in Laos. but
they are moving slowly. Mill
tary negotiators met Friday and
again on Saturday. Representa-
tives of the Royal Laotlan gov
eminent and the pro-Commu-
mist Pathet Lao Wrangled over
the site for the more formal
negotiations which are to fol
low. Meanwhile. representatives
of Britain and Russia went to
the Indian foreign ministry in
New Delhi to ask the internatiOn-
al supervisory commission. head
ed by India. to go to Laos to
certify that a ceaSc-fire has ia
ken place.
THE COMMUNIST THREAT
in proWestern South Wet Nam
is said to be increasing due to
advances by Red guerrillas in
the north. President Kennedy
told his news conference Friday
he is considering sending u. S.
troops into the country, but has
come to no decision yet.
ANOTHER GENERAL " h n
helped lead the short-hved Al
gerlan revolt last month SUI
rendered TO police IN Alglers Sat
urdaV. Gen Andre Trller IS
had been hiding ont with rela-
hves. he faces trial and posi-
BILE execution. Two more gen
erals, Raoul Salan. VINO helped
bring de Gaulle to power. and
Edmond Jouhaud, were still at
large. The leader of the four
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
State Court Test Seen Possibility
As School Suit Arguments Started
No Ruling On
u. S. Intervention
By Noon Monday

Judge Oren R. Lewis said in
Federal District Court in Rich
mond today that if the question
is raised as to whether Virginia
is legally required to operate
public schools, he would refer
that question to state courts.
The statement came in a hear
ing in which defendants in the
Prince Edward school case were
permitted to answer the amend
ed supplemental mplaint
placed before Judge Lewis court
by NAACP counsel for Negro
plaintiffs.
At the beginning of the hear
ing, attended by some 100 per-
sons, m o thy Negro, Judge
Lewis said he would hear argu-
ments on the Negro amended
supplemental complaint before
turning to arguments on the mo-
tons recently presented by the
Justice Department and United
States Attorney General Robert
Kennedy.
The session dragged through
the morning with no sign of
how soon the court would get
to the move by the federal gov
eminent to intervene in the case.
Denny's Argument
Collins Denny, school board
counsel, urged the court to dis
miss an amended supplemental
complaint filed by Negro plain
tiffs in the Prince Edward
case. Denny argued that Vir-
ginia doesn't perate public
schools, but the various counties
and cities operate schools.
1t was at this point Judge
Lewis interrupted Denny to say
that if the question is raised as
to whether Virginia is legally re-
quired to operate public schools,
he would refer the question to
state courts.
The judge pointed out the Ne
gro plaintiffs allege the private
schools for white children in the
county are actually public
schools because they are sup
ported with public funds in the
form of tuition grants, To this,
Denny contended that the inten-
ton of the Virginia law is ito
encourage education of all chill
dren in Virginia" Denny point
ed out that under Virginia law
Virginia counties can operate
private schools, public schools,
or a combination of private and
public schools. -..
Compared to Gil Bill
Denny compared the state tut
ton scholarship program to the
federal CT bill of rights pro-
gram. He said the federal gov
eminent didn't restrict these
grants to persons attending in
tegrated schools, nor did it re-
strict their use to nonsectarian
schools. He also pointed out
that some Negro children in
Prince Edward has obtained the
tuition scholarship grants.
Robert D. McIlWaine, III, an
assistant attorney general of
Virginia, took the floor after an
hour and half of testimony by
Denny. On the petition which
seeks to restrain the state from
refusing to m a n a i n public
schools in Prince Edward, he
said Il am sure the court will
not be fooled by the semantics
in the amended supplemental
complaints.
McIlWaine said that what the
fContinued on naoe ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
More To Blame Than Teachers
Reading; Writing Lacks Scanned

The Crucial Years" published by
the Southern HumanitieS Confer
ence.
The theme Of the Virginia re-
port is The Lord helps those
who help themselves in that he
charges that secondary and col
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

The Weat her drove Long
woods May Day program in
doors, but it failed to dent the
enthusiasm of a standing-room
only crowd of pare nts and
friends in 1,250-seat Jarnlan Au-
ditorium.
Miss Callahan watched regal
ly from her platform seat of
honor as the h ara de and
dances re echoed the excite
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

gest week ends of Spring. 1861.
at Farmville was a rainy. sun
less one, provided all and sundry
with the kind of a lesson in pa
tience and humility that only the
elements can administer.
Jarman Filled
LongWood Colleges colorful
May Day program scheduled to
unfold in the Dell at LongWood
Estate. was staged in Jarman
Auditorium out of the way of a
persistent showers and leaden
skies.
The l0-club Lions zone picnic,
also scheduled for Longwood Es-
tate Saturday afternoon, was
called off. and there is little pos
sibility Of a re-scheduling this
spring. Slater System personal
cancelled plans for 80 picnic sup
perS Just IN time.
The Prince Edward Academy
Eighth Grade Field Day, planned
Saturday to give patrons a view
OF the new physical education
program for 125 pupils, was post
poned until Friday. this week.
Field Day Friday
The Field Day, matching all
eighth Graders in individual and
home room competition in run
ming, jumping, leaping, softball
throwing and team races, will
get underway Friday morning on
the LongWood Hills community
athletic field.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

lege teachers. rather than lead
ers from the State Department of
Education and supervisory per-
sonnet, have been almost entirely
responsible for improvements in
English instruction during the
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

ment, the sorrow and the poign-
ancy of the days Of the Civil
War. The pageant carried out
the theme, Sound of Distant
Drums.
The queen. her maid Of honor,
Betty Jane Allgood, of Boyton.
and the 12-princess May Court
members were escorted by VMI
Cadets respondent in full dress
uniform.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

Commencement exercises for
224 candidates for degrees have
been set for the week end of
June 3. Longwood College S nth
commencement will be June 3.
and Hampden-Sydney College S
184th graduation ceremonies
will be June ).
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
1928 Inches Fell

The week end ra infal at
FarmviIle measured 1.28 inches,
Weatherman E. F. Striplin said
Monday morning. Saturdays to-
tai was haIf-inch, with Sunday
contributing rs more, and high
winds.
Added to the Isl inches which
fell on May l and 2, Mays total
now is nearly three inches with
% days to go. The months nor
NAL of AZ inches is expected to
be exceeded since forecasts call
for ab0ve-nOrmal supplies in
the remaining days.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
Prosrom storts June !
Program Sto+s June
Countrywide Livestock Testing Will
Seek Elimination OF BrucellOsis

farmbyfarm testing aimed eradcatng brucelos
is Bangs disease in livestock will underway
ware
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09
NatiOnaINe1us Summary
By Fl. v. LANCASTER ,JR

FIRST u S. SPACE PILOT IN GOOD HEALTH
CEASE FIRE IN LAOS STOCK MARKET IS UJc
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-09

man IN orbit by the end of this
year.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Msgr. Cowhig
Funeral Is Set
For tuesday

Funeral services for the Rt.
Rev. MSgr. James E. Cowhig,
pastor Of st Jerome's Catholic
Church, will be at 1890 am
Tuesday at the church, sos
Forty-third avenue, Hyattsville.
The Most Rev. Patrick A,
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Wash
ington, will offer the solemn
pontifical requiem mass. The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John K. Cart
wright, rector of st. Matthews
Cathedral, will preach.
Msgr. Cowhig, a native
Washingtonian, died July q
after a heart attack while
visiting Florence. Italy on a
vacation.
The body is expected to ar
rive in Washington today and
will rest at st. Jerome's Rec
tory until 8 pm. tomorrow
when it will be brought to the
church.
A special requiem mass fol
the children of the parish will
be offered at 9 am. tomorrow
Women'S parish organizations
will recite the rosary at 8 pm
tomorrow and mems organiza-
tionS at 9 pm. Men pariShion-
ers also will form a guard OF
honor at the bier from 10 pm
tomorrow until the funeral
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Mrs. T. B. Smith,
Church Worker,
Bankers Widow

Mrs. Catherine B. Smith, II,
a Georgetown resident for
more than As years, died yes
terday at George Washington
Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Leesburg, she
was the widow of T. Blackwell
Smith, a Washington banker
who died in 1899.
Mrs. Smith, of BOIL P street
NV. was an active board
member of the Episcopal Home
in Georgetown and was a men,
ber of the Altar Guild of Christ
Episcopal Church.
She leaves two daughters:
Mrs. Ralph B. Yardley, of
Yardley, Pa, and Mrs. Rich
ard T. West, of SOLO Sedgwick
street NV. She also leaves
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. tomorrow at Christ
Episcopal Church, Thirty-fIrst
and o streets NV. Private
burial will be in Ivy Hill Gene
terry.
The family requests that ex-
pressions of sympathy be in
the form of contributions to
the church for a memorial to
Mrs. Smith.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Mrs. Curnduff,
Lifelong Resident
Of D. G. Area

Mrs. Arthur r. Carnduff, 49,
a descendant of the first Mayor
Of Georgetown, died yesterday
in Suburban Hospital after a
brief illness.
The former Virginia Glaze
brook, she was the daughter of
Larkin w. Glazebrook, a Wash
ington physician. She was the
of
Thomas Cox, the first Mayor of
Georgetown.
A lifelong area resident, Mrs,
Carnduff was a graduate OF
Madeira School. Her husband
is a former professor of law at
American University. She lived
at SOIL Worthington drive, Be-
thesda.
Besides her husband she
leaves two daughters, Virginia
Rose and Margaret Cox, and a
son, Arthur William, all of the
home address. She also leaves
a brother, Larkin w. Glaze
brook, jr., of Modesto, Calf.
Memorial services will be at
2 pm. Tuesday at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, 6701 Wis
consin avenue NV, Bethesda.
Burial will be private.
The family requests that ex-
preSsions of sympathy be in the
form of contributions to char
ity.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
John Sprunt Hill,
Banker, 81

DURHAM, N. c., July 90
(AP)-John Sprunt Hill, 90,
banker and philanthropist,
died at his home here today.
Mr.. Hill. a lawyer and ma
tive of FaiSon, was a graduate
of the University of North
Carolina, class of 1889, and be-
came one of the university'S
greatest benefactors.
He established the Durham
Bank & Trust Co. in 1908 and
served as the banks first pres
ident. He served in the State
Senate in 1888, 1885 and 1897.
Mr.. Hill had been a member
of the UNC board of trustees
since 1904 and the 1861 Gem
|eral Assembly made him an
honorary trustee for life. He
built the Carolina Inn at
Chapel Hill in 1924, and in
1885 he donated it to the uni
versity. He contributed funds
to build Hill Music Hall at
UNC, which was named in his
honor.
His benefactors included a
number of gifts to the city of
Durham. These included land
for three Fairgrounds, the
Durham athletic park and the
Hillandale golf course. He was
founder of the Home Security
Life Insurance Co. here.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Mrs. Palmer. 81;
Founded Colony
Of Society Here

Mrs. Hattie E. Palmer, 81,
founder of the D. C. Colony of
the National Society of New
England Women, died here
Tuesday after a long illness.
Mrs. Palmer, the former
Hattie Cutler, was the widow
Of George L. Palmer, who died
in 1895. She lived at 818 Up
Shur street NV.
A native of Pembroke, N. Y,
she first came to the District
in 1902. In 1882 she organized
the society's colony here. It
later became the Phyllis Ly-
man Colony.
Mrs. Palmer was q member
of the Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution, the Daughters
of the American Colonists, the
Good Neighbor Club Of Ia
koma Park, and the Petworth
Women's Club. She was q
charter member of the Joseph
H. Milan Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Palmer leaves her son,
Lewis c., Of 908 Madison street
NV.
Funeral services and burial
were held in Corfu, N. Y,
yesterday.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
John Theis, 81,
Ex-SuIesmun

John Theis, 81, a retired to-
bacco salesman from western
Pennsylvania, died yesterday
after a long illness at the Ma
sonic Home in Elizabethtown,
Pa.
Mr.. TheiS was the father of
j. William Theis, chief Of the
Senate Desk with United Press
international and formerly the
bureau chief in the Senate
with the old International News
Service.
Mr.. Theis lived with his son
at 10 Granville drive, Silver
Spring from 1858 to February,
1861.
Mr.. Theis was born in Mari
eta, Ohio, and spent most of
his adult life in Pittsburgh.
He leaves his son of the
Silver Spring address, and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
SiIIimon Evans, Jr., Dies,
Nashville Publisher

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 20
(AP). - Silliman Evans, jr.,
publisher of the Nashville
Tennessean, died Of a heart at
tack today. He was 36.
Mr.. Evans was stricken while
aboard his boat on nearby Old
Hickory Lake. His wife was
with him.
He became publisher of the
Tennessean, Nashville's morn
ing newspaper, after the death
of his father in 1855. Previous
ly he had been publisher of
the Lake Worth Leader in
Florida.
Friends said Mr.. Evans was
told by his doctor last week to
take several days off and rest.
He was told he could return
to his office next week.
Mr.. Evans was a member of
President Kennedy's commit
tee on equal employment op-
portunity.
A prominent Tennessee
Democrat, he was a delegate
to the party's 1860 national
convention, where he support
ed Lyndon JohnSon's bid for
the presidential nomination.
He later strongly supported the
Kennedy Johnson ticket.
Mr.. Evans also was presi-
dent of the Newspaper Print
ing Corp, the agency which
prints both the morning Ten
nessean and the afternoon
Banner.
Mr.. Evans is survived by his
widow, his mother, Mrs. Silli-
man Evans, sr., and a brother,
Anon Carter Evans, all of
Nashville.
In Washington, Mr.. Evans
death was announced to the
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Joseph B. Kyle, Sr.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 90
(AP).-JoSeph B. Kyle, ST., II,
former national grand exalted
ruler of the Elks Lodge and
onetime prominent Hoosier
politician, died in his home
here today. He was national
head of the benevolent and pro-
tective order of Elks in 1850.
He ran unSuccessfully for Lieu
tenant Governor on the Re
publican ticket in 1882 and
1886.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
DFathE

ELL. GEORGE H. On Wednesday,
SO 18th st. Sc Sc. GEORGE Il. zETI.
beloved husband of Anna Zell.
father of John Zell, Nora Schultz.
Zell. brother of Raymond and Harry
Zell. Nora Mead and Rosemary
Rustic: grandfather of Patricia and
John Schoenstein and Therica Zell.
Funeral services at the James T.
Ryan Funeral Home, .317 Pa. ave.
am. Requiem mass at the Church
Of the Holy Comforter at 9:30 am.
Relatives and friends invited In
terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. 80
Evening star., 1961-07-30

Senate by Senator Estes
Kefauver, Democrat Of Ten
nessee. He said:
"The passing Of this out
standing young man at the age
of SO is a terrible loss to the
people Of my State Of Ten
neSSee and to the Nation. 1t
is a tremendous personal loss
to me-"
Vice President johnson also
expressed his deepest regrets.
II considered Silliman Evans
more than a friend" Mr..
johnson said. "He was a dedi-
Gated American who served his
country in many capacities. "
Evening star., 1961-07-30
E. Paul FIuherty

BALTIMORE, July 90 (AP).
e. Paul Flaherty, 72, treas
urer of the A. S. Abel Co.,
publisher of the Sunpapers,
died today at a hospital after
becoming ill at his office. Mr.,
Flaherty has been associated
with the Sunpapers for 43
years.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Darn nj Thanka

BRoDY, MAX H. The family of the
late MAX H. BRODY wishes to ex-
tend their most sincere thanks for
the many expressions OF sympathy,
contributions and other acts OF
kindness rendered during their re-
THE BRODY FAMILY. THE ROSE
NAN FAMILY.
BROWN, GENEVA C. wish to
acknowledge with grateful appreci-
alton the many kindnesSes: floral
tributes and other expressions of
my 2eeeS. fS5snGsa SG me curing
MRS. HATTIE B. WATSON.
GIBSON. LUCILLE M. Mr.. and Mrs.
the family Of the. late LUCILLE N.
thanks to the many friends and
neighbors for their expressions Of
ers during their hour Of bereave-
ment.
LEE, SARAH z. The family of the late
SARAH E. LEE, wishes to express
their sincere thanks and grateful
appreciation to our parish priest;
relatives. friends and neighbors. and
Minnesota ave. for their kind ex-
pressions Of sympathy. for all the
calls, floral tributes, use Of cars,
telegrams, cards, personal visits and
other expressions of sympathy in
our bereavement. Your kindness was
appreciated.
THE FAMILY.
MILLER, ROBERT z. The family Of
the late ROBERT Z. MILLER wish
to express their thanks and sincere
I appreciation to the ministers,
friends and relatives for their kind
expressions of sympathy, flowers.
cards, kilograms. cars and other
tokens Of sympathy extended dur
ing our recent bereavement.
OWENS, sUZANNA M. The family
Of the late SUZANNA OWENS wishes
to extend q sincere thanks for the
tribHt,enS anS ot6er o acts of k1d-
ness rendered during their recent
bereavement. M. M. BARNES.