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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

Anderson said he had not been
informed of the demands of the
union, and had had no notice of
the desire to change the contract.
Mrs. Allen and Vest said they
had contacted Anderson "12-15
times since January to try to
negotiate a new contract. The
strike was precipitated because
of prolonged delay in negotiat
ing new contract"
Speaking of the local union en-
ployees of the garment plant.
Vest stated. "These people are
unhappy because they are max
ing less than the employees at
Appomattox.' anderson h a s
owned and operated the Virginia
Novelty Company at Appomattox
for a number of years. Vest con
tinued to explain, "They (the
employees at Farmville took a
drastic cut in pay when Ander-
son took over" According to the
union spokesman. the employees
under Mitchell Garment Co. were
paid on an incentive plan. and
earned up to Sl.70 per hour. But
this was made a flat Sl.15 per
hour by Anderson.
The Farmville company is
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

To Address TB
Group Meeting

Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz, COM
missioner of the Virginia Depart
ment of Health, will be the guest
speaker during the annual public
meeting of Southside Tubercu-
losis Association Monday night.
May 8. in the Prince Edward
County Court House.
The session will begin at 7::30
pm.
DR.. S h a II holt z will discuss
Problems We Face In Eliminat-
ing tuberculosis" The state
commissioner will be presented
by Dr.. James L. Hammer, of
Amelia, president Of the State
Board of Health.
The public meeting agcnda also
will include reports of Association
activities and services. and the
nomination and election of Off
GERS and directors.
Citizens in the nine counties
served by the joint Southside AS
ISOLATION are invited to be pres
ent. The group serves Amelia,
Appomattox, Buckingham. Char
lotte, Cumberland. Lunenburg.
Nottoway. Powhatan and Prince
Edward counties.
The public session next Mon
day night will be followed by the
annual board Of directors meeting
two weeks later on Monday, May
q. That session also will be held
in the Court House at 7;;30 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
FormviIIe Manufacturing Store
Second Phase OF Shopping Center
Development Plans Get Under WAY

Development of the second
phase of the million and a half
dollar Farmville Shopping Center
is now under way.
Construction of retail store
and office building for Farmville
Manufacturing Company TO re-
place the building destroyed by
fire has begun. The investment,
including land. building and
equipment, is a $4,000 project,
according to l.. E. Andrews, vice
president of the firm.
Coupled with the announcement
that work is already advancing
on the structure. was the word
that construction Of two more
stores IN the center will begin III
two weeks. A building for Sher-
win Williams Company'S paint
store and a building for an unan-
nounced store will be the next to
go up.
Andrews said, "Plans are near.
ing completion for the w. r.
Grant Company store, and we
hope to get under way with that
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
Sound Of Distont Drums
Sound Of Distont Drums
Civil War Times Provide Theme
For Longwood May Day Saturday

The Sound of Distant Drums
will echo through the dell at
Longwood Estate May when
the college presents May Day.
1861.
In commemoration of the Civil
War. the program will feature
the war as symbol. Statues
that come to life. drummer
boys. flags, children. plantations.
and armies will tell the part they
played and why it was lmpro-
tant
Dances. songs. narration and
moving scenes will express the
great American story.
Miss Vivian Frances Gala
ham, Of Colonial Beach, will
reign as queen over the May
Court. The court will open the
program in dance sequence
with the Virginia Military Insti-
tute cadets. who will also escort
the queen and her court.
Serving On the queens court
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

SOON
Contractor for the 4,600 square
feet Farmville Manufacturing
buildings is the firm Of Andrews
Large and Whidden. The one
story structure is to be COM
pleted by July /.
The brick and masonry build
ing will be located in front of
the company's new warehouse
recessed from. but facing South
street. Space of 95 by 200 feet
will provide parking accommo-
dations directly in front of the
building Frontage Of the building
on South street IS 100 feet.
The structure will also contain
office space for the firms of An
drewS Large and Whldden. and
Lumber, Inc.
Actual construction was init
ated two weeks ago. Also, under
construction in the center are adj
ditional lighting facilities in the
area where the old Farmville
Manufacturing building cnce
stood.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

AN ATTACK by a battalion of
pro-CommuniSt rebels in Laos
was reported Wednesday after
the rebel command had agreed to
cease-fire. Another attack was
reported Tuesday night Just south
of where cease-fire talks were
held several hours caller. De-
spite these developments, most
observers felt an effective ceas-
fire would take place. The ten
dency in Laos was to blame the
attacks on poor communications
and coordination. Meanwhile. the
U. S. is stepping up its military
aid to neighboring South Wet
Nam as a precaution against
Communist infiltration.
THE SPACE SHOT which was
expected to take place Tuesday
was postponed until possibly Fri
Gay because of bad weather.
Navy Condr. Alan B. Shepard.
IL. was chosen to be the first
American in space. but the Ma
tlonal Aeronautics and Space Ad-
mlmstration, which is in charge
OF the shot, could substitute an
other astronaut should it become
necessary. He will be fired lis
miles high and 800 miles down
range in suborbital fight from
Cape Canaveral. Fla.
THE LEADER of the recent
unsuccessful Cuban invasion was
captured Wednesday. according
to Radio Havana. Capt. Manuel
Artime had been hiding in the
swamps of the Bay of Cochinos
awaiting the opportunity to flee
to the U, S., the broadcast said.
Meanwhile in Washington. Sen.
j. William Fulbright DARK
said he believes the Cuban in
vaslon was blunder for which
the White House and several
other agencies must share re-
sponslbllity. Secretary of State
Rusk told Senate subcommittee
Monday the u S. has no plans
now for armed Intervention in
Cuba.
DUPONT has chosen Richmond
as the location for a new pilot
plant to produce a unique fiber.
The fiber, called HT-1, is d high
temperature resistant poya-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

May 8 is the day set for attor-
neys for the defendants to an
swer the amended supplemental
complaint placed before Judge
Oren r. Lewis court by NAACP
counsel for Negro plaintiffs. The
complaint, entered earlier with
the court. attacks every pro-
cedure now in effect in Prince
Edward in support of private
schools.
Monday may be a busy day in
the district court since Judge
Lewis will also have before him
a motion by the United States At
torney General, Robert F. Ken
nedy, seeking the government
Intervention in the suit as a CO.
plaintiff.
Government Action
In that motion, the government
also attacks Prince Edward coun-
ty school procedures almost ex-
actly along the legal lines drawn
by NAACP counsel.
The federal judge has yet to
reach decision on the govern
ment's intervention motion. He
will decide Monday in what order
he will consider the defendants
and the governments motions.
State and county attorneys will
not answer the Kennedy motion
unless and until Judge Lewis
grants the Attorney Generals
motion. AS of the moment, the
Attorney General has asked for,
but has not yet been granted, CO.
plaintiff status.
The government and NAACP
attorneys are contending that
Prince Edwards actions are SUBJ
ject to the May II, 1854 school
segregation decision, and that
the present system illustrates
that mandate and denies consti-
tutional rights Of Negro children.
What NAACP Asks
Counsel for Negro plaintiffs
seek injumctions to force the Com
monWealth and county to rees-
tablish public schools. and to pro-
hibit private school grants, trans
portation grants and tax credits
for payments to private school
groups.
In Mondays proceedings j. Sc
gar Gravatt. special counsel for
the board Of supervisors, Collins
Denny. school board counsel, and
Virginia Attorney General Fred
T. Gray will argue the motions
for the defendants. The latter
now includes supervisors, the
county treasurer. the school
board and superintendent, and
the States fiscal officer. the State
Board of Education and the sup
erintendent Of public instruction.
County Defense
The defense motions by GRAY
att. asking for denial of the
NAACP requested injunctions,
will present arguments contend
ing that the attack on private
schooling is a new action at law
not encompassed by the 1854 de-
ciSion. Also that no action by the
county since the 1859 decree Or
dering public school Indignation
here violates any constitutional
right, and that the NAACP is
asking the court. a judicial body,
to exercise authority over a legis-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
State Highway
Announces Bids In
For Four Projects

The State Highway Depart
ment has announced receipt of
low bids totaling s7.123,O07, in
GLIDING four projects in area
counties. Also. the department
has asked for bids on U. S..
Route Is project in Buckingham
county.
Bids already received are as
follows: In Prince Edward coun-
ty one for 3.37 miles of bitumi-
nous surfacing on Route 664 from
Route GIL to Route 665.. j. R.
Ford. Inc. of Lynchburg. was
low with $l6,233
In Buckingham and Prince Ed
ward counties Prince Paving,
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
Supervisors Delay Budget
Action, OK NAACP Request
Ask Voluntary
Dog Vaccination
Against Rabies

Prince Edward county super
visors Tuesday moved up to
June any consideration of the
1961-62 county budget; granted a
request Of state and local
NAACP groups for use of the
Court House steps for a public
meeting on May 20, and adopted
resolution appealing for vol
untary public action to prevent
any spread of rabies here.
State law sets a June 80 dead
line for completion of annual
budgeting and tax Lowing, and
the supervisors agreed that the
interests of all would be served
best in delaying action on the
bulge which requires de-
cisions on school financing
until legal developments, within
the remaining time before the
deadline, become clearer.
The approval for NAACP use
Of the Court House steps, or the
Circuit Court Room auditorium
in case of inclement weather.
was contained in a letter hand
ed to the Rev. L. Francis Grit
fin, special NAACP consultant.
He was in a delegation, which
included also the Rev. C. H.
Hill, Otis Scott and Anthony
Jones, which appeared Tuesday
morning to learn of the boards
decision on the request.
Board Answer
Supervisors conferred with
commemorative At torney
Frank N. Watkins and j. Segar
Gravatt, special counsel to the
board, before recalling Griffin
in the afternoon to receive the
reply. The board letter stated:
I'VE are happy to grant to the
National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People,
the use of the Court House
steps and the ground adjacent
thereto over which we have con-
troll, for the purpose of a public
meeting to celebrate the seventh
anniversary of the May II, 1854
decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States in which it
was decided that Public schools.
which exclude applicants on &C
count of race, could not be OPP
Grated III Prince Edward couul-
ty."
The reply also offered the
Court House auditorium if wealth
er that day requires, and re-
minded the petitioners that the
supervisors authority does not
evtend to the streets of Farm
vile. This presumably was
way Of cautioning the NAACP
that coordination with Farmville
officials should be made in view
of the location of the Court
House in the busy midtown
area.
wilkins To Speak
The requests for the steps had
been made by the Prince Ed
ward Branch and the Virginia
Conference of the NAACP. The
request was made for 2::3O pm,
on Nav 20 Ito celebrate the
seventh anniversary of the May
II. 1854 school desegregation de.
cree of the United States SUI
preme Court 1t was signed by
W. Lester Banks. executive Sec
rotary of the state conference
and Rev. Mr.. Griffin, local con-
Sultant.
The petition said that Roy
wilkins, Of New York, national
NAACP executive secretary, is
to be the May 20 speaker.
The boards action against any
possible spread of rabies, fol-
lowing the destruction of a rabid
dog a month ago in Cumberland.
was urged by DR.. F.. j. Clements.
county health director. the med
ical staff of Southside Commu-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
NutiOnuINe1us Summary
BY H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
Q LAOS REBELS ATTACK DESPITE CEASE-FlRE
CUBAN LEADER CAUGHT

mide which shows great promise
in industrial uses. including cleo
trical insulation, filtration of hot
gases. and reinforcement of high
temperature hose. according to
DR.. Rollin F.. Conway. manager
of DUPONT operations in Rich
mond. The new plant is not ex-
pected to add to the $500 persons
already employed by Du Pont in
Richmond.
NORRIS X. UDALL, a Demo-
crat and brother of Secretary of
the Interior Stewart L. Udall, won
the House seat vacated by his
brother in a special Arizona cleo
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

The formal program next Fri
day is expected to draw several
thousand persons. according to
w. C. Sprouse. chairman of the
bicenternial board. County and
state officials have been invited
to attend the event.
Parade, First Feature
A parade. featuring floats and
bands, ETC., will start the days
events rolling at 1920 am, EST.
The order of march will be up
Route 692 rather than U. S. Route
60 as previously announced. Units
will pass in front of a reviewing
stand on the athletic field at
Buckingham Central High School,
center of planned festivities.
Kenneth Ransom, parade mar
shall, said Wednesday night en-
tries of at least I6 floats had
been confirmed.
W. C. Sprouse will preside at
the opening of the ceremony at
II. The Rev. John Adams, pas
tor of DillWyn Baptist Church,
will give the invocation. DR.. w.
A. Pennington, member of the
House of Delegates, will issue the
welcome.
Cullen johnson. safety director
of the Virginia Farm Bureau, will
serve as master of ceremonies.
He will be introduced by Thomas
B. Hall. Sa.. chairman, of the
board of supervisors.
The lyrics of song, "Bucking-
ham All Hail To Thee" written
by Mrs. Minnie T. Bransford es-
pecially for the occasion. will be
sung by three. high school stu
dents to the accompaniment Of
he Buckingham Central High
School Band. The audience will
sing Happy Birthday Bucking-
ham" following the trio.
Growing of Queens
Miss Carolyn Dawson, Miss
Buckingham and Ina Marie
Childress. Little Miss Bucking-
ham," will be crowned at 1870
am. Senator Byrd will crown
Miss Buckingham and Con-
gresham Watkins M. Abbitt will
place the crown on Little Miss
Buckingham
A brief band concert and recog-
milton of guests will precede the
main speech of the day scheduled
for the noon hour. Senator Byrd
will deliver the commemorative
talk. The subject of his talk has
not been announced.
Other Events
Also, included on the agenda
for the day is a luncheon, pre-
pared by members of the county
home demonstration clubs, a ball
game between Buckingham and
Cumberland, and a coronation
ball in the evening.
Commercial and noncommer-
cial exhibits will be on display on
the school grounds and in the
school.
Claiming H. Moon. program
chairman, said today everything
appears to be shaping up well
for a birthday party citizens of
the county will remember for a
long time. He is counting Oh the
Weatherman to do his share now
that every organization in the
county has put in several months
work to plan the days events.
Irving S. Driscoll, superinten-
dent of schools, announced today
the school board has decided to
close white schools for the day
because of the number of children
who will be participating in the
various events.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
Byrd Slated To Speak
Buckingham County
Bicentennial Program

BUCKINGHAM, May - U. S. Senator Harry F.. Byrd will
head the list OF guest speakers for Buckingham
light of the countys bcentena program
Final plans for the 2Oh mapped
meeting of the board representatives
county clubs Wednesday night The held Diwyn
Elementary
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05
Next Round Monday
Federal Court To Hear
Vigorous County Defense

Prince Edward county present position the
school suit will be vigorously defended the petitions
seeking to end private schooling here stouy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-05

DUPONT has chosen Richmond
as the location for a new pilot
plant to produce a unique fiber.
The fiber, called HT-1, is d high
temperature resistant polya-
Evening star., 1961-04-21
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK. April - (APl.-Ths
New York Stock Exchange reported to-
day these odd lot transactions by
principal dealers for April %: Pur-
chsSeS OF 46@,7la shares. Sales Of
490.523 shares including ,4O3 shares
solo short
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Ford to Increase
Falcon Production
DETROIT. Apru 81 ZAP

DETROIT, April 81 CAP).-
Ford Motor Co. said yesterday
it will build 145,000 Falcons in
the current quarter compared
with 95.79l in the first three
months Of the year.
Lee Iacocca. general man
ager of Ford Division. said part
Of the increase stems from ad-
vance demand for the Fall
con Futura. luxury model Just
introduced in wrooms S.
Dealers orders for the Fu-
tura exceed $4,000 at the mo-
ment. Mr.. Iacocca said:
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Stock Prices Mixed
Amid Active Trading

Lehn a. Fink encountered
sharp profit-taking.
Some of the aircrsft-miSSile
stocks continued their advance
while one or two fsltered.
American Stock Exchange
prices were mixed.
Corporate and Treasury bonds
were mixed.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
COTTON
COMMODITIES

NEW YORK, April 81 CAPI-Ths
Associated Press weighted wholesale
price index OF 35 commodities declined
TO 1881
1876. month ago 1874 rs, year ago
l6a.56. based on 1925 as 100.
Evening star., 1961-04-21

NEW YORK, April 81 (AP)
The stock market closed ir-
regular today in active trading,
Volume for the day was eSti-
mated at as million shares COM
pared with 4.8l million yester-
day.
Changes of key stocks were
mostly small but a number OF
specially situated issues pro-
duced some wide moves either
way.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April - CAP -Foreign
exchange rates (Grest Britain and
Australia in dollars. others in cents
and deeimals Of cent?.
To-day prev nav
Evening star., 1961-04-21
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, April 81 CAPl.-The light
trade in grain futures today con-
sisted mainly OF eVening-up commit
ments at generally small price changes.
The grainS scarcely stirred as ac
tivity came to a halt for long periods
in the absence Of any new market in
fluences. Price changes were limited
to small fractions most Of the time.
Soybeaps closed q to "a cents
bushel higher, May So 1871 a-l9h: wheat
"a hisher to "a lower. May 81 81 "a;
corn "a. higher to = lower. MAY
SIIia-2s: oats UNCHANGED to =
higher, Msv S1.I4l.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
SALES
Sales fiGureS are unofficial

Sales figures are unofficial.
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
iion. Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included.
Also extra or extras. b-Annual rate
plus stock dividend, d-Declared or paid
! In 1851 plus stock dividend e-Paid last
year. Payable IN stock during 1851
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
redistribution date. Declared or paid
so far this year, h Declared or paid
after stock dividend or split up. k-De-
clared or paid this year, an accumulative
issue with dividends in arrears. p-Paid
this year, dividend omitted. deferred or
no action taken at last dividend meeting.
/ r Declared or paid in 1850 plus stock
dividend. Payable in stock during 1850,
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
redistribution date -LiquidatinE divi.
| dend
| Z-Sales In full.
cid Called. Xd FIX dividend x-diS FIX
distribution. xr En- rights. XIV Without
warrants. WV With warrants. wd When
distributed. wi When issued. nd-NeXt
day delivery
Vi In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com.
panies.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
METALS

NEW YORK, April q GAP). Spot
nonterrous metal prices TODAY: Copper
- cents pound, Connecticut VALLEY
Lead II cents q pound. New York
Zinc 1ll2 cents pound. East ST
Louis. Tin ! .ns9s pound. New York
FOREIGN silver alss cents per troy
ounce. New York Pittsburgh SCRAP
steel No. ! heavy was quoted by Iron
Age at 36 OO-31 90
Evening star., 1961-04-21
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

Furnished by the Associated Press
Stocks Sales
and ZOOS Net
Dividends test.l High Low Close eng,
Evening star., 1961-04-21
DIVIDENDS
BY the Associated Press

PEI Stk. Of Pay
Rate riod Record able
INITIAL
Evening star., 1961-04-21
S-P Output Guins

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 81
CAPD. - Studebaker Packard
yesterday returned to a five
day week passenger car pro-
duction schedule after main
tanning a four day week for sew
eral months.
Evening star., 1961-04-21

" In bankruptcy or receiVeTship ~
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com.
panies. N N-ex.inteTeSt ct Certificates
d-Stamped. fDealt in fiat x Matured
bonds negotiability impaired by maturity
Evening star., 1961-04-21
D. c. SECURITIES
SALES

Pot Elee Pwr como at 4Olz, 100
at AZ
Atlantic Research-2O at 66. % at
$50. so al ssh.
PEOPLES Drug St com-RO At 4lSA
Evening star., 1961-04-21
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

INCLUDES MOST ACTIVE
Following
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Hayes Talks Have
Not Ended Imposse
Washington Soys
CONTINUED from page one)


il Cne of these companies OBJ
tailfs The contract it is likely the
repair work wod.d be performed
outside Delaware al one of the
frm, main plants.
Moore said most of the discus
sions Wednesday involved meet
ings between mediation service
personnel with each side private
ly. The firms representatives and
UAW officials met face to face
only for a few minutes during the
session.
The negotiating team for Hayes
included board member Joseph
Johnson, IndustI iai Relations Di-
rector William Sulzby and Plant
Manager Sam Fowler. Union rep
rcsentatives inc!ucc! Bert Bottle,
assistant regional director; John
Case, international representative,
and John Startt, president of Lo-
cal I23, at the base.
Governor Elbert ~ Carvel mean
while urged the Air Force to keep
the contract for maintenance in
Delaware.
In a telegram to Eugene M.
Iuckert, secretary of the Air
Force, Carvel asked that the con-
tract be awarded TO another firm
# Hayes continues to refuse ar
bitratIon Of its dispute.
Earlier it was reported the Air
Force regarded Wednesday as the
deadlnle for settlement of the 10
week-viu strike or taking the con-
tract away from -. es.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
VIEW Entertained
Underprivilegde Kids
continued from page one)

continued from page one)
and Auxiliary members also pro-
vided transportation for a major
ity of those attending the party.
Refreshments, donated by local
merchants, were also distributed.
In addition to staging the an
nual party at the Post Home, the
veterans also took toys and other
gift items to the homes of other
youngsters who were either i'll or
too young to attend the party.
Eleven large baskets contain
ing turkeys and all the foodstuffs
necessary for large family Christ
mas dinners were also distributed
by the veterans.
Preparations for the annual par
ty were under the direction of
Post Commander John Short and
Mrs. Short and Post Advocate
George Collins and Mrs. Collins
were in cnarge of the basket dis
ltributiOn.