davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-10-29

most widely in American agriculture. While
few reputable scientists believe that there is an
important distinction between chemical and "Or.
ganic" fertilizers, the consensus among nutri-
tionists and agricultural chemists is that there is
no essential difference From practical stand
point it is necessary today to use chemicals
because mechanization of the farms has reduced
the supply of natural fertilizers.
n. Can q sUOmGn IChO ceased nsenstTIIGting tICO
or three years ago still hare a baby?
Usually not, but surprises have occurred and
no positive predictions can be made.
o. hare several large uhiie spots on my skin,
irregular in shape They seem to be grO"ing bigger.
What is this and Iuhaf can be done for h9
The condition is known as vitiligo. 1t is due
to disturbance in the coloring or Fermentation
of the skin for which the cause is not known.
Until recently there has been treatment for it,
but some drugs are now available which will help
some cases. These increase the sensitivity Of the
skin to ultraviolet light They are not without
dangers and must be used only under medical
supervision. Cosmetics have also been developed
which will cover these marks quite effectively.
Evening star., 1961-10-29

This Is just one Ot the questions
Ne American Medical Association
is most frequently asked. Here
an ANA expert gives Ais answers
CHICAGO
NAOsT OF US HAVE lively curiosity about medi-
cal matters, and every mail brings food of
queries into my Office at the American Medical
Association. Some questions, like these, we
simply can't answer:
Please send me diet for high blood pressure.
am % and have heart disease; can | safely
have baby?
. have a skin eruption that doctors can't seem
to help; what would you advise?
Such questions require knowledge based on
6rsthand observation, plus the opportunity to
observe progress during treatment. They can be
answered properly only by the attending physi-
clan.
Happily, we are able to answer most Of the
questions we get. If you ever have question Of
your own on health and medicine, send it along
with stamped, self-addressed envelope to ANA,
535 North Dearborn Street, Chicago 10, ILL.,, and
we will try to answer it for you.
Some questions turn up in our mail more
often than others. Here are few that seem to
interest, puzzle or annoy great many people.
.. What food sCiN keep me ,Oung9
I wish | knew! The best diet advice now
available is to eat liberal variety Of foods selected
from the four main food groups - meats and
allied substances, fruits and vegetables, dairy
products and enriched grain and cereal products.
This will not keep you young, but it will make an
essential contribution to your good health as you
grow older.
Evening star., 1961-10-29

THIS WEEK MosOIIn. ! os,ob.r 40. 1891
Evening star., 1961-04-18
WORD GAME
Find &c or more words in
PAYMENT
BY Leonard Storr

meaning discharge of a debt"
Average mark is % words; time
limit, Is minutes.
Rules of the game: /. Words must
be of four or more letters. .. Words
which acquire four letters by the ad-
dition Of s. such as bats" cats
are not used, 3. Only one form of a
word is used 4, Proper names are NOT
used.
Answers 10 DOCKETS
desk, decks, dose. docks. dote. does,
cest, cost, coke, codes, goods, cote, toed
scot, sect, sock. socket, stoke stocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-02
10 Banks List.
Deposits Of
ST Billion

NEW YORK. Aug. 2 (AP).-
Ten commercial banks in the
free world reached the ST bill
lion level in deposits during the
first half of 1861.
The Semiannual survey of
banks of the free world by the
American Banker, trade daily.
showed there we're 81 billion
dollar" commercial banks on.
June 30. Of the total % are in
the United States.
England and Japan each have
nine commercial banks with
over 81 billion in deposits. Can
ada and Italy have five each;
France and Germany four EACH,
The largest bank in the free
world, based on deposits, re-
mains the Bank of America Of
San Francisco with deposits Of
S10.6 billion. No. 2 and 8 on
the list are the Chase Manhat-.
tan and First National City Of
New York, in the same position
as they we're at the start of the
year. r
Barclays Bank Ltd. of Lon
don moved up to fourth largest,
passing Midland Bank Ltd. of
England which is now no. 5.
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Stock Prices Higher,
Some Losers Turn Up

NEW YORK, Aug. IA
number of small losers turned
up in lively stock market trad
ing early this afternoon, cut
ting into the markets latest
upturn.
Analysts said the market APP
peared to be pauSing for breath
after yesterdays new record
for the Dow Jones average OF
30 induStrials. This was partly
due to normal profit-taking, it
was said.
Business news continued to
be favorable. A drop in un-
employment was reported in
mid-July, consumer credit ex-
Banded at the fastest rate since
last November and some price
Increases were noted. Stepped
up defense spending without
immediate tax increases re-
mained the key factor.
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~ oFLI1 in 1901, with
our compliments, together
with a 30-day trial sub
scription to the Service.
We offer this combination
as a current example of
the kind of useful up-to-
the minute information
our. subscribers receive.
every week. This offer is
open to new trial sub
scribers only. All we ask
in return is the cost of
postage and handling SD.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS


Furnished by the Associated Press
Stocks Sales
and zoos Net
Dividends Cest) High Low 2:2o chg
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Aircraft-missile issues were
mostly higher. along with cleo
tronics, metals and utilities
we're working their way ahead.
Other groups showed a ragged
pattern.
Martin managed a small ad-
vance on news of $40 million
contracts for work on the
PerShing missile.
American Stock Exchange
prices held to a slightly higher
tendency.
Corporate bonds were mixed
and Government issues mostly
unchanged.
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AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Furnished by the Associated LIST
tSymbos Explained
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COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug. . (AP) Follow.
ing an irregular opening cotton futures
we're generally lower, but declines were
modest Hedging and liquidation were
present throughout the majority OF
the list with only the distant positions
being slightly higher. Distant Deem.
Der was 80 cents a bale higher ant
was believed by some quarters to b,
trade price fixing.
Late afternoon prices were 80 cents
a bale lower to so cents higher thar
the previous close. Oct. 34.5S, Dec
IS. OF. Mar 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Aug. . CAP).-The grain
futures market worked into a gen
orally firm to Strong range in the
early AFTERNOON today on the Board
Of Trade with wheat showing the only
weakness.
Gains ran to more than a cent a
bushel in soybeans and to more than
two cents in rye. Corn and oats moved
up mostly fractions
Wheat was K-lL cents a bushel
lower shortly before noon, September
S1.97h4; corn UNCHANGED to % higher,
September Bib; oats A-ss higher,
September SEA cents; rye 1Ss-3A
higher. September S132: soybeans "a
rs higher. September S2.52ss.
Chicago Cash Market
Wheat No. l yellow hard 200: No
leyyow hard 200: No. / yellow hard
ltoushl 1894; No. mixed l.S9
Corn No: ! white / 30. Oats No.
extra heavy white 20; No. extra
heavy white 70l4. No soybean sales
Barley MsltinE choice l.40-1.57n:
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D. c. SECURITIES

SsIes-Pot Elec Pwr com-1O0 at 407s
10 at 40ss, 10 at ALA,
Wash Gas Lt-15 at 6634. S al 66l4
Peoples Drug $50 at "A.
Atlantic Researches at 357s.
Garfinckel As Pile at 81.
Garfinckel com-.l00 at 81 3 at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-02
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK, Aug. (AP).-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd lot transactions by principal
dealers for August L; Purchases Of
370,437 shares; sales Of S73,539 shares
including 2,S12 shares sold short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-02

cid Called. ok dividend KIDS Ex
distribution. MEX rights. XIV Without
warrants ww-With warrants. wd- When
distributed wi-When issued. nd-Next
day delivery.
Win bankruptcy or receivership or
being recognized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com.
panies.
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DIVIDENDS

BY the Associated Press
Pc Stk. Of Pay
z nln rid RannnA Ii.
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others for l0-Share lots.
Xxx dividend. Plus extra or
'XtraS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25

Youngsters provided a rousing
applause for Pettus.
R. H. Pettus. Commonwealth S
attorney of Charlotte county
was the principal speaker. He
said. "Can we finance this pro
jects was one of the first Ques.
tons asked when the recrea-
tional area was conceived and
suggested by a few far-sighted
people of the small, quiet com.
munity little over a year ago. -
The answer turned out to be
1T is not a question of can we
but if our people need it and
want it. then we shall have it,
Pettus said. The crowd was told
that many members of the com.
munity had given of their time
talents and money to make the
pool, much needed facility
available. Pettus asked the conn
munity to support the project
built for the community.
The $35. 900 IL" shaped poo
was opened for the first time
this summer. 1t. was almost com
pleted before the end Of the sea.
son last year. but several un.
expected delays postponed the
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25

ern in design on the interior
the library will provide facilities
for 600 students, a number des-
ignated as the eventual size of
the student body.
Special features OF the library
include three seminar rooms,
faculty studies. a listening room
and 80 cubicles for study by in
dividual students.
One Of the striking features Of
the exterior Of the library is a
Hampden-Sydney seal mounted
on the front. The seal was pre-
pared by Charles c. Renick.
professor Of sculpture at Rich
mond Professional Institute. The
replica Of the 18th century col
lege seal weighs $500 pounds
and is five feet In diameter.
1t was placed 80 feet above the
entrance.
Activities Building
Across the street, a first in
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Keysville's Briery Country Club
Officially Opens Community Pool

KEYSVILLE. July 24-Briery
Country Club officially opened
its community pool here yester-
day. but an announced lure of
50 gold pieces didn't quite ma
terialiZe.
The temperature, in the very
high COS for the pm. ceremony.
didn't melt the gold. The gold
pieces. so goldfish, died Satur-
day. Pennies were substituted
DR.. R. D. .Ailsworth. Jr.. presi-
dent of the club, welcomed a
crowd of more than 100 persons
many of them youngsters. He ex-
planned how the idea of a pool
for the Keysville community
materlalized, nothing that the
club first planned a strictly pri-
vate pool for $4,000, but later
changed to a more or less public
pool for a cost Of $500.
This pool was built to afford
the community an opportunity
for a recreational program tied
to the healthful sport Of swim
ming" Dr. Ailswroth said. He
commended the efforts of G.. o.
Pettus. Jr.. who headed up the
committee charged with the re.
sponsibllity of building the pool
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25

The decision to reorganlzc a
local tuberculosis unit rather than
affiliate with the regional asSO-
citation headquartered at Farm
Vile was made last week fol
lowing conferences with leaders
on both sides.
The Southside Association
board of directors voted in May
to issue the invitation to Mel
son county. which has con
siderable problem with the dis
ease.
Views Exchanged
Meeting with Nelson leaders
Tuesday at Lovingston were T,
B Hall, president Of the South
side Association, Mrs. Emma
Anthony, executive secretary,
and Mrs. Catherine Zaharov
director of local program deve-
lopment for the Virginia Tuber-
culosis Association
Judge John w. Wheeler. a
leader in the fight on tuberculo-
sis in Nelson cuunty for many
years, presided at the joint ses-
sion. About Is persons attended.
The services available through
the Association were outlined,
and Nelson county's needs were
presented in the exchange Of
views on both sides.
More Direct
The final decision by the Mel
son group was to reorganlZe as
a local county unit, with direct
affiliation with the Virginia AS
ISOLATION. They felt that would
provide more immediate and
direct action.
The Southside Associa ton
could not have begun services
there until after Joint coopera
ton in the 1861 Christmas Seal
Sale had provided addition funds
for expanding the work to 10
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Three More Win
New York Trip
In Final Report

Three more New York Club
members went over the top to
win their five day trip to New
York City with The Herald. The
final winners are Miss Lou
SWartz, of Buckingham. Mrs.
Calvin Doss, of Prospect: and
Leitch Lancaster, of F'armville.
Unfortunately two of Club win
ners will be unable to make the
trip. after working so diligently
for the paid-in-advance "vaca-
ton" Mrs Calvin Doss will
have to remain at home to
take care of her son. Barry Lee,
who has been hospitalized with
a broken bone this week Mrs
c. H. Agee, Jr.. finds herself
in the same situation. as her
husband. c. H. Agee, Jr., broke
a bone in his foot this week end.
When ne Tell from LADDER.
The winners will leave from
the Farmville Greyhound Ter
minal next Monday, July 81, at
u noon After short hop to
Norfolk the Club winners will
board the Old Bay Line Stea-
mer for the trip to Baltimore,
and then on to the Big City,
Tuesday morning.
Winners previously announced
are: Mr., and Mrs. William Hix
of Pamplin; James Falls, of
Amelia, Roger Morton, Farm
vile, Mrs. NJ H. Maxey, of
Cumberland; Mrs. Robert Wal
ton, Of Ballsville; Mrs. Hazel
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25


In May. % high school boys
and girls were e mp oy e d
through their applications for
work filed at the employment
agency. The June total rose to
% placed in work Martin said
most of the boys went into con-
struction work while the girls
were placed in retail trade chan
nels.
To place the applicants desir-
ing summer work the employ
ment service solicited the help
Of employers in the area in early
June. Martin said the response
was very good. In fact the OPP
portunities offered for employ
ment exceeded the demand for
work among boys and girls in
the seven-county area serviced
by the Farmville office.
The employment commission
stressed its Service to Youth"
program this summer. which
provides special assistance to
high school graduates looking
for permanent employment. and
also gives employers full infor-
nation about the work appli-
cant's abilities and aptitudes.
The adult employment situa-
ton is better this year. too. Mar
tin said. The local office placed
102 persons in jobs in May and
June compared to the placement
Of 70 for the same period last
year. He said all plants in the
area are not going fulltime.
Despite the favorable employ
nent outlook. new claims for
unemployment remain about the
same as in May and June. 1860.
There were 222 new claims in
May, and II new ones in June
A year ago there were 231 new
claims in May and only 80 in
June.
At least 20 per cent of the new
unemployment claims are filed
by women. the employment Of
fetal noted. Martin said claims
for tobacco workers temporarily
idled also constitute major
part of the new claims filed at
this time of the year.
The gional office here
serves the counties of Amelia.
Buckingham, Charlotte, Cum
berland. Lunenburg. Mecklen-
burg. Nottoway. Prince Edward
and the east portion of Apo
mattox.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
All On Three Mile Stretch Near Buckingham
7iUo Killed In Rash Of Car Wrecks

BUCKINGHAM, July "a NV Six
automobile accidents occurred
within a IS hour period this week
end at Buckingham. The acct
dents all happened with a three
mile stretch Of highway from
Buckingham Central High School
to the other side of Slate River.
Two persons we're killed in an
accident Friday night about 9:l5
pm. Dead are Thomas Edd Mos
ley. 10. of Alcoma, Buckingham
county. and his brother, Ruben
Junior Mosley. 20. Of Salem, both
colored.
State Trooper w. M. Rothgeb,
who investigated the accident,
said the men were travelling east
on q. s. Route SO and their car
missed a Slight curve and
slammed into a tree. The acct
dent was about two miles east
Ct Buckingham c. H., near Dune
wants Garage.
Trooper Rcthgeb said the car
was SO badly damaged, it was
difficult to determine if it was a
four door or tuc door vehicle.
In another accident that hap
pened Saturday about $50 pm,
Gene Land. Of Buckingham. ran
off one side Of the road. crossed
back over the highway and turn
ed over on the shoulder Of the
road. He was travelling west
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Former Dean To
Give LC Summer
Graduation Talk
Eleven Students
From Area Among
% Candidates

DR.. Earl R. Boogs. Dean Of
The College Of Education. West
Virginia University. will de-
liver the summer commence
ment address at Longwood Col
lege August IL.
DR.. BOggs was a member Of
the Longwood faculty from 1855
until December. 1850. serving as
chairman Of the Department Of
Education and Dean Of the Col
lege.
Candidates for degrees to be
awarded by President F. g.
Landlord include q for Bachelor
IF Science in Elementary Edu-
cation: four for bachelor Of SCI
ence In Secondary Education:
two for bachelor Of arts in Sec
ondary Education: four for
bachelor Of science In Business
education, one for bachelor OF
arts. and seven for master Of
arts in Education.
Commencement exercises will
begin At 10 am.
Eleven Farmville area stu
dents are candidates for degrees
Mrs. Mabel johnson Jones and
Mrs. Jane G. McCiung. OF
Farmville. are candidates for
the degree Of bachelor d science
in Elementary Education. Art
hur E. Koch, and Mrs. Dorothy
Ann Merritt. also Of Farmvflle
are candidates for the degree Of
master Of arts In Education.
From Crewe. Beverley Marie
Draucker Is Z candidate for the
degree Of master Of arts In
Education. and Mrs. Elizabeth
c. Robertson for the bachelor d
science in Secondary Education
Claude James Allard. Jr.. 81
Amelia. is a candidate for the
degree Of master Of arts ir
Education: Mrs. Mamie Virginia
LeSueur. Of Dillwyn. Mrs. Mel
lie Davis Walton. Of Spout Spr
ing, Betty Lee Tucker. Of Brook
neal. and Mrs. Lucille Dickersor
Webb. Of Pamplin. are candid
ates for the bachelor Of science
in Elementary Education.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Federal Aid
Available To
Cumberland

CUMBERLAND. July. "a
Cumberland county officials
have been notified by the Com
merce Department 1t is one of
seven Virginia counties eligible
for federal aid as a redevelop-
ment area.
The selections we're made by
the department in the basis OF
low income and substantial and
persistent unemployment. &C
cording to the Commerce De
partment.
The department selected a to-
tai Of 468 rural counties and
48 Indian reservations for the
funds. Federal aid available to-
tails 1894 million dollars.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Superintendent
To Be Featured

Two new superintendent of
area county schools will be fea-
tured in series starting in Fri
days edition.
E. Armstrong Smith is the new
superintendent in Cumberland
county and P. T. Atkinson, Jr..
is the new superintendent of
schools in Amelia county.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Nati0nuINe,us Summary
Q U. S. SUCCESSFUL IN Sc
Q TUNISIAN WAR HALTS

THE SECOND U. S. MAN IN
SPACE successfully completed a
$3.50 mile-per-hour ride into the
fringe Of space Friday. However,
at the end of the trip he lost his
five million dollar space capsule
after it parachuted into the At
lantic near the Bahama Islands.
The capsule sank beyond re-
covery in 1890 feet os water.
An emergency hatch blew open
after the ride was over. The
astronaut. Virgil I. Grissom.
noated out of the capsule as the
ocean water flooded in, but the
capsule sank SO quickly that it
was missed by helicopters hover
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Eggleston Library

The Joseph Dupuy Eggles-
ter Library Is the name
chosen BY the beard e. trus-
tees Of Hampde.- Sydney Col
lege for the new library 9.
campus.
Dr.. Eegleston was presi-
dent Of the college from 1919
to 1889. He was president Of
Virginia Polytechnic Institure
from 1913 to 1919 and prior
to that time was superinten-
dent Of public instruction for
the Commonwealth Of Wiz
ginia.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-25
Opening Round On Schools
Involves Principle OF Law
Privilege And
Immunity OF
Officials Cited
Vaughan, Steck
And Dahl Testif,
BULLETIN

As today's testimony drew to
a close in Federal District Court
in Richmond. it appeared OBJ
vious that al least one and pos
sibly two more days would be
consumed by the hearing. The
majority of witnesses subpOened
to appear didn't reach the stand
today.
Attorneys from both sides were
believed to be preparing lengthy
statements in summation. Judge
Lewis had not ruled on the board
question Of privilege and TN
munity of local officials by late
afternoon. Earlier he had SUI
stained an objection confined to
discussion Of the Supreme
Court decision relative to discuss
ions by the board of supervisors.
Debate over legislative privi
legeS and immunity. a funda
mental principle rooted deep in
the English law. marked the
opening round of the latest court
hearing on the Prince Edward
school case Monday in Richmond.
j. Segar Gravatt. attorney for
the Prince Edward supervisors.
objected stlenuously to questions
by counsel for the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement
of Colored People, Robert L. Car
ter. of New York City. directed
at w w. Vaughan. chairman of
the board of supervisors.
The supervisors counsel con-
tended that Vaughan. as mem
Der of an official government
body. was not required to answer
t questions concerning delibera-
tons and actions in his official
status.
/ The hearing opened at 1920
am. fEDT) and for more than
an hour debate dealt with the
question of privilege and immu-
nifty.
/ The Argument
/ The argument before United
States District Court Judge Oren
r. Lewis involves an amended
/ supplemental complaint filed by
the plaintiffs. In the complaint
the NAACP asks a court order
enjoining state and county Of
/ ficials from refusing to maintain
and operate an efficient system
of free public schools in Prince
/ Edward
The plaintiffs also want an or
der that would enjoin state and
county officials
/ ~ From eXpending public
funds for the direct or indirect
support of any private school
which excludes Negroes.
! ~ From eXpending public
funds in aid of. or in reimburs-
ment of money paid for the at
tendance OF any child at a pri-
vate segregated school, and
4 ~ From conveying, leasing or
otherwise assigning Prince Ed
wards public schools to private
\ groups.
Vaughan Questioned
AS soon as Vaughan took the
I stand, Carter attempted to ques-
ton him as to whether the 1854
Supreme Court decision which
outlawed public school segrega-
ton on the basis of race. was dis
cussed by supervisors. Gravatt
/ Immediately objected on grounds
1 Of legislative privilege and i'm
munity.
4 Judge Lewis sustained the OBJ
+ Continued on page u