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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

expense required to stop it.
The Virginia Division of For
estry and the Soil Conservation
Service are vitality interested in
preventing erosion in the Buff
falo Creek Watershed. especially
on tracts Of land located up
stream from the proposed flood
retaining dams, Morton says.
When erosion occurs and the
top soil washes down stream
into the pond behind the dam
and fills it up, the useful life
of the dam is very short. Silt
produced by erosion also causes
flooding on streams below the
dams.
Anyone with erosion occurriong
on their property is urged to
contact the Division of Forest
ry or the Soil Conservation Ser
vice in Farmville for technical
assistance in stopping it.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Martin, rs
Held Saturday

NEW CANTON, Jan. 80 - Flu
neral services for Mrs. Lille
Davis Martin, 76, were held at
pm. Saturday at Mt. Zion Bap-
tlst Church, with burial in the
church cemetery. Mrs. Martin,
the wife of A. H. Martin. died
Thursday at her home in New
Canton
Surviving, III addition 10 her
husband. arc one son. A II Mar
TIN Jr Of New Canton seven
daughters, Mrs Alma iiudeun,.
Mrs Eleanor Davies. Mrs. Ethel
Percy and Mrs Hazel hnder nn
al OF Now Canton Mr. Mar.
Merck, Of Seneca, S & Mrs.
Winnie Snyder. Of Mclean and
Mrs. Mabel Smith. 81 Glen sllca
one brother Wyatt c. DAVIS IF
Wildwood, N. u 10 grandclsii
dren and several great grand
children.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Erosion rOIDem0nstruti0n
Area EstubIishedM Watershed

An erosion control demonStra-
ton for the Buffalo Greek
Watershed has been established
on a tract of land owned by
Charles and Frank L. Bailey by
the Virginia Division of For
estry. The tract is located near
Tuggle on the southsode of
Secondary Road No 648
The demonstration area was
established to give the landown-
ers in the Buffalo Creek Water
shed an opportunity to observe
the different types of small check
dams to control gully erosion.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

1t will demonstrate several ways
of stopping sheet erosion.
Included in the demonstration
area are rock, log and bush
check dams that slow The water
run-off and cause a gully to fill
IN and heal over. The spacing of
the dams in the gully depend
on the slope and size of the gully.
A demonstration of stopping
sheet erosion by mulching with
straw is also included. So call
ed gale d" areas where
sheet erosion is occurring should
be fertiliZed and some species
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

numerous errandS. and slept on
the second floor of the store to
answer emergency calls. His
wage in this day and time. but
five cents a week. We hardly
know what to think of such a
wage IL this Gay an dtime, but
we do know that at that time
money was rare and a little
change was hard to get hold of.
He helped his mother raise
garden, MIXED the COW and
worked about the old Amelia
Hotel, where his mother kept
ro0merS and furnished meals.
After becoming somewhat old
er. he secured employment as a
page at the State Capitol in Rich
mond, and was given room and
board by a good friend of his
family. The money he earned
there was turned over to his
mother to help defray the costs
Of living
When Brother Norfleet become
of sufficient age he attended
Smithdeal Business College in
/ Richmond. afterWard securing a
position with the r. F. g. P. RR.
and taught at the business college
! at night. When the government
took over the railroad in 1917, he
became an employee of the In
/ terState Commclce Commission
On November Is, 1920, he mar
RED Miss Carrie knool Mason of
MattoaX. Amelia county. They
had two daughters. Caroline Ma
1 son. now Mrs. John Church, and
Matilda Gregory Mason. now
Mrs. Stewart Young.
Norfleet remained with the
I.C.C. until 1888 when he joined
the newly formed Federal Com
municatlonS Commission. The fol-
lowing year he was appointed
chief accountant.
He was a member of St. John S
Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase,
Md. the Men Garden Club of
Montgomery Co, Md. and the
Potomac Rose Society. during
most if rot all of the time of his
government service, living in
Bethesda. lust outside of Wash
lngton.
Interested In Amelia
Brother Norflect quite natural
y was greatly interested all his
life III Amelia county. The peo-
pie, the homes. the history. and
the soil of Amelia were near and
dear to him. He worked some
twenty-five years on a history of
the county and had planned some
day to published this. Many
hours were spent in the
Library of Congress and the
clerk 5 office here gathering
data It is most unfortunate that
hts health failed HIM before he
Vaa able to got his great wealth
OF information III book form.
His hohhlca were colf,ng walk
.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

of seed, that will form a sod.
soWed in the spring and then the
area mulched with straw for
best and fastest results.
Don Morton, watershed forest
er, points out that the most i'm
portant step in erosion control is
to start control measures at
the first signs CALLED spot or
gully is forming. Delaying just
a few months may cause tons of
valuable top soil to be washed
off the land. The longer the
erosion is active the more dam
age done and the more time and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Pointers On Care
OF Children's
Teeth Offered

February 5 through II is the
18th annual National Children S
Dental Health Week. AS part Of
the observance, the Farmville
Herald in cooperation with the
Prince Edward County Dental
Society, today begins a series
giving typical questions asked
about dental health, and the
authoritative answers
Are there any special foods
should give my child SO that he
will have good teeth?
A diet adequate for general
health is adequate for dental
health. Such a diet includes the
building materials needed during
the years the teeth are develop
ing in the jaws. But. with the
exception OF flourides, no ele-
ment N the diet has been proved
to help develop decay-resistant
teeth.
To some extent II can really be
the foods your child does not eat
that are most important in pro
tecting his dental health. Bac-
terra in the mouth act on sugars
to form acid, which attacks the
enamel of the teeth. Eventually.
as the result of these acid at
tacks, decay begins. Therefore
cutting down on sweets is one
way Of protecting teeth from de-
cay.
Why do dentists warn against
giving .eetS to children between
meals?
Since an acid attack follows
each consumption of sweets, it is
especially important that they not
be eaten as between-meal snackS
Frequency of eating more than
amount eaten determines the
damage sugar does to teeth. Also
youngsters are less likely to
brush their teeth after a snack
than after meal
One other point: Foods that re-
quire thorough chewing, such as
fresh fruits and raw vegetables
play an important role both in
keeping the mouth clean and in
providing the muscles used for
chewing with the exercise they
need. Such foods are excellent
for between-meal snackS. and
fresh fruits can also be given to
children for dessert.
| When should my child start
brushing his teeth?
AS soon as your child S first
teeth appear in his mouth. you
can begin cleaning them with a
piece of gauZe after meals. As
soon as he has all of his first
teeth. he should begin brushing
after every meal At first you
will have to help. but eventually
he will be able TO take over the
job completely Brushing his
teeth regularly is part Of the
necessary dental care for his first
teeth also habits formed as a
small child arc likely 10 be Kept
| throughout life.
Brushing after every meal Is
tho dental health rule suggested
because brushing removes food
particles from the mouth. If
these food particles. especially
sugar, are not removed. bacteria
act upon them to form acid,
which attacks the enamel Of the
teeth.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
AmeliaLodge MemorialSeruice
Honors William James Nort1eet

Bethesda Lodge No. 204. A. F..
and A. NJ on May 6. 1886, re-
ceivine the degree at that time
of an Entered Apprentice. On
September 2. 1886. he was raised
to the Degree of FelloWcraft and
on September 6. 1886 was raised
to the sublime degree of Master
Mason.
The members of Amelia Lodge
expressed to the family its sin
cere sympathy in the passing of
their prominent and esteemed
brother.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

AMELIA, Jan. 30 - A memoir
al service for william James
Norf1eet. former resident of
Amelia, was held at the regular
January 1861 meeting Of Amelia
Lodge No. l0I in the Lodge Hall J..
Norfleet died at his home IN
Bethesda, Md. on April II, 1860
and was buried in Hollywood
Cemetery. Richmond.
After his death, a request made
by him that his graveside service
be conducted by the Amelia
Lodge was discovered too late for
the Lodge to comply
The memorial service was then
planned with the Ri. Wor A. S.
Allen and Worshlpful S. l.. Far
rar, Jr.. appointed a committee
to make the arrangements.
William James Norfleet was an
employee Of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Rail
road, the Interstate Commerce
Commission. the Federal Com
munlcations Commission as chief
o! the Accounting and Tax sec
ton and. at the time of his re-
tIrement IN 1855. was chief ac-
countant Of that section.
Biography
Farl'ar compiled the following
biography of Norfleet for the
memorial service. with some re
visions:
Brother Norfleet, the son of
William Chamberlayne Norfleet
and FlorenI E Floulnoy Nor
fleet. was born Oct 20 1885 at
Amelia Court House. at The
Grove. the residence of Judge
Robert Goode Southall. now own
ed and occupied by Brother
George Q. Hardy, Jr. and faml-
".
From Lodge records ii was
found that his father was a
charter member Of Amelia l0l
gong through stations 10 that Of
Senator Warden and was secret
AIRY of the Lodge when he died
III 1892.
Some time before the birth OF
Brother Norflect, his parents
moved TO The Grove" from
Locust Dale" on Belilles Bridge
Road below SCOTS Fork vii
liam c. Norflcet is buried al
Locust Dale.
As a young boy Brother Nor
fleet attended the Il title Pink
School-houSe at Al ella Court
House which was one of the few
public schools III the county al
the time. This is the 0Ise now
occupied by the Lyrl family
ard is held dear to the hearts OF
a number of the old amelia
people who went 10 chool
there He Was given sup
Elementary instruction by the
then MIS- Mel Holland who I.
now Mrs. f II Jones, living a
The Grove with tho George q
HARDY Jr = II" 3tfcn1e.l Christ
Episropal Church, and his sun
day School lessons were taught
hv Miss Mary Soutliall WHO
afterwards became Mrs Thomas
n Haraway, and livcd IN ihf
residence now occupied by Judge
Valentine Southall.
AT the aGe of seven, bis father
died and he took on duties of the
home. He worked al the Amelia
Drug store, cleaning aud dong
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Miss Mosley, 80
Buried Saturday

BUCKINGHAM, Jan. 80 :
Graveslde services for Miss Lula
W. MoSeley. 80. were held at 2
pm. Saturday at the family
cemetery. Miss MoSclcy died Fri
day al her home. Hickory Farm,
in Buckingham County.
There we're no immediate sur
TlVors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
FOR FOOLISH QlESTlONERs

Mrs. Jones: Well, Mr.. Smith,
mere have you been?
Mr.. Smith: To Mr.. Brown
funeral.
Mrs. Jones. l. he dead?
Mr.. Smith: No. they just want
ed to have his funeral.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
What IS a y
shopper stopper e

Merely oe OF the greatest buys the Nations Capital Bought
special price concessions from manufacturers brand new
purchases had to be reviewed by Board of Merchandise Experts
before qualifying Shopper Shoppers You'll find Shopper Stop.
pers only at The Hech Co. Watch for hem-and save!
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Cubon Plan Seen
To Take Children
For Red Training

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 20 (AP).
Rebels in Miami said today
that a document smuggled out
of Cuba indicates Fidel Castro
is considering law revisions that
would take children from their
parents for rearing in the ways
of the revolution.
The revolutionary student
directory produced a copy of
proposals which it said has been
drawn up for Mr.. Castro's
scrutiny.
The parents would retain
control of their children up to
age 3, when the government
would turn them over to the
guardianship and care of units
set up by the government.
Provision for sending young
Stres away for training also
was in the material cited by
the student directory.
After exceeding age 10,
minors may be assigned to diff
ferent places for their cultural
and civil training as the
interest of the nation may
merit" read another paragraph.
If the program were enacted
into law, Cuban children would
be barred from leaving their
homeland. Enactment is up
to the Council Of Ministers.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AP)
Former Police Commissioner
Stephen P. Kennedy was listed
today as a candidate for Mayor
in a field of nine-a record
number for the city.
Mr.. Kennedy's supporters
filed a nominating petition with
20,733 signatures with the
Board of Elections late yester-
day. Such petitions require
$500 valid signatures.
The former commissioner has
not yet indicated, however,
whether he is willing to make
the race. He has until Friday
to accept or decline.
Mr.. Kennedy won national
attention in his task of provid-
ing security precautions for
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khru-
shchev and Cuban Prime Min
ister Fidel Castro during their
travels about the city during a
United Nations meeting last
year.
He subsequently declined re-
appointment as commissioner
in a dispute with Mayor Robert
F. Wagner. Mr.. Kennedy said
the Mayor refused to go along
with a proposal by the commits
sioner that a ban on police
"moonlighting" outside work
be continued and that police
pay be increased by at least
$500 q year.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Ex-PoIice Head Listed
In New York MoyoroIty

The nine candidates repre-
sent a variety of IL parties,
some of them formed especially
for the mayoral campaign.
The number poses something
of a problem in finding room
. for them all on the voting ma
chimes, but the nominating
petitions are subject to chal-
lenges and some of the minor
candidates may be off the list
by November 7, the election
date.
The complete list of candi-
dates and their parties as of
the closing date yesterday for
the filing of petitions:
Mayor Robert F. Wagner,
Democrat, Liberal and Brother
hood Parties.
State Attorney General Louis
j. LefkoWitz, Republican and
Civil Action Parties.
City Controller Lawrence E.
Gerosa, Citizens Party.
Former Police Commissioner
Stephen P. Kennedy, Nom
Partisan Party.
Vito Battista, United Tax
payers Party.
Joseph G. Glass. Socialist
Party.
Eric Hass, Socialist Labor
Party.
Richard Cara. Socialist
Workers Party.
William j. KlenoSky, New
City Party.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
NEW V-6 ENGINE IN BUICK SPECIAL

here Sunday. 1t contained
human cells and equipment to
measure nuclear radiation in
the atmosphere.
A spokesman said trackers
should know today if its power
plant failed completely. He
indicated no new separation
attempt could be made. The
satellite could orbit for several
months.
A plane aerial recovery
force took off from Hawaii
yesterday but returned after
tracking stations in Alaska and
Hawaii said the capsule hadn't
separated.
Capsules from DISCOVERIES
20 and 80 were recovered-the
first from the sea, the second
on the fly. The overall re-
covery score is 8 for 81.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

lost some of this tradition. ]
believe that one of the most
valuable ways that we can
maintain it, one of the most
valuable means by which we
can help our fellow Americans,
is through the United Com
munity Campaigns"
Goal is S478 Million
The President noted that
there are 1900 United Funds
and Com m u nifty Chests
throughout the country that
will attempt to raise $478
million for nearly 10000 State
and local voluntary services.
THE United campaign brings
together Americans of all races
and all creeds in a great ma
tional effort" the President
said. "They work together,
they plan together. and by this
means I think they renew a
sense of community concern.
The United Campaign can be-
come not merely an expression
of community will but it's also
a means of building the
strength and future of our Ma
ton"
Evening star., 1961-09-20

vice president of the Ford
Motor Co. and national chair
man of the United Community
Campaigns of America. The
program will be broadcast on
the ABC, CHS and NBC tele-
vision networks.
Life More Complicated
mo value is more deeply
ingrained in our national life
than that of community re-
sponsibility," the President
said. an our earliest days of
the nation, in the small COM
munities of Jamestown and
Plymouth, all the way to the
western frontier, Americans
helped each other build their
lives, their communities, their
home.
This has been a valuable
part of our national experience.
This country grew great by
individual effort but it was
combined with a generous re-
sponse to the needs of our
neighbors. Now life in America
has become more complicated.
Our country has grown so
large. people move SO frequently
from home to home. community
to community, that we have
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Spike Heel Called
Assault Weapon

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AP).
"A spike-heele shoe was held
as evidence today against an
attractive 18- year old blond
charged with felonious assault.
The woman, Mrs. Ruth Mel
son, was ordered held in $2,500
bail after she hobbled into
Brooklyn Adolescent Court yes
terday wearing only one shoe.
Patrolman John Bradley, IS,
held the other one.
He said Mrs. Nelson clobbered
him with it when he tried to
disperse a crowd milling out
side a bar that had locked them
out before legal closing time.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
FuuIty Capsule
On Discoverer
Won't Release

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE
BASE, Calf, Sept. 20 (AP).-
A Discoverer satellite recovery
streak has ended at two-and
a capsule wouldn't even give
pickup crews a chance.
The Air Force said that Dis
coverer BIS capsule failed to
leave the satellite when a
separation attempt was made
yesterday.
The satellite was launched
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Arlington Democrats
Push LoyoI Voting

Wetmore's Republican oppo-
nent. Kenneth Ludwig. She wa:
not present yesterday as she
usually is at the club meetings
In response to a question
Mr.. Wetmore voiced opposition
to creation of an urban re.
newal authority to redevelor
Rosslyn. arguing that private
enterprise should have 9
chance to rehabilitate it.
II don't believe that a coun-
ty as wealthy as Arlington has
any business in going to the
Government and saying, Give
us some money!" he said.
Liberals Will
Although it does not appear
seriously worried, the Democrat
ic leadership has manifested
some concern about the extent
to which liberals will support
the party gubernatorial slate
which is considered represent
ative of the conservative Byrd
organization.
So yesterday, the three legis-
lators, Mr.. Mann, William
Winston and Mrs. Kathryn
Stone, while portraying them
selves as an effective, expert
enced team in Richmond, also
urged support of the State
ticket.
Mrs. Stone cited progress of
the Arlington delegation in inn
proving public education, men,
tai institutions and juvenile
rehabilitation centers. She also
called for establishment of two
year technical schools to pro-
vide vocational training for
high school graduates.
Mr.. winston advocated with
Evening star., 1961-09-20

holding personal income taxes
and predicted re-enactment Of
levies on beer and tobacco.
Mr.. Mann said a withholding
tax and renewal of luxury
taxes" if accompanied by judi
cious pruning of budget re-
quests, might produce enough
revenue to obviate tax rate
increases.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Kennedy Urges Support
OF United Fund Drives

President Kennedy today urged support for
years United Community Fund campaigns the country
He said this lone of the most valuable by which
we can help fellow Americans"
The Presidents appeal made in remarks taped for
broadcast at 955 pm today program with
Evening star., 1961-09-20
BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Democratic candidates In
Arlington are extolling the
virtues of party loyalty in a
determined attempt to forestall
defections by either conserva-
tiveS or liberals.
The three Democratic men,
bers of the House of Delegates,
themselves confronted by Re-
publican challengers, yesterday
exhorted everyone to rally be-
hind the party's entire ticket
and particularly its County
Board aspirant, William Wet
more.
HE is an able, far-sighted
candidate who will be not only
a good representative for the
Democratic Party, but good for
the good balance and good
judgment which we so badly
need on the County Board, +"
declared Delegate Harrison
Mann.
Making his own appeal to
the Democratic Women's Club,
Mr.. Wetmore pronounced him
self a loyal party member
motivated by desire to develop
a thriving, grass-roots Demo-
cratic movement in Arlington.
He said that in addition to
voting for every Democratic
presidential candidate since Al
Smith, he voted for Mrs. Leona
Buchholz when she ran for the
County Board in 1854 Gin the
belief that she was a good
Democrat"
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Prefers Rival

Mrs. Buchholz, a conserva-
tive and prominent member of
the women's club, last week ex-
pressed her support for Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-30
Kennedy, Adenouer
See Alike on Berlin

Ministers of the United States,
Britain, France and West Ger
many in advance of the Sep
TENDER 19 opening of the
United Nations General As
sembly fall session were an
nounced at the State Depart
ment yesterday.
The expected site of the par
ley is Washington and the ex-
pected date a few days before
the United Nations convenes.
New York was listed as a pos
Sible alternative site, but is
less likely than Washington
because French Foreign Min
lister Maurice Couve de Muir
vile has not indicated he plans
to attend the U. N. opening
and West Germany is not a
U. N. member.
If Mr.. Gromyko shows up
for the U. N. opening, Secre-
tary Of State Rusk and British
Foreign Minister Lord Home
are expected to meet with him
informally to see whether for
NAL East-WeSt negotiations on
Berlin would be productive.
United States authorities said
the Western powers are agreed
that bilateral side talks with
Mr.. .Gromyko will not include
any substantive negotiation on
Berlin. They said negotiations
will be undertaken only with
a united Western front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-30
Stute Fund Asked
For Sewage Plant

BALTIMORE, Aug. 80 (AP) .
State financial support was
requested yesterday for a plan
which would convert the Pa
tuXent River Basin into a
sewage disposal center.
A committee of the Legisla-
tive Council was asked to draft
legislation to help finance con-
struction of five sewage dis
posal plants in a 546-Square-
mile area.
The project in parts Of How
ard, Anne Arundel and Prince
Georges Counties would provide
adequate sewage disposal for
the area until the year 1000.
In his appeal to the commit
tee, Robert M. Brown, chief of
the State Health Departments
bureau of environmental by