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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Stort Of Buffalo Creek Project
Wick Submits Low Bid For First
Watershed Contract To Be Awarded

The contract for construction
of the first dam in the Buffalo
Creek Watershed is. expected to
be awarded before Monday, H
E. Lacy, work unit soil counser-
vationist. said today.
Bids for the prot C t were
opened by j. E. Dodson, chair
man of the Piedmont Soil Con-
servation District, Wednesday
afternoon
Wick Construction Company,
of Farmville, submitted the low
bid of S51.215 .03. Second low
was the firm of Moore, Kelly
and Reddish, of Orange at
s57 ,061 "a. Low bids on such
projects are not accepted until
broken-doWn figures in the pro-
posal are re-checked for accu-
racy, thus delaying the actual
award from the day of bid open
ing.
The contractor must begin
construction within 20 days after
the award is made, and he has
200 calendar days in which to
complete the project.
First of Nine Dams
The flood retarding structure
will be the first on nine to be
built in the 74,700-acre Prince
Edward county project. It is Site
No. 2, located seven miles east
Of Pamplin.
The first dam to be built in the
project which originated in 1854
will consist of a earth fill en-
bankment and appurtenances.
1t will have a height of 1873 feet.
A permanent pool of PA acres
will be located on the farms. of
L. H. Stockton. site Of the dam.
and c. G, Loveday. In the dam
itself will be 30-inch spillway
The drainage area for the pond
will cover some 2.940 acres.
Lacy hopes to get construction
under way on at least one more
of the dams this year. Ease
ments. required for authorizing
contractor personnel and equip
ment the right of entry on pri-
vate property for construction
are still needed on the eight re-
manning sites. OF II structural
easements needed for the entire
project, only eight more are
needed.
The cost of the overall project
is estimated to be 81 1861 ,673 with
the federal share calculated at
1899, 422.
Third Area Project
The Primo Edward county
project will be the third in this
area to get under construction,
Two flood retardlng structures
have already been built in the
Roanoke Greek Watershed in
Charlotte county A total of
seven III the area Is expected to
be built before the end Of the
year.
Watershed projects arc de-
signed to provide the best pos
sible use of soil and water on
each farm in the area through
a conservation program tied to
the erection Of slood.retaydiug
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26

The new outline, tentative
statement of estimated revenue
and contemplated expenditure
for he 1961-62 fiscal year, could
be financed with a reduction of
the real estate and personal
property levy from the present
81 per 500 valuation to $3.50. All
proposed expenditures could be
met also after a reduction in the
merchants capital levy from the
present 80 cents to 60 cents.
May Cut Levies
No such reductions were auth
oriZed in the BOARD actions
Wednesday night, but the public
notice published today points out
that present levies may be sub
stantially reduced as indicated
above. Final consideration of
levies will come after the public
hearing and any revisions which
may be made as a result of views
expressed then.
The new planning purposes
only fiscal guide is higher by
$1o6, 1888 than the $3.50 1868 budget
adopted for the current fiscal
year ending next month. 1t con-
tains among estimated revenues
an item of SAL 1877 the eX-
pected balance in the county's
general revenue fund on June 80,
1861.
The estimated balance is the
county Negroes untapped share
of the 1960-61 budgets ALLEGATION
for 500 educational grants per
child. Last year. the board pro-
vided sufficient funds for grants
for 5000 white and colored chill
dren, but only white parents used
the grants. except for five state
grants secured by Negro parents
for public schooling outside of
the county.
The proposed budget reincor-
porateS this sum carried over
and tentatively contemplates a
second year of educational grants
for the elementary and secondary
schooling of white and Negro chill
dren, between the ages Of six
and 20, in private, nonsectarian
schools, which now exist or may
be started.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Daniel Declared
Nominee For
Democratic Party

Since no additional candidate
has filed. John H. Daniel, of
Charlotte c. H.. has been de-
clared the Democratic nominee
for member of the House of Dele
gates in the general election next
November 7.
The action of the party COM
mittee for the 22nd Legislative
District, which incumbent Dele
gate Daniel serves. has been
certified to the State Board of
Elections and to local boards in
the District counties of Charlotte
and Prince Edward.
The action removes the need
for Democratic Party Delegate
contest in the primary election
July II. Robert K. Brock, of
Hampden Sydney. is chairman
for the 22nd District.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Roanoke Lawyer
TOGive Academy
Graduation Talk

Prince Edward Academy will
hold its second annual COM
mencement exercises Fri d y
June 2 in Jarman Hall with w.
Perkins Hazlegrove. Roanoke
attorney. as guest speaker.
A baccalaureate service will
be held Sunday, May % in
John M m orial Episcopal
Church. The Rev. j. A. Vache,
rector of the church, will be the
principal speaker. Other local
ministers will participate in the
program.
The commencement exercises
are set OF pm. In addition to
Hazlegrove, p e a k e + S will in
clude Mary Beasley. senior
class president, and Shannon
Francis. class speaker. Mary
will give the welcome.
Candidates for graduation to-
tai 81. Honor students will be an
nOunced during the commence
ment program, custom fol-
lowed in Farmville for a num-
Der of years.
Hazlegrove is a senior partner
Of Hazlegrove, Shackleford and
Carr. law firm of Roanoke. He
received the A. B. and B. S. de-
greeS from Hampden Sydney
College in 1912. He received his
LIB degree from the University
of Virginia in 1916. While at the
university he was a member of
the Ravern Society. Phi Beta
Kappa, and a member of Order
of Golf, a egal society.
A native of Cumberland coun-
ty, Hazlegrove is a member of
the American Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association and the
Roanoke Bar Association. He is
past member of the board of
directors of the Roanoke asso-
citation and also a past presi-
dent.
Hazlegrove is a veteran of
World War | ervic e. having
risen to the rank of captain in
the field artillery. He was a re-
cipient of the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal and several division
citations. He is an Episcopalian
and has served as vestrymen
in his Roanoke church.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
NutiOnaINe1us Summary
BY H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
. KENNEDY BACKS RANSOM FOR CUBAN INVADERS
O GERMAN RE-ARMAMENT

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KEN
NEEDY Wednesday urged all
Americans to support the ''trac-
tors for freedom campaign to
free some 1900 captured Cuban
invaders Cuba S Fidel Castro has
offered to exchange the prisoners
for 500 U. S. bulldozers. The
White House has revealed the
President was instrumental III
getting Walter Reuther. president
of the United Auto Workers, Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt. and DR.. Mil
ton Eisenhower. brother of the
former President. to head the
committee to raise the money TO
buy the tractors.
WEST GERMANY has been
authorized by the European al
lies to build eight deStroyers Of
up to 5000 tons. heavy enough to
carry missile launcherS. This is
twice the limit permitted under
the, 1854 Brussels Treaty. The
Western European Union will also
allow West Germany to build aux
lliary naval vessels and mines 10
protect its ports Under NATO
planning the Germans are charg-
ed with keeping the Russian
fleet from getting from the Bal
TIC to the Atlantic III the event Of
war.
A Bl-RAClAL group of free
dom riders was arrested on
Wednesday after they tried to en-
ter a white waiting room at a
bus terminal in jackson, Miss.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26

structures. The dams will inn
pound and control excess water
to protect land below them from
flooding. Provision is also made
to e S water when neces-
sary.
Scheduled to get under way
soon is a second major task in
the watershed. Some SO miles of
road bank seeding, Is miles of
stream channel improvement
and land treatment for water
shed protection and flood pre-
vention is planned in the Buffalo
Creek project. Road bank treat
ment in the Five Forks area
near the first dam to be built is
to begin in the near future.
When other contracts are let
this phase of the work will also
be expanded.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Memorial Service
Sunday At $3.50

Sunday afternoons Memo
rial service honoring the
community S war dead will
be held in WeStvieW Gene
terry at $50 pm, under
sponsorship of the Farm
vile American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Posts.
The brief service program
will include a flag Color
Guard of National Guards
men. and invocation and
benediction by DR.. Ben R.
Lacy, Jr.. of Hampden-Syd-
ney. a talk by 1t. Col, John
Steck, and the blowing of
taps.
The veterans organiza-
tons will place flags on the
graves Of all veterans Sun
day in observance of Memo
rial Day.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26

But 254-mlle tour such as we
made Tuesday over eight of Vir-
ginia's primary highways. visit
ing five major projects between
Piedmont Virginia and the North
Carolina line dispels any doubt
that the State isn't facing up to
this responsibility.
The tour for news reporters,
broadcasters and telecasters in
the 10-county Lynchburg Highway
District was made by chartered
bus with District Engineer j. H.
Phillips as host, and resident
engineers and project supervisors
as travelogue narrators or on-site
guides and eXplainerS.
Highway Week
The base stone black top III
Spection of nearly $4,000. 900 in
contract con struct ion was
planned to coincide with Vir-
glnla May 2l-27 observance of
National Highway Week. It's pur-
pose was to acquaint the news
men and their reading, lis
tening and watching public !.
with the problems, needs and &C
compliShments in road building.
1t had the additional advantage
of providing the ID newsmen with
a convincing glimpse of what
adequate highway planning and
building mean in urban and in
dustrial development, as well as
with a firmer grasp of the fact
that in matching traffic with
comfortable, safe travelling. a lot
of work and public expenditure
lie ahead.
The tour was we'll balanced be-
tween rural and urban type con-
struction, ranging from where
English Construction Company is
carving out a sleek S303 600 rib
bon of road in the quiet of Camp
bell county, between Rustburg
and Concord. to the bustl eof Dan
vile. In the tobacco city. Thomp-
son-Arthur Paving ompany is
dual laning one of Virginia S
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Q STOP BUS RIDERS

Several raCially mixed groups
left Montgomery. Ala. earlier in
the day en- route to Jackson. They
were escorted from Montgomery
by carloads of Alabama state po-
lice and national guardsmen. Mis-
SlsSlppl S Gov. Ross Barnett had
warned they would be arrested if
they tried to violate his state S
segregation laws. Attorney Gen
eral Kennedy on Thursday asked
the bus riding agi;ators TO hold
back on their ride through Mis-
slssippi.
A SMALL SATELLITE for
communications purposes was
launched from Cape Canaveral
Wednesday. President Kennedy
was scheduled to address a Joint
session of Congress today Thurs
day to ask for more money for
U. s. space projects.
THE LEADER of South Korea S
successful military coup. 1t. Gen.
Chang Doyoung. announced on
Wednesday he plans 10 20 to the
Z, S. soon for talks with Presl-
dent Kennedy. The American en-
hasSy IN Seoul. which had oppos-
ed last weeks revolt. said no III
vltation had been issued but that
II WAS taking the matter up with
the State Department.
ARRANGEMENTS for the Ken
nedy Khrushchev meeting are
just about complete, presidential
Continued en- page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Thanks To Commencement
Sixteen Year Classmates To Sepurate

home economics major. The two
had several courses in education
under the same professor.
Extracurricular activities have
found the two going their sepa-
rate ways. Mary in clubs related
to her major and Billy likewise.
Billy has been president of the
college band for the past two
years.
Longwood required both to do
student teaching. They wound up
in the same city, Roanoke, at the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26

same time, but in different
schools. Mary taught at Monroe
Junior High and Billy at William
Fleming High.
When September rolls around
brother and sister will teach. but
not in the same school. Mary has
a contract to teach home eco
Monies in Anne Arundel county,
Md. Billy will give instrumental
music instruction and direct the
band at Monroe Junior High in
Roanoke.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Formers Net $so,so3
Feed Grain Production Stopped
On 1897 Acres In Area Counties

ting farms are not eligible for
price supports, although the pro-
gram was a voluntary one.
State Totals
In all of Virginia, the ASC re-
ports there were 1884 farms
signed up by the May 10 dead
line. These diverted a total of
6.628 acres and received an
initial payment of 81 1926, sos.
Area counties also have some
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
All Positions
Filled In Annual
Baskerville Bowl

All 96 positions in the Basker-
will Golf Tournament have been
filled. Howard Ferguson, tourna-
ment chairman, said today. The
seventh annual B k rvill
Tournament will be held at the
LongWood Golf Club June 10 and
Qualifying rounds will be shot
Sunday, June 4. Wednesday, June
7, or Friday, June 8.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Lower School P-TA
Will Meet Tonight

The Lower School P-TA will
meet tonight Thursday at 8 in
the Circuit Court room.
Officials of the school founda-
ton will bring parents up to date
on the private school operation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
$696,O5l County Budget Is
Proposed For Public Study
June 9 Set For Hearing Date;
Planning Outline Re-Allots Grants

$69605 county budget for the fiscal
aong funds for private schooling for all children providing
possible reduction leves was tentatively proposed
Wednesday night by
The board unanimously proposed
months fiscal outline to allow public Friday
public hearing budget proposed at
this time for Informative and fiscal planning purposes only
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-26
Highway Tour Shows
Traffic Headaches,
Triumphs In Safety
BY JOHN STICK

Virginiaonthego in dynamic America is vaiany
to find the equalizer where 200 mile road building
stay abreast OF the needs
66 per cent of the worlds
trucks.
There's bound to be mbalance when a
contractor
priced car in the vast u s. family fleet
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07
CLINTON NEWS

Well, we have something new in
basketball playing today. A new
team has been meeting in order to
start playing games. This team
is called the Rolling Stones. They
will meet the Y. M. C. A. on Jan.
10, at the Y. M. C. A. This game
will be at night.
Some of the boys on the Rolling
Stones basketball team said that
they would like to play Sumner
Hills boys team on January ID
Some of the boys and girls would
like to know will Sumner Hill play
the Rolling Stones of Clinton or
will they back out of it. Well we
will soon see.
This is something new, if the
people spend more time reading
the newspaper and stop talking
among themselves. Reading the
paper and books is something to
help you, because l know some peo-
pie that did not go to school at
all and have learned to read by
just reading the newspaper. So
you see how much it helps you
to read.
Reporter C. C. Wells
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07
PELAHATcHIE
news

Services at Little Zion M. E..
Church was well attended despite
the weather New Years Day.
Quite a few of the i'll and aged
people were blessed to receive gifts
from the churches and C. L. Club.
l am sure they are thankful, and
may the Lord richly bless the
thoughtful one who made it pleas
ant for all.
The sick friends are on the mend,
we arc still praying for them a
speedy recovery.
Visiting in the home of Mrs. AL
berta Mccall and mother, during
the holidays were: Rev. Hannie M.
Dotson of ST. Louis, Mo-, Mr..
Chester Dotson and nephew of Chi
cago, ILL.,, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie D.
Hopson and daughter of Pasca-
goula, Miss.
Mrs. Elsie Pantle and sister,
Mildred and nieces of Los Angeles,
Calf, Mrs. Amanda Giaham of
Jackson, Mississippi, Mrs. Pornells,
Mrs. Annie B. Jones, Mrs. Lee
Myers, Mrs. Emma Lewis, Mrs.
Ollie Byrd, Mrs. Lucy Jones, Mrs.
Pearl Smith and Mrs. Wynn, Mrs.
Z. w. Williams, Pelahatchie, Miss,
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07

fered by Miss DeVore and the
sound advice on health given by
Mrs. John make "Helen In Paris"
an exceptionally Informative edu-
cational aid for showing to senior
high school girls, adult classes,
colleges, church and women's
clubs. Kudos for a very stimulat-
ing and entertaining evening go
to co-sponsors Mrs. Alice AIRING
ton, Director of the Upper Man.
haitian Branch of the YWCA; and
the makers of MODESS, who Of
fer "Helen In Paris" on free loan
to groups of ten or more and who
advise us that the film may be OBJ
tanned by writing: Mrs. Alma
John, Personal Products Corpora
ton, Box 20, Milltown, N ew Jer-
sey.
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07
Good Citizenship
in 46 Mississippi Counties

takes teamwork mutual and lot of hard work by
and build better community MP& operated by than
1000 your fellow Msssippans years company
encouraged its employees take active all worthwhile
munty activities The MP&I family working spirit of paic
activities charity
and industrial development the Western Mississippi
cooperation leadership good
cizenwheher individual Helping Build Mississippi
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07
new YORK STATELAb0
RAPS ANTI-STRIkE Law

hospitals, school teachers, social
workers and similar employees as
among workers now denied basic
citizenship rights.
The latest court test of the state
anti-strike law upheld the laws
constitutionality but the court
called the Condon- -Wadlin law "too
severe and restrictive" Corbett
said.
"The Condon- Wadlin law is still
as it was when enacted, a piece
of discriminatory, one-sided sense
less legislation. It utterly fails
to take into account the needs of
public employees to bargain col
lectively and to be protected by
normal labor-management agree
ments," he said.
The program adopted by the
AFL-CIO conference called for the
elimination of periodic political
logrolling" in bringing state in
surance benefits in line with in
creased living costs and wage
scales.
This would be accomplished by
setting benefits at a ratio based
on average full-time weekly wages
of workers covered by state COM
pensation laws-preferably at two
thirds of the average.
Corbett called the workmen's
compensation bill, enacted in 1859
to provide protection for those
workers whose employers fail to
comply with the law and do not
have the required insurance.
phantom protection" It has no
specific date, and will become ef-
fective only when the fund reaches
100000, he said.
The conference urged legislation
to give "real protection" to such
workers. It urged repeal of the
"harsh" new disqualifications in
jobless insurance enacted at the
1860 legislative session and a re-
turn to the six-week disqualifica-
tion period adopted by the U. S.
Labor Dept. during the Eisenhower
Administration.
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07

modelled exuisite, elegant creations.
The festivities took place at
the Upper Manhattan Branch of
the YWCA under the auspices of
the Health, Physical Education and
Recreation Committee and the
Omicron Chapter of the Chi-Eta-
Phi National Nursing Sorority.
The premiere showing was fol-
lowed by refreshments and many
requests for the film from the
guests who represented national
health, education and social asso-
Citations.
Sharing the spotlight were the
co-stars, Ophelia DeVore, Presi-
dent and Founder of the DeVore
School of Charm; and Alma John,
R. NJ, Consultant to the makers
of MODESS.
The beauty tips and treats of
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07

An excitement packed year
reached its climax on Friday, De-
cember 16, for Americas most sue
cessful Negro model, the beauti-
full Helen Williams, at the pre-
miere night of "Helen In Paris,
MODESS-sponsored, 16mm film,
starring Miss Williams.
The film is an exciting, 15-min-
ute, travelog which takes its audi
ence on a breath-taking whirl of
Paris - to the Eiffel Tower, the
Louvre, Notre Dame, Cafe-de-la-
Paix, along the beautiful river
Seine, and the colorful Montmar-
ire.
The fulfillment of Helen's dream
to model at the salon of Christian
Dior, is the highlight of the film.
Obs, abs and sighs of apprecia-
tion fill the audience as Helen
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07

Albany, N. Y.-Major new pro-
lection for workers in both public
service and private industry will
be asked of the legislature by the
New York State AFL-CIO in 1861,
delegates to the annual legislative
conference have decided.
Meeting here at the Dewitt Clin-
ton Hotel, union representatives
aimed their guns at the state
Condon- Wadlin law which prohibits
strikes by public employees and
agreed to seek increased benefits
in unemployment insurance, work.
mems compensation and sickness
disability.
$1.50 Minimum Sought
Also included in New York Ia
boris 1861 legislative program are
these measures: outlawing impor-
tation of strikebreakers in labor
disputes; closing loopholes in the
rent control law; bringing the
state minimum wage to $3.50 an
hour and eliminating cumbersome
and outmoded" industry wage
boards; restoring income tax ex-
emptions to the 1858 levels or in
creasing present exemptions at
least to $725 to compensate for
living cost increases over the past
IL years.
Raymond R. Corbett, legisla-
tive chairman for the state body
said labor's proposals were spelled
out this week at hearings in New
York City of the Joint Legislative
Committee on Industrial and La
Dor Conditions.
In the field of labor relations,
the state federation feels it is
"high time," Corbett said, that
workers for non-profit organiza-
tions, for government and for pub
lie authorities are granted the
same rights of collective bargain
ing, grievance procedure and inn
partial arbitration" of contracts
which workers in private industry
have had for quarter of a CEN
tury or more.
He listed employees of non-profit
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07

Teen-Age Canteen
Each Wednesday, p. m.
Join the YWCA A United Givers
Agency.
Jackson advocate., 1961-01-07
Fire Prevention

II every member Of the family
knows what to do in case Of fire
your home may someday be saved
from severe property damage or
loss of life, the U. s. Department
Of Agriculture advises.
USDA fire prevention special
lists urge families to work out a
simple emergency plan that is un-
derstood, and even rehearsed Pc
riodically, by all members Of a
family, so that each one knows
his part thoroughly. Basically
the plan involves ~ calling the
fire department and giving d.
rections for getting to your home
(2) getting the family out (3)
saving animals or farm livestock.
In open country where homes
are miles from organized help
fire-fighting is especially difficult.
Here it is even more urgent to call
for assistance at the earliest pos
sible moment, and the family needs
to have some of it's own freight
ing equipment on hand.
A fire alarm system gives added
protection, particularly for night
fires, which, Of course, can quickly
grow beyond control.
All homes should have some
equipment for putting out small
fires and preventing large ones
from spreading. Such household
and garden tools as broad sturdy
rake, extra lengths of garden hose
hatchets, axes, shovels, brooms