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Evening star., 1961-12-20
Probers Urged to Cut
Drug Patents Period

patents sis absolutely necessary
if we are to have any real sue
cess in bringing down the price
of prescription drugs"
The Subcommitte is conduct
ing hearings on a bill by its
chairman, Senator Kefauver,
Democrat of Tennessee. under
which exclusive rights on drug
patents would be cut from IT
to 3 years. After that, COM
petitors could make the drug
upon payment of royalties of
up to 8 per cent Of sales.
THE consumer would be tre-
mendously benefited by this
procedure" Mrs. Newman said,
"for if a greater number of
companies have access to the
patents after the initial three
year period, competition would
be furthered and drug prices
would thereby be lowered"
Industry witnesses have
strongly opposed this proposal
contending it would have q
catastrophe effect on new drug
discoveries by destroying the
incentive to spend money or
research.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Heavy Snowfall

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 20
(AP).-Up to seven inches of
new snow. plus rain and fog,
made the going hazardous
across much Of New York State
today for motorists and Christ
mas shoppers. Several schools
were closed in Northern New
York.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

shot Gallo Garay after Mr..
Garay had knocked the other
deputy down. A government
spokesman said Mr.. Bucaram
was placed under police guard
at his home until Congress
decides whether to strip him
of his congressional immunity
Otherwise. charges cannot be
brought against him.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

belief that their entries were
better.
The Wulff sisters had a dog
until about q year ago. But
as the cat clan grew, the canine
became increasingly melan-
choly and finally died.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Ecuador Legislator
Slain in Quurrel

QUITO. Ecuador. Dec. 20
(AP)-Two congressman, bitter
political foes, quarreled at the
airport in Guayaquil yesterday
and one killed the other, police
said.
They said ASsad Bucaram
Evening star., 1961-12-20
CONGRESSMAN RECEIVERS

Representative Ullman, Democrat of Oregon,
whose left leg was amputated at the knee
after traffic accident near Winchester, Va,
reads his mail in his room at Bethesda Naval
HOspital.-AP Photo.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

Trooper Emory C. Harrison, in
vestigating officer.
Victims of Crash
Dead are four of six occupants
of the Ford station wagon, includ-
ing James R. West, 80, driver of
the vehicle, who was pinned in
the Wreckage an hour and As
minutes before he could be freed,
Mrs. Lorene Elizabeth Ritter, her
infant daughter, and Mrs. Litha
M. Thornton, all of Newport
News.
Two of six occupants of the
1857 Plymouth were killed, in
Guiding the driver, Charlie Henry
Dawson. As, of Rustburg, and his
wife, Mrs. June Golf Dawson, AZ.
A son, Charles, ID, is in critical
condition at a Richmond hospital.
At Southside Community Hospital
in Farmville are two sons, Glenn
Dawson, 10, and Ronald Dawson,
IL, in satisfactory condition and
a cousin Of theirs, Thomas
Moore. also in satisfactory con-
dition.
Injured
Injured in the Ford station
wagon, the vehicle driven by
West, are Alfred Clarence Thorn
ton in critical condition and Dill
lard Lee Thornton, "A, in serious
condition at the Medical College
of Virginia Hospital. Also at NOV
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Lightning Sets Record
Shay Rain Exceeds Five Inches

More than seven inches al
ready down. and still falling
That's how one might have de-
scribed the June rainfall situa-
ton Monday morning.
On top of Wednesdays 2.92
inches. Weatherman E. F.. Strip
lin has recorded four more
successive DAYS and nights Of
precipitation, T hurs day, 0.87
inches Friday, LOS inches and
Saturday OBS of an inch.
That makes $50 inches Of rain
since last Wednesday, and Mon
day morning at Farmvllle, Old
Jupiter was at 1t again, light
rain being mixed with occasion
al heavy rain. Strlplln will make
a. Monday reading in late even
ing, his 24-cycle running from
that time.
Record Storm
Added to 1.39 inches which
fell earlier in the month, the
total precipitation tor june now
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Murder And Still
Hearings Monday

Circuit Cour hearings were to
be held today Monday for
Raymond Wheeler. 90 year old
Negro, on a charge of murder,
and for three persons caught in
the recent, raid of whiskey
still near Abilene.
w h G e Ter is charged with
shooting his wife. Daisy. "a on
May %.
Hearings in connection with
the whiskey still raid were to
be held for Robert T. Crutch-
field, 43, white, of South H
and Everette Branch, Jr., 80,
Negroes, of Dundas.
Willie Louis Patterson. 19-year
old Negro, Of Prospect, was or
dered by Judge Joel w. Floods
court committed to Central State
Hospital for observation. The or
der was handed down last
Tuesday. Patterson is charged
with murder of Bert Matthews,
also of Prospect.
Matthews died While the case
was in lower court with a charge
of fellOnious assault against Pat
terson. The charge was changed
to murder when Matthews died.
A hearing for Jesse Bates,
charged with manufacture of il
legal whiskey has been set for
September 20 in Circuit Court.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Buildings And Bus
Use Ruled Out
Saturday Afternoon
BY BEN BOWERS

Keen disappointment is the
most striking reaction among
white citizens to the Prince Ed
ward County Christian Associa-
tons (PECCA) decision to keep
hands off the county's idle pub
lie school buildings.
DR.. w. E. Smith. chairman of
the school board which offered
use of both buildings and busses
to the Virginia Teachers. Asso-
citation (VTA) and to PECCA
for remedial crash program,
was notified of the decision by
letter later Saturday afternoon.
Regrets Offer Rejected
Il am sorry that the school
buildings and buses will not
be used for the crash pro-
gram" was the only comment
DR.. Smith had to make Of the
rejection of the offer to aid the
Negro children of Prince Ed
ward. The 100 Negro children
have been without public schools
since the county went out of the
public school business in the
face of court ordered integra-
ton.
Unlike the white children of
the county Negroes have not
availed themselves of county
and state scholarships for pri-
vate education in the county or
a public education outside of the
county. Offers of private schools
got the same results the offer of
county buildings for the summer
did-a flat rejection.
And, DR.. Roy B. Hargroye,
president of Southside Schools,
Inc. the organization which Of
fered an opportunity to Negroes
to have private schools similar
to those operated for white chill
dren, is numbered among those
disappointed that the school
board offer of buildings was
turned down.
Showed Good Faith
\ DR.. Hargrove said, 1.-The offer
OF the school board again show
ed good faith on the part of the
white people Of the county, and
/ am sorry they did not accept
it," He added. II think it again
showed the feeling of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. 1t
was not the Negro citizens of the
county who decided not to ac-
cept the offer of buildings and
busses. 1t was the NAACP.'
The Southside Schools leader
pointed out that had the offer
been accepted it would have
been a real opportunity for the
Negro children to be helped. He
said, They (tte. VITA teachers
are going to have a hard time
putting over successful in
struction program in contrast to
the ease with which they could
have done it with the school
buildings and buses.
The Rev. L. F. Griffin. presi-
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
PECCA's School Rejection
Brings Disappointment Cry
Mrs. Nichols Retiring
Hospital Personnel Changes Due

the hospital on a parttime basis
as insurance clerk after August
L. fowler was formerly proprie-
tor of Southside Credit Control
Board, a Farmville credit and
collection agency, which he sold
last week.
He will begin work at the hos
pital July l, overlapping with the
August l retirement of Mrs.
Nichols to insure a smooth tran
sition in this important phase Of
hospital finances.
fowler had operated the col
lection and credit agency, which
he helped establish, for the past
four years. Prior to that, he was
on the sales staff of Newman
Chevrolet Sales here for three
years, and served three years
with the armed forces in Korea.
He is married to the former
Phyllis Norton, of Jennings Ordi-
nary They have two daughters.
A Busy Office
The office of the hospital credit
manager is responsible for all
billings, arrangement of credit
plans, processing of hospitaliza-
ton insurance, legal matters re-
lating to patient accounts and
welfare disqualification financing.
Mrs. Nichols 20 years at the
hospital were equally divided be-
tween the posts of admitting Off
Ger and credit manager the
job she's filled the past 10 years
As credit manager, she devised
several effective credit plans, in
Guiding payroll deductions. crop
sale notes and a monthly pay
ment system.
During her tenure, the hos
pitfalls capacity and services have
nearly doubled, and the Business
Department staff has grown from
four persons to nine. Hospital
cation insurance has grown cor
respondingly, and now 40 to SO
per cent of patients admitted
have some kind of hospital in
surance, which must be process
ed through the credit office.
Reviews Progress
Mrs. Nichols says she has
found the work pleasant and
fruitful. by and large people
are very cooperative and are
anxious to work with the hos
pital to discharge their obliga-
tons. The public has acquired a
feeling of moral obligation to-
ward their hospital as they have
come to understand the great
services provided, and the hos
pitfalls role in public health" she
adds.
She credits the hospitals out
standing public relations pro-
gram. and its dedicated sense of
mission with the record of 90 per
cent collections which it expert
enceS.
Former Teacher
Mrs. Nichols was a teacher for
10 years before coming to Farm
vile with her husband, the late
Hunter Nichols. some years ago.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

amounts to whopping 70a
inches with Mondays fall
yet to be added.
Striplin reported new record
for Farmville Friday the
longest electrical storm he has
ever recorded here. 1t began at
! $50 pm, and continued until
midnight,
That electrical storm did no
line damage to phone and cleo
trical systems, but it caused
rather widespread trouble for in
d1vidual householders, who sus-
tanned interrupted phone or
power service from blown fuses
The Virginia Telephone and
Telegraph Company reported ex-
tenslve trouble in the Bucking-
ham and Dillwyn area. and
some lines out at Farmville.
Lightning Hits Car
The Friday storm brought a
call to the Fire Department
Continued op psse -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Several Very Close
First Winner Is
Over The Top In
New York Club

Mrs. Charles Goodman, of
Cumberland, is the first contes-
tant to 60 over the top in the
Herald's New York Club contest
The first report period shows
Mrs. Goodman the only winner,
but several other candidates are
very. very close - above the 800
mark, just one or two subscrip-
lions shy of the trip. These are
sure winners by the end of the
next report period, which is Sat-
urday, July l.
Many other candidates are past
the halfway mark and can
easily add their names to the
winners circle by this next re-
port period. A bonus of 50 points
will be given for each book turn
ed in by Saturday. The Herald
office will be open all day Satur-
day to receive the reports from
candidates.
There are four full weeks left
in the New York campaign,
which is plenty of time to earn
the trip. Any new candidates,
who would like to join the club,
should call The Herald immedi-
ately so they can get started on
the trip. There is still plenty of
room for additional candidates.
More information about the trip
can be found on page ga of to-
days edition.
This is not a contest" but a
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

for the Fourth District Rally. It
will be held at the Walnut. Hill
Elementary School.
Watkins invited all persons
need ling transportation to
Petersburg to call him. His
committee is planning for many
cars to make the rally visit.
Prior to the District Rally, the
women of the. District will hold
Open House honoring the wives
of the three candidates at the
Petersburg Hotel from pm.
to 3 pm. EST. Since this is
the only social event for the
candidates and their wives with
in the District. gala prepara-
tons are under way.
All 3 To Speak
All three candidates Albertis
S. Harrison. Jr., for Governor,
Senator Mills E. Goodwin. Jr..
for Lieutenant Governor, and
Senator Robert Y. Button for
Attorney General. will appear at
the Open House and each will
speak before the Rally. They
will travel to Petersburg Sat-
urday from a barbecue in Char
lotte County
Besides the candidates and
their wives. others present will
include Congressman and Mrs.
Watkins NJ. Abbitt and the mem
bers of the Senate and the House
Of Delegates from the Fourth
District and their wives. All
women of the District are in
vited to attend the Open House
and to be present at the Rally.
The Fourth District is the
home of two of the three can
didates on the ticket as Senator
Harrison is from Lawrenceville
and Senator Goodwin Is from Sui.
folk.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Cumberland Keeps
Tax Levy Of $3.50
For New Fiscal Year

CUMBERLAND, June 26 o.
Cumberland will keep its pres
ent tax levy of $3.50 per 500
evaluation of real property for
the coming fiscal year, 1862.
The board of supervisors, aft
er a public hearing on budget
of $3.50 sos for international and
planning purposes, adopted its
present levy Friday.
The hearing, in contrast to one
attended a year ago by some so
persons who favored or dis
favored a 81 increase in taxes
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

CUBAN PRIME MINISTER
Fidel Castro rejected the take
it-or-leave-it' offer made by the
Tractors for Freedom Committee
of the United States. The COM
mittee's final offer was to ex-
change the Cuban held prisoners
for 500 tractors of various types,
mostly farm The U. S. commit
tee has been dissolved. but its
executive secretary is planning
meeting with Cuban prisoners
in regard to the exchange.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY init
ated steps Saturday toward in
voking the Taft-Hartley law to
halt the Gripping maritime
strike. Three maritime unions Of
fered Sunday to resume moving
critically needed supplies. Appar-
emily the union move is an effort
to head off an injunction under
the Taft-Hartley law. If the
President decides the nation S
health or safety is in peril, he
can seek an Injunction. BY NOV
ing the cargo that is deemed
critical. the unions hope to obvl-
ate any injunctions.
GOVERNOR ALMOND talked
with Commerce Secretary Hold
ses last week, urging him to up
hold the Virginia Highway Com
missions decision to locate Inter-
state Route 81 along the Southern
Corridor, passing through Farm
vile. Lynchburg and Roanoke.
The move is apparently a last
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

Saturdays Fourth Congress
sional District Rally for the Har-
rison Goodwin Button ticket
in Petersburg at 3 pm, EST
and an II am. EST political
rally and stew at Charlotte c. H.,
will give interested persons OPP
portunity to hear all three can
didates.
The Charlotte County Commit
tee for Harrison Goodwin But
ton is sponsoring the morning
rally at Randolph-Henry High
School. John H. Daniel, COM
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Second Area Tragedy
Six Die In Cumberland Crash

making it the worst in Virginia S
1861 record.
The Cumberland accident hap
pened on straight stretch of
road at $3.50 pm. when car
driven by James R. West. Jr., of
Newport News, attempted to pass
a vehicle driven by Linwood
Preston Skinner. of Crewe. West
met a car. driven by Charlie
Henry Dawson, of Rustburg, al
most head-on, according to State
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27

q AiiuAei illiilioil- AlOlld1 PuOllC lllotl
The food service organization s
partner in private operation will
be the Text Bookstore on the
campus. Mrs. Frances Farrier
will be operator.
The bookstore will be a rent
paying. tax-paying, license buy
ing private business set down in
the middle of the institution for
higher education.
Successful Bidder
Mrs. Farrier, presently mana
ger of the Colleges snack bar.
was the successful bidder for the
business. There were four bids
when the college opened them
recently.
The store will continue in its
present premises on the ground
floor of the addition behind the
east wing Of Ruffner Hall.
The colleges had previously
operated the bookstore as part OF
its business operation. Mrs. Mar.
garet Cox, formerly employed by
the college as manager, is leav-
ing the employ of the college
Sales Limited
The store will be limited by
terms of the contract to sale OF
textbooks, music and art sup
plies. j. H. Wamsley, LongWood
business manager. said the col.
lege does not intend to establish
a business competitive with the
downtown merchants. Additional
items useful and necessary for
students may be permitted in the
future under a controlled policy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
BY JOHN STICK

Mrs, Edna c. Nichols, who has
served at Southside Community
Hospital for 20 years as admit
ting officer and credit manager
will retire from the latter po-
sition August 1. and will be re-
placed by J. B. fowler, of Farm
Vile
Mrs. Nichols will remain with
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Harrison G0d,Uin Button Rallies
Saturday, Petersburg, Charlotte

mittee chairman, has invited the
public to hear all three can
didateS.
Brunswick stew and other re-
freshments will be served fol
lowing the speaking, Daniel has
announced.
Rides Available
William F. Watkins, Jr., chair
man for the ticket in Prince Ed
ward county, said Monday he
and other county groups are
hoping to have a large turnout
of local people at Petersburg
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
f the college, Wamsley said.

of the college, Wamsley said.
The business manager said the
college favors such private oper-
ations where it is feasible in the
total management of the insti-
tuition. It has proved to have ad-
vantages in the past.
The college defined the base
bid, for purposes of arranging to
a letting, as the amount to be
paid to the college based on a
$50, 900 gross annual sale.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
BY ETHEL FRANCK

CUMBERLAND, June 26 - Six
persons were killed and seven
injured in a three car collision
one and one half miles south of
here Sunday evening.
The tragedy was the second
major highway accident in the
Herald area in a period of seven
days. Just a week ago on Sunday,
a two-car crash near Pamplin
took the lives of eight persons,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
Foundation Will
Consolidate
Lower School
s Temporary
Buildings Not
Needed Next Term

The lower school at Farmville
will be consolidated in two build
ings and all county lower schools
will return to tlE same buildings
used this past term, according to
arrangements TO private elemen-
tary .classrooms for the 1862
term just completed by the
Prince Edward School Founda-
ton.
The lower SCH ,ol consolidation
in the Farmviie Presbyterian
and Methodist !, Churches will
eliminate the u~e of the Moose
Hall, the Womshs Club House
the Farmville Baptist Church
Sunday School rooms and the
Episcopal Parish House. accord
Ing to Roy R. Pearson, Founda-
ton administrator.
At Farmville,. the Foundation
will locate the first, second and
third grades and one of the two
sections of the sixth grade at the
Methodist Church. The fourth.
fifth, seventh and the other sec
ton of the sixth grade will be
loo e d in the Presbyterian
Church.
New School
The office of Miss Lucy Adams.
headmistress of the lower school,
will be located at the Presby-
terrain Church.
The Presbyterian Churc
served as the location of Prince
Edward Academy Upper School
the past two sessions. The con-
solidated secondary school for the
Prince Edward School Founda-
ton will open the 1852 term in
its new building on Longwood
Hills adjoining the recreation de-
velopment area.
The relocation of the Academy
Upper School will end the use,
for classroom purposes. of the
Martin Building, the Wells
House. 80 Randolph and the
North street Fore warehouse
used by the Industrial Arts De-
planned.
EnrOllments
In a progress report on antici-
pated enrolment for the next
school term. Administrator Pear
son reports that 1892 students
presently intend to attend the
Prince Edward Foundation S one
consolidated secondary school
and six elementary schools. That
is an increase of AZ over the
number attending the past SEES
sion.
Prince Edward Academy's en-
rollment is expected to increase
from AIS to 528, while the lower
school enrolment is expected to
be approximately the same, $40
the past session, 1854 next term.
Only one position on the IS
teacher Foundation faculty for
1862 remains to be filled, Pear
son said, expressing pleasure at
this early conclusion of teacher
contract arrangements.
Physical Education
The new term commencing
next September will see the
Foundation system on a complete
physical education program, with
two teachers in this subject field.
This development will allow the
system to fulfill all state require
Continued on mage :,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
LC Bookstore To Become Second
Private Enterprise On Campus

When July l comes Slater Food Service Management Inc
won't be the only operating LongWood College
multi milion-dollar public institution
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-27
NdtiOnaLNe1us Summary
By H. v. LANCASTER, JR.

CASTRO REJECTS TRAsTOR RANSOM DEAL
. NEW STRIKE MOVES = RT Ga DECISION so,1ct,r
Evening star., 1961-02-03

Clinic In Bethesda. The event
will be held at the new West
wood Inn.
A non-profit organization,
the clinic offers psychiatric
help to residents of Mont
gomery County on q consul.
tation or treatment basis.
Costs are based on q fee scale
according to ability to pay.
Evening star., 1961-02-03

places. Have you seen
those wonderful tureenS that
look exactly like grand
mothers but are electrically
warmed? Love those
square stacking Seat.serving
tables from Denmark {.
w hen you're expecting
guests, don't just get your
house in a party mood. add
something q little special for
you, q rose, sparkling ear
rings, jeweled house slippers,
Evening star., 1961-02-03

or q Spanish comb Have
you noticed those new Japa-
nese tile pictures? They're
inexpensive and make an IL
lustrious group in their lac
quered frames. I wonder
II bamboo handled knives
and forks would be fun. .
A smile from o stranger
standing next to you can be
such a warming thing on q
cold day!
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Benefit Planned
To Aid Clinic

The Suburban Woman's
Club Of Montgomery County
will give q benefit dessert
fashion show and card party
tomorrow to raise funds for
the Community Psychiatric
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Ask DOROTHY
DRAPER
Some Tips and Ideas
For Your Home Decor
TOTTINGs FROM MY MEMO PAD:

Some store must have heard my plea to buy
two chairs of the type and in the fabric.
Saw a sign that said, "SALE CHAIR-PAIR."
Have seen so many ads lately for fancy switch plates
for lights Watch out for the lure Of the colored
stones and fancy gold types They're not for many
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Look, Juniors
that new fashion look!

>. that new TQSnIOn look!
Eosy on the figure and on your budget too, be-
eouse the loose overbIouse (buttoned in boeN
covers more fashion news-o sleeveless sheath
dress all in black royon crepe and yours for just
22.99.
(ps.-obout the cuffs-they are layers Of white
oreondy OutroeeousIy feminine!
See hot pinks, vivid blues, spring color sporked
costumes as we'll as cIossie navy and blacks in
new eosed sIhouettes sheoths - pIeoted
dresses.
Deb Shop Fourth Floor Street.
Dress shown Street. Fos Church ond Silver Spring.