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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
NutiOnuINelus Summary
. RESERVE UNITS FACE CALL TO ACTIVE DUTY
Q CRISIS IN BERLIN Q ANOTHER SPACE FLIGHT

NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVE UNITS MAY be mus
tered into active duty if the inter
national situation does not i'm
prove in the next two weeks.
President Kennedy has the power
to call into active duty. up to
1000 National Guardsmen and
other ready reservists. This move
was described by a Pentagon of
fetal as a possibility, perhaps
within two weeks.
BERLIN IS THE IMMEDIATE
CRISIS that apparently will trig-
ger the calling up Of the Ma
tional Guard. Soviet Amba ssador
Menshikov said over the week
end that he believes the Ameri-
can people will not fight for Ber-
lin. In Washington, House Speak
er Sam Rayburn said the U. S.
will have to meet force with
force in the coming showdown
with the Soviet Union over Ber-
lin.
ANOTHER SPACE FLIGHT is
expected Tuesday, as Astronaut
Gus Grissom is scheduled to
make a near duplicate flight Of
the first American in space, Alan
e. Shepard. Meanwhile, Premier
Castro is setting the stage to
give Soviet space hero Mai. Ga
garin a star role in the July 26
celebration marking the eighth
anniversary of the Castro Cuban
civil war.
JOHN B. DUNCAN, A WASH.
NGTON Negro, has been norni-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Arrests Drop
Seven Per Cent
Here Past Year
Town Police
Court Fines
Total $9,571

The us arrests made by pc.
lice officers in Farmville in the
last IL months was down seven
per cent over the l960-6l fiscal
year and represented a decrease
in offenses for the third straigh,
year.
AS a result. fines and costs
collected by the Police Court de.
creased by 1921, falling from
$12.392 to $9,571 for the year
ending June 30.
These figures are highlights
of the annual Summary of Ar
rests" report. prepared by Pc
lice Chief Otto S. Overton. and
presented to the town council
last week.
The report showed that Ill OF
the arrest cases were dismissed
after Police Court findings OF
mot guilty" on hearing or trial
Four additional cases were trans
ferred to the County Court Of
Prince Edward.
Drunkenness Leads
Public drunkenness again led
the list of offenses with 207 ar
rests. although the number was
down seven from the previous
year.
Reckless driving, which to-
gether with speeding, was spe-
cial police attention category of
offense during the year, showed
an increase. rising from IS to
liz arrests. Speeding arrests fell
from 1856 in l96O-6l to 1O2 the
past year.
Chief Overton reported that
the towns roadway speed timer
was out for repairs for a consid-
cradle period of the year. He
attributed this in large measure
70 the decrease in speeding
cases. since the Police Depart
ment is continuing its effort To
apprehend speeders.
About the drop in reckless
orlvlng arrests, he declared
We've out to stop it and I be-
live we're succeeding The To-
cal courts have been handing
down license suspensions rang
Ing from a week to 80 DAYS
after convictions. A considerable
proportion of the total arrested
has been young people.
Other Cases
Other major arrest categor;es
and number of cases were: dis
orderly conduct SO, up IA; curse
and abuse 81, up six; assault
80, up three: drunk driving 10
down eight; failure to stop for
sop signs and red lights o
down IL.
The number of arrests for no
town car license tags rose two
to rs. Arrests for driving without
an operators's license fell by
five to SO. Allowing an unlicensed
person to drive brought 10 ar
rests, up six.
There were six arrests in hit
and run cases. and nine for
driving the wrong way on a
one-way street. That last offense
was way down over the q ar
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18

August 1. The job of making the
handsome brick and mortar ia
cilities functional the flow
from the warehouse to the school
:. should be completed by about
August Is, according to the phas-
ing plan.
The warehouse activity in
cludes reconditioning such equip
ment as needs it. That work is
done under Redd's supervision,
with two parttime workers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Club Women Tell
Of Show Plans

The Farmville senior Wcmac's
Club is requesting the public to
reserve the date of August Is
when benefit variety show will
be presented in Jarman Audi
torium, Lonewood College, at 8
pm.
Home talent performers are be-
ing recruited from the counties
surrounding Farmville. The pro-
ceeds will go to the sponsors
Club House fund.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18

mated by President Kennedy to
the board of commissioners for
the District of Columbia. The
board runs the nations capital
city. His nomination is expected
to be approved by Congress and
Duncan will become the first Ne
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Presbyterians Plan
Wednesday Picnic

The annual Farmville Presby-
terrain Church Sunday School
picnic will be held tomorrow
"wednesday at Goodwin Lake
beginning at pm.
Transportation will be furn-
ished from the church at 2 pm,
and again at 5 pm. Those need
ing this service at the latter hour
are requested to call U. B. Nor
ris, at Leggett's, Jack Lewis, at
Vepco, or the Church office.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Negro Glass Enrolment
OF 4Ol Tops Expectations
Are
Pleased With
Project Progress
By BEN BOWERS

Enrichment in the remedial in
struction program for Prince Ed
ward county Negro children now
totals 4Ol.
Dr.. J. Rupert Picott, execu-
tive secretary of the sponsoring
Virginia Teachers Association
tVTA), in reporting the enroll
ment says that it is more than
double the original expectations.
The program for children with
out public schools for two years
moved into its third week of
operations today.
Thirty-three certified teachers
are conducting the remedial pro-
gram in five locations, three of
them in Farmville. and one each
in Meherrin and Prospect. The
Farmville centers are located at
First Baptist and Beulah A.M.E.
churches, and a new lodge build
ing on Ely street. The Prospect
center is located in church
while the Meherrin center is in
an old school building owned by
the Negro community.
Fundamentals Stressed
Two things are being stressed
in the four week project sched-
uled to close July %. One is how
to study and the second is the
teaching Of fundamentals in such
subjects as English, math, etc.
DR.. Picott released the enroll
ment figure following a meeting
with the teachers at First Bap-
fist Church Sunday afternoon.
The second week saw 1O9 chill
dren become participants to push
the enrolment above 400.
Herbert A. Marshall. president
of VITA. said. "In my estimate
this is the most effective and sig
nificant project ever attempted
in the history of VITA. The i'm
pact of the Prince Edward ex->
pertinent has been unusually re-
wardlng and reassuring to all of
the teachers in the organization
who have demonstrated their I'M
firing faith in public education. .
Marshall Comments
Marshall, here for the meeting
Sunday, was high in his praise of
the way the project has been
carried out. He said, THE prof.
ect under the direction of DR..
Picott and the local staff has
been administered in a highly
successful manner"
The increase in enrolment was
attributed to thirst for edu-
cation. DR.. Pictott said, lone of
the most pleasing aspects of this
project is that we have found the
children quite eager to learn"
DR.. Picott noted that the chill
dren are experiencing something
in the recall of knowledge and
appear highly delighted to have
the chance to study and get back
to the books again. That was a
partial appraisal of the first two
weeks of the program.
The educator said, lone of our
aims is to kindle the desire to
use good study habits among the
children again regardless of
whether schools are reopened
this fall. OF course, we hope they
will be opened"
Machines Being Used
To accomplish everything pos
sible in months time, teaching
machines are being utilized for
the program dealing in rapid
learning. Thirty five machines
have been loaned VITA by a
number Of manufacturers. The
American Friends Service Com
mittee (AFSC) was instrumental
in obtaining Is of the machines.
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Library TO Open
3 Days Weekly

Readers and visitors Of the
Farmville Public Library are
requested to note the new sched-
ule of hours effective July II:
Tuesdays 10 am. to a pm.
Thursday-1O am, to 4 pm.
and Saturdays-10 am, to
The new schedule was approx
cd by the Library board at its
session July III.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
POstmasters For Gainesville And
Amelia Are Confirmed By Senate

Two Herald been confirmed by the
Senate Winrey w Gzzard of Amelia and Mrs Carroll D. dar
of Carersvile.
The several nominations year the
Eisenhower administration but acted until
Democrats took control of the White House Also confirmed
He w, AnnnnatOX pnStmaSter.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Herald Receives Recognition

The Farmville Herald was
awarded Honorable Mention for
excellent in handling display
advertising. The award was pre-
sented at the summer convention
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18
Replacement Named
Replacement Named
Librarian Resigns After
IS Years Of Service Here

Famvle Public Library board has accepted with deep
regret resignation Martha Banton first brar-
of the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-18

the wife Of Tucker Harrison, Jr.
They have four children.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Continue the CIeon-Up

Maryland Governor TaweS has given
justifiable praise to State officials who
have been conducting a fruitful drive
on number Of unsound savings and
loans firms. We do not share the fear
of some persons that the Investigations
will hurt the whole savings and loans
industry in Maryland. Disclosures to
date show that a sweeping cleanup
was overdue. And the beneficiaries
will be not only the investing public
but the reputable savings associations
in the State-which constitute the great
majority.
1t was inevitable that the investiga-
tionS would expose many unreliable and
shaky savings and loans firms, for until
recent action by the General Assembly
the industry was wholly without State
regulation. AS result numerous fly
by-night concerns moved into Maryland
and set up operations, often without
adequate capital or insurance to cover
investments. Since last June, when the
State began its control, more than 100
inactive charters have been revoked or
forfeited and seven associations have
been hauled into court Three firms have
gone into receiverShip and two others
have been taken over by conServators,
pending study of their assets and
liabilities
Governor TaweS has announced that
he intends to have the inquiries proceed
until the State is satisfied that all
associations are worthy of public con-
fidence. If additional inspectors are
needed to facilitate the task, they ought
to be provided without delay.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

Army announceS-somewhat sadly we
suspect.
The compartmented tray, admirably
adapted to the intermixing of entrees
and desserts, has been relegated to the
scrap heap in favor Of individual dishes.
The latter can be stopped over, of course,
but 1t will be harder for the chow finger
to hit two dishes at one fling. He may
try, but 1t won't be easy.
The Army, in typically worded di-
rective on the subject, explained: "Ex-
perience has demonstrated that use of
conventional dinnerware in lieu of in
stitutional-type trays is definite factor
in increasing the soldiers enjoyment of
his meals and raising morale" We in
terviewed veteran mess sergeant in the
hope Of presenting his views on the new
system, but, unfortunately, what he said
would not increase anyone's enjoyment
of his meals or raise morale in the
Pentagon. The fact is that some of us
who have experienced and survived
Army messes have feeling of regret at
the passing of an era of real chowtime
togetherneSs-on the traditional food
tray, that is.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

sent a means for breaking
up our sprawl"
Because this particular
planning board &as failed. we
should beware of throwing
out the baby with the bath.
We need competent planners
responsive to the needs and
desires of the people. THE
people through their political
leaders must make the deci-
sions which will in the long
run influence the pattern of
community growth states
the National Capital Plan
ming Commission in its Year
1000 Plan.
The Montgomery County
Planning Board would be
more responsive to the de-
sires of the people if it we're
brought within the framework
of the county government
under the policy direction of
our elected representatives.
But checks and balances are
needed to prevent properly
designed and adopted master
plans, if and when we get
them, from being capriciouSly
varied under day to day pres
sures brought upon our
elected officials, as so often
happens in many spot Lon-
ing" cases.
Questions also arise re-
garding the competence and
possible conflicts of interest
of the present members of
the planning board.
In this controversy, un-
fortunately the pot is calling
the kettle black. The county
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Red News VS.. the Focts

Things may be getting tougher for
members OF the American Communist
'Party-but they are not quite as tough
as the Soviet newspaper, Literature and
Life, would have it's readers believe.
According to the Moscow publication,
"SheriffS throughout America are pre-
pairing to board up windows and doors
of the Communist Party committees and
put steel handouts on American Com
muniSts." This is all the result of the
"heinous" Internal Security Act, which
requires the party and its officials to
register as agents Of foreign power
Americas sheriffs and other law
enforcement authorities will be surprised
to learn from the Russian paper that
they are supposed to board up party
meeting places and Shackle all Com
munistS within sight. OF course, the
whole picture painted by Literature and
Life Is utter nonsense. For the Internal
. Security Act, the registration provisions
OF which recently were upheld by the
Supreme Court, does not outlaw the
party, does not require the closing Of
any Of its headquarters or branch offices
and does not brand any party member
as criminal. All 1t does is to compel
the party and its officers to register as
agents of the Soviet Union
However, the party and its officers
have announced that they will not
comply with this Outrageous" law. So
the Department of Justice is moving
through normal channels to compel
registration. The normal channels in
clude grand jury investigation lead
ing to Indictment for violation of the
law and trial in the courts. This is apt
to be long-drawn-out process, If pre-
viouS experience with court action
against Communists is a criterion.
Meanwhile the Communist Party is free
to keep its offices open, to harangue
crowds, to organize fronts, to infiltrate
wherever possible and generally to carry
on Subversive activities not in conflict
with our espionage or other laws But
these facts would not fit in very we'll
with the type of Red mendacity featured
in such organs as Literature and Life
Evening star., 1961-12-02

In reading the testimony
given by opponents and pro-
ponentS at the District
hearing on the Three Sisters
Bridge and the River Park
way, it is noted that a resi-
dent of Chain Bridge Road
indorses a roadway through
the Glover-Archbold Park.
Since the same party has
argued continually over the
years for a roadway through
this park, it is obvious that
there is a motive for this
argument or proposal. .,
In urging construction of
this roadway. attention is
diverted from a project of
great Importance to improv-
ing traffic in the northwest
area. That is Chain Bridge
Road.
Chain Bridge Road should
be widened and Strengthened
and a reasonable approach
made into Macarthur Boule-
ward. 1t is nothing but a
COW path now. If Chain
Bridge Road is Strengthened
and widened, there will not
be so much heavy traffic
through Spring Valley and
the Foxhall area. Regardless
of whether or not a road is
constructed through Glover
Archbold Park. Chain Bridge
Road should be made safe
for present day traffic. 1t
should be an accessory for
traffic from Chain Bridge,
Macarthur Boulevard and
any future bridges contem-
plated for this area.
Grooo d SaIIorc
Evening star., 1961-12-02

council appointed these men
to its planning board. The
council consistently has re-
fused to hold public hearings
on its proposed appoint
ments which would throw the
light of public inquiry onto
the qualifications. planning
philosophy and any potential
conflicts of interest of ap-
plicants for the job. In fact
several councilmen have con-
flicts of interest, on land and
taxation matters.
Election campaigns give
the public an opportunity to
examine and choose the
members of the county coun-
Gil. Not so the planning
board. Changes will require
State legislation. Having in
effect received a vote of
mo confidence" from the
elected county council and
from many sectors of the
community, members Of the
planning board should have
the courage as public spirited
citizens to rise above the con-
troversy and to tender their
designations. Thus can be
ended a confusion that can
result only in hampering the
growth of the county, bur-
dening the public with large
unnecessary costs and incon-
venience. and delaying plans
urgently needed for the
county to continue its devel-
opment as a good place to
live and do business.
Darius v. Phillips.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

cumulating, should be miles
thicker. What has happened
to the excess is an outstand-
ing mystery. Cores from the
bottom to top of this layer
have yielded fossil remains
illustrating the progress of
life on earth since the be-
ginning.
The basic technique being
followed is an extension, but
with very great improve
ments, of that used for some
years by oil companies drill
ing through the sea floor.
The work off Guadalupe Is
land has been from the
pitching deck of the Cuss l,
formerly an oil drilling ship.
The drill was extended
through a pipe 10000 feet
long. Ten hours was required
to lower this to the bottom.
1t could be extended only a
few inches at a time. The
Cuss I will be succeeded by
other experimental ships be-
fore the final exploit gets
under way. Probably a craft
will be built specifically for
the purpose, DR.. Bascom says.
The eventual site of Mohole
has not been selected. 1t
probably will be in fairly
shallow water somewhere in
the Pacific. Prospects for the
Atlantic or Caribbean essen
TALLY have been abandoned
because of the roughness of
the water and the likelihood
OF great storms. The Pacific
is noted for its calmness.
Will Penetrate Unknown
Mohole will demand a most
delicate navigation job, not
to get anywhere but to stand
still. The drilling ship will
not be anchored. 1t must be
kept essentially in one place
throughout the operation by
the skill of the pilot. Valu-
able experience in developing
this skill was obtained dur
ing the Guadalupe opera
tionS. -.....
The drill will penetrate
into a complete unknown
far less known, for example,
than the surface of the moon.
AS yet there are only edu-
Gated guesSeS as to the COM
position of the third and
fourth layers of the earth's
crust. Completely unknown,
not even guessed about. is
the composition Of the orig
inal planet which underlies
the crust.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Conservative View

A member of the Virginia
Legislature, a lifelong Demo-
crat. expresses his alarm that
Fairfax County voters recent
ly elected a Republican, and
he seems to conclude that
this means that too many of
the newcomers into that area
are Republicans. The real
truth of the matter is that
voters are becoming increas-
ingly indifferent to party
lines, and that the only safety
for the office holder is to so
conduct himself as to merit
the confidence of all classes
of people. 1t happens that 1
voted for the gentleman in
question. but this was upon
the basis of my recognition of
his intelligence and integrity,
and not because he bore a
party label.
The Hon. Philip P. Camp
bell. a member of Congress
for more than 20 years, and
chairman of the Rules Com
mittee at the time of his
death, a few years ago. said:
The line of division in this
country is no longer between
Republicans and Democrats
it is between conservatives
and radicals, or so-called lib
erals"
The reason that our coun-
try is in its present mess is
because those elements of the
population which have most
to lose by public disorder of
any sort have permitted
themselves to be divided into
Republicans and Democrats,
have Cancelled each others
votes on election day. and
have permitted radical mi
norities to walk in between
them and take over many of
the high offices in their Gov
ernment.
The wave of conservatism
rising in the country is evil
dence of the fact that at long
last the voters are awakening,
and the Republican Party
can take its choice between
becoming a true conservative
party. or seeing the radicals
maintain their control
through an unforeSeeable
length Of time.
Being conservative does not
mean being Indifferent to the
wants of those who have less,
or winking at violations of
antitrust laws by big corpo-
rations that the public may be
made to pay tribute. 1t mere
ly means the exercise of ell
emental common sense, a rec
ognition of the fact that two
and two cannot be made to
equal more than four: that
the boosting Of the national
debt limit at every succeed
ing session of Congress and
the passage of huge appropri-
alton bills for projects of
doubtful value, with result
ant continuous waste, can
bring only disaster to the Ma
ton. 1t has been we'll said
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Aid to Education

AS a Protestant am
aware that many people feel
that the Government should
be allowed to aid public
school education. Whether
I personally agree is Of no
consequence since I have no
children. wever, since
many Catholic people feel
that parochial schools should
likewise be aided in the same
bill, any sensible person must
concede that they have a
valid point. Catholic parents
are as much (if not more so,
since they pay more) inter-
eSted in educating their own
children as are Protestant
parents. Not to aid all chill
dren to the same extent GER
tainly results in discrimina-
ton against some for what
ever reason.
There is a situation now
in existence which results in
more discrimination, in my
opinion, against not only the
Catholics but other Protes-
tants as well, and again in
my opinion, more against the
Catholics than Protestants,
since Catholics are not only
heavily supporting their own
parochial schools but the
public schools as we'll; yet
they are not using them and
if any Catholic church group
did use one they would still
have to pay for such use.
The fact is that the Arling-
ton County School Board has
been allowing for more than
a year a small Protestant
church group. having no
church or one in prospect of
starting, to rent the Wilson
Boulevard Elementary School
at North Pierce Street every
Sunday. day and evening,
and with church advertiS-
ing sign placed on the lawn,
no less.
I also understand that the
school board turned down
the offer of a free score
board for a school play
ground because a bank anG
soft drink company offering
the same wanted a little
notice put thereon as TO who
had contributed the same.
Their reason was that the
county board would not allow
advertising on county prop
erty. Yet the school board
later allocated $4,000 for a
score board which Catholics
also are taxed to pay.
Since a small Protestant
church group rents a store
building for their meetings
on Washington Boulevard at
Pershing Drive. how can an
other group use a public
school as a permanent Prot
estant church when our Con-
Stitution is supposed to pro-
hibit the State, or any sub
division thereof, I suppose,
from aiding a church, which
is the argument against the
United States Government
aiding parochial schools?
VIM. Dewey Whitener.