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Evening star., 1961-11-19

belts, satellite cities or what
ever" he observed. I'VE need to
determine, too, what is the best
size-communities of 10000,
$4,000, 100000 or 10000. 1t
makes a lot of difference in
providing for transportation,
schools and services"
If the council permits mis-
takes today, Mr.. Cahoon noted,
it will be too late in decade
to combat the spectre of urban
sprawl.
His allies in the fight. Council
Members Stanley B. Frosh and
Stella Werner, argue further
that the plans must be redrawn
to confrom to broad wide
blueprints for the year 1000.
Mr.. FroSh, who like Mrs.
Werner. is identified with the
liberal wing Of the Democratic
Party, went so far last week as
to propose that the commission
be eliminated if the planners
continue to defy council policy
4 AS his proposal indicates. an
underlying issue in the contro-
versy is over who should con-
troll planning, the elected coun-
Gil or the commission. which is
appointed by the council.
Mr.. Frosh feels that the
county's elected Representatives
should outline broad policy as
well as implement plans into
action.
Authority Seen Challenged
In the case of the three mas
ter plans, the commission
charges the council has chal.
lenged the planners statutory
authority to adopt such guides
and insists the commission
alone has such power.
Mr.. Cahoon, however, said HI
did not intend the request Il
appear as such a challenge anC
, would prefer to work thing
, out with the commission"
Even after last weeks flart
, up, he said, he is optimisti,
| about the chance of thrashinl
the matter out with the plan
ners before appearance of |
general area master plan il
? late December or early Janu
ary.
Mr.. Cahoon discredits claim
that the councils interest il
: the matter is political, replying
l that the group is only con
r cerned about good planning.
Some of his friends ever
hold that his outspoken cham
t pionship Of the cause may in
jure him politically in the eye
!, Of conservative party regular
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Seneca Creek Session

Upper Montgomery County
residents interested in the for
nation of the Seneca Greek
Watershed Association are in
vited to attend a meeting at 8
pm. Tuesday at the Edward
Taylor Elem e ntary School,
Boyds, Md.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Garden Study Club
Hears Merritt On
| Wild Flowers

DR.. Robert Merritt was guest
speaker for the February meet
ing OF the garden Study Club.
held at the home of Miss Kate
O'Brien on Thursday afternoon.
Using wild Flowers" as his
topic. DR.. Merritt showed a
number of colored slides of
flowers soon to be found in the
woods of Virginia and other To-
calities.
Mrs. A. N. Fore won first
place for her exhibit Arrange
nlent for Den using forced
Towering shrubs" Mrs. Burton
Hamersly was second. and Miss
O'Brien and Mrs. Louis Dahl
tied for third.
The main blu zines OF the
meeting concerned a report on
the club-sponsored Landscape
Clinic" to be held March 81 and
8 at the Weyanoke Hotel. Mrs.
j. B. Wall, Jr. reported that six
teen persons had signed up for
the course. which is to be
conducted by Mrs. Theodore
Hough of Charlottesville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
News Summary
Continued from page u

should work together on peaceful
projects and not let Germany
stand in the way. This is to
arouse fear among the Germans
that they may be sacrificed by
the West in the interest of a long
time peace. Next, they are being
particularly nice to the Germans.
The net result is to make the
Germans suspicious of the West
and more and more friendly to-
wards the Soviets.
MAI. JOHN WRIGHT, 50. a
4l-year Richmond police force
veteran. was promoted to colonel
and made chief Of police. This is
one of the final steps in the
aftermath of allegations of cor
ruption on the force by a federal
grand jury. A federal Judge de-
MED city authorities access to the
grand jury records again last
week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. E. F. Striplin
Tuesday, 3 PM.

Mrs. Roxie Lala Striplin, SO, of
Farmville. died Sunday at South
side Community Hospital. The
wife of E. F.. Striplin, she was
born December 81, 1891, in
Alpharetta, Ga. She was a daugh-
ter of the late William Norman
Manning and Nancy Jane Rucker
Manning.
Mrs. Striplin was q member Of
the Farmville Methodist Church
and the Farmville Woman's
Club.
In addition to her husband, who
is retired Prince Edward county
agent. she is survived by q
daughter, Mrs. Charles R. Nc
Chung. Of Farmville. two sons. E.
F.. Striplin, Jr., Of Lynchburg,
and Norman D. Striplin. Of
Eagle. Colo; four brothers. Roy
B. Manning. of Temple. Ca,
Rev. Peter Manning. Of Newman.
Ca. L. A. Manning, Of Ellaville,
Ga. and r. B. Manning, Of Al
pharetta, Ga.
A funeral service will be held
at pm. Tuesday at the Farm
vile Methodist Church. with
burial in Westview Cemetery.
The Rev. Bernard Lipscomb will
officiAte, assisted by the Rev.
j. C. Murphy. --.-.-l--------
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
H-SC History
CONTINUED from page u

fallacy among those interested in
local history is to glamorize the
past. The past was not lglamOr-
Gus. and it is most interesting be-
cause it was not.
Men and women no longer
with us were by no means per-
feet, and are more interesting
because Of their imperfect hui
mainly. The writer soon learns.
if he approaches his task with
an open mind, that human nature
hasn't changed. Bradshaw said.
AS an example Bradshaw cited
the following: we think of the
ante-bellum period as one Of
glamor, but it was not. People
lived under the constant fear of
a slave uprising. and it was not
uncommon for slave to run
away. They had their good times,
but they were faced with diff
cultieS."
Interest From BOyhOOd Days
A native Of Rice, where he
still shares in a farming opera
ton. BradshaW's interest in his
tory goes back to boyhood days.
He said. las a boy I used to
enjoy talking with older people,
particularly my grandfathers who
told me a lot about the past"
He wrote on historical subjects
in high school, college and while
serving as principal of Darling
ton Heights and later Emporia
high schools.
He contributed a short history
of Prince Edward county for the
Herald's special historical
edition, published in 1885 That
history/is contained in the book.
To-day and Yesterday in the
Heart of Virginia. He also con-
tributed a history of Farmville
for the papers sesquicentennial
edition of Farmville in 1913
among other writings for the
paper.
Bradshaw returns to Prince
Edward often to tend to his farm
/ business. and whenever time per-
nits he spends Saturday after
Moons in the Hampden-Sydney Ii
brary.
Sources of Information
Interrupted by a reporter while
porting over manuscript records
in the library, Bradshaw was
where he turned to for sufficient
information to write local history
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Former Store
Manager Rites
Held Monday

RICHMOND. Feb. N-Funer-
al services for James Porter
Holiday. Sc, were held at II
m. Monday at his home River
side Farm, Orange, with inter.
ment in Graham Cemetery. Mr.
Holiday died Saturday.
He was manager of Holiday
House furniture store in Rich.
mond at the time of his death
He was manager of Farmville
Furniture Company for a num-
Der of years, before going to
Richmond to establish the Holla
day House. He attended Hamp-
den-Sydney College.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs
Elizabeth P. Holiday: a broth
err. Lewis Holiday, Jr. of Wood
berry Forest; and three sisters
Miss Louise Holiday and Mrs
William B. Hamilton, both OF
Orange, and Mrs. Leon Waters
of Culpeper.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Civil Rights
Continued from page l

for the Negro children.
Collins Denny. who said he
was speaking as a private citi-
zen. clashed sharply with Oliver
W. Hill of Richmond. NAACP
attorney. and Frank D. Reeves.
Of Washington over several as
poets Of the testimony. Hill and
Reeves have represented Neg
roes in several Virginia school
segregation cases. Reeves ap-
peared at the conference as a
special assistant to President
John F.. Kennedy.
The President sent telegram
to the commission and extended
best wishes to the conference
participants.
His telegram said. This is no
time for schools to close for any
reason. and certainly no time
for schools to be. closed in the
name of racial discrimination
IF we are to give the leader
ship the world requires of us. we
must be true to the great prin-
ciples of our Constitution-the
very principles which distin-
guish from our adversaries in the
world"
He praised the two previous
school segregation conferences
of the commission and said: ut
is a continuing contribution for
you to bring together for an ex-
change of views the men and
women responsible for maintain
ing our public schools and for
carrying through the process Of
desegregation."
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Efforts Not Vested
Christianity Firmly Planted In
Congo, Missionary Says In Report
Efforts Not Vested

A veteran of IS years mis-
sionary work in the Congo de-
clared here last week, 1.-The ma
tive people in the Congo want
education and civilization and
they are going to get them one
way or another. We must help
make sure that when they do
get them they will be based on
Christian principles"
That challenge was sounded
by William c. Worth, a Presby-
terrain Church U. S., missionary
who was in charge of the mis-
sion press at Luebo, Kasai
Province. He and Mrs. Worth
were guest speakers during the
Family Night supper at Farm
vile Presbyterian Churc h
Wednesday.
Despite their forced departure
from the Republic of Congo and
the turmoil presently existing
there, the missionary speaker
declared that mot one minute
of our IS years effort has been
wasted. Not in the Congo, or in
any other m s S ion field like
China and .Japan. The Gocnal
and the Christian Church are
firmly planted in the new re-
public in Africa" he said.
Many Christians
Among the Congo's 10000 900
native people there are 1000, 900
Christians, he said. And the mis-
sion fields must be continued. he
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
His answer was largely along

His answer was largely along
lines pertaining to his current
project. Hampden-Sydney. tInci-
dentally, Bradshaw is scheduled
to address the Roanoke chapter
of the Association for the Preser-
walton Of Virginia Antiquities at
Boydton. Saturday afternoon. His
subject. writing local history,
For primary sources he listed
manuscripts. including papers.
speeches. letters. etc. news
papers and records. He said,
The writer should let his inter-
probation be guided by the facts
he unearths. rather than the
notions he may have gained from
secondary sources.
Referring to his experience in
writing the history of Prince Ed
ward, he said. local history can
best be written from original
sources. In the county history
was fortunate the complete court
records. minutes of the board Of
Supervisors. ETC.. were avail
able"
Hampden-Sydney Search
His search for Hampden-Syd-
rey information will cente r
around the college library, the
historical collections at Duke
University. University of North
Carolina and Union Theological
Seminary. The state library will
be checked out. and possibly the
Library of Congress.
Secondary sources also enter
the picture. These include con-
versatiors with older people. "A
person must carefully weigh and
evaluate such information before
using it, Bradshaw said. lone
must be careful about taking
many things If he is to have an
accurate account" noted the
writer.
The local history enthusiast has
had only the one book published.
However. he has had a number
of articles published in different
newspapers and magazines.
A busy man in his newspaper
job, he still finds time to devote
to civic affairs in Durham. There,
he is a member of the North
Carolina State Commission for
the Blind, a member of the board
of trustees of the Durham public
library, of which he is the cur
rent chairman, and his is chair
man of the Durham Orange
County Civil War Centennial
Committee.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Town Government
Subject Of Legion
Auxiliary Program

Mayor William F.. Watkins was
guest speaker Tuesday night. of
the American Legion Auxiliary
in the home of Mrs. W. D. Ham
ilton on Park avenue.
Mrs. Grace Gordon. Ameri-
canism chairman introduced
Mayor Watkins who spoke on the
government of Farn1ville. be-
ginning with its history and de-
scribing the various depart
ments today.
He explained the rights and
responsibilities as citizens asking
that members become informed
of the government. He said. I'VE
are not as proud of our nation.
state and community as we
should be-
He emphasized the necessity
of selling the community to
others and giving strangers a
warm welcome. He said. 1--WE
should be aware of community
problems and tell officials our
needs and thoughts.
Mayor Watkins called for I'M
derstanding hearts and asked
that citizens give police officers
and other departments their as
sistance and a word of praise
for their fine work.
The Auxiliary voted to give a
500 educational scholarship to
a worthy son or daughter of a
veteran to be selected by the
educational and scholarship
committee.
Announcement was made of
the dinner to be held at Cedar
Brook March 81 at $50 pm.
with Attorney General Albertis
S. Harrison as guest speaker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Hospital Nelps
There were 50 hospital patients
Monday morning.

There were 50 hospital patients
Monday morning.
Patients Admitted
Mrs. C.. B. Lacks. Farmyille
Donnie Parkinson. Blackstone
Harvey Snoddy. New canton;
Mrs. S. W. Putney. Jr.. Farm
vile; Mrs. George Hamlette
Burkeville: Floyd Shumaker. III
Farmville; Hall White, Keysville
Mrs. S. c. Campbell. Prospect.
Mrs. v. T. Hickman, Farmville
Mrs. j. L. Whorley, Bucking.
ham: Miss Fave Mason, Burke
vile.
Also. Marvin c. Bourne, Burke
vile: Alfred Holloway. Farm
vile; Mrs. Horace Repass, Farm
vile: Mrs. gorge Perkins
Farmville: R. c. Cochran e
Burkeville: Reuben Addleman
Farmville: Roy Cox, Chase City
H. S. Cundiff. Blackstone; Miss
Beverly Kersey. Farmville: Mrs
Clyde Hughes, Farmville anC
B lcukb.nar I'd M M M MBBE
Mrs. Alexa der Blackburn
Hampden-Sydney.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Paulette
Tmelia, boy - Feb. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Layne
Cullen. boy. Feb. q.
COlOred Patients
Mary Jones, Buckinhaam, ing
Mary Jones, Buckingham, anc
Roosevelt tourney, brakes
Branch.
COlOred Births
DorOtha and Bernard Hurt
Meherrin. boy, Feb. Is.
Irene and Thomas Montgom
cry, Burkeville, girl, Feb. 26.
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added, because the Congolese
are not ready for independence
and the churches have the re-
sources already existing there
for the native peoples great
est needs, higher education, theo-
logical education and literature
The man whose printing plant
in the interior of the African
continent had been supplying the
new Christians with educational
and Christian literature said
that the Congo's plight had been
intensified by Communist in
spired violence.
Ion Independence Day there
were SO registered political par
ties. most of them organized
along tribal lines" he said. The
Communists were everywhere
spreading their doctrines, and
teaching the natives that the
best way to, deal with an enemy
was to get rid of him any
way
The lack Of a Belgian program
to train natives resulted in
independence coming without
adequate preparation and lead
ership, he said. Until four years
ago. the only schools in the Con-
go were those operated in the
various mission fields, he said.
Progress Cited
Mrs. Worth described their
long time experiences in the
Congo as wonderful and inter-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Soyars, 80
Held Monday

BURKEVILLE, Feb. 27-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Mary E.
Soyars, SO, were held Monday
at 3 pm. at Hines Funeral
Home, Washington, D. c., with
interment in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. Mrs. Soyars died Friday
in Arlington. She was born in
Burkeville December 81, 1877, a
daughter of the late Samuel
Weaver and Betty Fowlkes
Weaver. She and her husband
John Alex Soyars, had just re-
Gently observed their 50 wedding
anniversary.
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by two daugh-
tiers. Miss Anne Soyars and Mrs.
Edith T. Morley, both Of Airing
ton; two sisters. Mrs. Willis
Elliott. of Burkeville, and Mrs.
Jesse +. Bayne, of Victoria; and
one brother, Moncure Weaver,
of Green Bay.
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esting." She said that observing
progress in such a land, despite
its submergence in the more
glaring news of violence and
politics, is "a great testimony
to the power of the Holy Spirit. u
Mrs. Worth taught in the mission
schools in Luebo.
She said that the union of the
UNCONVENTIONAL efforts in the
Congo field had resulted in one
church. 1--WE have the Church of
Christ in the Congo, not Presby-
terianism or Methodism, Mrs.
Worth said.
She said they are anxiously
waiting for word to return to
Luebo. and their work and facil-
tiles there. They left the vio-
lence behind for a furlough in
America swiftly. I'VE had to
leave on 30 minutes notice by the
American CONSUL" Mrs. Worth
said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Industry Contact
Continued from page ID

"A Reynolds spokesman said
the machinery, which makes in
sulated wire and cable products,
will be installed in a Reynolds
plant yet to be selected"
Putney said this was just a
beginning. and he invited any
one who has an idea for indus
trial development to contact
him or any of the officers of the
Fade. E. M. Sonny Pairet is
the newly elected vice president
and William F.. Watkins, Jr. is
secretary-treasurer.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Mrs. Davis, "a
Buried Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ger
trude Garrett Davis, a.. were
held Sunday at 2 pm. at Cullen
Baptist Church, with burial in
the church cemetery. Mrs. Davis
died Wednesday. She was d
member. of cullen Baptist
Church.
She is survived by a brother,
Harry c. Garrett, of Victoria.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Personal Mention

Frank H. Watkins, Jr., of
Bowling Green, KY, spent the
week end with his parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. H. Watkins.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-28
Don't Just
stand there!
Call your
HOUSE POW Z
Contractor

Why face the daily annoyance of over
loaded electric outlets? Why shudder
every time you plug in an appliance for
fear fuse will blow?
Your nearby Authorized Horsepower
Contractor can check your wiring and
tell you how little time and money he
needs to bring it up to Horsepower
standards. Then you'll have the power
you need to keep all the lights and APP
planes working conveniently and de-
pendably. And power to spare for the
wonderful new electric helpers you want
to add now and later.
Look in the Yellow Pages or phone
vEPco for the name of your nearby
Authorized Horsepower Contractor
he will check your wiring and give you
free Horsepower cost estimate.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC @@
and POWER CoMPANY
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Blue and GRAY
Add Men as
Requirements

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec.
.27 (AP).-Two hurry-up ad-
ditionS to the Blue Gray rosters
were expected to arrive in time
for practice today. just three
days before the 23d annual all
star football game.
Officials announced signing
Of End Tom Smith of Florida
for the South and Halfback
Mike Mcclellan of Oklahoma
for the North.
They will fill in for a pair
of gridders injured in practice
sessions that began Saturday
Smith replaces Bill Hull of
Wake Forest, a 230-pound end
who suffered a sprained ankle.
Mcclellan takes the palce of
Norm Beal of Missouri, who
pulled thigh muscle.
Both Beal and Hull will re-
main on the rosters and will
dress for the nationally-tele-
viSed game Saturday, but they
are expected to see little ac-
ton.
The 1875 pound Mcclellan
was one of the fastest men on
the Oklahoma squad, and led
the Sooners in scoring in his
junior year with 80 points.
Smith was one of only three
Florida seniors with regular
starting assignments this year.
He is 6-2 and weighs 1876.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Downes to Get
January Wurmup

LONDON, Dec. 81 (AP).-
Terry Downes, fractional holder
of the world middleweight box
ing crown, announced today he
will have a warmup fight
against Canadian Champion
Willie Greaves before defending
his title against Paul Pender
in Boston in April.
The Graves-Downes fight will
take place at London's Olympia
Stadium January %.
Downes is recognized as world
champion in Europe, New York
and M a ssac achusetts. Gene
Fullmer of West Jordan, Utah,
is the world champion in the
eyes of the rest of the world.
Downes won his part of the
title with victory over Pender
in London in July.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Detroit Demands
Bowling Shokeup

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 27 (AP)
- The Detroit Thunderbirds
had some points to make today
including demand for q
reorganization-at a meeting
of the young and troubled Ma
tional Bowling League.
ThunderbirdS President Don
Rogers said he would demand a
reorganization in league "struc-
ture" as a result of the recent
loss of three teams in the
leagues first season.
Though he went into no par
ticulars, Rogers also indicated
he was diSpleaSed with the
league administration of Com
missioner Dick Charles.
The NBL lost Kansas City,
Omaha and San Antonio in the
last 10 days because of poor
attendance. Seven teams re-
main.
The Thunderbirds are re-
ported to be doing all right,
averaging 1,400 fans at their
matches.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Sugar Ray
Postpones
Meyer Bout

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (AP).-
An injury to Sugar Ray Robin
sons left hand has forced a
postponement from January 6
to February 3 of the former
middleweight champions return
bout with Denny Meyer of
Portland. Oreg., at Madison
Square Garden.
An examination yesterday
showed the 41-year-old veteran
had injured the second and
third knuckles of his left hand.
There was no fracture, however,
according to X-rays taken at
the offices of the State Athletic
Commission.
Harry Markson, general man
ager of boxing for the Garden,
said he expected to line up a
substitute feature for the jan
uary 6 television program.
Robinson said he first injured
the hand in knocking out Willie
Greaves in Pittsburgh December
8. He aggravated the injury in
hitting a Sparmate last Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Riders Set Down
At Tropical Park

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 81 (AP).-
Jockeys Cecil Chavez and Her.
bert Clark were given Today
suspensions yesterday by Trop-
ical Park stewards.
Chavez was set down for
bearing in near the finish line
with Athenian II and crowding
three horses in the second race
Monday. Anthenian II, a 35-1
shot, finished in front but was
disqualified and placed last
with Scandalmonger becoming
the winner.
Clark'S violation came in the
sixth race Monday on Volga,
when he was ruled guilty of
careless riding and causing
interference. Volga finished
fourth.
Both suspensions begin Friday
and remain in effect through
January 6.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
7 ruiner Palmer
Hus 9th Winner
By DICK O'BRIEN
Star Staff Writer

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va.
Dec. 27.-James Palmer i'm
proved his position as the
leading trainer of the meeting
at Charles Town today by
saddling the first winner
Happy Hero. $3.4O. to start a
$48.40 daily double payoff to
holders of the IA combination
Happy Hero became the sixth
winner Of the meeting for
Palmer in IL starts for horses
in his stable. The winner was
ridden by Charley Clark, who
brought the 4-year-old Air Hero
gelding off the pace to catch
the front-running Ballylo, who
stopped suddenly at the six
teenth pole. Rohdelet was
second and Mad Joy third.
Margaret Kahn's Fiery Star
concluded the double action for
the day by winning the second
race by three lengths over a
fast-closing White Post, 25-1
shot. Fiery Star paid $12.20 to
win. Tide Table was third.