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The Biggest
Little Town
In Virginia

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bers of Sears and Roebuck and
Montgomery Ward catalogs have
gone through that post office. And
delivering all of the COD. pack
ages-it's an everyday affair.
too-is a Herculean task.
The Progress Index. Peters
burg paper, says in an article
by Ivan Butterworth under the
title Forgotten Post Offices Of
Dinwiddie::"
A Big Find
"As the result of information
found in 1859 from the roster CT
the old J.E.B. Stuart Camp 20 Of
Confederate Veterans in Dinwld-
die County, some post offices
were listed in the County with
which the author was not ac-
quainted-such as Diston, Laird,
and others. Because of curiosity
the US. Postal Dept. was con-
tacted as to the records it might
have of its past services in Din
widdie. Referral was made to
the National Archives and it was
reported that over 300 pages Of
materials, plus routes and other
information, we're available since
1880. Photostats could be made
at a somewhat prohibitive price,
but microfilm Of the records
would be furnished at one
seventh the cost of the photo
stats. The microfilm was order
ed and seventeen feet arrived
over a year ago. However, time
was not found until Thanksgiv-
ing, 1860, to more fully peruse
the material with the proper
equipment. AS the result, much
interesting information about Din
widdie County. its post offices.
stage routes, and postmasters for
the past 100 years was located.
THE editor of The Progress
Index felt the material should be
of historical Significance and in
terest and requested the author
to make an effort to condense it
for publication. Because Of the
Continued to page 81
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An object of especial interest
is tin, Watchman's lantern used
during the early days.
Committee Action
A committee of ten members
forms the policies and passes on
donations and loans for the me
mortal library Books, appropri-
ate for this type of library. are
being bought as money is avail
able. A few large cash donations
and several small ones have
been received from interested
persons in and out of the county.
The committee is hoping that
persons having family Bibles
with records will make a copy
of the records as gift to the
library or, if the Bibles are
taken to the State Library.
photostatic copies of the re-
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charge. The Bible is returned
unframed and a photostatic copy
may be given to the Amelia Me-
mortal Library.
Already visitors from 10 states
have registed at the library,
some from as far away as Cali
fornia and Nebraska. Comments
on the building and library writ
ten in the register range from
Greatly impressed with the fine
building, to Just what we
need, an Amelian wrote.
Book In Library
Among other noteworthy books
in the library are histories of
many of Virginia S countries:
Old Churches and Families of
Virginia; Today and Yesterday
in the Heart of Virginia; Vir-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-16

ginians in the Revolution: roster
Of the Virginia Daughters of the
American Revolution, 1890-l958;
Census for 1890 for Virginia;
Colonial Families Of the Southern
States of America; Amelia
county Marriage Records. and
many more too numerous to
mention.
Persons willing to place their
family tree in the library may
obtain pedigree sheets for that
purpose by applying at the IL
brary.
The committee is hoping WIS.,
itors will contribute copies of
family records pertaining to
Amelia county from other sec
lions of the country. The ulti-
mate aim of the committee is to
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-16
jackson Memorial Lib rary Collection Grows

The Amelia Historical Committee
received los volumes on per-
manent loan for the Memorial
Library in the jackson building
Just in time for thecelebration of
National Library Week.
Started when the Jackson
building was completed last year.
the library has quite an accu-
mutation of historical and gene
illogical books and records. This
is not lending library but one
for research and browsing.
In honor of the centennial of
the War Between the States,
relics. books, and pamphlets of
that era have been given or
loaned for the celebration.
OF the los volumes recently
received. lO4 are official records
of the Union and Confederate
Armies. the other volume. Of
fetal records of the Union and
Confederate Navies, with all bat
ties Of that war given separate
attention.
Displays Included
Reading matter is not the only
thing in the library. 1t contains
displays of rare gems and min
erals found in Amelia county in
their natural state. faceted and
baroque, some in settings. There
are samples of amazonstone,
cairngorm. amethyst and topaz,
in the glass case.
In another case are Indian rel
les found near Winterham Farm
in Amelia county including pot
terry, arrowheads, stones ends for
tomahawks, and stone axe head.
Confederate money in various
denominations and interest bear
ing notes are there for those
interested in such things, also
large grapeshot. cannon ball,
an all brass powder flask and a
shot flask.
A mnZZle-l loading musket dug
UP on the Hillman farm in the
Deatonville area about 1903 and
TWO swords used by Confederates
are on loan.
There are old and new maps
of the county, some family re-
cords of county residents the
committee hopes to receive many
more of these, old postal scales,
an antique glove stretcher and a
skirt hanger, two China headed
dolls, a doll sofa and two little
wooden chairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Tv Bill Backed
By House Unit
By the Associated Press

The National Football League
has gained some ground in its
battle to legalize package tele-
vision contracts, but it appears
it still has a long way to go
before scoring.
The House Antitrust Subcom-
mittee yesterday approved a
bill that would grant antitrust
exemption to league-wide con-
tracts with networks or other
broadcasters providing for
splitting the proceeds among
all the teams.
This is basically the arrange
ment the NIL had with CHS,
which was thrown out by a
Federal court. The bill, as
approved by the subcommittee
has some conditions written
in it. Contracts qualifying for
exemptions could not restrict
broadcssters' freedom in de-
termining where to carry the
programs-except the ban on
broadcasting an outside game
into a teams home area on a
home-game day.
To quiet fears expressed by
college football spokesman. the
proposed legislation also con-
tains language intended to pro-
tect Saturday afternoon college
football, during the normal
season, from pro TV competi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
FIELD OF IS EXPECTED
Worlds Playground
Heads Racing Card
By the Associated Press

The 2-year-old horses will
have their day tomorrow with
three lucrative races topped by
the 10O.0O0-plus Worlds Play
ground Stakes at Atlantic City.
A field of Is headed by the
Cain Hoy Stables Battle
Joined is expected for the 7
furlongs of the Atlantic City
event, and would give it a
gross value of S136,365, making
it the richest purse in the
tracks history.
Two-year-old colts will clash
in the $4,000 added Del Mar
Futurity in California. while
fillies of the same age meet at
Belmont Park in the $4,000
added Matron Stakes-both at
s furlongs. The Futurity and
Matron should have a gross
value Of some $50 900.
Rounding out the major
weekend action is the $4,000
added Chicago Handicap at one
mile on Hawthorne Parks
grass course.
Battle Joined beat George D.
Widener's Jaipur in the Sara
toga Special. and the latter
then whipped c. T. Chenery's
Sir Gaylord in the 100000
Hopeful at Saratoga. Before the
Special, Battle Joined had fin
ished second behind Sir Gay
lord in MonmouCh's 100000
Sapling. SJaipur and Sir Gay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

Les Seidel and Tackles Dick
White and John Hilton. Two
boys from Wilson High, Half
back Dave Alexander and
Guard Tony Kaculis, probably
will crack the starting lineup.
CHARLOTTE HALL Only
eight members \ of last years
team that compiled a 81 rec
ord in winning the Central In
terscholastic Conference cham
pionship are returning an d
Coach Bob Wrabley is con-
fronted with a rebuilding job.
A bright spot, however, is
the return of backs Hershel
Mcleod of California, Md. the
teams leading scorer with 80
touchdowns, and Dick Veach
of Cambridge, who scored nine.
GOOD COUNSEL - Coach
Joe Cardaci will have his first
senior club and with good
prospects has embarked on an
ambitious schedule, including
such respected teams as Car
roll, Gonzaga and O'Connell of
the Catholic ague and
Mount St. Joseph of Baltimore
Halfbacks Dick Schaplowsky
and Frank Montbariant and
End Bob lombard, all seniors,
are seasoned. However, one of
Cardaci's top performers may
be Fred Hermes, a junior, who
/ is a center and a middle guard
on defense.
ST. ANTHONY'S-Played on
varsity level last year for first
time and finished with As
mark. Coach Jack Bohne has
all but two players returning
and expects to have a fair first
/ team, but thin on reserves.
Backs Gene Fitzgerald, John
Fantone and Pat Carr and
Tackle Don Wassman will
carry the brunt this season as
the TONES move up in class
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Z Polo Twin Bills
Corded onight
At Area Arenas

Two polo doublc-headers are
scheduled tonight at the Goose
Greek CVaO and Potomac Md
arenas.
Goose Greek will be the scene
of the first two games in the
Virginia championship tourna-
ment for the Gulick Memorial
Trophy.
Starting at 1880 pm, War
renton will play Winchester
and at 9, Goose Creek meets
Pennington of Charlottesville.
Potomac originally was
scheduled to entertain the
Branoywine Polo Club and
Potomac had mustered its top
team of Col. Jim Spurrier,
Frank Wilson and Bob Beer
for the occasion. Instead they
will play the Dollbaby Polo
Club. winners OF the Sherman
Memorial ive-goal tournament
earlier this season. The Poto-
mac trio has previously beaten
Dollbaby in a return match.
Potomac'S two low goa
teams will play one another in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Races Tomorrow
AT Fair Hill

FAIR HILL. Md, Sept. 8
tAP) .-Maryland'S only steeple-
chase and timber races with
parimutuel betting will be held
tomorrow on the 11,000-acre
estate of William du Pont. jr.
Another program of six races
will be held the following
Saturday.
The main attraction on the
first card is the $500 Fair
Hills Steeplechase, a race OF
about 2 miles over brush jumps
The $1,000 Troublemaker Stee-
plechase will draw horses for
Jumps over timber spaced over
3-mile course. Post time is
3 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
PRIVATE SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Episcopal Appears Strong

and play in the Central Inter-
scholastic Conference for the
first time.
QUANTICO POST - Coach
Bill Marshall has a small. fast,
experienced backfield return
ing from last years team
which finished All and run
nerup to Charlotte Hall in the
CIC.
Nick Fritts, Dave Fox and
johnny Dye will bear the brunt
in the backfield, but Marshall
must come up with a forward
wall that has only End Joe
Harrison with any experience.
BULLS SCHOOL The
3-3-1 record of last year may
be improved if Coach Jerry
Mays backfield performs to
expectations.
Dean Sclavounos, Jim Flat
ley, a transfer from St. Johns
High School. and Woody Cher
tvudhakas. from Thailand, are
the backfield hopefuls. Two
others, Tackles Tom Day and
Harold Miller, are being
counted on heavily.
! MARET - The Cathedral
avenue school still will play
only a jayvee schedule, but
hopes to get on a varsity level
and perhaps enter the Inter
state Athletic Conference in a
few years, according to Coach
Harry Oxford.
/ Oxford will pin hopes for d
successful season on Backs
Charley Moody, Jeffrey Mensh
and David Wolowitz, Ends
Henry Bogsch and Phil Lock
wood and Tackles Dickie
Johnston and Wallace Weable.
, FLINT HILL-Like Maret,
will play mostly a jayvee
schedule Practice started this
week with ebout two dozen
boys working out.
! Coach Ed Laso will build
around Backs Ronnie Bauck-
man and Ken Minear and End
Lynn Rathman.
4 LONGFELLOW - Norman
zigrossi, who has coached
baseball at Longfellow, takes
over the football duties for the
first time.
Quarterback Alan .Groh,
Halfbacks Bill Griffith and
Bob Northrop, Fullback Woody
Blunt, End Jay Durham and
Tackle Ronald Kalob will be
the ones zigrossi will build
around.
i CONGRESSIONAL - Coach
Roger Cole has only about a
dozen boys working out and is
pessimistic about playing out
a schedule.
/ Eight games have been
scheduled, but unless more
candidates report next week,
Cole says he may be forced to
!; cancel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

On the firing line will be at
least three who have won the
national match game cham
pionship, Frank Micalizzi,
Dietsch and Norman Titus,
ranked No. l in the area, and
probably will include the cur
rent holder of the games
shiniest crown, Cliff Kidd of
Baltimore. Bill Burroughs is
expected up from Norfolk to
defend the title he won last
year.
It is the first major tourna-
ment of the duckpin season and
the experts are eagerly await
ing a chance at the $500 melon
to be split $3.50 for first, $12S
for second. $75 for third and
| $50 for fourth, with lesser slices
depending on the number OF
entries. The fee is $40.
The lists will close at noon
tomorrow and stay closed. The
contestants will shoot five
games across 10 lanes. with
squads starting at /, 3, 5, 7
and 9 pm.
/ X \
Capitol Plaza, the 33d estab-
lishment in the Fair Lanes
Inc. chain, will be christeneo
tomorrow with the same pro-
gram that opened it's College
Park plant last Saturday, with
one notable exception. Instead
of All-America Ed Kowalics
Shirley CAIRNS of the Bruins
wick staff will be the visiting
star.
Miss CAIRNS will appear
against Jean Warne at l pm
and will team with Bob Anger
jr., against Mrs. Warne ano
George Engstrom at 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
DaVeHiIIFires
Record s. 10
Lead al Denver

DENVER, Sept. 8 (AP).-
Dave Hill. an up-and-d down
youngster on the circuit, came
home to Denver yesterday and
set a course mark with an g.
under par 32-31-63 that was
good for a two-stroke lead in
the first round of the 100000
Denver Open golf tournament.
Trailing Hill was Bob Ros-
burg of Portland, Greg. with a
34-31-65. Four players were
punched behind him with 66s,
and seven others had els.
Perhaps the biggest surprise
of the first round was the 35-
1913 round turned in by PEA
Champion Jerry Barber of Los
Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
SoftbuII TitIists
To Play Stors

Mac's-Calvert, District Class
AA softball champion, will play
a team of Baltimore all-stars
in a ouble-header at 7 pm,
tomorrow at Guy Mason Rec
reation Center.
Sam Hemphill and Tommy
Thomas are expected to play
for Baltimore. Proceeds will be
used to defray expenses of
Mac s-Calvert during its recent
trip to Colonial Heights. Va,
for the regional playoffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Mrs. Hodges
Has Big Day

Mrs. william K. Hodges
tournament chairman of the
Women's District Golf Asso-
citation, had a big day in win
ming the Presidents Plate yes
terday at her home Bethesda
Country Club.
Mrs. Hodges shot an 88, a
round that included a front
nine of Al. one of her best. She
barely missed a hole-in-one on
the 18th, the ball stopping Just
inches short of the cup. She
deducted a 19 handicap for a
winning net SO.
The annual tournament is for
officers and past presidents OF
the WDGA. 1t was scheduled
for October IL, but was moved
up because of changes to be
made in the Bethesda course
due to the road program.
Mrs. James Swink of Belle
Haven, last years District
champion. won low gross with
a 39-38-77.
Mrs. w. w. Teeter of Belle
Haven won second net with
.87-17-70. Other net winners
in order: Mrs. E. w. King Of
Army Navy, 80-9-71; Mrs. E
G. Gilbertson of Court House
88-16-72; Mrs. Ben Frauwirth
of Indian Spring. 83-11-72;
Mrs. F. J. Griffith of Army
Navy, 83-10-73; Mrs. j. R
Gessley of Court House, Ball
.-73.
And. Mrs. E. D. Bell of West
briar. 95-21-74; Mrs. Richard
Schattman of Indian Spring
88-14-74: Mrs. R. G. Luckie
of Army Navy, 89-15-74, anc
Mrs. Roy Smalley of Belle
Haven, 84-9-75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

Capitol Plaza, in the Land
over MD area, has 80 duck
pin and Is tenpin lanes.
y
Dottie Clark is off to fast
start in defense of her No.
area ranking, what with a 153-
400 in the Northern Virginia
Circuit League. She won the
league title last season with a
117-plus average.
i y
DOWN TENPIN LANE-On
the final night of the Silver
Hill Classic League, the Silver
Hill team won the champion.
ship. rolled the high game OF
1893 and the top set of 1881
Its season average was a fat
938. Andy Quisenberry of Zost
Bowling Pro Shop landed the
individual title with a 1876 av-
erage. On the winning team
were Art Allen, Roger Saslaw
Mac HUMPHREYS, Bob Densford
and AL Williams.
Action in the MWBPA Sen
ior Travelling League, greatly
increased in size and prestige
over last season, will begin al
5 pm. Sunday with all IL teams
shooting at Bowl America
Falls Church Bowl, where the
league had its highest scoring
session of 1861 with a 191
average per man.
On the following Sunday, the
league will roll at Pentagor
City, where the matches will
become part of week end oil
official opening activities. SC
strong is the reorganized cir
cult that only about 25, OF
less than half. of last seasons
contestants made the new line.
up.
/ Newcomers must have aver.
aged 1876 or better in another
league, About IS regulars Of
last season fell victim to the
new minimum average limit
Congressional Plaza, defending
champion, will go with only
one change in its team. BOZ
Anger, jr., Maryland State
champion, replaces Bob ONeill
who shifted to Silver Sprine
Bowl.
The others are Vern Ash.
bacher, Cas- Pisula, Mario Sc.
greti, Jimmy Moore and George
Engstrom, winner of the
MWBPA elimination title.
For the first time all of thu
areas better women kegler.
have been united in one league
The MWBPA Women's Major
Travelling circuit. boosted from
eight to IL teams, will open al
4:45 pm. tomorrow at Bow
America Silver Hill Bowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

lord are skipping the World s
Playground. However, Widener
will be represented by En-
dymion.
Mrs. Herbert Herff's Obey
runnerup to the undefeatec
Ridan in the Washington Park
Futurity, and Townsend B
Martins Sunrise County are
other top candidates. Sunrise
County has won two Atlantic
City starts, including the Sea-
shore Stakes.
C. V. Whitney's Rattle
Dancer, a roam son of Native
Dancer, has 119 pounds in the
Del Mar Futurity along with
Rancho Rio Hondo's Indiar
Blood. Whitney's Killoqua, lie
is expected to be an entry with
Rattle Dancer.
Eight Likely for MatrOn
At 116 pounds in the Califor'
MIA race are V. Winchell, jr.'E
Donut King, Kratz and Hor-
rigan's Bold Corporal, Mr.. anc
Mrs. L. I. Nelson's Snappy King
and Falk Stables Scrumptious
Eight juvenile fillieS are eX.
pected for the Matron, with
Chenery's Cicad a the likely
favorite off her victory in the
rich Spinaway Stakes at Sara
toga. Widener's Pontivy, Whit
ney's Jazz queen, Ogder
Phipps' Broadway, and Darby
Dan Farms Branllea also are
slated to start in the 55th run
ming of the Stakes, which vii
gross S97 $40 if eight go.
Jacnot Stables Oink, winner
of several big Chicago stakes
early in the summer, has IL
pounds for the Hawthorne
event. Other top contenders in
clude Mrs. P. Hudgins' Cur
rock, III; Sunnyside Stable''
Resolved, 116; j. Graham
Browns Run For Nurse. 116
and Spring Hill Farms Tudor
ich, 112.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
LAYER, KRAMER
TALK MONEY

FOREST HILLS, N. Y,
Sept. 8 (AP).-Rod LAYER,
the Overwhelming choice
to win the National ten
mis- championship, admitted
today that he had talked
greenbacks with Jack Kra-
mer, the professional car.
But" the Australian
southpaw said, my plans
are indefinite after the
Davis Cup challenge round.
I'll definitely remain an
amateur until then.
After that. l don't know.
l wouldn't want to say one
thing and mean another"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
By BOB HANSON
Star Staff Writer


starting backfield returning,
Episcopal High School again
should be the football power
among the areas private
schools.
The Maroon had an 81 rec
ord last season under Coach
Sgd Walden. losing the last
game to its traditional rival,
Woodbury. Forest, 20-14. 1t
may not equal that mark this
time, but it won't be far off.
Heading the backfield re-
turnees is Max CBee) Chap
man, 5-foot-11. 200-pounder
who makes his home in Blow
ing Rock, N. C.
Chapman, son of a retired
officer in the Marine Corps,
was the teams leading ground
gamer and scorer last year
with II touchdowns. Beset with
injuries the last two years.
Chapman. a co-captain, should
have his finest year, his last
with the Alexandria school. He
was an All-Prep selection last
year by The Star and was
named to the second All-Met-
ropolitan team.
At the other halfback posi-
ton will be Archie Hoxton,
with Roger Davis at fullback.
both starters last year.
Ned Martin, last years quar-
terback, is at North Carolina.
His place is expected to be
filled by Harry Burn, who saw
some action last year.
Co-Capt. Winton Blount, a
6-foot, 180-pounoer from
Montgomery, Ala, and Ed Car
rington. a 6-foot-2. 190-pound-
er, will be at the ends. How
ever. the other line positions
are very much unsettled.
Our interior line at present
is thin and we need to fill the
center spot" Walden said.
Walden, starting his fifth
year as head coach, has COM
piled a 27-5-4 record and he
didn't get it without coming
up with good material.
A capsule report on the other
private schools:
BULLS PREP-Coach Bob
Hayes believes he has a more
solid club and a better defense
than the one that finished "A
last season. He has plenty of
material at the flanks with
Howard HUMPHREYS from West
ern High, Gary Hall from Car
roll, Dick Biever from. Pennsyl-
vania, Buzz Reid, also from
Western, and Mike Farkas, son
of the one-time Redskin star,
Andy Farkas.
Top backfield prospects are
Bob Windsor, who was an end
at MONTGOMERY Blair; G. M
Trinkle and Bill Hahnfeldt
Bob Hanley, a tackle from 1lli-
nois, and Joe Stellute, a guard
from Hampton, Va. also are
promising candidates.
COLUMBIAN PREP - Since
Joe Bellino left to go to the
Naval Academy and All-Amer-
lea fame, Columbian has fallen
on lean years. The first prac-
tice is scheduled next week and
until Coach Joe Bernot counts
noses he isn't predicting.
I'VE just don't know from
year to year what our person.
mel will be. We're starting from
scratch and hoping for the
best" Bernot philosophically
puts it.
WOODWARD PREP-Coach
Earl Zook says he needs ends
and is short in backfield
strength and doesn't feel as
optimistic as last year when
woodward finished with a sill
record.
He has about "a boys work
ing out on the Ellipse, with four
lettermen forming the nucleus
of this years team. They are
Halfback Bill Henline, Guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Twins Call Up HurIer

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (AP)
The Minnesota Twins yester-
day called up Gary Dotter, 49,
a lefthanded pitcher. from the
Wilson, N. c., team in the
Carolinas League. Dotter hac
a 1877 record and an earned
run average of 2.93 at Wilson.