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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-11-17
Inquiry Corner
Is Permission Needed
To Attend Secular College?
by FIR. Edward f. Healey

food. We are assuming that it
is a matter of a minute or
two. This opinion would seem
to be safe since the three
hours abstinence from solid
food before Communion would
be hard to compute down to
the minute. The few seconds
involved could be made up by
waiting until the last to re-
ceive Communion. 1t would
not be we'll as a rule to figure
the time SO closely for out of
respect to the Blessed Sacra-
ment we should observe the
fast conscientiously. Liquids,
of course, can be taken up to
an hour before the actual re-
ception of Holy Communion.
@. Is there harm in young
people playing kissing games?
There are some | know that
are traditional but ! am not
sure that ! approve of them
for my teen-age childrenl
A. There is a wide variation
in the estimation of the I'M
portance of kissing. Certainly
the temperament of the per-
son and the circumstances
make considerable difference.
There is something to be said
for such games if the com
pany is good and there is
some supervision to see that
they remain innocent games.
Still. there seems TO be a vio-
lation of modesty in using for
a game an intimate gesture
which should be reserved for
true affection or love. The
widespread acceptance of kiss
ing by young people who
come to regard it-and much
more--aS part of their enter
fainment is a serious moral
problem. Casual acceptance of
signs of affection proper 70
engaged or married couples
by high school students can
lead to sin. 1t almost certainly
leads to a lessening of respect
for the dignity of the person.
The effects of such a loss of
Christian reverence for a per-
son Tin this case a member
of the opposite SEX will be
serious even if they are not
easy to see. The ideal of the
Blessed Mother upon which
the Christian image of woman
is based cannot be disregarded
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-11-17

Editors note: Many in
~feresting and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer fails to sign his
or her name and address.
Initials or a penname will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin-
ions TO Letters TO the
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bus l6, Ohio.
derful feeling of being united
TO his fellow Catholics all
s., over the world.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Evans
Newark, Ohio
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-11-17
They Repair
ROsaries

Editor:
We repair and remake
rosaries for the missions.
All of these are given to
Msgr, James KuIp, Diocesan
Director for the Propagation
of the Faith.
We repair more than 100
rosaries per month. If you
have any broken rosaries or
ones which are not in use
send them to us and we will
put them into use in the
missions.
"A. r. Thomas
481 Berkeley Rd.
Columbus 5, Ohio
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Ameli First Full Time School
Superintendent Accepts New Post
BY HELEN MASON

AMELIA, May l - Amelia
county's first full time superin-
tcndent Of schools is leaving. His
resignation is effective June 80.
O. A. Norton has accepted ap-
pointment as division Superinten-
dent of Rappahannock and War
rem county schools. He will sue
coed @. D. Gasque. who will be
associated with Madison College
in an administrative capacity.
Norton was named Amelia
county school superintendent in
April 1857 when the post was
authorized by the State Board of
Education following a request
from the Amelia and Nottoway
boards Of supervisors and school
boards that the Amelia -Nottoway
school division be separated.
Superintendent Of that division
was c. M. Bussinger who ac-
ccptcd the position of superinten-
dent of Loudoun county schools.
1t is interesting to note that Nor
ton goes into the same area.
Except for four years duty with
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

it believes to be right.
Attorney General Kennedys
proposal to withhold State funds
legally appropriated by the Cen
eral Assembly of Virginia for
public school operation neces-
sarily would close all public
schools.
The attempt to punish an en-
tire State because the action of
one county displeases the U. S.
Attorney General is fantastic
and completely unrealistic.
Such action will SOW the seeds
Of intense bitterness throughout
Virginia and the South when
unity is needed as rarely before.
1 urge the Attorney General of
the United States to reconsider
such Incorporate and ruthless
action,
II urge that he not attempt to
destroy the few remaining States
rights - one being the right to
educate our own children with
orr own money in our own
State"
WATKINS NJ. ABBITT was
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

Mrs. Nancy Anderson, physi-
cal education teacher, invites
parents and friends to see the
events, which will bring every
child in the 9th Grade into COM
petitive participation.
Eight events will be run be-
ginning at 9 am, and the COM
petition will be arranged to
match individuals and the five
9th Grade home rooms. Pupils
will be arranged into weight di-
visions to provide fairer COM
petition. and separate events will
be run for boys and girls.
Events Listed
The events. devised to provide
competition for all degrees OF
physical skill, will be the so and
75-yard dashes, high jump. broad
jump, softball throw, relay team
race, three-legged race, sack race
and potato race.
Mrs. Anderson has been con.
Quoting the physical fitness prep
aratiOns for the past month
transporting the pupils in home
room groups for one period daily
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Area Counties Share Honors
The Best OF 800 All Members Win
Opportunity to Compete Some More

The spirit of competition to
compete some more. That's what
some 200 All club members from
l6 counties faced here Saturday
Some went home happy. Others
a little disappointed. But, none
left the Longwood College cam
pus without feeling they had tried
their best.
That's the way the annual
East Central District. All contest
went Saturday. The step up to
the district events means that
the participants left someone less
happy in their respective county
for they were tops from their
county.
The Pattern
Behind that county achieve
inent the same pattern followed
in each club. The county winner
had to be good before he could
advance from the club conpe
tition.
The district winner had to be
better than many county winners.
The best int he state in 20 events
will be selected at the State All
Short Course at VPI this June.
Saturdays winners he re will
get . stab at the state titles.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
State P-TA Planks
Adopted Over
Southside Protest

The Virginia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers has adopted
as its 1861 legislative program,
despite Southside Virginia oppo-
sition, recommendations for
public schooling for every child
in Virginia and a return to COM
pulsory school attendance.
The 16-point program. includ-
ing these two policy recommen-
dations, became official last
week with sufficient district P
TA's adopting it to ensure adop-
ton.
The plank on public schooling
was defeated by Farmville Dis
trict, comprising the counties of
Amelia, Buckingham, Cumber-
land. NottoWay and Prince Ed
ward, and by the Staunton River
District, which includes Bruins
wick, Charlotte, Halifax, Lunen-
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Reckless Driving
Breakdown Starts

Police Chief Otto S. Over
ton announced today a crack.
down on fast and reckless
driving within town would be
initiated today.
This inc IN d c S speeding.
Squeallng wheels. turning cor
ners too fast. running stop
signs. etc. the chief SAID
There has been al IN
crease III this type of thing ="
Mayor W. r Watkins. .rr .
said today. He noted that
strong enforcement of law
would be applied. in endors-
ing the Police Department
breakdown.
Any teenagers apprehended
will be brought before Judge
William P. Hays Juvenile
Court.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Swimming Pool
Plans Announced

The swimming pool operated
by the FarnNille Memorial Rec
reation Association will open on
June 4, with Leo Carney as
manager and a life guard and
instruction staff of four, an AS
ISOLATION announcement today
states.
Wayne Harper. chairman of
the pool supervisory committee
said that the life guards and in
structors for the 1861 season will
be Kent Carter. Bobby Sailor and
Sidney Druen. Hampden-Sydney
College students. and Larry
Green. Prince Edward Academy
student.
The four will conduct classes
in swimming and life saving as
in former years. All possess
senior or higher life saving Ger
tificates.
Season tickets have been
placed Oh sale and NAV be OBJ
tanned at Owen-Sanford. Gray's.
Southside Sundry or Bob Nc
Gahey Sports Center. Harper
said the Association plans a
special campaign TO promote the
sale this year.
Carney. who has been associ-
ated with several business enter
prises at Farmville for the asst
several years. replaces Stoke
ley Fulton as pool manager.
Fulton. who had managed the
pool since It's start three sum
mers age. has fulI-tlme work de
mands now at Hanpden- Sydney
since moving up to the post of
head football coach.
Harper reports that the pool
has been thoroughly cleaned and
renovated since the advent of
spring, and that all facilities
are in excellent shape awaiting
start Of the splash" SEASON.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

And, if successful the chain goes
on up to the National All Con-
gross, so the state winners will
still have some competing to do.
Winning the right to represent
the district in the state compc-
htion were the following by con-
test.
First Place Winners
Home Improvement, Ruby
Brown, P 0 W h a t a n, Laundry.
Dorothy Goodman, Cumberland,
Poultry Foods, Becky French,
Cumberland; Poultry Production,
Wayne Cash. Amherst: Public
speaking for girls. Rose Marie
l. M b c + t h, Prince Edward.
Bread, Patsy Elder, Charlotte.
Canning, Barbara Lee. Appomat-
tox, Dairy Foods. Betty Lou
klnkcr. Mecklenburg. and Pub
lie speaking for boys, Wayne
Anderson. Charlotte.
Also, Tractor operation, Will
liam I. Woodson, Albemarle:
Livestock conservation. Bobby
Saunders, Amelia: Dress Revue.
Katherine Roach, Buckingham:
Electric, Margaret Berkeley, Lun-
enburg; Foods Nutrition, Nancy
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
April Building
looms Close To
100000 Mark

Building in Prince Edward
climbed out of first quarter dol
drums in April, with the month
contributing more to the years
total than the previous three
months together.
Permits issued for construc-
ton in Farmville and the county
totaled $83, 1862 to push the four
month total up to $155 1852. Last
year in the same period it
amounted to $189, $50.
In Farmville three CONNER
cial firms obtained permits,
Leggetts Department Store, An
drews Large Realty Company,
and Farmville Cafe. The three
permits totaled $35 500.
Leggetts' permit is for a new
store front. The permit taken
out by the Andrews Large Real
ty Company is for construction
of a Farmville Manufacturing
Company retail store to replace
the one destroyed by fire, and
Farmville Cafes permit is for
a remodeling program.
Two home Improvement per
mits were issued in town. They
went to Mrs. w. H. Baldwin fol-
remodeling her residence or
Buffalo street, and to Mrs. w
c. Canada for remodeling q
home.
Buffalo district had three per
mits for the month. They were
issued to A. E. Lamberth for q
silo. A. E. Lamberth for a resi-
dence. and Tivis Reeves, Jr., fol-
an addition to a dwelling.
-Four permits were issued il
Hampden district. Residence
construction permits went to AL.
vim H. Smith, c. H. Pritchard
Jr.. and S a m u Ell Barts. DR.
Charles L. Baird obtained one
for renodeling Of residence.
In Lockett district, Charles G
Dupuy took out a permit for con.
struction Of a residence. Ray
mond l.. Latham, ST., was is
sued permit for a residence in
Farmville district.
Aprils permits pushed the to-
tai for four months up to "a.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Bank Statements
Show Resources
Continue On Rise
Deposits Increase
S1.3 Millions
Past IL Months

Savings deposits of individuals
and businesses at Farmville' S
three banks increased 81 ,063 ,254
during the past year, and
amounted to $lO.744. 465, an all
time. high. on April u.
The call statements of the
banks. prepared for first quarter
publications and report to the
Comptroller of the Currency, also
show demand deposits rose
$77.974 during the year to $6,O11,.
$50.
The 1861 figures are compared
with those of March Is, 1860
when the call a year ago was
made on the banks, First Ma
tional. Peoples N at ional and
Planters Bank and Trust Com
pany.
Resources Up
Resources of the banks were
up 81 GAS, 1886 at this years call,
and amounted to the all-time
high of $40, 1896 ,276. Included in
the resources were loans OF
$7.421 ,401. higher by $812 1897 than
at the corresponding time of a
year ago.
The total deposits, which
include those of state and po-
litical subdivisions a d d e d to
those of individuals and bust.
neSses, amounted to SIT, $50, 3O6.
The total represented a gain of
$1.373. 049 over the figure in
March, 1850.
The capital accounts combined
were up Sll3.026 over the figure
IL months ago. None of the banks
made any change in capital
structure, the increase represent
ing increases in the worth of the
institutions betWe en- the two
periods.
Good First Quarter
The first quarter totals: in re-
sources and deposits are higher
than at the time 1860 year-end
statements were called on De.
cember 81.
This is noteworthy since with
draWal demands in the first
quarter frequently reduce state
ments in totals over the previous
quarter. Thus, the banks end the
first quarter of 1861 in what is
considered a strong position for
the year to date.
First National Bank directors
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

ern defense of Laos appeared
in danger of callapsing. Anoth
er meeting has been set for o
m. Monday at which it may be
decided whether the U. S. vii.
intervene militarily.
TWO MAJOR SPEECHES or
the Communist threat were de
Ivered by President Kennedy
last week On Thursday night he
told a meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa
ton that the kind of war we arc
Waging with Communism calls
for more Self-restraint on the
part of neWsmen. He asked that
reporters con d cr not only
whether a story is news but
whether it is in The national in
terest. At a Democratic fund
raising dinner in Chicago Fri,
day night the President said
I'VE have committed ourselves
to the defense of dozens of ma
tons. This we intend to do
Then he added. We can onl,
defend those who arc ready
to defend Themselves"
IN ALGERIA French settlers
who are determined that the
cou n try shall remain under
French control distributed tracts
urging defiance of de Gaulle or
Saturday. only three days after
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

I'd enjoining the State, the
State Board of Education, the
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and the State Comp
troller from approving, paying or
issuing warrants for the payment
of any funds Of the State for
maintenance or operation of pub
lie schools ANYWHERE IN VIR-
GINA for SO long and during
such period as the public schools
of Prince Edward County are
closed and a system of public
free schools is not maintained
within the County, and
"(e) enjoining all of the defen-
dants from otherwise interfering
with, obstructing, or circumvent-
ing the orders of this court re-
curing operation of the public
schools of Prince Edward County
on a racially nondiscriminatory
basis"
GOVERNOR ]. LINDSAY AL
MOND'S reaction was to immedi-
ately call a meeting of high state
officials to study the case. After
comforting with state officials on
Friday, the Governor issued a
brief formal statement in an at
tempt to clarity what he called
a "misconception" resulting from
the petition. According to the
Governor the purpose of the JUS
tice department is to reopen pub
lie schools in Prince Edward
County, mot to close down
all the schools in Virginia.
He observed that the legal
situation in the pending suit has
not been changed by virtue Of the
motion for intervention on the
part of the Attorney General of
the United States" He agreed in
response to questions however.
that if Prince Edward is not di-
rected to reopen its schools, state
support for public education
might be called to a halt.
THE REACTION. OF SENA-
TOR HARRY FLOOD BYRD was
immediate. Senator Byrd issued
a statement for release Friday
/ morning as follows:
II am amazed that the Attor-
ney General of the United States
seeks to close every public school
IN Virginia to 847 900 white and
Negro students unless Prince Ed
ward County surrenders on its po-
sition in regard to Indignation.
THE gallant little county of
Prince Edward is fighting against
great odds to protect a principle
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

to the athletic field at the rec
reation development.
Inaugurated this session, the
physical education program at
the Academy follows the state
recommended 9Th grade curri-
culum. During the Indictment
weather months. the program
was devoted to classroom stu
dies of the eight systems of the
human body: germs and dis
ease, the effects of narcotics
drugs and alcohol. The fall
months were devoted to hikes and
games, and after Saturday
Field day. the spring will be
given over to softball competi.
ton.
WeSthamptOn Graduate
Mrs. Anderson, a 1857 graduate
of Westhampton College with q
BIS degree in physical educa
ton, is in her first year here
She fought for three years in the
Henrico county system after
leaving Westhampton.
She is the wife of Claude An
derson. who began the practice
of law at Buckingham last
August. They have an 18-months
old son, Claude. il.
The physical education teacher
also served as Prince Edward
Academy girls basketball coach
and produced a team which haC
an enthusiastic following for il
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
After 10 Yeors-A New Twist
Reactions Vary To i. S.
Intervention In Case
BY BILL WALL

positive widespread by the
United States Justice Department the Edward
Political leaders, lawyers editors and the
the street all reacted upecened
most don't
The that caused the upeaval sections
ID and found IL the legal document Robert
attorney Marshall
general and Joseph S. BambacuS United States reads
WHEREFORE Plaintiff The United States respectfully
that this court
gnia),
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Nati0naINe1us Summary
BY Il. v. LANCASTER, JR.
CRISIS IN LAOS REACHING BOILING POINT
q MAN EXPECTED IN SPACE q ALGERIA IN TURMOIL

PRESIDENT KENNEDY call
ed an extraordinary Saturday
session of the National Security
Council last week to deal with
the tense situation in Laos. Al
though Britain and Russia is
sued a call for a cease-fire last
Monday. Communist troops were
reported making advances dur
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Attorney Gen erals Action
Called misunderstanding
Defenders Say
Threat Is OF
Totalitarian Type
By BEN BOWERS

The Defenders of State Sover-
eighty and Individual Liberties
accuse Attorney General
Robert Kennedy of a misunder
standing of the operation of
schools in Virginia. and let it be
known in no uncertain terms his
threat to close all public schools
in Virginia is coercion and in
timidation of type found only
in totalitarianism.
That was the gist of resolu-
ton unanimously adopted by
some $50 Defenders attending a
state meeting in Farmville Sun
day afternoon.
The Defenders called upon
elected officials of Virginia to
defend the inherent rights of the
people of the state TO local self
government without faltering.
Stand Fast =.
The resolution urged the peo-
pie of Virginia to stand fast with
full knowledge that not only is
Prince Edward county and the
Commonwealth of Virginia on
trial, but also every state in the
United States and their local gov
ernments and the very heart of
the constitutional system.
The meeting, called by R. B.
Crawford, president of the state
defenders, on short notice Fri
day morning was prompted by
the Justice Department. move to
enter the Prince Edward deseg-
regation suit. Delegates from at
least Is Virginia counties and
four cities and visitors from two
states other than Virginia over
flowed the Circuit Court cham
Der in the courthouse.
The school board of Prince
Edward and no one else has vio-
lated any court order. The order
enjoins the school board from
taking any action that regulates
on the basis of race the admis-
sion Of children to the public
schools. That order is being
obeyed. The order does not di-
rect that public schools be opera
ted was contained in the reso-
luton.
It also said. The state of
Virginia does not now and never
has operated public schools. The
operation of the schools is in the
hands of local officials
A misunderstanding
The attorney general of the
United States evidently does not
understand the plan under which
Virginia's S no ! S have been
operated for practically 100
years. Apparently he thinks that
the state has operated them and
now operates them. In that, of
course, he is mistaken" the
resolution said.
There is nothing new in the
points raised by the attorney
general. The pleadings recently
filed by the Negroes in the
Prince Edward case raises sub
stantially these same points, and
he simply joins them. What is
new is the fact that without
S a t tory or constitutional
authority the attorney general of
the United States has in an un-
predented action sought to i'm
pose the power of the federal
government on the state of Vir-
ginia and its people through the
guisc of the judicial process.
This action by threatening to
close all the public schools in
Virginia is coercion and intimi-
Continued on mage ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Area Postmaster
Nominations Made

Nominees for postmaster at
Amelia, Gainesville and Apo
mattox are included i'll a list of
246 nominations sent to the U, S.
Senate last week by President
Kennedy his first.
The three regional nominees
were frey W. Grizzard,
Amelia; Carroll d. Harrison,
Gainesville. and Henry w. Con-
nor. Appomattox.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02

the Army Air Force during
World War II. Norton was princi-
pal of Amelia County High School
for II years before taking over
as superintendent here. Previ-
ously he had taught i'll West Point
schools
He received his bachelors de-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-02
Public Invited Saturday
Public Invited Saturday
Academy's Physical Education
Program On Vieu At Field Day

One hundred and twenty-five pupils will participate the
Edward Academy Eighth Saturday
Farmvle athletic field cimang physical
curriculum emphasis physical fitness