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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

The Misses Esther and Alma
Wilmington and Sandra and
Nancy Saunders attended the
Middle District Associational
choir rehearsal Sunday afternoon
at Winfree Memorial Baptist
Church. Midlothian. It is held
every third Sunday afternoon at
, pm. All Baptist churches in
the district are invited to attend.
The Rev. and Mrs. R. Lee
King and Connie, from Rich
Square, N. c., were overnight
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Saunders. Mr.. King is a
former pastor Of Pied mont
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kerr and
family were dinner guests SUM-
day with MIR. and Mrs. Yates in
Sandston. They also visited Mrs.
A. T. Kerr later in the after
noon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

j. H. Young.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Chick during the week end were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Carter and
son. Benny, of Orange, and Mr..
and Mrs. Jimmy Vaughan and
children, Of Lynchburg.
Mrs. Maude G. Wilson, Of
Green Bay. spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. Eta
Glenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Campbell
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and,
Mrs. Benny Kreider in Rich
mond.
Bob Brisentine and Tom Oliver,
of Oceana Naval Air Station.
spent the week end with their
parents. A friend. Barry Mona
ram, also of Oceana, accompani-
ed them home.
Mrs. Lulu johnson, of Lynch
burg. was the week end guest of
her sister-in-law. Mrs. Camm
Patterson.
MIR. and Mrs. Cornell Patter-
son, Mrs. Camm Patterson, Mrs.
Lulu johnson and Mrs. Henry
Campbell and daughter, Carole.
Of Farmville, attended the fu-
neral of John Patterson in Peters
burg on Monday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

and Mrs. Ben Word, of Enon-
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. Carter,
George, Jr.. and Randy, of Rich
mond: Miss Cassie Baldwin. of
Pamplin; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Irby. of Farmville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Carter, Mrs. Charles
Carter and Michael, of Farm
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bal
lowe and Paul Serger.
Mrs. c. L. Marks and Mrs. j.
c. S m j t h, of Richmond, and
Mrs. Jack MANS were visitors Of
Mrs. Ruth NJ Phaup Friday.
Other visitors during the week
were Mr.. and Mrs Jimmie
Ayres; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Swan.
Of Five Forks and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Cash Of Lynchburg.
Bert Atchley and x. M Boas-
ley attended a Beta Federation
meeting in AppomattoX Wednes-
day night
Mrs. H. c. Kidd is on an ex-
tended visit with M and Mrs.
James D. Wander wal. Debbie
and Jimn;e, in Rosemont, Pa.
Lucy Dahl Johns, Noel David
son, Shirley Ayres, Bert Atchley
and A. j. Stegar accompanied
0. P. Sadler to the Science Fair
at University CT Richmond Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Brown, of
Spring Lake, N. c.. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Brown. They
motored to Natural Bridge on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill McElfresh
and Ginger. Of Blacksburg, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Ayres.
Mrs. M. c. Jones. Mark and
ana Jane spent the week end in
Roanoke with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
D. Simple I. Mrs. Jones at
tended the Roanoke Alumnae
Chapter of LongWood luncheon
on Saturday.
Mrs. Douglas Campbell, of
Richmond. is the expected guest
OF Mrs. M. c. Jones this week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Flanagan
visited Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Jones Sunday afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

in 1857.
In order to win this title, Miss
Bolt had to take a rigid written
examination on the national level
Of general fundamentals and
principles. This exam included
math. spelling. English gram
mar, judgment. memory. plurals
and general knowledge. The three
candidates making the highest
scores on this exam were then
interviewed by a panel of judges
composed of successful business
executives.
On to Washington
Miss Bolt was presented with a
Certificate of Award for first
place winner plus an engraved
silver Revere Bowl. She will now
attend the national convention in
Washington, D. c.. in June.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen H. Bolt, of Poplar Hill
Estate, near Farmville.
Others from Longwood attend
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Library Week
Is A Busy One
For Club At R-H

CHARLOTTE c. H.. April 20
In keeping with the celebration
of National Library Week, April
1922, the Randolph-Henry Lii
brary Club was not caught nap
ping! Visitors to the school could
see evidence Of their work in the
corridors and classroomS.
Four contests were sponsored
throughout the week, with prizes
awarded to the winners. by the
Library Club.
The first contest, homeroom
project for bulletin board dis
play tered around the
theme, For a Richer. Fuller
Life, Wake Up and Readi". was
won by the homeroom of Mrs.
Urine C. McNair's Spanish class.
The bulletin board contest win
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

Miss Katie Mae Bolt, a Farm
vile. senior in the Business Edu-
cation Department of LongWood
College, won the state title of
Virginia Phi Beta Lambda Miss
Executive of 1861 at the annual
convention of the Virginia Chap
tiers of the Future Business
Leaders Of America and Phi Beta
Lambda in Richmond. April l4-l5.
Dr.. NJ. R. Landrum, chairman
Of the Business Education De-
partment. stated that this adds
another outstanding achievement
to the long list already made by
the Business Education students
and faculty members.
L0ngwoOd Tradition
Since this conest was inaugu-
rated in 1857. a Longwood Col
lege student has received the
title of Miss Future Business
Executive" four out of the five
years. One Longwood College stu
dent also won the National Title
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Foreign Mission Board
Member Slated To Speak

MATTOAX, April 20 The
Elise Murdoch group of the Mid
ole District Association WMU
which comprises all the Baptist
churches in Amelia, will hold
their annual spring group meet
ing, on Saturday Hnril %, at
Union Baptist Church. The
meeting will begin at $50 am.
and close at 1890 pm. An in
teresting prog ia m is being
planned. The missionary speak,
er will be Miss Tone Gray of the
Foreign Mission Beard. All the
ladies of Amelia, Arbor, Mt.
Hope. Sandy Greek, Union, and
Piedmont churches are urged
to attend.
Mrs. Waldo Dodson and
small daughter, aron. of
Natural Bridge, are spending
week with Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
DOdSOn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Family Night Supper Is Planned

SHEPPARDS. April 20 : New
Store PRESBYTERIAN Church will
have a family night supper on
Saturday Arril % at $50 at
the Curdsville Community Cen
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric G.. Flanna-
gan, of Henderson, N. c., spent
the week end at their Bucking-
ham Springs farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Webb and
children, Billy and Anne. of Lees
burg, spent the week end with
Mrs. Ruth M. Phaup.
Sunday CUES S of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Marks were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Smith, who had
lunch with them and Mr.. and
Mrs. Yancey Bailey who called
in the afternoon.
Mrs. Grady Lewis is a patient
N Lynchburg Baptist Hospital
where she had an emergency
appendectoniy Saturday night
Hope she Il soon be we'll again.
The Clyde Marks family visi-
ted the Burwell Smith family
Friday evening. Mrs. Smith is
doing nicely after having an ap-
pendectomy on Sunday.
Jimmie and Julia Marks and
Marie Senger. of Smyrna Meth
odlst Church and Shannon Fran
els, of Farmville, accompanied
Alice Smith to a district Council
meeting in Keysville Sunday aft
ernoon. On Monday evening the
same group attended subdis-
trict Council meeting at Bethel
in Buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Kinna-
mon, Of Williamsburg, were
Sunday guests of DR.. and Mrs.
R. j. Hutchings.
Mrs. ElWood Nuckolls, of Della
ware, and Mrs. Y. G. Nuckolls.
OF New Jersey, arrived at the
J. N. Carter home on Tuesday
Mrs. ElWood Nuckolls went to
visit her mother, Mrs. David
son. in Dillwyn and left Mrs. Y.
G. Nuckolls to visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. N. Carter. They re-
turned to their homes Saturday.
Visitors during the week were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Word; Mr..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Oak Forest

Visitors Sunday afternoon of
Mrs. E. B. Anderson and Wayne
Anderson were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Hopkins. of Richmond, and
Miss Louise Meador.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Midkiff.
Miss Julia NIidkiff and Mrs. Ell
lis Midkiff visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Fleischer and Miss
RoXie Midkiff in Richmond Sum
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Pickett
were dinner guests last Sunday
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
T. Pickett. of Spout Spring.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21
Farmve Senior At Longwood Is States Miss Executive of 1861

Business Education. S Il d e n t s
Lana 10 Tucker and Frances
Webster.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

Emory and Henry College, and NJ McNea Randolph
College. A. L. Shelton Jr Richmond equipment
the demonstration Prior the demonstration
heard talks Clinton
of State Surplus Property Mnah
of dining halls. Duke University pictured
officers from Bridgewater colleges.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-21

ing the state convention were
Richard Gocheoour, instructor in
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Report on Alaska's Investment Potential is "Forthright and Explosive

Juneau R - Rep. Bruce Ken dall, Republican Minority Lead CT in the House, yesterday des- cribed the Little Co.'s report on Alaska's investment potential as fortnight and explosive"
 "They apparently believe that Alaska must be ever mindful that any resources we have to develop and market must meet the com petition of the international mar ket place." Kendall said, ''be- cause Alaska doesn't have the population necessary to provide local manufacture.
 "They also emphasize our re- moteness to populated areas of the world.
 ''I was dismayed as an Alas kan resident when their report revealed that our hydroelectric development could expect little progress for the next decade.
 "They revealed that 312-mill power in Norway, for example had no industrial takers at the moment.
 However, it's best we know the truth, regardless of how much if might hurt us to hear it."
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
International Skating Union Cancels 1861 Skating Championships

DAVOS, Switzerland R - The International ting Union Thursday decided to cancel the 1861 world figure skating cham pionships scheduled to open in Prague next Wednesday,. The tournament was called off be- cause of the deaths of Is mem bers of the American team in the Brussels plane crash.
 George Haesler, Secretary-Gen- eral of the ISU, said the decision was made by the ISU's executive committee.
 The Prague Organizing Com mittee after meeting to discuss the firm situation, had decided to go ahead with the champion ships, pending approval of the ISU.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Avalanche Takes the Lives of Two Ski Soldiers

FAIRBANKS tR - Two soldiers participating in ski maneuvers were killed Wednesday when an avalanche thundered down on them.
 Fifteen other soldiers escaped the slide All were members of the Cold Weather and Mountain School at Ft. Greedy.
 The accident occurred near the Richardson Highway about mid way between Fairbanks and An chorage. Passing motorists and highway employees helped recover the bodies of the two victims.
 Names of the soldiers were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Taxpayers are Responsible For Facts and Figures

Each federal income taxpayer is responsible for the facts and figures entered in the return he signs, even if it is prepared with the assistance of an Internal Rev enue Service agent, District Direc- tor Lewis Conrad said.
 "In advising taxpayers of this responsibility" Conrad said, i've must remind them that they are responsible under law for all en- tries and all supporting docu- ments in their returns no matter who prepares it."
 The Revenue Service, he said, welcomes returns prepared by competent professional persons, but such assistors can only rely upon information provided by the taxpayer.
 ''The taxpayers themselves are the persons primarily and finally responsible" he said.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Silver Dollar Sale

SANTA MONICA, Calf. R - Merchants are always having sales or discounting this and that" Bank President Aubrey E. Austin, Jr. explained.
 So, when it came time for the Santa Monica dollar, his bank an- nounced: Silver dollars marked down to 98 cents"
 The result yesterday was rush of customers at the Santa Monica Bank. Thirty were lined up out side before the doors opened. By noon the bank hald sold 2,500 cut-rate dollars, many to young sters.
 A Treasury Department spokes- man said there was nothing il- legal abou the sale. You can give them away if you want to-" he added.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
National Guard Will Show Fire Power On Ice In
 Front of Town Tomorrow

This Saturday, Feb. Is at 200 D. m. in back of the Boring Sea Hotel the National Guard will put on a demonstration of the fire power it has. Public invited.
 7th Special Forces team held open house to Nome residents at the National Guard Armory on Feb. Is, between the hours of LOO D. m. thru 500 p. m. A continuous crowd of people kept the Special Forces personnel busy all day.
 Display was set up of all medi- cal aspects with a qualified in- structor to demonstrate and show the Nomeites what their Nation al Guard Scouts had been in- structed in the past, also on dis play were several types of radio communication in which the youngsters present had a fine time in communicating to one another. Next to the communications were a variety of explosives such as caps, TINT, plastic composition C-3 and 4, improvised shape charges, home made bombs, de- tonating cord, fuzes and booby- traps and last on display was the soldiers best friend his personal weapons.
 At this station boys of all ages, from 5 to 50, were very much interested and had a chance to handle them.
 To end the days activities there were free movies for all.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Lone American Passenger Returns to Portugal
 Aboard the Santa Maria

LISBON, Portugal R = The Santa Maria sailed home Thurs day to a triumphant welcome from a crowd of 100000 and with only one passenger aboard - one American.
 Howard Weisberger, Las Vegas, stayed with the liner after it was freed from his hi-jackers rather than accept the alternate free transportation home provided for the rest of the nearly 500 pas sengers.
 Weisberger had his automobile on the Santa Maria and apparently was determined not to be parted from it. The liners owners will send him and the car back to the United States free on another ship.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
SENATE CHANGES MIND AND RECOMMITS BILL

JUNEAU R The Senate Thursday changed it's mind and recommitted to committee a bill it had killed Wednesday.
 The measure would transfer the State Division of Civil De- fense from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Military Affairs.
 After the Senate turned down the bill, on 6-13 vote, Sen How ard Pollock gave notice of re- consideration.
 Pollock said he wanted to get the opinion of It. Gen. Frank Armstrong, Commander of the Alaska Command, on the merits of the bill
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17

You may believe nature gave you an odd anatomy, but you could be a lot stranger in shape, for example,: A shrimp has it's heart and stomach in it's head, the cuttlefish has three hearts, and crabs have teeth in their stOmachS.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-17
Desperately Unemployed

IRWIN, Pa. R - A gunman entered the First National Bank at Hermine, herded seven em- ployes into a vault and fled with $22,9O0.
 Most of the money was in new 5, 10 and 20 dollar bills.
 Before fleeing the bandit told the employees: Don't call any body for five minutes. Pm des- perately unemployed. I intend to return the money"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24

ing the middle portion of the Ait
Century BIC. His work with its
refinements tended to end the
preceding period rather than to
initiate a new period.
Lysippus. another of the three
had long and very active life
His working career was dated
somewhere between 366 and 3l6
BIC. 1t is recorded that he, HIM
self, said that while others had
made men as they are, he had
made them as they appeared to
the eye" By so doing he tended
to create a type. with a body
which was more slender and a
head which was smaller than
had been usual heretofore. Plu-
tarch states that Alexander the
Great preferred Lysippus be-
fore all other portraitists be-
cause Lysippus displayed his
character while others ''lost his
virile and leonine aspect"
Scopas, the third Of this group
Of 4th Century sculptors, worked
a little earlier than either of the
others and most of his work was
done in the Greek colonies in
Asia Minor Nevertheless his in
fluence was probably greater
than that Of either PraxiteleS or
Lysippus, for it was Scopas who
introduced a more heightened
and naturalistic expression into
his figures and faces. He did
this with such force that the
direction which he had begun
to explore spread to the main
land of Greece and continued as
a major influence in its sculp-
ture for more than a century
after his death.
Thus it would seem that the
Museums lovely, nostalgia, sor-
rowing Head" possibly frag-
ment from a Itinerary monu-
ment or possibly the head Of a
goddess, was created more I'M
der the influence Of Scopas than
of Praxiteles or Lysippus
Praxiteles' refinement of grace
and beauty and Lysippus' tend
ency to create types and COM
memorative sculpture are not
as evident in this head as
Scopas' pathos and dramatic
force. And this influence of
Scopas also puts the Museum S
head into the mainstream of 4
Century BIC. Greek art, for it
was the major influence on sue
ceeding generations of Greek
sculptOrS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Goddess Or Sorroluing Woman?

The many invasions Of Greece
have had the paradoxical effect
of destroying a vast mass Of
Greek art while allowing enough
to survive for it to become one
of the standards against which
all other Western art has been
judged. Greek painting has al
most entirely disappeared and
our knowledge of it must be re-
constructed from Greek vases
and from literary sources.
Classic Greek sculpture does
exist. but even in this field we
must largely rely on later Ro-
man copies for illustrations of
specific works by specific
sculptors. Whenever an original
piece of Greek. sculpture has
survived its qualities are so SUI
perior to the Roman copies that
the wealth of sculpture which
has been lost to the world is al
most overwhelming.
The Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts Head of Woman" of
the Century BIC, is an origi-
nal Greek sculpture, and as such
is doubly precious, first as one
of the small number of originals
in this country, and secondly,
though equally important, as an
object of beauty in its own right.
There were three major
Greek sculptors during this cen
fury, and each left his mark on
the sculpture of the time. Paxi-
teles is perhaps the best known
of the three. There is at least
one undoubted original by him
known to exist. His Hermes was
found by archaeologists at Olym-
pia on the very spot where it
had been seen and described by
Pausanias some seventeen cen
turtles before. PraxiteleS is
thought to have been active dur
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
vepeo Gift Presented
Vepco Gift Presented
Academy Future HOmemakers Hear
Talk By Mrs. Griffin On Marriage

The Prince Edward Academy
Future Homemakers Club was
very pleased to have Mrs. Eric
Robinson from Vepco present
them with a patio serving set
at its meeting January II.
This set was presented in APP
probation Of the help that the
Club gave Mrs. Robinson on the
kitchen tour in November.
Mrs. Nell Griffin, head of the
LongWood College Home Eco
Monies department. spoke to
the club on the subject of mar
/ riage.
Mrs. Griffin told of many Of
the responsibilities of marriage.
as well as the dangers Of a young
marriage. She pointed out the
necessity of accepting the hus-
band as he is. "Once married, :"
says Mrs. Griffin, you've got
to live with him even if he is
unshaved on Saturday morning
After all, she says. just look
what the husband has to put up
with maybe he is just as bad
off as you think you are
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Funeral Services
For Mrs. Sims, 81
Conducted Monday

MADISONILLE. Jan. % ~
Funeral services for Mrs. Char
lie W. Sims, 81, were held at
100 pm. Monday at Centenary
Methodist Church, jacksonville,
with burial in the church GENE
terry. Mrs. Sims, the widow of
Charlie W. Sims. died Saturday
at her home at Portsmouth.
Surviving are four sisters,
Mrs. G. S. DeFord, of Madison
vile. Mrs. Cabell Irby, of Black
stone, Mrs. C. B. Hamilton, of
Washington and Mrs. A. H.
Hamilton, Sr.. of brakes Branch,
and three brothers, S. O., A. H.
and w. S. johnson, all of Rich
mOnd.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
BY HELEN MASON

AMELIA. Jan. o The Mann
boro division Of the Amelia Coun
ty Volunteer Fire Department
has been in full operation now
for approximately two months.
Organized in May 1860, the d.
vision has II volunteer members,
a fire engine, a 1000 gallon tank
truck, and a new building to
house both trucks.
The local unit was formed to
give quicker assistance to those
in the Mannboro area since they
had had a few disastrous fires,
completely destroying buildings
during the 20' minutes or SO it
took the Amelia department to
get there.
James E. Sydnor was elected
captain: j. Garfield billiard and
James L. Hammer. Jr.. lieten-
ants.
Interested persons in the area
contributed enough money to buy
the used pumper truck about the
time the division was formed.
Several months later the Amelia
county department gave them
their tank truck when they
bought a new one.
Building Needs
A building to house the pumper
had already been started with
materials bought with an APP
preparation of $1,000 from the
county board Of supervisors and
volunteer labor. Now they had
tank truck. What to do?
Sydnor appeared again before
the board by making the
building a little larger we can
house both trucks if you will
help us
Another $1,000 was appropri-
ated when the board was assured
calls would be answered any
where in the county when ad-
ditioral firefighting equipment
is needed.
A few specialists had to be
called in for certain types of
work, but the division feels es-
pecially indebted to a Nottoway
electrician who donated two days
of work on wiring the building.
Having no cab on the pumper
truck. the Amelia department
gave the Marnboro volunteers
heavy coats for wear in bitter
weather.
Alarm Procedure
A manual alarm system has
recently been installed on a tenn
porary hookup. Within few
weeks it is hoped this alarm will
be operated by the Amelia Tele-
phone Corporation, as well as
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24

locally. After that time persons
needing the fire department may
call the Amelia operator who will
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-24
Mannboro Unit OfAn,eIia Fire
Department In Full Operation

set off the alarm. Even then the
alarm may still be set off at the
pole by the warehouse in front
of Sydnor's Mannboro store.
Directions for setting off the
alarm there are to press button
on pole. hold for ten seconds
count ten, release button and
repeat proce dure until help
comes. waiting at pole until fire
men arrive. The firehouse is only
a few yards from the pole.
To date the Mannboro division
has received seven calls. Each
call has served to remind the
firemen how much more they
need to learn and how lacking
they are for certain parts of their
equipment.
The sale of seals before Christ
mas helped to buy some new
hoses, but there are still other
needs which depend entirely Oh
contributions from county citi-
Ems. Condition of local farm
roads in bad weather have made
obvious the need for some new
tires. This is only one of these
needs.
Being in a corner of Amelia
county, the Mannboro unit goes
into NottoWay, Dinwiddie, and
Chesterfield counties. wher called
upon. Departments from these
counties nearest MannbOro have
always helped out in emergen-
cieS in the area.