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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08
General WOOttOn
Joins Page
Communications

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. 2
-Brigadier General Bernard M.
Wootton. tUSAF'. RetD, one of the
n on's outstanding military
communications officers. has
been named Executive Director
of Contract Services at Page
Communications Engineers, Inc,
a Northrop Corporation subsidi-
airy. He is native of Farmville.
The announcement of General
Wootton's appointment was made
recently by Joseph A. VALID
schmitt, president.
In this position, he will direct
the planning and execution of
communications projects under
taken by the firm which involve
construction, installation, mainte-
nance and operation. In addition,
he will be responsible for con-
tract administration and procure
ment activities.
General Wootton retired from
active service last month after
completing 30 years with the u.
S. Air Force.
Prior to his retirement, he was
Commander of the Pacific AACS
Area, where he was instrumental
in consolidating and undermining
communications networks, facili-
ties, and operations under a
single management concept.
For four years, prior to assum-
ing command of the Pacific
AACS Area in July 1858, General
Wootton served in three separate
positions within the office of Dep
uty Chief of Staff, Operations,
Headquarters USAF in the Penta-
gon. These assignments included
Chief of Communications Di-
vision, Chief of Electronics Sys-
TENS Division. and Deputy Direc:
tor of Communications Elec-
tronicS.
While assigned to Headquart-
ers, USAF, he was responsible
for initiating and supporting
many Observation-Disclosures
programs which play a vital part
in the electronic ground environ
ment supporting present Air
Force Weapons Systems. These
included the Semi Automatic
Ground Environment (SAGE( the
Distant Early Warning DEW
Line. the Mid Canada pine
TREE Radar Line. the FIRE.
quency Diversity Radar Pro-
gram, the White Alice Communi-
cations Systems and the Quick
Fix Program = an effort which
will update and bridge the gap
between World War II communi-
cations systems and that en-
visioned for the future.
Earlier he was Director of
Communications, Northeast Air
Command. Pepperell ALB, New
foundland where be made major
contributions to the improvement
of communications and defense
systems for the Arctic Areas.
These systems substantially bene-
fitted the Canadian. Danish, and
U. S. Governments.
General Wootton, Whose Milit-
tary career began as an enlisted
man in 1881. climbed rapidly
through the ranks to a commits
stoned status in 1912. He was pro-
noted to Brigadier General in
August 1857. During his entire
career. he served in a number Of
communications electronics as
signments throughout the world.
Today he is recognized by the
military and private industry as
one of the outstanding technical
and administrative executives in
the communications electronics
field.
He was awarded the Air Medal
and the Legion of Merit with two
Oak Leaf Clusters as well as
other decorations and medals
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08
PROVIDED

Chaplain = There will be weep
ing, wailing and gnashing of
teeth among the wicked who pass
on to the next world.
Sailor - What about those who
haven't any teeth?
Chaplain = Teeth will be pro-
vided.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08

Rev. M. L. Yaple joined Mrs.
Yaple and daughters. Nancy
and Lee, last week at the home
of Mrs. Yaple's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G. Barnes, in Ozark.
Ala. Mrs. Yaple and daughters
had been visiting there for sew
eral weeks and the whole family
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. w. j. Lyle, Jr.,
of Waynesboro, visite d Mr..
Lyle's brother and sister-in- law
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Lyle, and
friends in this city early this
week.
Mrs. Daniel Travis and son
Thomas. attended the Labor Day
baseball game at Powhatan High
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Ingram,
of Virginia Beach, visited Mr..
1ngram's mother, Mrs. j. H. In
gram. last w e dine day and
Thursday.
Mrs. H. D. Peters, Mrs. J. A.
Upton and daughter, Betty Hold.
ges, accompanied william Ho-
gan to visit Mrs. Tipton's SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Pugh Jr., in Glouces-
ter over the holiday week end.
Mr.. Hogan also attended the
Hall Pollard wedding in the
Urbanna Baptist Church, Urban
ma Saturday.
Little Misses Nancy and Cyndy
Lynn Bruce, of Chase City and
Miss Anne B. Wallace visited
their uncle and aunt and broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. O. Rockwell, part of
last week.
Mrs. Zillah H. Shafer and Mrs.
w. G. Cooke Sunday visited Mr..
Cooke. who is a patient at Blue
Ridge Sanitorium.
The Monday evening bridge
club met in the home Of Mrs.
j. D. Ramsey, Jr.. this week.
Mrs. Daisy Hilton will visit
relatives in Danville for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Foster and
young son. Brent, of Matthews,
were week end guests of Mrs.
Fosters aunt, Miss Jessie Dan
iel.
At Blue Ridge Shores
Mr.. and Mrs. Roice Ware and
daughter, Wendy, visited Mrs
Wares cousins, the R. E. Duke
family. in Louisa Friday night.
They also visited the nearby
Blue Ridge Shores Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis Lyon, of Amelia,
visited Miss Linda Clark last
Thursday.
Percy HALEY. of Richmond
visited Mrs. R. X. Beville, Fri
day.
Mrs. Jones, of Wylliesburg, visi-
ted her son and daughter-i n-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Jones, over
the holiday week end.
The Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Gray
and young daughter, Beth, re-
turned home Friday after spend
ing a months vacation visiting
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
S. Gray. Jr., in Clinton. N. c..
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Will
hanson. Sr., in Bethel, N. C.
Miss Jane G. Rush, of Ken
bridge. visited her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren N.
Morris last week.
Mrs. c. w. Hawthorne was a
dinner guest of Mrs. Halinger
in WarrentOn. N. c. Saturday.
Clyde Baldwin came home
from Southside Community Hos
pital, Farmville Sunday after be-
ing patient there and at the
Medical College Hospital, Rich
mond for several weeks. to the
home of his brother and sister
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Bald
win. He plans to remain there
for convelescense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gryder, of
South Hill, were holiday week
end guests Of Mr.. Gryder's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Cry
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08
Keysville AA's
Plan Meeting

KEYSVILLE, Sept. 7 = At the
request of Chase City IA men,
bers. the Keysville Group will
hold an open meeting Of Alco-
holics Anonymous at the First
Baptist Church in Chase City,
Friday night, September 8, at 8
pm. Several good speakers are
expected to be present and an
invitation is extended to anyone
interested in the work of AA.
After the open meeting the Chase
City members Of the Keysville
Group hope to organize a group
in Chase City.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08
To Much Said

He-Let's get married.
She-All right.
(Long silence).
She-Why don't you say some
hing?
He-1've said too much al
ready.
Evening star., 1961-06-13

recite, recipe, ripe, rice, rite, epic,
erect, cere. cite, creep, icer, tier, peer,
pert, peter, pier, pierce, piece, price,
tier, tire, tierce, tree, trice, tripe. trip.
Evening star., 1961-06-13
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

@. We recently studied the
word recipe" in our seventh
grade language arts class. We
are wondering if at one time
that word was mispronounced
as "re-CEEP" and in that way
became confused with the word
receipt" meaning a formula
for mixing, cooking or other
wise preparing ingredients for
some purpose. Has receipt"
always had that meaning or
did it come about through a
mistake in the pronunciation
of "recipe"?-Barbara Adams,
Rices Landing, Pa.
A. The similarity between
these two words is understand
able, since they both come from
the same Latin word "recipere,"
to take back or receive. Rec
lpe" is the present tense, i'm
perative, meaning literally
Take" From the earliest DAYS
OF medicine, recipe" has been
used as the first word in pre-
scriptions-either spelled out
or, in recent times, abbreviated
by the letter ''R" with a slant
marx across its base. Though
recipe" is still used primarily
in this medical sense, it has
also long been used to designate
any list of ingredients, as in
cooking recipes"
Receipt" comes from the
past participle of "recipere"
and originally meant that
which has been received"
Since receipts are traditionally
handed down from experienced
to inexperienced cooks, these
formulas are received" by one
from the other.
Formerly receipt" was used
to indicate a list of medical
ingredients as well as a table of
ingredients for cooking but, in
modern times, it is used solely
as culinary term.
incidentally, the Oxford Eng
lish Dictionary notes that
receipt" first appeared in
print in 1882, while recipe"
didn't appear until about 1862,
so the evidence is clear that
receipt always had that mean
ing-and didn't acquire it as a
INSTRUMENTATION Of recipe"
y \ y
Mr.. Morris sends copies Of
his books to readers whose
queries are referred to in this
feature. Today a copy Of 1.-THE
Word Game Book" (Harper &
Bros, N. Y. CO goes to Barbara
Adams and her classmates at
Jefferson-Morgan Junior Sem
ior High School, jefferson, Pa.
Evening star., 1961-06-13
WORD GAME
Find % or more words in
G A ITO

meaning "care, vigilance" Az
erage mark is % words; time
limit, 80 minutes.
Rules of the game: 1. Words must
be Of four or more letters. 2. Words
which acquire four letters by the ad-
Evening star., 1961-06-13
Anavera to RECFTPT
BY the Beers

-dition Of as" such as bats" 'cats,"
are not used. 3. Only one form Of q
word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
Commonplace Charms

THEIR JGse pSTsSi Of Epehood GSd leisure. Of Big
city deers little GSd seldom reme~ber the
Of their CITY, And Oors usually h0Us
here Landmark there the object that shOs The
s1GN fhiSss thGf help make the total Of metropolis lille
Washington do hswsUeT. the Of To these
psreeptiUs t commonplace objects have ehGr g~y Gad
be0G er0i1 play Of light Gnd SHADOW qualities The
GsGs from (Which Unfortunately
appeal the commonplace eSG tie keS Os
fsfe~ d~ s appeal others Surrounding
represents phosogrGpherS eIesesp Of Washington
Evening star., 1961-10-15
IN SCHOOL

Note: These are instruction pro-
grams beamed during the daytime
hours to schoolrooms in the WASH
ington area. Home viewers with sets
adjusted to receive the UHF signal
can also view them.
M0NDAY-9:45, ParIons Francais Fourth
srade); 1910. Language Arts first second
and third grades); IL. Science tsx srade);
lis. Art and Music Fourth. fifth and sixth
9rades); 2:4o, ParIons Franeais
TUESDAY-e:45, ParIons Francais; lo:l5,
Geography tsixth grade); IL. Science 5 fifth
grade); l:3o. Art and Music first, second
and third srades); 2:o5. Language Arts
Fourth, fifth and sixth erades); 2:4o, ParIons
FrancaiS.
WE0NESDAY-9:45, ParIons Francais; 1910,
kindergarten Tour; lilo. kindergarten Tour;
las. Science g.; 2:4o. Parlons Francais.
THURSDAY-s:45, Parlons Francois; 1910
Language Arts tfirSt, second and third
erader); las. Science S; 2. Art and Music
Fourth. fifth and sixth erades); 2:4o. ParIons
Francais
FRlDAY-lo:l5. Geography; l:3o, Art and
Music tfirst. second and third grades) 2:o5,
Language Arts Fourth, fifth and six erades)
Evening star., 1961-10-15

MONDAY
800 TELEWSIoN INTERNATIONAL.
Prospects of Mankind Dr. Paul Tich
and others.
900 SONGS OF THE SOUTH.
Fine Arts. Religious Songs.
TUESDAY
800 ASTRONOMY FOR YOU. Science.
James S. Pickering. Of the Hayden Plane
tarium. - week series.
$50 COMMAND IN BATTLE. Science.
Field Marshal Montgomery. BIC.
900 cASAL'S MASTER CLASS. Music.
WEDNESDAY
800 HERITAGE. Dance.
Martha Graham and her troupe.
$50 LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIcS.
Dr.. Henry Lee Smith. Ir.
900 EASTERN WISDOM. Philosophy.
Produced by koED. San Francisco. Alan
Watts, author and lecturer.
THURSDAY
800 SURVIVAL IN THE SEA. Science.
Dr.. John r. Storr.
$50 AGE OF oVERKLL.
Public Affairs. Max lerner.
900 THE RED MYTH. Public Affairs
Subject: Theory and Tactics"
FRIDAY
800 FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.
/ Hour, 30 Min. BIC production Of
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights
Dream"
Note: For further information on
WETA nrn9ramming call District e
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
Wheeler Given Ten
Years, s Suspended
On Murder Charge

Raymond Wheeler. 40 year old
Negro. was sentenced to ten
years in prison. eight of them
suspended on the basis of good
behavior for ten years by Circuit
Court Judge Joel W. Flood. Mon
day.
Wheeler entered a plea of guilty
to second degree murder in the
shooting of his wife, Daisy, Al :.
on May %.
Edward Street. on a plea of
guilty to an unlawful cutting, was
given a six month S prison SEN
tence. and his probation for a
previous conviction suspended.
Hearings in connection with the
whiskey still operation at Abilene
were postponed until the third
day of the September term.
Hearings for Robert T. Crutch-
field, of South Hill. Everett
Branch. Jr.. and Gilbert Haw-
thorne. both Negroes of Dundas.
will be held September 81. They
are charged with illegal manu-
facture of whiskey.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
Summary
AND X EXCHANGE WARNINGS ON BERLIN
. TAFTHARTLEY ACT SOUGHT IN STRIKE

KENNEDY AND KHRUSH.
CHEW exchanged new warnings
on the Berlin situation Wednes-
day. Apparently Russia wishes to
stir up trouble concerning Ber-
lin, since other areas in the
world are unusually quiet. Russia
cut off ground supply lines to
Berlin II years ago, but the U. S.
responded with a massive air lift
program. Berlin is a ready-made
thorn in the U. S. thumb, any
time Russia wishes to cut on the
heat.
CONGRESS PASSED an omni-
bus housing bill Wednesday and
sent it to Kennedy for approval
Southern Democrats and Republi-
cans denounced the bill as ex-
travagant and inflationary. 1t will
provide from five to nine billion
dollars in housing aid. It will al
low home owners to purchase
homes with very small down pay
ments and 35-40 years to repay
A BRIEF REVOLUTION in
Venezuela was crushed Monday.
An Army garriso revolted
against President Romula Betan-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
Brickert Renamed
Fair Manager,
Auto Prize Set

j. c. Brickert, of Farmville
has been reelected general mana
ger of the Five County Fair by
the Fair Associations board of
directors.
S. w. Putney, Jr., was named
assistant manager.
The directors, meeting recently
as a follow up to the annual cleo
ton of officers. also voted to re-
peat with an automobile as the
grand prize on the closing night
of Fair week.
Earlier this month, the Associ-
alton set the week of September
Ills for the 18th annual Fair,
reelected John H. Warner, Associ-
alton president, and ordered pub
LEGATION of the 1861 Fair cata-
logue in early July.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
Doctor Named
To School Board

DR.. Ray A. Moore, Jr.. has
been appointed Hampden dis
trict member of the Prince Ed
ward county school board.
A practitioner in internal
medicine. DR.. Moore has &C
cepted the post. and will succeed
L. C. Benedict whose term will
expire June 80. Benedict declined
reappointment for business rea-
sons.
The appointment of Moore for
four-year term beginning July
was made at a meeting of the
School Trustee Electoral Board
of Prince Edward Tuesday after
noon. P. T. Atkinson, head of the
board, announced the appoint
ment. ..-
DR.. Moore said today, Il have
accepted the appointment as l
am very interested in working
with this group although I am
not acquainted with details of the
problems it has"
A native of Prince Edward
county, Dr.. Moore attended Wor-
sham High School and Green
brier Military Academy. He is a
l94l graduate of Hampden-Syd-
ney College. DR.. Moore gradu-
ated from the Medical College of
Virginia in 1914. After serving in
the Armed Forces, he completed
three year term of medical
residency in internal medicine at
Mcclure Hospital before estab-
fishing his practice in Farmville.
A resident of Hampden-Sydney.
DR.. Moore has served as presi-
dent of the Fourth District Medi-
cal Society.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
Grove Street
Picnic Friday

There will be a picnic at the
Grove Street Park Friday, June
80. Mrs. Frances Brooks, park
director. said today. Each per-
son is to bring his own picnic
supper. and the park will be
open until $50 pm. eve have
missed SO much time this week
because of rain, that we thought
it would be nice tf have pic
MIC Mrs. Brooks said.
There are l24 registered for the
Grove Street Park SO far this
summer. The morning attendance
is averaging about 20, while the
afternoon attendance is 30-35.
There are six older baby sitters
registered for mothers who wish
to leave children less than five
years of age, and seven park age
baby sitters available.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30
$4,000 Contract
Let For Shoe
Store At Hub

Work on a new shoe store to
be constructed adjacent to the
Hub Department Store on Main
street will commence within the
next 80 days, E. Weinberg, presi-
dent. said today. The contract
for the work was awarded to A.
0. Lafoon and Sons, for an an
nounced $4,000.
Completion date for the new
store is estimated by October Is.
The store will be a franchise
store of Brown Shoe Company.
1t will be the third Brown store
in Virginia, as the national shoe
firm has just recently begun to
operate in the Virginia market.
1t will be the 53rd Brown Store
in the United States.
The shoe store will be con-
nected with The Hub Department
Store on the interior, and will be
supervised, stocked and planned
by the Brown company.
The expansion will give The
Hub a 20 foot front on Main
street with a depth of 235 feet.
This will be the seventh store in
Farmville under the direction of
Weinberg. Il have increasing
faith in the Farmville market as
one of the finest retail areas in
Virginia, the experienced mer-
chant stated. Il am very pleased
to have a part in this fine ex-
panslon program. and I am de-
lighted with the ultra modern ia
cilities that will be available in
the new shoe store
The line of shoes to be carried
in the store will include the fol-
lowing for the ladies', Natura-
lizer. Life-Stride, Miss America.
Connie. and Paris Fashion: for
the men. Florsheim, Regal, Rob-
Lee, and Pedwin; and for the
youngsters, there will be the Bus
ter Brown and Robin Hood
brands.
W. K. Warner, of Richmond,
will be the store planners for the
new business and Garland Gay
Associates of Lynchburg are the
architects. The store interior will
be a combination of modern and
colonial design.
Applications for shoe sales per-
sonnet are now taken at The
Hub for work in the new store,
when it opens this fall.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30

But this pretty. lockwood edged
white frame home on the battle
fields western permieter on
Route 6l9 has a remnant which
has kept the Smith family won
dering for 96 years.
From the veranda of Meadow
dale Farm three miles from
Rice. its wartime occupants
could see the line of General
Lees men 500 yards away on a
ridge. Huddled behind home
made barbados and behind
drawn shutters, they could hear
the bullets and shells whining
overhead. too.
Roam Battlefield
When the armies passed on
after the April disaster at Say
ler's Greek. the home discouraged
its l3 children who roamed over
the battlefield to wonder at the
destruction and debris of battle.
They also gathered souvenirs
and learned there wasn't time to
bury all the dead.
Among the relics gathered
nearly 100 years ago was an oak
chest. about two feet wide and
high and foot deep. 1t has
grooves along the sides so that
it could be compartmented by in
sorting Stats.
It's bottom contained holes
where legs can be inserted. Thus
1t could have been easily dis
mantled for easy transporting. or
quickly assembled for the hur-
rled use which is the everlasting
need of military personnel.
Father Found
George R. Smith, present own
err of the farm, says that his
father. George W. Smith, then a
lad of seven. brought the chest
in after the armies moved on.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30

1t was loaded down with the help
of other children with smaller
souvenirs pick d up in the
woods and fields and roads near
by.
The top of the chest bears the
inscription in near, black paint
ed letters Or. Mrs. Desk. Hol-
combe Legion. S.C.V." For near
ly a century, the family has
speculated about that lettering
on its priced possession.
DR.. Francis Simkins. Long
wood College historian and South
Carolinian, feels certain the let
tiers sew, stand for South Caro-
lima Volunteers. Holcombe is "a
family name in his line of de-
scent in that state. too.
The arrival of the Civil War
Centennial got Smith to thinking
about this remnant which has
filled odd corners of the rooms
at Meadowdale Farm ever
since. He got it out the other
day to show to a Herald report
er.
Centennial Interest
Come on down to see it. May
be the Centennial people at Rich
mond might be interested in it
for a museum" Smith telephon-
ed. Then followed his talk with
DR.. Simkins. and the reasonable
clarlflcatlon of the painted let
tering.
Meadowdale Farm has num-
erous other relics. bullets.
shells. guns. sabres, sheaths. an
ammunition chest and boxes. but
none has raised the speculation
caused by that black lettering
Historian Simkins seems to
have found the answer.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-30

will cost around 100000, not in
Guiding considerable donated la
Dor and materials The actual
worth of the plant is placed at
between $35O,OOO and $500 900.
The plant will contain 26
classrooms. a laboratory, shop,
home economics quarters. and a
library and administration build
ing.
Directors learned details of
plans to consolidate the Farm
vile lower school at the Meth
odist and Presbyterian church
es with the move of the upper
school to the new plant.
Daily Attendance
An average daily attendance
of 96.48 per cent for upper school
and 1896 for lower school stu
dents at the foundation schools
was reported by Roy R. Pear
son, administrator. And, there
is no compulsory attendance
law in the county.
The first year the foundation
operated schools the average
daily attendance was 96.31 per
cent for upper school pupils and
$3.50 for lower school pupils.
The percentage of attendance
was figured on the same basis
as that done for public schools
in the state. The average daily
attendance in counties for state
white public schools was IS per
cent for high school and "a per
cent for elementary school pupils
in the year 1960-61. The average
for both secondary and elemen-
.tary Negro schools was slightly
lower in Virginia counties.
Pearson Commended
Pearson was commended for
his work as administrator of the
private school system. The di-
rectors' resolution reads:
This board expresses its graf
itude. complete confidence, and
profound appreciation to admin
istrator Roy R. Pearson for his
devotion and performance in du-
ties which have contributed so
magnificiently to the success of
our school through these two
critical years"
Robert T. Redd reported on
plans for the transportation pro-
gram the foundation will provide
in September. For the past two
years, Patrons, Inc, has pro-
vided transportation to the vari-
Gus schools.
Redd reported that a fulltime
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