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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

Rupert Ferguson, of Richmond,
visited the Hubert Atchley and
Marvin Austin families Sunday
evening. He is a former resident
of Buckingham county.
George Carter. George, Jr..
and Randy. of Richmond, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Carter.
The Young Adult Class Of
Smyrna Methodist Church enter
tanned 80 guests with a house
warming Friday evening for Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Brown who have
recently moved into their new
home.
The Misses Alice and Inez
Smith attended the wedding Of
Nancy Brisentine and Howard
Noel at Prospect Sunday after
noon.
Bert Atchley attended a birth
day party for Pam Hurt Sunday
evening at Buckingham.
Kathy Campbell, of Keysville,
is spending some time with Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Griffith.
Mrs. Ruby Heath and Willie
Murphy, of Sprouse' Corner,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Grif-
fifth Sunday night.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

lies and Mrs. H. c. Kidd this
week. Mrs. Virginia K. Abigill,
of Victoria, is also visitor in
the same home.
D. H. Rainey spent the week
end in Emporia visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Rainey and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morris and
Larry called on the Clyde Marks
family Sunday night. The Lewis
Marks family. of DillWyn, were
visitors in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marks,
Jimmie and Julia, Kay Rainey,
Butch Lewis and Bobby Phaup
went to DillWyn Elementary
School Thursday evening. Julia
Marks was a contestant in the
county spelling bee and was run
ner-up. She hopes folks will soon
forget to ask her how to spell
Hypocrisy" She will participate
in an area spelling bee in Lynch
burg April 20.
The Rev. Howard Wall was a
supper guest of the E. H. Bowling
families Friday evening.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Sandy River

Mar. 30 Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bradshaw and family
of MartinSburg. W. Va. were
week end visitors of W. F.. Brad
shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gafnatt
and sons visited MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Williamson Sunday aft
ernOOn.
John Gates. Jr. spent the week
end in the home of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gates. Prof.
Brockenborough CT the Univer-
sity of Delaware was luncheon
guest in the same home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bass
and Dudley will spend Easter
in BlacksDurg with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ussery.
S. b. Bass. his daughter. Mrs.
Jack White and sons Robert and
Percy Bass. visited in the COM
munity Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Bass and
Miss Blanche Bass spent Mon
day in Richmond.
Miss 10 Elam of Radford Col
lege was week end guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gates. Celia Carter and Martha
Sue HamerSly, Of Farmville,
We're vernig hit guests of
Carolyn Gates Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warmer Miller,
OF Richmond, were week end
visitors of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Garrett.
Mrs. F'relin C mpton and
daughter. of Petersburg, are
spending this week in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Oldham.
Mrs. B. W. Pierce, Of Peters
burg. was a luncheon guest in the
same home on Sunday. Mrs. w.
D. Gravatt, of Burkeville. had
lunch with the Odham's Tues
day.
Miss Jean Gates, of LongWood
College, and Jimmy Gates, OF
NC State, are home to spend
their Easter vacation.
Mrs. James Gates and Mrs
=. t. Bondurant attended the
Southside Town and Country In
stitute held at the Blackstone
Methodist Center on Tuesday.
Ronnie Bruce spent Friday
night with Richard Williamson
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Waldbur,
ger, of Richmond. have been re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Bruce.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
CurdsviI|e Grange Will
Sponsor Hunt On Monday

j. Phaup and the Lewis Marks
family were Sunday callers of
Mrs. Ruth M. Phaup.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bowling
are visiting the Allen Stokes
family in Sperryville and the
Edwin Potts family in Purcell
vile this week.
The Alice Forbes Circle and
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
of Smyrna Methodist Church at
tended services on Monday eve
ming at Prospect in observance of
Holy Week. The Rev. A. R.
Knots spoke Of 'SDiscipleship of
Prayer
Mrs. Jan Van DerWool and
Debbie and Jimmie, of Rosemont,
Pa, are visiting the Hubert
Atchley and Marvin Austin fami-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

SHEPPARDS, Mar. 80 : The
Curdsville Grange will sponsor an
Easter egg hunt on Monday at
pm. at the E. H. Bowling
home. All youngsters in the
neighborhood are Invite d to
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Rainey,
Kay, Morris. Honey and Stevie
were guests Sunday of Mrs.
Anna B. Elcan. Anne and George
H. in Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Scott,
Ashby, Melvin. Barry and Susan.
of Marina. spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. E. H. Bowling,
Jr.. Sarah Frances and Ernest,
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Brown, Mrs.
Virginia Stinson and Gerald, j.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Rice

| Mar. 30-Rev. and Mrs. H.
N. Soyars, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Weaver, Mrs. H. P. Bradshaw
and Mrs. Mabel Somers were
recent dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Bondurant.
Mrs. Clyde Bradshaw and
children. Weldon and Ann, of
Norfolk, spent a few days with
Mrs. H. L. Bradshaw last week.
Mr.. Bradshaw joined them for
the week end and Clarence
Bradshaw, Of Durham, spent
Saturday with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Alexan-
der and children of High Point,
N. C. were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Bass.
Miss Ethel Sims, of Alexan-
dria, spent several days last
week with her father. F. B.
Sims, while Mrs. John Lindsey
visited her son and daughter in
law, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dind-
sey in Richmond.
Those visiting in the Lindsey
home Sunday were Mrs. Arthur
johnson and daughter, Miss Hill
da johnson. and Mrs. Tom Sims,
Of Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio
Sims, of Arlington, and Miss
Betty Sims, of Lynchburg. Miss
Sims is spending several days
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Lind
sew and F. B. Sims.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Marshall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Cook and
Marshall were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hubbard
Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Nicholas and Mrs.
j. C. Wilkerson, of Lynchburg,
spent last Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Vaughan. DR.. and
Mrs. S. j. Simon, Of Staunton,
spent Saturday in the same
home.
Mrs. Carrie Hunter Willis, of
Fredericksburg and Mrs. Louise
Ford Waller, of Front Royal,
were dinner guests of MIR. and
Mrs. w. S. Weaver Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Miller, Of
Bon Air were week end guests
of Mrs. c. j. Bradshaw.
Mrs. H. P. Bradshaw and Mrs.
Mabel Som ers we're dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.
Bondurant Monday evening.
Misses Matte Vaughan and
Dee Williams, of Washington.
were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Vaughan. Miss
Mabel Vaughan was a dinner
guest Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

All the junior organizations of
Fine Creek Baptist Church met
Monday afternoon after school at
the church.
The RA boys are getting in
good condition to compete in the
track meet OF the Royal Am
bassadors of Middle District AS
sociation to be held on the ath-
letic field at Powhatan High
School on Saturday. April 8, be-
ginning at 10 am.
All boys are asked to bring
their box lunch. The GA girls
were taught a mission study
book by one of their counselors,
Mrs. Jean Helndon.
The Jefferson Senior All Club
met March 20 with Miss Linda
Booth at Beaumont Thirteen
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

members were present with one
rev member, Louise Whitmer.
Others present were Mrs. Joyce
Wood. home agent. and Mrs. /
B. Wilson, adult leader. The topic
presented for this month was
Choosing Careers. Plans were
made for participation Of some
of the members in the district
contest which will be held in
April.
The jefferson Home Demon
stration Club met at the home of
Mrs. Homer Willis in March.
Mrs. Frances Adams. project
leader. presented the demonstra-
ton on Home Sewing Centers"
assisted by Mrs. S. F.. Piercy.
Mrs. E. P. Hicks discussed the
topic Health Insurance.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
James River Unit
OF Eastern Star
Installs Officers

SCOTTSVILLE. Mr.. 80 - The
James River Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star. met here Mon
day night and elected and in
stalled officers.
Officers installed were worthy
matron, Mrs. Sidney Pugh: Wor-
thy patron, Leslie Harrison; as
sociate Matron, Mrs. Jimmy
Coekenhour, associate patron
Tom Allison; secretary, Mrs. Luz
Their Baber;; treasurer. Jack Dun
can: conductress, Mrs. OW n
Mrs. A. B.. Simpson.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Electric Company
Engineers Promoted

Edward L. Bradford. native
of Willards in Wicomico county,
has been named to the post of
Superintendent of the meter-relay
department at Eastern Shore Pub
lie Service. He will assume his
new duties officially on August
%, when the. resignation of James
r. Wiley becomes effective.
Mr.. Willey's father is not well
and he has resigned to devote full
limo to his fathers business in
Blades, Delaware
Mr.. Bradford will head up a de-
partment of AZ men and 4 women
who are responsible for company
communications and the relay sy-
stem, as well as installation and
operation of all meters on the prop
erty.
Communications one of the more
recent responsibilities of the de-
partment, involves the mobile ra-
dio units in company trucks and
cars: three radio towers at Har-
rington, Salisbury and Onancock;
plus tie modern microwave system
ICUntIntled on mage folIrl
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Small Business Aid
To u. s. Bond Sales

Small business does a big job
for the y. S. Savings Bond Pay
roll Savings Plan. according to
the Treasury Department.
In public service newspaper
ad released today as part of the
Bond programs goth anniversary
observance, the Treasury saluted
the thousands of smaller employ
ers who have taken initiative in
installing and promoting this au-
tomato thrift plan for their en-
ployees' benefit, otter without pro-
fessional help.
Official estimates indicate that
$4,000 companies offer the plan.
These include most of Americas
largest corporations, but also
many companies, in all types of
business. which employ fewer than
100 employees. In many cases the
plan has been offered continuous
ly since 1941.
In a statement acknowledging
the Treasury's tribute, Cortland j.
Silver, St Paul, Minnesota, jew
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
85 Get Hardship
Driving Licenses

The State Motor Vehicle Depart
ment has granted special hard
ship" driving permits to IS persons
with suspended licenses, it was
disclosed recently.
The permits were granted under
a new law signed by Gov. Ebert
N. Carvel June 49,
An estimated 400 drivers with
suspended licenses are eligible for
the special permits. designed to
ease undue hardship in the pur-
suit of regular business or oc-
cupation.
The first application for one of
the hardship permits was received
the day after Carvel signed the
bill. and since then there has been
a steady stream of applicants.
1t. Joseph B. Ellis, of the De-
partments Driver Improvement
Bureau, said no tabulation of total
applications has been kept but that
80 were granted in June and as
so far in July.
He explained that persons with
suspended licenses apply and their
individual cases are. reviewed on
the spot. If they appear to quail
ify for the licenses they are given
application forms to fill out at
continued on page sevenp
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
University Cited
For Alumni Support

The University of Delaware has
received honorable mention and a
cash prize of $50 for distinguish
ed achievement in the develop
meTrt of alumni support
Awards were announced this
month by the American Alumni
Council, which administered for
the third wear an Alumni Incen-
tive Awards Program financed by
the United States Steel Founda-
ton.
First prizes among public in
situations were awarded TO the
University of Akron for improve
ment and Georgia Tech for sus-
tanned performance by alumni.
The University of Delaware and
Michigan State University receiv-
ed honorable mention for improve
ment and Douglass College. the
University of North Carolina and
Ohio State were cited for sus-
tanned performance.
Deraware's alumni were recog-
nized because of their increases
in number of donors. percentage
of participation and total dollars
between 1859 and 1860. The Alum
nj Association annual giving
continued ~ page r@wanb
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Picnic Will Be Held To-
morrow From 5 Until
s p. vi. At The Indian
River Inlet Bridge;
VIM. Miller To Speak.

More than $50 Delaware Repub-
licans who have served in the Gen.
eral Assembly during the past 25
years have received special invi-
tations to the Republican State Pic
mic at Indian River Inlet Bridge
Saturday.
The picnic, scheduled from 5
to s pm, will also feature an adj
dress by the recently-elected Re-
publican national chairman. Rep
Tesentative William z. Miller of
New York.
William V. Roth Jr., COP state
chairman. said the $50 state legis-
lators will be saluted by some
1000 Republicans expected to at
tend the family outing. The legis-
lators will be given special ident-
ification cards signifying their ser
vice to the state as members of
the General Assembly.
Seven past and present United
States Senators and Governors will
also be honored at the picnic, and
they will share the platform with
Representative Miller. who will be
making his first trip to Delaware
since being elected COP national
chairman in June. The seven in
vited honored guests are u. S.
Senators John ]. Williams and ].
Caleb Boggs; former Senators
John G. Townsend. Jr.. c. Doug
lass Buck, and Daniel o. Hastings;
and former governors Walter w.
Bacon and David p. Buckson.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Two Insurance
Agencies Have
Merged Here
Harvey G. Marvel And
L. c Carlisle Collins
Have Formed New
New Company.

Two. of Miiford's leading insur-
ance Brokers have just announced
the formation of a new General
Insurance Agency. Harvey G. Mar
vel and T. Collins have announc-
ed that after August LIST, their for
mer businesses will operate as the
Collins Marvel Agency" Mr.. Mar
vel will take over active manage
ment of the agency and Mr.. Collins
will serve as a consultant The
offices will be combined and locat@
ed at the Collins Building, I07 N.
Walnut Street, Milford.
Mr.. Collins has represented sew
eral of Americas leading insurance
companies in this aria for over
fort years. He is a veteran of
World War /. former secretary of
Milford City Council, member of
VF'W and American Legion. and
member of the Advisory Board of
Wilmington Trust Company sor
many years.
Mr.. Marvel entered the insur-
ance business in Milford shortly
after five years military service
In world war IL. he recently SerV-
ed two years on Milford City Coun-
ell, is a director of Milford Cham
Der of Commerce. member of Ad-
visory Board of Wilmington Trust
Company. director of Kent and
Sussex Building and Loan Associ-
alton. and has served several years
as a member of Delaware Real
Estate Commission. He is also a
member of the Kent County
Board of Realtors, WV, American
Legion, Rotary Club, and Delaware
Association of Insurance Agents.
Mr. Marvel stated that this new
agency would continue to repre-
sent the same companies and would
now be in a position to handle any
insurable risk, no matter how
large or small it might be.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Milton Lions Club
Sponsoring Rodeo

The Milton Lions Club will
sponsor rodeo on Sunday,
August 90, at the Clyde Belts
Farm, Route IA, one mile south of
NAPLES Pond. A rain date has
been set for the following Sunday.
A ring parade with prizes will
be held at 1890. Events during
the rodeo are: ID Step over pole
and waving flag and ride over
bridge; (2) Back between two
standard turn back (a) between
two more, (b) step over poles, (c)
ride horse through thick brush,
I'D ride horse beneath Tapping
burlap; 81 Texas egg hunt (rider
must gather eggs without dis
mounting) time event; (G Barrel
Race (weave through barrels and
back back time event: 90 Relay
race (carry object to partner at
other end who must return it to
starting point time event; Co
Dismount, drop reins, crawl
through barrel, and mount. Horse
must stand; ca The BELLE flop
time event; 80 Horsemanship
walk. trot. gallop. make figure g.,
and back horse); (9) Spear the
ring at full gallop time event;
(0) the goat : time event
For further details contact Le-
Roy Davidson, Milton or Nassau,
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Bill Shaw Named
To Racing Post

William w. Shaw has been
named general manager of the
Kent and Sussex Racing Associa-
ton for its 1861 fall meet which
begins Sept Is and lasts 80
nights.
The appointment was made at
meeting in the fairgrounds
office last week.
Shaw will take the place of
T. Brinton Holloway, general
manager of the Kent and Sussex
County Fair and the racing as
sociation, who died June IS.
Shaw has long been prominent
in Republican politics and in
fairs of the fair and the rae
ing association. His father, the
late B. l. (Pete) Shaw, was one
of the founders of the fair and
was its second president.
The new general manager is
on the Board of Education and
the Executive Committee of the
fair. With Claude N. Cahall, he
continued on page ak
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Precious Memories
Bible Conference

Presious Memories Bible Con-
ference opened last Sunday night
and will continue through the mon
tn of August with services each
night except Saturday. The con-
ference grounds are located one
mile east of Lincoln on the road
leading to the Milford-Rehoboth
Highway.
The speaker this week and
through next week. August 1-12,
is DR.. Don Dibble, of Altoona, Pa,
Conference Evangelist of the
Evangelical Methodist Church
and Vice President of Manahath
Educational Center. He has an
nounced the following topics to-
night and tomorrow night the
last two messages in a series from
the Book of Ruth; Sunday, 1900
A. NJ, Three Stages of
Christians Life; Sunday. 1880
+. NJ. Tragic Consequences of
Continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Highway Commission
Approves 113 Dual

The State Highway Commission
Wednesday approved in principle
he dualization OF u. s. Route 113
in Sussex County. project that
would cost upwards of $4,000, 900.
The commission also took init
al steps toward the construction
4 another Highway Department
building, adjacent to the present
headquarters of the department in
Dover. The cost may go as high
as $1.500,000, but. according to
n. Maxson Terry, commission
chairman. it would save the state
about $4,000. year in property
rent. IBM machinery rentals and
salaries of personnel.
The expansion of u. S. Route
l13 from one-and-a-half miles
south of Milford to Selbyville at
the Delaware Maryland line was
proposed in a resolution present
ed by former State Senator Lem
uel H. Hickman. highway COM
missioner who lives about six
miles east of Frankfort. near
Route 49,
The distance is about 33 miles
The entire Highway Commits
sion approved Hickman's resolu-
ton, with the knowledge. how
ever. that all highway projects
must originate with the director
of the Highway Department oper-
ations. William j. Miller. Jr.
After the meeting. Miller said
he thought this would cost from
500. 100000 to 10000. 900. He didn't
think the dualization could be
completed by the date set in the
Hickman resolution-the fall of
1868.
The adoption of the resolution.
written out in pencil by Hickman,
came at the tail end of six hour
meeting of the Highway Commits
sion. leaving little time for dis
cussion. But Miller indicated he
and his staff would begin giving
the proposal a good hard look.
At present, the Highway De-
partment has plans for dualizing
u. S. Route 113 from Milford south
for one-and-a-half miles. The same
highway is already dualized north
from Milford to near Frederick.
continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Lutherans To Hold
Religious School

The Rev. Paul L. Buehrle, Pas
tor of Reformation Evangelical Lu-
theran Church announced this
week that a vacation Church
School would be held from Au-
gust 14-August Is for children
ages 3-14 years. The school will
be held in the Grange Hall on
S. z Second Street, Milford, where
the Lutheran congregation is tenn
porarily worshipping. The school
will be open for all the children
of the community who desire to
attend The sessions will be held
in the morning from 900 am
1880 am. for ten days.
The groupings of classes will
be: Nursery ages 3 and 4; Kinder
garten ages and s; Primary ages
z. and 8; Junior ages 10. IL and
70; intermediate ages Is and IA.
The theme of the entire school
is Jesus. Our Saviour" The ses-
sions are designed to give the pu-
pill a complete picture of the Life
of Jesus. his purpose and his work
and what is our response in Chris
tian Love.
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Isaac r. Brown
Is Victim OF
Heart Attack
V e t e r a n Republican
Leader Led Party To
Some Of 1t Greatest
Victories.

Isaac r. ike" Brown, former
chairman of the Republican State
Committee and Register of Wills
for New Castle County. died July
80. at his home in Wilmington.
Mr.. Brown, better known as
Ike, lived at 900 West Twenty
seventh Street for % years. He
was 81.
An active member of Republican
politics. he began his career in
1921 as deputy under his father,
Isaac r. Brown. ST., who was re-
gister OF wills at the time. In 1888.
he was elected TO the office for
the first time. and in 1912. he was
reelected.
Also in 1912. he was elected
Republican State chairman and re-
elected again in 1914. At the time
of his first election as state chair
man. he was serving as chairman
of the New Castle County Repub-
lican Committee. He resigned as
state chairman in 1916.
Mr.. Brown led the Republican
Party in Delaware to some of its
greatest victories. In 1912, under
his leadership, and the leadership
OF his close personal friend, Dau-
phin d. Wharton. Kent County even
went Republican. carrying every
County office. This was repeated
again in 1916. in the middle county.
Mr.. Brown was appointed full
time assistant to George p. Ed
monds, Republican national COM
mitteeman in 1916. He was chair
CONTINUED on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
New Pastor Named
At Lincoln Church

According to advices received
today from Rev. DR.. Roy Lawson
Tawes, Superintendent of Dover
Rev. Nelson Reppert, son of the
late Rev. Dr. Carl Reppert. an out
standing rural pastor of the Gen
esee Conference, New York State,
and Mrs. Reppert of Addison. New
York, has been named to the Lin
coin Charge.
The new pastor is 26 years of
age and is a graduate of Syracuse
University and Wesley Seminary
in Washington, ID. c
He is married and his wife is
an accomplished musician, having
majored in music. Rev Reppert is
also an accomplished musician, be-
ing able to play many instruments.
He has had five and half years
of practical experience, working
with country churches, and is en-
inently fitted for his new post at
Lincoln.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-04
Memorial Fire Co.
Appreciates Support

The Memorial Fire Company of
Slaughter Beach held a Fourth of
July Celebration, the proceeds
from which goes TO help defray
the expenses of the company and
the upkeep of the equipment.
During the day the following re-
port was compiled: Expenses
chance books, s1S.75; radio time.
$1,000: Fireworks. S24750: Rail
way Express. S25.02- making total
expenses in the amount of s32S.27
Taken in during the day from
chances was $4,000, from the juke
box, 1880, and from the canvass
of people living and visiting the
beach that day, a total of $97S00,
making a total of S1.352.00. After
taking out expenses, this gave net
proceeds of $1.023.73.
The members of the Fire Com
pany are grateful to everyone who
helped in any way. no matter how
great or small, for the generous
contributions which will help the
company continue their service to
the people of the community.