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to the airport in Washington
Sunday morning for the sad
journey home.
Miss Betty Jane Snider, a SEN
i0r at Powhatan High School this
year. and daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph Snidcr. has been
accepted at Ferruln Junior Col
lege this fall.
The Rev. Edward w. Eapes
vas guest speaker to conduct
Lenten services at 7::3O pm.
Wednesday night at st. Luke's
Episcopal Church. This was a
combined service for both st.
Luke's and Manakin Churches.
Rev. Eanes was formerly pastor
Of four Baptist churches in Pow
hatan county a number Of years
ago when he was a ministerial
student at the University Ct Rich
mend. He is nov rector at 81.
Paul's Episcopal Church in New
Kent county. He. with his wife,
and several other members Of
the Eanes family were dinner
guests Wednesday night, prior to
the service, at .he home Of Miss
Thelma Harris.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
ONE ON THE BUTTON

Mr.. Crouch woman is moth
ing but a rag. a bone, and a
hank of hair"
Mrs. Crouch" Man is nothing
but a brag, groan and a tank
of air.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17

Charlie Hodnett.
Mrs. S. v. Wheeler will leave
on Thursday to spend some time
in Petersburg. with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Louise Hammer.
Mrs. John Sanderson and
daughter, Susan, spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Sanderson's sis
ter, Mrs. Dick Branch, Of Rich.
nlond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Redford and
sons, Bobbie. David and Jimmie
spent Sunday with Mrs. Red
ford's parents, MI. and Mrs. L,
M. Sanderson.
Mrs. Robert Davis gave a
"houSeWarming" for MI. and
Mrs. w. B. Bursham Wednesday.
Mr.. Burcham is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Burclam, Of
Amelia, and has recently moved
into his new home in the Bon Air
section of Richmond. Among the
Is guests entertained at this
time were Mrs. Roy Burcham
and Mrs. Robert Harding. Mr..
Burcham's mother and sister. A
tour of the house and refresh
ments were enjoyed by the
guests.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
Amelia Troop 2 Celebrates 50th
Anniversary Of Girl Scouting

AMELIA. April u Girl
Scouts all over the world were
celebrating their 5Oth anniver-
sary last week. The Amelia
group was no exception. They
held a Mother Daughter ban
quet on Friday, March 80, in
the basement of Amelia Presby-
terrain Church.
Under the able leadership Of
Mrs. w. Cary McConnaughey
and assistant leaders, Mrs. John
F. Dickens and Miss Elizabeth
ellis, the girls of Troop 2 put
on a very creditable program.
Following the welcoming of
guests flag ceremony and the
i Pledge Of Allegiance to the Flag
were given. The Girl Scouts
have their own grace before
meals which was said in unison
by the troop.
Two songs, The Crocodile, and
Little Tommy Tinker. madri-
gals. sung by the whole troop.
received much acclaim. Follow
ing the banquet a film on the
history of Girl Scouting was
shown.
The Union Bank and Trust
Company, sponsors of the troop
presented them with a tered
birthday cake for the banquet.
The first Girl Scout groups to
be organized in Amelia were
two Brownie troops under the
leadership Of Mrs. E. C. Smith
and Mrs. James Burnette, re-
spectively. The troops, organ
lied in 1855. were discontinued
after two years.
In 1859, the first intermediate
troop was begun in Amelia with
Mrs. W. Cary McConnaughey as
leader. At the same time, Mrs.
John F. DICKENS organized a
Brownie troop. The following
year these two troops were
merged as Intermediate Troop
2, with Mrs. Dickens and Mrs.
McConnaughey as co leaders.
This year, Miss Elizabeth ellis
became an adult worker also.
The Girl Scouts in Amelia
either have met in private
homes or in school classroolns.
As the troop collects Scouting
equipment, handicraft equip
ment, etc, permanent place
Of its own becomes more Of a
necessity. With this goal in
mind. the Scouts have already
held two bazaars in order to
START a fund to build a Scout
House. The leaders are stress
ing the point that the girls must
make a concerted effort Of their
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
THE FARMV11E (va) HERALD. TUESDAY, April II. 1862
K1uege,s Haze Guests

POWHATAN. April II - Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Kruger went
to Washington. d. c.. Thursday
April S to spend the night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cram, and
to Join other members Of the
Kruger family visiting there
from New Hampshire. On Fri
day afternoon the Kruegers re-
turned to Powhatan bringing Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kruger and
Fred Trowl. Of New Hampshire,
back with them for the week end.
Friday right. Mrs. Helen Simp-
son and the Herbert Kruegers
entertained at a bountiful supper
in the Simpson home in honor
Of the guests. Members of the
Aqua Club and DR.. and Mrs.
w. S. Lloyd were also guests.
MIR. Trowl and the two Kruger
families spent the day Saturday
in Williamsburg, and had most
enjoyable day together. They
had all expected to spend SUN
day in Charlottesville, but mes
sage from New Hampshire told
Of the death Of Mrs. Trowl. who
had been an invalid for some
time, so the guests were taken
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
The Offers Announce Birth
of Daughter, Carol Jean

DEATONVLLE, April -
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Cifer are
the parents of another girl, born
April 3, 1862, they have two other
girls and five boys. She has
been named Jean Carol. The pa
ternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Cifers; Maternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
ben Price.
Henry Oliver and nephew, OF
Buckingham, and daughter, Mrs.
Fred Cook, and Connie, Of Farm
vile, visited Mrs. Tssie ellis,
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Gordon Estes, Mrs. Es-
sic ellis, and Mrs. Esther Park
err. spent Thursday and Friday
in Hampton and Newport News.
Mrs. Parker spent Thursday
night with her son and family,
Edward Parker, at Williams
burg. and Mrs. ellis stayed on
for a longer visit as her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Miles ellis, is a
patient at Riverside Hospital in
Newport News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Wells
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17

In the senior division Bonnie
Lush won first place and her
award will be trip to Conser-
walton Camp Farrar at Virginia
Beach, for a week this summer.
The judges were P. B. Cas-
sell, Nottoway county agent, and
E. Y. Coppedge, assistant agent.
The awards were given by the
Union Bank and Trust Co. Of
Amelia, and Southern States
Amelia Cooperative.
Medals were presented by Earl
w. Boozer, assistant county agent
to Sandy Lush, entomology:
Keith Meyer, health: David
Griles, recreation: Carl Morris,
dairy; Johnnie Watkins, leader
ship; Juan Wilmington, beef, and
David Coleman, boys agricul-
tural
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own to raise money before ap-
pealing to the community for
contributions toward a building
The next fund raising bazaar
will be held the latter part OF
May and the girls will offer for
sale a wide variety of hand
made jewelry, aprons, stuffed
animals, ash trays, and flower
arranging and gardening sup
plies. All proceeds will 60 to the
building fund.
The Girl Scout program is a
well-rounded one embracing II
fields Of activity, arts and
crafts, literature and dramatics,
music and dancing, community
life, international friendship, ma
ture, out-of doors, sports and
games, agriculture, health and
safety, and homemaking.
Brownie Scouts are girls
seven to nine years Of age: In
termediate Scouts, ten to IA
years old, and Senior Scouts, IA
to Is years old. Girl leaders
must be 81 years of age or over.
Assistant leaders must be IS
years or over. Previous expert
ence in Girl Scouting is not re-
CURED of leaders, but is always
welcomed. The demand for in
terested leaders is always great
G. than the supply and there
are always many girls who
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
Enjoy Deep Run Hunt Club Races

Martinsville. The HardingS spent
the night with relatives, and on
Sunday were guests at the birth
day dinner of Robert Harding S
grandfather who celebrated his
84th birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Nv. Harding returned home with
thei. son and his family and
spent Sunday night.
T Miss Mary Elizabeth Ander-
son. of RPI. spent her Spring
vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Anderson, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie Good
man and Mr.. and Mrs. John In
gram were visitors to Richmond
Sunday.
Miss Gail Lush, of WeSthamp-
ton College. is spending her
spring vacation holiday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Lush.
The youth group from Pied
mont Baptist Church attended
the youth group program at Gen.
trail Baptist church on Saturday
night. Bonnie Lush, Juan Whit
ington and Bobbie Saunders sang
with the choir and Patsy Saun-
ders helped with the registering.
Mrs. Eugenia Lee and sons,
Eddie and Johnnie, and Mrs. E.
H. Burke spent the week end in
Charlottesville with Mrs. Lees
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17

AMELIA, April IL ~ Those
from Amelia attending the Deep
Run Hunt Club races at Straw
berry Hill on Saturday were: j.
G. Dickerson, George o. Hardy
III. and his sons, DIN and Meri-
dith, Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Farrar
il. and children. Sara Holland
and Stephen Lee. Mrs. Alton
Perdue, Alton. Jr.. and Eliza
beth Perdue, Mrs. J. A. NOEL
and Cynthia and Emily Hardy.
Mrs. E. H. Burke left Monday
morning to spend this week at
the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond
as a delegate from the Woman S
club.
Mrs. H. C.. Rucker will leave
Tuesday for Clifton Forge where
she will spend some time with
her son. CoWles Rucker.
Mrs. Stephen Wright and Mrs.
Ernest Norman. of Richmond,
spent the week end with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pen1belton.
David Ingram. a freshman at
University of Richmond. is
spending this week with his par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ingram.
On Saturday Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Harding took their chill
dren. Dlanne. Penny, Gwen and
Wallick. on a trip over the Blue
Ridge Parkway, and on into
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
Brenda Meyer, Bonnie Lush Wiz,
4-H Aluards In Public Speaking

AMELIA, April 5 = The All
Public Speaking and Awards
program. which was held in
Amelia High School Auditorium
on Tuesday night, April 3, was
presided over by Bobbie Saum-
ders, president of All Council.
Brenda Meyer. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Meyer,
was first place winner in the
junior division. She spoke on
Monticello. and her award will
be a week at Camp Farrar this
summer.
Second and third places were
won by Patsy Easter. who spoke
on "Your Future in Today's
World. and Linda Easter on
Milk. Patsy and Linda are
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
bin Easter.
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and daughter. of Richmond,
spent several days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Ham
let.
Mrs. Witt Borum was dinner
guest of Mrs. Esther Parker and
Mrs. Alice jenkins, Tuesday, and
that afternoon they all visited
Mrs. Mamie Southall who is
80 years old. They also visited
Mrs. Stephen Southall.
Week End Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ash
worth, of Palmyra, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Nash, Tuesday,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Gear
heart and Kathie, of Sandston,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Garnett
and Miss Virginia Garnet at
tended the funeral of v. Muscoe
Allen, in Cumberland, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Horace Blankenship and
Frank jenkins, Of Petersburg,
spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Vester jenkins.
Attend Group meeting
Those attending the Elsie Muir
dock WMW group meeting at Ar
Dor. Saturday, from Sandy Creek
Baptist Church, were Mrs. Bus
ter Borum, Mrs. Witt Borum,
Mrs. Albert Hillsman. Mrs. Wins
ton Carter, Mrs. Esther Parker
and Mrs. Alice Jenkins.
Little David Cifers, age three
years, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Cifers, is a patient at
Medic al College Hospital. Rich
mond. We hope for him a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Grace Cifers returned
home on Saturday from Clarks-
vile, where she spent two weeks
with her mother. Mrs. Lee Will
hanson. Her mother passed
away last week. l extend my
deepest sympathy to her.
Mrs. Alice jenkins and Mrs.
Esther Parker spent Tuesday in
Richmond visiting relatives and
friends.
: We are sorry that the names
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Borrlm
were inadvertently left out in the
caption under the 50th wedding
anniversary picture Of their par
entS in Tuesdays paper.
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| aunt, Miss Belle Burke.
T! Mrs. Ollie Cole is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs.
EVE Callahan, in Raleigh, N. C..
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brcham
visited the H. B. MidkiffS on
Sunday afternoon.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. J. Hall on Sunday were Mrs.
Ruth Paulette, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed: Martin, of Richmond, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Keener and
children. of Amelia. Everette
Hall and Billie, of Moseley, visit
ed the Halls in the afternoon.
Those attending the annual dis
trict vacation Bible school work
shop at Central Baptist Church
in Chesterfield last Wednesday
were: Rev. and Mrs. NJ. A. Cum
by, Mesdames H. S. Emerson,
Joe Easter. Mildred James, Re-
becca Mann and the Misses
Louise Morris and Florence
Clark.
Mrs. j. A. NOEL, of Lynch
burg, is spending some time with
her daughter. Mrs. Alton Perdue.
MeSdames S. v. Wheeler. l..
v. Lyon. and H. V. Rucker Wis
tied Mrs. j. B. Mason in Farm
vile Monday.
Miss Selma Hindle of the Trim
lily Methodist Church and Mrs.
Sam Watkins of the Tabernacle
Methodist Church attended the
WSCS conference at the John
Marshall Hotel last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin,
of BlackSburg. were week end
guests Of her mother. Mrs. Gar
land Wingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Peters. Of
Roanoke. were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mott A. Cumby on
Thursday.
Mrs. S. o. Southall and Mrs.
W. w. Southall entertained with
a birthday supper Thursday
evening for Mrs. S. o. S0uthall
and Mrs. Garland Wingo. Mrs.
Southall's birthday was April 5,
and Mrs. Wingo's April s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell
are spending SOME time with her
mother at Brookneal.
Mrs. Garfield billiard and
daughter. Sherri, of Mannboro,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Dill
lard's mother, Mrs. j. E. Long.
Mrs. Marie Halnish and Mrs.
Cornela Littlepagc spent the
week end with Mrs. Littlepage S
brother and Sister-n-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Wingo. Mrs.
Littlepage and Miss HorniSh also
visited Mrs. George Wingo while
they were in the community.
Mr.. Mayberry, of Madison
Heights, who is a night student
at Lynchburg College, will bring
the morning message to the Jet
ersville Christian Church con-
gregaton Sunday morning. April
Is.
Those from the Jetersville
Christian Church attending the
Green Bay JeterSville Church
Board meeting at Green Bay on
Sunday night were: N. J. Hall.
Percy Merritt. ". u. White. J.
z. Wootton. Robert Wbotton and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
David Ingram Is
Taken Into Sigrn ma
Chi Fraternity

AMELIA. April 16-David In
gram, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ingram. Of Amelia, has been in
itiated ito the Sigma Chi frater-
nifty of Richmond.
David, an outstanding student
at Amelia High School. was q
1861 graduate: He was co-captain
Of the baseball and basketball
teams in his junior year, and
co-captain of football team. and
president of SEA in his senior
year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
The Farmville Herald
News q Ameis ed ps~Aees. essaesss
Easter Sunrise
Service At Amelia
Baptist Church

AMELIA. April 9 = A COM
munity Easter Sunrise Service
will be held Sunday. April q,
ct 500 am, In Amelia Bap-
tiSt Church.
The Rev. Milton Reid. pastor,
OF Amelia Presbyterian Church,
will conduct the service.
The public is cordially invited.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17
Amelia Choir Gets
Excellent Rating
At Choral Festival

AMELIA. April 16-Forty
members of the Amelia High
School Choir. with Mrs. Peggy
Patrick, director of music. went
to Douglas S. Freeman High
School in Richmond to particip-
ate in the Choral Club Festival.
on March 81.
The selections which they
sang were Let There be
Light, by Williams and Zone
Hundreth Psalm" by Mueller.
The choir received the rating
Excellent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-17

would like to ecome Girl
Scouts who are unable to do SO
because there are no available
leaders. Ladies interested in do
ing this helpful volunteer work
with any age group need only
get in touch with any Girl
Scout leader and their help will
be gratefully received.
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STORM
Four States Labeled
As Disaster Areas

roads and spreading lime
among the dead chickens and
livestock which are found as
the flood waters recede.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-10
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
tonight and tomorrow. Low OF
80 degrees tonight and rather
cold tomorrow.
Maryland-Cloudy and rather
cold tonight and tomorrow
Low tonight of % to "a and
high tomorrow of IS to 43.
Virginia-Cloudy and rather
cold tonight and tomorrow
Rain will begin in extreme
outhwest tonight and spread
into central area tomorrow
Low in 30s tonight, high to-
morrow of so in extreme south
west and in 40s elsewhere.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North to northeast
winds 10 to IS knots tonight
and tomorrow. Cloudy weather,
some haze, visibility 8 to Z
miles. Tides will run 2 to 3
feet above normal.
Road COnditionS-AAA
West-District of Columbia to
Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania
Turnpike. Ohio Turnpike, U. S. Al
west to Ohio. and U. S. 50 west to
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MARYLAND
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Continued From Page Al
passed it would have applied
only to Montgomery. Prince
Georges, Charles, Baltimore
County and city, and the West
ern Maryland counties of Ale
gany, Garrett, Washington and
Frederick.
Eastern ShOremen Hit
Democratic Majority Leader
A. Gordon Boone accused East
ern Shoremen of violating the
traditional rule of the General
Assembly of letting areas of
the State which want a bill
to have it.
THE State of Maryland
stands alone under the glare
of publicity of the free world
Mr.. Boone said. I'm the name
of justice and decency," said
the floor leader, allow us to
legislate for our people"
Delegate Irma Dixon, one OF
two Negro Delegates from Bal
timore, pleaded with her col
leagues: Wherever Gods peo-
pie tread the earth they want
to walk in dignity"
When the vote was over, Mr.
Boone told a Delegate, within
earshot of reporters, THE East
ern Shore just took care of Gov
Tawes."
Eastern Shore lawmakers
were among the leaders of the
fight against the public &C
Communications bill, just as they
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Mrs. Kennedy Is Hailed
In Rome as U.S. Queen

Venezia lat the Quirinal presi.
Dental palace and at othel
points where crowds normally
gather.
All these points were on Mrs
Kennedy's route into the city
It is a route that gives 8
glimpse of more than 1000
years Of history.
Mrs. Kennedy came here
after a brief stop in Paris. She
made the transatlantic flight tc
the French capital, sleeping
most of the way in a private
compartment.
Seen by Only Few
The huge Jet plane fillec
with 116 other passengers anc
a crew of ten had a fairly
smooth flight. Few of the pas.
Sengers got a glimpse of the
Presidents wife as strict pri-
vacy was maintained between
her first-class compartment
and a large economy section
The plane was delayed on
takeoff in New York last night
because of traffic conditions at
the sprawling international
Airport, the pilot, Capt. John
Moran of Huntington, N. Y,
announced.
Mrs. Kennedy had already
eaten dinner when she came
aboard and retired to a special
berth about a half hour after
the big jet was airborne.
Her party was partitioned off
from the huge tourist section
of los passengers by a plastic
curtain which remained shut
throughout the flight.
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surf this morning and were
attempting to recover it. It
could mark the second death
here to be attributed to the
storm.
Police reported a big traffic
jam on Route so leading into
the city this morning. The
cars contained sightseers and
summer residents trying to
check on property damage but
most were turned back by Ma
tional Guardsmen. Only per-
manent residents and salvage
workers were being allowed
entry.
An additional rs bulldozers
were brought in to clear debris
and sand from the streets.
Most of those who had to
evacuate homes have returned.
Police urged that no attempts
be made by outsiders to come
into the resort either to check
cottages or merely visit the
scene. The place will be closed
to the public probably until
next week.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL
Officials may ask that Delaware
National Guardsmen remain on
duty beyond Monday when they
are now scheduled to be pulled
out. Meanwhile, clearing opera
tons continue along the ocean
front which was hardest hit in
the Rehoboth area.
Fear that less severe storms
may cause heavy damage in the
coming months has been ex-
pressed by townspeople who
point out that protective dunes
have been washed away. There
is the possibility that sand fill
may be brought in to provide
some immediate protection.
BETHANY BEACH, DEL
Ocean Highway, the coastal
link connecting this resort
with Rehoboth to the north
and Ocean City to the south,
is under repair with work crews
clearing the damage.
However, there was no esti-
mate on how long it will take
before the highway is COM
pletely opened for traffic. Sew
eral small bridges were washed
out by the flood waters and
portions of the highway were
ripped apart.