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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Emphasis On Basic Fundamentals In
Summer Glasses For Negro Students

school. east Of Rice, was de-
serted. which was an expected
sight. But next door. at the
High Rock Baptist Church, a
make-shift school was being con-
Quoted in efficient fashion.
The facilities are not up to
standard, even to one accus-
toned to church facilities adapt
ed to everyday school use. This
is understandable however, as
the school is scheduled to last
only until the 18th of August.
The atmosphere of a formal
school prevails. with definite cur
riculum and class schedules pre-
pared. In the GOODNESS of a large
room in the basement are a
group of some IS youngsters.
mostly six and seven year olds
getting an introduction to read
ing, writing and arithmetic.
In the sanctuary of the church
are several groups of older stu
dents carrying on fundamentals
of education. with an emphasis
on reading.
Directing this particular prof.
ect in Prince Edward county is
the Student Christian Federation.
White and Negro graduates and
undergraduates are participating
in this teaching program to pro-
vide remedial work in language
arts. The program is called the
Summer College Educational pro-
ject, 1862.
Miss Ruth Turner. colored
teacher. from Cleveland. Ohio,
would be called principal of
the High Rock school. if such
terms were employed She, like
the others in the program, is
relatively young. Her chosen pro-
fessin is teaching. and her main
classes in Ohio are the teaching
of high school German.
Integrated Faculty
Working with Miss Turner are
four white teachers, two men
and two women, and three stu
dent helpers.
Miss Turner is teaching the six
and seven year olds. These chill
dren are quite eager to learn, -
she commented. LAS is typical
of this age group their attention
span is short. They are very
typical children" she added.
Dick loren. of Mt. Vernon,
N. Y, has the oldest group. 70
rem is a graduate of Yale. and is
now a t e n d ing Yale Law
School. I'VE are concentrating on
remedial language arts. writing
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Teenager rs Arrested
For Two Break-Ins

Four juveniles have been ar
rested by deputy sheriff, j. w.
Overton in connection with
break-ins on July 4 and July 10.
in Prince Edward county.
Overton said that he arrested
three youths, two from Farm
vile and one from Crewe. for a
break in at Cocks Woodlawn
Service Station, near Prospect,
on the morning of July 4. All
were II years old.
The boys stole beer, cigarettes,
chewing gum, razor blades
and gloves, and other small
items.
On Wednesday, Overton ar
rested two teenagers from
CreWe, one who was involved in
the Cocks break-in, for breaking
in at divers Store, on 800.
near Green Bay, Prince Edward
county. on Tuesday, July 10.
These Youngsters stole small
items also: cigarettes and can
dy mostly.
j. W. Overton investigated
both of the cases and he, a
long with Farmville chief Of DO
lice. O. S. Overton, made the
arrests.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
UPkeep, Debt, Salaries
Major Expenses 0fBoard

Dishman, maintenance Superin-
tendent, gave a complete detail
ed report of all his maintenance
work for the year, showing W t.
was done at each school site.
This included mostly painting, in
side and outside, roof repair and
window replacement, as well as
grass cutting and other lawn
work.
Administration expenses added
up to $9,405 g. Of this amount,
81 ,281 SO was used in taking the
census of all children of school
age. white and colored through
out the county in 1861.
Insurance and rent to school
buildings and grounds accounted
for $8,8O5.34
Source of Income
Receipts for the year included
a S252.08 carryover from last
year. S2,18l27 from the Forestry
Fund and $39. $4,000 from the
state constitutional provision.
The only other business brought
up was the sale of a used school
bus and the sale of a small piece
of property at Mercy Seat school.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Special Program
In August At
Sayler's Creek

Plans for a dedication cere-
nony, August 10 at Sayler's
Greek Battlefield Park were an
nounced at the meeting Monday
night of the Farnville Chamber
Of Commerce. Sayler's Creek is
the only battlefield park owned
by the State of Virginia.
1t is hoped that members of
the Civil War Centennial Conn
mission will provide costumed
skirnishers for the gala affair.
Congressman William M. Tuck,
of the fifth district, a colorful
speaker, will be the main speak
er on the program.
Brunswick stew will also be
served.
Ben H. Bolen, State Park Com
missioner, told the chamber
about the state program on its
many parks. He also showed
slides of the parks, which in
clude all state parks from the
Eastern Shore of Virginia to
Hungry Mother Park in South
west Virginia.
Bolen spoke of the Importance
of good parks in attracting tour
lists to Virginia. The tourist
trade is second only to industry
in providing income in the
Continued on page g.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Copley Named
Principal By
Amelia Board

Waverly E. Copley, assistant
principal of Amelia Schools. was
appointed principal on Monday
at the regular meeting of the
Amelia County School Board. in
unanimous vote.
Copley succeeds Philip F. Boe-
pple, who resigned to take the
position of principal of the new
Loudoun Valley High School at
Purcellville. He also succeeded
Boeapple as coach of Amelia
High School athletics when Boe-
pple was made principal at
Amelia, few years ago.
Copley. a native of Blackstone
has a B. A. degree from Ran
dolphMacon College and teach
es history in the high school.
He married Miss Mary Ann
Hammer. of Ammon. Amelia
county. and they live in Black
stone. She taught the second
grade in Amelia Elementary
School last year after gradual
ing from LongWood College in
1861.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Stolen Car Caught After g. Mile,
100 MPH Chase By Police Officers

in front of me a little ways. The
stolen car was going about 80 or
IS miles per hour through town
and ran all stop lights on Third
street. l was going almost 100
MPH when l cross ed Main
street, but, luckily, caught all
the stop lights on green. l caught
up with Kelsey and the stolen
car at the airport
Hawkins said that both he and
Kelsey gave chase and could
keep up with the car very easily.
At the top of hill in front
of the Modern Woodmen build
ing. the car went to the left
hand lane Of the road and stay
ed on the left side all the way
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

DR.. w. E. Smith was reelected
chairman Of the Prince Edward
county school board in a routine
reorganizational meeting Monday
evening.
Also reelected were George
Palmer, vice chairman and Mrs.
j. A. Harper, clerk.
A financial report for the
years operation showed disburse-
ments Of SAL ,637.O7 out of total
receipts Of $42 ,O36 SO. The board
concluded the fiscal year with
small balance on hand of $156 %.
Debt service claimed $lO,O83 .33.
The board pointed out that the
recent payment Of the Literary
Fund loans reduced the county's
school debt obligations to $215 500
on R. r. Motion High School. This
consolidated colored school was
built and equipped for about
$500, 900.
School Maintenance
Maintenance to school buildings
was the next largest item on ex-
penses with $9.826.13 going into
general repair and upkeep Of the
buildings and property. j. D..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

entary School and Washington
Carver Elementary School will
be used The official names will
be adopted later.
The Washington Carver school
will consist of Is classrooms, a
multi purpose room. kitchen, Of
fices, etc. The estimated cost of
this school is 100000, and it
will accommodate $50 students
The new school will replace
the following one, two. three and
four room community schools
Liberty, Zion Grove, Chestnut
Grove, and Washington Carver.
The Carter G. Woodson school
will have Is classrooms, library
multi purpose room, kitchen, Of
fices, etc. 1t will serve an esti-
mated $50 pupils, and will cost
about S45O,OO0.
The small, community schools
to be consolidated at Woodson
will include: the present con-
solidated S. j. Ellis school, I'm
ion Grove. st. JOY, Saratoga. Sa-
lem. Gannaway. Slate River,
RldgeWay and Oak Grove.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Tobacco Group
Will Nominate
County Directors

Members of the Virginia Dark
Fired Tobacco Growers Market
ing Association are meeting Sat
urday morning. July IA, at 1920
am. to nominate candidates
for directors to represent their
respective counties.
Prince Edward members will
meet at the courthouse in Farm
vile. Members residing in Cum
berland will meet at the Cum
berland courthouse. and Buck
ingham members will meet at
the Buckingham courthouse.
Two weeks later, July %. the
members will 60 to the same
meeting places to vote for the
candidates of their choice. The
hours Of voting will be 9 am. to
II noon, according to j. H. earn
EFT, secretary-treasurer Of the
association.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Blood Bank Program Shaping Up

Prince Edward county has
nearly completed preparations
for joining the Red Cross blood
bank program. Two rcglnal Red
Cross workers explained to di-
rectors of the Prince Edward
chapter. American Red Cross.
just what steps are necessary to
enter the program and what it
will mean to those living in. or
people entering. the area. who
have contributed blood else
where.
Mrs. Adelaide Edwards. eXecu-
tive secretary Of the local chap
ter. stated the blood program
has the approval of its board and
of local doctors.
A meeting between Dr.. Harry
johnson. medical administrator
of the region. Raymond Boland.
dOmlnlStrauonaI assistant OF the
entire blood program in the east
ern area. Arthur G Botkln. field
representative. Mrs. Edwards.
and other local chapter officials.
will be held in the near future
to work out the yearly quota of
blood needed. based on popula-
ton and use This amount will
be divided into three or four
parts which will be the number
of pints of blood needed from
volunteers at each bloodnoble
visit. The chapter sets the dates
for these visits.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
BY GERLAD DUNCAN

Two Blackstone teenagers were
caught and arrested IL miles the
other side of Appomattox, near
Bent Creek, early Tuesday morn
ing, by Farmville police officer,
c. H. Kelsey and State officer
Wilberger, after the youngsters
had stolen a private automobile
belonging to a Blackstone police
man and tried to outrun Crewe,
Farmville and state officers for
62 miles. Farmville Chief of Po-
lice o. S. Overton gave this ac-
count of the chase:
Blackstone police officers pick
ed up two boys in an alley late
Monday night. The boys were
questioned and taken home. APP
parently, the boys did not go in
their homes but went on down
the street where they stole a 1857
Dodge. belonging to Blackstone
police officer. Calvin Parrish. II
The boys proceeded in the stol
en- car to Crewe and Crewe po-
lice officers gave chase to the
car. which was exceeding the
speed limit through CreWe. The
CreWe officers lost the car and
called Farmville to report the
incident and find out who owned
the car.
Minutes later, Farmville Off
GERS, C. H. Kelsey and F.. R.
Hawkins, headed toward the east
end of town to see if they could
stop the car, if it came toward
Farmville.
Hawkins gave this report Of
the chase from Farmville to
where the boys were caught.
He was in his car at South
main street when he got the call
and he headed down Main street
and out East Third street. C. H.
Kelsey. who was at the fire
house when he received the call,
was already at the top Of the
hill at the city limits. AS soon as
Hawkins reached the top of the
hill, he and Kelsey heard the car
coming and when it passed they
turned around and gave chase.
Hawkins said, I'VE both gave
chase through town. Kelsey was
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
n. V. LANCASTER. ,R.
TELSTAR LAUNCHED
MEDICARE PROGRAM
STOCK MARKET BOOST

TELSTAR, the worlds first
privately owned satellite. was
launched Tuesday from Cape
Canaveral and relayed the first
trarsoceanic TV signals some
Is hours later. The TV signals
were transmitted from Andover,
Maine, picked up the satellite
and amplified 10 billion times.
and sent back to earth. Re
markedly clear TV pictures
were received in France as we'll
as at two receiving stations in
the U. S. Telstar was built and
is being operated by the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph
Co. 1t has made intercontinental
televlsiOn. as well as other
forms of communications via
space, a reality.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY has
urged Congress to get busy on
his legislative program which
has SO far become largely bog
ged down It is reported he may
take a personal hand in settling
the feud between the House and
Senate appropriation committees
which has so far prevented final
action on any of the regular
money bills. Meanwhile, Repub-
licans are gleeful over the seem
ing inability of the Democratic
controlled Congress to act. Sen.
Everett Dirksen (R-Ill said that
it is doubtful if any session of
Congress ever spent SO
much time accomplishing so lit
tie
THE STOCK MARKET got
a shot in the arm this week
when the Federal Reserve
Board cut margin requirements
from 70 to so per cent. This
meals an investor may now buy
stock with a cash payment of on
ly one-half of the purchase
price. The market, which was
already going up. reacted fav-
orally with further price in
creases. Another conomi C
boost was provided Thurs
day when the Treasury put into
effect new liberalized deprecia-
ton schedules. These will en-
able businessmen to write off
the cost of machinery and build
ing more quickly and encourage
more capital investments.
These moves could soften cur
rent demands for a general tax
cut this year.
THE SENATE is debating a
compromise medlcare program
backed by the Kennedy admin
stration. A showdown vote on the
measure is expected to come
next Tuesday. and liberals like
Sens. Humphrey tD-Minn, and
Javitts tRNY) have predicted
its passage. The Senate may
also take final action next week
on Mr.. Kennedy's proposal to
charter a private corporation to
control future COMMUNICATION safe
Continued Oh page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Council Maintains Same Tax
Rates; Reappoints Officials
Lafoon Chosen
Vice Mayor

The Farmville town council
Tuesday night officially adopted
the same tax structure of the
past several years to finance
the record breaking half million
dollar budget approved earlier
this month.
The tax rate is SIPS per 500
valuation on real estate, mach
inery and tool. and business fur
niture and fixtures. The town
has no personal property tax
The same water and sewer rat
es will prevail, with the regular
$40 license tax on automobiles
and up to $40 on trucks.
The budget of S506, 1922 was
adopted at a special council
meeting on July 2.
In organizing the town officials
for the current fical year, A. o.
Lafoon was elected vice mayor
of Farmville. He replaces c. j.
Cox, who was recognized for his
valuable service to the town as
councilman and vice mayor
by an appropriate resolution I'M
animously adopted by the coun-
Gil.
Town officials reappointed in
clude: Otto S. Overton, chief of
police; T. w. Bloomfield. town
manager; j. H. Fleetwood. town
treasurer; and town attorney,
William P. Hay, Jr.
Mayor William F. Watkins, an
nomced the following committee
appointments with chairman list
ed first: Water and sewer, j. B.
Clark, T. w. Brooks and A. o.
Lafoon: finance, Lafoon. Mrs.
Grace c. Gordon, and Brooks.
streets. j. H. Forbes, Clark and
w. B. Wall; town property,
Brooks. Forbes and Lafoon; po-
lice and traffic. Mrs. Gordon, j.
E. HarWood, and Clark: fire and
safety, Forbes, HARDWOOD and
Wall health and public well
fare. Wall, Mrs. Gordon, and
Brooks: ordinance, HARDWOOD,
Lafoon and Clark; planning
conference to work with the
planning and coming COM
mission Lafoon, Harwood and
Mrs. Gordon; and property ac-
QUESTION, Brook and Forbes.
Bids were opened for a num-
Der items. The largest was for
truck chassis and engine for
the new fire truck. This was
awarded to Newman Chevrolet
Sales Crop on low bid of $4,-
064.79.
Council was informed that the
truck would be delivered in
about 80 days to the American
LaFrance Company, where the
fire fighting apparatus would
be installed. A fall delivery date
on the entire unit is anticipated.
Kayton Fuel was low bidder
on fuel oil, coal, gasoline, and
motor oil. T. E. Simpson. of
American Oil Company. was
low on gear oil. Fuel Oil Equip
ment Company was low bidder
on RC2 asphalt.
In the matter of parking me-
tiers, council decided to have the
meters on Main street overhaul
ed, using the same time limits OF
IL minutes for one cent and an
hour for five cents. 1t was de
clded, in the future, to have
parking meters on side streets
equipped to allow parking for
two hours for a lime. plus the
regular penny and nickel rates.
The parking spaces reserved
Tor postal patrons at the old
post office will be metercd to
conform with the rest of Main
street.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

skills, speaking skills, ETC." he
said. They are very anxious to
do their work" he added.
loren said he was not quail
fled to say whether the students
were behind their normal age
group in these skills or not, since
he was not experienced in teach
ing this age group.
This scene is repeated in two
other places in the county, St.
James AME Church at Prospect,
and the old Triumph Baptist
Church building at Darlington
Heights.
There are II participants in
the Student Christian Federation
project. They represent 10 differ
ent colleges. Three of the wom-
en- in the project are certified
teachers, including two recent
graduates of the Harvard School
Of Education The other gradu-
ate participants in lud two
seminary students and two law
school students, one each from
Yale and Harvard. Three juniors,
one from Amherst, one from
Yale and one from Wellesley,
complete the roster.
Private Facilities
Last board the Prince Edward
school board offered to provide
buildings and BUSES for the
summer remedial program that
was sponsored by the Virginia
Teachers Association. This offer
was turned down by the Prince
Edward County Christian AS
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Cancer Canvass To
Exceed $500 Goal

The house to house solicitation
for the American Cancer Cru
SADIE nette d 1887 Wednesday
night.
Forty seven volunteers FRI m
Farmville women's organizations
covered most of the town and
surrounding areas. There are
still some areas to be covered.
The $500 goal for residential
solicitation will definitely to eX-
ceeded. according to John E.
Allen. Box So. Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

Blood is only good for q days.
Boland stated. and the Red
Cross has set up a salvage pro
gram for outdated blood. Studies
are being made in this research
program. Of the uses of blood,
and it is hoped to work out a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

way to preserve rare types by
freezing. Gamma Globin. vac
cine serum. and albumin are
among the products now OBJ
tanned.
although the blood will be do
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
BY BILL WALL

1t was a typical, hot, July
day not at all the type of
day one associates with a visit
to a school. The old High Rock
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