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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
WHO'S Traffic
Safety Efforts
Bring NSC Award

Radio Station WFLO at Farm
vile will receive a National
Safety Council Public Interest
Award for its work in behalf of
traffic safety during ceremonies
in Richmond on August %.
Governor Albertis S. Harrison,
il, will present the award 1t
is one of % to be presented, l6
to city governments, five to
officials of the Commonwealth
and two to radio stations, all
for highway safety efforts.
The National Safety Councils
Public Interest Award is given
for Leadership. initiative and
originality in promoting accident
prevention through conlnlunica-
ton"
The awards will be presented
at a luncheon for recipients
throughout the state. The Rich
mond luncheon will be sponsored
Jointly by the Governors High
way Safety Committee and the
Automobile Club of Virginia
Hosts for the luncheon will be
Virginia affiliates of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association and
the Richmond Rotary Club.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Opening Set September 10
improvements Readied At H-SC

sydney Collcae Will
open its 18th academic year on
Monday, Sept 10. with tho reg
istration of l52 new men. These
we're chosen from a total Of 662
completed applications.
Orientahm for freshmen will
be held September 1912. James
l.. Trinkle. attorney of Roanoke.
will be the featured orlentation
spea +. Upperclassmen will
register on Thursday. Sept IS.
The total enrolment will be 800,
an increase Of 80 over last
year Winston Hall, the new din
ing room and student activities
center. will be ready for occup-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
.Powhatan Suit
Seeks School
Indignation
Order Wanted To
Force Officials
To Mix Schools

A suit was filed Friday in the
United States District Court
seeking to obtain a federal court
order to force Powhatan officials
to admit Negro children to the
white schools of the county. The
suit was filed in behalf of IS
Negro children who want to at
tend the white schools.
Counsel for the Negroe
charge in the suit that Powha-
tan officials have done nothing
toward initiating nonsegregation
in the county's public school
system. To the contrary. coun-
sci charges. Powhatan officials
are requiring Negro children to
attend Negro schools, while the
whites attend white schools.
This practice, the Negro coun-
sci contends. deprives the Negro
children of their constitutional
rights to attend the school of
their choice. This denial
threatens the Negro children
with irreparable injury.
According to the suit, the ap-
plications of % Negro children
to attend Powhatan high school
and 80 to attend Powhatan ele-
mentary school have been pass
ed over without official action.
Earlier Suit
PoWhatan officials challenged
the authenticity of 81 requests
for transfer by Negro students
to the white schools of the
county. The Richmond Circuit
Court was asked in July to give
declaratory judgment stating
that county school officials have
no duty to ascertain whether
any or all of the applications
ARE genuine or spurious >"
The suit by the Powhatan
school board claims that none
of the transfer forms were re-
turned as directed to the local
school of the particular child.
Instead a batch of 10 applications
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

urged parents to have their chill
dren get a physical checkup by
the family physician before
school opens.
Dr. Clements said that many
times illness and poor class
room performance could have
been prevented if children had
been checked by physician
prior to entering school. R. c.
Gilmer. headmaster of Prince
Edward Academy. said that ali
school children are encouraged
to have ch0ckups before school
opens. but many of the children
tail to do so. Sickness and lost
time during the school year have
resulted in some cases. he said
Dr. Clements especially stress
ed the need for immunizatlon
against polio. diphtheria, tetanus
ard whooping cough, as well as
vaccination against SMALLPOX, as
defenses against these diseases.
Il have found only one young
boy in four counties who knew
that boo ter shots must be taken
every few years. even though
lmmunlzation shots have al
ready been given. These booster
shots are necessary to follow lip
protective inmunization and
vaccination" DR.. Clements said.
He added In most cases the
child will receive a clean bill Of
health. which is always good
news. Or in some cases an IN
suspected condition may be dis
covered and taken care of be-
tore the tragedy strikes.
"Unsuspected small defects,
such as not seeing words prop
erly or hearing the teacher as
well as he should can make
big difference in his progress at
school and later in Lite"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

have now been given the new
~ classification. There are
$4,000 Vlrglnians still unchanged
from their At classification.
which result from total or par
tial physical or mental disabili-
ties.
An example of the change
from IF to ~ is the reglstrants
with a history of severe asthma.
Formerly disqualified, he may
now be able to be called in an
emergency.
Some Of the registrants have
found the new classification
more satisfactory, saying it has
helped in seeking employment,
and serves to remove a question
mark concerning them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Limited Duty Possible
Draft Redistribution Change
Affects q AT Registrants Here

Twenty three Prince Edward
co MY registrants, formerly
with At draft classification
have been reclassificd for linn
tied duty. check with the
county Selective Service board
today showed.
Formerly listed as AT. or not
qualified for military service,
they are now classified ~ or fit
for limited service during war
or other national emergency.
Purpose of the reclassification
program is to utilize as much
Of the available manpoWer a.
possible Their services would
be available in times Of man
power needs in excess of that
pro Vi d G d through the other
callable classifications.
4F Percentage
Since SelectiVe Service CLASH
flcations have been on record III
the county, 65l regislrants have
been classified If. That is About
% per cent Of the total OF 2.77774
who have registered. The total
registered docs not include men
who have volunteered for mill
tary service prior to coming IN
der Selcctiye Service eligibility.
County registrants who do not
come under deferred classical
ton. such as fathers and those
already fulfilling military obi
cations, are classified after tax
ing pre-induction physical and
mental examinations al the
Armed Forces Examining Sta
ton at Richmond. Tho local
board here now places these in
one of three classificati0ns. Ia
Acceptable, from " hich the
draft quotas arc filled, If OF
~.
throughout Virginia 5000
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
es-Virginian
Is Purchased By
Lloyd Vaughan

w. Lloyd Vaughan has pur-
chased the AppomattoX Times
Virginian. he announced today in
a joint statement with Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin H. Robinson, who
have published the weekly news
paper for the past 81 years.
A former resident Of Appomat-
tox, Vaughan worked at the APP
pomattox Printing Shop before
coming to Farmville. where he
has been advertising manager
of The Farmville Herald for Is
years.
The change of ownership of
the Appomattox paper will be
G + t G tive September |, and
Vaughan will publish his first
issue Thursday. Sept 6. Il plan
to make some changes in the
formal of the paper. Vaughan
said. but will follow the basic
pattern of operation esta blished
by the Robinsons over the past
81 years"
Plans Changes
The major change. Vaughan
said, will be to use a standard
size newspaper of eight col
umnS, instead of six columns to
a page as it has been in the
past. Il also want to use more
news pictures and will concen-
trate on local news that will be
Of interest to our readers he
added.
The 37-year-old publisher is a
native of Victoria. He and his
wife, the former Sarah Conner,
Of Farmville. and their two
rear-Old son, Bill. will move to
Apponlattox on September |,
where they have esta blished
esidence on Sunnydale Avenue.
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Thanks: What
The Well Dressed
Firemen Say

Farmville firemen. who wore
their new dress uniforms for the
first time here Wednesday, to-
day again expressed through
Fire Chief P. F.. Gay their ap-
probation for the public support
which made the purchase posi-
BILE.
please tell everyone how
grateful we are, how proud our
members are and how much
the uniforms have boosted the
morale Of us all" the chief told
Herald reporter today.
Chief Gay reminded that the
80 uniforms were purchased
without any request for public
funds from the town or county.
White elephant auctions and pri-
vate donations supplied the total
required. Public spirited citi-
zens did it, Gay said.
The military style uniforms
are dark blue serge with gold
stripping on outside trouser
seams. Matching caps, with
gold braid, and badges. com
plete the outfits, which have
"F.V.FD." in gold lettering on
the arm Just below the left
shoulder. The lettering stands
for Farmville Volunteer Fire
Department.
Fireman are authorized sleeve
chevrons, each hash mark :
representing five years service.
These also match the gold col
oring of other markings.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

ancy at the opening Of school.
This building was completed dur
Ing the summer at cost Of an
proXimately $500 900 It is nam
ed for the late DR.. James Henry
Curry W Ston. who taught
chemistry at the College for so
wears prior to his retirement in
1919.
Three new faculty homes have
been constructed uring the
summer and extensive renova-
ton has been made in Venable
Hall. the freshman dormitory.
Many other Improvements have
been made on the campus.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Lower School P-TA
TO Meet On Monday

The PTA of Farmville Lower
School will meet on Monday,
Aug. ~. at s pm. in the Court
house to receive information
about the methods Of payment
Of tuition to the Foundation. and
to obtain and fill out the neces-
sary forms for children to at
tend the schools of the Prince
Edward School Foundation.
Forms should be filled out
and returned to the Foundation
office by Aug. 81. Tuition
charges are $40 for students in
the Lower Schools and 1868 for
each student in the Upper
School.
Private schools operated by
the Foundation will open at $50
am. on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

were available for the individual
needs Of the community.
Related to the population of
the county, this. amounts to one
doctor in private practice for
every 928 people. In the United
States as whole, there is one
for each $50 people.
The medical distribution study
places each county in the nation
in its appropriate group. such as
adjacent to metropolitan area, >"
isolated semirural' and so
forth to enable comparisons to
be made among like types of
counties.
In Prince Edward County S
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

Opening convocation for all
students will be held in the
Frank S. Johns Auditorium on
Friday. Sept IA, and classes
will meet for the. first time on
that day.
Additions to the personnel in
clude eight new faculty mem
bers, a reference librarian. and
one addition to the coaching
staff.
Activities for the fall include
Homecoming Day on Saturday,
Oct. 20, and Pare nts and
Friends Day on Saturday, Nov.
q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Far Below Normal

Weatherman E. F. stripln re-
ported today the August rainfall
total recorded at his Farmville
station stands at 080 of an inch
F.. nearly four inches below the
August normal of 472 inches.
Despite much more rain in
county and rain and hail in near
by counties. the Farmville pre-
clpitation from Tuesday night s
storm was lust OLA of All inch.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Firenen Delegates
Call Convention
Notwithstanding

80 lar as the host Farmvie concerned the seventh
annual convention the Souhsde Virginia Volunteer
Association here Wednesday the words Chief Phillip
Gay "a historic waermark
The assembage of delegates from So local
with total membership of approximately
successful for visiting iremen. Chief L. Osborne,
Boston retiring Association president
company and everyone connected with The convention
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
By
H. V. LANCASTER, JR.
BERLIN HEATS up
DE GAULLE ESCAPES
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY

THE BERLIN SITUATION
kept the spotlight in the col d
war this week. An enraged
crowd of 10000 West Berliners
battled West German police
along the hated Communist wall
Monday night in the worst out
break Of violence Stree the wall
was constructed year ago. The
demonstrators also stoned a So
Wet army bus. There has been
rioting daily at the wall since
Friday. when East Ger m n
guards shot Peter Fechter. 49,
an East German refugee. leav-
ing him to die slowly on tn e
East side of the wall while U. S.
troops and West German police
watched helplessly. On Tuesday,
the U. S. decided to station an
ambulance at the main entrance
and announced that they will
give medical aid to any refugee
wounded by the East German
guards, even if it means going
into the line of fire and enter
ing East Berlin.
RUS SIA ANNOUNCED on
Wednesday that the Soviet COM
mand in Berlin is being abolish
ed This is part of the Russian
threat to turn over control to
the communist East German
government, who in turn may
cut off the supply lines to West
Berlin. In Washington, the state
department declared the U. S.
will continue Ito hold the Soviet
Union responsible for carrying
out its obligations in Berlin"
FRENCH President Charles
de Gaulle escaped another at
tempt on his life Wednesday, as
he was being driven to an air
port outside Paris. The machine
gun attempt was unsuccessful
and none of the de Gaulle party
was injured. Security police as
sumo it was an attack by the
European Secret Army (OAS).
This is the third attempt in
year to assassinate the French
President.
A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
Tuesday in southern Italy took
Is lives and injured at least
100 citizens. Others died from
heart attacks Mrs. Jackie Ken
nedy is vacationing only IS
miles from the center of h G
disturbances. She went swim
ming as usual Wednesday. Many
of the Italians remember their
history of 1000 years ago. when
Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried
the entire city of Pompei.
A NEW SOVIET NUCLEAR
test explosion in the atmosphere
was announced Wednesday by
the Atomic Energy Commission.
1t is the fifth explosion in the
current Russian series. and is
estimated to have been t h G
equivalent of nine million tons
of TINT.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS in Alex
andrla were found unframed
after a widespread As hour
search. They had locked them
selves in the bathroom of va
cant apartment. and thus be-
came the object OF a search by
hundre d S of police. firemen.
soldiers. marines. civilians and
were finally found by the FBI
A MASSIVE RACIAL suit has
been filed in Danville, aimed at
breaking down racial barriers
in most public facilities. The
(COnfiniled on Paoo n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24
Include Physical Check Up In
School Planning, Director Saws

DR.. rancis j. Clements,
health director of Appomattox.
Buckingham, Cumberland and
Prince Edward counties TODAY
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

A NEW SOVIET NUCLEAR
test explosion in the atmosphere
was announced Wednesday by
the Atomic Energy Commission.
1t is the fifth explosion in the
current Russian series. and is
estimated to have been t h @
equivalent of nine million tons
of TINT.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-24

A MASSIVE RACIAL suit has
been filed in Danville, aimed at
breaking down racial barriers
in most public facilities. The
Continued on Page n
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The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
GIFTS POUR IN FOR FESTTYAL QUEEN


 The Midnight Sun Festival Com mittee wishes to thank Kathy and Otto Shulz for the use of their window to display gifts for the Queen of the Midnight Sun.
 The lovely gifts for H CT Majesty displayed in their window include dainty pink. and gold travel alarm clock donated by Larry Calvin; beautiful sweater by Northern Commercial Co.,: a matching necklace and charm bracelet from Mary Pitcher and Johnnie Stephenson; S10 gift certificate at Cavota's Store. a matching fur hat and scarf by Kathy and Otto Schulz of Polets Store; a book of tickets for the Nomerama Theater; the Festival Committee has given Her Majesty a matching necklace and earring set and the gift from the Polar Curio Shop is an Eastman movie camera.
 Anyone who wishes to contribute gift for the Queen may do So by sending it to Polet's Store.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
100 CHILDREN ENROLL IN METHODIST BIBLE SCHOOL

About 100 children are enrolled in the Methodist Summer Bible School under the director of Esther Mccoy
 Teachers for the school are Grace Parker, Lydia Bef1, Agnes Oxereok, Barbara Wilson, Anita Fenster- macher, Virginia Atuk and Alice Atfatayuk.
 Assisting are Cathy Bell, Cerinne Pauwok, Betty Ann Hoogendorn, Julia Alowa, Don Young, Dorothy Bell and Renee Kalxik.
 The program at the end of the session is planned for the evening of Sunday, June 10.
 The 7th and 8th grades will have a special session upon the arrival of the new pastor
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
{ NENAN4 IS HOODED

FAIRBANKS Only a small section of the town of Nenana re- mains dry today after high water from the Panama River has contin- ued to spill into the town from a wide cut about half mile above the Alaska Railroad bridge. The water is coming through wide gap in low stretch of land where 15 families evacuated themselves earlier in the week.
 Robert Coghill of Nenana, told Leonard Lobban, regional Civil Defense director at his headquas- ters here that the town was nearly completely awash with water but Front Street, next to the railroad is dry. Coghill said there is no real danger.
 Meanwhile the mode of convey sasisaace in Nenana is rubber rafts and rowboats.
 Rev. B. 0. Wilson, a Civil Air Patrol pilot, who flew a mercy mission into the village of Choak- yitski on the Black River yester- day with 2400 pounds of food for hungry villagers, reported today. that high water again has covered Fort Yukon again
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
X-I5 TAKES ON 4 DANGEROUS DESCENT

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Calf. lR X-15 pilot Bob White streaked into space today, then plunged back in the rocket planes most dangerous descent yet. Booming at 3,750 miles an hour to height of 129,000 feet, White started his long dive near the California-Ne border 200 miles northeast of here.
 The planned speed was 3 300 lnph and planned altitude 162, GOO feet. There was no immediate ex- planation of why the goals were not achieved.
 Operating small steam jets like those on Mercury astronaut's cap- sules, White forced the x-15's bullet-shaped nose upward into the highest angle of attack the Space Dart has yet attempted.
 Angle of attack means the angle at which the x-15 re-eaters the atmosphere. Todays angle was 20 degrees above the horizontal, ex- posing much of the Kiss under surface to soaring heat during it's plunge through the resisting air. The highest angle previously at tempted was 18 degrees.
 Although such manealvars are dangerous and could tear the wings off conventional planes, they will be necessary to brake the descent of the future space craft.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
LIONS WILL SELL BROOMS TOMORROW

The Boring Sea Lions Club of Nome will be selling broons to- morrow in a two-fold program. First, 1t Is in line with the City of Nome Clean-Up Week, and sec- ond, proceeds from the sale of the brooms are dedicated to the Lions Glasses for Kids" project which is part of the organization s worldwide sight conservation pro- gram.
 The brooms will be on sale at the NC. Store and at the Trad ing Post. For those who wish to have the brooms delivered, just call Don Perkins or Stan Hurlut and the arrangements will be made. The brooms are priced at $2.50.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
" ANT ADS

NEW ZONE 221s E for Munz Air ways. Now moved across from North Star Remember Zone
 2215. Evenings 2454. If
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01

IN MAGISTRATES COURT
 Edward Maloney was found guilty of careless use of firearms. He was fined $50 and sentenced to 180 days in tail, suspended.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
BARBIE SCORES AGAIN

Woodlaw Park Zoo anounces the birth of Tundra" April 29, who joins her little sister ssNonie'' born last year Borbie and Pepperfoot.
 Barbie came to Nome in the spring of 1856 as a few weeks old fawn and was raised on a bottle. Tn 1853 she was taken to the zoo.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01

Al Droste. of Fairbanks, repre- |senting the Burroughs Corporation will be in Nome next week. He is a salesman for Machine and Hadley Systems.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
N 0 T c E

All Junior League Bowlers
 The trophies for the Saturday morning Junior League have ar rived and will be handed out Mon- day. June IA, 2:00 pm. All mem- bers of the league are asked 10 Be al Aulxruk Lanes at 2:00 sharp.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
N o T l c E

The Women's Society of the Methodist Church will hold their installation of Officers and Pledge Service Friday evening al the Eel lowship Hall at 8:00. All members and friends of the church are urged to atfend. 65
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01

Dan Karnun. who has been en- pIoyed by Wien Alaska Airlines, leaves this week for Deering where he will join his family and make his home
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
JFK 10 Visit Mexico
 WASHINGTON lp3 -

Kennedy will confine his trip to Mexico next month to Mexico City and it's immediate surroundings, sttiie Whit liits House yestsl- day.
 The President and Mrs. Ken nedy will leave for Mexico June % and head back July I.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
LADIES' NIGHT

It will be Ladies Night at 8::30 Saturday at the Seaview Room as. the Being Sea Lions entertain their wives and guests.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday School 9:45 am. Morning Worship Service HOO
 am. WSCS in charge of service. Evening Service 80 pm. Dr. Fem stermacher will show colored slides of the Congo.
The Nome nugget., 1962-06-01
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Esther Nuglene
 Discharged: Emil Backman and Nagar1lk.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-12-21
Our Past This Week
Clip for Negro History scrapbOO

Clip for Negro History ScrapbooI
December %, 1915 - Henry H
Garnett, Negro abolitionist, born
December %, 1867 - Madam c
]. Walker, business woman, beau,
ty culturist, inventor and philan.
thropist, was born at Delta, La
She died in 1919.
December "a, 1881 - Rev. H. H
Garnett, who preached a sermon
before the US. House Of Repre-
sentatives, died.
December "a, 1885 - Bishop B
T. Tanner of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church was born
in Pittsburgh, Pa.
December "a, 1881 - Benjamin
Pap" Singleton led the great ex.
odus of 5000 Negroes from South
Carolina to Arkansas.
December 26, 1907 - Bandlead.
er Cab Galloway was born in New
York.
December 26, 1908 - Jack John
son, boxer, knocked out Tommy
Burns at Sydney, Australia, be-
fore police stopped the fight.
December 20, 1905 - Alpha Phi
Alpha, the first Negro Greek-let-
ter social fraternity, was founded
at Cornell university, ithaca, NY.
December 27, 1852 - The first
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church was established at New