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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

Eight candidates were nominated for
four council seats at public meeting Fri
day evening at the Prince Edward Court
House. Only one candidate was nominated
for the position of mayor of Farmville, that
being the incumbent mayor. William F.
Watkins, Jr. Watkins has served one four
year term as mayor.
Only six Of the eight nominated have
indicated that they will enter the race for
the four council positions that are subject
to the election to be held June II. T. w.
Brooks, Jr., incumbent councilman, was
nominated for reelection. but he advised
this morning that he would not seek re-
election. He cited business reasons for his
decision.
Another nominee. DR.. Roy B. Har-
grove, Jr., Farmville surgeon said he
would not seek the office although he ap-
preciated the honor of having his name
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Civic Clubs Wanted
Civic Clubs Wanted
Counties Unite On Auto
Seat Safety Belt Project

Representatives of civic clubs
throughout Prince Edward and
Cumberland counties are being
invited to a Farm Bureau-spon
sored meeting on auto seat
safety belts in the Prince Ed
ward county Circuit Court Room
Thursday night.
James C. Rae and R. B. Will
son, presidents of the Cumber-
land and Prince Edward Farm
Bureaus respectively, have call
ed the 7::3O pm, meeting.
Cullen johnson, director of
safety for the Virginia Farm
Bureau Federation, will be pres
ent to demonstrate the use of
auto safety belts and to lead
the discussion on their uses and
merits.
Winning pu b lc acceptance
and use of seat safety belts is
the major project of the Vir-
ginia Farm Bureau Federation
this year. Local county Farm
Bureaus have cept G d the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
DiIIwyn School
DiIIwyn School
Annual Farmville
District P-TA
Meeting Friday

An address on "P-TA'S New
Action Program" by Mrs. Har-
old T. Gerry, president of the
Virginia Congress of Parents
and Teachers, will highlight the
afternoon session of the annual
meeting of the Farmville Dis
trict P-TA Friday at Dillwyn
Elementary School,
Featuring the evening session,
following a delegates dinner in
the school cafeteria. will be a
panel discussion on the subject.
Families and Communities
Mold Responsible Citizens
The panelists will be the Rev.
Ross Becton, of Powhatan, E.
H. Vassar, principal of Cumber-
land High School. the Rev. P.
Cary Adams, of Cumberland
county, and DR.. w. A. Penning-
ton, Buckingham physician and
member of the House of Dele
gates.
4 pm. Start .
p. T. Atkinson, Jr., super
intendent of Amelia county
schools, will serve as moder-
ator for the panelists, who will
probe the roles Of family life,
education. attitudes toward civic
responsibilities and wholesome
environments in molding re-
sponsible citizens.
The annual meeting will open
at 4 pm, with the afternoon
session scheduled until the 6
pm. dinner. The pre-dinner
agenda includes the election of
officers. committee reports and
tWo-nlinute reports of local
P-TA presidents.
Also scheduled for the after
noon is a talk on Services of
the State Congress to Local
P-TA's" by Mrs. F. w. Smith,
executive secretary of the Vir-
GINA Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Evening Program
The after-dinner session will
begin with the panel discussion
following a brief concert by the
Buckingham CentraT High
School Band.
The installation Of new off
GERS will be the concluding
event at $50 pm. with Mrs. T.
C. Diehl. Southside regional vice
president of the Virginia Con-
gress, presiding
Afternoon committee reports
will be offered by three chair
men. E Armstrong Smith. legis-
lative; Robert Arlington, nomi-
mating. and Mrs. John Booker,
il. budget,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Buckingham Retains $2.lOLevy;
Will Construct Two New Schools

Monday of each month in the
1928 fiscal year as the time
when they will receive appropri-
alton requests from department
heads for 30-day appropriations.
The s2.10 levy will be made
against 500 assessed valuation
Of real estate and personal
property. The levy on mer-
chants capital was set at 81 per
500 valuations.
The county's tentative fiscal
outline for loG2-63 is approx
mately $44 900 higher than that
for the current year However.
its higher funding will require
only $44 900 more in local tax
funds.
The county's school costs in
the tentative fiscal outline are
$693. 096, in both state and local
funds. A S45, 900 increase for
schools will provide new and
higher salary scale, $500 to
$4.650. Most of the increase in
school costs will be in state
funds.
BUCKINGHAM. April q
Irving S. scoll, Bucking-
| Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Volunteer Recruitment On
Recruim
RAD Committee Selects Study Areas

holding back the maximum eco
nomic and social advancement
of their community Or CouEty.
Initiated by the Y. S Depart
ment Of Agriculture. the RAD
program makes existing govern
mrnt agencies in each county
working partners with local citi
zens in attacking the problems.
These resource people do not
have RAD committee member
ship, however, the program
leaving that service entirely in
the hands of local citizens.
The RAD Committee here is
composed Of two persons from
each Of Prince Edwards six
magisterial districts, and two
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Road Surfacing Due
Buckingham And
Amelia Counties

Amelia and Buckingham coun-
ty Secondary roads are due for
bituminous surfacing under con-
tracts to be let by the State
Highway Department on May o.
In Amelia county bids have
been called for surfacing 81
miles of Route 6l7 at Deatonville
to Route GIG. This is the route
that leads off of Route 46O to-
ward Sayler's Creek Battlefield
Park.
In Buckingham county, the
project calls for surfacing BIT
miles of Route COS from north
OF Eldridge Corner to Route
6O6.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

from the Town of FarmVille,
Mayor W. +, Watkins and c. J..
Cox. businessman ard member
Of the town council.
Under the RAD organlzatlonal
procedure, the central commit
tee now will recruit three sub
committees Of VOLUNTEER citizens
who will make study OF the
three development areas select
ed and make recommendations.
The central committee mem
bers are now recruiting five
volunteers in each district to be
named to one Of the three study
and programnung committees.
Announcement Of the SubConl.
mittee makeup will be an
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Tennis Next?
Tennis Next!
RecreationGroup
Outlines Summer
ActivityProgram.

The Farmville Memorial Re-
creation Association outlined
their summer program and
adopted a budget in excess of
$1,000 at their spring meeting
Wednesday evening at the court
house.
I'VE hope to add one import
art feature, Tennis, to our sum-
mer program this year." W. C.
"Chuck" Stanley. recreation
president said. The tennis courts
are a project Of the Farnville
Rotary Club, and Stanley said he
hoped two Of the courts would
be finished this summer. There
is room for six courts in the rec
reation area.
Other activities, under the di-
rectcn Of the Recreation AS
soclation, will include all base
ball leagues, swimming, and
Grove Street Park. Each of
these activities is handled by
spclal committee that supervises
their field of activity. In the case
Of baseball, the central baseball
committee operates through
Little Boys Baseball officials,
Youth League officials, and
girls softball commissioner.
The swimming program also has
two functions; the operation Of
the pool and the supervision Of
swimming instruction.
Considerable time at the
meeting was devoted to discus
sion of full time director for
the recreation program. This
need has been apparent for some
time, as the program has, so
many facets that it is impossible
for one man to keep up with all
the details.
Stanley appointed two mem
bers to study the bylaws Of the
association and bring them up
to date. His committee is com
posted of the immediate past
president, j. H. Wamsley and
board member, A. M. AIRING
ton.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

The Prince Edward county
Rural Areas Development Com
nlittee Wednesday Sc lccte d
three fields for its initial study
and action programming: re
sponsible citizenship for youth
and adults; experimenting rural
family income. and health and
nutrition for all the family.
These fields were selected
from a dozen areas Of potential
development discussed by the
RAD Central Committee at a
session here Wednesday night.
The nationwide Rural Areas
Development program seeks to
set local citizens to work on
Iool conditions or problems
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

no,lnccd later by the central
committee.
During Wednesday mig h is
session, RAD officers were cho
sen for Prince Edward. These
we're: John Steck, chairman.
Mayor Watkins. vice chairman.
and Mrs. June Ellington, score
tary.
Other Central RAD Commit
tee members are: Lockett Dis
trict, Calvin Cook and Fielder
Hubbard: Prospe w. w.
Vaughan and A. w. Lewis;
Leigh. C. B. Beck and j. M.
and w. l.. Dickinson; Hamp-
den, A. D. Hobgood. -Jr.. and
j. A. Hines.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Buckingham Bank Will Merge
With Bank In Charlottesville

giving of stock in the Peoples
Bank to the stockholders of the
Buckingham Bank in exchange
for their present holdings. The
office of the Buckingham Coun-
ty Bank in Dillwyn will become
a branch office of the Peoples
Bank to be known as the Buck
ingham Office of The Peoples
National Bank.
All present officers and en-
ployees Of the Buckingham
Bank will be retained. Spessard
will become vice president and
chief executive officer of the
Continued on page Z,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

DILLWYN. April . Merger
of The Peoples National Bank
of Charlottesville and the Buck
ingham County Bank of DillWyn
was announced this week end
subject to the approval of the
stockholders Of both institutions
and the Comptroller of the Cur
rency in Washington.
The decision to merge was
announced in a joint statement
by j. H. Spessard, president of
the Buckingham County Bank,
and w. Wright Harrison, presi-
dent of the Peoples Bank. The
plan of merger calls for the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

tinue its present procedure of
making month-to-month appro-
prlauons to support all county
departments, schools. welfare,
public health and general coum-
ty government.
The supervisors adopted a
resolution designating the first
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

buckingham supervisors April
2 set d 500 tax levy. unchang-
ed from the current year, to
support a .539 proposed esti-
mate of revenues and eXpendi-
lures for the II months com
mencing July |.
The board also voted to con
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Auxiliary To Sell
Dogwood Buttons

Members of the Ladies Aui-
liary Of the Farmville Fire De
partmcnt will have a doorto-
door sale OF Dogwood Button
Wednesday evening, April IL.
The week of April 3-l4 has been
designated DogWood We C k
throughout Virginia. Citizens are
given an opportunity to support
the Firemen Relief Fund
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10

project as a major goal in, local
programs, as well.
The two county bureau presi-
dents have announced their in
vitation to officers or represen-
tatives Of Cumberland and
Prince Edward civic clubs and
groups to be present Thursday
night. Their invitation is going
out this week by letter or tele-
phone.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
BY
n. v. LANCASTER. JR.
SKINDIVERS RELEASED
INVADERS SENTENCED
GUATEMALA REVOLT

UOA EMALA RLSOAA
SEVEN SKINDIVERS have
been released in Havana, Cuba,
according to the Swiss embassy
ard were expected to return to
the U. S. Monday or Tuesday.
They were en- route from Miami
to Jamaica in search of sunken
treasure when they were ship
wrecked and picked up Thurs
day by Cuban authorities. The
men have repeatedly received
the ''red carpet" treatment.
Earlier there had been some
worries about how they might
fare at the hands of the fire.
quently unfriendly Castro re-
gine.
CUBA has sentenced the more
than 900 persons who were cap
tured in the unsuccessful inva-
sion last year No death sentenc-
es were handed down but fines
or indemnities ranging from
Sc. 900 to $500. 600 were imposed.
Some of the men may be subject
ed to up to 80 years of hard la
Dor to pay off these fines.
GUATEMALA has put down a
pro-CaStro uprising in the in
terror of the country. The re-
volt followed Guatemala s break
in diplomatic relations with
Cuba last week.
NEW BERLIN TALKS and ex-
pected to begin in Washington
this week between Secretary of
State Rusk and the new Soviet
ambassador Rusk conferred ov-
err the week end with U. S. Am
baSSador Llewellyn Thompson
who will return shortly to his
post in Moscow. There have been
reports that Thompson, who has
wanted to retire for some time
will soon be replaced by jacob
Beam.
A SHORTCUT which might
send an American to the moon
and bring him back two years
earlier than the most optimistic
predictions now being made was
proposed Saturday by NASA
scientist. Dr.. John C. Houbolt
suggested that by 1865 it might
be possible to send an astronaut
to the moon using a tWo-in-one
Spaceship. The vehicle would be
fired into an orbit around the
moon. The smaller spacecraft
would detatch itself and take the
aStrOnaut down TO the moon :
surface. After looking around
the aStronaut could return to
the larger craft in the smaller
one, change ships, and fly back
to earth in the larger craft leav-
ing the smaller one still DRIFTING
the moon.
THE STOCK MARKET gave
signs last week that it may be or
shaky grounds. The mood OF
some investors is reported tC
be changing from caution t6
guarded pessinlism, but volume
continues normal and there ap
pears to be no panic selling. The
AP 60-stock average dropped
$3.50 during the week to close a.
$255.70.
A YUGOSLAV WRITER, {
former vice president and frien6
of President Tito, was arrested
again Saturday according to the
Ministry of Information in Bel
grade. Milovan Djilas was frs
arrested in 1857 for writing The
book The New Class" which
was snmggled out of the countr,
in which he criticized Commu
niSm for substituting one groul
of exploiters for another. HI
served four years in prison bu
refused to recant. His latest ar
rest may be in connection will
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
Carter Gets Post

w. K. Carter, of Farmville.
has been elected vice chairman
of the Virginia Unit of Florists
Telegraph Delivery Association.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-10
New State Jaycee Vice President

congratulations the newly elect
president Of Region Of the Virginia Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Offering congratulations South
unsuccessful candidate for the office Allen heads the
office Longwood College, The election the
hggh meeting held in Farvlle Saturday. The
held at the WeyanOke
followed the Farmve ArmOry Jaycee chap
include AppOmattOx Farmvie Blackstone
City, GAINESVILLE and GOOchand
public speak
the meeting were state and
gona Congressman Watkins NJ Abb Of Appomat
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Commerce Lane
Property Sold
At County Seat

Leet.Melbrook, Inc, a com.
mercial Photographic firm of
Silver Spring has recently pur.
chased the old Safeway location
on Commerce la, in midtown
Rockville.
A purchase price in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 was involved.
Robert W. Bridges, Inc, a firm
of realtors in Rockville, handled
the transaction. The property
was purchased from the estate
of the late Mrs. Emily Bland
ford, widow of a former mayor
at the county seat.
The property fronts on Com
merce Ia, extends through to
Middle Ia, and includes some
10000 square feet. The building
occupied by Safeway until its
removal to Hungerford Dr., will
be used partially by Leet-Mel-
brook from an entrance off mid
die Ia, and from two to 1000
square feet of the section front.
ing on Commerce la, will be
rented and remodeled for an
other tenant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Murphy Co.
Appoints New


Ronald N. Kent, an assistant
manager of G. c. Murphy's mid
town Rockville store from 1913
until 1852, has returned to the
county seat to become store
manager.
= Kent, prior to his July 5 pro-
motion to the Rockville store,
was first assistant manager of
Murphy's in Hyattsville. Since
leaving Rockville 10 years ago,
he has had assistant manager
assignments in Alexandria, Va,
the Wisconsin ave-, and the
Seventh St, Murphy stores in
the District.
He succeeds w. w. (Walt)
Warwick, jr., who recently was
appointed manager of Murphy's
in Twinbrook Shopping Center.
Warwick was sent to Twinbrook
to replace Mort Hayes, on leave
of absence for reasons of health.
During the earlier period
when Kent served as assistant
manager in Rockville, he and
Mrs. Kent lived on Grandin ave.
They expect to move back to
the county seat with their two
children shortly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Southern States
Annual Meeting
Set for July IL

Election of Advisory Board
and Farm Home Advisory Com
mittee members for the Silver
Spring area of Southern States
Cooperative will be held at the
Cooperative's annual member
ship meeting, July II at the
Sandy Spring fire hall.
The meeting has been called
for 8 pm. Clifton Link of Silver
Spring will serve as chairman;
James Valiant of Olney will
give the invocation and group
singing will be led by Mrs.
Mary Ellen Hines of Silver
Spring.
William J. Hines, jr., man.
ager of William J. Hines and
Son Cooperative Service Agen-
cy, will present a report on
local operations and services.
A number of color slides will be
shown of operations on patron
farms.
An overall report on South
ern States operations for the
fiscal year which ended June 80
will be made by w. J. Corbett
of Baltimore, a member of the
Cooperative's regional staff.
Nominees for the Silver
Spring area Advisory Board in
clude Paul Thompson, Highland,
Md; William B. Owens, Editor;
and Crispin w. Ricketts, of
Silver Spring.
Farm Home Advisory Com
mittee nominees are Mrs.
Harold L. Lethbridge of Sandy
Spring, Mrs. Kenneth Poole Of
Burtonsville, and Mrs. Douglas
OKeefe of Silver Spring.
The following committee
chairmen are assisting with the
meeting: Mrs. Elmer Wheeler,
Brookeville; Douglas O'Keefe,
Silver Srrinq. and Don Martin
of Spencerville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Home Builders
Name Technical
Aide In County

A retired Army major has
been appointed by the Home
Builders Association of Metro
politan Washington and its af-
filiated associations to provide
technical and field services to
builder groups in Montgomery
County.
He is Major Mervin P. Hocke,
AUS, Ret, who was recently re-
tired from the service after 20
years of duty. His most recent
assignment was as army advisor
to the New Jersey National
Guard, where he was liasion Of
ficer with civil defense authori-
ties and gained community and
public relations experience.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
RID Firm
Moves to
KensingtOn

Electronics for Education,
Inc, research and development
firm formerly located in Beth
esda, recently moved to larger
quarters in Kensington.
The move allows consolida-
ton of executive offices, form.
erly in Auburn, Ala, and manu-
featuring facilities, which were
at 1910 ST. Elmo av., Bethesda.
The new location is at 1882
metropolitan av.
The company is engaged in
the development of specialized
products for the educational
field. The Washington area was
selected as the company's head.
quarters due to the high con.
centration of educational asso.
Citations and authorities here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Weinschel Firm
Is HOnOred

Weinschel Engineering, 10503
Metropolitan ave., Kensington,
leading developer and pro-
Queer of precision instruments
and components, has just been
named an Associate of the Cen
ter for Measurement Science of
the George Washington Uni.
versity. There are nine scientif.
ic firms now serving as associ-
ates. Bruno o. Weinschel, pres
ident of the firm, has been ap.
pointed the Centers Advisory
Council.
The Center is dedicated to the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Bethesda Man
Elected to
Job Board

DR.. S. Norman Feingold of
Bethesda, national director of
the B'nai Birth Vocational Serv-
ice, has been elected to the
American Board on Counselling
Services, Inc.
Created by the American Per
sonnet and Guidance Associa-
ton, the boards mission is to
establish criteria for evaluation,
and to evaluate counceling serv-
ices of public and private per-
sonnet agencies. DR.. Feingold
will serve for a term of three
years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Local Firm
Gets Contract
From NASA

Operations Research Inc.
(ORD, Silver Spring research
firm, has been awarded $751;
100 contract from the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration's (NASA) Goddard
Space Flight Center.
The contract calls for ORR to
assess the reliability of the
Nimbus meteorological satel-
lites, which will provide tele.
vision coverage of the daytime
cloud cover and infrared radia-
ton data of cloud cover at
night.
Global meteorological informa-
ton collected by the satellites
will allow for more reliable and
accurate weather forecasting
which may save the nation sew
eral billion dollars every year.
The firm is located at 1905
Cameron st.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Kemp Mill Area
Gets New Pool

An Olympic-size L-shaped pool
is scheduled for mid-July in the
Kemp Mill Estates development.
Designed to accommodate 500
families, the pool will feature a
diving area as well as a separate
kiddie pool, and will have a mod
ern bath house adjoining.
Ref Russell is president of
the non-profit Kemp Mill Swim
ming Club, Inc, which is organ
izing pool membership. Archi-
tect is 1. Jack Gural, and gener-
al contractor is Arthur G. Stris-
sci.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-12
Mel's Market
Closes Down
In Rockville

Two longtime business houses
in Rockville's old business dis
trict will close their doors by
August 1; another closed Satur-
day and a fourth expects to
move to a nearby shopping GEN.
ter as soon as lease can be me-
gotiated.
Mels Market at ZIG Montgom-
cry, operated by Charles Valid
stein and his son, Melvin, closed
Saturday after being in business
at the county seat for Is years.
Acme Market on Commerce
la. has a tentative closing date
of Saturday, July ID.
Rockville Paint and Hard.
ware, in business for 40 years
at 327 E. Montgomery is closing
out its stock with August l as
the deadline for closing.
Rockville Supply, a hardware
and feed store on Commerce la.
across from Acme store, is con-
templating a move to the Hun
gerfOrd.. dr., Shopping. Center
near Safeway.
Within the past two weeks, a
secondhand store on Commerce
la. next to Rockville Supply
gathered up its stock and moved
to the 300 block of the same st.
With the closing of Meps
Market, the north side of E.
Montgomery ave-, from the To-
cation of Rockville Drugs to the
corner of Fayette has total of
six vacant stores, or half the
number located there.
Three of the vacant buildings
are owned by Mrs. Gilbert Hart
ley and the heirs of the late
Theodore Ricketts,. The same
family also owns the soon-to-be-
vacated Acme Market; Rockville
Supply and the now vacant Sec
ond hand shop.
Reasons for the clOsings are
the same-declining business in
the older section and uncertain
ties concerning ROckville's ur-
ban renewal program.
There is a possibility that
Mers Market location will be
taken over and operated as a
delicatessen and small grocery.
The question to be answered for
the potential proprietor, how
ever, is how soon urban renewal
will take over.