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The Republican., 1962-08-09
MRS. (. 3. WILT

Mrs. Nora f Wilt. Piedmont, w.
va. died Sunday, August 5, at hcr
home following an illness of two
months.
Born at Red House sne was a
daughter of the late George H..
and Ellen Roof Gauer. She was 4
member of the Red House Luther
an church. Colenthe Temple 8,
Pythian Sisters, Piedmont, and the
Miriam Rebekah lodge of Wes:-
ernport.
She is survived by her husband.
II. b. tZeke) Wilt, and one brother,
Arnett Gauer, Terra Alta, w. Va.
The body was taken to the Fred
lock Funeral home in Piedmont.
mont.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock
from the funeral home with Rev.
Sumner Sawyers pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, Piedmont, Of
ficiating. Interment was in Terra
Alta cemetery.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
Fifteen New School
Buses To Be Used

Fifteen new school busses will be
put into service when school opens
in September. it was announced
by Robert Il. Martin. supervisor of
transportation These are all re-
placements, it was pointed out
Contractors purchasing new
busses include Dale Evans. Richard
Streets, Kyle Bennett. Emanuel
Bittingcr Harold Grove, Wilmer
Margroff Herbert Myers. Herbert
Ritchie, Clark Sharpless, Joshua
Turner, Richard Thomas, Harold
White, Harold Yutzy, Richard Kolb
and Lawrence Sines.
The buSses comply to the new
1862 school bus specifications is
sued by the Maryland State Board
of Education. The bus fleet in this
county was said to be in good
condition with 81 percent of all
busscs having had three years or
less Of operation.
Inspection Date Set
The first school bus inspection
for the school year will be held
Thursday and Friday August 16
and II. The schedule:
Thursday August 16, Friends
vile, 8 to 10; Accident, 1915 to
1l:3O; Grantsville. l to 2 p. m.
Friday. August II. Southern
High 8 to H. Rohrbaugh's, 1890
to 1; and Bloomington, 1:3O to 2.
School bus inspectors include Peter
Miller, shop foreman, Garrett
County Roads department garage:
Stanley Sharpless, shop foreman,
Maryland State Roads garage; Nor
ris Rannels, state supervisor of
School Bus transportation: Robert
Paugh, school bus inspector for
Maryland State Department of
Motor Vehicles and Mr Martin.
With the exception of one sub
urban type bus. all school busses
in this county are owned and oper-
ated by individual bus contractors.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
DIED
WILLIAM WALLACE BAILEY

WILLIAM WAELASG D0lLEI
William Wallace Bailey. aged 80,
of route 2, Deer Park. died Mon
day, July 30, at the Cuppett-Weeks
Nursing home in Oakland where he
had been a patient for six months.
Born in Dubois, Pa, June A, 1872,
he came to Deer Park on a wagon
train from Pennsylvania in 1893 to
start a lumber business with three
men He was a lumberman prior
to retiring.
Deceased was a son of the late
Samuel and Angeline Sprague
Bailey and a member of Sand Flat
Assembly of God church. His wife,
Cora Bailey. died in 1948
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Olive Hartman, route 2, Deer
Park: and Mrs. Irene Miller, star
route. Oakland: one brother, Harry
Bailey. of Reynoldsville. Pa; one
sister, Mrs. Effie Walker New
Kensington. Pa; five grandchil-
dren, four great grandchildren; and
a number of nieces and nepheWs.
The body was taken to the Min
mich Funeral home in Oakland.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Sand Flat Assembly Of
God church on Wednesday, August
l. with Rev. j. c. Skipper officiat-
ing. Interment was in the Bittinger
cemetery.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
State Parks Crowded

State parks and recreation areas
in the county reported higher at
tendance last weekend than for
the previous period, the Depart
ment of State Forests and Parks
announced
Swallow Falls had 4,220 visitors
compared with 1,765 the previous
week Harrington Manor, 1920, up
from 2,556; New Germany, 5,226
compared to 1878; Big Run, 2,711
compared to 2,117; Potomac State
Forest, 1872, up from lis: Deep
Creek Lake, 6.367 compared to g.
995.
Total attendance at parks in the
state was 11O165 up 1O,459 from
the previous weekend and up 20
490 from the corresponding week
end of 1861.
The Republican., 1962-08-09

garet Holmes, Fairchance, Pa: 38
grandchildren and 19 great grand
children.
The body was taken to the New
man Funeral home in Frendsville.
Funeral services we're conducted
Monday afternoon at ? o'clock
from the Christian church in
Friendsville with Rev II. b. Rit-
tenhouse, pastor. officiating. Inter
ment was in the Blooming Rose
cemetery.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
THE CASE OF
Mr.. and MRS. LAWRENCE FAITH

The newly organization czens FOR Garrett coun-
bring PueLc the ttas th
mfhe M oh School to teaching post the junior grades
k%e and the dsmss @ Of M5 se6o % Ap h
paent both of these actions were taken DURING the sehoo
of the minutes of the meeting when these % actions were
oFsn to My "eF hese aetons @fES we wes tsEen
Florence Fthnatye Of Garrett County; daHahsr Of
the Maga9 d.s two es an" h e 5oo ssd
from FtosbGr9 State eaGne @ O0eo % 1886 1861, and was trans
Sqsa
the Letter sd y o "fs s 5s @ at on
postage
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF GARRETT COUNTY
Willard |; Hawkins Superintendent
OAKLAND MARYLAND
June 1862
Mrs. Florence Faith
Dear Mrs. Faith:
the o tin 5 ss % 6t ost on
the county will be served not eapponed to teach
s y Rst your eschng Contract with the Garrett County Board
Education will be the school se2e3
%ifsrd TfTy ;"isFfin {. Hs~tio,
Superintendent of
recommendation upon the
termination of her position
& IL ss @ % t S;,sss Nj; T6' IS fair to
you questioned quality the admnistra
ton of Garrett County system?
Who truly responsible for this letter?
the children she taught, whether
she good teacher.
to the Board Of Education the public pay
your information list three School Board Men,
bers and their addresses:
Maurice Brookhart President, Oakland Maryland.
Mr. Edwards, Vice-President Cranvie Maryland
George Brady, Member KtzmiIIer Maryland
We give the information for the State Superintendent
Of Schools:
Dr. Thomas G. Puen Jr
State Superintendent of Schools
Preston
Baltimore l. Maryland
We the parents of the children she taught last school year.
take sharp with the Board when feels that the best
tees the schools of the County will be served Mrs Faith
NOT reapponted to teaching position the County
We earnestly reappoined
teacher of the
dent Elementary School, AS SHE REQUESTED for the
parents children
THE PUBLIC, to heIp
NOTE Mrs. Faith taught class of 26 children The
of 19 of these children this letter; the of
o children al
beyond immediate contact.
Mrs. Leo Coddneton Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
VanSckle
Mrs. Mildred Fazenbaker Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Campbell
Mrs. Bethel j.
and Mr. andM AIbertE hter
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
New Post Office
Dedication Set
Saturday, June 30

The dedication of the new
Falmvlile post office will take
place Saturday afternoon. June
30, D. w. Paulette, postmaster,
said this morning. Fergus Nc
Rae. regional postal director and
former Richmond postmaster,
will make the dedicatory adj
dress. Details of the program
will be announced later.
Plans and specifications have
been issude for the remodeling
of the former post office build
ing for use as office spaces by
the General Service Admins
tration. The contract will be let
about July l and work will start
soon afterwards.
Paulette said that one major
problem had developed at the
new post office. This is the in
accessibility of the inside mail
ing chutes after the service Win
dwos close. At the present time
this area is locked and anyone
with a large quantity of mail
has to use the outside box.
This is very unsatisfactory
and inconvenient,' Paulette
said. Il have written to get this
matter corrected. and 1 hope
it will be Strengthened out just
as soon as possible"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Chamber Elects
Simpson Leader

Paul M. Simpson. general
manager of Farmville Cremery
Inc, was elected president OF
the Farmville Chamber Of Com
merce Monday night.
Simpson, with other new Of
ficers and directors. will assume
leadership of the organization
of businessmen in August. He
will succeed James H. Mahan,
retiring president.
During their monthly dinner
session. Chamber members al
so unanimously adopted a mo-
ton that the groups Retail
Trade committee encourage
merchants to close on Wednes-
day afternoons. "
A discussion preceding the
vote indicated some concern that
a business community partly
closed and partly open Wednes-
day afternoons serves to confuse
the public. Members expressed
the hope that the traditional
summer closing program. long
supported and sponsored by the
Chamber. would be the method
adopted to end confusion.
Other officers elected with
Simpson We're: William F.. Wat
klns, Jr., vice president. and A.
N. Fore. w. Earl Willis, w. C.
Fitzpatrick and w. Lloyd
Vaughan, directors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15

transfers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson, presi-
dent of the Powhatan NAACP,
said the transfer applications
were individual actions on the
part of certain parents" and the
NAACP conmends these par
ents and will aid them. if re-
queSted. The statement by Mrs.
Hobson was released yesterday
by Lester Banks. executive sec
retary OF the Virginia NAACP.
Oppose Transfers
More than 200 Negroes have
signed letters trying to get
the transfer requests withdrawn.
Mrs. Rosa L. Martin, Negro ele-
mentary education supervisor
said. I'VE are not with the
NAACP in this. More than
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
School Chairman
Is Reelected

Dr.. w. Edward Smith was re-
elected chairman of the Prince
Edward School Board for the
coming year at their regular
meeting Monday night. George
Palmer will be vice-chairman
and Mrs. j. A. Harper, secre-
tary.
The school board voted to buy
new pickup truck to be used
by Dlshman. Two old trucks
will be traded in on the new
one.
The sale Of LIS so. #. Of
land at Mercy Seat was ap-
proved after some discussion.
The land will be sold to Will
liam FoWlkes to be used as an
entrance to garage he is
constructing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Open House At
Keysville Library

KEYSVILLE. June IA - The
keysville Branch Library. locat-
ed on the ground floor of the old
Harvey house on King Street, will
hold open house Sunday after
noon. June II, from "a pm.
The library will officially open
Monday. June ID. 1t plans to run
each Monday and Thursday aft
ernoOn between the hours of Is
pm, from now on.
The public is invited to attend
the open house, and to become
regular users of the Branch Lii
brary, which is affiliated with the
Charlotte County Library.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Powhatan Delays Setting Tax
Levy; Rejects County Budget

The Powhatan board of super
visors delayed setting the tax
levy for the coming fiscal year
and rejected budgets for the
operation of schools and other
county affairs. Their decisions
were reached following public
hearing on the budget Monday,
June II. at the courthouse. Only
10 people attended the public
meeting on the proposed budget.
with no questions asked.
The action of the board is ap-
parently due to the application
of approximately 80 Negro stu
dents for transfers to the white
schools in Powhatan. Samuel w.
Bonifant. man of the
board. indicated that the govern
ing body would strongly con-
slider cutting off funds for edu-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15

Amelia county's board of sup
ervisors increased the tax rate
on real estate and personal
property to So per 500 assessed
valuation. a 40 cent increase, at
the 1928 budget hearing on
Monday.
The merchant capital tax Of
40 cents per 500 remains the
same. Some $31 900 Of additional
returns will 60 into the treasury
from the new rate.
According to the budget state
ment, the 1925 costs for coun-
ty schools will be $500 400, an
increase Of s82,254. This includ-
es s7O,l54 in capital outlay. The
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15

who has challenged him before.
Both are merchants. The unof-
fl cal vote was So to SIS. 1t gave
Jones MS third full two-year
term.
Incumbents ). Leslie O'Bry-
ant. who is associated with a
Wood dealers firm, ard T. N.
Morgan, a merchant, led the
ticket for the siX-man council
with 90 votes each The three
other incumbents running scored
as follows in the unofficial re-
turns: Grover c.. Jones, black
smith. IS; Austin C. Goode,
manager of a wood products
firm, 80: and F.. H. Self, a lum-
her plant manager, SO. LeSueur,
an undertaken, polled 68 votes.
The losing council challengers
were H. L. ter, with SO
votes, and Paul D. Seay, with
81.
R. B. Ransom, SO, who has
served on council for so years,
did not offer for reelection.
PAMPLIN Mayor Richard
Williams won reelection and
four incumbents were among
the six town councilmen chosen
in Tuesdays election. Voting
was extremely light, with a to-
tai Of IS cast. Rain apparently
cut into the size of the vote.
Williams, a saWmill operator.
received 80 votes as against Is
cast for his opponent, j. Henry
Tolley, retired insurance sales
man.
Elected to Town Council were
William c. Dudley. incumbent,
with 50 votes; Roy Lucado, in
clmbent, and Earl Smith, new
candidate. with 46 votes each:
Joe Cobb, Sr., new candidate,
with Al: Wilson Fulcher, incum-
bent, with 40; and t. Moran,
incumbent, with 81.
Losing candidates, both new
corners. were Edward Harvey,
with 80 votes, and Jim Williams
with II.
Two members of the present
council, Harry St. John and Rus
sell Covington, did not seek re-
election.
Observation-Disclosures Carey,
81, a banker and town council
man, defeated Mayor L. S.
Hillsman by margin of three
votes in Tuesdays municipal
election. Carey received 81 votes
and Hillsman 88.
Hillsman was running for his
fifth two-year term as mayor.
Carey is a native of Burkeville
and has been a councilman for
10 years. He has also served as
Continued on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Public Hearing
On New Levies
Friday At 10

The public hearing on Prince
Edward county's proposed 1884,
839 statement of estimated reve-
nues and contemplated expendi-
lures for the II months begin
ming July l is scheduled today
Friday at 10 m. DTS. in the
Circuit Court Room.
Also due for public airing is
the proposed schedule of tax
levies: 81 on real estate. per-
sonal property and machinery
and tools and 60 cents on mer-
chants capital.
Levies for the year drawing
to a close this month were
$3.50 on real estate. personal
property and machinery and
tools and 60 cents on mer-
chants capital.
he SUPERVISORS are expected
to set levies following the pub
lie hearing Friday. Their fiscal
proposals were published in
complete outline form in The
Farmville Herald of May 25,
1862.
The tentative fiscal outline
earmarks S360.000 for educa-
tional purposes in support of
elementary and condar
schooling Of all children residing
in the county. This provides fl
nancing of tuition and transpor-
tation grants if the present
court Injunction is lifted.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15

cation, if Negro pupils are as
signed to the white schools.
The supervisors must set their
tax levy by June 80, but Boni-
FAINT said such action would "be
no indication that the board
would appropriate money for
school operations for the 1862
63 term. The board Will meet
June 80 to take whatever action
is necessary.
Meanwhile in the county. a
group of Negro leaders have
started a comterdrive trying to
stop the indignation movement.
Their efforts are meeting some
opposition as officials of the Ma
tional Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People
have offered to support the Ne
gro parents who are seeking the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Amelia County Board Increases
Tax Assessment By 40 Cents, To So

county's share Of the total for
schools will be approximately
$2l8,142. There are 2076 pupils
in the count between the ages
Of six and 20, according to school
board figures. The expected av-
erage cost per child to the
county exclusive of state and
federal funds) is $lO4.97.
A minimum Of 50, 300 and
maximum Of 81 $50 has been put
on the teachers salaries for the
new fiscal year. This conforms
to the state salary schedule.
The county will receive 1869,
549 from the state; $500 from
the federal government; 1920, 900
from local taxes, and S44, $50
from miscellaneous sources.
The budget was not approved
or ratified but was discussed in
the public hearing. Funds are
appropriated on a monthly basis.
Objection to limited access to
the Few location of route $50
came before the board again
when a delegation appeared ask
ing the board to request the
State Highway Department to
provide approaches to the pro-
rcsed bypass of Amelia.
Following a hearing last No
vember, the board protested in
resolution, the decision by the
department to limit access to
the route around Amelia. Last
month the board rescinded its
resolution.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Stockholders
Approve Bank
Merger Tuesday

D1LLWYN, June l4-At their
annual meeting Tuesday the
stockholders of the Buckingham
County Bank here voted their
approval Of the proposed mer-
ger with the Peoples National
Bank OF Charlottesville.
The merger was approved BY
the stockholders of the Peoples
Bank on June but is subject to
the approval of the Comptroller
OF Currency in Washington. With
that approval. the merger Will
become effective at the close of
business on June %.
simultaneously with the mer-
ger the name Of the Peoples
Bank will be changed to Peo-
pies National Bank of Central
Virginia and the Buckingham
County Bank will become an Of
ice OF the Peoples Bank under
this new name, Under the mer-
ger agreement. If approved
management and personnel of
the Buckingham County Bank
will remain the same.
The Buckingham merger was
blocked liz 1854 because the State
Corporation Commission ruled
that the two banks were not in
adjacent counties. It ruled that
the Peoples National Bank was
not in Albemarle County
which is adjacent to Bucking-
ham because it was in Char
lottesvllle. Charlottesville is
surrounded by Albemarle Conn
ty but is a separate locality.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
; Incumbents.
Newcomer Win
Farmville Seats

Farmville voters Tuesday
elected three incumbents and a
3S-year-old newcomer to the
town council from a candidate
field Of seven.
Elected to four-year terms.
which commence July /, we're
A. 0. Lafoon, Mrs. Grace Cor
don and T. W. Brooks. incum-
bent members, and William B.
Wall, the flrst-time candidate.
Wall, general manager of The
Farmvllle Herald, replaces c.
j. Cox, unsuccessful incumbent
candidate seeking a third four
year term.
Others unsuccessfullv seeking
bids for seats on Farmville's
seven member council we're
James M. Watson and Mrs. S.
w. Putney. Both had previously
offered for council service. but
did not gain seats.
Farmville voters also made Of
fetal the return of Mayor Will
liam F. Watkins. Jr.. for a sec
Ond fouryear term. Watkins So
year-old attorney, unopposed for
second term, received strong
endorsement vote of 72G from
total of 8l5.
Votes for Each
Councilman Lafoon. a building
contractor here, led in the bal
loting polling COZ Votes. Follow
ing him were Mrs. Grace c.
Gordon, only woman ever to
serve on The council here, 566,
Wall. $40, and Brooks 49l.
The votes for the unsuccessful
candidates were: Watson, 1876:
Cox, 1863, and Mrs. Putney. ia.
The total vote of SIS was con-
sldered good for an election day
which brough intermittent
showers and heavy overcast.
The record vote for munich
pal election at Farmville is OPS
established in 1858 at the MAYOR
and councilmanic contests fea-
turing the race for mayor be-
tween Watkins and E. Louis Dahl
Alternate Election
The vote represents turnout
OF about s. per cent of the eli
glble voters, estimated at ap-
proXlmately 1900. There were
49 absentee ballots cast, accord
ing to the electoral board count
Farmville's municipal election
machinery is geared to a sys-
tenn providing continuous expert
ence on the council. It provides
Tor tWo-year alternate elections
one covering the mayor and
tour council members and two
years following, the three re-
manning seats on the seven-mem-
Der council.
Lafoons new term will be his
thlrd on the council, Mrs. Cor.
don second full one. She was
currently filling an interim term
gained when she was appointed
10 I'LL out the term of T. W.
Bloomfield, when he moved
from the council TO- town mana
ger last year.
ooha returns for his second
term. J
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
BY JOHN STICK

It has been 50 years since
Peter Emmett Anderson, of Sac
ramento, Calf, last heard his
father express a never-to-b full
filled wish of re-visiting his Vir-
ginia origins. This week, the 78-
year-old son kept faith with the
father who was at Appomattox
with Genera, Lee.
Wednesday afternoon. TIL e
California visitor stood proudly
on the lawn looking over the
handsome vistaS at Piedmont,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15

In the council race. incum-
bents w. f. Daniel, a merchant,
Taylor Dunnavant, a bank Of
fetal, and j. E. Mills, an cleo
trical contractor, were reflect
ed. Mills received SO votes,
Daniel SIS and Dunnavant So.
R. B. Gaulding, an electrician
and former councilman, Miss
Mary E. Eggleston, a retired
school principal. and Mrs. Mar
garet H. Bradner, SCI ool
teacher, were also elected to the
sixman council. Mrs. Bradner
received n votes, Miss Eggles-
ton 62 and Gaulding, So.
Watkins. a former town coun-
Gilman, is a graduate of Georgia
Tech, a WV II veteran and
was one of the founders of Vir-
GINA Crafts, Inc, at Keysville
in 1915.
DILLWYN = All but one of
DillWyn's III eligible voters
cast ballots in a record turnout
Tuesday that gave another term
in office to all incumbents seek
ing it and put one new member,
Edward ]. Lesueur, on council.
Mayor R. J. Jones avon
close race over R. X. Ransom,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Perfect Records
At Lower School

Those receiving perfect atten-
dance awards at the lower
school of Prince Edward Acade-
my were as follows: grade 2,
Michael Dunevant; grade a..
Glenda Webb; grade 5, Nike
Green, Sam Coin, Melvin Hus-
key, Sara Fulcher and Martha
Morrissett; grade 6, c harlie
Blair, and grade Z. Stephen
Green. Perfect attendance rec
ignition were given by Miss
Lucy G. Adams, headnnistress.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-15
Munici pal Elections Fill
Offices In Five Area Towns
Charlotte C. H., Burkeville
Voting Brings New Mayors In

Election Charlotte H. and Burkevle,
DiWyn of all the eligible all
successful bid Of ncubents at Papn featured municipal ballot
ing in the Herald Tuesday.
No other communities counties involved
elections
CHARLOTTE g. H. - David c. Watkins As, vcepresdent Of
Virginia Crafts Inc the for threecanddae
contest over Leo Garrett and Harold Hardinge, III.
Watkins poled 81 Garrett q Hardmge The
succeeds Hobson Norve retiring after office
0 numerous terms