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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17
Advertising helped it happen

By stimulating mass demand advertising helped create
mass market for the refrigerator As demand grew, more
and more companies got into the act Results new and bet
Ger regeraOrS were mass produced for more people by
Americas remarkable and competitive economic system
Is this wOrhwhe' Then, so is advertising worthwhile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17
Sorority A|umnae to Honor
Mrs. Leroy Collins at Tea

Mrs. Leroy Collins, wife of
the former Governor of Florida,
will be honored by metropolitan
area Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
alumnae at a tea on Sunday,
February IS, from 3 to 5 pm,
at the home of Mrs. James D.
Murch, All Trent ct, Chevy
Chase. Mrs. Collins is living in
Washington, D. c., while her
husband serves as president of
the National Association of
BroadcaSterS.
The hostess has served the
sorority as province president
and national first vice-president.
She is a former delegate to
d. c. Panhellenic and is now
working as an advisor to the
active chapter at the University
of Maryland.
Also in the receiving line will
be Mrs. Rex E. Van Akin, We'll
lesley, Mass, national first vice.
president, and Mrs. H. G.
Schmickley, Gainesville, Md,
Epsilon Province President.
Local residents doing the hon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17

ors at the tea table will be Mrs.
Richard Hewlett of Bethesda,
past province president Mrs.
Graeme c. Bannerman of Silver
Spring, whose husband is a Dep
uty Assistant Secretary of De-
tense.
County women serving on the
tea committee are Mrs. j. Noble
Boaz of Bethesda, president of
the Washington Alumnae; Mrs.
Allen Scott and Mrs. John Theo-
field, co-chairmen of the Alum
nae Council and Mrs. Vernon
DeVinney, all of Silver Spring;
Mrs. Alfred G. White and Mrs.
Willard Larosa of Chevy Chase;
and Mrs. Chester Finch and
Mrs. M. Waters Chiswell of
Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17
Subcommittee
Names Beall

Maryland Sen. ]. Glenn Beall
has been appointed to a U. S.
Senate subcommittee which
plans to hold hearings this year
on the nations stockpiles.
The group is a subcommittee
of the Senate Armed Services
Committee. Sen. Stuart Sym
ington of Missouri is chairman.
Beall accepted the appoint
ment with the comment that
various aspects of the nation
al stockpile affect every indi-
vidual in our country and con-
sequently the questions which
have been raised about its ac-
emulation and size should re-
ceive a thorough and impartial
airing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17
G. c. Murphy
Earnings Up

G. c. Murphy Company earn
ings for 1861 totalled $3.50 a
share, a 9.8 per cent increase
over the 1860 figure of S3.46,
according to j. S. Mack, presi-
dent and chairman of the board.
Net earnings were 1881 ,066
for 1861, compared with S7,344,-
OILS the previous year.
During the year new store
openings and acquisitions
brought the chains number of
stores to 480, up 43 from 1860.
Sales of 256,419,909 for 1861
set a new record-and the trend
continued into January of this
year with an 1876 per cent in
crease.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-17
Big Board Members

NEW YORK CUPID = At last
count, the New York stock ex-
change had 3,166 member Off
ces located in To different
cities in the United States and
in % foreign countries.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Two Arrested.
Still Destroyed
In Buckingham

Two men were arrested and a
sun destroyed in buckingham
county rlludy aILeruOUn Iii lue
JdnleS hlver dlSLlICJ near Bent
CIeen. IN the ralulllg parry We're
onerlII herbert 8. ADAMS, deputy
w. W. onUuuy, anu ADJ agent
hayes.
Iney apprehended two men at
The SILL, Daley tIlCk) MCLOr-
mex, 80, ana koy MuSgrave
rntlpS, %, DUtn WnlUe, OF nrD.
~4ouo.Une.
Inc oIllcers destroyed the 40
gdIIul sun and d aIlId4I Quantity
Va JoULlts Wnloney. Inc sun was
Al Opci a.4Ull Winch the men We're
-.rHA .ucilueQ.
olic4Ill nualnS said, after in
SpeCtIIIS Tile stIIl, LllaL IL appears
" nave Dceu III operation Tor
aUuuL SIX weeks. "A nearing mas
oeen set tor July 70 anu the men
were charged with the manufac-
ture Of illegal whiskey.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Coal: s1.5oo
Goal: S1.50O
Delayed Cancer Crusade
Scheduled July 8-l4

The annual Cancer Crusade will be conducted Famve
Prince Edward the week of July to H. with the opening
designated Sunday according
Crusade chairman
The appeal funds support education
ment facilities and research will have goal Of $500
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29

night.
among the winners was Iona
IsaDelle Gillian. daughter OF Mr..
ana mrs. James Aubrey Gillian,
Jr., OF Darlington helgnts, whose
project was FOODS and nutrition.
Inns coveted award is one OF
the mgnes TO Strlve tor LII All
CLUB work.
Iona, a Prince Edward Acade-
my June gIauuate, mas Dceu a
lnemUer OF Inc WOTSnaln-Oar-
lug .ou heights Al cIuO Ior
seven yea aid Was STATE VIII
nrI III ner CHOSEN PROJECT.
she was Leikcn liILO lie All Star
Gluup d. last ytdI . II y |
Avuioe, ana has Ilelu Offices and
ueeii all aCLive nlemDer IN her
cIuD as Wen as the 4-h county
.uulIu.
sic VIII enter VPI in the fall,
MIA orAe III nome economies.
al Lile carry ycdIS "a Htf All
membership, Sne look as one o.
her process a ualy Call OUT
gave LluS up after TOUR years.
Utner projects IN when she has
taken an interest ana worked on
are auto1nouve care and safety,
aun dry, room Improvement,
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
By J. B. WALL

Back in 1914, Farmville post
office was located at l09 N. Main
street, the site now occupied by
Sears, Roebuck, formerly the Of
flee of Garland g. Martin Insur-
ance Agency. The accompanying
picture, lent us by Mrs. S. Clyde
Bliss, tells story OF progress in
comparison to the office to be
dedlcated on Saturday afternoon
at ) pm.
In those days, R. w. Garnett
was postmaster, S. Clyde Bliss,
assistant postmaster, Claude har-
rls, window CLERK and Brooks
Bliss and Arthur Jones, dispatch
erS. They kept long hours from
early morning until late at night.
Brooks Bliss and Arthur Jones
pracucally made their homes in
the post office, fitted out with
beds, kltchenette and other con-
venlences.
The mails were brought by
trains, arriving throughout the
day and night. In fact, the life
OF the town was conferred around
the frequent arrival OF trains. All
travel and much of the contact
wiCn the outside world were made
by trains. Every afternoon, the
station was filled with people,
either meeung VISITORS, or saying
goodbye or just curious about
VINO was visiting or going away.
And the curious md not hesitate
to ask, Where are you golng?"
An answer had to be fortncom-
ing, or a good story would be
surmiSed, true or not.
A good newspaper reporter
would meet all OF the trains and
keep abreast with the comlngS
and golngs, the why's and where
fOreS. Eu1IOr l.. c. Martin, of
the F'armvlIle Leader whose Of
ice was at the corner OF Ran
dOlph and Third Streets, would
Stand out front at Tram tunes 10
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Trains Were Important
Trains Were Important
Dedication Of Post office Brings
"Reminiscences Of Past Half Century

observe those going away, or
coming back, and the news was
out.
Taxi Service
Mine Host Charlie Chick met
every train night or day with his
horse-draWn carriage to transport
the guests from the train to the
Prince Edward Hotel.
Merchants began to stir early
in those days. All stores we're
opened at 7:30 am, closed after
500 pm, except on Saturday
nights, when the closing time was
1000 pm. Most stores kept open
until Chris" Reed had made his
rounds, shining shoes and dispens-
ing wit. Everybody dressed up
Sunday morning and went to
Church, and shoes has to be
Shined, incidently at 5 cents a
shine. Some would give Chris 10
cents for an extra good shine or
an extra good Witticism.
Stores would open at 7.3O m,
but the cleaning process had be-
gun at least by 900 am, when
the proprietors and certain clerks
took turns coming early" Stock
had to be busted down, show
cases shined. and covers taken
off of the ready-to-wear items,
sidewalks and streets swept.
Mails moved slowly. but eff
GENTLY in those days. The Balti-
more Sun arrived two days late,
and the Richmond papers took a
full day following publication.
Kids, interested in big league
baseball, could barely wait that
"a hours to see who won the ball
games, and whether his idol,
Hans Wagner had hit another
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Near Execution
Delay Granted

Federal Judge Oren R. Lewis
refusal to grant Clyde Ray
mOnd Near a habeas corpus pet
ltion Will be appealed to the
United States Fourth Circuit
Court OF appeals, according TO
not4ce flied with the Richmond
1eueraI district court Monday.
Near Was scheduled 10 be ele-
ctrocuJed t4luay at the state
pen4tentlary, but has won his
loLn Say, grained by Governor
harrison, penang the appeal. he
Was conVlc.eu Oh the Iatal pluuge-
onlng OF balry Steele Chapman,
d bcdumont otnoU4 cOuus,4uI III
1SOyelliUef, l3o6.
Inc Original conviction came
lii May, 1903, ny a TuWndtan
County LlItuIt Cuuft July. oInCe
t.It.4 d uUAtA oodyo u untCu..uu
L
edi UdltIt " dvU4u tie tIeCLl4c
oIldlr.
I,,ar has Contended he Vas
Denied CONSTITUTIONAL flgntS be
tuuoC ne Was mot plcstnt at all
plaoto Vi the / Wv Adtdn l,1al
uuuae AeW1o .uineu uuwn a p1ea
II O4I Ncdl > CUuuati " DING
the cU4..lcLcd uia4. Into lCac4al
COull W argue ms case.
Lalllei, tue v4i6A44d Supreme
Court OF Appears reviewed lue
Case AID Iouiiu no cause 10 re-
verse the lower court. The s,,-
pleme Court mas also refused IN
grant Near a writ of habeas
corpus.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Farmville Gets
$45,627 Sewage
Control Grant
300 Of Cost To
Build Two New
Sewage Lagoons

The State Water Control Board
tentatively approved a sewage
pollution control grant Of $45, 627.
to aid Farmville in the conStruc-
ton of two new sewage lagOons.
The grant represents 80 per cent
Of the estimated cost of the two
new lagoons.
T. w. Bloomfield, town mana
ger, said this morning all the
grants are subject to final action
by Congress on pending ap-
preparation bills. I'VE have to
have the contract for the work
signed by June 1868 in order to
receive the funds he added.
Detailed plans of lagoons will
have to be completed and APP
proved by the water control
board before the plans are put
out for bids. Bloomfield esti-
mates all this will take six to
eight months.
The town is under a directive
from the state board to stop pol
luton of the Appomattox River.
In order to comply with this or
der, the town is constructing
sewage lagoons to handle the
treatment of raw sewerage.
Two lagoons of seven and a
half acres each will be con-
structed as the first stage in the
new project. This will serve an
estimated 5000 eople. Farm
vile already has three small la
goons. which were installed on
an experimental basis, and have
received the approval of the con-
troll board.
The new lagoons are to be To-
Gated in Youngs' Flat, on the
northeastern edge of Farmville
near the Appomattox River. The
first stage will include the con-
struction of the lagoons, plus in
terceptor lines from the South
Street outfall to the lagoon site.
This work is estimated to cost
some $l52 900. The federal grant
will provide $45, 627, and the rest
will be paid by the town. Re
serve funds, plus anticipated in
come in the next two years will
allow this work to be done on a
pay-as-you-go basis.
The second stage of construc-
ton will cost about SIS, 900 and
will consist of interceptor lines
from the Appomattox street out
fall on the other side of Buffalo
Shook Company to the line at
the South street outfall.
The State Water Control Board
also approved a grant of SIG, 1857
for pollution control at Scots
vile, among other grant ap-
prevails totaling S1,852 1920 for 10
localities in Virginia, plus
1925, GOO in tentative funds.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Legion Officers
To BE Installed

Charles T. Moses, Jr., vice
commander of the fourth dis
trict. will install new officers of
the Jack Garland Post 80 of the
American Legion. on Monday,
July 2, at s pm, at the post
home.
Officers to be installed are
William j. Allen. commander;
Wallace Baldwin and John Bub.
vice commanders; Lewis Mea-
doWs adjutant; William G.
Haag, finance officer: R. B.
Crawford, service officer; Walter
H m I'll t. quartermaster. and
John Mitchell, sergeant at arms.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Mail Goes Through

home run, or Christy Matheson
had Shut EN- out.
Mail Goes Through
Slowly but efficiently the mails
did move. In those days the post
office department had a slogan,
The mails must 60 through and
through they went, regardless of
weather, proper addresses, or
poor backing" Clerks, then as
now, had to be hieroglyphic ex-
pertS, in many cases, and Solvers
OF puzzles in some cases. The fad
was to back a letter with a
drawing or other hleroglyphicS
and then dance with glee il the
postman had ingenuity enough to
make the delivery.
The postman knew a lot about
people in those days. He had time
TO read the penny postals, and
was interested enough to make
mental notes Of the blllet-doX for
the lads and lassies. They were
great days, If a BIT onerouS.
The post office, pictured here,
was not The first location we can
remember. Once the office was
located IN the 200 block OF Main
Street near the location of Bald
WINS; then to a small store, now
included in NeWberrys, a little
way from The corner OF Main and
Third, then to l09 N. Main street.
In 1916, the handsome new post
office replaced an Old brick and
frame building at the corner OF
High and Nam, built under the
wilson ADMINISTRATION, When his
son-ln-laW, William Gibbs McAdoo
was poSImaStergeneral. This Of
flee served well and conveniently
Continued on page 7,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
District Methodist
Youth Rally Sunday

Several hundred young people
VIII atte.d Tie annual iaAs OF
tie rarlnvllie Methodist Youth
Fellowship at Goodwin Lake sun
day Afternoon. July |.
Swimming lor tnose interested
WILL Degln a. 3 pm. A picnic
supper VIII be held al pm, 10
be followed by the eiecLlon and
installation OF district ofIlcers.
The announcement was made
today by Sammy Clay, OF Black
stone, Farmvllle District pub
lefty chairman.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29

Three divisional CO-cnalrfnen
have been selected for the
weeks Embarrassing effort. T. A.
Allen, of Farmville, will head up
the business and industrial ap-
peals division; P. T. Atkinson,
of Hampden Sydney. will lead
the clubs and organizations di-
vision, and Mrs. Houston E.
Hicks, Of Prospect. will direct
the colored division effort.
Residential Appeal
Maury Templeton, member
of the business staff at Long
wood College, will serve as Cru
SADIE treasurer. Chairman Al
len will direct the residential
solicitation.
Allen announced today that
the Farmville residential ap-
peal will be one-night "blitz
affair to be conducted on
Wednesday evening, July II.
Members of community Wom-
ems organizations VIII supply
volunteer workers as a civic
Improvement contribution.
The Crusade leader also an
nounced TO-DAY that a pre-cam-
palgn workers session will be
held at ! pm, on Tuesday,
July 3, in the Virginia Room at
LongWood College. The room is
located just oil the Rotunda in
the colleges main building.
Names OF additional key work
ers and area captains win be
announced then.
Death Toll
Prince Edward county had IS
QedLiIS III 1861 resulting from
cancer. Of these seven were
Wnlte ana IL nonWnlte. In Vlr-
gln4a last yeal, there were A.
80 cancer ueatns, 1913 WINES
ana 1870 nO.lWnlteS.
Chairman Alien cited these
llgures IN Gaining attention to
Inc neeu u con.lnulug euuca-
tlon ana research support. Inc
1907 Virginia deaIn Total was
4,'oo acIuiung 10 RECORDS of the
Virginia headquarters.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Summer Classes For Negro
Students To Start Monday
Special Programs
Offered BY Two
Separate Groups

A formal teaching program by
the Virginia Teachers Associa-
ton and a summer educational
program by the Student Chris
tan Federation will start Mon
day for the colored children of
Prince Edward county.
The Rev. L. F. Griffin, presi-
dent of the Prince Edward Coun-
ty Christian Association, said this
morning that the programs will
be held in diff e rent places
throughout Prince Edward coun-
ty. The two programs are en-
tirely separate, but will have
similar aims.
The student group will operate
at three locations: II St. James
AME Church at Prospect, .
High Rock Baptist Church at
Rice, and 81 the old Triumph
Baptist Church building at Oar
lington Heights. Led by the Rev.
Frederic Buss, a recent graduate
of Yale Divinity School, there
are IL participants in this group
of white students and recent col
lege graduates. Three of the
women are certified teachers.
The Summer College Educa-
tional Project will be held for
seven weeks. going through Au-
gust Is. and the VITA program
will be for the month of July
only. Glasses in both groups will
start Monday, July 2, and will
be conducted from 8 am. to l:3O
pm, Monday through Friday.
VITA Program
The VITA teaching program
will bring Is teachers from out
side the county plus four who re-
side in the county, Mr.. Griffin
explained. The VITA program
will be spread throughout the
county, with the classes starting
at 8 am. Monday morning.
The VITA classes will be con-
Quoted at the following locations.
II Farmville, at the Beulah
AME Church, Recreation Center,
and if necessary at the Masonic
Hall; q HampdenSydney, at the
Loving Sisters of Charity Hall
(Which is across from the Mercy
Seat Baptist Church.; - Five
Forks area, at the home of Mrs.
Flossie White and at Hilltop; a.
Rice, at High Bridge Baptist
Church; 81 Virso, at the Com
munity Center: g., Abilene, at
New Hope Baptist Church: and
possibly at Meherrin at the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, if there is
sufficient demand.
The VIA teachers will have an
orientation meeting Sunday aft
ernoon at the First Baptis t.
Church, Farmville, at 5 pm. The
visiting teachers will meet their
host families at that time.
DR.. J. Rupert Picott, executive
secretary of the VITA, said only
teachers currently employed In
Virginia public schools and hold
ing valid Virginia teaching GER
tlflcates would be used in the
morale raising" VITA project.
The teachers will contribute their
services for the month on a vol
untary basis and Will not be paid
tCOntlpued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
Action Delayed
On POWhatan
School Transfers

The "purported school trans
fer application in PoWhatan
county Wee not submitted to
the State PUPIL Placement board
Wednesday, so it was not pos
slble for the placement board to
act on these transfers.
A. B. Scott, counsel for the
placement board, said Pow
hatan officials were first re-
Quested June 20 to process and
submit the "purported applica-
tons on the boards prescribed
forms. The placement board
has written county officials ask
ing that they process and SUBJ
mt the forms without further
delay.
PoWhatan officials had not re-
ceIved the letter this morning
Thursday and had no COM
ment on the situation. Collins
Denny, Jr., attorney for the
PoWhatan school board, said on
ly that he would await the let
ter with interest when he
was informed by a reporter Of
the development.
/
PoWhatan supervisors will
meet Saturday, June 80, to con-
slider the budget for the COM
ing year and to set the tax levy
for the county Since 1859 the
board of supervisors has reject
ed the annual budget and made
all appropriations on month
IO-mOnth basis.
The PoWhatan supervisors, for
the past three years, have re-
CURED all agencies of the coun-
" to submit a request tor tnelr
needs eacn monIn, and they
nave maze appropriations from
the general 1unu 10 meet the
needs they deem necessary.
Inc SUPERVISORS INDICATED
earlier thai Lney would Consider
eliminating all funds tor public
euuCaL1On II Negro students were
assigned to the white SCHOOLS in
me county.
Due 70 Inc delay of the trans
Ter Applications, tne SUPERVISORS
StlIl Will not know the outcome
Of the transfer requests Dy the
tlme they meet Saturday. 1t is
anticipated That the Supervisors
Will REJECT the enLue budget as
liley nave In ne past lnree
years, ana continue TO make ap-
pIoplla.lunS on a nIO.ln-Lu-
NOUN uaSlS tor all agencies OF
lne county, mcluulng the public
schools.
Two Requests Withdrawn
According 70 avallaDYe lnIor-
NATION 81 Negro children re-
guessed transfers to tne White
SCHOOL. hoWtst. TWO OF t,lese
requests nave Ueen Withdrawn
me 80 remaining transfer re-
quests all i've nearer the colored
oeiiool tliou Llle Wiute SCnOul. IN
tae past lne Placement Duaru
has utneu TRANSFER Applications,
"hen the student hives nearer
Tie school ne mas been attend
Continued on page )
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29

home run, or Christy Matheson
had shut 'em out.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-29
State All Winner Will Go To
National Congress At Chicago

Several winners of trips to the
national All Club Congress in
Chicago the latter part OF No
vember, were named at the gen.
eral assembly of the state Short
Course at Blacksburg, Tuesday