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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Fire Equipment lis Tops
New Truck Pumps l,400 Gallons
Per Minute In Passing Tests
BY BILL WALL

Fire protection for the town
of Farmville and also for the
county of Prince Edward, reach
ed a new high this week with
the successful testing Of IN e
new Farmville fire truck.
The new Farmville unit is an
operating twin Of the tWo-year-
old county fire truck. Being
brand new the Farmville truck
has a couple of improvements
including a larger storage tank,
higher pumping pressure, as
we'll as many technical I'M
prOvements.
Testing out the sparkling red
truck Monday was a pleasure for
the committee from the Volun-
teer Fire Department. working
with the gineer from
America LaFrance Company,
which manufactured the equip
ment and installed it on a 1868
chassis furnished by Newman
Chevrolet Sales Corp.
The pumping capacity of the
truck is rated at 1000 gallons
per minute. In the test Monday,
it pumped over 1.40O gallons per
minute, passing that test with
flying colors.
The truck was delivered about
80 days ahead of schedule, 50
it will not be completely ready
for use until the middle of next
week when the new hose ar
rlves. However, it can be pulled
into service at any time in an
emergency. by using hose from
the other trucks. The hose will
cost some 5000 and will in
clude 1900 feet of O. hose and
600 feet of 1" line. The hose,
also the best that money can
buy, is being purchased from
America LaFrance Company.
One feature of the hose that will
be welcomed by the volunteer
fire fighters is the fact that it
can be stored Immediately aft
er use, without having to be
hung up to dry, etc.
The fire truck. plus the hose,
represents a capital expenditure
Of about $4,000 by the taxpayers
Of Farmville. The money has
been set aside for this purchase
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30

The year t1940 General Doug
las Macarthur authorized Col.
Paulette's release as military
governor of Tokyo. Japan and
had him flown to the U. S., to
take up the work here, the gross
volume from the sale of stamps
and stamped paper was $50. 1888.
AS he leaves office, the volume
has more than doubled, being
$1l1,516 for 1861 and continuing
at an even greater pace this
year.
His period of office includes
significant postal service adj
vancenlentS, too. First, it has
brought in the Highway Postof-
flee, the train o-truck-to patron
service speed-up eliminating
lengthy mail layovers at major
distribution centers.
Sectional Center
Also as he leaves the position,
Col. Paulette is satisfied that the
Farmville post office has met
fully its obhgatioas and chal-
lenges as new Post Office De
partment Sectional Center" In
that service capacity, it receives
and processes mail to Is smaller
satellite offices in a multi -county
region here. Delivered in bulk
here. this mail is sorted and dis
trlbuted to the regional offices
under trucking contract. The
service has speeded up home
and office mail delivery a full
"a hours.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Dedication OF
Prospect Post
Office Saturday

PROSPECT. Nov. g - Joseph
P. Rockecharlie, postal service
officer of the Washington region,
will be dedication speaker at the
dedication ceremony for the new
Prospect post office. The event
will be held Saturday, Dec. 1.
at 3 pm, according to Post
master Frank Coleman.
MIR. Rockecharie. a native of
Virginia and a Navy veteran of
World War II, represents the
regional director in the II coun-
ties in the southeast portion of
Virginia. He began his postal
career in 1886 at Philadelphia.
Pa, and was promoted to dis
trict superintendent at Rich
mond in 1871. He became dis
trict transportation manager in
Richmond in 1855 and was APP
pointed to his present position
in April 1858.
Bernard Garrett, Of Prospect,
will be master Of ceremonies.
Watkins M. Abhitt. fourth dis
trict congressman, will present
the flag: and the keys to the
new facility will be presented TO
Postmaster Coleman by j. Nat
Wilkerson. owner. Among the
distinguished guests will be
Fergus McRee. retired regional
director.
The Apponaattox High School
band will provide the music, and
a color guard detachment from
the F'armville national guard
unit viii raise the flag over the
post office.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30

During the past 10 years. T.
c. ReamS. Jr., and his wife, the
former Ann Ford, have accom-
piShed more than most families
do in a lifetime. They. have two
children. Douglas, four years.
and Lisa Carole. one year: have
purchased two farms. consisting
of 1872 acres; cleared the land.
constructed buildings; and es-
tablished a profitable dairy farm
operation. The herd now con-
sists of "a milk cows as we'll as
81 heifers and calves-all Hol-
stems.
Builds Own House
IT. c." clears the land with
his own bulldozer. saws the lum-
Der with his own sawmill. and
has constructed his dwelling.
tenant house and farm buildings
himself. His only help has been
farm labor when it could be
spared from normal farm oper-
atoms.
All Of the grain. hay and 81
lage used on the farm is grown
there except a limited amount
OF high protein supplement. The
latest recommended experiment
station practices are followed
including strip cropping, con-
tours. fertilization. cultivation.
and varieties grown. The equip
nent is kept in operating con-
Gition by T. C. himself. He likes
to renovate used equipment and
make it operate properly.
Well Prepared
The Reams prepared them
selves for this farming business
while in high school. They knew
what they wanted to do and
studied for the job. T. C. took
four years of Vocational Agri-
culture. including farm shop in
struction. He made the FLA
State Farmer degree and later
American Farmer.
Since that time, he has been
enrolled in the Amelia Young
Farmer Association under the
instruction of U. X. Franken
and r. F. Lane. HIS has also
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
BY HELEN w. MASON

The local. state, and federal
governments combine in the
school lunch program operating
in the majority of Virginia s
schools. School lunches on an
organized basis. had their be-
ginnings in the thil'ties, accord
ing to a report of Secretary of
Agriculture Orville L. Freeman.
The program has been en-
cnuraged as national policy since
1916, and has become an I'M
portant part of the total educa-
ton process in the United States.
Freeman added.
At Buckingham Central High
School. over 500 meals are serv-
ed each school day. The cafe
terra there. under the manage
ment Of Mrs. Anne l.. Price. not
only prepares meals for tn
high school pupils but Sc II d S
meals over to the elementary
school.
Well ba ance meals are
planned by the cafeteria man.
ayers each day and the menu
posted in the principals offices.
These meals supply from one
third to one-half of the students
d ally nutritional needs, and
through these well planned
lunches the children learn what
they should eat for good health.
The health and physical edu-
cation teachers in the schools
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
New Weight,
Price Marks
Are Possible

The possibility that first week
auctions of dark tobacco at the
Farmville Market may closely
approach a million pounds and
a new high general average
doomed strongly Thursday.
The independent Planters
Warehouse and the Middle and
Old Warehouses. operated by
the Virginia Dark Fired Tobacco
Growers Marketing Association.
combined had daily offerings
running between $4,000 and
300, 900 each day of the fou-day
sales week ending Thursday.
Mondays opening day general
floor average exceeded SAL
slightly, ahead Of the opening
week record here Of $4O.93 es-
tablished in 1850. In the ensu-
ing three days this week, the
averages were down slightly, but
holding well in line with the
former record
All three warehouses reported
full daily sales with bidding &C
tive and prices satisfactory.
Improved Quality
seAuchons so far have been
characterized by improv we'd
quality over a year ago. Ac-
cording to the belt-wide sum-
mary of Tobacco Market
News" larger percentages Of
good to better qualities have
been offered with color improved
as more medium brown and
less dark and green leaf ap-
pears on warehouse floors.
Across the Lynchburg, Farm
vile, Blackstone belt, opening
day auctions totaled CAB, 784
pounds and averaged $40 20 per
hundred. Bulk Of the sales con-
sisted Of fair to fine heavy leaf
and low and fair grades of thin
leaf and Tugs.
Very little Of the leaf offered
at Farmville has failed to bring
bids from the buyers. The gov
eminent pool take has been
very light" according to ware
house reports. The belt report
indicates about a five per cent
pool take for the week.
A year ago when opening
week was limited to three days
after graders were given a day
for "a look at the CROP Farm
vile sales totalled 831 900 pounds
of dark-fired and sun-cured leaf,
one Of the heaviest first weeks
on record. The dark-fired aver
age was 5000.
Supports Up
The support rates on the 1862
crop of dark-fired tobacco aver
age 1920 per hundred, COM
pared to $50 for the 1861 crop.
The higher supports, falling
chiefly in the middle grades
which predominant in all but ex-
ceptional crops. have helped
prices. So has the improvement
in this crops quality over
year ago.
Some outstanding sales report
ed this week are:
Ed and Lacy Taylor, Madi-
sonville. 1906 pounds from SAB
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Iona Gillian Wins
Fourth U. S.
Ranking

CHICAGO. Nov. % - Iona
Gillian. of Prince Edward coun-
ty. Virginia winner in the 1862
4-H FoodS-Nutrition projec t.,
placed fourth in the national
competition. the National All
Congress headquarters announc-
ed today.
Marlene Renalds, of Shenan-
doah county, who boarded the
N&W train here with Iona last
Friday, was named the winner
Of a $500 college scholarship for
her dress revue competition.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
VOcalists, Band
To Perform At Hop

The VirginianS. a Richmond
vocal ensemble whose first re-
cording is skyrocketing national
~, and The Megatones.' Farm
Vile instrumental ensemble. Will
play for a dance Saturday nigh.
at the Farmville Memorial
Arnory.
The hop will be sponsored by
the Prince Edward Academy
cheerleaders. with dancing from
. pm. to midnight. A modest
admission charge viii be made.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Cub Scout Pack
To Meet Friday

Cub Scout Pack 52l Of Farm
vile will have its November
Pack meeting Friday, Nov. 30.
at 7:3O pm. at the Moose
Lodge.
Charles F.. Lane. CubnraSter
made the announcement.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Legion Posts
Meeting Monday

Jack Garland Post 81. Ameri-
can Legion. will meet Monday.
Dec. 3. at the Farmville post
home at 8 pm.
Commander william j. Allen
urges attendance for an I'M
portant meeting"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
CUBA TALKS SET
INDIA CEASE-FIRE
LOCKHEED STRIKE

PRESIDENT KENNEDY was
scheduled to meet Thursday aft
ernoon with Soviet First Deputy
Premier Anastas Mikoyan on the
Cuban situation. Mkoyan flew to
New York Monday from Havana
where he had spent three weeks
comforting with Cuban Premier
Castro. It was during this time
that Mikoyan brought Castro
more or less in line with the
Soviet plicy of backing down in
the face of U. S. pressure. In
formed sources at the UN where
negotiations are continuing say
Russia is ready to abandon Cas-
tro's earlier demands including
evacuation of the Guantanamo
Naval Base in favor of his latest
proposal. This calls for UN in
spection Of anti Cuban bases in
the q. S. in return for on-Site
inspections IN Cuba.
INDIA HAS ridiculed Red
China's cease-fire offer but did
not completely reject it. During
the lull in the fighting. India is
striving to rebuild its forces
which were almost completely
routed by Red advances just be-
fore the cease-fire went into ef-
feet. U. S. Air Force planes are
carrying men and supplies to-
ward the from. lines. Prime Min
lister Nehru has said the war
may last a generation but India
will never surrender. He has
dispatched diplomatic missions
70 explain midas stand to five
AfO-ASian nations.
LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT Cor
poration. key defense contrac-
tor in the aerospace industry,
was struck Wednesday by an
estimated 10000 employees from
Florida to Hawaii. The union,
the International Association of
Machinists. says $1,000 union
and nonunion workers are af-
fected. President Kennedy has
named a fact-finding board and
has used the Taft-Hartley Act to
get the men back to work. The
principle issue seems to be the
close d shop. A presidential
board recommended the en-
ployees vote on whether they
want a closed shop, but the COM
pany has refused to agree.
u =.
AN ATLANTIC STORM bat
tered the Virginia coast this
week with gale force winds and
caused flooding in the Norfolk
area. A spokesman said 81 .OOO,-
600 worth of sand placed on Vir-
g:nia B e h after the Ash
Wednesday storm this year had
been washed away. The storm
moved southwark from Mary
land and Delaware and was re-
ported Wednesday to be center
ed 300 miles east of Daytona
Beach, Fla.
PRESIDENT DE GAULLE of
France has asked Pre- micr
Georges Pompidou to form a
new government. De Gaulle's
party won a sweeping victory in
Sundays elections giving him ar
absolute majority in parliament
and making him the strongest
leader in the history of the
French Republic. Pompidou's
former government received a
parliamentary vote of censure
several weeks ago. and this led
de Daulle to call for new cleo
tons.
WEST GERMAN CHANCEI~
LOR ADENAUER has reported
~ decided to drop Franz Joseph
Strauss as Defense Minister.
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taken advantage Of what the
other agricultural agencies had
to offer. They have been active
in church. school, civic and
community organizations.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
School Lunch Program
Backed By Vast National Resources

take an active interest III the
nutrition Of the students in or
der to keep or put them in good
physical condition.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30

the cost Of the program. the
cost to The children is some 60
per cent. and local and state
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30

Under the School Lunch Act,
the federal government con
tributes cash and food amount
ing to approximately one-fifth OF
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Mr.. Mrs. 7. c. Reoms. Jr.
Mr.. MRS. T. c. Reoms. Jr.
Amelia Young Farm Family Chosen
Outstanding For Central Virginia

Powhatan, Nov. 20 ~ Mr. Mrs C. Reams Jr Of
Amelia to be honored at the Central Virginia Young
Young Homemaker banquet High School,
Thursday night 23county area
They will compete for State honors with five other
a convention February.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-30
Cited BY Department
Cited BY Department
Paulette To End Record Tenure
As Postmaster Here Saturday
BY JOHN STICK

Paulette retires Saturday postmaster Famvlle
after shattering with the official
mendation Of Postmaster General j. Edward Day
Col Paulette succeeded the late John Alexander Sandy
Garland June L. 1947 The succeeding half
to leaving office the longest post
master the history of the Farmvile office.
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ceived his third star and they
moved into Quarters 2, Fort
Myer. on Wednesday.
Their daughter Patricia
Ellen is graduating from
Radcliffe College on Wednes-
day and Gen. and Mrs. Park
er hope to be there. They
will return to town immedi-
ately to finish plans for Miss
Parker's wedding on Saturday
to Mr.. Thomas Guy Leslie Of
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ception on June IS at the
Embassy Of Switzerland.
They viii say farewell to
their many friends and In
troduce their successors. Col.
and Mrs. Erny are going to
move into Stuyvesant place
later but viii stay at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel until
their house is ready.
Col. and Mrs. Koch are Civ
ing three dinners also to say
goodby to their fellow at
taches-June 81 for the Army
contingent, June 26 the Navy
and June 81 for the Air
Force. All three parties will
be held at the Officers Club,
National Naval Medical Gen.
ter.
The Military and Naval
Attache of New Zealand,
Brigadier Thomas c. Camp
bell, and Mrs. Campbell are
planning a dinner party at
home June 80.
Their honor guests will be
the Army Assistant Chief of
Staff for intelligence, Mai.
Gen. Alva Fitch, and Mrs.
Fitch.
The Naval Attache Of CO.
lombia, Capt. Luis Riviera,
having completed his tour Of
duty, is returning home. He
will sail from New York on
June % for Bogata. Mrs.
Riviera and their children
Gustavo, Martha and Fer
nando will accompany him.
Tomorrow Capt. and Mrs.
Riviera will give q farewell
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reception from Z to 9 pm.
at the Officers Club, Fort
Lesley j. McNair. Capt.
Riveira's relief has not been
named as yet.
The Deputy Chief Of Staff
for Military Operations des-
ignate, 1t. Gen. Theodore w.
Parker, and Mrs. Parker have
exciting weeks ahead. Gen.
Parker viii take over his new
duties on July /. He Just re-
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SERVICE NEWS
By EVELYN NJ. DENT

The last plane is to wing
out Of Boiling Air Force Base
July /, exactly A years to
the day that the first plane
took off.
The commander, Head
quarters Command Mai. Gen.
Brooke E. Allen, and Mrs.
Allen together with the Com
mander HOO Air Base Wing.
Col. Wilson r. Wood. and
Mrs. Wood will give a dinner
at z o'clock on Sunday, July
/, at Boiling Officers Club, in
honor of the former base
commanders.
Day-lOng Activities
There will be day-long &C.
tivities to mark the end Of
the fixed wing flights which
are moving to Andrews Air
Force Base. Helicopters and
the administration of the
headquarters command will
remain at Boiling.
In the morning Col. Wood
will lay wreaths on the graves
Of six former base command
ers who are buried in Ar
lington Cemetery. At noon
Col. and Mrs. Wood will
give q luncheon.
At 8 pm. there viii be q
review and parade In honor
of the former commanders,
and at 4 pm. the last plane
viii be flown out with Col.
Wood as pilot and Gen. Al
len as aircraft commander.
Among the honor guests
win be Mr.. Raynal C. Boiling,
jr.. of Cos Cob, Conn, for
whose father Boiling Field is
named. Other guests will be
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Howard
c. Davidson, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Robert w. c. Wimsatt
Of Morrattico, Va; Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. Robert L. Walsh,
Maj. Gen. Edmund w. Hill,
Belgrade Lake, Me-; Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. William o.
Ryan, Pebble Beach, Calf,
and Col. and Mrs. Thomas
Hastey, San Antonio. Tex.
There will be many happy
meetings of old friends and
especially well remembered in
Washington will be several
who are coming from a dis
tance-Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Stoyt o. Ross of Jackson
vile, Fla, and Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. Burton M. Hovey. San
Antonio, Tex.
Coming for Ceremony
Former commanders who
are planning to be in town
for the day-long celebration
are Col. Edwin B. Miller,
Tinker Air Force Base, Okla;
Col. and Mrs. William Boyd,
San Antonio, Tex; Col. Henry
j. Amen, Lakeland Air Force
Base, Tex, and Mai. Gen.
Martin F. Scanlon.
The Secretary of the Air
Force, Eugene Zuckert, and
Mrs. Zuckert are leaving for
New Haven, Conn, on Tues
day for the graduation Of
their son Robert from Yale.
The Air Force Chief Of
Staff, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay,
and Mrs. LeMay returned
from Columbus, Ohio, where
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SERVICE NEWS
r BoIIing's Last Plane Flies
Out on Anniversary Date

Gen. LeMay addressed the
graduating class Of his alma
mater, Ohio State University.
and received an honorary
doctor of science degree.
The Chief of Naval Opera
tons, Admiral George w.
Anderson, and Mrs. Anderson
have issued invitations for
their annual garden party.
The gala affair is planned
for Thursday, June 81, from
6 to 8 O'Clock at Admiral
House.
The chairman, Inter-Amer-
lean Defense Board, Mai.
Gen. Robert w. Burns, and
Mrs. Burns, will give a gar
den party reception on June
% at the headquarters Of the
board, $500 Sixteenth street.
The party will be given in
honor of the departing di-
rector of staff, Mai. Gen.
James W. Coutts, and Mrs.
Coutts, and the incoming di-
rector, Rear Admiral Willard
A. Saunders, and Mrs. Saun-
ders.
Admiral and Mrs. Saun-
ders have a home in Alexan-
dria, where they have been
since returning from Brazil
last year, where Admiral
Saunders was United States
Naval Attache.
Their. daughter Patience re
Gently married Capt. Thomas
w. Herren. jr., and they are
now in Fort Benning, Ga.
Their son, Navy 1t. Wesley
w. Saunders, Is in Key West,
Fla, and their twin daugh-
tiers, Judith and Eleanore,
graduated from Mary WASH
ington College.
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The very popular Peruvian
Naval Attache. Vice Admiral
Luis Edgardo Llosa, and Mrs.
LloSa have sent out invita-
tons ito bid farewell and to
introduce Vice Admiral Fran
cisco Tudela and Mrs. Tu-
della.
The reception will be given
on Friday, June % from $50
to 9 pm. in the Washington
Room, Army and Navy Club.
The LloSas have made many
friends here and their circle
touches every facet of Wash
ington social life.
Arrive Tuesday
Admiral and Mrs. Tudela
and their two daughters will
arrive in New York on Tues
day and will stay for two or
three days before coming to
Washington.
The Llosas are leaving
Washington June 26 for
Lima, Peru, and reaSsignment
for the admiral.
The corps of attaches loses
another popular couple when
the Swiss Armed Forces at
tache, Col. Werner Koch, and
Mrs. Koch leave July IL
aboard the SIS United States
for their homeland.
Col. Karl Erny replaces Col.
Koch and is arriving in New
York on Thursday with Mrs.
Erny and their two daugh-
tiers. Two sons are complet-
ing their studies at the uni
versity at st. Gallen. Col.
Koch will be in New York to
meet the incoming family.
The Kochs will give q re-
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College Point, N. Y.
Gen. and Mrs. Parker viii
give the rehearsal dinner on
Friday at their quarters. The
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party viii also include Mrs.
Thomas Hill of Minneapolis,
MINI, Miss Parker's grand
mother.
Evening star., 1962-05-02

Shop Today to S PM. Thursday and
Friday 10 am. TO 9 pm. and Saturday
10 am. to 6p.m. Free Parkingl asss
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81
No Money Down on Sears
Easy Payment Plan

Don't miss out this sensational low price for all this fine
]. C. Higgins riding quality only Sears such values!
This ashy beauty is obviously styled stand out from the
crowd Its strong tubular steel frame arches gracefully under
the twOtOne cOsprng saddle. With smart sweptfn chain
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The southern news., 1962-04-07
OUTER BANKS FERRIES ON
REVISED SCHEDULES

With motoring conditions al
ready back to normal along most
sections of North Carolina's Out
er Banks, the free State automo-