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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Return 70 Texas

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman w.
Odom. Jr. and children, Char
les, Cheryl and Linda have
returned to Bay City, Texas
after a visi' hers in the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Odom.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Hecent Guests

Recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs: Herman Odom were SIS
or Elise; Sister LaLande, Mrs.
Edvthe Todd, Miss Joan s elk
man ana Ken and Pete Kes-
tenbaum all of Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Al Lake Junaluska

Mrs. +. E. WATSON LETT We'd
1esday for Lake Junaltska to
spend a ten day training
period for conference officers
of the Women's Society of
Christian Service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

Attend Church Sunday!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-10

Note: Daytime in-school programs
have recessed for the summer. The
station Is continuing its 5-minute
weather report at 400 pm. and 5:25
pm. weekdays.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
&c. Rea, Jr. To Take Three
Week Goodwill Abroad

frightened the day for her. Mrs.
Davis hasn't been feeling well
lately and we hope she will soon
feel better.
Mrs. F. T. Irving spent last
week at Herman Ransones in
GOOchland. She is visiting her
son and his family in Farmville
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Heath
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
PalmOre, of Powhatan, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Davies, of
Arvonia, and their children were
supper guests of the Heaths.
Miss Edna Bryant, of Rich
mond, and Everett H. Carnes,
Jr., Of Gainesville, were marri-
ed Saturday morning at IL
O'Clock in the Ginter Park
Methodist Church in Richmond.
Mrs. Rose Ogburn, of Rich
mond. was the guest of her par
ertS, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Carnes. No one enjoys fishing
more than Mrs. Carnes. She is
very proud of the beautiful five
pound bass she caught in one of
their ponds a few days ago.
Congratulations!
Miss Laura Allen, of Powha-
tan, and Johnny Boggs, of Rich
mond, were week end guests of
Mrs. Louise Boggs. Chuck Boggs
cut his leg rather badly while
cutting grass at the lake last
week.
The L. B. Horger family, of
New Canton. were dinner guests
of the Reas at Amphill this
week.
Robert Warburton, of Wash
ington, was the guest of his Sis
ter, Mrs. James Hunter Hume,
this week end.
In Mem0riam
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rhodes at
tended services Sunday morning
at the Powhatan M e is
Church at which time a piece
Of furniture was dedicated in
memory of Mrs. Rhodes father,
R. N. Flippen.
Week end guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Shores were Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Secrist and children,
of Harrisonburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Anderson and son, of
Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Quinn
and grandsons. of Farmville,
were dinner guests of the Will
son Shores on Mothers Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. B. Robert
son, Judy and Jimmie, and
Freddie Davis, of Richmond,
were guests Of Mrs. John Dun
ford Sunday. 1t was Jimmies
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

seventh birthday and Mrs. Dun.
ford had a cake for him. The
Alvin Vogels were there to heir
celebrate, too.
Mrs. Henry Bradbury had q
house full this week end. Satur.
day callers included: Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Heath and daugh.
ter, G. NJ. Houchins and Clar.
ence Stokes, Mrs. E. C. White
Jr., and children, Mrs. Katie
White and MFR. and Mrs. Rich.
ard Brannon, of Richmond, an6
Mrs. French and Mrs. Callahan
of Lynchburg. Sunday, Mrs
Bradbury entertained for hel
mother, Mrs. Laura Tucker, OIL
Powhatan. Her brothers, Sgd
ney. of Powhatan. Robert ane
his family, of Gainesville, were
guests.
joyce Baker left Friday nigh
to spend the week end with hel
+, mother, Mrs. I. M. Baker, il
Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. I. Farmer
and Mr.. and Mrs. James r
Farmer, of Richmond, spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs
E. C. Bruce. They went to Cul
pepper in the afternoon to see
Irene Bradbury.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

| Agee, Mr.. and Mrs. X. H
BoggS, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Scott and Mr.. and Mrs
Bub Dunn.
A lovely tribute was paid to
Mrs. Wilma Blanton Sunday
night when her husbands three
children prepared and served
supper in her honor. The party
was held in the Blantons lovely
yard at Chantilly. Mr.. and Mrs
Garland Blanton, Mrs. Nancy
Blanton Goodman, Mrs. Janice
Hudgins, Garland Blanton, Jr.,
and their families were Joined
by Mrs. Laura Becker and SUI
san, the J. A. Ransones, Srs.
and Jrs.
Sunday afternoon found Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Robertson and
Mrs. Lucille Parker in Rich
mond visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hooe went
with the M. H. Ehrlichs to take
Mrs. Ehrlich's father, c. r.
Witt, to Peterstown, w. Va, Sat
urday.
Mrs. Lois Dawson, Mrs. L. E
Dawson, Jr., entertained at a
birthday dinner in honor OF
Mrs. Mary E. Frayser on her
18th birthday. Mr.. and Mrs
Ehrich, Charles, Mr.. Witt and
the L. G. Hooes were guests.
Circus CO-Chairman
Mrs. Elmer. M. Bartlett, oil
Richmond, is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lloyd Martin. Satur-
day. Barbara Gray was home
for the day. She has recently
been elected Co-Chairman of the
Senior Circus for next year at
LcngWOOQ COuege.
Miss Susan Becker attended
the prom at Powhatan last
week.
The senior class at Cumber-
land went to Washington last
Wednesday. They were very
proud that they climbed to the
top of the Washington Monu-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Sours, OF
Amelia. called on Mrs. Annie
Irving recently.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Wistar Ander-
son. of Clifton. were the week
end guests of their daughter
and her husband, DR.. and Mrs
Frank Walters. of Mclean. Sat
urday Mrs. Walters took her
mother on a tour of homes in the
Mclean area. One of the homes
open was that of the Robert
Kennedys.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Morgan, of Richmond. called or
her mother and sister, Mrs. jeff
Davis and Mrs. Winnie Hooe.
long distance call from Mrs
Davis other daughter in Florida
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
MERGER

Notice is hereby given that
application has been made to
the Comptroller of the Curren-
cy, Washington IS, D. c., for
his consent to a merger Of the
Buckingham County Bank, Dill
Wyn. Virginia, and The Peoples
National Bank of Charlottesville,
Charlottesville, Virginia.
1t is contemplated that all Of
fees of the above-named banks
will continue to be operated.
This notice is published pur-
suant to section 1900 of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Buckingham County Bank, Dill
wynn. Virginia: The Peoples Ma
tional Bank of Charlottesville,
Charlottesville, Virginia. 5-1-l0t
>>~>~~>~
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY BANK
Shareholders Meeting
Notice is hereby given that. pur-
suant to call of its directors, a
special meeting of the share
holders of the Buckingham
County Bank will be held at its
banking house in the Town of
Dillwyn, State of Virginia, on
Tuesday, June II, 1862 at
pm. EDIT, for the purpose OF
considering and determining by
vote whether an agreement to
merge the said bank and The
Peoples National Bank of Char.
lottesville, located in the City
Of Charlottesville, State of Vir.
ginia, under the provisions Of
the laws Of the United States
shall be ratified and confirmed
subject to the approval Of the
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. c., and for the
purpose of voting upon any
other matters incidental to the
proposed merger of the two
banks. A copy of the aforesaid
agreement, executed by a ma
jority of the directors of each
of the two banks. providing fol
the merger. is on file at the
bank and may be inspected dur
ing business hours.
j. H. SPESSARD, President
5-1-1Ot
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
LEGAL NOTICES

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VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court of the COun-
ty of Prince Edward, May 4,
1862.
GEORGE WILLIAMS,
Complainant,
VS.. In Chancery
IDA MILTON WILLIAMS.
Defendant.
Order of Publication
The object of this suit is to
obtain a divorce from the bond
Of matrinony for the complain
ant from the defendant on the
grounds of desertion and aband-
onment for period Of more
than one year.
An affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant is
not a resident of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that she
do appear within ten days after
due publication of this order and
do what may be necessary to
protect her interest in this suit.
Vernon C. Womack, Clerk
John A. Lancaster, pa.
5-11-4t
COMMONWEALTH OF VIR-
GINA:
In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court of the Co. of Buck
ingham, on the LIST day of
May, 1862.
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM
Plaintiff,
Against
JOSEPH MILLER, New York
City, And all OF the other heirs
of Robert M. Miller. if such
there be. whose names and
residences are unknown, and
who are proceeded against as
PARTIES UNKNOWN"
Defendant.
Order of Publication
The object Of this suit is to
sell for the delinquent taxes and
levies due thereon a tract of
land in James River District of
Buckingham County, Virginia
containing thirty three acres,
more or less. on Ripley's Creek
about seven miles northwest of
Buckingham, Virginia for the
taxes and levies due thereon
from 1941 to 1859.
And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defen-
dant Joseph Miller is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, it
IS ordered that he do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof, and do what
may be necessary to protect his
interest in this suit.
A cOpy-TeSte:
JOHN c. SPENCER, Clerk
JOHN B. BOATWRIGHT, pa.
buckingham, Va. 5-i-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
LEGAL NOTICE

VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court of the cOun-
ty Of P0whatan.
MARJORIE HUGHES FREE
Plaintiff
CLAUDE FREEMAN, JR.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
NOTICE TO TAKE PROOF OF
DEBTS AND DEMANDS ES-

NOTICE TO TAKE PROOF OF
DEBTS AND DEMANDS ES-
TATE OF c. A. HENLEY
At the request Of the personal
representative of the following
decedent. namely c. A. Henley
l have fived June IL, 1862 at
1000 a I'M, at my office. 1903
Mutual Building. Richmond,
Virginia, as the place for receiv-
ing proof of debts and demands
against the decedent OF his es-
tate.
The accounts of the said per-
sonal representative are now be-
fore me for settlement.
Robert r. Jones
Commissioner Of Accounts
of the Circuit Court Of the
County Of Powhatan, Virginia
5-18-2t(F)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
NOTICE OF PROOF OF
DEBTS AGAINST THE ES-
FATE OF ELYERY MORTON

deceased
Having before me for settle
ment the account of First Ma
tional Bank of Farmville, Vir-
GINA, Administrator Of tn e
above estate, and being re-
quested so to do by the said Ad-
ministrator, l have fixed upon
Friday the 9Th day of June, 1862
at 10 am. as the time. and my
office. Room 81, Prince Edward
Courthouse, Farmville, Virginia
as the place for receiving proof
of debts and demands against
the decedent or his estate.
Given under my nand this the
18th day of May, 1862.
FRANK NAT WATKINS
Comm-Accts, Prince Edward
County, Virginia 5-18-2t (F)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
IN MEMORIAM

HUDGINS my In memory of my
husband, Parsha Hudgins, who
passed away May 10, 1852, ten
years ago. Gone but not forgot
ten by his wife. Mrs. Sadie Hud-
gins. 5-18-1p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

CLAUDE FREEMAN, JR.
Defendant
Order of Publication
The object of this suit is to
obtain a divorce from bed and
board on the ground of wilful de-
sertion and abandonment. 1t is
ordered that the defendant, whose
whereabouts is unknown, appear
within ten days after due publica-
ton of this order to protect his
interests.
It is further ordered that the
foregoing potion Of this order be
published in Farmville Herald,
Farmville, Virginia, a newspaper
with circulation in Powhatan
County. Virginia, once a week for
four successive weeks.
VIM. E. Maxey. Jr., Clerk
Roland D. Ealey, p.q.
4O2 N. list Street
Richmond 10, Virginia.
5-11-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
What's Free?

This space is offered without
charge by The Herald to anyone
who wishes to give something
away Free. 4-1-tf
MIXED BEAGLE PUPPIES l.
w. F.. Morris. RID 2, Box 70.
Amelia. 5A8-4p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

A local manufacturer wishes to
employ several supervisory
trainees. 1t is preferred that the
applicants be between the ages
of 20 and 80. Those persons
selected will be placed in a
training program to receive ex-
perience and training in order to
acquire the essential knowledge
to become supervisors. Applicants
should be high school graduates.
A representative of the company
will be at the Virginia Employ
ment Commission on Friday May
10 from l pm. to pm. to in
tervieW interested applicants.
5-15-2t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

MAN to work in grocery store.
regular work, good working con-
ditions, good pay. Baldwin's
Grocery Store, phone 3451. Keys
vile. 5-1-6p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

MARRIED MEN, mature, mech
anically inclined. May mean
double your previous income.
Write P. o. Box, South Boston,
Va. 4-IO-tf
RELIABLE SALESMAN - to as
sist in local branch operation.
Must have a car. Liberal fl
nancial opportunity. For inter-
view write or call Mr.. E. P.
Snow, ZIG Main St. South Boston,
Va. Phone 2-5O25. 4-1O-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
HELP WANTED

LADY ~ to work six nights a
week. Apply in person. Farm
vile TaStee-FreeZ. 5-15-tf
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03
Sengsfacke Names
Whife Editor To
Head Daily Defender

Chicago CAMP = Appointment
Of Ben Burns as editor-in-chief of
the Chicago Defender, one of two
daily Negro newspapers in the
US, was announced by John H.
Sengstacke, editor and publisher.
The new editor Is of Caucasian
ancestry.
Burns will assume his new post
with the Defender on August 1. He
previously served as national edi-
tor Of the Defender and was form
erly executive editor of four mag
azines in the Johnson publishing
chain, Ebony, Jet, Negro Digest
and Tan.
The new editor-in-chief of the
6S-year-old newspaper has resign
ed as executive vice-president of
the public relations firm Of Coop
er, Burns & Colin to assume edi-
torial direction Of the Defender.
Plans for a major revamping of
the Defender, including six-day-a-
week publication and two editions
daily, were announced by seng-
stacke along with appointment of
Burns. The Defender now pub
fishes a single edition, including
a special weekend edition, five
days a week. The new changes are
scheduled early In the Fan.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03

well as refugees returning to their
homeland from Tunisia and Nor
Deco The approved budget
estimates for the fiscal year 1852
63 for Senegal is some 5000 mil
lion francs more than the preced-
ing year. .
j. S. Gichuru, Finance Minister,
Kenya: Political independence is
not consonant with grant-aided
status, and although the grant-in-
aid rules have been operated in a
most understanding way, an in
dependent political government
must be able to decide on how it
spends its available resources
without the detailed control and
scrutiny of expenditure proposals
which is essential under the ar
engagements for grant-in-aid ."
I'm this world Of intimate con-
tact, it is impossible to envisage
operating without the US, for
without such a body, some ma
tons would be at each others
threats all the time :"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03
Seventeen ToIenfed
Young Women TO
Vie For SCHOLARSHIPS

Seventeen talented young ladies
have officially entered the six
teenth annual Prince Hall Shriners
Talent Scholarship Pageant sched-
uled to be held at the National
Guard Armory, 500 South Sixth
Street, Wednesday, August 9Th,
according to an announcement of
Walter H. Dyett, Imperial Promo
tional Director. Mr.. Dyett said
that the young ladies will repre-
sent many sections Of the United
States.
The Shrine Talent-Scholarship
Pageant, which began in 1947, is
termed the largest and probably
the most outstanding talent and
beauty presentations staged an
nually among Negroes. Annually
1t is a featured event during the
convention week of the Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine.
The participants are selected
from among the Shriners' 1853
Temples in more than A States.
The local winners are brought to
the Convention City under rigid
chaperoning with all expenses paid.
More than four thousand dollars in
scholarships are awarded to the
five finalists.
The young ladies, according to
Mr.. Dyett, are judged primarily
upon their talent. The emphasis
being on this phase of the pre-
sentation has assured greater par
ticipation by an increasing num-
Der of talented young ladies in an
age when the pursuit Of education
al aims is highest" said Mr.. Dyett.
AS proof positive of this belief,
this years pageant will present
some of the nations most promis-
ing and skilled young women.
Their pursuits range all the way
from ballet to concert artists
harpist, piano, to dramatic read
ing.
The registered participants in
clude: Miss Ann s. Hobson, Phil
adelphia, Pa, harpist; Miss Vivian
Reed, Pittsburgh, Pa, Vocalist;
Miss Lauretta s. Day, Baltimore,
Maryland, Vocalist; Miss Sylvia
Panchita Bello, Washington, DC,
Modelling of own creations; Miss
Scherine Farley, Detroit, Mich
Vocalist; Miss Brenda Dixon, New
York City, NY, Ballet Dancer;
Miss Sharon Miller, Montclair,
NJ, Ballet; Miss Elaine T. Mon
tague, st. Paul, Mimi, Pianist.
Miss Pattie Mapp, Springfield,
Mass, modern dancer; Miss Ester
G. Kinds, Brooklyn, NY, Vocal
ist; Miss Beverly Ann Hegmon,
Fort Worth, Texas, pianist and
vocalist; Miss Karen B. Bailey,
Milwaukee, Wise, Miss Jeanette
Yvonne Johnson, Newport News,
Va, vocalist; Miss Patricia Scott,
Chicago, Ill, Harpist; and Miss
Carol Upton, Cincinnati, Ohio,
dancer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03
News From The
African Continent

Sixty-four years after its found
ing, the Methodist mission station
at Old Umtali, Southern Rhodesia,
has finally received its first water
publication plant. Built at a cost
Of 10000 dollars, it serves ap-
proximately LOO persons and con-
sists of a storage tank, settling
tank, Two miles of popeline, water
meters and publication facilities
The annual diamond output
from the mines in Sierra Leone
and Ghana has very nearly doubled
during the last seven years, ac-
cording to the London-based Sell
ection Trust Limited, which has
interests all over Africa.
The future of Nyasaland, as a
separate political entity, is being
discussed in London by DR.. Hast
ings K. Banda, chief minister; Sir
Glyn Jones, governor, and Brit
ish home secretary, r. A. Butler
The two big oil centers at
misunderstood and Efjeleh in
French Sahara produced nearly 9
million tons of oil in 1861, and ex-
pectations are that the 1862 total
will reach between 20 to % million
tons .
Youth in both the Ivory Coast
and Mauritania face at least two
years active duty in the armed
forces, when they reach the age of
10. The Ivory Coast, which already
had compulsory military service,
lowered the Gallup age from 20 to
Is recently . African farmers in
Kenya have more than doubled
their cash incomes since the in
ception of the Swynnerton plan
for agriculture in 1858 A six
weeks international coffee confer
ence, beginning in New York on
July 9, has been called by the
UN to bring about "a long-term
between producers and
consumers, to reduce world sur
pluses in coffee production and cut
dow nexcessive stocks
The Nigerian Gulf Oil company
is financing a five-year education
training plan for Nigerians to
provide for the availability of high
calibre and skilled Nigerians in
semitic, medical, ad-
fields as well as tech
nicians and craftmen The
League of Red Cross proposes to
greatly its aid program
to include help to portions Of the
civilian population as
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03

Taylor, Dayton, Ohio; Willie L.
Worley, Duncan, Oklahoma; Henry
Johnson, Philadelphia, Pa; Lee N.
Moore, Harrisburg, Pa; Victor A.
Taber, Providence, Rhode Island;
Aaron ]. Johnson, Catawba, S. c..
and Louis Smith, Anderson, S. C..
Also Imperial Deputies of the
Gases: J. o. Floyd, Loris, S. c.;
Moses C. Hopkins, Columbia, S. c.;
R. E. Gadsden, Charleston, S. c.;
James w. Gambrell, Greenville, S.
c.; J. E. Buchanan, Florence, S.
c.; William B. Whitney, Union,
S. c.; ]. H. Green, Orangeburg,
S. c.; Johnnie Sims, Marion, s..
c.; Richard H. Halle, Jr., Sam s..
Smith, Memphis, Tenn; r. M.
Bristol, Tenn; Jared Dixon,
Nashville, Tenn; Leonard Ramsey,
Chattanooga, Tenn; c. c. Kizer,
Kingsport, Tenn; E. c. chatham,
Jackson, Tenn; Major Jarrett,
Whiteville, Tenn; Hillery Harde-
mman, Fort Worth, Texas; Henry
L. Davis, Dallas, Texas; Dewey
Samples, Kilgore, Texas; William
L. Rodgers, Houston, Texas; Luke
Flowers, San Antonio, Texas; AL
phaeus R. Queen, Ell Paso, Texas;
Elijah Gamble, Abilene, Texas;
Samuel James, Amarillo, Texas;
James Howard, Alexandria, Vir-
ginia; Walter c. Lewis, Richmond,
Virginia; Charles H. Harris, Ports
mouth, Virginia; Walter L. Lewis,
Newport News, Virginia; M. C..
Martin, Danville, Virginia; James
E. Lockhart, Seattle, Wash; and
Maceo w. Nelson, Charleston,
West Virginia; Charles D. Hall,
Huntington, West Virginia and
Sanford Carter, Milwaukee, Wis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-03
Alabama Negroes
May Be Elected
To LEGISLATURE

Montgomery, Ala. (ANP)-The
Alabama House of Representatives
passed over strong objections a
Senate-approved reapportionment
bill that may assure Negroes
election to both chambers of the
state legislature.
Before the controversial bill was
passed the House was the scene
of an emotional debate marking
one of the few times the thorny
problem has been aired publicly in
the lower chamber.
However, the increasing number
of registered Negro voters and
heavy Negro populations in many
counties have been vital back
ground factors in arguments over
re shuffling legislative seats.
Montgomery County Rep. J. ].
Pierce said:
I'VE are faced with the prospect
of Negro representation in the
House but why must we have Ne
gro Senators ?"
He referred particularly to the
combination Of Macon and Bullock
counties into a Senatorial District
under the plan finally approved by
both chambers.
In Macon County, about 2,4O2
Negroes are registered to vote
compared to 1921 white on the
list. The Negro population exceeds
whites 22,287 to 4,405. In Bullock
County about 800 of the estimated
$500 registered voters are Ne
groes, who outnumber white citi-
zens 9,679 to 1871.
Bullock County Rep. ]. B. Po-
well said the first Negro Senator
would come from Bullock and
Macon Counties, IF this bill be-
comes law"
Dallas County Rep. Val Hahn
objected to the link of Loundes
and Dallas counties. TT is a ques-
ton Of Anglo-Saxon blood calling
upon Anglo-Saxon blood" he said,
"Of white brothers calling on
white brothers"
He added the Senate bill would
put Dallas County back "20 years
when our section had a col
ored population of almost 80 per
cent"