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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
No Bokinq
To E. I. H., Hydttsuiue


Mrs. W. o., Mclean
I receive requests for this
recipe from relatives and
friends on an average Of
once a week, so I'm begin
ming to think I have q mo-
nopoly on It'll These cookies,
as you requested, are those
which require no baking.
Use / small package Il cup)
semi-sweet chocolate bits, 3
tablespoons white corn strip,
8 cups Sifted confectioners
sugar, / cup chopped wal
nuts, 2 teaspoons instant
coffee, " cup hot water, Ia
cups crushed vanilla waters
and u cup sifted confec-
TONERS sugar.
In a double boiler, over hot
mot boiling water, melt
chocolate bits. Remove from
heat and add. In order. the
corn strip, 3 cups sugar, nuts,
coffee dissolved in hot water
and vanilla waters.
Form into one-inch balls.
Roll in u cup sugar. Store
in air-tight container to ripen
from a few days to a month.
This makes five dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Readers
CIeorinQ
House
An Idea for
Christmas Mornino
Mrs. T. ~, Washington

Mrs. T. ~, Washington
There may be among
you readers, quiet souls
who are unable to con-
tain yourselves and your
families on Christmas
morning.
However, I know that
in my family, Christmas
morning. though a wonder
fully happy time, is apt to
be mayhem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Here's How

Reoders' Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL os o publie-sevics exchange
Of ideos between oreo readers. The
Stor eonnot accept phone coils per-
toininS to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full nome and
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Christmas Cards
Mrs. C. T. N.

Ormond Beach, Fla.
Instead Of throwing old
Christmas cards away, please
bundle them UP and mail
them to this mission: Rev.
William Peery, Lutherqui e.
Godovari drive, Rajahmun-
dry, s. India. I was born and
raised in Washington and
four years ago we moved
here. but I'm still taking The
Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Miss Jeanette Mott Is Bride

Miss Jeanette Baker Mott,
daughter of Mrs. Baker Mott
of Chevy Chase and Rear
Admiral William c. Mott,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Arvonia Began Direct Distance
Dialing System On September l

The Virginia Telephone a n d
Telegraph Company began its
first Direct Distance Dialing
ODD system in this area on
September l. The new time saw
ing system was begun in Ar
vcnia last Saturday. Arvonia is
subsidiary of the Charlottes-
vile Exchange.
Direct Distance Dialing makes
it possible for people to dial
long distance calls to other cities
of other states. as well as other
cities within the state. without
having to dial the operator and
have her place the call.
Standardization, person to-
person. and collect calls can be
dialed direct. if the party you
are calling is on the ODD net
work. All phone numbers with
seven numerals, or two letters
and five numbers. can be dial,
ed. Calls from pay stations.
credit card calls and calls billed
to a third number must be plac-
ed with the operator In the usual
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

manner.
Now all the residents Of Ar
vonia have to do to reach a long
distance party is to pick up
the phone, dial IL plus a call
ing station code, which is mark
ed on the front of each phone
and numbered from l to 10;
dial the area code for the called
state. if outside Of Virginia, "a
list of most code numbers for
various states is listed in a blue
booklet presented to each phone
user and, finally, dial the COM
plete number of the telephone
you are calling.
If the phone number you wish
to reach is not known, you mere
ly have to dial 10 first instead
of IL. and the area code. This
will give you the operator in the
state you are calling and she
will give you the needed infor-
nation. After receiving the cor
rect number. you can hang up
and follow the first procedure
to reach your party.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
LOO Total Seen
LOO Total Seen
College Students Begin
Return To TiUo Cam puses.

Hampden-Sydney and Long
wood Colleges begin their 1867
So ses. ions this week with the
combined campus communities
swelling to 100 students when
freshmen ordinations are COM
pleted.
Hanlpden-Sydney's 18TH aca-
demic year is the first to get
underway with a three-day orr
entation for 152 new students
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The Hill preliminaries for the
Class Of 1866 will include today's
open house at Middlecourt, the
home of President and Mrs.
Thomas E. Gilmer. Also, Tues
days $50 am. reception on
the lawn Of College Church, and
the Student Christian Associa-
ton reception Thursday night.
Upperclassmen return for
their registration on Thursday
and classes for the combined
student body of 500 begin Fri
day. T he college anticipates
about IS more students than a
year ago.
Students will have settled only
briefly when football returns to
give the traditional fall campus
atmosphere an exciting edge.
On Saturday, Sept. IS, the H-SC
Tigers will meet Guilford Col
lege at Danville at 2 pm.
Longwood Colleges 10Th SEES
sion begins formally Thursday,
when 1926 freshmen and % trans
fer students arrive on campus.
An innovation this session will
be LongWood'S Parents Meet
ing in Jarman Auditorium at
2 pm, on opening day, Thurs
day. On that occasion. parents
Of freshmen students will be pro-
vided insights into campus ira
ditions. curricula opportunities
and challenges and other sub
jects involving the colleges stu
dent-parent relationships.
Upperclass students, swelling
LongWood's student body to
1900, register next Tuesday at
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Putney Sells
His Dark-Fired
Tobacco Plant

Walter G. Putney. president
of Putney Tobacco Company,
has announced the sale of his
company's dark fired tobacco
operation and property to the
General Tobacco Packers Cor
poration. Putney will continue
to follow the sales as usual and
will be the principal buyer for
the Corporation.
The buying redrying and
packing facilities will be oper-
ated as usual from Putney's for
mer location behind the Farm
vile Presbyterian Church.
Putney entered the tobacco
business with his father, the late
j. L. Putney, who established
himself as a tobacco dealer in
Farmville in 1862. Following a
fire in 1924, they erected mod
ern redrying plant that has
grown to be one of the most eff
ficient plants in the nation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Outside Schooling
40 Children
Take Advantage
Of VIA Offer
Outside Schooling

Forty children in Prince Ed
ward have signed up to attend
public schools outside of the
county, in response to a place
ment program adopted by the
Virginia Teachers Association
VITA. The Rev. l.. F. Griffin,
president Of the Prince Edward
ounty Christian Association,
said the PECCA office is still
receiving applications. The VIA
has offered to place up to 200
colored children in C h ools
throughout the state. if public
schools remain closed here this
year.
Mr.. Griffin said he could not
predict whether or not the court
hearing held Friday would
cause an increase in the appli-
cations. Judge Lewis has not
entered his order yet," Mr..
Griffin pointed out. tFor COM
plete report on the court case
see story elsewhere on this
page.)
Mr.. Griffin said AZ youths are
being relocated throughout the
nation by the American Friends
Society, nationwide Quaker re-
lated group. This makes a total
of 81 Students so far being
plced outside the county by the
PECCA.
The PECCA is also conducting
a school-related census, wsich
is in the process of being COM
piled now. Mr.. Griffin said the
census has been completed in
Farmville and the entire county
figures should be available with
in the week.
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Education Series, No. 3
Education Series No
Reading In Other Notwithstanding Lands

Editors note: In this third of
six-article Herald series on
reading and the education of the
young, the author compares
U. S. methods Of reading in.
structions. including remedial
efforts, with that used in Eng
land, Scotland. Canada and the
Down. Under countries. In the
next article, Mrs. Wall will dis
cuss results of trial change to
phonics attempted last year in
one section of the first and Sec
ond grades at Farmville.
CFacts based on reports in
Reading for Effective Living,
International Reading Associa-
tional Reading Association, Vol.
3, 1858, PIP. 15S-l6SD
The teaching of reading in
ENGLAND is somewhat similar to
that in the United States. with
one important difference.
All children begin their formal
education at the age of five.
with a period of reading readi-
ness that lasts few weeks. or
as long as a year in some cases.
The method employed for the
teaching of reading is left pretty
much up to the individual teach
er, with the idea that she will
change her techniques as the
particular situation may re-
Quire. The Ministry of Educa-
ton, which sets general poll
cies. does however make clear
that the early introduction. Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
DR.. J. P. Wynne
Named To Ferrum
Faculty Recently

DR.. j. P. Wynne has been APP
pointed academic consultant at
Ferrum Junior College, accord
ing to president c. Ralph Arthur
DR.. Wynne earned his doctor S
degree at Columbia University.
He came to State Teachers Col
lege in Farmville in 1924 as di-
rector of teacher education and
chairman of the department Of
education and philosophy. He
served in that capacity until his
retirement in 1859.
He is the author of many
books, pamphlets and articles in
the field of education. During
summer sessions he has taught
at some of the largest universe
ties in the country including
Duke, George Washington. West
Virginia, Johns Hopkins and Har-
ward.
DR.. Wynne's work at Ferrum
will be in guiding the colleges
academic growth.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

the erd Of a four-day orientation
for new students. Classes for all
begin Wednesday, Sept. 10, and
next Saturday, the first week of
the session ends with the ira
ditional Rat Day and college pic
mic.
New buildings. Students at
both institutions will have new
buildings to inspect, each with a
highly useful function in campus
undergraduate life.
Hampden Sydney's is its
$35O,00O combined dining hall
and student activity center
Winston Hall and Long
woods is the new 100000
laundry. Both will begin opera
tons with the start of the SEES
sions. In addition, Longwood' S
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Fine County Fair
Program

Monday
Grand Opening-7:3O Gates open-6 pm
Tuesday
Boys Tractor Contest pm.
Bicycle. Gate Prize awarded pm.
Novelty Contest, coored Commercial Tents pm
tSchooage coored children admitted free in afeInoon)
Wednesday
All and FLA Livestock Judging-1O
Tractor Driving Contest pm.
Baked Products and Flower Show, i
Fashion Show (4-H and FILA Girls>-3 pm.
Bicycle Gate Prize Awarded 5 pm
(Schoo-age white children admitted free
Youth Talent Show, Commercial Tents pm
Thursday
Flower Show and Baked Products, Seniors-1 pm
Miss Five County Fair" Beauty Contests pm
Friday
Battle of Wits Civic Club representatives.
Saturday
Grand PIiZe-11:40
Tickets have been distributed children the
counties Prince Edward coored children of
their free the These
ing according to j. Bricker general of the
W Fair He added that baked goods up
by juniors and seniors Wednesday and Thursday respectively
when the judging will take place.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Building Pace
Dips In August

Light August construction in
Farmville and Prince Edward
county gave the second lowest
month in 1862 for building per-
mitS.
Four permits we're issued, one
in Farmville and three in the
county, totalling $4,000. This
was 1925 lowest amount, ex-
cept March's total of three per-
mits at $500. One of the Aug
ust permits was done on a cost
plus basis and no cost value was
given.
The only Farmville permit is
sued by James M. Fleetwood,
treasurer, was to George Brooks
for a dwelling on Race street.
Commissioner of Revenue w.
j. ellis, Jr., issued only three
county permits with two going
to Route 2, Pamplin, to George
W. Metcalf. for an addition to
dwelling. and to Leroy Cobbs,
for a dwelling. The third county
permit went to Mrs. E. B. Payne
Of Rice, for cost-plus repairs to
flooring underpinning.
The $l2.900 August total
brought the 1862 building con-
struction figure up to $421 ,O68.
Last August. a whopping total
Of $263 $50 in building construc-
ton was recorded. Most of this
was due to the building Of the
W. T. Grant store and the new
post office.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

groups of pupils a anc e
through a series of readers as
quickly as they are able. Much
importance is given to supple
mentary reading material, and
although there are few school Ii
braries, each classroom pur-
chases its own library books.
Special periods are provided for
recreational reading from the
beginning of the school program.
In Scotland the teaching Of
reading follows the same gen
eral plan as that in England.
There are few interesting diff
ferences however. One is that
learning to read at the age Of
five is deeply ingrained in the
Scottish culture. and nearly all
children arrive at school to
read as result of home slim
ulation.
A detailed test conducted by
the Scottish Council on Research
in Education and published in
1850 would seem to challenge
the validity of the American as
sumption that children cannot
learn to read before the age of
six. This test showed that Scot
fish children made a grade
score of % Second Grade,
Third Month on the MetropoI-
tan Reading Test at the end of
their first year in school. Unfor-
tunately Scottish schools do not
Continued On fase y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Volunteer Blo0dmobile Workers
To Get Orientation This Week

Edward County Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, explained that
the orientation will be for all
leaders and members of the five
major operating committees re-
CURED to support a bloodnsobile
visit: nurses aid; staff aid: mo-
tor corps; canteen, and donor
recruitment.
The chairmen and committee
members will operate under the
general direction of Mrs. John
g. GRAHAM, the chapters blood
program director.
CONTINUED o. page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

An orientation course for com
mittee chairman and their vol
unteer workers. in preparation
for the first bloodnaobile visit to
Farmville on September %,
will be held Thursday at South
side Community Hospital.
Representatives Of the national
Red Cross field office for vir-
ginia will lead the orientation.
Instruction and guidance will
be given in the hospital staff
room from 10 am, to 3 pm.
Mrs. Adelaide Edwards, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Prince
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

of revenue reported today.
At the current levy Of S1.00 per
500 of assessed valuation, the
county will realize $28. 1880 in
tax revenue from these tele-
phone. telegraph, railroad and
power companies.
A year ago when the tax levy
was $3.50 per 500 valuation, the
county tax income from tn s
source was 1913. 69375, according
to the figures Of the commissions
er.
Most In County
just like other property own
ers, the public service corpora
tons pay a levy 10 cent lower
than the general county levy on
that portion of their property
within the limits of Farmville.
This is because the municipality
pays its welfare appropriation
directly and has its tax reduced
accordingly by the county.
The public utility corporations
have the greater portion of their
property in the county. in Farm
vile and Buffalo Districts. this
portion being assessed for the
current year at s2.397 800. The
balance of the assessment, or
$525 .5l2, is on property within
Farmville.
Rails Have Most
The three rails" corporations
Norfolk and Western Railway,
the Southern Railway and Rail
way Express Agency, Inc. have
the largest amount of property.
Their S S e m ent totals
S1,61e,511 with the nav having
the preponderant amount of this.
The three power companies.
Virginia Electric and Power
Company, Central Virginia Elec-
trio Cooperative and Southside
Electric Cooperative have prop
erty assessed at 1926, 483. OF
these Vepco has the greatest
amount, or $685. ,298.
Seven telephone and telegraph
companies provide the balance
of the assessment, $488, 427.
These are the Virginia Telephone
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Iranian Victims

Prince Edward county resi-
dents have contributed $lOO
through the Red Cross Chapter
to help victims of the earth
quake in Iran.
Additional contributions from
those wishing to help would be
welcomed,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Order Ending School Bar
Coming, Judge Lewis Says
Federal Judge
Refrains From
Indicating How

Federal District Judge Oren
R. Lewis Friday reiterated his
fiHding that Prince E ward
county schools may not be clos
ed when public schools else
where in Virginia are open. He
did not say, however. how or
when the schools are to be
opened.
The judge Of the U. s. Court
for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia told attorneys on oppos-
ing sides of Prince Edward
county's 12-year-old legal battle
over schools: % that he intend
ed to enter an order effecting
his finding. and ~ that he
would stay execution of the or
der pending to appeal, by either
side, to the u S. District Court,
next above Judge Lewis court.
Judge Lewis did not state at
Fridays hearing at Richmond
when he intended to enter his
order.
If the appeals court upholds
me-" Judge Lewis said, Then
we will get to the mechanics of
how to enforce the order"
Rejects Orders
His comments came during
the latest legal round in the
Prince Edward case and on the
day he had set aside to receive
suggested orders from attorneys
if county schools were not
open by then september ~
1t was the same day he had
ordered the school board to sub
init its plan for the start of de-
segregation in the county. He
said Friday he considered the
boards proposed plan of putting
the county under the Virginia
Pupil Placement Board and it's
regulations was not acceptable.
Judge Lewis also turned down
two proposed orders offered by
NAACP counsel for the Negro
plaintiffs. One would have re-
quired Prince Edward super
visors and the state to provide
school operating funds. The
other would have enjoined state
fiscal officers from giving school
money to other localities in Vir-
ginia so long as the Prince Ed
ward schools remained closed.
Order Withdrawn
The latter was later vOlun-
tarily withdrawn by counsel for
Negroes, and Robert L. Carter.
NAACP attorney from New York
said:
I'VE are advocates of public
e d u c t on. The plaintiffs
Negroes would not be helped
by the closing of schools through
out the state"
In enlarging on his proposed
order, Judge Lewis said he
would not implement it by or
dering any officials to appropri-
ate school funds; he would not
order funds cut off for schools
in other localities, and he would
not order that other schools be
closed. There was speculation
that he would do so by enjoin-
ing state officials from process
ing state school payments to
other localities. Technically this
would not be cutting off state
funds, but its effect would be to
cut off such funds anyhow.
Continued on Page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Now TotoI 1898, AL
Now TotoI 1888, 421
IL Public Service Corporations
Property Assessments Up $99,O63

Property assessments for 1862
of the Is public service corpora
tons in Prince Edward county
increased $99 1853 over those for
the previous year. The latest
assessment totals $2,933,421,
w. j. ellis. Jr., commissioner
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
Chamber To Hear
Blood Program Talk

Arthur Botkin. field repre-
sentative for the American Red
Cross, will be the guest speaker
during the Farmville Chamber
of Commerce dinner meeting
tonight Monday at Gas.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

ing is continued to the age of
eleven. Basal readers are ar
ranged in sequence, but their
use is not limited to certain
grade levels. In other words.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
By
n. V. LANCASTER, jR.
! RESERVE CALL UP
! FLORIDA THREATENED
} SOVIET NUCLEAR TEST

PRESIDENT KENNEDY has
asked Congress for standby au-
thority to recall 10000 military
reservists to active duty in the
event of a new EaSt-West crisis,
and Congressional leaders pre-
dict he will get it quickly. Of
ficials say the request was
made SO the President will have
the power to cope with any new
Communist moves against Ber-
lin. But they also recognize that
it may serve as warning to
Moscow and Havana to go slow
on the military buildup in Cuba.
A SOVIET NUCLEAR test in
the atmosphere was detected
Saturday by the university in
Uppsala. Sweden. The announce
ment estimated the blast at
about eight megatons. The blast
was the 10th to be reported by
the U. S. Atomic Energy Com
mission which said it does not
report all detected tests.
DR.. ROBERT SOBLEN was
reported near death in a Lon
don hospital in a drug-induced
coma. The 61-year-old psychia-
trist took an overdose of bar
bituates Thursday minutes be-
fore he was to be deported to
the u S. to begin serving a life
sentence for spying for the Rus
SLAMS. Soblen skipped a 500. 900
bond in New York June Is and
flew to Israel. He was expelled
from Israel but stabbed him.
self en- route to London, where
he was hospitalized. His British
orneys were unsuccessful in
their legal fight to block his de-
portation.
FL 90 10 A is menaied by
Soviet missiles based in Cuba,
Emerson Rupert. Republican op-
ponent of Sen. George Smathers
in the November election, said
in a telegram to President Ken
nedy Friday. Rupert said he had
talked to many Cuban refugees
in the Miami area who told him
there were more than 200 Rus
sian missiles in underground
silos in Cuba and poised for an
attack on Florida. (Mr. Ken
nedy had stated previously that
the missiles in Cuba have a
range of only Is miles and are
for the defensive purposes only,
Florida being some 20 miles
away Rupert urged the Presi-
dent to impose an immediate
arms blockade against Cuba.
SLEEPING SICKNESS or en-
cephalitis has broken out in Pi-
nellas county. Fla, where St.
Petersburg is located. There
have been 1874 suspected or con-
firmed cases and Is deaths at
tributed to the disease in the
county since the current out
break started July 81. Else
where in the state there have
been three deaths and Is sus-
pected cases. Encephalitis is a
virus inflammation of the brain
and nervous system and is car
ried by mosquitoes. The St.
Louis variety. prevalent in Pi-
nellas county. is not considered
serious to the young or middle
aged. but it can be fatal to the
elderly. The county is carrying
out an extensive antimoquito
campaign in an effort to rid it.
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-09-11

phonic training is essential, and
the Beacon Readers, based on
phonetics. is the widely used
text.
Systematic instruction in read