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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-29
Stop Sign

1ne commissioners received views
from So witnesses at their recent public
hearing on proposed one-way street
system for central Washington. Accord
ing to a tabulation of the testimony,
compiled by Downtown Progress, 81 Of
the SO Endorsed the plan in principle,
and 80 objected to one or more parts
of the proposal without specific oppo-
Sition to the overall concept OF these
30, moreover, Is referred to streets in
Georgetown, beyond the limits of the
downtown area. Only two of the So
the Washington Parking Association
and Chairman Mcmillan of the House
District Committee-flatly opposed the
plan in its entirety.
If this is an accurate analysis, the
testimony does not sound like public
reputation Of the concept of expanding
one-way streets in order to expedite
traffic downtown. Yet the effect of
resolution adopted by the House Dis
trict Committee is to impose an indef-
mite freeze on any of the proposals.
including those against which no objec-
tionS were raised at the official hearing.
Representative Broyhill of Virginia, who
introduced the resolution, says the COM
mittee believes that some or all Of the
need for the changes might be elimi-
mated by further bans on curb parking.
In any event, he says, the committee
wants the Commissioners to take mo
brash action" which would harm bus
ineSSmen or confuse motorists.
The fact of the matter is that no
"brash action" was contemplated 1t
is altogether possible that there may
be bugs in the plan, and, as Engineer
Commissioner Clarke had explained, it
was the firm intention of the District
to restudy each feature of the plan in
the light of the criticism voiced at the
hearing and, where there were failings,
to modify or eliminate detailed pro-
poSalS. AS further safeguard, General
Clarke had promised to hold separate
public hearings on each of the specific
changes before making final determine
lions on them.
AS far as the ban on curb parking
is concerned, such restrictions already
apply on virtually all downtown streets
curing rush hours, winch are the times
of day for which the extensive one
way system primarily was designed by
Downtown Progress and the Highway
Department. If the District Committee
has been miSinformed on this point,
the Commissioners should clear up the
confusion. At the same time, they
should proceed with their review Of the
specific points Of opposition expressed
at the hearing. Unless highway officials
are able to answer the objections con-
vincingly, the changes, of course, should
not be made. But in those instances
where it can be shown that no undue
harm would result and that the flow
of downtown traffic would be expedited
on one-way streets, the House commit
tee cannot reasonably be expected to
maintain It's blanket freeze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-29

There is one-and only one
constant and certain factor
in an otherwise faSt-chang-
ing and highly fluid national
political and economic Situa-
ton. This is that the gulf
between the Kennedy ad-
miniStration and the bust
ness community is widening
rather than narrowing.
The efforts of President
Kennedy personally to re-
assure business are showing
no signs of real success. The
attempts of many business
leaders to ease matters on
their side by privately urg-
ing a less Skeptical attitude
toward the President among
their own associates are like
wise having little visible
effect.
The conclusion of this OBJ
server, therefore, is that no
matter how great may be the
issues as between business
men and the President. an
even greater factor of diff
Guilty lies in the lack of a
truly effective channel of
communication between them
and him.
OF course, there are various
official devices through
which business is supposed to
talk to the President and he
to business-through formal
advisory councils and so on.
But the fact is that nearly
all the talking now going on
in this way is more a matter
of public relations than Of
down-to-earth and purpose
full conversation.
Feeling Of ImpaSSe
Those who might be called
the working business people
the actual managers of
plants and mills and trans
portation-feel their points
Of view are nowhere getting
through to the President.
Rightly or wrongly, they
are not merely doubtful of
the practical capacity of
some of the men around the
President" They are also
convinced, again rightly or
wrongly, that these men
around the President" are
not in any event prepared to
listen to them with either
sympathy or understanding.
This is the central present
problem - and it cannot be
solved by public addresses by
the President or by the adop-
ton of resolutions in bust
ness conventions. Nearly
everybody would agree that a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-29
LIVING WITH TELEVISION

LlNINU WITH IELE NASlON.
BY Ira o. Click and Sid
ney j. Levy with the col
Liberation of Edith Arlen
and the assistance Of Shir-
ley Greene and Karol Kane
Weinstein. Preface by w.
Lloyd Warner. 262 pages.
Chicago, Aldine Publish
ing Co.; $4.95O
Living With Television" is
a book about the people who
watch television (Which is to
say virtually all Of u.s. and
the way in which they react
to what they see and hear.
1t is not about television
itself, for viewers impress
sions are not related to what
actually happens on and be-
hind the screen.
In a way, this is an ad-
vantage; it spares the nu-
merous authors the need to
define what actually hap
pens" and it removes a
source of emotional discord
that could easily interfere
with the Interpretation of the
data they have to present.
TeleviSion viewers are
divided into professors"
accommodates" and "em-
bracers," and these t hire e
stances" - hideouS word -
are correlated with program
preferences and age and
Socio-economic group.
What comes out of all this
is mostly Self-evident, but
then a good deal of social
science research is devoted to
elaborate proof of the obvi-
Gus. There is no single televi-
sion audience, say the writers.
There are several audiences.
and they react to different
things in different ways.
Lower class women are
more attracted to soap opera
than upper-clasS men, sports
events cut across class and
age lines and appeal to men
of all kinds, and so on. Nu-
ances of various sorts enter
into all of this. of course, but
it is questionable if they are
of much interest to the gen.
eral reader.
BUT A NUMBER of facts
do emerge that are of con-
siderable Importance to I'M
Outstanding television. Com
mercialS," the authors tell
us, ARE an integral part of
a larger communications
context, and this context
strongly influences how peo-
pie react to and what they
get out of them, what feel
ings they have about the
products and brands adver-
tiSed." This too may be OBJ
vious, but when it is pre-
sented as a scientifically de-
termined fact, it can be made
to serve as justification of
sponsor control of program
context. Let it be immedi-
ately remarked that the au-
thors do not draw this con-
cluSion.
From numerous interviews
of various types with a ran
dom sample of viewers, the
authors have distilled con-
cept of televiSion that is
probably the most important
element of the book: Fun
damental to television's def
milton are the ideas of
enjoyment, qualification and
pleasure; of indulgence. ex-
element and fantasy" In
other words, while educators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-29
Answers to Questions
Nv THE HASKTN SERVICE

A reader can get an answer, by
mail, to any question of fact by
writing The Star Information Blu
reau. 635 F street NV. Washington
4. D. c. Please inclose return post
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Contract Awarded, Work To Begin
On Sewerage System This Month

The contract for the sewerage
system for the Amelia sanitary
district was let on Thursday.
June %. by the county board Of
supervisors. :,
1t was awarded to THE English
Construction Company of Alta
vista for a total of $3l6.7 TAO. The
county received a federal grant
of approximately $4,000 on. the
project. which is approximately
$4,000 more than had been ex-
pected. according to Stephen L.
Farrar, Jr.. clerk of the board
This money does not have to be
repaid.
Bonds in the project amounting
to Sc80.0O0 were bought by Hor-
ner and Barksdale. of Lynch
burg. brokers.
Judge j. Garland jefferson.
Jr., of the 4th District Court. en-
larged a sanitary district set up
in 1910. following an open hear
ing in February of 1850. The ref
erendum on the sewerage system
was held on March 81. 1861. and
approved by vote of 1876.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06

Building construction in Prince
Edward for the first six months
cl 1862 showed an approximate
$50, 900 increase oven the same
period last year.
The month Of June contribut-
ed S44 ,639 to push the years to-
tai to $685. $50 for constructor
in Farmville and the county.
Last year the total was slightly
better than 5000, 900.
New home construction ac-
counts for the bulk Of this years
building activity. Of the Sc per-
mits issued, 33 have been for
new homes while many others
have been for home renovation
and addition.
Town Treasurer James Fleet
wood issued four permits for the
month of June; to w. a. Wat
son and Sons for plumbing and
heating. Joe Griggs, addition to
dwelling on South Virginia ST.,
Kate Booker, remOdeling home
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06

Since that time. Wiley and Will
son, of Lynchburg. sanitary engi-
neerS. have done the final survey
work. and the necessary land has
been purchased. Work on the
project will get under way this
month. Farrar said.
Plans at first called for a
treatment plant for the system
but early in 1861. a switch was
made to the lagoon type as used
successfully in Farmville. It was
brought out in a study. made by
the Amelia County supervisors.
of plans supplied by the con-
sulting engineers that the lagoon
system was not only cheaper to
install but also less expensive to
operate and maintain. According
to Charles A. Holman. III. who
represents the Amerlia Develop
ment Association and was liaison
between the engineers and the
board of supervisors, the switch
will ultimately save the county
as much as 100000, through low
maintenance costs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
5.23 Inches

Farmers were happy to see
the sunshine Thursday after
long wet spell, which included
especially, the last two weeks of
June and the first four days Of
July. Rainfall for the first four
days of the month was 3.19 in
ches, with 1.42 and 1.67 inches
accommodating on the third and
fourth. reports E. F.. Stripin.
Weatherman. For the month of
June, Striplin recorded 5.23 in
ches of rain.
The months rainfall. which
is approximately an inch and a
tenth more than the Is year av-
erage for June, has slowed har-
vesting of wheat and small grain
down to almost standstill.
Prince Edwards $500 acres of
wheat are now dead ripe and
ready to harvest Immediately.
On the other hand, the season
is very good for growing crops.
Corn and tobacco are both show
ing excellent stands, except that
on some farms the tobacco is
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Cumberland Vote
Down ABC Store
By 231 Margin

Cumberland county voters re-
jected Tuesday a bid to have a
state liquor store opened in the
county.
Unofficial tabulations for the
Tuesday referendum had 500 bal
lots cast in opposition to the
store with 1868 voting for it.
There was a major shift in
sentiment against the Alcoholic
Beverage Control store. A SINH
lar bid in 1854 was rejected by
only two votes.
Balloting in the precincts was
Cumberland Court House. 202
for, 209 against; Flanagans Mill,
as for. 81 gainst: Brown S
Church, 70 for. 173 against. and
Thomas Chapel, 70 for and 153
against.
The nearest state stores are
located at Dillwyn in Bucking-
ham county and Farmville in
Prince Edward county.
After the petitions were signed
by more than 80 per cent of the
qualified voters iii the last presi-
dental election. Circuit Court
Judge Joel w. Flood set the ref
erendum in April.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Powhatan Claims
School Tranfers
Should Be Ignored

The authenticity of the re-
quests for school transfer in
PoWhatan county has been chal-
lenged by the school board. The
Richmond circuit court has been
asked TO give a declaratory judg-
ment stating that county school
officials have no duty to ascer-
tain whether any or all of the
applications ARE G n uin e or
spurious
The petition filed by Collins
Denny. Jr-, attorney for the
school board, claimed there is
no duty on the part of the school
board to search out or com
municate with persons purport-
eddy filing these papers to ascer-
tain whether or not the same are
genuine or spurious >.
The suit says none of the
forms were returned as directed
to the local school of the par
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Rain SI01us Harvest; Din1s
Fourth of July Activities

drowning out and can't be cul-
tivated.
County Agent, Dudley Peery
called the rain Ideal for tobac-
co and corn" but said that the
farmers need hot, dry weather
for wheat and small grain har-
vest. He added that the second
cutting of clover will be better
than the first.
Peery also said that the main
concern now is not the corn
and tobacco but the wheat and
small grain harvest because it
has already made itself and
yields should be good The far
mer must worry about the crop
that is ready to harvest, not the
ones to come later Peery
said. The farmers must get their
crops harvested soon Or exces-
sive winds and dampness could
mean a stable loss. particularly
since forecasts indicate higher
prices than in several years.
Rain and below-normal tenn
peratures proved saddening to
Fourth of July celebrators and
the lakes and pools were desert
ed. Fishing trips, outdoor pic
MICS, and camping excur-
sions had to be cancelled and
many people had to be content
to sit home or carry on their
activities indoors.
Many Fourth of July activities
had to be moved indoors or can
celled completely. Ball games,
family lookout and outdoor fire
works displays, which usually
marked the national summer
holiday were silenced.
It's possible that the rain serv-
ed a useful purpose by keeping
many people off the highways
but this won't be known until the
usually tragic Fourth of July
weekend is over, and perhaps
the rain was just another traf-
fic hazard for the millions on
the roads.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Summer Prosrom
Negro Students
Start Classes

Enrolment in the summer
school program for colored chill
dren in Prince Edward county is
approaching the predicted goal
of over 400 students. The first
day of operation. Monday. there
were 225 children registering. On
Tuesday the figure climbed to
1888. according to the Rev. L. F..
Griffin. president of the Prince
Edward County Christian Associ-
alton. sponsors of the program.
The schools were closed on the
Fourth of July and additional
figures were not available Thurs
day morning, but Mr.. Griffin
said the enrolment would in
crease as more children take adj
vantage of the school oppor-
tunity.
The program is being con-
Quoted by two separate groups
throughout the county. The Stu
dent c hri sta n Federation is
holding classes at Prospect, Rice
and Darlington Heights. There
are II instructors in this group.
composed Of white graduates and
undergraduates. led by the Rev.
Frederic Buss. a recent gradu-
ate of the Yale Divinity School.
The Virginia Teachers Associa-
ton is conducting it's training
program. with a formal schedule
of classes. for the second year.
The VITA classes are being held
in Farmville, Hampden-Sydney,
Five Forks, Rice. Virso, and
Abilene. Twenty-Five accredited
Negro teachers are participating
in this program.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06

tucular child. as they should
have been. Instead all the forms
were brought to the office of j..
S. Caldwell, superintendent of
schools. The principals Of the in
dividual schools should verify the
genuineness Of the applications,
when the parents or guardians
turn them in. the suit contends.
Then the applications should De
forwarded to the school board Of
flee.
Since the application papers
were not returned as directed,
the PoWhatan school board feels
that the requests should be ig-
nOred.
Left at School Office
A batch of 10 applications on
official forms were left by an I'M
known man at CaldWell's office
on the afternoon of May 81. The
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
First Six Months Building Shows
100000 Increase Over Last Year

on Hill St., and Edgar Pierce,
addition to home on Race st.
In the county. Commissioner
of the Revenue William J. ellis,
Jr., issued eight permits of
which four We're in Prospect dis
trict, two in Farmville district,
and one each in Buffalo and
Leigh districts.
The four permits in Prospect
district were all for shell-type
dwellings, with permits going to
Lloyd G.. Scott, Jr., William Lig-
on, Sidney S. Vaughan. and
Wyatt Vaughan, all Of Pamplin.
RID. Other county permits
were issued to C. C. Rosser for
a dwelling; Howard A. Shorter.
a dwelling. Robert E. FoWlkes,
a flue tobacco barn and Lewis
Trear, remodeling.
The record year for building
in the county was 1859 when
permits totaled 1865 $50. In 1860.
the total was 1898 ,684.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Four New Trustees
Appointed TO Board
Hampden-Sydney

Four men have been appointed
to the board of trustees OF
Hampden-Sydney College by the
Synod of Virginia.
They are Robert 8. Brenaman,
Of Richmond, DR.. Frank D. Cos
tenbader, of Washington. William
j. Erwin, Of Danville. and Dr.
Robert c. Vaughan, Jr., OF
Petersburg.
Erwin and DR.. Vaughan are
new members, while DR.. Costen-
bader and Brena man have
served previously.
Board members reappointed
were Frank c. Bedinger, Of
Boydton, and Robert w. Law
son. Of Charleston. w. Va.
The four retiring board mem
bers are DR.. A. Hayden Holdings
worth. Jr., C. Grafton Lindsey,
Jr, Frank S. Moore, and A. B.
Darlington, Jr.
Several new board members
are appointed each year and
they serve for a five year term.
There are Is members on the
board Of trustees.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
DIR. r. w. Bradley
Is Reappointed

POWHATAN. July ? DR., R.
w. Bradley was appointed to the
Powhatan school board for 4
four year term representing
Spencer District. The school
trustee electoral board made the
appointment Thursday evening
DR.. Bradley was appointed last
year to fill the unexpired term
of DR.. William S. Lloyd. who
resigned after serving from l947
until July 20. 1861.
DR.. Bradley. 40. is a l947
graduate of the Medical College
of Virginia and has practiced
medicine in Powhatan county
since 1913. with two years ser
vice in the air force.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Camping Sites
|NOlU Available
At State Lakes

Goodwin. Holiday and Bear
Greek Lakes, state owned and
operated lakes III this area. have
new attraction this year for
picnickers. campers and nature
lovers. At each of the three
lakes. camping sites have been
built to give the public a suit
able place to camp during the
day or for all night stays.
Goodwin Lake has 20 such
sites. H o ! i d y, Is, and Bear
Greek, IA.
All sites are well equipped to
meet the campers needs. Each
site has a cinderblock fireplace,
a sturdy picnic table. a graveled
parking place. a Well-cleared lot
for tents, and large barrel for
rubbish. There is a water supply.
centrally located to provide fresh
running water for all campers
There is also a supply of fire
wood at each site to be used for
cooking purposes.
The sites are built within 400
yards of each lake which makes
swimming and fishing conven-
lent.
Jake Woodson. superintendent
of the state lakes in this area,
said that the sites are being put
to use more each week. Three
groups of campers were seen at
the Goodwin sites one night last
week. Now that the vacation
period is beginning many more
campers will make use of these
new conveniences.
Goodwin Lake Is located in
Prince Edward State Park. near
Green Bay; Bear Greek Lake in
Cumberland State Forest, five
miles north of Cumberland C. H,
and H O Ii d a y in Appomattox-
Buckingham State Forest.
While the camps are we'll
equipped, emphasis is placed on
rustic camping conditions with
only the bare necessities avail
able.
Due to the bad weather, use of
the sites was limited over the
Fourth of July but camp Of
ficials expect the popularity of
the sites to grow as the weather
improves during the summer.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-06
Safecrackers
Get Over $4,000
In Two Thefts

Two Farm Vile business
ses were broken into Tuesday
night, and over $4,000 in cash
and checks were stolen from the
safes.
A breaking and entering was
also reported at George Cocks
WoodlaWn Service Station at
Prospect, but Sheriff James 7.
Clrrk said he did not think
there was any connection be-
tween this and the Farmville
robberies. About 5000 in mer-
chandise was stolen but no at
tempt was made to open the
safe to steal cash.
The stores entered were ac-
tually in Cumberland county.
They are w. A. Price Company,
Genral Electric appliance dealer
and Taylor Manufacturing Com
pany, both just across the
Cumberland bridge.
Cumberland Sheriff William V.
French said both places were
entered from a back or side
door, by breaking the lock. The
safe damage at Taylor Mfg. Co.
was estimated at several hun
dred dollars, and Sheriff
French said the thieves used the
punch method to crack in.
The Taylor safe was also pro-
tected by tear gas. but this did
not stop the robbery. The tear
gas was still strong in the Of
flee Wednesday, SO it is appar-
ent the robbery was done by
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