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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02
DR.. Moss Address
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
to say 1t, somewhat infamous in
recent actions. county. I qualify
] Qualify that. the use of that
adjective: l do it Intentionally be.
cause Prince Edward County
and its people are by nature
are by inheritance. and are by
the Warrnness Of their hearts,
the county and its people are
far from infamous. But surely
their action in recent years has
been Of that nature. l think
should attempt to make some
OF my statements m erely q
narrative and some interpretive
Gees Far Back
Some people think that the
present situation in Prince Ed
ward County began in 1854. be-
came rigid and confirmed in
1859. and so has been in develop
ment only that brief number of
years. believe that is far from
the actual truth of the matter.
My first brief stay in Prince
Edward County was back in the
1905. as early as 1926. And
though | left the county within
two years time. since I married
one of its natives. l have had
continuous cOntac with the
county and return trips without
any break. When I came back
to the county in 1914, to resume
residence, a residence which has
turned out. despite some wishes
to the contrary. residence
which has turned out to be per-
manent. at least until this night.
! found, 1, l saw from the be-
ginning that it was county
where the paternalism, which
the white people of Virginia
have prided themselves upon in
regard to our Negro fellow citi-
zens. that that paternalism was
probably more pronounced. more
self-cOnscious. and the citizens
thereof took more pride in it than
IN any other place that I had
ever lived in the State of Vir
glnia. believe actually that
that is the ultimate root of the
present situation in the county.
That the white people of Prince
Edward County pride themselves
upon their paternalism, which
they do not admit is a condo
scending paternalism, but which
certainly is such. They pride
themselves upon it, and they
would be very unhappy to be de-
prived of the solace to their own
consciences which that paternal-
ism gives them. Certainly, l am
definitely sure that that is a
b a sic explanation of Mr.. j.
Barrye Wall s attitudes and ac
tiors throughout recent develop
ments.
But secondly. as l look back
upon it now. and I'm certain
that l was not too we'll aware of
it earlier. the situation in Prince
Edward County began to develop
long before 1854 and So. Because
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02

OPINION OF an effort that have
undertaken on State wide. to-
ward q Statewide basis. About
a year and q half ago, it seemed
to me that it was utterly fruit
less and entirely too frustrating
to simply get up once a year in
a Board Of Supervisors public
meeting and speak my little
piece for public education. speak
my little piece against the de
nial democracy that existed in
the counties. speak my little
piece against the un-Christian
and inhumane attitude. What
decided to at least investigate
the possibilities Of was as simple
as this. We know in Virginia. we
know throughout the South, that
the 18th Century relationships
between the two races are gone
We know, whether we admit it
or not. that it is neither demo-
cratic nor Christian. much less
human. to maintain the legal
situation which creates two
classes Of human beings. | be-
lieve it's better to put it that
way than two classes of citizens.
First. class and second class hui
man beings, not Just first class
and second class citizens. We
know that the 18th Century is
dead. but we are not willing to
admit yet that the 10th Century
is the living reality.
Suggestion For Virginia
why could we not in Virginia
instead of continuously in this
county and that town in regard
to education here. in regard to
public transportation there. in
regard to voting another place.
instead of fighting an endless
number of rearguard actions.
and when we are finally defeat
ed in one matter and one To-
cality as slowly as possible ad-
hitting it; why could we not as
Virginians who have had the OPP
pOrtunity in times gone by to be
the leaders of the American Ma
ton, why could we not simply
say that the 18th Century is
dead. the Goth Century is too far
gone to deny it any longer and
simply remove from our law
books, simply remove all statu-
tory and constitutional recogni-
ton Of differences. distinctions,
between people on account of
their blood. And so negative an
action as repeal seems to me. at
least sufficient, to begin the
thing; remove from our Consti-
tuition, remove from our statute
books, all legislation that recog-
nizes any distinction on account
of the race or color of Virginia
citizens. ! took that simple pro-
posal to the Richmond News
papers because l happened to
know one or two people involved
fairly high placed in those pa
IN n -,
Editor of the Times Dispatch
and to the owner of the Rich
mond Newspaper Corporation.
whatever it's called. They adj
mitted that it should be done,
they said however, they even adj
mitted that approximately, by
their calculation. 10 per cent of
the population of Virginia would
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02
THE FARMv1LLE (va.) HERALD FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 1862

cent months some indication
ttat the private school system.
for the white c hildre n has
begun. is beginning to run
into difficulties. We arm d
down in Prince Edward County
this past summer that white
parents were receiving notices
that if they didn't pay up the
school would not be available to
them.
"They said that they had a
stack of letters that are thick
I don't know whether the letters
were written on onion skin pa
per or Hammermill bond paper.
which would somewhat deter
mine the number Of letters. They
said that maybe half dozen
children. half dozen children of
half a dozen families were de-
MED. But we could not get any
of the white families who had re-
ceived those letters to say any
thing. I tried in every way I
knew how to discover some Of
it and I couldn't get any of them
to talk at all. Then. my friend
the Associate ditor of the
Lynchburg News d G d E d to
come into the county and see
what he could do. and he Sc
cured. with some help by some
OF us, at least the names of a
half dozen people that. for whose
children it was known that they
had been denied schooling this
year. He went to see those half
dozen people and found one of
them only who was willing to
talk and possibly you read in
the Lynchburg News or some of
the other papers of the country
where it was carried by AS
ISOLATED Press. the coun
there. That here were the chill
dren Of a sergeant ip the United
States Army, who had not been
able to meet the full cost of tu-
itiOn last year and so his chill
dren were told they couldn't 60
to school this year and when he
went to see Mr.. Wall to insist
upon some public statement. in
regard to his children. being
published in the paper. he was
told that that could not be done.
II suppose I would have to
suppress the full lurid details of
the interview as the Lynchburg
News did. But at any rate, one
man protected by his Army stat
us and not being dependent upon
employment in the county did
speak up and did force the Foun-
dation to take his children back
in the school. He is one, one per-
son. whether he represents the
half dozen families that the
Foundation admits or the 100
families that public rumor has
it or larger number. l don't
know. but we are definitely NOV
ing and this simply reconfirlns
me in my original interpreta-
ton. we're definitely moving in
the direction Of no public edu-
cation for any children. colored,
Negro or white. who cannot af-
ford to pay the commercial cost
OF private education: we're def
initaly moving in that direction
in the county.
II would like to ask your
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02
Legion Leader
Will Speak

The commander of Jack Gar
land Post 80, The American LIE
g;on, urges all members to be
present Monday night, Nov. 5
at 8 pm at the Legion Post
Home to hear the Fourth Dis
trict Commander. This will be
the regular monthly meeting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02

I for all Of the years of the sos
and 4O'S, at least I'm not too
much aware of what goes be-
fore that - but certainly in the
decade Of the 3O's and the 4O's.
it was absolutely obvious that
the school facilities for the Ne
gro part of the population were
totally inadequate The buildings
i were too few. too small in size.
and too totally physically made
QAate for any proper educational
situation. And the white people
| OF the county knew it. But they
refused to do anything about it,
or at least. they procrastinated
in doing anything about it. and
accordingly. it got worse and
worse, more and more impossi-
BILE. and certainly. more and
more unbearable from the stand
point Of both the Negro children
and their parents who had to en-
dure the inadeQuacies of it. and
instead of admitting that it was
an impossible situation, instead
of after admission. doing some
thing about it. I think the white
population Of the county made
the basic mistake of, of not eX-
actly compromising. no, GER
tainly not compromising, but,
and. but not doing. but promis-
ing that something would be
done if and when they were fl
nancially able to do it. But
promises for a new school.
promises for the repair of a
roof. promises for the trans.
transformation of taxpayer
shack into a real school build
ing. such promises surely begin
to lose any warmth to the. when
they are repeated year after
year. year after year, decade
after decade And consequently.
a Negro population that was the
most. was and is. the most pa
tent group of human beings
that l have ever seen. that popu-
lation with their hopes being
postponed and denied year after
year after year. eventually were
no longer willing to wait any
longer. But they have not, they
have at least taken action, but
are willing to wait for the fruits
of that action. apparently again
with unbelievable human pa
tience.
Il could get. and think l
should get. more specific. how
ever. in regard to the causes of
the situation. And can APP
proach that in this way:
Started In Discussions
For years l have been a
member Of a small discussion
group of men in the town. 1t is
not an organization in any
way associated with the college
whatsoever. It's a town discus
sion group. not a gown discus
sion group. And one evening.
many years ago now, I heard a
certain member of that discus
sion group say that he believed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02
Prospect School
P-TA To Meet

PROSPECT, Nov. | = The
P-TA of Patrick Henry Ele-
mentary School will meet on
Monday, Nov. 5. at pm. at
the school.
Dr.. F. j. Clements. health
director of the Southside Health
District, and his staff will be
on the program.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02

said he would not sit down and
discuss the resumption Of public
schools with anybody. That the
only thing he would do. and he
w0alld choose other Negro s
rather than the two we were Of
fering him. he would discuss
with them private schools for
tie Negroes. I cannot be too spe-
cific in regard to the details Of
this. but We were able to tell
Mr.. Wall that though the Board
OF Supervisors had not appropri-
ated for that. for such voluntary
segregated public schools in So
so. We had been assured that the
funds to run such schools could
be found. And that was no mere
pi0us wish. 1t was an absolutely
assured fact. Then in the fall of
50. the Foundation people to pro-
tect themselves went through
the motions of organizing a So
called corporation to run private
schools of the county. and
would ask you to remember the
circumstances of this t h /
carefully. 1t was in the fall Of
50 that they created that cor
p0ratiOn. BY December of SO
they were finding it extremely
difficult to operate their private
white schools in the basement Of
various churches. in the Wom-
ans Club building. and such not.
They were acutely aware of the
fact that they needed better
physical plants for their school
system. So they promoted the
idea of this offer of white assis-
lance for private schools for the
Negro children, and finally, in,
shortly before Christmas of that
year of SO. they told the Negroes
of the county that they would
give them until the first of the
year to accept the offer or not,
OF course, the Negroes did not
accept the offer because of per-
fectly obvious reasons. Within
two weeks time after the Ne
groes had not accepted the offer
Of white assistance in the organi-
cation of private schools. the
reason for the whole thing be-
came apparent. Because if the
Negroes had accepted the offer,
and had then asked for the use
Of the Negro schools for these
private schools, the white chill
dren and white population could
have done the same. So that
within two weeks time after the
Negroes had turned it down, the
Prince Edward Foundation made
its first formal bid or request to
rent the white school buildings.
Now ever since that time, they
have protested and protested
that the Negro children of Prince
Edward County have gone with
out education because their Ne
gro leaders wanted them to go
without education. That they had
been offered from TIE beginning
white support for private educa-
ton. The only offer that was
given them was a mere token
creation of a corporation and the
mere statement that this corpor-
alton would help. The corpora
ton never raised any funds. it
never put on any campaign for
the raising OF funds. It has been
a paper proposition entirely and
nothing of reality whatsoever.
Recent Developments
Possibly I'd better hurry on
to more + cent developments.
You may have, you may have
seen in the newspapers in re-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02

SSutebSOUs n. RI.
Although the loymon
generally thinks Of mi
orobes with feor and re-
vulsion and would greet
their total destruction
with gIee, the simple
Truth is that mankind
could not live without mi
crobes, at least not for
long.
Certain microbes ore
scovenging purifiers that
break down noxious and
noisome wastes and re-
turn them beneficioIIy to
earth. Then. too, nj
crobiol colonies at per-
moment stations in our
body wage an unoeosing
vi Or O goins st Fantastic
n mbers of germs which
attack our systems almost
constantly.
We must olso remem-
Der that it was the mi
crobes which gave Us q
welcome arsenal Of mir
oele drugs to aid in man.
kinds battle for life and,
Just os Importantly, rein
tn duoed US to the most
efficient drug-moker Of
oll-noture.
Isn't it time, BY the
way, that you we're intro
duced to your ideol source
Of the newest and best in
m e dicol supplies at
OWEN-SANFORD DRUG
CO.. Ikc?. Prescriptions
ore q specially at OWEN
SANFORD DRUG CO.,
INC. FormviIIe Shopping
Center. Phone EX 2-3167.
THIS WEEKS HOUSE.
HOLD HINT: For the
something new in prepor-
ing potatoes, try frying
them in q mixture Of half
o-cup Of honey and Two
tablespoons Of butter.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-02
Worsham P-TA Will
Meet November 6

The Worsham school P-TA will
meet Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Wor-
sham Baptist Church at 8 pm.
DR.. James Helms. member
of the history faculty at Long
wood College, will be guest
speaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
Fined on Reckless
Driving Conviction

A reckless driving conviction
was declared by Trial Magistrate
Robert NJ Maroney against Wal
ter Sylvanus Cooper, at a hearing
in his office during the week.
Mr.. Cooper had crashed into
the front porch of the home of
jones Gordon, near the Fairview
church.
Nr. Cooper, whose postoffice
address is Gormania. pleaded not
guilty of the charge but was found
guilty and fined $50 and costs. AT
the same time he also pleaded not
guilty of a charge of driving under
the influence of liquor and was
found not guilty by the magistrate.
Cooper was represented by Jack
Turney, attorney.
There we're three other cases
Iocketed during the week.
John Yost, Sutton, Bridgeport,
w. Va, forfeited collateral of S25
for exceeding so miles per hour
Webster Theodore George, of
Swanton, forfeited collateral of
S25 for exceeding so miles per
hour
Harry Thomas Spahr, Terra AL
ia. forfeited collateral of $40 for
operating at a speed too great for
roads conditions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
McHENRY

c. I. Wright, who has been i'll, is
slowly improving.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Fer
guson. Thursday, were Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Fearer, Blooming
Rose; Mrs. George Brant and Mrs.
Raymond Brant Guests over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Ferguson and sons, and Roy
Wyland. Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Wyland and sons. Lonacon-
ing; and Mrs. Orval Butler and
family.
Herman Rodeheaver and James
Rodeheaver visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Matthews, Carlisle, Pa,
Sunday. Mr.. Matthews returned
with them for a weeks visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Burkholder
and sons. Bruceton Mills, we're Sun
day dinner guests of Mrs. Herman
Rodeheaver.
Mrs. w. R. Savage visited her
brother, John Rodeheaver in a
Uniontown hospital. last week Mr.
RodeheaVer underwent surgery and
is improving satisfactorily
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
c. l. Wright were Mr. and Mrs. c..
H. Bateman, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck
Wiles and Linda, Westernport; Mrs.
Joyce Bateman and son, Cleveland:
Lyle Wright, Cumberland: Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul BurkhOlder and sons.
Bruceton Mills; Rev Feathers, of
Morgantown: Junior Carr and Lar
ry, Sang Run; Mrs. Herman Rode
HEAVIER, and Mrs. Earl Savage and
family.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
Rose Red Petra Fascinates Visitors

Remains of all periods are
to be found in Jordan from
Paleolithic to Islamic, includ-
ing Canaanite cities and viii
lagos, Hellenistic and Greco
Roman towers, Roman towers,
Roman palaces and mansions,
Crusaders castles and Moslem
mosques, not to mention the
ancient wall of old Jerusalem.
Jordan'S beautiful and var
led Biblical landscape, the lake
and the river, the plain and
the mountain, the fertile green
lands of the Ghor and the vast
arid desert, renders it an ideal
place for a relaxed and enjoy
able vacation. Tourists are be-
coming increasingly aware of
the attractions of this Land
of Milk and Honey" Last year
about 100000 tourists visited
the country, almost double the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22

number of visitors in 1858.
Perhaps one of the most
fascinating archaeological sites
in Jordan is the ''rose-red city"
of Petra.
Lost to mankind for centu-
ries until rediscovery by an
Anglo-SwisS explorer in the
10th century, Petra is being
visited today in increasing
numbers, but is still collec-
tors item on the world travel
map. It's fascination is en-
HANGED by the dramatic APP
proach to the city as one turns
and twists through a canyon
on foot or on horseback along
the bed of dry creek. In some
parts the lane is twenty feet
wide, in others it is narrow
enough to permit only one
horse to pass at a time through
low inches in the rock. No
sound is heard except the rat
Ting of the pebbles under the
hoofs of the horses and the
signing of the wind through an
occasional rock tunnel. Sud-
denly as one takes the last
turn in the gloom of the defle,
the facade of Gel Khaznaeh,"
the Treasury of Petra, con-
fronts the oncomer, glowing
gloriously in the sun with a
rose-red tint that inspired the
English poet William Burgon
to write one of the immortal
lines in English literature, "a
rose-red city, half as old as
time" The 130-foot edifce was
built as a temple and later be-
came a tomb of the Nabatean
kings. Topping it is an urn
showing the streaks of bullets
fired in the hope of releasing
a hoard of gold supposedly
stored there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
Cherry Grove Women Meet

The Womcn's Fellowship of the
Cherry Grove Church of the Breth-
rem met at the home of Mrs Clyde
Bowman. Thanksgiving" was the
theme with each member taking
part A report on district meet
ing was given by Mary burst, Ida
Harper and Orpha Wisseman. Ten
were present.
The December meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs Glenn
burst with Mrs. Asa Wilhelm
having the Christmas program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
Is Marriage Permits
Granted Past Week

Twenty-Five marriage licenses
were issued during the past week
ending Saturday, November II, at
noon, from the office of Richard
l.. Davis, clerk Of the Circuit
court This brought the total
for November thus far to SO. Four
licenses issued wee marked Don't
publish"
Donald Lee Louk, %, factory
worker, and Sharon Kay Lynch, 10,
both Clarksburg, w. Va.
Leroy Robert Hussing, 20, glass
worker, and Glerda Belle Nichol-
sen, 81, both ncGer Morgantown,
w. Va.
George N lrtin Dennison, AZ,
shovel operator, Bradford, Pa, and
Audrey Lois Ordiway, "a, Andover,
n Y.
Earl Raymond McGregci, Sr, AZ,
construction worker, West Lessen
ring, Pa, and Ellen Eliza Evans,
"a, near Morgaatcwr, W. Va.
Harley Andrew Arbogast, 81, re-
tired, and Eva Leona Shaw, As,
both Lumberport, w. Va.
Kenneth Nolen Hawkins, 20,
salesman, and Lois Audrey Fire
stcnc, "a, both Somerset, Pa.
Paul Aston Furk, %, mechanic,
and Ethel Lorraine HCVctter, II,
parents consent both RoWles-
burg w. Va.
Thomas Carson Spal:r, %, clerk,
near Tumn-lton, w. Va, and Linda
DisnEe Grimm, IS, Kingwood, W.
Va
Willard James Judy, SO, press
operator, end Lena Virginia Mea-
dows, 81, beth Elkins, w. Va.
John william Murphy, p, truck
driver, Mt. Lake Park, Md, and
Peggy Ann Knott, 16, parents
CONSENT Gormaria, w. Va.
Richard Alfred Martin, q, stu
dent, and Elizabeth Ann Baker,
20, both Gicnville, w. Va.
Harold Merle Hines, 10, (par-
ert's ccnsenO farm hand, near
Amity, Pa, nd Carol Ann Clemens,
II, parents CONSENT near Wash
ington, Pa.
William Joseph Augustine, 81,
laborcr, and Donna Rae Hiles, 81,
beth ConflueDce, Pa.
Donald Ray Taylor, 35, disabled
veteran, and Beatrice I'2ne Robin
son, %, both near BradGock, Pa.
John Alvin Prescott, %, U. S.
Army, and Margaret Sue Paugh, 10,
both Arlington, Va.
Gerald Everett McDilda, "a,
carpenter, Pusgiove, w. Va, and
Theirtha Marie Clepdenin, 80, Os-
age, w. Va.
Gary Allen Smith, 18, parents
ccnseat dish washer, and Mary
Mogos, IS, both near Morgantown,
w. Va.
John Michael Teets, IS, miner,
near KingWood, w. Va, and Gladys
June Summers, IS, near Tunnel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22

Thousands of pilgrims will
flock into the Holy City of
Jerusalem this Easter to climb
the Mount of Olives and to
join the Palm Sunday parade.
They will cross over into Beth
page and wind their way past
the Chapel of Ascension,
through the Garden of Geth-
semane, and beyond the Church
of the Virgin and the Twin
Pools of Bethesda to stand in
awe and veneration in front
of the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre.
While Jordan is best known
as the Biblical Land and Gus
todian of the hottest places in
Christianity, it is also the site
of some of the most outstand-
ing historical and archeolog-
ical monuments in the Middle
East.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-11-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ADS. TOO
LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

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coats, Misses size IL, good condi-
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Adv. 39-2t
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39-tf
ROOM AND BOARD for deer
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answers to name of Sam. E. c.
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Adv. 39-1t
FOR SALE - 1850 Chevrolet
dump truck, deep we'll water
pump. Lee Steyer, phone DE A.
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