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Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19

come Chief of all United States
Marshals. McShane headed the
group of marshals sent to Ala
bama to protect the freedom
riders" last year.
Mr.. Moore, an Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, was born
February 25, 1924 in Collins
vile, Illinois. He attended Le-
Moyne, College Memphis, Ten
nessee from September, 1941
until May, 1912.
He entered the Army April
13, 1943 and was honorably dis
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Virginia Union Storer Merger May
Be Completed By Midsummer

offer approximately 100000
for the Storer College prop
erty."
Explaining the sta t ement
later, DR.. Henderson said plans
are for the Storer College
board Of trustees to sell the
property to the federal govern
ment's National Park Service
and then to merge Storer with
Virginia Union. Both boards Of
trustees have agreed to this
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Sixth Vote
Bill Dead
I his Session

Washington, May Is - The
administration backed bill to
fix a sixth grade literacy test
for qualification of voters in ma
tional election appeared dead
today, at least for this session
of Congress.
After three weeks of prolong-
ed debate during which the Sem
ate by decisive margin refused
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Canberra, Australia

The "White Australia" policy
is at . turning point as a result
Of the Australian Govern
ment's decision to allow two
Malayan pearl divers to re-
main in Australia, according to
political observers.
They say this despite an as
surance by immigration Min
lister Alexander DoWner that
the case of the Malayans was
not to be taken as a precedent,
although they were prohibited
immigrants.
The government decided to
cancel its decision to deport
the two Malayans this week.
They entered Australia as in
dentured labor, but q recession
in the pearling industry took
away their jobs.
The decision followed the
governments action In allow
Ing three Portuguese naval de-
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19
Prairie View College President
To Preside At World Food Forum

DR.. E. B. Evans, president Of
Prairie View, Texas, A. and NJ.
College, will preside over the
second plenary session Of the
World Forum on May 16 at the
Sheraton Park Hotel here in
Washington.
The three-day Forum is the
opening event Of the Centennial
observance Of the U. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Speakers
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19
State AME
Leaders Still
Plagued With
Jordan Affair
Charge Bishop Still
Trying To Influence
Affairs of District

State AME Church leaders
are still being plagued by the
aftermath of the affairs that
eliminated in a Kinds County
Chancery Court order outsting
Bishop Fredrick D. Jordan as
presiding Prelate of the Eighth
Episcopal District, including the
states of Mississippi and Lou
isiana; and as Chancellor of
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Death Claims
Alpha Phi Alpha
Founder

Washington, D. c., May 8 -
Mr.. George Biddle Kelley, born
July %, 1884, one Of the seven
founders and the first president
Of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first
national Greek letter fraternity
for Negroes died May 9Th at
Leonard Hospital, Troy, N. Y,
after . prolonged illness.
The son Of q veteran Of one
Of the Civil War regiments from
Massachusetts, and q native Of
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codIessness In
Soviet Union
Criticised By
African Leader
Alarm Sounded
By Nationalist
Leader Member OF
Kenya Legislative
Council

L 0 n d. N, May II =
A voice introduced on Mos
cow Radio Friday as that of an
African nationalist leader ex-
pressed alarm over godlessness
in the Soviet Union and at
tackled other phases of Soviet
life.
The speaker was identified as
George Mpenge. a member of
the Kenya Legislative Council
who has been visiting the So
Wet Union,
His statement was delivered
in SWahili-a widely used
African langltage-and moni-
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full and continuing part of her
life.
This committee is directed by
the Presidents Commission on
the Status of Women, a &C.
member body organized by Pres
ident Kennedy and headed by
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
The appointment of Mrs. Har-
vey was announced by DR.. Mary
Bunting, president of Radcliffe
College who is serving as chair
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JSC Report Progress On National
Defense Student Loan Program

From July 1, 1861, to the pre-
sent time, loans totaling $780,
900 have been approved. This
amount represents an average
of $500 for 500 borrowers. Most
of these loans are certified
through June 80, 1862.
In addition to the Govern
ment-sponsored program, 112
students have borrowed $5,226
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E'The Ladder" Stuns South Africa
Audience Of All Races

Pretoria, South Africa, May
d, 1924 full audience of all
races sat in stunned silence as
the curtain went down on the
premiere Of Peter Howard's
play "The Ladder" here last
night. at is the greatest play
I have ever seen," said General
H. B. Hopper, Commander-in-
Chief Of the South African
forces after the war.
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19

leadership to more than 5,000,-
600 men and boys in scouting.
A science major, Mr.. Parker
attended the 23S National
Training School for Scout Exec
utives at Schiff Scout Reserva-
ton, Mendham, New Jersey,
during January and February
Of this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker are the
parents Of two girls-Evelyn,
age nine, and Jessie Maurine,
age five.
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19
Eastern Nigeria AIIocates Funds
For Port City Development

para indicated that Port Har-
court would take precedence ov-
CT other towns in development
Eecause of it's natural advant-
ages.
Earlier yesterday, the Pre-
mier told members of the Owerri
County Council that the Eastern
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will include President John F.
Kennedy, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Orville L. Freeman, FORM
er Vice President Henry A.
Wallace, Senator ]. w. Full
bright, and Oris v. Wells, As
sistant Director General Of the
Food and Agriculture Organiza-
ton Of the United Nations.
In addition to the plenary ses-
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Sinclair Y. Jeter Is Campbell
College Commencement Speaker

high school department, school
Of cosmetology, and ]. College
will hear Mr.. Jeter, a native of
New York city.
Mr.. Jeter received the Bach
elor's degree in Business Ad-
ministration from Virginia State
College at Petersburg, Virginia,
and the Masters degree in Po-
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New York Two South Caro-
lima sit-in cases were appealed
to the United States Supreme
Court by NAACP Legal De-
fense Fund attorneys today.
The high Court was asked to
review convictions of "a Negro
high school students in Charles
ton and five college students in
Columbia.
There are now four South
Corolina sit-in cases pending be-
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19
AFL-CI0 To Again Hell p African
Students Get Summer Jobs

The AFL-CIO again will
assist African students attend
ing American colleges and uni
versities in finding summer en-
ployment this year it was an
nounced today.
Mrs. Mazda Springer, repre-
sentative of the International
Affairs Department of the
AFL-CIO and co-ordinator of
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19

Port Harcourt The Pre-
mier of Eastern Nigeria, DR..
Michael Okpara, has announced
that his government is to spend
S2.8 million for the development
of this port city. One quarter
of this amount will be earmark-
ed for improving the drainage
system in the township. DR.. Ok
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19
Negro Woman
Gets State
Dept. Post

Washington, May IA - Joyce
F. Garrett, Of Detroit, has been
appointed a foreign service re-
serve office, Class Z, pending
approval of the appointment,
the State Department announc-
ed last week.
Mrs. Garrett was born in De-
troit in 1881, she attended
public schools in Cleveland, Ohio
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u. S. Supreme Court Asked TO
Hear S. Carolina Sit-In Gases

fore the u. S. Supreme Court.
AS yet, no action has been TAX
en- by the Court in any of the
cases.
The Charleston case involves
a sit-in at a Kress Department
store on April 1, 1860. The stu
dents sat in an orderly manner
for almost six hours before they
were asked to leave by the Chief
of Police. The Police chief testi-
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A Progress Report of the Ma
tional Defense Student Loan
Program at Jackson State Col
lege by w. o Gill, Coordinator
of the Work Aid and Scholar
ship Committee, discloses some
interesting facts. The report
also includes various other
be2efits received by students at
the College during the current
school year.
Jackson advocate., 1962-05-19

the employment program said
she has received close to five
hundred applications and al
ready has "a number of con-
firmed job placements"
Appearing on LABOR NEWS
CONFERENCE over the Mutu-
al Broadtcasting network (WA
VA in Washington), Mrs. Sprin-
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There was drama in the cast
itself, which was unique for
South Africa. 1t included JUS
tice C. J. Claassen of the Su-
preme Court; Philip @. Vundla,
elected spokesman for the 600,-
900 Africans of johannesburg;
John Trengove, @. c., eminent
South African lawyer; Gerald
Leran, leader Of the Colored
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According to an announcement
from the office Of the Acting
President Of J. P. Campbell COL
lege, Mr.. ]. d. Leggette, the
1862 Commencement Speaker
will be Mr.. Sinclair v. Jeter.
The Commencement will be OBJ
served Wednesday, May % at
10 o'clock in the morning. At
this time graduates from the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
SO Escaped Fires
SO Escaped Fires
Near Record 1916 Acres
Burned First Six Months

Forest fires struck a heavy
blow to Southside Virginia S for
estland during the first half OF
1862. Virginia Division OF Fores-
try's Farmville District office,
releasing the seciannual statls-
tics, say that 90 escaped fires
burned a total of 496 acres.
Fires escaped from the usual
causes. says Maynard Stoddard,
assistant district forester. with
brush, trash and debris burning
as the chief causes. More than
one third of all fires were at
tributed to burning operations
that escaped. Careless smokers
accounted for nearly one-third
and the remainder from other
causes.
Foresters, commenting on the
bad" spring fire season said
that during the past five year
period. only 1850 showed more
loss to forest fires Unusual dry
weather during normally critical
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
18th Holiday Lake Forestry Camp

ing the year and each boy at
tending must have carried on
some forestry program himself
during the year.
E. E. Rodger. director of in
formation for Virginia Division
of Forestry, was camp director
this year. The camp manager
was w. H. Parker. Jr.. of Glat-
felter Pulp Wood Co., Salisbury.
Md.
All instructors are employees
of the Virginia Division of Fores-
try and courselors are chosen
from the Vo-Ag teachers i'll the
state high schools. Local instruc-
tors are j. c. Hayes. of Cumber-
land. and Don Drake, Of Farm
Vile.
The program for the week con-
sists OF forestry instruction from
100 to 1870 each morning. Ath-
letics and contests are held in
the afternoons, with vespers and
assembly programs each eve
ming.
Courses taught are forestry,
management, reforestation, tim
Der harvesting, wood preserva.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
Doll And Hobby Show Entertain
Children At Grove Street Park

in the above categories were: ~
Jill Peery, Judy Stanley; ~
Barbara DriscoH, Connie Lou
ellis: - jackie Peery. Christy
BoWles: AZ Mary c h c i II e
Wick. Jennifer Whitaker.
In the hobby show a girl en-
tered a dolls complete ward robe
she had made herself and walked
away with first prize. The blue
ribbon winner was Barbara Dris-
coll. Coming in second was Rob
ert Stanley with collection of
arroWheads: third was Barrye
Wall, with butterful collection.
From time to time during the
summer, contests of interest to
the children are put on at the
Fairgrounds and winners receive
a small prize, this time a nickel
each. The children play games,
have a croquet set, sliding beard,
swings and SeeSaWS for them
entertainment and are under
supervision at all times when the
playground is open.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03

A doll show for the girls and
hobby show for boys and girls
was held at the Grove street
park and Fairgrounds on Friday
afternoon.
There were nearly 100 children
on the grounds that day. accord
ing to Miss Mabel Bradshaw.
supervisor. The girls brought
dolls of all sizes and sorts,
brides, foreign, baby. funny
dolls. Smokey the bear, and even
a rabbit doll. In the hobby show
were stamp. arrowhead. butter
fly. coin, and rock collections, a
ship or two and a few model
cars. Most unusual. in a show of
this sort. was a bat in a jar and,
evidently, his dinner - a small
green grasshopper.
First place winners in the doll
show were. (1D for the. cutest.
Ann Shields: ~ the prettiest,
Nancy Ann Smith: l3) the funnl-
est, Brenda Pridgen: az the
most unusual. Nancy Ann Smith.
Second and third place winners
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ton. forest fire prevention. wild
life management, Tree Identified
ton and surveying. Each day
quizzes are given and the boys
are graded accordingly.
On Friday. examinations are
given which cover the entire
camp instruction period. Indi
vidual and group contests are
held with prizes and awards be-
ing given for outstanding work.
E. E. Rodger. camp director,
said, These boys really dc an
outstanding job While here at
camp and throughout the school
year. All the boys have a unique
interest in forestry and it's
amazing to see how hard these
youngsters will work on their
forestry programs. We arc eX-
trenely proud of our camp and
we wish to thank all who make
it possible each year, especially
the pulp and paper industries
and the Southern Pulpwood Con-
servation Association.
Forestry camps are held each
year in nine of the southern
states.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
By GERALD DUNCAN

The 18th consecutive HolldaN
Lake Fores try Camp was
held last week. June 2a-3o, with
approximately 30 boys from 4S
counties participating. The camp
has always been held at Holiday
Lake. located on the Bucking-
ham-Apromattox State Forest.
The camp is financed by the
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corpo-
ration. Continental Can Com
pany. Chesapeake Corporation OF
va the Glatfelter Pulp Wood
Company. the Mead Corporation.
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Company and Owens Illinois. I'M
der the sponsorship of the South
ern Pulrwood Conservation AS
ISOLATION. The camp is admins
tered by the Virginia Division of
Forestry. with industrial and d.
vision foresters serving as in
structors.
Bows between the ages of l4-1S
wears are eligible TO apply for a
scholarship to attend. Scholar
ships are awarded on the basis
of forestry accomplishments dur
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
Cumberland Vote
On ABC Tuesday

CUMBERLAND, July polls
will be open from 6 am. to 7
pm. in Cumberland county.
Tuesday, July 3. to vote on
referendum on the question,
Shall the sale Of alcoholic bev-
erages, other than beer, by the
Alcoholic Bev erage Con-
troll Board. be permitted IN
Cumberland County, Virginia,
This will mark the second Ell
fort to locate an ABC store IN
the county. A movement was
made in 1854. but opposition to
the issue circulated petition
that helped to defeat the move
ment by two votes in a refer
endum.
This time the side favoring 10
cation Of an ABC store has cir
culated another petition which
brought about the second refer
endum. The Petition asking for
a referendum was signed BY
more than 80 percent OF the
county's qualified voters, ac-
cording to the vote in the last
presidential election.
If the referendum is approved
it would provide for the only
state store on Route 60 between
Lexington and Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
Loudoun Gets
Ascend Amelia
School Official

Amelia county is losing her
school principal after he has
served for five years in that
position.
Philip F. Boepple, Sc, was
named principal of the new
Loudotm Valley High School in
Ptircellvjlle. Loudoun county.
He succeeded to the position
of principal of Amelia county
schools on July /. 1857, follow
ing the appointment of the then
principal 0. A. Norton, as SUI
relinteN dent Norton was APP
pointed superintendent following
the division of N6ttoway and
Amelia counties into separate
school units. c. NJ. Bussinger
was division superintendent at
the time of the split and was
instrumental III bringing Boe-
apple TO Amelia as athletic coach
and mathematics teacher, he
said.
With his appointment to the
rev school. Boepple will again
be under the supervision of Bus
singer. who left Amelia and Not
toWay schools to be superinten
Gent Of Loudoun county schools.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03

AMELIA. July 2 NJ. T.
Thurston. Jr.. resident engineer
at King George for the counties
of Spotsylvania. Stafford and
King George since 1856, has sue
ceeded w. c. Poston. who re
tired on July |, as resident engi-
neer for Amelia. Nottoway, and
Lunenburg counties.
Thurston, veteran of consid-
cradle highway experience, be-
gan work with the department in
1925 as a construction inspector.
After service in Salem, Freder-
icksburg and Bristol highway
districts, he was made resident
engineer at Lebanon in 1881.
He was later stationed at the
Sandston. Pulaski and Waverly
re S d II Ct S. going to King
George in 1856.
In the Amelia residency. he
will have 1885 miles of primary
and secondary roads in Amelia,
Nottoway and Lunenburg coun-
ties.
Thurston was born May II.
1901 at Baltimore. Md, and at
tended public schools and Balti-
more Polytechnic Institute there.
He is certified engineer and
also holds a certificate as a
typographical engineer in Balti-
more.
Before joining the Virginia De-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03

periods made fire easy to es-
cape, they say.
Quick to realize that it could
have been worse. Division per
sonnet credit public assistance to
keeping fires from becoming
large. Increase in airplane patrol
enabled fires to be reported
promptly.
Fire losses BY counties in Dis
trict " were: Amelia - fires,
81 acres: Appomattoy = fires,
10 acres: Buckingham - fires,
81 acres: Charlotte = 6 fires, Is
acres, Cumberland ~ 4 fires, s
acres: Halifax q fires, 81
acres; Lunenburg fires. 8
acres: Mecklenburg - IA fires.
rs acres; NottoWay = Is fires,
II acres: and Prince Edward
IA fires. ~ acres.
For the first six months of
1861, fire losses in the district
were 1877 acres burned by IS
fires.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
Guard Unit Off For
Encampment

Farmville'S National G uar d
unit, Company B. First Battle
Group, 10th Infantry, is sched-
uled to get down to serious train
ing today Monday after days
preparation for two weeks Of tent
living at Pettigrew Camp Site at
Camp A. P. Hill.
Company B, with other units of
the 29th Division. arrived at the
reservation near Fredericksburg
Saturday afternoon. The seven
company units of the First Bat
tie Group occupy one of the
camps ten areas designated for
battle groups.
Company B joined units from
Lynchburg and Bedford for the
seven-hour truck convoy to Camp
A. P. Hill. 1t. Col. John c.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
NJ. I. Thurston, Jr. Replaces
w. C. PostOn In Amelia Residency

partment of Highways, he was
chief of Typographical survey
party for the city of Baltimore
was an engineering inspector Tor
West Virginia State Roads Com
mission, and assistant county
engineer in Fayette county, W.
Va.
He is married to the former
Mae Gibson. of Lebanon. and
they have two sons, M. T., III.
and R. H. Thurston. Thurston IS
a member of the Baptist Church
and the Masonic Lodge, AT and
AM. Bristol
Poston would round out 40
years Of service with the high
way department on July %. He
started work on that date in July
1922 in the Staunton highway dis
trict and through the 40 years
has helped build the highway
system in nine Of the highway
RESIDENCES or districts.
He was made a resident engi-
neer in 1881 at Goshen. and sub
sequently, had charge of mainte-
nance and construction in resi-
denotes at Covington, Winches-
ter, Lexington, Appomattox, Lu-
ray and Amelia.
After his retirement, Mr.. and
Mrs. Poston will make their
home in Appornattox.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
Powhatan Sets
Regular Tax
Levy OF $3.50
EEids Available
For All Normal
County Functions

POWHATAN. July 2 Meet
ING in special session Saturday,
the Powhatan board of super
visors voted to keep the same
tax levy of $3.50 for the coming
fiscal year. The international
budget prepared as fiscal
guide estimates expenditures Of
1927 1924 on a county level.
For educational purposes 5000. 20s
is estimated from local sources.
with some 100000 additional
from the state.
PoWhatan does not formally
adopt a budget, but makes APP
preparations Oh m on t h to
month basis for all county agen-
cies.
Earlier this month, the super
visers rejected all budgets sub
mitted by county agencies, and
delayed until the final date. June
20, the setting of the tax levy.
The apparent reason for the
delay in setting the tax levy was
to find out if any Negro students
would be assigned to the white
public schools in the county. The
beard indicated that it would
consider eliminating all public
school funds. if Indignation be-
came a reality.
Thirty-seven applications for
transfer to the white school were
turned in to the school board Of
flee, and two have since been
withdrawn. None of the applica-
tons had been forwarded to the
State Pupil Placement Board in
time to be considered before the
tax levy had to be set.
Collins Denny. Jr.. attorney for
the school board. said Saturday
the applications still have not
been sent to the placement agen-
cy. THE whole matter is being
considered very seriously and
some action will be taken in
few days. he said.
I'VE are in hopes of being
able to save schools for all
children. That is the goal toward
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-03
New Post Office Dedicated
Progress And
Cooperation
Are Key Words

Progress and cooperation were
the key words Saturday. as the
new Farmville post office was
dedicated by local and national
leaders. A crowd of some 200
spectators was on hand to view
the dedication ceremonies and to
witness the flag raising by an
honor guard from Farmville's
National Guard unit
Many pleasant comments were
heard about the modern new
building as everyone was invited
to tour the inside of the post Of
flee, following the dedication
ceremony, which was conducted
from the rear platform Of the
building. Members Of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Jack Gar
land Post 80, provided refresh
ments for the spectators, who in
cluded many postnasters and
their wives from wide area.
Fergus McRee, regional opera
tons director of the post office
department. and Watkins NJ. Alb
bit, fourth district congressman,
were the principal speakers.
Each spoke of the cooperation
between the post office depart
ment and people of this area
William F. Watkins. Jr., mayor
of Farmville, called the new post
office building a living memorial
to progress. Progress in Farm
vile and the surrounding area is
what made this building neces-
sary," he stated in his Welcom-
ing address.
Federal Function
Abbitt hailed the new post Of
flee as great asset to the town
of Farmville and pledged his eff
forts in the continued growth of
the Farmville area. The post
office department was one of the
original functions of the Federal
government, Abbitt explained
1T cannot be done on local
basis, but must be operated on
a national scale
Il am pleased to see that we
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