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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
knights Templar
instruction School
Held At College

The 14th annual session Of the
Shenandoah Knights Templar
school Of instruction convened
this week a. LongWood College.
Here attending the meeting are
about 50 Knights and their
wives from all over the state of
Virginia. The session is held to
train members in the process of
comforting orders.
The Virginia Command of
knights Templar. the interna-
tional Christian branch Of the
Masons. sponsors numerous &C
tivities including an educational
fund. College juniors and seniors
may borrow money from this
fund to complete their education.
The Virginia Command. along
with commands throughout the
United States. contributes each
year to the Knights Templar Eye
Foundation. Any person. regard
less Of race, creed. or color.
is eligible to benefit from the
Eye Foundation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
PIeo Seeks More Defendants
Judge Asked To Prohibit Use OF
Scholarship Grants In Powhatan

Attorneys for the Negro plain
tiffs in Powihatan County filed
supplemental complaint with the
U. S. District Court this week
as anticipated. The civil action.
filed b. s. w. Tucker and Henry
u. Marsh. III, asked Judge John
D. Butzncr to take the following
action.
"a The board Of supervisors
be enjoined from failing to APP
propriate for school operations
in any calendar month of fiscal
1864 an amount of money
equal to the sum appropriated
by the board in the correspond
ing month of fiscal 1928.
b State and local authorities
be enjoined from paying a tu-
ition grant to any Powhatan
county child attending a school
which excludes Negroes by rea-
son of their race.
&C. All state and local defen-
dants be enjoined from taking
action, directly or indirectly, de
signed to close public schools in
PoWhatan DIS long as schools are
being operated elsewhere in Vir-
ginia.
tD1 Counsel fees awarded the
Negro lawyers by the United
States Fourth Circuit Court Of
Appeals be assessed against the
defendant boards as 0 ffic i a |
agencies or against the individ-
ual members Of these bodies.
(E A temporary restraining
order and injunction granting
the relief sought BE- entered to
preserve the status quo pending
a full hearing and determina-
ton Of the issues raised.
More Defendants
The complaint also asked that
additional defendants be named
III the ease. to include the Pow
haitian board Of supervisors, each
Supervisor, Samuel w. Bonifant,
Raymond M. Hudson and 10
seph Clay Worsham in their in
dlvidual capacities: Woodrow W.
WllkerSon, superintendent 0
public instruction. and his sue
ceSsors in office and the State
Board of Education. Also includ-
ed are j. S. Caldwell, division
superintendent. and school board
members, H. 7. Walton, c. R.
Kennon, il. and r. w. Bradley
in their individual capacities
They are already defendants in
their official positions
III its list Of particulars the
complaint says as follows:
1T is the purpose and intent
Of the board Of supervisors and
each member thereof to approp-
riate 70 money for the operation
Of public schools in which chill
dren of both races will be taught
together. unless required to do
50 BY court order restraining
failure to make such appropria
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Herald Wins 3
|VPA N ewspaper
Making Awards

The Farmville Herald has won
three awards i'll the 1868 Virginia
Press Association contests on
newspaper making
Competing among Group III
weekly newspapers the largest
Weekliesl, The Herald received
first place for press work and
honorable mention for front page
makeup and content and for dis
play advertising.
The citations will be presented
during the Virginia Press AS
sociation's 8lst annual meeting
opening today at the Cavalier
Virginia Beach, and closing Sat
urday.
These awards are distinct
from the VPA's annual writing
awards, competition for which is
conducted separately from the
current mechanical and pro-
ductlon awards.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Car Death Case
Hearing Is Set

A preliminary hearing for
John Norman F'agg. Of Rich
nlond- charged with man
slaughter in the death Of his wife
July 10 in Buckingham, Will be
held in Buckingham County
Court August 90.
Fagg is free on $1,000 bond.
according to State Trooper A. s.
Powell.
His wife Mrs. MARGARET Jane
Fagg, was Killed las. Friday
nigh. when. police said. sh e
tumbled from the car in which
she was riding with her hus-
band, the driver.
F'agg told police she Jumped
from the car as it travelled on
State Route 636. Mrs. Fagg was
dead on arrival at Southside
Community Hospital following
the occurrence.
Fagg was charged Monday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Public Invited
To Restoration
COMMUNICATING
Old Appomattox
Court House
Ceremony Friday

A general invitation has been
issued to the public to be present
at Arpomattox Court House Ma
t,onal Park today Friday at l
pm. to W witness S the ground
breaking for the Old Court
House reconstruction.
Representative Watkins NJ. Alb
bitt is scheduled to speak at
pm State Senator Charles T.
Moses will also be present plus
other federal, state. county. and
local officials Congressman Alb
bitt has done much to encourage
the development Of the park and
has been particularly interested
in restoring the Old Court House,
said superintendent Grover E.
Steele.
Jamerson To Build CT. House
Late in June j. E. JamersOn
and Sons. Of Appomattox. was
awarded the contract to recon
struct the Old Court House with
a low bid of $125 ,534. Orville
Carroll, architect from National
Park Services Eastern Office of
Design and Construction in Phi
ladelphia is resident architect
supervising design and construct
ion. j. Everette Fauber, of
Lynchburg, drew up working
plans for the reconstruction.
New Focal Point
Superintendent Steele stated
Tuesday that the Court House,
furnished and equipped as mod
efn visitors center will become
the focal point of the village.
Much has been accomplished
in major restoration of existing
buildings that we see today,
said Steele. The current con
struction program of fences, out
buildings and the proposed re-
construction of the old stage road
will all have an important eff
feet
Superintendent Steele, appoint
ed Just last month to succeed
Thomas F. Norris as superin-
tendent at the Park said that
he regards the coming months as
real challenge and a chal-
lenginging period until our cen
tennial celebration in 1865.
The exterior of the famous
courthouse will be reconstructed
in minute detail as far as posi-
bic from an exhaustive re-
search. This will include court
yard that will be reminiscent Of
century ago.
The building will be construct
ed of handmade face brick over
masonry blocks. Tin shingles
will be used on the roof as was
the original roof and the cutters
Continued On Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

their papers will be in order
when the corn arrives in about
10 days or sooner.
Applicants must inform h
county ASCS Committee Of their
present herd numbers and list
existing feed and forage hey
have available The committee
will then establish a maximum
quota for Owners AGAINST which
they will draw supplies at the
distributing points.
New Hay Program
Another new drought relief
measure has been approved. but
local details are lacking The
federal Interstate Commerce
Commission this week autholiz-
ed a reduction in freight rates
Oh hay shipped into Virginia.
This program is being worked
out now and specific details are
expected to be announced in the
near future through county az
ricultural agents. The ASCS Will
not handle this phase Of drought
relief.
A third measure is also al
ready in effect locally 1t PCT
mits livestock owners with Land
out of production ard in the soil
bank to craze cattle oil il OF cut
forage from it.
Thus livestock owners here,
who already had begun reducing
their herds through emergency
sales because Of lack of feed
now have all three program \
originally requested by oc a
drought committees and endors-
ed BY the state ASCS office and
Governor Harrison.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
SAAcr Official

CHARLOTTE C. H.. July 25-
A hearing has been set in Ceun-
ty Court here August 7 for a
saWmill operator charged with
assault on an NAACP official.
County officials said Frank
Guthrie is free on 500 bond.
posted Wednesday. He is charg-
ed with simple assault on W.
Lester Banks. executive secre-
tary of the state NAACP.
The alleged assault occurred
about Sis pm. Sunday while
Banks was en- route to a speak
ing engagement in Halifax.
Banks said he was refused
service in a restaurant in Barnes
Junction. and as he talked with
the restaurant owner. he was
accosted from the rear.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

IDilul1l ~ r. NJ
Admission Will he free TO the
concert for which a varied pro
gram has been arranged by cho-
rus director. Ivan Olson. aSSls-
tant professor of music at Long
wood.
Music by Brahms. Glinka ard
HaSsler Will be included IN the
program portions devoted to sa
cred and secular music from the
classics. Songs from MY Fair
Lady and South Pacific VIII
be included in selections from
outstanding Broadway musicals.
Members of the chorus are
regularly enrolled summer ses-
sion students. Sololsts will be
Doris HarWcll. a LongWGod Jun
ior and music major from Pc
terSbure. ard Mary Frances
Arehart. a Longwood freshman
from FarmNllle.
Miss Harweu. also the accom-
PIANIST for the chorus. will per
form a Schubert impronptu.
Professor Olson. chorus direc-
tor. served as assistant director
of the Northwestern University
Chapel Choir prior to coming to
Longwood College. He also sarv-
ed as a choral and band direc-
tor in Michigan public schools,
as a church music director in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
NAACP Youth Group Begins March
For Schools On Main Street Here

terfere with pedestrians on the
strce, The loupS were on each
SIDE Of the street in both of the
man blocks Of downtown Farm
vile, plus the Farmville Shop
ping Center.
The Rev L. F.. Griffin. state
president OF the National Asso-
clatlon for the AdVancement Of
Colored People said the young
marchers are members Of the
NAACP Youth Council, and most
Of them are from Prince Ed
Wald County He said thay have
been instructed by outside lead
ers in the techniques of non
violent marching
Mr.. Griffin said they planned
TO continue their activities in
definitely"
Other people on the street
watched the marchcrs without
comment. Many store personnel
came out on the street to see
Wha. was going on. but after a
few minutes Of Watching, disap-
peared back into the store build
lnes to 90 about their regular
business.
Law enforcement officials
We're up and down the street, to
make sure no unlawful actions
were committed.
The marchers apparently plan
to stay on the public thorough
fare ard no attempt has been
made to trespass unlaWfully up
on private prperty.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Four Carloads OF Drought Aid
Corn Due Here Within 10 DAYS

Drought aid for livestock own
ers hard pressed for feed to
maintain producing and founda-
ton herds is on the way to area
counties.
The u S. Department of Ag-
riculture announced Wednesday
that $4,000 bushels Of corn from
federal surplus stocks will begin
to move from the Midwest dur
irg the week end by railroad.
Livestock farmers in all Her
aid area counties are eligible to
purchase the grain upon appli-
cation through county Agricul-
tural Sterilization and Conser-
walton Service offices.
Don C. CAN'T. Prince Edward
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Rabies Vaccination
Clinic August |

The Prince Edward County
Health Department will conduct
a rabies vaccination clinic for
dogs on Thursday. Aug. 1. at the
Farmville Fire House from I
pm. to 3 pm.
The fee will be 81 so for each
dog. County dog owners must
have certificates Of vaccination
obtained at the clinics, before
they purchase annual dog Ii
cenSe tags.
The clinic is for anyone in this
area who wishes to have dogs
vaccinated. according to Dr.. F.
j. Clements. county health d.
rector.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
SnoddV Elected
President OF
State Attorneys

John R. Snoddy. Jr., of Dill
Wyn, was elected president Of
t h e Virginia Commonwealth S
Attorneys Association Saturday
at the annual meeting at Viz
ginia Beach.
Snoddy was appointed acting
commemorative attorney for
Buckingham county in 1857 He
has been unopposed for the po-
sltion since that time.
Snoddy is a former mayor Of
DillWyn. past president of the
Fifth judicial Circuit Bar AS
ISOLATION, and past president Of
the Buckingham County Rurltan
Club. He is member of White
Hall Methodist Church. He is 4
director of the Little Boys Base
ball league, director of the
Buckingham scholarship com
mittee. and a member of the
PoWlatan Arrow Boy Scout
council.
snoddv is a graduate of the
old DlllWyn High School, and
holds his UNDERGRADUATE and law
degrees from the University of
Virginia He is veteran of
World War II with three years
in the U. S. Air Force, serving
in the Pacific theatre Of opera
TORS.
He is the son Of Mrs. Rubie N.
Snoddy and the late Mr.. Snoddy.
who was sheriff Of Buckingham
county for Il years.
Mr. ana Mrs snoddy, Dr.,
have three children. John r,
III, -, Patrice, 10, and
BRYAN. g.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Foundation To Hold Early
Registration For Schools
Fer"s A ned In
The Mail Now

Registration for the coming
year for schools operated by the
Prince Edward School Founda
ton is now underway, Robert T
Redd, administrator, said this
morning.
Letters are being mailed to
all patrons this week, SO regis
tration can be completed by Au-
gust 5. We have tried to send
the letter and registration forms
to all patrons Redd said.
however, | am sure we have
missed one or two urintention-
ally If any patron or prospec-
tive patron fails to receive a let
ter, we will appreciate it if they
will drop by the school folmda-
ton office CT telephone the of
five to get their registration
forms. :
The letter, signed by Roy r.
Pearson, president, says, In
order to finalize our plans for
schoolroom space and transpor-
tatlon for the coming year. reg
istratier of students must be
completed by August s." There
is also registration fee of s.
per student.
New System
Redd pointed out that regis
tration has been handled at
various P-TA meetings in previ-
Gus years, and sometimes it has
been a month or longer before
all the forms were received in
the office. I'VE believe t h j 5
method of registration will facili-
tate the receipt of the cards,
and provide us with a. final
tally of enrolment. ard allow us
To make necessary tranSpOrta
ton arrangements in advance"
Pearson lie t Ell also says,
I'VE realize that some parents
may be unable to pay all of the
tuition for their h ! d I G II of
school age. They should indicate
the amount they can pay. list
ing the date or dates, ard apply
for scholarship. Such applica-
lions for scholarships will be re-
terred to Scholarship Commit
tee by the Prince Edward School
Foundation for consideration.
We expect this committee to
pass on all scholarship applica-
tons by August .. 1868, so that
all financial arrangements will
have, been completed before the
opening of our schools in Sep
tember.'
Tuition Rates
Your Foundation will con
tinue to keep its costs down to
a minimum. vet will continue to
offer a good education to each
student in the school system =
Pearson said. Tuition rates for
the coming year are 1913 for
upper school students tgradcs
8-l2l, and $3.50 for lower school
students grades ~.
Redd expects an enrolment
about the same size as last year
He said about 700 letters have
been sert out for the early reg
lstratl0n
In regard to the scholarship
fund Redd said no formal or
ganization has been made vet
for the fund drive committee,
and no goal has been set. Last
year about Sl20,0O0 was awarded
in scholarship aid
Teacher contracts have been
virtually completed for the COM
ing year, Rcdd added, and a
complete list of teachers will be
/
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
? Weeks At Camp Pickett
Guurdsn1en To Lenue Saturday
Camp Pickett

Farmville's National G uard
company. B Battery. Isl Batta-
lion. 246th Artillery. leaves for
its annual two-week encamn-
ment at Camp Pickett Saturday
morning.
The company vehicular con
Voy. under the command Of the
unit leader. Capt. Carl E. Bay
l.ss. is scheduled to pull out at
1920 am. for the short ride to
the military post at Blackstone.
At Camp Pickett, the Farm
vile battery will camp and
train with other 29th Division.
Artillery units: Headquarters
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

and Headquarters Battery, Goth
Division Artillery, Norfolk. ISL
Battalion, l1lth Artillery, Nor
folk: lst Battalion, 24hth Artil-
lery. its parent organization,
Danville. and 2nd Battalion,
246th Artillery. Covington.
Division Split
The Blackstone reservation al
SO will be the trairing base for
29th Division ar7nor and ar1nored
cavalry units. The Blue and
Gray, Divisions infantry. engi-
neer, m d & a l, aviation and
maintenance battalons will en-
camp at Camp A. p. Hill, near
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

Fredericksburg.
This viii be the first summer
camp as an artillery urit for the
Farmville company. which has
long history as an infantry
unit in the aath Division nd
earlier ORGANIZATIONS The change
to field artillery was made dur
ing last winters national reor-
gamzation Of the National Guard
and Army Reserve units for
streamlining purposes.
To Fire HaWitzers
A 105-mm artillery hoWitzer
outfit, Battery B will train in its
Continued Or Page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

A group Of about Is Negro
youths began marching in down
town Falmvillc today Thurs
day. at noon carrying rlacards
that asked that public schools be
opened in Prince Edward county
The marchers were orderly
and spaced we'll apart 50 as
not to block the sidewalks Of in-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

Detroit. and was teaching fell
low at the University Of Micm-
gan where he completed work
for the doctors degree il music.
He is presently choir direc-
tor at Farmville Presbyterian
Church.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

ton Or unless it Be deemed adj
visable tosfontinue schools on an
abbreviated scale in order to be
permitted to continue payments
of scholarships.
1T is the purpose and intent
Continued On Page 4
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Two Distributors

through two local handling firms,
Prince Edward Mills. Inc, and
Warmers Cooperative, Inc.
CAN'T said. Farmers will pay for
the corn at ASCS offices. then
pick 1t up at the distributing
points.
The Asses has established pur-
chaseprices for the corn in two
categories, for primary live
stock and secondary livestock
The first includes producing
dairy cows and breeding stock
for which the price will be 81
per bushel. Corn for secondary
livestock such as beef cattle,
hogs and horses will cost 81 ga
per bushel, according to CAN'T
The present market prices for
corn in this area range f T. 0 m
81 As to 81 50 per bushel. T h G
reduced prices have been au-
thorized for IS Virginia counties.
including AppomattoX, Amelia.
Buckingham. Charlotte, Cumber-
lard. Nottoway, Powhatan and
Prince Edward,
CAN'T said today His office Ia
already begun receiving applica-
tons for the surplus feed grain
He urged livestock owners to
make application now so that
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
:. '. LANCASTER. 6, =.
} RAIL STRIKE
|, NUCLEAR BAN
} HELP PROMISED

THE CHAIRMAN of the House
Commerce Committee asked the
railroad industry Wednesday to
delay for 80 days its Monday
midnight deadline for imposing
work rules that threaten to touch
off a nationwide strike. Rep.
Oren Harris DARK. asked an
answer within "a hours. T h c
answer is expected today.
Y. s., BRITISH and Soviet
delegates concluded the final
draft of a nuclear test b an
treaty Wednesday. but final lp-
proval by the negotlators was
held mp by arguments over a
nonagreSSlOn pact between
NATO and the Communist bloc
Not only was much of Wednes-
days meeting devoted to t h e
nonaegression pact. but Premier
khrushchev himself returned it
to center stage.
PREMIER kHRUSHCHEV on
Wednesday promised Africans a
quick end TO colonial regimes
OH their continent if they unite
and join the Communist camp.
In a message to governments
which participated in the recent
African summit conference at
Adds Ababa. Khrlshchev said
fighters for national independ-
eFce" can count on practical as
slstance from the Soviet Union.
4 am firmly Convinced. he
said, that united Africa ioirt-
ly with all the forces of the
world antllmperialist. anticoloni-
al front will be able to clear
their ancient land of colonial
regimes quickly. completely and
forever.
A TRANSFERS union official
described the administration S
civil rights program Tuesday as
politically motlvated to hel Up
bring about President Kennedy S
reelection. Sidney Zagli. legisla-
tive counsel to the independent
union, told House Judiciary
subcommittee that the seven
point program would give wide
discretionary powers Ito an at
torney general deeply involved
III the prediction strategy of his
political party" Teamster presi-
dent. James r. Hoffa. has been
swords points with Atty. Ger.
Bobby Kennedy for some time.
a 27-YEtR-OLD student at the
Medical College of Virginia was
found fatally shot Tuesday III
sports car on the MERIT Park
way IN Connecticut Walter O.
Rlnko. Jr.. originally from Con
nectlcut had completed one year
of medical school. II has not
been determined whether t h G
death was murder or an acct
dent.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON.
Ill. AZ. Negro attorney from
Richmond. is reported TO IL III
line for a federal jlldgeshlp in
Washington. He argued the his
toric Prince Edward school case
before the u S. Supreme Court
that led to the indignation de
ciSion Of May II. 1854 Robin
son has been dean of the law
school OF Howard University
since 1860
COL. c. X. CARLSON. of Otis
Air Force Base. in New England
confirmed this week that some
what less than 5000" has been
spent to prepare a seven-room
suite for Mrs. John F. Kennedy
in case of emergency deliver
Of her third child. She expects TO
use the facilities at Walter Reed
Hospital in Washington, but The
facilities at Cape Cod arc Just
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Longwood College Summer Chorus
To Present Public Concert july %

The Longwood College Summer Chorus will
public Monday July 30 in Jarman Audi
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

Asses office manager, reports
that four carloads 5000
bushels are destined for
county livestock owners here.
That order was placed through
the federal Commodity Credit
Corporation office at Evanston,