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Montgomery County sentinel., 1963-02-28
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Hysttstown christion Church

Hyattstown, Nd.
Rev. J. Arthur Mott - WA. $3.50
Sunday School 1000 AM.
Worship & Communion HOO Am.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Powhatan Family
Receives Burns
In Home Fire

Fire that DESTROYED their home
iii a sparSely settled section Of
PoWhatan county last Thursday.
sent four members Of the Duty
family to the hospital
Ernest Duty. 81, his wife Shir-
ley Duty. and their two sons.
Matthew. s. and Mark. 8. re-
celved third degree burns in the
early morning blaze around 2:l5
a IN They are reported in salts
factory condition in the burn
section of Medical College Hos
pital
The 28-ycar old mother drove
her husband and tho two chill
drcn over two miles seeking help.
although she was iii great pain
from hcr own burns. The hus-
band was burned too badly to
drive.
According to the story which
Mrs Duty told to Edwin r. Sni-
der. a member Of the Powhatan
Emergency Grew which took
them to the hospital. the fire
started from an oil stove in the
home on State Route 10. APP
proxinately 10 miles west of
Powhatan Court House, T hey
had no telephone at the house.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Justice Department Urges School
Case Haste BY U. $. Supreme Court

Earher tins month, the Vlr-
2lnla Supreme Court Of Appeals
held That the county violated no
provision of the Virginia Const
tuition IN il, school procedure
since 1859. 1t held that in the
Commonwealth, school operation
is q. matter Of local option
What the u S. Supreme Court
has yet TO dec de Is whether to
consider an appea from a
Fourth District Court of Appeals
ruling that it was an error for
the Federal District Court to en-
ter orders last July affecting
Prince Edward until after the
States own high court had re-
viewed Virginia law pertaining
to public education.
Justice william J. Brennan or
dered a temporary stay of the
Fourth Circuit Courts ruling
countermanding District Judge
Continued On page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

ton Glass was formed in October
of this year TO meet the needs
Of a part Of the total school
population requiring special in
struction procedures adapted to
the level of the individual stu
dents involved.
Within every school system.
there are children with special
needs. from an Institutional
standpoint, who do not benefit
sufficiently from normal class
room activities. These "eXcep-
tional children o., slow learn
ers' are often neglected by the
a q X Of individual attention
and an appropriate curriculum.
School personnel associated di
rectly with the new Special Edu-
cation Class feel that the needs
Of the children enrolled will be
met and that they will gain cX-
periences essential To becoming
a useful citizen of the communi-
tn
Y The class is located in large
room III Unit +, Of Prince Ed
ward Academy. and is assigned
to the Prince Edward Academy
! Lower School under the general
supervision Of Mrs. Maude G.
Wilson, Headmstress Mrs.
Nancy P Skidmorc, Of Hamp-
/ den-Sydney with IA years teach
ing experience. Is teaching the
class. Mrs. Skidmore is finding
this to be q rcWarding teaching
experience from the standpoint
Of personal satisfaction and the
filling Of need. She says. "a
child is an individual who knows
MS likes and dklslikeS. So why
make learning q middle by try
I inc 10 make all lear nallke. II
love children and love to heIp
them With Their individual prob
lens, she said
Mrs. Wilson states that II feel
this class is providing the best
possible program Of instruction
for the pupils ii the most ef-
fective learning situation.
( Tho Special Education Class
was carefully planned with the
help Of educators trained in
this field. Personnel responsible
to,' the program talked with
many professional people and
visited other Special Education
Departments for first hand
knowledge and experience. Stu
deats assigned TO the class were
evaluated through testing pro-
gram conducted by a profession
al individual and by a thorough
study Of data from school
records.
The program fer moderately
slow learners is set Up with the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

Carter also said that items of
lewelry found on the subjects
picked up have been identified
as having been taken from
JeWelry store. in AppomattoX.
The store was victimized by
break-in last November.
The Commonwealth Attorney
pointed out that this finding does
not yet necessarily pin the Apo
mattox break-in on the persons
picked up III Norfolk. They did
possess items taken then, how
ever. .
A two-state alarm went out
from here shortly af,er the
break-in was discovered early
Friday at The Price store, Just
across the Appomattox river
from Farmville in Cumberland
county The serial number list
ing in the alarm played an inn
portant part in the recovery.
Items Taken
Included in the 80 items carried
off by the thieves here were IS
portable television sets, with
screens ranging in size from IL
to 10 inches; a 23-inch television
console set; six stereo record
players, both console and porta-
Bile models: a radio transmitter,
a clock radio and a perco!ator.
A Price Company calcula ion
placed the total at-cost value at
$1,000. or much greater at re-
tail value.
The thieves apparently broke
in by forcing a front door,
which was then carefully relock-
ed TO present a normal appear
ance. The carting away appear
ed to have been done in the
shadows and cover Of a side
door leading from storage
room adjoining the display rooms
where the stolen items were dis
played. The lock on this door
was broken.
The same company sustained
a loss of about 1900 from
breakin last July 3. On that &C.
casion the safe was rifled OF
about $500 in cash and checks.
Recovery Of most of the checks
reduced the loss.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
David Flynn Responds To Pattern
Exercises, Parents Now Believe

DR. Rllllngsley has d son Who
is recovering from 4 similar con-
di'lon from the same cause al.
David S He is now much Ike
the little boy he was before, and
Dr. Pilhngsley Is helping others
by training volunteers IN the
treatment technlaucs v hlC h
have helped his son 50 much
The family is most grateful for
all donations received and to all
the volunteers helping with the
exercises. I'VE wish TO thank
them for every act of kindness
shown during David's Illness.
Mrs. Flynn added.
David still has not come out
Of the cona-like sleep. however
every improvement gives h $
parents hope that he will SOON
as they say. "open his eyes with
Gods help and may God bless
all the people who are standing
BY US through this tragedy"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Firemen Praised
As Volunteers,
Families Gather

Presentation of service
awards, the exchange of gifts
and an address by Allen N. Fore
were hlghlights of the 10th an
nual Christmas banquet Of the
Farmvllle FIRE Department Fri
day.
Special guests for the barquet
function at Cedar Brook Restau-
rant were the families of fire
men. members of the Ladies
Auxiliary 20 the Department and
officials of the Town of Farm
vile and Prince Edward county.
Fire Chief Phillip F.. Gay. who
served as POSTMASTER. present
ed service awards to seven fire
men, Fifteen-year service stripes
vert to o. B. Blair and w. s.
Hamilton A l0-year award was
presented w. B. Statzer. an
flveyear stripes were given Ben
ME Higgins. H. j. Word, Tom
my Borum and Robert A. Ward.
Fore Is Speaker
Other special guests included
Ma yor and Mrs. Herbert r.
Stokes, Town Manager and Mrs.
T. w. Bloomfield; H. w. Deery.
director of public works. Com
nonwealths Attorney and Mrs.
W F. Watkins. Jr., Mrs. Mir
ME Phillips. Miss Flame. Lou
Sualey and her escort. and Bas-
com l., Price. former fire chief
The guest speaker, Allen Fore.
told the audience his selection
for the honor of speaker, is
one of the incest things that has
happened to me in my 26 years
here. That how | and our other
citizen regard our faithful.
courageous volunteer flremen.
His talk was series Of
"reminiscences in light vein
Auxiliary Thanked
Chief Gay recognized mem
bers OF the Ladies Auxiliary and
commended their efforts of the
past year with the remark that.
I'VE can't say enough about
their fine work in support of the
Department
Mrs. Bonnie Higgins, Auxiliary
president. responded
Other officials attending were
(Co1ti-ued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Free School Tribute
Mrs. Kennedy Will Get
Pupil Memorial Scroll
vile Jaycees

clpal, said the service was stu
dent planned and executed. 1t
included student vocal, reading
prayer and Scripture preSenta-
tons. DR.. Sullivan is to see that
the scroll reaches Mrs. Kennedy,
he said.
The auditorium at Motion High
was filled for the service. with
students from the elementary
schools participating.
A number Of developments in
the l,60O-student system nave
been announced recently by Dr..
Sullivan. These include the offer
Of college scholarships to the q
seniors who will be eligible for
graduation. These have come
from leading colleges, including
the Ivy League and some south
ern institutions.
City College Of New York stu
dents raised funds to send 80
students to New York City on an
educational field trip over the
Christmas holidays. The chill
dren will attend Broadway
play. a first-run movie, visit the
United Nations, 60 ice skating.
visit cultural centers and attend
a banquet at the college. Groups
in Washington and Philadelphia
are sponsoring later field trips.
Thousands of books have been
donated by school children. 50
many that Prince Edward chill
dren have been given their own
libraries to take home and keep.
Last week, a hah-ton of cloth
ing was shipped from New
York suburb, donated by school
children to Prince Edward Ne
groes whose families cannot af-
| fort to buy enough clothing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

The United States auprenle
Court, which has. yet to decide
whether or not To hear an ap-
peal OF the Prince Edward co,ln-
~ school case was asked late
last week BY the Justice Depart
ment to act quickly
The U S Department filed a
brief with the Court stating It
would like The iurlsto to resolve
the issues in time for schools to
be reopened by next fall if
the Court decides to enter that
kind of an order.
Justice Department attorneys
and counsel for Negroes have
cOntended that the cotlnty's &C
tons in closing schools violated
the l4th Amendment Of the Con
sutution. They contend it makes
no difference whether Virginia
law requires the operation Of
public schools or not; that the
federal issue is paramount.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

David FLYNN. tho l6year old
keNavllle youth who sustained
head INJURIES lii car accident
on June 8 is now responding to
the pattern exercises prescribed
by Or. r. e Blllingsley, Of Mon
terey. according TO the boys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Flynn.
David cries out loud now and
Dr. Billjngsley says this is a
good sign that we are getting
through to David" they explain.
The youth is not in real
coma for he swallows. occa-
slonally cries. and has free
physical movement for short
periods. but is in a coma like
condition.
DR.. R, D. Ellsworth, Jr.. Da-
vld's local physician. has remov-
ed all tubes from the boy and
"he Is breathing well with the
trachaotouy removed" be says.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Emphasis On Individual Help
In Special Glass At Academy

following aims and detectives in
mind:
!. The mastery Of essential
skills and abilities within the
child's mental capacity, vi h
great emphasis upon skills Of
communication.
2. Preparation for some gain
full occupation.
8. The wise use Of leisure time.
a. Promotion Of good physical
health.
5. Development Of social re-
lationshlps which will help the
child to participate in the civic,
religious and social activities Of
his community.
6 Guide The child to control
his personal behavior and adjust
TO situations IN group such as
the school. ncl2hborhood, or
church.
7. Learn to follow directions
and simple instructions.
8, The development Of skills
Of communication Ill converse
ton
.. The ability 10 make known
his needs and interests
Imagination, investigation. and
experimentation arc dominant
factors in the life Of 4 child.
The special class uses t h c
factors in providing for means
Of self expression, doing, and
sharing. Mrs Sk:dmore says
that she tries to capitalize Oh the
Continued On Page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

A child who does arithmetic on
fifth grade level. but reads on
a second grade level needs
special attention. A boy Wit h
special interest in shop" but
who finds it difficult to read OF
work arit h m ic problems.
needs special attention. A girl
who keeps up with her normal
class III one or two subjects. but
is lost" in other subjects, needs
special attention.
Even with the limited funds
available to the Prince Edward
School Foundation A ecia !
class for these Youngsters. with
a hand-picked teacher. is now
being offered. A visit to this
special classroom quickly dem
onStrates to even casual OBJ
server the importance of such
a class The children. about S-l2
years Of age learn at their own
rate of speed. and the subjects
are "tailormade for each Sill
dent. There arc about 10 in the
special class at Prince Edward
Academy.
Robert ". Redd. administrator
of the School Foundation. re-
leased the following information
IN a prepared statement made
available Friday The report is
published in full as follows:
The Prince Edward School
Foundation has taken another
big step in expanding the over
all educational opportunities for
its students. A Special Educa-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Free School Tribute

BE strong and Of a good cour-
age; be not afraid neither be
thou iisrnayed;
For the Lord thy God is with
thee Whithersoever thou go
est.
They that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength.
That Biblical quotation which
in ancient times sustained Juda-
ism in an hour Of travail will
soon be Ell route to Mrs. John
Fitzgerald Kennedy with the
hopes of 1,400 children of the
Prince Edward Free School AS
ISOLATION that it will sustain the
wife Of the late United States
President in her present days of
sorrow.
The words are contained on a
bound scroll presented during a
memorial service for the late
President Friday afternoon at R
R. Motion High School. The
bound and folding scroll contains
the signatures Of all the chill
drcn in the free school system
here.
Share Sorrow
Another message appears with
the Biblical quotation. 1t reads.
"Our beloved President John F..
Kennedy once considered us in
our distress. We, the students Of
the Prince Edward Free Schools
Of Farmville, Virginia. think Of
Caroline. John and Mrs. Ken
nedy in their sorrow. 1t is also
ours"
The signatures are contained
on a dozen sheets bound with
the scroll. 1t was presented to
Dr.. Neil V. Sullivan, Free School
system administrator just before
Dr. Sullvan's tribute to the
President concluded the after
noon memorial service.
James B. Cooley, Notion pl-in-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
H. V. LANCASTER. ,R.
KIDNAPPERS HELD
BIG FOUR TALKS
BOLIVIAN MINERS

THREE MEN have been ar.
rested in connection with t h e
kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr.
last week and most of the $40, l
600 in ransom money has been
recovered. John w. Irwin, AZ. Of
Hollywood. Barry w. keenan,. %,
of Los Angeles, and Joseph
Clyde Amsler, %, of Paya Del
Rey, Calf. were picked up by
the FBI and will be charged with
kidnapping. Young Sinatra was
abducted from a motel room al
Lake Tahoe New, Dec. 8 and
released unframed last Wednes-
day near Los Angeles.
WESTERN BIG FOUR talks
were scheduled to precede the
opening of the NATO ministers
conference today Monday in
Paris. Secretary of State Rusk
was to consult with the foreign
ministers Of Britain, France and
West Germany before the full
scale renee begins.
Troubled relations between the
U. S. and Cambodia were ex-
pected to come up in discussions
among the Big Three. France
has indicated willingness to
supply the foreign aid which the
q. S. furnished until last month.
At that time Cambodia rejected
further American help and West
ern observers feared this might
mean swing over to the Red
Chinese.
U. S.-French relations were to
be discussed at a"Working din
ner" by Rusk and French for
eign minister Couve de Murv;lle.
President johnson and President
de Gaulle may meet next month
to try to settle some of their
differences. De Gaulle is con-
sidered ''headstrong' by many
U. S. officials. He repeatedly
wants to launch a nuclear at
tack against Russia if Europe is
ever attacked. The U. S. favors
a more Xible approach,
matching the attackers with
weapons in kird and using nu-
clear weapons only as last re-
sort.
BOLIVIAN TIN MINERS be-
gan general mobilization Sat
urday and were still holding four
Americans and ID other hos
tages. Young bearded admirers
of Cuba S Fidel Castro were
guarding the windSWept passes of
the Catavi Siglo Veinta mining
area. $50 miles southeast Of La
Paz. where the prisoners were
captured a week earlier. The
rebels are demanding the re
lease of three Communist lead
IS charged with the murder of
another union leader. Bolivia's
leftist vice president. Juan Lech-
in who is head of the tin miners
union, offered to resign if the
three were released and said the
miners would free the hostages
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Second Weeks
Leaf Average
Here $36.O4
Thursday Sale
Will Be Last
Until January

I The dark-fired tobacco gen
eral floor average fell $l.97 to
$36.W during the second week of
auctions on the Farmville To
bacco Market which ended on
Thursday.
Growers offered 1893 .622
pounds for the week, mostly
fire-cured, with an additional
%, $40 pounds of sun-cured leaf.
The sun cured avera c
was S3l As. up $1.C3 over open
ing week.
The drop in the general floor
average resulted from market
mgs of a greater proportion of
common and nondescript to-
bacco than during opening week.
There is little demand for this
tobacco, but the demand for top
quality leaf continued unbroken.
This weeks four days of auc-
tons will be the last before the
holiday closing on December 10.
Gross $3O6,366
For the season, growers have
marketed 833.352 ounds. Of
which 1911 pounds have been
fire-cured and 1920 pounds sun
cured.
Farmers have crossed 1906, 1856
for the two weeks. The dark
fired average after two weeks
is now $500 per hundredweight.
The sun-cured average is 5000.
Despite near record high
prices for top quality thin and
heavy leaf Of good, clear color.
the nondescript leaf, too poor to
carry price supports, fell in
some sales to less than the low
est peg of q cents a pound.
Last weeks top price was SIG
a hundred pounds for first quail
ty thin red leaf.
Beit-wide Report
Average prices by grades for
Virginia fire-cured tobacco on an
overall basis were a hitler lower
during the second week of sales
when compared with opening
week. The Federal-State Market
News Service reports quality
also was lower and growers in
creased deliveries to the Co.
operative. Volume Of sales for
the week was light.
Gross sales were as follows:
week ending December IL -
100000 pounds average
S35 "a; season through December
II ~ 2,093, 048 pounds - average
S36 %.
The weeks average of S35 "a
per hundred was down SO cents
from opening weeks. Sc SON
sales compare with 1921 800
pounds sold during the CORE
spending period last year for an
average Of S40,i7.
Declines in grade averages
from opening weeks levels &C.
CURED for around one-half of the
grades. Losses were chiefly 81
and 81 per hundred pounds and
were more noticeable in the lug
and nondescript groups. On the
other hand, some good and fine
heavy and thin leaf grades show
ed gains of similar amounts.
Cooperative figures for h G
week were incomplete and de-
llveries were estimated at
around 9 per cent OF sales. Sea
Continued on Page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Pamplin Awaiting
Santa Saturday

Santa Claus. now engaged III
a tour Of Virginia communities
will make Pamplin visit Sat
urday. Dec. u. at the invitation
Of the Pannplin Ruritan Club.
st. Nick will arrive for his
community call riding on t h c
Pamplln Fire Department truck.
He will have candy to dis
tribute to all the children. and
he will take time to listen to the
children wishes about Christ
mas gifts.
His arrival at Pamplm i set
for 2 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

Carter said that the police in
vestigation is continuing ard
that names of arrested persons
would be released after it is
The recovered television sets
and stereos are in custody Of po-
lice in Norfolk. and have been
identified BY serial numbers by
State Police from this area who
have gone to Norfolk on the in
veStigation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17

FARMNILLE MAYOR Herbert X. Stokes chats with c.
Lamrl assistant to division Virginia Telephone
Telegraph Company Charlottesville Saturday a
Of Sundays start distance ang
from left. Town Manager Bloomfield w. F. Watkins
Jr retiring J. H. Mahan local telephone manager
and $ r. Collins district Stokes the
cOmmuntys thanks for installation the
vice here P S. His long distance call through without
q ht1h)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-17
Pr ce Break-ln
Ite1 MS Recovered
4 Persons Picked Up In Norfolk
Following $4,000 Theft Friday

approximately half of the - elevision
appliances during daring at
Price retail here Thursday Friday
have been Norfolk
William Carter. Cumberland county Commemorative
Attorney said today that III addition the recovery
have been picked by police
Evening star., 1963-02-10

Deputy Commandments Of the
School and their wives; Col.
and Mrs. Lee Wallace and
Col. and Mrs. August Kursar.
Heading the committee and
acting as unofficial hosts
were Air Force 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Ralph w. Overmoe, and
Maj. and Mrs. william Cam
eron III. Also Army Mai.
and Mrs. Albert L. Romance
ski, and Mai. and Mrs. RAN
som E. Barber.
The students ultimate des-
tinations include Sweden.
Canada. USSR and Thailand.
The Defense Intelligence
School runs a continuous
five-month training course
for prospective Army, Navy
and Air Force attaches. This
particular group was desig-
mated Glass 2 of SO.
Evening star., 1963-02-10

ures such as bills currently
pending before the State Leg
islature to require new auto
mobiles to be equipped with
seat belts and a periodic COM
pulsory motor vehicle inspec-
ton law.
Approximately so members
will board the buses to depart
at 10 am. They will return
at 4:30 pm.
While in Annapolis, in ad-
dition to visiting the State
Capitol, lunch will be held at
the Cruise Inn at noon.
Guest speakers at the
luncheon will be Senator Gil
bert Guide and Mr.. James
Miller, chairman. Montgom-
cry County Republican dele
cation.
Evening star., 1963-02-10
Reception
Marks Phase
Completion

A group Of Army and Air
Force officers. soon to scatter
to countries throughout the
world. celebrated the compile
ton Of one phase of their
training on Wednesday, with
a reception and dinner at the
Officers Club, Boiling Air
Force Base.
The officers are air and
military attache a e designees
who gradual tie d last week
from the Defense Intelligence
School, which they have been
attending since September.
Honor guests Of the group
were the faculty members and
their wives including the two
Evening star., 1963-02-10
Women Will Visit Legislature

Members of the Bethesda
and Potomac Republican
Women's Clubs will leave by
chartered buses Wednesday
for Annapolis to observe the
Maryland Legislature in
action.
=. Mrs. Patrick German, pres
ident of the Bethesda Club,
says that "the interest of club
members extends beyond po-
litical activities during pri-
mary and election campaigns.
Ours is a year-around politi-
cal and legislative activity"
Legislative interest" Mrs.
German stated, covers a
wide variety of proposals in
GLIDING bills affecting State
taxes, fiscal responsibility,
schools, traffic safety meas