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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Spessard Retires AT DiIlwyn Bank
After 33 Years In Banking Business

BUCKINGHAM, Dec SO II.
spes>ard. Of Arvona. veteran
banker VII end s. years Of
barking when he rctlIos here
December 81. 1905. as vlcr
president oi the niilWvn office Of
the Virginia National Bank
SpesSard. IN an interview
commented that ne llsS ALWAYS
had two banking ambitions one
VAS to get merger, and the
other Was to sec that his bank
had a larger and a better build
ing.
The first has been realized
ard the second IS in the proc
ess. Spessard said. but | am
sorry I'm not going to be around
70 esljoy It. Tie new bank is
really going TO be Nee he said
referring 10 The bank which is
under construction at DillWyn.
Spessard was president of the
Buckingham County Bank for 10
years before it merged VITA
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

the people arc changed for The
better.
s. Government Spending. OF
course. III tile long run. the sur
vlval of d nation should depend
upon its spending less than i
taxes in. Nowadays, uuWc..l, l5
is understandable = for conS,lln-
el's nr government to have
balanced budgets Therefore. I
predict That 1864 will sse q big
ger deficit than this years
Z, Depre ssion Whether for het-
Ter or for worse, the voters have
been taught to believe they Can
and should get something for
nothing. ard only severe de-
preston could ultimately change
this belief. I, however, look fOr
no depression in 1854.
s. Agricultural Outlook. Al
though crops, prices. and farm
income may be basically de-
pendent on the weather. much Of
the world is short Of food. Rus
Sia IS and China heavy pur-
chaseS of grains will do more to
bolster o. S. farm income than
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Police Will
Enforce Siren
And Fire Laws

Town manager Il. w Bloom
field said this morning th a t
Farmville police have been in
structed to issue tickets to vc-
hlclas that intcrfer with the ap-
preach Of a five Truck on other
emergency vehicle on call
Bloomfield said cars have
blocked fire trucks gong 10 scV-
aral recent fires, the latest be-
lns Saturday night when the barn
buried Oh the southern rd.:e
OF t'arnvule
The tonn ordinance CLEARLY
2late That no VeMcle csn follow
a fire truck OF any fire a.
paratlls closer than $40 feet and
cannot park within 500 feet ~
the fire truck The distance of
900 feet Is greater than nor
NAL city block, Bloomfield point
cd out
Another town ordinance re-
cures tho driver Of any vehicle
TO pull over TO the side of the
road and STOP, when a fire,
police, OF other emergency We
hiclc sounds the siren Drivers
chat fail TO obey this law viii
also be given tickets. or tn
license number of the Car will
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

cut should help consumer buy
ing. it may even increase gen
eral business
4. Civil Rights. Some sort Of q
cvll-righto bill will he passed by
Congress during 1864 The Ad-
inlnstratlon wants to please the
South and hold its Democratic
votes there, but the civll-rieh'S
bill now before Congress Is not
satisfactory TO the White pco-
pie Of the North Therefore. ]
forecast that whatever civil
rights bill is passed. before The
election Of 1864 will be consider
able watered down.
5. Negro People. The Negroes
will continue to make progress
and get more. but l predict that
the gains will have to come
largely through changing att
tudes Of the people. Otherwise.
the situation will be much like
the prohibition problem which
the good people Of the nation
thought could be solved by leg
islauou. Such reforms take place
Only as the minds and hearts Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Delivers lS9 Tons:
Mail Carriers 25 Times
ArUund World Is Enough

1879 tons. calculated on daily
average Of about 300 pounds.
When he retired, the Prime,
Edward county carrier HAD ac-
cuml2ted 370 DAYS of unused
lick leave and he was glad
it worked out that way. A bout
with a carbuncle and some time
Of. to recover from a badly
mangled hand sustained i'll a
farm accident are about the
whole story Of job absence by
the carrier whose 30 TO 66-mile
daily rounds during nearly a
half century of service made
enc 81 the communityis most
familiar sights.
This record hasn't gone I'M
noticed. for last week both his
Nc. superior. Postmaster Gen
eral John A. GronOuski, and his
fellow employees at the Farm
vile office took note Of the oc-
casicn of his retirement.
Service Praised
The Postmaster General
participation came by way of
an official commentator. 4
Presented BY Postmaster Bur
ton S. Hamersly, it reads.
Honorary Recognition to
James Watson Elliott for devO-
ton to duty in the course of an
honorable career in the United
States Postal Service. An Of
fetal commentator and eX-
preston Of esteem from CO.
workers Signed. John Al.
GIonouski. Postmaster General.
The follow employees here
presented Elliott with a gold
topped pocket watch. enscribed
with the extremes of his SER
vice, December u. 1921 to NO
ycmber. 1868.
Hamersly called it IAN en-
riable record. and said the
Continued on Page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

Peoples National Bank If Cen
tral Virginia II June 1862 He
tlen became VICE president
After the second merger n JUN
50 With tho Nor:olb National
Rank Of Commerce and Tlust.
he conf!n'iad Oh as vice presL-
dant ot The hank.
The Norfolk National Bank Of
Commerce and Trust Is tic
second largest bank in Virginia
With 2 resource % Approximately
four hlndrej million dollars,
serving The Whole state Of Vn.
sinla- ''ar!G
This past week. Spessrad WHO
has reached the bank 5 manda-
tory retirement age OF b5 vas
hono'ed With a surprise party at
the Weyanoke Hotel, by the en-
pioyees of the bark. He was
presentd a god watch
Sressard. who will remain on
the advisory board viii be sue
Continued CT Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
BABSON'S FORECAST
Business And Financial For 1864

will acknowledgement phi
Ccs in 1864.
3. Dow Jones IndustiralS. /
forecast that the stock market
as measured BY the DoWJonS'S
Average viii make a new high
in 1864, but may sell lower after
the elections. However. readers
must remember that the Dow
Jones Industrial list, which cV-
eryone seems To think represents
the market, may be very decep-
tive.
10. Speculative Stocks. Of the
approximately 1850 stocks listed
on the New York Stock ES
change, a majority have been
going down While the Dow -.JorGs
list Of 90 Whi CHI everyone
watches have boon going up
This is due To The purchase 81
0ON -oflftN 4NNb' - tpJdN Ia . -
by trustees. pensions funds, NH
tIaI companies, and others that
prefer fairl" conservative and
dividend navlrs companies
forecast that stocks rot n Nm
Dow jones 1st will do better
rrorortlonatelv IL 1864 than they
did this year
H. Switching Based on my
above forecast, and havlng
learned that only buying can
send stocks tip, | predict that
1861 may prove 10 be a good
year to switch from some Of the
overcroWdcd Dow Jones stocks
into other issues that are now
overlooked.
II. Government Bonds. The
only government bonds that N
terest me are the long term
ones which may now be pur-
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

| am still emotlonally upset as
l make this forecast after the
brutal assassination of Presi
dent Kennedy. ! however. Will
try to submerge my emotions
and base this forecast OF 1864 on
the facts as | interpret them.
!. Our New President. I state
emphatically that PreEdent
Johnson may accomplish far
more corstructlvely before No
vember 1864 than our late Presi-
dent would have been able to do.
President johnson understands
better how to handle Congress.
and has the confidence Of bust
nesSmen. Therefore. | am reas-
Surcd as to the first ten months
of 1864
:. Election IN November, Az
the Republican Convention in
the summer Of 1854, there Will
b. 4 conflict between GoldNdier
and Rockefeller. and perhaps
others For this reason. Mr.. Nix
on may slip IN and get the Re
publican nomination Certainly
President johnson will secure
the nomination. ol the Democrat
10 Party, he Is a farslghted man.
and knrWs politics Therefore,
With The Republicans nominating
any one Of the three leading
names mentioned above. ] now
forecast that President johnson
Will be elected President Of the
United States IN November 1864.
All Of this gives me more as
surance that 1864 should be a
good year
:. Tax Cut. A tax cut will be
enacted some time during the
coming session Of Congress, and
it viii surely be made lptroac-
tive to January !. 1854. The tax
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

Norfolk and Western railroad
tracks on Main Street. A car
had stalled on the tracks ana
been struck BY a train. The sew
81 occupants Of the 1853 Ford
escaped unhalmed before the
car vas struck. The car was
completely demolished by the
impact and the resulting fire. This
was the only accident of any
significance reported to TIL
FarmVillc p OIL &C Department
during the holiday period
The latest fire to which the de-
palment was called was on Sat
urday night The department was
called at 9.2o pm Saturday
night to a fire i'll a barn belong
ing 10 waiter Putucv The lieh'>
from the fire, which complete
IN DESTROYED tho hay-fillcd barn,
could DO seen for several miles.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Jaycees Will
Sponsor Service
Award Contest
Annual Contest TO
Pick Distinguished
Young Man In Area

Nomination blanks have been
sent out to all civic clubs.
churches. businesses and organi-
cations in the community for the
1868 Junior Chamber OF Com
merce Distinguished Service
Award, announced Robert NJ
Mason, chairman of the DSA
committee for the Jaycees.
This award was begun IN
Farmyille two years ago with
Jacob H. Wamsley. business
marager of Longwood College
receiving the first annual Dis
tinguished Service Award G. y
Mike Lafoon, president CT
Longwood Realty Company, va
last years winner.
Two Purposes
The DSA has two purposes: to
honor publicly young men f0e
outs anding service and to car
attention to the vital and impor,
tant role Of young men in i'm
proving their communities in to-
days fast-changing world.
The Judging committee II \
composed of distinguished citi-
7ens of the communi v, Wiz
choose a winner on the follow
irg accomplishments. cnntribti
tons to the general community
welfare during the year; evi
dence of leadership ability, and
evidence Of personal or business
progress.
Any citizen can make 4 NOM
nation for the DSA. provided he
fills out the proper nomination
blank These are available from
any Jaycee member. Deadlile
for nominations is Jan. 10.
The DSA winner from Farm
vile Will be entered in the Viz
GINA Jaycee contest. The state
winners Will Their be entered IN
the national competition, which
chooses Americas Ten Out
standing Young Men.
The local winner will be an
nounced at the February dinner
meeting of the Jaycees, which
Will also be bosses night.
Chairman Mason said this MON
Chairman Mason said this morn
ing that he had received several
nominations from ORGANIZATIONS
III Falmvllle, and added that the
committee which will choose
1888 Distinguished Young Man
from those nominated Will d
picked shortly.
The Jaycee committee ii
charge of the DISTINGUISHED Ser
vice Award asks that nomina-
tons be returned to them as
soon as possible.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
New Years Day
T. Be General
Holiday Here

New Years Day, Wednesday,
January l. 1864, will be gen
eial holiday in Farmville. One
exception to this holiday Will be
The F.armville Herald. which
Will observe its regular schedule
for publication this week. 50 will
be open all day Wednesday.
Retail stores in Farmville, ac-
cordlng to agreement Of the Re
tail Trade Committee of t h e
Farmville Chamber of COM
merce, will observe the New
Years holiday. For banks, coun-
~ and state offices and the
post office, the day will be OBJ
served as a legal holiday.
For the young in spirit there
will be a variety Of dances to
welcome the New Year n d
usher out the old. In Farmville,
there will be the annual New
Years eve dance at the Modern
Woodnen Centre. starting at
pm. The Moose will also have
their annual New Years eve
dance at the Moose Lodge. start
ing at 10 pm. Carroll Kay and
his Kaydcts Will provide the mu-
sic.
The Farmville Jaycees will
have their annual dance at the
Farmville Memorial Armory
starting at $50 pm. The jay
Gees will serve breakfast follow
ing the dance. which is to enc
at l 80 am. i'll the New Year
TeenagerS IN Buckingham
County are invited to ring out
the old and ring in the new, al
a dance at the DillWyn Elemen
taly School from $50 pm. tt
1890 An. This is under sponsor
ship Of the Buckingham County
Woman's Club.
New Years day will provide
q variety Of entertainment anC
Continued on Page I'd
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About Bobson

Roger W. Babson. internationally known business COM
investment read by millions fol-
weekly releases 400
including The Farmvc Herald and his financial reports
estates His research carried
by large staff Of experts
He has engaged business and financial management
analysis since his graduation Massachusetts In
Technology He widely
than perhaps other analyst among his
readers interest in business problems and insti
businessmen outstanding feature
philosophy his lifelong inSsence the
Of both religion and advertising business
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

Pine trees Will soon be top
ping here as the woodcutter
saw provides the final drastic
remedy for an infestation Of the
Southern Pine Beetle.
The infestation is in a 3O-acre
tract " j tn n the bourds Of
Farmville lying in a triangular
area extending south from Buf-
falo Creek and Southside Com
munity Hospital to High street.
The tell tale sign OF the
beetle killing work the
brown. dead and falling needles
:. abounds IN the tract. Fores-
tiers have advised the six prop
erty owners involved that the
timber should be cut.
District Forester R. P. Brier-
ley said Saturday that most
have agre d to remove the
pinesr and that some have al
ready contracted for cuttin g
which will begin within few
days.
POses Threat
III its present condition, the
area poses threat to every
pine stand within two or three
miles" Brierley state s. He
pointed out that an infestation
spreads unless checked since the
beetles move on to attack living
trees after the dead ones cease
providing food
The D strict Forester said that
the dead timber will deteriorate
IN value the longer left uncut.
He estimates that the property
owners already have lost several
thousand dollars through wood
damage.
The timber tract here, bearing
considerable number Of over
mature trees, has advanced well
beyond the beetle lnva sion
stage. Inspection of it shows
that the inevitable secondary
invaders have been at work On
the dead or dying trees. the tree
borers and blue stain fungus.
The beetles kill the tree: the
secondary invaders degrade the
value OF the timber. If left uncut
long enough, stricken trees lose
value even as pulpwood let
alone as marketable timber.
Feed or Cambium
The Southern Pine Beetle,
bark beetle, lays its eggs under
the bark. When. the young APP
pear as larvae they sustain
themselves by eating the cam
blum, the tender, soft growing
part Of the tree just under the
bark. This consumption of the
cambium, equivalent to girdling
the tree, cuts off water and nl-
trIentS to the tree top SO lmpor-
tant to the life processes Of a
living, growing tree, according
to Brierley.
The beetles are dormant in
winter, but survive in all stages
s. life during this period to
emerge as adult beetles with the
first warmth Of spring to
begin the life cycle over again.
Nothing stops them except ex-
treme cold Or extreme wet
periods, neither Of which is
characteristic of this area. Heal
thy trees normally defend them
selves by exuding pitch and
drowning the beetle in pitch
tubes protruding from the tree
But the tree requires moisture
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Farmville Pines To Be Cut
TO Halt Beetle InfestatiOn

A walk through the ira It
anazes one at the devastation
worked by the beetle hard
" as big as pinhead The
borers. which do not kill the
tree but enter after the tree is
dead, have literally ii ID e d
many OF them.
The bark. stripped down by
woodpeckers seeking the beetles,
exposes another secondary IN
vader the blue stain fun
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to manufacture pitch, and the
summer droughts of cent
years have cut this natural de-
Tense drastically.
Blue Stain Fungus
While numbers of still green
trees are found amid the dead
ones in the area here, District
Forester Brierley reports.
There's a 30 per cent chance
that all the trees are infected.
He implied all would be doomed
in time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Four Total Loss Fires Occur
In Area During Holidays

Members Falvles Volunteer Fire Department answered
four alarms between Dec % and Dec 80
blazes resulted in total losses for their
On Dec. % tho fneglting squad called to fire in
Joe Randolph Sy dney. BY the time
the the blaze was
completely destroyed The Of the fire
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

Flremen were called to tn 6
home Of Johnny Asal in Cumber-
land county December %. The
$4,000 home, located ten miles
north of Farmvi1le on Route 676.
was a total loss The house was
covered by insurance
On Christmas Eve the Fire
Department was called TO tn E
Evening star., 1963-02-15
BRAVERY SAVES
YOUTH BUT COSTS
MAN HIS LIFE

wooDsDE, Calf. Feb.
IS (AP).-John Mccoy OF
Grass Valley, Calf, took
the bravery test yesterday.
He had 10 make q split-sec-
ond decision, and he
made II.
The 46-year-old Mccoy
and Maurice Hines, 10.
we're helping clear giant
madronas and redwood
trees for an electric trans
mission line In the rugged
terrain OF San Mateo
County near here.
Young Hines. a close
friend OF Mr.. Mccoy's two
teen-age children. was
standing nearby when a
huge madrona tree came
rolling down a slope toward
them.
Get the he'll out Of here.
SON." Mr.. Mccoy yelled.
giving Hines a shove.
The youth slid face down
in the leaf mold 10 safety.
The tree rolled atop Mr..
McCov and killed him.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
No Money to Cuba

@. Mr.. President. you we're
speaking a few moments ago
about paying bills. I wonder II
there is anything that you be-
lieve we could or should do 70
stop paying for farm aid to
Cuba and the publication OF
prot Communist propag anda
through the United Nations. as
we have recently learned we
may be doing?
A. Well. we are not going TO
put any money into the pro-
gram in Cuba. There are not
any United States dollars that
will go into that program. on
the book. as I understand the
book was published Q year ago.
There was a book written
by an American group and II
was balanced off by a book
written by a Communist. The
Soviet Union are members Of
the United Nations. II Is diff
cult 10 prevent their particl-
pating In some OF these pro-
grams unless you broke the
United Nations and the bloc
withdrew.
so you are going 10 have
some cases OF the kind des-
cribed. We try 10 minimize
them. but quite obviously, they
are members and they pay, and
they receive.
But I don't think that the
book. which I understand came
out a year ago. II doesn't seem
IN me 'he' ' think We are go-
the book $500.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Norstod Proposal

@. Mr.. President, sir, on the
NATO matter, I wonder If you
could comment on Gen. Nor
stad's suggestion that an exec
utive committee be established
within the NATO council, which
would have the power to decide
perhaps by a majority vote,
rather than unanimous one on
the use of nuclear weapons.
A. Yes, / think that we ought
to consider that. AS you know
Gen. de Gaulle has not beer
prepared to discuss a multi
NATO force. If he was, we
would be prepared to discuss
Gen. Norstad's proposal. Gen
Norstad's proposal. however
might not reach the needs oi
those countries which are moi
nuclear powers. But If the
European countries choose tC
delegate their authority to Gen
de Gaulle or to Prime Minister
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Position Clarified

@. Would you expect to
have the United States position
clarified and nailed down before
the NATO minister's meeting
IN Ottawa in the spring?
A. That is right. Mr.. Mer-
chant will be going ahead in
about 10 days and begin dis
cussions in Europe of a more
detailed kind We will be
prepared to consider any other
proposals that might be put
forward. But in the case, for
example, of France. we are not
talking in that case Of a Euro
pean nuclear force. We are
talking about a French nucleaI
force. So to make it a European
force would require substantial
political developments In
Europe. That time might come
and if it does, we would be glad
to consider joining with them
or cooperating with them in
any system which they might
wish to develop.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
No French ReprisoI

@. Mr.. President. in connec-
ton with the review of United
States policy toward Europe,
wonder If you are even think
ing about cutting down on the
number of troops in Europe OF
adopting any measures Of econ
omic or political reprisal
against President de Gaulle.
A. No. In answer to your Sec
ond question, definitely not.
In answer to the first ques-
ton, as you know we have with
drawn over a period Of some
months some logistic forces
but we have kept our combat
troops constant and, in addi-
ton, their equipment has beer
improved, and we still have oul
six divisions and plan to main
tain them until there is a de-
sire on the part of the Eu-
ropeans that they be with
drawn and we have had no In
dications from any country ir
Europe that there is such Z
desire. II there was, of course
we would respond to it. They
are there to help defend Eu.
rope and the West, and not be-
cause we desire to keep then
there for any purpose immedi.
ately Of our own.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
School PutroIIed
After RuciuI Tiff

KANSAS CITY, Feb. IA (AP) g.
Three police cars cruised
near Paseo High School yester-
day on a standby basis as the
result Of a fight between white
and Negro students in a Sec
ond floor hallway Wednesday.
Three OF the boys, two Of
them Negroes, were suspended
from school. More suspensions
are expected. Students at
tended class quietly yesterday.
The principal. Paul M. Mar
shall, said he understood the
bad feeling arose when a white
student heard that his girl
friend had been insulted by a
Negro youth, and beat him up.
The hallway alteration fol-
lowed. II lasted five minutes
before teachers intervened,
Two knives were found after
ward. Neither had been used.
PaSeo has approximately
800 students. a fourth OF
which are Negroes. Racial re-
lations are generally good,
school authorities said.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Hemisphere Threat

@. Mr.. President, the special
security committee OF the
Organization of Americ n
States has reported that the
present military situation in
Cuba now constitutes a much
more serious threat to the
peace and security of the
American republics than it did
when this committee was au-
thorized at Punta Del Ests
last january year ago. Ir
view Of that, / wonder if there
is anything you have in minc
that these American republic:
could and should be doing al
this time to meet that threat
in a collective way?
A. I think the part of tht
report which is most significant
is the emphasis they put or
subversion in the continent, The
movement Of men and perhap!
money against the constituted
governments. That is a matter
which the United States gov.
ernment is giving its creates
attention to this winter, thC
question Of the lessening no
only of the subversion that ma!
come from Cuba but from othel
parts of the hemisphere.
I consider that our primary
mission for the hemisphere thii
winter.