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Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11
LETTER TO SANTA
Dear Saint Nicholas,

Dear Saint Nicholas,
You are a very good little
elf. You have been very good
to me. How Is your wife? How
are you? How is Dancer, Pran-
Ger, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, DON
ner and Bitten?
! hope you are ready for
Christmas night.
/ want skirts, socks and a
Barbie doll. I want a new bike.
/ want some paints.
Yours Truly
G. Dawn Hewett
Dear Saint Nicholas,
You are a very good elf.
Now, these are the things /
want.
want some pants and
shirts.
You can get me anything.
want a telescope if you
Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11
to neni"
NOT MUCH TO GIVE
BY Jean Strickland

This Christmas l have no
money to spend,
Only my heart and hands TO
lend;
No gifts to give
And only one life to live.
May l be granted the gift this
year
OF performing the tasks that
are dear
To my family and friends,
Help me to put my desire "on
the shelf"
So that in doing for others,
! forget myself.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11
BY JEAN STRICKLAND

Christmas is nearly here and
the feeling is good. Shoppers
deciding what to buy Grand
pa and Grandmama, children's
faces so open and expectant,
so full of happiness, it just
does my heart good to watch
them.
So put up your tree, trim it
with whatever is your desire,
then open up your heart and
let the Yuletide Spirit really
take over, You'll be glad that
you did!
Everybody has their own
Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11
Tabor City, N. c
December 3, 1868

December 3, 1868
Dear Santa,
My name is Bobby Dean
Waddell. l stay on Britt Street
and l am five years old. Please
bring me a Big Loo, a gun,
rifle, a cowboy suit and a
scout knife.
have a big brother who
wants a % rifle, jacket, coat,
and some boots.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11

Dear Santa Claus,
/ want a Beverly Hillbillies
truck and a bicycle. A Buffalo
Hunter Set and a Vac-U-Form.
Love
Nelson
Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11

have one.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Frank Nat W atkins
Formally Retires;
Interim Term Set

Frank Nat Watkins ended 80
years as Commonwealth S at
tolney Tor Prince Edward coun-
ty Monday with his official re-
tiremeut.
William F. Watkins, Jr.. was
appointed by Circuit Court
Judge Joel w. Flood to fill the
uneXplred term through Deem
Der 81.
on January /, the interim ap-
polntee begins a regular four
year term as Commemorative
att2lneE He was elected to the
post III the November 5 general
election.
The retiring states attorney,
Who began his service in 1927
as successor to his father, the
late Judge Asa D. Watkins. Will
continue to serve as Commission
CT Of Accounts with an office
on the main floor Of the Court
House.
The retiring attorney had an
nounced his intention Of ending
his service in the post last sum
n:er, and withdrew as a candi-
date for reelection for the post
he had held without interruption.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

mortar was used in the O. Id
structure which means that a
large number Of the old brick
can be saved. The old home was
known locally as the Warren and
KenIper Walker place and was
built around the turn of the cen
tuIy Il is solid brick and if sal
wage runs as good as expected
there vii be ample brick to We
neer the new project.
-Four Of the apartments will
face on Bridge Street and eight
oil Second Street. Parking Will
be provided III the rear. Utility
and storage rooms Will be on
the ground level, where washing
machines, dryers, etc, Will be
located
Watson said there would be
~ three bedroom apartments
ana no two bedroom apart
ments- Each Will consist OF the
bedrooms. plus kitchen. living
room and bath. Each unit will
also have built-in General
Electric refrigerator, electric
range and garbage disposal unit.
Another attractive feature Of
the new apartments VIII be all
electric carrier heat pumps for
h atrlg and air conditioning with
separate controls and units for
each apartment. The apartments
VIII earn the Gold Medallion
award from, Virginia Electric
and Power Company, and this
is the origin Of the name, Me
Gal 81 Manor "
We feel that the closeness to
downtown is another attractive
feature Of the new project said
Watson Located Oh knoll Just
three blocks from downtown, the
apartments VIII have the ad-
vantages Of nearness to town,
pius an excellent location in an
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

Sits cases. council voted to
table the petitions until the next
meeting.
Teteyision
J. >. Fischer. d representative
OF Telco, nc. of LeWistoWn, Pa.
appeared before council to ask
authorization to serve the town
with q central televlslon system.
He explained that it would re-
quire bu,d ng a master antenna
and running q eoaxial cable
INTO the homes that wish to par
ticlpate III the service.
This type Of central televislon
system would allow local resi-
dents to pick up seven channels
With excellent reception. Charges
would be Oh a monthly basis.
rMnnn g about S. per month. A
SIS connection deposit would be
REQUIRED, Which would be re-
tlndable.
Ihe Necessary cables would be
attached to present utility poles,
providing agreement could be
made with the local telephone
and power companies.
Fischer SAID there are no Tel
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
New Office
For Longwood
Realty Company

Tha office Of L0agNood Realty
Company has been moved to he
Lafoon Budding and Supply Com
paHy building c II Mike La
foon announced tlns week La
foon. HOW sole owner Of the
Fafnlliic realty firm SAID the
reS location would offer larger
accommodations. plus plenty Of
parkine space for his customers
Lonewood Realty Company is
engaged III banding real estate
transactions. appraisals. custom
home building and erection III
National Homes. Lafoon PORTED
or the added convenience Of his
new location. because A O. La
foou and Sons. contractors, are
also erectors Of National Homes,
for which he IS the area agent.
Lataou Building and Supply
vas formerly Known as Cook S
Supply Company, ana is located
Just west Of F'armYille on Routes
46Q and n.
The telephone number for
Longwood Realty remains the
same
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
New Methodist
Facility Viewing
Invited Sunday

The new and improved ia
elites of the Farmville
Methodist Church will be
open for inspection by mem
bers and friends Of the
c hurch Sunday, Nov. II.
from 3 to pm.
After more than a wear of
constructing and remodeling,
this major project has been
completed at a cost Of more
than $4,000. The parking
lot row under preparation.
plus cost Of acquiring land.
raises the total cost of this
project to the sum of
S145.0 900.
At the Sunday morning
worship service the new ia
cilitieS will be consacrated
by DIR. Thomas +. Carroll,
Surerint nndent of the Farm
vile District Of The Netho-
dist Church. The Trustees
will pre- ent the improve
ments for conservation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
By DAN HAWKS

Exercising their the people
OF Prince Edward county
paTogatives, and operating at
every point throu ugh the
processes Of republican govern
merit, the people closed all their
public schools. They thereby
achieved a status of complete
obedience to the Supreme Court S
decree The county no longer
was denying admission to any
child to any public school; for
there were no public schools"
James J G k son Fitzpatrick,
Editor of the Richmond News
Leader, made the above state
ment Thursday morning at
Hampden-Sydrev College, where
he was the final speaker in a
three-lecture series on civil
Rights.
Fitzpatrick said he did not be-
lieve that the distressing situa-
ton in Prince Edward county
properly could be attributed to
he vague and underlined great
changes" Of which William j.
vanden Heuvel spoke in the first
address Of the series.
Specifically and i'm
mediately, this situation in
Prince Edward did indeed result
from a specific and indentifiable
ruling o. the Supreme Court Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
TelevisiOn Firm Wants TO Erect
Master Antenna In FarmyiIle

petition presented town council Tuesday night the
Rev L. Francis Griffin tabled unit.
Griffin presented the petition OF
40 Negro citizens OF Frmve and perhaps county
residents
The petitions read follows Edward
County Virginia
Of America are determined to secure themselves
peoples citizenship rights guar
anteed to all Americans regardless creed color This
first class citizenship inherited
all citizens long overdue Prince Edward County in SO far
as the Negro citizens concerned are deter
mined to let the world know that owned ANYBODY
but historically independent and contributing factor III
the community the nation the equal human beings
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Polio Makeup
Clinic Saturday

CHARLOTTE c. H., Nov. IA VI
The Charlotte County Rulitan
Club has announced a Sabine
Make Up Clinic, for Type ! Oral
polio vaccine, viii be held at
RandolphHenly High School, On
Saturday, Nov. Is, from 3 to
s pm.
Those people, from all areas
of the county. who were unable
TO attend the first clinic on No
vember s, will be given the OPP
portunitv to receive their I'M
nunization at this clinic.
The first sabin Polo Clinic
was termed a success BY the
Charlotte County Ruritans, spon-
sors A total Of $500 persons
were mnmunized FRIDAY
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

overwhelmingly supports the po-
sltlon taken by the Southern de-
PENDANTS in this litigation. Their
position, as you know. IS
predicated upon the rocklike
foundation on which our whole
system Of federalism rests. that
all powers not delegated BY the
Constitution of the United States.
on prohibited by it to the States.
are reserved to the States re-
spectlvely. or to the people It
was the South 5 position that the
power to operate racially sepa-
rate schools emphaticaHy had
not been prohibited to the States
by the l4th Amendment to the
Constitution; and because it had
NOT been SO prohibited. thc power
remained reserved to the States
spectlvcly The court did rot
simply interpret The Constitu-
tion, former Justice Bylnes has
said The court amended the
Constitution. And this the court
Lad 10 right to dc
fitzpatrick. who succeeded the
late Dr. Douglas S. Freeman as
Editor OF the Richmond newst
paper, told the student body at
Hampden-Sydney and the APP
proximately 30 visitors at the
regular assembly period that the
court said to Prince Edward,
Continued on page .
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Free Schools
To Use Cannery

The Prince Edward Free
School Association has been
granted permission to use the
cannery at the former Worsh.am
school for expansion Of its ele-
mentary classroom program.
The Prince Edward county
school b I'd Monday night
agreed to modification of the
lease agreement with the free
school system trustees to per-
NIT the expansion.
Plans call for the cannery
building, immediately behind the
school. to be partitioned and
altered to provide three adj
ditlonal classrooms. The Wor-
sham school IS used exclusively
for elementary classes by the
Free School Association.
The building will be rented by
! the school board as are the other
facilities used by the ll-month
tutlon-free system. The original
lease. requiring monthly rental
payments for use of the build
lngs. authorized use Of r. r.
Motion High School, the two
Mary E. Branch Elementary
buildings and Worsham His h
School.
At Last report. the Free School
system had over $500 pupils en-
rolled and more were anticlpat-
ed following an effort to enroll
all county elementary and sec
ondary school age children not
III attendance anywhere.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Negro Petition Tabled Until
Specific Examples Related
H. r. Stokes, 40
Elected Mayer

Herbert Reeves Stokes. As. was
elected TUESDAY night to sue
coed William +. Watkins. Jr.,
as mayor Of Farmv.l'e. Stokes
was recommended By 4 special
town council committee ana he
was elected by unanimous vote
of council members.
Mayor Watkins read to coun-
Gil b is letter Of resignation which
he asked to be effective Nov. 80.
His resignation was accepted
with regret. He has been APP
pointed commonwealth $ attor-
ney to replace Frank Nat Wat
klns who has resigned from that
position. Mayor Watkins is also
the duly elected common
wealth's attorney having been
the successful candidate in the
Nov. ) general election. His
term VII begin January /.
Stokes returned TO Farmville
IN 1859 and now lives on the
corner Of Buffalo and Appomat-
toX streets in the home where
he was born IS years ago. He
Is the son Of the late Herbert 7.
Stokes and Lydia O. Stokes. H.
T. Stokes, himself a native Of
Prince Edward County. was a
prominent Farmville merchant
operating a wholesale and retail
grocery on Main Street from
about 1902 until his death in
1910.
The newly elected mayor at
terded public schools IN Farm
vile and was graduated from
Hampden-Sydney College in 1870
During World War II he served
as a navigator on a B-24 flying
out Of Italy. He was Shot down
ever Vienna IN February, l945.
and was a prisoner Of war until
! he was released following We
Day He is currently a captain
| in the Ain Force reserve.
After the war, he lived in Rich
mond and Hampton, working as
an appraiser with the State De
partment Of Taxation. He came
to Farmville in 1859 and after
completing the appraisal pro
grams in Buckingham and APP
p0mattoX counties. settled here
permanently He is an indie
pendent real estate appraiser
Stokes is commander Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post.
a member Of the Farmville
Lions Club. vice president Of the
lower school P-TA of Prince Ed
ward Academy. was co-chair-
man Of the Little Boys Baseball
league this past season and IS
currently chairman Of the schol-
3rship fund drive for Prince Ed
ward School Foundation. He and
bis family are members of tie
Farmville Presbyterian Church,
where he was elected a deacon
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

LII view o. Llle ABOVE IactS,
We the undersigned citizens of
Prince Edward County do hereby
petition the Town Council for
the following.
T. The appointment of b.
racial committee composed Of
persons from both races whose
ideas and beliefs are oriented
toward working out the ways and
means OF bringing about demo
cla.ic change rather than toward
preserving the status-quo.
-. Ths enactment Of a public
accommodations law.
81 The Appointment Of Nc
groes TO positions in the mlmici-
pal government At levels above
the janitorial and custodial Serv-
ices.
a The employment BY t h G
area business and Industries Of
qualified persons on the basi~ of
ability and training REGARDLESS
Of race. creed on color.
;. The distribution Of i lareer
proportion Of tax revenue tor
improving the residential areas
where Negroes nov live, y. e.,
paving streets, proper drainage
facilities, etc.
Mr.. Griffin was questioned b.
council and the items Of the pe-
tltion We're discussed informally
and not in detail Mayor Wat
klns pointed out that the toWl
council could take no action il
regard 70 employment by private
businesses. ana he asked MI
Griffin what steps the Neert
citizens had taken to accomplish
their desires. Mr. Griffin answer
ed that conferences had beer
held with several store man
ayers.
A letter demanding that thest
tive p 0 ! Il t S be met was mail
ed to Mayor Watkins from MI
Griffin on October y, and Mr.
Griffin was asked BY councL
whether the petition represented
a demand or petition, HI
replied that a petition was 8
petition.
/ Town attorney William p. Hay
Jr., asked Mr.. Griffin to tel
council why the petitioners con
ssdered themselves "oppresseC
people" and what "i4hts guar
anteed to all Americans haC
been denied.
Mr. Griffin SAID he was moi
prepared to list specific ia
stances at the present time aaC
he was asked by council to bring
these specific cases before the
council at their next meeting
which VIII be December 10.
In order to consider the spe.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

Tho Prince Edward unity
Community Crest campaign this
week ncared the S2oooo mark.
leaders reported cnthusIastical-
~ Thursday.
The 1863 appeal has raised
sl9, 780, which is 81 per cent Of
the goal Of S2l.6o1 Win but
.4ine per cent remaining to be
secured, campalgn workers ara
continuing the effort
Leaders aaMr appealed fot
completion Of campaign cats,
and suegested that unsolicited
donors may contact tbs Ghost
secretary III tie town council
chamber each morning
Tie Chest helps support II
participating agencies.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
4.774.soo Seedlings.

Buckingham and Charlotte
counties w.le Virginia $ two tep
coannes ~ terms O 0co seed
lmes plarted during thc ln2-sS
planting season, accordiue I'd a
report hN Virginia Forests. ms.
Buckingllam. the state lead T.
accounted IN 99a 600 seedlings.
OF which $500 We're planted by
landowners. l-a14iol hy industry
and 2o5. 400 By government aeen-
cies
Chalotie was next With I,.s22
400 OF that number landowners
planted l.l59 400 and industry
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

RED about 500 to 700 y4rds down
the track He said the train engi-
neer estimated the trains speed
at the time at about 20 miles
per hour.
Funeral services for the acct
dent victim were held this after
noon Thursday at two O'Clock
at Prospect Methodist Church.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
He is survived by son. Al
bert, owner OF Brisentine Oil
Company at Farmvllle. tw o
daughters, Mrs. Louise Doss and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
D SMALL REVOLT
Q POLL TAX
D SPY CHARGE

A SMALL REVOLT was APP
pareatly put down Wednesdav in
Iraq. Jet planes attacked the
presidential palace in Baghdad
and some street fighting was re-
ported. but by | pm. the CAPT
tai was quiet Premier Ahnad
F2ssen Ell Bakr and Defense
Minister Mahdi Seleh Ammash
appealed over Baohdad radio for
unity ard warned against
"Baa thlsts killing Baa 'thIsts-
They promised all problems will
be solved The leader Of the
revolt appeared to be the re-
pnted Baa thist party strongman
Who until Tuesday was the depu-
~ premier and information min
lister.
COY. HARRISON laid his pro
posalS for dealing with the ey
pccted elimination of the poll tax
III federal elections before the
Elections and Privileges Com
mittees Of the state House ard
Senate Tuesday morning and
shortly thereafter they were
made public The bill provides
thai those who do not pay poll
taxes but who may become eli
elhle to vote IN federal elections
under the proposed 24th Amend
ment must file certificates Of
residence The plan would not
affect those who continue to pay
the tax. and payment Of the
Sl50 levy would still be a nc
qMrement 70 vote in state and
local elections The Governor
said Wednesday he thought 80
per cent ot VIRGINIA voters VIII
continue to pay the tax even if
the 2fth Amendment Is adGptad
OPPONENTS Of the Cover
nor'S voting proposals say The
pla@ is unconstitutional and sets
a double standard for voting IN
federal ani state elections But
they are eiHcn almost no chance
of preventing its passage at the
special session Of the General
Assembly which conyeneS next
Tuesday The Assembly is cX-
pected to adopt q resolution >0or
after it convenes requiring the
Continued on pace =
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Ira Brisentine Rites Thursday:
'Train-Truck Crash Claims Life

Ia Bnscntlnc. Of Prospect.
NsS killed Tuesday morning
aaoai 3 70 When lie Norfolk and
" saern Ra5Way's westbound
Powhatan Arrow struck his pick
np truck al private crossing a
half mile west Of Prospect.
TIE 75-year-old farmer and
county native was alone in the
truck in which he was heading
onto nearby Route 400 on the
road leading from his farm.
Deputy Slertl J. 4. Camphell
said the force Of the collision
resulted in the truck being car
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15

Ms. Virginia sinith. both Of
Pro poet three brothers. Q. T.,
" D.. and R A. Brisontlnc. all
Of Prospects a sister, Mrs. Mary
Y Wand. Of Alexandria: i3
grandchildren. and seven great
grandchildren.
Nj. Br-senune was born ii
Prince Edward county on Janu-
airy 2. 1888 He was a member
Of Prospect Methodist Church
and served Oh the congregation S
official board. He was a trustee
for the church parsonage.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Annual Red Cross
Meeting Called

The annual meeting Of II Z
Prince Edward Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross. will be held on
Thursday, Nov q In the Farm
vile town council chamber at
5 pm.
Members and persons interest
ed in Red Cross programs and
projects are invited to be pres
ent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Editor Says Constitution
Is Prince Edwards Defense

the United States. Brown w.
Board Of Education. 1884 The
ruling overturned nearly 90 years
Of solidly established Law, the
Richmond editor said
The plain record Of history
The Sidney herald., 1963-05-01

Just how do the co-ops serve the many pa
irons who continue to grow in numbers and
thereby demand more and better services? How
do l benefit from purchasing from a local CO.
operative?
These are important questions and are Of
ten asked by those who are not yet part of
the growing Farmers Union family. However,
once these questions are answered the interest
ed party can soon see the benefits by buying
from the local cooperative.
A couple of these service cooperatives in
Sidney are the Coop Cafe and Store and the
Farmers Union Oil Station. A very important
part of the Farmers Union program is estab-
fishing, promoting and preserving farmer-own-
ed and operated cOOperatives such as these two
institutions that are SO important to the econ
Omy of Sidney and the area served. AS a result
of this effort to provide service and many wears
of work and sacrifice on the part Of many pio-
neerlng members, a widespread system of mar
keting and supply coOperatives now serves
farmers in Montana and the North Plain states.
Among them are your Coop Cafe and Store and
the Farmers Union Oil Company
Take your Coop Store for instance. It's
just good common sense to buy at this locally
owned cooperative. It's owned by the farmer
members themselves. Many of them are your
neighbors. Hundreds of thousands of farmers
own the local and regional cooperatives, in one
OF the most impressive examples of economic
democracy on the face of the earth.
When you patronize your cooperatives you
are supporting your Farmers Union when you
participate in Farmers Union activities, you
are supporting your cOoperatives.
Here in Montana and locally in Sidney farm
families are realizing savings amounting to
thousands of dollars annually through their
cooperatives. In addition, they realize many
hidden benefits, including yardstick prices and
received when doing business with your friends
and neighbors.
Yes, it's just good common sense to patron
ize your local cooperatives.
The Sidney herald., 1963-05-01
More Opinions on
Wheat Referendum

The Sidney Herald
Much has been written lately
in your Letters to the Editor
column that one is led to be-
lieve the farmer is in shackles
and S1.OO wheat will raise his
standard of living and return
his freedom.
Farm Bureau officials mon
farmer) are braiIlWashing their
members GARNER with ridicu-
lous information and are at
tempting to lull the farmer to
sleep. This will not warp the
minds of all, however, because
all were not behind the door
when brains were passed out
The decision in this years
wheat referendum is an econ
omic decision based on facts
and reality and the issue of sur
vival is at stake.
If there is a successful Nc
vote in the referendum on May
21 the Hoover flag will be a.
popular as thirty years ago.
Harold Fink
lambert. Mont.