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Century
Club Meets

Norman G. Wilder presented
the Screen Acres" program at
the first meeting of the Clayton
Century Club last Thursday.
There slides shown and ques-
lions were answered. Mayor
John j., Roth, members of the
Clayton Town Council, wives,
members of the Clayton Lions
Club were guests.
The program was In charge
OF Mrs. George w. Smith. A
resolution was passed endor-
sing House Bill 3SS, and local
members of the General As
sembly will be notified of the
action.
Hostesses we're Mrs. Jennie
Dixon and Mrs. John Rambo,
with Mrs. May Parker presid-
ing. Mrs. Clara Sparr will rep
resent the club on the indie
pendence Day Planning Com
mirtee.
The club plans a Dutch Maid
party on Tuesday, Oct. % at
8 pm. at the club house. Pies
and soup will be for sale. On
March 7 the annual Easter hat
sale and bazaar is scheduled.
The November meeting will fea-
mre a candlelight buffet to be
held Nov. IA at $50 pm. Mrs.
William H. Draper, vice pre-
sident of the State Federation,
will be the speaker.
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MarydeI Items

MIR. and Mrs. Louis Collision
entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramon Prunman, Attention, Pa,
on Saturday. On Sunday they
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Stiles and three daughters
of Cape May Courthouse, New
Jersey.
MIR. and Mrs. Lee Roy Har-
man attended the wedding of
Mrs. Harman's brother at
Woodside last Sunday.
A number of town folks at
tended the covered dish supper
and evangelistc services held
at Goldsboro last week.
Don't forget the date of the
Civic Club which will be Octo-
Der "a. Meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Heather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Butts
spent Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Ryle, Stevensville, where
they also visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Bosely, Irvine, Fla, who
had been called to this area by
the sudden death of Mr.. Bose
ly's brother of Belair, Md.
Mrs. Richard Speed and two
children returned home on We'd
nesday after spending sometime
with her parents in Wilmington.
MIR. Wesley Smith, Dover
called on Miss Margaret Smith
on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. John Byrant,
Philadelphia are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Fred Peters.
MIR. and Mrs. John Galloway
of Wilmington spent the week
end with their daughter and fam
lily, Mrs. Richard Speed. On
Sunday MIR. and Mrs. william
Temple and son Billy, Mrs.
Anna Speed and friend of VII
mington were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Speed and family.
At the regular worship SER
vice of Calvary Church on Sun
day morning, Stephen Richard
Speed, infant son of MIR. and
Mrs. Richard Speed was bap-
tized, and during the same SER
vice Mr.. and Mrs. Speed trans
ferred their membership from
Wilmington to Calvary Church.
Members and friends of Cal
vary welcome MIR. and Mrs.
Speed to the church.
MIR. and Mrs. u. Lee Har-
man visited Mrs. Almina Far
row and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Kerr and family, of Milford
on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-17
Women's I'D Program

'Know Your University Day.
an annual program at the Uni
versity of Delaware for women
of the state, will be held on
Tuesday, Oct. %.
Sponsors include the State
Federation of Women's Clubs,
the Delaware Division, AAUW-
and the University's Advisory
Committee on the Education
of Women.
The program will include a
luncheon address by President
John A. Perkins, a panel dis
cussion moderated by Dean of
Women Bessie B. Collins, and
tours of the Norris Library
and Russell dormitory-dining
hall complex.
\ Serving on the organizational
committee for the day are Mrs.
William H. Draper, vice pres
ldent, State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, Kent County, and
Mrs. G. Herbert Calhoun, vice
president, Sussex County.
From the AAUW, the rep
resentatives are Mrs. william
A. Booth and Mrs. Nuri Sayin,
Sussex County, and Mrs. George
A. Westphal, Kent County.
Mrs. Earl B. Tull, Sussex
County, and Mrs. John E. Bur-
ris, Kent County, represent the
Advisory Committee on the Ed
ucation of Women.
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Taylor's Bridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c.
Rowan entertained on Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sha-
han of Millington Md. and MIR.
and Mrs. Joesph Rowan and
sons of Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren /.
Drlmm and Mr.. william |.
David of Amber Pa, Miss
Nora David, Mrs. Elmer David
and Mrs. Kitty Bulger of Smyr-
ma spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee w. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott
of Milford, MIR. and Mrs. Edgar
Long and family of Dover spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Or
Vile Newnum.
The Women's Society of Chri-
stian Service will meet Friday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Shelter. Those on the re-
freshment committee are Mrs.
Shetzler, Mrs. Orville Newnum,
and Mrs. Wilson David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shock
ley and daughters and Miss Bon
ME Mamering of Townsend
spent Sunday with MIR. andM Mrs.
Clifton Elliott and family In
Henderson Md.
MIR. Charles A. Downs is a
patient In the Delaware Hos
pital Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Monroe
of Milford spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Dick
inson and daughters.
Mrs. Ethel Warner spent
Wednesday with MIR. and Mrs.
Orville NeWnunl.
Miss Kathyrn Faber of Phila :
delphia spent last week endwith
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w. David.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-17

Edward Ford son, Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ford is spending
sometime with his family be-
fore being shipped out of the
U. S. A. Edward has been sta
uoned In Massachusetts,.
Corporal Charles Habicth
who is stationed at Willow
Grove, Pa, returned to Willow
Grove on Sunday after a TWO
weeks leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Habicth.
Miss Anne Habicth had the
misfortune TO fall and break an
arm while riding horse back
last Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-17
Masten-Leager
Announce Engagement

employed at Leeds Travelwear
& Inc. In Clayton.
Her fiance is a 1862 gradu-
ate from the John Bassett Moore
High School and is employed by
his father on the Leager Farm
near Kenton.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Paul Mas
ten, of Kenton announce the en-
gagement of their daughter OAR
lene to Paul N. Leager Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul N. Leager
ST., of Kenton, Delaware.
Miss Masten is a 1868 grad
uate of the John Bassett Moore
High School, and is presently
Smyrna times., 1963-10-17

Reservations may be made by
calling or writing Mrs. Ray
E. Keesey, 208 Sunset Rd.,
Newark. The fee is $500 per
person and the reservation
deadline is Oct. Is.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
PIE Commencement

Continued from page l,
scientific findings and the evil
dence as seen in African civil
cation.
THE shift from a general be-
lief in native racial differences
to acceptance of the no differ
ence formula has provided the
basis for the second attempt at
reconstruction in the South" DR..
Garrett said. He cite d five
sources which he charged "have
Initiated and directed the propa-
ganda barrage which prepared
the way for legal and social
pressures.
These are. he said: the rise
of " modern anthropologby:
nose-counting. which m ely
cites authorities without looking
into their qualifications: Hitler
ard the Nazis whose actions dis
Ni1N4o10 ooiiCi anu liiDI Z SGltu-
tific approaches to racial differ
ences; the rise of the African
states. and the i nflue nc of
Communists.
UNLESS the equalitarian dog
ma is discredited and abandon
ed. it will lead inevitably to So
cial Indignation intermarriage.
amalgamation of white and Ne
gro, and to a general deterioria-
ton in American standards Of
culture. This is not a pleasant
prospect. and is the reason why
the South is refusing again to
be reconstructed" DR.. Garrett
declared.
He concluded: eve can i'll af-
ford any retrogression in the
world today, and racial amalga-
nation might Just be the differ
ence between survival and de-
Struction."
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Hospital News

There were 70 patients Thurs
day morning.
Patients Admitted
Mrs. A. j. Chandler, Farm
vile; Mrs. Clyde Mahan, Farm
Vile; r. H. Tolley, Crewe: Mrs.
H. L. Wilson. Crewe: E. l.. Fer
guson, Meherrin; Mrs. N. NJ
Crawford, Amelia; Robert Law
son, Blackstone: James Butte,
Jetersville.
Also, Mrs. G. r. Barnett, Cum
berland: R. j. Clements, Rice;
Miss Bessie Berkeley, Pheuix;
Mrs. Ernestine Morris, Farm
vile: Mic h ael Cawthorne
Lynchburg: Mrs. Rosie Moore,
Cumberland: Mrs. D. l.. Full
cher, Farmville U. G. Carson,
Farmville; Hickey Witt, Pros
pect.
Also. Mrs. Nancy Kennedy,
Farmville; S. A. Sharpe. Keys
vile; Mrs. c. R. Joyce. Farm
vile; Mrs. L. T. Daniel. Burke
vile; j. w. Jones, Keysville;
Mrs. c. E. Magma. Chase City;
Mrs. S. L. Kelley, CreWe: Miss
Elizabeth Haskins, Farmville.
and Mrs. Ella Jones, DillWyn.
Birth
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Payne,
Amelia, girl, June II.
COlOred Patients
Jason Marshall, Pamplin, ard
William Pines, Farmville.
Discharges
June 10 Donald Martin, S.
H. Carter. Mrs. G. L. wilkins,
Mrs. Leon Bell, and Dolores
Sprague.
June II mn w. E. Walton, Mrs.
M. D. Atchley, Mrs. w. H. Nc
Kay, SON Marshall, Carl
Hicks, Bernard Douglas. w. j.
Ayers Mrs. Rosie Moore, Miss
Janice Owen, Mrs. Lewis Sim
mons. and Joseph Roberts.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Herald Tour
Continued from page

tCOntlnueQ from page -
big days.
Five Day Trip
The New York Club will leave
Farmville Monday. July 90, by
chartered bus Tor a tour up Vir-
ginia'S scenic Shenandoah Valley
with visits to Natural Bridge.
Lexington and Luray Caverns.
The first night will be spent in
Luray.
Tuesday, July 30, continue on
to New York by Greyhound bus,
arriving in the early afternoon.
Dinner and a night boat trip
around Manhattan Island, with
its millions of glttering lights.
Wednesday, July 81, sightsee-
ing tour of lower New York,
fabulous Wall Street, lower East
Side, the famous BoWery, Civic
Center, East River and Hudson
River piers, with stops at China
town and the Battery Park
There. you will be taken on a
boat ride across New York Har
Dor to BedlOe's Island to visit
the Statue of Liberty. and a
view of the New York Harbor
and lower Manhattan Skyline.
The afternoon will be free. Aft
er dinner you will visit the
glamorous Music Hall Theatre in
the evening, with the famous
Dancing RocketteS.
Thursday, August l. a tour
will be made of uptown New
York, passing Rockefeller Cen
ter. Radio City. the fashionable
Fifth Avenue shopping district.
Millionaire's ROW, Columbia
University, and Harlem, stop
ping at Cathedral of St. John the
Divine. You end up at Radio
City, with the fastest elevators
in the world, and a breathtaking
view of New York City.
The evening will be spent on
a tour of "NITE LIFE" with
dinner at the fabulous Latin
Quarter, with two floor shows
and dancing. Then to Sammy's
Night Club on the BoWery, to
hear the good old songs by for
mer stars. Concluding at the gay
Hawaiian Room of Hotel Licking
ton
Bright and early Friday morn
ing. on August 2, the party will
leave for home by chartered bus,
via New Jersey turnpike to Wash
ington and Richmond.
If you are 18 to IS years old,
you can join the club and earn
this trip. Send in your entry cou-
pom today. The early bird gets
the worm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Accident Victims
Buried In Vermont

POWHATAN June IS - Flu
neral services for Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson William Harkins W ere
held at May Memorial Baptist
Church on Monday, June 8, at
10 am. Their bodies were then
sent to Burlington. VT, for in
terment.
They lived in Norfolk but lost
their lives in an accident late
Friday night, May 81, when their
automobile crashed on state
Route 10 at Ballsville in Pow
hatan county.
Their three children, age six
months, five and seven years
were with them and were injur-
ed but not too severely.
Mrs. Harkins was the former
Ruthie Jane Hensley, of Powha
tan. and they had been visiting
relatives here. She was a gradu-
ate of PoWhatan High School.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
OBITUARIES
William Bates,
Wreck Victim,
Buried Wednesday

Funeral services for William
Andrew Bates, 81. who died in
an automobile accident near
CORTLAND Sunday, were held on
Wednesday at 2::30 pm. at the
Collins Funeral Home. wi t h
burial in jamestown Church
Cemetery. Rice.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Doris Ann Kendrick Bates.
two sons. William Terry Bates
and Willie florence Bates, both
Of Rice; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Bates, both of
Rice; two brothers, D " e y
Bates, of Farmyille, and Rob
ert Bates Of Rice; five sisters,
Mrs. Ida Mae Owen. of Rich
mond. Mrs. Cora Long, Mrs.
Phyllis Bates. Miss Shirley Bates
and Miss Beney Bates, all Of
Rice.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Judges Deny

Continued from page II
the children, argued administra-
tive procedures involved in seek
ing transfer are discriminatory
applied to Negroes alone, and
that such procedures are no
longer tolerated by the U. S.
Supreme Court.
No Decisions
With the Powhatan case now
before it, the United States Ap-
peals Court has decisions to rem
der in both the Prince Edward
and PoWhatan situations.
Arguments or Prince Ed
grant injunction were held last
grant injunction were held last
January without a decision yet
reached. The Court, meeting ir
Alexandria this week with all
five members sitting, did not
indicate when a decision in the
Powhatan case would be forth
coming.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Buckingham Native
Dies In Roanoke

George Thomas Elan, 81 a
native Of Buckingham county,
died Wednesday in a Roanoke
county nursing home, following
a long illness.
Surviving are sister, Mres.
Sallie LeSueur Of Roanoke.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. today, Friday. at
Lott Funeral Home, in Roanoke
conducted by the Rev. Walter
G. Bangle, with burial in the
Smyrna M hodist Church
Cemetery.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
er30naf
2lenhon

Mrs. Robert D. Sprague, of
Tulsa. Okla, is visiting her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Carl F.. Walters, Jr.
James Smith, son of the Rev.
ad Mrs j. Hoge Smith, has re-
turned home from Presbyterian
College, Clinton, S. c.
Home from William and Mary
College is William C. Hubbard.
AT the University of Virginia on
Sunday for the commencement
exercises in which their sons
were graduates were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Fitzpatrick, MIR.
and Mrs Robert T. Brumfield.
Mrs. and Mrs. j. A. Harper, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Marshall Burg
er.
Mrs. Mary Tharpe, of Sake,
ard d lighter, Mrs. Gladys
Critchfield, of South Bost on,
visited her sister, Mrs. Annie
Holloway, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Fulton
were week end guests of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. j. C. Allard, III, at
Virginia Beach.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Baker in Kenbridge on Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Snead
Miss Josephine fowler, w. w.
and Eugene fowler.
Mrs. Wallace B. Hurt and son,
Bennett, were week erd guests
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank N. Jones.
Miss Kay Whitfield has re-
turned home from William and
Mary College where she was a
student the past year.
Miss Mary C. Womack at
tended services at Bethlehem
Presbyterian Church in Char
lotte county on Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ann Holmes spent the
week end with Miss Isabelle
Sheppard in Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Buckingham Youth Baseball Opens


Gordon Baldwin, president Of
the Buckingham Youth Baseball
League. has announced the play
ing schedule for the minor and
major league games. Opening
games will be played Tuesday
night, June IL.
All games will be played on
the Buckingham Central High
School field.
Game times will be 7::3O and
9 pm. with the minor league
playing the first game and the
major league the second.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Town Council

FC0htlHued frOm page u
Rawlings. Of Norfolk, following
approval by the council. This
Will cover the l962-63 year.
A request for a taxi permit
by Donald johnson, manager of
the Greyhound Bus terminal
here. was declined by council.
after members discussion indi-
Gated current taxi service here
is adequate.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
Darlene Sapp, s
Buried June 5

POWHATAN, June IS - Flu
neral services were held on
Wednesday. June 5, for Darlene
Sapp, of Richmond, eight-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
James K. Sapp. Interment took
place in the Powhatan Com
munity Cemetery at Powhatan
Court House.
She died at Richmond hos
pital on Sunday, June 2.
Besides her parents, she is
survived by a s Il 5 t +. Sharon
Lynn Sapp, Of Richmond; her
paternal grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Sapp. Of Powhatan
and her maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Iva Duty, also of PoWha
tan.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
odd Glory
Continued from page u

company Old Glory and conduct
the raising. Edwin Cralle will
sing the National Anthem dur
ing the ceremony.
Kenneth Wilkerson and Nit
chell CroXton, co-chairmen for
the younger boys baseball di-
vision of the community recrea-
ton program, conceived t h e
flag idea and completed ar
engagements for procurement.
Mr.. and MIS-. j.. L. Browder.
of Lawrenceville. spent the week
end with their daughter. Mrs.
Dillon Hamlet, and family.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14

The schedule for the month of
June is as follows:
l1-Well Water VS.. Buck.
DillWyn VS.. Arvonia
14-DillWyn vs. Arvonia
Well Water VS.. Buckingham
Well Water VS., Arvonia
DillWyn VS.. Buck.
21--DillWyn VS.. Buck.
Well Water VS.. Arvonia
25-DillWyn VS.. Well Water
Arvonla VS.. Buck.
28-Dillwyn vs. Well Water
Arvonia VS.. Buck.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14

Mrs. Mary S. Carwile has re-
turned to Lynchburg after spend
ing some time with her sisters,
Mrs. Elto Schroeder and Mrs. E.
B. Womack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Holloway.
of Richmond, spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Annie Hollo-
way.
Miss Cynthia Thompson is sail
ing for Montreal on Friday and
expects to be away approximate
ly three months.
Miss Susan Southall is spend
ing several days this week in
Lynchburg attending classes at
Floyd-Ward Dance School.
Mrs. Betty Lounsbury, of St.
Paul, Mimi, was the guest Of
her cousin, Mrs. R. M. Ander-
son, last week.
Mrs. Terrell P. Brown and
daughters, of Lacrosse, were
week end guests of her mother,
Mrs. Earl Steele, and Mr.. Steele
While here, she attended h e
Dunn-Ayers wedding on Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. William Lanier
and sons. Tommy and Bee, of
Springfield, Ohio are visiting her
mother, Mrs. w. B. HobSon.
Miss Jane Morton, of Durham,
N. c., arrived here for the
graduation of her brother, Roger
NJ or ton, at Prince Edward
Academy which took place last
night "wednesday at Jarman
Hall.
Mrs. L. H. Williams, of Lynch
burg. and her sister, Mrs. T. w.
Morgan, of Birmingham, Ala,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Jackson and attended
the graduation of Wilbur Burger
at the University of Virginia on
Sunday Mrs. Morgan is staying
with Mrs. Jackson for some
time.
Among those attending t h e
Strum-Dahl wedding on Sunday
in GAINESVILLE were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Glenn, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. L. Lancaster, Jr. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Monroe Johns, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. E. NJ. Whitlock, Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Steck, Mrs.
R. Ben Johns, Daniel Hawks,
Mrs. James Fleetwood, Mrs. Lii
han Minkel, Miss Kate O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy R. Pearson,
ana Mrs. Halle LANG.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin.
Jr., of Blacksburg, spent Sunday
and Monday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. And
erson. Jr were Friday nj G h t
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. John
E. HarWood, Jr., and Scottie in
DillWyn.
Mrs. Winston Orange, of Roa-
noke, is the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. R. S. Bondurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coffman
and son, Of Greenville, S. c., are
visiting her parents, DR.. and
Mrs w. j. Sydnor.
Dabney M. Amos is visiting
at the School for the Deaf at
Staunton, this week.
Miss Mary Whitfield, who has
been visiting her brother and
sisterin-laW, DR.. and Mrs. 10
seph w. Whitfield, left on Wednes-
day for her home in Whining
ton, N. c.
At Virginia Beach last week
was Miss Betty Hall.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Garner are Mr.. and Mrs. John
Garner and daughter. and Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Garner and
daughter all of Richmond
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14
News Summary
(Con ;inued from page u

verSity in Washington. He also
announced high-level talks by the
U. S.. Britain, and Russia on a
nuclear test ban at Moscow in
mid-July. Averell Hartman will
represent the U. S News ana
lysts say the President wants to
strengthen Russias hand in its
forthcoming negotiations wit h
Red China, which may explode
its first nuclear bomb later this
year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-14

Visiting relatives in Richmond
on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
D. L. Hartley and Miss Mary
YeatteS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-11

faster. perhaps, even than the
residential sections. just
walk through the downtown
areas and new office build
ings and hotels can be seen
sprouting almost everywhere.
Older office buildings and
stores In all areas are dis
playing the results Of mod
ernlzation. They give our
city q look Of progress and
prosperity hard to match
elsewhere.
Then, too, there's q trend
back downtown from the
outlying areas. Southwest
has Its urban renewal pro-
grams. Former slum sections
Of Fossy Bottom are breath
ing new life. Georgetown,
Connecticut avenue and
Cleveland Park are showing
increased commercial and
residential life.
But what does this conf.
dence and growth mean to
you as q resident, Is o prop
erty owner or as q prospective
property owner? It r1eans
that you are assured that
your investment Is safe and
that your investment will
grow as our city grows. It
means that, with the help Of
the l,100 members of the
Washington Board of Real
tors, your property is safe, a
lifelong investment in the
future.
What is the Washington
Board Of Realtors doing to
deserve such confidence?
The board represents the
Washington area men and
women who are professionals
in the field, who adhere to
the code of ethics and who
are willing to devote q con-
siderable portion of their
own time to community ac-
tivities with no direct return
to themselves.
Favored Image
This strong sense Of COM
munity responsibility and
pride help create the favor.
able image Of Washington
as q sound area In which to
live and to invest. The
Realtors community respon-
sibility takes many forms.
Our colleges and univer-
stiles are one of the prime
areas in which the WASH
ington Board Of Realtors dis
plays leadership. The board
itself has helped to instigate
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diverse real estate courses ct
American University. Our
members are instructors for
some of these. Scholarships
are given to make 1t pos
sible for area youngsters 10
attend real estate courses
with an eye to q career as o
Realtor.
The board has committees
consisting of experts III every
area Of real estate activity.
The committees have worked
extensively to help make pos
sible the redevelopment Of
Southwest Washington, for
example. There, as we'll as
in other areas, Realtors have
represented the people af-
fected ss we'll as the general
business community.
The board and its mem
bers assisted families who
were forced to move to make
way for the urban renewal
projects. We represented the
small merchants and others
without a major voice of
their own to prevent the
projects from sweeping aside
all buildings. Instead, q
number of small businesses
the backbone Of the Ma
tons Capital-remain active
and healthy in the South
west.
Zoning Issues
zoning always is a prob
lem In cities. Again, the
Washington Board Of Real
tors helps bring reason and
orderly development to Met
ropolitan Washington, help.
ing TO prevent it from be-
coming q hodge-podge "
topsy-turvy growth.
Realtors serve three groups
Of people. We represent men
and women who are selling
and buying properties. Thus
as middlemen, we are in q
position to guarantee fair
transactions to all concerned.
We also represent the com.
munity as q whole. For It Is
only II the whole community
grows and prospers can in
dividuals do so.