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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
BY BILL WALL

Editors Note: This is the
first in a series of three articles
dealing with the proposed zon-
ing ordinance being considered
by the FarmvilIe town council.
This article deals with the resi-
dental districts.I
Suppose YOU build home in
pleasant residential area in
FarmVllle. This Will represent
quite a large investment on the
part OF the normal family. Then
suppose al! Of a sudden. you dis
cover that a manufacturing con
Germ is going to build small
Plant in that vacant lot next
door. To make matters worse
they will probably operate some
at night. With the normal noise
of manufacturing machines, you
realize that the quiet little home
YOU have purchased is now go
ing to be a nightmare.
You rush down to the town of
flee and Try to block this new
building which viii destroy the
value of your property over
night.
Unfortunately there is ALSO
lutely nothing you can do +.
at present. Farmville has no
7oning ordinance. 50 any type Of
building can be constructed
anywhere in town.
To eliminate the possibility Of
a situation such as described
above. Farmville has written a
zoning ordinance. Copies of the
ordinance VIII be available for
interested citizc later this
week, and Mayor William F.
Watkins, il. Will call public
meeting. later in the year to
give every citizen an opportunity
to Voice his opinion about the
proposed ordnance.
RI District
The residential areas of town
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Buckingham Route
To Be Improved

The State Highway Commits
sion today awarded IA contracts
for construction and improve
ment on highways and bridges
totallng S1o.S26, 40l BIDS on
these projects were opened IN
Richmond Feb E
One Of the sections Of high
WAYS included in this multi
million dollar project is q por-
ton OF Route 61S i'll Buckingham
county. The highway Will be
Strengthened. widened, and a
new bridge added from Route
G27 near Rock Island to Route
695, between Centenary and the
Warren ferry at the James
River.
A low hid Of $l33 ,0SS WA sub.
united by the firm Of Marvin
v. Tenpleton and SONS, Inc, of
Lyuchbvrg TOR this project.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Pine Bark Beetle Threat Needs
Immediate Landowner Attention

Do YOU own pine tmberland?
Do YOU consider this tlmberland
all investment or a part of
regular farm income? If you
answer yes 10 both of these
questions then You will want to
read this article in order to take
the steps TO protect your invest
ment against loss from bark
beetles.
SO far this winter the Division
of Forestry has located. marked
on the ground. and informed
landowners of some 400 or more
spots of beetle killed timber
ranging from a few trees to
many acres. This represents
thousands of dollars if .fnmedi-
ate action Is taken to remove
The recent killed trees Tho out
break within The Herald area Is
serious and should not he taken
lightly On the other hand. don I
De panlcked into selling your
TIMBER because somebody tells
YOU It has bugs III it.
The DIVISION OF Forestry asks
YOU as landowner TO walk over
your pine Stands and examine
them closely for these signs.
- The trees Will be recognized
by the reddish-brown. dead ap
pearance Of the needles. %
Part of the bark will be knocked
oft Of the trunks of the trees
90 You may find Lhc white
resin pitch tubes left by The
beetles aS they entered the hee
The tTNks Of the trees WI b
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

covered with these pitch tubes.
A The wood itself will look
dead. but it it hasn't been too
long since the beetles killed the
tree, the wood will still be sound
and merchantable as pulpWood
80 Report these areas imnedl-
ately to the Division of Forestry
and they will assist YOU in any
way possible and make the
necessary recommendations.
In order to halt the spread of
this destructive insect, the III
fected trees should be removed
in the winter and utilized I'M
medlately. If the infected trees
are not removed. the beetles
Will spread very rapidly during
warm weather when they are
most active.
The Insect and Disease de-
partment Of the Virginia Forest
Service Is making perlod c
AERIAL surveys to locate beetle
activity. Through this method
along with ground checks by
district personnel al farmvllle
the division is able to find many
Of The dead spots; however
Your help is needed to get ,he
job done.
we are asking all landowners
who have been contacted about
these outbreaks to remove the
infected trees" said Farmvillt
foresters Chuck Stanley anc
Tom Hunter. This Will helr
prevent the spread on your owl
Continued On Page .
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
School Board
Asks $716,62S
In Buckingham

BUCKINGHAM, Feb. - The
Buckingham unity school
board last Wednesday night at
a special meeting presented to
the county supervisors a pro
posed 1864 school budget Of
S7l6.628.
The county's share Of the bud
get would be s2l3,725. an IN
crease of $2.628 in the county S
share Of current spending. The
estimated 1888 total school
budget is $698 ,096.
County School Superintendent
Irving S. Driscou said that IS
per cent of the rise in the total
school budget is for Institutional
cost.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Washington's Birthday Sale Set Friday
In Spite OF Set Backs, FADE
Undertakes Vigorous Program

able for what Sweet Orr wanted.
but there was little question that
the labor was here to fill their
Putt Pu5ney said he VS. ii New
York in the summer and called
on the president of the Sweet
Orr company. Putney said he
was told by the Sweet Orr presi-
Continued On Page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

The Farnville Area Develop
ment Corporation resolved to
work even harder during the
coming year in trying TO aid the
industrial xpanS sion OF the
Farmvine area.
At the annual meeting Mon
day evening in the courtroom
Of Prince Edward Courthouse
the stockholders reelected the
seven directors whose terms eX-
pred this year. They are L. G..
Atkins, D. A. Gates, Jr.. c. w.
Glenn, U. B. Morris, W. c..
Newman, E. Weinberg ard S.
W. Putney, il. The board of di-
~ectors also reelected the same
officers, who are S. w. Putnev
r., president, and E. M. Pairet,
vice president William F.. Wat
klns, Jr., secretary treasurer,
asked to be replaced this year,
so a committee has been ap-
pointed to find a successor to
him.
In the president S annual re
7ort, it was well demonstrated
why the task Of industrial pro
curemert is a difficult one. How
ever, President Putney ended
lis talk by saving, we must
move ahead. We have every
thing to offer industrial pros
poets We have a building avail
able. We have water. sewerage
facilities, land, and can furnish
he rail siding and electricity.
Everything the experts say We
iced, we have provided" he
added.
Not AS Rosy
Things are not as rosy right
CIV as they were last wear at
this time, " Putney said. He
pointed out that last year the
FADE had two active prospects.
We thought we had two indus
tries Putney told the stock
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Hanlpd len Sydney Gets
Patrick Henry Portrait

research later revealed the fact
that the portrait was Of Henry
Clay.
This is story with a happy
ending The college recently
learned that an original portrait
of Patrick Henry was hanging
in the court room at Charlotte
Court House The portrait, pre-
sented to the county ii 1898 by
David K f Bruce. q native of
Charlotte County. and aoW @ery-
ing as ambassador u ,hc Courc
OF Saint James, was loaned to
the college by g O. Pettlls. ~,
chairman Of the Charlotte Coun-
Continued On Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Over SO Stores
Join IN Eight,
Annual Sale
Silver Dollars
VIII Be Civ en-
Away During Day

Farmville merchants are
ready for their eighth annual
Washington's Birthday Sale
event. The sale will be held one
day only. Friday, Feb. -.
Bargains. drastic reductions
and special purchase sale items
are the keynote of this fabulous.
once-a year sale. Another faa-
ture of the event will be the
giving away Of Silver Dollars.
This win be done by radio sta
ton WFLO. Win on-the street
broadcastlng facilities.
The gala Birthday Sale has
increased IN size and bu6hc ac-
ceptance each yGM sIIfo Il was
started in Falmpne lin 1856.
With all tho business |AIacc S
cooperating, it is won leIful
day to shop in Fanynle sad
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stores participants this wear, l
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day Sale Wall be biggc+ aud bet
ter than ever. he added en-
Enthusiastically
Many OF tine spe clal sale toms
can Dc found IN today .ie}'ald,
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section Of Birthday SPECIALS In
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copies OF the tabloid SECTION are
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OF lheSe items VIII be ImadVer-
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
Two Residential Districts:
Zoning Protects Home O1Uners

are designated by the coming
map either RI or Ri. Building
and land usage in RI is more
restrictive than III Ri.
According to the tentative zon-
ing map, the RI district is
roughly that area lying south
west from Butchers corner. To
be more specific, it includes the
area on both sides of High
street starting at the lntersec-
ton Of High and Ely streets. It
also includes all that area in the
town limits lying south Of High
and west of Ely.
The above described area is
primarily Zoned as a residential
area. Among the types Of homes
not permitted in this section
are apartment houses, boarding
houses, and duplex houses.
Allowed in the RI district will
be schools. churches, recreation
areas, agricultural operations,
accessory buildings. etc. Custo-
mary home occupations will
also be allowed III the RI dis
trlct, as wen as offices for a
resident member of recog-
nlzed profession. The keeping Of
boarders and-or dodgers by a
resident family is also author
lied.
Ri District
Ri, Residence Districts Will
allow any use provided for in
RI, plus a number of other
designated usages.
There are several Ri areas
designated III Farmville Includ-
ed in this category in the area
roughly bounded by High street,
Ely street, and South Main
street. Actually South Main
street is zoned for business on
both sides. The business district
extends 200 feet west of South
Main street and then becomes
RI
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

CUBAN FIGHTERS who took
part in the unsuccessful Bay of
Pigs invasion in April 1861 and
who were ransomed from Cas-
tro's prisons last December Will
be offered training by the U. S.
army Processing of the men is
to start this week in Miami.
Training of the Spanish-Speaking
units VIII begin next month at
various installations throughout
the country The U s. las said
if the men ever invade Cuba
again it Will be alongside other
members Of the U. S. army.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
BY BILL WALL

The u S. Justice Department
has filed additional arguments
with the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals, experimenting its con
tenuon that Prince E d W a l. d
County cannot close its public
schools to avoid racial desegrc-
cation.
I h G Federal Government,
through the Justice Department,
said last week in a memoran-
dun TO the court that the Fed
eral judiciary has already de-
ternllned that Virginia maintains
a statewide public school SyS-
tenn
The basis Of the government S
argument is a January 1889 de
cislon handed down by a special
three-judge court at Norfolk. The
special court held in connection
with closed schools at Norfolk
that the state, having accepted
the responsibility Of maintaining
and operating public schools,
cannot close one or more schools
to avoid desegregauon
The Justice department was
admitted to the Prince Edward
case as a friend Of the court. I
The hearing on the latest case
was held before the Circui t
Court Jan. 2, 1868. The govern
mentFbrief contends that { Ii {
Prince Edward board OF super
visors can be forced by t h G
court to provide public school
funds.
Under Amusement
The U. s. Circuit Court has
the case under Amusement. At
Issue is the knotty legal prob
lem Of who is supposed to open
the Prince Edward rublk
schools, since the board of super
Nsors has refused TO levy taxes
for the operation Of public
schools in the county.
The Justice Department says
the court can force the super
vlSorS TO levy the taxes.
The NAACP contends that Tho
State Of Virginia Is under an
obligation 10 MAINTAIN j state
wide school system. and Is do
ing 80 everywhere but III Prince
Edward County. Robert l. Car
ter, NAACP attorney, said Inc
court can prevent the eXpendi-
t1re Of state funds for othel
pubic schools IN Virginia, until
Prince Edward schools are
open. This would have the ef
feet Of closing o number OF
other public schools in Virginia
which rely heavily on State alc
to operate their public schoo
systems
Collins Denny. representing
the Prince Edward Schoo
Board. said the suit before The
Circuit Court is "ar oltrageou;
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
AFRICAN STUDENTS W h @

AFRICAN STUDENTS W h @
rioted in Communist Bulgaria
last week because of poor treat
ment and racial prejudice have
begun to arrive in Western CAPT
tails Many of them hope to com
plete their university courses in
the West. Three Ethiopian stu
dents called at the U. S. en-
b2ssy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Saturday to find out about COM
ing to America. They We're eX-
pected to return for further> In
formation Mon d a Y. In The
Hague, Ghana S ambassador to
Bulgaria, who flew there from
Sofia with 20 Ghanaian students
conferred with Dutch officials
about the chances for these Afri-
cans to remain in the Neither
lands.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

NUCLEAR TEST BAN negoti-
atoms IN Geneva are believed to
be on the brink of failure
Earlier this year Russia finally
accepted the principle Of on-slte
inspections but limited such in
spections TO one or two a year
The K e n c d y administration
wants eight or ten. and it is
doubtful whether the S e II e
which must ratify any dlsarma-
ment treaty would accept any
less. Last week the Russians re
jected most of President Ken
nedy's proposals aimed at pre-
venting an accidental nuclear
war. Nevertheless. the l7-nation
disarmament conference is eX-
pected 10 grind on indefinitely
because of the pressure Of world
opinion.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

THE STOCK N1AkkLT con
ilnued upward last week The
AT average ut 80 stnrks showed
j net gam ot s. 10 for IT,, ninth
straight weekly gain l. cloeed
FRIDAY At $50 70 Howev rr.
opinion on Wall Street was d
,1ded as TO how long he bull
market would continue One vet
cram observer attributes The dis
agreement among experts to the
New York newspaper Strik e
which has entered its 18th week
with no serious prospects fol-
settlement He said if there had
been financial pages TO read. OBJ
servers by this time would have
made up their minds whether
the market faces d major rise
or IS y .os uIe dull trading.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

"A HlJANhED tENELt kLLAl>
FREIGHTER was expected t.
arrive Monday in Brazil whicl
has promised the hijackers pc
litical asylum. The ship, seizeC
al sea by Communists last week
was spotted by a U. S. navy
plane Saturday and ordered to
head for San Juan, Puerto Rico
at the request of the Venezuelan
government. II was repeatedly
being pursued by at least one
Venezuelan destroyer. but of
ficials doubted it could be over
taken before reaching Brazilian
waters. It is believed the hi
jackers originally hoped to take
the ship to Cuba and that the
incident was planned to 2mbar-
rass the government Of Pres
dent Betancourt, who was SEIZED
uled to arrive in Washington
Tuesday for a visit.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19

4 >YMCoM SATELLITE was
launched last week from Cape
Canaveral Fla but crackers
lost contact with the object
some five hours after wat ap-
peared TO hc a nearly perfect
launch. The l50polmd satellite
first of It's kind, was designed to
orbit at an altitude OF - 800
mules at the same speed at
which the earth rotates SO that
it would appear TO hang motion
less in the sky. It was TO have
been used for intercontinental
radio. telephone, and teletype
communications
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-19
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
By
H. v. LANCASTER. JR.
J FRENCH PLOT
} HIJACKED FREIGHTER
AFRICAN STUDENTS

A PLOT against the life Of
French President Charles de
Gaulle was uncovered last weel
in Paris. De Gaulle was to have
been assassinated when he visit
ed the Military School near the
Eiffel Tower on Friday Fou
officers and woman teacher at
the school were arrested Thurs
day night by French security po-
lice Two Of these admitted aux
iliary roles in the plot but
claimed the assassination at
tempt had been called off by
telegram before their arrest
They named a fugitive secret
army terrorist, Georges Tho
Limper" Watin. as the master
mind of the plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16
Woman in Prayer Case
Opposes Nun Teachers

STOCKTON, Kans., Aug. 1e
(AP).-Mrs. Madalyn Murray
of Baltimore, who plans to start
an atheist center near Stock
ton, said today she is going to
start a court fight against
Catholic nuns teaching in
Kansas public schools.
Mrs. Murray's eldest son,
William. IT, was the subject OF
Maryland litigation which re-
suited in the United States
Supreme Court ruling against
required Bible reading in public
schools.
Her youngest son, Garth, 8,
will be enrolled in public school
this fall at Hays, 40 miles south
of Stockton, Mrs. Murray said
Il understand there is a prac-
tice in Hays Of having Catholic
nuns, in uniform, teach in
public schools" she said. and
within "a hours after Garth
starts school there I will file a
suit challenging that practice. f."
Mrs. Murray also said she
plans to file another suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16

It was the fifth ritual suicide
in the Buddhist campaign
a ainst the government of
President Diem, a Roma n
Catholic.
Several hundred government
troops ringed the Tu Dam Pa
CODA but did not try to enter
the building, where Bu6dhists
guarded the monks body.
The burning apparently was
organized by the Buddhist hier-
archy. Two young Buddhists
who burned themselves to
death this week acted indie
pendently.
The old monk announced
over a loudspeaker from his
pagoda last night that he
would commit suicide in sup
port of Buddhist demands for
civil and religious rights they
claim are denied them by Mr..
Diem.
Tieu Dieu also said his sui
eide was in protest against
charges leveled against the
Buddhists by Mr.. Diem's po-
litically powerful sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu.
Mrs. Nhu has said repeated
ly that dissident Buddhists are
traitors masking under relig-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16

challenging the tax exemption
Of churches. But she did not
make clear where that would
be done. ..
Mrs. Murray, her sons, and
her mother. Mrs. Donna Mays,
arrived in Stockton last night.
They were met by Carl Brown,
a farmer, who told Mrs. Muir
ray he would give her a deed
today for 80 acres of land as
a site for the center.
Mrs. Murray heads the or
ganization Other Americans,
Inc, which will set up the
center. ~.
Mr.. Brown. a former State
Senator, has offered another 80
acres when Other Americans,
Inc. meets his financial speci-
ficationS.
An offer for more land and
II buildings at Speed, a town
of 80 persons "5 miles north
Of Stockton, apparently has
been withdrawn, Mrs. Murray
said. 'a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16

100 detectives were combing
the London area for members
Of the gang.
lieved the gang was still in
Britain. There was an uncon-
firmed report, however, that
Scotland Yard had asked
French police to watch for a
cotton British yacht believed
plying between the English
South Coast and the North
Coast of France. Police famed
out along the South Coast,
keeping a watch on little-used
harbors.
Mrs. Emily Clark, the Bourne
mouth widow who tipped police
when Boal and Cowdery offered
her three months rent in ad-
vance for a garage. went into
hiding.
Il don't want to say any
thing about it at ALL" Mrs.
Clark told reporters as she
left for a secret address. Its
all very frightening"
Mrs. Clark and John MariS,
a farmland, have stepped in
line for the staggering $780,
900 ($728,000) in reward
money.
Mrs. Clark, a 57-year-old
widow. lives on a quiet resi-
Dental street in the South
Coast town of Bournemouth.
She grows roses in her front
yard and has the reputation
Of being quiet and courteous.
Mr.. Maris, 80, has worked
most of his life on the land
and is married with two young
children, a son and a daugh-
ter. He rarerly wears a neck
tie, goes to work with the dawn
and has never thought of
riches beyond playing the foot
ball pools.
But he has the keen eyes
of a countryman, and his tip
put police on to the farm hide
out used by the bandits after
they had plundered the mail |
train.
Mrs. Clark, a compact little
woman and a neat dresser.
works in a canteen to pay for
her modish clothes and the
special sprays she laviShes on
her flowers. Two men walked |
down her garden path Wednes-
day night and asked to rent
her garage.
Mrs. Clark didn't like the
look of them. When they |
closed the deal by putting down |
three months rent in advance, |
she really got suspicious. Her
telephone call brought police
men running.
A fight developed. The two
men were arrested and $4,000
($140.000) in banknotes was
found in the truck the two men
had parked in Mrs. Clark's
garage. A second car in the
contained $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16
Lee District G. o. P.
Names Chairman

Joseph L. Duvall, ,33-year-
old Virginia attorney, today
was appointed chairman of the
Republican organization in the
Lee magisterial district of
Fairfax County.
Mr.. Duvall, who has been
active in precinct organiza-
ton and Republican cam
paigns, fills the spot vacated
by Mrs. Herbert Kerns, who
resigned.
Mr.. Duvall lives at 1912
Bren-Mar drive in Fairfax
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-16

ious robes. She advocates that
the government use force
against them.
The Nhatrang demonstra-
ton erupted in protest against
the suicide yesterday of a 90
year-old nun, Diem Hen. Sew
eral thousand BuddhiSts, re-
portedly gathered in front of
the railway station. Two hun
dred soldiers drove to the scene
in fire trucks.
When the demonstrators re-
fused to disperse, the troops
quickly scattered them with
tear gas. Roads leading into
the city were closed.