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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Delegate Says:
Delegate Says:
Industry Must Come
To Rural Virginia

Industry must come to t h e
rural areas of Virginia to bolster
a declining agriculture economy,
Hon. John H. Daniel told the
Farmville Chamber of Com
merce Monday night. Progress
made in agricultural production
requires the employment of only
eight per cent of the population
today, as against 80 per cent a
century ago. This decline in de-
mand can be met through es-
tabhshing relatively small in
dustrial plants. preferably using
locally produced raw materials.
The productivity of t h e
American farm worker has in
creased six and onehalf per
cent per man hour in output an
as opposed to a two per
cent increase per man hour in
nonagrlcultMal industry.
During the past decade, re-
tail food prices have risen about
20 per cent, while the cost of
livinge index has risen m + e
than 26 per cent.
In. terms of hours of labor,
the American consumer works
fewer hours to feed himself and
his family than any country at
any time in history. He spends
20 per cent of his disposable in
come fol food. while in i G
United Kingdom food accounts
for 81 per cent, in France 80
per cent. in Austria Sc per cent,
in Peru 40 per cent. in Italy 45
percent, and in Russia Sc per
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Loan Companies
Denied License
To Operate Here

Two small loan companies
have been denied their petitions
by the State Corporation Com
mission to open. small loan Of
fees in Farmville. The hearing
was held Jan. 10 by commits
sloners Hooker and Dillon and
their decision was announced
early this week.
The two small loan companies
were Ritter Finance Company
and Southside Finance Comp
any. T he Ritter company
operates a number of offices on
the east coast and has it's head
quarters in Philadelphia Pa.
Southside Finance has an office
In Blackstone and partners in
the organization are George
Cummings, and M. E. Inge. Jr.,
both of Blackstone and Winston
Johnston, of Farmvllle.
All three F'almviDe banks
testified at the hearing stating
that credit sources in Fal1nvllle
are ample without the addition
of the small loan companies.
Representing the banks were R.
E. Garland, Of First National
Bank, w. c. Fitzpatrick. PEG
pies National Bank. and William
F. Watkins, il, Planters Bank
and Trust Company They were
associated in the case with Da-
.vld j. Mays. of Richmond, who
is also the attorney for the Vu-
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Storage House
Lost In Fire

A storage house at 407 N
Bridge Street, belonging TO Wal
ter M Grig2s, was destroyed BY
fire Wednesday about pm. The
storage house contained a
piano, old clothes, mattresses,
rollaWay bed, etc
The dwelling near the Storage
house had Just started to ignite
when the Farmville Volunteer
Fire Department arrived The
blaze was quickly eXtlngmshed
using the fog nozzles Oh til 6
new fire truck.
Fire Chief Phillip f. Gay as
tlmated the damage about $500
and the value Of the property
saved at $4,000
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Short Session
For School Board

The Prince Edward school
board held its regular meeting
Monday evening. but had little
business upon which to act. The
board approved a routine report
S II b N t tie d by j. D. Dish
man. maintenance superintend-
ent, which detailed work done
on school buildings during the
past month.
The board approved an ease
ment request by the telephone
company to run a telephone line
across a portion of tn e
school property at Worsham.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
. TAX CUT OFFERED
Q TSHOMBE SURRENDERS
. X IN EAST BERLIN

THE LARGEST TAX CUT in
U. S. history was proposed by
President Kennedy in his State
OF the Union address Monday.
Stating the recent economic re-
covery is not e ough to cut I'M
employment and assure a rea-
sonable growth rate, the Presi-
dent asked for a permanent re-
duct.on Of 1875 billion dollars in
individual and, corporate income
taxes, to be staggered over
three years. The bulk of the
cut, Sill billion, was requested
in individual taxes, with rates
reduced from 20-92 per cent to
1854 per cent minimum and
maximum, respectively. Taxes
on corporate profits would go
from 81 to AZ per cent He said
he would also propose certain
adjustments, such as speeding
the collection of corporate taxes,
to make the net tax cut $40 bill
hon. Congressional reaction was
generally favorable, and OBJ
servers said the proposals are
likely to be passed in som e
form this year
NOISE TSHOMBE, head of
the CongO'S SeceSSionist Ktanga
province, surrendered the last of
his troops holding out in Kol-
wezi to the UN on Thursday.
Earlier this week he offered to
surrender to the UN and end his
secession if the central Congo
lese government granted full
amnesty which it did However,
UN forces remained ready to at
tack koWeZl, last stronghold of
the secession. in case TSholnbe
changes his mind again. Also,
this week a mob of 800 Congo
lese ramsacked the British con
sulate III Leopoldville. apparent
ly because they objected to
British protests against UN mill
tal'y action in Katanga.
SOVIET PREMIER KHRSH-
CHEW told the East G erman
Communist party congress in
Berlin Wednesday that the U. S.
has 10000 atomic or nuclear
Warheads. Communist policy
cannot be based on war, he de-
clared. because if all the Ameri-
can bombs were dropped ZOO
million to 800 million people
would be killed and whole ma
tons wiped out He boasted Rus
STA has a l00-megaton bomb
which might have been dropped
on the U. S. if Cuba had been
invaded during the recent crisis.
Tut the peaceful settlement
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
3 FormviIIe Men
Study Group
For College
At Blackstone

Dr. c. Ralph Arthur, president
OF Ferrum Junior College, has
been named chairman Of a com
mittee of educators who viii
study the reopening of Black
stone College, it was announced
this week.
The school was a Methodist
Woman's college until it closed
at the beginning OF World War
II. 1t reopened in l948 but clos
ed again in 1851.
Since that time. it has been
used as the assemble center fer
the Virginia Annual Conference
Of the Methodist Church. Dr..
Arthur says that if reopened as
a college, it would still serve as
the assembly center also.
Dr.. Arthur states that t II G
main purpose of his committee
which was commissioned by the
colleges board of managers. is
to study how The school could
be reopened.
He says that the committee
findings presently indicate thu
the college should not try to re-
open before September of 1868.
Among those serving On the
committee with DR.. Arthur viii
pc: Ere d 0. Wygal, interim
president Of Longwood College
Rev. Thomas +. Carroll. super
lntendent of the Farn1vllle DIS,
tr1ct OF the Methodist Church.
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
PanpIln Branch
Report On Europe
De Caulle, Stability And Prosperity

PARIS-Once again the French
electorate has spoken out for
President Charles de Gaulle and
in doing so, the voters are Civ
ing France a needed factor-po
ltlcal stability.
In voting for the National AS
Senbly Sunday, dc Gaulle got
another vote of onfi d n C e
through SURPRISING wave Of
support for deGaullist candidat-
CS.
And with political stability
which is evident today as never
before, prosperity is returning to
France Both these two elc
ments, prosperity and political
stability, are the changes which
impress me most about France
since my last visit II years ago.
There seems to be a new
spirit. one perhaps of greater
purpose, individually and collec-
lively,
France, particularly Paris,
continues to be its charming,
gay and light-hearted self. But
there appears to be added an
lndefinable something which su9-
gests keener aWareness of eco
Monies and, OF the need for adj
ditional individual effort if
France is to maintain her place
among the world powers.
Signs that France is prosper
GUS arc seen everywhere III
Normandy. the city Of Caen. r.
menIbered by many an Amcrl-
can CT for bloody fighting in
World War IL. has been rebuilt
and This city of l25 900 is now a
thriving metropolis. The same
can be said for Tours, southeast
OF Caen and OF similar size.
The many smaller communl-
ties l visited in a week-long tour
of the country all seem to have
come to life since my last
visit IN 1851.
And automobiles are every
where. Roads and streets are
clogged with The compact Euro
pean vehicles. There is 10 doubt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

from the Internal Revenue Selv-
zee, since it is a nonprofit, chart
table organization.
The name of the corporation
corresponds With the name of
the private school in PoWhatan.
Hngucnot Academy. but Lewis
said the corporation will not be
limited to granting aid to STU
dents attending any particular
educational institution.
Earlier this week, HVlg,Ienot
Academy announced plans ia
conduct a survey to study the
possibility of increasing the en-
rolllncnt of the private school
Under present plans the enroll
mept will increase next fall to
1870 students as fifth grade is
added. 1t has expanded at the
rate OF a grade each year for
the past four years. limiting en-
rollnent TO Is students per class.
Z. NJ Walton, Jr., president
OF Huguenot ACade my said,
CONTINUED on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

bank will be stated mutually by
Charles l. Noble, Jr., and Mrs.
Dorothy Shumaker.
Bank president, R. z. Gar
land. while inspecting the new
facility commented with enthusi-
asm, This is a progressive step
for our community, and the
driVe-in window is an added con
venience for our bank custo-
merS.
The interior Of the bank is
decorated in similar style to the
interior of the parent First Ma
tlonal Bank. The dliVe-in Win
dow has a speaker system from
the interior to the outside and
also from the outside to the in
terror The teller on the inside
operates a tray-llke device that
takes deposits from the cuStO-
nler. who remains seated in the
car. After checking the deposit,
or cashing the check, the teller
then returns the duplicate copy
or the correct change by use of
the tray, and the transaction is
completed.
The voice anplifier system al
lows the customer and the teller
to carry on the necessary con
versatlon III a normal tone of
voice.
The building itself Is brick W.
neer, with large plate glass win
doWs. l. is Oil heated by hot air
and is completely air conditioned
for summer use.
It, of course, Is open for
walk-in' service as well as the
new "drive-in' feature
PampIln Branch
First National Will also open 4
branch bank at Pamplin later in
the year The Pamplin branch
Will provide complete banking
facilities, including loans, safe
deposit boxes, night depository
and the normal checking and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Huguenot Benevolent Corporation
Organized In POwhatan County

POWHATAN, Jan. II The
Huguenot Benevolent Corp. has
been organized in Powhatan. it
was announced this week. The
new organization has as its main
purpose the receiving of dona-
tons and granting aid for chill
drGn needing money to attend
school
The corporation received lis
charter from the State Corpora
ton Commission in December.
and the directors met Tuesday
night to make the corporation
active.
Officers are as follows. Col
Inns Denny, Jr.. OF Midlothian.
president; E. Floyd Yates, of
Powhatan vice president; John
L. Lewis, III, of PoWhatan. sec
retaly-treaSurer; and Dr.. w. S.
Lloyd, of Beaumont, and Cor
nebus f. F'lornlalg Of Nrdloth-
ian, directors.
Lewis said the corporation
vii seek q tag-exer,pt status
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Pc lice Report Shows Fewer
Wrecks, But More Damage

the intersection of Third an
Main streets. August, with three
accidents, had the least amount
of damage, $3.50.
High street. another busy
thoroughfare, had a good year.
Only two accidents were report
ed on this street, as compared
with six the previous year.
There were only four cases in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Funds Available
For Recreation
In Watersheds
Cost Share Plan
For Developing
Public Facilities

An added bonus in the water
shed program was announced
today by area soil conservation
lists. The local workers announc-
ed that the U. S. Department
of Agriculture was ready to go
ahead with the development of
watershed projects for public
recreation use, as authorized by
the Food and Agriculture Act of
1852.
USDA has been authorized to
help create. enlarge, or improve
bodies of water within water
shed projects to provide for a
full range of Water-based sports,
and to assist in developing rec
reational areas bordering the
water.
These developments will help
meet the growing demand for
new outdoor recreational facih-
ties, and at the same time
broaden the scope and local
benefits of watershed projects, -
H. E. Lacy, Prince Edward Soil
ConservationiSt said.
The recreational facilities
could attract outsiders to the
area, and would provide the type
recreation til t ipdustrialists
seek for their employees in
searching for new plant sites, he
explained. On nearby land, pli-
vate landowners could develop
supporting recreational facili-
ties, such as week end or sum-
mer guest cottages, hunting
preserves, and ski slopes.
The Department is ready to
help local watershed sponsors
d eve lop these recreational
areas, = Secretary of Agriculture
Orvill l.. Freeman said IN
prepared statement.
Funds are available under
USDA's regular sos million
watershed appropriation for fis-
cal year 1868. Eonstruction could
begin on the first of these
projects early in 1868.
USDA is authorized to bear up
to 80 per cent of the cost of
Cd land. easements and rights
Of-Way, t2) construction. and (3)
minimum basic facilities needed
for public access to and use of
the recreational area. This cost
sharing and technical help would
be provided through the Soil
Conservation Service, which has
leadership for USDAS water
shed program.
Land bordering the water
could be developed for picmck-
ing. camping. hunting, or other
outdoor uses. Sos would provide
local sponsors With funds to
cover up to half the land costs,
and also would help local spon-
sors pay for the land inundated
for recreational purposes.
Minimum b sic facilities
which could be coSt-Shared in
clude: "a boat docks and
ramps, ~ beach development,
- picnic tables and fireplaces.
"a parking lots, 60 public water
supply. 90 sanitary facilities,
including toilets and garbage
disposal. % power facilities.
49, paintings and other shore
line or area improvements, 90
roads and trails, and (1OD other
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

volving personal injury, IL d
Farmville had its seventh year
in a row without fatal acct
dent. This record ended Jan. 5.
1868 with a fatal accident in
volNng a truck and train on APP
pomattox street..
Two boys were hit by cars
during the summer holiday sea-
Continued on page Y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

that France has erased The tat
rlble damage wrought by World
War II and her roadways are
excellent as a result.
There is also plenty Of new
construction IN houses and new
plants. Certain areas Of 2,ooo-
year-old Paris look like a new
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

The average cost of having an
accident in Farmville Jumped al
most 500 this past year over
1861, according to figures com
piled by Police Chief Otto S..
Overton for his annual report to
the town council.
The report shows there we're
fewer accidents in 1862, but the
amount Of damage increased.
There were 45 wrecks in 1862,
compared with So in 1851, but
the amount Of damage wa S
$685. compared with Sl8,l75.
For those who will heed the
information in the report. a word
to the wise is, Beware of main
and Third treets, especially
during February While hi S
advice falls far short OF com
plete information it does point
out that most of the accidents
occur on the two busy thorough
fares, Main and Third streets.
February was the month with
the most accidents, with eight.
1t can also be noted that most
Of the accidents occurred during
daylight hours, but the dusk and
dawn hours are the most danger
Gus
Third street continues to lead
the list With the most accidents,
20 While II wrecks are recorded
on Main street. March damages
caused the most damage TO +
any one month, $3.50, with
I'D 600 being contributed in one
accident on South Main St. on
March .27.
sourh Street
South street received close
attention from police officials
and the traffic study committee
Of tho town council in recent
years Even with emphasis on
this street. 1t came up with six
accidents, three each at the in
terSecuon Of South street with
Second and Third streets. The
intersection Of Second and South
streets has Ions been labeled a
dangerous corner. and park
lng restrictions have help G d
visibility on the corner, Blu
still have not eliminated the
danger at this intersection
Large letters. spelling STOP"
are to be painted in South
street, approaching the inter.
section, as soon as weather per.
nlitS.
Chief OVerton pointed out that
South street is carrying a larger
share of the traffic because OF
the Farmville Shopping Center.
He warns that the traffic prob
lem at Fourth and South streets
has not been solved, and urges
extreme caution at this busy
intersection.
Best Months
During May, June, July and
October there were only two &C
cldents each month, with June
being the least expensive. $500.
The biggest accident in June
came right at twilight time, at
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18
Elected
Board Chairman

G. overton Pettus. Jr., dairy
man and owner Of -Four Locust
Farm, Keysville, was elected
chairman of the Charlotte
County board Of supervisors at
the meeting Monday. January
IA, in Charlotte Court House.
Pettus has represented Wal
ton District on the board OF
supervisors for several years.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

city And herein lies a lesson in
economics
France, leaning toward t Il .
stringent measures of state So
cialism as far back as post
World War | GAYS, clamped rent
controls on housing III 1920. AS
Continued On Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-18

Editors Note: This is first series five articles
written by State Harry Flood Byrd Jr, after
visit to Europe December. First appearing in the
Winchester Star. of which Mr.. Byrd is publisher
them in The Herald by permission.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-22
Ballooning Salaries Is Matter of Concern
 To Finance Committee

JUNEAU R - Members of the Senate-House Finance Committee expressed extreme concern We'd nesday about what was termed 'serious acceleration or balloon ing" in the salaries of some top administrators.
 The discussion centered primar- fly around a bill approved by the 1862 legislature which added four new steps to the state pay scale
 Members of the committee brought out that approximately 55 top state jobs were reclassified into higher pay steps, resulting in some cases of salary increase of more than $3,00O.
 John Beard, State Director of Personnel, said the reclassification was based on need to eliminate a compression in salary schedules for top-level administrative and professional personnel.
 Rep. Harold Strandberg, chair man of the Joint Committee, com mented that in his view "there have been adjustments which do not seem to be reasonable"
 Beard told the committee the pay raise given state employees last year has eased recruitment prob lens, but Lou Haas of Boards staff said the full impact of the new federal pay increase on state recruitment hasn't been gauged as yet.
 Sen. John Coghill said he didn't think it was proper to try and relate state salaries to federal salaries.
 we should be competing with private industry, not the federal government" Coghill said, "and some state salaries are already far above salaries for like work in pri, vate industry
 Beard replied that state wage! have always been related to fed eral wages, because of the clos relationship during territorial days
 'In addition" Beard said, "w have hired many former fedora employees in taking over dutie formerly handled by federal agen cies and many of the professions people we hire are in classified tions used only in state and fed eral government work"
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-22
KissOmeter Records "WOWeee" Results

MIAMI, Fla. R - A trio O1 Miami students have devised . machine that measures the smooch- ing power generated by two people kissing It's called the Kissometer
 It's creators, including a bouncy 18-year-old brunette, are having lot of fun with trial runs.
 Tt all depends on the sparkle inside you," said Tatiana Prilutchi, the only female in her electrical engineering class. "If you feel all tingling inside, your kiss will show it."
 The Kissometer is rigged with flashing lights and ringing bells. The lowest quality kiss flashes a sign that says, Dead Fish" A Casanova embrace will register "Woweee." The hottest smooching registers a "Woweee" and clangs a bell.
 "The machine works on scientific principles" said Tatiana, of North Miami Beach. "The couple inside the booth hold an electronically charged probe in their hands. It sends a minute amount of electri- cal current through their bodies. When their lips meet, the circuit is completed"
 The rest is up to the couple
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-22
Dick Tiger a 2-1 FavOrite Over Fullmer In Saturdays Fight

LAS VEGAS R- Rugged spar ring drills were over for champion Dick Tiger and former champion Gene Fullmer as the betting odds favoring Tiger continued to drop for, their world middleWeight title bout Saturday night.
 Tiger, B, opened a 7-1 favorite when the rematch of their San Francisco fight last October was announced. This didn't last long and the price dropped to Al. Now the Algerian is no better than 2-1 as more Fullmer packers appear, hoping Gene will win the cham pionship for the third time in his long career.
 The change in odds apparently was based on the fact that Full mer has been the more impressive in his ring preparations.
 Veteran boxing observers were quick to point out, however, that in many cases gym performances mean little if anything.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-22
Sleeperette Measure Is Back In Committee

JUNEAU R - The Senate re- turned to its Finance Committee yesterday bill which would have appropriated S3OO,OOO for the in- stallation of 34 sleeperettes on each of the three ferries to be operated on the Southeast Marine Highway system.
 Sen. Howard Bradshaw, spon- sor of the bill, and chairman of Senate Finance, said an audit of ferry operating funds and expected lapse of funds probably make a $3O0,0O0 appropriation unnecessary.
 Bradshaw said it is hoped that with funds uncovered by the audit, lapsed funds and an appropriation of $150,000, the state would be able to finance the sleeperettes as well as small rest rooms and waiting rooms at ferry terminals.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-22
Wonders Out Loud

KETCHIKAN R - Ketchikan's city attorney, E. E. Bailey, wonders whether the people in the Alaska Adjutant Generals Office can read and write.
 He wondered this out loud We'd nesday night during a discussion at meeting of the City Council.
 Bailey said the Commandant of Alaska's National Guard has failed to answer a letter which Bailey wrote last December inquiring about a possible lease of land next to the armory here for use as a swim pool site.
 Bailey said he had not received an answer from the Adjutant Gen. erals Office on the matter.
 'I don't know if those people up there UuneaU can't read or can't write," said Bailey "I don't know who is opening their mail. haven't had an answer to the letter."