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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Party Resolves
Commemorative
Attorney Dilemma

Formal action to fill the va
cancy created by the reslgna-
ton of Commonwealth Attor-
ney F. N. Watkins as a candl-
date for reelection was taken by
the Prince Edward County
Democratic Committee here Fri
day.
The Party leaders. after con-
sidering and accepting the car
didacy resignation of Watkins
declared a vacancy" and d.
rected publication Of notice Of
procedure to fill it.
The notice points out that any
persons, otherwise qualified for
the office of Commonwealth S
attorney, may now file notice Of
candidacy, the required voter
petitions and related papers and
thus become a candidate for the
office.
The papers must be filed with
William F. Watkins. Jr.. Demo
cratic Committee chairman. or
Mrs. Helen Garrett, vice chair
man. Filing must be accomplish
ed on or before June 10 in Or
der that such candidate N a y
have his name placed on the
July 8 Democratic Primary cleo
ton ballot.
The Democratic Committee
chairman, w. F. Watkins. Jr.,
Farmville mayor ard nephew of
the retiring Commonwealth S at
torney. has already announced
his candidacy for the office. The
incumbent state attorney whose
term will expire December 81,
SAID his decision to resign was
based on reasons Of health.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Farmville Firm
Given Contract
At Longwood

The State Budget Office has
approved two contracts totaling
about S346 300 for the remodel
ing of the elementary school at
LongWood College into college
classroOmS. The contracts also
include some additional Wor
that is to be done al the college
Part Of the money approved
Will 90 toward the installation
OF an educational television sys-
TEN in the building. The remain
der of the building will be used
for general academic space.
The major contract for this
work went to the Farmville firm
of Andrews Large ard Whiddcn.
An equipment contract went to
Powell and Company, Inc, Of
Waynesboro.
j. H. Wamsley, LongWood Col
lege business maEager said that
work on the building started
around May |, and that it should
be ready for use on August Is.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
FRENCH FOREIGN MINIS
By DAN HAWKS

Bon Bane Dulaney manager
of ncwS and community services
for the Norfolk and Western
Railway. spoke TO the Prince
Edward Branch. Association for
the Preservation of Virginia An
tquues. at the Association 5
spring meeting Sunday after
noon II The Historic Prince Ed
ward Hotel
Ill speaking Of the General.
the famed Civil War locomotive
that viii visit Farmville Tues
day Dulancy SAID The Gen
cral Is symbol and an I'M
portant one Of the supreme
importance of S Southern rail
roads to that war Civil War.
For il WAS the world frs. rail
road war Without them the
South would have been lost with
in a year. They proved their III
Responsibility III any emer-
gEncy. "
Dulaney spoke OF the history
of the Norfolk and Western. con
ccntratng on the period OF the
Civil War
Engines Named
Dulaney said that III those
days engines bore names rot
numbers. Each engine had its
own personality and personal
engineer who saw to it that II
WAS creased and polished He
said that the General bears
striking similarity to the 4b
sturdy little locomotives which
provided power then for the
Norfolk and Westerns thre c
predecessor lines which spanncd
Virginia. The Southside Rail
road 5 very first engine - on
the line before the rails We're 20
miles out of Petersburg was
called the "Farnlvllle. -
Today's 2.750-mile Norfolk and
Western system is the con2lon-
Grafton OF some 65 railroads. The
s.eat- >. grandfather u !
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
County Exceeds Goal
Blood Program Congratulated By
Regional Red Cross Center

county over its goal. A donor
may specify which blood bank
he wishes to support when he
donates.
The county thus surpassed the
quota OF $50 pints by five, with
al pints being donated on the
bloodmobile S first visit. ITO on
the second and 1874 on the final
visit April 80 a total Of 1886
pints. The blood bank year ends
June 80.
The next scheduled visit of
the bloodmobile 10 Farnville is
September II, the first visit of
the new blood year.
Congratulations Sent
Mrs. GRAHAM received the fol-
lowing letter of congratulations
last week from the Appalachian
Regional Bood Center Of t h G
American National Red Cross
Dear Mrs. GRAHAM.
CONGRATULATIONS to you,
and your entire staff of volm-
teers What a tremendous col
lection of 1874 pints of blood
at the Farmvillc Armory, April
%.
1t is always gratifying when
chapters reach their quota, but
it is truly heart-warmirg when
chapters exceed their quota.
1t is due to work such AS this
produced by YOU. and your staff
OF volunteers, that makes it pos
Slble for the Red Cross Blood
Center to meet the needs Of its
800 900 inhabitants. And at the
same time have your hospital
and community under this life
saving program,
Thanking YOU for your help in
the past and future Respective
~ yours, Franklin Written, Re
gloral Chairman.
Mrs. Adelaide Edwards, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Prince
Edward chapter Of the Amell-
can Red Cross, expressed her
qualification of the recognition
received By the Prince Edward
county blood program. Il want
to personally thank all Of those
who made the program a sue
cess this year, especially those
who helped with the organiZa-
ton and management Of the pro
gram. 1t took a great deal Of
work and cooperation. Of course,
we couldn't have done anything
without the generous donors. Our
community can be very proud Of
its accomplishment, Mrs Ed
wards said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Daylight Saving
Time Goes Into
Effect Thursday
Statewide Wide
Time To Continue
To Labor Day

Again the shadow moveth
DER the dial-plate Of time" as
The American poet John Green
leaf Whittier once said
It's the time of year when all
clocks are turn ed ahead an hour
to gain an extra 90 minutes of
daylight
Thursday. May 80 is DIST
Day. DIST standing for Day
light Savings Time. At that time
Farmville residents, and resi-
dents o. those parts of the state
that did not switch to the fast
time several weeks ago, will find
that they have slept eight hours
while seven hours have elapsed
The fast time in Virginia will
run from May 80 to September
2. inclusive
All state. county, and federal
offices in the area Will operate
on the fast time. However, the
trains and buses, operating on
Slow time Eastern Standard
Time. VIII cause a slight delay
N mail deliveries.
Stores To Use
FarnVille merchants will also
observe the fast time. However,
most Of the stores in Farmvllle
will be closed on Memorial Day
Thursday first day Of the
new time system.
The Farmville Post Office will
observe its normal opening and
closing hours which also Will be
moved up to conform in Day
light Saving Time. The slight
delay in mail deliveries will be
occasioncd by the standard time
system habitually used by rail
roads.
This VIII be the second year
lof StdIcHlde DoT III virginia.
Prior to last year, several popu-
lous areas of The Commonwealth
We're permitted to adopt the fast
time. After several years Of
confusion, the General Assem-
bly, moved to produce a uniform
system for the state
Generally, the Farmville area
adapted Itself without trouble
last year. A survey after Labor
Day last year close OF the
first year of DIST in this area
lndlcaled citizens generally
accepted It with favor.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Norfolk And Western History
Given At A.P.V.A. Meeting


we're finished in 1888. the next
logical step in the building Of
the railroad would have been to
forge west from Petersburg
This was not so. About the same
time that the City Point to Pc
tersburg tracks were laid, the
people Of Lynchburs got the
railroad fever.
The people of Lynchbuug did
not want to build east to Farm
VILE. which would have been the
most logical thing to do They
wanted TO 90 west.
In January OF 1850 ground was
Continued Or Page =
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
County Exceeds Goal

Prince Edward county has eX-
ceeded its goal in the blood pro
gram for the first full fiscal
year, thanks to the efforts Of
local donors and individuals in
other counties and states who
donated blood to the Prince Ed
ward blood bank
Mrs. John G. GRAHAM. blood
program chairman, said that the
local blood bank received sever
al pints of blood from 0 { h e r
bloodnobiles thereby putting the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28

these lines vas the ninc-mile
City Point Railroad which CON
nected Petersburg to the James
River at what is now Hopeweu
Nobody in Petersburg had
ever seen railroad but they
wanted one The highway" be
tween Petersburg and City Point
was SO bad it is said that in
RAINY weather it took as long to
Get load Of kltchenwaic from
City Point to Petersburg as it
did to get the same load from
New York to City Point by ship.
Fever at Lynchburg
After the nine miles of track
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Memorial Day
To BE Holiday

Memorial Day. which is
Thursday, May 80, VIII be OBJ
served as a holiday by Farm
VILE stores, S. c. Fox, chairman
of the Retail Trade Committee,
reminded this morning.
Farmville stores viii be open
On Wednesday rnoon S
throughout the summer, Fox
The Farmville Herald Will
publish Thursday as usual.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
UDC To Sponsor
Memorial Services

The annual Memorial Day
service sponsored by the United
Daughters Of the Confedcracy
Will be held on Thursday. May
80. at 10 m. in the Confeder-
ate Cemetery just across the
Appomattox bridge in Cumbcr-
land county.
The service will be in charge
Of the children of the fourth and
fifth grades of Prince Edward
Lower S hool. Teachers in
charge will be Mrs. Joseph
Goode, Mrs. w. H. Butcher,
Mrs. Richard Burrell and Miss
Agnes Watkins.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
Open Memorial Day
Open Memorial Day
Goodwin Lake To Have New Look
AS Bath House, Beach Enlarged
BY GERALD DUNCAN

State owned lakes this HOLIDAY
Bear Greek and Prince Edward. will open Day May
80 Jake Woodson parks announced
Llday.
Goodwin Lake will have new look this year. with ma or
improvements having been bath house and the
beach as well as minor improvements camping areas
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28

The address for the occasion
was given by Carl L. Sullivan,
executive director Of the West
Virginia Centennial Commission
in Charleston.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
End In Seniority
End In Seniority
NEW Salutes So Year
Service Of Agent Here

Ralph Wilson, Of Farmvle, engaged by the Norfolk
Western Railway November waited SO
for his diamond
fifty-year employees
presented insignia during the annual meeting
of Veterans Buefield Saturday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
PREMIER FIEDEL CASTRO

repeatedly spent the week end
with Soviet Premier Khrushchev
at the latter's resort on the
Black Sea. Castro was expected
10 return to Cuba soon. In
joint commuiIique issued by the
two men last week KhrushcheV
promised TO visit Cuba but no
date was set. The conference APP
pears TO have been a diplomatic
victory for Khrushchev sine G
Castro announced he had decid-
ed not TO 20 on TO Red China,
which has been challenging the
Soviet leader pre-eminence with
IN the Communist bloc. At the
same time there was the impli-
ca zion the Reds might try to use
Cuba as a base IRON which to
slbVert Latin America. some
thing the U. S has vowed to
oppose with force if necessary.
TIE NATO ministerial meet
Ing ended Friday i'll ottawa
Canada, with al agreement to
put a force Of British nucleaI-
capable V bombers and three
U S. Polalis submarines under
NATO control. The U. S. de
cided not to press its proposal
10 arm European surface ships
with Polaris missiles. The U. s,
also promised to give its allies
more information on nuclear
weapons and allow them to Sta
ton officers at SAC Strategic
AIT Command headquarters
near Omaha
FRENCH FOREIGN MINIS
TER Couve de MurVllle return
ed to Washington With Secretary
OF State Rusk for talks wit h
Rusk and President Kennedy
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
By
H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
q BLAST IN LA.
. AFRICAN MEETING
q NATO MINISTER'S

A BLAST rocked Louisiana s
state capitol in Baton Roug e
early Saturday shattering Win
dows in the 34-story structure
and a nearby apartment build
ing Several persons were Slight
ly injured by flying glass.
Earlier another blast awoke stu
dents in the stadium dormitory
at Louisiana State University
about three miles south Of the
capitol. but no damage was re-
ported there. A student told po-
lice he saw a scar drive rapidly
away from the stadium. There
have been two other bombings
IN Baton Rouge this year. one
on March % at a nearly com
pleted office building and an
other on May at the LSU
campus.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-28
A CHARTER OF AFRICAN

A CHARTER OF AFRICAN
UNITY was signed Saturday by
the leaders of % independent
African nations meeting IN Adj
dis Ababa. Ethiopia. They pledg-
ed to work for the liberation Of
the entire continent from CO.
lonIalsm ard an end to
apartheld or strict segregation
in the Union Of South Africa
The meeting was planned to give
the vast continent its first over
al political organization.
Copper River current., 1963-06-20
A. S. NEWS by Bob Ninton


 Greetings once again from hYe Olde ACS Station". It was "0h, hi there, Welcome to the Firn' time this week for a new en- ployee. A2C James R. Cross has joined firm. Jim is linenan and vii be working on the line crew under MT. George Brennan. Jim vas stationed at Kelly Field Texas prior to his assi gnment to Glennallen. He men, tioned that he was once voted Nr. .BudWeiser of the Southwest. Being ci ty boy(NeW York City is home,) this is quite a different area that he is usod to. young unmarried CD city boy that suddenly finds himself in Alaska may find things bit strange for aW11i le, but We are sure that everything wi II fall into place in 3 few days. Welcome Jim and we hope you enjoy your stay with us.
 On Sunday the 18th, ACS was host to pot luch dinner for SEC James McGill and family. Mac has been with us for quite some (cont. on 7age /L| )
Copper River current., 1963-06-20
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 so happy with our efforts to sell their wares that they too waited for an issue of the nsheetn When all' s we'll, an issue : of the COnTTR RIVTR CURRT9NT is something to behold. Everyone is anxious for it.. Our saddest times were those when stafflng was short, printing equipment unavailable and a nblue" cloud hung over the whole paper. We forget those little obstacles quickly and become genuinely home5ick for our happy paper. We'll, that's printers ink for you, get injected with the stutf and you Ire a real addict. Have you enjoyed the COPPER RIVER CURRENT this past year? Have we reported and ad- vertised for you as you like? Do you want us to continue the COPPER RIVER CURRENT : during the coming years? We'll ~W We want our paper too! We deeply feel the need for it. And We want our great BASIN to grow and grow. Most of all, We want our CO2-TR RIVER BASIN people to continue progress as they have during the past year. We are making our mark in the history of Alaska with our expanded acti- vity in the interior and our reputation is extending to great limits.
 Now then, Let's re-energize for the coming year! The CO7TT2R RIVER CURRENT staff needs some more help. Being non-profit, we can not hire typists, artists, writers, etc, but we would welcome some new blood. Self sati sfacti on in community service is our small wonderful reward. We are starting our second year of publication with more enthusiasm than our first and want new ideas to combine vi tn our interesting for mat. Come join us just once through an issue's publication and We will assure you the "in1n will get in your blood. Our next business meeting will be July l, and the next issue will be published on the 5th I've are taking the 4th off to celebrate Wi tn that We must end this article and go to press. One last thought and expression = THANKS FOR 4 GOOD YEAR and
 N4OOTTE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!
Copper River current., 1963-06-20

rked out between the four teams in the next few days so that we mi ght get into full swing and get the competition going. We hope the parents and fani lies of the boys will do their best to support their boys and their teams. So all you baseball fans come /: out to the games and do some cheering for the team of your choice.
 is soon as the game schedule is completed it wi II be publi shed in this newspaper so that all may know the dates and places of the games.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27
Cooperative To Have
Membership Meeting

The local Southern States Co
operative annual membership meet
ing for the Oakland area will be
held August 20 at p. M, in the
bennett Road School near Oakland
Special features of this years
session will be the celebration of
the 40th anniversary of the Co.
operative and the showing of color
slides of local farmers taken with
their own enterprises. There will
also be reports on local agency
operations for the fiscal year, which
ends June 80.
In addition, there will be spe-
cial recognition of board and
former board members plus pres
ent and former Farm home advise
ry committee members.
The annual meeting will also fea-
ture elections and other business
matters. Members will elect two
new board members and two new
farm home advisory committee
members. There will also be the
election of a delegate and alternate
to attend a district election meet
ing in Clarksburg this fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27
Expansion Programs
For Forestry Camps
Are Being Completed

Expansion programs are under
way at three Boys Forestry Camps
in Western Maryland, two in this
county.
Capital improvements will in
crease the housing capacity from
80 to 95 boys by the first of July.
Work at camp l on Green Ridge,
Allegany county, is being completed
for S18,725. The work includes an
addition to the dOrmitory and the
construction of a new bathhouse,
new showers, laundry room and
clothing storage area
Similar projects are being done
at Camp 2, near Homecoming, this
county, and Camp 3, at Meadow
Mountain, this county.
AT present the three camps have
sleeping facilities to house 80 boys,
but the camps have been over
crowded The Meadow Mountain
project which is expected to run
$4,000 is being handled mostly by
the boys and staff members.
Some contracts have been awarded
flor wiring and masonry work.
The Meadow Mountain project
also will include a dayroom, addi-
ton to the kitchen and 16-by-20
foot concrete building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27

New officers we're installed by
Mrs Stuart Hamill, Jr., president
of the women's club of Oakland,
they were: Mrs. Clayton White,
president; Mrs. Donald ColaW, vice
president; Mrs. William Teets,
treasurer. Four members of the
Junior club were graduated and in
vited to join the Women's club,
they are: Mrs. Doyle Biser, Mrs.
Ralph Humberson, Mrs. Kenneth
Ridder. Mrs. Alan Skidmorc.
Mrs. Arthur Morrill, had charge
Of the entertainment, it consisted of
reviews of the 8 plays to be shown
al the Playhouse this summer which
we're given by; Mrs. Morrill,, Mrs.
Doyle Biser, Mrs. Ernest Gregg,
Mrs Paul Matccr, Mrs Robert
Ayres, and Miss Mary Bennett.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27
Trout Stamp Needed
In Designated Areas

Delegate william NJ. Houck,
Frederick county Democrat, re-
siding in Thurmont, is the person
responsible for the legislation
which has required since June l
that fishermen seeking trout in
certain designated trout streams in
Maryland must obtain 81 trout
stamp.
Houck, AZ, was born in Keyser,
attended public schools in Garrett
county and Frostburg state college
He is now in his second four-year
term in the House of Delegates in
Annapolis
Regional Game Warden Joseph
A. Minke said the bill was not spon-
sored by the State Game and In
land Fish commission, and that this
did net require that the clerk of
the Circuit court in each county
obtain a supply of the stamps.
They are available at several
agencies designated for the sale of
state hunting and fishing licenses.
Mcnke said Houck introduced the
bill because he thought it could
help the state to determine the
number of trout fishermen in
Maryland. There are eight desig-
mated trout streams in Allegany
county. There are thirteen in this
county. The new law does not re-
quire that fishermen throw back
trout caught on streams not listed
as trout streams, and no stamp is
needed to catch trout in Deep
Creek Lake.
Anyone using the below-named
streams in this county must have
trout stamp. They are Savage
river watershed, Salt Block water
shed, Little Youghiogheny river;
Big Youghiogheny river, only above
state route 81; Bear CREEK Wdlel-
shed, Mill Run watershed, Muddy
Creek watershed, Puzzley Run
watershed, Potomac River from
mouth of Kcmpton, Laurel Run to
West Virginia state line, Buffalo
Run watershed, Piney Run water
shed and Wolf Den watershed.
Since most trout are caught in
the spring months of April and
May, there has been comparatively
little trout fishing since the new
law became effective.
Closed season for all species of
trout is March Is to April IA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27
To Promote Scuba Diving

Scuba diving is to be promoted
at Deep Creek Lake, as another
business concern, it was announ-
ced this week. Divers Cave of
Morgantown, is setting up the bust
ness under direction of three Uni
versity students, R. B. Hardness,
Val Boelcskevy and William Muck
low
A compressor was due to arrive
this week Boelcskevy, with ten
years of experience, will be the
instructor. A YMC.A. approved
course will be given.
The business will be run in con-
junction with the Sunny Ski School
along U. S. PIG.
These men will be featured on
a television program over channel
4. VITAE, Pittsburgh, on July 4.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27
installation Completed

At the final meeting of Oakland
Chapter. Order of Eastern Star,
prior to the summer recess, held
Tuesday evening, Installation of of
ficers unable to be present at the
regular installation, took place
with Mrs. VERNE Smouse, worthy
matron, in charge There were 81
members present,
Installed were Mrs. Sarah Nay
lor, marshal; Mrs. Elsie Sincell, or
ganist Mrs. Naomi Harmed served
as installing officer.
Special committees named in
Guided one on Youth, Mrs. Ethel
Rae Snyder, Mrs. Carrie Meese,
Mrs. Helen Henline; achievement,
Mrs. E. Ray Jones, Reaford Pur-
baugh, Mrs Mary Martin, Mrs.
Mary K. Browning, Mrs. Naomi
Harmed; ways and means, Mrs.
Sarah Naylor, Mrs Leona Har-
desty, Mrs. Lois Naylor, Mrs. Mary
Jones, Mrs. Ann Purbaugh and
Harold H. Harmed.
Tentative plans for a covered
dish supper to be held September
II, at Fellowship hall of the Metho-
dist church, we're discussed Reg
ular meetings will be resumed at
that time. There will be grand
visitation of state officers Oct. l.
The altar was drapcd in MEM
DRY of Clara Smoot Hammond, de-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-06-27

Miss Kathy Fife, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Fife, Meyersdale,
Pa, has been accepted into Frost
burg State Teachers College,
where she will major in History
and minor in English.
While in high school Kathy was
a member of the Commercial club,
Future Business Leaders of Ameri-
ca, Girls Athletic League, Future
Secretaries of America, Cheerlead-
ing Club and a member of the
Senior Chorus.
She played comic role in the
Senior Class play.
Mrs. Fife was the former Ruth
Uphold, of Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fife resided here
for several years.