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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
Brush Burning
Law Effective
Friday, March |

The 4 pm. Burning Law be
came effective March to re-
ducc the chance of fire escap-
ing to foreStland.
The Division Of Forestry S
Farmville District office re
minded that no burning of
brush. trash or any other ma
tcrial is permitted except be
tween the hours of 4 pm and
midnight, The ruling applies #
the burning operation Is IN or
within 300 feet Of any forest.
land, brushlaDd. grassland. Of
any other namable material
Designed TO re d luce the
chance Of fires escaping. The
law is in effect from March {
through May. Is. folesters say.
Forest Wardens remind that
no fire can be left umtcnded,
and all fire must be completely
extingmshed before they are
left, The spring period. fast APP
preaching, is the most danger
GUS time. when fires can, cS
cape to lorestland quickly. and
Division personnel urge Cauuou
With fire during this period.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
PRESIDENT KENNEDY

PRESIDENT KENNEDY is
reported to be preparing a ma
.jor statement on Cuba for de
livery when he visits Costa Rica
this month. The President Will
attend a meeting to yet up a
trading community III Latin
America similar to the Common
Market in Europe This week
the State Department published
list of IA free world Polish.
and Yugoslav ships which have
traded with Cuba since Jan. /
The President has issued an Of
der prohibiting AmelIcan-financ-
ed cargoes on such vessels.
GOV. HARRISON 81 APPLY
criticized President Kennedy S
bold" new proposals to pro
mote mental health Wednesday
as an unnecessary. linwanted.
and lnW aI'ra.ited Intrusion BY
the federal government into the
states business. Harrison cited
a report by Dr. Hiram w.
Davis. state commissioner of
mental hygiene and hospitals,
which points out Virginia 5 Ire
markahle" progress over the
past decade in the number Of
employees, new facilities, mn
proved treatments. and money
spent. The President in a spe-
cial message to Congress Feb
5 recommended a broad pro
gram of federal aid 10 combat
mental illness It would cost 81
million dollars the first yeal
and more II succeeding years
Continued on page )
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
Dahl Is Not
In Contest For
Postmaster Job

Due to a misunderstanding on
the part of a Herald reporter
it was incorrectly stated in
Tuesdays edition that E. Louis
Dahl is seeking the appointment
as Farmville postmaster.
Dahl said that he had been
interested in the postmaster pO-
ation. but is not seeking the Job
at the present time Duo to the
obvious delays BY the depart
ment IN the appointment Of a
permanent postmaster. Da j |
commented. 1. with he advice
Of my frienoS have decided TO
be an active candidate for the
treasurer position.
Dahl added that in his opinion
it would not be in good taste
for man to be actively seek
ing two such important public
positions. with the advice Of
my friends and with my past
experience in this field, l am
an active candidate for h c
ucasurer's position, he said
The Herald sincerely regrets
the error as reported n Tues
days edition.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
Christmas Seals
Net $15,26S.19

A total of SIS 1858. 10 from APP
proxinlately 1000 contributions
has been received in the Christ
mas Seal Campaign of the South
side Tuberculosis Association
and returns are still coming in
Mrs. James c. Rea, Jr.. chair
man of the Christmas Seal
campaign, said the association
will be able to expand its pro
gram of services for TB patients
and their families if another
$4,000 is received by the end
Of this month.
Some Of the specific things the
Southside TB Association is do
ing are: Supporting research to
find the facts about Respiratory
Diseases in the local connnun-
ity with the help Of social sci
entlStS.
Supporting research by medi-
cal scientists to discover causes
and suggest treatment for spec
ific respiratory diseases.
Presenting talks. h 0 w in g
films, and distributing educa-
tonal materials to inform the
public, especially patients.
Helping the schools to teach
children healthful habits and the
facts about RID.
Supporting local projects that
demonstrate what can be done
in some specific Way-ln finding
people who are sick and don t
know it. for instance.
Working with local doctors
and their medical society to
make sure the physician has all
the information on RID he needs.
The SOuthSide tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION, III cooperation with
the A m c "a County Health
Department and the PoWhatan
County Health Department, Is
sponsoring a mass chest X-ray
survey III PoWhatan county,
April % and in Amelia county,
April 8-l2
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
By Dan HAWKS

When the United States Mill
tary Academy meets the United
States Naval Academy n the
traditional Army Navy game,
much Of the pre- game activity
is devoted to paradlne the team
mascots. the Army Mule and
the Navy Goat, around the field
II is very unlikely that an
event such as this could ever
take place when Hampden sgd
icy meets Randolph Macon,
since il would be rather hard TO
parade a tiger or a yellow lack
Ct around Death Valley Hanlp-
dcn-Sydacv may not be able to
place a ike tiger on parade. but
it VIII be able to do the next
best thing
The college has recently re
ccivcd a rue made from a $50
pound, l2-f0ot Bengal tiger. The
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01

DHIA for So years.
Easley S. Smith, Agricultural
Engineer at VPI, spoke at the
same meeting on Farm Mach
merry and the Dairy Farmer. .
Smith told the local dairymen
Of the new machinery availa bic
to them. and how these mach
ines could best be put to adj
vantage by the diarymen, and
made to fit into their operations.
A farmer should have a GER
tain number of acres Of hay be-
fore it is economical for him to
own and operate haying equip
ment. But. it is ironical that he
must own this having equip
merit, no matter how many
acres of hay he grows The la
Dor shortage has forced the
farmer into this position.
If farmer bales 30 tons of
hay year, the cost Of mach
merry and labor will be approx
imately sic per ton. However
if he has growing capacity to
so tons per year, the cost will
be cut in half
Smith concluded his speech by
showing slides illushahn the
Minimum Tillaee Method com
monty called the Wheel Track
Method of planting corn.
Another speaker at the meet
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
Conversion OF
Old Post Office
Is Complete
Office Space
For Federal
Agencies

The renovation of the old post
office building Tor The use of
federal government agencies has
been completed. Workmen were
busy moving furniture in yester-
day as the Internal Revenue
Service moved from its former
location over the First National
Bank.
The partition between h e
sorting room and the old Serv-
ice windows Of the former post
office has been knocked out, and
a hall placed from the front door
to where the old partition once
stood. On each side Of this hall
other partitions have been plac-
ed to create four new Offices
Another hall crosses the front
hall, along which are five ad-
ditlonal offices.
The basement Of the building
houses six new offices, tw Q
civil Defense communications
rooms. and a boiler room.
The interior walls have been
painted a pale blue. and n e W
blue tile has been laid.
The federal agencies which
are now located in the new Of
fees building are Recruiting Of
flee, Selective Service. and In
terral Revenue Service. T h c
county office Of the Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
Service Will move soon to the
new Federal building also.
The federal building as such is
the first Of its kind in Farm
vile, and Will permit the con
solidation of about a half dozer
federal agencies under one roof
rather than scattered locations
heretofore used.
The building was renovated
under the auspices of the Gen
eral Services Administration
(GSA), and construction WORK
was done by Motley Construc-
ton Company. which submitted
the low bid of SOL 900 for the
project.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
Minus Five Degree Weather
Follows Five Inch Snowfall
WFLO Takes Official Post
SfripIin Retires As Weather Observer.

Almost SO years ago, t h e
young county agent for Prince
Edward called at the U. S..
Weather Bureau office in Rich
mond, and politely asked why
Farmville didn't have an Of
fetal weather observer
Before he could object, he was
appointed to the volunteer job;
and for almost SO years he has
painStakenly rec cord c the
weather in Farmville. The young
man was E. F. Striplin, better
known as strip, now retired
as Prince Edwards ounty
agent and just retired as local
weather observer :
Age played but little factor in
Stripin's decision to resign his
weather observing duties. He
is only II years old, but with his
visits to his children. he finds
he cannot devote the needed
time to his beloved weather
records. He frequently visits his
daughter. Nancy Mrs. Charles
McClung), in Lynchburg, where
she and her husband both teach
school; and Strip also visits
his son, Norman, and family in
Wyoming where Norman is with
the U. S. Forest Service. E. F.
Pat" Strlphn, Jr. is h ON G
frequently as he works with the
Norfolk & Western.
Taking over the official post
is John D. Wilson, station man
ager of radio station w F L O.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
By
H. v. LANCASTER, JR.
= CUBA THREATS
. GOVERNOR CRITICAL
. RELIGION IN SCHOOL

CUBA will be met with
the armed forces Of the hemi-
sphere" if it tries to use arms
outside its territory, Secretary
of State Rusk told a meeting Of
the Texas Newspaper Associa-
ton in Houston Tuesday night
Cuba must not b N e a
source of infection for the hemi-
sphere. : he said. Earlier in the
week Guatemala foreign min
iStcr called on the U S. TO drive
the Russians and Red Chinese
out of Cuba at baycnet point if
necessary Also this week Cas-
tros government formally de
MED its Jets attacked a u S.
shrimp boat in the Flori d a
Straits last week The State De
p2rtment said the denial was
not satisfactory but called the
incident closed
REP. CARL ELLIOTT ID
Ala said Wednesday he is
reasonably certain Russia has
removed all offensive missiles
from Cuba. He based this state
ment on classified briefings
given him by navy and marine
officers during a recent inspec-
ton tour Of Guantanamo Naval
Base in Cuba. However, he add
ed there is no question that the
Reds have turned the Caribbean
island into heavily armed
fortress which poses a direct
threat to Latin America.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01
February Was
Unusually Cold,
Not Very Wet

Five below on five inches of
snow
That was the weather picture
in a nutshell this week accord
ing to the official readings from
WFLO. The five degrees below
zero reading came Tuesday
night, Feb, 26. and it marked
the coolest spell Of the winter;
in fact it is the coolest it has
been since Jan. 10, 1862
The extra cold reading set a
new low for Feb. &c. according
to the records kept by F z.
Striplin. going back to 1880 The
nearest temperature on that day
was eight above back in 1884.
The five inches Of snow is not
unusual for this time of year,
but it certainly fooled h e
weather forecaSters The wealth
er forecast in the Tuesday morn
ing papers said Mostly sunny
windy and cold today" Area
citizens knew this was wrong
when they got up and found the
ground covered with white stuff
and more falling fast. The part
about windy and cold held true
People in this area of Virginia
are getting accustomed to win
ter in the spring" Last year
big snow storm dumped over
10 inches Of snow IN Farmville
in the middle of March to set
new records.
Light Rainfall
The five inches OF snow Tues
day brings the total snowfall for
the month Of February to ten
inches. This sounds like a good
snowfall, but the total rainfall is
well under the average. Includ-
| ing the moisture content OF the
SHOWS. February has only 226
inches Of precipitation for the
m onth h, when it is normally
about three inches.
February will average about
ten degrees below normal for
the month Only one day has
failed to produce below freezing
weather, ana that was Feb. H.,
when it hit SO degrees The high
est temperature came on t h G
10th, when it was IS degrees,
but mostly the temperatures
stayed in the sos and 40's.
The biggest change of tenn
perature came from 5 pm. on
the 18th to 5 pm on the 26,h
when there was a 40 degree drop
in the "A hour period
The snow, plus the cold wealth
er, caused many problems III
transportation, not the least of
which was getting the car start
ed in the subzero weather High
ways and streets were danger
Gus. being covered with snow.
and schools were closed for
two days i'll Prince Edward and
three days in some counties.
Slows Farm Work
Outside farm work has been
held to a minimum which is the
same situation with outside con
struction Jobs
Livestock continued to bear
the brunt OF the bitter CO d
temperatures Assistant county
agent, D. A. Jackson, reported
heavy feeding of hay and con
centrates was necessary during
the month. We have reports of
quite a few calves coming along
now. and they are doing very
well in spite Of the weather, :
he added.
Farmers have dcnc some top
dressing Of pastures and small
grain, and some work has been
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01

The weather box formerly up
near the StIiplin home on First
Avenue is now located con
vicinity behind the FLO
studios on the Cumberland Road
Striplin pointed out several adj
vantages Of the change. One Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-01

which is the convenience Of get
ting the daily reports on the all
easily, quickly and officially. II
also allows Mr.. Striplin to take
his trips without having to get
someone to cover for him while
he is away.
, 1963-05-28
SCHOOL

as a condition necessary-for
receiving food supplies.
Mr.. Rivera who works di-
rectly with the Surplus Food
Program is here on a visit to
st. Croix to observe the man
ner in which the Food Surplus
Program is being admins
tered. He stated that while
the law requires that a glass
of milk be q part Of the tray
at Schools eligible for the Fed
eral Program, the milk could
be used in the local schools.
Previously it was the gene
raj belief that powdered milk
was the only milk that could
be used under this program.
, 1963-05-28

CLlVE
sery which is located adjacent
to the provisional dormitory
building
Hope is expressed that some
temporary landscaping will be
completed around the main
building prior to the official
opening Of the College on July
lst. The committee also recon-
mended that provisions be
made for flags Of foreign coun-
tries, whose nationals are,
members Of the Student Body,
be flown on the campus in
addition to the Virgin Islands
and US. flags.
Other members Of the Land
scaping and Identification
Committee include E. Leon
ard Brewer, Thomas Condit,
Ramon Delgado-Murphy Hull
dab Joseph, William Bachman,
Anne Porter, Joseph Krake,
Ed Penn, Mrs. John Webb,
Len Stein, DR.. Richard Bond,
Commissioner Louis Brown,
Walter Phillips and Isidore
Paiewonsky. Robert Mitcham,
Public Relations Officer for
the College serves as liaison
to the Committee.
, 1963-05-28
DEMOCRATS

Senators Augustin Doward
and Fritz LaWaetz join me in
reiterating the view that both
the enrolment and registra-
ton blanks be printed in Span
ish in order to facilitate the
enrolment and registration OF
our Spanish-speaking citizens.
In this respect, he contin-
ued, Il would like to point out
that there is no provision IN
the election law prohibiting
you from so doing. In addition,
to refrain from SO doing would
be a violation Of the spirit if
not the letter Of the Organic
Act where in the language pro-
vision was changed specifically
to accommodate our citizens Of
Puertorican origin"
Asked today if he had any
plans in the event that the SUI
pervisor of Elections would
deny the request of the Demo-
crat Senators, Senator de Lugo
stated that, 4 will ask the
Governor to place legislation
on the agenda Of the Special
Session to be called in June,
spelling out IN the law that
these important documents
be printed and made available
in Spanish" He further COM
mented, Il think it is a great
injustice to our citizens OF
Puertorican origin, to olsen
franchise them because they
cannot read or write English
, 1963-05-28
ELEANOR


tian, and Roy Leander Moor
head, Bachelors in Business
Administration.
The Graduation Address was
delivered by Mr.. Roberto De
Jesus Toro, President of the
Bank Of Ponce, who spoke of
the major contribution being
made in higher education by
the private Universities.
After the Graduation Cere-
monies, a dinner dance was
held on the Pool Terrace Of
the Ponce International Hotel.
, 1963-05-28
HAYES & co.
Bassintriangle
773 OSLO
CARD OF THANKS

The relatives Of the late Har-
riet Barney, who passed away
recently at the age Of los years
and 5 months, wish to express
their gratitude for the express
sions and tokens of sympathy
on her passing.
THOMAS, &
BOILING family
Evening star., 1963-03-03

of MICS Tonight" show, where he
helped to create many star, and
later with his weekly variety shows.
His present show, taped in Holly
wood and mailed to subscribing sta
tions around the country, is challeng-
ing the supremacy of the Tonight"
show, now handled by Johnny Carson.
Steve recently added his 3Oth sta
tion-Detroit' WJBK-TV-and num-
bers more than a few New Frontiers
men among his fans who see the show
over Washington's WT0P-TV.
I'VE haven't built up any stable of
guests on this show-yet, Steve says.
That sort of thing just grows of itself
by repeated guest appearances and
public acceptance.
People often wonder how Steve could
have turned out more than 1000 songs.
Evening star., 1963-03-03

frankie Laine was skeptical, too,
until he bet 81, 900 that Steve couldn't
write so songs a day for a week. Steve
won the bet
Three years ago Steve and his wife,
Jayne Meadows, moved from New
York to a hillside house overlooking
California'S San Fernando Valley.
Il wanted to be near my three sons
by an earlier marriage" Steve says.
He and Jayne also have a son,
Christopher, S.
MY New York friends used to tell
me would die in what they called the
cultural wasteland' of Hollywood
They we're wrong.
Il see those same friends all the
time now.
They're my neighbors."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
PERFECT GIFT SOLUTION

PERFECT GIFT SOLUTION
HE thee to his fovorite mems wear store and
forget all about his shirt size, whether he likes
patterned or solid colored ties, and solve the
gift problem by giving him hat certificate.
Imaginative little packages hold the eertfi-
cote. Knox at Raleigh HoberdosheTs puts q
Tom and Jerry mug in their miniature hot box
Dobbs at Bruce Hunt and The Hecht Co. pack
oee their certificate with demi-tosse cup and
soucer. Covonoeh hots available at Woodward
g Lothrop and GoIdhem's present their GER
tificote in their fomed round hat plus q sill
Vered miniature top hat.
Evening star., 1963-05-02
Sales

Area department store sales increased per cent above
in the first three months of this year and the
downtown portion Of the total per cent the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond disclosed.
While dollar totals not given the report indicated
that suburban branches of big stores accounted
more than their share of the year-to-year gain.
Area motor vehicle sales in two months of this year
73 cent above In the District alone
sales in three months 109 per cent while
used-car sales were 3.3 per cent cent higher.
District collections Of sales and gross receipts taxes in
three months scared All cent above earlier and
gasoline consumption 28 cent. Competition with
institutions blamed for cent drop in hotel
sales from year ago in the three months.
Unit sales of television and radio sets up "a and
277 per cent respectively.
Totals for this year compared below with those
Enor
Evening star., 1963-05-02
This Is How the Playing Cards Fall

CINCINNATI CDD.-United
States Playing Card Co., in 1868
will have sales and profits
about the same" as last year,
Allison F. Stanley, president,
told Dow Jones.
In 1862, the large maker of
playing cards earned $2,233,-
951, or $1.45 a share on sales
of $21 ,889 ,O67.
The company reported March
quarter earnings of $698, 1870 or
As cents a share, about even
with the $697,932 or As cents
a year earlier. 1t does not re-
port quarterly sales, but Mr..
Stanley said they were "satis-
factory"
He attributed the slight profit
rise in the first quarter to good
promotional activities. He said
the company this fall will begin
advertising in newspapers for
the first time.
A So million five-year fac
Evening star., 1963-05-02
YOUR MONEYS WORTH :
Mothers Day.
Business Bonanza

A week from this Sunday,
May IL, we'll be celebrating a
holiday which has become Sec
ond to Christmas as an eco
nomic bonanza-Mother's Day.
For this one days gifts, it's
estimated we'll spend more
than 81 billion. For May IL
offerings, it is calculated an
average of $40 per family is
being spent. Store sales in
these pre-May IL weeks are
sharply higher than in the pre-
Easter weeks.
Although it wasn't until 1914
that President Wilson pro-
claimed the second Sunday in
May as Mothers Day, the an
cient Greeks paid homage to
Cybele, mother of the gods, and
the Romans followed with their
Hilaria during the three days
Of the Ides of March. Centuries
ago the English paved the way
for our formal holiday by
designating "Mothering SUM-
day" on the fourth Sunday in
Lent and observing the occa-
sion with a gift Of flowers and
a simnel cake for Mother.
But the point here is not the
sentiment of May IL. It's the
impressive bread-and-butter
side of the holiday. To be spe-
cific:
Mother is no longer the only
beneficiary of this holidays
gift-giving. Gifts are now being
sent to grandmother, mother
in-law, stepmother, foster
mother, even expectant mother.
This adds substantially to the
SO million mothers who would
be loaded down with gifts
this month if the National
Committee on the Observance
of Mothers Day, affiliated with
Parents Magazine, had its way.
Mother gets cards. Hallmark,
biggest in the field, figures 300
million Mothers Day cards will
be sold this year, bringing in
$50 million. This would suggest
nearly 10 cards per mother
but Mother, I repeat, is no
longer the sole recipient.
In addition to those named
above. greeting cards also have
been created for great-grand-
mother, godmother, wife, Dear
Aunt" "other mother" "the
mother of someone very dear, 4"
someone who's like a Nom to
me-" The gagSters have put
out a card for Father as we'll
and husband is supposed to
send his own card. Even
Mother is being brain-washed
into sending cards to every
relative who could possibly
qualify.
She gets kilograms. In case
you're toungue-tied, Western
Union offers you a selection