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2. A unit of armored person
mel carriers held back for about
70 minutes before venturine
into the battle area. The COM
mander said later the heads oi
the drivers stuck up above the
vehicles, and he feared they
might be shot by the Wet Cong
Some of the difficulties Of
inculcating leadership in the
South Wet Namese stem from
the past when the French dom.
mated the country and native.
never were allowed TO rise
above junior officer grade
Thus, the United States effort
TO train an officer and nom
com corps has been a ground
up operation.
Best Officers at Headquarters
The best 49, and best educated
- South Wet Namese officers
are in the many headquarters
which are overstrength, by
United States standards.
The battalions and rifle COM
panies - where the fighting is
done - are stated with the less
educated officers, mosaly Of
peasant stock. And these COM
bat units are understrength In
officers.
The result, as United States
officials see It. is indecisiveness
and timidity by small unit COM
manders In bate.
Because OF these shortcom-
ings. top commanders have
been drafting detailed opera
tional plans and insisting on
rigid adherence. This denies the
small unit leader any real ini-
tiatiye -- even II he cares TO
exercise II.
This infleXibility Of planning
is blamed in part for allowing
Communist guerrillas TO escape
IN many OF the actions Of the
widespread war.
There is another factor
which may discourage Wet Ma
Evening star., 1963-01-19
EostIond Skips Trial
AS Contempt Witness

senator Eastland Democrat of Mississippi was supposed
to testify yesterday al the contempt Congress trial of Robert
Shelton New York Times copyeade but the never
showed up
Senator Easand chairman of the Internal Security SUBJ
committee which initiated the charges against Mr. Shelton
Evening star., 1963-01-19
Alabama Strikes Back
At Integrotion Moves

Air Force Base in BoSsier Par
ish county which employs
about 5000 military and 79O
civilian personnel.
Attorney Generals Views
In Washington, Attorney
General Robert F. Kennedy said
the Government has a direct
interest in seeking an end to
unconstitutional school segre-
cation in the areas because
Government employees and
money are involved"
But Mr.. Kennedy said that
the government is not telling
the school districts to "deseg-
regate or the Government will
take its money away"
The Federal Government,
under a program begun in
1850, provides funds to school
districts where large numbers
OF children of servicemen or
other Federal employees attend
because their parents work at
Federal installations nearby.
Other Alabama leaders is
sued strongly worded state
ments against the suits. but
there was no immediate reac-
ton from city and county Off
cials named in the suits.
Alabama Attorney General
Richmond Flowers said his en-
tire staff is ready to help de-
fend the boards of education
against which the actions were
taken.
Ready for Fight
IF this is the showdown,
then I'm ready to fight" Mr..
Flowers said.
United States Senator Hill
said in Washington, Il deeply
deplore this action as COM
pletely unwarranted."
The Mobile suit was filed
only three days after the Mo-
bile School Board denied a
Negro petition for desegrega-
ton.
United States Attorney v. r.
Jansen, jr.. said at Mobile:
I'VE have a rather embar-
RAISING situation here so far
as timing is concerned. Two
days after j. L. Leflore an
he's going to take the
segregation issue to court, the
Justice Department files suit"
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Lacks Motivation

Lacks Motivation
The regular South Wet Ma
meSe soldier is considered
tough and capable Of great en-
durance.
However. American experts
feel he lacks motivation and
that there are very real reasons
why he may avoid taking
chances in battle.
A soldier permanently dis
abled in action may have TO
support his family on as little
as SO a month in pension. OFF,
GERS get a bit more, but not
much.
Also. Wet Namese soldiers
are paid less than some mental
workers in Saigon and there is
virtually nothing in the way Of
family help, dependent housing
and survivor benefits. Leaves
are few and soldiers must go
for long periods without seeing
their wives and children.
The Wet Cong is aware Of
this, and tries TO subvert the
regulars, with some success, as
is shown by a relatively high
desertion rate in the South Wet
Namese army.
United States officials real
lie II is unrealistic TO try to
achieve Western standards in
the South Wet Namese army,
but they have tried 10 prod the
Diem government into taking
greater measures TO ease the lot
Of its soldiers and their fami-
lies.
So far, these United States
efforts appear 10 have been re-
sisted by the Diem government,
and improvements have been
slight,
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mese field officers from stick
ing their necks out. United
States authorities report that
President Diem, who is his own
war minister in practice, has
been known to relieve COM
manders summarily after their
units suffered casualties.
In contrast to the South Wet
Namese officer corps, United
States authorities say the Com
munist Wet Cong has dedi-
Gated leaders who are free TO
exercise considerable initiative
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
District | Federation OF HID
Clubs Holds Meeting At ArmOry

professor of education. Virginia
State College. Petersburg.
The afternoon session was
county participation, New
Trends in Family Living : This
was wildly done with f m
strips, furniture. and pieces OF
illustrated materials to carry
out the trends effectively. Elec-
tlical appliances were furnished
by Home Furniture Company,
floor covering by The Floor Shop
and drapery materials by Leg
gets Department Store, all of
Farmville.
Approximately 800 sons
were present in addition to visi-
tors and friends.
The day proved to be very
successful and much seem to
have been accomplished.
Souvenirs were given through
the courtesy of the First Ma
tional Bank of Farmville, the
American H a t h Insurance
Company of Farmville. and the
North Carolina Mutual Life In
surance Company OF Durham,
N. c..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
CoIored News:

"Today's Home Helps to Build
Tomorrows World" was I h e
theme Of the District I Fedora
ton OF Home Demonstration
Clubs annual meeting.
Prince Edward County was
hostess this year. The meeting
was held Friday. April 26, at
the National Guard Armory.
Twelve counties make up Dis
trict I. They are Amherst. Bed
ford, ca mpb | !, Charlotte.
Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Neck
lenburg, Nelson. Nottoway. Pitt
sylvania, and Prince Edward.
The morning session. begin
ming at 10 am, was very in
formative, consisting, of a panel
discussion on Education an d
Training for the Space Age"
Members of the panel were DR..
G. T. Blume. associate extern
sion sociology. VPI: Dr.. Alma
l.. Stegall, professor of educa-
ton. Virginia State College.
Petersburg; DR.. j. A. BoWser,
director of junior college d.
vision, Virginia State College,
Norfolk; and Dr.. F.. j. Nicholas,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Parents Day
Continued From Page /,

to attend the baseball game.
At pm. the glee clubs will
present "A German Requiem,
Opus as by Johannes Brahms
in the sanctuary of the Farm
vile Methodist Church. The stu
dents will be joined BY two New
York soloistS: Florence Man
ming. soprano, and Robert Falk,
bass baritone.
Brahms took the text for his
Requiem. one OF the most
moving choral works of this
type ever written, from both the
Old and New Testanents of the
Bible.
The fifth chorus in the work.
"Ye Now Are Sorrowflu, is
sung with the soprano soloist,
and is considered by many to be
the hlghlight Of the entire Mass.
This particular chorus was writ
ten by Brahms after the death
OF his mother. and was inserted
into the Requiem" after it had
been sung for the first time.
An offering will be taken at
the concert, which is open to the
public.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Funeral Rites For
w. V. Lynn, IS
To Be Friday

Walter Vernon Lynn. SO. died
Wednesday in Williamsburg. He
was born in Stanley, Wis. June
81, 1894. a son of the late Mr..
and Mrs William Harrison
Lynn.
He was a jeweler and watch
maker, and operated a store on
Main street in Falmville for a
number of years. He was a
member of Farmville Presby-
terrain Church, a Royal A C h
Mason, and a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Pearl Dickey Lynn, Of Farm
Vile; two daughter. Mrs. Doro-
thy L. Collins. Of Exton. Pa.
and Mrs. Patricia L. Names. of
Occoquan; two grandchildren:
four brothers, H. A. Lynn.
Lakeworth, Fla, c. E. Lynn.
Minneapolis. MINI. William H.
Lynn, Jr.. Atlanta, Ga. an d
Marvin D. Lynn, Raleigh NC.
Graveside services Will be
held Friday in Westview Gene
terry. The Rev. j. Hoge Smith
Will officiate.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
OBITUARIES
Funeral Rites For
Robert Carter, Is
Held Thursday

Funeral services for Robert
Peck Carter, IL. were held to-
day Thursday at pm. at
Farmviile Methodist Church,
with burial in Trinity Memorial
Garden. The Rev. R. w. Van
derbelry officiated.
The Farmville youth died
early Wednesday morning, May
/. at Richmond Memorial Hos
pltal from injuries sustained in
an automobile accident in Viii
Harrisburg Friday. April %. He
was born March 4. l945 IN Farm
vile.
He was a senior at Prince Ed
ward Academy and member
OF F'a1mville Methodist Church
He had served as president of
the public speaking club. and
was a member Of the focus club
and the science club in h e
eighth grade He was treasurer
of the eleventh grade. district
SEA representative. and partici-
pated on the varsity football
team for four years and the
varsity basketball team for two
years. He had been accepted at
HampdenSydney College for the
fall term.
Surviving are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Kent Carter.
one sister. Celia Gray Carter.
and two brothers. William Kent
Carter, Jr, and James Baxter
Carter. all of Farmville
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News Summary
Continued from page


Committee. Chairman Adam C.
P vel tD-NYl and his col
leagues have given up hope of
passing bill providing federal
aid to public elementary and
high schools. but they still hope
to push other portions CT tn e
Presidents education proposals,
including aid to colleges. This is
the third straight year Kennedy
forces have given up Oil what
the President has called t h G
heart Of his education program.
A RED CHINESE FREIGHT
Err, The Leap Forward. W 5
torpedoed Wednesday in t h e
South China Sea according to
japanese maritime authorities
The authorities said a japanese
fishing vessel had radioed it had
picked up SO survivors who said
their ship had been hit by three
torpedoes. The Forward L c p
was en- route to Japan with a
load Of grain and was to have
been the first Communist Chi
nese ship to arrive under a new
trade program. Later, h + e
was speculation the vessel may
have hit mine laid by the Red
Chinese themselves.
MAY DAY was celebrated
throughout the Communist world
with traditional festivities, In
Picking the Red Chinese display
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Two Speakers At
Episcopal Church

Two outstanding speakers, a
psychiatrist and a theologian,
will team up to discuss The Ba-
sic Nature Of Man next Wednes-
day and Thursday at the Parish
House OF Johns Memorial Epis-
copal Church.
DR.. Norbert Beim. pSychia-
trust, student of Alfred Adler
at the University Of Vienna. now
practicing in Patterson. N. j.,
and Dr.. Stanley Romano Hop
Fer, dean Of the graduate school
of Drew University in Madison
N. j., will speak on Wednesday
May 8, at 8 pm. and on Thurs.
day at z pm.
The special services are spon-
sored by the Canterbury Club
of the Episcopal Church. A
special invitation is extended to
all the young people and college
students and a cordial invitation
to the public, said Dr.. Charles
Fishburne. rector Of the church.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Buckingham Plant
(Con inued from page u

the plant manager said.
The firm manufactures chill
dren'S dresses; sizes range from
9 months to | year. | to 3X, 3x
to tx and 7 to IA.
Dresses will be. cut at the
Lynchburg plant and sent to the
Buckingham plant to be made.
Steady production is going on
at the present site. 1t has a pro
duction OF approximately $50
dozen dresses a week. Trujillo
said. ION the week of April 20,
the present plant of IS operators
turned out 967 dozen dresses.
The new factory will be able to
produce approximately 1900 to
! 800 dozen dresses per week.
The factory will operate in
its full capacity in about II
months. BY this time the payroll
should reach an annual volume
of about one-quarter million dol
lars yearly Truillo added.
Gilbert Truiillo will be mana
ger of the new plant and Mrs.
Elnora Davis. assistant mana
ger.
TrlUillo started with the COM
pany in April of 1854 as a bias
machine operator for three
years, then was promoted to de-
partment supervisor for two
years. He was then promoted as
manager of the Virginia Auto
NATIVE Inc. and transferred as
plant manager of the Carver
Manufacturing Co. of Appomat-
tox, both affiliated with the Ap-
pomattox Garment Co.
He was then transferred to
the Buckingham firm. Trujillo
is a native Of Salido, Colo. He
lives in AppomattOx.
The company has been very
pleased with the reception they
have received since they have
been here. Trujillo said they
would like to express thanks to
the VFW and the American LIE
gion for their cooperation in get
ting them started in the county.
This was the first new indus
try to be brought into the coun-
ty since the County Planning
Commission has been III eXis-
tence. Frank E. Webb is chair
man of the commission.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Mrs. J. NJ. Whitlock
Funeral Services

POWHATAN, May 2 : Fumer-
al services for Mrs. Annie Wor-
sham Whltlock. Of Macon. We're
held at 3 pm. Wednesday. May
i. at the Powhatan Methodist
Church Interment took place
IN the Powhatan Community
Cemetery.
She died early Tuesday morn
ing, April 30, at a Richmond
hospital. Born and raised in
Powhatan county, She had lived
at Macon fol a number Of years.
Besides her husband, Joseph
NJ Witlock, she is survived by
daughter. Mrs. Mildred w. Ha-
den, OF Goochland, and one son
Julian NJ Whitlock, of Macon:
one sister. Mrs. Mary W. Good
wyn, of Powhatan: four brothers.
Cleveland, Parrish. Jack and
Archie Worsham. all of Powha
tan. and five grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Swimming Pool
Tickets On Sale

Season tickets for the Farm
vile Memorial Recreation swim
ming pool went on sale this week
at Owen Sanford Drug Store,
Gray's Drug Store and South
side Sundry. according to T w.
Bloomfield, chairman of t h G
swimming pool committee.
Prices Of season tickets this
year are as follows: IL and I'M
der $40: individual season
tickets $3.50. and family sea
son tickets - $35.
Admission fee at the gate will
be the same as last year.
I'VE plan to open the swim
ming pool this year on Sunday.
June 2, at | pm. We are indeed
happy to announce that Ray
mond Ransom will again man
age the pool" Bloomfield said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Club Calendar

BAPTIST = Monday, May 6.
8 pm. WINS. Elizabeth Hale
circle in charge OF program.
Theme, Laborers together with
God through the years.
FARMVILLE METHODIST =
Friday. May 3. 3 pm. in the
Fellowship room, film strip on
migrants on Eastern Shore.
sponsored by Council OF Church
Women.
MARY WILSON GARDEN
CLUB - Monday. May E, pm.
with Mrs. c. H. Prichard, Jr.
EXhibit-Line arrangement with
one or more accessories. Indi-
vldual choice Of line. correct
usage of accessories stressed.
fresh material only.
FRIDAY CLUB ~ Monday,
6. 10 am. Craft class at the
club house.
APPOMATTOX P. E. Pres
BYTERIAN CHURCH - Thurs
day. May 9. 8 pm. VOC Hos
tess, Mrs. Hasten Bolt. Special
birthday meeting.
COLLEGE CHURCH = Sun
day May 5. 4::30 pm. The choir
of the Presbyterian Home at
Lynchburg will sing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Sen. Spong Speaks
At ODK Tapping At
Hampden-Sydney

State Senator VILLA m B.
Spong. Jr. was the guest speak
er at the spring tapping cere-
mcny of Omicron Delta Kappa
National Honorary Leadership
Society. at Hampden- Sydney Col
lege Tuesday morning.
Spong said that proper leader
ship was more important in our
day-to-day existence at the pres
ent time than it has been for
several years. The senator said
that this could be seen in the
stress that was plac e d on
science and technology in our
schools Immediately after the
Soviet Union put its first Sput-
nix into space
The fact that our present lead
ers have learned from the i'm
mediate past does not mean that
they cannot learn from earlier
history Spong said that mach
can be learned from American
history.
When General Robert E. Lee
was facing General Hooker at
Charlottesville 100 years ago
April 3d. 1853, General Lee de-
cided to split the Confederate
Army into two groups and sur
round General Hooker. General
Macarthur successfully applied
this very same maneuver during
the Second World War
Spong said that if this country
is going to produce future lead
ers. We must produce men of in
dividual character; men who
Will not always go along with
the crowd"
He further stated that the
future Of this nation depends on
responsible leadership in the fu
ture. We cannot survive without
the proper type of leadership.
Spond said that the rest Of the
world looks to this country for
leadership. Thomas Jefferson
said This nation is the worlds
best hope Abraham Lincoln
said This nation is the last best
hope on earth. "
The following men were taken
into Lambda Circle of Omlcron
Delta Kappa at Tuesdays tap
ping: William Hamilton Bryson.
David Addison, and Will m
Bates Chappell, all of Rich
mond; Roderick Bell Matthews,
of Charleston, w. Va; an d
Charles Edward Russell, OF Vir-
ginia Beach.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Hospital NeWs
There were 81 hospital pa
tients Thursday morning.
Patients Admitted

There were 81 hospital pa
tents Thursday morning.
Patients Admitted
Mrs. Du nv 0 o d Anderson,
Victoria; Mrs. James Martin,
keysville. w. S. Meadows, Me
herl'in: Rudolph Hawkins, Farm
vile; W. R. Huddleston, Cum
berland: Mrs. Howard Edwards.
DillWyn Mrs. Lorraine Scruggs,
Appomattox Danny Wilkerson,
Farmville William Bruce,
Falmville; Mrs. Stella Martin
brakes Branch. Charles Lackey
Falmville; Mrs. Fannie Thornp-
son. Farmville: Mrs. R. w.
Motley. Farmyille; and U c,
Carson. Farmvllle.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Gibbs,
Burkeville. boy. April 80.
Nh and Mrs. w. L. Newly
Chase City, boy. April 30
Nh and Mrs. j, M. Foster
boy, April 80.
Colored Patients
Frank Allen. Farmville; AL
berta Taylor. Farmville. Mamie
Cosby, Farmville. and H e e r
Williams, Meherrin.
COlOred Birth
John and Matte Brown Pros
pect, girl, April %.
Discharges
April % - Mrs. C. R. Grant
Mrs. Cora Miles, Mrs. R. L
Bates, Mrs. Sallie Southall, anC
L. M. Falls.
April 80 - Mrs. j. T. Layne
V. w. Bailey, Helen Holmon
Mrs. Luella King, Mrs. B. P
Easter, Mrs. Dunwood Ander.
son. Mrs. c. H. Taylor, Mr. S
James Daniels, j. F. Tucker
and N. w. Glass.
May | - Mrs. Frank Ownby
Mrs. Lorraine Scruggs. Mr. S
Gordon Gay, G, A. Austin, U
c. Carson, Mrs. Crockett Nit
chell, Mrs. Anna James, Ashley
Watson, c. A. Lowe. Mrs. N. w
Lacks, Alberta Taylor and Mat
tie Brown.
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DIR. W. E. Smith

Continued from page II
grandchild.
Also surviving are sister,
Miss Ellen Smith. of St. Peters
burg, Fla, three brothers. DR..
Maynard P. Smith, of Rich
mond. W Quinton Smith, of
Vienna. w Va. and Rev. James
w. Smith, of Falls Church.
The Rev. R. w. Vanderberry,
pastor, and the Rev. Dr.. Charles
o. Kidd, former pastor of Farm
vile Methodist Church, will con-
duct the services Friday morn
ing at II O'Clock. Memorial do
nations may be made to the
Southside Community Hospital
or the Farsnville M e t h ODDS
Church.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Reyr,oonnaa(
1llnno,u

Mrs c. w. Harris returned on
Wednesday from Roanoke where
She attended the annual meet
ing Of the WSCS. which wa S
held III Hotel Roanoke. April 28-
80
Mrs. Wallace B. Hurt an d
son. Bennett, Of Blackstone, are
spending several days this week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank N. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Dunkley,
OF Richmond, visited his mother,
Mrs. Mary Dunkley. on Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Rice P-TA Meets
Monday, May 6

Parent Teachers Association
OF Rice Lower School will meet
Monday evening. May 6, at 7:45
O'Clock.
Robert T. Redd. acting ad-
ministrator OF Prince Edward
School Foundation. will discuss
plans for the coming session.
Mrs Marie c. Groseclose
headmistress Of the chool.
urges all parents to be present.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
HuguenOt Assembly
To Be At Roanoke

The National Assembly Of the
Huguenot Society will be held at
the Patrick Henry Hotel, Roa-
noke, May "a.
The assembly had been sched-
uled for the Natural Bridge Ho-
tel but due to the recent fire
there, the change to Roanoke
was made. The mayor OF Roa-
noke will welcome the guests
on Friday afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
BRAVE LAD

A couple of young boys walk
ed into the dentists office. One
faced him boldly and said. 81
want a tooth took out, and l
don't want no gas cause I'm in
a hurry"
i must say you're a brave
boy said the doctor. Which
tooth is it?"
The little boy turned to his
silent friend and said. SHOW
him your tooth. Albert"