davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19
Legal Or Illegal

ITO one who believes in government by
law, not by men, some curious things
are happening.
Armistead Boothe, retiring senator of
Arlington, suggested in speech before
the Longwood College student body that
the General Assembly of Virginia APP
propriate funds to operate public
schools of Prince Edward County. He
was incorrectly quoted by newspaper
reporters as saying, he would rather
do something illegal to open schools
than to do something legal to shut
them At least three reporters heard
his statement as published, but check
on the tape recorded by the college re-
veals that what he said was that he
would rather do something illegal to
open schools that to do something
illegal to close them" He did admit
that the course he suggested might be
illegal, but nobody would sue"
1t is shocking to hear an intelligent
public official suggest an admitted
illegal act by the General Assembly of
Virginia. We are also concerned by the
spurious governmental philosophy held
by this liberal leader. To deal in illegal
lty is foreign to the fundamental beliefs
and stand Of the people of Prince Ed
ward County; to deal in illegalty is
foreign to our system of government;
to deal in illegalitv is to accept the
principles of rule by men and not by
law.
The people of Prince Edward stand
upon fundamental constitutional princi-
pies and legal procedures. To date after
eight years of litigation no court has
determined the stand Of this county to
be illegal, regardless of the insinuation
of Senator Boothe to the contrary
tons now before the U. S. Fourth Cir
cult Court for decision are:
/, Can judicial body require legis-
lative body to levy taxes for the pur-
pose of operating public schools? The
Virginia Court of Appeals said: mo"
Do the federal courts agree?
An answer to this question is import
ant because it will establish the control
of public schools either in the local gov
eminent or the courts.
2 Whether or not scholarships under
Virginia law may be paid directly or
indirectly to schools, private or public,
which do not admit pupils without re-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

about a direct Washington-Mos-
COW communications link, Eos
ter startled his listeners by re-
plying that it was probable that
private discussions between the
President and KhruShchev would
take place before a "hot line"
was put into operation. The dis
armament chief would not elab-
crate on this unexpected state
ment.
MORE TO COME - In a re
cent mannounced trip to Eu-
rope, Assistant Defense Score
tary Paul Mite started laying
the groundwork for another con-
troverSial arms control offer
to Russia.
Mite outlined to influential
European leaders. both in and
out Of government, a plan under
which the NATO and the War
saw alliances would exchange
military missions to reduce
tensions and show good faith"
Under this proposal. Commun-
list and Western military mis-
slonS would be assigned to the
NATO and Warsaw headquar-
tiers as observers" Each mis-
sion would have a hot line"
communications link with its
own headquarters.
Mite. slated to become De
Tense Secretary Mcnamara S top
assistant in June. met with
Charles STEELE. chief U. S. dis
armament negouator in &c
neva. to instruct him on pre-
sentlng this plan TO Russia.
In the past two years, the
kremlin has repeatedly urged a
So-called nonaggression pact be-
tween NATO and the Warsaw al
lance. The Kennedy Admins
tration has been favorable to
such an accord, but President
Charles de Gaulle has adamant-
~ vetoed it.
FOREIGN FLASHES - PreSi
dent Kennedy is planning to
shift Edmund GulIon, controver.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

pecially selected by the higher
chain of command because of
their military record. demon
strated leadership ability an d
recognized qualities for higher
Command assignments and re-
sponsibilities. Upon completion
of the course, such selected per-
sonnet are returned to tn ir
regular National Guard assign
ments, qualified for promotion
and better equipped to serve
their community, state and ma
ton in both war and peace.
Such is the status Of my friend,
John Steck, who will return to
Farmville around the 18th Of
May and resume his position
with your valued newspaper and
continue to lend his time and
talents to the civic better1nents
OF MS community.
John Steck has served six
years as supervisor of the Farm
vile District. During this entire
period he has demonstrated
those traits and characteristics
expected of every qualified and
dedicated public servant. He
weighs carefully and evaluates
all questions coming before the
governing body of this county
and after considered and mature
judgment votes his convictions
for what he thinks is right and
best for our community.
feel sure that the other can
didates do not condone misstate-
ments and appreciate and con-
cur in their correction.
D. w. PaIette
Col. U. S. Army, Ret'd
Farmyille, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19
Letters ToEditor
John Steck Will
Return In May
To Civic Service
Editor, Farmville Herald:

Editor, Farmville Herald:
It has ben many years since
| have allowed myself to be
drawn into any political cam
paign or controversy. However,
| am compelled to take issue
with a statement from som E
source to the effect that j 0 b n
Steck, candidate for Democratic
denomination as supervisor of
Farmville District will not be
available to serve if elected.
The inference being. that upon
completion of the four months
course at Staff and Command
School, Mr. Steck will enter full
time military service. Sue h
statement is without basis in
fact. I cannot. as friend sit
idle and allow such a rtunor to
go unchallenged.
After some IS years of mill
tary service. | feel that l am
at least cogmzant Of the pro
cedure incident to attendance at
Staff and Command School. and
subsequent normal assignments
Military personnel from tn e
National Guard. attending Staff
and Command School. are es-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

are poems, and much beauty is
in them. Is beauty something
the good man should fear Or
deSpiSe las some good men
have thought, or is beauty re-
lated both to worship and to
life? If we follow the guidance
Of the Psalms. we shall find that
beauty. so far from being a
mere decoration, is support to
both sides of religion Beauty is
not a substitute for either wor-
ship or conduct, yet it has a
high place in both. How would
the Psalms sound if all their
beauty were ironed out flat in
unimaginative prose! How unat-
tractive is a good life that has
no beauty in it! Right living is
an art rather than a science !;
and so beauty of spirit is even
more attractive, in the long run,
than beauty of form. If you
made a list of the people you
love and admire most, are the
persons at the top of the list the
most handsome?
BASED on outlines copyrighted
by the Division Of Christian Edu-
cation, National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
Released by Community Press
Service.)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

gard to race?
The answer to this question is import
ant to clarity the duty and obligation of
private and/or public schools in the
future, and the position of the parents
of Virginia.
Several other legal questions are be-
fore the court which should be decided
in order to clarity the laws in this case,
but answers to the two above are neces-
sary before Prince Edward can alter
its present position. Precipitate action
prior to the decision on these two ques-
tons would breed more litigation, I'M
certainty, insecurity, and incessant con-
troversy.
The courts have had these questions
under consideration since January.
The hundred or more students from
Virginia Union and Hampton Institute
are here this week repeatedly to make
a survey Of children not in school. Re-
suits of the survey would be sent to
President Kennedy with an appeal for
massive federal program of remedial
instruction, looking toward the open
ing of integrated public schools Accom-
panying the appeal will be petition of
400 Negro families, which has been So
licited- previously.
We trust this program is being con
Quoted by people Of goodwill, in the
interest of education here 1t would
seem that the survey could have been
made readily when the 400 families
were interviewed to sign the petition,
thereby saving hours of labor and con-
slant agitation.
We are at loss to understand the
need for the survey, since survey was
made by the NAACP last year, and
shortly thereto a school census was
taken by the County School Board
1t would appear that the present ac-
tivities may be more for propaganda
value than serious attempt to solve
problems.
May we counsel our people both white
and Negro to use the exemplatory judg-
ment which has characterized their ac-
tons over the past few years. Nothing
will be gained by adding more problems
and/or complicating the issues now de-
veloped and before the courts for adj
Indication. Remember we must live here
together long after those people from
the outside have gone. Let's keep our
relationships on high plane.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

sial Ambassador to the Congo.
to South Wet Nam to replace
Ambassador Frederick Noting,
Jr. Gullion, who worked closely
with UN officials to Dust Ka-
tangaS Noise Tshombe, is ex-
pected to apply strong pressure
on President Ngo Dinh Diem to
widen the base of his govern
ment to bring opposition mem
bers into his cabinet. In the
past, Gullon has favored coah-
hon-type governments in China
and Italy. Before the fall of
China to the Communists, Gul-
lion, as a member of the State
Department Planning Council.
was an important policv-maker
for that area of the world :.
Ambassador Noting. an out
standing career diplomat. is be-
ing transferred to another post
because Of policy differences
with Deputy UnderSecretary Of
State Averell Hartman Sec
reatry OF State Dean Rusk will
shortly make a speech on South
Wet Nam in which he will advo-
cate more political and social
reforms in that Communist BE-
leaguad nation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

Of Colo1ed People fNAACP).
Nabrit's eight-point rejec-
ton of the city's school de-
segregation plan was receiv-
ed Late Thursday in the Roa-
noke office Of the U. S. Dis
trict Court for Western Viz
ginia.
With the filing of the petition
Of rejection, the case becomes
one of a few in which the prob
lem of desegregatng teachers
as well as students is presented.
Nablit's petition also finds
fault with the five-year delay
wanted by the city to fully de-
segregate the school system, the
Ambiguous power given school
officials to decide who shall and
shall not attend desegregated
schools, the failure to define at
tendance areas and the mocha
nis1n by which pupils who find
themselves in the racial minori-
ty in one school can transfer to
another school where their race
is majority.
1t also notes that the city has
no plan for the elimination of
racial segregation in its special
education programs for gifted
and handicapped children.
Nabrit's appeal for the Plain
tiffs was directed tc District
Judge Thomas Niche, of Char
lottesville, who conducted the
original hearing on the case last
July. Judge Niche allowed the
city to desegregate the first
grade only this year while it de-
vised a complete plan for sys-
tem-wide lowering of I aci a !
bars.
This complete plan, calling for
full desegregation by l967-68 and
desegregation of grad e two.
three and seven plus already
desegregated grade one this fall,
was filed with the court March
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19
From Roonoke (Vo.) Times
Court Requested
To Mix Teachers
BY ARTHUR HILL
Times Staff Writer

The attorney for the Negro
plaintiffs in RoanokeS school de-
segregation case says the city S
plan for gradual desegregation
should be thrown out OF court
because, among other reasons,
there has not been any effort to
reassign teachers and other pro-
fessional personnel on a non
racial basis.
Continuing the practice of as
signing teachers to schools on
the basis of their race will oper-
ate TO impede the desegrega-
ton of the school system.' con-
tends the lawyer. James M.
Nabrit, III. of New York, staff
member of legal organization
associated with the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19
The Allen-Scott Report
Kennedy Khrushchev Meeting, in Informal Setting
Seems in Making for June-Perhaps in Italy

WASHINGTON. April Il - A
personal meeting between Presl-
dent Kennedy and Pre- Ter
Khrushchev appears TO be III the
making.
Exploratory talks on that are
underway in Washington, Mos
COW and Belgrade to ascertain
if such a get-together can be ar
ranged during the President S
forthcoming trip TO Europe.
Still very much up in the air
are the date and place where
the Big Two discussions could
be held in an informal atnos-
phere and in secure surround
ingS.
Two possible places are Rome
or Venice as the paths Of Ken
nedy and khrushchev could
cross late in June when both
visit Italy at the invitation of
that government.
Rome is favored as the CON
ference site by Khrushchev. In
telhgence authorities report the
Kremlin ruler would like to time
a meeting with Kennedy close to
an audience with Pope John
XXIII for the resoundlng impact
both would have on world opin-
ION.
Pope John indicated willing
ness TO receive khruShchev dur
ing the private audience granted
the Soviet Premier son-in-law
AleXei Adzhubei, editor of lives
tia.
Subsequently, Catholic Church
sources i'll the U. s. learned
that Cardinal Giovanni Urbani.
Patriarch of Venice, suggested
a Observation-Disclosures meeting
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

administration which has so
abused the authority which it
has already wrested from the
individuals and sovereign emit
ties Of our Republic?
Cannot we learn from the his
tories of fallen denlocracies of
the past what always happens
when citizens relinquish their
rights and obligations into the
hands of overambitions admin
iStrations?
We should think seriously on
these and other pertinent ques-
tons before We vote.
The decision we make may
well entail our freedom to make
any decisions for ourselves in
the future.
John D. Crllte
Pamplin, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

The Place of Beauty
So true worship and right hv-
ing blend into and support each
other. But there is another point
the Psalms suggest. The Psalms
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19

IN Venice AS the Patriarch sue
ceeded Pope John in the We
neuan diocese his proposal is
considered to have certain sup
port in the Vatican
A possible third site is d
mountain lake retreat in north
ern YugoSlavia, near the Italian
border.
This resort was offered by
President Tito. He made the
proposal to Ambassador George
KEENAN,. who has inspected the
area and approved it.
SWITCHING POLICY = Since
his only other meeting with
khruShchev in Vienna. June "a,
1861, the President has given
no public encouragement to an
other. The official position has
been that such "summitry"
could be repeated only on the
hard and fast condition that a
significant agreement would be
negotiated.
Now the President is saving
privately the time is ripe for an
other Informal get-together with
khrnShchev even if no formal
agreement IS reached
Ambassador F'Oy Kohler in
Moscow and former Ambassador
Llewellyn Thompson. now spe-
cial State Department adviser
on Soviet affairs. have been di-
rected to explore the possibility
of a meeting with Khrushchev.
Disarmament Director William
Foster significantly limited at
such conference during a
briefing of Democratic congress
Nonal leaders.
When one legislator a ske d
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Urban Problems
PurIey Proposed
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy was re-
ported to have reacted quite
favorably" to a proposal for a
White House conference on
urban problems next fall.
This was the report yester-
day of Mayor Richard c. Lee
of New Haven, Conn.,, president
of the United STATES Confer
ence of Mayors. Mr.. Lee, along
with seven other members Of
the Executive Committee of
the conference, visited the
President at the White House.
The committee presented a
letter to Mr.. Kennedy saying
the conference of Mayors sees a
need for a number Of Federal
legislative and administrative
actions in the urban field.
In requesting the White
House conference, the Execu-
tive Committee said that even
more important than specific
actions is the need for deveI-
opment of better public un-
derstanding of the govern
mental action-local, State and
Federal - which must be un-
dertaken to solve our urban
problems"
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Ruling Reversed
On Locker Gosh

The District of Columbia
Court of Appeals Friday re-
versed a General Sessions
Court ruling that awarded more
than $4,000 to a District resi-
dent who said police impound-
ed the money from his Union
Station locker.
James E. Lewis, of the 100
block of Galen street Sc, said
he put the money in the locker
in March, 1862. But when he
returned, he found that the
locker had been given a rou-
tine inspection and that au-
thorities at the station had
turned the money over the the
District at the request of police.
Mr.. Lewis went before Gen.
eral Sessions Judge John j.
Malloy. Using a summary
judgment, the judge ordered
the $2,232 be returned to Mr..
Lewis.
In his appeal to the higher
court, Inspector Ashley A. Ader-
holt, the Police Departments
chief clerk and property officer,
argued that although Mr.. Lewis
had a receipt on the locker,
ownership of the money still
had not been determined and
that the money might have
been proceeds of a crime.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Suspect FIees Hospital,
Struck by Auto, Killed

still lying on the cars hood,
three persons walked over to
the scene and one said, MY
God. he got it. Let's get out
of here"
But their car, parked on the
other side of parkway, was
stuck in the mud and they
were caught by the county
police.
Last night the police charged
them each with conspiracy to
aid and abet the escape OF a
prisoner and with aiding and
abetting the escape of a pris-
oner.
Bond for the three was set at
$4,000 each, police said. They
are Valerie c. jenkins, 10, of
the 1000 block of RoSedale
street NE; James D. Hall, jr.,
"a, of the 1900 block of K street
Sc, and George G. jenkins,
III, 20. of the 400 block of
Kentucky avenue Sc.
Five persons in the Taylor
car were treated for minor in
juries and released from the
hospital. They were Jan Tay-
lor, 25, and his wife, Roseann,
%, both of Woodbine, Md;
Larry Hearina and his wife
Bernice, both "a from Balti-
more, and Diane Thorhason, 20,
also from Baltimore.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
MORTON
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
lieves Gov. Rockefeller has in
certain areas a more liberal
image than I think his record as
Governor Of New York justi-
fies."
If he docs seriously 60 after
this thing (the nomination. ;"
he added, my advice to him
would be to devote a little time
to the South"
Asked about the political
prospects Of Senator GoldwateI
of Arizona, Senator Morton
said, Il personally am not sure
that a person with his philos-
ophy could win the presidency
of the United States, but may
be 1864 is the time to try It,"
He credited Senator Gold
water with a substantial" and
pretty solid" bloc Of delegates
from the South and said he
might pick up added support
from the smaller States Of the
West. But, he added, Senator
Goldwater would have his
troubles" in California, Oregon
and Washington.
Turning TO dark horses. Sen
Evening star., 1963-01-20
DISTRICT
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
rollment. pay raises for city
employees authorized by Con-
greSs, and the need for staff
ing new buildings, among other
things, call for a spending rate
that is steadily darwing ahead
of the income now available.
If the revenue program pro-
posed by President Kennedy or
some substitute is not adopted,
drastic surgery on city services
would be the only alternative,
While the general fund is by
far the largest of the city's
main operating funds. there are
three others which provide the
money for vital services to Dis
trict residents.
These are the highway, water.
and sanitary sewage works
funds. These three special pur-
pose funds are financed mainly
by specified charges or levies.
The highway fund, for example,
is fed mainly by the gasoline
tax.
OF these three, only the high
way fund is faced with the
prospect of a deficit in the next
five years.
The extent of the shortage
in the highway fund will be
determined by final decisions
on how the highway program
could be meshed with a rail
transit system.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
$50 Angus Net
Owner $4,000

HIGHMORE, S. D., Jan. 19
(AP). - Bethel Frei, Missouri
River rancher, realized a nice
profit from years of work to-
day when his herd of $50 black
Angus cattle was sold at auc-
ton for $4,000.
More than 1000 buyers and
curious onlookers crowded into
the Highmore auction barn to
see auctioneer Jean Dehaven
sell the herd in two hours.
The bidding among buyers
from the Dakotas. Nebraska,
Iowa and Minnesota was &C
tive and the cattle brought good
prices.
Mr.. Frei, members Of his
family and 10 drovers attracted
nationwide attention this week
when they drove the big herd
Sc miles overland in some
times bitter cold from Mr.. Frei's
3,000-acre ranch southeast Of
Pierre, S. Da., to the sale pens
here.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Chidren's Theuter
Uses Mobile Stuue

AUBURN, N. Y. (AP). - A
modern version Of medieval
pageant wagons is being used
by the Auburn Children's
Theater for travelling stage
shows.
The lS-foot trailer-type stage
on wheels can be pulled by
automobile and can be set up
and operated by teen-age boys
and girls.
Fourteen-foot doors on each
side Of the wagon let down to
form a platform stage, while
the tailgate opens to become a
curtained backstage dressing
room. Inside the wagon traverse
tracks mounted on the ceiling
carry lightweight canvas S
scenery.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
KHRUSHcHEV
Congress Continues
As Red Leaders Tour

laid the basis for a unified So
cialist Germany"
Urges More Production
He said, however, that before
such a Germany could be real
lied, East German workers
would have to produce more.
us that criticism from me?"
he asked. mo; that is my sin
cere wish to you as a worker
We are still behind the United
States in productivity ourselves.
There are historical reasons for
that, but you can't put histori-
cal reasons on a plate and eat
them"
Mr.. Khrushchev mentioned
the cold weather, which has
slowed down work all over East
Germany, but he said it was
colder at Bratsk in the Soviet
Union, where a great power
plant is being built.
Mr.. Khrushchev was accom-
panied on the visit to Eisen-
huettenstadt by Mr.. Ulbricht
Mr.. Khrushchev has been max
ing it plain that he is support
ing the Communist leader, who
is far from popular with East
Germans.
Evening star., 1963-01-20

years. He has been doing little
about Berlin since the wall was
erected in 1861, imprisoning II
East Germans.
The Chinese definition OF
peaceful coexistence differs
from Mr.. Khrushchev's. They
display fear that the Kremlin's
brand means coexistence of two
conflicting ideologies, deals
with Imperialism" and back
ing away from revolutionary
situations which look danger
Gus.
Definitions Differ
They seem to have a different
definition of "proletarian in
ternationalism," too. To Mr..
Khrushchev and company the
term has meant that the Rus
slams would make the decisions
and all the others would ap-
prove and follow them.
To the Chinese, "proletarian
internationalism" seems to
mean an equal voice in deci-
sions for Peking. Again and
again, Mr.. WI stressed the no.
ton of equality. Red China
wants to be friends with the
Soviet Union, but on the basis
Of equality.
And to Chinese, Mr.. Khru-
shchev has violated the terms
of Moscow declarations of 1857
and 1860, first by denying that
equality, and second by patch
ing things up with the "revis-