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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Weeks observance
Centers On Work
For Handicapped

Farmville Mayor William F.
Watkins. Jr.. has ordered, by
proclamation, that the week of
October through October II be
set aside for local observance as
Hire the Physically Handicap
ped Week." in conjunction with
the national observance.
Emphasizing the urgent need
OF rehabilitating and employing
t he physically handicapped.
Mayor Watkins has urged all
citizens. especially the employ
ers Of Farmvllle. TO cooperate
in this worthy campaign to find
suitable Jobs for the physically
handicapped.
The assistance and counsel Of
the Virginia Employment Com
mission will be available to en-
ployers and the handicapped
alike during the weeks observ-
ance according to c. H. Martin,
Commission manager here. He
urged use Of these special Serv-
ices.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

glonal grouping of states. Fol
calling into Virginia this will be
7-0-3, or, Virginia S numbering
plan area designation in the ma
tlonal system. The last seven
dlglts will be the local nun.
Der, corresponding to Farm
ville's present E 2-O1Ol, for ex-
ample, or Buckingham WO g.
0101.
For ODD the E-2 or WO-9 OF
AC-3, as in the case Of Hanp
den-Sydney, viii also be dialed
That makes total of Is mum
bers . . three to enter the sys-
tenn, three to open a circuit di-
rect to a certain state and seven
to reach a local number at a
particular exchange within the
state.
In-State Calls
For Virginia calls, the series
would be: 1-l-2 to enter h G
system and the seven digits OF
the local number desired, a total
Of 10 numbers, eliminating the
area code call.
Probably the biggest electronic
brain in existance is responsible
for this advance in telephoning
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Greek Singing
Dancing Group At
Longwood Oct. 9

The Little Greek Singers and
Dancers group of D per-
formers between 8 and l6 years
of age from Soufli Greece. will
be guests for the Longwood Col
lege artist series at Jarman Hall
auditorium Wednesday, October
8. at 7:30 pm.
The youngsters will be singing
and dancing to folk songs from
all sections Of their country.
They are presently touring the
United States and Canada, their
first Americana Canadian tour.
Dimitlious Seitanidis. the may
or of Soufli, Greece. will give an
Introductory address prior to the
performance.
The college announced today
that about so tickets are avail
able for the public at the bust
ness office with the remainder
going to the college students.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

men and fire fighting equipment
will participate in the parade.
School inspections, fire drills,
and literature distributions will
take place during the week. The
downtown area will also be in
spected. Fire prevention pamph-
lets will be handed out from
the fire trucks which will be
parked on Main Street for the
occasion.
Greatest Cause
Phillip Gay. chief of the
F'armville Volunteer Fire De-
partment. said that 1928 had
been good year for the de-
partment. He said that the
greatest cause of the fires lover
so per cent that had been an
swered in the past year was
carelessness in burning trash.
Gay stated that one of the quick
est way of having to call the
fire department was to leave an
incinerator INTENDED, or to burn
trash in the open.
Gay said that the literature
that will be handed out this
yvapE could he wow, boJoF,,l &c
the public would take time to
read and heed.
The most dangerous of all
fires is the house fire, Chief Gay
reports. An information packed
pamphlet which will be among
those distributed this week says
that in dealing with this type Of
fire at least two escape routes
leading directly from very
room in the house should be
planned. These escape route
should be rehearsed with the en-
tire family until even younger
children understand clearly what
to do Anticipate halls and stairs
being blocked by fire. Keep exits
clear. Plan to use garage and
porch roofs. ladders, and even
trees to escape from upper
floors. Keep a flashlight handy.
The pamphlet also states that
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
One Day Only
During Annual
Town-Wide Sale
Sale Timed
Perfectly For
Fall, Christmas

"Farmville Day" Farmville's
annual town-wide fall sale, will
be held Thursday. October 10.
Ray Carper. chairman Of the
Retail Trade Committee, re-
monded today With over 50
stores cooperating. "FarmviIle
Day is expected to be very
popular event this year.
The timing of the annual fall
sale is one of the things that
makes it so successful" Carper
said. 1t is perfectly timed for
the shoppers who wait until the
last minute to do their fall and
winter h oppi j g Of clothing.
furniture. electrical appliances,
tires, drugs, cars, heaters. paint,
shoes. etc.
With the Christmas season
right around the corner, many
shoppers can find excellen. gifts
at rockbottom prices, that will
give them a big jump on Santa.
Merchants are we'll stocked on
most Of the specially advertised
item. Where the sale items are
special "closc-Cut" merchandise
they may be limited quantity In
such cacs the merchants will
go by the rule. first come, first
served. It is also good advice to
come early for complete selec-
ton Of item.
Regular opening hours ell be
observed by the F Vile
stores to give all customers an
equal opportunity to be on hand
early. Extra store personnel
have been secured by most of
!. the stores to give prompt serv-
ice to the large number of shop
pers. who tradltionally take adj
vantage of the Falmville Day
sale.
As is customary for this an
nual One-day fall sale, citizens
come to Farmville from miles
in every direction, enjoying the
low, low prices plus the home
coming atmosphere. seeing
friends and neighbors UP and
down the street.
We have been very pleased
With the cooperation of all the
merchants in staging our annual
Farmville Day" Carper added,
''and | believe this will be one
Of the biggest and best sales
events we have ever held in
Farmville. =
Many of the special sale
items can be found in today's
Herald, which includes a spe-
cial green tabloid section. In adj
ditlon to the regular Herald cir
culatlon of $500. another IA 900
copies of the special tabloid
section have been mailed
throughout the Farmville area
by the Retail Trade Committee.
Continued On Page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Saturday Riding Tourney Parade
Route, Units Listed BY Sponsors

The route for the noon-time Is
unit parade preceding the state
championship riding tournament
here Saturday was announced to-
day by c. H. DoWdy, Jr., pa
rade committee chairman for the
sponsoring Farmville Lions Club.
Four bands, 10 beauty queens,
housekeeping baton twirlers and
marching and performing units
such as Farmville' National
Guardsmen will be featured in
the midtown spectacle, Dowdy
reported today.
A larger than usual contingent
OF equestrians mounted on horses
and ponies will also be in the
several blocks long parade
These will be in addition to the
riders and mounts competing la
ter in the tournament at Long
wood Estate.
4 Bands
The bands will be those of
Hargrave Military Academy Ap-
pomattox. Blackstone and Pow
hatan high schools the chair
man said.
The contingent of pretty girls
will be led by Dorcas Dara
Campbell, Miss Virginia but she
Will have the company of at least
nine regional queens. riding in
convertibles. These will include
Mss Longwood College, Miss
Farmville, Miss Cumberland,
Miss Victoria, Miss Five County
Fair, Miss State Fair and Miss
Flame reigning princess of the
Farmville Fire Department,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

street at the Farmville Shop
ping Center. There, 1t Will turn
lett, march through the Shop
ping Center to South street and
continue north to third street.
At third, the route will turn right
and continued up third to the
Farmvllle Post Office.
Afternoon Events
The parade will end at the
Post Office. but numerous units
Will continue marching to t h e
jousting grounds at Longwood
Estate.
Other units in the parade,
DoWdy reports. will be a con
tingent of antique cars. the Boy
Scouts, the Teen Twirlers Of
CreWe the Top Teens of Farm
vile and the Prince Edward
Academy cheerleaders.
At the tournament course on
the spacious Longwood Estate
grounds Miss Virginia will per-
form several vocal numbers and
Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt
will make the address charging
the competing knights. The aft
ernoon program begins at pm.
The annual championship joust
is the Farmv;lle Lions major
Embarrassing effort used to pro-
vide funds to retire the com
munity swimming pool debt. "A
balance Of $2,4OO remains.
Some $500 in prizes will be
given by the sponsors, divided
between riders and spectators.
The prizes are now on display
at First National Bank.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

The case, an appeal from an
opinion last March by Richmond
Circui. Court Judge John W1ngo
Knowles, is scheduled for argu-
ments today Tuesday,.
Judge Knowles opinion dis
agreed on most legal points with
that written earlier by Jud G e
Lewis. the federal district judge.
To Fix Responsibility
The case under consideration
County School Board of Prince
Edward V. Leslie Francis Grit
fin. ct ais" was brought by
county school authorities last
March to seek final and bind
ing ruling on ultimate RESPONSE
bility for school operations.
For the arguments today. the
states highest court will also
have under consideration a sup
porting brief fled by counsel for
the Prince Edward board of
supervisors.
Contrary to Judge Lewis,
Judge Knowles held that actions
taken by county authorities have
violated no state or federal con
stitutional requirement. He also
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
tFarmville Day Sale Is Thursday Oct. 10
Fire Prevention Week
Check Fire Hazards Now

The week of October 6-l2 has
been proclaimed by President
Kennedy as National Fire Pre-
vention Week" The President
has urged individual citizens to
support the important job of
fighting fires. and to dedicate
themselves to year-round cam
paign against fire.
On the local level, Mayor Will
liam F.. Watkins. Jr.. has pro-
claimed this Fire Prevention
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Ii Digits Get You Any Phone
In i. S., When ODD Arrives

On December Is, telephone
subscribers at Farmville, Buck
ingham, Dillwyn and Hampden-
Sydney will start playing num-
bers game without worry of go
ing atoul Of the law.
Mid-December is the time set
by Virginia Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to commence
direct distance dialing' an
all-numbers system tying in To-
cal subscribers to over SIS mil
lion phones in the U. S. and
Canada without needing an oper-
ator's assistance.
Through the magic Of cleo
tron!cs Standardization calls
can then be placed all over the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Coin Club Will
Meet Wednesday

The Farmville Coin Club will
have its regular monthly meet
ing Wednesday night at pm.
in the Odd Fellows Hall.
All members and those in
terested in numismatics are urg-
ed to make plans to attend the
meeting and take part in tn e
auction.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

Week" in Farmville. The proc
lamation was issued this morn
ing Monday at the Farmvillo
Fire House where members Of
the volunteer fire fighting squad
had gathered to distribute htera-
ture on fire prevention.
The Farmville Volunteer Fire
Department will get the week
off to a start tonight (Monday)
when they stage a parade in the
downtown area. All of the fire
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
Rabies Vaccination
In Buckingham

Buckingham Health Depart
ment announces there will be a
dog rabies vaccinatiin clinic on
October 10, at 2 pm. at Buck
ingham Court House. The fee for
this clinic will be s1.50 per dog.
This will be the last schedul-
ed rabies clinic during 1868.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08

The parade viii start at Os-
born's Sore. across the Apo
mattox river bridge in Cumber-
land. 1t will move up Main
street from there to Robson
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
State Supreme Court To Start
County School Case Review Today

The legal arguments the 4t U.
Federal should waited
before ruling in the Prince Edward school
week in the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-08
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY

D FLORA COMING?
, HONDURAS CHANGE
} SCHOOL MONEY

HURRICANE FLORA. which
has claimed at least "a lives
churned up the Caribbean over
the week end. and forecasters
warned the residents of southerr
Florida to prepare for the worst
Flora fingered Friday night over
eastern Cuba with winds over
100 mph and swung slowly south
westward Saturday easing the
threat to Florida. Her erratic
course has baffled wea.hermen.
Flora left death and destruction
in her wake earlier last week
as she passed over Tobago and
Haiti with winds up to 14O mph.
HONDURAS has become the
second Latin American nation to
fall under a military dictatorship
in recent weeks The first was
the Dominican Republic. Col.
Osvaldo Lopez Arellano pro-
claimed h m G If provisional
president in Honduras Saturday
with the last pockets of resist
ance to Thursdays bloody revolt
apparently crushed. The u. s.
has withdrawn economic and
military aid to both Honduras
and the Dominican Republic
Military leaders in both coun-
tries said they overthrow t h e
democratic regimes to forestall
Communist infiltration ard sub
version by agent of Cuba's Cas-
trO.
A MARYLAND EDUCATOR
warned the Virginia S c h DOL
Boards Association meeting in
Richmond Saturday not to sur
render local control of education
in the quest for federal funds to
operate their schools. Dr. Rich
ard D. Weigle, president of St.
Johns College in Annapolis and
a former member of the Anne
Arundel County school b oar d.
said the day when real estate
taxes alone could support public
schools is gone Although sales
and income taxes appear to be
the logical sources for additional
revenue. he warned against sur
rendering local control of t h e
schools in return for these furds.
# 4
CHICAGO'S SCHOOL SUPER
INTENDENT, Benjamin G. Viii
lis, resigned his S48, 000-a-year
job Friday because of what he
described as pressure brought by
the demands Of integrationists.
Willis. probably the highest paid
public school official in the u
s.. asked to be relieved of his
duties Dec 81. He had cham
pioned a pupil assignment plan
which was rejected because of
Negro protests.
A BUDDHIST MONK burned
himself to death before hundreds
of Mortified onlookers in Saigon's
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A BUDDHIST MONK burned
himself to death before hundreds
of Mortified onlookers in Saigon S
Continued On Page ~
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, NEW MOBILE HOMES on display
at Isle of Pines Trailer Park in Gau-
tier Hwy. 90 BUDS MOBILE HOMES.
Pass Road, Biloxi.
be ieA s-13 15t
The chronicle., 1963-07-02
Pascagoula man
receives honor
from fraternity

Trent Lott of Pascagoula has
been awarded Sigma Nu Frater-
nity's achievement of the year
award, recognizing him as one
Of the six most outstanding col
legiate members of Sigma Nu-
Fraternity.
He was one of four Ole Miss
Sigma Nus to be honored at the
fraternity'S leadership conference
in Lexington, Va. last week.
John CorIew of PascagouIa was
finalist i'm the personality of
the year competition; Guy Hovis
of Tupelo was a finalist for Tai
ent of the Year; and Donnie Kes-
singer was a finalist for Sigma
Nus athlete of the year.
Lofts award came as a result
of his leadership of the Ole Miss
chapter Of Sigma NJ during the
crisis on the university's campus.
He was cited for a record of
achievement by the Ole M S S
chapter which included foot
ball, softball and overall intra-
mural championships; among the
leading fraternities in scholar
ship; an unprecedented thr e
student body offices won in one
election; sing song winners and
various other firsts.
These Accomplishments in the
face of an adverse atmosphere
on campus were attributed to
Lofts leadership as commander
for two terms - the first person
to serve two terms as comman.
der Of the Ole Miss chapter In
memory.
Lofts award was presented on
program of talent and awards
presentation entitled Stigma Nu
Spotlight '63.' Corlew was mast
er of ceremonies for the prog
ram.
Also on the program was the
premier presentation of a record
of Sigma Nu songs sung by the
Sigma Nu quartet, the chancel-
lors, of Ole Miss. Gaylen Ro-
berts and Lott, both of Pascagou-
la, compose one-half of this quar-
tet.
Featured on the record are two
songs composed by the members
of the quartet: Gaylen Roberts
Hymn of Sigma Nu" and Guy
Hovis' "The Song of the Chan
cellors."
Other Mississippi delegates to
the convention were Buddy Mic
hols of McComb and Jess Chase
of Jackson.
The chronicle., 1963-07-02
July a holiday
expected TO take
over 900 victims

CHICAGO CUPID = Within three
days the bloody slaughter Of the
Fourth of July weekend begins
and the National Safety Council
estimates that $50 to $50 persons
will be killed in traffic accidents.
The 1O2-hour holiday weekend
begins at 6 pm. local time July
3 and ends at midnight July 7.
with the Fourth of July his
torically more dangerous, Sa-
ETY. Council President Howard
Pyle said, ''it calls for extra eau
ton by all us to hold the num-
Der of fatalities to the lower side
of the estimate"
He noted the Memorial Day
weekend toll of 525 killed last
month set record for a 1922
hour holiday period.
The previous high for a 1O2-
hour independence Day holiday
period was in 1861 when 500 per-
sons were killed in traffic and
Ais lost their lives in other types
OF accidents.
The worst holiday toll in his
tory was the ''black Christmas"
Of 1856 when 7O6 persons died.
The chronicle., 1963-07-02
TRusTEE,s NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on the 2Sth day of May,
1852 there was executed by BILLY
CHARLES ROGERS and wife, ALBER-
TIA ROGERS to JAMES B. Gull
PEPPER, DBA J.B.C. CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, a certain Deed OF Trust
which is recorded in the office Of the
Chancery Clerk of Jackson County at
Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Book III at
Page 465 thereof, of the records OF
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Land
which secured an Indebtedness therein
described: and which corrected deed
of trust of record in Book 167 at Page
$40 thereof in the office of said Chan
Gerry Clerk; and
WHEREAS. said JBC CONSTRUC-
TION co. later assigned said herein
above described Deed of Trust to
PARADISE HOMES, INC, by instru-
ment of record in Book 172 at Page
384 thereof in the office of the Chan
cery Clerk Of Jackson County at Pas
cagoula, mississippi: and
WHEREAS, said PARADISE HOMES,
INC. later assigned said hereinabove
described Deed Of Trust TO COM
MERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., INC. by
instrument of record in Book 176 at
Page 217 in the office Of the chancery
clerk of Jackson County at Pasca-
goula, Mississippi and
WHEREAS, default was made In the
payment of said Indebtedness as It fel
due; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned was call
ed upon to execute the trust therein
contained, the owner of the indebted
ness secured by the said Deed of Trust
having declared it due and payable. and
to sell said property under the provi-
sions OF said Deed of Trust for the
purpose of raising said sum so secured
and unpaid, together with the ex-
penses of selling same. including
Trustees and attorneys fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, I the under
signed ROLAND d. MARBLE. being
the Trustee, do hereby give notice that
on Wednesday, being the 3rd day OF
July, 1863 between the hours of 11:0O
O'Clock AM. and 400 PM, being legal
hours Of sale, I will proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash at the Main Front Door of the
Court House of Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi. at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the
following described land and property
described and. conveyed in said Deed Of
Trust, lying and being in the County
of Jackson. State Of Mississippi. and
being more particularly described rs
follows, to-wit:
That certain tract, piece or parcel of
land situated in Section 80, Township
z South, Range West In Jackson
County, State of Mississippi. and more
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
Lot 11s. and the East 10 feat af Lot