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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Meherrin

Nov II James f Berry
Of Richmond. visited his mother.
Mrs. W R. Berry. on Sunday,
Nov. g.
Mrs j r Hubbard and Mrs
w. R Berry visited Mrs. George
Newton, Of Keysville. recently
Mrs Hubbard. Mrs Berry and
Mrs Newton were among the
guests Friday afternoon of Mrs
G w. Palmer at Green Bay.
Mrs. D. L. Bowman penl
Wednesday in Richmond with
her aunt. Mrs. Daisy HALEY.
Mrs Evelyn fowler of Vic
toria spent Monday with h er
daughter Mrs. Julian Price.
Miss Evabelle Dean of Balti-
more Md spent the week end
with her mother Mrs. NJ airy
Dean
Mrs Annie Andrews and Mrs
Allene Gattls of Norfolk spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ma
con Vaughan
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Flowers
OF Richmond visited Mr.. anC
Mrs Trent Throckmorton ant
friends here Saturday.
Nh and Mrs. w B. Under
wood Of Victoria. James Rig
gins. Of Clarksyille. and Mr.. ano
Mrs. Jeeer Smith Of MeherriI
visited Mr. and Mrs l.. L. Elliot,
on Sunday
The many friends of Mrs. 8
P Reamer will be sorry to Learn
that she is very III
Mr. and Mrs. l.. B Hurt visit
ed ms C. R Hurt. at Pleasant
Grove. Sunday afternoon.
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Thanksgiving Service Will Be Held
At Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Nov. IA - The Rev. j. R. Hold
ges, pastor Of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. has announced that a
short Thanksgiving service will
be held at the church on Thanks
giving morning at 10 am.
God called two of his servants
home last week from this area
B. l.. Appeison. IS. and G.. N.
Christian, 3d. They were laid to
rest in the Mt. Zion Church
cemetery.
Captain and Mrs. Maynard
Johnson and children, Darlene
and Ken, of Charleston. S. c..
are the expected guests for
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Thanksgiving of the Johnsons
and Clarke Woods, Of Gold Hill.
The Mt Zion WINS met with
Mrs. Bobby Roberts on Monday
evening. Mrs. Marvin johnson,
president had called the meeting
to observe the Baptist Women's
Day of Prayer Around the World.
Mrs. John Davis was program
leader Of the regular program
which was presented by Mrs. A.
L. Jamerson, Mrs. Jesse Hodges
and Mrs. James Shumaker.
Friends are grieved over the
misfortune of Mrs. T. B. Ander-
son who fell in her home last
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put Baber out of the pulpwood
business he said. 1t was then
that Raber entered the nercan-
tile business.
While running the store at
Centenary. Baber went into the
cement pipe business. At one
time he said he made eight
sizes of pipe. ranging in size
from eight inches to three feet
in diameter
He no longer makes cement
pipes. but confines his efforts
primarily to the store which his
wife helps him manage.
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what not. that he bought for a
small price. which is over 100
years old. to display brio a-brac
that he has collected. 1t has nine
separate mirrors in it.
Baber is the son Of the late
J. E. and Emma L. Baber. of
Buckingham. He is married to
the former Miss Alice B. Tind-
all They have no children.
As young man Baber worked
as a carpenter and painter. Then
he entered the pulpwood bust
ness as a producer and buyer.
The depression of the 1905
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LEGAL NOTICES

Kyle as 4 acres. all in James
River District of Buckingham
County, Virginia. were each sold
on the 9th day of April, 1916,
for delinquent taxes, levies. in
terest and costs thereon for the
year of 1913 to the Common
wealth Of Virginia and applica-
ton for the purchase thereof has
been filed in this office. And it
appearing from the records in
this office that you are interest
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LEGAL NOTICE
VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court Of Cumber-
land County, November Z. 1868.
JAMES BROWN

yAtNoItNlAs
In the Circuit Court of Cumber-
land County. November Z. 1863.
JAMES BROWN
VS..
ALICE BOOKER. ct al
Order of Publication
The object of this suit is to
effect partition amongst the own
erS in one of the modes pre-
sclibed by law the real property
in the County Of Cumberland
Virginia. consisting of a tract of
ten 90, acres of which Jacob
Booker. Jr.. died seized and
possessed and a tract of twenty
five %, acres of which George
Brown died seized and possessed.
An affidavit having been made
and filed that Alice Booker is
not resident Of the State of
Virginia. and there are or may
be other persons or heirs at law
OF Jacob Booker Jr and George
Brown whose names and ad-
dresses are unknown.
1t is ORDERED that the said
Alice Booker and the said per-
sons made defendants BY the
general description of parties
Unknown do appear within ten
days after due publication Of
this order and do what is neces-
sary to protect their interests.
IMOGENk. w. TuNSTAIL.
Clerk
j. TAYLOR WILLIAMS, p. q.
ll-15-4t
In the Circuit Court of Prince
Edward County. the 18th day Of
November 1863
Re: ANNA r. BRUYN. deceased
Show Cause Order
II appearing that a report Of
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LEGAL NOTICE

ed in said land, you are further
notified to appear in four months
from the date of this notice and
do what may be necessary to
protect your interests.
Given under my hand this 28th
day of October. 1858.
JOHN C.. SPENCER
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Buckingham County, Virginia.
JOHN 3. BOATWRIGHT. p. q.
Buckingham. Va. ll-l-4t
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LEGAL NOTICES

~-r~>~Ne~e~>~r~-S> ~N~>-D-<D~e~N ~
the accounts Of First National
Bank Of Farmville. Virginia, Ex-
ecutOr and Trustee of the Estate
of Anna r. Bruyn. deceased, and
Of the debts and d e m and S
against her estate has been filed
in the Clerks Office. and that
SIX months have elapsed since
the qualification. on motion OF
First National Bank of Farm
vile. Virginia. the Executor and
Trustee: TT IS ORDERED that
the creditors Of. and all others
interested in. the Estate do show
cause. if any they can, on the
9Th day of December. 1868. at
10 am. before this Court at its
courtroom, against the payment
and delivery of the Estate of
Anna R. Bruyn. deceased. to Jo-
anna Tina GRAHAM Southworth
and Elizabeth Ann GRAHAM
Vance, the legatees. without re-
qliring refundirg bonds.
VERNON C. WOMACK. Clerk
ask for this.
R. E. GARLAND, pa. 1l8-4t
VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court OF Buckingham
County. Monday. October 90.
1868.
To the Heirs at Law of Will
liam nd Lavima Kyle.
whose names and residences
are unknown and who are
proceeded against as PAR
TIES UNKNOWN.
You are hereby notified that
tracts of land standing upon
the Commissioners book in the
name of Lavima Kyle as 7 3-4
acres; in the name of William
and Lavima Kyle as l6 acres;
and in the name of William
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SPANISH ORIGIN

SPANISH ORIGIN
Paper wrapped cigarettes
originated in 18th century SPAN
W here they were called
papeitos.
Evening star., 1963-04-03
Testimony Wanted

The Senate Subcommittee on Reor-
ganization and International Organiza-
tions heard testimony more than week
ago from DR.. John o. Nestor, a pediatri-
clan In the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, who criticized a number of FDA
decisions in releasing specific drugs for
prescription and prescription sale.
THEREAFTER hearing several wit
nesses on other subjects-the subcom-
mittee closed up shop for several weeks.
Senator Humphrey, chairman OF the
subcommittee, in later statements,
backed some Of Dr. Nestors views. A
number Of patients taking the drugs be-
came concerned that they might be
harmful.
Perhaps the alarm caused has saved
a few people from needless drug side
effects. But neither the lay public-nor
even most physicians-can Judge. The
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Aid for Freedom

President Kennedy, in his special
message on the subject, has been at
pains to emphasize to Congress that he
agrees with the essentials of the Clay
committees report, whose chief conclu-
sion is this: I'VE :. . are 4. =. attempting
too much for too many. . Substantial
tightening up and Sharpened objectiveS
in terms of our national interests are
necessary. :. E. There should be no doubt,
however, Of the great value of properly
conceived and administered foreign aid"
Accordingly, as If to demonstrate to
both House and Senate that our Agency
for International Development is de-
termined to follow the get-tough counsel
Of the Clay report, Mr.. Kennedy has
listed six key objectives, all designed
to end waste, increase efficiency and
reduce costs in our programs of economic
and military assistance. Indeed, as an
earnest Of this, the President now has
told Congress that he is making a cut Of
$400 million In his January request for
$40 billion to finance foreign aid in
fiscal 1864.
Representative Passman, however,
together with other strong congressional
foes of AIDS operations, has been quick
to suggest that Mr.. Kennedy, although
taking a welcome step in the right
direction, has not taken one that is
long enough. The critics, quite obviously,
regard reduction of $400 million as a
mere bagatelle. They argue that such a
cut would still leave the 1864 program
much bigger than the $50 billion pro-
gram Of the current fiscal year What
they want, apparently, is a meat-ax
slash Of as much as 50 billion.
Any such slash, of course, could be
disastrous. The Clay report specifically
warns against what Mr.. Passman and
men Of like mind advocate. And Mr..
Kennedy has enlarged upon the point by
declaring: "The richest Nation In the
world would surely be justified in spend
ing less than per cent Of its national
income on assistance to its less fortunate
sister nations solely as matter OF inter-
national responsibility; but ihasmuch as
these programs are not merely the right
thing to do, but clearly in our national
self-interest, all criticisms should be
placed in that perspective"
This is good frame Of reference
for the coming congressional debate
over foreign aid. The Presidents mes
sage makes sense. Around the world, "
as he says, cracks In the monolithic
apparatus Of our adversary are there for
all to see. This, for the American people,
is a time for vision, for patience, for
work and for wisdom. For better or
worse, we are the pacesetters. Freedoms
leader cannot flag or falter, or another
runner will set the pace" That is why
we must still strive to help other peoples
help themselves on the road to self-rule
and economic viability.
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For the Workers

Federal employees have good friend
going for them in the House Civil Service
Manpower Utilization Subcommittee,
and it should be good news that Repre-
sentative Henderson of North Carolina,
the new chairman, has promised hard
look at hiring and wage policies.
Only through such methods, dill
gently pursued, can Government workers
hope for relief from nagging injuSticeS
and inconsistencies which continuously
are cropping up. For example, the sub
committee hopes to devise more equi-
table wage board system for dealing with
per-diem, or blue-collar, workers. Too
often at present, wage board for one
department approves job classification
scale lower than that of another depart
ment for the same kind of work. What
is needed is unified system to avoid
such inequitieS.
Then there is the ever-vexing uues-
ton raised by contracting for non
Government technical personnel on a
job-by-job basis. To what extent does
this practice retard the advancement
OF career employees, or cause dissatiSfac-
tion because of wage diSparitieS? Also
deserving close study is whether the use
Of military personnel in civilian Jobs is
in the best interest, particularly the use
Of retired military officers.
All these matters and others the
subcommittee has pledged to give It's
closest attention, with the blessing OF
Civil Service Committee Chairman Muir
ray, during the next few weeks. The
subcommittee already has made a good
record in keeping the Government
agencies on their toes, and its excellent
investigative staff may be counted on
to do a constructive job this time.
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Mr.. Ron1ney RombIes On

Mlcnlgan'S popular vote on new
constitution was criSScroSSed by so many
currents as to make generalized judg-
ment on it rather risky. 1t was, further
more, close enough so that even the
losing side felt able to whistle In the
twilight about their side having done
pretty we'll and that somebody, at
least is "disenchanted" with Republican
Governor George Romney.
With all this added to the political
stew, however, the fact remains that
the new constitution was approved and
that Mr.. Romney, who was a foremost
figure in its drafting and who had cam
paigned vigorously in recent weeks for
its ratification, was winner, too.
The new constitution is a document
Of many parts. One, changing the
governorship term from two years to
four, but not effective until 1865, hap
pens to have potential bearing upon
Mr.. Romney's own political future. He
could, subject to reelection for two
years in 1854 and for four years in 1866,
as an incumbent governor Of a big State
be in strong position to bid for the
Republican presidential nomination in
1868. If this seems to be long-range
political thinking, 1t is-and 1t was one
of the major reasons that. Michigan
Democrats were anxious to defeat Mr..
Romney on the constitutional issue.
Effective sooner, In 1864, are provisions
giving the Governor much wider ap-
pointive powers to State office-a pros
pect UNDERSTANDABLE unpopular with the
party out Of power.
On the legislative side, the new
constitution apportionS the House purely
on population eliminating some
exceptions now prevailing-and would
apportion the State Senate on formula
giving 30 per cent weight to population
and 20 per cent to area. The latter
provision is compromise which actually
leaves the rural areas with some Of their
present advantage, but the very fact
that it diminished the area weighing at
all is a partial explanation of why
the proconStitution vote fell short of
expectations in the upstate communi-
ties. The fact that certain local offices,
such as justices Of the peace, also would
be taken out of the elective system
accounts, too, for some of the lukewarm
country" reaction. On the other hand,
the constitution land, by implication,
Mr.. Romney) won an Unexpectedly large
percentage of the big-city labor vote-in
Wayne County particularly = ordinarily
counted as Democratic.
There appears, in summary, to have
been a decisive middle = of the road
independent vote that wants the new
constitution, or likes Governor Romney,
or both. In any case, Michigan will have
the new constitution and Mr.. Romney
has increased his political stature.
Evening star., 1963-04-03

language program which h
exists in only 81 out of nearly
100 elementary schools. This
is an experimental program
affecting only one fourth of
all elem e ntary students.
These students are not even
graded in the course. Instead
of running this program for
eight years at a cost of over
81 million, it will be curtailed
in five years. The French su-
pervisor in charge Of the
project indicates sufficient
research data will be availa-
BILE to evaluate the advant-
ages Of beginning foreign Ian
guage in the elementary
grades compared with junior
and senior high School.
French will continue to be
offered through the educa-
tional television program and
the self supported FILES
classes outside school time.
The decision as to where to
go from here will be made.
as 1t must be made, on the
basis Of research studies now
under way.
A charge has also been
made that majority board
members caused serious delay
in construction Of the Rock
vile junior college. Since this
new construction is consid-
cred the start Of a $40 mil
lion expansion with five or
six additional campuses. the
majority members believed
they owed the voters a more
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Cuban Policy

The policy of the Kennedy ad-
miniStration toward CaStro'S Cuba may
be miSconceived. Or, in the extreme
view, it may be argued that the admin
iStration has no Cuban policy worthy
of the name-that it is resigned to
letting nature take its course.
Even If this latter is correct, how
ever, 1t certainly does not follow that
the United States should permit its
policy" to be shaped or It's hand to
be forced by hit-and-run raids by bands
of Cuban exileS.
These raids, in themselves, are bound
to be ineffective. They cannot possibly
bring down the Communist regime
which has Cuba by the throat. They
cannot even have significant harass-
ment value. The only thing that the
exileS can really hope to accomplish
through these raids is to provoke some
incident which would lead to conflict
between the United States and Cuba.
And this, Of course, is something that
they simply cannot be permitted to do.
It can be argued that our country
should use force or drastic economic
measures to destroy the Castro govern
ment. And If the Cuban Communists
persist in their subversive activities in
Latin America, some such action may
yet become necessary. If so, however,
it must follow from a carefully con-
Sidered decision by our Government
We cannot tolerate tactics aimed at
pushing us into clash by refugees who
do not understand, or who may not
care, what the consequences could be.
Castro, by apologizing for the MIG
attack on an American ship, appears
to be trying to avoid giving any direct
provocation. Our own officials also
appear to be doing what they can to
clamp down on the hit-and-run raid
ers, and we trust they will not let them
selves be deferred by irresponsible talk
in Congress about "peace-at-any-
price policy"
Evening star., 1963-04-03

careful examination of the
entire project. I see nothing
wrong with this. There has
been no real delay resulting
from this development.
Board construction officials
> and the architect admitted
recently that there is serious
doubt the much publicized
building schedule could have
met the September, 1864,
opening Of the campus. Only
recently were the additional
time increments of several
weeks integrated into the
schedule to provide for num-
erous consultations at State
level regarding work draw
ings, plans and contracts. The
delay in completion date be-
yond September, 1864, can
not be attributed to the ma
jority members.
The majority members Of
the school board have q total
Of II children in county
schools, and have a greater
stake in our school system
than any four other persons
actively administering tn e
educational program Of the
citizens of Montgomery
county. Indeed. we have
even better reasons than most
to demand the maintenance
and Improvement Of the quail
ity Of our schools.
william E. Coyle,
Member-at-large,
Montgomery County
School Board,
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Retor to Montgomery School Board Critics

The four majority members
Of the Board of Education Of
Montgomery County were
elected by an overwhelming
vote over four incumbents
running ION the record" The
defeated president Of the
board lost to the new presi-
dent by approximately 10000
votes. The other new men,
bers also won by substantial
margins. There has never
been such a landslide in favor
Of four winning board can
didates.
Since the four losers were
running on their record 1t
appears the voters were some
what displeased with that
record.
At recent budget sessions
the majority members fol-
lowed voter sentiments by re-
ducing items previously Sc
verely criticized by the pub
lie, i.e.. over-expansion of ad-
ministrative staff, teacher
work shops. driver education
and excessive experimental
ton. These budget deletions
have no effect on the lasting
quality Of our schools. The
superintendent stated In a
message to teachers and ad-
ministrators budget actions
have no bearing on quality
of education, but rather have
made changes in emphasis.
The most publicized cut is
termination Of the foreign
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forced reapportionment.
No one. I am sure, would
consider the electorate Of
New York City better
equipped to rule the State
than the residents Of the
towns and villages constitut-
ing most Of New York State.
Yet this is the implication Of
the lone person, one vote"
idea placed into law by the
high court. Could this, then,
be a prelude to reapportion-
ing the United States Senate
on a basis Of population?
Whatever the abstruse pur-
pose, we can be sure Of one
thing: This is one more ju-
dicial nail in the coffin Of
American liberty.
Charles w. Carter.
AS 1t is usually a pleasure
to read William s. White, 1t
was all the more disturbing
to read his piece on March
% regarding reapportion-
ment. It's distortion or mis-
Interpretation Of the princi-
Piles Of American government
is appalling.
BY even thinking Of estab-
fishing the principle Of equal
representation, by even the
conception Of majority
rule" White sees us as "blot-
ting out the singular glory"
Of what, some times as least,
is minority wisdom. BY cor
recting what he himself de-
scribes as "undoubted voting
injustices," he insists that
I'VE are destroying the proper
Evening star., 1963-04-03

sarily vary with the densities
Of the foods. (2) The econ
omies OF assembly-line pro-
duction have given consum-
ers Of canned food their
greatest food bargain. Stand
ardization of can sizes rather
than the weight of the prod
uct In the can is essential in
!effecting these economies.
Food prices have advanced
materially during the last Is
years. A recent report of the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics
shows that since 1899 retail
prices Of fresh fruits and veg
etables have tripled. The
prices Of canned products,
however. are today only
slightly more than twice as
high as during 1899. This
saving TO the consumer OF
canned fruits and vegetables
has been made possible by
the economies effected
through mechanization and
Standardization Of production
methods. One o. the most i'm
portant factors contributing
to this saving has been vol
ume production in a few can
sizes.
Last year the canning in
dustry used approximately 27
billion cans to pack more
than a thousand different
food items. More than 80 per
cent OF this large volume was
packed in rs can sizes. These
products were made 10 ad-
Just 10 standardized contain
ers with resulting variations
OF net contents. reflectlng the
varying specific gravity OF the
foods. II these relationships
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Economic Angle to Standardized Food Pockoqinq

I have been watching with
interest the progress Of s. 387,
a bill to prevent fraud and
deception on food packages.
1t seems that some shoppers
In supermarkets have diff
Guilty relating prices to the
net contents on a can or a
package. The first reaction is
I'VE ought TO have a law"
The net contents shown on
a can OF fruit or vegetables
is seldom an even pint or
pound or convenient fraction
thereof. In fact, the net
weight is frequently expressed
In ounces and fractions of
ounces, making II extremely
difficult TO calculate quickly
the per ounce price, which
the shopper must do II she
wants TO compare prices. Pro-
ponents OF s. 587 appear TO
believe that Congress can
make the shoppers Job much
easier by standardizing the
net weight OF food in a can.
To most people I suppose this
seems a reasonable request,
or at least until one looks
into the problems involved.
To understand this prob
lem one must consider two inn
portant facts: % The same
volume Of two different foods
doesn't weigh the same. A
can filled with apples will
weigh less than the same can
filled with applebutter. Since
cans must be filled full for
proper processing (also re-
quired by law 1t isn't feas-
ible TO fill q can partly full
TO achieve q desired weight
The net contents must neces.