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wick, Miss Eleanor Lurwick,
and Mrs. Hilton Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Sipple's
home: Mrs. A. M. Devenis, Mrs.
Pennwell Isaacs, Miss Carol
Isaacs, Mrs. Henry D. Sipple,
Mrs. Charles Sigler, Mrs.
Theodore Pine, Mrs. Kenneth
Furnish, Mrs. Leslie Dobson,
Miss Carol Dobson, Mrs.
Garrett Grier, and Mrs.
Eleanor Draper.
DR.. John Baker Residence:
Mrs. Edwin Messick, Mrs. L D.
Short, Mrs. Donald Heinold, and
Mrs. Orland ]. Houston.
Presbyterian Church: Mrs.
David Greene, Miss Virginia
Fisher, Mrs. David Sills, Jr.,
Mrs. Roscoe Hitch, Mrs. Ray
mond J. Bennett, Mrs. A. E.
Humes, Mrs. S. P. Richardson,
Mrs. John McGee, and Mr. S.
Harold Salmans.
Library: (Sat. J. Mrs. Howard
Vreeland, Miss Frances Welch,
and Mrs. Donna Narzakian.
(Sun.) Mrs. Cecil Maloney,
Mrs. John Burris, and Mrs.
Byron Gibso
Plantation shop: (Sat.) = Mrs.
Frank Lynch, Miss Patty
Achorn, Mrs. John Nc Pherson,
Miss Becky Frankel, and Miss
Gwenn Frankel.
(Sun. = Mrs. Michael Grover
man, Mrs. william X. Kenton,
and Mrs. Marvin Hitch.
Hostesses at Sunnybrae: Mrs.
Joseph j. Pearce, Mrs. George
"A. Lippincott, Mrs. George G.
Brasure, Mrs. Chester T.
Dickerson, Mrs. H. Hutton
Ferneyhough, Mrs. Frederick A.
Lehman, Mrs. Daniel j. Ferry,
Mrs. Jackson w. Raysor, and
Miss Penelope Hartshorne.
Mr.. Daniel j. Ferry will be
in costume as Benjamin Frank
lin.
Miss Georgeann Lehman
and Miss Diane Thompson,
Chairmen Of Refreshments.
Miss Catherine NJ. Marshall
and Miss Ann Gray Elfreth,
Chairmen Of Lavender Sachet
Committee; Miss Pamela J..
Ferneyhough, Miss Sharon Ann
Ferry, Miss Cynthia Dyer, and
Miss Diane Draper.
Mrs. John Steward Residence:
Mrs. william Wells, Mrs. j. p.
Hammond, Jr., Mrs. Victor
Harrison, Mrs. William Lynch,
Mrs. Harry L. Belts, Mrs. Jack
Dickerson, Mrs. Frank Har-
rison, Mrs. Virginia Scott, Mrs.
Calvin Clendaniel, Mrs. Walter
McGinnis, and Mrs. Mckinley
Sr.
Juniors: Miss Beth Walls and
Miss Cathy Jefferson.
Mrs. Craig Robertson Resi-
dence: Mrs. Hayes Dickerson,
Mrs. Seymore Weiner, and Mrs.
William Adkins.
Juniors: Miss Susan Robert
son and Miss Robin Robertson.
Mrs. John G. Truitt Resi-
dence: Mrs. George H. Draper,
Jr., Mrs. Harry Draper, Mrs.
Richard Draper, Mrs. Edgar
Wood, Mrs. Garrett Grier, Mrs.
Betty ". Layton, Mrs. Tom
Draper, and Mrs. Neal wilkins.
Mord1ngton Residence: Mrs.
Robert Mercer, Mrs. E. G.
Barnard Of Woodside, Mrs. VIM.
Ella son, Mrs. Laurence
Fitchett, Mrs. Harriet Buffkin,
Mrs. John Glenn, Mrs. Frank
Grier, Mrs. Samuel Marshall.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-20

Mrs. Raymond Masten, Mrs.
Godfrey Fernald, and Mrs. Jos.
Kemp.
Christ Church, Episcopal:
Mrs. Lee Hirsch, Mrs. Carleton
Fooks, Mrs. Harold Hilliard,
Mrs. James Hughes, Miss Isa-
belle Kinks, Mrs. Russell Kirby,
Mrs. Calvin Ball, Mrs. Charles
Sigler, Mrs. Richard Wilson,
and Mrs. Charles Kicker.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-20
Hostesses For
Milford Days
CONTINUED from page ID

City Hall: Mrs. E. Dale
Lynch, Miss Lynda Thomas,
Mrs. James Cressan, Miss
Betty Lndale, Mrs. James
Cartwright, Mrs. VIM. Miller,
Mrs. George Westphal, Miss
Diana Rogers, Miss Mary Ellen
Webb, Miss Cordelia Carter,
Mrs. Grosvenor Russell, Mrs.
JOS. Lofland, Jr., Mrs. Edward
Daino, Mrs. Donald Johnson,
Mrs. clara Macklin, Mrs. VIM.
o. Langford. Mrs. Charles Lur-
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-20

Tuition for the school is free.
Anyone interested in attending
all or any of the classes may
do SO. Transportation can be
arranged through the pastors.
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some, rooking sliding. aluminium,
inner spring cushion, Cost s34
BookeAte, mahogony, on lgss, h9x
shelves sla. Garden tools cheap,
~. b.Si3p,
PoRCHEs, flooring, stepping, stair
carriages cut 10 order. 1890 VIII
soepssl,, RucRER / 6MBER.' 90
FoWER MowER. Craftsman 2i.in
reel type, seli-propelled. = cycles
WI. csii e2s.sosb, 'u
foMKa MOVER .,.,I reel Ia and d.I ro.sr'
movie camera, 10. s.7775.
Multlllth, gOod cond., $3.50 for quick
sale. IL 1890.
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APPALoosA COLTS. 1 ". Blk Iwh.
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CUB CADET w/mower used. 2
Farmall Cubs w/mowers, 3 load
ers. NORMAN a. STAIoER. B4S-
5000.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07

from Randolph Macon College,
ard his masters degree from
the University OF Virginia.
The lower school of Worsham
Academy Will also present sew
cnth grade diplomas on Tuesday
evening. June H. There will be
Is receiving seventh grade GER
tltlcateS from the Wors h a m
School The exercises Will be
held at W 0 u s h a m Baptist
Church. at s m. with the Rev.
Donald f Ortner. assistant pro
lessor Of psychology at Hamp-
den-SydnoN College. The guest
S p e q er Mr. Ortner has a
c. F NJ degree from Wisconsin
Lutheran Seminary and his mas
ter's decree from Eastern Mich
ean University. The Rev. Rob
ert Wllkerson, pastor of Wor-
sham Baptist Church. will give
the Invocation and benediction.
PEA Speaker
Dr. Garrett. who will deliver
the commencement address at
Prince Edward Academy is pro-
fessor emeritus of psychology at
Columbia University. where he
was a professor for 80 years,
Continued on page d
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Lower Schools Tuesday
Lower Schools Tuesday
Academy Bacealaureate Is Sunday;
Commencement Exercises June II

Commencement exercises FIR
Prince Edward Academy. Upper
School VII be held Wednesday
evening. June Il. at 8 pm. at
Jarman Hall, Longwood Collcgo
There Will be rs seniors III the
graduating class
Dr.. Henry E. Garrett, visiting
professor Of educational pSychol-
ogy. from the University of VIZ
glnia. Will be the commencement
speaker.
William Leslie Turns Will BE-
the senior class speaker.
The haccalalreate service viii
he held Sunday. June 9. at s
pm. at the F'afmVille Preshy-
terrain Church. with the Rev. J.
Hose Smith. pastor delivering
the baCcalaureate sermon
Lower schools
The lower school OF Prince
Edward Academy Will preSen;
so S seventh grade certificates
al its commencement exercises
Tuesday evening. June II, at S
pm. il Jarman Hail. Foster B.
Gresham, assistant professor of
English at Longwood College
Will be the guest speaker. Mr..
Gresham holds his B A degree
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07

What could be more worder,
full than a fivc-day trip to New
York Will all evpences paid? A
tour up the historic and scenic
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
That is what The Farmville
Herald has pl mn G d for tbs
members of the Herald New
York Club in exchange for few
days Of concentrated work gath
ering subscriptions for The Her
aid.
See the advertisement OF
Page &C today for details.) The
campaign begins cd ay anc
closes July 10.
Had 0 Good Time
The Herald New York Tours
are well known as we have con
Quoted them periodically for
many years. Invariably the club
members who earn this triE
have a wonderful time for five
big days The party this year
will join with party from the
Appomattox area. sponsored by
the Appomattox Times-Virginian
Five Day Trip
The New York Club will leave
Farmville Monday, July 30, by
chartered bus for tour up Vir
glnia's scenic Shenandoah Valley
with visits to Natural Bridge
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07

ing tour of lower New York,
fabulous Wall Street, lower East
Side, the famous BoWery. Civic
Center, East River and Hudson
River piers, with stops at China
town and the Battery Park.
There, you will be taken on
boat ride across New York Far-
Dor to Bedloe's Island to visit
the Statue of Liberty. and a
view of the New York Harbor
and lower Manhattan Skyline
The afternoon will be free. Aft
er dinner~-yeu will visit the
glamorous Music Hall Theatre IN
the evening, with the famous
DaHcing Rockattes.
Thursday, August /, tour
will be made Of uptown New
York, passing Rockefeller Cen
ter, Radio City, the fashionable
Fifth Avenue shopping district.
Millionaire's Row, Columbia
University, and Harlem. stop
ping at Cathedral of st. John the
Divine. You end up at Radio
City, with the fastest elevators
in the world, and a breathtaklng
view of New York City
The evening will be spent on
tour of mite LIFE" with
dinner at the fabulous Latin
Continued on Page -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
BY HELEN w. MASON

Two of the teachers and a
headmistress in the Prince Ed
ward School Foundation are re-
firing this June.
Mss Halle McCraW. who has
been teaching for AZ years, 81 Of
them in the schools of Farm
vile, is native Of Prince Ed
ward county She is a graduate
of the old Worsham High School.
received her B. S. degree from
LongWood College. and her Mas
ter's from Columbia University.
Her major was elementary edu-
cation
A member of the Colleg sc
ChurchAat Hampden-S Sydney. she
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
kenhridgc Co. Gets
Student Center Bid

Kenbridgc Construction Co. of
kenbridge. has been awarded the
contract for construction Of a
projected Baptist Student Cen
ter. Dr. W. Otis McClung, chair
man of the student center com
mlttee. announced today. Cost Of
the project viii be sos 900
The projected center. financed
by the Virginia Baptlsts through
the Baptist General Board Of
Virginia. VIII be located on the
west side Of Ely street oppo-
site the new dormitory in the
process Of construction at Long
wood College. Work Will begin
immediately upon the site.
Or McClung SAID, and il is hop
ed to have The building com
pleted BY January |.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Judith Anne Peters
BeH Scholarship Won In Area

The Scholarship Committee of
the Belk Foundation. founded in
1858 by the Belk and Leggett
families owners of the Belk aud
Leggett department stores. has
announced that Judith Anne Pc
tiers. of Cumberland. has been
awarded one of the foundation S
$500 scholarships.
Miss Peters. the daughter Of
MI and Mrs. R B. Peters. cX-
poets to enter Madison College
in September. She was gradu-
ated Wednesday from Cumber-
land High School as valcdic-
toran of her class.
The Belk Foundation makes
available scholarship funds for
the purpose Of encouraging and
enabling deserving young people
in the Belk and Leggett Store
areas to further their formal
education. In taking this ac-
ton. said U. 5. Morris. mana
gel Of Leggett's in Farmvllle.
the Foundation recognizes the
value Of college education and
expresses its desire to assist
those who are deserving and
need assistance 1t is the hope
Of the Foundation that these
furds will enable recipients to
create for themselves. their
families, and their communities
a richer and fuller life in the
truest Christian sense"
Winners were selected by the
Scholarship Committee in Char
lotte, n G., according to their
rank in their high school class
school and community activities.
overall merit. character and In
terests. need for financial assls-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07

ter's and doctors degrees in
physics at the University of Vlr-
glnla In 1927 he b G c a m e a
member Of the Hampden-Sy Sydney
faculty, and was named head of
the Physics Department in 1884
He had been a student, stu
dent instructor, assistant profess
sor, associate professor, profess
SOr. acting dean and acting
pre- S d n before becoming
Hampden Sydney's 18th presi-
dent since the college was found
ed in l776.
He was instructor in physics
for year at the Biarlit2
American Army University in
France following World War II
He also was the chief radioloel-
cal monitor for Virginia S Civil
Defense Department from 1856
to 1856.
Advances Noted
During Dr.. Gllmer's admins
tratlon, two new buildings were
added to the campus. The first
Continued on page a.
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DR. Gilmer, a graduate Of the
class Of 1923, was head of the
Physics Department before be
coming acting president in 1860.
following the resignation Of Dr.
Joseph c. Robert. He was made
president III 1861.
Dr. Gilmer's resignation, an
nounced Tuesday, was neceSsi-
tated on doctors recommended
tons. HI Will continue to serve
as president until successor
has been named. At that time
he will take a leave of absence,
and it is hoped ard expected
that he will return in the fall
of GA as a member of the fac
ulty in the Physics Department.
the college trustee said.
Return Wanted
1t was under his guidance that
Hampden-Sydney gained added
fame as the number one institu-
ton Of higher learning in the ma
ton IN the percentage of physics
majors going Oh for their PhD.
degrees.
Dr.. Gilmer earned his mas
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07

A program to test and de
velop reading skills and a vo-
cational education plan are the
latest developments in federal
efforts to aid Prince Edward
county Negro children.
The Institute of Educational
Research in Washington an
nounced Tuesday it has been
provided a federal grant for a
reading skill development pro-
gram and study of as many as
800 county children between the
ages of 6 and IS.
Dr. Myron Woolman, director
Of the Institute said the grant
provides substantially more than
two million dollars. He added
however. that the program Will
not be confined to Prince Ed
ward county.
The Institute. he said. has de
veloped tecmiqucs for imparting
reading skills for both normal
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Reading, Vocational Education
Programs For Negro Children Seen

and mentally retarded children
Similar ventures are foreSeen on
some Indian reservations. slum
areas and migrant labor camps
in other areas, he said.
The Institute was founded as
a nonpl Oft organization in the
District Of Columbia in 1860. the
director added He said the Ma
uonal Institute of Mental Health
federal agency within the De
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare, is expected to fl
nance the program.
Start In August
Dr.. Woolman said he hopes t.
start the project in August. add
ing additional groups as chill
dren-Voluntecrs come forward
A program extending into next
year Is anticipated.
The federal government is al
50 considering the possibility 0!
establishing a vocational educa-
ton program for the N gre
children.
The United States Office OF
Education is awaiting the re.
suits of a survey to determine
what other programs might be
needed for the youngsters, ac
Continued on page A.
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Lowell explained that the funds
would be spent for a new hard
Surtaclng. maintenance and re-
placements, incidental construc-
ton, federal aid projects and
acts of 1860 construction. Route
673 is the present federal aid
project, he said. He added that
a countrywide traffic check is be-
ing made in Buckingham and
Cumberland counties in June
and July
Watershed
W. l.. Blair, soil conservation
iSt for Buckingham ard Cumber-
land counties, and Forrest Guth-
RE, conservation supervisor for
the R. f. Lee Conservation Dis
trlct, appeared before the board
to request $500 for each of two
watershed projects The board
appropriated the sum of $500 to
the Willis River Watershed prOj-
ect and $500 to the Slate River
Continued or Page A.
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ward Negroes would have to be given
time to prepare brief.
The appeal was made on behalf of
state and county school authorities.
Gravatt seeks to enter the case in or
der that the county board of super
visors may be represented in litigation
arising from their actions and decisions,
since 1859
The appeal to the State Supreme
Court stems from decision by Judge
John Wingo Knowles of Richmond Cir
cult Court He held that the closing of
Prince Edward schools does not violate
the rights of county Negroes under
eitherthe us or State Constitution.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
81 Transfer
Applications
In Powhatan

Collins Denny. Jr., attorney
for the PoWhatan County school
board, announced Wednesday
that 81 Negro students in Pow
hatan had applied for transfer
to the white schools in PoWha-
tan. This is the same number
of applications that were filed
last year
Denny said over 80 per cent
OF the applicants last year are
included in the group this year.
The applications will be forward
ed to the State Pupil Placement
Board after they have b. e II
properly examined" by county
school authorities.
The applicants. by grades. are
as follows: First grade, two;
second, two; third. seven,
fourth, four; fifth, nine; sixth,
four; seventh, eight; eighth. sew
en- ninth, seven; tenth, four
and four each in the eleventh
and twelfth grades.
The applications will probably
be considered by the pupil place
ment board during the week of
June 1923.
The announcement of the num-
Der of transfer applications
came after closed session of
the school board which lasted
several hours. The applications
also include two of the three
Negro girls who were ordered
admitted to the first grade by
a federal district court. This or
Continued on pape d)
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lance and other potentiaities
for success in college and post
college life.
Not all of Miss Peters activi-
ties have been on the academic
level. Although she maintained
an Aplus average during her
four years Of high school. there
was still time for extracurricula
activities. She was secretary
treasurer Of the freshman class,
treasurer of the student body, a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Judd Wins Top
Legion Citation

Only II other Virginia Legion
mares can match the record OF
w H. Judd, Of Farmville Post
-. as an American Legion mem
Der recruiter.
The veteran Lgionnaire here
won the Iegion's Gold Star with
wreath for obtaining 100 mem
bers for the fourth consecutive
ycar His efforts came during
,he annual October ATarc h
membership campaigns.
Judd was one Of p in the
State receiving the honor
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Miss Flame To BE
Crowned Saturday

Miss Flame" VIII be crown
ed Saturday night at the Fire
mans Ball IN the Famville Me
moral Armory.
Containers for the deposit of
votes, at one cent each are in
the various stores sponsoring
the rs girls. Proceeds will be
used toward the purchase Of a
rev call system Of the fire de
partnent. The girl having the
most money in her containcr
Will be crowned at the ball.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-06-07
Retiring Teachers Hare Taught
Combined Total Of I,3I Years

yillc Presbyterian Church.
Miss Lucy Adams became
PRINCIPAL Of Farmvillc Elemcn-
tary School in l949 and In 1889
when that school was closed. be
came headmistress of Prince
Edward Academy Lower School
in Farmville.
A native Of Cumberland coun-
ty She moved to Farmvillc in
1923. She taught for 80 years in
Prince Edward county and five
years in Appomattox. Cumbcr-
land and Prince George coun-
ties, She received her clcmen-
tary schooling in Cumberland
county. graduating from Hamil-
ton High. going from there to
LongWood College where she re-
ceived her B. S. in elementary
education. AT Columbia Univcr-
slty she obtained her Masters
degree.
She expects to enjoy her re
tirement, occupying herself with
housekeeping and gardening and
hoping to be able to travel
whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself.
i Will miss my association
with the children, their parents,
and the teachers, though, " she
said a little wistfully
A member Of Johns Memorial
Episcopal Church. both she and
Miss Halle McCraw arc Nom
bers OF the Psi Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, an honorary So
clety for teachers.