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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
". G.. Bruce Endorsed
For Commission Post

The Prince EDWARD County
Board of Supervisors vote d
Tuesday to endorse Walter G..
Bruce. Of Farmville, for appoint
ment in June as Lynchburg dis
trict representative on the State
Highway Commission. Governor
Harrison will make the appoint
ment Oh June 80.
Tucker C. Watkins, Jr., of
Halifax, ends his second term
on the commission in June, and
is ineligible to succeed himself.
The highway post is an impor-
tant one to the people o. the dis
trict as the commission meets
with the Governor TO decide
highway matters. T h ere are
eight districts in the State. The
Lynchburg district IS roughly
the ten county area between
Lynchburg and Danville, which
includes Price Edward, Buck
lngham. Charlotte. etc.
Two other persons known to
be seeking the highway post are
Andrew Farley Danvllle news
paper executive, and Lawrence
McWane, of Lynchburg. who is
director of the Lynchburg cham
Der of commerce.
Bruce. 43, is the owner OF
Bruce Oil Company and has
been in the oil business for over
20 years. He is native of
Prince Edward, gra d u te of
Rice High School and attended
Bluefleld College.
Bank Tax
The supervisors voted to adj
VertiSe for acceptance an ordl-
nance which would permit the
county to tax a projected branch
in Pamplin Of the First National
Bank. of Farmville. The ordi-
nance would enable the county
to tax any bank in the county
excluding banks within any cor
porate town limits in the coun-
ty) 80 per cent of the state tax
on outstanding stock. Without
such an ordinance the entire tax
would go to the state.
The Pamplin branch Will be
the first bank in the county
Under the proposed ordinance
county taxes on the First Ma
ti0nal stock would be pro-ratcd.
depending on the branch S per-
centage of total deposits. If
adopted, the ordinance will be-
come effective Jan /, 1864
The board also renewed a con-
tract with American LaFrance
{ NJ p ny for inspection and
maintenance of the county fire
equipment.
Continued Oh page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08

CUMBERLAND, March Z r.
Two candidates have now an
nounced for the board Of super
vlsor's position representing
Madison district III Cumberland
County. Incumbent supervisor
Marvin S. Jones, formally an
nounced his intention to seek
reelection last week
Jones has served one full term
as Madison district supervisor,
being elected four years ago
He ran at that time without OPP
position as James S. Godsey de
clined to seek reelection.
Jones is a member of h G
Cumberland County Farm Blu
reau and the Cumberland Coun-
ty Puritan Club. He is engaged
in farming, and he and Mrs.
Jones make their home in the
TrentS Mill community. T b Q Y
are members OF the Baptist
Church.
Joseph 7. Fleming, farmer
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
Applications To
Colleges
Show Slight Rise
Approximately 29O
To Receive Their
Degrees In June

Both Longwood College and
Hampden-Sydney College have
reported rise in applications
for the l963-64 session.
Mrs. Mary w. Watkins, Direc-
tor of Admissions at LongWood
reports that her office has re-
ceived 1880 requests for adnis-
sion. a figure higher by 81 than
reported at this time last year.
Longwood h a applications
from students attending l73 out
Of Virglnia's 325 schools. Appli-
cations have also been re-
celved from Delaware. Florida
&c orgia a, Washington, D. c.,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Jersey New York, North Caro-
lima, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
West Virginia Most OF the appli-
cations are from Virginia be-
catse LongWood does not adver-
tise outside of the state of Vir-
ginla.
Mrs. Watkins said that Long
wood has l,032 beds, and that
the new dorlnitory will contain
space for an additional $50 beds
The new dornitory will open al
the start of the 1856 session
or soon thereafter.
Last year the college was 50
crowded that some girls had to
be placed in temporary quarters
set up in the infirmary. Only
available rooms will be filled for
the 1864 session. The new
dormltory and rooms vacated by
student teachers will be used to
take care of the overflow.
Students planning to return to
LongWood IN The fall have until
March Is to pay their fees. I'm
I'll that time, the exact figure on
how many new girls will be ad
mltted will not be available.
Mrs. Watkins pointed out that
admissions were not closed yet
May is the deadline for a cir
who has been offered admission
to confirm the offer. A $50 en-
trance fee is also required al
this time. This fee is not re
fundable, nor is the $40 apphca
ton fee.
The Director of Admissions
said that approximately 200 sen
lors will receive their diplomas
in June. She also stated that al
though the exact figure is moi
vet known. that there would be
approximately 500 new students
at Longwood for the 1864 SEES
sion. This figure includes fresh
men and transfer students.
AT Hampden-Sydney
T. Edward Crawley, Dean o.
Students at Hampden : Sydney
reports that applications coming
into his office are slightly aheac
of the number received las
wear. To date approximately 56(
requests for admission for the
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
D FRENCH STRIKERS
D POWELL CRITICIZED
D RAIN AND FLOODING
By
nv. LANCASTER, yR.

SOME 200,O0 FRENCH MIN
Frs have defied President de
Gaulle orders by striking for
higher pay and a 40-hOur work
week. The strike was in its sixth
day Wednesday, and the coal
miners showed no signs Of yield
ing TO de Gaulle S threats to get
back to work or be drafted into
the army. Earlier in the week
other workers throughout the
nation staged a l5-nlinute shut
down to demonstrate support for
the striking miners. This is the
first major strike since de
Gaulle took power four and a
half years ago, and there were
indications the government was
trying to find a compromise
REP. ADAM c. POWELL D.
NY, chairman Of the House
Education and Labor Commit
tee. has been sharply criticized
in recent weeks for his extern
SiVe travels on official bust
ness and . for the heavy ex-
penSeS of his committee. On
Tuesday a House administrative
subcommittee voted to slash
his committee S budget fr m
$697 900 for a two-year period to
$500. 900 for 1868. The subcom-
mittee acted after another mem
Der of Powell S committee. Rep
Phil Landrum (D-Ga). called
his request for sop 900 for an
investigative task force "a
shrewdly calculated patronage
grab" The subcommittee re-
jected the entire allotment The
House Wednesday approved the
subcommittee S actions.
HEAVY RAINS and thaWing
snow have caused flooding this
week in portions Of Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, West Virginia. and
Indiana. Thousands OF persons
have been driven from their
homes, and the floodwaters were
b ! a m d for at least seven
deaths. The threat to til e S e
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
From Downtown To Outskirts
Dress Company In New Home

The busy hum of wing
machines has replaced the roar
of roller skates in the old skat-
ing rink building Just east of
Farnvllle. The large open in
terror OF the but d in g was
dazzling this morning as tn c
bright colors Of splng dresses
gave the garment factory rain
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
FBLA Meeting

The Longwood region Of the
Future Business Leaders OF
America will hold their regional
meeting Saturday, March 8 at
Longwood College. beginning at
9 am.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08

bow effect.
With 10 sewing machines 60
ing full speed, and mounds of
brightly colored dresses BY each
machine, there was no question
that the Farmville Dress Com
pany had completed its trans
fer from downtown Farmville to
its new Headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
INTERPRETIVE REPORT-
Detente Boosts Reds in West

the powerful Communist Party
registered significant gains in
elections last spring. The new
center-left coalition govern
ment in the making there is ex-
pected to include a strong In
lection of Socialists previously
identified with the Communist
cause.
In France, however, the
transformation of the political
lineup promises to be even
more spectacular.
Until quite recently there was
no Socialist leader more firmly
anti Communist than Guy
Mollet. He had, he was fond
of saying, friends to the left
but not to the East" Any COL
liberation between the Social
list Party and Communists ir
the M tional Assembly wa
firmly ruled out.
The tune began to change al
the time Of the last national
elections a year ago.
Faced with the probability
Of a Gaullist landslide in the
parliamentary vote, Commu.
nists and Socialists gave way
in favor Of their fellow left.
wing candidate in q number o.
instances.
1t was, perhaps, simply {
matter of political expedienc!
stimulated by the increasing
bitterness of the opposition Il
President de Gaulle. But il
the growing cordiality between
the Communists and othel
leftist parties, the growing
mildness Of the East-West dia
logue in the post Cuba perioS
undoubtedly played an i'm
portant part.
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MAX FREEDMAN
Universities and Public Service

State Department. BY far the
largest number Of academic
people now working in
Washington are engaged on
problems roughly similar to
those which held their atten-
ton while they were still in
the classroom. In addition,
many Of these people intend
to return to the university
after their tour Of duty
in Washington. Presumably
they will return with their
academic knowledge en-
riched by this practical i'm
mersion in the problems Of
Government. A university
can feel all the more secure
In pursuing its own indepen-
dent work, remote from the
latest fashionable trend.
when 1t knows that some Of
its members will 90 to WASH
ington for varied periods.
The criticism. in short, was
not that s cholars went to
Washin gton but that so
many Of them ceased to act
like scholars once they got
there. The scholar sank into
the official and disappeared.
All the bustling little airs Of
office were soon learned and
parade d. Men who in the
past had prided themselves
on their gift for challenging
encrusted prejudices now
shrank from asking the dis
turbing question and went
along with the prevailing Or
tho doxy. Above all. these
transplanted scholars m u r
muir impatiently about the
restraints imposed by practi-
cal politics when Q new idea
or an old ideal is mentioned.
Would not these professors
be greater public officials If
they retained the integrity
and freedom that belonged to
them as independent scho-
lars?
One left Notre Dame Won
dering how 1t could know as
much about the inner dis
content Of the scholar in
Washington.
Q 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
Enactment of Bill FoVored as Removing
Problem From Streets and Into Courts

today. Certainly the subject
is one that causes grave con-
Germ to police everywhere.
Many cities have Negro po-
licemen and, unquestionably.
there should be more Of
them, especially in Negro
neighborhoods. For when q
white policeman and a Negro
collide, the impression can be
spread by inflamed persons
that the arrest is unjust or
that discrimination prevails.
Negro leaders are them
selves divided. Although At
torney General Robert F.
Kennedy Is certainly doing
his utmost to diminish racial
discrimination and Is trying
to do it by legislation, he was
nevertheless the object Of a
picketing demonstration
Monday night in New York.
The pickets were led by the
organization known as the
Congress Of Racial Equality
and included persons from
other civil rights groups. A
spokesman for the d m o n
strators was quoted by the
UPI as having exclaimed:
THE Kennedy brothers sold
out the American Negro by
trying to water down a
strong civil rights bill"
The reference was to the
administrations efforts to
get q bill through the House
Judiciary Committee. Faced
with certain defeat on what
was termed an re xtrem e"
measure, the President had
interviewed personally to get
a compromise bill reported
out by the committee, and
was successful. The sayin g
that half a loaf is better
than none" was, however,
disregarded by these Negro
leaders, who apparently
thought 1t was better to see
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lobbyists Oppose the Kennedy Image
In Their Journal Rose Garden or Mo-
RICHARD WILSON

SMOKERS GAP. Va
This improbably named place
Is in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains of Virginia, a locality to
which the prudent repair
from time to time for enjoy
ment of the more simple and
durable aspects Of life in the
Washington area.
Here 1t is possible to enjoy
he autumn foliage and re-
fleet upon such immutable
events as the Information of
the woodchuck and the cop
perhead. This can be done at
a residence called Ball Alley.
artfully contrived from an
old log house set a amidst
mountain scenes Of gentle
beauty. the kind Of America
that Audubon saw.
In this virginia. atmos-
phere, the hand often falls
on back copies Of magazines.
especially since the mistress
Of Ball Alley is q dedicated
hortieulturist who would
never willingly discard q
copy Of the Flower Grower. q
publication devoted solely to
this serious-minded purpose
In q late summer issue the
Flower Grower outrage d
many Of its readers by step
ping beyond the bounds of
horticulture to devote a ma
jor illustrated article to John
F. Kennedy's re-making OF
the rose garden at the White
House more to his taste. It
was q magazine exclusive"
But many Of the readers Of
Flower Grower did not ac-
cept this Journalistic enter
prise in the sense 1t was in
tended. They wrote to the
magazine, and are still writ
ing to it, to notify the editors
that they do not wish politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
RICHARD WILSON
Revolt of the Flower Enthusiasts

charming. 4 naive. sketches
on Christmas cards.
No doubt there soon viii be
more nationally published
picture layoutS Of the Ken
nedy family and more arti-
cles about the intimate Ken
nedy circle. Like those who
wrote to Flower Grower, peo-
pie are annoyed. puzzle d or
Just plain curious about this.
Are the press, radio-TV, and
the magazines deliberately
publicizing the Kennedys and
falling for the propaganda
from the White House? In
one sense, the answer Is yes,
they are. In another sense, 1t
cannot be denied that there
has long been a public hum
ger, or at least a public mar
ket, for stories and articles
on an intimate nature about
high public officials and
their way Of life and work.
Slowly over the years the re-
sistance to this by officials,
as not publicly acceptable,
has been breaking down.
Now, in the Kennedys,
have been found an official
family who are willing to sat-
isfy the market for the inti-
mate story on negotiated
terms calculated to serve
their best interests.
Perhaps there would be no
harm in this, II the same at
titude did not carry over into
public information of q ma
ture vital to the well-being
and security Of the people Of
the United States. But It has
carried over into that field.
It Is seen In the handling Of
information on Cuba. and on
the racial demonstrations.
1t may just be that the
flower growers Of the Nation,
made wise by their cultiva-
ton Of nature. have intui-
lively perceived q major fault
In the Kennedy image.
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or personal publicity to be-
foul the serious avocation Of
growing flowers. They were
sick and tired. they said. Of
seeing every national publ
cation, and now the beloved
Flower Grower. used for
Kennedy promotion. Not q
few declared they were can
ceiling their subscriptions.
though it Is questionable If
many did so, owing to their
really overriding interest in
horticulture.
Flower growers. like fisher
men and conservationists.
are not TO be overlooked n
what the President calls our
pluralistic political society. 1t
must be concluded that the
projection Of the K e mn e d y
image into this esoteric area
was, nonetheless, q failure.
But the Kennedys are not
daunted. particularly as the
election Of 1864 approaches
President Kennedy already
has appeared in the Gentle
mems Quarterly. q h ber-
dashery magazine, and Attor-
ney General K enned y has
written an article for Brew
ers Digest. In one sweep OF
the board, President Ken
nedy has given an exclusive
interview collectively to seven
magazines called in the trade
"women's service books.
making the point that wom-
en- ought to be better in
formed and write more let
tiers to their Congressman u
insure world peace.
No media Is too large Of
too small for q Kennedy ex-
elusive, and even Mrs. Ken
nedy, sometimes balky OF
publicity for her c hildre n
has joined in by permitting
the use Of some Of hel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
BY CROSBY S. MOVES

OUAAOep0AoChs VI 4h1 5taN
PARIS, Oct. 30.-The most
important consequence Of the
current "detente" between
Russia and the West could well
be the meetings in Moscow be-
tween Premier Khrushchev and
the leaders Of the French
Socialist Party.
Mr.. Khrushchev himself Is
certainly not Understanding
the importance Of his French
visitors.
Reports from Moscow today
tell of an unscheduled nine
hour meeting at the Kremlin
with the Socialist delegation
led by former Premier Guy
Mollet. A second meeting with
Premier Khrushchev is set for
Saturday.
The talk appears to have COW
cred a wide range Of subjects
including the outlook for fur
ther East West agreements, the
problem Of Berlin and Germany
and the dispute with Red
China.
But for both Mr.. Khrushchey
and Mr.. Mollet, the subject Of
greatest interest was undoubt-
eddy the new perspectives open.
ing up on the Wegt in Euro
pean political scene
These perspectiveS already
have been radically changed by
the milder cold war climate
Western Europe's major Com
munist parties already are TAX
ing advantage of the thaw Il
escape from the isolation ir
which they have languished fol
Is years.
The phenomenon is not con-
fined to France alone. In Italy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30

Another powerful factor
making for q regroupment of
French political forces Is the
system Of presidential rule
established by Gen. de Gaulle.
The need to agree on two or
three candidates in any future
presidential election is already
forcing polarization of tradi-
tional French political parties
and minimizing traditional Diff
ferences.
No one can foresee exactly
where this process may lead.
But today virtually all left
wing leaders are saying openly
that they will not be able to
ignore the support of 4 million
Communist voters in a presi-
Dental election. And quite
certainly the Communist Party
will exact the maximum price
for its support.
AS the Communist parties OF
Western Europe continue to
regain their status as respect
able" political parties, the pos
sibility of a real popular front
of Socialists and Communist
grows stronger. 1t Is taken more
seriously in France today thar
at any time since the imme-
diate postwar era.
So far as France Is concerned
this will not be much of 9
problem as long as Gen. d.
Gaulle holds power. There Il
no possible political ccmbina'
ton that stands the slightest
chance Of winning an election
in which the general is a candi-
date.
But the prospect for what
may happen after Gen. d.
Gaulle's departure Is some
thing else again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
Many Scholars Who Go to Washington
Are Found to Cease to Act as Scholars

vide the public. This princi-
pie. which would be accepted
without argument at Yale or
Harvard, is held as a matter
Of urgent conviction at Notre
Dam e. But all too m any
universities would reject this
principle as an inconvenient
ideal, and many Americans
would feel that no institution
should escape the test Of
practical utility. The Ameri-
can university will fall short
Of its high destiny while
these rou'g h standards i'm
pede its research and lonely
scholarship.
These opinions fell with
double force on one fresh
from Washington where peo-
pie think they are taking q
long view when they ask
themselves what a problem
will look like six m onths
from now. The pressure for
m aking quick decision S
m q kes it necessary for all
governments to act with i'm
proviSed wisdom. But there is
a small expediency about
these decisions of which one
becomes conscious when one
places them against the phi
losophy and traditions Of q
noble university.
All this led naturally to the
second theme-w h ether It
was a good thing to have so
many people leave the univ
ersities to work for the Ken
nedy administration.
It was pointed out, with
scholarly precision, that very
few senior positions in the
administration were, in fact,
being filled by professors or
university officials. The pub
lie has form e d a different
impression b ecause 1t has
concentrated on men like
McGeorge Bundy or Arthur
Schlesinger in the Whit e
House, or Walt Rostow and
Harlan Cleveland In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
DAVID LAWRENCE
Taking the Riots Out of Rights

the more sweeping bill go
down to defeat than TO work
for one that had q chance Of
passage.
Now, this particular dem
onstration was orderly and,
while 1t attracted many spec
tators, there were no unto
ward incidents. The episode,
however, emphasizes the tense
feeling which is aroused.
This often results in a state
Of mind that can bring on
serious disorder whenever
there is the slightest clash
between the races in which
the police are compelled to
intervene.
Whether Congress will
pass q civil rights bill Is diff
ficult to predict now, but
there is certain to be a
delaying filibuster In the
Senate. Senator Richard
Russell Of Georgia, Demo-
crat, after taking with
Southern Senator's on Mon
day, was quoted as having
said that some Of the Sena-
tors expressed the opinion
that demonstrations outside
the South perhaps have been
helpful" to the Southern side
Of the case.
II q civil rights bill Is
enacted, there will at least be
q law on the subject instead
Of vague court orders. The
issue then viii be clear-cut
and obedience to q law OF
Congress on the subject Of
racial discrimination in spe-
cific forms viii be q plain OBJ
legation for the first time
since no statute has evel
been passed before covering
the same ground. The consti-
nationality Of such q law will
Of course. be tested, but the
problem should be removed
from the realm Of stree
demonstrations and left Il
the orderly processes Of Law
to handle.
Q 1888
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-30
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Rockefeller says he might not support Goldwater as
presidential candidate Depends how Barry feels about
civil rights-whether he's too civil 10 the rights.
The administration can't until the foreign aid
bill Foreign aid best guarantee against
creeping solvency.
G. o. p Chairman Miller says his party more issues
than know what to do with" That's not It's been
years since the party had issue knew what to do with
Hurricane song: dream Of Ginny with the big round
eye floating like q bomber Montauk Point, L. L
Don't get mad at the kids on Halloween If it weren't
for them you'd leave the garden hose out and would freeze
up and bust.