Page 1

I J _ AND FARMER-LEADER VOLUME 66 4“ fo, ***«. Prcsen, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1957 \S** NO. 54 “ . ..——.'■ " .. . ■ ■ ' i. ■ -- -----—- - -------- - - ----- - ----- .- - .- ■ —----——

‘500 Alumnae Baek For Lonsrwood's c Founder's Day Faculty Housing Appeal Proposed For Association

There's nothing half so pleas ant. as coming home again, njtarly 300 Longwood College alumnae found Saturday as the 2's and 7's had their reunions at the |73rd Founder's Day. The Jarman cup for the best attendance went to the gulden anniversary of the class of 1907. which had 55 percent of its Li liv* ing members on hand. The 35 h anniversary class of 1925 was on the program, with Miss Mary Douglas Finch making the Foun der's day address, and the classes from the 2 and 7 years held spe cial reunions. Alumni heard Miss Finch: de scribe her years of teaching in Kobe and Hiroshima. Japan, f and Dr. Fiances G. Lankford deliver a state of the college addiesss. They also dedicated a parlor at the alumnae house, and elt cted officers. President's Appeal ' Longwood's greatest need now is faculty housing," Dr. Lankford told the alumnae. He stressed the importance of .such housing facili ties in obtaining top flight faculty members. The Univeristy of Virginia 1 has constructed a faculty village land Hampden-Sydney College is con sidering plans for facility biiiiid inun. No state funds arc available for such buildings, according to Dr. Lankford. He the alumnae adopt faculty hous ing as their next project. lie outlined a plan whereby al umnae would contribute $5.0 SO a year toward such a building pro gram. The alumnae association's big prop ct lias been the renovation and furnishing of the alumnae house. Cost of the project is ex pected to top $20,000 before t is completed. Parlor Dedicated A parlor in the alumnae hduse. furnished by relatives of jvliss Minnie Vaughn Hice, was deci: ai ed Saturday morning. Taking part in the ceremony were Mrs Pollard English, a l iec-e ol Miss Rice, and her family, of Richmond. Dr T M. Simpson, retired dean of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland was the speak er. Mrs. Francis Simkins of Fann \iile. accepted the donation on b< half of the alumnae assoc;, (ion. and Dr Lankford accepted ori be half of the college. At the business meeting oil the association on Saturday afternoon. Miss Elsie Stossel. of Richmjond. was named the new president. Memorials Planned Announcement as made of ijlans to have a portrait of Mrs. Ruth 11 Covner painted for the alurjinae house. Mrs. Covner. who retired last year, supervised Longtvood students practice teaching atj the Farmville Elementary School and served as alumnae secretary lor 18 years. A library is to be established at. the alumnae house in honor of Miss Mac. Clay Hiner, retired Longwood English professor.\ who taught at Longwood for 30 yjears.

Deadline For Hiyrh School Completion Tests Is March 30 The Virginia General Education Development te'sts for Chilian adults will be available to P ince Fdw :u d and Cumberland county re-irkMs in th" Supermtei: dent of Schools' office in Famiviile •]- and Friday. April 2.3 and 2ti. The tests require about five hours, school authorities, advise. Part I will bo given at 9 s m Apt ;1 23 and pan II at 9 . n,. April 2ii. I'lio Si a: i Department of Edu cat .on offers the tests to a lulls who w-thdrew from school b’fore complctin requirements for the n ular high school diploma To be eligible to take hose tests a person must be at leak! 20 years old. a legal resident of Vir ginia and shall not have bi-en regularly enrolled in a high school wit;,:n 12 months b'fore taking the tests 1 he deadline for making appli cation at the Superint' lldon: s of I ce m the court house i*- Satur day M l 3 Aftei " April dates the next test will be -veil in October 1957. How ins’ Cubs Meet Indian Chief Amelia Cub Scouts and their iamilies toured the Mattaponi Indian Reservation near West Point Sunday, ana met a real In dian chief. Chief Custalow greeted tl e 19 Cubs and ether Cub officials, who have been following an Indian theme tins mouth.

JOAN OF ARC. patron saint of Longwood College, unites Miss F.lsie Stossell. of Richmond, newly elected president of the Long wood alumnae association, and Mrs. Francis B. Simkins. of Farm ville, retiring president. Miss Stossell was elected at the Founder's Day business meeting Saturday.

faster Scois in Moil 5,8'J 7 Handicapped Helped Ha si Year By Virginia Society for Crippled

The ‘Easter Seal society', the Vir ginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults, which last year pro vided services to 5.897 handicapped persons in the state, opened its an nual appeal here today thourgh the Follow-rp TIi X-ray Clinics Scheduled Here ApriI 1 and 2 A check-up x-ray clinic for known cases of tuberculosis, con tacts and suspected cases will be conducted at the Prince Edward! County Health Department offi ces April 1 and 2. Dr. H. E J(Ut kins. director, reports. The 14 and 17-inch x-ray clinic is not for the general public, but for the purposes of checking on known cases, active and inactive, and suspected cases, the director reports. The Monday. April 1 clinic will be held from 10 a. m., to 4 p. m . and the April 2 one from 9 a. in to 3 p. m. Those desiring more ionforma tion about the clinics may call the Health Department. Parniville phone 250, for answers to their questions. Brand Master Coining For [OOF Banquet State officers, include the Grand .Mastrr oi Virginia, are ex pected lien ir r.'dav for the la d • in ht banquet of Fannville Lodge 290. Independent Order of Odd Fellows The bunouet wil b.' given at C• iai bi ■ <>k l)i ni’iin ". at 7 p. m.

Prince Edward county chapter. The campaign to raise funds for carrying on the Society's work dur ing the year ahead is scheduled to run until I aeci to Dr. S. C. Patteson. Chapter presi dent. Chief method in the fund-raising is the distribution of Easter Seals, which go into the mails this week. Each sheet contains two sizes of seals—one for use on letters and cards, and the larger ones designed for use on packages and gifts. Seal Envelopes There is also a sticker appearing in the center of the sheet which, contributors to the Easter Seal campaign are encouraged to use on windows or doors when they have mailed their donations. Dr. Patteson points out that 90 per cent of the funds raised are used in local communities, the re mainder going to the. support of the nationwide programs of education, direct service and research. The Society provides all types of rehabilitation service to botli chil dren and adults. Among these di rect services are hospitalization, transportation, prosthetic ap pliances, vocational training, shel t e r e d employment, occupational therapy, medical care, counseling, summer camping. ‘Far To Go’ Dr. William T. Sanger, president of the Virginia Society, predictng the future said this recently: "We are still far from the good end which our good beginning has predicted. There are still enormous obstacles in the paths of crippled children and adults on their way to full, productive lives, first of which are the physical handicaps which we must work to correct or prevent."

Committee Authorized To Accept Low Hospital Construction Bid $126,900

Abbitt Praises Farm Credit Association

Three Per Cent Dividend Told "If you want something, do il for yourselves," Watkins M Abbitt. Fourth District Congressman, told a large group of stockholders of the Farmville Production Credit As sociation and National Farm Loan Association of Fa mville Saturday at the annual stockholders meeting here. His remarks were made in piaise of the work of the organiza tion in providing money and credit for the farmers of thi area since 1934. In a talk that preceded Abbitt. We S. Green, chaiiman of ihe Farm Credit Board, described local con ditions that went hand-in-glove with the address made by the Congress man. Green graphically described the plight of farmers as facing an in tolerable situation. He coined a phrase "displaced farmers” as j those who have been run out of busi ness. He said there are some to bacco farmer that couldn't make a living even if the pirce of tdbacco was raised to SI per pound. In spite of the foreboding picture painted by Abbitt and Green, fav orable financial reports were given : to the members. Directors Elected W W. Vaughan made a director’s r< port for the board of directors of the National Farm Association. He pointed out that the NFLA made 47 i loans during the past year for a total of $448,600 The year 1956 was asknowledged as the "best, year in the history of the association in Farmville." Total assets for the NFLA rose from $93,444 in 1955 to $109,052 for 1936. The association showed a net operating income of S3.711. W. G. Harvie, of Amelia, was re-elected to the board of directors of the NFLA. Directors re-elected to the PCA were IL E. Boswell, Jr., of Burke ville, and B. M. Wailes. of Sweet Briar. W. W. Vaughan, who was chosen to fill the term of the late Frank Baber, was also electrd to continue to serve on the board of directors of the PCA H. E. Boswell. Jr., made the di rector's report for the PCA and he pointed out that the loan committee had to meet every week to process the applications that came into the office during 1956. He reported 686 loans made in 1956 for a total amount of $2,418,368. In view of the favorable financial statement, he announced a three per cent dividend for stockholders. In commenting on the reports. As sociation President G. W Palmer, of Green'Bay, noted that it is a fine compliment to the farmers of the area that loans totaling over olie million dollars a year were being made through the organization and there were only scattered cases of the money not being repaid cm time ((Continued on page 7)

G. W. PALMER, president of the Farmviile PC',V. lakes a sample from the box lunch of H. E. Bos well. Jr. of Burkeville. a director of thfj Association. Others enjoying the lunch served by the Social Hour Home Demonstration Club, of Farmviile. are left to right) Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt, W. S. Green of Crewe, Chairman of the District Farm Credit Board, and F. F. Striplin. Prince Edward County Agent. Several hundred members attened the annual meeting in the high school auditorium Saturday.

Defenders Convention Speaker Urges Massive Resistance Against Tyranny

Highlight of the first state-wide c mve : ion of the Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liber ties was the banquet address of Mississippi Congressman John Bell Williams Friday night in Richmond. A record crowd of Defenders from over the state assembled to hear the young congressman challenge all Virginians to resist the tyranny of judicial usurpation and to resist the growing centralization of power m Washington. The one-armed 38-year-old World War II veteran, who gained his House seat in 1946, said. "In the face of the Supreme Court's brazen usurpation of authority, its flagrant disregard of constitutional limita tions. its willful flaunting of judicial precedents, its wanton contempt for the doctrine of states’ rights and recognized principles of established law. we must resort to drastic measures it we are to preserve the structure of our republic." Approximately delegates from some 60 chapters of the Defenders attended the meeting More than 50 members of the Prince Edward chapter were present, representing the largest number from any one chapter Chapters m Cumberland,

Powhatan, Amelia and Nottoway also had large representations. Defenders Adopt Resolution On the second day of the con vention. Brig .-Gen. Bonner Fellers (USA-ret. was principal speaker. He called for an end to federal in come taxes, and foreign aid and for an increase in the Air Force budget. At the concluding session, the delegates adopted a "declaration of convictions" calling on the govern ing bodies of all Virginia localities to stand firm and united in support of state segregation policies. The Defenders also branched out for the first time in other fields and announced opposition to < 11 any effort to weaken immigration laws and to "further depletion of our eco nomic resources in the continuation of so-called aid to foreign nations", and they opposed '2' submission of any part of the sovereignty of the United States to the control of the United Nations. The Defenders urged Americans to demand a reduction in federal taxes and requested the Virginia delegation in Congress to ■oppose "all legislation designed directly or indirectly to repose control of our (Continued on page 7)

REUNIONS OF THE 2 and 7 (’LASSES were the order of the day Saturday when two of the Longwood's oldest alumnae renewed their acquaintance. Above, .Mrs. Louise Twelvetrees Hamlett. !:>2. greets Mrs. Joseph Eggleston. '87. Mrs. Eggleston is- one of three Longwood alumnae w ho entered college in 1884. Born in IStiti, she was the first of the three to receive her degree. Nearly 300 other alumnae registered during the day.

“ALL HAIL, ALMA MATER” sang Miss Mary Douglas Finch, '22, Dr. Francis <i. Lankford, Longwood College president. Mrs. Mildred Dickinson Davis. '22, and Miss Nancy I.ea Harris. '57. at the close of the Founder's Day session Saturday. Miss f inch gave the address. She was introduced by Mrs. Davis, chairman of the Founders’ Day committee. Miss Harris, president of the Student Government As sociation also had a part in the program. I i

College Students To Present Plav Week-End ‘ "The Crucible." a historical dra ma by Arthur Miller, will be pre sented by the Hampden-Sydney Jongleurs and the Longwood Players Thursday. Friday and Sat urday, March 28. 29. and 30 at Jarman auditorium in Farmville. The play first appeared in New York City January 2. 1953. Miller also wrote "The Death of a Sales man." "The Crucible" is a portray al of events in early New England when the infamous witch trials were being held. The year is 1692. and the season spring. The witch trials are in full swing at Saiern. Massachusetts. A group of town girls are in a neigh boring wood, dancing around a kettle while wild incantations issue forth in Barbadoes from the mouth of a Negro slave. Inside the courtroom Deputy Gov ernor Danforth is hearing testimony in behalf of several wives of promi nent townsmen to decide their fate as witches. These men are in court to obtain mercy for their wives from the Deputy Governor. A local farmer has ridden into town to render aid to those accused of witchc aft. The local pastor and consulting minister are in the court room to clarify matters as one of the local girls has broken under pressure and confessed, calling on heaven for mercy. The courtroom scene continues in Miller's dramatic message on per sonal freedom.

Defenders Elect Valentine Southall Vahntine W. Southall. Amelia commonwealth attorney, has been elected president of the Amelia chapter of the Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Lib erties. Other officers elected Tuesday were Stephen Farrar. Jr., treas urer. and George W. Jones, sec retary.

Fund Campaign For $45,000 Also Approved

Southside Hospital board of managers has authorized the steering and building committee to accept the low base bid of $126 900 submitted by the Southside Plumbing Co., Inc, of Farmville, for completition of tne se^oua floor of Mettauer Wing, and also a fund appeal for $45,000 through out the hospital area. Details of air-conditioning the operating suites are to be worked out within the framework of the base bid. The wing completion and other work authorized will require $199. 850. but funds on hand, including a Ford Foundation grant of $44. 600 and a Hill-Burton federal al location of $104,500. provide all funds needed except for the sum to be appealed for publicly Adds 24 Beds The fund appeal has been delegated to a Steering committee of W. C. Fitzpatrick, chairman. J. B. Wall. C. J. Cox. A. N. Fore and F. C. Hubbard. The campaign will be launched in early April. To Gain 24 Beds The wing completion and relat ed alterations will add 24 beds, increasing the -hospital capacity to 100 beds. The Mettauer Wing second floor will be the obstretri cal section, comprising 18 beds for new and expectant mothers, 18 bassinets for babies and deliv ery labor and service suites. The second floor of the original hospital building to which the wing adjoins wlil be made into a 19-bed general medical section for convalescing patients. The west wing, now the obstetrical sec tion, will be made into a general medical section, while the east wing will be provided for colored patients. A new entrance will be provided for the east wing cor responding to that of the west wing. Costs added to the base bid of $126,900 are $5,350 in architect's fees: $54 600 to equip and furn ish the new and improved sec tions; $3,000 for contingencies, and $10,000 for alterations and improvements to the hospital parking areas.

Fund Resources To meet these total needs of $199,850. funds on hand or avail able include a Ford grant of $44 - 600: the Hill-Burton total of $104 - 500: a Lions Club gift and $5,000 assigned to the hospital by the Prince Edward county tuberculo sis association, for x-ray equip ment. Completion of the Mettauer Wing, made possible now by the "Raise - the - Roof" campaign, which authorized roofing in the addition, when the foundation and first floor were completed, will re quire about two-thirds of the total funds. The remainder will be used to complete the hospital to 100 be functional used and provide other needs, such as parking fa cility improvements, deemed ne cessary by the board of managers. The campaign to secure the $45,000 needed to provide the bal" a nee of necessary funds, will be launched within several days among special gift donors. A gen eral solicitation will follow that a ‘ " about 10 days. The law requires local commu nity matching of Hill-Burton fund -, and the Ford Grant. wTl be used as part of the local matching effort. The $45 000 to be secured during the appeal will provide the matching balance needed. Pancake Supper Amelia Ruritans are sponsoring a pancake supper Sunday from 4 to 7 pm in the Amelia H’ult School cafeteria.

No More To Be Started Limited Supplies of Salk Vaccine Cut Public Clime l sage to Ending Series

Because there is only a limited supply of Salk anti-polio vaccine remaining and because of uncer tainties of future supplies through federal channels. Southside Health Health District no longer can give first doses at public clinics. Dr. H. E. Jenkins, health director an nounced today. “We will continue, however, to give the second and third doses so as to complete the series, for those wiio have started, as long as the supply of vaccine lasts," the director reported. Dr. Jenkins said the district's present allotment is the last un der the current federal distribu tion program, and that “we don't know of any more to come."

To meet that situation, the pro cess adopted for the district is to husband present resources to benefit those who had started the three-dose series earlier, rather than starting the whole series, lie said. The program of completing ser ies only is effective throughout the Southside Health District of Appomattox. Buckingham, Cum berland and Prince Edward coun ties. Dr. Jenkins said Public clinics to administer Salk vaccine and other imunizations are held at county health offices each Friday from 2:30 to 3:30 p. m. Persons wishing information should contact their respective county health offices, according to Dr. Jenkins