The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 13

AND VICINITY SECOND NEWS SECTION PETERSBURG-COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA, SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 1 1957 John Mazza, P. G. Band Director, Goes Formations With Three Of His Majorettes These Two Girls Are The Chief For Prince George School's Two Bands Studying Diagram Are Doris Armstrong, Leader, Marjone Williams and Jackie Thacker, Barbara Pruitte, (left) Leader of Intermediates, Doris Armstrong. Leader Of Senior Group (Staff Photos by Ezrell) Doria Armstrong Demonstrates Championship Form For Other Senior Williams, J. Thacker, B.

Nunnally, C. Butor, Braswell and C. Alin P. G. Majorettes Start Season With Parade When the Prince George High School band marches in Hopewell tomorrow leading it will be eight attractive girls who take iriuch pride in being majorettes.

The majorettes who have been forking hard one a week the watchful eyes of Mrs. Gract Atwater Renn, of are preparing to treat spectators attend Prince George football games this fall to outstanding spectaculars. The leader of the Prince George inajorettes is pretty, blue eyed Doris Elaine Armstrong, of Garys- The 18-year-old senior takes her job seriously and, according to John Mazza, band director at Prince George, several performances this year at football games will be built around Doris, strawberry blonde. On the subject of Doris, Mazza he hopes she will be able to take, over and teach the other senior majorettes and also the intermediate majorettes. She has been a majorette for the seniot band for the last three years.

Doris is assisted in her duties by Jackie Thacker and Marjorie Other senior majorettes are Barbara Nunnally, i a Explore Use Of TV For States Are Asked WILLIAMSBURG, Aug, 31 Wl The legislatures of the 16 Soulhern stales were requesled today lo work with, their colleges and universities in the Use.of television as an instructional medium. This action was recommended in a resolution adopted' by the annual legislative work conference on southern regional education, sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board. The resolution also requested the Federal Com- to favorable consideration to the board's proposal that rhicrowaVe television channels bf. allocated for inlcr-institulional use in UM 16 Southern states. Braswell, Clara Allin and Phylis Ligon.

Carol Butor is mascot; Prince George a training ground for its future majorettes in its intermediate majoretles, who lead the smart, snappy, junior band, Chief majorette for this group is Barbara Pruitte, 14-year- old freshman. Other 'majorettes of the intermediate band are Vicky Mazza, Judy LipsComb, Geraldine Ellison, Judy Pruitte, Peggy Warren, Joyce Maison and Carolyn Warren; Vicky Hutchison is the mascot. Mrs. Renn, who operates the Atwater Dance. Studio iri Hopewell, has been holding classes night a week for both the intermediate majorettes and the senior group.

JIMMY EZZELL. 6 Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses Six marriage licenses four white and''two Negro J- were issued during tlie past week in' the office of Mrs. M. clerk of Hustings Court. WHITE: James Clifford MacDonald, of Rumford, and Ora Catherine Sullivan, of Petersz burg; Robert Houston Reiner, of Salem, and i Barbara Laugthon Winfield, of Pelersburg; Harold Lee Kelly' and Eunice Rosella Renshaw, Petersburg; Clyde Allen Via, Ranson, W.

and Maria' Consu'elo Moscosi of Petersburg. NEGRO: David Frizzell White, of Charlottesville, and Eunice Mae Blakes, of -Petersburg; Mack Jones arid Maebelle Lee Jones, both of Petersburg. Scouts To Distribute Gar Safety Stickers "School's Open" safety bumper stickers and display cards will make their appearance tomorrow area as. part of the Appomattox District. Boy- Scouts' program to help 'arouse public concern about safety.

Area Scouts will distribute 400 AAA "School's stickers, one-for'the family car of each Scout, must be placed on the car by the Scout's parent or guardian; or one sticker for any car if permission is granled. The stickers will be placed on the rear bumpers. Also, 100 large safely posters will be distributed throughout this area. The Scouts will place Ihcse cards on buses, in filling slations, super-markets and other promi- nent'places. The "School's Open" a campaign will continue all week Robert E.

Magce chairman of the health and safety committee, of the Appomaitox District, BSA, said the purpose of the Scouts' part in the program is to impress safety upon the Scouts as much as it is to make the public more safety conscious School Opening Dates Are Listed Opening a for area schools are: Petersburg, September Colonial Heights, September 5, Hope well, September 5, Prince George, September 5, Chesterfield, September Dinwiddie, Sussex (white schools), September Sussex (Negro schools), September 5. School Issue Takes Top Spot In Campaigns (lly Tlio; Annuclnt'cil I'riwi) Democrat' J. Lindsay Almond Jr and Republican Ted Dallon open their sustained campaigns for tlio governorship this week with Ihe big issue of school segre gallon promising lo overshadow all other points of argument. A packed schedule of speeches fish frys and handshaking wll keep Ihe two parly norm nces busy neaily eveiy day ol September--and Hub puce no doubi continue right up to election day, Nov 5. Both Almond, and Dallon wll make Labor Day speeches lomoi low (Monday) on Ihe holiday Dial Iradilionally ends tlie span Ing exercises and ushers in the slugging in iViiguua, gubernatorial cam paignsi Almond wi'l address a Nelson County jubilee at Shipman.

Dnllon will speak at Norton. The nominees ciossed swoids buefly two weeks ago on tlv segregation issue and their 10- marks apparently sot a pallet for the 'carnpaigri. Photo by Ezzell) Scout Jack R. McCready And Father, Edwin McCready, Attach Bumper Safety Sticker Scoutmaster I. R.

Manson Watches As Week's Area Scout Safety Campaign Is Launche Sqnta Claus Gets Early Requests For Christmas i Santa Glaus has already received two letters from anxious youngsters. August 30, tho letters are among tho earliest' Santa ever received. They wore addressed to Sanln Clnus, USA. Even though the North Polo Is not exactly; in -the USA, Santa, would like for Linda and to know that he lins received letters just the same. Linda's totter reads; "Dear Santa Claus; I waul -a pony, a learner's bike, chliMi dishes, a woo'don book Some more records Santa Clnus, please.

A Giriny doll, and some clothes for her, high heels her, a little bathing" suit and sun dress. Some skirts for me and some blouses, a baU lerina skirt like Phyllis', size (j'x. A parly dress for me with a shawl coat. "A portable TV. That's all Sanla Clmis.

Linda." Bubby wrote Sautn: "Dear Santa Glaus: I want play gas slallon, with tile cars lo go in and out, a real pony, a garage to put the horse in, a play Davy Crockett set-up. A Jack-iii-tho-beait- stnlk casllq, portable TV. Police Urge Motorists Use Caution With one death in Iho at en since tho official beginning of La bor Day at 6 p. Ftlday and I i a Heights police urge exit erne cau lion be used by motorists. Those who do not have to tiavcl ate uigcd to blay at home.

Traffic Petersburg, and Colonial HeighU. was oven hcav ier Hum anticipated yesterday aiu cars moved slowly with many halts on both sides of Appomal lox Bridge; Heavy traffic eonlln ucd all day, lessening night. Since noon Friday three personp hdvo been killed in Ihis area, If olhers injured, 12 of Ihcm ciitl cally. The long weekend, last of tin season, has attracted many tc the beaches and other resorts anc the same heavy traffic is expect cd tomonow, with a peak Into it Ihe aftoinoon and evening, as crowds return home. Business genoially, including ABC.

and most other wll be closed tomorrow. AH cily ant slalc offices and banks will be closed and no mail deliveries will be made There will bq Ihe usual holiday collcclion street boxes, however Stassen's Son Wed In Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug 31 Harold Stasscn, son of presidential assistant Harolc Stasscn, was married here today to Miss Dorolhy Jean Lively 01 Llnvillc, Vn. Tho Rev. Nathan Byrd, Baplisl minister to sludenls at the University of the ceremony at the First Baptist Church. Miss Lively is the daughter of Mr.

and Burlon Lively of Linvilie. young Slas sen were Juno graduates of the University of Virginia, she receiv ing a degree in nursing, he a de gree is; Physics. For 2 Officials of Hie Colonial Heights 2iylc Improvement Association ink! they-hope to pro- ionL Ilia cily's electoral board with i number of petitions before September 10 requesting the board lo establish two additional ryuling reemcts. K. Webster Andrews, president of Mho association, said yesterday tlint members circulating the petitions in I ho city have been nskod to them in at the group's headquarters by.

Thursday. More thnn HW petitions are in circulation and Andrews a i more than '100 persons have signed them so far. lie pointed out'the Drganiy.tiUon hopes to have twice that number by the time they go before the electoral board. Andrews said the group has to appear before the electoral body prior to going to thorcjty council; hope that we can fore council September 10," drcws said. This effort to get additional vH- ing precincts In Colonial Heights is Iho first of the Civic Improvement Association sirific it wns incorporated-early in May.

The petitions request the city electoral board and city; council to establish voting precincts in tlio northern and southern parts of the city ns well as in Iho Municipal Building which is located in the heart of the Municipal Building the only one at present. The council last month went on record favoring renting four automatic voting machines and city officials have said they hope the machines will bo in the city by the November election. (Slnff rhoto by Bzzcll)', Horace Holt Stands On Matoaca Bridge He Helped Build f- Highway Department Is Constructing New One Grocer Helped Get 7sf Matoaca Bridge Hy MARY CHERRY ALLEN From Matooca Bridge, which has been the ciossing of tho Ap- pomallox River from Chesterfield County to Fcindalo Paik on Iho Dinwiddie side fpi a 50 years, one may wnlch a new span being constructed over Iho channel and Iho catial. The' old cost $10,000 and was built by private cntci prise; the new one, being conslructed by the Stale Highway Dcpatl- mc'nl, will cost an $250,000. Old-timers say the new bridge should a for Horace A.

Holt, of Malonca, for the. leading role he played in construction of Iho. first one. Holt, who has been In tlie grocery business in Maloaca since modestly gives credit to all who helped in the projccl. Originally a loll bridge, it was built primarily so those who worked in Petersburg walk across the river instead of laking the ferry.

crossed Iho river to work in those days when he was employed by the Vosbcrg Lumber now Roper Brolhcrs Lumber 'Co. As treasurer nf the little comp- Record Attendance In Area Schools Is Indicated By JOHN WEYLAND A record. 35,787 area children will be starting school this week! Registration and estimates indicate that attendance will reach highs in all three cities and four counties of the Petersburg area. In Petersburg 7,200 pupils are expected at Ihe two high schools, two junior high schools, and nine elementary schools 286 more than were attending the last day of classes in June. Six additional teachers have been engaged to cope with the increased enrollment, bringing the tdlal number on the city's faculties to 2 7 8 In Colonial Heights the expected attendance on the September 5 opening dale is 1,515, with another 200 pupils from the city going to Petersburg High School.

Of the total Colonial Heights enrollment, 240 pupils will be eighlh and ninth graders, the latler constituting the'first freshman class to be educated-locally. For Hdpewell's schools 'C. W. Smith, superintendent, estimates 3,777 pupils will turn out 200 more than the total in classes'. when the summer vacation began.

Anticipated attendance in the counties is as follows: Dinwiddie Prince George, Chesterfield, 3,340. To meet the influx of pupils, schoo! plants throughout the area have been added to and improved during past months. The Petersburg High School has been completely renovated at a cost of $154,000. Three new classrooms were provided, while the physics and chemistry laboratories were enlarged. Most noticeable change was effected in the "interior appearance of the 40-year old building, which was repainted after all plaster defects were repaired.

Biggest construclion project was the addition to Blandford School. In Colonial Heights a $411,960 improvement will greet pupils. Finished in August were 11 new classrooms, along with extensive accessory'facilities, at the Colonial Heights School, supplementing the elementary wing added last fall. In Hopewell an addition to the Hopewell High School and an auditorium for the new Carter G. Woodson Negro High School were approved last month.

Dinwiddie' County's only construction took place at, the West Petersburg School, four lemporary classrooms were added. Biggest operation in. i George County during Ihe summer was Ihe'mpving of the Dispu- lanla Elementary School cafeteria from the basement to the agriculture building. In Chesterfield County contracls were let for construction of two new buildings, while additions are being made to three schools, at a total cost of $1,638,261. In Siissex County between $7,000 and $8,000 was spent lo a two temporary classrooms at the Sussex County Training School and one at Ihe Wakefield Negro Elementary School.

To provide adequate teaching staffs, new teachers were, added throughout the area, bringing faculties up to record size. Complete lists of teachers in Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and. Dinwiddie, i George, Chesterfield, and Sussex Counties follow: The Petersburg school system will have new teachers when classes begin September 5, John D. Meade, superintendent of schools, reported. Of the total, 23 are while and 11 Negro.

The largest number of new while teachers will be at Boiling Junior High School, where Ihcrc will be-10. The other neiy white teachers -will be divided as follows among the following schools: Walnul Hill, four; Robert E. Xee, three; Stuart, three Petersburg i School, two; and A. P. Hill, one.

Two major-changes took place in school administralive personnel during Ihe summer. M. Carter Murphy became the new new principal of Boiling Junior High School, succeeding James G. Scott. Miss Esma Shield resigned as supervisor of elementary schools.

ADMINISTRATION S. P. Johnson Director of Instruction; Evelyn Berry, Supervisor, Elementary Lyndon C. deck, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds; R. Ci Day, Supervisors Physical Education; Julia F.

Robinson, Supervisor Libraries; I. B. Pittman, Di- reclor, Vocational and Adult Education; Elizabeth Davies, "Visiting Teacher; Robert L. Kilbourne, Phy. Elementary Schools; Mrs.

S. Curtis, Nurse; Lou Dabney, School Nurse; Ciara L. Viel, Supv. Cafeterias; Mrs. Susan P.

Gallagher, Practical Nursing. PETERSBURG HIGH Russell B. Gill, i i a James W. Sutherland, Assistant Principal; Mrs. Gladys B.

Spencer, Librarian. Faculty members--Burlon Alexander; Donald H. Alexander, Mary E. Bailey, Benjamin L. Baincs, Mrs.

Dorolhy W. Barney, Mrs. Kalbryne C. Bcnlley, Edwin M. Belts, Robert E.

Bilitcr, Mrs. Helen H. Brooks, Frances I. Browning, Robert G. Churn, Edmond B.

Congdon, Leila W. Doan', Mrs. Rhea J. Dltige. Frances I.

Evans, William L. Gentry, Maxine K. Grubbs, Hayden GwaRney, Palricia A. Harrell.VMrs.' Mary H. Holloway, John M.

Lecle, Paul W. Jordan, Mack D. Moore, Nancy Inge, William T. King, Addincll W. Lloyd, Laura A.

Meredith, Thomas R. Moore, Frances E. Morgan, Ellen M. Moyer, Pinckncy D. Powers.

Mrs. CIcrimond G. Prizcr, Janie Lee Reynolds, Ella Gordon Rowe, Edward B. Smool, Ralph H. Slro- nach, Frank Tcass, Thacker, Ann B.

Van Landingham, M. Kalhrine Warner, Mrs. Georgia W. Wesl, Gladys E. Wilkinson, Janie Wood, Mrs.

Lucrctia Litchfield. ANNA P. BOLLING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL M. Carlcr Murphy, Principal; Jane H. Cabaniss, Assistant Principal; Mary G.

Hawkins, Librarian. Faculty members--Mrs. a B. Best, Mrs. Mary B.

Belts, Ethel L. Brown, Robert E. Budlovc, Pauline P. Donnan, Mrs. Isabolle F.

Galling, Mrs. Louise J. Hamner, Rulh N. Jarrall, Mrs. Marilyn E.

Jordan, Mrs. Margarcl R. Kirkland. Jo Ann Kiscr, W. Lanier, Ann Lyons, Jack Palmer, Emily K.

Peebles, Mrs. Carolyn C. Ronnie, Mrs. Virginia B. Richards, Annie Holt, Dorothy Sears, Murray L.

Alice H. Taylor, Ruth Tomko, Mrs. Hunler G. Walton, Hugh S. West, Helen Westmoreland, Martha Williams, Richard A.

Zaruba Richard N. Blankcnship Ralph W. Emerson, Thomas II. Hall, Mrs. Mildred T.

Irvine, Mrs Sally M. King, Mrs. Rosa B. Minion, Mrs. Catherine C.

Powell, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Perkinson, Mrs. Evelync H. Rose, Herbert M.

Webb Jr. DUNCAN M. BROWN Annie Lee Jones, Principal. Faculty members a Bain, Bessie W. Callcnder, Doro- lhy Grcsham, Sue Jolly, Mildred B.

Jones, Mrs. Rosalie S. Sheffield, Ruth B. Webb, Mrs. Virginia Wilkinson, Hester E.

Peebles. A. P. HILL Richard A. Claybrook, Principal.

Faculty members Mrs. Helen J. Gray, Wclby Saunders, Lcti- lia C. Shands, Mrs. Ellen P.

Slater, Mrs. Grace R. Smool, Josephine L. Zilta, Mrs. Ifma R.

Rappaporl, STONEWALL JACKSON Carolyn Cogbill, Principal. Faculty members Gwendolyn M. Bain, Mrs. Joy H. Bolte; F.

B. Tucker Bryan, Mrs. Jessie B. Gentry, Mrs. Rosa T.

Harrison, T. Micklcm. Janel Nicholson, Mrs. Gladys D. Pollard, Mrs.

Ellen IF. Powers, Mrs. Louise M. Walthall, Kilty F. Whyle, Mrs.

Rosa L. Will, Mary A. Boone. R. E.

LEE Madge Hood, Principal. Facully members Mary Clay A twill; Nellie Hood, Matiry L. Lydns, Dorothy B. Ritchie. Frances Spindlcr, Helen 0.

Traynham, Mary Turner, Mrs. Alice Si. Moore, Mrs. Ralph W. Emerson, Miss Katharine Ann Snmford.

J. E. B. STUART Helen L. Bowman, Principal.

FacuILy members Mary K. Kcrnan, Mrs. Hattie P. Meredith, Anna F. Traylor, Millie A.

Wilson, Mrs. Gayle P. Shiner, Mrs. Mar- ion Shriftcr, Mrs. Jean Bennett, WALNUT HILL Benjamin T.

Pcele, Principal. Faculty members Mabel A. Barnes, llaltie Burr Diehl, Mrs. Polly Winifred, Howcll, Julia Lyons, Lucy Malone, Mrs. Belte G.

Marshall, Mrs. Naomi G. Poitevint, Josephine B. Seay, Mrs. Barbara J.

Sinilh, Florence Straughan, Mrs. Elizabelh Wilkinson, Mrs. A. J. Miss Jane.

Hogan, Mrs. Imogene C. Coberly, Mrs. Barbara Schutz, Mrs. Sandra Eichcnhlatt, Miss Virginia Holloway.

Tlip. II new Negro teachers will be serving at The majority will be at Blandford, where the number will be six. Peabody High School will have three, and Henry Williams Junior High School and Giles B. Cooke one PEABODY HIGH Clyde S. Scott, principal; Richard W.

Pegranri, assistant principal; Grayce M. Townes, librarian. Faculty members-4Leon P. Adkins, Mrs. Edith S.

Allen, Mrs. Rose W. Barnes, Mrs. Virginia C. Bennett, Sylvcsler Blue, James Boonc, Mrs.

Florence D. Brown, Ernest E. Chambliss, L. Fisher, C. Galloway, (Continued On Page 15) nny, Holt still has the record book and likes to thumb through Ihe list of stockholders.

was $10 a share and only slightly more Hum a had been sold when Ihe 'dircclors bortowcd the icsl of the money needed ftom two Petersburg bnnks "on our own signatures." Construction started in 1911 and the bridge was opened in 1012 HolL said mosl of the traffic was by pedestrians lo whom lickets were issued. He does not remember iho price, but recalls that the bridge was open from-6 a. m. to midnight and that two men worked in shifts to collect the tickets or loll. The bridge replaced a ferry which ran jilst about where the new bridge being built.

Those who crossed on Iho ferry, and later the toll bridge, would catch the street car at Fcrndalo Park. said of the.lqll bridge was promoted by Chamber of; Commerce. The a a a. Improvement League took it up and eventually the project became the Matoaca Bridge Co. i John A.

Seay; president; Howard James, vice president, Holt, secretary and J. W. Old treasurer. When, after a year, Old moved away, Holt became treasurer as well as I the prospectus the company issued when it offered stock Vffl'r sale, the directors figured toils would pay for tlio bridge in about five years. "They lit said, the bridge was turned over to Dinwiddie and Chcslcrfield counlics, and later was taken over by the state, Originally planned a convenience foni, pedestrians, the bridge early was used for vehicular traffic; buggies and wagons motor vehicles.

An" t'-i'it-lon-limit in years Irucks loaded with' green: logs weighing as much as 12 ions have crossed Ihere and traffic i has greatly takes much satisfaction Ihe fact lhat there have been no accidents on the bridge -1 e.y built. Running through the list sof stockholders, amounts owned running from one share to Holt's 29, one finds many familiar fims and (of whom have passed from the Among slockholders, mention a few, were: Kent's Furr.iturc Rucker Dry Goods ard Hardware F. F. and Brother, "Cockade City Coal and Coke Perkinson-Fi 11)1 Construclion -Roper C. C.

Alley Crowder Dry Goods W. M. tKe' Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Isham Andrews, S. Rahily, D. M.

Walker, Dr. Hugh' C. Henry, Mark Mann, Horace L. Smilh, Virginia Trunk and Bag Scwa.fd Trunk and Bag Co. and J.

T. Morriss.