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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Virginia Gov. William M. Tuck released $65,000 Monday for developing a state park near Farmville for colored citizens, with facilities comparable to others, as first step in $195,000 program amid lawsuit for park equalization in U.S. District Court.
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RICHMOND, Va. - NNPA
Gov. William M. Tuck Monday allocated $65,000
for the development of
Edward L. state park
near Farmville.
Grants to the
$150,000 multi-purpose
park fund added to the 1913
[?] the
park development fund.
Plan makes this first Edward
state park for colored citizens
with facilities and equipment con-
siderable to this in other State parks
served. Closed late last year. At the
same time, a suit against the State
seeking equalization of park facili-
ties, was continued indefinitely in
United States District Court here.
The $65,000 released by Governor
Tuck last Monday is the first step
on which William A. Wright, director
of the State Department of Conser-
vation and Development, estimated
may be a $195,000 program for the
site. Mr. N. M. Bennett, of the
Park development. Centering a-
round a large lake, in use for some
eight or nine years as a day-use area
for colored people, it will have cab-
ins, bath houses, a restaurant and
other facilities.
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Near Farmville, Richmond, Va.
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Last Monday
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Gov. William M. Tuck allocated $65,000 for development of Edward state park for colored citizens near Farmville with facilities comparable to other state parks; first step in estimated $195,000 program centering around lake used as day-use area; amid suit for equalization of park facilities continued indefinitely in U.S. District Court.