The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-01
Boys CORN CLUB
TO Be ORGANIZED
Meeting of Buckingham Growers
Will Be Held at Dillwyn
on April 10.
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Arvonia, Va. March 3i.-County
Demonstration John I. Oliver has called
a meeting OF the farmers and boy
corn raisers of Buckingham county at
Dillwyn on wednesday,, April 10, at
| which time the Boys Corn Club for
1912 Will be organized. w. c. Shack
clford, Jr.,' OF Albemarls county, as
sistant State agent, Will be present
to make an address TO the farmers OF
the county and the corn boys, DEM
onstrator Oliver is working to get
every farmer in tho county out TO this
meeting, and he reports that there is
already more interest displayed in ths
matter Of expert corn raising than
ever known before. Last year about
thirty boys were members of the
buckingham club. This year Mr.. Oliver
expects forty or more.
David Gannaway, president Of tho
Virginia Division OF the Farmers
Educational Co-operativt- Union of
America. spent several days last week
in Lynchburg attending an executive
committee meeting or pae Virginia
organization at the Carroll Hotel The
proceedings were secret, but ii Is un-
dcrstood that much was done 10
further the organization work of the
union in its efforts to combat the
great tobacco trusts and 10 force up
prices next fall
President Gannaway, who travels e1-
tensirely, and who recently returned
from trip through ten WeStern
States. Is exutant over the outlook
for the success OF the farmers union.
He says sentiment it changing so rap
Idly in agricultural. educational and
political matters that this might be
called the dawn OF an absolutely new
era In rural lie.
A great educational meeting viii be
held In the splendid now Arvonia High
School building early IN May. when
teachers all ovAr the county will be
invited 10 the closing of the present
session OF the High School. Profess
sor Oregon f Morgan. principal, VIII
during the last day Of school. demon
s;rate to the visiting teachers the
methods OF instruction which obtain
in the entire school. Papers will IL
read BY number of the countys cdu.
Gators. addnsscs Will be delivered.
and at night member of tho State
Board of Education Will make an en-
tended address In the Masonic Hall.
Va -hPEll the county school board
viii meet In body the Board OF Su-
pcrvisors and inas, upon d raise in
the county school levy. The division
superintendent OF schools has SEMI
out urgent requests all over the coun-
y arous!ng Interest In the matter 1t
is indicated that raise will 90 made
In the levy, provided the school au.
thorit!es VIII agree 10 spend the raise
in the increase Of term lengths in
stead OF in new buildings.
TIL, Board of Supervisors wlil also
at TINS meeting take some preliminary
steps in regard to the issuance OF
roads in the county Tae act OF the
recent Legislature authorized the SUI
pervisors directly 10 do this withou,
bringing the matter 10 a vote of the
people. Throughout northeastern
buckingham sentiment Is practically
unanimous in favor of the Issuance OF
the bonds to the limi: prescribed by
the act-tha, is, $4,000.
TIE tremendous floods o, last Fri
day morning. just exactly two weeks
later than the Hoods which did so
much damage throughout Buckingham
and adjoining counties, succeeded In
undoing much OF the repair work
which had already been done by the
railroad company and private indi-
viduals. The Buckingham branch OF
! the Chesapeake ana Ohio was again
put out OF commission on account OF
the washing out of tresties, and large
forces OF hands We're rushed TO the
, scenes of destruction The large VIII
liams qnarries. which wec. filled to
the brim on the 18TH. and which mad
had the water lowered many feet as
g result OF night and day pumping
/ q m lrt I,-
| filled, entaillng heavy losses The
almost as heavy as at the previous
| flood. The rainfall for the month. ms
measured here at the weather sta
ton. totals 1913 inches, the heavics;
recorded precipitation for any month
since the establishment OF the sub
station at Arvonia
Not a farmer in the county has
turned a furrow this spring. on which
| account Ii is certain crops will be
from n month to six weeks late in the
planting.
steps will shortly De taken looking
to the holding Of county fair this
fall at Dillwyn. This fair was called
| off last year. owing to the long and
distressing drought in June. July and
August AS this is the first fair ever
attempted in the county. and as much
enthusiasm as 10 It's success prevails
| it is thought it will prove a grea,
success. Directors and women man.
| ayers all over the county are or viii
| be appointed to look after the sue.
cess OF the enterprise. The fair will
be held late in September or the first
week in October.