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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Thieves Continue
School Break-Ins
NottOway Safes
Battered Open

Burglars have struck at schools
III this area again.
The safe at .Burkeville School
was one of three III NottoWay
county found ransacked. Friday
morning. Thieves got only $40 to
SIS from the Burkeville safe,
John Farrar principal said.
Safes at CreWe and Blackstone
schools were battered open. also
Several hundred dollars were
taken from these two safes.
The three break-ins followed
by almost a month a similar night
OF school entries when schools in
a four-county Central Virginia
area were entered and their cash
boxes rifled
Schools in Chesterfield, PoWha-
tan. Cumberland. and Bucking-
ham counties were broken into. A
total of $3.50 was taken from the
four schools
An undetermined amount of
property damage also resulted. A
week before the December break
ms. two high schools in Chester
field county and a third in Pow
hatan were entered.
About $500 was taken from the
three schools. all Of which were
entered on the same night.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
PRAYERS For New President Given
At Community Service Tuesday

president elect. The service here
is sponsored by the Farmville
Council Of Church Women.
Preceding the service. the Coun-
Gil will meet at 1870 a. m, for
the installation of officers. As
Stunning leadership in the forth
coming year are: Mrs. f. w.
Houpe. president; Miss Carrie
DUNCAN. vice president: Mrs. H.
V. Lancaster. secretary. and Mrs.
B. +. TAYLOR, treasurer.
The Council has also an
nounced that the winter quarter
collection of clothing and food for
overseas relief will be Trade by
trucks from Church World Serv-
ice headquarters on February 3.
The Presbyterian Church will
again be used as the collecting
point here. Food. for the CROP
program of relief is most accept
able. as well as clothing. Mrs. A.
T. GRAY said today
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
LongwOod Student
COMPLETES Study
OF HOnOrs Course

A LongWood College senior has
completed one final examination,
probably the most suspicious one
she will ever have to face in her
life. Elizabeth A. Stone. of Rust
burg. became this week the first
student to complete a new pro-
gram of honors courses admins
tered by the college.
After preparing fer whole
year. a research topic Oh The
Concept of the Renaissance in
Modern Historical Fiction" Miss
Stone submitted her 83-paec
thesis for an oral examination by
a committee of visiting professors.
The examining committee was
composed of DR.. j. V. Cunning
ham, professor of English at tho
University Of Virginia, DR.. Fran
els CHICO. professor Of romance
languages at Hampden Sydney
College; and James M. Granger,
retired professor of English at
Longwood College. Dl. r. 9. ST.
monini, head of the Longwood
English department, served as the
candidates advisor throughout
the course.
The committee avail dcd Miss
Stone "HonorS III English for
her superior achievement
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
80 Per Cent Report
BY ACP Deadline
County PIMA Says

Ninetytwo per cent OF 849
Prince Edward county farmers
who were registered under the
county-S Agricultural Conserva-
ton Program last year reported
practices carried out as required
by the PIMA. which administers
the program.
The deadlinc for reporting on
conservation measures and ma
terial used was January Is. Prince
Edward county had a S29.96l ap-
preparation for 1852 practices to
divide among farmers taking ad-
vantage Of the share-th cost
federal program.
The county office has an
nounced that checks. based on the
farm reports. will be going out
to farmers for the next several
months.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Family Teams F1ndS0Iuti0n
To More Convenient Liui11g

More convenient farm home
living is the years study for
adult education classes now under
way at Worsham High School.
under direction of the Vocational
Agriculture department.
The ten-Week class. which
meets each Thursday evening
from 7 to $50 p. M, started as
project for women, with mem
bers recruited by the Sunshine
Home Demonstration Club. Mrs.
Marian Baldwin. home agent. and
Paul McLelland, vo-ag instructor,
teamed to get the adult educa-
ton program started.
Instruction is kept as practical
as possible. with broad subject
fields interpreted in terms OF
actual projects Thus better home
living developed into actual con-
struction Of more convenient
materials for the kitchen,
Men Take Hand
With the class members women.
it was only natural that kitchen
cabinets should be the end pro-
duct for the course. SO, such sub
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
INAUGURATION CROWDS
FLOCK TO CAPITAL

Thousands of people have pour
ed into bunting -bedecked WASH
lngton to start the hoopla sur
rounding the Inauguration Of the
first Republican administration in
two decades. The presidential
oath of office will be administered
to Dwight D. Eisenhower on the
Capitol steps at noon Tuesday.
A lO-milc parade will take
nearly three hours to pass a given
spot. Cars program now lists 30
floats. So bands, Is drum and
bugle corps. nine mounted units
and something under 10000 par
Elephants. The armed services
alone will have more than 10000
men and women in the parade
along with equipment ranging
from rifles to 81 atomic cannon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Old Belt Season
Second argest
Ever Rec orded
Average Drops
But Harv est
Next to 1886

Gross sales and .,.lue Of the
1852 Old Belt flue-crYed tobacco
crop We're the second largest on
record. However, tho general
average decreased IRON the pre-
vious year, chiefly because Of
lower quality offerings.
The Virginia Department of
Agriculture reports season gross
sales Cinclude resdles) totaled
1927, $50, 803 pounds Tor value Of
1886 millioii dollars. The average
was $43.43 per hundred. or $500
below the one for the 1851 crop.
The volume exceeded that for the
prior year by l5.4 million pounds.
or SO. and was below only the
1892 million pounds sold III 1896
Value Of the crop topped last
season S by / l million dollars. and
ranked second to the 1850 history
peak
Average prices for most leaf
and smoking leaf grades moved
up over quotations fol the 1851
crop On the. other hand. monde
script and primings showed loss
es. Cutters and iags we're I'M
changed to lower Most grades
surpassed their respective loan
rates by $500 to 500. Monde
script and several leaf grades of
red, mahogany. and walnut colors
averaged soc to $3.50 under their
loan rates,
Growers delivered 600 million
pounds. or 1850 of sross sales. TO
the STERILIZATION Coz poration I'M
der the Government loan pro-
gram. This compares with 44.9
million pounds. or l44fo Of sales.
turned over TO the Corporation in
1851.
Opening auctions were held
Monday, September p Most of
the markets closed between the
period of December 1919 inclu-
sive. Three markets re-opened
after Christmas holidays the
first time sales have been held in
January since the l947-48 sea-
son. Final sales were held jan
uary 8.
A flue- cured tobacco quota of
1924 million pOurdi has been
announced for TIE 1854
marketing year. Converting this
quota to acres on The basis OF
average Yields during the five
years l947-5l, the 1858 acreage
allotments total approximately
l.048,000 acres compared with
1,l27 400 acres allotted for 1852.
Allotments for most farms will be
81 less in 1853 than in 1852.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Clee Club Has Six
Definite Dates
Madison, Richmond,
Arlington on List

Following mid-terin exams. the
Hampden-Sydney Glcc Club VIII
begin work on one of its most
ambitious spring seasons in recent
years. Because Of the broken up"
nature of the first semester. very
little, other than The Christmas
concert, could be undertaken;
however. the second semester is
almost uninterrupted and this
allows the Glee Club time to ac-
complish great deal.
The following is a summary of
the definite appearances being
scheduled. programs at Law
renceville. at Madison College in
Harrisonburg. at Martinsville. at
Grace Covenant Church in Rich
mond; a Spring concert here at
Hampden Sydney. and a per-
Torrance at Arlington. There arc
several other engagements pend
ing, and if and when they become
definite. they will. be announced.
Two of the programs listed
above will be repeat perform
ances'. Two years ago. the Glee
Club visited both Martinsvillc
and Arlington. with some success.
At Arlington members were privi-
legged to sing with the Civic Smy
phony Orchestra and be reviewed
by Washington Critic Paul Hume.
1t is indeed pleasure to lock
forward to another appearance IN
this city. For this program, the
Glee Club will prepare Gabriel
Faure's Requiem.
OF course. the Glee Club will
lie assisted several times during
the season by the LongWood
Chorus( notably at Arlington !.
This combination of talents has
always benefited everyone.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20

F1ue- cured acreage allotmentS
this year for most farms will be
about eight per cent smaller than
for 1852. the State Office Of the
Production and Marketing Ad-
ministration has announced,
c. D. Jordan. State PIMA Chair
man. has made that fact clear to
Virginia growers following the APP
pearancc of certain misleading
statements on the matter last
week
Jordan explained that a ma
tional marketing quota for 1883
of 1884 100000 pounds was an
n0unced last July prior to the
opening of the 1852 marketing
season. Such a quota would have
resulted in a preliminary nation
al acreage allotment about II /,
per cent smaller than the 1892
allotment. However. on January
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20

clock. All Of the prizes have been
donated by Farmville merchants.
E. H. Poston. owner and man
ager Of the rink. will donate the
use Of the rink to the JayceeS for
The benefit party. Also, employees
and exhibition skaters will give
their time to this March Of Dimes
effort to raise money to work
against polio
c. H. Dowdy, Jr. and S. c.
Patteson are co-chaI men of the
project.
The 1853 March of Dimes cam
paign opened Jan 2 IN Farmville
with E. E. Cook as chairman. Two
teams. headed by =. A. Wells.
Allen Fore, Burton HamerSley
and Henry Hubbard. are working
to raise at least $4,000 in the
month-long effort.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Tobacco Market Will Close
February 5, Officials Say;
About Quarter of Crop Left
Demand Holds
Average Firm
At $3.50 Here

Farmville's tobacco market
headed this week INTO the last
three weeks of sales of the 1852
crop. Market officials. estimating
the crop rs per cent sold. have
set closing date of February 5.
The belts four markets have
agreed to the wind up date three
weeks hence.
Sales last week of 6S9.466
pounds. heaviest of the season.
brought the crop poundage here
for the year to 1925 $50 pounds.
Despite Imperial Tobacco Com
1any closing out buying activities
for the season. demand remains
firm. officials reported Monday
morning.
Season Average
Last week average was S3523
dipping only a fractional part of
dollar. The season average
through last week was firm at
$3.50. down only five cents from
the previous week,
F. the season. growers have
received for their dark tobacco
S1.14l ,827.l2.
WarehouSemen said today that
both rk-fired ana sun-cured
sales combined will probably go as
high as four and one half million
pou, DIS by the closing date.
Sun-cured sales for the season
now stand at 543,l66 pounds The
crop has returned growers $685.
404.57. The season average now is
S30.45. Last weeks average of
s29.84 dipped slightly from s3007
of the previous week.
Belt Report
The Virginia Departments of
Agriculture report gross sales
through January Is stood at g.
262,086 pounds at an average of
$3.50. 1t is estimated that around
7ofo Of the crop has been sold.
The majority of better quality
heavy leaf grades declined $l00
TO $500 a hundred pounds as
there was less competition for
these Offering Only small num-
Der of minor changes occurred for
other grades. Buyers paid $4,000
per hundred and over for few
lots of choice quality wrappers.
Point To Jubilee
With close of the season indi-
Gated, warehousemen growers. and
the community are pointing to
the Chamber of Commerce To-
bacco Jubilee, to celebrate what
has turned out to be a good sea-
son for the areas cash crop. con-
sidering the growing difficulties
experienced in a Dad weather
year
w. A. Watson, X. chairman Of
the Chambers Tobacco Market
committee. is expected to an
nounce the Jubilee date later this
week
A speaking program will be
ClimaXed by awarding nearly
81 900 in prizes during the Jubi-
lee. Prizes of merchandise certifi-
Gates have been donated by
Faymville merchants.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Mrs. McClintic
Elected President
Of Hospital Group
Negro Unit Gives
Heated Food Cart,
Auxiliary Reports

Mrs. w. W. McClintic was
elected t. serve a tWo-year term
as president of the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Scuthside Com
munity HOSPITAL at the annual
meeting. Friday afternoon.
In addition to election of Of
ficers. reports of work accomp-
lished at the hospital by the auxi-
liary were given.
Mrs. W. K. Carter was elected
treasurer at the meeting, and Mrs
Charles L. Baird was elected
secretary
The Barnett Unit. Negro wo-
mems unit. reported that it had
raised $3.50 for a new heated food
wagon. The new wagon arrived at
the hospital, last week. It will be
used on the third floor
Miss Anna Dickoff retiring
president. gave summary report
of the IS years since the auxiliary
was organized. During this time,
members have spent over S2' 900
for linens and for upkeep of the
hospital Rrounds-tWo chief pro-
jects of the group.
Other units reporting at the an
nual meeting were Anderson
White. ellis. and Holiday
Plans were made for continuing
the plan OF Sunday hostesses at
the hospital. j. S. Stubs. super
intendent. commended the auxi-
liary for this helpful project.
Alumnae of Alpha Sigma Alpha
sorority have assisted in the hos
tess project.
Members decided at the meet
ing To set Thursday as a day for
sewing and mending at the hos
pital Women are urged to come
at 10 a. m. 1t was announced that
lunch may be eaten at the hos
pitfalls cafeteria Sewing will be
continued each Thursday as long
as it is needed.
All auxiliary members were
urged to attend the annual meet
ing of the Southside Community
Hospital Association. Jan Or at
8 p. m.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20

iects as simple carpentry how TO
measure. blue print reading. uses
for wood and handling pain and
varniSh have been studied as
kitchen cabinets slowly came into
being, nail by nail, week by week
At first the women came to
class by themselves. Gradually,
husbands saw the sense of the
idea and, wishing as men will do
TO see the thing done properly,
decided a mans hand was neces-
sary. So the class has developed.
for those who wish it. into man
wife team.
ANY Thursday night enc may
see these folks busily bringing
their projects to fruition. Kitchen
cabinets. wall cabinets, sink cabi-
nets and the like are now nearing
completion
Small Charges
Use of machinery in the vo-ag
shop and supervision by Paul Nc
LELAND are given without charge.
Only cost Of the course is for
materials actually used for the
take-home finished product
The class is part of the three
fold adult prcbram OF the Viz
GINA Vocational Agriculture de-
partment. The other two are the
canneries and the Farm Mach
incry Repair classes.
Class Members
Among those who have been
active in the present series of
classes are Mrs. A. D. Habgood.
Mrs. Robert QuarleS. Mrs. r. B.
Chernault, Mrs. G. l.. Cox, Mrs.
Charles Pickett. Mrs. Annie Nc
Farland, Mrs. Helen McLelland,
Mrs. Jeanne Short, Mrs. Dorothy
Elliott. Mrs Bessie Irving, Miss
Marie Allen, Mrs Maria Ferguson,
Mrs jeanette Dean. Mrs. B. w.
Amos and Mrs. Y. p Childress.
Many OF the husbands have at
tended, with more coming each
session. Mr.. McLelland reports.
In addition nearby classroom
rings with the laughter Of chill
dren, since 10 be really effective,
an adult prooram must provide
for the Youngsters
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Pennsylvania Farm Show At tracts
Interested Persons From This Area

Fair Walton Anderson. Of Gull
len, a student at WorSham High
School. and Wesley Booker, Of
Cumberland. a student at Luther
jackson High School. were the
recipients Of the free trips, Wal
ton is a member Of the Future
Farmers of America and Wcr-
sham All Club, and Wesley is a
member Of the Negro Farmers Of
America.
Other persons who attended the
show from this area were Earl
Morris, Of Andersonville: Wesley
Dunkum. Jr.. Of Dillwyn: Alfred
Spillman of Cumberland Charles
Joyce. CT Cumberland; Edgar
Brisentine. Of Prospect; and f. r
Spillman, manager of the nipple
ment department Of BriCkert Oil
Company.
Charlie Elliott. OF Campbell, NJ
J. Edwards. of Cumberland. and
John Lancaster, Prince Edward
farm agent. were other Negroes
who made the trip to the show in
Pennsylvania.
Those attending the farm show
saw the Pennsylvania State Trac
tor Driving Contest, Thursday
night. They also saw exhibitions
of farm products from Pennsyl-
vanla and national exhibitions Of
farm machinery.
Pennsylvania State Farm Show
is one OF the largest exhibitions
of farm equipment and farming
methods in the United States One
Of the exhibition buildings covers
"a acres.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Stolen Sedan.Found
Friday Morning Here

The sedan pilfered from the
Taylor Forbes Company garage
here last Monday night was re-
covered Friday. II was found
parked in the lot behind Jarman
Hall. Friday morning.
There was no apparent injury
to the car, owner j II. Forbes re-
ports.
Loss of the blue sedan was
noted last Tuesday morning as
Mr.. Forbes opened his establish
ment The thief entered during
the night, by crashing a window
and smashing two locks. Before
departing with the car, he left
marks of pilfering through desks
and the cash register. No other
loss was noted
No clue has been uncovered
concerning the thief
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Dimes Drive Totals
S742.42; Campaign
Leader Asks Squirt

AS the March of Dimes drive
in Prince Edward county today
entered its final two weeks. Cam
paign Chairman Everett E. Cook
called upon residents to step up
the pace in the fight against polio.
While, there were some contri-
buttons collected but unreported,
Campaign Treasurer H. L. New
bill III. reported Monday morn
ing only S742 turned over to him.
Having gone through the
worst polio epidemic of all time
last summer. the National Foun-
dation and the county chapter
here are in greater need of funds
than ever before" Mr.. Cook said.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
State PIMA Clears Bright Tobacco
Allotment MIDDLE = They're Smaller

S, the Secretary Of Agriculture
announced that IL national
quota for 1858 would be increased
by 60000oo0 pounds. That in
crease over the preliminary quota
approximately offsets the amount
by which the 1852 crop fell be-
low preseason production esti-
mates.
Thus, the revised 1853 quota is
/ .294 100000 pounds. which. con-
verified to acres on the basis of re-
cent yields, results in national
all etment OF 1.048.O00 acres. That
national acreage is about eight
per cent below the 1927 400 acres
allotted for 1852,
Notices of 1858 farm acreage
all tnlents are in preparation and
will be mailed to individual farm
operators shortly the PIMA office
here has announced
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
DEFENSE SECRETARY'S
APPOINTMENT HELD UP

The Senate Armed Services
committee has baked at giving
immediate approval To Charles Z.
Wilson as Secretary of Defense
Wilson has just retired as presl-
dent of General Motors, which
holds enormous numbers of de-
tense contracts.
Wilson holds s2.500,000 worth
of GIN stock. and Informed the
committee he has been promised
bonuses of more than 100000
over the next -four Years. The
committee wants Qualification of
the law limiting business holdings
of government officials.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Elementary P-TA
Will Consider Music
In Public Schools

Music in public schools will be
discussed at the next meeting of
the Farmville Elementary School
P-TA. 7:45 p. m, Thursday. at
the school auditorium.
Speaker will be Russell Hoier,
director Of music III Farmvllle
schools.
Winners of the membership
contest. which ended Jan IS. will
be announced by Mrs w. j. ellis,
Jr.. membership chairman.
George Kelsey will present the
Cub Scout Charter 10 the P-TA
during the January meeting, also
P-TA members Sponsor the Cub
Scout program in Farmvllle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
TRUMAN LEAVES
GOALS BEHIND

President Truman said that
within the next decade the nation
can achieve a 500 billion dollar
annual economy with every fam
lily having an income of at least
$4,000 year.
The 500 billion dollar output Of
goods and services would compare
with 345 billion now. AS for family
income. Truman said that in 1851
about 40 or cent of all American
families had Spcndablc income OF
less than $4,000.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Juycees viii CiUe Prizes
At March Of Dimes Party

Farnivlllc Junior Chamber of
Commerce Will give away nine
ooor prizes during a skating party
for benefit of March of Dimes.
The party Will be held Monday
night. Jan. 26. at Hill Top Skat-
ing Rink, east Of Farmville.
Tickets for the benefit party
are available from Jaycees and
members Of the Rotary Club.
Door prizes. which will be on
display at tn College Shop. will
include hassock, robe. spotlight,
thcrmos jug. lamp. pictures. and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Buckingham Cafe
Enlarges Building

Buckingham Drug Store and
Restaurant re-opened last week
with an enlarged building. Owned
and operated by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
P. Moss. the restaurant is located
at Buckingham Court House.
A new kitchen and rest rooms
have been added to the restaurant.
Also. two rooms have been added
to DIR. w. A. Pennington'S office.
which is located behind the drug
store part of the business.
Dining area in the restaurant
was enlarged by about IS feet
during the renlodeling work.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Cub Scout Packs
May Be Organized

Parents interested in having
their 8-tO- 1O-year- Old sons be-
come Cub Scouts are urged to
come to a meeting at the Ele-
mentary School. Friday night,
at 1880. According to Lee Il.
Short. field Scout executive. an
effort will be made to form
several new Cub Scout Packs in
Farmville. However, parents
must attend this meeting before
their sons are eligible.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Blackstone Begins
Fluorine Injection

The Town of Blackstone has be-
gun injecting fluorine into its
public water supply The action
was instituted following a decision
Of the town council after invcsti-
eating the effectiveness of the
program as tooth decay pre-
ventative.
The new treatment went into
effect January 6.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20

Eleven local persons interested
in farming and farm machinery
travelled to Harrisonburg, Pa.
Thursday. to attend the Pennsyl-
vania State Farm Show, one of
the largest shows of its kind in
this country.
Two of the travellers received
their trips to the farm show with
compliments of Brickert Oil Com
pany. They were the two first
place winners Of the tractor driv-
ing contests at the Five County