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Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

Governor Miller on Tuesday
last announced from the State
House in Dover the following
appointments: James w. Can
non, Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public at Milford for
term of four years, from Au-
gust 5th, 1913; Horace L. Dill
worth, of MOntchanin, men,
ber of the New Castle County
School Commission for a term
of two years.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
liz JewIah ConrreratInn

EIEst SeWI4h COngregatI0n
Where was the first official Jewish
congregation in North America es-
tablished? At new Amsterdam, IN
1885. II was called the Sheerith Is
rael (Remnant Of Israeli.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

II you are Interested in any organized grou
(LittIe Leagues, Church or Industrial Leagues
Boy Scouts, Camps, Fairgrounds, etc.) sen
for Free Catalogue with complete Inform;
tion and enroll your group.
Write to ACME-AMERIcAN VARSITY
SPORTS EQUIPMENT PLAN,
212o West Lafayette Ave., Baltimore 8, Md.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Enjoy Store Radio Music While You Shop al

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VIRGINIA
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28l0 S. Quincy ST., Shirlnsten$
Arlington Blvd. g AnnendaIs Rd., FaIs Church,
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Evening star., 1953-12-22

PowhotoR 8 Henry Sts.S
Kings Hshwoy Fort Drive
6lO Fronkln ST."
S02 Mt Vernon Ave-
Fort Hunt 8 Shenondoah Roads, Holon Hall vlIose'
MARYLAND
Bradley Shopping Center. Bethesda"
sz29 Georgia Ave.. Silver Spring"
Flower Ave- g Pney Broneh Rood, Silver Spring.
4646 SuisIond Rood 8 Huron Ave-opp Census BuFeou'
Four Corners, WoodmoorS
University Lone and Riggs Rood. HyottsviIe'
2l9 n Commerce ST.. Rockville. Nd
4s3l AnnopeIs Road, Blodensburs. Nd
Marlboro Pike 8 Silver Hill Rood. Psrklond'
Queens chopeI Chium Roods. Queenstown M RoineF'
Viers Mill 8 GrdIey Roads, viers Mi Niese'
denotes Perkins Lot
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
w. A. Watson, Jr.,
w elcomes 1000
To Homecoming

w A. Watson. Jr., made the
address of welcome Sunday as
nearly a thousand Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs gathered for the
50th anniversary homecoming
celebration of the Odd Fellows
Home, at Lynchburg
MI Watson is president of the
institution. The day began with
a meeting of the Grand Encamp-
ment in the morning and includ-
ed program by children living
at the orphanage.
During the day. groups attend
ing the annual event pledged
$500 toward furnishings that
Will be used in the two buildings
of the orphanage site soon to be
renovated for aged persons' lodg-
ings. The renovation project was
recently approved by the board
of trustees of the Odd Fellows
Home.
Seventy five men and women,
former residents of the home,
came from states as far away as
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Many Virginians and residents of
nearby states sWelled the gather
ing to nearly 1000.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Jr. Woman's Club
Appeal For Clothes
For Germans

A hundred little children in
Germany, many Of them half
American, will be cold and hun
gary this winter unless friends
come to their rescue.
A letter to Mrs. Maxine Francis,
from Mrs. Jack Lewis. daughter
in-laW of Judge John F. Lewis,
who is living in Germany with
her husband, describes the plight
of these stranded youngsters.
The children, ages four to
fourteen. are housed in the
Starkheim Orphanage, about fifty
miles from Munich. Many of
them were fathered by American
G. is, who long ago returned to
the States
The orphanage has no means
Of support whatsoever, except
through donations Of food and
clothing from generous people.
The home even lacks heat, which
is miserable experience for
these youngsters in the bitter
cold of the German winter.
American Project
Mrs. Lewis writes that she and
several other American wives
have formed a club to further
good relations between Americans
and Germans, and have taken
and orphans welfare as their
special problem.
To her appeal for warm
clothes, the Junior Woman's Club
in Farmville mas responded
intellectually. They have
launched a drive, under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Wayne
Harper, to collect donations of
clothing from September 8
through October 9.
The Junior Woman's Club APP
peals to the people of Farmville
20 help them with this worthy
project. They ask that mothers
look through the warm clothes of
their own children, and donate
articles for the orphans, ranging
from ages to IA.
Collecting Point
A box has been placed in the
Star Cleaners, on Main Street, for
the purpose of collecting the
clothing. Donations can be drop
ped by there throughout the
coming month.
Mrs. Harper adds that should
anyone be willing to give money,
it will also be gratefully received.
Postage for the clothing will be
quite high.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Citizens Invited
To Open Meeting
OF IA Assembly
Visitor Will Spe ak
At Jarman Hall
Friday at s P. NJ.

Citizens Of Farmville ana this
area are invited to the. public
reet n tonight CFridav) that will
oren tn Fourth Virginia State
Assembly OF Alcoholics Anony-
nous at ! ongwood College The
IA Getting will be held at 8 p. m. at
Jarnan Hall.
All friends Of "A, people in
terested in the group and other
citizens are cordially invited to
attend this public meeting, chair
man for assembly ARRANGEMENTS
said
All other meetings of the assem-
bly,. which will be held Sept. lib
at Longwood College viii be
limited to assembly delegates and
other IA members.
Speaker for the public meeting
has appeared in Farmville at an
other meeting. The first time that
ne spoke here he attracted an
audience Of over 1000 people. the
chairman said.
Delegates to the assembly. the
first to be held in a town the size
of Farmville, will be housed at
Longwood College More than 800
reservations have been received
by the Farmville AA Group, host
for the assembly.
Speakers from Wisconsin. Vir-
ginia. South Carolina. Alabama
and Connecticut will appear at the
meetings during the three day
assembly All meetings will be
held in Jarman Hall and the little
auditorium of the college
Previous state assemblies Of AA
have been held in Norfolk, Rich
mond and Roanoke
Farmvilles invitation to hold
the state assembly here was eX-
tended last May. 1t was given to
/ committee Of seven representing
the seven AA areas of Virginia at
a meeting in Charlottesville The
invitation was backed up with
letters from DR.. D. S. Lancaster,
president Of Longwood College,
Mayor w c. Fitzpatrick, and j B.
Wall. editor OF The Farmville
Herald
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11

81 months as prisoner of war.
His trans-Pacific ship touched
the U, S. West Coast Friday.
midnight He was flown from
California to Richmond, then took
a bus from the Capital City to his
home.
The bus stopped on Route 10
just several steps from the Nor
man home, where his parents. MI.
and Mrs. w T. Norman and his
eight brothers and sisters, and
their families. awaited to greet
him
Home at Last
It's Gray was tine cry that
went up as the group on the front
porch recognized the figure dis
mounting from the bus, at 7:15
p. m.
Since that wonderful reunion,
Norman has been using his 30-day
leave TO rest and re-capture the
cid days of the farm, tobacco
fields, the fox hunts and the
friends before he was sent TO ko-
rea as replacement in the Sec
ond Division.
Just now he prefers to forget
about the long days as war
prisoner. Il can tell you, though,
the treatment we got from the
moment we jumped from our
POW trucks and all the way home
was wonderful. The food was Won
derful, particularly" he reports.
GIFTS From Friends
Norman's friends, of which
there are a host. have rallied be-
hind him since his return Know
ing his fondness for woods and
fields and hunting, it was natural
that theirs minds should turn TO
hunting when they thought OF a
gift.
SO Labor Day afternoon during
fish fry in his honor at Browns
Pond the Cumberland boys"
presented him with a new gun. a
years hunting license hunting
coat and cap and two cases Of
shells.
Mrs. Norman, his mother,
whose hair turned from black TO
silver during the aeonlZlng hours
Of those 80 months, has been
deeply impressed with the kind
nesses and sympathy shown by
many persons, some close friends.
others total strangers touched by
the poignancy of such situation.
Please say how grateful we are
for all such things she says
simply, She has received hundreds
of cards, letters and calls, and
now the sympathetic visitors
come. Labor Day there were 63
persons at the Norman home at
one time.
But best OF all was that call
from the front porch last Sunday
night. She'll never forget-"It's
Gray" Mom"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
$4,000 Recreation Field Fund
Campaign Planned In November

A joint session of Farmville
Recreation Council officers and
representative of IL civic clubs
Wednesday agreed to back a SIS
600 fund raising campaign to put
the Longwood avenue field IN fun
operation.
The wide drive was
tentatively set for the period of
November II TO December /. F.
Curtis Hubbard was CHOSEN chair
man for the drive. John Steck was
named CO chairman. Mrs T w
Bloomfield. secretary and Mrs.
Anne Graziani. treasurer
To Furnish Workers
Civic clubs win be asked by their
representatives present to provide
a team captain and ten solicit
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
College Adds Two
To Teaching Staff
Mrs. Schlegel.
Neeker Named

Richard K Meeker. Of Basking
Ridge. N. j., and Mrs. Dorothy
B. Schlegel Of Falmvillc. Will
JON the staff OF the English de-
partmcnt at LnnRwood College,
as assistant professors. President
Dabney S. Lancaster announced
today.
Having taught at Springfield
College, Springfield, Mass. Mr.
Meeker later vas head of the
English. department at Bay Path
Junior College. LongmeadoW
Mass He served in the Army dur
ing World War II. He is mem
Der Of the American Association
Of University Professors, the Col
lege English Association. Nation
al Council OF Teachers Of English.
Kappa Phi Kappa. and p Data
Epsilon.
Mrs. Schlegcl is working toward
a Phi, D. degree at the University
Of North Carc'ina, and has a M.
A. from the College of William
and Mary and 9 A from Dickin-
son COLLEGE. Carlisle. Pa. She has
also studied at the University Of
Virginia, N1idd.ebury College, and
Western Reserve, Cleveland. Q.
She has taurht at the William
and Mary Veterans Extension in
Norfolk. and in York county school
system in York, Pa. She is mem
bert of Phi Beta Kappa. Delta
Kappa Kamm2, and the Modern
Language Association.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Fair
Tickets On Sale
At so Businesses
HID Clubs to Help
Select Contestant
For State Contest

Tickets for the sixteenth annual
I Five-County Fair, Sept. 2l-26 are
% advanced sale in SO businesses
N this area at reduced prices
The advanced sale Of tickets will
end Monday. Sept IA. according
TO J. c. Brickert, general fair
manager
A tent city will begin to take
share soon at the fair grounds,
west of Farmville on Route 400
for the fiye-day Five-County
Fair This years fair promises to
be one Of the best organized ana
best arranged fairs that this area
has had Many new features have
been planned.
Grand opening for the fair will
take place Monday, Sept 81, at
100 p. m.
Grand Prize
Grand prize for this years fair
will he a new automobile, which
VIII be given away the closing
night OF the fair, Saturday, Sept.
.26
Advanced sale OF tickets for the
fair are on sale in businesses in
Prince Edward. Buckingham,
Cumberland, Charlotte, Appomat-
toX and Amelia counties.
One new feature of the fair
VIII be a beauty contest sponsor
ed by home demonstration clubs
in the five couny area. 1t will take
place Thursday, Sept "a, at p.
m. IN the Commercial Tent.
Miss state Fair
Winner of the Five County
Fair contest Will represent this
area in the contest at the Allan
tic Rural Exposition in Richmond
to select Miss State Fair of 1858.
She will receive a trophy from
the Fiye-County Fair Association.
also. Winner and runner-up of
the Richmond contest will be
awarded all-eXpenSe paid trips TO
Florida
Any home demonstration club
in Prince Edward Buckingham.
Cumberland. Charlotte and APP
pomattoX counties may sponsor
one or more contestants between
the ages Of Is and 80 in the con-
.est All entries must be single.
They will wear evening dresses
for the contest.
The home demonstration club
that sponsors the winner will re-
ceive SOS, and the club that
sponsors the second place winner
viii win $40
Three Judges
Judges for the beauty contest
will be Mrs NJ L. Landrum, OF
Farmville, w NJ. Abbitt. Fourth
District CONGRESSMAN. Of Apo
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11

1t was strange twist OF fate
that brought four members of
New York family to Hampden-
Sydney to live
When MI. Schaible. stone carv-
CT of statues and artist and for
mer teacher OF still life and mod
cling at Pratt Institute in New
YORK City, came to Virginia in
July 1852. TO bay an old home. ht
was much impressed with this
area and the people who lived
here, On the very day of bis death
he had negotiated for the purchase
OF Slate Hill. an old plantation
near WorShanI He and his fam
lily were staying at Boxwood Tour
ISL Court. where he died of ar
heart attack that night.
Continued en- page 3
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
NeU York Widow W0ues
To Place OF Tragic Death

A Ions tima resident of New
York is making her home near
the place in Virginia where her
husband died last year. In fact.
her daughter and son-in-law are
The new owners of BoAWood Tour
list Court, where Christopher
Sc1aiblc died n one of the cab
ms. July IS. 1852.
Mrs Schaible and her daughter.
Priscilla, ooupl'L the old Holladay
house at Hampden- Sydney FIONA
Dr. r. + Brumfield, last May.
They are now in the process Of
redecorating the old home and
moving into 1t
Like Locality
I'VE like this locality and the
people who live here Mrs. Schai-
bic said.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Caution Urged On
School Area Drivers

With the warning that SIS
young people of high school age
and below we're killed as pedes-
Trans by motor vehicles during
the last calendar year and an
additional five on bicycles, DIR.
ID. J. Howard. superintendent
of Public Instruction and men,
Der of the Governors Highway
Safety Committee, today issued
a plea to motorists that they
do more than their share to
avoid striking child as some
$4,000 of them return to pub
lie schools this month.
Because they are children"
said DIR. Howard, "they are
prone to minimize traffic dan
rers, forget safety rules or per
fern dangerous acts impulsive-
ly. 1t is therefore inc umbent
upOn oil Of US who drive liter
ally to lean over backwards in
doing our part to prevent these
terrible tragedies"
At the same time. Colonel w.
w. Wo0dson. Jr., Superintend-
ent of State Police called at
tention to the state law against
passing a stopped school bus
while it is load ng or unloading
pupils. This law he said, zap
plies whether the motorist pas
ses from the front or the rear
of the bus and such violation
is defined as reckless driving
by the Code"
Under the present law,
Judge may suspend a drivers
license for as much as six
months upon conviction of
reckless driving.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Charles X. MniIIet To Take
Lynchburg Post October I

Charles r. Chuck Malllet.
of Farmville Radio Sta
ton WFLO for the past five
years, will leave october to be-
come general manager Of Station
WHO'D in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Carla B. Keys, OF Johnson
City, Tenn, owner Of the station
here, has not yet named sue
ceSsor to Mr.. Maillet She express
;ed sincere regret in losing the
capable and genial manager who
has guided WFLO in his half-de-
cade here to a wide and respon-
sible leadership in community
oroadcasting.
Regrets Leaving
The 33-year-old radio execu-
i've, who came here from New
York in September l948, regret
tully breaks the close ties of COM
nunity and personal friendships
le possesses here, he reports, but
quite naturally elated over the
WIDER opportunities soon to con-
ront him.
Mr.. Maillet will be here until
he end of the month. Mrs. Mail
ct and their daughters. Julia o.
quinn, 3l2. and Charlotte La
orce, 2, will join him in Lynch
)urg when suitable accommoda-
ions can be found.
To Name Successor
WHO'D, at Lynchburg. operates
as the Old Dominion Broadcast
ng Company, A 5.000-watt sta
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
M/Sgt. Billy Rice
Makes Brief Visit

Master Sergeant william r.
Billy Rice has returned after q
tour of duty With the U s, Army
in Berlin. He visited friends III
Farmville during the week end
and vas y report to Fort Meade
for reasSignment
He expects to be sent to Fort
Story. Va. an assignment he held
before his last tour of duty. He
is with the Military Police His
experiences in Berlin included be-
ing a prisoner of the East Berlin
Russian army for a short period
pf time
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Its Gray, Nom, Happy Cry As Sunny
Side POW, Family Reunited, Sunday

Pvt. Gray Norman, OF near
Sunny Side, reached home Sun
day night after the best trip he
ever took. 1t began August is
when he jumped from a Com
munist POW truck at the Musan,
Korea, patriation center after
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Richard X. Erwin
Accepts Work Here

Richard K. Erwin from War-
sau. Wis. arrived last week to
take over position of display
manager of the Hub Department
Store. Formerly assistant display
manager Of Winkelman Dep"r-
1ent Store at Wausau. MI. Erwin
is a native Of Milwaukee. Wher"
y" attended the Layton School OF
Art.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11

ton. ii is a Mutual Broadcasting
Company affiliate.
Mrs. Keys is expected to an
nounce a successor in the man.
ayers post at WFLO during {
forthcoming business visit tC
Farmville. During his five-year
tenure. Mr.. Malllet has been
actlVe IN all facets OF community
activity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11

tors TO work during the fund APP
peal. No direct appeal to civic
clubs for funds will be made, it
vas agreed by tie planning group.
The same group Will meet Oc-
tober IS for final ARRANGEMENTS
after club delegates have report
ed plans for the campaier to
their respective organizations
Mrs, GRAHAM, Recreation Coun-
Gil president. told the Wednesday
session that SIS 900 is the sam re-
CURED if the rev recreation field
is TO be put in operation.
What l. Needed
From that sum Will be financed
completion of well drilling opera
tons. erection OF a field house.
complete layout of a combination
football-baseball field, installation
of water and sewerage facilities;
erection of a fence and purchase
Of additional lights. as we'll as re-
moval Of present lights from the
Farmville High School fed.
Attending the session were rep
resentatives Of tarmville Moose
Lodge Women of the Moose. the
Chamber Of Commerce, Town
Council. Junior Chamber Of Com
merce, Lions Rotary, Business and
Professional Ncmen's Club Wo-
man Club. Junior Woman's Club.
Daughters Of tne American Revol-
lltlOn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
No Accidents

No highway accidents have
been reported at Southside Com
mUnity Hospital for last week. in
GLIDING the Labor Day week end.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Eligibility

Any farmer Of legal voting age
eligible to participate IN the ACP
or Price Support Programs as
owner. tenant. or sharecropper is
eligible to vote. also any farmer
OF legal voting age. who has a
crop insurance contract Farmers
not Of legal voting age who are
otherwise eligible may vote only
if they are in charge OF the farm
ing operations on the entire farm.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
PIMA Committee
Election Sept. 3
Will Name County
Leaders for 1854

In a Statewide election to be
held on September IS. Virginia
farmers will choose committee
men from their own numbers to
administer programs Of the Pro-
duction and Marketing Admins
tration. it was announced today by
p. A Lewis, State PIMA Chairman
The 1854 AC Program provisions
will not be announced until after
the elections so that the new
committees will have complete
administration Of the program.
Lewis noted They Will take office
immediately after the election
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11
Decisions Necessary

With the probability Of active
price support programs, more
marketing quota programs than
ever before, and a conservation
program requiring close admin
istration. there Will be heavy
responsibilities on PIMA com
mitteemen, the State Chairman
said. That means farmers should
continue to select men Of good
Judgment ana those who are
leaders in their communities
Voting on September 25 will be
conducted in about 433 commune
ties. each Of which corresponds
generally to a magisterial district.
BY popular vote farmers elect a
community committee Of three
farmers and two alternates. They
also vote for a delegate to a
county convention. to be held the
following day, for the purpose of
electing a similar county commit
tee
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-11

Judges for the beauty contest
will be Mrs, NJ L. Landrum, OF
Farmville, w NJ Abbitt, Fourth
District Congressman, Of Apo
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Voll Of
Elderwood ave-, accompanied by
the E. W. Powells of East 18th
ST., Cleveland, are resting high in
the Poconos at Mount Airy Lodge
for a week, taking side trips to
Bushbell Falls and Pocono Manor.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-07-09

corner of East 125th st. and Phil
lips ave,
Festivities start at 7 o'clock.
"The Pastor and People Of a
Christ -Centered Church will be
the message brought to Hayden
Avenue Baptist Church by the
Rev. Donald B. Woodby at the II
o'clock worship service next Sun
day, July 18th.
Miss Nancy Cra1l is to be guest
soloist-
The pastor suggests reading of
the short epistle of Paul in prepa-
ration for the service.
Other Sunday services include
Bible School for all ages at 9:45
a. m, Youth Fellowship at p. M,
and evening service, which will
consist of old-fashioned gospel
singing and a message from the
Book of Hebrews. Wednesday eve
ming prayer service has been sched-
uled for 7:30.
Special fans are now installed
in the church auditorium for use
during the summer months.
Women's Bible class Of the
Windermere Presbyterian Church
is staging its annual picnic next
week.
The date is Thursday, July 10th,
the time is 1890, and the place is
the home of Mrs. NJ. B. Cowles at
1917 Windermere st.