The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-13
General Drive Begins Today
For 1858 Community Chest
Special Gifts Report $7,729
Employee, Town
Solicitors Meet
For Kickoff Rally

Workers started on their gem
eral solicitation for the 1853
Prince Edward County Commu-
nifty Chest, Monday morning
cheered by the good news that
special gifts workers have report
ed total of s772956 from their
work. last week. 1t will be up to
the citizens of Farmville and
Prince Edward county and other
special gifts givers to give s9270.44
in the general drive to make the
$1,000 goal to continue the work
OF ii service agencies in the
county.
Workers who will solicit among
Farmville employees. under the
leadership of j. B. Wall, Jr.. and
in the residential area of Farm
vile, under the leadership of Mrs.
w. w. McClintic met for a kick
off rally. Thursday night, in the
Circuit Courtroom of Prince Ed
ward Courthouse. Three speakers.
DR.. j. G. Graziani. president of
the 1858 Prince Edward County
Community Chest. DR.. F. r.
Crawford. general campaig
chairman. and DR.. D. S. Lam
caster. president of Longwood
College, spurred the workers on in
their efforts to raise quotas of
$4,000 from Farmville employees
and 1925 from the residential
area.
Community Spirit
DR. GRAHAM told about 40
workers at the meeting that Civ
ing to Community Chest was the
best in community spirit"
Giving to Community Chest is
good deed done. DR.. Crawford
said The givers really do them
selves favor.
The president of Longwood Col
lege said that he felt giving to
Community Chest had two pri-
mary purposes-trying to relieve
human suffering, real or potential
and building citizenship.
Through Community Chest we
are saved from constant solicita-
ton for the work of these IL
agencies" DR.. Lancaster said.
/ County Quotas
/ General solicitation in county
districts will get underway this
week with the drive in Farmville.
Mrs. Grace c. Gordon is chair
man of the general campaign in
the districts Of the county. Goals
and chairmen by districts are:
Farmville District, 5000, C. c.
Roberts, Jr.; Hampden District.
$500, Miss Mary Dupuy and r. w.
Dupuy; Prospect District, $500. j.
" Lewis; Leigh District. SITS,
Mrs. Charles Beck, Lockett Dis
trict, 5000, Mrs j. w. Weaver and
Mrs. w. A. Oldham; and Buffalo
District, $500, Mrs Roach Wat
son.
Colored citizens of the county
have a goal of S700. N. NJ. Griggs
is chairman of this division.
IL Agencies
County districts and Farmville
divisions must make their quotas
in order to reach the 1853 goal of
$4,000 for the Prince Edward
County Community Chest. This
goal will provide funds for IL
agencies to continue their work in
the county. These agencies are
Woman's Auxiliary of Southside
Community Hospital. Childrens
Home Society of Virginia. South
side Community Hospital, Farm
vile Public Library. Salvation
Army, Farmville Recreation Room,
Junior Recreation Council, r. r.
Motion Recreation Council. United
Defense Fund, Inc. Boy Scouts of
America and Girl Scouts of
America
To reach everyone in the coun-
ty and give him a chance to give
to the 1853 Prince Edward Coun-
ty Community Chest is the goal
of all workers. this year. DR.. F. r.
Crawford, general campaig
chairman. feels that if everyone
has chance to give, the goal will
go over the top
This years drive, I believe, is
the best organized campaign that
the county has had" he said.
About 1000 more pledge cards
have been added to our lists"