The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-13
Chamber Endorses Plan
Seeking New Industrial
Plant For Farmville
Rubber Mould
Shows Interest
In This Locality

! tereSt manufacturers n the faclll-
ties of the community. and in
structed the industrial committee,
headed by w A. w tson. Jr.. to
negotiate with firm now seek
ing location. A special commit
tee was appointed to seek local
investment of $50 900: form a de-
velopment corporation and secure
financial backing of Sl50000.
with which a building and site
would be made available The
committee met Wednesday night
and mapped out a campaign to
follow out instructions OF the
Chamber of Commerce
The company seeking location
casts rubber parts for many arti-
cles sold on the national market,
such as mountingS for automobile
and airplane engines. typewriter
platens. gaskets, and many other
moulded rubber products large
and small.
poSal would be made to furnish
a 10000 square foot building. to
be amortiZed over a period of
ten to twenty years by rental
agreement with the manufacture
ing company 1t was estimated
that the building and a site would
cost 100000. and that outside
financial aid had been secured
for S150,000, leaving $50 900 to be
invested locally
Employment Needs
II IS understood that the ope-
ration would furnish employment
to rs or 100 people, men and wo-
men.
| Other proposals OF manufacture
ers seeking location are under
consideration by the industrial
committee, Mr. Watson said
! Stock amounting to $4,000
was subscribed Wednesday night
to form development corporation
to attract industry TO Farmville.
Members of the Farmville Cham
Der Of Commerce and business in
/ tercstS made the subscriptions
and committees were appointed to
raise at least $4,000 more for a
total of $4,000.
| CHOOSES ANOTHER SITE
The rubber mould company
has selected another Virginia
| town as the location for its
manufacturing plant according
to information received Thurs
day by Mayor Fitzpatrick.
This information Is a defin-
lite disappointment to the
! Chamber of Commerce commit
tee" w. A. Watson. chairman
said, But it does not dampen
our enthusiasm and determine
ton to bring at least one more
good industry to FarmvilIe. We
have other irons in the fire and
l hope the development corpo-
ration will be formed so that VIC
will he in position to talk
business fast when the next
opportunity comes"
Members appointed on the spec
ial committee were J. w. Dun
nington, c. J. Cox. ". J. Martin.
Jr., V. V. Gordon. George New
man, A. N. Fore. L. NJ. Pariet. C.
A. DoWdy. Jr w j. Sydnor. II.
c.. kayton, r. E. Withers. Jr.. j.
B. Wall, w w. McClintic. w. S.
Weaver. G.. w. Palmer. w. c.
Fitzpatrick, Philip Gay. Robert
Taylor, NJ. r. Large. E. Weinberg.
Albert Brisentine and Nat WIKI
erSOn
Clean Up Program
The Chamber Of Commerce will
sponsor Clean Up campaign
during the month of April. The
entire town viii be given face
lifting when plans of the COM
mittee are carried into effect. The
cooperation of every citizen Will
be solicited in one concentrated
drive TO remove debris and beauti-
fy the town. The program will be
continuing with efforts TO keep
Farmville attractive.
NJ. r. Large is chairman of the
Clean Up committee. which in
cludeS o. B. Blair, II. f. Coffey.
Joe Wick. Paul Simpson. George
Newman. j. H Whitfield. and l..
NJ. Pairet
w. w McClintic was named a
member of the board of directors
to succeed the late j. w. Shop
herd
360-460 Intersection
The publicity committee report
ed progress in negotiations with
the State Highway department to
improve the intersection and di-
regional signs Of Routes $50 and
$50 on the western outskirts of
Burkeville. A number of motorists
on Route $50 have been reported
TO be confused at this intersection
and failed tn follow Route $50 at
this point. District highway cngi-
necrs have conferred with tho
committee and forwarded recon-
TO the State Highway
office.
Membership Drive
A campaign to secure addition
al members for the chamber OF
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