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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Two Juveniles Put
On Probation After
Break-Ins Solved

Breakins at Worsham High
School and Farmville Elementary
School within the past month
have been solved. An early teen
age juvenile has confessed after
enforcement officers investiga-
tons enabled them to pick him
up. A confession followed ques-
tlonlng, according to Deputy
Sheriff Jack Overton.
A second juvenile was impli-
Gated by reason of assisting with
spending some Of the stolen mon
ey taken during the break-ins.
The second youth was not in
VOWED IN breaking and entering.
Both have been placed on pro-
baton after hearings before judge
John F Lewis in Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court.
Deputy Sheriff Dverton's in
VeStigatlons were instrumental iii
leading to the solution. Two
brcak-inS were Worsham and one
at the Elementary School A
watch taken at the Elementary
School has been recovered.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
SOuthSide Public
Invited To Camp
For Armed Forces Day

Camp Pickett will be ouen from
p. m, until midnight Friday
and from 8 a, m. to 7 p. m, Sat-
urday. with the public invited in
for the celebration Of Armed
Forces Day. Official date for the
occasion is Saturday. May IS.
Demonstrations will be held on
each phase of the troop-training
program at Pickett as we'll as
demonstration of rocket and ma
chlne-gun firing beginning at
p. m. each day.
A band concert Will be held at
] p. m. Saturday at the amphi-
theater A retreat will be held
each day at AS p. m Installa-
tons at the Fort and at the
United States Army Hospital there
Will be open for inspection.
A complete mobile hospital will
be set up for the benefit OF the
public each day A competitive
drill and track meet will be held
Saturday morning following
baseball game between Camp
Pickett and Fort Beivoir Friday
night.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Longwood Teachers
Present Papers
To Science Academy

Dr Robert Brumfield, professor
OF biology. at LongWood College.
presented two papers at the an
nual meeting Of the Virginia
Academy Of Science III Lexington,
May TO.
Titles Of the papers presented
to the biology section arc The
Curvaturcs Of Timothy Roots In
voked by Ultraviolet Radiations'
and "A Simple Demonstration Of
the Effect Of HetcroauxIn on
Plant Growth
NJ Boyd Coyner professor Of
education, also presented paper
to the education section on The
Academic Aptitude Testing of the
Freshman at LongWood College.
President Dabney S. Lancaster.
Dr. George w letters. head Of
the biology department, Miss Ann
Mallory, Of Ashland, and Miss
Virginia Berry. Of Skipwith.
biology majors. also attended the
biology section Of the meeting.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
County Al Show
Is Scheduled Friday
At Worsham School

Prince Edward County 4-H
Club Talent Show Will be held
Friday night at in tho auditori-
UNI Of Worsham High School.
About 80 members OF clubs in the
county will take in the show.
c. r. Maillet will act as master
Of ceremonies.
Those taking part IN the county
show will be winners of seven
contests that have been held in
the seven clubs. OF the county.
Each club has chosen a king and
queen to represent it at the
talent show. also. A county king
and queen will be selected during
the show.
Judges for the show and the
king and queen contest will be
Mrs. Georgia Wilkerson and Mr..
and Mrs. Dean Collins. OF Farm
Vile
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Secondary Teacher
Scholarships Open
At Cancer Workshops

A few scholarships TO the
American Cancer Society's work
shops on cancer education, sched-
uled for Virginia State College
Petersburg. and Madison College
Harrisonburg. are still available to
limited number Of selected sec
ondary school teachers. Mrs. Pow
ell Glass. Virginia Division presi-
dent. has announced.
Two week workshops, CARRYING
two semester hours credit toward
teaching certificate renewal. will
be held July 6 through II at Vir-
GINA State College and at Madi-
son College July 20 through 81
Applications for scholarships from
teachers Of biology, health and
physical education. home econo-
mics. and social science may be
submitted to the Virginia Division
office. located in the Albemarle
Hotel Building, Charlottesville,
Mrs Glass added.
A scholarship includes tuition
fees and room and board at the
college Transportation must be
paid by scholarship recipients,
, however.
Funds for these scholarships
have been made available by
voluntary contributions through
out the Commonwealth to the
Virginia Division Of the American
Cancer Society. which supports q
three phase program Of education,
service and. research.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
l5Cases Tried
In Trial Justice
For Drunk Driving
Four Defendants
Fined For Speed
On County Roads

Fifteen drunk driving cases were
tried by Judge j. F.. Lewis in
Prince Edward County Trial Jus
tice Court. last month. Twelve Of
these cases were fined not less
than sl00 and three were given
$3.50 fines and Jail sentences, one
30 days and two so days
The latter three cases were sec
Ond offenseS and found guilty of
driving without permits.
During the month, considered by
the Judge one of the peak months
for reckless driving, four defend
ants were fined 500 for exceed
ing the speed limit IN the county
The defendants. one OF them a
woman. were arrested for driving
from 80 TO 95 miles per hour.
The court sent II driving lie
enseS to the Division Of Motor
Vehicles for suspension and re-
newal because of convictions. This
IS one Of the greatest numbers that
the court has sent IN any one
month, according to Judge Lewis.
In addition TO the drunk driv-
ing and exceeding the speed limit
cases, the l55 cases tried in the
court in April included assault,
larceny, untagged dogs and violat-
Zig the brush burning ordinance.
Receipts Of the court for April,
totaling S45067l. were the high
est for any month in 1858. Re-
celpts for the three previous
months were January. s2l24 90:
February. 1854 80; and March,
S302S.O2.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Garden Fiesta
Exhibits Limited
TO Club Members

Tho Flower Show of tho Long
wood Garden Club. Garden FicS-
Ia to be held in the Lions Den.
al Hotel Weyanokc Tuesday. May
10 is open to the public. but not
tor exhibits other than those of
members OF the sponsoring club.
Members state that only suffici-
Ont room is available to handle
members exhibits. Tho public is
invited to attend the show, from
3 to 8 p. m.
In announcing the event. The
Herald stated last week that cx-
hlbltS arc open to the public. This
WAS III error, since the show car
handle only members exhibits.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Calvin Smith
TO Study This Year
University OF Paris

Calvin Smith. son of Rev and
Mrs. F. H Smith and grandson Of
the late Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Cole
man. of near Green Bay. has
been granted a Fullbrlght scholar
ship. and VIII 90 to the University
Of Paris to study comparative
English and French for the terms
of 1855 81 beginning III Septem-
Der
Calvin spent two years. in the
Army after graduating from high
school He holds the a 3. degree
from Capital University. Column
bus. Ohio. attended Mlddlebury
College in Vermont, and received
an M. A. degree from Duke Uni
versity, Durham, N C., last year.
Since then and at present. he is
working on the PHI. ID. at Duke
Graduate College
Mrs. Smith is the former Myr-
tice Coleman
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Twins Sentenced
For Dads Murder
In Circuit Court
OF Cumberland

Twenty seven year old twin
Negro brothers We're sentenced to
so and so years IN the peniten-
tiary III Cumberland Circuit
Court. Friday, for the murder Of
their father near Columbia. Jan.
10.
Bernard Nicholas. Of Richmond
was given so years for shooting
his father, and Leonard Nicholas
of New York City. was sentenced
to SO years for aiding and albeit
ting in the crime.
The brothers were indicted at
the January term Of the Cumbcr-
land court on a charge Of Staying
their father with a shotgun al
the latter's store on Route En-
near Columbia
State Trooper Il. c. Harrison
who investigated a complaint
from the store, said that the
shooting occurred about 1890 a
m. while a large Saturday night
crowd was still at the store, which
was operated by the victim Of the
shooting. Robert Nicholas
The officer said tnat Nicholas
was pronounced dead on arrival al
the office OF a Gainesville physl-
clan, where he was taken after the
shooting The right side Of the
68-year-old Negros head took the
charge from the shotgun at close
range. according to the trooper
At the time Of the shooting the
brothers were on a visit TO then
father. a WidoWer. who lived with
their step-mother in the building
housing the store,
Both Bernard and Leonard were
charged with murder. and Leon
ard was further charged with aid
ing and abetting his brother IN
the shooting, Cumberland Com
monwealth' Attorney William G.
Garter said.
Bernard plead not guilty. when
he was arraigned April 90 How
ever. when hearings began April
%, his counsel withdrew the plea
OF not guilty and entered plea
Of guilty.
Sentence was delayed until last
Friday pending a report Of pro-
patton and parole officer
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Two College Organ
Recitals Will Be
Given This Week

Clarence r. WARRINGTON, of tho
LongWood College music depart
ment Will give an organ concert
III Jarman Auditorium at 8 D. m
/ thursday. May IA. and four of
ms organ students will give a re-
cltal at / p. m, Tuesday. Nav II.
Students who Will take part in
the recital during the weekly as
sembly period in Jarman Audi
forum are: the Misses Sally Will
SON OF Hope~ell; Jeanne Mercer
Of kllmarnock Mary Perrow of
AItavlSta. and Mary Hawthorne
OF kcnbridge,
Both musical events VIII he
open to the public and there viii
be no charge for admission Mr.
Warrington will play seven Che
rdie PreludeS on Our Father Who
Art IN Heaven, one of which was
composed by Bach. Other numbers
on the program arc. Choralc Pro
lndes ON Tunes Found in Amer
can Hymnals, Bachs Prelude and
Pugue IN D Major Handel's Con
Certo 2 in B Flat Major. and
MohteVerdl Sinfonia and March
from LIncoronazjone hi De-,
pea. 3.
me 1our-manual Jarman Me
moral Organ was presented to
Lohg"ood College by the Long
"ooo A!uLllae a5SocI5 .lou
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Meetings To Offer
Flue-Cured Growers
Operative Report

Growers Of fluc- cured tobacco
in Virginia will have an oppOr-
tunity to get a first hand report
on the operations of Sterilization
Corporation at two area meetings
IN Virginia during this month.
Through the cooperative effort of
the Virginia Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. two meetings have been ar
ranged The first for growers IN
this area. will be held May q, at
Chatham, Virginia, at p. III. III
the Chatham Theatre.
Delegates will be selected to at
tend Sterilization Corporation S
annual stockholders NJ G c in Z
which will be held III Raleigh on
June 26. l.. f. Weeks general
manager of Flue-CWed Tobacco
Cooperative Sterilization Corpo-
ration and other farm leaders Will
be present to discuss the impOr-
tant phases of the tobacco pro-
gram.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Livestock Farmers
Invited To Meet
Experts To Speak
About Diseases

Health of farm livestock and
disease control viii be discussed
at an area meeting III the Circuit
Courtroom of Prince Edward
Courthouse at s p. m. Wednesday
Arranged by E F Striplln.
county agent, and the county
livestock committee. the meeting
Will feature talks by Dr.. w. B.
Bell. of the Virginia Agricultural
Experimental Station at Blacks
burg. and Dr.. r. A. Barton. from
the office of the state veterinarian
in Richmond.
Livestock producers in Prince
Edward county and adjoining
counties are invited to attend this
meeting, during which an open
discussion viii take place after
the talks.
Or. Bell will speak about recent
research and developments in
livestock diseases in the state
among them, Bangs Disease and
Bibro Fetus Dr. Barton viii dis
cuss state marketing regulations
regarding diseased animals.
"Dairymen. cattle and hog pro-
ducers and professional agrlcul-
tural workers are urged especially
to attend this meeting" Mr..
Striplin said. There viii be in
teresting and profitable informa-
ton for all"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
College Artists
To Auction Works
Side Walk Sales
Planned w ednesday

Reminiscent Of the side walk
auctions held IN New York CITY,
an auction Of OIL paintings will
be held on the Lonswood College
campus. in front Of West Wing
from 3 go p m. to 30 p m. on
Wednesday, May 10.
The auction viii follow the an
nual sp@ne art exhibit TO be dis
played in the library and in the
art department from May to Is.
Norman o. Myers. of the College
business department will take
charge as auctioneer assisted III
his duties by Dr.. George w JEFF
fers. head Of the biology depart
ment. In case OF inclement YEA
ther. the auction Will be held in
the recreation hall
The IDEA Of an auction origi-
mated from an interest non-ayt
students have shown in buying
various paintings" said Mrs.
Janice Lemon, associate art pro-
fessor She also said that the
auction VIII enable pictures to be
sold at a reasonable price TO the
highest bidder"
Oil paintings TO be included in
the sale are works BY Mrs. Mar
garrett Sutphin. Of Roanoke. Misses
Lou Jamlson Of Forest, Florence
Blake and NWemia Beach. Molly
Hersman Of Richmond. and Ann
Wendcnbcrc. Sandston
Mrs Ncl Green. Of Suffolk.
Misses Jean Hobbs. Of Roanoke.
Patty Poftcnbcrgor. Of Hampton,
Mary Bennett, Of Rocky Mount.
and Mrs Billie Hubbard OF Farm
Vile viii sell paintings Ranging
from the realistic to fantastic in
theme, the works include abstrac-
lions, landscapes, and portraits,
The exhibit VIII include pottery,
leather work block PRINTS. water
colors, display from the clcmen-
tary methods class. textiles. glass
etching wood carving, and metal
work
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Worsham Member
Elected Secretary
OF HID Clubs
In District iii

Mrs. c, L. Irving. Of Worsham,
was elected secretary or District
III Of the Virginia Federation Of
Home Demonstration Clubs at the
annual district meeting, Thurs
day Seventeen members OF Prince
Edward clubs attended the meet
ing of the fair grounds in Dan
Vile.
Home demonstration club mem
bers from AppomattoX. Amherst,
Prince Edward Charlotte. Hall
fax, Pittsylvania and Campbell
counties attended the district
meeting
Among the speakers for the all
day meeting were Miss Maude r
Wallace, associate extension direc-
tor in charge Of home demonstra-
ton work. and Richard Martin
Lynchbrug College student. who
worked in France, last summer
under the international Farm
Youth Exchange Program
Prince Edward county women
who attended the meeting includ-
cd Mrs. Edward Frank, Mrs B
9. Noel, Mrs. j. L, Carlton Mrs.
2. l. Huddleston, Mrs Reed
Wright. Mrs, j. A. LcSucur. Mrs.
W a. Chapman, Mrs G. l.. Irv-
ing, Mrs t S. Baskerville, Mrs.
l.. d. Jacobs, Mrs. Vernon Boil
llnger. Miss Marie Allen. Mrs w.
Z. Digs, Mrs Clarence Allen,
Mrs. Bert Swa!ley and Mrs A. j.
ThroCkmorton.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
NEWS SU IA "A "A RY
REDS MAKE EPRISE'
row SETTLEMENT PLAN

Allied truce ncgotiators and
policy makers IN Washington have
cautiously examined for BOBBY
traps a surprise Communist com
promise plan for an armisticc in
Korea
The plan-thrown out Thurs
day at an hour when the revived
truce talks were apparently STALL
ing bowed to Allied insistence
that 48500 North Korean and
Chinese prisoners who refuse to
return to Red rule be kept in ko-
rea, It also proposed a five power
commission of Sweden, SWltzcr-
land, Poland, Czechoslovakla and
India to act as caretakcr for the
prisoners.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Panel Discusses Marketing
of Small Grains In State

rats mice, birds or any other ami
NAL or pest VIII be condemned for
human use Such grain will be
channcled into animal feed.
State Law
State inspection and cOnGem-
nation laws for small grains we're
reviewed BY n l.. Franklin. direc-
tor Of the Division Of Dairy and
Food Of the Virginia Department
Of Agriculture
B w Sadler supervisor Of the
Grain and Hay Section Of the Di-
vision OF Markets Of the Virginia
Department OF Agriculture, in
vlted grain producers TO take adj
vantage Of the state grain grad
ing service. He explained that the
department was attempting to IN
crease the service. Goal Of the de-
partment was to make changes TO
be Of more service TO producers
and mlllerS, he said. !. y
f. i. SWInk ana y d. Kite. as
sociate agricultural engineers Of
VPI, told about three factors that
tended to affect grades Of grain
too much moisture poor storage
and failure TO prevent insect dam
age.
Newman Speaks
5. G. Newman Farn1yjlla MIL
Ter, spoke at the meeting in the
Circuit Courtroom Of Prince Ed
ward Courthouse. also. He outlined
the mlllers' attitude concerning
grain and emphasized their vii
llngneSS I'd cooperate with state
and federal laws.
Mr. Newman urged farmers to
use m ore orderly marketing
methods IN selling grain. AT har-
vest time, farmers usually brought
II enough grain to fill all avail
able space in short period. He
felt that over the years. proper
farm storage OF grains viii be
more profitable to the farmers.
This was an educational meet
ing TO BRING to the attention Of
farmers and mlllers the various
means Of prevention and correc-
ton OF damage to stored small
gram for human consumption. :
Nh Strlplin said.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
AACommittee
Accepts Invitation
From Farmville
Group VIII Hold !
State Convention
September lib

Farmville's invitation to hold
the State Alcoholic Anonymous
Convention at LongWood College.
Sept lib, has been accepted. A
committee of seven representing
the seven IA areas Of Virginia &C
cepted the invitation at a meeting
in Charlottesville. Saturday night.
rendered by the Farmville AA
Group. 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.
During the convention. AA dele :
gates Will be housed at the coll
lege They Will eat IN the college
dining room. also.
Invitations will be sent to AA
groups III North Carolina. South
Carolina. Maryland. and the Dis
trict Of Columbia to attend the
Virginia Convention. according to
the Farmville AA Group.
During the convention. there
Will be several outstanding ma
tlonal personages who speak at
open meetings. The group will
have business meeting and
many other special pl ograms Of
general interest in Jarman Hall.
This years state "A convention
Will be the first to DC held in a
small community like Farmvillc
In past years. such cities as Roa-
noke. Richmond and Norfolk were
hosts for the convention
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12

Federal. state and local speakers
discussed marketing regulations
for small grain at a meeting in
Farmvillc, Friday night About so
mlllers and grain producers and
dealers from Lunenbure, Amelia
Cumberland and Prince Edward
counties attended the area meet
ing enc Of six such meetings to
be held in Virginia, E F. Striplin,
county agent said
A representative Of the Pure
Food and Drug Administration
from WASHINGTON, D c.. discussed
laws and regulations that the ad-
ministration has to condemn and
dlSQualify small grains headed for
human consumption He said that
rlrld enforcement Of these laws
will BEGIN about July /, and any
grain contaminated by insects.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
7elerision s Storybook Lady
viii Speak Here Wednesday

Mrs. Louise T. Kirby. Miller and
Rhoads Storybook Lady of tele-
vision fame, will speak in Farm
villc. Wednesday at 4 p m. il the
Farmville High School auditorium.
She has been invited to Famvlle
to talk about You, Your Children
and Books by the Junior Woman
Club.
The Junior Woman's Club has
invited members of the Woman s
Club and the Business and Por-
fessional Womans Club to hear
Mrs. Kirby. as we'll as any other
intere sted citizen from This area
Mrs. KIRBY is a widely known
teller of children's stories for Mil
Ter and Rhoads' Aladdin Book
Shop in Richmond, where her tele-
vision programs were rated the
most popular locally originated
broadcasts of the past year.
She is past president Of the
Eastern District of the National
Story League and of the Rich
mond Story League. she is past
chairman of the Children S BOOK
Council of Richmond.
Each day. Mrs. Kirby spends
about seven hours working on her
broadcast. doing research in folk
lore. writing scripts for stories that
must be adapted to fit her time.
fitting music to script and rcheays-
lna
Most of her stories are old folk
tales which. even after thousands
Of broadcasts, she considers an
untapped source
"A story must be fun to tell and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12

fun to listen to II it teaches a
lesson It must not be obvious be-
cause children don't enjoy that
kind Of story" She believes.
Mrs. Kirby is one of the most
popular members OF the speaking
staff of the Miller and Rhoads
Lecture Bureau. which serves
women'S clubs III an area embrace
ing several states She has APP
peared before more than a hun
bred such groups IN the past seye-
raj years, voluntarily taking this
time from her busy store schedule
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
L. :. GIVES FRANCE
RED-fIGHTING' MONEY

Mutual Security Director Stas-
sen disclosed the United States
has given France an extra so mir
lion dollars for the war against
the Communist guerrlllas in Indo-
china. He also told news con-
ference that military shipments
to French and native troops i'll
lndochina have been stepped UP
in recent weeks. He did not give
any details. however.
Stassen's announcement en-
phasized again the Eisenhower
administration concern with de-
velopn3e-ts !. L.doc.-1a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
ALLIES TO GIT MORE
L. ), FLAMES. SUPPLIES

The flow Of American guns.
tanks, planes and other military
equipment to Allied nations
around the world VIII be stepped
UP sharply during the coming
months, Secretary Of Defense Will
son said last week.
Wilson gave his report to a
closed-door meeting of senators as
Gen. Omar N Bradley. chairman
of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff. told a
group Of House members. also in
closed session. that Russia S
atomic capablllty is rapidly I'M
proving"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
PRESIDENT SUBMITS
FOREIGN AID REQUEST

President Eisenhower has asked
Congress for S. 100000 in new
foreign aid ia program which he
called a bulwark for America S
own defense against the threat
Of Soviet aggression
Eisenhower coupled his request
with sharp warning to the
kremlin that tho United States
plans a substantial step-up milf
tary aid to Communist threatened
Southeast Asia, notably i'll en-
battled French Indochlna.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
INDO-CHINA DFDS
IN SURPRISE PULL BACK

Drenched by the first Of the
summer monsoon rains the Wet
mimi continued to pun back IN
vaslon spearheads i'll Laos. The
French wondered whether the
Withdrawal was due to military
factors or orders from Peiping in
the face of Red aggression
charges by the West.
The French high command de-
clined to estimate whether the
pull-back signaled a general With
draWal and an end OF the 25-day
campaign Of the communicated
rebels. supplied by Red China. in
the tiny Indochinese kingdom.