The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06
Special Gifts Division Starts Work
In Prince Edward Community Chest
General Campaign To Open Monday
Other Workers
To Meet Thursday
In Circuit Court

With solicitation for special
gifts already underway for the
1858 Prince Edward County Com
Chest. workers who will
contact employees of Farmville
businesses and residents of the
town will meet Thursday night at
8 in the Circuit Courtroom All
workers of the employee and resi-
dental divisions are asked to
come to the meeting, according to
Mrs. w. w McClintic and ]. B.
Wall, Jr. chairmen of the two
divisions.
Speakers at the meeting will be
DR.. j. G. Graziani. president Of
the Prince Edward County Com
Chest, DR.. F. r. Crawford,
general chairman of the 1853
campaign to raise $1,000 for II
service organizations in the coun-
ty, and DR.. D. S. Lancaster, presi-
dent of LongWood College.
General solicitation in the
town and county for the 1858
Prince Edward County Commu-
nifty Chest will open Monday, Oct.
IL.
Kickoff Meeting
About 30 men who will solicit
special fts-contributions Of SIS
or moremet for a kick off din
ner and meeting. Thursday night,
at Southside Community Hospi-
tai, one of the participating agen-
cies Of the Prince Edward County
Community Chest.
Through the Prince Edward
County Community Chest, we are
facing community responsibility
and good citizenship, r. B. Craw-
ford. chairman of special gifts,
told the workers.
Mr.. Crawford has five team
captains working under nina.
M. DeMuth. j. G. Bruce. r. f.
Withers, T. w. Brooks and j. H.
Forbes. G. w letters will con-
duct the campaign at LongWood
College, and o. H. Written is con-
tacting out-of-town contributors
to the Prince Edward County
Community Chest.
Mr.. Crawford's special gifts
workers will canvass the town
and county in pairs, this week.
TO raise their Sl0,500 share of
the $4,000 goal for 1858.
General Campaign
However, with the opening of
the general campaign, next Mon
day, everyone in the county VIII
have his opportunity to help IL
service agencies carry out their
work for the next year.
Everyone must have his
chance to give-that will be the
real test of a successful Commu-
nifty Chest campaign" DR.. F.. r.
Crawford. general campaig
chairman. said.
Farmvllle employees have a goal
of $4,000 and the Farmville Wo-
mans Club has a goal of 1925
for the residential area of Farm
vile.
District Goals
The remainder of the 1853 has
been divided among the districts
of the county and the colored citi-
zenS. These divisions are: Buffalo
District, $500; Farmville District,
5000; Hampden District, $500;
Leigh District, S275; Lockett Dis
trict, $500 and Prospect, s70O.
The colored citizens under the
leadership of N. M. Griggs have a
share of 500 to raise in the 1858
campaign.
County solicitation will begin
Monday, also. Mrs. Grace c. Cor
don is chairman of the drive in
the county. Her co-workerS are C.
c, Roberts, Jr.. Farmville Dis
trict; Miss Mary Dupuy and r. w.
Dupuy Hampden District; j. V.
Lewis, Prospect District; Mrs.
Charles Beck, Leigh District; Mrs.
y. w. Weaver and Mrs. w. A. Cd
ham, Lockett District; and Mrs.
Roach Watson, Buffalo District.
Each Of the district chairmen in
the county will have a team of
workers under him.
ii Agencies
With strong corps of workers
for the 1853 campaign.
Community Chest leaders feel
that everyone in the county will
have his chance to give to IL serv-
ice groups at one time in the
Prince Edward County Commu-
nifty Chest. Groups participating
in the Community Chest are Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Southside
Community Hospital, Children's
Home Society of Virginia, South
side Community Hospital, Farm
vile Public Library, Salvation
Army, F3rmville Recreation
Room. Junior Recreation Council.
r. r. Motion Recreation Council,
United Defense Fund, Inc, Bow
Scouts of America and Girl
Scouts of America.
Leaders of Prince Edward
County Community Chest and
representatives of participating
agencies will explain the import
ance OF Community Chest in a
series of broadcasts over WFLO
during the next two weeks. These
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