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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-03
Fat and Hearts

nR. ARTHUR M. MASTER, a cardialo-
logist at Mt Sinai Hospital in New
York. recently told meeting of the Dis
trct of Columbia Medical Society that the
most serious form of heart attack occurs
while those affected are asleep. Coronary
occlusion, which is a CLOTHING Of blood in
the heart, causes death in one out of each
five cases.
DR.. Master explained that the hours of
greatest danger for these heart attacks are
between 10 p. m. at night and 2 a. m. in
the morning. The danger seems to be great
est when the person is asleep or at rest.
There seems to be little one can do to min
imize the danger, since Master reports that
it makes little difference what your occu-
patton is or what the season of the year is,
whether or not YOU suffer an attack of coro-
nary occlusion.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12
Steel Corporation
Names Leaders

New York, N. y. July 3O-Roger
NJ. Blough. vice chairman of the
board OF directors. United States
Steel Corporation. has been elect
ed general counsy. by the direct
orS. II was announced today by
Benjamin F. Painless. chairman.
He succeeds Nathan l.. Miller. who
died recently.
Mr.. s ough VIII continue as vice
chairman If the board. an office
he has Id since - q. 1867. He
is member OF tur corporations
finance committee. as We'll as =
member OF its board of directors.
Following graduation from Yale
Law School in 1881. Mr. Blough
engaged i'll the practice of law
with the firm of White and Case in
New York City. His association
with United States Steel COM
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12
Telephone Company Endeavors
To Speed Long Distance Calls

Telephone users are nov recciv-
ing faster and more effective Scrv-
ice on long distance calls not COM
pletcd on the first attempt, it Was
announced today by officials of
the Carolina Telephone and rclc-
graph Company. The service inn
provcmcnt is made possible by
changes in operating procedures
which have become effective in
some exchanges already and which
Will be completed during the next
few weeks.
On such calls in the past, the
long distance operator left only
her number and city name for the
called party. Under the revised
procedure, she will also leave the
telephone number OF the party
placing the call, and where volun-
teercd, his name OF extension
number, the telephone officials
said.
When the person called is ready
To talk, he can then contact the
long distance operator i'll the city
where the call originated and give
her the details of the call. She in
turn can reach the person who
originally placed the call without
hunting for her previous record
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12
E1Zs21l7]

90 train under the Korean
CT Bill. | understand that | need
AT least 50 days military service.
unless l was discharged sooner
for a disability. Must all the 90
days have occurred after the Ko-
rcan fighting began?
A-NOt necessarily. You could
qualify provided any part OF the
required 90 days Of your military
service took place after June ~.
1850. the date of the outbreak OF
hoStil!tIcS in Korea.
O. am the widow of World
War | veteran. and | have daug-
htcr. age 20. who is in school. The
VA has been paying us a pension
that covers us both. My daughter
is planning 10 get married and
drop out of school, Will she still
be entitled to a pension?
A-No. Under the law she may
not be paid a pension after she
marrieS or drops out of school. or
both.
o. am planning to take grad
uate college training under the
Korean CT Bill. What does the VA
consider as full-timc training al
that level?
AT the graduate level. there are
no minimum number Of hours that
| are required. Instead. VA will
accept the word OF d responsible
official of your school who certi-
flies that you are pursuing your
training on a full-time basis. ir
| rnciInncn
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12
FARM
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

QUESTION: Why docs the milk
l put out to sour fail To form a
curd?
ANSWER: II you are neither
paStu-izing your milk nor adding
fresh Duttermilk to that you wish
10 sour, a temporary remedy is 10
add one cup of fresh buttermilk 70
each quart of milk TO be Sourci.
Before Il definite and specific an
Swcr TO your problem can be given
il will be necessary to have more
complete information, ic, the
cows age. how old is its calf. what
ration is she getting, including
pasture, grain. protein. etc.
QUESTION: How can | convert
hard non-porouS soil into god to-
baCco plant bed land?
ANSWER: Efforts TO change the
consistency of your soil may not
be desirable if suitable land is
available within five miles. How
ever. there are several ways of
improving the organic content and
physical condition of soil for plant
production. You can haul in drak
rich loamy soil or woody dirt. You
can incorporate three or four
Inches of we'll rotted sawdust with
the upper four or five inches OF
soil in the fall so that il will bc
well rotted in the spring. Heavy
stable manure can be mixed with
the soil in the fall before treating
with methyl bromide or other
chemical for weed control. You
can try krilium or other soil con-
GitionorS on a small scale al inst.
Grow heavy stand of crOtuIaria
on the site in the summer ana disk
II into the soil in early September.
Or YOU can locate the bed near a
disease free water supply - 'Nc
surface OF the soil can be kept
moist in dry weather.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12

of the call. This means Speedier
completion of the call, according
tn telephone company plans.
II was announced that the new
procedure on these temporarily
DELAYED calls has been inaugurat-
cd III some exchanges already and
VIII De in complete operation on
nationwide basis sometime in
August. "Speedier and more eff
receive service is constant OBJ
JectlNc of our Company" tele-
phone spokesman said. and we
feel HAT this new practice will be
of great benefit"
Under past procedures. the dis
tant operator left word at the
called telephone for the party to
call her back at his convenience.
Please ask MIR. Doe 10 call Oper-
ator in New York" was a typical
request. Otter the called party had
no idea who was calling and fire.
quently, due to the volume of calls,
the distant operator required sew
eral minutes to find her record of
the call.
The new plan will involve a re-
quest such as please ask Mr.. Doe
to call Operator 9 in New York
and ask for Mr.. Smith at 1894" In
this case the called party will
know who is calling, provided the
name was given. or he will at
least know the calling number.
The called party may then call
ms operator, ask for Operator Q
in New York" for example. and
then give the New York or other
distant operator the TELEPHONY
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12
WITH THE
Armed Forces

WITH THE L. 5. FORCES IN
ALASKA - Pvt. Dolphus Grazing
CT. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell
Granger. Route (Box 225),
Clarendon, N. CHS serving with
the 4th Regimental Combat Team
in Alaska.
The 4th ret, stationed at Eiel-
son Air Force Base near Fair
banks. is receiving intensive field
training while providing security
for the northern approaches TO
Canada and the u. S.
Granger. who entered the Army
in November 1852, was last sta
toned at Camp Rucker, Ala.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12

NUMBER and name Of the calling
party. The calls are expected to
De completed more rapidly and eff
lieien'iy In this way. Telephone
OFFICIALS urged telephone users to
take advantage of the new ar
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12

rangements on uncompleted calls
by giving their names. Those who
receive a request to call a distant
operator were also urged to give
that operator all available infor-
nation.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-12

When truck show a continued preference f3
make truck,
based on single sound reason: rs The best buy!
Year after year, truck n every field -
caru preference for Chevrolet trucks by buying Of them than
other make.
Chcvocn You'll lind they have that Chevrolet trucks offer
features and
yet IFS the owestprced truck line o. aW
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Farmville Aero Club
Organized Recently
To Stimulate Flying

The Farmvillc Aero Club has
been organized here with p
members for the purpose of
stimulating interest in flying.
Headquarters is at Tie Farmville
Municipal Airport.
The club is now converting two
rooms of the airport building into
a meeting place ana lounge for
members. The organization is also
staging a drive fol additional
members. who seek To achieve or
maintain flying proficiency at
lowered costs.
Officers of the new club arc:
Sammy Ransom. Of Buckingham,
president John Routt, Of Farm
vile. operation officer and vice
president: Jack Hartley. Of Buck
ingham. treasurer. and Ronald
Bowles. of Farmville. secretary.
Membership requirements in
clude a small initiation fee. small
monthly dues. and flying privi-
icges for those quaiified at re-
duced rates.
Mr.. Routt. the operation Off
Ger. also operates the municipal
airport AT present.
The club will have its next
meeting tonight Thursday. at
tho airport quarters.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
COLLEGE YWCA To Conduct
Week OfReligious Emphasis

Christian Dynamics III a
Shaken World will bt the theme
of the annual Religious Emphasis
Week sponsored by Longwood
College YWCA, during the week
of February Ola.
To carry out this theme, the
Rev Al Edwards. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church in Har-
risonburg. has been invited to
lead discussions and lectures dur
ing the time,
On Monday night, Mr.. Edwards
will be introduced by the ~"
Cabinet TO the faculty and adj
ministration. heads of organiza-
tons on campus. and to Farmvillc
ministers and their wives. This in
formal reception will be held in
the student lounge at 8 y. N
Public Meeting
Serving as guest speaker for the
Ock. Rev. Mr. Edwards will talk
to the student body Ill chapel
program on Tuesday. Further ex-
pounding the theme. he will hold
a discussion in tne Student
Lounge at p. m. that afternoon.
This discussion is open TO all stu
dents.
That night, Mr.. Edwards Will
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Methodists Plan
Pre- aching Mission
Meeting Held
At Black stone

Ten members Of the Farmville
Methodist Church attended a
meeting to make plans Of the
FarmVille District of the Metho-
dist Church for the spring
evaneellstic program. The meet
ing was held Tuesday evening in
the Blackstone Methodist Church.
All poStorS, members OF evange-
listic committees and chairmen
Of commission Of churches in the
district We're invited to the meet
ing.
A. q, Jefferson, out tanding lay
man of the Lynchburg District
and a member Of the Board Of
Trustees Of the Methodist Or
phanaGe. was the speaker
A preaching mission viii be
conducted III the Methodist
churches III the district April II
"a A week Of visitation evange-
ism Will precede the preaching
mission.
Members from the Farmville
church attending the meeting
we're the Rev. c. c. Kidd. Mrs.
Mary s Johnston Mrs. J. P Nc
CraW, Mrs N. M Gill, O H.
Written. r f Potts. A. N Fore
W. x. Carter. Mrs, Spencer Bur-
ger. and c. w Glenn.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Body Discovered
Is Identified
Examiner Lists
Petersburg Man

David Allen Conway, about SO
or "a, Of Petersburg. was the man
found dead. Saturday morning. in
Amelia county, near Mannboro.
The body was Identified from
fingerprints by State Medical
Examiner GeGffrey T. Mann.
The mans body was discovered
wrapped in a blanket by State
Route 708 III the southern part
of Amelia county. 1t was found
by James Bates, Negro farmer
who lives nearby about 7 a m.
Saturday
Clothed only in socks and under
wear the body had compound
fractures Of the right leg and left
wrist. a broken right arm. bruises
about the head and body and
marks similar to scalds on the
skin
Wrapped in brown blanket.
the body was lying at the edge
of field, easily seen from either
roadway at the intersection. APP
parenuy no attempt was made to
Tide the body
Meanwhile, Sheriff N. NJ. De-
Kraft. of Amelia. said he was
searching for two or three per-
SINS" who he thought must have
moved the body to the highway.
Conway was killed by a blast
presumably from q boiler" &C
cording to Dr. Mann
Sheriff DeKrafft said police had
been searching unsucceSSfully
since Saturday for a distillery. He
said that since Dr. Manns office
had found particles Of coke in the
body. il was possible the explosion
had occurred in a distlllery,
Il think the body was moved
to the highway 50 it could be
found quickly and 50 il would not
be located near the scene Of the
expl SION Mr. DeKraflt said.
The last address listed lor Con-
way was 205 Henry St Peters
burg. MI DeKrafft said Amelia
police we're trying to find his wife.
Mrs. Louise Layne Conway to tell
her of The identification. but she
had not been located
Detective Sergeant r. FL Stewart
of the Petersburg ponce. said that
he ana another officer had found
two cases Of Illegal Whlskey in
a car driven by Conway on March
49, 1914, ConWay's car wrecked,
Nj. Stewart said, after a chase by
police Nh Stewart said Conway
was fined SlG0 III Petersburg for
possession Of illegal whiskey and
turned over to Federal authorities.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Telephone Company Pays Tribute
10 Faithful Employees Long Service

Seven of the employees each
have worked for the company 81
years and all were presented with
2O-year emblems They are Mrs.
Catherine r. Cox, service repre-
sentative. Farmville: Arthur 7.
Berry, ComblnatiOnman- journey
man. Farmville; Harry Ewing
central office equipment Installer
rerairman, Farmville: Mrs. Eve
Ign Ewing, chief operator Black
stone: Mrs. Mona S. Miller, chief
operator Miss Lula NJ. Wilmoth,
operator and Arthur D. Hawkins,
serviceman all of the South Bos-
ton office.
Wilson B Garnett. of Char
lcttesville, state manager. was
presented with a l0-year service
emblem. Representing the COM
pany in addition to MI. Swanson,
we're r. f. Jones. assistant divi-
sion manager and P. II Lyday.
division plant manager
Office Ceremony
The 20-year award is the high
est available in the organization
at present. since the utility pro-
perty here was acquired twenty
two years ago. March /, 1881.
Fourteen service emblems we're
presented to employees qualifying
for five and ten year service
awards during an afternoon cere-
mony at the company's Farmville
office The emblems were present
ed, with a congratulatory hand
shake, by State Manager Wilson
Garnet.
Thirteen Of the group are en-
nloyed in the Farmville office.
They are: five-year emblems. Will
liam A. Doss, apprentice lineman;
Jody B. Hounshell. cable splicer:
Roy M Jamerson, apprentice
llneman: Howard H, Martin,
iourneyman ccmbinationman. and
William /. Kennedy. Jr. appren-
-tice combinationman
Six year emblems, Edward J.
Lord, district plant superintend-
ent. and Howard L. RoSen. jour
neyman lineman
Seven year emblems. Virginia T.
Jamerscn. senior Stenographcr.
and Marie r. Nelson, service as
slStant.
1l-Year Emblems
Eleven year emblems. EVELYN
Ransom. operator. and William y.
Grafton. journeyman central Of
ice equipment repairman.
Twelve year emblem. Alonza IS
King. construction foreman. and
thirteen year emblem. Elizabeth
simpson. chief operator.
Lois I, Jamerson. of the Dillwyn
office. cashier chief operator. was
presented a ten year emblem.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
TIDAL SEAS, STORMS
STRIKE ENGLAND. HOLLAND

Gale tossed tidal seas smashed
down seawalls and flooded hum
dreds of towns and vast farm
lands in England. Holland and
Belgium this week in one OF the
worst weather disasters in the
memory of Europeans. Storms
and floods already have claimed
nearly 1000 lives in Holland.
England and Belgium.
A u. S. Air Force spokesman
said at least six Americans were
known to have lost their lives in
the British floods.
In addition. the spokesman
said. seven Americans were miss
ing--two scrviccmen and five de-
DcndCnts An undetermined num-
Der of Americans were reported
injured.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06

AS encores. Mr. Fox played Per-
petual Motion for Foot Pedals and
Beethoven's Come. Sweet Death.
The power and magnificence Of
MIR. F'oxs last encore, the Beet
hoven selection. left the audience
with small desire TO repay his
evening of music with such made
quate payment as applause. The
true reward of the evening was
felt in the souls of the audience.
indicated by quiet. peaceful
countenances and whispered
words of praise for the recital.
The final program of the pre-
sent Artist Series will be the
Mozart Chamber Orchestra, I'M
der the direction Of Robert
Scholz. April ID.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Christmas Seal Sale
Raises About Sl4O0.
Mrs. Wright Reports

Prince Edward county citizens
purchased about Sl400 worth of
Christmas Seals during the recent
sale This figure is about $50
above last years sale, according
to MIS- G. II, Wright, seal sale
chairman.
Reports of money raised in this
county have been sent to the
Richmond office. where the funds
will be distributed fol combating
tuberculosis through medical re-
search and care of patients.
Mrs j. Monroe Johns is presi-
dent Of the Prince Edward County
tuberculosis Association. which
sponsored the Christmas Seal
Sale, an annual campaign. w. K.
Carter has been appointed treas
urer of the local association. He
takes the place of the late j. w.
Shepherd Jr.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Tuesdays Organ Harvest
Satisfies Musical Hungers

Powerful and soul stirring
music was played on the four
manual organ in Jarman Hall,
Tuesday night. by Virgil Fox. re-
ccrding artist and organist OF
Riverside Church. New York City
A near-capacity crowd OF students
and citizens agreed about the
only thing Mr.. Fox didn't bring
to Farmville was the reverent and
meditative solitude of a great
church for his concert
Cleaning varied field of
music from the pens OF Handel,
Bach. Corelli, Brahms, Bossi,
Sowerby Roger. and Beethoven.
Mr.. FIX made two suhstitutions
in his program He played Bach S
Prelude and Fugue in D Major
and MendelSsohn's Sonata in F
Min Y for Organ in place of list
ed selections.
Mr. Fox. who is one of the out
standing United States concert
organists, played his recital as the
fourth program in the 52-53
Artists Series of LongWood Col
lege. He gave another concert in
Farmville. Oct. 20, 1851. when the
organ, given to the college by
Longwood Alumnae Association,
was dedicated.
Mr.. Fox's ability feeling, and
dexterity are married only slight
~ by his shoWmanship. which is
not altogether a stumbling block.
alt ii, also. endears him to his
audience. Time after time. Tues
day nights audience was capti-
waited by t ie range, quality. and
combinations of tones and har-
monies that Mr.. Fox harvested
from the $4,000 organ. one OF
the most complete organs in Viz
glnia.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
1853 Tobacco
Acreage 1888
Divided Among
1913 AllOtments

Prince Edward county tobacco
acreage allotments for all types
OF leaf grown here have been de-
termined for the 1858 crop and
growers notified by the county
PIMA office.
Flue-c tobacco tops the
acreage totals with l.2ll6 acrcas.
There are All allotmcnts to in
divldua! farms for this type with
an average of rs acres per farm.
Fire Cured Acreage
Fire-cured tobacco has the
greatest number OF allotmentS.
with 1863 The total acreage is
lust below that for tlue cured at
l.l334. The average allotment for
dark leaf is Is acres.
Sun-cured tobacco will have
283 allotments n 1891 acres.
while burlev tobacco will be
planted on $50 acres allotted 10
90 farms.
TDl dIl ny DtS COil!DIiltd. tIIt
county will have 2,5334 acres
planted to tobacco in the season
now getting underway, divided
among 1913 allotmcnts
New Requests
In addition. the county has re-
que is NV before state PIMA
authorities for allotments 10 ap-
prox!mately ten new farms The
office here will receive word this
mcnth on such applications
AllotmentS generally are de-
termined in relation to the past
history OF tobacco growing N
each farm. subject to the periodic
national reduction or a., increase
provisions, These determinations
are made by the County Agricul-
tural c mmittee of local growers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06

lead prayers. On Wednesday night
at 8 p. m. an address will be
given by MI. Edwards for all stu
dents ana people of Farmville in
Jarman Auditorium
Native OF Scotland
Mr.. Edwards attended elemen-
tary and high school in Edin-
burgh. Scotland. In 1885 he came
to the United States to take up
studies at Georgia Tech. Upon
graduation. he attended the Pres
byterian College in South Caro-
lima He received his Doctor of
Divinity Degree from the Union
Theological Seminary III Rich
mond. Upon receiving this degree.
he accepted call 70 Orange. AZ
ter serving as cha ,,lain III the
United States Army during The
Second World War. he returned
TO Orange In i94T. he vent TO
Harrisonburg where nc still re-
sides
Betty Abbitt. vice president of
the ~, who is in charge of
Religious Emphasis Week." has
worked with other cabinet men,
bers on the planning of this
schedule.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
WAGE PRICE CONTROLS
TO END APRIL 80

Federal wage pncc controls
began tumbling annie high con-
fusion as to when they would all
end But most controls were al
ready grinding toward halt The
Wage and Salary Sterilization
Boards sent out mole than 1000
notices OF Dismissal to their en-
ployeS. effective March 5.
The White House cracked down
on assumption that wage controls
might be lifted before April 80.
tho date when the present wage
control law expires.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06

Long faithful and efficient"
service TO the Virginia Telephone
and Telegraph Company by en-
ployecS in this area Of the com
pany's southern district was re-
cognized here last week
Eleht of the employees with the
longest service, which combined
accounts for a century and a half.
We're rendered luncheon and
emblem presentation" at Long
wood House.
Duane T Swanson. division
manager, and S F Collins. of
Farmrille, district manager were
cfficial hosts. Mr.. Swanson pre-
sented service emblems following
the luncheon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06
Federal Taxpayers
Slow With Filing
Farmville Office
Ready to Help

Federal income tax returns are
coming in slowly at the Farm
vile office Of the Collector of In
ternal Revenue in the basement
OF Farmville Post Office. H. S.
Whitaker. internal revenue agent.
said
March 18th deadlnc is 81 days
Off.
Information received from the
Richmond office reports the same
story.
To date our office has issued
only 10000 refunds against 49,
900 issued on the same date OF
last wear" Stuart l.. Crenshaw.
assistant director. of Richmond.
reported last week. This is due
mainly t. the fact that refund
able returns have not been re-
ceived in the office to date"
Mr.. CrenShaw rem.nGed people
of this area through the Farm
vile office that the Richmond Of
flee was geared to handle in eX-
cess of 10000 refunds a day Be-
cause Of the small number of re-
turns received. the office has been
handling less than 5000 per day.
he said. Because the Richmond Of
flce has handled only about 90
900 refunds so far. it means that
about $4,000 remain to be pro-
ceeSed
Naturally. If the taxpayers
wait until huge volume OF re-
turns is received by this office.
their refunds may be among the
| last to be issued. which may mean
that the taxpayers will not receive
them until after May H. Mr..
Crenshaw said.