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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

The 1853 summer session at
Longwood will begin June Is and
end Aug. 8 according 10 an an
nouncement by Mrs. Mary w.
Watkins. executive secretary OF
the college. Four week. five week,
and eight week classes will be in
lcuded in the program.
In addition to regulai. classes
three workshops will be held dur
ing the session. A dance workshop
will be directed by Mrs. Emily K.
Landrum. associate professor OF
physical education, June July
IL. From June 90 to July q Mrs.
Dorothy S. Watson. director of
the Roanoke Public School lib
raries, will hold workshop for
school librarians. DR.. John P.
Wynne, director of teacher edu-
cation. will conduct a workshop
for teachers.
Demonstration School
A demonstra ton school will be
o Grated in connection with the
summer session for a six week
period beginning June %. This
schocl will be held in the Farm
vile elementary school.
Graduate courses as well as
undergraduate classes will be Of
fered during the session. The two
graduate courses will be Advanced
Educational Psychology and Spec
ial Problems of Classroom Teach
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Brush Fire Tuesday
Brings General Alarm

A field fire at the home of 7.
A. Hubbard. at Rice Tuesday
morning about 1890. brought d
general alarm to lie Farmyille
Fire Department.
Quick volunteer assistance by
Rice ncighbors ana fire lanes
hastily rakcd around the home
and out-buildingS by Mr.. Hub
bard prevented property damage
as stiff morning wind drove the
burning brush toward the build
ingS.
Mr.. Hubbard and MS volunteer
assistants had the fine extin-
guished when the county truck
arrived frcn, Earrvl.le.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Jaycees To Spon sor
Party For Benefit
Of March OF Dimes

Farmville Junior Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor. a skat-
~" pa~tv at H''' Ton Statinq
Rink. Monday night. Jan. rs. for
enefit of the March Of Dimes.
All gate receipts will be given to
the current money-raising effort
E. H. Poston. owner and man.
aeer OF the rink. will donate the
use OF the rink to the Jaycees
Employees and exhibition skaters
will give their time. also.
Jaycees will sell advanced tick
cts for the party.
c. H. Dowdy. Jr.. and S. c.
Patteson are co . chairmen OF
the public service project.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Council Moves For
Closer Obseryanc nee
Of Fire Ordinance
Traffic Studies
Lead To Placing
OF New Markers

Town Council Tuesday nigh,
moved forward with its program
seeking elimination of deficien
cies in observance Of the towns
fire ordinance.
Members OF the Fire commit
tee. Councilmen Bloc m lie d
Forbes and Davis. reported or
their recent inspection of bust
ness places and of deficiencies
found which are detrimental tc
public safety.
Council then directed Town
Manager l.. z. Johnston Jr.. tc
forward instructions to such firms
IN means Of complying with the
ordnance Such firms are TO re-
ply on action taken by February
5. With these in hand the council
will consider any additional ac-
ton if necessary during its F'e =
ruary 10 meeting.
Police Car Bids
The council also authorized
Town Manager Johnston to re-
celve bids on replacement for
the present town police car.
A study by the Traffic and
Safety committee was concluded
at the session when instructions
were given the Town Manager to
place four additional traffic con-
troll signs at troublesome inter-
sections.
Stop signs will be placed on the
west side Of Madison street at
Pine, the west side of Beech
street at st. Ge3rge. and the east
and west sides of Chambers street
at Ely. A dangerous corner" sign
will be placed at Vaughan street
at the entrance to Second street
The signs Will be placed in the
next week. the manager reports
Licenses Garntcd
Applications for Is taxi licen-
ses. representing ten separate
operating individuals or firms
NClt ElFtil idNOi di}it dCLlOlI
The council declined a request
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce for waiver Of the usual
license requirements in ccnnec-
ton with the jos proposed plac-
ing Of chewing gum vending
machines.
Refusal was based on councils
stand Of making no exceptions to
this municipal requirement for
either commercial or profit
ventures.
Endorse Board Stand
III a final action. the council
gave favorable consideration to a
resolution endorsing request Of
the Cumberland county board Of
supervisors for Improvements to
Route AS
The Cumberland board has re-
quested the State Highway De-
partment II eliminate the bad
curves along that section Of Route
as Immediately north Of the new
approach to Farmvllle.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Grey Ladies Need
Bowls For Pickett

Farmville Grey Ladies need
some flat bowls to plant bulbs
In for camp Pickett Hospital.
Money has been given for the
bulbs. bu: now they need the
bowls.
Citizens are asked to take their
bowls to the Red Cross Office over
Reds Barber Shop. Miss Claire
Bone will see that the Grey Ladies
receive them.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Playing Cards Needed
Gray Ladies Report

Farmvillc Gray Ladies have
found . place for spare old or
new playing cards. Mrs. Z. M.
Whitlock said today.
The U. 3. Army hospital At
Camp Pickett WAS practically
devoid Of cards when the Gray
ladies visited there yesterday.
Those wishing to help fill the
hospital need may call Mrs.
WhitIock, 443. Mrs. r. w. Cat
liz. $50. or Ms s. y. Ccl!i::s. -
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Chamber Assigns
COMMITTEE Tasks
Cleaner Town
Effort Started

The Chamber of Commerce
Monday night organized a new
committee and empowered several
standing committees to act on
some area and community pro-
jects discussed during the month
ly dinner meeting.
President s w. Putney Jr.
named committee to work with
the Farnville Town Council ir
seeking ways to make Farmville
a cleaner. heater community
Larkin NJ Pairet was named
chairman Of the group which in
cludeS c. l.. Tench, j. c. Von-
Canon and U. B Morris.
The Publicity and Travel com
mittee was asked to confer with
State Highway Department Of
ficials to see what can be done
about improving Route AGO west
at Burkeville where it leaves 800.
Ask Better Road
Numerous motorists have mis-
sed the poorly lighted narrow
400 roadway toward F'armville
and have foe i'd themselves head
ing south on the Route $50 over
pas Several have gone as far
as Green Bay and Kevsville before
becoming aware of the error.
w. a. Watson JrS Tobacco
Market committee was given
mower to act in connection with
formulating program for the
Forthcoming annual Tobacco Jub-
lice, which Will climax the
Chambers support program this
season for the tobacco market.
With the market likely to close
in early February. the committee
will plan the event for about that
time or just prior to the closing
date, Mr. Watson said.
Mr. Waits n. who was named
chairman of the Chambers In
dustrral DEVELOPMENT and Re-
committee to fill the
place of the late j. w. Shepherd
Jr., reported to the membership
that efforts to secure additional
small industries are continuing
and that several "feelers" have
been made by Irrespective firms
More are expected. he said.
Some complaint was registered
against violations If the Cham
ber's advertising solicitation plan
in which solicitors must. show
Chamber permit when approach
ing merchants.
President Putl.ey asked full CO.
oneratiol t, maintain the eff
fectiveneSs OF the solicitation pro-
gram. which. members agreed
has had favorable effect on the
n Imber and kinds of requests"
made along Main street. Some
it was reported are not
asking 70 see permits.
" V. Gordon. Membership COM
mittee chairman. reported 81 on
the Chamber rolls. and John
Redd, c. l.. Tench and p. F.. Cav
were announced as new members.
The latter two previously had
Chamber memberships. Mr.. Redd
represents Newman Tire Com
pany.
Inquiries concerning the roS-
slbil'ty Of community advertising
IN tho April issue Ct the New York
Times. which will devote section
to Virginia industry. will lSo be
made through the State Chamber
Of Commerce.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Dog Tags Due

Dog owners have about three
weeks to buy tags for their
dogs, Linwood Cox. Prince Ed
ward Game Warden. reminds
citizens. New tags arc due Feb.
/. After that date. owners will
be liable for q f;.e.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Man Arrested
After Gun Battle
In Bank At Phenix
Carter Captures
WOuld-Be RObber
At Charlotte Line

State Trooper T. w. Carter, Jr.,
of Worsham. arrested a man
who tried to hold up the
Phenix Bank in Charlotte coun-
ty. about 2 p. m. Wednesday. He
arrested Negro identified as
Martin Lewis Jennings, "a. at the
intersection of Routes 594 and
26. near the Appomattox-C Char
lotte county line.
The attempted bank robbery
failed after a gun battle inside
the bank between the would-be
robber and an assistant cashier.
No ronov was taken and no one
was injured, although the two
zen exchanged nearly a dozen
shots.
Jennings admitted the attempt
ed robbery. Thursday morning, at
Charlotte Court House.
According to Carter. who had
description Of the color Of the
car only. he followed the man
into service station on Route Is.
He called for the Negro to halt
as he headed for a small building
across the road from the station.
Jennings tried to pull his gun.
but it hung in his shirt. BY that
time. Carter had him covered.
Carter said that he radioed the
license number OF the car to head
quarters when be started the
chase Just in case any thing
happened to him.
Cashiers Account
Cashier Sam D. Eggleston gave
this account of the attempted
robbery
I'VE had lust closed the bank
when tall Negro buzzed the
door to get in. We were expect
ing another Negro man on some
business. so we opened the door
and let this man in
When l saw he was a stranger.
told him the bank was closed
but he said he wanted to have a
conference with me. He didn't
look Just right and I thought he
looked as though he had been
drinking 50 I asked him to leave
After he left. one of the other
cashiers said he remembered the
man coming in to change dollar
bill about LAS and then hanging
around the bank for a few min
utes. Since the whole thing looked
suspicious. we called for Clifton
Jones. the town policeman
Negro Returns
When the policeman came to
the door and walked in the bank.
we noticed that the Negro man
was with him and that he held
a gun on Jones. When he got in
side. he made Jones line up
against the wall.
He shouted this is a hold-up'
and started shooting. He appar-
entlv didn't shoot at Jones or he
would have certainly hit him. but
he did start shooting at us.
Since the whole building has
bullet-proof glass. the bullets just
pinged off the glass. Then Frank
Foster. an assistant cashier. grab
bed gun and started shooting
hack at the man.
THE Negro shot seven or eight
'ir'es. and Frank shot four or five
times but when the robbers gun
was empty he turned and ran out
the door. jumped in a car and
drove off,"
Jennings was stopped and ar
rested by Trooper Carter about
4:30 D. M. and Jennings was taken
TO Charlotte Court House for
questioning
State Police Lieutenant c. w.
Carr said that a pistol had been
found en- Jennings but he refused
20 ad''it having had ANYTHING to
do with the hold-up at first.
Carr said that besides local and
State officials. an agent of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
questioned the accused man.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Long,uood House Too Big
Last Housekeeper Believes

Johnston home. And while
looking at the OLE home. Mrs.
Barber can remember the time
that She moved into Longwood
house to make home for her
husband. Alfred Barber, and his
two bachelor brothers. That was
in 19l1-l2.
From Scotland
Mrs Barber is the former Miss
Christiana Stuart. daughter of
Continued on Puye 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
NEW HERALD COLUMN

The Herald today begins a new
column. Business and Industry
devoted to news Of events and in
dividlals in community and area
businesses The initial column APP
pears on Page 10.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

Longwood House IS too big to
keep house III - that the
thoughtful opinion OF the only
living woman who cali speak from
personal experience.
From the bedroom OF her
apartment in the home Of Lewis
H. Trear. Route No. 3. Mrs. Chris
tiana Barber. 81. can see stately
Longwood House-5uilt by Ma
thaniel Z. Venable sometime be
fore 1923 OH the site of Peter
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Areas Fire Fighting Armor Girded
With ArriuaI of Ne,U Pan1plin Truck
Ruritan Club
Leads Sponsors

Another chink in the fire fight
ing armor in this area was filled
last week with arrival of Pamp-
Inns new 600-gallon capacity,
super-fog fire truck.
| Purchased from the American
Fire Apparatus Company. the up
/ to-the-minute truck represents an
outlay Of approximately $1,000
The streamlined fire fighting
machine is mounted on a Ford
/ F-6 chassis.
/ On arrival, the red beauty drove
majestically into new quarters in
the Municipal Building at Pamp-
lin, recently enlarged by the town
council for the purpose
/ Company Formed
/ Waiting to answer the alarm
and fling themselves on the
bright brass supports about tn.
truck is a recently formed Pamp-
/ lin Volunteer Fire Department Of
40 members. headed by Fire Chief
Harry j. ST. John.
Nov organizing volunteer sup
port units in communities where
the truck may be summoned are
assistant chiefs: Richard Will
liams. at uPamplin. and at Ever
green. Hixburg and Madisonville.
Their job will be to have fire
fighting technlques mapped upon
arrival Of the truck from the base
at Pamplin.
The Pamplin volunteer COM
pany will provide for the opera
ton and maintenance Of the
truck. It's officers are: Carlton
Canada. president: T. Cecil Lyon.
secretary, and Tom c. Wood
treasurer.
Ruritan Project
Acquisition and arrival Of the
truck eliminates a long years
effort spear-headed by the Pamp-
lin Ruritan Club. which char
acteristically saw need and set
about to fill it.
In the point Of the spearhead,
Pamplin folks will tell you, was
Tom Wood His leadership in the
early and tough financial going
produced somewhere near the
first $4,000 in cash and pledges.
With such a start, there could be
no turning back and-sonle IL to
IA months later-there' a shiny
new fire fighting machine to re-
pay for the Ruritan effort and
that of friends and thoughtful
folks in the community.
The Pamplin town council APP
propriated $1,000: Burrass Land
and Lumber Company came in
with $500 gift; the Prince Ed
ward county board of supervisors
invested $3.50, the board Of APP
pomattox county another 5000.
Need More Funds
There's more financial struggle
ahead to work off the balance,
and the Ruritan Club admits
there isn't room for breakdown on
pledges and that more supporters
must be found. But they will be,
they declare. with proud lcok at
the red beauty in the Municipal
Building.
Mr. Canada, president of the
Fire company. has announced the
area in which the truck and
volunteers will be available: west
ward to AppomattoX and Ever
green: south to Darlington
Heights and Abilene. in between
TO Madisonville. Hixbure and
Huntsville. and eastward to Farm
vile. if necessary.
Ruritan Officers
Naturally. the Pamplln Ruritan
Club is proud OF the communities
new possession and the helpful
service it will mean to the sur
rounding country. Fire Depart
ment President Carlton Canada is
also president OF the Ruritan
Club. Other club officers are
Richard F. Williams, vice presi-
dent. Edward Ransom. secretary.
and Austin c. Goode. treasurer.
CONTINUED or, PGge s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16

MOOSE DANCE SET
Moose and their guests will
dance Saturday night during
mid winter social function at the
lodge hall.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
Record Assets
Told To Bank
Stockholders
l.. E. Andrews I
Named Director
Of Peoples Bank

| All present officers and direc-
tors were reelected. one new d.
rector was added. and unanimous
verdicts of "a good year and
strong positions" rendered, during
annual meetings of stockholders
of Farmville's three banks Tues
day.
Lester E. Andrews was named
as director by stockholders of the
Peoples National Bank.
President J. E. Garlands report
to First National Bank stock
holders. given by r. E. Garland
in the absence of the president.
disclosed payment of SIS dividend
per share on capital stock during
1852. Also that 1882 86 were
added to the undivided profit
account.
Taxes Color Finances
The report also disclosed that
earnings before taxes during 1852
were largest in the history of the
bank. but that present rates of
taxation severely limited the
actual earnings accruing to CAPT.
tai accounts.
DR.. w. E. Smith presided as
First National stockholders con-
lerred. Officers. reelected there
are: ]. E. Garland. president; r.
E. Garland, first vice president
Walter G. Putney. second vice
president; E. w Sanford Jr..
cashier and trust officer: w. x.
Carter. assistant cashier and
assistant trust officer: S. Bruce
Spencer and Mrs. F. L. Wootton,
assistant cashiers.
President j. Luckin Bug de-
scribed the People National
Bank operations the past year as
very satisfactory in his report
to stockholders.
Robson Portrait
He pointed out to stockholders
an oil portrait of the late c. NJ.
Robson which had been hung
in the directors room during the
year. Mr.. Robson was president
of the bank from 1903 to 1941.
Reelected officers of the Peo-
pies were President Bugg. F. G.
Baldwin. vice president, I. c.
Glenn. cashier. and J. M. Wat
kins and S. P. Glover. assistant
cashiers.
p. T. Atkinson presided as
stockholders of Planters Bank
and Trust company conferred in
annual session and reelected all
present officers. These are J. w.
Huntington. president Of the
board; c. w. Hart. president. j.
N. Carter. vice president. and J.
c. Bondurant. cashier.
Assets ALL Time High
Bank officers reported total
assets at all-time highs as Of the
close Of the year. Combined
Statements of the three show
total assets of $12.614.574. De-
mand deposits totaled $5.92l .693.
while time deposits. mostly saw
ings. had reached $5,250.287,
Remaining assets consisted of
loans. real estate holdings. COR
porate and state obligations and
bank premises.
Together. those closely con-
nected with bank operation all
agreed. the facts presented to
stockholders convert 1852 into a
strong and satisfactory operating
year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-16
FHS PLAYS FRIDAY

FHS court lives face a strong
District 3 test here Friday night.
with the invasion of the Eagles
OF Ec,por2 High School.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

The federation-by then Mine, Mill
& Smelter Workers-was destroyed,
many local unions were broken up,
including Butte Miners Union No. 1.
For more than dozen years Butte
mines operated as strictly "open-
shop. Union-minded miners were
not wanted; were blacklisted when
discovered. Wage and working con-
ditions achieved between 1878 and
World War l were gradually worsen-
ed by employers on the hill. By
1888, with the advent of the Roose-
welt era, matters were ripe for a
change. Miners on Butte hill took
the lead. BMU and MM&SW were
reorganized. Once again the drive
was on for unionization of the non
ferrous metals industry.
The past 20 years, first under
FDR and later Harry Truman, saw
IUMM&SW and Butte Miners Union
No. 1 not only rebuild strong non
ferrous metals union, successfully
fight off almost all raids by rival
unions, but achieve the greatest gains
for mine and smelter workers in the
nations history. Today, the inte"na-
tional union is 100000 strong. and
BMU, it's largest local, has approx
mately six thousand members.
Looking back over its colorful his
tory as its 18th anniversary APP
proaobac Ru++o Mipore TTpiop non
take satisfaction in knowing that
much has been achieved by the men
on Butte hill through their orgariza-
ton. What the future holds in fur
Their achievements viii depend on
how strong and militant the rank
and-file decree their union shall be-
.HLB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

of the first eight-hour law in the ma
ton, enacted by the State of Utah,
and carried to the us. Supreme
Court by the federation where its
constitutionality was upheld. SINH
lar statutes were later passed in Ari-
IONA, Montana, California, Nevada
and other western states and Can
adam provinces, with WIN playing
a leading role in securing their enact
ment.
Working conditions for miners
and smeltermen, under the impetus
of the federation, were gradually i'm
proved throughout the mining camps
of the West, although most times it
took long, violence-ridden strikes in
order to force the Rockefellers ano
other eastern mining tycoons into
giving more consideration to their
employees.
Then came World War I, the
hanging of Frank Little by company
"goons" in Butte, the frameup and
execution of Joe Hill in Utah, and
the about employer drive to break
the strength of the federation and
of the local unions. Waving the flag
of patriotism and taking advantage
of the nation being at war, the oper-
ators were successful in their aim.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

working conditions during the
unions first fifteen years.
By 1898, mining companies
had perfected tough employer asso-
Citations whose primary purpose was
to stop the growing strength of BMU
and other miners unions in the West.
Seeing the danger to all they had
achieved in their first Is years, as
we'll as to future gains, should the
various local unions continue separ-
ate and apart, Butte Miners Union
took the lead in organizing the West
ern Federation of Miners, forerun-
ner industry-wide organization to the
International Union of Mine, Mill
& Shelter Workers.
With the growing strength of fed
Grafton, and despite ever toughening
employer tactics, the Western FEEDER
alton gradually expanded to include
locals from Alaska to Mexico and
from the East Coast to the West
Coast. Pinkerton detectives, strike
breakers, labor spies, corrupt off
Gals, rugged courts, jail and bull
pens, notwithstanding, workdays
were reduced from 10 and IL hours,
seven days a week, to eight hours
day, six days week. The WIN was
directly responsible for establishment
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05
new PACIFIC NORTHWEST GROUP CHARGES
COLOSSAL BLUNDER" ON HEELS CANYON

vantages over the sulphuric acid proc
ess.
% 1t can use lower grade mater
ial, thus making western deposits
last three or four times as long. (2)
1t doesn't use up relatively scarce
sulphur. (3) 1t makes a more con-
centrated product-65-67% instead
of 1870 P2O5 content-which in turn
"would reduce the cost of freight,
bags, and handling"
Heinkel said that co-ops owning
Idaho phosphate deposits have found
that 100000 kilowatts of power isn't
likely to be available at rates less
than 7 mills kilowatt hour" from
any private power company. "Hells
Canyon would furnish the power at
"a mills a kilowatt hour" he said.
Each increase of one mill increases
the cost of concentrated superphos-
phate at the plant by $2.10 tom"
In Washington, DC, Sen. Wayne
Morse lind, Ore.) charged Mckay
with Shocking betrayal of the pub
lIC lHICISoI. AppiOFdl VI AdoiHO
Powers application would place the
site Gin the selfish hands of mon
opoly utility company for half-heart-
ed, incomplete development for only
the immediate profit of few" he
said.
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson d.,
Wash.) pointed out that Idaho
Power is Maine corporation and
that Secretary Mckay has just
given it the juiciest power plum
in the United States"
FPC hearings on Idaho Powers
begin July z. If, as ap-
pears probable, FPC will gram the
company's application, Hells Canyon
hackers are prepared to fight FPC's
decision in the courts, reports the
POST DISPATCH.
The question now, says the P-D.
is: "Shall this great natural dam site
De turned over to a private power
company for a limited development |
for power production only; or shall