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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

tension work in Virginia and the
United States Highlights Of ex-
tension history of these years will
be depicted in d pageant Counties
IN the district responsible for this
pageant will include Powhatan,
Amelia. Mecklenburg, DinWiddie.
NottoWay. Chesterfield and Prince
George
Powhatan county Will give the
fifth episode, covering the years
OF 1880 to 1858. In PoWhatan'S
part. three phases will be depict
ed international scope through
the Associated Country Women of
the World. contributions of women
during the war emergency and de-
velopment of local leadership.
Mrs f F.. Yates. Mrs. w r.
Parker. Mrs. Darrell Jervey, Mrs
Z P Hicks and Mrs Katherine
Brent are members Of the county
committee working on pageant
plans. Others who Will take part
n the presentation Will include
Mrs Paul Blandford. Mrs. u G..
Frondolf, Mrs Douglas Blanton
Mrs. Lewis Jessup, Mrs c. N
Elan, Mrs Mason Knabe. Mrs.
Grey Younce. Mrs Paul Wagner,
Mrs. Junius Moore, Mrs l. II
Frame, Mrs Vernon Winfree. Mrs.
Howard Merchant. Mrs. r. J..
Willis, Mrs. J A. Tilman. III Mrs.
Lynn Tilman. Mrs Roland Maxey.
Mrs. A G Porter, Mrs. T. b.
Richardson, Mrs A P Garter and
Mrs. Robert Walton.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05
Beaumont

Beaumont Braves tomahawked
the PoWhatan Chiefs, 5 to 3. at
PoWhatan High School, April %
Eugene Miller, ace pitcher for
Beaumont hurled a one-hitter
and helped his cause by banging
out two triples and Il double. Nil
ler struck out 10 Chiefs Bobby
Miller and Jimmy Shamburg
starred in the field for Beaumont.
each making spectacular plays.
Beaumont's season standing is
three games won and three lost.
Our boys will meet Goochland
High School at Beaumont, Friday.
May |. at p m.
BeaumOnt's newly organized
staff softbaN team also triumph
ed in league game over the Pow
hatan Methodist Church team at
Powhatan. April %. score 35-l5.
Staff members attending the
Virginia Conference of Social
Work III Roanoke during this week
are Mac McLane, Bill Balson, Den
ms and Mrs. Taylor. Lloyd and
Mrs Hall. Walter Kephart, Allen
Daniel, John Horne and James
Yates
A buffet supper and dance was
elven in the staff recreation hall.
Friday evening April "a, in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Parrish.
who left Beaumont, May /. to take
charge of the new receiving home
for boys. near Richmond. Refresh
mentS We're prepared by Mrs. Nc
Lane, Mrs. Balson. Mrs. Stacy
Clements, Mrs. Mann. A beautiful
silver vegetable dish was presented
the Parishes by the staff as i
farewell gift
Jimmy Layne. Edward Layne.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05
Powllatan

May Memorial and Beaumont
were winners III the first two
games Of the soft ball league here
defeating Mt Moriah and The
Methodists. Mt M0rlah met Red
Lane yesterday, Presbyterlans and
Beaumont Will tangle today and
Wednesday night. Methodists will
meet May Memorial Games are
played each Monday Tuesday, and
Wednesday nights at 8
Many PoWhatan people attend
ed the Stanley political rally at
Cumberland, Tuesday afternoon.
c r. Jennings spent the week
end here and remained over until
Wednesday before returning to his
business IN Maryland.
Mrs. Fally. of Richmond. is a
guest Of her daughter. MIS-. c. r
Jennings.
Producers Cooperative Exchange
Of Richmond. represented by Oren
f. Collier. of PoWhatan. gave
banquet to dalrymen OF PoWhatan
and Amelia counties in the War
Memorial Building, Monday night.
Herbert Kruger. NJ B. McLane,
and William Balsom. Of Beaumont.
and Mr.. and Mrs Hall, of Beau
mont. attended a meeting Of the
Department OF Welfare in Roa-
nokc, Tuesday and Wednesday,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05
Powhatan Clubs
Send Delegates
TO District ii
Meet AT Dundas


About 35 members OF Powhatan
county home demonstration clubs
Will attend the annual meeting Of
District II of the Virginia Fedora
ton OF Home Demonstration
Clubs, today. May s. The meeting
will be held at Perseverance Chris
ton Church, near Dundas in
Lunenburg county.
Powhatan county women will
represent clubs at jefferson. Fine
Creek Mills, Genito, Clayville-
Moseley, Muddy Greek. BallSville.
= DIV h a n, Hopklnsvllle and
This years program will feature
an observance Of 30 years of ex-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

tate No 562 Reserve District No. 5
Export OF CONDITION OF BANK OF POWHATAN
OF POWHATAN, VA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSI-
NESS APRIL 20. 1853, STATE BANKING .NSTI
TUITION ORGANIZED AND OPERATING UNDER
THE BANKING Laws or THIS STATE AND
MEMBER or THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
PIBLISHD IN ACCORDANCE WITH C4LL
MADE BY TIE STATE BANKING AUTHORITIES
AND BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK or
rms DISTRICT.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

Betty Joan Weakley. Wayne Gle
ments and Bobby Smith aaccom-
panied the PoWhatan Band to
the Apple Blossom Festival at
Winchester last week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05
ASSETS

balances with other banks. including bal
cash in of collection 1889 424 60
Government Oblea direct
7G
Obligations political subdivisions 4)0923 SO
tincuding
bank
discounts 90
Bank owned 81
100000
Real owned other than bark $4,000
Other 226 SO
TOTAL ASSETS
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

julius Caesar was assassinated
in "A B. c.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

A lodeStone is magnetic iron
ore.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05

Beavers eat only vegetable mat
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-05
states.

u S. Battleships are named for
states.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

panies went in the following order
Franklin, Singerly of ElktOn, Eel
ton of Chester Township, and Ber-
lin, Md.
Seaford took the prize for Della
ware ladies' auxiliary, with Clay
mont second. The best appearing
Out-of-state auxiliary was judged
to be the ElktOn one, with West
vile, ~ j., second.
The Philadelphia Police and Fire
band was awarded the prize for the
best band, and second hOnors went
to the hobo band" from Pitman,
N. J. Laurel High School got the
top honor for high school bands,
while Avon Grove High School came
in second The Kenwood Kadets
of Baltimore received the best drum
and bugle corps award. with Her
shey, Pa, second The honOrs for
best drum major were captured by
Havre de Grace. Md, with Her
shey second. Best majOrettes were
with the "hObo band" and the Ken
wood Kadets.
Next years convention will be held
at Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

She succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Luff
of CheswOld.
Other new officers are: Miss
Josephine Iorii, Mill Creek, vice
president; Mrs. Addie David,
Smyrna, junior vice president; Mrs.
Beatrice Virgins, Mill Creek, sec
retary; and Mrs. Alberta Smith,
Bridgeville. treasurer.
The parade last Saturday, headed
by the Delaware National Guard
Band was three and one-half hours
long.
Newark Top Winner
The Governors Cup and a 500
prize for the best appearance among
Delaware entrees were won by the
Aetna Hose. Hook and Ladder Com
pany of Newark. Other winners
we're: Claymont Volunteer Fire
Company, second, and Brandywine
Hundred, third.
The prize for having the most men
in line with a band also went to
Claymont, while RehOboth Beach
took the prize for best appearance
without a band. MinQuadale was
second.
The Townsend company won the
top hOnOrs for having most men in
line without a band Frederick was
first and Clayton second in the
competition for best appearance
among groups with less than 20
men. Delmar got the honors for
a company of 20 or more coming
the greatest distance.
Honors for Out-of-state COM
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Blades Man Gives
Himself Up In Fatal
Car Accident
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NCOiLiuucu lTOIl liiSI paBeg
leaving the scene of an accident was
placed on the advice of the state
attorney generals Office.
Was Walking On Road
Faulkner was killed while walk
ing on the Bridgeville-Den Road,
north of Bridgeville.
The last person reported to have
seen him alive was his nephew, Will
liam H. Faulkner, "a, who lives a.
bout a mile from his uncle's house.
The younger Faulkner said he saw
his uncle walking north on the road
about $50 p. m. William had visited
his mother and was returning home
when he found the body lying along
the road at about $3.50 p. m. He
hailed a passing motOrist who noti-
fed police.
Meanwhile a Bridgeville physician
stopped at the scene and pronounced
Faulkner dead. He said death was
caused by a fractured skull and
broken neck.
Police had few clues on the driver
involved as they began an investi-
CATION. After their first inYestiga-
tions they termed the death "defi-
nitely hit and run"
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

his B. A. from Cornell in 1948 and
has taken courses in summer
school at Columbia University. He
received his masters degree in
education from the University of
Iowa last month.
Mr.. JacOt was a member of the
staff of the office of Business and
Industrial Placement at the Uni
versity of Iowa while doing his
graduate work there. He was an
admissions councillor for three
years at Cornell College following
his graduation and prior to his
matriculatiOn at the University of
Iowa.
He also served one year as a
football coach at Hampton High
School, Hampton, Iowa, and was
active as football Official in that
area.
Mrs. Jacot taught high school
and junior college commerce at
Webster City, Iowa after receiving
her B. A. in education at Cornell
College.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Firemen Pick NeUU
Officers, Hold Parade
At Convention
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mittee during the past year. A ris-
ing vote of thanks was given to the
following committee members:
Ralph Boyer, Dover; T. f. Baker,
CheswOld, state firemen's president.
Officers Installed
Last Friday afternoon in the
Holloway Terrace Fire House, Cur
tbs Ennis of Glendale was installed
as president with the other new
officers elected: Charles Jones, Els
mere, first vice president; Charles
H. Jester, Camden-Wyoming, second
vice president; Ralph H. Boyer,
Dover secretary, and Elbert c.
Bailey, Laurel, treasurer.
In the final business meeting of
the annual twO-day convention of
the. Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association and it's auxiliary
Mrs. Mary Uhler of Greenwood was
elected president of the auxiliary.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

Delmar; Dist. No. 6-Mrs. Ida Coy
Kapp, Georgetown; James Murray,
Willard, Nd, and Robert 2. God
frey, Millsboro.
Dist. No. Ira W. Pepper, Bar
bara Lee Hudson and Maude w.
McCabe, all of SelbyVille; Dist No.
8-Mrs. Anne Harmon and Elmer
King, MillsbOro; Dist. No. 9--Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Swain, Charles H.
Stewart, Herman Roach, all Of
Georgetown; Dist. No. 10-Miss
Sara H. Chambers, George P. Tun-
nell and James w. Marshall, all
of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Girl Here Third Army
Nurse In Her Family
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After being sworn in, Geraldine
will be assigned to the Medical Field
Service School at Fort Sam HOus-
ton, Texas, for an eight-week Army
Medical Service OrientatiOn course.
She is a graduate of Milford High
School and attended the University
of Delaware for two years before
entering the University of Tenne-
| Issee School of Nursing. She received
b. S. degree in nursing last year.
Her mother, as Henrietta DvOr-
sky, entered the Army Nurse Corps
in December. 1917. Geraldines sis
ter Dorothy. now the wife of Benton
c. GraysOn Of Kansas City Mo, was
second lietenant in the corps from
January 1945. to April. 1916.
L. S. dairymen have an income
of about Az billion dollars a year.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Farm Income Still
Rises In Delaware
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NOOAAllLANCu AEOtu AlTSL pdBeJ
($4O,376,OOO; crops, $7,956,OOO ST.
.S25,OOO).
Nationally, the total income for
the first half of the year was $12,-
576,699,O00. In the same period last
year, it was $13,263,7O 900. These
totals were made up as follows
with last years figures in paren-
theses):
Livestock and products, $780,
491 600 ($8,892,O5O,OOO) crops $4,-
1856, 6,2O8,OOO C$437,657,OOO).
Delawares total for the first half
of this year compared as follows
with the totals of neighbOring
states:
Pennsylvania. $41O, ,58O,OO0 ($4O8,-
61G,00O); New Jersey. $16O,286.00
(S147 100000 Maryland, $119,611,-
600 ($117,254,OOO); Virginia, SILL
$4,000 ($171 ,O4O.OOO.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
State Parole Board
To Study Appeals
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Georgetown session Will be from
William Mckinley Goodman, one
year assault by shooting, and carry
ing concealed a deadly weapon, one
year; James II. Shelton, one year
and $500 fine, petty larceny; Harry
DOrman, one year, six months, and
90 days, pointing a pistol and motor
vehicle law violation.
Alex Griffin, Jr., one year. six
months. two petty charges and one
escape charge; Jesse Washington
one year, morals charge, and Paul
Smith, two years. six months on
three petty charges.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Petit Jurors As DFGLUH
For SUSSEX Courts
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and Ruth Wilkins, Lincoln anC
Richard Stevenson, Glendale; Dist
No. 2-Mrs. Rebecca Ferguson
Mrs. Jeanette Smith and William
J. O'Bier, all of Bridgeville; Dist
No. 3-Elsie Massey Thompson
Mrs. Doris Allen and Cleveland
Dukes, all of Seaford, Dist. No. A.
James H. Edie and Elsie Hastings,
both of Laurel; Dist. No. 5-Al-
bert w. Horton, Mary Gordy, both
)f Laurel and Milton A. Jones,
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Graduation, COnUOcatiOn
Programs Listed At
DeLGUUGre University
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Evans HOcutt, Dean of Students.
Mr.. JacOt will serve as head
resident advisor for mems dormi-
tories and Mrs. Jacot will fill the
position of resident hostess for
the mems dOrmitOries. They will
reside in Brown Residence Hall
on the University campus.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jacot are
graduates of Cornell College, Mt
Vernon, Iowa. Mr.. JacOt received
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

Sun. & Mon., Sept. 20 & 81
Matinee dolly at 2:3O p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18

About % per cent of the Dead
Sea is salt compared to three and
one-half per cent of the ocean.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16
Athlete Is
Likely
ForHeart Ills
BY ALTON L. sLAkESLEE
Associated Press Science Reporter

NEW YORK l9--The well.mus.
Icled athlete is a more likely candi.
date for heart attacks from hard.
|ened arteries than the lean. string
bean type man, DR., D. NJ. Spain
Iof New York said here.
The evidence is based upon post.
norton examinations of apparent.
ly healthy men under IS who died
suddenly from unsupported heart
disease or from accidents.
1t offers clues tG predicting
Isomeday, which men are potential
heart-attack victims, and should
change thei- habits to live longer,
The work is cooperative study
between the medica examiner
office of Westchester County
N. Y. and the laboratories OF
Bethel Hospital, Brooklyn. and is
directed by Doctors Spain, Victoria
BradeSS and /. J. Greenblatt.
A close parallel is found between
a mans type of physique and the
degree of hardening of his coro-
nary or heart arteries, DR.. Spain
told the Association of Life Insur-
ance Medical directors.
The mesomorph type. the CLASH
cal athlete who is broad-shoul-
dered and has big muscles, showed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16
Modest Jump In Take,H Home PayIs Anticipated

ship; Discovery of Florida is parl
Of the pattern of development and
progress in the United States in
the twentieth Century Yet, the in
calculable possibilities of this area
in the New World we're found by
christopher Columbus ISL years
ago, Columbus never reached Folr.
ida. but he paved the way for its
development, and his courage, vi,
sion and energy opened TO the
common man world of opportun-
.ity and freedom, gave new scope
TO human thought and speculation.
The pattern of Columbus states
'manship, diplomacy. and God.giv-
en- genius was brought home the
other day as with many OF our
Latin friends joined in observance
lof Columbus Day at Tampa. II is a
Iheart-warming, challenging exper.
Ilence and one which / welcomed
and long will cherish. The Column
bus statue. gift Of Italy and SYM
bolizing the ties which bind us to.
gether in the Americas. should
provide a reminder of our oppor.
Itunities. the demands of our times
for patriotic leadership.
Most men of modern would seem
puny by comparison, but it is pos
Sible for each Of us in a measure
to emulate the virtues of Column.
bus. Our times. like his. require
wise leaders and stalwart followers
dedicated to a cause. Now, as nev-
ier before, American citizenship
demands the best that is in Us all.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16
The World Today

still had troops, about 1000 II
Zone A. To strengthen Italy Ii
dealing with Tito, the two allies
let Italy have a hand in running
Zone A.
In the meantime. Tito began tc
line up with the West, getting mill
tary help. mostly from the United
States, which in three years has
given him more than 900 million
dollars in military and economic
supplies.
Still no progress on an agree
ment between Italy and Yugo-
slavia on Trieste. The West is anx.
ious for the Italians to get into
the European Defense Community,
the single European army plan.
To break the deadlock over Tri
este and perhaps as an induce.
ment TO the Italians to get going
on the edo, last Thursday the
United States and Britain said they
would withdraw their troops from
Zone A shortly and let Italy take
over.
That meant Italian troops in
Zone A would face Yugoslav troops
in Zone B. Then Tito began to
threaten. Is he bluffing? Maybe.
While shaking his fist, he has now
suggested a quick Italian-Y ugo-
Observation-Disclosures conference
on Trieste.
After Stains death Tito re-
sumed diplomatic relations with
Moscow. Last night Russia de-
nounced the United States and Bri-
tain for their decision on Trieste.
This couldn't make Tito mad,
might pull him toward the Rus.
SLAMS a bit.
But last night the United States
and Britain were standing firm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16
Dick


Most of us seldom stop to thinl
of how sloppy journalism uncon
sciously colorS our opinions. Thus
when a Miami newspapers repre-
sentative writes: The city man
ayers job at 5000 per year, i.
a rich political plum. -" there
is good chance that many read
ers will automatically turn against
the City Manager form of govern
ment.
l admire the commissioners who
recommended permanent status
for Vic Lang. They couldn't have
hoped to gain much politically be.
cause Lang'S strength at the polls
lis neither more nor less than
yours and n inc namely, one vote.
The present City Manager isn't a
local boy and he doesn't have a
lot Of family to call upon. There
fore, the commissioners who want
him to remain on the job certainly
could not be acting merely on a
political basis.
In Key West, our candidates for
office seem to always base their
race on one proposition they are
either ''for" or "agin" Bernie
Papy. Excuse the language but I
can't help saying that to allow such
a situation to exist is one hellavu
note. Bernie, an astute politician,
has neatly side-stepped responsible
ity for what goes on in our City
government. l can't say that l
blame him because it must get
mighty tiresome always being ac-
cused of manipulating City politics.
At any rate, Papy although he
has indicated he favors City
Manager form of government has
showed the responsibility on the
public as to whether they will re-
tain it or not. II is up to you
READERS to g. to the polls and ex-
press your opinion. Don't fail to
vote,
Dicks Tire Service, 929 Truman
Ave. is a business that can adapt
Itself to any form of government
Like Bernie Papy, we're not taking
sides in the coming election. De-
mocracy is based on the majority
of people knowing what is best for
themselves. To a large extent, the
prosperity of our business is also
based on this consideration.
Dicks handles u. S. Royal tires
and tubes. We offer excellent bat
Itery service and we have the only
Lodi tire re-capping plant in Key
West. These things are offered to
the public with confidence that
once a person trades at Dicks
Tire Service, he viii appreciate
the quality, courtesy, and reliable
ity Of our shop and become a
steady customer.
Visit or call Dick the address
lis s2s Truman Ave. and the phone
no. 2~2842. No job is too big or too
small for US to handle.
(advt)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16
Busy Thief Caugh!

SAN FRANCISCO 1.-THE bust.
est burglar in San Francisco is
now out of business.
Police arrested Wallace l..
SkaggS, 26, at his hotel room. They
said he admitted breaking into 10
homes and stealing about 5000
worth of furs, clothing. jewelry, ra-
dioS, typewriters, luggage and
electrical appliances in the past
six weeks.
Skaggs met his downfall when
he was spotted carrying a televis-
ion set from the home of Thomas
McKeon, a retired policeman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16

tons economic security. just as
ne has to direct military prepared.
ness 50 tha; We may repel any
possible armed aggression. it is TO
be hoped that the President will
find some way to suggest to bust
ness, at the price fixing level. that
they have TO forego their own tax
cuts II they continue - raise prices.
Along with individual income taxes.
reductions also viii come next
year IN corporation taxes and the
Excess Profits tax viii expire De-
eember 81. No seq neht of our eco
nomy Is entitled to double
slice of the benefits from the re-
.vlsed tax program, especially when
1T is at the expense of equally de-
serving citizens.
(Our Telegram OF the Week.
World Series PoStlude: MY
Dear Senator Many Thanks for
Your Wire of Sept. so. Words fail
TO express our appreciation of the
tremendous effort you put forth
on our behalf in obtaining cable
service for us in time for the first
game of the Worlo Series. Wha;
looked like a hopeless task became
a reality in no small measure due
TO the personal interest you took
in this matter earning for you and
your office the gratitude of the en-.
tire TV audience in he Tampa Bag
area. klndest personal regards
and best wishes. George Robinson,
General Manager WSuN-TV."
Columbus Pattern of Leader.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-16

There few rules for success that improve on "pay
cash" for what you buy.