davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
County Chest X-Ray
Clinics Open Today
At Prospect, Heights

tuberculosis can be eradicated
in the next few years if we begin
by finding next years cases this
year! That's the startling observa-
ton made today by DR.. H. E. Jen-
klns, district health officer. on
eve of the chest x-ray clinics in
Prince Edward county.
Children Is and over and all
adults. white and colored are in
vited and requested to have chests
x-rayed during the clinics.
Protect yourself as we'll as
your community from tuberculo-
sis, ' that's the health officers adj
vice. The clinics are free and all
passing through the trucks will be
notified of results. The clinic
schedule for the next several DAYS
is as follows:
Tuesday, Oct. 90 - Prospect.
Chicks Store. 9 a. m, to noon,
Darlington Heig IT'S. Metcalf's
Store 2 to p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. 81 r. r.
Notion High School 9 a. m. to
p. m
Thursday, Oct. % - Longwood
College, 8 a. m. to p. m
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Supervisors Request State
Aid With "a Re-Assessn1ent

Prince Edward County's re-as-
sesSment of real estate in 1854
will be the second such re-desig-
nation of property values in 25
years. The last two were held
in 1923 and 1913.
The re-assesSment will begin
next January. The county board
Of supervisors has requested aid
OF the State Department of Tax
alton during the work. A repre-
sentative Of the Real Estate Divi-
sion of the Department will con-
fer with supervisors during their
November meeting
For the work. a board of asses
sors will be convened In 1948 the
board consisted of three mem
bers. They are appointed by the
Judge Of the Circuit Court. Boards
of supervisors frequently make
recommendations in such appoint
ments. however.
Required by Law
The re-assessment is required
by Virginia law The General AS
sembly wrote into the statute
books that counties of less than
1900 population must take such
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
One Chance In a Thousand, But Tigers
Fulton Good Bet For Little AU-America

1t takes a mighty good football
player to win conference honors,
but what are the chances of a
player being named to the Little
All-AmeriCa ranks? Considering
the many small schools in the
country. and the many thousands
OF boys who play for them, the
chances are pretty slim.
/ None the less Hampden sgd
ney feels that they have a man
this year who not only deserves
the honor. but who with any luck
at all should be named to this
star studded roster at the end of
the season. The schools lone
candidate for the honor is Stok-
ley Fulton, 23year- old Junior who
calls Danville, Va, home Fulton
is currently serving his third year
under the guidance OF Head Coach
Jim Hickey He is co-captain of
the Hampden- Sydney eleven this
season and doing fine job at his
guard slot.
StOkley is no giant of a man,
standing $40" and weighing 1876
pounds. For the lack of size. he
has cultivated an unbelievable
amount of spirit. and an unusual
desire to win. His competitive at
titude makes him one of the most
liked ball players ever to don the
Red and Grey, and his friendli-
ness. on the field as well as off,
makes him model personality
Danville Product
Before coming to Death Valley.
Fulton played football for George
Washington. Danville. Since max
ing his appearance here three
years ago, he has compiled an en-
viable record in both athletics and
scholastic work.
Probably the most coveted award
which Fulton has received since
coming to Death Valley is the
Freshman Award, given annually
to the most outstanding man in
the Freshman class.
The ability Of Fulton relieves
many OF Coach Hickey's worries
during the game 1t is his job to
call the defensive signals. and he
seldom makes a bad call. Often
sively speaking, he is power
house, and his initial charge and
drive are terrific AS a linebacker
on defense. and a guard on Of
tense, he is tough man to beat.
He has little trouble in evading
interference. and is usually in on
over half of the tackles.
Hickey's Estimate
In the eyes of Hickey. Fulton
is the epitome of a great ball
player, and certainly one of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20

punt returns of the opposition to
a minimum.
A rundown Of Fulton's athletic
honors to date reads something
like this. In high school, All-State
two years. LIST team Southern
and third team Little All-Ameri-
can. Since coming to Death VAL
ley. he has been chosen twice TO
the All-Littlc Six ranks, and
landed an honorable mention
berth on APPS 1851 Little ALL
America selections.
Fulton's athletic ability is not
limited to football He has played
two years of varsity baseball. and
was recently selected as one of
the co-captains in that sport for
the coming year. Just another ex-
ample OF his wonderful leadership
abilities. Hill students feel
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Methodists Name
II District Moves
King Will Come
To Prince Edward

Twelve new appointments in
the Farmville District Of the
Methodist Church were announced
Sunday at the annual meeting of
the Virginia Conference Of the
Methodist Church in Roanoke.
These appointments are for the
l953-54 church year, which will
end May 81.
The Rev. R. r. Jenkins, former
pastor Of the Prince Edward
Charge. will move to the Amelia
Methodist Church. The Rev. j. S.
King, pastor of the Cumberland
Charge. will move to the Prince
Edward Charge. The Rev. F.. P.
Look will take Mr.. Kings place in
Cumberland.
Other changes in the FarmVille
District will be: Buckingham. the
Rev. w. c. Eastridge: Chase City
Centenary. the Rev r. A. Craig.
Crewe, the Rev. w Boyd Bryant:
DillWyn, the Rev E. L. Thompson,
Lunenburg, the Rev. II S. Roane:
North Mecklenburg, the Rev G.
c. jenkins; Nottoway, the Rev.
Charles L. Winfree: West Buck
lngham, the Rev. C H. Palmer;
and West Mecklenburg, the Rev.
J. S. Hodges.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Community Chest
Reports slo,79s
OF $4,000 Coal
Chairmen Asked
TO Bring Gifts
To Office Weekly

Contributions to the 1858 Prince
Edward County Community Chest
total sl0.79881. about $4,000 short
of the $1,000 needed for the
work of IL service groups in the
county next year
No town or county division has
reached its share of the 1858 goal.
Contributions reported at the
Community Chest Office in the
Town Council Chamber are: Spe-
cial gifts. $977206; Farmville res
idential area, S47775: Farmville
employees. S484.75; colored citi-
zens, SLABS: and Hampden Dis
trict. $50.
Shares set up for town and
county divisions for the 1853 cam
paign are: Special gifts, Sl0500
Farmville mploy ees. $4,000;
Farmville residential area 1925;
colored citizens, s700; Buffalo Dis
trict $500; Farmville District.
So 0; Hampden Districts $500;
Leigh District, SITS; Lockett Dis
trict. $500; and Prospect District.
$500.
Mrs. B. S. Hamersly. assistant
secretary Of Prince Edward Coun-
ty Community Chest has request
ed that chairmen of divisions
bring their collected contributions
TO the office each week This will
make it much easier to enter the
contributions in the books. she
said
The drive will continue this
week. Everyone is asked to make
his contribution to the Prince Ed
ward County Community Chest
as soon as possible.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Hunting Restrictions
Placed by Commission

Unprecedented drought condi-
tons prevailing in Amherst. Mad
lson. Nelson and Rappahannock
counties and in all the counties
west of the Blue Ridge and the
consequent fire hazards which
may develop from hunters being
in the dry fields and forests have
led to suspension of the hunt
ing seasons in those counties.
l. T Quinn. executive director
of the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries. upon the recon-
mendation of the State Forester
suspended all hunting in those
sections of the state on October
IA, to continue until further no
tice by the Commission.
All hunters with dogs and
guns are cautioned to heed this
notice. All game wardens and
peace officers are notified to ar
rest and summon to Court any
person violating this Emergency
Regulation which is provided for
IN the Code OF Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20

best which he has ever coached.
"All you have to Go is tell Stokley
what you want done, in practice
as well as in the game and he
always comes through with flying
colors, Hickey recently said.
The new substitution affects
Fulton exactly none. He has seen
double action duty with the Tigers
for the last two years. and there
fore was not confronted with the
problem of the switch when the
new ruling came in this year.
In addition to being the main
stay of the line, No. ! linebacker
and co-captain. he is also called
upon TO do the kicking chores for
the Bengals, where he does a very
creditable job. 1t is largely due
to his fine punting that Hampden-
Sydney has been able to hold the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
BY DIR. Marvin Schlegel
Department of History
LOngwood College

Editors Ncte The accom-
panying article. written by DR..
Schlegel at the Herald'S request.
is intended to explain one of
Americas foreign policy arms.
Since visitors from a foreign
land were in Farmville last
week under the program. we be-
lieve d.. Schlegels article will
be helpful to our readers
Although most OF us are vague
~ familiar with our foreign aid
programs, few OF us can remember
clearly Just what the Point Four
plan is intended TO accomplish OF
even how it received its somewhat
odd name
Christening Of the program oc-
CURED less than five years ago. on
January 20. l949-in case you
have forgotten. the day President
Truman was inaugurated to sue
coed himself. In his inaugural adj
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20

action every six years Those hav-
ing had re-aSSeSSmentS in l948
with the help of the Tax Depart
ment, were given until 1855. to
put the every sixth year plan into
effect
The two chief actions the board
of assessors will face consist of
the actual physical appraisal Of
all real estate. and then the knot
ty problem of determining on
what basis the assessment for
tax purposes is to be put. In 1913.
assessment was placed at 40 per
cent Of 1910 true values.
Appraisals Sought
Chief concern of the assessors
is the securing of equitable. ap-
praisal values.
The knotty local problems for
the board of assessors are con-
fined to real estate. Public serv-
ice corporation assessments are
set by the State Corporation Com
mission. County commissioners of
revenue assess tangible personal
property, machinery and tools
and merchants capital.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Rev. Bruner Elected
County ARC Head;
Annual Report Given

The Rev B. r. Bruner was re-
elected chairman of the Prince
Edward County chapter. Ameri-
can Red Cross. during the chap
ter's annual meeting Friday.
Other officers who served the
past year were also chosen to fill
the same posts: Morris G.. Smith,
Jr.. vice chairman: Mrs. Virginia
bearing, treasurer, and S. P.
Glover. secretary.
Chapter members. gathered in
the Town Council Chamber for
the annual meeting, were present.
ed With detailed reports of chap
ter activities during the past year.
The Rev. Lewis Cockerill. for
mer Wesleyan Methodist Church
pastor here, now pastor at Ar
vonia, was guest speaker. He de-
Scribed Red Cross work among
prisoners of war
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Chamber Plans
Bigger Than Ever
Tobacco Jubilee
Co-Chairmen Say
$1,000 In Prizes
Goal This Year

Effort 10 make the Chamber of
Commerce Tobacco Market Jubi-
lee this year bigger than ever
before IS now in full swing, under
he direction of Co-Chairmen l..
NJ. Pairet and J. H. Whitfield
MI Pairet said Monday morn
ing the Chambers Tobacc o
Market committee has set a goal
Of $1,000 to be secured for the
cash prize program 1t is hoped.
he said. to have the solicitation
completed this week.
To Inform Growers
Next step in the committees
work will be preparation Of bulle-
tins announcing the prizes to be
given to farmers selling en- the
Farmville Market this year. To
start last years program, about
5000 bulletins were sent to pros
pective growers telling Of the prize
opportunities.
MIR pairet said at present the
committee plans a prize award
program Sllimar to last years
That provided top prize Of $3.50
and dozens OF lesser prizes. total
ing $3.50. In the past prizes have
been given for the best opening
day sale, for growers coming here
the greatest distance and for
those winning III grand drawing
on Jubilee day
Sales Tickets
Prize tickets again will be pro-
vided with each sale on the
market here. These are used in
determining the Jubilee day win
ners.
Assisting the co-chairmen with
the solicitation and arranging
prizes are H. c. Kayton, Joel
Watkins, Jr. Thomas B. Hall, c.
L. Tench, o. b Blair, M. L. Davis.
w. II, Young. Robert Burger, J A.
weinberg, u B Morris. George
PetrakaS and Alfred Price.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Point Four-U. S. Answer To Russia's
Promises to World Poverty and Disease

dress President Truman outlined
four-point program for peace
! and freedom, including coopera
ton with the United Nations, 6
continued program for world eco.
nomlc recovery, and military aic
to the free nations. Point Four. a;
the President described it, was e
bold new program for making
benefits Of our scientific advances
and industrial progress available
for the improvement and growth
OF underdeveloped areas
Point Four was not a completely
new idea in 1949. as the United
States had already been expert
menting with it during World War
II. When we tried to get rubber
out Of the jungles of Brazil in
1912, we discovered that the ma
tiVeS Of the Amazon could gather
more rubber if their health were
improved. The result was Joint
health program in cooperation
with Brazil which cut the death
rate in half within a few years.
Before the war had ended, we had
developed similar programs in a
number Of other Latin American
countries
What Point Four set out TO do.
therefore. was to extend the pro-
gram begun in Latin America to
other underdeveloped countries
and TO adapt it as a weapon in
the c-ld war To nations attracted
by CommuniSms promise to ellmi-
nate poverty, hunger, and disease
through Marxlsm we offered the
alternative OF American know
how" and American capital as an
aid to prosperity. Increasing the
productivity OF the underdevelop-
ed countries. moreover, would
in the long run help the United
States, as they would be able to
buy more from us when they be-
came more prosperous.
The Point Four program was
formally authorized by Congress
in 1850, and the Technical CO.
operation Administration was set
up in the State Department to put
it into operation. Primary purpose
Of Tea is to help the under
developed nations to help them
selves. The cooperating country is
usually expected to pay half the
cost Of any program that is agreed
upon.
The first step is a study of the
measures necessary to improve
production in the country con-
cerned. while the second step is TO
persuade the producers to adopt
the proposed measures. In India
American experts have used the
methods introduced by our own
county farm agents TO show the
Indian farmers the value OF the
new ideas Several farmers. for
example. agreed to test new
variety of wheat When they
found that the new variety in
creased their yields % per cent,
they adopted it. and others follow
ed their example.
Farmers elsewhere have been
taught to harvest their grain with
a cradle instead of with a sickle.
eventually they may learn how to
use a reaper The Point -Four pro-
gram recognizes that the under
developed countries are not yet
ready for our stage Of mechanical
ton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20

IN the Ministry of Finance. and
the remaining two are regional
directors of government agricul-
tural cooperatives.
Travel Mission
Their broad mission in the u
S.. is to study this countrys agri-
culture credit structure and agri-
cultural cooperative activities.
Their purpose, of course, is to
gather information which may be
adaptable to their Far Eastern
native country.
An Indispensable part Of agri-
cultural credit is farm financing.
For that particular phase of their
study they were escorted to Farm
vile by two representatives of the
Federal Reserve Bank at Rich
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Drought Stricken
Farmers May Get
Lower Cost Hay
Abbitt Sees Help
For SOuthside
Farmers Near

The Prince Edward County Pro-
duction and Marketing Admins
tration Office has had no Official
word on a hay program for Vir-
glnia farmers caught in short sup
ply from the drought.
Some word may be forthcoming
soon, Donald Morris. PIMA clerk,
said Saturday. but thus far his
Office has no assurance of any def
mite program as yet
Congressman Watkins NJ. Abbitt
wired the Herald late last week
he feels Virginia is now assured of
some hay procurement program.
He said that President Eisenhower
had released $l0.000.00O to cover
the nationwide cost of providing
hay in short. supply areas.
Keeps Close Watch
The message added Under
stand matter now to be referred
to state authorities for arrange
ments on administration. Am in
close touch with Secretary Ben
son and agriculture officials to
see Virginia gets full considera-
ton"
Abbitt has been a strong advo-
cate OF assistance with hay pro-
gram. maintaining that Southside
Virginia farmers face serious
shortage despite the relief pro-
gram recently adopted by the De-
partment Of Agriculture. For such
aid 81 Virginia counties have been
certified as disaster areas.
However, hay is not included in
the commodities to be made avail
able under this program. as are
corn wheat and oats at reduced
prices, as well as relaxed credit.
Sees National Plenty
Prince Edward County did not
seek disaster status. The county
Agricultural Mobilization Commit
tee said that hay was the chief
need here and. since that was not
included in the federal relief por-
gram, there was no use in the sta
tuS.
Meanwhile, Abbitt announced he
had received list of 81 Ohio
counties from which hay may be
purchase at prices varying from
$40 to $35 per ton He also listed
about dozen sources of hay
available in Indiana as well as APP
proximately 40 large farms in 9TH
er section of Virginia which had
offered hay for sale Abbitt said
he had taken up with Department
Of Agriculture the possibility of
assisting farmers in purchasing
hay IN other areas by partially de-
fraylng the cost Of transportation
Il believe transportation is one
of the biggest problems involved.
lnasmuch as there is plenty of hay
in the country as a whole" Alb
bitt declared
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Old Belt Markets
Record Fourth Week
OF Light Deliveries

| During the fourth week of sales
on the Old Belt flue-cured tobacco
markets most average prices were
lower when compared with the
week before. Quality Of offerings
improved slightly for the first
time since opening week. Volume
remained light.
According to the Virginia De-
partments of Agriculture the de-
clines were mostly from $l.00 to
$500 per hundred On the other
hand most nondescript and some
green leaf grades showed small
gains.
General quality was little bet
ter because of increased proper
tions Of fair TO fine leaf. The per-
centage of leaf continued to in
crease with less Tugs and prim-
ings. Bulk Of marketings was
poor to good leaf. low to good
hugs and nondescript.
Deliveries to markets continued
light. Weekly gross sales totaled
only l6,6l1,l42 pounds averaging
$4,000 per hundred. The average
was 89c under last week and was
the lowest of the season Sales for
the season were placed at So
455,704 pounds at an average of
S50.l3.
During the first four weeks in
1852 the Old Belt markets sold
ll7.556,960 pounds for an average
Of S49l5.
Receipts of the Sterilization
Corporation under the Govern
ment loan program this week were
a little over IL per cent of gross
sales.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Visit Is Focal
Point L. S. Tour

Four gentlemen from half way
around the world were in town
Friday to see how things are done
in Farmville.
In an unusual local brush with
the Point Four Program of inter
national cooperation, Bachtiar Ri
fai, Mohamad Sisman. Iskander
Suleiman and Wawardi zone name
only, representing the Indone-
sian government, conferred with
bankers here on methods of com
mercial bank farm financing.
In their native land one is a
college professor. one an official
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Farmville Serviceman-
Wins Unit Citation

Army PFC. Howard K. Norris
sett, 81. son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
MorriSsett, of Farmville. recently
received the Republic of Korea
Presidential Unit Citation as a
member of TX Corps. In awarding
the citation to the corps for the
period Feb. Is. 1852 to July 81,
1858. President Syngman Rice
voiced pride in TX Corps for it's
bold and valiant defense" along
the key central section of the
peninsula.
Private First Glass Morrissett is
a clerk-typist in the adiutant
general section Of the corps head
quarters. He arrived overseas last
May.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Leaders of Scouts
Invited to Course

ScoutmasterS, troop committee
men and Explorer advisers of the
PoWhatan Arrow District of Boy
Scouts of America are invited to
training course, Sunday. Oct. rs.
Glasses in fundamentals of Boy
Scouts. patrol and troop organiza-
ton and patrol and troop camping
Will be held at LAS p. m. at Crewe
Community Center.
An overnight training course at
Camp Pickett will be held Oct. 81
and Nov, /, according to L. B.
Short, district Scout executive.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Farmville Grocer
Named State Director

S. H. Ferguson, Farmville gro
Ger. has been elected to the board
OF directors of the Virginia Asso-
citation of Independent Food Deal
ers.
Mr.. Ferguson received the hon
or during the Associations an
nual convention at Hotel Roa-
noke. october lib Mr.. Ferguson
IS owner Of the Ecoonmy Food
Store here.
The Association is a statewide
organization of independent gro
GERS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Local Students Win
Scholarship Honor

Six local students have been
recognized for scholarship at
Iongwood College Named on the
T""n's list for the Spring SEM
ester were:
ana Lucille Mann. Margaret
Sheppard and James Parker, Of
Falmvllle: Herbert Goodman. of
Cumberland Helen Warmer. of
Amelia, and Joan Williams, of
Pamplin.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Sunday Fire Burns
Buckingham Church

Farmville Volunteer Fircmen
were called to Concord Baptist
Church, Sunday morning. to help
extinguish fire caused by a
defective flue. The church is To-
Gated west Of Sheppards in Buck
ingham county
Buckingham County Volunteer
Firemen were at the scene when
the Farmville truck arrived. Dam
age to the building was held down
because of the quick work OF the
two fire companies.
According to reports, the in
terror Of the church was damaged
by fire, smoke and water
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
Amelia IS Office
Reduces Work Hours

Office Of Amelia County Selec-
tive Service Board has reduced its
work week. effective Oct. l3.
The office in Amelia Court
House will be opened Tuesday
through Friday of each week.
Hours will be 8 a. m. to 1890 %.
m. and to 4 80 p. m. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays. a. m. to IL D.
m, Thursdays and Fridays. 1t will
be- closed Saturday and Monday
of every week.
Willie Franklin Booker was in
Quoted into the army from this
county during the month of Oc-
tol.o~
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-20
MEETS WITH BOARD

DR.. Dabney S. Lancaster. presi-
dent of Longwood College. attend
ed a meeting of the Board of
Overseers. of which he is a men,
Der at Sweet Briar College, on
October IS and II.