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terogted child to start with.
In more critical vein. he said
he willingly admits to weaknesses
n The public school system. High
amona them, he placed the low
schedule of teachers salaries
which fails to attract the num-
bers Of competent teachers, the
Importance, of the job warrants
He expressed the view that ed
ucators frequently overlooked
time-tested fundamentals while
striving eagerly to incorporate the
latest "fads' into their systems
He also said, in his view. the
schools may be stressing fact
accumulation" too much.
Want Fundamentals
Proper adjustments, social and
personal moral standards. and
learning to think are fundament-
ais above a system of fact-cram-
ming, he said Reaching a COM
promise mere is one OF the great
school problems. he said.
With weaknesses admitted. we
still hold that our public schools
provide challenges and opportun-
tiles to upper intelligence groups.
On that point. he expressed will
hngness to argue with any critic.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25

Chemistry Department IN the
next Fall session, Hill officials re-
Gently announced.
Or Fredricksen will replace Dr.
James c Worsham. who plans to
leave at the end of this school
year He is a native born Virgin
ian. member Of the Presbyter-
ian Church and is IS years old.
He is married and has one child,
His Wife a chemist. is a graduate
of Flora Mcdonald.
After receiving his B S. de-
gree from the University Of Rich
mOnd Or Fredricksen went on to
take his electorate at the Univer-
sity of Virginia Following his
service IN the U S. Navy from
l943 until 1916. he Joined Merck.
Inc. at Elkins, w Va. and be
came Senior Research Chemist
and group leader He left this
position in 1858 to go to Davis
and Elkins.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
Gratitude Marks
Luthe ran Church
5Oth. Anniversary
Over 200 People
Attend Sunday
Service, Picnic

With a deep feeling of convic-
ton. the Rev. Richard C. FRANKIE,
pastor emeritus of ST. Johns Lu-
theran Church in Farmville. key
noted the three-day Golden An
niversary celebration when he
said, in his Sunday morning SER
mon, that he had come not to
praise the achievements of the
congregation during the past SO
years but to thank a merciful and
bountiful God for his goodness.
Thanksgiving pervaded the lit
tie white building on South Vir-
ginia Street. evident in the crowd
of more than 200 persons who
had come from all over Virginia,
New York, Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan. and even Wisconsin and
Canada, to share in the celebra-
tons.
Many from distant places re-
membered when small band of
Lutherans in this area had form
ed and built the church with
their own hands and materials in
1904 And many remembered, too,
the struggle, the hardships, the
sacrifices, and even the one time
near-failure of the undertaking.
But, said Rev. FRANKIE, the
Church is built on firm founda-
ton. solid rock of faith. and
when the storms came and the
winds blew the church has with
stood and held fast.
The Rev. Frank G. Koelher,
present pastor whose charge also
includes churches in Hopewell,
Amelia. and Meherrin. conducted
the prayer service Sunday morn
ing. and special music was pro-
vided by Walter Menschke. of
Richmond.
The Sunday activities of morn
ing service, picnic dinner at the
Dickhoff farm, and outdoor selv-
ice. climaxed three days of events.
Thursday night. there was
movie and a message from Rev
Koehler. Friday night was mark
ed by an inspiring message from
the Rev. Herbert Heidenreich, of
Sturgis. Mich. a former pastor Of
st. Johns. A special anniversary
booklet had been prepared for the
celebration. and new appoint
ment in the church were reWs
given by the Dickhoff family in
memory of Carl William Dickhoff
and a carpet, memorial gift
from the family Of Willie F..
Welchlin to the memory Of Char
les Henry Welchlin.
Following the bounteous picnic
dinner in grove of trees on the
Dickhoff farm. services were held
by the Rev O. A. Sauer, of Rich
mond. vice president Of the
Southeastern District, with spe-
cial music provided by Miss Elise
Nolde, also of Richmond.
The Anniversary Committee,
which was responsible for9making
all arrangements, was composed
of Willie F. Welchlin, chairman;
Miss Anna Dickhof, secretar,'
Mrs. J. L. Vogel, Mrs, Arthur
Welchlin, Ludwig Schalow.
Henry Dickhom, LeFoy WEIGH
lin, and the Rev Frank G. Koch
Ter. pastor
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
Damage Suit Stems
From Accident Here

Two suits for damage claims
totaling s328,787 were filed in
Richmond's Federal District Court
last week stemming from high
way accident July 8. 1853 in
Prince Edward county involving
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence c. Bur
nett and two sons, of Waco, Tex
as.
The suits are against the Black
stone Coca Cola Botting Works.
Inc, and Wesley William Ward,
a truck driver for the firm.
The Burnetts' sons were unin-
iuried but Mr. and Mrs. Burnett
were confined by injuries in the
Southside Community Hospital.
Mrs Burnett is asking for S267, :
1877 and her husband, SCI 500.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
Poppy Day, May q
Helps Veterans
Girl SEQ uts To
Aid Legion Ladies

The Poppy Committee of the
Jack Garland Unit, American
Legion Auxiliary. is busy complet-
ing plans for Poppy Day to be
observed III Farmville and sur
rounding communities on Satur-
day. May 20
The committee is composed Of
Mrs. J G. BRUCE chairman. and
She is assisted by Mrs. S. r. Geyer.
Mrs w j ellis. il. Mrs. j. T.
Hickman. Mrs. r.. G. Slate, and
Mrs Paul J Wick.
A decorated window IN the for
mer location of Gravs Drugstore
on Main Street will depict the
Poppy theme
Inc Poppy program will come to
its climax on Saturday. National
Poppy Day, when Girl Scouts in
Farmyille will again assist with
the activities in the residential
area, and members of the local
Legion Auxiliary unit Will be at
the booth at Main and Third SITS.
The primary purpose of Poppy
Day is to honor Americas heroic
dead of three vars World Wars
I and II, and the Korean Conflict.
Important secondary functions
are he occdpational therapy
which poppy making provides
hospitalized veterans ooA tho
child welfare and rehabilitation
projects made possible in the COM
munlties where Poppy Day is OBJ
served.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
Local Scout Leader TO GiUe Address
AT Elementary School Graduation

Plans for the Seventh Grade
graduation exercises at the Farm
vile Elementary School have
Just been announced by Miss Lucy
Adams, principal
j. Barrye Wall, Jr.. local at
torney and leader of Boy Scout
Troop 1l8, viii deliver the com
mencement address during the
exercises on Monday. June 7. at
8 p. m. in the Elementary School
Auditorium. He will be introduced
by Jimmy Wick, member of
Troop ll8
The Rev Jean a. Vache VIII
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which included numbers by the
Farmville High School Band. the
Night Owls and songs by Miss
Alice Newman Miss Ann Stratton
Glenn was pianist during the eli
minations.
Contestants other than Miss
Sheppard. Miss Cook, and Miss
Hudson were. Peggy and Polly
Simpson, Of Prospect; Resale
Fore, of Pamplin Margaret
Shorter. Of SrooAlleal sarah
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25

give the invocation, and pr. J. p
Wynnc will present certificates to
members of the two Seventh
Grades
Other plans include the selcc-
tipn of the best essay on the
Prince Edward Bicentennial and
the reading of it by the winner.
Reggie Davis, S c. A president.
will give a brief talk on what the
school has accomplished this year.
The Glee Club, under the direc-
ton Of P'ee"'l TIoier, VIII render
th5ea selections. llIAL sNs
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
NO WONDER!

The driving permits of 470
Virginia motorists were sus-
pended under the States sec
ond offender speed law last
month bringing the total num-
Der of suspensions and revoca-
tons to 6,G5l since the law went
into effect July /, 1852,
Other statistics released YES
terday by the Division of Motor
Vehicles indicated that 1867
mandatory revocations of per-
rhits were recorded in April for
various 0ffenseS
Drunk driving charges ac-
counted for 1872. Total convic :
tons for all traffic offenses in
April numbered l6l95.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25

Brisentine. Of Prospect: Evelyn
Hamlet. Rice, Joan Williams,
Pamplln, Betty Dufee, Prospect
Also, Phyllis Norton. Farmville:
Elizabeth Simpson Farmville;
Shirley Smith. SAKE; Patricia
Wilmoth, Farmville, Dot Richard
SON Pamplin Connie Lou F'ahr-
ner. Farmville: Alice Payne, Wor-
sham, Doris Rasland, Rice: Lor-
raine Allen, Prospect; and Dottie
Green Of Farmaille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
LC Math Teacher
Gets DOctOrate

Malcolm Graham. assistant pro-
lessor of mathematics at Long
wood College will attend the
commencement exercises at Co
lumbia University, Tuesday, June
l. when he will receive an Ed.D
degree from Teachers College.
Many events during graduation
week at Columbia are keyed to
Mans Right to knowledge and
the Free Use Thereof. the theme
of the Columbia Bicentennial
which the university is celebrating
this year. Highlight of the occa
sion will be a speech by President
Eisenhower at the national BIZ
centennial dinner, Monday. May
81.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25

With an accent scarcely dis
cernible from American, Miss
Shelia RoWley. a native Of Mos
man, Austria, told members
of the Farmville chapter Ameri-
can Association Of University Wo-
men that though her country is
about the same size as the United
States, its total population is only
nine million compared to the U.
SIS 100 million.
Miss Rowley, one Of the two
Australians who won the A. A.
U. w international grants for the
first time last year, was the guest
speaker at the clubs annual pic
mic supper meeting with Mrs. l..
B. Franck in Cumberland She
has spent the past school year
at North Carolina State College.
where she has done further study
in her field Of experimental sta
tistics and agricultural economics.
Some telephone lines travel for
500 miles before going through
a town" said Miss RoWley as She
showed colorcd slides. Most Of the
cities, where a majority of Aus
stralians live. are in the south,
while the central and northern
sections are vast desert like
tracts of land
Main Industry
Farming is Australians main in
dustry with sheep farming, first
and wheat and dairy farming fol-
lowing. Miss Rowley said that III
the dry areas, where rainfall is
perhaps 10 inches a year, a sheep
farmer must own from 10000 70
100000 acres Of land to keep his
flocks in pasture She indicated
that $4,000 Will not make much
of a farm at all" at that rate.
There are some mines in the
deserts, but industries were neg
lible until the last war. when
Australia did begin to manufac-
ture weapons.
Getting away from the dry
areas near the equator, the elm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25

garlic and a reduction of Is cents
for heavy garlic
Only farms complying with al
lotments are eligible for storage
loans.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
Buckingham Alters
Go on Tour at VPI

-Four Al Club boys. from Buck
ingham county, went on an edu-
cational tour of Roanoke and
VPI last Friday David Seay. Clay
ton Davidson. Julian Thomas and
John Christian. accompanied by
County Agent r. S. Ellis, visited
a Southern States store and ware
house, then to the VPI campus.
At VP1 the boys were assigned
rooms. lunched in the dining hall.
attended an evening program and
went swimming III the college
pool
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
TOWN TEAM PLANS
TWO-A- WEEK SCHEDULE

Manager w P Hay. Jr.. has
called another practice session of
the Farnlyille town baseball team
for Wednesday, night at Sis at
the high school field Hays squad
worked ont briefly Monday night
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Players, prospective manager.
sponsors and interested fans are
invited to an organizational
meeting of the Farmville Soft
Ball League tonight Tuesday,
in the Trial Justice Courtroom
in the county court house at
s D, III,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
CHARLOTTE HOMECOMING

Annual homecoming" meeting
Of the Charlotte Branch, A. P v
A viii be held Saturday, June %,
at Mulberry Hill, the old home
Of Judge Paul Darlington. Revo-
lutionary patriot and Virginia S
first Supreme Court Judge.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

and Mrs. Raymond Edward and
children, Janice, Ronald. Donald.
Dale, and Roger, Mr.. and Mrs. 6.
Thomas Hudson all Of near An
gola Guests were Mrs. Florence
Peterson and son Donald Of VIII
mington.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Clendaniel entertained members Of
their family in celebration OF the
9th birthday Of their son, Archie
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Meyers Of
Lansdowne, Pa, were Saturday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed.
Mrs. Alberta Lofland and son
Jimmy were Thursday visitors with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dorman, Coolspring.
Mrs. Nora Campbell spent the
weekend with her brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Campbell in
Marcus Hook, Pa.
On Sunday Mrs. Maggie Wiley
returned with her son and family.
Mrs. and Mrs. Linford Wiley, to
their home in Bethel, Pa. where
she will spend several weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley spent the week
end in Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Besk
Reports on Current Trends

This is the season for mid-year
forecasts. OF those that have ap-
peared, the major theme seems to
be business viii be better but
not much better A few, however,
are skeptieal They think busi-
nesses may decline further before
it improves.
The optimism Of the "optimists''
is apparently based in recent de-
velOpments and underlying forces
Of considerable strength. Consumer
demand for some durables is inn
proving; new orders received BY
manufacturers have been increas-
ing industrial output recently
turned upward; progress has been
made in liquidating Inventories;
and the decline in defense spend
ing is fiattening out Continued
strength in ssTSSe sectors have
helped to shOre-up the depressed
areas and sustain a generally high
level of business activity. Total
consumer spending has held 60
well and is supported BY a stable
level Of income after taxes and a
large and growing volume Of saw
ings. Construction has been run
ming ahead of last year and busi-
ness spending for plant and equip
ment is only a little below the all
time record of 1858. Construction
and business spending too are sup
ported by large volume of pur-
chasing power and an ample sup
ply of credit available on favorable
terms. The recent reduction in re-
serve requirements, releasing about
$l.5 billion of bank reserves, makes
available additional credit to meet
both business and Treasury needs
during the remainder Of the year.
The Iessimism of the 'pessi-
mists" reaects a measure of skep-
ticism as to the significance of re-
cent developments. The favorable
tendencies may largely reflect ef-
forts to hedge against adverse de-
Velopments in Indo-China, concern
over wage negotiations in the steel
industry and other temporary fac
tors. Then too, nonagricultural en-
ployment continued to drift down
ward, the drop in the adjusted in
dex for May being the seventh con-
secutiye month Of decline, and
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Southern States To
Hold Dover Meet


Members of the SoutJnrn states
Dover Petroleum Co0DRrative and
Southern States DoNef$ cooperative
Boards Of Directors andtth South
ern State Farm Home Advisory
Committee, their wi23es and hus-
bands viii meet July 21 at 1900
p. ms DIST Ia Capital Grange Hall.
Dover, Delaware 10 make plans for
their local 1853 Southern States
Cooperative Annual Membership
Meeting and to nominate persons
10 I'll vacancies occurring this year
on the Board and Advisory Com
mittees. Elections viii take place
at the membership meeting to be
held later this year.
One of the questions to be de-
cided at this session viii be wheth-
er or not to hold a Farm Talent
Round Up Contest as the highlight
Of the Annual Meeting. If such
contest is held, the winner will
have the opportunity to appear in
g district elimination contest to be
held later this fall District elimin-
ations viii be judged BY a member
q Ted Mack's Original Amateur
Hour staff from New York.
Members Of the Southern States
Dover Petroleum Cooperative board
are John A. Hendricks. Jr.. Presi-
dent and Thomas M. Chambers.
both Of Harrington, Del; Elwood
3. GruWell. FELTON,, Del; b. Lee
Currey, Wyoming. Del. Francis E
Thomas, Marydel, Nd; Baxter Me-
kee. Dover, Del. and William r.
Knots, Kenton, Del.
Members of the local Southern
States Dover Cooperative board
are Donald G. Carey, President
William H. Richter, Jr., and Abram
& Vaughn, all Of Dover, Del AL
bert B. Cote, CheswOld. Del. VIII
liam Richardson, Camden, Del: II
Clifford Clark, Kenton, Del, and
Samuel d. Walker. Woodside. Del
Members of the Southern States
Dover Farm Home Advisory Com
mittee are Mrs. Albert 3. Cote
Chairman, Cheswold, Del; Mrs. M
". Webb, Wyoming, Del. Mrs
Baxter Mckee, Mrs. Donald q.
Carey, both of Dover, Del. Mrs
John A. Hendricks. Harrington
Del, and Mrs. Sam Walker, Wood
side. Del.
Gus Wisk, Manager of the. South
ern States Dover Petroleum Co
operative and Rhesa o. Walton
Manager Of the Southern States
Dover Cooperative viii aIS.sd ne
meeting. Z w. Richardson, NR. w
Durham, Southern States District
managers, viii also be present.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

there is no conclusive evidence
that the inventory readjustment
has been completed. The present
situation, therefore, offers no def
mite evidence to the pessimists Of
new developments Of sufficient
strength to stir business out Of the
doldrums and initiate a sustained
recovery.
It may be helpful in weighing
these views and making our own
appraisal of the outlook, to take
a look at the nature of the slump
which began in mid-1953. Two fea-
lures are significant. It has CEN
tered in the basic durable goods
industries, mainly those which ex-
panded most rapidly during the de-
tense build-up from mid-195O to
mid-195S. The decline in demand
for finished durable goods en-
braced consumers, producers, and
the defense program; and the effect
was magnified by a shift in inven-
tory policy-frOm substantial ac-
eumulation to liquidation.
There are significant similarities
and differences between the present
slump and that Of 1949. They are
similar in that both centered in
the manufacture of durable goods;
both were accompanied BY inyen-
tory liquidation; and in both total
consumer spending held about sta
bic. They differ, however. in that
consumer and Federal Government
purchases of durables, declined
this time in contrast to an increase
in 1949.
The recent flattening out Of tho
decline in defense purchases. some
improvement in consumer demand
for durables and the gradual lioui-
dation of inventories, indicate that
the major down-pull forces are
weakening. These developments to-
gether with continued strength in
the sustaining forces indicate that
on balance business activity should
be stable or possibly better in the
latter part Of the year.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
MILTON
by
Walter w. Crouch
Phone
Milton 1886

Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson,
Snow Hill, Md, were Sunday after
noon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Johnson on Broad st.
About Is members Of the local
Boy Scout troop are spending two
weeks at Camp Arrowhead in Mary
land The boys and their counselors
left in group early Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Chris Schweizer and chill
dren Buddy and Kathy are vacation
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Crouch.
Mrs. Elva N. Mcgee Of lHarbeson
and Caleb Mcgee Of Washington,
d. c., called on Mrs. Charles r.
Dutton, Saturday. Mrs. Button has
been very i'll at her home for
sometime.
The Hudson family held their
annual reunion picnic near Camp
Arrowhead, Monday, July 5th. A.
mong those present were Mr.. and
Mrs John r. Hudson and Donnie,
the Misses Emma and Sarah Hud-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hudson
and son. Jackie and Mary Margaret
Chesser, Mrs Harold Hudson, Mr..
and Mrs. George TT. Johnson and
son, Steyie, all of Milton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Neal Hudson of Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Allie Green and son,
Rodney. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hazard and children, Charles, Ell
va and Adele, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hazard and grandson, Leroy, Mr.
and Mrs. Frances Hazard and chill
dren, Bobby, Terry and Stevie. Mr.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Avoid Blackhead In
Poultry

Take a few simple steps in rais-
ing your poultry iiocks this summer.
and you viii cut down the chances
Of their picking up blackhead, says
county agent George Vapaa
Buy disease-free fncubator- hatch
ed birds, and put them III clean.
dislnfected brooder houses for the
first six to ten weeks. Use a range
that poultry have not been on for a
year or more. Separate your chic
kens and turkeys at all times. The
parasite that causes blaekhead IS
passed in the droppings. so don't use
Ithem as manure nSpoultry ranges.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
KidneySIOW-DOWr
May Bring
Restless Nights

When kidney function slows down, many
folks complain of nagging backache, head
aches, dizziness and loss of pep and energy.
Don't suffer restless nights with these dis
comforts If reduced kidney function is get
ting you dOwn-due to such common causes
as stress and strain, over-exertiOn or expo
sure 70 cold. Minor bladder irritations due
to cold or wrong diet may cause getting uD
nights or frequent passages.
Don't neglect your kidneys If these condi-
tions bother you. Try DoaD'> Pills-a mild
diuretie. Used successfully by millions for
over 30 years. It's amazing how MANY times
DoaHs give happy relief from these discom-
Iorts-help the milesOf kidney tubes and fil-
ters flush out waste. Get DOan's Pills todavI
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Try to keep droppings QUE Of feed
and water
Blackhead usually causes heavier
losses in young turkeys than ia
chickens.
Birds under ? weeks Of age are
the heaviest hit, although they can
pick up the disease at any age. See
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
PAPER RoADs9

ALLEGAN, Mich. - (P = Liq-
uid waste from a paper mill as
binder for rural roads will get a
test in Allegan County. Highway
officials expect to spread non-sur-
faced roads with between 10000
and 10000 gallons a day.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Most farm visitors look at the
mail box to check the name Of the
owner, so make sure your box is.
well placed, neatly painted and
that the name Is easy to read.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

The u. N. Food and Agriculture
Organization thinks that it shouId
be possible to produce so per cent
more rice on areas now planted in
that crop.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

lest way 10 prevent swine dysen-
tefY IS To keep your lots and pens
cleAn and we'll drained.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

your veterinarian il any 81 your
chickens become weak 81 drowsy
nave roopy beads tails or wags.
become pale or have sulfur-
c0lored diarrhea