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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29

1000 acres by private landowners
during the 1852 50 season.
BY counties in District 4 pine
seedlings planted were: Amelia
- 500 AppomattoX. 10000:
Buckingham. $4,000. Charlotte
i'll 500. Cumberland. $4,000. Hall
ifaX, 10000; Lunenburg. l14,30O;
Mecklenburg. 1850: Nottoway
$1,000 and Prince Edward. 300
600.
These figures for 1928 do not
include seedlings planted on pub
lie lands or tracts owned by bust
neSSeS.
Green Gold
This green gold VIII be ready
for mining in 20 to 30 years and
will be removed n the form Of
pulpVood and saw timber" Bill
Haae, service forester Of District
4. said
In addition to cash returns from
planting pine seedlings HaaG
pointed out several other agricUl-
tural advantages Selling price Of
idle. or CutcHcr land is increased
he said Also. water holding ca
p3city Of a planted area is IN
creased as soon IS the stand be-
comes established Erosion de-
crcaSCS as soon as the water
holding power of the soil is in
creased by the accumulation of
humuS and litter on the surface
Besides all physical improve
mcntS TO the land. tho change
from broonsage and brlarS to
uniform. green pine ireetF is ap-
precisted by all vino view the
area Haag continued
Deliver Orders
In order 70 make an abundant
supply ct pine seedl1nes avail
able from WIS nurseries Farm
VILE VP'Es office will order and De
liver them At nominal cost For
eSters will examine the proposed
planting site and show farmers
the correct method Of planting
seedlings Forester will take a
survival count after the stand has
been planted They viii also give
lC'ol.C.Iae1 Gil 1oso o.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Club Will March
Friday Evening
For Polio Drive

Members OF Farmville Junior
Womans Club will march for
polio, Friday night.
Under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. O. Wayne Harper. members
VIII visit homes between 7 and 8
p. IN, to take contributions for
the annual March of Dimes. They
ask residents to turn on their
porch lights If they wish to make
another contribution to aid in
polio patient care and research.
tarnvillc Boy Scouts will de-
liver leaflets announcing I h c
III arch throughout residential
areas. Friday morning
Captain Edmund F Jewell.
USNR. of Fairfax. state March Of
Dimes chairman, emphasized that
the success Of the current drive
will depend largely on the thouS-
andS of women volunteers. Be
cause the National Foundation for
lufantilc Paralysis is now con-
ductine new polio prevention
program highllghtcd by tho use
of Gamma Globulin and a trial
vaccine, the March of Dimes need
IN Virginia this year has been set
at $500 900. or so per cent more
than the amount given IN 1853,
According 10 A. c. Brown
CHAIRMAN of tho current FRINGE
rdu ard county deirc, no report
about local c-nttlhu'ic r. avail
ahle Farmville Rotary Club Is
pioneering the drive
rrtnclrle ct the march Cart
Jewell explained, * basod or
voluntary action All those who
wish to contribute to the March
Of Dimes are asked to light q
porch light or place a lamp OF
candle in a front window. The
march is limited to oDe hour Sc
that mothers will be obliged to
spa-s 3 $500, t-o away
l.1-- C--c-- -4--SS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Tax Topics

How should you pay your
1853 income tax?
Any balance of tax shown to
be due in item 7. page l, of Your
return on Form l040 must be
paid in full with your return.
You may pay cash, or by check
or money order. Checks or
money orders should be made
payable to District Director of
Internal Revenue"
Help in filing your 1853 in
come tax may be secured from
the district internal revenue
office, located in the basement
of Farmvilic post office. Office
hours arc $3.50 a. m. to 3 y. m.
every day except Saturday and
sunday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Top Senate Post
Given To Moses;
Palmer Appointed
Boatwright Bill
Seeks To Solve
williamsburg Knot

Senator Charles T. Moses ele-
walton to Craftsmanship of the
Senate Privileges and Elections
committee. and budget cuts in
LongWood Colleges capital out
lay requests are among items of
considerable interest here in re-
cent actions of the General AS
Sembly.
Senator Moses seniority gave
him the powerful committee lead
erShip, although he relinquished
Craftsmanship of the Senate
Agriculture, Mining and Manu-
featuring committee in acquiring
the new mantle Of General AS
Senbly authority.
The Privileges and Elections
committee usually can decide the
fate Of any bill bearing on
election laws and requirements
for poll tax. among other powers
Palmer Committees
Other committees on which
Senator Moses serves are Roads
and Internal Navigation; Coun-
ties, Cities and Towns. Agricul-
ture. and Printing. Senator
Moses represents Buckingham,
Cumberland. Charlotte and APP
pomattox counties.
Senator George Palmer. who
serves for the fivc-county district
comprising Amelia, Prince Ed
ward. Powhatan. Nottoway and
Lunenburg counties, also wa S
named to Senate committees
These are Roads and Internal
Navigation. Public Institutions
and Education and Agriculture.
Mining and Manufacturing
Longwood College was Jumped
with most other Virginia agencies
and state institutions III suffer
ing budgetary appropriations cuts
for capital outlayS-about one
sixth of the funds requested for
the next biennium. For state in
stitutions IN this area. the new
state budget gave these sums to
be made available for capital i'm
provements
Institutional Funds
Longwood College. ST. 900 which
includes $4,000 for new plumb
ing IN old dormitories. $4,000
for extension of the sprinkler
system. and $4,000 for equip
ment purchases. Another $4,000
previously okayed but not APP
propriated was earmarked again,
to include $4,000 for additional
land
Piedmont Sanatorium. at Burke
vile, $26,368, including $4,000
for equipment. Reappropriations
may provide $4,000 for a staff
and employees quarters n d
$4,000 for water supply system:
Virginia Industrial School for
Boys at Beaumont $500 for
ECU p m e n t. Reappropriations
were listed in the budget for
$4,000 to include $4,000 for
central storeroom and $4,000 for
staff apartments.
Boatwright Bill
Delegate John Boatwright. Of
Buckingham. introduced a bill
last week designed to break the
deadlock between the College Of
Continued on Page g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
In 1928 Season
Landowners Plant 100 Acres
OF Green Gold, Forester Says
In 1928 Season

Private landowners in this area
planted 100 acres of pine seed
lings during the 1925 plant
ing season. According to the
Farmville office Of Virginia For
est Service. that was about 81
900 seedlings more than were
planted III the 195l-52 season
These 100 acres were planted
in 10 counties making up District
4 of WIS. with the main office at
ZIG N. Main st. Farmyille.
Orders for pine seedlings from
private landowners have been
arriving daily at the FaimVllle
WIS Office for the current plant
ing season. Forester in District
4 makes it as easy as possible for
farmers to secure seedlings and
encourage them TO plant as many
as a we'll balanccr farming pro-
gram will take
Order Seedlings
District Forester r.. 7 Briefly
has allotted enough pine seedlings
to plant 100 acres IN each Of tho
10 counties Of District 5, this year,
Every private landowner interest
cd IN planting seedlings is urged
10 Get his order INTO The Farm
viIlc office promptly All orders
will be approved on first come,
first serve basis. The 1854 spring
planting season will continue
through the middle of April
Al estimated l08T.00 pine
seedlings were planted on those
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29

IN easily legIble handwriting
and signed by John Nash appear
the names of the first gentlemen
justices, Joseph Morton. James
WimblSh. David Flournoy. John
Nash Jr.. John Nash. the elder,
and George Walker.
In that first order of record in
the county, John LeNeve was
sworn as clerk and three nomi-
nees for the office Of sheriff list
cd.
Law Quickly Came
Only three months before. in
November 1853, the General As
sembly established Prince Edward
county from territory then part
of Amelia county.
The Virginia Lt.-Gov II d
burgesses Of the General AS
sembly acted then on petition of
persons here that there We're too
many inconvenience" in the
long trip to Amelia and the
court house there.
The present Circuit Court is the
inheIitor Of the legal tradition
from thence forward. onward
came change and new names for
the courts, but the same spirit
prevails from the first court Of
gentlemen justices st m m d
courts Of the district, general
court, county court and others.
It was such history and tradi-
ton that the august assemblage
this week honored
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Circuit Court
Concludes Eight
Cases First Week

Cases following indictments for
housebreakng. forgery larceny,
rape and manufacture Of alcoholic
beverage were disposed Of this
week III the first converting OF the
January term Of Circuit Court
for Prince Edward county.
Waverly Lewis. who pleaded
guilty ID charges OF housebreak
ing drew the stiffest sentence,
seven years in the state PEN
itentiary
Eddie Reid Wyatt drew A SEN
tence OF three years III the pen
itentiary after pleading guilty to
charges OF forgery The court Sus-
pended serving Of tho sentence
during WAITS GOOD behaviour
for three years
Larceny Conviction
William Puckett'S plea Of guilty
to charges Of larceny brought a
IL months iail sentence and the
courts degree that he absent him
self from tbe county for 10 years.
Pickett was OIL probation for an
earlier offrnSc for which Inc had
1een given suspended sentence
Of year N the pcnitcntiary. The
IrCurt ordered Pickett to serve out
the original sentence. with the
new jail sentence to run concur
rcntly
/ J. A. Lcfeyer entered rloa Of
utility to charges Of grand larceny
and was sentenced 10 a Wal III
he county iail and fined $3.50.
The court suspended the rall SEN
ence during the good behaviour
# lefever
lanes &.n'rscn "a gwen a
i've year suspended sentence to
he state ren1tentlarv after plead
ne guilty 10 charges Of rape. The
sentence was suspended on the
condition Of good behaviour for
five years.
Illegal WhiSkey
Unlawfully manufacturing al
coholic beverages and possession
Of Z still charges brought guilty
lIo,t .ea, on .7atk -
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Beville Will Teach
Union Young Adults

Stuart NJ. Beville will teach the
fifth Sunday union Sunday school
class Of young adults from the
Farmville +dethodist and Presby-
terrain churches The class will
meet at g. IS a. m. at the Method
iSt church
Mr. BeviLe is principal of
Farmville high school and lay
leader Of Farmville Methodist
church
Mrs. J. P. McCraw and J. C.
Steck are teachers OF the young
adult classes Of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches re-
Spectively.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
ABOUT FACE.

After caring for ratients At
scuth.tde Commurttv Hospital
fog 2 number Of wears. Mrs
Carrie Hancock Is looking At
he, toh FROM the othet angle
toda,
A practical nurse. Mrs. Han
cock fell while oil duty at the
hospital, Monday afternoon.
and fractured her left hip.
Recuperating in Room III at
the hospital. She is doing
nicely the hosrita. reported
IlgrsaAy uos2AAg.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
LEAF SALE EXTENDED

A two-d day extension of sales
on dark fired tobacco markets
will be held next week. according
to Tobacco Board of Trade an
nouncement today. Sales at
Farmvillc will be Tuesday and
Thursday. starting at Q a. m.
Tobacco will be received at tho
three warehouses here.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
SCHOOL BREAK-INS

Four arrests have been made in
connection with break ms early
Tuesday morning at Cumberland
High School and Hamilton Ele-
mentary School.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
$500 D ark Leaf
Farmers Here For
Tobacco Jubile e
Abbitt Describes
Fight For Acres
Markets Abroad

Upwards of $500 tobacco farm
ers were here Wednesday TO try
their luck in a $1,000 prize draw
ing, and to hear their Congress
man declare were not retreat
ing one inch in TIE effort to hold
and gain back dark tobacco acre
age.
The third annual Chamber Of
Commerce Tobacco Jubilee pro-
gram drew a crowd that didn t
leave much room in the Prince
Edward Courthouse plaza, and
that required booming vocal
effort from speakers to reach the
farthest corners. even over a pub
lie address system
J Frank JamersGn. of tie
Willis Mountain area Of Bucking-
ham county. held the winning
number for top prize of $3.50 in
merchandise certificates. after
two previous numbers were pas
sed up because Of absentee hold
ers.
For 10000 Pounds
William Lyon. of Prospect. won
second prize Of $3.50, and F. II
Green, Of Charlotte. third prize
Of $3.50. both in merchandise Ger
tificates. Together these prize
winners sold over 10000 pounds
on the Farmville market this sea
son
Seven additional prizes, from
watches and radios to auto seat
covers and cases Of soft drink
were given to lucky ticket holders
John Wilson. Of Radio Station
WFLO. who called out numbers
over the PA system. had TO sound
off with IS numbers to get the
seven winners
Congressman Abbitt. introduced
bN J William Dunningtcn, Farm
vile owner Of Dunnington Tobac-
co Company, and a heavy buyer
on the market here, spoke briefly
but pointedly 10 his farm family
audience
Abbitt Speaks
He described efforts IN Wash
lngton 10 obtain dark tobacco
markets. including the sending
of government agents to Spain
and France to seek ways of us
ing fre-cured tobacco in cigar
cites.
He said one reason for the ten
per cent acreage cut next sea
son was that Virginia planters
passed up nearly 1000 acres al
loted them. The state had 10000
acres. but planted only 5000 he
said.
He urged the fullest use Of i'm
proved production methods and
recommended practices. Farms
to you are your living. and to the
rest Of US the means of obtaining
all our food and fibre. You have
the obligation, therefore. TO keer
your farm at highest production
and fertility he declared
Neither farm nor city dWellerS
can suffer economically without
hurting the other, he said. and
advised the closest teamwork and
cooperation between businessmen
and farmers. An of US must keep
the good Of all people IN mind
rather than demanding too much
for our own particular group.
he warned.
Mayors Invita- ton
Mayor w. c. Fitzpatrick and
Chamber of Commerce President
w A. Watson. Jr, made brief
welcoming remarks The former
invited tobacco farmers to visit
him personally if they have
something to suggest that might
help us work toward a better
town. a better market
Nh Huntington told the grow
erS that buying firms had made
sincere effort to pay salts
factory price this season even
for an inferior crop. | believe
you'll agree We succeeded. he
said
'ConfIHlcd on Pd0r -
Evening star., 1954-11-14
S HO E s
8e'

Fomous MIRACLE TREAD shoes ore corefuIiy
mode on combination last with narrow heel
design that assures comfortable fit Shown ore
two OF the styles you've seen in notonol mooo-
Zines, the DORA below high heel pump Of fine
colfskin will, stitched vonp, ond the EL6IN,
obove, medium heel sling pump Of soft smooth
leather. Block, brown, red Sizes 4h to 10,
"A to G widths in group
Lansbargh's Basement -WoMENS SHOES
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Two Men Appointed
To Little Cabinet

President Eisenhower named
two new members Of his little
cabinet" yesterday.
He nominated:
e. George Sidele, traffic man
ager of the Armstrong Cork Co.
at Lancaster. Pa, to be an assist
ant postmaster general, succeed
ing John c. Allen. who resigned
August /.
James Bradshaw Mintner, vice
president and general counsel Of
the Pillsbury Flour Mills Co. of
Minneapolis, Mimi, to be assist
ant secretary of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare succeeding
Russell r. Larmon, whose reSig-
nation, effective September 6,
was accepted with regret"
In another nomination sent to
the Senate, the President named
G. Joseph Minetti, former COM
missioner of the Board of Trans
portation of New York City and
now a New York lawyer, to be a
member of the Federal Maritime
Board, succeeding Robert w.
Williams, who resigned May II.
Mr.. Minetti is a Democrat.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
New Law Gives States
Bigger Share Of Job Tax
BY me Assoeiatsd Press

President Eisenhower yester-
day signed q bill directing the
Federal Government to turn
back to the States a larger share
Of unemployment compensation
taxes collected from employers.
The Federal Government now
keeps three-tenths Of / per cent
Of the tax collections.
The new law provides that the
excess in collections. after a 5000
million reserve fund is estab-
istfed, viii be returned to the
States to defray State adminis-
trative costs or to increase BEN
eft payments under the unem-
ployment compensation program.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Philip Wylie Decries
Military Dictatorship
By the Associated Press

BOULDER, Colo. Aug. g.
Author Philip Wylie, addressing
a University of Colorado writer's
workshop, said yesterday that
the United States has what in
any other country would be a
complete military dictatorship. /"
Stringent military and Sc
curity restrictions have virtually
taken our intellectual freedom
from u.s." Mr.. Wylie said.
1.-THE only saving factor here
is that we still retain the right
to change our political team.
We only have political freedom
left"
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Posse Stalks Man
Who Shot Policemen
By the Assoeiofed Pres.

LAKE PLACID. N. Y, Aug. 6.
More than 800 police and vol
unteers stalked through dripping
forests today hunting a des-
perado who wounded three po-
licemen in shooting his way out
of a summer camp.
Planes and bloodhounds were
thrown into the search for the
bushy- haired stranger. believed
armed with a .22-caliber rifle
and a pistol.
He fled into the rugged Adiron-
dack woodland yesterday after
shooting three of four Lake
Placid patrolmen who trapped
him in the camp. which they
had been checking for burglars.
Patrolman j. Bernard Fell,
shot twice in the abdomen. was
in serious condition in Lake
Placid Memorial Hospital. Two
others were less seriously
wounded.
Police said they believed the
Evening star., 1954-08-06

heart. he moved right into the
fast pace set by his friends
those with healthy hearts.
Private Eye" Ambition.
Larry, son of Mrs. Lois Roberts,
lives on Burke street Sc. He
withholdS his address because
he's an "undercover agent" He
helps the Juvenile Squad ip
tracking down those who tarnper
with young lives either with mar
coticS or indecent literature. His
heart is set on being a policeman,
or, he says. "a private eye" He
is very confident.
On August 16, 120 children
with heart disease, will pack up
for two weeks of camp at Tri-
angle, Va. The Heart Associa-
ton pays the bill. Most of them
are regulars" at heart clinics
throughout the District and be-
tween the ages Of 9 and IL.
Some may never have a cor
recting operation. But, like
Larry. they can, at least, find
confidence in themselves.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
By the Assoeiafed Press

NEOPITs Wis, Aug. 6. - Au-
thorities have resurrected a
Federal law to prevent a SIS
million wifldfan from turning
the Menominee Indian reserva-
ton into a salesmen's mecca.
Two arrests have been made
and more are anticipated.
The windfall came in the
form of a $500 check from the
Federal Government for each Of
the 3,254 adult Menominees on
tribal roles. The money, totalling
$4,881 900, is part of a $9.5 mil
lion trust fund set up four years
ago after the tribe won a lawsuit
charging the Government with
mismapagement of tribal affairs.
First payment was provided
for in legislation liberating the
Indians from Government con-
troll and supervision by 1859.
Checks Reach Majority.
The majority Of the Indians
received their checks Tuesday
and payments will be completed
by tomorrow.
What happens when sudden
wealth hits an Indian reserva-
ton? A buying spree is the
logical answer. Stores in the
area have noted a boom in
clothing and household furnish
ing purchases.
But Henry Fontenelle, assistant
supervisor of the reservation,
says, tits too early to tell"
! Although this is the largest
lump sum the Indians have ever
received" he points out, they've
been working steadily at their
Evening star., 1954-08-06
PeddIers Shooed off as Indians
Get SIS Million WindfoN

lumber business a long time and
they're accustomed to money"
However, State, county and
local police want the Menominees
to have time to make their own
decisions on how to spend their
new wealth without any pressure
from statesmen. So an old Fed
eral law barring peddlers and
solicitors from Indian reserva-
tions without a license is being
enforced again.
Peddlers Chased Away.
A salesman for an auto firm
was arrested Wednesday and
charged with trading on the
reservation without license.
Another auto firm was charged
with attempting to sell cars from
an unlicensed lot on the fringe
Of the reservation.
Harper Freeburg, acting police
chief on the reservation, said
yesterday he personally had
chased between Is and 30'
auto dealers and a handful of
peddlers of the reservation in
the last two days. He said some
statesmen were hanging around
outside the reservations.
Merchants at nearby .Shawano,
of the reservation, have decided
to refrain from making any
special inducements.
Some Of the Menominees are
opening bark accounts for the
first time. .gsO One of Shawano's
two banks reported 1t cashed
over $500 GOO iii checks tuesday
and Wednesday, with about half
of the Indians taking cash and
the rest depositing their funds.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
L1rry's Heart Was q Ticket
To Cardiac Camp, NormoIcy
Confidence Coined,
He Remembers Best
Good Food. Fresh Air
By John MeKeIwoxI

Larry Roberts, is, once q shy,
tinid boy and a blue baby at
birth. began to pick up an i'm
portant ingredient in his make
up four years ago - something
called confidence.
Today. he seems to have q
normal share of it.
There are two places where
he might have found it. One is
at a camp near Quantico,
another, the operating table in
a room at a local hospital.
In 1949 the Washington Heart
Association started, for the first
time. a camp for children with
heart disease. The association
tabled it Cardiac Camp" It
was to be like any other camp,
except that the activities for the
children were to be tempered
somewhat. Not quite as strenu-
GUS as regular camp. Association
officials hoped it would serve to
"bring out" the children who
normally did little and, more or
less. just existed with their
Condition" Their condition was
their ticket to camp.
Larry was one of the first. His
counsellors remember shyness,
his apathetic attitude toward
things as simple as tying his
shoe strings. He'd Just as soon
have somebody else do it. This
was actually a problem to the
counSellorS. But when Larry left
camp, he was tying his shoe
strings.
Learns to Mix.
And he was doing q lot Of
other things. He was mixing with
other campers, trying his hand
at various crafts and taking
hikes. splashing around in a
pool. He was guided into doing
these things despite the condi-
ton of his heart which forced
his body to squat now and then
for rest-an unconscious move
ment all blue babies adopt to
help their deformed hearts.
The two things he remembers
best about camp. four years ago,
was, good food and fresh air."
He also remembers tossing a
baseball for the first time and
he was IL years old then.
He recalls his mother carried
him most places before he went
to camp; that if he was lucky
enough to get in neighborhood
game of cowboys and Indians it
was good to get "Shot"-then he
could rest. Larry feels he was
tired most of the time, first as
a little fellow and then as a guy
just getting into the teens.
Larry was lucky enough to get
through a difficult heart opera
ton two years ago which greatly
relieved his damaged heart. Life
was suddenly normal. Using
what he had picked up at Cardiac
Camp, the ability To mix and get
along with others. and with
strength from his patched up