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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
A O'clock Brush
Burning Law Now
In, Foresters Remind

Virg inia's brush burning law
becaMe effective Monday March
i a Virginia Forest Service re-
mLndcr today states. The Law for
bids burning Of brush and debris
until 4 p. M, daily from March
| to May IS
During the effective periods OF
the law, burning is prohibited
within 300 feet of any wood
brush or grass land which might
be ignlted until after p. m
Foresters estimate that a good
third OF the 35 fires reported this
late winter have been started by
brush burners.
While our people are cOoperat-
lng well with the burning law. we
find they become careless about
leaving brush fires unattended
after the hours for burning =
Forester John Graft reports.
Last season we were called TO
numerous fires which flared up
in the morning hours when brush
piles We're allowed to snoulde'
through the night unattended, ="
Graft said,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Amelia Al Club
Members Plan Part
In 5-County Rally

Amelia county All Club boys
ana girls VIII participate III a
five-corulty All Rally, climax
ing Nati5nal All Week March T.
Il. on Saturday, March 10, il
Blackstone.
According to a report OF f. l..
Wood, county agent, 4-H members
III NottoHay, Mecklenburc. Lun-
enburG, Brunswick and Amelia
counties will participate.
A huge parade, with floats pre-
pared By the various county will
start the celebration at 2:30 p. m.
Following the parade, games and
recreation viii be provided at tho
USO Club.
4 talent show with All Club
performers from each county. Will
climax thc Al week celebration
at 7:30 ID. m.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Wheat Acreage
Measurement On
Excess Farms
To Be Notified

Only farmers whose planted
wheat acreage is III excess Of Is
acres and also in excess of the
1854 farm acreage allotment viii
receive notices of their measured
acreages. the Agricultural Stabi-
lization and Conservation office
has announced.
Acreage measurements are now
underway in most counties. &C
cording to the ASC. In Prince Ed
ward where there arc about 500
allotmelltS. the task is nearly 80
per cent completed, according to
ID c Morris.
IN the case Of wheat. market
ing penalties on excess production
do not apply TO any farm with a
wheat acreage Of is acres OF less
No farm is eligible for price sup
port. regardless Of the size OF It's
allotment. where the planted
acreage exceeds the allotment.
however.
As an example 4 producer with
a 1854 farm wheat allotment of
10 acres and who plants - acres
may receive marketing card to
sell his wheat without penalty
but he cannot get price support.
the ASC states.
After ASC reporters have visit
ed wheat farms and determined
that the planted acreage is.
farmers viii be asked to pick up
their wheat marketing cards at
their county ASC office. The Of
flee Will announce when cards arc
ready
Prince Edward county work
crs now visiting farms to take
acreage measurements are Char
les and Henry Weaver. Green
Bay G. l. Jones, Jr. Rice ID c.
Morris j.. Darlington Heights
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02

Mr.. LetSOn reports that the
committee study. based on re-
ports from about 20 school SyS-
tens, shows that the rental SyS-
tom reduce the cost 10 parents
by about tWo-thirdS Of that for
individual purchase of books Also
that ii provides students with a
greater number OF supplemental
texts, teaching devices and work
books, and that II eliminates the
delay in getting books into the
hands Of pupils at the start Of
school, which occurs where some
families cannot Immediately de-
fray such costs.
The rental system provides ba-
Sically according to Mi LetSoh.
that parents pay the annual reri.-
al fee early in the school year
T c t b ook S and supplemental
equipment are then purchased
distributed and collected after
edCn session BY the school.
Voluntary system
The rental system is voluntary.
that Is. parents may or may not
make use OF it. II requires only
that participating parents donate
school textbooks presently in pos
session of their children This is
required only to start the system.
X Mr. LetSon estimated that the
present system costs parents Of
elementary children about SIS or
So, and high school parents from
Sll to SIS annually. The rental
system, the P-TA study shows re-
quires only about one third of
amount from each family.
Assembly Bill
The Virginia General Assembly
has under consideration now d bin
sponsored by Senator Ted Dalton,
Of Radford. which would help To-
calitics to establish state sup
ported system Of textbook rentals
TO elementary school children.
In presenting his bill. Senator
Dalton said The rental system re-
duceS the cost to parents and
eliminates delay in obtaining
books at the start of each year by
some families.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02

years such distinguished con-
ductorS as Bruno Walter. Sir
Thomas Beccham. Leopold Sto-
koWSki, Dimitri MitropouloS,
George Sell. Leonard Bernstein,
Ernest AnSermet and Georges
Enesco have filled guest conduct
ing assignments.
During the current year. the
National Symphony Orchestra,
with Df Mitchell conducting. will
again enter the recording field.
A contract recently signed with
Westminster Recording Company
provides for recording sessions in
December and the release Of the
recording early in 1854.
Among artists engaged for the
National Symphony's wenty-
third session in Washington S
Constitution Hall are George Lon
don. Heifeh Oscar Levant. AS
trid Varnay, albinstcin. Isaac
Stern. Rudolph Serkin. Julian
Olevskl and Leopold Stokowski.
In addition. Handel'S The Mes
STA Will be sung by the combined
c h OF r Is Of four Washington
churches. For tho seasons climax.
the Howard University Choir will
sing with tho orchestra IN a pre-
Scntatinn Of the Beethoven Ninth
Symphony.
Tickets at nominal price are
on sale at Owen and Sanford
Drug Company. Gray's Drug
Store, both i'll Farmville, and the
Office Of the Secretary, Long
wood College.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Cener al Soliciting
Red Gross Begins
Special Gifts
Doing Well

The general fund drive Of the
American Red Cross began Mon
day March ! throughout Prince
Edward County Under the fund
chairman, Dl w j Sydnor. VOL
unteer workers throughout the
area will contact citizens for their
donations toward the goal of S.
400.
During the last week IN Fcbru-
airy the Special Gifts Division got
under way with c. J Cox as chair
man. and W T Bondurnnt. CO.
chairman Solicitors John Har-
wood John Steck. w. F. Watkins.
il, II C. Kayton, Jr., Louis Dahl.
J w Sydnor w, II Young, and
F H. Hamburg. Jr. report that
contributions arr going along
nicely in the Special GIFTS Dyi-
sion. and Mr. Cox expects to meet
the $1,000 quota As of Saturday.
500 had been turned in. but this
represented only a small portion
Of the gifts
Solicitors in the general drive
arc Mrs Erby Johnston for the
western residential area Of Farm
Vile and Mrs T w Williams and
MIS- Billy Druen, co-chairmcn for
the Eastern section In charge of
FarmTlllc district arc BOYD Bagby.
Mrs, II J Nixon MIS- Walter
Edwards. MIS- J o johnson. and
lCoNtLNN0d on paac CD
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
| rinccton Awards
Lecturcship To
DR.. Francis Simkins

Dr. Francis b SimkinS. aSso-
ciate professor of history at
LongWood College has been
awarded q visiting lccturcShip for
the Fan Semester 1854. to Prince
ton University, Princeton, N j.
As a visiting lecturer III the
University program called Amer
lean Civilization" Or. Simkns
VIII discuss The New South A
number Of professors were con
sidcred for the position. which
was open TO DISTINGUISHED Scho-
lars and Teachers
On Simkins. a leading South
ern historian, has taught at
LougWood since 1927 with the cX-
ceptlon of the years l948-5l. when
he was at Louisiana State Uni
verslty He is now serving as
president of the Southern His
tor!Cal Association and h 5
written a number Of books. The
latest Of which is The South.
Old and New
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Dance Educ tor Will
Evaluate Materials
For New Bulletin

Mrs, Emily X. Landrum As
sociate Professor oil Physical Ed
ucation at Lonewood College
has been asked 10 critically cval-
uate the modern dance materials
and outlines as proposed for the
new High School Physical Educ
alton Bulletin, which is III final
preparation for publication by tho
State Department. Of Education.
This is tho second request for
evaluation Of material by the
State Department Of Education
Mrs Landrum previously drew up
the original outline for tho Rhy-
thmS section of the new Elcmcn-
tary Physical Education Bulletin,
which WIS published last fail.
She VIII Cvaluatc the materials
for teaching modern dance in tho
high schools OF Virginia These
we're originally prepared ~ tho
Production Workshop Of 1850
which WaS held ~ Madison Col
lego HarrEonbure
Mr. Landrljm, !. pioneer dame
educator L qualified for tho .aak
BIT hand She taught III IL high
schools IN the state over a period
Of four years. conducted tho first
Dance Worship for teachers III
Virginia, and recently led the
teachers iii the Princess Anne
County area in an cvaluation Of
dance and Of the program Of COR
receive physical education ii the
ciS4-.ty -.-sy-.. -LoJI..
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
LOngwood College
Releases Deans List

Names Of L.ongVood College
students who achieved the Deans
List for the first semester of 1859
- session were recently released
by the college, Those who obtain
Cd al overall average Of 2.25 or
more ~ their work arc listed
local students named arc Mary
Bark dale. nj Red lIousc. Grace
Barr, nf ran,pln Herbert Good
man, VI Cumberland Ellen Ham
lett Of Rice. 'Haro d Nagnuason.
Of Green Bay: Betty Southall, Of
P3mplin. and Margaret Sheppard.
of Rice.
Also lhc following. all of whom
live IN Farmville; Edna Mann.
Jean Pearce, Eric Robinson, Patsy
Sanford. Jean Smith, and Joyce
WtiEcr-on
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Symphony 10 Play March 8
Has Big Role in u. S. Culture

Opening event in the cclcbra-
ton of the Prince Edward
County Biccntcnnial viii be a
concert to be presented by the
National Symphony Orchestra IN
Jarman Hall at 8 p M Monday.
March 8. The concert Will be
sponsored by LongWood College.
Renowned as the orchestra Of
the Presidents. the National
Symphony Orchestra has taken a
prominent part IN the last two
presidential inaugurations, and
was invited on two occasions to
give command performances at
the White House for the late
President Roosevelt.
Established in 1881 the Nation
al Symphony Orchestra wa S
quickly recognized as an midi
spensable part Of the cultural life
Of Washington. III spite OF the
competition OF older and larger
orcheStraS. 1t soon established it
self as one Of the outstanding
symphonic organizations in the
nation. Tours took the National
Symphony as far North as Can
ada and as far South as Florlda
Children concerts. annual APP
pearanccs with the prominent
Ballet companies OF the nation,
pop concerts were part Of tho
National Symptoms yearly schc-
dule, and after several years. the
Orchestra was responsible for eS-
tablishing the world famous
Symphonies under the STAR"
series at the WaicrEate. near Lin
coin Memorial.
Expanding Activity
In the last four years. under tho
direction OF Conductor Howard
Mitchell. the National Symphony
OrcheStra'S activities have under
gone a phenomenal expansion
The humber Of evening Subscrip-
ton concerts has been doubled
the educational activities o' the
Orchestra have been trcmcnd
ouSly increased series Of concerts
N nearby communities have been
instituted As the Orchestra has
attempted to keep pace With the
flow Of population into suburban
and nearby areas,
World-famouS soloistS have APP
pcared regularly as guest artists
of the National Symphony Or
t-a...4 aud L4-4.s tl.- !1.1 .ou-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02

An unfamiliar sight In Farm
rillc that sct& the hunter trls
eer huecr f. ftchns and the
Youngsters hearts to ralplta'ine
Is q hall-tsmc doe that has taken
NJ WITH The cattle IA The Hamburg
The doe not yct fully-erowu.
made her presence known around
the middle OF December Mi Han
bury surrounded the woods with
hay and other foods close to d
do -o4.t LII -s-o.@ w. Ii
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Farmville Near
Leaf Sales Top
In Sta te Summar,
Services Report
Show 5 Lynchburg
Gap Narrowing

Farmville's Tobacco Market
pressed hard the past season for
leadership IN sales of dark fired
tobacco, final summary prepar-
ed by the Virginia Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service shows.
Farmville was close second to
Lynchburg in sales of dark fire
cured leaf and topped Bedford,
Blackstone and Lynchburg in
sun-cured sales. while running
second to Richmond's market,
which is the center for sun-cured
sales. The Reporting Services re-
port shows.
Dark fired tobacco Lynchburg
3,643.623 pounds; Farmville, g.
160.637 pounds; Blackstone. H.
S45,094 pounds. and Bedford.
328.0l0 pounds. Market averages
were: Lynchburg 1857; Farm
vile 1856 Blackstone $36.25,
and Bedford S29.97.
CbAA-tti W toodSNO, ESlSlllilOlld,
2,034,428 pounds; Farmville. $780,
800 pounds; Lynchburg. 1920
pounds: B kstone. 1896
pounds. a n d Bedford 81 ,658
pounds. These averages were.
Richmond 1926: Blackstone
5000; Lynchburg $685. Farm
vile $3.50 and Bedford $23.38.
Of the major selling markets,
Farmville was lowest in resales Of
both fire cured and air cured. the
report indicates. Bedford, which
was we'll below in total sales. led
in this department,
Producers sales in total for the
1858 crop amounted to 8.977,364
pounds. averaging $3.50 COM
pared to 1885 total Of l2155,957
pounds and $35.47 average.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Business Professor
Heads Discussion

DR., NJ. l.. LandIum. head OF the
Business Education Department
at LongWood College. led a discus
sion on Re eValuation OF Ger
LITIGATION for Business Teachers"
at meeting OF the Advisory Cou-
nCu OH Business Education. held
IN the office OF the State Depart
mcnt OF Education. February 90
q.
Other topics discussed by the
council were Cooperative plan
ming III teacher education. re-
cru.tmcnt policies and procedures.
Improvement OF student teaching.
integration OF ln-service and pre-
service teacher education. and cx-
pan9i-n and improvement educat-
ion.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Comic ring Thought
On Dennis the Menace

Despite the fact that several
entries In tho Richmond Times
Dispatch Dennis the Menace
contest wcrr made, by residents
M Prlncc Edward County. not >
one made the grade,
Though il Is indeed 4 pit,
that our neighbor> LIST out In
Wasucshoro And Richmond
contestants there u still, ono
bright ray of light.
It's quite a compliment to lose.
really. In those most hsrrassing
moments, parents can take COM
fort from the thought that their
Menace" is not quite as bad as
sael...,tr
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Amelia Banker Farmer Banquet
Climaxes County Wide Contests
In Contour Farming and Pastures
Six Cash Awards
Given Winners
By Union Bank

Amelia county agricultural and
banking interests climaXed a
year long better farming contest
which attracted state wide at
.tention with a banquet and
award dinner last Wednesday
night attended by 100 farmers.
who participated in the contests.
and their families
Union Bank and Trust Com
pany was dinner host in Amelia
Presbyterian Church to bring to
conclusion program which
united the bank. farmers and
professional agricultural agen-
cies Of the county into a team to
stimulate good farming practices.
more profitable production and
better farm family living.
The years contests were devot-
ed to pasture management and
contour farming. with the com
munity bank providing ca S h
prizes for three winners in each
division.
State Wide Name
j. G. DickerSon, executive vice
president Of Union Bank and
Trust Company, presided, SAID
that the contests aimed TO weld
farm credit. proper agricultural
guidance by country agencies.
and farmer interest into sue
cessful team. We're succeeding
TO the extent that Amelia countyS
efforts are known state wide, .
Mr.. Dickerson said.
After County Agent +. l.. Wood
and Soil ConServationiSt p. b.
ChildreSS announced the six win
ners and presented them with
checks, Horace Porter. chief agri-
cultural economist with the Fede-
raj Reserve Bank OF Richmond.
entertained with natural color
slides Of agricultural scenes
snapped during his recent tour Of
Europe. the Middle East and
Africa.
CommonWealth'S torncy
Valentine Southall welcomed the
guests, and Charles DodSon. a
former county winner III similar
contests, described the benefits
from participation in such events.
Employees Entertain
During the dinner. Union Bank
and Trust Company employees
and families entertained with
vocal and intrumental music
They included Mr. and Mrs
James Apcrlll. Mr.. and Mrs f.
NJ Anderson Jr. Mrs. Sally But
Ter and Miss Doris Berritr.
Contest winners were determ-
ined on the practices used the
effort expanding to improving
methods and production results
considering soils and equipment
the farmer had to work with
Mr.. DickerSon and MIR. Wood
explained a new county contest
which will be held in 1854, TO be
known as the Better Farming
Contest in~which VPI viii Co
operate. Amelia county is the
first IN Virginia to undertake the
cooperative adventure OF this size
and scope, Mr., Dickerson said
Four meetings to arouse farmer
interest will be held March 8, Mr..
Wood said. These Will be at
Mannboro, Pine Grove. Amelia
and Paneville
Amelia Garden Club members
served the baked ham banquet.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Superior Quality
Tobacco Urged As
Pla ntinss Starts
Huntington Says
Untitled Orders
Promise Reward

Tobacco growers with two poor
production seasons behind them
and now faced with the oppor-
tunitieS' Of another planting an6
growing season were advised today
10 concentrate on obtaining q
superior quality 1854 crop.
j. William Dunnington. of
F'armville, president of the Dun
nington Tobacco Co. Inc. reports
that the season ahead will I'M
doubtedly place premium on ton
quality leaf, after two drought
seasons
The better the quality. the bet
ter the market is for tobacco. "
Mr.. burlington pointed out He
urged farmers to keep that point
constantly before them, since top
quality leaf may offer an oppor
tunity this year to Offset losses of
the past season.
Untitled Orders
OrdefS Tor cigar wrappers out
Of the past dark tobacco crop were
not more than so per cent filled
and orders for spinning tobaccos
such as used in high grade chew
ing tobaccos. popular in Norway
were not filled out of the past
crop. either, according to Mi
Dunnington.
The Farmvillc tobacconiSt back
cd up recent report by Tobacco
Associates. Inc. calling for a 1854
crop OF superior quality, bright
yellow grades OF flue-cured tobac-
co to meet consumer preference
IN the manufacture Of cigarettes.
Getting this type of crop is
strictly a growers problem. the
report states. An important fac
tor IN maintaining and expanding
our export trade in flue-cured to-
baccol is the making available Of
adequate supplies of high quality
cigarette leaf" Tobacco AsSoci-
atcS INC. reports
Weather Not All
Mr.. Dunnington points out that
weather isn't everything by all
means. Year after year tobacco
buyers see some growers produc-
ing better quality leaf on practi-
cally the same type OF soil as less
careful farmers
How 10 get top quality? Follow
the recommendations Of profess
slonal agricultural workers and
experiment station studies. Mr.
Huntington and Tobacco AsSoai-
atcS report.
Care Will Pay
Recommendation on fertill2-
crs, varieties, spacing. topping and
other factors affecting the quality
of tobacco can be obtained from
county agents and agricultural
workers throughout the tobacco
belts
Time, care and study now VIII
pay dividends in a better quality
product when the selling seasons
roll around on the 1854 crop Al
ter two years of drought. it will
pay to market with a product that
is III demand, says Mr. Dunning
ton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
Board TO Hear
Citizens on Roads

Prince Edward county citizens
viii have an opportunity 10 make
their wishes about their Scror-
dairy Road system known to the
board of supervisors this week,
Ihr board will devote 4 por-
ton Of its meeting Thursday TO
the annual conference with citi-
xcns and Resident Highway En-
sinrr r. II. ingic. on plans and
proposals for Secondary Road
and bridge maintenance and i'm
PROMINENT.
Ihc board conyencs at 10 D..
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02

was NeuturlnG into tne fields Al
first the COWS did not take kindly
10 the stranger II ther midst. but
they eventually got u.fd 10 hcr
Mon the doc stays clooe 10 tho
cattle and era1ea With them
rhousH1 wary Of people. she has
almost Is much curiosity as they
do. She viii stand watching. until
i person gets within a hundred
feet or 50. and then, with flick
Of her tail She takes of for a little
-4.e. ..u--4.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-03-02
CONCERT TICKETS

Tickets to the National SYM
phony Concert may be obtained
at the Bank of Powhatan CrcWc
Chronicle, AppomattoX Times
Virginian, Mrs. r II Bruce.
Buckingham. Va Mrs. J NJ.
BurronghS. DllMNn.
Evening star., 1954-04-18

ing azaleas is one-half pound in
so gallons, or one-half ounce
(about / level tablespoonful in
3 gallons. Stronger concentra-
tions should not be used. In
order to make the spray spread
evenly over the waXy surface Of
flowers, a detergent must be
used. For some garden purposes
a few drops of Joy in 3 gallons.
or a pinch of Dreft, will meet
this need. Larger scale sprayers
may prefer to get special prod
ucts such as Triton B-l956 or
SantomoerSe S for this purpose.
z or 3 Times Weekly
The essential thing is to spray
thoroughly and often. even 2
or 3 times, a week during the
period of aZalea bloom. or at
least as long as new flowers are
opening. A light misty spray that
just spreads evenly over the
petals, without drenching them
and running off, is desirable.
In the event that spraying is
started too late to prevent in
fection of most of the flowers, it
is still a good idea to keep at it
until the flowers are ready to
fail, as this will go far toward
preventing the fungus from ma
turing it's resting stage and thus
surviving another year. Or you
can pick off all the blighted
flowers and carefully gather and
burn the fallen ones, but this
will usually only reduce the
.carry-over, not prevent it.
And if you don't wholly sue
ceed this year. try again next
year to do a better job of spray
ing. Azaleas are worth the effortl