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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Rural Virginia Slumbering Away
Political Control To Urban Areas,
State Legislator Declares Here
Gala Farmville
Days Planned In
Business Session

A Chamber of Commerce reso-
luton Monday night put members
Souarely behind the organization S
special committee which is map
ping plans for the gala, commun-
ity-W de celebration of Farmville
Days here Friday and Saturday
June Is and 26
Plans for the two day event.
which will center on merchandise
ing values throughout the bust
ness area. are being mapped by a
special group of the Chamber
Retail Trade committee. headed
by Emanuel Weinberg, Farmville
merchant
Chamber President w. A. Wat
son. Jr., also appointed a nomin-
ating committee to prepare a slate
of officers for 1854 SIS. w. X. Car
ter was named chairman with
members Morris G. Smith, S. w.
Putney. .Jr., and U B. Morris.
Two Gaia Days
Mr.. Watson said the commit
tees slate will be mailed 70 Cham
Der members this month, and that
election Of officers will be held at
the July meeting on the second
Monday of the month.
Farmville Days. next week end,
is to be inaugurated this year but
will be continued in subsequent
seasons as an annual summer
time event. the Weinberg com
mittee has announced.
The celebration is centered on
providing area shoppers two days
Of retail values" and merchants
and service dealers are now bust
ly engaged in shopping trips for
merchandise to be featured during
the two days
1t is expected that wide va
riety of promotions will be of
fered in the field of services as
well as in the clothing. home
farm yard, garden and accessories
lines.
In addition to merchandise val
ues, cooperating stores will offer
prizes. entertainment attractions
and Recommendations promo
tons for all ages.
Mr., Weinberg said one of the
committees aims is to make the
whole downtown area attractive
to persons of all ages. mo one
will be too old or too young to en-
JOY Farmville Days" he said
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Summer School
Begins June q
At Lonswood
Thirty Teachers
TO Head Variety
OF Programs

The summer session at Long
wood College will open Monday,
June 81. with liberal arts. voca-
tional, and education courses for
both college students and expert
enced teachers.
During the eight week period
from June II to August ID stu
dents may take courses of varying
lengths. two, three, four, five. or
eight weeks.
The program of the summer
session viii offer courses for stu
dents who want to finish college
IN three years. those who want to
take business classes in the sum-
mer. teachers who want to renew
their certificates. and holders Of
liberal arts degrees who want to
o obtain collegiate professional
teaching certificates. \
In addition, three workshops
viii be offered for teachers who
wish TO work on special problems
workshop on all forms of dance,
June 2l-July 9. an education
Workshop June 2l-July 9, and
library workshop which will en-
phaSize cooperation among school
officials, teachers. and librarians,
July 5-23
During the summer session
classes are scheduled Monday
through Friday Living quarters
viii be provided for men students
as we'll as women. and a planned
recreation program will be held
for children.
Glasses Will be offered in the
departments of art. biology,
chemistry and general science,
education. psychology and philo-
sophy, English, history and social
sciences, home economies. library
science mathematics. music and
physical and health education
The summer school faculty Will
consist of thirty members includ-
ing two visiting teachers in Lib
ralN Science and one IN the
Physical Education department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
F1ue-Day Trip to Ne,U York
offered byFdrmuiUe Herald

Manhattan Skyline.
The afternoon will be free with
dinner at the hotel and visit to
the theatre in the evening.
Thursday. August II, a tour will
be made of Uptown New York.
passing Rockefeller Center, Radio
City, the fashional Fifth Avenue
shopping district. Millionaire S
Row, Columbia University. and
Harlem, stopping at Cathedral of
st. John the Divine.
In the afternoon tour of
Radio City and N. B. c. studios
and television.
The evening will be spent on a
tour Of Mite Life, visiting the
narrow streets of both Green
wich Village and Chinatown, pas
sing the congested East Side
Continued on Page 5
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

Two hundred and forty boys
and girls between the ages of IS
and % are enrolled from churches
in West Hanover. Montgomery
and Roanoke Presbytcries at the
conference now taking place in
Hampden-S Sydney. The young
people and their twenty teachers
began arriving Monday for the
SiX-day meeting having Bound
together in Christ as its theme.
According to officials. the pre-
sent conference has the largest
enrolment of any previous SEES
sion, indicating wider interest and
better publicity than before.
Under the dictatorship of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

Rev Gene Kirkman, of Martins
vile, who is substituting for the
Rev. David Burr. of Charlottes-
vile. the youthful host is partici-
pating in classes on the Bible, in
understanding ourselves" the
work of the church. and many
other topics. Following the morn
ing sessions which are devoted to
these classes, the confereeS en-
gage in all types Of recreation and
athletics. followed in the evening
by worship, a fellowship period
and a Counselling session.
Purpose
According to Rev. Kirkman. the
purpose of the annual conference
is to give the boys and girls
Christian education and to &C
quaint them with the work of the
church as a whole. particularly
as applicable to their own local
church and fellowship group. 1t
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Free Trip Reward
For Gathering
Subscriptions

What could be more wonderful
than five-day trip to New York
with all expenses paid? A steamer
trip up Chesapeake Bay and a
trip down Virginias beautiful
Shenandoah Valley thrown in for
good measure and a good time.
That is what The Farmvlle
Herald has planned for the mem
bers of the Herald New York Club
in exchange for few days of
concentrated work gathering sub
scriptions for The Herald.
tSee the advertisement on Page
8 today for details. The cam
paign begins today and closes
July 81
Had Good Time
Last year a party of Is made
the trip to New York and had a
wonderful time. This year it is
hoped that larger party will
join the weeks trip to the nation S
largest city Special radio and
tclevision broadcast parties are
planned in addition to the regu-
lar features.
Five Day Trip
The New York Club will leave
Farmvllle Monday. August g. by
chartered bus for Norfolk, where
they will sail at 500 on the Old
Bay Line for Baltimore. Dinner
on the steamer, and a delightful
night up scenic Chesapeake Bay
Tuesday, August 10, arrive in
Baltimore. after breakfast aboard
the steamer. Leave by Greyhound
for New York. arriving in the
early afternoon Dinner at the
Picadilly Hotel, and an evening at
the theatre will close the day.
Wednesday, August II. sight
seeing tour Of lower New York,
fabulous Wall Street, lower East
Side. the famous Bowery. Civic
Center East River and Hudson
River piers, with stops at China
town and the Battery Park
There. you will be taken on a
boat ride across New York Har-
Dor TO Bedloe's Island to visit the
Statue of Liberty. and a view OF
the New York Harbor and low er
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Delegate Daniel
Urges Industry
In Chamber Talk

Delegate John II. Daniel coupled
a legislative description of his
ten years of graphing in the AS
sembly with school costs" with a
warning that rural Virginian had
better rouse from Their SlumberS or
"one Of these DAYS wen wake up
to a new kind Of state govern
ment, in Chamber OF Commerce
talk here Monday
The KeySville manufacturer and
legislator warned that population
shifts from rural to urban areas
are rapidly giving political con-
troll in Virginia to people in urban
centerS in contrast to the CLOSE
to the earth" leadership the Com
monwealth has had from her be-
ginnings
These shifts he said, are caused
principally by rapid farm mecha-
nization requiring less rural labor.
and by employment opportunities
III the industriahzed cities. There
was II per cent Shrinkage from
the farm TO the city between 1910
and 1850, Delegate Daniel said.
Losing Control
AS a result rural Virginia has
lost six House of Delegates seats
TO Arlington, Alexandria, Norfolk
and Portsmouth already. and will
lose two senators to Norfolk and
Alexandria in 1865. he pointed
out. The number Of persons yot-
ing is rapidly reaching q $3.50 di-
vision between rural and urban
ballots, BY 1860 l think it Will be
al even" he declared
What to do about it? use every
ounce of your energy to attract in
duStry to rural areas to take up
the labor slack, and find a
system of financing new business
ventures employing so to 100 per
sons, he advised
If groups like yours keep
plugging. I'm sure the answers to
this serious problem viii be
found" Mr.. Daniel said
School Problems
The ASSemblyman. who repre-
sentS Prince Edward and Char
lottee counties said that more and
more of his time in Richmond
during Assembly sessions is taken
up with the problem of keeping
school costs in line with appro-
priations, and finding less eX-
pensive ways Of doing our school
business. :
He said that school construc-
ton needs are greater than avail
able state funds, and that one
solution lies in reducing operating
costs to free more for capital
OUTLAWS.
Delegate Daniel said he is Civ
ing particular attention to trans
portation costs which in 1853 cost
Virginians S19.26 per school child
North Carolina. he said, does the
same Job with $l2 per child
expenditure by its system Of state
wide purchasing, as against Viz
ginia's by county system.
Local Weaknesses
The State Department of Edu-
cation should give more technical
advice to counties on building pro
grams. | don't believe there are
enough experts on the county
level to provide adequate cost
advice and building know-how. TO
save money. he said
Mr. Daniel also said he thought
Virginia might save as much as
s275,000 per year by statewide
purchases OF school equipment
and supplies as opposed to the by
county system now in effect, and
that North Carolina saves $4,000
900 over Virginia by employing
carefully selected student drivers
as against our higher-paid adult
drivers
The visiting legislator also dc
clared that counties with more
Continued on Page g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Moose Plan Gala
Event at New Home

Farmville Moose Lodge this
week announced plans for a gala
Brunswick Stew and dance at the
new lodge home Wednesday, Jure
30. The public is invited
The event will begin at p. m,
with the afternoon devoted to
games and entertainment for per-
sons of all ages. young and old
Dancing will begin at 8 p m. and
continue until H.
Bill and Mary Reed. radio and
tcleVision entertainers. will be
featured during the day. The
games will be played on the spa
ciouS grounds Of the lodge.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Virginia Growing

Virginia S official population for
1858 has been recorded as 3.499, :
SIT, the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics reports There were
2 ,720,445 white and 779,072 Negro
residents
An increase of 6O706 over the
1852 population was revealed in
the report For the year. there
were $4,000 births as against
30,098 deaths, the Bureau re-
ports.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

gives them an opportunity for
fellowship with other young
people from different areas and
thereby enlargcs their vision of
the church.
Special leaders for the session
are the Rev. Hugh Carter. of
South Boston, who is the inspi-
rational speaker, and DR. Edgar
Woods of Lynchburg, Biol e
teacher p a stors participating
from the surrounding area are the
Rev. w. B. Rogers, of Hampden-
Sydney. and the Rev. Arthur,
Stevens. of Prince Edward County
The East Hanover Presbytery
Will convene at Hampden- Sydney
next week,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
PIE Draft Board Will
Supply Six In July

The Prince Edward county Of
fee Of Selectiye Service has re-
ceived word that its July quota
of men to be furnished In the
military draft will be six.
The county was not asked to
supply any persons during May
and June In those months. older
men we're drafted IN other areas
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

The summer recreation program
at Grove Avenue opened this week
with thirty youngsters registered
the first day, Tuesday Under the
direction of the Misses Patsy
Sanford ana Jean Pearcc. the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Rice Homemakers
Bake Sale Saturday

A bake sale will be held by Rice
Homemakers Club Saturday, June
10. at the Weaver Bondurant
Store from 10 a. m. TO p m.
Proceeds will be used for the club S
program OF activities.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
EVANGELIST AT SHARON

Rev P f Brewer. Of Lacrosse.
Va. will conduct a series Of evan
gelistic services at Sharon Bap-
fist Church, in Prince Edward
county beginning Monday eve
ming, June 81, and continuing
through June 25.
Evening star., 1954-11-14

@e04 W1e. POUsF9 bsW0 Se0SV1
Nanny PAUL is q well-known Chicago
television art director. Here 10 what
he says about Bantron!
II ann in q high tension business
and / used to smoke all the time. My
doctor told me that l ought to stop.
Time and time again tried. Then
would get % nervous and irritable it
just didn't seem worth while.
"One day q friend told me about
Bantron 90 decided to try it. Bantron
gave me just the help needed. No
longer did feel that craving. And
best Of all stopped smoking with
out feeling irritable or nervous.
AFTER I had taken Bantron for Eve
days just didn't want to smoke any
more. Now l feel just wonderful. I
have got real release from that crav-
ing. only wish that years ago could
have found this marvellous help.
can only advise anyone who wants
to stop smoking to try Bantron.
Evening star., 1954-11-14

the WASHINGTON STAR PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
Thompson
Seniors to
Give PIay

The seniors have started to
get to work on their play which
will be presented November 10,
1854. The play is entitled Hill
billy Weddin." The characters
are:
WeS Snyder Paw Belsnickle
Barbara Stochl Nav Bells
nickle
Maxine Perine Ceelie Bells
nickle
Carol Stevens Bonnie Mae
BelSnickle
Connie Whipple Jwney Lou
BelSnickle
Jane SAKE Four BelSnickle
Barbara Reid Five Bells =
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28

nickle
Carol Palinkas Six 3 e s.
nickle .......
Bob szymanski Obeey Up
schlager
Lee Wagner Chiz Upschla-
ger .
Ray Snyder Ronald Max
well
June Sinnko Lucy Maxwell
Bob Ondrick The Reverend
Tom Hejduk Cousin Zeke
The drivers training class
which consists of "a students
for the whole school year are
very pleased to have such a
pretty drivers training car.
The Ford has a blue bottom
and an ivory top.
The P. T. A. open house was
well attended.
Our library now has tw o
new encyclopedias, one of whic
is Golfers Encyclopedia, and
the other is a Compton's Enc
yclopedia. There is anot h r
book called Lincoln Library of
Essential Information.
The Senior class won an a
ward of merit for photographs
of last years play entitled In
ner Willy" which were entered
into a contest with the Row,
Peterson, and Company.
November 2 a bond issue of
$l03, 900 will be set up for con-
Struction of new elementary
school building.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28

Homecoming.
The Student Council Of Thomp
son high school has selected
three programs which are as
follows:
/. Compton the Magician
2. The DoWnieS
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28

8. Don Weage zone Man Pro-
gram)
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
Nixon to Visit
Billings Today

Vice President Richard Nixon
will visit Billings today to speak
at rally sponsored by Montana
Citizens for Eisenhower on be.
half Of Wesley A. D'Ewart. cam.
paigning for the Senate and Or.
vim B. Flare, Republican candi.
date for Congress.
According to the schedule re.
leased by L. r. Lyons. general
chairman for the Nixon recep.
ton. the vice president will ar.
rive at the Billings Municipal
Airport at noon and will speak
at 1890 at the Fox Theater. His
schedule is too tight to permit
a public luncheon. After q brief
rest session and conference will,
local Republican notables. he is
scheduled to take off at 2::3O fol-
speaking engagements in BOze'
man and Butte and from there
on to Wyoming.
Both D'Ewart and Flare will
be on hand TO greet the vice
president on his arrival and Mr..
D'Ewart will join the official
party for the western Montana
stops.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
HOSPITAL NOTES

Patients admitted and dis.
charged:
Minnie Shaddox and son. Ruth
Old Person and daughter. vcrra
Burdcau and daughter. Lucy
Champinc. Ruby Hall and daugh.
ter. Betty Horn. Sara Fisher.
Rose Weasel Tail. Aaron Cham.
pine. John Iron Pipe. Merle Traf.
ford. Elvira Silvas. Mae Comfy,
Merlin Black Man. Linda Lunak.
Marjorie Juneau. Jessie Evans,
Wilbur White Calf. iiildcgardc
Salway.
?. Patients currently hospital.
lied:
Annie Bull Child. Charlcnc
Every Body Talks About. Ncttic
Racine No. I. Mike Bad Old Man,
Peter Red Horn. Judith Weasel
Head. Fred Gerard. ST.. Annie
No Runner. Gwen Council. Ed.
ward l.aPlantc. Alice Juneau.
Fannie Bull Plume. Peggy Whit.
ford. Peter White Man. Gerald.
inc Spotted Eagle. Ruth LaBuff.
Anthony Chewing Black Bones.
Births:
Baby Boy Juneau.
Baby Girl Bull Plume.
Baby Boy Lal,uff.
Deaths:
None.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
Death Claims
State Pioneer

Word was received at East
Glacier recent" OF the death Of
Samuel Frankl., EalstOn. 80, at
Burbank. Calf.
lie was born In Virginia City.
one Of 10 children. eight of
whom were born in the state. II
Is believed that Ralston was the
Oldest white child born in Mon.
tana Territory
Ralston was the first assessor
elected in Teton County after
Montana received its statehood.
At that time Teton included the
present counties Of T0olc, Ola.
cier. and Pondcra.
lie was state senator At the
turn Of the century. Ralston also
served as superintendent Of Ola.
cicr National Park. leaving that
post for the insurance business.
Survivors include two daugh.
tcrs. Dorothy and Grace of Bur.
bank: four sisters. Mrs. Lou
Walters. Helena: Mrs. Leonard
Lownds. Ncwbcrg. Ore; Stella
Ralston. Seattle. and Mrs. Eliza.
beth Montague. Los Angeles.
and one brother. Harry NJ. Raj.
stOn Of East Glacier.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
MlEA Meet
Next Week

School will be dismissed al
noon Wednesday. Oct. p. to en-
able teachers to attend Montana
Education Assn. district cOnven'
tons. Like activities are SEIZED.
ulcd at Billings. Missoula. Hell.
cna. Wolf Point and Great Falls.
Teachers thus can attend the
convention most convenient for
them. The regular schedule will
be resumed Monday morning
Nov. |.
Browning has 100 per cent
membership in the association.
Outstanding speakers at two
of the sites will be J. Lester Blu.
ford. lst Vice President of the
National Education Assn. who
will appear at Missoula: Maurcc
tpplcgatc of the Teachers Train.
ing Dept of Wisconsin State
College. will be at Helena and
Missoula: and William Duncan.
Philadelphia Inquirer. will be nj
Helena and MiSSoula.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
Cuttle Shipments
Reach 1858

Fall roundup has just about
become a thing of the past and
shipping has just about been
completed from this area.
a total of 1888 head of calves
and yearlings have been shipped
by the members of the Blackfcet
Cattle Pool since Monday. II is
expected that the job will be
completed today.
Otto Slogan. Great Falls. buy
or for F0xley Cattle Co.. Omaha.
purchased most of the stock. The
top steer calves were tickcted
for California. the remainder
going east.
Heavy shippers in the pool
were Sam Bird. Jr.. Al Goss.
Willard Hoffman. Jack McCor.
mick. Merlin HARDWOOD. Bill
Spanish. Donald Wctzcl. O. h.
Davis and Riley Robinson. Sr.
Cattle shipments all month
have been quite heavy and are
somewhat better than those Of
previous years. \ general in.
crease has been noted the past
year. Last week IS cars of stock
were for the most part routed
south and east. This week.
shipments utilized an estimated
100 cars for the Tribal Pool, and
individuals. A shortage of cars
has existed at times. Shipment
from Blackfoot Is slated to start
Monday.
Once the cattle are cleaned
out stockmen will begin moving
sheep to winter grazing in Wash.
lngton. Oregon and southern
Montana. Sheep sales in August
and September ran about $3.50
cars per week. mostly for tho
! eastern market.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
Per Capita Payments Scheduled
For Next Thursday, October 28

A per capita payment of $50
for members of the Blackfcct
Tribe will be made Thursday of
next week. according to informa-
ton released by Walter Wctzcl.
secretary of the Blackfcct Tribal
Council. yesterday.
The entire staff of the Tribal
Council has been hard at work
on the records in order that the
payment might be made as soon
as possible. Checks are now be-
ing made out. Word was also re-
ceived yesterday that Mrs.
Gladys Paisleys bond had been
approved by the Area Director
of the Indian Bureau in Billings.
This will enable her to fully
transact business as the trcasur-
CIR of the Council.
The $50 payment will be made
to each member of the tribe. In
cases where advancemcnts have
been made on the payment in
cases of hay loans. school or
other loans. the sum borrowed
will be deducted and the re.
mainder given to the individual.
Members of the Tribal Coun.
Gil have also discussed the pos
sibilities of another per capita
payment to be made prior to
Christmas. Plans have not been
completed as to the amount or
the date that this payment would
be made if approved.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-10-22
Residents Involved
IN Auto Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley House
and Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Wc,cr
were involved in an automobile
accident while returning from
square dancing Saturday eve.
ming in the House automobile.
The accident happened on the
west side of East Glacier. \ car.
driven by Francis Gallagher
Horn. plowcd into the rear of
the House vehicle after passing
accompanying cars of Browning
dancers. rolling ii over into the
ditch. The occupants were
scratched and bruised but no
one was injured seriously.
Horn was arrested and charg.
cd with drunken driving and
driving without n license. lie
was taken to Cut Bank for trial.