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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
l5O,OOOPOunds Tobacco Bring
Good Prices AS Leaf Market
Resumes Full Schedule Mon.
Buyers Return
To Keep Bidding
Demand Steady

A comparatively light volume
of tobacco. estimated at about
10000 POUNDS. brought good
prices Monday morning as the
'afmvile Tobacco Market re-
opened
With all buyers returning to the
market prices were we'll in line
With those prevailing when the
larket closed for the holidays.
Wo weeks ago. Sales in the $50
rackets were frequent and some
'01ucers sold at $50 TO 500
Volume was light due TO the
holiday period, but warehouse
men expect more tobacco to be
rought in late this week, with
he next two weeks likely to pro-
'uce the high point Of the season.
poundage-
Average Seen Steady
With about AS per cent of the
3rop sold when the market closed
here for the usual holiday period,
total of 1.522.018 pounds Of
1ark-fired leaf had been market
ed. Growers had received $53l-
62907 for dark leaf, averaging
$3493.
Most growers and tobaccomen
are reported well pleased with
prices, since the crop is low in
quality and short in poundage
Mondays after : holiday good
prices answered favorably a
question which had been awaited
anxiously. Apparently demand
Will continue firm.
In the same pre-hohday period,
sln-cured sales totaled 308.852
pounds, bringing growers $88
724,37. at an average of $28.72.
Mondays prices indicated both
the dark-fired and sun-cmed
averages Will drop little this week
Outstanding Sales
Outstanding sales at one ware
house today were listed as fol-
lows.
a M. Blanton and WoodSon.
Cumberland 1913 pounds at $348-
90, from S28 TO $50 L. D. Fergu-
son and CARRIER, Charlotte C. IL,
1,168 pounds at $443.52, from SIS
to $62.
Also. G. L. Coleman. Prince
Edward. 7o8 pounds at $2o6.96
from S37 to S55; w. G. Elliott,
CWdsyille, 1886 pounds for
s978.90, from $35 to S62 and ].
W. Jamerson. Dillwyn, 474
pounds at $2348o, from S37 to
$50.
The Farmvlle Market Will
again operate on the customary
four days sales-week, with three
sales daily, alternating among
the markets three warehouses,
Old, Middle and Planters.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Rev. r. c. Vaughan
Will Serve Church
In Norfolk Area

The Rev Robert c. Vaughan,
SON in-laW Of DR. and Mrs J. H
Cocks, OF Farmville. has accepted
call to the paStorate of Oakdale
Presbyterian Church in Norfolk
He will begin his work Feb l.
Since 1850, Mr.. Vaughan has
been pastor Of Pryor Memorial
Church in Crewe
Oakdale Presbyterian Church is
a new church, organized four
wears ago. It is located at $50
SeWelS Point Road in Norfolk.
1t has membership Of 275 and
a Sunday school with an enroll
ment OF about TOO
Mr.. Vaughan and his wife, the
former Miss Anne Cocks, and
their three children, Robert,
Susan and Hugh. Will move to
Norfolk the latter part Of this
month.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
$500 Crash, Wild Ride On Deer's
Back Feature Woodland Creatures

A hunters Wild ride on a deer s
back. and $500 crash Of a
motoriSt and another deer. both
in recent days, put these denlzens
Of Southside's woods prominently
in the news.
Last Friday night, George w
Holmes, Jr. was driving his
fathers car on Route is half
mile south Of Briery bridge when
a deer suddenly doomed ahead in
the middle Of the highway
When the Meherrin Negro
youth veered to the right to avoid
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05

The FIRST 1894 ralI tor the
Farmyille Fire Department Sat
urday morning al 1l30 may be
a good omen for the remainder
f the year n
A general alarm sent the truck
and firemen scturying to 208
South Virginia street 10 the resi-
dence Of C. G. CLARK, but a few
minutes work subdued a grass fire
IN the back yard No damage
resulted
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Start Counting

DR.. S. c. Patteson, president
of Farmville Junior Chamber of
Commerce, received letter
from Santa Claus.
II am about to let 1853 get
away without saying thank
you to you and the members of
your organization for such a
fine welcome to Farmville on
my recent visit there. This was
indeed a most pleasant and en-
joyable occasion for me, and i
am looking forward to coming
back to see you and all Of those
nice children again next year"
A kind reminder-355d days to
Christmas!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
police report

Accident free holidays have
been reported by Farmvillc police
and Sogthside Community Hos
pital. From all indications. citi-
zens of Farmville and surround
ing area celebrated the birth Of
Christ and the entry Of 1854 with
out any major accidents.
The hospital did report few
minor HccidcntS. However, only
one victim was confined with a
broken }eg. Others were treated
as ambllatory patie.,ts
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Police Hep0Tf
accident Free Holidays
Help To Return TO Normal

Students of schools and colleges
resumed their classes after their
holiday vacation. Workers re-
turned TO their Jobs IN businesses
and stores. which have started
their regular business hours
again.
One Farmville employee might
have summed up the general
feeling in town. Monday morn
ing, when she said, IT'S good to
get b2ck to normal again
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05

a crash a companion deer Jump
ed in front of the car from a
ditch bordering the shoulder Of
the road.
Badly Damaged Car
The impact killed the deer and
worked about $500 damage to the
front end Of the Holmes car. ac-
cording to estimates at Newman
Chevrolet Sales where the vehicle
was hauled for repairs.
The accident happened within
a stones throw Of the home Of
Prince Edward County Game
Warden G. LinWood Cox
Mrs. H. f. Harris, Herald cor
respondent at Chestnut Grove in
Buckingham county. reports as
follows on the Wild ride on the
back Of a deer. and Of three deer
being taken within ten minutes
IN a radius of q half mile
On New Years day in Tie
Chestnut Grove area there were
four deer killed the successful
hunters being CALVIN Bryant. c.
T. Forbes. Flood Harris and Jack
Simpson
Calvin Bryant shot an 90 pound
spike buck il the morning III the
afternoon. C II Forbes killed a
SIX point buck weighing 100
pounds, Harris getting an eight
point, ia pound buck and Simp-
son a sIX-point buck
Deer Back Ride
The last three We're captured
within ten minutes in a radius Of
hall-mile. Simpson being a
young hunter Shot MS deer three
times with a single barrel shot
gum The deer. only wounded be-
gan thrasnng around and $nnp-
son tried to finish it off with his
gun stock which broke. He then
jumped on the deers back and
the Wild ride around the field
started
The young hunter then Thought
about his knife which he whipped
out and used TO slash the deer 8
throat and finish the Kill
The deer were the first ever
killed ~ Harris and Simpson.
Bryant and Forbes have taken
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Charlotte Veteran
Cited For Service

James p Ramsey Jr. or Madi-
sonville. has been awarded the
'rry's Bronze Star for meritori-
Gus service in Korea.
A first lieutenant with the l08th
infantry Regiment Of the f5th
Division, Ramsey was cited for
his services in training and lead
ng highly efficient combat unit.
He has received his discharge
rom the army
Virginia Military District re
rorted the honor, Thursday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
n & W CHANGES
TIME ON TRAIN }

Norfolk and Western Train
Three, The Pocahontas" nov
leaves stations from Crewe. Va.
and west slightly earlier than UNI
der the former schedule. The west
hound train viii leave Farmville
at 4:53 .. m. five minutes earlier
than the old departing time Oh
4 .58 p. M. Norfolk and western
Railway. made the change Jan !
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Medical Missionary
Will Speak At College

A cordial invitation is extend
cd TO citizens of this area to at
tend the Hampden-Sydney Col
lege Convocation Oh Wednesday,
Jan. 6, at l1.l5 a. m. i'll the
Johns Auditorium. Dr.. E. T. Boy
en- medical missionary, who
spent many years working in a
lepers colony in Korea. VIII be
tic guest speaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
State Reports On
1858 Road Work
Many Secondary
Roads Surfaced

Almost 1900 miles of secondary
reads were hard -Surlaced during
1858 in the State Highway De
paltment largest secondary road
program since the farm -to-mark-
ct we're taken into tile highway
system in 1882
This years total was some 200
miles more than was bIacktopped
in 1852 and brought the State S
hard surfaced mueaee to about
$1,000 miles in the 90 counties in
the system Many of the sections
closed gaps and provided long
hard-suffaced reads III. the coln-
ties
Highway engineers said major
emphasis during the year vas
placed on strengthening weak
roads, replacing weak bridges.
eliminating open fords and hard
surfacing as many miles as the
funds would cover.
1900 Miles Black Top
In addition to the roads hard
surfaced S me 1000 miles Of pre-
viously paved secondary roads re-
quire a new black tqo, another
1000 miles Of npaved roads were
strengthened with Stone, gravel OF
other material for al-Weather
travel, 235 new BRIDGES We're built
100 small weak spaus were re
placed With cuNerts. and $50 open
fords We're elrninatcd by the in
stallauon Of culverts, erection of
bridges Of relocation of the roads.
Major bridges built were $500 :
900 structure over the James Rlv-
ar at Indian Rock IN Bctetourt
County, a S133.000 bridge across
Nomini Creek in Westmoreland
County Route 62l, and a $4,000
structure over Smith River at
Morgans Ford in Henry County.
Stress also was laid engineers
reported. on widening marrow
roadways, correcting bad drain
age superelevating curves, and
trimming thousands Of miles Of
roadside brush for longer sight
distance.
Primary Work
The State Highway Department
reported today that about 200
miles OF new road and 80 special
design BRIDGES were completed on
Vmginia's $500 mile primary
highway network during 1858.
improvements on tho 40,000-mile
secondary system are being COM
piled and will be ready soon. Of
hcials said
Highhghting the 900 goo
primary program Of compilations
were some 80 miles of new four
lane divided highways. the climi-
nation Of three ferry lines and the
closing Of gaps in section OF sew
er2l main highways
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
WORSHAM P-TA WILL
MEET TUESDAY NIGHT

Worsham Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION Will m c ct Tuesday
night. January 5, at 1880 in the
school auditorium for its January
meeting MIS-. Graves II. Thcnp-
son viii be in charge Of the pro-
gram
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Include Card Mum Der

In reporting any change OF ad-
dress, growers are requested to
include their Sterilization identi-
fication card number to assist
with positive Identification and
prevent delay.
Only those growers who deliver
ed tobacco in 1850 viii receive
checks at this time. Receipts that
year were small and large per-
centage of members of Stabiliza-
ton viii not receive checks as
they did not deliver leaf to the
cooperative that year
The change of address an
nouncement and that concerning
the check distribution come from
tie office of General Manager L.
r. Weeks.
1853 Receipts
MI Weeks also announced that
Sterilization Corporation has re-
ceived 1902 per cent of the 1858
crop sold on Old Belt markets,
valued at s83 10000. Total sales
for all tobacco on the belt were
s232,375,6o5.
For all five flue cured belts
total receipts are listed by Mr.
Weeks at 1889, 32l,004 OF this
total. Sterilization Corporation
took in s138, 203 469, or 9.95 per
cent.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-05
Flue Cured Go OPP
Will Make Checks
Represent Profits
On Crop of 1850

The Flue Cured Tobacco Co
operative Sterilization Corpora
ton will distribute a division of
net gains on the 1850 crop of
leaf, but needs correct addresses
of those eligible for payment.
The bright tobacco organiza-
ton has announced that the dis
tl1bution will be made in late
January or early February. About
10000 members will get checks
The corporation requests that
every member who delivered to-
bacco in 1850 and who has had
a change Of address which has
not been reported to Stabiliza-
tons office to please forward his
correct address as soon as posi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Metropolitan Scene
Attack on SIums Gains Momentum

tor Of the United Community
Services. were well. pleased At
his being selected to direct
next> falls community chest
campaign. They were. sorry
to lose him from UCS but
pleased with his promotion.
4 4 AA
District Director Of Correc-
tons Donald Clemmer got
credit for q nice rescue the
other day when he took aboard
his boat In choppy waters near
Colonial Beach q family whose
boat had sunk under them.
The District Commissioners
are setting an interesting prec-
edent in asking that SOS. 900
of city funds be appropriated
as q sort of advance to the
corporation handling the big
American Legion convention
and parade due the end Of
August.
With o parade starting ct
2 pm. that may run into the
night, Virginians hoping to get
home for dinner Tuesday. Au-
gust 81 would do well to park
south of Constitution avenue,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

want high, rigid government
supports fixed under prices Of
key farm products. They say
they cannot otherwise survive
In a national economy stacked
against the farmer Other
agriculturists believe high,
rigid supports pile up I'M
wanted SURPRISES and keep
prices artificiaIly high. They
believe the whole support
structure will come crashing.
down some day if the surplus
and price problems are not
solved.
The administration sides with
the second group. Secretary OF
Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson
wants flexible supports on key
crops, permitting him to vary
prices according to the size OF
the Surpluses.
But important farm-State
Congressman say flexible sup
ports will ruin many farmers.
This view predominated in
both committees. Another year
of high, rigid props was voted.
Secretary Benson gave a
hint last week of how tough
he could get with restrictions.
He told wheat farmers they
were growing too much grain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Anti-Red Legislation

The administrators anti
Communist legislative pro-
gram, which has been tagging
badly all year, got a slight
nudge forward last week.
"A subcommittee Of the
House Judiciary Committee
voted approval Of q White
House bill to authorize the
death penalty for peacetime
spying, to broaden the defini-
ton of sabotage and to re-
quire registration Of any per-
son schooled in the espionage
or sabotage business.
Hearings were held in the
Committee on another propos-
al, not Endorsed by the admin
istration, to outlaw the Com
munist Party.
Both bills faced long Strug-
giles for final passage.
Meanwhile the Senate Judi
ciary Committee moved not an
inch on administration anti
Red bills. Senator Homer
Ferguson, chairman of the
Senate G. o. p. Policy Com
mittee urged prompt action on
important" anti-Red bills,
but the committee did not
schedule any early consider
alton on two pending admin
iStration bills.
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and essential II Geneva should
fail"
Mr.. Casey's own view Is
based on the realism Of Aus
tralia's geographical situation
in o potential extension Of the
war in Indo-C China. Indeed. 1t
would be remarkable If his two
years term in Washington had
made him an unQuestioning
Americophile. It would be as
logical to assume that Britain
had won him for her own In
his subsequent two years as
Churchill's Minister to the
Middle East land a member Of
his war cabinet), and later
as one Of the last represent
atives Of the British Raj in
India, in the post Of Governor
Of Bengal.
MIR. Casey explains his per-
sonal and official attitude in
his just-published book on
Australia's foreign relations,
FRIENDS and Neighbors."
81 am conscious" he writes
in this, "of the fact that some
people believe, If one speaks
in an appreciative way OF the
United States, that this re-
fleets some disloyalty to
Britain. This is a state of
mind which I fail to under
stand.
"Our mother country is
Britain, and I yield to none in
my loyalty and regard for
Britain, for the British Com
monwealth and Empire, and
for what the world owes to the
British race. j.,
Unity Is Essential
"But the fact remains that
the British are unable to face
the problems OF the postwar
world alone. Neither, for that
matter, can the United States.
"If the day ever comes when
the Americans wrap themselves
up in the Stars and Stripes,
and the British wrap them
selves up in the Union Jack.
that would indeed be 9 tragedy
for the world.
I'm fact the only hope for
world salvation is that the
British and the Americans
should work together as closely
as one blade Of scissors with
the other"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
BY Massey StonIey

CANHERRA. - Australia's
Foreign Minister, Richard
Casey. who Is visiting now In
washington, Is just about the
most colorful Of "down-under"
statesmen.
Mr.. Casey believes In the
personal touch In diplomacy
and believes in close cooper
alton with the English speak
ing leaders Of the Western
world, Britain and the United
States. His liking for face
to-face talks is, Of course.
what sent him to Washington.
But it is his appreciation
for American and British
points Of view which has made
him 0 controversial figure in
his home country. He often
has struck trouble here for
being "too pro-American."
Curiously. however, 1t was be-
cause he was thought too
pro-British" that he missed
becoming Australian Prime
Minister back In 1899.
Australians are not SO ready
as many Of their United
States visitors imagine to be-
come the 49th State. They,
get equally rettled by any
suggestion that their island
continent is still a British
colony. British, yes-but no
colony.
Until he first went to Wash
ington early in 1910. as Aus
tralia's first envoy to a nom
British country, Mr.. Casey was
under suspicion of having too
"Pommy" an outlook. Pommy.
little used nowadays, was the
derisive Australian Slang for
native-born Englishmen, whose
compilations, to rugged Aus
tralians, resembled pomegran-
ate skim.
British Look
Mr.. Casey had been schooled
In Britain, served in an Eng
lish regiment in the First
World War. talked like an Eng
lishmah, and, with his guards
mans Inustache. looked like
one-in fact, newsmen de-
scribed him as Anthony
Eden's double"
Yet before he went to &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Nearby Votes

Votes of nearby Maryland
and Virginia legislators on
major roll calls, June 2l-25.
Senute
Substitute version of the
reciprocal trade bill offered by
Gore. Democrat. Of Tennessee
to extend for three years the
Presidents authority to enter
into reciprocal trade agree
ments and to revise the pres
emit act In line with the
original requests Of the Pres
ident and the Randall COM
mission. Rejected. S2-45.
For: BYRD o.. va. Robertson o..
Val.
AEainsa: Bsall Or. MAJ.
Not yoting announced Asain't'; But
Passage Of the reciprocal
trade bill extending for one
year the present act and the
Presidents authority to enter
into reciprocal trade agree
ments. Passed. It's.
FER: BeaIl, Byrd. Robertson.
Not vosing (announced for): Butler.
Compiled BY ConsrsssiOnaI Quarterly
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neva for the Indo- China con-
ference this year, he insisted,
as emphatically as John Foster
Dulles, that lit is only when
the principles for which the
free world stands are backed by
unity and collective military
strength that the Communist
alliance will pause to consider
the risk of further expansion
by force of arms" (ThiS was
not at all, of course. the Brit
ish policy Of negotiation.)
It is such talk that has at
tracted critics from conserva-
tive elements as well as from
Communists and fellow-travel-
lers-the latter assatlng him
viciously as the leader Of a plot
to "yank" Australians into war
in Indo-C China.
Mr.. Casey has been twice to
Geneva in the course Of the
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Why the approaching visit
to Washington?
81 believe international rela-
lions are the better for more
organized personal contact"
says Mr.. Casey. sThe grand
alliance Of the democracies
depends. to q very large ex-
tent, on there being the maxi
mum Of intimate cooperation,
and the minimum of friction,
between US and Washington.
and London and Washington"
Mr.. Casey wants to see q
system of liaison officers NOV
ing constantly between Anglo
Saxon embassies. especially
those in Washington and
London.
I'm saying this, make no
criticism whatever Of the high
" skilled and experienced ON
GERS in the State Department
In Washington. or the Foreign
once in London. They are
probably the best equipped
professional diplomats in the
world.
1.-THE present network Of
fixed embassies Is essential.
but it might with advantage be
supplemented by an organized
system of personal liaison. This
might take the form Of a
small body of senior diplomats
who would move frequently be-
tween the principal capitals.
conveying by word Of mouth
the atmosphere and the back
ground in the country to which
they axe accredited.
1.-THE best way to prevent
misunderstanding arising Cor
to remove them when they
have ariSen) is by word OF
mouth Of q we'll informed in,
dividual, who is in the conf
dence of his government. ex-
planning things across . table
to people in authority In the
other capital"
His own approaching visit.
he said, he regarded as the
occasional. ad hoe sort Of per-
sonal contact that was valu-
able-but sporadic and limited
He suggested an Anglo
American liaison system Of the
kind he had outlined because
the degree Of intimacy ano
trust places our peoples in q
special category"