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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-05
1401 Clubs Readers
Keep Librarians
On The Jump

There are five weeks left in
which to finish the summer read
ing clubs at the East Cleveland
Public Library. The jockey club,
fourth to eighth graders, has a
membership of 565 in the three
Libraries, 173 at Main, 143 at Gale
donia Branch, and 249 at North
Branch.
Two books required for enter
ing their horse have been read by
355 children. In this steeplechase,
ninety jockeys have reached the
etnd of the course by reading
twelve books.
The following twelve riders fin
ished this week: Jacqueline Allen,
14104 Savannah; Susan Johnson,
1859 East 139th ST.; Beatrice Bon
giorno, 1919 Greyton; Julia O'Don-
nell, 1908 Carbon; Shelia Brady,
1241 East 142nd ST.; Lillian Scheel,
14116 Mayfair; Mary Jane Du
Rand. 14728 Ardenall; Cynthia
Scott, 16O24 Glynn: Nancy Gal
breath, 970 Brunswick; Sheila
Trombley; 924 Nelaview; Ellen
Vladic, 14800 Ardenall.
Twenty-Five children have f1n-
ished the course for the second
Hanc.. 1880 Lakefront; Eileen
time by reading "a books. Three
of these riders finishing this week
are: James Fiorello, 1871 Hayden;
Marvin Prce, 948 Brunswick; and
Grace fingers, 1864 Hillside rd.
The Bookmark Club for the
younger children has a member
ship of 836 at the four Libraries,
244 at Main Library, 167 at Gale
donia Branch, 929 at North Branch,
and IS at Rozelle. Of these 677
children have started their Book
mark and have them on display at
the library. This week the follow
ing five children started their sec
ond bookmark: Karen Cholewicki,
Diane Lee Daugherty, Warren Pc
trosky, Robert Stettina, and Carol
Treebs.
New members may join either
club at any East Cleveland Libra
ry. Membership will be closed Au-
gust 18th, and the clubs themselves
will close on Labor Day.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-05
Our CTS

Enlisting in the Air Force was
Donald Broadbent of 1882 Carlyon.
A 1-c John J. Foreman and wife
Betty are spending his furlough
with their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
W. N. Foreman, 1000 Hayden ave-,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Shawfield.
A 1-c J. J. Foreman has been
stationed at Pinecastle Air Force
Base, Fla. He will report at Camp
Kilmar about August 18th for
Westover Field, Greenland where
he will be stationed a year. His
wife will make her home here dur
ing his absence.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. George Chalkraft
Of Bell, Calf, formerly of Euclid
and Collinwood, are visiting their
daughters here. At present they
are at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Dayton, 1880 Shaw ave.
Later they will VISIT with the Lloyd
Cornwells, 20970 Tracy ave., Eu-
cid; the John Fawcetts in Will
oughby, and the L. B. Browns on
som Center rd. before returning
home. They have resided in Cali
fornia year.
Rev. and Mrs. James E. Hunton
and son, Jay, left Monday for a
vacation "down East" chiefly in
Maine. They will return to the
parsonage on August 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Southall,
TAB East 337th st. announce the
birth of a son, William Alan, in
Euclid-G -Glenville Hospital, July
oath. The baby weighed 6 pounds.
Mrs. Southall is the former Betty
Cooke Of 800 East 21Oth st.
Fifteen scouts from First Pres
byterian Church are at Camp
Beaumont on the Grand River, this
week. Russell Smith is the Scout
master.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Crane. and
daughter Cherylyn Of 14511 Shaw
ave. have concluded a vacation
spent in the New England states
and Quebec.
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Fulmer and
together with Mr.. Full
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R.
Fulmer of Ashland, will motor to
Colorado on a scenic tour, with a
in Topeka, Kansas to vi
sit relatives during their vacation.
Visiting his parents in Germany
is Mr.. Henry Hartwig of 14200
Savannah ave. He left Cleveland
July 18th, met his sister in New
York, and both flew overseas to
Europe. This is Mr.. Hartwig's first
visit since he left Germany as a
boy, 26 years ago. He will return
August 18th. Mr.. Hartwig is en-
ployed by General Electric, East
l52nd st. plant.
Israel Katz, 1919 Carlyon I'd.
has passed the Ohio State Board
of Accountancy test to become a
certified public accountant.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-05
Camp Fire News

The highlight of the summer
for the Jolly Blue Birds of Pros
pect School and their leaders, Mrs.
J. Riehl and Mrs. E. w. Corn
wall, was a train trip to San
dusky this week. At Sandusky the
Blue Birds were met by their
sponsors, DR.. and Mrs. George
Stroud, who drove them to their
cottage for a swim, a boat ride
on the Mercury the girls were
and a weiner roast. Back home
met by their parents at the East
Cleveland Station.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-05

Born to Mrs. Joseph D. Zacovc,
zoos Hayden ave., a son, Joseph
July 10th.
Born to Mrs. William A. Wick
line, 14006 Mayfair ave-, a son,
Gregory Gill, July 18th.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Elliott, 1876 Woodwork rd., a
daughter, Kathy Jean, July 23rd.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

above, namely if business should
slump 100, the decline would
proba bly, not stop al 100 Too
many business concerns and in
dividualS are working on a very
narrow and slim margin The de-
cline in employment, with result
ing business losses which a 1917
decline in gross would cause,
could result in millions Of fami-
lies being unable to pay their
bills and installment obligations
This could set of a chain reac-
ton. which could send business
down 10co to 30C, more with
corresponding decline in the
stock market, commodity prices,
and real estate In this latter
case. the Eisenhower Administra-
ton would sutIt. as did the Hoov-
CT Administration
In view of this possible serious
alternative, I have contacted the
leading newspaper publishers as
to the attitude of their respective
communities OF these. over $40
have replied as follows. The peo-
pie Of 80 leading communities are
discouraged and want to hqui-
date; 297 communities are opti-
mistic and want to buy and in
vest more; 643 are now content
and i'll a strong position, but are
waiting until they see how 1854
develops Due to the results of
this survey. I believe the chances
are ten TO one that at least the
first half of 1854 WILL BE FAIR
.LY GOOD.
Below are Is definite forecasts
which. in any case. should prove
correct for the first six months
Of 1854 My forecast for the sec
ond siH months will appear in this
paper next June
t. There VIII no World war IN
the first half Of 1854
. The Dow Jones Industrial
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

Office ceilings. walls and renewing
the paint on woodwork
The Circuit Court room. which
had been painted previously re-
ceived one coat and he ceiling was
required
The Cralle firm was success
full III contracting for the. work
with a bid Of $2270. not includ-
ing paint The Court House COM
mittce. which supervised the work.
estimated that paint costs added
ab0ilt $500 to the project
The committee is composed Of
Hon ace Adams, county clerk. COM
missioner V. c. Womack, Sheriff
James r. CLARK and Supervisor
James Fl Clark.
They report the work wen done
and are unanimous in the opinion
that the court house is a hand
some asset to the county with its
new CLEAN Other work done by
the Cralle firm this year includes
painting the Presbyterian Church
The Farmville Herald building,
The Greyhound Post House and
several stores and homes in and
near Farmville
Cradles WCrkmen at present are
paiting Greenfield Plantation in
Charlotte County
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Delegates Represent
resbyterian Youth
At Youth Convention

Three representatives of the
Farmville Presbyterian Church
and three students Of LongWood
College. are attending the Quad
rennial Youth Convention at Au-
burn, Ala. this week.
Sponsored by the Presbyterian
Church every four years. this con-
ference brings together about 1000
young people between the ages of
Is and "A and confrontS them
with the world mission Of the
church.
Farmville representatives are
the Misses Barbara Hickman,
Ann Kennedy and Kay Arrowood.
Longwood College students, mem
berS Of Westminster Fellowship
of Farmville Presbyterian Church,
attending the convention are the
Misses Pat Hammer Of Norton
and Betty Wheeler and Pat Jones,
of Charlottesville
Farmville convention dele
gates Will return Saturday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
RABSON PREDICTS WHAT
EISENHOWER WILL 30

I have promised to answer
the following four questions
/ Is Eisenhower to take The
advice of Assistant President
Adams, representing certain
Republican leaders, and turn to
the left? Or VIII he stick to
his conservative election plat
form?
Answer He will stick to his
election platform
. TO put the question in
more practical way; Will 1854
be a year Of reform and eco
monte adjustment as promised
by President Eisenhower, or
Will he give the country more
initiation. and further play
Santa Claus to labor, farm,
high tariff and other groups?
Answer: He is learning that
economic reforms must be
gradual
g. WIN he run the risk Of los
ing Congress in, 1854 and the
election in 1856 FOR A MAT
TER OF PRINCIPLE. AS DID
HOOVER in 1882? Or, will he
succumb to the temptation of
changing his policy with an
attempt to save his party?
Answer He will run the risk
Of losing Congress in 1854, and
the chance to run again ip
1856.
4. Is middle of the -road"
policy practical? VIII it serve
both groups, Or no group?
Answer Yes. it is practical
for working gradual change,
and it should serve both
groups
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Greatest Volume OF Mail
Clicked Smoothly At Z. o.

the same period, a minimum Of
10000 pieces OF parcel post were
mailed. These figures can not be
stated With absolute accuracy be-
cause Of different ways Of post
ing letters and packages These
figures arc estimates, Mr. Paulette
said
IN handling the greatest volume
of Christmas mail, seven addition
al men were hired TO help the "A
regular employees Mr. Paulctte
reported OF course, many of the
regular employees worked extra
hours during the Christmas rush.
Every piece Of mail was dis
patched the day that ii was re-
celved by this office Mr., Paul
cite said
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Chest Releases
Campaign Figures
Stab Raised
In County Eff ort

Prince Edward County Commu-
nifty Chest has released final fig
ures for the 1858 fund campaien.
Citizens OF the county contrib
uted $I7413.26 in the campaign
to raise $1,000 for the work Of
II service agencies il the county
during 1854. Dr.. F. r. Crawford
was general campaign chairman
Of the first successful drive IN
three years.
Final figures by divisions and
districts are farnpiIle employees,
s2836.I2: Farmville white resi-
dental area, $76375l Farmville
colored residential area. S446.62,
Prospect district. S43850 Leigh
District. S29l. Buffalo District
s4106I, Lockett District, $503 AS;
Hampden District 5000 special
gifts. $10,880o6; and Falmyille
District $23375
Many colored citizens added
their contributions to the Farm
vile employees division and dis
trict Quotas IN the 1858 campaign
according to Community Chest
officials
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Puckette Named
Lynchburg Mgr.
Served District
Post Here 3 Years

Fred Puckette, manager Of
TarmVille District of Home Bene-
flcial Life Insurance Company the
cast three years, has been named
manager Of the larger Lynch
burg District He takes over his
new post today
Mr.. Puckette leaves the Farm
vile district and its headquarters
office here after guidine.it to the
three greatest years in its history
Nth the parent organization Mr..
puckette expressed belief today
that the district may receive top
company honors foults 1858 pro-
1uction efforts. "
No successor has been named to
the post here, but c. M. Taylor,
now district special super
intendent viii assume manager
ship temporarily, Mr. Puckette
said
MI. Puckette has been with
Home Beneficial for II years
serving as district manager for
the last II years He came to
the F'armyille District in 1851
after serving as a district manager
at Hagerst3Wn, Md
In Lynchburg, Mi Puckette's
original home and where he start
ed with the company in January
1887, he viii succeed A. P john
son. who is retiring Puckette
said today l.. NJ Jacobs. assistant
vice president of Home Beneficial,
viii spend several days here to
permit Mr. Puckette to assume
work in Lynchburg immediately.
Mrs Puckette and the children
viii JON him in Lynchburg soon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
County Approved
For Emergency
Drought Relief
Committee Will
Be Organized
To Administer

Prince Edward county this
week became the 59th Virginia
area approved for deral
drought relief A telegraphic mes
sage from the State Agricultural
Mobilization Committee to county
officials brought that word We'd
nesday.
Governor Battle had received
word Of Washington approval
Monday. The same message from
the u. S. Department of Agricul-
: tire notified the chief executive
that nine other Virginia counties
requests for approval we're reject
ed
Ask Farmers Wait
Donald Morris, manager of the
County Agricultural Sterilization
Committee office which handles
administrative tasks of the Fede-
raj assistance. and County Agent
f F Striplin today asked that
county farmers refrain from
making inquiries until about the
middle Of next week.
Before Information can be di-
vulged, a. County Emergency
Drought Relief Committee must
be organized. instructions receiv-
ed from Richmond, and admins
tratiVe records drawn up.
The County committee will con-
sist Of The chairman of the Agri-
cultural Sterilization Committee.
the county agent. supervisor of
the Farmers Home Administra
ton and a banker and farmer
appointed by the first three
Committee Named
Thomas c. Hix. e. F.. Suipin
and Don Spencer who Ill the
first three posts named above
thus automatically become mem
bers
The county drought relief
committee receives applications
foi emergency aid from farmers
and either approves OF disap-
proves each.
Under the proGram, county
farmers become eligible for low
cost livestock feeds from govern
ment-owned stocks IN Commodity
Credit Corporation warehouses.
Hay Separate
A separate program available
10 farmers IN county's approved
for emergency relief is the hay
program. Under it farmers re-
Continued on PAGE 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

Greatest volume CT Christmas
mail in Tho history Of Farmvilla
Post Office clicked smoothly
without bitches according 10 the
employees
OF coursr Postmaster p w
Paulette said, there u no way Of
keeping track Of the exact num-
Der Of letters and packages that
passed through the local Office
during December
However, lie. did figure that
s4476.34 more stamps were sold
between Dec. l-29 of this year
than last, setting new rec ord
Of volume.
At least 100000 pieces Of frst
class mail were sent in Farmvllle
d nd handled by the post office be-
tween DEC 1924. And also durln,,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Cooperating Public Makes
Tax Collection Records

Looked at from either the tax
PAYERS view or through the eyes
of the tax collector, the business
Of getting in the money to keep
wheels of local government go
ing is running smoothly in Farm
vile and Prince Edward county.
Taxpayers may say. properly.
We do pretty good job Of pay
ing-especially in these times Of
high government take.
The collectors-~in TINS case J.
w Wilson Jr., as county treas
urer, and w j. ellis III, as town
treasurer-can figure they do a
good job of collecting.
From whichever side of the
fence you look at the matter Of
tax collections. the results here
are at record, on near-recold
proportions.
Town Makes Record
Farnville collections for the
town levy Of 1852 stand at 9839
per cent. The levy was SAT, 30615
ard Town Treasurer ellis collect
4u $40, 543 %.
The auditing firm Of A. Lee
Rawlings. Of Norfolk. studying
that record was impressed Just
for the record. auditors went
through the town books as far
back as 1910. The 1852 record
was the highest for that 12-year
span.
Legal procedures and collections
of delinquent taxes for earlier
years Will make the record even
higher. but $3.50 per cent coll
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

lection of current taxes is good
work, the auditors say.
Over in the county treasurer S
office it is the same story. The
current local levy-which was
payable December 5, was in all
but 88 per cent
Out of a levy Of $500 559l2,
Treasurer Wilson had collected
or taxpayer had willingly come in
to pay. whichever way you look
at it.-all but S26,811.69, or 8.86
per cent to be precise.
Must Pay Now
OF that S26,81169 most will be
collected. the treasurer points
out. A five per cent penalty is
added after December S. how
ever. Some taxpayers Will hold
out until legal action must be re-
sorted to, but the greater proper
ton viii come in within the next
several months
County and city treasurers were
reminded recently by C. II. Nor
rissett state tax commissioner,
that the addition OF a five per
cent penalty does not bring With
it right to delay about paying
According TO the Code of Vir-
ginia. treasurers may proceed to
collect taxes by distress or other
wise after the. 5th. Some tax
payers believe wrongly that since
they have been handed the
penalty they can now take their
time in paying up.
1t isn't so-the tax commits
sioner saws.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Years Secondary
Road Work Listed
Engineer Makes
Annual Report

A report on 1858 secondary road
improvements IN the DillWyn resi-
dency CT Prince Edward, Cumber-
land and Buckingham counties
was made today by State High
way Resident Engineer r. H..
Ingle The improvements varied
according to the problems in each
county and the money available,
the report said
Prince Edward 7.37 miles Of
new hard surface were built, a
new bridge over Buffalo Greek
was constructed on Route 648,
two small, weak spans were re-
placed with large culvertS. and
some $500 IONS OF Stabilizlng
materials was used to strengthen
weak places on unpaVed roads.
Special emphasis during the
year Ingle said was placed on
strengthening weak surfaces,
Superelevating curves and WIDEN
ing roadsides by brush cutting on
The 370.8 miles of secondary roads
III the county.
Cumberland
Cumberland 10 miles OF hard
surfaced road were built; one
weak bridge was replaced with a
culyert. and $500 tons Of Staba-
lzing material vas used to
strengthen weak see ton l..
Superelevating curves, and trim
ming roadsides also were stressed
ID Cumberland The county had
27S.3 miles Of secondary high
eays at the end Of the year
Roads hard surfaced were Al
miles on Route 63l between Route
As and Route, ga. SO miles on
Route 636 from Route As TO the
buckingham County line; and Is
miles on Route $50 from the
buckingham line to Route 622
Bucking ham
buckingham The principal I'M
plovements were STRENGTHENING
low-typ road surfaces. elmlnat~
ing open fords and replacing weak
BRIDGES the enelneer renorted
During the year $500 tons Of
StabilHng material were used :.
ten open fords were abolished
four weak spans were replaced
with large culverta, and new
bridees were built over Holiday
Greek, Grease Creek, Willis River
ana Dixie Greek.
New hard surface was pat down
OF 81 miles Of Route 622 from
Route 20 to Route GIL. and ID
miles ON Route 676 from Route
20 to Route SOS Buckingham had
5286 miles of secondary high
ways at the end Of the year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
]. Y. Lewis Elected
w orshipful Master
OF Prospect Lodge

j V Lewis was elected wor-
shipful master Of Prospect Lodge
Pts. Az g. AM
other officers named lor the
coming year in the recent election
we're George f. Cocks, senior war
den; H. E Stockton, junior war
den; T, G. Hix. treasurer Nelson
WI Hin, secretary, Donald Stock
ton. senior deacon. w. A. Lane
Junior deacon; W D Brisentine,
tiler; and wv W Vaughan. chap
lain
Nelson w. HiX is retiring wor-
shipful master Of The lodge. ]
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Tobacco Market
To Reopen Monday

The F'armville Tobacco Market
will reopen Monday. Jan 4 for
uninterrupted run until the close
Of the season Warehouses will
swing back into the three daily
sales. altrndting first secand and
third.
Indications point to continuing
demand and considerable heavl-
er daily volume when sales re
open. The holiday period, with It's
favorable dampish weather. allow
ed growers extra time TO get ready
for selling
Buyers representing all firms on
the market before Christmas viii
be back, It = reported.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Holiday Shopping
Trends Dispel
Recession I ak
Survey Here This
Week Indicates
Records May Go

Record or near-record Christ
mas shopping number of
sales and in dollar volume--is
reported in survey taken here
m ong department, appliance
and furniture stores this week.
Everywhere. owners or man.
ayers agreed that no hint Oh re-
cession could be cleaned from the
volume of shopping or the
amount Of money customers had
available for Christmas.
The number of stores reporting
new high in dollar volume ex-
ceeded those reporting slight
drops over last year.
Expect New Records
Three to five per cent was the
greatest reported run behind in
comparison TO last year. The
heavy volume of Christmas shop
ping viii lead to reports of record
sales for 1858, merchants feel. in
the majority
Where there was drop, ii was
attributed chiefly to the dollar
loss brought about by the drought
rather than TO any significant
economic trend. There was just
100 much available. too many
shoppers" to feel otherwise, was
the general agreement.
Some merchants admitted they
were surprised by the amount Of
shopping and dollar expenditures.
Recession talk earlier had had
some affect. they say, but that
was dispelled by the crowds, the
willingness to buy, the rising dol
lar volume, particularly in the
favorable four day sales week
preceding Christmas.
Sales Trends Seen
Several sales experiences were
reported often enough to indicate
trends. These we're "a that Gus
toners, While having plenty to
spend were more careful in buy
ing. more anxious to make it so
farther, and % while there were
more sales, many were smaller. as
though customers we're working
from buGgcts rather than free
spending approach to Christmas
shopping
1 Merchants weren't afraid Of
either of these ideas, They mere
/ " mean, they report, sales job
ahead
Seen from the man behind
the counters viewpoint, the days
ahead look favorable Recession
talk is apparently spiked by the
soon to be reported sales and
production records for 1858.
4 Budget buying more, but
smaller sales mean more than
anything else that the buyers
market trend in the sales field is
continuing. No good businessman
resents Or is alarmed at that.
There's too much money around
to be alarmed, apparently, Stop
worrying and start some solid
merchandising seems to be the
advise to department heads and
/ business managers.
During the survey, merchants
everywhere reported that business
since Christmas has been un-
usually brisk. That after-Christ-
mas business is a good indication.
they feel.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

Thirty tons OF cottcnSccd meal
and 1900 bushels Of corn verc
distributed to Cumberland county
farmers this week under the en-
Urgency drought relief program
1t was the first shipment Of
either commodity, since under the
program orders must be placed III
carload amounts only. Orders
we're held until accumulated IL
such amounts.