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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03

"DRAGNET." Mark WI Ltd. picture,
duced by Stanley Meyer directed By
Jack Webb. technical advise by Capt
James 3. Hamilton. Los Angeles Police
Department, Intelligence Division. song
"Foggy Night In San Francisco by
Herman Saunders and Sidney Miller
music composed and conducted by
Walter Schumann. At the METROPOLITAN
and Ambassador. N
The cast.
Sergeant Joe Friday -- Jack webb
Omcer Frank Smith - Ben Alexander
Captain Hamilton - Richard Boone
Grace Downey ------ Ann Robinson
Max Troy Stacy Harris
Ethel Marie starkie = Virginia Gregg
Adolph Alexander 49, Victor Perrin
Belle Davitt ------- Georgia Ellis
Jesse Quinn ----- James Gfiffith
Roy Cleaver Dick Cathcart
Lee Reinhard - Malcolm Atterbury
Chester Davitt --- willard Sage
Ray Ptnker 4--- Olan Soule
Captain LOhrman - Dennie Weaver
Fred Kemp James Anderson
Fabian Gerard 1880 Monte Masters
Mr. Archer Herb Vigran
Mrs Caldwell - Virginia Christine
Walker Scott -- Guy Hamilton
Wesley Cannon - Ramsey Williams
1t. Stevens - Harry Bartell
Booking Sergeant -- Herb Ellis
Inferno -- Harlan Warde
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
NelU Assistant County Agent Here
Assumes Duties In Tri-C0unty Area

Delbert L. Whitehead assumed
his duties as assistant County
Agent for Prince Edward County,
Appomattox, and Amherst this
week.
A March graduate from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute where he
studied general agriculture, Mr..
Whitehead will divide his time be-
tween three areas. During the
first week in each month he will
work in Prince Edward the sec
ond will be spent in Appomattox
and the third in Amherst He in
dicates that the fourth week will
be spent wherever ile is needed
Mr. Whitehead. a native Of
urtland in Southampton
County, has just completed a
month of training in Pittsylvania
and Halifax before coming here.
His special field of work will be
with All Clubs in these three
areas, comprising approximately
900 members Of which three to
four hundred are boys.
There has beesl no assistant
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Town Truck Run
To Start Monday

Farmville Mayor w c. Fitz-
patrick today called on residents
to cooperate with a home COM
munity cleanup campaign next
week. starting Mor.day and con-
tinuning through Saturday,.
Town Manager i. z. Johnston
Will make facilitiss and equip
ment of the various town depart
ments available to assist with re-
moval of debris and trash gather
ed during the week.
Mayor Fitzpatrick said the of
f1cial community plan requires
town-wide cooperation. since the
campaign is DIRECTED to both
business and residential areas.
Three trucks will make con-
tinuous rounds Of the town COL
lecting trash during the week,
according to Manager Johnston S
plan. They will begin Monday
plan. They will begin Monday
noon the pickup deadline.
Placing Of Trash
The town manager asked that
trash and debris be placed on
grass plots betweeh sidewalk and
curb. He remindec of the ordi-
nance prohibiting piling of debris
in cutters. where 1T clogs storm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

ices performed by the local ra-
dio station, is a radio bulletin
broadcast following the sound
ing of the Farmville fire alarms.
The location of the fire is i'm
mediately given, with reminder
to citizens not to follow the fire
engines or to drive within one
block of the fires location. Ac-
cording to Mr. Wilson. this plan
has been very successful, and
many Of the membeE of the fire
department depend on the radio
bulletin for the location Of the
fire.
In a letter to the radio sta
ton, Col c. w. Woodson. super
intendent of Virginia State Po-
lice, extended concentrations and
hearty thanks from the Govern
or Highways Safety Committee.
for the wonderful job done in
winning the award. y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Station WFLO Wins National Alrurd

Radio Station WFLO, in Farm
vile. has received the National
Safety Councils Public Interest
Award for 1858, sohn D. Wilson,
station manger said today The
award is the only one presented
in Virginia, and IS one Of 70 made
to radio stations and IT to tele-
vision stations in the U. S.
WFIO has contributed extern
sive air time safesy first reminders
to drivers. workers. and to safety
in the home. During the past
winter. area families were depen-
dent on radio reports of road con-
ditions for planning trips to
town whether 10 use chains on
icy roads. for reports on school
closings because Of bad weather.
for warnings concerning soad
conditions. Other reminders we're
broadcast daily on highway safe
ty.
One of the ussique public Serv-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
John Temple Graves Will Speak
At College On New Washington Look

and Ice University's Lee Day;
Council of State Governments
Nidcoutincntal Gas and Oil AS
ISOLATION uskcgee Institute
Founder 5 Day and National
Mems Garden Club Convention.
Mr. Graves was educated a. a
lawyer, trained as historian
and now stands as one Of the ma
tons foremost writer's in the field
Of journalism He besides BEING
q famed columnist has written
several books including The
Fighting South, which is con-
siderod by many as one Of the
greatest books ever written about
the South. He comes from a long
line Of writer's and orators. his
taher having been one ol Amer
ca's greatest in tho field
Indiana state Teachers Coile4e
has this To say Of Mn Graves.
His commencement address win
stand inst Of all delivered hc,f
in the past 25 years.
The public is invited to hear
Mr.. Graves.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

Described as "one Of the
Souths finest public speakers. n
Nh, John Temple Graves II Of
Birmingham. Ala, viii make his
initial appearance at Longwood
College on May II to speak in
assembly
As a columnist on THE Biz
mingham News and also as q
widely syndicated columnist Mr.
Graves has been speaking in favor
Of free enterprise and as an anti
socialist to educational groups
social clubs. political oraaniza-
tons, business corporations and
colleges for many years
Some Of his more notable ap-
pearances have included Ameri-
cas- Town Meeting Of the All.
National Small Businessmen AS
;ociation Town Hall New YORK,
American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, National Safety Council. Ma
ional Cotton Council: Virginia
Jackson Day Dinner, Atlanta
Dental Association: Southern
Surgical Associations State Edu-
cation Association; Washington
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Little Seven Track,
Field Meet at Hill
Starts Saturday 100

Hampden-S Sydney College will
be host to the Little Seven track
and field meet Saturday after
noon for the first time in the in
stitutions history 1t will be run
off on the new, six-lane. 440-yard
track at Death Valley, considered
one Of the best in the state.
The meet should provide on
lockers with plenty of action
since the conference has been
much stronger in the sport this
year than in the past The event
will bring together such cindel
Standouts as Roanoke's Da e
Foltz, Randolph Macons Charlie
Nuttycombe and Hampdcn-Syd-
ney'S Jim Frazer.
All eyes will be on Frazer,
Hampden Sydney's t b u ! o u S
freshman from Richmond. He has
already broken the school shot
record with a throw of 48' T., he
now is pointing for a record in the
discus which now stands at l43'
TO-" His best throw in this divi-
sion to date is l40' 6l2".
The field events are scheduled
to start at 1870, with the running
events beginning at 200
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
School Baseball
Added To Summer
Recreation Plans
Farmville High
To Compete In
Steam League

Farmville will enter the sum-
mer high school baseball league
this season which will be COM
prlSed OF squads from Crewe.
Blackstone. kenbridge, Charlotte
G. H.. Lawrenceville, Victoria, and
tentatively, Emporia
The league wass inaugurated
with popular approval last year
among the other Southside towns,
and high school principals OF DIS
trlct 3, meeting recently, agreed
to continue this season, with the
addition of Farmville.
Games will be played Tuesday
and Friday nights, with each
squad engaging in from Is to 20
contests. Play will begin about
mid-June, and at the end of the
season the two top teams will
play tWo-out- OF three series. All
play will end by August "a.
Recreation Program
In Farmville, participation will
be part OF the supervised summer
recreation program. with Farm
vile High School Coach r. C.
Gilmer in charge of this phase Of
the directed program
Eligible to compete for places
on the team are all high school
youths. including this years SEN
iors, any boy who was enrolled
during the year and those who
will be enrolled in the school for
the l954-5 session.
The Farmville Rotary Club has
agreed to run the gate" for the
games, and the same admission
charge will be made as that for
high school games during the
regular school term. Stuart M. Be-
vile, FHS principal and princi-
pals chairman for the District 3
league, said the local Rotary Club
VIII make up any deficit that may
exist at seasons end
Charlie A. Garden Of Ken
bridge, viii serve as league COM
missioner.
Farmville will play all of its
games at night. as will the other
community teams having lights at
their disposal. Mr.. Beville said
that no schedule has been com
pleted. but that tentative plans
call for each team to meet all
others in the league probably
twice. with the season being con-
cluded with additional games be-
tween teams in the communities
nearest together.
The program will not cmtail the
usual summer recreation program.
it is understood. The Recreation
Association is expected to an
nounce soon plans for the other
divisions of the summer activity,
and name director
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

Secondly, they recommend that
the Debtors Prison be restored
as nearly as possible to the oripi-
nal structure which was used as
a prison The statement goes on
to say that restoration Will entail
removing the metal roof and re-
placing it with good shingles. re-
moyinp the lean-to room which
was added to the original struc =
ture at a later date and remov-
ing plastering inside and the
Notwithstanding covering the log
walls
Two closets existing Oh either
side Of the chimney were added
later. Che committee found. and
coyere@ a ladder space and we'll
hole b which access to the loft
was n de They suggest that the
closets be removed and the lad
der re installed
The floors and ceiling are made
OF solid LOGS. and these Will be
stripped down to the original.
with a preselvative to be used on
eXterio woodwork
AS Son AZ final approval is CIV
en td these plans. bids Will be
procu Cd with the hope that they
viii cme within the funds avail
able t9r the project.
Interesting Account
An interesting account of
"eaolt' exists in George L. Wal
kers article entitled Prince Ed
ward Courthouse In To-day and
Yesterday in the Heart of Vir-
ainiq."
OEotiny from Joseph Dunuy
Epgseston, Mr.. Walker states that
The VILLAGE Of Old Prince Edward
Court House noW Worsham) d"
siaWcd its growth in 1854, the
yea@ in which the county was
taken from Amelia" As Court
House village it was the center
Of activity for people of the coun-
II and had a number Of buildings.
including the gaol
AContinued on PAGE g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
County Agents Start
Premium Revisions

Farm agents and home agents
met twice last week in Farmville
to revise the premium lists in the
Five County Fair catalogue.
Home agents assisting in the
revision are Mrs. Frances Gee. Of
Prince Edward County: Mrs.
Georgia Wilkerson, Of Cumber-
land, Miss Blanche Howard. of
Buckingham: Miss BERTHE Yates
of Charlotte: and Mrs. Ella An
derSon. Of Appomattox.
Farm agents attending the
meetings are T. F.. Striplin, of
Prince Edward; r. S. Ellis. of
Buckingham, r. B. Hudgins. of
Appomattox; E. L. Seay. of Cum
berland, and Lee Morton. of
Charlotte. M. c. Andrews. of
Buckingham. and Kermit Barber.
are assistant agents also helping
with the revision.
All changes decided upon BY
these agents will be subject to the
approval Of the Fair association.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

store offers every kind of comic
book from Pluto on through to
the so-called "norror" comics.
Just go downtown most any
day after school is out. and you'll
see kids hanging around men-
tioning several stores reading
comics" says one fifth grader.
1t appears that here. as
throughout the nation, dealers do
not specify the comics they are
to receive Learned as the result of
one interview BY subscribing to
a particular publishing house
dealers receive a selection of
many or most of that publisher S
wareS-which may not include
horror and romance comics. de-
pending on the publisher
Romance Comics
Less Juror throughout the ma
ton has been made over romance
comics Some titles listed in
Farnville include Young Ro-
nance" Young Love" Secrets
of Love" with. story headlined
Vacation to Cove" Confessions
From Romance" True to Life
Romances" listing a feature story
as Il Wanted Thrills" and so on.
Two of these ten cent books
chosen at random have cover illu-
STATIONS of: two young couples
outside Bar and Grill which ad-
vertises No Minors Served One
of the girls appears dubious. A
boy tells her TO act sophisticated
and everyone will think she is
over eighteen. while the more bra
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

zen girl urges the other not to
spoil everyone else's fun; and the
second cover shows a young wife
who means she cannot forget that
her marriage was a shotgun af-
fair.
Plot Situation
The plot situations depict young
girls who have gone off for a
"thrill-seeker's week end" who
date boys disapproved by their
parents. who are forced to get
married by stern parents, ad in
flnitum One story shows girl
cheating IN school to win foot
ball hero's attention without be-
ing caught and punished.
That fact that most of the plots
do end IN some sort everything
works out all right in the end"
fashion still does not dispel the
unsaVory situations related in the
remainder of the stories.
w h 0 reads these romance
comics? From ones own powers Of
observation and from the reports
of two local students, it is learned
that college Girls do. Some
high school girls do too, though
it appears that comics are seldom
seen in these institutions. out-in-
thn-Nnntl ~
1t would strike one that elemen-
tary school children should not be
too interested in them. But one
ten-year-old reported she has read
them. not often it's true. but she
gave the impression they are kind
Continued on Page g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Sounds Call for To,Un
CIean-Up Campaign Week

drains. Al the edge of the yard
or grass plot is the proper place, .
he emphasized.
He said householders who are
missed for some reason during
the continuous rounds next week
may call the Farmville Town Of
flee telephone 300 and request
collection.
Mr.. Johnston added that the
town trucks cannot pick up trees
and heavy limbs. These do not
come under the classification of
trash and debris, and we are not
prepared to handle Them the
manager advised.
He said the collection force will
pick up such items as leaves,
paper, trash, boxed refuse and
scrap items
Sweeper Plans
In addition to trash collections.
the street sweeper machine will
be put to work in the residential
areas, as well as the usual down
town run. during the week, Mr.
Johnston said
Every year, town Workmen
haul away tons of dirt and debris
We're happy to cooperate in this
way, and l hope our residents will
use the week to good cleanup
purposes, the manager conclud-
ed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

FdrmriAe Youngsters Too Are Exposed To
'7HriH-Seekers And Statistic Vengeance

With crime greatly on the in
crease in the United States and
the even more frightening aspect
that much of the violence is being
committed by growing numbers of
juveniles, the nation is coming to
realize that somewhere something
is wrong.
Civic clubs. teachers. social
workers, and parents are pointing
finger at comic" books as be-
ing at least partly responsible for
the alarming statistic on delinq-
uenCy
Only recently have the facts on
comic books been brought to the
attention of the public. Articles
have been written, book has
recently been published. and
studies by professionals and citi-
zenS alike have been and are now
under way to determine how bad
comic books are, and, if bad. what
can be done
Spurred on by all this recent
publicity. a Herald reporter de-
clded to make an admittedly
haSty and incomplete survey of
the comic" book situation in
Farmville Incomplete though the
report may be. it perhaps I'M
covers enough facts to provide
more food for thought.
Main Street
On Main Street. four stores sell
comics. One appears to deal only
in the Donald Duck and Super
man variety. Two offer a large
assortment Of love comics" One
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
K. b. BOndurant
Receives Promotion

r. B Bondurant. former Farm
vile resident, has been promoted
to sales director for the western
Division Of Belknap Hardware
and Manufacturing Company, Of
louisville. KY, has been learn
e@.
In that capicity he will super
wise sales activities in all states
west of the Mississippi river Pri-
or to the promotion, he was sales
manager in the firms Louisville
Office. Mr.. Bondurant lived here
with his family for many years
prior to l948 while travelling in
this area for his firm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Restore Worsham Jail 10 Original Style
Is Recommendation Of 4PV4 Committee

house Landmark The trip resulted
IN tWo recommendations. which
nov await tine final stamp OF ap-
proyal from Herbert c Bradshaw,
president Of the branch and
other member, Of the oraaniza-
ton
First. Tie committee recon
melde thaJ the old stone jail
standns perhaps fifty yards from
the wooden Debtors Prison be LEFT
as it Isl 1t has crumbled to a
state of almost complete ruin :
says the committees statement.
and would require large funds to
restore
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

Having determined to preserve
the tumbledown structure that
once was the Debtors Prison at
Worsham the Prince Edward
Chapter of the Association for
the Preservation Of Virginia An
tiquities made the next logical
step to accomplish that end
The Restoration Committee.
headed by Robert TAYLOR and
consisting of Mrs. D c. Wilson,
Mrs. Anne Atkinson Chamber
layne. Mrs Bennett Taylor. NJ
II. Bittinger, and r. w. Dupuy.
recently held an exploratory tour
of the Old Prince Edward Court
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
$50 Representative
Attend District iii
H. D. Club Meeting
Welfare Director
Discusses Rising
State Delinquency

Forty two representatives Of
Prince Edward County Home
Demonstration Clubs heard Car
roll r. Minor. director of youth
services at Department of We'll
fare and Institutions, speak on the
great responsibility of parents in
combating juvenile delinquency.
Mr. Minor was the principal
speaker at the annual meeting of
District III, Virginia Federation
of Home Demonstration Clubs
held in Appomattox on Tuesday
May 4.
Attended by over four hundred
representatives from Prince Ed
ward, Charlotte, Amherst. Apo
mattox, Campbell. Halifax, and
PittsylVallia counties comprising
the district, the meeting was held
in Liberty Baptist Church, with
Mrs w. S. Adkisson, Jr.. of Hall
fax, presiding.
Delinquency Insurance
The speaker. who has had wide
experience in dealing with prob
lem children, noted that delinq-
uency is on the rise and that a
further increase is expected dur
ing the next few years. At the
same time, he remarked. no pro-
visions have been made to in
crease the personnel TO care for
the situation.
A child can be treated in the
first stages Of delinquency for 500
on the community level. according
to Mr.. Minor, but it costs over
$1,000 nowadays to care for a
child on the state level.
we cannot keep on paying
enough money to meet the needs
on a state level he said. There
appears to be no stopping point.
and of the children we are treat
ing, about 40 per cent are getting
back into trouble We waited too
late to get them"
Laying part Of the blame on the
large number Of radio and tele-
vision programs dealing with
crime and immortality, he suggest
ed that parents can still control
the dials' even at the expense of
being called old-fashioned.
He noted that no chaplain has
been in residence at the State
white and colored boys training
schools and asked the delegates
home churches to help in provid-
ing religious instruction.
He stressed that there never has
been any substitute for parental
love and stable home. In order
to meet the needs Of our children,
we must cut out intolerance. in
temperance and immortality in the
homes and stop rejecting our
children as our responsibility !.
Our children are looking for love,
affection, attention and a status
in the home" he said.
New Officers
During the business session,
Mrs S. S. Gilbert. of Campbell
County, was elected the new dis
trict president. Other officers
named were Mrs. George Wilson.
Of Charlotte, vice president. and
Mrs r. M. Cunningham, of Apo
mattox. secretary. They replace
Mrs. Adkisson. Mrs. w. E. Lewis.
and Mrs, c, L. Irving. the former
officers.
Mrs F. F Carr. Of Appomattox
president of the Virginia Fedora
ton of HON Demonstration
Clubs. told the group that the or
ganization has great influence.
We are better homemakerS and
better mothers through our work
with Home Demonstration Clubs.
Let us then look to the future with
renewed hope and courage" she
said.
Mrs. Edward Frank. of Prince
Edward, and Mrs j. E. Gillian,
Jr.. of Charlotte, were members of
a panel which reported on the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07

agent in Prince Edward County
since last Fall when Reginald
Spec resigned from the position.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-07

and the evening was spent In
aocialiGing The next meeting win
be on May ~ at the home OF Mira
Margaret Sanders. SOFA James
Az
Hooker T. Washington study
Clubs Mrs, Ronald Hughes, SSH
Fifth Az. \, was hostSss TO the
Booker T, Washington Study
Club on Tuesday, May Z, Mrs Hi.
da Parker, Mrs. Hughes mother.
in.law, read q paper on events Of
interest To the group showing
what has been accomplished by
the Negro race down the years,
on Monday, May 10, the club will
so In = body TO TV and luncheon
meeting at Cofnman Memorial.
The next meeting win be with
Mrs. A. Owens, 5000 Clinton Az
House Quest Mrs Veria Lewis,
delegate 10 the ConvocatioR
nun burlington. Ia, while In the
city was the house guest Of her
sister, Mrs, Elmer Smith Of abip
Smelling Az