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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Richmond Pianist To Circ
Recitulnt Hdn'pden-Sydncy

musical training. After attending
tho Richmond public schools and
Collegiate High School, she re
ceived her music degree, with
highest honors. from Conycrse
College She has studied With Ed
win Hughes and John Powell. mad
has taught at Saint Catherine
and privately.
Her concert performances have
taken her to New York. WashlnG
ton. and throughout tho south
she had played over the radio and
has appeared with the National
;vrsphcny Orchestra
She Is a member Of the Board
OF John FoTell Foundation. the
Musician Club OF Richmond. ths
IeschetHl9 gcc.ety fFichmcnt
.Chapterl and the Federated Art
Of Richmond
Mrs. Richardson S program VIII
include selections from Chopin,
Schumann. and List. among 9TH
erS. with commentary between
each piece.
The public Is cordially invited
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19

Two f'armyllle anglers, among
others, were all smiles this week
over the Virginia Game Com
mission 5 new regulation rroyld-
ing for 4 year round season on
bass
I Louis Dahl and Frank Cher
nault came back from ar after
noon At Holiday Lake NTH five
bass With z combined weight ct
a pounds and two cunces 4
happy day fishing u srybcdy
beck
In previous years. the two
would have been sitting at home
since the old regulation closed the
season on bass from November 30
TO June / The Virginia Commits
sion changed to the year-round
rule on December ) after public
hearings ard study
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Businessmen Paw
Total of $4O.437
For 6OS Licenses
Retail Merchants
Again Lead List
With 222 Shown

A total of 608 business and
professional licenses for 1854 have
been issued through the office of
V. c. Womack. Prince Edward
county commissioner of Revenue.
County business and profess
sional men paid $40,437.25 to OBJ
tain licenses TO conduct their
business affairs this year.
A comparison with 1853 totals.
shows an increase Of two in the
number of licenses issued. while
the total paid for them is APP
proXimately $4,000 greater than
1888. $37.573.9I.
Fee Adds To Cost
This year, actual cost of licenses
based on the standard rate OF $50
for the first $4,000 of gross re-
ceipts and 81 per thousand over
that. was $3a.8925O. The addi-
tional $454.75 was derived from
the IS cent fee required with
each license.
Commissioner Womack for
wards the entire amount to the
State Treasurer, since both the
license and the fee are state
assessed. though locally collected
Merchants continue to hold top
spot in numbers. with 222 taking
out licenses the same number as
last year. Professional licenses
were issued to: u attorneys.
seven dentists: 10 medical doc
tors; one optometrist; one engi-
neer, and one veterinary surgeon.
% Contractors
Other licenses included % con-
tractors Of all categories, SIX COM
mission merchants and brokers:
four real brokers; four under
takers, and five photographers.
Ten lodging houses and three
hotels are listed, along with two
motion picture houses. Some 1877
tobacco retailers took out licenses,
also.
Rounding out the list were two
livestock markets. three common
criers; a junk dealer; a laundry.
a De@dler. vendor of medicines
and herbs; soft drink establish
ment; and two pool and billiard
hall operators. Some 1l9 slot
machine operators of all types
were included. These were for
candy. cigarettes. stamps. etc.
Numbers Change
Numbers and categories of these
business and professions change
from month TO month. Mr.. Wo-
mack points out. Such licenses are
required any time OF the year
that new business starts. or an
old one changes to new service
requiring a license.
A bill was introduced in the
General Assembly this term
seeking to eliminate the IS cent
fee required with each license.
The bill was killed i'll committee
for this session. however.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Hampden- Sydney
Plays Home Court
Finale Saturday

Hampden Sydney College S
basketball squad plays its final
home game OF the season Satur-
day night, meeting Bridgewater
College in a Little Seven and
Mason-DMon Conference contest.
Game time is 8 p. m.
Coach Claude Milam'S Bengals
played one of their finest games
OF the season at Death Valley
Wednesday night, turning back
highly regarded American Uni
yerslty $3.50 with sterling de-
fensiye play and poised, pick
yourspot shooting Don Humph-
reys Comp shelton. Russ
Holcomb and Bob Hickson all hit
lor double figures for the BengalS.
Humphreys The highest. with IS.
The win improved Hampdcn-
Sydncy'S MD record to Go and
was big step toward a Confer
ence play-off berth. The BengalS
arc still Smarting from the 67-65
defeat by Bridgewatcr last week
With Seniors Jim Slaydon and
Benny Vincent, reserve center
from Emporia. making the final
home appearance of their coll
legiate careers. Hampdcn- Sydney
is expected to shoot the works
against The Eagles.
Their regular season winds up
next week with two road games
against Emory and Henry. Mon
day night, at Wythevillc. and
Roanoke, MD leaders. Tuesday,
at Salem.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Hampden-Sydne
Receives Grant For
Chemistry Work

A Frederick Gardner Cottrell
grant to support a project beinp
conducted nv DR. .Ia-'as L w.
sham, OF Hampden- Sydney COL
lege, has been received by tht
College from the Research Corpo-
ration. New York City.
DR.. Worsham. member of the
Chemistry Department, is work.
ing on a project entitled. The
Dipole Moment. Structure. and
Association Phenomena OF Amines
and Andes
a graduate of the University
OF Richmond and of Duke Univer-
Sity, DR. WorSham is in his first
year of teaching at Hampdcn-
Sydney.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Assembly Deb. ate
Stirred By c as
Tax Increase Bill
Delegates Vote
Against Byrd
Tax Reduction

Top administration measures
neared decisive stages in the Cen
eral Assembly this week
Back by testimony of Governor
Stanley. members Of the State
Highway Commission and influ-
entail legislators. the ono cent
motor fuel tax bill is expected
to come TO a vote in The Senate
and possibly be pas. 4 IN the
House before the week end.
Another administrator bill
raising maximum unemployment
compensation benefits from So
to S24 a week was expected to win
early approval of the House FL
n nee Committee after sailing
through the Senate without OPP
position. This bill would also make
changes in the employers merit
rating system which are estimated
10 involve savings to these tax
payers of $4,000 900 this wears.
Carter Bill Passed
Tho House passed the Stuart
Garter bill last week by vote of
o6 to 40. This measure would
suspend the Byrd automatic tax
credit law for two years and would
have the effect Of taking 81 1000
600 earmarked for the taxpayers
and make it available for general
appropriations.
Delegate Arthur Richardson. Of
DlnWiddie, and a group Of other
House members introduced the
Governor recommendations for
establishment of a loan fund of
$500 900 for wholesale produce
markets. which has the backing of
agricultural ORGANIZATIONS and
several cities interested in such
markets. This WAS the last major
item IN the Governors inaugural
recomnNldaMous 10 70 into the
Legislative hopper
school Loans
The House gave final approval
last week to a resolution by Sen
ator NJ M Long. of Wise, to
amend the Constitution so that
state retirement funds would be-
come available for loans TO the
localities for school building pun
poses, on the same plan that Lit
erary Fund loans now are avail
able This would help many coun-
ties who now have applications
pending with the Literary Fund
The proposal for repeal of the
poll tax as a voting prerequisite
may be acted on in the House
Privileges and Elections Commit
tee during the week.
Debating Warm
Many other questions have
stirred warm debates before the
Assembly Among them is the
question of appropriating $600,000
to complete the ST 900 900 World
War II Memorial, already approx
ed by two sessions of the Legis-
lature; a bill proposing Richmond
Petersburg toll eXpressway, bills
recommended by the Mari High
way Study Commission dealing
With truck taxes and interstate
reciprocity, and several measures
to give counties permission TO
enact specified sales taxes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Mrs. w. A. Fischer
Dies At Home Here

Mrs. w a Fischer. A. bird
suddenly Thursday. February H.
about noon at her home on Ran
dolph street following = heart
attack
Mrs Fischer was born N Hlck-
DRY. ". C., on December ~. 1872.
and had made her home IN Farm
vile for the past 30 years She
Was member at the Farmvlllc
Presbyterian Church
Surviving arc five children,
Ralph and Clyde Fischer, and
Mrs Walter Rhodes. Of Farmvllle
MIS- Mabel Llpea, IF Charlottee-
VILE, and Mrs Fay Ashvcrth. 81
WINSTON salem. " g
FQnera. arrangsrents have net
been announced
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
II. l.. Newbill, .Ir.
Masonic Officer

Henry l.. Newbill. Jr.. of Farm
VILE, was appointed deputy grand
master Of District No. Is. by the
Grand Lodge Of MaSonS Of Viz
glnia at lis meeting last week
Mr. NeWbill will succeed Right
Worshlpful J G. Hudglna. Of hp-
pon1attoh, who was the celehrant
at installation services held Mon
day night at r'armville Lodge No
Il Fatlnvllle Lodge vas request
ed to install the ner cftce ~
tbs Grand Lodge
District No. IS conrrlses the
lodges At Arromattox ramrlin.
Prospect Cumberland and Farm
Vile
Mr. Newblll has been active in
Masonry for many years serving
at one time As grand master of
farnYnle Lodge. and It's treasur- :
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Comty's Rat and Mice Boarders
Must Go, All Members Declare

Members of the Farmville Ele-
mentary School. Green Bay.
Darlington Heights and Worsham
Junior and Worsham Senior Al
Clubs arc engaged in a rat poison
sales campaign. according to E.
+. Striplin, County Agent.
These club members, with the
cooperation of their leaders and
Alfred Price of Tractor Equip
ment Company are earning
money for their All Club treas
ury by the sale of rat and mice
poison containing Warfarin. War
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19

Tic College Iull Club OF Ismp-
Sydney has announced Ice
ture- recital to be presented by
Mrs Florence Richardson Rob
ertson. Of Richmond, on February
d. at s Y III IL Johns Auditor
lum
Mrs Richardson, who Wa born
III China where her parents were
missionaries. has had extensive
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Prospect P-TA Plans
nd-Raising Show

Prospect P-TA will sponsor q
Variety Show Thursday Feb. 25.
to raise funds for its playground
equipment purchase program. The
show will be given In the school
auditorium. at p. m.
Members of the school An
Club and student government
council viii sell refreshments dur
ing the event to assist with fund
raising efforts.
The show program will include
numbers by the AppomattoX
County Melody Boys. blackfacc
SkitS. humorous readings, dances
from tap TO Virginia Reel. and .
Revue Of period fashions.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Wide Film Planned
For February Is

A F Summons. manager Ct the
state and Lee Theaters. has an
nounced that Cinemasccre =
planned to be shown here at the
state on February Is The first
film to be presented for the wide
screen will be The Robe"
The theater was closed on Wd-
nesday afternoon 10 make the in
stallation Of the wide screen. IT
will be used for showing Of I'D,
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Have Yours?

There arc still plenty of pine
counties in tho Farmvilic District.
Virginia Forest Seryicc-m fact
nearly $4,000.
John Graf district fire chief,
said today requests for seedlings
may be made through the Farm
vile office of tho Forest Service.
Planting time extends through
March 10
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
Tobacco NJ Getting Set
Tonight at Heights

County Agent f. r. Strlplln
will conduct a pre- planting ill.,
formation meeting OH Flre-cured
end Burley tobacco tonight 'Fri-
day at Darlington Heights
schccl al ! 20.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19
POWHATAN WINS

Powhatan High stopped Rock
ville's undefeated record 59-4
Tuesday night, to tie for the Dis
trict lead.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-19

tvs Sewage and Drainage Sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1954-11-10

After the last guest had been
greeted, her majesty came
down and walked through the
guests. AS she came upon this
scene on Sir Rogers arm she
turned to him with her smile,
isn't this terribly gay?"
There were a couple of late
arrivals who were rushed out
to the marquee and met Queen
Elizabeth just as she was walk
ing back to the ballroom.
Among them were Senator and
Mrs. Joseph Mccarthy. Her
majesty greeted them both
warmly and conversed with
them a few minutes.
Mrs. Mccarthy told the
Queen that her parents had
also come from Scotland and
the Senator asked her, How
do you look so lovely and fresh
after two and a half hours of
this?" With this the Queen
giggled and said, do -" Then
she added that the Senator
looked very well also for such
a busy man.
Yes, she met them all, a real
live queen. Put your book of
the fables and fantasies at
arms reach on the library
shelf with today's reference
books, for in them they tell
you about good queens. They
are here today.
Evening star., 1954-11-10
By Doisy cIeIond

on but the remarks did not
change in their tenure. isn't
she wonderful"-"I am so
thrilled This is the thrill
of my whole lifetime" "I
thought I would cry" "She
said she wants to come to
Florida"
And on they went into the
huge heated marquee cover
ing a large part of the garden.
There was no indication that
you were outdoors. The inte-
rior of the tent could have
easily housed a three-ringed
circus complete with peanut
vendors. But this was not a
Ringing Bros. production and
for all their billboards and
fantasies, they could not
compete.
The United States Army
band played. a several hundred
foot table was ladened with
tidbits from the Embassy
kitchen and no hired help
passed them to the guests.
Instead of the usual uniformed
caterers, walters were wives of
Embassy staff members, as well
as the Makins' twins Cynthia
and Molly, doing their duty
the same as they would in
their mothers drawing room
at teatlme.
Evening star., 1954-11-10

Next came members Of the EN-
bassy staff. At 4:30 the door
to the long corridor filled with
other guests was opened.
Each guests name was an
nounced in loud clear tones
Mrs. Wade Ellis, first In line:
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, with
whom the Queen talked for
a while; the president Of st.
Andrews Society and Mrs.
Marcus Greenhorne-he in
Scottish kits, the Macpherson
plaid.
The ark-haired Queen
Mother, with her warm smile.
stood between Sir Roger and
Lady Makins. Clad in a street.
length dress Of antique aqua
satin and a hat of spiraling
aqua egrets. she was elegantly
jewelled as usual. She wore
flower shaped earrings of dia-
monds. a magnificent clip Of
huge diamonds, and five dia-
mond bracelets over her left
grey glove. No weight was
added to the gloved right hand
that had to clasp so many.
Open-heel, gun-metal kid
pumps completed her costume.
Lady Makins. the last in
line, was in a deep royal blue
satin dress with a matching
velvet toque. Just beyond her
stood handsomely uniformed
military aides and attaches
who took turns offering an
arm to each. lady guest to es-
cort them to the entranceway
to the inclosed marquee in the
rear. This was a new wrinkle
in embassy receptions and a
very snappy one.
The line of guests moved
slowly along one wall OF the
ballroom and down another,
all the time watching the royal
visitor greeting those in front.
There was Fleet Admiral VIII
liam Leahy, Mrs. j. Foster Dull
les, Mrs. Dulles, jr., former
Ambassador Joseph Grew, Mrs.
Matthew Ridgway in a black
cartwheel hat trimmed with
white petals, and Mrs. Robert
Stevens, wife of the Secretary
of the Army, carrying a gift
wrapped book for the Queen
a volume by the Rev. DR.. Ed
ward L. Elson, the Presidents
pastor.
People who had been through
the line were sorry to have to
leave the room where her
majesty was greeting new
comers, but it was necessary to
keep it clear. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eliot Wadsworth came in and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Finley, the
Pakistan Ambassador wearing
a gold metal cloth turban with
high ruf11es rampant and fol-
lowed by four pretty young
women of his family, all wear
ing saris.
Senator and Mrs. Mike Mon
Evening star., 1954-11-10
AReporter Meets q Real Queen

Did you ever meet q real.
live queen?, Well. this reporter
did: Her Majesty Queen Eliza
beth. Queen Mother Of Eng
land.
Do not cast aside your fairy
tale books, for on the subject
Of queens they tell the truth,
not fiction.
Yesterday afternoon, her
majesty bid her farewell to
Washington. The occasion was
almost a marathon, with the
royal visitor shaking almost
1000 hands at a reception
given at the British Embassy.
But even with the siege of hui
manity, the event was Britain
ically correct to the nth degree
after all, a queen was in
their midst and Britishers need
no more.
The awe Of mystery and sus-
pense was well built up at the
British Embassy. First you
stood in a hall, rather narrow,
with cement flooring and un-
fiattering overhead lights. You
were there just long enough to
begin to worry about your ap-
pearance. Was the upper in
the back Of your dress closed?
How did that smudge get on
the right hand of your brand
new, clean white gloves chest
pair, toot? BY this time you
were convinced that you were
a member of the worst dressed
list. Would SHE notice?
Next, a CHEEKY British voice
said about 80 please" and for
ward you went to the next stop,
which was an attractive library.
In this room a similar voice
briefed you, and since the sur
roundingS were much pleas
anter, so was your appearance,
you thought. There was the
honey touch of cigarette boxes
well filled and you almost
reached for one-but those
gloves again. You were only
going to do this once in a life
time, after all.
Next came the big moment.
In you went to the huge ball
room and there SHE was. Her
majesty stood between the
British Ambassador and Lady
Makins on a large Oriental rug
in front of the fireplace. She
was beautifully bejeweled and
begowned in a royal fashion
but one look at her warm smile
and you thought that you must
have a crown on your head,
too.
Soon you were the next to be
asked your name and be pre-
sented to the Queen. Tall,
ambassadorial looking Sir
Roger Makins greeted you first
and then that now famous
smile was all for you. Then it
was in the past tense-you had
met a queen.
Her majesty met them all:
Cabinet members, members of
the Supreme Court, the Con-
greSs. the Embassy staff, the
diplomatic corps, the military,
the Girl Scouts, the Salvation
Army, just residents-tall ones,
short ones, controversial ones
and just everyday citizens.
The crowds came on and
Evening star., 1954-11-10

sight that made the Embassy
reception run with satin
smoothness.
What's more, her delightful
majesty looked as fresh and
twinkling throughout yester-
days three-hour party as she
did the night before when she
had softly sung. "You Are My
Sunshine" and heard the
President sing Deep in the
Heart of Texas" If the EN-
bassy dinner Monday night
had been a success, so was the
huge party there yesterday.
An estimated 1,700 people
passed through the portals of
British Ambassador and Lady
Makins' residence - present
administration and past ad-
ministration people; the car
riage trade, plus a few street.
car transits; victorious Sena-
tors and defeated candidates.
They were all on hand for this
climax of the Queens visit
the one big social gathering
open to Capital society. And
Capital society wouldn't have
missed it for the world. It was
ready and waiting before the
doors were open.
Senator Ralph Flanders was
there and so was Senator Joe
Mccarthy. Perle Mesta was
there and so was Gwendolyn
CafritZ, who curtsied to the
Queen. Secretary of the SEN
ate Mark Trice and the man
who probably gets his job, Les
lie Biff1e; victorious Senator
Paul Douglas and defeated
Homer Ferguson; victorious
Senator Saltonstall and de-
feated Guy Gillette.
The Queen shook hands
with them all between 4 and
7 o'clock, ending up by min
Cling with the well-dressed
throng in the green tent
erected in back of the En-
bassy. They say she never
tires. u
Promptly at 4 o'clock, Am
bassador and Lady Makins and
their honor guest received the
chiefs of diplomatic missions.
Evening star., 1954-11-10

Szechenyi, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Murphy, who said they'll be
leaving soon; Mr.. and Mrs.
Andre de Limur-the latter
curtsying way down; Mrs.
Stanley Reed with her glasses
on, so she wouldn't miss the
Queens diamonds this time,
she said, as she had done at
the White House.
Behind her majesty, lending
visual and perhaps moral sup.
port, stood her two ladies-in-
waiting. Lady Jean Rankin in
navy blue with a white feather
cloche, Mrs. John Mulholland
in ruby-red satin and small
black hat, and Air Chief
Evening star., 1954-11-10

roney, ex-senator Hiram Bing-
ham, making his first appear
ance since his recent illness,
with Mrs. Bingham; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Davis, Mrs. Conger
Pratt, who curtsied to the
Queen -"I always do," said
Sadie; Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
William Ritchie, Senator and
Mrs. Edward Martin and Mrs.
James Duff.
And still they came-Dean
Francis Sayre, jr. and his wife;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
Glover, Admiral and Mrs.
Harold Stark, the Chief Of
Naval Operations and Mrs.
Robert Carney, countess
Evening star., 1954-11-10
Star stat Photo by John Horan.

Marshal Sir William Elliott in
business suit.
The Soviet Ambassador and
Nine. Zaroubin paid their re-
spects and so did former Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Ache
son, Senator and Mrs. Karl
Mundt, the Struve Hensels,
Eve Symington defeated Sena-
tor John Sherman Cooper who
is certain, it's said, to become
an ambassador; miral |
Emory Land wearing his
K. B. E. Cross; Col. and Mrs.
Gordon Moore, Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks, Representative Jim
Continued on Page B-9, Col. L.
Evening star., 1954-11-10

walking, tits
said, In her
high heels
on the green
carpet that
covered the
u n e v e n
ground of
the British
E m b a S S y
garden for
y e S terday's
reception.
The prac-
ticing was
part Of the
British fore
Evening star., 1954-11-10
Exclusively Yours
Queen Creets 100
AT British Party
Seems Untired at Three-Hour
Fete After TunefuI Evening
Exclusively Yours
By Betty BeoIe

The day after the Queen
Mother had sung songs with
the President Of the United
States, she was practicing
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1954-09-25
NEWS of P. ia
LINCOLN MEMORIAL

Mrs. Hazel R. Bledsoe an
nounced that Mrs. Rosa1ee Foy,
newly elected president of the
PTA Of Lincoln Memorial
School had resigned as pres1-
dent because of her duties as
police woman which would keep
her away from the meetings.
Mrs. Foy made it clear that
she would assist the PTA
whenever possible and to call
upon her at any time.
We are happy to have Mrs.
Adeline Green as our newly
elected president. The other
elected officers area follows:
Mrs. Catherine Jones, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Hazel R. Bledsoe,
second vice PRESIDENT: Miss
Chanie Walker, corresponding
secretary; Mr.. John Walker,
recording secretary; Mrs, Mary
Moore, treasurer; Mrs. Marie
atty, historian; Mrs. Leila Jack
son, magazine chairman; Mrs.
Leroy Boyd, program chair
man; Mrs. Dorothy Jarnan.
publicity chairman and reporter
Mrs. E a inc Rat1iff, music
chairman; Mrs. Ruby Sanders.