The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-09
Letters 7 o Editor
We Help Maintain
Our Community

Editor Of Herald
The ordinance published iii
Oct % and % issues Of the
Herald states that the area which
they wish to annex enjoys reli-
elous. commercial civic, cultur-
al and social facilities of the
town We do. But do We help sup
port these facilitiesp
DO We support our churches? I
believe every church in our town
is represented IN this community
by our employees living in other
sections Of the town or commun-
ity We find oar people active in
every one, with their financial
and moral support-we have
teachers. Church school superin-
tendents deacons and board
members
In the commercial life we share
in this way The largest business
in this section has payroll of
5000 600; Of that amount 1920 900
is paid to ll6 families IN this vi
entity who IN turn spend that
payroll here In addition they
let sub contracts IN this area Of
$3.50, 500. which finds its way
into the business channels Of this
community Another has 40 en-
plOyeeS IN and around FarmVille
to whom has been paid in the
past nine month over $3.50 600.
another newer business with IL
5 employees has a pay roll Of
$50 900 the other six establish
ments have from 2 to 10 employ
ees With comparable payrolls
These employees are all eood
/ substantial cHlzens young men
for the most part buying homes,
raising their families. buying food
! clothes, cars. refrigeratOrs. tele-
visions and paving taxes to help
make our community GROW
The civic life Of our town has
/ had our support We have now, or
have had men head Of the Cham
/ Der OF Commerce Junior Cham
/ Der of Commerce. Rotary Club
/ the P-TA of our schools and all
/ civic improvement and projects
have been supported by our peo-
/ pie from the establishment of the
/ Hotel Wcyanoke the Shoe Fac
tory the Community Chest. the
building and expansion Of the
Southside Community Hospital
and the Recreation programs for
! our youth.
The cultural and social life Of
town has been supported too by
! our people from the building of
the Student Building of the Col
leee to the services Of our people
as leaders and members of clubs
fostering all program for the bet
/ terment of our community
As business firms we lend our
support to the business life Of our
| town by our purchases in the
/ town of Farmville.
Our business this year bought
over 5000 in town tags, bought
| through the town agent over ST =
500 truck licenses we paid over
$500 in insurance We purchase
! Gasoline Oil. tires and automotive
supplies from Farmville merch-
ants of approximately $4,000 up
on which the merchants pay tax
to the town
All other merchants here sup
port the town and community to
greater or lesser degree according
TO their size Not only through
purchases but through sub-con-
tracts of thousand of dollars to
local contractors.
Again. in the picture we have
these fact The businesses in this
area for the most part are not
stores or merchant selling goods
to the public and deriving all
Of their business from the COM
munity. but are businesses SELL
ing services all over the State of
Virginia and beyond our State.
In our business not more than
one per cent of our revenue is De
rived from this community.
Three Of the other establishments
also serve wide areas :
In considering these facts, can
il be said we do not, or are not
willing to pay our share in the
support and development Of our
community? We are located here
not for monetary gain. but be-
cause We like to live here like
TO raise our families here. like
10 be a part Of Our community.
Could it be that our Town,
Council had not thoroughly
studied the situation from every
viewpoint and could see their way
10 postpone their suit for annexa-
tion until a Master Plan for the
the incorporation Of all the adj
lacent areas could be included?
If so. at such time | do not be-