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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Banks Resources dtNelUWgh Stockholders
Informed; Weinberg NeU Board Appoinfee

Reports Of resources AT all-tlme
highs and of very satisfactory OPP
erations the past year were dis :
closed to stockholders Of Farm :
vllle's three banks during annua
meetings Tuesday.
Planters Bank and Trust Con- :
pany stockholders named Joseph
A. Weinberg to the bank S board
of directors First National Bank
and Peoples National Bank stock
holders reelected the same direC-
tors serving the past year.
Mr.. Weinberg is an executive
in the corporation operating the
following Farmvillc business eS-
adjustments: The Hub Home
Furniture Company Dorothy May
and Southern Hardware Com
pany. He is also assuming active
management Of The Hub
He is active in business, civic
and veterans and Reserve organ
iZations in the community. He VIII
Join board Of directors other
wise unchanged at Planters Bank.
Assets Go Up
Combined assets Of the three
banking institutions, reporting in
year-cnd statements. amounted
to $1,000, 80758 That represents
gain of S475 233 33 over last
year when another new high was
established - lasting tW c " c
months.
Demand deposits totaled So
6l6,5l4 "a while time deposits set
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

service found useful by the bank
inc public.
Officers Retained
Officers Of the three Institutions
we're retained N all posts held the
asst wear All were renamed as
directors met following the stock
lolderS sessions, At the three
1ankS these are
First National Bank, J. +. Gar
and. president; r. r Garland.
first vice president: Walter G.
outney, second vice pres dent. K.
w. Sanford, Jr, cashier and trust
officer; W. K. Carter assistant
cashier and assistant trust officer.
S. Bruce Spencer and Mrs +. T.
WOotton, assistant cashiers.
Peoples National Bank. j. Luck
IN Bugg. president; T. 6. Baldwin
and W S. Weaver. vice presidents.
|. c. Glenn, cashier. and J NJ.
Watkins and S. p. Glover. assist
ant cashiers.
Planters Bank and Trust Com
pany, ]. w Dunnigton. chairman
Of the board; c. w Hart. prcSi-
dent; j. N Carter. vice president;
J. c Bondurant. cashier, and c.
n Pritchard, Jr., assistant cash
Ter.
Mr.. Prltchard was appointed to
his post during the year He is a
son Of Or. and Mrs. Claude II.
Pritchard, OF Atlanta. Ga. and an
honor graduate at Hampden-
sydney College four wears AVG.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Doubled Giving
OF Dimes Asked

March OF Dimes leaders here
this week opened their campaign
on an appeal for doubled giving
over contributions made last year.
Drive Leader Andrew c, Brown
points out that the National
Foundation hopes for doubled
giving because of widespread eX-
periments with vaccine to be used
this year and to finance pur-
chaSeS Of Gamma Globulin. an
effective control material
There is additional obligation
for Farmville and Prince Edward
county, he said, because the
chapters resources have been
us d entirely, and S5,30C
emergency gift was sent mere by
the National Foundation earlier
in the year.
To key giving on the appeal
basis, leaders this week made a
survey Of last years campaign, in
which s4.358.87 was raised DON
ors may thus have some idea of
where greater amounts Will be
required. This is the 1852 count
as reported.
Special gifts $1701.0l women S
organizations $3.50 com col
lectors $34237; public schools
and colleges $65257: Junior
Chamber of Commerce skating
party $3.50 so,
County areas provided: Darling
ton Heights $2l275; Green Bay
$7055, Prospect s2594 Hamp-
dem Sydney $1O785, Worsham,
$1o7.97; Meherin $l03.77 and
Rice, $23479.
County leaders assisting last
year W ere Mrs. Roach Watson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard, Mrs. Jack
Jones C. Boyd Bagby. r. NJ
Dean Bruce Rcdd, Mrs. Winston
Farley and Mrs Charles r. Nc
knight
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

a record at $5.8ol,77o.28. which
is 1851 1929 higher than report
ed at the end Of 1852
Dividend payments on capital
stock ranged from Il TO Ii per
cent during the year,
Christmas savings clubs were
reported as popular at the three
institutions ard growing IN num-
bers and amounts as a nuhlic
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Salesman's Case
Stolen From Auto
On North Street

A sample case Of work clothes
and pajanaS was stolen from a
salesman car parked on North
street, Tuesday night.
The small ventllator window Of
The 1852 car had been forced open
to- gain entrance TO the car
sometime after $50 p. N.
George A. Cooke, salesman for
the Sherrod Shirt Company Of
High Point, N c.. estimated losses
and damages at, $l25.
People who leave valuable
things showing ~ their locked
cars are inviting trouble, a mem
Der Of the Farmville Police Force
investigating the thclt warned
drivers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Leaders of Scouts
Invited for Training

A Boy Scout round table about
crafts will be conducted Thursday,
Jan. 81, at s7;3O p. m, at Farm
vile High School District Chair
man r p Briefly and District
Commissioner G. b Kelsey invite
all Scout troop committeeman
and Scoutmasters Of the poWha-
tam ARROW district 10 attend
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Former Resident
Appointed Director

A former Farmville resident
and employee. r Thorpe Jones,
has been appointed director Of
audio-yisual education in the
Greensboro. N. c.. school system,
A native Of Boydton, Mr. Jones
is a graduate Of North Carolina
State and was formerly co-ordl-
nator of diversified occupations at
Greensboro senior high school,
His wife is the former Miss
Elva Z Andrews Of FarmWille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Hampdcn- Sydney
Gets Gifts of Sl2,1OO

Announcement was made this
week by Dr. Edgar Ct Cannon,
president Of Hampdcn-S Sydney
College. that a gift of $4,000 had
been received. The purpose of the
gift. he said was for the estab
fishing Of scholarship. Other
gifts amounting Of S2,lo0 were
also received
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
NIGHT FIRE DAMAGES HOME

Fire caused by an overheated
furnace pipe damaged two rooms
Of the resident of G.nny Watson.
3l6 North Virginia St, Wednes-
day night. Farmville volunteer
6remen answered the alarm about
100 p m They brought the fire
in the fye-room frame residence
under control quickly
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Town Council Cets
yT&T Co. Repl,
On Dial System
Route Is Truck
Traffic Route
Authorized

Installation OF dial telephones
II the Farmville exchange is at
last six years away, according to
)lans of Virginia Telephone and
telegraph Company. E. c. Gar
EFT, Of Charlottesville. former
Farmville exchange manager, told
the Town Council Tuesday night
that the Farmville Exchange had
made excellent growth since l945
Subscribers had increased from
1l43 to 1854 and five stations
had been added to the exchange
equipment. In addition long dis
lance circuits had increased from
- to 30. Installation Of an adj
ditional station here should have
increased the efficiency and made
the service fast and satisfactory,
he said His appearance before
the council was in response to a
request made recently for dial
telephone system.
Increases in service have added
employees from l6 to 38, and five
more supervisory employees Of the
Southern district m a k e their
home in Farmville, he said Plant
investment has doubled from
sos, 1892 to s352,773, and the an
nual payroll is S1ll,000 InStalla-
ton of dial system would require
an investment Of S350,0O0.
The council took no further
action at the Tuesday meeting on
its recent request.
Plan Two Stery Fire House
Fire Chief Claude Butcher re-
quested the council TO review
plans for the new flrehouse to be
built on South street this year
and to add a second story which
would become the meeting and
activities room for the volunteer
company. While the building is
in progress. walls and floor can
be added more economically than
later, Mr. Butcher pointed out.
The matter was referred to the
Fire committee for conference
with the Volunteer Fire Company
committee.
Minor stree repairs and
changes were authorized. t h
most important being a drain at
the intersection OF the parking
lot entrance and South street.
Traffic Changes
A truck route north on Route
Is was authorized down Main
street to the intersection Of Route
400 at Third street. Southbomd
traffic will continue to use Route
Is, down High street to Main as
at present. 1t was pointed out
that most northbound truck traf-
fic moves at night. The new de-
signed truck route will improve
the grade for truckers and Will
relieve disturbing noise through
the residential section council
men feel.
A traffic control light was
authorized near the corner Of
Third and Garden streets. This
light would slow traffic on Route
400. and would not stop west
bound traffic The stop signal
would operate only if the vehicle
was proceeding above the pre-
scribed rate,
The traffic light now on this
corner would be moved to the
corner Of Third and South streets.
A five-mlnute parking area was
established near the postofflce for
four cars. two on the east side
and two on the west side Three
parking meters were removed
Water Control Board
The State Water Control Board
requested a personal report OF
Continued on Page s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Boychoir Interested In FarmviIIe
Youth After Addition Here This Week

Phil Gay, 10 year old son Of
Mr., and Mrs. Phillip Gay Of
Fourth Street. Farmyile, has
been awarded an application to
the Columbus Boychoir summer
camp at Chatauqua Lake N Y
Phil was one OF the two boys who
applied for additions following
the appearance Of the famous
Boychow al Jarman Auditorium
ON IucSNnV
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Income Tax
Help Offered

After hanging up a new cal
endar. one comes face to face
with taxpaying time.
Cursed by some and realized
by others as a necessity for fed
eral government services, most
citizens experience confusion at
this time. And still no matter
what the feeling may be every
citizen Or resident Of the United
States whether an adult or MI
ncr-who had 5000 or more gross
income in 1858 must file an in
come tax return on Form 1040 or
1040-A FIJI ng is REQUIRED by fed
eral law 1t is a duty of people
living and working in this coun-
try
Income tax returns must be
filed before March IS. Try to
avoid the last minute rusn is the
advice of workers n the Internal
Revenue Office Of the Farmville
District in the basement OF Farm
vile Post Office.
FarmyiiIe Workers
As far as practical. income tax
forms and instructions have been
mailed to taxpayers However, ad-
diuonal forms and instructions
may be secured from the Farm
vile office
Three workers, H F. Shwartz.
A. II. Kloke and H S. Whitaker.
will help citizens file Their returns
at the Farmyille office The Of
fee is open from $50 a m to 5
D. m. every day except Saturday
and Sunday The office will be
opened Saturday March 13, dur
ing regular hours Telephone
number Of the local Office Is 49
Internal Revenue Office in
Farmville Will be happy to assist
taxpayers III filing returns. How
ever, since the Office serves eight
counties, Mr. Kloke suggests that
anyone wishing help should come
TO the Office as early as possible.
Necessary Papers
Certain papers are necessary to
ile income tax returns These
papers are WIZ forms, winch are
statements furnished by employ
prS SlQWiNo the wages maid and
the amount of tax withheld from
the pay and memoranda for 9TH
e. income Included III the lat
Continued on Pace 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Drou ght Relief
Committee Meets
In First $ ession
Is Feed, Hay
Requests G iven
Approval Here

Prince Edward county S Emers-
ency Drought Committee, through
which farmers requests for
emergency aid are channeled
held its first meeting here We'd
nesday morning.
On hand for consideration were
II applications for livestock feed
mixtures. All were approved
Applications for avail a b ! e
grainS-W wheat and corn at $1.1o
and Sl.00 per bushei respectively
and for mixtures of these
grains with whatever materials
farmers may have on hand are
submitted to t he committee
through the County Agricultural
Conservation and Sterilization
office.
Through Local Dealers
Under the program. farmers
may also make application for
corn and wheat alone, but such
orders must be held until car
load lots can be orders. Farmers
here thus far have all requested
approval for mixture materials
These may be taken to any local
dealer for immediate placing Of
orders.
The committee also approved
Of
hay. totaling 81 tons Approval
allows the purchaser an So a ton
reduction IN freight rates. The
funds are provided through an
emergency appropriation of fed
eral tax monies
Hay Requests
Requests Tor hay are placed
through the office of County
Agent t. f. Striplin, and not the
ACS office. however After the
Emergency committee approves
hay request, it has nothing to do
With where or through whom the
order is placed Committee APP
prevail provides for the freight
savings only
The So a ton freight reduction
applies to all kinds Of hay alike
Some railroads are providing an
additional freight reduction until
spring. but Mr Striplin advised
today that most local orders APP
parently viii be processed through
rail companies now not offering
further reductions
Where such additional reduct-
ion is permitted, the total savings
on freight comes to $12 per ton.
TO start proceedings, the newly
organized Emergency workers and
a farmer and banker representa-
tive. conferred at length with D.
&. Moore. Of the Richmond office
of the Agricultural Conservation
and Sterilization. He is Yield re-
preventative for Southside coun-
ties.
Need Is Criterion
Grain and feed mixture appA-
cation are geared to a 60-day
supply as a guide post for the
committees consideration. For
the present applications are be-
ing approved IN amounts required
to fA4 daiIymen'S or cattlemen S
needs 80 DAYS ahead
Feed stocks on hand are con-
sidered, however, with requests
,,,-ovi'tnq the dtfforon"e hot"een
amounts on hand and the total
ro,lu44- nlIIlus lol % Ways. r
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Farm"ille Hiol's court SQUAD
faces a big test Friday night when
Emporia Highs Eagles come here.
A Junior varsity game will be sub
81 tuted for the girls event, be-
ginning at 7:30. The varsity game
follows
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
More Industry Study

A delegation from the Chamber
will attend conferences next
Thursday and Friday at Law
renceville on community plan
ming for more industry. Specialists
from the State Chamber Of Com
merce and state industrial agenc-
les Will meet with community re-
presentatives during the confer
enceS.
E Louis Dahl was present as a
guest for the monthly dinner ses-
sion Lloyd Vaughan was intro
duced as a 1854 participating
member representing the Farm
vile Herald. where he is advertise
ing department chief
May w G. Fitzpatrick was
the even ng'S guest speaker. using
as his subject What's Ahead foI
as his subject Whats Ahead for
appear elewhere in this edition
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Farmv:lle Plan Study

The FarmYille Plan committee
placed in the hands Of members
attending Mondays session d copy
of the 19-page Community De
velopment Program survey, made
three years ago by Business and
Professional Women's Club yolun-
teer canvassers. after preliminary
planning with American Legion S
national leaders in this field
The voiuminous survey. which
lists the community resources.
labor supply, public service faci-
litites and includes listing Of
community needs, according to
The opinion CT those contacted
will be studied by members
T. w. Brooks III, FarmVille
Plan chairman said the survey
had already proved useful and
that its present wide circulation
was being made TO see if a joint
study can extract more good from
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Retail Credit Bureau Study Opened
By Chamber of Commerce; Members
Hear Mayor Discuss Plans for 1854
Farmville Plan
Survey Re-Opened

Chamber OF Commerce mem
ers Monday night underwrate a
tldl Of community retail credit
2ureaus with the idea OF determ-
ming whether or not one is feas-
ible here.
W. A. watson Jr.. Chamber
president, WHY name Chamber
ornnittee to conduct such q
study by letter and personal visits
5AiS roonth, TIL group VIII re
ort on its findings at the Feb
ruary meeting, he directed.
Chamber directors, according to
AIr watson, have been seaklna
ways to establish fuN-tiine
Chamber Office here, but have
been held back for lack Of AIDE
quate membersh p ana operating
funds, he said
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15
Joint Office Seen

Mandays discussion centned
IN the possibility 81 combining a
'ull-time Once ana secretary with
the cred bureau lHlces and per
sonnet. should one 'be established.
Future Chamber action Will de
pend on the findings Or the
newly appointed committee after
its study Of retail credit bureaus
n similarly-sized communities,
MI Watson said
The Chamber Tobacco Market
mmittee is ready to proceed
with plans for the annual TobAc-
co Market Jubilee, as soon as a
date for closing Of the market
has been determined. according to
a report by Larkn Pairet com
mittee co-chairman
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-15

Installation OF dial telephones
n the Farmville exchange is at
East six years away. according to
plans of Virginia Telephone and
telegraph Company. E. C. Gar
Nott IF C,Na ~ ~ ac,ri1la Fnr,,,ar
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-03-05

George Howard. Pine Bluff He
was accompanied by his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cade, Cotton Plant,
We're guests from Woodruff coun-
ty PTA. SIG was raised There
was a nice attendance Of white
guests. Eagel Boyd, ex-mayor,
was the spokesman for the white
guests Funeral services for
Mrs. Henrietta Brown, were held
Friday at Fellowship church. De-
votion was led by Ken Oak. Rev,
R. A. cooney, gave the eulosy
Mrs. Pearlee Matthias, served as
mistres of ceremonies; Mrs. Ma
ME Williams read the obituary,
Mrs. Wilson Brewer sang solo,
Short talk by Jim Matthias. Music
by Mrs. Rezza William. There
was a large attendance of rela-
tives and out-of-town friends
Mrs. Marian Hill visited hel
brother in Little Rock Mrs
E. M. Brown, attended the Gee
Acquainted meeting in the ex-
tension office, Devalls Bluff, with
the new agent, Mrs, Ruby M
Harris, also Mrs. Fannie M
Boone, state home demonstration
agent.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-03-05
Malvern

The Christians of Keith Mem
orial Methodist church (White),
Bro. w. S. cazort. minister, are
thankful to God, the pastor and
Christians of Bethel AME church,
for h e very fine program
brought to us February 20 by
Miss Coreen Gulley. a 100 per-
cent Christian. She spoke on the
subject, What are The Country
Negro Churches Doing She told
us all we expected and more,
Coreen was born and reared at
Rosston. The songs she sang
were sweet. She is beautiful
young woman. The program she
brought to us gained for her
many white friends from our
church. When she began to sing,
any Christian could see God IN
her; she forgets self We have
had nice singing from the color
ed church, but this is the best
we have had. Ii I was going to
send a message to God and want
ed to be sure of Him getting it,
would send it by Coreen. ! do
believe that she could get 1T 10
him quicker than I. God bless
Mrs. Lee, who came along with
this fine young woman. She al
so brought to us a nice talk. we
have few elder women as MIS-
Lee, standing by the type Oh
Young women. as Coreen. Coreen
lives what she teaches and she
talks and acts like a real firss
class school teacher. We are ask
ing the bishops, presiding elders
ministers, and Christians of the
AME church to pray for Coreeh
that God will help and bless hef.
The world needs more young
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-03-05

!. Nine phande college
~ In ceremonies held this the
Miss Bessie Ward field director Girl
cout council conducted 22hour
February ended February
oung women given their Mrs Vema
ave director of the Girl The college
women who social science and sociology
or their scout leader work They will troops
various age groups beginning with the ending
ne senior girls They under of
professor j. r. Ewbank They Smith, Junior Cotton
Plant Dorothy Carter senior Chicago Frances whaey Junior
little Rock Jacque Nichols junior Tennessee Oklahoma johnnie
"me senior North Little Gunnes junior Morrill,
Ton; Amyra Watson, Junior Rock Anne Waugh
sophonore Little Rock; and Georgia sophomore Cotton
rant Miss l. G Barrow head on special serv
Ices for college "
Tau lhaper OF Zeta Phi Beta
charm clinic in the barracks building last week
pecss for the occasion Boyack who smoke
- Snaraeter IN Relation to Charm" e M Griffin Good
sood or Good Charm Mrs C Galloway Care OF the Hair
- H. Digs registered at Dunbar school, Person.
- ufoommg Mrs Terrence Speech" Dyer per
sonany Mrs C. Jarrett Miss Betty Asche Clothing
Models We're Misses Dorothy Turner Frances WAL
ton and Mrs. C. Bronson.
Fhanoer viii have its guest by
ca arrangement with the Jewish Chauauqua society
nam b. Schwarts He is from Temple Beth e. :.
The faculty had its guest o n " $50 D. m Karl
Hoefer German exchange teacher He spoke German
Problems in Education Foreigner Sees the United
States System" DR. R. S Ross is president club
-Four representatives college the annual
Neuropsyhiatrc meeting last c. Knsey
spoke The conference held the
hospital in North Little Rock Representing
Ewbank Dr. Martin Grossack. William
Lawson,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-03-05

county held an instructors meet
ing Tuesday evening at the Ne
gro extension office The N.
A. A, c. p. branch of this city
will hold their monthly meeting
at the New Hope ME church.
Monday. We invite all visitors
and friends to attend including
the youth council The N. A.
A. c. p branch installation SER
vices were held and all officers
were installed by the president,
Mrs. l.. c., Bates. Meeting was
very successful and nine men,
beers were added to the branch.
Our motto; We are still on a
study forward march Mrs
Bates. Miss Verlia Grice and
others spent short time in the
home Of Mrs. Laura clanton re-
Gently On the sick list
Plears Sturin. Mrs. Eliza Sims
Prof. c. c, Ely and Lucy Taylor
Mrs. Resell Taggart, Raynold
Thomas, Davenport, Iowa, Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Williams
Rock Island. Illinois, arrived here
Sunday to be with their mother
and grandmother, VINO is very
i'll Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
and Raynold Thomas were guests
in the home of their aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie C.
Williams during the past week
Mrs. Taggit spent the week in
the home of her sister, Mrs
Edna Jet and mother, Mrs. Lucy
Taylor For your STATE
PRESS, see Mrs Laura Clanton
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Oes Arc

Mrs. Ella M. Brown
Sunday was regular service
day at Fellowship Baptist church.
The pastor, Rev. R. W. Rodgers,
delivered both morning n
evening sermons. Rev. and Mrs.
Rodgers, were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Matthias. Sun
day school was conducted by Luz
die Ewell. Class No. 2 was
awarded the offering banner, and
class No. l the attendance BAN
ner The WINS met Monday
afternoon in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bonnie Qualls, who were
presented a nice basket of fruit
and food by the vice president,
Mrs. Evie Holloway, from the So
ciety Sunday school, Bethel
AME church was conducted by
w. Brewer. at the absence of O.
Brown, who was in Hazelhurst,
Mississippi, visiting h S sick
brother The PTA celebrated
founders day at Douglas high
school. There was a fine pro-
gram with the following partici-
pants: Mrs. Mamie William. Mrs.
Juanita Taylor, Mrs. Carzetta
Loving, Mrs. Hortense Loving,
and Mrs. Ella M. Brown. Miss
Woods, sister Of Mrs. Tate, intro
duced t he speaker, Attorney