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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

The State Highway Commission
has scheduled a hearing sometime
in July on August to discuss {'ro-
tests from five central Virginia
counties affected by the proposal
to transfer certain roads in those
counties from primary to seGon-
dairy status
Nelson. Amherst. Appoma8tox
and Charlotte counties met With
Highway Commissioner TUCKER c.
Watkins last week to protest. the
move. A spokesman for the gsoup
said that Watkins made no prom
Uses about the order but did ask
that the commission remove signs
marking the changes from the
affected roads.
The highways listed to be tkans-
ferred are Route Sc in BucRing-
ham and Nelson counties, Route
1873 in Nelson and Amherst. and
Route 26 in Appomattox and
Charlotte counties
Distrid Highway Engineer S.
". Mun$ey said the commission
had ordered the changes accord
ing to state wide policy of
shifting primary highways to
secondary status when the volume
of traffic no longer justified their
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Quarterly Conference Schedule Set
In FarmviIIc District by DIR. Blackwell

The schedule Of preaching and
quarterly conference appoint
mcnts for Farmvillc District of
the Methodist Church has been
announced by Dr.. H, Conrad
Blackwell, district superintendent.
It is as follows
Amelia Trinity July 10. 730
.. m. &C; Blackstone. July u, s
p. m, &C; Boydton CBoydtonl
July 10 1880 p. m &C Bucking-
ham Haynes, July IA, 8 2. m,
&C: Burkeville Rice, &C at
Barker Memorial July is, p. m.
Gainesville tCartersvne), July
Is, 8 p. m, &C
Also. Charlotte brakes Branch
preaching July II, II a m. fol-
lowed by &C. with lunch at
church Chase City July 49, II
m. followed by &C, Clarks-
willie, July IS II a m, followed
by &C; Crewe, preaching. August
8, II q. m. &C August - at
p m.
Also Cumberland fPayner.
July 20, s p m. &C Dillwyn
Salem August 8, 100 p. m,
followed by &C East Nottoway
Poplar Hill august 7. II n
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

dinner and &C Farmville. August
Is, II a m. &C September 6.
r. m
Also. Kcnbridge. August / at
! a m followed by &C. Keys
vile, July 18. 1880 p. M, follow
ed by &C; Lunenburg Williams
July 81. preaching at II a. m,
dinner then &C, North Mecklen-
burg Salem &C August at 8
p. m Meherrin. &C July % at
8 p m
Also Nottoway Bethel &C
July % at s p. m. NottoWay-
Lunenbng st Marks, July II
at s p m. followed by &C. Phenix
CPhenix) July 8 at 8 p. m. fol-
lowed by &C Powhatan (Salem)
&C August , at 5 p m; Prince
Edward (Beulahi August 6 at
p. m
Also. Prospect Prospect, &C
August Z at 8 ., m. preaching
July H. at II a m; Victoria
August j at 1880 p m. followed
by &C; West Buckingh NJ
Trinity, September 5 at IL a
M. preaching. dinner then &C
and West Mecklenburg tEphesus,
August II at p. IN, followed BY
&C.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
July Bicentennial
Activities Center
In Area Churches
Mt. Pleasant Will
Begin Homecoming
Events July II

Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
in Hampcen District viii be the
scene OF the first church home
coming to be held in July as part
Of the Prince Edward County BIZ
centennial celebration.
On July II. during all day
festivities, Joseph E Garland
will dedicate q ma"ker 70 ~
Pleasant Church, of which he
and his family were regular COM
municants during his youth
The history Of the church,
dating back to the Colonial
times, Will be given. and the Rev.
c. O. Kid, pastor OF the Farm
vile Methodist Church. will de-
liver an address in the afternoon.
j Barge Wall. owner of the
Farmville Herald will be one OF
the speakers on the program.
Residents of the County and all
who are interested are invited
10 dtte1iU Ille dIbiN lt4No i"AAu "
bring picnic lunch. which viii
be served on the grounds.
Other homecomings scheduled
to take place in Prince Edward
during July include College
Church at Hampden-Sydney on
July 10. and a Joint celebration
bv the Briery Church and Me-
herrin Presbyterian Church on
Sunday. July IS
These additional homecomlngS
viii also feature special, historic,
display Of antique vessels, and
the like. and will be open to the
public,
The I7av Arthur stevens is
chairman in charge OF July
Homecomines. and members OF
his committee who have made
special contributions to the &C
tyities are Mrs Ruby Redd and
r W. Dupuy, of Hampden Dis
trlct. and Mrs. Louise Redd- OF
lee District
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
DIR Thomas +. Gilmer
Makes w eek's Study
Atomic By-Products

pr Thomas Edward Gilmer.
professor of, physics at Hampden-
sydney College, was in Oak Ridge,
Tenn. last week where he was en-
rolled in an advanced course IN
kaleidoscope Instrumentation,
Dr. Gilmer and "A classmates
from throughout the United
states we're studying instruments
developed and manufactured for
work with radiodisotypes. the
tracer, atoms" which are the
by proGucts Of the atomic energy
process
RadioisotypeS are proving valu-
able in every field of scientific en-
deavor and have many industrial
applications Because radioactive
substances emit invisible but
powerful radiation, the eVer+in-
crcasug use of isotopes has made
tie manufacture of special radio
active Instruments a new and m
portant industry,
The class in which Or Gilmer
was ehrolled consisted of a group
of lectures on instrumentation
techniquest and demonstrations
Of modern equipment by technical
representatives of IA manufactur-
crs. OF one week duration, the
class was conducted by the Oak
Ridge Institute of Nucloar Stu
dies, a non-proft corporation OF
81 Southern universities.
Or Ciilmer holds NJ. S. and Phi
u degrees from the University Of
Virginia. He is especially interest
ed in using iSotopes in the teach
ine Of pre-medical students and
ii scientific research
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
18th Hill Alumni
Fund Leader Named

William T Reed, Jr, Richmond
tobacconist. will head the fiji
teenth Alumni Fund of Hampden-
Sydney College James Sewage
of New York. president Of the
Public Relations firm of Sewage,
Lee and Chase, will be vicc-chair-
man
During its fourteen years the
Alumni Fund has given $45l,-
374 So. The effort this year will
be. to make the total amount
100000
I'm making the announcement,
DR. Edgar G. Cannon said The
College is fortunate to have two
such fine men.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

Despite the new red light
emergency law authorizing fire
and rescue vehicles to disregard
traffic signals when responding
to emergency calls, Farmyille We
hiclcs will halt first then proceed
only if traffic is clear Town
Manager L. z. Johnston said to-
day
The law. enacted by the 1854
General Assembly also permits
police cars to run red lights when
chasing law Violators or on the
way to the scene of Crime in
progress" Here, these vehicles
will obey lights. then proceed only
if traffic conditions warrant, or
town policemen are at the control
of lights
Tn new law. however. does not
apply to ambulances.
Many Changes Made
The red light emergency law is
one of many which change con-
ditions on Virginia highways eff
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

completed }he June calculations
last week, 9th oil cows listed in
the Association The average milk
production was COS pounds and
the butter fat count per COW was
274 pounds.
An unu$al butter fat produc-
ton record was made during the
month by one Of Max Farrar's
cows when she produced 100
pounds Me- Fields reports
High Herda
Three high herds in milk pro-
duction for June were I) @ O,
Pettus, averaging 900 pounds per
cow p W l. Dickinson $3.50
pounds. and o3l Owen Brothers.
708 pounds. High for butter fat
productions were the herds Of Car
son Brothers. 1876 pounds; Max
Farrar. 3S3 pounds, and G. O
Pettus. 33l pounds These three
were closely followed by w L.
DicEenson's herd With an average
Of 1915 pounds.
Urges Sudan Seeding
Ii addition to declining pas
lures. the June report reflects the
end Of the lactation year for
COWS. Dairymen usually like 10
start as many cows as possible for
the new lactation period in the
early fail. and the best COWS ought
to nave from so to so days rest
before starting records for new
year, the report indicates
III supplementinG the report.
County Agent E F. Striplin sug-
eests the immediate seedine OF
Sudan GRASS for emergency graz
ing if regular pastures arc not
plentiful and sufficient for heavy
fall grazing
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Annual Southside
Electric Coop
Meeting Saturday
AS Many as 6 900
Expected at Gala
Program In Crewe

xMembers of SouthSide Electric
Cooperative and the public in
general. will take part in the 18th
annual meeting to be held in
t C.rewe on Saturday, July 10, regis
tlation starting at $50 a m This
annual meeting usually attracts
! as many as 5000 of tle over IA
500 members of the Cooperative
This is the meeting each year
when members are given report
Of the progress and plans OF their
electric cooperative, and vote in
the election Of the directors for
the coming year.
/ Main theme of the program
this year is Ladies Day. One Of
she features viii be a cake baking
contest The winner will take
home an electric range. Another
+ highlight of the days events will
be the outstanding speaker Mrs.
- L. Blair Buch, of Richmond, a
+.native of Virginia and a national
+ Unknown figure in civic and soc
]. ial affairs.
! Demonstration Set
f c. j PrashaW will give his dem
onstration-s story on Electricity VS.
Bottled Gas. This is one Of the
most interesting features on the
+, program
The natioially known movie,
radio. and telcvision star Aunt
! Jemima, will be present to give
! the audience top entertainment
! during the day Her best known
picture is Show Boat Smokey
Graves and His Blue Star Bows
tclevision and radio performers,
will furnish music during the
day also
This year as usual the plan
ming committee Will prepare the
CreWe High School Stadium for
comfort regardless Of weather
conditions. A large tent viii be
erected to protect the crowd from
either sun or rain Another large
tent will protect the electrical
dealers Who are planning the
greatest display Of the latest
equipment in the home electrical
field
Community Open House
Churches and civic orpaniza-
tons in the area will have food
booths at the ball park and there
Will be many large prizes this
year This year merchants and
/ Chamber of Commerce in CreWe
are giving members and visitors
an opportunity to visit in the
stores. register for prizes. and at
tend the drawing at 4 p. m. in
downtown CreWe,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Virginia Highway Driving Routines Are
Altered By Many Ne,V Laus Now In Effect

must stop when a bus is loading
or unloading. either in the motor
lists direction or in the opposite
direction. and he must remain
stopped until all children are off
the highway and the bus is in
motion again.
The reckless driving law, form
erly applying only to highways
along such areas as schools, has
been amended to include church
grounds. businesses and school
and creatioa~grounds.
License Lifting
From now on anyone convicted
of one reckless driving and one
speeding violation will have his
license suspended for so days,
Heretofore, two reckless driving
convictions within a year brought
a years suspension, and two con-
victions of speeding in a year re-
suited in loss of license for so
days.
A change in giving signals now
requires motorists to give turn
signal. either by arm or mechani-
cally, at least 100 feet before
making the. turn if, going more
han 35 miles an hour If under
IS miles-per- hour areas the old
regulation of SO feet still holds
One not to forget is the new
ban on throwing lighted cigaret-
ties or any lighted material what
soever from a car when in or near
forest land, brush Or field con-
tanning burnable materials,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
County Delegates Win First Round
of Proposed Highway Transfer Act

retention in the first category.
eeates Whitehead, Of Lovingston
and Boatwright of Buckingham,
H. E. Griffin. former treasurer Of
Buckingham. H D. Mawyer Of the
Nelson county board Of supervis-
ors, William E. Sandidee. clerk of
Amherst county. IT B. Hall Mel
son Tindall M F LeSueur and
c. H. Moon. all of the Bucking-
ham county board of supervisors.
The delegates who met with
Commissioner Watkins were Del
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

Virginia Has Lowest
Forest Fire Losses
In So nth Last year

Virginia came UP with tile low
est forest fire loss record FOR the
entire South in 1853 it was an
nounoed by American Forest Pro-
ducts Industries, Inc, national
sponsor of the Keep GreRn fire
prevention program and til e
American Tree Farm System.
The fine record made by Viz
GINA last year proves 4te eff
fectiveness of co-operatiolD by all
groups in a campaign To-: reduce
forest fires, said James &C Nc
Clellan chief forester for APP
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Holiday Lake All
Camp Leaders Named

j B. Whitehead, county agent,
LovingSton, will serve as director
for the All Club camp at Holt
day Lake July $40. when club
members from BUCKINGHAM Flu
wanna. Prince Edward. Nelson and
Amherst Counties will attend As
sistant directors Will be P II.
France, county agent Palmyra,
r. c Watts assistant county
agent, Goochland, and Katherine
T. OmohWndro, home agent, Pal
nlyra.
Other camp personnel include
Blanch Howard, home agent,
Buckingham, secretary; VI c.
Andrews. assistant county agent,
Buckingham, and Virginia Roller,
home agent Amherst, In charge
Of recreation, f F. Stuplin,
county agent, Farmvile. and
Blanch Howard in charge of din
ing hall r. S Ellis. county agent,
Buckingham. in charge Of handi-
craft. and P H France, in cha
re Of waterfront
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

Gold Hill, Mrs. O. F. Williams,
of ArVonia Mrs. E w Snoddy,
Of HoWardsville; Samuel Bowlin.
Of Chula Mrs. NJ G Flippen, of
Chula; and Mrs. Frank Derren-
hackers, of Wealthia. Joseph T.
Holloway. John E. Roberts. Mrs.
Alfred Price. Mrs. Mabel Cason,
Don Sequin and Miss 10 Hills
man, Of Farmville.
Club members will have until
July 81 to earn the free trip, and
they are bending their efforts to
complete the number of points
before the next report period on
July II. 1t is expected that each
Of the club members will soon win
the trip
Still Time to Enter
The campaign will continue
through July 81. so there is still
plenty of time for new club mem
bfrs to earn the trip, and it is ex-
pected that several others will
enter the club within the next
week and earn the trip.
There are several areas in the
Herald circulation area, which
have not been covered. These
areas offer an opportunity for
some candidate to earn a trip
quickly with a little concentrated
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Thomas b. French
At Summer AT Camp

Thomas B. French, son Of Mrs.
L. r French, of Farmville and an
Air Force ROTC cadet at VPI, is
attending four weeks of summer
training at Craig AT Base Ala,
Cadet French, who completed
his junior year in advanced Air
Force ROTC training. actually
participates in All Force opera
tons during the summer camp
program. Following graduation at
VPI he viii be eligible for APP
pointment as a second lieutenant
in the United States Air Force
Reserve
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
June DIIIA Report Reflects Declining
Pasture, Urges Emergency Sudan Use

The Prince Edward County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associ-
alton report for june reflects the
declining condition OF pasture in
this area. and bears the name of a
new member ID H Rainey and
Son Of near CurdsVille.
Robert Fields, il, supervisor
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Lewis Rc-Appointed
County Trial Justice

John F. Lewis, Prince Edward
county trial justice. last week. was
appointed to a new four year
term effective July l. by Circuit
Court Judge Joel w. Flood
William p Hay, Jr F'armvlle
attorney, was appointed tor a
term Of similar length as subsu-
tute trial justice Mrs Blanche
Fulcher was re-appointed clerk in
Judge Lewis Office
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
Supervisors Order
Study Of Insurance
Contract Spread
Ycar-End Balances
In County Funds
Reported to Board

A study of thc distribution of
insurance contracts on county
property to insuring agencies here
will be made by committee
authorized by the Prince Edward
county board Of supervisors last
week
Supervisor Charles w Gates
and Commemorative Attorney
Frank N. Watkins. attorney for
the board comprise the study
group appointed by Chairman Ed
ward Carter
The study resulted from an
application BY the w. A. Watson
agency here to issue insurance on
the proposed fire house IN which
the town and county fire trucks
and equipment viii be housed
Tax Ruling
In enabling rulings, the super
visors, in July session last Thurs
day authorized County Treasurer
J w Wilson, Jr. Ito continue eff
forts to collect 1852 personal
property machinery and tools
and merchants capital taxes for
a year after June 30, 1854
The treasurer Gas also autho-
rized to effect transfers from the
General Fund to school funds in
the new year be<nning July |
amounting to $30~l20, when and
as the funds become available
through tax collections
That sum is thr amount set in
the l954-55 COUNT budget as the
appropriation for schools The
transfer authorizs ion is required
since the county. changed to a
one-fund type Of financing two
years ago, replacing the former
system of two f1ndS general
fund and school Find
Year End balances
Treasurer Wilson reported to
the board that &prpluses existed
in the General FUND and Dog
Tax fund AZ the pDd of the fiscal
YEAR lime 7 I'd n. the T former IN W YAK
approximately s45 900 and Ii The
latter "A 6OO All authorized an
n,.,riatior for ~. yoa,, inst end-
cd have Been met leaving these
balances
The General R.ibd balance was
approximatelv tIsat CONTEMPLATED
during budaet hearings recently
bv the board TlIs favorable bal
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

The Herald circulation staff. is
behind in processing subscriptions
SO many have been brought IN.
We are attempting to put the
new subscribers on the list before
correcting the stencil on renew
ais. Please be patient as we hope
to catch up during the coming
week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06
COAL MINING INDUSTRY

USES 32 or EXPLOSIVES
In 1858, the i. S. coal mining
industry continued to pace all
consumers Of industrial explosive
with 1921 Of the record total Of
79O.810.690 pounds used.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-06

w c. Fitzpatrick and r K
Brock have also served as district
governors. a service which has
earned them the title of Interna-
tional Councillor in the organiza-
ton "a title held through all sub
sequent years of membership.
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Evening star., 1954-04-13
THE EVENING STAR washington. D. c.
TUESDAY, Ia,

penheimer, said today. Without
DR.. Oppenheimer the United
States might not have the atom
bomb"
DR.. Hans Bethe, a Cornell Uni
versity physics professor, was
head Of the theoretical physics
division at the Los AlamoS IN.
Mex atomic bomb laboratory
in the early 1940s.
Evening star., 1954-04-13

have come to an greement. I
feel it is entirely satisfactory
to myself, as it is to Mr.. Eden,
and l think our two countries
will go forward together side by
side in the same intimacy in
the future as in the past"
Mr.. Eden read the communi-
que in the House of Commons.
He was occasionally interrupted
with cries of shame" from La
borite members.
Celebrating on the communi-
que. Mr.. Eden said:
What we have in mind is that
there should be brought into
being in this part of the world
Southeast Asia) something
comparable to the NATO ,r-
ganization that exists in Eu-
rope"
Left wing Labor Leader Aneu-
rim Bevan Immediately described
the communique as "a surrender
to American pressure.
Mr.. Eden retorted:
II can only tell the House that
in my judgment this (the mill
tary alliance) can be an inStru-
ment of the greatest value in
maintaining the peace of the
world.
II do not regard my negotia-
tions with the United States as
a question of somebody always
giving way to somebody else. I
regard this arrangement as one
which can do credit both to the
United States and the United
Kingdom and I am perfectly
aware that Mr. Dulles will be
criticized in his own country
in the same terms as Mr.. Bevan
has used about me-
Compromise Offer Reported.
British informants said Mr..
Eden, at his talks with Mr..
Dulles Sunday night and yester-
day, made this compromise offer:
/. British support for the
Americans proposed anti-Com-
munist alliance in the Pacific
Evening star., 1954-04-13

declared objectives seemed to me
desirable. But ! never was a
member Of the Communist Party.
I never accepted Communist
dogma or theory: in fact it
never made sense to me-" he
asserted.
Recruiting Troubles.
In his lengthy reply to the
Acc. DR.. Oppenheimer shed light
on the establishment and opera
ton Of the Los Alamos installa-
ton where the first A-bomb was
built. He told of how he showed
1t. Gen. Leslie Groves, Manhat-
tan engineering district chief,
the site and of the great trouble
he, Oppenheimer, had in re-
cruiting the hundreds of spe-
cial personnel peeded to man
the project.
Concluding. he declared that
he had reviewed two decades of
his life and added:
II have recalled instances
where / acted unwisely. What
I have hoped was, not that I
could wholly avoid error, but
that ! might learn from it. What
I have learned has, I think. made
me more fit to serve my coun-
try"
White House OK Reported.
In dispatches from Washing
ton the New York Times, the
Herald Tribune and the Daily
News said in today's editions
that President Eisenhower and
his top lieutenants went over the
Oppenheimer case before the Acc
probe was launched.
The White House refused any
comment. referring all inquiries
to the Acc.
The Herald Tribune said Sem
ator Mccarthy had the Open