The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-12

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student at r. r Notion High
School. won the FIRST prize award
for her essay on Why Every
Citizen Should Support the Com
munity Chest. a contest that was
sponsored by the 1854 Prince Ed
ward County Community Chest
She is the daughter of MI and
Mrs Lacy Cobbs Ronte 2 Pamp-
lin.
Second prize was won by Yer
nice Gibson daughter of MI and
Mrs Vernon Gibson OF Bridge
Street. Farmville
Both girls received the awards
of Government Savings Bonds at
The high school assembly Wed
ncsday morning Judges of the es-
says were MIS- II Walker Mrs
A. II Brown and the Rev l.
Griffin
Text of Essay
The following is the text Of
Patsy's pri2e-Winmng article
The Community Chest is a
cooperative organization Of citl-
zens and social welfare agencies
IN a community It's functions
are: ! to raise funds each year
by community wide appeal and
g to promote the social welfare
and health Of the community by
improving standards Of social
work and developing better public
understanding and support For
these reasons. every citizen should
support the Community Chest
IT. Is a nation wide ORGANIZATION
with some participating agencies
which are as follows j Farm
vile Readine Room which pro-
vidcs free reading and allows
books to be taken out without
charge 1t is for the benefit of thc
community and anyone is allowed
10 20 there The Gu st aids the
Reading Room by helping to de
fray so many expenses for books
magazines pamphlets etc
81 r. r Notion Recreation
Center which serv youna bows
and girls IN the summer duuuo
their leisure time for rccreatonal
activities In so doing m8nV
boys and girls Will be saved from
becoming juvenile d linqucnts
Tho Community Chest also help
to purchase games and The ne
cessarN equipment to keep il
tunctioning
81 Virginia Chndrens Home
Society provides a home for or
p!1an children and for children
whose parents aren't able to care
for them With the help OF the
Community Chest. it is able To
function, to pay the people to
care for the home and to get the
things that are essential there.
"A Virginia Division, Salvation
Army which is an agency that
helps those who are less FORUM
ate, IT, too, is helped by the Com
munity Chest through contribu-
tons
81 SouthSlde Community Hos
r#al Association which is closely
related to the SouthSide Commu-
nifty Hospital furnishes equipment
and medicine for the hospital
through the aid Of the Commu-
nifty Chest
Is , Women $ Auxiliary Of
SouthSlde Hospital is also closely
related 10 the hospital This or
ganlzation furnishes bed linens
and things that are essential for
the hospital
- Farmvine Public L brarY
Association which provides whole
some books for the public to read
and enjoy in order that their
knowledge MAY be broadened The
Community Chest helps i, bv
contributing funds for purchas-
ing books. magazines. etc
81 United Defense Fund is an
organization that gives supplies
80 soldiers and gives aid 10 dis
abled soldiers TAroueh tho help
Of the Community Chest. it too
is able to function
80 Junior Recreation Center
provides wholesome recreational
activities for Young boys and girls
for pleasure. The Chest helps 1t IN
buying the necessary equipment
needed in making the place a sue
cess.
900 Piedmont Council Boy
Scouts of America which is con-
sidered Nortll4 hils or gallilation