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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Amelia Draft Board
Sends One Selectee

Lloyd LinWoof Fcatherston. 81
Amelia was indicted into the
Armed Forces. from Local Board
No s Selective Service System tn
Amelia county. on May 20. Mrs.
II Z Arlington board clerk. re-
ported today
Mrs Arlington also announced
change IN the hours and days
81 operation Of the Amelia board.
effective July The nep scher
dule after that date viii be
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday
and Friday each week from 8 a N.
10 3 30 p m. Nth a half hour
lunch period closing from IL noon
TO to 80 p m. The office viii b.
c.o3e1 - Day e.1- '--4--1Ay
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Ner Store Managers Begin Work
AT Dauidson's, Dorothy May Here

TRo leading Farmv.lle Depart
mcnt stores. Davidson and
Dorothy May had new managers
TINS week comforting with rctir-
ing managers Rudy II Young and
Miss Lcc Cohen who leave soon
r. a Weathcrman 43. is the
ncN manager at Davidson S. com
ing here from Warrcnton Va
where he managed Grayson S Inc
for the past fom wears That store
is In the Southern Department
stores Inc cham as is DAVID
son S mere
MI Weatheunan native Of
Winston Salem n. c. is a grad
uatc Of N & state at Raleigh, and
has been associated with Southern
Department stores as manager
since i947
His wife IS Mrs Ruth MARYLAND
Weathcrman and they have two
children Robert Arnold 13, and
LINDA 9 years old
The new manager is active in
Masonic and Moose lodge work
With his family he held member
ship IN the Warrenton Baptist
Church at his last place Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Hampden- Sydney
Shares In Grant
BY Equipment Firm

Hampden-Sydney College will
share in a 1865 educational grant
being made by the international
Harvester Company TO the Vir-
ginla Ffoundatio nof Independent
Colleges
The Foundation is an organi-
cation Of II non tax-supported
Virginia institutions of higher
learning Foundation President
DR. George NJ ModGn. Of Rich
Imond University. said the grant is
I generous and helpful
International Harvester, through
ITS international Harvester Found
alton, established in 1914 has
given nearly 5000 900 to privately
supported colleges and universe
tles since tho end Of World Wal
III.
John l. McCaffrey, president Of
International Harvester, is an
bouncing the grant TO Virginia
colleges, said The colleges and
universities. if they are to remain
private institutions. must lspk tc
business for funds If business
fails them, they must turn to gov.
arnment and eventually slide into
the category Of government con
trolled institutions and govern
lnent control means eycntua
government domination of educa
t!on not only financially but
Intellectually and morally
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Harrison leadership Award to Fulton
Six Hampden-Sydney Students Presented
annual AuartIs At Final COnUOcnfiOn

Raymond Douglas Houck. ~ MI.
savage Md
Tne Keaffot. Stone Memorial
prize for notable contributions ln
the field n music went to Thomas
Laurance Thorne Jr Of Ocean
City. n J The memorial Was es !
tabllshed BY Or and Mrs Harry
3 stone u Roanoke. h 1899 ii
memory Of their son Kear4ott, d
Hampdcn-S Sydney graduate VINO
died a short time after finishing
n 1885
The annual college tennis award
TO the student winning the ALL
college competition went to John
Richards Of Lynchburg.
Two remaining awards, The
Cannon Cup and The Algernorl
sydney sullivan Medallions. will
DC presented during the college /
commencement program Monday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27

June s
The Cannon Cup. awarded an
nually by President Edgar @
Cannon. goes 10 the member Of
the raduatlng class who has
best .erved the College Char.
actcr. scholarship and athletic
ability are considered
Tire Medailions are presented
by the Neu York Southern So
ciety honorlng their first presi-
dent. Algernon sydney Sullivan.
one goes to a member Of THE
graduating class VINO has dist!ng :
uished himself for excellence Of
character and generous service TO
his fellows The other is awarded
10 a friend Of the college who
have been helpful to the college
in its effort to encourage and
preserve high standard Of
morals.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
POwhatan Memorial
Building Birthday
Ball Set Tonight


Beauty viii BE- honorcd and the
construction debt reduced tonight
fTrlday> when PoWhatan county
people gather for the Fourth An
nual Birthday Ball In the War
Memorial Building
Dancing viii begin at 2 p m.
and continue until midnight The
"Revclers" viii play for dancing
D-rin 2the evening. the Queen
Of the War M mortal Building
viii be selected after beauty
competition
Proceeds from the affair Will be
used to reduce the debt on the
War NJ mortal Building and gym
naslum
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27

manaRefship
Mrs Ardcll Struck. Of Wash
ington y G former buyer for
Lansbele, Of Washington. d G.,
became the new manager Of the
Dorothy May Store
Mrs. Struck at present IS liv-
ing at TOO oak street. with her
two children. Arthur, Jr. II and
Judy II Her husband is civil
ian motion picture director with
the Army in OkinaNa
Miss Lee Cohen who for four
years managed the Dorothy May
Store has accepted a position
with a firm in the New England
states
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
BASEBALL OPENER SIT

The opening eamc Of the FARM
Nllie Baseball Club season VIII ~
played here Saturday juno 4
The Cumberland Club Of thc
James River League Val ialale
Vth Manager Cumbey Lacy !
nine Game time h. 8 y IN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Sunday Afternoon Memorial Service
Address TO Be Given By Chaplain
Who Saw Surrender On USS Missouri
W ar Dead IIonorcd
) L. VI. Ceremony
In Cemetery Here

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Travellers, Workers
Hit Here As Bus
Strike In 5lst Day
Little Prospect
Seen For Early
Return to Normal

Bus riders in the Farmville
area and dozens Of Other Viz
gInia communities without bus
service for 81 days becaust Of an
Atlantic Greyhound drivers
strike. apparently face little pros
pect Of early relief
The April 7 walkout Of some
500 drivers stalled Greyhound OPP
eratl0ns in 10 state, including.
Southside and Southwestern Vir-
einia and much Of the Shenan-
doah Valley
The strike affected service on
such main highways passing
through Faimyille as u. S. Route
Is AGO and Route IS linking this
area with Route so
Commuters Hit
Communities all along the bus
routes SIMPLY have no public
transportation. especially those
far from rail lines In Farmville
the only public BUS service avail
able is that Of the Scottsville Bus
Line providing service only three
da"s a week
For the some 1000 commuter
passenger who utilize the Grey
hound services here each year,
there is no transportation And
for the 10 employees Of tho post
house here. managed BY Mrs.
Lucy Cumpston, there is no work
An average OF 80-l00 workers
here depend solely on buses for
transportation TO and from Jobs
in Farmville. Not to mention hum
dreds Of other transits who pass
ed through the town on the 81
daily scheduled BUSES to and
from Richmond. Roanoke and
Norfolk
Bus Express Stalled
The walkout has also begged
down the thriving bus express
business which brings into town
everything from auto parts 70
blood for the hospital
Negotiations between the com
pany and the drivers union are
deadlocked.
Conferences on the sentiment
Of the strike have been set WI
company officials for May 81 bat
no negotiations sessions with tbs
union have been arranged as yet
it IS reported in press dispatches
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27

He IS married ana has three
cl.ldyeu. ell Of whom are mar
Led, I'D -. grandchildren.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27

years ago but he says ae Would
rather work A. long as my
health : alright - work
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-05-27
Prospect RniH0nder To Receire ~ & w.
Diamond Auuru For So Years Seruice

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

The Garrett County Playhouse, in its initial has
added definite cultural asset to the Mountain Top The way
the public rallied the support of the theatre
in the past few weeks is sufficient proof if needed
that this appreciates the work and the offerings of all
who connected with the program.
Garrett county has many good things to offer the va
cationist We have days cool nights boating, fishing
swimming Surfboard riding racing, camping, the best in
beautiful mountain scenery, lovely picnic and
general rule good places to eat But it the playhouse
that brought something distinctly to the county
Just how popular the theatre would be was
almost completely an unknown quantity. But Gene Yell the
director, who had planned to proceed with the program
unless enough advance subscriptions could be obtained to in
its financial success had enough faith ahead when
only few than 200 had signed up How his faith has
been justified be by the attendance record of the
previous week. which reached than 700 and showed
evidence Tuesday that this week would top that number
People do enjoy good culture and that is exactly what
these young performers brought to Garrett county this
summer. Their performance of the highest order
throughout all of the six plays, doing their job in
fessional and very able manner
The future of the theatre shows tremendous
possibilities We have idea at the present time just what
Mr. Yell has in for for next year and doubt if
everything is clear in his mind. But that
he will plan program that will please the culture loving
public and provide high entertainment that will add
prestige to the mountain top,
People will make mistake in providing the backing
will be necessary the second for the
Garrett County Playhouse in 1856.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

Sam Moore, student of Southern
High school, will receive a high
boy scout honor on Sunday morn
ing at the regular morning wor-
ship service of St. Pauls Metho-
dist church.
At that time Rev w. S. Patter-
son, pastor, will present the youth
with God and Country Award
the first one ever to be awarded
to a boy scout of this entire area.
In order to win this award a
scout must be thoroughly active in
church work, participating in youth
work, Sunday school work and
other activities.
Sam has been a member of Oak
land Troop No 81 for the past five
years and has won the rank of
Star scout, two ranks below that
of Eagle, highest rank in scouting.
He has been working on require
ments for the God and Country
award for the past two years
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Name New Rector
at Hampden Church

The Rev. George F. Packard will
become rector of St. Mary's Protes-
tant Episcopal church in Hampden
on September l, it was announced
last week.
Mr.. Packard has been rector at
Emmanuel Church in Glencoe, and
Trinity church, Long Green, since
1948. He will continue to be secre-
tary of the diocese of Maryland
Mr.. Packard who was educated
at the Marston School, Johns Hop
kins university and the Alexandria,
Virginia, Theological Seminary, is
married and has three children, two
of whom were born when he was in
missionary work in Colombia,
South America
A star athlete, he was captain of
the Hopkins cross-country team, an
all-American center on the lacross
team and member of the famous
1882 Olympic lacrosse team.
Mr. Packard formerly was rector
of St Matthew's Episcopal church
in Oakland and is married to the
former Catherine Baker, of this
area,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Date Is Set For
Autumn Glory
Excursion Trip

The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road company this week confirmed
the date of Sunday October ., for
lis annual autumn glory excursion
trip.
John E. Carroll, passenger rep
rcscntativc for the railroad, said
details of the trip would be fur
nished in the near future.
Tho annual event is sponsored
by the Mt Top Chamber of Conn
mercc, and activities hero on that
day viii be similar to those of last
year
Charles L. Brincr, secretary said
autumn glory princcsscs would be
named from Northern and South
ern high, to provide a dash of color
to the affair.
Busscs will be on hand to take
the six hundred or more visitors to
Harrington Manor Swallow Falls
and Deep Creek Lake. Boy scouts
again will serve as guides on each
bus.
The excursion will arrive in Oak
land at II o'clock noon, standard
time and will leave at four o'clock.
1t is expected that turkeys will be
available for any visitor desiring
to purchase one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Final Play May
Top Attendance

With three more nights for the
performance, The Fourpostcr, y
there were indications that the fl
nal play of six to be presented this
season by the Garrett County Play
house would surpass all attendance
records.
Approximately $50 persons at
tended the opening night on Tues
day, which was the best opening
night of the season. and there was
an equally large attendance last
evening. Attendance for all plays
has continued to climb steadily with
the figures topping the seven
hundred mark last week The to-
tai was expected to 90 even higher
for this weeks play.
This weeks performance at Nc
Henry, is a comedy centering
around IS years of married life be-
ginning in 1890. Helen Camp and
Tom Calkins take the parts of the
only two characters in the play
Gene Yell, director of the Play
house, said this week that everyone
connected with the summer theatre
was delighted with the enthusiasm
indicated by the missionaries
that had been returned to them.
The QUESTIONABLE indicate large
number desire a season of eight
plays instead of six, but no deci-
sion has been reached as to what
will be presented next season.
Our desire is to provide memo
rable entertainment for you" de
clared Mr.. Yell Members of the
cast planned to return to their
homes in the near future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Games To Determine
Little League Champs

Elimination games to determine
the champion in the Little League
baseball will be held within the
week, it was announced by the
management
The Legion will play the Moose
on Friday, August II, and the win
ner of that encounter will meet
the Knights of Pythias team on
Tuesday, August 16, to determine
the league winner of the first half.
The league championship game
will be held on Tuesday, August
%, at p. m, the time scheduled
for all games.
A league meeting for the cleo
ton of officers was announced for
Friday, September 8, which will
be held at o'clock at the Moose
hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Local Guards Get
Numerous Awards
Win Honor Company Citu-
ton For Fourth Time
In Seven Years

Co. &C" of the l2lst Engineer
Battalion OCl. your local National
Guard unit. is back home again
after very successful Is day train
ing cncampmcnt. The unit returned
to its home station on Saturday.
August 9Th at about 500 O'Clock p.
NJ. by motor convoy With them
came the much coveted honor COM
pany award This honor is be-
slowed on the company in the
Battalion which has acquired the
highest number of points during
a years training. These points are
provided by system which allows
a certain amount of points for diff
fercnt phases of Guardsman'
training. SO many points are all
lowed for training in the ArmOry
for 50 weeks preparatory to Sum
mCr camp and the rest are given for
training during the 15-day Cncamp-
ment 1t is not an easy honor to
win. 1t takes much hard work on
the part of every man. Competi-
ton is keen Five companies in the
12lst Engr. Bn. compete for this
honor The honor company award
has been in existence for 7 years.
Out of the years &C" Co. has won
il 4 times.
Naturally in an honor company,
you would expect to find indi-
viduals who are outstanding in
their particular line of duty This
you will find in Co. &C" Pvt. Steve
Wainer received the honor of be-
ing the best recruit in the Bn. This
means that out of a platoon Of re-
cruits, he was best in drill, manual
of arms, pioneering and several
other phases of soldering Pvts.
George Lee, Robert Walla and Jack
Dewitt ran a close second.
Sic. FLOYD y. custer, by his Ell
forts of keeping the vehicles of
the unit in top shape was awarded
the best motor sergeant award For
his fine job of keeping the troops
we'll fed, Sic Marshall F. Bittinger
was found to be the battalion's best
Mess Steward. SGT. Bittinger was
assisted by Cpl. Leroy Paugh, and
Pvts. B. Shaffer, II. Glaze, S. Cog
ley, P. Bachtel, and Wright.
Sgt Theodore Stockslager is the
best Engineer equipment mechanic,
and Cpl Donald }, Johnson is the
best light truck driver.
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Aqua Lung DiUeTS To Assist
In Fish Surrey Of deep CTeeE

Final preparations have been
completed for the large-scale fish
survey at Deep Creek Lake, ac-
cording to Harold j. Elser, of the
State Department of Research and
Education. He and his crew were
in the county last week, returning
to Baltimore Friday. He reported
no bitches" had developed, and the
experiment was expected to pro-
coed on schedule.
Five aqua lung divers have been
engaged to participate in the pro-
gram, which will furnish infoTma-
ton on fish life in the lake. The
divers, two from the Johns Hopkins
University and three from the
State of Virginia, will dive during
the tests to study the kinds and
amounts of fish which sink to the
bottom instead of rising. Sunken
fish will be brought to the surface
in baskets and tabulated along
with those found floating or washed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Neff Takes Mems
Singles With Rally

Phil Neff of Washington lost two
straight sets, then rallied to stage
an exciting upset victory over top
seeded Fred McNair and win the
singles crown in the Western Mary
land tennis tournament held last
Saturday and Sunday, August 6
and 7, in Mt. Lake Park.
Neff won 2-6, 2-6, 81, 6-3, Ga, in
the Saturday event.
McNair, No. 3 Middle Atlantic
player, won the first two sets, 90,
so, and was leading 4-3 in the third,
and what the crowd thought would
be the clincher set.
But play was postponed for one
hour and Is minutes for a heavy
rain storm. After the courts, slight
ly slower from the rain, had been
rolled again, play resumed and Nc
Nair had match point several times
Neff, No. player here and
ranked 10th in the Middle Atlantic
region, always managed to deuce
the score and finally broke Nc
Nair's service to win the third set,
81. He won the last two sets with
little trouble after that, SO, GA
On Sunday, also, McNair won an
other title when he teamed with
Charles Charming of Washington
to win the mems doubles. They de-
feated Doyle Royal and Buddy
Adair, also of Washington by the
scores of rs, 6-3.
Lefty Ewing of Wheeling, w. Va,
won the women's singles title, al
though extended by Martha Stauf-
fer, Hagerstown, who took the sec
ond set, rs, but lost the first and
last by identical 6-3 scores.
Miss Ewing then teamed with
Patty Reeves, also of Wheeling, to
win the doubles title, defeating
Frances Bassett, Washington, and
Miss Stauffer again, So, As, 81.
In the mixed doubles finals
played on Sunday, Miss Ewing
added another to her list of titles
by teaming with Alex Keiles to de-
feat Buddy Adair and Miss Bassett.
In the veterans doubles, Kettles
and Bill Clardy, Pittsburgh, de-
feated Asa Maness, Charleston, w.
Va, and Charles Brook, Baltimore,
$40, Go, 60.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

ashore
The divers will work in a depth
of 25 feet, ElSer said. The Hoop
Pole run location has a maximum
depth of 30 feet, but the lake is not
expected to be this high the week
of the tests.
Local volunteers have been asked
TO assist on the day of the expert
ment, September I. They will be
required to help gather, weigh and
sort fish and to perform other
necessary duties. Helmuth Heise,
of Deep Creek Lake has been
placed in charge of securing volun-
teer help. The tests will begin at
6:15 a. m. and will continue through
the day until dark
A meeting of all volunteers and
others connected with the test will
be held the evening of September
6 at Thayer's Barn, according to
Elser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Scout Executive To
Be Rotary Speaker

James H. Gelwicks, Deputy
Regional Executive for Region
Three, Boy Scouts of America, of
Philadelphia, will speak at the rcgu-
lar meeting of the Oakland Rotary
Club tomorrow, August u, at els
in the William-James Hotel
Gelwicks, who became an Eagle
Scout in Cincinnati, was a Scout
master in Lorain, o., for nine years.
He has served Scouting profession
ally in Sandusky, o.. Richmond,
Ind; Madison, Wis; Kansas City,
Kansas, and St Louis, Mo.
He has been a member of the
Region Three staff for five years,
during which time he worked with
the local Potomac Scout Council
as we'll as other councils in western
Pennsylvania. During the past two
years, he has made three Scouting
visits to Oakland.
According to Paul B. Naylor,
Rotary program chairman for Au-
gust, Gelwicks knows scouting as
few men know it. The deputy cX-
ecutive, Naylor points out, has COM
bined his fund of information and
his engaging personality to make
him one of the most valuable men
in the Scouting family.
The Lions Club plans to send a
representative group to this meet
ing, as the Boy Scout Movement is
one of the club members principal
interests, receiving both their time
and money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Former Sheriff
Dies Suddenly

Juniper S. Teats, aged 81, former
sheriff of Garrett County, died sud-
denly Sunday evening, August T.,
at his home in Claymont. Del.
Death was the result of heart at
tack.
His remains were brought to his
former home in Friendsville where
funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon from the
Methodist church. Rev J. d. Shat
fer, pastor, officiated. and inter
ment was in the Steele cemetery
in Friendsville, with military rites
The deceased was veteran of
World War | and was wounded in
action. He served as sheriff of this
county from 1916 to 1850 and prior
to that time had served a term as
deputy sheriff
Surviving are his widow and one
son, Winston Teats, the latter a
member of the army air force, sta
toned at Dayton, o.. also two
grandchildren
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Another Rather
Bites the Dust

Not to be outdone by last weeks
snake story, Thomas Thayer, as
sistant district forester. appeared
at the office Wednesday morning
with large live rattlesnake that
he, Ernest Ogden and Harold Har-
man, game commission personnel,
caught while on Piney Mountain
on Tuesday.
The snake had 10 rattlcs and a
button and was about 40 inches
long. Thayer said the three used
forkcd stick to pin down the
reptile until they were able to
catch him by the back of his head
and tie him up in a sack. The snake
later was placed in box with a
wire screen top.