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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
Chamber Study
Seeks Ways Toad
Farm Economy
Committee On
Agriculture Given
Strong Directive

The Farmville Chamber Of
Commerce has opened study Of
ways 10 cooperate with county
agricultural agencies and farmers
in improving the general farm
economy in this area
Recognizing the first pIace pc
sition Of farm enterprise as the
economic blood stream 81 the
county, the Chamber has directed
its Agriculture committee headed
BY Fl A. Birdwel, to open such 3
study.
To lay the groundwork for the
proposed program Of assistance
the Chamber meeting this week
was devoted TO progress reports
BY County Agent F. r Striplin
District Forester r p Brierley
and Soil Conservationi$t H e
Lacy. !.
On Guest Panel
They discussed farm and nat
ural resources problems and posi-
bilitIes Of this area as members
Of guest panel A spirited ques-
ton and answer period afterward
indicated the interest of local
businessmen in the agricultural
situation
After the informative eSsion. a
Chamber vote was passed unani-
mously directing Mr. Hirdwell S
committee TO open discussions
with a board Of the cou3tyfs pro-
fessional agriculture workers.
County Agent E. F. Strspln said
that any program designed to
bring businessmen in to closer
contact with farmers will be pro-
ductive Of much good here.
Il believe the best advice for
the businessman. who draws 50
much Of his trade from our farms
is to live closer to the l.ves anG
problems Of our rural folks"
Raise Production
The county agent also SAID that
an effective program gould b,
directed toward raising ptoduc
ton levels of local crops. IT
Prince Edward county farmers
upped dark tobacco Yields 100
pounds per acre. they weilld rea-
lie $4,000 more annually based
on the 1854 crop averages" he
said
IF the same efficiency were
realized over Prince Edward
Buckingham and c u m be r ] d
counties. our farm income would
be raised 100000 in dark tobacco
alone" he declared.
The agent also said That an
effective program here co1ld BIZ
built on the basis Of changing
from soil to grass farm economy
since county soils are well suited
to grass.
Forester Views
Forester Brierley Warnets against
the acceSSive timber cutting here
without planting compensation
We're cutting our forestry re-
sources twice as fast dis NC re re-
planting he declared.
Continued on Pages
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
Shot Clinic
Days hanged

The unmull1atI0u cline ll
aiiy hold 0H Saturday morning
at the Prince Edward Health De-
partment tn the courthouse here
a1ll be discontinued ais Of March
l. After the March date the
the clinic VIII be held every Fri
day afternoon from .. m TO 5
p m 1T the Health Department
gfF.1e
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
FOIlies Producer
Starts To Work;
Needs More Acts

A young maa Vith wide range
Of experience is ID charge of The
Junior Senior Wumaua CIub
FoIlies Of 1858 to be presented
at JaImau Hall ou March l. ana
?.
John Alarlmo Jf. Is the pro-
duoef sent ID Farmville from the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
Retail Sales, Barometer OF Business
Health, Show No Backslide Here
6lS Licensees
Listed by Womack


nut il down now as We'll 1u-
,'ri'.'cated fact 1884 was >o''d
year Tor ouS ness with no PACK
s.'''S 0N'i ''''' 49, l'''"' 4''
F1Fiii' ''lf '' "''
Business license records. JUST
tabu.atcd 10y Commissioner OF the
Revenue v G Wonack she"
'f'at aio ou'lii,sS at"i ~ Vi' .s7'''''.''
mon pd'o >4o.~-'. 100 'o' $500 9'''''
1cti'4''S.
Ihis compares with 6o8 ~
canses iSsu q for 1884 and pay
ment Of $40 347 Is tn state fees
for the ripht to do business or F.
offer services
Good Barometer
Reta and Wholesale business
the accepted barometer OF the /.
state ol health for ba inesS-was /
in fact the equal OF 1898, accord
lns To license taxes paid
Mi Womack isued pa licenses .
tm 1855 retail operations here .
producing $50 892ST IN fees paid .
ais ID rceuta8e OF sales durng .
1884
Last year there were 10 retail
merchant licensees Who paid SO
! SIS 80 indicating the closenesS of
trade foi 1858 q top year and
/ 1854
Eighteen wholesale merchants
| pad for nc nses this ycai me
/ same number AS last Wholesale
merchants pay on tie basis OF
purchases during the previous
year For 1855 lwcus, s. the> deal
crs paid $5.45i.72, While the pre-
y.ou. year TINY paid $5l5G 81
! Facts Are Facts
It's hard to set around TALL
sales and Wholesale purchases
With any other story tbau ono ol
GOOD business for 1854 when com
pared to the year previous
The commissioner 4 records
show con racto.s IA tao nest u,a.l
numerous businessmen here after
retail merchants with 81
I'm tho professional cateroiv
were listed ia doctors I2 atfor-
aevs seven dentists Ave nhoto
81 graph-rs one oDtomen4st onl,
veterinary surgeon ak undertake
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18

Tic Frfncr Inward County
chapter OF the American Red
Cross has already begun Is 1855
drive. according 10 W II Bur
ford. chairman Of special gifts
The regular drive does not begin
until March. but feeling In this
coun.yis that the early birds gets
the worm
MIR E1satO-l : being assisted
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
APt 4 Seeks Funds AS

Work toward tlsf restoration Of
the ID btoT Prison buiit Ia 1887
and located at Worsiiam form
efIT Prince Edward Court House
ntll begin this week. according 70
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
Teacher Salary Issue
We've Reached Tax Limit Protest
Raised By Buckingham Supervisors

This board. the resolution
states. has always had the in
terest OF teachers III mind and
has done everything possible 10
provide funds for the operation Of
schools in every phase Of educa-
ton. and We feel that the progress
made under the present county
administration in the last few
years fully supports the above
statement Of facts
We feel that we are fully aware
of the abilities OF our people to
provide the tax necessary, and
this county being an agricultural
county with practically no public
utilities. We feel We have reached
The limit which We can require Of
our people
Relief Requested
The resolution ended with an
earnest request that tho matter
be given careful consideration ai4d
relief provided for such county
cases as found necessary
Copies Of the resolution wan ny
sent to Governor Stanley DoHcll
J Howard superintendent Of pub
Tic instruction, Senator Charles 7
Moses and Delegate John B Boat
wright
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18

counts quota 81 81 SIS Z liIth M
Jess this year after the closing OF
Camp Pickett
Dinner Meeting
On "Wednesday night the
Farmg.Ae chapter. headed by Or
Ray A Moore. Jr.. was host 10 a
regional dinner meeting, at the
Weyanoke Hotel attended, by re-
Confined on pc.g 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-18
Built To Meet Need
BurkeriHe Businessmen Find Industry
By Starting One '.Pity-Paf' Baby Pants

ing American birth rate and The
peculiafities of tito human system
have led to the areas newest tn-
dustrv, a BABY pants factory at
Buykeville
PIt-y-Pat baby pants ase roll
ing OH the new assembly line Of
the Brooks Manufacturing Com
pany located in the vest wing Of
the Boswell Company building IN
the nearby community
Slip-on and snap-on types i'll
colors TO catch the fancy Of
mothers with an eye 10 matching
nursery decoration -bue pink
white yellow ate being packaged
at tho rate ot so dozens daily
To Up Production
Production charts call for lQo
dozens each day AIS soon as retail
outlets are fashioned. Production
isn't being hurt by the seal Of
approval Of Good Housekeeping
Parents Magazine and Institute Of
American LauudereTs. either
Five sizes are being cut for pur-
chasers with babies Of varying
ages and anatomy A Goodyear
product. Vinyfilm. and special
process rayon and nylon are the
raw material from which Pity
Pat" assembly lines are fed
Organizers. says Plant Manager
Roger Simbol looked at the
trade statistics Of 100000 babies
born last year and the 1900 600
looked for this year in reaching
the decision to incorporate the
new industry
Great Demand
The demand is there il is
growing and We have price
range 40 cents to Sl.98 To meet
the demands Of families IN all
economic brackets" Simboli says
Sales are made directly to re-
tail outlets BY William Brooks
general sales manager, a Rich
monder with long experience in
rubber goods sales At present
outlets are being sought in the
immediate area. with Richmond
as a furtherest frontier.
Some baby bibs are also nov
in manufacture, but plant eXpan-
sion plans call for. increasing opc-
rations to include mattress covers,
rib sheets and more elaborate
types Of baby pants, such as lace
nylon.
Firm Officers
The corporation was organized
last December and production
started January 10. Officers Of
Brooks Manufacturing Company
are II f Boswell, Jr president.
Howard Cox. vice president. L. II
Wilson. secretary. G c Habel
treasurer and Brooks the sales
manager
There are seven employees at
present 20 operate eight separate
machines keep TIC books and pre-
pare the products foF market iu
the attractive window type bozes
colored to match the pants inside
Trade statistics offer pretty
conclusive evidence tiat the ucw
INDUSTRY ought 10 succeed What
with the product needed IN pgacI-
cally every home
II it does. chalk up anothcr 3D.
ine effort I'D the Ina Of cndcavor
seeking 70 buttress the economy
Of the Southsidc And who SAYS
opportunity Is dead This ono
'drips wth possibilities
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15
peanut BUTTER CRISPS

cups corn flakes
l cup butter or margarine
" cup peanut butter
" cup granulated sugar
Shelled whole peanuts
II cup brown sugar
egg
teaspoon vanilla
11s cups sifted flour
Crush corn flakes into fine crumbs.
Blend butter and peanut butter; blend
in sugars. Add egg and vanilla and
beat well. Stir in flour, mixing thor
oughly. Shape dough into small balls;
roll in corn flakes crumbs. Place on
creased baking sheets. Press One-half
peanut into each ball. Bake in mod
crate oven $3.50 Deg. F.) about IS min
utes.
Yield: about dozen cookies, 2 inches
in diameter.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15

THERE ARE ALWAYS new cake
recipes-but only once in a blue moon
comes a brand new method for making
cakes.
All dry ingredients, except sugar, are
sifted together. Then oil, liquid and
flavoring are added and beaten until
a very smooth batter results. In a
separate bowl, the whole eggs are beat
en- until really thick and foamy before
sugar is gradually added. When well
blended, the egg and sugar mixture
is folded thoroughly into the batter.
The way the oil blends all through the
batter is the reason this cake keeps
so wonderfully fresh.
AS topping for the spice cake made
by the ''easy measure" oil method we
recommend the traditional seafoam
boiled icing made with
brown sugar
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15
EASY TOPPING

Blend 6 tablespoons -four, VI cup
brown sugar, tablespoons of butter,
" teaspoon baking powder. Sprinkle
over cake. Bake in moderate oven
$50, 40 to so minutes.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15

PEP 'LASSIES
/ cup butter or margarine
cup sugar
II cup molasses
2 eggs
IA cup warm water
1 cup chopped nutmeats
2 cups Sifted flour
/ teaspoon baking soda
IL teaspoons ginger
cups whole wheat flakes
Beat butter until creamy; blend in
sugar. molasses, eggs and warm water.
Sift together flour, soda and ginger;
add to first mixture with cereal flakes
and nutmeats Mix we'll Drop by tea
Spoonfuls onto creased baking sheets,
about inches apart Bake in moder-
ateIy hot oven (4OO deg. F) about 10
minutes.
Yield: 6 to dozen cookies, about
inches in diameter.
HONEY DATE BARS
2 eggs
81 cup honey
" cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
u teaspoon salt
" cup ready-to-eat bran
/ cup cut dates.
" cup chopped nutmeats
Beat eggs until thick; beat in honey,
little at time Sift together flour,
baking powder and salt; stir in bran,
dates and nutmeats. Add to first mix
ture and beat we'll Spread batter
1z-inch thick in creased by 9-inch
pan. Bake in moderate oven (S75 deg.
F. about Is minutes.
Cut into bars while warm and sprin-
kIe with cOnfectioner's sugar If de-
sired serve as a pudding with whipped
cream.
Yield: IS bars, 3x1k inches.
CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES
2 squares e oz.) unsweetened
chocolate
1 cup sifted flour
/ teaspoon baking powder
"a teaspoon baking soda
"a teaspoon salt
" cup chopped nutmeats
1s cup butter or margarine
/ cup brown sugar
egg
" cup buttermilk or sour milk
" cup ready-to-eat bran
II teaspoon vanilla flavoring
Melt chocolate over hot but not boil
ing water. Sift together flour, baking
powder, soda and salt; mix in nut
meats. Blend butter and sugar; add
egg and cooled melted chocolate and
beat we'll Stir in buttermiIk, bran and
vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients;
beat well. Drop by teaspoonfuIs onto
creased baking sheets. Bake in moder-
ate oven (375 Deg. F.) about Is min
utes.
Yield: 2K dozen cookies, 214 inches
in diameter.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15
SPICE CAKE

OF1OE OANE
8 cups sifted cake flour
III teaspoons soda
| teaspoon salt
III teaspoons cinnamon
% teaspoon nutmeg
"a teaspoon cloves
"a cup all purpose oil
III cups buttermilk
8 eggs
Ia cups brown sugar
cup granuIated sugar
Sift together the flour, soda, salt,
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add the
oil and buttermilk; beat until it forms
very smooth batter. In a separate
bowl beat the eggs until thick and
fOamy Gradually add the sugar and
continue beating until very well
blended. Fold this egg and sugar mix
ture thoroughly into the batter Pour
into waxed paper lined 9-inch layer
cake pans. Bake in a moderate oven,
$50 deg, for IS to 40 minutes. Frost
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg
yoIks. Sift -four with salt and baking
powder. Add alternately with milk.
Fold in egg whites. Line s" square
pan with waxed paper. Pour in above
mixture.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15

Coffee always has been picked by
hand - and probably always will be.
For all of the coffee grown ON q
tree doesn't ripen at the same time.
It actually ripens over period Of
three months,
To harvest the ripe coffee, the coffee
pickers have to go back several times
during the three month season. Whab
a job!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15
Here's q quick treat
fer your next perry

fe Is called Apple Snow -- and this.
fecipe serves eight people.
Shred apples, with peeIings, until you
have four cups - tightly packed.
Add four tablespoons Of lemon juice.
And mix.
Beat 4 egg whites, adding slightly less
than 4 cup of sugar, gradually. Fold
into the apple mixture.
Pile lightly in sherbet glasses. Really
good ~. and different
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-15

Get a pound of Butter-Nut Coffee.
Start serving it to your family = but
don't tell them you have switched to
Butter-Nut. Then sOatcb their reaction
tbe first time you SeyVe IL.
You'll hear such things as, "Gees
fhis is good coffee. "-or-"The coffee
certainly tastes good this mornin!"
re you don't-teIl us so-send us the
unused portion, and we will give you
gour money back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Billy Graham Denies
Lark on Sabbath

GLASGOW, Scotland. Mar. 29
(P-Billy Graham says he Wis
tied the vicinity of Scotland's
famed Loeb Lomond Sunday. but
he wasn't on a Sabbath lark. -
Il went out into the country
side for relaxation and for
meditation and prayer by a
mountainside." the American
evangelist told his audience of
10000 last night at the Begin
ming of the second week in his
aH-Scotland crusade.
After a religious broadcast for
the British Broadcasting Corp.
Sunday, Mr.. Graham and his
executive secretary. Jerry Bea-
van. went for lunch to a hotel
near the lake celebrated in
Scottish legend and literature.
The outing aroused reproving
comment from some Scots who
believe Sunday activities should
be confined to the church and
the home.
II should like to correct an
impression that l went on a
lark" Mr.. Graham told his vast
audience last night, the largest
so far in his six-week crusade.
The countryside, he added, lis
an excellent place to pray"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Democrats to Back President
All the Woy,' George Predicts

that will secure peace and pre-
serve freedom in this world"
Senator Knowland said he was
at loss to understand the ref
erence to war party. The Cal
ifornian said he does not know
of any such party. but retorted
that in his short life he has
seen three wars all fought un-
der Democratic administrations
Senator Knowland said that
in the Korean War he supported
the stand taken by the Demo-
cratic President.
Senator Knowland said the
world should have learned by
now that the road of appease-
ment is not the road to peace.
He inquired whether there are
those who would condemn people
behind the Iron Curtain to per-
petual slavery, or welcome Red
China into the United Nations,
or turn more of free Asia over to
the Chinese Communists.
Senator Johnson denied he
said there is a war party. He
also denied he had said anything
about welcoming Red China into
the U. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

ly to put the system on a sound
financial basis.
The committees serious con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Six Persons Swept
To Death From Boat

OCEAN CITY, Md, Mar. %
(P.-Six members of two Bal
timore families drowned as they
tried to return to the mainland
from a week end on a wind
swept island in Sinepuxent Bay
The dead were. Mitchell Clogg
IS, owner of a Baltimore metal
fabricating plant; his wife Doro-
thy, 43, and their two children
Judson, 10, and Dorothy, 6; Will
liam B. Pollard, administrative
assistant in charge of buildings
and industry in Baltimore's civil
defense organization, and his
wife Roberta.
They apparently were swept
from Clogg's 15-foot cupboard
motorboat as winds up to SO
miles an hour swept the ocean
front south of here Sunday aft
ernoon.
The Clogs and Pollards were
not missed until they failed to
return to their homes in Balti-
more yesterday. The Coast
Guard, police and acquaintance
of the families found five bodies
about l am.
Mr.. Pollard's body was spotted
by Coast Guard helicopter later
this morning.
All were washed ashore on As
sateague Island. about IL miles
south of Ocean City. where Mr..
Pollard and half a dozen asso-
ciates owned hunting lodge
called High Wind.
Daniel Trimper Sd, son of
Ocean City's mayor and one of
the owners of the lodge, said the
Clogs and Pollards went to the
island Saturday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Mount Rainier Fire
Sweeps Warehouse,
PeriIs Whole Block

An entire block Of the Mount
Rainier business district was en-
dangered last night by a fire
which swept through a furniture
warehouse formerly occupied by
the old Bluebird Dance Hall.
Four firemen were hurt fight
ing the three-alarm fire in the
$500 block of Thirty-fourth
street. just off Rhode Island ave-
nue..
At one time, flames shot as
high as 80 to IS feet in the air.
Firemen. however. managed to
bring the blaze under control in
about an hour and a half.
Mount Rainier Fire Chief
George Hutton estimated the
damage at more than $4,000.
He called it one of the worst fires
in the history of Mount Rainier
Breaks Out Under Roof
Fire broke out under the roof
OF the two-story structure from
that portion occupied by the
Warehouse Furniture Sales Co.,
1906 Thirty-fourth street, Chief
Hutton said.
Flames spread to the roof of
the Perry Boswell real estate Of
flee building next door, but most
Of the damage there was due to
water.
Three other stores under the
one-time dance hall also were ex-
tensively damaged by smoke and
water. These were Kenny's APP
pliance Shop. $500 Thirty-fourtn
street; Kay's department store,
1902 Thirty-fourth street, and
Stoves Flower Shop. 1904 Thirty
fourth street.
Fireman Overcome
One OF the injured firemen,
Ray Tanner. 81, of 2O16 Ogle-
thorpe street, Hyattsville. had
to be lowered to the ground in
basket stretcher. Mr.. Tanner,
a member of the Brentwood Fire
Department, was overcome by
smoke on the roof of the 1885,
foot long building and then was
struck in the neck and shoulder
by a hose nozzle.
Others injured were Milton
Jordan, "a, and Ronald La Vale,
"a, both of Mount Rainier, and
Harold Hoffman, Is. of Brent
wood. All received cuts. They
were treated at Prince Georges
General Hospital and sent home
Nine fire departments an
swered the call after the first
alarm at 1852 pm. They were
Mount Rainier. Brentwood, Chill
lum-Adelphi. Cottage City, Hy-
attsyille, Bladensburg. Riverdale.
College Park and Tuxedo-Chev-
erly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

District and vicinity-Clear> to-
night with low about 30 in the
city and Is in the suburbs. Fair
and warmer tomorrow.
Maryland - Fair tonight with
low 1884 but 20-25 in Garrett
County. Sunny and warmer to-
morrow.
Virginia - Fair tonight with
low 1892 in the interior and
1886 along the coast. Fair and
warmer tomorrow.
Wind Northwesterly 1920
miles per hour diminishing to-
night and becoming light and
variable tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Menzies' Daughter
ENGAGED to Diplomat

CANBERRA. Australia, Mar.
90 (P).-Australian Prime Minis
ter Robert G. Menzies yesterday
announced the engagement of
his only daughter Heather, 26, to
Peter Henderson, rs, third secre-
tary in the Australian Embassy
at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Mr.. Henderson, career diplo-
mat, previously served in the
Australian Embassy in Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
The Weather Here ond Over the Nation

5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, March 30-ApriI 3
Temperatures will be near or
slightly above the normal high
of so and low of 40 with rising
temperatures through Friday
and cooler Saturday and Sum-
day. Showers likely Saturday
totaling one-fourth to one-half
inch.
Road Conditions (AAA)
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Scat-
tered icy spots being cindered.
Northern New York-General-
ly snow covered.
Quebec-Roads blocked.