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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
SOftball Down To Two
Teams But Farmville
League To Keep On

Thirty dichard softball players
who refuse to let the old Farm
vile Softball League fall by the
Wayside. will help finance a two
team. nine-game league them
selves to keep the sport going here
this summer.
Holsum Bread and Falmvllle
Jaycees arc two sponsors this
season. Games will be PLAYED
Monday or Thursday of each
week. starting at 7:30 p. m. Once
or twice during the season, a slow
pitch game VIII be played to add
spice TO the schedule.
Players hope their effort will
generate enough interest to en-
able the league to return to the
regular four-team organization
next season. They say little help
at the gate and spectator-i interest
will help accomplish this.
Ths 80 players believe the
wholesome form of recreation
should be retained as part of the
community's summer activity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Eight Area
Men Will Get
VP1 Degrees

Farmville, Amelia. Buckingham
and Cumberland students will b c
among 657 graduates receiving de-
grees Sunday afternoon, june 10 con
GLIDING Virginia Techs sixty fourth
year.
The graduates are: Farmvillc.
James N Watkins. business admin
istration. and Ralph D. Wilson. Jr.,
mechanical engineering
Amelia County. Jack c. Inglc
agricultural education
Buckingham County. William A.
Moon. Jr.. geology, and James L.
Scott civil engineering
Charlotte County. James D. Ram
sey. Jr.. business administration
Cumberland County. Carlos A.
Hunter. agricultural education, and
Calvin R. Johnston. dairy science
Virginius Dabney. editor of the
Richmond Times Dispatch, Will
make the graduation address at
pm Sunday afternoon. Rt. Rev
William H. Marmion of Roanoke,
Episcopal bishop of Southwestern
Virginia diocese. will preach the
baccalaureate sermon at 10 am.
Sunday morning in BurruSS Hall
About 100 army and air force re-
serve commissions will be present
ed at full dress parade Saturday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
At FHS Auditorium
At FHS Auditorium
Fall Tobacco Princess Will Be-
Determined Tonight; 81 to Compete

At least 81 candidates for the
title Of Tobacco Princess will
compete tonight friday in the
contest to determine the Farmville
Tobacco Market area princess for
the Richmond Tobacco Festival
next October 1913.
Farmville Jnuior Woman's Club
IS sponsoring the contest and COM
mittee heads have arranged a pro-
gram of entertainment to accom-
pany. the contest.
The competition will be held in
the high school auditorium begin
ming at s p. m. The winner will
take home SIS prize III addition
to the honor of the expense paid
trip later. Huntington Tobacco
Company Planters Warehouse
and the Virginia Dark Fired
Tobacco Growers Marketing As
ISOLATION are offering the prize.
Robert Burger will serve as
master of ceremonies dividing his
time between the beauty and tai
ent performances Entertainment
will be provided by pupils of the
Floyd Ward Dance School: sons
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

by Pauline Wonack. and the team
of Phil ana J. j. Gay. and dancing
by Walter Glenn and Sally Ann
Clerk.
The princess contestants include
girls of Farmville, Prospe
Burkeville. Rice, and Buckingham.
They are:
Farmville. Misses Rita Vein
berg. Katie Mae Bolt. Mary Cur
ny. Barbara Duncan. Bonnie Mann,
Daphne Shepard. Ann Hodges,
Lillian Crenshaw. Sylvia Garland.
jeanne Graziani, Patsy Foster.
Beatrice Gay. Dorothy Ennis. 10
bearing. Lena Meadows. Lois An
derson, Nevadie Tweed. Helen
Faye Morton and Betty Spencer
Prospect, Margaret Penick.
Margaret Glenn. Nancy Brisentine
and Nancy Ellitt; Rice, Mary FL
lington. Virginia Bass, Judy Cd
ham and Yvonne jenkins.
Burkeville. Phyllis jenkins. and
Virginia Ann Gibbs. and Bucking-
ham, Ann johnson and Shelby
lean Shuu,aker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
; Council Posts
AT Issue Tuesday
Eight Candidates
Assure Interest

Citizens at Farmville. Dillwyn
and Pamplin will eject town
councilmen in the municipal
elections next Tuesday, June 70.
Polls open at $50 a. M, and close
at 7:30 p m, for summer elections
everywhere.
At Farmville where three coun-
Gil positions will be filled, voters
will have to make their selection
from among eight candidates. One
OF the eight, J. H. Forbes. is an
incumbent councilman.
The candidates. in addition to
Forbes. are Walter Bruce. r. F..
Cralle. E. l.. Dahl. Mrs. Grace c..
Gordon, John E. HARDWOOD. w. p.
Hay Jr. and w. A. Watson.
The terms of Councilmen M. r.
Large and M. L. Davis expire with
that of Councilman Forbes June
80. Neither of the other incmn-
bents are candidates. however
Large. after serving Is years, said
he wished to devote more time to
business. and Davis gave reasons
Of health in declining to seek re-
election. after two terms.
Voting at Farmville will be
limited to those residing within
the corporate limits, and eligible
by registration and 30-day resi-
dence, to cast a ballot.
The large field of candidates
is expected to attract a good
sized vote. Registrar j. H. Allen
reports that there are 2.l93 re-
gistered voters in Farmville. The
January referendum vote of L.
642 at Farmville. is believed to
be a record for number of ballots
within the municipality.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Union Service
Schedule Set
Kidd Farewell
Sermon June II

The Rev j A. Vache, pastor of
Johns Memorial Episcopal Church.
Will preach Sunday night for the
Union evening service in the
Presbyterian Church. The Joint
summer evening service schedule
began last Sunday.
Services VIII alternate during
The summer months between tie
M e t h dis and Presbyterian
churches. The Episcopal Church
,73,as not hold evening services
during the summer, but Rev. Mr.
Vache is cooperating and will
occupy the pulpit in rotation with
the other pastors.
Farmville Baptist Church con-
ducts regular evening services on
congregational basis through
out the summer. The remaining
June schedule IS:
June 10, Presbyterian Church,
Rev, j A. Vache: June II. Meth
odist Church, Rev. c. O. Kidd
,last Sunday of pastorate hereN:
June "a, Presbyterian Church.
With new Methodist pastor preach
ing.
The Rev. Alvin Smith. ordained
minister and psychology teacher
at Hampden-Sydney COLES e,
preached for last Sunday nights
opening service.
Rev. Nh Kidd will receive his
new assignment when the annual
Virginia Methodist Conference
convencs next week, His repla ce-
ment Will also be made know, at
that time. Mi Kidd S sermon on
the night Of June nth VII be
his last here.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Levy Alreody 'Prohibitive'
Levy Already 'Prohibtive'
Powhatan's Supervisors Want Retail
Sales Tax to Unite Local Revenue Knot

A resolution recommending a
general state retail sales tax was
unanimously adopted by the Pow
hatan county board of supervisors
at special session Tuesday.
Declaring that PoWhatan is in
dire need of additional revenue
for operating the facilities of the
county. the resolution called for
the tax on the condition that its
proceeds be "equitably distributed
among the states political sub
divisions. and that is should not
apply TO goods purchased by
farmers or the purpose of pro-
duclng foods for consumer use :"
The resolution further stated
that sources Of local revenue have
been exhausted unless the real
estate and personal property tax
levleS be increased
The present local tate. tie re-
solution commended, Is practically
prohlbitive. and the present tax
payers Of Powhatan cannot fl
nancially stand an increase il the
local tax levy.
Rate Is So. SO
PoWhatan present real and
personal property tax rate is
So so per 500 valuation.
The resolution vas introduced
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
College President
TO Speak at Tugglc

James II. Comstock. president
OF Shenandoah Christian College,
Will speak at Tuggle Community
Church Saturday and Sunday,
Thomas Anderson. pastor, has an
nounced.
The Saturday service will be at
p. m, and three Sunday talks
VIII be made at services beginning
at 10 and II a. M. and 8 D. nj.
The visiting speaker, a gradu-
ate of Wheaton College and Dali
las Theological Seminary, was
formerly dean of Piedmont Bible
College, Winston Salem, N. c. He
occupied that post when the host
pastor. Mr.. Anderson. was stu
dent there.
The institution the visitor now
heads. Shenandoah College. a nom
UNCONVENTIONAL school, is due to
open in September at Roanoke.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Former H-SC Teacher
Gets NYC Promotion

William c. Parker, a former
instructor in English at Hamp-
den-Sydney College. has been an :
pointed manager of New York
public relations for Westinghouse
Electric Corporation
Parker. native of Marshvllle,
N. c., taught at Hampden- Sydney
in 1913. afterward serving as q
writer for trade journals and an
advertising agency. He joined the
New York public relations staff
of the corporation in 1852.
He is graduate of University
of North Carolina and took post
graduate work at Columbia Uni
versity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Amelia Red Cross
Drive Nets 1896

Amelia County's Red Cross fund
drive chairman reported this week
contributions totaling 1896 to t h c
campaign.
Chairman Miss Selma Hlndle SAID
the figure was the first report avail
able IN the drive which started later
than usual this year At present
there are % volunteer workers
throughout the county
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Foresters Request information
Federal Forest Service Aerial Survey
Shows Pine Bark Beetle In ) Counties

An aerial survey 10y Federal
Forestry Service experts has dis
covered pine bark beetles in evil
dence throughout five SouthSide
counties in this area.
The flying investigators how
ever noted that Prince Edward
and surrounding area was rela-
lively free of the destructive pests
while counties north of the James
River were most heavily infested
Forester A. d. Wilson, Of Farm
vile, said several well scattered
trees. killed by beetles. were found
in the county Wilson noted that
though the lnfeStation as present
isn't as serious as in the past
years, he warned that as long as
faded trees are in evidence there
is a possibility of an outbreak
during hot summer weather
Late Spring Helps
He attributed the lack of infeS-
tation locally to the late spring
weather which has held back de-
velopment of the insects
A crew of four specialists man
ned a specially equipped plane for
the survey which covered some
1000 square miles. Included in the
group were William Bailey and r
c. Heller, research foresters from
Beltsville, Md. experiment station
Cal Morris. insect and disease in
vestigator, and w F. Mccain
bridge. entomologists from Ash
vile experiment station,
Morris, who acted as spokesman
for the party, said the survey was
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Tuesday night TV performance
of The Major of ST Lo" recalled
for National Guardslnen of Farm
ville's Company G the proud
tradit ons of their Divis:on-the
Virginia Maryland 10th,
Capt. r. Julian Bradshaw. unit
commander, and the men Of the
company watched together the
stony of the late Major Tom
HOWE. of Stanton, and how bat
talions of the goth broke out of
the hedge rows and the bottle
neck at st Lo after the D-Day
land ne on the beaches OF Nor
mandy.
The television presentation Oh
the Calvacade Theater program
was national salute on the 18th
anniversary Of D-Day. 1t WAS also
a recognition of the valiant part
played BY fighting men of the
29th-tllen and now a National
Guard Division in hberating
France ana setting the STAGE for
the victorious march across Cor
many.
Seek Recruits
There was an additional OBJ
selvance fol- Company G Tuesday
night since the unit was lifting
the Id on recruiting program
designed to eventually carry the
units strength from the present
70's to 100
Capt Bradshaw, in launching
the recruiting drive. pointed ou.
that odds arc so greatly in favor
OF a young man being called into
military service in one way or
another. that he is well adv lsed
to reach a decision now as to his
course.
The National Guard of course.
is only one of the many avenues
OF approach to the question. but
it offers many advantages, the
Company q commander points
out.
Guard enlistment offers Two
choices. for young men who Gu
list between II and Is and -.
II they maintain good stardng
they are draft exempt since the
Department of Defense considers
Guard service an adequate dis
charge Of service responsibility
Guard enlistees may also en-
tire months active duty
training program at regula.
military camp, Afterward they re-
turn to their home guard units
for shortened period Of reserve
service obligation. The six-months
afford fine training. opens up
advancement opportunities and
provides an avenue to commits
stoned service OF military academy
opportunities. They arc provided
$4,000 indemnity during and 80
days after such service.
A high school enliStcc in The
Guard may postpone his six
months active duty until after he
graduates but not later than his
goth birthday Thus. he completes
that phase of his education, then
through service with his home
unit, he can continue work UNI
interrupted with the weekly drill
and two-weck summer encamp-
ment as his service obligation for
the remaining seven and Cnc-
half years
Capt Bradshaw said the unit
welcomes inquiries from young
men in this area. and will supply
full information about military
service in all phases.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Lottie Moon Marker
Dedicated Sunday

A permanent marker was dedi-
Gated at "Viewmont." near Car
ters Bridge, Sunday afternoon.
June 3. at p. M. marking the
birthplace Of Lottie Moon. Bap-
fist missionary to China from
1873 to 1912. The marker was
presented by the Albemarle Bag
fist Association of the Woman's
Missionary Union Of Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Polio Vaccine
Shipment Jumps
Age Limit to y
Doses Available
Through Clinics,
Family Doctors

An increase in the supply OF
Salk polo vaccine allocated to
Virgin now makes children On,
through nineteen years and pc
gnant women eligible for dosaees.
DR. H. E. Jenkins, director Of
Southsideside Health District,
said today
The doses are now available foe
the new age group through family
physicians. In announcing the ar -
rival supplies, Dr. Jenkins urged
the use and the cooperation ct
parents in max ng the vaccine
effective in prevention and eli
mination Of polio
A total of 1913 children were
gwen Salk polio vaccine shots in
Appomattox. Buckingham, Cum
h1rland. and Prince Edward
counties during the month of May.
For some children the shots we're
their third; for others, their first
or second
May Call Office
Children receive the second
immunization of polio vaccine one
month from the date of the first
lmmun'zation. The third dose is
seven months from the second.
Parents uncertain about when
children should receive immunl-
zation. may call the Health Of
flee. The clerk will consult the
records for information
Polio vaccine, furnished by the
federal government. is now avail
able to children one through nlne-
teen years Of age. Clinics will be
held at the respective health de-
partment offices as follows:
Buckingham Health Depart-
ment-every Tuesday at 3 p. m:
Cumberland Health Department
the first, second, and third Wed.
nesdays at 2 p. m. and Prince
E d ward Health Department.
every Friday from to 4 p. m.
1mmunlzations may be obtained
from private physicians. Or from
Health Department public clinics
Any information desired regard
ing these inlmunlzations may be
obtained by calling local health
departments. the director said
Sees Huge Cut
Asserting that the Salk vaccine
can cut paralytic polio in half
this summer, Basil O'Conner,
NIP president, said that dis
tributlon and use of the vaccine
has become a shipping rather
than scientific problem.
To achieve the maximum DOS
slble cut in paralytic polio This
summer depends on the coordi-
mated efforts of the public, public
health services, doctors and vac
cine manufacturers. O'Conner
said. He estimated that with full
cooperation during the remainilk,
months of 1856. paralytic polio
>"Ai w iSouSCu W llcSuSlOlC
amount in 1857. and a 500 cut
is possible in 1856.
In brief, the symptoms of
pollomyelitis are as follows:
child coming down with polio may
complain Of a headache, become
Astless or restless, feverish, IL
ritable, and may show signs of
cold. He doesn't want to be
tounched, He is likely to vomit
and may complain of pain in the
back, OF behind the neck.
Many of the symptoms are not
unlike those associated with more
common upSets to which child
rem are subject. Call your physi-
cian without delay if child shows
of illness. Until he comes. out the
child to bed in room by him.
self and keep him quiet. Dr.. Jen-
klnS advises
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Lions Vote Baseball
Ticket Sale Support

Farmville Lions Club through
its Boy and Girls committee is
helping to back the Summer High
School Baseball League by selling
season tickets. The club Will also
finance a youth at Boys State
this summer
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

follow up on similar jaunt
over this area last year to check
on cleanup measures from their
earlier discoveries. He expressed
concern over the amount of lnfes-
tatl0n in Southslde Virginia de
Scllbed as the heaviest in so years.
Morris said loss of growing poten-
tial in this area has been greater
from the beetles than from forest
fires.
Want Information
Morris said thl usual procedure
following the air check was estab-
l2hing contact with timber own
CTS where lnfeStation is found and
encouraging them to either clean
up the stand or cut it to salvage
other trees.
Properly applied. he said. Il
spray Of bcnzine and hcxachlordc
can generally halt q bark beetle
advance.
Forester Wilson urged any tim
bers owners in this area who dis
cover an outbreak in the future
to contact the local office for as
s.stancc
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Guard Marks D-Day Anniversary
Company G Opens
Recruiting Drive

An en- masse viewing Of the
Tuesday night TV performance
of The Major of St Lo" recalled
for National Guardslnen of Farm
ville's Company G the proud
tradit ons of their DiviS:on-the
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Hiqher roffic CoIIoteroIs
DELAYED for Future Study

Higher collaterals for traffic
violations, scheduled to take ef-
feet April 2, were called off by
Municipal Court judges today to
allow for further study of a plan
which drew the opposition of
Police Chief Robert v. Murray.
Chief Judge Leonard P. Walsh
in a statement to newsmen to-
day said the courts Board of
Judges decided yesterday to defer
putting the revised schedule in
effect.
Under the proposed change,
the minimum collateral for il
legal parking would have in
creased from So to SIS. and COL
lateral for more serious infrac-
tons would rise even more
sharply.
Judge Walsh said the board
of Is judges had issued the pro-
posed list of increases in Feb
ruary at the behest of various
governmental agencies"
\ Wednesday. however. the chief
Judge received a letter from
Chief Murray. He praised that
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part of the upward revision APP
plying to violations of NOV
ing vehicles-accidents involving
property damage and fatalities
AS having a probable deterrent
effect on lawlessness.
But he deplored the higher
collateral for parking violations,
saying it would have an ad-
verse effect. He said under the
present So collateral rule, the
vast majority of violators for
felt collateral.
If the price goes up to IS
many motorists will choose to
fight the cases rather than for
felt, the police chief predicted,
This would burden the Police
Department with a stable in
crease in man hours required
for serving warrants. tracking
down offenders and appearances
in court. Maj. Murray said.
In his statement Judge Walsh
said the judges had believed the
collateral scale was in need OF
revision. since many Of the
amounts had not been changed
in years. despite changing times
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the House Subcommittee on I'm
American Activities which was
investigating Communist inflltra-
ton in education.
The educator freely admitted
his own past connections with
the Communist Party. But he
declined to say whether he had
seen certain other individuals at
Communist Party meetings he
attended while he was a member
of the Harvard University faculty
in 1910 to 1945.
Rights Held Waived
Mr.. Singer invoked his con-
stitutional guarantee against
self determination when he re-
fused to give the requested in
formation.
But Judge Matthews held he
had waived his right by freely
discussing his Communist Party
! . activities" Because of this
the Judge said, an answer to the
Question as to other individuals
would not subject him to any
real danger of further incrimina-
1tion."
Judge Matthews acquitted Mr.
Singer of nine other contempt
counts on the grounds that il
was not clear he had been spe.
officially ordered to answer the
questions involved in those
counts.
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Picture on Pase 40

Fritz zwicky, noted California
Institute Of Technology rocket
expert, told a reporter yesterday
Great portions Of major
planets. like Jupiter. Saturn and
Neptune would be scooped up
under the plan and transferred
to smaller planets and their sat-
elites. Orbits Of the enlarged
planets would be changed to
make their course around the
sun roughly comparable to the
earth's.
Forces unleashed with the
hydrogen bomb make 1t possible
to provide suitable planets for
emigrants from our sphere. DR..
Zwicky said.
I'VE can bomb Jupiter and
other major planets out Of their
orbits and into other orbits more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-16
If Earth Is Too Crowded,
Move to q New Planet

to our liking" he said. 1--WE car
transfer great masses from the
surfaces Of the big planets to the
smaller planets and satellites ano
make them larger"
A ship to carry men from
one planet to another could bl
built within 10 years or so, he
said, if enough money-perhaps
500 million-were made avail
able for the kind of research he
is now doing.
1.-The greatest problem man
faces here on earth is over
population, with its accompany
ing economic and political prob
LENS" DR.. Zwicky said.
There are far too many Of us
now, and it will be even worse
in the future. The answer to
this problem is virtually within
our grasp if only we would
seize it.
I'VE have a problem of segre-
cation of races. Some races just
don't seem to get along with each
other. What could be simpler
than segregating these races on
other planets?"
The hydrogen bomb. DR.
IZwicky said. may be the instru-
ment not Of mans destruction
but Of his salvation.