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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
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could probably think Of an an
swer-at least he thought Of the
right and witty one for Lauren
Bacall's query during a rehearsal
of 'Bhthe Spirit" for January Il
(CBS- fv).
When Lauren learned that She
would have to appear completely
gray as the aIluring ghost. she
drew the line and insisted thai
she wear red nail polish.
After au," she noted,
there must be a beauty parlor
In Heauen-oY else it wouldn't
be Heauen."
And" COWARD replied.
",ohdt made you assume that
your blithe spirit is returning
from Hedpen?"
II Il +
On the Run:
Imagine the delight Of WARL'i
reporter George GeeSey when n
called a phone number neal
where the police were arrestini
some safecrackers and got al
instant, cooperative accoun
from the citizen-who even vol
unteered to 60 outside to dit
up more details. Imagin,
Georges surprise when he dis
covered the cooperative either
was Star Staff Photographic
Arnold Taylor!
F. Glenn Otis writes cuttingly
I'm Mel Aliens broadcast Of tn,
Rose Bowl game for Gillette,
could understand his using thu
expression, clean, lasting shaves,
but when he described a player
as going clean across the field
don't you think he was carrying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05

hit with Mr.. Allen and his
fans that she now Is seen fire.
quently on the show over
WRC-TV-4 from 1880 pm.
to l am, Monday through
Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
ON THE AIR.
Hold That Fomily
TV Council Pronto
ON The AIR.
BY BERNIE HARRISON

The Dialers Dilemma: have retful time deciding
which program WATCH get set for eetgnaxher Sunday
TIN be decision after anoherand know how
1t is with these deals The show skip invariably the talk
of the town the next day.
grew Up Yesterday" one critic win write Sheer
chantment another will "A due the third VIII observe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05

A Note Of Cheer: Noel Coward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Here Comes Spring.!

Look for it Tuesday morning.
You can recognize it by
all sorts Of things -
depending on where you live
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

Al first you hardly notice that the nights getting shorter
denly Dad home before dark and know it's here Officially
1921 EST Tuesday Verna Equinox Equinox
from Latin words meaning equal and Vernal
the Latin, budding" To put simply. Spring.
Shrtseeves boots magnoa elephants takes
signs spell country with the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
State P-TA 3-Day Conference Here
Next Week Open To Area Commuters

sion leaders IN addition TO Miss
Kennedy. will be DR.. w. M
Thompson, of Lynchburg College
Mrs T. O, Chewing. of Rich
mond, State Congress Legislative
chairman: Mrs w w Kava-
naugh, of Roanoke, state presi-
dent. DR. David r. Wallace, direc-
tor of Dental Health, Virginia
Department of Health. and DR.. R.
o. Nelson, superintendent Of
schools at Newport News.
Commuters Welcome
Activities of the conference will
center at the Student Building
and commuters from the COM
munities in this area will be vel
coined to any or all of the ses-
sions. Registration will begin on
Monday at 1890 a. m
Morning and afternoon sessions
will be held for the first three
days, beginning at 8:45 a. m. and
2 D. m. A wind-up evaluaton ses-
sion will end the conference on
Thursday morning wednesday
afternoon the delegates will be
given a picnic at Longwood Estate
ct 5 2 N
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13

were in the Is through 10 age
group
Medical organizations concur that
1t is both safe and desirable to vac
cinate with the Salk vaccine now
and throughout the summer. The
scientific. Recommendation of the vac
clne's safety and effectiveness is
overwhelming Over 80 million chill
dren in the United States have been
lnoculated without mishap.
Experience in 1858 shows that the
vaccine is at least IS per cent ef-
fectlve i'll preventing paralytic polio
Not one of the III paralvtlc cases
reported in Virginia for 1856 had
received the vaccine Three Of the
ten non-paralytlc cases had re
ceived at least one dose of the vac
cine.
II can be concluded from this re-
port that the vaccine is working
wonders in preventing polio epidem-
les such as were experienced in Vir-
ginia only few years ago.
The cooperation Of all parents is
urged in this matter, concluded Dr..
Jenkins For further information
contact your family doctor, or the
local health department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Fireman Hold Losses
TO S42,S5O In 81
Calls During Year

Despite the shortest year on
record 10 months. the Farmville
Fire Department answered Sd
calls IN the period from Septem-
Der /. 1855 to June 80. 1856. Chief
ClaudeA Butcher reports.
Firemcn invested $40 hours in
that period III fighting fires. divid-
ed nearly equally between the
town and county 296 hours in
Farmvllle. and 274 hours at coun-
ty fires
The shortened year for the de-
partment follows a similar move
for the municipality which NOV
ed up to the July-June annual
basis this year after using the
Sept August plan in the past
According to Fire Department
statistics. the value of property
involved IN fires totaled S202,5pO
OF that amount, s42,850 represent
ed losses. while $l59.650. or about
rs per cent was saved.
BY areas. losses were. approx
mately. Farmville. $4,000. Prince
Edward County. $4,000 and out
of-town property $4,000 Chief
Butcher, looking at the record
81 calls and estimated losses OF
less than .Oo0~said of the
year: "A pretty good effort fol
our volunteer company"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Lightning Bolts
Strike Strike Prospect 1rn'pe';

Two fire alarms Monday sum
moned firemen to Prospect. where
an afternoon storm bolt struck
the Isaac Wilkerson home, and
to the Alfred Garter home at 300
Ely street shortly after midnight
of the same day.
When tlremen arrived at Pros
pect after being delayed by a
ta'affic-stopping downpour, Mrs.
Wilkerson had quickly ext'nguish-
ed flre@at the fuse box and lead
wires With soda. Her action
limited the damage TO the box
and wires.
The Garter fire, of undeter-
mined origin, destroyed the rear
Of the house before being ex
tinguished Garter was awakened
by a neighbor Reed Morton, who
saw the flames HIS family was
visiting at Baltimore at the time
Lighting also struck a towering
locust tree at the rear of the new
National Guard Armory Monday
afternoon Ii jumped to guy wires
on a power pole thence TO wires
leading into the Armory,
! The electrical charge flashed
/ through the fuse box burning tho
connections and interior wiring
then skipped among the steel
eirders before grounding on one
of the building steel beams. ac-
cordine to James Newly, who was
standing in the middle Of the
floor when the flash struck
Newly said he felt a heavy Jolt
against the back Of his neck. then
glanced up to see the Bolt FL ,h
across the ceiling beams. The
lightning ripped a l5foot section
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Jenkins Urges Wider Use Here
Polio Epidemics Are Possible Where
Vaccine Not Used by Eligible Group

Boys and girls in the age group
Is through 10 years Of age are not
responding to the opportunity to re
ceiVe polio immunization shots
warns Dr. H. E Jenkins. health di-
rector of Southslde Health Dis
trict
Z Those eligible to receive the vac
cine include everyone through 10
years of age, and also pregnant
women There is plenty Of vaccine
to immunizo those in the eligible
group.
Dickinson county has been de-
clared a mild epidemic area and
only per cent of those eligible in
! that county have received the Salk
vaccine
Prince Edward county has res
pended with about 40 per cent Of
the eligible group receiving tn e
vaccine This is not enough, :"
stressed Dr.. Jenkins. I'VE want 100
per cent immunizatlon of those eli
gible. :
In TIE counties. Appomattox.
Prince Edward. Buckingham and
Cumberland. which includes t h S
Health district. 1877 children we're
immunlzed during the month Of
June However very few of these
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Dedica alton July 80
Will Start Busy
Year For Firemen
Local Department
To Be Convention
Host August q

Even without any fires. the
1861 year will be a big one Tor
the Farmville Fire Department.
Before toe year is three months
old. firemen will have staged a
gala dedication of the new head
quarters here and served as host
to the first annual convention OF
the Souths de Virginia Flremen Is
Association.
Leading the Department dur
ing the year VIII be President
James H. Forbes and Chief But
CHER reelected during last week S
annual meeting.
Dedication of the South Street
Fire House will be held on July
80 during program beginning
at 7 p, m, according to Chief
Butcher. All department person
mel VIII participate and all equip
ment will be used
Presence Asked
We want every person in the
community to be present that
night" Chief Butcher reports
Our dedication demonstration
viii include What to do and how
to react in fire emergencies
in homes or businesses.
Other demonstrations Will show
the potentialitles of the aerial
truck, the emergency light plant
the bumpers and truck apparatus
according to the chief. County
and community fire companies in
the Soutnside will send delegations
for the dedication, also
The one-day convention of the
20 volunteer companies of $50
tiremen in the Southside As
ISOLATION will be held here August
%. Butcher reports.
Convention Set
In the morning members will
have school of instruction, with
the afternoon devoted to demon
stration of equipment. Visiting
firemen will be rotated through
stations Of the newest apparatus
supplied by equipment companies.
A supper will be provided for
the convention visitors with get
together IN the evening closing
the first annual meeting.
The Soutlslde Association IS
head by Chief Butcher and was
organized last February to create
enthusiasm among member de-
partments, to spread knowledge
OF firefightlng methods AID to
encourage cooperation anon the
departments n communities
united through the organization.
Other Farmville Department
officers elected last week for the
195657 year We're: P. F.. Gay. as
SiStant chief, E. D. Slate. captain,
O. B. Blair. first lieutenant: j. F.
Noel, second lieutenant; w. B.
Slater, secretary: J. H. Wick
Jr.. treasurer: r. E. Fischer and
f. 7 Forester marshall. and H
l.. Brlnkley, uuartermaSter.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13

A three day conference for P
TIA officers and leaders will be
held at Longwood College July l6-
10 by the Virginia Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
Miss Dema Kennedy. field con-
sultant for the National Congress.
will keynote the conference dur
ing the first general SESSION next
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
From then until Thursday
morning, delegates will make
of panels. discus
slons and workshops designed to
improve P-TA work and leader
shin in home communities
Subjects Covered
Most of the working sessions
will have separate groupings for
newcomers" and "oldtlmers' n
P-TA work. Such subjects as
program planning. effective COM
metite work parliamentary pro-
cedure. family recreation. aiding
the school. legislative techniqales
ana health and safety will be air
ed.
Among the speakers and discus
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13

Prince Edward County will send
a delegation of Is. with repreSen-
tation from each magisterial dis
trict to the State Democratic
convention July 81 at Richmond
That was one of several decl-
sions unanimously approved by
party members attending the mass
meeting of Democrats in the Court
House Monday night. Edward
Carter was elected the meeting
chairman after the session was
called to order by Robert x. Brock,
county chairman.
A resolution, cutting each dele
gate S vote to one-half and doubl-
ing the number of delegates from
the authorized nine to l8 was also
voted unanimously. The delegates
nominated and elected were:
Delegates Picked
Farmville and Farmville Dis
trict. j. G., Bruce, c. J. Cox, j. H
Smith. j T Clark, J, B. Wall,
Jr. w. j Sydnor V. c. .Womack
and T. w. Brooks, JE-
Leigh District, G., w. Palmer
and Graham Raiford, Buffalo
District, Edward A. Payne and T
D. Dillon; Hampden District. r
K. Brock and r. w. Dupuy: Pros
pect District, w. N Young and J
N Wilkerson. and Lockett. j
Woodfin Hughes and w. S. Wea
yer.
/ Two additional resolutions. APP
proved by those present Monday
night. empowered delegates who
cannot attend to name their al
ternateS. and authorized use q
the unit rule for voting the dele
CATION unanimously upon those
convention issues the group o.
Is agrees to.
To Caucus First
The mass meeting also voted t.
send the countys delegates 'unin
Structed County Chairman r
K Brock requested the delegate!
to be present for the Fourth Dis
trict Caucus at 10 a. M. the ola,
of the convention The state part,
meeting convenes at noon in tn
Mosque on july 81.
Prince Edward County was al
lotted nine voting delegates by th'
State Committee ON the basis O
one vote for each 200 votes cas-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
6 Rains Jump July
Total to 3.74 Inches

Rains during six of the first 10
days Of July totaled 374 sinches
at the Farmville Weather Station.
according to Observer Z. f. Strip
lin That pushes the month al
ready close to the 30-day normal
of AZ inches
While the amount of rain has
varied widely most sections here
have received sufficient to great
ly benefit crops, Striplin reports
Damage, not believed wide oc-
CURED where heavy rains washed
some fields in Mondays deluge
Some farmers suffered when the
precipitation fell on new-cut
wheat still afield.
Since The rams. most Virginia
crop reports have been revised
upward in expected harvests.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13

Cumberland county. who sur
wives him. Also surviving are a
liams, Of Cumberland; a son Lit
Col Ernest B. Nuckols. Jr.. of the
daughter Mrs. j. Taylor Will
U, S. All Force, and four grand
children. Also three sisters. Mrs.
Ann N Holmes. of Richmond,
Mrs Grace N Barton. OF New
Canton, Mrs. Susie N. Davidson,
of DlllWyn, and a brother, Waiver
~ NJ Nuckols. of Richmond.
The services Sunday afternoon
will be conducted by the Rev. T.
P. Reynolds, the Rev. F. P. Look
Of Cumberland, and DR.. w. Ivy
man Williams. of Appomat.ox
Masonic burial rites will be con-
Quoted by the Cumberland Mason
Ledge.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Nursing Preview
Course Starts Soon

j. S. Stubs Jr, Southside
Hospital Administrator, said that
there are still a few openings for
the second nursing preview course
to be held at the hospital this
month
Any girls Is years of age or
over who has an interest in nurs-
ing is asked to contact Mr.. Stubs
at the hospital or to contact the
Virginia State Employment Of
flee for details.
The first session held earlier
this summer was tremendous
success. The second session for
which applications are now being
taken will start either July l6 or
IS
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Delegation Goes 'Uninstructed'
Is Delegates To State Convention
Elected at Democrats Mass Meeting

in the 1852 general election for
u. S. Senator. On that occasion
the vote here was 1903.
Chairman Brock requested del
egates to give him the name of
their alternates when calling at
his office for convention creden-
tials. He will arrange for proxy
certificatlon III such cases.
Want Good Showing
The chairman was joined by
Edward Carter and r. B. CraW-
ford in an appeal for strong
representation at the convention,
chief task of which will be cleo
ton of delegates to the National
Convention to nominate a candi-
date for U. S. President The con-
vention may send its delegation
prepared to endorse q favorite
son candidate or one of those
now in national party thinking
The distribution of the nine
county votes-four to Farmvllle
and Farmville District and one
each to the remaining county dis
trictS-waS agreed to by thu
County Democratic Committee
Chairman Brock said
Fourth District Congressman
/ Watkins M Abbitt will give the
keynote address opening the Jul,
/ Of convention in the Mosque
Chairman Brock pointed out thai
all party members may attend The
convention without voting right
however
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Red Sox To Cross Bats
With .AItavista Friday

Farmville Red Sox strengthen
ed their position in the Patrick
Henry League by taking two
games from Rustburg this week,
Putting on a power show against
Rustburg Farmville is looking
forward to a tight game with the
league leading Altavista nine
Altavista. currently on top of
the fast moving league. comes to
Farmville Friday, July Is for a
night game at the High School
field Hoping to be at full
strength. Red SoX are planning
upset strategy on their home dia-
mond
A return match with Altavlsta
will be held at Altavita SatGr-
day, July II
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Death Wednesday Ends 5O-Year
Services of DR.. E. B. NuckOls, 70

Dr Ernest B. Nuckols. 70, ed
at his homa in Cumberland. We'd
nesday. July II. after an illness
of about two months Funeral
services Wlil be held at his home
in Cumberland. Sunday AT 3 p.
m with interment in the West
view cemetery at Farmville
Dr. Nuckols had mn stored to
the people of Cumberland for al
most a half century, having
established his medical practice
among them Immediately after
graduation from the Medical Col
leee OF Virginia in Richmond in
1908 IN addition to medical
mlnistrations he operated the
Cumberland DRUG Store for many
years. He was widely known and
loved throughout this section.
He was born at the Nuckols
ancestral home near Gold Hill,
Buck naham county. on October
~. 1871, the son OF benjamin r
Nuckols and Mary Elizabeth
Toney Nuckols. He attended Ran
dolph- Macon Academy, Bedford,
the University of North Carolina
and the Medical College Of Viz
ginia
DR.. Nuckols had an active part
IN community and professional
life OF the area He was mem
ber Of the American Medical AS
sociation visiting member of the
Southside Community Hospital
medical staff member of the
Cumberland Ma sonic Lodge;
Cumberland Ruritan Club and a
member and oldest deacon of
Fitzgerald Baptist Church. Cum
bcrland He was also a charter
member Of the Oak Grove Baptist
church in Cumberland county
On November 6, 1913, he mar
ried Miss Eleanor Sanderson. OF
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Record $3O7, 955 Town Budget
Will Not Require Tax Change
Annexed Area
improvements
Are Included

Residents in the annexed east
side section of Farmville will see
fruits from the record budget Of
S307,955 adopted by the town
council Tuesday night.
A breakdown of the municipal
plan of financing for 1861
shows these divisions of funds.
departmental operating costs.
1922 6l2 t73 per cent? new con-
struction $35,099 Cl2 per cent;
reserves for water and sewer i'm
provements. $4,000 90 per cent,
and for contingencies $20.244 or
five per cent
The $35 099 earmarked for new
construction includes $4,000 for
street Improvements in the annex
ed area as we'll as providing for
payments to Motley Construction
Company of $4,000 for water lines
and sewers taken over in the an
neXation process.
Capital Projects
Each department is down for
improvements in the S35.09e new
construction item. In addition to
the street improvements on the
East side, the street department
is budgeted for 1885 for a North
street storm drain project. now in
process.
The Water department is bud
geted for S6,665 for a new Virgin
la street main, and $4,000 is ear
marked for new mains elsewhere
Remaining major item in the de-
partment is a $4,000 reserve for
the long term Improvement.
A $4,000 reserve is budgetCd for
sewers, from which will come the
costs of the Virginia street sew
/ erS now under construction, with
the balance going into the long
term pollution abatement plan.
Other capital OUTLAWS will be for
a new car in the Town Property
department, and a $4,000 dump
truck for the Sanitation depart
mCnt.
Street Topping
The new budget also provides
healthy $4,000 for a street
black topping program ahead.
New construction of $4,000
plus reserves of 100000 for water
and sewer extensions add togeth-
er to about % per cent of the
budget which the community Will
get back in soon and long time
improved services in these fields.
A cash balance of $25,842 eX-
listing at the close of the l955-56
fiscal year helped prepare the
way for a record budget. Another
big factor was the l0-monthS
year under which the financing
was accomplished.
Two months of heavy summer
capital and Improvement con-
struction go into the new budget.
which, without the year change,
would have been Chargeable to
1856
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Farmville Merchants
Plans Friday 13 Sale

Cross your fingers, turn around
three times and jump in a circle,
Friday the 18th is here again!
Just to prove the day is not SO
unlucky Farmville Chamber of
Commerce members are backing a
Friday the 18th sale
Boyd c. Balm. head of the Re-
tail Trade Committee. reports
that since this the last Friday
the 18th this year. many special
items have been picked by each
of the participating merchants.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-13
Second Bank Balloon
Found In Sussex

Sussex county seems to have
had special attraction for the
balloons launched here during the
Peoples National Bank opening
The second card from that county
announcing the discovery Of a
baliosn vas received this week