The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-09
Recreation Association
Budgets S 2,l25 For Full
Summer Y outh PROG gram
$500 Available
For Development
OF Longwood Site

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A recognized Farmville Memoir
ial Recreation Association will
back a full nine-week supervised
summer program and push devel-
opment Of the Longwood Hills rec
reation site.
That was the decision reached
Wednesday night by the Associa-
ton. with representatives Of II
civic. fraternal and church organ
izations present and voting.
An operating budget Of $2.l25
for the summer and fall programs
ahead was adopted which : will
provide for boys and midgets b se-
ball and softball At the high
school field operation OF the Grove
Street playground: swimming in
struction at GOODWIN Lake. and
continuous use Of the Main street
Recreation Center for community
groups.
To Name Directors
Full-time directors of the base
ball and midget program and the
Grove Street playground will be
provided. Bus transportation to
Goodwin Lake will also be fur
nished by the Association this
summer. for the swimming classes.
The Association also agreed to
help finance the Farmville Soft
ball League. and to act as sponsor
for the town baseball team II one
is organized. Both Of these are to
be self-sustaining as far as pos
sible.
The Main Street center will be
open for public use each Satur-
day from 7:30 to 1890 p. M. and
from to $50 on Sunday after
moons with chaperones provided
through the Association. This pro-
gram will continue through June.
and the facilities may be used by
church groups. school groups and
civic organizations.
Mrs. Maude Missimer. association
president. reported to the repre-
sentatives that 1891 sc is held
by the Association for use in de-
veloping the Longwood Hills rec
reation site. This money. on saw
ings account. represents gifts dur
ing the public campaign three
years ago. 'l
Water Available
In addition. the Association
holds pledges of about $500 from
individuals who said they would
honor them when the Association
shows real" progress in the de-
velopment.
About $500 of the funds OBJ
tanned during the community
drive were used to obtain water.
and 360-foot well was dug at the
site which provides 10 gallons a
minute.
Immediate tasks facing the AS
ISOLATION at the Longwood site
are: % Development of the picnic
area; t2) construction of a field
house with dressing and shower
facilities. and 90 obtaining sew
erage facilities.
A tentative plan to clear the
picnic area and to prepare the
baseball field for use this summer
was agreed on Wednesday night.
Mrs. MiSsimerI said she has many
offers for free use of trucks and
tools to help with the task.
400 Bleschcr Seats
The Association already owns
400 bleacher seats and has blue
prints for the correct placing of
lights should the development
proceed to the point where move
ment from their present location
is feasible.
Organizations represented were
Lions. WV. American Legion and
Auxiliary. Junior Women's Club.
Business and Professional WO-
mems Club. Jaycees. Chamber Of
Commerce. MaSons. Elementary
P-TA. Moose and Auxiliary and
the Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches.
Activities chairman. represent
ing the Association. have been APP
pointed as follows: boys baseball
program. NJ. u Leete; Oak Street
playground. Blanton B. Hamburg;
swimming. Mrs. Charles Carter;
Recreation Center. Mrs. j. II.
Whitfield; new baseball field. r.
c. Coleman. Jr.: engineering. s.
w. Putney. Jr., and signs Bill
Wall.
Vice President j. H. WamSley re-
viewed the 1853 program Of the
Association.
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