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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11

The benefit concert by the
Acca Temple musicians of Rich
mond to be presented by the
Southside Shrine Club tonight
Friday in Jarman Hall of Long
wood College will be three con-
certS in one.
The concert band. widely known
as the Million Dollar Band, will
perform first. Then the Chanters
a choral group. will be heard in
series of numbers. The third
portion of the program VIII be
given by the clown band. known
as The irresponsible Nuts from
Nowhere.
The clown group is an ensemble
from the regular band Members
doff their gay and tattcred cos
tones and assemble assorted
trick equipment while the Chant
ers are singing.
To Aid Hospitals
Proceeds from the concert will
be donated to the Shrine crippled
children's hospital fund as a
memorial gift on behalf of de-
ceased mobiles of the Southside
Club.
The Shrine OF North America
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Synthetic Leaf
Hearings Show
Threads Made
New Trend Seen
From Testimony
OF 80 Witnesses

Representatives Watkins NJ Alb
bitt said this week that joint hear
ings conducted by the Senate and
House Agriculture Tobacco sub
committees into the use of syn
thetic toboccoes will be continued
next month.
Abbltt. chairman of the House
Tobacco subcommittee, pointed
out that hearings conducted last
week developed IAN amazing as
sortment of information" concern
ing the wide use of so-called hon.
ogenlzed or reconstructed tobacco.
However, the Congressman said
that reluctance of several COM
panied to give full information
has resulted in plans to continue
the hearings at later date in
hopes of developing further tes-
tlmony on the problems created
for the tobacco industry
80 Witnesses
The joint hearings were headed
by Senator Earle c. Clements Cd
KY, Chairman of the Senate
Tobacco subcommittee. and testi-
mony was heard from more than
80 witnesses representing growers,
professors. manufacturers, retail
erS, and the government.
Representative Abbitt said that.
nc ,c Iiffio,,1t r. oil Iof
effect the homogenized tobacco is
having upon tobacco markets. but
apparently there is considerable
inroad being made Abbitt said
that the processes were first used
by cigar manufacturers for wrap
pers but that later developments
of the synthetic processes has
touched the cigarette industry Ito
a considerable degree" and that
the joint hearings intend to pur-
sue the matter further.
Abbitt explained the original in
tent of the hearings was to re-
ceive testimony from all available
sources in the tobacco trade to
see to what extent these processes
are now being used by cigarette
manufacturers; possible expansion
in the future what changes are
likely to result in manufacture
buying patterns, and reactions of
consumers to the use of substitute
tobacco
The Congressman said he be-
lieves the hearings last week had
been successful in producing
answers to some of these questions
but that he personally hopes for
an expansion of testimony already
given and development of full
information before any steps are
taken towards enacting any legis-
latlOn.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Shrine Benefit Concert Here Friday
Offers Three-In-One Musical Treat

supports II hospitals for the care
of crippled children, whose por-
ents are unable to pay for the
heavy expense of prolonged hos
pitalization. Over a quarter of a
million children have been treated
in the hospitals.
Tickets at Door
Temples in this area funnc
their financial support TO the
hospital at Greenville, s. c., where
children of Virginia and other
Southeastern states are treated.
The Southside Shrine Club is
composed of members of Acca
Temple at Richmond residing in
Amelia. Blackstone. Burkeville,
Crewe. Farmville. Kenbridgc. Vic
toria and smaller communities III
surrounding counties.
Purchase of tickets for Friday S
concert here not only provides
admission to an enjoyable con-
i,ert. but presents a means Of
helping the Shriners support their
hospitals. Tickets may be secured
at the door or earlier at Gray's
Owen Sanford and Southside
Suudry.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Family Bakery Rents
Main Street Space
AS Retail Shop

The Family Bakery. now trad
ing on North Street in FarmvllIe
has rented one Of the street
front offices in the Main Street
AImory building and will operate
a retail bakery shop there start
ing in June.
c. j. Leese, proprietor, said the
business will continue to use the
North Street premises for its bak-
ing operations, while switching
retail sales to the new outlet.
The new shop will specialize in
French pastries and a complete
line of baked products. 1t will
continue its service on special
orders, also.
A spokesman for Howard Ell
terprises, INC. owners of the
building. said Workmen this week
Will begin rcnovatine the new
shop. 1t will include air condition
ing.
Last week the firm announced
that the main floor OF tho former
armory had been rented 10 Willie
uhrich who will open a seven
alley bowling arena there.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
6 loeol Counties
Secondary Roads
Get $1,553,2O8
Boost from State

Six Herald area counties have
been allotted better than a million
and a half dollars on which to
frame their Secondary Road bud
gets for the fiscal year beginning
July l.
Bulk of the sums provided for
A m ia Buckingham. Charlotte,
Cumberland, Powhatan and Prince
Edward is distributed on a formula
that includes population, highway
mileage. rural area and vehicle
miles of travel. Allotted each county
this year is:
Amelia $235, 304; Buckingham
1868, 1923: Charlotte = 1898 ,585: Cum
berland - $l96 208; Powhatan =
$l52,44l, and Prince Edward -
1851 SAP
For all counties in the State the
1867 total is s33.772 ,638, ar
amount exceeding last years allo-
cations by 1881 .553. The total fol-
the six-county local area is
81 $50 ,208.
ALLEGATIONS are based on anticl
pated revenues from regular high
way-use and tax sources, and money
can be spent only as it become.
available.
Approval by county boards o.
supervisors is obtained before q
county's secondary highway bulge
is made final Normally. the public
is provided an opportunity to eX
press wishes on proposed work
prior to final determination of an
nual budgets.
Secondary Highway systems in
clude the great bulk of the county
road net now well-defined as the
rm-to-market roads.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
April Building
Total $4l,0O2
5 Homes, Woodmer
Addition Included

Five homes and an $8.l47 addi-
ton to the Modern Woodmen of
America center on Route 460 west
are included in new construction
underway here for which building
permits were secured during April
Total estimated cost of all con-
structlon on nine permits a.
mounted to $4l,002.
Permits for home construction
were issued to W. F. Cox in Farm
vile, t. Winfred Smith and John
r. Finchum. in Farmville dist
riot, and Ernest Biggers and the
June Barksdale Estate. in Hamp-
den district
The remaining permits we're
secured for tenant house and
residential repairs.
Six Of the nine permits we're
issued by Commissioner V. c.
Womack for work in the county
Continued on Page g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Town Council Sets Early Fall
Date For Armory Dedication;
Provide Funds forCOC Shelter
Cemetery Lot
Policy Change
Voted Tuesday

The new National Guard build
ING on Longwood Avenue. Farm
vile Memorial Armory, Will be
dedicated in the early fall. accord
ing TO a Town Council decision
reached Tuesday night.
Mayor Fitzpatrick was author
ICED to appoint a council dedica-
cation committee to work with
Town Manager l. T. Johnson on
suitable plans.
The delay will permit time for
construction of sidewalks. curb
ing and preparation of tn c
grounds, the council preferring to
have finished exterior before
publicly dedicating the new struc-
ture
Councilmen also took steps to
broaden the municlpalitys coop
Grafton with Civil Defense au-
thorltieS by authorizing an appro-
priation for construction of an
aid raid spoilers shelter here.
The appropriation of 1915 was
earmarked for materials only
Volunteers from the Ground OBJ
server Corps Post will provide la
boz, to erect the 10 l2-foot Gin
der block observation post.
The shelter will be erected ON
town property on the north side
f Of Y nnnp-nN| Of no to,.
tank. 1t will have ample windows
I for allaround observation.
Council also approved the Wal
ter G. Putney residential sub divi-
sion plans as submitted on a plat
The l8-foot lot area makes an eX-
tension of Fourth Avenue and lies
south of the Davidson Estate pro-
perty.
A municipal policy on burial
lots in Westview Cemetery was
changed in another council action
Tuesday. The new policy limits a
husbandwife purchasing team to
two lots.
In addition. the change pro-
yides that should such team
transfer a lot to another owner
the transfer fee will be 5000 in
: Sted of the former coste of 500
: Lots may be sold back to the tow
at the regular rates.
In a final action, the council
5 decided against membership fol-
! the municipality in the VirginiS
Travel Council. Councilmen be-
lieve such membership is better
suited to private business interests
and that the obligation in support
of travel business is fulfilled with
the towns annual memberships
IN the Virginia and Farmville
Chambers of Commerce.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
At lonswood This Month
Second Annual Baskervill Bowl Golf
Tournament May Attract so Entrants

Winner of the tourney will have
his name engraved on the bowl and
will have possession for one year
Dennis Critzer is defending champ
ion.
Besides Critzer. Ferguson said all
OF last years finalists are expected
to take part. Cliff Ealy, of Balti-
more. National Amateur player:
George S. 'Gummy1 Proctor, OF
Richmond. Leslie Pugh. of South
Carolina. and Russ Baskervill. of
Kentucky. have also accepted inyi.
tationS.
In addition to the tourney. the
Cub has invited all players, their
wives or partners to buffet supper
at Longwood House. Saturday even-
ing. May 26. A dance follows the
supper at the Moose Lodge.
Entries. along with the $40 fee,
may be addressed to the Tourna.
ment Committee, M. H. Bittinger,
7O2 Irving St.. Farmville. Entries
clost At L noon. MAY Is
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Peoples National
Plans Open House
Friday, May Is

Thirty balloons filled with hell
UNI gas will be released Monday
afternoon. May IA, by the Peoples
National Bank to begin its Cele-
bration Of their Open House and
formal opening next Friday night
To each of the balloons will be
attached It card worth $lOO when
returned to the bank, The re-
lease will be made from the park
ing lot at the rear of the bank
at $50 p. m. on Monday. We'd
ncSday and Friday
Plans are being COMPLETED. l.
, Glenn executive vice presi-
dent said, for tie formal opening
of the renovated banking house
on Friday. The public will be in
vited to inspect the new bank
building
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Suggests Scholarship Fund
Suggests Scholarship Fund
Hospital Technical Personnel Need
Is Desperate Administrator Declares

A desperate need for technically
trained personnel at Southside Hos
pital was outlined by the inStitut-
ions administrator J. S. StubbS.
Monday. before an audience of Wo-
men of the Moose members.
Subbs' talk followed the presen-
tation of a check to the hospital by
Mrs. C. f. Agec. chairman of the
Moose Hospital Committee. for pur-
chase of a lamp for the Children S
Ward
The hospital head said that by
midsummer six specially trained
persons would be needed by vari-
GUS departments. BY July he said
openings would exist for a regis
tered laboratory technician. an op-
Grating room nurse. nurse aneS-
thetiSt and three general duty
nurses.
The technical personnel problem
is not particular to Farmville. -
StubbS said 1T exists all over"
He offered as possible solution
establishing scholarship fund to
provide local persons with medical
area was borne by the Hospital S
training with a moral obligation to
return here for work The only
possible way to keep a rural hos
pital adequately stated" he said.
was to Interest local people and
train them
The contribution from the Moose
Women viii be used to purchase
light fixture for the c h i d + ms
Ward. Completed last year. the
ward contains three beds and is To-
Gated on the southwest porch of the
hospital.
Initial cost for remodeling the
area was vorne by the Hospitals
Wonens Auxiliary through an $500
contribution. Additional lamps. bed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
speeioI Session Moy 20
Buckingham Board Names Committee
To Frame Proper Levy Resolution

ngham. to draw up the resolution
Mr.. Boatwright and j H. SPECS
saNd. of Arvonia. president of the
Buckingham County Bank. appeared
before the board at its regular SEES
sion Monday with a recommended
;on that school operations in the
county be financed on a month-to-
month plan during the next fiscal
year
The resolution will be presented
to the board at a special session
MAY %.
A number of Virginia counties.
most of them with large Negro
school populations, have turned to
the month-to-month plan for finan-
cling school operation as a way to
retain closer control over county
money spent for schools If into
grafton threatened a county making
nonth-to-month appropriations. the
SUPERVISORS would be in a position
to cut off local funds.
Buckingham school population a
at the end of the 1886 term in
Guided 1900 Negro students or 81
per cent of the total enrolment
The proposed 1867 budget calls
for continuation of the county's 50 &c
tax rate on personal property
though under the proposed $3.50, 277
budget the county would operate
it'll an estimated deficit of $40, 100
School costs would amount tC
$478,270. with 1851 1897 of h a
amount going for Institutional ex,
penses. That figure includes an in
crease of $50. l66 for teachers sala
/ ries.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Wednesdays II
Degree Reading
Lowest In 9 Years

wednesday mornings 27-dcgrcc
temperature was the lowest re-
corded reading at the Farmvllle
Weather Station in nine years,
Weatherman f. F., Striplin reports.
Back in l947 on the same May
9 date, the thermometer fell to
the same reading Two days later.
the same low was recorded then.
according to Stliplin's records
Striplin says that Wednesdays
frost did not work any severe
damage to field crops. Tender gar
den plants, such as beans, toma-
toes and potatoes were the chief
sufferers Some gardens whose
plots were III protected areas or
those who took the precaution to
protect plants escaped damage, he
reports.
Tobacco beds with their cover
ings escaped damage for the most
part, his survey indicates.
Due to the prevailing low tenn
pcratures this spring. farm work
is running behind normal pace,
according to the county agent.
Corn planting is about 25 per cent
behind the accustomed tempo.
while until last weeks half-inch
rain pastures had been slow in
growth.
The spring season for moisture
and termination has been favor
able on the whole. however, Strip
lin observes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Baptist Loyalty
Dinner TO Launch
100000 Campaign

Farmville Baptist Church will
launch 100000 Building Fund
campaign at Loyalty Dinner to-
night Thursday in the Long
wood College dining hall at us
O'Clock.
Reservations for 375 members
of the congregation and their
families have been made.
Lester E. Andrews will serve as
general chairman of the financial
campaign and will preside at the
Thursday Loyalty dinner.
Active work in securing pledge
support of the campaign begins
Friday The appeal will provide
funds for renovation of the church
property here with major empha-
sison the sanctuary
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Red Cross Drive
Goes Over TOP
Barthelemy Says
Gifts at $685.

Several late gifts generated
enough heat to raise the Red
Cross chapters campaign Their
mometer on the Prince Edward
/ court house lawn over the-top,
Felix Barthelemy, il, drive chair
man, announced today.
In grateful wind-up message
the Roll Call leader said gifts
totaled s3,985.69 against a quota
of 1888. He expressed thanks
for the cooperation the annual APP
peal received on the part of
workers and givers.
The 1856 appeal is the first
fully to meet its quota in recent
years, and Barthelemy said he
was particularly pleased because
the quota included an extra call
to help the nations badly hit
emergency disaster fund.
Through the campaign our
people have provided the means
TO maintain Our chapters quarters
and activities and in addition to
discharge our share of the obliga-
ton to rebuild disaster funds so
generously supplied in New Eng
land and California last sum-
mer," Barthelemy said.
Under the local-national fl
nancial plan of the Red Cross,
the successful campaign here
provides s1.865 for the American
Red Cross; $l,655 for use of the
chapter, and $433 for the national
emergency fund.
Currently the chapter here is
sponsoring first aid class. which
meets alternately on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. once week.
instructors from the Grove
Emergency Squad are conducting
the instruction to a group which
includes several members of the
Farmvlllc Fire Department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
mon gymnasium at s p. m.
Three SolOists

mon gymnasium at 8 p. m.
Three Soloists
Miss Florence Manning, known
to audiences here from two pre-
vious Hill performances will sing
the soprano parts She has APP
peared with such groups as the
Robert Shaw Chorale the Boston
Symphony and the Philadelphia
Bach Society.
Delbert Anderson a Metropoli-
tan Additions of the Air flnalists
and recently performer in the
Broadway productions of "Briga
doom and Wonderful Town. .
will sing tenor solo passages. Rob-
ert Falk. who made a Town Hall
debut in 1851. Will sing the bass
baritone parts.
Hampden-Sy dney's Glee Club will
number so with the singers from
Madison College adding 90 voices
more. The HarrlSonburg group, di-
rected by Miss Edna T. Shaeffer
is highly regarded throughout Vir-
ginia and only recently returned
from visit to Iceland, Bermuda
and the Azores.
Friday at Madison
The same performers will sing
tonight Friday in the same ora
toria at Madison Wilson Hall
The Spring Festival is the CT
making musical event for Hamp-
den-Sydney' Glee Club. The
group is one Of the largest to rep
resent the college in recent years
and has won wide approval this
winter and spring in numerous
public appearances. Concerts have
been presented on three occasions
at Richmond and al HopCWcll, Pc
tcrsburg. Danville. CrcWc, Keys
vile, Worsham and Falmvillc
Tickets for the concerts arc
available at Gray's. Sanford,
Southsidc Sundrv or from stu
dents.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Annual Art Exhibit On at Longwood
Sidewalk Sale Thursday Afternoon

orS and oils. silk screen prints,
handicraft productions of wood. lea
Their, etched metal, basketry and
weaving, ceramics. enamelS and
mosaic tables. mobiles and stables.
The Department annual sale Of
student art works will be conducted
today Thursday on the West campus
under the magnolia tree from to
pm 1t will move indoors to the
recreation room i'll event of rain.
Proceeds from the sale will 20 to
the fund for. acquiring art works by
the college for its permanent col
lection.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
At Lonswood This Month

AT least 80 golfers are expected
to enter the second annual Basker-
viii Bowl invitational tourney here
this month.
Tourney chairman. Howard Fer
guSOn. announced this week that
the Baskervjll. Longwood Golf
Clubs biggest competitive attrac-
ton, will be held Saturday and Sun
day, May Is and " with qualifying
rounds Sunday. May % or Friday
May 25
Grand prize is the Baskervill
Bowl. awarded TO the winner Of The
invltational, in memory of the late
Thornton S Grandpa Baskervill
Eight other trophies are to be
awarded the medalist, winners and
runners-up in all flights.
Ferguson said flights will be ar
ranged for each entry and first
round losers can take part in a con-
ISOLATION flight Of IS holes medal
play. with handicap, prior to the
final play-offs Sunday morning May
y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
SpeeioI Session Moy 20

A three-member committee has
been appointed by the Buckingham
County Board of Supervisors to
frame proper resolution in regard
to the laying of the personal prop
erty tax levy.
Action on the levy had been post
poned at two previous sessions of
the board. Final action on the 1856
81 budget and tax rate must be TAX
ell before May 81 under state re-
QuirementS.
The committee. T. B. Hall. Dr..
W. A. Pennington and John c. Spen-
Ger, will meet next week with Dele
gate John B Boatwright. Of Buck
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11

An chmbition Of student ar. IS
under way at LongWood Collese
The collection Will remain in place
until May %
The work Of student artists may
be viewed i'll the exhibition quar-
ters in the Library Browsing Room
the main floor of the library and
the college Art Department.
The exhibit is open to the public
during the library hours. am. to
5 p. m. and 7 p m to 10 p. M daily
except Saturday and Sunday nights
Included in the exhibit arc such
creations as paintings IN alter col
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
To Present The Creation
HSC, Madison Group, Three
NIC SoIoisfs Sing Saturday

Haydns oratorio The Creation
will be presented here Saturday
night with the Hampden-Syd
College Glee Club. the Madison
College Choir and three New York
City soloists performing.
DIT E. Crawley. director of
the H-SC music department, will
conduct as the l40-student voices
and soloiStS unite in the rendition
of one of the masterpieces of claS-
steal music.
The Spring Music Festival con-
cert will be presented in Gam
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
buckingham COunty's
Annual Music Festival
To Be Given May Is

The annual Spring Music
Festival OF Buckingham County
will be presented at Buckingham
Central High School auditorium
on May 10 at p. m
The gala affair will be staged
by costumed performers and will
feature a l00-piece band. Special
attractions include tonette
group, bells. chimes, novelty
bands. dancing and variety of
entertainment TO suit all ages.
Students of Central High
School. Marshall District High
School and Dillwyn and Buck
ingham Elementary Schools will
be featured performers,
The public Is .u.ted 70 attend.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Teen ROad-e-O
Re-scheduled For
Friday Afternoon

Tho ,FarmVillc JaycceS Teen
age Road-e-O, rained out for the
past two weeks has been scheduled
again Friday afternoon. May IL.
The event which includes writ
ten exam and demonstration of
driving skills is to be held on the
Farmville High School athletic
field
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11

The Moose committee also plans
to donate children's books and mag
azines to the ward through the year
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11

side tables and replacement. of
chair cushions are still needed to
complete the wards facilities