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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Women S Club Meetings
In Washington Area

Economies Association - $3.50
pm, home Of Mrs. Thomas
Robertson. 200 Northwest ter
race. Burnt Mills Village, Sill
yer Spring. Miss Faye Mitchell
Of the University of Maryland
will discuss textiles.
WEDNESDAY
Mothers Club of AIpha ri
Chapter and Washington jun
iOr Alumnae Association of
Alpha Delta ri Sorority - 8.
PM, Corner of Twenty-first
and @ streets NV. Speaker:
Mrs. Sue Christen on THE
Ideal Woman"
Washington ID. C. Alumnae
Chapter and area groups Of
Delta Zeta Sorority-s pm,
home of Mrs. James /. Tolson,
Mclean, Va. Miss Marion
Worthing will show color
movies Of her trip through
England.
General Assembly Of the
Potomac Woman's Club g.
pm, Lyon Village Community
House. Pat McGerr, journalist
and mystery story author, will
be the guest speaker.
South Arundel WOmen's
Clubs pm, Southern High
School, Lothian. Md. Paul Ma
honey of the University of
Maryland will speak on
Weights and Measures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
TOMORROW

W0men's Auxiliary Of the
Alpha Omega Dental Frater-
nity-Luncheon, 1880 pm,
Bamboo Room. Officers Club Of
the Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.
Pilot Club-Dinner meeting,
6:15 pm, Burlington Hotel.
An address by Paul Geren,
State Department Commercial
Counselor, who has just re-
turned from Amman. Jordan.
Kappa Delta Alumnae AssO-
citation Of Northern Virginia
Dinner meeting, $50 pm,
Walnut Hill, Falls Church.
Travel talk by Paul Nones.
Homemakers Group, District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
ANOTHER STALEMATE
Russian Guitar Vetoes
Spanish Music

Here's one East-west diff
ference. probably. not even
Secretary Dulles has heard
about.
It was picked up to the ac-
compartment of q stunning
balalaika-and OF all places
by the banks of the Potomac.
To be exact, 1t was Friday
night al the Potomac Boat
Club where .washington's
White Russian colony well
coined in the Russian New
Year.
What set OF the East-west
talk?
GUITARS.
Spanish guitars versus RUS
sian guitars, that Is.
Anatoly Malukoff, a Russian
who plays a Spanish guitar.
appeared to know what he was
talking about.
No Secret
3 & r. ~ 4
There's nothing top secret
about East tmeaning Russia)
West guitar differences.
Guitar player Malukoff ex-
planned:
A Spanish guitar rates SIX
strings. A Russian one boasts
seven or more. Guitars from
the two countries, further
more. must be tuned differ
emily.
The guitars musical roper
tory. it seems is mostly Span
ish.
The ticklish East versus
West guitar crisis can loom
when a Russian guitar player
twho plays a Russian GUITAR
is handed a piece Of Spanish
music.
He must first transpose the
entire work or else buy him.
self a Spanish guitar. It's that
simple why ukrainian born
Mr.. Malnkoff favors a Spanish
model.
Mr.. Malukoff. who teaches
guitar playing in Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Mrs. Neil Phillips
Aids Symphony

are longtime workers for the
National Symphony Orchestra.
In the group are Mr.. Edward
Burling. jr.. Mr.. Clark NJ.
Clifford. Mr.. Edward r.
Finkenstaedt, Mr.. Carson q.
Frailey. president of the Or
chestra Association; Mr.. Isaac
Frank, Mr.. Frank r. Jelleff.
Mr.. David D. Karrick, recently
appointed Commissioner of the
District of Columbia: Mr..
Guy Martin, Mr.. Charles H.
Murchison. Mr.. Gerson Nord-
hnger, jr., Mr.. Garrison Nor
ton. Mr.. Nicholas Orem, jr.
and Mr.. Gregory B. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
WEDDINGS
|Hoffmon-Morqolis

Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Mar
COILS Of Miami Beach, Fla,
announce the marriage Of their
daughter Judith Phyllis to Mr..
Alvin Landy Hoffman. son of
Mrs. Rae Hoffman Of Hyatts-
vile and the late Mr.. Arnold
Hoffman. The wedding took
place recently in the Empress
Hotel in Miami Beach. The
couple viii make their home
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

(Russain or SPANISH. has
been in the United States fiye
years. His father also lives
here. and makes balalaikas-
not to mention guitars
tRussian and SPANISH.
Grisha Gregory was the
smiling Russian who brought
his balalaika to the party and
kept things hopping at the
New Years eve supper dance.
He really looked the part done
up in that Russian Rubashka
shirt.
A baritone from Baltimore
who was talked into singing
turned out to be Nicholas
Borodula who directs a Rus
sian Choir here in Washing
ton. Mr.. Borodula gave Aud
Lang Syne" some competition
with his "Volga Boatman" and
other fayorites.
Russian Dances
A couple from Mclean. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bird,
sported Ukrainian headgear
and boots and polished OF some
folk dances to match.
The wife of newspaper cor
respondent Donald Dixon
looked like a Russian portrait
when she, literally, let down
her hair and went to work on
her guitar.
Others who greeted 1856
RusSian-style included Princess
Dimitri Wolkonsky. Baroness
Heda Kock Won Meysenbug,
Mrs. Lothrop Stoddard who
says she's bought back her old
Georgetown place on o street:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Koran Of
the State Department: Mr..
Paul Davis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Serge Martinoif.
Also at the party were Mr..
George Emerson, Mr.. Simon
Karavaeff who came down
from New York; Mr.. William
B. Mellor. Mrs. Charles DUEL.
Mr.. E. A. Mitchell, jr., Nine.
&. NJ. La Rosso and many
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
$1,000 TOGO
.ToSociety

Sigma Beta Sorority, a
national organization with five
chapters in this area, viii
make a contribution Of $1,000
to the American Hearing So
ciety this week.
The check will be presented
Mrs. Marvin p. Redd, COVER
nor of Province III, to Crayton
Walker executive director Of.
society.
The contribution is being
made in honor of the founder
Of the sorority, Mrs. Sophia
Maier Johnston Of Fort Wayne.
Ind. Mrs. Johnston is presi-
dent of the Fort Wayne Hear
ing Society. a chapter Of the
American Hearing Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Fete

Brig. Gen and Mrs. William
J. Thompson entertained at a
cocktail patty recently at the
Fort McNair Ofiicers' Club for
officers CT the Artillery
Branch of the Department of
the Army's Career Manage
ment Division, and their
wives. Honor guests were Col.
and Mrs. Walter F. Ellis. Col.
Ellis who Is deputy chief Of
the Artillery Branch. is leay-
ing soon for q new assign
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
On Behulf Of Shut-i,1s
z. A. IT., WaShinoton


1t is wonderful to have a
place to go for help. such as
RICH, when there is some
thing you want and don't know
just how to go about getting it.
I am greatly interested in a
shut-in society and have been
trying to help the shut-ins
with their hobbies. / have
sources for getting many of
the things they want. but none
for old postcards. wonder Il
some Of you readers don't have
old postcards tucked away in
the attic that you would be
willing to give to make some
shut-in happy2 I'd be glad to
pick them up. or to pay any
postage for mailing them.
Thank you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Here's a Ski Club
Closer to Home
B. L. r.. Washington

B. L. T., Washington
On reading the answer by
] CT. Garrett Park, to the
query on skiing by PL.F..
Alexandria, I noticed the area
run by the Washington Ski
Club was left out. This is
Cabin Mt. near Davis, w. Va.
just 1876 miles from WASH
ington. At Cabin Mt. there
are two rope tows. free ski
instruction and reasonable sc-
comodations in Davis. Any
one interested in information
about the Washington Ski Club
and snow conditions of both
Davis. w. Va. and Laurel Ski
Resort in Pennsylvania, may
telephone the ski club answer
ing service after 6 pm. The
number is Republic 7-0733.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

Mrs. Neil Phillips with her
some 80 some aides on the Ad-
vance Gifts Committee for the
sustaining fund campaign Of
the National Symphony Or
chestra went into action a few
days ago.
The campaign opens Febru-
AIRY | but the work of Mrs.
Phillips and her committee
must be completed before that.
Mrs. Phillips. chairman OF
this important committee. is q
versatile and dynamic member
of Washington society. She is
the wife of retired Rear Ad-
miral Phillips and they live in
Georgetown.
When she first came to live
in Washington from her form
er home in New York she was
Mrs. Grace Hendrick Eustis
and served some years as q
political reporter for The
Evening Star.
She Is contributing editor
Of House and Garden and is q
member Of the Women's Ma
tional Press Club and the
American Newspaper Women's
Club.
Garden Lover
Two other interests besides
the National Symphony Or
cheStra which hold MRS Phil
lips are Garden Clubs and the
Republican party.
She read a paper last FRI
day before the Georgetown
Garden Club. of which she is
q member and she also serves
as secretary of the National
Capital Committee OF the Gar
den Club Of America. She is
a member Of the Republican
State Committee for the Dis
trict Of Columbia and of the
Board of the League Of Re-
publican Women.
Miss Mary r. Young is vice
chairman of the Advance Gifts
Committee for the sustaining
fund campaign for the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
Serving with these two very
active workers for the sustain
ing fund are Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Cox. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton King and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond E. Lee.
Longtime workers for the
orchestra also are included
on the committee. Mrs.
Cyrus Ching. president Of the
Women's Committee Of the
Orchestra, is aiding the gath
ering Of advance gifts. 9
Also serving with Mrs. Phil
lips and Miss Young are Mrs.
Philip Amram, Mrs. w. Tapley
Bennett. Mrs. Theodore w.
Dominick. Mrs. Robert H. Dun
lap, Mrs. George A. Garrett,
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, jr.,
Mrs. John Hammond. Mrs.
Hans A. Klagsbrunn and Mrs.
Charles H. Maddux.
Mrs. Paul Magnuson, former
chairman Of the Women's
Committee. also is helping the
advance gifts committee.
Others ! include Mrs. Harry
Moses, Mrs. Robert E. Sher,
Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
Hobart Spalding, Mrs. Philip
q. Strong, Mrs. A. Lloyd
Symington, Mrs. Benjamin
Warder Theron, Mrs. Alan
Valentine. Mrs. DeForest Van
Slyck and Mrs. Edward Zim-
norman.
Men Help, Too
Mrs. Phillips and Miss Young
also have a group Of men work.
ing with them. Most of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Gives Her Reason
For Gas Ronqe
]. ]. l.. Vienna

lNIS. y. =, Ia FIeHHu
For Mrs. CLIP. Of Hyatts-
vile: Regarding gas versus
electric ranges, remember that
with a gas range you can still
cook when the electricity goes
of because of summer storms.
hurricanes, blizzards and so
on. ! would not exchange
mine. even with a difference
in operating costs, for this
reason,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Broyhill to Speak
Al Club Meetinu

Representative Joel T.
Broyhill viii address the
meeting of the Arlington Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs at
10 am, Thursday in the
Broyhill Auditorium, 46l0 Lee
highway, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A.
Marian Of Chevy Chase an
ounce the marriage of their
daughter Joan Martha to Mr..
John Robert Hooton, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton r. Hoo
ton Of Greenville. Tex. The
wedding took place recently
at Grace Lutheran Church in
Washington. The couple viii
live in Oklahoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Moore-Anselmo

Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony John
Anselmo announce the mar
riage of his sister. Miss Dor
othy Adele Anselmo. to 1t.
Charles Aubrey Moore. jr.. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore Of
Arlington. The wedding took
place January 4 In Tokyo.
Japan. The couple will live
here on their return to the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Alter 20 Years.
Air Cracks

@. F. D.. Takoma Park
A plate which had been In
storage for perhaps 20 years
has been brought out and is
rapidly developing air cracks.
Is there anything to be done
about It?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

Mrs. Harry Swentzel Carver.
jr. of Arlington announces the
marriage Of her daughter
Elisabeth Anne to Mr.. Emilio
Vincent Coirini, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlo Coirini of Wash
ington. The wedding took
place on December 81 at
Calvary Methodist Church in
Arlington: The couple viii
live in Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
ChiId.Snillie

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Baxter
Smillie of Springfield. Mass,
announce the marriage Of
their daughter Marie Mar
garet to Mr.. James Robert
Child. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Lockwood Child OF
Merton. Pa. The wedding took
place December 80 in Faith
Church in Springfield. The
couple viii live here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Pollin-Perlmon

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Perl
man announce the marriage
of their daughter Avrin Shir-
ley to Mr.. Albert Pollin, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pollin.
The wedding took place De-
cember 4 IN B,nai Israel
Synagogue. The couple will
live In Elmira, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Picciuno-C Chambers

Mrs. Frank Booth Chambers
announces the marriage of her
daughter Jacqueline Lucille tn
Mr.. Eugene Michael Picclano,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Pic
ciano. The wedding took place
December 81 in the Shrine Of
the Sacred Heart. The couple
will live in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
.Pinuud-Huus

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil I. Haas
Of Arlington. formerly OF
Scarsdale, N. r., announce the
marriage of their daughter
Adelaide Marguerite to Mr..
Ernest Augustus Pinaud, jr..
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pinaud Of
Brooklyn. N. y. and Mastic,
L. l., N. Y. The wedding took
place January 7 in st. Mary's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

Episcopal Church in Brooklyn,
N. Y. The couple will live in
Brooklyn.
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Gonyeo-Kirk

GonYe0-kIrk
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leo
Kirk of Philadelphia announce
the marriage Of their daughter
Helen Frances to Mr.. George
Gerald Gonyea, son of DR.. and
Mrs. George H. Gonyea of
Plattsburg, N. Y. The wedding
took place December 26 in
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
in Philadelphia.
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FREE HOME TREATMENT
MAIL COUPON TODAY
LADY advisor gives nformution)

WOMEN SAYS,
-Four inches removed from abdo-
men, 3" from hips"-M. F. "3' from
hips-M. A. First time since Zoe
had my 8 children my tummy Is fiat"
-E. S. Dress size tods is. now
l2"-C. P. You may lose less. or
MORE. Many tDomen lose an inch
the first feto treatments at home
Whils they rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

MAGAZINE. G.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
Area at a Glance
New Roses Manager
14-Year Veteran;
StreblOW at Marion

d. o. Dunn, former manager
of the Blacksburg. Va. store, has
replaced George StrebloW as
manager of the Farmville store
of Roses S, 10 and Csc Store
chain.
Dunn, a native of Henderson,
N. c., has been with the Roses
organza ton since 1912. having
trained. worked and managed II
stores during his IA years with
the chain.
He is married with two chill
dren. aged 10 and IL. Mrs. Dunn
and the children will join him as
soon as accommodations are
found here.
Streblow left "Wednesday for
his new post at Marion. and his
family will follow after he has
secured suitable residence quart
ers there. The departing manager
was active on behalf of the COM
munity here. and was serving as
campaign director for the 1856
March of Dimes and chairman
of the Retail Trade committee of
the Chamber Of Commerce when
he left. He was also active in the
Rotary Club.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
The People Speak:
What Comes Next?

Virginias emphatic endorse
ment of constitutional conven-
ton in Mondays referendum
raises the question: what next?
The following are the steps re-
qured after the people have spok-
en- affirmatively: the General
Assembly will adopt an act pro-
viding for the constitutional con-
vention. including when and
where and the how of the election
Of delegates
In the past. such conventions
have had 40 delegates. representa-
tive of the States 40 senatorial
districts. although the method for
the Forthcoming convention has
yet to be determined.
When the convention meets.
usually requiring but several days
the delegates would debate and
adopt action amending Section
al of the Constitution of Virginia.
The new article would then be
proclaimed as part of that funda-
mental document.
Armed with that. the General
Assembly would enact legislation
providing for tuition grants, alone
or later as part of other consid-
erations of the Gray Commits
sions recommendations regarding
public schools.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
Farmers Income Tax
Social Security To
Be Discussed Today

Farmers. and agricultural work
erS i'll this area are invited to a
discussion meeting on income tax
and social security benefits in the
Prince Edward county Court
House today FRIDAY at . p. m.
County Agent E. F. Striplin.
who has arranged for the infor-
national session through the VPI
Extension Eervice. reports that
W. j. Nuckols VPI agricultural
econonomist will lead the meeting
and will answer questions.
The session will be OF particular
interest to self employed farmers
who now may qualify for social
security benefit. Qualification is
not automatic and the farmer
must go through certain proceed
ures before he becomes eligible
Mr.. Striplin points out. The meet
ing will help him with these steps
The session will continue as
long as the interest and questions
of the audience justify, Striplin
said.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
500 Al Youths Due In April

Support of adult IN d young
peoples agricultural programs de-
signed to further farm DIVERSE
fication. All and tobacco pro-
grams was voted Monday night
by the Chamber of Commerce
Largest Of the programs. which
will bring 500 All Club boys and
girls to Farmville in April for
project competition in the 16-
county East Central Division of the
Extension Service. was explained
by f. W. Carson. Jr. district
agent
He said county winners in such
All Club competitions as public
speaking. safety. canning. tractor
driving. dress making, livestock
Judging and many more will be
brought here. The day-long COM
petition will determine those to
enter the state All Club finals
later.
The girls contests will be held
at Longwood College with the
boys competition being staged at
centrally located farms. The
Chamber will finance purchase of
ribbons for all winners and pro-
vide funds TO transport cattle and
materials to the points of Judging.
February Meeting
Another project approved and
turned back to Paul Simpson
and his Chamber committee on
Agriculture for completion is a
l5-county meeting on farm opera
tons. with emphasis on grassland
farming, to be held here February
IT ,...
II will be one of two state meet
ing staged Jointly by the EX-
tension Service and the Virginia
Experiment Station. 1t will be de-
signed to bring farmers up to
date on new methods. agricultural
research and efficient operations
Special Tobacco Sale
The third program was pre-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
Help With Jobless Pay Forms Offered
Employers of Four Or More Persons

Assistance for employers who
became subject to the Virginia
Unemployment Compensation tax
ON January |. 1856 will be made
available at the Farmville office
Of the Virginia Employment Serv-
ice, Third street. G. H. Martin,
manager said today.
Subject employers newly brought
into eligibility are those employ
ing four or more persons for some
portion of a day in 20 or more
weeks during the year. Previously.
eight employees was the lowest
payroll number making an en-
ployer subject 20 the jobless tax.
Winston I. Padgett. of Lynch
burg, advisor with the Virginia
Unemployment c ompe nsation
Commission. will be at the Farm
vile office Monday, Jan. is, from
$50 a. M. to 4 p. m. He will re-
turn each second Monday. mouth
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
Referendum Vote Is Record -.
Mondays Public-Spiritedness
Unequaled, Observers Believe

as an hour to progress through the
lines to the voting booths eager
ness with which get-out- the vote
workers gave of their time and
efforts, and the unmarked by
incident quiet agreement tn a t
every qualified persons had right
to express his will through the
ballot box.
New Vote Record
Farmville's vote of l,642 and
the county'S turnout of 3,l85
were all-tine highs. forging easily
ahead Of the old records establish
ed at last July'S interesting pri-
mary. Then the votes we're l.246
at Farmville and 2.7O9 in the
county. The Monday tallies also
easily surpassed balloting during
the Eisenhower victory here IL,
1852.
Mrs. W. G., Huntington. at SO
and one-half years of age and
matriarch of pioneer family
here, voted as evidence that age
was no barrier to the public will.
Neither was sickness. temporary
illness and feebleness. as those
who watched the long lines trudge
slowly in and out of the Munich
pal precinct rooms can tell
Results Speak
And the results? They speak in
large words by themselves. OF the
1912 persons who voted at Farm
vile precinct. 81 per cent favor
ed the constitutional convention.
and therefor, a plan to amend the
constitution to prevent enforced
indignation in the public schools.
Countrywide, the for" conven-
ton vote was 80 per cent of the
3,l85 persons voting.
Observers in a final appraisal
came to another decision-the
for" voting popularity, with its
background Of separate schools
is indicative of feeling among both
races.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
General compoien Storts Monday
A. C. Brolun Replaces Streblop
AS March of Dimes DriUe Leader

A. c. Brown. of Farmvllle. has
replaced George Streblow as cam
paign director for the 1856 March
of Dimes here. j. Boyd Bagby,
president of the Farmville Rotary
Club, campaign sponsor, announc-
ed today.
Streblow, formerly manager Of
Roses S, 10 and CSC here. was
transferred Wednesday to Marion.
Va. where he will manage the
chains store. The Marion store,
larger than Farmville's. is newly
remodeled and the move is nice
promotion" for StrebloW. accord
ing to his successor here. D. O.
Dunn.
Bagby said the Rotary Club and
the local chapter of the National
Foundation deeply, appreciate
Browns willingness to accept the
suddenly preferred dictatorship of
the Dimes campaign here. He said
workers may obtain campaign
supplies at Browns office at Vir-
ginia Electric and Power Com
! pany. where he is manager.
Brown. new campaign director,
said today the plans formulated
FLY Streblow will be carried
through, with overall hopes set
at duplicating last years $4,000
results
| The Special Gift campaign this
week Will be followed by the gen.
eral solicitation throughout the
town and county beginning next
Monday. he said. Special fund
raising Notwithstanding with the
Moose March Of Dimes dance to-
night friday will be staged
throughout January.
Brown said he hoped people in
the area will remember that March
Of Dimes funds are still urgently
needed despite the advances
made through the Salk Vaccine
program. Money is needed to help
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-13
500 Al Youths Due In April
Chamber of Commerce Will Back Farm
Programs Bringing Hundreds Here

sented by j. w. Huntington.
Chamber guest for the evening.
who described the sale to be held
here in early February of expert
mental tobacco produced under
special arrangement this season
At his urging. Chamber men,
bers agreed to visit the market
that day and other days during
the remainder of the season here
to talk with farmers.
Mr. Huntington also briefed
members on the current market
situation for dark-fired tobacco
He said the 1855 crop was bring
ing fabulous prices" considering
the quality. and added that grow
ers generally agree that prices for
a crop of inferior quality have
been good.