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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Friday Final
heCTeatlOn DaV
Awards Program
Starts at 1870

Farmville's supervised rccrea-
ton program ends today FRIDAY
with the annual Awards Day at
Grove Street playground A formal
program Will be held at 40 u.m..
With parents invited
The Recreation Association will
award Outstanding Recreation
Citizen certificates to a boy and a
girl who participated actively in
the program at Grove Street park.
About rs American Red Cross
certificate will be awarded also
for swimming accomplishments
under the coaching of Jackie Har-
rington during the summer The
awards will go to youngsters in
three divisions, beginners. inter
mediates and swimmers
MIS- r. B. MiSsimer. Recreation
Association president said today
the organization officers and
leaders are very much pleased
over lne results or tne swimming
activities. Close cooperation be-
tween the county Red Cross chap
ter and Association leaders proved
of real value to the community
this year, Mrs Missimer reports
The formal awards program
Will be followed by the picnic for
all Youngsters in the program The
activities traditionallv end about
two weeks before the opening Of
schools set here this year for
September 4
The program is sponsored by the
Memorial Recreation Association.
Inc. with funds provided through
the Community Chest.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Wesleyan Church
Calls Mr.. Phaup
Rev. ID. c. Stonc
Resigns as Pastor

The Rev O. R. Phaup, a native
and lifelong resident OF Farm
vile. has been called as pastor Of
the Wesleyan Methodist Church
here. it was announced this week.
He succeeds the Rev. David c.
Stone who has accepted a pas
toratc AT High Point, N. 9 Rev
and Mrs. Stone left for their new
community Tuesday
The. unanimous call to the new
pastor was confirmed by the
church's Annual Conference at
Colfax. N. c., AUGUST 6. Rev Mr.
Phaup and three church DELEGATES
attended
The new pastor who assumed
his duties August -. has been as
sistant pastor under MI Stone
for the past three years,
The church al 2o7 N. Bridge
street has an active and growing
Sunday School which convenes
weekly at 10 a m, on the Sabbath.
Youth groups meet Sunday even
ings at 1880 o'clock Worship ser
vices are held at II a m, and 8
p. m.
The Women's Missionary Society
will meet tonight Friday at 8
O'Clock with Mr. and Mrs. Ken
meth Giles.
The church under Rev. MI.
Stone was affiliated With the
Farmville Ministerial Council. and
the pastor alternated with other
associated pastors during COM
munitN-Mide services
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
At AsheviIIe Meeting

T SEd Harvey. Prince Edward
county delegate. returned recently
from the four day Farm Bureau
S 0 1t h ern Regional \Training
School with good news for live
stock producers-fo foreign demand
may improve prices.
Harvey heard that message
from John c. Lynn, Of Washing
Ton, legislative director for the
American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton He was one of numerous
speakers during the training
school at Asheville. N. c.. July
2o-Aueust |
The county delegate was one
of 66 county representative from
Virginia The school included
three morning hours Of training
in Farm Bureau work and tech
niques. Afternoon hours were de-
voted to tours of outstanding
farm and agricultural enterprises.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Physician Welcomed BY Southside Nirginans
Burkeuille Community Honors Dr. Wood
And Family With Doctors Day Picnic

Dr.. John Wood and his attrac-
tive wife, DR.. Frances Wood are
now officially in the Burkeville
community family and in South
side Virginia
A picnic and welcoming party
was sponsored by the Ruritan
Club and held on the grounds of
the Burkeville elementary school
Wednesday night
The meeting was presided over
by Burkeville Mayor L. S. Hills
man. Guest speakers for the occa-
sion included Watkins Abbitt. of
AppomattoX, congressional repre-
sentative Of this district: w. c..
Fitzpatrick, president of Southside
Community Hospital, and J. B.
Wall, editor of the Herald. who
spoke on behalf of the citizens Of
SouthSide Virginia.
Watkins Abbitt commended the
citizens of Burkeville for their CO.
operative effort in going out and
getting a doctor interested in their
community. He remarked that it
is the American way, whereby
citizens can Join together to &C
compllsh things for the good of
the entire community.
w c. Fitzpatrick observed that
DR.. John Wood is a living speci-
men Of good health. and if he
could keep the Burkeville citizens
in as good state of health as he
manifests. then his job would be a
rousing success.
J. B. Wall told the gathering
that doctor in community
must be thought of in terms of
two-way street The doctor is
there to give the best Of himself
to his people. and the patients
must cooperate with him and give
in return He made several sug-
gestions that could make the life
of a doctor easier in the commu-
nifty.
DR.. John Wood made a short
talk saying that he was delighted
to be in the Burkeville commu-
nifty. He said there are three things
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Ground Observer
Corps Post Organized
By Meherrin Group

A Ground Observer Corps Post,
cooperating with Virginia Civil
Defense efforts. has been estab-
lished at Meherrin with 20 mem
bers. and Macon Vaughan serving
as supervisor.
The organiZational meeting was
held August s, when Sergeant
Ralph Fletcher, Of the Air De-
Tense Filter Center at Richmond
was present to offer instructions
and to show film on operational
techniqueS.
The observation post for the
group has been set up in the
Firemen's Hall at Meherrin. As
siStlne Supervisor Vaughan are
Frank Hollander, il. chief OBJ
server, and Landon Grafton. as
sistant chief observer.
The officers invite men. women
and children over II years of age
to affiliate with the post.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

week end This will begin in late
September
Under terms Of the municipality
agreement with the Commonwealth.
the town may provide use for the
property for community purposes.
such as recreation.
The council. however. must de-
term.ne what charges are 20 be
made and obtain assurances that
users are properly prepared to safe
guard property, maintain order and
provide for housekeeping chores.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

necessary in any group. Faith
which was manifest in the gather
ing. Good friendSwhich abound
in Burkeville, and Good health
which he pledged to supply to the
best of his ability.
DR.. Wood and his family have
been in Burkeville since the middle
of July. Mrs. Frances Wood IS a
doctor also. but she is not plan
ming to practice except in dag
nostic work. They have seven
year-oid son, John. Jr., who seems
to take after his father in stature
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
$500 Copies In Distribution
Bright, Newsy Catalogue proc|aims
10Th Annual Five County Fair Coming

Whether your taste runs to broWs-
ing. bargaln-hunting or plain enter
tainment. you'll find all Of these in
the 83-page catalogue. Just off the
presses, proclaiming the 18th an
nual Five County Fair, September
24-29.
General Manager j C Brickert
is the authority for the catalogues
value to bargain hunters. He said
more than $4,000 is the total of the
hundreds of premiums listed.
There are quite few changes.
additions and deletions" he said,
and careful study of the various
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

and out of doors activities.
DR., John Wood is 3 native Of
New York, but his family came
from Alabama. He is not only 3
doctor, but is also a biologist with
a masters degree in biology from
William and Mary College.
He has published a medical pa
per on Reptiles and Ampnibians
in the Dismal Swamp" and is
working on Improvements
Treatments of Snakebite" and
Treatment of Black Widow Spi-
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
H-SC Football Squad
To Assemble Sept. |

Hampden-Sydney collie G c s
football squad VIII be assembled
at Death Valley September / to
start drills in preparation for the
1856 football season Head coach
Bob TAalman will direct the pre-
season training Grind
The Baneals have only Is DAYS
to prepare for the hd-lifter o.
September IS with West Virginia
Tech First home appearance Of
the Tigers VIII be September 30
against the Wasps Of Emory and
Henry
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Worsham Baptists Set
Homecoming Aug. 26

The Rev. Robert Woodson.
North Carolina pastor formerly
Of Fsrmville. will deliver the SER
mon during Homecoming Day at
Worsf,am Baptist Church Sunday,
Aug 26
The annual celebration will be
an all-day event. with a basket
lunch served on the church
grounds after the morning wor-
ship service. The congregation
invites members. guests an d
friends 70 share IN the services
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Dr. Beck Returns From Scotland Studies
Green Bays First PaIeobofanist Takes
The Long Tew' Attitude About Life

DR.. Charles B. Beck. son of Mr..
and Mrs c. B. Beck. Of Green Bay.
has Just returned from a year of
graduate study as an exchange
student "a the University of Glas-
gov. Scotland.
Dr.. Beck is a student of paleo-
botany In fact he is an expert
on the subject Paleobotanv is the
science that deals with the life
# past geological periods as re-
vealed by the study of plant fos-
sis.
The Prince Edward native holds
a bachelor of arts degree from
he University of Richmond.
graduating in 1850. He obtained
his Master degree and PhD de-
gree at Cornell University.
He also crammed in a year as
a professor at Cornell while work.
ing on his Pho.
Exchange Fellow
DR.. Beck went to Glasgow on
Cornell Graduate exchange fell
loWsh p Under this program
Cornell and Glasgow University
exchange a graduate Student for
a year This program has been in
effect for about ten years.
Dr.. Beck attended no specific
classes but did all of his work
in research.
Scotland is famous for its
fossils. reported DR.. Beck. and
they have one of the finest COL
lections Of fossils in the world at
the university as we'll as an ex-
cellent library on the subject
The studious. SOFT spoken bot
anlst stated that one of the
famous fossils in Scotland is the
Rhyme plants. These are very
primitive IN fact they are among
the most primitive plant fossils
ever found. They are the original
ancestors of present day plants.
Likes Scottish People
Leaving the past for a few
minutes. Dr. Beck said that the
Scots we're delightful people and
he enjoyed his stay in the dormi-
tory very much
The scenery Of Scotland is ex-
Quiste and picturesque, he re-
ported. The hills very green, and
the land rolling and lock lakes
quite attractive. Only IS miles
from Glasgow is the famous lake
Loeb Lomond," said Dr.. Beck,
and it is a favorite place to go
for plcnics and sight seeing"
The isle of Scotland is very far
north. but the temperature is
kept moderate by the warming
Gulf Stream 1T is cold in most
Of the homes" stated DR.. Beck,
but this is because there is no
central heat in the majority of
the homes. The temperatures are
usually between II and TO degrees.
The dampness makes it feel
cooler at times" he added with
smile on this hot August day.
Dr. Beck said the food was off
the quality that Americans are
accustomed to. The Scots use little
frozen foods, few canned goods,
and fruit and eggs are very scarce.
The most surprising thing to
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Council Approves
S.l73 In Street
Extension Work
$1,000 Added
For Z Street
Surfacing Jobs

Farmvil}e Town Council Tuesday
night awarded four contracts for
street improvements in the vicinity
OF e e new National Guard Armorv
and added $1,000 additional work
to its current street surfacing
program.
Wick Construction Company
WAS low bidder at S9.173 on the
four construction projects. They
are.
Catlin street-curb. cutters and
hard surfacing from Longwood
avenue TO rear of the Armory
properly LongWood avenue-One
block of curb. cutters and hard
surfaclng from Catlin street to
Vaughan street
Also. Vaughan street-curb, gut
tiers and surfacing from Longwood
avenue to Third street. about one
block. The fourth project calls for
placing of storm sewers along
Walnut street. from Catlin street
to Laurel street. a distance of one
and a half blocks
Surfacing Work
Seven separate projects. costing
about $4,000 were added to the
annual summer street surfacing
work Council earlier had author
lzed a $4,000 program. to which
the new projects are added.
Walter N Weber. Lynchburg
contractor at work on the first
projects, will lay the water-b bound
macadam surfaces at thickness
Of one and one-half inches over
existing roads. The new stretches
are
South street Second street to
Depot street Depot STREET.-THE Main
street. Second stfeet-from Main
to South street. the parking lot
Immediately behind the county
court house and west of South
street.
Also. Buffalo street Third
street TO the municipal water
plant Oak street at Southside
Hospital to include the new Route
IS traffic canals. and the circular
driveway at Southside Hospital
New Water Main
Council also authorized a water
main extension project to be
placed by town workmen under
direction of the town manager.
Ii calls for l0-inch main on
Catlin street from LongWood
avenue to Putney street.
On completion, the main will
tie III with an existing line now
ending where Putney street meets
Catln street This project will
move water service another big
step southernly in the new east
development area.
In final action. council
awarded the bid for a new munich
pal sedan to the low bidder. New
man Chevrolet Sales Company
The car Will serve the Town
Property Department. and was
traded for the present Police
Department car
The council received h
schedule of fall and winter super
vised recreation activities to be
conducted in the new armory
under direction of the Farmville
Memorial Recreation Association
The program was taken under
Amusement without immediate
action
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Extension Workers
At NPI Conference

Miss Katherine l. Habel Prince
Edward county home agent. and
f l. Ayers. assistant county
agent, leave today Friday, for a
t hire e-day induction training
school for new Extension Service
workers The conference will be
held at VPI.
With County Agent E. F. Strip
In they VIII also attend the An
nual Extension Conference on the
VPI campus at Blacksburg August
2o-24
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Check Accepted
For S12,792.72

Cumberland board Of supervisors
accepted check for sl2,792. 70
for the county's share of timber
sold off of Cumberland forest. The
action was taken at the regular
me ting held August 3, at Cumber-
land C. II.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Senior Life Saving
Class On Next Week

Farmville and Prince Edward
county young people are eligible
for instruction in a senior life
saving class, under Red Cross
sponsorship. next week at Good
win Lake
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Vacation Reading Clubs Popular;
Total OF 2S6 Children Enrolled

Attendance at the Vacation Read
ing Clubs has been well attended
with some 2S6 children registered
for the meetings being conducted for
students from the first through the
sixth grades according to Miss Ocie
Anderson, librarian at the Bluffton
Public library, where the classes are
being held.
The third grade class has the
largest enrolment in the Reading
Club with 64 students taking part in
the meetings. The smallest class is
the sixth grade where only 10 stu
dents are registered.
At the completion of the classes in
August pins will be awarded to first
graders completing the requirements.
Diplomas will be presented to the
other grades. The awards will be
considered under a point system.
Students are given two points for
each meeting attended and one point
for each book read. A total of 20
points is required and each student
must attend at least one meeting
and submit list of books read.
Officers of each grade and the
number of students follows: frst-58,
Judith Suter, pres; Linda 10 Bender,
vice pres; Susie Hilty, sec; second
AZ, Geraldine Tschantz, pres; Mary
Augsburger, sec.; third-64, Charles
Baker, pres; Larry Amstutz, vice
pres; Susan Lehman and Margc
Reichenbach, sec.;
Fourth-47, Karen Mericle, pres.
Gail Gerber, vice pres; Elaine Naa.
and Richard King, Sec; fifth-51
Elaine Baker, pres; Allen Traucht
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Kings Crusaders" Of Fort Wayne
To Present Program At Pandora Church

"King's Crusaders, group of two
faculty members and two students of
Fort Wayne Bible College, Fort
Wayne, Indiana, will present a mu-
sical program at the Pandora Mis-
sionary Church on Sunday, July %
800 p. m. it is announced by Rev.
M. N. Amstutz pastor.
The group is composed of Ira
Gerig, assistant professor of piano,
Richard Gerig, director of broad
casting and promotion, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Hodges, seniors. The
program will be one of some forty
five the team is presenting during a
six week tour of Indiana, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa.
The program will include varied
piano, organ, and vocal selections.
Ira Gerig, who has been on the
music faculty of the college for nine
years, has the bachelor of music
degree from Baldwin Wallace College
and the master of music degree from
Northwestern University. He attended
the American Conservatory of Music
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and has also taught at Huntington
College and Pacific Bible College. He
is organist for a prominent Fort
Wayne church and is piano editor of
a church music magazine.
Richard Gerig has been with Fort
Wayne Bible College six years and
has the bachelor of arts degree
from Wheaton College. He is music
editor for Ives Music Press and has
arranged music for four collections
of hymns and gospel songs. He has
made special study of religious
radio production, and is writer
director of the colleges weekday
series Sunrise Chapel. He is also
minister of music for the First Mis-
sionary Church of Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Hodges is soloist with the
colleges A Cappella Choir and
Chapel Singers radio ensemble. She
was a member of the art staff of the
colleges yearbook and is a youth
supervisor for a Fort Wayne area
church. Mr.. Hodges has been assist
ant to the pastor and music leader
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vice pres; Marcia Travis, Cheryl
Martin and Dan Luginbuhl, Sec;
sixth-19, Rachel Hilty, Pres; Jean
Stauffer, vice pres; Janice Oberly
and Karen Gilbert, sec.
Each class has two meetings re-
naming, Miss Anderson said. They
are as follows: first, July 10 and
August 2; second, July 20 and Au-
gust 3; third, July 21 and August a;
fourth, July 26 and August 9; fifth,
July q and August 10; sixth, July
% and August IL.
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of the Missionary Church of Wood
burn, Ind. He is also a member of
the Chapel Singers, has been music
director of the Student Missionary
Fellowship at the college and is next
years editor of the colleges year
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-19

LONG SLEEVES can be protected
in the kitchen by wearing cuffs made
from paper cups. Simply cut the
bottom out of the cup and slit it
lengthwise. 1t can be held on the
wrists by a rubber band.
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book. He served two years in the
Marine Corps, part of that time as
chaplin's assistant. The couple is ex-
pecting to engage in missionary
activity in South America after
graduation from college.
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DIR. Raid Is Chairman
of Mutual Aid Meeting

DR.. Howard d. Raid, associate
professor of economics and business
at Bluffton college, is chairman of
the International Conference of Men
monte Mutual Aid Insurance Com
panies meeting this week in Chicago.
The chairman will present report
on a study made of the operation of
the NINA societies in the United
States and Canada. 1t is based on
the returns on questionaires which
were prepared and sent out to all
the societies earlier this year.
DR.. Robert Kreider, dean of the
college, is also attending the con-
ference. He has charge of devotions
at four sessions.
SERVICEMEN'S CANTEEN
The Lafumette Club of Lafayette
was in charge of the Lima Service.
mems Canteen Tuesday afternoon.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

ZEPHYR 81 English Ford) 4-dr. (;
equipped; very low mileage; low
price. BURROWS MOTORS. 900
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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blue nm. Very clean, special. Saa5
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ia Q-aRnn
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PONTIAC 81 passenger station
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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AUTO
statesmen
USED CARS

The lareeSt car dealer in the
Washington, Maryland and Virginia
areas. needs several experienced.
aggressive. imaginative used car
statesmen Ourisman Chevrolet pays
the highest COMMISSIONS per cent.
See or call Mr. Fletcher at
51il Wisconsin Ave. NV.
Phone Emerson 1894
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l437 Irving st. NV. AID. 4-S5O'
Also 3460 I4th st. NV, RA. 3-967,
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Ready and Waiting

Considering the jampacked network Sched-
ules this fall, that doesn't seem likely for a
while But Julie along with some other gifted
performers, could be counted among the first
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line of reinforcements- ready to go in If any
of the newcomers waver.
And some of the newcomers are wavering
Meanwhile, Julie is busy with records, per-
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