The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

The American Legion Auxiliary in
choosing Miss Anna Dickhoff as its
entiant in the Citizen Of the Year
contest recognized her service to
the community and state as well
as to the Auxiliary
Joining the Auxiliary on the mill
tary service records of her broth
ers one Of whom was wounded on
D-Day-- Miss Anna has given of
her time and ability Fundamentally
to the many fine programs of the
Auxiliary.
Her dynamic personality h er
happy smile. her CHEEKY greeting.
her thorough knowledge of the pro-
grams and her untiring loyalty to
God and country have led TO APP
pointments as State Poppy chair
man. citations chairman and com
munlty service chairman. Fourth
District President and State vice
president. She is again serving as
The incoming president of the Farm
Vile Auxiliary.
State Level Rank
MISS Dickhcff has not only Sc we'd
through the American Legion Aux
iliarJ but has been and is identified
with many community activities.
She is a past president and secre-
tary of the Southside Community
Hospltal Auxiliary. chairman OF the
Holiday Unit and past treasurer of
the Virginia Association Of Hospital
Auxillarles. She has helped with the
Community Chest, 7 b. cancer.
and Red Cross programs in the
county. She is secretary Of the
farnville Memorial Recreation AS
snciation and an active member OF
the FarmVille Woman's Club-serv-
ING as publicity chairman
She is member of the College
Club Of Hampden-S Sydney and lead
er of Circle No. of College Presby-
terrain Church A confirmed mem
Der of the ST. John Luthern Church
OF FarmVllle her friends say she |
- 'itAi ! NsopS tti All Wy d>NOLldiIOll- /
She received her first outside re-
ligious training from Miss Helen |
Booker at College Church f + m !
whom she received her first copy /
Of the New Testament" for learn I
inc the childS catechism
German Origins
Anna s parents came from Ger
many. her father first settled in
Minnesota mother in New Jer-
sey They met after coming to Viz
ginia and were married in the old
Wellington house near Farmville
at that time the home Of relatives
Her parents first lived near High
Bridge, but because they wanted
their children to be near a school
that they might receive an educa-
ton in this new Ian d of theirs.
they bought the Richard Rice place
near Hampden-S Sydney where her
father had been told they would
starvc to death!
There. with their German thrift,
deep religious convictions and the
which is America. they
raised and educated their SIX chill
dren
There Anna lives now with her
mother and Youngest brother on a
farm home loved and developed in
TO one of the finest in the cOmmuni-
tv. Here Anna learned early to help
with tic farm chores and developed
her interest in gardening which
she says is her only real hobby
First Schooling
Attending her first school in the
little house III Miss Dupuy's yard
then the first grade of the Worsham
Scholastic hal as her teacher Mrs
6 b V Holiday Later teachers at
The Worsham School were MIS-
David c Wilson and Mrs. ] H
Cocl,s She graduated from Farm
VILE HIGH School under Principal +
Wi,lialu P Tate
After attending Smithdeal College
in Richmond she obtained post
ion IN The treasurer office at
Harlpdcn-Sydney COLLEGE W h err
she has served with the treasurer +
2 T Atkinson, under three college /
presidents Dr. Eegleston, Dr. Gam
mon and Dr. Robert.
IN he" work at the college Miss
Dickhoff says she has learned to
know many fine people She has
seen many young men who have
graduated from Hampden-S Sydney
then later helped to establish schol-
arships there
To look back to see how many
boys have come to HIS with out
side help-Who have helped and
will help other boys get a chance
is a rich experience and to greet
and to know the sons of former
students. is to feel a part of the
real foundation of our country. she
says
Miss Dickhoff in giving OF herself
in her home community has en-
riched her community and is build
ing for herself a rich and satisfy
ing career and life