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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
FHS Junior Glass
Coat HangeT Drive
Here Saturday

Saturday December ! is the
day Farmville High School Junior
Glass members are providing the
community an opportunity to get
rid of that house hold item that
accumulates so rapidly coat
hangers.
Glass members viii call
throughout the town that day col
lecting hangers Their class trea-
sury will get the funds when the
collected hangers are re-sold A
class announcement today states
That people may leave then dona-
ton on porches
The F'HS juniors hope to real
ize a substantial amount through
the collection to build their funds
for the class trip next year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

the powerful influence on public
good exercised by newspapers.
"A good paper is likely to an
tagonize many persons and
groups" Colburn said. 1T will be
respected. but it will never win a
popularity poll"
Pointing to the need for writer's
and editors trained to feed their
minds as they feed their bodies. :
Colburn noted the Importance of
intelligence and broad back
ground to a newspaperman in Civ
ing meaning and perspective to
what he writes.
IF a man has the background.
we can teach him the mechanics
of the newspaper business" Col
burn declared.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Local Police Arrest
Jail Escapee
Sailor, Dinwiddie

After being alerted by Black
stone police Sunday morning, w.
T. Morton, Farmville police Off
Ger and f. E. Overton. county po-
llceman. arrested an escapee from
the Dinwlddie County jail.
Orval Deskin. 20, sailor from
Belfry, KY, was one of three men
who escaped from the Dinwiddie
County jail Saturday The esca-
PEGS chopped their way through a
two-foot-thlck wall and craWled
out of a l2-inch square hole to
make their escape.
Deskin was arrested while
standing on the side of Highway
400 east of Farmville looking for
ride After his arrest. Deskin
said he had received a number of
rides, including one from a Black
stone police car, The Blackstone
policeman, who later rear" Of tire
escape. called to the Farmville Of
flee alerting the local officers.
The sailor was apprehended
without any trouble He told Nor
ton and Overton that he was
nearly frozen and wanted a cup
of coffee.
One of the other escapes. also
a sailor, Willie j. Hubbs, 10, was
captured Saturday night while
trying to hitch-hike a ride on
U. S. south of DinWiddie.
The third escapee, Ross Baker,
30 Negro, of Carson, Va, was still
at large.
Thirteen other inmates of the
Dinwiddie jail refused to escape
when the other three made good
their short bid for freedom.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
States Rights Plans
Under Consideration
By National Leaders

A meeting Of the national COM
mlttee of the States Rights party
will be held December at Wash
lngton, D. c.
Morgan w. Strother of Rich
mond, member of the national
committee reported that the SEES
sion would review the recent pre-.
sidential campaign and consider
plans for the future.
Robert B. Crawford of Farm
vile. co-chairman Of the Virgin
la States Rights party predicted
that the states rights movement
will grow and limited that those
who supported the party in the
past election may play big part
in the election of the next Virgin
ia Governor.
R. E. Garland, chairman of the
Prince Edward County States
Rights committee. said today that
all the indications are that the
movement will be perpetuated.
and he reiterated Crawford S
statement that the people back
ing this cause should make their
endorsement of the favorable can
didate for Governor of Virginia.
Garland said that the move
ment is stronger than most peo-
pie realize, and the international
situation took at least two-thirds
Of the States Rights votes in the
recent election
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
VMI Glee Club
Cancels Concert
Set For December 7

The VMI Giee Club Will be I'M
able to come to Farmville on De-
cember 7, T H. Wamsley. Junior
Chamber of Commerce spokesman
reported today.
The Junior Chamber was spon-
soring the VMI Glee Club in a
concert at Jarman Auditorium. on
December T. Wamsley who is a
VMI graduate and chairman Of
the &c committee to make ar
rangements for the glee club re-
celved an urgent call from VMI
0 f f C i a | S Wednesday canceling
their engagement here.
According to the VNII official
the glee club director, Colonel
Herbert billiard, was taken i'll and
viii be in the hospital until after
Christmas The official expressed
his regret at not being able to
keep the scheduled concert. and
said that he hoped arrangements
could be made after Christmas
for the club to appear here.
The VMI Glee Club is one of
the finest in the country and
Wamsley said that the Junior
Chamber of Commerce hoped to
arrange a concert for them in the
near future.
Pre- season sale of tickets for
the performance had Just begun,
and anyone who purchased tick
cts will be refunded their money.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
College Audience Heors Editor
Successful Journalism Needs Writers
To Engage In War For Mems Minds

The written word has become
more meaningful since the cold
war has changed into hot war
of propaganda and a war for
mems minds John Colburn,
managing editor of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch told LongWood
College audience Tuesday after
noon.
Colburn'S Longwood appearance
was in connection with the Vir-
GINA Press Association plan to
interest students in entering the
Journalism field. He made SINH
lar appearance at Hampden-Syd-
ney College earlier this fall.
Colburn emphasized the impor-
lance of the written word as an
educational medium and noted
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Delegate Boatwright Of Buckingham
Named Chairman of New Committee

The Virginia General Assembly's
new Committee on Offenses Against
the administration of justice, Or
ganHed Monday. November 81, and
elected Delegate John B. B a t.
wright as chairman
Delegate BoatWright, who also
heads the House Committee on
General Laws. will lead this new
all-lawyer committee in its investi-
cation of how state laws relating to
the administration of justice are
being enforced.
Established by act of the recent
extra session of the General Assem-
bly,. the committee will investigate
how state laws are being enforced
in regard to promotion or solicit
tatior of court litigation by persons
who are not parties to the litigation.
This was one of several bills re-
portedly aimed at the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF
ColOred People.
The new laws also make it an
offense for any person or group
with no direct interest in lawsuit
to hire or retain lawyer i'll con-
nection with The lawsuit.
Furthermore. ii is now an offenSe
to give. offer, receive or solicit
money or anything of value as an
inducement to any person to begin
or prosecute any litigation against
the state.
The new laws appear to be aimed
at curbing the litigation in which
NAACP lawyers participated. Spon.
sors of the legislation never saic
specifically that this was the pur.
pose, and they pointed out that the
laws would apply to organizations
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
College Calls For
Bids On Dormitory
For III Students
Governor Releases
$59S,500 For Work,
Letting January s

Governor Stanley's recent re-
lease of $598,500 for construction
of dormitory at Longwood Col
lege was followed this week by a
call for construction bids by Presi-
dent Francis G. Landlord. il.
The dormitory. to meet one of
the colleges pressing needs, will
provide living quarters for I'll
students.
Bids will be received until Jan
8 when they will be opened at 2
pm, according to the colleges
announcement this week
The last General Assembly au-
thorized the project among
many for improvements and ex-
pansion at state-supported instl-
tutions-but it requires official
notice from the Governor before
approved funds are released for
actual use.
Thompson and Payne. of Roa-
noke, is the firm of architects
called into the work by the col
lege Preliminary drawings of the
building have been approved by
the State Art Commission. an
other requirement before work
may be commenced.
State clearing and foundation
work are expected to be started
shortly after a contract has been
awarded The building will be
erected on Pine Street adjoining
the present Junior Senior dormi-
tory.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

state boards pollution order
for three years. The order requires
periodic reports on progress of
abatement work here.
Johnston's report detailed such
progress as placing of the South
and Virginia street sewer lines
and acquisition of a site for the
proposed sewage treatment plant.
Next major step for the munich
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

such as the Defenders of State Sow
ereignty and Individual Liberties as
well as to the NAACP.
In prepared statement issued
committee said that ii expects to
work closely with law enforcement
AGENCIES. state bar committees and
other legal groups dealing with the
unauthorized practice of law. as well
as offenses concerning the admins
Il alton of justice.
John B. Boatwright. Jr.. director
Of the Division of Statutory Re-
search and Drafting. will serve as
secretary for the committee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Episcopal Service

Men of Johns Memorial Epis-
copal church will hold their an
nual corporate communion at the
/ am. service Sunday. Each year
the men receive Holy Communion
together on the first Sunday in
Advent.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Opening Tobacco Sale Average
Up 1924 Over That of 1855:
Season Needed For POundage
Good Quality
Leaf Doubles
Over 1855 Crop

While sales on the Farmville
Tobacco Market have been light
since Mondays opening day prices
have continued strong and well
above those of last season
Mondays start on sales of the
1856 crops amounted to 1872 1896
pounds of dark-fired leaf averag-
ing s38.94-or whopping 1924
above the start last year. Type q
growers received S63,4729l that
day,
Sun-cued sales reached 30,032
pounds, bringing S9.87492 at an
average Of s32.88. up $500 over a
year ago.
Sales of top and middle grades
have been strong and prices
agreeably high. The lower grades
are stronger, too. although helped
principally by a higher support
range than existed for the 1855
crop,
Want season"
Chief surprise of the market to
date has been the limited amount
of tobacco brought in for sale.
The rains of several weeks ago
had led observers to predict heavy
opening sales Now indications
point to an increase in daily sales
only after an additional season
of moist. comfortable weather.
The Virginia Department of
Agriculture reports this way on
opening day results across the
dark belt
Much improved quality of offer
ings over last year marked open
ing sales of the 1856 Virginia fire
cured tobacco crop. Gross sales on
the three markets totaled 384,570
pounds and averaged S3812 per
hundred. This average was a jump
of $3.50 over the first day return
in 1855 when 492.5l3 pounds were
sold for $32 43 Sales for the en-
tire season last year crossed TO-
798,287 pounds averaging $3l,43.
Top Grade Double
The percentage of good and fine
qualities sold was almost double
that of last years storm damaged
crop. There was much less low
quality and nondescript tobacco.
The proportion Of thin leaf show
/ ed a large increase with declines
III heavy leaf and lugs. Principal
offerings were low to good thin
leaf. fair and good heavy leaf and
low and fair lugs.
/ Prices averaged S100 to So 90
higher his year for lug grades and
nOndeScript Increased $3.50 to
$500 Heavy and thin leaf were
unchanged to slightly higher. Bulk
Of sales ranged from $500 to
$40 90. Highest price paid by COM
panieS was $4,000 per hundred for
a few wrapper and top quality leaf
grades. Most grade averages were
$500 to $500 above their loan
rates
The 1856 crop production is es-
timated as 125l2,000 pounds as
of conditions on Nov. / This is
49,, above the 1855 harvest and
the largest output since 1851. To-
tai fire cured production this year
is forecast at 66907.0O0 pounds.
Top Market Sales
J The following are top sales
from the markets three ware
houses Tuesday and Wednesday:
f. c. Southall, Pamplin, 966
pounds for s5l6.68 from S3l to
i s65
H. L. Warner, Cumberland, 3042
pounds for S1,539.50 from $27 to
sos
Lee Womack, Cumberland, ll48
pounds for S6l7 "a from $35 to S66
/ Newton and Joe Glenn, Pros
pect. 1903 pounds for S766.58
from S35 to S68
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Powhatan P-TA
To Meet Tuesday

Mrs. Davis Woodson. d STRIFE
president of Richmond P-TA. and
her workers will be at the Powhatan
High School Tuesday, Dec. 4. from
8 to $50 p m. There will be panel
discussion on the work of PTA.
Building Committees That Work
Effectively and a PTA Legislature
Program
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Thursday Fire Alarm

The fire siren Thursday morn
ing brought firernen TO the re-
sidence of Mrs Marionette Hardy,
$40 South Main Street. The
alarm was turned in when some
grease spilled on an electric stove.
causing blaze. There was no
damage frcm the fire
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Flu-Cured Leaf
Gets 20 Per Cent
Cut For 1851
Vance Estimates
$13,OO0,O 900 Loss
To Tobacco Growers

A 20 per cent cut in the allotment
OF flue-cured tobacco acreage was
announced in Washington this week
Secretary Of Agriculture Benson
said the new allotment will be about
7l2 500 acres compared to 887. $40
PLANTED this year. The marketing
quota viii be 932 million pounds
compared with 1.130, OOO. 900 for the
1885 crop.
Benson. IN expressing regret for
the cut. said that under the law he
has no alternative The flue-cured
quota TOR 1857 has been set at the
highest possible level the law al
lows he added The simple fact
Is that the farmers own efficiency
has boosted yields per acre to a
feccrt high which results in a
smaller acreage allotment" Benson
explained.
Abbitt Holds Meeting
Representative Watkins M Abbitt.
of Appomattox. who heads the to-
bacco subcommittee of the House
Agriculture Committee said that he
has called meeting of his COM
mlttee Monday Ito explore the to-
bacco situation fully"
Abbitt said that he did not be-
lleve the reduction could be re-
scinded. To try and get the cut
restored is not the purpose Of the
Monday meeting, the Fourth Dis
trict Representative said.
He is inviting farm leaders and
agricultural officials to the meeting
to explore the tobacco situation
fully and to see what relief is in
sight
The soil bank and its relation to
tobacco production will probably be
The major items Of discussion.
hhbitt successfully led the drive
last year to get the dark fired to-
bacco cat restored. but he sees no
hope for restoring the flue-cured cut
this year.
vance SonuemnS Gut
John B. Vance. president of the
Virginia Farmers Union, previously
made strong statement against
such a steep reduction. He said that.
the 20 per cent reduction announced
this week would cost Virginia to-
bacco growers at least $4,000. 900.
Vance said that the Virginia al
lotnneW would drop by about II 900
acres. II you figure the average
acre of flue-cured tobacco is worth
$500, this means that cur growers
will have their incomes cut by
more than IS million dollars he
said.
Vance suggested the use of the
soil bank to help reduce the acreage
instead OF such a drastic cut in al
lotments.
Sl60.000 In Prince Edward
In Prince Edward county there
were / .032 acres of flue-cured to-
bacco allotted in 1856. and 96S acres
harvested. A 20 per cent reduction
would be the loss of approximately
20G acres.
If an acre of flue cured tobacco is
worth $500. then the loss in Prince
Edward county would be approx
mately $l60.000.
In Virginia the total acreage al
lo.ed in 1856 was 5000 The 20 per
cent reduction will be felt in Vir-
Gin a, North and South Carolina,
Georgia. Florida and Alabama,
which are the principal flue tobacco
states.
Stocks Of flue-cured leaf held by
manufacturers and dealers Oh July
/, the beginning of the present mar
ketIn2 year. reached an all-time
high of Z258 zoo. 900 pounds. 7 h S
was IN increase of 202 million
pounds over the leaf stocked a year
earlier
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Cub Pack Meeting

Parents, Den Chiefs and Cub
Scouts viii gather at Farmville
Elementary School tonight Fri
day. at 1880 O'Clock for the
monthly session of the Farmville
Cub Pack.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Ferguson Graduates

Pvt. Clyde D. Ferguson, 18, the
son of Mrs. Jean Ferguson, of
Pamplin. has graduated from the
supply handling course at the Fort
Lee quartermaster school,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

be awarded to All project win
ners at the program, which is
open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

Who is this? Turn to page So,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

THIS MARCEL-WAVED redhead, sporting
the height of fashion of the '20S. is
shown in her first publicity portrait.
Youngest of three orphaned children, she
was raised by an aunt In her early home
life the blue-eyed miss never acquired a
background of domeSticity. She didn't
know poached eggs from eggs sunny-Side
up, yet this didn't prevent her from pacing
the field when later, pioneering in educa-
tional homemaking services as a career.
she actually learned to cook while on
her job.
Thirty-two years ago this fourth genera
ton Washingtonian went to work in her
native city as a temporary clerk. But she
never left the firm which soon singled her
out to start a project Offering comprehen-
sive homemaking instructions to the public.
The Notre Dame Academy graduate was
aghaSt at the magnitude of the under
taking but was determined to succeed. She
plunged in, taking stiff home economics
courses at George Washington University
The timid girl rapidly cloaked herself in
self confidence Her employers sent her to
other cities to make a study of what was
being done. In the beginning it loomed as
an aweSome adventure for the convent
bred girl, but before long she became
seasoned traveller.
The once solitary tyro now has stan
of % who serve thousands of homemakerS.
1t was her ingenuity which fostered a de-
partment which is outstanding in kitchen
planning and home lighting Her tested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
Who Is This?
By HELEN CIBLO

recipe service brings requests from coast
to coast.
With three other homemakerS, she or
ganized cooking classes three decades ago.
Now the number in her enthusiastic groups
sometimes hits the 1000 mark. In con-
junction with playhouse featuring electric
living, she is hostess to organized wom-
ems groups at luncheonS and dessert
parties. The 5-foot-4 author of cook books
is a popular lecturer, too.
Back in 1925 this member of the Wash
ington Club of Soroptimist international
became the first in the city to produce and
star in woman'S regular weekly radio
show And when World War II came along
she managed to contrive time to become
dedicated co-chairman of the Stage Door
Canteen food bar here. During that same
period the Consumer Nutrition Committee
of the District of Columbia knew her as
one of its Executive Committee.
In 1874 her outstanding home service
achievements won the national citation
awarded annually by Mccall Magazine.
Not only does she love gardening and
flower arranging, but these are viewed as
mental therapy by the now Silver-ha1red
gentlewoman with still petal-like COM
plexion. The late George Rector of old
New York restaurant fame. in presenting
her with an autographed copy of THE Girl
From Rector's," which became Broadway
hit, likened her appearance to that of his
long ago stage idol the beauteous and
sensational redhead Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-08
Virginia OKs
|3-Stute Study
OF Transport
By . star stat, correspondent

RICHMOND. Mar. s.-The
General Assembly today agreed
to continue Virginia's participa-
ton in tri-State commission
studying transportation prob
lens in the Washington Metro
politan Area.
A Senate joint resolution by
Arlington State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick was given final APP
prevail in the House of Delegates,
Senator Fenwick. along with
former Delegate J. Maynard
Magruder also of Arlington, and
State Corporation Commissioner
j. Lester Hooker are the Virginia
members of the commission
Three members also have been
serving for the last two years
from Maryland and the District
of Columbia.
The commission. initiated in
1854 by Mr.. Magruder and sup
ported by the other two jurisdic-
tons, made an interim report
about a month ago. It was
agreed then that its studies
should be authorized by proper
legislative authorities, to con-
tinue for another two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-08
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
U. S. Aid Sought to Curb
Rock Creek Domoge

An application for Federal f.
nancial and technical aid to cur
tail flood and silt damage along
Rock Greek is being prepared by
the Rock Greek Watershed As
ISOLATION.
Bernard Frank. vice president
Iof the association, said MS Or
Iganization is sponsoring the APP
|plication. The board of directors
of the association. which met last
might at the Montgomery County
building in Bethesda. discussed
the proposal for a SURVEY of
| flooding, pollution and other
damage.
The Montgomery County Soil
Conservation District is preparing
the application for Federal as
sistance. 1t must be approved
by the Maryland State Soil Con-
Iservation Committee, of which
Dean Gordon Cairns of the Uni
Iversity of Maryland is chairman.
He is also an association men,
Der. The application would then
lgo to the Agriculture Department
and the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice, Mr.. Frank explained.
Rear Admiral Neill Phillips,
retired, was elected at last nights
meeting to fill a vacancy on the
board. He will represent the
District part of the watershed.
Wilbur w. Bolton, jr., was cleo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-08
Girl, II, Hit by Cor,
Listed as Critical

A 12-year-old Silver Spring
girl was critically injured yes
terday by a car which struck
her as she ran across Georgia
avenue on her way to school.
Montgomery County police said
the child was hit during the
morning traffic rush at Georgia
avenue and Hildarose street, just
a block north of an intersection
at which a school crossing guard
was stationed.
The child, Elaine E. Dough-
erty, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley S. Dougherty of 1908
drive, was admitted to
Washington Sanitarium. where
she was listed in critical condi-
ton with a skull fracture.
The driver, Michael Sam
March, 40, of 1902 Eldon lane.
Silver Spring, was charged with
speeding and failing to yield the
right-of-way to a pedestrian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-08

Services for Mr.. Martin will be
at 1880 am. tomorrow in the
University of Virginia Chapel,
with burial in the University
Cemetery.
Police said Irene jackson, who
died in Washington General
Hospital this morning, was struck
by a hit-and-run driver Sunday
night in the 1900 block of First
street S.W. Police said the fatal
iity. was the 18th this year in
Washington as compared to IA at
the same time in 1866.
Witnesses told police they saw
la late model car, probably 1855
Buick, going south on First
street just after the accident.
District traffic investigators to-
day asked anyone with informa-
ton to call police.
Arlington police said the car
driven by Mr.. Dement, struck the
bus while it was stopped at the
Washington-Old Dominion rail-
road tracks. Police said Mr.. De-
ment failed to stop as required.
Relatives said Mr.. Dement, was
returning to his home after TAX
ing his son, Star carrier boy, to
Ia Judo lesson in the Pentagon.
Mr.. Dement,, who served with
the Army as captain during
World War II, was employed as
an architectural engineer with
the Air Force,