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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-09-21

JUNK FENCE WIRE (rolled), cars
or scrap iron OF any kind, will
pick up. Gilbert Iams. Phone 1881
37-77
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22

See Hect Magazine Lunch Fashion ShoUs for
Women Who Work. 3rd Floor WASHINGTON
1 sreSs e uDse shoo TIC including tax
Other Boz Lunch Fashion Shows Daily All Week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
CAP and Policemen
Are Invited To
W ednesday Meeting

CAP members. members of the
Police Department and the Sher-
ifs office are the invited guests
of the Farmville Fire Department
at a meeting of the Southside Viz
ginia Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation wednesday evening. Nov
%. at 7:30 pm. The meeting Will
be held IN the Memorial Center
(USO Building in Blackstone.
Captain Duane McSmith of the
Langley ALB fire department will
be guest speaker. His subject will
be Aircraft Crashes and Fires
Resulting from Them He will
put on demonstrations of fires
with jet fuels. gasoline and kero-
sene. with their relation to air.
craft. A movie on aircraft fires
will also be shown.
c. w. Butcher Farmville Fire
Chief, said that the subject was
important to residents of this
area. With the increasing number
of aircraft overhead it is impor-
tant for every member of the local
fire departments to know what to
do in case of nearby plane
crashes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27

piggy banks. watches. etc
OTcrton said that if the group
found a teleusion in the house they
broke into, they would SIT down
and watch il for a half hour so so.
The group admiUed that were the
ones who broke window panes at
several places on Halloween night.
They also admitted stealing a car
belonging to Lawrence West. Negro.
and driving it until it ran out of
gas.
john F Lewis. Judge Of the Jul
Veni'e Court. sentenced four of the
youths to the industrial school in
Richmond. and three were placed
on probation until they reached Is
years of age
Police Chief Overton said one of
The unusual aspects Of the case was
that only four OF the homes broken
into had reported the theits. The
others " ere notified that stolen arti.
Giles belonging to them had been re-
covered. 1t was not until all items
were checked that the police found
tina. the break-ins had been so wide
spread.
OVeiton advised every home own
er to report missing items to his
offtce Immediately. and also said
that il was good idea to lock
house doors securely when you are
avav
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Frigid Temperatures Here Coolest
Recorded By Weatherman In q Years

1t has been % years since IL
degree temperatures were record =
ed here in November. according
to Weatherman E. F. Striplin. He
put a terse mighty uncommon
tag to the frigid readings of Sat
urday and Sunday here
Back on Nov. Is and II. 1888,
readings of IL and IL were taken,
Strlphn found after leafing
through two decades Of weather
charts.
The weatherman made official
recording of II degrees Saturday
morning and 10 degrees Sunday.
He said in addition to the abnor-
NAL low for November, the wealth.
er's inSlstence on staying cold
through the entire day was an
mother unusual factor of the cur
rent spell
As county agent. Striphn did
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Z Youths Who Ransacked Is Homes
Received Sentences For Break-Ins

Seven Juveniles ranging from l3
n II Yeas of age We're convicted
last week in Juvenile Court on
CHARGES ranging from breaking and
entering to automobile theft
Tho seven Negro youths wee part
Of gang that broke into and stole
items from at least Il homes in
Farnlville and vicinity during the
week end Of November 1919.
The Juveniles would watch a home
1ntl the occupants left, and then
make thgir entry by using a skele-
tan key They stole such items as
clChing. watches jewelry. money
and firearms.
Most Of the stolen goods have
been recovered. but enc ring valued
at ever 500 is still missing.
Otto s Ovcrton, town police chief.
and lack Overton. Prince Edward
county dapptv sheriff. made the ar
rest that led to tho breaking OF the
case They arrested four boys and
found stolen goods in possession of
two OF the BOYS They broke the
case from this start
Oyeiton reported that they got an
Obvious lead that il was Juvenile
thieves when one person reported
that the thieves sat down and ate
all the ice cream they could hold
when they broke into his home, Also
the items that they stole were a tip
off They took chldran's clothes,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Killing Deer
Without Bullets
Not Recommended

Killing deer without a gun is
definitely not recommended by
Jake Woodson of Green Bay, who
is Supervisor of the State Recrea-
ton Areas including Holiday,
Bear Greek and Goodwin Lakes.
Woodson said that he was driv-
ing along on a state route neal
Chestnut Grove Church when a
deer jumped out in front of him
Il didn't have time to do a thing,
he said. 1T all happened so quick
that I couldn't move"
The deer ran into the car
bounced off and fell dead imme-
diately Woodson said it was
about pm. Thursday afternoon
when it happened. He was travel
ing about 35 miles per hour or
the winding road
Il wouldn't have had IT happier
for anything" Woodson said rue
fully as he looked at the big dent
in his brand new automobile. HI
estimates that it will cost him be-
tween $50 and 500 to have the
car repaired.
The deer was a two-year- ole
buck and weighed approximate,
1l5 pounds Woodson figures there
will be about IS pounds of edible
meat on the buck. At that rate
the deer will cost him a little owe
500 per pound Woodson says HI
will be glad to sell some at tina
price.
He said that he had been look.
ing over some timber land thai
afternoon and had jumped two
deer
Something must have been
chasing this one to make him run
out at me SO fast" commented
Woodson.
In the car with Woodson were
his wife and five-year-Old son
Randolph and brother-in-law Tom
Austin. None of the occupants OF
the car were injured
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Optimism Evident AS Local Tobacco Sales Begin
Areas Forest
Products Industry
Pays Record Tax
S15,155 Paid
BY Producers
In Six Counties

Six Herald area counties pro-
duced S15,155 IS of the States
forest products tax receipts OF
$12802077 for the 1856 fiscal
year. The area showed a proper
tiOnate share of the statewide
tax increase of $4,000 for the
year
The tax is assessed on produc-
tion of lumber, logs, veneer logs,
pulpwood. excelsior. post, mine
ties. railroad cross ties. slaves,
keg heads and similar industrial
items.
Charlotte county producers paid
$3.l95.58. fifth highest tax among
Virginia counties and highest In
the Herald area. Buckingham S
tax of $3,l5170 was sixth highest
in the state.
Prince Edward Total
Amelia and Cumberland coun-
ties, with taxes on producers OF
S2.66787 and S2.64l 80 respective
ly, were among the II counties
with the total tax above $4,000.
Prince Edward producers paid
taxes Of s2,122.30. while the coun-
ties of Nottoway and Powhatan
paid s2,425.52 and Sl,376.5o re-
spectively.
Balsed on returns reported by
Virginia Forests. Inc. leading or
ganiZation Of the forest products
industry in the state. a total of
843.054.000 board feet of lumber,
logs. veneer logs and crosSties was
removed from the forests of the
Old Dominion last year.
OF this amount. which was up
nearly l64 million board feet over
the cut for the previous year, ST
per cent was in pine. Pulpwood
and excelsior totaled 1858. 704
cords. of which IS per cent was
pine Total production in this di-
vision was up nearly 1879 thou
sand cords, the report states
Better Enforcement
The Virginia Forests, Inc, re-
port credits the $4,000 increase
in tax receipts to % the general
level Of economic prosperity and
Cd more law enforcement effort.
Some $50 new manufacturers
were added to the tax rolls off
setting loss of 1T going out of
business during the year and con-
victed of evading provisions of
the law.
Tax rates for 1861 have been
increased by SO per cent for the
1400 forest product manufacture
ers in Virginia.
The l955-56 tax return was the
largest ever receivd in the years
since the tax which supports the
protection and propagation Of
forest resources. was imposed in
1948.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
APvA Memberships Provide Money
Old Debtors Prison Neurs
Readiness For Festival

Prince Edward County's contri-
button to the jamestown Festival
historical emphasis plan, the old
debtors prison In Worsham. is
nearing readiness for the 1857
celebration.
Restoration of the prison. which
dates back at least to 1887, has
been a project of the local group
of the Association for the Preser-
walton of Virginia Antiquities. 1t
is scheduled to be completely re-
stored by spring and the opening
of the jamestown observance.
Members Of the special COVER
nor's committee working on the
jamestown Festival have request
ed that each locality emphasize
its local points of historical inter-
est. The debtors prison, Colo
NAL structure acclaimed by Will
liamsburg architects as a rare
jewel of historical architecture
which certainly ought to be re-
stored and saved for future gen.
erations," will be the point en-
phized in Primo Edward.
Restoration of the prison was
undertaken in 1855 by the local
APVA chapters building commit
tee. Cost of the project was origi-
nally estimated to be $4,000.
The $4,000 sum would provide
for careful restoration. including
dismantling the log prison and
treating all materials with pre-
servatives, as we'll as restoring the
roof to it's original design in wood
en- shingles.
The Virginia Association voted
a gift of $500 for the project when
$500 was raised locally. The re-
mainder must come from APVA
memberships. An active member
ship campaign is underway tc
raise funds for the restoration.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Southside 7B Association Entries Enter
State Most Like Seal Children Contest

Two Farmvllle youngsters have
started in a contest that may
mean eventually a week end visit
to Colonial WILLIAMSBURG and a
preview of the jamestown Festi-
val.
The contest is one TO find the
two little Virginia children who
ere most Ike the children on the
1856 Christmas Seal.
David Harper. son o. Mr., and
Mrs. Wayne Harper. and Dell
Hutch Watkins, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Watkins. both of
Farmv lie. will represent I h e
Sou.hs'de Virginia tuberculosis
Association in a statewide con-
test.
State Competition
Selected children from the var
ious associations will compete in
regional eliminations at Culpeper,
Danville. Norfolk. Richmond and
Roanoke. The state finals Will be
held at noon in Richmond on De-
cember Z.
Former Governor John S Bat
tic. of Charlottesville is chairman
Of the Special Christmas Seal
Sale committee TO Judge this
event which commentaries the
goth anniversary OF the sale Of
Christmas Seals in the United
States.
In opening the golden annlver-
sary Seal Sale recently the for
nler governor said: Fifty years
of steady progress in the peoples
fight against this contagious di-
sease does not mean that the
battle is over far from it.
Many TB Sufferers
In spite Of Virginia's progress.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Community Chest
Lags $500 Short

Prince Edward county's Com
munity Chest drive still n s
$500 to reach its $1,000 goal.
A total Of s13473 IS has been do
mated to date for the support of
II participating agencies.
This weeks drive emphasis is
being placed upon the employee
division which has turned in just
over 10 percent of its $4,000 goal.
In the residential area, 5000
have been collected. Special gifts
division has turned in S10.283.50,
Tie colored s63286, and employ
ees. S276 Sc In the districts. Pros
pect has $3.50; Buffalo, s273.50
Lockett. 1898; Hampden. s4l453,
md Faimville $15l. Leigh district
has not reported
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Senator Moses
Endorses Almond
Gov. Candidacy

State Senator Charles T. Moses,
a member Of the Virginia LeglS-
lature since 1886 and the oldest
member Of that body in point Of
service. has announced his support
of the gubeTnatorial candidacy Of
Attorney General J Lindsay AL
mond, Jr
The Appomattox legislator. in en-
dorsing Almond last week, cited
his premise to fight for ''preserva-
ton Of states rights " He described
the attorney general as a man
who, / believe. can help weld the
Democratic party of Virginia to-
gether strongly enough to win in
the primary and III the November
general election
The veteran senator added L
have always thought him a very
able man legally and a man of
strong convictions and very attrac-
tive personality. He has carried
the ball for the Democratic party
and for states rights as long as l
have known him.
Il, being very ardent believer
in states rights, think strongly that
1t is my duty and responsibility to
conscientlously support Judge Al
mond to the best of my ability by
my vote and efforts
Three men from the Fourth Dis
trict, which includes much of Sena-
tor Moses legislative area. h a e
been mentioned as possible guber-
national candidates, although no
formal indications of their inten-
/ tiCgs have been made.
They are It. Gov. A. E. S. Steph-
ems. of Smithfield, State Senator
Garland Gray, Of Waverly, and
R epl esentative Watkins M Abbitt
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Not In Governors
Race, Abbitt Says
In AP Statement

Representative Watkins M. Abb
bit, mentioned in recent days as
a possible candidate for governor
in 1857, removed himself from
the list in a statement to the AS
ISOLATED Press at Appomattox
Friday.
He said he had not considered
making the 1857 eubernatollal
race He made it clear. however.
that his position was in referenc
to the 1857 election only. the APP
dispatch said
Abbltt was reelected Novem-
Der to another tWo-year term IN
the House at Washington He has
served the Fourth District con-
secutively since 1913.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Buyers Say They
Have Sizeable
Orders To Fill
Hurricane-Less
Season Big Help

Speculation turned to the hard
facts of demand and price as the
Farmville Tobacco Market held
its first sales of the 1856 crops of
k-flred and Sun-cured tobaccOS
Monday morning The pre- season
optimistic speculation and the
facts were fairly close together.
About 225 600 to 100000 pounds
were on the floors of the Middle
Warehouse, where the first sale
was held, the Planters Warehouse
and the Old Warehouse, which
had the days last sale commenc-
ing at noon.
The quality was a little below
expectation and. since prices and
quality are SO colSely related, the
days take home total for growers
was in keeping.
Weather hurts
Buyers Speculated that many
growers preferred not to handle
their top tobacco in the extremely
low temperatures which made the
leaf brittle. They believe the crol
will prove to be one of good quail
lty, and look for more of the bet
ter grades to appear when more
favorable weather sets in.
The markets four sets of buy
ers representing Huntington To-
bacco Company and Putney To-
baccO Company of FalWyille;
Imperial Tobacco Company and
Export Leaf We're ON hand, most
with numerous orders to fill. anc
bidding was spirited.
Little of the days marketings
went INFO the pool, indicating the
desire Of the buyers to acquire
their needs. Warehousemen esti-
mated that less than five per cen.
failed to go above the support
price
Grades In Demand
Demand was strong was AUS
TRAN type leaf and for the heavy
types Of the BIS classification
Dark, full-bodied tobacco was
sought strongly. although consid
cradle Of the Monday offerings
was lighter in color than had been
expected.
While much OF the tobacco went
at one dollar per hundred pounds
above the support price for the
various grades as determined by
government graders. pleasing
aspect Of the Monday sale was the
large amount that sold at from
three to five, and frequently as
high as $40 above the support
price.
Biggest spread between the sup
port price and that actually paid
by buyers was IN the wrapper and
heavy type tobaccos, with some
of the C-type leaf also topping its
support price by goodly margin.
A check with the growers who
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Special Fireman
Meeting Tuesday

Members of the Farmville Vol
unteer Fire Department are urg-
ed to attend special called
meeting Tuesday night Novem-
Der 27, at pm. at the fire house,
C. w. Butcher announced today.
Butcher said that the meeting
is very important and urged all
members to make every effort to
be present
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Higher Supports To Raise Averages
Opening Days
Bidding Keen
Among 4 Buyers
Over 100000
Pounds at Start

The dark fired tobacco grower
that almost forgotten man of
agriculture, may have his year
at last At least prospects as the
1856 crop of Virginia dark leaf
goes to market are brighter than
for a long time
His acreage cut TO plttance
compared to its former days Of
unrestricted paintings. his crops
of recent years hard hit by Hur-
ricanes Hazel, Connie and Diane
and his 1855 fields scared by Wild
firing. the grower faces much
brighter prospects this time Only
his own marketing careleSsness
VIII hurt.
On top of a good growing sea-
son and relatively light damage
from natures blows, come these
reports: buyers with stable ord
ers to fill, and support prices that
VIII bring several dollars per
hundreds more than last year.
Support Prices
The following are representa-
tive prices for Type q for the
selling season lust arrived The
farmer will get these prices as
rock bottom for that grade. since
that is the government support
prce If buying representatives
compete for piles. the price will
be higher accordingly tal are
given for As lengths
Wrapper AFT, S56, Heavy
leaf B2F $50 and B3M, $50:
Thin leaf Gil, s55, C2F, $50.
C3M S34 and C3G So, Short
leaf T3F. $50, T3M. S37 and
T3G, S27; Lues XII, S38. XII.
sac, KIM $50 and X3Ci $50 and
Nondescrlpt MIG. SIS.
That averages $500 or 36.I
cents per pound. and is up one
and half cents per pound over
the 1855 average support price.
Competition among buyers s
expected to be heaviest for good
colored and bodied cigar leaf and
spinning and cutting leaf
Last. year, when the crop was
spotted and Crlnkled by Wildfir-
ing after soaring temperatures
( following abnormal rainfall. OPP
ening day on the Fai1nville Mar
ket brought sales of about $50
900 pounds. The first week sales
totaled 343.ll4 pounds averaging
S2874. Sun-cured sales the first
week OF 1855 were 60358 pounds
averaging $2375.
Most observers say those figur-
es, based on a poor year. should
easily be exceeded
In 1854, much closer nor
NAL year. the first weeks sales
were: fire-cured, $40 $50 pounds
averaging S35.07. and sun-cured.
1852 pounds averaging s3026
There was no acreage cut this
year and forecasts are for Viz
ginia Type 81 production between
10 and II million pounds. There
may be some reduction through
action of the acreage reserve pro-
gram. although much of this was
in sun-cured tobacco.
Payment for stopping produc-
ton was pretty good to start with.
so that is another in the brighter
factors this year. Never before
have growers been paid for not
lift ng stick.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Harry J.. Lowell, "A
First District Polio
Victim Since 1854

The first case of polio IN the
Southside Health District since
1854 has been recorded with Harry
Lee Lowell, "a Of Appomattox,
confined to an mon lung at Medi-
cal College of Virginia Hospital.
Richmond, With bulbar poAonye-
litis, the Severest form Of the dis
ease.
Dr. H E. Jenkins, district
health officer here, said Lowell is
completely paralyzed. He said the
stricken white youth had not had
any Salk vaccine injections
The health director pointed out
that. while the most common
months for polio attacks are the
hot ones of summer, it can strike
at any time
Southside Health District COM
prises Buckingham Cumberland
and Prince Edward as we'll as
Appomattox, Prince Edward coun-
tv has not experienced q case since
1858. d. jenkins reports
Artist Series Tuesday Night
Gene Lockhart will present The
second of four Artist Series per-
formances Tuesday night at pm.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Training Meeting Set

DR.. w. Malcolm Fuller, of Uni
versity Baptist church in Char
lottesville, will be the guest speak
er at an aSsociational training
union meeting December 3 in
DillWyn.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27

not expect any appreciate dam
age to crops from cold weather II
might delay some tobacco market
ing. however. as growers hesitate
to handle leaves made brittle by
the freezing temperatures.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27

pected Of having It. Relaxation Of
effort viii mean a rise in case and
I death rates
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27

we still have $4,000 persons who
have tuberculosis, have been in
close contact with 1t or are sus-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27
Artist Series Tuesday Night

Gene Lockhart Will present the
second of four Artist Series per-
formances Tuesday night at pm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-27

IN spite Of Virginia S progress
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-27
BISON z w s
FROM OUluTH
By Miss u. Pickford
SIT ~. Firth Ave. ".
DuInth, MINI.

Sick and shut In Mr. and MTa
. Harper have bsso confined 10
their home for several days sur.
fariag with the fiu We nope they
will be up and out again soon
We we're happy "a have Mrs
Fannie fell ~ Washington. - C.
worship with ua At Calvary Rap
list church Sunday morning. She
Ia visiting Sgt and Mrs Clark Of
77s " finn Az w.
We welcome home Mrs Francis
Gardner of San Francisco, CaIif
who viii spend several weeks In
the city visiting her family. Mr.
and Mrs George Cox Of 02s ~
sixth Az ".
Mr. and Mrs George Adams. l..
Wiley and Mra George Doxier.
motorrd To the Twin Cities visit.
ing relatives and friends over the
past week end
John Simmons and Jessie vii.
bama os gai5 Fourth Az n, Min
nsapolia. spent one day in Duluth
visiting Rev n G. Caasiua
Rev u c. Caaaius accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs Pascal Todd and
Mrs Clara Esouis attended = meet
Ing II the local Baptist churches
Purpose az the nesting vas "a
formulate plans 10 organize an a..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-27
Trovis Boiley
Enters Reoi
Essofe Field

Travis Bailey Jr, 1905 Fourth
Az. \. haa announced his entrance
into the real estate business
Mr.. Bailey received his early
training in his home town Of Des
Motnes. lie attended the William
Penn College at Oakaloosa, Ia,
receiving a junior accounting de-
gree.
He attended the University Of
Minnesota during the past few
years. taking q law preparatory
course during which he studied
business and real estate opera
tons. with special reference 10 the
buying and selling Of property.
he launched his firm. Bailey
Realty a few weeks ago.
Mr. Bailey haa lived in Mime
spoIis eight years with his wife
Lorayns and their four children.
lie told this newspaper he was
equipped and prepared 10 give
good honest service 10 persons in
the selling or purchase u proper
".
Edward Carmichael 81 li3s
Humboldt Az " will Join the
Bailey Realty Company as score
tary and treasurer and will head
the sales department
Mr. Carmichael IL a graduate
accountant and has had experience
In business