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Smyrna times., 1956-04-19
IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Andrew j. Davis,
who died April II. 1891.
Forget you no. we never will;
We loved you then, we love you still.
Although we knew we had to part.
You'll live forever in our hearts.
Dearly loved and sadly missed by
Wife and Children.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-19
IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear daugh-
ter. Nancy Lea Argo. who God called
home April %. 1855.
No one knows how much we miss you,
No one knows the bitter pain
We have suffered. Since lost you
Life has never been the same.
In our hearts your memory fingers.
Sweetly tender. fond and true;
There is not a day. dear Nancy
That we do not think of you.
Dearly loved. and sadly missed by
Mother. Daddy. Wayne and Karen Sue.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-19
Phone: Smyrna 5091

ALIAS SUMMONS IN DIVORCE
In the Superior Court Of the State Of
Delaware In and for Kent County
Esther Manlove Craig
Plaintiff
v.
Elwood c. Craig
Defendant
The State of Delaware.
To The Sheriff of Kent County;
You Are Commanded:
To summon the above named defendant
so that. within 20 days after service hereof
upon defendant. exclusive of the day OF
service. defendant shall serve upor
Henry ]. Ridgely, Esq, plaintiffs at.
torney, whose address is The Green. Dow.
er. Delaware, an answer to the COM
plaint..
To serve upon defendant a copy hereof
and of the complaint.
If the defendants cannot be served person
ally, to publish this process as required by
statute.
JOHN p. LeFEVRE
Prothonotary
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NOTICE
of School Elections
IN AND FOR
KENT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that Boards of
School Trustees for the State Board
School Districts and Board of Education
Of Special School Districts in and for
Kent County. State of Delaware. shall be
nominated and elected under the provi-
sions of Chapter 8. Volume 8. Title IA.
Delaware Code 1858.
The election for each School District in
the County will be held on
Smyrna times., 1956-04-19

ALIAS SUMMONS IN DIVORCE
Dated April IL, 1856
To the Above Named Defendant:
If this summons is served personally
upon you, then, in case of your failure,
within 20 days after such service, exclusive
of the day of service, to serve on plaintiffs g
iattorney named above an answer to the
complaint, the case will be tried without
further notice.
If personal service Is not made upon you
and If this summons is published as
required by statute, then. in case of your
failure. within 20 days from service by
publication of this summons. to serve on
plaintiffs attorney named above an answer
to the complaint, the case will be tried
without further notice.
JOHN p. LeFEVRE,
Prothonotary
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Blind or keyed ads. 25c ex-
IRA. Classified Display Ads.
75c per col. inch.
Cards Of Thanks, 75c. In
Memoriarn notices, 10c per
line. Legal notices, 10c per
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col. inch.
CREDIT SERVICE
A bookkeeping charge Of
25c will be made for all Clas-
sified Ads not paid In adj
vance and an additional
charge of Csc for each 30
days bill remains unpaid.
RATES ARE NET,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Johnston Looks At Future
Municipal Needs Outsrowins Means
OF Financing, Manager Tells Chamber

need. Johnston feels is for larger
filter plant The present one has
maximum daily capacity Of 900 900
gallons. and even under present
conditions the daily use sometimes
goes over 900. 900 gallons.
Additional industry might offer
a serious problem in this depart
ment particularly if its daily water
needs are of substantial amount
he said.
Another Water department need
is for reserve reservoir to pro-
tect and insure water supplies dur
ing drought periods. the manager
pointed out
Street Needs
The Street department also offers
amber Of financial problems.
These are the needs of widening
thoroughfares with the ever-increas-
ins traffic problem: better methods
CT handling the increasing flow of
cars and trucks and reconstruction
OF numerous streets built years ago
without adequate foundation for
present day automotive and truck
weights.
Equipment needs for a modern
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Rhudy Johnston
Injured On Farm
Baseball Star
Loses Left Hand

A young Cumberland farmer
lost his left hand and wrist We'd
nesday when he caught his hand
in the shucklng roll of corn
picker.
Injured was Rudolph Johnston,
"a of Route 2 Farmville. He had
been working by himself on his
family's farm in Cumberland.
The accident occurred about 9
a. m, and it was not until p. 10.
that Johnston was found by his
brother Andrew Johnston. Mean
while he had removed his belt and
tied it around his left arm 70 halt
the flow of blood.
1t took two Farmville mech
anicS to free Johnston from the
machine He was taken to South
side Community Hospital, where
MIS-. Troy Johnston, the wife of
his cousin, is superintendent of
nurses.
Johnston, known to many base
ball fans III this area as "Rhudy''
was a star in the sport at Cumber-
land High and later played on
the Farmville town team for sew
eral seasons.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Robert A. Baldwin
Will Manage New
Store In Marion

Baldwin interests in Farmville
bought Collins Brothers Department
store IN Marion. this week h e
property will be owned by the R. A.
Baldwin Corporation and managed
by Robert A Bob Baldwin. son
Of F.. G. Baldwin
Bob Baldwin has been connected
with the Baldwin store in Rocky
Mount for the past five years.
which is managed by his brother,
Frank G. Baldwin. Jr.
The Baldwin interests now oper-
ate FIVE department stores, located
in Farmville Lynchburg. Rocky
Mount, N c., Durham. N. c., and
Marion.
Kyle Baldwin returned Thursday
after spending several days in
Marion completing the transaction.
Collins Brothers is one Of the old
est stores in Marion, and was for
mellS owned by the late L. Preston
Collins, former lieutenant governor
OF Virginia. The Baldwins will com
pletely remodel the building and
reStock the store
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
FHS Students Start
Magazine Campaign
Today at Noon

When that knock comes OH YOUR
door don't be surprised II will be
one OF the high school students sell
ing magazines In their annual sub
scription campaign.
The campaign will start FRIDAY.
October 10. at 1920.
This year the campaign is not
being sponsored by the SEA. but
will be undertaken by each class on
class basis. A Student Coopera-
tive Association spokesman said to-
day that the SEA Is not giving up
the campaign, but is lust lending
ii to the classes for this year"
There will be competition within
the classes and the money raised
will be used by the individual
groups. In addition to raising mon
ey, the students that excel as sales
men will be awarded interesting
surprises and valuable prizes.
The hope is expressed that the
campaign will surpass the cam
paign last year which had goal Of
So 90.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

on the Virginia tobacco will be
announced later. He said that a
USDA bulletin dated Oct. 2. gave
some loan averages. For fire
cured Types 21, % and %. the
loan average III 1855 was S34.6
and the price will be an average
of 1861 this year on the three
types. The air-cured Type 81 loan
average last year was s308 and
the average this year is 1921,
Lancaster said that the specific
grades would probably be an
nounced in November.
Last Year Totals
Last year the three Farmville
warehouses sold 4.564.728 pounds
of tobacco 'dark-fired and sun
cured which brought Sl280,946
to area farmers, for an average
sale price of slightly above s29
For the 1855 crop farmers re-
ceived S215175 less than received
for the 1854 crop; s20306 less
than the 1858 crop which was
badly damaged by excessive
drought: and s39o.6o3 less than
the 1852 crop. which is the last
crop comparable to that obtained
in a more or less normal growing
season.
In 1854 the tobacco warehouse
sold 4,5l4,152 pounds of tobacco
for sl.496.121. The 1855 acreage
was cut 10 per cent over 1854 by
the Department of Agriculture. A
cut in the acreage of the 1856
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

Fund drives for the Boy Scouts
in Virginia will get underway Tues
day. October %. The Virginia Co
ordinated Fund campaign will be
held in those areas where commun-
ity chest drives are not held.
William c. Carter will head the
drive in Cumberland He will be as
sisted by James Rea and G. A. Hig-
gins.
Maury LeSueur has been named
head of the Buckingham drive. His
workers are John R. Snoddy and
B. d. LeSueur. Dillwyn; John C
Spencer Buckingham c. H; Cleve-
land Jones, Sheppards; and X, L.
Jones. Arvonia
Keysville Civic Club will sponsor
the drive in Keysville
Scoutmaster Earl Smith will
spearhead the drive in Pampln.
For the town of Burkeville, DR..
label has been named leader.
In Buckinghm, George F. Hr-
ris. principal of Carter G. Woodson
high school, has volunteered to lead
the drive in soliciting funds from
scout troops with 80 boys partici-
pating
Robert A. Chappelle. Scout Field
Executive for the Powhatan Arrow
District. said that this district is not
carrying its full financial load.
1T costs about $40 per boy te
carry on the program in the Pied
mont District, he said. The Pow.
hatan Arrow District. which is a
part CT the Piedmont District. has
about Il per cent of the boys in the
entire Piedmont District" Ch ..
pelle explained. I'VE have been con.
trlhuting only about II per cent 0!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Firemcn EXtinguish
Blaze Near Throck
Tuesday Afternoon

Tuesday afternoon. despite a fail
ure OF the fire siren. Farmville fire
men went to a county fire and were
instrumental in saving the home of
Walker Burley. The house. property
OF A. W. Scott, is located between
Hampden-Sydney and Throck com
munlty on the Abilene road.
The fire started on the porch
when an oil stove was being lighted
The porch and one room were
damaged extensively by fire and the
rest of the house was badly damag-
ed by smoke.
The house was partially covered
by insurance. While the contents
We're not covered.
Fire Chief Claude Butcher re-
ported that the fire alarm failed to
sound due to a blown fuse. He said
this fuse had been in service since
1928 and this is the first time it
has blown. The alarm was fixed
and tested Tuesday afternoon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
General Chest
Kickoff Monday
Special Gifts
Now $3,959

The Prince Edward County
Community Chest special gifts
drive was 81 per cent along the
way to its goal of $4,000 Thurs
day morning.
A total of $3,959.50 was collect
ed in the first three days of the
drive by % tWo-nan teams oper-
ating under the direction Of Allen
Fore and V. v. Gordon.
General solicitations in Farm
vile and throughout the county
will begin Monday, Goals set in
clude $500 for TIE residential
area. $4,000 for the employees div
ision and $500 for the colored
Magisterial district goals ere
Farmville. $500 Prospect, $3.50;
Leigh. $3.50: Lockett. $500: Hamp-
den, $3.50 and Buffalo. $3.50.
Total goal set for the drive is
$1,000. with the money to 90 TO
IL different agencies Donors may
specify that their gifts go to a
particular agency.
General chairman Of fhe drive
is T. w. Brooks. Jr. Mrs. Grace
Gordon is in charge of residen-
tial solicitations: V. C. Womack
county districts: w. l.. Cash, era
oloyees, and r. A. Chappelle. pub
licity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Bryant Replaces
Whor ley AS Vo-Ag
Teach Ter at Worsham

Arthur F. Bryant. of Yadkin-
vile. N c.. has been employed by
the Prince Edward county school
board as vocational agriculture in
Structor at Worsham High School.
He replaces Aubrey Whorley.
who left the system to enter bust
ness at Richmond. He is now en-
ployed BY Virginia Electric and
Power Co
Bryant. Of. is 1851 graduate
OF North Carolina State COLLEGE
with a degree in agricultural ed
ucation. After college. he entered
military service serving with the
45th Division in Korea.
Since his separation from serv-
ice in January, 1854. he had been
teaching in the Winston Salem,
N c., school system.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Boy Scout Fund Campaign Starts
October q In Many Communities

the funds. so some other district is
making up for our deficit .
The PoWhatan Arrow District in
cludes Prince Edward Bucking-
ham, Pamplin, Cumberland Motto
way. Lunenburg. and Charlotte
There are l6 counties in the Pied
mont District.
In some areas there will be kick
off breakfast meetings on October
%, where the solicitors will hear a
transcribed talk by Governor Stan
ley, who is general chairman of the
event.
Funds from the independent cam
paign will be combined with the
community chest contributions to
maintain the Boy Scout movement
for some 5000 teen-age boys in
Virginia.
Essentially MIDDAY campaign,
the cleanup will continue until
November |.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
200 Attend Andrews-W erdel Nomination
Rally Monday; Area Meeting Here Set
Gravatt Will
Speak Tuesday
In Jarman Hall

j. Segar Gravatt of Blackstone,
who viii make the main address
at the States Rights independent
voters rally at Farmville next
Tuesday night, Oct. %, is no
stranger to the movement to halt
federal encroachments upon the
sovereignty of states.
EialS years ago, the Nottoway
county attorney was a Southside
Virginia leader in the same stlug-
gle climaxed by the presidential
campaign of Governor Strom
Thurmond. of South Carolina.
He has remained a student of
the problem since and was among
the earliest Virginians to serve in
the present movement which has
fundamental aims of a similar
nature
Speaker Is Judge
The speaker is Judge of the Not
toway County Court, a member of
the Board of Visitors of the Uni
versity of Virginia and a state di-
rector of the Defenders Of State
Sovereignty ad Individual Liber-
ties.
r. E. Garland chairman of the
Prince Edward States Rights or
ganization. today stressed the fact
that next Tuesdays rally is area
wide IN scope. we invite, III fact
urge, people in all the surround
ing counties to attend. Our pur-
pose is not only to inform peo-
pie of the present situation. but
TO acquaint them with the facts
TO provide a broad grasp of the
situation and the problems fac
ing us" Garland said
The rally will be held in Jarman
Hall of Longwood College, and
will commence at p. m.
A committee to plan for the rail-
ly is chairmaned by J, b Wall,
Jr, assisted by F. c. Hubbard, R.
f. Taylor and S. A. Martin. Mrs.
Maiorie P. Glenn heads a county
organization committee for att
tendance at rallies.
Chairman Garland said SO
county leaders working in the or
ganizing tasks Of the party move
ment will share the rostrum of
Jarnan Hall with the speaker and
county officers T. w. Brooks. Jr.,
Of FaI1nville. will introduce GRAY
at.
Garland said that about 200
Prince Edward County citizens
attended the Virginia Rally at
Richmond Monday night. They
returned with more enthusiasm
than ever, and I believe our rally
next week will serve the same
useful purpose. Interest is mount
ing all the time, he added.
The chailmans latest act in
organizing the county as the APP
pointment of co-chalrmen in each
of the county's six nagisterial
districts and within Farmville
proper
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

been raised through various Spe-
cial events. Most. however. comes
from the organization share OF
the funds collected in the Com
munity Chest drive and from the
annual tag days.
No tag day is held IN Prince
Edward county. since the auxil-
larry is part Of the Community
Chest. In five other counties. a
tag day has been held each year
since 1885 except this last one,
when no one would take the pro-
lect on. provide operating funds
for the hospital auxiliary.
In the auXiliary's earlier days
money was raised by teas. dances,
auctions, card parties. art eXhib-
its and the annual flower show
and supper,
Now. Of the auxlliarys annual
needs of $1,000, $500 comes from
the Community Chest. according
to Mrs. c. F. Wilson, auxiliary
president. TIE difference between
the two sums comes largely from
the units.
Nerve centers of the auxiliary
are these work units-the Holla-
day, Winston. Anderson White.
Tucker and Barnett units. One of
the original units, the Winston, is
10 longer organized.
Plans for this year include the
maintenance of the grounds. Ad-
ditional projects may be under
taken at the auxiliary's fall bust
ness meeting October 26. at $3.50
p. nj. in the Southside Community
Hospital beard roCm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
DR.. Moore's 5O-Year
Service Recognized

DR.. Ray Atkinson Moore. Of
Hanpden-S Sydney, was among II
Virginia physicians recognized for
so years of professional service
this week at Roanoke
The recognition ceremony was
held Monday night as one Of the
features of the evening session
of the Medical Society OF Virgin
la meeting. The society was in
session Monday through Wednes-
day for series of professional lee
lures and presentation Of technj-
Gel papers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

date for Christmas would be Dec.
10, and the market will reopen
on Jan. ?. Final closing date will
be set later.
The opening dates are tradi-
tionally set by buyers and ware
housemen on the Virginia Type
81 markets at Lynchburg. Farm
vile and Blackstone.
Outlook Good
The price should be better
than last year, with good de-
mand." stated Mr.. Dunnington.
Tobacco will sell all right in
Farmville, he said reassuringly.
Cigar type will sell best, he con-
tinued. There is still good de-
mands and most Of the buyers
hold orders from last year on the
top cigar leaves. There are three
grades of this type leaf, and it is
the two top grades that will sell
best. according to Mr.. Dunning-
ton. The experienced buyer said
that this is the brown to light
brown leaf
He also said that there would
be good demand for spinning to-
bacco, which Is the narrow leaf.
He estimated that one-third of
the crop would be sold before the
Christmas break He also said
that he believes that the govern
ment estimates of the number of
pounds to be sold is too high. His
estimates run closer to liz mil
lion pounds than the government
estimate and l2i 2 million. The
sun-cured poundage is also estl-
mated too high. he believes.
This years crop should be bet
ter than last year, and the totals
should run about the same or
higher despite the fact that a
portion of the land was placed III
the soil bank.
Last year two fail hurricanes
ruined potentially good crop.
The storms We're followed by
burning and wildfiring, which re-
duced the value of the crop locally
py several hundred thousand dol
lars.
Loan Rate To Be Told
E. P. Lancaster. manager OF the
Dark Fired Tobacco Sales CO.
operative. said that the loan price
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Bird In Series: Your Chest Gift ..
Auxiliary Converts Funds Into Beauty,
Touches OF Home, S0uthside HOSPITAL

Adding the woman's touch to
the Southside Community Hos
pital has been the task undertake
en- for the last % years by the
Womans Auxiliary, one Of the IL
agencies which receive funds from
the Prince Edward County COM
munity Chest.
The women have provided for
the landscaping OF the hospital
grounds, provided sewed and
mended linens, arranged flowers
for the waiting room and served
as volunteer hosteSses
They have renovated the chill
dren's porch. sponsored the Nurs-
ing Preview course and purchas-
ed such miscellaneous items as
power motor. china for the Nurses
home, a sewing machine a va
cuum cleaner. a heated food truck
and a television set.
Money for these projects has
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Barksdale Memorial
Gifts Given Church

Gifts of a bronze plaque and
two collection plates were present.
ed to Mt. Pleasant Church,
Prince Edward county Sunday in
memory of the late P L. Banks
dale
Mr.. Barksdale had served the
church for many years as Sun
day School superintendent and
lay leader
The memorial gifts were given
by friends James Layne made the
presentation and Mrs. A. d. Hob
good accepted them on behalf of
the congregation The minister
made the dedicatory prayer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Episcopal Services
Set In Parish House

} o hns Memorial Episcopal
church services will be held in the
parish house chapel at 8 and $50
a. m. Sunday. according to the
Rev. J. A Vache. A furnace ana
air conditioning are being install
ed IN the church
Instead of the / a. m. service,
a coffee hour for Episcopal STU
dents and faculty members at
Lcngwood and Hampden- Sydney
Colleges will be held from II a..
m. to 1890 p. m, at the parish
houEs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Dean Boggs Attends
Planners Meeting

Dr.. Earl r Boegs. dean Of
LongWood College, attended a
luncheon meeting of the Educa-
ton and Scholarships Commit
tee of the Virginia Citizens Plan
inc Association held October 10
at the Thomas jefferson Inn in
Charlottesville.
This association interests itself
IN the education Of planners and
will consider the establishment of
a 100000 scholarship endowment
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
SOIL BANK TALKS

The fifth in a series of informal
tional talks on the acreage reserve
and soil bank programs for Prince
Edward County farmers will be
held tonight Friday at 1880 at
Darlington Heights School.
County Agent E. F. Stripnn and
other local technicians will also
talk in Farmville next Monday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Red Cross Election
Meeting Set Friday

A new chairman. secretary.
and a publicity director Of the
Prince Edward County Red Cross
chapter will be elected at the
chapters annual meeting Friday
at 4 p. m in the Red Cross Of
flee. IA N Main street.
Dr.. Ray A. Moore, Jr.. the re
firing chairman, has served for
two years Tucker Doyne. Jr.. has
been ce-chairman: Sam Glover.
secretary. and Mrs. Virginia
Dearir,g treo surer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Buyers Agree Demand Will Be Good
Farmville Tobacco Market Opens November 20

The Farmville Tobacco Markets
will open for sales of the 1856
crop Of dark-fired and sun-cured
tobaccoS on Monday, Nov. 26.
j. William Huntington. president
of Huntington Tobacco Co. an
nounced today.
He also announced the closing
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19

crop was averted by the prompt
and decisive action taken by local
growers under the leadership of
Representative Watkins M, Abb
bitt. and local buyers headed by
J. w. Huntington