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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
County Democrats
To Elect Convention
Delegates Monday

Nine delegates to the State
Democratic Convention at Rich
mond July q will be elected at
meeting of Prince Edward coun-
ty party members Monday night.
July 9, in the Circuit Courtroom
at 8 O'Clock
An earlier decision by the Coun-
ty Democratic Committee speci-
fled that a delegate will be elect
ed from each magisterial dis
trict, except Farmville. which will
be entitled to four
According to Robert K. Brock.
county chairman. county delegates
will sit in on Fourth District
caucus the morning of the con-
vention at Hotel John Marshall.
The state convention will be con-
vened at the Mosque at noon.
Chief task facing the state
gathering will be election of dele
gates to the national convention
to pick Party candidate for u
S. president and vice president.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
DIR. He. Blackwell
Votes ." Bishops
Says District Has
Added 500 Members

Dr. and Mrs. H. Conrad Black
well viii leave Farmville on Tues
day for Lake Junaluaka, n C,
where Dr. Blackwell will be one of
20 ministerial delegates from the
Virginia Conference of the Metho-
dist Church to the Southeastern
Jurlsdictional Conference meeting
July HIS.
The Southeastern Jurisdiction is
composed of II conferences and has
a total membership of 2.5l7 1888 The
Virginia Conference is the largest
conference in the Jurisdiction. One
of the highlights of this Conference
viii be the election Of two new
bishops to take the places of Bishop
Glare Purcell. of the Birmingham
Area and Bishop Costen j. Har-
rell, Of the Charlotte Area, both re-
tirng
Farmville District will also b e.
represented at the Jurisdictional
conference ny the former District
Lay Leader, Marvin H Beales, of
Boydton
Distinct progress was made in the
charges of the Farmville District
for the Conference year which has
inst closed according to reports
filed with the conference by h G
pastors. A total of 800 new mem
herS We've received into the church
cs and 35l of these were on pro
fession of faith
The Rev. M E, Shepherd. of Phe-
My. led the district in new mem
hers. having received IS on profes-
sion Of faith and the Rev w S
Thomas. pastor last year at Burke
vile. was second with Is new mem
berS.
Total amount raised for all pur-
poses on the district was $3.50. 34S
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
l01 Forest Fires
Burn 3O4 Arcres
In District Four

District " foresters have been
called out by lol fires in the 10
county area since January |. ac-
cordlng to Neyin SluSSer, district
fire chief.
Slusser today said the fires
burned 304 acres, or an average
of about three acres per fire He
called the fire record for the
Spring fire season in District "
very good" by comparison with
other years
Buckingham county had 18 fires
burning 1873 acres for the worst
record among the districts 10
counties. according to Slusser S
records. Cumberland 40 burned
acres from nine fires was next.
Other local counties records
since January !: Amelia. four
fires, 995 acres; Appomattox
nine fires. - acres. Charlotte
seven fires. II acres: Prince Ed
ward. Is fires. l3 acres.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
1856 Bumper Crop Nearly In
Wheat Growers viii Decide
Marketing Quotas July 20

proach 100.
Virginia S bumper Is million dol
ar wheat crop is almost completely
harvested Despite a late start due
to an unusually cool spring season,
it looks as If the harvest might
match last years $500 900 bushels
Last year had the highest yield per
ere ever recorded Some farmers
are reporting yields per acre as
high as As bushels or more this
year.
The VIRGINIA wheat sllntment for
'">S is 2s25I4 acres and this in
cludes about $4,000 individual farm
allotinentS
It will take a two-thirds majority
vote to continue the quota market
ne system. Quotas have been in
operation for the 1854, 1855, and
Sc CROPS. If approved for 1887
wheat growers with acreage in ex-
cess Of IS acres and the farm AL
''tment will be subject to penalties
N any. wheat marketed
Wheat will be considered market
I'd if it is sold. bartered, milled or
ed on the farm
Only growers producing over Is
acres of wheat will be subject to
marketing quotas and they are the
only growers eligible to vote in the
referendum.
If more than one-third of the
votes cast in the referendum op-
pose quotas. there will be no penal
ties on excess wheat; allotments
will remain in effect for price sup
port eligibility: and price support
will be at so per cent of parity to
thos eproducers who comply with
farm allotments.
A favorable tWo-thrds majority
will mean that marketing quotas
will continue for farms with wheat
acreage Of more than IS acres. pen
alties will apply on wheat produc-
ton in excess of the farm allotment
or Is acres. whichever is the larger.
and the price support level will be
between IS and 10 per cent of parity
to farmers complying with heir
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Worsham Club
Women Profit BY
Insurance Study

Worsham Home Demonstration
Club welcomed four new members
during the meeting June q at the
home of Mrs. Charles Lane Mrs
Charles Pickett, club president,
presided.
Mrs. c. w. Dickhoff, Jr. pre-
sented the days study. Family
Insurance. She discussed ably
the Importance of insurance as a
measure of family welfare
Members approved a $40 camp
scholarship to be provided for an
outstanding member of a Junior
All Club.
Buffet refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess during the con-
Guiding social hour.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Dark-Fire Market
Association Members
To Nominate July Ia

Members of the Virginia D a r k
Fired Tobacco Growers Marketing
Association in three counties will
meet Saturday afternoon. July IA.
at 2 O'Clock to nominate candidates
for directors
Prince Edward county members
will gather at the Courthouse at
Farmville: Cumberland members
will meet at the Courthouse in Cum
berland. and Buckingham members
will meet at the Courthouse there.
Two weeks thereafter. on Satur-
day, July %. Association members
residing in the three counties will
vote for the candidate of their
choice. Voting will be held in the
same Courthouses from to 5 pm.
The successful candidates will
represent their counties on the AS
sociation's board of directors.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06

County wheat growers will vote
Friday. July 20. on nationwide
referendum to decide II wheat mar
keting quotas will continue in eff
feet for the 1857 crop.
The Referendum will be held at
Prospect Elementary School from
8 am. to S pm. II will be super
vjsed by the ASC county committee
with Thomas Hix. j. W. Hughes.
and r. w. Dupuy in charge
The county ASC committee met
this week to compute the individ-
ual allotments. D. c. Morris. Prince
Edward county ASC office manager.
advised that individual wheat grow
ers will be notified of their allnt-
ment. He also stated that eligible
voters in this referendum will be
notified by letter.
Only those farmers who raise
more than Is acres of wheat are ell
gible to vote. There are 50 farms
eligible in Prince Edward county.
Tenants of these farms will also be
eligible. so the total vote will ap-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
DR.. T. E. Gilmer
TO Attend Summer
Physics Institute

DR.. Thomas E. Gilmer. profess
sor of physics at Hampden-S sgd
ney College. has been awarded a
stipend to attend the Institute Of
Physics for teachers at the Uni
versity of Wyoming. Laramie. Wy
oming. July Is to August IT.
This is one of 20 Institutes spon-
sored this summer by the Ma
tonal Science Foundation for the
purpose Of advancing and improv-
ing the teaching sciences in both
high schools and colleges.
At the Wyoming Institute sti-
ponds have been awarded to so
teachers from some 30 states, out
of over 200 applicants.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Freed Results Included
Breed Results Included
Briery DHIA Issues First Report
On 1000 Dairy C0lus In q Herds

Twenty-three herds numbering
about 900 cows are included on
the first monthly report of the
Briery Dairy Herd Improvement
Association recently organized for
the Prince Edward Charlotte
ouneieS area.
According To John P. Terriault.
In charge of the testing, the three
high herds IN average milk pro-
duction were G. O. Pettus. w. T.
Carwile and w. S. Barksdale
High herds in average butter
fat production per COW were those
of w. r. Carwile, G. o. Pettus
and c. Crews
Terriault's records also include
high record COW of each breed IN
the Association These were hol-
stein. Chosen One" COW in the
w. S. Barksdale herd, with a June
record of 2.700 pounds Of milk
and 81 pounds butter fat test
ing three per cent.
Guernsey, "Popeye, If the herc
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Town Tax Payers Not
Scared of High Taxes
They Pay on Time

William j. ellis. ii. town traS-
urer reported that tax collection
for the calendar year 1855 were
40 pr cent paid
This includes collections on real
estate tangible personal property.
and machinery and tools. This is
one of the highest collection rec
ordse percentageWioe end dollar
volume wise in The town history.
The total levy was set at $54.-
1924. and amount collected was
s53,9S25 so
ellis also reported Delinquent
tax collection Of s62749
The revenue from real estate,
tangible personal property, and
machinery and tools is the second
largest income source for the
town. The largest being income
from water and sewerage.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Williams, Patteson on
Buckingham Board

John D Williams and T. W. Pat
teson were re-appointed to the
Buckingham School Board for a
term of four years Williams will
represent the Marshall District and
Patteson will represent the James
River District.
The appointments were announc-
ed by Dr. Edgar NJ. johnson, chair
man of the Buckingham County
Trustee Electoral Board. as a re-
suit of a meeting of the board on
June 2
This will be the second term for
both men. Both were previously
appointed to serve unexpired terms
Williams filled the unexpired term
of T. Stanley Jeffrey. and Patter-
son filled the term OF Rolft Wood
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Miss Payne on MWC
Semester Deans List

The deans list of honor stu
dents for the second semester of
the acadamic year at Mary Wash
ington College of the University
Of Virginia released by DR.. Edw
Alvey. Jr.. contains the names of
$50 young women who received
B" average with no grade be-
low &C..
Among those on the list is
Miss Alice Pollard Payne. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley r
Payne, of Prospect. Junior ma
joring in English and member of
Alpha Phi Sigma. national hon
orary scholastic fraternity.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Highway Mishaps
Mar Quiet Fourth |
OF July Holiday
Inside Car Fire
Cracker Explosion
Hurts RichmOnder'

Highway accidents at Dowdy (
Corne rand near Green Bay and 2
fire-cracker EXPLOSION in which p
Richmond traveller lost part OF ar
ear married an otherwise quiet anf
safe Fourth NJ July holiday here
The Dowdy'S Corner accident al
2 pm. Wednesday resulted in mi
nor injury to one passenger. NIL
bred Watson. ri. Negro of Prospect
who was treated for face cuts A.
Southside Hospital without being adj
mtted
One car was demolished and dam
age to the other cars involved
amounted to $800-s9O0 police est:-
mate.
Misses Stop Sign
Willie Crnnple~. NEGRO. who was
driving a car with Florida license
plates WAS CHARGED with reckless
driving after the three-car crash bv
Trooper W. P Kantzler. The trooper
said Crumpier. travelling south on
Route IS. apparently failed to halt
At the intersection ston sion ana
crashed into car driven by Will
ION Goode If Prosnect. and in
which the Watson woman was a
passenger
The crash flung the Goode car in
to the path of a third car driven by
Alfred Washington, of Prospect.
Goode S car was turned over by the
impact and came to rest in h e
middle Of the highway. Traffic had
to be directed around the scene for
some time.
Rice Youth Injured
Trooper Kantzler reported t Ia t
Freddie White. Rice Negro. appar-
entity fell asleep while driving on the
Green Bay Road Wednesday night
about 10 pm. His car slithereti into
roadside ditch and overturned. /,
White received cuts and a posi-
BILE fractured arm. Kantzler said.
Famrville police report "a very
quiet day Like most places. traf-
fic and activities were cut by the
mid week holiday That made
world of difference over last years
holiday which fell on Monday and
extended a long week end
Chief Otto Overton said law en-
forcement activities here were limi-
ted to nabbing a few violators of
the town ordinances against fire
works of any kind and illegal muf-
flerS on cars.
Loses Part of Ear
Southside Hospital Administrator
j. S. Stubbs. Jr.. reports "a re-
markedly quiet day" for a national
holiday. One admission was charge
able to the celebration, he said.
A 40year- Richmonder riding
in a car rounding Willis Mountain
tossed a fire cracker out of the car.
The wind caught it. blew it back
in the car where it exploded. The
tosser received second degree burns
OF the skin of the shoulder and face
and lost part of an ear.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Ink Stains Out!
To o Bali + a / Points Points"

That scratchy ink -spattered. fin
ger-stained job you've often done
when trying to write with a
United States Post Office pen is
about over-Uncle Sam is switch
ing to ball points.
By September /. the u S, s
37,863 offices will have the new
pens, of green material with black
ink. Each Mill be stamped Pro
perty Of the Post Office.
One pen will do for a lot of post
cards, as Postmaster General Ar
thur f, Summerfield reports each
will write a continuous line g.
600 feet. or nearly a mile and a
half in length. without refilling
The co&cs: S64.750 or 13 cents
apiece for the pens: S24,450 or
five cents for refIlling, and SILL
$50, OF about four cents, for the
chains. Oh yes, the new pens will
be chained to lobby desks
The Department isn't worrying
much about pilfcring Few indl-
viduals. officials believe, will risk
year in prison or up to $500 in
fines for stealing pen labeled as
government property and held to
the desk by a strong metal chain.
Mr.. Symmetrical has calculat-
ed closely The new pens. he
states. will mean important saw
ings in custodial labor. formerly
needed to fiji ink wells and re-
place pen-points
Now for a stamp with pepper
mint mucilage.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Mason Bliss Here
For the Holidays

Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Bliss. of
Richmond. spent the Fourth with
his mother, Mrs S. c. Bliss Terry
and Kathy Bliss returned home
with their parents after spending
some time with their grandmother
Mr.. and Mrs w j. ellis. Jr.
are expecting as their guests. her
father and sister. Walter Armstrong
and Miss Carol Armstrong, of Riv-
erton. N. J
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06

of w B. Bass. l.l3O pounds of
milk in % days with 452 pounds
Of butter fat testing four per cent
Brown Swiss, Mary" in the w
T. Carwile herd with 1900 pounds
of milk and 627 pounds of but
ter fat testing 3.3 per cent.
The herd of G. O. PettuS was
high in average milk production
with 975 pounds per COW and the
herd of w. T. Carwile was high
in average butter fat production
with 81 pounds.
The new Association board
OF directors includes: W. r Car
vile. of Cullen. president: Frank
Bruce. Of Rice. vice-presiodent
O. NJ Watts. of Keysville. secre-
tary- treasurer: G. o. Pettus.
Keysville. and D. r. Lynn, Ran
dolph.
George w. Palmer. OF Green
Bay. Is the groups representative
in the Virginia Dairy Herd I'M
provement Association Federation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
First Half Year
Building Total
Near Hal f Million
1852 1882 Work
Includes %
New Homes

Despite a june dip to only two
building permits for 81 300 in new
work. building construction here for
the first half of 1856 rose to bonn
ing 462 2e2. or $40 1870 above the
figure for year ago
Records exist for only the rela-
tivel~ short period during which
building permits have been re
quired but the first half of 1856 ap-
narentlv is near a record for bull
ing work
Over the first six months this
year, builders secured 50 permits
for town and county construction. A
year ago there were 81 permits is
sued at the years halfway mark.
Homes Go Up
A good part Of the continuing boom
in new constructio stems from
residential work ePrmltS during
the past six months were taken by
% persons for new homes. a figure
one ahead of the number for 1855.
Concentrated commercial C o n
structi0n an renovations carried
the totals near or above previous
records. In the first six months of
this year alterations have e n
made at the three banks, the Main
street armory property. the o. d
Farmville Grocery Company build
ing. and the Masonic b u ! d n G.,
among others.
Commercial additions have been
erected at the A and P store. at the
Modern Woodmen center, and at
Buffalo Shook Company. Two ser
vice stations have been erected, one
in combination with restaurant on
Route 400 west.
January Tops
Except for the last 80 days, new
home construction did not fall be-
low five for any month. with seven
homes being started in the h / 6 h
month of February.
Permits and construction totals
for the six months were:
January. s143,425. 10 permits:
February, ST. 800, seven permits,
March. ll0.855 II permits, April,
S42. O02. nine permits; May. $4,000,
Is permits, and June 81 800 and two
permits.
Last years high month Of the
period was April when IA permits
were secured for SIPS SOS. in ew
work.
SpecuIat on On
Whether commercial construction
can keep pace with the boom over
the past year and a half remains to
be seen. but little elsseing in the
residential pace is seen by those
observing the construction field.
Any dip in local commercial work
may be offset by building at Long
wood College where a new dormi-
tory and business education build
ing may be started before long.
Funds for both have been approved
in the state budget for 1868.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
Tuesday Storm Drenches Town With l.78
Inches of Rain; so NJ. P. H. Wind Topples
Five Trees. StreW Lawns With Branches
Hits "a Hours
After Radio
Storm Alert

"A summer ram ana WHO Storm
struck Farmville Tuesday evening
at els p m. and in an hour and
a halt drenched The town with
1.78 inches of rain. topplCd Sow
eral trees and strewed branches
and debris with lavish fingers
Crashing branches disrupted
telephone communications at
numerous homes Don Grafton.
manager of the Farmvlle Virgin
ia Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany exchange. said it would re-
quire considerable time for work
men to restore service to "the
sizeable number" of homes where
service was cut.
A. c. Brown. Vepco manager
here, said his company WAS
mighty lucky" Power service
was cut at only a few homes, and
trunk lines escapeds entirely At
Longwood College, where the
storm center seemed to be thu
company's street light circuits
are underground and were not af-
fected
"a Hours Late
A weather bureau alert pu; the
community on edge with report
of a storm to hit east of Lynch
burg" Monday night. Twenty-fOur
hours afterWard. the late after
noon skies darkened here and the
storm broke a few minutes after
six p. m,
Weatherman E. F Striplin said
the 1.78 inches of rain was the
greatest one fall precipitation
since last September Wind gusts
which he estimated went as high
as so m p h, were heavier than
than $40 NJ p. h., gusts of the
seasons last hurricane a year
ago.
The storm was accompanied by
considerable lightning. but little
thunder. and broke a Wcek~lorg
intense heat wave. The preCipita-
ton eliminated humidity temper
rarily. and subdued temperatures
which had SCARED to 100 degrees
on Monday and SO on Tuesday
Trees Toppled
Town Manager L, z Johnston re-
portd at least five trees toppled.
mostly in the center area of the
town. Maurice Large lost huge
blackberry tree. whose roots took
with it some of the prettieSt
green turf in the community
Trees also toppled at the Milton
Goode home on Madison street.
on the Womans Club lot at Grove
and Buffalo streets, and on Long
wood avenue.
There was no property damage
to town property, Johnston re-
ports. although storm drains were
taxed in carrying off the heavy
precipitation in such d short
time span.
Longwood Colleges campus suf-
fered the hardest blows. Work
men anticipating a July 4th hol-
lday spent the day instead in cut
ting and removing branches and
debric Across High Street, big
branch toppled against Johns Me
mortal Episcopal Church and
damaged the slate roof
Storm Center Here
The storm clouds lifted after
gathering and emptying them
selves over Farmville. according
to reports gathered after the
storm. Rain fell no farther west
than Dowdy's Corner, Rice had
no rain. and southern portions of
the county had no wind and only
a lay-the dust. trace Of rain
Bush and Sandy rivers weren't
even muddied. I" County Agent
Striplin said.
Plltney's and DarlingtO
Heights reported very little rain.
Buckingham had none, and Shep-
ards Sem to be the northern
frontier of the storm
Despite the intensity of the
downfall, the INN dia'e area VI
Continued on page g.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
FIND CAT IS O'POSSUM

Ms w b Stonnell, lover of
cats. has recently been given two
Kittens, About dark she went to
the porch to feed them and dscov-
cred three She turned on her flash.
light to find that one of them was a
baby 'p0sSum
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-06
MRS. H. q. HoGE VISIT
AT LONGWOOD HOUSE

Mrs H c. Hoge. III, and three
small boys. of Washington, were in
Farmville last week and visited the
Alu1nnae House at Longwood- Mrs
Hoge is past president Of the Wash
Ington Alumnae Chapter.
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-02
ORVILLE CAREY LEAVES FOR sTATEsDE TONIGHT

orvilla Carey, purchasing agent for the city of Fairbanks, has been granted a brief leave of absence from her desk at the city hall
 She plans to leave tonight for Blaine, Washington to visit with her mother. Mrs. P. s. Moon, and will go on to San Francisco to visit with her husbands parents. MT and Mrs. Justin Carey.
 During her leave of absence, her job will be filled by Eleanor Fen din, secretary to City Manager Matt Slankard. Joanne Rosentreter will temporarily replace her in Slank- ards office.
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-02
Steel Workers O., Strike Visit Here

Two steel workers on strike from their jobs in Gary. Indiana drove into town last week, Emmett Plum mer and John Hodowaski, respect fully. They made it in six days without flat
 Now that the strike is nearing settlement they planned to fly back home, but not until after seeing a bit more of Interior Alaska and what's beyond the Arctic Circle. They expected to fly with Wien's and also hoped to make river trip on the mighty Yukon.
 They drove up in used car, bought expressly for the highway trip to Alaska. They landed safe and sound and all in one piece; had great time en route, and the old car performed like 1856 mod el. It was on sale at the Southside
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-02
Ricardo Bacianas Are CoIorful Alaskan Tourists From Spain

has risen since the war ended in 1947, and unemployment is almost unknown.
 Baciana owns a plant manufact- uring cotton and wool finishing ma chimes. He employs about 200 peo- pie, he said.
 The couple enjoyed side trips to Circle Hot Springs and Barrow dur ing their stay here. They left for Seattle Tuesday with Pan Ameri- can.