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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Loan Rate On
Flue Cured
Tobacco Told

An average loan rate of 489
cents a pound for 1856 crop flue-
cured tobacco was announced re-.
Gently by D. c Morris. Prince Ed
ward county ASC office manager
A schedule of rates by grades is
also available at the office.
Reports from the South Carolina
North Carolina and other southern
flue-cured markets indicate that
the market is about average. The
range of the bulk of the sales has
been S35-S65. About 1920 per cent
OF the crop is being delivered to
the Sterilization Corp. under the
price support program.
The tentative opening date Of the
Old Belt flue-cured market is Sep
TENDER 10, slightly earlier than last
years opening date.
The average loan rate Of 489
cents per pound is 90 per cent of
parity as of July |, 1856. A mini
mum loan level Of 48.2 cents per
pound was announced on April l8.
1856, but because the parity index
has increased since that time. the
higher rate will be in effect. The
average loan rate for 1855 crop flue-
cured was 483 cents per pound
Loans covering the 1856 crop will
be made available by the Commod-
lty Credit Corporation in accord
ance with the general program pro
visions announced on April l8. 1856.
The loans will be made on the
basis of Official Standard Grades at
a specified rate for each grade. with
a cents per pound differential be
tween tied and united" tobacco
Loan rates by grades range from
S74 per 100 pounds for top grades
Gown to Sl2 per 100 pounds for GER
tain 'nondescript grades.
The Official Standard Grades for
flue-cured tobacco have been sup
plemented to provide 10 additional
srlb-grades for tobacco having a
pale, bleached or Washed-out ap-
pearance These new sub-grades are
identified by the new symbol IL"
Loan rates have been established
for these new sub-grades to reflect.
on the basis of the limited infor-
matte, available. their relativ
market values
As iii past years. growers will Of
fer their tobacco at auction mar
kets IN the usual manner and price
support will be made available to
eligible producers through the Flue-
Cureo Cooperative Sterilization Cor
poration. An eligible producer is
enc for whom Within-Quota"
Marketing Card has been issued
under applicable marketing quota
regulations
The loan rate on fire-cured to-
bacCo will be announced later,
Morris said
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Road Contracts
Announced In
Area Counties

Three area counties will benefit
S652,612 in road construction 1t
was announced by the Depart
ment Of Highways today Con-
tracts totaling s4,406.2l0 were
awarded throughout the state.
They were for bids which were
received July 27. and were award
ed today
Work in Prince Edward count
will be on route $50 A portion of
the road. 3 as miles will received
grading. draining. stabilizing and
hard surfacing. The road is be-
tween route AGO east Of Farm
vile and route 637 east Of Wor
sham The contract was awarded
to Bishop and Settle Construction
Co. Alberta for S57,079
In Charlotte County work on
route 40 Will include "a miles Of
widening and building curbs and
cutters from routes 1880 to the
/ west corporate limits of Keys
vile The contract was awarded
to II A Num-, Virginia for sos
865.
Construction in Amelia will be
done on route $50 1t will include
2l8 miles OF parallel roadway and
a new bridge over the Appomat-
tox river. from the end Of the par
allel road section east of the river
to route 1853. The contract was
awarded to T Z. Brown Windsor,
N. c. for S529,668
/ For projects involving the use
Of federal aid funds. concurrence
+ by the Bureau of Public Roads is
! necessary
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Suitcase Makes
Forced Landing
In Cumberland
Davidson Discovers
Suitcase After Rain

While it was raining oats and dogs
in many areas Sunday Cumberland
had the distinction of being the only
place that it rained a suitcase
Il is really uncanny how the en-
tire story ties in with Farmville
Sunday c NJ kesSlcr. of Chica-
20. who IS assistant general sales
manager Of Allied Mills. left Nor
folk for Richmond via Piedmont
AirlneS He was to be met in Rich
mend and driven to Harrisonburg
to a sales meeting
Due to the terrible storm in Rich
mOnd. the plane was forced to skirt
tie storm and 20 to LynChburg On
the way to Lynchburg, the cargo
door flew omen and out came the
suitcase of MI keSSlCr
The suitcase landed on the farm
Of Russell Davidson. Route, l. Farm
vile, who lives near John Randolph
School
The contents were scattered over
a II foot area when it hit Davidson
gathered Up the luggage and its
contents and turned them over tC
Trooper E c Harrison who saw a
Piedmont Airline sticker On the lug
gage and called the Lynchburg of
fee.
Tom / Lancaster, Of Farmville
also an employee Of Allied Mills,
attended the same sales meeting
with the suitcaseless KesSler
On the return trip Lancaster
gave him a ride to Lynchburg to
place his claim against the airline.
and there found out that if the
suitcase had been five miles closer.
it would have lit in Lancaster'S own
back yard
Kessler sent his thanks to David
son for returning the luggage so
promptly Most of the contents were
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Teen ayers Apathy Noted
Rai;oning of Polio Vaccine Ends
Al! Age Groups May Be Inoculated

This means that the vaccine
goes on the open market IN the
sense that manufacturers can sell
it in normal channels Of distlibu
ton without earmarking any
specific quantity for individual
states
Thus individual doctors have the
vaccine available to any age
group
This viii not change the
health department practice Of
making the shots available to any
one from six months through 10
years of age. DR. H. 2 jenkins,
director of the Southside Health
District, stated that the polio
clinics will continue in his health
district
In the four counties (Appomat-
toX. Buckingham. Cumberland.
and Prince Edward there are Is
clinics held monthly, "Dr jenkins
stated The vaccine is available
to anyone from six months
through 10 years of age"
He added with an ominous note.
boys and girls in the age group
II to 10 are still not responding
like they should
II anyone has a question about
the vaccine, DR. Jenkins said his
office would be glad to give all
of the details available He also
stated that his office would be
delighted to answer any calls as
to when the clinics are held and
the closest clinic to each person
etc.
I Noting that the vaccine is nc
longer rationed, DR. Jenkins adj
vised every person from 90 to &C
years of age to arrange with then
family doctor to receive the polio
vaccine
The age group over 40 is not as
susceptible to the paralytic d.
seaSe. so Dr. Jenkins advises that
group to consult their family
doctor for individual advice.
Medical organiza tions concur
that it Is both safe and desirable
to vaccinate with the Salk vac
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
FarnUiIle And
Rustburg Split
Weekend Games
Third Game Will
Be Played Here
Friday Night

Farmvlllc and Rustburs split
the first two games of the five
game play-off series.
Manager Wennie Miller said
the boys really played good BAH
and it looks like we may go all
the way in the championship play
offs Farmville snuck in the back
door to participate in the play
offs. They we're declared fourth
place winners in the regular sea-
son play, after Brookneal was rul-
ed ineligible after having fielded
an ineligible player
The third game in the series
will be played at FarmWllc Friday
night at pm at the high school
field. 1t was originally set for Sat
urday night, but has been changed
to Friday,
The first game was PLAYED at
Farmville, and the Red Sox won
by the margin of 81 over RuSt-
burg Ed Siersema was the win
ming pitcher but was relieved in
the eighth inning with one out and
man on first and third
Billy Franklin came in as relief
pitcher and struck out the next
two battcrs to retire the side The
last inning Franklin struck out all
three Of the outs, but allowed one
hit
Gerald Duncan Knocked in the
winning run for Farnville
The defensive play Of the night
was given by left fielder Jesse
Griffin who made spectacular
leaping catch of a hard hit line
drive that would have gone for ex-
ira bases
In the return game Sunday. Au-
brev Brown started pitching but
was relieved by Billy Franklin.
Between the two pitchers Rust
burg piled up eight runs Lou
Brandt came in to pitch for Farm
vile in the fifth and allowed only
one hit from then on as Farmvi)le
made determined effort to catch
up with the eight run lead
Continued on page =
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Convention Will
Bring Firemen
From 20 Towns

Delegates and visiting volunteer
firemen from 90 communities will
attend the first annual convention
of the Southside Virginia Fire
mems Association in Farmville
next Wednesday, August %,
An all-day program has been
arranged by the Farmville Fire
Department. convention hosts.
opening with a 10 am general
session and closing with $50
pm picnic at Longwood Estate
The Association. organized in
November, 1855, has member COM
panies at Chase City, Victoria,
South Hill Alberta Kenbridge.
wilson Ford Lacrosse. Boydton.
Brookneal, Emporia, Lawrence
Vile. Meherrin. brakes Branch,
Virginia, clover. Blackstone,
ClarkSville, Jarrett. McKenny and
Farmville
Crowd Expected
Nonvotlng member visitors are
expected to swell the crowd Of
delegates present to celebrate the
first formal convention of the
young organiza ton c. w But
cher, Of Farmville. is Association
president and will preside.
The morning session will be de-
voted to improving the organiza :
tional set-up. welcoming from
Mayor w. c. Fitzpatrick and
Councilman j H. Forbes, Farm
vile company president, and an
address on Status of Volunteer
Fire Services" by Edward F Will
lis. of Goochland county.
The afternoons feature will be
demonstrations of all types Of fire
equipment. by distributing com
panies. This will be staged in rear
of the South Street fire house
convention headquarters.
The hosts will award a $50 prize
to the company with the largest
percentage of its members pres
ent: S25 to the company attending
from the furthest distance, and
S25 to the company with the
greatest number of new depart
ment members in the Association
Door prizes, model displays and
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
w. n. CHM tleft) and V. " GORDON
Rotary Club Host To Governor

Walter N. CHM. Jr, District
Governor Of the 277th District Of
Rotary International was official
guest of the Farmyille Rotary Club
at its meeting Friday night
CHM met earlier with club presi-
dent Wv Gordon and various com
rittee char1nen concerning the op-
Grafton Of the club At the supper
meeting he spoke to the club on the
detectives Of Rotary International.
He informed the local club that
the district number would be chang
ed in the coming year, from 277 to
Ito This was in keeping with chang
ing all Of the numbers of the dis
tricts in the entire international or
ganization
CHM praised the Rotary clu b
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
COLLEGE Summer Session Closes
RushtOn Addresses Graduates
First Graduate Degree In Colleges
History Awarded Lynchburg Teacher

Or Francis G lnnkfod WI president Of LonGwood Co..
lege conferred degrees upon Sd graduates OF the
nent exercises held Saturday. August at Jormon Audi
The history mokina first qroduote degree oworded
Miss Louise Clifton Walton She received her Of
degree education which the first graduate degree be
oworded BY Longwood College the graduate proqron
authorized by the Stoe Boord Of Education two
Win reference to the graduate proqram Or Landlord
noted tho 90 students have been admitted TO the Goduote
poqon for This supoer there as students who pur
sued studies toword graduate decree
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14

and other civic clubs for their
open-handedness He said "a
closed hand can't receive, and al
50 the hand must be open to shake
hands. SOW seeds. etc.
CHM noted that he Is one If 248
District Governors. with more than
a,loG Rotary clubs. with member
ship Of more than All 600 people in
80 countries throughout the FIRE
world
Chinn asked show Of hands ct
how many members present had
more than Is years service. A total
OF Il hands went up CHM then
urged these members to assume the
status of Senior Active Rotarians
and outlined some Of The benefits
bv SC dong
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14

We look forward 70 a steady
growth Of the graduate program
at 'Longwooi." said DR. Landlord.
but We intend to make it grad
ual growth 50 it will contain tho
same fine quality that marks our
undergraduate studies
Area Graduates
The three top honor students
We're
Mrs Grace Charlton Atkinson,
McKepney Mrs Anna Boothe
Johnson, Victoria. and MI Maude
Clay Sutherland Sutherland
Helen Beth Kelsey Farmville,
graduated with honors. receiving
a bachelor of science degree in
home economics education
Other graduates from this area
included MIS-. Mary Tyler Babcr,
Cartorsyillc bachelor Of arts in
secondary education Annie Lee
Springlc. Charlotte c II. bacho-
Tor Of science in elementary edu-
cation and Mrs Mildred Rags
dale Jackson formerly of Farm
VILE and Amelia. now living in
Lexington bachelor Of science in
secondary education
Dr. Landlord called attention TO
the gift of the graduating class to
the college, which was silver
bowl 10 be used at the social func-
tons of the school
Increased Enrolment
The total enrolment at summer
school this year was 376 as com
pared with 1863 last year DR.
Landlord termed the summer SEES
sion very successful
The college will have more than
500 students for the coming ses-
sion. said the college president.
This is an increase of almost So,
in the last five years Last winter
there were $50 students enrolled
The increased enrolment has
brought additional problems, he
stated. but these problems have
All been met without sacrificing
the quality of the academic
courses
New Dorm Announced
To accommodate an even great
CT enrolment. DR.. Landlord an
nounced that preliminary plans
for the new dormitory were re-
ceived Friday. He hopes 10 break
ground on the new building early
Continued on PAGE y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14
Communism Is Real Threat To
America Says Former Member
Mrs. BRINE Urges
Eternal Vigilance

A Is year plan of subversion
and espionage developed back on
1928 by Andre VinSkinsky has been
carried out in America by the
dangerous. many time unwilling
colleagues, the prog. ssive pinks
and pseudo-l berals. Mrs Helen
Wood Brine told a small but APP
preciative audience at Jalman
Hall Friday evening
TIE plan scientifically drawn
on five Swear periods. and car
RED out with some success. she
said. began IN 1928 The first
phase from 1928 1888 was work
with labor. the coal iron and
steel industries The second phase
l933-1938 used agriculture as its
target. The next step l938l943
Scm'-skilled labor was invaded.
from l943-1948 the work was with
the professions. teachers. artists,
and related professions. From
1948-l953 the State department
has been the target she said.
Communism is the burning issue
of our time. she said
Personal Experience
A native of Minnesota. whose
family roots were firmly planted
III The Mid western soil and tradi-
ton. " Mrs. Brine said 1T is
repretable fact that people largely
follow the school of thought which
presents the problem OF Com
munism in America as being due
largely to unhappy. disgruntled,
forelgn-b born folk who had diff
Guilty in ORIGINATING their lives to
our American customs and way Of
lfe' Il IS equally not true that
poverty breeds communism it is
true that Communism exploits
poverty. minorlticS, and h e
discounted
The most vulnerable age is
from l8 to % years. during the
formative period Of m n a
development The high schools
and college campuses are the re-
crulting grounds tor communism
Speaking from her own eX-
perlence She told Of an unhappy
youth and a tragedy which turned
her heart TO bitterness. She deter
mined not be a teacher, a nurse
a farmers wife. but something
different. She had ambitions to
be a writer At u she started to
CHICAGO. and on The way came
into company with the mother of
Tom Mooney All 82-year old
Little lady with lots Of vim. spit
and fire She was travelling with
another interesting individual. a
Negro named Richard Moore. who
was the spokesman and very gifted
orator for the Mooney and Scotts-
boro defense committee. It was
in May 1892 She betriended Mrs
Mooney became devoted TO her
and lstend to the fndocrination
by Moore.
"Aiter the Mooney ~Scottsboro
troup left our area | received the
information that UPON their re-
communication l W. being taken
into the Communisf party" Mis-
Rirn1e said
The taent scout of the Com
muniSt movement were trained
even then to detect and ulltize
the bitterness in peoples hearts,
she said
SIZE learned the Communist
dogma from William z Foster.
then on tour of the mid-We as
the Communist Party's presi-
dental candidate. She learned so
well that in a short time she was
a leader and organizer. a real
Continued on pace ~
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-14

Federal rationne of the Salk
polio vaccine to the states has
been ended with the word that
the supply is plentiful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Hollywood Report
Bob Not Jack Plays Pete

and IL minutes later they had made the deal
for Desilu to film the new hour-long TV show
for the former boy wonder. Orson is forming
repertory company for the project.
Hugh OBrian is screaming for a different
time slot for his Wyatt carp. He's tired of OPP
posing Bob Hope, Martha Raye and Milton
Berle.
Mercedes McCambridge struggled through
the virus for her Front Row Center teleplay.
Pretend You Belong to Me-" recently. mo more
films until my Giant is in release" this excel
lent actress called to tell me-
released by MANA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Hollywood Report
By SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD.-BOb Crosby is about to sign
for the Pete KellyS Blues TV series Jack
Webb decided against doing it, after the lack of
critical acclaim when he made the movie
There will be slight story change to suit Bob
Blondes come and go, but Dagwood Arthur
Lake is still in there pitching His wife in the
Blonde TV series will be played by Pamela Brit
ton, with Hal CThe Great Gildersleeve) Perry
as the neighbor, and Stuffy Singer and Ann
Barnes the two kids. OF course, another canine
plays Daisy
Desi Arnaz bumped into Orson Welles
and how can you avoid that?-in Palm Springs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
News of D. c. Studios

Louis Allen, WMAL-7'S weatherman and one
of those TV raritieS professional meteorologist
traces his television career back to 1928. That's
right! budding young saxophonist at the
time, Louis played with a five-piece band that
included Bud Small, now of the telephone COM
pany, and Bill Cassidy, now dentist on River
road, in an experimental telecaSt from Wheaton
to Alexandria, using Francis Jenkins shadow
graph" process Oddly enough, the building on
Georgia avenue from which the telecaSt
beamed is now used by Louis brother, the Rev.
Eugene Allen, pastor of the Church of the
Atonement, a Sunday school. Wonder how
many Washingtonians, by the way, danced to
Louis Aliens music in high school and college?
Louis was billed as Luke Allen and his AlaSkanS
Come Saturday Mark Evans (WTOP, week.
days am will be riding high. He'll be picked
up at WTOP's broadcast house in helicopter
and taken to Boiling Field to attend the annual
helicopter show. From there he will be spun
over to the Bethesda Country Club for quick
round of golf
What birthday party had the other
day." said Cindy Lou Dahl (WTTG, weekdays
$50 PM. MY husband took me shopping and
in honor of the occasion picked me out about
SIS worth of Well-choSen costume ewelry. Then
we went up to the mems department and my
wonderful better half found $25 western Stet-
son hat that suited him just fine :. Whose
birthday did say it WASP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

TRULY A VETERAN-Louis Allen. now
weather expert on WMAL-7, once was
a musician, head man of Luke Allen
and his Alaskans. He made his first
TV appearance way back in 1923, on
an experimental telecaSt beamed from
Wheaton to Alexandria.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-03-03
Training Courses

The Detroit Public Library
Viii offer two fee training
courses for discussion leaders,
one beginning March 6, the other
March 90. Library Director
Ralph A Ulvellng announced
The filst workshop. beginning
Tuesday. March 6. at 1880 pm
at the Main Library. 520l Wood
ward. concentrates on leadership
tialnlng for Great Books dis
cusslon programs.
Under The guidance Of Tom
Harris Of the Great Books Foun.
daiion. nine weekly meetings
'Wll be held 10 introduce pros.
pecilve discussion leaders TO the
memorable writings Of Plato.
Aristotle. Shakespeare. and other
classics. and to develop tech
noticed in case Of dcs re- TO resell
These ale 10 Of the many
points that should be checked
carefully when buying house
most are concerning old
houses. but many are applicable
to new construction.
Stanley r. Tucker.
Chennault Realty
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-03-03
Recipe of the W eek
BY MARY E. McFARLIN

II you've always thought Of uns-macafon ononatio u
lust quick easy ordinary dish le, tell about
way I ,e found 10 combine them wonderful main dish
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-03-03

FOUR Tribune OMcD
COMING Is the property
zoned IA residential or is II
possible for some undesirable
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-03-03
Legal Notice
Statement by
William S. McNarY
Executive Vice President and
General Manager OF Michigan
Hospital Service

On Tuesday. February Il. the
Commissioner OF Insurance, Jo-
seph A. Navarro. publicly ex-
pressed support OF proposed
law which would make a de-
ductible provision compulsory
in all Michigan Blue Cross hos
pltal care contracts. AZ the asme
time he charged Blue Cross with
bad faith. insincerlty and failure
to meet lis public responsible
ties.
The proposed law would in
sert in every Blue Cross hos
pital contract requirement
that the Blue Cross subscriber
paw the entire cost OF the first
day of disqualification and l5c
OF the cost Of disqualification
after the 7th day. The pro-
vision would not be optional
with the subscriber or the
group II would be imposed by
law on every resident OF the
State Of Michigan holding a
Blue Cross hospital care con-
tract
Blue Cross is not opposed TO
? dedectible feature IN It's hos
pital care contracts II has, in
fact. made a deductible or Co
operative contract available Tor
the past year, on a voluntary
and optional basis II is, howev-
er. opposed to a legal require
ment that such provisions be
inserted in all hospital care con-
tracts regardless OF the wishes
OF the members. Many people
prefer the full comprehensive
service which Blue Cross has
additionally provided.