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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Mony impressed With MH-3o
Mony impressed With MH-3o
Wizardry Of Chemistry Sounds Death
Toll of Leaf Suckers, Growers Told

The scientists call it maleic hy-
drazide. describe it as a system
attic material that stops growth
during the cell division of plant
life and label it MH-3O.
Scientific explanations are all
right. but what the tobacco grow :
er really wants to know is the
simple faCt-does NH 80 control
suckers?
MH-30 is product of United
States Rubber research labora-
tories, developed by agricultural
scientists. 1t has reached such d
reputation that the Virginia Elk :
tension Service, without endorse
ment. has arranged for demon
STATIONS on the capabilities and
use of the wonder liquid.
Agent Arranred
That's how Paul w Bohne. OF
Hle Research and Development
Department of U. S. Rubber Cont
panv, was IN Prince Edward coun-
ty Tuesday He had with him 4
supply of MH30, a shoulder type
spray and a following of INTEREST,"
ed growers
County Agent K, F, Striplin ar.
ranged demonstrations at both
fire-cured and flue- cured farms
Bohne gave down -to-earth ex-
PLANTATION of how the chemica
works. and how to use it properl,
and then gave a demonstration
spray Of several rows Of tobacco
plants.
Extension Service cooperation
was provided so that growers
might get first hand Information
about the new process and have
the opportunity to fire question:
at a company representative abou,
the sucker problem-a problem
that makes tobacco raising 6
time consuming and laborious
chore
How NH 30 Works
Bohne explained that NH sc
pentrates the plants and is carried
to all parts of it It feeds thosf
larger portions of the plan that
have passed the cell division
stage. but stops growth of suck
ers. which. at one inch or less If
length. are growing by cell divi-
sion. They do not die, wither OF
fall off They remain green. but dc
not grow and do not thereafter
take plant food from the Other
lesvss
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Was Party Nominee for Attorney General
FIIS HaIfback, Editor One Of II Boys
.Sfnfers Elected Outstanding Citizen

Howard Noel. of Falmville. one
of the areas delegates to Old
Dominion Boys State last week
at VPI returned with the Ci.i7en-
ship Medal as the outstanding
citizen of Eisenhower City.
Selection of the outstanding
citizen in Boys States IL cities
is made by fellow citizens 1t IS
awarded tho one who. in their
opinion. has exhibited to the
higest degree the qualities anG
characteristics of a good citizen
AT Boys State good citizen
must participate actively III
activities. be cooperative, Wllllns
to accept and carry out rcspon-
sibillti S. and place the welfare
OF his city above personal con-
vonlence or pleasure
Makes State Run
Howard. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F Noel was the Federelist
Party's nominee for state at
torney general He lost out il the
ballotlnc to Chuck Robertson.
Nationalist Party nominee. of
BaSSett
He didn't lose odt. real.
though, since he was named
Eisenhower Citys director Of Civil
defense. and later was appointed
head of the department OF labor
and industry by the Boys State
governor
A rising senior at Farmville
High School, Noel is a halfback
on the Wolverine grid eleven and
will edit the 1857 Cavalier" FHS
yearbook. He is a member of the
Beta and Monogram Clubs.
Others Win Posts
Two other area youths captured
city Offices during Bovs' State
Allen Dahl winning a town council
post n Forrest City. and jimmy
Johns beine elected city sergeant
in Early City.
Noel said the week at VP1 is
n wonderful experience" He
added tn at the jam packed
schedule provided "a wonderful
opportunity to see Virginia s
governmental processes in action
and TO practice them ourselves. .
CcnIplsts records are not avail
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Presbytery Move
Reports In Error
Delegates Hear
OF College Crises

! The northern part of West Han
over Presbytory, including the
Farmville area. viii not be placed
IN Lexington Presbytery, delegates
returning from the tWo-d day meet
ing of the Presbyterian Synod of
Virginia as MasSanetta Springs
reported today
Newspaper accounts reporting
the feShuffllne. by which the Syn
cd reduced its presbyteries from
eight to seven, were in error in
that respect. Portions of West
Hanover were placed in the Lex
ington grouping. but all churches
south Of Route running through
Albemarle and Louisa counties
will remain in West Hanover. Also
remaining unchanged are the
Scottsvllle and Fork Un n
churches. Lynchburg was added
to West Hanover
Dr.. Bernard f. Balm, of Roa =
! noke, a Hampden-S Sydney gradu-
ate and for many years Superin-
tendent of the Presbyterian Home
at Lynchburg, was elected mod :
orator in-nomination at the l69th
annual meeting of the Synod.
May Move Up
/ The nomination places Dr.. Balm
brother of Boyd c. Balm, of
Farmville, in line to succeed TO the
post of moderator next year. The
4 Synod embraces all of Virginia,
the District of Columbia and parts
Of Maryland and West Virginia
The divisional committee on
budgets and stewardship reported
/ that "a serious financial crises
faces Hampden-Sydney and Mary
Baldwin colleges. Presbyterian :
related institutions of higher
| learning supported by the Synod
The committee report included
a recommendation that special
offering for the two colleges be
taken in all Synod congregations
next January 70, With a goal OF
not less than one dollar per mem
Der The Synod budget for next
year was set at S1,198.960.
The realignment of presbyteries
seeks to equaliZe them in size
The change eliminated Roanoke
Presbytery.
Low Ranking
Delegates were told that thf
Virginia Synod ranged last among
16 synods comprising the Presby
terrain Church U s. southern
in benevolences and money raisec
for current and building expenses
ALLEGATION of funds to aid Pres
byterlan work at student centers
were voted. including $500 fol
Longwood College and $3.50 fol-
HampdenS Sydney.
Delegates approved recon-
mendation thai the Synod raise it,
share of 100000 to be raised By
the southern church to support
new church building program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
At Summer Commencement
Longwood Colleges First Graduate
Degree Will 90 TO Elementary Teacher

Lynchhurp College. who Will re-
ccive a Master of Arts degree in
Education teaches in the Thomas
c Miller Elementary School at
Lynchburg, She is a graduate Of
APPROPRIATION High School, and
lived in that area for some years
before moving to Lynchburg
This is Miss Walton's second
summer session and prior to resi-
dence summer work, She received
II hours credit for University of
Virginia Extension studies lie de
gree Will include minors in his
tory and English
d. f, w Rushton, Roanoke
city superintendent Of schools
Will make the commencement ad-
dress at 10 a m. in Jarman Hall
on August II President Landlord
Will confer degrees on "a gradu-
ates, all Of whom are teachers in
the public schools of Virginia OF
prospective teachers.
President and Mrs. Landlord
will have an informal reception
at the presidents home at D.
m, on Commencement Day.
Among area graduates are: An
ME Lee Sprinkle, Charlotte c. H,
bachelor of science in elementary
education, Mrs Mary Tyler Ba-
Der Of Gainesville. bachelor Of
arts N secondary education, and
Helen Beth Kelsey of Farmville,
bachelor of science IN home eco
Monies education
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Because Of the -robbing of
plant food, MH-3O teated plants
incease yields by 100 to 200
pounds per acre, the company
states, if the chemical is used pro-
perly.
There are numerous precautions
about when to treat how to treat.
pre-treatment actions il tobacco
fields and other matters Such in
formation is in the hands of the
county agents who viii make it
available to interested growers.
While the material IS expensive
because it uses a chemical in
great demand in rocket fuel man.
Continued on page 5
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

Longwood College will confer
its first masters degree on grad
uate student Louise Clifton Wal
ton, of Lynchburg, at commence
ment exercises for the summer
session Saturday, August IL
This history-making incident
will take place two years after au-
thorization Of the graduate pro-
gram here by the State BoMd Of
Education
Miss Walton, l947 graduate Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Working P-TA
Said Match For
School Problems
$50 Delegates
Attend Summer
Conference Here

Community P-TA's. effectively
manag d and backed BY inter ,St-
ed patrons. are pne of the bes
instruments to meet the great an
growing problems Of public cdu-
. cation. n ttlOnal c0n9ultar' tOlC
delegates 70 a state wide confer
ence of PTA leaders and wo fk :
ers at LongWood College tins week
Miss Dcma Kennedy. of Chica
go, a National Congress consult
ant who travels the length arc
breadth of the nation assisting
local P-TA's to recognize then
own problems and frame their
own answers, said some of the big
problems are
The teacher shortage. space
and facility inadequacies, drop
outs and delinquency. health,
safety and discipline. These prob
lens exist most anywhere in
America. but public apathy is the
largest detriment to progress
against them" Miss Kennedy de-
Clarcd.
Community Needs
In an American community
when the people have the ia cts
they'll usually act as such facts
warrant" she added "Unfortun-
ately. too many patrons are not
aware of the scope and size of the
problems. That's what we're try
ing to do through P-TAs."
The visiting consultant suggest
cd that an active local PTA is a
splendid complement TO a COM
muntys desire for running its
own schools 1T IS me when COM
munists want to solve their own
problems, but what we must have
in addition is an interested group
of patrons who Will go to work
on the problems
Suggesting one problem NJ ISIS
Kennedy pointed to the American
record of so per cent drop outs in
the high schools National stu
tistics show Of the half dropping
from school. nearly As per cent
are not gainfully employed. 1t is
this group that much delinquency
reve}ops y che said
Drop-Outs Expensive \
What many of us do not reall-
ize is that it is much less expen-
sive to keep these young people
in the educational stream than to
support and rehabilitate them in
institutions of correction.
"A community that does not
realize that many of its school
drop-outs will later become ex
pensive problem personalities and
Continued on Page
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
H-SC Graduate Gets
National ARC Post

Robert c. Lewis. of Culpeper.
a graduate of Hampden-Sydney
College, has been named national
director of the American Red
Cross program Of services to the
armed forces and veterans
This is the largest part of the
Red Cross operation requiring
about Sc 500 600, or 40 per cent
of the annual budget Lewis. a
lo-vcar ARC veteran. has been
director of operations in the Far
East. l946-48, and IN Europe
since 1851.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

able but it is believed Noel is the
first delegate from this AREA in
the l2year history of Boys State
to win nomination for one Of the
top state post.
Girls State delegates were not
without their share of honors
Nancy Brisentine and Margaret
Scuthau N-ere OF tbs council Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
New Water Law
Adds To Circuit
Courts Duties
E,nroul,dinr Data
Under Study by
Legal Officers

/ ke hot potato. nobody seems
to know lust what to do W t.
Virginia S new water legislation
TIE law House Bill r46l was
enacted by the recer. Genera
A. m5ly Fcw p oplc question
the wisdom OF value of the legi-
Ia Aon n fact national spec al
ISL consider Virginia now has
some Of the best state waite.
rights legislation on statute books
Big question mark Just now
and II. K. Lacy, Prince Edward
county conservationist is author
ity for knOttilIess of the situation
lis how to handle what can le-
sally be done by farmers ano
other property oWnerss
Right to Run-off
The new law authorizes land
owner to capture and impouno
surface runoff on his own land
When he does so. such water be-
comes his property with which
he may do as he pleases 80 long
as such impounding does not dam
age others.l
That phase of the law simply
legalizes what many property
owners have been doing for a long
time In addition. however. it rec
ognlzes what is becoming increas-
ingly important: that diffuSed COZ
surface runoffp water has value
The law is fortnight in reaching
decision now on rights to such
water since. after considerable
drought experience, people arc
turning to all sorts of water re-
sources for their own use.
Probably the most complicated
portion of the law is that which
authorizes riparian owner to
capture and impound water in
WatercourseS which is over and
above the average flow of the
stream. A riparian owner is one
whose land touches or runs along
a intercourse such as river or
stream
Strict Regulation
Impounding such water @muSt
follow strict regulations. To cap
ture excess water. the property
owner building the structure must
insure that the amount of water
normally flowing over a long per-
iod of time average flow still is
permitted to continue on to adj
lacent owners.
In other words what the i'm
pounding allows in the eyes of the
law is the capture and use of that
much of the water considered eX
cess. normally occurring in spring
or after heavy thaws and storms.
The law puts into the hand of
the Circuit Court Judge the re-
sponsibility for seeing that pro-
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
Judge Hutchinson Will Hear
Further Court Proceedings
Prince Edward School Case
Special } Judge
Court D;sS pived,
Early Start \sk

The Prince Edward county
.chooI SEGREGATION cas- WAS ad-
vanced one step Tuesday with the.
decision that furtn er proceedings
ale to be heard by Federal Dis
.lict Judge Sterling Hutchinson.
BY the rui ny, a unanimous
decision. the special three-judge
tribunal which had conducted
proceedings in the case since thu
original remandlng to it from the
U. S Supreme Court. dissolved.
itself.
t. cr.ncn leaving the PYnce
Edward case N the HANDS of
judge Hutchinson and his rcgu-
larry d federal court
at Richmond was written by
Chief Circuit Judge John Par
ker of Charlotte, N. c. Concurrine
were Judges Hutcheson and Al
bert " Bryan
The Court Holds
An that remains to be done
in this case is to enforce the
constitutional rights of the
plaintiffs" the three justices
noted That, they ruled. is within
the powers Of a single Judge
The decision agrees with. the
opinion Held by Attorney General
= Lindsay Almond and T Justin
moore, Prince Edward school
attorney NaACP attorneys held
the opposite view that the special
tillee-ludGc court should nave
Jurl>olc{ien over remaining h,l-
&at'oh
INC oNcISion as TO jurisdiction
III no way affects a final dcCl-
on Inc primary question re-
mains tor JUDGE Hutch2son con
ce1hlll& 2 starting time for de-
segregation ~ Prince Edward
county schools.
N..ACr Asks Action
TIE three-judge court last July
restrained the Prince Edward
board from denying admission 70
schools because Of race from and
after such time as it NAV have
made the necessary ARRANGEMENTS
with all deliberate speed
That order did not result in
des 2regatlon ana that fact led
NAACP attorneys TO file a motion
with the court requesting an
order setting a deadline for such
start. The NAACP deadlnc was
earlier placed at September, 1856.
but attorneys for some reason
moved that date to 1857 when a
hearing on the motion was held
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20

their cities. Louise Johns and
Virginia Bass were city delegates
to the Federahst Party's state
convention Nancy Morris was d
justice of the peace in her city
and later won appointment as
director of welfare and public in
stitutions on the staff of the
Girls State governor
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-20
VISIT SON AT CAMP

Dr.. and Mrs Anthony NJ. De-
Muth will visit their son, Tony at
Camp Brian Hills during the
coming Teek srd
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
GaitherSburg
Southern States
RemOdeLng Done

The $4,000 remodeling OF
Southern State Cooperative ir
Gaithersburg has been completed
Manager Kenneth Windham
plans a formal opening ceremony
around April %.
A 5000 square foot warehouse
has been added to the old 4,20O
square foot storage space. The
front of the building has been
remodeled and expanded into a
modern display room, A brick
front has been added to the
building.
A loading platform has been
constructed in front and space
has been allowed for a possible
BIO spur line beside the coopera.
tive. The railroad spur, says Mr..
Windham, might be necessary
when four to six grain bins are
constructed behind the building
Contractor for the remodeling
was B. z. Harding of Gathers
burg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Farm Bureau
Launches Drive
For Members

At a dinner meeting last night
at the Church of the Brethren
on Norfolk Road, the Montgom.
cry County Farm Bureau launch
ed its spring membership drive
for a goal of 600 members. Mem
bership this past year was 465.
Dues are $40 per year. Con
corning them, Ward FetroW
president of the Farm Bureau in
the county, says that "they are
small compared to the many
benefits which farmers are able
to obtain for themselves through
organized effort"
Hatton D. Brown is general
membership chairman as well as
local chairman for the Barnes
vile district. Other district lead
ers are Mrs. Basil Waters, Jr.,
for Laytonsville; Raymond King,
Clarksburg; James D. King,
Poolesville; w. S. Sickle, Rock
ville-P otomac-Bethesda; o. N.
Stabler, Decentralization; A. j.
Cissil, Jamestown; Donald
Hobbs, Olney; James William
King, Gaithersburg; and j. Ray
mond Kemp, Damascus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Er-Behesdn
Branch Head
Sues SafeiUay

The malicious persecution suit
of David Novel; against his for
mer employers, the Safeway
Stores, goes to trial in West
minister, Md, Monday. Novells
lawyer is Charles K. Davies, Jr.,
of Gaithersburg.
Novel; is asking $4,000
damages, charging that Safeway
maliciously charged him with ex-
tortion in the spring of 1854 after
he had resigned as manager of
the Old Georgetown Road Safe
way store in Bethesda. Novel;
was acquitted of extortion.
Safeway charged Novel; with
extortion after the former man.
ager wrote letters to the local
Safeway office, to the California
Safeway headquarters, the Better
Business Bureau, the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce, and
others stating tn Safeway
stores "steal money from the pub
lie and are crooked operations"
The Westminster court has set
aside three days for the trial,
which will be heard before a jury.
Attorney Davies requested that
the case be heard somewhere
other than Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
CHiMersburg.
Garden Club
Hears History
By Mrs. Marie Wayne
Gaithersburg 666

The Neighborhood Garden
Club met yesterday at the Lay.
louisville social hall with luncheon
at 1890 with Mrs. Thomas Bail.
ey Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs. Eloise
Waters and Mrs. Grover Arm
strong serving as hoSteSses. On
the program Mrs. William Nc.
Balm gave the highlights of the
clubs history for the last Is
years.
The Knights of Pythias Tenn
pie No. 123 and the Pythian Sis.
tiers and their families attended
the Sunday morning service at
the Ascension Chapel in connec.
ton with Pythian Week proclaim
ed by Governor McKeldin from
March II to II.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Federline are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their daughter, Kathleen
Marie, on March 5 at the Mont
gomery County General Hospital
The young lady weighed seven
pounds and both she and mother
are doing fine.
The Band Patrons are having
a lingerie party tonight in the
Day English room of the Pythian
Hall beginning at 8 pm. The pro
ceeds will be used to purchase
new uniforms.
They would like to thank all
the merchants who donated priz-
es for their card party. Proceeds
from the card party and dona-
tons netted 500.
Chaplain Wallace Hale will be
the guest minister on Sunday at
the First Baptist Church.
The young adult class of Grace
Church will meet tonight at the
Izaak Walton Clubhouse near
Germantown.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
met on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. William Griffith on
Walker Avenue.
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert McCon-
nell, Shannon, Bob and Cynthia
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Wayne on Wednes-
day evening of last week. They
are leaving for Munich, Germany
where Sgt. Mcconnell has been
assigned to a tour of duty with
the u. S. Army. The McConnells
have made many friends while
they were living here and win
be greatly missed. We hope they
have wonderful stay in Nun.
ich.
The Friendly Bible Class is
having its roast beef luncheon at
Epworth Church today beginning
at 11:30 am. The menu includes
their wonderful homemade rolls.
The wedding of Miss Ruth
Thompson and II. Lowe will take
place on April 20 at the Epworth
Church instead of Grace Church
as reported last week.
Franklin Way of Arlington, Va
was the guest of Mrs. Eleanor
McCathran on Friday evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Two NH Workers
Attend Conference

Two National Institutes of
Health specialists are attending
the conference of social work per
sonnet for mental health pro-
grams sponsored by the Southern
Regional Education Board yester
day and today in Atlanta, Ga.
They are DR.. Warren Lawson
CHIEF psychiatric social worker
with the community services
branch, and Milton Whitman
training specialist in psychiatric
social work with the training an6
standards branch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Jenkins Buys
Caithersburg
Canning Plant

Jenkins Brothers Incorporated
has bought the cannery In
Gaithersburg formerly owned by
Thomas and Company for an un
disclosed price.
The new owners say they will
continue the pea and corn can
ming operation almost unchanged.
The staff, including manager
Norman Jacobs, will retain theft
jobs under the new owners.
The plant will be known as
Thomas Foods Corporation Divi-
sion of Jenkins Brothers. The
Jenkins interests include can
neries in Frederick, Thurmont,
Maryland and Milford, Delaware.
The Thomas cannery in Fred
erick was recently purchased
by Jenkins Brothers.
The new owners say the acre
age in Montgomery County from
which the Gaithersburg can
merry buys peas will be slightly
increased. The acreage leased by
the plant will remain the same.
The prices to be paid for
vegetables under the new owners
have been announced. Corn will
be purchased for $40 a ton, a
dollar a ton higher than under
the Thomas ownership. Prices
paid for peas will remain the
same.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

told Mr.. Benson that the rebuttal
is "a matter between you and the
Board of Education. Mr.. Ben
son asked that false statements
in the McKinsey Report be cor
rected. Mr.. Snure admonished,
you mean alleged false state
ments."
The brushoff came at the end
of the meeting. Discussed were
McKinsey's recommendations for
improved construction. mainten-
ance, transportation, cafeteria,
purchasing and site acquisition
procedures.
School Board President Helen
Scharf stated that the board and
the council ought to hold 'infor-
NAL discussions" of their fiscal
relationship.