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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Hot Farmvillc Red
SoX Must Wait Out
PHI League Play-Off

With his Famville Red SoX
"hct" after a 81 series victory in
the Patrick Henry League pre-
liminary play-off with Rustburg,
the last thing Manager Vicente
Miller wants is delay-and that
the one thing he must settle for.
The Sox will have to cool their
baseball heels while Altavista and
Henry's Mill play out their rain
delayed best-of five series, cur
rently stalemated at III
Altavis.a evened the game
standing to one each Saturday
with a 17-6 victory over the Mill
nine. Sundays game was washed
out by the squall that blew over
central Virginia.
The two clubs battle it out at
Altavlsta SATURDAY. night. then
move over the Mill for a game
Sunday afternoon. With both
teams needing two wins to enter
the final play-off with Farmville
both managers will fire the works
A split would postpone the finals
full week more.
Farmville took its series over
Rustburg three games to one.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

with the nine-member council,
which includes DR. Dowell J.
Howard. superintendent of public
instruction. as an eX-officio men,
Der He commended the selection
of DR.. Lancaster. and told the
group it has AN opportunity for
tremendous service to the people
of Virginia"
DR.. Lancaster. Dr.. Howard and
Gilmer will serve as a committee
to select an executive secretary
a full-tlme post to be financed
from the councils annual appro-
priation Of S22.500 for the next
biennium
Lines of attack to take Virginia S
higher educational institutions out
of hit-or miss, competitive and
duplicated services included: adj
mission standards. cost of solicit
ing student enrollments. expansion
of facilities and programs Of study,
Dr. Lancaster suggested.
Enrolment Flood
One of the councils big tasks
will be to prepare the college-level
system for a tremendous influx of
students between the present and
1860. Another will be STUDYING the
budget requests of the states tax
supported schools-only ones over
which the council will deliberate.
The institutions are Longwood
College. University of Virginia,
Mary Washington, VMI, Madison.
William and Mary. VPI, Radford,
Medical College Of Virginia, Vir-
ginia State College, and their va
rious extension branches,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
stote Committee To Issue Word
Daniel Promises 'Clear-Up' Statement
On New Law, Farm Pond Standstill

Forthcoming" statement this week
was made on the eve of a closed
door session of his State Soil Con-
servation Committee in Richmond.
The halt in construction is not
attributed to faults in the law,
but rather to procedual uncer-
taintles centering on the new per-
NIT which must be secured
through Circuits Courts before
starting construction.
Permit Big Question
The new water law spells out
terms under which landowners
may impound surface stream
water on their properties. These
include guarantees. backed up by
formal declarations of qualified
technicians that the structure will
permit flow of the streams yearly
average to continue on TO adjacent
properties.
A survey of local authorities by
a Herald reporter recently indi-
Gated that all agencies brought
into the procedural process-the
Sos. the Commonwealth. the Cir
cult Court-all are only now get :
ting grasp of the legal involve
ments.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Charlotte County
Medical Center
Open At Keysville

Charlotte county now has the
first medical center in it history,
thanks to the recent opening OF
a privately owned center at Keys
vile by a local physician, Dr.. r.
D. AilsWorth.
The modern structure fills a
need of long standing for better
diagnostic and treatment faclll-
ties in the county. Mayor How
ard Hammer. of Keysville says
The brick building includes a
{. livery room, two rooms with
two beds each for patients, a
laboratory equipped with X-ray
and other facilities, consulting
rooms and receptions rooms.
DR.. Ailsworth has been prac-
ticing in Charlotte county since
shortly after World War II. Mrs
Ailsworth, the former Miss Viz
ginia Scott of brakes Branch. is
a registered nurse They have
three children
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

John II Daniel. chairman of
the state Soil Conservation Com
mittec. has promised committee
statement soon to clear up a lot
of misunderstanding" about Viz
glnia S new water law.
That law recommended by
Daniels Virginia Advisory Legis-
lative Council subcommittee,
has virtually put the farm pond
construction boom out of business
With uncertainties Of required
procedures under the new law con-
fronting them, landowners have
applied for only one water i'm
poundm mt structure since the
act became effective July !.
5000 Ponds
In the past IL years about l3.-
COO farm ponds have come into
graceful being in Virginia. as any
one who takes an auto ride
through the Southside agricultural
section we'll knows.
Soil Conservation Service Of
ficials report that SCS county
techncians helped in planning
and building 1893 farm ponds in
1854 and 2.700 in 1855. There are
no statistics available for 1856
Delegate Daniels information
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Gosh Prizes Pieose Conventioneers
Short, But Valuable Trip Made BY
Winningest Crewe Emergency Squad

fered by the host Farmville' Fire
department.. which won many a
tribute for It's excellent facilities
and fine convention hosting.
The Victoria company also took
home two door prize awards on
top OF its S25 in cash. Winning
first aid kit and a credit memo
exchangeable for new equipment
Other vim ng companies and
pl.zes were. South Boston mon
association members present as
observers spanner set; Law
renceville, radar light. Glover.
tank lubricant: Petersburg. utility
blanket; Meherrin. Coz extin-
guisher. Glover, radar light, and
Chase City. utility blanket.
The door prizes were awarded
by manufacturing and distribut-
ing companies in cooperation with
the host company. They included
The Paxton Company. Norfolk:
Fire Equipment Company of Vir-
glnia. Danville. Crenshaw Equip
ment Company, Richmond; Rich
mond Rubber Company; Charles
E. Baker, Roanoke; Mine Safety
Appliances, Richmond. and Ameri-
can LaFrance.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Carl Rosen Accepts
Managerial Position
In StauntOn Store

Carl Rosen. a native of Buck
lneham county and associated
, with Southern Department Stores
in Dillwyn and Farmville fer the
past ten years. announced today
that he has accepted a position
with Staunton department
store.
1 Rosen managed the Dillwyn
Department Store for eight years.
For the last two years he has
managed Davidson's basement in
Farmville. and has been assistant
to r A. Weatherman. manager
of Davidson's Department Store.
In announcing his transfer
Rosen said that he will become
merchandising manager of the
ladies and children department of
the Leggetts Department Store in
Stanton, as Of September /.
His wife. Mrs. Virginia Rosen,
and their two children. Peggy and
Coleman will join him in Stanton
as soon as suitable Accommodations
can be found.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Mr.. Shomo To Be Executive Director
Nine County Southside tuberculosis
association Office Opens September

Esten Hollis Shomo. formerly
employed by the Virginia Depart
ment of Health, has been APP
pointed executive director of the
newly formed Southside Virginia
tuberculosis Association W h
headquarters in Farmville. The
announcement was made today by
w. w. Wendt. of Richmond, ex-
ecutive director Of the Virginia
tuberculosis Association.
The Southside Association will
serve a nine-county area COM
prised of Amelia, Appomattox.
Buckingham. Cumberland. Char
lotte. Luenburg. Nottoway. Prince
Edward and Powhatan Counties,
Wendt said
He pointed out that formation of
the Southside Association is the
result of decision by the in
dividual counties involved who be-
heve the pooling of resources will
strengthen development of tu-
berculosis program for the area.
Each county in the group will ap-
point representatives TO the South
side Association board Of direc-
tors.
Holds MA Degree
Shomo has been engaged in an
in-selvice training program at
state Association headquarters
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Farmers MON Picnic
Postponed One W eek
.Abbitt To BE Speaker

Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt
will be the speaker during tie
Prince Edward County Farmers
Union family get~together, which
has been postponed from August
Is until Saturday. Sept. |
The Fourth District Congress-
man will speak at 2:30 r. m. on
the grounds of Worsham School.
Brunswick Stew Will be served
members and quests at 430
O'Clock There will be cash door
prizes, the committee in charge
announces.
The change in date from Satur-
day this week as originally an
nounced to next Saturday was
made in order to secure Congress-
man Abbitt As the days speaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

30, at 10 am for a procession
conference, On Friday August 81,
all teachers will report at their
respective schools to make prepa-
rations for the opening of schools
on September 4
The Negro teachers Will as
semblc at the Mary E Branch
School Building No. on Thurs
day, August 80, at 10 m for the
pre- session conference. They will
meet on Friday at their respec-
tive schools to make final prepara-
tons for the school opening.
Supt McIlwaine stated that
there would be no changes in
courses to be announced at this
time He also said that the BUSES
would be operated as they have in
the past, without any changes
from last year
Extra Day Holiday
Miss Lucy 6 Adams. principal
Of the Farmville elementary
school. announced that on Sep
TENDER q, only the children who
ride the bus will be registered at
the elementary school. The town
children and those who walk to
school will be registered on Sep
TENDER S.
The only major change in the
teaching staffs is the appointment
Of a new principal at Prospect
elementary School. j Harold An
derson. of Pamplin. has taken the
position He is a graduate of Wake
Forest College in North Carolina
and has done graduate work at
Duke University and LongWood
College
There are still several vacancies
to be filled and these appoint
ments will be announced soon
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
PcrcelI Sims
Given 40 Years
On Guilty Plea
Second Trial
In Lynch Murder
Set Next Tuesday

Percell Sims. "a. received 40
year penltentiary sentence Tues
day IN Circuit Court here after
pleading guilty to aiding and abet-
ting in the January Is murder of
elderly Rufus Lynch, who lived
alone near Rice
Judge joel w Flood imposed
sentence after the youthful Ne
gro's plea. which came before
awaiting jurors we're impaneled
or any evidence presented.
SIMS was. under Indictment by
Prince Edward grand Judy for
murder and aiding and abetting
along with a cousin, Ben Sims. 90
Second Trial Set
Ben Sims trial under the same
indictments, the first of which
now bears greater significance. was
set for Tuesday August %. at 10
m
The murdered man. Lynch. 81,
lived alone III an isolated section
of the county about - miles east
of Farmyifle. His boy. subsequently
revealed by State performed au-
tOpSy. to have been rlddled by a
shotgun blast at relative short
range, was discovered early the
morning of January Is by neigh
Dor.
Within less than "a hours Of
the crime. county law enforcement
officers had arrested Purcell and
Ben Sims and a brother of Ben'S.
Sam Sims The Commonwealth S
case against Sam Sims was mol
pressed for lack of evidence of his
connection with what police de-
Scribed as one of the county S
most cold blooded murders.
Robbery Seen
Since Lynch was reputed to
have kept considerable sums of
money on his person or at his
isolated home not far from Rice
law enforcement officers estab-
ljshed ROBBERY as the motive for
the crime
Both of the accused men are
being held in the county jail
awaiting the second trial next
Tuesday.
Dr. G.. T. Mann. State Chief
Medical Examiner, performed the
autopsy which indicated the cir
cumstances of the death-dealing
Continued on page 8
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
FHS Gridders
Get Practice Call

America fall madness had
a local reverberation today.
Coach Robert c. Gilmer is
sued a call for the first Farm
vile High School football
practice for Monday night,
Aug 81. at 1880 O'Clock. :.
Close behind Gilmer's call to
the FHS Wolverines came news,
that Blackstone High - 1855
District 3 and regional grid
champions - will have new
coach. William F. Farris, form
er Richmond Spider and recent
Air Force service returnee. 1t
will be his first coaching poi
ton. Charles Wildman. resigned
last spring to take a similar,
position at Manassas High
School.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

Richmond and his Masters IN
Public Health at the University
of North Carolina. He is mem
Der of the Virginia Academy Of
Science and the Beta Beta Beta
honorary society. Formerly as a
bacteriolo9lst with the State
Health Department. in the Luray.
virginia regional laboratory
s ONO has had excellent ground =
ing in public health problems.
Mrs. Bailey Aids
He Will be assisted in the new
organization by Mrs. j. Raglnald
Bailey, who Will serve the area
as Special Seal Sale Representa-
tive from the VITA office. Mrs.
Bailey is well known in Charlotte
and Nottoway counties where she
served as executive Of the tuber-
culosis associations there.
In commenting on Mr.. Shomo's
appointment. Wendt said. We
are confident he will tackle the
tuberculosis problems in these
counties intellectually. He is
young, well-trained and likes to
work with people. We are fortu-
nate TO have him associated with
us"
Mrs. Emma Anthony, of Farm
vine, VIII serve as secretary in
Shonos office.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
SOuthside Association Firemen
Sound Convention Appeal For
High Standards, Home Backing
First Annual
Meeting Here
Grand Success

The Southside Virginia Volunteer
Flremcn's Association put itself
squarcly behind sounder legal stat
us for volunteer companies. coupled
with high performance standards,
regular training and inspection pro
grams
The leSS-than-a-year old organi-
alton took action, to endorse recon-
mendation made by Edward F.
Willis, of Goochland. guest speaker
for the morning session of the day
long convention here Wednesday.
Willis, who has made lengthy
studies Of Virginia fire laws and the
legal status Of volunteer firemen.
charged in a militant address. that
local governments have failed to
put volunteer flremen in position to
do properly the Job they have under
taken as humantarianS and devoted
public servants
Militant Talk
As an example he cited the
States l25 fire laws. which are
widely scattered through ten vol
umeS of the Code of Virginia I'll
wager not ono fire chief in 10 can
locate ne laws under which his sub
ordinates operate. Willis charged.
Codifcation of the l25 laws into
single compact code. easily obtain
able and available for study. was
one Of mis- recommendations for
which the Association agreed to
work
Wills said that volunteer com
parties should be backed wit h
broad authority and protection by
municipal or county governments
they serve then should be held to
the cXacting standards required of
paid firemen.
The Association S action came on
a manlmouslyad0pte m otion.
made by delegate from the floor.
that the Association put itself on
record in favor of the recommen-
datons and ready to work for their
accomplishment"
Good Attendance
About 90 delegates registered for
the Association first annual con
HCntion, but visitors and unofficial
Observers from non-member COM
panjeS swclled the days attendance
Continued on page 8
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Virginia General
Assembly Meets
Monday August Y
State School
Policy Must
Be Decided

The Virginia General Assembly
will convene Monday August 27, in
a special session called by Governor
Thomas Stanley
What to do about public schools
in the State will be the general tocip
under consideration. Specifically.
the question will be whether to offer
full resistance to the Supre m e
Court S desegregatlon decision or to
acknowledge the decision. and then
to provide legal loop holes to pre-
vent Indignation as much as posi-
Bile in the public school system
Wednesday. the Gray Commission
voted to support a program to avoid
indignation. When this reaches the
assembly floor considerable oppo-
stion IS expected.
SANKEY'S Program
The program was brought out by
Governor Stanley and would work
as follows
State funds would be withheld
from any county or city that al
lowed any indignation in its schools.
The State at present has an ap-
preparation of more than so million
dollars for aid to public schools
This money would be reapproprlat-
ed for use in segregated schools
only
Any locality which could n t
maintain, segregation in pu b ! i c
schools would lose state funds for
public school use Also this money
would be made available to the To-
cality for use in payment of tuition
grants to students attending private,
nonSectarian segregated schools.
The State has declared no policy
as yet on the operation of the pub
lie schools for 1861. Therefore
this assembly must determine the
State school policy.
Schools Open Sept.
Most Of the schools in Virginia
are going ahead with plans to oper-
ate on the same basis as last year.
However, several areas are faced
with court orders to desegregate
their schools Thus the General As
stmbly must establish a statewide
school policy and provide the legal
Continued on page s
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Tremendous Service Challenge Sounded
Lancaster, Gilmer Gipen Top Posts
In State Council on Higher Education

Dr.. Dabney S. Lancaster. former
Longwood College president. is
chairman of the newly created
state agency charged by the Cen
eral Assembly with promoting
the development and operation
of a sound, vigorous, progressive
and coordinated system Of higher
education in Virginia
The State Council of Higher
Education. created by the 1856
Legislature. met for organizational
purposes Tuesday at Richmond.
Members chose DR.. Lancaster. now
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Young Town Students Get Extro Holiday
Slight Increase In Enrolment
Creates No Major Problems Here

mo greet increase enrolment foreseen this year
sold T McIwone superintendent Of schools for Cumber-
land and Prince Ed~ord
He estin1oted that there may be many rs additional
students Forve High School and Of about
50 at R Notion High School Formve elementary school
should oso sin0iior increase
Any increase in the other schools Will be slight if ony
and there problem here Of providing adequate ocies
ond quilted eoehers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

At the Farmville elementary
school there will be an increase Of
one teacher. An additional class
room has been built at the Farm
Vile elementary schoolt The room
is on the second floor in the main
wing, and had formerly been used
as a conference room.
Pre- School Sessions
The white teachers IN the two
counties will meet at Farmvllle
High School on Thursday. August
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Rev. l.. f. Cockerill
Accepts Charge In
Charlotte, n. c.

The Rev. Lewis F. Cockerill
has accepted a call to the Central
Wesleyan Methodist church in
Charlotte. N c.. and with his
family left on Thursday for his
new charge
MI Cockerill was pastor of the
Wesleyan Methodist church in
Farmville from l949 to 1858 For
the past three years he has served
as pastor of the A,vonia Wesleyan
Methodist church. Both of these
churches have advanced under
his leadership
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Singing Convention
Plans Two Sessions

The Southside Singing Convention
will gather twice during September.
Leonard G Coffey. president. has
announced The first afternoon of
music will be staged at Prospect
Methodist Church Sunday. Sept. g.
tie second at Hatchers Baptist
Baptst Church. Cumberland coun-
ty. en- September %.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

and expects to begin his official
tenure ia the Southside office IN
the Municipal Building. Farrnville.
around the first of September.
A native of the Richmond area,
Shomo received his B. S. degree
IN biology at the University Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

of Millboro Springs, as chairman.
Howard c. Gilmer, Jr., of Pg-
laski. former United States dis
trict attorney and past president
of the Virginia Bar Association
was elected vice chairman. Gilmel
is a graduate of Hampden-Sydn
College.
Governor Pleased
Governor Stanley met briefly
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-23
Annual 4-H AchieUement
Banquet Held
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
quote of Milford. The following
state winners will receive an ex-
pense paid trip to National All
Club Congress on November % to
December 1st: Food Preparation
Joyce Elliott of Bridgeville; Gar
den-Barbara Messick, Bridgeville;
and Poultry-Alvin Kruger of
Georgetown.
County medals were presented
by Barnardine Patterson, County
All Agent, to the following prof.
ect winners: Achievenlent-Grace
Elliott, Laurel, Jean Ann Hastings,
Bridgeville, and Joe Workman, Del
mar; Identification of Home
Grounds-Jack Hastings, Bridge
vile, Marcia Seeger, Georgetown,
Leonard Murphy, Seaford, and
Kenny Williams, Seaford; Boys
Agricultural = Wayne Speicher,
BridgeVille, and Kenny Williams,
Seaford; Bread Demonstration
Susan Richards, Bridgeville. Jo-
anne Hastings and Jane Roach,
both of Georgetown; Canning
Joyce Gilbert, Seaford, Barbara
Sennett, Glendale, Jean Hastings,
Bridgeville, and Betty Walls, Ell
lendale; Clothing-Louise Grove,
Milford, Joyce Warrington, Bridge
vile, Bonnie Milspaw, Greenwood,
and Marylu Grossnickle, Bridge
vile.
Dairy-Louise Elliott, Delmar,
Kenneth Wilkins, Milford, Billie
Bullock, Milford, and Jack Hast
ings, Bridgeville; Dairy Foods
Demonstration Betty Jeanne Gull
yer, Betty Adams, and Joyce War
rington, all of Bridgeville; Elec-
tric-Melvin Mumford and Paul
Kruger, both of Georgetown, Dem
mis- Jones, Bridgeville, and Douglas
Heeger, Milford; Entomology
Janet Lee Williamson, Seaford, and
Judy Jaquette, Milford; Field
Crops Jack Hastings, Bridgeviile,
Wayne Elliott, Laurel, Joshua and
Phillip Messick, both of Millsboro.
Food Preparation-Joyce Elliott,
Bridgeville, Nancy Willin, Seaford,
and Miriam Hoffman and Joyce
Warrington, both of Bridgeville;
Frozen Foods-Joyce Gilbert, Sea-
ford, Margaret Ann Smith, Bar
bara Messick, and Jeanette Seely,
all three from Bridgeville; Garden
Messick, Bridgeville,
Robert Lee Smith, Bridgeville, jan
ct Williamson, Seaford, and Janet
Elliott, Delmar; Girls Home Eco
nomics- Grace Elliott of Delmar;
Health = Jean Ann Hastings,
Bridgeville, and Ruth Ann Nc
Dowell, of Greenwood.
Home Improvement Bonnie
Milspaw, Greenwood, Joyce War
rington and Barbara Messick, both
of Bridgeville, and Virginia Evans,
Seaford; eadership-Everet War
rington, Bridgeville, and Jean Ja-
auette of Milford; Meat Animal
Laurence Jestice, Laurel, and
Everett Warrington, Bridgeville.
Poultry-Russell Boyce, Laurel,
Laurence Jestice, Laurel, Everett
Warrington, Bridgeville, and Alvin
Kruger of Georgetown; Recreation
Grace Elliott of Delmar; Tractor