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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Bass we're
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Mason at Walkers Restaurant in
Burkevilje Saturday evening.
Mrs. Estelle Bradshaw. of Rich
mond, was the week end guest of
Ms. H. P Bradshaw
Ms. Clyde Taylor and children.
Dougie and Nancy. of Fredericks-
burg. spent several days last week
with Mr.. and Ms w. s. Weaver
MS George Banks. of Norfolk. and
Jerry and Jimmy jenkins were din
ne" guests on Saturday in the same
home.
MS Julian Bradshaw and child
rcn. Betty and Courier. visited her
mother, Ms. Rosa Courter. Sunday
Announce Birth
Mr. and NJ s. &. L. Crummett. of
Charleston W. Va. announce the
birth Of daughter on April 6.
Ms c. NJ DANIEL and Sammy, of
DaHvillc. are spending this week
With her pa en.s. M. and Mrs. S.
NJ McNutt
M" and MS Penny H'ceins ard
baby Of Fa mvillc. spent Sunday
with M and NJ s. Lawrence Bailey
Ccrald and Carol'-n TAYLOR. of
Crewe spent the week end with
thei" o -0nd"a~ents. NJ" and NJ S
II H Hubbard.
Ga reace E ~adshaw and N, Hcr-
bet of Durham. N c.. and Clyde
Badshsw W. of Norfolk. scent Sa'ur-
day with NJ s. H. L. Bradshaw NJ S.
Bradshaw IS spending this week W tn
MI and M S Clarence B 'adshaw
in Durham.
Fielder Hgboa~d was The dinner
giest Of M. and MS. Thomas
Layne, Sunday NJ s. Flelde~ Hub
bard and Wilson have been visiting
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27
Old Abilene

Dr.. Willie r. Pankey. Of Rich
mond, spent the week end with his
mother. Mrs. Cora Pankey.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Dickevson. of
Beckley. w. Va. spent Saturday
with Mrs. Fife Dickerson.
Ms. Elizabeth Denis visited Mr..
and NJ S. H. H. Dickerson Sunday
Mrs Albert Davis. Mary Blake,
and Miss Mabel Davis visited Mrs.
Garland Clark Saturday afternoon
Nj and Ms. Dave McGebee cal
led Wednesday TO see Miss Virginia
McGehce who has been quite sick
with virus flu.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27
Confirmed from, pa~c 1c

Continued FROM, pa~c lG
end l'Nn" nc"ds was ano'hc" p~o-
c0drrc followed clnselv. Scott ao-
pl ed eight to 10 tons of mo nure per
ace.
During actual planting his rows
We're three and one half feet apart
and plants wee. spaced at 80 inch
'n'ervals Careful sorting By length
and color upped his marketing price
considerably.
Besides his healthy proft Scot.
won 100 savincs bond Local WIN
ne"s were Boss;c,x Shepard AID
CLAYTON Davidson OF Buckingham
FLA chaple~.
The coa~est is sponsored b. the
Do kFi~ed T 1bacco Growers Mar
ket;ng ssociation Inc. in cooper
ation With the VpI Extension Ser
vice
The contest was Judged by a com
mittee Of Extension workers. FLA
and All leaders
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27
BUDGET CUT

Senator Harry F. Byrd. chairman
of the Finance Committee and tie
Joint committee on reduction OF non
essential Federal expenditures, has
called for $500 .0oo,o0o reduction
in expenditsr es b. the Eisenhower
administration for the fiscal yea
beginning July | Byrd sa d the bad
get balance projected by Pres Gen
Eisenhower for the 1857 fiscal yea
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27

hinges almost entirely on pro-
posed $3.50, zoo. 900 increase in postal
rates Unless OUTLAWS are reduced
substantially, he declared, re
newal Of deficit spending is prob
able"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27
Prospect

Mr.. and Mrs John McFadden,
of Prospect. were special guests
at the Ruritan Club dinner last
Friday night at Pamplin.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-27
BUYS COFFIN; DIES

Benevento. Italy. = A peasant. II.
from San Giorgio Ia Molara. recen.-
ly bought a coffin and Law down y
il TO test the size He died of a
heart attack few hours later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

ditions are set in bold-faced type,
EXAMPLE.
CHARTER OF MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, MARYLAND
Article VI. Expense and Capital
Budgets.
Sec. /. Expense budget.
a. The fiscal year of the county
shall commence on July 1st in
each year and close at the end of
June Both in the following year.
b. con May 1st of each year)J
The head of each department or
special agency in the executive
branch of the county government
and of each agency financed in
whole or in part by county funds
shall submit to the county mana
ger an itemiZed estimate of the
requirements of the department
or agency for current expenses
for the next fiscal year in such
form and at such time as the
county manager shall prescribe.
These estimates shall be known
as departmental estimates. ((On
May 1st)) The director of finance
shall submit to the county mana
ger in such form and at such
time as he shall prescribe an
itemiZed statement of:
"a The financial condition of
the county;
20 The expenditures of each
department and agency for the
two preceding fiscal years and
((the first 10 months off, the
current fiscal year 600 up to
and including the last day of the
month preceding the date of the
request;
30 The amounts of interest
and maturing principal due on
county obligations during the
next fiscal year;
"a The amounts of uncollect-
ed taxes and other revenues due
for the current and prior fiscal
years and estimated receipts
therefrom during the next fis-
cal year;
CD The assessable values on
May 1st of the current fiscal
year of the real and other prop
erty subject to county taxation,
an estimate of such values for
the next fiscal year and an esti-
mate of county miscellaneous
revenues from other sources for
the next fiscal year;
go The available resources at
the close of the last completed
fiscal year and the estimated
available resources at the close
Of the current fiscal year;
CD Such other items as the
county manager may require.
c. On or before ((May 25th)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

of the county, and the amounts of
principal maturing and the
amounts of interest due for each
year until the ((obligation is))
obligations are retired, together
with the amount of additional OBJ.
legations which may be incurred
by the county without exceeding
the limitations imposed by this
Charter or other law.
c. On or before ((May 25th))
March 10th of each year the
county manager shall submit to
the county council capital budg-
ct showing:
% AS to each pending CAPT.
tai project, a brief description,
the original estimate cost, the
date of authorization, the
amount and nature of the obi.
cations authorized, and the
amount and maturities Of such
obligations issued, and the
amount of all liabilities outstand.
ing and the unencumbered bal.
Continued on page C-5)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

termined by the county manager.
Sec. 8. Conformity to budget
limitations.
No delivery of supplies, mate
rails or equipment shall be made
to any department or agency in
excess of the available appfopria-
ton therefor.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that
Pursuant to Section 5 of Article
XIA of the Maryland Constitution,
the foregoing proposed amend.
ment of the Montgomery County
Charter shall be submitted to vot-
ers of Montgomery County, Md,
at the next or congressional cleo
ton occurring after the passage
of the resolution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, November 1, 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

employee of the executive branch
to be designated by him:
% The making of all pur.
chases and contracting for sup
plies, material, and equipment for
any county department or agency
to be paid for out of county funds.
% Establishment and opera
ton of county warehouse for
county supplies, material, and
equipment and the maintenance
of sufficient stock of staple com
commodities to meet the require
of a sufficient stock of staple
ments of the county government
and the development and opera
ton of uniform, modern sys-
tenn of stores control based upon
perpetual inventory;
90 The sale of surplus, old, and
waste supplies, materials, and
equipment of the county;
(4 The establishment, after
consultation with appropriate of.
ficials of suitable specifications
and standards for all supplies,
materials, and equipment to be
purchased and inspection of de-
liveries to determine compliance
with such specifications and
standards;
90 Establishment and mainte-
nance of system of acquisitions
and receipts covering the furnish
ing Of supplies, materials and
equipment to departments and
agencies of the county.
b. The provisions of subsection
a. above shall apply to the county
school system only to the extent
requested by the county board of
education.
Sec. 2. Competitive bidding.
Any single purchase or contract
Involving an expenditure of more
than ($50000) 100000 shall be
made from or let by sealed bids
or proposals after public notice
for such period and in such man.
ner as the county manager shall
determine and contracts for the
purchase shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder who
shall give security or bond for the
performance of his contract as de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

sary during such year for autho-
rized capital projects and debt
service. No increase in any ex-
pense item thereof as recommend
ed by the county manager shall
be made or additional expense
item added except on affirmative
vote of at least 5 members of the
county council after public notice
by press release and opportunity
for public hearing on the pro-
posed increase or additional
items. Copies of the budget as
adopted shall be made available
to the public.
f. No expenditure for any ex-
pense item shall be made or in
CURED or contracted to be made
or incurred in excess of the avail
able unencumbered appropriation
for such expense item except that
the county manager may, with
the approval of the county coun-
Gil, transfer to the appropriation
for any expense budget item or
any new item not more than 1O
per cent of the. amount of the
approximation for any other item
deemed in excess of the amount
required for the item from which
the transfer is made.
G. In the budget there shall be
segregated items of expense for
((salaries, wages, office supplies
and expenses, and other supplies,
materials, and equipment) , sal.
aries and wages, supplies and ma
terials and other operating ex.
penses, and furniture and equip.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

ment for each department or
agency.
Sec. 2. Capital budget.
a. The term capital project
shall mean:
"a Any physical betterment
or improvement or any preliml-
nary studies or surveys relative
thereto.
~ The acquisition of proper
ty of a permanent nature.
(3) The purchase of equip
ment for any public betterment
or improvement, the acquisition
of any real property, or the pur-
chase of any equipment, If the
total cost and expense thereof
is to be paid out of the proceeds
of assessments, nor shall the
term include the resurfacing OF
any road.
b. (tOn or before May 10th off,
Each year the head of each de-
partment shall submit to the
county manager a detailed esti-
mate of all capital projects pend
ing and Of all capital projects
which he believes should be un-
dertaken within the next five fis-
cal years in such form and at
such time as the county manager
shall prescribe. At the same time
the director of finance shall SUBJ
nit to the county manager in
such form as the county mana
ger shall prescribe an itemized
statement of the outstanding
bonds, notes, certificates of in
debtedness and other obligations
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
QUESTION s IN FULL

BE TT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL FOR MONT
GOMERY COUNTY, MARY
LAND, that
1t is hereby proposed that Arti-
Gle VII of the Montgomery Coun.
ty Charter, entitled Centralized
Purchasing" be amended to read
as follows: Language in brackets
to be eliminated; new language
indicated by bold-faced type.
Article VII. Centralized Purchs.
ing.
Sec. l. Purchasing.
a. In addition to the functions
hereinbefore provided, the county
manager shall, subject to the pub
lie general and local laws, have
the following functions which he
may delegate to any officer or
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

March 10th of each year the
county manager shall submit to
the county council in executive
session an expense budget for the
next fiscal year, showing both in
detail and summary form:
"a The departmental esti-
mates and the county managers
recommended appropriations for
current expenses for each de-
partment or agency and for 9TH
er purposes for the next fiscal
year;
~ Recommended appropria-
tons for debt service for the
next fiscal year;
CD Estimates of receipts from
taxes and other revenues and
recommended borrowing, if any,
for the next fiscal year;
GA The statement of the di-
rector OF finance supplemented
by him to include corresponding
data up to June 1st;))
(l5)l "a Such explanatory
statements and other data as
the county manager deems ad.
visable or the county council
may require;
d. The departmental estimates,
statements of the director of fl
nance and expense budget as sub
mitted to the county council by
the county manager shall be made
available to the public. The coun-
ty council in executive session
shall give legal notice of public
hearings on the expense budget
to be held between ((June 10th
and 15th)) March 26th and 3ist.
Any taxpayers of the county or
his representatives, the county
manager, and head of any de-
partment COD or other agency
shall be entitled to be heard at
such hearings.
e. Following such hearings and
not later than ((June 30th))
April 18th the county council in
executive session shall adopt an
expense budget for the next fis-
cal year and by resolution appro-
pirate the amount of the expense
items including all sums neces-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
QUESTION 9 IN FULL

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLE VI OF THE CHAR
TER FOR MONOTONE cry
COU MY, MARYLAND: The
County Council for Montgomery
County, Maryland, is giving con-
sideration to submitting certain
proposed amendments to Article
vi of the Charter for Montgom-
cry County for referendum in the
General Election to be held in No
vember, 1856.
The following is full text of
Article vi and reflects the amend
ments which are now under con-
sideration. Deletions in this Ar
ticle are indicated by double
brackets, ((example)) and all adj
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
What's i'm store for your Children?
asks JOHN r. FOLEY
DEMOCRATIC Congress

There is no real prosperity"
says John Foley, ''as long as the
very existence of the family
farmer and small businessman is
threatened /. as long as people
must fear poverty in old age, in
the event of disability, or if they
should lose their job. There is no
real peace as long as the shadow
of the H-bomb darkens our flu
ture and imperils life on our
planet and generations yet UNI
BORN John Foley, seeks to rep
/. resent you in Congress to help
make life safer and more salts
flying for you and your children.
This is no time for complar
cency," he says.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
1--WE must think ahead...

to make sure all Americans share
equally in the burdens as well as
the blessings of this new age,''
says Foley. He strongly favors
increasing. consumer purchasing
power $50 people can buy the
abundance our farmers and our
industry produce The Repub-
hcan view is to favor big business
only, in the belief that these
favors will 'trickle down" to the
people. Foley is shown at right
discussing the needs of Mary
lands Sixth District with Estes
: Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
QUESTION 9 AS 1T APPEARS
ON VOTING MACHINE

Question 8
CHARTER
AMENDMENT
An An Act to
am end Article
vi of the Mont.
gOmery County
Charter, entitled
Expense and
Capital Budgets"
changing date
for submission
the budget by
County Manager
from on or be-
fore May 25th to
on or before
March 10th of
each year and
the adoption of
the budget by
the county coun-
Gil not later
than April 18th
of each year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01
"There's a big job to be

"There's a big job to be
uone we desperately need
more schools, better roads, action
to protect our water supply and
keep Maryland green" says
Foley. A war veteran, lawyer and
Judge of the Orphans Court,
Foley, 38, and his wife Lucille
have four children. I'VE can't
afford to just let things slide with
Nixon, Butler and Hyde" he
says. Your Congressman must
work and work hard to build a
better future. If we don't, we
fail our children"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

QUESTION s AS 1T APPEARS
ON VOTING MACHINE
Question 8
CHARTER
AMENDMENT
An Act to
end Article
VII of the Mont
gomery County
Charter, entitled
&C en- trail
ICED PurchaS-
ing" to change
the amount from
$500 to 81, 900 for
single purchases
without bid.
The Republican., 1956-03-22

open at Washington College
The scholarship from Garrett
County to Charlotte Hall School
will be vacant after June 3, 1856
A tuition scholarship, value of
$3.50, is open to students from Gar
rett County to st. Johns College
Garrett County is entitled to a
scholarship to the Maryland Insti-
tute of Art This scholarship is for
four years and covers tuition only.
1t does not include board or ma
terials
The competitive examination Civ
en- at Northern on March "a is
necessary for the scholarships
mentioned
Students from Southern who are
planning to take this test are
The Republican., 1956-03-22
Scholarship Tests
Scheduled Saturday

Senior students from the county
high schools will take scholarship
examinations which will be given
1t Northern High School on Satur-
day, March "a Mr.. Darrell Malone,
guidance counselor of Northern,
will administer the tests
Scholarships are available at the
following schools Washington Col
lege. University of Maryland,
Western Maryland, Hood College,
St. Johns. Maryland Institute of
Art. Johns Hopkins, Peabody Con-
servatory of Music, and Charlotte
Hall.
For the first time Senatorial
Scholarships are available for
study at the Peabody Conservatory
OF Music in Baltimore THESE schoi-
arships will cover all tuition at Pea
body for a maximum period of
four years. Interested persons
should contact the State Senator
One Senatorial scholarship COW
ering tuition. room and board is
available for any girl wishing to
attend Hood College Any girl from
the state of Maryland who wants
to prepare for teaching in the state
and who needs financial assistance
to attend college is eligible to ap-
ply for the scholarship eXamna-
ton. All applicants are required to
satisfy college entrance require
ments.
The Senator from this county has
available three General Assembly
Scholarships vacant for appoint
ment to the University of Mary
land. These scholarships cover the
fixed charges of Sl65.0O a year
The Senatorial scholarships avail
able to Western Maryland College
cover the charge for tuition and the
rate charge for room and board.
The scholarship is assigned by the
Senator following administering of
the competitive examination.
4 full senatorial scholarship
which covers the charges for tu-
ition board. room and books is
The Republican., 1956-03-22

Douglas Smith, William Sanders,
Stanley Savage Dale Evans, Bob
Walla, Arveta Bell. Bonnie Steid-
ing, Jack Ridder, Dolores Vetter,
Frances Stine, Dick Mussard, Frank
Dewitt, Milford Beckman, Joan
Echard and Ruby Skotniski.
Students from Northern expect
ing to take the examination include
Rose Lee CLANCY Ethel Gail Kes-
ner, Dorothy Glotfelty, Dolores
Wright. Blaine Green, Forrest
Jacobs, Ross Selby, Allen Bowser,
Charles Schroyer. Donald Glover.
Richard Lohr, Hazel Mosser, Mar
lene Patton, Joe Bender. Janet
Coddington. Edwin Dean. Kenneth
Glotfelty, Gerald Friend, Eleanora
Younkin and Carol Fike.
The Republican., 1956-03-22
Southern Baseball
Team To Inaugurate
Season April 9th

The Southern High school High,
landers will launch their 1856 base
ball season BY invading Elk Garden
! on Friday, April 6. in a Potomac
Valley conference skirmish
Coach c. A. Hogue will make his
debut as baseball pilot, replacing
| Leonard Ritchie who went to
Bruce High school, Westernport
A tentative l1-game schedule has
been lined up but Coach Hogue is
hopeful of acquiring several more
games. Eight of these tilts are
against PVC competition. qualify
ing the Marylanders for a shot at
the loop title this year
This is Southern's second year
as a member of the PVC but its
first as a contender for seasonal
honors since it played only seven
loop encounters last year.
The Highlanders will field a
veteran team which includes all
nine starters from last years finale
with Northern High. Heading the
pack is quintet of three-ycar
regulars, Fred ColaW, Toby COlaW,
Allen Knots, Larry Garrett and
Roger Glotfelty The Colaw
cousins will share mound duties
for the Highlandcrs. Fred, a port
slider, was the Workhorsc last sea-
son, winning three Of five vcrdiCts.
Toby, a southpaW, was unbeatcn in
two hurting assignments
The roster includes besides those
already mentioned, Frank Bolyard,
Jim Wright, Paul Brohawn, Rich
ard Mussard, Robert Marley, Bill
Deckman, Bob Shiffcy, John Roth,
John Evans, Don Dewitt, Kenneth
Shaffer. Jim Holler, Don Stemple,
Bill Kelly Leo Martin and Dennis
Martin
The Schedule:
April 6, Elk Garden, away.
April 10, Keyser, away
April ID. Berkeley Springs, home.
April H. Circleville, away
April 20, Keyser home.
April "a, Kingwood, home.
April 27, open.
May A. Circlcvillc, home.
May 7, KingWood, away
May II, Moorcfield away
May IS, Petersburg, away
May 18. Elk Garden. home.
The Republican., 1956-03-22
Demonstration Week
Will Be Celebrated

A special period for acquaintinl
the public with the Extension pro
gram for homemakers to recog-
nize volunteer leaders and to en-
courage families to use their in
fluence to strengthen the COM
munities in which they live. has
been set aside throughout the ma
ton. Known as National Home
Demonstration week the event will
be observed April 20 to May 5.
There will be educational eX-
hibits, radio and television pro-
grams, open houses, achievement
days. demonstrations and other
events under the theme "Today's
Home Builds TomorroWs World" E"
Under the general aim Of
strengthening home and family life
by helping women to become more
efficient homcmakcrs and more cf-
fcctivc citizens, home dcmonStra-
tion work is an educational pro-
gram planned by homemakers and
conducted comparatively by the EX-
tension Service of the US. Depart
ment of Agriculture the land-grant
colleges and county governments.
Programs of food and nutrition.
clothing, housing. home furnish
ings, household equipment, home
management, health and safety,
child care and development, family
relationships, family economies,
good business practices, public af-
fairs, marketing and consumer buy
ing are among those offered
The county committee for plan
ming this week has already met to
make plans Members of this COM
mittec include Mrs. w. w. Dewitt.
chairman, Mrs William Harman
Mrs. Carl Thrasher, Mrs. Cecil Bit
finger, Miss Iva " Engle
Area programs are scheduled as
follows; April %, Accident May l.
Oakland May ?, Deer Park; May
4, Grantsville.
Miss Ethel Grove, home demon
stration agent will continue to
meet with the Homemakcrs clubs
during the rest Of March to give
the topic, Hoping Mothers Aid
Tecn-agcrs Meet the Sex Problem
March %. Meadow Glade club at
7:32 at the home of Mrs. William
Sears. Mrs. Sears and Mrs Harry
Craver will aid in discussion.
March 27, Sunnyside club at 1:30
at the home of Mrs. Harold White
Mrs. Harold HolsoppIe will assist
with the topic Bittinger club at
7:3O at the home of Mrs George
ShaWley