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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Girl Scouts Collect
sos For Cancer In
Saturday Tag Day

Farmville Girl Scouts were pre-
pared Saturday and collected
nearly Sl0o for the American
Cancer society.
The Scouts conducted a tag day
in downtown Farmvllle and in
their own neighborhoods, and col
lected $3.50. according to Dr.
Charles L. Baird. cancer crusade
chairman
The drive will continue through
the middle Of the month to give
chairmen in outlying areas an
opportunity to organize drives III
their districts.
Magisterial district chairmen
are Nelson Hix, Prospect. Mrs.
Mamie H. Andrews, Lockett. MIS-.
Margaret Shorter. Buffalo; Mrs.
Lynwood Cox, Hampden; Mrs
George Palmer, Leigh. and ms
Tucker Doyne, Farmville.
MIS- Mabel Jones is in charge
Of residential solicitations. and
William P Hay, Jr., heads the
special gifts. Joseph A. Weinberg
IN responsible for the employees
division
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Requests Tower Over Resources
s2,5oo Legal Straight Jacket Giving
Supervisors Annual Road Headache

Here after considerable con
science searching. are the projects
which the board has approved for
the $500 available for the 1888
year-two projects in Farmville dis
trict. two in Hampden and one each
IN the other districts:
Buffalo-beginning al a point on
Route 400 six tenths OF mile east
Of the intersection with Route 658
and running two-tenths Of a mile
southwark
Lelgh-beglnnlng al point on
Route $50, a half-mile west of Route
662 and extending north along a
private road three-tenths of a mile
to end of maintenance.
Hampden-beginning on Route
604, half-mile north of Route 7l2
extending east for two tenths of a
mile to end of maintenance. Also,
beginning at end Of maintenance Of
Route 705 extending east for half
lille 10 enQ OF maintenance.
Farmville Roads
Prospect-beginning at point on
Route 649 four-tenths OF a mile
south of Route 400 extending along
an old road seven-tenths Of a mile
to end of maintenance.
beginning on Route Is,
three-tenths of mile south Of in
tersection with Route 684 extending
east A tenth of a mile to dead end.
Also, beginning at a point on Route
IS, six tenths of a mile north Of
intersection With Route AGO extend
ing east 05 mile TO dead end.
Of this priority list. several are
farther along to reality than others.
The reason: all property owners
have signed right Of way deeds.
Deeds are not completed for one of
the Hampden projects, or for either
of the Farmville District ones.
What about the rest of the money?
the department stresses protecting
Its investment in existing roads by
proper maintenance.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
WeIiard's Play, 'Electronic Triangle
To Be Premiered Here Tuesday

twist in keeping with a peculiarly
modern problem let's say. the
husband. the wife and the TV set.
My theme, however, is not quite
that simple"
The play depends on an Gle
ment Of suspense and is muir
der-mystery
Wellard feels that the stage
and lighting facilities of the Jar
man auditorium offer an oppor-
tunity for the playwright to try
out certain dramatic experiments.
MGM filmed his book. Action
of the Tiger" with Van johnson
and the French star MARITIME
Carole playing the hero and hero
inc.
Wellard is the author Of 10 nov
els, including his latest, Memoirs
Of : Crosa-Eyed Man.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Bv JOHN STICK

The wringer Of inflexible state law
and the corset Of demands for new
roads far in excess of resources are
pinching the Prince Edward board
of supervisors in way not gener
ally understood by the public
A person might read that the
board has s307 .0o7 budget for
Secondary Roads for the II months
beginning July 4, then ask himself,
why in the world can't they do
something about new road for US?
Yet Of that 1907 007 available for
1888. the board may allocate only
$500 for new road construction
under laws which regulate the high
way department.
In length of new roadway for any
one year, the law limits supervisors
to one per cent Of the present
Secondary mileage. In Prince Ed
ward county's case. that cuts the
new road possibilities for the next
10 months to exactly three and a
fraction miles.
Don't forget. either. that boards
are not permitted to regulate loosely
in the matter Of roadways. The
Highway Department won't touch a
project without full legal 40-foot
property deeds to the land over
which the road is to go.
Folks sometimes get impatient
with supervisors, but they forget
the difficulty experienced in getting
property owners, if many are in
volved in putting their signatures
TO the necessary papers.
Annually iii the spring. super
visors work out with local highway
engineers the new roads to be con
stiucted with available funds. II
means Squeezing few prioritieS
cut OF bundle of requests which
exceed in length and cost what is
possible.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Presbyte ~ Mems
Rally Here Sunday

More than 100 delegates are ex-
pected for the spring rally Of the
Men Of West Hanover Presbytery
at College Church at Hampden-
Sydney Sunday afternoon from
three to five o'clock.
D. w. Paulette. OF Farmvillc, is
president Of the area mems group
in the 0l-cl1urch Presbyterian
region. The churches have d male
membership Of about 1000.
Colonel WI. A. Trojan, III. Of
Roanoke, viii give the principal
address He Is past president Of
the Virginia Synod Mems Coun-
Gil and member OF the southern
church-wide Assembly council.
The afternoon session will be
the first gathering of the men
since the recent geographical re-
organization Of presbyteries in
Virginia. w F. Watkins. Jr.. of
Farmville, is secretary of the reg
ioral organization. and J. A. Haz-
elgrove Of Cumberland, serves on
the meu council.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10

A new play by Dr., James We'll
lard. novelist and Longwood Col
leee English professor, will be
given its premiere in Jarman au-
ditorium Tuesday, May IA, at 8
p. m
Wellard's one act drama, enti-
tied The Electronic Triangle"
was written especially for the
Longwood Players and Hampden-
Sydney Jonglours, who are COM
pleting their winter and spring
season with the productional two
one-act plays. The second play
will be Eugene O'Neill's Before
Breakfast"
The Electronic Triangle We'll
lard says, is variation on the
standard theme of the Eternal
Triangle Instead Of two men and
i woman, ! try and present ! new
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Historic Shrines Revisited
Historic Shrines Revisited
Sponsors Report: Prince Ed,Uard Day
Enthusiasm, Beauty Still Linger On

Prince Edward County Day -
e.ebfated Saturday in conjunc-
.cn with the jamestown Festival
h2s had the usual deep. though
perhaps not widespread. effect
Yh cl follows such observances,
The animated conversation of
oarsons making the tour of col
IVES, old churches homes and
e5le towns historic Hotel Prince
ldNard indicated the pleasure
iRrived therefrom.
lle aftermath, which Is the
NJ llspling Of enthusiasm for
hooe VINO must labor to plan and
airy out sucn events. is evident:
deeper affection for ones COM
nunity: greater reeard Tor Jne
arts and minds of the past, and
a determinat on that this heritage
IN not lost.
Thus do the sponsors Of Prince
Edward County Day, members Of
the county branch Of he Associa-
tion TOT tho Preservation Of Vir-
einia ANTIQUITIES. and the Long
wood Garden Club, report on Sat
lrcay ) celebration
The flight back in history to
lhe Revolution; to the break with
he mother country in politics
and IN religion to the days when
.3rssent institutions were ham
mered out of conflicts or wrought
III the perceptive genius of pio-
neers these made the day
worthy and profitable
no some, ii meant d first reali-
cation Of The worth and beauty Of
THE shrines- How many persons
nave passed along Second street
eastward after rounding the cor
ner at Main and really seen the
handsome doorway Of the old tav-
ern to which the present Hotel
Prince Edward was joined?
The land on which it rests was
decided BY the Randolphs in 1893
the same year in which Farmville
was laid out. The present build
lng was erected by Francis Smith
probably not later than 1901. It
WAS decided specifically for tavern
purposes, since the town was al
ready an important crossroads.
From that day to this. the tav-
efn has stood and served its
original purpose. Even now it is
part of the hotel and its rooms
are frequented by guests who re-
mark always at the GOODNESS Of
tile double brick walls, the spac-
iousness Of rooms. the appoint
ments.
The succession Of owners, all
recorded ii deeds possessed BY the
present owners. Major and Mrs.
William Moore. began " h E n
Smith sold his tavern III 1928 for
50 600. which as H. Clarence
Bradshaw says in To-day and
Yesterday, was "a handsome sum
i'll those days
In the days Of Presley records
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10

Or E. W Bosworth will leave
Falmville sometime this summer
to open a general practice in Lex
ng'on A native Of Lexington, Dr..
Bosworth has been practicing in
Falmville tins past year
He graduated from Hampden-
sydney Colleae ii 1943 and from
Medical College Of Virginia in
1852. fle served 4 rotating intern
ship al Riverside hospital IN New
port News and was associated
with pr o H. McClung in Lex
ing Oh before he came here.
Mrs. Bosworth, a Longwood
Colleee graduate and the couples
three children. Chris. Jeb and
Eliza. viii move back to Licking
ton With Dr Boswolth.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Core For 1000
Pre-Pcid Hospital Core FOR 1000
Monthly $1,000 Check Eases Financial
Worries OF S0uthside Patients

A monthly check Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 ~ that is what
SouthSide Community Hospital
receives from Blue Cross hospital
service plan
Of the 3,435 patients admitted
10 the hospital IN 1856, approx
mately Is per cent carried the
Blue Gross hospital insurance.
and additional Il to 20 PET cent
carried other commercial hospital
insurance policies About 10 psr
cent carried Blue Shield. which
provides for medical surgical
services. Thus about 1000 pa
tients had prepaid hospital care
Souths;de hospital receive d
about 100000 FOR services in
1856. and Blue Cross paid about
100000 Of this fer its subscribers.
The Farmville hospital IS one
q 81 Blue Cross hospitals IN VIZ
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10

two years prior to going to the
Southwest Virginia munici-
polity
He will succeed Lewis z. john
ston. Jr., who leaves May 30 for
his new position as manager at
Falls Church after a six and one
half year tenure here.
Committee Pleased
In earlier positions the new
manager has gained what the
town council committee. On which
Mayor Fitzpatrick served, consid-
ers "a fine BACKGROUND Of train
ing and experience. Among these
were listed:
Civil engineer on construction
work with the Southern and C &
Q Railway companies for eight
and one-half years; senior engi-
neering inspector with the Viz
GINA Department Of Highways
for seven years.
He also served as craftsman
with Arlington county for 4 year
and was with the q S. Engineers
engaged in air field construction
IN Virginia for year and half
Civil Engineer
Ritter completed the civil enei-
neering course with the Intelna-
tional Correspondence school
Scranton, Pa after his public
school education at Richmond
The new manager and Mrs
Ritter have two children, 4 son
"A. and a daughter Il They ar'
Baptists
Mayor Fitzpatrick speaking TO
the town council committee, sale
that group feels fortunate to Sc
cure manager with Ritter's rec
ord and experience.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10

einia Blue Cross originally was
formed by the hospitals. Virg MIA
Medical Service association and
Virginia Hospital Service associa-
ton direct the activities of Blue
Cross and Blue Shield.
Dr. II 3 Holsinger and r. B.
Crawford are both members Of
the Virginia Medical Service as
ISOLATION board Of directors.
One out OF every five virginians
AS now a Blue Shield subscriber.
The Blue Shield plan is available
TO Blue Cross subscribers on
either group or a non-group
basis
Nationally enrolment in the
medical-surgical prep m n t
plans has grown from less than
? million III 1916. the initial year
70 almost So n4lo1 members.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Board Unanimous
In Opposition
To sec Tax Plan
BY BILL WALL

AiS wa u vi oupSi NioCi VI
Prince Edward County has adopt
ed resolution opposing the pro-
posal that public utility corpora
lions be taxed at lesser rate.
The opposition was approved at
he board meeting Thursday, May
2, and the formal resolution
drawn and approved Wednesday
May g.
If the proposal goes into effect
1858 as suggested by r. # Cat
yeran, chairman of the State Cor
ooration Commission. Prince Ed
ward County will lose approx
nately $1,000 in tax revenue
The proposal by Catterall would
change the basis on which public
service corporation are taxed AL
present the sec fixes the assess
ment Of utilities at 40 per cent of
appraised value, which compares
with a 20 per cent assessment ra-
ton employed by Prince Edward
County. Thus the lower assess
ment ratio proposed by the sec
would reduce tax income from real
estate of public service corpora
tons by exactly one-half.
In opposing the reduced tax
revenue, the supervisors noted
that Prince Edward County has
obligated itself for some years into
The future on the strength Of what
u considered a fixed tax struc-
ture." 1t Is imperative, the board
says, that the present tax revenue
be maintained and possibly in
creased in order that the indebt-
edness of the county be repaid
J The board further states that if
the sec proposal is adopted it
may become necessary TO raise the
taxes on real estate and personal
property. and, in a rural county
like Prince Edward, that means
the tax will come predominantly
| from small farmers and home
owners. The tax rate would then
be beyond what this board deems
to be- fair and equitable"
To entrench their stand the SUI
pervisors point out that farm val
ues and farm products in this
county have been adversely af-
fected by reductions in acreage
allotments since the general re-
assessment of 1854.
In the field of labor the board
said that farm labor cannot be
paid sufficiently to induce it to re-
main on farms when public utili-
ties and industry pay such wages
as is now the case. Thus, why pen
alize the small farmer and help
that utility that is alreay well es-
tablished financially, the board
asks. The product that is market
ed by the utility is also sold at a
higher rate of return than is the
product sold from the farm.
iit4 ClCI1 tiiS SuptINISOlS tX-
pressed the belief that consider
ably more time be allowed before
the sec proposal be put into ef-
feet. They believe that time is
necessary to protect the interest
of the counties, and it will allow
for provisions to be made whereby
rural sections such as this will not
be unduly burdened by an increase
in taxes on real estate
In making its unanimous oppo-
sition to the proposal. the boNd
urges other governing bodies of
the towns and counties in the
State to speak out against the
proposal The board urges the
LYeague Of Virginia Counties and
other organizations to have law
enacted to insure that owners of
homes and farms will not have TO
be assessed with taxes out OF pro-
portion to the income that may
be derived therefrom as compared
with property owned by public
utilities and other industry"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Rotarians to Hold
Inter-City Meeting

Farmville Rotarians win take
part in the annual mter-city Ro-
tary meeting Thursday, May 8
at p m at Brunswick Hiah
School near LawrenceHille.
Speaker for the group meeting
Viii be Dr. George W. Sadler. SEC
rotary fos Africa, Europe and the
Near East of the Southern Bap-
fist convention foreign mission
board
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Break-In Trials
Bring Circuit
Court Sentences

Alfred Franklin Ancarrow Of
Richmond, and Grover Holbrook
of Prince Edward county, have
been sentenced after Circuit
Court trials here on indictments
for housebreaking last February
at Ingle Equipment Company and
Cooks Supply Company, on Route
400 west.
Ancarrow entered a plea OF
guilty to the indictment in both
cases and received concurrent 10
year penitentiary sentences. Both
were suspended during his good
behaviour for 10 years.
Holbrook pleaded guilty to aid
ing and abetting in both cases
and was sentenced to four years
in the pententiary both to run
concurently with similar sent
ence imposed in the Circuit Court
of Buckingham county for the
break-ins at P. M. Jones Sons
Company.
George D. Shead and Billy
Golden Glass, Jr., both of Rich
mond received two year sentence
es after pleading guilty to indict-
ments. also for HOUSEKEEPING
They were arrested last February
for entering Ingle Equipment
Company in November, 1856,
While police were working on the
later break -ins. Both sentences
we're suspended for good behav-
Jour
Murder Trial
Harold Floyd Harvey. of Prince
Edward county, who was indicted
for murder in the death Of Willie
Thornton near Pamplin last Feb
ruary, pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter. He received a five-year
4 sentence after the case was tried
without jury. The sentence was
suspended during good behaviour
John Jackson entered plea Of
1 guilty TO an indictment for mali
cious wounding and received a
f.ve-year penitentiary sentence
Judge Joel Flood ordered him to
serve one year, with the remain
ing four suspended
Bonnie Lyle. who was indicted
for malicious Woundlng, received
a sentence of two years, which
was suspended. He entered q plea
If not guilty
Raleigh Eppes was sentenced tc
four years after a trial on an in
iictment for HOUSEKEEPING at the
property of j. d Simpson He
viii serve out the sentence.
Clifton Argyle Dowell III, who
vas indicted for reckless driving
uttered a plea of not guilty. A
ury found him not guilty Of the
Indictment. but guilty OF driving
n the wrong SIDE of the road
HIS fine was fixed at $3.50.
William Edward Pechart in
iicted for involuntary manslaugh-
ter, entered a plea of not guilty
md was acquitted on that charge
out found guilty on a charge OF
drunk driving. He was sentenced
to 90 days III jail
Two appeals from trials il
County Court have also been con-
Guided during the April term OF
Circuit Court. IN one. William
Franklin White appealed convic-
tons for reckless and drunk driv-
ing. He was found guilty Of reck-
less driving and acquitted on the
other charge His fine was fiAec
at s25.
Leonard Moles appealed a
drunk driving conviction in the
lower court and entered a not
guilty plea A jury convicted him
and fixed sentence at 80 days in
Jail and a fine of $500.
Woodrow Wilson Thorpe was
awarded $4,000 damages from
Junius Norman Miller in case
Continued On page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
Inequities Seen In sec Tax Proposal;
Revenue Needed For Fixed Debts
Fixed Debts At
Record Heb For
Virginia Counties


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ao. 49, W. M.sii q ieiaeiyely llisli oeo'
~ ,,ahr county IN tho cta+e i
Fairfax which owes more than 43
million dollars.
The debt iii Prince Edward
County. figured Oh Der capita
basis, IS s38.4l, according to our
population. There remains a s27.-
900 debt Oh the court house. and
The rest Is for schools.
The gop par capita debt. SAP IL.
rested on TINS county shoulders
when r. q. Notion School vas con-
tracted fer, The county still owes
S507.600 Oh its Share Of the cost
OF the new million dollar school.
The original cost to the county
was s564.000 and The rest Of the
funds We're provided iii Battle
money that was appropriated bs
the Virginia General Assembly.
Before the new school was con
tracted for the Der capita debt
was only Still
Novine Dowuwara
n, mn ,o5s count. 1-,.ea
NO.. ~ r,y,,so,N -. la..,os
coz ooo ~ 1890, $3.50, - $50, ~
fhat e,a4a ~ +,o 80 ~ t le
,,,e,,t, sri,so, ~ a. ooo :, "a
school ho,,lss f;,a,5o n,e ~ ~
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-10
kow Marion, Va, Manager
Nov Marion w., Manager
New Town Manager, James Ritter, Jr.
To Assume Position Here On June Is

james w Ritter, I'll, 45-yeor-old town manager at
Marion Vo has accepted the post Of Fornve manager
and viii assume the position here about June IS Mayor W. G
Fitzpatrick announced today
motive Rlchmonder Ritter has served at Marion since
Morch 1851 He bod been town nanaaet 81 Manassas for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21

fully aware. the NATO Council
in Paris has for some time been
deep in the practical details Of
this matter" Solutions aren't
coming easy.
Here are some questions
needing answers:
How do you set up ground
inspection posts in East Ger
many without asking the East
German government for per-
mission? Would the Soviet IN
ion make the arrangements?
Once established, how would
the inspectors communicate
with the tside world?
Wouldn't they have to get the
East German governments per-
mission to use the state
owned" communications lines?
Or. alternatively, wouldn't in
spectors have to get the East
German regimes consent to
bring in radio transmitter
equipment from the outside?
And wouldn't the East Ger
man government insist on
having its own personnel par
ticipate in inspection Of the
territory in which it claims to
be sovereign? The United States
has already accepted the prin-
ciple that countries to be in
spected should participate in
the inspection.
Recognition Is Problem
How could West German in
Spectors, or men from some
other NATO power, work with
East German inspection per-
sonnet without making a mock
cry Of the Vests refusal to
recognize the East German re-
gime?
Could an international team
of inspectors be sent to East
Germany under a declaration
that nothing they did could be
construed as recognition Of. the
Communist East German gov
eminent?
The NATO Council is now
trying to devise a formula
which will allow the West to
have it both ways.
This is not the only sticky
problem on which NATO must
agree before Mr.. Stassen can
present a solidly backed pro-
posal for a European inspec-
ton zone at London.
Another one, more the prov
ince of NATO military leaders
than their political counter
parts. is the question of how
far east and south a European
inspection zone should 60.
Another issue for the mill
tary leaders in NATO to resolve
is the extent to which mobil-
ity will be necessary for the
ground inspection teams which
the Soviet Union agrees should
be stationed at airdromes, high
way crossings and ports.