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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-10-04

high school teachers the current
writings of leading Catholic jour.
naalists il was explained. Selec.
tons will be made from the Di
gest's monthly showcase of ar.
ticles from some Is national and
International periodicals.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-10-04

children will be issued by the
Catholic Digest on October /, it
has been announced.
Called THE Catholic Digest
Teacher" the new monthly will
document for junior and senior
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Mercy Killing Proposal
Hit by Priest, Doctors

PITTSBURGH = (NC = A proposal to legalize mercy
killing was soundly criticized here.
The proposal was made by DR.. J. Herbert Nagler, a
Philadelphia physician, in the Journal of the American
of General Practice. A former president of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-10-04
New Publication For
Teachers Is Planned

ST. PAUL, Minn.-(NC) - A
rev teaching aid to introduce
adult Catholic reading TO school
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
PriEce Edward Auto Accident RATE
Is Higher Than National Average

As l2.to0 safety experts from ali
over the country gather in Chicago
this moeth .fof the. 45th National
Safety C5lgiess, a look at TIE acci-
dent reSord Of Prince Edward
county II iii oraef
Y Throughout tho country the mum
Der Of occidental deaths and In
lurics ~ thu highway. III the home
End II ~ fsctoiy-tas been Oh the
increasursAs tho National Safety
Council: -tits% it The American pub
lie has - come the victim Of acci-
dent MY Jpn,
Data .N@ thc subject has come
both fro. tie Safety Council and
from III. National Office Of Vital
Statistic. With a special report for
the laniG'tie period TO January I,
1856. :
II slo *, among Prince Edward
county Tfsiaents. total Of Is
deaths frsulsing from accidents IL
the year. ot.d his number auto acct
dents &C seauiscd for seven
The lslsal toll was equivalent to
a rase !, 1875 fatal accidents per
100000 population. 1t compares m
favorab.3i with the rate for the
pasio.l ~. a whole, $50 pc 100. 600
| II Asav also above the rate in fire
5cut!. ..,1a.a.c states, 5a.5 per
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

II Moon. Of Buckingham county,
and a large group Of Rulltans from
the Herald area are expected to
attend.
Entertainment at the banquet Will
include girls quartet, a man with
musical saws. and an entertainer
known as the Man Without Mes
sage
Tho AppomattoS District is com
posed Of 70 counties IN this section
ol Virginia including Amelia,
Appomatiox Buckingham, cliinber
land Charlotte. Nctioway. Powha-
tan and Prince Edward The dis,
trict is divided into four zones and
has 30 clubs.
Rpritan National was formed in
Holland, Va. in 1923 and is the
sixth largest service club in the
United States. with over 700 clubs
in Is states The 50 clubs in the
ApponatIox District have d mem
hership Of l,o2B
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Internal Medicine
Specialist viii
Address Doctors

Dr Charles AI Caravati associ-
ate professor 81 clinical medicine
AT Medical cole III Niuln!a.
viii BE- the guest speaker during
tha monthly medical conference
at S9uthside Community Hospital
on Wednesday. Dec. a
The visiting professor also EN-
gaEes EN- private practice AS Rich
m1n5 With emnhasis an internal
medicine and specialization in
castro anteFoloey.
The monthly conference will hc
held in special recognition of the
associate hospital medical staff
those physicians in outlying areas
VINO Work closely with the institu-
tion.
All physicians ii the hospitals
seven-county area are invited to
The conference.
pr. Caravati's principal discus
sion will concern diseases OF the
gastro-intestinal tract, but he is
also scheduled to discuss Some Of
the Dlagnostic Problems Encount-
cred in General Practice"
The conference Will begin at
p. m, and Will be concluded at
els p. m. The afternoon will con-
clude with dinner in the hospital
dining room, with out-of-town
visitors as guests of the active
medical staff.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
EdrmuiIIe woodward Moues Just West Of TO,un

The Farmville woodward moved
its buying headquarters last Monday
from its location on the north end
Of Main Street to larger area just
beyond the underpass several miles
west Of town.
r. O. Wilhoit. manager Of the
local yard, said the move accom-
plishcd two purposes. One was 10
give his company, Continental Can,
a larger operational area. and the
second was TO ALLOW tho railroad
company to move some Of the
tracks across Main Street III Farm
VILE and not tic up traffic
Thomas Jamerson who divides
bis work between the Farnville
yard and the AppomattoX woodward
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Rescue Of Two Dogs
Exciting Climax
In Successful Hunt

There is usually story behind a
success story. such as -t1le~success
ful hunting expedition enjoyed by
Governor Elect j. Lindsay Almond
Jr., and others Monday and Tues
Gay Of this week.
Glenn Bolt Of Cumberland County
and the Jenkins brothers Of Green
Bay brought their packs Of dogs to
the Prospect vicinity for a deer
hunt. The success Of that hunt is
recorded By picture on page g. The
story behns the hunt was iii getting
the dogs rounded up the following
day
Near yenables Bridge. which
crosses she Appomattox between
Prospect and Route Is. there is an
abandoned rock quarry 1t is about
100 yards wide across the rim. and
It drops without Warning some SO
to 100 feet straight down.
Hunters say many deer have been
killed hy running olI The cliff and
several dogs have also persisted
tumhing ofi right behind tho deer.
Wednesday morning Glenn Bolt
spotted two ~ his dogs stuck on 4
ledea about Az feet from the bottom
aad ao feat sram fhe TOD Of thc cliff
the stony of what happened i
plainly written II the sand below
as haet peinls till whesa IT'LL deer
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

Tht annual convention u Appo,
maliQX District R'ullan National
viii be bold III Blackstone Al tic
Virginia Methodist Assembly Cen
ler Friday NOV. >2q.
Rome r Schwagel. OF Keedys-
vile Ma, Ruitan National vice
president VIII be guest speaker at
the afternoon session Sneaking Oh
Rmitanism Or ] Levcrine
Esssas, es Richmond. viii be guest
speaker Al the banquet FRIDAY even
ing. Robert c. Clary of Blackstone.
district governor wlll be toast
master
Re1 t T REYNOLDS, IL clunner-
land aill eauduct a memorial sery-
ice during the banquet fer deceased
The program viii begin at 1870
pm and election Of officers will be
a part Of the afternoon business,
following addresses and reports u
Tho years work and activities.
Il. Governor Of Zone 8. Ginning
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

A total Ut 1912 persons were
N-rayed I'll the mass survey con-
Quoted III seven counties this fall
L total ven short ot $4,000 count
I'D upon III Southsido Tuberculosis
association officials
Estem Shoma. I'B association
executive dmeqtel Is not totally
disappointed Hl the figures. tie
notes That ia Prince Edward coun-
III 4.l47 were N-raycd this year.
slightly under the total OF the last
previous survey
Tpls tsme, however, the units
were NOT taken to Longwood Col
lege Fafmville High School Of tho
shoe factory cutting down tine
number Of Young people. N-rayed.
A primary. aim Of the survey
WAS til reach The aaea s older cit
.zens and its eol0ised population
Shomo predicts that changes
wll be made til N-rax policies. and
iilat 10 future wears. inc recon- =
mended age limit will be raised
from the present Is TO put an ens
phaSls upon The more susceptible
older aged groups.
The survey this fall covered
Amelia, Appon1attox. Buckingham.
Charlotte, Cumberland and Pow
fatan counties as well as Prince
Edward.
More than 100 volunteers
worked on tne drive. shomo eSti-
mates IN expressing bis apprceia-
ton to them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

iaiee Fho stata N NaeiaH istye
Ts stst Y
lh4 prominence gNyeu Az thc aNtD
ac1tdeus problem each Wear h.s
dfaNR attention away irom the
Gther types N accident. which COM
6inad add Nn 70 Still greater
obstruction The mast frequent III
these IL accidental fails. which taEe
more than 29000 lives 4 Wear. Tile
next most common Aazard is Are
ana ADHESION follpwed by drown
lng anG by firearm fatalities.
Al IL all. accidents have nov be-
GENE tie fourth leading cause Of
death III the United Staies They
take 95,o0o lives a year and cause
iuWres 10 9e0o.oG0 others States
the National Safety Council For
each fatal accident. there arc over
100 INJURY producing ones
N terms Of money damage the
cost Of accidents in the past wear is
SCI at SIP billion This enormous
amount takes into account damage
TO properly. loss in wages. medical
costs, loss III productivity and the
like.
On a proportional basis, assum-
ING the average loss per accident
applies locally. tie cost in Prince
Edward County Of the year S acci.
de.ls comes to 42.ls9.eo9.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Through Nater Control l;oard
Sl9,560 Granted For Sewage Lagoon

\ THE Town d FaunviIle has been
declared eligible for a s19.5da al
location from the federal grant
in-ald to provide a portion Of the
cost Of constructing a sewage la
COON
Mayor W. 6. Fitzpatrick re-
oeived that word Thursday morn
ing from A. a. Paessler executive
secretary of the State Water Con
troll Board at Richmond.
Maximum ALLEGATION possible
would have been 30 per cent Of
the $4,000 projected cost of a Ia
Coon, The ALLEGATION announced
today therefore represents IS per
cent Of the maximum,
The Water Control Board earl
Ter authorized Farmville to pro-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

and cities which ye huiit not
XIX the VINEYARDS and oliveya,d Is
which ye planted not d1 ye eat N
me Methodist minister continued
saying Hew modern ana up-to-
gate are these words,
I'VE 81 America. Ake the lsrae-
lites M old. are dwelling IL Land
Ak Promise whose foundations and
patterns we're established before VIII
Inherited tAe land WIN are privi-
legged IN dwell i'll land for which
Wc din not labor. Ill cities which We
did not build. ana partakc Of food
and comforts which Our hands have
not provided
The text brings into focus tho
great fact that all d III are recipi-
ents 81 blessings for which We have
done nothing
Church Has Contributed
"Unmerited blessings are ours In
the Church For example, We have
what Is known as the open Bible.
which can be read by all persons
This blessing came to us not be
cause Of anything we ourselves have
done, but because Of the sacrifices
and even martyrdom OF many
Saints of old, such as William Tyn-
dale Not only do We have the
Bible itself, but we have it in a
language NC can read and under
stand. Not many OF us could read
this great book in its original
language of Hebrew and Greek
Scholars through the years have
Continued on page -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
'UnmeHted Blessings Sermon Topic OF
Local Churches Thanksgiving Serrice

I'VE Must not overlook the
greatest ~ al gifts of blessings fof
which Nc have done Absolutely
nothing salvation, which Is the
gitt 0f God ta sinful men. through
jesus Christ, saia Dr. Herbert r
Ifudgins, pastor III F'armMlle Metaa-
dist Church, Thursday morning AL
the annual union THANKSGIVING sery-
lee heid this yaat Al tfle FarmTil.e
Presbyterian Chach
The special THANKSGIVING services
was conducted bv Dr Hld4ins and
nr. Y. Lloyd AFehart Presbyterian
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
BOARD "RECOGkIzES"
FlREMEN WITH $500

$500 appropriation 10 the
Farmville Volunteer Fire De-
rartment in recognition OF its
services and alertness on behalf
Of the county was made by the
hoard of supervisors Wednes-
cay.
The board was in special cali
81 session OF Other matters
when the recognition appropria
ton was authorized To be made
next month.
SUPERVISORS also designated
December i2 for their regular
faeft'nr next month, IN place Of
the usual first Thursday date.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

eaed with construction Of thu la-
COON Ii d Vsreinia pilot study on
tilis new method Of disposing Of
sewage wastes The town IS under
4 Water Board directive to abate
pollution III the Appomattox river
The town council has purchased
48 acres adjoining the airport as
the site OF the west side lagoon.
first Of two required FOR the dis
posal portion Of a complete sew
eraee system.
With consent OF the Water Con-
troll Board. the municipality has
abandoned its plan to construct
the expensive. normal-type dis
posal plant while serving as the
pilot area for the lagoon. Or open
lake type, Of disposal system.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

Of Oscar Jamerson ana Sons. said
the price they are paying for word
would remain the same with the
PIE adVantagc being the mechanical
unloader The wood win he unloaded
free Of charge Jancrson said
The large. nonsterlooking MAJ
chine that does tbe unloading Is Il
"Pulpwood Dream" that viii lift
tho Yood directly off the truck onto
the waiting railway car Mt onto thu
81 ound If the wood Is loft Oh the
ground It II tied WITH steg<cablss
antil TIME ~ M loaded on 4 railway
fln+ ca,.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

na4gRr aad WAS ihe union service
ioe fheA ciurcilds al wen as Johns
Memorial Episcopal Church, Farm
tille Baptist Church. and college
Presbyterian Church
"A special offering was taken for
the Share Our Surplus program
SPONSORED by tlte nations Pr0tes-
tant churches tn distribute food
frpnl bur stocks ef surplus N needy
pac I'M abroad
pr HHdgins tcok ns teXt from
-FashHa 2stI9 iii have given WA n
land tar which w did not labour
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

would expand lis operation to in-
clnde buying lumber and railroad
ties. However I'D does not foresee
1 saw mill being built here. The
railroad tics and lumber would be
already cut- II and when the Farm
vine yard starts ID buy it
The big advantage Of tho me-
chanical unloadcr II the time elc-
ment Jamcrson pointed OUT Hc
Said X could unload 4 truck ~ five
minutes where II would take two
men aboat half M hopr N unload
III IN Hand
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

Ianlerson said the wood to be TN
loaded mechanically should be
placed Oh the truck 81 that steel
cables can be placed around the
load ~n N simple u % iris, he
said Aid detailed instructions can
be gotten from the woodward
Hi addition To the area adjacent
rs thc railway siding. tho now Site
viii include siX acres which can b1
used foi storage The land was
bought from Thu g H. Dowdy cs-
tatd
Jameson sA.A he hoped tic yard
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Teenagers Invited
,Te- FILA Dance Friday

Community and county teen
ayers are invited to Thanksgiv-
ing dance tonight friday spon-
sored by the Future Homemakers
OF America chapter at Farmville
High School.
The $50 to 1880 dance viii be
held IN the Moose hall.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Hagood, Daniel Given
Briefing On County's
More Revenue Hopes


Whan sta-a sena OF j. y Haoso'
and Delegate John II. Daniel 20 e
Richm9nd4 seon fov the new session
cf the Legislature. theT'll know
pretty well where Prince Edward
county hopes new local revenue
legislative effert viii be placed
4 nee-General Assembly sessHo
here Wednesday morning with tn
tive legislators ia conference Wit
the board Of supervise s. Produced
that result
The session occurred at a called
special gathering Of the board its
second this month The conference
Of local and Assembly lawmakers
fellows a suggestion for such talks
by the League Of Virginia counties
League Program
The I.eaetie tbs year has IL
point legislative program which it
is emphasizing to members Of the
General Assembly through officials
IN the counties they represent.
Prince Edwards board placed
general approval on the l2-poin
program. while reserving specific
emphasis ON two Of the Leagues
resolutions
The Supervisors urged enactment
OF a general statewide retail sales
tax as the best means Of providing
additional local funds This is an
appeal the board hese has made for
three years ia The belief that real
estate has absorbed about its tax
limit
The second League resolution
which ihe board UNDERSIGNED for
Hagood and Daniel was that deal
M with school construction The
rsoluton endorsed III full BY the
board Here. ASKS legislation pro
viding
ill That final plans fol new school
buildings require approval Of both
the school board and board Of
supervisors; ~ that al funds for
school construction including bond
issues and Literary Fund loans
\ Should be expended only after ap-
proYal In local tax-eVying. bodies
t3G for economy reasons, that school
building plans become the property
Of the county for its use when and
AZ needed Under present law, COM
TIES must buy plans and archltec-
lural approval fos each separate
project f4i that school boards
should exercise extreme care 10 tha
selection OF architects and give
close supervision to the preparation
Of new school building plans
General Approval
The board here is also i'll accord
with the League suggestion for
annual sessions Of the legislature
The present biennial sessions create
loo much Of a legislative back log
followed by leo much rushing Of the
low making process, it IS felt.
Another area Of accord is that
which viii give counties The right
to levy license tax on autos,
without regard TO those already
being levied by towns within the
county
The boards general approval was
placed on such other League pro
posals as those calling for loca
authority TO adop ordnance
against misdelneanors p&rallelln'
those now allowed the state tina
counties be given power to levy
gross receipts tax Oh utilities, an'
fiat retordation taxes now collected
iii county clerks offices ior IN
state become local revenue
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
W Gather Seen
Booming Early
TOBACCO Sales
Months .3-Inch
Total Puts End
To Deficiency

The nearly three inches Of rain
which fell III the seven-dav span
between the past two Mondays
put the November total we'll above
the 35 average for the 3o-day
period and boosted The years to-
al over the 40-inca mark.
Monday this week Weathelman
e. #. Stripln recorded 1925 inches
and last week two rains produced
~ inches.
The November total now stands
at 499 inches with prosn1cts Of
aching the five-inch mark. The
forecast for the remaining Two
days indicate more.
YeaNOver 40
The MondA rain this week
pushed the Farmvlle stations IL
months stotal to ATOP inches,
which is only a small percentage
below the annual normal of about
az 81 lncheS
The recent weather has had
several advantageous sides SO far
is farm work is concerned. being
God for the preparation Of tobac-
co for market and for growing
mall grain stands
Reports Striplin has. indicate
that farmers VIII market tobacco
heavily between Mondays open
ing day for dark-fired sales at
Farmville. Lynchburg and Black
stone and the shutdown for the
Christmas holidays on December
10.
The county northumberland
says farmers vary on their reports
on their dark fired crops. This
crop may be divided into two
broad classifications weathetNiSe.
that portion cut before tho SUM
neI drought ended and tllat haf-
vested aftel the rains came
Tobacco Prospects
Drought harvested leaf n small
eli and lighter That cut later IS
bigger in leaf and heavier. W.
housh It has faded somewhat
uring the curing process. accord
ag 70 reports striplin has.
n general. farmers believe their
1rop y pretty goodM fl1is season.
It viii weight out satisfactorily.
but some viii have questionable
color. Much of il will be On the
dark side and market estimates
place little higher value this
year on lighter-colored leaf
The adequate precipitation Of
recent days has been beneficial TO
small crops in the tender stage.
and has accumulated an adequate
capacity for the winter months
ahead for deep conditioning of the
ground.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29

Buyegs. nervously watching for
algn selling opportunities d!mins
ine because small crops can't pr9
vide tha Smount ot desired grades,
WANDERING now the crop win grade
Wareaor semen. concerned that \
money or b Ia crises serve the bes
interests II both wers and
BUYERS wandering about such I'm
known farsofs as the size Of the
g5vernmenI pool take with hold
ings from four past crops alread
depressing ac:eages.
known Factors
The bl.ainess community con
cerned tn i the areas money c~o~
hurdle its current problems, won
afring aha.s much prices Will ALLOW
tie fasne a margin Of profit above
productioN costs.
When tse speculative factors are
put aside, there remain some al
ready well established facts about
this 1857 crop of Virginia dark to
becco.
~ = " Wy 'o,,.'s ~ I'll
spN.' 1889 ia I ~ " = ~ ~
nlatically ENSURES that prices can t
II p"s \ tn L Aloisioual lalii L
n TT ~ "eA It's suppoi
tieV T. 9a-lent aseiase iiieai.a
spille inEss ut y iiiaue l'iS
III s.
Z " .i''''oh ouhos
Another. fairly wen established
fact is tlaf tte crop viii weigh ou'
.at hetwefR eight and nine milliol
pounds, ,-otss.dering the~,nroads b
ar,n-35 I.ss cent ACREAGE ell iontly
aenerafee+ ON thc USDA ana thf
soil bank.
VI Toba cc 4 (. Drivers here alsD estab
lish lie .SfFcs that there are ooot
1rders s6gpit.ng anctiomng of til,
drop. WY particular needs fol
gear oS Austrian type leaf.
Lasl Y III that tobacco. Thu CT
and E-I., .hsgn leaf grades. estab
lishcd ne-gs price records. Spisitet
bidding h .st season also established
4 26-yea. nigh general average 4
s4l-e3 du .iig tho fourth week. an(
rhis coul.Ad with thu first million
pound N1sk III more than foui
seasons aelped the record-settint
1856 pac I:
H Anothe. established fact oil eve b
auctionil,43 Il that sales the frs
weeks III be heavy. The We
weather II recent days has stopped
outdoo. Farm work and all hand.
have tu.Jsed to preparing tobacco
for marketing.
brought A Factor
Two factors. both also esta blished
will affec. the dollar results thi.
year, alt trough to what DEGREE re
MAINS flnaSti0N mark The crnf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-29
Dark Tobacco, Million Dollar Farm
Commodity, Starts To Market Monday
Full Complement! Buyers To BE Here

TRsextitne new speculation that accompanies million
dDlor eN,erpTise ru4i
pns commence the Forryle Tobacco Market. Monday
morning.
additional: per cent imposed THIS crop wonder wnot the
Die WI BE-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-07-11
Gaithersbug
GGithersburg
Picnic-Ball Game Ends
Vacation Bible School
By MOllie w. Christie
Telephone Gaithersburg $50

MI ana Mrs Charles Demory and Mrs Lbern Demory
nave returned from twoeek southeastern states
Among the points of interest they visited were Great
Mountain National Park Orleans Miami Kew West the Crs
GARDENS, and Saint Augustine
oeia" notruck VIII lily to Atlanta, Ga tomorrow
will meet Mrs Rotruc have concluded teaching Saving
course at me University OF Georgia
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-07-11
w. ]. Clements, Jr.

Funeral services were held at
10 am. today at st. Roses Cath
Ole Church, Germantown, for
William Joseph Clements, Jr., 40,
of Germantown, who died last
Monday of a coronary thrombosis
in Suburban Hospital. Burial was
in Parklawn Cemetery.
Mr.. Clements was proprietor of
Clements general store in New
Germantown, a business he
bought from his uncle, Roy Selby,
when he was discharged from the
Army in 1916. Mr.. Selby also
lives in Germantown.
Mr.. Clements was a native of
Germantown and was educated In
its elementary school. He was a
graduate of Gaithersburg High
School.
In addition to his widow, the
former Eleanor Poole, of Pooles-
vile, he is survived by his par
ents, Mr. William j. Clements,
ST., of Germantown, and Mrs.
Pearl King. of Gaithersburg. Also
six children: William H., 20; Re.
gina, IS; Robert, Is; Joseph, 10;
Thomas, 6; and Michael, a. A
sister, Mrs. Regina Kibler, Of
Gaithersburg also survives.