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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1957-09-27
Publishers
Column
Victoria AcOsta VelascO
Editor 8 Publisher

We were talking the other day
with a contemporary and chum
during our school days and we
came to discussing the subject of
leadership; and we agreed that
leadership is not always displayed
through election to an office in an
organization, for, we argued, many
sO-called officers or presidents of
clubs and associations are more of
a figure-head than leader in the
genuine meaning of the term.
We find sO-called presidents of
organizations so sadly lacking in
the qualities of leadership and so
deficient in intelligence that they
become tools of ambitious young
punlxS who wish 10 attain a certain
degree of popularity through the
back door of an iIliterate and doc
Gle, President.
1t is so easily done, because once
intelligence is absent, and neither
education nor training available,
the natural and inevitable resultant
is a nincOmpOOp vested with au-
thOrity which he does not deserve
to WELD, and which he exercises
with devastating damage both to
himself and the organization which
he is supposed to lead.
Nor is the college graduate al
ways a successful leader. We can
point to some presidents of organ
izations, cOllege-trained in so far
as they can display diploma from
a high institution of learning, who
are miserable failures because they
do not even have the ability to I'M
derstand, much less interpret, the
constitution of their organizes tiOns,
written in very simple English.
And so we have come to the con-
clusion that, on the contrary, we
find leadership even in the man we
talk to in the street or at a cock
tail party who, by his knowledge
of events and his discussion of cur
rent topics, is really better lead
er than some men elected to office.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1957-09-27
FubicoS Fe+e
18th WEDDING
Anniversary

A buffet dinner of select Filipino
and American dishes was served tC
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Fa-
bico, 733 18th Ave-, Sept. II in
celebration of their 18th wedding
anniversary.
The Fabicos' culinary skill was
again demonstrated in their prep
aration of the famous Filipino dish,
"relleno," and other connections as
palatable as they were delicious.
Following the sumptuous dinner,
an impromptu program of songs
and dances delighted hosts and
guests together.
Miss Elizabeth WendriclSs of Els
tonia held the appreciative audi
ence with her masterful rendition
on the piano of works from the
masters, and DR.. Bienvenida S. Or
tega showed no less skill and deN-
terity on the ivory.
A quartet that could do justice
to a Carnegie Hall appearance
gave selections from semi-classical
compositions. The players: john
ny Shardinin, violin; Miss Myrna
Cordova, piano; Miss Vicky Cor
dova, flute; and Prof. Emilio Bon
silau, guitar.
On the vocal side, the Filipino
community's prima donna, Prisca
Langoey, delighted the small au-
dience with a. few Filipino folk
songs and a couple of classical
numbers.
And in the terpsichorean art,
Veronica Fabico, Swear old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Fabico,
exhibited in a faultless manner, a
gay Spanish dance. And Ffren
Jiminez and Miss Margaret Black
were tops in their rhumbas, tangos
and other picturesque Spanish
dances.
The celebrants INDUCED in their
merriment until the early hours
of the morning.
Among the many guests were
Consul and Mrs. Bartolome A.
Umayam, Vice Consul and Mrs.
Irineo r. Cabatit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Langoey, Mrs. Anna Ratio,
the Misses Myrna and Vicky Cor
dova, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Prof.
Emilio Bonsilau, Johnny Shardinin,
Miss Elizabeth Wendricks, Attor-
ney and Mrs. Jack Vogel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ortega, Miss Margaret
Black, Miss argaret Gates, Cesar
Merindo, Efren Jiminez, V. a. Vel
aSco, and some others.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Danville Firm Submits Low Bid For
New D0rmitory At Longwood College

600; and West Building Co. Win
ston- Salem. N. c., 1926, 800
The bids viii 90 to Governor
Thomas B Stanley for approval be
fore work can be started on the pro
ject. Wamsley estimated that the
low bid should De approved within
week and construction will begin
as soon as possible.
Included in the bid was the de
struction Of the former Venahlc
home located on the corner OF Pine
and Madison streets. Bids for the
destruction of the old homo were
taken last fall but only two bids were
received and these were rejected
Wansley said that the price of re-
moving this building was included in
the base cost OF the estimates for
the now dormitory
The General Assembly appropr,-
ated money for the construction Of
the LongWood dormitory as we'll as
for construction at several other
state colleges. The amount of money
appropriated came to $4,000. 900 and
was ear-marked for the following
other projects Madison College -
two dormitories. each housing 1870
students, s346. 500 each: William and
Mary, 200 student dormitory. S647,-
500; and Virginia School for the Deaf
and Blind, CLASSROOM building and
erulinn,et1t-- s@Gs 900
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Rotarians Make $500 Donation To
Recreation; Church League Starts

The Farmville Rotary Club I'M
der its Youth Program Commit
tee. has given 500 to assist the
recreation program Of Farmvllle.
Each year this organization has
helped in the youth movement III
the community.
With the expanded recreation
program set up by the Recreation
Association OUTGOING President
Mrs. r. B Missimer. said that the
donation was especially appreciat-
ed.
The recreation program Of the
community is carried out by the
Recreation Association. wit h
funds being donated through the
Prince Edward Community Chest.
This year the church-sponsored
winter program of basketball at
the new Armory is well. under
way Baptist. Methodist and Pres
byterian Churches are fielding
both boys and girls teams.
Church league competition be-
gins Saturday night when the
Baptist girls meet the Presbyter-
ian girls at 7 p. m. The game will
be followed by a contest between
the Presbyterian boys and the
high school junior varsity
Next week, January 10. the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
S1250OO EXPANSION Program Started
FarmuiLe Bdptists to More Into Ne,U
Sunday School Building, Parking Lot

perty for $50 900 and expect ID spend
another S400 or $500 on improving
it The house will provide space for
10 classro0nls for the churchs four
nursery and two beginners depart
ment Five departments will still be
housed in the main church building
Next step in the building program
expected to start next year will be
the complete renovation Of the
church sanctuary and the present
education building Tentative plans
call for erection OF another build
ing in four or five years on the
parking lot site
The expansion program is design
ed to meet the needs Of the 700-pIus
people carried on the Baptist Sun
day school roll. Before the purchase
Of the Hubbard property the church
had no parking facilities and was
accessible only from the front, fac
ing Main street
Church members raised nearly
$l25o0Q far the building program in
a campaign last spring. The offer
ings and pledges are coming in ac-
cording to schedule, Dr.. Otis w Nc
Chung, pastor, reported this week
Despite this. the total will not be
enough to take care of the entire
expansion program, according to Nc
Clung. He doesn't foresee any adj
ditional campaigns. however One
reason might be the doubling Of the
church's income from 1855 to 1856
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11

Presbyterian girls play the Meth
odist rls- in an afternoon game.
followed by the boys contest be-
tween Baptist and Methodist.
The rest Of the schedule Will
be played on Saturday NIGHTS
with the girls at p. m and the
boys at 8 p. m
In a preliminary game last Sat
urday. a group Of boys from Pros
pect played the Methodist Church
boys at the armory and the Pros
pect boys won 1927.
The Prospect team have neither
coach nor gymnasium, but they
have improvised practice court
III the hayloft on the farm OF OF
toway Smith Those playing Sat-
urday were John Carson, Donald
Phillips, Bobby Moore, Bobby
Phillips and Charles Johnson.
There is no admission for these
church games at the armory,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
DR.. Lacy Elected
Head Re-aligned
Presbytery Group

Di Benjamin r Lacy. Jr Hamp-
den Sydney College chaplain. was
elected moderator Of the newly en-
larged West Hanover Presbytel'y Of
The Virginia Synod at an organi2a-
tional meeting this week in Lynch
burg,
Named to serve with the former
Union Theological Seminary head
were Dr.. c. Lloyd Arehart, pastor of
the Farmville Presbyterian church,
permanent clerk. and Dr. Twyman
Williams, Of Appomattox, stated
clerk
The new district includes 81
churches. 40 ministers and some
II 900 communicates II takes in all
of the territory south Of the James
River formerly included in West
Fanoyer Fork Union. LyLchburg and
the area south to the North Carolina
bGfder. The regional Encouragement
reduced the presbytel1eS from eight
to seven.
Arehart and Lacy represented
their churches at the organizational
meeting, Richard Dupuy represent
ed the elders Of the Hampden- sgd
ney church, and D. w Paulette those
of the Farmville church.
Among the three new ministers to
ceived into the Presbytery was Rev.
hflllard G. Simpson. who will go
to Clarksville Presbyterian church
Rev. Mr. Simpson is a former resi-
dent Of Cumberland county and is
to be ordained Sunday. Before re-
turning to Virginia, he had pastor
ates in West Virginia and North
Carolina
Women Of the new regional group
ing will hold their organizational
meeting in FarmviIe, Tuesday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11

Bids for the construction Of the
new III student dormitory at Long
wood College were opened this week
in the office of ] H Wamsley. bust
ness manager and treasurer Of
Longwood College,
Low bid Of 1868 900 was submitted
by John w Daniel & Company of
Danville Two local firms entered
bids on the new dormitory Motley
Construction Company submitted a
bid of S57S.777, and TAYLOR Manu-
featuring Co. bid S6l6.259.
Other bids in the order in which
they were opened are as follows:
J F. Barbour & Sons Roanoke, $6l2.-
444. English Construction Co, Alta
vista. s608 900; A. II. Ewing g. Sons,
Richmond, $62o.o23; Harry b Gra-
ham Co, Charlottesville 1894 874;
c. l., Lewis & Co. Lynchburg. $6l5.-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
3500OOO Quota Here Oversubscribed
Seasons NiIIionh Seeding Planted

Pine and hardwood seedlings may
be only eight to 10 inches long, but
the demand for them here runs into
the millions, in fact 500 .000-plus
quota has been ovcrsubscribcd al
re ady.
TIE i0-county District Nv Of the
Virginia Division Of Forestry, with
headquarters at Farmville, cannot
take any m5re orders A 10000
quota for this season has been
gohbled up BY landowners who are
eager for these seedlings infants
who make green gold as they ma
ture
Fcvesters working out Of the dis
trict office came back with a
$4,000 shipment for area land
owners Wednesday Included in the
three truckloads was the mlllionth
/ Seeding Of the season.
Deliveries. which arc made to the
purchasers property. will continue
until anOut April il--tnc ddtC loftS-
tc"s say planting should be stopped
for the year
With seedlings III ouch demand,
the office here is beginning to take
orders for next season. according to
Maynard Stoddard. district fire
chief
All of the 35o.oo0 eight-inch seed
lings in the shipment Wednesday
were loblolly pine. and the distri-
button went to landowners in Prince
Edward, Amelia, Charlotte. Buck
ingham and Cumberland counties
A mechanical tree planter, which
may be rented from the forestry
office. was available for paintings
II open land
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Weeks Tobacco Auctions Exceed
Million Pounds; General Average
Holds Near $40 As Demand Holds
Tuesdays Sale
360.SOO Pounds
Best OF Market

The Farmville Tobacco Market
expe fenced its first more-than-a-
million pounds week. in more than
four e a sons when Thursday
poundage brought the weeks total
auctioned here to about 1850 900
pounds
Tuesday s sale Of 100000 pounds
was the heaviest day. while Monday
had the high average of Sal Of A
downward trend Tuesday establish
ed a general floor average Of $50 az
for the day
The auctions this week. as sales
resumed after the holiday closing
we c, characte lied as strong with
demand good Buyers and ware
housemen expressed the view that
prices would held reasonably firm
through most Of the remaining sales
period
Slight Declines
There were indications, however
that prices for the top grades were
falling slightly as buyers meet More
of their particular requirements
The Observation-Disclosures poundage
was compiled on these daily results:
Monday. 329ll2 pounds; Tuesday.
360800 pounds; Wednesday, 100000
and Thursday $50 900 The Thursday
total was an estimate by ware
housemen.
Only relatively light price de-
clines were recorded and the pool
percentages continued surprisingly
low Most Of the tobaceo not taken
BY the Buying companies fell into
the medium. mixed grades
Crop Estimates
7 B EaI general manager of
the Virginia Dark Fired Tobacco
Growers Association today placed
l2.000000 pound estimate on the
1856 crop Of Type q Virginia fire
cured leaf
With a crop Of about 1000 900
pounds more than last year auc-
tisns during the January period are
figured to be at a brisk pace
Daily averages for dark-fired leaf
III The high s40's and $50's continued
commonplace this week The re
ported high average was S5881.
Some Of the top sales reported
follow
G c. Maxwell Panlphn. 1.l22
pounds for 1922 rs from $33 to $40
averaging $5o.5l, c. H Carson and
Sons, Cullen 5,8l8 pounds for
So ,264 s. from $2l to S68 averaging
S56.1l.
W H. Jennings and Ledbetter.
MadisoaYille. 1890 pounds for 1888
from $50 to SOC averaging $50 81.
A. 0 and Earl Allen, Prospect.
i,172 pounds for 1858 % from $35 TO
SIS averaging $50 90
r X Williams. Farmyille. 1000
pounds for S5l4 48 from $36 to 500
averaging $5f25; George Penick,
Fannville, 534 pounds for $27l SO
from $32 to sos averaging $5085.
r l. Blanton and Anderson. Cum.
berlaud 1874 pounds for 1857 90
from So to 500 Leigh Womack.
Cumberland. / 1874 pounds for $3.50 so
from 81 TO S68 sun-cmedA.
J A Hazlegrove and Brooks.
Cumberland, 1878 pounds for $542 as
from So @ $50; c J Cox and Bar
lee Farmville. ia pounds for
s33I4G from So to $63
Wallace Shepard, Buckingham.
2.456 pounds for $Il37 .08 $50 to $50,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Year-End Bank Resources Sl4,753,230
Deposits Cain S846,O6l, Stockholders
Learn During Tuesday Annual Meetings
Peoples to Offer
1000 New Shares;
Garland Elevated

Resources Of Farmville's three
banks increased 1871 ,988 to a
record high al December 81 Of
s14,753239. a summary of state
ments given stockholders Tues
day shows
Outstanding year was report
ed at each banking house 70
stockholders in annual session,
and substantial increases to cap
ital accounts were the net results.
Deposits, weathevane Of the
general prosperity level, were at
the all-time high of sl3.677,232.
a combination of the three year
end statements shows. That is an
increase of S846.06l over the de-
posts at the close Of 1885
New Stock Issue
At Peoples National Bank.
where the report was the best
year in the Institutions history,
by / c. Glenn. executive vice
president. stockholders approved
the offering of $500 additional
shares Of stock. and a reduction
from $500 to $40 par value and a
five for one split of existing stock.
After the transactions. the
banks capital stock will be in
creased from $4,000 to S105,000
and the surplus increased $50 600
from s125 000 to $185 600
Stockholders viii be offered the
right to purchase the new shares
on the basis of two shares for
each five owned after the split
The bank declared 70 per
cent dividend on stock; added sub
star tally to its undivided profits.
and with increases in capital ac-
counts and facilities placed it.,
self in position to serve custo-
mers as never heretOfor done as
Glenn reported
The board Of directors as pre-
sently constituted and officers
were reelected, Glenn reported.
The officers are: J. L. Bugg pre-
sident, F G Baldwin. vice presi-
don't ". S. Weaver vice presi-
dent I c. Glenn. executive vice
president. J NJ Watkins. cashier.
and trust officer and S. P. Glover,
assistant cashier and assistant
trust officer.
CanitaJ ir0t3r0yerrar+r and al
terations at the bank Of about
S75000 were also reviewed for
stockholders.
AT First National Bank. stock
holders elevated r. f. Garland to
president, and honored j. t. Gar
land who had served as president
for 90 years. with the designation
Of president-emeritus.
Other officers and directors
we're reelected. w. G. Putney,
vice president: f. W Sanford, Jr.,
executive vice president; S. B.
Spencer. cashier and trust offic-
err John II. Warner, assistant
cashier and manager Farm Selv-
ice Department.. and Mrs. Lurline
A WoottOn, assistant cashier.
Sanford, executive vice presi-
dent, said profits increased sub
stantIally over 1855 and that the
bank service in loans and bonus
had shown significant increases.
A few days earlier, directors at
First National had authorized an
increase from 100000 TO Sl50.000
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Strict enforcement TO Eesn Soon
Officials Adopt wait and See"
Altitude Toward One Way Street

to be one way. south, from High
street to Madison street, in hopes
Of alleyiatine traffic difficulties
in front Of Farmville Elementary
School and Longwood College
buildings
Parking on the east side Of
Pine street is also forbidden be-
tween 7 a. m and p. m, by the
ordinance, which set Pine street
up as q one way street.
Tickets Dismissed
Police officers have been on
duty in the area during a To-day
warning period Between Is and
20 tickets have been issued on
Pine street. Police Chief Otto
Overtpn has dismissed those tick
cts taken to him. but at least one
citizen paid 81 fine at the town
office for his violation.
OveltOn has found no new traf-
fic problems created by the street
change but he has noticed heavi-
er traffic on Madison street lead
ing to Venable street
He mas issued a warning to mo-
florists that strict enforcement of
the one-way street and 10 park
ing ordinance will begin in sever
al days. ~.
Johnston Declines Comment
Town. Manager Lewis z. john
ston, Jr, has been watching de-
velopp1entS in the area. and de-
clined to comment upon the
new system until it has had at
least another weeks trial
In response to suggestions that
the street be made one-way in
a noithelly direction, Johnston
explained that the street was
made =one-way south in co-opera-
ton With school patrons and
Lonewood College He noted that
both institutions are served by a
number of delivery trucks which
travel right up High street and
then south on Pine to either the
college Or the school,
Change Adds Bus Problems
Miss Lucy Adams, Farmville
Elementary School principal, re-
ported that the one-way street is
helping the situation in front of
the building, but has added to
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Watkins Elected
Shrine Club Head

Frank H. Watkins, of Farmvlle.
neWly-elected president of Southslde
Shrine Club. has announced dinner
meeting of the organization tonight
Thursday at Gas O clock at Cedar
Brook
Watkins recently succeeded DR.
c W Scott, Of Bukevillc, as Shrine
CAib leader
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11

F'almyille officials adopted q
rather critical wait and see at
tituda this week to the town S
first one-way street
The town council al its Deem
ber meeting designated Pine street
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Former Intern Gives
Hospital Staff Talk

Dr Thomas Overton. of Rich
moAd, former intern az South
side ComunFy Hospital, returned
this week to address the monthly
clinical conference Of The hospital
staff.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11

The approximately 800 members Of
Farmviile Baptist Church will see
the first results Of THEN expansion
program January 20,
On that date the new oscar park
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11
Council Votes T
To Keep Auto .
Tag Requirement
Additional Traffic
Lights Under Study
By Town

The members of the Farmville
town council voted unanimously
Tuesday night to keep the town
tax on automobile and truck IL
censes, and thus excluded the
county board of supervisors from
requiring a Prince Edward county
automobile and truck licence tag.
In letter written to the Prince
Edward board of supervisors the
town council states that on a
basis Of information placed be
fore it. the Council deems it
advisable to eject a rescission Of
the Towns Vehicular License tax
ordinance" and that should adj
iitional plans or information in
regards to the matter be develop
ed. the Council will be glad to re
ceive and consider Such. "
Taxi Licenses
In other action the Council re-
quested the town manager to
make study Of the possible use
Of traffic lights at the following
intersections: High and Venabfe-
North streets: and at Butcher
Corner, the intersection of High.
Oak. ADpomattox and Ely streets.
A representative of Virginia
CoveralIs, Inc. of Richmond. APP
peared before the Council and re-
quested that the license tax for
his category be changed. His bust
ness is a personalized service of
picking up dirty coverall and
taking them to Richmond to be
cleaned. There is a 5000 privilege
license tax on this category. ac
cording to Town Manager L. e..
Johnston This request was re-
ferred to the Ordinance Commit
tee for study.
The Council approved taxi IL
censes for the following cab oper-
ators: Robert Huskey, Cralle Cab
Company. Farmville Motor Com
pany, Richardf z. Mason. j H
Beasley w M. McChriStian,
Charles Z. winston and c. w
Allen.
The Car, Tag Case
A move to gain additional rev
enue through imposition Of a
county motor vehicle license thg
was side tracked, at least tempo
rarily, by the legal dblock of
the existing town tag tax
The two cannot legally be inn
posed simultaneously and the
board Of supervisors, who PRO
posed such a tag tax in a joint
sitting with the Council Tuesday
night were told the town also has
revenue needs and we're not in
a position to give ours up" as
Mayor w c. Fitzpatrick express
I'd it.
Supervisors had proposed the
new tag license tax as a means of
raising additional funds required
to ueet mounting county costs.
particularly schools. The board
leans to some such proposal as
the car tax as opposed to another
hike in the levy on property
The proposal that the Council
give up its tax in favor of the
county wide tax. then be re-lfl-
bursed from countys funds for that
portion of the revenue derived
from town cars. was also rebuffed
during Tuesdays Joint session
w. B. Speck, executive seclie-
tary of the Virginia League of
Municipalities. pointed out that
county cannot make appropria-
tons from its general fund to
town, except on a contractural
basis for value received OF SelIv-
ices performed for the county. No
such possibility exists at present.
it was agreed Tuesday night.
On its present tag tax Of IS
for cars and SIS upward for trucks.
depending on weight, the town
Continued on Pace
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-11

ing lot is to be completed, and nearly
100 Sunday school children will move
into their classrooms in the old
Hubbard house facing Third street.
The Baptists purchased the pro